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Show The Salt Lake Tribune golly, 4 THESBAY FORTHE RECORD, C-2 ROBERT KIRBY @ STATE OF THE STATE, C-3 Ml REGIONAL NEWS, C-4 COMICS, C-8 TELEVISION, C-9 MWEATHER, C-10 What the Convention Madness Means FOR THE REPUBLICANS FOR THE DEMOCRATS A ‘wake-upcall’ from majority complacency BY DAN HARRIE ‘© 2000, The Salt Lake Tribune Remembering A Campsite OfIll Repute Backin thedays when I was a BoyScout(41 daysto be.exact), our Scoutmaster, Ray Buckwaller, took us camping to a beautiful place high in the mountains.It was called Whorehouse Flats. Ray didn’ttell us the nameof the place, Welearned it from a sign on the dirt road leading into what was once an old mining camp. When we asked him whatit meant, Ray hedged until we becamesuspicious. “Remember when I took you guys to the county fair?” he said. “And there wasthatgirl in a booth selling kissesfor a dollar?It’s like that, only worse.” Later that night, while Rayslept off the effectsof fighting the forest fire we accidentally set, Harold Price explained the name in such shocking detail that mostof us vowed neverto get married. Infatuated by the evilnessof the name, we repeated it at length throughoutthe remainderofthe weekend. By the time weleft, it had lost its shock value. Whenwe got home,the bishop’s son told his dad that Ray took us “up ‘to that whorehouseplace,” where we hada blast until the forest rangers showed up.Shortly thereafter (about an hour), Ray wasreleased. I went back to Whorehouse Flats five years ago.It wasstill beautiful, but nowthesign said, “Heavenly Meadow.” Asking around,I learned that the flats had fallen underthe scrutiny of people with tender sensibilities, who had the namechanged to something less offensive. They weren’tsatisfied with a slight alteration either. Noneof this “Floozie Flats” or “Hussy Haven.” They wentall the way. Some words just summonthe wrong images. No one knowsthis better than advertisers. That is why you probably (and mercifully) never will see a gourmetice cream marketed by the nameof Ben & Jerry’s Explosive Gorilla Diarrhea. But whenit comes to name changes, the big question is how far you let other people’s tendersensibilities go before the word “proper”brings to mind the image of a bunchof weenies? Hopefully,it’s long before some nitwit moves to change “Crazy Bob Creek”to “Mentally Challenged Robert Waterway,”or “Dead Horse Point” to “Animal Abuse Promontory.” In these daysof easyoffense it’s only a matter of time before someone demandsthatreligious place namesbe removed from government maps. Here in Utah, such separation of church andstate would take forever. In the interestof an easier transition, please consider the following relatively accurate substitutions to local Mormonplace names. NEPHI — Town in Juab County named for character in Bookof Mormon. Removethe offensivereligious connotation by changing toa randomly selected given name, such as “Bill.” MORONI — Another town in Juab County, and gold figure with trumpet atop many LDStemples. Suggested change: “Hornblowerville.” LEHI — Yet another Book of Mormoncharacter. Changeto “Micronton.” MANTI — Famous latelyforreligious polygamysect. Change to “BigamyCity.” KOLOB — Canyonsin Iron and Washington counties. Also LDSreference to where God resides. Change to “Non-denominational Canyon.” BRIGHAM CITY — Named for Brigham Young. Change backto original “Box Elder.” Change again ae ageist reasons to just plain DIRTY DEVIL RIVER — Change to “Unclean Spirit River.” VERKIN — Anglo corruption. of Spanish “la Virgen,” or the Virgin Mary. Change to “La Gherkin.” ZION CANYON — “Public Transportation Canyon.” ST. GEORGE — Remove“saint.” From now on,it’s just “George.” WASATCH MOUNTAINS — Indian word meaning(loosely), “Hey, let's be nice to these Mormons and see what happens.” Change to “Keep Going Mountains,” MAY9, 2000 MH SL.CountyGOPboss quits THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE sembled a teen-agers’ keg party — only withoutthe booze. messagethat they would doa betterjob of representing mainstream Utah, Holbrook said. Her candidates face no primaries BY JUDY FAHYS ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Mainstream Utah Republicans were nursing thepolitical equivalent of hangovers Mondayafter a state nominating convention that at times re- A six-weekheadstart on the generalelection C-2 escaped a runoffelection against another GOP newcomer, Greg Hawkins; Rep. Merrill Cook squares off with Derek Smith in a primary; and Salt ari Lake County Commissioner MarkShurtleff will have a runoff with conservative crusader A rowdy, rambunctious Web Links crowd at the E Center in West @ PastStories Frank Mylar, who captured more votes than Shurtleff from Valley City booed, heckled and conventiondelegates. insulted someofthe stalwarts of the ruling GOP. Beyond throw- Rieck “Tt was embarrassing,” Spencer Stokes, a former director of ing jeersandinsults, they also the state Republican Party, said of the cast anti-incumbentballots. convention.“I was horrified byit.” Theresultis that two-term Gov. Mike Leavitt faces a primary againstlittleOthersnoticed,too, he said. known conservative Glen Davis; fourSee REPUBLICANS,Page C-6 term U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch narrowly Mischief-making is an option for Democrats after last weekend’s raucous Republican convention, but it’s not part of the minority party strategy, said Democratic Party Chair Meghan Holbrook. “We will have no concerted effort to have Democrats vote in the Republican primary,” said Holbrook, whose mem- bership is tickled that the ruling party will be preoccupied for six more weeks with choosing nominees for key offices. “Republicans have their handsfull, since they have been hijacked by the right wing.” June 23. Democrats have been rubbing their hands with glee at the surprise primary now facing popular GOP Gov. Mike Leavitt. His standing amongthe Republi. cans has faltered to the point convention delegates refused him the minimum 60 percent vote needed to avoid a primary againstoutsider challenger Glen Davis. In addition, primaries will be necessary to decide the GOP nominees. for attorney general and the 2nd Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Merrill Cook mustdefend his seat from a challenge by businessman Derek Smith. Instead, Democratic nomineeswill set See DEMOCRATS,Page C-6 their sights on the general election witha Snowbasin CONSERVATION CRUISE Snag Spurs New Offers Forgotten agreementto share road costs complicates swap BY MIKE GORRELL THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The Taylor Canyontitle dispute that brought the Snowbasinland exchange toa screeching halt three weeks ago remains unsettled. But it has spawned surprising developments. Last month the Forest Service was on the verge of turning overto Sinclair Oil 1,377 acres around the base of Snowbasin Ski Area east ofOgden if return for 11,000 acres scattered around=northern Utah. Thatwould allow Sinclair and Snowbasin ownerEar] Holding to upgrade theresort, site of premierealpine skiing eventsin the 2002 Winter Games,as well as build a golf course, lodges and housing. Butan overlooked 1990 agreementby a previous landownerto share costs for ex- ee ee Leah Hogsten/The Salt Like Tribune State and federalofficials join Gov. Mike Leavitt, second from left, as he pilots a boat down the Jordan River on Monday during floating tour aimed at showing the governor someconservation projects alongtheriver. Thetrip beganjust east of Raging Waters at 1700 South and went downstream to Bend-in-the-River Urban Tree House & Green Space at about 1100 South, where Leavitt made a speechproclaiming this week Natural Resources Conservation Week. tending a road, utility line and storm sewer system into Taylor Canyon — Ogden’s popular trail head now owned by Holding and the Forest Service's top priority in any exchange — put the deal on hold. Since then, Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey has revived the dormant idea of building a tram — above Taylor Canyon — from thecity to the Wasatch Mountain ridge overlooking Snowbasin Ski Area. He promotedpulling Taylor Canyonoutof Company Claims to Predict Crime Pockets Youare safer in Kearns, West Valley City than in the Avenues, according to ZIP-basedstats BY KEVIN CANTERA THE SALTLAKE TRIBUNE Warning to students at Brigham Young University: Your neighborhood one, a lowrisk, to 10, an extremely high risk. The CAP Indexratings are based on 21 different census bureaustatistics such as education level, average household in- shows more potential for criminal behavior than UtahState Prison. come, the number of single-parent households and population stability. That surprising forecast comes from Thosestatistics, updated yearly, are used to determine a neighborhood'slevel of the Web site of a Pennsylvania-based company that rates the likelihood of crime for concerned homeowners,potential business owners or curious cyber- surfers. CAP Index Inc. generates a statistical likelihood for crime based on ZIP code, and expresses it as a number from “social disorder,” which in turn is supposed to predict the potential for crime. A checkof Provo’s 84602, the ZIP covering the BYU campus, where dormdwellers movein and out every semester, the congressionally mandated exchange. Also,Sinclair Oil hasletit be knownit could offer the U.S. Forest Service onethird ownership of the Gailey Ranch, Morgan County property the agency has long coveted. Trouble is, Snowbird Ski Resort B-6 founder Dick Bassis said to be acquiring majority interest in the 12,046-acre Gailey state prison in Draper, where residency about to touch that offer. Thelast thing the @ Check house before buying Ranch. Forest Service officials are not is relatively permanent, is considered onepoint safer. CAPIndex’sclients include national chains !'xe Kmart and Wendy's, which pay for detailed crime predictions for branchlocations. But more general forecasts, based on ZIPcodes,are free at the company’s Web site, http://www. capindex.com/ZIPcode.htm. See ZIP CODE,Page C-2 scores a five. The ZIP that includes the agencyneedsis to try to wrap upits contentious dealings with Snowbasin owner Holding by going into business with Snowbird ownerBass. The Forest Service is on a regulatoryhot seat overseeing ex- pansion plansat Snowbird,located in Salt Lake County’s Little Cottonwood Canyon. “Shared ownership is not acceptable to us under any terms,” said Bob Swinford, spokesmanforthe Forest Service's Intermountain Region. And now Larry Lassen, whose April 19 filing with the Weber County Recorder's Third Area Code Coming Dec. 31 BY N OBERBECK ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE oe gets a new area code 385 on Dee,3 tithe Utah Public Service Commission (PSC)hasits way, though, callers will be able to dial it or forget it for the next several years. The North American Numbering Plan Administration on Monday assigned the 385 area code to Davis, Morgan, Utah and Weber counties. Salt Lake County will keep the 801 area code, and the rest of the state will keep the 435 area code. When a new area code is assigned, telephone users typically are granted a six-month grace period during which they can use the new area code or not. But the PSC still wants the Federal Communications Commission's permission to adopta plan to conserve telephone numbers in the 801 area code, delaying full implementation of the new 385 code by up to 8 years, commission Chairman Stephen Mecham said. The FCC and the NANPA late last year required the PSC to create a relief plan for the 801 area code. NANPA, which oversees area code assignments nation- wide, has estimated that 801 numbers will be exhausted by mid-2001. The PSC, however,believes a lot of 801 numbers assigned to telephone companies operating in thestate are not being used and could be reassigned. “If the FCC wants togive permission for Utah to adopt a number conservation plan, then it is OK with us,” NANPA spokeswoman Barbara Blackwell said. Office upended the Snowbasin land exchange, has acknowledged Sinclair Oil ‘Utah’‘s New 385 Area Code Weber, Davis, Morgan and Utah counties get a new area code on Dec. 31, 2000. State regulators, however, hope to delay the date whenuse of the 385 area code becomes mandatory. Forest Service ownership in the land exchange. As part of its purchase, Solar Engi- ey Wober,Davis, Morgan, Utah (a) for approximately three neering agreed to share the costs of public-works improvements at the can: yon base with P&GIndustries, an obliga tion Sinclair Oil inherited. “We knew there was an agreement, but we weren't paying much attentionto it,” Lassen said Monday. But shortly before make dialing the 885 area code mandatory in mid-2001, she said, After that date, callers whodo not use the new area code will receivea recorded message reminding them the area code has changed. They then will be required to redial the number using the correct area code, The recorded reminder will be months. sen represents Solar Engineering andits owner, Jack Behnken. Solar Engineering bought acreage at the bottom of Taylor Canyon in 1990 from P&G Indust whichlater sold the canyon’s upper 846 acres to Sinclair Oil land destined for Barring a FCC ruling in the PSC’s fa: vor, however, her organization plans to available called his attention recently to the public- works agreementthat made the swapun: acceptable to the Forest Service. A retired Forest Service official, Las the land swapwasto be completed,he said “we were made awareby Sinclair that paperwork was there and had not been recordedyet.” WhySinclair would alert Solar Engineering about the unrecorded agreement is not clear, Telephonecalls and an e-mail inquiry to Sinclair real-estate director Mike Miller The Salt Lake Tribune See SNOWBASIN, Page C-2 | ‘ % Y |
