Show cHIfil H41 Gunnison Sports High School Gunnison Oct 18 Morgan Gunnison al football Gunnison High School Volleyball October 16 Juab al Gunnison YWConference “The Lighthouse of the Lord” will be the theme of a special Young Women Conference on Saturday October 19 All young women (ages and their leaders are encouraged to attend the conference which will be from 9 a m to pm Special speakers include Vivian Bagnell She will be speaking on “If you don’t know which harbor you seek no light will be enough to guide you” Three workshops will be part of the event: Chart you Course given by Stephanie Lambertson Let your light so shine given by Kaye Pickett and SOS Sound your signal given by Marianne Kjar Hill Gunnison Utah 84634 Volume 75 Number 42 this Saturday honored Stella Hill a teacher at Gunnison Valley High School was selected as 1996 Speech Educator of the Year by the Distinguished Service Award Selection Committee from the Utah High School Activities Association The Distinguished Service Award was initiated in 987 to honor those whose contributions and service to high school activities have gone beyond the “second mile” Hill currently teaches English and speech along with coaching the speech team at Gunnison Valley High School As coach she promotes value in activities and programs involving the youth She has touched many lives because of her dedication and is appreciated by not only the staff at GVHS but also the students There will be an awards luncheon where Hill will be honored on Wednesday November 3 at Willow Creek Country Club in Salt Lake City Wednesday October 16 1996 50 cents Roads water library top Gunnison Council session by Anita Lyons Staff writer “We encourage people to have an overCity Administrator Ray Limb told the Gunnison City Council during a discussion on raising the cost for culinary water at their meeting September 7 Limb told the council that the city currently charges $1350 for the first 15000 gallons but the next 15000 only costs $975 Limb added that the metal line coming from Peacock Spring is beginning to deteriorate and miles of it will have to be replaced soon The council will examine water rates in a future meeting In other matters the council discussed a letter that had been ‘ent to the city by a Jack retired policeman from California Evans He had been stopped by a Gunnison policeman for going 40 mph in a 20 mph school zone He noted that the yellow lights on the speed limit sign were not flashing as he drove by Because he was on his way through town and wouldn’t be around to appear in court the policeman took him right then to see the judge Principal Rodney Anderson at the elementary school Evans paid a $50 fine and was released to go In his letter he accused the city of having a “speed trap for the sole purpose of raising revenue” But he commented that the main purpose for his letter was to warn the council members of the “high risk of using an elementaly as a courtroom” Administrator Limb told the council that he has researched the law and that the lights don’t have to be flashing to be picked up for speeding in the school zone The council acknowledged that taking unknown people into the school especially when it is in session is a dangerous practice Council age” Member Brian Jensen said “I do think he’s process shouldn’t take place at Council Member Elizabeth the school Jensen commented “I don't remember the police officers having brought too many people in to see Rodney” and added “We need to hear the other side of the story ” The council will speak with the police about the issue Council Member Rodney T ay lor said that work is progressing towards finishing the rodeo grounds east of the cemetery A group has been organized to be in charge of the grounds and of scheduling events Council Member Marianne Kjar reported that the Library Board has written a policy for the use of the internet at the library She commented that citizens are taking advantage of the new Thursday night houis”We are getting a lot of families” she said “Usage is way up ” (Continued on Page 2) GVES 5th grade actors receive Schools plan activities to educate students of drug abuse "Say no to drugs" is a phrase everyone should be familiar with Tory ears high schools across the nation have displayed red ribbons during "ribbon week" to remind students and community to fight against drug abuse Recently a purple ribbon has been added representing the fight against domestic violence his Saturday week Following high school begins this year’s ribbon list of activities at the is a with ideas for great October posters against dings or domestic violence are invited to draw them up and enter the poster contest Entries must be turned into Cast call Gunnison Elementary School boys and girls who can sing and dance are invited to audition for the upcoming Gunnison High School production of "Sound of Music" According to Mark Lyons director the audtions will be held Thursday Friday and Monday October 17 18 21 The auditions will be held at the high school information contact Lyons For more applause Members of the Gunnison Fifth Grade class take a bow at the end of "Sarah Crew " The students did everything for the production including acting writing the script gathering costumes and props and making the scenery Parents were invited to see the performance on Friday October 11 1996 Moving dirt around Work has begun on a new Gunnison Industrial Park east of Gunnison Cemetery Wasatch Technologies currently doing business in Ephraim plans to build a plant to manufacture their composite columns Another business is also considering locating at the new industrial park the school office Thursday October 17 The poster with the best art and the poster w ith the best slogan will be chosen winners October 21 -- Badges with red and purple ribbon will be given out in classrooms and in local businesses Persons wearing a badge will be given a free soft drink with the purchase of a meal at the Bulldog Den Thriftway Lunds or Subway Videotape of a new station’s coverage ol Highway Patrol Officer Dennis Avery’s work will be to stop illegal drug trafficking played on the monitors in each classroom for students to watch 8 p m there will be a October public meeting to address drugs and violence The SWAT team from Cl'CF will discuss violence and members of the Canine their unit from CUCF will demonstrate capabilities Different drug paraphernaliul will be on display for parents to see so they w ill be able to”catch clues" at home A wards will also be given for the poster contest CUCF Special Services Unit includes four legged officers by Anita Lyons Staff writer "I’m not afraid to bring my dog home and let him play with the kids” said Ron Newman canine handler at CUCF Newman admits that the dog is not the most sociable “but know what his behavior is and don’t think told him he would harm any body unless to” Newman and his German Shepherd are two members of the five man ten dog canine unit at the prison “We work as a team the dog is my partner and I’m his partner" explained Newman “You get really close” Each canine handler is trainer to two dogs Newman’s German Shepherd is trained in dog) drugs and apprehension He also handles a Bloodhound trained to training “to keep the dogs up” The handlers use a “bite suit” to train the dogs for apprehension Dogs are not trained to fight but “to bark and hold them” If it’s necessary the dogs are trained to bite the most available part of the body “It’s usually the arm that’s how people protect themselves” said Newman But to give the dog training “We also do training where we don’t present and arm to make sure the dog isn’t just trying to go after an arm or a leg ” Another part of training is in evidence If polite are tracking a subject in the dogs are commanded to find anything he might have dropped The dog is trained not to touch the evidence but to lie down with the article between his front paws Dogs are also trained to track by looking for ground disturbances and to search a room and indicate it's clear recovery the area When dogs get sick or too old the handlers are given the option to buy them and take them home Recently a dog who had competed in the world police dog competition as part of the U S Police Canine Team was retired because of arthritis His handler took him home as a pet Newman commented “You bond with the dogs 1 hey are with us foi a long time and you hate to see them go” track Besides Newman's German Shepherd and other dogs on the canine the Bloodhounds team are Belgian Malinois (a close relation to the German Shepherd and also trained as dogs) and one Pudel Pointer which is trained to detect explosives New man formerly an enforcement officer became a canine handler ago He went through an interview and testing process then attended a state institute for six weeks to certify as a handler Each handler trains his own dogs The team has to meet state regulations and are recertified each year “We like to use positive training" said Newman but the team does have shock collars in case they are needed The trainers name their dogs and get close to them Newman said his dog will respond to the other handlers "but when I'm in the area he only responds to me" Each week several hour are dedicated I to Members of the CUCF Special Services Unit include (left to right) Kerry Despain and Fudge Robert Bingham and Hobbs Chad Moore and Mieko and Ron Newman and Uno The canine unit will be visiting area schools as part of Ribbon Week activities The canine unit along with the five members of the SWA special weapons and tactics) unit make up the Special Operations Unit at the prison John Christensen captain over the Special Operations Unit described its goal “Our main mission is to keep contraband out of the ” lie reported prison and to prevent escape that a dog is always on duty during visiting search and vehicles to people coming days ” in “We do a lot of searches in the prison Another duty “We take care of any disturbances” Newman commented “We work as one team We specialize in one area and they (SWAT) specialize in another” The unit is called in for “anything to do with high risk situations hostage prison riots and forced cell extractions” Explaining further he said”When an inmate won’t obey a command for various movements that’s when He added “W hen we show we get called ” up inmates are not going to act out so much 1 he Special Operations Unit is considered part of the larger unit at the Correctional Facility in Draper Often they are called to he unit also helps help at the facility there local police forces Newman said “We do a there’s nothing golot of other work other agencies" ing Ihe unit may help county deputies with a home arrest or help locate runaways from the youth correctional facility Also “We do quite a bit with Highway Patrol searches on We’ve had a lot of success with those” T roopers are only allowed to go so far searching a vehicle If they are suspicious of drugs they call the canine unit A court ruling has declared that if a police dog indicates it (Continued on I ipp mi Page 12) |