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t- wuuui 1 I- 4 i -t i i i I ft THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1994 PAGE B2 Northwest Hunting foes free to speak out in Idaho mise recognized First Amendment rights. For example, the justice wrote, the provision could apply to someone in a hunting area who only announces their opposition to hunting and intention to interfere. Casey was convicted after a Nov. 29, 1990 run-in with two men hunting chukars that she knew to be relatively tame and unafraid because they had been fed by humans. Casey spoke to the hunters, but they apparently ignored her so she frightened the chukars away, stood in front of the hunters and used profanity.

Casey was fined $150, which she now will not have to pay. This is a great victory both for wildlife and for the First Amendment right of free speech, Chris Kron-berg, Caseys Boise lawyer, said in a news release from the Fund for Animals in Silver Spring, Md. By striking down this unconstitutional statute, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that people who oppose hunting have the right to speak their minds in the woods. Deputy Attorney General Douglas Werth, who argued the states case before the high court, said Fridays opinion does not mean all speech is protected. The real distinction is that this particular part of the statute that they invalidated dealt not with actual interference but with preparatory acts, Werth said.

If the case came along where someone actually inter- feres with hunting with actual speech, thats an entirely different thing. Fridays ruling came the day after the Montana Supreme Court ruled unanimously that anti-hunting protesters can be prohibited from interfering with hunters without losing their right to free speech. The decision Thursday overturned a Montana district judges order finding that states hunter harassment law unconstitutional. The public certainly is going to get a mixed message, said Heidi Prescott, national director of the Fund for Animals, which helped finance Caseys defense early on. We think Idaho made the right decision and Montana made the wrong decision.

state law, but said it remains fully operative since the subsection involved in Claire Caseys appeal is not an indispensable part of the statute. Before being struck down Friday, the provision made it illegal for anyone to Enter or remain in any area where any animal may be taken with the intent to interfere with the lawful taking or pursuit of wildlife. Trout said the subsection did not limit violations to physical interference or unprotected speech such fighting words or obscenity. Thus, a substantial amount of protected speech could be affected and chilled by the statute, and there is a realistic danger that the statute could significantly compro Boise By Mark Warbis Associated Press 1 The Idaho Supreme Court has struck down a portion of the state law interfering with lawful hunting, calling the provision unconstitutional in its potential restrictions on 'protected free speech, The 4-1 decision Friday vacated the misdemeanor conviction of a Picabo Twoman who kept two men from vshDoting chukars on Bureau of Land Management property adjacent to the ranch where she was working. The majority opinion by Justice Linda Copple Trout did not address the constitutionality of the rest of the Regional FROM STAFF AND as Shelter offers peace, Gay pride march, rally scheduled for downtown Washington state Rep.

Cal Anderson, D-Seattle, will be the keynote speaker at Sundays gay pride march and rally in downtown Spokane. The third annual March for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride begins at noon in the Coliseum parking lot on the southeast of Howard and Boone. 11 A rally will be held at 2 p.m. at the end of the parade route, the Meadows in Riverfront Park. There will be speakers fiom local church and human rights organizations.

There also will be vending booths, an informational bazaar and music provided by local artists. Parents collect bicycle helmets Blair KooistraThe Spokesman-Review Bill and Jeanne Freeman founded the Trestle Creek Fellowship Center as a sanctuary for the homeless and the abused. 3 digest WIRE REPORTS attackers i Inspired by a childs accident, the parent-teacher group at Madison Elementary will collect bicycle helmets this weekend. Our goal is to outfit every child at Madison with a helmet, said parent volunteer Nancy McLaughlin. Madison sixth-grader Katrina Wilson suffered ai head injury June 2 when she fell from her bicycle.

She was not wearing a helmet, i She underwent surgery and was in critical condition for three days at Holy Family Hospital. She is recovering at home now and will not have permanent damage, said her mother, Jeanette Wilson. She didnt have a helmet, Wilson said. We didnt buy one because she told us she wouldnt wear it. She could have died.

The accident inspired the parent group to organize a school-wide campaign encouraging students to wear helmets this summer when they bicycle or rollerskate. People can drop off new helmets at the school, W319 Nebraska, Saturday from 1 to 5 and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Retired couples secluded retreat filled with homeless Trestle Creek, Idaho By Kevin Keating Staff writer Bill and Jeanne Freeman planned to start a new rural church when they first moved to this tiny burg more than 10 years ago, What emerged instead was a homeless shelter on five treed acres. One that rarely lacks occupants, despite its semi-secluded locatipn 15 miles east of JSandpoint. Its filled constantly, said Jeanne Freeman, 64.

More often than not we are turning people away. We had no means to do it, just the desire, added Bill Freeman, a non-denominational minister. Some of us stood in a circle on this spot and prayed: Father, if you want us to do this, make it happen. It did. For seven years, the retired couple has operated the Trestle Creek Fellowship Center.

Most local residents still dont know it exists, but the sanctuary for abused women and homeless families is thriving. We wanted to start a church but felt the neighbors that needed us the most were the homeless and the hurting. This is a very practical solution for going through a crisis, said Jeanne Freeman. There are few places for abused women and children or families to go around here. With donations of money and labor from Trestle Creek and Hope residents, the Freemans bought and refurbished a mobile home and built a cottage on their homestead, Two families live there now, rent-free.

The center housed nine families last year, with most-staying an average of three months. Many of the guests are single mothers and families who cant afford food and rent or have lost jobs. The Freemans help their guests find support groups, job training and counseling. The center allows them to save money until they can get back tl QuickClean ELECTRIC RANGE 1 Exclusive big view window. Easy to clean cooktop.

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All but one so far has found a job and rental before they left, Bill Freeman said. Most that come out here are good people who are just down on their luck. People usually find the Freemans sanctuary by referrals from Sand-point agencies and the Bonner County Homeless Task Force. I admire what they have done out there, said task force member Don Holland. There always seems to be more people that need help than we are able to give.

Although the center is secluded, the Freemans say that is a plus. Its an emotional healing location. i i Roof of business damaged by fire The roof of Spokane Auto Sales, E3011 Sprague, was damaged in a fire Friday afternoon. The fire started about 1:40 p.m. on an abandoned couch in the alley behind the business, said Joe Stapleton, battalion chief for the Spokane Fire Department.

The fire, which began when sparks flew from the couch onto the business roof, probably was started by transients who frequent the alley, Stapleton said. The fire was quickly extinguished by 25 firefighters. No injuries were reported. guidance Sometimes people need to withdraw from the concrete jungle, said Bill Freeman. The center started as a religious organization.

It recently changed to a charitable nonprofit group. That allowed them to land a $7,000 state grant this month. The money will be used to improve the two shelter homes, add playground equipment for kids and possibly build a new cottage. We are just offering people a place to get warm and fed and deal with emotional and spiritual issues, said Bill Freeman. The hope is with a little help these people can get back to a normal lifestyle.

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Authorities believe Isidro Lopez Jimenez, of Mattawa, was shot to death by a bullet from his own gun two years ago, the Benton County Sheriffs Otticc reported. A shotgun and shells were found with the body. Jimenez was wanted in connection with the shotgun murders of Oscar and Honoria Gonzales and Maricella Gonzales Rivera in Grunt County in July of 1992. Jimenez was the ex-boyfriend of Rivera, and shot her, her cousin and aunt in a rage after Rivera rejected him, said Grant County sheriffs Detective Ken Kernan. The victims were shot in their Mattawa home.

Days after the murders, Jimenez' Oldsmobile was found wrecked in a desolate area of Benton County. Authorities speculate that Jimenez left the car on foot and was crossing a fence when the shotgun discharged once and killed him, Kernan said. The body was found on one side of the fence and the shotgun with one discharged shell on the other. 'izgmmr fea I.