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Freshman leads All-American team Sports/page B1 By John Quinlan Journal staff writer “As long as I’m learning, life’s cool.” That quote came from Russ Gifford near the end of a 90-minute in- terview that touched on rock music of the 1960s and ’70s — Bob Dylan, The Byrds, concept al- bums, Jefferson Air- plane, The Who, The Beach Boys, Jim Morri- son, Johnny Cash, bootlegs, influences, Rolling Stone, The Band, politics, Dylan, vinyl, CDs, the lyrics, the business, Led Zep- pelin, California Dreamin’, technology, disco, rap, Woodstock, The Last Waltz, Jack- son Browne, The Ea- gles, Dylan, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Animals, Bob Seger and Harry Chapin. And Dylan again. I felt as if I’d just sat through a 90-minute alt/college class, the kind of really groovy class Boomers hoped for back in the day — but never saw. The kind of pop culture class that has been popping up more frequently these days, though without the woefully dated “groovy” part. The “po- etry” of Bob Dylan, for instance, can be found in the curricula of a number of colleges and universities. And not coinciden- tally, Gifford will be teaching — and maybe cheerleading — a three- part course, “My Gen- eration: Rock Music Legends,” starting April 5 for the Institute of Lifelong Learning at Western Iowa Tech Community College. The first session, espe- cially dear to his heart, is called “Bob Dylan: His Music, Life and Times.” Subsequent sessions are “The Rise of the Concept Album” on April 12 and “Jimi, Janis and Jim: ‘This is the end’” on April 19. Each session lasts 90 minutes, though the after-class talk could go well beyond that, at a cost of $5 per session, plus another $5 for the annual Lifelong Learn- ing membership fee, if you’re not yet a mem- ber. Gifford, 50, is a self- employed South Sioux City businessman who teaches classes on tech- nology and writes arti- cles on economic devel- opment after years of toiling for such compa- By Russ Oechslin Journal correspondent WAHPETON, Iowa — Notices sent to those who had summer reservations at Crescent Beach Re- sort have guests scrambling for va- cation and meeting facilities, while others are simply scratching their heads. Wahpeton City Clerk Betty Pe- tersen said all she hears are “ru- mors, rumors, rumors,” about the changing situation at the longtime resort on West Lake Okoboji. The city, she reported, has seen nothing directly from Crescent Beach Re- sort owner Greg Deman. And similarly, Tonja VanBeek, who is involved with marketing at The Inn, on the north shore of West Lake Okoboji, said, “There have been a handful of calls that have come in ... from those whose reser- vations were canceled at Crescent Beach.” Deposits refunded The unsigned letter from Crescent Beach refunded deposits for reser- vations at the Thunderbird Lodge on the lakeshore, and explained, “We will continue to lease time through our shareholder program, however instead of one sole owner, Crescent Beach will be comprised of multiple stockholders.” Those stockholders, according to the letter, will have a voting right in all decisions made at Crescent Beach, as well as the usage of the Lodge. Sioux City businessman Greg Deman, who owns the resort, indi- cated by phone that Crescent Beach “couldn’t make money doing what we were — renting rooms. We can’t afford to do that,” with a manage- ment team on site 12 months per year for the short summer season. The resort’s management staff was released in February. SIOUXLAND — Sewer rates heading upward/page A4 Dear Abby A9 Bridge A9 Comics A8 Classifieds B8 Community A13 Horoscope A9 Markets A11,12 Movies A9 Obituaries B6 Opinion A6 Puzzle B10 INDEX CMYK CMYK TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007 METRO EDITION 50 CENTS Advertise your items $499 or less FREE in the Sioux City Journal and online for 7 days. Look for coupon in today’s paper or get online at www.siouxcityjournal.com to submit your ad anytime. THE MINI ©2007 Sioux City Newspapers Inc. 61 ° 51 ° Get live radar at www.siouxcityjournal.com AP video See breaking news video every day from The Associated Press at www.siouxcity journal.com. How would you spend your portion ($331 per person) of the $100 bil- lion that lawmakers want to spend in Iraq and Afghanistan this year? Sound off at siouxcityjournal.com. Politically Speaking Barack Obama has fi- nalized his visit to Siouxland. Bret Hay- worth offers details on his stop in Sioux City this weekend in his blog, Politically Speaking, at siouxcity journal.com/blogs. The tech of the elect Technology is changing how elected offi- cials communicate in the 21st century, whether they be city council members, county supervisors or school board mem- bers. With increased options for chatting — via cell phones, electronic mail, text mes- saging and instant messaging — comes in- creased chances that decisions could be made outside meeting halls and chambers. Read all about it in Wednesday’s Journal. COMING UP IN PRINT SUBSCRIBE TODAY, CALL 712-293-4200 TODAY LOW HIGH A witness who intends to be dishonest, deceitful or evasive should, in- deed, refuse to testify under oath. Jan Galvin, Sioux City Zoning at issue for Iowa Lakes resort SEE RESORT continued on page A3 To view photos and order prints, log on to: www.siouxcityjournal.com ‘Rock Legends’ roll into town Russ Gifford, shown in his South Sioux City office, will be teaching a course on Bob Dylan as part of a Lifelong Learning series on rock music legends at Western Iowa Tech Community College. (Staff photo by TIm Hynds) Students knockin’ on Dylan’s door, staying forever young at Lifelong Learning class Senate expands ‘rights’ code Bill prohibiting discrimination against gays goes to House By Todd Dorman Journal Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES — A bill prohibit- ing discrimination against gays and lesbians in Iowa won Senate ap- proval Monday over the objections of critics who predicted the measure would harm small businesses and open the door to lawsuits. Backers of the bill, mostly Democ- rats, pushed it to passage on a 32-17 vote. They portrayed the legislation as a needed strike against discrimi- nation that would also make the state more economically attractive. The bill, Senate File 427, would add the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the Iowa’s Civil Rights Act, which currently bars discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, sex, national ori- gin, religion and disability. The act specifically targets dis- crimination tied to employment, housing, public accommodations, education and credit. “Today, we have the opportunity to reaffirm that in Iowa, job perform- ance is what counts, not what you look like, not what church you at- tend, not how old you are or who you love,” said Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, who led debate on the bill. “It is difficult to convince a tal- ented young person to come to Iowa or stay in Iowa when they can be dis- criminated against simply because of who they are,” Gronstal said. He SEE SENATE continued on page A3 SEE ROCK continued on page A3 Ethanol may lead to higher food prices JERUSALEM (AP) — A woman with three croco- diles strapped to her waist was stopped at the Gaza- Egypt border crossing after guards noticed that she looked “strangely fat,” of- ficials said Monday. The woman’s shape raised suspicions at the Rafah terminal in southern Gaza, and a body search by a female border guard turned up the animals, each about 20 inches long, con- cealed underneath her loose robe, according to Maria Telleria, spokes- woman for the European observers who run the crossing. LINCOLN (AP) — Increased production of biofuels such as ethanol may help farmers’ bot- tom lines and address climate- change concerns, but eventually could lead to a sharp rise in food prices worldwide, a senior economist for former President Bill Clinton said Monday. “Worldwide, especially in de- veloping countries ... food price increases are definitely some- thing we’re going to have to come to grips with,” said David Sunding, who served on Clin- ton’s Council of Economic Ad- visers. Sunding is now a professor of agricultural and resource eco- nomics at the University of Cal- ifornia-Berkeley and co-director Woman found with crocodiles strapped to body SEE CROCS continued on page A10 SEE FOOD continued on page A10 Shells in Pastels Shells in Pastels double as dessert and a centerpiece for the Easter Sunday dinner table. Find out more about this unique holi- day idea in Wednesday’s Food section. BUSINESS Singing Hills may get more car dealerships page A11
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Sports/page B1
By John QuinlanJournal staff writer
“As long asI’m learning,life’s cool.”
That quote came fromRuss Gifford near theend of a 90-minute in-terview that touched onrock music of the 1960sand ’70s — Bob Dylan,The Byrds, concept al-bums, Jefferson Air-plane, The Who, TheBeach Boys, Jim Morri-son, Johnny Cash,bootlegs, influences,Rolling Stone, TheBand, politics, Dylan,vinyl, CDs, the lyrics,the business, Led Zep-pelin, CaliforniaDreamin’, technology,disco, rap, Woodstock,The Last Waltz, Jack-son Browne, The Ea-gles, Dylan, BachmanTurner Overdrive, TheAnimals, Bob Segerand Harry Chapin. AndDylan again.
I felt as if I’d just satthrough a 90-minutealt/college class, thekind of really groovyclass Boomers hopedfor back in the day —but never saw. The kindof pop culture class thathas been popping upmore frequently thesedays, though withoutthe woefully dated“groovy” part. The “po-etry” of Bob Dylan, forinstance, can be foundin the curricula of anumber of colleges anduniversities.
And not coinciden-tally, Gifford will beteaching — and maybecheerleading — a three-part course, “My Gen-eration: Rock MusicLegends,” starting April5 for the Institute ofLifelong Learning at
Western Iowa TechCommunity College.The first session, espe-cially dear to his heart,is called “Bob Dylan:His Music, Life andTimes.” Subsequentsessions are “The Riseof the Concept Album”on April 12 and “Jimi,Janis and Jim: ‘This is
the end’” on April 19.Each session lasts 90
minutes, though theafter-class talk could gowell beyond that, at acost of $5 per session,plus another $5 for theannual Lifelong Learn-ing membership fee, ifyou’re not yet a mem-ber.
Gifford, 50, is a self-employed South SiouxCity businessman whoteaches classes on tech-nology and writes arti-cles on economic devel-opment after years oftoiling for such compa-
By Russ OechslinJournal correspondent
WAHPETON, Iowa — Noticessent to those who had summerreservations at Crescent Beach Re-sort have guests scrambling for va-cation and meeting facilities, whileothers are simply scratching theirheads.
Wahpeton City Clerk Betty Pe-tersen said all she hears are “ru-mors, rumors, rumors,” about thechanging situation at the longtimeresort on West Lake Okoboji. Thecity, she reported, has seen nothingdirectly from Crescent Beach Re-sort owner Greg Deman.
And similarly, Tonja VanBeek,who is involved with marketing at
The Inn, on the north shore of WestLake Okoboji, said, “There havebeen a handful of calls that havecome in ... from those whose reser-vations were canceled at CrescentBeach.”
Deposits refundedThe unsigned letter from Crescent
Beach refunded deposits for reser-vations at the Thunderbird Lodgeon the lakeshore, and explained,“We will continue to lease timethrough our shareholder program,however instead of one sole owner,Crescent Beach will be comprisedof multiple stockholders.”
Those stockholders, according tothe letter, will have a voting right inall decisions made at Crescent
Beach, as well as the usage of theLodge.
Sioux City businessman GregDeman, who owns the resort, indi-cated by phone that Crescent Beach“couldn’t make money doing whatwe were — renting rooms. We can’tafford to do that,” with a manage-ment team on site 12 months per
year for the short summer season.The resort’s management staff wasreleased in February.
SIOUXLAND — Sewer rates heading upward/page A4
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The tech of the electTechnology is changing how elected offi-cials communicate in the 21st century,whether they be city council members,county supervisors or school board mem-bers. With increased options for chatting —via cell phones, electronic mail, text mes-saging and instant messaging — comes in-creased chances that decisions could bemade outside meeting halls and chambers.Read all about it in Wednesday’s Journal.
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Jan Galvin, Sioux CityZoning at issue for Iowa Lakes resort
SEE RESORTcontinued on page A3
To view photos and order prints, log on to: www.siouxcityjournal.com
‘Rock Legends’ roll into town
Russ Gifford, shown in his South Sioux City office, will be teaching a courseon Bob Dylan as part of a Lifelong Learning series on rock music legends atWestern Iowa Tech Community College. (Staff photo by TIm Hynds)
Students knockin’ on Dylan’s door, staying forever young at Lifelong Learning class
Senate expands ‘rights’ codeBill prohibiting discrimination against gays goes to House
By Todd DormanJournal Des Moines Bureau
DES MOINES — A bill prohibit-ing discrimination against gays andlesbians in Iowa won Senate ap-proval Monday over the objectionsof critics who predicted the measurewould harm small businesses andopen the door to lawsuits.
Backers of the bill, mostly Democ-rats, pushed it to passage on a 32-17vote. They portrayed the legislationas a needed strike against discrimi-nation that would also make the statemore economically attractive.
The bill, Senate File 427, wouldadd the words “sexual orientation”and “gender identity” to the Iowa’sCivil Rights Act, which currentlybars discrimination based on age,
race, creed, color, sex, national ori-gin, religion and disability.
The act specifically targets dis-crimination tied to employment,housing, public accommodations,education and credit.
“Today, we have the opportunityto reaffirm that in Iowa, job perform-ance is what counts, not what youlook like, not what church you at-tend, not how old you are or who
you love,” said Senate MajorityLeader Mike Gronstal, D-CouncilBluffs, who led debate on the bill.
“It is difficult to convince a tal-ented young person to come to Iowaor stay in Iowa when they can be dis-criminated against simply because ofwho they are,” Gronstal said. He
SEE SENATEcontinued on page A3
SEE ROCKcontinued on page A3
Ethanolmay leadto higherfood prices
JERUSALEM (AP) — Awoman with three croco-diles strapped to her waistwas stopped at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing afterguards noticed that shelooked “strangely fat,” of-ficials said Monday.
The woman’s shaperaised suspicions at theRafah terminal in southernGaza, and a body searchby a female border guardturned up the animals, eachabout 20 inches long, con-cealed underneath herloose robe, according toMaria Telleria, spokes-woman for the Europeanobservers who run thecrossing.
LINCOLN (AP) — Increasedproduction of biofuels such asethanol may help farmers’ bot-tom lines and address climate-change concerns, but eventuallycould lead to a sharp rise in foodprices worldwide, a senioreconomist for former PresidentBill Clinton said Monday.
“Worldwide, especially in de-veloping countries ... food priceincreases are definitely some-thing we’re going to have tocome to grips with,” said DavidSunding, who served on Clin-ton’s Council of Economic Ad-visers.
Sunding is now a professor ofagricultural and resource eco-nomics at the University of Cal-ifornia-Berkeley and co-director
Woman foundwith crocodilesstrapped to body
SEE CROCScontinued on page A10
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Shells in PastelsShells in Pastels double as dessert and acenterpiece for the Easter Sunday dinnertable. Find out more about this unique holi-day idea in Wednesday’s Food section.
BUSINESSSinging Hillsmay get morecar dealerships
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