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Show Judge, Title Fight Referee: He’s Anything But Boring: Nevadajurist Mills Lane takes the stage to play himself before a Bar Association Law Dayaudience BY GREG BURTON ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Mills Lane does not belong to this tirae. The 1940s maybe or the 1950s. He should be seen in black-andwhite film clips. If he were an actor, he could out Cagneythe real James Cagney. In fact, Lane’s speech at Friday’s Utah Bar Association Law Day celebration in Salt Lake City marked the first day of his acting career andhis final day as chief judge of Reno District Court. He is leaving the bench to begin filming Donglas Pieac/The Associated Schoolkids reach out to touch an elephant’s trunk on Apri! 17 at Hogle Zooin Salt Lake City. The 67-year-old zoo owesits current location to a pachyderm namedPrincessAlice whoirritated neighbors whenit frequently escaped when the zoo wasin Liberty Park. Human, Animal History in Walking Distance Nestled at Wasatch Mountain foothills are pieces of Mormon past and exhibits of endangered animals By BOB MIMS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS At Utah's Hogle Zoo, you will find exhibits of animals dangerously close to becoming footnotes in the biological history of planet Far' A short waiknorth, it’s humanhistory that is on display at Old Deseret Village. There, —_—$neceencce “Princess Alice had a@ propensity to escape. She'd take out neighbors’ clotheslines and fences. People got tired of it and started complaining.” Andrew Wallace volunteer docents decked out in period cos- Hogle marketing director on wandering elephant ae Both are within a few miles of Salt Lake's lars and shoeleather. As you begin roaming Hogle Zoo’s 54 acres, offer up a kind thoughtfor an errant elephant named “Princess Alice,” whose sculpted bust welcomesvisitors passing through the turnstiles. The 67-year-old zoo,atleast in part, owesits existence to the free-spirited pachyderm, a onetime resident of the former Liberty Park animal parkin central Sait Lake City. “Princess Alice had a propensity to escape,” Hogle marketing director Andrew Wallace said. ‘She'd take out neighbors’ clotheslines and fences. People got tired of it and started complaining.” ‘The newzoosite donated by the Hogle family was fitting: the mouth of Emigration Canyon, through which Mormon pioneers arrived in 1847 to settle the Salt Lake Valley. In 1931, Princess Alice and other Liberty Park denizens found their own promised land. Hogle Zoo is home to more than 1,300 exhibits, from lions, tigers, bears, apes, elephants, giraffes and rhinoceroses to the rare Golden Lion Tamarin. In 1997, a record 821,000visitors saw those animals and others, including more than 100 endangered species — 22 of them part of a captive breeding program. The zoo is divided into four sectors, beginning at the main, northeast gate with Discovery Land. It features a one-third gauge replica Capitol Resounds With Political Acrimony @ Continued from B-1 of a steam locomotive, playgrounds and interactive sites for the kids and a recreated pio- neerfort. Just to the west is the zoo’s Central Zone, including a tropical garden exhibit and primate displays. The sector also is hometo the standing-room-only “World of Flight” bird show. Beyondthat lies the Western Zone, hometo the zoo’s large animal exhibits, whiie the South Ridge sector offers the small animals, felines, wolves, cheetahs and desert bighorn areas. Landscaping — including murals inside the exhibits — is aimed at making enclosures morenatural in function and appearance. “We're extremeiy proud of the direction we're taking, and bigger and better things are coming,” Wallace said. Just a short walk across Sunnyside Avenue, Gus Horn could say the same about Old Deseret Village, the living-history portion of This Is the Place State Park. Horn, a 67-year-old retired insurance agent, is one of dozensof volunteers who don pioneer garb to recount the story of the Mormonsettlement and to portray frontier life and daily activities. “T love history,” says Horn, whose garb is historically authentic from his broad- brimmedfelt hat to the blanket coat with its wooden bottoms and square-toed boots. “Meeting people, talking to them and shar- A central figure in the flap is Brigham Young University law professor Lynn Wardle, who helped write the Nebraska brief and Utah's 1995 law against same-sex marriage. be forcedintoa difficult and costly defense, he said. “This is a classic example of how an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” said Wardle, whoalso wasa force intightening the 1991 effort to toughen Utah's anti-abortion law. in the Vermont case comes at a time when Utah's dominant church, The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, is urging its members to fight samesex marriageat all levels of government. Wardle said he alerted the governor’s staff counsel Wednesday — two days before the amicus Marlin Jensen, a memberof the LDS Church's ruling First Quorum ofthe Seventy, told The Salt Lake Tribune last week that be joining theotherstates in filing church members were urged “quietly to promote legislation deadline — that Utah would not a brief in Vermont's case. He had been urging the attorney gener- al’s staff for months to get in- volvedin the Nebraskabrief. Hecriticized Graham's analysis of the brief and her decision not to add Utah’s name to it. that will ensure traditional marriage.” “And [church members were) doing it, in a very charitable way becauseit's very importantto us not to appear homophobic, as they call it,’ he said. “We have This is a no-brainer,” he said. This is a potential benefit to the state at nocost to the state." great compassion for people who are challenged by same-gender If Vermont loses and same-sex teachings are such that marriage has to be between a man and a marriage proponents get a hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court or Floods Still Possible This Spring attraction, but our fundamental woman.” no flooding is imminent. City workers are monitoring stream flows daily, and will look for up- stream blockages if water levels dropat all, Thacker said Strolling along the town’s boardwalks, you might see carpenters practice their craft with nothing but sweat and hand-heldtools at the Cabinet & Furniture Shop; watch thevillage blacksmith forge nails and horseshoes; or peer inte the Heber East Ward Schoolas students study the three R’s. The Huntsman Hotel and Ice Cream Saloon offers a variety of pioneer treats including ice creamand old-fashioned sarsaparilla. Nearby towersthe This Is The Place Monu- leading Mormonpicneers on a 1,300-mile exo- dus from the Midwest. “This is the right place,” Young said. “Drive on.” The 60-foot-high, 86-foot-long monument depicts historic figures and scenes sculpted by Young's grandson, Mahonri Young. Dedicated in 1947, the bronze works not only memorial- The city plans a meeting for emergency workers and volun- honors Catholic missionaries, trappers, ex- plorers, American Indians and military men whofigured prominently in Utah's history. IF YOU GO: Hogle Zoological Gardens, 2600 Sunnyside Ave., (801) 584-8391, Web site www.xmission.com/(tilde)hoglezoo. Adults $5, seniors and children $3, open yearround daily (9 a.m.-6 p.m. summer, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. fall and spring; This Is The Place/Old Deseret Village, mouth of Emigration Canyon, eastbound, where 800 South becomes Sunnyside Ave., (801) 584-8392, Web site www.nr.state.ut.us/parks/www1/this.htm. Guided tours $5 adults, $2 seniors and chilren, open daily (11 a.m.-5 p.m. July-October). vigorously and, | predict, with success,” she said. She also wrote that the writing ofa brief in the Vermontcase did not pass the usual tests, since it was not directly relevant to Utah's prohibition and would not be important in helping defend Utah's law. She also said the Nebraskabrief was not well-present- ed. “My staff reported that Mr Wardle’s brief is unprofessional, strident and runs therisk ofoffending the Vermont court,” she wrote. "So the brief might actual- ly backfire, and at the very least reflects very badly on the states putting forth the position.” Graham also characterized Leavitt's tactics as “unkind and unprincipled.” ‘Ofall the important cases we handle — including the death penalty, criminal child abuse, at- tacks on law enforcement and groundbreaking decisions of national significance — in six years you have never contacted me runoff led to floodinglast spring, Wednesday that you could not just call me and tell me what to do, May I gently remind you that while I consider us partners, the people of Utah expect and deserve an independent attorney general.” Leavitt spokeswoman Vicki He rivals mythic figures like Gen, George Patton in his ability to orate lump-in-the-throatpatri- otism. He is the Napoleon of short-guy overachievers. He is the Ghandi of hald-headed world-beaters. He walks in spurts andfits. He Satinstaccato superlatives. Andeal he can play himself. On Friday it went, somethinglikethis: On his commitment 4 law ool: “I was a footbali fan [but] I ney: er went to one football Mills Lane gameat Utah, notone.” On Sunday study in the library: said, “Hey, this is not like a “J didn’t go to church, maybe'I’ English leaving Hong Kong.” should have?” other words, big whoop. On fighting for freedom and Before a packed house Friday, justice in the courtroom:“It’s geft the judge said as much — “You a your ears back and getting at do ne damn thing right the first . You don’t do things right once in a while.” That wisdom, “Work hard” and ‘‘Keep your head up” could be epitaphs for the conservative hang-emhigh judge. Even his name — Mills Lane — evokes an era whenprize fighters retired as kings and footballplay- ers made $40,000 a year and broke their legs and arms with honor and without amphetamines, steroids or holistic trainers. Lanelives where no one ever heardof whirlpools and Stairmas- Republican Will Be Nominated As U.S. Attorney § Continued from B-1 yon whatit takes to excel: “Diss cipline is the best word in the | English language.” On Old Chinese Proverbs: “Po forest the past is to rob the fir” oO the fate of the world; “Little” bylittle the landscape changes’ notfor thebetterin the 1960s and 1970s. On democracy: “Thank God you're free . . but you've also Bee to celebrate the commit: Thank you.” Applause. cate for troop command headquarters. Warner is married, has four children and belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Warner said he has known Hatch “off and on going back to at least the mid-1980s.”" to the other side, where Leavitt's office is located. She said she per- sonally handed the leiter to the receptionist at about noon Varela said Graham's office was engaged in a pattern of alerting the media before the gover nor’s office about such controversies “It makes it extremely difficult for us to respond to her as our attorney.” The Blacksmith Fork is running channel, bul this week's warming DeGasser said “If this weather holds, it brings {snowmelt} down slowly and that's church- ty law school’s charter class of Snowbasin Road May Proceed Without Study was asked to fill out forms as part of a formal interview process. At Hatch’s request, Warner later was interviewedandvetted. Holbrook was Utah's chief assistant U.S. attorney in the Carter administration and earned a bronze star and the Congressional , Medalof Valor,along with other medals, while servingin the Viet. nam War. More recently, he has juggled" private practice with teaching law~ at the University of Utak, while also remaining prominent in na-, tional mediation and arbitration circles. “Tt is appropriate that.,.. the federal government‘ have a role in the Olympics effo Spokeswoman for Sen. Bob Bennett RPE other national and international concerns, lions of dollars to improve facili’ ties at Snowbasin in time to hold Snowbasin currently is reached the Olympiccontests and other in) by a road from the OgdenValley, but the new road has been planned from the resort's southeast boundary to Trappers Loop, which connects the Weber Canyon area of Morgan County to the Ogden Valley. While the road would help move the volume of traffic ex- pected to converge on the area for two weeks in 2002, it also will help Holding convert the ski area ternational ski competitions. “Tt is appropriate that the fed- eral governmenthave a role in thie Olympics effort,’ says Benneit spokeswoman Mary Jane Collipriest. She points out that any Olympics-related projects not completed before 2002 woutd fa}| back under the environmentalimpact study process that year. She says a variety of federal agencies — including the Forest Service and Army Corps of Engi. Tribune reporter Dan Harrie contributed to this story. City area. neers — signed off on Bennett's provisions. tures, DeGasser said. Seminary Debate Divides Tiny Tintic District Jease-time classes rather than thé’ early morning ones, he said, Weber County also got heavy Ben Lomond Trail is 291 percent water stored in the snow, Normal this time of year is 33.9. But Weber water managers have drawn reservoirs down to catch the runoff. Though the Ogden River is running at capacity Holding is spending tens of mil @ Continued from B-1 through Ogden, two upstream vey of Mormon students in the district conducted about three ing some low-lying farmland, but A.K. Greenwood of the Weber it is not threatening any struc. County Sheriff's Office. years ago found morethan 60 stu dents interested in attending re- The Blacksmith Fork is flood brook was “vetted,” meaning he Mary Jane Collipriest |, ® Continued from B-1 reservoirs still have room to catch more runoff, said Chief Deputy good,” he said. tion with a list of five possible Democratic nominees. Only Hol- to a four-season resort with more direct access from the Salt Lake of normal, with 54.6 inches of manager. the ing for U.S. troops in Bosnia and DeGasser, Cache County emer- thing is under control,” said Bob in owned Brigham Young Universi- bill that continues federal fund- Meanwhile, Graham aide Tra- Departmentofficials in Washington, D.C., interviewed Jim Holbrook, a Utah attorney and moderate Democrat, for the job. The state Democratic Party, Meghan, provided the administra- has spent the past 10 years in the U.S. Attorney's Office, where he now heads the criminal division with 23 staff attorneys. He also workedin the state Attorney General’s Office andis a colonelin the Utah Army National Guard, where heserves as a judge advo- til after a 4 p.m. media inquiry. cey Tabet said she walked the letter from the Attorney General's Office on one side of the Capitol 1976. In January,at the urging of the Clinton administration, Justice headed by Holbrook’s wife: attle but raised in Salt LakeCity, Varela’ said her office had not even heard of Graham’sletter un- snows this winter, Snowpack on is just what the system needed ‘The thaw has been orderly, and Graham ended her letter this way: “You expressed frustration {in a telephone conversation] the thaw around Loganis going smoothly now. “T'vegot high runoff, bul every at capacity through its natural flooding In Tooele County, officials are keeping an eye on Settlement Canyon Reservoir, which is full In Cache County, where high contacted me about any case. The Eagle Forum's interest makes the case ‘important’ to you.” about even one of them,” shesaid. “It is only when the EagleFe: rum is at your doorthat you have teers Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in flows and plug the channel down, stream Centerville City Manager Steve Carolina farm boy and University, , Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield double ear biter, of which he has ized the Mormons’ arrival in bas-relief, but In herletter to Le: itt, Graham insisted Utah's lawi ‘sound.’ 2 “Whenandif myofficeis called to defend that law, we will do so ency champ, ee Nevada judge, ~ prosecutor, ring referee, South of Utah law student. ment, which takes its name from the words uttered by Brigham Young whenheset eyes on the Salt Lake Valley July 24, 1847, after City Hall to discuss how to pre- vent and manage residential Thacker said homeowners alon; the creek should not be alarme et’s streets are either historic buildings moved from other sites — iike the Pine Vaiiey Chapel, Social Hall or the Gardiner Cabin — or referee, Lane has worked nearly 100title fights, including the He graduated in Utah,the state probably would The decision not to get involved House and Senateleaderssaid. Each of the nearly 30 homes, businesses, meetinghouses and schools along Old Deser- reproductions of the frontier originals. tume re-create a Mormon pioneer community of the mid-19th century. Wasatch Mountain foothills, offering experiences requiring a modest investment of dol- ing my enthusiasm with them makesit all worthwhile.” episodes for a new television series aptlytitled “Judge Mills Lane — Justice You Can Trust.” As a big-time boxing ters. Lane's reputation as a rat-a-tat» tat, get-off-your-duff, I-dare-youl,,, to-knock-the-battery-off-myshoulderoptimist bas eclipsed his lifetime legacies as college boxing Beginning next month, a con mittee of 14 teachers, iis and leaders of Catholic, Mormon and other congregations will meet {p decide on the best way to serve students in the Tintic district. “We're foins to resolve it Drapersai She said the committee will dis.” cuss options, including starting school later to accommo. date students who mnst travel several miles to get to school anit the early morning classes, 4 § POOR |
