£.5 30632 12>/ / 1 4 / 2 0 ,0 3 ?N 1 JIM PA R K E E Va n d e l. l ' — E L 'P A S O ------ TX 7'i"?03 : ■ ' i e . ■ . MMMa j . v ^ ew Tyin Falla, Id.!d8ho/98th year. N o. T h u r s dday, i September 4,. 2 0 0 3 M 5 0 c e n t s C f a b b M OW R t N I N G Law WIa t h e r . io th <e r t r iy > ‘ day: P a rtly •a g ec y A w T o d u A d o u■udy d a n d threjeat susfipect-boyfirBriend o f ex-:-chiam ber directord - hitiangs him se woriTies - BySMNlyM’ Miller " "Itlsjustanjanother tragedy in tiiis ininmate was watching teleRevision LEY , iteatNs” A lniit Qayter, 'Hiiiiergr - A 2 w hole tiling,”U”Ut ' 2ingersdd. wlwhen Gayler went into thih e rest- JylAGiC VAtLl - — ' According.g . to Sgt. • J e ff ' n>om«> area. After about 15 In wrHbif: &i w ake o f police TWHfFAFALLS - The boyfriend JKailey woman wno wass •.shot to. Win^on oif f (d ie Wasardi County utes, tbe other inmate bt irnggators concerned, as Gayler had aJ firing , WHgorwi irmer executive director ddeath Aug. 8 a fter pointiniing a gun S h etiffs D epaipartment, Gayler w as co already arit'-Qty^__„in.an.area.witlvitiLBboutci^c other_. Jhshowered diat.^gy. o u t n e w c r e d it c a x d > -H ail^- Chamber-of——at-poll»-outside-of-Far: a SS% d ied earty Wednesday IUtah died about 23 j ,TP- inm ates Mondnday afternoon when “His cellmate became£ "Environnnm entalists- after h"nping<ng himself at the Wednesday\ after being taltaken o ff it was tim e forfbrrecreadon. ^cem ed and alerted jail offifficers," wnlty of “EveryoneB \went out for'recre* • Winterton•»' said. “Jail of Wiuatcfa CotutyQ Jail in Heb^ lifeli ^ p p o rt at th e Unive] ;“ “ d tai|et Sniinake datns Utah Medical Center in SaSalt la k e ation exceptt ifor another inmate immediately responded - D ow ntow n tM fM pwr: : Eighty.I U f c found him himging by a bed Gayler, 31, fiance of City,C said his attorney,sy, Tbdd and Mr.Gayleiler,” Wintenon said. ByJeimHirSanili ' y e 80K)ld w o m a n k e eB p pslW: n N ,ndi. l\iilUmer, also 31 - the Utringer.I , W intertonn said the., oth er - Please see SUICIDE. P f U I s str e e ts c le a n . - Pa8« A2 - - tlme»WewswTtt.wrtter -_______- TWIN FALIiLLS -'Many Idaho water users anare calling it “eco- M oney . W extortion.” T.]E leacd e f s h ook aii t gunip o lic ' It^ thu tltreaiiv a t o f a lawsuit -by ' In t h e n ^ : Q w e st repiports c $ 9 1 ' cnvironmentalisalists who want more tnininn second-Quaite:rterloss. i water for endanj ■ steelhcad. P a g 0 D 4 gh-stokcs poker,” said nko. executive direc- “This is high-sIdaho Water Users I G u t d o q r s Norm Scmanko, ------------------- toToflli^IdaIS soy that what the - Association. alists wan t wotdd dry__________ Water usersm s1 milhon acres md and affect munic*'________ i up more tlian'l, tourism and ground- ^ ___^_______ Idaho farmlandgc. i ■ • tpalsupptic^~touironmental groups woter recharge.y notice of intent to Four envirorrai government over filed a 60-dayof ni 10. upper Snake sue the federalinduding Minidoka,-------------- its operationd ofL itde Wood River --------- ----------River dams, hind provide water for •* Palisades and1 otheAL in south^en* ' J . dams - whichederal p operations of irrigatois and oti Cradnd up: G re a t R ifi lake R iver don't pro- tral Idaho. Fedei a g re at hiking area. hreatened or endan- H . the upper Snaketnbla River Basin P a g o D i tect rhc 12 thrctsteclhead and arc gercd Columbllother federal plan salmon and / sten judge, d ie groups Sp6r.ts based on anoth tiut>wn oiu by n j M t Vlfiljb R a in w r e a k sshavoc h H V ' ntalists are using .. as leverage In their ■ once again at U.S. OpepeiL Environmentalroach the four lower . P a £ e B l 1 Idaho water aslam 1 s, said Semanko. attempts to brea(ent o f th e Coalition Snake River damIter, un organization 'N a t io n • who is presidentirrigators, the Idaho for Idaho Water,Association, . J.R. that indudes mdIrrij the Idaho Fhrm i y Daiiym cn’s nrion.Asi " " Simplot Co. and:tate already locked MVCt tWQM/n* nM»Nn Bureau Fedemrio:rs of drought and “With the state' supplies, the news w B jli Tncy Parr'arrelra, a crlma lab techniciann withwl the T^ln Falls Po»c* Derlepartfflint, checks ths psperwsrwork on one cf tha guns theie departmentc has In atorage. •NM " in three years•onmentalists'• < cco- T ft«cityey Council Is considering a plinin tlthst will chsnga the way conitnflteatsd guns ars disposedd oof. lim ited water«at su] has hit Idaho * . o f the environn like-a-bombshell,V-r....... extortion threatd. “fbllowing the ............water-users'likeveekend, we have ■ PlanI wpuldallov)w dealers t(;o b u y seizeed weaponss from polic Semanko said.p hone calls and e- .Labor Day weel,bout-everyone we - -B yJutldPanciinse T .......... “ ! . ^TM Kitife "bggaiHa so Hi . business leader •5" second auctions.- Guns had nonstop jmpho Is worrit about | ~~ T»ro—^< w »w» w riter. thatthi bum per stid cers retreading R y a n . H onlcy,y, who manages a ' soldold should retain their i.......... —emails.- Just^abouiaho ‘Klamath* cri- ----------------------^ « C “Chop a council member, ncnotour gun shop,hasI tataken on the job of. nunlum bers and be placed InIS not have heard from I TT-—:------------T w m -F A“AEES-=-Folks-pLMUnd— i gu: lg — up------organi2ing-otheJier-gun-and-pawn-------hexlS x r a u c fiM 7 Tih'der~th'r"siite m a potential Idahcmath'Basin'fenners.. : Execution: Former mini IWinRdlsteitend to g e t riled when orearound town. '' shop owners. He said the 10 or so ternerm s a s the first sale. n the sis.” md Oregon lost out im t t o d e a th fo r k illin g 'sam e-----------In2001rKlaraat l g abor- th e subje>jecc of - Second i ^With four council seatss 1open- other gun deidealers who' have' • «Guns to be chopped - G Ifish. Ing up In t^bvember, co in California and . tio n provider. Am endm entnt rights com es up. _ ing council stores in tovm1 hihave said they sup- ot sold after two offeri 0 Water Users members are looking to ~{■put a port th e foUowiiBingconccpls: G uns endangered fisl P i a g o A 3 11*8 8 factt olof which'City Council me hould b e destroyed. ;an*t m ake low er m em b ers, aiare keenly aware. policypol in p lace to unloadad the • A uctions' - ( •rings The Idaho - O n c e per year, all • «Illegal' %yeapons - LIcen dams go away and ____ ______:During ,th e ..last election _cycle.. cit;city>_conflscated_ guns_b(before ----- legal -guns that A.ssociation can’the effort to breadi---------- ----- at the dty-has-the------ -JSoiealers cbiild bid on illi two years ageago, it becam e a flash* • campaigningcar actually begin:‘"s- , right to keep shishould b e listed for Snake Rhrer dam0 said. Even.if envi* O pin io n «apons, but those guns c point issued^ er city staffers mis- “We“ want to take caree of It sa le on an Indivilividual gun basis. - w o n ^ support diesucceeded in Judicial soapbox: Ninth before it heats save the police station u V them, Semanko sa Ith takenly desiestroyed 174 seiZed bel "5 • Buyers - Only licensed they (- fout* dams, they C ircu it C ourt p u s h e s itits s liber* firearms andnd «ur rifles by chop- CouncilwomanCoi Gl ley. have b m n m ade legal. ronmentalists mteea Idaho water 4 25“ firearms dealialers should be HorsleyH i ' suggested t a l a ctiv ism yet. ag a in oon n the them up a t th e city^ shop. ThompsonTh< said. “Why not? “"*** breaching theie fo hook. And Idaho ’ Lance Clow said. issueisst has been controversia S atuaturday night specials, or ch< couldn't, guarantewon’t support an states, toda^ editorial: . • Handling i P n S ^ AA staffers misuisunderstood a council fourfou years.” g charge - There hantandguns, should go up on th a t would b e off d ieill h damage liveli- P i a b action io tab;able a discussion on The^ issue might have gotteng( ■ shotUdbeaminlinimum'charge for auctucdon block just like *®®Pm w ater users woneiDU. gui^ disposaltal to m ean that six thethe town pretty fired up,,o but handling. Onee tam ount that has exp(pensivie e guns. » effort diat willin for Idaho Water TTj) years’ worthth o f guns in storage ThompsonTh< said s h e view s seMtting b een discussedd Iis $25. AsAa for fully automi hoods downsn«an)in B oise’ todiQr to a policy m ostly a s a houseliekMp* * Sale-Each:h gun Should go to firearearms, Horsley said, “Firs H ie Coalition fi C o m in g I > 1 were to b e dcdestroyed. The action a P natic plans )in respond to what triggered protestspn from some inging chore.