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LocalThe West Arizona Daily Sun azdailysun.com A2 Sunday, Sept 27, 2009 BUGGIN OUT Tuba City set for new 48-bed jail Kayenta and Ramah, N.M., adding about 100 jail spaces. Tribal lawmakers days later were considering a $60 million loan to finance other much-needed jails on the reservation. A master plan calls for 13 projects, including courts, detention and a rehabilitation center. Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. has unsuccessfully tried to persuade the Tribal Council in previous years to approve bond initiatives to pay for such facilities.

Tuba City will be the largest of the new jails with 48 bed spaces, eliminating the need to transport inmates to the tribal capital of Window Rock some 155 miles away. New offices for probation, prosecutors, the police department, and incorporating treatment options to reduce recidivism are planned. Right now people just laugh because we dont have the facility," said Tuba City corrections supervisor Barbara Johnson. But once the facility goes up, hopefully they will have a change of attitude. If they break the law, welcome to our hotel.

Tuba City police Lieutenant Clifton Smith, who oversees 30 officers, said criminals well know the tribe lacks jail space and practically dare officers to arrest them. Almost daily, Smith said a single person can be arrested, released and re-arrested the same day. Hes gotten to know many of the repeat offenders by height, weight and date of birth. Tribal officials say the lack of jail space also has promoted a culture of fear in the community in which victims wont report crimes and witnesses wont testify. Police officers are attacked more often, prosecutors take cases to court uncertain of whether any punishment will result and judges must weigh the available jail space against the severity of the crime.

It makes me a hypocrite when I say thats my motto, to protect and serve, when we cant do that because there are no jails, Smith said. Everything is pretty much decriminalized on the Navajo Nation. By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Writer TUBA CITY The empty dirt lot between the court building and the police station here is a big reason authorities say criminals on the western side of the Navajo Nation have little fear of jail time. A lockup that used to stand there has been demolished, and four temporary holding cells nearby mean inmates are in and out in 8 hours or less. With millions of dollars in stimulus funds on its way for new jails, that lot wont be so empty in a few years and tribal officials are hopeful scofflaws will have a change of attitude.

Its hard to have a strong judicial system and have people respect law and order without the basic component of law and order, and that is a place to remove individuals, said Hope MacDonald LoneTree, who sits on the Tribal Councils Public Safety Committee. Police and corrections officials on the vast Navajo Nation have long struggled with tiny, run-down jails that meant virtually none of the more than 56,000 people booked last year served anywhere near their full sentence. By law, Navajo tribal jails hold only people arrested for misdemeanor crimes that carry a maximum sentence of one year; those suspected of more serious crimes are sent off the reservation to state or federal prisons. The 59 jail beds in three lockups in Window Rock, and Crownpoint and Shiprock on the New Mexico side of the reservation are nearly always are full. Jails in Chinle, Kayenta and Tuba City have only holding cells.

For each new prisoner brought into the jails, another must be released. Jail overcrowding becomes a problem particularly during tribal fairs and the New Year, when inmates must be cleared out in bulk to make way for new arrests. The $74 million in stimulus funds for the tribe announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice will go to new cor-1 rectional facilities in Tuba City, ABOVE: ANNA WESCHE, 10, digs through compost looking for worms at the Arboretum of Flagstaff booth during Science in the Park on Saturday at Wheeler Park. RIGHT: Wesche holds a handful of centipedes.

The Flagstaff Festival of Science continues today with an open house from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Lowell Observatory and many other events. See the weekly calendar on Page C6 for more information or visit www.scifest. org. (Photos by James BauerJeArizona Daily SunOrder these photos at azdailysun.com) He is survived by his mother, Katherine, of Flagstaff; son Joseph Franklin Hickman of Phoenix; brothers James and Darrell Hickman, both of Flagstaff, Donnie (Briget) of Phoenix and Ronnie (Lavena) of Greenville, S.C.; sisters Bobbie (Ira) McNear, Addie Lewis and Renee (Jonathan) Brooks, all of Phoenix, Carol (Ade) Ola of Richmond, Sandra (Charley) McCoy, Patricia Hickman and twin sister Sissie Hickman, all of Flagstaff; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by brothers Sanders Jr. and Robert A service will be Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m. at Norvel Owens Mortuary. OBITUARIES Alvin Tim Hickman Alvin Tim Hickman, 61, died Sept.

21, 2009. He was born Jan. 22, 1948, in Flagstaff to the late Sanders Hickman Sr. and Katherine Hickman. He attended Flagstaff public schools and, in 1966, graduated with honors from Flagstaff High School, where he was a basketball and track and field athlete.

After high school, Mr. Hickman attended Northern Arizona University for a couple of years. He then went on to work for the city attorneys office as a paralegal. IN BRIEF Accused hiker attacker has disturbing past FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -A Loveland man accused of attacking two female hikers has a disturbing criminal past he was responsible for shooting and killing his roommate in 1992.

Thirty-eight-year-old James Jud Bondsteel is being held in Larimer County on suspicion of attacking the hikers with a knife on Sept. 13. The (Fort Collins) Coloradoan reports that Bondsteel formerly lived in Oregon and shot apd killed his roommate there in 1992. Kachina, southwest of Flagstaff and Kachina Village. Lake Mary, southwest' of Lower Lake Mary and Lake Mary.

Bow Fire: Fire crews on the Mogollon Rim District continue to manage this lightning -caused fire, (about 15 miles south of Mormon Lake and 27 miles east of Camp Verde, near Mahan Park. This low-intensity fire has treated approximately 1700 acres for forest resource benefits. The immediate area of the fire is closed for public safety, with perimeter roads still open (Forest Roads 81, 8lEj 9264L). Smoke is visible from the Verde Valley and I -17. All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather including ventilation conditions, and approval from the Arizona.

Sun staff report Prescribed burns Pending favorable conditions, fire managers are planning prescribed fires in the following projects for the week of Sept. 28. M0G0LL0N RIM DISTRICT East Clear Creek Project 1,000 acres over two days of burning near Knoll Lake and Forest Road 300 (Rim Road). Smoke will flow down Leonard Canyon and Tonto Creek at night. PEAKS AND MORMON LAKE DISTRICTS No burning is planned through Tuesday.

Projects later in the week may include: Woody Ridge, southwest of Flagstaff near Rogers Lake. LOTTERY years, selling it in 1978. Mr. Stanfill loved trading with the Navajos, and over the years, deep and respectful friendships were formed. Mr.

Stanfill was a 50-year member of the Flagstaff Elks Lodge. He was a Boy Scout leader in Flagstaff in the '50s. He enjoyed his membership in the B.0.Y.S Club of Sedona and he was a longtime member of the Arizona Club in Phoenix. He is survived by his daughter, Sharon Chapman, of Sedona; a granddaughter and grandson; three great-granddaughters; a great-great-grandson; and longtime loving friend Lillian Simpson of Sedona and the entire Simpson family. He was preceded in death by his wives, Vivian and Millie, and a grandson.

A funeral service will be Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. at Village Park Baptist Church in the Village of Oak Creek, 55 Canyon Diablo Road. Interment will be at Phoenix Memorial Park in Phoenix. Memorial contributions can be made to a charity of your choice or Compassus Hospice of Sedona.

Online condolences can be left at www.hansenmortuary.com. Hansen Mortuary of Phoenix is handling arrangements. Kenneth Stanfill Kenneth Claude Stanfill, 92, died peacefully at home on Sept. 24, 2009. He was born in Globe in 1917, the last of five children.

He played drums in the city band, worked as a carpenters helper, cut meat at the grocery store and delivered papers to help his family during the Depression. After graduating from Globe High School, he moved to Flagstaff to attend Northern Arizona Teacher's College, now NAU. It was there that he met Vivian Reid. After she graduated and taught school for a year, she and Kenneth were married. They moved to help Vivians parents, Earl and Rena Reid, build Gray Mountain Trading Post.

It began small, with a store, a single gas pump, a small kitchen and a counter that served 15. All the meals were made from scratch. In the 50s after drilling for water, they were able to expand. They built a motel, dining room, bar, curio, shop, laundry, full service station and dessert freeze. The family owned and operated Gray Mountain for 40 Powerball: 18, 20, 34, 36, 39 (19) The Pick: 4, 15, 34, 31, 40, 17 Pick 5: 3, 11, 25, 27, 37 13, 3, 17, 19 Pick 3: 3, 4, 2 Obituary policy The Daily Sun will publish obituaries free of charge for persons who have lived or worked in Coconino County, including Flagstaff, Williams, Sedona, Page, Grand Canyon and the Navajo and Hopi reservations.

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Box 1849, Flagstaff, AZ 86002-. Advertising To place a classified ad, call 556-2298. For display advertising, call 774-4545. Calendar listings To put your event in the community almanac calendar, submit it online at www.azdallysun.com; or email calendar editor Abbie Gripman at agripmanazdailysun.com Helen Ammon Helen Lee Ammon, 82, of Flagstaff, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

She was born Jan. 10, 1927, in Dayton, Ohio, to Henry A. Byron and Dora Mae (Humphrey) Byrd. Helen had a strong, life long faith in God. She loved to play the piano, which she taught herself to play along with the guitar.

She loved to sing in the church choir, was an expert at crochet and enjoyed anything to do with science fiction. She is survived by her sons, Carl Ammon Michael Ammon, Bryan Ammon and Phillip (JoAnn) Ammon; sisters Beulah Munsee, Doris Abbott, Ruth Adams and Dora Tindall; brothers Samuel Byrd, Ronald Byrd and Tim Byrd; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl G. Ammon brothers Daniel Byrd and David Byrd; and sister Naomi Byrd. A funeral service will be Tuesday, Sept.

29, 2009, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Linda Vista Chapel, 2401 E. Linda Vista Drive. Interment to follow at Citizens Cemetery, 1300 S. San Francisco St.

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