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search) student, wanted to provide her Mor mon peers with a hip, funky place to hang out, reports The Salt Lake Tri bune. But since Mormons, who make up nearly the entire BYU student body, are fo rbidden from touching coffee, cigarettes or alcohol, customers will find none of those substances on the premises. "It's not about seeing how close to the line you can get without crossing it," said Johnson of her ownership philosophy. "It's more about how muc h you can enjoy without compromising." Instead of brewing java, Vermillion Skies serves up hot drinks made with Pero, a German-made coffee substitute made from roasted barley. Like many regular coffee shops, the caffeine-free cafe features live band s, poetry readings and art shows, and is open 24 hours a day during the school year.
search) student who sometimes plays acoustic guitar at Vermillion Skies. "But it's not like you're going to go there and feel strange and feel like people are drunk." East Chicago Police Chief Angelo Machuca called an emergency meeting Sund ay to recommend the light be turned off in the interest of public safety after nearby residents complained about blocked cars and visitors congr egating until 5 am Several arrests were made Friday night after a large fight broke out in t he area. "The city respects everyone's religious beliefs, but it's getting to the point now where it's almost too dangerous" to leave the light on, said D amian Rico, the city's public relations director. People have flocked to the site since Wednesday, when a woman first claim ed to see the image on the side of a tree. The image is only visible at night when the streetlight near the tree is illuminated. Machuca said his department doesn't have the manpower to maintain regular patrols and control the crowd. "The light will remain off until we can get some kind of solution," he sa id. Thanks to Out There reader Mat F Psychologist Suspected of Inhaling Nitrous Oxide WEST HARTFORD, Conn. Lisa G Berzins, a prominent psychologist who has been on national televi sion and radio shows and in newspaper articles, was arrested on a warran t Friday charging her in the May 29 incident, The Hartford Courant repor ted. Berzins, 49, of Farmington, has a practice in West Hartford.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, West Hartford police responded to the Farmington Avenue Stop & Shop and found Berzins lying on the flo or and bleeding from her head. Berzins, the affidavit says, told police she did not know what happened. Police interviewed witnesses and collected evidence, then determined that Berzins apparently inhaled from three cans of whipped cream containing nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, the affidavit says. Berzins was charged with possession of a restricted substance, criminal m ischief and creating a public disturbance. She was released on $500 bail and is to appear in Hartford Superior Court on July 21. Dog Still Involved MADISON, SD (AP) Charges have yet to be filed in Lake County in conne ction with a June 18 assault in which one man reportedly bit off the ear of another man during an argument over a dog.
The two began arguing when a dog belonging to a 36-year-old man from the Sioux Falls area started running around the picnic grounds, he said. Aas said a 43-year-old man had fishing lines in the water and apparently became upset when the dog started swimming and running on the beach. "It started as a verbal argument and escalated pretty quickly into a phys ical" argument, the deputy said. He said at some point, the older man bit "most of the ear off" the younge r man, who was treated at the Madison hospital and released. An aggravated assault charge, a felony, is pending against the older man and a misdemeanor simple assault charge is pending against the younger m an. A 33-year-old woman who was with the younger man also faces a disorderly conduct charge. Lake County Sheriff Roger Hartman said he would not release details of th e case because the state's attorney's office was handling it.
search) may have spent most of their time on the job eating, but offic ials were pleased with the end results. For the past two weeks, goats have been grazing on 12 acres of brush at t he canyon, reducing the threat of wildfires. "The goats were happy, the city was happy and the park looks beautiful. W e look forward to welcoming them back," Councilwoman Janice Hahn said. The city's pilot program brought in 143 goats last month to clear away th e brush. Oregon-based Nanny & Billy's Vegetative Management was paid $11 ,500 to clear the park's Hernandez Ranch area in advance of the wildfire season. "Basically, the department likes the goat idea," area recreation and park s superintendent Ron Berkowitz said. Giant Catfish Becomes Family Pet SIX MILE, SC (AP) A recent fishing trip netted a new pet for a South Carolina family. Clarence Reid and two young family members were fishing at Hartwell Lake (search) recently when they hooked a 50-pound flathead catfish. Instead of a trip to the skillet, the family decided to keep the prehisto ric-looking fish in a huge decorative pond. "We were catching little ones and the big one, nothing in between," Reid said. The fish now swims in exotic surroundings that include palm trees, a wate rfall and a swimming hole containing more than 2,100 gallons of water. Reid's wife, Deborah, said the fish is ugly but it can stay. As for its diet: Clarence Reid plans to feed the fish dog food. He also h as some concerns about how well it will get along with other pets dogs , cats and a goat that enjoy playing in the sand and plants surroundin g the pond. "I'm afraid if it gets too big what might happen to the cats," Reid joked . Click in the photo box above to see a giant, cuddly catfish.
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