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Show TTIhe- no irii Wil 5 1 1 'J' f Volume 111 - i nu rsday, July 1990 gg nr ;:4-:':'v City approves $1 .1 million loan for wa by SENA TAYLOR Record staff writer The Park City Council, convening in session as the Municipal Building Authority, July 19 approved a $1.1 million loan from the Water Fund to the Municipal Building Authority to acquire a package deal of water rights, land and vehicles. Weather ousts concert when politics doesn't by ROBIN PORTER Record staff writer A sell-out crowd of 12,000 waited four hours in the rain Tuesday, at ParkWest until they were told the show they awaited, featuring "Depeche Mode" was postponed due to weather conditions. The Summit County Sheriff's Office reported that the resulting exodus of youthful concert con-cert goers were surprisingly "well-mannered." "well-mannered." "We called out the highway patrol at 9 p.m. when the concert was cancelled. We realized the number of people we had sitting there for four hours in the rain and thought we might have a riot on our hands," Sheriff Fred Eley said Wednesday. Considering the circumstances, he said, they were "pretty well-mannered." well-mannered." United Concerts producers rescheduled the modern rock band for - a performance the following evening at the Salt Palace. Many of - the would-be concert goers headed for Park City proper following the cancellation announcement, announce-ment, and others stayed in parking areas surrounding ParkWest concert con-cert grounds. Eley said it took county coun-ty officers until 1:30 a.m. to empty ParkWest lots. Eley said there were a few "fender-benders," but no accidents with injuries. Some assaults and alcohol problems occurred, he says, but "no more than normal." Park City Police reported three arrests for minors under the influence in-fluence of alcohol and issued 12 traffic traf-fic citations, a few that included violations of the open container law. Police Chief Frank Bell told the Record Wednesday that his department depart-ment was busy, but well staffed to handle the evening that did not quiet down until 2:30 - 3:00 a.m. "The concert had every potential for problems," .Bell said, "but everybody was apparently cold enough and wet enough that most just left." At the Radisson Hotel on Highway 224, both the hotel and parking lot were "completely packed," according accor-ding to assistant hotel manager Sandy San-dy Smith. She told the Record Wednesday that "Depeche Mode's" four , band members had stayed there the night before, checking out the day they were to perform, but hopeful fans continued to wait there following the cancelled show, to catch a glimpse of the performers who never returned. Smith said United Concerts provided pro-vided her hotel with seven, security guards to help with the crowds, saying say-ing that she belives the concert even-ing even-ing "turned out fairly well." "If we can keep them as calm as we did last night, it would be great," she said. Park Regency Hotel, located on Bonanza Drive, reported some "partying," "par-tying," Tuesday evening. Assistant manager Gary Stieler said his hotel hired two security guards for the concert night and said he estimates about 30 young guests had tickets. He says his time-share hotel routinely routine-ly hires a security company for concerts con-certs that are more "popular" like heavy metal or raggae bands. "We're not worried about the John Denver concerts," he says jovially. "We had some underage drinking, but it wasn't any worse than any other concert evening," Stieler said, "there was no damage." ' Summit County Commissioners last week denied approval of the "Depeche Mode" large gathering permit as well as several others, because of late application by United Concerts. But that decision was later reversed and coramis-. sioners agreed to approve the concert con-cert schedule. A meeting was set between commissioners com-missioners and United Concerts promoters pro-moters on Wednesday to discuss county procedures and restrictions. The group also approved a lease agreement between Park City Municipal Corp. and the Municipal Building Authority for the lease of water rights, land and vehicles, and approved a property exchange agreement between the Building Authority and Naniloa Investment Co. The Building Authority is working Firefighters battle by JACK FORISKA Record staff writer Thirty Park City, Wasatch and South Summit Fire District firefighters battled high winds as they worked to contain a range fire that scorched close to 100 acres in the Browns Canyon area west of U.S. 189. Sparked by lightning, the blaze burned out of control for three and one half hours on Monday afternoon. Two other lightning ignited fires were reported in Summit county the same day but were easily contained according to the U.S. Forest Service. The Brown's Canyon fire was reported at 3:30 p.m. and had apparently ap-parently been burning about 15 minutes prior to the call. Tory Llewellyn, a South Summit firefighter saw the fire start from his home 10 miles away in Kamas. "I saw the lightning strike and a puff of smoke and thought, here we go," hesaid. Responding quickly to the emergency, firefighters appeared to have the blaze under control by 5 p.m. A quickly moving storm front fanned the flames, however, and forced crews to retreat to safety. "There were a couple of times they had to start running up there," said firefighter Doug Burns. The fire picked up speed and moved mov-ed quickly to the Northeast. Hopes that rain would assist in dousing the fire soon disappeared as the area on County's by JACK FORISKA Record staff writer At the request of the PATCH (Planned Approach to Community Health) Coalition, a Davis county task force, gave county educators and health professionals a close look at a new approach to sex education at the Coalville City Hall on July 20. The team, assisted by national research analyst, Stan Weed, gave an impressive presentation of the "Sex Respect" program for young people and made believers out of an audience that came in a highly skeptical skep-tical frame of mind. "Sex Respect" is a program aimed aim-ed at junior high and high school level students that advocates sexual abstinance and focuses on teaching values and self-esteem rather than the traditional biological approach to sex education. The long range goal of the program is "to enable each individual to progressively develop responsible behavior, positive self-esteem, and respect for others as they make decisions in Editor's note: I only saw Nadalee Noble once, when they pulled the sheet off her body as it lay on the sidewalk in front of Albertsons market. The soles of her cowboy boots were facing me. She had been shot twice in the head at point blank range by her estranged husband, Donald. I turned my head and walked away and left my reporter there to take pictures and ask questions. I lost my professional edge and I went to the car and cried. That was in February. Two weeks ago Nadalee'i mother called me at the suggestion of a mutual professional friend and offered of-fered me 15 years of Nadalee's journals jour-nals to read. She wanted her daughter's story told. There Is so much more to Nadalee's life and death than the few words below. I regret the limitations of space. This is the first of a two part series.' -. ,, "' by TERI ORR Record editor The purple wildflowers are blooming on the split-rail fence along the dirt road that leads to the creek at Nadalee's house. She would be pleased. Nadalee loved her garden and her flowers and the picturesque setting she lived in. To drive up to her stonework house with the weathered barn on the Continued on A3 Diary out a deal to acquire water rights and other property from Salt Lake City resident Jay Brasher, of Naniloa Investment Co. The $1.1 million ultimately will go towards purchasing 452 acre feet of Weber River decreed water rights, about 62 acres of property adjacent to Interstate In-terstate 80 in Summit County, and four 1990 Jeep Cherokees. ly recieved a sprinkling from the passing thunderstorm. The men worked to get pumping trucks where they could be more effective ef-fective but the winds and rocky terrain ter-rain hampered the efforts. "What we would like to do is get our pumping pump-ing trucks around to the head of the fire," said Chief Kelly Gee, "but we don't want to put anyone at the head of the fire in this wind." After some tense moments when several men were unaccounted for, Deputy Chief Gary Vetterli, who was on the fire line, reported via radio, "We've held it right here at the ridge line, it was interesting." Following that stand on the ridge, the winds began to subside and the firefighters were able to move to the front of the burn area and contain the blaze around 7:30 p.m. Park City Fire Service District personel continued to fight hot spots throughout the night and were continuing conti-nuing to "mop up the area" the following day according to Fire Marshal Mar-shal Sam Coleman. Firemen Brett Colgan and Casey Woods received first degree burns while John Hansen sprained an ankle on the rough terrain. Coleman commenting on the current cur-rent fire danger said, "After our fourth summer of drought conditions, condi-tions, we're just keeping our fingers crossed that lightning doesn't strike somewhere where there's houses." He said they were especially con- youth may view sex with respect volving the use of their sexual freedom." Candace Gunnell, task force chairperson, has been instrumental in getting the "Sex Respect" program pro-gram implemented in Davis county. She became interested in the teen pregnancy problem in Davis county through her wedding business. She conducted a survey out of her shop and 25 out of 60 girls surveyed were pregnant and under 18. Her alarm mounted when one customer turned out to be 11 pregnant and engaged engag-ed to a 16 year old. Formed to investigate the severity of the problem in Davis county, the task force consists of medical and mental health professionals, educators and clergy, as well as representatives from the Utah Association of Women and the PTA. The group has put in more than 3500 hours researching the problem. Figures are alarming in Utah only 10 percent of teens who get pregnant give their babies up for adoption, creating an alarming number of welfare mothers. In 1986 recounts victim's happiness, horror 4 - x-v W - JLA&L illJa.. 1 The Noble family on Thanksgiving, 1980. City Attorney Jim Carter was hoping hop-ing to have the deeds recorded as of press time Wednesday. Under the terms of the deal, Park City will acquire certain parcels of real property in Salt Lake County, then exchange that property with Naniloa Investment Co. for the Summit Sum-mit County land. There are 452 acre feet of water attached to the Summit blaze in Browns Canyon - ..fin Winds fan the flames of a fire in Browns Canyon Monday that consumed about 100 acres. cerned about mountainous hard-to- ed up at the burn site with free pizza extended credit. "These kinds of reach areas. and drinks Monday evening and to things really show what kind of corn-Firefighters corn-Firefighters expressed their Albertson's and Hardee's who both munity spirit we have in Park City," thanks to Dominoes Pizza who show- provided food at a reduced cost or said Coleman. In 1989 there were 124 recorded teenage pregnancies in Summit County. In 30 of those cases, the mother was between 15 and 17. Ninety-one of the cases involved mothers between bet-ween the ages of 18 and 20. Forty-seven induced induc-ed teenage abortions were reported. there were 776 recorded births from teenage mothers in Davis county, and figures suggest that for every reported birth there is an unreported birth. This directly affected 1500 lives and many others were affected indirectly. Time magazine reported that 400,000 teenagers had abortions last year and there were 16,000 reported cases of teenagers with AIDS nationally. . Mary Meredith from the Davis County Department of Health said, "What also concerns me is the 20 or 30 other sexually transmitted diseases." In 1989 there were 124 recorded t ; r 1 1 . County land. The city was interested in the deal because of the water tied to it, according accor-ding to Carter, who noted, "The main feature of the agreement is the water. That is a big value to us." He explained that the city is "going "go-ing to pay money into an escrow for the Salt Lake County land, and then it will take title to it and trade it for & v , urn. teenage pregnancys in Summit county. In 30 of those cases the mother was between 15 and 17 and between the ages of 18 and 20 in 91 others. There was also 47 induced teenage abortions reported. According to the task force 44 percent per-cent of the nations poverty rate consists con-sists of young un-married women. The cost to the taxpayer for each teen pregnancy is $37,000. That is more than it cost to implement the "Sex Respect" program in Davis county, they said. Gunnell said the "Sex Respect" program will be taught in all 18 of . ,.r; ) -ft t ' ' jt . . 'i - i i ter the Summit County land." The Summit Sum-mit County land is near Silver Creek Estates, near the mouth of Silver Creek Canyon. Carter said Brasher wanted (o construct the deal in this manner for tax purposes. He was unwilling to sell the city just the water rights, because the Summit County land Continued on A2 r i.Tll.ift'fl.ftil the Davis county jr. high schools, and has already been introduced in the Murray and West Jordan school districts in Salt Lake county. After presenting their figures the task force gave an over view of the program and then each gave a perspective from their particular area of expertise. "What we were looking for was a sex education class that we could teach with confidence and without controversy," said Gunnell, "What this program makes the kids think about is the future." The program asks teeiis pertinanl questions like: Who's in charge here? Are you ready to handle pregnancy? Responsibility is the focus and teens are taught that if they get pregnant or get an STD (sexually transmitted disease) they are the ones who are going to have to face the consequences. "AIDS kills and we've got to tell our children that," said Gunnell. The program utilizes slogans that the kids themselves have made up to Continued on A2 H W A I 1 01. L . Is1. 13 |