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LOCAL STATE The Spectrum Wednesday November 21 2001 A5 Utah parks surviving in wake of terrorist attacks Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY ewer tourists are visiting but state and national parks are doing a little better than other parks since the Sept 1 1 terrorist attacks Zion National Park saw a drop in traffic of nearly 22 percent in September and October as com pared to same period last year but business in the area remains brisk not said Dean Cook general manager of Best Western Zion Canyon Inn near Zion National south entrance In Springdale which depends on tourists lured by red rock vistas business at hotels restaurants and gift shops is down 3 percent to 4 percent Cook who also heads the Zion Canyon Visitors Bureau says some restaurants are actually doing better than last year last year was a phenome nal Cook said Bryce Canyon National Park and state parks are show ing no significant decrease in vis itors At Bryce visitation imme diately after Sept 1 1 was down 10 percent but rebounded in October thanks to balmy fall weather said park Superintendent not Dave Cook manager of Best Western Zion Canyon Inn red agergren numbers showed that 80160 people visited Bryce Canyon about 45 percent less than October 2000 but in line with the pre Sept 1 1 trend that showed annual visitation off about 4 per cent agergren said Zion counted 409224 visitors in September and October compared to 522512 during the same period in 2000 Nationally the story is much the same or September the National Park Service said visits to parks was down by about 7 percent as compared to September 2000 Butch Street a statistician for the National Park Service in Denver said parks popular with foreign tourists such as the Grand Canyon have been particularly hard hit since Sept 1 1 or October visits to the Grand Canyon were down by 21 percent Street said At Zion Cook speculated the drop in numbers is partially due to difficulty in counting its visitors since the park began a shuttle bus system last year Another factor is the decrease in visitors who fly to Las Vegas or Los Angeles rent a car and make a loop through national parks in southern Utah and northern Arizona Combined 13 national parks monuments historic sites and recreation areas experienced a 76 percent drop during September Street said Visits to Utah state parks is down by 23 percent so far this year according to state figures What's on your mind? We want to hear from you If you have a news tip or a question for our Answer Line call The SpectrumDaily News Hotline While we do not require you to leave your name and phone number they can be useful if you want one of us to get back with you Reader's Hotline (435)674 6270 Ban of guns at state State in Brief workplaces shot down By RICH VOSEPKA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY A long standing ban on guns in state offices is at odds with Utah law and likely will be tossed out in the next few months The Utah Attorney office has told state lawmakers the ban was effectively negated by in 1999 by changes the Legislature made to the gun laws The attorney opinion says state employees who hold con cealed weapon permits will likely be able to carry guns on the job State officials plan to abandon the gun prohibition possibly as soon as Jan 1 A spokesman for Attorney General Mark Shurtleff reveal much about the opinion citing attorney client privilege other than to say that it had been requested by lawmakers not clear when the opinion was written The workplace gun ban began about eight years ago in response to concerns about workplace safety said Con Whipple spokesman for the Human Resources department Whipple said he has no idea how many of the 21000 employ ees might begin bringing guns to work just know that there were employees who cheered us when we wrote the rule and others who cheer us as we rescind he said 'A gun rights advocate says work ers should have the option of carry ing guns for self defense I think it makes it Elwood Powell head of the Utah Shooting Sports Council share the opinion that more guns means more said Maura Carabello of the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah Carabello said she often has to do business in state office buildings not assured that those are safe without the ban she said Utah is one of the most permis sive states when it comes to restric tions on gun owners There are more than 42000 valid concealed weapons permits in Utah State officials issued 664 in October alone Permit holders must apply with the state but their names remain confidential Whether those permits allow peo ple to carry guns wherever they want is a question that will have to be decided by the courts said Mike Wims an assistant attorney general familiar with gun laws An effort to ban firearms at schools and churches failed in the 2001 Legislature not the first time Shurtleff has waded into a gun law fight since becoming attorney general a year ago There was a standoff earlier this year when Vice President Dick Cheney visited the state Republican convention The Secret Service nor mally allow guns anywhere near the vice president But gun owners wanted to be able to bring their weapons to the convention Ten arrested for drug smuggling at airport SALT LAKE CITY Ten peo ple have been arrested recently for allegedly smuggling drugs through Salt Lake City International Airport Undercover law enforcement officers gathered information lead ing to the busts Salt Lake County Sheriff Aaron Kennard said He said the arrests were not made as a result of heightened security at the airport since Sept 1 1 Rafael Delgado Morales Graviel Soto Leon and Esperanza Rojas Suarez were arrested in South Salt Lake on Nov 4 and have been charged with possession of methamphetamine Kennard said the amount of methamphetamine seized in South Salt Lake was the largest bust in recent memory Police say the men had 7 pounds of pure methamphetamine which could be used to produce more than 22 pounds of the street drug Man charged with sex abuse of child SALT LAKE A man accused of videotaping himself having sex with a 13 year old girl has been charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse of a child both felonies John Gardner Cummings 24 is accused of picking up the girl and her 14 year old friend at a conve nience store then taking them to his house I Charges rfiled Monday in 3rd OBITUARIES District Court say Cummings and two other men gave the girls alco hol and smoked marijuana with them The 13 year old told investiga tors she fell asleep When she awoke she thought she had been raped Police say Cummings told them he had consensual sex with the girl and that he could prove it with a videotape Loans available for cricket related losses SALT LAKE CITY Small businesses hurt by this infestation of Mormon crickets can get up to $15 million in low interest loans to help cope with their losses The crickets named for Mormon pioneers who were plagued by the insects in 1848 infest approximately 33 million acres in Utah Congress allocated $31 million to control Mormon crickets and other pests in the West armers are eligible for disaster relief Now the Small Business Administration says small busi nesses that suffered lower sales slimmer profits and difficulties get ting supplies because of the crick ets can apply for low interest loans Loans of up to $15 million may be approved at 4 percent interest Businesses that can meet their financial needs through other sources are not eligible The whole state of Utah is eligi ble as are five counties in Colorado three in Wyoming and one in New Mexico ii Associated Press 1 Edward ranklin Gregory ENTERPRISE Edward ranklin Gregory 74 died November 19 2001 at his home in Enterprise Utah He was born November 15 1927 in Lockheart South Carolina to Luke and Georgia Noland Gregory Edward served in the US Navy for 21 years and for the last 14 years was in charge of the repair department including boilers turbines steam pumps and associat ed equipment He was a qualified refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic Edward retired in April of 1964 from the Reserve Training Center in Tacoma Washington He was a member of the Enterprise Utah American Legion Post 80 for 20 years Edward was a member of the Beryl Baptist Church Edward is survived by his wife Luella Clement Gregory of Enterprise Utah and brother Ernest Gregory of North Carolina He was preceded in death by his parents a sister Lucy rench of lorida and a brother rank Gregory of North Carolina uneral services will be held on riday November 23 at 1 :00 pm at the Beryl Baptist Church Beryl Utah A visitation will be held from 1 1:30 to KfoaBuy 12:30 prior to services at the Church Interment will be at the Enterprise City Cemetery under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary (435) 673 4221 Earnest Morgan Skinner MESA Ariz Earnest Morgan Skinner passed away surrounded by family in Mesa Ariz Saturday November 17 2001 He was born July 29 1916 in Nounan Bear Lake Idaho the youngest son of Nephi Aaron and Etta May Morgan Skinner He received his elementary and secondary education at schools in Nounan Paris and Grace Idaho He graduated from Utah State (USU) with a degree in education and com pleted his masters degree at Brigham Young University (BYU) in counsel ing He loved teaching and was employed by the LDS Church Education System or 33 years before retiring in 1981 He served in numer ous LDS Church capacities the most recent of which was as a Sealer in the Arizona Temple and Patriarch in the Mesa Central Stake He served a mission in the Eastern States where first met Mabel Clarinda Peterson of Mesa Ariz They were later married May 29 1939 in the Arizona Temple and became parents of seven chil dren Mabel died Decembers 1990 jr sEa 0s He married Doris Ann Randall Reeder September 3 1992 He is survived by his wife Dorie six sons Morgan Jr (Lorna) of St George Charles A (Vicki) of Parowan Stephen (Marlene) of Logan Joel Janell) of Mesa Ariz David of Queen Creek Ariz Daniel (Laura) of Mesa Ariz a daughter Shauna (Virgil) Clark of Gilbert Ariz and step daughter Cindy Allen of Mesa Ariz 37 grand children and 31 great grandchildren uneral services will be held Saturday November 24 2001 at 11:00 am in the Elmwood Ward Mesa Central Stake Center 925 North Harris Mesa with Bishop Steven Tait conducting Viewing for family friends will be riday November 23 2001 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Meldrum Mortuary 52 North MacDonald in Mesa and one hour prior to services at the Mesa Central Stake center Interment will be in the Mesa cemetery Kenneth Christian ehr ST GEORGE Ken passed away peacefully at home in St George Utah on Monday November 19 2001 He was born June 26 1915 in Salt Lake City Utah the son of Nellie and Charles ehr Raised in Salt Lake Ken went to ft work for Western Optical Company as a delivery boy in 1929 He remained in the optical business as a dispensing optician and Company owner until 1998 a career spanning 69 years Ken was an avid fisherman spending many hours floating a dry fly on the Weber Provo Madison and Snake Rivers A lifetime high average bowler Ken bowled in Salt Lake major league and many national tour naments A great bird hunter Ken was a former member of the Newstate and Burnham duck clubs As a former member of the Alta Club Ken enjoyed a lively game of gin rummy as well as entertaining friends and family A former member and past president of the Salt Lake Country Club and member of Bloomington Country Club in St George Ken played golf until shortly before his death He loved the game and most of his closest friends were members of his at one time or another Ken married his sweetheart Winiefred Walker on March 20 1937 Ken and Win nurtured supported and loved each other for 64 wonder ful years of married life Win preced ed him death on March 29 2001 Ken is survived by his sons Kenneth ehr Jr (Mary Lou) Robert ehr (Maxine) and Brice ehr (Mary Anne) nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Our dad and "Gramps" to the kids passed on knowing that his family loved him deeply and that Gran was waiting for him Monuments BI mm at wBi ju Asians I IV1OIMLJIV1EIMTS I 735 Tabernacle Sr George 628 3335 Sympathy lowers fn expression of love Cameo lorist 695 Bust Tabernacle 628 2632 "Thinesualit Service with MORTUARY Lee Burton Graveside: ri 12 noon at Wasatch Lawn Cemetery SLC Visitation: ri 11 11:45 at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary SLC Edward Gregory uneral: 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