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Show Stamlanl-Hvaminc- 4? V ft V V rr'-- n r ; Q jy IbeM Pago 7 DAVIS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AUCUST21, 1997 VOL10.NO.1G9 SCHOOL Mayoral races may get heated Many BOARD Kaysville Open house sc! for author Tho Daws Reading Council and trio Daws School District w.u host an open house horn 4 30 6 30 p m. lor noted children's book author Joy ex-coun- members challenging Incumbents In N. Davis Cowley, The event wilt be held at VAndndgo Elementary School. 1300 S, 700 East Cowley, better known as Oy BRYON SAXTON Dm tkssM Gumcilman Alvin 6fcxMdCxnnw SyruajM: Nance walked into the city offices IS minutes before the Aug. IS filing deadline in declaring his candidacy for may- . 'Miss has been described as New Zealand's gill to kids. She has written moro Ilian 400 Mies, many of which can be found The Story Box" and 'Sunshine Senes, distributed by The Wright Croup. Crowley will not be signing books, but children and parents can have their pictures taken Wishy-Washy- or. council Nance, a member, is challenging ap20-ye- pointed incumbent Mayor Dob L. Thurgood in the Nov. 4 municipal election. A council member or former council member taking on on incumbent mayor is a reoc- curring theme throughout north Davis County, making this year's municipal election one to watch. ' It was the last minute," said the Nance, who served as the city's mayor pro-teunder former Mayor Michael Garrett. In July Garrett moved to Uintah to be closer to his banking business, leaving the vacancy that Thurgood ended up filling. But Nance said his decision to run has nothing to do with. Thurgood getting the appointment over him, and more to do with giving voters a choice. One of those choices involves the direction in which the proposed Legacy Highway should go. That's (Bluff Road) kind of been on the books for years and years. But things change," he said. with her. For more information, call 4 Jom Fry. or or Gayle Jorgensen at 451-101- !W SCHOONSUndnrt Conner Naomi Sorenson (right) and Natalie Memtl look at Sorensons pounded plant print at the Fielding Garr Ranch on Antelope Island last week. About 80 students and several teachers from Cook Elementary School spent the week studying in and around the island as part of the schools extended school-yea- r program. In this exercise students found wild flowers and pounded their color into wet doth with a hammer. PLANT PRINTS: 451-152- 451-103- 5. CLEARFIELD m " Nance would rather the See MAYORS3 Fair draws record number Davis Bureau FARMINGTON The 10,000 people who went to see country recording star Trace Adkins at the Davis County of their Fair are record-sette- rs own. At least, so say best esti- mates. County officials say they will try and repeat the formula next year. Indications are that we certainly set attendance re- cords over the four days, said Davis FairPark interim director Brad Parkin. Parkin said based on food vendor sales more than 40,000 people attended the fair in west Farmington Wednesday through Saturday at the Fair-Park. Thats about 10,000 more people than who attended last years three-da- y fair. Davis officials have no actual count of how many attend the fair because admission is free. There is also no charge for parking or for entertainment, outside the cost of going to the CRC Rodeo. With the extra day and the Adkins concert. Parkin said the county had momentum in getting the larger crowd. What a great start. It was more than what we could have ask for, he said. More kids events, carnival and a hypnorides, truck-pull- s tist helped maintain the momentum. See FAIR3 the school and about 400 have participated in at least one of the extended-schoprograms. Be- Cook Elementary conducts week-lon- g program at state park r island - history, add a throw in a cup of geology, slice in a bit of math with a touch of art, a few social skills, and a lot of fun, and what do you have? adventure at AnA week-lon- g telope Island. About 80 students from Cook Elementary School in Syracuse signed up for the extended-yea- r program to learn all they could about the island and the Great Salt Lake. school received multi-purpos- e sides exploring Antelope Island, correspondent Antelope p.m. Thursday. There will be a short general meeting in the room. Three sessions will be held for parents to meet their childs teacher and receive information for the school year. Class lists will be posted Tuesday. Breakfast and school lunch will be served on the first day of school Aug. 25. Students who have not registered are encouraged to do so before the first day of school. For more information call the school at students have participated in By LORETTA PARK Standard-Examine- back-to-scho- r--TT f a experi$500,000 mental developmental grant from the Utah Office of Education, said Audrey Francis, assistant principal. It pays for the supplies, the teachers time, training and bus transportation. course is just The week-lon- g one of a few being offered to Cooks students this summer and after school hours. The school is in its second year of the grant, said Laurel Bain, principal. Part of the grant was to see if students really would take extra courses, Francis said. The response was overwhelming, Bain said. They expected about 150 students to participate in all of the courses. There are about 700 students enrolled in choir, mystery festivals, computer courses, independent' studies and math courses. r The number surprised school officials because students have to provide their own transportation to and from the school. Some of Cooks students live in Clearfield, Layton, Kaysville and West Point, besides Syracuse. Bain said they noticed when one student in a family signs up for an activity, all family members who are' students participate in the same activity. The courses are only offered to Cooks stu.1 dents. Bain said they get inquiries from parents from other schools who want their children to partici ipate. This is the second time the Antelope Island course has been offered this summer. The first time, about 120 students enrolled to participate during June. Almost half of the 80 students enrolled in, the August session are doing it for the second time, Francis said. We learned we needed more help during the first session, said Pat Russell, sixth-grad- e teacher. There was at least one adult for every 10 students in the program. Russell was also surprised at the number of students who . See COOK2 !eY ,i- - ta (I night Holt Elementary School will hold night at 7 ol extended-yea- r t - Students study on island The By BRYON SAXTON Standard-Examin- Holt planning back-to-scho- ol jl ; ' 774-741- 0. Syracuse j - SU if : MTV Doxey planning night back-to-scho- ol 31 Doxey Elementary School will be holding night at 6:30 p.m. today. The school invites parents and the community to come and learn of the events, plans, and goals for the coming school year. This evening is designed to give parents a chance to meet with teachers and the principal without the pressure of students present. There will be booths to visit and a chance to join the Parent Teacher Association. back-to-scho- CLINTON NOSING IN: Miqui Moreno gently pats the nose of one of the horses at Field e Garr Ranch while teacher Kathy Shelton looks on. sixth-grad- Back-to-scho- ol night set for Clinton Clinton Elementary will hold its night tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 outside of the Builder back-to-scho- school. Jazzes up new home It will include a small carnival, and parents and children are invited. Cost is $2.50 for dinner, catered by Chick-fil-Parents will be able to meet the childs teacher and the new principal. By RUTH MALAN Standard-Examine- r LAYTON correspondent - When Nick ' STATEWIDE watching the GED on TV this year, he casually suggested that a family room done with a Utah Jazz basketball theme would be fun. Then as he was building a new home for his family he became serious about the idea. His wife, Barbara, liked the idea, too. Adding a Jazz basketball theme to your home isnt easy. There are Jazz products on the market, but when it comes to putting a replica basketball court in your basement, its another thing. When I called the Jazz to ask about it I expected a yes. I See HOME2 enrolling students The Utah State Office of M Education is now enrolling students for the Fall GED on TV program. The program allows individuals without a high school diploma to earn an equivalency certificate by studying at home. To enroll call TIM JAZZY ROOM: Nick Wells i SCHOONStandard decorated a room of his new Layton home w.th a Jazz basketball theme, Examiner 08773 00003 V " |
