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Show U.S. 89: 'I To light or not to light Jr 4 s 4'K " ? Standard Examiner Davis Bureau Davis County mayors agree U.S. 89 should become an expressway. What they cant agree on is what, if any, temporary safety measures should be used in the meantime. In Apnl the Davis County Council of Governments supported a resolution to seek federal funds to transform the state road into either a freeway or express- rV V "'V , 1 .. V 4 A - v ' J ' f ; '&. , A S V A -- v DL. 4 , w s3 A . w. fd '.7N.w : I " fi zr t if J y j J70 o J V ,'!? ' j 7f - P M 'V f oppose autoclave 4S. , to jt's m pT- 0 V f - s , '"if 4 . - St v i- t V 4 4v - 9 .. V ' f to officials will seek to build an autoclave 100 yards from the facility. 4,? i t ,. LeGrand Bitter, executive director of the Davis County Energy Recovery e 1 " ? FARMINGTON Because of opposition from Davis County bum plant operators to dispose of medical waste on site, energy recovery district ft . y ReganStandard-Examine- r ; Kristi Bush. Clowning serious business Youngsters learn basics in summer course in Clearfield on your toes. Youve got to have something new each time she said. CLEARFIELD Getting people to , Its hard work, but its so sd ' (rewardlaugh is serious business, says Fifi the ing. Hasseler got started in the business Magic Clown, teacher of a special course in clqwning through Clearfield seven years ago when she filled in at a Recreation. party for an acquaintance who was a Although thousands of school chilprofessional clown. My first reaction dren will spend this summer clowning was, No way, Im not dressing up like a clown, she said. When he told her around, only a handful from the area will become experts at it. Fifi, also the job paid $50 an hour she said, Ill known as Gayle Hasseler, Clearfield, is do it. She does about 300 shows anteaching children 5 to 13 how to get nually. Its like being Santa Clause 365 days a year. away with being silly. It takes a lot and youve got to be On Friday Fifi spent the morning Standard Examiner correspondent painting little faces framed by multicolored curls and accented with outlandish clothes. She gathered the miniature jesters on the lawn for a lesson in practical jokes and props. Say you were walking down the street in your costume and you didnt want anybody to know that youre a clown, she said reaching her hand in a bag of props, So you flipped out your emergency disguise glasses. She turned a little clown into a businessman with glasses, a mustache and a great See CLOWNS on page 2 y planner By DONNA BROWN Its never too early Standard Examiner correspondent m I f to start teaching v rs time management 77 ' 7 7 it -- . 73$ Robert ReganStandard Examiner I Filling in Time Wizards designed by their teacher, Mike Talbot, are and should make a decision by July 1. . Ive been traveling to the East coast and to the West coast...theres a lot of interest, Garbett said. If Franklin decides to publish the planner it will be sold only to schools on a per package basis. Talbot passed planners out to 34 children last year. Not one has been lost. That is some indication of how the children feel about this, Talbot said. The planner is the first in in the morning students write thing and the last thing they use at night. I dont have very many kids come unprepared anymore, Talbot said. Because students need to be conditioned to use the program, it is entirely teacher driven. We start out in the morning with a question or quotation that I write on the board, Talbot said. The children copy the words in their planners and wnte a short commentary about it. Students are required to record assignments throughout the day. They are encouraged to write a daily journal entry and keep a reading log in the designated S'2-by- nit -l students Clark Wilson (left) and Tyson Fielding. areas. For major assignments there is an assignment control center. This portion of the book teaches kids to break major assignments into smaller chunks. They analyze the time, materials and information needed for each phase of a project, then tackle it one step at a time. School is a sequence of events days, weeks, terms, and eventually throughout the year. Kids who manage their events well and can meet time lines and deadlines are the successful ones. Good starters and slow finishers never get good grades...A successful student is one that manages on a basis toward a goal or a completion deadline, Garbett said. Students are required to take their planners home every Thursday to review with their parents. Many students choose to take theirs home every day. day-to-d- ay Jackson VanDyke, 12, said he likes the program because it helps him reBefore I member his homework. couldnt remember if I had homework, now I can, he said. iiiu It i Children can learn time management skills before they even learn to write their names, says the president of the Franklin Learning Institute, Salt Lake. We see great value in getting people started as young as they can, Mike Garbett said. We need to give them concepts and let the kids build on them. The Franklin Institute is an international organization that focuses on teaching people to gain control of their lives through planning and event management. We dont teach time management, because you cant manage time. But, you can manage events, Garbett said. He said a recent study done on children living in the inner city of Chicago showed that youngsters need a reference point to understand time. What they have found is that these kids have a time schedule related to TV shows that do not relate directly to what they are about in their own lives. If the TV isnt on, they found the kids have no reference point. Help children plan their day in the morning. Develop a point system by drawing pictures of chores or activities each child considers to be important. Use a check-of- f system with smiling faces and frowning faces, or colored stars to note, I did it, or I didnt Garbett said dont let children believe they have done something if they havent. He says thats a false pretense. Its fascinating what happens when people realize that life is a series of events, he said. Once we assume responsibilities, things really start to change in a persons life. Reward children for fulfilling obligations to others and themselves. Thats what we do in business dont we? he said. He said human relations rewards will reap greater dividends than material ones. District, told district board members Wednesday he has received approval from the state Bureau of Air Quality and the Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste to construct an autoclave at the bum plant However, Bitter said operators of the plant have rejected his proposal to locate the incinerator on site because of liability concerns. Bart Thompson, bum plant manager, confirmed operators of the plant are opposing the autoclave because of the liability involved. The autoclave, expected to to build, will be used to sterilize medical waste through a steaming process before it is disposed. -- last Beany is really Gina Barton, daughter of Pat and Bruce Barton. Jonathan is the son of Kent and By DONNA BROWN The problems in West Point are compounded by an anticipated $6 ,000 shortfall in the 1990-9- 1 fiscal year budget The suggested tax rate in West Point would raise the taxes oa a $75,000 home about $41 a year, said City Recorder Diane Moss. A public hearing has been set for Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. on the proposed increase. Burn plant operators . r. Jto r , k 4, Robert Getting a first glimpse of himself in full clown regalia, Dot the Clown, alias Jonathan Bush, looks in a mirror, while fellow clown Beany watches. 4 4r .jr):ir-'-.' JJjJS f7 VpKfi'If . V;.';7S pI'" r-s-V - 7? V"'' Wiz i have seen changes in their lives with more balance and more control over daily events. The Franklin Institute is currently researching the education market to test the feasibility of publishing the product V 4 4 ( v & 4 "v . I ;v v O rv J yr It I Vs- v i 7 ') pv :;C S.'S A y 5 Z if A ! Jf"J,!:f y,J 'W' JZ $ i 4 ? a 'Vi iSf- x ; j r4 tf V , 5C0 'D O' 7s Hr--- h 4 P 4 It ' Jj f 3ij,4-''- " i ? , . ' , Je J. ? 'Uti vr , A - " in-S- ee going on here. He said the students using the planner U f rp Ax. ' . HK.fM r m sixth-grade- 1 lJ" t A I i.f " F WEST POINT For the first time in 8 years, West Point residents will probably see an increase in their city property tax. In one motion, the city council Tuesday decided to raise the certified property tax rate about 25 percent and to support the Davis Council of Governments in encouraging the State Legislature to change its tax disperse-men- t. J V & "V Of i Twf r way. A wizard is performing LAYTON magic magic at Adams Elementary how to take that teaches charge and manage their own lives. Teacher Mike Talbot, also known to pupils as the Wizard, has developed a management system for young students in the form of a day planner to help them organize thoughts and prioritize responsibilities. He calls it the Time Wizard. I think teachers have always had the problem of how to keep track of everything for everyone at once. The answer is, one person doesnt need to keep track of everything, Talbot said. What its done for me is transfer a lot of management to the kids, which is where it should be." Talbot said there needs to be a shift of focus in education to involve kids in the learning process by helping them to accept a more responsible role. In the spring of 1988 Talbot served on a research and development team for the Franklin Learning Institute, Salt Lake City. Franklin is an international company known for its day planners as well as specialized management, financial and organizational training. Talbot was helping to design a package for teachers and school administrators. While Mike was involved with that group he kept thinking of ideas for a package that students could use, said Mike Garbett, president of the Franklin Learning Institute. Later, Talbot went to work mixing Franklins ideas with his own. He came up with a planner and gave it its first test run in a class of 34 students. The result has been 9xh months of use with a lot of success, Garbett said. Ive observed the classroom. Its no doubt Mike is a master teacher, but more than that theres some real magic - f-- i? &J V tfvv t r. West Point looking at 25 tax increase f & But some local mayors oppose the concept of a U.S. 89 freeway. Layton Mayor James Layton said if federal funds are not available to transform U.S. 89 into an expressway this federal budget session he would like to see traffic lights installed on the road immediately, and the speed limit reduced from 55 to 45 mph. At that speed (55 mph) the potential for serious accidents is still there, he said. Layton said he realizes any temporary safety measures would be opposed by the state because of the cost involved. State road officials estimate it would cost about $500,000 to post reduced speed limit signs and add two new intersection signal lights to U.S. 89. But Layton said whatever the cost money used for improvements would be well spent if it provides safety to those residents who live along the busy north-sout- h corridor. In April Rep. Jim Hansen, appeared before the House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee to ask for $85 million to turn the highway into an expressway. The expressway would have interchanges and would also allow right turns on and off the road. Lynn Zollinger, assistant district director for the Utah Department of Transportation, said the state is in the process of hiring a consultant who will prepare an environmental impact study. Zollinger said he believes it will be three to five years at a cost not to exceed $85 million before any improvements are made to change the roadway into an expressway. Kaysville Mayor Brit Howard said he fully supports the expressway as being solution for the road. the And for that reason he is concerned if lights are added and the speed is reduced the state will have an excuse to do no more for the road. The thing that scares me is if the U.S. 83 on page 2 ' X. 4 fit 1 ' v- P i?f 4 i 7 " ? 4 ii J Vf $ Jt fc Standard-Examine- J'i r'P- s By BRYON SAXTON long-ter- summary of the week's top local news stories from the A cost-$125,0- Davis panel discusses proposed boundaries KAYSVILLE Just one day after West Bountiful residents praised the suggestion that could let their children walk to high school instead of being bused, members of a local reaction panel for a proposed boundary change expressed initial concern of some Davis High students being rerouted farther south. Due to the distances involved and the possibility of alienating children from their peers, some panel members were wary of moving Davis High students to Bountiful High. Under the original recommendation, about 400 students from south Farmington would leave Davis High and attend Viewmont. This week, district consultant Dr. Reed Call suggested Option Two, which has Davis High students going to Bountiful. The panel held its first meeting last Wednesday to survey reaction from the public on the proposed boundary change after the completion of a new Davis County high school, set to open in 1992. (See related story, page 2.) S. Weber, Syracuse up trash collection fees In response to an increase in tipping fees at the county burn plant, two more Davis County cities have increased their garbage collection fees. In meetings last Tuesday, the South Weber and Syracuse city councils upped their fees for the service more than $1 per month, Kathy Poll, South Weber City treasurer, said the recently approved total budget of $912,732 includes no tax increase, but a $1.25 hike in monthly garbage collection fees. Poll said the fee increase will take residents monthly billings from $7.50 to $8.75. In Syracuse, the council approved a $1.50 per month increase in the fee. Beginning July 1, the tipping fee charged to commercial haulers taking waste to either the burn plant or the North Area Refuse Landfill" will increase between $35 and $50 per ton. Syracuse residents will pay $9 per month for automated garbage collection services beginning July 1. Best quote 'If this comes out in the paper I'll swear I didn't say it' West Point City Councilman Ernest Mitigate dunng discussion on bids for garbage cans to go with automated garbage collection system ' - |