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Show ' StamhmlKvumIner 4 r 'A ins mu Reliving the Irek cwnsjimlinl tli'soibn lift vhit la liif!ijH'mlince Kink.A'I Kaysvillo i.iii:stvi.ij A TURN for Iho better IVojjram lu!j nu'tit.tlly .V 'vx disadvantaged lead normal , StjJtvmkrC, Davis county's community newspaper YX)1 livnt,3 VOL 16, NO. 17050 CENTS Davis Food Bank searches for new home CITY Permanent spot needs to bo In better location, officials say Py QRYQN SAXTON tw-aan-j L" - (MM SUNSET To nuke the Davis rood Bank acuxsiMc la mare people, ihae running li are hungry far a mare centrally located, permanent home. Sharon Anderson, lamily Conneettan Center executive direetar, said in August that ihe food hank, which served 2.8K6 familic In 1996, niaved from Farmington la Sunset "It is nal a said. The fHvJ hank, a nan prafii emergency food store house, is sharing space with The Salvation Army Thrift Store, si iZ J W. 1300 N,.rih. Anderson is hoping ihe f.od hank will move again soon, this nine closer to the County's population hub. "Ihe food hank will wwk out fine, if H is in Lajion or Clearfield,' she said. Prior lo moving to Sunset ihe service established in lvtt4 was operating oul of ihe basement of ihe County Library in I armmgton, umd the county needed the sracc. Making mailers worse is the lease the Salvation Army has on the building they share with the food hank, which expires in very good location," she Marsh, possibly leaving them both baking for a new home in the spring. Ihe deadline has I amity Connection Cenier olliuals aggressively searching for a J.CMK) square-too- l building they can move into now. Anderson said it's a ll dull-cu- tok, considering they have no money la build and very few funds la lease. Anderson said ollieials arc hoping someone will donate building space, land or some of ihe rent to help in reducing the cost of getting a permanent home. Roger L. Marlin, Family Connection development officer, said that because mosi of the families they serve have a low Income, he suspects Ihc families also have limned access to transportation, making it Foothills battle building more important fur ihe Family Connection to he cither lo ihe center of the county. Martin is hoping to make the move before the Christmas season arrises, when their service is even more in demand. We have quite a bit of food, hut II will go away real Iasi, he said. Ihe food bank, slocked with everything Bom fresh and frozen foods la bread products, receives donations from the business community and residents. The Boy Scouts of America also help stock the food bank hiannually with "Scouting For Food" drives. "We always need donations, Martin said. door-to-do- i V- , X, - Tho City Council has adopted an advance that changes ihe Halite pattern for Clinton City Pak. Routes to and from the park to 1600 North will remain with a reduction of speed to I5mph. The upper part of the park will be one way with a speed of lOmph. two-wa- getting new life If s been many years since the little white building next to the fire station served as a city hall. However, that is all changing, thanks to the investment of $20,000 to renovate and upgrade the UNETTE GAMBOA t ' i StaxiarOExanwiar Davw Bissau . Routes changed for city park Old City Hall .n danger, problems for homeowners, wildlife e, CLINTON SOUTH WEDER ii v - Construction causes Everything in (he foothills of Djvis COunty is high. The price is high for the homes built there. The residents live high above their valley counterparts. And the risk soars for some of the worst catastrophes that could befall a Utahn. Many of the homes rest in flood zones and on earthquake fault lines. Theyre also in thick brush, increasing fire hazards. Not to mention all the animals -cougars, raccoons, moose and deer - that nibble on backyard bushes, or worse, the household . pets. . "The foothills arc a very popular place to build houses." said Davis County planner Jeff Oylcr, adding that homeowners don't realize they are building in a dangerous situation. ; The danger doesnt stop with the homeowners. As homes reach closer to the forest, life be- -. yond the subdivision is impacted, too. Deer that typically wander to the outer foothills to feed during winter are finding streets instead of bushes and homes instead of trees. Consequently, the deer die and their populations decrease. Also, access to forest trails are blocked by some of the developments. Residents complain loudly about that to the county and U.S. Forest Service, Oyler said. This has prompted Davis County National and the Wasatch-Cach- e Forest officials to compile a master plan for the trails. ; We want to provide good ac- -, cess for the public so everyone can get to and use the land that tye all own, Oyler said. There are very few places to access the Rational forest, because it borders on private property. C - Salt Lake County passed an ordinance a few years ago that restricted developments on a 30 percent grade. Mike Sieg, district ranger for the Wasatch-Cachwants a similar ordinance in Davis County. ' - Sieg and Oyler also want to work with city officials to allow developments near trails only if there is public access to the trails. When such developments are allowed, its usually the residents who live in the subdivision who use the trails the most. Still, when developments pop up near recreational sites, there are conflicts. ; The Bountiful Lions Club gun range has received complaints from new residents about noise and possible stray bullets. But the guns are shot into the side of the mountain and the noise remains steady. " Barry Kelly, a resident who lives in the foothills of Bountiful, had some strong opinions about the residents who complain about problems they buy into. The guy who comes in late always wants to have his way, Kelly said. The Forest Service or the gun club doesnt have the jesponsibility to change to accommodate the guy who says, Shucks, you can hear the gun shots. Theyre trying to change the deal after they get there. LIMITS I ,J, s - - V,;":, . s, ..'V ' r ' X? - .X'' . , x v "S ; , BRIAN NICHOLSONStandard-Examme- k Kasten from computer service hooks up the CPU of this computer at the home of Doug Hughes. : - v makes house calls when computer users have troubles. . HERETO HELP: Doug Rent-A-Gee- Rent-A-Gee- r k Geeks come r7 They, wondered what was going to be done with the structure and city officials decided they "didn't want to see it go to waste. A little kitchenette is among improvements made with some finishing touches still required before it will be available, she said adding that people are already calling about renting it. To be officially called the civic center," rental fees will be month. LAYTON Commercial project to the rescue Labor Market Information . shows that in the computer and data processing services industry employment increased 500 percent in the last seven years, By V1KKI LEZA mostly due to the establishment Standard Examiner correspondent . r of access to America Online in Weber County in 1996. you have computer he number of businesses has or glitches can! be solved at . more than doubled in Weber and Davis counties county since home or in the office, thats ' 1 990 - from 44 businesses to ; when you need a geek. ' 97 in Davis County, and from They are official geeks, and 15 businesses to 34 in Weber proud of it. Certified, in fact, , ; This does not include County. and you. can even rent one for most home business, for which your home or office. They come the department does have labor from a technical and market statistics available. support service made up of Tracy, a Weber State University students recent graduate of WSU, started Who try to bring dignity and the business two years ago after good humor to the word geek. working for America Online, The employees go through doing technical support. intense training, including Tracy said that one day he becoming Microsoft Certified was on the phone with a client, Software Engineers and ' trying to solve her problem over Certified Novell Network the phone. He said he couldve Engineers. helped her if he was there in Doug Kasten, 18, of Layton, and the woman said person, is just starting studies at WSU, what she needed was a geek . 56 but already has accumulated who made house calls. college credits through various ; , . A light bulb went off in advanced placement tests, head. Tracys including computer sciencet. He The student combined his works With Jerry S. Tracy of. business, management and South Ogden, James OBryant support service experience and of Ogden and Doug Kasten of his own business. He formed Layton - the geeks that make and told his AOL ' the . company: 'up that he James friend, OBryant, J , handles just , was starting his own business 'about anything related to and wanted him to be involved. computers, from eliminating This was back when they viruses to building new systems. knew just enough to be ' . They recently installed a . dangerous, says OBryant. computer At first the business consisted a blind and man for program of Tracy and his friend, helped him learn how to use it. . servicing their friends is one of a computers out of TraCys home. number of computer service Tracy then risked leasing an businesses that have sprung up office and digging the holes to install a business sign. along the Wasatch Front in recent years. And at first he personally serviced every call. The Utah Department of Later he went to Career Workforce Services Division of said. set this , Company solves those computer worries with a personal house call facility. It is now hoped to have building ready to serve as a site for parties, receptions, and other events by late September. A lot of people saw the building (sitting vacant) during Country Fair Days activities, City Recorder Ginger Miller gets approval The City Council has approved a proposal for a small commercial subdivision on Antelope Drive. The Forbes Subdivision is to be developed as three commercial lots at 1750 W. 2000 North. The lots would be located on the north side of 2000 North between Robbins Drive, and , , Kmart. The city has not received any site plans detailing what businesses might locate in the subdivision. When . Rent-A-Gee- FARMINGTON k, Street project work approved Rent-A-Gee- The City Council has approved bids for street projects within Farmington. M8iM Asphalt was awarded a slurry seal road maintenance bid of $29,691 out of five bids received. Morgan Asphalt received the bid for other road ' , ' . er , Rent-A-Ge- speech-synthesiz- Rent-A-Ge- 17-fo- ot . y BRIAN CHECKING THE CONNECTIONS: Doug Kasten NICHOLSONStandard-Examine- makes some final r adjustments to Doug Hughes computer. Services at WSU and interviewed approximately 40 students, weeding out the best, then trained the college students and became a corporation. . .Tracy said he tries to hire college students with at least 45 credit hours to start, so we know theyre serious, going to college and trying to better ' themselves. . , He says college students are hard workers, stick to what they Start and are dedicated to studying just the quaiities . needed to survive his training. - . Kasten, currently in dual , "y training for service calls and management, is being groomed to manage the Layton office location. Doug is one of our best guys, Tracy said. Kasten first heard about from his mom. They built a system for his mothers employer, a doctor at McKay-De- e Hospital. After made a house call for the doctors computer, the doctor recommended them to Kastens mother. Rent-A-Ge- work for $163,764. The bids were revised because work on Glovers Lane will be deferred until next spring. Sycamore trees to be trimmed The large Sycamore trees on 4th North between Main Street and 200 East will be trimmed this winter. The city has agreed to trim those trees along with other trees on State and Main. The city usually does this," City Manager Max Forbush said. Rent-A-Ge- See GEEKS2 n ?v. 00003 |