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Show Hc!iociio THE COMMUNITY NEWS WEEKLY FOR NORTH DAVIS COUNTY VOLUME 14, NUMBERS eTAK3A3-exA&::;.- a TUESDAY, FE3. 1. 1SS4 1 LAKESIDE EDITOR: 776-495- .f i A P y: Vif 'b ! ' ? j, 4 s 1. y ."' ur - V-- Youth ?v - '- i k .1 . i 1 7 Fruit conference elementary schools. ContorviDe f V Davla County ,A Bountiful :A'. North SoN Lake'''" r Salt Lake County bianoart-lumano- ft) y right-of-w- ay top priority, officials told By BRYON SAXTON Slandwd mg& JViL "'' ROBERT REOANStaodairt-Examina- V r who want from Layton, Irwin Talbot, 84, has been a registered Scout since age 12. LaySeiri man eradicates lifetime to Boy Scouting By KATHY KELLY Standard-Examine- r correspondent LAYTON When Irwin Talbot tied his first knot as a tenderfoot Boy Scout in 1921, he didn't know his association with the program would last the rest of his life. . Talbot, who has been involved with Scouting in one way or another for the last 73 years, has gained more than a knowledge of how to tie knots. The best thing about his years as a Scouter has been the association with all the boys, Talbot said. He started scouting with Troop 2 in Layton, one of the first troops in Davis County and the Gateway Boy Scout District. Troop 1 included boys from west Layton. . Talbot, 84, remembers the Scout meetings at the old Layton Ward Opera House, which was near the intersection of Gordon Avenue and Church Street. After school was out, Talbot and another youth would walk to the opera house to build a fire in the . Ordinance would protect ; SYRACUSE CLEARFIELD City officials are y- If you have to go through an acre with three homes on it youre talking about $300,000, he said. Booming city of Layton presents many challenges By REBECCA WALSH Standard-Examine- r Davis Bureau LAYTON New mayor Jerry Stevenson sometimes feels like a sows ear. Not that he wants to be a silk purse, mind you. But Stevenson says he might need some refine- ment Basically people have to take me as I am, he said. I might be a little blunt when I tell people where were going. He is blunL About west Layton: Were seeing a changing of the guard. Stevenson said economic conditions and Laytons growth demand a different use for west Laytons acreage. Subdivisions are eating up aerable farmland. I think the farmers justifiably feel threatened. But they shouldnt fear for their livelihood or their land, he said. Traditional Layton farming will probably become a truck-farmisituation, with farmers growing crops in Layton and selling them elsewhere. And, youre going to see some subdivisions sprinkled in, Steven-Se- e MAYOR on page 2 Gang graffiti seven-memb- er their water and land to separate ; buyers, or to developers who sell Off the water rights. The new ordinance will require the developer to contribute the water rights to the -- city. If you didnt buy the water shares, then your land isnt worth as much, said resident Charlie Black during a recent public hear- -, ing on the matter. The developer will have to pay for those shares. ; ' Some residents were concerned funding. City Manager Jack Bippes said the committee will locate sources of supplies and manpower available to assist in cleaning, removing and preventing graffiti. The group will also maintain current recoids of those items. and doBippes said fund-raisenations from the private sector might be ways the group could cover those costs. Sparks said he would like to get the committee bet up as soon as possible became the city is in for a difficult susiBcf. rs 4 their shares of . L NEIGHBORS Working well ... Tour Davit County employees at Crecksidc Home Health Care of Utah received awards during a prevention at the Ked Lion Hotel in Salt Lake City. Receiving Employee of the Year awards were Kellie Ulm, registered nurse and clinical coordinator at the Layton office; and Connie Smith, office manager at the Bountiful office. Jean Weinberger, medical social worker, was named Therapist of the Year and Home Health Aide of the Year went to Frankie Ellwanger. Weinberger and Ellwanger. both of Bountiful, were selected from the 15 area offices throughout Utah. All four employees sverc presented cash awards and plaques by Shane Peck, president of the Utah-basecompany. We attribute the growth and success of our company to the hard work and dedication of our excellent employees," said d Peck. Crecksidc Home Health Care, founded in 1984, provides professional home health care services. Leading the way Charles Pell of has Layton been elected president of the Davis Hospital and Medical Center of National Association of chapter S e n i o Friends. Oth- er officers are vice president Kaye Ney of Clearfield, and Charlotte Koehler of Layton as treasurer. The newly elected officers will preside at monthly chapter meetings and assist in planning of events. The Seniors Association is a nationwide, hospital-base- d program for persons ages 50 and over. Health screenings, educational programs, social activities, and insurance assistance are some of the benefits of membership. . . . Katherine Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Nelson of Farmington, has been named to the deans list at College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Neb. A student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. College of Saint Mary is the only Catholic womens college in a five-staarea. Associate and bachelors degrees are offered in 27 programs of study. te PET OF THE VEEK Spunky, a fe- male grey tabby, has been and spayed. All of her shots are current. She is used 2-- neu-tcrspa- y. 544-835- best Quote ROBERT Police are trying to aet up a citizena commit- that would holp wipe out graffiti like this It will take awhile to create a vision here and get some turn, he said. k In a recent period Gearfield polk arrested 10 teenagers believed to be responsible two-wee- for defacing 1 7 buildings. Ray Nesslage, manager of Tom REOANStandard-Examme- that defaces a Clearfield buainoas. tions are being accepted now. Winegars Thriftway in Clearfield, said the back of his store has been hit twice, costing the company about $100 each time in paint t ' and labor. Detective Mike Stenquist said businesses can spend $500 or mort renting machinery like a 'We've won more r Applica-te- e sandblaster to remove graffiti. But while it does remove the markings it also damages the wall. Anyone interested in joining the committee should contact the Clearfield Police Department at 774-724- 0. . i f Papa 7 She is available from the Davis County Animal Shelter for a $10 adoption fee. Adoption hours are from 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m.-- l p.m. on Saturdays. Unsterilized dogs cost $56. which includes a Davis County license and neuterspay. Unsterilized cats can be adopted for $40, which includes Sterilized animals are $10 plus $6 for a dog license. For more information, call 5 extension two. graffiti removal with property owners through some type of -- many to small children and is day Sparks plan was approved by the City Council. Applications are now being taken for the committee, which will provide property owners with financial and physical assistance in removing graffiti within 24 hours of it being reported to police. What type of financial assistance that will include. Sparks isnt quite sure. But he is hoping the group can share the cost of rent ordinance states that land in Making the grade graffiti eradication committee made up of residents. Last Tues- developers will sell all shares of culinary and secondary water to the city at a fair market value. However, since 1981 when the ordinance went into effect, the city has been unable to purchase any water rights on the 500-plhomes that have ;been built. Funding was never set up to f purchase this water, said Moyes. (Also, many landowners have sold f right-of-wa- Morton Sparks gets his way. Over the last several months Sparks has been organizing an effort to form a gang pro- We need to protect our interests here (in Syracuse) for the future and our children, said City Administrator Mike Moyes. The cur- donating page 2 y. off as fast as it gets sprayed on if Police Chief ;city. about SCOUT on right-of-wa- will get sprayed posed subdivision ordinance, which they hope will curb the loss of water shares to entities outside the 1 See ay By BRYON SAXTON r correspondent correspondent gathering support for their 10-d- Dtvrt Bureau Standard-Examine- JANA DEARDEN r stove so the building would be warm by the time the Scouts met later that night He walked home to do chores at the family farm on Fiddlers Creek Road, which later became known as Rosewood Lane, and walked back in the evening. There were 3 1 Scouts in the original troop and Sterling W. Sill was their Scoutmaster, Talbot said. Sill later became a general authority for the LDS Church, which sponsors Scout troops in most of its wards. Francis Wiggill was the assistant Scoutmaster. One of the favorite memories of those early years hike through Yellowstone. The leaders was a and 33 boys rode the train to Ashton, Idaho and .took the bus to the southwest comer of the park. They hiked through the park and camped at vari- -. ous places along the way. The boys stayed near Old Faithful and Talbot said two or three boys and a leader stood guard during the day to keep bears tumn FARMINGTON Davis County leaders and lawmakers are hoping to ease traffic congestion along the Wasatch Front by speeding up efforts to build the proposed West Davis Highway. Rep. Marda Dillrce, has recommended the Davis County Council of Governments form a transportation task fored to address the need for the highway that would run along the Great Salt Lakes edge in west Davis County. "I suggest this body move quickly on this issue, she said during a January meeting. COG, consisting of Davis mayors and representatives from Hill Air Force Base and the Davis School District, will formalize a transportation task force Feb. 16. The West Davis Highway would dual-lan- e be a north-sout- h road west of Interstate 15 going from 4700 West in Weber County to an alignment road just west of the proposed hew runway at the Salt Lake International Airport. Dillree said is now 30 years old and is the most heavily traveled road in Utah according to a 1990 state traffic study. Because of that Dillree said "the West Davis corridor is criticaL" If Davis leaders are going to secure the right-of-wfor the roadway they must act immediately and unite in their effort, she said. Matt Rifikin, transportation engineer for the Wasatch Front Regional Council, supports Dillree. He said the most important thing is for Davis leaders to identify the road and secure the y Rifikin said the will have to be at least 100 feet wide to accommodate the project Sid Smith, county public works 'director, said the faster Davis mayors and lawmakers act, the less money it will take. Smith said he doesn't have an estimate on what the project would cost but he docs know an acre goes for about $ 10,000, and if homes are involved the cost rises dramaticall- Clsarfsslcfl graffiti marked for erasure water shares Standard-Examine- r Efforts accelerate on West Davis Highway Securing February means parenttesctvef Hetght Varmmgton ,. Wearing hi 1853 national jamboraa nackar chief signed by all the Boy Scouts and leaders HOMES N 'MU 1 . elections than Cal Rampton has in this state Kent Mitchie, financial advisor for Smith Capital Markets, telling the Clearfield City Council of his firms success with bond elections. Smith Capital Markets is handling Clearfield's proposed $6.5 million bond election for a recreation complex. |