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Show Lakeside STANDARD-EXAMINE- COMMUNITY NEWS FOR NORTH DAVIS COUNTY VOLUME 12, NUMBER 33 R TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 1992 LAKESIDE EDITOR: 1 776-495- COUNTY LINES will Tree-planti- ng honor late couple Community' Caring is a big part of the job for Davis educators who teach children of migrant workers. - By JaNAE FRANCIS r Standard-Examine- correspondent LAYTON Friends and family of two late city residents plan to memorialize the couple by planting trees in Layton Commons Park. The group will hold an informal dedication of the trees at the park within the next few weeks to keep alive the memory of Boyd Richard Mark Sr. and his wife, Shirley. The couple were killed May 7 in a car accident in Colorado, where they were attending a sons college grad- uation. Two quality Sunburst Shademas-te- r trees, also known as Honey Locs, are to be planted on the north side of Starkey ball field in the Marks memory. The trees were purchased with a $200 donation made by friends and working associates at Hill Air Force Base. The money was presented to the Layton city council by Ron Brower, Sue Coonradt and Paul Hewitt. At the time of their deaths, the Marks were both employed at Hill Air Force Base. Boyd Mark was a computer operator while his wife was a computer programmer. Boyd and Shirley were important people in our lives and were pleased to be able to do this in their memory, wrote organizers of effort in the Hill AFB fund-raisia letter to city officials. The two lived in Layton for some years, raising their family and participating in community activities. Boyd Mark was particularly involved for some 20 years as a The trees Were just something we came up with. Theyre just folks well miss a lot Paul Hewitt Pag 3 NEIGHBORS A gift of coach in the city little league baseball and basketball programs. They loved living in your community and we feel honored on their behalf to make this memorial donation in their names, said the letter to the city. Layton. This is the 18th year of the national grant program. Eagles auxiliaries receive the grants from the Orders Memorial Foundation in appreciation of their support of the senior citizens oriented Golden Eagle Fund, which the foundation administers. Eagles raise money for this project, which makes grants to charitable organizations working on ' programs for the aged. Brower said Boyd would do any- Coed news Brower said. We worked with them over 25 years, said Hewitt. They were well respected and liked by all their friends and associates here. The nature of the accident was a little extraordinary with the two of them going all at once, Hewitt said. The trees were just something we came up with. Theyre just folks well miss a lot. See TREES on page 2 . . . The Kaysville Area Chamber of Commerce has awarded its monthly customer-servic- e award to Kwang Choi, owner and. manager of Alaska Nature Cleaners. Choi was honored for ; superior customer service when chamber secretary Patt Hirschis son was visiting from -- suit on Sunday morning. ! The award is part of Caught You Doing Something Good program. By SUE UTLEY correspondent A childrens parade will kick off the citys A schedule of activities for Fruit Heights' annual city celebration is 53rd anniversary celebration in Nicholls Park Monday, Aug. 24. The parade, open to children 10 and under, begins in the park, 1075 Nicholls Road, at 6 p.m. at the city maintenance shops and proceeds along the frontage road ending at the park pavilion. Children can decorate their bicycles, and participants will receive treats at the end of the parade. A family picnic is planned for 6:30 p.m. Families are asked to bring their own dinner, but the city will provide watermelon and drinks. Entertainment for the evening starts at 7:30 p.m. with the Fruit Heights Follies, made up of hometown talent. Karen Timothy is in charge of the program. A first this year is a yard beautification contest. Residents are urged their neighbors yards to check-ou- t for master gardeners and as Monday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m., children's parade that begins and ends in Nicholls Park. 1850, but wasnt incorporated as a town until Aug. 23, 1939. Farmers and fruit growers voted to form a city in order to raise a $8,100 bond for a water system. In earlier years, city celebrations were an annual event, but stopped for several years for no apparent reason. In 1989, the town started holding the annual picnic again. for this years r. event are Wayne and Carol Hicken-loope- Nominations for the beautifica- tion award can be made to Doug and Kristine Dickens, - REGANStandard-Examine- r 4, 544-005- 3 By RUTH MALAN r correspondent Standard-Examine- LAYTON Adjusting to a new language and jog for Olympic foreign country was like a one-mil- e marathon runner Ed Eyestone. The professional athlete was already familiar with Spain and its cushe spent two years there on an LDS mistoms sion. Eyestone, 31, was home Wednesday just two days before he was back on a plane to a road race in Massachusetts. This time Eyestone isnt going to be - competing. Instead, he will give commentary on the subject he knows best running. The Layton resident came home last week from Barcelona, Spain where he placed 13th in the 1992 Olympic marathon. His second Olympic journey took him to Spain via Tampa, Fla., where he and the other American athletes were given shopping carts to fill with products from Olympic sponsors. Among the many products was the clothing to be worn during the See EYESTONE on page 2 fair to prepare One-da- y a better, about the Sunset for emergencies Standard-Examine- one-thir- said. Mayor James Layton said he will wait until Jones puts together his final report on the survey results before commenting. Council member Brent Allen, who spearheaded the $2,000 survey, said the council will address the problem areas brought out by the survey. Jones said 100 of the citys 130 employees were interviewed. He said a phone survey was decided upon because it presents a more accurate picture of the true feeling of ihdividuals. Jones said home phone numbers were only used to assure that they didn't get any bogus interviews." Allen said the council hopes to conduct such interviews on a regular basis. as well as any 2. When you consider your Immediate other Layton City employees you are acquainted with, how would you evaluate the overall morale of all employees at Layton City? 20 6 Excellent Poor 1 Don't know 36 Good 37 Fair 3. Would you say employee morale at Layton City has improved, has remained the same, or Is worse than two years ago? 32 18 Worse Improved 17 Don't know 33 Remained the same Using a 1 5 scale, please state whether you agree or disagree with the following, with 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree. Strongly agree Don't know Strongly disagree -- 4. Employees In all departments are treated equally. 19 28 13 5. The working environment Is pleasant. 12 3 6. All employees are 9 4 32 28 11 4 23 2 treated equally without regard to race. 8 24 51 23 34 16 17 3 8. The mayor Is sensitive to the needs of city employees. 11 10 10 26 22 21 9. The city council Is sensitive to the needs of city employees. 8 9 31 24 23 5 1 0. Promotion of city employees to other positions Is fair. 8 13 13 21 25 20 11. AH rules are fairly enforced with all employees.. 22 12 3 24 . 20 19 1 2. Providing good service to the citizens Is a high priority with city employees. 4 1 3. 3 20 36 3 34 Manager offer the support necessary for you to serve Layton citizens In an outstanding way. 4 24 20 14. Suggestions by employees to Improve work are well received and fairly considered. 4 17 15 15 19 30 More LAYTON SURVEY on Page 2 11 8 33 Standard-Examine- I 4 7. All employees are treated equally without regard to sex. 7 . Sanders. We looked at the city's wish list and decided to get the flag pole," he said. The service ciub was able to get the pole at the discounted price of $1 ,200. Research help ... . Jerry J. Bullough, a chiropractic practitioner in Layton, recently participated in a survey of chiropractic practice, a research project for; the profession. Approximately 10 percent of . 'the nations licensed chiropractors were surveyed. Working in conjunction with state licensing board members, educators, and field practitioners, the survey was ' developed and conducted by ; the National Board of ; Chiropractic Examiners. . 1. First of all, In your opinion, Is Layton City 25 ; ; Professional athlete calls Olympics great experience By JaNAE FRANCIS - Several city emLAYTON ployees responding to a telephone survey were anxious their comments might end up in the newspaper, a pollster says. But Dan Jones said once employees were assured their names would not be released to either the media or city officials, we couldnt get some of them off the phone. Jones was hired by the city council in July to survey employees to gauge morale and how they perceive the way they are treated by management. Jones presented the council with the results last week, which indicated 57 percent of the respondents thought morale was fair to poor among employees. Ald most of the employees said morale has gotten worse the last two years. Morale is definitely an issue, department. The gift supported the club's theme for the past year, Look Beyond Yourself," said recent past president John Runner happy with finish same, or worse place to work than It was two years ago? Davis Bureau 1 ROBERT . . . The Kaysville Rotary Club has installed a new flag pole in front of the police; 13th-plac- JSytorsurve By ANDY HOWELL Jones : 546-086- 1. Survey says city workers need boost r " e finish in the Olym- - his Layton home. He was home for two days Relaxing after his Ed Eyestone plays the guitar in last week before heading for a road race. jsic marathon, 6:30 p.m., family picnic at park 7:30 p.m., entertainment 546-159- Standard-Examine- Rotary in action follows: and Dean and Judy Wade, or call city hall, Fruit Heights, once called Old Mountain Road, was settled in and his suit out-of-sta- te needed to be cleaned. When a family activity prevented . Hirschi's son from getting back ; to Kaysville before the business closed on Saturday evening, Choi made a special trip to the cleaners to restore the needed 53rd anniversary : r i nt thing for anybody, remembering him as a grand old man." Besides thinking a lot of Boyd and Shirley, we felt he did a lot for the city of Layton, Brower said. The friend said Boyd Mark will be remembered as the type of coach who taught a winning attitude, but not to win at all costs. He instilled the type of spirit that should be instilled in kids, FRUIT HEIGHTS J Library with $300. The money will help buy large-pribooks at the Central Branch Library in City to celebrate Standard-Examine- books . . . The local auxiliary of Fraternal Order of Eagles has presented the Davis County r r correspondent SUNSET Residents here will kick off efforts next week to become better prepared for emergencies in a big way. The city is sponsoring a huge emergency preparedness fair Saturday, Aug. 29 at Central Park featur- ing numerous displays on everything from first aid to dutch oven cooking, complete with free food samples. Were going to have a lot of experts from all over the state, said Arley Wallace, chairman of the citys newly formed emergency preparedness committee. Were really hoping this will make a big difference. The fair will open at 10 a.m. with a speech by Sterling Poulson, Channel 2 weatherman. The park, located behind the city offices at 85 W. 1800 North, will be filled with a host of displays on topics including chemical spills and poisonings, CPR, ham radio communications, earthquakes, family preparation, childrens special needs, city police, firefighters and paramedics. State emergency preparedness representatives will also be on hand. An emergency rescue helicopter from Hill Air Force Base will make a special appearance. The necessity of and procedure for putting together kits will be a prime focus of the four-hoevent. The kits make life a little more tolerable and better so you can take care of yourself for 72 hours, Wallace said. If we do have a disaster, you have a lot better chance to survive. v 72-ho- ur ur J' Wallace said it takes about 72 hours to get federal assistance on line that can bring aid to a disaster area. Officials also hope to attract a host of volunteers who will serve as block or street monitors, keeping track of the emergency needs of those in their areas. Should an emergency occur, Wallace said, these monitors will be the key to effective rescue operations. Wallace plans at least two mock disasters within the next year to test the system. The retired city fire chief said he wants to raise a great deal of interest in an emergency operations plan at the fair and then move quickly to get it into place while this interest remains. Then Wallace wants to keep the interest going and the plan in place through activities that test the system. We dont want to ask anyone to do anything thats not a meaningful job, Wallace said. With several extensive yearly activities, Wallace believes his committee can keep the system up and running so it can be effective if and when its needed. One of the ways the network will be most used will be in identifying and taking care of the needs of the citys handicapped residents. Officials have been asked by the county to document all handicapped residents and their needs. Eventually, the committee believes, this information could be put right into the 91 1 system to allow EMTs and other emergency personnel to be automatically notified when the system is activated from that particular household. Joint effort ... The success of Sunset Fun Days July 31 Aug. 1 was due largely to the efforts of a number of volunteers, said Ty Swenson, event organizer. Listed are some who helped most with the event: Joe ' ! -- Lujan, Ren Galbraith and Dennis Galbraith, live fish scramble; Shelly Hebdon, Ann Hebdon and Sharon Hebdon, baby contest and Little Miss Sunset; Donna Knotts and family, parade; Charlie DeBoise, car show; Charlie Farley, car smashing event; and Don Holman, Fun .; Days treasurer. Swenson said the Sunset Utah LDS Stake sponsored the breakfast. The city council and city employees including pity police, firemen and city , maintenance personnel also helped. Ora Clayton, Karen Kunz and Dixie Martini took many phone calls, applications and collected fees. Swenson's wife Michelle was also on hand to answer numerous questions. BEST QUOTE 'Before the security was overwhelming. This time we were more relaxed, more the way the Games should be ; Olympic marathon runner Ed ' I' Eyestone of Layton on his ' experiences at the 1992 Summer Games vs. the 1988 Olympics. . See story, this page ; 1 |