66 / 49 Big leaguer Fish fun in Filer CSI player gets drafted by Marlins in MLB Ponds offer families close-to-home outings 13th round, Sports 1 Showers. SEE OUTDOORS 1 Business 4 INTRODUCING THE PARTY BUS >>> Ride hopes to revitalize Blaine County nightlife, BUSINESS 1 THURSDAY 75 CENTS June 11, 2009 MagicValley.com Transfer troubles arise for student athletes By Ben Botkin Ridge High School. Times-News writer “I’m a senior and I Magicvalley.com For a student issue, school board should be able to play var- Seventeen-year-old sity — at least have a Watch a video about the issue. meets behind closed doors Chelsey Haszier wants to chance,”she said. play varsity soccer during The school district in ed in moving to Canyon letter from the school By Ben Botkin him play varsity football at her senior year at Twin October gave juniors who Ridge. As a result, Haszier telling her that she can Times-News writer Canyon Ridge High School. Falls High School. will be seniors this fall the put in her application for attend classes at the old Powell, who has played Soccer is a sport she’s opportunity to list the new school. Later, the school. But she can’t play Richard Powell isn’t sure football at Twin Falls High played all through high whether they wanted to rest of her team decided to varsity sports there why, exactly, the Twin Falls School, has been told he’s school. But she may attend TFHS or Canyon remain Bruins and never because she would be School Board wanted to ineligible to play at Canyon have to sit out her last sea- Ridge. filed to change schools. transferring from Canyon meet in a closed session to Ridge under the district’s son, because she changed Haszier’s soccer team- She then filed more forms Ridge, even though that talk with him and his son, a policy dealing with trans- her mind about whether mates were mulling where to be placed back at TFHS school has yet to see a day high school student. fers. to attend Twin Falls to spend their senior year, and to stay with her team. Powell’s son, Dylan, High or the new Canyon and initially were interest- Last month, she got a See TRANSFER, Main 2 wants the school board to let See MEETING, Main 2 Gambling case The Blue Lakes blues defendant Merchants must still sound off pay fine to state, T.F. police: illegal slot machines set contractor for demolition By Jared S. Hopkins By Andrea Jackson Times-News writer Times-News writer The road outside was still Almost two years after to be paved,but it was inside police seized his gambling where state officials hoped machines, a local busi- to smooth things over. nessman still needs to pay For more than an hour up, according to Twin Falls Wednesday, representatives 5th District Court records. of Twin Falls businesses Dale Black has a hearing aired grievances over the set for today in Twin Falls progress of work on Blue 5th District Court on an Lakes Boulevard to state alleged probation viola- officials and the project’s tion for not paying the private contractor. court fines, fees and costs Idaho Transportation connected to his Department officials simply November conviction for said they understand there Photos by ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News illegally possessing a gam- are frustrations but that Vehicles negotiate their way onto Blue Lakes Boulevard North during a rainy Wednesday afternoon in Twin Falls. bling machine. limited funds and a tight According to court schedule mean they’ve done records, Black still owes all they can between “If the state’s approach to Twin Falls and a $500 in court fines, $75.50 Bridgeview Boulevard and major street is that, ‘well, we can potentially in court costs and another Falls Avenue. $200 for a probation fee. “In trying to do the whole close the whole thing for a period of time,’a The debt went to collec- corridor, and in trying to do different perspective needs to be had.” tions, after Black was sup- it with the budgets you have posed to pay by Feb. 28, — that’s really the balancing — Brent White court records show. act, I think, that led us to Black was placed on a this point,” said Kimbol “The evidence out there is by now. The rumblings are year of supervised proba- Allen, the ITD engineer very little is being done to yet another example of ITD tion, and authorities overseeing the project. protect the interests of these coming under fire, which assert he failed to meet Brent White, a represen- business owners,”he said.“I has become a common with his probation officer tative of the Woodbury don’t see a proactive effort theme across the state. at least once in February, Corporation, was the most by the ITD to provide acces- On Wednesday, White according to court records. vocal at the regularly sched- sibility that the ITD prom- said the local issues demon- Brent White, a representative of Woodbury Corporation, talks about Idaho State Police will uled monthly summit for ised the business owners.” strate a lack of planning and the challenges construction is placing on businesses along Blue destroy the seized the ITD and the business The $4.7 million project disregard for south-central Lakes Boulevard North during a meeting Wednesday in Twin Falls. machines next month at reps. He pointed to reduced had been planned for sever- Idaho’s largest city. He an area landfill, ISP Det. access to parking lots; thou- al years, but some business questioned why Treasure Gary Kauffman told the sands of dollars businesses owners remain critical of Valley projects seem to Magicvalley.com Times-News Wednesday. say they are losing; and the ITD’s handling of things like move quicker. READ Capitol Confidential, a political blog by Jared He said the machines state’s inability to say if a the intermittent access “If the state’s approach to S. Hopkins and WATCH local businesses and state will probably be laid down second phase of paving will points and whether paving officials discuss the Blue Lakes roadwork be on schedule. should have been completed See BLUE LAKES, Main 2 See GAMBLING, Main 2 U of I investigating researcher over bighorn study The Associated Press on the open range. ly concerns raised by those us to be fair, diligent and candid, The center’s leader, Marie reports. and we place the utmost impor- MOSCOW — The University Bulgin, is a past president of the “A complete understanding of tance on that responsibility. The of Idaho has opened an investi- Idaho Wool Growers Association the facts is imperative and the university will take appropriate gation into whether the head who has testified before Idaho university is investigating the steps to ensure the integrity of its of its Caine Veterinary lawmakers and in federal court matter thoroughly. Our scholarly research.’’ Teaching and Research that there is no evidence of such and creative activity, which Disease transmission between Center suppressed disease transmission. includes research, seeks to gener- bighorns and domestic sheep is a information from a In a statement issued Monday, ate knowledge to strengthen the sore subject in Idaho, where 1994 study that the university said it “is aware of scientific, economic, cultural, Payette National Forest managers appears to show media reports about professor of social and legal foundations of an are considering reducing domes- bighorn sheep can get veterinary medicine Marie open, diverse and democratic tic sheep grazing allotments near deadly diseases direct- Bulgin’s comments on bighorn society. ly from domestic sheep sheep research and takes serious- “The people of Idaho count on See SHEEP, Main 5 Comics ....................Outdoors 4 Crossword............Classifieds 10 Obituaries ................Outdoors 7 Commodities ............Business 2 Dear Abby ..............Classifieds 7 Opinion ............................Main 6 HOLOCAUST MUSEUM SHOOTING SUSPECT Community ..............Outdoors 5 Movies ............................Main 5 Sudoku ..................Classifieds 9 HAD NORTHERN IDAHO TIES > Business 4 MORNINGMORNINGMain 2 Thursday, June 11, 2009 BRIEFINGBRIEF- TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Pat Marcantonio Book reading, author Brady Udall reads from John Guare’s soon-to-be-published novel “The Miracle Life of play • See nature at its best p.m. at 446 N. State St., Edgar Mint,”7 p.m., Sun Valley Center for the “Six Degrees of during a wildflower guided Hagerman. Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, free admission, Separation” hike. Walks leave the • Brady Udall, author of sunvalleycenter.org or 726-9491, ext. 10. Sawtooth Botanical Garden “The Miracle Life of Edgar John Guare’s play “Six Degrees of Separation,” at 9 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. Cost Mint,”reads from his soon- a tragedy and comedy presented by Laughing is $8 for members or $12 if to-be-published novel at 7 Stock Theatre, 7 p.m., nexStage Theatre, 120 S. you’re not a member. The p.m. at Sun Valley Center Main St., Ketchum, $10, 726-4857. garden is located at Idaho for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E. Twin Falls Municipal Band Concert, western- Highway 75 and Gimlet It’s free. themed selections, 8 to 9:30 p.m., historic Road south of Ketchum. The band shell,Twin Falls City Park, no cost, 735- walks continue through Have your own pick you 2500, ext. 3654. June 25. want to share? Something • Visit St. Catherine’s that is unique to the area BENEFITS AND FUNDRAISERS Catholic Church annual and that may take people by Indoor Yard Sale for bar- surprise? E-mail me at St.