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Spokane, Wash. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Saturday, May 26, 2001 Page B3 ftSiiiEiS! Mysteries to feature Moscow man parents, three sisters and Schutz, his partner of more than four years. Hendrick and Schutz had been remodeling their kitchen and were planning a commitment ceremony together when Hendrick disappeared. Its great they are doing this show because if there are any leads we are going to look into them for possible resources, said Moscow Police CpI. James Kouril, the lead investigator in the Hendrick case.

A previous television show about the case brought the police a flood of phone calls with leads about the case. When the new show, seen on the Lifetime network, will air is not known. But its expected to be sometime in the fall. The show, with actor Robert Stack as host, boasts it has helped solve 280 crimes and reunited 93 people. This fits what Unsolved Mysteries is all about, said Kathy Blake, field producer for the show.

It is a story, a good story. One where we can make a difference, help out the police. That is what we like to do if we can. After Hendricks disappearance, police went through several leads and suspects, but nothing came of them. Hendricks parents, Leslie and Keith Hendrick of Lewiston, and his partner, Jerry Schutz put on fund-raisers for further searches, passed out yellow ribbons and tried to keep the case fresh in peoples minds.

A play was written and performed in Hendricks honor. The Faces of William had four acts and a supporting cast that included his TV show to tell story of Wil Hendrick, who vanished after party two years ago From staff and wire reports MOSCOW, Idaho Local actors wore warm coats in the sweltering heat this week as they searched for some small clue in the disappearance of Wil Hendrick for the Unsolved Mysteries television show. Hendrick disappeared Jan. 10, 1999, from a party, just a few blocks from where the show was being filmed in the Second Street alley. Hendrick, a 1992 Lewiston High School graduate and openly gay University of Idaho drama student, had been drinking and left the party unnoticed.

Hendrick wandered into a basement apartment, where the occupant reported he asked him to leave. His 1984 Pontiac was that night behind the Moscow Hotel, still in the ignition. Hendrick never cashed the $6,000 aid check made out to him. He never up to rehearse for a lead role in a The student, 25 years old at the time, disappeared. Investigators are keeping open from Hendricks disappearance a well-orchestrated walkabout, to The story attracted the interest national interactive television show unsolved crimes and asks the report any clues they might have in found later the keys financial showed school play.

simply every possibility being murder. of the that reenacts public to the case. Ths County Lines jWn 1 WASHINGTON Adams County 4 Othello 1 1 T)HS senior Joe Brandenburg chose coaching the Othello Special Olympics team as his enrichment project this year. Special Olympian JMaggie Borrego says she likes her jcoach because, he tells us to go out there and do our best. Brandenburg says he benefited trndst from the experience.

r. Terry County Republic jhjhe county PUD is offering a $25 coupon to get folks to trade in outdoor incandescent lights. The iEUD says compact fluorescent fixtures and bulbs burn less energy. JTFUose with floodlights will receive $40 toward a compact fluorescent fixture. Both fixtures are available locally.

Call (509) 775-3325. Liz KisliimoloThe Spokesman Review Five-year-old Austin Kerr helps load young sturgeon at the Kootenai Tribal Hatchery. The hatchery released about 100 fish into the Kootenai River on Friday. Plan to help save fish spawns debate Bonners Ferry residents oppose increased flows to save sturgeon FISH FACTS KcotcnaS Hlvsr sturgeon dikes, Valentine said. Typically, the corps concerns are with flooding homes and access to homes more safety issues, she said.

As for fields flooding, "the corps is unable The Kootenai River white sturgeon (acipenser transmontanus) is among the largest freshwater fish in North America. Sturgeon are noted for their size and prehistoric appearance: gristly skin, a tubelike mouth and sensory barbels on their snouts. The largest recorded sturgeon in the Kootenai River system weighed 350 pounds. The fish were listed as endangered in 1994. IDAHO Benewah County St.

Maries With predictions of the worst fire season in 50 years, fire crews are gearing up. John Orton, fire manager on the St, Joe Ranger District, said he and his crew are trying to add vehicles to the fleet and stock remote observation posts. With the $250,000 allocated for fighting fires in the district this year, 14 extra full-time firefighters were also hired. Bonner County Sandpoint The Habitat Ramplex is a newly opened skate and bike park. A riding session today will be from 11 a.m.

to 7 p.m. to benefit the North Idaho Bikeways. Its free but donations are requested. Pads and helmets are required. North Idaho Bikeways recently paved a section of bike path that links the Dover trail with downtown Sandpoint.

Boundary County Bonners Ferry The county will sell surplus equipment and vehicles during a public auction set for 10 a.m. today at the county Road and Bridge Shop. The items havent been used in years and the county decided to sell them before they become unusable. Kootenai County Hayden Lake Kent Hovlnd will speak during four services Sunday and Monday at the Hayden Lake Friends Church, 251 W. Miles Ave.

The former high school science teacher taught evolution until he became convinced it wasnt based on scientific facts. His and other publications from the Institute of Creation Research will be available. Latah County Moscow Four area graduating seniors who are part of the Gritman Medical Center Junior Volunteer program have received financial help with their college costs from the Chanda Morris Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund is in memory of Morris, a member of the group, who died in an auto accident in 1991. Recipients of this years award are: Jessica Moore, Moscow, Anna Miller, Bovill, Erin Southwick, Potlatch, and Kirsten Klemesrud, Moscow, $1,250.

Shoshone County Kellogg The Kellogg High School senior class will graduate at 2 p.m. June 2 in the gymnasium. Tickets will be needed to get into the ceremony due to a limited number of seats. MONTANA Lincoln County Libby Plummer Elementary will close following action Friday by the Libby School board. The boards decision to cut more than $530,000 from the budget followed the failure of a $298,000 mill levy at the polls May 8.

Closing Plummer means 7.5 teaching positions will be eliminated for a savings of $169,000. Up to 20 of the 28 teachers laid off last week will be rehired. The kindergarten through second-grade students in the district will be taught at Asa Wood. Third and fourth grades will be at McGrade, and fifth grade will move to the middle school. to prevent that from happening, she said.

"The dikes are a local responsibility. The dikes are maintained by local drainage districts, which are special taxing districts formed in the 1920s and 30s to build and manage the dikes. If major problems do exist at flows below flood stage, the corps can look at methods to decrease the damage to agriculture such as constructing channels in the river to create higher flows without releasing more water. Lederhos and other Boundary County residents would like to see less emphasis on river Hows and more emphasis on other ways to help sturgeon. For instance, local residents strongly support the Kootenai Tribes hatchery efforts to rear sturgeon and release them to the wild.

But that method is a short-term recovery effort to buy time until a long-term solution is found. This program is to prevent extinction and preserve the gene pool while other measures are being investigated, said Sue Ireland, the tribes fisheries biologist and hatchery director. Under the Endangered Species Act, the sturgeon have to be able to reproduce and sustain their population naturally before they can be removed from the endangered species list. River flows are just one factor that could affect survival of sturgeon, Ireland said. One concern is that sturgeon larvae are being suffocated by sediment on the river bottom.

The U.S. Geological Survey is hiring the Kootenai Tribe to study sedimentation of gravel substrate spawning areas in the river. Other factors include the overall productivity of the river system, habitat and contaminants in the river. All the data and concerns will be collected to help determine how to proceed, Martin said. We will work with folks to be as flexible as we can to move forward with sturgeon recovery.

By Susan Drumheller Staff writer BONNERS FERRY Low stream and river flows this year are a problem in most places but not in Bonners Ferry. The blessing is we dont have enough water to be inundated this year, said Kevin Lederhos, Boundary County commissioner. But future years could be different. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is exploring how to operate Libby Dam to meet the recommendations from the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service for the benefit of Kootenai River white sturgeon, an endangered species. The service has suggested that the dam generate increased flows for spring and early summer spawning. The increase could require installing another turbine. Now the dams maximum output is 25,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). The proposal is to increase that to 35,000 cfs from the ena of May through June to help the sturgeon spawn.

Higher flows enhance sturgeon spawning, biologists believe. The best year for sturgeon on record so far was 1974, when the river flowed at 40,000 cfs, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That was before the dams completion. Downstream residents and farmers arent Earticularly pleased with the plan.

At a meeting in ibby, last week they demanded a fullblown environmental impact statement. While the in-depth study under the National Environmental Policy Act is usually made for the protection of an endangered species, in this case, its humans who may stand to benefit. Farmers in the Kootenai Valley fear that if the flows increase to 35,000 cfs each spring, theyll incur massive economic losses from flooding. pant County QEphrata Jhe county Sheriffs Department sticking off its water safety ampaign. In the past 10 years, 43 cople have drowned in area lakes.

Authorities say the majority of them were boating or fishing without lifejackets. County agencies and area businesses will hang water safety posters and warning signs in their businesses to encourage safe water practices. Lincoln County Odessa With only a week on the job, new Police Chief Joe Mueller is investigating a homicide. Stephen F. Dutch Fassell is in custody for allegedly shooting his neighbor, Michael Johnson, 38.

Johnson died after being airlifted to Spokane. This is the first homicide in Lincoln County since 1992, and one of only a handful in the past 100 years. Pend Oreille County Newport The county jail will soon be able to tfouse 12 more inmates. A $63,000 grant will be used to renovate and remodel the jail. The county says will give them a five- yealr extension on use of the jail.

Spokane County Cheney Gov. Gary Locke has named student Jenna Tinkle of Spokane to the Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees for the 2001-2002 academic year. The English major ifcfhe fourth Eastern student to sftve as a trustee. In 1998, the Legislature approved appointing students to public colleges governing boards. Stevens County Colville Louella Tadlock will retire at the end of June.

She has owned and operated several businesses on Main Street over the past 35 years. She started out working at the Mode Day shop, then bought the Montgomery Ward outlet. Shes owned Colville City Transfer, Cojville Carpet Cleaners, and is finishing her business career as the owner of Designer Consignor. Whitman County Pullman Pullman Police Officer Michael Carlton was selected Police Officer of the Year by his colleagues recently at their annual award ceremony. He has worked for the PPD for 10 years.

A number of other officers and community members were honored at the event, including Officer Dan Hargraves, who apprehended a suspect while off duty. Upstream, Lincoln County residents along the river are concerned that increased flows could undermine drainfields and contaminate Marian Valentine, a senior water manager with the Seattle District of the corps, said an impact statement is under consideration. The impact of the increased flows on agriculture is already being studied by the corps and Boundaiy County. A $100,000 congressional appropriation is paying for the study. If there are significant effects, well work with the corps to come up with alternatives, said Susan Martin, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife supervisor for the Upper Columbia River. The corps has assured residents that even with increased flows, the dam would be operated to prevent reaching the flood stage. Thats little consolation to Boundary County residents. In the springs of 1996 and 1997, heavy runoff caused flooding and crop losses. Bonners Ferry was sandwiched between runoff from tributaries downstream of the dam and the backwater from Kootenay Lake in British Columbia.

The definition of flooding is a difficult one, Lederhos said. How I define it is anything that financially impacts or damages private properties. I low the corps defines it is over the banks. The reason the Kootenai Valley floods at less than 1,764 feet is because of seepage through the N. Idaho man jailed in child molestation case Mullan suspect accused of posting pornography on the Internet rants, Reynalds said.

Rcynalds declined to say exactly how many children were involved in the alleged abuse and pornography, simply saying numerous. The youngest local victim is 13 years old, he said. Mowrey moved recently from California to Coeur dAlene, where he lived briefly before moving to the Silver Valley, Reynalds said. Investigators will try to determine if there were children from those areas involved in Mowreys alleged pornography postings and how long it nad been going on. Were not sure of the numbers," Reynalds said.

Right now were dealing locally. An FBI computer forensic expert from Utah is being used in the search of Mowreys computer, and other FBI agents are working on the case because the alleged pornography crossed state lines, Reynalds said. We have not seen anything, Reynalds said. Were hoping the computer analysis will provide more information. Shoshone County Sheriffs detectives interviewed Mowrey on Thursday after he was arrested, lie admitted to some of the charges, Reynalds said, without elaborating.

and lascivious conduct and two counts of possessing sexually exploitative material. More charges could be added once investigators determine the total number of victims. Bail was set at $500,000 Friday afternoon. Local and federal law enforcement officials had been watching Mowrey for about a year. Its the first Internet pornography case in Shoshone County, Sheriff Chuck Rcynalds said.

An informant tipped off investigators, allowing them to get the war By Angie Gaddy Staff writer COEUR dALENE A Mullan, Idaho, man was in the Shoshone County jail Friday afternoon for allegedly molesting Silver Valley children and possessing pornography. Daniel Mowrey was arrested around 5 p.m. Thursday when Shoshone County Sheriffs officials served a warrant for his arrest and a search warrant on his home. The 36-year-old is facing one count of sexual battery, two counts of lewd.