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Rick Hartley, a member of Jerome County Search and Rescue, removes marijuana plants on Wednesday from a corn field west of Jerome. Boththe Jerome and Gooding County sheriff’s offices seized more than 7,000 marijuana plants on Wednesday.

WEED WARSBy Bradley GuireTimes-News writer

JEROME — Monday’s marijuanaseizure was just the beginning.

Dozens of law-enforcement officersfrom multiple agencies worked to seizemore illegal marijuana growsWednesday, totaling 7,207 plantsacross two counties. Members of theJerome Police Department, JeromeCounty Sheriff’s Office and Gooding

County Sheriff’s Office uprooted any-where from 30 to 50 grow sites in bothJerome and Gooding counties.

Jerome County Sheriff DougMcFall said in his county alone, 2,249plants were found across

multiple sites.“That’s our latest count,” he said

Wednesday afternoon.Gooding County Sheriff Shaun

Gough said the tally in his county was4,958 plants. Using officials’ estimatedstreet value of $2,000 per plant,$14.4 million of weed is out of circula-tion in the Magic Valley.

In both counties, officers found

Dairy industry donates $1M for livestock center

By Joshua PalmerTimes-News writer

Enthusiasm over the pro-posed livestock research cen-ter near Jerome was rekin-dled during a Wednesdaydairy producers meeting.

Elanco, an animal healthcompany based inGreenfield, Ind., pledgedGov. C.L. “Butch” Otter andthe University of Idaho $1 million over five years tohelp build the Idaho NationalCenter for Livestock andEnvironmental Studies.

The announcement, madeduring an Idaho Dairymen’sAssociation Producer andAllied Industry meeting atthe Canyon Crest Dining andEvent Center in Twin Falls,

gave further hope to regional,state and university officialsthat private donations canmeet the $5 million markneeded to build the plannedcenter sooner than later.

“This will help us leverageadditional donations fromthe private sector because itshows that significant mem-bers of the livestock industryare still serious about this,despite the troubles in oureconomy,” said Duane Nellis,

Retired Boise superintendent challenges Tom LunaBy Ben BotkinTimes-News writer

Stan Olson has found a newjob after retiring as superin-tendent of Boise IndependentSchool District: running forstate superintendent of publicinstruction.

Olson is running as aDemocratic candidate againstGOP incumbent Tom Luna,who is seeking a second term.Olson was in Twin FallsWednesday for the first of

several campaignstops he’s makingthroughout the MagicValley this week.

Olson said his cre-dentials — including acareer of nearly 40years in education —would bring the per-spective of a practi-tioner of education to theoffice. From Olson’s perspec-tive, the state doesn’t have astrategic plan to guide publiceducation.

“Real plans, espe-cially if you’re spend-ing $1.6 billion a year,involve the stake-holders deeply andsignificantly,” Olsonsaid. “If we can’t do astrategic plan in thestate like many of theschool districts have

done, then shame on us.”Creating such a plan

requires input from staff,community members, legis-lators, and educators, among

others, with a detailed look atassessments, trends andwhether the state is meetinggoals, Olson said. It’s alsoimportant to have a plan that

is applicable throughout thestate and recognizes the dif-ferent needs of large districtsand rural districts, he said.

In a statement, Luna dis-puted Olson’s contention that

there’s no plan.“I, along with the

Governor, have led theEducation Alliance of Idaho

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Gov. C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter spoke at the Idaho Dairymen’s AssociationProducer and Allied Industry meeting on Wednesday at Canyon CrestDining and Event Center in Twin Falls. During the meeting, Elanco, ananimal health company based in Greenfield, Ind., donated $1 millionfor a University of Idaho livestock center planned for Jerome County.

INSIDEDairymen discuss industryreform during T.F. meeting.

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Judge upholdscontroversialJerome Countyfeedlot permitBy Laura LundquistTimes-News writer

JEROME — The devel-opers of a proposed13,000-animal feedlot ineastern Jerome Countyshould be able to move for-ward with the project, bar-ring any appeals of a recentcourt decision or a chal-lenge by the National ParkService.

Fifth District JudgeRobert Elgee on Aug. 3upheld a county-issuedpermit for the controversialfeedlot, writing that severalparties that challenged itrepeatedly failed to showsufficient evidence thatthey were harmed or thatthe county’s action was

in error.It’s the latest develop-

ment in a three-yearadministrative and legalbattle over the permit, firstsought by Big Sky Farmsand later transferred toSouth View Dairy. JohnLothspeich, the attorneyfor both applicants, saidWednesday he was pleasedthat the judge applied thelaw and wrote a lengthydecision that covered allthe bases.

The proposed feedlotwas notable not only for itssize, but also for its prox-imity to the MinidokaNational Historic Site. Thefederal site, the former

See CAFO, Main 2

By Bradley GuireTimes-News writer

If Jerome County voterspass funding for a new jail,county officials at leastknow where they’ll put it.

County commissionerson Tuesday offered a pri-vate landowner $430,000for an 80-acre plot east ofJerome to use if votersapprove bond funding forthe $13 million jail on Nov.2. The land is located on thesouth side of IdahoHighway 25, near theJerome County Airport.Commissioners said theland is owned by a longtimeJerome family who current-ly leases it as farmland.

Jerome County SheriffDoug McFall was consultedon the land based on hisneeds for a new criminaljustice facility, and said hewas pleased with the loca-tion.

“One great benefit is thatthere’s room for expansiondown the road,” he said. Anew jail and offices for thesheriff’s department will siton just 10 acres of the 80-acre lot. “It gives thedesigners enough room to

design and still have roomfor adding a future wing.”

Although commission-ers have already paid$10,000 in earnest money,the final purchase dependson voter approval of thebond. Commissionersmust close the purchase byNov. 23. Funding for thepurchase will come out ofthe county’s general build-ing fund.

Commission Chair-woman Cathy Roemer saidthe land was a good fit formany reasons, includingthe location, future avail-ability of public servicessuch as water and power,and that the price was right.The location also seems likeit will match the future pat-tern of Jerome’s growthtoward the east side of thecounty, she said.

According to a countypress release, previous landoptions for the jail werewithin Jerome city limitswith access to water, sewerand power services, reduc-ing the need for new infra-structure. These servicesare currently unavailable at

Jerome Co. settleson location forproposed jail

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the proposed jail site alongIdaho 25, but they will beready within a year, com-missioners said. Fiber-opticcable is already laid.

The location was seen asan asset in another way: itscentral location means lesstravel for neighboring coun-ties that wish to house over-flow inmates in JeromeCounty.

Roemer said the landcame to the county’s atten-tion about three weeks ago,as the family had justrecently listed it as for sale.

Bradley Guire may bereached at bguire@magic-valley.com or 735-3380.

marijuana plants hiddenamong tall, green stalks ofcorn.

“We haven’t found any incorn fields in years,” Goughsaid. “This is pretty unusu-al.”

The first two sites visitedWednesday were locatedapproximately four mileswest of Jerome, near the areawhere authorities found agrow on Monday. Thatseizure resulted in morethan 300 plants with anestimated value of$628,000.

Rick Cowen, an investiga-tor with the Jerome CountySheriff’s Office, said prop-erty owners had called in toreport stumbling upon

these illegal grows whileworking their fields. Bymidday, a small, privatelyowned propeller airplanebuzzed the area, carrying adeputy who spotted moregrows in Jerome County andthen in Gooding County asthe plane headed west.

Cowen added that JeromeCounty’s investigation has afew leads on the planters’identities. Gough said hisoffice may not be as fortu-nate, but deputies will keepworking.

“We’ll probably fly againand see if we can find somemore,” he said.

Bradley Guire may bereached at bguire@magic-valley.com or 735-3380.

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Pictured is a marijuana plant found in one of many illegal grows in

Jerome County on Wednesday.

“We haven’t found any in corn fields in years.This is pretty unusual.”

— Shaun Gough, Gooding County sheriff

president of the U of I.Costs for the center are

estimated at up to $35 million,with $5 million coming fromthe dairy industry,$10 million from the U of Iand $10 million from thestate.

Nellis also said U of Iexpects to purchase propertyfor the center before the endof the calendar year.

University officials hadpreviously said they hoped to

at least have a firmer idea ofthe site by October. They andstate officials aren’t sayingexactly where the property islocated, but reiterated it willbe within a 20-mile radius ofthe College of SouthernIdaho.

To date, the private sectorhas donated more than $1.57million toward the project.

“Times are tough, but it’scritically important that wekeep our eye on the future andwe invest in the future,” said

Rob Aukerman, president ofU.S. operations for Elanco.“We think it’s a vital role thatIdaho dairy producers willplay in that future.”

However,the research cen-ter still faces a significantroadblock.

The Legislature in 2007 setaside its $10 million contri-bution for the livestock cen-ter.

But faced with plungingrevenues this year, both Otterand legislators decided the

money was needed elsewhereand pulled back the funds,promising to restore them at a future date.

“At this point, it alldepends on the economywhen we will put that moneyback into the (research center)fund,”Otter said.“But we can— and will — continue mov-ing forward with these part-nerships with business. Ithink Elanco’s contribution isevidence that this is stillmoving forward.”

for the last two years toimplement our plan for edu-cation in Idaho,” Luna said.“I know the members of thatorganization,which includesthe leaders of key education-al groups and Idaho’s largestcorporations, would be sur-prised to hear that there’s noplan. The fact of the matter

is we have a plan. We’reimplementing it. That’s whywe’re seeing studentachievement on the rise herein the Magic Valley andacross Idaho.”

Olson, though, says thatthe alliance’s product is atemplate that only respondsto symptoms of educationchallenges rather than

their causes.“That’s the thing that Luna

bandies about,” Olson said.“What it is is a list of out-comes.”

Asked about the growth ofdual-credit courses, Olsonsaid it’s critical to have qualityteachers facilitating theclasses — not just technology— for them to succeed.

“We still have to havehuman capital involved,” hesaid.

Though running as aDemocrat, Olson stressedthat he has supportedRepublican, Democratic andindependent candidates andbelieves the office of statesuperintendent should benonpartisan.

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The intersection of Eastland Drive South and FloralAvenue in Twin Falls should be closed for at least two moreweeks, according to a city press release. Traffic will bedetoured to Blue Lakes Boulevard South or Hankins Roaduntil late this month.

The closure is related to the city’s arsenic-reductionproject and was originally expected to last at least twodays.

Eastland Driveclosure extended

5TH DISTRICT COURT NEWS

home of the Hunt Camp forJ a p a n e s e - A m e r i c a ndetainees during World WarII, is just more than one mileeast of where the feedlotwould be.

That one-mile mark is sig-nificant in state law. In theirappeal, neighbors of thefeedlot site and a coalition ofstate and national advocacygroups challenged the con-stitutionality of a limit oncomments at public hearingsto speakers whose homes arewithin a one-mile radius of aproposed confined-animalfeeding operation.

Elgee agreed that proper-ty farther away can beaffected by such facilities,but wrote that the plaintiffsprovided no persuasive evi-dence for him to counter alegislative act.

County commissionersallowed anyone to brieflycomment on the permit at apublic hearing in 2007. Butthat didn’t give those people

outside the distance restric-tion the legal right to com-ment, Elgee ruled, andtherefore they also had noright to due process, regard-less of circumstance. Thatruling hamstrung plaintiffssuch as Wayne Sloan, whoowns property within 300yards of the feedlot site butdoesn’t live there.

Plaintiff attorney CharlieTebbutt said the judge’sdecision trampled privateproperty rights and didn’thelp protect the historicsite. The county’s mistakeswere “all over the board,”Tebbutt said, and the coun-ty attorney made mistakesthat the judge should havecorrected.

“One commissioner got itand the other two punted,”Tebbutt said. “The com-mission blew it, period.”

Elgee recognized the legalstanding of IdahoConcerned Area Residentsfor the Environment and theIdaho Rural Council

because they representmembers who live onaffected property.

The same did not apply tothe Friends of Minidoka orthe National Trust forHistoric Preservationbecause the Minidoka site isoutside the distance limit.Though the National ParkService wasn’t a party in theappeal, Wendy Janssen,supervisor of the historicsite, said the agency contin-ues to be concerned aboutthe feedlot’s effects and willdiscuss its next step withattorneys this week.

“We want people to knowthat we aren’t against” suchfacilities, Janssen said. “Butthe historic site belongs toall Americans, and it willnegatively affect their expe-rience.”

Jerome County Comm-issioner Charlie Howellwasn’t aware of the decisionWednesday, saying it cameas a bit of a surprise. He saidthe county’s attorney

advised commissioners in2008 that they had toapprove the application if itmet all ordinance require-ments. Since then, thecounty has rewritten itsCAFO ordinance, submittedit for public approval andwill vote on it soon.

“I don’t know if the appli-cation would pass under thenew requirements,” Howellsaid. “It’s been three yearsand it’s hard to rememberdifferent applications.”

Tebbutt said he’ll discussthe possibility of appealwith his clients. Even if theydon’t appeal, Tebbutt said,the feedlot still needs otherpermits that he can chal-lenge.

“But this applicationshould have been stopped inits tracks at the local level,”he said.

Laura Lundquist may bereached at llundquist@magicvalley.com or 735-3376.

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Catholic priest celebrates50 years of ministry.Saturday in ReligionLIFE OF SERVICE

By Paul FoyAssociated Press writer

SALT LAKE CITY — TheUtah tour bus crash that killedthree Japanese tourists andinjured 11 others on their wayto Bryce Canyon NationalPark happened miles from a2009 bus crash that claimed 6Chinese tourists near HooverDam.

But they share a naggingsimilarity: both were blamedon driver distraction.

Prosecutors said the driverof the bus that careened off astraight section of Interstate15 in southern Utah Mondayfaces possible criminalcharges for his role in therollover crash, and investiga-tors have blamed driver error.

“From all indications, thedriver was not focused or pay-ing attention on his driving,’’said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt.Ted Tingey. “He was possiblydrowsy at the time, and that’swhen he went off the left sideof the road and rolled it.’’

The van-sized bus endedup in a mangled heap on itstop, wheels up, just off thehighway. The passengers’luggage and other debris wasscattered across the weedymedian. Eleven other mem-bers of the tour group wereinjured, with seven of them incritical condition lateTuesday.

Three of the passengerswere found dead at the scene.

Fumiyoshi Kashima,Japan’s deputy consul-gener-al in Denver, had little infor-mation to offer about theJapanese tourists.

“We don’t know why theaccident happened,’’Kashimatold The Associated Press onWednesday.

Japan dispatched anotherdiplomatic official to SaltLake City hospitals, but theman told AP he wasn’tauthorized to speak, and thepatients told hospital officialsthey don’t want any informa-tion released to the media.

A National TransportationSafety Board report issued inJune said the Hoover Damcrash might have been pre-vented if the board’s previousrecommendations for stabili-ty control improvements andlane departure warning sys-tem had been adopted by theU.S. Department ofTransportation.

The NTSB also has calledfor improved passengerrestraints and strengthenedwindows and roofs on mid-size commercial buses.

NTSB spokesman NicholasWorrell said the board waslooking at Monday’s bus crash“in a limited way’’ because ofits similarity to the 2009 crashnear Dolan Springs, Ariz. Noformal investigation wasplanned, Worrell said.

The Utah Highway Patrolsaid it would not identify thedriver in Monday’s crash, a26-year-old Japanese man,because he was under investi-gation. Names of most pas-sengers were released.

Iron County Attorney ScottGarrett is screening the case

for possible charges, TrooperTodd Johnson said.

Seven passengers wereflown in critical condition tohospitals in the Salt Lake Cityarea, 250 miles away from thecrash scene, including a 14-year-old girl from Osaka,Japan, according to authori-ties and a tour company.

Some of the other fourinjured passengers have beenreleased from a Cedar Cityhospital. The bus driver alsowas treated for minor injuriesand released.

Hiroki Hayase, a 20-year-old man from Osaka, waskilled in the crash, authoritiessaid. The identities of twoothers who died — a 38-year-

old man and 40-year-oldwoman, both from Tokyo —have not been released byauthorities who are trying tonotify relatives in Japan.

The bus tour started in LasVegas, made a stop at Utah’sZion National Park andcrashed at 6:40 p.m. Mondayabout 90 miles short of BryceCanyon, authorities said.

Bryce Canyon is a popularstop for foreigners whoaccount for about half of the 2million visitors it gets in a year,a spokesman said.

Las Vegas is a busy hub fortourists who set off for west-ern landmarks, including theGrand Canyon, Death Valleyand Utah’s Monument Valley.

COEUR D’ALENE (AP) —A Coeur d’Alene man whowas cleared of raciallyharassing a man a year agohas been sentenced to nineyears in prison for possess-ing a handgun during theencounter.

Forty-eight-year-old IraTankovich was sentencedTuesday for his role in theAugust 2009 encounter atthe home of KennethRequena.

Authorities called to thescene reported seeingTankovich discard a hand-gun into a nearby driveway.The Spokesman-Reviewreports Tankovich laterpleaded guilty to being afelon in possession of ahandgun.

The encounter betweenTankovich and Requena ledto other criminal charges. Ajury in April convictedRequena of conspiracy todisturb the peace, butacquitted him of conspiracyto commit malicious harass-ment.

Court documents showhis previous felony convic-tions include voluntarymanslaughter, grand theftand burglary.

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By John E. SwayzeTimes-News correspondent

FILER — After weeks ofdeliberation, the Filer CityCouncil has accepted a ten-tative $15.2 million budgetfor the 2011 fiscal year thatbegins in October.

Mayor Bob Templemansaid Tuesday that the newbudget figures,which shouldbe formally adopted after apublic hearing on Sept. 7,reflect a financially conser-vative attitude from individ-ual city departments.

“They haven’t reallychanged a lot,”he said.“Thathas a lot to do with depart-ment heads keeping track ofevery penny, and ongoingsewer construction reflectsthe largest $11 million por-tion of our budget.”

The city general budget of$1.13 million will increase by$22,142. The police depart-ment budget of $483,582 wilonly grow by $1,000,includ-ing plans to spend about$18,000 for a patrol car and$24,000 for unit cameras.Last year’s fire departmentbudget of $98,565 will riseslightly to $100,538.

Both the police and city

maintenance departmentsare also expecting to con-tribute toward the construc-tion of a $22,000 buildingthat will be used for equip-ment storage and animpound site.

“This building has been inthe plans for a while andwe’ve actually been savingfor the last five or six years,”Templeman said.

In other action Tuesday,council members approved abuilding permit allowingSouthern Idaho LandscapeCenter to construct an addi-tional 10,000-square-footbuilding on the company’sU.S.Highway 30 property,togrow trees and plant inven-tory.

“When we opened forbusiness this year, the cool-er-than-normal weathercaused us to take some hits,”said Southern IdahoLandscape representativeKen Ashley. “This way wecan maintain our stock,especially during the monthsof February and March, andexpand the business a little.”

John E. Swayze may bereached at 208 326-7212 orswayzef@aol.com.

Filer sets tentative$15.2 million budgetBy Laurie Welch

Times-News writer

BURLEY — The board thatadvises Cassia Countygroups on how to groom rid-ing trails and perform snowrescue operations needs a bitof advice itself, it seems.

Cassia County commis-sioners will meet with thecounty’s snowmobile advi-sory board at 7:30 p.m. Aug.

26 in the city of Paul CouncilChambers to discuss thecommittee’s bylaws, andinform members what hap-pens if the board doesn’t endup spending its entire$60,000 annual budget. Theboard advises the MountHarrison Snowmobile Clubon trail-grooming effortsand helps with snow rescue.

Cassia County Comm-issioner Paul Christensen

said Monday that the com-mittee wants to discuss itsmembership and learn moreabout what happens to anyportion of its annual budgetthat isn’t spent.

Christensen said herecently told the committee,at a meeting with 35 to 50members present, that if thecommittee has a fund bal-ance, he didn’t know howmuch it was. He sought on

Monday a budgetary updateto take to the Aug. 26 meet-ing, along with a look atwhat percentage of its yearlybudget the committee typi-cally spends.

“I tried to help themunderstand the importanceof public accountability andgetting approval for anyexpenditure through theadvisory committee,”Christensen said.

Burley elementary holdsback-to-school nightTimes-News

Mountain ViewElementary School inBurley will host a back-to-school night from 5:30 p.m.

to 7:30 p.m., Aug. 26.Students will meet their

teachers and can bring theirsupplies. Hot dogs, chipsand soda will be supplied.Information: 878-6608.

Driver distractionDeadly Utahtour buscrash recalls2009 wreck

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Firefighters work at the scene of an accident Monday in which a van carrying Japanese tourists from Las

Vegas rolled on Interstate 15 just north of Cedar City, Utah. The driver of the tour bus, who received minor

injuries, was distracted or drowsy when he lost control of the bus, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

Northern Idahoman sentencedfor handgunpossession

Cassia Co. advisory board seeks budget help

SShould nearly 50-ton trucks be routinelypounding Idaho’s interstate highways?We don’t think so, and given the condi-tion of Idaho’s roads we’re puzzled whyU.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, would

propose legislation to allow states to permit truckweights up to 97,000 pounds on freeways withintheir borders.

Crapo introduced the bill in the Senate lastweek, saying it will help “get more goods from thefarm or factory to consumers in fewer trips andfewer vehicle miles.” It’s co-sponsored by senatorsfrom both parties.

Idaho’s two congress-men, Republican MikeSimpson and DemocratWalt Minnick, support asimilar measure in theHouse.

The current truck weightlimit on interstates inIdaho and many states is40 tons, although there’s apilot program allowingtrucks of up to 129,000pounds on some roads.Under Crapo’s bill, anytruck weighing more than80,000 would have to beequipped with at least sixaxles.

The trucking industryargues that the increasedweight limit would resultin more efficient commer-cial trucks and thereforesafer highways, less-expensive freight andcleaner air.

Dave Carlson of AAAIdaho is skeptical.

“It hasn’t proven to do anything but cut costsfor the industry at the expense of the taxpayingpublic,” he told the Idaho Statesman.

Carlson points to the findings of a studyreleased last month by a task force charged byRepublican Gov. C.L. “Butch”Otter with findingways to pay for roads in Idaho. It showed heavytrucks are underpaying for the upkeep of Idahohighways and bridges by 14 to 27 percent even aspassenger vehicle owners are overpaying theirshare.

On top of that, Idaho’s share of revenue fromthe federal Highway Trust Fund is likely to dimin-ish when the next Congress reauthorizes it nextyear.

Road breakup is caused by the weight per axle,so theoretically a seven- or eight-axle truck doesthe same damage as a truck with five axles.

But bridges are a different story. The heavier thetrucks, the shorter their lifespan.

And we question how effectively oversizedtrucks could be kept off Idaho’s secondary roads,which aren’t designed to handle that kind ofweight.

Crapo’s bill has the backing of the powerfulindustry lobbying group, the American TruckingAssociation, whose political action committee isa major donor to both political parties. Thegroup’s PAC gave Crapo $3,000 for his campaignthis year.

The organization’s president, Bill Graves, said ina statement that the industry believes more effi-cient trucks “will significantly reduce the truckingindustry’s carbon output.“

In Idaho, limiting the carbon output of trucks isfar down our list of priorities. First we have to fig-ure out how to pay for fixing the crumbling roadswe have.

OPINION EDITOR STEVE CRUMP: 735-3223 SCRUMP@MAGICVALLEY.COM

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“We can’t stand by and do nothing whilepink slips are given to the men and women

who educate our children or keep our communities safe.”

— President Barack Obama about a bill that Democrats said

would save the jobs of 300,000 teachers, police and others

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Monster trucks?Idaho can’t

afford the roaddamage it has

Our view:Idaho doesn’thave theresources topay for thelong-termdamage thatraising truckweight limitswould cause.

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TThe lights are goingout all over America— literally. Colorado

Springs has made headlineswith its desperate attemptto save money by turningoff a third of its streetlights,but similar things are eitherhappening or being con-templated across the nation,from Philadelphia to Fresno.

Meanwhile, a countrythat once amazed the worldwith its visionary invest-ments in transportation,from the Erie Canal to theInterstate Highway System,is now in the process ofunpaving itself: In a numberof states, local governmentsare breaking up roads theycan no longer afford tomaintain, and returningthem to gravel.

And a nation that onceprized education — that wasamong the first to providebasic schooling to all itschildren — is now cuttingback. Teachers are being laidoff; programs are being can-celed; in Hawaii, the schoolyear itself is being drastical-ly shortened. And all signspoint to even more cutsahead.

We’re told that we haveno choice, that basic gov-ernment functions —essential services that havebeen provided for genera-tions — are no longeraffordable. And it’s true thatstate and local govern-ments, hit hard by therecession, are cash-strapped. But they wouldn’tbe quite as cash-strapped iftheir politicians were will-ing to consider at least sometax increases.

And the federal govern-ment, which can sell infla-tion-protected long-termbonds at an interest rate ofonly 1.04 percent, isn’tcash-strapped at all. Itcould and should be offeringaid to local governments, toprotect the future of ourinfrastructure and our chil-dren.

But Washington is pro-viding only a trickle of help,and even that grudgingly.

We must place priority onreducing the deficit, sayRepublicans and “centrist”Democrats. And then, vir-tually in the next breath,they declare that we mustpreserve tax cuts for thevery affluent, at a budgetcost of $700 billion over thenext decade.

In effect, a large part ofour political class is show-ing its priorities: Given thechoice between asking therichest 2 percent or so ofAmericans to go back topaying the tax rates theypaid during the Clinton-eraboom, or allowing thenation’s foundations tocrumble — literally in thecase of roads, figuratively inthe case of education —they’re choosing the latter.

It’s a disastrous choice inboth the short run and thelong run.

In the short run, thosestate and local cutbacks area major drag on the econo-

my, perpetuating devastat-ingly high unemployment.

It’s crucial to keep stateand local government inmind when you hear peopleranting about runaway gov-ernment spending underPresident Obama. Yes, thefederal government isspending more, althoughnot as much as you mightthink. But state and localgovernments are cuttingback. And if you add themtogether, it turns out thatthe only big spendingincreases have been insafety-net programs likeunemployment insurance,which have soared in costthanks to the severity ofthe slump.

That is, for all the talk ofa failed stimulus, if you lookat government spending asa whole you see hardly anystimulus at all. And withfederal spending now trail-ing off, while big state andlocal cutbacks continue,we’re going into reverse.

But isn’t keeping taxesfor the affluent low also aform of stimulus? Not soyou’d notice. When we savea schoolteacher’s job, thatunambiguously aidsemployment; when we give

millionaires more moneyinstead, there’s a goodchance that most of thatmoney will just sit idle.

And what about theeconomy’s future?Everything we know abouteconomic growth says that awell-educated populationand high-quality infra-structure are crucial.Emerging nations are mak-ing huge efforts to upgradetheir roads, their ports andtheir schools. Yet inAmerica we’re going back-ward.

How did we get to thispoint? It’s the logical conse-quence of three decades ofantigovernment rhetoric,rhetoric that has convincedmany voters that a dollarcollected in taxes is always adollar wasted, that the pub-lic sector can’t do anythingright.

So the end result of thelong campaign against gov-ernment is that we’ve takena disastrously wrong turn.America is now on the unlit,unpaved road to nowhere.

Paul Krugman is a colum-nist for The New YorkTimes. Write to him atpkrugman@nytimes.com.

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How to beat the high cost of parentingWW

ASHINGTON —Among the gov-ernment’s most

interesting reports is one —published by theAgriculture Department —that estimates what parentsspend on their children.

The latest version finds,not surprisingly, the costsare steep. For a middle-classhusband-wife family (aver-age pre-tax income in2009: $76,250), spendingper child is about $12,000 ayear. Assuming modestannual inflation (2.8 per-cent), the report estimatesthat the family’s spendingon a child born in 2009would total $286,050 by age17. A two-child familywould cost about$600,000. All these esti-mates may be understated,because they do not includecollege costs.

These dry statistics oughtto inform the deficit debate,because a budget is not justa catalog of programs andtaxes. It reflects a society’spriorities and values. Oursociety does not — despiterhetoric to the contrary —put much value on raisingchildren. Present budget

policies punish parents,who are taxed heavily tosupport the elderly.

Meanwhile, tax breaks forchildren are modest. Ifdeficit reduction aggravatesthese biases, moreAmericans may choose notto have children or to havefewer children. Down thatpath lies economic decline.Societies that cannot replacetheir populations discourageinvestment and innovation.They have stagnant orshrinking markets for goodsand services. With olderpopulations, they resistchange. For a country to sta-bilize its population — dis-counting immigration —women must have an aver-age of about two children.That’s a “fertility rate” oftwo. Many countries withstruggling economies arewell below that. Japan’s fer-tility rate is 1.2. Italy’s is 1.3,as is Spain’s. These countries

are having about one childfor every two adults. TheU.S. fertility rate isn’t yetclose to these dismal levels.

In 2007, it was at thereplacement rate of 2.1 chil-dren per woman, reportsthe National Center forHealth Statistics. Hispanicswere at 3.0, and othergroups clustered nearreplacement: 1.9 for non-Hispanic whites; 2.1 fornon-Hispanic blacks; and2.0 for Asian-Americans.(Not all the news is good.

In poor societies, peoplehave children to improvetheir economic well-beingby increasing the number offamily workers and provid-ing support for parents intheir old age. In wealthysocieties, the logic oftenreverses. Government nowsupports the elderly, dimin-ishing the need for children.By some studies, the safetynets for retirees havereduced fertility rates by 0.5children in the United Statesand almost 1.0 in WesternEurope, reports economistRobert Stein in the journalNational Affairs.

Similarly, some couplesdon’t have children because

they don’t want to sacrificetheir own lifestyles to thetime and expense of a fami-ly. We need to avoidWestern Europe’s mix ofhigh taxes, low birth ratesand feeble economicgrowth. Young Americansalready face a bleak labormarket that cannot instillconfidence about havingchildren. Piling on highertaxes won’t help. “If highertaxes make it more expen-sive to raise children,” saysdemographer NicholasEberstadt of the AmericanEnterprise Institute, “peo-ple will think more abouthaving another child.”

Stein advocates combin-ing existing pro-child taxbreaks (the personalexemption, the child taxcredit, the child-care creditand the adoption credit)into one generous credit.Whatever the details, poli-cies should have a pro-fam-ily bias because parenting is,as he writes, “one of themost important servicesany American can perform.”

Newsweek columnistRobert Samuelson writesabout economics.

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Everybody knows whatit’s like to get a new com-puter. Everybody knowshow it is when you gothrough a computerupgrade. Everybodyexpects some glitches whenyou change vendors orinstall a new system.

But a smart organizationruns systems in paralleluntil it’s assured the newsystem works. Especiallywith critical financial sys-tems, a switchoverdemands safeguards, over-sight and auditing.Common sense dictates it.Financial accountabilitydemands it.

When the state of Idahoswitched the system thatprocesses 40,000 claims aday and delivers $24 millionin payments a week to its15,000 Medicaid healthproviders, the result was anembarrassing screw-up:weeks-long delays in pay-ments accompanied bypromises to do better soon.

Who are the people wait-ing for their state pay-ments? They’re not justdoctors or hospitals whosee Medicaid patients. Theyare the nursing homes, in-home care providers,assisted-living home oper-ators and others who carefor Idaho’s 213,000 elderly,disabled and mentally illcitizens.

And what are theseproviders doing while theywait? They’re having to layoff or cut pay for theirworkers, put off payingtheir own bills and desper-ately tap other sources ofincome to survive.

To add regulatory insultto financial injury, the stateis now hectoring thosesame providers, threateningthem with penalties or liensif they fail to pay workerson time. Some 1,400 healthcare employees have toldthe state that their pay hasbeen cut, delayed or with-held. The state also

reminded providers tomake their regular workercompensation and otherpayments, even if they’renot getting paid them-selves.

We hear a lot from Idaholeaders about running gov-ernment more like a busi-ness. This is a case of han-dling basic business likearrogant government.

Even as Idaho waspreparing to undertake thisextensive, expensive over-haul — contractor MolinaHealthcare Inc. is getting$115 million, with a possiblethree-year $51 millionextension — the Legislaturewas passing a “balancedbudget” predicated ondelaying at least $27.6 mil-lion worth of paymentsuntil after July 1, into thenew budget year.

The state informedproviders in the spring thatthat they would have towait until after July 1 to gettheir June payments. State

officialsforgot tomentionthat thosepaymentsmight bedelayedeight weeksor morewhile thestate figured out how towork its system.

One of the glitchesMolina encountered shouldhave been avoidable:Payments have beendelayed while the new sys-tem searched for secondaryinsurance that might coverthe bills. But Medicaid isalmost always the payer oflast resort, so usually thereare no secondary sources —and no reason to delay ...

... blame WyomingIdaho Mountain Express,Ketchum

Idaho shouldn’t blameU.S. District Court JudgeDonald W. Molloy for put-ting wolf management backinto the hands of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service.

Idaho should blameWyoming, where govern-ment leaders have stead-fastly resisted putting amanagement plan in placethat would meet the provi-sions of the federalEndangered Species Act.

Unlike Idaho andMontana, which createdgenerally sensible wolfmanagement plans,Wyoming took a contrarianroute by deciding to protectwolves just outsideYellowstone National Park,but to treat the rest like somany irritating varmints tobe shot on sight.

Judge Molloy ruled thatwas no good ...

The Wyoming wolves arepart of what the ESA calls a“distinct population seg-ment” where wolves inIdaho and Montana inter-breed with those inWyoming ...

The judge did what ajudge should do. He readthe law and then took a lookto see if the Fish andWildlife service had com-plied with it.

It hadn’t ...Idaho Gov. Butch Otter

and Montana Gov. BrianSchweitzer ought to put ontheir best Stetsons, saddleup their ponies, ride on overto the Cowboy State and doa little horse trading withWyoming Gov. DaveFreudenthal. This bunch ofcowboys ought to be able tospur a solution ...

... Crapo, Risch andearmarksLewiston Tribune

... (U.S. Sens. Mike Crapoand Jim Risch, both R-Idaho have) ... erased theirfingerprints from millionsof federal dollars headed toIdaho. Why?

Because it’s in the form ofearmarks:

More than $15 milliongoes to Idaho projects.

The state gets part ofanother $6.5 million splitamong Western states ...

Despite the fact that ear-marks have become a polit-ical punching bag, theydon’t add to the federaldeficit. Congress merelydirects where 1 percent to 2 percent of appropriateddollars will go — and in thiscase, if the money isn’tcoming to Idaho, it goes toanother state.

But as budget bills passedin July ... what did you hearfrom Crapo and Risch?

Zilch ...They’re weren’t always

so reticent. Last year ... thetwo Republicans heraldedthe millions they securedfor research, infrastructure,and cleanup at the IdahoNational Laboratory nearIdaho Falls.

What changed?The Tea Party, for

starters. The right-wingfringe has demonized ear-marks and demanded itsfollowers to take the pledge.In one way or another,Crapo and Risch havesigned up.

This spring, Crapo toldthe Tea Party Boise hewould support a ban on allearmarks and “refuse torequest earmarks for anyreason.”

While he has said he’llcontinue to get Idaho’sshare until the practice isbanned, Risch joinedCrapo in co-sponsoringSouth Carolina Sen. JimDeMint’s proposed ban onearmarks for 2010 and2011. The measure hadonly 16 supporters, how-ever.

So when the Tea Partytypes are nosing around,Crapo and Risch drink dry.

When nobody’s looking,they vote wet ...

YYou know when apolitician starts asentence with

“frankly,” he’s about to lieto your face. The sameprinciple applies to cam-paign finance legislationdubbed the “DISCLOSEAct.” The voter’s instinc-tive reaction should be:What are they trying tohide now? Drafted out ofpublic view with left-winglobbyists and rammedthrough Congress afterbypassing committeehearings, this bum billwould have been betternamed the CLOSEDDOORAct.

At a Rose Garden pressconference on Monday,President Obama decriedthe influence of “shadowgroups” on elections andurged the Senate to passthe “reform” sponsored byN.Y. Democratic Sen.Chuck Schumer. But theloophole-ridden packageexempts large nonprofitswith 500,000 or moremembers. Behemoth laborunions get preferentialtreatment. Bradley Smith,former Federal ElectionsCommission chairman,noted that the law placesradical speech-squelchingrestrictions on companies’ability to run independentpolitical ads: “(I)f you’re acompany with a govern-ment contract of over $10 million (like more thanhalf of the top 50 U.S.companies) or if you’re acompany with more than20 percent foreign share-holders, you can’t evenmention a candidate in anad for up to a full yearbefore the election. ...There are no similar prohi-bitions for unions repre-senting government con-tractors or unions withforeign membership.”

GOP Sen. MitchMcConnell put it morestarkly during Tuesday’sdebate before the Senatecloture vote on the bill:The DISCLOSE Act, hesaid, is a “transparentattempt to rig the fallelections.” At bottom,McConnell diagnosedcorrectly, this is a jobs-protection bill forentrenched incumbentsmore interested in pro-tecting their hides thanprotecting theConstitution. While thecloture vote fell threevotes short of the needed60 on Tuesday, Schumervowed to resurrect theissue “again and again andagain until we pass it.”

In attackingRepublicans who opposethis campaign financeKabuki, Obama auda-ciously feigned alarm

over the proliferation offake grass-roots groupswith innocuous-soundingnames. Special interests,he complained, “can hidebehind a name like‘Citizens for a BetterFuture,’ even if a moreaccurate name would be‘Companies for WeakerOversight.’” Let me supplysome more examples thatwon’t appear on Obama’steleprompter anytimesoon:

How about “ConsumersOrganized for ReliableElectricity”? That’s thefront group White Housesenior adviser DavidAxelrod formed to shill fora massive utility tax hikechampioned by Common-wealth Edison in Chicago.

Or how about“Americans for StableQuality Care”? That wasthe government healthcare takeover-promotingspecial interest coalitionfunded by Big Pharma, theAARP, AMA and theService EmployeesInternational Union. Thegroup pitched in $150 mil-lion for pro-Obama healthcare ads to create the illu-sion of grass-roots support.

Or how about “HealthCare for America Now”?That’s the 1825 K St.-based“grass-roots” lobbyingconglomerate funded byradical liberal sugar daddyGeorge Soros and thebrass-knuckled, purple-shirted bosses of the SEIU.

Or how about“American Rights atWork”? That’s the far-left,pro-Big Labor lobbyinggroup that Obama’s laborsecretary, Hilda Solis,

served as treasurer forwhile a congresswoman —a position she failed to dis-close while lobbying forthe Big Labor card-checkbill she was sponsoring atthe same time.

Or how about the“American Public PolicyCommittee”? That’s theumbrella group forBeltway-based union andprogressive lobbyists runby D.C. money-shufflerCraig Varoga, who is nowharnessing Washingtonbucks to attack tea partyactivists.

It’s the president’sbiggest donors and advis-ers who perfected the artof Astroturf. Don’t be somodest, man.

Team Obama and theirallies on Capitol Hill havesome nerve gnashing theirteeth about transparencyafter two years of backdoorkickbacks, secret Big Labordeals, C-SPAN cameraevasion, White House dis-closure-ducking coffee-house meetings, and sun-light-shirking holiday andmidnight floor votes. Andwhile they preached aboutAmerica’s right to knowand posed as crusaders foropen access, Democraticleaders in both the Houseand Senate continued tostonewall on public hear-ings for health carerationing czar DonaldBerwick — Obama’srecess-appointed head ofMedicare and Medicaid.

A White Housespokesman called the bat-tle over the DISCLOSE Acta “defining moment forthe public.” Nah. It’s justanother example of theDemocratic majority’sendless hide-and-seekhypocrisy.

Syndicated columnistMichelle Malkin can bereached at writemalkin@gmail.com.

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BOISE (AP) — Boy Scoutleaders said Wednesday theywere investigating why anIdaho teenager was leftbehind after tumbling nearly700 feet during a hike withhis troop on Mount Borah.

Amanda Garner said her14-year-old son ColtonGarner had stepped off thetrail Friday to go to the bath-room then fell while reachingfor a backpack he had acci-dentally kicked off a ledge.

Troop leaders thought hehad skipped ahead as theydescended Idaho’s highestpeak and didn’t start search-ing for him until theyreached the bottom of themountain, she said.

The teen spent the stormynight in the wilderness andwas found covered withscrapes about 17 hours afterhis fall.

“There was a miscommu-nication,’’ Amanda Garnersaid. “I know all the troopleaders really well. They did-n’t do anything wrong.’’

The Boy Scouts ofAmerica Ore-Ida Councilwas trying to determine

what happened, executivedirector David Kemper said.

Boy Scouts regularly hikeand camp on Mount Borah,though accidents like theone involving Garner wererare, he said.

“We’re still waiting forindividual reports from theadults who were on the out-ing,’’ Kemper said. Thecouncil has 14,000 membersin Idaho and Oregon,

Rescue crews foundGarner conscious andyelling for help after he tum-bled about 670 feet down aslope covered with jaggedrocks, said Sgt. LeviMaydole, search-and-res-cue commander for theCuster County sheriff’soffice.

Amanda Garner said herson suffered minor injuries— a concussion and chippedvertebra — and was expectedto make a full recovery.

“It just takes your breathaway,’’ she said. “First himfalling, then being out thereby himself all night. Itstormed all night. It’s hard toimagine.’’

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Forest Service: Housing poses threat to private forestsBy Jeff BarnardAssociated Press writer

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Housingdevelopment on privately ownedforest land needs to be added to thelist of threats to the nation’s forests,according to a U.S. Forest Servicereport issued Wednesday.

Agriculture Secretary TomVilsack said in a teleconferencefrom Washington, D.C., that hehopes talks held by the Obamaadministration with landownerswill produce recommendations tomake preservation of private forestland more profitable, reducing thepressure to sell it for development.

Some small markets pay forestowners to manage their lands to

sequester carbon as a hedge againstglobal warming, and for providingecosystem services, such as provid-ing shade that keeps streams coolfor fish, Vilsack noted.

“What we need to do is make surepeople are aware of the benefits(forests provide), where we need tobe protecting these lands, and alsocreating innovative and creativeways through the taxing system,through regulations, through con-tracting and through ecosystemmarkets to increase profitability,’’hesaid.

The report said 56 percent of thenation’s forests are privatelyowned, amounting to 420 millionacres. Of that number, 57 millionacres face a serious threat from

housing development in the next 20years.

Putting houses in forests breaksup wildlife habitat, makes loggingless efficient, creates erosion andsources of pollution that pollutewater sources, and makes fightwildfires more difficult, com-pounding the threats from insects,wildfire and air pollution,the reportsaid.

Many of the large timber compa-nies converted to real estate invest-ment trusts in the past decade,when their land became more valu-able for housing development thanfor producing logs, said RogerHoesterey, senior vice president atthe Trust for Public Land.

Since the real estate market went

bust with the recession, conserva-tion groups like Trust for PublicLand and the Nature Conservancyhave been finding bargains in theirefforts to convert private openspaces to public lands, he said. Onecurrent project is the purchase of320,000 acres in Montana fromPlum Creek Timber Co., which willbe turned over to the Forest Serviceand the state.

“It’s a real issue and has been forreally the last 10 years,when we sawreal estate values on large openspace land exceed the timber val-ues,’’ he said.

Forest landowners have longbeen interested in somehow beingpaid for things they have providedfor free, such as clean water, carbon

sequestration, wildlife habitat andoutdoor recreation lands.

They are currently working to getCongress and the EnvironmentalProtection Agency to formally rec-ognize the value of converting limbsand small trees from forest thinningoperations, known as biomass, tofuel and power, said Dave Tenny, aformer Bush administration forestofficial who is now president of theNational Alliance of Forest Owners.

“There will always be land on themargins that are probably betterused for development purposes,’’Tenny said.“But if we are looking atthe long view and we are trying tomaintain the land that is interior forforest uses over time, that is wherethese markets become essential.’’

Reid questions Hispanic support for Republicans

LAS VEGAS (AP) —Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid says he cannotunderstand why Hisp-anics would vote forRepublicans, a remark thatdrew immediate criticismfrom Republicans.

Speaking at an event pro-moting English languageeducation, Reid on Tuesdaytook a swipe at Republicansin Washington, whom heblames for blocking legisla-tion to overhaul the immi-gration system. The topSenate Democrat said theGOP’s record should dis-suade Hispanic votersfrom supporting Repub-licans.

“I don’t know how any-one of Hispanic heritagecould be a Republican,OK?” Reid said in a videoposted online and circulat-ed by Republicans. “Do Ineed to say more?”

Republicans assailed thecomments.

“He is making this a raceissue. It isn’t. This is a bor-der security issue,” said BobRuckman, chairman of theClark County RepublicanParty. “Reid is fear-mon-gering, appealing to theHispanic voters by insult-ing their intelligence andreverting to group-thinkpolitics.”

Reid’s campaign stoodby the comments, sayinghis “contention was sim-ply that he doesn’t under-stand how anyone,Hispanic or otherwise,would vote for Republicancandidates” and citedGOP opposition to a $26billion bill to protect300,000 teachers, policeand others from election-year layoffs.

Reid is in a close race withRepublican Sharron Angle.

Utah company says it wants to buy TamarackBy John MillerAssociated Press writer

BOISE — A Salt Lake Cityreal estate investment com-pany says it has offered anundisclosed sum forTamarack Resort, the centralIdaho ski-and-golf getawaythat collapsed in 2008 underhundreds of millions inunpaid debt.

Pelorus Group owner JTBramlette told TheAssociated Press his compa-ny aims to buy the resort,which is in bankruptcycourt.

Bramlette and others atPelorus are named in a law-suit in federal court over aseparate real estate develop-ment near the Idaho-Wyoming border.

The owners of TamarackResort in Donnelly, about 90miles north of Boise, owe$300 million to a syndicateof lenders led by CreditSuisse Group, as well as mil-lions more to builders, con-tractors and suppliers whoworked on buildings at thesite before constructionground to a halt in 2008.

Bramlette didn’t disclosethe amount of his offer. Theresort has been priced at $68million. CB Richard Ellis, aLos Angeles-based real-estate company, has beenmarketing Tamarack topotential buyers.

“We plan on buyingTamarack at a discount,based on the current statusof economy and the project,’’Bramlette told the AP

Tuesday evening.Last month, Bramlette’s

company agreed to buyTamarack’s conference cen-ter for about $1 million. TheArling Center will eventuallyopen for weddings and othergatherings, he said.

“We’ve spent the last sixmonths doing our due dili-gence on Tamarack and sur-rounding area, talking withcurrent residents and home-owners,’’ Bramlette said.“We’d like to be the ones toget in there and get itstraightened out.’’

Bramlette said his offerwas submitted to U.S.Bankruptcy Judge TerryMyers last week.

Phone calls to Jean-PierreBoespflug, Tamarack’smajority owner, and CBRichard Ellis, weren’t imme-diately returned.

Doug Dvorak, a TamarackMunicipal Association boardmember who was amonghomeowners who last weekpresented a plan to operatethe ski area this coming win-ter, said Pelorus hadn’t con-tacted the board over itsplans.

“This is nothing but posi-tive news, but for the last 18to 24 months, there’s been aslew of rumors, things likeDonald Trump is coming,this and that,’’ Dvorak said.“Until a deal has been inked,the keys have been handedover, and there’s physically anew buyer, I’m trying tomanage my own expecta-tions and the expectations ofthe constituents I represent.”

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., attends a news

conference Aug. 5 on Capitol Hill.

Idaho, Montana considering‘research hunts’ for wolvesBy Matthew BrownAssociated Press writer

BILLINGS, Mont. —Wildlife officials in theNorthern Rockies saidWednesday that they are con-sidering hunting gray wolvesin the name of research to getaround a recent court rulingthat restored federal protec-tions for the animals.

Environmentalists deridedthe proposal, vowing to chal-lenge in court any new plansfor hunting the estimated1,367 wolves in Idaho andMontana.

“They’re adopting theJapanese whaling approachof holding hunts under theobviously erroneous conceptof research,’’ said MikeLeahy, Rocky Mountaindirector for Defenders ofWildlife. “They’re trying tobe too clever by half.’’

Hunters in Idaho andMontana killed 258 wolvesduring hunts last fall — thefirst for wolves in the lower48 states in decades. Stateofficials said the huntsproved wolves can be huntedwithout driving the popula-tion to extinction.

But the Aug. 5 ruling fromU.S. District Judge DonaldMolloy is likely to cancel orpostpone wolf seasonsscheduled to start nextmonth in the two states.

Molloy had allowed lastyear’s hunts, and his latestruling hinged on a moretechnical matter — the gov-ernment’s attempt to treatwolves in Montana and Idahodifferently than in neighbor-ing Wyoming, where theywere never taken off theendangered list.

Still, the ruling left offi-cials scrambling for newways to control a predator

responsible for increasingattacks on livestock and big-game herds.

Montana wolf programcoordinator Carolyn Simesaid one option under con-sideration was to apply for afederally permitted “researchhunt’’ to better understandthe impact of public huntingon wolf populations.

In the absence of hunting,more than 1,200 wolves havebeen killed during the last 15

years by government agentsand ranchers in response tolivestock attacks. Sime said aresearch hunt could reveal if aregulated public harvestcould accomplish the sametask.

“It is sort of counterintu-itive, but we do need toanswer those questions,’’Sime said. “It may reducesome uncertainty about theeffects of human hunting.’’

Idaho Fish and Game

Deputy Director JimUnsworth said his state isalso considering a researchhunt, but added that it “has-n’t got much encourage-ment’’ from federal wildlifemanagers who would have tosign off on the plan.

U.S. Fish and WildlifeService spokesman ChrisTollefson said he was notaware of any endangeredspecies for which hunting isallowed. He acknowledgedhis agency was in discussionswith the two states about thefuture of wolf management,but declined to offer details.

“There are a number ofideas out there and a numberof opinions. At this point, it’spremature to say where we’regoing to go,’’ he said.

Unsworth said Idaho hasalso revived a plan to removewolf packs that have drivendown populations of big-game animals including elkand moose. The proposal,which had been shelvedwhen public hunting wasallowed last year,involves thecontrolled killing of wolvesby federal or state wildlifeagents, not members of thepublic.

An initial proposal, toremove dozens of wolvesfrom the Lolo region alongthe Montana border, is likelyto be released this week.Similar plans for other partsof the state are expected tofollow, Unsworth said.

Those wolf killings, too,are likely to be challenged,through a second lawsuitalready pending beforeMolloy.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/AP file photo

This undated photo shows a gray wolf. A recent ruling that restored

federal protections for wolves has left officials scrambling for new

ways to control a predator responsible for increasing attacks on live-

stock and big-game herds.

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Without loans, manysmall businesses in limboBy Sharon Bernstein and Lisa MascaroTribune Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — Small business-es desperate for government help get-ting loans will have to wait at leastuntil September before Congressmoves on long-awaited legislation topay for higher loan guarantees, lowerfees and other breaks.

As the Senate adjourned for itssummer recess last week, a key bill to

spur lending to small businessesremained stuck in a partisan stale-mate.

As a result, the next month or moremay be angst-ridden for many busi-ness owners. Nationwide, 995 gov-ernment-backed small-businessloans that have been given initialapproved since last spring are nowstuck in limbo until Congress acts.

Still other small firms are strug-gling to secure loans from banks andother lenders — but those are harder

to get now that federal support hasdried up.

Senate Democrats vowed last weekto take up the measure again whenlawmakers return to work nextmonth. But they acknowledged itmay be difficult to break an ongoingRepublican filibuster of the bill,which is caught in partisan squab-bling despite its broad popularity.

“We will have to fight this out a step

By Joshua PalmerTimes-News writer

A devastating collapse inmilk prices is promptingdairymen to push for a mas-sive overhaul of U.S. dairypolicy.

More than 200 dairymenand representatives of alliedindustries in Idaho andneighboring states metWednesday at the CanyonCrest Dining and EventCenter in Twin Falls for theIdaho Dairymen’s Assoc-iation summer meeting tohear about the ambitiousplan.

Being labeled the

“Foundation for the Future,”the proposed overhaul hasthe backing of many dairycooperatives across the U.S.

Some of the changesinclude shutting down theDairy Product Price SupportProgram and the MilkIncome Loss Contract, orMILC, in the next Farm Bill.Both programs have fun-neled billions of dollars intothe coffers of struggling

dairies, but the federationargues that it has been large-ly ineffective.

MILC makes payments todairymen when prices fall,but benefits are capped afterthe first 3 million gallons ofmilk produced, the annualoutput of perhaps 200 cows.

The average herd size insouth-central Idaho in 2008was more than 1,100 cows,according to the Idaho

Dairymen’s Association.“These prices are not rel-

evant to farmers in 2010,”said Jerry Kozak, presidentand CEO of the NationalMilk Producers Federation,“and it only works whenproducers sell to the govern-ment and get the product offthe market.”

The federation also pro-poses to establish a new pro-gram called the DairyProducer Margin ProtectionProgram, which would sup-port producer margins —unlike current federal pro-grams that support prices.

IntermountainGas seeks toreduce rates

By Joshua PalmerTimes-News writer

Intermountain Gas Co. plans to reduce natural gasrates almost 1.6 percent for consumers, according to arequest filed with the Idaho Public Utilities Commissionon Wednesday.

The company also plans to reduce natural gas rates forcommercial customers by seven-tenths of a percent.

The proposal to reduce natural gas prices is part of a0.83 percent decrease to its annual Purchased Gas CostAdjustment application with the Idaho Public UtilitiesCommission.

The request is for a decrease of approximately $2.2million and if approved, would be effective Oct. 1.

Residential customers using natural gas for spaceheating and water heating will save an average 1.58 per-cent, or 90 cents a month, while customers using natu-ral gas only for space heating will see an average increaseof 9 cents a month or 0.20 percent, based on averageweather and usage.

Commercial customers, on average, would have a sav-ings of 18 cents, or about seven-tenths of a percent, permonth.

“We are very pleased to be able to hold the line on nat-ural gas prices this year.” said Frank Morehouse, execu-tive vice president and general manager ofIntermountain. “The overall demand for natural gasremains low while natural gas supplies are plentiful.This continued imbalance between supply and demandhas kept the near term prices for natural gas relativelylow.

He added that some customers will see a decreasewhile others will have a slight increase — due to theinclusion of all costs of getting the gas from the produc-ers to the end users.

While the cost of the gas declined, the costs of trans-portation and delivery have increased.

Atari looks to revitalize aging brandBy Ben FritzLos Angeles Times writer

LOS ANGELES — In thenew West Los Angeles cor-porate offices of Atari Inc.,the desks are mostly emptyand the walls are mostlybare, but there’s a red neonlogo in thelobby that

almost anyone would recog-nize.

It’s the perfect home forthe once-leading videogame company, which car-ries a name known aroundthe world. The company istrying to rebuild itself afteryears of chaos, false startsand financial losses.

Most people rememberAtari for helping to createthe video game business inthe 1970s with titles such as

“Pong” and “Asteroids,”as well as the first popu-

lar game consolesthat let people playat home.

Since the game

Business owners go backto school for new skills

With the start ofthe new schoolyear, many

small-business owners areabout to become students.

Some are brand-newentrepreneurs who want tolearn the basics, such ashow to use accountingsoftware. Others are veter-ans who want to learn newskills so they can expandtheir business.

Owners who want tolearn have a wide varietyof options. Traditionaloptions like colleges anduniversities offer courses,but so do trade organiza-tions and chambers ofcommerce. Some govern-ment agencies also havecourses.

An owner concernedabout the expense will

quickly find that moneyisn’t an issue. Althoughsome courses at majoruniversities can cost$1,000 or more, there areplenty of courses or semi-nars that cost $20, $50 orat most, a few hundreddollars.

Location is also not aproblem, because so manycourses are offered online.And taking classes doesn’thave to be a big time-burner. Classes range from90-minute seminars to

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Atari chief executives Jim Wilson, left, and Jeff Lapin are looking to

largely bypass selling games at retail stores: They plan to leap into the

fast-growing digital side of the business. Wilson and Lapin are shown

at the company’s headquarters in Los Angeles, Calif.

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On the WebTo see the National Milk Producers Federation’spresentation on the proposed overhaul of U.S. dairypolicy, go to http://bit.ly/roadtofuture

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The Dow Jones industrial dropped 265.42,or 2.5 percent, to 10,378.83, its largestslide since it fell 268.22 on June 29.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 31.59,or 2.8 percent, to 1,089.47. The S&P 500slipped below 1,100, a key psychologicallevel. Falling and holding below that levelcould lead to more selling as computer-driven trading sets in.

The Nasdaq composite index fell 68.54, or3 percent, to 2,208.63. The Chicago BoardOptions Exchange’s Volatility Index rose3.02, or 13.5 percent, to 25.39. The VIX isknown as the market’s fear gauge becausea rise signals traders are expecting moredrops in stocks.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note,which moves opposite its price, fell as lowas 2.68 percent before edging up to 2.69percent late Wednesday. That was downsharply from late Tuesday’s 2.77 percent.Interest rates are often set based on theyield of 10-year Treasurys.

Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 2.4 percent,Germany’s DAX index dropped 2.1 percent,and France’s CAC-40 fell 2.7 percent.Japan’s Nikkei stock average dropped 2.7percent.

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MMoonn CCoommmmooddiittyy HHiigghh LLooww CClloossee CChhaannggeeAug Live cattle 94.25 92.80 93.95 + .55Oct Live cattle 95.75 94.43 95.35 + .03Aug Feeder cattle 112.65 111.65 112.55 + .43Sep Feeder cattle 112.88 111.55 112.55 + .50Oct Feeder cattle 113.33 112.00 113.23 + .43Aug Lean hogs 81.55 81.15 81.45 - .25Oct Lean hogs 74.30 73.33 73.65 - .43Aug Pork belly 136.50 xxx.xx 136.50 + 4.50Sep Pork belly 108.00 106.50 108.00 + 3.00Sep Wheat 706.50 682.00 694.75 + 0.00Dec Wheat 739.50 714.00 725.00 - 1.75Sep KC Wheat 723.00 700.50 710.00 - 2.50Dec KC Wheat 738.00 715.50 724.50 - 3.00Sep MPS Wheat 719.75 693.75 698.75 - 6.50Dec MPS Wheat 733.00 708.50 713.00 - 7.25Sep Corn 400.00 391.00 395.50 + 2.00Dec Corn 415.00 406.0 411.00 + 2.00Aug Soybeans xxxx.xx xxxx.xx 1044.50 + 8.25Sep Soybeans 1023.00 1015.0 1016.50 - 4.75Jul BFP Milk 15.11 15.05 15.07 + .01Aug BFP Milk 15.60 15.44 15.53 + .02Sep BFP Milk 15.18 15.11 15.16 + .03Oct BFP Milk 14.87 14.85 14.87 + .03Nov BFP Milk 14.74 14.70 14.72 + .00Oct Sugar 18.65 18.18 18.26 - .30Mar Sugar 18.19 17.85 17.92 - .26Sep B-Pound 1.5861 1.5625 1.5665 - .0210Dec B-Pound 1.5825 1.5630 1.5664 - .0203Sep J-Yen 1.1805 1.1704 1.1718 - .0010Dec J-Yen 1.1810 1.1720 1.1727 - .0011Sep Euro-currency 1.3186 1.32859 1.2869 - .0328Dec Euro-currency 1.3172 1.2854 1.2870 - .0320Sep Canada dollar .9701 .9541 .9555 - .0133Dec Canada dollar .9680 .9524 .9538 - .0133Sep U.S. Dollar 82.55 81.08 82.45 + 1.526Aug Comex gold 1208.0 1193.0 1199.4 + 3.2Oct Comex gold 1208.9 1193.1 1199.6 + 2.8Sep Comex silver 18.36 17.80 17.88 - .28Dec Comex silver 18.42 17.85 17.94 - .27Sep Treasury bond 131.1 129.3 131.1 + 1.2Dec Treasury bond 130.0 128.2 129.3 + 1.2Sep Coffee 171.90 169.10 170.60 + .95Dec Coffee 173.50 170.75 172.35 + 1.05Sep Cocoa 2132 2100 2106 - 17Dec Cocoa 2060 2019 2029 - 22Oct Cotton 84.50 83.95 84.22 - .16Dec Cotton 81.19 80.33 80.90 - .23Sep Crude oil 80.44 77.55 77.55 - 2.70Aug Unleaded gas 2.0943 1.9841 1.9841 - .1012Aug Heating oil 2.1300 2.0619 2.0619 - .0635Sep Natural gas 4.376 4.257 4.328 + .031

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VVaalllleeyy BBeeaannssPrices are net to growers, 100 pounds, U.S. No. 1 beans, lessIdaho bean tax and storage charges. Prices subject to change

without notice. Producers desiring more recent price informationshould contact dealers.Pintos, no quote, new crop great northerns, no quotepinks, no quote, new crop small reds, no quote, new crop.Prices are given by Rangens in Buhl. Prices current Aug. 11.Other Idaho bean prices are collected weekly by Bean MarketNews, U.S. Department of Agriculture Pintos, $28-$29great northerns, not established small whites, not estab-lished pinks, Ltd. $30 small reds, Ltd. $30. Quotes currentAug. 11.

VVaalllleeyy GGrraaiinnssPPrriicceess ffoorr wwhheeaatt ppeerr bbuusshheell:: mmiixxeedd ggrraaiinn,, ooaattss,, ccoorrnn aanndd bbeeaannssppeerr hhuunnddrreedd wweeiigghhtt.. PPrriicceess ssuubbjjeecctt ttoo cchhaannggee wwiitthhoouutt nnoottiiccee..Soft white wheat, ask barley, $6.80 oats, $6.50corn, $7.90 (15 percent moisture). Prices are given by Rangens inBuhl. Prices current Aug. 11.Barley, $7.00 (48-lb. minimum) spot delivery in Gooding: corn, noquote (Twin Falls only). Prices quoted by JD Heiskell. Prices cur-rent Aug. 11.

POCATELLO (AP) — Idaho Farm Bureau Intermountain GrainReport for Wednesday, August 11.POCATELLO — White wheat 5.40 (down 10) 11.5 percentwinter 5.15 (up 9) 14 percent spring 5.88 (up 6) barley 6.04(steady)BURLEY — White wheat 5.20 (up 1) 11.5 percent winter 5.18 (up8) 14 percent spring 5.81 (up 3) Barley 6.00(steady)OGDEN — White wheat 5.55 (down 10) 11.5 percent winter 5.22(down 7) 14 percent spring 6.01 (down 11) Barley 6.20 (down 5)PORTLAND — White wheat 6.00 (down 27) 11 percent winter6.00-6.50 14 percent spring n/a corn173.50-182.50 (steady to up .75)NAMPA — White wheat cwt 9.17 (steady): bushel 5.50 (steady)

Cheddar cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile ExchangeBarrels: $1.585, + .0050: Blocks: $1.6200, + .0050

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JEROME — Producers Livestock Marketing Association in Jeromereports the following prices from the livestock sale held Tuesday,Aug. 10.HHoollsstteeiinn bbuullll ccaallvveess: $5-$40 headSSttaarrtteedd bbuullll aanndd sstteeeerr ccaallvveess: $70-$285 headSSttaarrtteedd hheeiiffeerr ccaallvveess: $92-$255 headCCoommmmeerrcciiaall//uuttiilliittyy ccoowwss: $56-$66CCuutttteerr//ccaannnneerr ccoowwss: $47-$51SShheellllyy//lliittee ccoowwss: $34-$41HHoollsstteeiinn hheeiiffeerrss: $61-$77SSllaauugghhtteerr bbuullllss: $65-$79.75HHoollsstteeiinn sstteeeerrss: 800 to 1,000 lbs., $77-$79.75

POCATELLO (AP) — Idaho Farm Bureau Intermountain LivestockReport for Wednesday, August 11.LIVESTOCK AUCTION — Cottonwood Livestock Auction on Friday.Utility and commercial cows 53.00-62.00 cannersand cutter 45.00-54.00 heavy feeder steers 97.00-108.50 light feeder steers 105.00-118.00 stockersteers 110.00-128.00 heavy holstein feeder steersn/a light holstein feeder steers n/a heavy feed-er heifers 95.00-104.00 light feeder heifers 100.00-108.00 stocker heifers 103.00-115.00 bulls 58.00-69.50 baby calves 150-280/head stock cowsn/a stock cow/calf pairs n/a lambs n/aweaner pigs n/a Remarks: Active market on all classes.

BByy TThhee AAssssoocciiaatteedd PPrreessssSelected world gold prices, Wednesday.LLoonnddoonn mmoorrnniinngg ffiixxiinngg: $1198.00 up $5.50.LLoonnddoonn aafftteerrnnoooonn ffiixxiinngg: $1205.50 up $13.00.NNYY HHaannddyy && HHaarrmmaann: $1205.50 up $13.00.NNYY HHaannddyy && HHaarrmmaann ffaabbrriiccaatteedd: $1301.94 up $14.04.NNYY EEnnggeellhhaarrdd: $1208.20 up $13.02.NNYY EEnnggeellhhaarrdd ffaabbrriiccaatteedd: $1298.81 up $13.99.NY Merc. gold Aug Tue. $1196.20 off $4.50.NY HSBC Bank USA 4 p.m. Tue. $1204.00 up $4.00.

NEW YORK (AP) — Handy & Harman silver Wednesday $178.885off $0.360.H&H fabricated $21.462 off $0.432.The morning bullion price for silver in London $18.120 up $0.030.Engelhard $18.130 off $0.030.Engelhard fabricated $21.756 off $0.036.NY Merc silver spot month Wednesday $17.890 off $0.256.

NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Wed.Aluminum -$0.9724 per lb., London Metal Exch.Copper -$3.2766 Cathode full plate, LME.Copper $3.3110 N.Y. Merc spot Tue.Lead - $2100.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.Zinc - $0.9339 per lb., London Metal Exch.Gold - $1205.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).Gold - $1196.20 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue.Silver - $17.885 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).Silver - $18.146 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Tue.Platinum -$1540.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

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at a time,” said Sen. MaryLandrieu, D-La., the bill’sauthor.

For five weeks, progresson the bill had been stalledin the Senate, interruptedby other business andpunctuated by bitterinfighting. Landrieu heldforth at all hours on thechamber floor, frequentlypressing her case late intothe night for the smallbusinesses that both par-ties promote as an engineof the economic recovery.

“If we don’t get smallbusiness started up againand focus on them and helpthem, this recession willnever come to an end,” shesaid.

The package of small-business proposals beforethe Senate includes moneyto allow the Small BusinessAdministration to guaran-tee up to 90 percent ofloans made by banks andcommunity lenders tosmall businesses. Most SBAloans are now availablewith guarantees of only 50percent to 75 percent, mak-ing them riskier and lessattractive to lenders.

The SBA would beallowed to waive points andother fees and reduce downpayments on many loans,and set up a fund to provide$30 billion to stimulate

small business lending bycommunity banks.

The House has alreadypassed the measures, butthey have been stuck inincreasingly bitter wran-gling in the Senate.

Funds to support theSBA guarantees and feereductions ran out in Mayand lending to small busi-nesses has dropped precip-itously since.

The small business loanassistance ran into troublein the Senate when mem-bers from both partiesbegan attaching amend-ments to support theirfavored causes.

The tension escalatedinto a battle of amend-ments. The signal that thefighting would create astandstill came whenRepublicans, whoseamendments had beenlimited by the Democrats,tried to attach controver-sial measures that theyknew the other party wouldnever accept, including oneto repeal the estate tax.

Bankers say they are alsowaiting for Congress to act.Regional banks in particu-lar are eager to begin draw-ing on $30 billion in federalbailout money thatPresident Barack Obamahas asked Congress tomake available to commu-nity lenders.

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college or university coursesthat last a semester.

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community colleges tomajor universities usuallyhave courses that appeal tobusiness owners. There arealso for-profit schools andcompanies that offer cours-es in specific business sub-jects such as accounting.

Most schools list theircourse offerings online.

Some of the big-name busi-ness schools tend to cater toMBA candidates, but theymay also accept students forindividual classes. Andsome offer certificates inspecific areas of businesssuch as accounting, mar-keting and management.

For owners feeling ambi-tious enough to pursue anMBA, many schools offerpart-time programs.

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Topics often includebusiness taxes, using theaccounting softwareQuickbooks, sales and mar-keting, and how to takeadvantage of the latesttrends in technology.

The Mini-Cassia andJerome chambers of com-merce both offer coursesthat familiarize people withindustries in south-centralIdaho. The course typicallyvisits a business from a dif-

ferent industry each month.Call your local chamber formore information.

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market crashed in the mid-1980s,however, Atari has been throughone corporate drama after another,passing through several ownersincluding Warner Communicationsand Hasbro. In the past five years, aspart of the public French companyInfogrames, it has had four chiefexecutives and lost more than $700million.

The new team setting up shop inL.A. has spent the past year clean-ing up Atari’s ample financial mess-es.

“It was like an old onion thatsmells really bad, and every timeyou peel away one problem, youfind another,” said Chief ExecutiveJeff Lapin, a game-industry veteranknown for turning around troubledcompanies.

Together with President JimWilson, Lapin is looking to largelybypass the shrinking multibillion-dollar business of selling videogames at retail stores and instead toleap into the fast-growing but stillsmall digital side of the business. Inthe next few months, Atari will rollout a major online initiative withupdated versions of old favoritessuch as “Missile Command” and“Centipede” that can be down-loaded or played on social networkslike Facebook.

It’s also building out a licensingprogram that includes not just con-sumer products but also moviesbased on its classic games. Two are

already in development at differentstudios.

“I look at us as basically a startup,but one with a brand everybody inthe world knows and a great libraryof intellectual property,” Lapin said.

Atari’s financial resources arecertainly akin to those of many techstartups.

As of March 31, the company had$13.4 million in cash and a $57.4million credit line, plus $25.4 mil-lion in debt. Given that Atari does-n’t have enough money at its dis-posal to make and market a majorvideo game like “Call of Duty,”moving into digitally distributedgames — which typically cost lessthan $1 million to produce — is astrategy guided by necessity.

Atari’s position nonetheless is animprovement from the $7.7 millionin cash it had a year ago.Infogrames-owned Atari had, overthe previous decade, borrowedhundreds of millions of dollars tofund an acquisition spree, but wasunable to effectively integrate itsassets or maintain a healthy balancesheet.

As losses mounted, it ended uphaving to sell development studios,intellectual property and itsEuropean distribution business.

“The company wasn’t just beingmismanaged, it was being abused,”said Atari co-founder NolanBushnell, who recently joined theboard of directors after a 32-yearabsence. “It ended up a shell.”

The program would act as a form ofinsurance that pays producers based onthe price per hundredweight of milk,minus the cost of feed needed to pro-duce the milk.

Unlike current programs, therewould be no payment limitations basedon herd size.

“That’s one of the biggest problemswe have right now,” Kozak said. “Wehave to get over the small farmer versusthe large farmer attitude.”

He said the program would be paidfor with money from the current DairyProduct Price Support Program, whichthe federation wants to eliminate. Theprogram would be managed by theFarm Service Agency — a branch of theU.S. Department of Agriculture.

Kozak also said the plan includesother mechanisms that would stave offeven more drastic fluctuations in milkprices.

The proposal has met some resist-ance among dairymen who say therevisions would make the system lessresponsive and more costly. But Kozaksaid the overhaul would do just theopposite.

“There are producers who are receiv-ing checks when they don’t need them,”he said. “With the way that agricultureis going, we have got to make it so pro-ducers don’t get a check when theydon’t need it.”

Joshua Palmer may be reached atjpalmer@magicvalley.com or 735-3231.

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U.S. roundup of wild horses begins in CaliforniaBy Sam StantonMcClatchy Newspapers

SUSANVILLE, Calif. — Itwasn’t a simple, orderlyprocess, but the federal gov-ernment’s controversialwild horse roundup startedWednesday in northeasternCalifornia with few of theproblems that opponentsdecry as they try to put astop to the practice.

Roughly 130 horses wereherded into pens by a heli-copter buzzing in therugged, high-desert skynear here, and at times itwas far from a pretty sight.

The wild animals kicked

hard at the steel railings andhorse chutes they weredriven into and occasionallyturned on each other withbared teeth that left somewith large patches of skingone.

But the process, which isexpected to continue for sixweeks to trim the herd from2,200 horses to fewer than500, was counted as a suc-cess Wednesday by somewho say the herd thinning isnecessary to protect thelands and the herds them-selves.

“They’ve got to be man-aged,’’ said Dave Cattoor,the Utah-based contractor

in charge of the roundup.“They’re just totally wipingthemselves out.”

The sentiment is notunanimous, however.Among the dozen or somembers of the public whoshowed up at dawn to viewthe herding were a handfulof ardent opponents of whatthe federal Bureau of LandManagement refers to as“gathers.’’

“We’re trying to figureout a way to stop it,’’ saidLeslie Peeples, a horsetrainer who recently trekkedto Washington, D.C., tolobby for an end to theroundups.

Horse advocates say theroundups are unnecessary,and point out that the TwinPeaks Herd ManagementArea where Wednesday’sherding began covers morethan 800,000 acres.

Wild horse enthusiaststried and failed to stop theroundups in court. After afederal appellate court lateTuesday allowed theroundup to go forward, fed-eral officials set out fromSusanville at 5 a.m. to beginthe process.

A single Bell helicopterfrom Cattoor’s operation,the kind once used forwartime observation, began

flying missions just after7:30 a.m. and within fourhours had completed threeroundups of bands of hors-es.

Federal rangers andLassen County sheriff’sdeputies were on hand,poised to respond to anyproblems or demonstra-tions, but none was evident.

Members of the publicwho had come to watch theevent gathered 20 milesoutside Susanville and wereescorted from there alongrocky dirt roads to a desertplain.

On the hillsides nearby,dozens of wild horses could

be seen grazing as the sunrose, and soon the lone heli-copter began an aerial danceto coax them into a sandydraw leading to the trap site:an area cordoned off oneach side with nettingdesigned to funnel the ani-mals into steel pens.

Opponents of theroundup say BLM contrac-tors stampede the horses,imperiling their health.

They point to lastmonth’s Nevada roundupthat left nearly two dozenanimals dead from waterpoisoning after they becamedehydrated and were herdedby helicopter.

Gibbs stands bycomments onliberals – sort of By Jennifer LovenAssociated Press writer

WASHINGTON —White House press secre-tary Robert Gibbs saidWednesday he might havesaid things differentlywhen he lashed out at lib-erals he called the “profes-sional left” and suggestedsome of them should bedrug tested.

But he told his dailyWhite house briefing thathe’s certainly not leaving hisjob over the remark, as atleast one Democratic con-gressman has suggested.

And he stuck to his linethat President Obama hasaccomplished or made greatstrides on key goals andpromises despite criticismfrom some liberals that hehas not done enough.

Gibbs found himself inhot water with some liber-als after his remarks in aninterview with “The Hill”newspaper. The spokes-man said that liberals wholikened Obama to formerPresident George W. Bushon many policies should be“drug tested.”

One Democratic con-gressman, Minnesota’sKeith Ellison, suggestedGibbs resign.

Asked if he regretted hischoice of words, Gibbssaid, “many times I couldhave said thing slightlydifferently.”

But, he added with achuckle, “There’s no truthto the rumor that I’veadded an inflatable exit tomy office.”

It was a reference to

JetBlue flight attendantSteven Slater, who becameangry at a passenger,cursed the passenger outover the plane’s loud-speaker on Monday andthen slid down the inflat-able emergency slide to thetarmac at New York’sKennedy Airport.

Gibbs said he hasn’ttalked to Obama directlyabout his choice of words,which he called “born outof frustration.”

He said that many ofObama’s campaign prom-ises, led by the sweepinghealth care overhaul, havebeen brought to fruition,and suggested that “thoseare accomplishments thatwe all should be proud of,regardless of whether itencompasses 100 percentof what we had wanted inthe beginning.”

In the interview in whichhe dubbed some liberals the“professional left,” Gibbscontended that some pro-gressives critical of Obamawouldn’t be satisfied untilthe Pentagon was eliminat-ed and Canadian-stylehealth care ushered into theU.S. Some of them would-n’t even be happy if anti-war congressman DennisKucinich were president,according to Gibbs.

Asked if he had put hisfoot in his mouth or hadsaid something he meant,Gibbs said: “I think I haveboth my feet firmly plantedon the floor and nothing inmy mouth to speak of.” Itwas the first time he hascommented on the contro-versy.

White House confident U.S. is on track to end combat role in IraqBy Tom RaumAssociated Press writer

WASHINGTON —President Obama is satis-fied that the United Statescan safely end its combatrole in Iraq at the end of thismonth and meet the dead-line for removing all U.S.troops from the country bythe end of 2011, WhiteHouse officials saidWednesday.

Obama was briefed on thestatus of the withdrawalfrom Iraq by his nationalsecurity team and the topU.S. commander in Iraq.White House spokesmanRobert Gibbs said the presi-dent was also brought up todate on so far unsuccessfulefforts by Iraq to form a newgovernment five monthsafter national elections.

Obama met withSecretary of State HillaryRodham Clinton, DefenseSecretary Robert Gates,national security adviserJames Jones and, by video-conference, the U.S. com-mander in Iraq, Gen. RayOdierno.

“The president hearddirectly from GeneralOdierno, who said that wewere on target to completeour drawdown by the end ofAugust. Already we haveremoved over 80,000troops from Iraq sincePresident Obama tookoffice,” Gibbs said.

Gibbs and other U.S. offi-cials said an uptick in vio-lence as August 31 drawsnearer was expected. Theyblamed it on the start of themonthlong Islamic obser-vance of Ramadan, and onattempts by factions to fur-ther complicate efforts toform a coalition govern-ment and by some militantsto create the appearancethat they were running theU.S. out of the country.

Ongoing attacks againstIraq’s security forces comeas the U.S. is moving toreduce its troop levels to50,000 by the end ofAugust.

“There continue to beterrorists in Iraq. Therecontinue to be acts of vio-lence,” Deputy NationalSecurity Adviser Ben

Rhodes told a group ofreporters. “They have notaffected the positivetrends” happening in Iraqand the overall level of vio-lence is lower than it hasbeen in the past, Rhodessaid.

Gibbs said Odierno toldObama the security situa-tion has continued toimprove and that Iraqiforces are fully prepared totake over.

Obama has vowed both toend the official U.S. combatmission on schedule and tomove all remaining U.S.troops off Iraqi soil by theend of 2011, a timetable setin an agreement with theIraqi government.

The president alsoreceived an update fromVice President Joe Bidenand Christopher Hill, theU.S. ambassador to Iraq, onIraq’s troubled efforts toform a new government.

Biden’s national securityadviser, Tony Blinken, saidfrustration is buildingamong the Iraqis over fail-ure to form a coalition gov-ernment. “There is a sense

of urgency to move forwardand get a governmentformed,” he said. “We reallybelieve there is forwardmovement. But it’s not up tous.”

In a National Public Radiointerview from Baghdadearlier in the day, Hill saidthe pace of political progresshas quickened in recentweeks and that “things maybe heading in the rightdirection” even though“more needs to be done.”

White House officialssought to blunt suggestionsthat the end of 2011 deadlinefor removing all remainingtroops might be impossibleto meet.

“All systems in the U.S.government are gettingdown to...there will be notroops (in Iraq) after 2011,”said Rhodes. He said anexception would be securityforces to protect the U.S.embassy in Baghdad.

In the meantime, he said,“50,000 troops are capableof accomplishing a greatdeal,” even though the U.S.mission will change onSept. 1 to one of support.

Chicago courtroom in confusion

By Jeff CoenChicago Tribune

CHICAGO — The judgein the trial of former IllinoisGov. Rod Blagojevichannounced Wednesday thatthe jury is deadlocked onsome counts in the case.

U.S. District Judge JamesZagel, reading from a notefrom jurors, said they hadmade “a reasonableattempt’’ after deliberating11 days and had done so“without rancor.’’

The jury indicated itwanted to know what hap-pens if it cannot agree on aunanimous decision onevery count. The panel hadmatched up specific acts in

the case to individual countsand was unclear on what todo next, the note said.

“What is the next logicalstep?’’ the jury asked in itsnote.

Zagel said in court that heneeds further clarification

from the jury before decid-ing the next step.

“It is also permissible fora jury to return a verdictwith unanimity on somecounts and have an inabilityto reach a unanimous deci-sion on other counts,’’ Zagel

said he would tell the jury.The jury wanted to go

home for the day, the judgesaid.

He said the jury has been“exceptionally disciplined’’and quiet as it has deliberat-ed.

Blagojevich faces twodozen corruption chargesranging from racketeeringand wire fraud to attemptedextortion and bribery.

Attorneys in the case werescheduled to be back at thecourthouse at 9 a.m. MDTtoday to meet with thejudge.

On his way out of thecourthouse, attorney Mich-ael Ettinger, who representsRobert Blagojevich, the for-mer governor’s brother, saidthe jury’s note was “vague’’and left many questions.

“We don’t know what itmeans,’’ he said. “The judgedoesn’t know what itmeans.”

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs briefs reporters at the

White House in Washington on Wednesday.

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Attorneys for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, from left: Sam

Adam and Sheldon Sorosky talk to reporters Wednesday at the

Federal Court building in Chicago.

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Jury deadlockedon some counts in Blagojevich trial

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Tropical weather will cost crews 4 days in effort to ‘kill’ Gulf wellBy Tom Breen and Harry R. WeberAssociated Press writers

NEW ORLEANS — Badweather has delayed intoearly next week a massiveeffort to permanently killBP’s blown-out well in theGulf of Mexico — a costlyoperation the governmentnow says it is not certain howbest to carry out.

Still, retired Coast GuardAdm. Thad Allen said thefinal “kill’’ of the well shouldbe done early next week, if

it’s done at all.Allen, the government’s

point man for the spill, saidWednesday that he hopes toturn over his high-profile jobto someone else by lateSeptember or early October,another sign that the officialsare beginning to scale backtheir response to one of theworst offshore oil spills inhistory. He said he can leavewhen there is no chance thatmore oil will leak into theGulf.

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Council Chairman JohnYoung said Wednesday thatit’s too early to start shiftingfrom emergency responsemode.

“This is going to be a long-term situation,’’ he said. “Ithink it’s way too early for thefederal government have a‘mission accomplished’ typeof attitude.’’

A temporary cap has keptoil from spewing for amonth, and crews are finish-ing a relief well in preparationfor the “bottom kill,’’ which

involves pumping mud andcement from a well deepunderground for a perma-nent seal.

The federal governmentand BP have recently raisedthe possibility that theywon’t need to perform theoperation at all, since thewell was plugged last monthwith mud and cementpumped in through the top.

Allen has insisted for daysthat BP must go ahead withthe bottom kill, even thoughthe top plug appeared to be

holding. On Tuesday andagain on Wednesday,though, he said testing stillneeds to be done on the wellbefore a final decision ismade.

BP and the federal govern-ment will check to seewhether the cement pumpedin through the top wentdown into the reservoir,came back up and pluggedthe space between the innerpiping and the outer casing.If so, the bottom kill mightnot be necessary.

But for weeks, BP and thegovernment insisted theproblem wouldn’t be finallyaddressed until the bottomkill. The wavering on thatpoint has added to the frus-tration of local officials whosay they worry about beingabandoned as a sense ofurgency fades.

“Are they planning onclosing up shop? Absolutely.Am I sad Thad Allen is goingto be gone? Absolutely not,’’said Plaquemines ParishPresident Billy Nungesser.

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HANSEN —It cans e e mhauntings ta n d i n g

in the old house, listening tothe wind whip through theeaves and the pine trees out-side.

Hearing the whistlingsounds almost makes youwonder: Is it just the wind orsomething else?

Gary Guy, caretaker of thecentury-old Stricker Ranchthat sits about six milessoutheast of Hansen, sayshe’s heard the floors creakbut — besides that thing inthe shower — he’s neverseen an apparition.

But, he admits, there areghosts in the old homestead,like the stern-looking facesin photographs that hang onthe walls, the outdatedclothes draped across thethin beds, and the overallmusty aroma leftover fromthe olden days — days ofstage coaches and the pio-neers.

When visiting the oldgreen-and-white clapboardhouse today there’s a sensethat, if places could talk, it’dkeep you up all night tellingits stories.

Nearby is a restored sum-mer house, a dilapidatedbarn, dark cellar, an aban-doned store and lonelywagon ruts engraved intothe hard crust of the Earth.White posts stick out of theground like faithful sen-tinels that simply read:“Oregon Trail.”

The First Mission

Stricker Ranch is one ofmany stops along theOregon Trail — a 2,170-miletrail from Independence,

Mo., to the PacificNorthwest. Hundreds ofmiles of the trail stretchthrough Idaho, where inmany places wagon ruts arestill seen today, attesting tothe faith and endurance ofthe pioneers.

Although the trail waseventually used by thoseseeking a more prosperouslife in the West, it first start-ed out as a missionary trail,according to informationprovided by the U.S.Department of the Interior.

“Economic depressionsin 1837 and 1841 frustratedfarmers and businessmenalike,” reads a pamphletabout the Oregon Trail.“The collapse of the inter-national fur trade in 1839intensified the hard times,

and concerns of Britishdomination of theNorthwest grew. At thesame time, eastern churchessaw the American Indians ofthe Oregon Country as

ready candidates forEuropean ideas of civiliza-tion. Churches formedardent missionary societiesto create an active appetitefor Christianity.”

The trail’s first travelerswere Marcus and NarcissaWhitman and Henry andEliza Spalding, who in 1836went to Oregon as Christianmissionaries. Not long aftertheir arrival they startedsending letters back homethat told about opportuni-ties for wealth. A few yearslater, in 1841, the first groupof emigrants left the banksof the Missouri River.

“In 1843, nearly 1,000completed the trip — anomen of the multitudes tofollow,” according to thepamphlet.

The Oregon Trails

Many people, when theyfirst hear about the OregonTrail, assume it was one trail

that led to the PacificNorthwest.

In reality, the Oregon Trail“probably should be called‘the Oregon-California-Utah-Colorado-Nevada-M o n ta n a - a n d - O t h e r-Points-West trail,’ becausefrom the 1840s until 1869travelers used all or part of itto (get to) these places at onetime or another,” writes his-torian David Dary in his book“The Oregon Trail: AnAmerican Saga.”

What begun as a trail hadby the mid-1840s become a“well-worn road as largenumbers of people withtheir wagons followed itwest from the MissouriRiver,” Dary continues. “Fortravelers bound for Oregonor California, it was a jour-ney of more than 2,000miles, and they averagedabout three miles per hour intheir wagons drawn by oxen,some by mules or horses.

“It took about four and ahalf months for immigrantsto reach Oregon or California.For others the journey waslonger,” depending on wherethey were headed.Some usedthe trail for hundreds ofmiles, and then broke off toother points.“The travel timewas less for Mormons boundfor Salt Lake City,” forinstance, “or gold-seekersbound later for Colorado,Idaho, and Montana.”

It’s estimated that rough-ly 250,000 people used thetrail during its peak,

ON THE BEATEN PATH

By Andrew Weeks ❖ Times-News writerAfter economic setbacks in 1837 and 1841, pioneers seeking a better lifestyle set out on a 2,000-plus-

mile trek to the West. The trail they formed, called the Oregon Trail, took them through mountainous

regions and desert landscapes, where they encountered disease, hardship, and, for some, death.

Though not all ventured to Oregon — some traveled to California, Utah or Idaho — all of them demon-

strated a faith and endurance that has lived on since the first group of emigrants crossed the Missouri

River in the early 1840s.

The trail stretches hundreds of miles through Idaho, but the wagon ruts are slowly diminishing.

Today begins the first of two articles about the Oregon Trail through the Magic Valley, yesterday and

today.

Photos by ANDREW WEEKS/Times-News

Gary Guy walks the grounds of Stricker Ranch, about six miles southeast of Hansen, where he works as the caretaker. The site, also known as Rock Creek Station, was a popular

social and supply stop for pioneers on the Oregon Trail.

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The Stricker Store, built in 1865 by James Bascom, still stands at

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between 1843 and the early1850s, to reach Oregon orCalifornia. The trail wasused through until about1869 for those heading toIdaho, Utah, Nevada andother western locations.

The Golden Days

Rock Creek Station andStore, which originally com-prised a lava-rock buildingthat served as a hotel andbarn, became a popular socialand supply spot for the pio-neers on their way to Oregonor other-points north.

Before the facilities werebuilt, however, Rock Creekhad already become a popularplace for emigrants on theOregon Trail to camp becauseof its water source.

Later, when gold was dis-covered in Idaho mines andfewer pioneers were travelingto Oregon,the site became thehome station for BenHolladay’s Overland StageRoute, which took mail andsupplies to the miners in Boiseand beyond.

German-born Herman andLucy Stricker purchased thestore in 1876, but because ofslowing traffic due to the con-struction of the Oregon ShortLine Railroad, built on theopposite side of the SnakeRiver, it closed in 1897. It was-n’t until 1900 that theStrickers built their mansion,with additions to the housebeing completed in 1916.

Over the years,according toGuy, numerous deaths hadoccurred on the property —some of them by accident,some of them not.

Guy, who is plenty versedabout the historic locationand a bit about the OregonTrail to boot, says he becamefascinated with the history ofthe area after moving into theold homestead in early April.

Occasionally he still findsremnants from the past, suchas a large horseshoe he uncov-ered while working on thegrounds in early June.

“None of this was here,”said Guy, looking out acrossthe front yard to the now-populous valley beyond.“Stricker Ranch was the firstthat happened here, and thenit all blossomed out.”

For the pioneers on theirway to the Pacific Northwest,he said, pointing to theSawtooth Mountains that riselike jagged teeth on the distanthorizon,it was their next sup-ply station after Fort Hall.

Massacre Rocks

But there were other reststops, mostly near watersources, where the emi-grants could bathe andrefresh themselves and theiranimals.

Massacre Rocks was onestopping place, though itdidn’t receive its currentname until 1862 after a skir-mish with Indians left 10pioneers dead.

According to a marker atthe site, many pioneers diedfrom cholera, in weather-

related accidents, duringriver crossings and by Indianattacks.

It’s easy to forget the his-toric tragedy when visitingMassacre Rocks State Parktoday near American Falls,especially on a sunny daywhen the area looks almosthappy in its aloneness andwhich makes an interestingcontrast between the bluesky and rock-infested land-scape.

Massacre Rocks, called“Gate of Death” or “Devil’sGate” by the pioneersbecause of the narrow breakin the rocks through whichthey passed, was formedmillions of years ago by anow-extinct volcano in thearea. The Bonneville Floodhelped shape the landscape,“rolling and polishing thehuge boulders foundthroughout the park,”according to Idaho StateParks and Recreation web-site.

People today are surprisedon their first visit to the park,said seasonal managerAlberta Zimmerman,because “what you see fromthe freeway isn’t really whatyou see when you get here.”

Parting of the Ways

Those on their way toColorado, Utah andCalifornia also used theOregon Trail or “trails,” asDary writes in his book.Those on their way to theGolden State parted from themain trail in a place the pio-neers called Raft River orParting of the Ways.

Raft River at the time ofthe pioneers included abroad river they had to cross,but today there’s only anirrigation ditch.

James A. Pritchard, in ajournal entry dated July 6,1849, described the area ashaving “a small stream witha smooth strong current andgravely bed. ... It is at thecrossing of this stream thatthe Oregon & Californiaroads seperate.

“Our course was still upraft river, and we crossed itthe last time at 4 PM. Wecontinued some 4 ms &found splendid spring thatburst out from the base ofthe Mts, where we found finegrass skirting the margin ofthe spring branch whichsunk in about 400 yards.The Grass was to my wastand of an exelant quality. Itwas one mile to the right ofthe road and had not beendiscovered by any previousEmegrants. This was truly anOasis in the dessert.Distance 25 ms.”

Point of Decision

The emigrants were pre-sented with another deci-sion at present-day Milner,formerly known as TheCedars, says 90-year-oldFrancis Egbert, an amateurhistorian who’s been study-ing southern Idaho historyand the Oregon Trail foralmost as long as he can

remember.He said when the pioneers

stopped at The Cedars theycould either take the morepopular southern routethrough Rock Creek andeventually to Three IslandCrossing, where they’d haveto cross the Snake River, orthey could trek an alterna-tive route north of the SnakeRiver Canyon.

“It wasn’t always the sametrail,” Egbert said on anAugust visit to the canyonrim in Jerome County. “Butthey stayed close together.”

Even on the northernroute there can be seen morethan one pioneer trail,wagon ruts engraved deepinto the Earth.

Egbert, who also is a self-proclaimed geologist, says ifyou pay close attention tothe rocks they can tell youmuch about the history ofthe place. That’s one way hehad, years ago, helped dis-cover remnants of theOregon Trail north of thecanyon.

“See these?” he asked,pointing to rocks along thetrail. “They’re different thanthe others.”

The rocks appeared tohave been beaten smooth,which ideally they had bythe steel tires of freightwagons and other utilities.They look different than theones run over by modernvehicles and their soft-rub-ber tires.

Closer to the rim is anunmarked grave, fenced bychain link. More rocks arepiled in the middle.

“It’s not natural the waythey’re piled like that,” hesaid, noting it’s those unnat-ural things that tell aboutman’s impact on the area. Hecan’t say for sure if the gravesite is that of a pioneer,

though it likely is becausethe trail sits only a quarter ofa mile farther north.

An engraved rock serves asa modern headstone. Itreads: “One of many gravesof unknown persons alongthe northside alternative ofthe Oregon Trail.”

Later, walking away fromthe trail, Egbert said,

“Anyhow, I’m glad I didn’thave to walk the trail.” Hepaused for a beat, and thenadded, “My great-grandfa-ther did.”

His ancestor had walkedthe trail to Wyoming, andthen broke off with theMormons to the Salt Lake

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ABOVE: Visitors to Stricker Ranch in late May read the kiosk signs set up at a new interpretive center. The signs tell about the Oregon Trail and

history of Rock Creek Station. BELOW LEFT: A visitor to Stricker Ranch walks along the Oregon Trail in late May. BELOW RRIIGGHHTT:: An old wagon

can still be seen today at Massacre Rocks State Park near American Falls. The site was a stop for the pioneers along the Oregon Trail.

Rock Creek Station and Stricker Homesite is open daily for self-guided tours. Between April 1 andOctober 31, the house is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. For more information,including directions: Friends of Stricker at 423-4000.

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Photo by JUSTIN JACKSON/For the Times-News

Francis Egbert stands along part of the northern alternative route of the Oregon Trail, which he helped

locate years ago, Tuesday morning north of the Snake River Canyon in Jerome County.

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Valley,becoming one of the firstpioneers with Brigham Young’scompany to enter what becameknown as the State of Deseretand later,Utah.

Rock Creek Revisited

Things are different atStricker Ranch today. Thoughthe world around it has gottenbusier, the ranch has quieted.

What used to be 960 acresis today only six. A new inter-pretive center recently

opened at the ranch, but evenwithout it there’s enough forGuy to do to keep him busythroughout the week —mowlawns, trim trees, weed theflower beds, and fix andmaintain any number of itemson the grounds and in thehouse.

It’s a peaceful, unnervingjob — for the most part — thatallows him to view a variety ofwildlife. Since he moved ontothe ranch in April, he’s seenbeaver,deer,otter,owl,pheas-ant and a variety of song birds.

Sometimes the owl keepshim up at night.

And what about that thingin the shower?

Whenever Guy is doneshowering in the house’sbathroom, he says, he closesthe shower curtains. Butthere’s been several timeswhen he’s returned to thebathroom later on to find thecurtains wide open.At first hesuspected a friend was play-ing jokes on him,but he foundout that wasn’t the case. Hethen thought maybe there

were some kind of electricalfield that pulled the curtainsopen, but he’s investigatedthat possibility without suc-cess.

The only other explanationis, well ... maybe it’s thedoings of an uninvited guest.

But he’s not sure about thateither. If anything, Guy feelslike he’s the guest in the 110-year-old house.

Andrew Weeks may bereached at 735-3233 oraweeks@magicvalley.com.

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SSoouurrcceess — Dary, David.“The Oregon Trail: AnAmerican Saga,” New York: Knopf,2004.

— Frontier Trails of the Old West:http://www.frontiertrails.com/old-west/oregontrail.htm

— Idaho Parks and Recreation:http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/massacrerocks.aspx

— Idaho Public Television:http://idahoptv.org/outdoors/shows/pathwaysofpioneers/

— Idaho State Historical Society:http://history.idaho.gov/rock-creek.html and

http://history.idaho.gov/OTtrailmap.html

— Rock Creek Record, newspaper,25th anniversary edition, summer2009.

— U.S. Depaertment of the Interior,pamphlet “Oregon Trail: OregonTrail National HistoricTrail/Missouri to Oregon.”

Note oonn ssoouurrcceessA number of sources, listed above,have been used for the research ofthis series coupled with actual vis-its to most of the Magic Valleysites. As far as actual people used

in the articles, however, I purposelystayed clear of professional histori-ans and opted instead to go witharea residents who’ve made visitsto and study of the Oregon Trail animportant part of their lives.

Gary Guy, Francis Egbert and SteveDavis (who’ll be featured in thesecond article) have, through thecourse of their lives, walked, taughtor discovered parts of the trail. Andin the process, they’ve developed apassion about teaching the trail’shistory, in one way or another, tothe rising generation.

Work on the project originally start-

ed last year when I met with Davis,a history teacher at Canyon RidgeHigh School. Due to other news-room demands, however, the proj-ect was shelved until I picked it upagain this spring, albeit a whittleddown version from the massiveseries I originally envisioned.

A number of books and periodicalshave been written about theOregon Trail. Interestingly, thoughperhaps not surprisingly, discrep-ancies exists about such things ashow many actually walked the trail.I’ve gone with what I believe arethe best estimates.

TrekContinued from Outdoors 2

Annual Perseid meteor shower to put on a good show tonight

Every 133 years, CometSwift-Tuttle crossesthe Earth’s orbit,

shedding a stream of rockyparticles as the sun’swarmth boils away its frozensurface. And every August,as we plow headlongthrough the debris scatteredalong the comet’s orbit, wesee a meteor shower.

The Perseid meteorshower, so named because itappears to emanate from theconstellation of Perseus,typically produces around100 meteors per hour, about10 times the rate of sporadicmeteors you’d see on anygiven night.

The Perseids are the mostfamous of the dozen or soannual showers, bothbecause of their reliabilityand because they fall in thesummer when more peopleare outside at night to seethem.

Still, not every year isideal to see the Perseids. Themoon’s light can interfere,washing out all but thebrightest meteors. The peak

may fall during daylighthours. And the distributionof particles along thecomet’s path varies, with

thicker streams left by eachsuccessive pass of Swift-Tuttle (whose last visit inDecember 1992 produced an

exceptional display the fol-lowing August).

This year’s shower peakstoday at around 6 p.m.Needless to say, you’ll haveto wait until after sundownto start observing. Even bet-ter to wait until the Earth’srotation turns Idaho into thepath of the oncoming mete-ors which, thanks to day-light saving time and ourextreme westerly position inthe Mountain Time Zone,doesn’t happen until after1:45 a.m.

That’s OK, because themoon will have set hoursbefore, and the peak is broadenough that the meteors

won’t have diminished verymuch. (In fact, the showerwon’t completely subsidefor another 10 days or so.)

For best viewing, get awayfrom city lights. Meteors canappear anywhere in the sky,but will seem to emanatefrom the northeast.

Next ccoolluummnn ((AAuugg 2266)):: Asmall constellation with alot to offer.

Chris Anderson managesthe College of SouthernIdaho’s CentennialObservatory in Twin Falls.He can be reached at 732-6663 orcanderson@csi.edu.

What about chinook sold at

farmer’s markets? Question: “I was at the

Farmer’s Market inKetchum last week andsaw a guy selling what heclaimed was wild Idahochinook salmon. Is thatlegal? Would I get intotrouble for purchasingsome fish from him?”

Answer: Your questionis complex and multi-faceted. I will attempt tobreak the issue down torelatively simple answers.

As you know, the aqua-culture industry is hugeand includes rearing ofsalmon in floating netpens off the coast. A sig-nificant amount of com-mercial trout and somesalmon sold are raised inIdaho. Some commercialfish product marketingincludes terms like“Idaho” and “wild,” whichcan be misleading.

The bottom-line is, allcommercial hatchery fishproducts can be lawfullysold and purchased with-out fear of any criminalaction. If fish being sold inthe farmer’s market is ahatchery product, it islawful to buy and sell.

The next issue is theterms “wild” versus“hatchery” chinooksalmon. Sport anglers inIdaho know that a “wild”chinook is one that has anintact adipose fin. Theadipose fin is a small finalong the back of a fishthat is removed at Fishand Game salmon hatch-eries, and it is an impor-tant identifier of a “wild”fish.

During a Fish and GameCommission-approvedIdaho salmon sport fish-ing season, only fishreturning to spawn inIdaho hatcheries, lackingan intact adipose fin, maybe kept. All “wild” fishmust be immediatelyreturned to the water andreleased unharmed.

The Idaho sport fishingseason for salmon andsteelhead is set by thecommission and allowsthe harvest of a certainnumber of fish. Anglersare required to purchase asalmon or steelhead cardand record their catch onthis card. Fish caught dur-ing sport fishing becomepersonal property of theangler and may be given to

another person through aproxy statement from theangler, but Idaho law pro-hibits the sale of thesefish.

Tribal members fromthe recognized tribes inIdaho may catch and sellfish according to the pro-visions of their individualtreaties. Salmon with andwithout an adipose finmay be harvested for per-sonal use during theIndian subsistence fishery.However, Nez Perce tribalrules prohibit sale of fishwith an intact adipose fin.

Individuals purchasingsalmon or steelhead fromAmerican Indian tribalmembers must obtaindocuments such as a pur-chase agreement or bill ofsale. The documents mustobtain the date, location,description of what waspurchased and identity —including tribal membernumber — of the tribalmember.

Salmon purchased froman authorized commercialsource, such as an Indiantribal member, a licensedcommercial fisherman ora commercial fish retail orwholesale outlet may bere-sold at places such as afarmer’s market. There isno permit from Fish andGame required for sellersof lawfully-obtainedsalmon. All non-Indiansellers of Idaho steelheadare required to obtain aspecial license by thedepartment. Since thisactivity involves the saleof food products, therealso are Idaho food-safetylaws related to sanitationand proper food handling.In either case the sellerwould be required to showproof the fish being soldwere lawfully obtainedfrom a commercial sourcerather than from sportfishing.

Gary Hompland,regional conservationofficer for the IdahoDepartment of Fish andGame, may be reached at324-4350.

Chris Anderson

SSKKYYWWAATTCCHHSky Calendar through Aug. 25:Planets:One hour before sunrise:Jupiter: SW, mid-skyOne hour after sunset:Saturn: W, extremely lowVenus: WSW, very lowMars: WSW, very lowMoon: Below Saturn, Mars, and Venus tonight. First quarter 8/16,12:14 p.m. Full moon (smallest of 2010) 8/24, 11:05 a.m.

Other ddaattaa:: Perseid meteor shower tonight (peak: 6 p.m., bestviewing after 1:45 a.m.)

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TTOOPP LLEEFFTT:: Struther Stromire, left, and ChrisTallon, right, were each awarded a $500 BobBehr and Carl Smith Memorial Scholarship by

Rob Behr, middle, president of Mini-CassiaBassers.BOTTOM LLEEFFTT:: With this 4.19-pound bass, JimMiller earned the Big Fish honors at the Mini-Cassia Bassers Sponsors Tournament,July 30 at Lake Walcott.TOP RIGHT: The winners from the Mini-Cassia

Bassers Sponsors Tournament, held July 30 at Lake Walcott. First-place: Steve Irigoyenand Phil Mai, ‘Snake River Hydraulics,’ 17.49pounds. Second place: Vance Bybee and JimMiller, ‘J&J Excavation,’ 14.97 pounds. Thirdplace: Scott Tallon and Dave Thomas, ‘ThomasPlumbing,’ 13.83 pounds.

BIG BASSERS

The Jerome Gun Club onSaturday will host its annualchampionship shoot.

Prizes will be given forfirst place in each class — A,B, C, D, E, Vet, Lady, Junior,

and HOA.You must be a member

with one prior score to beeligible for prizes. Ifyou’re a non-member orhave no prior score, you

can still come join in thefun.

Cost is $25; there is a $5charge for non-members.Sign up at 9 a.m., shootingbegins at 10 a.m.

The club is located 11 milesnorth of the junction ofHighway 93 and Interstate84 at mile marker 64.

Club info at www.jerome-gunclub.com.

By Andrew WeeksTimes-News writer

It’s lightweight, durable,and packed with informa-tion. And it’s waterproof.

In an age when many toutthe convenience of iPads andebooks, Matt Leidecker’sguidebooks affirm thatthere’s still a need for hardeditions.

His newest book,“Exploring Sun Valley,” is asits subtitled suggests, “AComprehensive Guide to theBoulder, Pioneer, and SmokyMountains.”

“That’s my catchword —comprehensive,” Leideckersaid, noting that he writes aguidebook about every twoyears.

They don’t come easy.Last year Leidecker spent

April through October hik-ing the mountains in and

around Sun Valley to comeup with his book, which ismuch more than just abouthiking. It’s an informativeread on the geological histo-ry of the Wood River regionand a wildflower guide toboot.

“The mountains sur-rounding the Wood RiverValley have shaped my life,”he writes in the introduc-tion.

Leidecker took his ownphotographs and designedthe book’s topographicalmaps. The book also con-tains information abouthorseback and off-roadtrails, trail etiquette, trail

safety, and includes a mastertrail list.

The 131-page book islightweight, probablybecause of its waterproofpages and slim trim.

Leidecker, a formerTimes-News correspon-dent, said most guidebooksaren’t really ones that userstake with them on their out-door adventures, becausethe books are bulky or theusers fear they’ll get dam-aged. But you don’t have toworry about that with hisbook.

You can bend it, twist it,soak it in a bathtub, and stillbe able to read it.

The book is priced at $30,but considering how muchyou’re likely to use it, it’s wellworth the price. The book isavailable at area boosktores,including Barnes & Noble inTwin Falls.

Annual championship shoot on Saturday

Author explores Sun Valley with guidebook

To learn more about the book: www.exploringsunvalley.com.Leidecker’s other guidebooks include “The Middle Fork of theSalmon River: A Comprehensive Guide” and “Impassable Canyon:Journey Down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.”

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SECTION EDITOR NATE POPPINO: 735-3237 NPOPPINO@MAGICVALLEY.COM

COMMUNITYTHURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010 OUTDOORS 55

Morrison tocelebrate 100th

Deaon Maher Morrisonof Twin Falls will celebrateher 100th birthday today.

Her family will host acake and ice cream partyfrom 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 28 at1128 Desert View Dr. inTwin Falls. Family andfriends are invited, and thefamily says your presenceis gift enough.

Morrison was born Aug.12, 1910, in Twin Falls. Herparents, Ned and EstherMaher, were Twin Fallspioneers. She marriedHarold T. Morrison on Oct.15, 1930, and they have twochildren, four grandchil-dren and six great-grand-children.

She worked forMountain States TelephoneCo., Falk Mercantile Co.,Idaho Department Store,Fidelity Bank, Sears and asa Twin Falls County treas-

urer. She was also a book-keeper for Maher andMorrison News Agencyand M&M Books,owned byher father and husband.She is a member of theFirst Christian Church,Easter Star, RoyalNeighbors, Rebecca’s,Tops and past president ofCamp Fire Girls, as well aspast Idaho Grand Chief ofPythian Sisters. She enjoysplaying the piano andsinging, and was an organ-ist for Eastern Star for anumber of years.

Split fingertips pose a risk for infectionDDEEAARR DDRR.. GGOOTTTT:: I am

writing in hopes to get aresponse for a terribleproblem my daughter ishaving with her fingertips.When she was just out ofthe Air Force, she began abusiness cleaning homes.She had her hands in waterand chemical cleaners con-stantly. She hasn’t donethat job for the past fiveyears, but since then, shehas a cracking of her fin-gertips that is painful, andthey sometimes bleed.

Her pharmacist and fam-ily doctor told her that thiswould probably never heal.She has tried tea-tree oil,Corn Husker’s lotion andevery cream we can thinkof. It used to get worse inthe winter but now hap-pens year-round. Wouldseeing a dermatologisthelp? Or is this reallysomething that she willhave to live with? I’m afraid

that she will eventually geta bad infection or some-thing else. She’s now sixmonths pregnant, but any-thing that you suggestcould be held off until afterthe baby is born.

DEAR RREEAADDEERR:: Well,you’re right about holdingoff until after she delivers.Furthermore, if she plans tonurse her infant, that mighthave a bearing on treat-ment. Because of her preg-nancy, I recommend thatshe not do anything with-out consulting with herOB/GYN.

Cracked fingers are a truedilemma and are difficult torepair. I could tell you

countless remedies, butyou’ve likely tried them all.So let’s consider auxiliaryapproaches.

1. Your daughter shouldsee her physician to rule outa fungal infection causingthe splitting. Some peopleon antifungal shampooshave found that massagingthe product onto theirscalps three times a weekhas healed their crackedfingertips.

2. She might also have labwork to test her thyroid,because abnormal levelscan cause cracking.

3. She should not showerusing very warm to hotwater. The higher the heat,the more likely her skin willdry out and crack.

4. She should wear rub-ber gloves when washingdishes or doing householdchores with harsh chemi-cals. Anything on her openskin falls into the “harsh”

category.5. She should keep her

skin moisturized. One of thebest and cheapest solutionsis to use a petroleum-jellyproduct that she generouslyapplies to her hands beforegoing to sleep. She shouldthen slip her hands intowhite-cotton glovesovernight. This patternshould be repeated everynight until her skin is better.

6. She should wear glovesor mittens when hangingout laundry or going out-side in cold, windy weather.This will further maintainwhat moisture her finger-tips hold.

7. If, after trying theseapproaches, she does notexperience relief, an exami-nation by a dermatologistmay be appropriate.

Peter H. Gott is a retiredphysician and the author ofseveral books.

Veterans officer to visit Rupert

The state veterans service officer, Milton Smith, will bein Rupert on Tuesday, across the street from the RupertPolice Department. Assistance with compensation, pen-sion and VA eligibility will be provided. For an appoint-ment, please call Georgia Greenwell at 678-3599.

Dutch oven cook-off nearsThe Idaho State Dutch Oven Cook-off will be from 8

a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 21, at the 100th-annual CassiaCounty Fair & Rodeo.

This will be an Iron Chef-style cook-off with a mysterybag of food items and a full pantry to choose from. Cooksare required to bring their own spices, liquids and all oftheir cooking equipment.

Trophies and cash awards will be presented to the topthree places. Come show your cooking skills with some ofthe best cooks in Idaho.

The three-pot challenge will include dessert,bread anda main dish (all ingredients provided by the Dutch ovensuperintendents). A $50 entry fee will be used for foodand prizes. For the less-experienced, there will be a two-pot novice and youth division cook-off.

There will also be a people’s choice contest after judg-ing, for $3 a plate with all funds going to the first-placepeople’s choice winner.

Information: Omar Alvarez at 312-7025 or omaral-varez.id@gmail.com.

Schmalbach graduates from Excelsior Francisco Javier Schmalbach, of Twin Falls, has earned

a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College in Albany,N.Y.

Excelsior College is an accredited, private nonprofitinstitution that focuses on the needs of working adults.

Information: www.excelsior.edu.

New books at DeMary Memorial LibraryNew books at DeMary Memorial Library in Rupert

include:Fiction: ““BBoonnee TThhiieeff”” by Jefferson BassAfter Dr. Bill Brockton discovers a corpse whose arms

and legs have been cut off, he uncovers an unscrupulousfuneral director running a black-market business forbody parts.

“Dragongirl” by Todd MacCaffreyFiona, rider of the gold queen dragon, Talenth, has

returned from the past to fight Thread and solve the mys-tery of the illness that is still infecting and killing thedragons.

“The SSeeccrreett BBrriiddee iinn tthhee CCoouurrtt ooff HHeennrryy VVIIIIII”” by DianeHaeger

When Mary Tudor, the younger sister of King HenryVIII, is promised to the elderly King Louis of France, sheaccepts her fate, but not before her brother promises thatwhen the old king dies,her next marriage shall be solely ofher choosing.

Young adult/junior: “Found” by Sarah PrineasChildren: ““TTeenn GGrroouucchhyy GGrroouunnddhhooggss”” by Kathryn

Heling, “The MMoovviiee SSttaarr MMyysstteerryy”” by Karl Sturk,“Scooby-Doo aanndd tthhee WWiittcchhiinngg HHoouurr”” by Sonia Sanders,“Run TTuurrkkeeyy RRuunn”” by Diane Mayr.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Dollars and education,

squirming in a tub

By Judy AlbertsonTimes-News writer

PAUL — Looking forsome advice on how to starta new business? Two Paulsisters, the owners ofSquirmy Wormy, can prob-ably share some tips.

Jessica and SarahWoodward, ages 15 and 11,with the help of their momsettled on starting a wormfarm for their entrepreneur-ship project in 4-H last year.

The girls went to the FarmService Agency andobtained a $2,500 youthloan to purchase two incu-bators, worms and a ther-mometer.

“We got 15 pounds andthere are about 1,000worms in a pound, so westarted with about 15,000worms,” Jessica said.

“And they have multi-plied a lot,” Sarah added.

When the girls first start-ed the project, they thoughtit would be easy going butsoon found otherwise.

“You have to keep thetemperature between 65 to70 degrees so they startbreeding and they stayalive,” Sarah said.

The girls also learned thaton hot days, they have towater the worms every dayto keep their bedding cool.The worms must be har-vested at least once amonth. And the incubatorshave to be completelycleaned every six months.

After harvest, the sisterssend the worms to a contactin Coeur d’Alene, who pass-es them on to a compost

place in California. Theymake $10 a pound for theworms, which are redworms rather than nightcrawlers.

“You could use them forfishing if you wanted, butthey’re not as good,” Jessicasaid. The sisters try to sellthe worm droppings andsecretions locally, includingat a farmers market.

The worms eat wormchow — only made at oneplace in Missouri — andcoffee grounds.

“We put it in a circle andthey come in and eat andbreed while they are eating,”Jessica said.

The girls have devised awork habit that seems towork well for both of them.Jessica likes to water andfeed, while Sarah prefers to

harvest the worms.“I like the feel of them,”

Sarah said. “It’s so neat. Youhave to wear gloves becausethe acid off your fingersburns them.”

Although the girls aren’trich yet, they have managedto pay on their loan, whichthey divided between them.

The entrepreneurshipproject will take nine yearstotal — three years to com-plete each of three levels.The sisters were in the sec-ond year of the project at

last week’s MinidokaCounty Fair, and since it’sJessica’s last year of 4-H,Sarah will carry on alone.

Both girls said they feellike they have learned a lotfrom the project, eventhough it turned out to bemore difficult than theyexpected. The effort woneach of them a blue ribbonlast year at the fair.

They feel the project willhelp them save collegemoney and prepare them toset up their own businesseslater in life — Jessica as amassage therapist, andSarah as an equine dentist.

“The project has helpedme discover how to be ableto get into your own busi-ness — how to promote yourbusiness and how to financeyour business,” Jessica said.

Sarah and Jessica Woodwardare looking for a market fortheir natural worms andworm products. Information:312-2693 or 312-7189.

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Sisters learn entrepreneurshipthrough worm farm

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Jessica Woodward, left, waters while Sarah Woodward feeds the worms on their worm farm northwest ofPaul. The sisters did the worm farm for a 4-H project in entrepreneurship.

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Burley High class of 1950 reunitesMembers of the Burley

High School class of 1950attending their 60th classreunion were: (bottom row)Ted Smith, Bill Parsons,Barry Fisher, Vergil Pace,Fred Gummow, VaughnStoker, Ross Koyle, KentBird; (second row) Renee(Wintle) Baxter, JeraldGochnour, Shirley (Haycock)Bourgeous,Maurine (Cardon)Strout, Irma (Frost) Lindsay,Verna Dean (Wixom) King,Donna (Gibson) Martell,Ruth (Tilley) Winnett,Doreen (Harkness) Shell,Jean (Starley) Coltrin; (thirdrow) Joyce (Randall)McBride, Lois (Gochnour)Spreier, Barbara (Waugh)Anderson, Bonnie (Moncur)Keen, Dona (Holden) Mann,Melva (Munson) Cooke,Sherma (Stanger) Clark,Tommie Sue (Estes) Murray,

Annette (Lyons) Wilson,Delores (Berry) Stoker, Illa(Rasmussen) Johnson,Merlene (Tilley) Crandall,Donel Martindale; (top row)Morris J. Martell, Cleo K.Cheney, Virgil D. Temple,Eldon Loveless, Leon Stout,

Jaye B. Wrigley, Don Green,Bob Hoggan.

The reunion took placeJuly 16 at Sweetheart Manorand July 17 at the Burley Inn.Classmates from Washing-ton, Oregon, California,Utah, Arizona and Idaho

were there to celebrate.The 1950 class graduated

120 students. Ted Smith,class president, reportedthat 45 classmates aredeceased; of the 45, 12 havepassed on since a reunion in2005.

Courtesy photo by Joe Larson

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Modern Woodmen of America matched funds raised at JeffersonElementary’s school carnival. Pictured is Terry Downs of ModernWoodmen, left, presenting a $2,400 check to Sherri Johns, schoolprincipal. Not pictured is carnival chairwoman Lydia Jackson.

MODERN WOODMEN MATCHES FUNDS

Morrison

in 2006

Morrison

in 1952

Dakota AndersonBURLEY — Shad

“Dakota” Anderson (KotaBear), age 14, of Burley,passed away Sunday, Aug. 8,2010, near Lake Alturas frominjuries sustained in an ATVaccident.

Dakota was born Oct. 2,1995, to Shad and SheriAnderson in Burley, Idaho.Dakota was the youngest oftwo boys. He attendedschool in Burley fromkindergarten through juniorhigh. Dakota had a great loveof life. He loved fishing,hunting, football and hang-ing out with his family andfriends. But Dakota’s firstlove was basketball. Heplayed on a traveling basket-ball team through gradeschool and on the junior highteam in seventh and eighthgrade. Winning both theseventh- and eighth-gradeMagic Valley ConferenceChampionships was one ofthe biggest highlights of hislife. Dakota touched the livesof everyone who crossed hispath; whether it be with afunny joke or a big Kota bearhug, he always left you witha smile.

After the passing ofDakota’s father, Sheri mar-ried Cory Jones and Dakotawas blessed with a wonder-ful stepfather and brother,Chase, whom he loved dear-ly.

Dakota is survived by hisparents, Cory and SheriJones; brothers, StetsonAnderson and Chase Jones;one niece, Jaycee Anderson;his grandparents, Joe Hitt,Doreen and Dan Lowder, andCarl and Brenda Anderson;great-grandparents, DorisHitt, Melba Osterhout, andGary and Mildred Fletcher;

aunts and uncles, Amy(Adam) Peterson, Kalli(Marques) Winter, Jaci (JD)Borges, Afton Barkes andRandy (Christine) Anderson;and cousins, Sierra andKylah Anderson, Sayre andAdalyn Peterson, Blaize andKayne Winter, and Jadon,Jarett and Jenika Borges. Hewas preceded in death by hisfather, Shad Anderson;great-grandparents, Jim“Pud” Hitt, and Frank andDelsa Anderson; and hisgreat-aunt, Jill Hitt.

The funeral will be held at11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13, at theDeclo LDS Stake Center, 213W. Main St., with Bishop S.Matthew Cook officiating.Burial will be in the DecloCemetery. A viewing forfamily and friends will beheld from 6 until 8 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 12, and 10until 10:45 a.m. Friday at theDeclo Stake Center.

The family suggestsmemorials be directed to theDakota Anderson MemorialBasketball ScholarshipFund. Donations may bemade at any D.L. Evan Bank.

Arrangements are underthe direction of theRasmussen Funeral Home ofBurley.

Ronald K. SummersHEYBURN — Ronald

Kenneth Summers, age 68,passed away Sunday, Aug. 8,2010, at his home inHeyburn.

Ron was born May 19,1942, in Butte, Mont., toVerral V. and Alene SessionsSummers.

Ron is survived by hiswife, Mary; one son, DavidTodd Summers; one daugh-ter, Julie Summers; twostepsons, Curt Fairchild andGreg Fairchild; a stepdaugh-ter, Pamela Love; five grand-children; three great-grand-children; two brothers, JesseSummers and DouglasSummers; and one sister,Carol Ann Lee. Precedinghim in death were his par-ents and both sets of grand-parents.

A memorial service will beheld at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

17, at the Heyburn LDS 1stWard Church, 530 VillaDrive, with Bishop BruceBurtenshaw officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the fami-ly requests donations to helpdefray medical costs andfuneral expenses. Arrange-ments have been entrusted tothe care of the RasmussenFuneral Home of Burley.

Jim L. VippermanJim L. Vipperman, 47,

passed away Friday, Aug. 6,2010, at St. Luke’s MagicValley Medical Center.

Jim was born Aug. 9,1962, in Grand Prairie,Texas, to SL “Vip” and DorisVipperman.

Jim is survived by hisfather, SL Vipperman; hissiblings, Jeri Spradley, Gary(Laura) Vipperman, Jessie(Mindy) Vipperman, EulaMartinez, Frank (Peggy)Martinez, Zack (Karen)Martinez and Tina (James)Carlson. Jim is also survivedby his grandmother, PatVipperman; and manynieces, nephews, aunts,uncles and cousins. Jim ispreceded in death by his

mother, Doris Vipperman;and his stepmother, ConnieVipperman.

A memorial service will beheld at 11 a.m. Saturday,Aug. 14, at White Mortuary“Chapel by the Park” inTwin Falls.

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OBITUARIES/WORLDOutdoors 6 Thursday, August 12, 2010 Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho

Stuart L. PearceNative son and longtime

Winnemucca, Nev., residentand businessman, Stuart L.Pearce, died peacefully athome surrounded by his lov-ing family Sunday, Aug. 8,2010m after a brief but diffi-cult struggle with cancer.

Born in Winnemucca,Nev., on March 21, 1929,Stuart was the only child ofLouis and Helen Pearce. Heproudly graduated with anaccounting degree from UCBerkeley before serving hiscountry as an officer in theNavy during the Korean War.After the war, Stuart returnedto San Francisco, where heworked for Arthur Young andCo.

Stuart met and marriedGloria Owen of Yerington,Nev., in 1958 and returned toWinnemucca to open his ownpractice in accounting and to

raise his family. In retirement,he traveled the world andeventually moved to TwinFalls, Idaho, to enjoy hisfavorite pastimes of golfingand fishing. Stuart silentlyhelped those less fortunate bydonating a large portion of hisestate to the Shriner’sChildren’s Hospital in SaltLake City, St. Jude’sChildren’s hospital and manycharities.

He is survived by his threechildren, Debra Pearce ofNewport Beach, Calif., DanielPearce of Las Vegas, Nev., andJulie Pearce Grier of Tempe,Ariz. Stuart also had fourgrandchildren, Matthew,Carson, Kyle and Abby.

Stuart chose not to have afuneral service and asked hisfamily and friends to remem-ber him as you knew him inlife.

WWaayynnee LL.. JJoohhaannnnsseenn ofBurley, funeral at 10 a.m.today at the RasmussenFuneral Home, 1350 E. 16thSt. in Burley; visitation from9 to 9:45 a.m. today at themortuary.

FFrraannkk AAllpphhaa AAllllaarrdd ofTwin Falls, memorial serviceand Eucharist at 11 a.m.today at the EpiscopalChurch of the Ascension inTwin Falls (White Mortuaryin Twin Falls).

LLyyddiiaa CCoollee of Jerome,funeral at 11 a.m. today at theHove-Robertson FuneralChapel in Jerome.

ZZeebbrreeee TTaayy AAnnnnaallyyssssaaGGaasssseerr of Burley, funeral at 1p.m. today at the Burley LDS2nd Ward Chapel, 515 E. 16thSt.; visitation from noon to12:45 p.m. today at thechurch; graveside service at12:30 p.m. Saturday at theFerron City Cemetery inFerron, Utah; visitation from11 a.m. to noon Saturday atthe Blue Hills LDS Church inFerron, Utah (MitchellFuneral Home of Price,Utah, and RasmussenFuneral Home in Burley).

DDoonnnnaa EElllleenn WWiillssoonnNNeellssoonn of Kimberly, memo-rial service at 11 a.m. Fridayat the Ketchum Cemetery.

RRiicchhaarrdd HHaannssiinngg of TwinFalls, funeral at 11 a.m.Friday at Parke’s MagicValley Funeral Home, 2551Kimberly Road in Twin Falls;visitation from 5 to7 p.m.today at the funeral home.

VVeeJJeeaann SS.. BBaakkeerr of Rupert,funeral at 11 a.m. Friday atthe Emerson LDS WardChapel, 127 S. 950 W. inPaul; visitation from 6 to 8p.m. today at the Hansen

Mortuary Rupert Chapel,710 Sixth St., and one hourbefore the service Friday atthe church.

LLaaMMoonntt SSmmiitthh of Ogden,Utah, and formerly of Paul,funeral at 1 p.m. Friday at thePaul LDS 3rd Ward Church,300 S. 500 W. in Heyburn;visitation one hour beforethe funeral Friday at thechurch (Hansen Mortuary inRupert).

GGeenneevvaa LLuucciillllee TTaaddlloocckk ofHazelton, funeral at 2 p.m.Friday at the RasmussenFuneral Home, 1350 E. 16thSt. in Burley; visitation from6 to 8 p.m. today and onehour before the funeralFriday at the mortuary.

SSeelleennaa BBaannnneerr of Rupert,funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at thePaul LDS Stake Center, 424W. Ellis St.; visitation from 6to 8 p.m. today at theMorrison Funeral Home, 188S. Highway 24 in Rupert, and1 to 1:45 p.m. Friday at thechurch.

JJoohhnn HHyyrruumm KKooyyllee ofGooding, funeral will be heldat 11 a.m. Saturday at theGooding LDS Church, 1228Main St.; burial at 2 p.m.Saturday at the PleasantView Cemetery in Burley;visitation from 6 to 8 p.m.Friday at the RasmussenFuneral Home, 1350 E. 16thSt. in Burley, and from 9:30to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at thechurch in Gooding.

KKaatthheerriinnee GGeerrmmaannnn ofBurley, memorial service at11 a.m. Saturday at the StarLDS Church, 100 S. 200 W.of Burley; visitation onehour before the serviceSaturday at the church(Rasmussen Funeral Homein Burley).

Verdis MorganSPRINGFIELD, Ore. —

Verdis LaVor Morgan, 81, ofSpringfield, Ore., and for-merly of Jerome, diedSunday, Aug. 8, 2010, fromcomplications ofAlzheimer’s disease.

A funeral will be held at 11a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, atthe Springfield LDS 2ndWard Market Street Chapelin Springfield, Ore.: visita-tion from 10 to 11 a.m.Thursday at the church;burial will be in the JeromeCemetery in Jerome, Idaho(England Memorial Chapelin Eugene, Ore. )

Kathy PemberBUHL — Kathy Pember,

65, of Buhl, died Tuesday,Aug. 10, 2010, at BridgeviewEstates in Twin Falls.

A memorial service will beconducted at 11 a.m.Saturday, Aug. 21, at the FirstPresbyterian Church in Buhl(Farmer Funeral ChapelBuhl).

Annie H. NyeMALTA — Annie Hanchir

Nye, 81, of Malta, diedWednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, ather home.

Arrangements will beannounced by theRasmussen Funeral Home ofBurley.

Eugene ColemanELKO, Nev. — Eugene F.

Coleman, 74, of Elko, Nev.,died Wednesday, Aug. 11,2010, at the Twin Falls CareCenter in Twin Falls.

Arrangements will beannounced by Parke’s MagicValley Funeral Home of TwinFalls.

Allan HumphriesKIMBERLY — Allan S.

Humphries, 84, of Kimberly,died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010,at his home.

Arrangements will beannounced by Parke’s MagicValley Funeral Home of TwinFalls.

Dan Rostenkowski,longtime Ways and Means chief, dies at 82By Rick Pearson and Trevor JensenChicago Tribune

CHICAGO — DanRostenkowski was alwaysknown simply as “Mr.Chairman,’’ even yearsafter his spectacular risefrom Northwest Side wardboss to one of the nation’smost powerful politicalleaders ended in acolossal fall amidcorruption charges.

His command ofthe tax-writingHouse Ways andMeans Committeemade him a keyplayer in Washing-ton, but at home hewas most celebrated forusing that influence tosteer billions of dollars infederal aid to buildChicago.

Rostenkowski, 82, whowas suffering from cancer,died Wednesday at hisWisconsin summer homenear Benedict Lake, mem-bers of Illinois’ congres-sional delegation con-firmed.

Rostenkowski thrivedduring an era in Washing-ton when hardball politicswas tempered by compro-mise. During his 36-yeartenure in Congress he rel-ished his role as a dealmak-er with the likes of Dem-ocratic Speaker Thomas P.“Tip’’ O’Neill and Repub-lican Presidents RonaldReagan and George H.W.Bush.

But he became a politicalanachronism, losing hisHouse seat just monthsafter being indicted on fed-eral charges of acceptingkickbacks and divertingtaxpayer dollars for per-sonal use. He served 15months in prison afterpleading guilty to mail

fraud, a conviction wipedout with a pardon issued byPresident Bill Clinton.

Ironically, a successor forRostenkowski’s congres-sional seat, disgraced for-mer Gov. Rod Blagojevich,now awaits a jury verdict onfederal charges of trying touse his state office for per-sonal and political gain.

And a successor toRostenkowski aschairman of Waysand Means, Rep.Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., recentlystepped aside as heawaits a Houseethics trial overalleged fundraising

improprieties.After his release from

prison, Rostenkowskienjoyed a renaissance ofsorts, becoming a localpolitical commentator ontelevision, working as aconsultant, and enjoyingstorytelling sessions overdinner until cancer led himto spend most of his recentmonths at his summerhome across the Wisconsinborder.

On Wednesday, it was hispolitical legacy to the cityand to the nation thatfriends and political allieschose to remember.

“He was one of the mosteffective leaders inWashington in the 20thcentury,’’ said MayorRichard M. Daley. “Say aprayer for him, because heloved Chicago and he lovedcities. He worked very hardon behalf of cities inAmerica.’’

The first President Bushissued a statement callingRostenkowski “a forcefulleader who was also excep-tionally fair. Everyone inthe Congress respectedhim.’’

Survivor of Afghanistan attack detailslast moments of ten civilian aid workersBy Amir Shah and Deb RiechmannAssociated Press writers

KABUL, Afghanistan —The first sign of danger wasthe crackle of gunfire overtheir heads. Ten gunmen,their faces covered, rushedtoward terrified humanitar-ian workers and beganshouting “Satellite!Satellite!” — a demand tosurrender their phones.

Moments later, 10 of themlay dead, including twowomen hiding in the backseat of a car the attackers hitwith a grenade, according toan Afghan official familiarwith the account the solesurvivor gave police.

It is the first detailed nar-rative of the slaying of sixAmericans, two Afghans,one German and a Briton onAug. 5 in remote northernAfghanistan. They wereambushed and shot Aug. 5after journeying about 100miles — much of it on footand horseback — throughthe Hindu Kush mountains,giving eye and other med-ical care to impoverishedvillagers.

Afghan and U.S. investi-gators spent at least fourhours this week questioningthe survivor, a 24-year-oldfather of three namedSafiullah. He was employedas a driver for InternationalAssistance Mission, a non-profit Christian organiza-tion that has worked inAfghanistan since 1966.

Safiullah, who like many

Afghans uses only onename, told investigatorsthat the killings occurredaround 7:30 a.m. or 8:30a.m., according to the offi-cial, who spoke on condi-tion of anonymity becausehe was not authorized todisclose details of the ongo-ing investigation.

The official, whose infor-mation has proven reliablein the past, said Safiullah,who is being held but notbehind bars, gave the fol-lowing account of how thekillings unfolded.

At the end of the trip, theteam spent their final nightin a village. The next morn-ing, riding in four-wheeleddrive vehicles, they encoun-tered a river swollen byheavy rains.

An Afghan man in thearea offered to help the teamas it was trying to cross theriver. Two members of theteam — including leaderTom Little, an optometristfrom Delmar, New York,who had worked inAfghanistan since the late

1970s — rolled up theirpants legs and waded in tofind a spot shallow enoughfor the vehicles to ford theriver.

After successfully cross-ing, the team stopped totake a break in a forestedarea at the side of the road,which ran through a narrowvalley. They wanted to getready for their long journeyback though Badakhshanprovince and on to theAfghan capital, Kabul.

The Afghan man who hadoffered to help the groupleft. Then came the attack.

The gunmen rushed in,firing bullets over the med-ical team members’ heads.

“What’s happening?”Little shouted.

A gunman struck Little inthe head with the back of anAK-47 rifle. Little fellbleeding to the ground.When he tried to get up, theattackers fatally shot him inthe torso.

Two of three femalemembers of the team hadjumped inside one SUV to

hide. The attackers tossed agrenade at the vehicle,killing them both. Then, oneby one, they killed the restof the group — except thedriver.

Safiullah told investiga-tors he believes the leadgunman was Pakistanibecause he yelled “Jadee!Jadee!” — a word used inseveral regional languagesthat means “hurry up.” It ismore commonly used inPakistan and India thanAfghanistan. He said all theattackers understood Dariand Pashto, the two mainlanguages spoken inAfghanistan, but conversedin Pashaye, a local dialectused only in parts of thenortheast corner ofAfghanistan.

Safiullah said he doesn’tknow why he survived whiletwo other Afghan membersof the team were killed. Hesaid he raised his arms in theair and recited verses fromthe Islamic holy book Quranas he begged the gunmen forhis life.

The volunteers who

were killed Aug. 5 in

Afghanistan, from

top left: Glen D. Lapp,

Tom Little, Dan Terry,

Thomas Grams,

Cheryl Beckett, Brian

Carderelli, Karen

Woo, Daniela Beyer,

Mahram Ali, and

Jawed.Courtesy photos/AP Photo

Rostenkowski

BSU graces SI coverBoise State is featured on one

of four regional covers for the2010 Sports Illustrated CollegeFootball Preview double issue,which hit newsstands Wednesday.The Broncos are ranked No. 3 inSI’s preseason top 10.

BSU seniors Ryan Winterswyk,Brandyn Thompson and JeronJohnson appear on the cover.

BSU joins Alabama, Ohio Stateand Texas on the region covers.

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Brad Cooper, right, and Steve Barnes, pictured coaching at the 2009 state wrestling championships, have stepped down after long tenures as

Minico High School wrestling coaches.

End of an eraBy Ryan HoweTimes-News writer

RUPERT — For more than a quartercentury, two men have occupiedMinico’s corner of the wrestling mat.That will change starting this winter.

Head wrestling coach Brad Cooperand longtime assistant Steve Barneshave each resigned.

“It’s bittersweet,” Cooper said. “It’sbeen my life for several years and it’s atough thing to give up. I’m getting oldand decrepit, and I’ve got some thingsI want to do.”

Cooper, who started coaching atMinico in 1983, led the Spartans to 16

district team championships and astate title in 2006. Minico finished inthe state’s top four on nine occasionsin Cooper’s tenure. In addition,Cooper coached 22 individual statechampions and 98 top four state plac-ers.

Along the way, Barnes has beenCooper’s right-hand man.

“They’re like Batman and Robin,”said former Minico athletic directorTim Perrigot. “Between the two ofthem, the program has to be one of thebest-ran programs in the nation. Youcan’t say enough great things aboutthem and the program they built. Theyhave great respect in this community

and across the state.”After so many years, Cooper and

Barnes said it was simply time to stepdown.

“Brad and I coached for 24 yearstogether, and had nothing but fundoing it,” said Barnes. “We have talkedlong and hard about this for the lastcouple years and we’re going to miss it.We both still love it.”

Both men will continue their teach-ing duties at the school, and Barneswill remain as the football team’soffensive coordinator.

Cooper said he has been thinking

Moore, BSUwideouts in syncBy Jason ChatrawTimes-News correspondent

BOISE — If the leadingman is only as good as hissupporting cast, then BoiseState quarterback KellenMoore obviously has a slewof people to thank — startingwith his receiving corps.

Moore, who begins hisjunior season as a dark horseHeisman Trophy candidate,shrugs off the praise andquickly deflects it towardthose around him. And aftertwo solid seasons with thesame receivers, the funda-mentals of pitching andcatching are evolving intomore intricacies of the game.

“We’re working on the lit-tle details,” Moore said.“We’re trying to be morespecific about things. Thereare situations that haven’tcome up yet that we have toprepare for. You never knowwhen they’re going to hap-pen.”

What is almost all but

guaranteed to happen is theBoise State receivers aregoing to make at least 20catches, three touchdownreceptions, and amass atleast 250 yards of offenseeach game. Over the pastthree seasons, none of BoiseState’s receiving stats havevaried more than 100 totalyards of offense or morethan 10 catches per season.

And with a group of tal-ented receivers returning,expectations are for a break-out season.

Senior receivers AustinPettis and Titus Young high-light the returning starters

Pettis Young

Vandal D comes upbig in scrimmageBy Josh WrightTimes-News correspondent

MOSCOW — The Idahodefense came away from theVandals’ first scrimmage offall camp feeling upbeat, andfor good reason. It allowedjust two touchdowns to theteam’s top offensive units —and mustered awh e re - d i d - t h a t -come-from kind ofstand with four stopsfrom the 1-yard line.

“I saw somethingthat I haven’t seenwith that defensivegoal-line stand,” headcoach Robb Akey said.

But there was still a hiccupor two for the Idaho defenseduring the 90-minutescrimmage — enough tokeep Akey satisfied with theoffense’s progress and look-ing for more.

The most notable miscue:Gary Walker and AaronGrymes, two of the youngestmembers of the secondary,were beaten badly over themiddle by newcomerArmauni Johnson for a 62-yard touchdown bomb.

“(We need) a little morediscipline with eyes andreactions,” Akey said. “ButI’m seeing an awful lot of

positives that I’m happyabout.”

The defense racked up 11sacks — with four hurries —and two interceptions ofstarting quarterback NathanEnderle. One pick was byWalker after being burnedfor the touchdown, and theother came from linebacker

JoJo Dickson on thefirst play of the day.

“They’re all older,more experienced,more mature,”Enderle said of thedefense. “Theyknow their stuff bet-ter. They’re physi-

cally stronger (and) faster.All those things are going tokind of come together andcreate a better defense. Theyplayed well today, and hope-fully that continuesthroughout the season.”

The Vandal defensereturns 10 starters from lastyear, when it surrendered 36points and 433 yards pergame. The low point was a70-45 loss at Nevada.

“Too many touchdownsgiven up. Too many smallthings,” defensive linemanJonah Sataraka said of thedefense’s performance

By Stephen MeyersTimes-News writer

Hot rods, jet cars, drag-sters, funny cars and awhole lot of speed.

That’s the scene this weekat Firebird Raceway in Eaglefor the 39th annual PepsiNightfire Nationals, whichbegin tonight.

Mark Kidd of Twin Fallshasn’t missed the eventsince 1984.

“There used to be maybe250 cars total and now thathas jumped up to about 500racers,” Kidd saidWednesday while waiting in

line to register his car at theraceway. “It’s really unbe-lievable how big it’s gotten.”

Kidd will be among the450 sportsman racers com-peting in the NationalDragster Bracketeer Classwhich draws competitors

from much of the westernregion. They’ll compete fora $5,000 prize given outeach of the four nights.

Kidd, who won in 2003and 2007, has his eyes set onanother championship.

“The prize money draws a

lot of racers out here. You

Courtesy Firebird Raceway

Dan Lafferty of Wendell will compete at the 39th Annual Pepsi Nightfire

Nationals today through Sunday at Firebird Raceway in Eagle.

What a drag: Firebird hosts nationals

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By Doug FergusonAssociated Press writer

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Along thehumps and hollows of WhistlingStraits, against the magnificentbackdrop of Lake Michigan, thestage is set for golf’s final majorchampionship of the year, thePGA.

This year, that could stand forPlayers Gone Amok.

Tiger Woods is getting grilledlike never before, but not about hismarriage, his personal life or thatfire hydrant his car ran over lastThanksgiving. It’s about his golf, ofall things, and it’s not pretty.

Phil Mickelson revealed he’s

recovering from a painful bout ofarthritis and has become a vege-tarian. Lefty is now eating greensin regulation, along with hittingthem.

Meanwhile, U.S. Ryder Cup cap-tain Corey Pavin and Golf Channelreporter Jim Gray nearly hit eachother.

Woods, the No. 1 player for arecord 270 weeks in a row, hasn’tcome close to winning a tourna-ment this year and reached a newlow last week at Firestone when heposted the worst score of his career(18-over 298) and finished 30 shotsbehind the winner.

For a guy who has won 14 majors— that’s one more than his next

four rivals combined — the dramaat the PGA Championship is notwhether Woods can win, butwhether he can make the cut. Andif he doesn’t, whether he will bepicked for the U.S. Ryder Cupteam.

“Life in general the last ninemonths has been very difficult,”Woods said. “But just like my dadalways said, ‘Just keep living.’That’s something I’ve taken toheart quite a bit. And there werequite a few times that I’ve definite-ly said that to myself.”

Then came the shockers fromMickelson.

Before taking questionsTuesday, he revealed that he hasbeen battling a form of arthritissince the week before the U.S.Open in June and made a specialtrip to the Mayo Clinic but now istaking medication and headed for arecovery.

The other surprise is his diet.Mickelson, an investor in the

popular restaurant chain “FiveGuys, Burgers and Fries,” hasbecome a vegetarian. Make that“Five Guys, Bulgar and Fennel.”

“Can you believe that?” he said.“It’s not really me, but it has been.”

Then there’s Sergio Garcia, the

talented young Spaniard who was19 when he nearly beat Woods inthe 1999 PGA Championship.

He had his heart broken by GregNorman’s daughter last year andhas been in a funk ever since. Itreached a point last week that hesaid he was taking a two-monthbreak after the final major, eventhough that means skipping achance to play in the Ryder Cup.

With all this commotion goingon, clouds gathered over the PGAChampionship on Wednesday, thefinal day of practice, and poundedWhistling Straits with rain so hardthat Anthony Kim went barefoot

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WWhhaatt:: 450 racers from 15states and Canada will com-pete in the Bracketeer Seriesover four nights.

WWhheerree:: Firebird Raceway, EagleWWhheenn:: Gates open daily at 8a.m. Sportsman racing takesplace Thursday at 4 p.m.;Friday and Saturday at 12:30p.m. and Sunday at 10:30a.m. Professional qualifyingkicks off at 7 p.m. Friday, fol-lowed by runs at 1 and 7 p.m.on Saturday and Prime TimeFinals at 1 p.m. Sunday.

MMaaggiicc VVaalllleeyy ddrriivveerrss:: MarkKidd, Marissa Kidd, DanLafferty, Jeff Devey, and Donand Diana Anderson.

PEPSI NIGHTFIRE

NATIONALS

Football reminderArea high school football

coaches are asked to returnquestionnaires as soon as

possible. Those needing a copyof the form may request one

by phone (735-3239) or e-mail(sports@magicvalley.com).

Cooper, Barnes resign as Minico wrestling coaches; Gardner hired

Six area driversaim for wins atPepsi Nightfire

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Sports 2 Thursday, August 12, 2010 Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho SPORTS

Following are sports tryoutannouncements submitted tothe Times-News. Players musthave complete physical forms inorder to participate.

HIGH SCHOOLCROSS COUNTRYCCaannyyoonn RRiiddggee:: Practice begins

at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the CRHStrack.

DDiieettrriicchh:: Practice begins at 10 a.m. Monday. Students mustbring all signed paperwork andsports fees.

FFiilleerr:: Tryouts are from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday at theschool track.

GGooooddiinngg:: Practice begins at 7 p.m. Friday

KKiimmbbeerrllyy:: Practice begins at 7 a.m. Monday in the commonsroom at the high school.

TTwwiinn FFaallllss:: Practices being at9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday behindBaun Gymnasium.

FOOTBALLBBuuhhll:: Practice is at 8:30 a.m.

and 6 p.m. Friday. Information:Stacy Wilson at 308-6170.

BBuurrlleeyy:: Equipment checkoutruns from 9 a.m. to noon today.Practice begins at 6 p.m. Friday.

CCaannyyoonn RRiiddggee:: Practicebegins at 9 a.m. Friday for aallllppllaayyeerrss.

CCaassttlleeffoorrdd:: Practice begins at5 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Friday.

DDeecclloo:: Practice begins at 7 a.m. Monday. Players shouldbring shorts, cleats and physicalforms. Information: Kelly Kidd at654-2011.

FFiilleerr:: A player/parent meetingwill be held at 6:30 p.m.,Thursday in the school gymnasi-um. Equipment may be checkedout at this time.

Practice sessions begin at7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday.

Physicals and other paper-work must be turned in to partic-ipate.

Information: Russ Burnum at521-7096 or 543-6249, or LarellPatterson at 308-6357.

GGooooddiinngg:: A parent meetingwill be held at 6 p.m. today in theschool gym with gear checkoutat 7 p.m. Practice begins withtwo-a-day sessions at 7 a.m. and6 p.m. Friday.

KKiimmbbeerrllyy:: Practice begins at 7 a.m. Monday on the practicefield behind the high school. Aplayer/parent meeting will beheld at 5 p.m. Monday in the highschool gym.

Two-a-day practices continuethrough the annual scrimmageand KHS Booster Club Barbequeon Aug. 21. Information: CoachKirby Bright at 423-6298 or308-8520.

RRaafftt RRiivveerr:: Equipment check-out will be offered from 7 to 9p.m. Monday and Tuesday.Practice begins at 7 p.m.Monday, Aug. 23.

VOLLEYBALLBBuuhhll:: Tryouts will be held from

9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Fridayand continue from 9 to 11 a.m.and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Amandatory parent meeting willbe held at 5:30 p.m. Monday inthe gymnasium. Information:Coach Moretto at 308-4772.

CCaannyyoonn RRiiddggee:: Tryouts will beheld from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridayand Saturday. Players must com-plete an Athletic RegistrationPacket to participate. A mandato-ry parent meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday. Information:Coach Boer at 539-7147.

CCaassttlleeffoorrdd:: Tryouts will be at8:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

DDiieettrriicchh:: Practice begins at 5 p.m., Friday. Students mustbring all signed paperwork andsports fees.

FFiilleerr:: Open gym is availablefrom 8 a.m. to noon Friday andSaturday. Tryouts are Mondayand Tuesday with varsity and jun-ior varsity from 9 a.m. to noonand freshmen from 1 to 3 p.m.

JJeerroommee:: Tryouts are 6 to 8 a.m., and 5 to 7 p.m., Friday and8 to 10 a.m., Saturday. Playersmust have a completed physicaland parent consent form turnedin to participate. Information:Coach Clark at 404-9292.

KKiimmbbeerrllyy:: Tryouts will be heldfrom 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m.Monday. Information: CoachLawrence Pfefferle at 731-6623.

MMiinniiccoo:: Tryouts will be held inthe auxiliary gym from 9 to 11 a.m.and 1 to 3 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

SShhoosshhoonnee:: Practice begins at 7 a.m. Friday.

TTwwiinn FFaallllss:: Tryouts will be heldfrom 8 to 10 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m.Friday and Saturday at BaunGymnasium.

JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL

BOYS SOCCEROO’’LLeeaarryy:: Tryouts for grades 7-8

will begin at 9 a.m., Aug. 20.

CROSS COUNTRYKKiimmbbeerrllyy:: Practice for grades

6-8 begins at 7 a.m., Thursday,Aug. 19. Meet in the commonsroom at the high school.Information: Kelly Gibbons at423-6303.

OO’’LLeeaarryy:: Practice for grades 7-8 begins at 9 a.m., Wednesday,Aug. 18 behind the Twin Falls HighSchool gym.

FOOTBALLBBuuhhll:: Equipment checkout for

grade 8 will be held 4:30 to 6 p.m.Monday. Checkout for grade 7 willbe from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday.Parent meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Practicebegins at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 23 forboth grades 7 and 8. Information:BMS 543-8262 or Coach LaCroix308-8335.

BBuurrlleeyy:: Tryouts for players

entering grade 8 are at 3 p.m.Monday, Aug. 23.

FFiilleerr:: Parent meeting andequipment checkout for grades 7 and 8 will be held at 6 p.m.,Monday in the gym. Practicebegins at 6 p.m., Wednesday.Physicals must be turned in toparticipate. Information: ZachDong at 948-0390 or DanielRobertson 307-399-2993.

GGooooddiinngg:: Practice begins at 4 p.m. Aug. 23.

HHaannsseenn:: Practice begins at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23 at theschool. Players should wearshorts and cleats. Information:Coach Lasso at 358-4498.

JJeerroommee:: Practice begins at 3 p.m. Monday.

OO’’LLeeaarryy:: Equipment checkoutfor grades 7-8 will be held at 9a.m., Monday at the school gym.

SShhoosshhoonnee:: Practice begins at3:30 Aug. 24.

GIRLS SOCCEROO’’LLeeaarryy:: Tryouts for grades

7-8 begin at 9 a.m. Aug. 20.

VOLLEYBALLBBuurrlleeyy:: Tryouts for grades 7-8

are from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 23and 24 at the old high schoolgym. All seventh graders willneed a physical on file, as well asany eighth graders who did nothave a physical on file last year.

Information: Don Terry at 312-2529.

FFiilleerr:: Open gym is from 8 to 10 a.m. today and Friday. Tryoutsare Monday and Tuesday withseventh-graders attending from8 to 9:30 a.m. and eighth-graders attending from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

GGooooddiinngg:: Practice begins at 8 a.m. Friday.

JJeerroommee:: Open gym is from 9 to 11 a.m., Aug. 19-20. Tryoutsare Aug. 23-24. Eighth-grade try-outs are from 9 to 11 a.m., withseventh graders going from noonto 2 p.m. All participants musthave a physical and signed waiv-er before they will be allowed toparticipate.

Information: Coach Burke at320-2550.

KKiimmbbeerrllyy:: Tryout beginsMonday with eighth gradersattending at 9 a.m. and seventhgraders attending at 5:30 p.m. inthe school gym. Physicals arerequired for all players.

OO’’LLeeaarryy:: Tryouts are from 12to 2 p.m. Aug. 23-24. in the gym.

RRoobbeerrtt SSttuuaarrtt:: Open gym willbe held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.today. Tryouts will be held Aug.18-20 with players in seventhgrade attending from 10 a.m. tonoon and players in eighth gradeattending from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.Physicals must be completedbefore tryouts. Information:Coach Brown at 406-4867.

SShhoosshhoonnee:: Practice begins at3:30 p.m. in the old gym.Information: Tim Chapman 420-3421.

HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS TRYOUTS Oswalt sparkles in Phillies winPHILADELPHIA — Roy

Oswalt pitched sevenimpressive innings in hishome debut, two relieversfinished off the six-hitterand Philadelphia beat LosAngeles 2-0 on Wednesdaynight.

The two-time NL cham-pions are 15-4 since July 22,but lost another player whenRoss Gload left with astrained right groin.

Oswalt (7-13) allowed fivehits, walked two and struckout five.It was his first win inhis third start for the Phillies.

Dodgers starter ClayBillingsley (9-7) gave up tworuns and five hits in sixinnings.

Ryan Madson workedaround a leadoff double inthe eighth, striking out twobatters. Brad Lidge pitched aperfect ninth for his 15thsave.

DIAMONDBACKS 8, BREWERS 2MILWAUKEE — Arizona

tied a major league record byhitting four consecutivehome runs, with AdamLaRoche, Miguel Montero,Mark Reynolds and StephenDrew all connecting in thefourth inning.

The Diamondbacksbecame just the seventhteam in history to accom-plish the feat.

Arizona nearly made it fivehome runs in the inning, butChris Young flied out to deepcenter field.

MARLINS 9, NATIONALS 5WASHINGTON — Mike

Stanton had five hits andfour RBIs and Chris Volstadwon his third game againstWashington this season.

It was the third straightwin for the Marlins (56-56)and the 18th time this seasonthey have reached .500.

BRAVES 8, ASTROS 2HOUSTON — Omar

Infante drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and BrianMcCann added insurancewith a grand slam later in theinning to give the Braves awin.

Infante’s hit bounced lowon the wall in left field andscored Rick Ankiel to putAtlanta back on top 3-2, giv-ing closer Billy Wagner (6-2)the win after he blew a savein the ninth.

CARDINALS 6, REDS 1CINCINNATI — Colby

Rasmus hit his first careergrand slam and AdamWainwright dazzled again tolead St. Louis to the three-game sweep.

The defending NL Centralchamps, scraped up from acleat-kicking brawl the pre-vious night, overtook theReds with their first three-game sweep in Cincinnatisince 2005, moving a gameahead in the standings.

ROCKIES 6, METS 2NEW YORK — Melvin

Mora hit a go-ahead grandslam with two outs in theeighth inning for Colorado.

AMERICAN LEAGUEATHLETICS 5, MARINERS 1

SEATTLE — Dallas Bradentossed a four-hitter for hisfourth career completegame, Mark Ellis hit threedoubles and drove in threeruns, and the Athleticscruised past Seattle.

Braden (7-8) won for justthe third time in nine deci-sions since throwing a per-fect game on May 9 againstTampa Bay. He was out fromJune 23-July 20 with leftelbow tightness, but is 3-1since coming off the dis-abled list.

Luke French (1-3) went sixinnings in the loss. He

allowed seven hits and fourruns.

WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 1CHICAGO — John Danks

pitched seven sharp inningsand Chicago moved backinto a first-place tie in theAL Central with the Twins.

Carlos Quentin homeredin his second straight gamewhile helping the White Soxdraw even again after beingknocked out of first place forthe first time since July 10with a 12-6 loss to the Twinson Tuesday.

ORIOLES 3, INDIANS 1CLEVELAND — Brad

Bergesen pitched a two-hit-ter for his first win in nearlythree months for surgingBaltimore.

The Orioles won theirfourth straight and moved to8-1 under new managerBuck Showalter. Theybecame the last team in themajors to reach 40 wins thisseason.

RED SOX 10, BLUE JAYS 1TORONTO — Bill Hall hit

two home runs, and AdrianBeltre and J.D. Drew alsoconnected for Boston.

Hall, who drove in fourruns, and Mike Lowell eachhad three hits as the Red Soximproved to 9-2 againstToronto this season.

ANGELS 2, ROYALS 1ANAHEIM, Calif. —

Bobby Abreu homered in thebottom of the 10th inning togive Los Angeles Angels athree-game sweep.

Abreu sent a 1-1 pitch fromJesse Chavez (0-1) into theright-field seats with oneout.

The Angels rushed fromthe dugout to greet Abreubut stood back, giving himplenty of room to safely crossthe plate.

TIGERS 3, RAYS 2DETROIT — Ryan Raburn

hit a tiebreaking, two-runhomer in the sixth inningand the Tigers held on toavoid a series sweep.

YANKEES 7, RANGERS 6ARLINGTON, Texas —

Marcus Thames hit a longhomer then had the go-ahead RBI single in theninth.

— The Associated Press

don’t see prizes that big inmany races. Because of that,the competition is prettygood. I’ve raced since 1984and only won twice. It showshow hard it is to win here,”Kidd said.

Whether he wins or not,he’ll enjoy the weekend fullof racing with his daughterMarissa, who will race in theheavy car class for the firsttime at Nightfire. Marissa, 15has raced in the junior drag-ster series the past few years,following in her dad’s foot-steps.

“I told her it’s a big worldout there and there’s a lot forher to do and she doesn’thave to follow in my foot-steps, but she loves it,” Kiddsaid.

The pair arrived in EagleWednesday with camper intow and plan on camping outthe next four nights to enjoythe racing.

“The coolest part is we getto go away from home and

spend the weekend togetherdoing something we love,”Kidd said. “It’s not just mebeing away from home forthe weekend.”

The Kidds aren’t the onlyMagic Valley dragsters rac-ing at Nightfire. DanLafferty, Don and DianaAnderson and Jeff Devey willalso race in the BracketeerSeries.

Lafferty is another long-time participant, havingcompeted at the event fornearly two decades. Hepicked up a win last year andhopes for another this week.

“We’re ready to go,” he

said. “We’ll see what hap-pens. This is the biggest racethat Firebird has all year forthe bracketeer racers so it’s atough race but it’s fun.”

Nightfire Nationals alsodraws professional racerscompeting in the NationalHot Rod Association includ-ing a 16-car field in the NitroFunny Car and Top Fuel cat-egories.

When Kidd isn’t behindthe wheel, he’ll be watchingthe pros race.

“It’s a spectator sport andI’m just as big a fan as I am acompetitor,” Kidd said. “It’sa lot of fun.”

DragContinued from Sports 1

Courtesy Firebird Raceway

Twin Falls driver Mark Kidd will compete at the Pepsi Nightfire

Nationals in Eagle this week.

about walking away for a fewyears, but waited until theright replacement camealong. Justin Gardner hasbeen hired to take over theprogram.

“Wrestling has been in myblood since the day I wasborn,” Gardner said. “I’vealways known I wanted tocoach and I’m excited tocoach at Minico.”

Gardner is the son of DaleGardner, who coached atBonneville High for 23 yearsand is now the school’s ath-letic director. Perrigot saidDale Gardner is highlyrespected in the sport, andthe apple didn’t fall far fromthe tree.

“We weren’t just lookingfor a coach, we want ateacher, too,” Perrigot said.

“The kids love him. We’regetting the whole packagewith a guy like him.”

Gardner was an academicall-American wrestler at theUniversity of Great Falls. Hewill teach biology, humananatomy and physiology atMinico.

“He’s an outstandingyoung man,” Cooper said ofGardner. “He’s very knowl-edgeable about the sport andhe’s been around wrestlinghis whole life. I think he’ll doan outstanding job. The rea-son I stuck around anotheryear or two is because Iwanted to make sure it was ingood hands.”

Cooper and Barnes eachsaid they would remaininvolved in wrestling to acertain degree.

“We’re going to help

Justin when and where heneeds a little help — if heneeds help at all,” Barnessaid. “It’s his program now.He’s going to come in andtake off running with it. …Physically we couldn’t get onthe mat with the kids like weused to.

“The neat thing withJustin coming in is he’ll beable to get on the mat andwork with the kids on themat like we used to.”

Gardner said he wouldgladly accept the help.

“Being a first-year coach,there’s some nerves there,but Brad Cooper is a greatguy, he’s built a great pro-gram and he’s going to helpme out,” Gardner said. “Ihave confidence that we’regoing to continue the win-ning tradition at Minico.”

MinicoContinued from Sports 1

on some holes.And then another black

cloud arrived — or maybe itwas Gray.

The Golf Channel’s Grayreported Tuesday eveningthat Pavin told him he waspicking Woods for theRyder Cup if he didn’t makethe team on his own. Pavinsaw this Wednesday morn-ing while playing a practiceround before the rainarrived, and he put onTwitter that he never saidthat.

Minutes after Pavin’snews conference, Graywalked into the interviewroom for a heated exchangewith Pavin, and pointed afinger at his chest.According to Pavin — hiswife taped the argument onher cell phone — Gray calledhim a liar and said, “You’regoing down.”

In the entry way to themedia center, reporterswere buzzing over the spat.Pavin was in the back of theroom with ColinMontgomerie to sign theRyder Cup captain’s agree-ment.

In walked Woods’ chiefspokesman, GlennGreenspan, and hardly any-one noticed.

And it was Woods himselfwho had sparked the RyderCup debate.

Even in such strangetimes, Woods drives justabout every topic of discus-sion. And to think that justone year ago, at the PGAChampionship in Hazel-tine, the biggest shock wasthat Woods finished in sec-ond place.

The focus should shift togolf when the tournamentgets under way Thursday.What’s missing is a clearfavorite, and that can beattributed to Woods, too.

Graeme McDowell wonhis first major in the U.S.Open at Pebble Beach, eventhough the Sunday con-tenders included Woods,Mickelson and Ernie Els.Louis Oosthuizen won theBritish Open at St. Andrewswith a performance remi-niscent of Woods, eventhough not many knew the27-year-old South African,and even fewer could pro-nounce his name.

In some respects,Mickelson was a surprise atthe Masters. He had notwon a tournament all year,and has not won since. Buthis wife, Amy, made herfirst trip to a tournamentsince being diagnosed with

breast cancer a year earlier,and their embrace behindthe 18th green at AugustaNational remains amongthe most poignantmoments of the year.

What will WhistlingStraits deliver? Just aboutanything.

“The major champi-onship have got a lot morewide open, it seems, in thepast couple of years,” said21-year-old Rory McIlroy,who has as good of a chanceas anyone this week.

He mentioned the prob-lems Woods is having on thegolf course — Woods hasbroken par in only four ofhis last 20 rounds — alongwith the 78 that Mickelsonshot on Sunday when hehad a chance to go to No. 1 inthe world. The No. 3 playeris Lee Westwood, whopulled out of the PGA with acalf injury.

“So there’s going to be alot of guys here thinkingthat it’s the right time forthem to break though,”McIlroy said. “And I’m def-initely one of those guys.You can never write off thelikes of Tiger and Phil.”

So who’s the winner? “Anyone in the field,”

Carl Pettersson said. “It’snot like it used to be.”

PGAContinued from Sports 1

Police: Mets

reliever held in

alleged assaultNEW YORK (AP) — New York

Mets reliever FranciscoRodriguez is in custody afterwhat police called a “physicalassault” on his father-in-law atCiti Field.

Police say Rodriguez will becharged with third-degreeassault. Police say the pitcherhasn’t been arrested.

Police say the incidentoccurred after the Mets’ 6-2loss to the Colorado Rockieson Wednesday night. Police sayRodriguez’s father-in-law had ascrape on his face and a bumpon his head.

The Mets confirmed therewas an incident betweenRodriguez and his family, andreferred all questions to thepolice.

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YYAANNKKEEEESS 77,, RRAANNGGEERRSS 66

NNeeww YYoorrkk TTeexxaassaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Jeter ss 5 1 3 1 Andrus ss 5 1 2 0Swisher rf-1b5 0 0 0 MYong 3b 5 2 2 1Thams dh 5 2 3 2 Hamltn cf 5 2 3 1ARdrgz 3b 5 0 1 1 Guerrr dh 5 0 1 0Cano 2b 4 1 1 0 N.Cruz rf 4 0 1 0Posada c 3 0 0 0 DvMrp lf 3 1 1 2Kearns lf-rf 4 1 1 0 BMolin c 3 0 0 0Brkmn 1b 3 0 1 1 Morlnd 1b 3 0 1 2Grndrs pr-cf 0 1 0 0 CGzmn 2b 4 0 0 0Gardnr cf-lf 4 1 2 1TToottaallss 3388 77 1122 66 TToottaallss 3377 66 1111 66NNeeww YYoorrkk 000000 110011 221122 —— 77TTeexxaass 110000 223300 000000 —— 66DP—New York 2, Texas 1. LOB—New York 7, Texas 7.2B—A.Rodriguez (27), Cano (32), Berkman (3),Hamilton 2 (36). 3B—Jeter (2), Andrus (3). HR—Thames(4), M.Young (17). SB—Gardner (32).

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOONNeeww YYoorrkkVazquez 41-3 8 6 6 2 1Mitre 12-3 0 0 0 0 1K.Wood W,2-4 2 2 0 0 1 2M.Rivera S,24-26 1 1 0 0 0 0TTeexxaassCl.Lee 61-3 8 4 4 0 11O’Day H,15 1-3 0 0 0 0 1D.Oliver H,12 1-3 0 0 0 0 1F.Francisco H,15 1 1 1 1 2 1N.Feliz L,3-3 BS,3-32 1-3 2 2 2 1 1Ogando 1-3 1 0 0 0 1Harrison 1-3 0 0 0 0 1WP—K.Wood, Cl.Lee, N.Feliz.Umpires—Home, Paul Emmel; First, Bill Hohn; Second,Gary Darling; Third, Mike Estabrook.T—3:45. A—48,676 (49,170).

AATTHHLLEETTIICCSS 55,, MMAARRIINNEERRSS 11

OOaakkllaanndd SSeeaattttlleeaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Crisp cf 5 0 1 1 ISuzuki rf 4 1 1 0Barton 1b 4 0 1 0 Figgins 2b 3 0 0 0KSuzuk dh 4 1 1 0 JoLopz 3b 4 0 1 0Kzmnff 3b 3 0 0 0 Branyn dh 2 0 1 0ARosls ss 1 0 0 0 FGtrrz cf 2 0 1 1Pnngtn ss 2 2 0 0 Ktchm 1b 3 0 0 0M.Ellis 2b 4 1 3 3 J.Bard c 3 0 0 0RDavis rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Tuiassp lf 3 0 0 0Carter lf 3 0 0 0 JoWilsn ss 3 0 0 0Gross rf 0 0 0 0Powell c 3 0 1 1TToottaallss 3333 55 88 55 TToottaallss 2277 11 44 11OOaakkllaanndd 001100 112200 001100 —— 55SSeeaattttllee 000000 000000 110000 —— 11DP—Oakland 3, Seattle 1. LOB—Oakland 6, Seattle 2.2B—Barton (26), M.Ellis 3 (13), R.Davis (21). SB—M.Ellis(4). SF—F.Gutierrez.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOOOaakkllaannddBraden W,7-8 9 4 1 1 2 6SSeeaattttlleeFrench L,1-3 6 7 4 4 3 2B.Sweeney 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Seddon 0 1 1 1 1 0J.Wright 12-3 0 0 0 1 1Seddon pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.Umpires—Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Dale Scott;Second, Jerry Meals; Third, Cory Blaser.T—2:17. A—31,560 (47,878).

TTIIGGEERRSS 33,, RRAAYYSS 22

TTaammppaa BBaayy DDeettrrooiittaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

DJhnsn 1b 4 0 0 0 AJcksn cf 4 0 1 0Zobrist 2b 3 0 0 0 Damon lf 4 0 1 0Crwfrd lf 4 0 1 0 Kelly lf 0 0 0 0Longori 3b 4 1 1 0 Boesch rf 2 0 1 0Joyce rf 3 0 2 1 MiCarr 1b 2 1 1 0WAyar dh 4 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 3 0 0 0BUpton cf 2 1 1 0 CGuilln dh 4 0 0 0Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 Inge 3b 4 1 2 1Shppch c 1 0 1 0 Raburn 2b 4 1 2 2Jaso ph 1 0 0 1 Santiag 2b 0 0 0 0

Laird c 3 0 0 0TToottaallss 3300 22 66 22 TToottaallss 3300 33 88 33TTaammppaa BBaayy 000000 000011 000011 —— 22DDeettrrooiitt 001100 000022 0000xx —— 33E—B.Upton (5), Laird (5). DP—Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 2.LOB—Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 9. 2B—Shoppach (4),Mi.Cabrera (37). 3B—Longoria (4). HR—Raburn (4). SB—Crawford (39), B.Upton (33). S—Zobrist.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOTTaammppaa BBaayyGarza L,11-7 52-3 7 3 3 3 4Choate 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Qualls 1 0 0 0 1 0Wheeler 1 1 0 0 0 1DDeettrrooiittVerlander W,13-7 6 6 1 1 3 7Perry H,13 12-3 0 0 0 2 0Valverde S,22-23 1 1-3 0 1 0 1 0Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.HBP—by Choate (Boesch), by Garza (Boesch).Umpires—Home, Mike Everitt; First, Adrian Johnson;Second, Tim McClelland; Third, Andy Fletcher.T—3:11. A—28,815 (41,255).

TTuueessddaayy’’ss LLaattee AALL BBooxxeessAANNGGEELLSS 33,, RROOYYAALLSS 11

KKaannssaass CCiittyy LLooss AAnnggeelleessaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Getz 2b 4 0 0 0 BAreu lf 2 2 2 0Kendall c 3 0 1 0 EAyar ss 4 0 1 1BButler dh 4 0 1 0 Callasp 3b 4 0 1 0Kaaihu 1b 4 1 1 0 HMatsu dh 3 0 0 1Betemt 3b 4 0 1 0 MIzturs 2b 4 0 0 0Gordon lf 3 0 0 1 JRiver rf 3 0 0 0YBtncr ss 4 0 1 0 HKndrc 1b 3 1 2 0Maier cf 2 0 0 0 Napoli c 3 0 0 0Blmqst rf 3 0 0 0 Bourjos cf 2 0 1 1TToottaallss 3311 11 55 11 TToottaallss 2288 33 77 33KKaannssaass CCiittyy 001100 000000 000000 —— 11LLooss AAnnggeelleess 110000 002200 0000xx —— 33LOB—Kansas City 6, Los Angeles 5. 2B—B.Abreu (30),H.Kendrick (31), Bourjos (2). 3B—E.Aybar (4). CS—Bourjos (1). S—Bourjos. SF—Gordon, H.Matsui.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOKKaannssaass CCiittyyBullington L,0-2 6 5 3 3 1 4Humber 2 2 0 0 1 1LLooss AAnnggeelleessHaren W,1-2 7 5 1 1 1 3Rodney H,21 1 0 0 0 1 0Fuentes S,23-27 1 0 0 0 0 0WP—Haren.Umpires—Home, Derryl Cousins; First, Jim Joyce;Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Marvin Hudson.T—2:17. A—43,512 (45,285).

MMAARRIINNEERRSS 22,, AATTHHLLEETTIICCSS 00

OOaakkllaanndd SSeeaattttlleeaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Crisp cf 4 0 2 0 ISuzuki rf 4 1 1 0Barton 1b 4 0 1 0 Figgins 2b 3 1 1 0KSuzuk c 4 0 1 0 JoLopz dh 3 0 1 0Cust dh 3 0 0 0 MSndrs pr-dh 0 0 0 0Kzmnff 3b 3 0 0 0 FGtrrz cf 3 0 2 1M.Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 Ktchm 1b 4 0 2 1RDavis rf 3 0 0 0 AMoore c 4 0 0 0Carter lf 3 0 0 0 Lngrhn lf 3 0 1 0Pnngtn ss 3 0 1 0 Tuiassp 3b 3 0 0 0

JoWilsn ss 3 0 0 0TToottaallss 3300 00 55 00 TToottaallss 3300 22 88 22OOaakkllaanndd 000000 000000 000000 —— 00SSeeaattttllee 000000 000011 0011xx —— 22DP—Oakland 1, Seattle 2. LOB—Oakland 4, Seattle 7.2B—F.Gutierrez (15). SB—F.Gutierrez (16). CS—Pennington (3). S—Figgins.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOOOaakkllaannddBre.Anderson L,3-3 7 5 1 1 2 7Breslow 1 3 1 1 0 0SSeeaattttlleeF.Hernandez W,8-9 8 5 0 0 1 13Aardsma S,22-26 1 0 0 0 0 1WP—F.Hernandez. Balk—Bre.Anderson.Umpires—Home, Cory Blaser; First, Dan Iassogna;Second, Dale Scott; Third, Jerry Meals.T—2:21. A—21,377 (47,878).

NNLL BBooxxeessDDIIAAMMOONNDDBBAACCKKSS 88,, BBRREEWWEERRSS 22

AArriizzoonnaa MMiillwwaauukkeeeeaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

CYoung cf 3 0 1 0 Weeks 2b 4 0 0 0KJhnsn 2b 4 0 0 0 L.Cain lf-cf 4 0 0 0J.Upton rf 5 0 1 1 Hart rf 3 0 0 0AdLRc 1b 5 1 2 1 Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1Monter c 4 2 1 1 McGeh 3b 4 1 4 1MRynl 3b 4 1 1 1 Dickrsn cf 2 0 1 0S.Drew ss 3 2 1 1 Braun ph 1 0 0 0GParra lf 3 1 2 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0DHdsn p 2 1 1 3 AEscor ss-lf 4 0 1 0Church ph 1 0 0 0 Lucroy c 4 0 0 0RRdrgz p 0 0 0 0 Bush p 2 0 1 0Norerto p 0 0 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0

Riske p 0 0 0 0Inglett ph 1 0 0 0Hoffmn p 0 0 0 0Counsll ss 1 0 0 0

TToottaallss 3344 88 1100 88 TToottaallss 3333 22 88 22AArriizzoonnaa 000000 440044 000000 —— 88MMiillwwaauukkeeee 002200 000000 000000 —— 22E—S.Drew (6). DP—Arizona 1, Milwaukee 2. LOB—Arizona 6, Milwaukee 7. 2B—D.Hudson (1). HR—Ad.LaRoche (19), Montero (6), M.Reynolds (26), S.Drew(7), Fielder (25), McGehee (17). S—D.Hudson.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOAArriizzoonnaaD.Hudson W,3-0 7 7 2 2 1 9R.Rodriguez 2-3 1 0 0 1 1Norberto 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2MMiillwwaauukkeeeeBush L,5-10 51-3 8 7 7 2 4Coffey 2-3 1 1 1 2 1Riske 1 0 0 0 0 2Hoffman 1 0 0 0 1 1

Loe 1 1 0 0 0 0HBP—by R.Rodriguez (Fielder), by Bush (G.Parra).Umpires—Home, Kerwin Danley; First, Angel Campos;Second, C.B. Bucknor; Third, Doug Eddings.T—3:00. A—29,611 (41,900).

BBRRAAVVEESS 88,, AASSTTRROOSS 22,, 1100 IINNNNIINNGGSS

AAttllaannttaa HHoouussttoonnaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Infante 2b-lf 5 1 1 1 Bourn cf 5 1 1 0MeCarr rf 4 2 1 0 Kppngr 2b 4 0 0 0AlGnzlz ss 5 1 1 2 Pence rf 4 1 2 1M.Diaz lf 4 0 1 0 Ca.Lee lf 4 0 1 0McCnn ph 1 1 1 4 CJhnsn 3b 2 0 0 1Saito p 0 0 0 0 Wallac 1b 3 0 0 0Glaus 1b 5 0 0 0 P.Feliz ph-1b 1 0 0 0D.Ross c 5 0 2 0 AngSnc ss 4 0 0 0Conrad 3b 5 1 1 0 JaCastr c 2 0 0 0Ankiel cf 2 1 0 0 Bourgs ph 1 0 0 0Hanson p 3 0 1 1 Lyon p 0 0 0 0Venters p 0 0 0 0 Fulchin p 0 0 0 0Wagner p 0 0 0 0 Blum ph 1 0 0 0Hinske ph 0 0 0 0 WRdrg p 2 0 0 0DHrndz pr-2b0 1 0 0 WLopez p 0 0 0 0

Michals ph 0 0 0 0Quinter c 1 0 0 0

TToottaallss 3399 88 99 88 TToottaallss 3344 22 44 22Atlanta 100 010 000 6 — 8Houston 000 100 001 0 — 2E—Conrad (2), Hanson (2), P.Feliz (11). LOB—Atlanta 5,Houston 6. 2B—Infante (11), Me.Cabrera (19), M.Diaz(12), D.Ross 2 (8). HR—McCann (17). SB—Bourn 2 (38),Ca.Lee (3). CS—Bourn (10). SF—C.Johnson.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOAAttllaannttaaHanson 7 2 1 0 2 4Venters H,18 1 0 0 0 1 1Wagner W,6-2 BS,7-35 1 2 1 1 0 0Saito 1 0 0 0 0 2HHoouussttoonnW.Rodriguez 7 5 2 1 1 9W.Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0Lyon L,6-5 1 1-3 2 5 5 3 0Fulchino 2-3 2 1 1 0 1PB—Ja.Castro.Umpires—Home, Mike Muchlinski; First, GaryCederstrom; Second, Ed Hickox; Third, FieldinCulbreth.T—3:01. A—31,352 (40,976).

RROOCCKKIIEESS 66,, MMEETTSS 22

CCoolloorraaddoo NNeeww YYoorrkkaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Fowler cf 5 0 0 0 JosRys ss 4 1 1 0Helton 1b 4 0 2 0 Pagan lf 4 1 1 2Rogers pr 0 1 0 0 DWrght 3b 4 0 0 0Stewart 3b 1 0 1 0 Beltran cf 4 0 0 0CGnzlz lf 4 1 0 0 Hssmn 1b 2 0 0 0Tlwtzk ss 4 2 2 0 Francr rf 3 0 0 0Mora 3b-1b 4 1 2 4 HBlanc c 3 0 1 0Splrghs rf 3 0 1 0 LCastill 2b 3 0 0 0Belisle p 0 0 0 0 Niese p 1 0 0 0Hawpe ph 0 1 0 0 Takhsh p 0 0 0 0RBtncr p 0 0 0 0 Acosta p 0 0 0 0Street p 0 0 0 0 PFelicn p 0 0 0 0Iannett c 3 0 1 1 Carter ph 1 0 0 0Barmes 2b 4 0 1 1 Parnell p 0 0 0 0Francis p 2 0 0 0S.Smith rf 2 0 0 0TToottaallss 3366 66 1100 66 TToottaallss 2299 22 33 22CCoolloorraaddoo 000000 000000 115500 —— 66NNeeww YYoorrkk 220000 000000 000000 —— 22LOB—Colorado 7, New York 2. 2B—Helton (11). HR—Mora (3), Pagan (10). S—Niese. SF—Iannetta.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOCCoolloorraaddooFrancis 6 3 2 2 1 5Belisle W,5-4 1 0 0 0 0 3R.Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 2Street 1 0 0 0 0 1NNeeww YYoorrkkNiese 7 5 1 1 0 7Takahashi L,7-6 H,3 2-3 1 2 2 1 1Acosta BS,1-1 0 3 3 3 2 0P.Feliciano 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Parnell 1 1 0 0 0 1Acosta pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.WP—Acosta.Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, D.J. Reyburn;Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Ed Rapuano.T—2:37. A—30,554 (41,800).

MMAARRLLIINNSS 99,, NNAATTIIOONNAALLSS 55

FFlloorriiddaa WWaasshhiinnggttoonnaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

HRmrz ss 3 1 1 1 Berndn cf 4 1 0 0Morrsn lf 4 3 3 0 Dsmnd ss 5 2 2 2GSnchz 1b 4 1 0 0 A.Dunn 1b 5 1 2 1Uggla 2b 5 1 1 0 Zmrmn 3b 4 0 3 1C.Ross cf 5 1 1 1 Morse rf 4 0 0 0Stanton rf 5 2 5 4 AKndy 2b 4 1 1 0DMrph 3b 5 0 2 2 IRdrgz c 4 0 3 1RPauln c 4 0 0 0 WHarrs lf 4 0 0 0Volstad p 3 0 0 0 Olsen p 0 0 0 0Sanchs p 0 0 0 0 Batista p 2 0 0 0Luna ph 1 0 0 0 Wlngh ph 1 0 1 0Veras p 0 0 0 0 Marqus pr 0 0 0 0Hensly p 0 0 0 0 JoPerlt p 0 0 0 0Nunez p 0 0 0 0 Mench ph 1 0 0 0

Storen p 0 0 0 0TToottaallss 3399 99 1133 88 TToottaallss 3388 55 1122 55FFlloorriiddaa 443311 000000 110000 —— 99WWaasshhiinnggttoonn 110011 001111 110000 —— 55E—Desmond (27), Zimmerman (12). DP—Florida 1,Washington 2. LOB—Florida 8, Washington 7. 2B—Stanton 2 (14), Do.Murphy (3), Zimmerman (26),A.Kennedy (10), Willingham (18). HR—H.Ramirez (16),Stanton (11), Desmond 2 (9), A.Dunn (31). SB—Bernadina (9), Zimmerman (3).

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOFFlloorriiddaaVolstad W,6-8 5 9 4 4 1 2Sanches 1 1 0 0 0 0Veras 1 1 1 1 0 1Hensley 1 1 0 0 0 2

Nunez 1 0 0 0 0 2WWaasshhiinnggttoonnOlsen L,3-4 12-3 8 7 7 2 1Batista 41-3 2 1 0 2 4Jo.Peralta 2 2 1 1 1 4Storen 1 1 0 0 0 1Volstad pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.WP—Batista 2.Umpires—Home, Alan Porter; First, Mike Winters;Second, Hunter Wendelstedt; Third, Jerry Layne.T—3:08. A—15,061 (41,546).

CCAARRDDIINNAALLSS 66,, RREEDDSS 11

SStt.. LLoouuiiss CCiinncciinnnnaattiiaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

FLopez 3b 5 0 0 0 BPhllps 2b 4 1 1 0Jay rf 5 1 2 0 Janish ss 4 0 1 0Pujols 1b 4 1 0 0 Votto 1b 4 0 1 1Hollidy lf 2 2 1 0 Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0Craig lf 1 0 0 0 Gomes lf 4 0 0 0Rasms cf 5 2 2 4 Bruce rf 4 0 1 0YMolin c 4 0 1 1 Stubbs cf 3 0 1 0Schmkr 2b 4 0 3 1 Masset p 0 0 0 0Wnwrg p 3 0 1 0 FCordr p 0 0 0 0Boggs p 0 0 0 0 JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0TMiller p 0 0 0 0 Hanign c 3 0 0 0MacDgl p 0 0 0 0 Arroyo p 1 0 0 0Frnkln p 0 0 0 0 L.Nix ph 1 0 0 0B.Ryan ss 4 0 1 0 Bray p 0 0 0 0

JrSmth p 0 0 0 0Rhodes p 0 0 0 0Heisey cf 1 0 0 0

TToottaallss 3377 66 1111 66 TToottaallss 3344 11 55 11SStt.. LLoouuiiss 000000 004400 220000 —— 66CCiinncciinnnnaattii 000000 000000 001100 —— 11E—F.Lopez (9), Schumaker (14). DP—Cincinnati 1. LOB—St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 6. 2B—Jay (16). HR—Rasmus (19).

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOSStt.. LLoouuiissWainwright W,17-6 7 2 0 0 0 4Boggs 2-3 2 1 1 0 0T.Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0MacDougal 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Franklin 1 0 0 0 0 0CCiinncciinnnnaattiiArroyo L,12-7 5 6 4 4 3 2Bray 1 2 0 0 0 0Jor.Smith 1 3 2 2 1 0Rhodes 0 0 0 0 0 0Masset 1 0 0 0 0 0F.Cordero 1 0 0 0 0 1T.Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.Balk—Arroyo.Umpires—Home, Mark Carlson; First, Jeff Kellogg;Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Mark Wegner.T—2:49 (Rain delay: 0:46). A—33,364 (42,319).

TTuueessddaayy’’ss LLaattee NNLL BBooxxeessPPAADDRREESS 44,, PPIIRRAATTEESS 11

PPiittttssbbuurrgghh SSaann DDiieeggooaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

AMcCt cf 4 0 0 0 HrstnJr 2b 4 0 1 1Tabata lf 4 1 2 0 MTejad ss 4 0 0 0NWalkr 2b 3 0 0 0 AdGnzl 1b 4 0 0 0Alvarez 3b 3 0 1 1 Ludwck rf 3 2 2 2Milledg rf 4 0 1 0 Headly 3b 3 0 0 0AnLRc 1b 4 0 1 0 Torreal c 2 1 0 0Snyder c 2 0 0 0 Venale lf 3 0 0 0A.Diaz pr 0 0 0 0 Denorfi cf 3 1 2 0Cedeno ss 4 0 1 0 H.Bell p 0 0 0 0Karstns p 2 0 0 0 LeBlnc p 2 0 1 1DlwYn ph 1 0 1 0 Grgrsn p 0 0 0 0Ledezm p 0 0 0 0 Adams p 0 0 0 0Resop p 0 0 0 0 Gwynn ph-cf 0 0 0 0GJones ph 1 0 0 0TToottaallss 3322 11 77 11 TToottaallss 2288 44 66 44PPiittttssbbuurrgghh 000011 000000 000000 —— 11SSaann DDiieeggoo 002200 000000 1111xx —— 44DP—San Diego 2. LOB—Pittsburgh 8, San Diego 2. 2B—An.LaRoche (8), Cedeno (20), Denorfia (7). HR—Ludwick 2 (13). SB—Tabata (12). S—Gwynn.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOPPiittttssbbuurrgghhKarstens L,2-8 6 3 2 2 1 3Ledezma 1 1 1 1 0 3Resop 1 2 1 1 0 0SSaann DDiieeggooLeBlanc W,6-10 52-3 5 1 1 2 8Gregerson H,27 1 1-3 2 0 0 1 1Adams H,23 1 0 0 0 0 2H.Bell S,32-35 1 0 0 0 1 0Umpires—Home, Joe West; First, Dan Bellino; Second,Vic Carapazza; Third, Rob Drake.T—2:34. A—23,249 (42,691).

CCUUBBSS 88,, GGIIAANNTTSS 66

CChhiiccaaggoo SSaann FFrraanncciissccooaabb rr hh bbii aabb rr hh bbii

Colvin cf 4 1 1 0 ATorrs cf 5 0 0 0SCastro ss 5 1 2 3 Renteri ss 2 1 1 0MHffpr 1b 5 0 0 0 Burriss 2b 3 2 2 0ArRmr 3b 4 1 3 1 A.Huff rf 4 1 0 0Fukdm rf 5 1 2 2 Posey c 5 1 3 4ASorin lf 5 1 1 0 Burrell lf 5 0 1 0DeWitt 2b 4 0 1 0 Sandovl 3b 5 0 3 1K.Hill c 4 2 2 0 Uribe 2b-ss 5 1 2 0Dmpstr p 2 1 1 0 Ishikaw 1b 5 0 1 1Cashnr p 0 0 0 0 Linccm p 0 0 0 0Fontent ph 1 0 1 2 Schrhlt ph 1 0 1 0Marshll p 0 0 0 0 SCasill p 0 0 0 0Marml p 0 0 0 0 Rownd ph 0 0 0 0

Mota p 0 0 0 0FSnchz ph 0 0 0 0RRmrz p 0 0 0 0

TToottaallss 3399 88 1144 88 TToottaallss 4400 66 1144 66CChhiiccaaggoo 440000 220000 002200 —— 88SSaann FFrraanncciissccoo 111100 000000 220022 —— 66E—M.Hoffpauir (1), DeWitt (10), S.Castro (17). DP—Chicago 2, San Francisco 1. LOB—Chicago 7, SanFrancisco 11. 2B—Fontenot (11), Posey 2 (14), Uribe(21). HR—Fukudome (10). SB—Colvin (4), S.Castro (6).S—Dempster, Lincecum.

IIPP HH RR EERR BBBB SSOOCChhiiccaaggooDempster W,10-8 62-3 8 4 3 2 3Cashner H,6 1-3 1 0 0 0 1Marshall 1 1 0 0 1 1Marmol 1 4 2 2 0 1SSaann FFrraanncciissccooLincecum L,11-6 4 8 6 6 1 4S.Casilla 3 1 0 0 0 2Mota 1 3 2 2 0 2R.Ramirez 1 2 0 0 0 0HBP—by S.Casilla (Ar.Ramirez). WP—Cashner. PB—K.Hill.Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert; First, Ted Barrett;Second, Tony Randazzo; Third, Brian Gorman.T—3:10. A—35,389 (41,915).

FFOOOOTTBBAALLLLNNFFLL PPrreesseeaassoonn

AAllll TTiimmeess MMDDTTTThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

New Orleans at New England, 5:30 p.m.Carolina at Baltimore, 6 p.m.Oakland at Dallas, 7 p.m.

FFrriiddaayy’’ss GGaammeessBuffalo at Washington, 5:30 p.m.Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.Kansas City at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss GGaammeessTampa Bay at Miami, 5 p.m.Detroit at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.Cleveland at Green Bay, 6 p.m.Minnesota at St. Louis, 6 p.m.Houston at Arizona, 6 p.m.Chicago at San Diego, 7 p.m.Tennessee at Seattle, 8 p.m.

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TToorroonnttooPPuurrssee:: $$33 mmiilllliioonn ((WWTT11000000))

SSuurrffaaccee:: HHaarrdd--OOuuttddoooorrSSiinngglleess

SSeeccoonndd RRoouunnddVictor Hanescu, Romania, def. Peter Polansky, Canada,6-4, 7-6 (4).Nikolay Davydenko (6), Russia, def. Fabio Fognini,Italy, 7-5, 6-1.Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Mikhail Youzhny(12), Russia, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5.David Nalbandian, Argentina, def. Tommy Robredo,Spain, 6-3, 6-0.Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Julien Benneteau,France, 7-5, 7-5.Michael Llodra, France, def. Nicolas Almagro (14),Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-2.Gael Monfils (15), France, def. Thiemo de Bakker,Netherlands, 7-5, 6-3.Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium,7-5, 6-2.Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Viktor Troicki,Serbia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Fernando Verdasco (9),Spain, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (5), 6-2.Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Sam Querrey (16),U.S., 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4.Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Stanislas Wawrinka,Switzerland, 7-6 (12), 6-3.Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France,3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5).

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Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Francesca Schiavone (5),Italy, 6-4, 6-4.Li Na (8), China, def. Sara Errani, Italy, 6-2, 6-2.Yanina Wickmayer (12), Belgium, def. Gisela Dulko,Argentina, 7-6 (3), 6-2.Flavia Pennetta (11), Italy, def. Monica Niculescu,Romania, 6-0, 6-1.Vera Zvonareva (6), Russia, def. Maria Kirilenko,Russia, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (2).Shahar Peer (13), Israel, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives,Spain, 6-3, 6-2.Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, def. Yaroslava Shvedova,Kazakhstan, 6-1, 7-5.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. ElenaDementieva (3), Russia, 6-1, 6-3.Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, def. AlisaKleybanova, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.Caroline Wozniacki (2), Denmark, def. Sybille Bammer,Austria, 6-0, 6-2.Christina McHale, U.S., def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-2,6-4.Maria Sharapova (10), Russia, def. Andrea Petkovic,Germany, 6-3, 6-1.Kim Clijsters (4), Belgium, def. Dinara Safina, Russia,7-5, 6-2.

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COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended Colorado minorleague INF Omar Quintanilla 50 games for using aperformance-enhancing substance in violation of theMinor League Drug Prevention and TreatmentProgram.

AAMMEERRIICCAANN LLEEAAGGUUEEBOSTON RED SOX—Recalled C Jarrod Saltalamacchiafrom Pawtucket (IL). Placed C Kevin Cash on the 15-day DL.CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled RHP Jess Todd fromColumbus (IL). Optioned LHP David Huff to Columbus.MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled LHP Glen Perkins fromRochester (IL). Optioned SS Trevor Plouffe toRochester.

NNAATTIIOONNAALL LLEEAAGGUUEECHICAGO CUBS—Acquired OF Evan Crawford from SanFrancisco for INF Mike Fontenot.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Selected the contract of CSteven Hill from Springfield (TL). Placed RHP JeffSuppan on the 15-day DL.

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CHICAGO BULLS—Signed G/F Keith Bogans.INDIANA PACERS—Acquired G Darren Collison and FJames Posey from New Orleans. Traded F Troy Murphyto New Jersey, who traded G Courtney Lee to Houston.Houston traded G-F Trevor Ariza to New Orleans.LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Re-signed G Shannon Brown.NEW YORK KNICKS—Announced Isiah Thomas hasrescinded his consulting agreement with the team.

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ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed DE John Fletcher.Released DE Keilen Dykes.BUFFALO BILLS—Placed WR Felton Huggins on thewaived/injured list.CHICAGO BEARS—Signed LB Kelvin Smith to a one-yearcontract. Placed RB Antonio Robinson on thewaived/injured list.DENVER BRONCOS—Signed RB Justin Fargas.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed RB Thomas Clayton.Released G Darnell Stapleton.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived LB Scott McKillop andWR Scott Long. Placed LB Martail Burnett on injuredreserve. Signed WR Bobby Guillory to a two-year con-tract.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed RB Carlos Brown.Placed TE Martin Rucker on the waived/failed physicallist.

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BUFFALO SABRES—Re-signed F Mark Mancari to aone-year contract.CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Re-signed D Jordan Hendryto a one-year contract.ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed D Dean Arsene.TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed LW Juraj Simek to aone-year contract.

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MLS—Promoted senior vice president, marketing andcommunications Dan Courtemanche to executive vicepresident, communications.NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Reached a terminationagreement with M Joseph Niouky.

CCOOLLLLEEGGEEAMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION—NamedGeorgia coach Mark Richt to the board of trustees.ARKANSAS—Named Scotty Thurman director of men’sbasketball student-athlete development and SeanDwyer men’s basketball video coordinator.COKER—Promoted Ray Marrero to junior varsity andassistant baseball coach.COLUMBIA—Named Michael Murphy and Koby Altmanmen’s assistant basketball coaches.FORDHAM—Named Megan Crawley and NinaD’Agostino assistant trainers.HOFSTRA—Promoted assistant tennis coach PhilipWayne to men’s tennis coach.JAMES MADISON—Named Katie Linnertz women’sassistant lacrosse coach.MICHIGAN—Granted CB J.T. Turner a release from thefootball team.SAINT AUGUSTINE’S—Named Marquita Davis assistanttrack and field coach and Carlitta Moore assistanttrainer.WINGATE—Named Ben Hall assistant baseball coach.WYOMING—Suspended CB Kenny Browder, RBNehemie Kankolongo and PK Ian Watts one game.Dismissed WR Turmour Battle from the football team.Announced S Larry Mitchell and WR David Tooley haveleft the football team.

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NEW YORK — Isiah Thomas will not be returningto the New York Knicks after all.

Thomas said Wednesday in a statement he wasdeclining a position as a consultant with the fran-chise he ran for 4½ years because it may not belegal.

“After speaking with commissioner Stern andKnicks executives, it has become apparent that mynew agreement violates certain NBA bylaws,”Thomas said. “Because of this, I have decided torescind my contract with the team.”

Thus ends — at least for now — the surprising andcontroversial reunion between the Knicks and thefrequent target of fans and media during his turbu-lent tenure at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks announced the agreement withThomas on Friday and it was quickly criticized.League personnel are not allowed contact with play-ers who are not yet eligible for the draft, whichThomas would have in his role as FloridaInternational University coach.

“We have been informed by the Knicks that IsiahThomas has rescinded his consulting agreementwith the team. As a result, it is not necessary for theleague to take any formal action on the proposedarrangement,” Stern said. “However, we havereminded the Knicks of NBA rules that prohibit teampersonnel, including consultants, from having con-tact with players not eligible for the draft.”

Thomas could have chosen to leave his collegejob after just one season and keep the Knicks posi-tion. Instead, he thanked the organization for givinghim another chance.

“Although I’m disappointed that Isiah will not be

working with the Knicks as a consultant, I continueto believe in his basketball knowledge, including hisability to judge talent,” MSG chairman James Dolansaid.

“He’s a good friend of mine and of the organiza-tion and I will continue to solicit his views. He willalways have strong ties to me and the team. We wishhim continued success at FIU.”

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Montana State, Kramer settlelawsuit over firing

HELENA, Mont. — Former Montana State footballcoach Mike Kramer said Wednesday he settled alawsuit with the university partly because it wasinterfering with his desire to return to coaching.

“It is time to put this chapter behind me and moveforward,” Kramer said in a written statementannouncing the $240,000 settlement.

“With this settlement, I am vindicated; yet, it iswith very mixed emotions,” Kramer said. “I firmlybelieve — and am confident we would have proven attrial — that Montana State’s athletic director, presi-dent and others libeled and slandered me, intention-ally defamed my character and unfairly tarnishedmy reputation in an attempt to cover up many oftheir own decisions.”

Kramer filed the lawsuit in December 2007, argu-ing that school officials fired him under the “withoutcause” clause in his contract and then issued a pressrelease and made public comments about the firingwithout giving him a chance to appeal the decision.

A breach of contract allegation was one of severalclaims that were dismissed earlier. A trial had beenset to begin Monday in Helena to deal with theremaining issues of whether MSU libeled, slanderedor portrayed Kramer in a false light after his May2007 firing. The settlement dealt with those allega-tions.

MAGIC VALLEY

M.V. Jr. Football sign-ups openRegistration for Magic Valley Junior Football is still

open. The tackle league is for grades 5-6 and regis-tration forms are available at Twin Falls Parks andRecreation or the Boys and Girls Club. The cost is$75 and all players must have a current physical.Information: Eric Bauman at 736-5099 or MikeEwaniuk at 212-1755.

CSI volleyball 5K fundraiser setThe College of Southern Idaho volleyball team will

host a fundraising 5K race Saturday beginning at theExpo Center parking lot. Cost is $25 and registrationbegins at 7 a.m. the day of the race. The CSI volley-ball team will be on hand to sign autographs and

take part in the race. Registration is also availableonline at http://recreation.csi.edu.

Information: CSI Recreation Director ScottRogers at 732-6470 or Kimberlee Ward at 732-6475.

T.F. Golf Club hosts tourneysThe Magic Valley Amateur golf tournament will be

held Saturday and Sunday at Twin Falls Golf Club.The entry fee is $60 and the field is limited to 160men. The course will also host the Coors ClubChampionship Aug. 21-22. The entry fee is $50 andincludes lunch on Aug. 22. Green fees and cart areadditional. The event includes divisions for juniors,adults and seniors.

Sole 2 Soul run approachesDECLO — The inaugural Sole 2 Soul Run/Walk will

be held Saturday, Sept. 4 at Declo High School. Theevent offers 5K ($15), 10K ($20) and half-marathon($25) distances. Early registration is availablethrough Sunday with a $5 late fee charged there-after.

Information: www.Sole2SoulRun.com.

Jerome football sign-ups setJEROME — Jerome Youth Football sign-ups are

currently under way. The cost is $55 and the firstplayer parent meeting is at 6 p.m., Monday near thetennis courts at Jerome High School.

Information: Ty Jones at 324-8137, ext. 4002.

— Staff and wire reports

Sports ShortsSend Magic Valley briefs to sports@magicvalley.com

Find more area events by searching for ‘sports’ on theevent calendar at Magicvalley.com

Thomas cannot return to Knicks after all

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Sports 3Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho SPORTS

in 2009.Yet there’s been a clear shift in mentality

among defenders, as evidenced by thereaction to the goal-line stand and overalldemeanor during the scrimmage. Thedefense spent the afternoon yelping andapplauding — not bickering or wonderingwhat went wrong.

“I’m liking the personality that’s startingto build with this football team,” Akey said.

Added Sataraka: “Just like last year theoffense had that upper hand because of theunit and working together — being togeth-er for a while — that’s the case (for us) forthis year, I think. With 10 guys returning, Ithink it helps a lot. We understand what weneed to do, where we need to go, what ourobjective is.”

After the goal-line stop — keyed by twoKenneth Patten takedowns of Troy Vital —

the defense left the field jawing at the offense.“You guys can’t get a yard?” linebacker

Robert Siavii chirped on his way to thesideline.

Moments later, the back-and-forthbanter became heated between safetyShiloh Keo and Vital. They traded loudbarbs until coaches pulled Vital away. Keowas later reprimanded on the sideline byassistant Jeremy Thielbahr.

NNootteess:: Notable players who sat out wereKeo and receivers Maurice Shaw andPreston Davis. Davis is still recovering fromoffseason knee surgery while Shaw is deal-ing with a hamstring injury. Shaw and Keo(back spasms) should return soon, Akeysaid. … Maxx Forde and Jesse Davis, truefreshmen defensive linemen fromWashington, both made splashes withsacks. … Place-kicker Trey Farquhar nailedsix of seven field-goal attempts.

and anchor a solid group.The expectation of leader-ship both on and off the fieldis high.

“I’m trying to be more of aleader on the field,” saidPettis, who turned in his bestseason for the Broncos lastyear with 63 catches and 14TDs. “The coaches havebeen trying to put me in thatrole and so now I’m just try-ing to take that on and helpset the tone for the offensewith Kellen.

“I think the coachesexpect more out of us, not asmuch coaching going on, butseeing us make correctionsby ourselves and helping theyoung guys out as well.”

Young also relishes theopportunity to help mentorthe team’s talented youngreceivers, which includeredshirt freshman GeraldoHiwat and Aaron Burks.

“I would definitely saythis is the most coachablewide receiving corps we’vehad,” said Young, who ledthe Broncos with 79 recep-tions for 1,041 yards and

10 touchdowns.“I want to help guys out

with things that I struggledwith when I was younger.And the younger guys canhelp me out with the newmoves that they come inwith.”

Despite the two seniors’experience, Pettis knows thetalent of the youngerreceivers is something that isonly pushing the upper-classmen to get better.

“Pressure is always a goodthing,” Pettis said. “We havea lot of games where we’regoing to be under pressure —and it’s good to have a lot ofyounger guys pushing you tomake you better. If we had nocompetition out here, wewouldn’t do as well.”

While it’s unclear who isgoing to step up and supportPettis and Young, both ofwhom were named to theBiletnikoff Award WatchList on Wednesday, the skillset of younger receivers likeHiwat and Burks only hasthe potential to open upmore opportunities for themore experienced players.

“Some of the youngerguys are taking somestrides,” Young said. “We’realways looking for players tobe able to do multiplethings.”

As much as the receiversmake Moore look good onthe gridiron, it’s a two-waystreet — and it’s a fact Pettiscan’t ignore.

“(The receivers) are intune with (Moore on) a lot ofthings on our offense rightnow,” Pettis said. “So everyday when we’re going outthere and putting new playsin and work on new drills, it’sfine tuning that. I thinkwe’re pretty comfortablewith the routes we have inright now, but we’re justtweaking things.

“(Familiarity) makes ouroffense that much moredangerous. We’ve got a lot ofguys out there with a lot ofconfidence. You and thequarterback are on the samelevel … It makes it more dif-ficult for defenses to guardus.”

And that’s not good newsfor opposing defenses.

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BSUContinued from Sports 1

DefenseContinued from Sports 1

Minnesota backup Moats has hand in Madden designMANKATO, Minn. — The video

game makers at EA Sports, natu-rally, hear from plenty of peoplewith ideas and an eagerness tohelp develop their products.

The offer from Ryan Moats,though, was too good to refuse.

Moats has started his sixth yearin the NFL, now with Minnesotaafter previously playing forPhiladelphia and Houston. Thebackup running back is just tryingto pick up the playbook and makeenough of an impression to stickon the regular season roster. Heknows there’s nothing guaranteedin this game.

Well, Moats already has a prom-ising start on his life-after-foot-ball plan. As a summer intern ofsorts with EA Sports, working onthe popular Madden footballgame, Moats has gained valuableexperience in the world of videogame graphic design.

“It’s a second passion of mine,after football,” Moats said.“Hopefully one day once I get oldand gray in football, I’ll have anopportunity to do something inthe field.”

EA Sports was impressed.“He’s legit. He’s not goofing

around on his own time,” saidChris Erb, the senior director ofpartnership marketing at theOrlando, Fla.-based company.“He’s on a job interview.”

EA Sports hadn’t used an actualpro athlete before in this capacity,but the possibility was intriguing.

“I begged my way in. I said, ‘I’llbuy doughnuts. I’ll do whatever Ihave to do,’” Moats said, recallinghis rookie-season attempt to landan opportunity there.

For the newest version,“Madden 11,” that came out thisweek, Moats put together fromscratch the entrance scene for hisnow-former team the Texanswhen the players run out of the

tunnel and take the field beforekickoff. Moats said the plan is tocreate the one for the Vikings fornext year’s game.

Moats also helped work on thelook of the players’ shoes througha modeling process that uses abunch of actual photographs and ahigh-tech three-dimensionalsoftware program to build the ren-dering into the fabric of the game.

The Madden series makerspride themselves on authenticity,and the real-life input Moats hasfrom playing the sport has beenjust as valuable as his creative tal-ent. His time on site, in addition to

the telecommuting he did afterleaving Orlando, has been mutu-ally beneficial.

“The passion that he has formodeling in general and theindustry is really incredible,” Erbsaid. “He’s an awesome person.We love just kind of hanging outwith him. It’s not awkward oranything. He’s down with theguys. He goes to barbecues withus.”

Moats, a liberal arts major atLouisiana Tech who skipped hissenior season and was drafted inthe third round by the Eagles in2005, enjoys the designing more

than the actual playing of thevideo games.

“Just a million things that youcan do,” he said.

It’s not as though he doesn’tplop down in front of the consoleand dive in, however.

“I don’t have a lot of spare timeright now. I’m always in my play-book,” Moats said. “But during theoffseason and stuff, my wife has topull me off of it.”

RYAN OFFERS PLAN TO SETTLEREVIS HOLDOUT

CORTLAND, N.Y. — Rex Ryan’snext starring role: The Negotiator.

The brash New York Jets coachhas come up with a game plan toget holdout cornerback DarrelleRevis back on the field. And,everyone in the organization isinvited.

“We’ll call off practice,” Ryansaid Wednesday. “We’ll have ourwhole team there and meet. Thatway there’s no, ‘he said, she said’or whatever. Just get the thingdone, and let’s work it out thatway.”

Don’t laugh. Despite HBO andNFL Films taping the Jetsthroughout training camp for their“Hard Knocks” series, Ryan was-n’t just playing it up for the cam-eras.

“Absolutely serious,” he said —with no smile.

EAGLES SECURITY ASKS FAN TO REMOVEMCNABB JERSEY

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Securityguards asked a fan to remove areplica of Donovan McNabb’smaroon Washington Redskinsjersey he was wearing on thesideline at Eagles training campWednesday morning.

The fan, 43-year-old JimDevlin of King of Prussia, Pa.,said he removed it without com-plaint. Devlin added in an inter-view on Philadelphia radio sta-tion 97.5 The Fanatic that theguard who confronted him saidthe request had come from coachAndy Reid.

A team spokesman denied that,saying Reid was not aware ofDevlin’s presence and that theguards were acting to calm thecommotion created whenreporters crowded around the fanwhile practice was in session.

McNabb, a six-time Pro Bowlerwho spent 11 seasons with theEagles, was traded in April toNFC East rival Washington.

— The Associated Press

AP photo

Baltimore Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin signs autographs after the NFL football team’s training camp Aug. 2 in Westminster,

Md. The Ravens obtained Boldin and Donte’ Stallworth during the offseason to bolster a passing attack that last year ranked 18th

in yardage and featured only one wide receiver with more than 34 catches. After spending his first seven years in the NFL with

the Arizona Cardinals, Boldin will informally launch the next phase of his career in Baltimore’s preseason opener today against

the Carolina Panthers.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) —Still in his blue practicepants, leg pads and cleats,Aaron Curry, the new hus-band and even newer fatherreached to his wife. Then hepicked up their young sonMaxwell.

The Seahawks’ $34 mil-lion linebacker playfullyhugged, kissed and lifted thesmiling boy, born inOctober.

The scene showed off thetwo biggest reasons Currywas so scared on July 31.

Curry had listened all off-season as talk fromCongress to kids’ leaguesraised the nation’s aware-ness of football headinjuries.

He learned about playersin their 20s who sustainedrepeated head injuries thenhad memory loss or difficul-ty walking decades later. Onthe first day of Seattle’straining camp, he strodepast the concussion posterthe league now requires allteams to display in lockerroom areas.

Minutes later, he was fly-ing around in a scrimmageas if he was a possessedman, to show his renewedlevel of passion following asubpar rookie season. On apass rush, he rammed hishelmet into the side of run-ning back Justin Forsett’s.

Just like that, Curry had aconcussion.

“The day was very scaryfor me,” the 24-year-oldCurry, last year’s fourthoverall pick, saidWednesday. “All that(research) was goingthrough my head. It was like

the world was coming to anend.

“I tried hiding it from mywife and my mom. My wifewasn’t coming to practiceyet, I hadn’t talked to mymom, and we are staying inthe (camp) hotel, so I didn’thave to go home. I was talk-ing to everyone like I waspracticing, but then it wasreleased in the media.

“They were both at mythroat. ... The only reason Ididn’t tell them is because Iknow how they like toworry, and I like to avoidthat.”

Wednesday’s practice wasCurry’s first full one sincethe concussion. Coach PeteCarroll kept saying Curryshould be back within days,but he missed nine of them.

In Seattle’s Super Bowlseason of 2005, ShaunAlexander was knocked outof a division round playoffgame with a concussion.The running back startedthe NFC championshipgame the following week-end.

“The NFL has done somuch excellent research onconcussions, but you don’treally pay it no mind untilyou get one,” Curry said.“You can’t disregard it, youhave to accept the researchthey do, and the new rules.You have to accept how seri-ous it is.

“When it comes to yourbrain, it’s past X’s and O’s,it’s past football. It’s aboutlater in life. ... I want to beable to have a full conversa-tion with my kid. That wasthe big thing that had mescared.”

The NFL recently firedthe two co-leaders of itsconcussion committee since2007 and replaced themwith Drs. RichardEllenbogen and Hunt Batjer,the new co-chairmen of theNFL’s head, neck and spinemedical committee.

In a hearing beforeCongress in May,Ellenbogen outlined a six-point approach by the NFLto deal with head trauma.Under the program, theleague will build a databasethat will log every concus-sion for each player; studythe effects of concussionson retired players; improveequipment, notably hel-mets; advocate for athletesin all sports; advance theunderstanding of concus-sions; and revise and con-tinually improve the returnto play criteria for athletes.

Curry laughed when toldhe is essentially the NFL’sfirst test case.

“Yeah, I guess I am,” hesaid.

The outside linebackersaid it was “amazing” howquickly Seahawks trainerSam Ramsden rushed tohim after his hit on Forsett.He said Ramsden sawsomething not quite rightwith the way Curry wasreturning to the huddle.

“He tricked me,” Currysaid. “He said he had to fixsomething with my face-mask — then he hid my hel-met.”

The league has imple-mented new return-to-playguidelines for players whosustain head injuries in apractice or game.

Seahawks’ Curry a testcase in new concussion era

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)— He resigned, thenreturned. He took a leave ofabsence, then kept working.He guarded details about hishealth like a playbook, thenrevealed a few. He finallystepped away, then enjoyedthe downtime so much hepromised to do it again.

The last eight monthshave been far from routinefor Florida coach UrbanMeyer, who provided thecollege football world withmore twists and turns thanPercy Harvin in the openfield.

Now, he’s back — again —and looks healthy, re-ener-gized and eager to lead theGators to the SoutheasternConference championshipgame for the fourth time infive years.

“I feel great, especiallywhen I get to see what kindof team we have,” Meyersaid. “It’s a good-lookingteam.”

Nothing at Florida lookedgood on Dec. 26, whenMeyer announced his resig-nation three weeks after hewas rushed to the hospitalwith chest pain.

Meyer’s decision sur-prised players, assistant

coaches and fans. He spentthe previous three weeksbrushing aside questionsabout his health, grantingfew people access to thethoughts running throughhis head. There was even lessinformation about his med-ical condition.

His chest pain startedabout four years ago andbecame “rather significant”in 2007. Still, he didn’t doanything about it until hefainted getting out of bedDec. 6 — hours after a 32-13loss to Alabama in the SECtitle game — and his wifecalled 911.

“If you haven’t walked inthose shoes, you really don’thave any idea,” said Floridadefensive line coach DanMcCarney, who spent 12years in charge at Iowa State.“You can hear about it or seeit or read about it, but youdon’t know until you walk inthose shoes and feel thepressure every day of tryingto be as good as you can beand make sure everybody’sthe best they can be.”

Meyer underwent a bat-tery of tests. It was the kindof scare that would makemost 45-year-old fathersreconsider their daily rou-

tine. Doctors later told himhe needed to get his condi-tion fixed or he could end upin worse shape.

That’s when Meyer decid-ed to re-prioritize his life,coming to the conclusionthat he needed to step downas head coach.

At least for a few hours.“The biggest concern was

not knowing what the prob-lem was,” Meyer said. “HaveI had that before? I have. Butnot to the detail thatoccurred last December. Ijust didn’t know and I wasn’tgetting the answers. Saying‘Don’t worry about thatpain,’ that’s not easy to livewith.”

Although he was still wor-ried about his health and hisfamily, Meyer withdrew hisresignation the followingday after an emotional teammeeting, a sleepless nightand a morning practice. Hecalled athletic directorJeremy Foley from the prac-tice field, then told his wife,three children, players andassistant coaches just beforethey boarded a flight to NewOrleans for the Sugar Bowl.

Meyer instead decided totake an indefinite leave ofabsence.

Meyer “feels great” in latest returnto Florida football program