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88 / 58 WAKE HITS Like, totally tubular THE SNAKE JuMP Co. goes old school in ’80s-inspired revue. Wakeboard tournament one of SEE ENTERTAINMENT 1 Sunny. best in the West. SPORTS 1 Business 4 COULD THE TIDE BE TURNING? >>> Ketchum taxes show sales and service declines slowing, BUSINESS 1 FRIDAY 75 CENTS July 10, 2009 MagicValley.com High court overturns conviction in ’05 shotgun slaying prosecute this guy.” which ended in Naranjo’s wrestle it away. In the scuf- Gambrel drug charges could complicate Pina retrial Sara Thomas, who death at a Twin Falls drug fle, Shores kept the gun and argued Pina’s case house. fired a shot at the fleeing By David Cooper vacated on appeal by the attorney general to for the State According to the high Naranjo, hitting him in the Times-News writer Idaho Supreme Court on request that the high Appellate Public court’s case summary, abdomen. He later bled to Wednesday. The five-justice court re-examine its Defender’s Office, Naranjo went to the drug death. The Idaho Supreme Court high court ruled 3-2 that a decision. said Bevan’s instruc- house where Pina led him Shores pleaded guilty to issued a split decision Twin Falls jury was given “There is enough tion “allowed the inside, and then ordered him voluntary manslaughter and Wednesday that dropped a improper instructions by ambiguity on how Pina jury to convict him to kneel at gunpoint. Johnny was sentenced to 23 years in first-degree murder convic- Judge Richard Bevan before this case was done without making the A. Shores, who had been prison, with the possibility tion for a man involved with deliberating on the case. that it’s reasonable to ask for necessary finding” for first- asleep at the house, then of parole after 7 1/2 years. He a 2005 Twin Falls shooting. Twin Falls County them to examine it again,” degree murder. joined the two and demand- testified against Pina. The conviction of Juan Prosecutor Grant Loebs dis- Loebs said. “Only after that A jury convicted Pina of ed that Pina give him the At the trial overseen by 5th Carlos Fuentes Pina, one of agreed with the decision, decision is made, would this first-degree murder after he shotgun. District Judge Richard two men convicted for the calling it “very complex.”He become final. At that point, was accused of participating During the transfer of the slaying of Jesse Naranjo, was said he has asked the state my office would have to re- in a kidnapping of Naranjo, shotgun Naranjo tried to See PINA, Main 2 “If we can’t offer cost savings Child believed for the parents and convenience for the drowned in Little providers, then we might as well not proceed.” Wood River —Tom Shanahan, spokesman for the Idaho Girl went in water Lincoln County Swimming State, Department of Health and Welfare Pool was open at the time of the accident, children do from bridge at swim in the river, Daubner said. He said the girl went in Shoshone City Park the water from a bridge in By John Plestina the Shoshone City Park. Times-News writer “She jumped in the water Blue Cross and struggled a bit,”he said. SHOSHONE — The pre- “That’s when they last saw sumed Thursday drowning her.” in the Little Wood River of a Shoshone Fire Chief young girl prompted search Steve Stock, one of several and rescue efforts by at divers who searched for the least eight law enforcement child, said a 911 call came in break off and fire agencies. at 3:45 p.m. Shoshone Police Chief Arlene Ballard, who lives Jon Daubner told the near where the girl slipped Times-News he believed under the water, said it was the girl was 8 years old but the girl’s 9-year-old broth- neither he nor Lincoln er who called for help. County Sheriff Kevin Ellis “This is a very swift river, vaccine program would identify her. Although the nearby See GIRL, Main 2 Lack of bids doomed attempt to blunt cuts By Nate Poppino Times-News writer An agreement between the state of Idaho and a major insurance company to patch up cuts in a childhood vaccine program has fallen through after bids for the vaccines came up short. Tom Shanahan, spokesman for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, said Thursday morning that the state received only one bid in its search for a manufacturer to provide vaccines for use by Blue Cross of Idaho clients.That bid didn’t cover everything officials asked for and wasn’t a MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News competitive price, he said, leading the agency and the Family members of an unidentified girl who officials presumed insurer to drop their plans for the program. drowned Thursday afternoon shed tears while they wait on the “If we can’t offer cost savings for the parents and con- banks of the Little Wood River in Shoshone as search and rescue venience for the providers, then we might as well not pro- divers combed the river in search of the child. ceed,”he said. Blue Cross spokesman Stewart Johnson said the decision was “disappointing” for his company. The arrangement, set to start in August, would have soothed part of nearly $3 million in cuts to a program that County residents previously provided free vaccinations to all Idaho children under the age of 19. As of July 1, the state now only partici- pates in a basic federal program that provides vaccines for share thoughts on children with Medicaid, who are uninsured, whose insur- ance doesn’t cover vaccines or who are American Indians or Alaskan Natives. Gateway West project The federal program still covers about 60 percent of Idaho kids. But Susie Pouliot, CEO of the Idaho Medical By Nate Poppino Association, said she worries what the cuts will do to Times-News writer TAKE PART See VACCINES, Main 2 Future meetings about Idaho Power Co. Gateway West in the Magic MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News launched another series of Valley include: town hall meetings on a 7 to 9 p.m., July 21, Jerome massive, proposed trans- County Office Annex, 233 W. mission project Thursday Main St. evening, this time trading 7 to 9 p.m., July 22, Gooding Twin Falls Co. hears assessment complaints Cassia County — the site of County Planning & Zoning, recent criticism — for the 147 Seventh Ave. W. By Nichole Carnell although many were able to heard, many property owners Gerry Bowden told home- Twin Falls City Council Times-News writer reach a compromise with the are claiming that their owner Jack Blair Thursday Chambers. Twin Falls County Assessor’s assessed value is above the that there are statutory regu- County officials, state miles of new high-power Twin Falls County com- Office,according to Twin Falls present market price of their lations that control the time in legislators, private transmission lines. missioners, acting as the County Appraiser John property. Currently, market which the market is evaluated. landowners and other Twin The proposed route pro- Board of Equalization, will Knapple. price is the only component The assessed market evalua- Falls County residents vokes a certain amount of continue to hear complaints The number of complaints used to determine value, tion was conducted between came together to offer their controversy. In Twin Falls from property owners regard- this year is high, said although Commissioner Tom October 2007 and September thoughts on the Gateway County, it runs right over ing assessments today and Commissioner Terry Kramer. Mikesell suggested the county 2008, said Bowden. West project, an attempt by Balanced Rock Park and Monday. Eight cases made it to the BOE adopt a method of measuring Blair appealed his proper- Idaho Power and Rocky narrowly avoids Artesian Approximately 150 county in 2006, followed by 130 in income value for commercial ty’s assessment to Bowden’s Mountain Power to link City, the latter recently the property owners filed assess- 2007. properties next year. much of southern Idaho ment complaints this year, Of the complaints being Twin Falls County Assessor See COMPLAINTS, Main 2 and Wyoming with 1,150 See GATEWAY, Main 2 Comics ..........Classifieds 12 Crossword ......Classifieds 3 Obituaries ..........Business 3 Commodities ......Business 2 Dear Abby........Classifieds 6 Opinion ..................Main 6-7 UNREST IN IRAN Community ............Main 4-5 Movies ......Entertainment 2 Sudoku ............Classifieds 5 Tear gas used against demonstrators > Business 4 MORNINGMORNINGMain 2 Friday, July 10, 2009 BRIEFINGBRIEF- TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today GOVERNMENT Facility, 491 Caswell Ave. W., Twin Falls, no walk, 3:30 p.m., Redfish Trailhead parking lot. Pat Marcantonio Twin Falls County commissioners, 8:30 a.m., cost, 737-5988. courthouse, 425 Shoshone St. N., 736-4068. Celebrate Recovery, based on the 12 steps SPORTS and eight biblical principles, 7 p.m., Cafe • Register for the City of tition starts at 8:30 a.m. Blaine County commissioners, Board of Agape, Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, The Magic Valley Tennis Open tournaments, Rocks ranger-guided trail Saturday. The cost is $35 to Equalization, 9 a.m., courthouse, 206 First 960 Eastland Drive, Twin Falls, 737-4667. 5:30 p.m., tennis courts, College of ride, which will be held at 9 compete and you can register Ave. S., Hailey, 788-5500. Celebrate Recovery, a place to learn life-affirm- Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, no cost, open to a.m. Saturday. The group starting 7:30 a.m. You can ing, healthy behaviors, 7 p.m., Fireside Room the public: abrandonarmstrong@ will stop for an “Old West” watch for free.