Show e FiiQfloslniiiiM marathon for man who fought cancer By Jo Rowley staff writer “He said to me ‘If I don’t get to finish the race Dad will you do it for me?’ And of course I said yes” Douglas W Hadley III couldn’t achieve his goal of becoming a doctor before hu life was cut short by leukemia last week but cancer patients will benefit indefinitely from his and his family’s work Several of Hadley’s family and friends Sunday September 29 2002 A3 Local state Ms fsi© took his place in the Top of Utah Marathon to raise money for leukemia research at the Huntsman Cancer Institute The family has raised almost $1000 per mile so far with more on the way Just a little over two years ago Hadley was a healthy 21 -- year-old man trying to become a doctor In searching for options to pay for school he decided to join the Army ROIC at Brigham Young University in Provo his father Douglas Hadley Jr said Having set a goal to be in the top 10 percent of cadets in training during his first year Hadley eventually earned the Bold Leader Spirit Family friends run TVO SQsianns’S DeaatemrDBa Award He beat out more than 5000 other cadets for the award “He worked and he ran and he worked and he ran so his body would be ready to go” the elder ' Hadley said The physical training inspired Hadley to run in the Top of Utah Marathon in September 2001 and he began training a year in advance In the summer of 2001 Hadley completed advanced training fin the ROTC again placing in the top of his class After returning to Ptovo he took the' entrance exam for med- ical school and was looking forward to his senior year studying Photo courtesy of the Hadley family Family and friends of Douglas Hadley ran the Top of Utah Marathon for him and See RACE on A13 Former meth lab in Murray unlivable by new owners and regional news raised $24000 for leukemia research Valley aw enforcement MURRAY (AP) — After a year and a half of headaches diarrhea aching legs bloody noses and depression the Schmidt family finally discovered what they believe is the cause: Their house is contaminated with methamphetamirie The drug is in the walls ceilings cabinets floors air Lisa Schmidt and ho children have been continually exposed to it ever since they moved to their Murray home in February 2001 Now they can’t live in it ' Schmidt bought the house Completely unaware that the home’s former renter had been arrested for manufacturing and dealing meth “The authorities should have told someone’’ she said “We had no idea” The previous owners didn’t say a word about it either They painted over the walls spiffed the place up and sold it to Schmidt “I don’t know what they woe thinking when they just painted it over’’ said Clyde Ashcraft who lives directly across the street from the house ' Attempts to contact the previous owner were unsuccessful When the Schmidts moved in See METH on A12 - In brief New stop signs place Monday By Jason Bergreen staff writer Two new stop signs will be uncovered at the intersection of 1000 North and 600 East on Monday adding a four-wastop to the university commute Though a traffic signal is eventually planned for that intersection city engineers deem a four-wa- y stop an “interim fix” for alleviating traffic problems much The intersection is off-s- et like the intersection of 700 North and Main St making it difficult for traffic to move north and south stop Logan city believes a four-wa-y will make the intersection less fusing and consequently safer But Street Manager Jed fears screeching tires on Monday when die signs are unveiled He predicts people running the stop sign or slamming on die brakes after seeing the sign late He is urging drivers to be extra cautious while the city accustoms itself to the new intersection J pm Monday in the County Council Chambers 120 N 100 West Agenda items include: 4:30 Hearing a land use ordinance update Hearing an update on the access management study Discussing a pubHc open house for the transportation element Hearing a storm water update Discussing 2003 budget recommendations unit ever in department “The only reason I picked this atti- Elleman said tude" And although Uno’s police training will continue for years the bond between Tino and Elleman is ' in Holland and shipped solidifying quickly “He recognizes my voice over everybody else’s in the world" Tino travels with Elleman every- where he goes At the police sta- tion Tino walks beside Ellf man as his partner he goes home with Elleman at night and he rides in the climate controlled backseat of his patrol car while on duty “He will go with me on calls and assist on traffic stops" Elleman said “He’s basically another set of ’ eyes” Wilson Elementary School fourth-grade- rs recently See CANINE on A13 ' t Facutly joins discussion on new USU library By Arrln Brunson staff writer planning and designing a new library at Utah State University included stacking soft building blocks on top of Plexiglas floors and plastic columns The planners at work in this ses-sion weren’t architects though They were librarians Lihda Wolcott vice provost for libraries and instructional support said foe architects from Gillies Stransky Brems and Smith of Salt Lake City are seeking input about r how the building should be designed USU officials in turn opened the floor to faculty members by hosting other brain- state-of-the-- art storming sessions recently “They asked a lot of good ques-dons” Wolcott said “They got lis to think about some things in different ways pbout technology and boW it’s going to be used” Although no plans are firm yet the design phase is expected to be com-pleted by January 2003 One of the favored proposals is putting the new building adjacent to the Sci Tech Library so that all library services will be housed under one roof An entrance and new facade are also being discussed by planners for foe proposed 220000 font square building The new building might include an Automated Storage and Retrieval System or ARS which consists of east-faci- ng five-sto- ry ( bins of books that are mechanically retrieved from compact shelves Other features under investigation include more wireless access a auditori- cyber cafe and a S i “Another thing we’ve talked about is a multimedia lab for students to they might get assistance for devel- oping presentations for class or cre- ating a multimedia portfolio” she said “We are studying the services we provide and looking to see what we can do to improve” President Kerrnit L Hall and other officials at USU advocate tearing down the Merrill Library and replac- irig it with a new building Ground- breaking is tentatively set for the spring orsummer of 2003 with completion 24 months later in the ' i 100-se- at ’ urn Wolcott said TWe’re looking at having an infor- mation and learning commons a combination computer lab and open area with lots of computers” she said “As you come in the building there would be this area with lots of technology and computer access operated in conjunction with Infor- - mation Technology” Planners are also advocating spe- - fall cific study areas for special interest groups such as a graduate student study area or a faculty gathering and ' of 2005 See LIBRARY on A12 SSSS 3 ‘s 4 MM — -- ! For the second year in a row the Board of Regents state building study area Wolcott said -c- - wfc was bom and bred one was because I liked his ES ti Tino Tino is reportedly trained to sniff out methamphetamine marijuana heroin and cocaine He's also certi- fied to respond to off lead (or with- out a leash) commands and can track people by their scenL “He detects the iteitf with the most recent (human) scent and locates that” Elleman said At the Indiana kennel Elleman handpicked Tino from a handful of other dogs If you’re not sure who this new ! v - to learn” is-ye- I The Cache Countywide Planning Governing Board win meet at ' officer t his name in Tino The newest member of the and he's a pure bred Belgian ' Malinios canine —- the first police Logan Police Department helped make a recent drug arrest merely dog to work for the Logan police keen force in at least 20 years his smell sense of by using He also tracked down three juve- “This is the first officially pur- niles hiding in a Nibley cornfield posed canine that I know that after the boys led police on a high- - we’ve had” Elleman said lino was bora and bred in Hoi- speed car chase through Ptovi-dence and Millville on Friday On land and shipped to the United States about seven months ago top of that he speaks or at least hears and understands Dutch Elleman recently spent six weeks “All of his commands are in at an Indiana kennel working with and training Tino Dutch” his handler officer Dustin “Hecan detect drugs and track Ellemansaid “There were about 30 or 4Q of them (words) that I had people” Elleman said Al-Im- ari Agendas K--9 Canine takes a bite out of crime Logan in Brent StevensHeraM Journal Logan Police Department’s new K--9 officers Dustin Elleman and Tlno are the first to the United States about seven months ago ::: ‘ ‘ - ’ " |