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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH @ MOVIES, C-3 MBIRTHS, C-4 ROLLY & WELLS ~“PAULROLLYand — JOANN JACOBSEN-WELLS Two years agothestate allocated $200,000 as seed moneyfor the creation ofan Imax largescreen movie celebrating Utah to be shown in downtownSalt Lake WEST geTloy WEBNESBAY FEBRUARY20, 2002 HM OBITUARIES C-4 Fiscal ‘Rainy Day’ Grows Near Lawmakers may tap construction or the emergency re- reservesfor shortfall “That'sthefirst thing we're looking at,” said Senate President Al Mansell, R-Sandy. Legislative staffers have serve known as the “rainyday fund.” BY DAN HARRIE been asked to prepare possible cuts by Friday for discussion in a second pri vate leadership meeting of Republi- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Oly Imax Movie Not Quite Ready ForBig Screen AND THE cansin the House andSenate. Utah Republican legislators hud- While House leaders previously had suggested resolving the entire $54 million shortfall with spending cuts, that approach seems to be sputtering. Lawmakers already have autho- dled in private Tuesday to brainstorm over a newly discovered $54 million holein the state budget and seemed to be moving toward a compromise combination of making cuts and spending rized budget reductions and transfers to balancea $202 million deficit. reserve cash. One proposal that seemed to have some momentum wascutting $17 mil- “With only one-third ofthe year left to go [in the current budgetyear]it is verydifficult to take that muchout of budgets,” said Mansell. “It’s not very realistic at this point.” lion from the current budget and making up the $37 million balance from unspent highwayreserves, cash that was to go for building House Speaker Marty Stephens, R Farr West, agreed that cutting $17 million and making up the rest with cash reserves is probably the most practical plan. the likely targets of additional cuts. But public and higher education sur- vived the earlier round with smaller proportionate reductions than other areas. Conservative House members so far have been opposed to using any of That hold-harmless approach to education maynot last through the the rainy day fund, saying it should not be spent in the beginning of an comingsecondroundofcuts. economic downturn thatcould last indefinitely. But the additional shortfall re- riorate, it makes it harder and harder to hold them harmless,” said Stephens. vealed Monday by updated revenue estimates appears to have changed Democrats are urging the Republican majority to use the rainyday fund and bonding to stave off additional someminds. Tapping the rainy day fund “is more likely than it before we got these new numbers,” said Stephens. “It's definitelystarting to sprinkle.” Lawmakers aren't talking yet about what programsor agencies are “As the economy continuesto dete- cuts. “This is the time to use the rainy day fund,” said Senate Minority Leader Mike Dmitrich, D-Price. “Obvious! you cut more, the Human Services are going to get nailed.” City during the 2002 Winter Olym- Pics. Merrill, creator of several large- Lawmaker screen movies and documentaries, including “Legacy” and “The Testaments”for the Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Targets HOLD STILL Mostof the moneywent ta award-winning producer Keith Spence Kinnard of the Utah Travel Council says Merrill has Terrorists written the script, but the $6 million needed to produce the movie has not materialized. Thestate Bill would makeit felony to threaten with weapon chose Big Picture Ltd. of Orem to raise the funds,butit has been slow going. Another problem: There is no large-screen theater in downtownSait Lake City. Officials BY DAN HARRIE still hope to showthe moviein 2003. THE QO LT. LAKETRIBUNE State Rep. Paul Ray unveiled a tough anti-terrorist bill Tuesday He Has a Knife! that would, in some circumstances, With Olympic securitynotoriously tight, the first auction item Mondayat HeberCity’s popular provide “Wild West Show” was a handmade knife. Heber Citypolice of- “This is just good strong legisla. tion for the state of Utah,” Ray, RClinton, said at a Capitol news ficers, working as auction spotters, delivered it to the highest bidder, who mayhavetrouble getting it through airport security whenhereturnsto Alaska. a tain Venue Express bus service. She boughttickets for the bus departing from Provo, because she lives in Orem. Whenshe received them in the mail, the departure location was listed as downtown Salt Lake City. When she called to change thetickets, she was told it was too late and it must have been her fault. Utah legislators four years ago passed legislation that increases car rental taxes paid bytourists by 95 percent. Thebill, passed in 1998, tacks onto the normal 6.5 percentsales tax a 2.5 percent tax ear- marked for highways anda 4 percenttax earmarked for tourism.It allowslocal governments to add another 3 percent. Q Planning Ahead II About3,000 students will be at the Utah OlympicPark for ski jumping Thursday. They are one ofthe larger groups amongthe 62,000 kids from all 40 Utah school districts, and the state's private schools,that received free tickets to Olympic events ameintone legislation passed in The caida,‘sponsored by former Democratic state Sen. Scott Howell, raised $3.8 million through the sale of Olympic license plates for an Olympics education fund. SLOC Education Director JudyStanfield said the for injury, death or property damage with the use of real or hoax weapons of mass destruction. The same penalty would apply to someone using violent threats with thein. tent to “intimidate or coerce ci. Clark Henderson holds his X-ray tab in place for hygienist Sherra Howell at the Salt Lake Donated Dental Services office. The clinic, now in its 12th year, provides dental work to homeless and uninsured patients. Opening Widefor People in Need BYJESUS LOPEZ JR. misdemeanor penalties for most such acts. Prosecution for a simple emergencyroom getting prescriptions A child screamed from a dentist chair at the Salt Lake Donated Dental Services clinic. His teeth were so bad that every movement caused the child to writhe in pain. “The kids need it so badly and the parents haveto bring them here,”said Jackie Allman, manager of the free clinic. “They wait too long.” The toothsome horrorstories are commonatthe clinic, 415 W. 400 South in Salt Lake City. From 8 a.m. to5p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, Allman anda groupof volunteer dentists and others help Utahns without insurance smile. Ralph Montgomery created the clinic in 1990,after serving a Rotarian mission in the Philippines. Montgomery took a van full of dental equipment to the poorest parts of that country. Upon returning to Salt LakeCity, Montgomery continued to see a need for dental care for the poorof this area. The dentist began the clinic at the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen, be- fore moving to the Wasatch Homeless Clinic. With the help of grants, the theycannotafford. Patients arrive with broken jaws, “Weget the absolute worst ofthe worst.” rotted teeth and gum disease. “We get the absolute worst of the worst,” Cherrysaid. TOM CHERRY Executive director, Salt Lake Donated Some are afraid to take jobs because of their appearance. Others cannot get certain jobs, such as telemarketers, because they sound like they have a speech impediment. clinic set up permanentresidence at its new location, next to Wasatch Homeless. “It was importanttostayin this location,” said Executive Director Tom Somepeople comein and talk with their hand over their mouth, Allman said. Cherry said that the dental work gives patients a boost in self-esteem and marketability for a job. From 55 percent to 75 percent of denture patients are looking for work. Cherry. Cherry said Donated Dental is differentfrom otherfree clinics that only removeteeth. “Honestly, we want to save teeth here,” hesaid. By saving teeth, the clinic keeps people from medicating themselves Since the clinic’s creation, 150 dentists have treated 22,000 patients. But as many as 70,000 impoverished people are thought to be in need of dental services along the Wasatch Front. “We could honestlybe here 24-7 and with drugs andalcohol, said Allman. “An awful lot of people think all we do is pull teeth and makedentures,” an said. “There's lot of stuff we er that you won't get anywhere e Without the clinic, Cherrysaid, pushed byprosecutors in the wakeof the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because ofa “gaping hole”in state law. “Post Sept. 11 and what we saw with the anthraxscare was the potential of incurring tremendous public fear and tremendous gov. ernment action,” said Torgensen. In such circumstances, a second degree felony“is a valid penalty.” Thebill’s language does not ap: pear to be aimed specificallyat ex tremist animal rights organiza tions engaged in actsof violence or property damage. But Ray spent most of his news conference lash ing out against such organizations. One group Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, or S.H.A.R.K. is suing Rayfor libel andslanderfor calling its members terrorists. A second organization PETA, or People for Ethical Treat mentof Animals — has asked Ray for a retraction and apology for similar comments. Ray declined in a letter sent neverget to the endofit.” said Allman. Leaving the reception area, full of magazines and toys for children, pa: Tuesday. While saying he had no tients are seated in one of six work istic See DENTAL. Page C-3 manypatients would end up at the vilian population orto influence or affect the conduct of a government or a unit of government.” Current state lawprovides only assault, even in cases of “substan tial bodily injury,” is a mis demeanor. Deputy Attorney General Kirk Torgensen said the bill is being Volunteer dentists at SLC clinic cater to ean Valley’s poor, uninsured THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Planning Ahead penalties conference. House Bill 283 would makeit a second-degree felony to threaten Back ofthe SLOC Bus Jaralyn Franson purchased overthe Internet tickets to Soldier Hollow on the Salt Lake Organizing Committee-approved Moun- harsher threatsof violence thanactualacts ofviolence. evidence PETA engaged in terror. acts, Ray said the group See LAWMAKER,Page C-2 mincadoarecencres nekwtedntern ar = BYU) TwinsSA Are PrProudd off Their Their Mod Modesty dents would participate. Fortythousand tickets were purchased through the fund and another aedeee $1.2 Sports. a a Not Getting Fleeced To Salt Lake City employees who are not allowed to accept gifts but saw Mayor Rocky Anderson don a Budweiser fleece coat pre- ‘ Campaign for demure formal wear getting the attention of big retailers BYKIRSTEN STEWART scl LARRY SAF : Strapless, backless, sleeveless — today’s reveal- formal leaves (qS,crmarenn leaves many Utah teens dressless But while others lament the dirth of modest on departmentstore racks, two 17-year-old, placing orders for more modest frocks, which now grace store racks in seven central states. The oe. sisters say they might target Utah It all started last summer when thetwins were still in high school and were searching for a prom dress, said Alisa Christensen, Theyfound nothing to fit their church standards “[below] the knee, with sleeves and nothing backless or revealing,” said Alisa Christensen, add. ing, “Weusuallyend up making our own dresses.” Butthis time,the once-demure girls took a stand, sented to him during a Bud World eo students at Brigham Young University 9d complained to a clerk at Nordstrom in Kansas party as jriegengge the Disco Drippers week, relax. ‘son doesn't accept gifts, either, But he considers it bad form to refuse offered are doing something about it nsen, isters Uneenpie *= eee Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, led a campaign to encourage retailers to carry less showyattire. er eas nee put them in touch with a buyer, who suggested a formal meeting. “They wanted ideas,” saidChristensen, who, With the helpof 15 others, spent months designing beam and compiling list of vendors that special On Church young women’s group in Kansas, gen. i buyer based in erated a groundswell ofstapert from teens across —_ TNC Sion sohmipergd oy ven- Sessa As soon as Memoir radon way toa gland ity Rolly and Well’ welcome e-mail at rolly&wells@sltrib.com. 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