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Show unccn DAVIS COUNTY GOTTA DAM 3 Norma Anderson has been dancing for 61 years. l JW See page TUH C2. October 29, 1 996 J I 'l" 7; ( ; u 1 Fifty Cents SCARED TO DEATH? Call the Clipper and let us know what movie makes you afraid to sleep alone at night. Call J 295-22- 5 17ext 141. Results in Friday's spooky Clipper. t Volume 105 Serving Davis County Number 76 Storms fury causes widespread power outages Davis students stay in school despite dark classrooms Melinda power director, said the city experienced numerous outages Friday as tree limbs loaded with snow broke lines. Tree branches as far away as 15 to 20 feet from power lines caused problems and the longest outages were in areas where there were numerous problems on the same line, Michaelis said While the outages were sporadic. most ol the city was without power about 4 TO p m Friday for about a half hour Power was restored in most areas in about two hours, Michaelis said, adding the longest outage was about 14 hours in Bountilul There were areas as far south as Farmington without power into Saturday morning Trees throughout the area suttered d branches damage from Many had to be cut back and others chopped down because of damage Those power outages not onl) affected homes, but schools as well While schools remained olficially open in Davis County, students were sent home from Bountilul and Clearfield High Schools snow-ladene- Davis Superintendent Richard Kendell said the) experienced power outages in 12 to 15 schools throughout the district lor part of Friday However, schools remained open, providing lunch and a rela tively warm, safe place to stay illiams Staff Writer Its still autumn, but it was hardg ly recognizable Friday as a snowstorm snarled traific, bent and broke tree limbs still heavy with leaves and left homes and businesses throughout Davis County without power Throughout the weekend, people continued to clean up after the storm In the South Davis area, as many as nine inches of snow fell in some areas Such an early storm caught hard-hittin- Kendell said school officials analyse the situation early in the mom ing and generally if schools open they remain so Especially on the elementary level, Kendell said they are reluctant to send youngsters home on stormy days, because the kids may go home to a locked house or a house where the power is off there also At school, the children have food, water, restrooms and a safe environment At the two high schools where and lender benmotorists ders were the rule of the morning north of CenterFriday On pile-u- p ville, there was a 20-cwere minor Only reported injuries Farther north, snow was heavier and with it there were more problems, particularly with power outages. Dave Eskelsen, spokesperson for Utah Power, said there were between 15,000 to 18,000 homes in northern Utah without power at some point Friday morning In South Davis, power outages were sporadic Fskelsen said there were cases of a lone house without power, where tree limbs had come down on power lines Anytime you get these October snowstorms, where the leaves are still on the trees, they really play havoc with the power lines Bountiful Power experienced the same probJerru, Cljtf. Michaelis, off-gua- ar power was out. principals were given the option of sending students home Its hard to maintain order with 1.5(X) to 2, (X)0 students and no power," Kendell said But even RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE: Friday's winter storm damaged trees which hadn't lost their leaves throughout the area Some, like this one in a north Centerville neighborhood, were split down the middle Others had to have branches and limbs removed because heavy snow broke them Snow cov ered tree limbs were the majc.cause-o- f power outages which plagued northern Utah all weekend . ' r tM 'St there, schools remained open with teachers and staff remaining and lunch served He said he hears from as many parents who want the schools to remain open as he does from parents who would like the schools closed Power was off a good deal of the day at the school district offices in Farmington However, two training seminars were conducted in the lobby and a hallway and a budget meeting was held m a room with windows Viewmont pledges help in solving parking problem Paul Challis woes on public streets near his Editor school and is willing to work with the city to do so At the Oct 16 meeting of the Bountiful City Council during a discussion about traffic concerns city New s BOUNTIFUL Viewmont High School Puncipal Ross Poore wants to find a way to solve parking Errant semi lands on concrete barrier 1-- 15 KAYSV1LLE Traffic on was slowed for two northbound hours last week as crews worked to clean up the mess after a on a concrete was barrier in a construction zone The accident occurred about a m Thursday near the Layton-Kaysvilborder Jesse Austin, 41, Salt Lake City, was driving a semi in the left lane of the construction zone Austin told Utah Highway Patrol troopers he was squeezed out of his lane by an automobile, causing him to steer farther north, hit ting a construction barrel Austin said when he hit the barrel, it was sucked under the wheels of the semi, causing his steering mechanism to fail The vehicle skidded across the semi-trail-- high-center- 1 construction work area and crashed into the concrete barrier, where it lodged on top of the barrier It took tow crews two hours to clear the area and traffic slowed due to onlookers The semi and the trailer were both totaled Austin received minor scrapes He was cited for improper lane change 1 le The Before you sneak a peek into that trick or treat bag, vve thought (youd like, to know how many calories yoUll consume. 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DEVIL officials asked VHS to take responsibility for students parking on pub lie streets cutting olf access lor local residents by blocking driveways and littering the area Our school and the school district is trying to do our part to solve the problem, Poore said "We sympathize with these people and we are concerned about it I would feel the same way if I lived on one of those streets Residents living near Viewmont High on 1000 North, Chapel Drive and other surrounding streets have complained of students paiking problems including blocking dnve ways, loitering, littering and leaving graffiti behind on their properties Poore said that when complaints come to his office he sends the school's resource otficer (a Bountiful police olficer) to check out the see PARKING pg. A2 .V Bountiful resiBOUNTIFUL dents, especially senior citizens and those with health problems, are being encouraged to pick up a free File of Life from the Bountiful Police Department, Fire Department or Public Works Department Distributed by the Davis Count) Aging Services, the file has a magnetic strip to stick on a refrigerator It contains all pertinent information regarding health for use by Emergency Medical Technicians, m the event of an emergency Bountiful Police Officer Brian Markland said those taking advantage of the file are encouraged to put it on the refrigerator where emergency crews will look ' Included in the file is information on who to contact in the event of an emergency, the person's physician, allergies, blood tvpe. medications and their dosages, insurance and Medicare information, and the location of a living will or health proxy The files may be picked up from a the police department day or from the other localities during normal business hours TIES TO THE PAST: Elder Earl Tingey heads the Missionary Department of the LDS Church Born in Boun tiful and raised in Centerville, Tingey is proud of his pioneer heritage and has endeavored to accomplish as ' much with his life as his ancestors accomplished in theirs Photo by Cathy Linford Tingey finds assignment humbling , rewarding Melinda Williams Staff Writer I have long had a sense of my heritage, a feeling my ancestors are looking down to see how I'm doing, Tingey said Its that sense that has always made him want to do the best he could His arrived grandfather Israel Barlow spring after Brigham Young arrived in the Salt Lake valley Barlow was n or so families to settle tn among the first what would become Bountiful Another grandfather Anson Call was bishop when the Bountiful Tabernacle was built Reading the journals of those early pioneers who gave their all to settle not only this valley, but endured hardships to settle cities statewide, made Tingey want to do more I felt if they could do all they did, I could certainly do something like this. Prior to being named a member of the Seventy, Tingey spent 30 years as a corporate attorney for Kennecott Corp But when the call came to serve the church, I walked away. I put it all aside for the ministry Tingey termed the calling, a tremendous opportunity for service. Once a man has been called to the First Quorum of the Seventy, it's a e of service subject to the emeritus status, which comes when a member reaches 70 years of age. The oldest of 10 children, Tingey was raised m a see TINGEY w pg. A2 in the Bountiful area the half-doze- Elder Earl Tingey holds his pioneer ancestors in high esteem and would like to live up to their great accomplishments. Tingey, a Bountiful native, was recently called to the presidency of the Quorum of the Seventy of the Saints Its a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y calling he describes as simultaneously humbling and rewarding His assignment is overseeing the church's a big job indeed. Missionary Department Tingey, whose south Davis roots run deep, was bom in Bountiful in a little yellow adobe house located where Marie Callender's restaurant now sits He grew up in Centerville, learning about his ancestors on both sides of his family who settled this land The Tingey name is synon)mous with Centerville's founding and on his mother's side, hes related to the Carrs, Barlows and Calls, all founding families of Bountiful r at life-tim- |