Davis News
Davis County Clipper
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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Tickets now on sale for Ken Burns Food Bank to stay shut 2 days a week DAVIS COUNTY — The Davis Education Foundation and Davis Reads have announced that tickets are now on sale for PBS filmmaker Ken Burns, who will visit the district and speak on Thursday, Aug. 27. Burns will give a preview and share the stories behind his latest documentary, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” The film has been in the works for six years and includes visits to Mt. Rainier, the Arches, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. It also focuses on the people who made it possible to preserve that land. “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” is nar-
rated by Peter Coyote with appearances by actors Tom Hanks, Andy Garcia and others who talk about the struggle and conflict behind the creation and preservation of these lands. As an additional highlight to the evening, Burns will share some unscreened portions of the documentary at this lecture and tell stories from beyond the screen. The evening will be hosted at Northridge High School at 2430 N. 400 W. in Layton. Tickets are $25 for the lecture and $80 for the dinner and lecture. They are available by contacting the Davis Education Foundation at 801-402-5404 or online at www.smithtix.com. Advance ticket purchase is required. sroberts@davisclipper.com
BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Editor
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BY SHALYN ROBERTS Clipper Staff Writer
PBS FILMMAKER KEN BURNS will hold a lecture at Northridge High School on Thursday, Aug. 27. Tickets are now on sale.
New Hill AF Base commander installed HILL AFB — Maj. Gen. (Select) Andrew E. Busch took command of the Ogden Air Logistics Center during a change of command ceremony last Thursday, July 2. The general comes to the base from Richmond, Va., where he was the commander of the Defense Supply Center Richmond. His last service at Hill was as deputy director for logistics management and director for workload transfer from January 1998 to March 2000. The Ogden Air Logistics Center (OALC) supplies worldwide logistics management, engineering supply, contracting and depot maintenance for a wide array of aircraft and munitionsrelated platforms. Busch oversees four wings: the 75th Air Base Wing, 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, 309th Maintenance Wing and the 508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing. He replaces Maj. Gen. Kathleen D. Close who left to become director of logistics and sustainment at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command,
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BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Editor
MAJ. GEN. (SELECT) ANDREW E. BUSCH has been commissioned as the new Ogden Air Logistics Center (HAFB) chief. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Busch earned his commission in 1979 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a logistician with a core background in fighter aircraft maintenance.
He earned a master of public administration degree from Golden Gate University in 1981, master of science degree in acquisition logistics management from Air Force Institute of Technology and a master of science degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, as well as other advanced training. Among his honors are Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation medal and Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster. The Ogden Air Logistics Center is the major organization at Hill AFB and “aims to be America’s best war fighter sustainment organization,” according to a Hill AFB website. It is one of three such centers assigned to the Air Force Materiel Command, headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. It is the largest employer in Utah, with more than 23,500 civilian, military, and contractors supporting an estimated 7.5 million production hours. tbusselberg@davisclipper.com
Lots of entertainment at Handcart Days
July 23 entertainment at Bountiful Park includes: 10 a.m., Expressions Dance 10::45 a.m., Cami Stewart, vocalist 11:15 a.m., Jack Tueller Family 12:15 p.m., Handcart Lullaby, vignette (see separate story this issue)
12:45 p.m., Rachel Thornley, vocalist 1:15 p.m., Home Base Heroes, family band 2:15 p.m., Jessica Slabowski, vocalist 3 p.m., Premier Productions, song and dance 5 p.m., Jonathan Forsythe, vocalist 6 p.m., Parade, starting at 1500 South and Main, at the Roundabout, heading north to Bountiful Park 7:45 p.m., Endless Summer Band, reminiscent of the Beach Boys. July 24 9:30 a.m., Celtic Beat, Irish dancers 10:15 a.m., Holly Samuelson, vocalist 11 a.m., Rob Rawson, vocalist
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11:45 a.m., Handcart Lullaby, vignette 12:15 p.m., Abby Lorrin, vocalist 1 p.m., Golden Years Band 2 p.m., Connor Dehlin, vocalist 2:45 p.m., Mood N’ Music, quartet 3:30 p.m., Michelle Smith,
vocalist 4:15 p.m., Rhythm & Motion, young cloggers 5 p.m., Spencer Jensen, guitarist/vocalist 5:30 p.m., Nicole Larrabee, vocalist 6 p.m., Celebration Chamber Orchestra. tbusselberg@davisclipper.com
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BOUNTIFUL — Nearly two-dozen performers, from vocalists to dancers, will be taking the stage to entertain during this year’s Handcart Days, July 23 and July 24. “It’s amazing how much talent we have across the Wasatch Front, including Davis County, who are willing to volunteer their time and share their talent with us,” said Ron and Diane Hoffman, entertainment committee chairs for this year.
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LAYTON — The Family Connection Food Bank here will stay on a three-day schedule of being open to the public – unless funding increases. FCC Executive Director Sharon Anderson praised community support providing sufficient food to meet increased demand. “The community has been extremely generous in donating food,” she said. “This generosity has permitted us to meet the emergency food needs for the dramatic increase of new families served. “While we always welcome food donations from the community, we currently have enough food to serve the increased number of families,” Anderson said. But on a monthly basis, there has been a 35 to 45 percent increase in new households served over the previous year, without any increase in funding or staffing, she said. “That limits our ability to adequately meet the increased need,” the director said. “The existing food bank staff members absorbed the extra workload which
includes additional documentation of services to new families.” Early in the year, the Food Bank starting closing to the public one day a week to keep up with documentation requirements, adding a second closure day in May, as was reported in the Clipper. “Without increased funding to pay for additional staff, the food bank is currently unable to remain open to the public more than three days per week,” Anderson emphasized. Financial donations are being sought to help reverse that trend. They can be sent to the Family Connection Center, 1360 E. 1450 S., Clearfield, Utah 84015. For more information, call 773-0712 or visit the website, familyconnection4u.org. Visits to the Bountiful Community Food Pantry have also increased substantially over the past year, and average more than 800 households per month. It is open Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon, and TuesdaysThursdays, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call 299-8464. Donations may be made to P.O. Box 38, Bountiful, UT 84010. tbusselberg@davisclipper.com
Contractor named for Layton Interchange BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Staff Writer LAYTON — Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co., has been named by the Utah Department of Transportation as the contractor for the South Layton Interchange project. Wadsworth Construction is based in Draper. According to UDOT, the total project value is $97.5 million. The actual construction portion of the project was valued at approximately $65 million. Right of way purchases, engineering, design and other pre-construction costs totaled an additional $32.5 million.
Wadsworth’s bid to build the construction portion of the interchange project is $60.9 million. This bid is to build the entire interchange, including the structure over the UPRR/UTA rail corridor and a system of roads connecting this structure to Gentile Street. It is expected that a notice to proceed on this project will be received sometime near the end of July. Initial pre-construction efforts will begin within weeks of that notice. Right of way purchases and relocations are presently approaching their final stages. mwilliams@davisclipper.com