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' i J of Utah lTop T uesday May 1 8 er 1 cases Auditors say Utah courts take too long to try juvenile offenders2B 999 Charges still pending on 13 suspected of more active in Farmington event (others SANTINI j Daws Bureau Standard-Examin- CENTERVILLE - Fifteen of the View- Imont High School students who were suspended from school on suspicion of their involvement in a hazing incident have been invited to return to school The fate of the other 13 students who allegedly took a more active role is to be t decided today and Centerville police say I more arrests may be forthcoming All 28 high school students have been 4 out of school since last Tuesday as school " officials completed their investigation of an initiation of more than 40 ninth-gradefrom Centerville Junior High School Late on the evening of May 7 while the ninth-gradewere camped out in the foothills east of Davis County a group of youths from Viewmont High School ambushed the younger students throwing rocks and eggs and shooting paint balls Some of the high schoolers also struck the younger students with boat paddles Centerville Police arrested two the night of the incident on suspicion of alcohol offenses as well as allegedly assaulting the ninth-gradeAlthough the 15 were reinstated at Viewmont High School there are still 13 students that remain suspended for their involvement in the hazing incident According to Paul Waite director of rs rs rs secondary schools for the Davis School District the 15 students were allowed back into classes because they were only spectators during the initiation and school officials felt the four-da- y suspension was ample punishment “That’s a pretty significant punishment to be out of school for four or five days” Waite said However the 13 students still under suspension may face more severe punishment from the school district The students’ cases will be reviewed by a case management team today Those students may face continued suspension expulsion or placement in a different school All hazing or initiation incidents are a violation of the school district’s safe school policy The Centerville Police are also continu ing to investigate the incident More arrests are likely Sgt Jon Spencer said “It’s a long process because of the vast number of students involved in the case” Spencer said And like the school district Spencer is looking past the students that were only spectators in the hazing incident “The ones I'm interested in are the ones that were hitting kids with oars” he said The students could be charged with assault of the and the spectators still could be charged with disorderly conduct once the criminal investigation is completed he said You can reach Jacob Santini at 1 or jsaminifa stamlanlnet or send a tetter to the editor at letters (astamlardnet ninth-grade- 776-495- Approval may dawn on Sunday pawns Ogden council to debate whether local shops can do business every day By GEOFFREY FATTAH staff Standard-Examin- OGDEN - The City Council will vote tonight on whether to MARTA STORWICKStandard-Examine- ordido away with a nance that prohibits local pawn shops from accepting pawned goods on Sundays The proposed ordinance has been brought to the council at the request of local pawn shop owners who say the present Sunday ordinance is outdated and needs changing If the council decides in favor of the pawn brokers the change will take effect immediately Current city ordinance allows pawn brokers to receive goods between 7 am and 10 pm except on Sunday Ogden City Assistant Business Director Richard McConkie said the city has eliminated Sunday restrictions on various local businesses over the past few years “It’s part of the trend among r FAMILY TIES: Three generations of beef fanners (from left) Lynn Kirkman his son Lonny Kirkman and grandfather Dean Kirkman oversee part of their herd in West Point The Kirkmans’ production differs from other ranchers in that the beef they produce is hormone-fre- e Ranchers steer toward more natural beef West Point cattlemen change their practices to follow national trend of hormone-fre- e meat have to change just like any other business has to” Lynn Kirkman said He believes operating closer to nature may be just the ticket their operation needs to attract a cadre customers who are of regular long-terwilling to pay a little more for hormone-fre- e meats “We always felt like it was better to be a natural deal” Lynn Kirkman said “You can breed for muscling and growth instead of the other way” The Kirkmans grow all the feed they need for their animals except for minerals and salt right on their own property They chop and mix the feed themselves While feed producers now regularly add low amounts of antibiotics to counteract diseases overly stressed animals may contract Kirkman said because he produces feed himself he’s sure it does not have the substances He said he reduces animals’ stress by making sure they have plenty of room to roam and only administers certain antibiotics when cattle actually are ill Brent Tanner executive vice president with the Utah Cattleman’s Association said claims of naturally raised beef are becoming more common in Utah He was unsure however whether any other Top of Utah ranchers were making the same claims Tanner acknowledged consumer concerns about hormone levels in red meat But he businesses to do business on Sundays and the time has come for that” McConkie said Under the present ordinance pawn shop owners can sell items on Sunday but they are not allowed to buy pawned items Because of this many pawn shops in Ogden simply close their doors on Sunday Steph Stanos who manages the Hy & Mike’s pawn shop on Washington Boulevard said her shop is constantly asked by customers why they are closed on Sunday “People say it all the time” Stanos said She added that if the ordinance is adopted it may mean more business for her Ogden Police Lt John Stubbs said his department reviewed the ordinance and found no reason why pawn shops should not do business on Sundays The council is scheduled to vote on the proposed ordinance during its weekly meeting at 5 pm today in the council chambers 2484 Washington Blvd You can reach reporter Geoffrey “We always felt like it was better to he a natural deal You can breed m By JaNAE FRANCIS Davis Bureau Standard-Examin- WEST POINT - Forty years ago Kirkman unhitched a and cultivator from his work horse for the last time and left them right w here they were in the field Today the implements are still there a farmer of the reminder to the times before motorized tractors They are a relic of the past and also a tribute to the e farm where three future of this generations are taking their agricultural business back to an earlier way of raising beef Dean’s son Lynn Kirkman has made a new move to keep hormones growth stimulants and other chemicals out of the diets of their cattle Kirkman Farms Natural Beef is a local example of a national trend that has seen some consumers ask for fewer food additives Earlier this year the USDA even approved for the first time labeling for organic meat “If we are going to stay in business we 356-acr- for muscling and growth instead of the other way” - Rancher Lynn Kirkman said they are based on lack of information “Some individuals have expressed concern over safety in (hormone) implants in cattle” he said “If you test meat (of implanted cattle) very rarely can you find a hormone difference in the beef and then very minute differences” Tanner said worldwide movements against hormones are more political than scientific “Foods like peas cabbage eggs and milk have far more estrogen than beef” he said But Allen Nielsen owner of Shangrila Health Foods in Logan said artificially induced growth hormones can cause cancer and in men lower fertility Ann Dupilka consumer affairs manager at the nation's largest producer of natural beef products Coleman Natural Products Inc near Denver Colo said scientists Fattah at 625-422- or 5 By RYAN R OLIVER Standard-Examine- r staff OGDEN - City officials say they want to hear the outcome of investigations into allegations of excessive force by two Ogden officers in two separate incidents before casting any judgments on the police department “I hope these allegations are not true but if it turns out they are we should have a zero tolerance policy toward this type of behavior by our officers” said Ogden mayoral candidate and city councilman Garth Day who wants to see the creation of a citizen review board to oversee the police department Last month Michelle Johnson 36 of Ogden filed suit claiming she had to be hospitalized after she was assaulted by an Ogden officer and a grocery store employee during an arrest last year The suit filed in 2nd District Court names Ogden City the Ogden Police Department Albertson’s Corp “I hope these allegations are not true but if it turns out they are we should have a zero tolerance policy toward this ” type of behavior by our officers -Ogden Councilman Garth Day and Officer James Gent as A police report written by Gent however states Johnson provoked the assault after she resisted arrest and attacked him and the security guard Ogden police are also investigating a complaint Steven Tehero who filed last month by claims an officer handcuffed him and slammed his head into the ground several times struck him in the back of the head and forced his skull into the pavement with his foot Tehero said in an interview the officer assaulted him during a traffic stop in See POUCE4B By RYAN Ft OLIVER staff OGDEN - An Ogden woman has filed suit claiming she was beaten at the hands of an Ogden police officer and a grocery store employee after being arrested for robbery a year ago Michelle D Johnson 36 filed suit last month in 2nd District Court Her attorney Frank Ber-arnamed Ogden City the Ogden Police Department Albertson’s Corp and Officer James Johnson Gent as is seeking unspecified damages for legal fees medical expenses pain and suffering loss of household services lost earnings and di NEWS BEAT At a glance Help sought for Internet U SALT LAKE CITY -- Gov Mike Leavitt is asking Congress for $8 million to boost the struggling Western Governors University The virtual university acts as a broker for Internet and television classes offered by existing universities and businesses It was created with the support of 1 8 member states and Leavitt was one of its biggest boosters But since the school began operating nine months ago it has had dismal enrollment Western Governors University has about 20 employees and operates on about $12 million in donations from private industry plus $100000 from each member state School officials say the federal money would fund curriculum development additional staff and guidance and testing centers in member states “This would be a great addition to what we’re trying to do but we’re certainly not depending on it" marketing director Jeff Edwards said “We’re going to continue on our path of seeking funding in the private sector" full-tim- e Academy Square within budget PROVO - The Brigham Young Academy Foundation probably won’t have to raise more money to turn a historic but dilapidated Academy Square building into a new city library Jacobsen Construction the to oversee renovation firm hired of the century-olEducation Building at Academy Square was expected to deliver a guaranteed maximum price to the City Council today The council must approve the final costs The $1 price tag falls within budget for reconstruction of the old building and construction of a y new building behind it said Lee Bartlett foundation d 75-milli- two-stor- president “That was the big issue: Would we be able to bring the guaranteed maximum price in on or under the budget" he said “As far as we’ie concerned this is the great breakthrough moment we’ve been waiting for all these months" Furnishing and equipping the two buildings is estimated to cost $48 million bringing the total for the project to $223 million A $168 million bond accounts for a majority of the funds the voter-approv- academy foundation raised about $55 million Groundbreaking could take place in late June Construction is expected to take at least 20 months said Doug Smoot foundation chairman and member Utah’s Dixie n loss of enjoyment of life Police reports city officials and witnesses however claim Johnson received her injuries when she resisted arrest Johnson told the Standard-Examinthat on April 8 1998 she walked out of Albertson’s grocery store on the comer of 21st and Harrison Boulevard after stealing makeup for her daughter When a store employee approached her in the parking lot on the matter Johnson claims he immediately assaulted her Gent then arrived at the scene WgftjWilWlWgiJ!liiWil 0 ST GEORGE -- While Florida is considered a top destination National the St George-ZioPark area is one the top five Suit claims cops used severe force in shoplifting arrest Standard-Examin- 625-422- hot retirement spot See BEEF2B Ogden reserves judgment on alleged brutality Criticism of police prompts city officials’ suggestion of citizens review board Obituaries Local News Editor: 5 hazm siospecto petom to school k- e Kid er See SUIT4B best retirement places in according to a new research book In his revised edition of “Retiiement Places Rated" author David Savageau said retirement growth is hottest in the West with Fort Collins and Loveland Colo leading the America way The other top 10 sites in the book were: Charleston Sea Islands SC City Nev Henderson-Boulde- r Wickenburg Ariz Boca Raton Fla Scottsdale Ariz Tucson Ariz Prescott-Presco- Ariz and Fort Valley tt Myers-Cap- e Coral Fla - 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