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Ideas or comments? Call News Editor Dave Devenport (414) 431-8301 reen Bay Press-Gazette Monday, September 5, 1994 nniii iiiii im Bomb threat clears bingo hall, casino iujii.ihiiii.ij iium xrmmm-v J- (. 'i. 1 1 "i i But Sunday's opener was mostly full of optimism By Sean Schultz Press-Gazette Pat Devine doesn't have to wear that dumb Vikings hat anymore. Sterling Sharpe can stay. And one Packers fan has decided he hates the Minnesota Vikings even more than the Chicago Bears.

That's tailgate talk in Lambeau Field after the Green Bay Packers handed the Vikings their first taste of defeat since Mike Holmgren has been the head coach. Packers fans were optimistic and Vikings fans were overconfident as brats sizzled, flags flew and talk was cheap before the Packers' 16-10 victory. Parking lot attendant Lew Smith of Green Bay -said he thought the parking lots filled in record time Sunday as gates were closed by 10:25 a.m. Indeed, there was a new record set inside Lambeau Field as attendance hit 59,487. Wide receiver Sharpe took some knocks from fans after giving them a scare with a threat to not play the Vikings game.

Mike Allen of Markesan, flying the flag of the Lake View Inn which he owns, said before the game that he'd lost some respect for Sharpe after he. threatened Saturday not to play against the Vikings. i "We need him, but he's only one guy," Allen said. After the Packers' 16-10 victory, Allen was back at his tailgate. "It wasn't pretty, but a win is a win is a win," he said.

"I think I'm getting to hate the Vikings even more than the Bears." Devine, no relation to the former Packers coach, lives in Minneapolis now, but as a Packers fan he ha, taken plenty of grief from Minnesota fans the last 'fWtwo seasons as the Vikings beat the Packers four games in a row. Because of a bet he made, each Vikings victory meant De-vine had to don a Vikings hat for the next rematch. a a. ft Press-Gazette photo by John Robb Friendly rivals: Larry Vorpahl, left, of Appleton, cheers inflatable Vikings helmet Sunday. Most of the record-for the Packers while his friend, Mark Howell, a Vikings crowd of 59,487 were Packers fans and went home fan from Bloomihgton; right whacks him with an happy with a 16-10 Green Bay victory.

1 'y-' A bomb threat called in to the' pneida Bingo and Casino just a rter 10 p.m. Sunday brought police md firefighters to the scene, The Ashwaubenon Public Safety Department responded to the (bomb threats called in for both the new Oneida Casino and the nearby Oneida Bingo Casino hall. Gamblers evacuated both build- ings and the Radisson Inn, located between the two, snarling move- ment outside the buildings as pie waited on the grass and parking lots. Public safety officers set up com-mand posts outside both buildings 'and a K-9 dog was brought in to aid in a search of the buildings. Officers were unable to immedi-' ately locate the woman at the casi-no who reported the bomb threat (call.

Six arrested, 21 kicked out off game Seven citations were issued to six people at Lambeau Field during the Green Bay Packers game Sunday. Another 21 people were ejected rom the game, according to Capt. Stobert Boncher of the Green Bay Police Department. Jr. Five of those arrested were cited Ifor disorderly conduct and one of 'those also was cited for possession of THC.

Another person was arrested for possession of THC. Boncher said of those arrested, cne was from Green Bay, two were Jrom other Wisconsin cities and jhree were from Minnesota. Only one traffic accident was re-jported after the game. Boncher there were many traffic jams nd backups in pre-game traffic before the 10 a.m. start time of police traffic direction.

No one cracked weekend jackpots MADISON Nobody cracked 4he $2.5 million multistate Power-Sail jackpot or Wisconsin's $1.2 'pillion Megabucks jackpots this weekend. The Powerball prize will rise to 1 jh estimated $5 million for the midweek drawing, while the Mega-fcucks jackpot wilj creep up to $1.5 Officials for the Powerball lottery said nine tickets got the first live numbers, but missed the Jpowerball, to win the game's second prize, none bought Wisconsin. The winning numbers Saturday three, 12, 17, 20 and 34. The powerball was 23. The winning numbers for the drawing Saturday were 14, 18, 21, 22, 36 and 43.

subscription starts, holds lost Due to equipment failure Sun-'aay, the original requests of who wanted starts or holds on their subscriptions were lost. Those people tghould contact the newspaper's Jgirculation Department at 431-j200 to make their requests again. Man missing, boat found swamped MILWAUKEE A swamped ijiotorboat found floating in Lake Michigan Sunday prompted a search for a Milwaukee man be-iQeved to have taken the craft out 'about noon Saturday, Coast Guard "officials said. ff Another boater reported finding the swamped 16-foot boat about $30 a.m. about a mile off Atwater Beach in suburban Shorewood, jaaid Petty Officer Colin Mansfield.

He identified the missing boater RS David Resnick, 46, of Milwaukee. Staff and wire service reports Todd said. "He deserves it." Don Grogan was just glad it didn't rain Sunday. The green and gold tempera paint he used to paint his "Pack Mobile" from roof to tires would have run right down Lambeau's parking lot, he said. He and his pal, Troy Wagnitz, both from Green Bay, turn their paint and brush on Grogan 's Toyota van for every home game.

This time it was emblazoned with a fervent "Ho ho ho Let's Go to the Bowl" and "Proud to be a Cheesehead." That was just on the driver's side. "I'm looking forward to getting rid of it," Devine said, tossing his braids. His hat bore the warning "I lost a bet, so shut up!" The hat is history and his friend, the Vikings fan, will be sporting a cheesehead on Oct. 20, the next time the two teams meet. Paul Knotz of Stevens Point, a Vikings fan, smelled a conspira-cy.

Sharpe's sudden change of plans "was all a bunch of baloney to psych out the Vikings," he claimed. "But we'd rather kick their patooties with him in there." His buddy, Jorge Hagenbrock of Duluth, called Sharpe "a barometer of all the athletes. They're all spoiled rotten." "The Sterling Sharpe thing just signifies where all pro sports are right now," said Steve Brossard of Green Bay. "It'sthe individual first, the team second I guess maybe people should get involved with college teams." "We all love the man, but he really put us through an ulcer week," Judie Janquart, a Stevens Point fan, said early in the game. "When he catches his first pass, I'm interested to see the reaction of the crowd." They reacted the same way Gilbert Delwiche of Casco did.

He admitted after the game that he was afraid of a Packers loss late in the game. "But they came through," he said, "and Sharpe made the difference. He's worth everything." Brothers Todd and Eric Wilda usually cheer the Packers except when they play the Vikings. Then Eric, of Two Rivers, becomes a Vikings fan, setting off A feud with Todd in Appleton. Eric said he developed a liking for the Vikings' logo when he was a little boy and that's why he roots for them.

"When they (fans) start pounding on him, I just grin," Press-Gazette photos by Patrick Ferron Ticket hopeful: At left, Terry Traynor, Chicago, stands with his Packers-painted Jeep searching for tickets Sunday. Ready to go: Above, Jim Mendyke left, and Shaun Sullivan, Stevens Point, show support for their teams. Aldemen vote Tuesday on fteirim limits But, no matter what, voters get to decide Nov. 8 Term Limits group irks some on Council What's next City Council vote: Aldermen will vote on limiting their terms at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 203 of City Hall, 100 N.

Jefferson St. jtsOJitiilli To cover col-'jfege costs not akencaraofby grants or schoh many Students are tak out loans. you concerned that By Susan Campbell Press-Gazette Green Bay aldermen will vote Tuesday on whether a limit should be placed on their term of office. J3ut even if they reject it, voters will get a crack at the question in a binding referendum in the Nov. 8 election.

Wisconsin Term Limits, the local arm of a national movement, has submitted petition to the City Council seeking to limit the terms of the mayor and aldermen. The petition also calls on city officials to ask Green Bay's state and federal elected representatives to support term limits for their offices. Some aldermen said they don't like the idea. "It's up to the people to decide," Aid. Timothy Hinkfuss said.

"The assumption is that people aren't intelligent enough to vote someone outof office." -i Hinkfuss, who said capping terms of office is undemocratic, plans to vote against the measure. "This is something that should go on the ballot it's a big issue," he Aid. Terry Skarda also plans to vote against term limits, saying they would result in an inexperienced government. "It's taken me just over two conscience," she said. The term limits movement, initiated in the northwest in the early 1990s, has been successful.

Voters slapped term limits on U.S. members of Congress in each of the 14 states that had the issue on the ballot in. 1992, including Michigan. Some of the ballot questions also limited terms for state and local lawmakers. "Even if everybody is doing a great job, there still are ideas to be heard from," Kline said.

"And we might come up with a better equilibrium with more ideas to choose from." Mayor Sam Halloin, now in his 16th year in office, said incumbency hasn't given him an unfair advantage. "It's not necessarily easier at the local level for incumbents," he said. "They have to respond to everything that happens during their term of office." Furthermore, Halloin said candidates running in local non-partisan races don't enjoy the financial support that political parties bestow upon incumbents at the state and national levels. Municipal candidates instead are left to raise their own funds, he said, adding he has about $8,000 in campaign debts from his re-election four years ago. al offices it would actually cap.

How the question is worded in a public referendum, if it comes to that, could determine the outcome, he said. Denise Kline, local coordinator for Term Limits, said propov nents want to see terms capped for state and federal lawmakers. But the only way to bring that about is via local officials. Voters are restricted to petitioning for term limits on municipal officials, and can call only on those leaders to ask state and federal lawmakers to do the same, she said. Although Term Limits is a na-" tional movement, Kline said all the local petition circulators were verified by the city as Green Bay residents.

She admitted "a handful" of circulators were hired from Manpower Temporary Services a temporary employment agency in Ashwaubenon. 1 The workers were hired less than a week before the petition deadline, when it appeared there weren't enough signatures to force a vote, she said. They said its organizers are not local and they're misleading voters By Susan Campbell Press-Gazette Some City Council members oppose not only the message but the messenger when it comes to an effort to limit the terms of Green Bay leaders. Aldermen criticize the movement as one that misleads voters, and is run by out-of-state organizers who hire people to circulate their petitions. "I'm a little bit offended that people from outside the community are trying to implement this thing, with the objective of trying to limit terms at the state and federal)evel," said Aid.

Terry Skarda. Skarda said some petition circulators for Wisconsin Term led signers to believe the movement is targeting state and federal officeholders, rather than the aldermanic and mayor I Jhese students 'will have too Streckenbach years to get the understanding of what's going on in local government," said Skarda, now in his third year in office. "It's dangerous." Skarda and Hinkfuss said the current system works at the local level. Voters have replaced six of the 12 council members in the last two elections. Terht limit prdpdnents 'last month submitted 5,857 signatures to the City Clerk's office, more than the 4,649 heeded to force a City Council vote or put the question to voters.

If adopted; Green Bay's mayoral post would be limited to con-1 secutive four-year terms, and aldermen would be capped at three consecutive two-year termSi I Denise Kline of Green Bay, local coordinator for Term Limits, said the organization prefers to voters give their say. "We're not asking (council members) to do anything against their of a debt when they graduate? "It is definitely a concern. By the ijjme kids today are out of school, -Ijhey can be in major debt The jobs aren't always there when they get $ut either. There are other ex- Ipenses, too, once they get their decree and start living on their own. a concern for parents and the pressure on students is area! prob-tem." v.

$usan Streckenbach, 42, Dt Pere, secretary Ill.