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wolves have been relisted in able wolf management plans stayed under Endangered Idaho hunt off; reactions mixed BREAKING NEWS recent years. Reintroduced to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Species Act protection. to the region in the mid- Service, and the wolf was The Idaho Fish and Game By Laura Lundquist Thursday returned wolves in MAGICVALLEY.COM 90s, they were taken off the delisted in the two states Commission had planned to Times-News writer Idaho and Montana to the You read this story first online. list in early 2008, only to that May, clearing the way consider season dates, limits endangered species list. receive federal protection for the first wolf hunts in fall on number of wolves killed The Idaho Department of U.S. District Judge Donald He wrote that wolf popula- again later that year thanks 2009. But Wyoming s plan and allowable hunting Fish and Game will have to Molloy s ruling hinged on tions cannot be managed to an injunction Molloy was rejected partly because methods for this fall s hunt put its planned discussion of the fact that wolves were based upon political bound- granted. it listed wolves as predators, during its Aug. 16 meeting. wolf-hunt quotas on hold taken off the list in those two aries such as state lines. In 2009, both Idaho and allowing them to be shot on after a federal judge states, but not in Wyoming. It s the second time Montana submitted accept- sight. Wyoming s wolves See WOLVES, Main 3 A sunny Help for the cause day with a First Federal dash of rain Charity Foundation President Rex Severe thunderstorm Lytle speaks to an audience of about 20 people during pounds Magic Valley First Federal Savings Bank s By Amy Huddleston semi-annual Times-News writer luncheon on Singing in the rain and splashing Thursday. The through puddles weren t exactly what foundation Magic Valley residents had in mind awarded thou- Thursday afternoon. sands of They were given the chance to do both, dollars to area anyway. organizations A severe thunderstorm brought the curi- at Blue Lakes ous, the bored and the busy to a stop to watch or run from torrents of rain in Twin Country Club Falls shortly after 3:30 p.m. in Twin Falls. According to the National Weather Service, the rains brought hail a half-inch in diameter and prompted the agency to issue flood warnings. Photos by DREW “We call it monsoon moisture,” said GODLESKI/ Megan Thimesch, a NWS meteorologist. Times-News She predicted that the storms would last through the night into today. They can be attributed to low pressure over the Magic Valley bank doles out $27K to area charities Northwest and a ridge of high pressure from the southeast, she said. By Laura Lundquist Beem said Dr. Gerald Walker A weather gauge at the Twin Falls air- Times-News writer can no longer donate his lamp port only recorded .06 of an inch of rain but found a used lamp in Utah, between 4 and 5 p.m. But rainfall produced In this economy, doing more which the coalition bought. by the storm was noticeably much more with less is almost a mission New lamps cost up to $5,000. elsewhere in town. statement for most charities. Other charities needed more Though few traffic problems were However, with the help of the money, which the foundation reported outside of the city of Twin Falls, First Federal Charity Foundation, couldn t completely provide. city dispatchers reported water up to car some area public-service organi- But representatives said they bumpers all across town. zations won t have to scrimp so still got a much-needed boost. much to reach their goals. Declo City Councilwoman See WEATHER, Main 2 Eleven community groups Pam Young said the council had were presented with a total of applied for $10,000 to fund a $27,000 Thursday at a luncheon new playground in the city park. at the Blue Lakes Country Club Young said children have no in Twin Falls. Projects funded place to play during city park through First Federal Savings events because the nearby Bank s foundation ranged from a schoolyard isn t close enough. fix of a leaky roof to the purchase Having received half the of new medical equipment. First Federal Savings Bank President Alan Horner, right, introduces himself to amount from the foundation, The South Central Public Riley Parrish, who was representing the Jerome Recreation District, during Young said the council has a few Health District s Magic Valley First Federal s semi-annual nonprofit benefit luncheon Thursday at Blue Lakes more months to raise funds so it Diabetes Coalition was lucky Country Club in Twin Falls. can build the playground next enough to be granted its full summer. DREW GODLESKI/Times-News request. Health Education $1,300 grant will pay for a slit diabetes patients for blood-ves- A brief but severe rain storm left large puddles See BANK, Main 2 Specialist Susie Beem said the lamp used to screen the eyes of sel damage. along Main Avenue in Twin Falls on Thursday. Simpson still hopeful about CIEDRA Trial scheduled on Idaho lawmaker hasn t Johnson murder appeal given up on legislation By Ariel Hansen have raised in recent years have By Ben Botkin Times-News writer been thrown out by the courts, Times-News writer 5th District Judge G. Richard HAILEY — The motions and Bevan late last month granted a U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson hasn t given up on counter-motions in the trial on six items being making central Idaho s Boulder Mountains appeals of Sarah Johnson, appealed. The trial is and White Cloud Peaks a wilderness area. who was convicted of killing scheduled to last four The proposed Central Idaho Economic her parents at their Bellevue days, starting Nov. 30 Development and Recreation Act would cre- home in 2003 when she was in Twin Falls. ate three wilderness areas totaling 332,775 16, have covered so much Five of the issues acres. Ten years in the making, it has yet to legal ground that there relate to ineffective pass Congress. ought to be a kitchen sink in assistance of counsel. The proposal came close a few years ago, there somewhere. Johnson Johnson s appeal attor- when it was tucked into a final bill before the DREW GODLESKI/Times-News Although the majority of neys claim her trial Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, speaks with Times-News staff on Thursday the issues Johnson s attorneys See JOHNSON, Main 2 See SIMPSON, Main 3 in Twin Falls.
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Pat s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today FAMILY Pat Marcantonio Chet Thorson special appearance photo shoot, race-car driver from Idaho Falls, 1 to FIND MORE ONLINE • You’ll find everything and traditions. Bring your 3 p.m., Walgreens, 1732 Washington St. N., Check out our online calendar where you from mutton busting to own lawn chairs or blankets. Twin Falls, public invited to take photo with rodeo and 4-H at the • Music will be heard Thorson and the car, no cost, 733-1166. can submit events and search by category Minidoka County Fair, among the trees as the for specific events and dates. starting at 9 a.m. at the fair- Northern Rockies Folk FESTIVALS www.magicvalley.com/app/calendar/events/ grounds. Admission is free, Festival kicks off from 5 to but rodeo tickets are $5 10 p.m. at Hop Porter Park, Cultural Diversity Celebration, presented by to $8. 209 W.Bullion St. in Hailey. the College of Southern Idaho Refugee Center, 6 to 9 p.m., Twin Falls City Park, no Tournament, hosted by Magic Valley Tennis • To help you understand Admission is $12 for a wrist- Association, 5 p.m., College of Southern For detailed coverage of today s and appreciate the many band or $25 for today and cost, 736-2166. Idaho tennis courts, Twin Falls, non-sanc- arts and entertainment all cultures represented in Saturday. Go to tioned tournament, includes singles, dou- southern Idaho, attend the www.nrff.net for the lists of LIBRARY bles and mixed doubles teams, cash prizes around south-central Idaho, free Cultural Diversity musicians. check out our Events Calendar TFPL Children s Storytime, preschoolers and rewarded to first- and second-place winners, Celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. $17 doubles and $22 singles, 602-1493. in the Entertainment section at Twin Falls City Park. The Have your own pick to their parents invited for stories and songs, event is sponsored by the share? Something unique to 10:30 a.m., Twin Falls City Park, no cost, of today s edition! open to the public, 733-2964 ext. 109. To have an event listed, please submit the College of Southern Idaho the area and that may sur- name of the event, a brief description, time, Refugee Center and features prise people? E-mail me at place, cost and contact number to Mirela 734-5538; or by mail, Times-News, P.O.Box food, music, dance, fashion [email protected]. SPORTS Sulejmanovic by e-mail at mirelas@magic- 548, Twin Falls, ID 83303-0548. Deadline is Annual Magic Valley Open Tennis valley.com; by phone, 735-3278; by fax, noon, four days in advance of the event. The murderer Osterhoudt seeks second mistrial who got kicked By Bradley Guire ing arguments on Prosecutors filed Essma declined to com- Times-News writer July 8. an objection to the ment for this story. Specifically, the motion, arguing that If a mistrial is declared, The case against Franklin defense objects to the remark was not Loebs’ office may re-prose- Ward Osterhoudt could be this statement ref- improper and was a cute Osterhoudt, unless the by a mule declared a mistrial, again. erencing the fact “harmless error in judge rules otherwise. Fifth District Judge Barry that Osterhoudt did context of the entire This summer’s trial hey hanged John Wood will hear arguments to not testify in court: trial.” The prosecu- marked the second time Jurko 84 years ago declare a mistrial from “What is the testi- Osterhoudt tion maintains that Osterhoudt faced a jury,as a T last month. The YOU DON T defense counsel George mony of the defen- regardless of the mistrial was declared dur- Twin Falls barber had mur- SAY Essma today on behalf of dant? Actually, no one comment, the jury would ing his first jury trial in dered his former business Osterhoudt, 44, of Buhl. addressed this at all.” have reached the same guilty 2009. In that instance, the partner for supposedly Steve Crump Osterhoudt was convicted The Fifth Amendment to verdict. jury couldn’t reach a ver- propositioning his wife. on July 9 of rape, incest and the U.S. Constitution states, Twin Falls County dict. But Jurko’s lawyers would leave her husband. lewd conduct against a “No person … shall be com- Prosecutor Grant Loebs said This time around, the pleaded for clemency, Jurko’s spouse said she minor under 16. pelled in any criminal case to that his office will “strenu- jury convicted him follow- arguing that “he was men- threw Vandermark out of The defense intends to be a witness against him- ously argue” against a mis- ing an eight-day trial. tally unstable due to being the house. But in denying argue that Osterhoudt’s self.” In other words, the trial. A grand jury indicted kicked in the head by a Jurko’s appeal, Idaho Fifth Amendment right to defense claims that the “While every trial has Osterhoudt in 2007, but he mule when he was Supreme Court Chief refuse self-incrimination prosecutor attacked the fact errors, mistakes and prob- left the area and was not younger.” Justice Alfred Budge was violated by Twin Falls that Osterhoudt did not tes- lems, these were not so found until 2009, when he Jurko, who was 50 when wrote, “There is evidence County Deputy Prosecutor tify in his defense while on much to deny (Osterhoudt) a was arrested near the he died, is the only Magic to the effect that the Julie Sturgill during her clos- trial. fair trial,”Loebs added. Arizona-Mexico border. Valley resident ever exe- deceased was not in the cuted by the state of Idaho. house of the appellant at And his story is a corker. the time testified to by the On the evening of June appellant’s wife ... Her 25, 1924, Jurko and his wife testimony on the whole, as Weather walked into the Twin Falls to the alleged statements Continued from Main 1 pool hall that he had previ- of the deceased and where ously run with his partner and when they were made, City Street Superintendent Dean Littler said E.B.W.Vandermark. The is unsatisfactory and more every drain in town was plugged up. two had fallen out a month or less conflicting.” “It’s pretty widespread. I’ve got all my guys earlier and gone their sep- Jurko didn’t do himself checking drains,”Littler said. “These drains only arate ways. any favors by taking the hold so much water. It was a pretty unusual An old racing car “Come here,”Jurko stand in his own behalf. He storm.” sits at a repair shouted at Vandermark. “I told the court that NWS announced reports of street flooding in shop on Main want you to tell me what Vandermark had made a town on its website, and an employee at Boyer Avenue in down- you said about my wife.” menacing move toward Jewelry on Addison Avenue East said the entire town Twin Falls Vandermark was playing him. store was flooded. Police were called to handle during a down- poker with three other But other witnesses said traffic along the 1700 block of Addison due to men at the end of the bar. Vandermark died with the water on the road. pour on “I came in here to make playing cards in both The storm's effects weren't confined just to the Thursday. you take back what you hands. western Magic Valley. said about my wife,”wit- ” ... I don’t know Heavy rain was also reported in the Mini- nesses testified that Jurko whether he had something Cassia area, according to NWS, and penny-sized said. in his hands or not; I don’t hail possibly fell around Elba. A small-stream Vandermark stood up remember. I know some- flood advisory was in place for eastern Cassia and replied that he had not thing was shining. I don’t County from Elba to Idahome, where the agency DREW GODLESKI/ said anything about any- know whether that was his estimated close to two inches of rain may have Times-News body. ring or a glass or what it fallen. “I came here to make was,”Jurko testified. you prove what you said to Asked Twin Falls County my neighbors, that you Prosecutor Frank Stephan, were having sexual inter- “He didn’t strike you or Johnson course with my wife,” anything up there?” Continued from Main 1 Jurko said. “Well, there was some- those documents, and said he helped Steven Pankey of Shoshone, the Vandermark repeated his thing shining like a glass. I attorneys should have requested a the Johnsons’ renter move in, explain- former deputy coroner, has asserted denial and ordered Jurko ain’t sure whether it was a continuance to gather more evidence ing his fingerprints on the doorknobs, he called Johnson’s attorneys to tell out of the billiard parlor, at glass or that big ring he had from the crime scene, should have but said he did so well before the mur- them he had “important information” which point Jurko drew a on that was shining,”Jurko established the scientific basis for a ders. about the case. According to court pistol and shot said. blood-spatter experiment, didn’t If the defense could have presented documents, he said he overheard Vandermark three or four “I asked you whether he present expert testimony about bed evidence that Hill’s fingerprints were Femling say to Blaine County times. He slumped to the hit you with anything up linens that Diane Johnson was found fresh, instead of as old as he attested, Prosecuting Attorney Jim Thomas, floor and died within a few there.”Stephan said. in,didn’t adequately cross-examine 15 that could have provided the jury rea- “Well, I guess I’ve got to move evi- minutes. “Well, I was hit over here witnesses, and didn’t inquire about sonable doubt as to Johnson’s guilt, dence to make a case.” Jurko, meanwhile, on this finger. I don’t know the freshness of fingerprints not her attorneys say. Johnson’s trial attorneys reportedly walked briskly to the Twin what he hit me with. I belonging to Sarah Johnson found on Bevan is still considering whether to did not follow up on the call.The judge Falls County Courthouse threw my hands up to try the murder weapon, scope, ammuni- grant additional hearings on or sum- has said that the failure to re-contact and turned himself in. He to stop it,”Jurko replied. tion and doorknobs. marily dismiss other assertions of was not objectively unreasonable,that admitted the shooting but The jury swiftly returned The sixth issue presents new evi- ineffective counsel. Pankey didn’t see any actual tamper- pleaded self-defense. a guilty verdict. dence that, according to court docu- Johnson’s appeal attorneys hope to ing with evidence, and that Femling’s At Jurko’s trial, his wife In March 1926, the ments, the alleged owner of those fin- argue that trial counsel didn’t use statement, if he made it, could have testified that Vandermark Supreme Court denied gerprints is Christopher Kevin Hill, readily available psychiatric evidence, been innocuous. — who used to live with Jurko’s appeal, and the who is without an alibi for the murder failed to challenge whether evidence Johnson is in prison at the Pocatello the Jurkos — showed up at Board of Pardons declined night. was sufficient to support an “aiding Women’s Correctional Center, serv- their house the day before to grant clemency. Jurko The state didn’t fingerprint Hill and abetting” instruction to the jury, ing two life sentences without possi- the murder and asked Mrs. was executed on July 9. after the murder, according to court and didn’t investigate a claim of the bility of parole. Jurko to run away with He died on gallows built records, and the defense couldn’t then-deputy Blaine County coroner him. in the prison’s rose garden. legally have fingerprinted him for use that he overheard Blaine County Ariel Hansen may be reached at “You are too good for in court.Hill admits to having touched Sheriff Walt Femling make potentially 788-3475 or ahansen@magicvalley. him,”Vandermark was Steve Crump is the the rifle, scope and ammunition in prejudicial comments at the scene. com. quoted as saying, offering Times-News Opinion edi- Mrs. Jurko $300 if she tor. Bank Continued from Main 1 Circulation phones open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily The lift would allow more ber Ron Rasmussen said the Other recipients included TIMES-NEWS and 6 to 10 a.m. on weekends for questions “We can maybe squeeze adults to ride. foundation received more the Mini-Cassia Christmas about delivery, new subscriptions and vacation some (money) out of the city Porath said Rising Stars than 40 requests from the Council, the Filer and PUBLISHER/EDITOR stops. If you don’t receive your paper by Brad Hurd ...... 735-3255 6:30 a.m., call the number for your area budget, but like many will use the foundation’s seven-county area for this Murtaugh school districts, NEWSROOM before 10 a.m. for redelivery. towns, we don’t have $1,200 donation to build a first of two yearly competi- Twin Falls Parks and News tips before 5 p.m...... 735-3246 much,”Young said. tack shed for the donated tions. 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Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho LOCAL Friday, August 6, 2010 Main 3 5TH DISTRICT COURT NEWS TWIN FALLS COUNTY stance, possession of para- Jerome sets tentative THURSDAY ARRAIGNMENTS phernalia, released, public Courtney Wayne Rallison, 18, defender appointed, pretrial Jerome; lewd conduct with a Sept. 14. minor under 16, appearance, Ryan Quintana, 27,Buhl; bat- private counsel, preliminary tery, resisting/obstructing an Aug. 16. officer, released, public budget after debate James Byrne, 52, Hagerman; defender appointed, pretrial possession of a controlled sub- Sept. 14. stance, released, public defend- Raymond Lee Alger, 48, Twin By Amy Huddleston concerns over proposed against passing the tenta- lion from this fiscal year, er appointed, preliminary Aug. Falls; burglary and/or aiding Times-News writer funding for new city tive budget, Mayor John which ends Sept. 30. Street 16. and abetting burglary, $1,000 employees and a janitorial Shine encouraged the coun- expenditures of $4 million James Byrne, 52, Hagerman; bond, public defender appoint- JEROME — The Jerome staff position for the water- cil to pass it with the prom- this year are planned to drop possession of a controlled sub- ed, preliminary Aug. 16. City Council on Wednesday works department. ise that detailed discussions to $1.9 million, mostly due passed a tentative city budg- “We need to take care of will be scheduled to exam- to the completion of major et of a little more than $15.8 some emergency stuff ine line items more thor- construction work on South million for fiscal year 2011. instead of fluff,”Culver said. oughly. Lincoln Avenue. Heated discussion before “We have sidewalks in the The council will meet at 6 In other news Wednesday, Another sentenced in the final vote led to promises park that someone can trip p.m. Aug. 18 for further the council and Fire Chief of revision before the budget on. It s time to step up to the budget discussion. Mike Hatfield swore in goes to its first public hear- plate for the important Total planned expendi- Deputy Fire Chief Frank 4 Corners artifacts case ing on Aug. 23. Councilman things.” tures in the budget dropped Wilson and presented him Robert Culver voiced his Although Culver voted by a little less than $3 mil- with his badge. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Patterson s teary daughters — A Utah man who once accompanied him to court. bragged about taking Benson instead gave American Indian artifacts Patterson three years of from federal lands avoided probation, waiving guide- Interstate 84 Declo on-ramp closed today jail time Thursday after a lines that called for more federal judge said he decid- than a year in prison. Times-News according to an Idaho Westbound traffic will be Northwest of Boise is the ed to show leniency after Patterson apologized for Transportation Department required to enter I-84 at contractor for the $12.8 mil- reading letters from the digging up valuable relics The westbound Interstate release. Exit 211 in Heyburn or Exit lion portion of work man s two daughters. on federal lands surround- 84 on-ramp from Declo Crews will begin pulver- 208 in Burley. Eastbound between Burley and Declo, U.S. District Judge Dee ing his property outside (Exit 216) will be closed izing the existing on-ramp on- and off-ramps will part of a larger 15-mile, full- Benson said he planned to Monticello in southeast today as crews continue surface, closing the on- remain open. width interstate rehabilita- give Aubry Patterson, 57, Utah, and he promised to rehabilitation project work, ramp from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Knife River Corporation tion project. prison time but changed never do it again. his mind after reading the “I would just like to say letters, which said I m sorry for the crime I Patterson was an “amazing committed and would not Wolves father who had a hard life do it again, Patterson said Continued from Main 1 meet in two weeks to discuss fully protected. issues regarding the preda- but always “provided for us in federal court in Salt Lake Commission Chairman regional issues, he said, so Some sportsmen s groups tor. and put food on the table. City. Wayne Wright said the now wolves will be the major hadn t yet heard the ruling The ruling s only problem, meeting will now be much talking point. Thursday, but most reached Dutcher said,was that it con- shorter. He said the ruling The ruling means that by the Times-News were centrated on state lines rather left Fish and Game with lim- management of Idaho disappointed. than the overall issue of Airport ited options for managing wolves south of Interstate 90 “That s the saddest thing existing with wolves. Inspired wolves, elk and deer. reverts to special Endang- I ve ever heard,” said Ken “I think we need to let the advisory “I m disappointed; Idaho ered Species Act rules that Enslinger of Idaho Sports- wildlife services do their should be disappointed,” allow wildlife managers men for Fish and Wildlife. work but with strict board seeks Living Wright said. “We re going to some flexibility in dealing Wolf-friendly groups accountability,”Dutcher said. have to regroup and deter- with wolves that kill live- breathed a sigh of relief. “Hunting is not the answer, new member Is Getting Ready mine what the next steps will stock. The rules also allow Garrick Dutcher, program but wildlife managers need to For The Biggest be.” ranchers to kill a wolf while manager of Living With be able to eliminate problem Times-News Wolf-tag sales will be sus- it is attacking their stock Wolves in Sun Valley,said the packs.” SALE EVER pended for the time being, animals or dogs. These spe- ruling is a temporary The advisory board Wright said. Wildlife repre- cial exemptions do not reprieve, during which he Laura Lundquist may be for Joslin Field, Magic Mark sentatives from the three apply to wolves north of hopes groups can come reached at llundquist@mag- Valley Regional Airport Your Calendar states already planned to Interstate 90, which are together to clarify the real icvalley.com or 735-3376. is looking for one Twin Falls county or city resi- SALE STARTS dent to serve on the AUGUST board. 11TH Simpson Board positions are Continued from Main 1 for three years, with the SALE ENDS WHEN coming up. Speaker of the seen the bill s particulars yet board meeting for lunch House session ended. It was MORE ONLINE House Nancy Pelosi, D- and stressed that it s impor- the first Tuesday of the IT’S ALL GONE removed with last-minute WATCH U.S. Rep. Mike Calif., has summoned rep- tant to have a source for the month. UP % maneuvering, however, a Simpson talk about resentatives back to the money before putting the Duties include dis- OFF reminder for the Idaho CIEDRA and how to Capitol for a session next nation further into debt. cussing issues and ideas TO 75 Republican congressman of grow jobs. READ Capitol week in a move that s inter- He was noncommittal with the manager of the Dealers Welcome. how narrow the margin rupted their August recess. about how he ll vote but Twin Falls airport, con- Merchandise Will Be Confidential, the Times-News Restocked Nightly between a bill s passage and political blog by reporter Ben They ll have to decide the made it clear he s concerned cerning airport opera- failure can be. Botkin. fate of a $26.1 billion jobs about the level of federal tion and development. “You can never give up MAGICVALLEY.COM bill. About $10 billion would spending. Applications are due hope,” Simpson said in a flow to school districts to “These guys can t seem to by Aug. 27. To apply or meeting Thursday with the help avoid teacher layoffs. stop spending money,” he learn more, call the air- Inspired Times-News editorial mean that Simpson would The rest would help extend said. “... To call us back into port at 735-5215, ext. 0. board. “Strange things hap- become chairman of the Medicaid benefits for states, session to spend another $26 pen in legislative sessions.” House Subcommittee on where a benefit increase that billion — it s a little ridicu- Living Simpson acknowledges Interior and Environment, was part of the American lous.” Historic Downtown Twin Falls that the proposal has its which is part of the House Recovery and Reinvestment opponents, including the Appropriations Committee. Act is due to expire at the Ben Botkin may be 736-5050 Idaho Recreation Council, The subcommittee is end of the year. reached at bbotkin@magic- Mon. - Sat. 9:30am to 6pm and some will always uncom- involved with the U.S. Forest Simpson said he hasn t valley.com or 735-3238. promisingly want it to die. Service, the Bureau of Land Simpson also has high Management and the hopes for what the 2010 Interior Department, all elections will mean for the agencies that have a strong makeup of the U.S. House of role in Western issues. Representatives. There s another decision “I believe the Republicans 2010 ICE SHOW will take back the House,” Toenail Clinic Simpson said. “... I think we • Ingrown Toenails • Deformed Toenails have an opportunity to take • Infected Toenails • Toenail Trimming back the House if we don t • Painful Toenails • Toenail Surgeon blow it.” PERFORMANCE Timothy G. Tomlinson, DPM A GOP victory would 276 N. Canyon Dr. • Gooding • 934-8829 BELBIN & AGOSTO
August 7 Olympic Silver Medalists and 5x US Champions Times-News performing at the Sun Valley Ice Rink. All shows start at dusk. For tickets, seating and Golden Ticket Give Away event information, call 208.622.2135 or visit mySVfun.com Grand Prize Winner! Patti Luper 2 tickets to Las Vegas Main 4 Friday, August 6, 2010 IDAHO/WEST Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Gov.Otter OK with wide-load Residents aim to shipments; Minnick seeks delay revive skiing at LEWISTON (AP) — Gov. C.L. way at a minimum. 70 miles of the Nez Perce reservation in “Butch Otter says he is confident that “The impact to the highway probably Idaho. In early July, the tribe s govern- failed Idaho resort about 200 proposed shipments of won t be any more than a 1-ton pick- ing body passed a resolution against the oversized oil equipment along U.S. up, he said. “The weight would be the project, joining others who fear poten- Highway 12 are being properly same as any noncommercial vehicle. tial environmental and safety conse- By John Miller would be used provide reviewed for safety and environmental Adam Rush, spokesman for the quences. Associated Press writer access to most of the skiing concerns. Idaho Transportation Department, In a letter sent to Otter late last terrain on 7,700-foot West Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick says the state has yet to sign off on the month, Minnick, a Democrat, wrote BOISE — Homeowners Mountain. has asked Otter to defer state approval shipments. that residents of rural north-central at a failed central Idaho The homeowners would of the route through north-central “We re still working on a transporta- Idaho rely on U.S. 12 not only for trans- resort want to resurrect ski likely have to work out an Idaho until a “widely advertised pub- tion plan with Exxon Mobil and portation, but also for vital services and lift operations next winter agreement with the state, lic hearing has been held and the proj- ConocoPhillips, Rush told The business. He underscored the concern and are asking the state, a because the resort failed to ect “has been fully vetted. Associated Press. that approval of the shipments could bankruptcy judge and pay its $250,000 annual Otter has taken calls at the office — The agency said it held three “highly lead to 20 years of continuous loads of creditors who are owed lease for state land where and at home — from residents who publicized hearings on the shipments oversized mining materials through the hundreds of millions to go most ski runs are located, object to the shipments scheduled to in Lewiston, Moscow and Kooskia in area. along with their plan. and another payment is start later this year, the Lewiston late June, with 325 people attending. To “Does the cost of maintaining this The Tamarack Municipal due next year. Home- Tribune reports. Still, the Republican date, 469 e-mails or letters have been new shipping route outweigh the Association, which repre- owners pledged to make a governor is convinced the Idaho received commenting on the ship- potential economic benefits to the sents property owners at “substantial payment in Transportation Department and other ments. A petition opposing the ship- region and the state? Minnick asked. Tamarack Resort in exchange for a winter officials are taking heed of all relevant ment with approximately 1,700 elec- Capt. Lonnie Richardson, with the Donnelly, said they d use recreation season. concerns, including possible accidents tronic signatures was presented to Idaho State Police in Lewiston, said the some of their reserves to “That s one of the things along the pristine Lochsa River. Otter. plan is for all vehicles and loads to be initiate a four-day, Thurs- that will need to be Exxon Mobil Corp. aims to truck The Idaho Transportation inspected before each trip. They would day-through-Sunday ski resolved, said Scott equipment from the port in Lewiston Department issues fewer than 10 over- also be escorted by off-duty Idaho season starting in Peyron, a spokesman for to the Kearl Oil Sands in Alberta. sized permits annually for U.S. 12, usu- State Police officers, with negotiations December. The resort has- the homeowners who hope ConocoPhillips also plans four big ally for grain silos, boats or wind tur- in the works to make certain all costs n t had a ski season since their proposal can go equipment shipments from Lewiston bine blades. are covered by the companies, includ- mothballing the lifts in before the Idaho Land to Billings, Mont., where the company There have been no reported acci- ing wages, mileage and gasoline. March 2009. Board in September. has a refinery. dents involving oversized loads here in Otter also said there could be eco- Its majority owner,Jean- Season passes would Despite the scale of the proposed 15 years, but the Nez Perce Tribe is nomic opportunities associated with Pierre Boespflug, is trying cost $199. loads — they could weigh up to 140 among groups that have objected to the the oil equipment. to find a buyer while the A lawyer for the Idaho tons and be 170 to 210 feet long — the oil-equipment shipments. “What I m interested in is, what resort s finances are sorted Department of Land said trucks will use multiple axles to dis- The route, starting from the Snake would it take for the manufacturer to out in bankruptcy court. getting all the players on tribute the weight. Otter expects that River port of Lewiston, follows the come to Lewiston and build those com- Zurich-based Credit board and reopening the will keep potential damage to the high- Lochsa and Clearwater rivers through ponents, he said. Suisse Group is among resort, even for limited ski- dozens of creditors trying ing, likely won t be easy. to recover hundreds of mil- “All of the interested AROUND THE WEST lions in unpaid debts. parties are going to have to The homeowners said sit down and say, This IDAHO Odors that sickened depressed north-central Idaho. 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There are millions of pounds of tar balls and oil on the bottom.” — Charter boat captain Randy Boggs, of Orange Beach, Ala., after a federal report indicated only OPINION UOTABLE about a quarter of the spilled oil remains in the Gulf Q EDITORIAL Five myths about tax cuts Idaho s wolf he tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003, Tknown as the Bush tax cuts, are set to expire Dec. 31, and the fight over hunt comes to what to do is increasingly heated. Should the tax cuts expire, as some Democrats have said? Should they be an abrupt end extended, as most Republicans maintain? Or does the answer lie some- o the surprise of no one, U.S. District where in between, as the Judge Don Molloy put wolves back Obama administration, led by Treasury Secretary under federal protection on Thursday. Timothy Geithner, has That means there will be no wolf hunt- argued in recent weeks? ing seasons in Idaho or Montana this This controversy has fall.T State agencies will still be able to manage given rise to a number of wolves, including removing problem wolves impli- stubborn myths about what cated in livestock conflicts or causing unnatural extending the Bush tax cuts declines in game species. would — or wouldn t — do. It was nothing Idaho and 1. Extending the tax cuts Montana did that prompted Our view: would be a good way to the decision. Molloy, a federal stimulate the economy. For better or As a stimulus measure, a judge in Missoula, Mont., ruled one- or two-year extension that the Interior Department s worse, the has one thing going for it — removal of wolves from the future of it would be a big interven- vate borrowing rises, the fiscal picture; entitlements endangered species list in those tion and would provide at upward pressure on interest are the real problem.One two states but not in Wyoming wolves in least some boost to the rates is likely to grow even theory holds that the coun- was a political decision and Idaho once economy. But a good stimu- stronger. try s long-term budget violated the Endangered lus policy can t just be big; it 4. The Bush tax cuts are shortfall is “just” an entitle- Species Act. again will be should also offer a lot of William the main cause of the budg- ments problem, the result of Molloy said the entire wolf decided by bang for the buck. That is, Gale et deficit. rising costs associated with population in the Northern each dollar of government Although the cuts were growing Social Security rolls Rockies must either be listed or the federal spending or tax cuts should taxpayers in the top two large and drove revenue and increased health-care have the largest possible income brackets — individ- down sharply, they are not spending (via Medicare and removed as an endangered government. effect on the economy. uals earning more than the main cause of the siz- Medicaid). Republicans like species, but the protections According to the about $170,000 a year and able deficit that exists today. this idea because it plays can t be separated by state. What do Congressional Budget families earning more than In 2007,well after the tax down tax increases as a In so doing, he agreed with you think? Office and other authori- about $210,000 a year. cuts took effect, the budget potential solution. arguments by Defenders and ties, extending all of the 3. Making the tax cuts deficit stood at 1.2 percent Democrats like it because it Wildlife and 13 other environ- We welcome Bush tax cuts would have a permanent will lead to of GDP. By 2009, it had makes the recent health- mental groups that had sued to viewpoints small bang for the buck, the long-term growth. increased to 9.9 percent of care package seem like even return wolves to federal protec- equivalent of a 10- to 40- A main selling point for the economy. The Bush tax more of a triumph. tion. from our cent increase in GDP for the cuts was that, by offer- cuts didn t change between But it just isn t true. The Molloy held hearings last readers on every dollar spent. ing lower marginal tax rates 2007 and 2009, so clearly deficits we face over the 2. Allowing the high- on wages, dividends and something else is to blame. next decade reflect a funda- summer, and decided to let this and income tax cuts to expire capital gains, they would The main culprit was the mental imbalance between Montana and Idaho go ahead other issues. would hurt small business- encourage investment and recession — and the spending and revenue, one with their 2009 wolf hunts es. therefore boost economic responses it inspired. As the that goes beyond entitle- while he considered the case. One of the most common growth. But when it comes economy shrank, tax rev- ments. Based on projections Wyoming was excluded objections to letting the cuts to fostering growth, this enue plummeted. The cost by the CBO, Alan Auerbach because that state had adopted a virtually shoot- expire for those in the high- isn t the whole story. The of the bank bailouts and of the University of on-sight policy for killing wolves. est tax brackets is that it tax cuts also raised govern- stimulus packages further California at Berkeley and Will Molloy s decision stick? Probably. It s hard to would hurt small business- ment debt — and higher added to the deficit. In fact, myself, among others, even envision the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revers- es. As Sen. Orrin Hatch, R- government debt leads to an analysis by the Center on if the economy returns to ing such a ruling. Utah, recently put it, allow- higher interest rates. If esti- Budget and Policy Priorities full employment by 2014 That means the next move is Interior Secretary ing the cuts to lapse would mates of this relationship — indicates that the Bush tax and stays there for the rest amount to “a job-killing tax by former Bush Council of cuts account for only about of the decade, the continua- Ken Salazar s. He can either formally restore wolves hike on small business dur- Economic Advisers chair 25 percent of the deficit this tion of current fiscal poli- to the endangered species list or remove all protec- ing tough economic times.“ Glenn Hubbard and Federal year. cies, including the Bush tax tion. This claim is misleading. Reserve economist Eric 5. Continuing the tax cuts, would lead to a At the end of 2009, Idaho had at least 850 wolves, If, as proposed, the Bush tax Engen, and by outgoing cuts won t doom the long- national debt in the range of Montana had about 525 wolves and Wyoming had cuts are allowed to expire Office of Management and term fiscal picture; entitle- 90 percent of GDP by 2020. 320. Montana and Idaho each offered wolf hunting for the highest earners, the Budget Director Peter ments are the real prob- seasons last year, and hunters were able to kill 73 vast majority of small busi- Orszag and myself — are lem.The Bush tax cuts are William Gale is a senior and 185 wolves, respectively. nesses will be unaffected. accurate, then the tax cuts the main cause of the budg- fellow at the Brookings In 1995 and 1996, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Less than 2 percent of tax have raised the cost of mak- et deficit. Institution. He wrote this Service captured 66 wolves from Canada and returns reporting small- ing new investments. As the Continuing the tax cuts commentary for The business income are filed by economy recovers and pri- won t doom the long-term Washington Post. released them in central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park. The population had increased to about 2,000 wolves by 2009, a number that some biologists estimated would be necessary for main- taining a recovered wolf population. After the Idaho LETTERS TO THE EDITOR and Montana hunting seasons, the Northern Rockies wolf population is about 1,650, according to Credit card holder Best Buy in Twin Falls and ness? Would you continue be lifelong? Defenders of Wildlife. was not so lucky Best Buy in Idaho Falls. to support these business- So you might be asking Wolves have become an explosive issue in Idaho, The irony of it all is that es? yourself how can this be so the inevitable rebound in wolf populations will Where was Jerad not once in these establish- Synthetic marijuana is sold from a store? Why is resonate for the foreseeable future in the state s pol- Dovenmuhler when we ments was he asked for being sold at businesses in this permitted? The short needed him? I am referring identification. Tell me, is the Mini-Cassia communi- answer is there are laws itics and in Idaho s prickly relations with the federal to the young man in Twin the recession we are in so ty! Right in our town! Right that prohibit the sale, but government. Falls who found a check- bad that stores will throw where our children can get they are hard to enforce at For now, the only consolation for Idahoans is that book belonging to a lady all precaution out the win- it! Cassia Regional Medical our level. the Department of Fish and Game made the best of from Paul who was shop- dow just to make a sale? I Center has reported at least Ironically, this synthetic a dicey situation and did a creditable job in manag- ping in Twin Falls and lost a am asked for my identifica- seven cases of adverse reac- drug is already illegal in the ing Idaho s first wolf hunt. checkbook out of her purse. tion regularly when using a tions to this synthetic drug. United Kingdom, in Russia It also may have been the last. According to the letter in credit card or check, One of which the family and throughout many more the Times-News, recently for as little as $20. took their son to the emer- European countries! Our Dovenmuhler took the If stores are to continue gency room because he federal government is checkbook to the bank and being as lax as the three went into a rage and they working to make it illegal to TIMES-NEWS it was returned to the mentioned, I guess I ll have could not control him. sell, but this isn t expected owner. to quit using credit cards This synthetic drug does to happen until early 2011. Brad Hurd . . . . publisher Steve Crump . ...Opinion editor My wife and I were not so for the fear of losing them not affect people in a simi- But what in the mean- The members of the editorial board and writers of lucky. My wife was doing or change my appearance as lar manner as “normal pot.” time? What can we as a editorials are Brad Hurd, Steve Crump, Bill Bitzenburg business in a local bank and I am a little scary looking. When people use synthetic community do right now to and Mary Lou Panatopoulos. inadvertently left her bank ALLEN LEE marijuana, it affects parts protect our families and card holder at the teller s Jerome of the brain responsible for future? window but out of sight of emotions. It causes emo- My suggestion, phone the teller. The next person Synthetic marijuana is tional, even psychotic reac- the leaders of your commu- Tell us what you think at the window recognized tions! One mother I know nity — mayors, commis- opportunity when it fell in doing damage in MC said her sweet daughter was sioners, senators, prosecut- ONLINE: Register at Magicvalley.com, and respond to any of his lap. Within a little over I would like to pose a transformed into an angry ing attorneys — and tell the local opinions or stories in today s edition. three hours, this individual, question to all of you. What violent person. One ques- them you want ordinances JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Voice your opinion with local blog- a man, used a woman s would you do if drugs were tion I have is will this dam- in place to effectively halt gers: Progressive Voice and Conservative Corner on the opin- credit cards to the tune of not being sold in back alleys age their brain forever? Will the sale of this garbage! ion page at Magicvalley.com. several thousand dollars in and dark areas but rather in the chemical-emotional DAN HENDRICKS three stores — Macy s and prominent places of busi- imbalances this drug causes Heyburn
T HE LIGHTER SIDE OF POLITICS Doonesbury By Garry Trudeau Mallard Fillmore By Bruce Tinsley Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho OPINION Friday, August 6, 2010 Main 7 A Republican Deregulation got us into this recession
rospects are not was brought to you by Bush was president) and the looking too peachy deregulation. But thankfully $787 billion stimulus pro- likes Allred s Pfor Democrats this we avoided economic dislo- gram as this year s cam- election season. President cation on a scale equal to paign betes noires, are Barack Obama and Robyn the 1930s through the essentially denouncing the Democrats in Congress are Keynesian federal bailout fire hoses after the flames getting tarred by the Blumner and stimulus programs, the have been doused — flames tax proposal nation s entrenched unem- very initiatives that that they and their ideologi- ployment and the cost of regulators -hands approach Republicans are demonizing cal acolytes fanned. hen I was efforts to reverse the dam- to markets. Wall Street in the run up to the midterm What makes this all the chairman of age. I can understand the sucked up the wealth in this elections. The Utah GOP more distressing for READER Wthe Senate malaise that afflicts a nation country, hollowing out our even branded one of their America s future is that Transportation COMMENT with close to 15 million peo- productive sectors, while own “Bailout Bob” (U.S. crises are supposed to be Committee, the legislature ple unemployed and mil- bankers got drunk on risk. It Sen. Robert Bennett) and learning opportunities. We authorized a study of Dennis lions more underemployed. was only after $17 trillion in denied him a fourth term reflect on what went wrong, highway costs, and it has Hansen But the blame is being put American household wealth because he voted for the how it happened and who been over-studied exten- in the wrong place. The next was wiped out in 18 months TARP funds. most contributed to the dis- sively during the last sev- $350 per year to subsidize election should be a contest that Greenspan acknowl- If only we could do a faux aster. But polls suggest that eral years. The latest study, the heavy trucks for Idaho over which economic edged how bankrupt his replay,like in the film “It s a Americans are poised to which was just released, road maintenance. worldview — laissez-faire or views were. Wonderful Life,”and experi- elect politicians who stand shows that passenger cars Keith Allred s plan to Keynesian — turned out to Yet even after this painful ence in celluloid what would against regulation and the and pickups are paying a cut 3 cents off the state be the better one, and, on object lesson, Republicans have happened were it not stimulus. disproportionate share of gasoline tax and replace it that score, the Democrats in Congress stood nearly for government bailouts and This doesn t make sense. Idaho s highway mainte- with an increase in heavy should win. united against financial stimulus. But the closest we Voters should be rewarding nance costs compared to truck registration fees Deregulation got America reform. “This is killing an can get is when economists the worldview that proved what semi trucks are pay- seems very fair. It s a good into this mess — decades of ant with a nuclear weapon,” use empirical data to peer more successful and saved ing. starting place to bring it — the kind of laissez-faire House Republican Leader into a rearview mirror. the day, otherwise the eco- We see a great deal of equity between cars, pick- economics enacted by the John Boehner said in his According to them, it was nomic turmoil we barely rutting in the highways ups and heavy trucks clos- Chamber of Commerce, smackdown of a measure only due to government avoided may soon be upon that have heavy truck traf- er to what this study former Federal Reserve that others, including for- action that America averted us again. fic. It becomes a serious reveals. This reduction in Board Chairman Alan mer Fed Chairman Paul the “Great Depression 2.0.” safety issue, especially in gasoline tax saves me and Greenspan and Republican Volcker, thought wasn t Republicans who are Robyn Blumner is a the winter. It must be the other average drivers leaders. America barely sur- tough enough. using the TARP bailout columnist for the St. repaired. It is very costly to between $60 and $75 a vived life under their tie- So the Great Recession (passed while George W. Petersburg, Fla., Times. tear up the rutted road and year. That would pay my put down a new asphalt electricity bill for one mat. Cars and pickups do month or a few oil not cause the rutting. That changes, or fill my vehicle is done by the semi trucks, with gas a couple of times. LETTER TO THE EDITOR many of which are carry- Gov. Otter s plan is to ing excessive loads. create even a greater Republicans don t share, however, look far less our “main” need? education. In particular, A foot of concrete for unfairness for car and make the grade rosy. For decades Idaho s Republicans won t change vote for Stan Olson for road base is not needed for pickup owners. Under per pupil spending has not their minds, but we can superintendent of public a road traveled by cars and what Gov. Otter proposed Idaho s Constitution topped 47th. According to elect Democrats who con- instruction and Keith Allred pickups. But that type of two years ago to raise the states our form of govern- NCHEMS (www.highered- sistently prioritize and gen- for governor. construction is necessary state gasoline tax by 10 ment s stability depends info.org) our 2006 college- uinely support the consti- BOB SOJKA for heavy truck travel and cents, the “average driver” “mainly upon the intelli- bound rate was second to tutional mandate regarding Twin Falls it is much more expensive would pay an additional gence of the people.” last (45.7 percent). to build. $200 a year in gasoline Mainly. Not somewhat. Not Mississippi was tops (76.1 With that, it is easy for tax, plus a huge increase in sort of, but “mainly.”It percent). Yes, I said me to agree with this cur- registration fees. That is a secures that foremost need Mississippi. Using 2008 BACK TO rent study that cars and lot of money. by mandating a “thorough” data, Idaho s six-year bach- SCHOOL pickups are subsidizing It is not right and indi- system of public education. elor completion rate was SALE! the trucks for highway cates catering to a special Republicans have controlled eighth from last (43.5 per- maintenance costs. This is interest group at the ordi- Idaho s education funding cent), Mississippi s was correct and right on. nary people s expense. for decades. What s their 28th from last (51 percent). $ 00 Don t get me wrong; Let me just say from my track record regarding this Massachusetts was tops 50 trucks on our roads are years as chairman of the constitutional requirement? (69.1 percent). The national BASIC EYE EXAM! very important and much Transportation In the 2007-2008 school average was 55.9 percent. needed to transport goods Committee: Keith Allred year (the good old days), Do you really believe throughout our state and has it right. It is time to Idaho spent $6,931 per Republicans have met and BUY 1 GET 1 nation. But, the important start correcting this injus- pupil, second to last nation- are meeting your educa- FREE SALE RX issue here is that they tice. It reminds me of what ally. Average was $10,259. tional needs, or those of FRAMES & LENSES* should pay their fair share Ronald Reagan did when New York was tops ($17, your children or grandchil- *SEE STORE FOR DETAILS of the maintenance of our he saw the many injustices 173). Idaho s current budget dren, for success in the 21st road system. Keith Allred and unfairness in our fed- amputates $128.5 million century? Have Republicans has the background and eral income tax laws. He ($460 per student) from last really met the constitutional experience to work out a had the courage to change year s austere budget. requirement to recognize solution with the heavy them which benefited Things are heading south that educating ourselves is 525 Blue Lakes Blvd. • Twin Falls • 735-2244 truck industry to deter- ordinary citizens and left fast, and we already make mine the best way to us with more money in our Mississippi look good. achieve equity — that is pockets. Tom Luna s July 27 what he does for a living. “Idaho Education News” I consider myself an Dennis Hansen, a article, tried spinning this average driver, like most of Republican, represented data as not so bad, based on us. I drive a passenger Caribou, Bear Lake and isolated good outcomes. I vehicle and pickup on Franklin counties in the heartily congratulate those Idaho s highways. We Idaho Senate from 1987- marvelous professional “average drivers,”accord- 95. He was a member of teachers who manage to ing to the study s policy the Idaho Public Utilities succeed in Idaho s parsimo- option No.3, are each pay- Commission from 1995- nious educational system. ing between $300 and 2007. The data Mr. Luna didn t
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© 2010 CNH America LLC. New Holland is a registered trademark of CNH America LLC. Main 8 Friday, August 6, 2010 NATION Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Survey shows scientists THE BIG SELL-OFF ...CONTINUES... think Gulf can recover GET ‘EM WHILE THEY LAST! By Seth Borenstein and Cain Burdeau Oil spill by the numbers Associated Press writers FLOOR MODEL BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — Want to know the future of the oil-stained Gulf of 206 million 10.8 million 240 million Mexico ecosystem? Look Latest U.S. government Gallons (41 million Upper estimate of first to its muddy, polluted estimate of gallons liters) spilled gallons (908 million (780 million liters) by Exxon Valdez liters) spilled in past. spilled into Gulf in 1989 Persian Gulf War The recent ecological his- tory of the Gulf gives scien- tists reason for hope. In an extensive survey of Gulf of Mexico researchers by The Associated Press, at least 10 31,400 1.8 million 3.2 million 4,900 BLOW People Gallons Feet Vessels of them separately volun- deployed (6.8 million liters) (1.0 million m) of deployed teered the same word to of dispersant* boom** deployed describe the body of water: *Surface and sub-sea **Containment and absorbent “resilient.’’ This is buttressed by a government report that - claims that all but 53 million OUT gallons of the leaked oil from 827,000 35% 33 BP’s Deepwater Horizon Barrels of oily Highest proportion of Suspended water skimmed federal waters in the deepwater exploratory well are gone. The report Gulf closed to fishing wells in the Gulf issued Wednesday says the cleanup extracted a lot of it, © 2010 MCT NOTE: As of Aug. 3 Source: Oil Spill Intelligence Report, BP, NOAA, Department of the Interior SALE but the natural processes Graphic: Julie Sheer, Raoul Ranoa, Los Angeles Times that break up, evaporate and dissolve oil took care of 84 might, then I think the sys- Yet the Gulf’s water is million gallons — more than tem may bounce back soon- warm, which is good for twice the amount human er than expected,’’said Brian microbes that eat oil. The FLOOR SAMPLES! efforts removed. Crother, a Southeastern currents and drainage are At the same time, more Louisiana University wet- right to flush and dilute progress was made in sealing lands biologist. tainted water. And the Gulf OVERSTOCKS! the well for good as BP fin- But nothing about the has long been exposed to ished pumping cement into Gulf is simple. Just as often natural gas, oil and a host of it on Thursday. as scientists use the word other contaminants. ONE OF A KINDS! The Gulf’s impressive “resilient,’’ they use the While BP’s well dumped self-cleanup makes sense word “stress.’’ 172 million gallons into the DISCONTINUEDS! given its history and make- “The Gulf of Mexico has Gulf over three months, the up. The Gulf regularly been fairly resilient, but it’s muddy Mississippi brings in absorbs environmental been under stress,’’ Michael 198 million gallons of water insults: overfishing, trawlers Carron, director of the — replete with urban and PRICES raking sea floors, frequent Northern Gulf Institute, said farm runoff — every minute. hurricanes. And then there’s as he steered his boat around The National Research the dead zone, an area the Bay St. Louis waters. Council estimates that 41 starved of oxygen because In the survey, which was million gallons a year of oil SLASHED 40 percent of America’s sent to scientists through naturally seep into the Gulf runoff pours from the several research institutions from below. Mississippi River into the and scientific societies, sea A thriving microbial Gulf. turtles, manatees, wetlands ecosystem has developed to TO SELL And yet the Gulf remains and water quality hovered consume the oil. America’s most biologically around or below the failing “The Gulf has been diverse place, with 15,419 point. Doing well were immunized many times by species. It is the nation’s beaches and birds, including environmental insults,’’said FAST! buffet of life as well as its gas the once-endangered brown Larry McKinney, director of station and septic tank. pelican, Louisiana’s state a Gulf research center at It’s too soon to know the bird. Texas A&M University full effects of the BP disaster. While others are opti- Corpus Christi. “Because of SAVE But to get a sense of where mistic, Jeremy Jackson, that resilience we see here — the Gulf has been and where director of the Center for and not in other places — it Living Rooms it’s going,the AP surveyed 75 Marine Biodiversity and also may be the best place’’ scientists about the health of Conservation at the Scripps to cope with a gigantic spill. Fine Leather the Gulf of Mexico before Institution of It’s still early in damage the spill. On a 0-to-100 Oceanography, is worried. assessments, but so far Dining Rooms scale, the scientists graded “You have an ecosystem about 600 miles of coast has Bedrooms its general health a 71 on that’s already severely been fouled with oil. The average. That’s a respectable stressed, then you add this official government death Mattress Sets C, considering 100 would be major disturbance,’’he said. toll so far: 3,606 birds, 508 considered pristine and “We’re going to pay for our endangered sea turtles and Recliners untouched by civilization. sins double-time because 67 marine mammals. More “If having a strong system we’ve neglected the envi- than 2,100 birds, turtles and Sleep Sofas in place pre-spill makes a ronment of the northern marine mammals have been Dinette Sets difference, and I think it Gulf so badly for so long.’’ found oiled, but alive. HUGE REMNANT TV Cabinets CARPETING Accent Tables Kagan is Medicare fund will last SAVINGS Curio Cabinets confirmed Accessories extra 12 years — maybe Lamps Lamps By Noam N. Levey report underscored Medi- & more to Supreme Tribune Washington Bureau care’s improved health. “It is going to be more secure for Court seat WASHINGTON — Social our seniors and it’s going to Security and Medicare con- be there for future genera- Tribune Washington Bureau tinue to face grave financial tions because of the changes SOME ITEMS challenges even though the we made,’’he said. WASHINGTON — The new health care law may pro- But the outlook for Senate confirmed Elena vide added stability to the Medicare is still extremely NEAR, AT Kagan as the 112th justice two massive programs, cloudy, according to budget of the U.S. Supreme Court according to the govern- experts, including the pro- OR EVEN Thursday, creating a his- ment’s annual review. gram’s chief actuary, Richard toric, liberal, three- This year, for the first time S. Foster. woman bloc likely to vote since 1983, Social Security is As a result of the new BELOW together much of the time. projected to pay out more in health care law, Medicare, But the 63-37 vote sug- benefits than it collects in which provides health insur- gested that the bitter par- taxes. ance to more than 45 million tisan divide that has And Medicare confronts a mostly older Americans, will COST! plagued legislative efforts new test as the health care undergo significant changes on Capitol Hill is increas- law envisions using billions in coming years that many ingly infecting the high of dollars of projected sav- experts believe will make it court nomination process. ings over the next decade to more efficient. Kagan, the daughter of a expand medical coverage for The health care law does tenants’ lawyer and a younger Americans. not guarantee that the pro- HUGE SAVINGS teacher who was raised in The report, released gram will be able to keep all New York City’s Upper Thursday by the Social the anticipated savings, ON POPULAR BRANDS! West Side, worked in the Security and Medicare however. That means that FRIGIDAIRE NATUZZI KLAUSSNER Clinton White House and trustees, estimated that the unless Congress finds more INTERMOUNTAIN ENGLAND UNITED headed the faculty at Social Security trust fund money, Medicare could run NEW CLASSICS FURNITURE TRADITIONS Harvard Law School used to pay retiree benefits out of funds much more before joining the Obama will remain solvent until quickly than Thursday’s STYLECRAFT & MANY OTHERS administration as its advo- 2037,the same outlook as last report predicts. cate before the Supreme year. And it predicted that “It sounds like Medicare is The Largest Furniture, Appliance & Floor Covering Store In Magic Valley Court. She watched the the Medicare fund covering in much better shape than it Senate proceedings with hospital services for the eld- is,’’ cautioned Robert Bixby, her colleagues at the solic- erly, which government offi- executive director of the itor general’s office. cials last year said would run Concord Coalition, a non- Only five Republicans out of money in 2017, could partisan budget watchdog crossed party lines to sup- now stay in the black until group. port Kagan, four fewer 2029. Bixby pointed to the fun- than those who last year Senior administration damental problem of using 201 MAIN AVENUE EAST voted to confirm Justice officials and Democrats on Medicare savings to expand Sonia Sotomayor. As a Capitol Hill hailed that as coverage. “You can’t spend TWIN FALLS, ID 208 733 1421 result, the tally in Kagan’s validation of what House the same money twice,’’ he ~ OPEN: MON thru SAT 10 7 SUN 12 5 ~ favor ranks among the Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- said. “And since all that lowest among justices in Calif., called the “remarkable money is used for something *Discounts are off original prices which may or may not have resulted in prior sales. Interim recent history despite sup- impact of health reform.’’ else, it won’t be available to discounts may have been taken. Ask for details about our additional discount. All items subject to port from some prominent Speaking at a fundraiser in pay Medicare benefits. We prior sale. Quantities limited. No refunds, no returns and no cancellations. ALL SALES FINAL. Pictures are for illustration purposes only. Not responsible for typographical errors. See stores for details. legal conservatives. Illinois, Obama said the new are basically no better off.’’ ALL AT ONCE General Motors CEO plans to roll out stock, Business 2 B Stocks and commodities, Business 2 / Comics, Business 3 / Community, Business 4 / Obituaries, Business 5 Dow Jones Industrial ▼ 5.45 | Nasdaq composite ▼ 10.51 | S&P 500 ▼ 1.43 | Russell 2000 ▼ 7.89 Business FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2010 BUSINESS EDITOR JOSH PALMER: 735-3231 [email protected] In an uncertain economy, shoppers stay choosy Government expected to release mediocre jobs report today
The Associated Press Centers based on results from 31 chains, its snapshot of the nation’s job market was the fourth straight month of weak for July, and no one expects anything With the economy only limping retail numbers. For the most part, strong.Private companies are expected along, Americans are once again being economists were disappointed. to have added 90,000 jobs for the choosy at stores, many of them buying Without more jobs, Americans are month, not nearly enough for healthy only at deep discounts because they likely to remain cautious with their economic growth. can’t shake uncertainty about their spending, restraining the economic The overall figure is expected to jobs. rebound, they said. But without more show a loss of 65,000 jobs for July, Retailers around the country posted spending, companies will likely be because of the end of temporary posi- a sales increase of just 2.8 percent for slow to hire. tions with the U.S. Census Bureau. July over a year earlier — and at that “To break out of this, we need both Unemployment is not expected to time, the economy looked much employment and consumption to budge much from its current 9.5 per- AP file photo bleaker than it does today. come up together,’’said Nigel Gault, an cent, and may actually rise. A customer carries her purchase from a Victoria's Secret store in The July figure, released Thursday by economist at IHS Global Insight. Flowood, Miss., last year. Retailers around the country posted a sales ECONOMY the International Council of Shopping Today, the government will release See , Business 2 increase of 2.8 percent for July over a year earlier. FCC abandons Beautifying businesses efforts at net neutrality compromise By Joelle Tessler Verizon and Google Associated Press writer expect to unveil their pro- posal within days and WASHINGTON — hope it will provide a Federal regulators are framework for net neutral- abandoning efforts to ity legislation in Congress, negotiate a compromise said several people briefed on so-called “network on the negotiations neutrality’’ rules intended between the companies. to ensure that phone and They spoke on condition cable TV companies can- of anonymity because the not discriminate against talks were confidential. Internet traffic traveling But according to one over their broadband lines. person close to the FCC The announcement talks, the deal also under- Thursday by the Federal mined the discussions Communications Comm- taking place at the FCC. ission ends weeks of FCC- This person said FCC offi- brokered talks to reach an cials fear that the proposal agreement on the thorny from Google and Verizon Photos by DREW GODLESKI/Times-News issue among a handful of does not do enough to pre- Ornamental grasses play an important part in Anchor Bistro’s landscaping. big phone, cable TV and vent phone and cable Internet companies. And it companies from using comes as two big compa- their control over broad- nies that have been taking band connections to Some go out of the way to create landscapes that stand out part in those talks — become online gatekeep- Verizon Communications ers. FCC Chairman Julius By Melissa Davlin circumstances, such as lot Inc. and Google Inc. — try Genachowski is seeking to Times-News writer size and whether the land- to hammer out their own adopt rules that would scaping is part of a new build separate proposal on how require phone and cable People come to Anchor or remodel. Most businesses broadband providers companies to give equal Bistro and Bar for pub food must maintain a landscaped should treat Internet traf- treatment to all broadband and music. But outside, it’s strip between the sidewalk fic. traffic. the landscaping that turns and lot, and at least 50 per- heads. cent of the plants must be Tall ornamental grasses evergreen trees, according to adorn the beds surrounding city code. Utah officials say Adobe Anchor Bistro’s tiki-torched There are exceptions to outdoor patio, giving the those rules, and business area a casual beachy feel owners can submit alterna- investment is a big deal while blocking wind and tive landscape plans for the traffic noise from diners. planning and zoning com- By Paul Foy of a prominent Utah The look has inspired mission’s approval. Associated Press writer banker. passers-by to ask Moss While some businesses “We’ll look back at this Greenhouse about replicat- splurge on landscaping, oth- SALT LAKE CITY — as a real tipping point,’’ ing the look in their own ers avoid planting anything Utah officials heralded a added Jeff Edwards, presi- gardens. at all. The disparity between major investment by soft- dent and CEO of the It’s a scene Bob Maloney, those businesses stands out ware company Adobe Economic Development co-owner of the year-old on Main Avenue in Twin Systems Inc.as a sign that a Corporation of Utah, business, can be proud of. Falls. On the 100 and 200 state that produces many which recruits major com- When many Twin Falls blocks of Main Avenue East, early computer innova- panies. businesses stick to the bare lush garden beds add color to tions is finally amassing Herbert seized on minimum landscaping the sidewalks and baskets jobs, talent and Fortune Adobe’s announcement requirements defined in the hang outside most busi- 500 operations instead of Thursday that it will build city code, business owners nesses. exporting startups through a $100 million campus and who think outside the Businesses on main roads in Twin Falls are required to maintain land- Across Shoshone on Main corporate mergers. add 1,000 jobs to brag that shrub-filled box create scape, but have a lot of freedom within those guidelines. Avenue West, though, few “This is a watershed Utah is leading the nation’s landscapes that stand out. businesses take advantage of moment for Utah,’’ said economic recovery. Other Renee Carraway, zoning arterials — main roads like required to maintain land- the available garden beds. Spencer P. Eccles, execu- recent arrivals are Twitter and development manager Blue Lakes Boulevard, scaping on frontages next to While a few have flowers or tive director of Gov. Gary Inc. and eBay Inc., which for the city of Twin Falls, Addison Avenue and the road. There are different Herbert’s economic devel- plan to build huge data said businesses on gateway Kimberly Road — are requirements for different See LANDSCAPE, Business 2 opment office and the son centers in Utah. Opportunity knocks: Mortgage rates dip below 4% on 15-year loans By Alan Zibel decades.For those who can qualify, fixed mortgage compared with a pered the housing industry. And last week, according to mortgage Associated Press writer it’s the chance to pay off a home in more traditional 30-year loan. fewer people are also in position to company Freddie Mac. That’s the half the time while saving tens of “That’s not what most people refinance, because low real estate lowest on records the company has WASHINGTON — A plunge in thousands of dollars — if not more. need right now. They need lower prices have left many with little kept since 1991. The average rate mortgage rates is giving home- But the lower rates on short- payments,’’ said Leif Thomsen, equity in their homes. Many peo- for a 30-year fixed loan fell to owners a rare opportunity to lock term loans are not likely to ignite CEO of Walpole, Mass.-based ple who would qualify have already 4.49 percent. Rates haven’t been in a 15-year fixed-rate loan for less the refinancing market. Most peo- lender Mortgage Master Inc. refinanced in the past year. that low since the 1950s, when than 4 percent. ple can’t afford the higher month- High unemployment, slow job The average rate on the 15-year longer-term mortgages typically Rates haven’t dipped this low in ly payments required by a 15-year growth and tight credit have ham- fixed loan dropped to 3.95 percent lasted 20 to 25 years.
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Today in business Labor Department releases July employment report. Business 2 Friday, August 6, 2010 BUSINESS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho MARKET SUMMARY YESTERDAY ON WALL STREET NEW YORK (AP) — A surprisingly poor signal NYSE AMEX NASDAQ 11,500 August 5, 2010 on the jobs market sent stocks slightly lower MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) &QY,QPGU 11,000 Thursday as investors remained worried Name Vol(00) Last Chg Name Vol(00) Last Chg Name Vol(00) Last Chg KPFWUVTKCNU 10,500 about a lack of hiring. Citigrp 1743507 4.10 -.04 LibertyAcq 39092 10.34 -.10 Microsoft 643749 25.37 -.36 The modest drop came after the Labor S&P500ETF1214799 112.85 -.12 LibAcq wt 28263 1.40 -.20 Intel 441557 20.67 -.06 10,000 -5.45 Department said first-time claims for unem- BkofAm 1088753 14.02 -.17 GoldStr g 23584 4.26 -.08 SiriusXM 352853 1.06 ... 9,500 Pfizer 730891 16.19 -.25 AmO&G 22131 7.68 -.05 NewsCpA 351206 14.35 +.50 10,674.98 A M J J A ployment benefits rose unexpectedly last SprintNex 512947 4.52 -.07 NwGold g 20293 5.52 +.38 PwShs QQQ339066 46.83 -.11 week. Pct. change from previous: -0.05% High 10,679.75 Low 10,612.85 Investors tried to muster a late-day rally, GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) but there wasn't enough momentum to Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg August 5, 2010 2,800 push the Dow Jones industrial average back NACCO 111.12 +20.03 +22.0 OrienPap n 5.60 +.55 +10.9 Affymax 8.13 +1.70 +26.4 2,600 Regis Cp 18.30 +2.66 +17.0 NwGold g 5.52 +.38 +7.4 NthValB 2.33 +.40 +20.9 0CUFCS into positive territory. The Dow closed down NStarRlt 3.81 +.50 +15.1 Tofutti 3.03 +.20 +7.1 ReadgIntB 7.77 +1.25 +19.2 2,400 5 points after dropping as much as 68 LizClaib 5.68 +.69 +13.8 InvCapHld 3.22 +.21 +7.0 Atmel 6.16 +.97 +18.7 EQORQUKVG 2,200 points earlier in the day. Broader indexes KratonPP n 27.15 +3.10 +12.9 Barnwell 3.20 +.20 +6.7 FuelSysSol 34.83 +5.28 +17.9 -10.51 2,000 also fell modestly. LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) 1,800 Trading volume on the New York Stock 2,293.06 A M J J A Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Exchange fell to its second-lowest level of SandRdge 5.20 -.87 -14.3 EstnLtCap 3.65 -.85 -18.9 PacerIntl 6.49 -2.21 -25.4 Pct. change from previous: -0.46% High2,298.86 Low 2,281.68 the year as many traders avoid the market Reddy Ice 2.97 -.48 -13.9 HeraldNB 2.39 -.46 -16.1 RepBncp 19.27 -6.34 -24.8 altogether. TetraTech 9.12 -1.31 -12.6 Metalico 4.06 -.31 -7.1 LincEdSv 16.30 -4.32 -21.0 1,400 The Labor Department said initial claims for ar AvisBudg 10.92 -1.43 -11.6 Cohen&Co 5.58 -.42 -7.0 TFS Fncl 10.05 -2.39 -19.2 August 5, 2010 Manulife g 13.95 -1.81 -11.5 NeoStem 2.03 -.12 -5.6 Gibraltar 9.25 -2.13 -18.7 1,300 unemployment benefits jumped to 479,000 5VCPFCTF 1,200 last week from a 460,000 a week earlier. DIARY DIARY DIARY 2QQT¶U 1,100 Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had 1,000 Advanced 1,287 Advanced 216 Advanced 880 forecast new claims would fall modestly. 900 Declined 1,758 Declined 248 Declined 1,745 -1.43 The high unemployment rate in the U.S. Unchanged 111 Unchanged 52 Unchanged 131 800 Total issues 3,156 Total issues 516 Total issues 2,756 1,125.81 A M J J A remains one of the biggest worries for New Highs 248 New Highs 23 New Highs 53 investors. The surprise jump in claims last Pct. change from previous: -0.13% High 1,126.56 Low 1,118.81 New Lows 19 New Lows 4 New Lows 30 week suggests that employers are still reluc- Volume 3,727,796,519 Volume 69,564,171 Volume 1,752,731,841 SOURCE: SunGard AP tant to create jobs.
INDEXES 11,258.01 9,116.52 Dow Jones Industrials 10,674.98 -5.45 -.05 +2.37 +15.33 COMMODITIES REPORT 4,812.87 3,546.48 Dow Jones Transportation 4,491.63 -15.57 -.35 +9.56 +24.59 without notice. Producers desiring more recent price information 408.57 346.95 Dow Jones Utilities 392.63 +.10 +.03 -1.35 +6.79 C LOSING FUTURES should contact dealers. L IVESTOCK 7,743.74 6,338.09 NYSE Composite 7,174.27 -7.87 -.11 -.15 +10.07 Pintos, no quote, new crop great northerns, no quote 1,994.20 1,631.95 Amex Index 1,939.21 -13.29 -.68 +6.26 +14.34 pinks, no quote, new crop small reds, no quote, new crop. Mon Commodity High Low CloseChange Prices are given by Rangens in Buhl. Prices current Aug. 4. JEROME — Producers Livestock Marketing Association in Jerome 2,535.28 1,929.64 Nasdaq Composite 2,293.06 -10.51 -.46 +1.05 +16.21 Aug Live cattle 93.80 92.85 92.90 - .25 Other Idaho bean prices are collected weekly by Bean Market reports the following prices from the dairy sale held Wednesday, 1,219.80 978.51 S&P 500 1,125.81 -1.43 -.13 +.96 +12.91 Oct Live cattle 96.95 96.15 96.28 + .50 News, U.S. Department of Agriculture Pintos, $28-$29 Aug. 4. Aug Feeder cattle 113.23 112.50 112.70 - .90 12,847.91 10,079.36 Wilshire 5000 11,797.93 -29.58 -.25 +2.16 +14.89 great northerns, not established small whites, not estab- Top springer: $1,500 head Sep Feeder cattle 113.50 112.65 112.68 - .125 lished pinks, Ltd. $30 small reds, Ltd. $30. Quotes current Top 10 springers: $1,460 head 745.95 546.96 Russell 2000 655.07 -7.89 -1.19 +4.75 +17.48 Oct Feeder cattle 114.18 113.45 113.50 - 1.38 Aug. 4. Top 50 springers: $1,370 head Aug Lean hogs 87.20 86.50 86.80 - .20 Top 150 springers: $1,210 head Oct Lean hogs 79.30 78.50 78.95 + .03 Fresh heifers: $1,000-$1,400 head STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST Aug Pork belly 114.00 xxx.xx 114.00 + 4.50 G RAINS Open heifers: 300 to 400 lbs., $108-$133 400 to 500 Sep Pork belly 104.00 xxx.xx 104.00 + 2.00 lbs., $133-$137 500 to 600 lbs., $134-$137 600 to 700 AlliantEgy 1.58 43 34.94 -.11 +15.5 Kaman .56 21 23.50 +.05 +1.8 Sep Wheat 729.00 708.00 725.75 + 45.75 lbs., $90-$126 700 to 900 lbs., $105-$125 Dec Wheat 758.00 734.00 755.50 + 45.75 Started heifer calves: $350-$380 head AlliantTch ... 8 69.12 +2.87 -21.7 Keycorp .04 ... 8.46 -.02 +52.4 Sep KC Wheat 731.00 705.00 726.50 + 41.50 Valley Grains AmCasino .42 ... 14.99 -.19 -1.6 LeeEnt ... 5 2.96 -.08 -14.7 Dec KC Wheat 746.00 722.00 743.25 + 41.50 Prices for wheat per bushel: mixed grain, oats, corn and beans TWIN FALLS -Twin Falls Livestock Commission Co. reports the fol- Aon Corp .60 15 38.02 +.29 -.8 MicronT ... 5 7.70 +.06 -27.1 Sep MPS Wheat 736.75 695.00 732.00+ 35.00 per hundred weight. Prices subject to change without notice. lowing prices from the livestock sale held Wednesday, Aug. 4. Dec MPS Wheat 750.00 708.00 745.25+ 34.50 BallardPw ...... 1.72 +.02 -9.0 OfficeMax ... 23 12.90 -.24 +1.7 Soft white wheat, ask barley, $6.70 oats, $5.80 Steers: under 400 lbs., $130-$147 400 to 500 lbs., $122.50- Sep Corn 401.00 393.00 400.25 + 10.75 corn, $7.30 (15 percent moisture). Prices are given by Rangens in $136.50 500 to 600 lbs., $112-$119 600 to 700 lbs., $108- BkofAm .04 93 14.02 -.17 -6.9 RockTen .60 14 54.26 +.80 +7.6 Dec Corn 416.50 407.00 415.00 + 11.00 Buhl. Prices current Aug. 4. $115.75 700 to 800 lbs., $106-$112 over 800 lbs., $92.25-$106 ConAgra .80 14 22.72 -.11 -1.4 Sensient .80 15 29.41 -.33 +11.8 Aug Soybeans 1064.00 1052.50 1053.00 - .50 Barley, $6.75 (48-lb. minimum) spot delivery in Gooding: corn, Heifers: under 400 lbs., $125-$137400 to 500 lbs., $106-$129.50 Sep Soybeans 1034.50 1027.00 1029.25 + 6.50 Costco .82 20 56.46 -.94 -4.6 SkyWest .16 9 12.40 -.12 -26.7 no quote (Twin Falls only). Prices quoted by JD Heiskell. Prices 500 to 600 lbs., $103-$121 600 to 700 lbs., $100-$106 Jul BFP Milk 14.98 14.93 14.98 + .06 current Aug. 4. 700 to 800 lbs., $99-$105.50 over 800 lbs., $94-$103 Diebold 1.08 30 29.00 -.29 +1.9 Teradyn ... 12 11.15 +.04 +3.9 Aug BFP Milk 15.17 15.08 15.14 + .01 Commercial/utility cows: $50-$66 DukeEngy .98f 13 17.41 +.04 +1.2 Tuppwre 1.00 12 40.89 +.38 -12.2 Sep BFP Milk 14.89 14.78 14.78 - .07 POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Farm Bureau Intermountain Canners/cutters: $35-$49 Oct BFP Milk 14.70 14.63 14.65 - .01 Heiferetts: $69-$79 DukeRlty .68 ... 12.19 -.15 +.2 US Bancrp .20 17 23.68 -.25 +5.2 Nov BFP Milk 14.65 14.55 14.55 - .11 Grain Report for Thursday, August 05. POCATELLO — White wheat 5.50 (up 37) 11.5 percent Butcher bulls: $64-$76.50 Fastenal .84f 35 51.22 +.11 +23.0 Valhi .40 ... 15.33 +.39 +9.7 Oct Sugar 18.96 17.95 18.88 + .29 Feeder bulls: $57.50-$69 Heinz 1.80f 17 45.43 -.45 +6.2 WalMart 1.21 14 51.62 +.02 -3.4 Mar Sugar 18.47 17.48 18.26 + .23 winter 5.25 (up 9) 14 percent spring 6.28 (up 1) barley 6.25 No Saturday sale, July 31 Sep B-Pound 1.5961 1.5853 1.5890 - .0051 (steady) HewlettP .32 13 46.35 -.42 -10.0 WashFed .20 94 16.88 -.41 -12.7 Dec B-Pound 1.5950 1.5855 1.5855 - .0078 BURLEY — White wheat 5.34 (up 9) 11.5 percent winter 5.83 (up HomeDp .95 17 28.71 -.01 -.8 WellsFargo .20 11 27.88 -.05 +3.3 Sep J-Yen 1.1723 1.1579 1.1593 - .0054 59) 14 percent spring 6.66 (up 56) Barley 6.00 (steady) M ETALS/MONEY Idacorp 1.20 14 36.10 +.11 +13.0 ZionBcp .04 ... 22.11 -.51 +72.3 Dec J-Yen 1.1732 1.1594 1.1606 - .0052 Sep Euro-currency 1.3239 1.3129 1.3165- .0066 OGDEN — White wheat 5.75 (up 50) 11.5 percent winter 5.92 (up 49) 14 percent spring 6.90 (up 51) Barley 6.10 (up 5) Dec Euro-currency 1.3224 1.3125 1.3156- .0069 By The Associated Press Sep Canada dollar .9836 .9731 .9823+ .0055 PORTLAND — White wheat 6.53 (up 43) 11 percent Selected world gold prices, Thursday. HOW TO READ THE REPORT Dec Canada dollar .9816 .9715 .9800+ .0049 winter n/a 14 percent spring n/a corn 178.75-185.00 (up London morning fixing: $1195.50 off $4.00. Sep U.S. Dollar 81.22 80.60 81.05 + .36 .50 to 1.00) London afternoon fixing: $1192.50 off $7.00. Aug Comex gold 1203.0 1186.3 1194.9 + 9.7 NAMPA — White wheat cwt 9.70 (up 78) bushel 5.82 (up 47) NY Handy & Harman: $1192.50 off $7.00. Stock Footnotes: cc – PE greater than 99. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. d – New 52-wk low Oct Comex gold 1203.9 1185.8 1194.9 + 8.8 NY Handy & Harman fabricated: $1287.90 off $7.56. during trading day. g – Dividend in Canadian $. Stock price in U.S.$. n – New issue in Sep Comex silver 18.70 18.23 18.31 - .11 NY Engelhard: $1195.18 off $7.01. Dec Comex silver 18.75 18.29 18.37 - .11 NY Engelhard fabricated: $1284.82 off $7.53. past 52 wks. q – Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. s – Split or stock dividend of Sep Treasury bond 128.3 127.2 127.3 - 0.2 C HEESE 25 pct or more in last 52 wks. Div begins with date of split or stock dividend. u – New 52- NY Merc. gold July Thu. $1197.20 up $3.50. Dec Treasury bond 127.1 126.2 126.2 - 0.2 NY HSBC Bank USA 4 p.m. Thu. $1196.00 up $1.00. wk high during trading day. v – Trading halted on primary market. Unless noted, dividend Sep Coffee 171.70 167.60 169.75 + 3.10 rates are annual disbursements based on last declaration. pf – Preferred. pp – Holder Dec Coffee xxx.xx xxx.xx 170.85 + 3.20 Sep Cocoa 2325 2270 2294 + 35 Cheddar cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu. owes installment(s) of purchase price. rt – Rights. un – Units. wd – When distributed. wi – Barrels: $1.5625, + .0025: Blocks: $1.6025, nc Aluminum -$0.9980 per lb., London Metal Exch. When issued. wt – Warrants. ww – With warrants. xw – Without warrants. Dec Cocoa 2202 2155 2177 + 25 Oct Cotton xx.xx xx.xx 79.47 - .33 Copper -$3.3428 Cathode full plate, LME. Dividend Footnotes: a – Also extra or extras. b – Annual rate plus stock dividend. c – Dec Cotton 85.00 83.94 84.00 - .51 P OTATOES Copper $3.3505 N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Liquidating dividend. e – Declared or paid in preceding 12 mos. f – Annual rate, increased Sep Crude oil 82.97 81.62 82.48 - .07 Lead - $2182.50 metric ton, London Metal Exch. on last declaration. i – Declared or paid after stock dividend or split. j – Paid this year, divi- Zinc - $0.9402 per lb., London Metal Exch. Aug Unleaded gas 2.1980 2.1607 2.1780 - .0155 Silver - $18.350 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). dend omitted, deferred or no action taken at last meeting. k – Declared or paid this year, Aug Heating oil 2.2088 2.1800 2.2036+ .0036 Silver - $18.308 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu. accumulative issue with dividends in arrears. m – Annual rate, reduced on last declara- Sep Natural gas 4.756 4.632 4.736 + .097 Platinum -$1577.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract). tion. p – Init div, annual rate unknown. r – Declared or paid in preceding 12 mos plus Quotations from Sinclair & Co. CHICAGO (AP) — USDA — Major potato markets FOB shipping Platinum -$1572.50 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu. stock dividend. t – Paid in stock in last 12 mos, estimated cash value on ex-dividend or 733-6013 or (800) 635-0821 points Wednesday. n.q.-not quoted, n.a.-not available r-revised distribution date. x – Ex-dividend or ex-rights. y – Ex-dividend and sales in full. z – Sales Russet Burbanks Idaho 50-lb cartons 70 count 13.50: 100 count in full. vj – In bankruptcy or receivership or being reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act, B EANS 8.00-9.00. NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency exchange rates Thursday, com- or securities assumed by such companies. Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A) 5.50-6.25. pared with late Wednesday in New York: • Most active stocks above must be worth $1 and gainers/losers $2. Russet Norkotahs Washington 50-lb cartons 70 count 14.00: 100 Dollar vs: Exch. Rate Pvs Day count 10.00. Yen 85.87 86.24 Mutual Fund Footnotes: e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n - Valley Beans Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A) 6.00-6.50. Euro $1.3179 $1.3172 No-load fund. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or con- Prices are net to growers, 100 pounds, U.S. No. 1 beans, less Pound $1.5878 $1.5898 tingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r. x – Ex- Idaho bean tax and storage charges. Prices subject to change cash dividend. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial. Get more stocks and commodities information online at Magicvalley.com/business/ Fannie Mae Economy sees improving GM CEO expects to Continued from Business 1 at Decision Economics, “With limited hiring by wrote in a note to clients the private sector, it is that an “unyielding flow of quarterly results becoming increasingly dif- layoffs suggests employ- ficult for the recovery to be ers are still not comfortable WASHINGTON (AP) _ sell all stock in 1 batch sustained, said Andrew with the size of their staffs. Fannie Mae is asking for less Gledhill, an economist at And the with job market money from the govern- TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. bought cars from rivals. near future. Moody s Economy.com. still looking shaky, ment, a sign that the cost to (AP) — Eager to get out Even though GM has cut GM spokesmen later The stock market fin- Americans are in no mood taxpayers for bailing out the from under government costs, changed leadership, said the decision on how ished just about flat a day to spend freely. mortgage giant could be bil- control, GM expects to sell and reported its first quar- much equity to sell will be ahead of the jobs report. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. lions lower than once its stock in one swoop when terly profit since 2007, the made by current stock- In a reminder of how and American Eagle thought. it offers shares to the public resentment will linger as holders, the U.S. and weak the job market is, the Outfitters Inc., clothing The government-con- sometime later this year, its long as taxpayers have a Canadian governments, a government said Thursday stores that cater to trolled company said CEO said Thursday. 61 percent stake in the United Auto Workers that first-time claims for teenagers, are already Thursday it has now set Some experts had company. health care trust and for- unemployment benefits offering generous dis- aside enough money to expected General Motors “We want the govern- mer bondholders. rose last week to their high- counts on jeans for back- cover the majority of losses Co. to sell only a partial ment out. Period, Whitacre said the com- est level in four months. to-school shoppers. stemming from bad loans stake at first, followed by Whitacre said. “We don t pany could have a success- Claims rose by 19,000 to Stores for teens were made from 2005 through several smaller sales, but Ed want to be known as ful IPO sometime after GM a seasonally adjusted among the worst perform- 2008. It requested $1.5 bil- Whitacre told reporters at Government Motors. reports second-quarter 479,000. Analysts had ers in July. Winners for the lion in additional taxpayer an auto conference Although Whitacre earnings next week. The expected a small drop. month included Costco aid after posting the best Thursday, “Our anticipa- wouldn t say when GM earnings numbers, he said, Claims have now risen Wholesale Corp., which quarterly results since the tion is we d roll it out there wants to sell the stock or would be impressive. GM s twice in the past three offers big bulk discounts, company was put under all at once. when it would file paper- business already looks weeks. and department store federal control in September Ever since the Obama work with regulators to healthier. It reported a net Economists closely Macy s Inc. Even there, 2008. administration gave the start the official process, he income of $865 million in watch initial jobless claims though, shoppers are picky. Fannie Mae said automaker a $50 billion repeatedly said GM wants the first quarter. because they are consid- “I m buying things that I Thursday that it lost $3.13 dollar survival loan last the sale as soon as possible. “You d have to say our ered a gauge of the pace of need now, said Mia billion, or 55 cents per share, year, many drivers have The paperwork, he said, future is pretty bright, layoffs and an indication of Crawford, a freelance lan- in the April-to-June period. scorned the company and would be submitted in the Whitacre said. employers willingness to guage interpreter who was hire. And even at a time browsing at Macy s when profits are coming Manhattan flagship store back,businesses aren t very Thursday. “I don t see the willing. economy getting better. I Landscape Pierre Ellis, an economist feel worse off. Continued from Business 1 beautiful downtowns she had ever shrubs, most are bare. On the 200 seen. block of Main Avenue West, plant Still, it s hard for Lent to see other containers are more likely to contain business owners neglect their plots. cigarette butts than blooms. “It doesn t take that much,” he Auction Randy Lent, owner of Randy s said, especially if every business Jewelry on Main Street East, started owner contributes a little. sprucing up the beds around his Moss Greenhouse manager Becky business about three years ago. Marshall, whose business sells hang- Calendar “I got tired of standing out front ing baskets to downtown business and looking at dirt,” he said. owners,said the lack of flowers stands Through August 12, 2010 Lent arrives downtown about 6 out, especially now that fewer busi- a.m.every morning to take care of the nesses are sponsoring the baskets. MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 6:00PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 4:00PM plants, and has spent more than “It just bums me out — not just the General AuctionTwin Falls,ID Valentine Estate & Trust Auction, Furniture, Collectibles, Estate Items, Household, Rupert, Idaho Pickup, Motor Home, Furniture, $1,000 on flowers and supplies this sales here, but it looks so pretty,” she Appliances, Tools & Misc Household, Antiques season alone. said. And Marshall notices when 734-4567 or 731-4567 Times-News ad: 08/9 Other business owners don t have businesses have nice landscaping. www.idahoauctionbarn.com www.us-auctioneers.com the time,he said,although some have One gas station on Blue Lakes fea- given him money to help maintain tures rose bushes that make her crane the beds or pitched in to help while he her neck every time she drives past, DREW GODLESKI/Times-News went on vacation. Sacrificing morn- she said. The landscaping at Anchor Bistro and Bar in Twin ings and weekends for the project Lent hopes to see more businesses To fi nd out more, Falls is seen here. When many Twin Falls busi- isn t always fun, but compliments like that. from downtown patrons and fellow “It s refreshing,” he said. click Auctions on nesses stick to the bare minimum landscaping business owners help. One requirements defined in the city code, business Washington tourist said the area Melissa Davlin may be reached at www.magicvalley.com owners who think outside the shrub-filled box looks like downtown Seattle, while 735-3234 or mdavlin@magicvalley. create landscapes that stand out. another said it was one of the most com. Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho COMICS Friday, August 6, 2010 Business 3
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Zits By Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott COMMUNITYBUSINESS 4 FRIDAY,AUGUST 6, 2010 SECTION EDITOR NATE POPPINO: 735-3237 [email protected] Scholarships given to graduating Gooding Co. seniors The North Canyon Mireles, daughter of Evaristo Course on Aug. 14. The Medical Center Foundation and Delia Mireles of Heuston-Cutright Golf has given scholarships to six Gooding; and Rebecca Scramble features a conti- graduating seniors in Salcido, daughter of Antonio nental breakfast, prizes, a Gooding County, who will and Lourdes Salcido of raffle and barbecue lunch for continue their education in a Gooding. all participants. There is also health-related field. To raise funds for the a $10,000 prize for a hole-in- The recipients are: Regnier scholarships and for new one on holes No. 15 and 16. Amanda Regnier,daughter Kress Trent Avila Mireles Salcido equipment for the hospital, Register at Gooding Golf of Richard and Shelly Regnier the foundation will sponsor Course by calling 934-9977. of Hagerman; Whitney JoAnna Kress of Hagerman; Stanley and Rachel Hoskovec daughter of Pedro and Oralia its 20th-annual golf tourna- If you can’t play, donations Kress, daughter of Mark and Timberly Trent, daughter of of Bliss; Francisca Avila, Avila of Gooding; Ana ment at the Gooding Golf are still accepted. Gathering SOMEBODY NEEDS YOU Volunteers — Guardian Home Care and Hospice needs volunteers in the Twin Falls, Jerome, Gooding, Glenns of five Ferry and Burley areas to assist with patient care: sit with patients, play games and read to patients, or help in the office. Information: Kerri, 736- 0900. Drivers — The Retired and Senior Pictured are Richard Schenk Volunteer Program needs volunteer of Rupert, seated, and standing, drivers, age 55 and older,in Gooding and left to right, Sherry Hopkins Twin Falls to take senior citizens to (Yuma, Ariz.), Jake Kraus medical appointments and for grocery (Hazelton), Brayden Blankenship shopping. Volunteers are reimbursed (Twin Falls), and Trista Kraus mileage and covered by excess insur- ance. Information: Edith, 736-4764. (Twin Falls). The family gathered Donations/volunteers — The College for a five-generation of Southern Idaho Refugee Center is photo on July 4. preparing for a community-wide cul- tural diversity celebration. The free event is from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Twin Falls City Park and includes food sam- ples, dancing and music. The center is seeking support to help the refugees with the cost of food supplies for the event (monetary donations or gift cer- tificates to WinCo Foods or Asian Food Market) and assistance with transport- ing refugee families. To volunteer or donate resources: Michelle, 736-2166, or 1526 Highland Ave. E., Twin Falls. Courtesy photo Volunteers — Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council needs adult mentors to deliver Girl Scout programs in the Magic Valley. Information: 733-9623 or girlscouts-ssc.org. COMMUNITY NEWS Mentors/volunteers — The Easter Seals Goodwill GoodGuides program is Xavier Charter School ect by Jared and Betsy Saul to part of a national mentoring program end the euthanasia of adoptable providing guidance to boys and girls hosts ribbon cutting pets. The site has since facilitat- ages 12 to 17. The program offers a vari- Xavier Charter School of Twin ed about 20 million adoptions. ety of volunteer opportunities in the Falls has scheduled an open Magic Valley,including mentors, speak- house and ribbon-cutting cere- FFA student develops ers,tutors,activity directors and mentor mony from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 18, leaders. Teens are needed to be part of with the ribbon cutting at 6 p.m., team leadership skills the Teen Advisory Board, which meets at the school’s new location, 1218 Idaho FFA State Sentinel about every three months for one or two North College Road W. Joseph Maxwell, 18, of hours per meeting to provide input, Parent Faculty Association, Hagerman, participated in a feedback and guidance for the program. the parents’ group of the school, national leadership seminar for Information: Tristan or LeWaynne, is looking for families to donate state officers from June 28 to 736-2026, or 2469 Wright Ave., Twin two dozen chocolate-chip or July 2 in Washington state. Falls. peanut butter cookies for the Maxwell is the son of Dan and Drivers — Twin Falls Senior Citizens Courtesy photo open house. Volunteer hours will Ginger Maxwell. Center needs volunteer drivers for the Seen here is Burley High School’s national qualifying speech duet, from left be one hour earned for two dozen During the four-day confer- home-delivered meals program for the front, Makena Greener and Ansley Winkles. Also pictured is coach Richard Call. cookies. If interested, contact ence — conducted by national homebound. Drivers do not have to be Andie Dayley by Tuesday at fish- FFA officers — state officers seniors to volunteer to drive one or two dayley@ yahoo.com. learned how to use motivation to days a week for an hour to an hour and a create change in the lives of half. The center needs people who can Burley pets go online young people, achieve team be relied on for their appointed routes Burley High School leadership, discover and imple- and who care about the well-being of The Burley Animal Shelter ment characteristics of a high- the elderly. Reimbursed mileage for gas recently joined other animal- trust team, understand issues is available. Information: Joanna, 734- speech duet places welfare organizations in the area that face the national FFA organ- 5084, or 530 Shoshone St. W., Twin that list their homeless pets on ization, establish a state recruit- Falls. Petfinder.com. ment plan and learn effective Donations — The Retired and Senior The site currently has more presentation techniques. Volunteer Program is seeking an elec- among top 70 in U.S. than 323,800 homeless pets tronic peddler or a deluxe pedal exercis- listed and is updated continu- Pridey graduates from er. Information: Edith, Office on Aging, ously. More than 13,300 organi- 736-4764. Burley High School’s national qualifying speech duet, Ansley zations in the U.S., Canada and Seattle university Winkles and Makena Greener, placed in the top 70 in the nation at other countries post their pets Nicole Ann Pridey of Twin WANT TO HELP? this year’s competition, held in Kansas City, Mo., in mid-June. on the site. Burley pets may be Falls graduated with a Bachelor Along with competing, the duo participated in a service project to viewed at www.petfinder.com/ of Arts degree in psychology This public service column is designed to prepare meals for Haitians. They and coach Richard Call, as well as shelters/ID105.html. from Seattle Pacific University. match needs in the Magic Valley with vol- the other national competitors, helped package 525,960 meals for Adoptions are handled by the Founded in 1891, Seattle unteer help. If you need a volunteer, con- earthquake survivors in Haiti. animal placement group where Pacific University is a Christian tact the Retired and Senior Volunteer The National Forensic League partnered with Numana Inc., an the pet is housed, and each university that serves 4,000 Program (RSVP) at 736-4764, before noon international hunger-relief organization, to empower people to save group has its own policies. undergraduate and graduate Wednesday for Friday publication. RSVP is the starving. BHS wants to thank all those in the community who Petfinder.com was created in students. a United Way-sponsored agency at the helped in any way to send the duo to nationals. early 1996 as a grassroots proj- — Staff reports College of Southern Idaho. Is dyslexia to blame, or memory problem something else? DEAR DR. GOTT: This and writing. He has the ily presents in youngsters third grade, this situation to remember things and letter is a lifetime overdue. same problem I have. I just with normal intelligence will not correct itself. your constant need to Six years ago, I turned 69. ASK don’t know how he made it and vision. Diagnosis may be made write notes to yourself is During that year, I had through college. He’s 41, Symptoms may be diffi- through psychological not a symptom of dyslexia, numerous medical prob- DR. GOTT but I would really like to cult to interpret before a assessment, evaluation of and I can’t be sure that you lems that have nothing to help him. Is the disorder child enters school. Prior educational skills, and even have the disorder. I do with this letter. Dr. Peter Gott inherited? to kindergarten, children visual and neurological urge both you and your son However, I spent a lot of I know my son and I are may have difficulties testing. to undergo psychological time in the hospital, which how actresses could not alone. I could not get rhyming words, and they There is no cure for and neurological testing to I used for thinking and remember all those words through this letter if it may be late talkers. Once in dyslexia, and the only determine the cause of reading. I realized I had and still include facial weren’t for spellcheck and a school atmosphere, they treatment is remedial edu- forgetfulness and learning been suffering from expressions while per- the dictionary. Please, may have difficulties cation. The earlier this difficulties. While dyslexia dyslexia all my life and forming. I still don’t. please dedicate a column understanding what is begins, the better a child may be a part of your and didn’t know it. I just At this age, I can work to all the people out there being said, remembering can cope and function your son’s difficulty, I am thought I was dumb. my life around being who are going through sequential commands, with the disorder. Often, not convinced it is the I have had a terrible time dyslexic, but the other day this. may read at a level below psychological testing is entire problem. all my life with reading, our son asked my husband DEAR READER: what is expected for their used to develop a custom spelling, studying and and me, “Where do I get Dyslexia is an impairment age, and may see words or teaching program that Peter H. Gott is a retired writing. I still must work my bad memory from? I of the brain’s ability to letters backward. For involves a multisensory physician and the author of very hard to remember can’t remember anything translate written images example, a “b” may look approach. This includes several books, including something, only to forget and I forget almost every- received from the eyes into like a “d.”This can be using hearing, vision and “Live Longer, Live Better,” it. I have notes to myself all thing I should remember.”I understandable language. common for children touch to improve reading “Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No over the house, in my car, felt so bad. I do remember It is thought to be the most without the diagnosis. The rather than simply using Sugar Diet” and “Dr. purse and everywhere else. what a hard time he had common learning disabili- difference is that once the books and text. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar I could never figure out studying, reading, spelling ty in children and ordinar- child is in the second or That said, your inability Cookbook.” Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho OBITUARIES Friday, August 6, 2010 Business 5 Autumn Rebecca Klink Sutton Ronald D. Lierman Frank Alpha Allard MERIDIAN — years of piano les- MILPITAS, Calif. center of his life. No Frank Alpha Upon his retire- Autumn Rebecca sons and continu- — Ronald D. one loved to sit Allard, 75, of Twin ment from the Klink Sutton of ally attended con- Lierman of Milpitas, down and have Falls, died Tuesday, Navy, Frank and Meridian, Idaho, certs. She loved Calif., went to be good conversation Aug. 3, 2010, at St. June moved to was born in Twin visiting on the tele- with the Lord on with family and Luke s Magic Valley June s home state of Falls, Idaho, on Aug. phone, going to Friday,July 30,2010, friends more than Medical Center in Idaho and lived in 26, 1978, and raised Starbucks, getting ending his long bat- Ron. He was a won- Twin Falls, Idaho. the Twin Falls area. in Burley, Idaho. her nails done, and tle with cancer. derful husband, Frank was born Frank finally retired Autumn was the being a good friend He was born the father and friend. Aug. 8, 1934, in in 1998 after 10 dear friend and beloved to everyone. Autumn was a son of Edgar and Bernice Ron is survived by his Huntington Park, Calif., the years as a Twin Falls County daughter of David and Kink fourth-generation Chapter Lierman in Twin Falls, wife, Gloria; and sons, Jeff son of Lillian Irene Adult Misdemeanor Proba- Burt Klink of Burley. When J PEO sister, a member of Idaho, on Nov. 9, l936. He and Tim. He is also survived (Woodrow) Allard and tion officer. she wasn t playing tricks on the Burley United always treasured his family by Dorothy and Leonard Alpha Eastman Allard. Frank had many interests: him, Autumn was a devoted Presbyterian Church, an and his “growing up” years Kerbs; Brian, Darren and Frank graduated from the amateur radio, amateur sister and dear friend of on-going advocate for chil- on the family farm in Filer, Melanie Kerbs; Isabelle University of Southern astronomy,projects on their Ben. dren with differing abilities Idaho. He attended Trinity Lampe; Karen Lierman California in June 1956 with acreage south of Twin Falls, Autumn married Michael and an active member of Lutheran School and gradu- Eggleston; and many a bachelor s degree in embroidery, woodworking John Sutton, originally of the St. Al s Jump Start ated from Filer High School. cousins and close friends. mathematics. and computer program- Midvale, Idaho, on Nov. 9, Preschool Program. After graduation, he was He was preceded in death by Upon graduation from ming. He was very active in 2002. To the delight of Autumn is survived by ready for some adventure so his parents and his brother, college, Frank was commis- the Episcopal Church of the Autumn and Mike, her husband; her darling he joined the U.S. Air Force Dale. sioned an Ensign in the Ascension in Twin Falls and Madeline Claire and Henry twins; her parents, her and spent most of his four We thank all the family Navy and commenced a 20- served God and his fellow Michael were born July 28, brother currently residing years in Asia, which sparked and friends who have sup- year Naval career. He served parishioners. Realizing that 2005, completing their in Las Vegas and his his lifelong desire to travel ported us and held us up in on the USS Rowan (DD782), a spiritual journey with God family. Autumn graduated fiancee, Emily Pachner; and see the world. Just prayer over this last year Staff COMESDIV 32 and is available to anyone, Frank from Burley High School in Mike s family, Gertie home from the Air Force, he with a special “thank you” U.S. Navy Electronics grew into a practice of the 1996 and earned a degree in Sutton, John and Reta met his future wife, Gloria. going to our church family Laboratory in San Diego, presence of God in his life. business and marketing Sutton, and Dan Sutton, all They were blessed with 45 at Our Savior Lutheran Calif. In 1962, Frank s naval Survivors are his beloved from Albertson College of of Midvale, and Jason and happy years of marriage and Church in Fremont, Calif. career changed to sub- wife, June of Twin Falls; and Idaho in 2000. She enjoyed Erika Sutton Jones and their two wonderful sons, Jeff We are so appreciative of marines, and he served on daughter, Elizabeth (Dr. a successful career in radio children of Boise. She is also and Tim. Ron graduated the awesome care given to the USS Skipjack (SSN 585), Charles) Kodner of sales, where she met Mike, survived by her grandpar- from the Idaho State us by all the nurses, aides USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN Crestwood, Ky. He was pre- and they worked together ents, Gordon and Shirley University School of and staff of Hospice of the 630) and USS Patrick Henry ceded in death by his par- harmoniously, then she Burt of Idaho Falls, and Technology and spent the Valley, San Jose, Calif. We (SSBN 599); he made 13 ents, Alpha and Lillian “retired” when the twins Albert and Martha Klink of next 32 years in the field of could not have walked this Polaris deterrent patrols. Allard. were born. Burley. Additionally, she is electronic engineering, journey without you. After three years at the Visitation will be from 6 Ever the business survived by her closest working most of those years A celebration of Ron s life Naval Submarine Base in to 9 p.m. Monday,Aug. 9, at woman, Autumn became friend, Andy Young of at GTE Government will be held at 11 a.m. New London, Conn., he White Mortuary. A memo- the advertising and mar- Baltimore, Md., and many Systems in Mountain View, Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the retired in June 1976 with the rial service and Eucharist keting director for loved aunts, uncles and Calif. Clover Trinity Lutheran rank of lieutenant com- will be held at 11 a.m. Simmons Fine Jewelry in cousins. Ron was a man of many Church, 3553 N. 1825 E. in mander. During his Naval Thursday, Aug. 12, at the 2006 and truly enjoyed her Our special thanks to Ana and varied interests. He Buhl, with Pastor Mark service, Frank visited ports Episcopal Church of the co-workers and being Staufer and Kylie Werner loved the world of aviation, Christ officiating. Burial on both coasts of the United Ascension with inurment at around the fabulous jewel- for their ongoing love and flew as a private pilot for will follow at the Clover States, the west coast of the church. In lieu of flow- ry. Autumn enjoyed spend- care of our twins. Autumn many years and attended air Lutheran Cemetery with South America, the North ers, the family requests ing time with her family and was preceded in death by shows far and near. He also Military honors by Magic and South Pacific oceans memorial donations be cherished the time she her grandmother, Wanda loved traveling, camping, Valley Veterans Association including the Orient, and made to the Faulkner spent with Mike and the Claire Burt, her great hiking and backpacking, and Idaho National Guard. Europe; he was a Shellback. Planetarium at the CSI twins. Autumn was a grandmother Lillie Gaumer, which led the family to A viewing for family and On Sept. 4, 1965, Frank Herrett Center or the devoted mother to both her her cousin Angel Burt, and many destinations and friends will take place from married June Ann Henstock Episcopal Church of the children and was a champi- her close family friends, backroad adventures. He 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, in Grace Church in Ascension Memorial Fund. on and advocate for Don Royster and Tom climbed Mount Whitney on at Reynolds Funeral Chapel, Charleston, S.C. Their To share a memory of Madeline and her care. Trusky. A viewing will be two different occasions and 2466 Addison Ave. E. in daughter,Elizabeth Rebecca Frank or offer condolences Mike and Autumn enjoyed held at 11:30 a.m. on was able to travel and Twin Falls. Allard, was born in to Frank s family please visit traveling and had great luck Saturday, August 7 with the explore many countries in Memorial contributions Charleston in August 1967. www.whitemortuary.com. getting bumped to first funeral following at 1:00 Europe and Asia. Two of his may be given in Ron s name class on many occasions. p.m. at Summers Funeral favorite destinations were to the Clover Trinity Autumn was an avid picture Homes, Ustick Chapel. close to home, Yosemite Lutheran School or the Our SERVICES taker and has left us with Burial to follow at Morris National Park and the Savior Lutheran Church memories of those trips. Hill Cemetery. The family Sawtooth Mountains of Capital Improvement Fund. Fae (Fredrickson) Murri formerly of Jerome, memo- Autumn loved shopping! suggests in lieu of flowers, Idaho. Ron never went any- Contributions may be given of Twin Falls, graveside rial service at 4 p.m. Even as a small child, she donations be made to St. where without a book as he to funeral chapel staff or service at 10 a.m. today at Sunday at the Battle looked at Christmas cata- Al s Jump Start Preschool loved to read and had such a mailed to Reynolds Funeral Sunset Memorial Park in Ground Baptist Church in logs and as she turned the Program through Summers curiosity about life, Chapel, P.O. Box 1142, Twin Twin Falls (Parke s Magic Battle Ground, Wash. pages would tell her parents Funeral Homes, Ustick whether it be history, the Falls, ID 83303. Valley Funeral Home in that she wanted “all ones Chapel. Our hearts are bro- sciences or the scriptures. Condolences may be left Twin Falls). Helen I. Day of Wendell, and all ones.” She enjoyed ken forever but we promise His faith in God and his love for the family by visiting potluck memorial gather- generously giving gifts to to take good care of Mike, of his family were at the www.reynoldschapel.com. Thomas “Tom” Law- ing at 10:30 a.m. Monday her family and friends. the twins and each other. Be rence Garrard of Jerome, at the Wendell City Park in Autumn loved music, took at peace and sleep well. graveside service at 9 a.m. Wendell (Demaray Funeral Joy Deonne Moser Saturday at the Oakley Service, Wendell Chapel). Cemetery; memorial pot- Doris Dot Maxine Davis JEROME — Joy Deonne luck barbecue at 11 a.m. John William Evans of Moser, 66, of Jerome, lost Saturday by the boat docks Twin Falls, celebration of LONGVIEW, Wash. Davis: ex-hus- her courageous three-year at Lake Walcott, 959 E. 400 life at 1 p.m. Monday at — Doris “Dot” Maxine band, Tommy battle with ovarian cancer. N. in Rupert ($5 per vehicle Amazing Grace Fellowship Davis passed away at Collins; six sisters, On Wednesday, Aug. 4, gate fee to the park); those in Twin Falls; visitation age 84 on Friday, July Iris Scherupp, 2010, surrounded by her wanting to participate from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at 30, 2010, of natural Elsie Bean, Georgia family, she went peacefully should call the family or the Serenity Funeral causes in her home in Heybur, Freedia into the loving embrace of Farnsworth Mortuary. Chapel, 502 Second Ave. N. Longview, Wash., Rear, Betty Couch our Lord. family is important. in Twin Falls. surrounded by the and Helen Crip- She was born Oct.15,1943, She is survived by her hus- Royce Darrell Darling of love of her family. pen; five children, to Joseph Kelley and Lois band, Harry; three sons, Kimberly, celebration of Helen M. Lamb of Twin Doris was born Feb. 3, Cathy Cline, Carol Ivorine Rutherford in Twin Kelly Sr. (Robbie) of life at 10 a.m. Saturday at Falls, service at 11 a.m. 1926, in Hansen, Idaho, to Saderwhite, Dean Davis, Falls, Idaho. She attended Wilmington, Calif., Steve the Crossroads United Tuesday at the Masonic her parents, Fred Lawrence Shirley Jones and Sandy elementary school in Jerome (Cindy) of Jerome and Dean Methodist Church in Temple on Blue Lakes Scherupp and Anna Mary Davis; and three grandchil- and Filer and graduated from (Lisa) of Malvern, Ark.; one Kimberly; graveside serv- Boulevard; reception fol- Augusta Scherupp. She dren. Nampa Christian High in daughter, Theresa (Eric) ice follows at the Jerome lows at the Masonic married Tommy Collins in A resident of Longview 1962. She was an active Mills of Twin Falls; seven Cemetery in Jerome Temple. 1945 and resided in Twin for more than 40 years, member of the school s granddaughters, Stephanie, (Rosenau Funeral Home in Falls, Idaho. She worked in Doris lived in the same choir, where she sang with Shaylene, Ashley, Brittany, Twin Falls). Janice Diane Higgins of the potato fields and took in apartment building for 29 her older brother, Darrel. Kirslynn, Jessica and Alexis; Boise and formerly of Twin ironing to help support her of those years. After high school, she two grandsons, Kelly Jr. and Roy Pope of Richfield, Falls, memorial service at 6 family. She later married She loved to spend time worked at the Twin Falls Jayson; her brother-in-law, celebration of life at noon p.m. Wednesday at the Floyd Davis in 1966 and with her family, do word Hospital as an LPN. Chuck Moser; sister-in-law, Saturday at Josh s Bar, 110 Ascension Episcopal moved to Longview, Wash. puzzles, take walks in the In 1963, Joy met and mar- Doris Hall; as well as five Main St. in Richfield Church in Twin Falls; cele- After many years, Doris rain and work in her ried the love of her life, Harry nieces and one nephew. She (Farnsworth Mortuary in bration of life potluck will retired from International flowerbeds; she would Frederick Moser. Together was preceded in death by her Jerome). follow at the church. Paper. In her later years, she accept a challenge at a they had three sons and one parents; and older brothers, provided care for her elder- Rummy card game any day, daughter. In 1965, they relo- Damon and Darrel. Molly McMahon Borchers ly friends. be ready to win a game of 31 cated to Southern California, The family would like to Painter of Boise and former- Doris is survived by her at any given family gather- where Harry was stationed extend a very special thank ly of Jerome, celebration of two sisters, Lela Miller and ing, and welcome a bowl of in the Navy. They resided you to Dr. Steven Kohtz, Dr. life from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday Inspired Bernice Crippen; one broth- popcorn and glass of water there for 26 years, where she Paul Montgomery and all of at 6300 Grandview Drive in er. Ron Scherupp; nine chil- after dinner. worked for private patients the loving nurses at the St. Boise (Cloverdale Funeral dren, Connie (Jim) Wilson, She was kind and caring, and convalescent homes as a Luke s MSTI center in Boise. Home in Boise). Tom “Dennie” (Vicki) brave and courageous, hon- nurse. In 1991, they returned She has requested that, in Living Collins, Terry Collins, Carol est and straightforward — a to Jerome, Idaho, where Joy lieu of flowers, contributions Dorothy Lynn Mills Is Getting Ready Kaylor, Jim (Sandy) Davis, beloved mom and adored was employed by St. be made in her honor to Robinson of Nampa and Sandy (Jim) Howard, Carol grandma. She will be great- Benedicts for eight years and Nampa Christian High. formerly of Twin Falls, cel- For The Biggest “Pinky” (Ken) Brown, Eddie ly missed by family and her final place of employ- The funeral will be held at ebration of life at 2 p.m. (Bernice) Davis and Sherrie friends. ment was Jerome Cheese. 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, at Saturday at Lighthouse SALE EVER Kautz; 44 grandchildren; A viewing was held She enjoyed being with Rosenau Funeral Home, Christian Fellowship, 960 more than 63 great-grand- Monday, Aug. 2, at Steele her family, working in her 2826 Addison Ave. E. in Eastland Drive in Twin Mark children; nine great-great- Funeral Chapel in yard and traveling. She was Twin Falls,with burial to fol- Falls. Your Calendar grandchildren; and many Longview, Wash. She is always an active member of low at Sunset Memorial SALE STARTS nieces and nephews. buried at Longview her children s lives and sup- Park. A viewing will be held Tyler Lynn Williams of AUGUST Doris was preceded in Memorial Park next to her ported each of their activi- from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Twin Falls, celebration of 11TH death by her husband, Floyd husband, Floyd Davis. ties.Joy loved to hear the roar Aug. 8, at Rosenau Funeral life at 2 p.m. Saturday at of an engine on old hot rod or Home. the Twin Falls Reformed her son s Harley coming Family and friends are Church, 1631 Grandview SALE ENDS WHEN DEATH NOTICES down the road. In 2007, she encouraged to share your Drive N. in Twin Falls. IT’S ALL GONE enjoyed what she called the thoughts and memories of Edward Muffley at Bridgeview Estates in trip of a lifetime to Hawaii. Joy at www.rosenaufuneral- Mark Gregory Bright of UP % Twin Falls. Arrangements She loved it there and was home.com. Battle Ground, Wash., and TO 75 OFF PRINEVILLE, Ore. — will be announced by Parke s hopeful she would get to Dealers Welcome. Edward Roland Muffley 72, Magic Valley Funeral Home return. She fought an amaz- Merchandise Will Be of Prineville, Ore., and for- of Twin Falls. ing fight against this cancer STAIRWAY ELEVATORS Restocked Nightly merly of Fairfield, died and allowed us to have her Wednesday, July 28, 2010, Dorothy A. Green here on earth a while longer. Give a Lifetime due to ongoing illness. She will always be remem- of Independence No service will be held Dorothy Alane Green, 47, bered as a vibrant woman Inspired (Whispering Pines Funeral of Twin Falls, died Thursday, full of life who has inspired Home in Prineville, Ore.). Aug. 5, 2010, at St. Luke s her children to reach their Mountain West Stairlifts Magic Valley Medical Center goals and never stop dream- Local 208-366-8464 Living John F. Holt in Twin Falls. ing or believing that God will Historic Downtown Twin Falls Arrangements will be guide us if we just have faith. 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