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Show SECTION 2othtHcml6 WEDNESDAY. METRO EDITOR Joe Pyrah MAY 30, 2007 344-258- 6 jpyrahheraldextra.com Man's nlea avoids kidnanni ntf diaro 'Hero Flight director in legal trouble PREPARING FOR STRIKERS I 9 Natalie Andrews DAILY A Steven Hansen said Tuesday to Mario Bravo at his sentenc- HERALD boy waited at home, raised by grandma. He may never know his father. "So, I have the prosecution, adult probation and parole, and the evaluation recommending jail, versus my feeling that you should go to prison. Right now," Fourth District Judge the family's nightmare started in 2001 when her daughter met Bravo. "I had no idea how much worse ing. Bravo pleaded guilty to sexual our nightmare was going to get," battery, a class A misdemeanor, and she said, noting that her daughter unlawful sexual conduct with a was already involved in juvenile e a court and methamphetamine use, felony, in a plea deal that dropped a kidnap- and had to wear an ankle monitor which she discarded. ping charge. "I think of this day, how the ankle In her sentencing statement, the victim's mother tearfully stated that monitor is still at the bottom of Utah third-degre- Lake," the victim's mother said. Then, in the spring of 2002, her daughter disappeared, thus warranting Bravo the debated kidnapping charge. Her daughter allegedly left the state willingly with Bravo, though she was under 18. Prosecutor Sherry Ragan dropped the charge in a plea deal, saying that See BRAVO, D2 Shane Farver TTcI The former director of an organization that recently failed to send World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., had legal troubles dating back to the first "Hero Flight." Paul McSweeney, former director of Our Unsung Heroes, pleaded guilty in April of a second-degre- e felony for issuing a bad check, according to court documents. McSweeney was issued a cashier's check for $45,000 on Nov. 10, 2006 the day of the first "Hero Flight" but didn't have the funds to back that check; said Guy Probert, deputy Utah County attorney. "He made good on some of the money, but failed to make good on the rest," he safd. Probert said McSweeney planned to use the cashier's check to pay to take the veterans back East. "He had good intentions, but he didn't have the money," Probert said. McSweeney paid full restitution before entering the guilty plea, Probert said. The plea was held in abeyance, meaning if McSweeney stays out of legal trouble for two years, the charges will be dropped. McSweeney did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday afternoon. Another group of veterans was scheduled to take a "Hero Flight" on May 18 to see the World'War II memorial. However, that trip was FLIGHT, IK Oil o '3- - Q abruptly canceled the day before takeoff! McSweeney later said there were insufficient funds. The trip for the veterans was supposed to be paid for by Our Unsung Heroes, a nonprofit group chaired by McSweeney. Family members, however, paid the group to cover their own costs approximately $900 See ?' (S MARIO . RUIZDaily Herald he Utah County Soccer Qub held it's first day of tryouts for the Strikers at Sertoma Park in Provo on Tuesday. The Strikers are starting their fifth season, and hoping to form up to 18 teams of 9 to 18 year old boys and girls. "We want kids playing soccer period," said UCSC Director of Competition Brian J. Smith. UCSC will continue their tryouts through Thursday. D3 Salem subdivisions could bring 700 new homes Jeremy Duda DAILY HERALD While open space in south Utah County is shrinking in the face of residential development, CW Management is trying to find a happy medium between the two. The West Jordan-basecompany e is planning a development on Salem's north side, the largest such project proposed since the City Council lifted a restriction on new subdivisions two weeks ago. d 323-hom- g e The subdivision would be on the south side of State Road 164 between Arrowhead Trail and Mill roads. Thirty-eigh- t of those acres are earmarked for a massive park in the center of the development, which CW Management will deed to the city, according to company president Chris McCandless. "It won't be something that will be controlled by a private association. We think that is something that should be open to the public," he said. Two weeks ago, the Salem City 105-acr- Council lifted a restriction on new subdivisions of more than five homes. The restriction had been put in place more than a year earlier to prevent the city's rapid growth from outpacing the capacity of Salem's power grid. The council lifted the restriction after plans were put in place to upgrade and expand two substations and install two new transformers, all at a cost of $3.5 million. See SALEM, D3 Trixie Walker and escorted onto the stage for the school's graduation Tuesday after- Tributes to the graduates were presented by teachers, who told of mi Q W HARMONDaily Herald Exemplary Alpine District graduates plan for future While the processional was played on the piano by Brent Jacob, graduating students at the Dan Peterson School were wheeled in community activities. She said she looks forward to finding a job and helping others in the community. Visser also expressed his thanks for the school V tfcy Alpine School District Graduates Justin Oldroyd left Jordan Kitchen, center and Jacob Glenn. NORTH COUNTY STAFF because we know they have many great and wonderful things ahead of them," he said. Schwartz and Visser spoke at the ceremony. Schwartz expressed her appreciation for the teachers and friends and said that her favorite part of the school was participating I t.i,v. JEREMY Dan Peterson School honors graduates 1 noon. The class of 2007 includes Matthew Newson, Nicholas Visser, Julie Woodruff, Barbara Millet, Laura Hall, Cathy Elayne Schwartz and David Lee. , Principal Brent Taylor said it was a bittersweet moment for him to conduct the program. "Bitter in that we are saying good-by- e to some very close friends, but at the same time a sweet day -- Brooke Barker DAILY Jacob Glenn, Jordan Kitchen and Justin Oldroyd have all pushed themselves beyond their expectations over the years, ancrafter high school graduation this week, they will each have taken another step on the paths o 7 MARIO RUIZDally Herald Peterson School graduate David Lee receives his certificate during commencement ceremonies in American Fork on Tuesday. Dan lessons learned in working with the students. Gary Evans said that graduate Matthew Newson sets a good example for others. "He is like most of us should be never be in a rush, don't sweat the small stuff because it's all small stuff, and take each day at a time," he said. Donny Peterson said there is one phrase that each special education HERALD ' student needs to hear: "You are perfect inside." Taylor concluded the program by expressing his appreciation for the students. "We hope the lessons they have learned will help them throughout their lives, for they have taught us lessons that will help us," he said. "We hope we have enriched their See PETERSON, D2 i Merit Scholar competition, but is now a finalist because he tried. "I just had a quiet drive to do what I had to do," Jacob Glenn said. The senior will speak at his school's graduation later tonight on the school's graduation theme, "We may not have it altogether, but together we have it all." Glenn, who was among the eight they are forging. All three of these students, nomiseniors in his class with the top nated by their counselors, emphaweighted GPAs, said some classes sized reaching beyond their known were a breeze, while others took a potential. At least two of them would little more time, but he explained the like to one day serve in a foreign goal was to do what he needed to do country doing medical humanitarian to learn. This fall, he plans to attend work, and all three of them plan on Brigham Young University and study and attending Utah universities for their history and political science bachelor degrees. from there go on to the University of Chicago, Harvard or Northwestern. Jacob Glenn, Mountain "In 10 years I'll be just barely starting to pay off college," he joked. View High School "I could do so many things. I could He wasn't on the newspaper staff, teach, write essays and papers, be but he wrote for it. He wasn't techni- working hard and hopefully raising cally in college, but he will soon have a family." his associates' degree from Utah One thing is for sure in Glenn's Valley State College. He wasn't sure if he should even enter the National See ALPINE, D3 |