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Show Your Natures classroom vote counts mupww Cook Elementary students back in school -briefly for field trip - SENATE: 4 Senate candidates 4 "V six . - f 4, v , By LORETTA PARK WA F Standard-Examine- r V t hr k & By JaNAE FRANCIS Standard Examiner Davis Bureau This is another in a series of stories profiling Davis County primary election races. In the Republican primary race for State Senate District 21, both candidates use the record of incumbent Sen. David H. Steele as reason to cast votes in his own direction. original field trip to the mountains was supposed to happen earlier, but ram canceled the trip. Promptly at There are who they are repre- - sented, said JeffreyOstler, Steeles opponent in the race. I represent the views of the people. Ostler said study of legisrecords reveals Steele S mainstream Utah Republicans. L v Steele said Legislative hopefuls discuss issues X. - A v . - '- -v Jj4l v , - r fir Z, Tv- X .V . J i f ;V tains. sVyV Meanwhile, Shane Davis took his fathers hiking stick to help him plod along, because sometimes I get slow. Davis said he thought it was interesting the mountain habitat was different than the island hab- c. l1 - J S M , itat. Ashley Barnhill observed it was not only hotter on the island than m the mountains but there were more mosquitoes to contend with on the island. Sharon Sevy, who teaches during the regular school year, found her in charge of a group of kindergartners and ij fifth-grade- rs s. Sara Sorenson (above) watches as Sharon Sevy breaks open a weed and samples its smell dunng Cook Elementary's field tnp to study mountains and lakes Atnght, Shane Davis takes along a FIELD TRIP: They are so excited to be here. They just can't wait to learn, Sevy said. Sevy was also excited to teach the outdoor class. This is my thing. This is what I majored m, she said. Sevy held up a weed she had dug up near the picnic bench where the tiny bodies had crowded. As she pointed to the parts of the plant, students yelled out the answers. And this is . . Sevy said. The root! And this... The stem! walking stick his father carved. RONALDW Kathleen Shelton, also a teacher at Cook Elementary, EROOICH took her group to dig up some See COOK2 By RUTH MALAN Standard Examiner correspondent This is another in a series of storns profiling Dans County primary elei turn rai es In 1995, Susan Koehn was appointed by Gov. Mike Leavitt to her scat in the Legislature. Then in 1996, she was elected to the two-yea- r position. In her quest this year, she is for facing newcomer Richard Brown in the June 23 primary. Ive stud- - led liberty all of my life. Liberty erodes as , government becomes more I invasive. wondered why someoneto didnt try Brown do something about it, then 1 thought am. they ar lative voting HOUSE: 9 showed up. No bell called them to class. They entered the lunchroom to participate m the week-lon- g outdoor activity. It seemed a bit like summer camp and a bit like school. Teachers who nor- -, mally wore dresses and slacks during the school year taught in shorts and jeans. The activity is just one of several being offered to Cook Elementary students during the summer through a three-yestate grant funding the extended year school program, said Elaine Ashworth, of the program. Brandi Tulmer, 8, just knew the island surface temperature would be hotter than the surface soil temperature in the moun- dont feel like he is pleased with his performance over the 12 years he's been in office. I think my experience, leadership, commitment and work ethic to the people I represent makes me the strongest candidate for the position, he said. I believe m responsible conservatism and have a proven track record of support of the Republican platform, Steele said. The June 23 primary is especially important because there is not a Democrat who has filed to run for the seat in the general election. The winner here likely See SENATE2 The the if their itat and environment of the mountains and the lake. The an awful lot of votes against core values of - on it, even though there are no grades being given because school is out. About 60 students at Cook Elementary School m Syracuse chose to spend their first week of summer vacation back in school. Last week two yellow buses delivered students to Anderson Cove and then to Antelope Island so they could study the hab- X that correspondent Huntsville CN cite record citizens IW if I am not willing to do something, how can I expect someone else to," Brown said of his decision to run against a fellow Republican. Brown visited all 88 delegates in District 18 before the Republican convention this year. But he came out with only 39 percent of See HOUSE2 LUTS SUNSET Council taking flak on meeting days Sunset City officials held Tuesdays council meeting with only three council members present rather than change the meeting to Monday. At a work meeting last Wednesday, the subject of changing the meeting to accommodate two council members who wouldn't be able to make the Tuesday meeting came up and was quickly rejected. Council members Carl Clayton and Carl Trussel plan to be commuting to Kimball Junction for disaster preparedness training that begins Wednesday morning I dont want to get there in the middle of the night or get up at 4 in the morning," Trussel said. Kimball Junction is just outside of Park City. At the work meeting Wednesday, Councilman Mel Wood said, Were getting flak for holding meetings off schedule now ... all kinds of flak." Trussel said residents also had harassed him I m getting all this static about holding these work meetings and stuff," he said. People are saying, 'You are holding meetings in the middle of the night. " Mayor Janice Galbraith reminded officials that even with the two council members away, the city still would have a quorum for the meeting Sunset attorney Mark Palmer said as long as the council posts special meetings, they should be within the law. But officials said legal or not, as a rule they don't want to hold too many special or work meetings. LAYTON Breakfast benefits Kays Creek Trail Funds to help build Kays Creek Trail will be generated by the Liberty Days breakfast at 6 30 a m. July 4 in the large bowery northeast of Surf N Swim. Eggs, sausage, pancakes, coffee and juice will be served The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children and seniors, and kids ages 5 and under eat free A family of up to six members is $18 All proceeds will go to help build Kays Creek Trail located on the northeast side of the city CLEARFIELD Community service project scheduled A Women honored for improving lives Department of Workforce Services offers praise for achievements By RUTH MALAN Standard Examiner correspondent LAYTON - Lvcryonc needs someone who cares about them and everyone needs a job or skill trdimng to give them self worth, said Rich Nelson, director of the Northern Region for the Department of Workforce Services. Nelson was one of the speakers at a Department of Workforce Services "Climb Your Ladder to Success," conference, celebrating the successes of 56 women who have climbed toward their goals of improving their lives Self worth comes from the ability to do something well," Nelson told those assembled at the luncheon at Northridge High. When opportunity knocks you have to be able to push the door open, he added You need to create our opportunities and nurture yourself and those around you. Nelson called some people shoe watchers." They are those who look at their shoes because he they lack e, said our of the honorces - Dam Cudney, Patty Willging-Bargc- r, Ann Kunze and Shaunna Holmes - told of their experiences with the Job Partnership Training Act. One ear ago I walked through the doors of Workforce Services There I met a nice lad named Ann Grant I was just out of rehab and had been going from job to job," Cudney relatF ed. The mother of four now has a job she loves and she actually See SUCCESS 2 One womans road to By RUTH MALAN Standard Examiner correspondent LAYTON - Norma Eng- land, the mother of five and separated from her husband, was burned out with school. Her low was pulling her down. Then last October when she had mustered the courage to ask for help, she met Diana Pales m the Clearfield office of the Department of Workforce Services She told me things were going to be fine I needed a diversion from classes and in two weeks I had a job," Lngland said following a Success Conference where she received a plaque honoring her for her accomplishments Everyone knows there are food stamps, but they don't all know what other things are self-estee- self-estee- m State Volunteers will remove in the halls and shrubs from the front of the building carpet there to help," she said. I was at my lowest low. I needed a direction and a boost," she said It has helped her just to have a job that supports her family. She now works for Maccys and has just helped to open the new Muccy's store in Clearfield It is rewarding to get a Its better than any plaque - you know you worked for it," she explained When she looks back now' she secs what she thought were mountains were just bumps m the road trying to slow her self-estee- m pay-chec- k. down It is better to try to be the lead horse than to be towed by the lead, then you can go as fast or as slow as you want to go I See neighborhood community service project is set from 7 to 10 am June 27 at North Davis Junior High School, 835 S ENGLAND, 2 Carpet scrapers, shovels rakes and chain saws are needed For more information call Sonja Kelsey at 774 5508 Coming Saturday Pet adoption denied A puppy that a woman wanted to adopt from the shelter was put to sleep because shelter workers said the dog was too aggressive Read about it in the next Lakeside Review |