| GARRETT PITIES SPEARS + LOHAN'S PLIGHT
Former child star LEIF GARRETT sympathises with troubled stars BRITNEY SPEARS and LINDSAY LOHAN, insisting young celebrities are bound to make mistakes when they're in the public eye so much. Singer/actor Garrett, who has famously battled drug addiction as an adult, hopes the Hollywood starlets can sort out their problems before it's too late. The now-clean 45-year-old says, "It's really tough, what Britney's going through right now, and Lindsay. When you've got the media in your face the whole time it's kind of tough. "We're all human... you make mistakes, and that's what happens. It's just not being publicised." Garrett checked into rehab last year (06) after police found him in possession of heroin in what was the latest of a string of drug-related arrests. After quitting the treatment centre, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years probation in May 2006, but was credited with the time already served in police custody.
Lohan's boyfriend slams mum's TV show
Lindsay Lohan's boyfriend has criticised her mother Dina for filming a reality TV show.Snowboarder Riley Giles said publicity surrounding the series could set back Lindsay's recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.The pair have been dating since they met at the Cirque Lodge rehab centre in Utah, where Lohan spent two months in a treatment programme. Giles also revealed that he and Lindsay were asked to appear on the show, writing on his MySpace page: "Advice of the week - if you're a mother with four kids the best thing you can do for them right now is have a reality show We Do Not Want. She had the nerve to ask us to be on it. No thanks!"The series, which began filming last month, will follow the Lohan family's life in New York, focusing on Dina's new career as a talent manager.Lindsay reportedly sacked her mother as her manager last month, accusing her of courting media attention.
Consulting life's experiences: Drug rehabilitation counselor draws on ...
It is hard to find many individuals who will say their job saved their life, but Marvin Horn, drug rehabilitation counselor at Russellville's Freedom House, credits his workplace for just that.
A self-proclaimed alcoholic, Horn was not shy to tell The Courier how Freedom House not only helped him to beat his own addictions, but has also provided him with a fulfilling career.
Horn first entered treatment at Freedom House in January 1985 and has now been involved with the rehabilitation center for more than 20 years. At age 43, he enrolled at Arkansas Tech University, where he received a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation. Horn has also done some graduate work at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in rehabilitation science.
When asked to describe what he does at Freedom House, Horn quickly explained his job in one sentence.
Washoe County establishes DUI court
A new program being established in Washoe County will provide third-time DUI offenders a chance to participate in an intense, court-supervised treatment program instead of going to prison. Expected to start in mid-December, the program will be available to people arrested for DUI for the third time, provided no deaths or injuries were involved. Washoe District Court Chief Judge Jerry Polaha says about 50 people are waiting to enroll. He estimates the court will supervise about 250 people a year. Under a new state law, district courts are authorized to provide supervised treatment and rehab for three years to third-time offenders. Those who succeed would have the felony charge converted to a third DUI misdemeanor. Those who fail go to prison. .
A fiddler and a violinist
Offering her guests some apple juice to drink, Jana Jae sits down in the living room with a violin in her lap. Or is that a fiddle? It's hard to tell.
Holding it like a ukulele, she plucks it guitar-style with her fingernails, giving us a chirpy little country two-step.
Definitely a fiddle, then.
When friends come over on a night like this, Jae has several instruments from which to choose, including more than a few mounted on the wall like hunting trophies. But this one, she tells us, is the finest in her collection because it was handcrafted in Milan in the year 1750.
1750?
Definitely a violin, then.
"The only difference between a violin and a fiddle," says Jae, best-known for co-starring on the "Hee Haw" variety show during the 1970s, "is how you play it."
'Me again': Michael Ginsburg started playing the violin -- not the fiddle -- when he was only 3 years old.
Hikers: Not enough quiet space in Hills
Today, off-roaders can go anywhere they are not specifically prohibited. By the end of next year, when the new trail system will be in effect, off-road vehicles will be restricted to designated trails."Over 800,000 acres of forest will be taken out of use by motorized vehicles," Carroll said. "I don't quite understand where Colin was coming from.""I agree that's a positive," Paterson said of the new rules.But he and other members of the Norbeck Society say too many trails for motorized trails cross hiking trails or run parallel to them.For example, Paterson cited a stretch of the Centennial Trail north of Dalton Lake. Proposed off-roading trails cross the trail half a dozen times.Another example, Paterson said, was a hiking trail near Savoy in Spearfish Canyon. It leads to a spectacular overlook.
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