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Show DheSaltLakeTribune FOTO BUSINESS THURSBAY FOR THE RECORD, B-2 OBERT KIRBY WM LOTTERY, B-2 OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK, B-2 A Credential Means More time outof class to view Utah flamerelay BY MARTA MURVOSH, HEATHER MAY and CONNIE COYNE THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE With a mere eight days until When the Olympic flame passes through Utah communities, it wili do more than light a fire within.It will lighten class loads for hundreds of students, Scores of schools will either start late, end early or give students a mid- the big day, lam drawing line in day break sometime between Monday Nits to Pick the snow.I refuse to put another trademark symbol behind SLOC boss Mitt Romney’s name. Sue me. While legal preparations are being madeto seize my house and giveit to some visiting Romanian and Feb. 8, when the 2002 Winter Games Torch Relay winds its way from Delicate Arch near Moab to Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt LakeCity. District officials throughout Utah have modified school schedules to avoid traffic tangles or give families a chance to watch theflameflash by. In somedistricts only one school will release students early. But others, including the state’s largest, Jordan, will dismiss all schools early. “The reality is most people can’t afford to attend an Olympic event,” said Melinda Colton, Jordan spokeswoman. “We would encourage See SCHOOLS,Page B-3 Fanning the Flame Private schools closing early or for Togive students a glimpse of the Olympic torch relay, many of Utah's school districts Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School, Feb. 8 Judge Memorial, Feb. 8 have adjusted their schedules. Parents maycall their local school for times or check the school’s Web site. A complete listing is available at www.usoe.k12.utus/ea/districts.htm. Districts releasing all students early: Garfield, Feb. 4 Jordan,Feb. 8 Juab, Feb. 5 Sevier, Feb. 5 South Sanpete, Feb. 5 South Summit, Feb. 7 Districts closing some schools early: Box Elder’s northern schools, Feb. 6 Salt LakeCity’s East High, Feb. 8 Wasatch High in HeberCity, Feb. 7 Weber, Feb. 6 BY REBECCA WALSH Lynn Martinez can taste the diesel fumes whenbusesidle outside herSalt Lake City home. The occasional schoolbus droppingoff students at Judge Memorial High School sends exhaust If it isn’t PETA claiming cowboysare sadists, or the genital po- lice demanding that condoms be banned,it’s security personneloffering to shoot important and accredited journalists. This last oneis serious stuff. on. With an ID this big, I should be able to go anywhere and cover any Tam pleased to report that security at the Olympic perimeteris very tight. Except for the gangs. People downtownare colorcoded, They areall wearing some kind ofofficial Olympic gang jackets. Violence betweenthe light blue jacket wearing volunteers, andthe ones in off-yellow is expected at any time. I did put my new press credential to good use.I called Ashcroft to see whatthe real story was about the security problem. The person who answered the phone said srt would call me right back in ButIeryget the lowdown on the condom story. Turns out that SLOC is not giving out free Olympic condoms,so you can relax. Theyare actually just really small ski masks. Cache, Provo, Piute, Ogden, Millard, Logan, North Sanpete, Murray, San Juan, Washington Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Piute, Rich, Tintic, Uintah and Wayne. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE to keep track ofall the important Olympicshits we have covered to the pointofdriving you crazy. story. Districts either taking a field trip or a midday break to watch the flame: SLOC plansto leave them running for hours Please keep in mindthat I may be getting a couple of newsstories mixed up here. Theywere right next to each other in Wednesday’s Paper. Because the Olympics is a major media mobscene,itis difficult personto try out my new press ID middle schools,Feb. 8 Granite’s Redwood Elementary, Feb. 8 All GrandDistrict schools, Feb. 4 Weber, Feb. 7 Over Buses ban on sex during the Games. filled out the form, got my picture taken and took a quicktour of the center. The media center — which is intended for repprters not covering Olympic sports — was empty except for representatives of various organizations hoping to attract the attention ofthousands of nonexistentjournalists. I talked briefly with the Franklin Covey rep, who didn’t seem hugely put outbythe fact that they hadn't beenable to pufchase a venuesite. WhenI left the center, Ihada press credential the size ofa sneeze guard hanging around my neck.Forall the good it does me,I mightas well have been papered by the American Kennel Club. I walked \d the perimeter looking for just the right security St. John the Baptist elementary and Districts opening schools later: Neighbors Raise Stink a a major New York It was easy. I went down to Utah’sofficial media center (located just outside Fort SLOC), Juan Diego High, Feb. 8 Alpine, Beaver, Davis, Iron, Garfield, adequately supplied with free condoms and imitiediately ordered. federal agents to Utah fora total thing,I became an accredited journalist Friday. day: San Juan, South Summit and Wasatch Districts not changing schedules: newspaper, Ashcroft noticed that security personnel hadnotbeen Despite the fact that my parents said I would never amountto any- the Granite, Kane, Morgan, North Summit, OLYMPIC MEDIA CENTER athletes, there are many other Olympicnits we should be pick- ing. First up is e major breach of Olympic sect rity as discovered by noless than UjS. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who came to Utah last weekfor a free luge ride. A JANUARY31, 2002 Torch Run Alters School Day Districts across state will allow students (©2002, The Salt Lake Tribune ° MISTOCKS, B-6 Photos by Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune Katie Day, who is helping with staffing at the Main Media Center, finds sometime during a slow dayto play pool inside the lounge. About 9,000 journalists will call the center home in February. The centeris in the Salt Palace. Behind the Bylines From workstations to salons, centeris About 300 transit buses will day spa inside shuttle 40,000 spectators to the this week. A events. During the ceremonies, drivers will double-park in the middle of 1200 East from 600 South to 800 South. Other buses will be stationed on 600 South and 700 South between 1200 East and 1300 and manicures, East, and along 1300 East and Guardsman Way. Utah Transit Authority is man- the Main Media Centerearlier variety of vices, including facials ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE For seasoned journalists such as Bud Weydert, director of special events for The Associated Press, the Winter Games don’t rank high on a degree-of-difficulty scale. Weydert has spentthe past 18 years hopping from one world eventto the next, including the Sydney Olympics, US.political conventions, World Cup and European soccer tournaments and Asian Pacific Economic Commission meetings. “Between planning meetings and actual events, I would guess I spent about 15 percentof the year [2000] at opening of the Paralympic Games. Martinez will be ringed in on three sides by humming diesel engines. “It’s frightening,” she said. Peacock gives Ed Mitchell a haircut at the BY KIRSTEN STEWART will be provided at the center. home,” he said. Meet the world’s media corps, a motley group of 9,000 professional transients, whose words and images will inform millions of people about Utah and the American West, and who,for most ofFebruary,will call the Salt Palace home. “There aren't manynovices here,” said Beth White, general manager of haust Olympic buses spew could surpass all other irritations. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee plans to idle 40 to 60 buses in the neighborhood just west of Rice- Eccles Stadium off and on over a span offive hours onthe nights of the Opening and Closing ceremonies, the dress rehearsal and the Stylist Dixie ready for journalists through the window and door cracks and aggravates her OLY TRANSIT throat. “With the SLOClookingto inversions, it's add 10 more horrible,” she busesto fleet B-2 said. But the ex- the Main Media Centerfor the 2002 Winter Games. “They all know each otherandtherules ofthe road.” In addition to 6,000 broadcasters, the media centercaters to 3,000 news- aging the system for SLOC. After dropping off spectators, UTA spokesman Kris McBride says, drivers will be sent to Pioneer Park and Liberty Park to wait for a few hours — with their engines turned sands more journalists will work from nonaccredited news media facilities in off. At about 9 each night, drivers will line up in university neighborhoods — with engines running — to pick upticket holders. See MEDIA CENTER,Page B-3 See BUSES,Page B-3 paper and newsagency staff. Thou- For Information Officers, It’s Tough Questions, Careful Answers BY KEVIN CANTERA THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE TammyPalmeralmostneverloses her smile. Earlier this month, the media informationofficer for the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command coolly led a rambunctious band of national and international journalists on a two-hour media tour of the Olympic Coordination ter, the command's secure communications hub. But hersmile flickeredas a French cameraman demanded an exclusive trip through the center, waggling a finger at her and launchinginto a tirade about how the French media would never be duped into covering a mere newsconference. Palmergritted her teeth and ran a hand through her hair. Then the engaging’ smile was back. “Sorry,” she said, shaking her headandciting security concerns for herrefusal. Like Palmer, press information officers, or PIOs, from police agencies around the Wasatch Frontwill be scrambling next month as they try to meet the demands of more than 9,000 worldwide media representatives expected to descend on Utah to cover the Games. To cope, many agencies haverecruited officers from within their ranks to take on PIOduties and sent them throughspecialized training. Lastyear’s terrorist attacks have madesecurity preparations one of the hottest angles for media covering the Olympics. With two high-profile See PlOs,Page B-3 Pe Relay Pin Collection :$29.95* ONLY shipingodhang (Order now and save $26off the retail price of $56.) CallToll-Free: 1-800-704-6436 protien Sonnwnsoaneuantnien therdeertiaamant 1thiepapee, |
