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Show c Page A3 THE DAILY HERALD, ( www.heraUcxtn.com), Law officials wrote in their reports, and later testified, that Gardner gave them several dif- GARDNER Continued from A 1 ferent stories regarding vodka, then usually puts it in the inside pocket of his suit jacket before exiting the store, employees said. Other conditions of Gardner's court agreement for his class B misdemeanor of DUI includes getting counseling during the nine months unless his therapist terminates counseling sooner. A letter from Gardner's Dr. Randy K. Hardman, was submitted to the judge at Gardner's sentencing. Fart of the letter reads: "I am therapist. Prove, Utah, Friday, January 7, 2000 confident David (Gardner) will not use alcohol, has remained sober, and that the chance of a relapse is minimal." DUI incident Gardner's about 6:30 p.m. on began at March 22 when he called county dispatch from a remote area in south Utah County, according to police reports. Gardner told dispatchers of a grass fire and also said his car had been on fire. He was driving a black 1989 Lincoln Towncar, police reports said. Law officials arrived, and after smelling alcohol on Gardner's breath, administered a breathalyzer test, then arrested Gardner for DUI, reports said. test The breathalyzer Gardner submitted to that day revealed a level of .086, over the legal .08 blood alcohol content, according to police reports. his alleged alcohol consumption. Officers said Gardner told them he had a few beers; or a drink with lunch; or a Martini that afternoon, reports said. Deputy Wally Perschon, one of the first officers on the scene, wrote in his report that Gardner told him several different versions of a story about how Gardner picked up a hitchhiker who gave him a drink. Gardner said he picked up a male transient in his 20s who was wearing camouflage pants and had dusty brown shoulder-lengthair, Perschon wrote. Gardner said the hitcher was drinking out of a white cup and offered the commissioner a taste. Gardner said he drank two to three inches out of the cup and that it smelled like coffee but tasted like gas, Perschon reported. Law officials inspected the area of the grass fire and found two empty Natural Light beer Natural cans, an empty and container cardboard Light a pack of Marlboro Lights cigarettes in the vicinity, according to reports. for Besides working the county for a 6alary of $66,274, which is paid by taxpayers, Gardner is teaching abnormal psychology part-timat Utah Valley State College in Orem. A Science Behavioral TP IQJWSI ft cut ,j A Daily Herald reporter ancl photographer watched the Utah State liquor Store in Orem for a week and recorded the follow73 Utah regarding Courtj Commissioner David Gardner W i A fir visits: - - " i- - E . i- - - ' "1 H -T SL JJ . "r-- J H - ".w ' MH j: t WH 1 m ' r- I ? f ! . :l. 5 t J- - i;'r?T' .EKfe... j- :."'.;;2 ' r totM-n- iS W rJ - ; iiii' k i"' ' i k full-tim- e e Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, 12:25 p.m. Gardner, driving a light bfitfr r Buick sedan with the "Delicate Arch" license plate 05H YVC, entered the Utah State Liquor Store parking lot from the north by cutting through Bradshaw Auto Parts Co. parking lot. He then parked a couple of stalls away from the liquor stof front door. He wore a gray suit and tie, and sunglasses. He spent, about 30 seconds iiythe stqro, Liquor store employees verified Gardner purchased a half pint, at Smirnoff vodka, which is kept under the cashier's counter. Monday, Jan. 8, 2000, llttti ! a.m. Gardner entered the liquet store parking lot once again from the north, then parked in the stall right next to the liquor store dytir He spent about 20 seconds in the store. He wore a gray suit jacket? and white shirt with no tie. Stol-employees verified Gardner purchased a half pint of Smirnoff four-doo- r h . "fi:.:: I ... KLVIN LKfc Ihe Daily lleialj Uquor purchase: Utah County Commissioner David Gardner exits the Orem State Liquor Store on Monday at 11:45 a.m. According to employees at the store, Gardner regularly purchases a half pint of court Smirnoff vodka. Gardner, who denies personally drinking the purchases, is' under a agreement forbidding him from consuming alcohol. nine-mont- week Gardner's two classes are full. ; Before Gardner's election to the commission in 1994, he worked in Department secretary said this private-practic- e He has been a licensed hypnotherapist, a fam- ily and marriage counselor and has taught at BYU. When asked if he was put- ting his reputation in jeopardy by regularly buying alcohol, vodka. ' Jan. Tuesday, 4, 2OQ0, 1:20 p.m. h Gardner bristled, "Why in the world would somebody put themselves at risk like that?' he asked. "Did I do somothing illegal? No I n't. Absolutely not." 4 ,"' Gardner entered the parkjn lot of the liquor store, this time from the south. An eyewitness inside the store later said shir watched while Gardner purchaael) a half pint of Smirnoff vodkffl Liquor store employees later veri& fied the purchase. Gardner exie'd" about 15 seconds after entering; the store. He wore sunglasses',")? white shirt and a red tie. ' THE DILY HERALD even know," she said. The national team was made Olympic in September, which led to sponsorship and . immediate training trips to Norway, Germany and Canada. Thus began Rohbock's career as a bobsled pusher, though she said injuries are common and the competition fierce. "People think we just sit in and hold on ... but it's hard to get the technique down," she said. She said the hardest position is driver, something she would like to work up to. Drivers have to walk every track in the world, memorize every turn and use strings to steer not a steering wheel. The team lives together in Park City, training in the morning, doing sprints and weightlifting in the afternoon and the members are so tired at the end of the day, they go straight to bed or lounge around ROHBOCK Continued from A 1 And now? She's one of three pushers on the brand new women's Olympic Bobsled Team, headed for the 2002 Winter Olympics in her own home state, competing in the U.S. Sliding Championships Saturday from p.m. at Park City. She always figured she'd Compete in a summer sport and had a tough decision to make when the gold medalist U.S. Soccer Team called her to play with them in California over Thanksgiving. She quickly, and sadly, refused as she was competing in the World Cup Bobsled Championships in Canada. Her team ended up taking second to the other U.S. team. "Finally, some thing you ve worked for your whole life to be there, but now I'm torn between the watching TV. two," Rohbock said "Bobsled is so about soccer. "I had SALT LAKE 2002 draining it's 90 to tell them no two percent work," 6he or three times and said. "It's physically they hate that." very easy for the Only a few peobut pushing going down part, ple could qualify for such an the run is hard on your body, honor to play with an Olympic not to mention lifting 500-70team and even fewer are invitpounds on and off the track." ed yet Rohbock made her She leaves Monday for Lake choice, however unintentional-ly- . Placid, N.Y., and from there will go straight to Europe for A national team bobsled another month of training. recruiter called Utah heptath-letes- , "We compete against everywho are notorious for one, even the Jamaican bobsled strength and speed, and team. Yes, there really is one Rohbock took up the offer. two teams, in fact," Rohbock She was flown to New York said. for a test consisting of But Switzerland is their five consecutive hops with both competition, taking first last feet for distance, a vertical year though not faring as well jump, three flat out sprints and this year. a granny shot put throw "It's scary to be a pusher. (thrown from between the legs) People get injured and you for strength. never know when your turn is "I don't remember what I going to be. It's just a waiting scored. I passed," she said. game." In fact, she and another girl She plans to join the U.S. ' scored so well, the federation Army in the spring, which will has plans to raise the stanbe a lucrative move as they dards. like to have Olympic recruits. She was then sent to the After boot camp, shell get a push championships and took huge paycheck to ride bobsled. third, beating out pushers on Her plans for the future? the 1998 national team but "Soccer is my love, for sure," she didn't realize what that she said. "I "would like to. play meant until all the other parpro soccer and learn how to ticipants were excused. drive the bobsled. It would be "I was like, 'what? This was cool to drive in 2006." making the team and I didn't And she's one to do it. 3-- 7 999 six-ite- m A STEREO SNATCH $425 stereo was taken from an unlocked car Monday night in the area of 400 S. 400 W, Orem. - A GUN ON THE RUN Baretta 9 mm handgun was reported stolen from a truck , Big events coming to local venues By ANN POTEMPA The Daily Herald UTAH Several local will host top venues Olympic athletic competitions during the upcoming week. To see the action, Utah County spectators have to pay only a small amount of money, if any at all. Olympic facilities in Provo, Midway and Park City are the sites of international and national competitions that will be used as test events for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The first event will be held today at the Utah Winter Sports Park near Park City. The Peaks Ice Arena in Provo will hold its American Cup speed skating races Jan. U.S. Sliding For the Championships first time, national championships for the bobsled, luge and skeleton will be combined into one event this weekend at the Utah Winter Sports Park. The sliding championship will feature three new Olympic competi 15-1- women's bobsled and tions men's and women's skeleton. Luge, bobsled and skeleton races will be held p.m. today and Saturday. "You're apt to see just about everything on each day" said Craig Lehto, director of the 3-- sports park, near Park City. Spectators will pay $5 apiece at the gate of the park. Lehto said the next major competition at the sports park will be the America's Cup for men's and women's bobsled. Those races will be held Jan. 22-2- Freestyle Skiing World About 150 freestyle mogul and aerial skiers will compete at Deer Valley Resort's first international test event. The men's and women's mogul competitions begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. Finals will be held at 1 p.m. The men's and women's aerials will start at 9:45 a.m. Sunday. Finals will start at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free. U.S. Cross Country Cross Skiing Competition country skiers will race at Cup SPRINGVILLE 2-- ried the gun behind the seat and believes .that it may have been stolen while the truck was unlocked in an open garage. The home is located in the area of 1000 W, 1300 S., Orem. 1555 Nurth hetJum Boulrvaid Box 7 7, Piwo. Utah 8460W7 7 Orem Bureau f 174 West Center Hollow Saturday 15. Race dates are Jan. through Jan. 8, 10, 12, 13 and 15. A celebration honoring the debut of the Olympic venue will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 15. Lyle Nelson, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee's director of biathlon, said spectators are encouraged to bring their skis and snowshoes to the competition. When the races are over, the public will be invited to use the trails for free, Nelson said. "We're trying to make people realize that Soldier Hollow, from the very beginning, is here for the community's enjoyment," Nelson said. Orem, Utah Soldier Short Track Speed Skating American Cup Men and women will compete in short-tracspeed skating races Jan. 15 and 16 at The Peaks Ice Arena in Provo. Competitions will be held between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days, said Andy Gabel, SLOC's director of short-tracspeed skating. 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To Continued from A 1 and are controlled by the state of Alcoholic Department Beverage Control. 5. For display advertising, call 6 or The fax number for advertising materials ii - But city officials worry Springville might become a magnet for Utah County teenager trying to buy beer. "Springville could become known as an easy mark for kids from other towns," said Councilman Fritz Boyer. Police Chief Scott said police are takFinlayson ing a hard line on stores where clerks fail to check identification cards or sell beer to minors anyway. "We have clerks who don't ask for I.D. " Finlayson said. "Others ask, 'Are you 21?' and when the answer is 'No,' they say, 'Well, I'll sell to you any- NEWS welcome news dps. To report I tip or If you have a comment or question regarding a news article, call DEPARTMENT HEADS Kirk Parkinson Albert J. 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