Show F1l v' 'V1' A ' A r ' J ft’ $' ' -- “l ' - ' i ' ' ' ' 'r - - ' ' v‘ s’ i 1' V p i rp p pi p r p - 'V '' ' r' ''if ' The Herald Journal Logan Utah" : p ' £ - ftt vj - ' pv ' i f ' ’ i j ' 'M A ' " ‘ ? pi Thursday April 27 2000 Redder input Paged Dispute over statute sex case Cache business By Jeremy staff writer B Pugh 7 A 1st District Court Judge’s 7 decision over a statute of : dispute in a limi-lotio- ns case has been appealed to a higher court sex-abu- :7 se resulting in a lengthy delay in prosecuting a North Logan man who allegedly abused two little girls in 1983 and 1984 7 Six new charges were filed in December against 77 Karl Lusk 33 In November ' Lusk was jailed for an indeter- - 7 minute time for sexually abus- - 7 ing a girl nearly five years :ago He was released earlier this year on those charges and ppsted bail to remain out of jail on the 7 new charges sex-abu- se : ’ This is Michael Nicholls of Smithficld calling Smilhfield Canyon is one of Cache Valley’s gems that is enjoyed by many of us : local iresidents Unfortunately too many people thoughtlessly trash 7 C Smilhfield Canyon with their litter Individuals of conscience and good 7 will are welcome to join the annual 7 7 effort to clean Canyon Road We wiU meet at Mac Park at 9:30 this 7 Saturday morning April 29th We welcome all including litter bugs 7 who may remain anonymous - Lusk of sexually abusing two girls in 1983 and 1984 The girls were 5 and 6 years old at the time of the alleged abuse Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt said Lusk is charged with six counts of aggravated :: sexual abuse a : good place to raise kids I’ve lived 7 in evety major city New York -Newark Chicago Seattle and I have never heard of as many meth : labs and meth busts as I have in this state in the last three months And now I understand why With the tax base that is over 3 percent higher than anywhere else I’ve ever lived : and a minimum wage that is over $2 less than most places On too of the sales tax people have to work at least two jobs day and night to feed their kids and just make a living Raise your minimum wage lower your tax base and give people a tea- son not lo do drugs to stay awake to' " By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer ' ’Workw''’'--I ' 7 M 1 ' 7 licenses are issued to companies that paired with the Olympics said Kathy Alldredge account representative for the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic wt' most effectively represent a certain line of product he said Games for Lin Manufacturing and “Would we like lo entertain Utah 7 comv Yes But there McMullin receives are calls Design "We expect it to have a companies? arry :7 've impact oh advertising and name outside Utah that arc bctter r from business owners every day 7 comWe with have to go established ? But as the senior manager of spon- -' recognition We’re xxciled to be ' involved with the Olympic spirit” that costs” can' fcW1 the panics guarantee wir sbrship sal aud licensing ' ''Shc said the application process Salt Late Organizing Commitlce he ' Two Cache Valley businesses have was exteasive evaluating product has to approach each one with a pinch met that criterion The first was EK Ekcessories lnc575 West 3200 quality royalties and business plans '1: of skepticism Rob Springimeyer manager of V "We are which was in South what we of Nibley accepted put protective first wave 4 the of licensing saks for the Salt Lake (Vga-two years ago during our mark on" said McMullin “We’re i" v licensees not in the business to introduce someOlympic niing Committee said the committee is thorough when determining ' we would that We want cause “It is a great a one’s product a certain product should be whether Ransaid associated that our be with" meets like to c' product marketed under the Olympic name 7 dull Anderson chief operating officer ' but he said it is necessary- for ensuring Thirty-seve- n companies marketing for EK Ekcessories Inc “It is certain- k onomic success from iluse for us but I also ly a money-makeverything from watchbands to hot MticsV advertiseit is a great stxirce of dog buns have been licensed as offi“We evaluate the quality of each ment for the Olympics' cial Olympic merchandisers guaran- arid in Lin that million product to make sure that it represents' Manufacturing Design teeing $22 royalties the standards the Olympic movement will be divided by the SLOC between 2929 N Main St in North Logan is wants to portray" Springmeyer said the most recent liccrisee selected as the Olympic and Paralympic games "Each business is looked at on an McMullin would like to say that ’7 one of 10 new Olympic merehandis individual basis to determine what is era Rve of the 10 agreements were preference is given to Utah compa- in Utah based with companies nics when sifting through the applicasigned See GAMES on Page 10 “We’re excited to have our name tions hut the fact of the matter is that posi-pani- es ’ 7s A - 5 Seems like Sound Off k a place to express pet peeves My biggest peeve is police officers that are wannabe soldiers On TV last night there was a sheriff in the Salt Lake area with five stars on his lapel in the exact cluster as the military Who does he think he is MacArthur Eisenhower or Halsey? The cops copy the military exactly in their “attack” uniforms and rank Hasn't anyone told them that cam-mi- es are for fighting in the jungle not city streets You cops want to wear the uniform of a soldier join the Army if you can qualify other wise quit trying to be something you are not- ed : ’ standanbofqualiqr' - royal-ihin- er ’ v ties competed in four different categories: historical papers exhibits performances and media presentations 7 Rebecca Pierce a Mount Logan MidMount Logan Middle School teacher dle School eighth-gradrecently tied Ann Delaney who received a Sarah for third place in her category in the teacher merit award at the state history Utah 2000 State History Fair fair took six students to the state com“Turning Points in History" was the petition after their projects earned high theme for this year’s event Pierce's honors at the regional competition individual project was titled "Escape to at the school AH 250 Freedom: The Story of the Under- were required to complete a history ' ground Railroad " project Delaney explained Hundreds of students across the state Delaney received a teacher merit er eighth-grade- rs - - : award for her outstanding efforts to encourage students in the competition The Utah State llisUK)' Fair was pre- sented by the UlahHLstory l air and the ’ I don't understand why the city and county fathers think that all rounds need to go through Logan Why han't we bypass Logan and save the congestion? Those that do go through Logan let’s do away with the stoplight on 100 South and 300 North They are only hazards to slow people down Make rightharid turn lanes that are real meaningful not just a half a car length go a half 11 - Connie Morgan secured the IVmo-crati- c nonunation to ran against Rep Loraine Pace after Morley Cox announced his withdrawal from the election Hus morning "It is dear that my opponent Connie Morgan has sufficient delegate strength to become the Democratic nominee" explained Cox in a paid advertisement in The Herald Journal "It is with thanks to my famthat I announce ily and supporters that 1 am no longer a candidate for the Democratic nomination and that 1 support Connie in her quest to rep- resent the voters of this district" Morgan emphasized through inter- mittent smiles and an occasional “Yes!" that she will continue to stand as an advocate of education respon- sive representation and balanced funding when challenging incumbent Republican Pace to represent District 4 in the Utah House of The road will he difficult she said hut far from impossible "1 think the big issue this year is " Morgan competent representation sail "This year we saw a 2 percent minority of local legislators vote to take sex education out of sex educato 98 percent of tion Ninety-seve- n parents signed a document allowing their children to he part of those classes That tells me that mainstream Utah is not being represented in the Legislature right now 1 think a lot of our representatives get in a hind between doing what they think is politically safe for them and doing what their constituents want" She reiterated that Utah needs "honest representation" — or representation that provides its constituency with the knowledge to make informed decisions Another issue will he education can"1 think an education-friendl- y didate or better yet a education-knowlcdgab- candidate le is an absolute must" Morgan said "Some 1 tors have enough evidence: against a defendant to warrant a trial The more than charges came to light after the girls’ mother read "id heard sol pleading guilty to the charge news account Lusk’s 7 lie was jailed for Wyatt said : 7 At the January hearing ' Lusk’s attorney Brian Flo- - rence of Ogden argued the statute of limitations in the ' case had expired and that Lusk could not he prosecuted 4 Florence's argument hinges j on two changes in laws that occurred in 1983 and 1991 The first change in 1983 increased the statue of limita- tions for prosecuting cses from four to eight years' sex-abu- se sex-abu- se after the incident occurred The second change eliminated the deadline and allowed prosecution of cases within four years of when they were reported opening the door for numerous cases Ilorence is arguing the second change took place in 1995 1983 limit had expired against his client before the change in the law Florence did not dispute that the abuse occurred Wyatt said 'jrst District Court Judge department of history at Brigham Clint Judkins said while he Young Univcraity on April 14 The Utah History Fair is u program of the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies at Utah State University It is funded by the Utah Division of State History the Utah Hunutnities Council andBYU Morgan emerges as sole Pace By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer r 7 not 1991 meaning that the in Herald Journal staff report : Mf- - vendor’s tag and product in Nibley - ee The two girls testified at a : preliminary hearing in January thal Lusk sexually molested them while they were being ' watched by Lusk's mother who ran a neighborhood day care at the time Preliminary 7 hearings are’ held in felony cases to determine if prosccu-- Bfenl Steven&'Herald Journal ‘ 1 on the fair for the past 1 1 V' county I have seen parking become 'Vv years an issue Most of the people quite who have seen there (at meetings! were not city but county residents i'' They felt like they were being 7 ‘r a 'i taken The county has dwindled 7t down to a skeleton crew and is not taking responsibility of their portion 6f the fairgrounds I feel that this is a waste of our tax dollars that we f as the coimty residents don’t get ? involved in certain I also 7 things vfeel that if this does not make it into The Herald Journal that you guys ' are as bogus as everybody says you are To the young girl who believes one should not judge people on any thing reveals an immaturity and false pride that is simply awesome IVople are to be judged on their behavior for society can then irgu- late itself socially and ethically As far as gay and lesbian lifestyles I have known hundreds of GL but have yet to meet a lifetime committed GL couple who were happy in their golden years 1 have known dozens of GL twilight couples almost all suffering from depression addictive problems and other serious issues To be a young GL is to be chic: to be an old GL is to be bleak ' f i? H Sec SOUND on Page hist ( B Jo have worked with the 2 - ' yt-- ' A1?' EK Ekcessories owner Ed Kalbach stands ready for the Olympics with first-degr- ’ 7 felony I moved here because it was a i 7 The new charges accuse I I L I ’ E3QMaS krtIDD fouml emmgh evidence to hind Lusk over to face the new charges he had to address on the limitations argument first ') sa'- - February See DELAY on Page 10 dent of Northern Utah Uni sen and former delegate to the Cache County Democratic Convention and state convention Morgan emphasized that she knows education and would he able to make informed decisions at the state level She said the state should make a greater financial "commitment" to education On the other hand she said that budgetary reform across the hoard is a necessity The Legislature must put an end to playing “divide and conquer" in financial matters said Morgan “It is a ploy that is absolutely unnecessary" she said "We have a certain amount of money How that Connie Morgan Loraine Pace money is spent depends upon the pri1 am a orities the individuals spending the that like to would say people candidate for educamoney place on it We have a kn of tion That's not true But 1 believe needs hut 1 don't think we should that education is one of the top issues play one organization against another" facing our slate" With 33 yean in the education sysMorgan looks forward to the of and several tem key positions upcoming campaign describing herthe of as Logan self as a “strong new voice" for president leadership Education Association former presi Cache Valley single-intere- st -- i' 1 - ( t |