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Show Ihe Pa Record Wednesday, October 31, 2001 A-2 Iscurify boss: no Oly threat by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF With three months left until the 2002 Winter Olympics, the Games lead security planner on Monday declared that the Olympics are, thus far, clear of major terrorist threats. Speaking at a forum at the Marsac Building about Olympic security and bioterrorism, Dave Tubbs. the director of the Utah Olympic Public Safety Gmmand, said that the state has not received a solid lead about a terror attack during dur-ing February's Games. "Right now, there aren't any credible threats," Tubbs said during the forum. He said the command would notify the public if such a threat were received. However, he said, Utah is not at a greater risk of a terrorist ter-rorist attack than other parts of the country. Tubbs also talked in generalities about security plans for the (James. He said the command is enhancing security at some Olympic spots and acknowledged that the security plan for Main Street is difficult and that Quarry's future is in Judge orders Park land, enforcing terms by Tim Sullivan OF THE RECORD STAFF The future of a Brown's Canyon quarry is up in the air pending the outcome of lawsuits filed over a Summit County tax sale. Last week Third District Judge Robert I Jilder ordered a preliminary injunction to force former property owner Paul Trunnell off the quarry land, sold in May to James and Connie Sorensen. The county put Trunnell's land up for sale, said Deputy County Attorney Dave Thomas, after it failed to receive five years' worth of property taxes from him. Trunnell claimed he sent a check to the county coun-ty after receiving notification of the upcoming sale, but it arrived too late. Parley's car Whitney Covington, 21, remembered for her talents, compassion and faith by Jason Reade OF THE RECORD STAFF Whitney Kae Covington, a 1998 graduate of Park City High School, died Friday from injuries sustained during an automobile accident on I-80 I-80 in Parleys Canyon. According to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Ted Tingey, Covington was driving westbound near the Quarry exit at approximately 7:22 a.m. when the rear left wheel on her Subaru station wagon loosened from its axle. Tingey said the car started "to shake inadvertently" and was thrown into the concrete wall separating sepa-rating westbound from eastbound traffic, causing it to bounce "instantly "instant-ly back" into the left passing lane. A Jeep Cherokee then broad-sided broad-sided the Subaru. Covington, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was the lone mm 0m 1 Powder forces post office to close by Jay Hamburger Department, a suspicious white about 30 minutes. by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Police and a hazardous-material crew closed the Main Street post office Tuesday morning after a white substance was reported at the building. According to Lt. Rick Ryan of the Park City Police Blind Dog will be donating a percentage of their sales to Pet Guard, who have offered to match any donations dollar for dollar. Pet Guard is currently assisting rescue dogs in New Yorlc City. the Secret Service is involved in those plans. The panel discussion, which lasted last-ed about 90 minutes, drew several dozen people to the Park City Council's chambers. A crew from Good Morning America recorded the forum as part of its coverage of the Olympics and the terrorism scare. The forum addressed a number of issues that have become prevalent preva-lent since the Sept. 1 1 attacks, such as anthrax scares in Utah. During the meeting, Lt. Rick Ryan of the Park City Police Department said the department has received a number of false anthrax calls. For a time, he said, dispatchers received two or three calls per day. "A lot of them dealt with suspicious suspi-cious activities they were observing in the community," Ryan said. Joe Ferriter, a physician in Park City, though, said he had not received many anthrax calls. "I see no panic," he said. There have been no positive anthrax cases in Utah, the panel said. City Stone owner off of county tax sale Trunnell, who owns and operates the Park City Stone quarry on the Brown's Canyon property, came before the County Commission to plead his case, but commissioners allowed the $31,000 sale to stand. Trunnell then filed suit against the county to reverse the tax sale of his property, but the Sorensens responded respond-ed with a suit of their own, requesting request-ing the court to remove Trunnel from the property. When he granted the injunction, Hilder also ordered the Sorensens to continue the lease with BMW Stone, with whom Trunnell is a partner, Sorensen attorney Victoria Bushnell said. Bushnell added that the Sorensens' plans for the property are unclear. She said Connie Sorensen regularly attended tax sales and saw accident claims a life occupant in the vehicle and was wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the Jeep, 37-year-old Park City resident Todd Timmons, and his 9- and 12-year-old passengers were uninjured. The accident closed two lanes of traffic for "two to three hours," Tingey said. Services for Covington were held yesterday at the Jeremy Ranch Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward chapel; her burial took place at the Park City Cemetery. According to her obituary, Covington "grew up in the mountains moun-tains of Summit Park" and was attending the University of Utah. In high school, she "played basketball, bas-ketball, volleyball and Softball and was a member of the jazz band. ..She was an active member of the LDS Church and attended the University 38th Ward. Whitney loved life and loved the Savior. She substance was found on a window win-dow sill in the lobby of the post office. The substance, Ryan said, appeared to be laundry deter-gert. deter-gert. Post-office employees reported report-ed the substance. The post office was closed for Reservations warmly Robert Rolfs from the Utah Department of Public Health said the public should not be taking Cipro, which is used to treat anthrax patients, unless they had been exposed to the disease. The panel also talked about potential threats to the area's water supply. Tubbs said terrorists would need lots of pollutants to make drinking water unsafe but that the state would be pressed to guard each source. "It would be impossible to watch all of our reservoirs," Tubbs said. Monday night's forum was held amid talk about guarding the Olympics, which will be among the highest profile events since the Sept. 11 attack. Security plans for the Games are being re-evaluated. The Utah Olympic Park, Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort are hosting competitions competi-tions during the Games. Main Street will also be busy as a vehicle-free vehicle-free celebration zone. Ryan said he's confident with the Main Street plan. "We believe we'll have sufficient resources," he said. question purchasing Trunnell's land as a worthy wor-thy investment according to Thomas, royalties from the property total about $48,000 per year. Bushnell said the couple would like to forge an agreement with Trunnel to allow Park City Stone to continue operating, but they dont yet know if that is possible. Park City Stone, said County Code Enforcement Officer, has also received a "stop work" order because it does not yet have a conditional condi-tional use permit. Meanwhile, Trunnell's suit is still lingering in Third District Court. Based on Hilderls decision last week, Thomas said the county "has every reason to believe" it will prevail in that case. "It's a sad story," said Thomas, who pointed out that Trunnellls overdue over-due taxes totaled only $6,065. Some years, said Jami Bracken, also with the county attorney's office, Trunnell owed as little as $9. left this world as pure-as she was when she came to us." ,, PCHS Principal Hal Smith said he has fond memories of Covington. "She was a real pleasant girl... very involved in a lot of school activities," he said. Smith said he was driving to Salt Lake City Friday to watch the girls volleyball team play in the state tournament "for the first time in 10 years" when he saw the accident scene. PCHS Vice Principal Hilary Bertagnole called him later that morning with some "very bad news." He returned to Park City and learned his former student had been killed. High school officials pulled family fami-ly members and friends of Covington from classes and encouraged encour-aged students to seek out the services servic-es of school counselor Laura Waugaman. Smith said Covington's untimely death was tragic. "I would hate to be a UHP patrolman and have to notify a parent par-ent or family member," he said. The Park City Fire District also responded with an engine and an ambulance. Tuesday's report continued a series of calls to the Police Department about suspicious substances that started after anthrax was found in several locations around the U.S. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Doors open Sushi 5ar & Dinner 6 accepted at 35-655-0800 VJ& Sidewinder Drive flit T."k';y , f'W l f -V , I ) "J . W g J: SCOTT SINEPARK RECORD ' Models from the John Roberts Powers Modeling Agency show off wares from the Tasha ; Pollzzi Line during Saturday's fashion show fundraising project for the Peace House. w illiams deals with Continued from A-1 McMillian. Also this week, McMillian issued a statement denying he made any offers to Williams. "The statements attributed to Dana Williams about me are absolutely and unequivocally false. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have never entertained such thoughts and nothing I have ever said or done could (possibly) have given rise to even the slightest (inference) that I would do such a thing," McMillian said in the statement. state-ment. McMillian's denial mirrors that of Williams that the offer never occurred. His statement indicated that he requested an investigation from the sheriff's office. In Coalville, Eley said he was asked to investigate Williams' SLOG is soliciting Latinos for labor Continued from A-1 nic publications, attended community commu-nity events with literature in hand and worked with local leaders. Clark said having a diverse workforce adds value to the organization organ-ization through varying viewpoints and opinions. He added diversity also helps to ensure that SLOC accurately reflects the communities surrounding Olympic venues. "We're pleased with the response of the Latino community," communi-ty," said Clark. Local minority advocate Shelly Weiss said SLOC has come up to the mostly Latino Aspen Villas condominium complex and rallied residents to apply to work at the Games, distributing handouts throughout the area. Weiss said the added employment opportunities may well entice Latinos. "This is a good thing, because we have saturated the market," "- uu, vl, worner, so u is noi uKeiy ine organ- nnajoDS. 100 days and counting for Olympics J J J Continued from A-1 100-days-out mark for U.S. skiers is the beginning of the World Cup season, which is always the starting start-ing pistol for the winter. "The benchmarks important to us are the World Cup opener this past weekend for alpine," he GRILLED statements. "It will be handled on a case-by-case basis," Eley said, adding that he does not intend on politicizing the investigation. He said the office will be investigating investi-gating a criminal slander case. Such a crime is a class B misdemeanor. CARG, which has been active since the 1990s, is a development watchdog that has been involved in numerous projects since its inception. incep-tion. Its most visible work has been with United Park City Mines' Flagstaff Mountain Resort. The Jones camp is distancing itself from Woodard's advertisement. advertise-ment. In an interview on Tuesday, Jones said he had no role in the advertisement's content and urged Woodard not to purchase the ad. Jones said he did not see the contents con-tents of the advertisement until The Park Record hit newsstands. "I didnt want it to have anything Weiss said. "There are very few jobs available. A lot of people are dirt broke." Weiss goes as far to say that some Park City Latinos are leaving, heading to places like Colorado and the Midwest, anywhere that might hold the promise of work. But, Weiss said, the Olympics will likely be a short blip on an otherwise oth-erwise blank screen, and are not likely to open up the job market for a prolonged period of time. Plus, she points out, many of the jobs SLOC is trying to fill are skilled labor positions that require personal transportation. And along with the applications for those positions, said Arce-Larreta, Arce-Larreta, come background checks, a level of governmental inquiry with which undocumented workers are obviously uncomfortable. Clark said SLOC conducts a consis tent background check on every worker, so it is not likely the organ said. "While it's really more of a prologue, and everyone knows that the meat of the season is still three to four weeks away, it's a benchmark to indicate the season is just about here. The next benchmark would be the startups of camps for all teams over the W New Award Winner y Wine Spectator Award of Excellence Still going strong! "Locals Special" Sushi Too! $19-99 Every Njit in Prospector Square allegations to do with (my) campaign," Jones said. "This was not a campaign issue for me." ' ; Jones, however, said Woodard had contributed to his campaign. The two met about a month ago, Jones said. He also said that the advertisement did not fit with his campaign strategy. , ! "I didnt like the idea. We had.a good campaign," Jones said. Williams, though, said the 2Q01 mayoral campaign has turned ugly. "This is an example of the kind of politics that I had hoped Park City had grown out of. When I am elected, I will do everything I can to make sure that this is the last time this kind of thing will happen in Park City. My supporters and I have run a civil campaign and I am very disappointed in this desperate desper-ate last-minute effort to distract the voters from the real issues," he said. ization will be hiring any undocumented undocu-mented workers. Father Bob Bussen, a minister who gives a mass in Spanish and counsels many area Latinos, said even documented Latinos may be reluctant to apply for SLOC jobs with background checks. But Bussen agrees that many Latinos are nervous about the job shortage and said that may work against fear of exposure through security. "They will take any job they can get," he said. Bussen emphasizes that the Olympics are a large question mark for the entire Park City community, but that Latinos' unknowns are different dif-ferent than those of white Parkites; While the majority of residents are weighing how much time to take off work to enjoy the Games', Bussen said, Latinos are worrying how to take care of their kids, while they are working, if they can hnd jobs. next few weeks." Camp begins Nov. 12 for Pack; and the intense training in British Columbia is more cruciaj this year than ever because of the looming Olympic Games. "One-hundred days means it's coming," Pack said. "We're getting get-ting there." POOR |