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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Saturday, May 6,1995 _ B2 CRABBY ROAD © 198 Seton Greentree An apple a day keeps everyone away if your aim 1¢ good enough. Q Chauffeur Goes Extra Mile for Olympics 64-Year-Old Volunteer Piles Up the Mileage Driving IOCOfficials the 1994 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake City bid officials had recommended him for the Albrand says. “They are always surprised that everything here is so close together job These guys,” he says pointing to the two Closer to home, his bid committee passengers have ranged from the IOC’s aristocratic president, Juan Antonio Samaranch — ‘He was quiet, relaxed and friendly, and ByJohn Keahey THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE As avolunteer driver for the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Bid Committee since 1991, Kent Albrand hasdriven dozensof International Olympic Committee membersto and from theairport, Olympicfacilities and on shopping trips along the Wasatch Front The 64-year-old former Utah Power employee proudly keeps track of his miles driven ina successionof Cadillacs andlux- ury vans — 1,200 Last year, he even spent a monthin Lillehammer, Norway, working for a national FOR THE RECORD HOME INVASION A Salt Lake City woman was punched and nearly raped after chasing a burglar out of her Ave- nues apartment Friday morning The suspect knocked on the 23year-old victim's door at 2 a.m., when she was homewith a female friend, The suspect, described as a thin manin his early 20s, burst in as the victim opened thedoor. As the friend called police, the suspect grabbed a wallet off the kitchen table and fled. The woman chased him down thestreet and he wheeled on herat the in' tersection of B Street and 2nd Av- j enue. The suspect threw her to ‘the grass and held her by the throatas he wrestled her shorts to her knees. Hegave up onthe sexual assault, but punched her in | theface beforefleeing on foot. : a AUTO-DEATH PLEA | Dennis Lee Sawatzki, 34, plead- ed guilty Friday in 3rd District ' Court to misdemeanor “‘attempted automobile homicide” in connection with the death ofhis girlfriend, 29-year-old Kelly Ann Layton Brown. On May 14, 1994, Sawatzki mistakenly exited the freeway in Parleys Canyon and slammed into a concrete abutment. Browndiedfive days later. In February, a four-daytrial on a third-degree felony auto homicide charge endedin a hung jury. Sawatzki’s blood-alcohol level wasless thanthelegallimit, but it was not drawn until 14% hoursafter the crash. Rather than risk an acquittal at another trial, prosecutors offered Sawatzki the lesser class A misdemeanor count, to which he pleaded guilty. Sentencing is set for June 23 before Judge Frank G. Noel. oO DEADGIRL IDENTIFIED Thegirl killed in a car accident Thursday in Cedar City has been identified by police as Tory Torres, 16. Four others in the car were injured in the 4 p.m.accident. The victims’ car was traveling at a high rate of speed whenit hit a trash bin on the sideof the road at 550 W. Greenlakes Drive The force of the impact ripped the car in half. Paul Smith, 16, and Sharon West, 15, were flown to Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City where they were in serious condition Friday night. Ryan Tsosie, 18, and the 14-year-old juvenile who was driving the car were treated at Valley View Medical Center in CedarCity and released PRIEST CITED A 60-year-old Catholic priest from Jackson, Wyo., was cited for lewdness afterallegedly exposing himself at a Sandy store Thurs: day Gerald F. Chlebored was caught on videotape allegedly wiping his penis on acoat sleeve at ZCMLI in the South Towne Cen. ter, according to ndy police tour companythat brought spectators to hesat in the front seat, not the back” — to rank-and-file Swiss-based IOC employees whotravel to Utah to protect the world sports group’s financial interests. At 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Albrand and other volunteer drivers picked up the latest contingent of IOC VIPs from Salt Lake International Airport. At 8 a.m. Friday, the drivers wereout in front of the Red Lion Inn in Salt Lake City to ferry members from Australia, site of the 2000 Summer Games, and Mauritius, a 720-square-mile speck in the Indian Ocean. “I hear the same comments over and over, no matter wherethevisitor is from,” Judge Rules Clean Record Kept Man Out of Prison, But Punishment Is Needed for Breaking Girl’s Leg By Stephen Hunt THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE $15,000 each. The royal treatment has a goal: win IOC count Prosecutor John Spikes said the mother’s feelings of forgiveness are driven by economics. By Christopher Smith THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE be “more than just an economic thing,’ Brown added. “It's emotional, physical and mental.” Brown’s children from a previous relationship include three children who are 4 years old and younger. Dennisis the father of a baby born 2 months ago to Brown. In additionto jail time, Dennis must complete a number of counseling programs during an 18-month probation period: domestic violence, family therapy and parenting classes. Dennis also must paya fine of $925 and have no unsupervised contact with children The 600-foot-segment of Zion Canyon Scenic Drive one-half DON FALYEY, park superintendent mile north of the junction with the Zion-Mount Carmel Road was washed out whena landslidererouted the Virgin River. Some 300 guests at the Zion Lodge were temporarily stranded until an emergency road was carved out of thehillside. Zion Park Assistant Superintendent Eddie Lopez said while traffic to the lodge and upper canyonhas been prohibited since the slide, the park nowintendsto reopen the road Memorial Day weekend “Becausetraffic is traditionally so heavy during Memorial Day weekend, weplan to open upthe canyon, having twolanes in oper- ation,” he said. “It will just be a dirt surface, but it will be adequatefor all vehicles.” Engineersrecently drilled core samples from beneath the emergency road and determined that the underlying strata was strong enough to support a permanent road over the temporarypath. We've got a good, solid foundation there so after Memorial Day we'll go back in andfinish off the road with asphalt,” said Lo: pez. “Visitors should expect some delays during that second phase of the project, but barring any un. we Volunteers participating in The Great Graffiti Hunt, part of Salt Lake City’s largest graffiti cleanup project, mayvisit one of four parkstoday at 9 a.m. People can meet at: Jordan Park, 1060 S 900 West; Riverside Park, 739 N. 1400 West; Liberty Park, 600 E. 1300 South; or Sugar House Park, 1400 E. 2100 South. Project organizerswill give each volunteer a mapcovering a four- to six-block area. During this first phase of the project, volunteers will be askedto identifygraffiti and return maps to organizers by 1 p.m. Participants will then be given a coupon fora prize. of canceling a trip to Zion a missing a rare opportunity to see the parkinits spring finery.”’ work Monday to reopen a road within Zion National Park that wasclosedbya landslide April 12. foreseen changes. Graffiti Hunters Meet Today “Folks who are thinking Construction crews will begin expect to continue to allow traffic into the upper canyon after Memorial the lodge will resume operations. Park Service officials say while they are shooting for a Memorial Dayreopening of the popular scenic drive into the canyon, a numberof factors could influence the constructiontimetable. “We're going to need to move the newroad out into the river about 12 feet and this is a tough timeof year to be working around theriver,” said Lopez. “We've got a heavy snowpack, water levels continue to rise and we hope the slide is finished moving.” Motion sensors have been installed to detect any new movement of the 200,000 cubic yards of dirt and rock that slid down a steep hillside adjacent to theriver. Park officials say moistureladensoil atop a historically aetiveslide area caused the material to fall into the river, pushing water onto the roadway, where the current quickly eroded theasphalt and roadbed. The road closure affects only about 10% of the park area, and visitation has shifted to several areas that many times go unnoticed by visitors. “This is a won- derful time to visit Zion,” said Park Superintendent Don Falvey Folks who are thinking of canceling a trip to Zion a missing a rare opportunity to see the park hassleof large crowds.” Leavitt Proposes Building Cap an alternative to the classroom in struction; it may be an alternative to no instructionat all Leavitt said he ts tions gestion on the cap a request to offer a bachelor's de- building priorit and denying without the schools the higher nonresidenttuition. @ Regents unanimously ap proved Utah State University’s gree in social work throughtele- er-education offic concluded his f gents with words ¢ ment gher from the Legislature. And they could still use donations to fund new projects Utah State University Presi dent George Emert urged | in its spring finery ring hould the Dennis, a laborer, provides the family’s only income. Without Dennis, Brown admitted shewill have to survive on $500 per month from welfare. But Dennis’ absencewill Workto Start on Zion Road For Memorial Day Opening communications at several offcampus sites @ Regents unanimously ap proved Southern Utah Universi ty’s request to offer a master of education degree, which it previ 1 ! i requireme six-hour | r at provision Bath Tub ‘seogael _ °150 LOCAL & NATIONWIDE I | Imperial Refinishing | | 1-800-521-7727, 5 Couponexpires §/12/%5 Dt ee ee eee ee ell evidence of complacency among Salt Lake officials preparing for their presentation next month when the IOC meets in Budapest, Hungary. Thestrain is starting to showon individual members of the bid committee staff who say they have worked seven days a week since Februaryand now have just six weeksto go until the Budapest meeting. Bid committee President Tom Welchacknowledged Friday that it is getting more difficult to sleep at night as June 16 draws closer. He blamed exhaustionforhis misintroduction of a guest at a Friday lunch to introduce the two IOC visitors to mayors from throughout the Wasatch Front. Even usually placid bid committee Chairman G. Frank Joklik blamed jittery nerves whenhe mistakenly asked U.S. IOC member andCalifornia business executive James Easton to speak to the mayors, when he meant to ask Australia’s Gosper. BYU Housing Policy Will Include Condos By Jennifer Skordas THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE Even though several Provo apartment owners are being sued for enforcing Brigham Young University’s housing policy, condominium owners soon will enforce the policy too — if they wish to rent to BYU students. BYU on Friday announced it would extend its housing policy to include condos. BYU-approved complexes must honor the LDS Church-owned school's policy on separation of men and women by buildings or wings and enforce the school’s “honor code’ by contract Apartment landlords set aside mostorall of their units for BYU students, 12,000 of whomlive offcampus. All single students under 25 must live in BYU-approved housing Mostof the approximately 800 condominium owners affected by the policy already comply, according to the school. But students in about 200 of the units have “exempt” status. The university will honor the existing exemptions until family members in those units leave or the units are sold. A dozen Provo apartment-complex ownersare being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, alleging they discriminate on the basis of gender, since renters are turned away from buildings that house men or womenonly. Thesuit originally wasfiled last summer, but a judge in February denied the ACLU’sclaims. The ACLUappealed last month. Although BYU has not been namedasa plaintiff, the schoollast year hired a lawyer to help landlordsfight the suit ‘It’s still an issue of discrimination,” said ACLU attorney Jensie Anderson, who said the new policy won't affect the appeal. ‘‘Our lawsuitasit standswill address this issue. It will have a moreglobal effect than the [apartment] owners named President Rex E. Lee said BYU would continue to pursue the case “becauseit involves a principle of religious freedom.” In Utah County @ Continued from B-1 thoughit has tried several times and failed to meet the minimum calling traffic requirement Thecritics rallied support from powerful state lawmakers last year. Their complaints prompted the Public Service Commission to undertake the EAS review. 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Many of the 55 also have visited one or more of the other candidate cities — Quebec, Canada; Ostersund, Sweden; and Sion, Switzerland. Australia’s Gosper, sporting a Salt Lake Dennis was charged with second-degree felony child abuse, but later pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony reopening of the road, Lopez said lities problem. USU h the bid to know whyhe can’t live [with us],”’ she said. Enragedathis girlfriend's child, James A. Dennis kicked the 4-year-old girl in the right leg, breaking it. She spent six weeksin a body cast and still limps. But at a Friday sentencing hearing, the mother begged a judge not to put Dennis in jail Audrey Brown has four young children, and Dennisis the only fatherfigure they have known. “To take him completely away would hurt them more,” Brownsaid. Insisting there must be punishment, 3rd District Judge Timothy R. Hanson sent the 21-year-old manto jail for 6 months. “Someonehas to makesure you rememberthat this type of conduct is not permitted,” Hanson told Dennis. The judge added that Dennis would havegoneto prison except for his otherwise clean record The Feb. 23 attack occurred after Dennis ordered the 4year-old to stop fighting with her 2-year-old brother. The released, said police space more difficult And technology cannot be ex pected to solve complet to child “smirked” in response to the scolding, and Dennis “lost control,” according to charging documents. Brownsaid her daughteroften giggles when disciplined. She “thinks she can smile and tease her wayoutoftrouble,” Brown said Dennis had neverbeen violent before, Brownsaid. This time, he snapped. ‘That's just not him,” Brown claimed. Brownsaid herchildis not afraid of Dennis. “She wants Day Since the slide, there have been no guests at Zion Lodge. 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