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Special edition TIMES-NEWS Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Associated Press Photos Press Associated MENDING Top: At Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Bloomington, Minn., Sarah Friedman, a stu- Puri, India dent at St Cloud State A NATION’S University, leaves a penny Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives Monday on top of the finishing touches to a sand sculpture. grave of Thomas Burnett, who died on WOUNDS Sept. 11, 2001. Osama bin Laden,the terror mastermind behind the A long pursuit, attacks of Sept.11,2001,was killed Sunday in an in- and then a burst tense firefight with Navy SEALs.After a decade on the of gunfire Quetta, Pakistan run,his death unleashed a national wave of euphoria Osama bin Laden was mixed with remembrance for the thousands who died Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema- found thanks in part e-Islam burn a representation of the United States. in the terror attacks. ■ Crowds celebrated outside to information the White House and at ground zero in Lower Man- obtained years ago hattan where the Twin Towers once stood.Thousands from detainees. And the CIA is already across the country spilled into the streets to mark the studying records ■ moment. “For my family and I,it’s good,it’s desir- found in bin Laden’s able,it’s right,”said Mike Low of Batesville,Ark., compound. Main 5 whose daughter Sara was a flight attendant aboard the Left: Smoke pours from hijacked plane that was flown into the World Trade both towers of the World Twin Falls Center North Tower.“It certainly brings an ending to a Trade Center in New York ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News major quest for all of us.”More on Main 4 and 5 in this photo from More than 30 people attended a rally at the -Staff and wire reports Sept. 11, 2001. Twin Falls County Courthouse on Monday. IN IDAHO : The war on terror goes on, as does the deployment of 1,500 Idaho Army National Guard soldiers in Iraq. Full story, Main 3 T.F.council Barnhart takes over eyes deficits TFPD patrol Layoff, privatization come up Officer leads staff of 39, during early budget look sees challenge in budgeting By Bradley Guire By Nick Coltrain Times-News writer Times-News writer A veteran officer took his place Faced with projected multimillion-dollar as the head of the Twin Falls Po- ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News deficits, talk of city layoffs reared up at Mon- lice Department’s patrol division day’s Twin Falls City Council meeting, Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind students Mercades Arroway, left, and Adriana Villareal take in the Monday afternoon. though members were far from any consen- sights Monday from about 800 feet in a Piper Cherokee 180 flying with Mike Marquette over Gooding. Anthony Barnhart was officially sus. promoted to captain by Chief Bri- It was also just one idea among many. an Pike in a pinning ceremony, Council members talked of privatizing some which took place at the start of the city functions or hiring staff for tasks cur- ISDB students enjoy flights weekly Twin Falls City Council rently contracted out, partnering with other meeting. Pike, the patrol captain government agencies, and advertising on city By Amy Huddleston pilots from Nampa, Idaho Falls and prior to his promotion to chief,an- vehicles. Times-News writer Pocatello as a part of the Experi- View the nounced that Barnhart would The talks were spurred by a new budgeting mental Aircraft Association’s Young helm the patrol division in late process instituted by City Manager Travis GOODING — The whir of seven Eagles national program. gallery April. Rothweiler,designed to bring the council into small airplane engines sliced On Monday, students with sight Barnhart will oversee a staff of the decision-making earlier, and with an un- through the chilly morning air as a disabilities were assisted around online 39 in the patrol division, which is balanced budget. Just two years ago, the few Idaho School for the Deaf and each aircraft and allowed to touch Visit magic- the largest division of the depart- council didn’t see the next year’s budget until the Blind students squealed with the wings and body, while others valley.com ment. In the administrative posi- July. anticipation. Others, who couldn’t had to be lifted out of wheelchairs for a tion, he will manage the division’s City staff said its five-year budget projec- hear the loud engines, signed excit- and placed in the front seat. photo budget and work with staff ser- tion accounted for the expected costs of edly to their classmates and pointed Pocatello flight instructor Mike geants and sergeants in matters gallery maintaining the city’s level of service and the toward their favorite planes. Marquette has taken ISDB students such as staffing — matters that flat revenues brought on by a protracted eco- After a few cancellations because flying for three years and said it’s from will provide a challenge in a down nomic recovery. of bad weather, 65 students from just a small way to give back. the flights. economy. the Gooding school were finally able See COUNCIL, Main 2 to buckle in and fly with volunteer See FLIGHTS, Main 2 See PATROL, Main 2 Bridge ..............Classifieds 4 Crossword ......Classifieds 5 Obituaries ..................Main 7 Mostly sunny Comics ............Classifieds 8 Dear Abby........Classifieds 5 Opinion ......................Main 6 56 / 34 Commodities ............H&G 4 Jumble ............Classifieds 6 Sudoku ............Classifieds 7 Sports 4 Main 2 Tuesday, May 3, 2011 MORNING MIX TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho IF YOU DO ONE THING TODAY Marvel at a stage that holds a 2,000-gallon pool. Twin Falls High Judge delays Adams sentencing Schools drama department will present Metamorphoses at 7:30 p.m. at the Roper Auditorium, 1615 Filer Ave. E. Tickets are By Bradley Guire ready granted in this case. $7 at the door or from any cast member. 733-6551. Times-News writer Bamburg said her office re- ceived the report early last JEROME — A convicted week and had time to review prevention officer in his 15 man saw his sentencing de- it. years with the Twin Falls po- Patrol layed Monday, the latest of “I think it’s time to resolve lice. He is also second-in- Continued from Main 1 several continuances over this case,”Bamburg said. command of the SWAT unit the course of his case. Fifth District Judge John “It’s going to be chal- behind Capt. Matt Hicks, Sentencing for Irwin Butler allowed the contin- lenging to ensure that though it’s unclear if he will Adams, the Jerome man uance, the sixth since budgets dont go over and keep that responsibility with found guilty of vehicular Adams was arraigned in at the same time maintain his new promotion. manslaughter by a jury in magistrate court back in those levels of service that This summer, Barnhart March, was pushed back one May 2010. Some of the the people of Twin Falls will receive further training week after Adams defense continuances were re- have grown accustomed in police command ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News counsel said she wasnt quested by the state, Butler to,”he added. through the Northwestern Irwin Adams appeared in a Jerome County courtroom Monday, when ready to proceed. According noted. Barnhart started his law University Center for Pub- to Stacy Gosnell-Taylor, she the sentencing for his vehicular manslaughter conviction was post- “There will be no further enforcement career in 1993 lic Safety, which is offered did not review the pre-sen- poned for one week. continuances in this matter,” as a deputy with the Twin in Meridian and sponsored tencing report until Friday or he added. Falls County Sheriff’s Of- by Idaho Peace Officer have time to subpoena a Jerome County Deputy objected, noting the nu- Sentencing is now set for fice. Standards and Training. witness. Prosecutor Sandra Bamburg merous continuances al- 1:30 p.m.Monday. He has served as a patrol officer, a patrol sergeant, a Bradley Guire may be detective in property crimes reached at bguire@magic- and narcotics, and a crime valley.com or 735-3380. AROUND THE VALLEY 2010, with about 87 packs. Included in those Drivers are asked to find alternative travel Idaho prepares to resume packs are 46 documented breeding pairs. routes, as additional closures are scheduled wolf management In 2009, Idaho’s wolf hunt killed 188 of the over the next few weeks to let crews prepare The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is predators, 85 percent of the 220-wolf limit set for a major reconstruction of Washingtons working on options for a fall wolf hunt that will that year. northbound lanes south of Falls Avenue. be presented to commissioners in July. Orofino-based DEBCO Construction is the Commissioners could decide in August what Roadwork changes planned contractor for the federally funded $6.5 mil- the strategy for a wolf hunt will be, and its still lion project. uncertain when wolf tags will be available for for Twin Falls, Gooding Also today, work at the north end of purchase, according to the department. Today should be busy for the Idaho Gooding begins on a 12-mile asphalt overlay The work on a planned wolf hunt follows a Transportation Department, as it restricts on Idaho Highway 46. Drivers should expect recent action by Congress, which directed the traffic on Washington Street North and begins delays as crews prepare for the project, which U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take the wolf a paving project north of Gooding.