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Show Standard-Examin- er idr lew res INSIDE .762 Fund raising fun led 500 Performers earn huzzahs while raising money.4 ex- - & LIFESTYLE all an, Family ties nc- 79 Mother, daughter discover their true led, relationship.6 est t't, PL, February DAVIS COUNTYS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 21, 1998 VOL 17, NO. 24850 CENTS 175 rter Learning about liberty Drive-b- y 800 3W, 89k suspect released & 035 uto mi 928 dr. , 'W, ot- - FRUIT HEIGHTS Fruit Heights council No voices concern when goes home for restroom ld pd, at, No one wants to build the Nicholls Park restroom. City Manager Richard Marchant told the city council Tuesday that no bids had been submitted for construction. It's hard to build without a bid, said Marchant. By D. LOUISE BROWN Standard Examiner correspondent TRUIT HEIGHTS - City council members were dismayed wtipp they learned one of the susshootpects in a recent drive-b- y ing here had been released. "Davis County ShenfTTed Ellison said at a recent meeting that Matthew Lewis had been, released on his own recognizance into the care of his parents'. ' Tx;wis, 19, of Layton, was arrested. Jan. 29 and faces felony charges of aggravated assault and drug dealing. .The system is definitely at fault here, council member Anna LePendu stated. How long does their rap sheet have to be? Do they need to kill someone first before things are handled better than this? 'Noting the large number of Scout-ag- e boys in the audience, pe, ch- - od, cell ue, ler Pb, er 156 dr, er ft id iot, Md .00 t councilmember Dale Green asked, "What kind of a message are we sending to our youth, that this kind of a crime deserves Marchant explained that all bidding procedures had been followed, and he had been contacted by several companies who had bid for other jobs in the past. I had expected at least half a dozen bids, Marchant said. Marchant said he would look into city ordinances to determine the best way to proceed. We have to look into the ordinances to see if we're free to go to a single source," he added. Emergency plan to be updated PATRIOTIC fifth-gra- LISTENER: Clarence Viator, a veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War, listens to one class at West Clinton Elementary School during Patriotism Day, held on Wednesday of the winning essays on liberty SsandarcJ-Exdmin- I 1 i' 82 i j i j j I j ai is j 1 correspondent FARMINGTON n 09 ad i t 1 Y. i? r-- .. k p '4k IT "" v By SUSAN TANNER HOLMES rt ic.. W V lr ; , traffic ci E, V4 Residents debate TT m7 Fitfield of ProTech VS T ye, y- - The city plans to hire DeeEII Associates to update the citys 1983 Emergency Evacuation Plan. In a letter to the city council, the Emergency Preparedness Committee indicated, This plan has not been updated since it was originally developed and is " seriously outdated The committee has attempted to update the plan over the past two years, but stated the process has been very slow and difficult." The proposed plan, which will include a strategic plan, a situation assessment, a hazard analysis, resource capability assessments and a crisis management section, will be completed within six months and will cost the city a maximum of $900, according to the proposal. The council voted unanimously to accept the proposal. written by the s' See RELEASE2 aSS 2 ? ; . - City officials say a proposed controversial four-wa- y intersection in a historic district was designed in the best interests of residents. But the issue has divided the community, with arguments pointing to the safety of school children and the preservation of histone homes. The debate concerns whether to include the proposed intersec-- t tion on State Street just cast of the Interstate 15 overpass in the city's transportation plan. West State Street is a jewel, said Mayor Gregory S. Bell at I armingtons transportation mas-- il ter plan hearing Wednesday, But what weve done here is delsigned to keep traffic off west State Street. It was done for you in consideration of your interests, - We had a sizzling impression from the busing and traffic issue that neighbors didn't want 400-l- ! plus trips a day and that 400 West was not big enough to han- die the traffic. Bell said. Now you're telling us 10,000 See TRAFFIC, '2 ... i ...j Josi Parker (above, right) and friend Lindsey Russell join in the Pledge of Allegiance Viator, an Honor Guard member, and Ralph Young fold an American Flag that flew over the nations capital and was given to the school by the Disabled Veterans of America chapter of Davis County. MAKING A PLEDGE: Fifth-grad- Sunset Essay sends boy to Nagano close-u- ByD Stand when Zach asked her last September if he should try for the extra credit, It really wasn't a big deal. He just told me, It's worth a hundred extra credit points, Mom. Should I do it? I told him, 'Yeah, ou should do it.' He didn't tell us it w as a contest Zachs I nglish teacher, Heather Bergk at I airfield Junior High, additional extra credit il the siu loots submitted their essay to the contest. So Zach earns visit to Japan, view of the Olympics ld p LOUISE BROWN ire! Ex An unmet correspondent extra credit essay assignment 12-- j ear-ol- d Zachary krum of more than just the hunnglish teacher had prom- a lot dred points his ised. Zach led Monday for Nagano, Japan, to enjoy the winter Olympics as a winner in a statewide essay contest sponsored by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. Zach's mother, Camille Krum, recalls that I of-lcr- Volunteers needed to plant 1 he notification letter from the SI OC arrived m November, Zach described his feelings upon learning of his prize in one word: The public works department is looking tor volunteers with Surprised. He told me, Mom. I won'' said Camille. I couldn't even believe it. Zach and 27 other winning students from Utah schools statewide enjoyed a full itinerary. Their schedule included opportunities to watch the aerial competition, attend a Japanese school for one djy, view a tuna auction in Tokyo, ride the bullet train and spend one night as a guest at a Japanese home. See did. NAGANO, 2 uH J f0, 37 D, r s bids Mission Possible: The Return En garde! Early training serves Whiting id 0 , in o the or t;nu nr in a unr-lorun- rn on the Lhihml-iunk In t of miwunuirv pait nu rnJ o It n. n; Dy JANIS CARTER t r m1 C I. NS lining is going circle as a missionary the preparation lor his service as a mission president Whiling, who grew up in Idaho 1 nils, Idaho, was evened as a to receive his call to the Northwestern Stales mission, which at (hat lime include J NS ushmgton, Oregon and Idaho I le had onlv been in Portland. Oic . lor about six months when his mission president. I innhhn D Richards, invited Whiting and a senior missionary to open up the mission m Gooding, Idaho, an me, i that was onlv two hours Larry FUN-DJeff Sipponheld (let), a his'ory and Cn j' .i mxf'or at Davis High School jousts w.th Daze fund raiser for Davis High Evans, a 1994 graduate from Davis High The two worn j ad of a Ri 'naisjunce-stylSchool choirs More pictures on paq 4 JUST FOR Y DOR COPY j i from his home. S send- ing 12 months there, even so dose to home, was a grand experience, he said I rom this experience, he will be able to help Whiting young missionaries under his guidance who are not satisfied with where they are or with what thev are woik-ip- g on (mowing up on a lann, Whiting was able to pul into practice lessons aheadv learned Although he had always gotten up eutlv to do chores and worked Soo MISSION 5 t- - knowledge about plants and landscaping to help with a project to landscape the east side of Mam Street at the intersections. Public Works Director Mickey Hennessee told the city council Tuesday that he hasn t yet decided what the landscaping will look like, nor has he decided what type of plants to include. We don't want to plant something that will die," Hennessee said We want to plant something that will work There is a lot of road salt up there and it has to be something pretty healthy." Hennessee said he believed beautification was most needed at intersections because people tend to spend more time at those areas The director already has made arrangements with Weber Basin water to tap into water lines for the plants Hennessee said his department is overloaded and unable to furnish the manpower to begin the project He is hoping volunteers will assist in the planting To volunteer call 825 0770 Coming Tuesday Dull rider Davis County employee gets tossed on weekends Read about it in the next Lakeside Review |