St. Valentine's Day Monday, Feb. 14th Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Established 1865 VOLUME 21, NUMBER 5 HOMEDALE, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS Juvenile detention INTERNATIONAL CUISINE TO BE center to be proposed SERVED AT SATURDAY’S SMORGASBORD conjunction with the annual near Poison Creek event is open to anyone who has his or her work framed or Plans for a juvenile de- County Commissioner matted. Ribbons and prizes tention center near Poison Chris Salove said several will be awarded in four age Creek are in the beginning people concerned with the group categories and all en- stages developer Rick Ech- project, which has not been tries must be brought to the everria said last week. Ear- offi cially released yet, have elementary school before 12 nest money has been placed approached him. He said p.m. on Feb. 11th. on property contingent upon right now the only thing he International food is be- receiving a building permit, knows is what people in the ing prepared in large quanti- but Echeverria said fi ling an area have heard. ties this week and includes application for a conditional The Poison Creek area is 300 pounds of chorizos and use permit through Owyhee the proposed site of the facil- 180 pounds of Basque cod- County is not far off. ity, which Echeverria said is fi sh with pimentos. The Eu- contingent upon obtaining a ropean booth will be cook- permit for the facility. ing 100 pounds of spaghetti Voters reject “Rick has come and and 5,000 meatballs. Over Marsing talked to me about it and 2,500 pieces of Teriyaki some of the property own- chicken will be cooked and water bond ers have approached me as served in the Oriental booth well,” Salove said last week. Dinner preparation and more than 250 pounds “I have had a number of levy Tim Quintana and Dirk Tolmie take boxes of food from a storage building in –– to page 5 people approach me who preparation for this weekend’s International Smorgasbord in Homedale. Voters in the City of are concerned about it. From Marsing said no to a $1.5 what I can tell is it is in the million bond levy election earliest stages of planning. Annual event begins at 11 a.m. Voters pass last week. Now Mayor Don We have not seen anything Hundreds of pounds This year’s theme is for adults, $5 for seniors, fi re levy Osterhoudt said the city from planning and zoning on of food will be delivered “United we Stand for Edu- $4 for children grades 1- would have to “bandaid” it yet. Rick asked me what to the Homedale Elemen- cation.” Tickets have been 2 and $2 for pre-school Marsing Rural Fire Dis- deteriorating water lines. the procedure would be and tary School this week in on sale for nearly a month children. trict voters said yes to a new The levy failed by a 76-42 I told him that area is zoned preparation for the annual and sixth grade children at Over the years, pro- pumperfi re truck and equip- vote. agriculture. International Smorgasbord the middle school have been ceeds from the event have ment for the district with a Osterhoudt said he and “Something like that which will be held this Sat- competing to see which class purchased over $230,00 in 165 to 11 yes vote last week. the council were disap- could be permitted in an ag urday from 11 a.m. until 7 can sell the highest amount instructional materials and The two-year levy will in- pointed that the levy did zone. It is not allowed and p.m. Middle school students of meal passes. equipment for students in crease the district’s 2004 not pass because he felt the he would have to go through have been actively selling Tickets will also be avail- all three schools. Last year and 2005 fi scal budget by project was a “win-win” the permit process. He told tickets for the dinner and able at the door for $28 for the smorgasbord committee $90,000 per year. situation. me it was some sort of a ju- cooks have been preparing a family of two adults and was able to give the schools Now bids will begin Two public meetings, be- venile detention center, but menus for the fundraising kids with a limit of eight over $9,000. being accepted for a new –– to page 5 –– to page 5 event. per family. Seven dollars The art show held in –– to page 5 Record number of people attend Saturday’s disaster auction It was standing room only not available yet, as of the end In the raffl es, Jim Burnell won during last weekend’s Marsing Di- of auction day over $63,000 had the Ruger 22-250 rifl e, Lamon saster Auction as record numbers already been raised. She said as Loucks won the safe, Adrian of buyers attended the daylong in years past, several thousand Ineck won a digital camera with event. Chairperson Kelly Ineck dollars are usually donated fol- a printer, and Cory Watson won said although the fi nal totals are lowing the sale. –– to page 4 Sports Inside pages 10-11-12 Community pulls Obituaries Homedale soldier page 6 Going once, going twice, gone together for Bruneau returns from JB Salutregui and Pete Smit hold a hand made quit auctioned off Classifi eds during last weekend’s Marsing Disaster Auction. Over $63,000 was school teacher Iraqi lines page 19 raised during the auction, which featured everything from canned page 8 pickles to fi shing excursions. page 7 Page 2 Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Hearing set for Triangle road status A public hearing has been set to determine if Triangle Road in the county is a private or public road or if it is a public RS 2477 right of way. The hearing is scheduled to take place on March 7 and will be- gin at 9 a.m. in the Magistrate Court Room number two at the county courthouse in Murphy. The hearing will be presided over by a hearing offi cer and questions as to the procedure of the hearing should be directed to him. Fred Kelly Grant will preside over the hearing and persons or organizations that intend to be represented by counsel will need to provide the informa- tion to Grant by Feb. 25. Persons intending to present testimony also need to advise the offi cer and can do so by sending a notice to P.O. Box 128, Murphy, Idaho 83650. A portion of the road has been fenced on both sides, restricting the width of driving surface and the board has received objections from members of the public who believe that the fenced portion of the road, as well as the unfenced portion, is a public road and or a RS 2477 right of way. Alcohol-related accident Emergency crews from Marsing and Homedale work on three teenagers after they were involved in a Homedale area students single vehicle accident on Highway 95 and Cemetery Road. Alcohol and excessive speed are considered to be the reason for the accident, which sent all three teens to a Boise hospital by air ambulances. named to BSU dean’s list Homedale area residents were among 2,246 students named to the Three teens injured Sunday night fall semester 2004 dean’s list at Boise State University. Highest honors (4.00 grade point average): Homedale - Amanda Alcohol suspected in times into the cemetery property and Marsing Fire Department Sue Rangel, junior, criminal justice administration. Marsing - Jose G. Sunday night crash off of the highway. members. Galvan, senior, illustration. Marsing - Kevan Thomas Kiester, senior, Ohnsman said a male and two Ohnsman said he could not re- communication. Marsing - Jennifer Verdon, junior, international busi- Three Nampa teenagers were female occupants were seriously lease the names of the juveniles ness. taken by air ambulance to a Boise injured in the accident. Marsing until their family members were High honors (3.75-3.99 grade point average): Homedale - Scott hospital from serious injuries and Homedale Ambulance re- notifi ed. Montel Wilson, senior, construction management. they received in a car accident on sponded to the scene, along with Honors (3.50 to 3.74 gpa): Homedale - Kimberly Michele Ambeau, Highway 95 and Cemetery Road three air ambulances. freshman, accountancy. Homedale - Lori Lynn Nettleton, junior, pre- Sunday night. Idaho State Police Owyhee County Deputy Chris Easter Sunrise nursing. Homedale - Dannette LeaAnn Ritzert, senior, communica- information offi cer Rick Ohnsman Even said that the vehicle left the meeting tion. said Monday morning that alcohol highway at the curve, rolled three Boise State is Idaho’s metropolitan research university, located and excessive speed are suspected times, went airborne nearly clear- in the state’s population center and capitol city. The 18,456-student ing the fi ve-foot-high fence, then scheduled university offers undergraduate, graduate and technical programs with to be the causes of the accident. The annual meeting of the went end-for end. The male sub- more than 180 fi elds of interest in eight colleges. Ohnsman said a single vehicle Lizard Butte Easter Sunrise As- ject, who was believed to be a pas- accident involving a maroon 1995 sociation will be held on Feb. senger in the back seat, was ejected Nissan Maximum crashed while 13 at 3 p.m. at the home of Fred from the vehicle prior to reaching traveling northbound on Highway and Connie Hill. The Hill’s live the fence. The two females were Snake River Livestock 4-H news 95 between Homedale and Mars- at 16031 Pride Lane next to the The Snake River Livestock 4-H Club will hold its fi rst meeting on trapped in the vehicle, and were ing.