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Show StumliinM'Aanmiir IN.SIDI! Campus plans V Mat U k at riU f,uW Iran It 2 fcffrtUi J),n i f.jf LIIT.STYIJ; This Is your life I Wmur stupid jlH wjrpfi-tVat Vitw Vmt'iiJary J st VOL ft NO. 213 Davis County prepares for fire season Davis LIVES Commission approves shore of firo suppression fund By CWTH1AE, THOMAS Li&rwt tMn IMUM ARMINGTON - Although Daw County tuMit had mttvh la worry about in lenm of wcrc forest fire. officials arc I getting prepared just in case. Last week, county commissioncn gave the for the ammunition - the approval of the 1978 wildland fire buJgct - an to include tome SI8.7UO fire tuppression fund, and S9,0u0 for training. d We hae had severe fires in itie state that hae caused big financial burden that counties coni meet," taid Commuooner Corot Page, who along with Dan McCon Lie and Gajle Stescnson arprosed the budget. New to the wildlife budget this year are training and the fire suppression fund -Kent that tome counties already have and other are looking lo implement. Just on Tuesday, Tooele County ap roved adding the suppression fund io Die E udget. W bile there have been no major fire in Daw County over the years, a number of extensive fire have surfaced in other counties, including Tootle. I lie amount for the suppression fund varies, depending on unincorporated private land and the value of (tie land, said Utah forestry Representative ttarbara Gardner, who spoke before commissioners. White Da i Countys cost for the fund is 118.700, some counties are more than 10 times that much. The suppression fund is what state fifes! official have been trying to implement for years. -Over the years, 25 out of 29 counties have evcecdeJ their budget more than onec in the last 10 years, Gardner em lo phasized. W hen counties exceed their budget, its just not planned for, and this tc kind of an assurance. Regardless of whether or not a county ha a tire, the money must be paid toward that fund. fund ts Ihe idea of a based on pamcipafon by the majority of the counties: the more counties iliat participate. the more economically viable the fund will be in being able to meet their wildland fire suppression cost." said Gary Cornell, wbo also spoke before commiv sioners. e Seofmc.9 Wetlands expert to share findings Standard Exanwwr tuA and repots WLST DOUNTirUL - Gt-ic- s for the proposed western alignment of LcgacyWcst Davis Highway think the environmentalists arguments against it dont hold water. A wetlands expert is preparing to share his knowledge with both sides at a Transportation After Hours meeting Dec. 1 1. 'flic event, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Utah Department of Trans- portation Information Center, of Base- line Data Inc. Young is leading Legacys weildnd impact analysis and has eight years experience in environmental wetland issues. He supervises wetland delineation, functional assessment and mitigation planning for Baseline. He also is a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approved Consultants. This is the fourth in a series of after hours meetings featuring PAUL CONRAD Standard Stammer Whitney Hawkes (left), 14, Janae Garcia, 14, and Darcee Kawaguchi, 12, attempt to place a Lego star atop a Christmas tree at Hawkes house in West Point The Syracuse Junior High students are participating in Hawkes Service Learning Project and expect to use 2,000 pieces to make 1 00 or so ornaments for a tree that will be in the Festival of Trees at the Salt Palace. HOLIDAY SPIRIT: Braceras said. Cody wondered if regional planners are underestimating the number of people who would use mass transit, such as commuter rail and light rail. In fact, she See WETLANDS9 wecMJayl, . . . Fc foe sevemn consecutive year, first Security Bank has Announced 8 will fund catastrophic insurance lor Layton and Nonnnd jo hgh school students Involved M fpons or other activities The two donations lor $925 each wfl be presented to foe schools this toll during sporting events. In the 1990s. Fast Security has spent more than SI million lo provide catastrophic insurance coverage to ait state Ngh school students participating in Utah Ngh school activities. Assooationsanctioned include baseball, basketball, cross country, drill, football, god. soccer. soltbaH. swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling and other activities such as music, speech and drama. The insurance provides income and medical core lor Me in the event of a serious injury to a student. First Security Bank is to be commended tor its support and willingness to fund such a vital program for our high school students, said Jerry Bovee, associate director of the had a very serious sports accident last year, but this insurance proved invaluable in supporting the family involved Without First Security's backing, we would not be able to afford this costly program. . . . Members of the Utah State FFA floriculture team were one of 46 participating in the National FFA Floriculture Career Development event at the 70th FFA convention at Swope Park Municipal Greenhouse complex in Kansas City, Mo. Members of the team are Erin Green, Emily Call, Stormy Adams, and alternate Denni Walker. The team was accompanied by their advisercoach Doug Stokes of Layton. 292-888- purpose and need, Jo lufemif jwiMntef tteytbon, Cal 70 4$ 5f UHSAA. Unfortunately. Utah will feature Brian Young North Corridor transportation issues. Previous open houses have featured speakers on rights of way and environmental issues, as well as UDOT staff. is requested 9 by calling by Dec. 9. The Environmental Protection Agency says it has not yet seen proof of the need for the new highway between Farmington and Salt Lake. Another federal agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, also is telling highway planners to find a new favored route for the proposed road. The preliminary environmental impact statement does not fully address the purpose and need for the highway and it doesnt discuss the alternatives in detail, said Cindy Cody, head of the Denver-base- d EPA unit that is reviewing the environmental documents on the $300 million West Davis Highway. A combination of mass transit and existing highway improvements could offer an alternative to the Legacy Highway, said Cody, according to a copyright, story in The Salt Lake Tribune. Her agency can veto a permit to build the road. It could come out that Legacy is the only way to meet the need, Cody said. UDOT officials are confident it will. They (EPA officials) havent seen the whole story yet, said Carlos Braceras, West Davis Highway engineer for UDOT. We understand their concerns and were addressing them. He said UDOT has been submitting only preliminary environmental data to the EPA and a complete statement will be finished in late January or early February, he said. Were a little disappointed. But we feel very confident that when they review the complete EIS, they will understand the Neighdors Tree gets the Lego touch Syracuse Junior High officer gets help with The National FFA Floriculture Career Development event is sponsored by American Floral Endowment of Edwardsville, III.; Ball Horticultural Company of west Chicago; the Solaris Group of San Ramon, Calif ; and Witco Corporation of Greenwich, Conn, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. 1 y-- .? Festival of Trees project By LORETTA PARK Pet of Week correspondent Standard-Examin- Syracuse - Whitney used primary a This Christ- mas tree for the 1997 Festival of the Trees. The tree, 4 feet tall, hosts hand-mad- e ornaments out of Le- -, go blocks and tiny white lights. Even the yellow star on the top is made out of the popular childrens toy, Hawkes said. It looked weird at first, but it is coming out of it, she said. The tree is just one of more than 500 trees on display from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at the Salt Palace Exhibition Center in Salt Lake City. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for children age 11 and under. This is the 27th year g event held for of the male, Australian shepherd is housebroken and has a sweet disposition. HANDS-O- N ACTIVITY: their creations. 2-- O' V v Primary Childrens Medical Center. Last year the festival raised more than $1 million for the hospital . Hawkes is the ninth grade vice president at Syracuse Junior High School. This is the first time she and most of her friends have decorated a tree for the fes- 500 trees, other items on display at festival : r v' in m J Festival of Trees When: 10a m. to 10pm. Wednesday through Saturday. Where: The Salt Palace Exhibition Center in Salt Lake City. Admission: $3 for adults; $2 1 1 and under. for children age Trees was inspired by a group correspondent representing what happened or is in the state this year will be on display during the Festival of Trees this week. This year, a Sesquicentennial tree will be delivered to the festival by covered wagon from This is the Place State Park. Another tree features a freeway construction theme, complete with orange cones and barrels. It has been over a quarter of a century since the first decorated trees were gathered together to help raise money for the Primary Childrens Medical ijPQQlt COPY 544-835- Center. The Festival of Trees By RUTH MALAN Standard-Examin- tival. See LEGOS2 The students sort through Lego pieces to make Christmas ornaments. Below, one of V fund-raisin- I chose Lego blocks for the ornaments because kids enjoy them. When I was little I loved Legos and I think most kids are interested in them, she said. She chose to decorate the tree for her student body service learning project. Her adviser, Jacqueline Holbrook, said each student body and class officer are required to do a service He is available from the Davis County Animal Shelter for a $50 adoption fee, plus a $10 license fee which includes spayneuter certificate and exam. Adoption hours are from 4 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Call extension 2, for more information. -- of 1 5 women who took upon themselves a challenge to raise funds for the hospital. Now in its 27th year the Festival will have more than 500 trees and other items on display and for sale to raise the much needed money. This annual event transforms the exhibit hall of the Salt Palace into an wonderland of angels, Teddy bears, sunflowers, trees, wreaths and all types of edible goodies. Whatever groups throughout the state can come up with for this See TREES2 Best Quote asked him later, just for my personal I information, if he ever considered taking me out, and he said he didnt. UHP Trooper Randall Richey on his arrest of an armored car guard suspected of killing his partner. |