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Show cs The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Friday, January 22, 1999 Center for Utah Valley’s Needy Holds Open House Patrons note the coalition has come a long way from the roach-infested house whereit started its aid program in 1986 alition’s mentor education program than a free meal. “With the mentor program, we give people the chance to better their situations,” hesaid. For Smith the successof the coalition is an accomplishment of BY GRANTMADSEN in freezer, commercial dish-wash- SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE ing equipmentand apantry. Runia said thefacility is an improvement over the roach-infest- PROVO — When the Utah Valley Food and CareCoalition finally opened its new facilities last September, Executive Director Brent Cranecried. “After all we'd been through and because of the generosity of so many people, I just sat down and bawled,” said Crane during a coalition open house on Wednes- day in Provo. The open house, at 60 N. 300 West, gave residents, donors and volunteers the chance to see the permanent homeof the center, which cares for the needy in Utah County, Tammy Runia, a coalition board member, gave guided tours to those who droppedby. She was especially proud to showoff the new kitchen, complete with walk- ed house where the coalition started in 1986 to which she delivered herfirst casserole. “Thisis like night and day from what the other building waslike,” shesaid. Greg Smith, chief executive of- ficer of the coalition board, becameinvolved with the group after visiting one ofits locations out of curiosity and learning of how many hungry people there were lease. But rejection was nothing new for the coalition, formed from a grass-roots effort by several area churches, which in the beginning handed out sack lunches. Thecoalition has moved sever- al timessince then, including into another house and even a former video-rental store the group leased from the city of Provo. In addition to feeding the hungry, the group provides education services, including English and literacy classes. It also offers laundry, bathing facilities, hygiene items, baby supplies, transPortation assistance and a rent- was going to be without a home,” in Provo from thestart, claiming it would draw too many homeless to the area. It wasat oneof the low points he hasnoticed an increasein foot when an anonymous donational- traffic and panhandling by those lowedthecoalition to purchaseits currentbuilding Last year the group served Smith said he wasoften reject- 73,000 ed by property owners when they learned his reason for wanting to alition hot meals. Volunteers logged 39,000 hours with the co- myself.” > Wayne Weston, who ownsa car- has opposedthecoalition locating Hehelped the grouplook for a permanentlocation, spending his lunch hours inquiring about leasing a building. able,” he says. “I have to pinch with the newfacility. rental business across thestreet, it lookedlike the homeless shelter Cranesaid he is moreinterest- ed in providing a person with oneon-one assistance through the co- whichthecity can be proud. “Coming from a roach-infested, broken-down houseto this beautiful, clean facility is unbeliev- But not everybody is happy ways on the verge of collapsing from lack of money. “For a while, shesaid sientlifestyle ers’ referral service. Runiasaid the coalition was al- in Provo. “I almost didn’t believe it,’ Smith said. saying the coalition has never encouraged people to live a tran- Since September Weston said Jan. 21st.-22nd, & 23rd: ae Days ‘Only hecalls “itinerant travelers.” He admits the coalition has delivered on its promise to maintain order. “I'd sayit’s a lot better than I expected,” said Weston. Crane responds to critics by 0 Done iY Pine en Snowstorm: cause the resort was bracing for place for fabulous skiing.” ed Thursday. sonso far has been a bust — most northern Utah resorts have had the usual crush of movie buffs andskiers whoarrive for the Sundance Film Festival, which start- OpensLifts At Snowbasin She noted that becauseofscant snowfall early in the season, the resort didn't open until Dec. 11, a @ Continued from C-1 inches. At Sundance Resort in Provo Canyon, marketing and communications manager Laurie Bott re- ported 21 inches of new snow and said it was especially welcomebe- Forest Service Seeks to Expand Private Partners weekorsolater than usual. “People who have skied here for years knowthis is what makes it all worthit, and it’s the reason a lot of peoplelive here,” said Me- lissa O'Brien, communications manager for Park City Mountain Resort. “And, nationally, it reaffirms the fact that Utah is a great nearly average snowfall. At Park City Mountain January, the resort received 53 inches of snow; the averageis 57 inches. Elsewhere, the storm dumped 10 inches in Heber, 12 inchesin the Uinta Mountains, 10 inchesin East Millcreek. 7 on Bountiful’s $100,000 from an oil companyfor construction of an offroad-vehicle (ORV) trailhead projects aimed at furthering the Forest Service mission of caring for the land and serving people. In some cases, the Forest Service is mod- and campground, and $20,000 from a ski re- sort for biking and hikingtrails in Little Cot- tonwood Canyon. Together, these projects, like hundreds of othersin other nation- agementresponsiblity Weare wary of any partner- ship collaboration with corporations,” said Susan Ash, coordinator of Wild Utah Forest which boasts numerous partnerships, par- ticularly those with na- tional park foundations. Partnerships in- clude agreements with otherfederal agencies, Indian tribes, local governments and with the private sector. Dombeck touted partnerships with the Rocky Mountain Elk Campaign. “Is the ultimateintent Foundation, Trout Unlimited, the Nature andtorestore someof the degra- San Bernardino Na- really to protect the environment Conservancy and the dation that has occurred? Or isit tional Forest Association. age in the decision-making pro- In Utah, the Wa- for the corporationstogain lever- nershipsare not newto the Forest Service, which for decades has worked with conservation groups in planting trees, building trails and improving wildlife habitat In recent years, however, the pushing [the idea of erictiire) Seen ene, in Basra to ree such as watersheds andwildlife habitat. up to the communities a better yurt to a $500,000 project by the millions of hours of labor toward The forest also has accepted along the upper Provo River In northern Utah, the weeklong inchesof water to the snowpack, which water managers watch as an indicator of water supply for the coming year. “Skiers are happy. Water people are happy,” Alder said. to get support for whatthey want, whichis moreaccessto the forests for ORV use,” said Denise Boggs, coordinator of the Utah Environmental Congress. Wasatch-Cache Forest Supervisor Bernie Weingardt acknowledged the Forest Service walks a fine line on partnerships, but said concerns about conflictof interest often are overblown “Just because you are working with someone doesn't mean you are in bed with them,” Weingardt SONOMA SPAS SOLAR DESIGN INC. TY “ae CALLT--800-897-LINK i NO EXCUSE FOR The starewule Domestic Violence Infir-tine is your LINK Wo free confide intial information on counseling. health np, pe shelters safe houses. supp: tal health » , Haman Servive agencies, legal 6 Youdon't have w tell us sour name to get help OF QUALITY nerships can be the tools to link communities with ecosystem health. Communities Hae gain avoice in agency decisions,” Dombeck said The “voice” is what worries en- vironmental groups, which do not have the financial resources of corporations If you look at thehistory of thesecollaborative agreements,it is usually ORVgroups that get funding from (ORV manufactur. ers}, It's definitely a wayfor them ae & OUTERENE: AS LOWAS Do you need new carpet, vinyl or wood laminate floors? The flooring experts at Granite have put together an incredible 3 Roomsof CarpetSale! You can getthree rooms of beautiful carpetforas litle as $399 for 40 sq.yds. This isn't your ordinary $399 carpetdeal. Granite Furniture’s $399 carpetis beautiful sculptured carpet you will be proud to have in your home. And this low price includes quality pad andinstallation by Granite's certified installers! Up to 40 sq yards — enough to carpet a 12' x 16.5'living room, 3° x 12' hall and 12° x 10.5’ dining room! Upgrade andsave! Carpet 3 ROOMS Sale Continues Through Limited to JANUARY 24TH! 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SMORe MECyS CLAS: o natural resources, partnerships], broadeningit and catching with outside groups that annually donate millions of dollars and al forests, will save taxpayers money and improve forest infra- ees We're Utah Reclamation Conservation and Mitigation Commission, an agency connected to the Central Utah Project, to restore trails gencyis becomingmoresophisticatedin entering into agreements the 74 cember and November was only an inch shy of the norm. And in National Park Service, But while partnerships — also known as “collaborative agreements” — may be a logical means to raise money and improve public relations, they are raising eyebrows among environmentalists, who fear deep corporate pockets could influence policy or tempt the agency to abrogate its man- Resort, inches of snowrecorded in De- eling itself after the @ Continued from C-1 ce O'Briensaid that — contrary to popularperceptionsthat the sea- Sun. 11:00 to 5:00 for just $499, $599 and $699, or up. 20% Down on Special Orders. SLs SyMa) R |
