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VOL. 30, NO. 33 75 CENTS HOMEDALE, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015 Turning wasteland back to rangeland • Cattlemen face long recovery • Community rallies to help • Entire allotments incinerated • Governor declares disaster

Above: Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little stands amid the charred remains of Ed and Debbie Wilsey’s rangeland during a Saturday tour. Left: Range beyond the ION overlook on U.S. Highway 95 burns last Wednesday. Photo by Sarah Grossman / Freeze the Day Photography PLC blames scope of Soda Fire on federal resource mismanagement Two ranchers stood in the and forth across U.S. Highway stood unharmed while the hill middle of a wasteland, searching 95. just below was barren and black for answers in the wake of the “It’s not even smoldering,” after being overrun by a fi re that nation’s largest wildfi re. Little said. “That tells you how burned so hot that it scorched Ed Wilsey, who lost a vast hot the fi re was burning. Usually the pavement as it blew across swath of his 11,000 acres of some hay is left to smolder.” U.S. 95. grazing land to the Soda Fire, took Along a fi rebreak road on the Wilsey said the remaining Lt. Gov. Brad Little on a tour of trip back to the Wilseys’ home viable forage is a testament to his deeded ground and Bureau just off milepost 5, several rolls what livestock grazing can do for of Land Management allotment of hay stored far longer than the the resource. He put cows on the Saturday. ashen pile stood unscathed even top half of the hill longer than he The two men jostled around in though the flames had raced let them graze the bottom half, Wilsey’s Ford pickup, surveying Rancher Ed Wilsey said grazing practices are a big reason he still around the drying forage and and now his cattle — what’s left of scorched earth that now seems has some forage on his range near the Oregon border. wiped out sagebrush, bitterbrush them — will still have something better suited for a re-creation of a They passed a pile of ashes that his crew had made just days and blue bunch wheatgrass on to eat other than the hay. moon landing than supporting Ed Little was stunned to discover before wind-swept fl ames roared either side. The contrast between the and Debbie Wilsey’s lifeblood — was the black-and-gray remnants across his ground on the way to a Elsewhere, a nearly pristine cattle ranching. of a hay cutting that Wilsey and pyrotechnic ping-pong dance back patch of sagebrush and grasses –– See Fire, page 5 More photos, 12 • Ways to get help, 13 • Soda Fire by the numbers, 13 • Hunting not affected, 14 SBOC water could dry up any day Homedale mayor forced still looking at about the same Final date may be extended to Aug. 28 dates.” to OK his own pay raise There could be only a few year he shut the gates on Aug. All he can say for certain is that come January. days left in the irrigation season 23. the shutoff will happen sometime Christoffersen Christoffersen broke a 2-2 for the Homedale-Marsing area. “I’m going to be really close between today and Aug. 28. stalemate to pass the ordinance th breaks deadlock South Board of Control to that, the 24 is a Monday, “Right now my bingo number that authorizes a 24 percent in- th (SBOC) watermaster John Eells and I generally don’t like to shut is the 20 , but as the elevations Homedale Mayor Gheen crease in his salary at the start of thinks he may not have to close them down on a weekend,” Eells Christoffersen cast the decisive the season until Aug. 28, and last said. “So my problem is that I’m –– See Water, page 4 vote that could give him a raise –– See Raise, page 4

Subscribe today Weather 4Sports 15-16 Get the news source of the Owyhees delivered Obituaries 6Looking Back 17 IInsidenside directly to you each Wednesday Calendar 7Commentary 18-19 Only $31.80 in Owyhee County Marsing to seek Call 337-4681 Avalanche at 150 7 Legals 20-22 OCSO pact again U of I Extension 7 Classifi eds 22-23 Page 2 Page 2 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Marsing ready to tackle OCSO contract again The Marsing City Council has However, on Monday, Grant approved a plan to spend $35,000 said he hadn’t seen any paperwork for a new law enforcement from the city regarding the law agreement with the Owyhee enforcement proposal and, County Sheriff’s Offi ce. therefore, isn’t sure what the fi nal The council signed off on the contract might entail. spending proposal during its joint He did say that he will not have public budget hearing and monthly to hire an additional deputy for meeting last Wednesday. the extra work in Marsing. Grant The city will use $15,000 from expects to see some paperwork a law enforcement line in the FY from Marsing city leaders in the 2016 budget, and the rest of the next week or so, and at that time Plastic orange fencing is in place at Island Park to prevent material for trickling into the Snake River money will come from the general he could be able to provide more when parking lot paving begins. The portable restrooms also will disappear in the fi rst phase of work. fund account. information about the proposal. Mayor Keith Green and the This is the latest chapter in council are hoping to strike a the city’s ongoing attempt to Park’s $470K renovation nears deal to provide compensation for get dedicated law enforcement The overall improvements at a deputy to work 40 hours a week coverage. Expect closures with Island Park Island Park — which will also during the summer months and An attempt to get a contract work in Marsing include a renovated boat dock — winter school break. worked out in 2014 fell apart will cost an estimated $470,148, If the city and Sheriff Perry after county Prosecuting Attorney A renovation project will start ¾-inch road mix, Woodruff said. and Woodruff told the council Grant can agree to terms, and the Douglas D. Emery raised concerns soon at Marsing’s Island Park The design will include the project will be completed Board of County Commissioners about an increased workload along the Snake River. additional parking spots on both sometime late in the summer of signs off on the contract, the and costs for his offi ce without City engineer Amy Woodruff the south and north sides of the 2016. funding for the additional staffi ng compensation. The city’s original gave the town’s leaders an park. The paving work will also Funding for the dock on the would be effective on Oct. 1, or $15,000 offer was countered update on the work during involve new striping. north side of the bridge will come the beginning of the next fi scal by a $72,000 price tag from the last Wednesday’s city council New modular restrooms for from a $300,000 grant from the year. county. meeting. the south side of the park will be Idaho Department of Parks and The city actually cancelled the Recreation. New signage also will For FAST results... “The park is going to be closed delivered in mid-October. The contract when a deal couldn’t at certain times. The north area is restroom and repaving project is be installed in the park. try the be reached with the sheriff’s going to be probably especially being paid for with a $124,909 Work on the dock will not begin Classifieds! office during Daryl Crandall’s impacted,” Woodruff said. “We’re grant from the U.S. Department of until next year. The city will have administration. going to work with the contractor Agriculture Rural Development. to rebid the project so it is unclear — SC as much as possible to make sure The restrooms will cost $60,167, how much the city might have to that the dock is open on weekends City Clerk Janice Bicandi said. pay to match the grant money. and that type of access is unfettered The city will pay a 45 percent Playground equipment at the Bottled Water as much as possible.” match of $56,000, which will also park was recently removed to be People coming into town over fi nance the paving work. powder-coated at a cost of $1,000. It Just Tastes Better! the Snake River will notice orange “In short, there will be a lot of It will be relocated farther away 5 gallon bottles delivered to your door fencing in front of the park along work there in the next 60 days or from the parking area than where FIRST 2 BOTTLES FREE both sides of the bridge. The so,” Woodruff said. it previously was. During the No deposit, No contract, No delivery or fuel fees temporary plastic material has The city’s parks budget line for council meeting, Mayor Keith been installed to prevent soil the next fi scal year is $175,000. Green said the powder-coating sediment from falling into the The city’s budget for FY 2016 was funding will come from the city’s river while re-paving work is approved during the city council general fund. 208 377-2163 being done in the park. meeting after a hearing the saw no The pavement will involve a public comment. — SC 'R

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First Avalanche issue came off press 150 years ago Page 7 this week and replaces Mike Han- ago segment is currently showcasing. after Frank Burrough bought the Owyhee New feature brings ley’s column. Hill changed the newspaper’s nameplate Nugget and moved the operation to Bru- back news from fi rst The Avalanche’s stay in Ruby City was to The Idaho Avalanche in 1874 when he neau. short-lived, as was Hardin’s proprietor- established the fi rst daily newspaper in the Frank Trotter was hired as Avalanche volume in 1865-66 ship. Idaho Territory. Hill ran the daily version editor, but he would move to Homedale a The Wasson brothers bought out Hardin of the Avalanche on the printing press that year later and eventually established the Today — Aug. 19, 2015 — marks the and, almost a year to the day after the paper sits in front of The Owyhee Avalanche Homedale Empire Press. 150th anniversary of the inception of The turned its fi rst issue, moved the operation offi ce today. J.S. Flannagan took over editorship of Owyhee Avalanche nameplate. to the burgeoning mining town of Silver Hill sold the newspaper to J.S. Hay the Avalanche in 1913 followed by Charles Exactly 150 years ago, the trio of J.L. City. in 1876, and after a series of publishers, Hackney in 1918. Hardin and brothers John and Joe Wasson The first edition of the Avalanche’s Lem York took control of the newspaper Hackney published the Avalanche for 14 printed the fi rst issue of the Avalanche in second volume was published in its new in 1901. years. In early 1933, R.H. Colley, publisher Ruby City. It was the fi rst newspaper in location, which would eventually become The history of the Avalanche in the years of the Owyhee Chronicle, purchased the Owyhee County. the county seat for Owyhee County. after York took over is cloudy. Some say Avalanche’s subscription list and publish- To commemorate the Avalanche’s ses- The Wassons, who are believed to be re- it merely closed, while another account ing rights. quicentennial, we will attempt to publish lated to Owyhee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff reports a group of local politicians ran the The Avalanche nameplate was left to his- one article from each of the fi rst issues of Wasson, sold the newspaper in August 1867 newspaper until a 1908 fi re destroyed the tory until 1985 when current publisher Joe the newspaper in its inaugural volume. to a partnership that included W.J. Hill, who printing plant. Aman revived the Avalanche weeks after An article from Volume 1, Number 1, was publisher of the paper during the time The Avalanche resurfaced in 1912 when merging Marsing’s Owyhee Nugget and published on Aug. 19, 1865, appears on that our Looking Back feature’s 140 years Silver City residents rallied for local news Homedale’s Owyhee Chronicle. Council, mayoral candidates can fi le beginning Monday Individuals interested in run- papers with the city clerk is Sept. both of whom are serving four- ersons Marie Hipwell and Linda Burnett was scheduled to serve ning for city offi ce will have the 4. The write-in candidacy dead- year terms Araujo, who are nearing the end until the end of 2017. opportunity fi le for candidacy line is Oct. 6. • Marsing — Mayor Keith of two-year terms, and Opal A former mayor and council- beginning Monday. Several incumbent city offi - Green and council members Ward, who took over for James person, Ward told The Owyhee City elections are scheduled in cials face the end of their current Chris Even and Stella Bush, all “Jim” Burnett earlier this year Avalanche last month when she Homedale, Marsing and Grand terms, including: of whom are serving four-year and must stand for re-election in rejoined the board that she was View on Nov. 3. • Homedale — Councilmen terms November to fulfi ll the remain- pretty sure she would seek re- The last day to fi le nomination Steve Atkins and Aaron Tines, • Grand View — Councilp- der of her predecessor’s term. election.

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*See store for details. Offers end August 30th, 2015. Page 4 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 From page 1 √ Raise: Christoffersen to TodayTo Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue 93º earn $700 monthly in 2016 51º the next calendar year. The council agreed during Sunny Councilmen Steve Atkins and a June 17 budget workshop to 96º 61º 85º 53º 82º 49º 90º 57º 93º 58º 88º 59º Aaron Tines voted against the hike Christoffersen’s annual pay ordinance. Councilperson Vonnie to $8,400. Atkins voted against Aug. 11-17 Harkins seconded Kim Murray’s the move at that time, and Tines 93º 57º 95º 63º 98º 57º 104º 63º 100º 55º 85º 51º 87º 49º motion to pass the or- was absent. Christoffer- .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 dinance, and they both sen will receive $1,638 voted in favor of the pay more in 2016 than he increase. will this year. It equates Water report The Bureau of Reclamation website showed that the Owyhee Reservoir was 3 percent full and that Christoffersen was to a monthly salary of water was fl owing in the Owyhee River above the reservoir at Rome, Ore., at a rate of 100 cubic feet forced to cast his first $700. per second. Water is fl owing out at Nyssa, Ore., at a rate of 165 cubic feet per second. The reservoir held vote since becoming The council members 19,521 acre-feet of water on Monday. mayor; the mayor only will not receive a raise. Note — Weather statistics from Helena Chemical Co. Forecast from AccuWeather. votes when there is a Last week’s salary deadlock among the four ordinance vote came council members. after public hearings for √ Water: Reservoir down to three percent The council is sched- Gheen the mayor’s pay raise (water usage) go down, then I only looked at data provided by are) saying is just guesswork,” uled to ratify the $3.6 Christoffersen and the city’s fi scal year gain days, and I don’t know how the National Weather Service. Flynn said. million budget during its 6 p.m. 2016 budget. No residents showed many I’m going to gain,” Eells “They’re predicting about “I think there is even one meeting on Thursday, Aug. 27. up for the hearings. said. the same as it was this winter. (model) that has us having a That’s the last step in formalizing He added the because the local There’s all kinds of weather really bad winter. Who knows Christoffersen’s pay raise. — JPB water supply is so low anyway, models, so we’ll probably run on what’s going to happen?” as soon as he closes the gates, the the same estimation as what we The irrigation directors’ next water will be gone in less than 24 did this year,” Eells said. series of meetings begins at 1 p.m. Owyhee County Ducks Unlimited hours. “But, as soon as the on Tuesday, Sept. 8 downstairs at “When you shut that off, it’s weatherman stands up on TV and the SBOC offi ce at 118 W. 1st St. like turning a faucet off,” Eells tells you it’s not going to rain, he S., in Homedale. BBQ & RAFFLE said. “It’ll be gone by the next gets drenched.” The Ridgeview Irrigation AUGUST 28, 2015 morning.” After examining the 2014- District directors meet at 1 p.m. Owyhee Reservoir held 19,521 15 moisture numbers, water The Gem directors meet at (TLYPJHU3LNPVU/HSS࠮4HYZPUN0KHOV acre-feet on Monday, which managers set the 2015 allowance 1:15 p.m. 921-6733 9(--3,0;,4:! is three percent of the lake’s at 1.7 acre-feet. The South Board of Control www.ducks.org/idaho capacity. South Board manager Clancy convenes at 1:30 p.m. ࠮.<5)96>505. As far as the forecast for the Flynn agrees with Eells. -09,:(-, 2015-16 winter, the SBOC has “Anything that (forecasters — SC ࠮¹3,+/+;= ࠮*<-;-9,,A,9 Find out (HOLDS 175 LBS) What’s happening ࠮20+»:+9(>05.! Read Calendar each week RUGER 10/22 in the Avalanche P.O. BOX 97 • HOMEDALE, ID 83628 PHONE 208 / 337-4681 • FAX 208 / 337-4867 www.theowyheeavalanche.com U.S.P.S. NO. 416-340 Copyright 2015–– ISSN #8750-6823 JOE E. AMAN, publisher E-mail: [email protected] JON P. BROWN, managing editor E-mail: [email protected]; Ext.: 102 SEAN CHANEY, reporter E-mail: [email protected]; Ext.: 103 JENNIFER STUTHEIT, offi ce E-mail: [email protected]; Ext.: 101 ROBERT AMAN, com po si tion E-mail: [email protected]; Ext.: 105

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 5 From page 1 √ Fire: Livestock at risk from smoke inhalation injuries; range rest looms vibrant sage and grasses and the because of windy conditions, Students were back in class can expedite the environmental adjacent blackened soil isn’t lost he hastily dozed fire lines — Monday. studies and quickly put seed in on those in the industry who have something he said could be easily “It was fi ve days, but that was the ground. been railing against the federal done ahead of time if the county fast to us,” said Tracy Skinner, “The state needs to ask the government’s rangeland policies would work with the ranchers on who has three children in the BLM what to do next,” Little for years. training and equipment. school system. “We were thinking said. “The (National Resource He opened gates, and cattle ran probably not until Wednesday Conservation Service) can help PLC president affected to the other side of the highway of this week (for the fi rst day of with the fence. The Public Lands Council sent away from the flames, only to school). “Right now, we’ve got to settle a letter to the White House on get caught when the fire blew “Those guys (at Idaho Power) back, and these people have Monday reiterating how natural sideways across the two-lane did an awesome job, and even got to fi nd a place to take their resource management such as blacktop. The hot gases sucked to bring that generator to run in livestock.” that provided by ranchers can help the oxygen out of the air. Cows town – that was huge.” prevent catastrophic wildfires suffocated. Lengthy retirement ahead and pointing out the BLM and Wilsey said he was lucky to get Otter declares disaster Folks have offered pasture and U.S. Forest Service’s “gross off his range alive after he outran The livestock producers will corrals and hay. State officials negligence and mismanagement” the fi re on his four-wheeler. be able to get some assistance released a list of resources. of the resource. “I always thought Succor Creek in fi nding normalcy after Gov. As Richards said, though, the “This year’s fire season has Reservoir would stop it, but it C. L. “Butch” Otter declared the impact will be felt for years. Wilsey proven once again the federal went around it,” Debbie Wilsey Lt. Gov. Brad Little demonstrates county a disaster area Saturday and Little both are certain the BLM mismanagement of our forests said of the fi re. the devastation of a sagebrush. afternoon after a fi re briefi ng at will call for a lengthy period of and rangeland,” PLC president “We’re the small end of association that fought the fi re the Homedale Armory. The Board rest — until the fall of 2018 or, Brenda Richards said in a press cattlemen that lost things. Some near the Idaho-Oregon line. of County Commissioners had in Wilsey’s mind, the spring of release. “The livestock industry didn’t have time to move their started the disaster declaration 2019. and rural economies will spend cows because the fi re burned so Idaho Power acts quickly process last Wednesday during a “Then we have to make sure decades attempting to recover fast.” Jordan Valley area folks are special meeting in Murphy. it doesn’t grow too high to burn from the millions of dollars’ singing the praises of Idaho again,” Little said, echoing the worth of infrastructure damage BLM allotments total loss Power, too. The utility company Little: Quick action vital management concerns of fellow and forage loss that have been Wilsey said 100 percent of his sent men out last Wednesday Now Little hopes the federal ranchers who have watched the result of catastrophic wildfi re BLM allotment burned in about to begin replacing 129 power government can step up like the cheat grass build up on ungrazed in recent weeks and years, not four or five hours. He figures poles and more than 2½ miles of locals have. He stuck the toe of rangeland, creating the tinderbox to mention the loss of valuable between eight and 10 ranchers damaged power lines along U.S. his boot into a hole that once held situation all over again. wildlife habitat. lost every acre of their public land 95 and elsewhere. a sagebrush taproot that — like And that could be bad news “Because of frivolous litigation allotment to the fl ames. A crew plopped down a the rest of the plant — had been for everyone who depends on the and attempts to keep peace with Many ranchers, Wilsey said, generator the size of a semi-trailer incinerated by the heat. rangeland. extremists, our government agencies don’t carry fi re insurance on their near the Jordan Valley substation “This is the best time to re- Wilsey said cows weren’t the have hampered the most natural and cattle. to begin restoring power to 300 of seed,” he said, kicking up the only animals killed in the rush of cost-effective wildfi re prevention Friends and family continued the more than 550 customers who ash that would make a suitable fl ames. Deer, rabbits and sage- techniques, and subsequently put the to pick up the pieces — animal were without electricity. bedding for aerial re-seeding of a grouse were also destroyed. lives of ranching families like mine carcasses, melted and mangled School was supposed to start variety of grasses and indigenous “If they keep (grazing) off for and others in rural communities at irrigation pipe — Saturday as the last Wednesday in Jordan Valley, sagebrush (although he’s less three years and this (type of fi re) risk.” lieutenant governor spent nearly but most parents fi gured they’d keen about repopulating the sage goes through again, it’ll be the end Brenda and Tony Richards’ 2½ hours soaking in fi rst-hand have another week with the kids too heavily). of the sage-grouse,” Little said. Reynolds Creek ranching the destruction to landscape and because of the power outage. Little hopes that the BLM — JPB operation suffered damage in livelihood that only stewards of the Soda Fire, which federal the land can fully appreciate. fi re offi cials said had consumed In Wilsey’s well-irrigated nearly 284,000 acres by Monday pasture, cattle from three different morning when it was reported outfits — Wilsey, Blackstock crews were making better progress and Johnstone — grazed in what with cooler weather. appeared as a lush oasis in the middle of acres and acres of Livestock loss unknown rolling starkness. BLM officials say it’ll be The cows have come together months before the true measure much like the community has of livestock devastation can be — for survival. calculated. Range improvements “This is a very traumatic event have burned, but the federal for the livestock and also the agency said only a couple of humans,” Wilsey said. structures have been lost. Others report that a handful of cabins Community steps up also were either damaged or Before Little and Wilsey headed destroyed. out on the tour, Arock native Ed Wilsey fi gures he lost about Jason Eiguren pulled in with a 50 cows in the firestorm, but 24-foot stock trailer packed with there could be more. Some of provisions. Debbie Wilsey only the surviving cattle run the risk took two cases of water. The rest of dying because they could of the donations coordinated by have scarred lungs that may the Caldwell LDS Stake would be start bleeding. Wilsey has shot taken to the Jordan Valley Rodeo some of his ailing cattle already, Arena where folks attending the and he hasn’t ruled out putting junior rodeo would be able to take down more as the effects of whatever they needed. inhaling smoke and fi re begin to It wasn’t the first time folks manifest. pulled together. Community There are other after-effects to members dropped off several consider. Some cows have burnt cases of water and Gatorade to the udders, and they won’t let their Owyhee County Sheriff’s Offi ce calves nurse. in Murphy. Deputies, in turn, Wilsey tried to save his herd heaped the bottles into a truck when the fi re came. When BLM and delivered them to members planes couldn’t spread retardant of the rangeland fi re protection Page 6 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Obituaries School menus Homedale Elementary Aug. 24: Hamburger, fries, veggie & fruit bar, milk Merville A. Robinson Aug. 25: Pork chop, mashed potatoes w/gravy, veggie & fruit bar, Merville A. Robinson was born and Merv returned to ranching milk in Burley, Idaho on August 7, 1924 in Oreana where Peggy still Aug. 26: Orange chicken, steamed rice & broccoli, veggie & fruit to Samuel Ernest Robinson and maintains a residence. bar, milk Florence Harrington Robinson. Merv and Peggy Robinson had Aug. 27: Chicken patty sandwich, coleslaw, veggie & fruit bar, milk Merv attended Burley schools, two children, a son Ralph who was Aug. 31: Corn dog, potato wedges, veggie & fruit bar, milk where his passion for sports born in Burley in 1947, a daughter enabled him to letter in every Celia who was born in 1952 a sport. After graduation he attended year after the family relocated to Homedale Middle and played football for ISU. After Owyhee County. Merv is survived Aug. 24: Popcorn chicken or hamburger, baked beans, fruit & salad his fi rst semester he enlisted in the by his wife Peggy Robinson, his bar, milk Marines and was shipped overseas son Ralph and his wife Marlena, Aug. 25: Sloppy Joe or rib-b-que, green beans, fruit & salad bar, milk where he worked as a telephone his daughter Celia and her husband Aug. 26: Pork chop or chicken tenders, mashed potatoes w/gravy, lineman in the Pacific Islands. Jim Boland, 7 grandchildren, roll, fruit & salad bar, milk He finished his tour of service Josh, Laura, Rachael, Bethany, Aug. 27: Pepperoni pizza ripper or PB&J, tossed salad, fruit & alongside other veterans by being Johnston of Castle Creek, Idaho. Samuel, Adrienne and Kalan vegetable bar, milk some of the last in helping restore Through the years the family and their spouses and children. Aug. 31: Toasted cheese sandwich or crispito, taco salad, fruit & order in China near the end of farmed and ranched. They also He is also survived by his sister salad bar, milk World War II. He was discharged ran the Oreana store, where Merv Eva Johnston and brother Elton from the military in the spring served as postmaster. In 1978, Robinson as well as many other Homedale High of 1946 where he returned to his Merv accepted the position of family and friends. Aug. 24: Pepperoni pizza ripper or roast beef sandwich, salad bar, family’s farm in Burley, Idaho. executive director for the ASCS Merv passed away August 11, fruit choice, milk In November of that same offi ce in Owyhee County where 2015. He will be greatly missed as Aug. 25: Beef taco or burrito, salad bar, fruit choice, milk year he met and married Peggy he served until 1987. Peggy well as all his great stories. Aug. 26: Orange chicken or popcorn chicken, steamed rice, cookie, salad bar, fruit choice, milk Aug. 27: Enchilada or toasted cheese sandwich, salad bar, fruit William Price Shaw choice, milk Aug. 31: Chicken stir fry w/rice & egg roll or rib-b-que, fortune William Price Shaw, 81, of Jason Shaw, Joshua Shaw, Tonya cookie, salad bar, fruit choice, milk Homedale, died August 7, 2015 in Shaw, Dakota Shaw and Alia the care of his residence. He was Shaw. He is also survived by born in Dillon, MT on October Thomas LeRoy Shaw’s children, Marsing 26, 1933 to the parents, William Mary Burman’s children, 15 Aug. 19: Chicken squealer or fi sh taco, steamed carrots, pudding, Thomas and Christine Louise grandchildren and 8 great- salad bar & soup (Wilson) Shaw of Idaho. grandchildren. Aug. 20: PB&J w/chips or pepperoni pizza, tossed salad, salad bar William served in the USAF His Motto: “Yesterday is history, & soup from 1950-1953 in England. He tomorrow is a mystery, live in Aug. 24: Hot dog, baked beans or egg roll w/fried rice, mixed was a member of the International today and change is inevitable.” veggies, jello w/topping Brotherhood Electrical Workers A Celebration of life for Bill will Aug. 25: Orange chicken w/rice or ham/cheese sandwich w/chips, Union Hall #291 for 55 years in be held on Thursday, August 20, steamed carrots, salad bar & soup Boise, ID. William was also a 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Homedale Aug. 26: Spaghetti w/Italian breadstick or beef nuggets, green beans, member of Masonic Silver City Senior Center, Homedale, ID. salad bar & soup Lodge #13, Homedale ID, El Shaw. Bill’s survivors are his Donations in Bill’s memory Aug. 27: Chicken fried steak or bbq roasted chicken, mashed potatoes Korah Shrine, Elks of Caldwell, companion, Mary Burman, of can be made to the EL Korah w/gravy, corn, roll ID and American Legion of 29 yrs; sons, William Shaw, Shrine Children’s Hospital, 1118 Aug. 31: Chicken nuggets w/roll or fi sh sandwich, mixed veggies, Melba, ID. Elliot (Sonya) Shaw and Sterling W. Idaho St., Boise ID. 83702. salad bar & soup He was preceded in death Shaw; sister, Martha Jane Condolences may be sent to www. by his brother, Thomas LeRoy (Murphy) Shaw; grandchildren, Flahifffuneralchapel.com. Bruneau-Grand View Aug. 25: Chicken wrap, romaine & tomato mix, baby carrots, fruit, milk Aug. 26: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, spinach salad, breadstick Death notices (Rimrock), fruit, milk Aug. 27: Haystacks, tortilla chips/salsa, refried beans, fruit, milk YVONNE IVA (NELSON) HILL, 96, a Huston DONNA LOU KOBOW, 55, died Tuesday, Aug. Aug. 28: Pig in a blanket, tots, fresh broccoli, fruit, milk resident who once lived in Ridgeview and farmed 11, 2015. Arrangements: Flahiff Funeral Chapel, with her husband southwest of Marsing for years, Homedale. (208) 337-3252 died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Visitation was held on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 at Dakan Funeral Chapel JOHN ARCHILUS WILLIAMSON, 95, of Senior menus in Caldwell. Memorial services will be held at 10 Sunnyslope’s Williamson Orchards and Vineyards, a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 at Deer Flat Free died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Funeral services were Homedale Senior Center Methodist Church with a graveside service to follow held on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015 at Deer Flat church. (Salad bar and milk available daily) at Marsing-Homedale Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Dakan Funeral Aug. 19: Hot dog on bun, pork & beans, lettuce & tomato Chapel, Caldwell. Aug. 20: Pasta primavera, bread Aug. 25: Chicken & noodles w/gravy, broccoli, bread Aug. 26: Ham & beans w/corn bread, carrots

Marsing Senior Center (Salad bar available daily, green salad, vegetables, fruit etc.) Aug. 19: Meatloaf, carrots, mac & cheese, coleslaw, oranges, roll, milk Aug. 20: BBQ chicken, peas, potatoes, peaches, rice, salad, garlic bread, milk Aug. 24: Breakfast, french toast, bacon, eggs, juice, fruit, milk Aug. 25: Kielbasa sausage, sauerkraut, ham & beans, broccoli, pineapple, pasta salad, cornbread, milk Aug. 26: Stuffed bell pepper, potatoes, mixed veggies, fruit salad, bread, milk

Rimrock Senior Center (Milk and juice available daily) Aug. 20: Pull pork/bun, baked beans, cole slaw, pineapple upside down cake Aug. 25: Lasagna, tossed salad, fresh fruit, garlic bread, pudding Aug. 27: Potato bar w/bacon, cheese plus carrot salad, fruit cobbler, cheese bread Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 7 Proper care extends vitality of fl ower pots, hanging baskets to fall As temperatures have risen and it’s not quite that simple. Pinching Sequicentennial summer has set in, you may fi nd back to the next leaf node (where your pots and hanging baskets the leaf and stem meet) is much looking less than impressive. This the leaves. Water pots daily, more effective at sending the mes- samplings is typical and particularly bedding plants, and sage to the plant to start fl owering Vol. 1, No. 1, Saturday, Aug. 19, 1865 normal for twice daily in the heat of sum- again. If just a dead fl ower is re- J. L. Hardin, John and Joseph Wasson published the fi rst edition of this time of mer — morning and evening. moved, its base still remains and the inaugural volume of The Owyhee Avalanche in Ruby City, Idaho year. During Watering in the heat of the day is often not much will happen. Territory. This is the fi rst installment in our commemoration of the the last sum- least effective since more water With these simple measures, newspaper nameplate’s 150th anniversary. mer months, will evaporate than what is ab- your pots and baskets will likely — Ed. we must give sorbed by the plant. Water with be able to survive and thrive until our container half-strength feed twice a week to fall, when more cold hardy plants THE OWYHEE AVALANCHE being the fi rst paper ever published plants a lit- ensure plants have all the nutrients can replace them to survive the in Owyhee County, it is but meet that we should start out by giving a tle time and they need. temperature change. brief sketch of the early history of the county. care. Pick off dead fl ower heads reg- In the early days of California, when gold was fi rst discovered there, Water, feed Sarah Perkins ularly. If you leave them in place — Sarah Perkins is the Uni- the enterprising and industrious emigrants could be seen wending their and deadhead they can start setting seed and versity of Idaho Owyhee County way across the Plains, prepared to endure any amount of hardships or them regularly over the next few this triggers an end to fl owering, Extension 4-H coordinator. You trials; and the same might be said of those who started by water. weeks, and you can keep plants so removing them will encourage can reach the U of I Owyhee Arriving in California, they found everything now, strange and fl owering and looking good right the plant to fl ower again. County Extension Offi ce at (208) different from anything they had ever seen before. Money was plenty, into autumn. Watering too much When deadheading, most peo- 896-4104 or owyhee@uidaho. and no man need go unemployed; but of late years the labor market can also cause wilt, fl ower drop, ple think of dried shriveled fl ow- edu. The offi ce is located at 238 was overstocked, and as a natural consequence, wages were cut down. and browning or yellowing of ers that just get plucked off, but W. 8 th Ave. W., in Marsing. The hard-fi sted miner, rather than submit to any depreciation of his services, started on a prospecting tour, and the history of Nevada, Idaho, Montana and Colorado, and other places of less importance, speak for themselves, and the world is familiar with the results. Calendar In the Fall of 1859, a few hardy miners, with their blankets on their backs, started out on a prospecting tour cross the Sierra Nevadas — a Today Grand View. (208) 968-5430 Tuesdays and Thursdays task in those days accompanied with much risk, hardship and suffering. Coffee club Placer diggings were few, owing to the scarcity of water, but, on the 9 a.m., Homedale Senior Center, 224 W. Idaho discovery of the Comstock ledge, adjacent to where Virginia City is Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-3020 Wednesday located, a new impetus was given to mining, and men commenced Rimrock Jr.-Sr. High School open house Coffee club sinking shafts and running tunnels. In a short-time the Gould, and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Rimrock Jr.-Sr. High School, 9 a.m., Homedale Senior Center, 224 W. Idaho Curry, Ophir, Yellow Jacket, Empire, Savage, Crownpoint, Mexican, 39678 State Hwy. 78, Bruneau. (208) 834-2260 Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-3020 Original Gold Hill, and a host of other equally valuable claims were Bruneau Elementary open house Owyhee County P&Z public hearings soon discovered, and these mines have yielded the world millions of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Bruneau Elementary School, 10 a.m., Owyhee County Courthouse Annex, 17069 dollars; and who can tell but that the mines of Owyhee County are far 25841 Benham Ave., Bruneau. (208) 845-2492 Basey St., Murphy. (208) 495-2095, ext. 2 ahead of even the celebrated Comstock, in Washoe, for richest. Time alone can tell. Thursday Thursday, Aug. 27 About the fi rst of May 1863 a party of men started on a prospecting Fit and fall exercise class Fit and fall exercise class tour from Boise Basin, traveling in a southerly direction. On the 18th 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Homedale Senior Center, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Homedale Senior Center, of the same month they arrived at a place which they called Discovery 224 W. Idaho Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-3020 224 W. Idaho Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-3020 Bar, and which is about ten miles below Boonville, on Jordan Creek. HES Meet the Teacher night Homedale City Council meeting After remaining there a day or two, they came up the creek about 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Homedale Elementary School, 420 6 p.m., City Hall, 31 W. Wyoming Ave., Homedale. fi ve miles, to a place which they called Skull Camp, from the fact of W. Washington Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-4033 (208) 337-4641 fi nding a human skull there. From there they moved up the creek about Grand View Elementary School TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meeting fi ve miles, where they discovered good placer diggings, and at which 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Grand View Elementary School, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. 6th they camped, made their laws and marked out their claims. Having 205 1st St., Grand View. (208) 834-2775 St. W., Homedale. (208) 337-3867 made all their arrangements, they had a little jollifi cation and all feeling TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meeting Adrian City Council meeting happy over what they had discovered, they gave the stomping ground 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. 6th 7 p.m., Adrian High School library, 305 Owyhee the name of Happy Camp, which goes by the name at this time. The St. W., Homedale. (208) 337-3867 St., Adrian. (541) 372-2179 place is about a mile and a half below Ruby City, on Jordan Creek. Bruneau-Grand View school board meeting As the Territory is indebted to this company of miners, for the 7 p.m., Rimrock Jr.-Sr. High School boardroom, Friday, Aug. 28 valuable discovery of the Owyhee mines, we will give the names of 39678 State Hwy. 78, Bruneau (unless otherwise Homedale mobile food pantry the Lucky Twenty Miners, as they were then called so that their names listed at www.sd365.us). (208) 834-2260 10 a.m. to noon, Homedale Elementary School, may be handed down as the pioneers of Owyhee county. The company 420 W. Washington Ave., Homedale. (208) 337- consisted of Michael Jordan, James Carroll, Fulton Haight, O. H. Friday 4033 Purdy, Dr. Rudd, Thomas Carson, Jon Boon, W. L. Wade, L. H. Gehr, Story Time Story Time Wm. Duncan, J. Dercy, Wm. Churchill, P. J. Flint, R. Pindell, John 10:15 a.m., Homedale Public Library, 125 W. 10:15 a.m., Homedale Public Library, 125 W. Moore, R. Cain, A. J. Miner, Silas Iba, John Connor. Wm. Phipps, D. Owyhee Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-4228, Owyhee Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-4228, P. Barnes, Jack Reynolds, H. R. Wade, John Cennon, J. Gardin, Chas. afternoons Monday through Saturday afternoons Monday through Saturday Ward, Stephen Rifl e, John Chadwick, and a Spanish boy. These gentlemen have done much to make this county what it is to-day, as they were all then of enterprise and great industry. Michael Saturday Saturday, Aug. 29 Jordan and Joseph Carroll were killed by the Indians while out on an Free lunches Free lunches Indian hunt about one year ago. No two men of that little company were Noon to 1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. Noon to 1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. more respected than Jordan and Carroll. W. R. Wade, another member 6th St. W., Homedale. (208) 337-5419 6th St. W., Homedale. (208) 337-5419 of this company, paid the debt of nature last May, after enduring a MHS Fall Sports Kickoff Dinner lingering illness, which he contracted while developing the resources 6 p.m., Marsing School District cafeteria, 8th Sunday, Aug. 30 of this county. Avenue West, Marsing. (208) 896-4111, ext. 297 Community worship service 10:45 a.m., led by Homedale Friends Community Monday Church, picnic to follow, Bette Uda City Park, Board of County Commissioners meeting East Idaho Avenue, Homedale. (208) 337-3464 FREE DINNER 9 a.m., Owyhee County Courthouse, 20381 State or [email protected] Come enjoy food & fellowship Hwy. 78, Murphy. (208) 495-2421 Tuesday, Sep. 1 Crossroads Church Tuesday Senior center bridge $PSOFS
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 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 13 Local, federal crews gain 90 percent containment the Wilson feedlot and homes in the China Volunteer fi refi ghters Ditch area. By the numbers Federal fi re liaison Dana Schmidt told praised for work Most statistics are as of Monday morning: the Board of County Commissioners on • $4.7 million spent on federal fi refi ghting efforts (cost to local agencies will Monday that $4.7 million had been spent protecting structures be determined later) on federal firefighting efforts. Costs to • 283,686 acres (more than 443 square miles) burned By Monday night, fi re crews had gained the local agencies won’t be known right • 213,300 acres of sage-grouse habitat burned (as of Thursday BLM report) 90 percent containment on the Soda Fire, away. • Acreage breakdown: 80 percent BLM, 15 percent private, 5 percent state which had burned nearly 450 square miles Otter’s disaster declaration after • 70 percent containment of rangeland in about a week. Saturday’s briefing at the Homedale • 811 personnel (federal and contracted) not including local volunteers The fi re that — at 283,686 acres — had Armory paved the way for reimbursement • 75 pieces of federal fi refi ghting equipment grown into the largest wildfi re in the lower and other assistance vehicles. • $1,500 per day to Owyhee County for use of the fairgrounds. 48 states sparked Aug. 10 in the Cow Creek Offi cials already are planning a tour to • At least nine local fi refi ghting agencies assisting with structure protection area about eight miles northeast of Jordan begin coordinating rehabilitation. • Undetermined number of cattle killed Valley. “This county can’t really stand any • 100 or more households under recommended evacuation sometime during the week More than 800 firefighters from two more hits like that, so that’s why we hit it • At least fi ve structures lost incident teams and nearly eight dozen so aggressively,” Whelan said of the early • 32,187 acres burned in BLM herd management areas (100 percent of Sands pieces of equipment were employed strategy in light of catastrophic fi res such as Basin HMA) throughout the week. Several local agencies the Long Draw and Murphy Complex. • 27 wild horses killed in Hardtrigger HMA (15.9 percent of herd) also provided assistance. County commissioners had declared a Latter-stage work this week was to focus county emergency during a special meeting on mop-up and protecting forage resources closed as needed throughout the week and Saturday briefi ng. last Wednesday. for local ranchers as well as preserving recommended evacuations were issued MRW public information offi cer Louis The commissioners also agreed to let the sage-grouse habitat. several times as the fi re shifted with the Monson said the RFPA members helped feds set up an incident command post at the Winds and dry, hot conditions whipped wind. Other roads, such as Rabbit Creek prepared fi rebreaks in the Reynolds Creek Owyhee County Fairgrounds in Homedale. the fi re into a frenzy overnight on Aug. 11, and Reynolds Creek, remained closed until area. Dozens of support trucks and apparatus and 120,000 acres were in fl ames by last Tuesday. Canyon County Sheriff Kieran “MRW was on alert before the fire occupied the parking lot, and small tents Wednesday when the fi re threatened homes Donahue provided deputies to support crossed into our district,” Monson said. were scattered throughout the grounds. A southwest of Homedale. patrol in some areas. “We covered Reynolds area with structure similar encampment was later erected at “If anybody would have told me that fi rst Volunteer firefighters from Murphy- protection units as the fi re progressed into Badiola Arena — including tents set up in night that it would reach down to Marsing Reynolds-Wilson, Homedale, Marsing the valley.” holding pens — when Pechota’s incident and Homedale, I would have had second and Grand View joined their compatriots Monson said the district’s volunteers team was brought in Friday afternoon. thoughts,” Great Basin Team 5 incident from Melba, Wilder, Caldwell, Deer Flat, suppressed fi re in the Salmon Creek Road Owyhee County Clerk Angie Barkell commander Mike Whelan said Saturday. Nampa, Weiser, Star and Meridian to area and “saved more than one property.” said that after the fi rst 12 hours of the Residents say the actions of Homedale’s provide structure protection on many fronts According to Monson, MRW took firefighting effort, local agencies were volunteer fi refi ghters were instrumental off U.S. 95, on Clark Road, on Roeser Road charge of the structure protection task entitled to $3,000 each for every 12-hour in keeping the fl ames at bay before BLM and on Wilson Creek Road. force in the district until Saturday when the shift. aerial support powdered the area near The county hired Middleton Fire Chief volunteers fell back into a support role as Several community members donated the end of Graveyard Point Road with Brad Trosky as a structure protection Federal Emergency Management Agency supplies. retardant as fi re crept to within 300 feet coordinator between the local agencies and contractors took over. As the incident command post was going of homes. The Owyhee County Sheriff’s the federal fi re crews. “We would like to thank all the up at the Owyhee County Fairgrounds in Offi ce issued the fi rst of several evacuation Whelan credited local crews, Rangeland communities involved in sending support Homedale, people dropped off fresh sweet recommendations. Later in the week, Fire Protection Association personnel and for our structure protection task force,” corn and water for fi refi ghters that hadn’t residents near Murphy, China Ditch Road, incident commander Todd Pechota’s Rocky Monson said. even arrived. Reynolds Creek and other areas would Mountain Incident Management Team in Monson also tipped a cap to the individual “We really appreciate being able to use receive evacuation requests as hot, windy getting a handle on the fi re Friday and and organizations that provided water and this facility and the understanding of the conditions continued to push the fire Saturday as weather conditions became other supplies. community,” fi re information offi cer Karen through the northwest part of the county. more favorable. “In the early stages of the fire their Miranda said. Flames devoured cabins, a shed and an “With the help of Todd’s team and the support was essential to our efforts,” he When the fi re fl ared up in the Reynolds unoccupied home. RFPA and the county, it’s my educated said. Creek and Wilson area Friday night, the Smoke from the fi re triggered several guess we should beat this thing within With the fi re heading into the Wilson county jail’s kitchen was opened to provide closures of U.S. Highway 95, and Silver City four or fi ve days,” Whelan told Gov. C. area, MRW crews helped with dozers chicken sandwiches to the firefighters Road was shuttered to all but homeowner L. “Butch” Otter, Lt. Gov. Brad Little and and ground crews to keep the flames because most of the food that had been traffi c when the fi re threatened the historic Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security Brig. from jumping Idaho highway 78 in the donated was sent to the central location of mining town. Other roads and trails were Gen. William B. (Brad) Richy during a Wilson area. The protection extended to Marsing, Barkell said. — JPB Soda Fire relief resources Idaho state and federal State Offi ce offers emergency and “The first step would be to agencies and Owyhee County operation loans. Call (208) 378- develop a nine-step conservation offi cials compiled a list of helpful 5650 or visit http://www.fsa.usda. plan of action on how we plan to resources for people affected by gov/programs-and-services/farm- implement conservation needs on the fi re: loan-programs/index for info. the properties. Then we will be Owyhee Cattlemen’s Cover Crop Pasture able to know how we will be able Association — The OCA has Exchange — Contact the Idaho to assist with possible livestock information at http://www. Cattle Association, (208) 343- tanks, cross fences, preferred owyheecattlemen.com/ about 1615 or visit Idahocattle.org grazing, and range seed planting how to donate hay, fencing, Veterinarians — Local — to mention some conservation pasture and other donations. veterinarians can be contacted practices we are certain will be Contributions can be made at directly or through the Idaho affected by this fi re devastation any US Bank branch to the Veterinary Medical Association we are currently facing.” Owyhee Cattlemen’s Heritage (IVMA) at (208) 922-9431 or Elke expects FY 2016 EQIP Foundation. http://ivma.org/site/veterinarians/ funds and some Sage Grouse Idaho State Department of member-clinics/ Initiative funds to be available. Agriculture — Fact sheet of Natural Resources Producers who have incurred resources available at http:// Conservation Service — From fire damages should contact www.agri.idaho.gov. Contact State Conservationist Curtis their local NRCS office for range program specialist Brooke Elke: “NRCS is planning to assistance. Jacobson at brooke.jacobson@ assist with all the fi re damages — Information gathered from agri.idaho.gov or (208) 332- occurring within Idaho. Once Owyhee Cattlemen’s Association, 8561 for information regarding the fi res are contained, my staff ISDA, FSA, NRCS, Idaho Soil & Debbie Wilsey, left, and Jason Eiguren carry cases of bottled water grazing allotment status, grazing and I personally plan to visit the Water Conservation Commission, Saturday at the Wilsey Ranch. An Arock native now living in Fruitland, information, and regulations on site and assess the damages and Idaho Rangeland Resource Eiguren delivered a stock trailer full of donated items, gathered by the public lands. obtain an inventory need with the Commission and other project LDS Caldwell Stake, to the Jordan Valley Rodeo Arena later in the Farm Service Agency — Idaho ranchers and farmers. partners day. Page 14 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Habitat loss effect on sage-grouse hunt unclear Idaho Department of Fish and start until Sept. 19, and over the to Bureau of Land Management hunt announced last week would “Sage-grouse experts have de- Game personnel are monitoring next few days and weeks the im- data Gov. C. L. “Butch” Ot- have a seven-day season will run termined that carefully regulated whether to go through with sage- pact to sage-grouse and scheduled ter’s special assistant for energy from Sept. 19 to Sept. 25 with a hunting is not a primary threat grouse hunts that were announced hunts will be carefully evaluated as and natural resources Stephen daily bag limit of one bird, and a to populations. Threats to sage- last week. the fi re situation continues. “Our Goodson shared during Saturday possession limit of two birds. grouse are largely due to habitat The Idaho Fish and Game Com- thoughts, too, are with the resi- afternoon’s briefi ng at the incident The hunt would include the loss from wildfi re, human infra- mission set a restrictive hunting dents of Owyhee County who are command post at the Owyhee part of Owyhee County east of structure, and invasive plants like season for all of Owyhee County, greatly impacted by this fi re.” County Fairgrounds. the Bruneau River, which has cheat grass,” the release said. and the department announced According to last week’s press Goodson said the numbers been closed to hunting in the past. Current sage-grouse lek data the Sept. 19-25 hunt on Aug. 11, release, Fish and Game follows were the latest anyone was able Zone 1 in Owyhee County is north indicate that many populations are just as the Soda Fire began to guidelines that allow the fl exibil- to gather because resources were of Mud Flat Road, and Zone 2 is stable to increasing, the agency tear through sage-grouse habitat ity to also close areas to hunting stretched thin by the extreme fi re south of the road. said. Fish and Game closely in two states. because of low population num- activity. In its press release announcing monitors sage-grouse annually to “Idaho Fish and Game is moni- bers, insuffi cient data, or impacts Goodson broke down the type the hunt, IDFG acknowledged ensure hunting will not compro- toring the situation and potential of wildfi re and West Nile Virus. of habitat burned by the fi re: that the sage-grouse is proposed mise the population. impacts to wildlife and scheduled The Soda Fire, which ignited • 53,520 priority acres for listing under the federal En- Sage-grouse Seasons and Rules hunts,” IDFG southwest regional Aug. 10 and grew to nearly • 125,622 important acres in dangered Species Act. brochures, including a map of ar- biologist Craig White told The 300,000 acres by week’s end, Idaho In the same release, Fish and eas open to hunting, will be avail- Owyhee Avalanche in an email two devoured more than 200,000 • 34,188 general acres in Or- Game pointed out that habitat loss able soon at all license vendors, days after the hunt announcement. acres of sage-grouse habitat by egon is a bigger threat to bird popula- Fish and Game offi ces and online “The sage-grouse hunt does not late Thursday morning, according If unchanged, the restrictive tions than hunting. at http://fi shandgame.idaho.gov. Fish and Game: Soda Fire won’t impact Unit 40 hunts Controlled deer and pronghorn “There’s still a bunch of area Road, Poison Creek Road, Shoo- Hunters affected by a fi re clo- when access to a hunting unit is hunts in Unit 40 opened Saturday available and really good deer fl y Road, Sinker Creek Road and sure can adjust their schedule blocked by fi re. A person request- without changes, and the Idaho country accessible that hasn’t Collett Road. to hunt later in the season, or ing a rain check must submit Department of Fish and Game burned,” IDFG’s Southwest Re- Fish and Game reported only a exchange general tags to hunt in his or her tag to Fish and Game doesn’t anticipate any impact gion supervisor Scott Reinecker small portion of a archery prong- a different area, but exchanges with a letter describing how fi res from the Soda Fire. said. horn hunt that opened Saturday must be made before the season blocked their ability to hunt. If The fire burned mostly in the Fish and Game said no closures in Units 40, 41 and 42 should be begins. the raincheck is granted, a 2016 northwest portion of Unit 40, and or alterations are expected, and affected. Fire information can be found tag will be offered for the same officials say wildfires typically that much of the south and eastern Fish and Game rarely alters at https://fi shandgame.idaho.gov/ species and hunt area as the hunter affect only a portion of a hunting portions of Unit 40 are open for hunts or offers rain checks for con- content/fi re. Click on the “inci- held in 2015. zone. Hunters may experience some hunting. trolled hunt tags because of fi res. web” link for current informa- For information about rain road and trail restrictions, though. Roads into the western, eastern In most cases, fi res are extin- tion about all wildfi res in Idaho, checks, call at (208) 334-2592. A mule deer hunt open to 50 and southern portions of Unit 40 guished or controlled before hunt- including maps. Send written requests to Fish and hunters will run through Sept. 30 also are open, including Flint ing season begins, IDFG said in a In limited cases, Fish and Game Game Licensing, P.O. Box 25, in the unit. Creek/Triangle Road, Mud Flat press release. will offer rain checks or refunds Boise ID 83707. We’re here to help those impacted by the Soda Fire.

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Owyhee County Ducks Unlimited president Harold Denney displays one of the prizes up for grabs at the Aug. 28 event. Above: Homedale High School football coach Matt Holtry shouts instructions during Friday’s morning workout. Below: Third-year starting quarterback Lawsen Matteson works on a play-action pass. Ducks Unlimited Trojans plans county dinner scrimmage ticket costs $25. Conservation • A single ticket and $100 worth efforts benefi t of raffl e tickets costs $110. starts fall • A couples ticket and $100 in The Owyhee County Ducks raffl e tickets costs $125. Homedale High School foot- Unlimited chapter will hold its • A single sponsorship is $275, ball fans will get their fi rst look at fall barbecue later this month in and a $100 raffl e ticket package the 2015 team when the Red and Marsing. with sponsorship costs $335. White Scrimmage returns. Proceeds from the barbecue and • A couple sponsorship is $295; The intrasquad clash at 10 party benefit the organization’s a $100 raffl e ticket package with a.m. on Saturday at Deward Bell conservation efforts. sponsorship is $365. Stadium is the fi rst of two game- The Owyhee County event takes • A table for eight can be reserved speed workouts before Matt Hol- place at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 for $800. That package includes try’s team starts the season Friday, inside the Phipps-Watson Mars- eight dinners and eight $50 raffl e Sept. 4 at home against Melba. ing American Legion Community packs. Denney also said that one The Trojans will host a jambo- Center. person in the group is guaranteed ree at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. There will be raffl es, auctions, to go home with a gun. 29. Ontario, Ore., Baker City, games and special ladies’ prizes and Every sponsorship helps DU con- Ore., Weiser and Cole Valley several gun giveaways, Owyhee serve one acre of wetlands, Denney Christian are scheduled to par- County DU chapter president Har- said. Sponsors receive a special gift ticipate in the workout for varsity old Denney said. and will be entered into a gun raffl e and junior varsity players. Denney is also the state sponsor in which there will be one winner Former HHS offensive coordi- chair. for every fi ve sponsors. nator Erik Johnson leads Ontario He said the Owyhee County had Register online at www.ducks. Diana Asumendi’s volley- 105 members in 2014 and has had org/idaho. Pre-registration is urged ballers’ fi rst action is the Melba as many as 145 members. to ensure enough food is prepared. Jamboree at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. There are several ways to get Those who buy tickets at the door The Trojans open the season at involved with the fall barbecue the night of the event aren’t guar- home at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, and party: anteed a meal. Aug. 27 against New Plymouth. • Single tickets are $40, a couple Call Denney at (208) 921-6733 Cross country opens on Thurs- can attend for $60, and a youth for more information. day, Aug. 27 at the Vale Dash and Splash in Oregon. Heidi Ankeny is the Trojans’ third-year coach. Jordan Valley Jr. Rodeo Marsing boosters to host dinner emerges from smoke With Marsing High School fall sports practices school district cafeteria on 8th Avenue West. For under way, the Booster Club is ready to celebrate more information on the dinner, contact MHS The 16th annual Jordan Valley community. U.S. Highway 95 a new year. principal and athletic director Tim Little at (208) Junior Rodeo went on as planned was clear and navigable days The football team has been in fall camp since 896-4111, ext. 297. Saturday just days after the Soda after smoke and fi re had forced Aug. 10, and the volleyball team started practice The football and volleyball teams start the Fire isolated the community. numerous closures and had with new coach Jenny Carper on Friday. Robin season Aug. 28 with the football squad playing Contestants of all ages from stranded up to 300 northbound Simpson’s cross country team began workouts host to Parma, and the volleyball players around the region competed truckers in Jordan Valley. Monday, which was the fi rst day of school. competing in the Kuna Klassic. for prizes after Idaho Power Rodeo events included a boot The Booster Club will hold its Fall Sports The cross country team begins its season Sept. had trucked in a large generator Kickoff Dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday inside the 2 at the New Plymouth Invitational. to bring electricity back to the –– See Rodeo, page 16 Page 16 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 16th annual Jordan Valley Jr. Rodeo

Ally McDaniel Junior girls’ all around

Sloane McFarlane Pee Wee girls’ all around

Clockwise from above: Marsing’s Gene Showalter fi nished fourth in the Junior boys’ breakaway roping with a 9.22-second run. Senior boot race competitors struggle to get footwear on. Jordan Valley’s Lee Stanford edged Tim Dines of Marsing for the title. Ruby Lisle on her championship run in the Mini Mite barrel racing. She also won the girls’ all around in the division. Photos by Cherie Rolland / Cherie Rolland Photography Open team roping champions Riley (left) and Cashe Davis. Wes Ireland Submitted photo Senior boys’ cow riding

√ Rodeo Saturday’s results Boys’ cow riding — 1. Wes Sylais York; 4. Tanner Steele; long; 5. Trevor Rhoades Ireland; 2. Cody Kent; 3. Hunter 5. Jonathon Brunko From Page 15 Open Christiansen; 4. Clayton Snow; Mini Mite race for contestants 5 and younger Team roping — 1. Cashe 5. TJ Davis Pee Wee All around — Girls: Ruby as well as barrel racing, pole Davis and Riley Davis; 2. Hagen All around — Girls: Sloan Mc- Lisle; boys: Ross Eiguren bending, goat tying, fl ag racing, Wallace and Tanner Lewis; 3. Junior Farlane; boys: Quintin Moffi s Girls’ goat tail untying — 1. calf and cow riding, breakaway Lacy Yates and Jace Grenke; All around — Girls; Ally Mc- Girls’ goat tail tying — 1. Whitlee Burch; 2. Ruby Lisle; 3. roping, calf roping, and team 4. Nick Eiguren and Birch Eig- Daniel; boys: Devon McDaniel Sloan McFarlane; 2. Sierra Camilla Bengoa; 4. Mesa Mack- roping for older boys and girls. A uren; 5. Devon McDaniel and Girls’ goat tying — 1. Millie Telford; 3. Josie Lisle; 4. Meg enzie; 5. Bailey Erskine senior boot race also was held. Birch Eiguren Greenwood; 2. Ally McDaniel; Eiguren; 5. Vina Tom Girls’ fl ag race — 1. Ruby The champions in each event 3. Alyvia Moffi s; 4. Lacy Yates; Girls’ barrels — 1. Char- Lisle; 2. Kenzie Smith; 3. Anna earned buckles, and the top-fi ve Senior 5. Shawny Telford mayne Briggs; 2. Sierra Telford; Rudolf; 4. Mesa Mackenzie; 5. placers in each event received All around — Girls: Sage Girls’ barrels — 1. Ally 3. Denni Coleman; 4. Taylor Bailey Erskine prizes. The overall boy and girl Raine and Ria Kent; boys: Tan- McDaniel; 2. Alyvia Moffi s; 3. Hack; 5. Kelly Jo Erskine Girls’ barrel race — 1. Ruby champion in each age division ner Lewis Shawny Telford; 4. Halle Burch; Girls’ poles — 1. Sloan Mc- Lisle; 2. Whitlee Burch; 3. also received all around buckles. Girls’ breakaway roping 5. Caela Garland Farlane; 2. Charmayne Briggs; Kenzie Smith; 4. Presley Seal; Age divisions included Mini — 1. Shelby Dines; 2. Ally Mc- Junior Girls’ poles — 1. 3. Denni Coleman; 4. Kelly Jo 5. Cassidy Burlile Mites (6 and younger), Pee Wees Daniel; 3. Millie Greenwood; 4. Caela Garland; 2. Ally McDan- Erskine; 5. Madi Jo Steele Boys’ goat tail untying — 1. (7-9), Juniors (10-13), and Seniors Emilee Burch iel; 3. Alyvia Moffi s; 4. Zayne Boys’ goat tail tying — 1. Ross Eiguren; 2. Alex Wil- (14-18). Girls’ barrels — 1. Kerstin Hall; 5. Tayler Eiguren Mason McDaniel; 2. Trell Mc- liams; 3. Grady Grubbs; 4. The Jordan Valley Jr. Rodeo Christiansen; 2. Ria Kent; 3. Boys’ breakaway — 1. Wes Farlane; 3. Quintin Moffis; Stetson Mackenzie; 5. Domynic awarded four scholarships to Sage Raine; 4. Hayley Hall; 5. Ireland; 2. Sean Schnabele; 4. Sammy Saunders; 5. Trey Derosier recent Jordan Valley High School Codi Ann Park 3. Devon McDaniel; 4. Gene McFarlane Boys’ fl ag race — 1. Kreece graduates Nick Eiguren, Lee Girls’ poles — 1. Sage Raine; 2. Showalter Boys’ fl ag race — 1. Quintin Powell; 2. Ross Eiguren; 3. Stanford, Andi Warn, and Sandy Ria Kent; 3. Heather Hall; 4. Ker- Boys’ fl ag race — 1. Devon Moffi s; 2. Sammy Saunders; 3. Grady Grubbs; 4. Cooper Mack- Warn. stin Christiansen; 5. Josey Hall McDaniel; 2. Sylais York; 3/4. Trey McFarlane; 4. Billy De- enzie; 5. Stetson Mackenzie “Thank you so very much to all Boys’ calf roping — 1. Hagen Gene Showalter; 3/4. Wes Ire- long; 5. Jake Greenwood Boys’ barrel race — 1. Kreece of the sponsors and everyone that Wallace; 2. Tanner Lewis land; 5. Birch Eiguren Boys’ poles — 1. Sammy Powell; 2. Riley Steele; 3. Ross helped out at the rodeo to make it Boys’ breakaway — 1. Cashe Boys’ calf riding — 1. Devon Saunders; 2. Quintin Moffi s; 3. Eiguren; 4. Grady Grubbs; 5. a success,” Lindsey Smith, one of Davis McDaniel; 2. Wes Ireland; 3. Trey McFarlane; 4. Billy De- Cooper Mackenzie the rodeo organizers, said. Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 17 Looking back... from the fi les of The Owyhee Avalanche and Owyhee Chronicle

25 years ago 50 years ago 140 years ago August 22, 1990 August 26, 1965 August 21, 1875

Succor Creek fl ood damage Estimated 1200 Persons Attend Old Timers’ Day COME TO TOWN. G. H. Tracy and family, of Jordan Flood waters swept down normally placid Succor Creek A crowd estimated at 1,200 persons enjoyed the 10th Valley, have come up here with the intention of taking up in the Homedale area Monday night, damaging at least annual beef barbecue and Old Timers’ Day activities at their permanent abode among us, and are residing in the late three homes and a railroad bridge, washing out a diversion the city park Saturday noon. residence of ex-Sheriff Stevens, near the Court House. dam below Sage Road, and infl icting an unknown amount Oldest man present was P. R. Ulrich, 87, Homedale. of damage to crops and properties along the creek’s Oldest woman was Dora Williamson, 91, Caldwell. STAGE ROBBERY NEAR WAGONTOWN – Wells bottomlands. Oldest man born in Owyhee County present was Fargo & Co.’s Box Captured By The Bandits – Only Rampaging water fl ooded the Bob Davis home on the Granville Givens, 82, Givens Springs, born at Givens Hot Three Hundred Dollars Missing. The number of stage Malheur County side of the border and, nearer town, Springs in 1883. Oldest women born in Owyhee County robberies this season has been unusually small compared left the Smith family stranded on their roof temporarily, present was Maggie Johnnie, 100, Homedale nursing with previous years. The fi rst attempt of this season on the according to reports from Owyhee County Sheriff’s Posse home, born on Miller Creek in 1865. Mrs. Johnnie is of Winnemucca road occurred last night. The stage left here members. the Piute Indian tribe. at the usual hour, 6:30 o’clock, with S. M. Wessels, Andy Certain farm equipment at the Harold Markley farm was Couple present married in Owyhee County the longest Baker and another gentleman as passengers. Nothing of any submerged briefl y in the sudden torrent caused by heavy time ago, was Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Drum, Homedale. Present note occurred until they had got as far as the Hill on the rainfall and hail in the Owyhees. Fencing was reported were their four children and 11 grandchildren. lower side of Tom Wall’s place, when, about 9 o’clock two wiped out further downstream at the home of the Markleys’ Others competing for oldest man present were John men sprang out from the sage brush, heavily armed with daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and Kenne Metzer. Gross, 83, Lawrenceburg, Indiana; Robert Worden, 79, shotguns and revolvers, and demanded the treasure box of About two dozen people gathered near the Highway 19 Homedale; Charles Hoyt, 84, Homedale; Ralph Bailey, Wells, Fargo & Co. No express messenger was on board, bridge over Succor Creek near the Homedale city limits 76, Wilson; Harry Root, 72, Boise and J. R. Barnes, 76, and the driver reluctantly yielded up the box to the robbers. between 8 and 9 p.m. Monday as a feared “wall of water” Homedale. Mr. Wessels was seated on the outside of the coach with the neared the site. The “wall” never materialized, although Also competing for oldest woman present were Martha driver when the robbery occurred. He was questioned as to fl oodwaters rose near the bridge’s upper supports that join Worden, 82, Homedale; Maggie Hoyt, 82, Homedale; the amount of money he had about him, and on their being with the roadbed. State, county and local police authorities Jessie Thomas, 90, Homedale, Indian woman from the informed that he had a large amount in checks they seemed worked to alert residents along the creek about the rising Homedale Nursing home; Anna Mae Proud, 75, Homedale; satisfi ed not to molest him. They did not interfere with either waters. Offi cers at the scene included Deputy Sheriff Ida M. Williams, 80, Homedale; Teresa Demshar, 80, of the other passengers, notwithstanding that Andy Baker on Dick Freund and Homedale Police offi cer Gary Olsen. Homedale and Iola Thomas Potter, 81, Homedale. the inside was “spilin” for a fi ght with them and had a great Sheriff’s Posse members assisting with traffi c control and Also competing for oldest man born in Owyhee County mind to tackle them single-handed. The robbers it seems did fl ood monitoring included Ray Mansisidor, Bruce Sibert were Walter Adams, 65, born in Silver City in 1900, has not recover much plunder. Fortunately the amount of money and Joe Aman. lived in Owyhee County all his life; F. G. Feeney, 61, in the box was not large, there being on $290. Part of this Floodwaters covered the road surface of the steel bridge Nampa, born in Silver City, and Harry Townsend, 82, was coin, and of the balance Mr. Greathouse had a check at Sage Road several miles upstream, where a power pole Homedale, born in Silver City. for $100, the whole being a remittance to the Company and was also knocked out of service. Others registering for oldest woman born in Owyhee rather smaller than the average contents of the box during County were Mrs. Sam King, 61, Bruneau, born at Bruneau any of these trips. The robbers had white handkerchiefs over Auction receipts total $81,283.68 1904; Nellie J. Stevenson, 47, born at Homedale; Louise their faces, and it is supposed from their manner that they Cooperative bidders drove up prices at the Owyhee Johnson, 63, Boise, born at Wickahoney; Lydia Bailey, 75, were green hands at the business. County Junior Livestock Auction here Aug. 11 to give Wilson, born at Wilson. participating 4-H’ers and FFA’ers generally higher prices Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams, Homedale, with three MANY OF THE SIDEWALKS about town are in a for top meat animals than were received at the same event daughters present and 10 grandchildren also registered for dilapidated condition. Day before yesterday, a young man met last year. According to fi gures released by the county most descendants present. a lady he had not seen for three years, and while in the act of Extension Offi ce in Marsing. The latest auction produced making a polite bow, one of his feet came in contact with a hole a grand total of $81,283.68 in livestock sales, compared C. of C. reviews Old Timers’ Day at Tuesday meeting in the sidewalk, and he came to Mother Earth in a sprawling to $77,098.03 in sales a year ago. Incomplete fi gures of receipts and expenditures indicated condition. He was greatly embarrassed by the accident. The grand champion market beef raised by Kit Bachman the Chamber of Commerce will about break even on the of Bruneau was bought by Simplot Livestock of Bruneau Old Timers barbecue and the pop and popcorn stand A NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT has recently been for $2,403. Last year’s top market beef sold for $2,170.35. concession this year, it was reported Tuesday noon at the made in the internal arrangement of Champion Hall. A The reserved champion market beef owned by Suzanne regular semi-monthly meeting of the Chamber. capacious platform had recently been erected at the north Collett of Oreana was bought by Olsen Livestock Much favorable comment was voiced on the success end of the hall, extending across its entire width, which Consultants of Boise and the Bruneau Cattle Co., for of the barbecue, with the meat and balance of the meal will give lecturers and performers hereafter an opportunity $1,770.60. That compares to $1,186.80 paid for the reserve praised by the good crowd who attended. to do their business to greater advantage than hitherto. It beef champion last year. Inclement weather during the last two nights of the is a much needed improvement. rodeo and lack of suffi cient help to properly conduct the Marsing seniors bring home medals concession stand caused some curtailment of revenue OWYHEE STOCKS. Following are the sales of Owyhee Idaho Seniors celebrated their fi rst Olympic Games at compared with previous years. Stocks in the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board BSU and Joined 44 Other states in doing so. The games Jim Duncan, Chamber president, and Kenneth Downing, yesterday afternoon: 740 Golden Chariot, 1 1/4, 1 1/8; began Wednesday, August 15 with competition in the golf secretary, who co-chaired this year’s event, thanked those 50 Poorman, 3 5/8; 250 Illinois Central 4 1/2, 4 1/4; 385 division. Events were divided according to age, starting at who participated and gave their time and efforts to helping Pauper, 25 cents; 50 Mahogany, 2; 50 Empire, 75 cents; age 60. Ron LeClair of Marsing took 2nd place in his golf make the 10th annual affair a success. 675 South Mountain, 1. division, but said they forgot to tell him about the water Duncan said committees were not given enough time to hole on the left. organize properly in some instances, and recommended that MR. SOMMERCAMP CLAIMS that he is justifi ed in After tennis and bowling on Friday, they all enjoyed chairmen be selected and committees appointed in future asking a reduction of taxes on his stock, on the grounds a barbecued chicken dinner catered by the BSU staff. A years to be sure arrangements were completed in plenty of that he can replace his cattle at a lower fi gure than they dance contest featuring the Waltz and Jitterbug fi nished time, and to ensure that enough help will be available at the are valued at by the assessing offi cers. He also claims a off the evening. Saturday, seniors matched wits in board park when the barbecue commences following the parade. partial exemption from assessment on imported stock on games such as scrabble, and in the afternoon competed the grounds of the benefi t the county receives from the in swimming. Three Marsing Seniors brought home Marie Jereb is crowned county fair queen introduction of such stock. medals in the swimming division. Marianne Thomas Marie Jereb, 15 years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton won a silver medal in the back stroke; Mary Mahler Jereb, Homedale, was crowned queen of the Owyhee SICKNESS. There is a considerable sickness in Silver also earned a silver in the back stroke and a bronze in County Fair and Rodeo, Saturday afternoon. City at present. Mrs. McCleary is suffering from congestion the free style: Steve Thomas swam the fi fty meters in 57 First runner-up was Pat Shaffer, Marsing, who was of the lungs; Mrs. Ira Corp is very low of intermittent fever; seconds for a gold. sponsored by the Marsing Livestock Club. Second Mrs. E. Leigh was taken suddenly ill about midnight and Track and fi eld games concluded Saturday’s schedule of runner-up was Paula Simon, Homedale, sponsored by the is reported to be dying to-day; Mrs. Biggenstaff was very events and Mary said they were especially impressed by a Homedale volunteer fi re department. ill last night; Mrs. Breck’s baby is very sick. We positively gentlemen from Donnelly who participated in four events Miss Jereb was sponsored by the St. Hubert’s Altar Society. believe that cucumber and other wilted green fruits and in spite of obvious arthritic impairment. “He fi nished the She received a cedar chest, which is given each year to the vegetables that have glutted our market of late has much course with cheers of the crowd.” fair queen. Runners-up each received a piece of luggage. to do with the prevailing sickness in this camp. Page 18 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Commentary Baxter Black, DVM Soda Fire letters to editor On the Idaho Power harkens “Good Old Days” ethic We, and I mean all citizens in this technological When I got older, the cow milking was passed age of the early 21st century, are mostly spoiled on to me, which is why I don’t have one now. and completely dependent upon the very As for the chickens, which are called free range edge of technology that has increased our standard of today, they liked to roost directly over the milking living. stanchion and in the tack room. I revolted, and Nothing brings that to our attention like the they were moved to a chicken house where common sense ongoing Soda Fire that is sweeping through raccoons discovered easy pickings. northwestern Owyhee County. At least 100 The dug well was long ago fi lled in, and a power poles were burned, shutting off power good thing, too, for it was about 50 feet from the The emperor’s to the greater Jordan Valley area. All the things outhouse and a hundred from the corral. we’ve become accustomed to: pumps, TV, The “Good Old Days” weren’t all that good, telephones, washers, dryers, lights, etc., suddenly looking back, and our vulnerability is only too new clothes stopped, creating a scramble for generators. evident when the lights go out. The Emperor’s New Clothes is predictions of virtually all professional Idaho Power said it will be Sunday before power Special credit needs to be given to the a fairy tale wherein two swindlers horse users, raisers, vets and equine is restored. fi refi ghters who are preventing a bad situation convinced the vain emperor they associations, who warned there When I was a kid, before electrifi cation, it from getting much worse. could weave the most elegant clothes would be tragic results, the WMHL wasn’t a problem. We had a dug well with pitcher As for Idaho Power, words can’t express our so uncommonly fi ne, only those with congratulated themselves righteously pump, chickens, milk cow and wood stove. I appreciation for their response and dedication the highest refi nement, good taste and derided those professionals who remember my father trimming camp wicks, to restoring power. They are a testament to free and intelligence would be able to see opposed them. chopping wood and milking the cow. Mother enterprise and the American can-do spirit that was them. The ambitious emperor heartily The tragedy began. What was going took care of the chickens. They wrapped meat indeed part of the “Good Old Days.” agreed, thinking it would help his to happen to the 62,719 unwanted in heavy blankets and hunt it out to cool curing Michael F. Hanley IV ability to distinguish the wise men horses normally slaughtered at home? summer nights. Jordan Valley rancher from the fools in his empire. The Where would they be taken? Who swindlers went to work for weeks will feed them? There was no system weaving the most beautiful cloth in place to handle the unwanted. Community’s compassion shines through smoke ever seen. They fi tted and sought his WMHL continued to tell people how A note of thanks to the Idaho Power crews Out of the ashes of devastation shines the beauty opinion frequently while charging much better horses will be treated. for working through the heat, wind and smoke of all those working together to help others; not him mightily. The emperor began The price of horses plummeted. The to restore power to the Jordan Valley area. We just ranchers helping ranchers, neighbors helping to worry because he could never see Recession put economic pressure on so appreciate your hard work and the timely neighbors or friends helping friends, but strangers any cloth, even though he praised many people with unwanted horses. manner in which you had the power up and stepping in to offer their resources to anyone who them profusely for its quality and Whereas before they could sell them running again. Thanks, too, for bringing the might need help: Pickups and horse trailers to beauty. He questioned whether he for several hundred dollars, now they power plant to take the edge off the long outage. transport animals or help evacuate, pasture and was really qualifi ed to be emperor, couldn’t give them away. WMHL May I never complain about my power bill feed, shelter, food, money and anything else that so he pretended to admire the cloth enlisted gullible celebrities to their again! might be needed. that the swindlers pretended to cause. The non-partisan Government Thank you to all the fi re crews for working Law enforcement from other agencies assisted weave, lest he be thought a fool. Accountability Office blamed the around the clock in an effort to protect lives, the Owyhee County Sheriff’s personnel in On the day of the public procession, WMHL, sighting “Unintended homes, livestock and grazing land. While we are keeping folks out of closed areas. There seems to the swindlers dressed the emperor Consequences.” WMHL became so thankful that no human lives have been lost, be something about hardship and diffi culties that in the exquisite invisible cloth. All indignant. Horse rescues quit giving we are mindful of those who lost livestock and bring out the best in folks. Thank God. the emperor’s sycophants lauded out their addresses, auction barns grazing areas, and we pray for the strength and Ellen Reed him with admiration. He put on his quit selling horses the price was so fortitude to move forward. Jordan Valley most regal face and strode down the low. Nationwide, desperate unwanted street, his noblemen carrying the horse owners began turning them train behind him. The crowd, who loose. Unable to feed them, many assumed they were unable to see thousands died of abuse and neglect. Sen. Mike Crapo invisible clothes, cheered as if they, The WMHL said nothing other than too, could see something more than Vote For Me, or Send Money! just an old man parading through While the swindlers are still in town naked. Then from the sideline business, the real heroes today, From Washington a little child was heard to say, “But like our truck drivers, sale barn he hasn’t anything on!” The crowd owners, horse buyers and Mexican stood dumbstruck for a minute, abattoirs, are the reason we are not Dual pesticide regulation then took up the cry, “But he has shooting horses in the street. Since nothing on!” The emperor shivered the closing of local plants, we have adds extra cost, burden for he suspected they were right. But averaged exporting 137,475 head he thought, “The procession must a year, almost 1 million unwanted Rural communities are under a substantial standards. Unfortunately, despite this federal continue to prove I am smarter than I horses total, hauled across the border amount of fi nancial strain and regulatory pressure regulatory framework already in place, a 2009 am.” So he walked more proudly than to be shipped abroad for human and are looking for much-needed relief. Bipartisan court decision forced EPA to begin requiring Clean ever, as his noblemen held high the consumption. legislation I introduced seeks to help answer Water Act (CWA) permits for certain applications trailing train that wasn’t there at all. The WMHL keeps the cowardly that call by dialing back duplicative and costly of pesticides in or near water. This duplicative Once upon a time, 2007, a group politicians and innocent ignorant regulations associated with the federal pesticide regulatory requirement went into effect in 2011. of mostly well-meaning horse lovers media pacified by praising their permitting process. The Senate Environment As a result of this dual regulation, EPA has (WMHL) questioned the humaneness new clothes. Those who are the and Public Works Committee, on which I serve, estimated an additional 365,000 pesticide users of horse slaughter in the United most outspoken in the WMHL; the recently passed this legislation by voice vote, — including farmers, ranchers, state agencies, States. For years previously, the politicians, animal rights groups and and work continues to see through to enactment cities, counties, mosquito control districts, vast majority of unwanted horses activists, accept no responsibility this legislation that will lift an additional layer water districts, pesticide applicators and forest went to U.S. inspected and approved for the tragedy they created. They of needless red tape. managers who perform 5.6 million pesticide plants within the borders. In the 10 are still sewing invisible clothes for For more than 30 years, the U.S. Environmental applications annually — will be required to years before 2007, the plants in the their naïve, well-meaning emperors Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented a obtain CWA permits. This is nearly double U.S. slaughtered an annual average like Robert Redford, Tom Vilsack and comprehensive and rigorous regulatory structure the number of entities previously subjected to of 62,719 horses and exported an good ol’ T. Boone Pickens. for pesticide applications under the Federal permitting requirements, costing more than $50 average of 42,286 per year for Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, million a year. slaughter to Mexico (24 percent), — Visit Baxter’s Web site at www. commonly known as FIFRA. FIFRA governs I led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing Canada (74 percent) and Japan, an baxterblack.com for more features the sale, distribution and use of pesticides, with legislation to eliminate this costly and redundant average 105,002 horses per year. and to purchase Baxter Black the goal of protecting human health and the EPA regulation affecting pesticide users. S. Effective in 2008, WMHL merchandise, including his newest environment. The statute requires pesticides to 1500, the Sensible Environmental Protection politically managed to prevent horse release, “Cave Wall Graffi ti from a be evaluated (undergoing more than 100 tests) Act (SEPA), seeks to clarify congressional intent slaughter in the U.S. It coincided with Neanderthal Cowboy,” other books and registered with EPA. Pesticide users must concerning federal regulation of pesticides and the stock market crash. Ignoring the and DVDs. comply with agency-approved, uniform labeling — See Regulation, Page 19 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 19 Commentary Financial management Don’t pile debt onto debt just to get rental income Dear Dave, foreseeable future. It means no do a lease or fi nance the vehicle. or $1 million or more, and you My wife and I are recent vacations, and you should not see What do you suggest? defi nitely fall into that category. graduates with advanced degrees. the inside of a restaurant unless — Linda Still, my advice is to pay cash or We also have about $300,000 in you’re working there to make don’t do the deal. You’re more than student loan debt. We’re thinking extra money. Dear Linda, able to do this every few years and about buying a rental property, and Again, no! You should not There’s no way I’ll ever tell you not move the needle where your the plan is to get a mortgage with buy a rental property. Even if to lease or fi nance a car. 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Republican presidential candidates More bad news came from downtown Kabul, Afghanistan The Environmental Protection Agency just unleashed like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Govs. Bobby Jindal where a massive truck bomb was detonated with the goal of the greatest environmental disaster since the BP oil spill (Louisiana) and Scott Walker (Wisconsin) will have to killing the fi nancial sector of the country. Hundreds were as their “cleanup” activity has resulted in the release of press this issue hard to force the House and Senate to injured in the attack with one American serviceman killed, 500 gallons-per-minute of toxic chemicals into the once- take a stand for basic human decency in the wake of the signifying the vulnerability of the Karzai government and pristine Animas River. The now-mustard-colored river recent video releases. how even the safest areas can no longer make that claim. fl ows through the states of Colorado and New Mexico on At a time when the inside-the-Beltway Republican fi xers One would think after almost 15 years that consulate the way to the Colorado River and the drinking water of are under siege from the grassroots, this is one issue that attacks against the U.S. in a NATO country while the U.S. millions in Arizona, Nevada and California. should unite everyone, with the side benefi t of forcing has a nuclear deal pending in the Senate, along with the Expect the EPA to use their failure to secure the Hillary Clinton and congressional Democrats to defend likely failure of Obama’s Afghanistan policy, would make environment as an excuse to ban gold and other mining the indefensible. for summer news content. Instead, pop culture-focused as it shows just how bad an environmental disaster can be Great Britain has been dealing with its own illegal alien items like Hillary’s selfi e with Kardashian and her husband caused. After all, the pictures of the pollution combined invasion as Muslim immigrants have been massing at the Kanye West are more likely to eat up the news cycle. with a headline that mining activity must be stopped to English Channel Tunnel in Calais, France that connects In the modern day bread and circuses arena, where the prevent this kind of event is too powerful to be left to the the two countries. killing of a lion in Zimbabwe elicits moral outrage while facts that the environmental regulators themselves are Under President Obama’s policy, those same immigrants the starvation deaths of African humans because of our responsible for the damage. would merely walk across the border into the arms of a nation’s political decision to burn corn in our automobiles Far-left Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer opposition to waiting border agent, and be put into the resettlement rather than allowing low-cost food to reach them is ignored, President Barack Obama’s Iran deal triggered a torrent of system. In the end, the French-English border situation can it be any wonder that political pundits are consumed anti-Semitic attacks on the soon-to-be leader of the Senate makes the dual points that the enforcement of the law over the Trump/Kelly spat? Democrats. These attacks reveal an ugly undercurrent matters more than even the tallest fence, but without the After all, starving children in Africa are suitable for running through the progressive movement as Obama, fence, enforcement becomes much harder in the face of a late-night fundraising pitches, while celebrity grudge the Democratic candidates for President, and the left-wing coordinated immigration invasion. matches light up the Internet, never mind what is actually media have been eerily silent in denouncing those who While unrelated, the situation in the Middle East important. exhibit this base and historically dangerous prejudice while continues to devolve as the U.S. consulate in Turkey What a country. instead focusing on banal Trump tweets. came under attack last week. The mutual desire of the — Rick Manning is the President of Americans for Planned Parenthood continues to be revealed as little governments of Turkey and Iran to stop the development Limited Government. √ Regulation: Clean water must be achieved without paperwork, red tape From Page 18 reforms to better protect water quality and human health. In with the Obama Administration’s recent CWA power codify longstanding interpretation of regulatory statutes addition to fellow Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, 12 other senators grab, the problems and costs associated with this dual after the 2009 court ruling imposed an additional layer of from both sides of the aisle joined me in introducing the pesticide regulation will only become worse. Congress needless red tape on food producers. The legislation would measure. must swiftly approve SEPA while we continue our fi ght also direct the EPA administrator to report to Congress We must have clean water, but overloading land stewards against the inappropriate proposed regulatory expansion on coordination among federal agencies regarding with paperwork and red tape is not the way to achieve this of the CWA. streamlining information relating to water quality impacts goal. Far more can be achieved by working with producers from pesticide use and registration and analysis of the and water users to institute sensible practices. This issue — Republican Mike Crapo is Idaho’s senior member of effectiveness of current regulatory actions relating to is a prime example of an unnecessary, duplicative federal the U.S. Senate. He is in his third six-year term and has pesticide registration and use aimed at protecting water regulation impacting a variety of stakeholders in Idaho served in the Senate since 1999. Prior to that, he was a quality and provide recommendations on any needed and across the nation that must be fi xed. Additionally, three-term Idaho Second District congressman. Page 20 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Public notices SYNOPSIS OF OWYHEE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING COUNTY COMMISSIONER CITY OF MARSING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Homedale MINUTES ORDINANCE A-189 Highway District Board of Commissioners will meet August 26, 2015 July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED THE ANNUAL at noon, at 102 East Colorado Avenue, Homedale, Idaho to consider July 6 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR and adopt a fi nal budget for 2015 – 2016 fi scal year. A Public Hearing Paid all outstanding bills from BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2015 APPROPRIATING THE will be held for the enactment, of said budget at that same time and the following funds: SUM OF $2,961,731.00 TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES AND place. The proposed budget is available for the public to inspect at Current Expense $36,521 Road LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF MARSING FOR SAID FISCAL the Offi ce of the District, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., and Bridge 25,574 District Court YEAR, AUTHORIZING A LEVY OF A SUFFICIENT TAX UPON Monday through Thursday. 12,979 Fair Grounds and Bldgs THE TAXABLE PROPERTY AND SPECIFING THE OBJECTS Terri Uria, Secretary/Treasurer 139 Probation 2,075 Historical AND PURPOSE FOR WHICH SAID APPROPRIATION IS HOMEDALE HIGHWAY DISTRICT – PROPOSED BUDGET Society / Museum 659 Indigent MADE. OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 and Charity 8,839 Revaluation BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL BUDGETED ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS Proposed Budget 576 Solid Waste Tort 1000 OF THE CITY OF MARSING, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO. Oct.1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 1016 Weeds 394 911 1,864 County SECTION 1: That the sum of $2,961,731.00 be, and the same is Vessel 6 Waterways 531 Off appropriated to defray the necessary expenses and liabilities of the Balance Carryover FY 2014 – 2015 145,000.00 Highway Vehicle 200 Economic City of Marsing, Owyhee County, State of Idaho for the fi scal year Agricultural Replacement 2,492.00 Development 2,238 beginning October 1, 2015. Highway User Funds 540,000.00 Approved Land Use Permit SECTION 2: The objects and purposes for which such appropriation Miscellaneous Revenue and Permit Fees 4,000.00 IDI-31362. is made, and the amount of each object and purpose is as follows: Sales Tax/Surplus 11,000.00 Approved Owyhee Heating and ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES: Air Conditioning Maintenance GENERAL FUNDS: Penalties and Interest 500.00 Agreement in the amount of Administrative $655,859.00 Property Tax 76,168.00 $1,136.00. Streets & Highways $170,450.00 Transfers and Adjustments - 11,000.00 Approved a catering permit for Parks & Recreation $513,597.00 the Pour House for the Owyhee Planning & Zoning $ 35,500.00 Rental Income 2,000.00 Cattlemen’s Association meeting TOTAL GENERAL FUNDS: $1,375,406.00 TOTAL REVENUE 770,160.00 in Silver City on July 25, 2015. SPECIAL FUNDS: BUDGETED PROPOSED EXPENDITURES Approved 2 Certificates of Water $886,060.00 Professional Fees: Legal 3,000.00 Residency to CWI for Tanis Sewer $570,200.00 Partee and Hannah Radford. Irrigation $ 43,015.00 Commissioner’s Salary 14,976.00 As Board of Equalization, Sanitation $ 87,050.00 Contingency Fund 30,000.00 upheld Assessors tax evaluation TOTAL SPECIAL FUNDS: $1,586,325.00 Dues and Subscriptions (IAHD) 2,900.00 for parcels LR08S12E050001A TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES: $2,961,731.00 Engineering Fees 3,000.00 and RP04N06W243630A. SECTION 3: That a general tax levy on all taxable property within Equipment Lease/Purchase 35,000.00 Reduced parcel the City of Marsing be levied in an amount allowed by law for general MHA0120004007DA valuation purpose for said City, for the fi scal year beginning October 1, 2015. Equipment Rental 2,000.00 to $22,584.00. Placed a lien on SECTION 4: All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in confl ict Gas, Oil and Tires 20,000.00 Indigent and Charity case 15-17. with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Insurance [General] 5,340.00 Approved Indigent and Charity SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force cases 15-13 and 15-16. upon its passage, approval and publication in one issue of the Owyhee General Supplies and Miscellaneous Expenses 7,000.00 July 13 Avalanche, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Marsing, Materials/Construction 235,000.00 Approved a letter to the BLM and offi cial newspaper of said City. Mileage 1,000.00 regarding ROW IDI-20274 and PASSED UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, upon which Offi ce Supplies 600.00 IDI-36820. a roll call vote was duly taken and duly enacted as an Ordinance of the Payroll Benefi ts and Taxes 36,000.00 4,826 City of Marsing, City Council held the 12th day of August 2015. Approved Owyhee Initiative Keith D. Green, Mayor Health/Dental Insurance 25,000.00 Executive Director hire of Mitch ATTEST: Janice C. Bicandi, City Clerk-Treasurer Phone Expense 2,800.00 Jaurena. 8/19/15 Professional Fees: Audit 5,000.00 Approved a vent system Repairs & Maintenance and Tools 16,000.00 from Owyhee Heating and Air American Legion Post #32 for the may request a reasonable Conditioning in the amount of Owyhee County Rodeo. accommodation to make it easier Salaries and Wages 136,000.00 $5,545.00. Approved Resolution 2015- to use City facilities or programs, Signs 4,300.00 Approved 2 furnaces from 15; accepting sealed bids for or request that the City provide Utilities 2,500.00 Owyhee Heating and Air the roof repair and replacement information in a different way. Weed Control and Dust Control 20,000.00 Conditioning in the amount from Osmus Roofi ng, LLC in the Any person needing special of $18,186.00. Received and amount of $43,275.00. accommodations to participate in Workmen’s Compensation 6,500.00 opened 3 sealed bids for the roof Placed a lien on Indigent and the above noticed meeting should Advertising Expense 1,000.00 replacement and repair. Placed a Charity case 15-21. Approved contact Homedale City Hall 2 Training and Education 550.00 lien on Indigent & Charity case Indigent and Charity case 15-17. (two) days prior to the meeting. 15-18. Approved Indigent & Added appendices to Alice Pegram, City Clerk Ending Fund Balance 154,694.00 Charity case 15-12. Professional Grant Agreement for 8/12,19/15 TOTAL EXPENSES 770,160.00 Approved hiring of James the Western Alliance for Economic Post August 12th, 2015 Doucet to the jail. Development previously approved CITY OF HOMEDALE 8/12,19/15 July 20 by the Board. ORDINANCE # 409 Paid all outstanding bills from Approved Resolution 2015-14; AN ORDINANCE publication as provided by law. residence address provided on the the following funds: Destruction of Records from the ESTABLISHING THE Enacted by the City Council candidate’s declaration, and the Current Expense $61,386 building department for years COMPENSATION FOR THE as an ordinance of the City of candidate must have resided in Road and Bridge 8,231 District 2005 – 2008. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF Homedale, on the 12th day of the city for at least 30 days prior Court 6,528 Fair, County 22,363 Approved a request from the HOMEDALE, REPEALING August, 2015. to submitting their declaration. Probation 1,105 Health District Bruneau Fire District for radio CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, Approved by the Mayor on the The Declaration of Candidacy 4,531 Historical Society / Museum batteries. AND PROVIDING FOR 12th day of August, 2015. must be accompanied by one of 1,091 Indigent and Charity 26,147 The complete minutes can PUBLICATION AND AN Gheen Christoffersen, Mayor the following: (1) a nonrefundable Revaluation 1,327 Solid Waste be viewed online at www. EFFECTIVE DATE. Attest: Alice E. Pegram, City fi ling fee of $40 or (2) a Petition 10,764 Tort 3 Weeds 8,676 owyheecounty.net or in the BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Clerk of Candidacy signed by at least 911 4,300 County Vessel 2,722 Clerk’s offi ce. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF 8/19/15 fi ve qualifi ed city electors with the Waterways 1,266 Off Highway 8/19/15 THE CITY OF HOMEDALE, signatures verifi ed by the county Vehicle 201Taxing District 1,557 IDHAO; NOTICE OF CANDIDATE clerk’s offi ce. The deadline for Economic Development 712 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SECTION 1. MAYOR FILING DEADLINE fi ling Declarations of Candidacy Approved a MOU with the HEARING COMPENSTION CITY OF MARSING, IDAHO is Friday, September 4 at 5:00 Idaho Department of Commerce. Notice is hereby given that the Commencing January 1, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: p.m. Declarations of Candidacy Approved the Idaho Emergency Homedale City Council will hold 2016, the salary of the Mayor of That the general election to be held are available at City Hall in the Communications grant a public hearing at Homedale City Homedale shall be as follows: in and for the City of Marsing, offi ce of the city clerk at Marsing application. Placed a lien on Hall, 31 W. Wyoming Avenue, The mayor shall receive an Idaho, will be held on Tuesday, City Hall From August 21, 2015- Indigent & Charity case 15-20. Homedale Idaho on 27 August annual salary of $8,400.00 to November 3, 2015. The election August 28, 2015 the hours of 8:00 Approved Indigent & Charity 2015 at 6:00 pm to consider be paid on a monthly basis of will be held for the purpose of A.M. to 5:00 P.M. case 15-20. whether to repeal Chapters 2.16 and $700.00. (Seven Hundred and electing the following offi ces for Janice C. Bicandi, City Clerk Approved a MOU with Elmore 17.12 of the Homedale Municipal no cents.) the specifi ed Term: 8/19,26/15 County for law enforcement Code thereby disbanding the SECTION 2. REPEAL OF Mayor 4 year term services at the music festival. planning and zoning commission CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. Two Council seats 4 year Approved a letter to US Dept. of and repealing the corresponding All ordinances and parts of terms Interior regarding an extension. ordinance provisions detailing ordinances in confl ict with this Candidates for city elected Approved a letter to the BLM the respective duties of the ordinance are hereby repealed to office are required to file a Have a regarding a motion to intervene. Commission and of the Planning the extent of such confl ict. Declaration of Candidacy Approved a letter to USDA APHIS and Zoning Administrator. SECTION 3. PUBLICATION specifying the offi ce sought and regarding predator damage and Any and all persons desiring AND EFFECTIVE DATE affi rming that the individual is a news tip? confl ict. to comment may appear and The City Clerk is hereby directed qualifi ed city elector, meaning: Approved funds for emergency be heard at the appointed time. to publish this ordinance as a legal at least 18 years of age, a U. S . services batteries for Silver City Written comments accepted at notice in the Owyhee Avalanche, citizen, the candidate’s primary Call us! Fire and Rescue. City Hall until 5:00pm on 26 the offi cial city newspaper. residence must be within the city, July 27 August 2015. This ordinance shall be effective the address of the candidate’s 337-4681 Approved catering permits for Any person with a disability January 1, 2016 following its voter registration must match the Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 21 Public notices NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR after we receive your check. South 7 degrees 25 minutes East NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING QUALIFICATIONS For further information write a distance of 1,500 feet to Corner The Board of Commissioners for the Marsing-Homedale Cemetery Area Agency on Aging for or call the Successor Trustee at No. 4; thence South 85 degrees Maintenance District have tentatively adopted a budget for the 2016 Planning and Service Area III the address or telephone number 30 minutes West a distance of 180 fi scal year, for said district, as set forth below. A public hearing will be NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN provided above. Basis of default: feet back to Corner No. 1; except held for the enactment, of said budget, at the offi ce for the Marsing- that the Idaho Commission on failure to make payments when property included in South Oro Homedale Cemetery, located at 4410 Cemetery Road, Marsing, ID Aging will accept proposals from due. Please take notice that the Fino Lode Claim, United States 83639 at 2:00 p.m. on the day of August 24th, 2015. The budget is units of general purpose local Successor Trustee will sell at Patent No. 1369 according to available for public inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 governments to serve as an Area public auction to the highest the records of Owyhee County, p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Cemetery Offi ce. Agency on Aging for Planning bidder for certified funds or Idaho. PROPOSED BUDGET DATED AUGUST 3, 2015 and Service Area III. A “Request equivalent the property described 2. All mineral, mining and access BUDGET TERM: OCTOBER 1, 2015 TO SEPTEMBER 31, for Qualifi cations” is available above. The property address is rights in and to the Louisiana 2016 at the Idaho Commission on identified to comply with IC Lode Patented Load Mining Fund Balance Carry Forward $24,621.00 Aging website at www.aging. 60-113 but is not warranted Claim in the French Mining REVENUE idaho.gov or office located at to be correct. The property’s District, Owyhee County, Idaho, Burial Lots 10,000.00 341 W. Washington, Boise, ID legal description is: Lots 5 and containing an area of 12.950 County Warrants 38,607.00 83702. Units of general purpose 6 of Block 20 as shown on the acres, more or less. Surveyed Farm Rental 3,812.00 local governments must submit amended plat of the Homedale by Mineral Survey No. 1415, Labor (Opening & Closing) 12,000.00 a mandatory Letter of Intent by Townsite on fi le and of record United States Patent No. 1217 Override Levy 30,000.00 Wednesday, September 2, 2015. in the Offi ce of the Recorder for on War Eagle Mountain. More Total Revenue 94,419.00 Proposals must be submitted to Owyhee County, Idaho. The sale particularly described as: All Total $119,040.00 the Idaho Commission on Aging is subject to conditions, rules and From Corner No. 1, the True ANTICIPATED DISBURSEMENT on or before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, procedures as described at the Point of Beginning, it is South Salaries October 9, 2015. sale and which can be reviewed 37 degrees 32 minutes West a Sexton 35,000.00 Dated this 10th day of August, at www.northwesttrustee.com or distance of 4850.5 feet to the Farm Oversight 7,000.00 2015, Idaho Commission on USA-Foreclosure.com. The sale common corner of Sections 8, 9, Part Time Help 10,000.00 Aging is made without representation, 16 and 17 of Township 5 South, Total $52,000.00 8/19/15 warranty or covenant of any kind. Range 3 West Boise Meridian, EXPENSES (TS# 7037.106825) 1002.281832- South, Range 3 West, Boise Gas & Oil 4,500.00 NOTICE TO CREDITORS File No. Meridian, Idaho Power 3,000.00 (I.C. 15-3-801) 8/5,12,19,26/15 From Corner No. 1, the True Irrigation 3,000.00 CASE NO. CV-2015-638-A Point of Beginning, thence North Repair Grounds 8,000.00 IN THE DISTRICT COURT NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S 7 degrees 25 minutes West a Repair Equipment 3,300.00 OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL SALE distance of 694 feet to Corner Telephone 1,500.00 DISTRICT OF THE UNDER WRIT OF No. 2; thence North 85 decrees Sanitation 600.00 STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND EXECUTION AND 30 minutes East a distance of Property Insurance 2,500.00 FOR THE COUNTY OF GARNISHMENT 116 feet to Corner No. 3; thence Bond Insurance 125.00 OWYHEE Consolidated with: CV 12- North 4 degrees 30 minutes Payroll Taxes 3,300.00 IN THE MATTER OF THE 2595-M West a distance of 449.5 feet to Legal Notices 3,500.00 ESTATE OF CLEO JEAN Case No. CV 12-2571-M Corner No. 4; thence North 74 Travel& Meals 600.00 KUBOSUMI, Deceased. IN THE DISTRICT COURT degrees East a distance of 460 Offi ce Supplies 800.00 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL feet to Corner No. 5; thence Workman’s Comp. 3,200.00 that the undersigned has been DISTRICT OF THE South 7 degrees 25 minutes East Chemical & Fertilizer 3,200.00 appointed personal representative STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND a distance of 1116 feet back to Persi 5,000.00 of the above-named decedent. All FOR THE COUNTY OF Corner No. 6; thence South 74 Deeds 600.00 persons having claims against the OWYHEE degrees West a distance of 600 Property Tax 100.00 decedent or the estate are required EARLL EXCAVATION, INC., feet to Corner No. 1. Special Meeting 2,000.00 to present their claims within four Plaintiff, vs. SILVER FALCON 3. Sinker #1, a mill site location, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES months after the date of the fi rst MINING, INC., JOYCE as recorded in the records of (Equipment) 18,215.00 publication of this Notice or said LIVESTOCK COMPANY Owyhee County, Idaho and the (Grounds) 0.00 claims will be forever barred. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, State of Idaho offi ce of the U.S. Total 67,040.00 Claims must be presented to Defendants. Bureau of Land Management the undersigned in care of Russell SILVER FALCON MINING, under IMC 172885 in Section 3, Total Disbursement $119,040.00 G. Metcalf, Metcalf Law Offi ce, INC. Plaintiff, vs. EARLL Township 5 South, Range 3 West, Total Budget $119,040.00 P.O. Box 385, Homedale, Idaho EXCAVATION, INC., WILLIAM Boise Meridian, Idaho. Bruce Benson, Secretary-Treasurer-Sexton 83628, and fi led with the Clerk EARLL, Defendants. 4. Sinker #2, a mill site location, Marsing-Homedale Cemetery Maintenance District of the Court. BY VIRTUE of Judgment as recorded in the records of 8/12,19/15 DATED this 23 day of July, and Writ of Execution and Owyhee County, Idaho and the 2015. Garnishment issued out of the State of Idaho offi ce of the U.S. real property described above is Place of Use: IRRIGATION Kim Kubosumi c/o Russell G. District Court for the Third Bureau of Land Management believed to be located on War T06S R01W S12 SESW Metcalf, Attorney at Law, P.O. Judicial District of the State of under IMC 172884, located on Eagle Mountain in Owyhee SWSE Box 385, Homedale, ID 83628 Idaho, in and for the County War Eagle Mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, and information T06S R01W S13 NWNE (208) 337-4945 of Owyhee, in the suit of Earll County, Idaho in Section 3, concerning the location of the NENW NWNW 8/19,26;9/2,9/15 Excavation, Inc., Plaintiff, against Township 5 South, Range 3 West, property may be obtained from T06S R01W S14 SENE Silver Falcon Mining, Inc., Boise Meridian, Idaho. Paul J. Augustine, 1004 West Total Acres: 74 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S Defendant, Case No. CV 12- 5. Sinker #3, a mill site location, Fort Street, P.O. Box 1521, Boise, Water bearing zone to be SALE 2571-M (Consolidated with: CV as recorded in the records of Idaho 83701, telephone: (208) appropriated is from 200 to 250 Idaho Code 45-1506 Today’s 12-2595-M), on the 14th day of Owyhee County, Idaho and the 367-9400, attorney for Plaintiff feet. date: July 13, 2015 File No.: October, 2014, duly attested the State of Idaho offi ce of the U.S. Earl1 Excavation, Inc. Permits will be subject to all 7037.106825 Sale date and time 3rd day of August, 2015, I have Bureau of Land Management NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, prior water rights. For additional (local time): November 16, 2015 levied upon all the right, title and under IMC 172883, located on that on the 8th day of September, information concerning the at 11:00 AM Sale location: in interest of Silver Falcon Mining, War Eagle Mountain in Owyhee 2015, at 10:00 a.m. of said property location, contact Western the lobby of the Owyhee County Inc. (Defendant) as of the 3rd day County, Idaho in Section 3, day, at the following location, Region offi ce at (208) 334-2190; Courthouse, 20381 State Highway of August, 2015, in and to that Township 5 South, Range 3 West, Owyhee County Courthouse, or for a full description of the 78, Murphy, Idaho 83650 Property real property situate in Owyhee Boise Meridian, Idaho. Murphy, Idaho, I will sell all the right(s), please see www.idwr. address: 409 West Montana County, Idaho, legally described 6. Sinker #4, a mill site location, aforementioned property interest idaho.gov/WaterManagement/ Avenue Homedale, ID 83628 as follows: as recorded in the records of at public auction, to the highest WaterRights. Protests may be Successor Trustee: Northwest 1. All mineral, mining and access Owyhee County, Idaho and the bidder for cash in legal currency submitted based on the criteria Trustee Services, Inc., an Idaho rights in and to the Cumberland State of Idaho offi ce of the U.S. of the United States, to satisfy said of Idaho Code § 42-203A. Any Corporation P.O. Box 997 Lode Patented Load in the French Bureau of Land Management execution and all costs. protest against the approval of Bellevue, WA 98009 (425) 586- Mining District, Owyhee County, under IMC 172882, located on Given under my hand, this 3rd the application(s) must be fi led 1900 Deed of Trust information Idaho, containing an area of 5.927 War Eagle Mountain in Owyhee day of August, 2015. with the Director, Dept. of Water Original grantor: Jacob G. Hyer acres, more or less, surveyed County, Idaho in Section 3, Perry Grant, Sheriff Resources, Western Region, 2735 & Kacey Hyer, Husband and Wife October 14, 1897, Mineral Survey Township 5 South, Range 3 West, By: Teri Naito, Civil Deputy Airport Way, Boise ID 83705 Original trustee: Pioneer Title No. 1263, United States Patent Boise Meridian, Idaho. 8/12,19,26/15 together with a protest fee of Original benefi ciary: Mortgage No. 1074 on War Eagle Mountain. 7. Sinker Tunnel #1, a Tunnel $25.00 for each application on or Electronic Registration Systems, More particularly described as: Site Location, as recorded in THE FOLLOWING before 9-7-2015. The protestant Inc., solely as nominee for From Corner No. 1, the True the records of Owyhee County, APPLICATION HAS BEEN must also send a copy of the MetLife Home Loans, a Division Point of Beginning, it is South Idaho and the State of Idaho FILED TO APPROPRIATE protest to the applicant. of MetLife Bank, N.A., its 43 degrees 31 minutes West offi ce of the U.S. Bureau of Land THE PUBLIC WATERS OF GARY SPACKMAN, Director successors and assigns Recording a distance of 4,183 feet to the Management under IMC 172886, THE STATE OF IDAHO: 57- 8/19,26/15 date: 04/29/2009 Recorder’s common corner of Sections 8, 9, located on War Eagle Mountain in 11842 instrument number: 268038 16 and 17 of Township 5 South, Owyhee County, Idaho in Section JONATHAN SKINNER, County: OWYHEE Sum owing Range 3 West Boise Meridian, 3, Township 5 South, Range 3 5000 NW 1ST AVE, NEW on the obligation: as of July 13, Owyhee County, Idaho. West, Boise, Meridian, Idaho. PLYMOUTH, ID 83655 Buy it, sell it, 2015: $83,190.46 Because of From Corner No. 1, the True More in depth descriptions Point of Diversion NENW S13 trade it, rent it... interest, late charges, and other Point of Beginning, thence North are available for the sinker T06S R01W OWYHEE County charges that may vary from day 7 degrees 25 minutes West a tunnels upon request. Please call Source GROUND WATER in the to day, the amount due on the day distance of 1,500 feet to Corner the Owyhee County Sheriff’s Use: IRRIGATION 03/15 to you pay may be greater. Hence, if No. 2; thence North 85 decrees offi ce at 208-495-1154 for that 11/15 1.48 CFS Classifieds! you pay the amount shown above, 30 minutes East a distance of information. Total Diversion: 1.48 CFS an adjustment may be necessary 180 feet to Corner No. 3; thence Pursuant to I.C. §60-113 the Date Filed: 9/11/2013 Page 22 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Public Rubber PZVɈLYPUNJVU[YHJ[Z Stamps MVYOHY]LZ[KLSP]LY`VM notices ^OLH[HUK Made to order ^OVSLJVYUV\[[VV\Y NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S THE STREET ADDRESS OF: for the months of August 2012 UL^.YLLUSLHMMHJPSP[` SALE 10977 State Hwy 78, Melba, through and including June 2015 For more information and On Thursday, December 3, ID 83641, MAY SOMETIMES in the amount of $834.81 per The prices, call Mike at 2015 at the hour of 11:00AM, BE ASSOCIATED WITH SAID month and continuing each and *UHHQOHDIRIðFH of said day, in the lobby of the REAL PROPERTY. every month thereafter until date Owyhee Owyhee County Courthouse Said sale will be made without of sale or reinstatement. The 208-649-5296 located at 20381 Highway 78, covenant or warranty regarding principal balance as of June 16, Avalanche &HOO Murphy, ID 83650, title, possession or encumbrances 2015 is $114,534.55 together %OLVVRIðFH -RG\ DW Alliance Title & Escrow Corp., to satisfy the obligation secured with accrued and accruing interest 337-4681  as trustee, will sell at public by and pursuant to the power thereon at the rate of 5.5000% per auction, to the highest bidder, of sale conferred in the deed of annum. In addition to the above, for cash, cashiers check, certifi ed trust executed by Scott D. Jensen there is also due any late charges, check or tellers check, (from a a single person , as Grantor to advances, escrow collection bank which has a branch in the Alliance Title & Escrow Corp., fees, attorney fees, fees or costs community at the site of the sale), as Trustee, for the benefit and associated with this foreclosure. money order, State of Idaho check security of Selene Finance LP as The balance owing as of this or local government check, or Successor Benefi ciary, recorded date on the obligation secured by cash equivalent in lawful money January 20, 2009 as Instrument said deed of trust is $114,534.55, of the United States, all payable No. 267246, Mortgage records excluding interest, costs and at the same time of sale, the of Owyhee County, Idaho. THE expenses actually incurred following described real property, ABOVE GRANTORS ARE in enforcing the obligations situated in the County of Owyhee, NAMED TO COMPLY WITH thereunder or in this sale, as State of Idaho, and described as SECTION 45-1506(4)(a), IDAHO trustee’s fees and/or reasonable follows, to wit: CODE. NO REPRESENTATION attorney’s fees as authorized 3AFER#HIMNEYs  sSAFERCHIMNEYCOM All that part of Government IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, in the promissory note secured Lot 6 lying South and West of OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY by the aforementioned Deed of State Highway No. 78 in Section RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS Trust. 17, Township 1 North, Range 3 OBLIGATION. Dated: July 30, 2015 West, Boise Meridian, Owyhee The default for which this sale Alliance Title & Escrow County, Idaho. is to be made is failure to: Corp., By: Bobbi Oldfi eld, Trust Subscribe Today! 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Sheriff visits “I have never seen an arrest before, but County asks Northwestern these guys were slick. He didn’t have a chance.” — Bob Briggs MarsingProperty to owners s filel appeal of wrecking yard, 3 for training pay $1,693 Farwell CUP FFA championship, Page 12 ,++4S$+)! (! %  in back taxes Rimrock wins district ag mechanics appeal hearing The City of Marsing is being hit with a bill from the Owyhee date set County Treasurer’s Office in an Minutes after discussing late attempt to recoup $1,693.32 in charges due on two sheriff’s back taxes owed on a property the office credit cards, the Board of city now owns. County Commissioners granted a In April, the city purchased a Established 1865 temporary credit limit extension home that went into foreclosure on Sheriff Daryl Crandall’s at 211 2nd Ave. W. The city had card. filed a lien against the property VOL. 26, NO. 2 The credit limit extension from 75 CENTS in 2007 for delinquentHOMEDALE, water OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO Marsing girls’ basketball team keeps rolling, 12 $1,500 to $2,500 apparently is for EEE CCOCOU bills. In April, a sheriff’s sale took WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011 meals and lodging related to a 19- place for the delinquent property. Disaster auction, Page 3 day trip to Evanston, Ill., for an Homedale trustees’Marsing became the owner of the executive management training property for $10,000; no other 20 Owyhee wrestlers reach State meet, In Sports Raffle tickets still on sale course offered at Northwestern Marsing-area resident Bob Briggs feeds Enrico Ponzo’s cows early on Saturday morning. Briggs bids were received at the time of Coaches depart was talking with Ponzo when FBI Agents arrested him near his Marsing home on Feb. 7. rs reac 1 University. decision on levythe sheriff’s sale. Page 15 Established 1865 Crandall originally requested During the city council meeting that commissioners double his on Wednesday night, council Marsing grad writes novel, Page 11 credit limit to $3,000. FBI agents arrest fugitive with mafia VOL. 26, NO. 1 75 CENTS election set Tuesdaymembers James Ferdinand, Aron “Not that I’ll ever use that Striebel and Marie Herman voted much, but just to be on the safe Austin draws on experiences connections living outsideSchool of district Marsing decision onto a pay levy the election bill. Stella at a Bush voted side,” the sheriff said. In what could have been a plot line straight out “I have never seen an arrest before, but thesespecial guys Tuesdaynot to meeting. pay the bill. A stipulation The sheriff said he received of an Owyhee County youth of Hollywood, Marsing jumped into the national were slick.could He didn’t seek have a upchance,” to Briggs Duringsaid. awas meeting made byscheduled the council that the VOL. 26, NO. 8 JANUARY 26, 2011 a scholarship to pay for most WEDNESDAY, spotlight on after federal agents arrested a former “It was a well-operated job. I didn’t know whatfor was6:30 p.m.bill at wouldthe district be paid of if the accrued 75 CENTS HOMEDALE, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO of the expenses takefor the class, office Monday fice, HHOOMED OU New England-area mobster who had been living going on.$800K I was sitting over in my 2truck years talking with116 ‘Jay’ E. Owyhee penalties Ave., weretrustees removed will from the HOMEDALE, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO but didn’t share the amount of Two commissioners-electon the outskirts take of the town. oath of about hayFacing for his a fundcows. balance A truck decimated drove past considerus, and askingtotal. patrons to approve WEDNESDAY, 75 CENTS the scholarship or specifics of FEBRUA VOL. 26, NO. 4 office Monday in Murphy.Enrico Ponzo, known by his neighbors and friends he saidby to decliningme ‘That isproperty a cop’. taxI didn’t revenue think anythinga two-year supplementalPaul J. Fitzer levy wasthat present as RY 23, 2011 the course during the Feb. 7 Kelly Aberasturias for Jeffrey District “Jay” 2 and Shaw Joe Merrick was arrested after nearly two about itand because two years I had of seendwindling the truck support down pastcould my be as thelow city’s as the legal $520,000 counsel for the HMS engineering meeting in Murphy. He said he for District 3 will begindecades their on terms the lamafter from a 10 a.m.federal agents. propertyfrom a few the daysIdaho ago. Legislature, the levy passedWednesday in August meeting.2009 to He told the Public input sought was the only applicant to receive ceremony in CourtroomThe 2 mediaof the Owyhee blitz began County after the FBI issued a “TheHomedale truck turned School around District near Board the cemeterybuild the Canyon-Owyheecouncil this was School a bill that they a scholarship. Courthouse, 20381 State Hwy. 78. of Trustees will make a final didn’t need to pay. He noted press release following an inquiry by The Owyhee and then another car came out of nowhere and –– students heading Crandall briefly Aberasturielaborated starts a four-year term, succeeding a post-sale See Levy, lien page by 4 the county Avalanche. blocked us in. I think another one came out of the at Homedale LID on what he called “kind of an fellow Homedale residentThe 42-year-old George Hyer. was A Grandarrested without incident subdivision on the hill. I was just flabbergasted at isn’t possible and if the city paid honor for me” after District 2 New terms begin in Murphy View resident, Merricknear hiswill home serve twoon Hoggyears inRoad south of the the scene.” the bill it would be a goodLeft: faith New District 3 CommCommissioner Joe Merrick, right, repeat Commissioner Kellysuccession Aberasturi of Murphy’s Dick Freund. Homedale councilgesture. to hear s the oath of of to D.C. after win Homedale-Marsing Cemetery on Feb. 7. The arrest Ponzo has been wanted by the FBI in Boston Jerry Hoagland. Right:ght: NewNe District 2 Commissioner Kelly Aberasturi fice to District 1 Commissioner meeting Thursday City competition, which was held asked the sheriff to explain fice to begin new Kelly Abersaturi Also taking thewas oath made of ofby FBI agents along with members of the since 1994 for conspiracy to commit murder. He Mayor Keith Greenoaths told duringthe a Mondayday morningmo ceremony in Murphy. was the first of six people to take The Homedale City Council will at Boise State University. the opportunity for the sake of District 2 Middle school’s four-year terms areU.S. Clerk Marshals Charlotte Service Sherburn, Fugitive Task Force, which was associatedproposal with the New Englandto limitcrime family parkingcouncil he felt the bill should be hold a third public workshop on the $1 million project. A group of 11 students worked informing the public. Treasurer Brendaincludes Richards, the AdaAssessor and Canyon Brett County Sheriff’s La Cosa Nostra in the late 1980s. paid. the Local Improvement District. Construction brought third trip to on the essay, model, simulation Crandall said the training is The Homedale City Council is Endicott and CoronerOffi cesHarvey and theGrimme. Nampa The Police four Department. Briggs said the scene was “like nothing100 I haveblock of West“We Idaho can argueAvenue and Newfight the comcommissioners take of This time, the public will be streetlight, asphalt and sidewalk and presentation surrounding a “feather in our hat” and will expected to discuss establishing a are incumbents, with“... onlyYou neverSherburn think seeing about athe Mafia out here,” ever seen before”. He remembered theand agents on the portionsbill and of pay East the Idaho attorneys. Or, we fice allowed to give comment. improvements to Idaho Avenue Future City their Future City, called Dynamis. be beneficial to the sheriff’s parking limit to North Main Street challenge in last year’sneighbor Republican Bob Briggs primary said. from“That is the kind of stuff asking Ponzo if he was “Jay Shaw” and thenAvenue told and Northcan pay 2nd this Street and East be done New with it,” OCSOO hires,hir pay raise Treasurer Brenda Richards and Assesso The public meeting takes places and a four-block city core Martin’s students received help office. According to County when it meets for the r Brett Marsing resident youDebbie see onTitus. television.” him they had a federal warrantfirst timefor his in arrest.that border CityGreen Park. said. “I feel we should pay Endicott. Chief Deputy Coroner Aaron Tines also at 7 p.m. Thursday, and follows the bordered by First Streets to the regional pays off from volunteer mentor and Clerk Charlotte Sherburn, the 2011 tonight. After the swearing-inBriggs ceremony, moved to thethe areaBoard in 1956 and said this “When Jay told me that it was a cop thatThe drove council it alsoand getwill it consider over with.” among firstrst decisions took the oath in place of his boss, Coroner Harve regular City Council meeting that east and west, Owyhee Avenue to Homedale resident Don Vander training began Monday and lasts The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at y of County Commissionerswas probably reorganization one of the biggest takes things to happen in past, I didn’t believe him. It sure didn’t approvinglook like a dealOwyhee to lease County space Prosecuting Grimme. begins at 6 p.m. Both meetings the north and Wyoming Avenue The third time was the charm Boegh, who owns Vander Boegh through March 9. City Hall, 31 W. Wyoming Ave. Pointing out that with theitheir new terms will come place, including the election of a new board on the old cityAttorney water tower Douglas for a D. Emery Later on Monday, Hoagland was appointed for will be held at City Hall, 31 W. to the south. for a group of Homedale Middle Engineering. Owyhee County since the Claude Dallas manhunt a cop toIn me,”an agenda Briggs item said. requested “I asked one of the new challenges, Boardard of CCounty Commissioners a While the commissionerschair. District 1 Commissioner Jerry Hoagland T-Mobile cellular phone antenna. third consecutive term as BOCC chair. Assessments payable over a School eighth-graders, who now “This is such an accomplishment in the 1980s. by Homedale Drug Store–– ownerSee Ponzo, page 5 chairman Jerry Hoaglandgland swswore in two new col Wyoming Ave. –– See BOCC,(R-Wilson) page 5 has been chairman of the board for AT&T already leases part–– See of Marsing,the page 5 - “I feel you’ve been here, and you understand how 10-year period by owners of more are preparing for a trip to the for our FCE students and arMrs. Rodney Roe, the council will hear leagues Monday. Based on the discussion from New safety signs in a new year the past two years. tower for cell service. it works.Physical I’m just education as green instructor asHeart they come. Danawareness MooreI can lean leads event 180 students draws in stretching scores exercises before than 100 parcels within the LID nation’s capital. Martin,” HMS principal Lucilear the Joe Merrick an argument for restricted parking District 2 Commissionerssioner Kelly Aberasturi and nt draws sc a public work session on the LID Hoagland is the only BOCC holdover and is Standing reports also are on the backThursday’s and learn Jumpfrom Ropeyour expertise,”for Heart activity Merrick at saidHomedale Elementary School.ore should be issued later this year, MotoristsTurning line up inas theya dominating wait for Homedale Asumendi-Mereness High School students said.nue to clear“Ifor am whiwhich the crosswalk city crews on installedMonday District 3 much like the two-hour parking District 3 Commissioneroner Joe Merrick were among tudents in stretching from Feb. 9, council members up for re-election in 2012. BLM News 2Sports 12-15agenda for the police department, to Hoagland after Aberasturi nominated the District still are trying to but the council afternoon.performance The crosswalk that wonis one several of two spanningvery happy East for Idaho the FCE heAve school. team,l. our limits that are now in place on five elected officials and a pproxy taking the oa Elementary School. fi first must decide Subscribe today city attorney, mayor and city th gure out how how improvements are assessed safety awards,signs last students month to from enhance Jennifer pedestrian school safety and around community, t a huge East Owyhee Avenue across from of office in a ceremonyny insidinside Courtroom 1 at the to divvy up who pays for what in Get the news source of the Owyhees delivered Water Report 3Commentary 16-17council members and public –– See Office, page 5 to each piece of property. Martin’s Science class finally accomplishment. Homedale High School, in the InsideOwyhee County Courthouserthouse in Murphy. directly to you each Wednesday works department. Grand–– County searches View for new building of reached the pinnacle Saturday Obituaries 6Looking Back 18 Also sworn in werere Clerk Charlotte Sherburn, ficial, page 5 Only $31.80 in Owyhee County Man charged at the seventh Idaho Regional –– See HMS, PropertyPr owners to appeal page 5 Calendar Making7Legals 19-22 with six felonies Possible law Crews act fast DisasterNational Engineers Auction Week Future Call 337-4681 breaks ground Library News the rounds9Classifieds 22-23 Page 4 to repair Oreana NewN Marsing Chamber change will steams toward golden P&P&Z’s wrecking yardmembers decision Clay Atkins and Jeff Marsing Hard- on water facility roadway Christoffersen were in favor of ware and Pump Owyhee County road maintenance Council set to discussDeveloperDe says salvage southwest of owner Chris Sa- impact school the development. Dan Landa and officers eye turnaroundBoise worker John Tyson uses a shovel to Homedale could create six jobs; foes Martin Jaca, both of whom were love, right, smiles firm expects hold up a communications line anniversary event onth on th as he meets witwith eighth grades. Auction committee in their final mmonth on the board, h JolynJo Green at the and energy, the struggling group can put board races during Wednesday repair of a LID in work session c, safety concerns warding t the town’s ChamCham-- to complete project Help sought members and area businesses will have traftraffi voted against aawarding the CUP. its feet back on the ground and move Anyone planning on running sinkhole on Oreana Loop Road Appeals to the decisiodecisionio can be ber of CommerceCommerce’s’s Public will be sellallowed the $10 raf fltoe tickets. sit in, but no values and take prime agricultural helmh of struggling forwardin September supporting local businesses. for a seat on a school board could near Picket Creek in Oreana. Concerned citizcitizensens will appeal filed at the PlanningPlanning anandn Zoning new president JJolynolyn on historic list The auction will start at 10:13 land out of serservice.vice. During the Jan. 5 meeting, the have less time to make their Heavy rains led to reports of comment will be taken a county decisiondecision to allow an Department’s MuMurphyrphy office until Green, center, andand The plan to solve arsenic woes in the City of Grand final a.m. on Saturday,Harold Wilson,Feb. 5 at citythe attorney- The Owyhee CountyCounty Planning organization Chamber held nominations for the decision after a recent vote by the flooding on Silver Creek and No public comment will be auto salvage yardyard southwest of 5 p.m. today. TheThe county charges a vice-president John View’s drinking water has taken another step with of chairmen Phipps-WatsonStephanie Marsing J. BonneyAmerican and person and ZoningZoning Comm Commissionission last offices of president, vice-president, Idaho Legislature. Homedale. le an appeal. DeOsio. The Marsing Chamber of Commerce Reynolds Creek roads recently, it taken, but the HomedaleLegion City Communitynel from Center.the city’s engineering $3,000 fee to fi a groundbreaking ceremony for a planned water Tickets for the raffle associated - month narrowly approved a is hoping that with new organization On Wednesday, legislators was revealed in the Jan. 18 Board Council will convene an open rm Project Engineering ConsulDeveloper Sean Farwell has said After meeting Thursday night, treatment plant. Contact ficommittee members conditional use permit for Farwell –– See Chamber, finalized changes to election law of County Commissioners meeting. with the annualmeeting Marsing Thursday Disaster to work on the project to be located near the neighboring land owners decided Several Grand View of page 5 Deb Holzheytants Inc.,(573-3659) are scheduled or to attend. to establish a wrecking yard on 14 ficials were on hand, including with what has been classi Photos by Carol Brand Auction godetails on sale of thenext Local week, Improvement corner of Market and Homestead to file an appeal, according to a Mayor Paul Spang and his wife Verla, City Council fied by Pete Smit (863-8742)The required or public e-mail hearing will acres in a multi-use zone 1½ miles Subscribe today Obituaries 6 one official as clean up legislation and organizers continue to accept roads will create about six full- property owner who hosted the Church listingsmember 17David Buf District. fle [email protected] held at a later date, the agenda southwest of Homedale. Get the news source of the Owyhees delivered fington, City Council member and for a 2009 law. y v donations of Theitems work for the session raf to discuss time jobs. Opponents stated in a meeting but wished to remain Calendar Water and Sewer Association president Opal Ward, th com to- donatestated. to the raffle or Nine days after the hearing directly to you each Wednesday 7 Commentary House Bill 60 clarified and as well as the 50 anniversary Dec. 1 hearing that the operation 18-19 supplem elements of the LID, includingauction. as Bonney recently told The anonymous. The property owner public works directorInside Robert Servis and public works corrected several elements to - in Murphy, the P&Z voted 3-2 Homedale trusteesto pass a settwo-year, $720,000levy supplemental voteauction. levy. If pects of the property assessments, will create a safety hazard by Only $31.80 in Owyhee County Peary Perry 7 Looking Backassistant Dan Whitted. bills th Auction Owyheeorganizers Avalanche also are that she ex to allow Farwell’s CUP. P&Z 20 election law. It was made effective passed, it would appear on tax bills this S fall, afterAs the always, will $1 begin raffle at 7 tickets p.m. at City Hall, increasing traffic and also will –– See Salvage, page 5 “The project came about because of the collective wyhee pects the protest hearing for LID chair Connie Brandau and Water report Holiday retroactive to Jan. 1, which — if Election on two-year, current $520,000 Canyon-Owyhee School Serviceswill be available through Marsing have a negative impact on land Call 337-4681 9 Legals 21-22 Center l 31 W. Wyoming Ave. It follows ––property See Auction, assessments page 9 to take efforts of the whole Grand View community,” Paul signed by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter Agency Regional Technical Center levy expires.schoolchildren in the fifth through closures list a possib the council’s regular meeting, place near the end of February or Sports 13-17 Classi Spang said. — $720K levy slated March 8 Trustees began discussing a possible levy election fieds 22-23 will trigger a change in the an. 18 s which starts at 6 p.m. the beginning of March. She said 11-14 The construction bid was Pageawarded in 2 the fall to Boise Water report 3 Sports Cityity offi election calendar. in December, and set the Jan. 18 me special meeting The public may attend this firm Contractors Northwest, Inc. The improvement cials tosstoss the first shovelfuls of dirt for the new Grand View water treatment Facing uncertainty in both the stability of property r to plant.t. 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