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State University WEDNESDAY June 29, 2005 MUSIC: Supreme Court rules companies can sue SHOWERS file sharing Web sites; HIGH: 91 LOW 70 PAGE 6 www.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 99 ISSUE 168 Wildfires rage in Utah Riding along Fire crews, on land and in air, battle with BGPD blazes in several states. By Bridget than) "Rentals are slowly moving CAMPUS NEWS EOITOP. to the west side of Main Street By Jennifer Dobner It's a Thursday evening- now, they never were before, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS a major party night during but now they're starting to reach Firefighters aided by an air tank- the school year—but its qui- that way. Not that I'm saying er worked through the night to eter at the bars in June, when that's what this I call is, I'm just successfully hold back a 10,000- most of the University students saying there's a good chance," acre fire licking at the edges of a have returned home for the Broshious said. southwestern Utah development summer. But that doesn't mean As it turned out, Broshious' Winds that forced many resi- slow nights for officers in the prediction was right. dents in the New Harmony area Bowling Green Police Division. We pulled up to a to evacuate had diminished I sat in the front seat of beautiful, rccentiy restored, and no homes were believed Unit 55—a police cruiser for the historical house with three still in immediate danger, said BGPD—riding next to Officer college-aged tenants sitting, Bureau of Land Management Jason Broshious. drinking beer on the porch. information officer David Boyd. Broshious catches more Officer Broshious and I walk A heavy air tanker made some drunk drivers than any other across the perfectly manicured rare nighttime retardant drops. officer in town, according yard to where they are sitting. "The air tanker paid a key role in to supervising Officer He tells the three that a keeping the community protect- Tony Hentrick. neighbor called to complain ed and keeping flames away from He didn't arrest any drunk about a loud party. One of the homes," Boyd said,Monday. drivers when I rode with tenants, a man, tells Broshious At a community meeting earii- him, though. that he's been sitting with two er in the day, officials announced Broshious has been a police other guests outside. the evacuation of Harmony officer for six years, after Clearly, this was not a Heights development, with 27 working as a cop in the U.S. wild party. homes. But within the next hour, Air Force. Now he's working "They always call when we the evacuation was extended to on his bachelor's degree at sit on the porch." the man said, the whole New Harmony area- the University. referring to his neighbors. about 1,200 residents. Broshious said that officers Broshious did not give a Boyd said only about 80 fami- generally patrol the whole city, citation, but asked the lies evacuated, primarily those rather than sticking to assigned tenants to avoid confrontation in and near Harmony Heights, sections of the city. But all the with their neighbors. It would south of New Harmony, which is officers do extra patrol checks only make the situation worse 280 miles south of Salt lake City. in a ward of the city. to knock on their door to ask Don and Emily Jones, who Tonight, Broshious was about the call, he said. were among the first to build in assigned Ward 4, which The tenants told Broshious the Harmony Heights subdivi- means keeping an eye on that they would be walking sion in 1993, were among those construction sites, business downtown to bars, so there who evacuated. They got back offices, and the homes of would be no contact with to their home to see a wall of fire vacationing residents. the neighbors. heading toward the subdivision. "Most people think if we We were not called back to "When we looked out the back, work nights, all we deal with is the area again that evening. we thought if our home is still college kids. ... I definitely "That's the best when you there, it will be a miracle," Emily couldn't say that the majority get that call, of extremely large lones said. It's not just your prop- of our calls are college-related," party, huge party, lots of people erty, shesaid, "it'syour dreams." Scott 6 Wiirtsrton AP Photo Broshious said. urinating fighting. Then you Further south, the Westside HOT: Randy Lanain a firefighter with tlteDalton Hotshots walks in front of a large flame in New Harmony At 11:20 p.m., we pull out get there, and its like three Complex Fire near St. George, Heighs near St. George, Utah on Monday. of the station. Immediately, people on the porch," Broshious which began almost a week there is a call over the scanner said. "People make that a ago as five smaller blazes and fires were burning on more than "We're basically in a mop-up been threatened by the that is positioned between us little bit better so you'll show up then grew into one, was 90 735,000 acres in Alaska, Arizona, mode now," fire information lightning-sparked fire. in the front seat of the cruiser. quicker or something." percent contained by Monday. California, Idaho, Nevada, New officer loe Cotwell said of the In Southern California, a brush A neighbor called to complain But in BowtingGreen, tricking The 68,264-acres fire was Mexico, Utah and Washington. blaze southwest of Las Vegas. fire swept across 800 acres in about a noisy party. the cops into showing up expected to be fully contained In Nevada, a 33,500-acre Arizona's biggest blaze, about the western Antelope Valley on We head to the call on South quickly is unnecessary. by Tuesday night, said fire wildfire that had blanketed Las 30 miles north of Phoenix, Monday, destroying one build- Church Street, where residents Broshious said that police spokesman Dave Olson. Vegas with smoke and prompted grew to 116,550 acres Monday, ing and forcing some residents are "mostly townies, not too response time is already quick The National lnteragency Fire the evacuation of a Boy Scout but it was burning away from to evacuate before firefighters many students," according Center said Monday that 20 large camp was Hearing containment. populated areas that had initially managed to contain it. to Broshious. POLICE, PAGE 2 City water undergoes Businesses suffer slow summer advanced treatment By Miranda Bond compared to last year is much MANAGING EDITOR better," said Gauld. "I know By Matt Clark side of the city at 17549 West Summer for students means enrolment is up." CITY MEWS EDITOR River Road, are greeted by plant smaller classes, less crowded The office of Registration If someone asks Bowling Green superintendent Bill Ash. Ash sidewalks, faster service at and Records reports that residents what they think of said showing off the facility and restaurants and shorter lines 8,123 students are enroled the city's drinking water, they its ability to provide the best at the bars. for the summer, this number are bound to gel a response qualify water available is the Summer for some local is expected to go up as they plan similar to four-year resident most enjoyable part of his job. business can mean less profit, to see more students enroll. Emily Selega's. The process of providing demographicaJlydifferentcrowds This number is up from the "It's gross," she said, adding safe drinking water to Bowling and using different methods to 8,083 students that were that the reason she thinks Green and surrounding attract business. officially reported as being that way is because she has communities — the water Most businesses said that enroled in summer of 2004. heard unofficial stories about it is also utilized by Haskins, during summer they typically Pugh said the Myles has also from others. Grand Rapids, Portage, Westin, see fewer student patrons. seen an increase in business form But the truth is that every Jerry City, and other areas of "There are lulls in business last year and added that business drop of water hitting a dry northern Wood County during the summer, it is not has been getting better over the mouth, dirty plate or sweaty — begins at the banks of the quite as consistent." Travis past two years. body in Bowling Green goes Maumee River where the plant Pugh, a manager at Myles Pizza, However, Gavarone said that through several hours of state is located. said "Late night business is Vince Gargiulo BGNews Mr. Spots nor Howard's has of the art treatment that makes DaifysamplesoftheMaumee's definitely slower." CRUEL SUMMER: A single customer dines at SamB's resteraunt on been effected by the increase store bought filters seem like water quality are taken.