Show The Salt Lake Tribune Cornered UTAH Friday January Catholics Honor Virgin Mary With First Mass by Baldwin BY PEGGY FLETCHER STACK burn who moved to Utah just a month ago to teach Spanish Coming to this Mass is a good way to start the new year close to God and close to her Large angels with dresses of muslin and wings of gold hovered over the congregation from the wall above the entrance to Blessed Sacrament Angels alsocovered a Christmas tree while blood-re- d poin-setticaressed the altar And angels figured prominently in the homily of the Rev James Janda Angels are messengers of God telling us what God wants us to know Janda said Three times in the New Testament Christmas story angels visited to assure people that there was nothing to fear That is still the message that God wants to communicate In the new year expect surprises and miracles he said but do not be afraid The past is over and the future is in Gods hands Janda said The only thing we have to worry about is today New Years Day 1998 had a special significance to Monsignor Robert Servatius It was his 60th birth THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Bells tolling in some parts of Utah on Thursday were not so much heralding the New Year as they were calling people to their first worship of 1998 And come they did The small chapel at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Sandy was nearly filled at both the 9 and 11 am services So was Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in West Valley City And all the other Catholic churches in the state celebrated Mass with varying attendance from sparse to packed For Roman Catholics Jan 1 the feast of Mary Mother of God is a holy day of obligation Believers flocked to the churches to recommit themselves to their faith and start afresh trying to live a Christian life Its a new year said Brian Kelly 15 of Sandy Might as well start it off on great terms with God For Catholics it is also a day to honor the Virgin Good boy Now enter the channel and press the program button twice I feel very close to the Virgin said Juliana Hep Bounty Hunters Get Their Man After Police Dog Subdues Him TRACTOR OPERATOR DIES An Orem man was crushed to death Wednesday afternoon when the piece of equipment he was opera over at in site ating tipped job Spanish Fork Craig Datwvier 37 was operating a backho near the foundation of a new home about 350 pm when the tractor tipped into some newly backfilled dirt crushing him against the foundation THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST JORDAN A man on the run from bounty hunters was eventually subdued by a police dog after an unusual hourlong struggle on New Years Eve Branun McBride called police ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE NO PROSECUTION Wednesday evening when he heard cars revving and screaming in the normally quiet neighborhood where he lives with his par- ents I looked out the window and I saw a man pointing a gun at the other driver telling him to get out of the car McBride said I didnt know they were bail bond agents I thought it was just a guy trying to rob him West Jordan police Lt Bob Shober said the Las Vegas bounty hunters had notified police two days ago that they were staking out the home of a sister of a man who had skipped bail and was wanted on a $20000 warrant for felony drug charges Shober said At about 5:30 pm the bounty hunters spotted their man getting into a car at the house Shober said the bounty hunters used their car to block the driveway He rammed their car and Im assuming it was quite forceful he said One of the bail bondsmen was complaining of back pain The passenger in the bounty hunters car drew a gun and ordered the man to get out of his vehicle Thats when McBride called police The bounty hunter lowered his gun and the man ran into the garage and locked himself in his sisters car just as police arrived Police tried to use the keys to open the doors but the man kept locking them A canine officer training nearby responded to the call and officers were able to open the door and let the dog Pax into the car The man continued struggling trying to choke the dog with its collar The dog eventually subdued the man and police pulled him out of the car The man kept struggling grab The Davis County attorney has decided not to prosecute any North Ogden police officers who destroyed records in the drunken-drivinarrest of another officers son Davis County Attorney Mel Wilson was called to handle the case in August after Weber County Attorney Mark DeCaria cited a potential conflict of interest Our position essentially is that we have determined it wasnt a prosecutable case for either obstruction of justice or tampering with evidence Wilson said The decision stems from an incident on Dec 19 1996 when Russell BY LANCE PITCHER Conley 20 son of Ogden police Officer Scott Conley was booked into the Weber County Jail on suspicion THE HERALD JOURNAL of driving under the influence unlawful possession LOGAN Issa Hamud an environmental engiof alcohol through consumption driving with an neer at the Logan Landfill was overseeing some daiopen container and improper passing According to ly activities when something caught his eye North Ogden Police Chief Polo Afuvai Sgt Lee Nestled in a pile of car tires unearthed by heavy Crowton talked to Conleys father after the arrest equipment sat an envelope After their conversation Afuvai said Crowton deOne of the things we found was a Christmas card stroyed the sons initial incident report and wrote a from 1964 that was still intact Hamud said It can new one that reflected only the illegal consumption help tell us how long they last charge with no mention of DU1 Russell Conley apA bit brittle and carrying an awful stench the card before North peared Ogden City Judge Pat Lambert had a Feb 22 1956 postmark on Jan 6 and pleaded guilty to illegal consumption It's been more than 41 years and it is still in the He was fined $260 Wilson was critical of the situasame form Hamud said tion He said there was no clear policy between the Since then Hamud has been on the lookout for North Ogden Police Department and the Weber and anything else that may have a lanewspapers County Prosecutors Office about what charges beled date giving away the length of its existence Of should be filed against defendants course not all trash was thrown away the following day It could be someones old stuff said Roger Sun-ad- a PEDESTRIAN INJURED Logans director of environmental health "You A man was in critical condition at LDS dont know when someone threw it away Hospital Thursday night with multiple bone fracBoth Hamud and Sunada said that is part of the tures including both legs after he was struck by a puzzle car The accident occurred at 547 S Redwood Road find three or four items in a certain area about 9:45 pm The victim whose name was not withIfawe certain date we know some of the items have released by police was attempting to cross Redwood been there since that time Hamud said Thats Road heading east when he was hit by a northbound things we know car driven by Carl Bott 61 who was uninjured in the why we look for newspapers people throw away at the end of the day accident according to Salt Lake Police Lt Sandra The two admitted theyre not spending endless Urry Urry said Bott saw the victim hit his brakes hours on their hands and knees at the landfill They and his vehicle skidded before hitting the victim not who was in a crosswalk g bing an officers metal name tag tearing his shirt Shober said It would have been hard to get him out of there without the Shober said He was realdog ly violent Am officer would have ended up getting hurt" The suspect was treated for some abrasions on his hands from the dogs teeth but did not require hospitalization He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of aggravated assault on the bounty hunters possession of a controlled substance and assaulting a police animal Shober said It is the third time in six months that incidents with bounty hunters in Salt Lake County have turned violent In the other two incidents the bounty hunters shot the people they were trying to arrest Both people survived their injuries The first shooting was ruled In the second two bounty hunters were charged with aggravated assault and face a preliminary hearing next month self-defen- History Refuses to Stay Buried in Refuse Concealed Weapons Laws: Utah Idaho Rate Poorly d THERE'S fet NO EXCUSE UjU FOR ABUSE CALL For free confidential help Domestic Violence with closed 2100 South Freeway Westbound 2100 South ramp to southbound M5 dosed 2100 South ramp to eastbound closed Major Surface Streets closed 8000 South iane closures beneath 'Schedule subject to change Is No 9 List Provo-Ore- m On Fast-Grow- th THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PROVO Provo Mayor George O Stewart finds it exciting that the Census Bureau has listed the Provo-area as the ninth-fastegrowing metropolitan statistical area for 1990-199- 6 It means we continue to have challenges growth challenges said Stewart whose term as mayor is ending The census report said that the cities combined population went from 263590 in 1990 to 319694 last year a 213 percent increase Las V egas led the list with a 409 percent increase in population while the Brownsville Texas area was 10th with a 211 percent increase Stewart said one reason people are flocking to the Provo-Orearea is because of the low crime rate The area was ranked third-lowein the nation Stewart said Provo-OreChamber of Commerce President Steven Densley said Most of the growth we have to recognize too is not from outside but from inside with our families The growth we have the number of children is extremely high compared to the rest of the world Stewart said it is better to have to wrestle with the problems of a growing community than one that is Orem st The increased growth has linked the cities commercial entities as welL The cities have seen increases in sales-ta- x revenue through the years which has held property taxes in check for more than a decade Stewart said Thats given us the economic base to handle the growth Stewart said Communities like Payson and Salem which are also growing do not have the benefit of sales tax revenue to soothe such growing pains as traffic and increased demands for government services Weve got to make sure each community in this valley gets together and collectively plans instead of doing it independently Densley said If we do that well be better off down the road" A A Interstate 215 A Major ramp closure from westbound to northbound A Ramp closed from northbound to eastbound Vine Street overpass at search-and-resc- stagnant closed from State Street to the interchange Onramp from 700 East to westbound emergency space blanket 30 years ago may have been the best investment of Bryan Sissons life It may have saved his life and that of a friend when the two got lost in northern Utahs Uinta Mountains during a snowmobile trip I bought the blanket when I was 11 or 12 years old for Boy Scouts said Sisson now 42 Ive had it for so long I never thought Id really need it I was happy I had it the other night I can tell you that Sisson and Chad George 28 both of Evanston Wyo were snowmobiling in the northwest portion of the Wasatch National Forest in Summit County when they got lost Tuesday night His truck was 20 miles away We missed a turn or something Sisson said We drove around in circles When the sun started to set we knew we had to get ready for the night The two said a prayer and started looking for shelter They found an area with several dead pine trees The trees would provide some shelter and give the men wood to burn Sisson had matches and bandage kit to start the fire wrappers from a first-ai- d We found a couple of huge logs he said Those things burned for about six hours Sisson threw tree branches on the ground around the fire to put something between the men and the snow The men shared the blanket and with the fire managed to keep warm The men dozed a little but didnt sleep much he said Dinner and breakfast consisted of a Reggie White candy bar that George bought while on vacation in Wisconsin over Christmas Meanwhile Sissons wife called authorities when her husband failed to return home The Summit County Sheriffs Office sent crews to look for the men and a rescue helicopter began searching the area Wednesday morning Sisson saw the helicopter flying overhead and tried unsuccessfully to signal it with smoke from the fire After it left the men decided to try to get themselves out he said The two rode a few miles until they found a trail They decided to wait until help came After a few hours seven people on snowmobiles rode by The snowmobilers gave the men food and led them back to the highway Medical crews and the mens families were waiting as they rode out of the canyon The men who are teachers at Clark Elementary School in Evanston didnt need medical attention They returned home Wednesday afternoon m Interstate 80 I THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Buying that silver st Southbound collector closed 9000 South onramp northbound closed 10 pm to 6 am i Westbound Lost Men Ward Off Mountain Cold With Old Space Blanket m northbound collector to 2100 1300 and 900 South is closed Use temporary ramps safety The organization criticized Idaho for statutes that provide no law enforcement discretion in granting permits and fail to require safety training Utah also was taken to task for not allowing law enforcement discretion in permit issuance although the report card did note the state required minimal gun safety training and background checks The Associated Press also said Cache County residents shouldnt feel violated People have a right to expect that when they throw something away its confidential and people wont be shuffling through it Sunada said Its not for our personal reasons While it may not be personal the two hope it mav prove educational Most of the time the perception is if we landfill something it just goes away and degrades" said Hamud who claims his evidence proves otherwise Im hoping one of the things we can use this for of course covering up the names - is in a display or some kind of model of what goes into the landfill Sunada said The model could be used for youth and college groups that tour the landfill They admit the landfill to them is often a land of treasures but they have to hold back from constantly sifting through the garbage I feel bad we arent allowed to go scavenging and I enforce that with the employees Sunada said who as a young boy growing up in Logan remembered trips to the dump with his dad while they dropped a few things off and looked for a few things to take Its mainly a safety issue for the public he said For now the landfill employees will go about their normal duties while keeping an eye open for some type of trashed artifact Theres another 50 percent left Hamud said of their specific excavation site There still is some exciting things to come The 600 North interchange for including 600 West under the 600 North viaduct is closed 3300 South onramp to northbound and northbound offramp to 3300 South closed 500 South to westbound closed from closures 7200 South to southbound Ramp from 7200 South to northbound and from 5 to 7200 South southbound Inside eastbound and westbound overpass lanes closed at 3900 South 10600 South southbound onramp closed to northbound Ramp closures from eastbound and from northbound to westbound 2700 South overpass bridge closed 4500 South on- - and offramps for southbound closed Idaho received an F and Utah earned a D- - in a concealed weapons laws report card released Tuesday by a national organization The Center to Prevent Handgun Violence's year-enreport also ranked Utah 10th for the number of concealed weapons permit licensees 18806 or 985 per 100000 population A total number of licensees was not available for Idaho Washington state with 4666 licensees per 100000 ranked first New Jersey 2200 licensees Cor 28 per 100000 ranked last The center reported that its grades reflected the law to maintain pub- ability of a concealed-weapon- s lie day I recently rediscovered a laminated picture of my mother with a babe in her arms Servatius told those attending the 11 am Mass at Blessed Sacrament I was the first baby born on New Years Day in Syracuse NY It had been the custom in Syracuse to shower the first mother of the year with many gifts from local stores but for some reason in 1938 the only company that came through was Utica Brewery which gave a case of beer At times during my childhood when I misbehaved my mother would remember that case of beer and remark how much she would like one Servatius quipped This year however the priests birthday finds him with mixed emotions His mother also named Mary died two days before Christmas Still he looks forward to 1998 with hope And serenity God looked kindly on the Virgin Mary and granted her peace even at her sons Crucifixion Servatius said We can all feel that peace" as Mary FOR THE RECORD Two men and one juvenile male were arrested late Wednesday by a Davis County Sheriff's deputy and were being held on charges of attempted homicide The arrest stems from an incident about 15 minutes before the suspects were picked up in which a man was shot in an apartment in the 600 block of West Mutton Hollow Road Kaysville Apparently the man was shot after an argument during a New Year's Eve party Kaysville police got descriptions of the suspects and the descriptions were broadcast to other agencies A Davis County deputy spotted the suspect car at about 10:45 pm and stopped it The victim who was shot one time in the abdomen was transported to a hospital in Layton 2 1998 I One lane each way on 7800 South beneath through Feb 1 wig be closed The Salt Lake Trihtme IribStore 143 SOUTH MAIN SALT LAKE CITY 237-201- 8 |