67 / 42 Pillar Falls development on canyon rim takes shape SEE BUSINESS 1 Sunny, breezy Business 4 IN SEASON, ANY SEASON >>> Geothermal water heats greenhouses, helps produce throughout the winter, FOOD 1 WEDNESDAY 75 CENTS May 20, 2009 MagicValley.com Obama touts RAILROAD CARS DERAIL plan for cleaner, more NEAR MINIDOKA efficient cars By Steven R. Hurst Associated Press writer WASHINGTON — President Obama is asking consumers to put their money — up to $1,300 per new vehicle by 2016 — behind his plan for higher efficiency standards for cars and trucks and tougher rules on their greenhouse gas emissions. In return, Obama said Tuesday in unveiling the plan, drivers would make up the higher cost of more fuel-efficient, cleaner vehicles by buying less gas at the pump. It would take just three years to pay off the investment and would, over the life of a vehicle, save about $2,800 through better gas mileage, the president said. While requiring that vehicle carbon dioxide emissions be reduced by about one-third by the target date, the plan also calls for the auto industry to build vehicles that average 35.5 miles per gallon. Government regulations have never before See CARS, Main 2 5VTKEVGTCWVQGOKUUKQPUUVCPFCTFU President Barack Obama announced new standards Tuesday to LAURIE WELCH/Times-News curb vehicle carbon dioxide emissions by about one-third by 2016. Eastern Idaho Railroad crews work Tuesday afternoon to clean up twisted railroad cars after a 10-car train derailment that occurred Monday near 600 East and County annual carbon emissions from on-road vehicles, 2002 Seattle Thousand of metric tons 600 North in Minidoka County. 0 25 50 75 150 more Minneapolis Detroit New York Salt Lake City Chicago San Francisco Philadelphia Cars went off rails Monday northeast of Rupert Denver Indianapolis Los Angeles Phoenix San Diego Dallas By Laurie Welch tracks that run from Rupert to Jacksonville Houston Times-News writer Wendell. San Antonio Brown said the 10 cars involved Minidoka MINIDOKA — Railroad crews were empty at the time of the Site of the 800 N Road SOURCE: The Vulcan Project, Purdue University AP worked Tuesday to clean up nearly derailment and they were headed Road 800 East a dozen twisted railroad cars that south into Rupert. Brown said 10-car train 24 derailed and tumbled down an empty cars are sent to Rupert to be embankment. classified and then sent out to dif- Ten cars on the end of an inter- ferent areas for use. derailment N 600 East Road N 600 East 600 N Road change train came off the track and “We hope to have the line back tumbled down a steep embank- open within a couple of days,” School board ment north of 600 East and 600 Brown said. North near the city of Minidoka, Brown said the company does Minidoka Dam Road northeast of Rupert, on Monday not yet have an estimation of dam- races decided afternoon. ages or why the derailment Watco Companies Inc. West occurred. By Ben Botkin Region Chief Operating Officer “It is under investigation and we Times-News writer John Brown said Tuesday there really don’t know what happened 24 N were no injuries during the inci- at this point,”Brown said. For the most part, voters in the Magic dent. Watco is the parent company Valley decided Tuesday night that business of Eastern Idaho Railroad, which Laurie Welch may be reached at as usual will continue in their school dis- Rupert SANDY SALAS/Times_News operates on the Northside Branch [email protected]. tricts. A plant facilities levy was renewed. Most school board trustees were reelected to their seats, despite facing challengers. And for many districts, including Twin Falls, Jerome and Filer, a lack of candidates No pay reductions planned for CSI employees meant that no elections took place. Here are the results: By Ben Botkin though the college will look for some savings in cases where a also looking for increased • Murtaugh School District voters over- Times-News writer savings elsewhere, said CSI new employee replaces a retiree enrollment this fall, which whelmingly approved a renewal of its 10- President Jerry Beck. who was on the upper end of the would inject more money from year plant facilities levy that provides In the upcoming months, the “People are being issued con- salary scale, Beck said. tuition into its overall budget. $35,000 annually to the district. The College of Southern Idaho will tracts for the same amount as “In some cases, we fully A gain in the number of stu- money is available for building repairs, begin the balancing act of plan- they were last year,”he said. expect there will be some jobs dents could require the college additions and remodeling, equipment and ning for student growth while At the same time, the college we don’t rehire,”he said, adding to hire more people, Beck said, general maintenance. planning budgets in a time of is carefully looking at each open that no layoffs are anticipated. adding that CSI needs to Out of 89 voters, 85 were in favor and state funding cuts. position before deciding Vacant positions are being monitor the enrollment careful- four were against the renewal. That’s a 95.5 For current CSI employees, whether to fill it, Beck said. For kept open for 90 days. ly in the months ahead before percent approval. salaries are not being reduced in positions that are filled, it’s At the same time the college the upcoming fiscal year, anticipated that there will be is looking for savings, CSI is See CSI, Main 2 See SCHOOLS, Main 2 Man found dead in house fire suffered significant fire damage, at Kimberly authorities withholding man’s name least in its front portion, which was partitioned off from the public By Andrea Jackson St. for a residential structure fire at Tuesday by a line of yellow tape. Times-News writer about 5 a.m. and found a man Firefighters were called to the “deceased in the basement of the home by a neighbor, said Rock Creek KIMBERLY — Kimberly police say residence,” according to a release Fire Department Battalion Chief they found a man dead in the base- Tuesday afternoon from the Jason Keller, declining to elaborate. ment of a home after fire erupted Kimberly Police Department. Keller told the Times-News that there early Tuesday morning. The single-story home with bro- only smoke was showing when fire- State and local authorities ken window screens hanging over tall fighters arrived, and the fire was declined to release the man’s identity weeds was marked more on the out- extinguished within 30 minutes. Tuesday, saying his family still needs side by police tape than soot about 12 A resident living in a home next ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News to be notified of the death. hours after the man’s body was found door to the fire, Jim Hansen, told the A deceased male was recovered from a house fire at 820 Monroe St. W. in Rock Creek firefighters and inside. Kimberly on Tuesday morning. Police on Tuesday did not release the identi- Kimberly Police went to 820 Monroe The house did not appear to have See FIRE, Main 2 ty of the man or the cause of the fire. Comics................Business 3 Dear Abby..................Food 7 Obituaries..................Main 9 Commodities ......Business 2 Horoscope ................Food 7 Opinion ....................Main 10 FROM JUNIOR COLLEGE TO 4-YEAR ATHLETICS Crossword ................Food 6 Movies......................Main 12 Sudoku ....................Food 10 CSI sophomores find NCAA homes > Sports 1 MORNINGMORNINGMain 2 Wednesday, May 20, 2009 BRIEFINGBRIEF- TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS “Idaho Landscape: Different Point of View,” Medicare beneficiaries’ unique health and 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Jean B. King Gallery, physical needs, 11:15 a.m. to noon, Twin Falls Pat Marcantonio Mini-Cassia Service Providers Community Herrett Center for the Arts and Science, YMCA, 1751 Elizabeth Blvd., no cost for Resource meeting and no-host lunch, with College of Southern Idaho campus, 315 Falls Humana-insured or YMCA members and $5 • Sign up your youngsters “Steppin’ into Summer” presentations: Academic/Financial Couselor Ave., no cost, 732-6655. per class for non-insured, 733-4384. for the Burley High School final Shoshone schools Lyle Bloxham of College of Southern Idaho, “Everything Forgotten,” watercolors of various TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) ID No. 3 basketball camp from 8:45 music concert by sixth- and DeeAnn Brower of Community Oasis structures of the ag landscape by Boise- Chapter of Twin Falls, weigh-ins from 4:50 to a.m. to noon May 26-29 for through 12th-grade stu- Outreach, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Connor’s Café, based painter Chris Binion, noon to 5 p.m., 5:20 p.m. and meeting from 5:30 to 6 p.m., kids in grades three to eight. dents with a dessert recep- Interstate 84 exit 208 and Highway 27, The Center, 314 S. Second Ave., Hailey, no BridgeView Great Room (north entrance, Cost is $50. Info is available tion to follow. You can also Heyburn, bring business cards, flyers or cost, sunvalleycenter.org or 726-9491. third floor), BridgeView Estates, 1828 at all Burley schools. check out the Shoshone brochures (optional), 670-4438 or 677-4872 “Wasn’t It a Ride” photo work by Russell Bridgeview Blvd., 404-4793 or 736-9282. • Now that the days are High School art students’ ext. 2. Hepworth and Steve Fildes, noon to 5 p.m., TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) ID No.