Celebrating 125 years as Davis County’s news source Woods Cross PD welcomes three The new officers Davis Clipper ON A3 75 cents VOL. 125 NO. 47 THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2017 SBA head HAFB fighter wing changes hands visits WX BY LOUISE R. SHAW National Small Busi- [email protected] ness Administration head McMahon HILL AFB—In his last visits WX business. address to the team he led for two years, Col. BECKY GINOS, B2 David B. Lyons praised the men and women of the 388th Fighter Wing for their work ethic and their “espirit de corps,” then thanked them for “being courageous enough to answer their nation’s call.” The 388th, he said, “is made up of the very best America has to offer.” “I will never forget or take for granted what you did for your country every day,” he said. “Thank you for being great American airmen, for being the greatest Fighter Wing in our U.S. Besides his praise for the ABOVE: Air Force.” airmen, Lyons praised the MEMBERS OF Lyons is leaving Hill for an community that surrounds and THE 388TH assignment as the 12th Air supports the base. Fighter Wing Force vice commander at Davis- “I would wager our community salute Col. David Monthan AFB in Arizona. leaders here are the most helpful Lyons at the In a formal change-of-command and the most positively engaged ceremony at Hill on Friday, conclusion of leaders you will ever work with,” his two years of June 23, Lyons passed the flag he said, with the mayors of representing the wing to Lt. service at Hill. Layton, Kaysville and Clearfield Left: Lt. Gen. Gen. Mark D. Kelly, who then and the superintendent of Davis Mark Kelly, presented it to Col. Lee E. Kloos, School District looking on from who will take over as commander. the front row. Col. Lee Kloos Kloos comes from the Defense “You are all the best,” he told and Col. David Advanced Research Projects them, “and Hill Air Force Base Lyons . Agency, where he has served as and the 388th Fighter Wing is a Photos by Air Force operational liaison to the Louise R. Shaw/ Davis Clipper director since June 2015. n See “AIRMEN” p. A6 Residents angry over US-89 expansion concepts BY BECKY GINOS are lumbering on that road. Why? When it [email protected] was built 50 years ago the designer didn’t provide for traffic to transition from westbound 84 to go southbound. It became the de facto LAYTON—Residents living interchange for trucks. It doesn’t make sense because now it’s mostly residential.” near US Hwy 89 came together UDOT held the open house to give the at an open house hosted by the public an opportunity to look at conceptual alternative designs for the State Environmental Utah Department of Transporta- Study to address the future expansion of US-89. tion (UDOT) last week to speak “We’re presenting three concepts for 89,” said Michael Romero, UDOT project manager Independence out against a proposed expansion for US-89 environmental study. “We had a of the roadway. scoping meeting in February and solicited Day fun set Sporting red stickers that read “Stop UDOT,” feedback from the public. Some of this is based they had a table set up outside of Layton High on previous studies and some new tools in our JENNIFFER WARDELL, C1 School to encourage visitors to the open house tool box.” to listen to their complaints and sign a petition The three concepts include: intended for UDOT officials. • A no build alternative “I’ve lived here for 33 years,” said Kaysville • One-way frontage road freeway • Traditional freeway Riding to RESIDENTS GATHER at a UDOT open house to collect resident Greg Ferguson. “I used Hwy 89 to commute to work at McKay-Dee both day and “The no build looks at keeping 89 in its signatures opposing the US-89 plans. night. I know it is important to commuters. Photo by Becky Ginos/Davis Clipper help others There are traffic problems there. Big trucks n See “US-89” p. A6 Ride 4 Hunger gets INDEX enthusiastic sup- Concert honors Kurt Cochran’s life port from many local Outlook - B1 BY JENNIFFER WARDELL about how she’s been coping since be- cyclists. [email protected] ing injured in the same attack and how Editorial - B3 she feels about those responsible. LOUISE R. SHAW, D1 Showcase - C1 BOUNTIFUL—A life dedicated to music “I can’t hate anybody,” she said. was honored in song. “Kurt wouldn’t want me to.” Horizons - C3 Friends and family of Kurt Cochran, The concert was organized by Voted best Church - C4 the West Bountiful man who was killed Shantell Payne and Bret Layton, one weekly of the individuals who co-owned Onion Obituaries - C5 in the March 23 London terrorist attack newspaper in earlier this year, gathered in Bountiful Utah by Society City Park last Saturday to honor his life. n See “COCHRAN” p. A6 Sports - D1 of Professional As musicians who worked with Kurt Journalists Calendar - D3 and a family band played throughout MELISSA COCHRAN at the concert. She was the afternoon, Kurt’s wife Melissa injured in the attack that killed her husband. Payne Cochran spoke to reporters Photo by Jenniffer Wardell | Davis Clipper A2 NEWS/CRIME BRIEFS CLIPPER • THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2017 Fire crews battle blaze in Farmington CRIME BRIEFS BY BECKY GINOS Compiled by Becky Ginos [email protected] Kaysville man faces sexual abuse charges FARMINGTON—The fire season has al- ready started in Davis County and around FARMINGTON—A Kaysville man was charged with forcible sexual the state as crews battled a blaze in Farm- abuse for allegedly telling a 17-year-old girl he would go to church if ington over the weekend. “We got a call about 5:09 p.m. (Friday)of she exposed herself. a brush fire threatening structures on the According to police, Leland Christopher Bowers, 37, allegedly east side above Bella Vesta,” said Farm- started communicating with the teen on Facebook in May. They made ington Fire Chief Guido Smith. “Three a plan to meet at a church. Charging documents said Bowers told her structures were threatened by a very ag- if she would show him her breasts he would start going to church. gressive wildfire. A power utility line had She allegedly agreed, with the stipulation that he could not touch gone down and sparked a brush fire.” her. When she lifted her shirt, Bowers allegedly grabbed her anyway, the charges said. Several agencies assisted in the effort and Smith said firefighters were able to Bowers was charged in 2nd District Court June 8 and is in the Davis County Jail. stop the fire from burning the structures A PLANE MAKES an airdrop over a fire in but it started up the mountain into federal Farmington. Courtesy photo lands so the forest service was called in and they requested an airdrop. Smith said they were fortunate that the Hikers rescued up Mueller Park Canyon “After about six hours of combat, we neighborhood had created “defensible hikers had started out in ground crews guided had it somewhat contained but it was still space” between them and the hillside. BY BECKY GINOS the morning in Emigration the others down. “They working its way up the mountain,” said “Some had put dirt around their property. [email protected] Canyon. Their goal was checked him out medi- Smith. “Fire crews monitored it over night There is no doubt the property loss would to end up in City Creek cally to make sure he was and on Saturday additional crews from the have been very significant if they hadn’t BOUNTIFUL—A group but they ended up in the OK,” she said. “He didn’t forest service came in to overhaul (or do had the defensible space. We’ve also had of hikers are safe after Mueller Park area. They have any complaints it was mop up) on the hillside.” some problems with drones that could getting stranded up in the were about a mile and a mostly exhaustion. The An estimated 130 acres burned, said have hampered our operations. We found Mueller Park Trail area half up from the bottom of rescue took about two and Smith but that is still being finalized. those involved but there were no citations Monday evening. the trail working their way a half hours. It was such a “There was some damage to a structure or arrests made.” “About 7:30 p.m. we down but there was an el- smooth operation. We’ve that was a sports court,” he said. “There The wet spring and now the hot tem- received a call for assis- derly gentleman with them trained so much and it’s were no reported injuries of firefighters or peratures have combined to create fire tance,” said Davis County who was just done.” really paying off.” residents and no evacuations although we hazard conditions earlier than usual, Sheriff’s Office Public Servey said a helicop- did consider that during the initial opera- Smith said. “It makes for very aggressive Information Officer Sgt. ter flew up for him and tion.” fire behavior when they occur.” DeeAnn Servey. “The Young man drowns in Farmington Pond Busy weekend for firefighters in county FARMINGTON—A 23-year- surface, officials said. His found just after 11:30 p.m. old man drowned last friends tried to rescue Resuscitation efforts were BY BECKY GINOS tain brush truck they use we’d heard complaints of Tuesday evening June 20 Senatus but could not unsuccessful.