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Show r- SECTION Sm TUESDAY. MARCH 6, Joe Pyrah METRO EDITOR Shootings have some One Natalie Andrews DAILY seeking help ASSOCIATED THE PRESS SALT LAKE CITY Police and firefighters here are accustomed to witnessing tragedy, but sometimes even they need counseling following an incident like last month's shooting at Trolley Square where nine people were shot and six were killed. "You can't work an incident like that and not be touched by it," said Jay Rhodes, a chaplain for the Salt Lake City Police Department. "Sometimes we get the idea that cops are supposed to be these stoic machines, and we're not. We're human beings." Emergency workers are screened before they are hired to ensure they can tolerate job stress, but mental health professionals say police officers are just as vulnerable as anyone else. "What they're feeling is a pretty normal experience for everyone," said Merrily Cope, the director of community treatment at Valley Mental Health. To help its workers cope, the fire department set up a tent across the street from Trolley Square with a mental health worker inside to speak with firefighters as they left the scene and remind them of the signs of stress. That's something fire HERALD Scars heal, explosions fade. And all that's left are the memories er, lawsuits. After more than a year, one of the cases in a Spanish Fork Canyon explosion was resolved Monday. When a truck full of explosives blew up in the canyon Aug. 10, 2005, prosecutors charged Travis Stewart, 31, of Rexburg, Idaho, with causing a catastrophe, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. All are misdemeanor charges, but he still faced 2 12 years in jail and the County Attorney's Office indicated it might seek up to several hundred thousand dollars of restitution. for a year crime-fre- e But Monday's resolution is different. If Stewart stays crime-fre-e for a year, he will have the same penalty for blowing a hole in Spanish Fork Canyon as a winter driver gets for sliding off the road: a ticket for speeding too fast for conditions. The citation for reckless driving was dismissed. Because restitution is too high, SHOOTINGS, criminal court isn't pursuing it. "It's literally over a million dollars in damage," prosecutor Randy Kennard said of why the County Attorney's Office would only be pursuing $500 in restitution, the cost of the plea in abeyance, noting that is what it costs the court to do a plea in abeyance. Besides, Stewart, along with the trucking company, R&R Trucking, See CANYON, D3 Skating in 'The bowl' f tt 7 ;w-:- I ft . See jpyrahOheraldextra.com suit settled explosion caipn Truck driver to face lesser penalty if he stays with badge 344-258- 6 2007 ( 4 jtfYr';:::::'. 1 ft. dA-'U- 7 " .ft' U sft,ft r imYr-ftft- - ft ftftftfi a ft;V- -ft D3 I Released: Woman whose daughter died at Trolley Square is released from hospital, D3 X'j Santaquin looking to expand roots in agriculture Photos Sft-.- w 'ffJXjrJtZ . i, ,'X f. SANTAQUIN, ft. it D3 WmHFRAIBFXTRAfnM rr fftl ITmifll lllJlUJ, 1U11 Cook, 10, gets some help out of "the bowl" at the skate park in American rt See FRANSCELLDaily Herald a running start HERALD While most of its neighbors to the north are bringing in massive subdivisions and retail stores, Santaquin is hoping to preserve its past to ensure its future. The city's master plan calls for Santaquin to encourage the growth of its agricultural sector. A resolution passed by the Legislature, which declares Santaquin to be a Utah Farming Heritage District, provides state backing for the plan. City Manager Stefan Chatwin said rising land prices have steadily turned much of Utah County's farm land into prime commercial or residential areas. Santaquin is hoping to halt that trend. "The typical growth is you and you build a get a Wal-Magolf course and you build a lot of by ASHLEY plith some arm j Jlj yand strength from some Jeremy Duda DAILY Aft. ft ft1 UuS'-ti.B'- Fork oriMonday. At left Collin Smith, 24, usually spends his days at the skate park in American Fork. "When it's not snowing, I'm here," said Smith. "It's definitely the best one in Utah Valley," Smith said, even though the skate park is unfinished. "It's pretty crowded since everyone is still finding out about it," he said. American Fork's skate park has one of the biggest "bowls" in the state. There have been concerns expressed that younger skaters may not be able to get out of the bowl on their own. Director of Public Works Howard Denney said they may have to throw their board out, then run and grab onto the edge and pull themselves out. Construction of the park has not yet been completed and there may be some options added to assist skaters when leaving the bowl area. Tfl TOnVBIBf Indispensable. More local news than any source in the universe. In print daily. OnlincheraJdcxtra.com i - w rr x |
