THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 The Daily Iowan Tuesday, June 19, 2007 dailyiowan.com 50¢ INSIDE A COOL MOVEABLE FEAST Council OKs Round one: Palmer vs. Tate Iowa big men David Palmer and Cyrus Tate square off in police the Prime Time League’s season-opener Monday, trading dunks, fouls, and the limelight in North Liberty. Sports, Back Page Tasers Award-winning BY KELLI SUTTERMAN water THE DAILY IOWAN Iowa City’s drinking water is During its Monday night work free of violations once again, session, the Iowa City City Coun- says the latest Consumer cil unanimously approved the Confidence Report. Metro, Iowa City police request to buy 18 Page 2 Tasers with federal grant money. In a memo released in May,the Early look at Cole Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the police Incoming freshman Jarryd announced they Cole gives Iowa basketball were eligible for fans their first taste of his $69,599 from talent during Monday’s the Edward Prime Time action. Sports, Byrne Memorial Back Page Justice Grant. With its share of the grant, the Hargadine Final answer Lindsey Walters/The Daily Iowan police plan to UI grad student Kecia Lynn Alec Zamorable (left), 11, and Ryl Ohashi, 8, decide on an ice-cream flavor outside of a Pappa Bear’s ice-cream truck on the spend around police chief will appear on today’s afternoon of June 11. Alec chose a Jolly Rancher Ice Pop, and Ryl opted for a Bomb Pop. $21,000 for the episode of “Who Wants To weapons and officer training. The Be A Millionaire.” Metro, Sheriff’s Office did not disclose Page 2 BY LAURA SHATZER white-washed former U-hauls has dou- how it intended to use its 48 THE DAILY IOWAN bled, reaching eight. percent of the money. “It’s the novelty,” Dan Goldberry said, LOCAL ICE Police Capt. Matt Johnson, the Hot weather, high Only the tinkling notes of “The describing what keeps him in business. commander of field operations, prices Entertainer” and the promise of a sweet, icy “How many parents can say no? In some of CREAM TRUCK said the Tasers appealed to the cartoon character on a stick delivered curb- these neighborhoods, they have a freezer department for several reasons. Consumer groups warn that side can cause kids to drop their toy trucks full of ice cream.” HOT SPOTS “What drove our pursuance of summer temperatures could in hot pursuit of a more exciting one. The niche the ice-cream truck fills in a this was looking at overall costs,” end up costing consumers Despite the burgeoning number of community has greatly evolved since the • Court Street near Scott he said. “We’re the only local between 3 and 9 cents a gal- ice-cream establishments in Iowa City and 1920s, when candy maker Harry Burt first Park agency that does not utilize this • Area around Weber lon at the pump because of Coralville, the customer base of area sent out vehicles to market his new-fan- device. Coralville, University School, off Rohret Road “hot fuel” sydrome. Metro, ice-cream trucks hasn’t melted a bit. Local gled ice-cream bars, reports www.icecrea- Heights, North Liberty, and the Page 2 • Holiday Road neighbor- UI police all have this weapon. ice-cream street vendors said the demand musa.com. Both Bird and Dan Goldberry hood, especially Chad We’re also interested in for their products will persist, because said they receive numerous calls from teenagers and kids who crave ice cream Court preventing officer injury.” roaming trucks offer something stores Only hurts when and want it dropped off at their doors. • Regency Mobile Home Tasers transfer 50,000 volts of we laugh can’t: the element of surprise. Some of Goldberry’s drivers hawk their Park electricity during a five-second “It’s an impulsive buy,” said Tim Bird, wares outside bars in downtown Iowa City charge that causes involuntary Why politics is actually very who bought Shellsburg-based Peppy’s Ice in the evening. Source: Dan Goldberry, muscle stimulation. When fired, funny, in a deeply depress- Cream in January. “If you want it right Tasers are pointed at the center Bird said nonprofit groups use his co-owner of Pappa Bear’s ing way. Beau Elliot tells us now, you’re going to get it, even if you Novelty Foods Inc. of body mass in order to maxi- why. Opinions, Page 4 weren’t thinking about it before.” trucks for fundraising, and they provide mize the weapon’s effectiveness. While Bird and his wife head a nearly ice cream for such functions as company “If the first jolt is not able to 20-year-old company that delivers frozen picnics. Schools have contacted him asking Des Moines banned ice-cream trucks in bring a person down, a second From UI to D.C. treats to 62 eastern Iowa communities, if he could bring over a truck for a 1967 after a young girl was hit by a car charge can be use,” said Police UI grad Jocelyn Châteauvert Dan and Leanne Goldberry started Pappa hands-on lesson in counting money. and killed after purchasing an icy snack, Chief Sam Hargadine. “But the displays her work at the Bear’s Novelty Foods Inc. in Coralville last Bird said he thinks ice-cream trucks’ Radio Iowa has reported. probe cannot be fired more than Smithsonian’s Renwick May. Since the end of the 2006 season, service to the community outweighs the once at a time.” Gallery in Washington, D.C.. Pappa Bear’s fleet of polka-dotted, danger they pose to inattentive children. SEE ICE CREAM, PAGE 3 Arts & Culture, Page 5 SEE CITY COUNCIL, PAGE 3 Coralville says: Deposit, please Coralville now requires UI aid with Getting down to the grass roots residents to pay $160 deposit fee for new utility accounts. Metro, Page 2 some teeth Those working for presidential campaigns face long and Tiger’s still Tiger UI pediatric stressful hours but remain dedicated to their candidates. Tiger Woods, a new father BY CHRISTOPHER PATTON Monday night, dentists travel to THE DAILY IOWAN hasn’t lost his mystique — Hawaii to aid dozens The 2008 presidential-nomination even without campaign has been playing in Iowa for trophies in the some months now, with several candi- last two of children in need. dates airing TV ads, running phone majors. BY JONATHAN VAN DYKE banks, and canvassing neighborhoods. Sports, Back THE DAILY IOWAN These efforts are quite labor-intensive, Page so the campaigns are enlisting legions During a trip to Hawaii to bring free dental of staffers and volunteers to help, many care to children on the island, UI pediatric of whom are college students. dailyiowan.com dental resident Bryce Goebel helped one boy Laura Vonnahme, a UI student from who suffered overwhelming mouth pain. Dubuque, is one such volunteer for Illi- “He had active infections in every part of nois Sen. Barack Obama campaign for For photos, video, audio, his mouth,” Goebel said. “I’d never seen that the Democratic nomination. blogs, and more, check us before.” “One of my good friends and my out online at: dailyiowan.com He noted how severely affected the kids boyfriend got involved early on, then I were. started researching myself and just got “It was unbelievable the number of chil- really excited about what Obama’s is WEATHER dren who were in such severe dental need doing,” she said. “For the first time,I that they couldn’t sleep at night,” he said. “I am really interested in politics. Last Mostly was afraid when we got there that we were Rebecca F. Miller/The Daily Iowan sunny, just going to clean teeth all day. There was election, I was just voting for the lesser breezy never a dull moment — we were booked of two evils.” Nathan Darus calls potential caucus-goers at the Iowans for Hillary office on June solid.” The 21-year-old said she usually 13. Campaign staffers usually remain at the office until late in the evening, Goebel traveled to Hawaii from May 14-18 works for the campaign about three overseeing volunteer activities and planning for upcoming events. © with a team of UI pediatric dentists led by hours and attends at least one meeting 77 25 C 54 12 C Elaine Himadi, a house staff fellow in UI each week. She added that most of her making [the June 9] Walk for Change organization we have across the © developmental pediatrics. work consists of entering information canvassing event an enormous suc- state.” Himadi, a former vice principal in a school into databases and making phone calls cess,” said Tommy Vietor, Obama’s Another campaign making a point to INDEX district on the island, initiated the UI pedi- to local voters. Iowa press secretary.“More than 1,500 reach out to college-age voters is that of atric department’s assistance. She was teach- Volunteers for the Obama campaign Obama supporters knocked on nearly former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Arts 5 Opinions 4 ing a “laid-back Friday class” on physical recently canvassed in Iowa City and 30,000 doors in 84 cities and towns Romney, a Republican. Classifieds 8 Sports 10 other Iowa communities. across Iowa. It was a testament to the Crossword 7 SEE DENTISTS, PAGE 3 “Volunteers were instrumental in strong, volunteer-based, grass-roots SEE CAMPAIGN, PAGE 3 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, June 19, 2007 News dailyiowan.com for more local news The Daily Iowan Volume 139 Issue 12 City water gets good grades BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey.