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Show Eight seconds brings adrenaline rush to bullrider Cherie Huber Contributing Writer dont even I remember coming out of the gate. Thats how nervous I was. WEST BOUNTIFUL Troy Wasserman moved to West Bountiful from Pensacola, Florida two years ago. One of the things that he had always wanted to do as he was growing up was to be a bull rider. When his family moved to West Bountiful he decided to make the dream a reality. He made a barrel bull and started practicing. This year he felt he was ready to ride. He had the first real bull ride of his life in Hooper. He rode the whole eight seconds but the bull stopped on me. Hooper was the first time I rode, he said. I dont even remember coming out of the gate. Thats how nervous I was. very exciting. Its exciting but it he said. takes a lot of stamina, Theres a lot of action in bull rid- Wasserman had his second lots of things to remember when youre on the bull. You need balance, you have to learn how to post, and make sure you dig in your spur to pull up. And be sure you dont slap the bull with your free hand. That will disqualify you. The goal in bull riding is to simply stay on for eight seconds and to look good while youre doing it. For example, you have to stay parallel with the bull. Wasserman finds it all very challenging. Im going to keep on riding. Its too much fun. Its the biggest adrenaline rush you can have in your life. It is possible to move up in bull chance on Friday night at the rodeo at the Davis County Fair where he was in line to ride if another rider did not show up. That time his ride lasted a little over seven seconds. While he hasnt been in a rodeo until this year, Wasserman has been around fanning for most of his life and always wanted to get into a rodeo. He is 20 years old. I started out a little old but we will see how I do, Wasserman said. Bull riders usually start anywhere from 16 to 19 years old when they get into a high school rodeo. I missed doing that. Wasserman finds bull riding ing. Wasserman says that although it may look uncomplicated, there are too. They usually move riding from CRC to PRAC and go to NFR and from there one bull rider is the champion of the world, he says. Wasserman believes he probably could ride until he is 35. As long as your bones can handle it, you can ride, he said. Wasserman works for Frontier Shed Construction in Centerville. rodeo as long as I can and make a career out of construction. Ill Construction is steady work because you always s have to have houses. He is also looking forward to more changes at the county fair-pargoing to be nice to have an indoor arena next year in Farmington. It helps that everyone will have some place to ride during the winter and we will not have to k. Its go all Tooele the way to Erda out by to ride during the winter. Centerville City exonerated; citizens lose battle with city tions against ihe city were based on their perception of city actions sur- Melinda Williams Staff Writer CENTERVILLE The State Attorney Generals office has exonerated Centerville City officials of any wrongdoing in claims made by the Concerned Citizens of Centerville in June. The AGs Office recently completed its investigation of Mayor Priscilla Todd and the city council and concluded in our investigation no further action is needed by the AGs Office, said Rick Wyss, who handled the investigation. What that means, he explained is that, of the complaints we looked into, there were no violations. We found no violations of the public employees ethics act and no violations of the open meeting act that needed investigation, he said. The Concerned Citizens group was formed to try and stop development of a shopping center on Parrish Lane. Many of their allega rounding that shopping development. They presented 12 allegations to the Attorney Generals Office: city leaders are erasing the Centerville Master Plan; there may be undeclared conflict of interest problems; possible misuse of the redevelopment agency; leaders are delaying writing a city charter and rules of order; city leaders are not following city ordinances; not using the board of adjustments; citizens legal rights are not being respected; there are errors and omissions in record keeping, the city did not publish public notices for bond issues and RDA meetings; the city is not following the law on putting work up for bid; and the city is permitting the destruction of wetlands. Each of the groups complaints were presented with examples and outlined what they wanted the AGs Office to do with their complaints, including stopping the shopping continued from front David Bybee and Cherie Goodliffe in 1995. are not seeking North Salt Lake (city council three seats open) Lynn Ballard, Jim and Phillip Raclawski. Incumbent Ken Brown is not seeking Dixon, Douglas Foster; Stuart Hatch, incumbent; Stan Porter, incumbent; and William Swank, ELECTION Farmington (city council three seats open) Patricia N. Achter, incumbent; Gary E. Elliott, incumbent; Constance L. Hughes; Larry W. Haugen; Vernon Lee Maxwell; Paul R. Reid, planning commission member; M. James Snarr, and Paul E. White, former councilman. Incumbent Jim Parsell is not running for Fruit Heights Candidates' are nominated at the local convention or mass meetings and the deadline is on Tuesday, Sept. 26. (city council three Kaysville seats open) Brian D. Cook, Darrell Horne, incumbent; Reed Nelson, Christine Nielsen, Paul Ottson, and Robert H. Bob Rees. Incumbents M-jni'jii- m Instruction Private Bask Lessons In yoar home learn how to really use yoar LJ . ssi- computer In WordPerfect 5.1 - or 6.1, Windows incumbent; ing centers development and stopping action on a $400,000 bond for the construction of a road into the shopping center. Their claim is that the development will also destroy protected wetlands, but Todd said the city received a letter in February from the Army Corp. of Engineers, clearing the way for development. Mayor Todd is relieved the city has been exonerated of the charges. While we felt confident there was nothing there, it nevertheless pulls (city staff members) attention away from more critical issues, she said. Its taken a tremendous amount of staff time and its unfortunate they made such claims without a foundation, she said, adding, Most of the allegations could have been cleared up with a phone call, instead of making these accusations without checking. Todd also lamented the time spent by Wyss and the AGs Office. Theyre so busy, so burdened with more serious concerns, its a shame taxpayers money had to be spent on something like this. The concerned citizens said they contacted the attorney generals office after they sent a letter to Todd in May asking for an explanation of why the city did certain practices. They said it was because she never responded to the letter that they contacted the AGs Ride em cowboy:A newcomer to the sport of bullriding, West Bountiful's Troy Wasserman is still looking for that elusive eight- - second ride in competition. Office. The shopping development is becoming a reality. Construction has begun and Todd said, Its important to remember that this group is made up of four individuals. Not the 15,000 other residents of Centerville. She said neither she nor the other council members have received any complaints about the shopping development. Instead, she said she most often hears from residents excited that its going in and wondering how soon it will be open. Two injured in truck crash NORTH SALT LAKE Two women were injured Wednesday morning when the car in which they were traveling hit a dump truck at the intersection of Redwood Road and Center Street. The accident occurred when Jeffery R. Taylor, 23, Murray, dridump truck, travving a eling eastbound on Center Street, failed to yield at the stop sign at the intersection. He pulled out in front of Karole A. Monte, 31, North Salt Lake, who was driving a 1992 Plymouth Acclaim. Monte was unable to stop in time and struck the side of the dump truck. Monte suffered a compound fracture of the right leg. A passenger, Mary Syndergaard, 58, suffer-ee- d cuts and bruises. Both were transported to Lakeview Hospital. Taylor was cited for failure to yield the right of way. el Youth shot at his home A male juvenile LAYTON was accidentally shot Monday at his home about 1 :40 p.m. Monday. Layton Police received a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found the youth with minor leg injuries. 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