Show v'i K ' Saturday December 2 j" 2003 A3 Local' lii briof -- Utah in who are being harmed or neglected SALT LAKE CITY(AP- )- The ' knock on the door for some residents by their parenls That power is being abused by DCFS said Hansen a on Christmas came not from carolers ' but from citizen-lobbyis- ts Kaysville resident who spreading called parental rights group tidings of great woe ' The dozen or so people distributing Accountability Utah The group was joined by Liberfari-tyrann- y leaflets protested what they culled the of the Utah Divisiori of Child ' an gubernatorial hopeful Richaril and Family Services which they said " Mack The protesters also included at ' ' least two mothers who said their chil- has wrongfully removed children dren were taken away by DCFS from their homes - David Hansen one of the organiz- - The protesters met at a business ers of Thursday's event said ‘‘We’ie park in Murray formed carpools and headed out that so Christmas our sacrificing ? : Their first stop was the hpme of these families can have Christmas " state Sen Patrice Arent next time” The Legislature empowers the state " whom they accused of “refusing to ’ take meaningful action to help inno- agency to takecustody of children r ' v ' : ’ ' - Ogden stabbing - : SOUTH WEBER (AP) — A 32- year-ol- d Ogden man was being held for questioning in an execution-styl- e slaying on Christmas Day that Was witnessed by a passing motorist The victim carried ho identifica- lion but Was identified from' his fin-- : gerprints as Luis Momio Martinez 28 of Ogden Davis County sheriffs Lt Brad Wilcox said Martinez was beaten v about the head and stabbed six times in the chest -The slaying occurred alongside US 84 near a popular Weber River ' fishing spot on the Davis-Web' ' ' county line Deputies received acall around 10:20 am from the motorist who saw a man attacking another man : next to a white van The assailant- apparently fcft in the van Martinez was dead when' deputies arrived His hands had been bound ": behind his back with electrical cord and his eyes were taped shut they 'Said V ': 7 Wilcoxsaid that whilodeputies were notifying the victim's kin they received a tip that led' them to a white van which was impounded and to the man who was being ques-'- V ' tioned ' '"''':--- ' :' : to- : Man questioned state and Regional news - cent families get their children back or 'to restore the rights of all innocent j parents including the right to be tried by a jury of our own peers’! Arent who was just pulling out of her driveway on her way to help feed thehomeless downtown said later that she did understand why she was’ targeted “I’ve always tried to balance' xuental rights with the rights of the children” she said v The flier which was distributed to at least 20 of Arerit’s neighbors urged people to call Arent to complain The : flier did not identify its source Protesters also visited Rep Roz Lake City who ssjid lt McGee ' : r 1 : ’' : ’ she believes DCFS is working arid r that there are sufficient checks and V balances in place to stop abuse She :(: said more state funding should be available to aid the legal defense of parents who cannot afford it The group also targeted Seri Paula 1 '' Julander Lake City Rep: Scott Daniels Lake City Rep ' : Patricia Jones Rep Wallace Jordan Peggy Rep David Litvack Lake City Seri Dari Eastman and Richard Anderson director of DCFS Don Olsen a neighbor of Jones' said “I don’t believe in politicking on holidays It’s bad enough it hap- " pens during the rest of the year" : D-S- - D-S- D-S- alt er ' ' ' ' ' - Residents difi'out city crews clear roadways 1” - gfeiiSS'-:- - EdMrt Ehmck —— ' during the day:This is first major snow-- : of he yearand A : Imarisaid th last year only oneShowNtonn reached this fevei of Meanwhi£ the Loan Transil District and the Cache - ty- fsve0" any snowflake dreams they rpight Private gyms resist ceriteis Z ' peo- - plows push snow against Cachp Valley folksddn have o dream of aWhite Christmas they got a White '' - r hat-'- v: - v - i ' : tax-fund- ed OGDEN (AP)—i Partnerships between the Davis School District and cities to build public gyms ' pools and indoinr tracks are angering some privategym owners’ “We in the private industry fijght one of those” said Gary 'every Nielsen-owneof four Gold’s Gynis ’' in the Ogden-Layto- n area and a councilman in Plain City ' The district mid dries sharing the ’ cost for recreation facilities “some-- : what makes sense” bid create unfair competition for the private sector ' take property off the tax rolls and place a drain on the taxpayers who do not use such facilities he said ' ' Only ebout 13 percent of the pop-health-clumember- ulation have b ships he said The indeaseinrecreatidri projects’ ' befog proposed by isa result of a! snowball effect Nielsen saicj- - “Each city wants whaf theothercityhas” : inches ofsnow and brace for another 10 to 16 inches more : Jed AHmari Logan City ‘Street Department superviror said that crews had been working since early evening 'on Christmas Other stkfif at Logan city have been called in ' : to help clear roads ' also said that the is city wprk- with Other departments and people who have plowing - 'vr : S ii : s'" 'y ‘w °slceP which - road ricarthe :' i ! ' 1 ' cause grades-in- - prent a safety problem! Bushman hope s that s' - Al-Im- ? hesaid ' CJ ‘ ffs de and up n on- - '" ' 1 ' rouktes - y '' r :v v Nielsen said recreation isa “very expensive luxury' arid if it cannot V cul-de-sa- be covered by user fees then there is a questioir as io whether the facility ’: 'h ’'should be built : Mary and Larry Larson ‘ ers of Fat Albert’s Gym in Layton ' object to their tax money bejng used ' tp build recreatipn'faciUtjes' to com-pete’agaihstthem “Whenever cities or counties " govemments put in gypis like they do in schools like they do with bond ' money from cities it definitely has mi impact on small businesses7’ Ma Larson said ' : ' v cs v 3 'V’ : ! ' : 1 ! - v': : vBoyspots firewhile visiting relatives west valley city (Ap) ' 11 t Stevens ' ’ 'A N' - ' ' : : : : Utah County avalanche SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—-snowstorm that hit riorthem Utaih Pn Christmas night continued intoFri- - ’ day and caused an avalanche that led Io a search for three missing Utah ' County snowboarders Authorities - " gave little hope tlw young men would he found alive:: The avalariche in Provo Canyon arouDd 4:30 pm MST was reported by a snowsboer who said the peo-- ple who had been snowboarding may not have coriieoutbf it Utah County sheriff’s spokesman Dennis : Harris said Rescue ere wsfrom Utah and Wasatch county as well as workers V from Sundance searched forabout '- three hours then called the search when high winds increased the avalanche danger The search was te resume in the morning weather and snow condi- - A - tions penmtting: - -- - - : -- ' " - ' : ' A boy staying with rela-- i tives for Christmas spotted a fire ' : early Friday morning and alerted his fatimly before the bjaze ” destroydl the home' V All five occupants gbtoiit of the: - ' house safely although a man was ' '’ injured when he broke a window to get out arid was taken to the hospi- tal tobe treated for laceratioris Winterstorm that knocked out power throughout the Salt Lake ' Valley had crews already out when the fire was called in around 7 am “They were already tied up when the call came in” said engineer v Kris Romijn of the West Valley : V City Fire Department ’Die boy fell asleep irithe living ' room Thursday night and his par-- : ents left him with relatives rather ' than wake him Rotriijn said The boy awoke to smoke and saw the fire which was apparently ' started by a holiday candle RomijH v Said ana alerted the rest of the ' family in the bouse The family’s name had not yet ' been released It was not immedi- ately clear whichof the home’s occupants was the owner or how the boy was related ‘: ’ : : 9 Friday pr either Saturday- Bushman also askqd citi-- He advised resident to try a bus stop to andstayjiome if possible pns who live byaround the teP ashovd “We are doing the best we dis-- the Thtui transit gh can We are just trying to keep Spps the dear tnctsareworkingto the and trying tp keep up are over'- streets-an: "routes heyt9o st“Pf major whdjriedliy the snowfall said dear'7' ' ’Fortunately there was a Ipt : : Crewis will be working traffic today (Friday If it : around ' the dock through ! ' waji-Monday Tuesday or a ' ' today we would really Wednesday are proba‘The : hein big troiible" Bushman ‘ biy our lowest' priority ”A1- -' ' ' said jmari ' ! He if saidtht His office wasswamped people are ’' patient the transit is with phone calls on Friday running arid almost safely and he explained that the first completely “We’ll get you there We priority was keeping the a' f u little late- hut you major roads open Some of the smaller' sidestreetswill get there" Bushman said Ser- The National-Weathehave to' wait until the snowfall ' issued forecast : subsides he' explained-ahar '!': ' wejl get to them AI'aus'eaher‘)utUH)k ’ Imari said through Friday night anil pre ' ' dieted heavy sriiiwfall The He advised residents to NWS also predicted 1(1 to 16 keep dibs off the street so ' Z V' He inches of snow'by late Friday plows can get through StevensHerald Journal ‘ ! "Z aked the dtizens not to 3 evening with higher accuniu- ' sfreetZ clear&hfs driveway In Logan on Friday snow the mountains:lationsin the intithe push : co-ow- toTraa all day Manager’ 'equibmerittotryhndkeep thoroughfares clear ’major ' I-- -- ’ cL’re fVJD ”u inutes behind Al-Im- ! y J : : By Friday night the storm had dropped he storm dumped at least two feet in mountairi areas and blan- keted lower regions in the Salt Lqke J Vailey: ‘SnowV everywhere so the plows are just overwhelmed” Skit Lake County sheriff ’s spokeswoman Peggy Faulknersaid Mountain' areas got the brunt of:'-- ' the accuriiulatipn with some getting more than a fooLbut the Salt Lake Valley also saw significant snow Salt Lake City International Airport' had 11 inches by eariy afternoon and other' areas especially those closer to the Great Salt Lake were seeing Z even more ' By Friday night around 30 inches valhad fallen in theWasatchFront leys said National Weather Serviice forecaster Chris Brenchley Forecast- ers had expected the heavy snow to continue through the night but Can- celled their warnings around 9 pm The weather service reported that Big and Little Cottonwood canyons : about 2$ miles southeast of Salt ' f " 4 Lake City Could get asmuch asix': feet ofnew snow by Saturday The snow seemed to be a blessing to skiers but it also restricted access The roads into Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood ’ Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City were closed Friday moming v although Big Cottonwood Cariyon did open for vehicles with four-wheel drive and chains and Utah Transit Authority buses The Little Cottonwood Canyon road remained closed all day due to See STORM on A8 Z- - " |