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Show DAVIS COUNTY December 1 7, 1996 Fifty Cents Sfkunli Dams Oh mi Von Ml O) t Ml ,K MO say TV has led them to dangerous behavior Teen-age- rs Editors Note: This is the fourth in a series of stories on iolence in the media. at least 50 percent Marily n Sanders Conti ihnting Water most often attend mov les w ith their friends According to the survey, 75 percent of the of the time and 44 percent of parents routinely take this age group to the 4 movies. Fifty-fiv- e percent ot teenagers ages 12-1- Parents, what are your teenagers watching on television'1 What types of movies are they going to see at the theaters'1 How often do you watch television with your junior high school age children or take them to the movies'1 In a time of increased violence and adult material in the media, many parents are placing limits on the types of programs their children are allowed to watch and the movies they see. How much influence or control do parents really have over the choices their kids make when it comes time to decide what to watch? A recent Clipper survey of Centerville Junior High School students showed that 35 percent of 4 parents watch television with children ages 12-1- stu- dents had some television programs andor movies that their parents didnt allow them to watch Of those students, only one student said he had received an explanation from his patents as to why he was not allowed to watch certain programs Programs restricted by parents include-Beaviand Butthead; Bay watch, soap operas, davtime talk shows; Roseanne; Mamed with Children, Beverly Hills 90210, MTV; and The Simpsons. Seventh Grade student Ben Allred said the only channels he and his siblings are allowed to watch are PBS Allred said he does not mind the restrictions and he feels he is able to spend more time doing constructive tilings than if he had more time to watch television s "My Dad says every channel except 7 and are garbage and that we should spend our time doing more pioductive things have more time to do other things besides gist watching TV he said Sixteen peisent ot students surveyed said they d attend movies with their parents and 39 videos with percent repoited watching their paients at home Twenty one peiccnt said mov les they do not watch Most ot the students surveyed felt that the average person would not act violently as a result 1 1 -- "R-rut- of watching violent television programs or movies, but they agreed that some people are easily influenced by what they see The majority ot the students felt the media should be more sensitive to viewers who might be easily influenced by the programs they watch and be more responsible for the type of entertainment the public watches see TV pg. A2 ' Ms dad sas ifiiM hamu i tpl 7 and 1 an siaihmii mid that ui should span! otti turn daunt man pioduttiu liuinis I liai man nun to do mini limits In stdi s pist wan hint I I Hui Mind In tin 1 1 1 tomtits hi list III Hi sllolll I hi Jo m d pi lit tali t'l'hit It spoil sihli lot nihil ut should hi tilth to luh st I in htiu hint Lights, siren, pole, crash A Bountiful BOL NT1F I L Police officer on his way to a medical emergency caily Friday alter-nooended up hitting a light pole to avoid parked cars alter another vehicle tinned in trout ot him Ot ticer Chris Lund was traveling east on 5(X) South, responding to a medical emergency with sirens and lights going, when a Ford F.xploiei in front of hnn turned left into the SportsMed building at 625 E. 500 South Lund clipped the Explorer while taking evasive action and ric- ocheted ott a light pole, causing extensive damage to the police car and light pole, said Bountiful Police Chiet Paul Rapp No one was mimed in the accident and I nnd was hack on the oh Salurdav Rapp said tapes ot the accident have been pulled and the sounds ot the snens can be heuid in the background ot the radio tiansmission r Rapp said he isn't suie why the ot the xploiei tinned m tiont of the police cai Timothy late, a Bountilul tesi dent who was iiuvelmg west on s(K) South, at the tune ot he vvieck s.nd I und was traveling at a veiy high rate ot speed, as would he expected His snens in a medical emergency weie on as loud as they could be dn-ve- 1 late speculates the dnver ot the xplorei heaid the sue ns bat mis ludged whole the police cai was and thought he had tunc to get out ot the way The accident is still being inves ligated bv the I tali Highwav Patml and Us t Hillings will be suit to the Davis Countv ltoinev s Ot ice hetoie anv citations aic issued Rapp said it s been veais snne the department has had a vvieck dm ng an eineigeiicv cuil It look Boimi'lul Power clews about tlitee houis to lepluie the light pole but tlteie v as no povvei outage in the lieu 1 MORE THAN A DENTED BUMPER: A Bountiful Police car hit a light pole early Friday altr moon of f'l West as the officer was heading to a medical emergency A vehicle made a left turn in front of t e i o1 re car ( is P o l i , ing the officer to take evasive action, hithng the light pole No one was injured Christmas Village is family tradition. Gerald Martin kneels by his Christmas Village sprawled across his living room floor For 50 years his family has added to and fixed up the tiny Village until it has become what it is today See more on page A 8 Photo by Cathy Linford t w W . J f fj ' Light the Lights , Readers, here are the addresses of( some beautiful Christmas displays. 1389 E. Millbrook Way - Btfl. 883 S. 175 West - Bountiful W. 400 N. Elks Building-54- 4 1 68 W. 1 200 North Farmington 3403 S. 400 East - Bountiful 10 S. 200 East - Bountiful 1524 N. 725 East - Bountiful 1202 S. 770 W.-W- X ? ?. t (Enter from 800 West) Sr1 415 W. 350 South-Layto- n 701 W. 3500 South-Bountif599 W. 800 North, W. Bountiful ul We will publish addresses in this section each week so our readers may take a driving tour of the spirit of Christmas in our communities. Call us and help us add a little light to your holiday. 5 Call Melinda, 296-551- X . V', - - nS Airbag victim files suit illiams Melinda Staff Writer A Layton woman is LAYTON Morton InterCorp., Chrysler suing national and Menlove DodgeToy-ot- a for $50,000 and court costs for injuries she sustained when an airbag in her 1994 vehicle inflated, spewing chemicals over her and the inside of the car. Sandy Attorney Rex Curtis Bush filed the suit Dec. 6 m 2nd District Court, seeking monetary damages on behalf of Pat Spiva, Layton, who claims she received first, second and third degree burns from a defective airbag They have 120 days from the filing date, to serve the complaint The accident occurred Dec. 8. 1994. in Layton, when Spivas car was hit in the passenger side door by a car driven by Glen Kszymins-ki- , then of Clearfield. Kszynnnski is also named in the suit. When the accident occurred, the airbag inflated, spraying chemicals over Spiva. causing first, second see AIRBAG pg. A3 Controversial Paul Challis v Editor 5-pl- OKd ex issue passed by - muigm with Councilwomun Baihaia Holt absent from the meeting The c o n o v e r s y came up because of the inclusion ol an existing home on the piopertv loi a new 3- Ness BOUNTIFLL Preliminary and final site plan approval was recently granted by the city council and an existing house at for a 309 West 200 North despite controversy and a split vote Councilman Harold Shafter voted against the site plan as the t project The council discussed the issue at the Dec 4 meeting deciding something needs to be done to mulli-um- change the language m ments loi conditional use peimits when dealing with multi unit structures and an existing home included in the land densitv This could occin on mimeious lots in the city ( itv ttoincy Rus sell Mahan said at the Dec 4 meet mg Tt is not clc'si able and the language should be changed to avoid similar situations in the tutuie see require pg. A3 Kendell says boundaries, challenges biggest bussing He looks forward Kendell won't be any less busy than he has been in the world of running a school district. high-stre- to lowering stress, golf handicap Melinda illiams Staff Writer FARMINGTON These days Davis School District Superintendent Richard Kendell has a new spring to his step He smiles more often and some have said he even appears younger. Why? Because the Dec. 3 school board meeting was his last. After nearly 10 years at the helm of one of Lftahs largest school districts, he is stepping down to seek new opportunities. ss he's certainly not retiring either Among his plans is to become a business partner w till former School but Board President Lynn Summer-hay- s, who works for the Boyer Co With Summerhays, Kendell will be working on projects dealing with business, schools and government He'll also be consulung in the areas of curriculum and technology and doing some writing I'll be doing a lot of things. I'll just be spending less time on maintenance types of things." He does plan on taking a little more time for himself and his family, bringing his golf handicap down and spending time with his children, now all in college, and their spouses Kendell has said he didn't realize the stress he was under until he resigned. see KENDELL pg. A3 |