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Show SECTION SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 CITY EDITOR I Marc Haddock mhaddockheraldextra.com 344-258- 6 TciTor expert criticizes Bush ministration since his resignation in January 2003, kept audience members interested for more than an hour with a speech outlining what he called 10 facts. "I thought I would cut through all the political talk and all the spin on the war on terror and cut to the facts," said Clarke, who called the Iraq war a mistake. "You will probably disagree with some of the facts I present." With a standing ovation and frequent nods of approval, it seemed very few of those in attendance disagreed with Clarke. Am6ng the more prominent of Clarke's 10 points were that the Bush Administration did little or nothing pri Todd Hollingshead DAILY HERALD ' FRANK BOTTDaily Herald , 2 firmer White House terror adviser, Richard A. Clarke, talks about the failure of the Iraq war and haw the war has made terrorist groups stronger and more determined to cause harm throughout the world during the Sundance Lecture series Saturday afternoon at Sundance. ', ; Dressed in a t an blazer and demanding demeanor, former White House terrorism czar Richard Clarke addressed a packed room at Sundance Saturday, expressing his thoughts on terrorism and the war in Iraq. ;, Clarke was also promoting his book "Against All Enemies" as part of Sundance's Tree Room Author Series, which has brought the likes of former President Jimmy Carter and Emmy-winnin- g television host David Horowitz. The former count erterrorism expert, known for his criticism of the Bush Ad or to 911 to stop terrorism and that the U.S. should not have gone to war with . Iraq. Clarke said Iraq posed no threat to the U.S., did not have any weapons of mass destruction and had no collaborative relationship with Al Qaeda concerning the Sept. 11 attacks. "I believed Iraq had some weapons, chemical and biological, and I was wrong," Clarke said. "But even if they did, so what? They were not about to use them!" Clarke also said the Bush Administration was planning to go to war with Iraq , See TERROR, C5 SALEM GOES TO THE DOGS Springville and Payson eompetc for torse park J i ' laieo warnocK ; DAILY - HERALD km Springville and Payson are vying $ be chosen as the site of a new dounty funded equestrian park.- I Soutlj county mayors have met with Utah County Commissioner Steve White several times this year (b disguss building some kind of (joujiy-tdnderecreation facility in sottllah County'; Hoping to win fouwj finding, Springville and ajchive begun drawing up Mans for an equestrian center m : leir dries, said Payson Mayor ernejfevans. If built, all Utah . nttresidents would be able to li M "v: d , . Utah County has put money 4 "' rom a county hotel tax toward the ce sheet at Seven Peaks m Provo, and money from a county restaurant tax toward the McKay Events Center in Orem and an equestrian park near Highland, American fork and Lehi But no large county nark op recreation projects have ' Been done in south Utah County. i Evans said an equestrian center m Payson would replace a historic racetrack that was recently torn down to make way for baseball and soccer fields. The demolition of the racetrack was widely protested by residents. 1 The dry would like the proposed s, flquestrian center to include an arena and a racetrack where competitions could be held, ttvans said. It was not clear how qiuch the project would cost. 1 Payson's recreation department ' Has hosted youth horse-ridin- g glasses for the past two years, and tjve new facility could also be used to expand that program, Evans (0 " sta-Ble- i said. "It would be ideal to have that facility available to everyone," he said "Members of the racing asso-- . nation and members of riding 3ubs have volunteered their time 2nd in some cases their horses to tfach young people how to ride tad how to take care of animals, fast year we had a little over 70 Kids sign up with not much notice $nd this year we had over 100." Springville Mayor Fritz Boyer has said Springville might offer d some property for the flew facility, which would make construction cheaper. Evans said d because Payson has no fend available, the county and sbuth county cities would have to quy property before an equestrian center could be built in Payson. South Utah County mayors will liscuss their proposals with White $ a meeting in October, Evans HARMONDally Herald JEREMY Taylor BaJnr, 14, plays with her butt terrier, TaUi, at the Salem Pet Fair Saturday. Baker and hoc pet 'won the junior handler award. i' ... , Pet fair offers showcase for animal lovers Todd Hollingshead DAILY HERALD Members of Utah County Search and Rescue, national guard officers and local police were in Salem Saturday for what you might rail a serious animal situation. Dogs, cats and even ferrets paraded around the Salem Pond all day during the Salem Pet Fair, a showcase for animal lovers throughout Utah County where the rescue and military personnel volunteered their time. In the third year of the event, animals from llamas to sheepdogs were entered in kissing contests, wore goofy costumes and literally jumped through hoops with their owners smiling right behind them "It's a countywide animal event in its infancy," said Judith Baker, an organizer from Pet Medical Center in Orem "It was really small the first year, but now we expect to get 500 to 600 people out." National guard members manned a climbing wall, and county rescue workers put on a water-rescu- e demonstration, but dogs were the main attraction, with plenty of contests and races available for the animals to strut their stuff . black and brown YorkJaqui, an shire terrier, small enough to fit in a woman's purse, took first Place m tne PUPPY race holding off the likes of a miniature American Eskimo and a litter of Chihuahuas. Jaqui's owner, Natalie Easton of West Jordan, said she thought her little dog might have a good chance in the race. "We knew she was going to win, because she's really attached to mom, and I was down there at t the end," Easton said, "She really had to run," added Easton's daughter Cassidy, 8. "I like the little dogs. We're going to come back next year." A petting zoo made up of llamas from the Hare Krishnas and sheep and ponies also kept interested children happy. Sarah Jacobsen, a worker at the Pet Medical Center, ran agility activities in the middle of the park where dogs, and sometimes their owners, dived through tunnels and jaunted around obstacles. . "A dog needs to be stimulated, especially if they already know how to sit, stay and lay," Jacobsen said. "I love watching the dogs get the idea of the obstacles and having their owners surprised." Salem animal officer Blair Kerby helped put the growing pet fair together after driving around town and noticing how many animals were tied up , See PETS, C5 city-owne- city-owne- $ud Raptor Watch Day raises bird awareness and curiosity Caleb Warnock - ,''. "It is exciting to a lot of people L and to me," Evans said of the "I'm old enough that I proba-Qt- y wont do a great deal there, but f have enthusiasm just thinking about It for those who are young 4id for those who are involved pro-dosa- . . . Sin an interview with the Dairy Herald on Saturday, White said he Bas:asjced south Utah County cities b oofae! Hp with proposals for a : facility cbuhty-funde- to potential- - brua in south Utah County,- commissioners have yet autJuhfy f fc tiedpesented with any formal -- fa sioners would not re-e louth Utah County mayors to possible projects down to . tejuif Before . approaching ' See EQUESTRIAN, C5 , ' DAILY HERALD ABx Weiss, 17, stands with binoculars at the Squaw Peak overlook in Provo Canyon with her mother. They are part of a dozen people who are watching for raptors, birds of prey. "It's fun to know what you are watching, rather than just saying 'I saw three birds,' " Alix said. "I can usually spot the birds, and the others can identify them. Raptors are so impressive, and my grandpa was really good at bird watching" She pauses suddenly . "Is that a bird down there by the lake?" she says loudly. "It's by Geneva (Steel). It's on the edge of : the lake." Immediately everyone trains their binoculars and spotting scopes on .Utah Lake, ' , .'. miles away. , y'rvr.;;:.' And then, as the bird flies from the lake's , edge toward the mountains, growing ever , closerthere is a ripple of excitement, This t is not just another hawk or this is a juvenile bald eagle, a ' goshawk trophy sighting to these birdwatchers. . red-taile- d II- 1 """! illWBiKVFIVW'I'lWltU" "" jpmwww With the sun striking its spanned wings and fanned taiL the bird is simply majestic. Raptor Watch Day, as the event is called, has been hosted at Squaw Peak each fall for the past 12 years, said event coordinator Bob Walters of the Utah Division of , Wildlife Resources. It is one of the Division's Watchable Wildlife program events, which are held throughout the year around ..." the state.,?- - ..... CI "We do this td raise awareness and f riosity by man m a species I think we agree makes our lives a heck of a lot mbre ? . interesting, Waiters saw. Among the birds spotted Saturday were : ; American kestrel, Cooper's hawks, redr d hawks ana the tailed hawks, juvenile bald eagle. Each time a bird spotted, birdwatchers pull out their guidebooks . for a positive identification. , ' June FRANK BOTTDaily Herald Ryburn, 75, of Sandy said she has v Robert E Walters Jr. of the State of Utah Department of Natural , ; come to every Raptor Watch Day in tht -.- ' Resources looks out from Squaw Peak, overlooking the city of Provo 'pastByears. I "Some of my best friends are animals,". ' and East Orem, during Raptor Watch Day for birds of all kinds she said. "They are just neat critters, f like including a raptor. Walters was afraid the warm weather would keep the raotors at hieher elevations, which means SDottine a motor wouM k ' 1 sharp-shinne- See RAPTOR, C5 be difficult, - |