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Show Loan May Help Davis Business Lakeside Review, Wednesday, April 3, 1985 6A Children Warned Of Poison Danger CHERYL ARCHIBALD Review Stall First graders at LAYTON Crestview Elementary got a lesson in poison prevention, and received a much needed knowledge Vbout what not to eat or drink, from jungle animals in Poison Jungle a filmstrip supplied by Human Hospital Davis North. In keeping with National Poison Prevention Week, Linda graders at 18 different elementary schools in North Davis who heard the hospitals presentation. Though Humana North does not keep statistics on the number of accidental poisonings it treats there, Floyd Handly, pharmacy director at the hospital, gave some statistics from the state poison control center. At Humana, he said, are seen more for accidental poiMikesell. sonings than any other age group. and Jill told There were 50,000 accidental poithe at hospital, radiologists children about the dangers of sonings in Utah in 1984. The 'medicines, cleaning solutions and average age in Utah was 8 to 36 months old. The youngest seen other household chemicals. Ernie Engine, in the books was 6 months old and children as old as 6 years have been seen at Poison Control Train, searchthe be for may hospitals for accidental poisoning. deadly ing poisons Vitamins are the most common message to save a Crestview childs life or the life of any first means of accidental poisoning in Ste-v'e- ns 1 children, especially those which contain fluoride, Handly said. Humana North has presented its demonstration to children in schools for two years under Handleys direction. Volunteers this physical year were from therapy and respiratory therapy departments. Also, emergency room nurses, who see accidental poisoning victims first, and intensive care nurses took the films to different schools. Agencies to Decide Food for Elderly Remains in Doubt i ! pHERYL ARCHIBALD ' Review Staff l'-- BOUNTIFUL Davis County will have to 60 over residents ; Continue to wait for a resolution to the problem of who will distribute surplus cheese and butter ;io that age group. Davis County rPivision of Human Services has agreed to meet with the county Council on Aging to reach a solution on the best way to get the Commodities program going : staples four times a year. Rich Nelson, executive director hour or more. The elderly may not be able to stand that long, especially in cold weather, Nelson of Human Services, presented County Commissioner Harry said. Gerlachs solution to the probThree distribution points are lem. The commissioner wants us needed to eliminate the waiting. to handle the paper work, and do The Golden Years Center in the ordering. That way the coun- Bountiful, the Silver Age Center cil will not be responsible for run- in and the Heritage Kaysville ning out, Nelson said. They Center in Clearfield were those would provide the manpower. distribution points. The proposal does not address the problem of finding another Because of complaints when commodities ran out and because place from which to distribute. pgain. the distribution points had to be Services distributes Human J.The council was distributing the 'commodities with over 100 vo- commodities to people under 60 closed down on distribution days lunteers. Around 5,600 seniors quarterly from the courthouse on the Council on Aging abandoned ; were given free federally approSaturday. But lines and waiting the project. It was never our job we were just doing it as a ser and other butter times are long, sometimes an priated cheese, I ! ; : Study Looks At Impact of Trash Plant I f APRIL ADAMS Heview Staff ' FARMINGTON A report on the environmental impacts of the proposed bufn plant east of Hill Air Force Base is being finalized. The countys environmental health division is placing the fin-- i ishing touches on the impact study, said Director Richard Har-- ! - vcy. Though the study is not re- quired by any state 'or federal agency, the information will be provided to interested persons, he , ; said. Final drafts of the study find the plant to have little impact on the surrounding environment, ; Harvey explained. The impacts are negligible, but there is an emotional impact, he said. Residents near the site have filed a lawsuit to prevent the plant from being built. Aspects looked at in the study include air quality near the site, noise, water quality, drinking wa- -, ter use and quality, soil samples, ; , ; ' vegetation and wildlife, Harvey said. An assessment is also made of the impact the plant will have on its surroundings. The study is similar to one completed when the plant was proposed to be built in Clearfield, he continued. The report will be presented to the Davis County Planning Commission on April 4, Harvey said. , , Group Wants Information About History LAYTON More informa: needed by the Kaysville-Layto- n Historical Society about several of the area's early piotion - is neers. Many names have been found that no historical record coincides with and the Society would like to gather even the smallest bit of information on any of those early settlers. The following names are those in question; Silas Maisey, William Hoopwe, Giles Bowler, William Lindsey, Ed Ford, John Alfred. Calvin Mills, George Harmon. James Bevin, George K. Grant, James Barnett, Edward Hunter, William Court and Rob- ert Knell. Only a last name is available on the following individuals; Shipley, Croft. Croxall, Smuin, Sayer and Bevington. Anone with any information about these people should contact Janice Dawson, or Donneta Gatherum. The information is needed for a chapter on early settlers for a history book due to be published in 544-548- 0, 773-497- May. 6. in case Review explained. The Business Venture Capital Inc. loan was granted by the U.S. HuDepartment of Health and back be to repaid man Services, over a period. Since taxpayers should not have to subsidize defaulted loans, an attempt will be made to negotiate with the Department to forgive any unpaid loan, Gerlach said. We may just send the money back if we feel we cant get adequate protection for the taxpay- Staff Though Davis County officials are disappointed Gov. Norman Bangerter vetoed a bill that would have attracted new business in Davis, another loan in waiting will aid new industry. We arent angry. We just hoped to use our loan in conjunction with state participation. said County Commissioner Harry Gerlach. A it corporation will be set up to allocate a $650,000 loan from the federal government, Gerlach said. Low interest loans will be granted to qualifying new businesses. The vetoed bill prop sed to set it up a procurement agency near Hill Air Force Base to attract federal contracts to the area. It was sponsored by Rep. Scott Holt, But with the federal loan already approved, the county is in the process of obtaining written information to protect taxpayers non-prof- radiologist explains to children the possible effects of accidental poisonings. HUMANA HOSPITAL vice, Alice Johnson, council di- rector said. Commodities ran out when ineligible people were coming in to get the commodities. Theyd park their Cadillacs down the Robert Kay, council street, chairman said. The federal program was originally set up to give all elderly the commodities. Later, when an income limit prohibited some from getting the cheese and butte', outraged seniors called the Council on Aging and blamed them. People dont understand, thats the last item were obligated to do, Ms. Johnson said. of default on a loan, he APRIL ADAMS non-prof- 30-ye- ar ers, he said. But hopefully in the next few it corporamonths the tion can be assembled, he said. non-prof- The county commission will probably be the corporation trustees, and the board of directors will be members of the countys Private Industry Council. The system will work much like the county revolving loan fund already established with federal community development block grants. Suit Filed by Doctor Says Injuries Caused at Lagoon A Salt Lake City doctor has filed a lawsuit against the Lagoon Amusement Park, asking for at least $500,000 in damages for injuries she maintains were suffered when she was forced to jump from a malfunctioning ride in June of 1983. Filed in 2nd District Court, the suit brought by Dr. Jayne E. Clark claims she had to jump fromm the Tidal Wave park ride, injuring her right leg. The injury caused permanent impairment on her working ability, she claims in the suit. The amusement ride malfunctioning occured during a power outage, making it stop its forward motion and causing it to swing swiftly, the suit states. About 60 people jumped from the ride. Ms. Clark was the last one to jump, injuring herself as she did so, the suit claims. She asks for $500,000 for her permanent disability and $5,000 in medical damages. |