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Show 5 A Lakeside Review, Wednesday, August 12, 1987 Homs' his hobby BRYON SAXTON Review staff After pracKAYSVILLE ticing different hobbies for 76 Kaysville resyears, ident John Kneedy has made his point. In fact, more than 60 of them. Kneedy mounts deer horns onto decorative r K)i i : W V r wooden ' shields. Not to sell, but to show. The Kaysville resident, who said he has looked for different hobbies since he was 18 years old, took up the hobby after he wore his arm ragged throwing knives and tomahawks in his earlier years. And though the art of throwing a tomahawk isnt one to split hairs over, the Kaysville resident never received any formal recognition until he entered his mounting display in this years Davis County Fair. Kneedy said he is proud of his 35 years of knife throwing, an art he came by through working with actor John Wayne on a motion picture. Kneedy said he worked on the set of one of Waynes earlier films shot in Jackson Hole tending the livestock used in the western. He would throw the knife with Wayne during the breaks. I threw the knife and tomahawk for about 35 years, he said, always instructing the horn-mounti- 43-ye- Roy feels pressing need to solve restroom dispute BRYON SAXTON Review staff that has been set aside for construction of the facility. She said One facility centered in the park would serve the needs of the public." But, according to Smith, the bowery area is used on a regular basis and a restroom 370 feet away from the eating facilities is too far. Thomas suggested before a decision is made on a site for the new bathroom, two questions have to be answered: one, what is the cost of remodeling the old 1938 bathroom? And, two, where is the park getting the greatest amount of participation? those who use the tennis courts and softball diamonds at the oth- ROY The Roy City Council has a pressing need to decide where to locate a proposed rest-- ; room facility in the citys North er end of the park in a pinch. We have tennis courts and three ball diamonds, which are more than 900 feet from the bowPark. ery, Thomas said. Some City Council members The best solution would be to contend the restroom should be centrally locate the bathroom centrally located, in the park, at between the two proposed sites, 1900 West 4400 South, while he said. Councilman Lavar Smith believes Thomas suggested the new the restroom would serve the bathroom, if constructed 370 feet public best 50 feet from the from both the bowery and the tennis courts, would make for a parks bowery. Smith said he feels the new restgood compromise. room, estimated to cost $35,000, Councilwoman Kathleen Browshould be located where the cur-- : also supported Thomas idea ning rent restroom stands. a of located bathroom. centrally But according to other council One bathroom centrally locatmembers, locating the restroom within 50 feet of the bowery ed would serve the needs of all of would be a mistake. North Park, she said. Browning said she would like to Roy Councilman James Thomas said putting the facility so see a restroom facility near the close to the bowery would leave bowery, but there is only $45,000 The Roy City Council voted to put the bathroom controversy on hold until the next council meeting to determine the cost of remodeling the old bathroom, as well as constructing the new. Roy honors volunteer ROY The Roy City Council has named Marion Harris Simons as a Roy Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Simons, a Roy resident for 17 years, was presented a plaque from the council last Tuesday night for her contribution to the community. Simons major contribution to Roy City is her volunteer service with the Hillside Senior Citizens Center in the Roy Complex. Mayor Wayne Kimber said Simons began volunteering with the Roy seniors in September of 1981, serving lunch at the recreation complex. She was later named volunteer kitchen manager. Her duties included supervis- - However, when Kneedys arm gave out, instead of giving in, the hobby specialist changed directions. This new direction this year earned his deer horn display a rosette award, the highest honor bestowed at the county fair. Its one of the highest .f T . a ing food preparation, helping clean up the kitchen and keeping track of the hours the volunteer staff served. f! ' . . , ' When Simons was asked why she works so hard at the kitchen, she replied, I dont work here I play here. "I enjoy the people and love I dont know what I would do without it, she said. 4 the center. ; Simons is the 15th Roy citizen to receive the award in conjunction with Roy Citys 50th A. f s current Always looking for new hobbies, John Kneedy wooden on decorative pastime is mounting deer horns in the county fair work his of some He entered shields. fair. this year and won one of the highest honors at the - i From Marion Simons near-flawle- ss ur day. So with 92 years of excite- ment behind the horn hobbyist, including the opportunity to work with legendary film star The Duke, Kneedys main boast is a ribbon, a ribbon which fair officials use to recognize both the craft and the beauty that goes into his dis- And that taught him a lesson: Dont sell any more. I havent sold a one since I started making the displays but I have given some away, he said with a smile. Most of them I make for my kids and grandkids, Kneedy said. Its a pleasure for me to have something to do. Ive got plays. Im pretty proud of this thing, he says referring to the ribbons which now rest on one of the 60 displays he has in his home. Review Lakeside 2146 St., 1A including a lack of funds. We must collect some of the money from the residents first, because the proposed sidewalk is a project, he said. Bippes estimated the project to cost $2,500. Other problems the city engineer said he will encounter in delivering the residents their piece of concrete will be an irrigation ditch that runs along one of the properties. The biggest problem is that the sidewalk goes over an irrigation ditch, he said. And you just cant go in there and lay it down. Bippes said with the majority of neighborhood residents cooperating with both city and PTA, he is hoping to have at least of couple of sections of the sidewalk by the start of school. to keep my hands moving. And those hands produce one horn disof the hours. six plays every It takes six hours for me to put one of these together, he said. And when I first started I couldnt finish one in an eight-ho- awards the Davis County Fair can offer, he said. Im pretty proud of that thing. Kneedy said he had been making the wall displays for only three to four months and had no intention of entering them in the fair until he was coaxed by a family member. I saved the deer horns years ago, about 500 of them. But I sold all but 100 of them when a gentleman talked me into it, Kneedy said. Walk non-budget- ed Citizen of Year ! ar Boy Scouts. ! . I Layton, Utah North Main The Lakeside Review is published weekly and distributed FREE by carrier Wednesday afternoon from Roy through Farmington. The Lakeside Review is a subsi- diary of the Standard Corp. NEWS DEADLINES: news arid photos' should be submitted no later than 1 2 noon Friday for publication the following Wednesday. All ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Display advertisements Thursday at 12 noon. fied liner ads Monday at 8:00 p.m. OFFICE HOURS thru Friday 8:00 a.m.-6:0- 0 Monday p.m. Classified Hours Monday thru Fri. 8:00 a.m.-6:0- 0 PHONE 776-495- or 1 Classi- p.m. 298-891- 6 Senator to meet with county task force The Davis BOUNTIFUL will meet Force Task County with Sen. Orrin Hatch Monday morning at the Bountiful City Hall Council Chambers to discuss both federal and state concerns. Hatch, who has scheduled the task force meeting and several other meetings throughout the state, will meet with Davis Coun Mental 1 From page 1A The cities are the fall guys, Anderson said. The state says the cities have to put them in if the requirements are met and the permit issued if the council okays it. I have strong feelings about the Legislature passing on to mu-- ; nicipalities what they can do. The Davis County entities ; i should get together, said Ander-- ; son. Theyre all separate and do-- ! ing their thing. Councilman Rulon Cummings agreed. They need a master ; plan. I asked mental health for a Da-- 1 ; rundown on all the homes in vis County. I asked Dr. Russell i Williams (director, Davis County Mental Health) for a rundown. I i never received an answer to any of my questions. Ive lost confi- dence in them." It isnt that were not sympathetic to them. We do care," Cummings said. I worry about their spiritual and mental health. Anderson urged residents to voice their displeasure to their ; state representatives. ty mayors, county commissioners and city council members to gain valuable input on local issues. The meeting, which will be held Monday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. in Bountiful, will be aimed at giving city and county officials the opportunity to meet and discuss their concerns with the senator. Do you ; ; I : have a NEWS HP? Lakeside Review I I said Dave Porter, Hatch's press secretary. Porter said the senator always finds the town meetings a refreshing break from the Washington routine and a time to, once again, reunite with the people that matter most. Hatch has been conducting the task force meetings for the last several years. Prices Slashed for ALL YOUR DECORATING NEEDS! CALL YOUR OftO O CLEARFIELD 544-203- joo CARPET REMNANTS AREA CORRESPONDENT MARGE SILVESTER i OFF R9- - Pries 6 Hurry While They last! 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