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Show Staml-anl-Kxamme- r J S' (! fv 9 Ay y : V - IREVJ.EW7 MAY 29, 1997 Pago 3 DAVIS COUNTVS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL1G.NO. 135 Centerville officer wins top award Child gives credit Even though this will look gml on to fellow officers and supervisors a resume , I want to continue my hw enforcement caixer light here in Ccntaxille. I bee this community. Wc Imc a g vat Dy PICK WALTER Itarnn - CLNTLR VILLK Paul Child diWMi't plan to look for a job ouiMdc of Ccnlcrville in law enforcement. lie ttkes where he' at. Hut that doesn't mean he couIJn'l get a job el here, especially with some hefty recognition he received recently. The Centerville policeman was presented the Nationally Clreden lialed Law I nforccment OfTicer Award, by US. Attorney General Janet Kcno this month, in conjunction with the Peace Officer Memorial ceremony in Washington, D.C Last February, Quid was notified that he was one of 70 police futwe ahead of us, and I would hhc to k a pail of it. -- Paul officers nationwide who had won the award. At first, I was overwhelmed by it, " Child said, Hut I guess I'm getting a little more used to it now. When Child applied for the program, he wasn't sure what to expect, but he knew it wouldnt be easy. There are three phases to the process, which look a great deal of his time and energy. 1 1 is first step was to submit an application to the board. It wasn't like filling out a regular job application," Child said. Child It was more like writing a college essay." The application required information about his law enforcement experience, education, com- mitment to improvement, community service and an affidavit. After that Child had to provide the names of nine individuals as references - three from his supervisors, three from community members, and three from his peers. They were asked to complete a confidential questionnaire re garding his values, ethics, interpersonal relationships, support of the mission of law enforcement, and his commitment to the community. It was a lot to ask of these people," Child said. I could not be good policeman without the support of my supervisors and fellow officers. 1 heir ability to pass on knowledge, direction and experience has been superb. I have nothing but the greatest respect for them." finally. Child had to take a test covering ureas of communications, community policing and interactions, investigations, officer safety, values, and ethics. It was very difficult test, but I believe that any of Centerville's police officers could have done well. We are all trained well, and 1 hope to see others in our department go for credentiahng," nt I - i - SCHOOL BOARD x - s CLEARFIELD - Retd student wins poster contest Hill v 4k,, W 200-quexii- LX ttUWJ '.Amfcrtj tr Centerville Police Officer Paul Ovid went to Washington. D C. to receive a national award. HONORED: Child sjiJ. I clliiw officer Niles HanlcMin said Child deserves the award. It See HONOH2 Growing pains in West Point - I. t vy, djpMtjon f( i f t u I' 4 v V- j Carla Somaia hem lift FmtJ elementary Sdiool is irr stale pooler contest winner m this year s Tar Wars Tobacco Prevention program. Samaia s pooler, along wifi moo than 40 entries horn across the nation, will bo entered m (ho National Tar Wars poster contest to be held in Sait Lake City in June Tor Wars is a national program developed m 1988 by Doctors Ought to Care and the Halt ol late Education Center of (tie Denver Museum ol Natural History, The program allows health cate professionals and community organizations to collaborate in youth tobacco education. In placo smee 1994 in Davis County, the annual program is sponsored by the Davis County Health Department. Division of Health Promotion, and the Davis School District Drug Free Schools Program. The program focuses on students to discourage the use of tobacco products. The program also addresses the advertising and marketing strategies tobacco companies use to entice young people to smoke. This year in Davis County 16 elementary schools were involved and more than 20 health care professionals including school nurses, dentists, and family physicians delivered the message r A class presentation by a health care professional was followed with a poster contest to emphasize the message learned. Student surveys designed to measure changes in knowledge after the program was implemented showed significant results. The most significant of these changes showed students reporting an overall 53 percent increase in being able to identify the legal age to purchase tobacco products in Utah, a 31 percent increase in recognizing the advertising strategies to target adolescent smokers, and a 29 percent increase in recognizing the number of harmful chemicals contained in tobacco Schools desiring to be involved in the 1998 Tar Wars program can call the Davis County Health Department at 0 or the Davis School 9 District at fifth-grad- e - one-hou- ., Af f dv. t si, PAiV' V ,1M & J.. I 4 - jV S ff. IN THE TRENCHES: -- ; V-- ROBERT Norm Whitaker and a contractor inspect a water line under construction. C L REGANStandard-Examine- r a tape ruler in hand, West Point Maintenance Director Norm Whitaker checks where a cut will be made against stake. Whitaker has a variety of duties for the growing Davis County city. ALL IN A DAYS WORK: With a survey Maintenance director keeps city on track correspondent POINT - Norman knows his job change as surely as the small town of West Point changes Whitaker was hired by West Point thrpr vpars non ac it mun tenance director. He oversees the maintenance crew the Darks the WEST cemetery, the crossing and Yu g 451-115- DAVIS COUNTY lawns with concerns Whitaker. By LORETTA PARK Standard-Examin- 451-334- , Growth is the city s biggest challenge and water is Whitaker s main concern. West Point has a high water table and where the water goes concerns Whitaker. What the dnrdc concerrij Whitaker. What happens to residents waste water concerns Whitaker. And what the residents water their Whitaker has a construction WSU background. After he was hired, he received training in culinaiy nd waste water management Several of his staff also received the training. Culinary water is the given to 2 in Davis Two area high school seniors have been awarded Presidential Honors scholarships to Weber State University this fall Each will receive more than $16,000 in tuition, fees, housing and expenses dunng their four years at WSU Kenneth T Lindley, son of Gregory and Kaylene Lindley, attends Bountiful High School and plans to major in zoology Stephanie Hansen, daughter of Alan and Vickie Hansen, attends Clearfield High School and plans to major in secondary education. in8 bathing and cleaning, he said. .Waste water is water that goes m the sewer storm 11111011 or secondary water used on lawns or garens. Even though Whitaker, 52, is a jjfeiong resident of Kaysville, West he took be. Job cause he wanted to help a small town g,.ow Norm (Whitaker) does a g0D takes his job really j jQb. He Howard said serious, Stoddard. Mayor See Whitaker2 scholarships GETTING AROUND: His truck is almost his office in Norm Whitakers daily work routine. He logs more than 35,000 miles a year on the vehicle. Other finalists who competed for the presidential r honor will receive tuition scholarships worth more than $6,100. Students from throughout the nation were invited to participate in the 16th annual competition based on their admission index (comprised of ACT composite score and high school grade point average. Some 90 finalists came to WSU four-yea- More area kids getting their kicks this year soccer far exceeds goals registration Davis County youth By KEN KENNEDY Standard-Examin- correspondent Fourteen Turquoise Tigers met at Peter Piper Pizza for fun and to celebrate the end of the spring soccer season. Theyre just one of many teams that ended the spnng season this month. ; So many, that officials are worried about what will happen when the season resumes in the fall. With registration running over 1,800, American Youth Soccer Organization officials anticipate that up to 2,300 youth enrolled this year when the second half of the season gets under way. This leaves a great hole, a real need for referees and coaches. Says Mike TitThe sheer tle, regional commissioner. numbers call for a lot of adult volunteers. Tittle should know, as he has been t coaching soccer since his son, now in college, began playing at age 5 in 1982. Mike never had any experience in soccer when he started coaching. I played some basketball, football, and baseball but never thought about soccer. Now as regional director and coach, 1 spend 40 hours a week involved with soccer, he said. This isnt an easy task as Tittle works full time with the Social Security Department. All AYSO workers are volunteers. The youth start play before they are 5. The 4 12- - to dont even use a net, just getting them to run in the right direction is a challenge, Tittle said. At this age emphasis is on touching the ball, no real skills are taught. As they grow they advance to higher skill areas. At about age 8 they start learning the more advanced skills. One aim of the program is to improve in April for interviews with judging committees While on campus, the students were given tours of the academic colleges and had lunch with university administrators and faculty members See SOCCER2 4 |