Show TASTY TURKEY Agencies individuals offer a bounty of free Thanksgiving meals2C ’ Standard-Examin- Tuesday November 23 er Beholden to s Godfrey yo-yo- and Y2K I am very very for this year: am thankful for body piercing because it gives me lots of opportunity to ask people “Doesn’t that hurt?” and “You have a hole where?” My parents never got to ask people those questions Certainly not to me I am thankful for the Y2K scare This pile of real Things computer problems has given us in the media lots of fun things to terrify our readers with Even if we don't know anything about them ourselves we’re happy to wnte stories based on the word of “experts” like Sen Bob Bennett or people who sell survival supplies Will computer failure make your toaster explode? Will your car fail? Are planes going to fall from the sky? Don’t blame us if nothing so dramatic happens because ° remember we quoted experts Speaking of things to write about we here in the newsroom are VERY thankful for the election of Matthew Godfrey as mayor of Ogden We didn't care who won but there’s no denying that Godfrey’s desire to change things around coupled with his youthful enthusiasm should raise plenty of hackles as hputs in his own team giving us oodles of headlines in the coming months: I am thankful for microwave popcorn the single most useful invention of the 20th century as far as I can tell But why does the back of the bag say it contains more than one serving? I am grateful for the Utah Department of Transportation which continues to find new and interesting ways to make it impossible to drive to Salt Lake City - ’ UDOT is an unwitting friend bf mass transit The futility of building a mass transit system for cars that will last longer than 10 years without having to be ripped up is the single best argument for commuter trains from Provo to Brigham City one could hope for Say what you will train tracks don't get chuckholes and you never ever get cut off by rude drivers I am personally veiy thankful for yo-ywhich give me a way to throw things at pesky editors with little fear of actually hitting them usually Hey anyone can forget to tie the string to their finger! I am thankful for Ogden Police officer Ron Gardner and his horse Sundance who may someday if the politics of it ever get settled be back patrolling 25th Street A more visible police presence on foot bike or horse does more to improve central Ogden than flower pots and that’s a pretty tall horse I'm thankful for the Ogden City Mall which gives me a nice in the warm place to power-wal- k winter with little danger of bumping into other people OK the shop owners wish it were otherwise but you can’t please everyone Finally I am thankful for donuts Ben Franklin allegedly said beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy but I like to think God meant donuts because this is Utah and God loves people of all faiths Plus Ben never had one of those lemon filled things or a Bavarian cream ' "Wasatch Rambler” is the view of Charles Trentelman You can each him at at PO Box 951 84402 or 625-42- ail 32 write to him Ogden him at ctrentelmanCastamlardnet ' UT 1 999 Local News Editor: nssime (UirDDif® February vote to decide whether Rocky Mountain Jr High revises dress code By CATHY McKfTRICK Standard-Examin- correspondent WEST HAVEN - Last spring after the Columbine High shootings in Colorado concerned parents and students at Rocky Mountain Junior High took the first steps in requiring students to wear uniforms Last week about 185 parents met with school officials and Associa- nt tion representatives to discuss three dress-cod- e options that they will be asked to vote on beginning Feb 22 Some parents didn’t like what they heard David Daniel said Wednesday’s presentation was heavily biased toward uniforms “About a month ago we received fliers that seemed like gMg3s s©ln)D supporting propaganda uni- forms” he said “Wednesday’s meeting consisted of 90 minutes of mostly presenta- m tion including a fashion show and then 30 minutes to let parents speak More than half the parents who spoke were against uniforms” Daniel said he strongly opposed uniforms because they send the message to children that their constitutional rights can be taken away and that uni formity is valued over individuality Chris Warhurst who took over as PTSA president in May said she never considered uniforms until the item popped up at her first meeting Although dead-se- t against it at first she said she was swayed toward uniforms after she heard the research "Recent statistics show that See UN1FORMS2C Cemetery dispute threatens property Old Roy graveyard suspected to be on site of proposed home By JOE PYRAH Standard-Examine- staff r ROY atop a - A home being built indigent ld cemetery has raised the hackles of Roy historians despite a peace offering by the present owner who has volunteered to help create a memorial to The property in question near 2700 W 5200 South was “I don't think anybody 625-425- waits for Rebecca Zundel to gather books from a locker containing a heap of packs South Davis Junior High has found success in its new policy of banning backpacks from classrooms LOCKED OUT: Jeff Clark Schools happy to pack it in Result of banning backpacks from pulling down on my backpack” Terkleson said schools in the Davis County School Disclass: safer healthier kids educators say trictThree ban backpacks in the classroom - Syracuse By LORETTA PARK Standard-Examin- Davis Bureau Rebecca Zundel has carried everything from medication to books in her backpack for the last two years It was no surprise she was unhappy with South Davis Junior High School's new policy banning backpacks in the classroom But after one term Zundel said there are advantages - she doesn't miss getting hit by other She now backpacks and enjoys being pain-fre- e thinks "it’s weird to carry a backpack to class” Syracuse Junior High school eighth-grade- r Kassie Terkleson was also miffed when it was announced that packs had to stay in lockers this year Yet after 12 weeks of hauling books notebooks pens and calculators in her arms she too likes being packless “It didn’t make sense to me at first but now I’m not late to class anymore because kids aren’t Ninth-grad- er Davis Bureau er - The Davis County solid waste district is expected to meet with members of the State Air Quality Board Dec 1 to appeal the notice of violation it received in July for excess dioxin emissions its burn plant Officials with the state Division of Air Quality cited Wasatch Energy Systems July 9 for failing a stack test for dioxin levels in September 1998 and for failing to notify the division before conducting a subsequent stack test at the facility last December fy i OREM - Police are seeking the dnver of a stolen vehicle who struck and severely injured one officer shortly after physically attacking another Officei Garrett Smit fired his gun three mes Sunday when a man driving the stolen Chevy Suburban gunned theengine and headed for him police said Minutes earlier the dnver allegedly hit bit and tried to gouge the eyes of Officer John McCombs police said McCombs was hurt in the fight with the man who initially had been found asleep in a vehicle in the driveway of a northwest Orem home The assailant was described as a clean-cu- t white man between 25 and 30 years old with short sandy-brow- n hair and hoop earrings Smit suffered seven broken ribs internal bleeding and scrapes on his back side and legs McCombs was treated and released with bruises and a bite to his left hand “overly By MARK EDDINGTON LAYTON Police seek combative driver companies has brought claims legal and otherwise for the money” Graham told state leaders in a letter released publicly Monday “Perhaps the vast sums which will be coming over the years makes the actions of the greedy inevitable” Attorneys Brent Hatch and Mark James filed the suit on behalf of two Salt Lake County women allegedly made ill by smoking They seek to have it declared a class action in behalf of all Utah victims of tobacco Graham is considering running for election next year against Brent Hatch's father Sen Orrin Hatch Brent Hatch said Monday that Graham’s tactics were South Davis and Centerville junior high schools However students are allowed to bring them to and from school Wasatch Energy officials appealed the citation citing undetermined statistical anomalies in the September test and the fact the dioxin levels were within allowable limits in the December retest State air quality officials however have maintained the December test is not valid because the state wasn’t notified 30 days prior to the test Executive director LeGrand Bitter said nothing has really changed since then “We retested in December and passed” he said "The state has apparently ignored or rejected the retest It seems that’s at the core of the dispute” State Air Quality officials’ position is that the September test is the only official test since it was conducted with the full knowledge and sanction of the state Larry Jenkins attorney for the district doubts the Dec 1 meeting with the 1 member Air Quality Board will result in any substantive ruling or resolution of the dispute While no substantive discussions have taken place thus far to settle the dispute attorneys for both sides have exchanged infor mation Mark Eddington can be contacted at 1 or meddingtonCastamlardnet 1 -- 776-495- aggressive” Former police officer acquitted SALT LAKE CITY -- A jury has acquitted former Salt Lake City police officer Lane Heaps of Class A misdemeanor assault in the alleged beating of a handcuffed motorist The verdict was returned trial ‘ Monday after a four-da- y and 1 5 hours of deliberation by the jury Heaps who had been 10 years with the department was fired after a department review of the incident He said he will appeal his dismissal and may ask the city to reimburse his legal fees Heaps 38 testified he had only seconds to get Jorge Torres Vences 26 under control after the man kicked him in the khee while apparently trying to slip off his handcuffs Heaps’ trial centered on whether his actions on March 14 1999 were reasonable and necessary Torres said he was kicked repeatedly by two officers and that he is losing his sight suffers memory loss and has pain in his shoulders A man who witnessed the arrest testified he only saw one officer strike Torres once in the face Torres is pursuing a civil suit against the city - Standard-Examine- r staff and wire services er Schools in Arizona North Carolina Florida California Massachusetts and New York have also restricted backpacks or banned them from school grounds altogether Other Top of Utah schools are talking about banning backpacks for two reasons: students’ health and school safety Some schools like Highland and Mount Ogden middle schools leave the backpack decision to individual teachers South Davis Principal Karyn Bertlesen said the discussion of banning packs started before the Columbine High School massacre in April Administrators faculty and parents worried about the number of back complaints from students They also worried about safety in the classroom Last year a teacher tripped over a backpack and See BACKPACK2C Burn plant to lay out its appeal of violation Standard-Examin- AT A GLANCE “It is a tragic but startling reality that Utah's historic victory against the tobacco tum-of-th- knows where the graves are to tell you the truth” he said Before construction was begun on the home state experts took core samples and found no sign of disturbed ground or human remains You can reach reporter Joe 2 or by Pyrah at at jpyrahCastamlardnet NEWS BEAT - torical Society 20-fo- ot 4 SALT LAKE CITY Utah Attorney General Jan Graham says attorneys for two women seeking part of state's nearly $1 billion tobacco settlement should be disciplined for filing a frivolous action PerHis- sold by Weber County in 1993 to Larry Buttars The sale papers did not indicate there had ever been a cemetery on the site said county planner Gary Laird But members of the Roy Historical Foundation say the land once marked with wooden headboards long since rotted away was used as a cemetery for those who died while e living in a century ’ poor house “These people were people that no one claimed when they died” said foundation member Mary Kay Bennick The historians point to an article from the Lakeside view dated Aug 28 1980 that shows the ground was dedicated as an historic indigent cemetery A memorial marker was later removed by a Roy City employee probably to keep it from being vandalized said Blake Whalen Roy city manager Buttars has offered to sell a wide strip of land adjacent to the property to be used as a memorial to those buried in the area Whalen said he hopes once the land is owned and the plaque set everyone will be happy “We’re trying to come up with a solution that looks out for them as well as the property owner” he said The chances of ever knowing exactly were the cemetery is located diminishes with every passing year because the 24 indigents buried in the cemetery were either wrapped in cloth or placed in untreated pine boxes Perkins said 625-422- Graham blasts tobacco lawsuit those buried “We still think they should have never been disturbed to begin with” said Todd kins president of the Roy Obituaries Classifieds BUSINESS maim— -- |