Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday October ( a Tho 7ost ©etoatie foomys Q 11 Utah Two DUI I cases Wyo (AP) — For decades die local fire hall has been the social center of many small towns where volunteer firefighters could lean against a bar and down a cold one with their buddies But two incidents this year in which Wyoming firefighters were charged with driving drunk while racing to fires have brewed a debate over whether the spigot at firehouse bars should be shut off I ers Prosecutors allege Caillier’s blood-alcoh- ol level was 016 permit after having several In one case a volunteer firefighter was killed when the truck in which she was riding rolled ova after the dri- drinks in a downtown bar before heading to a grass fire with Huber ' Nearly a hird of the town’s 3000 people turned out for V Huber’s funeral Her death angered many in die commu- ver lost control “What is the rationale for having alcohol in a fire hall?” Gov Dave Freudenthal asked He has joined state Fire Marshal Jim Narva in asking departments to voluntarily dump their stashes But some local fire chiefs say liquor is an important tool for recruitment and builds nity “It put the whole community in shock” said Mayor Ed Wagoner himself a volunteer firefighter “Losing one of our own and then finding out the charges being filed there was a lot of anger I had to deal firehouse camaradarie : with personally” “When you risk your life In Thermopolis Fire Chief for somebody every day you Mark Collins is accused of need to have an association a driving to a blaze in his pes- bond with them" said Riveronal vehicle July 9 while ton Fire Chief Bruce Drake 7 under the influence of alcohol Hoe in Torrington the 27- He has pleaded innocent but a member volunteer department change of plea hearing is has a strict policy against fire-scheduled Oct 31fighters answering a call after Chief Drake in Riverton ' said the Newcastle and Therdrinking and Fire Chief Dennis Estes said the fire marshal mopolis incidents unfairly ' ? ' wasoutof line gave every volunteer firefight-- - - - In brief Utah State Prison locked down after gang fights DRAPER (AP) — A lockdown on one hous- ing unit at the Utah State Prison was expected' to last through the weekend following two gang fights The 144 inmates in the Oquinh 4 unit woe restricted to their cells following fights Tuesday and Wednesday to end any further escala- tion’ : The inmates suspected gang members were out of their cells but still confined to the housing unit when the fights broke out Utah Department of Corrections spokesman Jack Ford said About a dozen people and a few had minor injuries Visitation has been prohibited Ford said “We’ll consider opening it to visiting next week” he said of the lockdown The cause of the fights remains under inveswere-involve- tigation- 2003 — A7 beer Ida ©v©i? ffiir© Ihiallijs lds worker sues over i ail in Wyo TORRINGTON 11 ' the guy “I want to back and say why don’t you me something on recruitment and retention? That’s our problem" Estes said “The alcohol is not the problem” Estes noted that in both of the DUI cases the drinking is described as occurring away from the fire hall Still the Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department voted to remove alcohol after one of its own Anndee Huber was killed May 22 Firefighter Ronald Caillier is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide Huber a bubbly high school sophomore and honors student was a member of a Scout program that encourages teenagers to become firefight- this year raise questions about tradition i ' Kidnapped boy found bound and gagged MAPLETON (AP) — A boy Who was kidnapped on his way home from school was found bound and gagged in a campground four hours later and police arrested a suspect early Friday after the boy said his abductor drove a green pickup Robert Allen Kartchner 20 was arrested for aggravated kidnapping aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted aggravated assault m the Thursday incident Sheriff’s ' spokesman SgL Spencer Cannon said Police did not know a motive but Cannon-saithere were no signs of sexual abuse The boy had stab wounds but was not seriously injured He was kept overnight in a hospital and released to his parents The boy disappeared after school Thursday in the five blocks between his elementary school and his home in Mapleton He was found in Spanish Canyon about 15 miles away NM authorities seek to exhume the Kid’s mother NM (AP) — Was Billy ALBUQUERQUE the Kid shot dead by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881 or did he escape to die in Texas nearly 70 years later as some claim? Lincoln and De Baca county authorities are asking the courts to help them find out Lincoln County Sheriff Tom Sullivan Deputy Sheriff Steve Sederwall and De Baca petition i r District Court mother i Catherine Antrim DNA testing is supposed to show whether Antrim was related to Ollie L “Brushy Bill” Roberts who died in 1950 in Hico Texas proclaiming he was Billy the Kid “You know Texas already gets our water they’re not getting our guy He’s from Silver gay pride directives NAMPA Idaho (AP)— A Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-- : ter-dSaints teacher at a federal job training center is claiming ' religious harassment because he was not allowed to object to government recognition of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month Kenneth Gee who teaches at the Centennial Job Corps Center claimed in a lawsuit that superiors denied him the opportunity to object on rcli- gious grounds As a member of the Mormon church he said he views homosexuality as immoral and forbidden by the Bible Gee claimed he was advised by superiors in 2000 to celebrate Gay and Lesbian Pride Month and was Clinton’s proclamation on the issue with the comment “Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike” He notified his superiors of his religious objections to receiving such material He claimed ne was initially rebuffed and within days told his objection violated federal policies and persisting could cost him his job Gee said hie was Also refused the opportunity to advise the secretary of interior of his objections He claimed the communications encouraging acceptance ay AP photo Firefighters carry the casket of Anndee Huber during services May 27 in Newcastle Wyo For decades the local fire hall has been the social center of many small towns where volunteers could drink beer with their buddies Huber was killed May 22 when the truck in which she was riding rolled over after the dri- then-Preside- nt ver lost control Firefighter Ronald Caillier is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide thing you do to damage this social aspect of that camaraderie is going to have an overall effect on the perfor- er in the state a black eye ' “Half my department n’t even dank” he said of his force mance” Hank Coe a fireman for 23 years and former Cody fire chief as well as a state sena- tor agreed “These two incidences — though very very sad cases — are still very isolated cases” he said “It’s just a very very small part of what goes on out Not so says Jim Minchow firefighter and chief volunteer of the department in Lovell Minchow whose firehouse has no alcohol said his department has a waiting list of people wanting to become members “A lot of departments have said they wouldn’t be able to keep their numbers up if it (alcohol) wasn’t there’’ he said “If that’s why they’re on I guess I would say they’re on for the wrong rea-a there” Coe said the Cody Fire Department’s alcohol is only brought out for social occa- - 7 sions then strictly controlled He agreed with Drake that a ban on alcohol would hurt 7' morale 7 “There is a lot of fraternal 7 camaraderie that takes place doing things all the time together" Coe said ” Any- - 21-ye- ' Dim' Huber Woriand’s fire chief and president of the Wybming Fire Chiefs Associ " ' having been drinking" he said ar son” - City” said Sherry Tippett an attorney ation said booze has been banned at his fire station for eight or nine years Allowing alcohol in fire halls leads some to believe “it’s accept able to go on fire calls after Before Gary Scott arrived as chief in Campbell County in 1991 alcohol was allowed in the station “Literally within the first week it was gone” he said “We didn’t lose anybody over - 7' it” -- v of homosexuals continued Repd Bush Arlington of the National VfolunteerFire Council report bn recruitment and retention said there is nothing wrong 7 with having a social hall But while camaraderie is vety important' “safety takes priori- ty over anything” he said ' Va-bas- even after President Bush took office arid dropped formal recognition of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month': ' This week Gee asked a federal judge to order the Bureau of Reclamation to stop send- ing him messages asking him to recognize gay pride month ed or : ' ail : repre- senting Lincoln and De Baca county authorities ' ' $roo Olympic bribery defendant to be extradited to US SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- r John Kirn the son of a powerful international Olympic official was ordered extradited Friday from Bui- garia to the United States on charges related to the Salt Lake City bid scandal His lawyers plan to appeal a process that makes it unclear when rum might be returned The South Korean was one of three minor players indicted in the bribery scandal surrounding Salt Lake City’s winning bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics The main case against Salt Lake bid chief Tom Welch and deputy Dave Johnson is scheduled to go to trial in federal court here starting Oct 28 Kim faces his own proceedings for taking a “sham” job allegedly arranged by Welch who has denied doing anything improper helping Kim find employment Kim was indicted for fraudulently obtaining a US green card and lying to the FBI Cache Legacy contains 245 historical pictures of the people who have helped tnahe Cache Valley what it is today These unique photographs were submitted hy the Herald J oumal readers and tell an inter- esting pictorial history of the valley Don’t miss this opportunity to give this unique gift to a rierid or a loved one ' r Sandy couple charged with arson and insurance fraud SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Sandy woman and her boyfriend a purported associate of one-tiSmart kidnapping suspect Richard Ricci have been charged with aggravated arson and insurance fraud in a house fire Leigh Janet Hardy 53 and Douglas Rex Young 52 are accused in the house fire in Sandy on July 28 2001 Young is in federal custody and has been talking with prosecutors about a possible plea bargain in a bank robbery case that also Pick up your copy at The ' Herald Journal for m $24 ST GEORGE (AP) — A man waiving a gun on a street comer dropped his weapon when confronted by police at gunpoint “Had he not put the gun down and turned toward the officers I know for a fact that they would have shot him" said St George police spokesman Craig Harding However it turned out that the gunman was an actor and the gun was only a prop being used in a film currently being shot here The man could have been cited for disorderly conduct but walked away only after he and other members of the film crew received a g severe from officers Harding said tongue-lashin- VI K 1031 or we can mail it to you for (Y y g ment officials tried to meet with the owner of the Sandy house which they woe considering closing the house until it was cleaned Actor nearly shot while waving prop gun on street QS if orJereJ hy ii Quantity of copieiia be picked op at Tht Herald Journal i S24RS if ordered hy 103! 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