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The Helena Independent Record, Tuesday, February 4, 1997 7A Brain How the world says, Wow! That WASHINGTON (AP) In the United States, when something stinks, people squeeze their nose between thumb and forefinger and say, "Peee-yew!" In France, the word is "pouah," pronounced rapidly, poo-ahh and accompanied by a bit of body language: a wrinkling of the nose, twisting of the mouth and a gradual pull back of the head. As for signals one can see, it turns out that pinching the nose is a fairly universal custom, with some local variations. In Egypt, the nose hold is accompanied by a squint and the word is "eff." the right amygdala. The researchers studied women because they tend to find smells more intense and more unpleasant or pleasant than men do, Zald said. Susan Schiffman, a professor of medical psychology at Duke University Medical School who studies people's reaction to odors, called the research fascinating and said it shows a biological difference in how people respond to bad smells vs.

pleasant ones. This may help unravel the biology of why unpleasant odors can make people feel bad emotionally, she said. The amygdala reaction to a smell probably depends on a person's situation, said study coauthor Dr. Jose Pardo, a colleague of Zald's. cations of Atlanta Around the same time, KTVH was in the midst of renewing its contract with NBC when another company, Meridian Communications of Montana, approached NBC with a proposal to build a new facility in Helena and put the NBC affiliate on channel 10, according to KTVH station manager Bill Stebbins.

Meridian's parent company is Sunbelt Communications, Stebbins said. John Radeck, president of Big Sky Broadcasting, confirmed last month that the sale of KTVH to Grapevine Communications had fallen through, though he declined to give a reason why. Radeck was unavailable for comment on the impending sale on Monday. Rogers couldn't say on Monday whether Sunbelt's proposal to buy KTVH came before or after Big Sky's deal with Grapevine fell through. He said he would be flying to Helena on Wednesday to meet the station's employees.

about it from Verwolf. "It's that old bugaboo about assuming things," Commissioner Jack Stults said. "That's caught us in a little bind here." With the issue of authority resolved, Mayor Colleen McCarthy said it's now up to Hurni to decide what the next move will be. But she cautioned Verwolf that while he can negotiate a pension package with the fire chief, she would be "very reluctant" to even consider a retirement plan that increases Hurni's salary for 30 days so he can draw a larger pension. "I know it's legal but it's not ethical to do that with legislation pending to prevent us from doing that," McCarthy said.

"I'm extremely uncomfortable with that because it's clear throughout the state they don't want communities to do that. It can have a devastating effect on retirement and their (the firefighter's pension funds') indebtedness." Even if this is the end to the raise issue, Commissioner Annabelle Richards said city officials still will struggle with questions over their integrity, which have come about because of how the whole matter was handled. "I believe very strongly that our integrity is at a crossroads," she said. "The community is asking us many questions about things that have gone on. I believe this has become a crisis situation; something we have to deal with quickly and straightforward." McCarthy noted she got as many telephone calls over this matter as she did over the controversial Reeders Village subdivision at the base of Mount Helena.

"And those ran about 50-50," she said. "Out of the numerous phone calls I got, only two people said they felt we were being unfair to Don. No one questions his integrity or the work he has done for the fire department But pub- lie sentiment is very, very strong." KTVH "high probability" that a new to studio building will be constructed on two acres of land near Helena Regional Airport, he said. The station will require clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration in order to erect a 75-foot transmission tower, Rogers said. KTVH's existing employees will remain and the staff likely will be increased, he said.

He used his Pocatello station as an example, saying that staff increased from 55 employees when he bought it to nearly 80 now. The sale of KTVH to Sunbelt apparently settles a tug-of-war over the station's network affiliation. KTVH officials announced last September that the station was being sold to Grapevine Communi- Counselor Hicks, who ran counseling programs for 70 inmates. "They're not interested in the programs," Hicks added. "The truth of the matter is, they didn't even have a sex offender program when the contract with Montana was signed." Prison Warden David Hatt did not return telephone calls Monday.

Neither did Bobby Ross nor his governmental affairs officer, T.W. Edwards, who is based in South Carolina. State Corrections Director Rick Day said he was unaware that the sex offender treatment counselor had quit. The Ross group is required to provide sex offender treatment, according to its contract with Montana. Day said he'll expect the prison to hire a replacement.

"That's part of their responsibility personnel issues," Day said. Hicks said he's certain the jail has yet to a hire a replacement counselor, and the warden has called twice asking him to return. "They thought I cared so much for the men that I would continue to stay no matter what," said Hicks, adding that it was difficult to leave the inmates, knowing they would be without psychological care. Counseling and treatment are required for most prison inmates, especially sex offenders, and many need the programs before Skiers addition to a cross country skier. "We also knew it was going to be a long night." Lemke said he and O'Neil were dressed for the weather and had food and water to tide them over.

They decided the best way to keep warm would be to keep moving. He said they stopped, built shelters and tried to rest a couple of times, but spent the bulk of the night struggling through the snow. O'Neil's wife became concerned when the pair didn't arrive home and contacted the sheriff's department at about 10 p.m. On the other hand, Lemke's wife, Gwen Jacobs, said she wasn't too concerned when her husband didn't come home. "We both do a lot of winter sports," she said.

"I thought they probably had some problem with their equipment and they would hunker down and finish up in the morning." Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis and at the University of Minnesota, reported the new brain-scanning work Monday in Orlando, at a meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association. For the study, 12 women got repeated brain scans while researchers released different smells from plastic bags. Moderately bad smells included garlic breath, natural gas and motor oil. Pleasant smells included fruits, flowers and spices. The reaction to the worst stench sulfur-bearing stuff that smelled "somewhere between rotting vegetables, rotting eggs and a sewer," as Zald put it showed up in both amygdalae.

Pleasant odors evoked only a weak response, and just in Thriftway eery business in Montana for many years. The family built County Market on North Montana Avenue in 1984, and also owns Van's IGAs in Bozeman and Great Falls, and Teeple's IGA in Browning. Lynn Vander Jagt describes the Thriftway as a "very conveniently located store," with an established customer base. "It's a great location surrounded by a residential area," said Vander Jagt, who will manage the store with her sister. "Customers are very loyal to the store.

I think we'll do very well here." The store already has a new look, according to General Manager Frank Cannon. Director director to the carpet for his management policies. While two Democrats on the panel offered questions, the toughest queries were from those who didn't attend the hearing, but submitted their questions anonymously through Sen. Del Gage, R-Cut Bank. Gage asked the questions on behalf of senators who don't serve on the panel, saying he wanted to give Day a chance to respond.

Just one person, a Billings representative, opposed Day's appointment as director of the Department of Corrections. "A vote to confirm Rick Day is a vote for a lack of accountability and a lack of responsibility in Montana government," Rep. Joan Hurdle, D-Billings, told the panel in a written statement. Hurdle said Day has failed to thoroughly examine and explain prison overcrowding, his agency doesn't keep good data and needs a better method for keeping tabs on the criminal justice system. Sen.

Bill Wilson, D-Great Falls, was sharply critical of the administration's shift from rehabilitation to punishment. He went after Day for the department's plan to start forcing inmates to work. "Does that not return more angry, aggressive, vengeful, hardened criminals to communities?" asked Wilson. Day, who was appointed to the post when Racicot took office four years ago, defended his agency and his management. He pointed out that his agency is responsible for 7,200 of the most difficult and sometimes dangerous Mon-tanans those in trouble with the law.

Racicot's chief of staff Judy Chief have plagued the whole issue surrounding Hurni's departure after 28 years as a city firefighter. He offered to retire shortly after firefighters complained publicly about their lack of confidence in his administration. Verwolf said he worked out a deal to pay Hurni the extra money for the last month of his employment because it would bring the fire chief's pension closer to what it would have been had he retired in 1 12 years as he had planned. "He would remove himself from the department and the city could move forward with a clean slate," Verwolf said. After polling four commission members individually, Verwolf said he thought they agreed with the plan he had negotiated for Hurni, and the two men signed a contract on Jan.

17. But commission members said they thought all along this would be discussed and voted on during a public meeting before any negotiations were finalized. By Jan. 27, they had changed their minds and voted 5-0 not to give Hurni the pay. "In fairness to Bill, he did ask me about my thoughts on this and I gave him my tacit approval, not fully understanding what those implications were," Commissioner Tom McGree said.

"There was some miscommunication; that is so true, but it's not all one-sided. I misunderstood and I need to take part of the blame for that too." Little did they realize the contract had already been signed; however, Verwolf said he was under the impression they knew it was a done deal. "It was my understanding that you all knew I had signed that; an assumption that obviously was not correct," Verwolf said wryly. Commission members didn't know about the contract until Wednesday, and they didn't hear Detention rTH.i.iii.iiu.imiTitti.nfn i Jefferson County is asking the Legislature to contribute $400,000 to help pay for the renovation of one of the abandoned buildings on the former Montana Developmental Center campus to make way for a 12-bed, secure holding facility. The request is contained in House Bill 244.

The commission estimates the renovation of the building will cost close to $1 million, and hopes to collect the rest of the cash necessary to get the project under way through various grants. Grant writer Ken Luraas describes the center's financing as "fragile." Rep. Gary Feland, member of the joint subcommittee on appropriations, said finances are on the minds of members of the committee, as is the best use of finances. He said some of the members were looking at hether the expense of renovating the abandoned state building is really the most cost-efficient option. Some members of the tour discussed hether it would be cheaper to build a new facility.

The building will need extensive renovations, including reinforcing the concrete walls and getting the building hooked up to water, according to Wortman. Sen. Chris Christiaens said he Tuesday February 4 Chinese Dinner $Q25 Wednesdays Thursday February 5 6 Steak Oscar SQ95 "In the 12 hours we've owned it, we've already put in 5,000 cases of inventory and we have another 1,500 to 2,000 cases coming tonight," said Cannon, who also manages County Market and three other grocery stores owned by the Vander Jagts. Other changes will begin when remodeling takes place in a couple of months. "We're going to be more of a fresh focus type store," Cannon said.

"We're going to concentrate on a 100 percent scratch bakery and a very strong emphasis on fresh produce. We're also planning to expand the deli and offer more ready-to-eat dinners, lunches and breakfasts." Browning described Day's job as one in which "you please almost no one." Browning said that while the public wants tougher criminal laws, residents seem unwilling to pay for more prisons and correctional programs. Already, members of the 1997 Legislature have said Day's $100 million-plus building and program plan to handle overcrowding is too expensive. Others who spoke in support of Day said he's done fine work in a sometimes thankless position. "This isn't the time to change that administration," said Sen.

Tom Beck, R-Deer Lodge. Larry Brown, an opponent of plans to put a pre-release center in the Helena valley, has been a harsh critic of Day. However, he spoke in support of the director Monday. "I'm surprised he doesn't have a Saturday-morning superhero crimestopper show," Brown said. The Corrections Department is perhaps the most controversial agency in the Racicot administration.

Day has drawn fire during the past four years for everything from a violent inmate assault on an employee of the Swan River Boot Camp, to the indiscretions of former prisons chief Mickey Gamble. Most of those problems occurred during the early part of the Racicot administration. Day stressed that he has worked hard to get the public involved and make the Corrections Department more accountable. Day said he has "the tenacity to stick with a job, even in the face of unexpected changes." "I believe in what this agency does and the role it has in enhancing public safety," Day added. 1 1 they can become eligible for parole.

Hicks said Montanans need to realize that this kind of treatment is vital, not just an example of pampering prisoners. "We either do something now or we pay later," Hicks said. "Every one of these men is going to get back out." "If we don't do anything to rehabilitate, then all we're doing is creating a more vicious, a more vile and more subtle criminal," Hicks added. "Prisons can either be a university of crime or a place where men can come to grips with themselves." Montana is paying the Dickens County Correctional Center $3.6 million per year to house inmates for whom there is no room at Montana State Prison. The Bobby Ross Group now wants to build a 500-bed private prison near Deer Lodge.

The 500-bed Texas jail in which Montana rents space is also home to prison inmates from Hawaii and Colorado. Since they were moved last summer, Montana prisoners have steadily complained about conditions at the prison, including bad food and a lack of medical treatment. Hicks backed up some of those allegations, wkich prison officials deny. "The best thing that could ever happen to those Montana inmates is they should be taken out of here," said Hicks. By the time morning arrived, O'Neil was fatigued and Lemke decided to ski out to the parking lot at Stemple Pass alone.

"By the time I got there, the search and rescue team was already out looking for us," Lemke said. According to Capt. Linn Michael, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Department, team members were out on skis and snowmobiles as dawn broke. Lemke told rescuers where to find O'Neil. They had him out of the woods by about noon, Michael said.

Lemke said after the rescue, O'Neil went to the emergency room to be checked for frostbite, but other than that, the pair were in good shape. He said O'Neil might have been suffering from the initial stages of hypothermia during the night, but appeared OK Monday afternoon. Lemke said he thought the search and rescue team did a great job and that they did "fast and thorough" work. 227-3700 Helena, can 449-3700 In East would like to see Jefferson County consider expanding their plans to serve more than just 12 youngsters at a time. By doing so, the county would be responding to the growing juvenile population in the corrections system, he said.

Like Feland, Christiaens said the committee will have to weigh the needs of all the bills before them, and see where Jefferson County's request falls on the list. Christiaens said the location of the center works in its favor, since it is located on the same campus as Montana Youth Alternatives and the proposed site for a secure facility for girls. "It would be a good marriage of resources," he said. Luraas said the county commission is waiting for lawmakers to give a time frame for making a decision on the issue. "We'll just have to wait and see," he said.

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