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72 / 54 A SUPERCENTER NEAR YOU NATIONAL FINALS RODEO T.F.Wal-mart opens, CSI cowboys, cowgirls ride for glory, Thunderstorms. See Business on Food 5 See Sports on Food 7 Food 10 SAY GOODBYE TO MUSHY CARROTS >>> Ketchum hospital cafeteria goes green, offers healthy options, FOOD 1 WEDNESDAY 75 CENTS June 17, 2009 MagicValley.com Lawyer withdraws from Traci Hadden case arrested on charges of her former father-in- ing and abetting mur- Mother accused of April 1 murder plot, earlier theft aiding and abetting law, Shoshone business- der, according to online first-degree murder, man Craig Hadden, out- court records. By Andrea Jackson and another teenaged 34, was charged with solicitation of first- side of his home. Her 15-year-old son, Times-News writer boy to kill her ex-father- grand theft in January degree murder of a Police said last week Blue Hadden, is also in-law, lost her lawyer for allegedly stealing 20 police officer and grand more charges were pos- charged in the shooting SHOSHONE — A Tuesday in a previous cows from Shoshone theft by possession of sible, and now Traci of his grandfather — Shoshone mother, theft case against her in resident Steve Bilbao, stolen property in con- Hadden is charged with though as a juvenile — accused of plotting two Lincoln County. court records show. nection with the April 1 attempted first-degree months ago with her son Traci Nicole Hadden, Last week, she was non-fatal shooting of murder rather than aid- See HADDEN, Main 2 Hadden New charter school IN CASE OF EMERGENCY... seeking students By Ben Botkin LEARN MORE Times-News writer For more about Wings Wings Charter Middle Charter Middle School: 208- School is looking for a few 734-3914 or http://wings sixth-graders. charterschool.org Wings, which will open this fall in Twin Falls, is still seeking about 10 stu- The school is aimed at dents to fill out its first both students who are year of classes. The school struggling in school and can have up to 60 sixth- those who are doing fine grade students this fall and but looking for an alterna- currently has about 50 tive, Lenkner said. students signed up. Wings is using several Wings is aimed at tools to accomplish its preparing students for a goals. traditional high school Each student will have experience when they are an individual learning in their middle school plan, which includes years, a time when the parental involvement and pressures of adolescence looks at students’ begin. strengths and weaknesses. “What we are is a differ- There are also smaller ent kind of middle school class sizes, with a ratio of that helps what would be a up to 15 students for each difficult transition for stu- teacher. dents,” said Melody Classes will include Lenkner, founding admin- istrator of Wings. See CHARTER, Main 2 Dispatch departure Flood puts T.F. Scout Could T.F. County be latest to leave SIRCOMM? office under water By Nichole Carnell By Jared S. Hopkins Times-News writer HELP OUT Times-News writer Help rebuild the Boy Scouts One thought entered of America Snake River Is another public entity in line to Paul Tikalsky’s mind Council Twin Falls office depart southern Idaho’s regional dis- Tuesday afternoon as he through donations of mate- patch center? assessed the damage to the rial, labor or cash. Contact: Since taking office in January, Twin flooded basement of the Paul Tikalsky, 208-733-2067 Falls County Sheriff Tom Carter has Boy Scouts of America taken steps with city police forces to Snake River Council office work more closely to improve safety. in Twin Falls. $10,000 and $20,000. But one option that’s been quietly dis- “It’s devastating,” said The center, at 2988 Falls cussed between himself and Twin Tikalsky, Scout executive Ave. E., doesn’t have flood Falls Police Chief Jim Munn is of the Snake River Council, insurance and this is the whether the county and city could — as people worked around first time it has ever been or should — form a combined dis- him. flooded, said Tikalsky, patch center. Flooding from heavy adding that the center is By default, that would mean the rains damaged the cen- not anticipating receiving county leaves Southern Idaho ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News ter’s basement Sunday any kind of funding from Regional Communications Center — Mynde Heil works in the city’s dispatch center Tuesday at the Twin Falls Police Department. evening, including 5,000 the national Boy Scouts of just as the city did in 2003 after a square-feet of carpet, America organization. messy fight with the other counties Twin Falls city and county officials have discussed the possibility of forming a combined walls, desks, computers Tikalsky on Tuesday SIRCOMM provides dispatch services county emergency dispatch center, which would require the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s and other training materi- made a plea to the commu- for. The city of Twin Falls now uses its Office to leave Southern Idaho Regional Communications Center. als, as well as the heating nity for any donations of own dispatch service. and cooling systems, said material, labor or cash to Both Carter and Munn recently Carter making an effort to work closer “Chief Munn and myself have dis- Tikalsky. He estimated help the center recover. downplayed the possibility of a shared with cities in the county and SIR- cussed a variety of things, that being the damages amount to dispatch center, and said it’s merely COMM having gone through a turbu- one of them,” Carter said during an anywhere between See FLOOD, Main 2 surfaced in their informal talks and lent past few months, the idea is no occasional lunch meetings. But with longer an isolated conversation. See DISPATCH, Main 2 First swine flu cases hit south-central Idaho By Nate Poppino were hospitalized and all are Times-News writer “We still want people to understand that if recovering at home, officials they believe that they’re ill, to stay home.” said. Initial investigation Swine flu has finally — Cheryle Becker, South Central Public Health District found that the Minidoka and reached south-central Twin Falls county teens both Idaho. epidemiologist Mmanager attended an event in Provo, But in a calmer climate Utah. ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News than when the H1N1 flu Health District announced actually a combination of The health district is Nikki Garcia of Summit Restoration cleans up debris Tuesday at the strain shut down Mexico Tuesday afternoon that two pig, bird and human viruses. working with doctors and Twin Falls Boy Scouts of America Snake River Council office in Twin City in late April, health offi- area 16-year-olds — a male An 18-year-old female visit- relatives to minimize any Falls. The building was flooded Sunday and workers found five to cials today suggest Idahoans from Minidoka County and a ing Blaine County also tested spread of the virus. In the just exercise a little common female from Twin Falls positive, officials said, but meantime, area residents seven inches of water in its basement. Scout Executive Paul sense. County — have tested posi- has since left the area. Tikalsky estimates the cost to repair the damages between The South Central Public tive for the virus, which is None of the infected teens See FLU, Main 2 $10,000 to $20,000. Comics ..................Classifieds 7 Dear Abby..............Classifieds 4 Obituaries........................Main 7 Commodities............Business 6 Horoscope ............Classifieds 4 Opinion ............................Main 8 DEMONSTRATORS FILL TEHRAN STREETS Crossword ............Classifieds 8 Movies ............................Main 6 Sudoku ................Classifieds 10 FOR THIRD STRAIGHT DAY,MAIN 6 MORNINGMORNINGMain 2 Wednesday, June 17, 2009 BRIEFINGBRIEF- TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS noon, Minidoka County Fairgrounds, 80 E. Baseline, Rupert, $25 registration, 736-4759, Pat Marcantonio Twin Falls Tonight summer concert series, SilverSneakers Fitness Program at Curves of 736-4790 or 736-5277. features Spindlebomb, 6 to 9 p.m.,at the Twin Falls, complete cardio and circuit training • Hike to Independence find directions at the forest fountain, Main Avenue, downtown Twin Falls, with resistance, state-of-the-art equipment LIBRARY Lakes, located past Oakley office. no cost, food and beverages available for and “Curves Smart” personalized coaching, “Be Creative @ Your Library” summer reading in the Sawtooth National • End the night with purchase, 420-0916. 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Twin Falls Curves, 690 program, open to children pre-school to age Forest. Stop by the Burley music. Spindlebomb — love Blue Lakes Blvd. N., no cost for Humana Gold- 12 with programs, prizes and story hour, 10 to Ranger District office at that name — performs as insured or AARP provided by Secure Horizons, CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS 11:30 a.m., Hansen Community Library, 120 3650 Overland Ave. for part of the Twin Falls 734-7300. Mini-Cassia Service Providers Community Maple Ave. W., Hansen, no cost, 423-4122. directions and other condi- Tonight summer concert Fit and Fall Proof Exercise Class, 10 to 11 a.m., Resource meeting and no-host lunch, with Buhl Public Library Summer Reading Program, tions, especially because of series from 6 to 9 p.m. at Blaine County Senior Connection, 721 S. Third presentations: Family Support Coordinator “The sky is blue...and so are you!,”10 a.m.; and the ever-changing Idaho the fountain downtown on Ave., Hailey, no cost, 737-5988. Sonya Nowland of Idaho National Guard; Teen Summer Reading program kick-off, weather. The trail is about Main Avenue. It’s free. Fit and Fall Proof Exercise Class, 10:30 to 11:30 Sheila Shewmaker of Army One Source; and Ensign Blue, with Al Herin doing local interpre- 1.5 miles.