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Show 2 Thursday Lakeside IW Couple see gold P Form pilot, and convenient, t!e says. Stephanie Johnson, of Cottonwood Heights Ms that cate vifo making money off oner people's gx'txiQQ gory, WST VALLI Y CITY Almost involuntarily, MAe Hal luri lunu lux hr j4 xlyvMrJ a4 etanvex al a Kilmer f!mg over Valley Ciiy home, ; Airplanes are Ins first love, Itu West ic hut hue diM)T ray hilt. especially if you arc a former 1 astern Airlines pilq, I Unemployed and underem- fr years, Buttars now is ployed grounded in a new careen other people garbage. He and ht wife Sally own a email hut growing curbsiJc-col-lectiocompany called "I he Spokesmen." a name left over from a railed voice-maventure. Unhke other recycling firms in Salt Lake County, the busmens, run from a office space in their living room, does not con tract with cutes to provide curb side senice; it contrasts with in n il Hut-ture- dividual households the only option in our neigi.horh.HHl mat I know of," satd Johnson, who signed up the limtarsev service recently. "I've been waiting f.r something ,ke this to come along" Johnson said her family of sis produces co niush garbage that she was about to orJcr another garbage can from the county sanitation department, which would have tasked $4,75 more a month on her garbage bilk liut with curbside recycling, the Johnsons wont need that evtra ran. I or $2.50 a month, the Hut larses company will swing by the Johnson house every other week to lake away newspapers, "Its in communities where government does mu provide the sen ice. "This is a business." Mike Iluttars says. "It was something not being ottered so wc went in toil." !)ut it also is a business "filling a gap" in recycling in Salt Lake County, whose landfills are in danger of filling up in the next half century', says Margaret Grochocki, county recycling coordinator . Most county residents see the need for recycling and will participate if it is easy lr plasties, aluminum and steel cans, lauded into two carlyl9KiH v image delivery truck. the rccy c tables are then taken to market. I he newspapers go to Redi Therm, a cellulose insulation company, and die other materials to 111 I Recycling Services. So far, the iluttorscs have attracted 1,400 customers, most of them on the cast bench of unincorporated Salt Lake County. A few are scattered around West Valley City. The couple say they barely make enough money to cover costs and to raise their family of four children in a modest split-levrambler. But they hope to nearly double their business in ihe next few years. They figure that at 2.600 customers. el in trash Mayors they will have the "critical mast" of diems to make the venture profitable, "There just no money to buy pew truck or real estate," save Mike Hollars, who paid yut $Stj for the two delivery truck now in use. Buttars d.ws almost all maintenance and repairs on the vcludcs home If. There also is no money for adeeming. Sally Buttars and their children drum up bounces by going door to door with Biers that say, "lut your garbage can on a diet. Try curtmde recycthe ling" The (hers, as well truck, soon will feature logo of a garbage can with a measuring tape around its midsecuon. The company currently is targeting new business in Holladay u and Murray. Next year, the company may go into south Da vis County. sat Mike Buttars, who grew up in Centerville. Though they work solely through subscriptions, the But-tartried to win bids with West Valley City and Munay. Both dues refused to implement curbside recycl- sc ing. In Salt Lake County, the ter vice is offered by Salt Lake City, Sandy. South Jordan, West Jordan, Riverton and Draper. Participation in those ciucs ranges from 60 percent to 70 percent of households, Grochocki said. Residents are charged a fee for the service in all the cities but Salt Lake City and Riverton. "But somebody is paying for it somewhere," says Sally froml rood go west of the North Davis Sewer District plant, while Thur-goo- d believes they should stay ttiih the Bluff Road corridor, most of which ha been preserved. The 4 6-- y ear-ol- d Racine claimed that by rung matr, resident, other than those retired, could nm for the otMe, Another tmeresung race will to a Thurgood Mid be did take a stand early on where the highway should go, and realizes Nance and be are "nules apart" on that hue. But Thurgood maintains that its OK to disagree. "Youre not going to find me backing down from an issue," Thurgood said, a philosophy he says he held while serving two terms on the Davis school board. Thurgood said the one thing making this contest particularly difficult is that Nance and he are second cousins, and he has great deal of respect for the man. t part-tim- e be in South Weber, Where Mai or Bdl Petty ts being challenged by Councilman Henry Dukamore, Dickamore, 6J, is a former state representative and a retired educator, while Petty will be trying for Ms second term as mayor. Dickamore, who has two years left on his current term as a councilman, said he is running Mr mayor at the request of others. ClcarfitlJ Mayor NclJon Hamblin, vving fur his fifth term, is being challenged by former Councilman Thomas Waggoner and Richard Caw. Caw is s next-doneighbor to City Hall, while Waggoner is the brother of current Clearfield City Attorney Lorry Waggoner. With three mayoral candi- Municipal candidates listed Here is a hl of candidates who filed for Davis Coumy municipal offices by the Aug. IS deadline. I run Heights will hold party nominating conventions pevt month to come up with ns candidates. Bountiful g Mayor; John Cushing Sam fowlTwo council er. Ann Wilco Hardy, Stewart Knowlton Centerville b Mayor: Robin Barraclough, frank Htnchi, Douglas L. Nielsen, Gory T tngey b Two council seats: N. Kent Bangertcr, Richard "Rick" S. Bangerter, Mark H. Gaik, Bruce Powell, Rop Russell Clearfield b Mayor; Ruxc!l G. Caw, Ncldon Hamblin, Thomas W aggoner b Two council seats; Ivan D. Anderson, James Barlow, Martin I luson, Alan Hansen. Linda L Mabcy, Don Ormsby, Dan Phelps, Paul Poorte Clinton b Mayor A. DcMar Mitchell b Two council seats: Joanne Kt; dates, Clearfield will hold Oct. 7 primary. Lay-toIn Layton, Mayor Jerry SteClearfield, South Weber, and West Point. venson is being challenged by West Point Mayor Howard Councilwoman Lyndia Graham. Stoddard is being challenged by In Sunset, appointed mayor Jan former councilman Jay H. Rit- Galbraith faces challengers Arley Wallace, a council member, and chie, son of Weber County Commissioner Joe Ritchie, Wayne Doak. Centerville and Kaysville are major Jay Ritchie, 40, was proponent in changing West sure to get new mayors with both Points form of government from Mayor Priscilla Todd and Mayor e e Art Johnson stepping down rea mayor to a administrator in 1995. spectively. Hansen, Lori Miller, Merlin Those competing in Center- Mitchell. William R. Russell, That move was opposed by Kenneth F. Willis Stoddard, 71, who contended ville for mayor are Robin Barn-dougPrank Hirschi, Gary Tin-ge- y administrator that a full-tim- e Farmington b Mayor Greg Bell would only cost residents more and incumbent Councilman in taxes with the higher salary. Douglas E. Nielsen. b Two council seats; Tammy In Kaysville, mayoral candi- Boyce, Dave Connors, David J. The council sided with Ritchie, but agreed not to take away dates include Councilman Brian Dixon, Niels L. Plant e the mayor's status until D. Cook and Joe Hill, along with Kaysville Stoddard's second term expired DcWayne Jay and Bruce M. b Mayor Brian D. Cook, Joe McGraw. this Dec. 31. Hill, DcWayne Jay, Bruce M. McGraw b Two council scats: Darrell Home, Stephen Whitesides Layton Other interesting mayoral races are also shaping up in n, full-tim- full-tim- h. full-tim- Mayor: Jerry Stevenson, b Lyndia Graham b Two council seats: Stuart Adams, Dawn Fitzpatrick. Chad Harward, Richard G. McKenzie, Dennis R. Pollock, R. Kim Sill, Joel Smedlcy, F. Rcnny Knowlton, Eileen Keys Pitcher North Salt Lake b Mayor Dean Davies, Jim Dixon, William Swank b Two council seats: Kay W. Briggs, Paul Chavez, Nathan Hale, Lew Jcppson, Bill McNair, Karen Swank Syracuse b Mayor: Robert Bob" L. Thurgood, Alvin Nance b Two council seats: David R. Benard, Byron Hellewell, Jon W. Jcppcrson, Theron R. Lcishman,-- ; Leo D. Miller, Cheryl Stable, Ed Yelgon South Weber b Mayor Bill Petty, Henry, Dickamore ,, b Three council seats: Annette Ray Gardner, Jack Frost, . Pam-Jone- s Sunset Mayor Wayne Doak, Janice d GETTING A LEG UP: Cook Elementary School students compete in a stations at the ranch, and the frontier games station proved to be a favorite. three-legge- Cook race at the Fielding Garr Ranch on Antelope Island last week. About 80 students rotated through several students saw a herd of buffalo and some antelope. For some it was the closest they had ever been to wildlife. eign countries learn how to speak English easily, Melvin Nielson said. Teachers and students broke into groups to do the activities and to take the tour. Melvin and Gloria Nielson of Kaysville told the groups stories of the ranch. Both have been volunteers on the island for four years. Gloria Nielson taught students the Deseret alphabet that was used by the pioneers during Brigham Youngs time. It was supposed to help those from for aide, was teaching students how to dye pieces of muslin with leaves, flowers and grasses. Third-gradJennifer Greaves explained the process. First you mash the leaves and plants with this rock. Then you put it in that bucket, then the other bucket and then rinse it. Then hang it on the fence, she said as she held her artwork up. Sean Williams, a fourth-gra- d Layton being built at this time, group project. while his dad oversees the two I set the wood on my lap to homes theyre building in Roy. router and I got dust all over myself, he said. I did the entire The home with its unique famFrom 1 didnt know they would have to ily room is one of the 31 homes Jazz room myself. My dad and have been a lot of in this years Parade of Homes father-in-lacheck it out with the NBA for apruns from Aug. 22 through help. which proval, Nick Wells said. Sept. 1. His wifes father is Lloyd ' It took three weeks for the apa retired physician. Poulsen, contraclike other Nick isnt proval, which he got free of tors; his work comes with a and white room The purple else But if someone charge. is a parahas a miniature Delta Center wants him to use the floor and unique challenge. He on his home court. In order to get the Jazz theme in their home they will plegic and works a He basketball court replica to be auwheelchair. in seated while and check it out again have to accident in auto an was injured thentic, he went to the Delta there may be fees. several years ago and has had to Center and took pictures of the Nick Wells and his dad, Dave, remodel his current home to fit court so he could look at them his own needs. while working on his floor. are partners in Wellsbuilt Construction. As contractors they are I dont know of another genThere are basketball hoops at building several homes at the eral contractor in a wheelchair, each end of the room with the same time. Nick and his wife he said. Jazz logo on the floor. The baswanted a home big enough for kets have been tied shut and Jazz him doesn't His disability stop their two children and four foster basketballs rest in them for now. He work. doing his lifes children with the potential of from Basketball could actually be Jazz room, the on hard worked having more foster children living laying the hardwood floor and played in the room with a Nerf with them. finishing the room himself with ball, but Nick is not encouraging it. The room is mostly for enterconthe the is over Wells help of family and friends. Nick large struction of twoGther homes in This home has beome a family tainment, with screen television on one end of the room and the purple and white cabinets on the other. I dont think Ill ever get tired of the Jazz, said the basketball fan from his wheelchair. The kids think its pretty cool. A wall of windows overlook the large back yard where water tumbles over rocks into a pond, and trees separate the more formal setting from a grass lawn almost the size of a football field. I wanted a football field for the kids, said Barbara Wells. They ordered 14,000 square feet of sod. At the far end of the basement is a spare bedroom and bathroom also decorated with a Jazz basketball theme. The white cultured marble has purple in it and the white tile has purple grout. There are eight bedrooms and 4.5 baths in the home. The main reason for building this home is for the kjds, Nick From 1 had never visited the island, even though theyve lived close to it all of their lives. Besides exploring the island, students visited Great Salt Lake Mineral, the Weber Basin Water Treatment Plant, North Davis Sewer District plant and Layton Commons Park. Students also did experiments with water, plants and food. Alex Wright, a fourth-grade- r, said he liked visiting the sewage plant and the water treatment plant. It was fun to watch the machine work and clean out the water. It added chemicals and these cool bubbles came out, Wright said. One day was devoted to visiting the Fielding Garr Ranch on Antelope Island, where besides learning the history of the ranch, they did pioneer crafts and games. In the bus on the way out the Home w Jessica Mikkelsen, a grant er er, really enjoyed making the muslin piece. He was not sure what he would use it for, but hoped he could do it again. n In another area, Adam and Jon Paul Parent shook a filled with bags of chocSour-enso- olate cream. This was the boys second time in the program. I had fun last time so I wanted to do it again, Sorenson said. Russell said the teachers wanted to do different activities so students who were doing a second time would not be bored. - Galbraith, Arley J. Wallace b Four council seats: Cheryl Budge, Max C. Hill, Bart Johnson, Danny L. Von Almen, Brent ' Andrews, Donna L. Berkeley, Ty Swenson, Mel Wood, Carl W.' Trussel, Carl V. Clayton. West Bountiful Mayor: Jim Childs Two council scats: Theresa ' Castleton, Duff Egginton, Larry Sinks West Point Mayor: J. H. Ritchie, Howard F. Stoddard Two council seats: Luis' Lee Barrett, Noall J. Child, Farrell A. Cook, Pat Galloway, Ernest B. Millgate, Iola B. Murray, Gerald J. Page, Merrill H. Roberts, Richard Roginski, Bar. bara Langston. . Wood Cross ' : ' ' Mayor: Jerry Larrabee Two council seats: Darifi Hicks, Lane Antry, Ted Cahoon , , Kelly Class 3 Wells said. home. ' A large pantry and natural maThe lift is located near th ple cabinets form a large kitchen kitchen and garage entrance. He! with gas appliances. The refriger- justv wheels himself into the ator is one comer facing the work is able to go to the other! area. floor on his own. t This is a very contemporary The master bedroom has twof home, he said. sinks. One is left open to allow-h- is A Berber multi-levwheelchair to pull under th carpet breaks the expanse of hardwood sink. floors in front of the fireplace. Barbara Wells and her sistdr-hav- e Nick Wells also has another done feather painting and. company, Wellsprints. He draws hand print painting on the walls; and designs the house plans he of Some of the bedrooms in the! ' builds and is the designer of the basement. v ' , home his family will soon be livThey found the hardwood , ing in. floor, with its narrow strips of The home was not only de- - wood, very difficult to lay so they! signed for a family, it was dedid get some help from profes--siop- al signed so everything is accessible hardwood installers. I to Nick. Yvonne a Weber Griffin, This house was designed to interior design intern, ' make it accessible to the disathe rooms. to helped design bled, but it wont look like a ; She was so house for a wheelchair, said willing to help.-Sh-e even helped with the hardNick, who has designed a lift to take him to the two levels of the wood floor, said Nick. , J lift-an- d- el , . y |