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Show v. ' N County, State Fracas May Move to Legislature included commissioners warned Gov Bangerter in a March 13 letter B Jack Fenion Tribune Staff Writer After years of confrontation with Gov Scott Matheson, a Democrat, and his eyeball-to-eyeba- ll M successor. Norman Salt Lake County s battle to be compensated for administrative overhead costs as part of its contracts with the state may move to the I tah Legislature H Ban-gerter- . "Somebody blinked. declares Nelson G Williams, director of management and budget for County Auditor Craig B. Sorensen As a matter of fact, both sides blinked. Or. maybe one of them simply squinted . We will not enter into any contracts with the state for the fiscal year unless indirect costs are . 1985-198- 6 Softened Stance When the demand was rejected b.v the state this past week, commissioners softened their stance They w ould reduce the county's share in those contracts by amounts reflecting the even if administrative overhead the county loses money and jobs "A real compromise." declared Larry A Meyer, administrative aide to Commissioner Bart Barker But why are commissioners softening their stand1 ... It would be a violation of legislative intent and a potential violation of law for us to make any change in our overhead payments policy for this coming fiscal year. Gov Bangerter told the county promised to seek an interim study committee analysis of the matter before next year s legislative ses lie- - sion Isn't Baying Its Share Lawmakers don't realize the sta isn't paving its share of those c tracts, contended commission Cl..... man Mike Stewart He believes legislators will help county government when they understand the problem Kerry Steadman, associate director of the county's human services department, which is seeking $959,001) in overhead reimbursements on contracts worth $19,465,000. said commissioners were being practical when they adopted the softer line His preliminary figures indicate that ending the agreements would cost 421 county jobs Computations also show a $959 000 cut in county cuntubutioiis that gen erallv speaking total more than con tracts require would trim 41 jobs kill Over Time While commissioners agree on what to do they re 'plit over when to do it Commissioner Stewart would put the policy to wotk Jan 1 when Salt Lake County s 1986 budget goes to work maintenance Mr They ve had enough time Meyer challenged Mr Stewart said that until now negotiations have been conducted at the executive level "Well be negotiating with the Legislature It'll need more time You re delaying things. Mr Sor ensen cautioned the commission ' chairman Commissioners Barker and M Tom Shimizu would begin their new policy July 1 when the state commences a new budget year Mr Williams agreed with his boss He contended the overhead is an ad ministrative matter and could be decided by Gov Bangerter "A Jan. 1 deadline gives them the state) time to work at it. Mr Stewart explained Mr Williams saw little likelihood that a fiscally conservative Legislature will expand contracts to pay the county's overhead Mr Steadman backs Commissioner Stewart s timetable and is urging He fears trimming county contributions at midyear could jepoardize county programs from mental health Local Commissioner Shimizu whoover-ee- s the county s human services department to accept that later deadline With $10 million n state contracts and a $500 000 bill for overhead, county mental health services would be hit hard if agreements are terminated Mr Steadman predicted He said Mr Stewart s Jan deadline would give the county time to analyze how the new policy will affect operations from mental health programs and the sheriff s liquor law enforcement to the county attorney s recovery of child support from runaway fathers and Hansen Planetarium's Astrovan to ruatl V. Nundav Morning; Section 1 Commissioncis should remember that refusing state money won't get county government out of providing services ordered by the Legislature. Mr Steadman concluded May It Ottum, 1 Sandy Voters Gear Up For Elections x A His Beat I im Page Bob : 5. Chance to KcnoKc Two Hitter Dipiilew A I Bv Eric McMullin Tribune Staff Writer SANDY Election fever. Sandy style, is again gaining momentum in this south valley city The city has been known for some rdther spirited campaigns in the past and now has two elections coming at a time when conflict between the mayor and City Council is at an As regards Stewart Jacobson's fajnous Mocha Bourbon cake, we mpst make one thing abundantly - clear e high This Novembers general election will pit Mayor Lawrence Smith Bob Ottum"' Stewart against, among others, couneilmen Adair and Steven Warren "Dick Newton. Prior to that, residents will vote May 21 to decide whether to reform tain the current mayor-councof government or sw itch to a council-citmanager form s bourbon cake until you fall to the floor and burst and still not feel the slightest inclination to slap a lampshade on your head and sing a few choruses of Dunny Buy You could wolf down an entire $24.99 cake go out and get stopped by the police . . . and your only crime would be driving under the influence of mocha. , All with good reason: Only three tablespoons of Jim Beam, not a drop more, are stirred intqah awful lot of cake during its preparation, ultimately, distributed throughout what amounts to 12 servings. ' Heck,, some of us spill that much making one drink. See, thfc real success of Stewart's cke lies itl its taste, not its effect: the tang of a pijjuant, deliciously-elusiv- e good bounbon tltat hovers on the tongue for pone quick moment and then is gonft forever. This union of hooch and golden Qenoise cake the perfect marriage. But, wait. las. the innocent, est joys of Stewart's bourbon cake haVe now been snatched away from us: As you've no doubt heard by now. the liquor control folks stepped in and stqpped the cakes after receiving a complaint. This angry woman came storming into Stewart's Upper Crust Bakery saying, I'm not a drunkard!'' and insisting that she didnt know there was whiskey in the cake. She had bought the cake, she said, for her son's birthday. Now just wait a minute. Did her cake say "Happy Birthday" in script across the top? Of course not. It said MOCHA BOURBON, like they all do Which leaves us with two possible conclusions. One. Either that just happened to be the kid s real name or. Happy Birthday, little Mocha! Two- the woman just wasn't paying attention In any case, she blew the whistle on Stewari. to their everlasting credit, the state investigators were perfectly swell about the incident, even a bit apologetic. In fact, they had bought one of the caks for testing presumably with official Utah state funds and pronounced it delicious. (I wonder if the cake is still in the Evidence Hoorn). Meanwhile, life goes on at the Upper Crust on Foothill Boulevard. For tlyose who have never been there, this is 'a Brooks Brothers, white bucks. Bermuda shorts, Yuppie bastion if there ever was one Oh, Stewart's cakes still carry that Mocha Bourbon script on the top but the alcohol has now been boiled away in the cooking All that remains is h vague boozy flavor on the far. far edge of reality And behind the sense of high good fun in this saga lurks the nagging realization that yet another of our little freedoms has been (literally) nibbled away - polo-shirte- d Still. Stewart remains in good spir its. if you'll permit that small pun )le's being swamped with calls seeking to buy the original-recipcake. Which, of course lie can no longer provide go I bought one of the new ones this week, the teetotalei model What'll Son ol we call this" I asked him e Original Cake" "Umm. no." Stewart said with a look of purest innocence "I call this one my 'i.ike " Latter-da- Mocha Bourbon il And before that, an ad hoc committee appointed by the City Council to investigate allegations of improprieties in Mayor Smith s administration will release Us report. City officials say the intensity of Sandy elections is the result of growing pains. "I don't think our elections Tubule Stuff are any more heated than those of other growing cities." said Mr. Newton. "We've got a lot of growth here and you're going to have controversy there's this much developanywhere ment " Photo by Dove Jonsson vogages, 12 hours a day, linking crossing in and Halls Crossing marinas at the lakes midpoint. frog The $1.5 million John Atlantic Burr ferry boat crosses Lake on its maiden voyage. The craft will make the Bull-Powe- te ll i New Launches Dreamboat Utahs Champagne John Atlantic Burr Ferry at Bullfrog Marina By Dave Jonsson Tribune Staff Writer BULLFROG MARINA. Lake Rowell Utah's $1.5 million "dream-boat- " the John Atlantic Burr -made its maiden voyage here Saturday after congratulatory speeches and a champagne dousing The Burr will link Bullfrog and Hall's Crossing at the midpoint of Lake Powell's 186 miles and open up two roads that, because theyve been dead ends, have kept the area the preboaters." serve of "hard-cor- e Now the area is "open to all. fam - ." said Transportailies, tourists tion Commission Chairman Samuel J Taylor. The boat is a dream come true for many southern Utahns, who have felt stymied in their attempts to boost tourism. Dead end roads deter many visitors. Bus tours, for instance, have shunned the area because they don't like to back track. No more. The Burr will handle two buses, four cars and 150 passengers each trip across the lake. The ferry is not the first here. The idea was tried in the 1970s with a small primitive and inadequate craft. But the new ferry will be the lake's best, and local residents hailed it as a key new attraction for southern Utah tourism The dedication came off with few hithces. But the ferry ran Saturday-only- , and on Coast Guard orders will have to shut down about a week before beginning regular service. The ferry will run 12 hours a day between May 15 and Sept. 15. starting with a 7 a.m. departure from Bullfrog and ending at 6 p.m. at Hall's Tolls will be $2 for adults and $1 for il children ages five to 12 Cars and trucks must pay $7 including all passengers. and buses will pay $30 The Burr was built by by the Utah Department of Transportation, which will own it. It will be run by Bullfrogs operator, the Del E. Webb Corp. The National Park Service built the access roads and ramps. Chief among Burr's dreamers has been San Juan Commissioner Calvin Black, who began pushing the idea 30 years ago Things clicked when he Scott presented the idea to then-GoSee B-- The first salvos have been fired in debates between Mr. Adair and Mayor Smith. In a debate before the Bell Canyon Quadrant Community Council, Mayor Smith argued that the curform brings effirent mayor-councand responsiveness to local ciency government, while Mr. Adair said the manager form proposed council-cit- y provides economy and teamwork Column 4 With a form. council-manag- said Mr. Adair, we d have a professional running the city as its budget officer and all department heads would be working with and for the council. The mayor, as part of the council, would be working as a team rather than adversaries." "Teamwork and a better relationship are the responsibilities of the individuals involved." Mayor Smith See B-- Column Survivor Relates Hardships as a Girl in a Fallen Germany Editors Note: The experiences ot Amcricons ond Russians during World War II hove been told and retold, but what about the Germans who also experienced the horrors of war? The 40th anniversary of Germany s defeat In World War II Is on May 8th. The Tribune Interviewed some local Germans who have mixed feelings about their homeland's Involvement in the war. Below, is the story of a woman who gi ew up in Germany dur Ing the hungi y yeai s; other stories about Germans who were prisoners of war are on page B-By Cathy Free Tribune Staff Writer On the first Christmas after World War 11. the most precious gift Ingrid Sulicli was able to give her mother was a small bottle of cooking oil. She spent weeks picking beechnuts off the ground in a nearby park, then took them to a null to be made into oil For the first time in months, her family was able to fry their potatoes in oil instead of onions and water They sat at their small table to eat their meal of fried potatoes, pea soup and bread, and considered themselves ijcky The war was over in Germany, but the lean times were not lo own a decent pair of shoes was considered a luxury, and socks without holes were practically unheard of To have a complete set of china was considered the next best thing to owning the Clown Jewels, and cigarettes were the hottest commodity on the black market Ingi id looted restaurants for china and flatware with other children, and she took a handcart with hei mother to loot harbor boats of sugai find flour She waited in line Nine-year-ol- at 4 a m. to get her family's ration of bread, and when the schools opened again after the war. she carried a pot with her each day. which she filled with soup at lunchtime. This was her family's dinner. Vivid Memories All of this happened 40 years ago. but to Mrs. Sulich. now a freelance writer living in Salt Lake City, the memories of Germany's defeat in World War II are as vivid today as when she was a child growing up in Hanover. She remembers running from her bed to the basement for shelter, and the sound of babies crying in the dark, as the bombs w histled outside She remembers climbing from the rubble when the bombing stopped, and watching her family's apartment house burn to the ground, from a lawn across the street. She remembers that day like no other. It was Oct 9 1943, the day 250,000 people in Hanover lost their homes. "We ran through the flumes of the city until we came to a school that was still standing." she said "Grandpa joined us there He miraculously managed to get out of a basement where 72 people had burned to deatl Grandpa was a survivor He saw through the Nazis' dreams of dictatorial regime and world conquest by a super race He refused to greet people with 'Heil Hitler,' and refused to hang the swastika flag from his balcony, until grandmother finally-urgehim to do it People were killed for resisting " Mrs. Sulichs family had relatives with a large home in the country, so thev salvaged the few belongings they could from the rubble, and went to live with their aunt. The only personal possessions Mrs. Sulich was able to find among the ashes were a few pieces of her dollhouse china Everything else was burned beyond recognition On their way to the country, the family repeatedly had to dive into bushes and ditches to avoid being gunned down by enemy planes that made periodic sweeps over Hanover and nearby towns "I'll never forget the staccato of that shooting." said Mrs. Sulich "The of the gunfire " Her aunt's house was attached to a schoolhouse. and Mrs Sulich spent a lot of time watching youngsters who were members of the Hitler Youth Movement play wonderful games on the playground. Inventive Games' Thats how they attracted new children to join by their inventive games," she said. "The leader of the group asked me why I did not join the organization, and I told him my mother wouldn't let me. He said. 'You just report that your mother does not let you then you will be allowed to ' join Some children reported this, and their parents were taken away, and were never seen again Somehow. - - 1 was lucky, and did not need to join the Hitler Youth " Her father had been fighting at the Russian front, and when he received special permission to work in a military office in Hanover, he decided to move his family back to the city The American invasion was on its way. and he wanted his family to he in ; See Column 1 Tntnmr Skiff Photo bv Ftonfc Pw schotts Ingrid Sulich was nine when her home city of Hanover, GerSalt Lake City. many, was bombed in 1911 She now lives 1 |
