Show The Salt Lake Tribune B2 Cornered by Baldwin UTAH Wednesday February i - 11 1998 Elementary May Fall Back on Tradition Year-Roun- d BY HILARY GROUTAGE THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE school may The angst of year-roun- d be easing a little at Layton Elementary School For years families with children in elementary schools as well as traditional secondary schools have faced a yearly dilemma scheduling vacations during the few summer weeks elementary school is not in session and finding child care for the litk tle ones during periods for weeks at a time when their older siblings are in school But if school board members agree and the sense is they will most children with older siblings will return to a traditional schedule next fall that will be added to the schools year-roun- d calendar Relieved parents have first-grad-e teacher Julie Ferreira to thank "What happened was I got the calendar from the district and saw the traditional schedule added to the bottom of it I looked at it and realized I could be teaching it she said We just decided it would be a service to our community year-roun- "We have a lot of teachers with children on the secondary system and they are very excited We have teachers here that too Our main thing is not to beat down like year-roun- d year-roun- d or belittle the system We just want to make it better d Julio Forrolra First-grad- e teacher off-trac- We should get out more The calendar she refers to is a complicated multicolored guide to when classes begin and end for students on a schedule At any time year-roun- d three tracks are in session and at k least one is freeing up space in the school schedules Even with year-roun- d many schools in Davis County are so crowded they have portable classrooms on playgrounds Layton Elementary has six portables neighboring Syracuse Elementary has 11 But the change at Layton Elementary does not mean an end to year-roun- d school in the district off-trac- Its unique I dont know if there is another school where this would work" said Dale Barnett director of elementary schools for the Davis County School District In the case of Layton Elementary there are five classes at each grade level To create the traditional track one teacher from each grade will transfer to the traditional schedule Ferreira said it will not be difficult to fill the slots We have a lot of teachers with children on the secondary system and they are very excited We have teachers too Our here that like year-round main thing is not to beat down year-roun- d or belittle the system We just want to make it better she said Ferreira and colleague Marie Stevenson got a $2500 grant to compile the data for the proposal and found that the new track will have about 176 students The only problem was in next years fifth grade where 77 students have siblings in junior high and students high school and only 28-3- 2 can be accommodated on the new schedule Some parents might be surprised even to hear about the plan WTe told our community council and we told the FTA We didnt want to survey the parents and start stirring a hornets nest Were just going to let it lie until it passes" Ferreira said Besides Barnett said the additional track will likely be a temporary solution Three new elementary schools will open in the area by the 1999-200- 0 school year requiring that boundaries be completely redrawn There wont be five classes on every track after that Barnett said The Davis County School Board votes on the proposal Tuesday Suspect Bound Over for Trial In Robbery of Tire Heir Home-Invasio- n FOR THE RECORD BOY CHARGED Davis County prosecutors filed two counts each of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault against Jordan Thomas Parry 14 who allegedly held students hostage at Syracuse Junior High School on Feb 4 Parry who apparently was depressed and suicidal allegedly stormed the school cafeteria until police fired a flash grenade and tackled him Authorities said Parry does not have a prior criminal history but court records show he was charged on Jan 8 with car prowl and theft both misdemeanors for allegedly stealing a skateboard from a vehicle in October Parry is scheduled for a detention hearing Thursday BY STEPHEN HUNT THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Barry Brewer must have seemed home-invasio- an ideal target for a robbery n The sole heir to the Brewer JW tire fortune Brewer lived in an upscale home MAN ARRESTED IN BYU ATTACKS Bail was set at $50000 cash on Tuesday in 4th man arrestDistrict Court in Provo for a ed Monday in connection with the Nov 30 1997 rape of a Provo woman and the Jan 13 sexual assault of a second victim Provo police Capt Keith Teuscher said officers received a call Monday night from Brigham Young University police saying a resident had reported a suspicious man in a parking lot just south of the campus Police took Luis Alonso Rivera into custody about midnight and later obtained a search warrant for the suspects vehicle and residence Teuscher said Rivera has lived in Provo since September Tuesday Rivera was charged with kidnapping aggravated assault and aggravated sexual assault He is being held in Utah County Jail pending a Feb 17 court hearing on Salt Lake Citys eastside he owned sev- eral firearms and expensive vehicles and he often threw parties The night of Halloween 1997 friends dropped by to drink vodka and snort cocaine with Brewer according to testimony Tuesday at a 3rd District Court preliminary hearing Two visitors Timothy Robinson and An- drea Ball also came but they purport- MURDER SUSPECT ARRAIGNED edly were casing the home John Blackburn was arraigned Tuesday on charges he murdered his wife Carol at their Kearns home on Dec 20 1997 Blackburn called 911 that night claiming his wife had stabbed herself in the heart with a steak knife He was charged after Utah Medical Examiner Todd Grey concluded the fatal wound At the time was not of her death the couple were in the midst of a divorce John Blackburn had filed in September citing irreconcilable differences The two had been married seven years but had not been living together for a month at the John Blackburn time of her death according to court documents They had no children John Blackburn wanted an equal division of property but Carol Blackburn asked for $600 per month in alimony according to court filings John Blackburn is e felony murder punishable charged with by up to life in prison He is free on $50000 bail A scheduling hearing is set for Feb 26 before 3rd District Judge Michael Hutchings The eral masked cohorts They rousted Brewer and three house guests out of bed bound them beat them and stole 20 guns jewelry cash a VCR and two vehi- self-inflict- Paul FraughtonThe Salt Lake Tribune 10 STORIES ABOVE MAIN With Main Street between 100 South and 200 South in downtown Salt crane lowtracks construction a Lake City closed for light-ratransformer box into position on Tuesday The ers a box is one of the largest made by Amcor Co of Ogden precast-concret- UTAH BRIEFS third-degre- UTA BUS ACCIDENT A car that ran a red light in Salt Lake City struck a small Utah Transit Authority bus Tuesday injuring three people The northbound car ran the light at 1300 E 2200 South when it struck a UTA passenger van which is smaller than a normal bus trying to turn left according to Salt Lake City police Three people in the bus were treated and released from local hospitals The driver of the car was cited for running the light TAX SEMINAR Utah State University Extension in Davis County will stage a seminar Thursday to and use help taxpayers understand the new tax laws Financial adviser Dome J Hall will teach the free seminar in the auditorium of the Davis County Courthouse 28 E State St in Farmington from 7 to 8:30 pm Besides taxes Hall will discuss how to: H Save for retirement and college Build wealth B Gain financial freedom Participants can make reservations by 2 calling 451-341- SEARCH FOR CEO The Davis Mental Health and Substance Abuse Center in Farmington has begun a national search for a new president and chief executive officer The search follows the resignation of Executive Director Russell A Williams who (DIAMONDS ago a story printed a few years in The Salt Lake Tribune? It's available to you now through the For more information tribaccesstsltribcom u y e TAX PROTESTER CONVICTED Want 10-stor- il first-degre- man was convicted Tuesday of tax A evasion and failure to file Utah state tax returns Brown Kaplar faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced March 16 by 3rd District Judge Ronald Nehring Kaplar a retired truck driver was convicted of three counts of second-degre- e felony tax evasion for not paying state taxes from 1991 to 1993 e and two counts of felony failure to file a tax return for 1993 and 1994 Kaplar told the jury he had earned no income and had traded his time and energy for services A jury deliberated two hours before convicting him next morning Robinson and Ball allegedly came back with sev- healtake$ribtmf http:wwwsltribcom k left the center in December following a legislative audit alleging fiscal irregularities at the center SUWA FILES APPEAL The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is making a third effort to stop the drilling of an exploratory oil well in Lockhart Basin near Canyonlands National Park The conservation group last week said it had appealed to the Interior Board of Land Appeals SUWA is challenging the Bureau of Land Managements decision to grant a Legacy Endrilling lease to Denver-base- d ergy Corp Basically the BLM's done a lousy job with this lease and were pointing it out said Scott Groene a spokesman for SUWA SUWA claims the BLM approved the proposed well even though it is located within a critical habitat for bighorn sheep The Associated Press cles Following Tuesdays hearing Robinson 39 was ordered to stand trial on charges of aggravated burglary aggravated robbery aggravated assault theft and auto theft He also faces one count of witness tampering for allegedly threatening Brewer from jail Robinson also was charged with four counts of aggravated kidnapping but Judge Robin Reese took those charges under advisement Defense attorney Richard Mauro argued the kidnapping was incidental to the robbery and did not warrant separate charges Prosecutor Cy Castle noted that the four victims were bound hand and foot for some 30 minutes during the robbery Ball 31 is facing charges nearly identical to Robinsons in the home invasion She is to appear for a scheduling hearing Feb 19 before Judge LA Dever The robbery started about 7:30 am when house guest Francis MacKenzie answered the door Robinson holding a shotgun said Brewer wanted to look at the weapon MacKenzie 37 turned to look for Brewer and was struck in the head from behind When he didn't fall he was struck with the shotgun he said The blow knocked him down and left a long scar across his forehead Then Robinson Ball and several men in ski masks allegedly forced MacKenzie into a basement family room with the other three victims its alleged who had been Dia Ann Smith living with Brewer for several said she was awakened months by Ball who was Brewers previous girlfriend Robinson put a gun in her face and ordered her to the basement she said The victims said Ball and Robinson appeared to be in charge But the men in masks committed most of the mayhem at 2984 St Marys Circle (1175 South) And for unknown reasons guest Rourke Bowman took the brunt Bowman 45 testified he was awakened lay blows from a baseball bat He lost consciousness and later awoke to find his jaw dislocated his nose broken and his cheekbones and eye sockets shattered During six hours of surgery Bowmans face was rebuilt with plates and plastic surgery He said the attack has left him with impaired vision Smith said she watched two men in masks hit Bowman 20 to 30 times in the head with bats One would get tired and the other would take over she said Brewer 35 said he was also awakened by blows to the head After everyone was subdued the robbers furiously ransacked the home running from room to room gathering firearms and piling them on a sheet on the floor Brewer was dragged to a study where he was forced at gunpoint to sign over the titles to a Ford pickup truck a BMW car and a Jeep The robbers took the pickup and BMW the only vehicles at his home that night Before leaving the masked robbers threatened Smith: They told me if 1 said anything theyd cut my childrens hearts out and shove them down my throat" she testified Robinson and Ball were arrested that same day for shoplifting Brewer said Robinson called him from the jail to say If I dont get out my people will come looking for you and do it again Two days later police stopped in the stolen Robinsons BMW Brewer said the pickup truck just showed up in my He said the guns driveway many of them hunting rifles and shotguns owned by his father and are still missing grandfather Defense attorney Mauro however focused on Brewers criminal past which includes arrests for drinking and driving and a ex-wi- fe current charge of third-degre- e felony aggravated assault for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend Brewer admitted he has a drug habit and said he had been using cocaine on Halloween night But when Mauro noted that Erewer was sniffling on the witness stand Brewer denied using drugs before coming to court The victim also said he had owed money for cocaine but not very much |