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Show 2 Tuesday, February 20. 1996 lakeside LciivSlOe hcmow Swingers summary of agendas of public agencies to be held A Kaysville City Council - - Tuesday, Feb. 20 Davis County ' ' ' , Lark Meadow subdivision No. 3 preliminary and final piaf David's Place subdivision preliminary and final piaf Craig's Place subdivision preliminary and final plat Request fo reione 68 7 acres at 925 W. Old Mill Lane from A- -l and G-- C to Concept plan of Old Mill Farms subdivi- School Board Student recognition Board honor roll Personnel report Financial report Board calendars Surveillance equipment bid Request for environmental test wells. Hill Air Force Base Purchase and implementation of the client server hardware and software sion Old Mill Farms plat E preliminary plat Award contract for 200 North and Flint streets storm drain proiecl Human service coalition want looser purse strings A coalition of human services advocates today urged lawmakers to The Associated Press loosen the purse strings in a year unprecedented revenues. 'I;., j, ROBERT - 7" Enjoying the balmy Sunday weather with a swing In the park are Rhonnie Jones, 19, from Kaysville (left) and Shannon REGANStandard-Examine- more than $550 million in new and ! surplus dollars over the previous; budget. Mostly they were upset that lawmakers seem bent on not issuing bonds for most capital construction. Instead, lawmakers appear intent on spending up to $50 million for buildings and $100 million fora tax cut. Some of that money, they said at a news conference today, should go into human services. It is important for the people of Utah to understand that tax cuts and a legislative refusal to bond for the construction ... in a very real way, will happen at the expense" of, human services needs, said Shirley Weathers of the human services advocacy group Utah Issues. Steven Johnson, the executive director of Utahns Against Hunger, accused lawmakers to creating an artificial dearth" of funding for welfare reform and other programs just as the programs were beginning to make a difference. Gov. Mike Leavitt, who recommended more than $100 million in revenue and general obligation bonding, is pushing lawmakers to come around but so far the Legislature seems determined to issue only a minimal revenue bond. Conservatives in the House and Senate say they cant see borrowing money while the state is flush with r Phelps, 16, of Clinton. Many Davis residents have been outside enjoying warm weather but snow may be on the way. books The Utah Human Service Coali- tion said the Legislatures Executive Appropriations Committee has re- -, duccd the budget of the Department of Human Service by more than $6 million below what Leavitt recommended. The Health Department is slated to receive $1.6 million less that the governors of proposal. Other areas of concern to the coalition included public education, $10 million below the governors budget; higher education, $9.5 mil- -' lion below what the governor proposed. and corrections, nearly $3. million below the governors rec' ommendation. And those recommendations are. only in government operations. They dont outline cuts in capital expenditures due to the Legisla- -' lures reluctance to bond. Marilyn Mitchell, executive director of the Mental Health Association of Utah, said lawmakers have cut out of the general obligation bond funding for a new forensic ' unit at the Utah State Hospital.0 The old unit is 75 years old and a security concern. The Division of Services for the Visually Handicapped also needs a new home. The current building, "does not meet federal Americans with Disabilities standards, she said. . ; just remembered him by that picture," Adranae said. Richard was in his second year of college then, and a grown man.L,'. Actually, I was shocked, said - Couple ByRUTHMALAN Standard Examiner correspondent' Support favorite authors by voting Fifty years ago at least 1X00 people wanted to have a county library. Following the collection of signatures during the summer of 1945 the Davis County Library was founded in January of 1946. The Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout the year with the theme of A Bright and Knowing Future." FARMINGTON After a lifetime of reading, are you prepared to cast voles for your favorite authors? Voting is now under way for favorite authors in several categories, as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Davis County Li- vote-gette- rs 451-232- 2; 295-873- 2; 825-666- 2; 547-072- 9. Subsequently, new buildings were also built in Bountiful, in 1969; Clearfield, in 1975 and the newest branch in Layton, in 1988, according to Giacoma. The Library automated its circulation system in 1987, choosing the system provided by Dynix, a company located in Provo. The computerized catalog has been upgraded several times since with the most recent upgrade in September. 1995. ; The system will permit several, enhancements in the future, includaccess from personal ing dial-i- n computers. The Library is also connected to Internet, and plans on bringing a networked full-temagazine source by the end of xt on-li- 1996. patrons for favorite authors in sev- - the drawings for the book bags", era! categories. with a cartoon for each branch. Competition is expected to be in- There will be in fund-raistense in the Overall Favorite Auto raise money for new thor" category. But patrons may books. The book bags will be ready also vote in specialty areas includ- in April with other events coming ing romance, science fiction, fanta- in following months. Patrons are invited to join in the sy. mystery, Utah author and children's author, explained GiaBright and Knowing Future," by coma. visiting their local branch and samCampaign posters will encourage pling the services and materials voters to vote for certain authors. now available. Library hours Voters of all ages are welcome. through Thursday 10 a.m. All voting is by secret ballot" in to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday voting booths set up in each from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. mid-Mar- er . ch . branch. will Voting continue Branch libraries are; Headquar- rs n, 451-232- 2; 825-666- In January, there were banners and logo displays of historical art. Voting is going on now among 547-072- 9. rs 451-232- 2. Firefighters may ride bikes on medical calls The Associated and there were 1,200 of them last Press SALT LAKE CITY The Salt Lake City Fire Department is considering putting medically trained firefighters on bicycles to respond to calls, which now cost about $420,000 a year. Each time a person is reported lying on a sidewalk, against a building. in a gutter or snowbank, the department must send an engine with four firefighters. Each trip costs the department about $350. year in Salt Lake. Hopper most a month before Hopper came out of hibernation and ate man-dow- Only 24 percent ...... ters Library, 38 S. 100 E., Farming-tothrough April 15. The top in each category will be anSouth Branch, 725 nounced in a special publication ' S. Main, Bountiful, 2958732; North celebrating the favorite authors of Branch, 562 S. 1000 E., Clearfield, the Librarys first 50 years of ser2 and Central Branch, 155 vice to the community. N, Wasatch Drive, Layton, The Standard-Examinecar- For bookmobile stops toonist Calvin Grondahl is doing call vote-gette- of the calls in 1995 required medical treatment; most often, firefighters found the person was drunk and just needed watching for five to 30 minutes. Firefighters believe bike patrols would allow crew members to do what they train for: Fight fires and help people with serious medical problems. Ten years ago, fire engines didnt respond to all medical calls. Instead, two medically trained fireworked fighters in a out of each station. The department eliminated the emergency medical technician (EMT) squads for a savings of $300,000 a year at each station, said department spokesman Capt. Jeff Stansficld. Capt. Rcinhard Kauffmann, who oversees Salt Lake City Fire Departments medical division, thinks the bike teams could be equipped mini-pump- er . and trained for $23,000. Under the departments tentative plan, a team of two firefighters would cruise downtown looking for injured or drunk people at times when the department receives the afternoon and night. most calls Firefighters on bikes would carry a stethoscope, airway equipment, radio, cuff, and an automatic electric defibrillator, the machine that jump-start- s a persons blood-pressu- 1 ut . fund-raisin- n, 1 specialized areas including romance, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, Utah author and children's author. Voters of all ages are welcome. , All voting is by secret ballot in voting booths set up in each1 1 branch through April 5. The top in each category will ; be announced in a publication celebrating the favorite authors of the librarys first 50 years of service to the community. Branch library locations are. Headquarters, 38 S. 100 East, FarSouth Branch, 725 S. Main, Bountiful, mington, North Branch, 562 S. 1000 East, Clearfield, and Central Branch, 155 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton, All branches are open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. rcad-alou- , 1 Even at 3 and 5, on those Chinese take-onights, they talked about someday getting married. One day they plan to take their back son, Jacob, now to that site. This is where we ate Chinese food out the bathroom window, Adranae saidBccause mOm was grounded, added Richard. He first. kissed her while they were doing V" laundry together in her basement. "All of a sudden he leaned forward and kissed me, said Adranae. My knees wobbled." They went out of their way to see each other as much as possible, and would walk together to the bus stop every morning near his school. Their first official date was when Richard turned 16. He made sure it, was first rate, even though their transportation had to be the ' subway. He took her to dinner in Manhattan, a movie, and a walk in Central Park. With his paychecks from work, he bought her a ring with the initial "A" on it in little diamonds. Adranae wore Richards high school basketball jersey during her gym class, which was the thing for New York students to do then, Richard says. A brief break-u- p occurred when Richard was 18 and she was 16. She wasn't feeling that well, she says, and Richard ignored her that day and didnt introduce her to someone as his girlfriend. A week after this, Adranae and her parents moved to Virginia. She wrote to him and wanted to get back together, but knew there was a lot of distance between them. When she went back to New York to visit relatives, Adranae saw Richard walking his dog one day. They started talking like best friends instantly. He gave me a kiss," Adranae said. And her eyes went...," Richard made a huge expression with his hands. He still cares," Adranae said. "She kept making the initiative to write," said Richard. She would talk to my friends and find out . . what I was doing." Adranae then surprised Richard with a visit and with a friend named Duane by her side. Three months later Richard started writing to her and asked her if she brary. Besides the overall favorite author" category, patrons can vote in . The celebration will includesev-er- al events and promotionsvsuch as d day, on opportunity for patrons to vote for their favorite books from the past 50 years, special book bags and and a g campaign in support of the book collection. We are trying to do something different each month, said the librarys director Pete Giacoma. We will represent a decade each month." By mid-- 1 946, the library proudly announced that its first 1,385 books were available for use by Illii public. The first library was opened in Davis High School in Kaysville. But, there is no longer a county library in the city. The library remained in DHS until 1964, when the new Headquarters Library was opened in Farmington. Following its founding,-;branc- h j. bra rics were quickly opened in Lay-toin 1947; ClearficTd, 1948, Farmington, in 1948; Bountiful, 1950; and Syracuse, 1958. Most of these branches ' were housed in buildings which served other purposes as well such as city halls and fire stations. The first building constructed specifically for the purpose of housing a public library was the Farmington Headquarters library. From page . re heart. was seeing anyone. From page the surgery, work. 1 Z Fawcett-wc- nt again. r"- Wo T 2 The doctor put the toad out and then removed about five or six gravel stones from the animals intestines. Fawcett also used wire in an attempt to repair the back bone. When Hopper didn't wake up right away, Fawcett took him home. "I was really worried, about him. so I wanted to keep an eye on him," he said. After almost 10 hours, the loads eyes opened. Hopper was alive, but according to Fawcett went into hibernation. It was al The whole thing was rough on the Olcsons. I know this sounds so silly," said Kathy. But I got so tcary-eye- d him like that." seeing One year has passed since Hopper's operation and he is a new toad. Although his backbone is a bit crooked, the scares from his stitches are all healed and he hops about as if nothing had ever happened. Kathy Olcson was sure she would be paying a mint for the operation, but Fawcett only ended up charging her $35. Fawcett explained that with no guarantees. or toad experience he didn't feci he should charge a lot. Maybe should have, but you dont become a vet to make a lot. of money," he said. I Krisdces father, Chris Olcson speculates Hopper is well enough he wouldnt mind having girlfriend. The toad makes terribly loud mating calls that keep the family awake during the spring. Thais kind of why we think hes a male," said Kathy. The Olcson's learned a lot from the experience. Nobody could ever believe he had an operation and lived," said Krisdce. There is no aquarium rock in Hoppers new home. His home also features a UV lamp to help give him the added vitamin D he needs to keep his bones strong. Krisdce is 12 and Hopper is 4 now and the Olesons hope to keep him for a long time. The family even takes their toad on vacations. Kathy explains that they really have no choice. My mom comes by to feed the birds, the cat and the dog, but she wouldnt touch a live or a cricket. Hopper has to be fed live food. He wont touch anything that isnt moving," she mill-wor- m said. When the Olesons took Hopper to Yellowstone National Park, he stayed with them in their tent trailer. The cold sent him into hibernation. So Kathy pul the toad who had once seemed so gross to her in her sleeping bag to warm him up. "I really think hes kind of cute now," she said. , I remembered dating her before. She sent me this picture, and she had short hair, and now she was a grown woman," he said. He started acknowledging me then," said Adranae. We had a long-distan- relationship," she said, from high school through their first years of college. He attended Westchester College in New York and she attended Virginia State University. They didnt sec each other face to face during that time. When we saw each other for the first time, I was nervous," said Richard. "I had goose bumps and butterflies in my stomach." , "How docs she look, what is she going to say, is she going to think he said. that I'm I only had a picture of him that was taken in the 1 0th grade, so I Adranae. "We hugged, we kissed. It wasnt like we were apart. We picked up where we left off," she said. They were both very happy with the way each other looked. I held her hand and said you look good," said Richard, drawing out the word ... good as he spoke. . They spent their five-da- y Thanksgiving college break .. together, talked about getting married, and looking for a college with marital status provisions, but couldn't find one. Her college phone bill was more ; than $2,000, which they finally finished paying off one year after ; they were married. Richard transferred to a university in Miami and took a ' " " Greyhound bus for 18 hours just to sec her briefly on weekends. Once again, doing laundry brought them together. "If Im with her now. Ill be with her for the rest of my life, Richard said he thought. I got on one knee and held her hand," he said. Would you marry me," he asked her. Adranae responded, Are you sure?" She was shocked and not prepared due to the long distance between them, but they knew they were going to be together. I left school and went back to Virginia," said Richard. They were married a month later. There was really no nervous jitters or anything," said Adranae, . Finally we could be together, without long distances apart" But shortly afterward Richard joined the military and had to go to basic training, where they were separated for another six weeks. His first duty station was in Colorado, and due to the length of. . this training, she moved to Colorado. When Adranae knew she was going to have a baby, Richard was shocked. It made me think what I would do with him future things, what things I would teach him, how I would spend time with him as a father." Adranae had an ultrasound, but -didnT tell Richard the results. He didnt want to know if it was a boy or a girl, but he figured it out by the time the baby shower was thrown. When Jacob was bom, he smoked a cigar. We always talk about the past," said Richard, like the first meal she had to cook all by herself: fiuorcseent-orang- e Spanish rice. "Were still real silly with each other, in love," she said. Were lovey-dove- y with each other, affectionate. I joke around with her more now than when we were younger, I think thats important in a relationship, to make the other person laugh." Were truly, truly open with each other," he said. We talk like were best friends," said Adranae, and, of course, we are." They feel more complete since they had their son, but they arent rushing to have another baby yet. Were really comfortable with our relationship now," said Adranae. Sometimes they talk about how long they've known eaefi other and are amazed, she said. , n -- ' .i; 4 .' ! |