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Show STANDARD-EXAMINE- R COMMUNITY NEWS FOR NORTH DAVIS COUNTY VOLUME 12. NUMBER 50 TUESDAY, DEC. 15, 1992 1 LAKESIDE EDITOR: 776-495- noise map under Hill County Fishing hole LINES revision Youth Wood shop class at Central Oavis Junior High rivals Sant3's workshop in toy P gt 4 output. By JaNAE FRANCIS SioftfaigE. amine, Although an existing noise data map is admittedly inaccurate, a Hill Air force Base committee has recommended numerous alternatives to local city governments for addressing aircraft noise levels in their areas. Corrections on the noise data map are scheduled to be complete within the next few months. Last week county planner Barry Burton, city representative on the compatible land use study committee, presented South Weber City Council with the group's recommendations. The recommendations, which he said aren't all realistic, arc designed to help prevent housing and other types of land uses from infringing upon the military uses at Hill Air Force Base. These recommendations include discouraging and restricting development in high-nois- e areas; ad- NEIGHBORS Life-sav- tered nurse Alison who for works Ner-lan- Me Kay-De- Red equally. Burton said more independent checking is being done with this study than in similar studies in the - ; : When the study is complete, it us a little more than we will tell fair-size- comes to the pond. He spends a couple he said. efforts paying off Fund-raisin- g School district foundation reports big increase in donations Standard Examiner Davis Bureau dividual schools and $19,300 in projects approved by the foundations board of trustees. Johnson added that more than FARMINGTON Community involvement has increased to the tunc of about $133,000 in the Daefg vis School Districts forts, says Joe Johnson, chairman of the districts foundation. fund-raisin- Were tremendous seeing growth, Johnson said in a press release. In only four years, dona- tions to schools through the foundation have grown more than There is a growing awareness that our future is tied to our public schools, and education represents our most vital investment. The release stated that this fall parents and patrons bought more than 11,000 Student Checks merten-fol- d. chant coupon books. Of the $85,000 raised. $66,000 goes to in . $48,000 in matching funds were allocated in business partnerships with the states Incentives for Excellence program. In all. 29 Davis County schools received funding for a variety of projects ranging from science kits at West Bountiful Elementary to reading improvement programs at Monte Vista Elementary. Mountain High School in Kaysville received funds for a satellite imagery system, Layton High got funds for computerized writing labs, and a childrens theater program received money at Meadowbrook Elementary. Johnson said businesses are increasingly establishing partnerships it foundation. with the contributions, most donated by business firms, generated about $200,000 in 1992. and three firms Shipley Associates, Barnes Banking Corporation and GMW funded half the Development foundation's 1992 Medal of Excellence Scholarships. Johnson said the foundation is especially helpful for patrons who dowant to make a nation, because donations made directly to the schools are net deductible from state and federal if earmarked for a specific program or school. non-prof- In-ki- ' tax. Generally, he said, donations to the foundation are deductible, even foundation board The of trustees are Johnson, Charles Allen, Nora Jackson, Superintendent er Richard Kendell, foundation direc- tor Nancy Lyon, Ralph Mabey, Jed Pitcher, Barbara Smith. Renee Whitney and Mindy Wilson, all of Bountiful; Marsha Avant-RotRandy Rees, LaMonte Sant and h, Steven Sims, all of Centerville; Kay Chandler, Clearfield; Dan Bridcn-stinLouenda Downs. Colleen Ha-zeScott Holt, William Luce and Kathy Oviatt, all of Layton; Vik Arnold, Val Christensen, Jon Mem-mot- t, all of Farmington; Bryan Gray, Fruit Heights; and Gary Wright, Kaysville. e, n, choir rings in the holidays Hand-be- ll See NOISE on page 2 Junior high students spread Christmas cheer playing musical bells Utility bills will increase in Syracuse ed issue. The city sent out letters to residents also, asking whether they favor the project. Letters were due back Dec. 4. Sanders Herman Architects of Ogden is the architect for the two buildings. The municipal building will have a multipurpose room for use as a board room and council chambers and may be used for community functions such as recitals. The fire station, or public safety building, will have two drive-throug- h bays, a training area and a couple of offices, he said. City officials say a new building is needed because the current building doesnt meet government regulations. . Bonneville chapter. The medallion is given only to people who have saved a life or attempted to save a life. In 1992. 12 were given. Ncrland. 38, was given the medallion for saving the life of Gerrick C. Lee of Layton in October. She was doing a physical assessment on an adult patient when Gerricks mother, Amy Lee, pounded on the door asking to use a phone to call 911. Amy and her husband. Dusty Lee, had just moved into the home next door with their two children. Garrick and his sister Hannah were in the bath tub when the mother momentarily left the room to get her husband. When she came back Garrick was under water. Dusty tried to get the baby to breathe while Amy ran next door. When Norland heard her cry for help she ran to the baby and began infant CPR. The nurse had the baby breathing before the paramedics arrived. Weeks royalty students Addie . . . Layton High Stewart and Cory Warren Smooth . . Jim . teacher - ot schooner SSV West- ward Harbor, Maine, while ol ol ROBERT Playing in the Sunset Junior High handbell choir are David Singleton (left) and REGANStandard-Examine- r Aaron Johnson. The choir performed at Ogden Golf and Country Club. setts. er off. er taking part in a program to improve science teaching. He was one of 22 science teachers from across the country to complete a rigorous k program of marine and nautical sciences. Studying both ashore and at sea, Lindsay participated in SEA Experience, an academic program offered by the Sea Education Association. His experience began with a three-wee- k shore component consisting of lectures, field trips and laboratory projects in the marine sciences at SEAs campus in Woods Hole, Massachufive-wee- The hand-be- ll players make up the only junior high choir of its kind in Davis County. Saunders said her students, practicing with the hand bells in an after-schocourse, are learning some valuable skills. The problem with bells is a few octaves of them all make up one instrument, Saunders said. The students all have to stick real close together. Its like putting a bunch of people on the piano and everyone gets just a few keys, said Stain the choir. cy Hellewell, a ninth-gradA violinist in the school orchestra, Hellewell said her experience with the bell choir has helped her a great deal with rhythm. The bells all come in at different times and you have to make sure you come in at the right time or you mess up, she said. Communication and tact are other important lessons Hellewell said she has learned from her bell choir experience. You have to kind of be friends to play together, she said. We can tell who is off and who isnt and who is playing the wrong bell. Sometimes, she said, this knowledge means having to tell the person who is not playing with the rest of the group. Luckily, Hellewell said she hasnt had to conbrother Ryan about his front her seventh-grad- e playing. Ryan plays the highest bell in their group. Its one of those bells that kind of sticks out. she said. No one has to tell him when he's ninth-grad- in Rockland Sunset Junior High students have SUNSET been taking their bells on the road this holiday season to spread some Christmas cheer. Eighteen students have formed two bell choirs Excell program through the schools taught once a week by teacher Peggy Saunders. Some of the students will go on to be among the youngest participants at this years Utah Festival for the second time this State Hand-be- ll March. Ive learned that I can work with many ple for one instrument, said at Layton High, helped dock the 125-fo- correspondent after-scho- were chosen by the student-bod- y to reign over the school's Harvest Week in November. Harvest royalty contestants were Stewart, Gayla Peterson, Tash Blocker, Dana Midkiff, Stefanie Carroll, Jennie Bennett, Taylor Nielson, Brandy Martinez, Lynda Dangel, Warren, Ellis Bruch, Justin Morgan, Matt Sparrow, and Matt Nielson. The harvest dance was Nov. 25 at the Weber State University ballroom. Lindsay, a By JaNAE FRANCIS Standard-Examine- SYRACUSE City residents will see an increase in their utility bills starting next year. In making its last resolution for the calendar year, the city council last Tuesday approved a 3 percent franchise tax to pay for a proposed city complex. The utility tax will be levied on gas, electricity and telephone bills effective Feb. 1, 1993. The money from the tax will be loan used to pay back an for the new $750,000 municipal building and fire station on property on 1700 South and 2000 West. The city has $200,000 committed to the project and will borrow from its utility funds for the remaining $550,000. It would take about 15 years to pay off the bonds, according to Mayor Michael Garrett, and when the loan is paid back the franchise tax will be dropped. At a public hearing a few weeks ago, residents spoke out against the proposed tax, though some said they supported it. At last weeks meeting, no one commented on the city-own- bow trout whenever he of days a week there, Spending a morning fishing on frozen Farmington Pond, Derrel d rain- Muir of Centerville says he frequently catches past. - : the from limiting more." City planning commission chairman Jan Ukena said noise issues will be addressed in the revision of the city master plan, scheduled to be completed in the next six months. Councilman Bill Petty said officials arent planning to address aircraft noise through ordinances or any other formal city action outside of the master plan. Mayor Rex Bouchard said he would have a hard time using data provided by the CLUS committee even when the study is complete. Our biggest problem is the Air Force can't establish a permanent flight line forever more, he said. He said he has stood at various locations named by the Air Force as some of the highest impacted by noise and has noticed considerably more noise at some areas than others even though they are rated Cross Lifesaving Medallion resentatives in city planning; and establishing a permanent land use authority that can address such concerns. "The Air Force claims they are doing all they can (to address noise without c the American such casements; including base rep- issues) d, Home Care in Layton, has received the situation in dressing comprehensive planning; land acquisitions and trades; requiring aviation casements in new homes; acquiring casements in existing homes; working for legislation that allows tax breaks for those with operations, Burton said. Now they are asking the cities to do er . . . Regis- This group is fun; theyre enthusiastic and they enjoy the music. Peggy Saunders using $4,000 worth of her own equipment, said she enjoys sharing her bells with her students because of their great enthusiasm for participa- tion. This group is fun; theyre enthusiastic and they enjoy the music, she said. The students practice after school with these bells, part of the collection owned by teacher Peggy Saunders. inBeing just one part of a group playing an strument has been much less difficult than playing his trombone alone in the junior school band. After three years I'm playing the same songs in band that I am for the bell choir after two terms. courses Saunders, who teaches 'her hand-be- ll peoAar- on Johnson. n So far the two groups have given a communities. in local performances Some of the children have even had opportunities to teach some of w hat they have learned about bell ringing to interested audience members. half-doze- But Saunders said bigger things are on the rizon. ho- She believes her skilled bell ringers will be at this among those who are years state hand-be- ll festival. After coursework in oceanography and instruction in naviga- tion and seamanship, the teachers flew to Halifax, Nova Scotia to board the SSV Westward and to begin the final k sea component of the course. They became the ship's crew and learned to handle a variety of research vessel operations two-wee- and conducted ongoing sampling and analysis of marine BEST QUOTE 'If this album doesn't light your fire, your wood's wet' Singer and guitarist Dat Stevenett of Kaysville on his romantic tape 'One Voice, One Guitar. See story, page 8 v V ; y |