TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009 SPORTS Search on hold The Iowa City City Council decides to put off looking for a new Beneficiaries of city manager. sloppy play By CHRIS CLARK Anthony Tucker and Vinton [email protected] Merchants took advantage of Two months after firing Pelling/Ready Mix’s miscues during Prime Time action on former City Manager Monday. 10 Michael Lombardo, the Iowa City City Council A dramatic finish decided to delay their The efforts of Aaron Fuller and search for someone to fill Cully Payne weren’t enough for KC MCGINNIS/THE DAILY IOWAN the position. Imprinted/Goodfellow on Adam Henderson, a Whirlybird flight instructor, shows off the interior of a Robinson R-22 helicopter at the Iowa City Municipal Airport on The council fired Lom- Monday during Prime Time Monday. Henderson said the R-22 is the most difficult but safest helicopter to operate, and it is often used for flight training. bardo on April 17 citing action. 10 personnel reasons. The councilors did not dis- Radu takes on a close details motivating new role their decision, and Lom- Mira Radu will become a gradu- bardo has refused to ate assistant coach for the Iowa Chopper training in IC speak with Daily Iowan women’s tennis team next fall. 10 reporters on numerous occasions since then. NEWS Helicopter flight training takes off at the Iowa City The cost of flying The City Council elec- Sit down with UI The amount of work needed for tion will take place in Municipal Airport. a helicopter license depends on November, and Councilor President whether it is for professional Mike Wright said he felt it Read UI President Sally By TYLER LYON people think it’s just in the military.” or recreational use. was best to let the the next [email protected] Adam Wilkerson, the Whirlybird Heli- Mason’s responses to the DI’s • A professional license requires council handle the search questions about UIHC layoffs, copters owner and an Iowa native, said around 200 hours of flight time after its term starts The sound of the wind banging he brought the company to Iowa City to the Arts Campus, and what she against the propellers rose in propor- and 150-200 hours of ground Jan. 2, 2010. would do if she were preparing provide people with the opportunity to lessons. Wright said his election tion to the speed they spun. The force learn to fly helicopters. for college these days. 2 of the gale slammed against bodies • The total cost of these lessons to the council in the midst It’s an opportunity he didn’t have can range from $60,000- of Lombardo’s recruitment with enough strength to break peo- growing up in Danville, in eastern Iowa. ARTS & CULTURE $65,000. was “awkward” because his ple’s footing. Henderson said the company isn’t try- • A recreational license requires predecessors had already Then it stopped. The helicopter ing to reach a specific demographic, but Small bytes of lurched upwards. 40 hours of flight time and 40 started the process. Wright officials at the firm expect to get some hours of ground lessons. music With the arrival of Utah-based com- interest from UI students and gradu- started his term Jan. 2, pany Whirlybird Helicopters, more • The total cost of training for a 2008. Lombardo started Mash-up artist Junk Culture ates who want to pursue a career as a recreational license is around brings its compilation of locals who want to learn to fly a helicop- professional helicopter pilot. work in April of that year. ter can get the experience. They can now $15,000. Though the councilors everyday sounds turned to “Iowa City is a going to be a great Source: Adam Henderson, Whirlybird music to the Mill tonight. 5 get their professional or amateur heli- younger demographic because of the Helicopters flight instructor said waiting to hire Lom- copter operating license at the Iowa City University of Iowa,” Henderson said. bardo’s replacement means OPINIONS Municipal Airport. “There are a lot of people who aren’t ON THE WEB a heavier workload for city “Most people don’t know its an sure what they want to do.” Watch video of a staff, they agreed it was the option,” said Adam Henderson, a helicopter taking off and best decision. Washington gossip Whirlybird flight instructor. “A lot of see more pictures at Unfaithful politicians are an SEE HELICOPTER, 3 dailyiowan.com. SEE CITY, 3 example of a political system that is overrun with gossip, dis- tracting us from real issues. 4 WEB BONUS Police gear up For some, heaven is • Daily Iowan TV’s interview with UI President Sally Mason • Footage of Monday’s Prime Time game between Culver’s for holiday stormy weather and Imprinted Sportswear/Goodfellow Extreme Printing Local police say they will likely weather in • An interview with local storm spend hundreds of dollars in chaser Corey Thompson Iowa City has • Daily Iowan Arts reporters overtime pay to keep roads safe this debate the finer points of increased interest Jimmy Falon’s new late-night weekend. Federal funds will help in storms. talk show cover the bill. • Video of a helicopter takeoff By HOLLY HINES and an official discussing [email protected] flight training By ABE TEKIPPE Working overtime [email protected] Local storm chaser The special Traffic Corey Thompson is seri- ON THE RECORD Iowa City police Sgt. Enforcement Program identi- ous about getting torna- Mike Lord considers the fies five waves of heightened does on film. He once Insights and information from JULIE KOEHN/THE DAILY IOWAN Fourth of July to be among enforcement: stood outside his car to inside today’s The Daily Iowan. UI student Kris Hasstedt looks up at storm clouds on June 21 as a the top five alcohol-related • Nov. 24-30, 2008 — Thanksgiving capture one — even “Back in the early days of hip- storm moves from North Liberty toward Iowa City. Hasstedt, an crime holidays. Stepping up • March 12-17, 2009 — St. Patrick’s hop, you sampled a riff to get a through a buzzing patrols, his department will Day Ames native, has gone storm chasing in the past with his mother and hook or something that was swarm of mosquitos. spend approximately $640 • May 18-31, 2009 — Memorial Day uncle for fun. “The only thing that freaks me out is if something just recognizable with an old soul “We thought it was on overtime pay for officers • July 2-5, 2009 — Fourth of July power lines, but then we dropped down,” he said. or rock song, then put a beat • Aug. 21-Sept. 3, 2009 — Labor behind it. Now, it’s into finding this weekend. looked up, and there was Day gist with the National more obscure stuff with creat- The Iowa City police — a cloud of mosquitos,” he Source: Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau Weather Service of the ON THE WEB ing new interesting ways put- along with nearly 250 law- said. “I probably ended Listen to storm chasers’ ting together weird sounds,” enforcement agencies across up with 10 bites on my Quad Cities. In eastern stories and see what they sample-artist Deepak Mantena the state — will use govern- annual waves of heavy travel arm that night.” Iowa and parts of Illi- saw at dailyiowan.com. of Junk Culture said. ment funds as part of a spe- that warrant heightened But Thompson refused nois, more than 3,000 • Read about Junk Culture’s cial Traffic Enforcement enforcement — usually to put down the camera. have participated in the artistic style. 5 Program, which focuses on around major holidays, And others in the area classes covered by Storm-Spotting seat-belt use and responsi- including Independence Day. are picking up their own the Quad Cities Nation- ble drinking, said coordina- Agencies that apply for gear to observe extreme al Weather Service Essentials WEATHER tor Randy Hunefeld. and receive a $4,500 grant weather. Storm spotters this year. Dee Suda, a UI clinical National statistics from for traffic control are observe and report those But Thompson, the associate professor of 2007 show nearly one-third required to increase patrols conditions from their enthusiastic local, is psychiatry and trained storm 75 54 of fatal motor-vehicle crash- during those periods. homes. not content to spot spotter, uses certain gear 25C 12C es involved at least one Other agencies, such as The National Weather storms. He chases when observing the weather: driver or motorcycle rider the Iowa City police, are Service offers spotter- them. Having earned a • An anemometer to measure Partly sunny, quite windy. with a blood-alcohol concen- ineligible for this grant training classes, and meteorology degree at wind speeds tration above the legal because they receive other attendance in Johnson Valparaiso University, • A descriptive scale to describe limit. Coupled with the high government funding. They County has been high in Indiana, he has been the force of the wind INDEX volume of traffic during hol- are not required to increase recently — around 100 on three major storm- • GPS idays, authorities are facing people per class — com- • Information about which hail- Arts Opinions patrols according to pro- chasing adventures 5 4 an arguably volatile mix. pared with many sur- stone sizes to report Classifieds Sports gram guidelines. since 2007. 8 10 The traffic-enforcement rounding counties, said • A video camera Crossword 6 initiative identifies five SEE PATROL, 3 Tom Philip, a meteorolo- SEE STORM, 3 • A weather radio 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 News dailyiowan.com for more news The Daily Iowan Redistricting process Volume 141 Issue 17 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey.