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411/ (VEER PT—,Ss • WWW.TWINCITIES.COM METRO /REGION • LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY„ JUNE 18, 2003 C 3B WASHINGTON, D.C. Desident Bush greets nesota's hockey 'stars' Nn on second trip to White House I WEBB • Press IN, D.C. — The r was proudly hite House on so many Min - champs that had to distin- Lem. llegiate hockey University of pack for its sec- White House r winning the t this time, the mtified the University of Cities." see these men l during a cere- �t Room of the 'hey also know key really well. hey'd be back hockey champs, of Minnesota - ts third straight d White House beat Harvard fmals. ig laugh when vID Chancellor that the team in Duluth for d won three "It sounds like to me, Dr. Mar- tin, you'd better give her a raise," Bush said. When the audience started to laugh, he added, "It's a state issue, of course," which brought more laughter. The Gopher men's team defeated New Hampshire 5 -1 in April to capture its second con- secutive title. Some members of the team were also at the White House last year, and were excit- ed to be back. "Usually, it's once in a life- time," said senior captain Grant Potulny. "We were fortunate enough to do it twice." Potulny presented Bush with a ceremonial Gopher jersey, fea- turing BUSH 03 on the back. The president and Potulny chatted briefly and posed for photos, while the rest of the champi- onship squad stood behind them. In his remarks, Bush both congratulated and challenged the players. "My call to the champs is to be a champ off the playing — when you're not playing, as well. You've got a chance to make a difference in someone's life. There's always some little kid draped over the, draped over the ice, looking at the star Minnesota players, wondering what it's like to be a star" He continued, "And a star is somebody who sets a good exam- ple. A star is somebody who says, I've got some God -given talents, and I want to help somebody else utilize his or her talents...:" Most of the Minnesota con- gressional delegation was on hand to cheer the two Minnesota squads and hear a quartet of mil- itary musicians give an uncon- ventional rendition of "The Min- nesota Rouser," performed on a piano, guitar, bass and drums. U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, R- Minn., showed up sporting the maroon- and -gold Gopher neck- tie that New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg had to wear, after their bet on the title game. U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton, D- Minn., is an old Yale University classmate of Bush, and during the ceremony, the president recalled Dayton's varsity days as a goalie for the Yale squad. "Senator Dayton was a heck of a goalie in his day, but I don't know if he could stop these guys or not," Bush said as Dayton smiled and shook his head no. Afterward, both teams head- ed to Capitol Hill for a reception, before flying back to Minnesota in the evening. Said U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo, D- Minn., "It simply proves that Minnesota is the state of hockey." Tom Webb can be reached at twebb@kr.vashington.com or (202) 383 -6049. VIRGINIA, MINN. It with blowgun dart proves hard to capture inn. — A duck on Silver Lake t in its head stop it from eating, izing or paddling away from res- n't know who shot the duck with 'art. The bird has been unable to from its left cheek behind its bill, en seen scratching at the dart )f Natural Resources workers cess Monday to capture the mal- sswoman at the DNR office near ve and seems to know we're out e said. The wound caused by the 1, and the duck is swimming and umane Society has received sev- he duck, said executive director 11 officers also have been check- t to pull it out," she said of the .o catch the duck first. They go en able to get near the duck yet, day. MARK SAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS A male mallard with a metal blowgun dart lodged in its cheek has so far thwarted attempts to capture him in order to give him medical care. The duck, which apparently is nesting around Silver Lake in Virginia, Minn., appears to be in reasonably good health despite the dart "It's an impossible task. You can just try your best," said Peliska. — Associated Press METRO /REGIONAL BRIEFING 1, COLO. ;a boy's in creek as Tuesday 'y of a 6 -year- y who slipped his family in di and fell into the base of a unty sheriff's y Skinner said body of Evan t Lakes, Minn., Saturday, but f swift- moving The boy's parents, Connie and Boyd Johnson, and their other two children — Olivia, 9, and Nathan, 5 — had returned home during the weekend, Skin- ner said. They were notified shortly after the find. — Associated Press MANKATO, MINN. Separate accidents kill swimmer, boater Authorities on Tuesday r d the name of a 20 -year- o to man who drowned in a popular swimming pond. ictnnhPr Tlnana Clnarimr 51, struggling in the water next to the boat. His body was found about a half -mile downstream. Divers worked for four days using sonar, ropes and heavy weights to battle strong cur- rents. — Associated Press MAPLE GROVE Ex -bank employee charged with theft A Maple Grove woman is accused of stealing $101,000 from the bank where she worked. P,rahm P Crhn t7 d5 nnra an Gun -ban challenge (continued) "The order in Ramsey County attempts to control real estate, rather than (court) pro- ceedings, and we think that's too broad," Olson said. But commissioners, who approved of the measure by a wide margin on a procedural vote last month, remained steadfast in support of the pro- posed ordinance after the hear- ing. It will make Ramsey County the sole political subdivision in the state to formally criminal- ize the possession of legal firearms. Hennepin County enacted a similar measure June 10, although that is only a resolution and doesn't carry direct criminal penalties. Ramsey County Commis- sioner Jan Wiessner of New Brighton conceded that state FROM PAGE 1B law restricted what she and her colleagues could do but said that she felt state law still left them room to take action. "There's a conflict there," Wiessner said, "but we have a responsibility to make our facilities safe." . The county will take final action on the proposed ordi- nance at the board's meeting next Tuesday. Tim Nelson can be reached at tnelson @pioneerpress.com or (651) 292 -1159. Joe Soucheray (continued) much of the Irish in her skin. It looks all right to me. Besides, she rarely goes outdoors, and when she does, she carries about five tubes of SPF 40, so I don't think she has anything to worry about. Your young parent is espe- cially the model of precaution. I've seen toddlers, for purposes of being moved from the car to the house, dressed in what appear to be French Foreign Legion hats and wraparound sunglasses. In the event such a child is put outside, they are slathered in the correct SPF and they are put on a clock. Normally, I would think this is ridiculous because I am a pro- fessional curmudgeon, but these young parents are on the right track. These kids won't grow up to have hunks of their face zapped and carved out and examined or whatever the dermatologist is doing to the likes of me. I have also come around on bicycle helmets. I must be get- ting soft. I cling to the belief that a kid doesn't need to wear a helmet while playing bad- minton, but if a kid wants to wear a helmet on his bike, the kid is probably playing it smart. Let's face it, kids are being better taken care of these days. I don't know if they are having more fun, but they sure are warned away from the dangers of the sun. Children protected from the sun are so much the norm that it makes the news when a child gets sunburned. Last summer, a woman in Ohio was charged with child neglect, or abuse or whatever, because her kids were terribly sun- burned after a day spent at a county fair. I'm telling you, that is a big sea change in American life, when you start seeing news stories about sun- burned kids. "Child sunburned! Film at 10." My mother could still be in jail Joe Soucheray can be reached at jsoucheray@pioneerpress.com. Herons staying home (continued) largest. That was hard to take for Lino Lakes, where the gray- ish -blue birds have always been part of daily sightseeing and even show up on the city's emblem. But this year there are signs the birds are feeling more at home and spending more time nurturing their young. About two- thirds of the nests have healthy chicks in them, naturalists say, com- pared with less than half the past few years. "We're pretty happy this year that things are going back to normal," said Marty Asle- son, the city's natural resources specialist. The DNR's Steve Kittelson said the public should still be cautious not to disturb the blue herons, so they will remain on the island as long as they need to. Researchers do not know exactly which of their efforts to restore the population have been successful, but they have focused on reducing human disturbances. Last year, Lino Lakes imple- mented a no -wake zone that restricts water skiing and boat- ing on the north end of Lake Peltier near Peltier Island. The ordinance was implemented after the birds had left the island, so this year is when the effect of the ordinance can be observed. Two years ago, the DNR also asked local airplane pilots to stop doing practice landings at a nearby base. There have also been more efforts to place "no trespass- ing" signs on the island. Kittelson said the public should still be cautious not to disturb the birds, so they will remain on the island as long as they need to. Although the blue herons have stayed longer than they have in the past few years, it is still to be deter- mined whether they will remain until fall. "We're still holding our breath a little bit," Kittelson said. Nancy Ngo covers southern Anoka County. She can be reached at (651) 228 -2149 or nngo@pioneerpress.com. MnSCU hashing, slashing (continued) included a 10 percent tuition hike. The system's $1.5 billion proposed budget does not refle possible increase in sal d benefits negotiat- ed by workers represented by nnllanthra haraaininv aman_ pus," said Laura King, vice chancellor for finance, noting that state money to the sys- tem's schools has been on a decline for nearly the past decade. The cash - strapped state will give MnSCU $191.5 million less over the next two years, a 14.8 percent decrease. In comparative terms, sys- tem officials said they could make up that cut with either a 26 percent tuition increase or by slicing 1,860 positions off employee rolls. Realistically, tuition will go up on average about 13 percent to 15 percent and ahnnt 4M nneitinne v,i11 ha IF YOU GO The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities will hold two public hearings on proposed tuition and fees: • 1 to 4 p.m. Monday at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 1501 Hennepin Ave. ■ 1 t4p..9at Central La liege in Brainerd.