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Show The Salt Lake Tribune FOR THE RECORD/C-2 Bi STATE OF THE STATE/C-3 MLOTTERY/C3 Salt Lake City Southern railroad may be changing hands [C+ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1998 Olympic Ice Events May Swap Venues ROBERTKIRBY ‘Technical requirements’ mayforce hockeyto moveto Delta Center, figure skating to E Center BY MIKE GORRELL THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE © 1998, The Salt LakeTribune LDS Authority’s Words Were Not Always Golden ‘Thoughguilty of a lot of bad things, I would like the record to show that I have never thought of impersonating an LDS general authority. I don’t even own suit. Nowthat I think about it, imper- The premier ice events of the 2002 Winter Olympics may be tradingplaces. Men’s ice hockey could be moved from the E Center to the Delta Center, while figure skating, along with short-track speed skating, would switch from downtown Salt Lake City to West ValleyCity. The flipflopis being contemplated be- cause of evaluations that suggest figure skating and short-track speed skating maybebettersuited to the E Center because of “technical requirements,” said Salt Lake Organizing Committee sports director Cathy Priestner Allinger on Wednesday “That doesn't mean we'll changeit for sure,” she added, notingthat “both ven- Acknowledging that the Delta Center is “certainly a premier venue” worthy of hosting popular figure-skating events. she said the E Center “is as nice or better than any[arena] I've beenin. If it’s good for hockey, it will be goodforfig ureskating and short-track as well.” The Delta Center, however, has been criticized for having bad angles for watching hockey games,a factorthat influenced the FE Center's design when team owner Dave Elmore broughtthe Utah Grizzlies minor-league hockey teamto West ValleyCity Figureskating and short-track speed skating travel in tandem becausetheir ues knowwe're revisiting the issue. We have to decide what's best for the athletes, what's best for the sports.” Delta Center and E Center officials could not be reached for commentlate Wednesday The decision could hinge on reviews of both venues by International Skating Union and International Ice Hockey Federationofficials. who will be in Sait LakeCity in February for the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships Priestner Allinger expects a decision by May Union rules, must be free from colored lineslike those fundamental to hockey Priestner Allinger disclosed the pos- sible venue trade during a Sports Advi sory Committee meeting Wednesday in which SLOC officials were being grilled about the prospects of Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center not being used as an Olympicpracticefacility Cottonwood Heights appeared to lose its role as anofficial practice s Organizing Committee leaders affirmed to Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Corra dini, as she was preparing to sign off on SLOC’s new $1.45 billion budget, that $3 ice surfaces, under International Skating See SLOC, PageC-5 West Valley sonating an LDS apostle might be kind of fun. It would be greatto call Cautious on Wider Route up certain stake president and or- der him to excommunicate my friend Larry Erdmann justfor laughs. Never happen. Partly because I'm not that nuts, but also because LDS Church leaders are not known for amusing themselves in such a manner. Pity, because I could really support and sustain the kind of person who would get a kick out of making 5600 West could become link in Legacy Highway Larry cry. Actually, I know someone loony enough to impersonate an LDS general authority. In fact, he’s going to do it on television tonight. At 7 p.m. KUED Channel 7 will air Jim Kim- West Valley City Council mem- bers, generally supportive over the ball’s one-man J. Golden Kimball show. “On The Road With J. Golden Kim- past five years of a plan to widen 5600 West, are beginning to question ball” is a nostalgic look at one of the Mormon Church's most colorful gen- howcommitted theyareto the project that could become part of the proposed Legacy Highway dressed up like J. Golden and driving the speaking circuit of rural Utah in a 1912 ModelT. As Jim's friend, I should point out here that not only is Jim weird enough to wantto do this in thefirst place, he comesbyit quite naturally. J. Golden was his great-uncle. For those unfamiliar with the legend of J. Golden Kimball,it helps if The route along 5600 West has been touted for several years as a eral authorities. It features Jim possible West Valley Highway Then, in 1996, Gov. Mike Leavitt picked the corridor as Salt Lake Valley’s segment of his Legacy Highway plan. Leavitt envisions Legacy to run parallel to Interstate 15 between Brigham City and Nephi West Valley City council members informally raised concerns last monthaboutthe proposed highway’s impact on neighborhoods, according youtry to picture Will Rogers as the pope. A hard-bitten cowboy from northern Utah, J. Golden was just 38 when called and ordained to the First Council of the Seventy. Al Hartmann/TheSalt LakeTribune Liz Connary of TNT Auctions and Lloyd Harris, property control agentfor Salt Lake City, inspectitems that will be auctioned off this weekend.Everything from fur stoles to 10-speed bicycles could be sold at bargain prices. To the consternation of church leaders, and the delight of members, J. Golden spentthe next 52 years proving that the transition from. campfire to council was nigh impossible. Not because Golden lacked faith, Lookingfor a waytofill the Christmas list without breaking the bank? Takea trip to a police auction, where you might find. . . but rather because he discovered that worked onthe ranch also worked from the pulpit. Unsophisticated and blunt,his sermons were often laced with cuss BYKELLY KENNEDY LT LAKE TRIB words and barnyard analogies. It was a languagethat rural Mormons understood and even appreciated. Be- fore long, word that J. Golden Kim- Onthe block at Utah State University C-3 Everybody knows Santa Claus is no crook, but the jolly man may look to ball was going to speak was enough to pack chapels and tabernacles. Utah's criminal element for Christmas presentsthis year. Every two weeks, police crime labs, impoundlots and city property lot man- Once, when attempting to exhort a congregation to better keep the commandments, J. Golden waved a sheaf of papers at them. “You may have agers send off recovered property for noticed, brothers andsisters, that I public auction throughout Utah. is the Lord’s list, and all your namesare onit.” Anothertime, when addressing con- LakeCity. In other areas, call anycity property-management department impound lot for information. youth, Golden told the congregation really worthless or get a really good keep waving these papers. Well, this The latest auction is Saturday in Salt or “You could pay $100 for something cerns about the behavior of the not to worry about the young people: deal,” said Lloyd Harris, property control agent for Salt Lake City. “Ten cents onthe dollaris possible, but it depends on howbad people want something.” Holiday shoppers might want to keep their eyes out for the fur stoles Harris said have been sitting for months in the airport lost-and-found box. Or the 10speed bicycles that can sell for as little as Last year, the biggest-selling items were Harley-Davidson police motorcycles. The Salt Lake City Police Depart- And Pattersonsaysheis lockedin to widen 5600 West from 2100 South to 3300 South. Patterson declined to mentrecently switched to Kawasakis, so manyof the old bikes wereauctioned. “They werea big noveltyitem,” Harris Sgt. Stan Gibson, managerof the Salt Lake CityPolice evidence room, said he never knows what will come to his office identify the firm As a result of last month’s informal discussion, the city manager asked that the council formally dis- cuss the issue at 5 p.m. today, and consider howthecity’s plans for the road mesh with state proposals throughthe west Salt Lake Valley. He knowsthat changing a two-lane road to a four-lane highwaycould be Twoyears ago, the departmentsentstolen jewelryto auction. Sometimes owners ofstolen property cannot be found, so after a set periodoftime, it is eligible already is bisected by two major for auction. north-south roadways: and necklaces — sold for $5,000, but Gibson said it was worth about four mentto east-westflow in our city. I- The jewelry — stolen diamond rings See POLICE AUCTIONS,Page C-5 a volatile issue in a communitythat Bangerter Highwayand Interstate 215 “Bangerter is a terrible impedi- 215 is a barrier dividing east and See WEST VALLEY, Page C-5 rowthat you need to look out for.”” In an effort to bring the “swearing elder” into line, LDS Church President Heber J. Grant is said to have Altman Film Will Kick Off SundanceFestival written a radio speech and ordered J More than 100 movies will screenat international independent cinema exposition Golden to read it on the air. After several minutes trying to decipher Grant's writing, Golden gave up, announcing into the microphone, “Hell, Heber, I can’t read this damn thing.” Although frustrated by this lack of BY SEAN P. MEANS. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Maverick Robert Altman, who was making independent movies decorum, Grantwasalso perfectly before the phrase was invented, will show his latest work at the aware of Golden’s enormouspopularity with Mormon rank andfile. Ac- opening-night premiereof the 1999 cording to Jim, Grant's journal points Sundance Film Festival. out howthe church president putit to good use. “WhenI go by myself, only the stake presidencyis there to greet me. If I take Golden along, there are throngsat the train station.” If you don't believe thesestories, you can see them for yourself at 7 p.m. However,do not be fooled by Jim’s appearance. He may look like an old- 6:30 p.m. Friday in the County Commission chambers, 2001 S. State in Salt Lake 4 York busstation. held in Salt LakeCity. Ogden and the Sun danceresort in Provo Canyon.) Sixteen dramatic films and 16 documentaries will vie in thefestival's competition, Another 18 will play in the “American Spectrum” ie “A Hard Day's Night.” people will flood Park City to see 114 feature films — including 69 world premieres, eight Regs a tale of family set in a New wherehe was honored in 1990 with a career retrospective, which included screenings of “Nashville” most influential film festival, where Hollywood moyersand shakers get a first look at new films and rising talent. In the 10 days following the opening night, some 12,000 Salt Lake County’s hearing on two pro- posed property-tax increases will be at etting to Know CLICK HERE (dedicated to Native American and “M*A*S*H.” The premiere kicks off America’s CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS American premieres and 16 US, premieres (Screenings also are “Cookie’s Fortune” — a murdermystery comedy with an ensemble cast including Laura Dern, Glenn Close, Liv Tyler, Julianne Moore, Lyle Lovett, Courtney B. Vance and Patricia Neal — will screen Jan. 21, in Salt Lake City’s Abravanel Hall, festival organizers announced Wednesday. The premiere marks Altman’s return to Sundance, time LDSgeneralauthority, but he realiy isn’t. Wednesday's paper. ment plans call for an expanded roadway there, he says, and the plans have been supported bynearly all council members since 1993. West ValleyCity-based corporation that maybewilling to provide funds said. “They'll be all right. it’s all these old bald-headed bastards on the front City. An incorrect date was listed in cerns. Mostofthecity’s future-develop- intense discussions with a major A Bounty of Criminal Booty far too manyof the things that to City Manager John Patterson, who says he was surprised by the con- section, 17 will showas premieres (including the made-in-Utah “SLC Punk!"), 29 in the World Cinema program, six in the offbeat Park City at Midnight collection, five in the avant-garde Frontier section, 12 in the Native Visions program filmmakers), and a handful of special screenings — including a showing of the remastered Beatles mov- @ “Guinevere,” about a young woman rebelling against her rich family. @ “Happy, Texas,” about two es- caped convicts who are mistaken as the producers of a gay pageant @“Hi-Line,” starring Margot Kidder, tells of a woman seeking her true identity in snowy Montana. ‘The Item” boasts as its lead character a 40-pound telepathic yorm. @ “Joe the King,” directed by ac- tor Frank Whaley(‘Buddy Faro”), is another family drama — with Val Freeway Rape Was a Hoax; Woman May Face Charges BY MICHAEL VIGH ‘THE SALTLAKETRIBUNE Investigators say a 19-year-old woman who claimed she was raped by two menat knife-point in Septemberon Interstate 15 fabricated the story On Wednesday,state Departmentof Public Safety officials said they will ask prosecutors tofile a charge of making a false police report against the Salt Lake County woman ‘I can tell you there was no rape or nosexual assault on Interstate 15 on Sept. 29,” said Sgt. Fred Baird. “It simply did not happen. The womantold police that she wasfixing flat tire on the interstate between American Fork and Lehi just after midnight when she was approached by two men whostopped on a ruseof offering help. She told police that one man forced herinto the back seat at knife-point and raped her, while the other man pretended to fix the flat. Then, she Kilmer as the alcoholic father. @ “Judy Berlin” has Long Island- claimed, the menswitched places and she was raped bythe other man. The womandroveto a gasstation Here is a rundown of films in the major categories: eclipse. Dramatic Competition led by rocker Sheryl Crow,tells of a in Riverton, where a clerk dialed 911 “We followed through on a lot of leads. She took a polygraph exam, and weused severalinvestigative tools,” Baird said. “Shefinally broke down andsaid it didn’t happen.” The woman provided enough information that investigators put together two composite sketches. She said her attackers sped away in a reddish two-door sedanakin to a “‘low-rider” with Utah plates bearing ‘The Adventures of Sebastian Cole,” about a boy comingof age in a dysfunctional family @“Autumn Heart,” stars Ally Sheedy (from last year’s “High Art”) in another dysfunctional fam- ily. A ers seeking comfort during a solar @ “The Minus Man,” with a cast stranger whose arrival disrupts a small town @ “Roberta” is a prostitute who is targeted for reform by a guilt- riddenheiress. See SUNDANCE, Page G5 2 3 See FREEWAY RAPE cf 1 i |
