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Show -- Lr J f Mi JO ... -f- cJ.ini.ii-itV ii... THE NEWSPAPER OF CENTRAL UTAH . $1.50 Online: fc7irwwJbrkTheKerLc6ni MAY 6. 2000 SATURDAY. GOP GOOD MORNING! gathers for main High 70 Low 40 I r ' ' J f00 4 event TIT " .- ' -ri Sports Ass(Ki;iti'il on Movin' The Utah Jazz defeated the Seattle SuperSonics 96-9- 3 b i' Friday night to clinch their y iT'4 first- - -- round v2T JTvJ series The 3, BRIAN H jf 3-- yi v If I(.KR I I) he Dailv lla.ikl Waaaasssssssuuuuup? Westridge Elementary School Principal Marjean Bingham performs the accompanying hand motions forthe song "YMCA" during Friday's "Jazz Day" rally in the cafeteria. (. Jptswt now : Q . Playoff s f- rui iraniiiy face Portland, the team which knocked them out of the playoffs a year ago, in the conference semifinals. Bl TMWii.mmiiii.imii Westridge Elementary principal, students love their team By MARTA MURVOSII Hie Daily Recycling plea Normally strict Principal Marjean Friday to lead a purple frenzy of Jazz spirit .at Westridge ElemenPROVO need to Bingham-rtu-t-loos- step forward and sign up to tary School. Bingham's arms formed the letters of the tuno."YMC!A" and the s got a little, crazy. "I do dance aerobics .about four times a week, so it's something feel comfortable doiiig and this is a recycle their garbage to keep an important program alive. A2 third-gi'ader- 1 Local artist d Dennis Smith has sculpted two bronze statues that appear in prominent places in Denmark later this summer. A3 will By PLEASANT . : Love A bug The "love bug" that crippled computer systems around the world showed up again Friday cloaked in new disguises, pretending to be such things as an .'.,.' a or a for receipt joke Mother's Day gift. A4 pogoed. They clapped, stomped and pounded the lunch tables in time to Queen's "We Will Rock You?" "We will 'rock you and pick up " and drop you," the students embellished the song. Then, rows of students seated on lunch-tablbenches put their arms around each other's shoulders and swayed back "and"forth" to- "WeAre the Champions.", If head coach Jerry Sloan could have tapped the Westridge. students' energy and good spirits a bit earlier in the team's matchup against Seattle, maybe the Jaz wouldn't have had to go e first-roun- Sec d JA... W nli--r SALT LAKE CITY Over the years, the E Center has hosted a number of raucous events a Motley Crue concert, hockey brawls and monster truck rallies. Today it hosts a political circus as Republicans gather for what promises to be among the wildest state OOP conventions in decades. 'This will be among the better conventions we've had in the last 20 years;' said Gov. Mike Eeavitt, who faces challenges from three opponents, all of whom claim he sold out conservative values. Leavilt compares this year to 197(3, when the Republican gubernatorial nomination was up for grabs and an upstart named Orrin Hatch came out of nowhere to force a primary for Utah's Senate seat. This year, Hatch, seeking a fifth term, has three conservative challengers. But the race attracting the most attention is the bids by two ven.Republican businessmen ture capitalist Jeff Wright and computer company founder Derek to unseat incumbent Rep. Smith Merrill Cook, Cook's public temper outbursts, and a recent lawsuit-ove- r unpaid 99(3 'campaign debt have some .Republicans concerned that he can't beat Democrat Jim Matheson in November. Wright and Smith believe it's up to them to keep the seat, and )ossi-blU.S. of House the -st- aff-problems y . Sec GOP, A2 A3 allowing the Fight Club to box in the warehouse. "It was definitely a bad call. Live and learn," Andrews- said. "But should we lose the park over it?" he asked. "That seems a bit heavy." The skatepark drew the ire of the City Council, city planning commission and city police after allowing controversial boxyig matches, with about 400 people attending, in their leased warehouse the night of April 17. The "Fight Club" was an he regrets AMY K. STEWART The Daily Herald Nation fun place to do it. Sometimes I think we don't celebrate enough. It's good to see the kids celebrate," said Bingham before boogving off to "Another One Bites the Dust." Days" in 'T Every Friday is "Jazz at ' Westridge the lunchroom Elementary and purple is the color of choice for attire and food. Kids swayed, twisted and Press PG skatepark may Windsurfing safari have boxed itself in Works of art Alpine-Highlan- I mm 0 Webward. Ho! Orem residents GEHRKE'' By ROBERT GROVE skatepark that hosted a - Provo Fight' Club match last month may lose its conditional, use permit due to actions that night. The Proving Grounds skateboard and inline skating park in Pleasant Grove will appear before the city commission planning. to discuss allegar Thursday tions " some" i)f which include parking and safety violations. Proving Grounds Scott Andrews said 4 4' i , - Vim V. i i. Sec FIGHTS. A2 THE DAILY HERALD PROVO, UTAH .Kitty NEWSPAPER Index Business . .. . Families. C3 . Classified . . . . ... Dl ... A9 , . . A12 .A12 . A7 A6 . . . . . .. "... Bl Horoscopes Movies. . . . ..... Obituaries Opinions . . . . Religion. Sports . Weather . . . . . New information doomed Bower case . . cr . . B6 By PAT CHRISTIAN The Daily Herald Charges were dropped against two men accused of beating BYU basketball player Danny Bower because new information surfaced from a witness, Provo City prosecutor Rick Romney said Friday. "It put us in the position where we didn't think we could meet our burden of PROVO proof," he said. Bower said the dismissal doesn't bother him, and added that he is actually pleased the issue can now 61055 00 be put At to rest: the - request of Romney, 4th District Judge Anthony Schofield ordered charges dropped Thursday against Michael P. Saenz, 19, Provo, and Paul B. Michael, 19, Holladay. Both had been charged with a Class A misdemeanor for simple assault, r carrying a maximum sentence. The two pleaded not guilty last year and were scheduled for trial in three weeks. They were charged after a July 14, 1999, altercation at BYU where Bower sus-- ' tained a broken nose and other injuries. Romney said he has no - one-yea- - See BOH ER, A2 CALL V tvv'- : 375-S10- 3 " g ,,1 n '"U mmi - hi, a ; ' KEVIN l.KtThe Daily Herald Shad Atkinson takes advantage of a day off and perfect weather at Deer Creek s Island Rparh for snme winrisurfinsJ The water was cold enough, however, to warrant a wet suit. TO SUBSfflF |
