Salt Lake Tribune | 2002-02-01 | Page 46

D6 TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH Friday, February 1,20020 75 Utahns Chosen to Run FlameforParalympics . J ourmey of Fire t otherrunners will be picked by SLOC or Committee. “We're expecting exactly the same 0 serve as bridge o 2 eas between two Games a runners exemplify the qualities capBody, Spirit.” tured in the Paralympic theme “Mind, the is . : International Paralympic “Their selection was not based on sree We oe are Palu, are Kuhl, Than, Pleasant Grove; Neal Busk, Rich- Fire coordinator. Roughly 225 nomina- Selections were made by Mary Ann Thursday to be flame runners in the “Journeyof Fire” that will blaze a path toward the March 7 opening of the 2002 Fire will be a bridge between the [Feb. 24) end of the Olympics and thebeginning of the Paralympics.” Salt Lake City tions were submitted. eae beenincrediblyenthusiastic. These are Cowan,Salt Lake County's Americans Seventy-five Utahns were named encouraging signs that the Journey of with Disabilities Act(ADA) compliance specialist; Spence Kinard, Utah Travel Council assistant director; Corey Row- to Springville High unveiled object different from the Council executive director, and SLOC official StacyMiller. School student Sam Durst, a quadriple- Olympictorch,from theSalt Lake C County Building to Rice-Eccles Stadium,site of the Opening Ceremony. The Citystreets will be preceded by celebrations March 15 in 16 Utah communities. BYLISA CHURCH = a | The March 7 run through Salt Lake that straddles the Arizona-Utah state line. Theflamewill be carried through Seen,komine the park by 33 runners. NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK The beat of helicopter blades approaching Continued from D-1 from the north will herald the arrival Mondayof the Olympictorch to Mon- Billy Mills, an Oglala Sioux, will be oneof 10 American Indians among the 33 runners whowill hoist the flame through the sparsely populated region. ind snowshoes, until it makes umentValley, a picturesque corner of At‘At the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, the Navajo Reservation in southeastern Utah where mitten-shaped mesas Millsbecamethefirst memberofa U.S. team to win a gold medal in an Olym- The ensuing parties along tower high above the red sand ofthe pic 10,000-meter race. its Saar to Ceremony. the Opening desert floor. the route will give the various communities an opportunity to show just how much Olympic spirit exists along Utah byways. The torch’s 7-mile jaunt through the scenic landscape in San Juan County that has served as the backdrop for many Hollywood westerns will begin when the chopper, ferrying “Weare thefirst venuecity the torch from Moab where it enters to receive the torch and weare the state earlier Monday, touches eager to show everybody that Provo is ready to welcome the world,” says Provo Mayor Lewis Billings, with a competitive twingein his voice. “This isn’t about competing with Ogden orSalt LakeCity.It’s about Melinda Bird, , Charles | Krayton Stechens. both Cedar City; Curt Brink- ll Sandy, Braga, Tim Brewer, feig: Kelly Cabell, American Fork; John BothWestJordan; Mike Johnson. ya 0) Chyisiiansen, Beaver; Mary Jane and Ann Anderson, Ver'e Tolley, both Heber City; ‘Atwood, Kenneth Martin son, both St. George; and Olivia Wood, Rebekah O'Hara,both Orem. Former Utahns are Kim Marie Har- Bames, Bountiful; Annette Bolton, Grantsville; MonumentValley Celebration Planned for Olympic Torch Torch Heads HomeStretch E Mindy Peterson, all West Valley City; ley, Utah Statewide IndependentLiving The 75 will be among 102 runners whowill carry the flame,in a not-yet atl Dick Jardine, North Ogden: Ogden; = nae ae oe pid Se pee i, ‘South Weber. PiRear “Utah County on south “In the last 3-4 days we've been call- ners Hospital for Children, the flame Angela Richey. Ogden; Patsy Eisler, Ashley and Kimberly Story, al South jc4con, Matt Jensen, Mike Keller, Jorgen Koyle, Eliza Melntosh and’ Ken —_Paujison: Other Salt Lake County selections ingall of the selected people so they gic who does volunteer work at Shri- Tent Blair, Tim Daynes, Wiliam Hadden, Carol Huffman, Gil Iker, Victoria their ability or their disability, but on howthey take on their role and the spirit they display in the community,” said Steven Stokes, SLOC’s Journey of knowthey were picked, and they've Winter Paralympics. From ar-old Grace Ahlers of John Cannon Brewer, Carter George, From SaltLake City Grace Ahlers, both Kaysvile;Ei Ciark, Brigham City, emotions” as the Olympic torch relay, said Xavier Gonzalez, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee's Paralympics director. THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE BY MIKE GORRELL Flame runners include: — Aldrich, Michael Augustine, down at11:20 a.m,at the 300-foot sandstonespire called the Totem Pole. The huge monolith is part of the 30,000-acre MonumentValley Navajo Tribal Park | __—__ Marilyn Ellingson, who helped coordinate the Monument Valley route, hopes Mills’ appearance will inspire young Navajos to become Olympic athletes. A daylong celebration featuring live performances, including traditional Navajo dancers, is scheduled Mondayat the park’s visitor center, where vendors will be selling Navajo cuisine and a trade show will feature sponsoring businesses and tribal products beginning at9 a.m. Spectators will be allowed to bri: including the baseball field at Monument Valley High School. From the curity checks. At 2:15 p.m., the flamewill be flown west to Bryce Canyon National Park in neighboring Garfield County for : f journey. the nextlegofits tors to the visitor center, where they can catch shuttles to drop them off along the torch route. coolers, but they will be subject tose. parking areas, buses will take specta- Garry Holiday’s biggest worry pre~ paring for the flame is whether ade- quate parking can be provided. Holiday is the president of the tribe’s Oljato Chapter House, one of more than 100 chapter houses similar to state congressional districts that the 25,000-square-mile reservation. Holiday said he has heard estimates of 10,000 visitors descending on the area. “If that many people show up, we can’t deal with all thetraffic,” he says. Nonetheless, designated parking areas have been established, Martin Begaye, superintendent of the park, says most wrinkles in the $50,000 project, caused by a lack of communication between organizers of the runand area officials, have been ironed out. “Everything is coming intoplace atthe righttime,” he said. Theparkwill close Sundaynightto all traffic except official vehicles. _ Begaye says he hopes the tribe reaps long-term benefits from the international exposure the flame is expected to bring to the reservation, where the economy sags under the burdenofa 50 percent unemployment rate, and the annual median income hovers around $5,000. ay putting ourbestfoot forward.” Department. “People have just balloon release will continue .County high schools. central for all things Olympic governor are on hand when the Provo organizers have worked to ensure there’s a crowd by assigning each grade turned out in droves to see themand wethink thetorchis going to be a big event.” the partylong after the torch is gone. @Richfield: Salina Middle Camp Floyd: Pony Express riders carry the torch through oneof Utah's historic in this venue town. Television personality Pat O’Brien will emcee thefestivities which end torch makes its way down the Capitol stepsat6p.m. @ Abravanel Hall : Utah’s in the various Utah County ele- Here is a sampling of what Schoolstudents will stageapa- military parksin western Utah around 10:30 p.m. with the art scene gets a nod when the mentary schools to a block alongthe torch rely route as it winds its way to LaVell Ed- will take place in cities and towns along the torch relay through Utah: rade of nations along Richfield’s Main Street, starting at 11:30 a.m. Basketball-player- County, starting around 8:30 a.m. Antelope Island State lighting of the caldron andfireworks above UnionStation. Feb. 7: Park City: Torch- torch stops at the homeof the Utah Symphonyat 8 p.m. WSalt Lake City-County wards Stadium, where it will Feb. 4: MonumentValley: turned-singer Thurl Bailey will Park:Thetorchtravelsby boat bearershaveanoontimelunch Building: Magna-grown Nash- spend the second night in Utah. Along the wayit will visit See story above. @ St.George: Acommunity emcee the event, with the torch arriving around 1:15 p.m. to this island in the Great Salt Lake. The road to the park will stop along historic Main Street with jazz bands and the Park ville act SheDaisy, Grammy Award rhythm and blues Parowan, the boyhood home of celebration ends the dayat 8 Provo: Residents will be close at noon and the public is City Hopeful Gospel Choir. singer Gladys Knightandfire- Utah'sfirst goldmedalist, Alma W.Richards. p.m.at the Red Cliffs Mall. Feb. 5: Cedar City: Gov. throwingtheir own “block parties” asthe torch makes itsway invited to line the causeway and the marina on the Davis This Is the Place Heritage Park: Brigham Young in works light up the host city party on the eve of the Games. At the other end of the state, Logan will welcome the torch for “16 minutesof glory,” with Mike Leavitt returns to his hometown to celebrate the ar- through town at dusk, including past the LDS Missionary County sidefor the flame’s trip to Syracuse. cheerleaders and drill teams rival ofthe torch. The coliseum caldron at Southern Utah Uni- Training Center. Festivals cul- and bands. “We've seen the Olympic versity will be lit at 8:40 a.m. @Parowan: The cannon EdwardsStadium. Feb. 6: American Fork: Logan: Students from Utah State University’s Inter- Olympic running togs? Utah actor James Arrington, portraying the Mormon leader national Student Program, dressed in traditional regalia of Firetrucks and emergency ve- their homelands, will welcome the crowds at the Smith Spec- Valley, carries the torch into Salt Lake City from Emigration Canyonin a carriage at 4 p.m. Topsecrettorchbearers deliver the torch at about10:15 p.m. Feb. 8: Kearns: The relay stops for lunch at Kearns High School, near the Olympic Oval. There will be brief stops and celebrations at West Valley State Capitol : A copy of The Declaration of Independence, one ofthe world’slargest City Hall (at about 9:45 a.m.), the Sandy Amphitheater (about 2:30 p.m.), and at Mur- American ray City Hall (about4:20 p.m.). spirit sweep into the valley and churchbell atthe Old Rock with the international teams Churchwill signal the torch’s we havetraining here,” says Debbie Harvey, spokeswoman for Logan Parksand Recreation arrival shortly after 9 a.m. A program featuring schoolchildren and the mayor and a Parking For Oly Events A Pricey Option @ Continued from D-1 tures likely will be full in the evenings, when events such as__ figure skating at the Delta Center and nightly concerts at the Medals Plaza will draw an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 peo- ple to the downtown area. at is why the alliance and other groups are encouraging residents and visitors to use buses andlightrail. In addition, street parking in the downtown area will be limited and several lots with hundreds of parking spaces wij] not be available. The Medjs Plaza, for example, was minate with a party at LaVell hicles willannouncethe torch’s arrival on Main Street at 6:30 am., followed by the drum corps and drill teams from Utah trum Stadium at 4:30 p.m. Ogden: The city’'s Historic 25th Street is party erected over a parking lot owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. their parking spots in the late And a half-dozenotherlots are being used by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for its own operations. But offsetting those losses will be the addition ofhundreds area operated by Zions Securi- of parking spaces at several private garages used by companies whose employees will workearlier in the day during the Olympics and relinquish afternoonto the public. Three lots in the downtown ties Corp., for example, will opento the public at 4 p.m. each day during the Games. They are at 119 S. RegentSt., 157 E. Social Hall Ave. and 131 E. 100 South. Thefee to park at those garages is $10 per night. Zions Securities also operates the ZCMI Center Mall parking garage. Regular rates whohelped settle the Salt Lake flags and the of$1 for the first two hours, $2 for each hour thereafter and a $9 maximum apply at the garage until 4 p.m.At that point, rates rise to $3 per hour with a $15 maximim. JeffShaw ofZions Securities think there will be enough parking places so they are plan- Another source of parking spaces is The Gateway project, which opened in November, along with a nearby lot that opens today near 600 West and North Temple. Rocky Brougham, who owns two parkinglots in Denver,is leasing two acres and operatinga.500-space parkinglot open through Feb. 25. The cost to parkis $10 to $40, depending on ning to use mass transit. I don’t the day and time,hesaid. 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