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Show Inside: UDOT cool to idea of HOT lanes.2 Senior calendar6 Standard-Examine- Local News Editor: 77&4951 Sunday, November 29, 1 998 r PmmI r a The city received a bid this fall from Lamar Transit Advertising of Salt Lake in September to provide $10,000 three-side- d shelters throughout the citys commercial area to keep bus riders out of the rain and City would regulate locations, fees for bus benches, shelters By BRYON SAXTON Davis Bureau Standard-Examin- cold. CLEARFIELD - To settle a bench controversy while providing a more convenient service for bus riders, city officials here have come up with a bus bench and shelter master plan. The plan, to include establishing a new ordinance and fees to businesses placing bus benches or shelters in the city, is to come before the Clearfield City Council in January for final approval. The draft plan was put together by a task force chaired by Councilman James ad bench providers Barlow after long-tim- e and a new bus shelter provider had questions over which city locations would belong to them. EDITORS N0TEB00X Some sites identified include those areas near major intersections and near Ma-ceand the Winegars grocery stores. The shelters are similar to those being put throughout the Salt Lake Valley. But at some of the locations where the city had hoped to place the shelters, advertising bus benches were already in place. This forced Clearfield officials to study the problem to determine which business had the Barlow said what the task force discovered is the city has no ordinance in place regulating ad or bus benches; there are no fees charged by the city to any company right-of-wa- y. for placement of the benches; and there has been no method of placement for them. I guess you could say its pretty much been an open field or open game, he said of the several advertising companies who have benches in the city. That game has now changed. If a bench is at a shelter location it will have to be moved, said Kent Bush, city planning and zoning administrator. Bush said where Lamar Transit has submitted bids to the city for bus shelters, they have exclusive rights to provide them, while ad benches in the city will continue to be provided by longtime providers Metro or Visual Advertising. But beginning the first of the year it will begin to cost them. The city plans to charge bench companies an annual $30 fee for each bench Ad-benc- h, placement and a $90 annual fee for each shelter. Bush said. The new ordinance will also limit the number of benches at each major intersection to four, and no more than two benches on any one comer. iTejiibojy Councilman Garr Roundy said he believes the benches in the city not serving bus riders are "ugly and that the city should just consider taking them out 1 would like to see us remove them from the intersections unless they are absolutely necessary, he said. He said he doesnt even see school-age- d children sitting on them. The city council will address the new ordinance at their Jan. 26 council meeting. You can reach reporter Bryon Saxton at or bsaxtonstandard.net. Neighbors, call weekdays. 776-49- Lighting up the night like holidays - the been the football games cheered and the parades ooohed and ahhhed over. Now its time for Christmas. ' Tis the season to be stressed out of your mind. ' What is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year often feels like the worst . ' You know how it goes: Youre at the mall, sweating in your winter coat, your feet hurt from walking, your back hurts from lugging bags of gifts around, you finally see that toy youve been searching for only to have some other eager shopper rip it out of your grip, and youre so sick of hearing Giddyup, giddyup, lets go! that you want to find that loudspeaker and smash it to bits. You proceed to the dark and frosty parking lot to discover is over cant find it, it wont start Ive been a Grinch about Christmas for most of my adult life, but for the last several years Ive been trying to transform myself into a Who. Here are some ideas to make the season more enjoyable for those of us still struggling with our inner-Scroog- e: Remember how much fun Christmas was when you were a kid. Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas and Rudolph the d Reindeer. Sing along with the tunes - you'll find you know all the words. Put some change in the Salvation Army bucket. Really listen to the words of O Holy Night and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Tidings of comfort and joy is supposed to bring, well, comfort and joy. (And try to stay away from that Giddyup song ) Drive your grandma to the mall so she can do her Christmas a shopping. (For extra bonus points, take her to lunch and listen to her stones for the Zilhonth time.) Listen to little kids sing Christmas carols. When you and that other eager shopper are fighting over the last Furby, let him have it (the Furby, I mean. Dont punch good-karm- him). Participate in a Sub for Santa program. When Aunt Edna gives you a sweater two sizes too small and in your least favorite color, smile sweetly and tell her you love it. (Christmas is not the time for total honesty.) ' Bake cookies for your coworkers. Y Build a snowman. Buy a poinsetua. " Vnd the cheeriest tiling of all - remember that it's going to be another whole year before you have to do this stuff" again. OR COPY Bank manager . . . Mistle D. Najar was recently selected to manage the Fairfield branch of First National Bank with headquarters in Layton. news Know, Ky. During the training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history and traditions. Johnson is the son of mark L Johnson of Layton, and Elizabeth A Zoric of Avondale, - Ariz. SAM DEAN'StandarcrExamrw re- member where you parked your car, and then when you do for 776-495- 1 , , . Army Pvt. Joseph L. Johnson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort gid-dyu- p, Red-Nose- submit an item Military Thanksgiving you To According to President and CEO Howard G. Holt, Najar has had significnat bank and other financial institution experience in Great Britain, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Louisiana. She has received professional awards including Banker of the Year" from a previous employer. Grinches can UWE3 Jones graduated Christmas season. Donations pour in for hurricane victims from Clearfield High School in 1993. He must successfully complete six months of medical technical training before he begins attending regular Reserve training weekends with the 419th. The 419th is Utahs only Air force Reserve unit and is authorized a fleet of 15 supported by 1 ,400 Reservists. Reservists train one weekend a month and serve an annual tour on active duty of at least 15 Two Davis County residents among many helping those in Honduras By LORETTA PARK Standard Examiner correspondent Two He is a 1997 graduate of Northridge High School, of Layton. Jason A Jones, the son of Clearfield residents Elda and David Jones, has joined the 419th medical Squadron, a part of the Ar force Reserves 419th Fighter Wing stationed at Hill Air Force Base as a medical technician specialist, he will be performing duties similar to a licensed practical nurse. days each year. people with a desire help Hurricane Mitch in Honduras are by the out- pouring of love. They are among many who are organizing drives throughout the state and nation, said Gary Steggell, managing administrator for the Humanitarian Services of the LDS Church. Crystal Hadley, student body president at Syracuse Junior High School, and Judy Barrett of West Point, both decided to organize drives to gather supplies for the victims. Both received more than they expected. Hadley had already chosen to do a food drive for the Utah Food Bank as her service project when Hurricane Mitch altered her plans. She then requested students to donate clothing, bedding and shoes for the victims, as well as food for the food bank. Of course, she added motivation. The ninth-grad- e geography class that donated the most won a pizza party. Also she organized competition between the seventh and periods of seventh-grader- s with the winning class penod winning a pizza pareighth-grader- s, ty also. Geography teacher Carve Wilson knew this was a good geography lesson. He also likes compeUUon and decided to raise the stakes. He told his six classes if they each donated at least 1,000 items, he would give them a pizza party. Now he has to come up with at least $ 50 to pay for 32 pizzas, he said. Hes hoping parents and businesses will help. The junior high stu 1 This female 1 -- year-old cat has beautiful blue eyes and a loving personality. She dents donated more than 14,000 pieces of clothing, but Wilsons six classes donated more than 9,000 items. His fourth penod brought in the most items for the dnve, 2,365. Hadley, with help from other student body officers, stayed after school every day until 5 or 6 p.m. counting the items, boxing or bagging them and recording them for the contest. But the students did not forget the Food Bank either. They also donated 1,440 cans of food to Macey's on Nov. 13. Maceys then doubled the donation, bringing the total to 2,880 cans. By Nov. 20, students donated another 300 cans for the Food Bank, Hadley said. The Humanitarian Services sent a Deseret Industries delivery truck to pick up the donated items at the junior high school See MITCH2 is available at the Davis County Animal Shelter for a $50 adoption fee. Adoption hours are from p m. weekdays and 9 a m. to 1 p m. on Saturdays. For more information call 0 or visit their Web site at www.co.davis.ut us. 2-- 4 444-220- FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS: Syracuse Junior High Crystal Hadley (above) loads up bags and boxes ninth-grad- (left) of clothing for victims of Hurricane Mitch in Central America MELANIE CONNE1V Standard Examim parents are in KB Toys going My nowhere. Trace Olson of Clearfield, one of the shoppers who lined up as early as 5 am. outside stores such as Target, Toys R Shop-Ko- , Kmart Us, and K B Toys to get a ump on Wal-Mar- t, their Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving Olson was in line at Target in River-daltalking to her parents on her cell phone. e, 4 t |