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www.argusleader.com Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Saturday, Sept 14, 2002 SB STATE REGION ffffneeir tanQgiflft posM was Yaseor Great Bear: Trails are longer than four miles Remling then heard the man threaten suicide. Siem watched as Remling and Atak started scuffling. As Siem left his vehicle, Peterson said, he placed a Taser in his right-hand pants pocket The Tasers used by Rochester police are similar in shape to handguns. Both officers told Atak an estimated 10 times to place his hands on the squad car. The chief said that each time the officers tried to handcuff Atak, he fought back.

At one point Siem grabbed what he thoughtwas the Taser, Peterson said. Instead, Siem had grabbed his handgun. He pointed it at Atak's back while he was being held against a squad car. Siem then shot Atak once in the back. when they are ready.

William French, a lawyer hired by Atak's family, declined to comment Friday on the results of the BCA investigation. French said he and another lawyer, Steven Fuller, will do their own investigation. "If a very unfortunate incident," French said. Atak came to the United States as a refugee of civil war from Sudan. The police chief said both Siem and officer Doug Remling responded the evening of Sept 2 to a report of an intoxicated Atak fighting and damaging property.

As Remling drove up, Peterson said, Atak, 31, jumped in front of the squad car. Remling stopped, and approached Atak. Peterson said Bureau: Rochester shooting an accident THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROCHESTER, Minn. A Rochester police officer thought he was using a stun gun when he fired a bullet into the back of a man he was trying to subdue, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has concluded. Rochester Police Chief Roger Peterson said the BCA investigation found that officer Greg Siem, a six-year veteran with the department, was trying to subdue Christofar Atak on Sept 2 when he accidentally used his handgun instead of his Taser, a nonlethal device that uses an electric shock to incapacitate a person.

Peterson said Siem shot Atak once before realizing his mistake, then dropped his pistol and called for medical assistance. Atak, who remains hospitalized, was listed in fair condition Friday at Saint Marys Hospital. Peterson said he spoke Thursday with Atak to explain the BCA's findings and formally apologize. "I think the issue for the community has always been whether this was accidental or intentional," Peterson said. "We know now that this was accidental." He said both officers, who have been on administrative leave since the shooting, may return to work penny sales tax.

Rutted roads are a problem of the past with the changes. Fischer said the first half of the entrance road was relocated, and the old road was removed to make way for a new bed. It will be paved in two years. The rest of the entrance road was paved and the drop-off and handicap areas will be paved this fall. Jim Whitcomb, co-owner of Sun 'n Fun Specialty Sports, said outdoor enthusiasts are excited about the changes.

"The city has made great improvements from what it has been to what it is now," he said. Sun 'n Fun has been associated with Great Bear for many years. The store at 3400 W. 49th St will have a tent sale Thursday through Sept 22, and representatives from Great Bear will be on hand to sell lessons and season passes at a reduced price for the upcoming ski season. Reach DerHse D.

Tucker at 331-2335 or Otucher9arguslaatler.com Continued from IB was moved to the north end, and its former site became part of the trail system. Great Bear already has been contacted by groups interested in holding volksmarches there. The terrain combines flat and hilly spots, said Sharon Hofstad of the Prairie Wanderers Volkssport Club. "Some people are anxious to get out on the trail," Hofstad said. Walks have been held at Great Bear in the past Hofstad said.

The improvements will make marking mileage for the walks easier. The trails are a little more than four miles long. "The trails are meant to create a state park atmosphere," Fischer said. "It has the same feel as the Newton Hills trails." The improvements cost Great Bear Recreation Park which operates the ski area, $170,000, and the city paid $580,000 using the second- New wells, ponds to boost Teny Peak's snowmaking number of high-tech snow guns on the mountain, said Marsing. The improved technology will allow the ski area to turn nearly 20 million gallons of water into snow.

Reclamation at the Golden Reward Mine has meant a better ment of the old Surprise chair lift (the yellow chair) with a new highspeed detachable quad. The old lift took 16 minutes to get to the top of the mountain from the Stewart Slope. The new four-seat lift will make the trip in three minutes, Marsing said. 850-foot well on its property to provide 15 million to 17 million gallons of water. Terry Peak already has begun to fill the ponds with water from three mine wells plus its existing well, Marsing said.

Plans are to put 14 million gallons of water in the old mine ponds before Nov. 1, he said. That will make enough snow to open 60 percent of the mountain without any natural snow. Last year, the ski area last year used 12 million to 13 million gallons of water to make snow. Terry Peak also has doubled the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LEAD Three new wells and three new holding ponds at a former gold mine will put Terry Peak in a good position for snowmaking this winter despite a lingering drought the general manager said.

"We're in better shape than we've ever been on snowmaking," Tom Mar sing said. The three holding ponds at the former Golden Reward Mine, located near the bottom of the Black Hills ski area, can store 18 million gallons of water. In the past the ski area used an INTEK Cleaning Services view, too. "As you look toward LeadDeadwood from the top of Terry Peak, you now see a greatly improved view of the mining area," he said. "Most of the buildings have been removed, and the mining areas have been turned into rolling hills." Other changes include replace i i' I Ut.

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