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Casper Area Wednesday, May 30, 1 984 Sisr Tribune, Casper, Wvo A3 Bar Nunn councilman says Probe, disbanding police unrelated im Casper in brief town justice, in other words, providing protection," he said. A $200 per month raise was given to Tinnell in January in hopes it "would turn him around," Meyer said. Tinnell also had charged that the council has violated its own laws by not keeping minutes of special meetings and workshops, but those charges, too, were denied by Meyer. Minutes are not required for the workshops, at which the council would "lay the foundation" for regular, meetings, he said. Minutes were kept of council special meetings, he said.

police cars in Casper more often than in Bar Nunn. The council also was concerned about the amount of fuel burned by the police department and a budget request submitted by Chief Harold Mulholland asking for $160,000 for the 1984-85 fiscal year, he said. "They had abused their privileges as to coffee breaks," he said. Town logs show the Bar Nunn policeman sometimes took coffee breaks an hour to two hours long, Meyer said. Tinnell's resignation was necessary because of a failure to improve his job performance, Meyer said.

"I felt he was not doing the learned he was investigating "alleged Improprieties" in town operations. The council then rushed to disband the department after Bar Nunn Mayor Carol Tipton was subpoenaed Thursday to appear before a federal grand jury in Cheyenne, Tinnell charged. "In my opinion, the police department was eliminated in an effort to stop that (federal) investigation," Tinnell said Saturday. But Meyer said, "That's an untrue statement." He said the councilmen had heard complaints from town residents that they saw Bar Nunn ByDANNEAL Star-Tribune staff writer BAR NUNN A federal investigation had nothing to do with the Bar Nunn Town Council's decision to disband the town's police department, Councilman Roger Meyer said Tuesday. The move was made because of problems that have plagued the.

department for, more than six months, he said. Meyer was responding to charges made last week by former Bar Nunn policeman Jack Tinnell. Tinnell said he was forced to resign last March after the council 15 lex to feg tL 'A a A Tr: Star-TribuneRick Sorenson "Coolaid" was the call of the day on South Poplar Tuesday as the mercury climbed into 80s. If passers-by did not see the sign, they surely heard salesmen (left to right) Tony King, Emily Hicks, Ashley Bosone, Angela Scheider, 6 and Rojan Woodley, 7. Cool it Archer arrested for dog killing CASPER Police arrested a Paradise Valley man Friday for fatally shooting a dog with a bow and arrow.

Jerry Flott, 19, of 18 Petunia, was arrested on a charge of cruelty to animals, according to Police Cmdr. Dick Fields. The dog, a German Shepherd-St. Bernard mix named "Clem," belonged to Maureen Pedry, 35, of 116 Marigold. He was shot at or near 151 Valley Drive on May 17, according to police reports.

1 Flags stolen on Memorial Day CASPER The United States and Wyoming flags were stolen around midnight Monday from their poles in front of the Holiday Inn here, according to a report filed with Casper police. Each flag was valued at $250. Girls Club groundbreaking today CASPER Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Girls Club of Casper building at 12th and Lowell will be today at 10:30 a.m. The new building will house an activity, arts and crafts and conference rooms, a kitchen and offices. It will replace rented space at 1239 S.

Elk, and should be com-, plete by September. Funding for the building, about $285,000, was provided by the Gertrude Kamps Memorial Trust Fund, which is dedicated to serving the youth of Casper. The city of Casper donated the site on a rent-free basis for the next 25 years. Unknown gunman kills horse CASPER A horse grazing in a pasture was shot and killed last week by an unknown gunman, according to reports filed with the I Natrona County Sheriff's Office. Jim Birkle, 247 Copper, said the animal, a 15-year-old sorrel mare, was shot sometime between Thursday and Saturday.

She was on land east of the Clapp Ranch on the south side of Wyoming Highway 20-26 between Interstate 25 and the Burlington Northern Railroad. Sheriff's reports say the horse was shot once in the leg and then apparently killed by a bullet to the I neck. The mare was reportedly I worth $1,500. Rock collection i stolen from ranch I CASPER A Natrona County rockhound had part of his collec- tion stolen last week, according to reports filed with the Natrona County Sheriff's Office. Merlin Carpenter, of rural Natrona County, said someone broke into a building at his ranch sometime between Wednesday and Saturday.

The thief or thieves took a set of truck chains, a sewing machine, a rock tumbler and various rocks, with a total value of $1,280, according to the sheriff's reports. Williams was i man in picture CASPER The man pictured in I Sunday's Star-Tribune with City Manager Ken Erickson and devel- oper Bill Kirkwood overlooking a model of the proposed Atrium Plaza was Dick Williams, presi- dent of the Casper Downtown Association, and not architect Jerry Amundsen. The Star- Tribune regrets the error. TV station plans competitive effort ROGER MEYER Says no connection Dragnet on DWUI catches 31 By ANDREW MELNYKOVYCH Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER A crackdown on drunk driving netted 31 arrests in Natrona County over the Memorial Day weekend, according 'o law enforcement agencies. The bulk of the driving while under the influence (DWUI) arrests, 22, were made by the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

WHP spokesman Herb Wyatt said most were on Wyoming Highway 120 and U.S. Highway 20-26. Wyatt said the large number of arrests was due to the presence of a special squad of patrolmen brought into the county just for the holiday weekend. The special squad is a program the WHP began this year, he said. The squad will be used during holiday weekends to beef up enforcement in traditional problem areas, Wyatt said, and may be elsewhere during the Fourth of July weekend.

"It seems to be working real well," he said. Natrona County Sheriff's deputies made four DWUI arrests during the weekend. Another four arrests were made by Evansville police, and one by Casper police. Sheriff's spokesman Dave Kinghorn said the department had "beefed-up patrols" in the Alcova area during the weekend. Intensified patrolling will continue in the area during the summer, he said.

The WHP and the Natrona County Sheriff's Office last summer cracked down on drunk driving on Wyoming 220 between Casper and Alcova Reservoir. Intensive patrols netted 18 DWUI arrests over last year's Independence Day weekend. Only one DWUI arrest was made over the Labor Day weekend last year. Authorities attributed the drop to the deterrent effect of the earlier crackdown. Mills Police Chief Art Terry said his officers netted only one drunk driver over the recent Memorial Day weekend.

The person was charged with a lesser offense alcohol related careless driving. Gty opposes water permit extension CHEYENNE Wyoming State Engineer George Christopulos said Tuesday he will begin this week to examine the record on a Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. petition for another extension on its North Platte River water permits. The Casper Board of Public Utilities has asked Christopulos to reject the three-year extension on grounds Panhandle has made no effort to develop the water and has not been able to market the permits. Panhandle obtained the five permits for storage and direct flow water rights in 1974 for its proposed coal gasification plant.

The permits for an off-channel reservoir were later assigned to WyoCoalGas Inc. The 1974 priority date makes the permits senior to some water rights and permits held by the city of Casper. Sen. Charles Scott, R-Natrona, has said that if those water rights are ever exercised, Casper would be faced with a water shortage. that it can deliver an audience, that it will be on the air and that it will provide a public service, Sieler said.

The stations currently in Casper have done an "outstanding job," he said. There is "plenty of room" for three stations and the public "will be greatly served by all three of us." Sieler, who formerly worked for KCWY, said he was offered an option to buy stock in KCWY while working there and noted he was selling his KCWY stock. Gty's new By STEVE STOVALL Star-Tribune writer CASPER Casper's third TV station plans a major competitive effort and will seek a network affiliation, its new manager said Tuesday. The as-yet unnamed station will broadcast on Channel 20. According to station ntanager Pete Sieler, the owners plan to build a "regular" station complete with a news department.

The owners are looking at OCOME various sites in Casper to build the new station, and are hoping to start construction about June 15 and be on the air by Labor Day, he said. The station is owned by Jerry Stanton, Catherine Malatesta and Jay Stanton. Jay Stanton, who filed the formal application for the station, lives in Orlando, Fla. Sieler, former station manager for rival station KCWY-TV, said the new station is not associated with Hi-Ho Broadcasting, which owns KTNW in Riverton. But the HOME m.i.unmi 1 i p-'-t 1 If b-i .4 two stations do have a common owner Malatesta, who is a principal owner in Casper's new station and who also has a minority interest in Hi-Ho.

Sieler will be the general manager of both KTNW in Riverton and Channel 20 in Casper, but will spend most of his time in Casper. Sieler said, "We are hoping to obtain a network affiliation right now nothing has been put together yet." To obtain an affiliation, a station must prove to the network I ft 1 wa Star-TribuneRick Sorenson Tom Dowler obviously could not contain his joy over the arrival of the family's newest member and spread the word outside as well as inside the house. Tom's wife, Melanie, shows off the Dowler's third child, three-day-old Amanda. Overjoyed.