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Show FIFTY CENTS DAVIS COUNTY ASSOC UTAH STATE PRESS i 1 z. li 30? W 200 S 3003 84101-121- 2 S.LC. UT 1 October 27, 1995 VoL 103 Number 76 1 No more senior sluff days for Davis County students Melinda Williams staff writer BOUNTIFUL After receiving input from parents and students, the Davis Board of Education gave final approval Tuesday to a proposal which will maximize the learning time during the final days of school. The board gave preliminary approval to the proposal during a school board meeting at Oak Hills Elementary. It was designed by principals and their assistants, earlier this month, but Board Member Cheryl Phipps, wanted more input, especially from students, before finalizing the vote. ' What they heard from members of a student advisory board, is that kids generally agree with principals that there should be more work the last week of school and activities should be cut back. But theres disagreement as to whether activities should be eliminated. Under the proposal, teachers will be required to take attendance all 180 days of school, including the last week; during that last week no Who thought up this idea of daylight savings time? other events or activities will be scheduled; the instructional program, including testing and assessments will remain intact, and even if textbooks are turned in early, teachers will use other instructional material; yearbooks will be distributed only on the final two days; graduation will be either on, or after, the last day of school; there will be no extended travel or trips the last two weeks of school; and the senior activity will be eliminated. In addition, at the te see STUDENTS pg. 3 Sunday the days get shorter. It is the day to fall back to standard mountain time. It is the day to make excuses for being late to early Monday appointments. Why do we have this madness? A quick check of the World Book Encyclopedia shows that it all began during World War I, when President Wilson put the time change into effect in 1918 to conserve energy. The plan was repealed in 1919 and was not officially adopted again until 1942 during World War 11. Again the plan was to conserve energy by reducing the evening use of electricity. That edict stayed in effect until the wars end in 1945. At that time some states stayed on daylight savings time and others did not. It was not until 1967 that Congress decided states had to choose, and stay with a plan. They must either be on or off daylight savings time. Utah chose to use daylight savings time. In 1972 an amendment allowed states with two time zones to chose a time for each zone. Therefore some states have both standard time and daylight savings time depending on the area. There was very little tampering with the law again until 1974 during the energy crisis. At that time the entire country observed daylight savings time from Jan. 6, 1974 until Oct. 27, 1974, and again from Feb. 23, 1975 until Oct. 26, 1975. There were no changes for the next ten years, but in 1986 the official day daylight savings time begins was changed from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in April. Since Sunday is the last Sunday in October, the last official day of daylight savings time, its time to repeat history. There you have a quick history of why you get one less hour of sleep Sunday night. Now dont forget to turn back your clock. Allen heads foundation FARMINGTON Sheryl g Bountiful resiAllen, a dent, has been named director of the District Davis School Foundation, pending approval by the Board of Education. Allen fills a position formerly held by Nancy Lyon. Allen has been the public director for the Davis Applied Technology Center. She was appointed and then elected in 1994 to a seat in the Utah House of Representatives. She was also an elected member of the Davis Board of Education from 1977-198- 9 and chaired the board for five years. Allen said, I am thrilled to accept the position of director of District the Davis School Foundation. This will give me the opportunity to work with an outstanding and active foundation board to build upon the efforts of the previous director, Nancy life-lon- And tho winners arc... in the Western won "Hot to Not" kids free. and violence Ribbon Week to stay drug ClipperKaysville Today poster contest, encouraging See story on page 2. Congratulations to our winners. Ashley Panetlakis, Kim Knowlton, Drew Henrie and Colby Foundation Chairman Dan Bridenstine said, Foundation members are enthusiastic about the opportunity of working with a person of the high caliber and high respect level that Mrs. Allen has in the community. We look forward to channeling her energy and see ALLEN pg. 2 Male bride sentenced Battered women will soon to one year in jail find help in Davis County Melinda Williams staff writer Felix FARMINGTON Urioste, the man convicted of defrauding another after masquerading as a woman, has been sentenced to a year in jail. He was immediately taken into custody and is incarcerated in the Davis County Jail. Urioste made international headlines after he posed as a woman and married a Bountiful man. He was later accused of of the husband defrauding $40,000 to $60,000 and pleaded guilty to reduced counts of and communications forgery fraud in a plea deal that could have sent him to the Utah State Ground-breakin- g ceremonies for the Davis Citizens Coalition Against Violence (DCCAV) family resource center are scheduled Friday OcL 27, 1995, at 1:30 p.m. at the three-acr- e shelter site 570 N. Main, Kaysville. Breaking ground is a giant step forward in the long-terquest to provide a Davis County facility for victims of violence, DCCAV Chair Faye Purdy declared. While funds are not yet available for completion of the $1.6 million shelter project, she expressed confidence additional funding will be obtained. When d center will completed, the provide shelter for women and who are victims of domes m FELIX URIOSTE Prison for up to five years. Tuesday, Second District Judge Rodney S. Page sentenced Urioste see BRIDE pg. 3 36-be- tic violence. Money has been received from the Utah State Legislature; the Office of Community Development through block grants; some Davis County cities; numerous civic, church and social organizations; and Orrin Hatch (R); Utah Attorney General Jan Graham; Utah State Rep. Marda Dillree; and Mrs. Purdy. Members of the original DCCAV Executive Board - Mrs. Purdy, Chair; Ellen Archibald, Vice Chair, Darlene Galbraith, have included concerts, fashion shows and golf tournaments as well as staffing booths and parking lots at the Davis County Fair. Members of the . coalition have volunteered countless hours to assist with fund Secretary Treasurer; Marda Dillree, Dave Helquist, Nelda Bishop, Dallas Stokes, and Larry Burdett as well as new board members Val Christensen and Lew Swain will be honored. Others who will be recognized include Joe Rhoads and Rulon raising, Mrs. Purdy said. Speakers for the ground breaking include Sen. Robert Bennett (R); U.S. Rep. James Hansen (R); Sen. Gardner, project managers, and Peter Brunjes of the architectural firm of Valentiner, Crane, Brunjes and Onyon, project architect individuals. Fund-raisin- g activities |