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Show StanilanMtvnmincr 4 YOUTH The final word Arli-In rtidi'itct lijtN xtuilmu ? v In I3 at Columbia lively writing COMMUNITY E.W7 A Taking heart luMtliT slur? V,iliiiiiHV Hay Mirit.9 jWWMPWT FEBRUARY 11,1997 DAVIS COUNTYS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Beer sales to teens rising Sting operations using decoys show increase By ORYON SAXTON Oumu FARMINGTON - Davis minors are having an easier time buying beer and wine coolers this year over last year, according to results of recent health depart- ment sting operations. But the reason Davis County health, business and law enforcement officials give for the 10 percent increase vanes more than an assorted Nevertheless, six-pac- k. each has the same concern in reducing that increase. Were going the wrong direction. said Davis Health educator alBecky t'ondilT of the 1996-9- 7 cohol compliance checks. The checks show the decoys were successful 33 percent of the time in buying alcohol from local retailers. Those numbers arc up from 1995-9when 25 percent of underage decoys were successful. Selling beer to anyone under 21 is a Class A misdemeanor and curries a maximum fine of VOL Davis County Alcohol Compliance $2,500, and a year in jail. "They (store clerks) are just not taking the lime to 1. 1)., Condiir said. But Utah Food Industry president Jim Olsen said the increase is in proportion to enforcement being stepped up in Davis, increasing the number of reported incidents. This year the health department expanded the quarterly checks into West Bountiful, Farmington. Sunset and North Salt Lake, after a pilot program involving alcohol checks in Clear 1996-9- 7 1G, NO. 0050 CENTS Davis lives NEIGHBORS To iubnut on Horn for Nviyhbots, ca't 776 4951 wHkday, field and Kaysville proved cessful. suc- The checks are done by sending underage decoys into stores and having them try to buy alco hol. If they do, store dciks are fined. On repeal offenses the store can have its beer license FSeeCCCfl2 Reading recognition . . . Marian Hickman, Davis Applied Technology Center reading specialist, has been honored lor 15 years exemplary service to lifelong learning by mo Utah Association for Adult Community and Continuing Education. She was recognized at the annual meeting held in Going back to the American Park City Reading push . . . King Elementary School students had plenty of opportunities to do more reading in January during a 10 day reading push. A contest between classes made the challenge more fun when they found that they could earn a prize if their class read the most. One class from kindergarten to third grade and one Irom fourth to sixth grade earned a pizza party for the number of hours they read. One class racked up 74 hours in just four days, according to Sherry Palmer, who headed up the program. They began with a schoolwide family reading program where they not only read but used reading skills in playing games and other activities earning free books during a Several people from the community helped to impress upon the students the rewards and necessity of being able to read well. One day the school superintendent came: another day grocery store owner Tom Winegar read to them. A Layton City police officer was there to read one day as well as Mayor Jerry Stevenson. Students cover their ears against the noise of a musket being fired by Gregg Hansen of Kaysville in a Revolutionary War demonstration Fnday at the school. PLUG YOUR EARS: read-a-tho- Revolution well-know- -- Smith and Hansen showed By RUTH MALAN how the soldiers had to load, fire Standard Examiner correspondent - Dressed in a not seen since LAYTON 1700s, Gregg Hansen poured gun powder into his nfic, also an antique. . Taking his ram rod, he pushed the powder down and finished loading. Loading guns like the one Hansen was using is a slow process, but it took less time than it did for his partner, Wendell Smith, to load his musket. When the flintlock fired smoke from the barrel and sparks flew, Whitesides Elementary School students squealed, and asked to have the guns fired again. , Both men, as well as Smiths wife, Beth, and two of their children, David and Hannah Smith, came in full costume Friday to explain the daily life of people living during the American Revolution. David is a at Whitesides. Ten-year-o- ld fifth-grad- er and reload their guns when in battle. But these men were shooting blanks, or powder without the ball. Students were fascinated with the antique gun replicas and how they worked. Guns are not toys, they are weapons used in war and for hunting, Wendell Smith told the Reading challenge fifth-grader- s. Hansen and Smith both be- long to the American Long Rifle Association. As members they must wear authentic reproductions of Revolutionary War times. The Smith family of Layton does historical History is our hobby, we make history fun, said Smith, who was dressed in a green coat with brown knee britches. David, dressed in 1976 style knee britches, showed the class how children their age would have dressed. MARTY CAIVANOStandard Examiner Brittany Beckstead, 0, chums real butter after being pulled from the audience during a Revolutionary War assembly at Whitesides Elementary. David Smith, also 1 0, in a 1 700s costume, shows Beckstead his set of antique marbles. REVOLUTIONARY DEMONSTRATION: Knee britches were worn because it saved on material to make the pants, explained Smith. Wool, being the warmest natu 1 ral material, was used for the stockings which were held up with garters. sive the children usually went bare foot during the summer and wore moccasins if they didnt Since shoes were very expen See WAR2 E3 O S ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS . . . The following Clinton Elementary students accepted Gov. Mike Leavitt's challenge to read 100 books during the Centennial year. First grade: Tanner Linton, Alyssa Smith, Scott Marston, Dixon Kinney, Parker Dahl, Kevin Marston, Justin Fisher, Alyssa Steadman, Amy Steadman, Stephanie Olney, Jace VanLeer. Second grade: Amber Stott. Third grade: Kierra Smith, Heather Stott, TJ Berry, Taylor Ostberg, Angela Falvey, Matthew Hill. Fourth grade- - Katie Petersen, Anya Chase, Jake Downs, Shanna Sewell, Sam Petersen, Nikki Hansen, Kimberly Marston. Fifth grade: Jana Vellinga, Heidi Thurman, Sarah Hill, Matthew Berry. Sixth grade Becky Anderson, Desiree Loud, Kallie Sekinlick, Brooke Wood. Pet of Week J Missy, Owner: Hedgehogs prickly but cute By JANIS CARTER Standard Examiner correspondent CLINTON - ff youre then a a their litter of two to eight has been weaned. The gestation period is about 35 days, and VanNatter hopes to be able to breed about four times a year. Hedgehogs are growing in popularity right now because of their looks, their quietness and their easy care. They also dont smell, he At, spayed female terrier mix is house trained and good natured. She is available at the Davis County tie storybook animal, though she hasnt dared to hold it yet. As an insectivore, a hedgehog would characteristically eat only insects, but VanNatter says Koosh eats cat or ferret food and mealworms. He also gets a lot of exercise on the wheel m his cage. Other care includes bathing it in the sink in about 2 inches of water. Koosh is a pretty good swimmer, but he doesnt like the water so he tries to climb out of the sink. No soap is needed because his quills are fairly dust repellent. Koosh mostly stays m his cage, but sometimes VanNatter lets him out to roam around. the best pet, but for Ian VanNatter, who wanted an exotic pet, a hedgehog fit the bill. Resembling a guinea pig with said. quills, a hedgehog rolls up into a - Although plans are to breed ball when it feels threatened, and its quills stick straight up. It can the animals at Chases house, grow up to 8 inches long and VanNatters mother, Kathi, is not weigh 1 to 2 pounds when full real enthused about the breeding. They have a hedgehog list on grown, although the newborn antheir computer and get several imals are tiny, fitting into a tablemessages everyday about breedspoon. VanNatters hedgehog, Koosh, ing, some saying that if things came from a breeder in Ogden. dont go perfectly the mother will With breeding m mind for the eat her young. When VanNatter first got In fact Kathi was very hesitant springtime, VanNatter and his the animal would curl inKoosh, cousin. Junior Musik, both own about her son getting a hedgehog to a protective ball, and its quills males and their friend Kyle until she saw how cute it was. At were very sharp. But now that first they were going to keep it in Koosh knows Chase has a female. VanNatter, it will 6 the living room for just a while, be to need Hedgehogs lay in his hand. Kooshs just I like to and so cute now but can be its months old before they quills stay on permanently, it bred, and then they can be bred watch it, she said. I dont want See ANIMALS2 again about two months after to move it out. It looks like a ? r a Animal Shelter for a $25 adoption fee, plus a $10 license fee. Call extension 2, for more information. 544-835- Best Quote these bonuses are I feel if approved, we the people have been ripped. Sunset City Councilman Arley J. Wallace about a proposal to pay bonuses to the management team of the Davis County Energy Re- covery District, which operates the bum plant. three-memb- ROBERT REGANStandard-Exarrnne- r Holding their pet hedgehogs, Ian VanNatter (left) and Kyle Chase plan to breed the animals this spring. PRICKLY PETS: er |