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Show The Salt Lake Tribune FOTOy C FRIBAY FOR THE RECORD,C-2 ROLLY & WELLS STATE OFTHE STATE, C-3 MAY28, 1999 Leavitt Wilderness Pitch: A Tough Sell Audience of county officials likely to be dubious West Desert Wilderness PAUL ROLLYand JOANNJACOBSEN-WELLS acresof wilderness in Utah's westem desert. Environmentalists were told it will include wilderness in these 26 9, TheSait Lake Tribune areas. The precise boundaries were not Deedee Suffers Costly Reversal In West Valley available, so the boundarieson this maparethose proposed by the Utah WildernessCoalition. 1 — Pilot Range, central 2 Pilot Peak radiniis leaving office this year with a bang. Literally. Mark Holding, a paroleofficer for the Utah Department of Corrections, was following a 1999 Ford Explorer bearing the license plate “SLC02” 9 — Howell Peak 12 — The Bam Hills 13 — Red Tops 14 — Painted Rock 15 — Wah Wah Mountains, north 16 — Wah Wah Mountains, central — Granite Peak 18 — Steamboat Mountain near 2700 West and 2365 South in 19 — Cougar Canyon Ford Thunderbird. Who should emerge from the Explorer but an apologetic Corradini. Apparently late for a meeting at the Utah Department of Transporta- Neither driver was injured. The bumper of Corradini’s 1999 Explorer (leased by the city from Ford Motor Co.) was barely scratched. The front end of Holding’s car was smashed. Nonetheless, the drivers just exchanged personal and insuranceinformation and wentontheir respec- tive ways. WhenHoldinggotto his office, he called his insurance company repre- sentative, whoinstructed him to file a police report, which he did about an hour after the 9:15 a.m. accident. UnderSalt Lake City’s lease agreement with Ford Motor, Corradini had to be insured by a commercial insurer rather than the city’s. So, City Attorney Roger Cutler said the mayor will have to cough up thefine herself. Holdingisn’t faring as well. Ford Motor Co. wants Holding to give them what they determined is his totaled car, take $2,001, and quit bothering them. o Too Much of a Good Thing At their recent breakfast meeting. members of the Utah Chapter of the National Association of Womenin Construction (NAWC) heard some disappointing news. ‘Their national convention, sched- uled to bring 800 members to Salt Lake City for three days in 2002, has been moved to another city. Reason: Salt LakeCity is experiencing too much construction. Oo Adding Insult to Injury Notonly has Fred Meyer banned employees at its Utah stores from wearing Utah Jaz clothing during the playoffs, the menu at Edibles, the company’s corporateoffice lunch roomin Portland, offered this budget special Thursday: “Malone's Elbow Macaroniand Cheese Wishful Thinking? Aspart of his voluntary emcee du ties Tuesday night at “Team Up,” the annual fund-raising dinner for Pre- vention of Child Abuse Utah, veteran sportscaster Bill Marcroft paid tribute to past recipients of the “Child Advocate of the Year” Award. Among them: A group ofhairsty! ists who monthly donate part of their earnings to the nonprofit group. So Marcroft praised the generous employees of Kami Hair “Saloon Good for Background Checks bought the cigarettes, so the Brigham City Police tracked him down. He agreed to return the money to the store, and no charges were filed YOR COPY briefed Thursday night by Interior Department offi- cials in Washington, D.C. 23 — Black Ridge on to block construction of a nuclear a — Spring Canyon waste storagefacility on the Skull Valley Band of Goshute reservation, he said. Oneof the proposed wilderness areasis ness areas in the western Utah desert, Clara Gallegos found out she could call Assist Inc and get free help for home-repair problems she has worried about since early spring That is when she went downstairs to turn on her out side water and discovered a steadily leaking pipe Ihaveto go down several times a day and empty the bucket,” she said. Thurs- day, taking a break from her worries and hoping to do some socializing at the Cen. tral City Community Center, sheran into ranging from the Pilot Range north of Wendover to Canaan Mountain on the See WILDERNESS, Page C-9 Utah to Drop 1,400 From WIC Program Shortfall means fewer women and children will get food BY NORMA WAGNER THE LT LAKE TRIBUNE Utah will drop 1,400 participants from its Women, Infants and Children nutrition program beginning June 1 dueto rising costs and a cap on federal funding State officials are urging all WIC enrollees to go to their next appointments because most of the 61,000 lowincome women and children in the program will continue to be served. However, there likely will be changes “I came to see the more social aspect providers was shownincluded 26 proposed wilder- in the Cedar Mountains, located several miles west of the storagesite. in the amounts and types of food pro- many senior citizens] and the importance of doing something about it Seelig, an employee in the Salt Lake City Council office, is chairwoman of this year’s Project Care. The group organized Thursday's seventh annual Central age of the musicians is 77 — the seniors visited with social workers and service happy to talk after being ern Utah will damage the of it [the sometimes lonely plight of the Phoenix Jazz Band — the average environmentalists were Gary M.Griffith so much wilderness in west- On Thursday, she looked around a large room full of laughing, chatting se- vided. Participants will be told about anychanges 15 days before theytake place “Yes, we have a shortfall and must drop some clients and adjust some Michael J. MillerThe Salt Lake Tribune Newel and Beth Petit of Murray get blood pressure checked, one of many services available Thursdayat the Central City ResourceFairin Salt LakeCity. Tara Rollins from Assist “Call us whenyouget homethis afternoon,” Rollins told Gallegos. “We can takecareof that leak for you June Ingleby is a veteran of such of fers to help. Last year, Assist workers replaced plumbing in her 45-year-old Central City home. Now, shesaid she needs a rail to helpher uponto herfront porch Call us. We can do something about that,”’ Rollins replied Service worker Eileen Hjorth says the fair each years draws seniors who have noidea that free or low-costhelp is just a phonecall away Many of our providerscan offer free house ¢ aning or yardwork. We screen seniors for a varietyof vision and health problems, including depression, and find helpfor those whoneedit,” Hjorth said Thegoal of her agency, the Communi- ty Services Council, is to keep seniors in a self-sufficient environment, putting off the day when advanced-age seniors need round-the-clock care We can provide sensor lights [for food packagesto assure the program stays solvent,” said Don Johnson, WIC director of the Utah Department of Health. “But we wantto assure that the most needyand, in fact, most WIC clients, will continueto be served. I'd hate to see a baby born prematurelyor a child fail to thrive because clients didn't think we could help them. Participants who could lose ser- vices are those in WIC’s two lowest nutritional risk categories: nearly 1,000 postpartum womeneligible fér yard security) and dead-bolt locks on their doors.” says Hjorth. One company Questar Gas, has pledged it will provide services up to six monthsafter deliy- carbon-monoxide detectors medical or nutritional needs have for some homes. Providers also canhelpwith such tasks as changing furnacefilters and set ting up swampcoolers We give them peace of mind.” said she ering a child, and about 425 children ages 1 to 5 who arekept on the pro gram up to six months after ir been addressed Begun in 1972. the Special Supple. mental Nutrition Program for Wo- men, Infants and Children is designed See WIC, Page C-4 Funeral to Close a Chapter in Lossof a Son, But Mystery Lingers Family still wonders how man died. Officerlostlife in search BY KELLY KENNEDY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A funeral after a yearlong search in Maren Joalle Allen and Bill Allen. Instead, the Saturday service will bring memories of a police officer who Jost his life trying to save their son's life, driver license number when he Commissioner Gary M. Griffith said Thursday. He fears that designating niors and service workers. socializing and dancing to the music of clined to provide details of the proposal prior to meeting with countyofficials, but ness is,” Tooele County seven people who hadnooneelse. available to seniors. In between eating barbecued chicken. derness. ‘The governor's office de- imagination of Her eyes were opened “There are people out there who have no one; no one to spend a day like Thanksgiving with,” she said, her voice tinged with emotion. “I delivered food to the counter while the clerk was dis- ‘The clerk got the man's name and what wilderness sport utility vehicles. Live- stock grazing is permitted. as are such thingsas hiking, camping and fishing. Only Congress can designate wil- the law and go to the outer homeboundseniorcitizens. Millard County for a 20-year-old Kearns man should bring closure tohis parents. But thestory has a happy ending wilderness, they will have to ignore the requirements of the law and go to the outer imagination of what wilder- want,” he said Wilderness designation means an area is closed to all mechanized vehicles — everything from bicycles to will have to ignore the BY JOHN KEAHEY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE because she had not paid in advance. It turns out the customer left $5 on ing the change requirements of Kentuckian Jennifer Seelig stayed in Utah last Thanksgiving, missing her traditional holiday meal with friends and family. So the Salt Lake City employee volunteered to deliver food that day to conveniencestore after pre-paying $5 recently, she confronted the clerk tracted at the drive-through window Another customer who was next in line used that $5 bill to by a pack of cigarettes. He then left after pocket It should be a lively meeting, since most county commissionersare on record opposing so muchwilderness. wilderness areas Leavitt balance between what some sides would want and others would wilderness, they Services, socializing When a motorist could not get a gas pump to work at a Brigham City who said the pump was not turned on plan and then take a flight an aide to cerns. “But we think it strikes a good over some of the proposed offered at annual event gathering about a variety of services Barber, Heidi McIntosh, conservation director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, said the map she 2 — Canaan Mountain Todd Adams TheSalt Lake Tribune City Senior Resource Fair The event drewas many as 400 seniot citizens for several hours of ftformuation: Brad be fine-tuned to accommodate local con- a “To declare these areas as Fair Shows Seniors They Are Not Alone West Valley City attorney Keith Stoney has charged Corradini with improperlookout, a traffic infraction with a $100 fine. Sen. ness. stressedthis still is a “concept” that can 20 — Scarecrow Peak 21 — Red Mountain 22 — Cottonwood Canyon — Deep Creek Source: Utah WildlandsProject Leavitt, Rep. Jim Hansen, and more than one million acres of wilder. Air Force's training range that covers muchof the region. Leavitt also maybe using wilderness as a weap- tion, Corradini realized she was lost in foreign territory and in haste, backed up to get onto the right road. Babbitt. Bob Bennett are scheduled “To declare these areas as 10 — Notch Peak 11 — King Top West Valley City recently when the driver stopped. Holding also stopped, but the Explorer backed up, ramming his 1991 announced Thursdayby Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt and Interior Secretary Bruce ty leaders to explain the 6 — Deep Creek Mountains 7 — Fish Spring Mountains 8 — Swasey Mountain cials will support a proposalto designate County commissioners in western Utah will hear details today of the more than 1-million-acre wilderness proposal to meetprivately with coun- 3 — CraterIsland 4 SilverIsland Mountain 5 — Cedar Mountains, central Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Cor- Millard County Commissioner LaVar Cox predicted that fewlocal elected offi- BY JIM WOOLF THE SALTLAKETRIBUNE. Gov.Mike Leavitt and Interior Sec- retary Bruce Babbitt proposed Thursdayto designate more thanone million and questions about what happened the night William Jeffrey Allen disap. peared They've released his body to us, but the case is still undetermined and they're still investigating it,” Bill Allen said We aren't quite sure what happened. Jeff Alles went camping with three friends near Delta last July, but his friends toldpolice he wanderedoff into the desert Four days later, search and rescue teams. helicopters, dogs andair. planes began fruitless search Davidson helped raise his seven youn. died and lived with his mother Then. April 10. a prospector chanced upon his body ‘This has been a long, drawn-out case,” Jeep on a muddy road on the way back ger brothers andsisters after his father said Juab County Sheriff Dave My heart goes outto his mother, be cause I know how she's feeling.” Maren Joalle Allen said. “Only a mother who has lost her son can understand. I appre Carter. “There werea lot of stories to follow, and they all stopped at dead ciate what hedid for us. ends said shewill think of Davidson, but also of the mystery behind her son's death For the Juab County Sheriff's Offic the search brought another tragedy Deputy Tracy Davidson, 28, died in a car accide le looking for Jeff Allen He was just an exemplary officer Carter said. “| watched him grow up. He was supposed to off, but two of our guys askedfor his belp, and he gaveit At | am. two searchers thought they had found a fresh grave. Davidson went with themon the three-hour drive, deter mined it was not a grave, then rolled his 6 As she attends her son's funeral, she Jeff Allen was missing for four days before anyone was notified I got an anonymouscall saying the) didn't know Joalle said. where he was.” Maren “Then, another personsaid he knew my son was dead, but he wouldn't tell me any more than that Jeff Allen's friends told police that they were looking for arrowheads. Allen walked away but they werenear a major road. His friends said they thought he got a ride Salt Lake. case, they lice, they for himthe back to Just in told po searched next day then headed home Finally, someone re alized he was not in Salt Lake and ied MarenJoalle Allen. William Jeffrey Allen Shesaid shewill always wonder what really happened thatnight We just want to know what happened to our son,” she said. “Wedon't carejf someonetells us anonymously — we jugt want to know Today. she will bring a quilt to her son's casket to bury with him I had to see him,” she said. “It'gta mother thing. | guess. He was sucha good kid — very loving. No one ever had See MYSTERY, Page C-10 ‘ , |
