| Show ©OHJMTV - Lines 2B Standard-Examine- Local News Editor: Monday September 1 1 2000 r 625-422- 4 (Ogden) (Layton) 776-495- 1 West Poitttt names new aty manager months ago and city leaders approved the appointment of Davis Tuesday Davis admits that opportunities in West Point are vastly different from his previous position as an assistant city manager in Former Sandy assistant city manager involved extensively in that city’s economic growth By D LOUISE BROWN Standard-Examine- r Sandy correspondent WEST POINT - “West Point is a blank cans as poised for a bright future” That's the assessment of recently appointed City Manager Richard Davis “It's a community that is growing but hasn't had to go through what Salt Lake and other large cities have gone through” Davis said “West Point hasn't had to deal with redevelopment They can structure their development their open space They are in a position to be pioneers of their future and few cities can do that” The city's first and former city manager Scott Neilson resigned his position two “My wife was with me the first time we visited West Point As we were driving down the street I said ‘Well their downtown must be here somewhere’ And then as it dawned on us I said ‘Oh I see’ ” West Point currently has no commercial development Recent passage of a new land use map and zoning map reflect commercial areas plotted for the future Involved extensively in Sandy’s economic growth which has increased at an amazing pace over the past 10 years regarding such growth is firmly grounded in a respect for the wishes of the citizens big factors As Sandy’s director of commu"Ultimately my reimis to nity affairs and assistant to the chief adsponsibility ministrative officer he’s had more than vision of the plement This citizens the city four years of dealing with the public and media Prior to that he worked in the ofis poised for residential and economic fice of the Legislative Auditor General in analyzing the operations of divigrowth Whether we Arizona sions of the state government He’s also choose to accommoheld several public relations positions date growth or protect ourselves from it I’m Mayor Jay Ritchie indicated that Davis’ there to implement experience was a big factor in the council’s that You have to be decision “He comes across as a person prepared to either embrace or protect who knows how to get things done how yourselves from the impact of growth” he to handle people problems” said Growth issues the budget economic Developing a working relationship with development and open space preservation the mayor and council is of great imporare all issues that Davis sees the council tance to Davis who was selected from 14 continuing to face in the coming years applicants To contact correspondent D Louise Davis’ background in public relations and community development were also Brown leave a message at 776-49- 51 exempts 777-320- school districts from having to pay for it according to the Davis County Attorney’s Office Despite that local health officials say the inspections will continue in the name of public health while they seek to negotiate compensation for the inspections with Davis School District officials Direc- Utah Hospital Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Cody Wilder said he is unsure why Kathleen Plowman swerved through traffic and d the cargo van He said he suspected she may have experienced a medical problem before crashing but the hospital was unable determine if that was correct rear-ende- Deputy Attorney Gary McKean intervene But at this month’s health JOHN SWARTZiThe Associated Press Bunch" a group of outlaws who robbed banks trains and other targets in the American West are shown in this photo taken near the start of the 20th Century Pictured from left are Henry Longabaugh alias the “Sundance Kid” William Carter Ben Kilpatrick Harvey Logan and Robert LeRoy Parker alias “Butch Cassity” WILD BUNCH: “The Wild board meeting McKean delivered a message the board wasn’t expecting “I’m not the bearer of good news” McKean said Tuesday Although state code allows health officials to bill for inspections McKean said the same code exempts districts from having to pay for the service because it is a state agency relative Wild bunch of lies surrounds ‘Butch Cassidy Days’ Despite what Chamber wants public to believe famed outlaw never visited Winnemucca Las Vegas Bear River Health and We- berMorgan Health Departments Review-Journ- Nev - One ago this month Butch Kid and their 'Wild Bunch gang robbed the First National Bank of Winnemucca of $32640 in gold coins At least that’s what the Winnemucca Chamber of Commerce wants the traveling public to believe The chamber sponsors an annual Butch Cassidy Days to promote the town’s brush with lawlessness City leaders also have erected a billboard along Interstate 80 that invites motorists to stop in for a visit just like Cassidy did back on Sept 19 1900 But the reality is Cassidy never graced Winnemucca 165 miles northeast of Reno More than 20 years ago Reno writer and history buff Lee Berk looked through letters written by bank cashier George Nixon - the man held up by the gang - and discovered do bill respective school districts for food service permit fees for inspections but do not charge for WINNEMUCCA the overall inspections of the schools Of those school districts billed in Weber and Morgan Counties however only the Weber School District pays the $50 billing Salt Lake Valley Health does not charge school districts for either inspection Based on state code and the trend of other districts not paying for the service McKean said it would be “improbable” that a court would rule in favor of the Davis Health board on this issue You can reach reporter Bryon I Saxton at 1 or bsax- ton's standardnet or send a letter to - the editor at letters standard net the truth 776-495- “While I am satisfied that Cassidy was interested in the robbery” Nixon wrote the Pinkerton Detective Agency on Jan 8 1901 “he was not one of the men who entered the bank” Berk said he can’t even substantiate that the Sundance Kid was one of the robbers although the heist was pulled by members of their Wild Bunch Winnemucca prefers the myth “A lot of people say he robbed the bank here” said Phyllis Marden who works in the Chamber of Commerce “I always say Butch Cassidy did it Somebody robbed it we know that much” So everyday she hands leaflets out to visitors touting how Cassidy and his gang robbed the First National Bank which no longer exists That riles state Archivist Guy Rocha to no end Rocha is the state’s premier history cop and he has made it his mission to debunk the myths that people have come to believe about Nevada “It is historical fraud” Rocha said about the bank robbery “They are trying to get people to visit the town on pretense They don't mind lying to tourists” Rocha maintains if such myths aren't challenged they become accepted as truth “The false information finds its way into the schools and back to us” he said “They feel there is no harm in exaggeration in manipulating people’s perceptions for profit” If it hadn't been for actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford there might be no myth for Rocha to debunk Hollywood made heroes out of lowly outlaws Cassidy and Sundance when in 1969 director George Roy Hill released “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” a comedy that won four Academy Awards Cassidy took his name from Mike Cassidy a Utah cowboy he liked and from a stint as a butcher Sundance - whose given name was Harry Longabaugh - took his name from Sundance Wyo where he served 18 months in jail for stealing a horse While they stole more than $200000 during a long career of crime the Wild Bunch never captured the public imagination like Billy the Kid or Jesse James Still several books and documentaries followed Hill's movie A water park near Moab Utah was named in their honor Cassidy’s boyhood home near Beaver Utah became a tourist attraction survivors narrated a bus tour of sites related to the wagon train’s origin’ with the assistance of old photographs maps books stories and other memorabilia The Associated Press HARRISON Ark - A descendant of a survivor of the Mountain Meadows massacre in Utah painted a picture on Saturday of the start of a wagon train trek that ended in violence in Organized by the Mountain Meadows Association the tour took about 60 people on visits to old homesteads springs buildings roads and cemeteries along the old military road that carved 1857 An estimated 120 Arkansas emigrants were murdered in September 1857 when the train was ambushed near St George Utah by Mormon settlers and Paiute - On Saturday Boone County Chancery Judge Roger V Logan Jr a descendant of one of the Woman reports sexual assault OGDEN - Police are investigating a report by a Ogden woman that she was sexually assaulted early Sunday Ogden Police Lt John Stubbs said the woman met a man at a local club on Riverdale Road earlier in the evening and then later she said “things got out of hand" while the two were having drinks in his car Stubbs said no arrest has been made Candidates meet in South Ogden SOUTH OGDEN -- The Weber County Women’s Legislative Council and the League of Women Voters will host a “Meet the Candidates" tonight at 6:30 The event will be held at the senior citizens center at 580 39th St All candidates running for office in Weber County are invited to attend Light refreshments will be served For more information call Myma Meyerhoffer at 392-392- 8 loans to be discussed RDA RIVERDALE -- The city's Redevelopment Agency will discuss the proposed expansion of the Rehabilitation Housing Loan Program Tuesday at 7 pm at the Riverdale Community Center 4360 S Parker Drive The program provides and loans of up to $20000 to qualified residents The loans are currently : available only to property owners living in two areas designated by the RDA Funding for the loans comes from property taxes that businesses pay on developments in the three Redevelopment Project Areas along Riverdale Road For more information call 1 and ask for extension 233 - Standard-Examinstaff ’ Mountain Meadows Association tour views where trip began - Indians ' rear-ende- health board requested Chief I ’ ld d Logan woman who a cargo van on Interstate 15 at 3100 South Friday evening died later that night at University of schools and school kitchens and in 1999 began billing the district for it But upon receiving the bill district officials declined to pay it saying the law was on their side based on counsel received from the state So to settle the issue the I - OGDEN-T- he year the health department spends $35000 inspecting the - 0 Logan woman dies after accident tor Delane McGarvey said each i v WEBER COUHTY m ! DAVIS COUNTY 5 FARMINGTON - The same Utah State Code allowing county health departments to bill for ' 4 HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- Davis Bureau Environmental Health -- The 388th Fighter Wing and '' ) 75th Air Base Wing will be participating in combat training exercises starting Tuesday The three-da- y Operational Readiness Exercise is in preparation for a major Air Force inspection in October to test the wings’ ability to survive and operate in a hostile environment Residents living near the base may notice increased noise during the exercise For more information call By BRYQN SAXTON inspections r ! The principal of Bunderson Elementary will meet with city officials to work out an agreement regarding two curbs painted red by the school The City Council voted to set up the committee after Principal Keith Klein requested the painted curbs be removed Two and a half months ago a child was killed in that area and Klein said he would like to reorganize the picking up and dropping off of children at his school Softball games during the t summer at the school also pose parking problems The committee will consider all the ) factors and present the City Council with a safety plan regarding the area CITY -- BRIGHAM to conduct combat exercises State Code exempts schools from such payments school Principal to meet with city on parking Hill Davis district won’t pay inspection bill Standard-Examin- BOX ELDER COUNTY i through Boone and Carroll counties 143 years ago At a banquet that concluded the annual meeting of the association Glen Leonard of the museum of the Church of Jesus Christ Saints - the Mor of Latter-da- y mon church presented the Carroll County Heritage Muse- um with some artifacts recovered from the Utah site where massacre victims were given a mass burial The artifacts wagon nut and tery - are being - six buttons 15 shards a of pot- lent to the Car-ro- ll County museum according to Pat Norris a member of the Mountain Meadows Association board They will be displayed at the museum in Berryville she said Earlier Logan stood at Beller Spring south of Harrison where the wagon train gathered in April i 1857 for the trip to California He estimated that the wagon led by Capt Alexander train Fancher probabiy stretched a mile in length when it gathered in April 1957 to head for California The train included 35 wagons and 600 to 1200 horses and oxen Logan said - - from several other states and territories As the bus passed through the countryside Logan pointed out the wagon train families’ former homesteads “The effect (of the massacre) on the community was tremendous” Logan said He said surviving children 16 to 18 youngsters were taken in by Mormon families and weren’t returned to Arkansas until 1859 The bus passed by the site of the old courthouse at Carrollton He said the wagon train included 42 people from Boone County Some ieft the train before it was attacked 21 were killed and nine survived Fifteen were from Carroll County of whom 13 were killed and 26 where Logan said the children from Johnson County were killed were reunited with relatives in along with people who had come the courtroom st 394-554- er |
