Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah In Thursday July 29 1999 Page 3 brief Jury being chosen for trial in theft of pennies Bomb threat suspect makes plea bargain An Preston man accused of making a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of Preston High School in late April has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in 6th District Court Robert Major Hansen admitted to being an accessory to making a false report of explosives in a public place a felony He is scheduled to be sentenced Sept 24 and is out on bond said Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Jay McKenzie Investigators say the April 29 bomb threat was called in from a Salt Lake County home Zachary Katz 18 of the Salt Lake area was arrested in May in connection with the incident and faces charges in Franklin County About 750 students and 50 teachers evacuated the high school when the threat was called in After a nine-hosearch by law enforcement officials no suspicious devices were found By Jeremy staff writer Jury selection began (his Middle school during a Dec 10 Gregory Lamb 19 has been felony charged with third-degre theft felony burglary and third-degrfelony criminal mischief ee third-degre- Shortly before Christmas North Park police arrested Lamb and Stanley Neilson 18 of North Logan after receiving a tip from the school in Hyde Park Neilson pleaded guilty in November to offering to provide Utah cities and counties with millions of dollars in investment returns if they deposited " trust account money into a “risk-free- Alamin would control The company approached about 10 municipalities in Utah said Ken Israel district administrator for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Salt Lake City “Their hook was that this program was a way for municipalities to fund projects in their areas” he said Ogden Mayor Glenn Mecham was intrigued by the offer “What they were telling us sure sounded good at first" Mecham said “But once we started looking into it and asking questions the red flags started 4— going up all over the place” Utah municipalities were warned off of the scheme two weeks ago when the state's Money Management Council got wind that several cities and counties had been approached by Alamin Utah State Treasurer Ed Alter said i “It was one of those things that sounded too good to be true and sure enough it was” Alter said Neighbors protest sale of canyon The Brigham City pool Agenda The Newton Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 7 tonight at Town Hall 51 S Center St The commission will be reviewing new building permit requests water a popular spot for Cache Valley residents boasts 697000 gallons of with three more aggravated staff writer BRIGHAM CITY — Is a description of Brigham City's outdoor pool necessary? Judging by the number of Cache County cars in the parking lot — 33 of 99 — probably not but it's too hard to resist The swimming pool on the other side of the Wcllsville Mountains is impressive It's hard to resist even if you're not prepared Without a towel or even a swimsuit the pool still beckons — to everyone While little children splash about in the “zero-deptpool with Mom and Dad their older siblings race to be first down teen-aged kick up the slide their feet and admire each other while whistle-totin- g lifeguards patrol their turf There are basketball hoops at one end diving boards on the other There are lockers showers concessions tables umbrellas and water — 697000 gallons water of If Logan needed a tactic for the special election Aug 3 when city residents can vote to bond for any or all of five recreation projects recent weather patterns city-own- ed h” Well-tanne- rs 'is t Parks and Rec bond f ‘ t would make it superfluous Dangling a proposal for an outdoor pool when it's as hot as it has been is almost cruel But remember a pool will cost money to build and to operate Property taxes on a $100000 home would increase $1214 if voters authorize the city to borrow $3 million for the pool including slides and lockers and so on Three years ago Brigham City also spent almost $3 million Taking care of the pool on the other hand is another cost Brigham City has 29 employees dedicated to the pool but they work seasonally Pool manager Jay Anderson is a schoolteacher during the colder months Anderson said he loves the place Furthermore in its third year of operation he said it might turn a profit “This is speculation but the pool could create zero to $20000 in revenue” Anderson said The entrance fee of $350 a person may result in profits in 1999 and the one-ye- ar Jail Lamb has maintained his inno- cence since his arrest and his attorney was to argue his case before a jury today The money stolen from the g school was part of a effort for Honduran victims of Hurricane Mitch pool broke even in 1998 In 1997 the pool required an $18000 subsidy But before the new pool was constructed Anderson said Brigham City kicked in $30000 to $40000 annually for the old pool which was nothing like the facility in its place For all intents and purposes it did the job but Anderson is quick to note the popularity of the new place “If anyone wanted to reserve this for an evening they couldn't until September” Anderson said From 8:30 to 10 pm the pool is reserved for private parties From noon to 8 pm the pool is open to everyone From 8:45 am to noon there are swimming lessons and at 7 am the pool opens for lap swim The lessons do well Anderson said but at noon the place starts shaking “We get a lot of Anderson said And parents with kids Emily Littell and her daughter Patrisha appeared to be enjoying the gradual slope into the pool The Logan pair come to the pool a few times a month Watching Patrisha splash away Emily said it beats the indoor confines of the Logan Municipool “We love it" Littell said “It's great" teen-ager- s" Students had estimated $870 in would pennies laid be needed to stretch a mile and side-by-si- de they had been getting daily updates on how far the collected money would have reached Thieves broke a classroom window on the south side of the school and entered a back room of the main office where the pennies were stored according to North Park police reports The thieves also broke a computer screen in the office and pried open filing cabinets school officials said although nothing but the pennies and a bit of lunch money appeared to be missing The story of the stolen pennies caught the attention of people across the country and many responded with an outpouring of donations to replace the stolen relief fund By the time the school got out for Christmas break the tally had reached $4000 including in pennies $254187 Thompson described Norton as and also a member of the CAA By Lance Pitcher staff writer well-respect- ed He said a decision is still months away but Logan Mayor Doug Thompson has formed a committee he hopes will help the city determine what to do about the Capitol Arts Alliance's request for $150000 “I suspect it will be two to three months before a public announcement” Thompson said but he noted the past few months may have been the most challenging “It's been one of the most difficult groups to put together” Utah State University administrator Paul Norton will chair the committee Norton is joined by Carol Laub another member of the CAA Charles Gay also a USU administrator and a representative of the Utah Festival Opera Company Gary Anderson a Logan attorney and founding member of the CAA and Dennis Childs chief executive officer of the USU Community Credit Union Logan Municipal Councilwomen Jan Pearce and Karen Borg are also on the committee Which is just as well since an increased subsidy to the CAA which already receives $156000 annually from Logan would require Logan Municipal Council approval Earlier this year the CAA which operates the Ellen Ecdes Theatre and the Bullen Center next door asked the Logan Municipal Council for additional funding With the city already funding utilities and maintenance of the theater the CAA has asked the city pay the wages of about seven employees This the CAA claims would allow the board to seek private donations for programs instead of salaries Since the city’s annual budget is more than $65 million $150000 might not seem like a lot but word from City Hall is an annual that Hudgens seemed to be One Brian Carlson And the state Crime Lab showed his blood-alcohlevel was 020 — 2 12 times Utah's legal limit of 008 Joseph D Thompson one of the cyclists testified Wednesday back out of the courtroom after a fit of sobbing She later called the hearing “overwhelming" Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Jason R:cks was the first officer theater mant “It's not black and white” Thompson said This afternoon Thompson planned to meet with Norton to define the committee's “charge” He said the committee would begin with weekly meetings city-own- of gun used Cache County sheriff's investigators are looking for the owner of a nine-shpistol used in the shooting of a on Saturday Wcllsville teen-ag- 29 of Wednesday's hearing was delayed by about 10 minutes while Mickelson was wheeled not fund it another cent — risking demise of an arts organization and a dor- staff writer er ot er Manslaughter charges were Ogden suffered lower back injuries Her pelvis and some minor injuries sounds like a city department not one managed by a nonprofit organization Initially Thompson said there are two questions Should the city increase funding to the arts alliance — opening the doors to city control and management? Or should the city tell the CAA it will By Jeremy B Pugh Layton had his left leg amputated near the hip two days after the accident and is in rehabilitation at LDS Hospital Brookanne Mickelson 28 of Maikel Wise 30 suffered operating budget of over $300000 in shooting sought pulling his truck away from them when he swerved abruptly and headed directly at them He said he thought the driver was trying to scare them 1vo of his fellow cyclists were brought into the courtroom in wheelchairs Police say Hudgens had no proof of insurance and was dri- DOR COPY B Mayor hopes panel will resolve Capitol Arts issue vertebrae were crushed ol misdemeanor misdemeanor fund-raisin- By Lance Pitcher assault charges ving on a suspended license the day of the accident class-- felony ee He is serving a prison sentence in the Cache County Brigham City’s outdoor pool proving to be a big lure Witnesses testify against driver in DUI case Owner court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing he was slapped third-degr- class-- B criminal mischief Cache folk dive in ee SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Boy Scouts are getting involved in a Salt Lake County real estate deal and some residents aren’t happy about it County commissioners want to sell the 800-acr- e Yellow Fork Canyon to the Scouts' Great Salt Lake Council for $26 million But a handful of residents turned up at a meeting Wednesday to protest the decision “The canyon was bought to provide residents in the southwest with public open space" said Susan Wrathali who presented a petition signed by 50 nearby landowners “Now it is being sold to serve the needs of a few” burglary theft and Mitch MascaroHeraki Journal SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Wednesday in US District Court for Utah charging California's Alamin Inc with offering a banking scam that promised returns of up to 1 30 percent a month The Los Angeles-base- d company was When Hudgens arrived in morn- hreak-i- n SEC accuses firm of banking scam ee Pugh ing in the trial of a Hyde Park man accused stealing nearly a mile of pennies from Cedar Ridge ur FARMINGTON (AP) — A man with a long history of drunken driving offenses didn't even brake when he ran his truck into a group of six bicyclists witnesses testified Steven Ray Hudgens 48 was charged with three third-degrfelonies and two misdemeanor traffic violations in an accident in which he hit three of six cyclists riding together on US 89 in Fruit Heights on May 16 B AP photo Wilma Hampton left mother of cyclist Brookanne Mickelson and Scott Mickelson and his wife Brookanne one of the cyclists listen during the trial of Steven Ray Hudgens In right background are Brian Carlson another whose leg had to be amputated and his wife Kathy to arrive at the scene and testified Wednesday that he found the cyclists on the ground with Hud- gens slowly wandering near them “He looked almost dazed like he didn't know what to do” Ricks said Ricks said that Hudgens failed a field sobriety test but refused a blood test so was arrested and tested at the Davis County Jail filed Wednesday against Shane Downs who is accused Kevin of shooting Jensen in the head with the pistol Jensen died from his injuries Sunday Investigators have been unable to determine where Downs acquired the gun “It’s very likely this gun was stolen and the owner may not even know it” Sheriff's Lt Dave Bennett said “We’re hoping someone will come forward It’s just one other piece of the puzzle that we’d like to figure out m i Downs reportedly told deputies he found the gun a week before the shooting at a gravel pit in Wellsville According to reports Downs and Jensen were headed to the gravel pit to use the gun Initially Downs reportedly told investigators he heard a gunshot come from somewhere else before he saw Jensen collapse to the ground He later recanted telling investigators the gun was in his possession Downs was placed in the custody of Youth Corrections and at a hearing in 1st District Juvenile Court on Wednesday morning it was determined he should remain in custody until his case is settled Bennett said Anyone with information about the gun is urged to contact Ben3 nett at 752-410- n wit h f |