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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 The Daily Iowan FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 WWW.DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ UIHC IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Very smoke ban special nears games BY JENNIFER SELL THE DAILY IOWAN The Special UI Hospitals and Clinics employees, patients, and visi- Olympics USA tors will undoubtedly continue their habits of puffing between shifts, treatments, and well- National Games wishing during days spent at the hospital — but after the will take place official ban of smoking on UIHC property is enacted Sat- in Ames on urday, those smokers will have to find a new venue. July 2-7 The UIHC is one of seven Iowa hospitals whose grounds will be smoke-free July 1 — a BY KELSEY BELTRAMEA long-awaited policy, proponents THE DAILY IOWAN say. The Iowa Hospital Associa- Next week, athletes from all tion, the Iowa Attorney Gener- 50 states will gather in Ames for al’s Office, and the Iowa Consor- the inaugural Special Olympics tium for Comprehensive Cancer Ben Roberts/The Daily Iowan USA National Games, the first Control have asked several Vehicles and pedestrians pass by the Englert Theatre and neighboring businesses on Washington Street on Thursday afternoon. nationwide competition for spe- Iowa hospitals to try to elimi- cial-needs athletes — and Iowa nate or decrease the amount of The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission is advocating façade renovations to enhance downtown’s appeal as a part of the Special Olympics veterans and smoke around the hospitals. city’s historic-preservation plan. newcomers alike are priming Before July 1, smokers could for a strong showing. take a drag of tobacco 30 feet away Iowa is sending 250 athletes from the hospital. After Saturday, and coaches, the largest delegation the hospital campus and all four of any state, to participate in the parking ramps will become com- 12 sports, ranging from powerlift- pletely free of cigarette smoke. City seeking input on ing to bowling. Including volun- “We share the same goals as teers, spectators, and officials, the other Iowa hospitals,” said 53,000 enthusiasts are expected to Tim Gaillard, the assistant swarm the campus of Iowa State director for UIHC guest and University for the July 2-7 event. support services. “There have Iowa City residents and sea- been minimal complaints historic preservation soned special-games competitors [about the ban]. We want to Tyson and Kip Neubauer say decrease secondhand smoke for BY JASON PULLIAM state grant and in-kind historic building preservation Thursday night meeting that they couldn’t be more excited. our visitors and staff.” Sitting on the porch of their THE DAILY IOWAN monies from the city. and façade restorations in the waiting list for the program Bonnie Mapes, the director of The plan’s update is being recent years, and such projects extends nearly a dozen years. Systems Unlimited Inc. special- needs home Tuesday, the two tobacco use prevention and con- Hoping to imbue updates to handled by Marlys Svendsen, are examples of what the city “It’s not an incentive,right now, trol at the Iowa Department of brothers argued about who had its historic-preservation plan a Sarona, Wis.-based histori- can do to resurrect its historic but it’s in the State Code, and we Public Health, claimed that more enthusiasm for the upcom- with the will and vision of local an, with assistance from Clari- feel and promote heritage could see it come back,” she said. 4,400 people nationwide, includ- property and business owners, ing Games. Outgoing and aggres- on Associates of Denver. tourism, he said. Preservation initiatives ing 590 to 690 Iowans, die each Iowa City is playing host to a sive, Tyson Neubauer repeatedly Iowa City has 11 areas listed “That’s how you keep your have been contentious in the year from secondhand smoke. series of meetings aimed at raised his arms, shouting, “Me! on the National Register of town alive and build the tax Thursday, approximately 300 spurring public backing for past, most notably when the Me!” A more laid-back and non- Historic Places, eight of which base,” he said. “You want people middle- and high-school stu- continued conservation efforts. city considered giving the verbal Kip Neubauer lifted his dents, dressed in red and black T- The latest meeting, held were added after the original to come back, again and again.” Gilbert-Linn Street Historic right hand, smiling, contesting shirts, gathered near the Pedes- Thursday night at St. Thomas Historic Preservation plan was Some, including Weitzel, District a local designation, his excitement surpassed even trian Mall. Members of Just More Church, 405 N. Riverside adopted some 15 years ago. would like to see the city con- which meant stricter prescrip- his brother’s. Eliminate Lies, a youth-led anti- Drive, drew some 30 people, Historic Preservation Com- sider tax breaks to help indi- tions for property modifica- Both men will participate in tobacco program, occupied entire most of whom live in the Mel- mission Chairman Tim Weitzel viduals and businesses with tions. The measure ultimately a new addition to the special- smoking sections of restaurants, rose and Manville Heights said he’d like to see the city oft-pricey renovation projects. failed in February 2005. games competition, the Motor such as Buffalo Wild Wings and neighborhoods. build upon past accomplish- The State Historical Society of The designation sparked Activities Training Program. the Airliner, to “promote clean air Revamping the original his- ments by expanding financial Iowa has a tax-incentive pro- strong disapproval from some The program’s events allow for and clean dining for all,” group toric-preservation plan, which incentives and technical assis- gram for historic property property owners in the area, athletes in wheelchairs to par- President Cassie Peterson said. was implemented in 1992, tance for restoration projects. rehabilitation, but it is not cur- including John Bakas. ticipate in modified versions of comes at a cost of roughly A handful of downtown rently accepting applications. the traditional sports, using SEE SMOKING, PAGE 3 $27,000 and is funded by a businesses have undertaken Svendsen said at the SEE HISTORIC, PAGE 3 assistance and special equip- ment if necessary. “[The program] lets the boys compete on a level where they feel comfortable,” said Bonnie ACTING LOCALLY Neubauer, the athletes’ mother. Bonnie Neubauer said the This is the second installment of a summer series profiling area residents and 36-year-old Kip Neubauer and 26-year-old Tyson Neubauer organizations taking a new approach to agriculture, food, and drink. In this story, SEE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, PAGE 3 DI reporter Bryce Bauer looks at Cafe del Sol and the process of artisan coffee roasting. IOWA: SPECIAL OLYMPIC PIONEERS CAFE DEL SOUL July 2-7, Ames will host the inaugural Special Olympic EXPERIENCE THE CAFE DEL SOL said, while tending a kettle of Yemen- USA National Games, the first- ROASTING PROCESS FOR Mocha blend. “In the summer, we do up ever nationwide event for spe- YOURSELF — CHECK OUT THE to 27 batches of coffee a day.” cial-needs athletes. VIDEO AT DAILYIOWAN.COM. The Coralville caffeine purveyor, located The Olympic Village in Ames BY BRYCE BAUER at 735 E. Second Ave., roasts 15 tons of the will welcome: THE DAILY IOWAN aromatic arabicas a year — enough for • 3,000 special-needs athletes nearly 1 million cups a year. from all 50 states. Iowa’s 250 With the aromas of exotic locales such “The best thing is having a variety,” he competitors represent the most as Sulawesi, Tanzania, and El Salvador said, mentioning that the most unusual of any state. wafting from two churning cauldrons of • 2,000 coaches and delegates. coffee he’s roasted was probably an India • 8,000 volunteers. crackling beans as they change from Monsooned Malabar — a coffee whose • 42,000 spectators. starchy green to caramelized black, beans are cured for three to four months • 12 Special Olympic event cat- Laura Schmitt/The Daily Iowan Steve Dunham of Cafe del Sol explains in ventilated warehouses, exposing them egories and numerous varia- Steve Dunham, the owner of Cafe del Sol, sets out roasted coffee beans the technical process of artisan coffee to the Indian monsoon winds. tions and classes of each, from to cool at his business on Thursday. Cafe del Sol is a local coffee roaster roasting. basketball to croquet. that supplies area restaurants and retailers with free-trade beans. “We’ve just had a monster day,”he SEE COFFEE, PAGE 3 WALKING WOUNDED ALIEN CONCEPTS NIGHT MOVES INDEX 88 31 C Injuries are becoming the story There are a lot of misconceptions The Shakespeare Festival production of Arts 5 © © in the Game Time League. 10 about immigration, a panel Twelfth Night has solid performances Classifieds 8 Crossword 7 68 20 C Partly cloudy, of attorneys tell an Iowa but lacks a certain something that would Opinions 4 breezy, 30% City audience. 2 make it a night to remember. 5 chance of T-storms Sports 10 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, June 30, 2006 NEWS The Daily Iowan Officials mixed on welfare plan Volume 138 Issue 20 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey. 335-5788 President Bush plans changes for welfare regulations, adopting stricter rules Fax: 335-6184 Editor: CORRECTIONS Meghan Sims. .335-6030 Managing Editor: for defining work and job training Call: 335-6030 Margaret Poe. 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editors: BY BRITTNEY BERGET Department of Human ‘This idea of working 30 tions officer at the Iowa accuracy and fairness in the reporting Lee Hermiston.