Fun and magic
	Enterprise photo by Angela Schneider
	Traveling magician “Mr. E” pulls string out of his mouth during a performance at the Livingston-Park County Public Library, Wednesday, July 16. “Mr. E” entertained area children as part of the library’s summer reading program. His act combined tricks as well as lessons about bugs and reading.

Following are the week's top stories. This digest is updated once a week, by early Friday evening.

Published 7.17.2008

Bear mauls man near Cooke City
By Amy Learn, Enterprise Staff Writer

An Oregon man camping near Cooke City is lucky to be alive after experiencing a grizzly bear’s aggression first-hand.

Dan Tyers, wildlife biologist for the Forest Service in Gardiner, said he received a call about 3 a.m. Thursday alerting him to the attack at the Soda Butte campgrounds.

After an initial investigation, Tyers said the male camper was in his tent when the bear came through the roof and attacked. To defend himself, the camper raised his hands, shielding his face. As a result, the man received injuries to his arms and hands.

The attack ended at that point, Tyers said in an interview Thursday morning.

What provoked the attack and whether or not there was food in the tent is still unknown, he said.

According to Tyers, Yellowstone personnel and local EMT units responded to the emergency call.

The injured man was transported to West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo.

The man is in good condition with bites, laceration, bruises and a broken bone in one wrist, according to a hospital spokesman.

After the attack, Tyers asked the Forest Service personnel to notify tent campers in the area they should seek safety in their vehicles for the night. At first light, everyone in the Soda Butte Campground was escorted out.

The bear was spotted throughout the morning around the area of the attack, first at a different unoccupied tent and later by a stream.

The nature of the attack leads officials to believe the bear has come into contact with human food and/or products before, Tyers said.

“This is a good cautionary note for the use of proper food storage,” Tyers said.

The Soda Butte campground will remain closed until either the bear is destroyed or it is determined it is no longer in the area.

Tyers said if the situation is not resolved by the end of today, it is likely Chief Joseph’s campground, which is in the same area of the attack, will also be closed.

The bear’s fate will be determined by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear biologist Kevin Frey.

Tyers said Frey will go through a process to determine whether or not the bear will be destroyed.

Options for failed bridge ‘up in the air’
By Mark A. York, Enterprise Staff Writer

Park County commissioners grappled this week with how to proceed on a permanent replacement for the Ninth Street Island bridge, in the wake of FEMA’s rejection of the county’s bid for federal help.

“I hate to say it, but it’s up in the air,” said Park County Commissioner Larry Lahren. “We’re submitting our bills to the state and trying to find out what our options are.”

The problem, Lahren said, is the bridge goes only to private land.

“We’re getting a lot of citizen flack for spending public funds for a few people,” he said.

As for what could be done, Lahren said it was easier to repair an existing bridge than to build a new one, but added that a new bridge would be problematic if built in the same location, because now the Bailey bridge is over the top of the old bridge.

“This is the most complex short-term thing that I’ve ever been involved with,” he said.

The temporary Bailey bridge, which allows limited passage across the Yellowstone River, is on loan from the State of Montana and has been in place shortly after the bridge was damaged by high water June 19.

How long the county can use the bridge has yet to be determined, said Lahren.

A solution to access Ninth Street Island is also on the minds of Livingston city officials.

“We are willing to participate in any talks the county is having with state and federal officials,” said Livingston City Manager Ed Meece. “But primary responsibility for repairs is with the county.”

Meece said any time a public works project benefits only a few, some kind of special assessment and improvement district is usually created to accommodate the improvement.

“There will never be enough from assessing the residents on the Ninth Street Island to cover what is needed,” Meece said. “By mixing the participation of all taxpayers, including SID from island residents, with county funds in one funding pool, then they could apply for state and federal grants.

“You need a clear picture of what you’re going to do,” Meece said. “What kind of bridge you want to build? One lane, two lane?”

The county’s next step remains murky.

“We don’t know yet,” Lahren said. “We don’t have a lot of options.”

	Ready for Summerfest
	Nick Kurpil, center, of Belgrade, and others from Montana Conservation Corps paint posts near the band shell at Miles Park, Tuesday, July 15. The group, which has done work in the area throughout the summer, say they are trying to finish painting before Summerfest begins Friday, July 18. Enterprise photo by Angela Schneider

High court sides with former county attorney
By Mark A. York, Enterprise Staff Writer

The Montana Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of former Park County Attorney Tara DePuy in a conflict of interest case brought against her by several “concerned citizens” of Park County.

The plaintiffs, a group which included Timothy Watson, Howard Carter, Mike Adkins, Charles Donovan and the Upper Yellowstone Builders Association, claimed DePuy violated a section of the Montana Code that states “A public officer may not within 12 months following voluntary termination of employment, obtain employment in which the officer will take direct advantage, unavailable to others, of matters with which the officer or employee was directly involved during a term of office.”

Calls to the plaintiffs’ attorney were not returned by press time Friday.

According to the case summary, DePuy helped Park County create a new position in 2005 of part-time civil county attorney, then resigned the old position and accepted the new one on July 1.

The case moved to the Supreme Court July 2007.

DePuy remained in the employ of Park County to advise commissioners and therefore never left, the high court ruled.

The second complaint alleged DePuy acted unethically in rendering opinions on land use issues while serving on the board of Corporation for the Northern Rockies , a group that promotes sustainable development. The plaintiffs claimed CNR seeks to stop development of rural land.

Earlier, Park County District Court granted DePuy’s motion for summary judgment, writing in the order, “This lawsuit seems to have been ill-conceived.”

The District Court also ruled some evidence “suggests that this is, in fact, a personal attack on Ms. DePuy filed because of suspicion and speculation, but without evidence of wrongdoing.”

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the District Court on July 15.

Nonpayment lawsuits rise in area, nation
By Mark A. York, Enterprise Staff Writer

Creditors are increasingly resorting to taking customers to court for nonpayment in Montana, court records show.

“We’re getting a lot more from the credit card companies,” said June Little, clerk of the District Court in Livingston. “Sky Federal (Credit Union) is doing a lot of nonpayment lawsuits.”

Civil cases in general rose to 15,569 in 2006, up from

12, 998 in 2005, according to statistics of the U.S. District Court in Montana.

“We’ve had 207 civil cases here so far this year,” Little said.

According to the statistics of the Park County District Court, there were 48 nonpayment cases filed in 2006 from various banks and debt recovery service companies trying to get payment from customers. There were 65 nonpayment cases in 2007 and 36 thus far in 2008.

Discover Bank, headquartered in Greenwood, Del., had 11 nonpayment cases in Park County in this period. Citibank, of Sioux Falls, S.D., had seven. Sky Federal had four this year alone. Others in the Park County records include: Bank of America, Capitol One, American Express, US Bank and Ford Motor Credit.

“It pays to Discover” goes the company slogan, but they’ll take a customer to court if they fall behind in payments. In 2007, Discover Bank took a customer all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In Vaden v. Discover Bank, et al., Discover Bank sued a customer in state court for nonpayment of her credit card balance. Vaden counterclaimed, raising state-law claims of breach of contract and violation of state statutes regulating credit card fees and charges, according to the case summary. The case is set for argument in October.

Nationwide, many Americans dependent on credit cards to make ends meet have fallen into what some experts, such as Elizabeth Warren, the Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, have characterized as “predatory lending practices” by credit card companies.

“The credit card companies are profitable,” Warren said, in an interview with the PBS documentary program Frontline, in 2004, “because they’re no longer charging 9.9 percent, but 24.9 percent.”

Warren said credit card companies’ profits have been on the rise because of late charge penalties and rate increases.

“That’s who’s paying the real price of a deregulated credit industry and unleashing a monster that says 9.9 percent for most of you guys, but once you’re in a little trouble ... 29.9,” she said, on the PBS Frontline Web site.

Charges mount against recent jail escapee
By Amy Learn, Enterprise Staff Writer

A late-June escapee from Park County Detention Center officers ran though an east side neighborhood, and when he was apprehended, was in close proximity to two hand guns, court documents released Wednesday morning state.

During an ensuing tussle with a Livingston police officer, the defendant also tried to take the officer’s gun while trying to escape capture, the documents state.

Gabriel Norlin, 18, was in Detention Center custody after his father revoked his $50,000 bond on 15 previous charges still pending in Park County District Court when he made his escape while being escorted to the center’s “sun room.”

How Norlin got away from the officers has not yet been released by authorities as the investigation continues, said Park County Sheriff Allan Lutes Wednesday afternoon.

Court documents state the events of the escape took place as follows:

On June, 25, about 3:30 p.m., Norlin escaped from the custody of the Detention Center and ran east. He ran in and out of homes until he was apprehended at a residence on South F Street.

That day, after being advised by dispatch of Norlin’s possible location, Livingston police officer Dale Johnson began his hunt for Norlin by car. But later, between F Street and G streets, he began a foot search.

Several witnesses advised Johnson of the direction Norlin was headed. Johnson ran through several residences in the area that Norlin had gone through.

On his pursuit, Johnson noticed a house with an open gate and a broken door.

After entering the home, he headed to a bedroom with an open door. When he got closer to the room, he noticed a small metal case with a revolver sitting on the floor next to the bed and saw Norlin standing at the foot of the bed dressed in street clothes.

Norlin was instructed by Johnson to raise his hands and lie down. When he refused, Johnson grabbed the back of Norlin’s neck and tried to force him to lie down. A scuffle began between the two and Johnson was able to pin Norlin by straddling his torso.

Johnson forcefully placed his gun on Norlin’s chest and explained to him that if he continued to fight, he would be shot.

Norlin got hold of the muzzle of the weapon and attempted to get it from Johnson. Johnson was able to resist Norlin’s attempt just as other authorities were entering the room.

At that point Norlin was restrained and handcuffed.

It was later realized the gun sitting on the floor was a .45 caliber revolver, with an open cylinder and ready to load, the court documents state.

After Norlin was apprehended and taken back to the Detention Center, Johnson stayed at the residence to collect evidence. The owner of the house stated the gun was normally inside the case and in the closet.

Johnson noticed a second weapon, a semiautomatic .22 pistol under a blanket next to the bed. The resident told Johnson the gun was in the same condition it was in prior to Norlin removing it from the case.

Also collected at the scene was Norlin’s black and white striped Detention Center uniform he had ditched once he changed clothes, the court documents state.

After the incident, Norlin was charged with escape, two counts of burglary, aggravated burglary and attempted criminal endangerment.

He must make an initial appearance Monday, 9 a.m., in District Court on the charges.

Vote set to fund underpass work
By Mark A. York, Enterprise Staff Writer

There will be a special election on Sept. 9 for Livingston voters to decide if the city will be authorized to exceed the levy limit by 11.25 mills for five years to fund the city’s share of the costs of engineering and construction of a railroad crossing underpass on the west end of town.

The levy would raise $657,651 for Livingston’s share of the proposed project that would alleviate traffic congestion to Livingston’s north side.

The total cost of the project is estimated at $8.7 million, said Livingston City Manger Ed Meece Thursday morning.

Most of the money for constructing the underpass would come from federal and state agencies, he said.

If the levy passes, Meece said, it would take about two years for an underpass design to be approved by regulatory agencies.

He said construction could begin in 2012 with the underpass, which would be a continuation of Star Road at the Star Addition, and completed in 2014.

Currently, there are only three arteries connecting the north and south sides of the city: Fifth, B and Bennett streets. B Street has the only underpass and is prone to flooding during heavy rains. All three can become congested with traffic, possibly hampering emergency vehicles servicing the growing north side of town.

The election will be held at the Park County Fairgrounds. The polls will open at 7 a.m. and remain open until 8 p.m. on election day.

The 11.25 mill levy will increase taxes and assessments on a $100,000 home by $22.50 per year and $45 on a $200,000 home.

In a special notice, Denise Nelson, clerk and recorder/election administrator for Park County, announced that regular registration for the special election would close at 5 p.m. on Aug. 11, but that voters may still register up to and including on election day. The office will accept late voter registration between noon and the close of business the day before the election. Voters will need to return to the election office to pick up a ballot on election day.

New system will transform emergency communications
By Dwight Harriman, Enterprise Staff Writer

A Park County Sheriff’s deputy is on patrol in the Shields Valley, in a particular location that had been a communications “dead spot.” But now, a radio call from Dispatch comes through loud and clear. The deputy is alerted that an escaped prisoner from Gallatin County is in the area holding someone hostage.

Dispatch studies a digital map of the fugitive’s location automatically created by an earlier 911 call at the scene, and sends it to the deputy’s mobile data terminal, or MDT, along with a photo of the suspect. The deputy also receives a recording of the 911 call and a text file containing other information critical to the situation. He gets additional information by radio directly from a Gallatin County deputy, and then moves in.

The technological part of this scenario is impossible right now.

But a new $919,000 microwave-powered, broadband communications system funded by Homeland Security will make much of it a reality probably by this fall — and the rest of it entirely possible with the right equipment.

The need for a new system

The new communications system is part of a linked, statewide network called the Montana Interoperability Project. Fifty-five Interoperability sites across Montana have already been built, with about another 50 planned.

Counties and tribes working on getting the systems are grouped into cooperative consortiums. Park County’s consortium includes Sweet Grass, Gallatin, Madison and Meagher counties.

Present communications for Park County’s law enforcement and emergency services are limited by old technology — analog radios — and by geography that blocks many of those signals.

“Probably nine-tenths of the radios we have now are 10 to 15 years old,” said Peggy Glass, project manager for the local five-county consortium. Glass is also communications director for the Livingston/Park County 911.

Glass said that “on a good day,” radio signals emanating from law enforcement’s communications system on Livingston’s north side hill can reach Emigrant, and “sometimes it’s hit and miss in the Wilsall area.”

And forget direct radio contact with Cooke City. Dispatch has to use a cell phone, which might or might not work, or go through Yellowstone National Park’s radio system.

There are other problems: Only one person at a time can speak on radios, and there’s not much in the way of power backup.

“If the power is cut, we have a limited backup battery of about two hours,” said Glass of the north side equipment.

How it will work

The Interoperability Montana Project for Park County will change all that.

The county’s site will be built on Meyers Flat, located atop the heavily forested hill immediately south/southeast of Livingston on the east side of U.S. Highway 89.

Look there right now and you’ll see a 100-foot Verizon cell phone tower. Near it is a smaller tower, which serves as a repeater station for National Public Radio and some television stations.

The Interoperability system will go in just to the left — as seen from Livingston — of the two towers. Its centerpiece will be a 150-foot-tower built to withstand 150-mph winds, according to Bill Hurley, Park County’s director of operations, who is overseeing the county’s bidding process for installing the system.

Next to the Interoperability tower will be a 25-foot by 15-foot, air-conditioned/heated building to house communications gear and a backup generator, Hurley said.

When construction is complete, law enforcement’s north side hill equipment will be moved into the new building, where its function will be unfettered by geography.

The propane-powered generator on Meyers Flat will kick on automatically if the electricity fails.

The Interoperability system will provide a far broader range for paging officers or emergency personnel. It will not only handle multiple radio signals — “umpteen” channels, Hurley said — but also enable electronic transmission of data, including images and text, all at the same time, and all at high speed.

It will be possible, for example, to send digital maps showing firefighters or EMTs the best route to a wildfire or crash.

The new tower on Meyers Flat will hit repeater stations on the Bozeman Pass — establishing direct contact with Gallatin County — and at Greycliff. After the Meyers Flat facility is built, Glass wants to get another tower, or “spur,” installed above Yankee Jim Canyon, to remedy a notoriously dead spot there. That would allow instant communications with Cooke City and Yellowstone National Park, and even between Wilsall and Cooke City.

The county’s Interoperability system will also allow Dispatch to communicate electronically with other such sites in Montana.

Contracts for building the Meyers Flat site must be secured by the end of July in order not to lose Homeland Security money, Glass said.

She expects construction to start soon.

“I’m hoping no later than the middle of August,” she said, “because I have a very short building season (at Meyers Flat).”

Funding and timelines

Virtually all of the cost of the system will be borne by federal and state money.

Homeland Security will fund the $919,000 Meyers Flat system, with nary a penny from local taxpayers’ pockets.

“That money is already in place,” Hurley said.

Glass wants the initial phase of the local Interoperability system — providing the huge radio and paging range — up and running by the end of October.

Dispatch will need $150,000 worth of equipment to fully use the Interoperability system — for example, the mapping system that displays the location of a 911 call or the quickest route to an emergency, and gear that allows transmission of digital images to MDTs — but that will come from 911 state funds, Glass said. That should be in place within a year.

The spur at Yankee Jim Canyon will probably be covered by Homeland Security funds, according to Glass. Getting that in place will take a bit longer — within three years, she said.

There will be some minor local costs.

The Meyers Flat site will itself need another component to communicate with Dispatch. The state will pay a third of the $40,000 cost, Glass said, while the city and county must split the other two-thirds. That component should be installed by this fall.

In addition, Glass plans on purchasing 23 mobile radios and 23 handheld radios. The over-$100,000 cost will be born largely by already secured grants, but the city and county will have to pay a portion of it — about $13,000 total. Those radios should be in place by this fall as well.

Also, hardly any law enforcement vehicles have MDTs right now. Money for additional units would have to be found from grants, or from the city and county, Glass said. Those units will be purchased as money becomes available.

‘Amen!’

Local law enforcement and emergency personnel are delighted with the prospects of getting a state-of-the-art communications system.

“It’’ll open up a new era in communications capability for us,” said Park County Sheriff Allan Lutes. “We’re excited about it.”

Belinda Van Nurden, Park County Disaster and Emergency Services coordinator, said the new system will be a big boon.

“There are so many dead spots in the county ... (it) is going to keep us connected,” she said.

“It’s going to mean a lot as far as people getting support,” she added.

Will the new system revolutionize Glass’ job?

“Oh, amen!” she said. “It’s so exciting.”

Local teams excel at state
By Enterprise Staff

Dominant might not be a strong enough word to describe the Livingston 12U All-Star girls performance at the Babe Ruth state tournament Saturday and Sunday.

In claiming the tournament championship with a 5-0 overall mark, Livingston’s U12 girls ended three of their games by the 10-run mercy rule — most importantly, the title game.

Hailey Versland belted a home run and Kenzie Corder and Kelsie Harriman chipped in singles in Livingston’s 19-8 shellacking of Lewistown in the title game.

Livingston also earned mercy rule wins over Glasgow, 20-2, and Forsyth, 14-3.

Against Glasgow, Cassidy Versland had two hits, Alex Schaeffer had a home run and Courtney Klein, Hailey Versland, Hillary Willyerd and Katie LYnn Kruas chipped in one hit each.

In routing Forsyth, Willyerd belted a triple to score Jamie Cahoon and Cassidy Versland.

Livingston also defeated Lewistown 8-2 in bracket play.

The U12 All-Stars return to action at the Pacific Northwest Regional tournament Thursday at Meridian, Idaho.

Senior girls capture title, U14 2nd

At about 6:30 a.m. this morning, the Senior Girls All-Stars traveled to Boise, Idaho, to challenge Port Angeles, Wash., for a birth in the Babe Ruth World Series.

The Livingston All-Stars earned their spot in the Boise-Based regional qualifier with a first-place finish at the Montana State tournament Saturday and Sunday in Lewistown.

The Senior girls defeated Miles City 16-2 and 9-0, and Glasgow 12-0 before edging the Livingston U14 girls for the title.

The U14 girls, due to a lack of teams, played in the Senior League and advanced to the finals with an extra-inning win over Forsyth.

U12 named Eastern champions

At the 12-team U12 tournament at Plentywood last week, the Livingston All-Star boys cruised through bracket play.

Livingston opened with a 6-2 win over Big Muddy and defeated Polson 5-0, North Jefferson 3-2, Big Muddy 9-3 and Columbia Falls 4-1 before narrowly losing to Stevensville 9-8 in the championship game.

“We played well defensively and our pitching was pretty solid,” said U12 coach Troy Hostetler.

With the victory, Stevensville was named the Western Montana champion, while Livingston earned the Eastern Montana title with the second-place finish.

The U12 All-Stars return to action in regional competition July 23-27 at Kennewick, Wash.

Anyone interested in making a donation to the U12 teams’ fundraising efforts can contact Melissa Gavne at 223-0277.

The rest

The Livingston U10 Babe Ruth Baseball All-Stars finished second in Montana State tournament play, according to coach Bruce Lay, while Livingston’s U14 squad finished fourth at their state tournament.

Locals at National High School Rodeo Finals
By Tom Gersack, Enterprise Staff Writer

Montana, the Big Sky state, features 56 counties.

But only one — Park — has a horse to sit on when discussions turn to team roping at the National High School Finals Rodeo.

Park County boasts not one, but two team ropers invited to contend at high school’s version of the National Finals Rodeo, where only the world’s best will be in attendance.

Park senior Trevor Sunvison and Shields Valley senior Ryan Ferguson, along with more than 1,500 cowboys and cowgirls from around the United States, Canada, Australia and the rest of planet Earth, will take up residence Farmington, N.M., for the next week.

“Exciting? Yeah, this is pretty exciting,” said Sunvison.

“It’ll be a fun experience,” said Ferguson. “Hanging out with buddies and going to a rodeo — you can’t complain about that.”

For Sunvison and partner Anna Haaland of Billings, and Ferguson and partner Grey Chadwick of Corvallis, consistency is the name of the game at the finals rodeo.

Each tandem will compete three times. Payouts will be made for each round, but the combined times of the three rounds will decide the finals title.

“Winning individual rounds is OK, but being the best over three days is what we want to accomplish,” said Sunvison.

“If you only get one chance, then you want to (head and heel your steer) as fast as you can,” said Ferguson. “But when there are three rounds, consistency is what you’re after.”

Competing against each other is nothing new for Sunvison and Ferguson.

Sunvison and Haaland and Ferguson and Chadwick went into the mid-June Montana High School Rodeo Finals in first and second place respectively.

When it was all said and done, six points is all that separated Sunvison and Haaland’s victory from Ferguson and Chadwick’s runner-up finish.

At the finals rodeo, the stakes are just that much higher, as the best teenage team roping tandems from around the world will be on hand.

“When you look at it like that, it sounds kind of exciting,” said Ferguson.

Heading and heeling

Although Ferguson and Sunvison’s goals are the same, how they accomplish them are different.

Ferguson is the set-up roper, or header, while Sunvison is the heeler.

When the steer is released from the chute, Ferguson is the first to rope, attempting to secure the steer’s head.

After heading the steer, Ferguson tightens his grip on the rope, forcing the animal to jump, allowing Chadwick to rope its hind legs.

“I’ve done some heeling, but heading is what I think I do best,” said Ferguson. “Grey is the one that does most of the work — he makes me look good.”

Sunvison is just as quick to compliment Haaland.

“She’s the best (female) team roper I’ve seen,” said Sunvison. “At the beginning of the season (in March) I was looking for a partner, and we clicked right off.

“We’ve been doing well together ever since.”

Gas isn’t cheap

The Sunvison’s departed Livingston Thursday morning at 8 a.m. in a 2008 Ford F350, which towed a 30-foot trailer full of horses.

“It’s about 750 miles one way to Farmington,” said Trevor’s mother, Stacy Sunvison. “We average about 7.5 miles per gallon. With gas prices the way they are, it’s an expensive trip.”

Trevor Sunvison and Ferguson are paying for most of it.

Their winnings from rodeos, summer employment and fundraising is helping to fund the excursion.

The pair got a big boost from the July 2-4 Livingston Roundup Rodeo, where 50/50 ticket sales helped raise $620 for each.

“That was real helpful,” said Trevor Sunvison.

“It’s got to be tough on (rodeo) competitors with gas prices where they are,” said Stacy Sunvison.

“The traveling isn’t that bad,” said Trevor Sunvison. “I think I’ve done it enough that I’ve learned to enjoy it.”

More to come

Both Ferguson and Sunvison have one more year of high school eligibility.

“It’s nice to know that this might not be my only chance to compete in the high school finals,” said Sunvison.

It helps that both come from roping families.

“I think I started when I was 7 or 8,” said Ferguson, who is also an Class C All-State point guard for Shields Valley. “I’ve gone to a couple of schools, but most of what I’ve learned came from home.”

“I got into it when I was about 10 and I’ve never stopped,” said Sunvison.

Both are hoping their steady improvement will help them compete professionally one day.

“That’s my goal,” said Sunvison.

“That would be pretty cool,” said Ferguson.

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OBITUARIES
The following obituaries appeared in The Enterprise the week of July 14-18, 2008:

• Howard Lewis Olson, 72, of Livingston, died after a short illness, Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.

• Pauline Ione (Cuny) Mortensen, 74, died June 28, 2008, in Craig, Colo.

• Dorothy Mae “Dode” Carlisle, 90, of Livingston, died Friday, May 9, 2008.

• George Kenneth Millett, 96, of Livingston, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, in Livingston.

• Karen Joy Fenn-Breckenridge died at her home in Livingston on Friday, July 11, 2008. She was born June 2, 1951.

• Charles R. “Chuck” Beebe, died July 1, 2008, in Charleston, Ill. He was born on July 5, 1931.