Salt Lake Tribune | 2000-12-24 | Page 26

The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH/OBITUARIES Sunday, D Be 24, 2000 a Petitioners Ask — wasn't Sint eimty sane © petition <rpereisnomning inthe Sea's age ee LDS Church to enough that I’m ashamed and organizations. Madsen. ive print names,” he said, “but there Some individuals though, he acknowledged, were frightened Alter Gay Stance reveal their names for fear of re- Continued from B-1 prisal from the Mormon church or Sabie Fortwoyears, said Madsen, he and others have pleaded with Mormon church officials to hear them out. i the Mormon Indeed, many in hierarchy have already seen the petition. More than a year ago, said Madsen, it was mailed to the church’s top 125 officials. “I received absolutely no response,” he said. The petitioners originally intended to place the $4,000 ad in an October edition of the newspaper, during the church’s conference weekend when a captive audience of Mormons from outsidethe state would be more likelyto see it. “Butat that time we were short by i000,” Madsensaid. idsen also investigated gettingete petition printed in atleast two other newspapers — The Deseret News and Provo Daily Herald — butthus far it has only appeared in The Tribune. The Deseret News rejected it, said Madsen, who,in the end could only come up with enough money for one ad placement. Though no names appear in the ad, more than 300 individuals from 12 different countries and most of America’s 50 states backed it, said tition that I'm ashamed oforthat’s inaccurate,” hesaid. Thefact that people have spoken outin such a public way goes j to show just howfrustrated they are, said Gary Watts, who signed thepetition. : Watts, a radiologist in Provo, and his wife Mildred, have six children. “Four are straight. Two are gay,” said Watts, who wants all his children afforded the same opportunities in life, including acceptance and full fellowship in the LDS Churchifthey so choose. When asked why he continues to embrace religious group that doesn’t reciprocate, Watts said, “You can take the boy outof the country, but you can’t take the country outofthe boy. “It’s not just a religion. It’s an integral part of your life and culture andit’s very difficult to divorce yourself from something that’s a part of you,”said thefifth- =e oy “isratherobscure asfar Petitionauthor A _ Among other things, the petition asks the church to extend full fellowship to gays and lesbians, andeven support legislation to le- homosexualsforthefirst 125 years ofthe churth’s history, he said. Tt wasn’t up until the iearend SecKin_‘sar President counseling young male itartedeae marriage in Hawaii and other states. Thepetition also requests that false and inflammatory remarks desire,” and the church began printing handbooks and’ policy Statements to that end, said Madsen. This effectively means the policy is amendable, said Madsen, whoended thepetition asking for in public or found in church-sanctioned reading materials be repudiated and removed, citing church pamphlets, such as To Young MenOnly, which implies homosexuals are predisposed to bestiality. Regardless of whether the LDS Church heeds these demands, the petition has value, Madsensaid,as an educational tool. Madsen would like to erase some misconceptions he says the church has about homosexuality, chiefly that it is an alterable behavioral trait that should be remedied. cally with counseling and therapy practices employed by the church to rid gays and lesbians of their same-sex desires including: counseling them to marry heterosexuals, aversion or shock therapy and ae “President Kimball and other churchleaders in the 1970s did not originate the policy which restricted blacks from holding the priesthood. They inherited it — and eventuallycl i . We encourage you to reconsider and then change the current church position relative to our homosexual brothers andsisters and thus welcome yet another disenfranchised segment of our church community into full membership.” Church spokesman Dale Bills said Saturday evening it was too early to respondto the particulars of the petition. But, “President GordonB.Hinckley has repeatedly expressed the Church’s compassion toward homosexuals,” he said. ee 3 eee ofor sity 18s Bown bo iSollake¢cy.oe Hazel Joy Bartish justthat. Duringa recent appearance on the “Larry King Live” television program, Hatch returned again and again to the need fora bipartisan government. Joy Matson Faggiani-Barlish, 82, passe oy et ha ose Bl zal been an active cad ramble Such ss Miliary al the United. states ster mao Mager, Wes!Point, New York. Elaine set an example for her friends will be sorely missed by all who knew berine tomyporticuleryi nanktut toher jardson, oerae ‘ote day for the pas! three years Hebe makefer i fer. She monycalogsinc net AS member Tose Park LDS2ndWardfor 50 away more buo She isis suvved byher sister, Yvonne (Bon- werewhen they cone,the wih be greatly ne) Richins: ‘grandson, Charles Pickett; mony misse Elaine's life will be celebrated on Wecine, nieces and nephews her di day. 27 December 2000, al 12 noon Preceded in death DY her brothers hersond ters, Jackie Malson, Shirley Moorehead, Roberi I. Matson, Lorraine Russey and Geor son. 6 December, 6-8 ae Senetvi wil Be Wed, Dec 27, 2000, 12 w fe StakeCeriter 10-45-1145 hoon, E. South Tem: Conlentie Cy Cometery. ple, wherehonds nsmaycl Tues. 7-9 p.m. Pm. interment, flowers, donations to the National ‘and Wi to services Inter- Mulipie of Sclerosis Society in her honor would ment, SailLake City ‘Cemetery. be appre: “You know, the American peo- Chaskin Wayne ple are tired of this rancor that has been existing in Washington,” Hatchtold King.“It’s timereally to changeit.” Hatch gave the national GOP Weekly Radio Address on Dec. 16 andused his timeto call again for a Republican who was not reelected to the seat representing Utah’s 2nd Congressional District. “Members ofboth parties probably will take the edge off of some of their partisanship.” Fawn Gale Bryner Chidester cooperation betweentheparties. “This election provides a uniqueopportunity to start anew,” Cook, who previously ran for District has stated repeatedly it as its origin.It wasn’t a revelation and it's not canonized or anything,” he said. There were no policies targeting galize same-sex marriage. i The us Ce = yore) undreds of thousands dol sex into campaigns fighting ofsame made Elaine Jacobs Bons She ion Gains’ i ee he kG @ Continued from B-1 makes no sense to “spin my wheels” pushing a conservative Republican agenda thatis certain to be blocked by committee Democrats. Instead, he pledged to search for middle ground where people from both parties can meet. Even Rep. Chris Cannon,one of the moststrident opponents of the Clinton administration, is portraying himselfas someoneable to work with the Democrats. “Sure, I've been partisan on a few issues,” said Cannon, a Harold B. Anderson e Bipartisanship Hatchisn’t the only memberof the Utah congressional dele ation who has discovered beingbipartisan is cool. Rep. Jim Hansen is sounding conciliatory as he prepares to become chairman of the House Resources Committee. The Republican from the 1st Congressional He also hopes Mormons, who information about the church’s Utahns Press san wasn't cool,” he joked. OBITUARIES therapy, pay ai weyend Keeble, fio Consensus: office as an Independent,saidit is a shamehe wasn't re-elected this time because his non-partisan approach wouldfit nicely with the current mood in Congress. “Twas bipartisan whenbiparti- ion Mac Madsen Thepetition takes issue specifi- generation Mormon. Madsen, who has received no response to the ad, acknowledges the petition probably won’t result in immediate changes to church practices and policies regarding gay members. or most mental health professi: mightnot otherwise be exposed to Madsen, hoping to protect his wife and his daughter, whois lesbian, also was hesitantto have his name printed in the newspaper. But “there is nothing in the pe. ing in ofor that’s innaccurate.” ing j i ae oe described the petition as a lastditch appeal to church leaders for meaningful dialogue about homosexuality. ts Associated Press file photo Senators Orrin Hatch and Patrick Leahy:bipartisan buddies? Republican from the 3rd Congressional District. “ButI've done a lot ofbipartisan stuff, too.” District, said his moderate political views match the mood in He pointed out his work with “What Gov. Bushsaid in his speech [2fter Al Gore conceded the Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., on twobills: oneto delay a sales tax on Internet transactions and another to block certain types of gambling on the Internet. He also worked with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., on legislation allowing additional foreign workers with specialized skills to enter the United States. Cook has no doubt Hansen will be able to work with the Democrats, noting his colleague already has the “good will” of House members on the othersideoftheaisle. Hewas less optimistic about Cannon, noting: “His personality will makeit more difficult for him.” Jim Matheson, the Democrat replacing Cook in Utah’s 2nd Washington. race] was very appropriate,” said Matheson. “Sone of the issues he mentioned were issues I campaigned on, too.” 5 Membersof the freshman class of Democrats in the House selected Mathesonto be their pointof contact with the newly elected Republicans. Utah's soft-spoken Sen. Bob Bennett already has good relations with membersof both parties and should easily adaptif a new bipar- tisan spirit arises. Butit is Hatch,just re-elected to a fifth six-year term in the Senate, whois becoming the cheerleader for conciliation on CapitolHill. said Hatch. “Let us seize that chance. The simplefact is that next year — especially in the Senate, where it would be hard to be more evenly divided — neitherparty can accomplish anything without the cooperation’ of the other. We are going to have to do things differently.” Later in the radio address, Hatch said: “I can see a world where consensus is commonplace. But that can only becomea reality if all participate in this process.It cannotbe done without your help. I challenge all of you to guide us down this path, offering help and suggestions and not just your criticisms.” Todd R. Taylor, executive director of the Utah Democratic Party, is skeptical that the same Washington politicians who cre- ated the partisan atmosphere the last few years suddenly can transform themselves into bipartisan moderates. “I'm reminded ofthe song from ‘My Fair Lady’: ‘Words, Words. . . Show Me,’”he said.“It’s one thing to say you believe in bipartisanship andanotherto doit. Actions speak louderthan words.” mee Our beloved wife, mother, jandner, rect randmother, sister, unt,Sod Soaed lend, Chaskin Wayne Chidester, born Sept 25, 4978, son, brolher, grandson, and itlend 10 all, returned fo his iver In Heaven Bec 23, 2000. His life was cut foo shor! by a hit and tun driver, Survived parents, Milt Chidester fen) and‘ull, Terry (Bob); brothers, Anlhony Chidester, Zach: old, and , Heidi Schaeffer; grandparents, William and DianeStatford, and Wayne: Montez Chidester. Many cousins will miss him ear ogtastin lit up our home ith his witty, fun ulgoing Rater jonallt attending Salt fake CommunityCok Coligen in Criminal A hstice, ni come brothers hearts with Stories. His sera = ‘mainin our homeuntil we see Serviceswitbe Wed. Dec. 27.eh, 12 neon w Canyon LDSCI EEicon Droars PWaorhasee call at non Mortuc MasEeejal Blvd. ee3)ruestiga 26, 2000, 8pm. and al Ihe chur 1:45¢3:mn eiennerd Mountain lew Memorial Estate /as bornnap15, 1924 In Spanish Fork, wnihevieventh child ofJohn 0. and eema Gole. Fawn Mmariied LawrenceRex ef leion eMartLDS Temple Dec 9, 1942 and recently celebrated thelr 58th sonivers fy 9 (or ier children and “one wos blasted with ehoiagrandchildren, ond. six. gr gtandchi She is Gacthby her borer: ih “vopmon, and Rev five brothersin-law, Spence Chapman, Joe Tumer, Darwin Gardner. She Is survived by her hus! children, J (Jon); chlichem, ollrSsiing Sandy, ff at isler, Pearl {Darwin} Gardner: brothers, Waldo (Mazel) B., Jol Vv) a OBITUARY DESK HOURS ), O81 Sunday,12 noonto5 p.m. Theater Restoration Is One Man’s Dream @ Continued from B-1 self-taught ‘mandolin player, remembers the first bluegrass concert heldin his store. “It hadn't been used for 30 years,”he said ofthe buildingthat, this week,has a front window decorated with Christmas icons. “People were sitting there. They were apprehensive. They wondered whatwas going to go on. The music started. About halfway through the first song I noticed a sound thatI hadn't heard before.It was toes tapping. Within a few minutes, a little bit of dust that never quite got cleaned outof the floorboard was coming up. The dust was almost like the Tope bless! Looking forward to the restoration of the theater and hall, people in Fountain Green realized they first had to look back. Using a grant from the State Division of History, the Salt Lake City architecture firm Richard Chong and Associ. ates completed an application to get the building onthe National Register Places, Fountain Green Mayor Dean Hansen did not need a research paperto tell him aboutthe history of the building nor of the Scandinavian sheep ranchers and ‘farmers who settled the area in 1850 at v y the behest of Mormon leader Brigham Young. Hansen remembers his parents taking him to the building in his bare feet and pajamas. Andherecalls stories of pioneers who took time to sing or dance every r..ght but Sundayas they madetheir way to Utah in wagontrains. “Having fun makes you happ says the mayor,as if that is justifi- cation enough to rebuild the theater andsocialhall. Hesays there is a need in the town to have a place with a stage for its Lamb Dayscelebration,recitals, weddings, concerts, public Activist whoseeks to restore Fountain Green Theatre mn contained advertising space from 1920s-era businesses remains intact and is being restored. About half the original theater seats have been preserved. They feature a special wire holder that allowed men and womena place to store meetings and the performing arts. their hats. Boy Scout troops are The hall also is a reminder that workingto repairthe other chairs, this ranching community once “Most theaters worth keeping flourished. In the 1920s and ‘30s, have an intrinsic value worth the town reportedly had more mil- more than dollars,” says Hansen. lionaires per capita than any place Evans, Steve Jensen of Norbest in the country and more sheep per Turkeys (now the area’s biggest capita than anyplace in the world. employer) and resident Ron LitFirst built in 1918 by the LDS teral are joining the mayor in Church,the theater andsocial hall searchoffederal, state, county and were among manysimilar buildprivate dollars to bring the hall ings sprinkled through Utah, pro- and theater backto life. viding a place for small town The town has raised about events and amusements, Ivin Ras- $20,000, including money from mussen purchased the building in benefit concerts where, organizers’ 1944, converting the theater to a boast, as many as 200 have been store and the social hall into a turned away. Evanssays it will roller-skating rink. It closed in cost $200,000 to restore the theater 1957. In 1999, the Rasmussenfamily and another $200,000 to bring what gaveit to Fountain GreenCity. is nowtheroofless social hall back. Evennow,it is possibleto sit in “Both buildings could be comthe old projection booth and pic- plete in between 24 and 36 months ture an employee hand cranking iffunding can be secured,” he says, one of the first projectors, going Standing in the projection slow when he was tired and speed- room, Evans talks with passion ing up as the action got hot. Old- about his dream as he holds anere say one res John cient glass plates once used to T. Oldroyd, even project the ads of local businesses some ofthe action with singing. ee on the movie screen. He examines The old canvas curtain that an old coat rack and imagines who % b musthaveused it. There are scattered ice cream and soda cups and an old stove. The wiring board is frightening by modern standards, But the rusted projectors are in good enough shape theystill might usable. “T have never entered a project where I didn’t see the headlights and thetaillights,” says the man whose summer bluegrass festival drew 3,500 people to Fountain Greenlast July. “The community needs it. This was the jewel of Sanpete at the time,It will happen again. This is ownership of their history. “We're all clinically nuts. But thatis my curse and myblessing,” Evans says. And, standing on the beautiful old theater stage, looking at the hand-painted mauve walls and the ancient wooden orchestra pit, Evans can imagine bringing his bandGift Horse to a restored gem of a building and entertaining people, “There is something about the old stages that is our connection with people whocreated the music or did the dramas,” he says. See next page UTAH BIRTHS “The community needs it. This was thejewel of'Sioinats at the time. It will happen again.” Russ Evans § annieWed. at the church 9:45: 10:45 a.m. Inlerment, Price City Cemetery. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m.to p.m. ALLRED,April and Michael, Orem, son, Dec. 11, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. BEARSTOPS, Angeli and CHAVEZLEON,Jenaro, Orem, son, Dec. 14, Utah ValJey Hospital, Provo. CARROLL, Jennifer and Russell, Orem, daughter, Dec. 12, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. DUTTON,Jennifer and Michael, Cedar Hills, son and daughter, Dec. 11, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. ENOS, Kehaulani and Hensley, Provo, son,aye 12, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, ULKNER, Melanie and Lance,Provo, doug GOMM, Christy and Christopher, Provo, daughter, Dec, 14, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. GREGORY, Susan and Thomas, Provo, son, Dec, 12, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. GRIMM, Heather and Robert, Spring villedaughter, Dec. 8, Utah Valley Hospital, HADLOCK, Carly and Wilson, Spring_cares: Dec.11, Utah Valley Hospital, HAMNER, Vi ivian and Louie, Provo,son, Dec, 12, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. HANSEN,y,Cynthiaand DORAN, Martin, Salem, son, Dec. 12, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. HARKER, ‘Tyra and Kevin, Orem, son, Dec. 14, Utah ValleyHoepita, Provo. HORLACHER, Carrie and Springville, i ie, Dee. 13, Utah Walley Hospital, Provo, JENSEN,Jennifer and Aaron, Orem, son,esM4, bah Valley Hospital, re Elisabeth and Jon, onaane Dec, 11, Utah Valley Hosp}tal, Provo. KELLER, Cam! and Quinn, Orem, son, Dec. 14, Utah ValleyHaol Provo, KERR, Krystal Kenneth, Loli, daughter, Dec. 12, Utah Valley Hospital, LAWRENCE, Sherry and Logan, Heber, son, Dec. SEO, ely ee \WRENCE, Wendy and Blake, Provo, — Dec. 13, Utah Valley Hospital, a E, Barbara and Andrew, Orem, son, Dectta uy, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, LINDSEY, Brooke and Spencer, Provo, ee Dee. 10, Utah ValleyTHospltal OP.EZ, Norma and Jorge, Orem, son, Dec,12Ua Valley Hospi Provo, RIGAL, Jeannette and Mahonri, Provo, Loge encorny Dec.11, Utah Valley Hospi. tal, Provo. MARTINEZ, Annjeanette and Samuel, Provo, son, Dec, 13, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, MARTINEZ, Maribel and MENDOZA, Gustavo, Provo, daughter, Dec. 14, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. MORGAN,Heather and David, Provo, son, Dee.11, Utah —,Hospital, Provo. ORTIZ, Dalana and Roberto, Payson, son, Dee, 14, Utah an a Provo, ‘Travis, Provo, daughter, Dee"8,"unValley Hospital, sieeFe Marie and David, Provo, son, DecIt 13 Uuh Valley Hospital, Provo, jong, Prov, De.2, Uah Valeri ‘son, 12, Utah Vs ne oiProva. er oe ID, Karlene and Spencer, Prov sateeni, Utah Valley1Tanta Provo, * SORENSON, Marlene and Michael, Orem, adae,|Dec. 13, Utah Valley Hospk. arBAR, V Provo, son, Dee, 11, UtahValleyHepaHy Meno =som HIN, Becky and ROSENBERG, son, auger, Valley Hospital, Provo, =e oe Provo, daughter, Deeiatian Prov, ValleyHoan ‘alley HospiTATUM, LaReo and VOGL, ‘Timoth Mandi nt, daughter, Dee. 11, Utah Valley Hosp: A WHIYT, Stephan ton, Dec, TrUlan Vall ValleyHomie mee WILLMORE, and Craig, Orem, daughter Dec. 13,Darla Utah Valley Hospital, PrTAMORA, — and PACHRCO, PAWS, doughter, Dent- oan Valleyitceplint, } { Utah Valley Heap,PresseDee. 14,