Salt Lake Tribune | 1999-09-30 | Page 24

“4 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Fitness Center Set for Thursday, September30, 1999 Utah Democrats to Honor 2 Women Atleast one high-profile Republican will join cheers for Matheson, Black Grand Opening BY SHIA KAPOS ‘THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE ® Continued from C-1 Twostalwarts in Utah’s Democratic Partywill be honored today and high-profile Republican will the taxes and membership fees “I'mmore than happyto shell out thenny,” " she says. be sitting front and center to cheer them on. Former Utah first lady Norma City Parks and Recreation Director Ket are enantio ple identify itify with the E> Center and Matheson andlongtimeactivist state Democratic Party’s Eleanor Rosa Vida Black are receiving the Hale Center Theatre, but not ev- Democratic Party Chair Meghan Holbrook pointed to growth as being a statewide con- ve way inforcingtisstateto looka 5 Hieineway Booconta eryone uses those places. Resi Roosevelt Award. brought the communitytogether,” he says, For years, West Valley City residentshad to drive to Kearnsor will feature as a speaker Republican Jon Huntsman Jr., a busi- anyone who wants to talk about growthandtheimplicationsabout nessman and former ambassador. growth,” he said. Heis also the chairmanof Envision Utah, a public-private orga nization seeking a commonvi Matheson,the wife of the late Gov. Scott Matheson, has been ac- CottonwoodHeights or privatefit- hess clubs to work out. Now they for planning the state's future. can claim the biggest 96,000 - square feet public fitness center in thestate. Besides a basketball gym, four tr a kand more than 70 cardiovas- Developer Accused of rooms with a catering kitchen. i [' Dodging axes equetball courts, bouldering ul, leisure pool with bubble uch and current channel, eight- lane pool, dance rooms, indoor cular workout machines,the cen: ter features three public meeting West Valley City’s Parks and Recreation Department also will be @ Continuedfrom C-1 based at the new building. the companyrefusedto surrender “We havetraditional programs and features, little bit e: but we've alsogot a " says Nancy Day, fitness center director. “We have a lot moreto offer.” Already, a women’s group has requested an overnight reservaa Boy Scout troop has re1 space and Fitness Center Children from Miss Margene's Day Care venture in and out of the 6,000square-foot ‘Edutainment Center’ in WestValley City's Family Fitness Center, which opensFriday. Theplush fitness-recreationcenteris state's largest. we're charging [for rent] yet,” says Astill at 10 a.m. information,call 963-3214. party next weekend. Even ‘The fitness centeropensFriday with a ribbon-cutting Autopsy Finds Victims Killed by Drug @ Continued from C-1 Huntsman. Similar! , Black, turned96, has been who recently ng voice among Utah Democrats. Award winners are chosen from list of nominees submitted by Utah Democrats to honor members who demonstrate the high standard: id caring philosophies of thelate first lady. It is given to people who have given ‘The tax appeal nowis pendingbefore the Utah State Tax Commison, with a hearing scheduled in Ji inuary. tions te the party and their community. The awa tive andoutspokenin politics and environmentalissuesfor decades. However,theclaimthat the jet was based outside Utah has been dropped. Instead, Fairfax is press: ing claims that the tax is not ap- plied toall aircraft on a uniform luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Wyndliam Hotel, 215 W. South Templo. Salt Lake City. For information, call 328-1212. ment.An attorney for | clined comment on the case and Peterson did not retiirn a phone Beer in hi Ute th andequalbasis. Meantime, the 1983 Utah Lee lature revamped the property tax v8 onedetended Faitfan,” fairfax. Sea antes “This company takes most se- rent 1 percent to 0.4 percent over riously its responsibility to be a goodcorporate citizen in all states this year to slash it from the curthe next three years. Aviation fuel s and registration fees will inPrice was among a group of aircraft owners who supported the legislative change. Price was traveling Wednesday in whichwedo business. We want to, and expect to, pay ourfair shareofproperty taxc..” Peterson said. “However, we do not believe it is our responsibility to pay more than weareobligated to pay. ceremony. Admittance Friday, Saturday and Sunday is free. City staff members will offer free fit ness evaluations, rock-climbing expo, 5-K race, children’s fun run and membershipsign ups Afterthis grand-openingweek end, thefitness centerwill beopen from5:30a.m. to10p.m. weekdays, 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and actor Turner Construction ans futur‘e brides and groomshaveinquired. “We don't even know what “She is oneof the great heroes in our community,” said Those are words Huntsman A tuncheonhonoring the two jjkestohear. “I'm willing to talk to. lasting and meaningful contribu- “dents feel ownership of this. It has * Huntsman said there is nothing unusual about his attending today’s fete. “It's unusual that they havethe courageto ask,”hejoked, adding, “maybe it says something good about our community.” 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For surrendering his passport and agreeing to check in weekly with the Davis County Attorney’s Office. AnOct. 13 hearingwill determine whetherbail should bein. reas Wilson, who originally asked a judge to set bail at! mil 1 his office will probably nol for more bail “He did surrender himself,” Police have said that noneof the victims had life-threatening, 1ilments or had reason to be med: icated with morphine. Investiga tors also contend Weitzel killed another patient, but prosecutors did not have enough evidence to charge the Salt Lake City psychia trist in that death. The deaths became suspectafter an anonymous personfiled a complaint against Weitzel with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL), said spokesman Kim Morris. The complaint referred to Weitzel having voluntarily given up his physician's license in California after a sexual relationship with a 32-year-old patient in the early 1990s. The woman filed a complaint after undergoing an abortion that Wilsonsaid. “If we get information that he is a flight risk, we would ask for more.” hearing is 2 A preliming scheduled fo Wilson has not spe why Weitzel would have killed the patients, but he did say Wednes: day there is no evidence that eitzel believes in euthanasia “We haven't had any comment on mercykillings,” hesaid The prosecutoralso said the exhumations were painful to the Weitzel ’ family members, but to build a caseagainst ‘hey were upset initial have been support Weitzel stood silently during the 10-minute hearing and later declined to answer reporters’ questions. His attorney, Peter she said resulted from the rela Stirba, howev tionship, according to the Califor: nia medical bo: tients to relievetheir pain Utah investigators discovered that Weitzel had not documented the morphine and Demerol he prescribed to 20patients in Davis County, according to DOPL docu: ments, DOPL suspended Weitzel's medical licenseto prescribedrugs. Authorities later exhumed three of the patients and autopsies were performedby thestate Medi cal Examiner's Office. Wilsonsaid the medical examinerruled that at least one of the patient's cause of death was homicide. Weitzel, who posted 100,000 bail in ity, Tr ; was booked into the Davis County Jail immediately after Wednes day’s short hearing before 2nd District Court Judge Jon Mem mott. id his client prescribed medication to his pa: ‘his is going to be a tough case for prosecutors, a tough case for Weitzel,” Stirba said. “And I can assure you, it's goingto be a tough case for the the five families, Weitzel was also charged last week in federal court with 22 counts of fraudulently obtaining prescription pain killers. Drug Enforcement Administration agents have said he obtained the drugsfor himself FREEWindshield!* *Glass Act will waive upto $125.00 of your Insurance Deductible. far Glass Act sitter. Salt Lake Provo/Orem Ogden Area 533-8844 373-8726 392-1072 He was released after Finally you can have everythingyouneedto takeyour businessto thenext level without having to do anything, That's because U S WEST* and U S WESTDex* do it all. 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