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<br /> <br />J <br />~ <br />>! <br />1--1 <br />J <br />1 <br />~l <br />~l <br />q <br />-~ <br /> <br />"tbt :Pucillo ~~idtain . Pueht(l, Colorad(1 <br /> <br />ISI <br /> <br />!, ,Jl? <br /> <br /> <br />#' <br /> <br />CITY / REGION REPORT <br /> <br />Local road information . 'fr.aflk hotlinc/585-4714 . Road cQnditions/l,877-3IS.7623 <br /> <br />Tularemia detected in Pueblo West rabbits <br /> <br />By MARGIE WOOD <br />n.t f'UE6l0 CHIEFTAIN <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />.,,~1 <br />3j <br />1 <br />oj <br />J <br />j <br /> <br />The Pueblo Ciiy-C()Unt)' <br />Health Dep<l!tmcnt on Friday <br />reported that two rabbits in the <br />Pucbln \VeSl ;lfl~:l h:\Ve teSted <br />positive for tulutmia. .)180 <br />known as rabbit fever. <br />Residents (,'ontaetcd {he <br />health department with coo. <br />ccrn~ about unusu:.1 numbers of <br />dl'lId rabbits in the llrea. Two <br />rabbits were submitted for {.:st- <br />ing and both ttl>wd positive for <br />tularemia. Four more rabbits <br />were submiucd for testing Oil <br />Thursday. <br />These :lrc Ihe lir;;t idcntifk'd <br />CaSeS. of tular.m1ia in Pueblo <br /> <br />~ao$~~tl~a~~ iSbt~~ar~ep~~le~.UlTh~ <br />last case of tularemia in a human <br />in PUi.~blo County was in 2001. <br /> <br />~Tular"::ll1i.a is similar tn <br />pla!,.'l1e, It i~ typically (ound in <br />animals, especially rodents, nlb- <br />hits and hares," s;sid Dr. ehd:> <br />Ncvin-\Voodil, he-.litlJ at'part- <br />melll din.'ctor-. "Tularemia c:ln <br />be passed to hUffi:J.tlS or animals <br />through the bire of inft.\.:ted <br />insects. most conlmonlv ticks <br />and ,ker files. :lnd by h~ndling <br />infected. sick, t)r dt::ld alJimals.~ <br />TIlt' disease can also be <br />p.asst'd [0 pCllpk .Ir animals if <br />they cat !heat or drink \nJtct <br />infected b\' the bacteri::l:, which <br />jl> espccialiy imponam informa- <br />lion (or hUllll'rS who prcpl.lre <br />thcirgame-. <br />Melissa Gillispie, the health <br /> <br />""1 <br /><l <br />..$ <br />j <br />rl <br />"1 <br /> <br />~J <br />1 <br />'4 <br />~ ~~ <br /> <br />Inmate tnlstee escapes <br />from Pueblo County jail <br /> <br />...:i <br /> <br />cl <br /> <br />whether <br />tht:v h.lVl~ a <br />his'wry o( <br />Sheriffs deputies <In.' look. C s C :J P e , <br />ing: for .1 county jail inmate w h e I her <br />who walked away from his job they have <br />;lS OJ IUl,:hl:lI Irusly (Ill bl.'en disci' <br />l'hUf~ct;lY. P 1 i It a r ,y <br />lose :\nthony Martinez, 19. pro b I (' In:i <br />lS wanu:doll a new warr:mt (or ill~id.c the <br />escape. He allegedly left the ):1)1, whether .' <br />Pueblo County Detention Ccny they hllve a 1QSl! ~tlthoo" <br />rex:lt ahoul4 p.m. while (rusry history of Martllla.t <br />inmates \verc unlo:J.ding. a s u h:; t a nee <br />delivery truck, aCl.:ording II) abuse, any past felony com'ie. <br />Pueblo Ci)UllIf Assist<tnt Sher- tions .1Ild stllbilit)' comiiJt.'r. <br />ift' Phil13ue. ati~JOs, l>tH:h as:ln inmate's age, <br />I\lattinez wa~ sentenced in how long: the inmale has lived <br />January TO six months in jail at n pnrtkulnf address and <br />(or misdcmc3nor criminal mis. employmcnt hismry. <br />chief: 00 Tuesd:l.)', 15 days Martincz':; risk a:;sC$sment <br />were added to his sentence indicated the only !!trikes <br />because he had recentl\' fatled :.lgainst him fur trusty e\lnsid. <br />to return from :l furlough that er3tion were hIs recent failure <br />was s-rantcd so ht could seck a to return (rom fUJ:loll~h ;lnd <br />job, l3ue said. the. relatively minor crimeh.:- <br /> <br />ret~1r~rt~~~~s t~~ce~ld~~~e d;3 f~c'11~i~~~e~~~r i~su~t:~u~nry~ f <br /> <br />not preclude him {rom attain- according to But.'. 1 <br />ing trusty statuI>. Sue Said. "We need workers to staff <br />'Tle is not considered a the fadlity," Bllt said. ~His <br />hjgh-tisk.il1~n:1.(,('.".sai4,Bu..:: risk Sl.:OfC WOlS I;,w. which I <br />Hm' ~sJid .thl!'fact6r~'!hOlt are qunUficd,him w be a It.USty." <br />con~idcrcdfor' < deterinining Anyoncc'wli\.i oknows'Mirlifi':'x <br />inm.He eligibility for trusty cz's wh.creabuuts can report <br />status include severity uf an th.cm to the sheriffs depan- <br />inmate's charges or (.'onvktion, mcni or city polke by calling <br />seriousness of th.eir offenses, 911. I <br /> <br />DEMOCRATS! continued from page 5A_ <br />"This is abOUI the fa(.'t thaI session) to be in the $amc <br />thes!! folks were denied access spirit as the bills that passed <br />to the ballot:' M.I\' said, "Dc- during the session, where we <br />nying them the: rigiH to the bal. were thoughtful <lbout whal <br />lot because of the Supreme we could d<J, would it rcallv <br />Coun's ddlyed netion is inap' make 3 diifercnce, and is it in <br />propriare, That is the issue tbe pur\'kw of the st.,t;...." Fit;!.- <br />her.::' Gerald said. ~Thert."li a frustr;).- <br />Senale Minority Leader tion on the part of the vOlcr~ <br />And)' Md~lhany, R-Colorado rhat they w;tnt to weigh in. and <br />Springs. agreed, adding that I'm OK with ihllt. Bm I don't <br />there's no point fchllshinl.! know whill the)"re really <br />issues alrcaqy debalcd du.ring thinking abou.t what tJeeds to <br />the regular session thal ended be done." <br />last month. Owens and the leadership <br />Democrats, however, s:lid a in hoth pMties are pbnning to <br />special session shouldn't be meet WcdnesdilY in "n <br />convened just becJluse one Mtcmpt to determine if there <br />group didn't like a Supreme should be a special ~ession, <br />Court decision. It.s inwndd. tIl Afti:r that. pany leaders <br />be used in an emergency to said they hope to craft specific <br />solve an immediate problem. measures that .address all <br />said Senate President JO.ln concerns. <br />Filz.Gerald, D-GoJden. WAt 515.000 a day. it costs a <br />Fitz-Gerald said calling a lot to convene a session." <br />sped.al session jU!a to put a Romanoff said. HI( we c.m cob- <br />"problematk" mt':l':;urc Oi) the ble somerhingtogerhcr, there's <br />ballot not oBly would be irre. no rl.'USlJn we crlll't be done in <br />~~~~Sible, but unproductive as ~~r~~erd~rd~~/l:;a~l~i~j~~~~ <br />"I want this (special a bill. <br /> <br />By PATRICK MALONE <br />THf PUEBW CHitFTAj~l <br /> <br /> <br />7i <br />'j <br />'1 <br />.j <br />~l <br />-i <br />Jj <br />~J <br />j <br />J <br />i <br />, <br />j <br />J <br />.rq <br />~ <br />1 <br />d <br />-l <br />, <br /> <br />1 <br />j <br />l?1 <br />~I <br />1 <br />~1 <br />-j <br />'1 <br />1 <br />;sj <br />j <br />J <br />1 <br />-~ <br />j <br />~ <br />9 <br />~ <br />1 <br />-, <br />i~ <br />j <br />j <br /> <br />rej: <br /> <br />'6 <br />'.J <br />i <br />J <br />21;j <br /> <br />WATER / continued from page 5A>____>> <br /> <br />~Of course. we'lI be apply. <br />ingior more grams,~ she said. <br />The Sierrll Club and the <br />Pu(!blo disrci.:t attNney's <br />office are suing Colorado <br />Springs UliIlties' in feder;'!l <br />court over past spills. Kcdrick <br />said this program will look <br />beyond just spills, studying <br />other sources of pollution 011 <br />Founlain Creek. <br />The Pueblo City-County <br />Ht'alth Dcp:mmcnt has tx:ell <br />monitoring bacterin on three <br />Fountain Creek sile$., as well <br />as two Arkansas River sit...'S, on <br />a weekly b.1$is (or almost one <br />yc.:ar. [{ plans 10 inlerpret the <br />results after collecting :H lea!!t <br />a full }'c,lt of daln. <br />The Colorado Department <br />o( Public He.11th and Envirun- <br />ment docs monitoring ;u some <br />plliulS on F,)unt;llll Creek <br />every two momhs. Thl,l U.S. <br />Gcologic:lI Survey mQoitors <br /> <br />mi..>"'" "',111;liY'."'ii!'l' <br /> <br />ON THE NET; <br />Wate.- Sentinels <br />htIP'//w'I'fW.si(.>rraclub.or91 <br />W.lIlersentinelS/ <br /> <br />Fountain Creck at variOlls <br />points in EI Paso Count}' in <br />parlnership with Colora-dQ <br />Springs Utilities, <br />From a perso.nal stll11clpQint. <br />Kedrick snid she became inlcr- <br />estcd in Fountain Creek after <br />spending lime on it as part of <br />her studies at thelmiv.:.'rsit}'. <br />"As 1I biology mJJjor, I had a <br />lot of time Ull th" ~reek," <br />Kedrick snid. "I think this is a <br />good opportunit)' for people <br />to get connected to the ercek. <br />Maybe even bccnul>c it can be <br />smelly and gross, you develop <br />that connection." <br />For information, or to sisn <br />up for training, eOot.1e[ <br />Keddck :n671-9235, <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />"','~~~~m'''''' <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />dcp:lrtment':; epidemiologisl, <br />said Ull"rcmia can b<.' treated <br />with antibiotics, bUI PC(lple .-:on <br />reduct' thc risk of contracting <br />the disease by avoiding ticks and <br />any sick or dead animals. <br />Tularemia symptoms ror peo. <br />pie includc a skit1 ulcer, :'\udden <br />fever. chills, hcadaclw, b\ld)' <br /> <br />~fvhee~~e~rn:~~~lf~' c~~~d a~~t~~~:: <br /> <br />symptoms are nC3!ly identic:..l to <br />the symptoms (If pla~uc_ Cats <br />generally becllme lethargic: have <br />U high ft'vcr and Hide 3ppctitc. <br />They may :llso experience ~~neu- <br />monia ;md swollen lymph nodeS. <br /> <br />~~~~hs~~~~u~~/~fm~~l~~r;;ultl.~ <br /> <br />tile disease. <br />Fllr more information, call the <br />hC<llth department M 583--4942. <br />or visit the CCflter'1 for Disease <br />Connol's Web site. <br /> <br />RAB81T FEVER <br />Tha baaltb department gives this advice to protect ilgall'lst the <br />disease: <br />. Avoid ticks. Thl! OO$t protection <br />forpets,e'>Pef;iallyciils.istok~p <br />them indoors. II OIltdoors. with )iour <br />C<!l$,heepir19themOl.J(~It>eavily <br />wooded areas Cilfi llrOl<kle "dditOonal <br />j)/cl"ction, as Ihl!Se;m:!ilS<'lr(! idl!al <br />f()(lkkst(lli~. <br />. St1l1011t ot arl'!as thatwikl <br />(odef1(sinhablt I(yooare insu;:;h <br />ilreaS.'vt'II';nseclfe:pefk!l1t'xlfItain' <br />ingDEfT.. <br />. Pr~'J"nl yo;.U( pels (fom hunt.il19 <br />or ellhngwild fOderlts,esplKlilly <br />rabbi\s. <br />. Avoid aU contact with wild <br />rooents,incll"dll'l9!tluirrel5Moj'ab. <br /> <br />bits; do not f<led or handle them. <br />. Nher tOt;ch sick fiT de",d ilr.irrIills <br />""'thyourbat('hand.:..lf,"nanirr~1 <br />must be 1110'1/00, US!! a long-handled <br />$hoveltoplace it in a gi!lrbage baQ. <br />and place the b<'!(l inilfl outdoor gar- <br />bageCarl. <br />. Avoid drinKing unlr{!;}leo VfJt~'t <br />from streams or lllt.es and prewnt <br />your pet:; from dOIng the S.lIJT\i!, <br />. See a pl'l)'$lci/Jll if.,..ev become iH <br />wilh..tUghf~v(lr3ndlOfasWQnen <br />lymph oo~.TularernIJ is-a tr"a\A!b:e <br />illne5S wtK-n dii'lgnoS{ld ellrly. <br />.SeCi:lilet""ll'IJrlar.ifYOl.!rpr:t <br />becomesiliwilbahigilfever.alld/or <br />sWQlleniyrnphnodes. <br /> <br />Fountain Creek study washes u <br /> <br /> <br />Federal funding stall <br />means projects phase of <br />study won't be done <br />until early 2008. <br /> <br />By CHRISWOODKA <br />THE f>UE 510 CHl~n AIN <br /> <br />COLORADO SPRINGS - A <br />$3 million study of fountain <br />Cretk likely won't be complcte <br />until :It least 2008 a~ (ederal <br />(\mding appears tn be sf:l!led. <br />A technical advi$on' commit. <br />tee gOI more bnd news ;lbout rhe <br />study's funding. Friday. <br /> <br />Ch';:IC~oel~~~51~I~k (l70~~~' ~~~~ <br /> <br />Army Co'rps of En~,'inccrs dis- <br />trict offu:e in Alhuquerque. "We <br />won't know anything for sure- <br />until Oct. 1." <br />He $aiJ that would push back <br />completion of furthcr work by <br />the Corps until at lenst early in <br />2008, :lnd p,)ssibly later <br /> <br />dcp('nding- on funding h:vds. <br />The grQup. which beg <br />buildillg on the fount:lin Creek <br />Waterihed Plan in 2000. is <br />nltldl' up of plarmers from Pueb. <br />10. E1 Paso nnd Teller counties. <br />The Arm}' Corps of Engi. <br />neers is r"vjcwing ('ngi.necring <br />rcpons on the crl'ck's flows, <br />structures :llld S!t;lP;';\ but needs <br />$5{)0,000 10 complete the most <br />crucial pan of the ~tudy - <br />developing projects that would <br />reduce (.'wsion and sediments.. <br />tionalong the creek, <br />ItJhnst)n said the .sludy should <br />be far enough :dong to provide <br />infOlma{ioo that 'is needed for <br />the Bureau of Reclamfition's <br />environmental review of the <br />proposed Southern Delivery <br />Syst~'m, a waler ilt.'lh'cry project <br />for Colorado Spring.<:. Fountain <br />and Security_ Tht: Corps is a <br />cooperating agency in the cn\+ <br />ronmenwl review. <br />However. The Cifv of Pueblo <br />ill still detlling with incteased <br />sedimentation that h<ls compro- <br />mised the efficiency of <br /> <br />ing ;It wal's to bring together <br />Fountain Creek communities to <br />develop long-term solutions for <br />rhe creek Mcanwhile. Cok,rado ~~ <br />Springs will need information n <br />from tne !;Iudy when its storm- l: <br />water enterprise begins opera- i: <br />lion in carlv 2007. f <br /> <br />na~~~~~~~~~~' ~r$~~~~gdnt~,i rJ <br /> <br />through, J()hll.$-on said. While the f; <br />local agcJl..-:ie$ have $74,000 left. [:~ <br />it's nOI cenain whether a pre-r <br />se-ntati(:m (If the pl<m'$ progress ii <br />to date can be prepared this fall <br /> <br />a$ ;~~eg~~:Srei;I~~p~~~~' to be l <br />}~~~~~ b~i:h ]~le~~~~:i~'~~i~~~~ <br />are running ahe:ld of the federal <br />m~~cJ~n't think there would be : <br />enougn to (:(J01pletcan)' morc ;~ <br />projects until we get the O\~cr. <br />aD mOlley," said Rich !'.'luZZ}', of <br />the Pikes Peak ,'\rea Council of <br />Government!>. <br /> <br />QJ3's accident typical formot.orcYcl~.s <br /> <br />IUi~~plj~9~!g,er shOYt(1. !~::i.\"~ <br />been wearing a helmer. andsc\'- <br />cral studies agree with them. <br />A study by Ihe Nation:al <br />Highwuy TC.1fhc Safety Admin. <br /> <br />~~tat~~~g~t~~Ju~~~~~et~~~n~~~ <br /> <br />of death 36 percent for motor<;y- <br />deriders. <br />Wcarilll; a helmet also <br />reduc(~s the chntJ(:es o( brain <br />injury by 65 percent. <br />S{udics done in statt.'s that <br />used to require motmcyclists II) <br />wear helmets show th,lt relaxing <br />thc helmet laws lead to (ewer <br />rid{'r~ wearing helmets. more- <br />injuries and more. motorcyclist <br />dC;lths. <br /> <br />. mo~~~~~~lfs~s ~O~:e~; II rh~~~~ <br /> <br />though it dO<..'S require all riders <br />to wear eye protection, <br />Grisham s:ihJ that's good, but <br />a hclmetis belrer. <br />"You don't get as serious of <br />head iniuries~ in ;lccidents wilh <br />hdmet$, she said. "l'hc~' defi- <br />nitely get some protection from <br />:tlJclmel." <br />Lyons noted thai .many of <br />Roetbli\ioberger's injuries wert.' <br />to his race, which would hn\'c <br />becn beHer protected by a full <br />helmet. <br />Wearing somcthin~ (wer <br />your eyes is crucial. Grisham <br />said. <br /> <br />arc~I (:i:~ds s~h~:a;J:(:~to~~hy~ <br /> <br />des," she snid. "And witn the <br />bugs or road dcbri~ or rain. <br />drops, with the speeu jJnd no <br /> <br />dr:s~i~tti~ct;~~l.i,!,S ju.~t like nee. <br /> <br />Grisham ;ll~o said Pueblo <br />motorc}'-clistsneed to .stOp <br />speeding. <br />"It's primarily the younger <br />ones, the teenagers and the <br />younger 205," she !mid, "Tbey <br />lust seem to have no conCept l)f <br />what could happen co them jf <br />th\:)' ~t in an accident at tbt. <br />speed they're riding." <br /> <br />By JAMES AMOS <br />THE "UEStO cril(nAI~1 <br /> <br />The motorcycle accident tbat <br />injured ['[ttl:iburgh Steders <br />qll:mcrback [Ien Roethlisbcrgcr <br />was tragic, but not unusu:ll. <br />In fnct, a n:uion:ll study round <br />that a majority or mntfHcyc!e. <br />vehicle acciflents occur when <br />the motorcyclist is hil by an <br />on<:oming vehicle, <br />Mototcyde safety groups <br />have warncd motorcvclists for <br /> <br />b~f,~: :~~~~~h~t~:rz~~~1cl:S n~~ <br /> <br />thero<l.d, <br />Roedllisberger suffered a <br />mild con<::ussion and other ni:ad <br />illiuri~s nn Mondav when his <br />SuzukI motorcycle hit Ihe (ront <br />of a car th.1t had turned left in <br />front of him. <br />Roethlisbcrger W:ls not weM- <br />ing a helmet, but s,tid he would <br />put one 0l1i: if he rides3g;lin, <br />The United States study. <br />whkh was done in 1981. is the <br />most comprehensivc in the <br />cQumry. <br />Funded by the N3tioll31 High. <br />wa)o' Traffic Safety Administra- <br />tion, fraffic researcher HarrY <br />Hurt examined information <br />(rom thousands of motorC}'dc <br />accidents in the Los Angeles, <br />Calif,,3rcn, <br />The study ;llso showcd that <br />the mototl:ydists most likely to <br />, be involved in an <l.ccidcnt wl!rc <br />young mi:l1, mostly riders with. <br />out f(lrrn:tl training. <br />The circumstances of theIr <br />crilshes show that Rocthlisb~rg- <br />cr'~nc-cidcnt istypkal. <br />Thc studr ~wid; <br />. Approximatelv three- <br />founhs of mowrcvdc' <lcddents <br />involved ctllli~h.ll}. with ,1nother <br />vchicle, which most Mten was a. <br />p:lSs...nger ::mtomobile. <br />. In those accidents, "the <br />driver of the other vehicle vi<r <br /> <br />~~~d a~~C: ca~~;dr~I;~I~cci~~~;~t~ <br /> <br />'...1..\ <br /> <br />. MOTciRCYCCEDEAfH~' <br /> <br />A2001 :study by th(!fl7\d~ral <br />highway agency found that In the <br />two years lifter dropping their <br />hetmet IliIWS, motorcyclists duths <br />IOCrltasedln: <br /> <br />. KMtud<y. 58 percent il'l/:fl!;Jsl!'. <br /> <br />. AlhflSlIS.. 29 oerce.,t increase. <br /> <br />. t.ouisi<lflil. lQS percent il'lCtei5e'. <br /> <br />.T(;1.(I$,37 plJlcent1r\Creol-Se. <br /> <br />~~T~~~!~~an cri1~~~o~~:n~~g~R3~~c~xo~~.1 <br />lHf />liEt>lO~HlEfTAIN supervisor. b~th,. w~cn he saw Davidsl,Jt1 <br />------- Davidson was crossing nanh walking III the .ruad. I;eMasteno <br />A Pueblo ffi;ln was hospital- Eliz.,beth Street at 9:45 p.~. ~~~idl~~ :~o~d~~tPn~v~~~~h~ <br />i:zedlatc Thursdav when hCWOlS Thursday. when he wa~ stru<::k street in fmnt of a Taco Bell <br />struck by it van 'ilS he crossed by :I Ford Aerostal' dn....en by rest.:aurant, l\ceording to police-. <br />Elizabeth Street. Terry I.eMasters, 56, of Pueblo, Police do not suspe~t that <br />Harlan DavidSon, 54. was according to a report by Pueblo !-eMast.ers was speeding or <br />listed in critical condition 3t police CapL Lind::! Grish:tm. impaircd~ The inve~tjgatkm is <br />Parkview Medical Center latc LeMasters wnl' southoound in conthiulng. <br />@ritJW;nW~1:mWimjWmmEttWjjiliiin;;'iHj;jij!ij~t1':t~X~~wd1:~~t~,1W1 =1'l\1'l'!r + r,~~ <br /> <br />two-thirds o( those accident.!l. <br />. Th~ milSt frequent ilcddent <br />scena.rio is the motorcycle pro+ <br />cceding straight then the auto- <br />mobile makes a left turn In (ront <br />of the oncoming motorcycle. <br />A 2001 upd;}!c to the Hurt <br />~tudy showed rh:'lt more motm- <br />cyclislS older than age of 40 <br />wert' being in\'olved in acd. <br />denIS, but didn't rind a change <br />in the causes of accidents. <br />Pueblo police Capt. Undo. <br />Grish:Jrn .,>aid shes not sur. <br />prised~by the prim:1ry cause of <br />motorcycle-vehicle acCidents, <br />Motorcycles lire hard 'for otner <br />drivers to see - or toremem. <br />berto IMk for, <br />"They're small, they have- 3- <br />diffuent profile. ~ Grisham said <br />about motorcycles, especially <br />those coming towuds another <br />clI.ror truck. <br />Drivers of regul.1r \'chicles <br />aren't very good at judging how <br />(ast a motorcyele is approach- <br />ing, she said. <br />Slit. Brian Ll'o.ns, h.:ad o( the <br />Colorado State Patrol's accident <br />in\"Csfiglltion team fllr thc <br />Pueblo arell, agn:cd, <br />"Nine time!i out. of 10 that'!> <br />what it's goin\; to be, in the <br />dty," he said, <br />Rural motorcycle ;lcddcms <br />usu~lI\' stem from a rider losing <br />cotltrol. Lyons said. <br />In the elt)', motorcyclists usu. <br />ally get hit by unaware drivers, <br />Bryon ;lnd Grisham said <br /> <br />i~~; L ..~... <br /> <br /> <br />Salurday, June IJ, 2006 p~!:C' iA <br /> <br />LOCAL <br />BlUEFS <br /> <br />.. MEETINGS <br />I"ueblo Beautiful <br />Kecp Pueblo Beautiful <br />lnembers will meet at 11:45 <br />lI.m. Wednesday at La Renais. <br />sance-restaurant. Fur reserva- <br />tions or more information. <br />caU JDhn Perri, 544-41)06. <br /> <br />II HAPPENINGS <br />Imps to hold audition <br />The Impossible Players will <br />hold open :JlHlitiOI1S ror "[ <br />Hilte Hamlet" .ilt 7 p.m. Mon. <br />da)' and Tuesday at their plav- <br />t.ousc, 121h and Main s{reets: <br />The six roles include three <br />femules and two males in <br />their 30s and une !emille <br />about 70 years old, Inexpcri. <br />cnc...'-d tmd veteran 'actors are <br />invited to try OUL <br />Voluntr:ers lntere!;ted in <br />~ccbnic;ll positions with the <br />J'rllducUon crew also arc <br />bl,'ingl't1ughl. <br />The dire-clOr is Lara Hays. <br /> <br />Uutcher on panel <br />State Rep. Dorothy nutch~ <br />(r. D-Pueblo, is sitting on a <br />health-care panel tod,IV a.t the <br />N:ltional Hispanic Caucus o( <br />~tate Legislators conference <br />in Charlcslon, S.C. <br />The panel will disctls~ <br />health,cure a.c<::css and afford. <br />,bility, Butcher sponsored a <br />hill in tlw ugisl:lture Ihis year <br />to <lSSeSli health-care dispari. <br />tics in SllUtlWtn Colorado, but <br />it .....tIS vetoed by the goo.'crnor. <br /> <br />Senate OKs <br />Pinon Canyon <br />amendment <br /> <br />1HE :>U[i!LO CHI[H,Wi <br /> <br />The U.s. Senate on Friday <br />) J:::;:~:r~)~~;~lro :rrcPfi~~~d200~ <br /> <br />defense authorizHiun bill <br />htfcrcd by Sen. Wayne Allard, <br />R-Colo.;.th'a.t will-,rcquirc,tl1e <br />tJ(.'nwgon,t{) answer; a numher <br />i)flQUCStioos askcdhy.thc resi. <br />dents of Sllulheastcrn Colo. <br />bd\) before :lny expansion of <br />I'inon Can)'on can proceed.. <br />~The cxp;msilln of Pinon <br />i:anyon is a major issue (or <br /> <br />gl~I~~oJ~~" o~:lf:r'~;~~t~~~ <br /> <br />All,lrd. "l'hev a.rc frustrated <br />bee:!use lhere has been an <br />ilbscnce oj informatjun per. <br />taining to the Arm,..'s pro- <br />posal I share> their frustration <br />\md th<lt is why I offered this <br />amendm~.nt. <br />"1 hope this am~ndment <br />hw; the Army's ,lttention," <br />Allard said. <br />"My .:Jmenamem prohibits <br />~he Army fiom going forward <br />with any propo~1 th.1t would <br />,:xpand Pinon C:tn~'on until <br /> <br />~~li~~n;ha~rt:~~c~l~~~' i~~~: <br /> <br />'munity le3ders ha\'c <br />:equested_" <br />Thc amcndment ill>ks (or <br />In(ormati<>u on Fort Carson's <br />I,:u.rn'nt and future training <br /> <br />~;alu~~~~i:~lD~~lO(r~~~, A~~J <br /> <br />illtcrnatives it ha..<.: studied. <br />economic and environmental <br />imp:lcls, l'Slimated costs and <br />other issues. <br /> <br />Senate orders <br />military: Finish <br />weapons job <br />fl1EPUElll..OCI1Im...m <br /> <br />The u.s. Senatc hilS told <br />the P~ntagotl that it wams a <br />comprel~eJ1si\'C schedule for <br />the d"'Slruction of chemica.l <br />weapons here and in Ken- <br /> <br />~h~~ld ~~d d~~:t a~h~oo~~O~~ <br /> <br />possible. <br />Sen, Ken Salazar, [)..Colo., <br />said his amendment to the <br />defense amhoriz3linn bill was <br />;lceepted l:ilc Thur>:day. <br />~My amendment will pro' <br /> <br />~~~~ct~ st~r"~e~~~:1 t~~t ~~; <br /> <br />S3fc and responsible dcstruc. <br />IiDn o( the chemIcal weapons <br />housed at Pueblo Chemical <br /> <br />~iS~!-I~~e .1Sf;~~:i~r.{;1 ~~:llt~l~ <br />crute furthcr delays in fund- <br />ing of schedules on this mi1t~ <br />d:;se;v~h:o ~~Ie of Pueblo <br />i,_ <br />