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Show The Salt LakeTribune EOTOy [BUSINESS U.S. steel producers ask for tariffs on low-priced imports.4 D-6 FOR THE RECORD,D-2 THORSBAY MLOTTERY, D-2 STATE OF THE STATE, D-3 Loophole in Old Law Reduces Thief’s Penalty ROBERTKIRBY BY RAYRIVERA ‘THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE. A Layton woman whoused a family member's ATM card to steal more than $10,000 won't haveto pay back the bank becauseof an old law that said only a human being can be a victim — and only victims can receive © 1999, TheSalt Lake Tribune restitution. Dirt, Pot, Fire: Do Men Need The loophole was closed by the state Legislaturelast year, but cannot be applied retroactively, the Utah Court of Appeals said in a May 27 ruling. Salt Lake County Assistant District Attorney Howard R. Lemkeblasted the decision “You embezzle from your employer or rip off the bank, you get to keep the money,” Lemkesaid. “To The Microwave? someofusin ourline of work, that seemsoffensive.”” The appeals case involves Melanie Pomikaia, who pleaded guilty to forgery, a third-degree felony, in 1995 for using her grandmother’s ATM card to withdraw $10,257 over a period of several months from First Security Bank. Pomikala, then 18, was poor and had child with Down syndrome, said herattorney, Kristine M. Rogers. The womanused the moneyfornecessities, Rogers said, and other family members mayalsohaveillegally used the card, addingto the total. Third District Judge Pat Brian put off sentencing Po- Though widely regarded as a femaleinvention, the art of cooking was actually discovered by men. Drunken men,to be sure. But men. Little-known fossil records show that cooking originated sometime in the late IgnoramusPeriod, when a group of cave mensetfire to a large Flatusaurus for laughs. Unfortunately, the Flatusaurus came by its name honestly. The subsequent explosion killed the cave men and showered the surrounding country with tons of flash-fried meat, an mikala for a yearin hopes that the family would collect men, womeneventually took over cooking and developed it into something less harmful to the species. However, men managed to hang onto with large amounts ofdirt andfire. Scoff if you want, but dirt cooking is a serious political issue. The state Legislature says so. Cooking with dirt is so important BY JOHN KEAHEY ‘THE SALTLAI ‘TRIBUNE Ten areas throughout Utah will share more than $4 million in federal funds to build trails for bicyclists and pedestrians, and for other highway improvements, The state Transportation Commission has earmarked that moneyfor projects ranging from a~Marysvale Canyon bike path in portions of Sevier and Piute counties to a Heber-to-Midway trail in Wasatch County. State road builders annually receive federal funds designed to ‘‘enhance” highways, either through landscaping projects or the creation of trails. For fiscal year 2000, those funds total is a simple, sturdy affair (which may explain the involvement of the Dutch). It’s two parts kettle with a manhole cover for a lid and one part armoredfighting vehicle. You put the foodinside,the lid on top, and bury it in a holefilledwwith hot coals. Thanks to the pioneers, Utah has a long heritage of dirt cooking. Indeed, many of the world’s expert Dutch oven operators still live here. Two of them are Larry and Judi Davis, of Boulder, a town so small that even when you'rein it, you can lie and say you aren't. nearly $4.6 million. City, county and On Saturday, Larry and Judi showed a group ofbigcity visitors state funds will supplementthe federal money. how 4-star Dutch oven cooking gets The 10 projects were selected from 62 applications and 14 finalists. Proposals were submitted by various community groups and government entities. The winners now will go through a publichearingprocess still to be established, as well as environmental-impactstudies. If they pass, the proposals will be placed on the state transportation-improvement projectlist this fall and likely get under waynext year, said Kevin Nichol of the Utah Department of Transportation. Several regionsof the state are repre- done. To their credit, no one was accidentally hurt, even though two of the visitors were Doug West and Jack Barrett Wedrove out to McGath Point, a perfect place to cook Dutch oven be- causeofits highly scenic dirt. Upon arrival, customary rural hospitality, and the urbanized incompetency of their guests required that Larry and Judi do all the work. Astonishingly, the Davises broke with traditional Dutch oven cooking bydispensing entirely with dirt. They sented in the enhancement awards, In addition to Sevier, Piute and Wasatch counties, projects are planned for an area near Zion National Park in Wash- also worked as a team, something rarely seen in the male-dominated world of ruining food outdoors. Being a guy, Larry was in charge ington County; Hyrum, Cache County; offire. His job was to measurethe exact number of coals needed to burning downa national forest. I couldn't have doneit ipating observers, Competent observ- As Sharli strugglec| at the easel, she becameincreasingly agitated by Nolan’s questions: Was there a THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE doored cabinet. window? Whatcould she see from The layout of a Park City hotel room became a key factor Wednesdayin the trial of a prominent polygamist accused of having sex with his then 16-year-old niece. it? Was there a closet’ Sharli’s voice shook and she be- gan hyperventilating. She swung her arms nervously, wrung her hands and swiped at he r brow. The girl claimsthat after becom- The niece, on the other hand, “wife,” they spent their wedding nightat the Olympia Park Hotel. calmly drew a diagram that matched a sketch made by the hotel’s assistant manager Kevin McDougal, whosaid the television sits on top of a cabinet. ing David Ortell Kingston's 15th But Kingston’sfirst wife, Sharli Kingston, testified that she — not the girl — shared thesuite with her husbandthe night of Oct. 15, 1997. Sharli (who said she married when she was15) insisted there had been no marriage between her husband and thegirl. However, when prosecutor Dane Nolan asked Sharli to diagram the hotel room, she got it wrong — put- © North Utah Bonneville Trail Some courtroom spectators dubbed it “a Perry Meson moment.” “I don’t know if [Sharli] was telling the truth,’ commented former polygamist Carmen Tho mpson, who nowheads Tapestry of Polyga- and Box Elder Countyline. Federal landscaping improvements at rest stops threatened by development Project —Adds sidewalk along the BY JIM WOOLF main accessroute to Hyrum Dam andthe entrance of Hyrum State THESALT LAKETRIBUNE. Park. Federal share: $105,000; total cost: $134,000. Tworare plants threatened by the siprawlof golf courses and condominiutms in the desert of southwestern UJtah should be placed on the federal list of endangered species, two envi- e Mehraban Trailway — Uses the historic DraperIrrigation Canal corridor for a secludedbike, pedestrian and equestrian walkway between 12400 South to 13800 South in Draper. Federal share: $500,000; total cost: $1,399,000. rcmmental groups © Heber to MidwayTrail —A park benches, trash receptacles and street lights along Main Street for 1.6 miles between the town center, and new Escalante Center. Federal share: $406,568; total cost: $511,010. variety of destinations,including Wasatch County RegionalPark © GrattonTrail - Connects a new Zion 1.8-mile path between Heber and Midwayin Wasatch County. It will provide non-motorized accessto a Federal share: $409,509;total cost: $522,009. © Marysville Canyon Bike Path = Runs miles alongthe Sevier Riveron abandonedrailroad rightof-way. From the mouth of Marysville Canyonin Sevier County to Big Rock Candy Mountain Resort in Piute County, Federal share: $766,400; total cost: $958,000. © ColoradoRiver Bike Path - National Park information center adjacent to ghost town of Grafton acrossa pedestrian al agencies $400,000; total cost: $500,000. areas occupied byen- @ Kanab U.S. 89 Streetscape — Will beautify U.S. 89 through the community by replacing aging sidewalk andinstalling turn-of-the- century-style streetlighting, landscaping and irrigation. Also will provide an improved pedestrian link to the Escalante National Monument Interpretive Center. Federal share $465,000; total cost; $585,000. UDOTis granting $500,000 in federal lion proposal. BY JOHN HEILPRIN ‘The food was great. Judi madethe usual woman noise about the biscuits being a little burnt on the bottom, but gion, admiring F-16 fighter jets and meeting with Mormon church leaders, the 27 I ate were fine. Doug and Jack tried to complimenther, but found it difficult to talk while eating entire chickens. Later, swollen liketicks, we during a visit to Utah this week. On Friday, he will tour Hill Air Force Base in the afternoon. That will follow morning meetings with Gov, Mike Lea vitt in the Statehouseand withthe three sprawled on a cliff top and watched members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ governing First ‘Thebeauty of the moment was marredonly by having to admit that tion Building. the Legislaturefinally got something right son of King Harald and Queen Sonja Robert Kirby welcomes e-mail at Gark@elekrek.com, the moonrise over Navajo Mountain. Presidency in the Church Administra biologist:s, For noio- these two members of — New lot on State Route 211 in the rock-art panelsite. Federal share family are pretty dull Holmgren’s milkvetch $128,800; total cost: $161,000. 3) Escalante Main Street Beautification Pays for tree plantings, nativeplants, irrigation Source: UDOT This computer-enhanced photograph shows the planned pedestrian bridgeacrossthe Virgin riveralong the GrattonTrail Steve Baker The Salt Lake Tribune. The project calls for using the historic Draper Irrigation Canal corridor for a secluded bicycle, pedestrian and horse trail. The asphalt bike and foot path will be 10 feet wide; the gravel bridletrail will be4 feet wide, plus landscaping See TRAILS, Page D-4 has beenliving for the pastthreeyears in bombing Serb-led forces in Yugoslavia the UnitedStates. In thefall of 1996, he began studying political science at the that are partners with the United States way and spendthenext year studying in a specialized law program in Oslo. The U.S. tour brings Crown Prince 16 jets as their “frontline” fighter Thereare several events on the menu for the Crown Prince during his Hill visit: an “F-16 mid-life update” from a Nor. wegianofficer stationed at Hill and an University of California at Berkeley He graduated with a master’s degree on May 24, andplansto return to Nor. Haakonto places that have the most Norwegianpopulations and, in Salt Lake City's case, a religious tie-in since a con siderable number of Norwegians have joined the Mormon church It also is oneof five European nations in a programfor buying andgperating F- orientation in an F-16 flight simulator given by a Norwegian exchangepilotassignedto Hill's active-duty 388th Fighter Wing. Healso will view an F-16 on dis- play andthe F-16, C-130 and A-10 repair flies to Salt Lake City as part of a ninecity swing through the UnitedStates After Utah, will visit Houston, Min. neapolis (where he will meet with Gov. Jesse Ventura); and Grand Forks, Sioux Falls and Decorah, lowa; NewYork City and Washington, D.C. His tour beginsto: day in Los Angeles powerother thanpresiding over a week- practiced politician nor public spepker, the North AUlanti¢ Treaty Organization which may not take place for decades ‘The25-year-old heir to the throne and The Crown Prince, whois neither a A also are: required to consider the projects. Norway’s Prince to Meet Utah Military, Church Leaders THESALTLAK‘ ‘TRIBUNE Crown Prince Haakon of Norwaywill be blending the duties of war and reli- briefly checked by the Davises’ insis. dange red plants and animal s U.S. 191 to Negro Bill campground andtrailhead. Federal share $58,560; total cost: $73,200. and each other with sticks and grum- tence upon saying grace. workirig in impacts on these sj9ecies befiore proceedi ng with any proposed One of thebig-ticket items on the listis nearly $900,000 more for the $1.4 mil- on fede ral land. Feder- the Mehraban Trailway in Draper. funds while the communityis kicking in found State Route 9 near Rockville to the historic bridge over the Virgin River. Federal share said Wednesday. The Southwest Center for Biolugica,| Diversity and Southern Utah Wildeimness Alliance petitioned the U.S Fis h and Wildlife Service to use the Enclangered Species Act to protect the Holmgren milkvetch and Shivwits milk vetch. It is a violation of federal law to dig up or destroy endangered plants Fundsthe design andpreliminary environmentalstudy of a path along State Route 128 near Moab betweenthe canyon's mouthat San Juan Countywill provide more parking spacesat pre-historic gions for sidewalks, plus $200,000 for Groups Want Plants Listed As Endangered Southern Utah milkvetches share: $50,000; total cost: $62,500. © Hyrum 400 West Sidewalk @ Newspaper Rock Parking Lot be spread among UDOT’s various re. Qe design for the northern section of ing consists mainly of poking the fire bling about being hungry. This service was provided by Doug, Jack and myself. When the Davises had enough observing, the ovens were dragged out of the coals and opened up. Pandemonium among the observers was TheAssociated Press David 0. Kingston’sfirst wife, Sharli, had trouble sketching interior of Park City room. See INCEST,Page D-5 the Bonneville Shoreline Trail system between Idaho stateline Escalante, Garfield County; Kanab, tion Commission awarded $1 million to BOXELDER Plan — Completes master plan and er, Salt Lake County; and San Juan County. In addition to these projects, which total nearly $3.3 million in federal-enhancement funds, the state Transporta- Kane County; Box Elder County; Drap- achieve the precise oven temperature for cooking without simultaneously operation requires several non-partic- BY STEPHEN HUNT Fed Funds Aid benefit from host of projects For the uninformed, a Dutch oven cobbler, then covered with symmetri- ting the bed and bathroom on the wrongsides of the r oom, and indicating the television’ was inside a Some$4.6 million in federal funds will go toward 10 projects throughout Utah fortrails and highway enhancements for walkers,cyclists and,in someareas, equestrians. beating out the equally popularpigsealding cauldron. cally arrangedcoals. After that, it Hotel sketch a key point in incesttrial Paths For Bicycles and Pedestrians Hikers, bikers statewide will that the Dutch oven has been named Utah's official cooking pot, narrowly wasjust like microwaving exceptthat there wasn't anybell. As with any cookout, Dutch oven ‘A Perry Mason Moment’ HappyTrails: Utah Routes some key elements of cooking. Oneof those elements is cooking with chicken, biscuits, potatoes and JUNE 3, 1999 See THIEF, Page D-2 event that evolved millions of years later into the fast-food industry. Like most of the stuff invented by Being a woman, Judi made sure that the process included actual food. It was goodfood. Ovens werefilled @ Norway is oneof the 19 members of facilities. Under Norway's parliamentary sys- tem, the royalty have no formal political ly Cabinet meeting, but are revered widely. The Crown Prince also lacks cer: emonial power until he is crowned king, pet (Astragalus Holmgren’s milkvetch holmgren iorum Barnet sy) is a small, perennial plant that gro\ vs low to the ground. It has tiny pink:-purple flowers, The Shivwits milky etch (Astragalus am- pullarioides Welsh) grows 8- to 20inchestall and | 1as small yellow-white flowers. But for scien tists, these are fasci nating plants tliat have evolved to survive only in .a few spots near St George and adja cent parts of north- ern Arizona, The Shivwits milkvetch growsonly in clay ’s of the Chinle For mation. The total popul. ation of the Holmgren's milkvetch is estimated at 5,000 plants. There are f\ »wer than 2,000 of the Shivwits milkve itch. Reed E. Harris, U'tah field supervisor for the U.S, Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice, said Wednesda y he had not seen the petition filed by the environmental groups. “But we understar id the imperiled nature of these two s} »ecies and we're trying to provide the necessary pro- tection for them,” Harris said Jim Crisp, manager ofthe U.S, Bureau of Land Managem ent’s Dixie Resource Area, said his tency has been told the Fish and Wild life Service is er to place these: plants on the ist of endangered spect es. He said the BLM alres \dy has taken almost every step possile to protect the public-land populati ons of both these plants Fr OR COPY | + etait n hee \ * |