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Show Dying teen’s wish opposed by activists Couga to cayanetin tacane playoffs Ground breaking held detention center Page A3 | Page A12 Page Bt Hélweg is running mate for Democratic candidate as CHRISTIAN Daily Herald When Utah Democrats meet at Bingham High Schoo! in convenGon today, a bombshell will be dropped on many Provoans when Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Bradley announces Provo City Council Member Shari Holweg, 2 long-time political independent, as his running mate Holweg, 41, worked on Merrill Cook’s gubernatorial race in 1992 after he left the Republican Party to run as an independent She managed his 2nd Congressional District campaign in "94. Cook wasstill running as an independent Today, Cook is back on the GOP ticket running for District 2. And up until a few weeks ago, Holweg was the bom-again Republican's campaign coordinator. Now, she will be Bradiey’s running mate in Utah’s Democratic gubernatorial race against Republican incumbent Gov. Mike Leavitt Bradley, 49,is a former chairman ofthe Salt Lake County Commission. He also worked in the administration of Democratic Gov. Scott Matheson as director of the Utah Energy Office and executive direc- tor of the Bnergy Conservation and Resource Development Council. Earlier he had worked as a program development coordinator for the Salt Lake County's Department ofSocial Services. Holweg hasoften been the lone voice now and then challenging controversial Mayor George Stewart on a variety of issues and initiatives. In an interview with The Daily Heraid on Thursday, Holweg said she knows. the label “controversial” has been used in the same breath with her name, but the Provo City leader says she prefers the tag “loyal oppositionist.” Holweg said she has always been an independent, considering herself neither Democrat nor Republican. She said that a couple of weeks agoshe had lunch with Bradley in Salt Lake City and talked in general terms about campaigning strategies and Utah County ‘I'd never even met Jim Bradiey until a couple of weeks ago,” she said. She added that no reference came up abouther possibly becoming a running mate. But Bradley told The Daily Herald on Thursday that the idea was in the back of his head at the ume. Then, at a dinner at the Provo Elks Lodge earlier this week, Bradley popped the question to Holweg, and she turned him down. “In fact | turned him down a couple of times,” Holweg said. “He asked me, and I was shocked; I went through the floor. It cametotally out ofthe blue, and my reaction was a hysterical laugh.” But by Thursday night, Holweg had said yes to the lieutenant governor’s slot and yes to the Democratic Party. “I had started talking to him seriously about who Jim Bradley was, and as talked to him and got to know Jim Bradley, I'm convinced he is in it for all the right reasons.” Holweg “Said both she and Bradléy haye won and lost elec- tions dn the\ past, and they know defeating Leavitt will be difficult. Bradley said he hopes toraise $300000 for the race, and he knows Leavitt can raise much more than that “If you are going to getin politics:you know you are going to win som@éraces and lose some. But I have Neverregretted being a candi- date because whether I've won or Daily Herald Photo/Jason Otson Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Bradley and Provo Councit Member stand in front of the Lehi Roller Millis in Lehi Friday after- lost, I’ve always been able to raise don’t lose, and you can ev public awareness about the issues.” Holweg also said win or lose, she has been involved in honest debates and made incumbents defend their records. “If you can do that, then you KSL to televise Provo’s Grand Parade ¢ baliceds, drew between 150,000 By mon EDDINGTON The Daily Herald and 200,000 people. KSL's involvement could boost the numiber of viewers substantially “Already the state’s Targest, America’s Freedom Festival at Proyo’s Grand Parade has the potential to be even larger now with KSLTV’s decision Wednesday totelevise the Independence Dayevent. Rod Fudge, parade chairman, said the event will be broadcast over a seven-state area. TV news personalities Bruce Lindsay and Shelley Osterioh, who will provide parade commentary from a booth near the Academy at 500 N. University Ave., could also be a major draw “As a parade committee, we are Afier meeting with festival offi- cials Wednesday, KSL representatives signed a three-year contract to televise the parade, which has beena fixture locally for more than 70 years. The deal also makes KSL the official TV station for the festival. The financial termsof the contract have not been disclosed. absolutely delighted with KSL’s decision,” said Fudge. “Now we not only have the best parade, but also the involvement of what is widely regarded as the state’s No. Steven Lindsley, KSL vice president and general manager, said KSLtelevision has been involved with the Stadium ofFire at thefestival for years. He called broadcast- ingthe parade a logical next step. “As this parade coatinues to grow in stature and quality, having it televised will allow a larger 1 television station.” As this photo taken sometime in the late 1920s attests, America's Freedom Festival at Provo's Grand Parade has been a tradition locally fer more than 70 years. audience to see howreally good it has more entries than any other in is,” said Lindsley Utah. Last year’s event, which fea¢ Freedom Festival parade tured a half-dozen giant helium Orem gold-medal winner helps carry Olymoic torch By TOM McHOES Daily Herald SALT LAKE CITY — For Oremresident Bob Detweiller, the best thing about the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, ‘was winning as a team. winuing Otyuwpie gold, Detweiller says cair the flame falls under the fun category. And having (un in competition is where more Olympic athletes should place the emphasis — an attitude he says has diminished in “There is nothing like standing on that podium and seeing your country’s flag and hearing the national anthemand knowingthat you're the best in the world,” Detweiller said. “Ihave never experienced anything likeit.” For the first time since he won the gold medal for the eight-man, 2,000meter rowing competition, Detweiller was able to participate in “In 1952, the Olympics was an amateur event,” he says. “There was no commercialism. The pressure was different because there was noselling stuff. Now, it’s a billion-dollar effort where if you win the gold, you get paid.” In his sport, the best individual rowersare selected and put togeth- And the torch relay won't be the last time he part As a gold~erccialwiser he will involved in the Games hurts the purity of the Olympic ideal. “They gave us all a medal just recent years. er to form a team — a change from an Olympic-telated event when he the days whenthe best overall team carried the torch about a half-mile represented the United States. Detweiller says the money from Waterford School Friday night. take part in the opening ceremonies of the Summer Gamesin Atlanta as an inviled guest of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Detweiller was a rower for the Naval Academy team when he won his medal in the U.S.-domi- for being there,” he says. “I don’t know iftheystill dothat today, but that i: the brass knuckles of the Olympics. Whenit comes down to it, it ts just betweenthe athletes. Who's the best? “I really take exception to pay- nated sport. The team, which went ing athletes to win. I think it’s a big undefeated durinos time there, mistake. I don’t think there is one easily beat all lengers on its of us on our team who could have wayto the made the national rowing team. Although running the torch But we won because we were eight does not provide the same thrill as guys whe rowed well together.” noon. Holweg will be Bradley's running mate in the eecpincer por aghae ike Leavit itt. Holweg says she is impressed with Bradiey's directness. While July 4 will mark KSL’s official debut at the parade, the 70foot-tall helium balloons that were a hit last year will retum for another year. This year’s parade will feature seven heliumballoons — all veterans ofthe famed Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in NewYork City \ your opponent,if they win, a better public official “That is what this is all about, and politicians who don't realize that there is a higher reason for running are in it for the wrong reason anyway.” Holweg said The new candidate for lieu nt governor she likes Brad the way peaks abou a “He's a Demo wis a Utah Democrat is a big difference,” she su (See HOLWEG,Page A2) College to be turned into BYU-type school ee MURPHY ited Press Writer SALT LAKECITY — Like the children of so many Mormon families, Roger Barrus’ daughter looked forward to moving from her hometown in Virginia to attend a churchowned schoolin the West She had the grades and her test scores were good, plus her parents liked the idea of a school that promoted strong values andreligious principles. But because of a mix-up with her transcripts and rigorous enrollment standards, she was denied entry to Brigham Young University in Provo and Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. “She was devastated.” Bartus said. “It’s really hard, you know, when kids think there are no otheralternatives than those twoschools out there.” So Barrus came up with a third option He and a group of Mormon businessmen and educators have acquired Southern Virginia College — a two-year private women’s college — that they plan to tum into a fouryear, co-ed school with a BYUlike honor code and an emphasis on moral and spiritual development. It’s a big change for the 130- year-old college nestled at the edge of a forest in Buena Vista, Va., a school known for the quality ofits writing and eques- trian programs. The new managers, who take over Monday, stress that the college will continue to be nonsectarian and nonprofit. But they expect many of the students will be members of The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. fe’re counting on it,” said Barrus, a political science professor at Virginia's Hampden-Sydney College who will be the new provost and academic dean at Southem Virginia. “Butit’s not just LDS kids who want to come to a campus environment that supports religious principles.” Toby Anderson, a churchemployed social worker and the school’s new dean of students. said the goalis to enroll 400 students this fall. He already has received nearly 300 requests for application, mostly from Virginia-area Mormons. “I am certain that prayers have been offered up for multi- ple decades that the church would become part ofbringing higher education to the East Coast,” he said. “This is a nonsectarian school, bet we certainly will have a very large LDSinfluence.” For instance, a full-time institute director to teach Mormon studies will be hiredand a building dedicated to that purpose, (See COLLEGE, Page A2) |