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Show J L M 1? A '4 OnSoe: 1 THE NEWSPAPER OF CENTRAL UTAH VOLUME 77, ISSUE 337 SIJO ations, trips to Louisiana, By STEVEN GARDNER The High 93 affidavits, testimonies, hearings and backroom Daily Herald negotiations, Vince doesn't see his six children. There's no way to kill a man with a bullet," he said. "You kill a man by taking his kids away." OREM By the time Father's Day rolled around this year, Robert Vince knew his phone wouldn't ring. After four years of tem- Sports Calling all Cougars It's time for vote for who was the Cougars' best in BYU Robert and his former porary restraining orders, harassment claims, motions to show cause, visitation squabbles, police reports, fraud investigations, mounting legal bills, psy- wife, Debra, have been r cusinvolved in a has battle that tody spawned intense anger and anxiety in both the parents four-yea- and children. chological interviews, medi fans to The Vince case is proba- bly the worst custody case I will ever see in my family law practice," said Elizabeth Dalton, the special master assigned to the dispute. Robert's list of accusations against Debra include major financial fraud, consistent tampering with visito tation agreements and him the most harmful and important putting their children in jeopardy by being in a relationship with a convicted sex offender. Debra, for her part, continued her contention that Robert was verbally abusive to her and her children and had been physically abusive to her and the family dog when they lived in Louisiana. While the parents continued the war, six children became casualties. All of them were prescribed anti- experienced depressants, physical and emotional side affects and saw their performances at school plunge. They are six faces who LAUNDRY TO LA NG U AG E . h call Wake-u- p Brrrring! Brrrring! I woke ' J vention and fight for what's-right,he said. How it got to this point is unclear, even with the stacks of public records the courts are holding on the case. He was 32 and she was See DIVORCE, A10 City faces challenge of big growth spurt 9-- up and . looked at the alarm :J, clock. It, was 3 a.m. Only one person can aptly demonstrate the price children pay for their parents' wars. Robert, against much advice, continues to battle. There are some times you've got to go against con- Cedar Hills rising to occasion Bl Extra Ppmt ' JULY 2, 2000 case Trite woo St GOOD MORNING! X SUNDAY, By MARTA MURVOSH The Daily Herald ,i 1 would call i r t ne that early. A2 Once a720-homCEDAR HILLS golf course development called The Cedars is finished,'; the number of homes could doubly in this city southwest of American Fork Canyon. jt It's just another cycle in this boomtown that sits on the foothills of the Wasatch Front. The city has grown annually between 20 and 30 percent since 1997, according to city records. Growth has rarely dipped below 10 percent since 1986. "We have a really hard time " stopping it said Scott Trainor, city administrator. "We just plan it to the be,st of our ability. If it's e, ':--)- ! 3,000-reside- Local Complex scUe elaborate credit card scam used a florist shop, a hotel, a taxi cab and Western Union to make an thief more than $1,000 richer. A3 y An A ,.AK 1 out-of-sta- te in Provo. A Tim Henry, right, . Walter Matthau, who cemented his stardom as the sloppy Oscar Madison died Saturday of a heart attack. A4 Families By AMY K. STEWART The Daily Herald PROVO -- Taylor Harnois quickly tears open the lumpy letter as his companion looks over his shoulder. "Oh, it's from my sister," Elder Harnois says. He is from Kaysville, and will soon head to Santiago, Chile, to serve his mission. The surprise is a plastic purple monster. Elder Harnois isn't sure what it should be used for. "It's just so great to hear from people on the outside," he says. finger-pupp- Baby face Some of Utah County's' cutest kids smiled for the camera for this week's Baby Photos. D3 et Ryan Davis, of Colorado Springs, Colo., opens his mail and finds only a letter from his doctor regarding his asthma. "Dude, I never get anything," Elder Davis says. It's just another day at the munication hub at the Missionary Training Center for The Church of Saints. Jesus Christ of Latter-daLocated in Provo next to BYU, the MTC prepares missionaries to deliver the message of the LDS y Church. Besides memorizing six discussion lessons to teach, some missionaries learn a different tongue and prepare to enter a foreign land. . . English-speakinmissionaries attend the MTC for about 20 days; g foreign language-learnin- g mission- aries stay for about 60 days. They all undergo rigorous classroom instruction and spiritual growth, along with a fair amount of physi- - occurring, controlled growth is Being so young, donning a suit best." Over the past 10 years, the number of homes has multiplied more than seven times, from 97 to 780, according to city records. Most of the growth occurred in the late 1990s. "It's a maturation process," said Rod Despain, city planner since shortly after the town incorporated in 1978. "Small cities are just one bad decision away from bankruptcy. In a boomtown situation, that's particularly the case." The population growth changed the town to a third-clas- s city in late 1999 and added funding ' options. About 120 new homes could be built next year, Trainor said. Twenty years from now, visitors might expect the hills on the city's eastern side to be dotted with homes once work is finished Sec MTC, A5 See GROWTH, A 10 MTC immerses missionaries in experience Legend lost in "The Odd Couple," KEVIN LEEThe Daily Herald . distributes letters to other missionaries at the Missionary Training Center a of missionary's day is the trip to the MTC post office. big part Handing out the goods: Natjqm . cal exercise. "Boot camp for God's army," says Aaron Hoover, of Corona, Calif., referring to the .recent film "God's Army," which depicts the life of LDS missionaries. missionarAbout 25,000-26,00ies enter the MTC each year. And though most elders describe their missions as "the best two years of their life," the transition can be challenging. Elder Hoover, who is headed for the Dallas mission, says his first week at the MTC was up and down. "It felt like prison at first, but now I've adapted," he says. "It's 0 cool." THE DAILY HERALD PROVO, UTAH NEWSPAPER Business . . . . . . .' . CI Classified Fl Lifestyle ITOSCOr"S Dl Movies 05 . ......... D5 Obituaries A7 Opinions A6 Fresdcm celebrated at festival activities By AMY K. STEWART The Daily Herald PROVO There was a whirlwind of Freedom Festival activities Saturday with many more to come through Tuesday. Freedom of religion was brought to life by the inter-fait- h Sports Weather . . Bl BIO choir and speakers Freedom the during convocation Festival Saturday morning at the Marriott Hotel in Provo. e Utah The Mass Choir, made up Valley of singers from a variety of religions, rocked the room of about 200 people with a jumpin jive beat that put 120-voic- 6 UU15U"" 5 T7T spice into the usual religious and patriotic songs. The interfaith choir is one big happy family, said w V .p. m director Ron Coston, who is also the musical For a rundown of Freedom Festival activities, see A8. director for the Rock Canyon Assemblies of God Worship Center. "We pray together and we play together," Coston 6aid. "We've found a common ground in our belief in Christ". See FESTIVAL, A2 iD i "I KEVIN LEEThe Daily Herald Wis cp. psrsd: Meagan Soloman 3, makes her way down Center Street in Proyo during . Saturday's Children's Parade-- |