Show tr 20 1 Northern Utah nuisOdy Jai mary e2 lyya COUNTY LINES BOX ELDER COUNTY: Moratorium placed on sexually oriented stores BRIGHAM CITY The Box Elder County Commission on moratorium on “sexually Tuesday approved a oriented" businesses in the unincorporated portion of the county While there are no such businesses seeking a license to operate in Box Elder County the moratorium is intended to give the county time to draft a permanent ordinance said Jim Marwedel the county planner The permanent ordinance is likely to include restriction on how close sexually oriented businesses can be to schools homes and churches Marwedel said six-mon- th Panel: Investigate fatal wrecks Safety bill fails first inspection By KIRSTEN SORENSON StanoardExamner SALT LAKE CITY staff r SALT LAKE CITY - Getting a yearly car inspection might be inconvenient but it could prevent mechanical problems and accidents said opponents of a bill presented Wednesday to the House Transportation Standing Com- Chiropractor says he’s paying off loan Six Utah residents including a Layton chiropractor are on a federal list of those defaulting on student loans used for medical education The list posted on the Internet by the US Department of Health and Human Services includes Kevin W Hockersmith of Clearfield who owes the government $ 2 930 the most of the Utahns on the list Hockersmith said it is true that he owes the government the money “I’m paying them but I’m only giving a small percentage of what the government wants” as he can’t afford to pay more at this time Others on the list include Kirk A Applegate of Murray who owes $103336 Jeffrey S Bowman of Salt Lake City $14859 Donna L Schwontkowski of Salt Lake City $16659 Nancy A Turner Salt Lake City $19827 and Michael A Tindall Magna $85034 1 1 WEBER COUNTY: Robber hits video store OGDEN - A video store was robbed Wednesday night by a man who threatened the female employee Lt John Stubbs said the robber walked into Hollywood Video at 273 Canyon Blvd at 7 pm After waiting until all the other customers had left Stubbs said the man approached the clerk demanded money and threatened her life if she didn’t comply Although the robber said he had a gun and one hand was hidden under a coat the clerk did not see a weapon Stubbs said The man described as a white male in his 20s wearing a d coat and ball cap fled the business on foot in a northeast direction Officers searched a nearby apartment complex but didn’t find him The robbery is the latest in a string of holdups throughout Northern Utah - Standard-Examinstaff and wire services 1 dark-colore- er LEGISLATURE ’98 Legislators move to block nuclear shipments A Senate committee has gone along with Gov Mike Leavitt and the state Transportation Commission in efforts to stop the nuclear waste Goshute Indian Tribe from opening a high-levstorage complex on its western Utah reservation lands The Senate Transportation and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously T uesday to designate the Skull Valley Road as a state highway The road runs south from Interstate 80 in Tooele County through Goshute lands to the Army’s Dugway el Proving Ground Sen John Holmgren River City said the Legislature needs to approve his bill if the Road Commission’s decision to turn the highway into State Road 96 is to become official With the road becoming a state highway Holmgren said the Leavitt administration might be able to restrict or ban trucks from hauling nuclear waste to the remote reservation about 80 miles southwest of Salt Lake City The bill now goes to the Senate floor ar required vehicle safety inspections from one to two years Harper said the bill would relieve car owners of the burden of getting the inspection at a cost of $10 every year And it would put the responsibility for maintenance and repair on the owner and not the state But James Brand bureau director for the Salt Lake County Division of Environmental Health said although it’s not the state’s responsibility to maintain cars drivers expect their safety on the roads to be ensured by the state “It is a reasonable expectation that when I’m driving down the highway at 65 mph and I pass someone going the other way at the same speed that I have a right to know that car is safe”’ he said A similar bill passed committee review in 1991 but died when “tislators couldn't find the money to fund it Montgomery’s bill is expected to increase the medical examiner’s office budget by $240000 The money will go to fund the extra staffing required to investigate Utah’s average of 300 traffic deaths a year A Senate committee has approved the latest bill and forwarded it to the full Senate Utah is the only state in the nation that doesn’t require its medical examiner’s office to investigate fatal traffic deaths That has caused the state to lose its ac- seems to know what to do with the victim’s body Bodies from fatal accidents are typically taken to the emergency room creditation with the National Association of Medical Examiners chief medical examiner Dr Todd Grey said Grey said the medical examiner's office needs to investigate all these deaths especially if it turns out to be a homicide He cited a case of a husband and wife whose car plunged into a river The man survived and the woman died presumed drowned But when her body was recovered the medical examiner found she had been beaten to death and then placed in the car Another problem is no one Often emergency room personnel can't certify the death leaving the mortuary to find someone to sign the death certifi- Standard-Examin- staff er At Silver Wolf Community Council Foundation meetings volunteers talk about everything from scholarships to parents who can’t behave themselves at bas- fines for water violations ketball games The group of parents teachers business people and retirees meet once a month to act as a liaison between the community and the school If a parent calls the council with a question members work to find the answer if not to actually solve the problem Peter Knudson City said although it costs a driver $10 to get their car inspected it likely preempts major expenses later “Deferred maintenance is always more expensive than timely maintenance” he said Five years ago - before Fremont High School opened - the group decided it would be good to be in place from the begin- ning Their first action? They bought blinds for the east side Of the building so students did not have to stare into the sun during afternoon classes “Some of us don’t have children but we’re just really interested in the school” said council President Kim Dixon “We can really make a difference and show them we support the school” All 14 members are volunteers and Dixon said they try to have at least two representatives Craig Bickmore with the Utah Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill He said it would mean car owners could be driving around for more than one year with a cracked windshield or other problems that could affect safe driving lt Rep Trisha Beck Lake City suggested the bill be altered to allow a two-yegap between inspections for new cars but back to yearly for older cars The committee took no action on the bill and recommended Harper modify it and bring it back to them later in the session ar from each city with students “We’ve all got our price” Sen John Holmgren said Tuesday after the Senate Energy Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee’s approval of a bill he is sponsoring The amendment to U tah’s Safe Drinking Water Act would give the state Department of Environmental Quality the administrative ability to fine water companies serving communities of 0000 or more $ 000 a day for violations of the act Brent Bradford DEQ deputy director said his agency doesn’t really need the administrative penalty authority but the Environmental Protection Agency requires states to have such provisions 1 1 school “desperately” Tougher teen smoking law advances Sen Howard Stephenson wants kids who try to buy cigarettes to be responsible for their actions His bill to outlaw attempts by juveniles to buy tobacco passed easily through the Senate Health and Environment Committee Wednesday Currently it is illegal for anyone under age 1 9 to buy or possess tobacco but not illegal to attempt to buy it Stephenson admits the bill won’t prevent kids from smoking but said he believes it will be another deterrent Legislation requires records on John Does requiring the state medical examiner’s to keep records of unidentified bodies and where they are buried passed through the Senate Health and Environment Committee Wednesday would make it easier for anyone looking for a relative who died without being identified to later locate the grave Dr Todd Grey chief medical examiner said his department gets about 12 unidentified bodies a year But the bill could cost the state up to $2 6000 a year depending on whether DN A tests are done on the body for identification later The bill now advances for consideration by the full Senate FARMINGTON - Facing the possibility of life in prison for hostage taking his Thomas Joseph Berkheiser refused to come out of his jail cell ex-wi- fe Wednesday to face his sentence When Berkheiser’s case was called in 2nd District Court Davis County Public Defender Glen Celia approached the podium solo “I’m told Mr Berkheiser re- Berkheiser has remained in jail since giving himself up to SWAT team members on Sept 3 last r standoff year after a That day Berkheiser who was already on parole entered the seven-hou- members The council also prints a day-car- 1 Window-etchin- g bill on its way to the House The House Health and Human Services Standing Committee that Wednesday advanced a bill by Rep Jordan Tanner allows car owners to etch their vehicle identification numbers on the windows The etching will deter thieves from stealing their car Tanner said They would know they would have to break out the windows of the car before selling it Drivers are already allowed to mark their car windows provided it doesn’t obstruct their view House Bill 214 will make sure they are allowed to stencil the numbers Tanner said The bill now goes to the full House for consideration staff Standard-Examin- er staff - Weber State Uni- OGDEN versity’s Army ROTC Wildcat Battalion will hold its Silver Anniversary Military Ball 6 pm Friday at the Hill Air Base Officer’s Club Brig Charles R Viale deputy The Weber guide says that councils should be used to further communication as a sounding board for ideas and as a resource to use the talent in the community bi- H' staff PARK CITY - The public is being invited to attend an informational meeting on a new access road for the Utah Winter Sports Park The meeting is set for 4:30 to 8 pm Feb 4 at Ecker Hill Middle School 24654 W Kilby Road near the Park City exit at i 5ci k& ' yi '? vs t mim Section -' Special Here's chance to show off S- your your special bundle of joy! 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We made $2000 this year most of which went to school organizations that helped tending Fremont High School Principal Gary Reed is also a member of the council and briefs members each month about school issues such as how the By GEOFFREY FATTAH r Grey said it’s a misconception that bodies taken to the medical year” refuses to come to court Standard-Examine- about” he said cate school next year A typical conversation might go like this: “We need to set up a committee to award scholarships for next 1 Committee OKs know nothing puters or that they need to work harder to get kids registered for By KELLY KENNEDY BOGDANOWICZ caught during inspections Clearfield “It takes up space and time and puts the emergency room staff in the difficult position of trying to certify a death they School council built to benefit students Ferris Groll deputy commissioner for the Department of Public Safety agreed He said potentially serious mechanical problems are often Rep - That Ogden wants that to change His bill Senate Bill 4 would expand the medical examiner’s jurisdiction to include driver deaths The office investigates all other unattended deaths in the state mittee Rep Wayne Harper Jordan wants to decrease the frequency of state DAVIS COUNTY: stall fatal traffic accident on Interstate 15 may not be what it appears It could be a homicide Or a suicide Or the result of a driver’s medical problem But in Utah the cause of that death won’t be officially determined because the state medical examiner’s office doesn’t investigate fatal car accidents Sen Robert Montgomery By KIRSTEN SORENSON Standard-Examne- Standard-Examine- r DESIGN |