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Show VJ7 NOVKMIiHU20, DAVIS COUNTY'S COMMUNnY NlAVSI Ranch restoration Retired biology teacher remembers fcto growing up on Anidopo Inland Py LQfiCTTA PARK &tl4 (AW - BOUN1IILT. Vci there Mere ficcmcd l.ke It. RjfKhcr llarwarj t'tuuK. da when it HxrwarJ, t. lucd on Ante wtih hi family from lpe Idarui 1933 w 1 9 JO. live Ikwntilul resident cvpcricrkc led l writing " here the find iiulfjti) Roam - Life on Antelope Idand." IliTMjrd armed at the KUnd when he wa 9 after hi father, J H. Ilarw.ird. wa hired a general manager for Island Handling Co. During the w inter month g the younger llaruard lncJ In with hi older sister and her family while attending Pa-w- school. When summer came, IlarwarJ and hi younger sister headed to the island. "I wished we had owned it," he said. They lived in the i'ielding Carr Ranch House with hi parents. His mother, LaVcm Harvard, did all the cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing, without electricity. Harvard and his sister helped her by hauling water from the spring to the A will house and keeping the fire in the big woisf stove. Hi mother heated the iron on the stove and after meals and did were thne, shed won the tlothe. Harvard's mother alvo scrubbed all the tlothe on a for many )ears until his father bought her a gasoline jviwcfcd washing nwvhme. He remember as a boy the raiuh house seemed large. Now when he sisiis tt. he cannot believe how small tl Is, Nf hrv little his bedroom off uf the kiuhcn is. ll is a liny, hide room. Rut it wa mine, Harvard said. Harvard didnt spend hi summers pla)ing hall, hanging out at the he cream parlor or going to movie. Instead he rode either a horse or a tractor, often by htrmclf. plowing field, rounding up cattle or sheep, or culling 'Aim VOI. lfi. NO. 2iM SOUTH WEDER Tool owners warned about burglaries d 9 a numtse of wvsGMrd twrg'af. in South VhUst Dvi County Shs Faij oe luy. Day were to hot. he said, perspiration rolled off hi body. It wa lonely, too. The only person he played with wa his sister and like he said in his book, "everyW SOG&tlfendtfl trnnm one know- - sisters are not always ISLAND MEMORIES; Max Howard. a retired BouhtAil Hgh bokgy teacher. spent the summers of his youth friendly." His dad did allow a friend or a ranchmg on Antelope bland. Us bock. V.'hcr e the Bu"a!o Roam, chronicles tvs experiences on the island. cousin to visit the island for a week or two. Harvard saiJ. Put ' ' relumed from World War II . Even though the ranch had turkeys. vork ulways came first. head of cattle, the Harvard recalls a time vhen serving in the Marines. "My friends loved it It v as a about 300 kill for their didnt Harvard any he and his brother-in-laOrrcn fantasy living like a real cov boy, On horseback, they chased an own use. Instead they killed and . Hale, went buffalo hunting. Har like being a fireman or astroSee ISLAND,? ate buffalo, geese, rigs and wild ward was IS and Hale had just naut," he said. . , Stores for city Sunset mayor sees more than tax revenue leaving with market By JaNAE FRANCIS Standard-Examin- cofrespondent SUNSET - All residents of this community will be affected by thousands of dollars in lost yearly tax revenues with the loss of Winegars Warehouse Foods. Monday the store officially moved a few blocks away to Clearfield, taking its some $70,000 a year in annual taxes with it. For most residents - many of whom are second- - and shoppers -the extra few blocks of travel may not make much difference. And most people may not even notice if the city has to put off a capitol project or two. But the .change means a great deal to the citys new mayor, Jan Galbraith. With an employment history spanning some 30 years with the store, including one previous store move decades ago to a building next to the old one, the office manager for the store says shes feeling a deep loss as she takes her work outside her city. Im tom, Galbraith said. Its just real sad. I think theyve done a lot for the community. In addition to the loss in revenue, Galbraith said shell have to deal with the loss of a great program as well. Winegars has traditionally donated all the food for the citys breakfast every year at the Sunset Fun Days celebration. Personally however, the loss goes much deeper as she moves from the store where her daughter, Michelle, met her husband, Ty Swenson, who worked as a checker. Michelle has worked in the third-generati- ' School senior Kelly Lane (above) throws the first blow to a Toyota in .the schools automotive programs fund-rais- last Friday. At right, automotive instructor Tom Housley (left) and students look over the f finished product. The event raised $137 for the program as students ! paid for a chance to smash two vehicles with a sledge hammer. PAUL CONRAD Standard-Examin- chan peepkt win drugs Mil tar get co nsugeton and steal loots but are eas-t- y disposed c at swop meats. Tool comes are ditLcul to most owiws don I have tonal numbers or dent, tyvg marks on Pie toots In Ns monthly report to the councJ. wicox also prased the of a woman who reported a suspicious prowler at her nt-f-jt bor s home. Based on her description deputies caught Pie suspect coming out of Pie neighbor s home with a s-i- move a loss Layton High I 3 sparl Sgt, tok) toe city councJ v.-e- pn.it smashing performance ALL BANGED UP: CITY LIMITS tap memories f V c produce department. Galbraith said both of her sons also spent time working in the store when they were as young as 14. See SUNSET3 e vea Wilcox sad that the woman would be presented with an award. Her astute observation and phone call led to an arrest. Following Pie report. Mayor Bill Petty expressed his concern that while he had been out walking Pie city during October, only twice did he see a patrol car. Citizens dont seem to be seeing Pie officers, Petty said. Wilcox said that the number of patrol hours lor October. 320, seemed low. and he would check into it. South Weber contracts its law enforcement with the sheriffs department. City schedules Christmas party The city council will not meet Dec. 23. The city will hold its annual Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Ruby River Steakhouse, 4286 Riverdale Road, Ogden. All city council members, planning commissioners, city employees and spouses will be in attendance. Layton Bowery reservation to be accepted The Layton City Parks and Recreation Department will ' begin accepting reservations from Layton residents only Dec. 15-3-1 for use of the city park boweries for 1998. You must provide proof of residency at the time of reservation along with two $25 checks. One check will be cashed and one will be held as a refundable cleaning deposit. The office, located inside the Surf N Swim building, 465 Wasatch Drive, opens at 8 a.m. For more information call 546-858- FARMINGTON Recreation board has vacancies The city needs four new members for the recreation advisory board. Residents interested in term on this serving a two-yeboard are invited to apply. Board members are appointed by the mayor with city council ratification. They serve without pay and meet on the second Monday of each month. Those interested should mail a letter with resume information, a commentary on your interest in serving and applicable skills, experiences or resources to: Viola Kinney, recreation director, 42 N. 650 West, Farmington, UT 84025. Applications should be postmarked no later than Dec. 19. , |