Quotes by Gary Owen

“I wasnt really sure if I would be looked at as a quarterback or not,”

“Since we lost our quarterback from last year, I thought I should step up because I have some experience, ... I like the position, so I thought I would give it a shot this year.”

“We want to throw high percentage stuff this year, but its like I told Gary the other day, if we call a pass and its not there, pull the ball down and run with it and well come back and call another play. We just dont want him trying to force things and make mistakes.”

“and planted her boat right on top of the one in front of her.”

“The potential of getting hit from behind is always there. And at night, it becomes so much more difficult to judge the situation.”

“To say the lake is any more dangerous or less dangerous, I dont know that I can say that, and Ive been here 24 years. Im somewhat surprised we dont have more accidents. But Im pleased that a combination of a lot of things, including boater compliance to regulations and the efforts of the lake patrol, have made these lakes safe to use.”

“Presence is an important tool. Theres no question that people understand now that we dont have officers out there 24 hours a day. If they knew we were out there are at 3, 4, 5 in the morning, I believe that would have an impact.”

“We have to believe theres someone out there who knows what happened and can provide the information we need on this tragic case. Its quite possible that the boat were looking for may have been moved to another state and, hopefully, additional publicity will encourage someone to step forward if they have seen any boat matching the description of what we are looking for.”

“The people of Cascade County have been so generous in sending help to the areas affected by the hurricanes, and we are confident that those same people will help us achieve our goal, which will allow us to continue meeting needs right here in our own community,”

“80 percent is true; 20 percent is exaggerated truth.”