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Show Stamlanl-Hvaniinc4 r inside Safe crossing S nii'M offiivni wm Huts m lntirwiiim2 i,iii;si vi.i: All smiles , ' , ; REVIJEW7 , J 'x' APRIL 19, 1997 niMon DAVIS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOI. IK. NO. 11700 CliNTS Go ahead, bad guys, run CITY LIMITS LAYTON Furry crimo-f- i ghter sinks his teeth into patrol job Candidates, judges being sought with Layton police OyLlNCTTCGAMPOA LAYTON politicians have lh to run lor a city olhu' a j i n this year. The nuy s it and two city cow mi M ats will ho up lor V t - When Iiiton Reed ilcxloji patrol the city, Oik absorbs all ihe attention. Oik is younger than I lesion, has more hair and. if (hey aren't running away, people can't keep their hands oil him. I just hold the leash." Ileslop said. "I Ic gets all the lovin'." Oik, a German shepard. captured the attention of a Tew judges recently at the l()ST Dog Championships in Salt Lake City. He earned two gold medals for tracking and obedience. I le also was awarded a Service Dog examination Regulations certification. A high honor for a pooch. To get it. Oik maneuvered through two rigid tests - obedience and apprehension. Less than 10 out of 49 dogs received this award. Officer Robert Johnson of the Weber County Sheriffs department and Quinta, a Belgian Nlalmois, won a gold for the Detector Dog Sniff Off event, in which Quinta quickly sniffed drugs from a vehicle. Quinta is in the 96th percentile," said Wendell Nope, service dog training supervisor of the Utah Police Academy. There are only 4 percent of all police dogs in the free world that performed better than Quinta that day. This is the third year the Utah Peace Office Standards and Training division has sponsored the event, which is judged by international standards. Dog handlers, trainers and judges nationwide and from Canada migrate to the event. So its not just a bunch of hometown boys giving each other ' ByJaNAE FRANCIS r correspondent - City officials say the good SUNSET got on a large older-modemergency generator was really an investment in someone elses junk. Public works director Mickey Hennessee said Tuesday that after he and council member Arley Wallace took the generator all around the state seeking repairs, they finally sought help from the Army National Guard. They were quite amazed that we had the generator that lit up General Pattons tent, Hennessee said jokingly. , They said it was so old, only one guy in the state could fix it. And hes gotten a new phone number since the Guard had it, said Hennessee. Wallace said, We should write it off as a good intention el l - Hett-a- THumj who are thinking unioie.lv about running lor a oty ohn e will need to make that dociutn and Mo tor running ncxicnr hlgan sonant The Ming tk'.iiJiine is Aug 26. Laylyn has a tiling lee Ot $25 lor those running for a city office. The piiin.ny election will be Oct. 7 and me general election is Nov 4. Also, theie may be a need lor additional election judges. Those who have an interest in working as a judge, from 6 30 a m. to 9 p m. on election day. should call the city recorder's office at 546 6515. Lwm Oik, wearing his Layton City Police badge, won two gold medals lor tracking and obedience at the POST Dog Championships in Salt Lake City. A PROUD CHAMP: a pat on the back," Nope said, and turning a cold shoulder to the people." Nope created the competition as a fun way to police himself. At each competition, he determines the value of his training seminar by watching his pupils in action. Then he learns from other examples and returns to work to improve his program. In essence, this is what every participant can do at the competitions. 1 leslop show ed the rest of the officers how good a dog can be trained, Nope said of his former student. Next year, the officers will give Reed a run for his money." But Oik is a hard act to follow. He's nice to the nice people and bad to the bad people, Nope said. "And shame on them (the bad people), they should give up before they have to activate Oik. CLINTON Fire rating for city Improves out-of-sta- Deal on generator shorts out for Sunset Standard-Examine- iiurn fituh Iium.mii;stl4ii tin lo I1iijiiiiii riw;iriIig.7 ILivU 1 lMHini.il and a bad outcome. When recent wind storms caused power and telephone failure, forcing city employees to go home for the day, officials said they realized just how valuable such a generator would be, especially when residents tried to call the city with questions about the storm. However, officials said price tags and regulations have kept emergency generators out of reach for all Utah small cities they know of except West I Jordan. But Wallace explained that all is not lost with Sunsets efforts. . Tuesday, the city council voted to send the generator to state surplus, where federal employees can bid on it. Wallace hopes to recover the city investment with the sale of a trailer the generator came on. PLAYING IN THE SNOW: In the middle of a favorite winter game. Oik. the snow thrown by his handler. Officer Reed Heslop. This is the fourth competition for I leslop and Oik. T raining seminars had kept them away from attending other competitions. The two work together, play together and even live together. I leslop obtained Oik through the police department four years ago for the average price of S4,500. Ileslop was tired working as a patrol officer and wanted a change. I looked at Casey (the former Layton police dog), and thought, 'thats a tool Ive never had, I leslop said. j Oik is better than a billy club. K-- a mace and a gun all rolled into one. One mention that a police officer has a dog w ill stop people in their trucks, I leslop said. Oik is trained to track suspects and hold them by sitting in front of the suspect and barking. If. for some odd reason, the suspect decides to run. Oik will attach his teeth onto the suspect and won't release until the officer says so. Thats 85 pounds hanging from a clenched jaw, which is holding on for dear life to somebody's arm or leg. Not many suspects run. They might get real mouthy," Heslop said. But theyre also motionless when they're dog for Layton city police, catches mouthy." With Oik yawning in agreement during the 9 u.m. interview, Heslop said he and Oik work weird hours, from 9 p.ni. lo 5 a.m., to catch the burglars. They stroll by and through businesses doing checks and say ing hello to workers. late-nig- As always, Oik gets the rawhide bones and the constant pets and pats. Heslop receives ip. But he doesn't mind being upstaged by a dog. He's a good partner." lie said. "It would be a hard adjustment to go back to patrol." Parking sparks discussion Kaysville businesses clash over limiting parking on Main, Center streets By RUTH MALAN Standard-Examin- correspondent KAYSVILLE - Some city residents want to restrict parking on Main Street for safety reasons, but business owners say theres not enough parking as it is. City Councilman Brian Cook, who has an insurance office on the corner of Main and Center streets and is on the city safety committee, asked the council at a recent meeting to restrict parking after 6 p.m. The safety committee asked that the area from the comer of Center and Main to the end of the Kaysville Theater marquee be used only for loading and unloading of passengers going to the theater. Individuals are stopping, not parking, for loading and unloading. They need a lane to get off of the road, Cook told the council. He suggested that about 150 feet along the curb should be used only for loading and unloading after 6 p.m. Cook said there is a visibility and safety problem in the area when cars are stopped near the theater. However, city engineer Andy Thompson said his main concern is about the businesses in the area and how limiting parking will affect them. Theater owner Bill Call agreed. We object to the loss of any parking spaces, he said, adding that he had not been notified that the subject was on the agenda for that city council meeting. He said the proposal would take six parking places, and there are only 18 or 19 spaces on the whole block. Councilman Joe Hill said he thought having a loading zone in the area in question would be a plus for the theater. And Councilman Robert Rees has noticed a lot in that area when people are of double-parkin- g picking up children following a movie, vyhich raises safety concerns. The police have not mentioned the problem, said City Manager John Thacker about dropping off and picking up movie-goer- s. Ive seen too many times when a car is loading or unloading, the car behind swerves out and into the crosswalk, Cook said. Call told the council that attendance is down at the theater since owners remodeled and that he thought every business owner along the street See PARKING2 Photos sometimes expose story better than words can have its embarrassing moments, especially in settings. Once my wife and I were out with another couple at an elegant Ogden restaurant. When I began telling a story, gesturing with my arms as I usually do, I noticed that my friend was looking at my shirt sleeve in a curious manner. I stopped talking, glanced at the sleeve and noticed something sticking out I pulled on it and out fell two dryer sheets on to the table. I always wondered what happened to those things. Theyre kind of like socks. They go into the dryer, but they dont ever seem to come out. Anyway, I broke the embarrassing silence by making a crack that for my next trick I would pull a rabbit out of a for the rest hat. The only thing was, I was of the evening, figuring such embarrassing moments always come in threes. I was certain that when we got up to leave the table, my fly was going to be open and there would be toilet ' Life paper stuck to the bottom of my shoe. I spent the rest of the evening indiscreetly checking to make sure no such occurrences took place. But my embarrassing moment is just a glitch in comparison to one Davis County womans experience recently. She will remain nameless, but her story was shared with me by a , A couple went to Logan for a romantic getaway weekend at a theme room bed and breakfast. The husband decided he wanted to indulge in a bubble bath - something he hadnt done since he was 5 years old. His wife saw a Kodak moment and snapped a dozen or so photos of her man covered with bubbles in the tub. Upon returning home, she took the roll to a department store and had double prints made. Not waiting to check the photos she rushed off to a meeting with friends to share the fun of showing off the pictures. Instead of laughing over her hubby with a rubber duck, the exposures showed more than the photographer wanted. As the photos were passed around, friends saw a clear picture of the photographers nude image in the mirrors surrounding the tub. Sometimes, a picture is worth more than a thousand words when there's a double exposure. Andy Howell is an assistant managing editor Jor the Standard-Examinand a member of the neit spaper's editorial hoard. lie can he reached weekdays at . er 776-49- x COPY Fire Chief Floyd Peterson said Clinton's (ire insurance rating had dropped Irom a 7 in 1978 to a 5 in 1996. An ins)Gction by the Insurance Service Office is done about every 15 years, he told the city council recently. This information is sent to all insurance companies to be used in determining coverage tor properties. A rating increase of this kind could help homeowners and businesses reduce their insurance rates." Peterson said. He suggested people contact their individual insurance companies to find out more information. FARMINGTON City looking for talented people If you can sing, dance, perform with a musical instrument, present a gymnastics routine or martial arts, do a magic show, or present a comedy routine, then you may want to register for the Farmington Family Talent top-notc- h Showcase. Audition registration for ages 5 through adult will continue through April 25, at the recreation office from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 42 N. 650 West. The cost to audition is $2 per act, and auditions will be held April 30 and May 1 . Only those meeting the criteria will be selected. The decision of the judges is final. If selected, the cost is $10 per act or $25 per immediate family if several family members are selected to participate in different acts. For more information call the 3 or recreation office at 451-095- Harry Bonner at 451-676- Fruit Heights Jogging lane is adjusted Joggers, no need to fret. Just keep your eyes open when youre hitting the pavement near the Fruit Heights LDS Stake Center at 170 N. Mountain Road. There is sidewalk in front of the stake center north to Terrace Drive, making it an unnecessary duplication to have the marked jogging path adjacent to the sidewalk, the city council has decided. In fact, while giving two choices for joggers, it posed parking problems along the short stretch of road that has sidewalks, City Manger Richard Marchant said. The council elected to divert pedestrian traffic, to the sidewalk and allow parking on that stretch o road. he said. w |