Show Friday April 30 2004 A3 Local state In brief Hyde Park careful on dwelling units plan Logan By Mark Randall staff writer events kick off next week Walk-A-D- ay Hyde Park ofiicials approved an ordinance allowing caretaker accessory apartments in commercial zones but sent one which would have allowed accessory apartments in residential zones back to the planning and zoning commission for more work “Basically we’re starting over” said Mayor David Kooyman The City Council had no problem allowing businesses in a commercial zone to have an apartment for a caretaker or security purposes but questioned allowing basement or attic apartments in residential areas Kooyman said councilmembers decided to err oh the side of caution and come up with an ordinance that Several thousand employees are expected to participate in this year’s in May program sponsored by the Bear River Health Department and Intermountain Walk-A-D- ay Healthcare Kickoff events for the program will be held next week at the Utah State University Research ParkIn novation Campus Conver-gy- s Logan Regional Hospital and the Health Department Participating employees will take a guided walk around their worksite They’ll also receive a packet of walking information walking course maps and a log to chart their walking mileage ami minutesPedometers will be available and employees completing a minimum of 240 minutes of activity during die month will be eligible for prizes “About four out of 10 Americans never engage in exercise sports or physical activity according to the National Center for Health Statistics” IHC health promotion coordinator Cindy Diamond said in a press release “Most of us spend a good percentage of our waking hours at work Being active reduces the risk of heart disease and other ' health problems This means walking during your work break or lunch is of great benefit Walking is easy k and inexpensive practical' fun Everyone can do it regardless of your age” one-mi- le - ‘ ' w Weber abduction suspect loses bail with emotion ‘ OGDEN (AP)— A judge has revoked Scott Allen Rain- ford’s $135000 bail after hearing details of the allegations that he kidnapped his estranged wife from Weber State University last week Rainford 34 faces four felony aggravated sexual assault charges plus single counts of aggravated kidnapping and attempted murder in the alleged April 21 abduction Prosecutors said there may be additional charges over incidents before last week’s events A boy faces possible juvenile court proceedings on allegations that he was an accomplice ' At a short bail hearing Wednesday in 2nd District Court officers testified about finding the woman tied to a bed at the Far West Motel in Kaysville They said she had been beaten and raped Rainford was arrested at the By Hilary Judd staff writer accused couple The sentence is the king of writing and words are the sol- diets author Kenneth Thomasma told Spring Creek seventh graders in a writing workshop Tuesday morning Thomasma an educator for more than 50 years profes-sionstoryteller and Lewis and Clark expert presented two assemblies and two workshops at die school The Jack-so- n Hole Wyo resident visited Spring Creek and White Pine middle schools this week with help from a Cache Foundation grant “It’s fun It’s easy” Thomasma said as the Spring Creek workshop began “When we get finished you can be the best writer you’ve ever been” Thomasma has visited Cache Valley before language arts teacher Anil Wilkins said but this time the trip is unique because it’s the 200th anniver-sar- y of Lewis and Clark’s expedition Wilkins’ students read “Doe Sia” Thomasma’s story of the adventures of a young Ban- nock girl and a handcart pio- neer girl “Doe Sia” is the eighth in the author’s Amazing Indian Children seriespf his-torical fiction As he became a published author Thomasmar said he was often asked to teach writing workshops so he decided to write abookon writing “You’re going to love my book” he said “You’ll each get a copy It's only one page first-degr- PROVO (AP) —A Utah couple accused of forcing an 11 year-old girl into a polygamous marriage with her stepfather will be extradited to Arizona Stanley Ernest Rimer 71 Orem and Janice Starr Rimer 52 American Fork signed extradition papers Wednesday They have been charged in Mari- copa County Ariz with molestation of a child and sexual conduct with a minor The girl was Janice Rimer’s daughter who prosecutors said was forced to marry Stanley Rimer in an unofficial ceremony in 1994when she was 11 ' The girl lived with her mother and stepfather in Phoenix Peoria and Sunrise when the abuse is said ' to have occurred The couple were arrested by Brigham Young University police on March 24 and have befen held in the Utah County Jail since then: BYU police assisted the Phoenix Police Department in the case because the alleged victim lived for a short time in BYU’s housing with a relative said Carrie Jenkins BYU spokeswoman The alleged victim was not a student ‘ : SALT LAKE CITY (AP) 7 City officials using arguiqents advanced by the Mormon church are seeking to revoke the license of the Crazy ' Goat Saloon a downtown strip ' : Rainford previously serving as an Ogden police reserve officer Department and as a seasonal deputy ranger at v Pineview Reservoir for the state Parks and Recreation The estranged wife filed a protective order against Rain- ford last month saying he threatened her with a loaded gun and talked qf takinghis own life V He also was committed : briefly to the McKay-De- e Hospital psychiatric ward last month according to court documents : : - : Eli LuoeraHerald Journal Author Kenneth Thomasma speaks to students at Spring Creek Midde School on Tuesday morning about how to improve their writing Walker: Stance on tuition vouchers misstated SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gbv Olene Walker on Thursday insisted her position on private school tuition' tax credits' andvouchers has been ' misrepresented in news reports that have said she won’t support them until public education is adequately - ‘ funded:"' “I expected H ( know who’s run- -ning the show” Crazy Goat co- ownerDaniel Darger said ' Wednesday'' ' “The church (says) ’Jump’ and ' Lat-ier-d- ay Judge W Brent West set a preliminary hearing for May is See WRITE on A fbrMayll they say ‘How high?’” he said The church claims having a strip club downtown would harm its downtown renovation plans which include revitalizing the ZCMICen- ter mid Crossroads Plaza Representatives for the city and The Church of Jesus Christ of ' Saints declined comment the Deseret Morning News said - "long” club'" 'The city claims the saloon is too close to a church -r- - a Baptist-affil- iated coffee house that is closing Fri- day — and top close to West Temple a main downtown thor- oughfare A revocation hearing has been set motel : SLC seeks to pull strip club’s license: ee : al -- - Kooyman said public opinion on Howthe issue is about split 50-5-0 ever since the public hearing written comments to the city have been mostly opposed to accessory units in residential areas The city decided to take a look at allowing such units in Hyde Park so-call- ed growing number of homes converted into rental units brought higher density to traditionally single family neighborhoods The Logan Municipal Council in April voted to prohibit accessory dwelling units indefinitely until they have a chance to review die ordi- nance and put proper controls in place “There are some concerns that we are changing the density of the zoning that we’ve got” Kooyman said Kooyman said he expects to have a new ordinance that everyone can live with to discuss in June “I think they Will come back with something that will allow mother-in-laand some basements” Kooyman said “Whether it will pass I don’t know” Students learn keys to write Arizona extradites ’ ments" because some residents already had accessory dwelling units in their homes to care for elderly relatives “mother-in-law- ” flats or “In some cases the elderly parent they were caring for has since passed on and there isn’t an ordinance that allows them to rent them out and realize some funds from that unit rather than having it sit empty” Kooyman said Kooyman said most residents don’t seem to have a problem with that type of situation but don’t want to see owners turn their basements or attics into rental units which could increase traffic in single family neighborhoods “I think the public is very concerned about it becoming a slew of apartments” Kooyman said Officials also pointed to Logan which experienced problems after a 0!® Mb® Utah ' would allow those types of housing units — but with strict controls on issues such as parking occupancy limitations and the amount of space a single family home can turn into an accessory dwelling “They don’t want to jump into this until they know exactly what they aredoing” Kooyman said “They want to make sure they have proper controls and that it isn’t something that is just unlimited And they also want to make sure it doesn’t encourage people to build accessory apart- In our schools low-ris- ' and regional news y : 1 --ju- ' hot-butt- on ! Walker told The Associated Press the phrase “adequately funded” can be interpreted in so many ways that ' she has tried to eliminate it from her vocabulary the AP Since along with other Utah news organizations have repeatedly used the phrase “adequately funded” in stories and broadcast reports when describing r Walker’s position But she said it -wasn’t until she heard a television 12 days before report Tuesday st the state Republican nominating convention —thatshe took notice of mid-Septem- ' ' what she considcrs a misstatement of : said support of tuition tax credits ami Smith veto has become a political vouchers “very definitely is a litmus her position problpm for her “I'm not sure Car-so-d Smith would have hurt Utah pub--test” “It makes it look like I will never lic education” she said But the bill’s Because so many Utaih Republican look at any credits or vouchers And candidates for office already agree on provision that required the state that isn’t true” die said “My conBoard of Education to oversee the ' issues as gun rights cern obviously is that ithas becomes siich and schools’ use of state funds Peterson saidthe abortion convention” the issue private (for) major Y was possibly unconstitutional she tuition tax credit issue has perhaps Walker said the Legislature has an :v said become evenmore significant v?: independent task force looking at Peterson Walker’s veto ofthe' Peterson said tuition tax credits and vouchers disagreed saying her 2004 Carson Smith Scholarship bill While she emphasized she won’t organization heard from lawyers who ' ' state have allocated would which thought otherwise: “Constitutional support tuition tax credit proposals : for were school irrelevant” a concerns autistic she to said that' would harm public education1'' money private K-- 1 2 children would be held “Semantics may be something that “I'm my willing to look at their ':' against ' is a valid concern in the way ( Walk- Walker at the convention: V results very carefully" she said ’ er’s) position has been portrayed” “Delegates are smart they’re Anything that is reasonable I’m Peterson said “However action underPeterson to said“They savvy" willing support stand that more of the same the sta-t- Y speaks louder than words” That may not be enough for some At the May 8 Republican convenof the more fervent school-choiquo isn’t going to work Our next will Walker and seven other GOP tion be and to have creative governor organizations ' Elisa Clements Peterson executive innovmive in our education chal- -' y gubernatorial candidates are vying ' for the right to advance to the director of the Parents for Choice in lenge’V Walker the Carson November general election committee1' Education political action acknowledged : : : ’ " us ce iMhrfrii |