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Show DAVIS COUNTY 58;. &41 U7HU6TmE LAKE 1 FIFTY CENTS VOL. 1 OS NUMBER . s PRC UirY UT i 04 101 76 Haunted digs ready for guests Pictures of Katie Andre, Tammy VanEtten, Shauna Buchholzer and Julia Miller show them to be pretty, happy girls. Youd never guess there was anything wrong. But theyre victims of Rhett Syndrome, a rare disease, which affects only girls, leaving them severely physically and little-diagnos- mentally handicapped. There are currently eight diagnosed four of them in Davis cases in Utah County. Its a neurological disorder, first described in 1965 by Dr. Andreas Rhett of Vienna, Austria. Word slowly spread of the disease and in 1985, Dr. Rhett visited the John F. Kennedy Institute for Handicapped Children jn Baltimore, MD., where Dr. Hugo Moser organized the first conference held in the United States. Both Tammy and Katie have since participated in studies at the center and at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. There are only 1,800 cases diagnosed in the United States, but there would be as many as 10,000 cases. Rhett Syndrome is often misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy, autism or mental retardation because see RHETT pg. 3 Layton OKs Police gang unit Area youth march against drugs By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer LAYTON The City t Councils approval last week to hire two additional police officers paves the way for the formation of Davis Countys first special g task force. Council members approved the hiring of two additional officers within the next several months for regular patrol duty, a move that would free up two experienced in combatting a e officers to work anti-gan- By CHERIE HUBER Contributing Writer small but very enthusiastic group of people took part in Bountifuls first March Against Drugs on Wednesday afternoon under the direction of Mike Brown, parade chairman. A The march, which began in front of full-tim- growing gang problem. The action came, in part, as a result of research by Officer Kurt Cottrell that showed a marked increase in gang activity in Layton over the past several years. Cottrell said there are 100-plgang members in the city, and more and more kids are claiming gang affiliation. We have gang members committing everything from aggravated assaults to criminal mischief. Kids are intimidating others at school and committing There is also a lot showing up in the area, said school resource officer who researching gangs in Layton extortions. of graffiti Cottrell, a has been for three years. Gangs in Layton are causing problems in all sectors of Layton and are made up of members from across the ethnic and economic spectrum. Its really wierd, the officer noted. This isnt a racial or money thing. We have the problem everywhere. City officials hope to have the task force operational by Jan. 1. Gang officers will be tasked with gathering intelligence on gang activities, assisting with prosecution of gang members, and developing community and educational anti-gan- Bountiful City Hall and moved down Main Street to the Bountiful Tabernaclq, was to promote drug awareness and to build self esteem in the areas youth. At the ceremony on the steps of the Tabernacle, Mayors Bob Linnell of Bountiful and Michael Kjar of Centerville addressed the group as did Carl Johnson, mayor of West Bountiful. The march was sponsored by Preferred Risk Its Hot to Not at Holbrook Elementary It f - ' 1' , tf&J ilk 5Ti- - $ - i g programs. The money for hiring the additional officers and paying for uniforms and equipment, roughly $85,000, will come out of reserve funds until the city can put the additional expense into the citys 1993-9- 4 fiscal budget. Insurance Group and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD). The Bountiful Police, the Utah Highway Patrol, and Elks Club which contributed the Banner on Main Street and area Cub Scouts and their leaders helped to make the march successful. A representation of Preferred Risk distributed pledge cards for the youth to sign and place where they would be a reminder to not use alcohol or drugs. He said that 375 thousand babies are affected by drugs at birth each year. More than 22,000 people try illicit drugs for the first time each day. There are almost 100,000 deaths due to illicit drugs and alcohol each year. Its imperative that kids be informed at an early age of the dangers of using alcohol and drugs, he said. There were 67 alcohol related see MARCH pg. 3 SCARLET RIBBONS: Derek Claiborne, James Unwin and Ryan Kocherhaus added their names to the school's ribbon. at Hannah Holbrook Elementary in Students Bountiful have been busy this many Red Ribbon week activities. In October the children planted 600 tulip bulbs to help them remember that it is Hot to Not. Monday they also took part in a half hour fun run. At each stop along the run they did an exercise and then shouted Hot to Not. The final stop was a return run to the school where they put their name tag on a huge red ribbon that encircles the school. On Tuesday Dick Norse from KSL came to address the assembly. The Carl Malone Rappers, Miss Utah and Miss Idaho also came to the assembly to speak to the students along with Kay Malone. Mountain High students from Kaysville talked to the sixth graders about drugs and alcohol. Officer Friendly came to visit with the first grade. The students received pledge card-- ' to Just Say No. on Thursday. They will sign t Js and talk to their parents about them. see HOLBROOK pg. 3 KAYSVILLE The ghouls and goblins at the Tracy and Ruth Argyle home are ready for this years spooktacular haunted house. For eight years the family has delighted neighborhood children and adults with their version of a haunted mansion. The transformation begins about Sept. 15 each year with the removal of household furniture which is replaced with special lighting and sound effects. There are also many goulish tools of the trade that the family has acquired through the years. We started this when my three girls were little as an alternative to their going out trick-o- r treating. It kind of blossomed, and now its growing every year, said Mrs. Argyle. She explained that her husband is really mechanical and his first design was of a mechanical skeleton, Pirate Pete. Now it takes up my whole house, said Mrs. Argyle. There is no charge for admission to the Argyles haunted mansion although many of the visitors do make donations. When I was a little kid there were lots of thing to do that were free. I just wanted that to happen for the . neighborhood, she said. Word has spread and the crowds at the Argyle home at 63 S. 100 E. in Kaysville are doubling every year. The lines are solid with hardly a break in the action. Its kind of ballooned, said Mrs. Argyle. Although they are now grown, her three daughters Bobbi, Kris, and Jennifer keep coming home see pg. 3 HAUNTED U 1 i ' hews SIRENS BLARE Fallback. . page , 4 MOOSE ON THE LOOSE: In Centerville page 6 SPOUTS HEADED TO STATE: . . ' Braves win. . page 24 PREVIEWS: State ahead. page 25 LIFE SOMETHING ROTTEN? page 1 3 in Denmark. BEWITCHED: Salem hauntings. page 1 5 opinion HAZING EQUALS ABUSE, page 5 Letters to Editor, WEATHER Cloudy an cool on HI: Friday. 60 LO: 3 |