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Show 2 TnursJay, Maicnlt), Lakeside ISftia tss?!"-'- " Leavitt From Lakeside Review 1 Syracuse extends public hearing H broken window theory of crime prevention. We instituted a policy that you have to pay attention to everything, from aggressive panhandling to murder, he said. We concentrated on things that had been ignored in the past. Alexander GIFT Morrisson, who is northern Utah area president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, and Sister Margo Caine of Catholic Community Services urged people to donate time. Local problems respond best to local solutions, she said. The value of community involvement also was emphasized by Brigham Young University law Professor Larry Echohawk. When he was attorney general of Idaho, a widow pleaded with him to find ways to prevent the sort of violence that had prompted a to gun down her husband and two other adults, Echohawk said. He said he has learned since then that everyone has valuable skills to offer their communities to help prevent crime. Our communities need our time and our talents, he said. You do have the power to change the lives of people. the $r .T j: City ... X XI. M special improvement district to build sidewalks' ' mi By BRYON SAXTON , , Standard-Examin- I i fXtfVr . ' 1 SO , . "i y - tNv L ' . ' v t V i V . We can have i - a y state where children go off to S V. s v kv ' V'U )V 4 '! I take this job seriously, and Im willing to take a stand on this. We want to! maintain the safety of I - So many people and so little time have children walking to and I forced Syracuse City officials to I extend a public hearing in defrom school ciding whether a special im- Mayor Robert ThurgoocI provement district be formed to build sidewalks for a elementary school coming to the city. ings are held to name delegate; City Administrator Mike for the different political part; Moyes said the hearing will be county conventions to be hek March 24 at 8 p.m. at City Hall, in the spring. 1787 S. 2000 West. Moyes said at the March 1( This is just an extension of hearing the roomful of resident; the one that we had on March who turned out gave mixed in 10, he said. put on whether the improve More than 120 residents ment district should be formed turned out that night to give But everyone knows when their input on the proposed creRobert Thurgobc Mayor ation of a special improvement stands. district to fund construction of At the last meeting Thur curb, gutter and sidewalk, particular in the area of 800 W. good said he supports the con struction of the curb, gutter ant 2700 South where a new elein the city, and think: mentary school is set to be built sidewalk now is the time to install it. District. the Davis School by I take this job seriously, ant The school is to open by fall Im willing to take a stand or of 1999. this, Thurgood said. We wan Moyes said the hearing extension is needed because not to maintain the safety of chili everyone had an opportunity to dren walking to and front school. speak at the last hearing after a roomful of people turned out. Moyes said the city councif He said city officials are could take action on the issue aware March 24 is also the on March 24, or wait until a lati j night mass meetings are held, er meeting. but their hope is those meetings Moyes said city officials will will be over prior to the hearing have a better idea of what they beginning. are going to do after the hearing Neighborhood mass meet- - is held. Si school free of drugs i. V N;r ' Davis Bureau SYRACUSE fT Z considers forming and gangs, and walk home from school in groups Relief Society celebration focuses on finding joy just for the Jim of it -- not for the fear ofit JOHN - Gov. Mike Leavitt Members of the Roy City Police Department problems during a seminar on community policing. SOLVING PROBLEMS: Police From Ogden, Roy, Layton and Kaysville are just some of the local cities that have started a community oriented policing program recently. 1 According to Joseph E. Brann, national director of COPS, Nationally we are seeing crime rates drop, and many law enforcement leaders credit the implementation of community policing as a major factor in this encouraging trend. The WCPC held several Community Teams Training workshops in Utah during recent months. They have also held Community Teams Train-the-Train- er workshops. Detective Mike Elliot from the Roy Police Department and Officers Bill Allen and Rich Evertsen from the Kaysville Police Department have been so trained and have already successfully led several workshops. Two sergeants and a lieutenant from the Roy Police Department, along with three citizens, attended a recent workshop held in Kaysville. The workshop was led by Allen and Evertsen. Betty Garcia, Vicki Barlow and Anissa Porter attended the Kaysville workshop together to learn more about what to do with their neighborhood watch in their Roy area. Garcia said that it helped that they attended together, because when there are three of you that understand what the police are trying to do, and then you take it to the next neighborhood watch meeting, its not one against everybody. It was three of us. I think they picked up things that I didnt, and therefore working together well be a lot stronger in our neighborhood watch as far as volunteering and understanding that everyone needs to participate. Garcia said that it was really good to work together with the officers to come up with ideas and resolutions applicable in her neighborhood. I think the feeling that we got was that we knew them, and I think you come out of there feeling like this can work, Garcia said. We can take over our community again. And we can make it a safe neighborhood by being more involved and working with the police department and doing our part as neighbors to take care of each other. The workshop course covers six areas: facilitating change, team building, building community partnerships, problem solving, implementation strategies and planning. Each of these areas is discussed in the context of community policing. Over the next several weeks, Elliot and Detective Adam Madsen will be leading Layton Junior High may not get uniforms N. Davis official says many parents find issue sensitive, controversial The Associated Press ' LAYTON - Even though Utahs statute makes it possible for schools to make uniforms mandatory. North Layton Junior High may never go that far. A recent vote during parent-teachconferences showed 75 percent support among parents for uniforms, but the directive includes an er policy gives the decision to the parents. If uniforms have educational merit, it will speak for itself over time, Doty said. After a fashion show later this month, students will vote on exactly what the clothes will look like. Sixth-- , seventh- - and s will decide if the uniforms' navy and khaki pants should be accented with forest green, burgundy or navy. eighth-grader- Support for the plan at North Layton has surprised PTSA President Diann Fryer. policy. This is a very controversial and sensitive issue for a lot of I've been totally amazed of parents, even though schools the positiveness of the accephave the legal authority to do tance of this," Fryer said. This it, said David Doty, Davis has opened the door to other County's assistant superintenschools. dent for law and policy. You have to ask yourself At North Laton, between whether it's politically sensible 40 and 45 percent of voters elito do that. It would present a gible turned out and 75 percent of those who voted favored really horrific problem. A prior Davis School District opt-o- i (left) talk KENNEDYStandard-Examne- r to citizens about how to solve the Community Teams Training work- shop for anyone interested in participating. The workshop will be held during three consecutive evenings at the Roy Council Chambers in the Roy City Office Building at 5051 S. 1900 West in Roy and will run from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; again on March 30, 31 and April 1; on April 8, 9 and 10; and on April 16, 17 and 18. Although not required, individuals from the same neighborhood or community are encouraged to participate as a group in the same session. There is no cost for the workshop. Contact Elliot or Madsen at the Roy City 0 Police Department at to reserve your spot. 774-101- Kaysville plans to hold more community workshops in the coming months. For more information contact Dave Armor Bob Johnson at strong at 451-077- 444-941- 1 1. Citizens are encouraged to get formed and involved with community licing. in- po- As Leavitt also said in his remarks at the safe neighborhoods conference, No one can solve the crime problem single-handedl- y. But, Leavitt added, Person by person, street by street, neighborhood by neighborhood, we can make a difference. - LAYTON A stake Relief Society birthday celebration sponsored by the Layton West Stake entitled Finding Joy in Your Life Now will feature Gary Lundberg and his wife, Joy Saunders Lundberg, Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Layton West Stake Center, 1715 W. 1600 N. in Layton. All women 1 8 years and over are cordially invited to attend. The Lundbergs are the au- thors of the book I Dont Have To Make Everything All Better. They will be presenting concepts from their book, mingled with music, at this event. Gary Lundberg is a marriage and family therapist in privatCj practice and is a clinical mein- - f ber of the American Associa- - j tion of Marriage and Family j Therapist. Joy Lundberg is n for her work as a songwriter with Janice Kapp, Perry, and as a writer of maga-- j well-know- zine articles and messages used on the worldwide radio and TV' broadcast Music and the Spoken Word. The Lundbergs cohost a weekly radio talk show on strengthening family relationships called Morning Break with the Lundbergs. They are the parents of five children. Two Davis cities in top 10 for average taxable income The Associated Press Two Davis County cities are in the top 10 in the state for average taxable income. Park City has Utahs highest average income, and the polyga- mous community of Hildale had the lowest, according to the Utah Tax Commission. average incomes with $21,424, but this doesnt take in account many of the benefits and services provided to military perso-nfree of charge. el The average taxable income in Park City topped $65,000 in 1996, according to the reports Draper was second at more than $51,000, followed by Al- Farmington ranks fourth in the state with a personal income pine at $50,000. Heights was fifth with an average of $46,246. Hill Air Force Base ranks among the lowest wages, capital gains, interest and dividends after subtracting tax deductions and exemptions. average of $46,805. Fruit Taxable income includes Now is the time to prune Picasso trees is new snow on the ground and is making a comeback tour of Therestate. It must be time to prune. is best done in late winter but not required, said Jeny Goodspeed, Utah State University Extension horticulturalist. Pruning can be done anytime on most fruit trees - anytime, that is, before about the end of May, without causing too much damage. Pruning at this time of year before the trees leaf out has three distinct advantages, Goodspeed explains. First, the problem limbs and branches are easier to see and remove. Second, it is healthier for the tree, and third, there are not many meddlesome bees. He says most books seem to make pruning seem harder than it really is. A few books confuse and frustrate more than they explain. They usually contain those really nice pictures of the perfect tee, but most of us have trees that more closely resemble a Picasso than a Norman Rockwell. There are two basic rules to follow when pruning a fruit tree," he says. The first rule is simply clean up the tree. Some fruit trees such as cherry and plum may only need a good cleaning each year and no other pruning. Cleaning a tree involves removing any Pnmingat this time ofyear before the trees leaf out has three distinct advantages. Pint, the problem limbs and branches arc cosier to sec and rcmoc. Second, it is healthier for the tree, and third, there arc not many meddlesome bees. -Jerry Goodspeed water sprouts or suckers. Suckers grow straight up from the base of the tree or the root svstem. Water sprouts also grow straight up, but are located up in the structure of the tree, some water sprouts can grow up to 10 feet in one year. 'I hey normally are very poor producers and just cause problems." Other wood to remove includes branches that are dead, diseased or have insect damage, he adds. Diseased brandies or limbs do not drop their leaves in the fall, which makes them easy to identify. Branches that cross each other and rub should also be removed. Rubbing branches cause wounds and provide t insects and diseases an opening to tree. penetrate-th- e The second rule of pruning is to let in the light, Goodspeed says. This is essential for optimum fruit production. Generally the best fruit is produced close to the trunk - not out on the ends of the branches. The trick to pruning is maximizing the fruiting wood, while still allowing light to penetrate into the center of the tree." Imagine yourself as a snowflake falling, he suggests. See if you can reach the very center of the tree without hitting any branches. Now imagine that there are leaves on the branches and try again to reach the center. Any part that is thick, making it difficult for a snow flake to penetrate, would probably also filter or block the light trying to get to the center of the tree. One more thing to remember is that ' pruning is an art form, Goodspeed says. "These are my basic rules, but everyone prunes a little differently. The best teacher is experience and fortunately most trees won't die if they are pruned incorrectly. They may not look pretty for a year or two, but like a bad haircut, they will grow out again and re- M a |