Show t A STANDARD-EXAMINE- - - SATURDAY R NOVEMBER 4 1995 METRO EDITOR: 6254220 SPORTS ammig immigration” said George 23 “Sometimes after I’ve given a presentation' people have come into my office and said ‘Here’s my green card I’ve been here five years What do I do? They need reassurance they’re nervous We’re here to help” George got involved with Americorps a federal program founded by President Clinton after her graduation from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1994 and a internship in Washington DC George works with Catholic Community Services giving workshops helping fill out citizenship applications and traveling across Northern Utah to reach anyone who might need her Three other volunteers cover the rest of the state' She can’t help immigrants who are in danger of being deported or who want to get a green card for a family member living in the United States illegally But if they are legal permanent residents with green cards have lived here at least five years and meet citizen- - By STACEY KRATZ correspondent Standard-Examin- OGDEN - For legal immigrants to Utah applying for US citizenship can be a confusing journey through bureaucracy and paperwork "Faced with filling out applications attending interviews and studying for a test given in English some immigrants simply give up on the process losing out on the benefits of citizenship That’s where Jennifer George comes in ' George The Wisconsin native and Americorps VISTA volunteer is spending a year in Northern Utah taking immigrants step by step through the process of becoming a citizen “I think people are intimidated by the word ‘immigration and anything to do with Urioste: He knew my gender a flrue journey The Ogden office of Catholic Community Services assists legal permanent residents who want to become US citizens For information on other immigration issues such as deportation or legal advice call the CCS Salt 870-921- 8 th George knows what to do workshops held every month in Ogden George distributes packets containing application forms and other information Prospective Americans fill out paperwork with help from volunteers who give suggestions on where to go for required photos and fingerprinting Class members also learn about the citizenship test which quizzes applicants on the current president of the United States the colors of the flag and other patriotic facts ship requirements At two-sessi- voto counts send the comGeorge and her pleted applications to the Immigration and Help for immigrants Lake City office at (800) Your Naturalization Service It takes three to four months for a person with a clean criminal record to go from workshop to citizenship interview she said It’s a process George said has gone into overdrive since she started talking about her services at classes community centers and churches George started her yearlong job in early September She uses her Spanish skills she majored in the language - and just about every moment of her day “It’s definitely not a job" she said “It’s a lot of weekends a lot of nights and we travel a lot” For all of this George receives a stipend of $600 a month - and major job satisfaction d “This job is a job” she said George’s next naturalization workshop in Ogden is Nov 30 For more information on the program call 394-59- Watch this space daily for information on the 1 995 municipal elections If you have a question you want us to ask the candidates in your city please call the Standard 0 Line at and leave your name phone number and t question: 625-424- - ROY COUNCIL The question: What will you do to expedite the building of the overpass over the railroad tracks at 5600 South? - George Sessions Roy feel-goo- John Cordova Incumbent The overpass is a UDOT project and Roy City staff and other key individuals have spent countless hours lobbying for the overpass It has been approved by UDOT and is a matter of funding I support it and any lobbying for the project It really needs to In high drive Patsy Donehoo to appear on Inside Edition Unavailable for comment Charles Duncan Incumbent The Associated Press i SALT LAKE CITY - A man who posed as a woman during a 3 1 marriage claims his supposed husband became aware of his true gender shortly after they took their vows We will do the same thing we have been doing We have been working with the state to give the overpass priority to get finished as quick as possible The city also needs to work diligently in supporting arteries to that overpass and with dealing with flow of traffic during the construction The overpass is not that far away from being started In an interview with Inside Edition to air Monday Felix Urioste said Bruce Jensen knew “beyond a shadow of a doubt” that he was actually a man I’m I Urioste posing as a woman married Jensen in 1991 in Lyman1 Wyoand they lived together in Bountiful Davis County prosecutors said Urioste has had his testi-cles removed and tricked Jensen into marrying him by claiming to be pregnant with twins Jensen 39 told Inside Edition that Urioste’s statement that he knew he was a man is “a lie a flat I didn’t know” out lie He said police told him Urioste was a man after he was arrested in June for using credit cards in the name of Leasa Jensen “That put me right down on the floor” said Jensen who has been described by prosecutors as naive and sincere - It was “the worst feeling I’ve ever felt in my life” Jensen said “At first I didn’t believe and then you know they verified it to me and said they had a physical with her and it was a man” Urioste who has decided to live his life as a man said that since his arrest he has felt as though a weight was lifted from his shoulders -- “There’s no longer any secrets there” he said “My life is out I can begin again and that is rare Not many people get a second chance” - Sheila Sitomer Inside Edition’s executive producer said the show has agreed to pay $5000 into the state victims’ reparation fund on Urioste’s behalf after the interview is broadcast AUGUST Kim Edwards chief executive of Iomega speaks to about 1200 company employees at a dinner given in appreciation of their r contributions to the selling of 1 million computer drives in 1995 Iomega is the manufacturer of the popular Zip storage drive Computer firm ships its millionth data drive of ’95 By STEVE GREEN staff Standard-Examin- OGDEN - It took Iomega Corp of Roy 10 years to sell I million of its famed Bernoulli Boxes Now just in the 10 months gone by in 1995 Iomega shipments of its new low-co- st computer data drives have hit 1 million Put another way in less than I I months Iomega has more than doubled the number of products shipped in all of 1994 The dramatic turnaround was marked by the company Friday with a lunch at the Weber County Fairgrounds for some 1500 permanent and temporary employees Congressman Jim Hansen gave a speech and Iomega donated 25 Zip drives to Roy schools as appreciation for allowing Iomega to test its products with students The highlight for employees was a talk by Iomega Chief Executive Kim Edwards who employees cheered and some call the Sam Walton of the Storage Industry “He’s tough but he’s a great cheerleader” said Iomega marketing chief Timothy Hill Edwards is credited with turning the company around in two years with his simple philosophy of business: “Give customers what they want when they want it at a price they can afford to pay” When Edwards took over two See IOMEGA on 20 Karlene Yeoman I want to look at the master plan to make sure that services are being met and one of those services is traffic I want to take a look at 5600 and make sure the overpass gets done Other roads need to be looked at too We need put a little more pressure on UDOT to hurry on the plans dramatic success i i y a w v av r f f '' v'Ayv ’ ' ' Watch this space to know where you can meet the candidates in person Layton candidates 5 pm Monday in the lobby of First National Bank 12 S Main St Layton has six candidates vying for three council seats Iomega employees line up to receive a shirt bearing the slogan ‘I am one in a million I am part of Iomega’ at the Weber County Fairgrounds on Friday Watch this space for Weber seeks to attract hiking biking tourists By TRENTON K RICKS Standard-Examiner staff Weber County wants eco-touris- ts Those are the people who spend weekends and their vacations hiking biking and skiing in the mountains instead of at Disneyland or the beach There are more of these tourists than ever before Attracting the dollars they spend has become a industry In order to attract some of those dollars to area businesses the Weber County Commission decided last week to apply for a Utah Tourism Destination Development Grant of $21500 If the county gets the money it will be used to cross-countr- y fast-growi- improve trail heads erect trail signs and publish a trail guide for Ogden’s Upper Valley The grant will be added to a $3000 commitment from the city $1500 from the Weber Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and $5000 from the US Forest Service “We sent the grant application off on Monday” Mike Sawyer said Sawyer is heading the project for the county “We expect to hear something back from the state in a couple months” he said Sawyer said the grant money can’t be used to create or improve trails around the North Fork Park area but other improvements in the area’s infrastructure can be undertaken Stanley F Wangsgaard Huntsville Volunteer Service: Stanley has made priceless contributions to Ogden Valle historical collections As a town historian he locates and makes records of every person who ever lived in Ogden Vatey This includes not onfy family records but pictures biographies histones news notes or anything that can be used to make record of every individual as complete as possible Mott memorable experience you've had volunteer: at a tt's dcuft to singie out just one because so many people have beneted from these records But the serpnse and py you see peooe wen they find some new intomaton they had been searching tor or r MILLERStandard-Examme- Roy’s Iomega finds We Salute r project I know it is a project but it is something that we should just let run its course We don’t need to push it but need to get it right the first time ar Urioste vance from Household Finance Co He was sentenced last month to a year in jail and ordered to pay a $l000 fine plus restitution to Jensen who said he had believed Urioste was a woman named Leasa so glad this project is being done have to go down that street every day and I’m all for the said one count of communications fraud and one count of forgery for signing Jensen’s name to a loan ad- - I John Greenhalgh “He knew there was no doubt whatsoever that he did know” Urioste Urioste I be built ‘Wife’ 34 pleaded guilty to 1 that they didn’t know existed is very satisfying What you’ve learned from vofunteering: Everyone needs help at one time or another and with our historical collection we can provide people with the material they need In their quest tor their roots or the history of this area What others have to say about the volunteer’s contribution: Jim McKay Huntsville mayor He does an excellent job coordinating the efforts of the volunteers in the aea and has done a beautrful job Lons F Aten another HuntsviHe town historian: We have worked together since 1988 He does an excellent job and has done a lot of research and genealogy work Do you know someone who Qualifies for "We Salute' recognfion? Please send nominations to Katy Guhemez or Carmen Lopez PO Bern 95 1 Ogden 84402-0- 9 or 6264237 5 1 or call 625-423-0 “This is not set up to be a trail grant The purpose is to make private enterprise interested in investing in tourism” he said The idea is with better trail heads signs and a trail guide people will have greater access to the area’s trails and better access will bring in more people They will then be more likely to put their money into hotels restaurants and bike shops Reflecting that idea in the grant the state has agreed to match money committed by government agencies and also by private businesses Included in the county’s grant application is the request to match $10000 that Eden's Diamond Peaks ski shop has promised to invest in rentable mountain bikes during this next year Family suing Roy over alleged pool discrimination By DON BAKER Standard-Examne- r ' staff SALT LAKE CITY - A Davis County family thinks a Roy City employee made the wrong decision when she d coded not to allow two disabled children to go swimming in the Roy Recreauon Complex pooL So wrong in fact that they filed a $16 million federal lawsuit against the city Thursday in US Distnct Court Anthony and Jennifer Martinez are suing die oty and Mane Day assistant complex manager in connection with a Dec 20 1994 incident They allege Day refused to let their sons Matthew and Lewis enter the pool because they have “an inherent nonccmmunicable skin abnormality" called keratosis lichenoides chromca Dorland's Medical Dictionary describes the condition as a homy epidermal growth that resembles small clustered skin lesions but which is not contagious The couple is asking $400000 on behalf of each child for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for ignoring the state health code and for intenuonal infliction of emotional distress Roy City Attorney Chris Davis said Friday the case has been re- ferred to the city's risk insurer which previously recommended rejecting an administrative claim filed by the Martmezes earlier m the year "We believe the allegauons are unfounded and we stand by the actions of our emplovee” he said Sea ROY on 30 important election dates: TUESDAY: Election day Voters in 40 Northern Utah cities will be deciding between candidates for council seats Polls will be open from 7 am to 8 ‘ pm “Demo- cracy is the only form of government that is founded on the dignity of man not the dignity of some men of rich men of educated men or of white men but of all men its sanction is not the sanction of force but the ’ sanction of human nature Equality and justice the two great distinguishing characteristics of democracy follow inevrtabty from the conception of men all men as rational and spiritual beings" -- Robert Maynard Hutchins Democracy and Human Nature STANDAR -n — rrr- i?r mm CaS 0 to leave a message comment question 625-424- or news STANDARD tp BB M 24 HRS A day t |