86 / 55 Popular eatery opening up Cowboys broom Spartans in Twin Falls Twin Falls AA takes two from Minico >>> SPORTS 1 >>> Partly sunny. BUSINESS 1 Business 4 TIME TO RIDE >>> New mountain bike trails in the Wood River valley offer adventure and fun, OUTDOORS 1 THURSDAY 75 CENTS July 8, 2010 TIMES-NEWS Magicvalley.com Shooting suspect caught in Colorado tals said they had no patient matching Gelevers name. Victim identified, remains hospitalized However, St. Lukes By Bradley Guire though local law enforce- spokesman Ken Dey said Times-News writer BREAKING NEWS ment had narrowed down Gelever could be listed as a where Trevino fled to. private patient. Jill Gelever fights for her MAGICVALLEY.COM “We were looking for him According to court life in an undisclosed hospi- You read this story first online. where he was, and he records, Jill Ashley tal while Thomas Trevino Jr. was in Colorado,” Gelever, born in awaits extradition from woman Lisa McCammon Loebs said. 1985, lives in Colorado. said. He was charged Gelevers name Hagerman. Police in Mesa County, Tuesday in Twin Falls was released in a Carol Bloxham, Colo., on Wednesday caught County with aggravated criminal complaint Gelevers mother, Trevino, 30, the man battery for allegedly shoot- filed Tuesday in 5th told police that accused of shooting a ing Gelever. District Court. Trevino is Gelevers DEAN HUMPHREY/The Daily Sentinel woman identified as Mesa County is home to Later, Loebs stated boyfriend, according Trevino Mesa County, Colo., sheriff’s deputies use a K-9 unit to search for a pis- Gelever, 24, two days before Grand Junction, Colo., that she is alive and to police records. A tol Twin Falls resident Thomas Trevino allegedly used to shoot a 24- at the Twin Falls Comfort which is almost 400 miles in a Boise hospitals call to Bloxham was- year-old female on Monday in Twin Falls. Though Idaho law enforcement Inn & Suites. from Twin Falls. intensive-care unit. Officials nt returned Wednesday. Trevino was found walk- Twin Falls County at Saint Alphonsus Regional Records state a hotel guest allegedly found a gun at the hotel where the shooting took place, ing along a rural road around Prosecutor Grant Loebs Medical Center in Boise and told police that he heard a Colorado authorities believed Trevino, 30, may have discarded a weapon 7:30 a.m., Mesa County would not comment on how a spokesman for St. Lukes in rural Mesa County where he was arrested Wednesday morning. Sheriff’s Office spokes- Trevino made it to Colorado, two Treasure Valley hospi- See TREVINO, Main 2 C ELEBRATING HIS LEGACY Memorial bike ride to honor David Webster By Amy Huddleston Times-News Writer David Websters birthday falls on a Saturday this year. In the past, his family celebrated his life — this year they will celebrate his legacy. Webster,an award-winning Twin Falls scientist and triathlete, was struck and killed by a vehicle while he was biking on June 25, 2009. In honor of his life and the things he loved, his family, along with the YMCA of Twin Falls and Purely Custom Cycling, is spon- soring a memorial bike ride on Websters birthday, this Saturday. WEBSTER Webster See , Main 3 TAKE PART A memorial bicycle ride to honor David Webster will be ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News held Saturday, starting at the Twin Falls YMCA, 1751 Kevin Nakaha, who studied computer science at the College of Southern Idaho before recently graduating with an associate degree, sits in his apartment Elizabeth Blvd. in the Northview Apartments Wednesday in Twin Falls. Registration begins at 7 a.m., cost is $25 Choose from three routes: 20-, 33- and 60-mile courses Rides begin at 8 a.m. Information: Robin Seastrom, 733-1319 CSIs housing conundrum Prison company denies Waiting lists grow along with student population lawsuit over beating By Ben Botkin Like other students, Mark and an increased preference 25 students on it, 10 who want Times-News writer likes the affordability and for apartments instead of dor- two-bedroom units and 15 By Rebecca Boone location of the CSI-owned mitories has led to a waiting who want one-bedroom Associated Press writer James Mark lucked out complex at the intersection of list of students wanting to get apartments. The 42-unit when he was looking for an Washington Street North and space at Northview and plans apartment facility has 25 one- BOISE — A major private prison company has apartment to live in while North College Road, which is by CSI officials to build anoth- bedroom apartments, eight acknowledged that its guards watched as an Idaho attending the College of within walking distance of er apartment building near the two-bedroom apartments and inmate was beaten, but company attorneys say Southern Idaho. class. existing complex. nine three-bedroom units. Corrections Corporation of America isnt to His brothers were already “It’s not bad at all,” said “For the last two or three CSIs dormitories can hold 246 blame for any injuries the man suffered. renting out a place at nearby Mark. “It works out well for years, it’s been pretty tight,” students. The statements came in a response to a lawsuit Northview Apartments, and me.” said Graydon Stanley, dean of Those on the waiting list filed by former inmate Hanni Elabed, who con- the psychology student was For other students,it’s much students at CSI. “This year, we would go a long way toward tends he was severely beaten by another inmate able to take over one of the more difficult to get an apart- filled up more quickly than any filling up the colleges $4 mil- while guards at the CCA-run Idaho Correctional rooms in the two-bedroom ment at the popular college- of the last five years.” lion planned building, which is Center watched and failed to intervene. Elabeds apartment when one sibling owned property. A combina- Currently, the waiting list left last year. tion of growing enrollment for Northview Apartments has See HOUSING, Main 3 See LAWSUIT, Main 2 CSI music professor receives governors arts award By Rebecca De Leon nors award, Martha Times-News writer AWARD RECIPIENTS “Marty” Mead. According to a biography written by Recipients of the Idaho Commission on the Arts Governor’s Award College of Southern Idaho Sinclair, Halsell performed for Excellence in the Arts: conductor and music pro- with ensembles ranging • Artist David Gies of Moscow fessor George Halsell is one from the Baltimore • Painter Alma Gomez of Boise of three recipients of the Symphony to bands for • Musician and College of Southern Idaho professor George Halsell biennial Governors Award Diana Ross and The of Twin Falls for Excellence in the Arts. Temptations. The award is presented by Halsell is currently chair- Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and Halsell has been an advo- position as president of the man of the CSI Advising the Idaho Commission on cate for the arts in Twin Falls Magic Valley Symphony, Committee, president of the Times-News file photo the Arts, which received 41 since he arrived in the Magic nominated him with strong Magic Valley Arts Council nominees for its Governors Valley in 1994 to take a posi- recommendations from cur- and a member of the Danny Twin Falls musician and composer George Halsell rehearses with the Awards in the Arts this year, tion as music professor. rent music director/conduc- Marona Performing Arts Magic Valley Symphony in November at the College of Southern Idaho. including 18 for the award Paula Sinclair, who tor Ted Hadley and the 1992 Halsell was recently named a Governors Award for Excellence in the Arts Halsell received. recently took over Halsells recipient of the same gover- See AWARD, Main 2 recipient by Gov. C.L.Butch Otter and the Idaho Commission on the Arts. Comics................Business 3 Crossword ......Classifieds 11 Obituaries ..........Outdoors 8 Commodities ......Business 2 Dear Abby ......Classifieds 11 Opinion ..................Main 6-7 ITS DAY IN THE SUN Community ....Outdoors 4-5 Movies........................Main 7 Sudoku ..........Classifieds 14 Solar-powered Swiss plane takes flight > Outdoors 7 MORNINGMORNINGMain 2 Thursday, July 8, 2010 BRIEFINGBRIEF- Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Pat Marcantonio Creative Jump-Ins class, “Abstract Collage,” 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Sun Valley Center’s FIND MORE ONLINE • Mix Mel Brooks and the 30 camp is for ages 8 to 10, Hailey Center, 314 S. Second Ave., present- Check out our online calendar where you Bard and you get the come- and the one Aug. 4 to 6 is for ed by Sun Valley Center for the Arts and dy,“Hamlet II, Better Than ages 11 to 13. Call 837-4793. Company of Fools, for ages 17 and older, can submit events and search by category the Original,”at 7:30 p.m. at • Check out Magic $25, sunvalleycenter.org or 726-9491, ext. for specific events and dates. the Buhl High School audi- Reservoir north of 10. www.magicvalley.com/app/calendar/events/ torium, brought to you by Shoshone. The fishing is “The 39 Steps” for Educators Night, pre- West End Theatre Co. good and it’s also a fun ride. sented by Company of Fools, 7 p.m., Liberty Tickets are $5 to $6. It plays Stop in at the West Magic Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, $10 for cur- rently employed educators and school Center for the Handicapped, 5:30 p.m. and lunch, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Storybook through July 10. Resort for a cold drink or inside the horse barn at the riding arena Park, no cost, open to the public, 878-7708.