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Show StamlanlBvnmincr Youth Whats up for February Elementary wlinfii 114 moiuiraftivitie.4 COMMUNITY BEJJ.EM7 FEBRUARY 4, 1997 VOL Practice makes perfect conespono - Police Neighdors To submit on Horn for Neighbors, calf weekday 776-495- 1 United effort here are encouraging residents through a new policy to see first hand what they do on the job. Since the program started last month. Police Chief Phil Olms-lea- d n said a people already have applied to spend a judge or jury." However, he said people often night with police on patrol. are surprised to discover that in I think it's an eye opener," Olmstcad said. "People have a ditTicull domestic violence situations, police have to hear both misconception of what law en- sides and respond much as a forcement really is." which party or The police chief said residents judge, deciding must be required to leave parties who participate will learn that law enforcement in their city is See RIDE2 ride-alon- g half-doze- . . . United Way ol Davis County has announced that employees of the Bountiful ShopKo have donated more to Unrtod Way the 1996-9campaign than any of the 140 other ShopKo stores in the nation. The employees nearly doubled the amount they contributed to United Way of Davis County last year. According to Cole Schrader, Bountiful Shopko market manager, this year his store donated a total of S1 1 .073. Of that amount. $6,542 came from employee donations and $4,531 came from a corporate gift. These funds are distributed to nonprofit human service agencies along the Wasatch Farmington parcel to be turned into home sites By TOM BUSSELDERG Siandaid Examiner correspondent FARMINGTON - Some vacant land northeast of Kmart will turn into another neighborhood if all goes well for developers. After lengthy discussion, the Farmington City Council has granted preliminary lot plan apfamily homes proval for on 9 12 acres northeast of the discount store. le The area has seen several different development proposals, with this latest to include a vari ety of home styles from $165,000 to $280,000, including, featuring either stucco-ston- e or stucco-bric- k front exteriors, explained Frank McCullough of HOP Front. Eleven of the Bountiful Shopko employees donated $300 or more, qualifying themselves as "Eagle Donors." So far. United Way of Davis County has raised some $765,000 toward its million-dolla- r campaign goal, said Larry Burdett, agency president. Properties. Were starting to get a lot of subdivisions on little lots again, said City Councilmcmbcr Pat Achter. However, McCullough detailed plans that include, by his calculations, 57 percent open space, 15 percent roads, and 27 Making the grade . . . The following students ; have been named to the dean's list for fall quarter at Southern See CLUSTER2 Utah University. Bountiful: Dane Anderson, Kara Anderson, Joshua There sheblows! Teen a wizard at balloon art By JANIS CARTER Standard-Examine- r correspondent - Creative air flows when LAYTONJones MARTY NO. 9 150 CENTS 1G, DAVIS LIVES nothing like the popular television series "MTU Blues." In most law enforcement situations, Olmstcad said police act mostly as investigators. "We are not telling people they are guilty or not." he said. "All we are is gathering information and leaving it up to the By JaNAE FRANCIS SUNSET about how all ages fan work together, 7 DAVIS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Police patrol: Sunset lets you ride along Sundva Sharing her wisdom Termer high school cminltir talks CAIVANOStandard Examiner ARTIST: Marissa Booth and her brother Gavin watch as Melissa Jones makes a balloon parakeet at Garcias restaurant Saturday night. BALLOON is at work. 1 5, a sophomore at North-ridg- e High School, was looking for work with her brother Ryan when they came across a newspaper ad for a job making balloon animals at restaurants and birthday parties. Holly Nielson, creator of Balloon Illusions based in Sandy, hired Jones and began training her to make animals by inflating and twisting balloons. It took about a week and a half for Jones to learn the basics and then she was sent out into Applebees, Garcias and Fuddruckers restaurants. When Jones started, she was afraid she Morrill. Centerville: Robert Boyle, Kalli Saibara. j Clearfield: Alicia JoAnn ; Baca. Farmington: Heather Dawn; Elliott, Mandy Gillespie. Fruit Heights: Joseph Warden, Mary Elizabeth would pop the balloons, but that no longer worries her. The best training for this job is training, Jones said, and shes gained confidence in her skill and abilities. Weaver. Kaysville: Kelli Lyn Cullimore, Kelli Jo Gardner. ' Layton: Katie Crookston, Natasha Georgia Meyers, Muren, Kellie Anne Olson, Connie Pope, Christopher Michael Taylor. West Bountiful: Christopher ' Balloon Illusions, which holds Jones' insurance policy and sets up her restaurant jobs, sends her a schedule each month. Because shes only 1 5, she can only work until 9 p.m. and usually only works Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays. If something special is going on the restaurants call her for other nights. Jones works strictly on tips. The service she offers for customers is free, but with tips accepted. She generally makes See BALLOON2 Reptiles a joy for owner acquainted with people, but my hated the smell, Jones parents correspondent - it said. Sylvia Jones, Jasons mother, out as a curious boy salamanders under said her basement is a zoo but the house and sneaking them in- she doesnt mind. .The animals are important to Jason, and he side. It turned into an entire reptile community for Jason Jones, takes excellent care of each of who now" houses, feeds, bathes, them, she said. After he studies doctors, parents, and financially an animals needs, he buys aquariums, plants, live food, lights and supports 15 reptilian dependents. ' Jones, 20, felt a connection to everything they need to stay healthy and comfortable. reptiles from the time he was As a boy, Jones spent all his young. I kept the salamanders, and money on his pets. My parents took them to me as long as I kept enjoyed them until they looked encouraged and their cages aquariums clean, sickly. Then I returned them to said. In fact, they even their home and caught some new Jones like to bring their friends downones. stairs and show off my reptiles. The first animals he bought Jones has tree frogs, a python, d sliders - small were a dog, a tortoise, and two beardon with red turtles stripes green ed dragons, a type of lizard with their head. He has been so good a beard of scales around its chin. to them that they are still around, But the chameleon couple its a size the of from quargrowing who have personality. really ter to 10 inches in about six Jack-son- 's is an Nigel years. about 10 inches chameleon, Jones has three females and long nose to tail. Males are disone slider of questionable sex tinguished MARTY CAIVANOStandard Examiner from females by the who live in two aquariums. three horns on the head, which PETS: PERFECT named of his of Fruit a chameleon Jason Jones Nigel. The reptiles reptiles, Heights shows one Since theyre shy, I moved them lizards in to and and a snake. difficult include assorted turtles other are ANIMALS2 Jones could See so kitchen captivity. pets to the extremely keep they get Call. on Write ; . . . Kimberly Kay of Clinton has had original poetry published in Fields of Gold," a treasury of todays poetry compiled by The National Library of Poetry. The poem is entitled Memories, and the main subject was looking at life in the past and looking toward the future. The National Library of Poetry seeks to encourage poets by sponsoring contests ; open to the public and by publishing poems. Kay has ; been writing for six years. Pet of Week By SALLY GALE This Standard-Examin- Fruit heights show-and-te- ll, spayed female border collie is about 1 -- year-old, house trained and knows a few commands. She is available at the Davis County Animal Shelter for a $25 adoption fee, . plus a $10 license fee. Adoption hours are from p m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Call extension 2,' for more information. 2-- 4 544-835- red-eare- : i T a BEST QUOTE Its not the size of the lot, its what ' you do with it. Randall Arendt, nationally rec- ognized open-lan- d expert tell- a Jan 29 meeting to make better use of ing Davis officials at smaller home lots. |