40 / 28 TAKE A in Malad Gorge Big pins for HIKE OUTDOORS 1 Bruins, SPORTS 1 Partly cloudy Business 4 MORE AMERICANS GET THEIR FINANCES IN ORDER >>> Fewer consumer loans are going bad, BUSINESS 1 THURSDAY 75 CENTS January 20, 2011 TIMES-NEWS Magicvalley.com CSI gets $4.4M for new tech center By Amy Huddleston include a wing for the college’s tunities for our community,” he Times-News writer auto-body program. CSI President said. Jerry Beck said he anticipates the Beck said the college will fund its The College of Southern Idaho building will be located on the nearly $2.5 million portion of the received a $4.4 million federal south side of North College Road, facility out of its plant facilities grant Wednesday to help bring a near the Health Sciences and fund. He added that CSI will likely nearly $7 million technology cen- Human Services Building. have to re-open the bidding ter to Twin Falls. Wednesday’s grant came from process to choose a contractor for The Applied Technology and the U.S. Economic Development the project. CSI requested and Innovation Center will provide a Administration. received contractor bids for the consolidated home for CSI’s Twin Falls Mayor Don Hall, who facility in 2008, though the project renewable energy programs. Cur- also serves as the college’s law- stalled during a federal review rently,courses for the college’s envi- enforcement instructor, said the triggered by questions about the ronmental technology and wind project will help the Magic Valley college’s bid process. energy programs are housed across reach the forefront of technology Beck said he wished the grant on- and off-campus facilities. — adding it will assist in meeting had been awarded sooner, but The 29,600-square-foot, ener- demand for trained professionals added there is no better time than gy efficient center will provide in sustainable, green jobs. now to create new jobs and show training to students in a wide array “The College of Southern teaching innovation. He expects of renewable energy generation Idaho’s Innovation Center project construction to take 18 months. ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News techniques and green construc- is another great example of part- Mark Goodman teaches a wind energy class Wednesday at the College of Southern tion. CSI officials also plan to nering to create economic oppor- See CSI, Main 2 Idaho’s facility on Madrona Street in Twin Falls. LETTING GO Bill would exempt end-of-life decisions from conscience law By Ben Botkin empted by health professionals and Laura Lundquist who cite the new law and refuse to Times-News writers pull the plug on life support. “I know that I’ve had over a BOISE — End-of-life decisions hundred contacts and probably are often made well before the end approaching 200 people that are comes. concerned that their living wills Legislation introduced Wed- won’t apply anymore or can be nesday by Rep. Leon Smith, pre-empted,”Smith said. R-Twin Falls, would keep those Living wills allow patients to out- decisions in the hands of those line their wishes in advance in case facing this question: If I enter a they end up in a vegetative state or vegetative state, do I want to die or can’t speak for themselves. To end continue on life support? life support, two doctors need to Smith’s bill, if passed, would certify that the patient is in a vegeta- amend a law passed by the tive state and will not survive. Legislature last year that gave Smith’s legislation doesn’t call health care professionals the right for eliminating the conscience law. to opt out of providing any care Instead, it adds a sentence that they object to based on religious, says no health care professional moral or ethical principles. can refuse to follow a patient’s or Smith’s legislation was intro- physician’s directions that con- duced in the House Judiciary, form with the “Medical Consent Rules and Administration and Natural Death Act,”the exist- Committee. ing state law that regulates the The 2010 legislation, known as medical profession’s role in end- the “conscience law,” prompted of-life decisions and care. concerns that a comatose patient’s end-of-life wishes could be pre- See DECISIONS, Main 2 Andrus: Idaho set up to become nuclear waste site BOISE (AP) — Former Otter about a new agreement that Democratic Gov. Cecil Andrus said clears shipments of small amounts he’s troubled by a new deal that of waste to the Idaho National would allow even small amounts of Laboratory for research. nuclear waste to be shipped to The new agreement essentially eastern Idaho. makes Idaho a final destination for Andrus was instrumental in nuclear waste, Andrus said. negotiating an agreement in 1995 “The good news is the with the federal government to limit Department of Energy has found a nuclear waste shipments coming place to store nuclear waste,’’ DREW NASH/Times-News into the state for any reason. Andrus said. “The bad news is it’s Icicles melt along Canyon Springs Road on Wednesday afternoon in Twin Falls. Today is expected to be mostly sunny In a Jan. 11 letter obtained by the between Idaho Falls and Arco.’’ with temperatures in the high 30s. Idaho Statesman, Andrus raises questions with Gov. C.L. “Butch’’ See WASTE, Main 2 Groups strive to meet Jarbidge comment deadline By Laura Lundquist ern Magic Valley. days of the comment period. Magic Valley ATV Riders, 71 Brackett said the coalition didn’t Times-News writer With less than two weeks to go in The Jarbidge Coalition for Livestock Association and invite environmental groups to join the comment period, interested Multiple Use held a three-hour Sportsmen for Fish and Game. because members wanted to focus Tuesday was a night for meetings parties were scrambling to either open house to encourage the public “Eight days ago, there was no more on land-user groups such as about how to manage 1.4 million compose their thoughts or raise to back its comments. A couple of coalition, and on Feb. 1, it will cease the ranchers and sportsmen. public acres in the Idaho desert. support for prepared comments. dozen people wandered the KMVT to exist,” said 71 Livestock Included were suggestions to The U.S. Bureau of Land Jarbidge Field Office Manager Community Room at any one time spokesman Gus Brackett. “We increase grazing, maintain motor- Management is still taking pub- Rick Vander Voet said the BLM has during the event, reading posters of encourage people to join because ized access and avoid actions that lic comment on a draft resource already received more than 100 let- the coalition’s proposed comments instead of sending out a lot of com- hurt economic endeavors. management plan for the ters and 2,600 e-mails, and he and listening to speakers from ments, we want to send out one Jarbidge area in the southwest- anticipates more in the waning member groups, including the comment with a lot of names on it.” See JARBIDGE, Main 2 Comics ..............Outdoors 4 Crossword......Classifieds 14 Obituaries ..........Outdoors 6 Commodities ......Business 2 Dear Abby ......Classifieds 12 Opinion ..................Main 4-5 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VICTIM OF ECONOMY Community ........Outdoors 5 Jumble ..........Classifieds 13 Sudoku............Classifieds 11 Vulnerable children affected, Main 6 Main 2 Thursday, January 20, 2011 MORNING MIX TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho TODAY’S HAPPENINGS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Burley eyes sidewalk repairs Jazz at CSI Java, 3 p.m., first floor of the Taylor Building at College By Laurie Welch sidewalks, gutters and drive- Feb. 15 public hearing on the sidewalk ordinance to of Southern Idaho, free, open to the public, 420-7066. Times-News writer way approaches. The city district, despite Councilman require property owners to Film screening of Jay Delaney’s “Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie,” would fund 10 percent of Vaughn Egans protest that it fix deteriorating sidewalks as part of “Creatures: From Bigfoot to the Yeti Crab” multidiscipli- BURLEY — The Burley total project costs, covering a is too widespread. on their property, Anthon nary project, 6:30 p.m., Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. City Council unanimously variety of involved fees. City Attorney Kelly said that’s not the intent of E., Ketchum, free, 726-9491 or sunvalleycenter.org. voted Tuesday to develop a Property owners would have Anthon pointed out that the this ordinance. “Sunset Boulevard,” as part of the CSI film series, 7 p.m., CSI Fine way for city property owners a limited time to opt into the voluntary district would be The city could, however, Arts Recital Hall, $6 each or $30 for the series of six movies, CSIs to receive a group rate and district and up to 10 years to different than a traditional choose to open smaller dis- box office, tickets.csi.edu or 732-6288. multi-year payment plans pay for their projects, with LID, in which costs for tricts in the future and use for sidewalk repairs they an option to receive a dis- improvements are added to them in conjunction with BENEFITS AND FUNDRAISERS make voluntarily. count if they pay in full the property tax of everyone the existing ordinance to An ordinance, if approved, within 30 days of comple- within the district. He called nudge property owners Kimberly Library Foundation Quilt Show, view quilt displays and sup- would form a city-wide local tion. it the most appealing side- toward fixing their crum- port the library, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Quilt Barn, 241 N.