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Foxboro Elementary in NSL might go year-round

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 5:41am

FARMINGTON -- As a result of significant growth, one Davis district school will likely go year-round starting next school year.

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Renee Duerden

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 9:25pm

Renee Duerden, 73, of Brigham City, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, because of complications from diabetes. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Brigham City 8th and 17th Ward Chapel, 139 E. 300 North, in Brigham City. Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Myers Mortuary, 205 S. 100 East, in Brigham City, and from 1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will be at the Brigham City Cemetery. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Women take on leadership at conference

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 16, 2012 - 10:36pm

While women make up half of Utah's population, only 17 percent of Utah lawmakers are female. Utah does not have any women in Congress or statewide-elected office.

On Saturday, nearly 300 women attended the "Real Women Run: Find Your Voice" leadership training conference, sponsored by the YWCA and the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics.

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Tax reporting changes could help Davis staff, businesses

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 11:52pm

FARMINGTON -- A new, streamlined procedure for qualifying businesses that annually report personal property tax holdings and exemptions to the Davis County Assessor's Office is expected to save time and money for both business owners and county staff.

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Davis ordinance would allow more pets, require cats to be licensed

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 23, 2011 - 11:23pm

FRUIT HEIGHTS -- Davis County Animal Care and Control officials hope cities will adopt ordinances requiring the licensing of cats and allowing an additional pet per household.

The ordinances are aimed at helping animal control staff return more wandering and loose animals to their owners, thus curbing the number of dogs and cats that have to be euthanized.

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Tech. Sgt. Steven Frazier, an active-duty member of the 388th Fighter Wing, watches Rigby (center) and Oslo, both 3, go through their Christmas stockings at the Burke family home in North Salt Lake on Thursday. Each year, airmen from Hill Air Force base deliver donated gifts to hundreds of children in foster care through the Utah Foster Care Foundation's Giving Tree program. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Hill airmen deliver Christmas to foster care children

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 11:59pm

NORTH SALT LAKE -- Christmas came early for Top of Utah foster care families Thursday.

About 80 uniformed airmen from Hill Air Force Base's 388th and 419th fighter wings gathered at the Utah Foster Care Foundation offices in Ogden to help package and deliver Christmas gifts to foster and adoptive families in Weber, Davis, Morgan and Cache counties.

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Trial date set -- for fifth time -- in child sex abuse case

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 7:09am

FARMINGTON -- The fifth set of trial dates for a man charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child has been set, but not without a judge voicing his concern.

"This case has dragged on for a long time," Judge David Connors said Tuesday in 2nd District Court.

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Isaac Maughn (left) jokes with Zachary Buchanan after knocking over his cups during cup stacking practice on Thursday at the Spectrum Academy in North Salt Lake.

Cup stacking helps Spectrum Academy students achieve

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 11:07pm

NORTH SALT LAKE -- Little did April Giauque, a fifth-grade teacher at Spectrum Academy in North Salt Lake, know that a way to improve her son's reading ability could be as simple as pulling out some cups and stacking them in pyramid formation.

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Claudia Scoville Stone

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 8:57pm

Claudia Scoville Stone, 71, of North Salt Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, after a battle with ovarian cancer. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the LDS Ward Chapel at 53 E. 350 North, in North Salt Lake, Utah, where friends may call from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. before the service of from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main, in Bountiful. Interment will be at the Ogden City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please donate to the LDS church missionary fund. Post condolences to the family at www.russonmortuary.com.

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Economy is top issue for North Salt Lake elections

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 9:37pm

NORTH SALT LAKE — The current economy and the impact it is having on North Salt Lake is the No. 1 issue for the four candidates seeking a seat on the city council.

The four will battle for three seats at the general election Nov. 8.

Lynn L. Ballard, 61, works for the Transportation Security Administration and is seeking his fourth term. He served three terms, but didn’t run again in 2007 for a fourth.

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‘Spook-Tacular’ set for Saturday in Bountiful

Charlie Pomerleau Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 9:33pm

BOUNTIFUL — A Halloween activity is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at South Davis Recreation Center.

The “Spook-Tacular” will include a canoe ride through a haunted swamp, a walk through the haunted locker room, carnival games, a trick-or-treat alley, a goblin grub and spooky crafts.

Each activity requires tickets, and each ticket is 50 cents.

The center, 550 N. 200 West, is a consolidated facility for residents of Bountiful, Centerville, Woods Cross, West Bountiful and North Salt Lake. Call 298-6220 for more details.

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House, Senate OK map

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 12:39pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Late Monday night, a congressional map was approved by the House, 50-19, with five Republicans against and three Democrats voting in favor of the proposal during a special session.

It was then sent to the Senate for final approval.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Jamie Dicks makes ice cream using liquid nitrogen at the Sub Zero Ice Cream & Yogurt store in Layton on Thursday.

Entrepreneur ventures into cold with ice cream, frozen yogurt in Layton

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 7, 2011 - 11:00pm

LAYTON — Is stepping away from a secure job in a shaky economy to start an ice cream store before winter in Utah a good idea?

That is just one of the many nerve-racking questions Jamie Dicks and her husband, Ryan, are pondering as they prepare for the 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday grand opening of a Sub Zero Ice Cream & Yogurt store at 1978 N. 1200 West.

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Funeral for Fire Marshal Cox to be held Friday

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 10:53pm

NORTH SALT LAKE -- Services for South Davis Metro Fire Agency Fire Marshal Steve Cox are set for Friday.

The 22-year firefighting veteran will be laid to rest following services that begin at 11 a.m. at the Bountiful-Woods Cross LDS Regional Center, 835 N. 400 East, North Salt Lake. Burial will be in Bountiful Cemetery, 2224 S. 200 West, Bountiful.

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Checkpoint in NSL set for drunken drivers

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, August 26, 2011 - 10:28pm

NORTH SALT LAKE -- The North Salt Lake Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday as part of its ongoing initiative to remove impaired drivers from city roadways.

The police department has made it a top priority to reduce impaired driving incidents, according to a news release. The location of the checkpoint will be 500 E. 1100 North, a location selected due to heavy traffic volume entering North Salt Lake. The checkpoint will begin during the evening Friday and continue until the early morning hours of Sept. 3.

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