Two Killed in Minidoka Co.Crash
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According to the release, Lovato-Rodriguez was Photos by ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News driving a 1994 Nissan Altima southbound from Don Olson, right, of Soran Restaurants Inc. in Twin Falls, tries to keep a simulated Humvee on the road while his gunner, Ronald Dalton of Timberline Rupert when his vehicle crossed the median and went into the northbound lane of traffic at high Exteriors in Twin Falls, reacts as the two men complete an Idaho Army National Guard exercise at Gowen Field on Thursday in Boise. Numerous Magic speed. Valley employers of Idaho Guard members attended Thursday’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift, which offered participants a Lovato-Rodriguezs vehicle continued toward glimpse of some of the training their employees go through as members of the Guard. Heyburn, passing one vehicle in the wrong lane of traffic before crashing head-on into Gonzales northbound 1997 Ford pickup. There were no passengers in either vehicle, the Bosses get look at release said. Gary Dempsay, of Gonzales was transported to Minidoka Seastrom Manufacturing Memorial Hospital, where he died from his employees training injuries. in Twin Falls, prepares to Lovato-Rodriguez was a sophomore varsity fire an assault rifle during football player at Lighthouse Christian School in in National Guard a combat simulation Twin Falls. Athletic Director and head football Thursday at Gowen Field coach John van Vliet said he believes Lovato- By Amy Huddleston in Boise. Rodriguez was on his way home from a Bible study Times-News writer meeting in the area. Van Vliet said that counselors are at the school to assist students. BOISE — The sound of machine-gun The sheriff’s release states that the investigation fire rattled off of the walls as soldiers before deploying to Iraq, leaving behind into the crash is ongoing and will be conducted by scrambled for cover. not only families but also jobs. the Minidoka County Sheriff’s Office. The crash The 10 shooters lay on their stomachs, “It’s like a milk stool. There is the air- reconstruction will be completed by Idaho State the kick from their firing rifles reverber- man, the family and his employer,”Idaho Police. ating through shoulders and clenched Air National Guard State Command According to the release, lab results are pending hands. Chief Master Sgt. Pete Glick said. “If you for both drivers and both were wearing their seat In five minutes, the carnage was over For more stories on the 116th, visit break a leg, it falls over. We want to take belts. and the lights came up. The results: 52 Magicvalley.coms Road to Iraq page at care of the families and their employers hits and 1,139 misses. At 7 cents per bul- www.magicvalley.com/app/deployment/ when they leave.” Bradley Guire contributed to this report. let, the shooters could have cost taxpay- MAGICVALLEY.COM About 75 percent of guardsmen hold Laurie Welch may be reached at lwelch@magic- ers $3.64 for their successes, but $79.73 jobs as civilians. valley.com or 677-5025. for their failures. Lift event organized by the Employer “We have students, federal, state and Fortunately, it was just a simulation Support of the Guard and Reserve. local workers,” Col. Tim Marsano said. using computer graphics and replica The seventh-annual event provided “They serve in hundreds of occupations.” rifles. The men and women behind the employers of soldiers and airmen a And when guardsmen deploy, their weapons dont need to be accurate, but chance to see what their employees do employers must cope without them. The Filer officer cleared their understanding is key to the Idaho during their service training. Uniformed Service Employment and Army National Guard. About 200 Magic Valley members of Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 pro- Around 200 employers from across the the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team tects the jobs guardsmen and reservists in May shooting Northwest arrived at Gowen Field in will begin to head to Camp Shelby, Miss., Boise on Thursday for a two-day Boss on Sept. 17 to train for up to two months See BOSSES, Main 3 By Bradley Guire Times-News writer Officer Tarek Hassani is in the clear. Hassani, of the Filer Police Department, was As the fire dies, rehab gets under way absolved of any wrongdoing in the late-spring shooting of Markcus May on Thursday at the Twin By Laura Lundquist LONG BUTTE FIRE Complex Fire in 2007 — the Falls County Court- Times-News writer INSIDE range isnt so much a sage- house. MORE ONLINE Blaze destroys brush desert anymore as it is a Ada County Acreage: 306,113 WATCH Ada County The Long Butte Fire has SIRCOMM equipment. grassland area. Biologists will Prosecutor Greg Personnel: 614 prosecutors detail their burned for close to a week, but likely reseed it as such, focus- Bower and Deputy Containment: 70 percent conclusions about the its effects will last far longer. See Main 2 ing on perennial grasses. Prosecutor Shawna Estimated full containment: 6 shooting of Markcus May. Scientists are already at “We were relatively lucky,” Dunn released the p.m. today MAGICVALLEY.COM work developing plans to ease restoration work. Klott said.“The fire hit mostly findings based on some of the environmental west of Hagerman. With full BLM wildlife specialist Jim areas that had been previously their independent degradation. containment expected today, Klott said with two previous burned so we didnt lose much investigation of the events surrounding Mays The Long Butte Fire is esti- U.S. Bureau of Land fires having burned much of of the sagebrush area.” Klott apprehension on May 29. mated to have burned more Management scientists are the same area — the Clover than 306,000 acres south- preparing for assessment and Fire in 2005 and the Murphy See FIRE, Main 2 See SHOOTING, Main 2 Sen. Crapo announces first Owyhee land acquisitions By John Miller protected preserve was created from ranchers. No price was to Owyhee County rancher step in achieving the greater Associated Press writer in 2009. disclosed. Mike Hanley. goal for the completion of the U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, the The deal includes more than a Environmental groups said wilderness in the Owyhees,’’ BOISE — A key gateway into Republican who spearheaded mile of the North Fork Owyhee the acquisition helps ensure the said David Kirk, of The the rugged new Owyhee creation of 517,000 acres of fed- River, located just east of the integrity of the wilderness and Wilderness Land Trust, a group Wilderness areas of southwest- eral wilderness in the Owyhee Oregon-Idaho border, that will removes roadblocks for public that acquires unprotected pri- ern Idaho is being opened as canyons last year, announced be available for fishing, hiking access into some of the nations vate land within wilderness and part of the first major land on Thursday the purchase of and habitat protection. That most remote country. Crapo transaction since the federally 971 acres of private inholdings 611-acre property has belonged “This is an important first See LAND, Main 3 Comics................Business 3 Crossword ......Classifieds 8 Obituaries ..........Business 5 Commodities ......Business 2 Dear Abby........Classifieds 8 Opinion ..................Main 6-7 WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS Community ........Business 4 Movies ......Entertainment 2 Sudoku ............Classifieds 6 Blazes erupt in central Idaho > Main 5 MORNINGMORNINGMain 2 Friday, August 27, 2010 BRIEFINGBRIEF- TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Pat Marcantonio “Hairspray” auditions, grades 7-12 invited, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Magic Valley School of FIND MORE ONLINE It’s magic in the Magic and Magicvalley.com for Performing Arts, Dance Room, Twin Falls Valley. full details. 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