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Show Rescue Dog DAVIS COUNTY Still Missing I AH S 1 4 5&7v;:nos-;n- shiti )NU5RY 24, 1997 ft FFS Rocky Mountain Rescue Dog, old. black and Lottie, a tan German Shepherd is missing If you have any information M(K n; 4Kt cjj'i about Lottie please contact the Clipper, 292 4178 n c n c p rtf Fifty Cents Slrmng Dams Colntx VOLLMl 10s l MB! Is 101 School uniforms? MWInl council says not exactly Melinda Williams Staff Witter BOUNTIFUL Some patrons of Mueller Pork Junior High want in student dress, believing it vv ill make a good school even better The school's community council is considering the idea of requiring students to dress similarly. But those piomoting the idea stress not uniforms," for the The council has scheduled a vote of parents on the issue during parent-teachconferences early in March They I won't be voting on school uniforms, but on unifying styles and "unitormity, school's 791 students colors," explained Diane Barrus, chaiimanof uniformity selection A fashion show is scheduled the school Feb 6, at 7 p m at The idea has spaw ned rumors and more rumors, Barrus said There's a lot of confusion right now. There's so many false rumors going around Some kids have gone home and told their parents we've already selected the uniform Nothing could be further from the truth," Barrus said What they are looking at includes navy blue or tan slacks or skirts for girls, with white or navy blue shirts It's an outfit Barrus said can be bought anywhere a family normally shops from KMart to Nordstrom and any store in between "1 went to D1 (Deseret Industries) and put together a wardrobe for $21," said Barrus who has worked in retail and as a professional shopper "There's a panic when you say uniform, but what were looking at is not being select- - ed from a uniform company " Jolene Jones who chaired the uniform selection committee until recently, said the word "uniform" scares even her and the school's youngsters expressed concern until the philosophy was explained, then they felt better about it Barrus said in schools they've looked at, problems with kids and clothing have disappeared They've found attendance and has risen among students in schools with uniforms Another benefit Barrus sees is m that youngsters can wear their ctoKi?lfohe during the day and focus on learning After school, they can change clothes leaving school behind And a big benefit Barrus sees to parents is that by see UNI FORMS pg. A2 Bountiful City OKs homes, multiple units on same lot Paul Challis New Eihlor s BOUNTIFUL A 30-da- y moiutorium was rescinded by the city council one week after it was put in place with the adoption of special provisions for development Gehring reaffirmed the citys main concerns are that property owners will try to cram too much of units on lots on the same parcel with existing houses in 3 zones multi-famil- adoption of these special provisions the moratorium appioved last week is now repealed, City Planner Blaine Gehnng said y "The Moratorium approved last week is now single- City Planner, -family Blaine Gehnng R-- The council had batted around the controversy for several weeks and came close to banning additional development all together and now have landed somewhere in the middle with new restrictions and still allowing propel ty owners to add units on their lots "It should be noted that with the into open spaces without adequate access and fire protection and other safety factors At issue is how the total land density can be counted to qualify for multi-un- it designation even with a home on the property The city claims developers are getting around the law by using the total land mass making it a situation. The newly approved special provisions for the combining of single family or duplex residential uses y with residential uses on the same parcel of land will be permitted under the following conditions There is an existing repealed" side yard with sufficient width to allow for the development of the necessary driveway to the rear of the lot meeting the provisions of this ordinance The lot area required for a unit of 6,500 square-fee- t or for a duplex of 10,000 squaie-fee- t will be deducted from the area used to calculate the multiple-famil- y residential density. see HOMES pg. A2 single- -family Mayors want funds to save ailing roads Darren Tucker Staff Writei SALT LAKE CITY The Utah League of Cities and Towns wants to practice a little CPR But the heart attack victim isn't human, it's the whole state League members, wearing CPR" buttons, showed up in force to a press conference at the Stale Capitol Wednesday, hoping the Legislature would get the hint and perform some emergency Dont drive so fast! multi-famil- Some motorist would have felt lucky to drive 15 mph Thursday morning after an early morning snow storm which left up to six and a half inches of snow in the Bountiful area A Bountiful Garden Center employee takes on the daunting task of clearing the snow from a parking lot Thursday morning The forecast calls for clearer conditions Friday Photo by Cathy Linford Board says no to prayers, yes to moment of silence New religion policy spells out student right v, res pons i hi I i ties Melinda Staff H t illi.tms net LAYTON The Davis Board of Education has given the final OK to the Religion and Education Poli- procedures on Utah's ailing circulation system the roads When the human body has a blood gridlock, there's an emergency situation and emeigency responses are necessary, said JoAnn Seghmi, president of the The state's arterial sysULCT tem will soon be blocked and emergency responses will be necessary Calling their program Commuter Panic Resuscitation, more see ROADS pg. A2 cy discussed at length in several board meetings last year, but the policy won't ever please everyone The policy details the rights and responsibilities of individuals and the distnct It was put togethei by a committee made up of reptesenla-tive- s of various area faith groups and others The policy allows a moment ol silence at giadualion, but not student led prayer It also allows singing ol religious music by choral groups The board is pleased with the final product, approving it by an unanimous vole Tuesday evening during a board meeting at Layton High But pleasing everyone, "is nigh on to impossible," said Davis School District Compliance Officer Dave Doty He was commenting on remarks made by Society of Sepa- - ratiomsts Membei Chi is Allen, who remains concerned about a moment of silence allowed at graduation, under the guidelines Doty said he and Allen have carried on extensive dialogue about the issue "I respect Chris' view, but it s not widely shaied by others in the community and especially not widely shaied by students," Doty said As to the constitutionulilv of the moment of silence. 1 he moment of silence option is constitutional we believe, under the circumstances we've presented in this policy." Doty said see PRAYER pg. A2 OGrady enthralls students with tale of survival, courage Marilyn Sanders WILLIAM SORRELL Conti tbutmg Witter enemy troops for six days before being rescued by U S Marines About 45() grade students jammed into the school's multipurpose room to hear O Grady recall his experience The room was completely silent except for the occasional gasp of amazement as O Grady told the students his amazing story of survival first-sixt- h Sorrell, 87, recalls FDR inauguration The students at BOUNTIFUL Bountiful's Hannah Holbrook School got a special treat this week when U S Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady visited their school O'Grady is the American fighter pilot who was shot down over Bosnia and managed to elude Marilyn Sanders Contributing Writer At the time of the incident. O Gradv was a 29 v ear-ol- d fighter pilot stationed al viano Air Force Base in Italy On June 2. 1995. he and anothei pilot were flying a routine mission over the Bosnian countryside when a missile shot from the ground ripped through the belly of his 6 O'Ciiady found the cockengulfed in flames completely pit and he immediately engaged the see 0 GRADY pg. A3 As millions of BOUNTIFUL Americans watched the inaugural ceremony on television earlier this week as Bill Clinton was sworn in for his second term as President, Bountiful resrdent William Sorrell remembered standing on a Washington, D C street over 60 years ago watching President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inaugural parade and the event he recalls was much different than modem day inauguration festivities. Sorrell remembers the 1936 cere- mony as brief and dignified. YOUTH CLIMB TO NEW HEIGHTS: Bountiful City Mayor John Cushand City Councilwoman Ann Wilcox flank members of the Bounti- ing ful City Youth Council who attended the Legislature Wednesday I watched the inauguration (1997) and it was nice, but I think they spent too much money an estimated $30 million on it they could have spent the money on other things, there are so many people m this country who need help, he said. While the 1997 inauguration featured performers from all over the country followed by various galas and banquets, Sorrell said Roo-se- e INAUGURAL pg. A3 PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN: Captain Scott O'Grady talks with P T A president Ronda Edwards after his speech to students at Hanna Holbrook Elementary Tuesday He told the students about patriotism, antiviolence, and that ordinary people like teachers and parents are the real heroes Photo by Cathy Linford |