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Show SECTION Dattu&trraltr TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 2008 METRO EDITOR I Amie Rose 344-253- aroseheraldextra.com incident in theater uty urybac ksdep Fourth Amendment rights were notviolated; plaintiff plans appeal to 10th Circuit Jeremy Duda DAILY and a half before finding that Sgt. Harold "Skip" Curtis did not violate . Vanessa Arnold's Fourth Amendment rights. Arnold's attorney had asked for a settlement of more than $4 million, plus punitive damages. "We are very pleased with the jury's decision. We obviously think it is the right decision," said Peter Stirba, Curtis's attorney. The lawsuit stemmed from a May HERALD A jury sided with a Utah County sheriff's deputy on Monday in a 2004 incident at a Provo movie theater in which a woman claims he threw her down a flight of stairs. On the fifth day of the trial in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, the jury deliberated for about an hour when Curtis, who was off duty and with his wife, turned around, told them to shut up and swore at Arnold. After the movie, she said, Castillo asked Curtis for an apology, and Curtis demanded that they pay for his movie tickets. Curtis testified on Monday that he politely asked the couple not to talk several times during the movie. After 2004 incident in which Arnold fell down a flight of stairs at the 16 theaters at Provo Towne Centre mall, where she and her friend, Lorenzo Castillo, had been watching the movie "Troy." Arnold said Curtis grabbed her with both hands and threw her down the stairs while arresting Castillo. According to Arnold, she and Castillo were talking during the previews Cin-ema- fronted him and angrily demanded an apology. Curtis said Castillo had his fists clenched and appeared to be trying to start a fight, so he displayed his the situation and badge to arrested Castillo. While he was leading Castillo out of the theater, Curtis said Arnold grabbed him three times. After the third time, he said she either slipped or was bumped accidentally. "I don't know if 1 bumped her or See the movie, Curtis said Castillo con Teachers and Technology E3l Cold, snow bring deer down into " BlJiffl B5 TRIAL, the valleys Janice Peterson DAILY . j-- ' o S " Li li e1 ... "1 CRAIG animals. Scott Root, conservation outreach manager for the Division of Wildlife Resources, said cold temperatures and deep snow in the mountains send the deer into the valleys to find food. "When you get a little bit more snow, you will see more deer coming down into the yards and such," he said. The deer usually will show up in the evenings, going from house to house looking for shrubs. Root said many residents are tempted to feed the animals when they venture into yards. Although feeding the animals is just human nature, it may do more harm than good. "Some people will give them hay," he said. "Their stomachs aren't really oriented for that this time of year." Feeding deer and elk can actually be hazardous to their health. Root said the animals' diet changes in the winter, and they cannot digest hay, straw or other foods. A deer can starve to death even with a full belly of hay. While the feeding can be dangerous to deer and elk, Root said it can be a bad idea for humans as well. The animals will return to the locations where they have found food and will stay in the towns, instead of the foothills. Feeding the deer can cause DILGERDaily Herald just don't have the pockets for that." Lehi teacher awarded grant from Qwest Charlynn Anderson FOR Giggles THE DAILY benefit the students," Openshaw said. Earlier in the school year, Robertson wrote a proposal for grant money to purchase a Classroom Performance System (CPS) for her U.S. History classroom. Her proposal was one of 22 chosen out of the 92 project proposals submitted for consideration for the 2008 Qwest Teachers and Technology HERALD and whispers rippled through an U.S. History class at Middle School in Lehi on Monday as Qwest representatives surprised teacher Elizabeth Robertson with a giant-size- d check for $2,500. Robertson is one of 22 winners from across the state selected to share the $50,000 Qwest Teachers and Technology grant. In front of the class full of surprised teens, Jerry Fenn, president of Qwest in Utah, presented Robertson check. with the poster-size- d "My hat is off to these educators grant program. "We thank our partners at Qwest for helping us recognize teachers who make good use of classroom technology," said Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction Parti Harrington in a news release. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Robertson is known for challenging students in her U.S. History and debate classes with an interactive teaching style that keeps them involved in the discussion. "She's an awesome teacher. She who think outside the box and help make technology relevant and exciting," Fenn said. Willowcreek Middle School Principal Fred Openshaw handed Robertson a bouquet during the presentation. "It couldn't come to a better teacher who will use the money wisely to State proposal would help increase the number of teacher librarians Brittani DAILY Lusk HERALD There's more to being a school librarian than checking out books and charging fines. Certified teacher librarians can teach students how to use the technology that they are already using for other activities for research. "What they do is go to Google and type in a word," said teacher librarian Cindy Sawyer. She said the first four sites on a search page aren't always the most correct and valid sources. ' "Not everything that you find on the Internet is real, and you can't just steal it," Sawyer said. Sawyer is a certified teacher librarian at Orem Junior High. She taught Spanish for 20 years before becoming a librarian. Some state legislators want students to have more access to librarians like Sawyer in an effort to improve student achievement. They have proposed funding that would help districts pay for 50 new teacher librarians over three years. Rep. Tim Cosgrove, is supporting the appropriation that would give schools $1.7 million to help pay for the librarians. The program would run for three years, and students would be assessed to see if scores improve with the addition of teacher librarians. Teacher librarians are certified by the Utah State Office of Educa- - V; The recent cold snap and frequent snowfall have brought deer and elk down from the mountains and into towns, but officials are urging residents to ignore the Willowcreek Middle School Principal Fred Openshaw right andQwest's Utah president Jerry Fenn fief t present Elizabeth Robertson with a grant of $2500 for teachers and technology on Monday. "This allows teachers to bring technology into the classroom when otherwise we wouldn't be able to," Robertson said. HERALD , always makes history exciting," said Katherine Hanzel." eighth-gradThe CPS will allow all of the students in Robertson's classroom to respond to the teacher's questions instead of just one or two students who raise their hands during a presentation. "It will be fabulous to use on this level because it provides immediate feedback, so that each day I can see if they're getting the individual concepts," said Robertson. The system includes a wireless remote response pad for each student in the classroom, an infrared receiver unit and the software operation program. Robertson already has developed plans for using the CPS for learning games, quizzes, surveys and mock elections. "Thanks to Qwest for seeing the value of technology in education," said Robertson. them to congregate and spread disease more easily, as well as become accustomed to being fed by humans. Root said a bird feeder at his own home attracts deer every year because they know the food will be there. This causes a hazard for drivers. Root said a danger for deer and humans is the possibility of a car accident, which could kill the animal and cause significant harm to a person. "Anytime you have wild deer See I'A w! DEER, B5 Hi! tion and usually have a teaching certificate. They can teach the state's core curriculum for library media. "More and more, students are vastly unprepared for college because they are not being taught e how to do quality research," wrote in an "Putting more certified teacher librarians into our schools will help students think more critically about the research they are doing." John Spencer, human resources director for Alpine School District, said librarians with more skills are usually good for stu MARK JOHNSTONDaily Herald dents. "I think any time you can give a Orem Junior High School's Library Media Coordinator Cindy Sawyer on Monday. Sawyer is a teacher librarian who can teach students how to use current technology for i .; Cos-grov- See LIBRARIANS, Iff fn " : . V. B5 research. State legislators want 'students to have more access to teacher librarians. mm 3 J - - mUwwMi 'Mind indiMifcudfrakwiiirtriiM |