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Special CSI commemorative Celebrating CSIs national championship section Inside this issue WEDNESDAY 75 CENTS April 6, 2011 TIMES-NEWS Magicvalley.com Death Pursuit noticed Canyon Ridge students ends in whisked from class in anti-alcohol campaign By Amy Huddleston Times-News writer Taylor Angst was in art class shooting when the Grim Reaper showed up at the door with a few police offi- cers. Early morning police chase He beckoned her close and put a skeletal hand on her head while her obituary was read. Her death leads to Twin Falls cul-de-sac was untimely, a tragedy brought By Joshua Palmer on by an alcohol related accident. Times-News writer A few tears started to well up in Angst’s blue eyes as she listened A quiet cul-de-sac in southeast Twin Falls to her 18 years summed up in a erupted into chaos Tuesday morning as police few paragraphs. She walked out shot a fleeing suspect who allegedly tried to ram of the silent room, trailed by them with his car. Death and his funeral procession It all began at 1:18 a.m. when a Twin Falls police of followers. officer attempted to stop a vehicle near the inter- He visited 16 other Canyon section of Elizabeth Boulevard and Carriage Lane Ridge High School students on — a little more than a mile from where the pursuit Tuesday as part of the Every 15 ended. Rather than yield to the officer, the driver Minutes program and gave death turned westbound on Elizabeth Boulevard and the notices to a group of students pursuit ensued. who impact a large population of Police say the suspect raced past Vera C. the school on a daily basis. They OLeary Middle School, across Eastland Drive and were directed to Room 301 and eventually turned south onto Elizabeth Park Drive robed in black. Their youthful — a dead-end road that’s surrounded by houses. skin was painted white, their eyes But the driver suddenly turned around at the outlined in black and purple and end of the cul-de-sac and attempted to ram three their lips painted solid black. police vehicles that were trying to block him in, Then they were instructed to be silent as they wandered the halls See SHOOTING, Main 2 and attended their classes. “What we are trying to do here is effect a change so students BREAKING NEWS You read dont drive and drink,”said CRHS this story school resource officer Matthew MAGICVALLEY.COM first online Triner. “It really affects everyone differently.” It certainly affected Angst. Tears traced tiny tracks through her newly applied white face paint as she recounted the words of her House passes obituary,still fresh in her mind. “Im more upset that my mom had to write that. I never thought I would have to hear my own amendment obituary,”said Angst, who added she has a close relationship with her mother,Christie Kulm. The students who are declared to ed overhaul dead for the day arent allowed to Photos by ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News talk to anyone, and hand over By Ben Botkin their cell phones. After a day of Olivia Humberger is helped with her hood by Cheryl Massie as she participates in the Every 15 Minutes MORE Times-News writer education for the whole school — program on Tuesday. touching on topics such as traffic INSIDE BOISE — In the waning days stops, alcohol awareness, driving TOP: Twin Falls Police Officer Matthew Triner, dressed as the Grim Reaper, waits as Cynthia Levings of the 2011 session, Idaho law- under the influence laws and dis- Senate opens the elevator at Canyon Ridge High School during the Every 15 Minutes program. Officers pulled makers are trying to reshape the tracted driving — the 16 teenagers passes public 16 seniors from their classes and read their obituaries to their classmates to illustrate the dangers of education overhaul theyve al- schools See DEATH, Main 2 drunken driving. ready passed. The House approved with a budget. 42-26 vote on Tuesday a trailer See Main 3 bill that amends the “Students Future of a forgotten people Come First” plan, several hours after the House Education Committee signed off on it. The proposal temporarily re- ONLINE Hoping to live in Twin Falls instates a safety net that holds VISIT Capitol dollars intact for school districts Confidential, the Follow Times-News writer Melissa Davlin on her trip to report in with declining enrollment. In Times- Nepals refugee camps, where Bhutanese refugees are preparing the process,it permanently bans News to resettle in Twin Falls. From Davlins latest blog post: school districts from firing political teachers because of declining blog by Ben So far on this trip, I’ve met five families who are enrollment after school begins Botkin. trying to get to the Magic Valley, and all of them are and their contracts are in place. MAGICVALLEY.COM at different stages in the application process. See HOUSE, Main 2 When I hear their stories Im amazed at how decisions made by the Bhutanese government more than 20 years ago are affecting people in Twin Falls today. The two families I met today will be in ALSO MAKING NEWS Twin Falls within three months ... I didnt have much time with them today, because I was being escorted by United Nations staff Allegiant Air suspends members who were on a tight schedule. flights from Twin Falls But Im eager to hear their stories when we meet again.” Due to projected lack of demand, Allegiant Air- lines is suspending flights from Magic Valley Read the rest of Davlins blog and post comments at Regional Airport to Las Vegas for three months, Magicvalley.com/nepal starting August 15 and running through mid- HEATHER ENGLISH/Times-News November. Business 1 Bridge ..............Classifieds 5 Crossword ......Classifieds 7 Obituaries..................Food 7 Increasing clouds Comics................Business 3 Dear Abby........Classifieds 3 Opinion ..................Main 6-7 51 / 32 Commodities ......Business 2 Jumble ............Classifieds 4 Sudoku ............Classifieds 8 Business 4 Main 2 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 MORNING MIX TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho IF YOU DO ONE THING TODAY Wear your big hat to “Nashville Star” finalist Charley Jenkins con- Air show chairman steps down cert, a fundraiser for the College of Southern Idaho’s Equine Club. Its at 7:30 p.m. at CSIs Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $8 in advance Committee members show, which will feature the the show before holding a “I dont know that a lot of at Vicker’s Western Wear, all Valley Co-Op locations, CSI box office U.S. Navy Blue Angels. planning meeting in about people realize the signifi- or from Equine Club members, or $10 at the door. Tickets for stu- were unhappy with Hafers announced resig- two weeks. cance of that statement be- dents and FFA members are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. nation came at an Airport He said accountability was cause when you get the Blue leadership style Advisory Board meeting a big issue with the last show, Angels, it’s not just an air Tuesday.He spoke very little when the city of Twin Falls show,” ODonnell said. “It’s Short pursuit ends in shooting By Nick Coltrain at the meeting and declined and Twin Falls County ended the air show.” Times-News writer to comment afterward. up on the hook for $21,513 in ODonnell, who had spo- 1: Carriage Lane — Police attempt to stop vehicle. Suspect The entirety of his resig- expenses that werent re- ken in favor of keeping Hafer refuses to stop. In a two-sentence letter, nation letter reads: “I have couped. ODonnell also said at the helm at the informal 2: Police pursue suspect south to Elizabeth Boulevard, then Phil Hafer has stepped down decided to step down from he thinks Hafer was under a March meeting, said he also west past Vera C. O’Leary Middle School and across as the point man for the the position of Air Show Di- lot of pressure this go- doesnt intend to stay as the Eastland Drive. summer 2012 Air Magic Val- rector. I feel it is in the best around trying to keep the fi- air show committee chair- 3: Suspect turns south onto Elizabeth Park Drive, driving until ley air show. interest of the City, County, nances on solid ground. man after this show. he reaches a dead end. Hafers leadership style and the Air Show.” “Phil (Hafer), weve got to Schouten said she wasnt 4: Three officers block suspect with squad cars, which suspect was in question last month The advisory board voted give you kudos for all your surprised that Hafer stepped attempts to ram. Police shoot suspect in cul-de-sac. at an informal meeting or- for board member Jim hard work,” ODonnell said down, given the complaints ganized by Lori Schouten, a ODonnell to take Hafers after the resignation was an- about his leadership style — 1 longtime air show coordi- spot, with fellow member nounced,adding that Hafers though she added that she ELIZABETH BLVD 3 2 nator.Schouten said she had William Lincoln as his No. 2. leadership is part of why the thinks he did a good job. 4 O’Leary been approached by several ODonnell said hell put to- Twin Falls air show has been “There was a lack of infor- Middle School committee members con- gether an organizational able to attract the Blue An- mation and that’s what this cerned about the lack of in- chart for the dozens of vol- gels twice in less than five whole thing stemmed from,” formation leading up to the unteers necessary to put on years.