| Show NationalWorkl 4A Tuesday May 1 8 1999 Standard-Examine- IOC joins in studying ways to raise funds “I'm quite certain they will find a way” to meet the budget goals he said “I’m quite certain there will be no problem” By RALPH WAKLEY Standard-Examn- stal SALT LAKE CITY - International Olympic Committee offi-cia- ls hope they can give the Salt Lake Organizing Committee some advice in completing its budget commitments for staging the 2002 Olympic Winter Games SLOC has a Games budget of nearly SI 5 billion and it has raised or has financial commitments in excess of $11 billion That means it still needs about $350 million from sponsors and suppliers before the Games start in 33 months “It might not be easy to find those $350 million” Marc Ilod-le- r chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission said Monday Eighteen members of the com- - Asked whether Salt Lake mission are in Northern Utah through Thursday to review SLOCs progress on meeting its revenue needs They also will look at such things as the proposed Games ticket plan venue development and management accreditation and construction on the Olympic Village “One of the most important items of this four-da- y meeting” I lodler said “will be to see how on one side some costs can be eliminated and on the other side how revenues can be improved” could improve revenues by raising the prices on its expected 16 million tickets Hodler said “they are already rather high” especially the proposed $100 cost for a ticket to the opening ceremonies Hodler an IOC vice president also said he is “very satisfied” with IOC reforms following disclosure that the Salt Lake bid committee had provided some IOC members with more than $1 million in gifts or money in efforts to influence their votes “Some of these members were trying to cut a piece of cake for themselves” he said adding “in my view Salt Lake City was the Ssii'ijiiigjian©© (sSSSriir? iiliT© victim" that the bid committee was blackmailed by some IOC members or by agents representing a number of members As a result of investigations into vote selling allegations six IOC members have been expelled five have resigned and two others are still under investigation This is the commission’s third visit to Salt Lake to check on preparations for the 2002 Winter Olympics “I’m here to work hard” Hodler said “We want to make these Games a great success We have the same interests” as the organizing committee If your child or teenager has fallen behind at school now is a great time to catch up Sylvan offers basic programs m reading and math plus programs for hign school credit We provide personalized attention m a fun canng environment So have a great summer and an even better fall Cal! Sylvan today You can reach reporter Ralph 4 or Wakley at 532-210- r Paper: Pound comments on Sydney ‘malicious’ Mascot The Associated From 1A his lambs every year It is estimated that coyotes cost Utah sheep ranchers $1 million each year “When I saw that (the Olympic announcement) they said he was the smartest and he is” Bingham said Monday “The cotton picking things are pretty wily They can ditch a trap easier than you can imagine For years we’ve tried to get rid of them and we can’t” SYDNEY Australia - International Olympic Committee vice president Richard Pound was motivated by personal rivalry when he made negative comments about Sydney’s bid for the 2000 games according to The Daily Telegraph newspaper a major sponsor of the 2000 Olympics The newspaper said today that said Pound’s criticism of Sydney’s bid was “motivated by - with a touch of malice thrown in” self-intere- st Saturday the Salt Lake Organizing Committee announced the mascots: The snowshoe hare for swiftness the American black bear for strength and the coyote for the ability to climb higher Shelly Thomas spokeswoman for SLOC said the mascots were picked not for their natural attributes but for their marketing appeal "I don’t like mice but I love Mickey Mouse” she said and the same applies to these critters Coyotes hares and bears are cute and will sell a lot of and other licensed merchandise she said The committee sold more than $75000 worth Saturday night alone The committee also considered the state’s American Indian legends that talk about the coyote bear and rabbit as helping get fire for man But out on the range coyotes are pests that ranchers shoot on sight Not only do coyotes kill sheep they also hurt cattle and wild deer by attacking calves and fawns said Terry Messmer a wildlife specialist at Utah State University “There's no doubt they’re a fairly effective predator” he said While the State of Utah estimates the state population of coyotes at more than 100000 Messmer said the coyote population is increasing Sheep ranchers pay a portion pf their wool sales every year to the state to fund government hunters to control coyotes and some spend money on their own as well More than 10000 are killed every year Bingham said coyotes are an extremely clever enemy I Ie uses Great Pyrenees guard dogs to protect his sheep and has seen the coyotes outsmart the dogs One coyote will allow the dog to chase it away from the herd in one direction he said while other coyotes attack from another Melissa Kunzler who’s father Bert Kunzler has a herd of about 4500 sheep in Park Valley said it’s heartbreaking to watch what coyotes do “They’re nothing good for us They’ll hurt us an awful lot” she said “Come lambing that's what they love baby lambs 1 hey’ll come in and just eat them kill them It reduces our lamb population quite a bit” Bingham said it is harder to control coyotes than in the past because their pelts are almost worthless so nobody hunts them for sport Commercial hunters charge him $100 for every coyote they kill Bingham said he can respect what SLOC was doing but don’t look for him to buy any with the coyote mascot on it “Not without some editing first” he said You can reach reporter Charles or Trentelman at him at ctrentelmanCa standard net Press “At best Mr Pound’s snipe at the quality of Sydney’s bid documentation is puzzling” the paper said in its main editorial The paper reported Monday that Pound a Canadian said Sydney’s tactics to secure the Olympics were more dubious d than those used by Salt Lake City Pound a key figure in the investigation into Salt Lake City's bid which removed 10 IOC members said Sydney escaped the same level of scrutiny as the Utah city host of the 2002 Winter Games bribe-tainte- r Pound said Sydney bid organizers kept secret the cool weather conditions there during Sep- tember failed to disclose problems with the city’s transport system and made “awkward” just bnng this savings certificate to your scheduled appointment to save $25 on the Sylvan Skills Assessment:" can officials on the eve of the vote “What is suspect is the choice of the host city” Pound told the paper “Sydney is not without its own controversy there Frankly given the results arguably far more so than Salt Lake” Sydney edged Beijing by two votes in the 1993 count M 1ftf ' Sylvan skills niM? 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