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MagicValley.com Council Hoping approves $10.25M BASE jumper still for the loan best? agreement School districts By Ben Botkin hesitant Times-News writer unconscious The Twin Falls City to declare Council on Monday voted on a loan agreement to emergencies finance up $10.25 million Enthusiasts say for the purchase of water By Ben Botkin rights at Pristine Springs. Times-News writer Attaining the water Maryland man skirted rights is a step that city So far, at least six area officials see at as a way of school districts are shying resolving high arsenic further injury with gear away from declaring a levels in parts of the city’s financial emergency. water supply. The vote School districts from allows the city to issue a By Andrea Jackson Filer to Dietrich aren’t promissory note to the Times-News writer declaring a financial State of Idaho Bond Bank emergency this year, Authority for up to $10.25 A 34-year-old BASE decisions that mirror million. jumper from Maryland Twin Falls and Gooding The final interest rate of had yet to wake up school districts. the agreement still needs Monday, after jumping Declaring a financial to be worked out, but the 280 feet from the Snake emergency allows school rate is expected to be River Canyon rim the day districts to reduce the lower than the 5 percent before, officials said. number of contract days maximum outlined in the The experienced BASE or the level of salary in resolution. Interest rates jumper, Scott Doyle, is a teacher contracts. State are expected to be firefighter and paramedic funding cuts to education between 3.7 percent and from Montgomery for the upcoming fiscal 4.1 percent, said Jim County, Md., who year meet one require- Wrigley, underwriter for authorities say suffered a ment for declaring a the bonds. serious head injury after a financial emergency. The 5 percent limit “line twist” when his The other requirement gives some “wiggle parachute opened. After is based on how low a dis- room,”he said. jumping from publicly trict projects it general The money will be paid owned land, Doyle struck fund balance to be at the back through revenues of the canyon wall in Jerome end of the next fiscal year. the city water fund, County by the Blue Lakes according to the agree- Country Club more than See SCHOOLS, Main 2 ment. The payments on once Sunday morning, the agreement will be up according to a press to $900,000 a year for 15 release from the Jerome years. That amount County Sheriff’s Office. includes principal and BASE jumping enthu- interest on the financing. siasts said Monday that Minidoka The financing is one Doyle skirted further piece of the project for the injury, or even death, city. because of equipment he Memorial The council in wore. November decided that “I suspect without all may change acquiring more water that gear he could have rights was necessary and had a crushed spine,”said sought judicial confirma- Twin Falls BASE nonprofit tion in court to finance Association Spokes- the project to the tune of person Mark Kissner. “He $33.2 million. In January, did sustain an injury, we status the court determined the think, and hope he’ll project is an “ordinary recover from it, but with- By Laurie Welch and necessary expense.” out preparation and plan- Times-News writer The entire project is ning it could have been estimated to increase over at the bottom of the RUPERT — The water rates by up to 10 cliff.” Minidoka County Com- percent each year as the Doyle was listed in crit- mission unanimously city takes on the new ical condition Monday agreed Monday to recom- debt, according to a afternoon at Saint mend that the county- memo from Gary Evans, Alphonsus Regional owned hospital be con- finance director for the Medical Center in Boise, verted to a 501(c)3 non- city. hospital officials said. profit so it can secure The city is looking at Kissner said Doyle was money for a renovation other options for the still unconscious Monday project that otherwise remaining financing, afternoon. may be grounded. Photos by ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News including a low-interest On Sunday,a helicopter Minidoka Memorial $13 million loan from the lifted Doyle from the ABOVE: While waiting for the wind to ebb Monday afternoon, Charles Bryan takes some time to work on a Hospital Administrator Idaho Department of canyon after other parachute at the visitor center near the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. Carl Hanson said the hos- Environmental Quality, TOP: BASE jumper Scott Doyle was injured Sunday morning during a jump in this area near Blue Lakes pital board is contemplat- Evans said. See BASE, Main 2 Country Club, pictured Monday. ing changing the hospi- tal’s governance structure to help secure funding for an estimated $6 million renovation that will include a new emergency Judge denies motion to dismiss grazing challenge room, nurse’s station and a new building front. By Todd Dvorak initial victory for the Idaho-based consider a no-grazing option and Hanson said lenders are Associated Press writer Western Watershed Project in a or the cumulative effects of graz- basically not lending lawsuit against the Bureau of Land ing and climate change on sage money to government- BOISE — A judge has Management. The conservation grouse and its dwindling habitat. owned facilities like the refused to dismiss and group is challenging 18 BLM land Last month government hospital due to a 2006 break apart a sweeping use plans covering more than 25 lawyers, joined by members of the Idaho Supreme Court lawsuit accusing fed- million acres in Idaho, Wyoming, Wyoming livestock and petrole- ruling that restricted local eral land managers of Nevada, Utah, Montana and um industry, asked Winmill to governments’ ability to giving livestock graz- northern California. dismiss the lawsuit or split it apart enter long-term debt ing and energy devel- In a lawsuit filed last year in to be argued separately in federal without voter approval. opment priority over Boise, the group accused the courts in each state. The court’s decision protecting sage grouse agency of violating environmental Government lawyers argued tightened the use of debt habitat across millions of laws and its own policies in the that the court in Boise lacks juris- for “ordinary and neces- acres of public land in six management plans. Specifically, diction over challenges of policy sary” expenses of govern- western states. the lawsuit claims that at the developed in other states and that ment. The ruling by U.S. District direction of the Bush administra- Judge B. Linn Winmill marks an tion, federal managers failed to See GRAZING, Main 2 See HOSPITAL, Main 2

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Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today BENEFITS AND CHARITIES Curves, 690 Blue Lakes Blvd. N., no cost for “Farming Humana Gold-insured or AARP provided by Pat Marcantonio Free mobile food bank, sponsored by in the 21st Secure Horizons, 734-7300. Crossroads United Methodist Church and Century” TOPS Weight Support Group Chapter ID No. Take in the art around the • And for members or Idaho Food Bank, noon to 2 pm., distribu- 374, 10 a.m., 410 E. Third St., Rupert, 436- area. those who want to become tion on first-come, first-served basis; bring 6037. • “Wasn’t It A Ride,” members, the American boxes and bags, 131 Syringa Ave., Kimberly, Fit and Fall Proof Exercise Class, 10 to 11 photo work from the Mined Legion Post 7 and Auxiliary [email protected]. a.m., Living Waters Presbyterian Church, Site Project by Russell are holding a meeting and 821 E. Main St., Wendell, no cost, 737-5988. Hepworth and Steve Fildes, potluck starting at 5:30 p.m. CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Fit and Fall Proof Exercise Class, 10:30 a.m., is on display through May at the Post Home, 447 First Segregation Fire Station, Eden, no 30 at Magic Valley Arts Seastrom St., Twin Falls. Burley Rotary Club, noon, Burley Inn, cost, 737-5988. Council’s La Galeria You can bring side dish, 878-8382. Ongoing exercise program for people with Pequena, 132 Main Ave. S., salad or dessert. Rupert Kiwanis Club, noon, Rupert Elks Parkinson’s disease, offered by Magic Valley Twin Falls. It’s open from Information: 733-9306 or Lodge, 850 S. 200 W, 436-8124. Regional Medical Center, 11 a.m. to noon, noon to 5 p.m. and admis- www.twinfallslegion.org. Snake River Weavers’ Guild meeting, with Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 371 sion is free. hostess Ilse Hylton, 1:30 p.m., 734-6258 or Eastland Drive N., Twin Falls, no cost, 737- • Area students from sev- Have your own pick you 734-5358. 2977. eral schools display their want to share? Something American Legion Post 7 and Auxiliary meet- SilverSneakers Fitness Program, innovative projects from 10 a.m. to 9 that is unique to the area ing and potluck, roast beef dinner: bring exercise program designed specifically for p.m. in the Center Court at and that may take people by side dish, salad or dessert, 5:30 p.m. social Medicare beneficiaries’ unique health and Magic Valley Mall. You can surprise? E-mail me at hour with business meetings (elections of physical needs, 11:15 a.m. to noon, Twin see them through Sunday. [email protected]. officers) to follow, Post Home, 447 Falls YMCA, 1751 Elizabeth Blvd., no cost for Seastrom St., Twin Falls, all members, Humana-insured or YMCA members and $5 spouses, dates plus anyone interested in per class for non-insured, 733-4384. joining are welcome to attend, 733-9306 or courthouse, 300 N. Lincoln St., 644-2700. Adult Children Anonymous (ACA) meeting, www.twinfallslegion.org. Hagerman Chamber of Commerce, noon, for individuals recovering from alcoholic or Cassia County 4-H Teen Association, 7 p.m., Snake River Grill, 837-9131. dysfunctional family environment, 6 p.m., BASE Cassia County Extension Office, 1013 W. Twin Falls County Pest Abatement District Canyon View Psychiatric and Addiction Continued from Main 1 to respond to them.” 16th St., 878-9461. meeting, 2:30 p. m., district office, 434 Services, 228 Shoup Ave. W. (west jumpers found him uncon- Kissner said most of the Citizens Protecting Resources (CPR) meet- Sixth Ave. W., Twin Falls, 420-3052. entrance), Twin Falls, no cost, 308-5656. scious at the bottom. “He several hundred BASE ing, 7:30 p.m., Idaho Fish and Game build- Twin Falls City Planning and Zoning Mini-Cassia Domestic Violence Support was wearing a terrific jumpers visiting Twin Falls ing, two miles north of the Flying J on U.S. Commission, 6 p.m., 305 Third Ave. E., 735- group for women meeting, 6 to 7 p.m., 123 amount of protective gear,” every year choose to jump Highway 93, 324-3202. 7267. S. C St., Rupert, 208-436-0987. said Kissner. “He hit solid off the Perrine Bridge Snake River Flats meeting, an all-male Blaine County School Board, 6:30 p.m., dis- rock a couple times and the rather than the Bureau of singing group, 7:30 p.m., Harmony Hall, 123 trict office, 118 W. Bullion St., Hailey, 578- HOBBIES AND CRAFTS rest of his body is com- Land Management-owned K St., Rupert, 436-6047. 5000. pletely intact as a result of canyon rim that Doyle Cassia County School Board, 7 p.m., central Line Dance classes, 6 p.m., Twin Falls Senior his preparation.” used. “If you compare it to EXHIBITS office, 237 19th St., Burley, 878-4367. Center, 530 Shoshone St. W., Twin Falls, $3 Authorities say Doyle’s jumping the Perrine Glenns Ferry City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, donation, 410-5650 or “Farming in the 21st Century,” exhibition of helmet was damaged. Bridge, this will have more 119 E. Second St., 366-7418. www.galenslatter.com. contemporary art about farming featuring “Doyle collided with the risk.” Gooding School Board, 7 p.m., district works of Julie Moos, Michael Gregory, Geoff face of the cliff twice, then An off-heading incident administration office, 507 Idaho St., 934- SCHOOLS Krueger and Tracy Linder, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., a third time in which his from the bridge would like- 4321. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. Canyonside Christian School Community head struck a rock outcrop, ly cause the jumper to “fly Hagerman School Board, 7p.m., high school, E., Ketchum, no cost, sunvalleycenter.org or Open House, tour school and interact with damaging his helmet and back under the bridge” 150 Lake St. W., 837-4777. 726-9491. administrators, teachers and board of direc- causing a serious head rather than into the canyon Hazelton City Council, 7 p.m., city office, 246 College of Southern Idaho Student Art tors, 7 to 8 p.m., at the school, 820 E. Nez injury.” wall, said Kissner. Main St., 829-5415. Show, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Jean B. King Perce St., Jerome, 208-324-3444 or Kissner told the Times- “Nobody’s happy when Hollister City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 2392 Gallery, Herrett Center for the Arts and www.canyonsidechristianschool.net. News Monday, however, somebody gets hurt but Main St., 655-4225. Science, College of Southern Idaho campus, that he inspected Doyle’s like any other outdoor Jerome City Planning and Zoning 315 Falls Ave.,Twin Falls, no cost, 732-6655. LIBRARY helmet but did not notice activity, whether it’s riding Commission, 7 p.m., council chambers, 100 New works by Dutch artist Sjer Jacobs, oil any cracks. He said it was motorcycles or skate- E. Ave. A, 324-8189. paintings and bronze sculpture, 10 a.m. to Friends of Burley Public Library, 1:30 p.m., the first time Doyle jumped boarding … When you do Kimberly City Council, 7 p.m., community 6 p.m., Gallery DeNovo, 320 First Ave. N., Burley Public Library, 1300 Miller Ave., 878- from that area of the rim activities like that, there’s center, 120 Madison St. W., 423-4151. Suite 101, free admission, Ketchum, gallery- 7708. where he was injured, but always the possibility of Minidoka City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 402 denovo.com or 726-8180. Twin Falls Public Library Book Club meeting, had jumped from a canyon injury.” Cherry St., 531-4101. “Wasn’t It a Ride” photo work by Russell discussion of “The Shadow of the Wind,”by rim before. BLM land has always Twin Falls County Planning and Zoning Hepworth and Steve Fildes, noon to 5 p.m., Carlos Ruiz Zafon, 5:30 p.m., Twin Falls He said Doyle’s chute been open to recreational Commission, 7 p.m., 246 Third Ave. E., 734- Magic Valley Arts Council’s La Galeria Public Library, 201 Fourth Ave. E., no cost, opened 120 degrees off- BASE jumping, said 9490 Pequena, 132 Main Ave. S., Main Street light refreshments, 733-2964. heading to the right, and a Kissner. Dietrich School Board, 7:30 p.m., school’s Plaza, Twin Falls, free admission, 734-2787 line crossed between Doyle Lori Armstrong, acting business room, 406 N. Park Ave., 544-2102. or magicvalleyartscouncil.org. MUSEUMS AND PARKS and a canopy. manager for the Twin Falls Shoshone School Board, 7:30 p.m., district Off-heading by 180 District BLM said there are office, 409 N. Apple St, 886-2038. Faulkner Planetarium “Bad Astronomy: degrees is a worst-case no regulations “specific GOVERNMENT Myths and Misconceptions,” 7 p.m., Herrett scenario, said Kissner. per se” to BASE jumping. Twin Falls County commissioners, 8:30 HEALTH AND WELLNESS Center for Arts and Science, north end of the College of Southern Idaho campus, Twin “Off-headings are some- a.m., courthouse, 425 Shoshone St. N., SilverSneakers Fitness Program at Curves of Andrea Jackson may be Falls, $4.50 for adults, $3.50 for senior citi- what rare, but they are 736-4068. Twin Falls, complete cardio and circuit reached at ajackson@mag- zens, $2.50 for students, no cost for chil- something that can occur Blaine County commissioners, 9 a.m., court- training with resistance, state-of-the-art icvalley.com 208-735- dren under age 2 and a special price pack- … They’re always a possi- house, 206 First Ave. S., Hailey, 788-5500. equipment and “Curves Smart” personal- bility so you train to be able 3380. Jerome County commissioners, 9 a.m., age for families with five children or less, ized coaching, 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Twin Falls 732-6655. Hospital Continued from Main 1 for “ordinary and neces- “Public-owned hospitals sary” expenses. Woman dies after being pinned by vehicle and utilities basically can’t If funding has to be put to borrow money as freely,” a vote taxpayers would be Times-News Falls County Sheriff’s was running when first- Nebeker told the Times- Hanson said. asked to approve an annual Office Spokeswoman Lori responders arrived and News Monday. “The cause Hanson said if the board property tax levy put in place A woman died Friday Nebeker. found Hunter was deceased. of the accident is still under decides to follow the recom- to pay the debt service for after she was pinned Sandy Hunter, 43, died Foul play is not suspected investigation.” mendation of the commis- the bonds — even if the hos- between a vehicle and a outside her residence at and a young child was the A neighbor called law sioners to establish the pital intends to pay for the trailer but exactly how it 2441 Rock Creek Road after only other person on the enforcement after seeing a 501(c)3, the hospital would bonds with hospital rev- happened is still under she was pinned, said property besides Hunter door to Hunter’s vehicle was remain county-owned but a enues. investigation, said Twin Nebeker, adding the vehicle during the incident, ajar, Nebeker said. separate corporation would Hanson said the hospital, be set up to run the hospital. which already has $5 million Hanson told the commis- of debt on its books, could sioners Monday that the withstand incurring a maxi- hospital board basically has mum of $10 million to $12 Grazing four options to choose in million of debt. Hospital Continued from Main 1 mental actions often affects filed in recent years by Government scientists pursuing the renovation officials plan to have $2 mil- keeping case consolidated areas far outside the judicial Western Watershed on say as many as 16 million funds: lion on hand for the project. undermines the local public district of the resolving behalf of the sage grouse, a sage grouse lived in western • Convert to a 501(c)3 Any shortfall would be sup- input used to craft each of court,’’Winmill wrote. chicken-sized bird whose states in the early 1800s, nonprofit, which will cost plemented through grants. the 20-year plans. The judge did dismiss numbers across the West thriving in sagebrush about $150,000 in attorney’s Hanson said although the Winmill dismissed challenges to two BLM have dwindled significantly stands stretching from fees and paperwork, but will hospital’s expenses were up that notion he lacked juris- plans, one for the Pocatello in recent decades. Kansas to Nevada and alleviate lenders’ fears stem- about $1 million this year, diction to settle environ- District in southeast Idaho “I think this shows the northward into Canada. ming from the ruling. experts say the renovation mental claims in other and the other in the judge recognizing that the Conservationists and • Keep current structure projects are justified because states, citing a recent Kemmerer District in BLM needs to look at the biologists attribute the and turn to judicial confir- 55 percent of all hospital vis- example of how a federal southwest Wyoming. sage grouse on a West-wide population drop to loss of mation for approval of the its start out in the emergency judge in Montana has han- Neither plan has been offi- basis,’’ said Laird Lucas, a habitat from urban and renovation money. room. dled lawsuits over delisting cially approved, so legal lawyer for the group. “This energy development, wild- • Hold a bond election for “The hospital is prof- wolves in Idaho, Montana challenges to them are pre- is a big-picture lawsuit that fires, the spread of invasive voter approval of the funds, itable, it’s just not as prof- and Wyoming. mature, Winmill ruled. tries to force the BLM to weeds, global warming and which would require itable as it was last year,” “Resolution of environ- The case is one of several take a big-picture view.’’ livestock grazing. approval from two-thirds of Hanson said. the vote. • Wait for the Legislature Laurie Welch may be to pass a new bill amending reached at lwelch@magic- Schools the Constitution and loos- valley.com or 208-677- Continued from Main 1 without doing one if we can,”he said. district recently reached an agree- ening restrictions on debt 8767. Filer School District The district is anticipating about ment with teachers to not negotiate Superintendent John Graham said $82,000 in stimulus funding, which and continue with the current con- that he doesn’t anticipate the district can go toward areas such as special tract, said Superintendent Jim CIRCULATION needing to make that declaration education and Title 1 federal pro- Lewis. 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Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho LOCAL Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Main 3 R URAL LANDSCAPE URA begins discussions to provide parking for former Cain’s location Agreement depends on Glanbia becoming tenant By Joshua Palmer However, the former been “worked out.” Times-News writer location on Main Street According to a copy of does not currently have the memorandum, any The Twin Falls Urban adequate parking for agreement will depend on Renewal Agency approved potential tenants. the URA’s ability to a memorandum of under- One of the tenants that expand its revenue alloca- standing Monday to pro- Bulkley hopes will occupy tion area to include the vide parking for the for- the office space is Glanbia property. mer Cain’s Furniture PLC, which would use the It goes on to say that the building at 204 Main Ave. office space to house its URA will provide parking N. in Twin Falls. administrative staff. “upon determination that Jeff Bulkley, owner of Neither Bulkley, nor sufficient tax increment Cain’s, closed the 64- Glanbia officials, could be funds will be generated by year-old business in 2008 reached for comment the project in order to and began converting the Monday afternoon. fund the project.” building into office space. Melinda Anderson, eco- ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News Bulkley still operates nomic development Evening light hits elevators east of Fairfield along U.S. Highway 20 on Wednesday. Today’s forecast for the the Cain’s Furniture director for the city of Check out what’s Outlet at 1236 Blue Lakes Twin Falls, said the details Fairfield area calls for cloudy conditions and a high of 49. Blvd. N. of the agreement have not new online at magicvalley.com

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Idaho students Say POST FALLS (AP) — A maybe some science,’’ there and what possible Restorative Justice, a pro- The River City Garden community garden will Mark Jones, the Post Falls jobs and types of thing are gram of the Idaho Club is helping with the Steve Crump teach students about School District’s alterna- available,’’ said Steve Department of Juvenile crops. growing vegetables while tive to suspension coordi- Hansen-Barber, a science Corrections. “I think this is absolute- helping them cultivate nator, told The teacher at New Vision Food produced at the ly the most wonderful Shovel better lives, school offi- Spokesman-Review of High School, an alterna- garden will be donated to thing,’’ said Barb Tilton, a cials in this north Idaho Spokane, Wash., “or tive school, “but the other area seniors who are no local gardener. “This is so town believe. maybe those who need thing is the meaningful- longer able to garden for good for the kids. 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TWIN FALLS COUNTY MONDAY ARRAIGNMENTS Richard Clayton Burkhart, 31, Twin Falls; two counts petit theft; $1,000 bond; public defender appointed; June 2 pre- trial Socorro J. Mireles, 36, Hansen; DUI, invalid driver’s license; $1,000 bond; public defender appointed; June 2 pre- trial Jesus Mejia-Valdez, 29, Gooding; invalid driver’s license; open container; June 2 pretrial; $500 bond; public defender appointed Clifford Velasquez, 32, Twin Falls; resist- ing officers; recognizance release; public defender appointed; June 2 pre- trial Dustin Kelly Osborne, 19, Twin Falls; possession of paraphernalia; June 2 pretrial; $100 bond; public defender appointed Chad Winkleman, 17,Buhl; reckless driv- ing, minor possession of tobacco, minor possession of alcohol, minor consumption; June 2 pretrial; recogni- zance release; public defender appointed Jose G. Ramirez-Camacho, 33, West Valley City, Utah; possession of stolen vehicle; May 22 preliminary hearing; $10,000 bond; public defender appointed SECTION EDITOR ERIC LARSEN: (208) 735-3220 [email protected] TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 MAIN 5 NorthNorth SideSide Covering the communities of Bellevue, Bliss, Carey, Dietrich, COMMUNITY Fairfield, Gooding, Hagerman, Hailey, Ketchum, Picabo, Richfield, Shoshone, Sun Valley, Triumph,Wendell. Shoshone police chief to give tickets for good behavior

By John Plestina Ticket” reward program for Daubner joined the force as specify.“I’m trying to officer might tell a child “I think it’s an absolutely Times-News correspondent positive behavior in place a patrolman eight years ago. enforce good behavior,” while issuing a gold ticket. fabulous idea,”she said. “It’s this week. His motivation is “It broke the communica- Daubner said. “We have lots of things to been a long time since any- SHOSHONE — While that some children and tions barrier. They know it’s One scenario he offered give to bad kids like cita- body has taken the time to most adults don’t like to get teenagers have preconceived OK to talk to a police offi- was an officer making a tions and court. We had do anything for the kids tickets from the police, a notions that anyone wear- cer,”he said. traffic stop who notices a nothing to give to good here. I back him 110 per- new type of ticket is a ing a uniform is bad. He “I got the feeling that child wearing a seat belt kids,”he said. cent.” reward for children and intends to change that. with the uniform, it’s a bar- could issue a gold ticket for Daubner spoke to busi- Other Shoshone busi- teenagers caught doing Youths receiving gold rier and kids need to know doing the right thing. ness owners earlier this nesses participating include something good. tickets may redeem them they can talk to a cop,” Another situation might week and said several were Lava Java Molten Ice, Shoshone’s police chief for snack items including ice Daubner said. “I want to get involve an officer observing on board by Wednesday. Mountain View Lanes, hopes it might prove to be cream and mini pizzas val- back to where we have a a youth mowing or watering Diana Price is the manag- Monarcas, Main Stop and an effective icebreaker ued at $4 or less from sever- good relationship with the a lawn for an elderly neigh- er of the Valley Country the Shoshone Snack Bar. between the town’s youth al participating merchants. community.” bor. Store in Shoshone. She was and his department. The Shoshone Police He called situations “Go get yourself an ice the first merchant Daubner John Plestina may be Police Chief Jon Daubner Department had a similar where officers might issue cream on me,”Daubner said approached about the pro- reached at scribejp@yahoo. hopes to have his “Gold program in place when gold tickets difficult to as an example of what an gram. com.

COMMUNITY NEWS RAINBOWS AFTER THE RAIN Gooding Senior Project Fair nears Gooding High School’s Senior Project Fair will be held Wednesday in the Gooding High School gymnasium. Hours are 9:30 to 11 a.m., noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Health fair held in Gooding Gooding County Memorial Hospital will hold its 11th Annual Health Fair from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Wendell Middle School, 750 E. Main St. This year the hospital is offering a lab work panel for $40. It includes 32 tests that screen thyroid, dia- betes, cardiac risk, nutri- tion, kidneys, liver and a cholesterol assessment. A blood test for prostate screening will be $15. For those with diabetes, a hemoglobin A1c screening will be available for $20. KIMBERLY WILLIAMS-BRACKETT/For the Times-News A breakfast provided by A rainbow stretched across the sky near Hagerman Wednesday evening after rain showers rolled through the valley. the Gooding County Memorial Hospital Foundation will also be available, along with a wide-variety of free A PPRECIATING TEACHERS S TUDENT SPOTLIGHT: screenings, health infor- AT S UCCESS mation and drawings. M ARTIAL A RTS Local U of I Allison Bigler students honored By Mary Hanson Bigler is the middle child MOSCOW — The Univ- Times-News correspondent of four girls and one boy ersity of Idaho College of born to Carl and Cindy Natural Resources cele- GOODING — Gooding Bigler. She was born in El brated exceptional stu- High School junior Allison Paso,Texas,but moved with dents, faculty and staff in Bigler, like a lot of students her family to Idaho when recognition of their work inching closer to gradua- she was about 7 years-old, with a recent ceremony. tion, is already thinking she said. Awards were presented about life after high school. She’s an honor student at an end-of-academic- “The economy is defi- and Gooding High’s junior year awards ceremony. nitely going to affect my class president active in Students honored from plans for going to college,” Business Professionals of the Magic Valley included: she said, “But I set my pri- America, Skills USA, cheer- Fairfield: Rob Lawler, orities starting from some leading, track and cross Outstanding Graduate, Courtesy photo time ago.” country, among other Forest Resources. Success Martial Arts awarded area teachers with an April 12 educator Bigler said she plans to extracurricular events. Hailey: Kate Zuck, appreciation ceremony. Senior instructor Brian Higgins said, ‘These study to become a physical es and plans to work as a “I credit my parents for Outstanding Leadership awards are different because the teachers are chosen by the children. therapist, hopefully at nursing assistant this sum- any success I’ve had or will Award, Conservation ... What makes this so special is that it shows a relationship that has Idaho State University in mer to help pay for her have in getting my educa- Social Sciences. Pocatello. She’s already higher education. tion,” Bigler said. “My dad been built over the course of the school year.’Pictured from left, Kent Twin Falls: Liza earned certification as a “I have my senior year always said to set priorities Pulsipher, Outstanding Snow and student Kamrin White; Daniel Becker and student Savannah nursing assistant through now to make it all come and work for what we have, Senior, Conservation Gill; Beth Bruns and student Logan Lockwood; Terry Gunning and stu- Gooding High health together,” she said. “I’m a and to always try harder and Social Sciences. dent Thomas Collins; Brian Higgins. teacher Dene Miller’s class- little nervous.” work our hardest.” Heartburn responds favorably to pressure on stomach DEAR DR. GOTT: I have gus. Secondary causes In the interim, I suggest Wickliffe, OH 44092. some drugs remain com- suffered with heartburn ASK DR. include an excess of stom- you avoid offending foods DEAR DR. GOTT: My pletely effective 10 years since I was in my teens. I’m ach acid or the presence of a and excessive alcohol, dis- wife uses several prescrip- after the stated date. If your now 61 years old and have GOTT peptic ulcer. continue or reduce possible tion and nonprescription wife is using a topical cream taken antacids for years. At one time or another, smoking habits, and allow medications that are often that is providing effective About 10 years ago, my doc- Dr. Peter we all experience heartburn adequate time after meals quite outdated. One is E- results, let her continue. In tor recommended a tech- Gott from eating fried, fatty or before lying down. Mycin topical solution 2 this situation, the worst that nique to curb heartburn. I spicy foods. An over-the- To provide related infor- percent that expired in June can happen is that the area thought it was ridiculous counter antacid that neu- mation, I am sending you a 1995. Can you comment on she is treating will not and never tried it until technique, and before I tralizes stomach acids is copy of my Health Report the use of these drugs? improve with treatment. about three months ago. I know it, the symptoms dis- often all that is necessary “Hiatal Hernia, Acid Reflux DEAR READER: As a rule, To play it safe on any was in church and experi- appear. Now I don’t have to for relief. More severe cases and Indigestion.”Other many drugs remain effective other drugs, check with enced heartburn coming on. use the technique as much may require physician-pre- readers who would like a long after the recommended your wife’s physician. I had to do something. So, as I did at the onset. I wish I scribed medications. copy should send a self- date of expiration. In part, out of desperation, I tried had listened to my doctor 10 Most people with related addressed stamped No. 10 this depends on how and Gott is a retired physician the technique my doctor years ago, but I want to pass conditions prefer to wear envelope and a check or where they have been stored and the author of the book recommended 10 years this hint along to help oth- loose-fitting clothing. Your money order for $2 to and what they are for. “Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No prior. It worked great, and I ers who have heartburn. remedy works in reverse by Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Research has proven that Sugar Diet.” have not taken an antacid DEAR READER: applying pressure to the since. Heartburn is a painful, thorax. Perhaps you are, in I simply use both hands to burning sensation in the effect, forcing the stomach press just below my ster- esophagus that usually contents back down where num and continue pressing occurs just below the they belong, thus relieving down to my stomach for breastbone and may travel the symptoms. I’m printing COMPLETE CYLINDER HEAD WORK, SURFACING, PRESSURE TESTING, MAGNUFLUX, about 30 seconds, three dif- upward, causing a sour, bile your “church remedy” so HONING, BORING, ROD REBUILDING, CAM BEARING INSTALLING AND FLYWHEEL GRINDING ferent times. I don’t know taste in the mouth. It hap- others might be able to ben- why the method works, but pens mainly when the con- efit from it and report back SPECIALIZING IN VINTAGE MOTORS. 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE. it does. When I feel heart- tents of the stomach flow to me. I’ll accumulate and burn coming on, I begin the backward into the esopha- publish their findings. Owner: Brad Philips • 124 4th Ave. East • Gooding, ID • 934-4992 Main 6 Tuesday, May 12, 2009 COMMUNITY Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho I DAHO E LKS With bond passed, Bliss moves ahead on wastewater facility By Mary Hanson “This is the time. We must solve this problem and Times-News correspondent develop a modern wastewater collection and treatment BLISS — When nearly 80 percent of a town’s regis- plant. Bliss can’t grow without it.” tered voters turn out to cast — Bliss Mayor Laura Pulse their ballots, it’s a good sign of the importance of Mayor Laura Pulse said. big factor for pushing the port for the project,” an issue. “We must solve this prob- new treatment facility. Herring said. For the west Magic lem and develop a modern “We could be welcoming Bliss officials are now Courtesy photo Valley town of Bliss and its wastewater collection and many types of businesses pursuing federal and state New officers for the Gooding Elks Lodge No. 1745 have been elected 249 residents, as estimated treatment plant. Bliss can’t and taking advantage of funding for the project, and are prepared to lead the Elks into the new year. Pictured from left, in 2007 by the U.S. Census grow without it.” being located by which Herring said she’s back row: Exalted Ruler Richard Geer, Inner Guard Nate Baumann, Bureau, that big issue is a Currently, Bliss resi- (Interstate) 84 and major confident will be under Loyal Knight Tim Pierson, Trustee Tim Pereira, front row: Chaplain new wastewater treatment dences and businesses are railway lines,”Pulse said. way by this time next year. facility. hooked up either to septic Region IV Development The Bliss City Council will Dave Buechler, Lecturing Knight Jeff Jefferies, Leading Knight Mike Since a $1 million bond to tanks or connected to a Association manager hold a special meeting at Day, Secretary Mike Reed and Esquire Nick Becker. Not pictured, Tiler help pay for the nearly $7 small pond on property Carleen Herring, working 1:30 p.m. today to discuss Kenny Wilson. million price tag of the new owned by Linda with the city on the project, funding for the wastewater system was passed by vot- Hutchinson, the remnant called the $1 million bond’s treatment facility. ers 59-4 on April 28, city of a longstanding verbal passage a good-faith move “Time is critical at this officials have been working agreement. Hutchinson by Bliss residents. point in the process,” toward making the system said she wants the pond “We were very excited Herring said. “That is why a reality. gone so she can develop her that the community came we are having this special “This is the time,” Bliss land. And development is a out and showed their sup- meeting.” Hagerman girls selected for girls state

Haley Wiedenman and Wiedenman is the study foreign affairs and Whitney Kress, Hagerman daughter of Edward communications. In High School juniors, have Wiedenman. She is the March, Wiedenman flew been selected to attend the student body vice presi- to India to do volunteer 63rd annual session of dent and was freshman work for two weeks with Idaho Syringa Girls State, class secretary. She has Habitat for Humanity. Courtesy photo June 14-19 at Northwest been a varsity cheerleader Girls State Chairman The Idaho State Elks Association’s state project is the Elks Rehab Nazarene University in for three years and has Sue Carter said both Hospital in Boise. To help fill the needs of the hospital, a statewide Nampa. Both girls are Wiedenman Kress been active in volleyball young women will be ter- food caravan was organized, with all lodges in the state gathering sponsored by Lea Owsley and track. rific delegates. Both show donated food and money to help the Idaho Food Bank provide stock Post No. 31 American Pep Club, Art Club and She is a pianist and strong leadership abilities Legion Auxiliary. participates in volleyball earned the rank of first- and are interested in gov- for the hospital to use. This year the Gooding Elks were able to supply Kress, daughter of Mark and track. She attended degree black belt in a form ernment and current about $2,500 worth of supplies to aid the hospital. The members of and JoAnna Kress, is cur- the Hugh O’Brian Youth of karate call Tang Soo Do. events. the caravan were pictured from left, Chairman Darrel Green, Ralph rently student body treas- Leadership (HOBY) con- Following high school Petrie, Bill Kestle and H.O Nix. urer, Pep Club secretary ference in the summer of graduation she plans to FAST BAIL BOND and is on the Youth Action 2008. She plans to attend attend Western ORTH IDE Counsel. She is also college after high school Washington University in N S involved in Spanish Club, graduation. Bellingham, Wash., and 536-2953 Jack E. Green Wendell PeaceBuilders honored by school At a May 4 all-school Anatolio Diaz, Luis Salazar, Ali Jacobsen. assembly,Wendell Elemen- Arevalo. Fourth grade: Rene tary School Principal Kevin First grade: Destiny Benitez, Madalyn Hosack, Rogers presented certifi- Cavitt, Jakob French, Melissa Nava, Nick cates and pencils to stu- Abraham Nunez, Dylan Stevens, Julian Wert, Diana dents whose behavior DeBerg, Hanna Wensink, Lopez, Kassidy Lukesh, SURVEYING earned April PeaceBuilder Jazman Cantu, Keagan Zack Housley, Martin Boundary, Topographic awards. Eckles, Luis Esquivel, Sage Jiminez, Jose Vielmas, Elevation Certifi cates Before students were Crumrine, Larissa Espino, Jessie Elizarraras, Kelsey Residential, Commercial honored, students from Luis Garcia, Madison Flick Crosland, Evan Matos. Grade Calculations Mrs. Cooper’s fourth-grade Paulina Ledesma. Construction Staking class performed short skits Second grade: Riley Brockman Family 3-D Models for Machine Control to demonstrate the four Jensen, Baily Pearson, Chiropractic peace-building principles: Rosaura Cruz, Skyler George Yerion, PLS Courtesy photo praise people, give up put- Borrayo, Eric Evans, Jr. Dr. Marjorie A. Brockman 329 Washington St., Gooding, ID Students from Amy Botz’s fourth-grade class were decked out in vin- downs, notice hurts and Ethan Priebe, Brayden Roe, R.N., B.S.N., D.C. “A Positive Approach To Wellness” tage costume for the Camas County School District Academic Fair. right wrongs, and seek wise Michelle Cruz, Celia De la 445 Idaho St., Gooding 9345000 934-4811 Their campfire was located next to a model of the Cataldo Mission people. Cruz, Alexia Rasmussen, and a display of student-made hats resembling those that early The following students Emily Anne Harlan, Sofia explorers, trappers and others might have worn. There was also a were honored: Martinez, Benjamin EATON DRILLING papier mache likeness of Chief Joseph. Orozco, Casey Leach, Rylee Kindergarten: Amarai Dunn, Makenzy Conrado, Victor Barboza, Whittikiend, Nadia & PUMP SERVICE Tristan Gunter, Milagros Guadarrama. Academic Fair held Sandoval, Sean Parker, Third grade: Alex Serving The Magic Valley Since 1907 Alan Teco-Gavay, Jonathan Magana, Robin Moreno, Valera, Rickey Tunstall, Karla Coronado, Skott Don’t get stuck Faithanne Munoz, Alex Hanson, Jaque Estrada, by Fairfield schools Sandoval, Alex VanDyk, Ana Santiago, Brian without water Jose Costo, Dominic Smith, Jesus Ledesma, 485 South Idaho – Wendell Times-News levels also exhibited proj- Woodward, Jackeline Fabian Palma, Jace 536-2223 ects or demonstrations Alvarez, Quay Lindsay, Dolieslager, Cassandra Chatting casually with reflecting their academic Keeler Housley, Maria Hernandez, Lidia Lewis, Clark and achievements. Science, Belen Granados, Destanie Gonzalez, Porter Clarkson, Don’t Miss Our Sacagawea over a campfire math, history, govern- Rowland, Leslie Santos, Itzel Martinez, Bryant was just one of the oppor- ment, literature, and tech- MEMORIAL DAY SPECIALS tunities available to visi- nology were the major tors at the Camas County project areas featured. A In Recognition Of Availableable School District’s Third series of liquid nitrogen Only At Annual Academic Fair. demonstrations by the Students staffed a high school chemistry National Nursing museum featuring Idaho class were also held. history, complete with Home Week students serving as guides and event security. Others portrayed historical fig- May 10-16 ures. WANTED… Students from all grade We still pay top Heel Pain Clinic dollar for junk Morning Heel Pain Flat Feet batteries! We would like to say thank you to General Heel Pain Cracked Heel Skin all of those special people who Arch Pain Foot Supports Interstate Batteries Timothy G. 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Box 548 132 Fairfi eld St. W. Twin Falls, ID 83301 -Sara E. Anderson, 1961-present (208) 7339133 Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho OBITUARIES Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Main 7 Bernice Griese Cantrell Wesley W. Creamer DEATH NOTICES WENDELL — Bernice Falls; son, Randy Cantrell of RUPERT — Wesley 18, at the Hansen-Payne Griese Can-trell, 67 , died Elko, Nev.; four grandchil- Willard Creamer, age 81, of Vivian Thomas Mortuary in Burley. Sunday, May 10, 2009, at St. dren; and four great-grand- Rupert, passed away Vivian “Helene” Thomas, Luke’s Magic Valley Med- children. She was preceded Sunday, May 10, 2009, at his 37,of Twin Falls, died Friday, ical Center in Twin Falls. in death by her parents. home after a valiant battle May 8, 2009, at her home. Eugene Phillips Bernice was born Nov. 22, To all that knew her, she with cancer. He was sur- A memorial service will be PAUL — Eugene “Leslie” 1941, in King Cove, Alaska, will be greatly missed. rounded by his loving family. held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May Phillips, 65, of Paul, died to Mary and Sam Griese. She A graveside service will be He was born Dec. 2, 1927, 12, at Parke’s Magic Valley Sunday, May 10, 2009, at his attended school in Filer. In held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, in Price, Utah, the son of Funeral Home, 2551 home. December 1959, Bernice May 13, at the Wendell Clark Wesley and Nellie Dora Kimberly Road in Twin Falls. Arrangements will be married her lifelong com- Cemetery in Wendell. Johnson Creamer. He announced by Hansen panion, Russell Can-trell, in Visitation for family mem- received his education in Mortuary in Rupert. Twin Falls. To this union one bers and friends will be from Price, graduating from Price Wilfrid J. Precourt son was born Randy. noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday High School. He then served RICHFIELD — Wilfrid Bernice is survived by her at Demaray Funeral Service, in the Coast Guard at the end Joseph Precourt, 66, of Marjorie E. Bemis husband, Russell of Twin Wendell Chapel. of World War II. Upon his Richfield, died Saturday, JEROME — Marjorie E. honorable release, he con- May 9, 2009, at his home. Bemis, 82, of Jerome, died tinued his education at the A memorial service will be Sunday, May 10, 2009, in Sandy Hunter College of Eastern Utah and held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Murray, Utah. an aviation mechanic school May 14, at St. Peter’s Arrangements will be Sandy Hunter for 13 years. in Southern California. Wes Catholic Church in announced by Hove- tragically passed Sandy’s favorite married Joan Wullschleger Shoshone (Demaray Funeral Robertson Funeral Chapel in away Friday after- pastime besides on June 14, 1951, in Twin Service, Shoshone Chapel). Jerome. noon, May 8, 2009, playing occasional Falls. Following their mar- at home from an cards or board riage, Wes worked for AT&T accident that result- games was just vis- prior to moving to Rupert in Elma M. Lott M. LaVerne ed in a neck injury iting with friends. 1963, where he worked for RUPERT — Elma Cauffiel ending her life. Her true passion, Project Mutual Telephone great-grandchildren; and McCowin Lott, 91, of Sandra Marie though, was and until his retirement in 1990. two sisters, Virgene Hansen Florence, Ore., and formerly M. LaVerne Cauffiel, 84, Howell, the oldest of three always has been taking care Wes was a member of the of East Carbon, Utah, and of Rupert, died Friday, Feb. of Twin Falls, died Saturday, children, was born to Dee of children, whether it was LDS Church. He enjoyed the Kathleen (Dennis) Christ- 13, 2009, in Florence, Ore. May 9, 2009, at her home. and Connie Howell in her own or others. She outdoors and especially ensen of Holbrook, Ari. He A memorial service will be No service is planned at Montrose, Colo., on June 21, always kept herself busy loved gardening and back- was preceded in death by his held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May her request (Reynolds 1965. A brother, Brian, was with baby-sitting and, more packing with family and parents; and one son, David 16, at the Buck-Miller-Haan Funeral Chapel in Twin born three years later. recently, spending many friends. Most important to Creamer. Funeral Home, 825 E. 17th Falls). Shortly after that, the family hours volunteering at all her him was his family. He was a The funeral will be held at St. in Idaho Falls. moved to Chubbuck, where, children’s schools, where wonderful husband, father 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, in 1970, a baby sister, Shelli, she currently works in the and grandfather and enjoyed at the Rupert LDS West Jake Hodge was born. Sandy was raised cafeteria and has won the watching and participating Stake Center, 26 S. 100 W.in Robert L. Stolk HEYBURN — Jake Hodge, in Chubbuck and graduated hearts of all there as well. in the grandchildren’s activ- Rupert, with Bishop Max BURLEY — Robert 84, of Heyburn, died from Highland High School Sandy also volunteered in ities. Garner officiating. Burial Leonard Stolk, 81, of Burley, Monday, May 11, 2009, at in 1984. her children’s extracurricu- He is survived by his wife will take place at 3 p.m. at died Friday, May 8, 2009, at Parke View Care Center in Sandy remained in lar activities to include being of 57 years, Joan Creamer of Sunset Memorial Park in the Cassia Regional Medical Burley. Pocatello-Chubbuck after a den mother for Michael. Rupert; his children, Clark Twin Falls. Friends may call Center. Arrangements will be graduating and attended the Sandy was known by all as (Kay) Creamer of North from 10 until 10:45 a.m. A memorial service will be announced by Hansen Culinary Art School at ISU an overly kind and sweet Bend, Ore., Leslie (Clint) Wednesday at the church. held at 11 a.m. Monday, May Mortuary in Rupert. for a brief time. She has person, often putting every- Crane of Rupert and Lisa The family expresses their worked various retail jobs one else before herself, even (Kelly) Hollibaugh of sincere appreciation to throughout her life to if it was someone she just Kimberly; seven grandchil- Intermountain Hospice for SERVICES include several years at met. We will all miss her dren, John (Heidi) Creamer, the tender and loving care Burlington’s and Fred Meyer. smiling face and uncondi- Zachary (Ashley) Holli- given to Wes. Betty Jean Freeman of Wednesday at Parke’s Magic She was very much loved at tional love! baugh, Tod (Danielle) Crane, Arrangements have been Twin Falls, funeral at 11 a.m. Valley Funeral Home, 2551 each and remained friends Sandy was preceded in Amy (Kevin) Hyde, Trevor entrusted to the care of the today at the Twin Falls LDS Kimberly Road in Twin Falls; with many she worked with death by her father, Dee; and Hollibaugh, Courtney Rasmussen Funeral Home of Stake Center, 2085 South visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. even after leaving those jobs. son, Michael, both in 1998. Crane, and Tyson Crane; six Burley. Temple Drive in Twin Falls today and one hour before In 1988, Sandy met Dale Her celebration of life (Parke’s Magic Valley the service Wednesday at Hunter, and they later mar- service will be held at 1:30 Funeral Home in Twin Falls). the mortuary. ried in 1992. Sandy was a p.m. Thursday, May 14, at Jim Koci loving mother of four chil- the Lighthouse Christian Nelda Faye Jackson Hurd Reva Marie Straubhaar dren. Tragically, she lost her Fellowship, 960 Eastland BOISE — Jim Koci reading and having of Jerome, funeral at 1 p.m. Moultrie Black of Burley, only son, Michael John, at Drive in Twin Falls. passed away May 9, the greenest yard on today at the Jerome LDS 6th funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday age 11 due to a four-wheeler Arrangements are under the 2009, at the age of the block were some Ward Chapel, 26 N. Tiger at the Burley LDS 3rd and 7th accident. direction of Parke’s Magic 67 from a sudden of Jim’s favorite Drive; visitation one hour Ward Church, 2200 Oakley She is survived by her Valley Funeral Home in heart attack. things. before the service today at Ave.; visitation from 6 to 8 husband; and three beauti- Twin Falls. Jim was born July He is survived by the church (Farnsworth p.m. Wednesday at ful girls, Dalene Dee (8), A service will be held at 3, 1941, to Ben and his wife, Dorothy of Mortuary in Jerome). Rasmussen Funeral Home, Mikayla Marie (7) and Sierra 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, Irene Koci of Buhl. 42 years; his son, 1350 E.16th St.in Burley,and Lee (5). at the FMC Park, 10811 N. After high school he Trent (Shelly); and Earl A. Johnson of 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at During their life together Rio Vista Road in Pocatello. attended Idaho State granddaughter, Zoie; his Kimberly, memorial service the church. Sandy, Dale and Michael Arrangements are under the University, graduating in daughter, Karma Jones at 11 a.m. Friday at Parke’s lived briefly in Utah and direction of Colonial Funeral 1965 with a B.A. in business (Tad); his brother, Marvin Magic Valley Funeral Home, LaRae Kinney of Gooding, Boise before finally settling Home in Pocatello. and accounting. Jim married (Colleen); his nephews, Mike 2551 Kimberly Road in Twin memorial service at 11 a.m. in Hansen, near Twin Falls, Condolences may be Dorothy Ulrich of Twin Falls (Annie) and Scott; and his Falls. Saturday at the Desert Hills where all three girls were made at www.magicvalley- in 1966 and, soon after, they aunt, Emma Clark; and Community Church of the born and the family has lived funeralhome.com. moved to Boise. He had a 31- cousins. Douglas Perry Shepherd Nazarene in Gooding year career at the Idaho A memorial service will be of Jerome, memorial service (Demaray Funeral Service, Department of Health and held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May at noon Wednesday at the Gooding Chapel). Anna Johnson Weeks Welfare and retired in 2001 12, at Shepherd of the Valley Jerome LDS 4th Ward as a bureau chief. In his Lutheran Church in Boise. Chapel, 26 N. Tiger Drive Ethel Viola Davis Nutting RUPERT — Anna and husband Mike retirement, Jim and Dorothy Memorial contributions (Farnsworth Mortuary in of Jerome, memorial service Johnson Weeks bought an Air wintered in Green Valley, may be made to Shepherd of Jerome). at 2 p.m. Monday at the First passed away Sunday, Stream trailer and Ariz., where they enjoyed the Valley Lutheran Church Baptist Church in Jerome May 10, 2009. they traveled all over warm weather and spending in Jim’s name.Arrangements Helen Jeanne Atkinson of (Hove-Robertson Funeral She was the the Untied States. time together. The Oregon were under the direction of Twin Falls, funeral at 11 a.m. Chapel in Jerome). youngest of eight Some of her favorite Coast, spending time with Summers Funeral Homes, children. She was places to visit were family, fishing, gardening, Ustick Chapel. born Feb. 9, 1916, in San Diego, Calif.; Simply the best Preston,Mo.,to John Texas and Andrew Johnson and Eliza Minnesota. She also loved to Edwin ‘Bud’ Shrake, Texas novelist technology! Morgan Johnson. The family work in her garden, camp, PROFESSIONAL moved to Idaho in 1919 and watch birds when she and HEARING AID bought a farm in Acequia. the love of her life (husband, and journalist, dies at 77 HEARING AID Anna went to school in Mike) sat on the back porch, Rupert and graduated from as well as play bridge; but The Washington Post self-proclaimed “first guy,’’ Call today for a free hearing evaluation! Rupert High School in 1934. most of all, she loved to were longtime friends.  E. th Street  Falls Avenue She married Floyd (Mike) spend time with her family. Edwin “Bud’’ Shrake, 77,a Shrake got his start in Inside Farmer’s Insurance Bldg. Across from CSI Weeks on April 30, 1936. It didn’t matter how many of Texas novelist, former journalism in 1951 as the They had two children, her two children, eight Sports Illustrated associate police reporter for a scrappy 678-7600 Burley 734-2900 Twin Falls Floyd Michael (Mick) Weeks grandchildren, 14 great- editor and co-author of one tabloid called the Fort Worth and Milla Joanna Miller. grandchildren and 13 great- of the best-selling books Press. Gary Cartwright, his They raised their kids at the great-grandchildren showed about golf, “Harvey Penick’s longtime friend and Two Generations proudly serving the Magic Valley Minidoka Dam. Some of the up, she would cook for all of Little Red Book,’’died of lung between-marriages room- best times of their lives were them. Or if it was just sitting cancer Friday at St. David’s mate, was covering the same Ed • Funeral Services spent at the dam where they out on the porch surrounded Medical Center in Austin. beat for the mainstream Fort • Cremation skied, boated and fished. by all her flowers visiting In the early 1990s, Texans Worth Star-Telegram and • Monuments They also planted a willow with them, that’s when she who weren’t golfers or read- recalled that the two of them • Pre-Funded Funeral Plans & Trusts tree by their house that is was happiest. ers of Shrake’s work may usually could be found hang- Jason still standing today. They Anna was preceded in have known him as the tall, ing out at a bar across the FREE Pre-Planning Funeral Booklet moved to Rupert in 1952, death by her mother and gray-haired “Prince Philip’’ street from the police sta- Third & Fillmore Jerome, Idaho 83338 • (208) 324-4555 where they bought a small father; seven brothers and to their gregarious governor, tion. A copy boy monitoring house on Third Street. They sisters; her daughter, Joann Ann Richards. The divorced police calls would alert them built that house into a home in 1987; her husband, Mike governor and her escort, the to stories. Hove-Robertson Funeral Chapel where many, many years of in 2002; and son, Mick in memories were made. Anna 2008. She will be missed but moved out of the house in never forgotten. October 2006 and moved to A viewing for family and Compare us to the competition! Twin Falls to be closer to her friends will be held from 6 to son, Mick. 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, Anna worked at the Idaho at the Hansen Mortuary in First National Bank from Rupert.A funeral will be held ATTENTION 1952 until she retired and, at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14, HARRIS shortly after that,she started at the home of her grandson, www.hearingcounselors.com being an Avon lady. She 96 N. Meridian in Rupert. 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To view or submit obituaries online, or to place a message in an individual online guestbook, go to Twin Falls Burley Hailey www.magicvalley.com and click on “Obituaries.” 2508 Addison Ave. E • 733-0601 1534 Overland Ave. • 678-5200 408 Main St. S • 788-0296 MAIN 8 TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 OPINION EDITOR STEVE CRUMP: (208) 735-3223 [email protected] QUOTABLE “In this camp, I am not seeing anything that will give us much relief.” OPINION — Iftikiar Khan, one of 500,000 Pakistani refugees who have fled the region of Swat, about a camp in the town of Mardan EDITORIAL Setting the stage for more smokers veryone wonders How ITD can how Bernie Madoff E lives with himself after his decades of fraud. But what about Louis Camilleri? get its mojo back Camilleri is CEO of Philip Morris daho state government agencies have gotten International, which last crossways with the Legislature before, but year was spun off from perhaps never to the extent of the Idaho Altria and Philip Morris Transportation Department. USA. The separation Simply put, a significant number of law- meant Camilleri could makersI don’t trust ITD’s numbers, management or pursue with more vigor, motives. That’s an echo of disenchantment with the and without US regulation Connecting Idaho initiative, former Gov. Dirk or lawsuits, his sordid Kempthorne’s billion-dollar plan to build roads using business of addicting mil- Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds. That’s lions more people to ciga- money borrowed against future federal highway pay- rettes. ments. Trouble is, Connecting Idaho became more costly and less ambitious as economic reality set in. Many DERRICK inside and outside the Legislature think Kempthorne Z. sold Idaho a pig in a poke. Then came an independent report that criticized communication and morale in JACKSON decades of anti-smoking minute of silence for the about suckering adoles- the agency under Dave Ekern, the director during the campaigns (and after 5.4 million people who will cents (despite denials of Kempthorne years. Marlboro Men Wayne die this year from smoking. marketing directly to McLaren and David But the extent that Philip youth) with sexy, adven- Trust had eroded so much by last year that law- The World Health McLean died of lung can- Morris continues to exploit turesome, and rock-star makers refused to approve any new money for road Organization says cigarette cer), rides taller than ever the world came toward the cigarette imagery that repair and ordered a half-million-dollar audit which smoking kills 5.4 million on billboards elsewhere in end of Camilleri’s remarks, overwhelms anti-tobacco found ITD was underfunded and overextended. people a year around the the world. where he praised the education and common Several different fuel tax increase proposals failed in globe, and is on track to kill At the shareholders 30,000 workers in its affil- sense. the just-concluded legislative session. Gov. Butch 8 million people a year by meeting, Camilleri singled iate operations in barely In a feature this month Otter finally was able to muster $54 million for roads 2030, the equivalent of a out successful growth of regulated Indonesia. on Camilleri, Business when lawmakers agreed to shift funding for the Idaho New York City disappear- Marlboro products in Most of the workers are Week interviewed a 16- State Police, remove the tax exemption on ethanol ing every year. If Camilleri Korea, Romania, Japan, women, and Camilleri year-old high school stu- and raise license fees. has anything to do with it, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. praised them as breadwin- dent in Jakarta who buys Otter also wanted a significant increase in vehicle we may be seeing more He cited impressive sales ners. “We take our respon- her cigarettes at a cart out- registration fees, but that idea fizzled after ITD mis- than 8 million die annually. of other brands, like sibility to contribute to the side her school. Asked calculated the potential revenue by $11 million. At its first shareholders Parliament, L&M, and local community very seri- what he would say to the At one point during the session, Senate meeting since the spin-off, Chesterfield, in Russia, ously,”Camilleri said. “... girl if he had a chance to Transportation Committee Chairman John McGee, Camilleri boasted this Turkey, Ukraine, Germany, In addition to providing for meet her, Camilleri said he R-Caldwell, proposed legislation ending the inde- week, “We transitioned Austria, France, and the welfare of our staff, we would tell her “exactly pendent status of ITD — it is governed by a board of flawlessly to our new sta- Portugal. fund programs which sup- what I told my kids and trustees, not directly by the governor. That bill went tus as the largest publicly That is only a thumbnail port poverty alleviation, continue to tell my kids: I nowhere, but it’s a symptom of the agency’s problems traded tobacco company. sketch. Net revenues were education, environmental don’t think they should with the Legislature. PMI’s strong results up as high as 22 percent in protection, disaster relief, smoke.” In some ways, ITD’s continuing problems are curi- underscore that our busi- Eastern Europe, the Middle and employee volun- Everyone knows ness fundamentals are in East, and Africa, up 23 teerism.” Camilleri’s $32 million ous. The agency now is run by a technocrat, Pamela excellent shape and our percent in Latin America Of course, all Camilleri depends on hooking that Lowe, a 16-year veteran of the agency. And the ITD solid business momentum and Canada. has to do to alleviate girl to her grave. While 69 board, chaired by well-respected former Democratic has set the stage for further “In my opinion,” poverty, protect the envi- percent of Indonesian men legislator Darrell Manning and including Castleford growth in the years to Camilleri said in his pre- ronment, and make disas- smoke, according to the trucking company owner Gary Blick, is among the come.” pared remarks to share- ter relief unnecessary is WHO, only 5 percent of strongest in state government. In Camilleri’s world holders, “very few invest- shut down his business. girls smoke. Camilleri’s job What’s more, the agency clearly has the support of view, a flawless transition ment opportunities today Camilleri was America’s is to scam that girl into the the governor whose decision to go to the mat with means a 13 percent rise in are as compelling as PMI.“ eighth-highest-compen- greatest, preventable pub- lawmakers over highway funded extended the legisla- revenues around the globe, To be sure, anti-tobacco sated CEO last year. This lic health disaster we have tive session to a near-record 117 days. totaling $25.7 billion in activists are trying to fight week, his flawless transi- ever seen. What it doesn’t have is much of a constituency, 2008, and profits rising 14 the invasion of the lung tion earned him a $9.4 mil- inside and outside the Legislature. percent to $6.9 billion. It snatchers. Some socially lion bonus and a total of Derrick Z. Jackson is a The very size of Idaho’s teaching fraternity gives means the Marlboro Man, conscious advocates at the $32 million. In interview columnist for the Boston the Idaho Department of Education some clout, and figuratively deported from shareholders meeting got after interview, Camilleri Globe. Write to him at the scope of the Idaho Department of Health and the United States after four Camilleri to agree to one displays no conscience [email protected]. Welfare’s operations touches every community in the state. Idaho’s Legislature is full of advocates for delivering education and social services, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna and Health and Welfare LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Director Dick Armstrong are well-connected and our future, naysayers will the same club. every snowmobile, pays influential. Wind power needs probably find ways to What I really want to say $32.50 for a license to ride. Not so much with transportation. Former ITD more consideration claim that whippoorwills is I know part of the edito- Every sled that designates board members Rep. Leon Smith, R-Twin Falls, and Regarding the South and hummingbirds will be rial staff and always fig- Area 42 on that license, Sen. Chuck Winder, R-Boise, are highway specialists, Hills wind towers: fatally attracted to the ured them to be knowl- the money goes to that but they don’t have many colleagues with equal With the vast potential buzzing sound. edgeable and respectful. area for trail grooming, enthusiasm for good roads. In fact, the chairwoman Idaho has for utilizing Before our country That is why I am shocked parking lot plowing and of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. JoAn wind power, I would be started becoming a lazy, over the May 5 editorial. search and rescue in the Wood, R-Rigby, is often a critic of spending state tax interested in learning more fast-food TV nation, we The staff obviously did- South Hills. dollars for highways. about how the bird- held our inventors in high- n’t look for any facts about My family of five pays Since power abhors a vacuum, transportation diverters work. er esteem. winter use in the South $162.50 per season just to issues quickly become political in Idaho — with dis- Many of the powerful While the next genera- Hills. ride. Believe me, we pay astrous results for our infrastructure. interest blowhards, who tion of Tesla’s, Edison’s, Beginning in 1973, the our share. Our club also Transportation needs effective advocates in state speak out against wind Kamen’s, Hurtibise’s and Magic Valley Sno-mobil- has a cleanup day planned government — people with the chops and credibility power, amplify bird deaths Farthsworth emerge, we ers Club, along with for June 13 to clean up the to speak knowledgeably and independently about and because of this, say should give these ingen- United States Forest parking lot and to clear roads. that wind should be out of ious energy saviors more Service help, cleared the trails. It also needs a good accountant who can produce the question; instead of enthusiastic support, trees for the lower parking You would think accurate cost estimates. remarking, “Hey, wind is instead of sticking our lot and built the warming Samantha, seeing how she ITD itself is compromised, so perhaps Otter should simply a great idea! Why heads in south Idaho sand hut and restrooms that are is on the advisory com- consider appointing an infrastructure czar — a coun- can’t we inject more to avoid wind. there for everyone to mittee for BLM, would terpart to the governor’s well-regarded energy advis- research and development JIM BANHOLZER enjoy. know this, but you really into ways to prevent bird Ketchum This was all built by vol- think the editorial staff er, Paul Kjellander. Or maybe the Transportation windmill casualties?” unteers with snowmobile would check facts before Board itself should become a bully pulpit for highway Last year, Popular Editorial writers money. writing editorials. The betterment, much as the Idaho State Board of Science Magazine featured Also, if you would have Forest Service building is Education led the way on education issues during the an award-winning inven- needed to look at facts checked, the Forest always open during the 1960s and ’70s. tion that employed wind I am a longtime snow- Service has to have several week and more than happy If Idaho had politically viable transportation power from ginormous mobiler and lifelong resi- criteria to have to pay to to discuss areas in its dis- agency, Otter would not be 0-for-7 on gas tax rubber bands. If developed dent of the Magic Valley. camp. This includes rest- trict. increase proposals. It’s time to put some starch back further, such devices could My parents were charter rooms, picnic tables, fire CHUCK SHARP in ITD, and only the transportation board can accom- help our country emerge members of the Magic rings and a water system. Twin Falls plish that. from the current economic Valley Sno-mobilers start- How many of those (Editor’s Note: The edi- and energy Dark Ages. ing in 1966. Now my own amenities do us winter torial in question support- While inventions like this family and my brother’s users enjoy? Also every ed charging fees for winter hold great possibility for family are still members of snowmobile, and I mean use of the campsites.) Brad Hurd . . . . publisher Steve Crump . ...Opinion editor Join the discussion The members of the editorial board and writers of editorials are Brad Hurd, James G. Wright, Voice your opinion with local bloggers: Progressive Voice, Conservative Corner and In the Middle. Steve Crump, Bill Bitzenburg and Ruth S. Pierce. On the opinion page at Magicvalley.com.

T HE LIGHTER SIDE OF POLITICS Doonesbury By Garry Trudeau Mallard Fillmore By Bruce Tinsley Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho OPINION Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Main 9 A record of accomplishment by 60th Idaho Legislature his has not been an dented public involvement roughly $55 million in ning in 2010. The task force and look forward to con- easy session of the READER in this debate, and that additional funding for the will include eight lawmak- tinuing to work with the T Idaho State involvement was crucial in maintenance and preserva- ers, four each from the governor, the Senate and Legislature for anyone — COMMENT determining the final solu- tion of our transportation House and Senate. our colleagues in the House the governor, representa- tion. We have received infrastructure, it will allow The other task force will to serve the people of tives and senators have Rep. Jim thousands of letters, e- Idaho lawmakers to end the be appointed by Gov. Otter, Idaho. struggled to meet Idaho’s Patrick et. al mails and phone calls from session while providing the and will look for long term transportation needs with citizens sharing their per- governor and the Idaho solutions to Idaho’s trans- This commentary was decreasing funds. Gov. spective on this legislation. Transportation portation needs. It will also signed by state Rep. Butch Otter and the Idaho Senate for their hard work We thank you for your Department an unprece- consist of five House Brent Crane, R-Nampa; Legislature, however, have on this issue. This debate, enthusiastic participation dented amount of money members, five Senators Rep. Raul Labrador, R- reached a compromise that though contentious, has in the legislative process. for Idaho roads. and five non-lawmakers. Eagle; Rep. Bob Nonini, R- will meet our immediate demonstrated the strength In a deal brokered by the One task force will look This compromise repre- Coeur d’Alene; Rep. transportation needs while of the legislative process governor’s office and the for dedicated funding sents a plan to proceed for- Steven Kren, R-Nampa; protecting Idaho’s families and the commitment of all House and Senate leader- sources for Idaho State ward, to continue the con- Rep. Marv Hagedorn, R- and businesses from new elected officials in Idaho to ship, lawmakers have Police and Parks and versation and to use our Meridian; Rep. Joe Palmer, taxes in one of the most do what is best for the peo- agreed to take part in two Recreation. The $21 million resources to address the R-Meridian; Rep. Judy difficult economic down- ple they serve. It has also task forces this summer from the gas tax that is needs of Idahoans in the Boyle, R-Midvale; Rep. Jeff turns is a generation. proven that constructive focused on transportation. currently used to fund most constructive and Thompson, R-Idaho Falls; We would like to thank solutions can come out of While this deal will not end those agencies will be responsible way possible. Rep. Russ Matthews, R- the governor, his staff and differences of opinions. the debate, even after the shifted to fund road and We are proud of the work Idaho Falls, and Rep. JoAn our counterparts in the There has been unprece- legislature approved bridge maintenance begin- that we have accomplished Wood, R-Rigby. No-excuses schools that The big lie about vaccine dangers mother gently 1980s and ’90s, these vac- places her beautiful cines have revolutionized actually work for students A 1-year-old boy on pediatrics. the examining table, DR. RYAN In 2008, probably he fight against hard. Many kids from unwrapping his soft, blue COLLER because of a vaccine poverty produces poorer, disorganized blanket. To my opening shortage in the U.S., 10 T great programs but homes don’t have these question, his mother says cases of HIB were report- disappointing results. You DAVID internalized models. The “No,”she has no concerns. ed. Three of these children go visit an inner-city BROOKS schools create a disci- A thorough exam con- died. This is foreshadow- school, job-training pro- plined, orderly and firms the boy’s good of the 13 authors since ing. gram or community youth demanding countercul- health. His heart and lungs have retracted their con- It’s no wonder the pub- center and you meet ture to inculcate middle- are clear; his growth and clusions. Right now, the lic is confused, with com- incredible people doing class values. development right on tar- lead author is facing disci- peting celebrities saying wonderful things. Then eliminated the achieve- To understand the cul- get. Even his crying as we plinary proceedings by vaccines do or don’t cause you look at the results ment gap between its ture in these schools, I’d screen his blood for ane- Britain’s General Medical autism and a lot of media from the serious evalua- black students and the recommend “Whatever It mia and lead are signs of a Council for professional attention on the subject. tions and you find that city average for white stu- Takes,”a gripping account normal child. misconduct during the Vaccines, like every medi- these inspiring places are dents. of Harlem Children’s This kind of “well-child study. cine, can have real side only producing incre- Let me repeat that. It Zone by my Times col- check” is about keeping One allegation is that he effects. Autism, however, mental gains. eliminated the black- league Paul Tough, and children healthy, and it is received funding from is not one of them. That’s why I was star- white achievement gap. “Sweating the Small the cornerstone of pedi- lawyers representing a Although I believe people tled when I received an e- “The results changed my Stuff,”a superb survey of atrics. The final step is the group that believed their who decline vaccines are mail message from Roland life as a researcher these sorts of schools by vaccinations. children were harmed by doing what they believe is Fryer, a meticulous because I am no longer David Whitman. To my surprise, the the MMR vaccine. He also best for their children, Harvard economist. It interested in marginal Basically, the no- mother objects. She was allegedly seeking a their fears about vaccines included this sentence: changes,”Fryer wrote in a excuses schools pay explains that she works as patent for a separated and autism are not only “The attached study has subsequent e-mail. What meticulous attention to a nanny and was taught by measles vaccine, corre- unsubstantiated but have changed my life as a sci- Geoffrey Canada, Harlem behavior and attitudes. her employers that vac- sponding nicely to his rec- been fully refuted. There is entist.” Children’s Zone’s founder They teach students how cines cause terrible ill- ommendation to split no rational reason to put Fryer and his colleague and president, has done is to look at the person who nesses, such as autism. MMR vaccine’s compo- children in harm’s way by Will Dobbie have just fin- “the equivalent of curing is talking, how to shake The child’s mother, nents. Attempts to repeat declining vaccinations. ished a rigorous assess- cancer for these kids. It’s hands. These schools are striving to do what’s best his findings have failed. We are retreating into ment of the charter amazing. It should be cel- academically rigorous and for him and trusting the Vaccine critics point out illnesses that had nearly schools operated by the ebrated. But it almost college-focused. Promise family she works for, is that the number of vac- vanished, and we are Harlem Children’s Zone. doesn’t matter if we stop Academy students who convinced that she should cines has increased dra- stalling research progress They compared students there. We don’t have a are performing below decline inoculations we matically over the past by deferring enormous in these schools to stu- way to replicate his cure, grade level spent twice as know prevent potentially decades. Thankfully, that sums of money to disman- dents in New York City as and we need one since so much time in school as deadly diseases in order to is true. We also have more tle autism/vaccine theo- a whole and to compara- many of our kids are other students in New “prevent autism.” antibiotics, newer ries and establish cam- ble students who entered dying — literally and figu- York City. Students who I found the encounter chemotherapies and dif- paigns to educate families. the lottery to get into the ratively.” are performing at grade disturbing. A healthy and ferent medicines for stroke Wouldn’t that money be Harlem Children’s Zone These results are pow- level spend 50 percent vibrant child was leaving and heart attack. And 10 better spent understand- schools, but weren’t erful evidence in a long- more time in school. my clinic vulnerable to ill- years from now, I hope we ing the true causes of selected. running debate. Some They also smash the nesses that could lead to have vaccines for HIV and autism and pursuing They found that the experts, mostly sur- normal bureaucratic his death or that could more cancers, so people effective therapies? Harlem Children’s Zone rounding the education strictures that bind lead- spread disease to a vulner- can begin forgetting about We must vaccinate schools produced “enor- establishment, argue that ers in regular schools. able child who could not their devastation as well. against this misinforma- mous” gains. The typical schools alone can’t pro- Promise Academy went be vaccinated for medical In countries without tion and stop its spread. student entered the char- duce big changes. The through a tumultuous reasons, such as cancer. pneumococcus and H. ter middle school, problems are in society, period as Canada, the An increasing number of influenza type B vaccines Ryan Coller is a physi- Promise Academy, in and you have to work on program’s founder, parents are opting out of (HIB), the World Health cian and incoming chief sixth grade and scored in broader issues like eco- searched for the right vaccinating their children. Organization attributes resident in pediatrics at the 39th percentile among nomic inequality. teachers. Nearly half of Until now, they have tend- more than half of all pneu- the University of New York City students in Reformers, on the other the teachers did not ed to be affluent families. monia deaths in children California, Los Angeles’ math. By eighth grade, hand, have argued that return for the 2005-2006 But I fear we are starting under 5 to these infec- School of Medicine. He the typical student in the school-based approaches school year. A third didn’t to see a new contagion, a tions. Since their intro- wrote this commentary school was in the 74th can produce big results. return for the 2006-2007 terrible idea spreading. duction in the U.S. in the for the Los Angeles Times. percentile. The typical The Harlem Children’s year. Assessments are rig- The anti-vaccination student entered the Zone results suggest the orous. Standardized tests movement has its roots in school scoring in the 39th a 1998 study in the journal Swedish reformers are right. The are woven into the fabric Massage percentile in English Promise Academy does of school life. Lancet suggesting a possi- Language Arts (verbal provide health and psy- The approach works. ble link between autism Raindrop ability) and by eighth chological services, but it Ever since welfare reform, and the measles, mumps, Technique grade was in the 53rd per- helps kids who aren’t even we have had success with rubella (MMR) vaccine, Relief From centile. involved in the other pro- intrusive government and recommending that Sore Muscles Forgive some academic grams the organization programs that combine the MMR components be jargon, but the most com- given individually. The Healing Stone offers. paternalistic leadership, Massage mon education reform To my mind, the results sufficient funding and a subsequent hysteria ideas — reducing class also vindicate an emerg- ferocious commitment to caused British vaccination GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE size, raising teacher pay, ing model for low-income traditional, middle-class rates to fall below 80 per- 114 Locust St. N. enrolling kids in Head students. Over the past values. We may have cent in 2008. That year, 316-1093 Start — produce gains of decade, dozens of charter found a remedy for the there were 1,348 cases of Twin Falls about 0.1 or 0.2 or 0.3 and independent schools, achievement gap. Which measles and two deaths in standard deviations. If like Promise Academy, city is going to take up the England and Wales (com- you study policy, those have become no-excuses challenge? Omaha? pared with just 56 cases in 25TH ANNIVERSARY SALE!! are the sorts of improve- schools. The basic theory Chicago? 1998) according to the ments you live with every is that middle-class kids London Sunday Times. day. Promise Academy enter adolescence with David Brooks is a But the Lancet study, produced gains of 1.3 and certain working models in columnist for The New which included more 1.4 standard deviations. their heads: what I can York Times. Write to him authors (13) than patients That’s off the charts. In achieve; how to control at dbrooks@nytimes. (12), had severe ethical and math, Promise Academy impulses; how to work com. scientific flaws — and 10

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In 2010, it would borrow 35 cents for Afghanistan as war worsens CLEVELAND — Sus- every dollar spent. pected Nazi death camp By Anne Gearan grim Pentagon news confer- McKiernan’s resignation guard John Demjanjuk was Associated Press writer ence announcing the leader- “with the approval of the taken from his home by I RAN ship overhaul. “As I have said president.’’The chairman of ambulance Monday and U.S. journalist WASHINGTON — many times before, very few the Joint Chiefs of Staff, driven to a U.S. immigration President Barack Obama of these problems can be Adm. Mike Mullen, and office as agents prepared to freed by Iran after fired the top U.S. general in solved by military means McKiernan’s military boss, deport him to Germany. Afghanistan on Monday, alone,’’ he said. “And yet, Gen. David Petraeus, both Flanked by a motorcade 4 months in jail replacing him with a former from the military perspec- said they supported the of several TEHRAN — An Amer- special forces commander in tive,we can and must do bet- switch. unmarked ican journalist imprisoned a quest for a more agile, ter. The White House said the vehicles, the on espionage charges in unconventional approach in “It’s time for new leader- recommended change came ambulance Iran for four months was a war that has gone quickly ship and fresh eyes.’’ from the Pentagon. was waved freed Monday and reunited downhill. A new team of command- “The president agreed down a with her smiling, tearful With the Taliban resur- ers will now be charged with with the recommendation of ramp that parents — a move that gent, Obama’s switch from applying Obama’s revamped the secretary of defense and leads to the clears a major obstacle to Gen. David McKiernan to Lt. strategy for challenging an chairman of the Joint Chiefs Demjanjuk basement of President Barack Obama’s Gen. Stanley McChrystal increasingly brutal and of Staff that the implemen- Cleveland’s attempts at dialogue with suggests the new command- resourceful insurgency. The tation of a new strategy in downtown federal building. the top U.S.adversary in the er in chief wants major strategy, still a work in AP file photo Afghanistan called for new Security guards swung the Middle East. changes in addition to the progress, relies on the kind of Then-Maj. Gen. Stanley military leadership,’’ White gate closed at the bottom of The United States had additional troops he’s order- special forces and counterin- McChrystal takes part in a brief- House spokesman Robert the ramp as soon as the said the charges against ing into Afghanistan to shore surgency tactics McChrystal ing at the Pentagon on April 2, Gibbs said in a statement. motorcade entered. Roxana Saberi, a 32-year- up the war effort. knows well, as well as non- McChrystal is a former 2003. McChrystal will replace The 89-year-old Dem- old dual McKiernan, on the job for military approaches to con- special forces chief credited janjuk is wanted on a Iranian- less than a year, has repeat- fronting the Taliban. It Gen. David McKiernan as the top with nabbing one of the Munich arrest warrant that American edly pressed for more forces. would hinge success in the general in Afghanistan as most-wanted fugitives in accuses him of 29,000 citizen, were Although Obama has seven-year-old war to polit- President Barack Obama tries to Iraq. Taking a newly created counts of accessory to mur- baseless and approved more than 21,000 ical and other conditions turn around a stalemated war, No. 2 slot under his com- der as a guard at the Sobibor repeatedly additional troops this year, across the border in defense officials said. mand will be Lt. Gen. David death camp in Nazi-occu- demanded he has warned that the war Pakistan. Rodriguez, a veteran of the pied Poland. her release. will not be won by military McKiernan, named to his was told he was out during Afghanistan fight who has U.S. Immigration and Saberi Hard-line means. post by former President Gates’ visit to Afghanistan been Gates’ military shadow, Customs Enforcement President Defense Secretary Robert George W.Bush, had expect- last week. the top uniformed aide who spokesman Khaalid Walls Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Gates echoed that view at a ed to serve into next year but Gates said he asked for travels with him everywhere. said he did not immediately could also win some have any information on domestic political points a Demjanjuk’s status. Dem- month before he faces a re- janjuk’s son and an attorney election challenge from Industry makes effort on health care costs who represents Demjanjuk reformers who seek to ease in the U.S. didn’t immedi- Iran’s bitter rivalry with the By Erica Werner out of business. ing care, reducing adminis- directly to paying the esti- ately return messages left by United States. Associated Press writer “This commitment to trative costs and focusing on mated $1.5 trillion cost of The Associated Press after Saberi’s Iranian-born cost-cutting is a good-faith quality, efficiency and stan- covering the uninsured. the ambulance arrived. father, Reza Saberi, wiped WASHINGTON — gesture by the health care dardization. Health care Money saved by the private away tears, then flashed a President Barack Obama industry,but it does not mit- costs would still grow faster sector doesn’t flow directly broad smile as he and his praised the health care igate the need for a public than the economy as a to the federal treasury. WASHINGTON wife, Akiko, arrived at industry’s promise to cut $2 plan option in the upcoming whole, but not as fast as they U.S. red ink to Tehran’s Evin prison — trillion in costs over 10 years, reform bill,’’ said Sen. otherwise would. notorious for holding polit- but lawmakers questioned Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a The specifics, industry top $1.8 trillion, ical prisoners — to meet how much it really helps in member of the Senate officials said, would come their daughter. coming up with a solution Finance Committee that’s later. four times record for the millions of uninsured. writing a health reform bill. Obama has spoken often The government will It’s “a watershed event in The industry groups said of the exorbitant costs in the have to borrow nearly 50 I RAQ the long and elusive quest for they would slow the growth nation’s health care system, cents for every dollar it American guns health care reform,’’ Obama of health care costs by 1.5 but slowing the rate price spends this year, exploding said Monday at the White percent a year by coordinat- increases doesn’t translate the record federal deficit down five fellow House with representatives past $1.8 trillion under new of the insurance industry, IDAHO COIN GALLERIES White House estimates. soldiers at U.S. doctors, hospitals, pharma- Budget office figures base in Baghdad ceutical companies and a top 30 Years Same Location released Monday would labor union at his side. add $89 billion to the 2009 BAGHDAD — An Amer- It was a noteworthy sight BUY & SELL red ink — increasing it to ican shot and killed five fel- as leaders of the industry more than four times last low soldiers at a counseling who have killed past Scrap gold: rings, Silver & gold bullion year’s all-time high as the center on a military base attempts at overhauling dental, etc. Coin collections government hands out bil- Monday in an attack that health care stood behind the OPEN ONLY: lions more than expected drew attention to the issues president with a proposal to TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY for people who have lost of combat stress and morale curb their costs. jobs and takes in less tax among soldiers serving The proposal, however, Idaho Coin Galleries, Inc. revenue from people and multiple combat tours over was short on specifics.And it 302 N. 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AgribusinessAgribusiness 33 A Stocks and commodities, Business 2 / Nation/World, Business 4 / Weather, Business 4 Dow Jones Industrial ▼ 155.88 | Nasdaq composite ▼ 7.76 | S&P 500 ▼ 19.99 | Russell 2000 ▼ 9.88 Agribusiness TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 BUSINESS EDITOR JOSH PALMER: (208) 7353231 [email protected] Seeing a future in Researchers to study ways pond scum to lower tilapia feed costs Researchers Fish grows more popular use algae and among domestic consumers By Joshua Palmer animal waste Times-News writer A species of fish that has become the latest to produce trend in upscale, ethnic restaurants is beginning to fill the raceways in aquaculture operations throughout southern Idaho. biofuel More than 1.5 million pounds of tilapia — a fish that one producer described as being “ugly By Timothy B. Wheeler as sin” — is produced annually in Idaho. The Baltimore Sun Several major fish farms in the Hagerman area have added tilapia to their production because it BALTIMORE — Imagine can be sold for twice the price of the more com- having a virtually limitless mon rainbow trout. supply of clean, renewable fuel Leo Ray, a fish producer in Hagerman, said to run our cars and trucks, a “it’s one of the most profitable uses for geother- fuel produced from something mal water.” as noxious and seemingly use- Now, with feed prices surging 28 percent in a less as pond scum. ALGERINA PERNA/The Baltimore Sun year and feed expenses comprising 50-60 per- Fantastic as that may sound, Julie Florian is a scientist and culture collection manager for Algenol, a three-year-old company. About 15 compa- cent of production costs, University of Idaho it’s no pipe dream to Algenol researchers are launching a study to find out Biofuels. The three-year-old ny scientists and technicians work on what they hope will be an alternative energy breakthrough using algae and how producers can increase profit margins even company aims to make animal waste. further by reducing feed costs. ethanol with blue-green algae, The white, mild-tasting, warm-water species by feeding it a steady diet of “The most advanced energy is in plants, cyanobacteria com- is now the fifth most popularly consumed fish in carbon dioxide and farm ani- monly are referred to as blue- the U.S., according to Gary Fornshell,University mal waste. your backyard — it’s right here” green algae, because they also of Idaho Extension aquaculture educator in A dark horse in a crowded — Paul Woods, Algenol CEO use photosynthesis — sunlight Twin Falls. field vying to develop a new — to convert nutrients and It is sold live in ethnic markets on the West generation of biofuels, Algenol carbon dioxide into fuel. Coast and across the nation, and it substitutes is based in Florida, but its here,” Algenol CEO Paul stances being analyzed by the The organisms produce for cod, catfish and bass in restaurant and home research arm is in Baltimore.In Woods said recently as he staff for their ethanol-pro- some ethanol naturally, but recipes. a nondescript brick building showed Sen. Benjamin L. ducing capacity. A large metal company officials say they’ve Roughly 20 million pounds are produced by the Jones Falls Expressway, Cardin, D-Md., around the canister nearby cryogenically selectively bred and genetical- annually in the U.S. — 1.5 million of them by about 15 company scientists Baltimore lab. freezes samples for storage. ly manipulated them to pump FISH and technicians work on what Inside the building, a The focus of the research is out more. The enterprise See , Agribusiness 3 they hope will be an alternative brightly lit, walk-in closet not algae, but cyanobacteria, believes it can produce enough energy breakthrough. holds racks of beakers, vials which turn many lakes and to run fleets of vehicles by “The most advanced energy and petri dishes filled with ponds a soupy green in sum- F EDERAL N UTRITION is in your backyard — it’s right green, pink and yellow sub- mer. Although not biologically See BIOFUEL, Agribusiness 2 A SSISTANCE P ROGRAMS Special funds available for organic producers Vilsack announces Service will have a special the Obama Administration,” New initiative FIND A LOCATION sign-up period for the said Jeff Burwell, Idaho State purchase of up to To find the location of your local Environmental Quality Conservationist. “This part of the 2008 NRCS office, visit the NRCS Incentives Program, or EQIP, nationwide initiative will help website at to implement conservation Idaho certified organic pro- $25 million of dry beans Farm Bill http://www.id.nrcs.usda.gov/ practices related to organic ducers and those in the and click the link “Find a agriculture. process of transitioning to By Joshua Palmer Officials with the Times-News Service Center” at the end of The application period organic production.” Times-News writer USDA said the total the list on the left side. opened for three weeks begin- To be eligible for EQIP sup- amount that will be BOISE — U.S. Department ning Monday. port for organic operations, Agriculture purchased, as well as of Agriculture on Monday “Assisting organic produc- the 2008 Farm Bill requires Secretary Tom Vilsack the type of bean, will announced a new initiative to As part of the new Organic ers is a priority of the 2008 producers to develop and announced Monday not be known until encourage more organic agri- Initiative, the USDA Natural Farm Bill as well as for the that the U.S. August. culture production. Resources Conservation Secretary of Agriculture and See ORGANIC, Agribusiness 2 Department of Agri- The USDA’s Agri- culture will purchase cultural Marketing up to $25 million of dry Service purchases a beans for federal nutri- variety of food prod- tion assistance pro- ucts each year to sup- Lawmakers mount up to see effects of laws grams. port the National Idaho bean growers School Lunch Pro- Some bills get rewritten after learning more about ag met the announce- gram, the School ment with skepticism, Breakfast Program, the By Steven K. Paulson West: the southeastern plains. A but they said any large Summer Food Service Associated Press writer half dozen took him up on the purchase of bean sup- Program, the Food offer, riding the range and help- plies will help. Distribution Program GRANADA, Colo. — A ing with a cattle drive. “Anything helps on Indian Reser- Colorado lawmaker says he got “I told them if they’re going to when they buy beans vations, the Comm- tired of his colleagues passing vote on western issues, they off the market, but I odity Supplemental bills that would hurt his rural need to understand western don’t know if $25 mil- Food Program and the constituents, like the one issues,”said McKinley,a rancher lion will make that Emergency Food requiring ranchers to take care of and former outfitter from much of a difference,” Assistance Program. wild cats or another requiring Walsh, an agricultural town of said Bill Bitzenberg, USDA also makes butchering animals to be kept in 4,000 about 220 miles south- chairman of the Idaho emergency food pur- AP photo bigger pens. east of Denver. Bean Commission. chases for distribution Farmers, ranchers and lawmakers take a trail ride near Granada, Colo., So last weekend state Rep. The cat care bill passed the “The other question is See BEANS, Wes McKinley invited fellow if (the USDA) will buy Agribusiness 3 to see firsthand western issues that are decided by state lawmakers. lawmakers to see part of the real See RIDING, Agribusiness 3 all $25 million worth.” AGRIBUSINESS BRIEFS M AGIC V ALLEY The title of the workshop is “Large chief of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rates for all commodities produced on the Wildland Fires, A Burning Issue in the Twin Farm Service Agency in Idaho, announced farm. BLM and Rangeland panel Falls District.” Monday that growers can now enroll in the Commodities eligible for ACRE pay- To learn more about the program or to Average Crop Revenue Election program. ments are wheat, corn, grain sorghum, bar- to discuss rangeland wildfires register, go to www.idrange.org. Producers have until Aug.14 to make their ley, oats, upland cotton, long grain rice, The Bureau of Land Management and the A tour of the burned areas will be includ- decision for the 2009 crop — the USDA will medium and short grain rice, peanuts, soy- Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission will ed during the workshop. not accept late applications. beans, sunflower seed, canola, flaxseed, host a three-day workshop to discuss the Producers who elect the ACRE program safflower, mustard seed, rapeseed, sesame Murphy Complex fire and other rangeland for a farm agree to: seed, crambe, dry peas, lentils, small chick- wildfires. I DAHO Forgo counter-cyclical payments; peas and large chickpeas. The workshop will be held starting at 8:30 ACRE program enrollment begins Accept a 20-percent reduction of the For more information about the ACRE a.m. today, and runs through Thursday in direct payments; and program go to http://www.fsa.usda. gov. Twin Falls. BOISE — Ronald Abbott, farm programs Accept a 30-percent reduction in loan — staff reports

May 31 Final loan & LDP availability date for corn, June 1 Deadline for 2009 DCP signup peri farm divisions to be effective for the current FY for Dates and dry peas, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, saf od. farms subject to DCP. deadlines flower seed, small chickpeas, soybeans and sun June 30 Deadline to report all crop acreage. Sept. 9 Deadline to submit MILK Income Loss flower seed. Aug. 1 Deadline to request farm combinations and Contract Extension applications. Agribusiness 2 Tuesday, May 12, 2009 AGRIBUSINESS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho MARKET SUMMARY TODAY ON WALL STREET (AP) — Financial stocks fueled Wall Street's NYSE AMEX NASDAQ May 11, 2009 10,000 rally last week. On Monday, they sent the 9,000 MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) &QY,QPGU market into reverse. Name Vol(00) Last Chg Name Vol(00) Last Chg Name Vol(00) Last Chg KPFWUVTKCNU 8,000 Traders sold stocks lower, worrying that Citigrp 4682258 3.86 -.16 PSCrudeDL n228651 3.46 -.04 PwShs QQQ1374391 34.35 +.12 7,000 the market and financials in particular had BkofAm 3955448 12.94 -1.23 Hemisphrx 188118 1.08 -.30 FifthThird 985966 8.35 -.14 -155.88 risen too quickly since the rally began two DirxFinBear2997932 5.13 +.64 Oilsands g 82153 1.04 +.10 HuntBnk 759842 5.71 +.51 6,000 SPDR 2296836 91.24 -1.74 KodiakO g 44145 1.18 +.28 DryShips 688783 6.79 -1.21 8,418.77 J F M A M months ago. The Dow Jones industrial DirxFinBull 2014604 10.52 -2.03 NthgtM g 35951 1.85 +.14 Intel 677465 15.37 +.08 average fell 156 points. Pct. change from previous: -1.82% High 8,569.23 Low 8,410.33 Some of last week's relief over the reas- GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) suring marks most banks earned during Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg May 11, 2009 2,000 government ``stress tests'' evaporated as CaptlTr 2.88 +.97 +50.8 CompTch 2.70 +.50 +22.7 Pansoft n 6.12 +3.47 +130.9 1,800 ColCap pfB 7.00 +2.00 +40.0 Sinovac 2.82 +.43 +18.0 D&E Cm 10.25 +3.50 +51.9 0CUFCS investors looked ahead. 1,600 ColonBc38 8.35 +2.23 +36.4 Invitel 7.57 +.77 +11.3 AmcorF 2.08 +.70 +50.7 EQORQUKVG Four of the banks that Washington deter- Bluegreen 2.40 +.52 +27.7 StreamGSv 5.05 +.51 +11.2 FrontFncl 2.46 +.74 +43.0 1,400 mined were sound enough to survive a PMI Grp 2.36 +.50 +26.9 RivieraH 2.24 +.20 +9.8 ComCntrl 2.14 +.64 +42.7 -7.76 1,200 worsening in the economy said Monday 1,000 they planned to issue shares to help repay LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) 1,731.24 J F M A M Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg loans the government doled out last fall to AmAxle h 3.02 -.98 -24.5 InvCapHld 2.95 -.43 -12.7 PECO II rsh 2.41 -.69 -22.3 Pct. change from previous: -0.45% High1,747.97 Low 1,705.87 lubricate the nation's stalled financial sys- GM cv6-09 3.50 -1.00 -22.2 WalterInv 9.86 -1.38 -12.3 TricoMar 4.20 -1.20 -22.2 tem. While it's a welcome sign that banks BRT 4.55 -1.11 -19.6 Richmnt g 3.32 -.37 -10.0 ChinaPStl 2.21 -.59 -21.1 May 11, 2009 1,200 can again turn to Wall Street to raise BkA S&P4-14 8.43 -1.77 -17.4 Metalico 2.67 -.27 -9.2 IndBkMI 2.00 -.53 -20.9 1,100 DirxFinBull 10.52 -2.03 -16.2 Westmrld 8.65 -.85 -8.9 ChinaInfo n 2.78 -.72 -20.6 money by selling stock, the reality of extra 5VCPFCTF 1,000 shares pouring into the market weighed 900 DIARY DIARY DIARY 2QQT¶U on financial stocks. 800 Advanced 871 Advanced 246 Advanced 700 But the pullback wasn't across the board Declined 2,203 Declined 314 1,113 -19.99 600 and trading was light compared with last Unchanged 86 Unchanged 76 Declined 909.24 J F M A M Total issues 3,160 Total issues 636 1,659 week. That suggests many buyers were New Highs 7 New Highs 7 Unchanged Pct. change from previous: -2.15% High 922.99 Low 908.68 taking a break, and not that sellers were New Lows 11 New Lows 1 119 out in force. Volume 5,925,589,688 Volume 165,882,383 Volume 2,459,180,592 SOURCE: SunGard AP

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Heinz 1.66 12 35.66 +.19 -5.2 WalMart 1.09f 15 50.63 +.49 -9.7 Scott Lindgren, regional CHICAGO — Agriculture HewlettP .32 11 35.03 +.35 -3.5 WashFed .20 51 13.31 -.14 -11.0 wildlife manager for the futures traded mostly high- HomeDp .90 19 24.93 -.57 +8.3 WellsFargo .20m 37 26.53 -1.65 -10.0 Idacorp 1.20 11 23.94 -.04 -18.7 ZionBcp .16 ... 18.42 -1.90 -24.8 COMMODITY PRICES state Game, Fish and Parks er Monday on the Chicago department, said most of Board of Trade. Dairy the complaints are from Wheat for July delivery HOW TO READ THE REPORT mid-May to mid-July. slipped 0.25 cent to $5.9075 Name: Stocks are listed alphabetically by the company’s full name (not its abbrevia- Block Close Change Some landowners say a bushel, while July corn tion). Company names made up of initials appear at the beginning of each letters’ list. Average price $1.144 -.014 they’ve lost more than edged up 0.25 cent to Div: Current annual dividend rate paid on stock, based on latest quarterly or semiannu- al declaration, unless otherwise footnoted. Barrel $10,000 worth of crops in $4.2125 a bushel. July oats Last: Price stock was trading at when exchange closed for the day. Average price $1.067 -.025 previous years. jumped 6.5 cents to $2.325 a Chg: Loss or gain for the day. No change indicated by ... mark. Lindgren said his bushel, and soybeans for Fund Name: Name of mutual fund and family. Butter agency’s management goal July delivery added 4.5 Sell: Net asset value, or price at which fund could be sold. Average Price $1.235 +.009 Chg: Daily net change in the NAV. is 60,000 pairs of Canada cents to $11.16 a bushel. geese, but spring counts Meanwhile, beef futures Stock Footnotes: cc – PE greater than 99. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. d – New 52-wk low Whey protein concentrate during trading day. g – Dividend in Canadian $. Stock price in U.S.$. n – New issue in Average price $.55 — indicate more than 100,000 advanced on the Chicago past 52 wks. q – Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. s – Split or stock dividend of pairs in the area. Hunters Mercantile Exchange, while 25 pct or more in last 52 wks. Div begins with date of split or stock dividend. u – New 52- Class III milk wk high during trading day. v – Trading halted on primary market. Unless noted, dividend have not been able to shoot pork futures slipped. June rates are annual disbursements based on last declaration. pf – Preferred. pp – Holder Average price $10.78 — enough geese to control the live cattle rose 0.30 cent to owes installment(s) of purchase price. rt – Rights. un – Units. wd – When distributed. wi – When issued. wt – Warrants. ww – With warrants. xw – Without warrants. Class IV milk population, he said. 83.27 cents a pound, while Dividend Footnotes: a – Also extra or extras. b – Annual rate plus stock dividend. c – Liquidating dividend. e – Declared or paid in preceding 12 mos. f – Annual rate, increased Average price $9.82 — Lindgren said geese August feeder cattle gained on last declaration. i – Declared or paid after stock dividend or split. j – Paid this year, divi- numbers have increased 0.90 cent to $1.016 a dend omitted, deferred or no action taken at last meeting. k – Declared or paid this year, accumulative issue with dividends in arrears. m – Annual rate, reduced on last declara- due to high water, which is pound. June lean hogs shed tion. p – Init div, annual rate unknown. r – Declared or paid in preceding 12 mos plus an excellent habitat for the 0.43 cent to 67.77 cents a stock dividend. t – Paid in stock in last 12 mos, estimated cash value on ex-dividend or Feed distribution date. x – Ex-dividend or ex-rights. y – Ex-dividend and sales in full. z – Sales birds. pound, and July pork bellies in full. vj – In bankruptcy or receivership or being reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act, Corn (Per 100 pounds) The agency may use a slid 0.95 cent to 79.05 cents or securities assumed by such companies. Dairy Feed Supply NQ NQ • Most active stocks above must be worth $1 and gainers/losers $2. special Canada goose per- a pound. Mutual Fund Footnotes: e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n - Land O’Lakes NQ NQ mit from the U.S. Fish and — The Associated Press No-load fund. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or con- tingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r. x – Ex- Rangen NQ NQ cash dividend. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial. Barley (Per 100 pounds) Rangen ASK NQ Ogden $6.54 — Organic Pocatello $5.97 +04 Continued from Agribusiness 1 COMMODITIES REPORT Burley $5.75 +.25 Nutrient Management; OGDEN — White wheat 4.86 (up 6) 11.5 percent winter 5.44 Twin Falls $6.35 — carry out an Organic Pest Management; C LOSING FUTURES (up 1) 14 percent spring 6.92 (down 3) barley 6.54 (down 2) System Plan. These plans Prescribed Grazing; and PORTLAND — White wheat 5.62 (up 2) 11 per- Hay (Mid/Ton) Mon Commodity High Low Close Change cent winter 6.34-6.44 (up 1) 14 percent spring 8.08 (down 7) must be approved and reg- Forage Harvest Jun Live cattle 83.50 82.75 83.28 + .30 barley n/a Alfalfa(Supreme) Low $140 High $140 istered by the Idaho Management. Aug Live cattle 84.10 83.25 83.90 + .30 NAMPA — White wheat cwt 7.50 (steady): bushel 4.50 (steady) May Feeder cattle 99.98 99.15 99.55 + .20 Alfalfa(Good) Low $100 High $100 Department of The 2009 Organic Aug Feeder cattle 101.90 100.43 101.60 + .90 Alfalfa(Fair) Low $80 High $80 Sep Feeder cattle 101.90 100.50 101.88 + 1.23 Agriculture or a USDA Initiative is a nationwide May Lean hogs 61.35 60.75 61.10 - .03 C HEESE Jun Lean hogs 68.60 67.63 67.78 - .43 accredited certifier. Funds special initiative to pro- May Pork belly xx.xx xx.xx 78.00 — Cheddar cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are available to producers vide financial assistance to July Pork belly 80.25 79.05 79.05 - .95 Barrels: $1.0550, nc: Blocks: $1.1375, - .0075 Soft white wheat May Wheat xxx.xx xxx.xx 580.50 — that are pursuing organic National Organic Program Jul Wheat 595.50 583.50 590.75 - .25 Rangen Ask N/A May KC Wheat 629.75 625.00 629.50 + 2.50 P OTATOES Ogden $4.64 +.22 certification or are in certified organic produc- Jul KC Wheat 638.00 627.00 634.00 + 1.00 compliance with the ers as well as producers in May MPS Wheat 698.00 xxx.xx 692.75 — Pocatello $4.35 +.05 Jul MPS Wheat 699.00 688.00 697.50 - 2.50 CHICAGO (AP) — USDA — Major potato markets FOB shipping Organic Foods Production the process of transition- May Corn 414.00 411.00 413.50 - .50 points Friday. Burley $4.05 -.90 Jul Corn 421.75 417.75 421.25 + .25 Russet Burbanks Idaho 50-lb cartons 70 count: 100 count. Act of 1990, but EQIP ing to organic production. May Soybeans 1131.00 1131.00 1130.00 - 4.00 Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A). Twin Falls $3.92 +.70 Jul Soybeans 1116.00 1093.00 1116.00 + 4.50 Russet Norkotahs Idaho 50-lb cartons 70 count: 100 count. payments may not be used Organic producers can May BFP Milk xx.xx xx.xx 9.78 + .01 Baled 5-10 film bags (non Size A). for costs related to obtain- always sign-up for regular Jun BFP Milk xx.xx xx.xx 10.65 + .10 Russets Norkotahs Wisconsin 50-lb cartons 70 count 11.50- Jul BFP Milk xx.xx xx.xx 11.98 + .08 12.00: 100 count 9.00. ing organic certification. EQIP financial assistance Aug BFP Milk 13.09 13.09 13.23 + .13 Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A) 6.00-6.50. Sep BFP Milk xx.xx xx.xx 14.19 + .25 Russet Norkotahs Washington 50-lb cartons 70 count 10.00- LIVESTOCK Payments may not exceed however, the sign-up Jul Sugar 15.69 15.06 15.61 + .34 12.00: 100 count 8.00-9.00. $20,000 per year or period for regular EQIP Oct Sugar 16.20 15.62 16.13 + .31 Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A) 4.50. Jun B-Pound 1.5245 1.5067 1.5122 - .0093 Wisconsin Norkotahs 50-lb cartons 70 count: 100 count. Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A). Lambs and hogs $80,000 during any 6- 2009 funds has passed. Sep B-Pound 1.5217 1.5068 1.5130 - .0083 Round Reds 50-lb sacks Size A Wisconsin. Lambs Low $87 High $99 year period. This limited organic sign- Jun J-Yen 1.0286 1.0122 1.0271 + .0103 Round Reds Minnesota N. Dakota 50-lb cartons size A 9.50: 50 Sep J-Yen 1.0297 1.0139 1.0264 + .0083 lb sacks size A 8.50. Ewes Low $25 High $33 Special incentives will up gives organic producers Jun Euro-currency 1.3668 1.3555 1.3581 - .0037 Baled 5-10 lb film bags size A 9.25. Sep Euro-currency 1.3657 1.3547 1.3573 - .0039 Round Whites 50-lb sacks size A Wisconsin. Fat hogs Low $38 High $49 be available for these prac- an additional opportunity Jun Canada dollar .8717 .8567 .8578 - .0109 Sep Canada dollar .8717 .8577 .8586 - .0108 Feeder hogs Low $42 High $44 tices: Conservation Crop to participate in the EQIP Jun U.S. dollar 82.97 82.40 82.92 + .28 IVESTOCK Apr Comex gold 918.4 908.8 914.0 - 0.9 L Weaners High $35 High $45 Rotation; Cover Crop; program. Jun Comex gold 920.3 911.0 916.0 - 0.7 May Comex silver 14.02 13.75 13.91 - .03 POCATELLO (AP) — Idaho Farm Bureau Intermountain Jul Comex silver 14.04 13.68 13.94 - .02 Livestock Report on Monday. Price quotes as of Monday afternoon. Prices subject Jun Treasury bond 121.30 120.13 121.28 + 1.18 LIVESTOCK AUCTION Idaho Livestock Auction on Wednesday Sep Treasury bond 120.17 119.08 120.16 + 1.17 Utility and commercial cows 47.00-54.00 canner to change at any time. To be included in this table, May Coffee 128.50 126.50 127.85 + 2.15 and cutters 35.00-51.00 heavy feeder steers 80.00- call Joshua Palmer at 208-735-3231. Jul Coffee 130.20 125.70 128.50 + 1.80 110.00 light feeder steers 100.00-120.00 stocker May Cocoa 1841 1764 1769 - 62 steers 100.00-120.00 heavy holstein feeder Jul Cocoa 1756 1716 1719 - 25 steers 50.00-64.00 light holstein feeder steers Biofuel May Cotton 60.72 58.09 60.54 + .69 n/a heavy feeder heifers 82.00-107.00 light Jul Cotton 62.16 59.90 62.13 + .55 feeder heifers 95.00-112.00 stocker heifers 98.00- COMMODITY TRENDS Continued from Agribusiness 1 Jun Crude oil 58.63 56.78 58.14 - .49 112.00 slaughter bulls 52.00-64.00 baby United States. Jun Unleaded gas 1.7095 1.6365 1.6700 - .0355 calves n/a /hd stock cows n/a /hd stock growing its special blue- Algenol executives say Jun Heating oil 1.5247 1.4757 1.4938 - .0246 cow/calf pairs n/a /pr feeder lambs n/a Jun Natural gas 4.364 4.195 4.290 - .021 weaner pigs n/a Remarks: All classes very strong. Dairy trends green algae in sprawling their process can produce Quotations from Sinclair & Co. 733-6013 or (800) 635-0821 Milk production across the country continues to run near grids of “bioreactors” filled ethanol more efficiently M ETALS/MONEY peak levels. Demand for Class I milk is starting to be with sea water.The company and without the problems B EANS impacted by school closings in some areas. This trend will announced a year ago that it associated with other By The Associated Press Selected world gold prices, Monday. continue for the next 4 to 6 weeks. had struck a deal to build a sources of biofuels. Making Valley Beans London morning fixing: $912.50 up $5.50. The per ton price and the change from last year for select- production plant in Mexico, fuel from algae won’t have Prices are net to growers, 100 pounds, U.S. No. 1 beans, less London afternoon fixing: $913.00 up $6.00. Idaho bean tax and storage charges. Prices subject to change NY Handy & Harman: $913.00 up $6.00. ed Western states are as follows: Arizona $155, -$23; but Woods says he hopes to the environmental side without notice. Producers desiring more recent price informa- NY Handy & Harman fabricated: $986.04 up $6.48. California $129, -$83; Colorado $165, +$18; Idaho $150, - tion should contact dealers. NY Engelhard: $915.20 up $6.01 begin building the first facili- effects of corn-based Pintos, no quote, new crop great northerns, no quote NY Engelhard fabricated: $983.84 up $6.46. $11; Nevada $196, +$16; New Mexico $165, +$4; Oregon pinks, no quote, new crop small reds, no quote, new crop. NY Merc. gold May Mon. $913.00 off $1.40. ty this year in Florida, with ethanol, they say, nor will it Prices are given by Rangens in Buhl. Prices current May 6. NY HSBC Bank USA 4 p.m. Mon. $914.00 off $1.00. $135, -$41; Utah $150, n/c; and Washington $160, n/c. another to follow in Texas. divert farmland from food Other Idaho bean prices are collected weekly by Bean Market NEW YORK (AP) — Handy & Harman silver Monday $13.935 up Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture News, U.S. Department of Agriculture Pintos, not established $0.500. A native of Toronto, production. great northerns, not established small whites, not estab- H&H fabricated $16.722 up $0.600. lished pinks, Ltd. $33-$35 small reds, not estab- The morning bullion price for silver in London $13.90 off $0.11. Barley trends Woods, 47, says he discov- In fact, Woods contends lished. Quotes current May 6. Engelhard $13.950 up $0.110. Local barley prices were slightly higher, ranging from no ered the process for making there are almost no down- Engelhard fabricated $16.740 up $0.132. G RAINS NY Merc silver spot month Monday $13.890 off $0.045. change to 4 cents higher this week. The U.S. Department ethanol from blue-green sides to his company’s NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Monda of Agriculture did not report any barley export sales last algae while studying genet- process. It will help fight Aluminum -$0.7025 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Mon. week. Barley export shipments last week totaled .5 TMT Valley Grains Copper -$2.1465 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. ics 25 years ago at Western global warming, he Prices for wheat per bushel: mixed grain, oats, corn and beans Copper $2.0935 N.Y. Merc spot Mon. for Taiwan and Mexico. Ontario University in explains, because the man- per hundred weight. Prices subject to change without notice. Lead - $1486.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Soft white wheat, ask barley, ask oats, ask Zinc - $0.6990 per lb., delivered. Source:Idaho Barley Commission Canada. But it didn’t ufacturing process will corn, ask (15 percent moisture). Prices are given daily by Mercury - $640.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y. Rangens in Buhl. Prices current May 6. Platinum -$1125.60 troy oz., N.Y. (contract). Hay trends appear to have much com- consume roughly the same Barley, $7.00 (48-lb. minimum) spot delivery in Twin Falls and Platinum -$1153.60 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon. Gooding: corn, no quote (Twin Falls only). Prices quoted by n.q.-not quoted, n.a.-not available r-revised Domestic Alfalfa traded weak on a thin test compared to mercial promise until a few amount of carbon dioxide Land O’Lakes Inc. in Twin Falls. Prices current May 6. NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency exchange rates Monday, com- last week. Organic Alfalfa not recently tested, however a years ago, when oil prices as the fuel will generate POCATELLO (AP) — Idaho Farm Bureau Intermountain Grain pared with late Friday in New York: steady undertone was noted. Horse hay not recently began to spike and demand when it’s burned. and Report on Monday. Dollar vs: Exch. Rate Pvs Day POCATELLO — White wheat 4.50 (up 5) 11.5 percent winter 5.12 Yen 97.45 98.40 tested so trend not applicable. Buyer demand light on for ethanol grew. “Everyone in the world is (up 2) 14 percent spring 6.82 (down 1) barley Euro $1.3595 $1.3622 6.22 (steady) Pound $1.5131 $1.5215 mostly light supplies of hay. Weather throughout much Meanwhile, he started a trying to get rid of carbon BURLEY — White wheat 4.19 (up 7) 11.5 percent winter 5.21 Swiss franc 1.1096 1.1065 (down 4) 14 percent spring 6.54 (down 12) barley 5.75 Canadian dollar 1.1613 1.1513 of the trade area still cooler than normal. couple of natural gas busi- dioxide,”he says. “We need (steady) Mexican peso 13.1055 13.0675 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture nesses in Canada and the it.” Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho AGRIBUSINESS Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Agribusiness 3 Critics question self-inspections Communities try to save struggling 4-H clubs Producers say TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — 4-H programs even though they stepped up Cuts in state and county they teach kids who aren’t spending are threatening to just from farms. About half disease-control shut down 4-H clubs in of the 6 million children several states, leaving par- taking part in 4-H come efforts for flu ents and supporters from cities and suburbs. scrambling to fill the gap to The nonprofit 4-H pro- keep programs going. gram that began in 1902 is By Christopher Leonard Voters in one Ohio coun- administered and funded Associated Press writer ty will decide in May by the U.S. Department of whether to approve a levy Agriculture and also Kenny Brinker is on the that will keep 4-H and receives funding from front lines of the national other agriculture services states and counties. drive to prevent an outbreak operating. With budgets every- of swine flu on U.S. hog “It irritates me how our where shrinking, 4-H is no farms. But he’s not a public community thinks we can longer immune. health worker. He’s a hog just drop this,” said Julie In Louisiana, some farmer in central Missouri. Snyder, whose three sons county 4-H advisers are in Twice a day,Brinker or one have been in 4-H in central danger of losing their jobs. of his farmhands wanders a Ohio’s Morrow County. A 4-H center in Milan, barn holding more than “We’re not just campaign- Tenn., where youngsters 5,000 pigs, looking for AP photo ing for 4-H, we’re cam- learn swimming and sneezing, coughing or panti- Dale Brinker checks on hogs at a facility run he runs with his brother Kenny Brinker in Auxvasse, Mo. Hogs paigning to keep our agri- canoeing is scheduled to ng. It’s low-tech surveil- are monitored daily by farm hands for any signs of disease including fast breathing, coughing and sneezing. culture going.“ close this summer. lance, and Brinker knows the Bright red barns, county Washington County stakes are high. fairs and 4-H: Few symbols commissioners outside The U.N.’s Food and “Surveillance is Smithfield Farms Inc. and feared that consumer better represent the nation’s Minneapolis voted last Agriculture Organization Tyson Foods Inc., the demand would plummet if agricultural heritage. month to eliminate the has urged countries to step critical — it can’t just nation’s two biggest pork the public knew they were But the steady decline in $130,000 it spends each up surveillance on hog producers, say they have buying infected meat and the number of people who year on 4-H. They said the farms. But in the United be industry-led.” stepped up disease-control eggs, safe though they may have ties to agriculture expense was too much at a States, that task falls to the — Michael Greger, a physician efforts since the swine flu be to eat,”the report said. means there’s also less time when they’re cutting industry, not public health and director of public health outbreak, like limiting farm Georges Benjamin, execu- appreciation — and in $3.1 million and 21 other officials. Meat companies visitors and testing more tive director of the American some cases support — for jobs. police their own farms to and animal agriculture pigs. Public Health Association, a root out disease. at the Human Society of the The industry’s self-sur- Washington-based advoca- Critics question how United States veillance has managed to cy group representing public effective this system of vol- catch some disease out- health workers, said the Fish untary self-regulation can illness caused by a virus. The breaks in the past, such as meat industry’s self-sur- be. But Brinker is confident virus routinely causes out- avian flu and mad cow dis- veillance has improved. Continued from Agribusiness 1 will support the tilapia’s he and other hog farmers breaks in pigs but doesn’t ease in 2004. But reporting “People are beginning to seven Idaho producers. tendency to grow rapidly in could spot the disease usually kill many of them. has been slow in other cases. do better surveillance Because tilapia are native raceways and that will also quickly. Most recover. In 2002, California poul- around the country, but it to the world’s warm-cli- build healthy immune sys- “If you’re a person who Some health experts fear try farmers were slow to isn’t nearly as substantial as mate ponds — they die at tems to protect them from does this for a living, it just that overworked farmhands report an outbreak of avian it needs to be,” Benjamin 50 degrees Fahrenheit — stress during live transport comes as second nature,”he could fail to spot a diseased flu that infected 35 million said. feed research has concen- to markets. “When they’re said. pig. birds, according to a Some say voluntary sur- trated on pond-based unloaded after being hauled The effort to detect swine “There are undoubtedly National Academy of veillance by farmers could aquaculture. for eight, 10 or 12 hours, flu on U.S. farms gained public health risks” in the Sciences report. It found delay an organized response In Idaho, most tilapia are they’re put into aquariums urgency over the weekend as current system of self- that reporting the outbreak to a flu outbreak. grown in flow-through like lobsters in the grocery Canadian officials quaran- detection, said Michael was delayed partly because “Surveillance is critical — raceways, which deliver store, and they need to be tined pigs infected with Greger, a physician and farmers didn’t think the flu it can’t just be industry-led,” constantly refreshing clean swimming and looking swine flu by a worker director of public health and was dangerous to people. Greger said. “When there water. Rainbow trout, healthy,”she said. returning from Mexico. If animal agriculture at the The report called the are human health implica- Idaho’s dominant aquacul- Sealey also hopes to the virus infects U.S. pigs, it Human Society of the infected area of California tions to these industrial ture species, thrive in the decrease tilapia’s already could spread through herds United States.“But unfortu- the “Triangle of Doom.” farming practices, one needs state’s pristine raceway minimal dependence on kept in crowded barns and nately,we don’t shore up the “But the Triangle of Doom some sort of outside regula- water, but raceways don’t expensive fish oil and fish possibly threaten people. levees until there is a disas- was also kept quiet by cor- tor to ensure human popula- offer tilapia opportunities meal. Swine flu is a respiratory ter.” porate decision-makers who tions aren’t at risk.” to round out their nutri- “In aquaculture, we’re tional needs with algae and always addressing the sus- other pond life. tainability of our ingredi- “No one knows the exact ents and moving towards nutritional requirements utilization of more plant- for tilapia in these flow- based ingredients,” she through systems,” said said. Rains revive Kansas winter wheat crop Fornshell. “Producers may Feeds used in the tests be feeding their tilapia more will be formulated by Estimated yields Board of Trade. participants were finding the way from Manhattan to than they need, or they may Sealey and cooperating sci- The forecast is anticipated wheat crop to be quite good, Colby. not be meeting their nutri- entists Rick Barrows and expected to be each season, because it usu- with no diseases and good But tour participants on tional requirements. Either Chhorn Lim of the USDA ally is the first industry soil moisture. that route found some poor way, they’re not quite opti- Agricultural Research barometer of the expected But in Smith and Phillips wheat fields from Abilene to mizing their production.” Service. As the research around 42 percent size of the Kansas winter counties, where rain was Russell that “weren’t quite At the University of progresses, it will include wheat crop. The Kansas sparser, the wheat was look- coming out of the drought” Idaho’s Hagerman Fish on-farm trials with at least By Roxana Hegeman Agricultural Statistics ing “a little tougher” than and showed some crop dis- Culture Experiment two promising feed formu- Associated Press writer Service will issue its forecast fields elsewhere in the state, eases. Station, animal scientist lations as well as recom- on May 12. Shroyer said. Early calculations have Wendy Sealey is directing a mendations for feed man- WICHITA, Kan. — Recent Tour participants were Estimated wheat yields ranged from the mid-30 new three-year research ufacturers. rains have helped revive heartened about how the have hovered around 42 bushels per acre to mid-40 project funded by the Hagerman grower Ray is parched winter wheat crops crop was recovering in west- bushels an acre or more, he bushels per acre, she said. Western Regional believed to have pioneered in western Kansas but farms ern Kansas. said. “What we found was Aquaculture Center. The tilapia production in the elsewhere are still waiting for “For the most part, we “If they had seen the fields looked really, really study will examine the pro- U.S. in 1973. “If you have a relief, industry experts said. have seen some very good wheat in this area three great from the road, but once tein, energy and vitamin proper diet, then you have About 45 farmers and wheat,”said Dusti Fritz, CEO weeks ago, they would have you get into them, they are a needs of raceway-raised healthy fish,” he said. “We other industry leaders of the Kansas Wheat been sorely disappointed. bit thinner than what they tilapia of two different need research to determine fanned out this week across Commission.“From my per- This rain we had in April was look like from afar,”Peterson sizes, simulating the first exactly what tilapia need Kansas to inspect fields spective it is better than very important,” Shroyer said. and second half of the pro- because they’re totally during an annual tour by the expected, given how dry it said. Still to be determined is duction cycle. It will be dependent on the feed that Wheat Quality Council. The was earlier in this area. The Dana Peterson, the pro- how the crop is faring in repeated in ponds by par- we give them.” group’s forecast for the rains in April have helped ducer policy specialist for the southern Kansas counties ticipating University of Ray says tilapia currently 2009 crop was scheduled to this crop.” Kansas Association of Wheat along the Oklahoma state Arizona scientists. bring $1.95 at the farm be announced Thursday at Kansas State University Growers, said those on her line, where crops were more Sealey plans to identify gate—twice the price of the end of the tour on the Extension wheat specialist route on the tour also saw mature and vulnerable when nutritional strategies that rainbow trout. floor of the Kansas City Jim Shroyer said that so far adequate moisture all the a freeze hit earlier this spring. Riding Beans Continued from Agribusiness 1 “They wanted to pass a bill, arguing feral cats are grass, she said tanks and Continued from Agribusiness 1 cent domestic origin. House Local Government law saying you couldn’t keep often shot to prevent military vehicles could cause to victims of natural disas- For more information on Committee but died on the a veal calf in a pen so small he spreading disease onto permanent damage to the ters. purchase details, interest- House floor. The animal care couldn’t lay down and turn ranches. Eastern Plains. The commodities must ed suppliers should contact act requiring larger pens around,”he told farmers and Local authorities Labuda replied it wasn’t meet specified grade the contracting officer, became law, but only after ranchers at a campfire meet- shrugged off the woman’s that simple: Lawmakers requirements and be who can be found on pregnant sows were given an ing after the trail ride. complaint. have to balance local needs USDA-certified to ensure AMS’s Web page: exemption. “I asked them ’What’s a “I’m the only legislator with other areas of the state quality. AMS purchases http://www.ams.usda. “They didn’t realize that veal calf?’ and nobody knew. who’s been cleared of animal and the nation. only products of 100 per- gov. sows eat their babies,” They said ’Don’t worry cruelty charges,” McKinley McKinley said. about it because there was said as he strummed a gui- The visiting lawmakers no veal industry in tar. talked with about 200 area Colorado.’I said this could be Pat Palmer, a business- residents about the local my favorite bill, because we man who helped organize way of life, then took a six- passed a law on a subject the trail ride, said rural areas mile horseback ride, along they knew nothing about for have trouble getting tourism Join us as we with wagons and a stage- something we can’t define,” funding from the state. The celebrate coach, to inspect a bridge McKinley recalled. trail ride was an opportunity built in 1936 under the The Colorado to showcase the region’s Works Progress Department of Agriculture need for economic develop- Administration. It carries says there’s no veal industry ment. traffic over Two Butte in Colorado because calves “We want people to see Robert’s Creek, which is now dry. are raised for the dairy our way of life. We want to Residents pointed to the industry and bulls in the be something more than just Retirement gully and told the legislators West are worth more when a potty stop on the Santa Fe they don’t understand they’re grown. Trail,”he said. recent agreements between McKinley said a woman Pat Manning, a Denver- Colorado and Kansas that from Denver who was not a area media consultant, took give Kansas more water constituent wanted to have the opportunity to lobby May 14, 2009 while their own land lies fal- him arrested for animal cru- Rep. Jeanne Labuda, a low.Lawmakers said it’s fed- elty after lawmakers tried to Denver Democrat, for a bill 4:00 - 6:30pm eral law and there is little pass a bill requiring people to that would bar the federal Cooper Norman they can do. take care of stray cats on government from buying or McKinley, a Democrat, their property and put com- leasing land to expand an 722 N. College Rd. said many laws passed in puter chips in them so they Army training site around Denver have unintended could be identified. scenic Pinon Canyon. Twin Falls, Idaho consequences on the range. McKinley had opposed the Pointing to the tundra-like Robert Norman, CPA Agribusiness 4 Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho

BURLEY/RUPERT FORECAST TWIN FALLS FIVE-DAY FORECAST Yesterday’s Weather Today: Partly cloudy with gusty winds. Highs near 60. Today Tonight Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday City Hi Lo Prcp Boise 73 48 0.00" Tonight: Winds gradually die down. Lows 30 to 35. Challis 70 39 0.00" Coeur d’ Alene 69 36 0.00" Idaho Falls 63 46 0.07" Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny. Highs 55 to 60. Jerome 72 32 0.00" Lewiston 70 41 0.00" Lowell 70 51 0.16" Malad City 70 46 0.10" WINDY Malta Not available ALMANAC - BURLEY Partly cloudy and Winds gradually Partly to mostly Warmer, times of Seasonal with A mild start to the Pocatello 73 39 0.00" rather windy diminish sunny sun and clouds mixed sun and weekend Rexburg 73 33 0.00" Temperature Precipitation Salmon 71 33 0.00" clouds Stanley 72 37 0.00" Sun Valley 64 32 0.00" Yesterday’s High 70 Yesterday’s 0.00" High 61 Low 35 63 / 40 67 / 46 68 / 41 71 / 43 Yesterday’s Low 39 Month to Date 1.04" Normal High / Low 65 / 39 Avg. Month to Date 0.51" ALMANAC - TWIN FALLS Record High 92 in 1960 Water Year to Date 7.63" Record Low 28 in 1970 Avg. Water Year to Date 7.29" Barometric Sunrise and Pollen Temperature Precipitation Humidity Pressure Sunset Count IDAHO’S FORECAST Yesterday’s High 72 Yesterday’s 0.00" Yesterday High 60% 5 p.m. Yesterday 29.86 in. Today Sunrise: 6:19 AM Sunset: 8:50 PM TF pollen count yesterday: Yesterday’s Low 43 Month to Date 0.66" Yesterday Low 24% Wednesday Sunrise: 6:18 AM Sunset: 8:51 PM 31 (Mod.) Juniper, Ash, SUN VALLEY, SURROUNDING MTS. Normal High / Low 64 / 39 Avg. Month to Date 0.51" Today’s Forecast High 39% Thursday Sunrise: 6:17 AM Sunset: 8:53 PM Boxelder A few rain and high-elevation snow showers today and Record High 81 in 1997 Water Year to Date 7.18" Today’s Forecast Low 21% Friday Sunrise: 6:16 AM Sunset: 8:54 PM Mold: 2930 (High) breezy to windy. Showers end and winds diminish Record Low 25 in 1999 Avg. Water Year to Date 8.06" A water year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 Saturday Sunrise: 6:15 AM Sunset: 8:55 PM Cladosporium, Smuts tonight. Partly to mostly sunny Wednesday. A chance Temperature & Precipitation valid through 5 pm yesterday Courtesy of Asthma and Allergy of Idaho U. V. INDEX Dr.’s Kadlec and Henry Coeur d’ of showers again Thursday. Moon Phases Moonrise Low Moderate High Alene Today Highs 40 to 52 Tonight’s Lows 13 to 23 and Moonset Forecasts and maps prepared by: Gusty winds and partly cloudy skies 48 / 30 BOISE Today Moonrise: none Moonset: 8:32 AM 9 today. Partly to mostly sunny and Wednesday Moonrise: 12:34 AM Moonset: 9:30 AM Last New First Full The higher the index the Cheyenne, Wyoming seasonably mild Wednesday. May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 Thursday Moonrise: 1:11 AM Moonset: 10:31 AM more sun protection needed www.dayweather.com Looking to remain dry Thursday and Friday. REGIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL FORECAST WORLD FORECAST Lewiston Today Tomorrow Thursday Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow 59 / 34 Today Highs/Lows 57 to 62 / 33 to 38 City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Boise 59 35 w 64 42 pc 69 43 pc Atlanta 76 59 pc 75 62 th Orlando 89 69 th 86 69 th Acapulco 88 78 pc 89 77 pc Moscow 68 44 sh 55 43 r Grangeville NORTHERN UTAH Bonners Ferry 50 29 sh 59 38 pc 56 35 r Atlantic City 66 45 pc 66 45 pc Philadelphia 68 47 pc 72 54 pc Athens 78 62 su 80 63 su Nairobi 66 56 r 69 57 sh Gusty winds today with a Burley 59 32 w 58 37 pc 68 44 pc Baltimore 70 42 pc 73 54 pc Phoenix 101 73 su 99 73 su Auckland 56 47 th 58 44 sh Oslo 58 40 sh 57 45 pc 47 / 30 small chance of showers Challis 56 28 th 61 36 th 65 40 sh Billings 64 38 th 63 40 pc Portland, ME 56 42 th 61 44 su Bangkok 86 78 th 85 78 th Paris 60 52 sh 72 53 th Coeur d’ Alene 48 30 mx 56 38 pc 55 37 r Birmingham 78 63 th 83 66 th Raleigh 75 49 su 77 58 pc Beijing 85 55 pc 85 57 pc Prague 62 38 pc 64 38 pc and thunderstorms. Mostly Elko, NV 61 28 pc 61 33 pc 64 38 pc Boston 61 47 th 64 50 pc Rapid City 74 41 th 60 39 sh Berlin 64 41 pc 64 43 pc Rio de Jane 81 63 sh 80 65 pc sunny Wednesday. Eugene, OR 59 40 sh 63 44 r 63 45 sh Charleston, SC 76 60 pc 77 64 mc Reno 73 44 pc 75 45 pc Buenos Aires 60 48 r 59 45 sh Rome 72 56 pc 73 58 pc McCall Gooding 56 33 w 59 36 pc 64 41 pc Charleston, WV 70 45 pc 74 58 th Sacramento 79 54 pc 83 56 pc Cairo 87 55 pc 87 53 pc Santiago 71 54 pc 66 52 sh Grace 59 29 w 55 35 su 64 40 pc Chicago 64 54 pc 63 51 th St. Louis 71 58 th 82 60 th Dhahran 93 81 pc 97 82 pc Seoul 73 47 pc 69 46 pc Salmon 41 / 24 Hagerman 62 36 w 65 39 pc 70 45 pc Cleveland 62 46 su 74 56 th St.Paul 69 54 th 67 45 th Geneva 69 48 th 69 48 sh Sydney 65 52 sh 68 51 sh 58 / 38 Hailey 54 27 th 55 35 pc 62 39 sh Denver 84 47 pc 67 41 su Salt Lake City 91 73 pc 89 71 pc Hong Kong 79 76 sh 79 76 pc Tel Aviv 69 67 pc 70 69 pc Idaho Falls 57 27 w 55 36 su 66 43 pc Des Moines 69 59 th 71 48 th San Diego 71 59 pc 70 59 pc Jerusalem 82 54 pc 88 59 pc Tokyo 74 57 pc 74 48 sh Kalispell, MT 50 38 sh 60 40 pc 54 40 r Detroit 63 48 pc 70 60 th San Francisco 68 51 su 71 54 su Johannesburg 68 44 pc 65 44 pc Vienna 69 46 r 59 44 r Jerome 59 34 w 61 39 pc 65 45 pc El Paso 97 63 su 95 64 su Seattle 54 42 th 56 46 r Kuwait City 91 79 pc 88 79 sh Warsaw 62 37 pc 60 37 pc WINDY Lewiston 59 34 sh 68 46 pc 68 46 r Fairbanks 54 37 mc 54 37 mc Tucson 100 65 su 98 63 su London 58 50 pc 56 50 sh Winnipeg 58 35 r 64 32 sh WINDY Caldwell Malad City 61 29 w 61 36 su 66 41 pc Fargo 68 48 th 57 35 sh Washington, DC 70 50 pc 74 57 pc Mexico City 79 52 sh 80 52 sh Zurich 70 49 sh 68 47 th 59 / 36 Idaho Falls Malta 58 31 w 59 37 pc 67 44 pc Honolulu 83 69 pc 83 68 pc McCall 41 24 mx 49 30 pc 52 33 r Houston 89 73 pc 89 72 pc Boise Sun Valley 57 / 27 Missoula, MT 50 36 sh 62 39 pc 55 38 sh Indianapolis 70 52 pc 72 61 th TODAY’S NATIONAL MAP 59 / 35 WINDY 48 / 23 Pocatello 61 33 w 62 36 su 68 45 pc Jacksonville 79 66 th 80 65 th 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 Portland, OR 56 42 sh 62 46 r 63 48 sh Kansas City 68 60 th 78 52 th Pocatello Rupert 60 31 w 59 36 pc 68 44 pc Las Vegas 97 73 su 93 72 su Showers Rupert 61 / 33 Rexburg 55 25 w 53 33 su 63 41 pc Little Rock 75 65 th 85 67 th Mountain Home 60 / 31 58 / 33 Richland, WA 54 37 th 60 43 sh 65 46 sh Los Angeles 70 58 su 72 58 su Rogerson 58 29 w 59 35 pc 62 35 sh Memphis 74 65 th 86 67 th Burley Salmon 58 38 sh 61 36 pc 62 39 sh Miami 88 75 pc 88 75 pc Twin Falls Salt Lake City, UT 73 44 pc 63 49 pc 70 50 th Milwaukee 60 49 pc 65 48 th WINDY 59 / 32 WINDY Fronts 61 / 35 Spokane, WA 73 58 pc 77 60 th 76 57 th Nashville 75 59 pc 78 63 th Stanley 45 16 mx 51 26 th 53 30 sh New Orleans 87 73 th 87 74 pc Yesterday’s State Extremes - High: 74 at Mountain Home Low: 26 at Stanley Sun Valley 48 23 th 48 30 pc 55 35 sh New York 68 49 sh 68 51 pc Cold Yellowstone, MT 41 17 mx 46 27 su 49 28 th Oklahoma City 79 68 th 83 60 th weather key: su-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, mc-mostly cloudy, c-cloudy, Omaha 67 55 th 72 47 th th-thunderstorms, sh-showers,r-rain, sn-snow, fl-flurries, w-wind, m-missing Warm Warm

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Worry over weight: Poll Shuttle Atlantis blasts off on last Hubble mission By Marcia Dunn side pad about 2 p.m. and complicated, riskier-than- Scott Altman said just finds health disconnect Associated Press writer arced out over the Atlantic, usual job at Hubble. They before liftoff. WASHINGTON (AP) — She points to women ducking through clouds. were two weeks away from “Enjoy the ride, pal,’’ Scan the breathless head- athletes as much better role CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The Hubble was directly launching last fall when a replied launch director Mike lines at any magazine rack models than supermodels: — Space shuttle Atlantis overhead, 350 miles up. critical part on the telescope Leinbach. — Fight Flab in Minutes! “There’s an undervaluing of and a crew of seven thun- For the first time ever, failed and picture-taking Atlantis should reach Get Beach Ready! Add the physical fitness and an dered away Monday on one another shuttle was on a ceased. NASA decided it the orbiting telescope skinny yet buxom model, overvaluing of absolute last flight to the Hubble nearby launch pad, primed wanted to take up a spare to Wednesday. and it should be no surprise weight and appearance for Space Telescope, setting off for a rescue mission if one is replace the broken unit, and This is NASA’s fifth and that the average woman women in our culture.’’ on a daring repair mission needed because of a debris it took months to get it final trip to Hubble, feels insecure if not down- About 60 percent of that NASA hopes will lift strike. ready. launched 19 years ago. The right unhappy with her Americans are overweight the celebrated observatory After seven months of “At this point, all I’ve got stakes, as well as the dan- real-world figure. or obese. The AP-iVillage to new scientific heights. delay, the astronauts were left to say is, ‘Let’s launch gers, are higher since astro- Hang on: Are we worried poll of 1,000 adult women Atlantis rose from its sea- anxious to get started on the Atlantis,’’’ commander nauts last visited in 2002. just about appearance, or mirrors the government’s about whether our size sig- count on that. More sur- nals a health problem? prising, perhaps, are There’s a big disconnect women’s attitudes and Saudi judge says it’s OK between body image and actions. true physical condition, an Half don’t like their Associated Press-iVillage weight, even 26 percent of for men to beat wives MFF 6400 Series poll suggests. A lot of those whose body mass women say they’re dieting index or BMI — a measure RIYADH, Saudi Arabia cism of cases involving A.P.R. despite somehow avoiding of weight for height — is in (AP) — A Saudi judge told a women’s rights, including 6.9% O.A.C. healthy fruits and veggies. the normal range. But just a conference on domestic what many see as the reli- Many others think they’re third don’t like their physi- violence that a man has the gious police’s harsh NO D OWN payment fat when they’re not. cal condition, even though right to slap a wife who enforcement of the segrega- with monthly “The priorities are being overweight and spends money wastefully tion of sexes. 100-180 hp 4WD payments, O.A.C. flipped,’’ says Dr. Molly sedentary are big risk fac- and said women were as “If a person gives 1,200 Poag, chief of psychiatry at tors for Type 2 diabetes, much to blame as men for Saudi riyals ($320) to his New York’s Lennox Hill heart disease and other ail- increased spousal abuse, a wife and she spends 900 RENTAL RETURNS Hospital. ments. 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The A.P. R. Financing politics and be protected judge said women were 72 months! 36 36 53 48 from violence. Activists equally responsible for the 0% have become more vocal in increase, the newspaper 41 PTO HP O.A.C. recent years in their criti- quoted him as saying. AP

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Photos by MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News Denum Kolb and her twin daughters, Arazona and Charli, show off the balcony patio on their Twin Falls home. The Kolbs are renting the home, which was built from salvaged materials from a bank in Rogerson and now rests in Twin Falls’ older Presidents Streets neighborhood. ‘I’ve seen pictures of it as a bank,’says Kolb. A unique thepiece pastof Historical house is fun — but drafty — home for Twin Falls family By Melissa Davlin Times-News writer

The giant white house Toy ponies — stands out in the Presidents which were Streets neighborhood of stored in Twin Falls. Situated at the boxes before corner of Buchanan and this photo Addison, it’s known to local was taken — historians as the Wurster House. demonstrate But to Denum Kolb and the unique her family, it’s been home display for the past few months. options in According to “Twin Falls the Kolbs’ Country: A Look At Idaho home. The Architecture” by Patricia family is Wright, banker Clarence Wurster had the spacious renting the house built in the late 1930s. home and The book, published in 1979 will soon by The Idaho State move out. Historical Society Preservation Office, says Denum Kolb holds the door as her twins slip outside to the balcony. This area of the home is an example of Wurster took salvaged the unique nooks and crannies where closet space is found — the two doors to the left and right of Kolb building materials from his lead to closets. bank in Rogerson and trans- ported them to Twin Falls for his house. Home The house is considered unique compared with “The surface other modern homes of the Sweet 1930s. Some characteristics, Arazona treatment of the like its flat roof, deck-like and Charli balcony and big corner win- Kolb, both rest of the house, dows — which flood the 4 years rooms with light — match with its courses An occasional series old, pose in the Thirties Moderne style. on southern Idaho’s front of an of indented The second story that faces distinctive houses the deck is also typical of old door in houses built around the its courses of indented brick, the base- brick, is most time, complete with creamy is most unusual,” she wrote. ment of stucco and rounded corners For the Kolbs, living in the their unusual.” in its architecture, accord- home provides unique ben- home. — Patricia Wright, author of ing to Wright. efits, like an open floor plan “The surface treatment of “Twin Falls Country: A Look At the rest of the house, with See HOME,H&G 2 Idaho Architecture” Home & Garden 2 Tuesday, May 12, 2009 HOME & GARDEN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Glass doors make good option Home products made DEAR JIM: I have an old final opening size with with pets in mind wide window in my dining about 1/2 inch overall clear- room (brick veneer wall). 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No harmful the identical improvement DEAR JIM: I was into corners with its angled chemicals are left behind. to my kitchen several weeks approached by a local com- design and is good on bare Also great for cleaning car ago.The overall efficiency of pany that installs insula- floors as well as rugs. windows after you’ve taken an airtight sliding glass door tion. The Shed Away ($25) your dog for a ride. can be better than an insu- They said I should install lated partial wall with a large another layer in my attic. inefficient window above it. Photo by JAMES DULLEY There already are about six I selected a super-high- This wide window will be replaced with a super-efficient sliding glass inches up there. How do I efficiency Legance door door leading to a patio. know when I have enough made by Thermal Industries insulation? — Angie W. (www.thermalindustries. DEAR ANGIE: Additional com). installation tips Paul taught This also recesses the door insulation always helps, but It uses a steel-reinforced me. in the opening so it is easier the actual amount of sav- vinyl frame and triple-pane Spend a few dollars extra to install tight thermal ings per inch decreases with glass panels. Two of the and rent a large masonry drapes during winter. each additional inch thick- glass panes have a low- saw to cut through the brick The width of the exterior ness. At a point, the cost of emissivity coating and in one pass. I bought just a brick opening will be less installing the insulation dense krypton inert gas cheap masonry blade for my than the interior rough wall exceeds its payback poten- between them. This pro- circular saw. It cut through stud opening. Build out the tial. vides a very high insulation the brick fine, but I had to interior opening with studs Talk with your local level and less noise trans- make both outdoor and to the same width as the building inspectors or utility MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News mission. It is Energy Star- indoor cuts to get through brick. This will leave an company to find out the Parts of this unique home were once a bank in Rogerson before they qualified and meets the fed- the full width of the bricks. uninsulated gap between recommended amount (R- eral energy tax credit This resulted in an uneven the new studs and the brick value, not thickness) of attic were moved to Twin Falls. requirements. cut and unbelievable dust which must be insulated. insulation for your area. As Thermal Industries sent indoors. Wear a good N95 I used Great Stuff low- long as you have this much, along one of their installa- breathing mask. expansion foam, but fiber- the payback from installing living in an older house. tion experts, Paul Johnson, The width of the brick glass is also effective. more would not be worth- Home The foundation is cracked, to be a helper for me as they and the wall framing will be Once the foam is sprayed while. Continued from H&G 1 the kitchen is outdated. do for many installations. about twice the width of the in, this was covered with And then there is the cost After talking a bit, I realized sliding glass door frame. 3/4-inch pressure treated Send inquiries to James that allows her three chil- of heating the spacious, he knew much more than I, Paul recommended posi- plywood. Thermal Dulley, 6906 Royalgreen dren to ride their tricycles drafty home. and I became the helper. I tioning it out on the brick. Industries had custom- Drive, Cincinnati, OH in circles around the “The heat is expensive, will pass along some of the This creates a stable base. sized the door to fit in this 45244. kitchen and living room, expensive,” Kolb said. Kolb said. Four bedrooms, The house is in foreclo- three bathrooms, built-in sure, so the Kolbs, who shelves and “like, 50 clos- rent the home, must move The verdict on ets” provide tons of storage within the next couple of space. The balcony is per- weeks. It’s a shame for The Lehr Eco ‘bothersome’ fect for parties and Kolb, who grew up in the Trimmer uses a stargazing, and a finished area and enjoys living in propane canister basement area can be used the recognizable building. boxelder bugs as another family room. “I’ve always loved this to fuel its 25-cc, There are downsides to house,” Kolb said. four-stroke engine. By Joel M. Lerner Special to The Washington Post Spring Savings Q. We had an infestation of elder bugs about 15 years % m.s.r.p. 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Cleveland Cavs finish sweep of Hawks Cavaliers’ LeBron James The Associated Press Zydrunas Ilgauskas and the top seed heads back to waves to the Anderson Varejao pounded Ohio to relax for a few days crowd as he ATLANTA — Like Michael the boards, leading the before opening the next round Jordan, he knows there are Cavaliers to another big at home. leaves the times that call for dominating. rebounding edge. After scoring 47 points in court Monday Like Magic Johnson, he knows Cavaliers finished off the “I’ve got trust in every last Game 3, James struggled with after defeat- there are times that call for Atlanta Hawks 84-74 Monday one of our guys,”James said. his jumper in this one. Still, he ing the Atlanta sharing the ball. night to win the second- Cleveland,which also swept came through with the Hawks 84-74 LeBron James went with his round series in four straight. Detroit in the opening round, Cavaliers facing their first in Game 4 of Magic impression in the Delonte West and Mo will face either Boston or serious challenge of the play- the Eastern deciding game of another Williams showed Cleveland Orlando in the Eastern offs. playoff sweep. isn’t just a one-man squad, Conference finals. As usual, James had the last Conference While failing to match his hitting huge shots down the No matter the opponent, word. He made only 9 of 22 semifinals in offensive explosion in Game 3, stretch as the Cavaliers the Cavaliers will be a lot more from the field, but had eight Atlanta. the league’s MVP scored 27 extended their NBA-record rested. The Celtics-Magic rebounds and eight assists. points and got his teammates streak of double-digit playoff series is tied 2-2 and will last at involved as the Cleveland wins to eight in a row. least through Thursday, while See CAVS, Sports 2 AP photo U.S. men in Another longest season Grand Slam AIMING FOR 11 done, CSI drought Bruin girls softball since ’60s close in on The Associated Press carries on The French Open begins 11th state title he road so far … in less than two weeks, so Last year, cue the annual hand wring- Times-News T Generra Nielson ing about the Americans’ propelled the San Juan problems in Paris. POCATELLO — The Broncos to Utah’s Class It’s been a decade since a Twin Falls girls lead the 2A state championship. man from the United States team race by 24 shots after Brittany Gonzales guided won the title — Andre Agassi recording a 335 Monday in Tooele to Utah’s 4A title. in 1999 — and none has even the opening round of the Idaho players Allie Thain reached the quarterfinals Class 5A state golf champi- and Kayla Powell maneu- there since he did in 2003. onships at Highland Golf vered through their The country’s decline Course. Post Falls is second respective Great Basin extends far beyond the red with a 359 with Lewiston Conference divisional clay of Roland Garros, right behind with a 369. tournaments. though. Of the four scores the “I fear, actually, for defending champion Bruins American tennis at the used, Jenna Sharp’s 89 was moment,” said former No. 1 the highest. Sara Federico BRADLEY and eight-time major cham- posted an 80, Allison GUIRE pion Ivan Lendl. “This void, Federico an 82 and Hannah this vacuum, this wait for McNeley an 84. more success may not be “We’re feeling pretty limited just to the French.” good,”said Allison Federico. Indeed, a wider look “We all wanted our four These young women reveals a gloomier picture: scores to break 90, which and others chosen to American men are going we did. We all played better become members of the through their worst Grand than we did at regionals.” College of Southern Idaho Slam title drought in the 41- Even with the wind softball team merged onto year history of tennis’ Open expected to pick up consid- the same path this season, era. Since Andy Roddick’s erably for today’s final all driving toward the same 2003 U.S. Open champi- round, Twin Falls likes its destination: St. George, onship, 21 major tourna- chances of capturing an Utah, and the NJCAA ments have come and gone eighth championship this National Championship. without an American man decade and 11th since 1994. The returning players — winning. BILL SCHAEFER/Idaho State Journal Megan Zimmerman, The only longer gap Bruin boys trail Rams Twin Falls High School's Brennon Lancaster chips on to the No. 18 green during the Class 5A state golf McKensy Hillstead, Kyla between U.S. titles was a 30- Bryant, Cassi Merrill and championship tournament at Highland Golf Course Monday afternoon in Pocatello. Slam shutout from 1955-63. In the opening round, the Dani Grant — knew the “Americans have become host Rams shot a 1-under road, having traveled it to accustomed to having 287 as a team on a sunny and the Region 18 tournament champions,” said Jim calm day. The Bruins sat in championship and an Courier, who won four second place, 11 strokes NJCAA National Grand Slam titles in the behind after firing a 298. Tournament appearance in 1990s. “We’ve pretty much Twin Falls’ No. 2 Derek Kimberly's 2008. They were ready to had players challenging for McDowell leads the field Gage Huft navigate it for the new- — and winning — majors after his round of 69. INSIDE chips on the comers, through northern forever.” Teammate Jordan Hamblin Full boys and girls results from par 5 No. 2 Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Not lately. sits one back along with Monday’s action. Nevada, while striving to Only two active U.S. men, Highland’s Brady Smith. hole during not only duplicate that the first day Roddick and Robby Ginepri, While not striking the ball See Sports 2 success but also advance ever have made it as far as particularly well, McDowell of the Class the program as a con- the semifinals at any major. chipped in twice for birdies third with a card of 315, one 3A state golf tender for a national At the French Open, no one and made several clutch stroke shy of runner-up champi- championship. is coming close to contend- putts. Pocatello and 12 shy of onships held Then they hit a dead end ing: Over the past three years Moscow (303). Crockett at the Idaho in Salt Lake City. combined, there have been Class 4A Stearns finished with a 73 Even though the Eagles three U.S. men into the third Monday, caught in a three- Falls Country were one out away from round — zero in 2007. The Wood River boys way tie for the spot. Club. elimination Saturday, the “There is nobody current- were a dozen strokes out of The Wolverine girls are lone run scored in the sev- ly playing for the United first place but could close further behind, sitting at enth inning is a testament the gap today. MONTE that they had no intention TENNIS GOLF LAORANGE/ See , Sports 2 The Wolverines finished See , Sports 2 Post Register of putting on the brakes and yielding to the Salt Lake Community College Bruins, who defeated CSI eight out 10 games this Vikings prez: We’re still interested in Favre season. Despite their strength competitor,” Wilf week, which only added and resolve during the said. “Ultimately, more confusion to the situ- “Ultimately, you’ll tournament, it was diffi- you’ll have to ask Brett ation. cult to mask their feelings what his plans are, but Favre was released by the have to ask Brett what afterward. While the sure there’s interest in Brett New York Jets on April 28 his plans are, but sure Bruins embraced to Favre. But again, it’s part of and issued a statement that Queen’s “We are the a process we have in general said, “At this time, I am there’s interest in Champions” on their The Associated Press with any of our players. retired and have no inten- Brett Favre. But again, home diamond, the Eagles We’re always looking to tion of returning to foot- shared reassuring words MARSHALL, Minn. — make our team better.” ball.” it’s part of a process spoken and tears shed The Minnesota Vikings Several conflicting and He hasn’t been heard near the bullpen. No one have spoken: Yes, they’re contradictory media from since. we have in general blamed anyone else. interested in Brett Favre. reports swirled last week “That type of decision is with any of our That’s not how the Eagles The Vikings broke their around the possibility of up to Brett Favre, and I’ll are. They won together silence Monday,with presi- Favre, who retired for the leave it to Brett Favre to give players. We’re always and they lost together. In dent Mark Wilf saying the second time at the end of you that answer,”Wilf said. looking to make our doing so, they played team is considering the last season, returning to His agent, Bus Cook, has together, traveled togeth- supposedly retired star. play for the Vikings. said that Favre remains team better.” er, attended classes “He’s a Hall of Fame Neither Favre nor the — Vikings president Mark Wilf AP photo quarterback. He’s a great Vikings commented last See FAVRE, Sports 2 See CSI, Sports 2 Sports 2 Tuesday, May 12, 2009 SPORTS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Capitals force Game 7 with Pens Braves break Mets’ win streak PITTSBURGH — David couldn’t score into an open team will make the fran- NEW YORK — Derek Steckel scored on a deflec- net early in overtime and chise’s first appearance in the Lowe outlasted Johan tion of Brooks Laich’s shot the Penguins won 4-3 in conference finals since 1995. Santana in a matchup of and the Capitals finally won Washington on Evgeni And fittingly it was the two aces, and Atlanta beat an overtime playoff game 5- Malkin’s goal to take a 3-2 young stars,Kane and Toews, New York 8-3 on Monday 4 to force a Game 7 in the lead into the potential leading the way before a night, ending the Mets’ Eastern Conference semifi- closeout game on Monday. roaring crowd at the United seven-game winning nals. Instead, Game 7 will be Center. streak. The Capitals, losers of Wednesday night in When Chicago’s Troy Shortstop Jose Reyes’ their seven previous over- Washington. Brouwer was called for goal- two-out error in the sev- time games, couldn’t hold a tender interference with just enth inning led to four 4-3 lead late in regulation BLACKHAWKS 7, CANUCKS 5 under 8 minutes remaining, runs, saddling Santana when Sidney Crosby CHICAGO — Patrick Kane Daniel Sedin scored quickly (4-2) with his second loss scored, but made up for it scored three times, Jonathan with a shot from the left cir- this season when he did when Steckel went to the Toews had the go-ahead goal cle that put the Canucks not allow an earned run. net immediately after win- in a frantic final period ahead 5-4. Matt Diaz’s two-run ning a faceoff. Laich wristed Monday night, and the Kane responded. He got a single off Pedro Feliciano the puck on net from the Chicago Blackhawks beat the puck from behind the net and snapped a 1-1 tie in the right circle and Steckel put Vancouver Canucks 7-5 to then maneuvered to the side seventh, and Casey it past Marc-Andre Fleury win the Western Conference and put a shot under Roberto Kotchman followed with AP photo 6:22 into the overtime. semifinal series 4-2. Luongo to tie the game at 5. another two-run single Atlanta Braves pitcher Derek Lowe throws against the New York Mets The game before, Steckel Chicago’s quick, talented — The Associated Press that made it 5-1. Monday during the first inning at Citi Field in New York. Lowe (5-1) gave up two runs and five hits in 6 2-3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Shin-Soo Choo and innings, winning his INDIANS 9, WHITE SOX 4 Jhonny Peralta drove in Cavs fourth straight start. CLEVELAND — Carl three runs apiece for The Braves have won Pavano won his third Cleveland, which totaled 13 Continued from Sports 1 offensive end. forces a fifth game against five of six on an eight- straight start and the hits and scored three more Plus, he had some help West donned a pair of the Denver Nuggets in the game road trip against the Cleveland Indians beat the runs than it did during its from his teammates. James’ signature sneakers Western Conference semi- three teams ahead of them Chicago White Sox 9-4 on four-game slide. West scored 21 points, and showed he was worthy. finals. in the NL East. Monday night to snap a Chicago lost for the sev- while Williams made four “You saw I had LeBrons Dallas defeated Denver Santana was charged four-game losing streak. enth time in nine games as 3-pointers to account for his on? It was the shoes,”West 119-117 to stay alive. Dirk with two unearned runs Pavano (3-3) allowed four Gavin Floyd (2-3) gave up 12 points. Ilgauskas had 14 joked. Nowitzki led the Mavericks and seven hits in 6 1-3 runs and 10 hits over 6 1-3 eight runs and 11 hits over points and 10 rebounds, with 44 points, while innings. He lowered his innings in his first appear- five innings. The right- while Varejao seemed to get DALLAS FORCES GAME 5 Carmelo Anthony paced the NL-best ERA to 0.78 ance against the White Sox hander is 0-2 with a 9.73 his hand on every miss, WITH 119-117 WIN IN GAME 4 Nuggets with 41. through seven starts, in nearly five years. The ERA in four starts since picking up seven of A narrow victory Monday Game 5 takes place three of which New York right-hander didn’t issue a April 19. his 11 rebounds at the by the Dallas Mavericks now Wednesday at Denver. has lost. walk and struck out three. — The Associated Press Tennis Golf

6. Middleton 334; 7. Rigby 347; 8. Bonneville 360; 9. Bonners Ferry, 80. Continued from Sports 1 Croatia — a country with a Continued from Sports 1 — Tim Flagstad of the Mountain Home 373 Scores by team Individual top 10: 1. Chris Williams, Moscow, 69; 2. Shelley: Will Higham 71, Tommy Higham 74, Tanner States who has any chance of population roughly 1.5 per- eighth in the team scores. Idaho State Journal con- (tie) Crockett Stearns, Wood River 73; Josh Kuhn, Higham 79, Clarke Huntsman 82, Mason Higham 89. Century, 73; Zerin Beattie, Emmett, 73; 5. Ryan Salmon: Philip Conrad 81, Shawn Sabo 84, Garret winning the French champi- cent that of the United They had no golfers finish in tributed to this report Pearson, Pocatello, 74; 6. Shaun Hill, Moscow, 75; 7. Stahl 86, Billy Hager 87, Matt Dodds 92. onships. You can say that States. France, meanwhile, the top 10 Monday. Taylor Schmidt, Bishop Kelly, 77; 8. (tie) Dylan Bonners Ferry: Carey Reynolds 80, Dillon Deitz 81, Idaho State Golf Championshps Hammond, Blackfoot, 78; Colter Morton, Pocatello, Derek Deitz 90, Derrick Alt 94, Aaron Moe 98. categorically,” said Cliff has 11 of the Top 60. Spain 78; 10. (tie) Taylor Judy, Bishop Kelly, 79; Julian Kimberly: Gage Huft 78, Derek Maloney 86, Dalton Opening round Aguirre, Bishop Kelly, 79; Sterling Wood, Middleton, Harmon 87, Sam Wasko 97, Duston Brown 99. Drysdale, the 1965 U.S. has eight. Class 5A 79; Kyler Scott, Middleton 79; Garrett Adair, Moscow, Fruitland: Ty Pena 81, Jake Crim 82, Nick Dhaenens Class 3A At Highland Golf Course, Pocatello 79; Mike Decker, Pocatello, 79; Davis Hague, Wood 85, Travis Holt 101, Daniel Foss 101. Open runner-up and an There does not appear to Boys River, 79. Marsh Valley: Gary Davids 85, Tanner Hunsaker 86, ESPN tennis analyst for 30 be much help on the hori- Kimberly’s Gage Huft is Team scores: 1. Highland 287; 2. Twin Falls 298; 3. Scores by team Dallin Davids 89, Forrest Netuschil 101, Skylar Hatley Centennial 300; 4. Coeur d’Alene 301; 5. Eagle 306; 6. Moscow: Chris Williams 69, Shaun Hill 75, Garrett 102. years. zon, with only one American chasing after the boys Timberline 314; 7. Mountain View 333. Adair 79, Brennan Hansen 80, Michael Wagner 83. Weiser: J.D. Hurd 90, Drew Long 90, Taylor Beams 92, Individual top 10: 1. Derek McDowell, Twin Falls, 69; Pocatello: Ryan Pearson 74, Colter Morton 78, Mike Bruce Hamilton 92, Camron Self 96. One significant reason for man younger than 23 inside medalist honors today after 2. (tie) Jordan Hamblin, Twin Falls, 70; Brady Smith, Decker 79, Spencer Isfeld 83, David Marley 97. Filer: Ben Shetler 87, Nathan Simon 94, Jesse Vierstra Highland, 70; 4. (tie) Garret Bringhurst, Centennial, Wood River: Crockett Stearns 73, Davis Hague 79, 99, Jared Watt 102, Tyler Rue 102. the current slide, not just in the Top 100. shooting 78 during 71; Chess Carbol, Highland, 71; 6. Quinn Carbol, Jonathan Hobbs 80, Chance McCroskey 83, Danny American Falls: Dakota Chavez 92, Jonus Harwood Paris but everywhere, is that Thanks to one particular Monday’s opening round. It Highland, 72; 7. (tie) Andrew Roller, Coeur d’Alene 73; Sundali 86. 94, Preston Crompton 100, Rafa Ramirez 103, Mason Brennan Stillinger, Coeur d’Alene, 73; 9. Aric Harumi, Bishop Kelly: Taylor Schmidt 77, Taylor Judy 79, Julian Shipp 104. Roger Federer and Rafael family from Compton, was good enough for third, Highland, 74; 10. Derek Snyder, Centennial, 75. Aguirre 79, Nick Spalding 85, Kyle Hinkle 89. Kellogg: Dain Harden 91, Dustin Jerome 95, Derry Scores by team Century: Josh Kuhn 73, Ryan Mooney 80, Ryker Goodson 101, Blake Jerome 104, Grant Williams 111. Nadal collected 18 of the past Calif., things don’t seem and he was only seven Highland: Brady Smith 70, Chess Carbol 71, Quinn Guthrie 83, Weston Dykman 86, Brant Leo 90. St. Maries: Dan Masterson 83, Satchel Schetzel 96. Carbol 72, Aric Harumi 74, J.P. Damron 79. Middleton: Sterling Wood 79, Kyler Scott 79, Karson Homedale: Grant Sweet 86. 21 major titles for nearly so bad for U.S. strokes behind leader Will Twin Falls: Derek McDowell 69, Jordan Hamblin 70, Schrader 87, Dillon Kopp 89, Tanner Weston 94. Gooding: Jesse Campa, Gooding 86. Switzerland and Spain. But a women. Sisters Serena and Higham of Shelley (71). The Brennon Lancaster 79, Blake Fischer 80, Derek Cook Rigby: Brian Panter 80, Ben Skinner 83, Brock Pence Bear Lake: Ben Tarbet 89. 82. 87, Jake Finn 97, Dallen Bell DQ. Priest River: Jordan McKinney 93. look at Monday’s ATP rank- Venus Williams own 17 Kimberly boys sat fourth Centennial: Garret Bringhurst 71, Derek Snyder 75, Bonneville: Jason Struhs 83, Stetson Saxton 90, Snake River: McKay Harper 94. Preston Alder 77, Jacob Ready 77, David Elliot 87. Detson Neeser 93, Dawson Hall 94, Tyler Jenkkins Payette: Jeff Eichelberger 99. ings shows it’s not merely at Grand Slam singles titles overall, while Filer placed Coeur d’Alene: Andrew Roller 73, Brennan Stillinger 100. Girls 73, Alex Pounds 76, Zach Davis 79, Ben Springli 80. Mountain Home: Travis Goldsby 89, Zack Pomerantz Team scores: 1. Shelley 400; 2. Weiser 421; 3. Kellogg the very top where the between them, including eighth. Eagle: Jordan Skyles 73, Jordan Verner 79, Jon Van 90, Stephen Elliot, 95, Tyler Bennett 99, Nick 430; 4. (tie) Payette 443; Kimberly 443; 6. Snake United States is lacking. each of the past three. The Kimberly girls are Dyk 76, Ty Travis 78, Josh Gilman 81. Reynolds 99. River 464; 7. Orofino 491; 8. Wendell 506; 9. Marsh Timberline: Kasey Allen 78, Kyle Delorey 78, Steven Blackfoot: Dylan Hammond 78, Skyler Jensen 81. Valley 521. Only Roddick at No.6,and That masks weaknesses also in the top five after the Hurd 78, Adam Saetrum 80, Colton Hayden 86. Columbia: Ian Hannu 85, Scotty Weston 87. Individual top 5: 1. Emily Edwards, Salmon, 82; 2. Jaci Mountain View: Trevor Kinghorn 81, Austin Gray 81, Emmett: Zerin Beattie 73, Robert Holmes 81. Lancaster, Wendell, 87; 3. Sheryl Bitter, Shelley, 88; 4. James Blake at No. 16, repre- among other Americans. first round, tying Payette for Jake Brown 85, Mark Baer 86, Kade Kalivas 90. Jerome: Jordan Roberts 86. Hillary Byars, Payette, 89; 5. Janie Huntsman, Shelley, Madison: Kyle Blanchard 86. Sandpoint: Colton Story 85. 92. sent the country in the Top Monday’s WTA rankings fourth with 443 strokes. Skyline: Marcus Montague 77. Girls Scores by team 25. Add in Mardy Fish at No. have Serena at No. 2, Venus Shelley led the day with Borah: Keawe Soares 82. Team scores: 1. Middleton 349; 2. Hillcrest 354; 3. Shelley: Sheryl Bitter 88, Janie Huntsman 92, Boise: Matt Sturgill 82. Century 392; 4. Sandpoint 396; 5. Bishop Kelly 397; 6. Savannah Driscoll 110, Taya Merrill 110, Hailee 26, and there are three at No. 3 — and no one else 400. Post Falls: Jayce Yoshida 76. Skyview 416; 7. Rigby 426; 8. Wood River 433. Frederickson 116. Lewiston: John Forsmann 77, Kevin Hobdey 79. Individual top 10: 1. (tie) Kati Skinner, Bishop Kelly, Weiser: Kirsten Syme 101, Hailey Woods 105, Talena Americans in the Top 60. until No. 44 Bethanie Wendell’s Jaci Lancaster Girls 77; Olivia Weber, Hillcrest, 77; Cali Hipp, Middleton, Vickers 107, Laura Haun 108, Emma Coats 124. That’s one fewer than Mattek-Sands. is in pursuit of yet another Team scores: 1. Twin Falls 335; 2. Post Falls 359; 3. 77; Kati Greear, Moscow, 77; 5. Shayla Streeter, Kellogg: Kelsey Harden 99, Erin Redmond 104, Megan Lewiston 369; 4. Centennial 376; 5. Caldwell 386; 6. Mountain Home, 81; 6. Amy Biddulph, Hillcrest, 82; 7. Garner 113, Annette Daline 114, Sheila Briggs 119. individual medal, trailing Idaho Falls 390; 7. Rocky Mountain 401; 8. Mountain Brandi Bork, Emmett, 85; 8. Taylor Anderson, Payette: Hillary Byars 89, Brandy Blackburn 115, View 413. Moscow, 87; 9. Madeline Laan, Middleton, 88; 10. Courtney Grant 119, Bailey Nelson 120, Maria Cruz Emily Edwards (Salmon) 82 Individual top 10: 1. Ali Thompson, Timberline, 71; 2. Kenna Hopkins, Middleton, 89. 126. Favre to 87. Genna Dodge, Post Falls, 76; 3. Baylee Borchers, Scores by team Kimberly: Summer Hayes 103, Kelsey Molyneux 111, Mountain View, 77; 4. (tie) Trish Gibbens, Caldwell 80; Middleton: Cali Hipp 77, Madeline Laan 88, Kenna Taylor Thomas 114, Tenecia Grover 115, Taylor Sievers Sara Federico, Twin Falls 80; 6. Allison Federico, Twin Hopkins 89, Timeka Dillard 95, Hannah Teichert 98. 118. Falls, 82; 7. Maddie Dodge, Post Falls, 83; 8. (tie) Hillcrest: Olivia Weber 77, Amy Biddulph 82, Cydnee Snake River: Kylee Keller 104, Hayley Harrington 114, Continued from Sports 1 all the way.” Annie Norman, Centennial, 84; Kathryn Buckingham, Hansen 94, Amanda Baird 101, Jennica Adamson 105. Jocelyn Harper 119, Katie Hall 127, Sage Goff 137. Class 2A Centennial, 84; Hannah McNeley, Twin Falls, 84; Century: Ashley Ray 91, Hannah Newhousee 92, Kayla Orofino: Kat Uling 114, Rebecca Wentz 116, Chanel retired to his knowledge. It’s a little bit of deja vu for Kelsey Brockman, Lewiston, 84. Payne 100, Brittany Bolliger 109, Quincie Shelly 114. Hernandez 129, Jenni McPherson 132, Amanda Scores by team Sandpoint: Sandy Whalen 94, Michelle Stone 95, Bonner 144. Cook did not immediately the Vikings. Last year, Favre Two area schools are in Twin Falls: Sara Federico 80, Allison Federico 82, Jessie Merwin 103, Liz Stone 104, Charissa Chatburn Wendell: Jaci Lancaster 87, Jasmyn Bowers 131, Halie return a phone message from renounced his retirement contention for team titles Hannah McNeley 84, Jenna Sharp 89, Katherine Reed WD. Hope 138, Meagan Choate 150, Kristen Roeloffs 151. 96. Bishop Kelly: Kati Skinner 77, Nicole Bideganeta 105, Marsh Valley: Destini Rowe 99, Megan Toly 115, Layti The Associated Press on from the Packers and, after after one round. The Declo Post Falls: Genna Dodge 76, Maddie Dodge 83, Rachel Nikki Nielson 107, Katie Keller 108, Haley Wokersien Wellard 126, Lexi Aagard 181, Piper Waite 235. Westby 90, Makena Schevenius 110, Hayle Serdahl 108. Salmon: Emily Edwards 82. Monday. being told Green Bay was boys finished second 111. Skyview: Krista Gaona 100, Nichelle Meininger 104, Fruitland: Asia Plaza 93, Rachel Grimes 103. Lewiston: Kelsey Brockman 84, Kelsey Schmittle 93, Krissy Galeai 105, Ashley Brewer 107, Taylor Harris Gooding: Angela Vitek 105. Wilf, who along with going with Aaron Rodgers at Monday, trailing Soda Kayla Kirk 95, Danny Jagelski 97. 108. Priest River: Melissa Hopkins 111. brother Zygi purchased the quarterback, it was believed Springs 320 to 323. The Centennial : Annie Norman 84, Kathryn Buckingham Rigby: Mindi Howard 106, Mercedes Fullwood 106, American Falls: Kami West 118. 84, Megan Santi 102, Amy Stewart 106, Christina Roni Briggs 107, Mandi Shippen 107, Mercedes Byram team in 2005, spoke about that Favre wanted to play for Magic Valley Christian girls Aldazabal 109. 114. Class 2A Caldwell: Trish Gibbens 90, Dailey Koga 96, Megan Wood River: Jennie Williams 98, Aimee Evans 104, At Sandcreek Golf Course, Idaho Falls Favre during a previously the NFC North rival Vikings. lead by six strokes, so far Kora 110, Gaby Oropeza 100. Bailey Ireland 115, Ashley Hesteness 116, Karlie Boys scheduled community visit. After a messy divorce with edging Nampa Christian 415 Idaho Falls: Lauren Morrison 96, Mandi Myers 87, Jeneson 123. Team scores: 1. Soda Springs 320; 2. Declo 323; 3. Courtney Allen 103, Asha Davenport 104, Aleece Burley: Shawna Pace 99, Kortni Karlson 101. Nampa Christian 326; 4. Castleford 337; 5. Aberdeen It was the first question Green Bay,Favre was shipped to 421. Griffin 104. Columbia: Chelsea Lundy 96. 341; 6. Kendrick 343; 7. Wallace 361; 8. Parma 372; 9. Rocky Mountain: Taylor Kautz 92, Angela Baker 96, Emmett: Brandi Bork 85. Hagerman 413; 10. Ririe 430. asked by a fan during a panel to the Jets, where he threw 22 Declo’s Sahylon Regan Sanford 101, Lexy Lloyd 112, Alison Rogers 115. Moscow: Kati Greear 77, Taylor Anderson 87, Cindy Individual top 3: 1. Bo Duffin, Aberdeen, 69; 2. John Mountain View: Baylee Borchers 77, Kayla Lloyd 102, Pitkin 110. Hickey, Nampa Christian, 72; 3. Shaylon discussion between Wilf and touchdown passes and 22 Fenstermaker came in third Kelsey Bottorff 116, Taylor Durrell 118, Alyssa Santos Mountain Home: Shayla Streeter 81. Fenstermaker, Declo, 76. linebackers Chad Greenway interceptions for a team that with 76 strokes in the boys 120. Scores by team unavailable Timberline: Ali Thompson 71. Girls and Ben Leber as part of a finished 1-4 to miss the play- medal hunt, while Kristina Eagle: Chloe Foster 85. Class 3A Vallivue: Tyler Barker 86. At Idaho Falls Country Club Team scores: 1. Magic Valley Christian 415; 2. Nampa “You Made the Team” offs. Reitsma (MVC), Tara Capital: Holly Winburn 87. Boys Christian 421; 3. Declo 431; 4. Soda Springs 432; 5. Team scores: 1. Shelley 306; 2. Salmon 338; 3. Wallace n/a. luncheon with the Marshall The Vikings won the divi- Paulson (Lighthouse) and Bonners Ferry 345; 4. Kimberly 348; 5. Fruitland 349; Top individuals: 1. (tie) Jocie Cracroft, Soda Springs Class 4A 6. Marsh Valley 361; 7. Weiser 364; 8. Filer 382; 9. 96; Kristina Reitsma, Magic Valley Christian 96; Tara Chamber of Commerce. sion without him, but have Valley’s Kelsey Richins were Boys American Falls 389; 10. Kellogg 391. Paulson, Lighthouse Christian, 96; Kelsey Richins, Individual top 5: 1. Will Higham, Shelley, 71; 2. Tommy Valley, 96. After Greenway gave a been unsettled at the sport’s tied with with one other girl Team scores: 1. Moscow 303; 2. Pocatello 314; 3. Scores by team unavailable. Wood River 315; 4. Bishop Kelly 320; 5. Century 322; Higham, Shelley, 74; 3. Gage Huft, Kimberly, 78; 4. politically correct answer, most important position for for first. Tanner Higham, Shelley, 79; 5. Carey Reynolds, Wilf jumped in to defend the the past three-plus years. current stable of quarter- Quarterback continues to be backs — incumbent Tarvaris viewed as one of the team’s Jackson, newcomer Sage few weak spots on an other- Rosenfels and third-stringer wise talent-laden roster. IDAHO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS John David Booty. “Last year it didn’t become “With Sage and Tarvaris a distraction and we kind of All Times MDT At Bishop Kelly HS, Boise 4 p.m. Game 1: Lakeland (18-12) vs. Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Loser 8, 3 p.m. and John David, we’re went through the same thing BASEBALL Consolation: Winner 5 vs. Winner Game 8: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, Preston, 4 p.m. Game 10: Winner 6 vs. Loser 7, Class 5A 6, 10 a.m. 7 p.m. Game 2: Blackfoot (17-8) vs. 3 p.m. pleased with the quarter- during training camp, which At Boise Hawks Stadium Third place: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16 Emmett (18-9), 6 p.m. Game 11: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 5 backs we have,” Wilf said. is right at the peak time,” Thursday, May 14 Championship: Winner 7 vs. Consolation: Winner 5 vs. Winner Game 3: Mountain Home (20-5) p.m. “Let’s not let that get forgot- Greenway said. “For us, it’s Game 1: Lewiston (21-3) vs. Eagle Winner 8, 4 p.m. 6, 10 a.m. vs. Pocatello (18-10), 4 p.m. Game 12: Winner 8 vs. Winner 9, ten here. And we just feel as a like we battled through that, (23-6), 10 a.m. Third place: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, Game 4: Wood River (14-10) vs. 5 p.m. Game 2: Twin Falls (25-5) vs. Class 3A 1 p.m. Kuna (19-12-1), 6 p.m. Saturday, May 16 whole as a roster,we’re trying were NFC North champs Timberline (26-3), 1 p.m. At Treasure Valley CC, Ontario, Championship: Winner 7 vs. Friday, May 15 Game 13: Loser 12 vs. Winner 11, to improve every day. We feel from last year and it obvious- Game 3: Capital (19-10) vs. Coeur Ore. Winner 8, 4 p.m. Game 5: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 11 a.m. 10 a.m. we’ve made a lot of steps to ly didn’t affect us. We got off d’Alene (21-7), 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14 Game 6: Loser 3 vs. Loser 3, 11 a.m. Game 14: Championship, Winner Game 4: Highland (18-11) vs. Game 1: Bonners Ferry (16-8) vs. SOFTBALL Game 7: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, 13 vs. Winner 12, noon improve off an NFC North to a relatively good start so I Meridian (19-10), 7:15 p.m. American Falls (15-8), 10 a.m. Class 5A 1 p.m. Game 15: Second championship, division win and we’re ready don’t think that had any type Friday, May 15 Game 2: South Fremont (19-1) vs. At Coeur d’Alene HS Game 8: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, if necessary, 2 p.m. to take the next step and to go of effect.” Game 5: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 10 a.m. Payette, 1 p.m. Thursday, May 14 1 p.m. Game 6: Loser 3 vs. Loser 4, 1 p.m. Game 3: Buhl (17-9) vs. Orofino Game 1: Lake City (22-3) vs. Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Loser 8, Class 2A Game 7: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, (21-4-1), 4 p.m. Borah (21-8), 4 p.m. 4 p.m. At Lewiston HS 4:30 p.m. Game 4: Bear Lake vs. Fruitland, Game 2: Highland (22-5) vs. Game 10: Winner 6 vs. Loser 7, Thursday, May 14 Game 8: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, 7 p.m. Eagle (16-12), 6 p.m. 4 p.m. Game 1: Kamiah (12-5) vs. West CSI 7:15 p.m. Friday, May 15 Game 3: Timberline (25-4) vs. Game 11: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 6 Side (11-7), 4 p.m. Saturday, May 16 Game 5: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 10 a.m. Coeur d’Alene (19-9), 4 p.m. p.m. Game 2: Melba (19-2) vs. Declo Consolation: Winner 5 vs. Winner Game 6: Loser 3 vs. Loser 4, 1 p.m. Game 4: Twin Falls (20-11) vs. Game 12: Winner 8 vs. Winner 9, (15-8), 6 p.m. Continued from Sports 1 years. CSI has fought in the 6, 10 a.m. Game 7: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, Centennial (13-16), 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Game 3: Malad vs. New Third place: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, 4 p.m. Friday, May 15 Saturday, May 16 Plymouth, 4 p.m. together and lived together. championship game each 1 p.m. Game 8: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, Game 5: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 11 a.m. Game 13: Loser 12 vs. Winner 11, Game 4: West Jefferson (10-7) vs. Much more than a mere year, and it could happen Championship: Winner 7 vs. 7 p.m. Game 6: Loser 3 vs. Loser 3, 11 a.m. 11 a.m. Parma, 6 p.m. softball team, they became again as Baumert continues Winner 8, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 16 Game 7: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, Game 14: Championship, Winner Friday, May 15 family. to pluck talented players Consolation: Winner 5 vs. Winner 1 p.m. 13 vs. Winner 12, 1 p.m. Game 5: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 11 a.m. Class 4A 6, 10 a.m. Game 8: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, Game 15 (if necessary): Second Game 6: Loser 3 vs. Loser 3, 11 a.m. It stings, but the hurt from the intermountain Thursday, May 14 Third place: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, 1 p.m. championship, if necessary, 3 p.m. Game 7: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, mostly comes because now West and beyond. In a few At Capital HS, Boise 1 p.m. Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Loser 8, 4 p.m. 1 p.m. the 2009 season only exists months, they’ll unite for a Game 1: Moscow (14-9) vs. Championship: Winner 7 vs. Game 10: Winner 6 vs. Loser 7, Class 3A Game 8: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, Pocatello (11-9), 10 a.m. Winner 8, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. At Kimberly HS 1 p.m. in the rearview mirror. The fall-ball test drive, and come Game 2: Rigby (14-5) vs. Skyview Game 11: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 6 Thursday, May 14 Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Loser 8, sophomores exit to new 2010, they’ll carry on down (11-16), 1 p.m. Class 2A p.m. Game 1: St. Maries (14-9) vs. 4 p.m. lives, while a new road lies the road. At Bishop Kelly HS, Boise At Rodeo Park, Nampa Game 12: Winner 8 vs. Winner 9, Marsh Valley (13-11), 3 p.m. Game 10: Winner 6 vs. Loser 7, Game 3: Mountain Home (13-16) Thursday, May 14 6 p.m. Game 2: Kimberly (23-3) vs. 4 p.m. before the newcomers To borrow from the band vs. Hillcrest (14-17), 4 p.m. Game 1: Grangeville (8-11) vs. Saturday, May 16 Snake River (19-4), 5 p.m. Game 11: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 6 turned seasoned travelers, Kansas, lay your weary Game 4: Minico (19-11) vs. Nampa Christian, 10 a.m. Game 13: Loser 12 vs. Winner 11, Game 3: Payette vs. Timberlake p.m. soon to be joined by new heads to rest, don’t you cry Nampa (7-23), 7 p.m. Game 2: Parma vs. Malad, 1 p.m. 11 a.m. (20-7), 3 p.m. Game 12: Winner 8 vs. Winner 9, Friday, May 15 Game 3: Potlatch (14-2) vs. Game 14: Championship, Winner Game 4: Sugar-Salem vs. 6 p.m. faces trusting them to plot no more. At Capital HS, Boise Glenns Ferry (15-10), 4 p.m. 13 vs. Winner 12, 1 p.m. Fruitland, 5 p.m. Saturday, May 16 the course. Game 5: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 10 a.m. Game 4: Soda Springs vs. New Game 15: Second championship, Friday, May 15 Game 13: Loser 12 vs. Winner 11, Head coach Nick Baumert Bradley Guire may be Game 6: Loser 3 vs. Loser 4, 1 p.m. Plymouth, 7 p.m. if necessary, 3 p.m. Game 5: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 10 a.m. 11 a.m. At Bishop Kelly HS, Boise Friday, May 15 Game 6: Loser 3 vs. Loser 3, 10 a.m. Game 14: Championship, Winner continued building a pro- reached at bguire@magic- Game 7: Winner 1 vs.Winner 2, 4 p.m. Game 5: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 10 a.m. Class 4A Game 7: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, noon 13 vs. Winner 12, 1 p.m. gram that’s become a con- valley.com or 208-735- Game 8: Winner 3 vs.Winner 4, 7 p.m. Game 6: Loser 3 vs. Loser 4, 1 p.m. At Post Falls HS Game 8: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, Game 15: Second championship, ference power in only three 3229. Saturday, May 16 Game 7: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, Thursday, May 14 noon if necessary, 3 p.m. Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Sports 3 SCOREBOARD

A.Cabrera (6). CS—Getz (1). SF—Garko. Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m. 19. Marty Jones, Hobbs, N.M. $4,084 AUTO RACING IP H R ER BB SO Wednesday, May 13 20. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas $3,759 Chicago Pittsburgh at Washington, 5 p.m. Bull Riding NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders Floyd L,2-3 5 11 8 8 3 3 GGAAMMEE PPLLAANN Thursday, May 14 1. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas $112,559 Through May 9 Gobble 1-3 2 1 1 0 1 Carolina at Boston, TBD, if necessary 2. J.W. Harris, May, Texas $75,039 Points Broadway 22-3 0 0 0 1 2 Anaheim at Detroit, TBD, if necessary 3. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah $54,284 1, Jeff Gordon, 1,601. 2, Tony Stewart, 1,572. 3, Kurt Cleveland 4. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. $49,740 Busch, 1,546. 4, Jimmie Johnson, 1,465. 5, Denny Pavano W,3-3 61-3 10 4 4 0 3 LOCAL TNT — Playoffs, conference semifi- 5. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. $46,477 Hamlin, 1,445. 6, Jeff Burton, 1,384. 7, Kyle Busch, Laffey 12-3 2 0 0 0 2 nals, game 5, Orlando at Boston RODEO 6. Tate Stratton, Stanley, N.M. $44,575 1,380. 8, Ryan Newman, 1,363. 9, Greg Biffle, 1,345. 10, R.Betancourt 1 0 0 0 1 0 HIGH SCHOOL GOLF 7. Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo. $43,837 Matt Kenseth, 1,326. Floyd pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. 8:30 p.m. Pro Rodeo Leaders 8. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. $42,738 11, Mark Martin, 1,316. 12, Carl Edwards, 1,271. 13, Clint HBP—by Floyd (DeRosa). Class 5A state tournament, Highland TNT — Playoffs, conference semifi- Through May 10 9. Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla. $42,633 Bowyer, 1,264. 14, Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,255. 15, Umpires—Home, Dale Scott; First, Jerry Meals; Second, Golf Course, Pocatello All-Around 10. Spud Jones, Tohatchi, N.M. $37,505 David Reutimann, 1,232. 16, Kasey Kahne, 1,205. 17, Mike DiMuro; Third, James Hoye. nals, game 5, Houston at L.A. 1. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, AB $73,971 11. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz. $34,030 Brian Vickers, 1,188. 18, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,182. 19, T—2:53. A—14,567 (45,199). Class 4A state tournament, Lakers 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $65,190 12. B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis. $29,205 Martin Truex Jr., 1,144. 20, Marcos Ambrose, 1,131. Jefferson Hills Golf Course, Rigby 3. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $54,150 13. Zack Oakes, Elk, Wash. $27,338 Money NHL HOCKEY 4. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. $47,975 14. Jason Beck, Prairieville, La. $25,281 1, Matt Kenseth, $3,159,263. 2, Kevin Harvick, NL Box Class 3A state tournament, Idaho 5 p.m. 5. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas $37,032 15. Austin Ambrose, Fletcher, Okla. $23,513 $2,562,809. 3, Jeff Gordon, $2,339,366. 4, Kyle Busch, BRAVES 8, METS 3 Falls Country Club 6. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. $29,488 16. Stormy Wing, Dalhart, Texas $21,457 $2,331,883. 5, Jimmie Johnson, $2,226,440. 6, Jeff VERSUS — Playoffs, conference 7. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $21,778 17. Cory Melton, Tolar, Texas $21,097 Burton, $1,848,585. 7, Tony Stewart, $1,836,297. 8, Carl Atlanta New York Class 2A state tournament, 8. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $20,699 ab r h bi ab r h bi semifinals, game 6, Boston at 18. Brian Curtis, Belle Fourche, S.D. $20,356 Edwards, $1,776,060. 9, Clint Bowyer, $1,694,238. 10, Sandcreek Golf Course, Idaho Falls 9. Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo. $20,379 19. Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho $20,206 Mark Martin, $1,677,827. KJhnsn 2b 6 1 2 0 JosRys ss 3 0 0 0 Carolina 10. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $18,405 20. Fred Boettcher, Rice Lake, Wis. $19,155 11, Joey Logano, $1,666,505. 12, Aj Allmendinger, Escoar ss 4 2 3 1 Castillo 2b 3 0 0 0 8 p.m. 11. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas $16,994 Barrel Racing $1,662,963. 13, Ryan Newman, $1,658,313. 14, Kasey Prado 3b 4 0 1 0 Beltran cf 4 0 1 0 12. Brad Hartt, Sebring, Fla. $15,926 1. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla. $89,264 Kahne, $1,654,372. 15, Greg Biffle, $1,639,188. 16, Juan McCnn c 5 2 1 0 DWrght 3b 4 1 2 0 VERSUS — Playoffs, conference 13. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. $14,463 2. Brittany Pharr, Victoria, Texas $36,474 Pablo Montoya, $1,610,597. 17, Martin Truex Jr., M.Diaz lf 5 1 3 2 DnMrp lf 4 0 0 0 TV SCHEDULE semifinals, game 6, Detroit at 14. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. $8,112 3. Mattie Little, Coppell, Texas $33,976 $1,610,184. 18, Reed Sorenson, $1,603,905. 19, Kurt Ktchm 1b 4 1 2 2 Tatis 1b 4 2 2 1 Bareback Riding 4. Cassie Moseley, Farwell, Texas $33,735 Busch, $1,591,313. 20, Brian Vickers, $1,565,222. Francr rf 4 0 1 1 Reed rf 3 0 2 0 NBA BASKETBALL Anaheim 1. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas $97,909 Schafer cf 4 0 0 0 Santos c 3 0 1 2 5. Jill Moody, Letcher , S.D. $33,152 6 p.m. 2. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo. $60,919 6. Lindsay Sears, Ropesville, Texas $32,395 BASEBALL D.Lowe p 3 0 1 0 Santan p 2 0 0 0 3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. $43,140 7. Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif. $31,459 Moylan p 0 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 4. Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah $39,363 8. Tiffany Fox, Fox, Okla. $30,927 Norton ph 1 1 1 0 Felicin p 0 0 0 0 5. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. $37,355 9. Tammy Key-Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas $30,423 American League RSorin p 0 0 0 0 Stokes p 0 0 0 0 6. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. $30,806 All Times MDT 28. John Merrick 591 $1,084,503 10. Mike Goodes 304 $359,760 10. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $30,129 Infante ph 1 0 1 1 Cora ph 1 0 1 0 29. Rory Sabbatini 581 $1,218,973 11. Dan Forsman 290 $416,051 7. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $30,077 11. Savanah Reeves, Dublin, Texas $29,821 EAST W L Pct GB Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 Takhsh p 0 0 0 0 30. Davis Love III 575 $986,585 12. Gil Morgan 288 $305,651 8. D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo. $28,865 12. Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif. $27,642 Sheffild ph 1 0 0 0 31. Briny Baird 547 $886,399 13. John Cook 281 $353,557 9. Jared Smith, Snyder, Texas $25,225 13. Annesa Self, Valley View, Texas $27,564 Toronto 22 12 .647 — Totals 41 8 16 7 Totals 32 3 9 3 10. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas $23,591 Boston 20 12 .625 1 Atlanta 100 000 412 — 8 32. Tim Clark 537 $1,058,706 14. Eduardo Romero 255 $371,822 14. Jackie Jatzlau, Giddings, Texas $27,029 33. Bubba Watson 523 $998,829 15. Gene Jones 242 $329,771 11. Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho $23,436 15. Jordon Peterson, Chilton, Texas $24,880 New York 15 16 .484 5½ New York 000 010 101 — 3 12. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas $21,821 Tampa Bay 15 18 .455 6½ E—Jos.Reyes (5), D.Wright (4). DP—Atlanta 3, New York 34. Charlie Wi 515 $997,913 16. Don Pooley 229 $303,552 16. Stephanie Fryar, Big Spring, Texas $24,464 Baltimore 13 19 .406 8 35. J.B. Holmes 508 $947,969 16. Fulton Allem 229 $287,951 13. Tim Shirley, Grant, Colo. $18,834 17. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. $23,917 1. LOB—Atlanta 11, New York 6. 2B—McCann (4), 36. Ben Crane 508 $1,076,267 18. Tom Lehman 225 $225,000 14. Davey Shields Jr, DeWinton, AB $15,679 18. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $21,196 CENTRAL W L Pct GB D.Wright (8), Tatis (3), Reed (1). S—Prado. SF— 15. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah $15,647 Francoeur, Santos. 37. Jeff Klauk 496 $784,385 19. Mark James 208 $211,673 19. Terra Bynum, Colorado City, Texas $18,863 Detroit 17 13 .567 — 38. Chad Campbell 493 $977,745 20. Mark McNulty 185 $281,734 16. Brian Bain, Culver, Ore. $15,494 20. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas $17,677 IP H R ER BB SO 17. Dusty LaValley, Crooked Creek, AB $15,339 Kansas City 18 14 .563 — Atlanta 39. Jason Dufner 478 $821,863 21. Ben Crenshaw 167 $264,047 Minnesota 15 17 .469 3 40. John Mallinger 470 $908,694 22. Tom Jenkins 157 $253,278 18. Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan. $14,372 D.Lowe W,5-1 62-3 5 2 2 2 1 19. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $13,575 TRANSACTIONS Chicago 14 16 .467 3 Moylan H,5 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 41. Brett Quigley 469 $927,356 23. Larry Nelson 150 $196,159 Cleveland 11 21 .344 7 42. Hunter Mahan 464 $869,857 24. Craig Stadler 133 $219,023 20. Bo Casper, Fort Scott, Kan. $13,197 R.Soriano 1 1 0 0 0 2 Steer Wrestling BASEBALL WEST W L Pct GB 43. Steve Marino 463 $748,949 25. Brad Bryant 114 $207,428 American League Carlyle 1 3 1 1 1 0 44. Scott Piercy 455 $737,424 25. Fred Funk 114 $149,805 1. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, AB $70,756 New York 2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. $43,199 CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Purchased the contract of LHP Texas 17 14 .548 — 45. D.J. Trahan 438 $726,775 27. Lonnie Nielsen 102 $207,454 Jimmy Gobble from Charlotte (IL). Optioned RHP Jose Los Angeles 16 14 .533 ½ Santana L,4-2 61-3 7 2 0 1 6 46. Justin Leonard 434 $835,780 27. Hal Sutton 102 $122,016 3. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. $41,393 Parnell 1-3 1 1 0 0 0 4. Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb. $31,294 Contreras to Charlotte. Seattle 16 16 .500 1½ 47. Ernie Els 431 $769,110 29. Mark Wiebe 99 $217,192 CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Blaine Oakland 11 18 .379 5 Feliciano 0 2 2 0 0 0 48. John Senden 429 $639,583 30. Larry Mize 95 $139,338 5. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. $30,068 Stokes 11-3 3 1 1 0 0 6. Joey Bell Jr, Athens, Texas $29,837 Neal on a minor league contract and assigned him to Sunday’s Games 49. Mark Wilson 426 $867,242 31. James Mason 88 $130,500 Columbus (IL). Detroit 5, Cleveland 3 Takahashi 1 3 2 2 1 0 50. Mathew Goggin 423 $673,681 32. David Eger 73 $180,127 7. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. $27,559 Feliciano pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. 8. Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas $26,818 National League N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 3 51. Anthony Kim 416 $792,002 32. Tim Simpson 73 $168,700 HOUSTON ASTROS—Optioned C J.R. Towles to Round Texas 7, Chicago White Sox 1 HBP—by Santana (Kotchman). WP—Takahashi. 52. Robert Allenby 381 $713,567 32. Denis Watson 73 $134,724 9. Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo. $26,435 Umpires—Home, Greg Gibson; First, Andy Fletcher; 10. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla. $26,303 Rock (PCL). Seattle 5, Minnesota 3 53. Boo Weekley 380 $758,922 35. Tom Kite 67 $181,006 SAN DIEGO PADRES—Recalled OF Drew Macias from L.A. Angels 4, Kansas City 3 Second, Ted Barrett; Third, Tim McClelland. 54. Bob Estes 377 $713,260 35. R.W. Eaks 67 $134,144 11. Lee Graves, Calgary, AB $23,426 T—3:04. A—40,497 (41,800). 12. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore. $23,064 Portland (PCL). Optioned LHP Arturo Lopez to Portland. Toronto 5, Oakland 0 55. Bo Van Pelt 375 $598,359 35. Des Smyth 67 $96,226 American Association Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3 56. Ted Purdy 365 $560,308 38. Mike McCullough 61 $127,900 13. Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas $22,574 14. Cole Edge, Coleman, Okla. $18,275 GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Signed C Cody Merrell. Monday’s Games BASKETBALL 57. Ryuji Imada 364 $480,871 39. Ken Green 58 $97,460 Traded RHP Jeff Jamnik to Sioux City for a player to be Cleveland 9, Chicago White Sox 4 58. Kevin Sutherland 363 $482,482 40. Jerry Pate 51 $171,440 15. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. $17,300 16. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. $16,221 named. Traded OF Drew Holder to the Laredo (UL) for a Tuesday’s Games NBA Playoffs 59. Matt Kuchar 362 $629,555 41. David Edwards 50 $122,249 player to be named. Released LHP Justin Garcia and OF Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 1-3) at Baltimore 60. Stewart Cink 356 $813,955 41. Russ Cochran 50 $49,640 17. Tanner Milan, Cochrane, AB $16,025 All Times MDT 18. Blake Doyle, Granbury, Texas $15,847 Chris Petrie. (Hendrickson 1-4), 5:05 p.m. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS 61. J.J. Henry 345 $640,810 43. Tom Purtzer 48 $155,145 FORT WORTH CATS—Released INF Jason Diaz and C Kent Chicago White Sox (Richard 0-0) at Cleveland (Sowers 62. K.J. Choi 343 $689,484 44. Jim Thorpe 45 $168,123 19. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. $15,803 (Best-of-7) 20. Spud Duvall, Checotah, Okla. $15,092 Wright. 0-1), 5:05 p.m. Sunday, May 3 63. Webb Simpson 343 $576,233 44. Bruce Fleisher 45 $148,988 LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Released RHP Ryan Trytten. N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 2-0) at Toronto (Halladay 6-1), 64. Jeff Overton 342 $577,468 46. Bobby Wadkins 44 $143,476 Team Roping (header) Denver 109, Dallas 95 1. Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn. $69,518 PENSACOLA PELICANS—Signed INF Dallas Christison 5:07 p.m. Monday, May 4 65. Brian Davis 330 $663,043 47. Scott Hoch 41 $146,247 and OF Adam Deleo. Seattle (Vargas 1-0) at Texas (Feldman 2-0), 6:05 p.m. 66. Scott Verplank 323 $530,186 47. Fuzzy Zoeller 41 $117,749 2. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. $37,637 Orlando 95, Boston 90 3. Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla. $35,844 ST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed C Chris Herbert. Released C Detroit (Galarraga 3-2) at Minnesota (Slowey 4-1), 6:10 Houston 100, L.A. Lakers 92 67. Adam Scott 323 $635,992 47. John Jacobs 41 $46,754 Tommy Bryant. p.m. 68. Aaron Baddeley 318 $622,135 4. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. $33,669 Tuesday, May 5 5. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. $33,028 SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Signed RHP BJ Boston (Masterson 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 3-1), Cleveland 99, Atlanta 72 69. Jonathan Byrd 306 $569,931 Litchfield. Traded RHP Matt Clayman to Edinburg (UL) 8:05 p.m. 70. Fred Couples 305 $646,095 LPGA Money Leaders 6. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. $28,652 Denver 117, Dallas 105, Denver leads series 2-0 Through May 11 7. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. $25,003 for future considerations. Kansas City (Hochevar 0-0) at Oakland (Cahill 1-2), Wednesday, May 6 71. Woody Austin 291 $414,658 SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Signed INF Derek 8:05 p.m. 72. Stephen Ames 291 $499,078 Trn Money 8. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas $23,454 Boston 112, Orlando 94 9. David Key, Caldwell, Texas $22,409 Schermerhorn. Released LHP Tim Huber. Wednesday’s Games L.A. Lakers 111, Houston 98 73. Richard S. Johnson 288 $409,711 1. Cristie Kerr 8 $711,624 WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed INF Pat Brooks. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m. 74. George McNeill 287 $409,926 10. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $22,233 Thursday, May 7 2. Lorena Ochoa 7 $670,146 11. Justin Yost, Mt.Morris, Pa. $21,981 BASKETBALL Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85 75. Ben Curtis 284 $375,326 3. Ji Yai Shin 7 $493,394 National Basketball Association N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. 76. Nick O’Hern 281 $429,745 12. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. $20,214 Friday, May 8 4. Angela Stanford 6 $432,834 13. Colby Siddoway, Hooper, Utah $19,757 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Announced executive vice Seattle at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Orlando 117, Boston 96 77. Padraig Harrington 275 $400,920 5. Yani Tseng 8 $388,946 president of basketball operations Chris Mullin’s con- Detroit at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. 78. Tim Petrovic 273 $600,380 14. Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas $19,256 L.A. Lakers 108, Houston 94 6. In-Kyung Kim 7 $359,705 15. Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas $18,963 tract won’t be renewed. Named Larry Riley general Boston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m. Saturday, May 9 79. James Nitties 269 $503,473 7. Karrie Webb 6 $359,018 manager. Kansas City at Oakland, 8:05 p.m. 80. D.A. Points 268 $454,539 16. Luke Brown, Santo, Texas $16,879 Denver 106, Dallas 105, Denver leads series 3-0 8. Suzann Pettersen 8 $344,071 17. Ty Blasingame, Olney Springs, Colo. $16,693 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Announced interim coach Tony Cleveland 97, Atlanta 82 81. Jason Day 267 $487,649 9. Brittany Lincicome 6 $315,432 DiLeo withdrew his name from consideration as coach 82. Bill Lunde 262 $405,738 18. Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan. $16,585 National League Sunday, May 10 10. Lindsey Wright 7 $315,259 19. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. $15,850 for the 2009-10 season and will return to his previous All Times MDT Houston 99, L.A. Lakers 87, series tied 2-2 83. Mark Calcavecchia 259 $538,993 11. Song-Hee Kim 7 $306,052 position as senior vice president and assistant general 84. Cameron Beckman 259 $303,438 20. Tyler Magnus, Hamilton, Texas $15,141 EAST W L Pct GB Boston 95, Orlando 94, series tied 2-2 12. Na Yeon Choi 8 $292,283 Team Roping (heeler) manager. Monday, May 11 85. Rich Beem 252 $462,346 13. Pat Hurst 7 $267,509 TORONTO RAPTORS—Signed coach Jay Triano to a three- 86. Andres Romero 251 $509,600 1. Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas $67,907 New York 17 14 .548 — Cleveland 84, Atlanta 74, Cleveland wins series 4-0 14. Katherine Hull 7 $267,313 2. Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga. $36,692 year contract. Florida 17 15 .531 ½ Dallas 119, Denver 117, Denver leads series 3-1 87. Tommy Armour III 251 $426,829 15. Kristy Mcpherson 8 $264,871 Women’s National Basketball Association 88. Rod Pampling 251 $470,228 3. Kollin Von Ahn, Durant, Okla. $34,678 Philadelphia 15 14 .517 1 Tuesday, May 12 16. Paula Creamer 6 $262,557 4. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas $34,452 MINNESOTA LYNX—Signed F Kamesha Hairston and C Atlanta 16 16 .500 1½ Orlando at Boston, 6 p.m. 89. Alex Cejka 250 $526,528 17. Angela Park 6 $236,350 Aisha Mohammed. 90. Michael Bradley 250 $630,000 5. Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas $30,327 Washington 10 19 .345 6 Houston at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. 18. Brittany Lang 8 $215,028 6. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $28,165 WASHINGTON MYSTICS—Released G Coco Miller. Wednesday, May 13 91. Bill Haas 248 $377,016 19. Hee Young Park 7 $196,062 FOOTBALL CENTRAL W L Pct GB 92. Ryan Moore 241 $445,739 7. Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif. $25,003 Dallas at Denver, 7 p.m. 20. Wendy Ward 6 $195,877 8. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas $22,233 National Football League St. Louis 20 12 .625 — Thursday, May 14 93. Todd Hamilton 239 $432,753 21. Ai Miyazato 7 $185,060 CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with TE Michael 94. Trevor Immelman 238 $352,494 9. Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev. $21,817 Milwaukee 18 14 .563 2 Boston at Orlando, 5 p.m. 22. Michelle Wie 5 $171,829 10. Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla. $20,834 Gaines on a one-year contract. Chicago 17 14 .548 2½ L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7:30 p.m. 95. Greg Owen 237 $303,345 23. Sun Young Yoo 7 $170,037 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed WR Terrence Nunn. 96. Lee Janzen 236 $430,422 11. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. $20,819 Cincinnati 17 14 .548 2½ Friday, May 15 24. Eun-Hee Ji 7 $166,897 12. Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla. $20,194 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed OL Michael Brown, OL Houston 14 17 .452 5½ Denver at Dallas, TBA, if necessary 97. Cliff Kresge 235 $316,264 25. Seon Hwa Lee 7 $138,331 Shawn Flanagan, DT Earl Heyman and WR Matthew 98. Vijay Singh 232 $497,655 13. Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas $19,553 Pittsburgh 12 19 .387 7½ Sunday, May 17 26. Jee Young Lee 8 $136,217 14. Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D. $18,370 Simon. WEST W L Pct GB Orlando at Boston, TBA, if necessary 99. Vaughn Taylor 229 $279,788 27. Natalie Gulbis 7 $121,422 GYMNASTICS 100. Chris Stroud 229 $373,567 15. Marty Becker, Edmonton, AB $18,257 Houston at L.A. Lakers, TBA, if necessary 28. Teresa Lu 8 $120,580 16. Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas $18,018 USA GYMNASTICS—Named Samantha Kilgore manager Los Angeles 22 11 .667 — Dallas at Denver, TBA, if necessary 101. Brendon de Jonge 228 $358,479 29. Jane Park 8 $119,534 of media relations. San Francisco 16 14 .533 4½ 102. Daniel Chopra 225 $435,994 17. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas $17,475 30. Jimin Kang 7 $108,278 18. Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla. $16,356 HOCKEY Arizona 13 19 .406 8½ 103. Chris DiMarco 218 $271,003 31. Meaghan Francella 6 $102,398 National Hockey League San Diego 13 19 .406 8½ NBA Playoff Box 104. Fredrik Jacobson 217 $384,653 19. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $15,850 32. Juli Inkster 7 $102,261 20. Dustin Davis, Texarkana, Ark. $14,772 NHL—Fined Carolina F Scott Walker $2,500 for throwing Colorado 12 18 .400 8½ CAVALIERS 84, HAWKS 74 105. Justin Rose 217 $325,542 33. Stacy Prammanasudh 8 $97,889 a punch that knocked Boston D Aaron Ward to the ice Sunday’s Games 106. Steve Flesch 216 $471,892 Saddle Bronc Riding CLEVELAND (84) 34. Christina Kim 7 $93,046 1. Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D. $64,040 during a May 10 game at Boston. Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 2 107. Nicholas Thompson 216 $320,051 35. Hee-Won Han 7 $91,753 BUFFALO SABRES—Signed D Tyler Myers to a three-year N.Y. Mets 8, Pittsburgh 4 James 9-22 6-9 27, Varejao 0-3 2-2 2, Ilgauskas 6-13 1-4 108. Stuart Appleby 215 $350,685 2. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. $59,227 14, 36. Morgan Pressel 7 $90,356 3. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas $43,904 contract. St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 7, 10 innings 109. Michael Letzig 214 $288,138 37. Helen Alfredsson 6 $90,077 COLORADO AVALANCHE—Signed D Cameron Gaunce and Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2 M. Williams 4-11 0-0 12, D.West 7-13 5-8 21, Pavlovic 0- 110. Troy Matteson 212 $218,359 4. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. $43,850 0 0-0 0, 38. Nicole Castrale 7 $88,913 5. J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D. $37,873 G Trevor Cann. Houston 12, San Diego 5 111. Aron Price 208 $274,858 39. Shiho Oyama 6 $84,315 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Promoted Rich Tocchet from Colorado 3, Florida 2 J. Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Wallace 0-0 0-2 0, Gibson 0-1 0-0 0, 112. Kevin Streelman 204 $366,572 6. Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D. $28,735 Szczerbiak 3-4 0-1 6. Totals 30-70 14-26 84. 40. Ji Young Oh 7 $83,247 7. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. $27,490 interim coach to head coach and signed him to a multi- Arizona 10, Washington 8 113. Rocco Mediate 200 $217,553 41. Se Ri Pak 7 $80,971 year contract. San Francisco 7, L.A. Dodgers 5, 13 innings ATLANTA (74) 114. Steve Lowery 199 $213,733 8. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $26,890 Ma.Williams 1-7 2-2 4, Jos.Smith 8-16 10-12 26, Horford 42. Meena Lee 8 $80,054 9. Cody Taton, Newell, S.D. $22,906 LACROSSE Monday’s Games 115. Dean Wilson 196 $290,103 43. Il Mi Chung 7 $74,342 Major League Lacrosse Atlanta 8, N.Y. Mets 3 0-3 0-0 0, 116. Ken Duke 196 $208,560 10. Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif. $21,967 Bibby 1-6 0-0 3, Johnson 7-18 4-5 18, Evans 0-2 0-0 0, 44. Shanshan Feng 7 $63,791 11. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. $21,057 BOSTON CANNONS—Placed M JJ Morrissey on waivers. Cincinnati at Arizona, late 117. Sergio Garcia 192 $326,592 45. Momoko Ueda 5 $62,724 CHICAGO MACHINE—Placed G Christopher Bluse, M Washington at San Francisco, late Murray 4-15 5-5 14, Pachulia 2-6 5-6 9, M.West 0-0 0-0 118. David Mathis 192 $168,795 12. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa $19,348 0. Totals 23-73 26-30 74. 46. Sarah Lee 5 $61,861 13. Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah $19,006 Brian Clayton, M Matt Dasinger, M Patrick Hogan, A Tuesday’s Games 119. Heath Slocum 191 $316,991 47. Mi Hyun Kim 5 $60,894 Towbey Kassa, M Christopher Keating, A Nicholas L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-2) at Philadelphia (Park 0-1), Cleveland 15 25 22 22 — 84 120. Joe Ogilvie 187 $252,891 14. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas $18,183 Atlanta 22 16 19 17 — 74 48. Vicky Hurst 6 $60,523 15. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $17,381 Marks, M Nicholas Schimdt and M Doug Shanahan on 5:05 p.m. 121. Tim Herron 184 $216,310 49. Young Kim 8 $60,456 waivers. St. Louis (Wellemeyer 3-2) at Pittsburgh (Duke 3-3), 3-Point Goals—Cleveland 10-18 (M. Williams 4-7, James 122. Will MacKenzie 180 $366,808 16. Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah $15,611 3-6, D.West 50. Sophie Gustafson 5 $59,559 17. Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D. $15,116 DENVER OUTLAWS—Traded M Geoff Snider to Toronto 5:05 p.m. 123. Charles Warren 178 $251,255 for a 2010 third-round collegiate draft pick. Placed A Atlanta (Jurrjens 3-2) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 4-0), 5:10 2-4, Ilgauskas 1-1), Atlanta 2-13 (Bibby 1-3, Murray 1-5, 124. Brad Adamonis 172 $248,821 18. Tyrell Smith, Vaughn, Mont. $14,146 Ma.Williams 19. Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo. $12,300 Nick Carlson, M Brett Hamilton-Koll, D Brett Moyer, A p.m. 125. Bart Bryant 171 $273,604 HOCKEY Jonathan Paulson, D Alexander Pritzlaff, M Jason San Diego (Peavy 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Harden 3-1), 0-1, Evans 0-1, Johnson 0-3). Fouled Out—None. 126. Carl Pettersson 169 $239,725 20. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. $12,198 Rebounds—Cleveland 64 Tie-Down Roping Rostan, D Matthew Scanlon, M Peter Striebel and M 6:05 p.m. 127. Michael Allen 169 $194,246 NHL Playoffs Michael Unterstein on waivers. Florida (Koronka 0-0) at Milwaukee (Parra 1-4), 6:05 (Varejao 11), Atlanta 42 (Jos.Smith 8). Assists— 128. Tom Pernice, Jr. 168 $214,810 1. Ryan Watkins, Stephenville, Texas $63,387 Cleveland 22 (James 8), All Times MDT 2. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $44,924 LONG ISLAND LIZARDS—Placed A Derek Cherney, M p.m. 129. Spencer Levin 167 $252,123 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Josh Cittadino, M James Ireland, M Brian Jacovina, G Houston (F.Paulino 1-2) at Colorado (Jimenez 2-4), Atlanta 13 (Johnson 7). Total Fouls—Cleveland 25, 130. Harrison Frazar 163 $218,315 3. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. $38,279 Atlanta 19. Technicals—Szczerbiak, Varejao, Jos.Smith. (Best-of-7) 4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $36,146 Kevin Keenan, D Ricky Smith and M Robert Trasolini on 6:40 p.m. 131. Jason Bohn 163 $284,935 Thursday, April 30 waivers. Cincinnati (Owings 2-3) at Arizona (Haren 3-3), 7:40 A—19,241 (18,729). 132. Tom Lehman 162 $240,738 5. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas $33,338 Vancouver 5, Chicago 3 6. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas $31,565 TORONTO NATIONALS—Placed A John Grant, D Dan p.m. 133. Greg Chalmers 157 $264,210 Friday, May 1 Cocoziello, M Dan Brennan, D Ryan Cousins, M Will Washington (Zimmermann 2-1) at San Francisco (Cain 134. Robert Garrigus 156 $191,891 7. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas $31,404 GOLF Detroit 3, Anaheim 2 8. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $29,489 Dalton, M Shawn Evans, D Kyle Point, M Jeff Shattler, D 3-1), 8:15 p.m. 135. Jeff Maggert 155 $245,764 Boston 4, Carolina 1 Joe Smith, A Daryl Veltman, A Andrew Watt and D Wednesday’s Games 136. Scott McCarron 155 $244,553 9. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $29,197 PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders Saturday, May 2 10. Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas $28,956 Taylor Wray on waivers. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m. Through May 10 137. Brandt Jobe 148 $163,078 Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2 WASHINGTON BAYHAWKS—Placed M Devon Britts, M Washington at San Francisco, 1:45 p.m. 138. Jarrod Lyle 146 $223,171 11. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $28,846 Chicago 6, Vancouver 3 12. Brad Goodrich, Hermiston, Ore. $27,531 Ryan Cranston, D Sean Dougherty, M Joshua Funk, D St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. Rank Name Points YTD Money 139. Nathan Green 145 $196,622 Sunday, May 3 Kyle Hartzell, G Joey Kemp, M Brekan Kohlitz, A Michael L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. 140. Ryan Palmer 143 $172,703 13. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas $27,304 1. Geoff Ogilvy 1,431 $3,155,529 Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, 3OT 14. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. $26,059 Phipps and D Thomas Zichelli on waivers. Florida at Milwaukee, 6:05 p.m. 2. Phil Mickelson 1,377 $3,238,635 141. Shigeki Maruyama 141 $256,331 Carolina 3, Boston 0 TENNIS San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m. 142. Paul Goydos 141 $172,254 15. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas $25,727 3. Sean O’Hair 1,336 $2,963,842 Monday, May 4 16. Jeff Chapman, Athens, Texas $24,311 INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION—Suspended Houston at Colorado, 6:40 p.m. 4. Kenny Perry 1,272 $2,705,259 143. Shaun Micheel 140 $175,182 Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3 Richard Gasquet until his hearing for testing positive for Cincinnati at Arizona, 7:40 p.m. 144. Tim Wilkinson 134 $248,231 17. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho $22,523 5. Nick Watney 1,236 $2,497,253 Tuesday, May 5 18. Cade Swor, Chico, Texas $21,826 cocaine at the Sony Ericsson Open. 6. Zach Johnson 1,025 $2,032,921 145. John Huston 133 $135,476 Vancouver 3, Chicago 1 COLLEGE 146. Joe Durant 133 $170,972 19. Justin Macha, Needville, Texas $21,266 AL Box 7. Paul Casey 1,024 $2,299,950 Anaheim 2, Detroit 1 20. Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M. $19,541 DELAWARE—Named Bernard Muir director of athletics 8. Steve Stricker 956 $1,960,236 147. Marc Leishman 132 $167,320 Wednesday, May 6 and recreation services. INDIANS 9, WHITE SOX 4 148. Kevin Stadler 131 $188,975 Steer Roping 9. Tiger Woods 949 $2,166,813 Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT 1. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $15,191 JAMES MADISON—Named Rachel Chupein women’s 10. Brian Gay 927 $1,690,375 149. Matt Jones 131 $247,201 Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT assistant soccer coach. Chicago Cleveland 150. Scott Sterling 130 $130,573 2. Vin Fisher Jr, Andrews, Texas $14,431 ab r h bi ab r h bi 11. Retief Goosen 897 $1,755,992 Thursday, May 7 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $13,760 LYON—Announced the resignation of athletic director Getz 2b 5 0 0 0 Sizemr cf 5 1 1 0 12. Pat Perez 791 $1,428,201 Chicago 2, Vancouver 1 4. Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas $12,403 and baseball coach Kirk Kelley, to become baseball Lillirdg cf 4 0 1 0 ACarer 2b 4 2 2 0 13. Dustin Johnson 790 $1,654,771 Champions Tour Charles Schwab Detroit 6, Anaheim 3 5. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $12,258 coach at Oklahoma Wesleyan. Named Kevin Jenkins Betemt ph 1 0 0 0 VMrtnz 1b 4 3 1 1 14. Charles Howell III 772 $1,392,779 Friday, May 8 6. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $11,871 interim athletic director and Tony Roepcke baseball Quentin lf 4 0 0 0 Choo rf 4 1 2 3 15. Angel Cabrera 772 $1,690,695 Cup Leaders Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3 7. Leo Campbell, Amarillo, Texas $11,228 coach. Dye rf 4 0 1 0 DeRosa 3b 4 1 2 1 16. Kevin Na 761 $1,695,869 Through April 26 Carolina 4, Boston 1 8. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas $10,855 MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO—Named Eric Meams Thome dh 4 1 2 0 Peralta ss 5 0 3 3 17. David Toms 741 $1,490,155 Points Money Saturday, May 9 9. Guy Allen, Santa Anna, Texas $9,535 women’s ice hockey coach. Konerk 1b 4 2 3 0 Dellucc dh 3 0 0 0 18. Charley Hoffman 726 $1,293,900 Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT 10. Will Gasperson, Decatur, Texas $8,779 MISSISSIPPI STATE—Announced junior men’s basketball Przyns c 4 1 2 1 Garko ph-dh 0 0 0 1 19. John Rollins 714 $1,412,313 1. Bernhard Langer 922 $954,700 Chicago 4, Vancouver 2 11. Bryce Davis, Abilene, Texas $7,362 C Jarvis Varnado withdrew his name for the NBA draft. Fields 3b 3 0 2 1 BFrncs lf 4 0 1 0 20. Lucas Glover 703 $1,254,513 2. Loren Roberts 506 $547,899 Sunday, May 10 12. Neal Wood, Guy, Texas $7,128 PHILADELPHIA—Announced the resignation of baseball AlRmrz ss 4 0 1 2 Shppch c 3 1 1 0 21. Y.E. Yang 690 $1,347,698 3. Joey Sindelar 489 $531,165 Detroit 4, Anaheim 1, Detroit leads series 3-2 13. Cody Scheck, Alva, Okla. $5,910 coach Mark Heineman. Totals 37 4 12 4 Totals 36 9 13 9 22. Jerry Kelly 689 $1,425,130 4. Andy Bean 465 $539,362 Boston 4, Carolina 0, Carolina leads series 3-2 14. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $5,796 TEXAS—Announced F-C Alexis Wangmene was granted a Chicago 000 020 200 — 4 23. Luke Donald 682 $1,246,476 5. Mark O’Meara 400 $425,542 Monday, May 11 15. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. $5,631 medical hardship waiver from the Big 12 Conference for Cleveland 200 403 00x — 9 24. Ian Poulter 648 $1,658,718 6. Nick Price 355 $433,352 Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4, OT, series tied 3-3 16. J.R. Olson, Greeley, Colo. $5,501 the 2008-09 season and will be a redshirt sophomore DP—Cleveland 1. LOB—Chicago 7, Cleveland 9. 2B— 25. Mike Weir 628 $1,266,585 7. Jeff Sluman 324 $387,732 Chicago 7, Vancouver 5, Chicago wins series 4-2 17. Shane Suggs, Granbury, Texas $4,851 for the 2009-10 season. Pierzynski (3), DeRosa (8), B.Francisco (5). SB— 26. Camilo Villegas 625 $1,251,315 8. Jay Haas 315 $423,968 Tuesday, May 12 18. Anthony Anderson, Gatesville, Texas $4,653 VIRGINIA—Named Mike Curtis strength and conditioning 27. Jim Furyk 592 $1,338,403 8. Keith Fergus 315 $388,998 Boston at Carolina, 5 p.m. coach for the men’s basketball program. Cowboys coach out of hospital after roof collapse DALLAS — Cowboys special teams coach Steiner Collectibles scheduled a news con- form, insurance release form and a Joe DeCamillis (dee-kuh-MILL’-is) has ference for Tuesday to announce memora- drug/alcohol form. Information: Joleen been released from a Dallas hospital eight bilia sales and prices for the original Yankee Sports Shorts Toone at 934-4831 or 539-1313. days after his neck was broken when the Stadium, including sod and dirt plus bricks Send Magic Valley briefs to [email protected] roof of the team’s indoor practice facility from Monument Park. Athletic screenings collapsed during a storm. “The city’s agreement with the Yankees will be seen from 7 to 8 p.m. Cost is $15. The 43-year-old DeCamillis went home will generate much-needed revenue for the Information and physical forms can be offered in Mini-Cassia Sunday night from Parkland Hospital, city, and offer fans a chance to own some of obtained at Buhl High School or Buhl BURLEY — Cassia Regional Medical where he had surgery to stabilize fractured the famed Yankee Stadium history,” New Middle School. Center will offer athletic physical screen- neck vertebrae two days after the May 2 col- York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in ings from 4:45-6 p.m., Wednesday and lapse. a statement Monday. Clear Lake ladies host invite Thursday. The cost is $10 and athletes Cowboys scouting assistant Rich Behm should wear a clean T-shirt and shorts and (BEAM) was paralyzed from the waist down BUHL — The Clear Lake Ladies Golf Club bring a parent or guardian to sing permis- when the roof was torn apart by strong M AGIC V ALLEY will host its annual Best Ball Invitational on sion slips and forms. winds from a severe thunderstorm during a Burley Golf Course hosts Thursday. The entry fee is $70 per couple. Information: Mini-Cassia area athletic rookie minicamp workout. Ten others were To register, call 543-4849. directors or 677-6530. injured, including assistant trainer Greg twilight scramble Gaither, who had a broken leg. BURLEY — Burley Golf Course will hold a Physicals offered for JHS hosts basketball camps DeCamillis thanked the hospital staff in a 9-hole couples twilight scramble on Friday. statement released by the team Monday. The format is a four-person scramble with Gooding students JEROME — The Jerome varsity boys bas- a 5:30 p.m. shotgun start, and the entry fee GOODING — Physicals for all Gooding ketball team and coaching staff will hold is $10. Green fee and cart fee is extra. There High School and Gooding Middle School two basketball camps today through B ASEBALL will also be a potluck dinner. Information: athletes and cheerleaders will be offered Thursday. A youth camp for grades 2-5 will New York City to get Burley Golf Course pro shop at 878-9807. today at the high school. The cost is $15. All run from 4-5:30 p.m. at Jerome Middle $11.5 million from Yankees those hoping to participate in athletics dur- School, while a camp for grades 6-8 will be Buhl holding physical exams ing the 2009-10 school year, including Pee held from 4-6 p.m. at Jerome High School. NEW YORK — New York City will receive Wee football for grades 5-6, should attend. The cost for both camps is $25 and includes $11.5 million from the Yankees in exchange BUHL — Buhl High School will hold an Pee Wee football and middle school stu- a basketball. Offensive and defensive fun- for giving the team rights to sell off seats, athletic physical night tonight for Buhl dents should attend at 6 p.m., with high damentals, sportsmanship and teamwork signs and other memorabilia from their old School District students wishing to partici- school students at 6:45. will be the focus of the camps. Registration ballpark. pate in middle-school or high-school Doctors and nurses from the Gooding forms are available at the Jerome Recreation After two homestands at the new Yankee sports in Buhl next school year. Athletes in area will provide the physicals and donate District office or Jerome area schools. Stadium dominated by home runs and grades 7 through 9 next year will be seen the fees back to the schools. Each individual Information: Joe Messick at 731-8219. empty seats near the field, the Yankees and from 6 to 7 p.m., and grades 10 through 12 should bring a physical form, eligibility — from staff and wire reports Sports 4 Tuesday, May 12, 2009 COMICS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho

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