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43 / 32 SIGNED UP What’ in the walls? Kimberly pitcher Mold affects health, home value to play for CSI HOME & GARDEN 1 Cloudy, cool. SPORTS 1 Classifieds 6 TALKING LIVESTOCK >>> Symposium merges beef, rangeland issues, HOME & GARDEN 3 TUESDAY 75 CENTS January 18, 2011 TIMES-NEWS Magicvalley.com Wanted: Health, welfare program volunteers By Ben Botkin nities to step up for their loved Otter’s State of the State address, they take on more work than possi- Times-News writer ones,”Armstrong said. in which Otter called on residents MORE ONLINE ble, he said. For example, Medicaid covers to volunteer more. VISIT Capitol Confidential, Armstrong said a shift to boost BOISE — Families and commu- the cost to have someone take dis- Medicaid is strapped for dollars the Times-News’ political volunteerism would reach more nities need to return to a spirit of abled people on shopping trips, and expects its amount of federal blog by Ben Botkin. isolated individuals who could volunteerism that extends to those which volunteers could do, matching dollars to reduce follow- MAGICVALLEY.COM benefit from the interaction. needing health and welfare servic- Armstrong said. ing a temporary increase from the “We’re thinking if every com- es. He drew a distinction between federal stimulus. He said critical services that munity creates this possibility, it That message emerged strongly the work of volunteers and what’s “This is not going to be easy and make the difference between life can be much more robust than when Richard Armstrong, director still needed from professionals. it’s not going be painless,” and death must be preserved. In what we have today,”he said. of the Idaho Department of Health “The key here is that these vol- Armstrong said. “We are going to the same vein, he said funding Locally Monday, Twin Falls and Welfare, gave his budget pres- unteers are not providing thera- have to focus on preserving the must remain for substance-abuse Senior Citizens Center officials entation to legislators on Monday. peutic services,”he said. “What we core services that protect public treatment programs, which help said they weren’t clear as to where It signaled a desire for the state are looking for are simply observa- health and safety. … To preserve avoid more expensive increases to Medicaid cuts might fall because agency to seek new ways to deal tions.” essential services, we’re going to the inmate population. Armstrong didn’t elaborate as to with a shrinking budget. Armstrong said his message falls consider reducing certain commu- Volunteers also need to avoid “We need families and commu- in line with Gov. C.L. “Butch” nity support services.” burnout and expectations that See VOLUNTEERS, Main 2 CANALS FLOOD IN JEROME,GLENNS FERRY Senate group tackles ‘blunts’ M-C lawmaker wants to outlaw roll-your-own cigar wrappers By Ben Botkin Times-News writer BOISE — Cigar connoisseurs don’t want pot smokers operating under their guise. Legislation introduced Monday in the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee would make that a lot Photos by ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News more difficult. The bill, sponsored John Thompson, who works with the city of Jerome, helps clean mud and debris from the intersection of MORE ONLINE by Sen. Denton Darrington, Tiger Drive and 16th Avenue East on Monday. City workers responded to the flooding at around 5 a.m. and VIEW more photos from the flooding in Jerome. R-Declo, would make it unlawful notified the North Side Canal Co. of the canal that was overwhelmed by water runoff. MAGICVALLEY.COM to sell, manufacture or distribute roll-your-own cigar wrappers in Idaho. The proposal would give the Field runoff, blockages blamed for rising water wrappers typically called “blunt wraps” the same status as other By Nate Poppino “We have had just water, but drug paraphernalia, opening sell- Times-News writer Laura Lee Carlisle, never with the silt in it,” said ers, manufacturers and owners of Jackson,whose family was shovel- the products to potential criminal left, and her children Rain, warm temperatures and ing the mess “like pudding” out of charges. It comes at the urging of lingering snow put parts of two sort through items its yard. “This you could tell had the tobacco industry, which says southern Idaho towns under water they removed from come off of farm ground, because the wraps have no legitimate use Monday. their garage and there are even bits of sugar beet and are primarily used to make Some residents of Jerome and basement after left.” marijuana cigarettes. Glenns Ferry awoke to find canal Monday’s flooding. The culprit, said Appell and “In recent times, the term waters encroaching on their North Side Canal Co. Manager ‘blunt’ has become associated homes and yards. A few discov- Ted Diehl, was runoff from the with marijuana or joints,” said ered flooded basements. For oth- weekend’s storms and melting Russell Westerberg, who spoke on ers, the water only crossed in front flooding near Tiger Drive and 16th with it, depositing the load at the snow that crossed farm fields and behalf of the Cigar Association of of their houses. Avenue East. Workers found that homes of people like Nancy overloaded the canal. Appell said America. Walt Appell, Jerome city public water from a canal to the east trav- Jackson. It wasn’t the first time snow and mud also blocked the Also, a blunt can mask the odor works director, said emergency eled west down 16th all the way to canal water has flowed to her canal somewhat. of marijuana and give the appear- dispatchers called a city employee North Lincoln Street. house, she said, but it was worse ance of no wrongdoing by its at about 5 a.m. to alert him to It carried silt from farm fields than past incidents. See FLOOD, Main 2 smoker, Westerberg said, adding that if Paris Hilton had used a blunt, she probably wouldn’t have been caught. Hilton was detained Future business leaders converge on Twin Falls in South Africa in July for suspi- cion of marijuana possession at nesspeople the area has to offer competed the World Cup. The hotel heiress BPA event gathers top in 71 events, focusing on themes from was later cleared of the charge. management skills to emerging technol- Westerberg brought samples of ogy, during the Business Professionals of blunts in, and lawmakers passed area high schoolers America Region VI Leadership the packages around, inspecting Conference 2011 at the College of them to get acquainted with the By Amy Huddleston Southern Idaho. products. Times-News writer Future entrepreneurs filled CSI’s Taylor Blunts also are used to smoke Building, hoping to graduate through the “spice,”synthetic marijuana that’s Buttoned-up shirts were tucked into regional ladder for the chance to claim seen increased use in Idaho. slacks. Matching belts and shoes were their spots among Idaho’s best future In other business, the commit- paired with professional-looking ties. business minds. tee introduced legislation spon- Hair was combed and make-up was Brenda Renteria, Twin Falls High sored by Darrington that clarifies applied with care. School BPA president, competed in Idaho’s rape-by-fraud law. The work day started at 7:30 a.m., but advanced interview skills and digital ASHLEY SMITH/ Times-News It closes a loophole and is Monday wasn’t just another day at the media production. She was armed with a Bo Federico, foreground, Caitlin Slette, left, and Abbie Hansen talk intended to protect both married office for 200 western Magic Valley high during a break Monday at the College of Southern Idaho during the school students. The best potential busi- See BPA, Main 2 Business Professionals of America regional conference. See BLUNTS, Main 2 Bridge ..............Classifieds 5 Dear Abby........Classifieds 3 Obituaries..................Main 6 ISPATCH CENTER AUDIT Comics....................Sports 4 Horoscope ......Classifieds 4 Opinion ......................Main 4 D Crossword ......Classifieds 3 Jumble ............Classifieds 6 Sudoku ............Classifieds 2 SIRCOMM has balanced budget, more calls, Main 3 Main 2 Tuesday, January 18, 2011 MORNING MIX TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho TODAY’S HAPPENINGS BENEFITS AND FUNDRAISERS Amalgamated stack to shrink Kimberly Library Foundation Quilt Show, check out quilt displays By Laurie Welch original structure built in sold under a number of Neiwerth said her late and support the library, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Quilt Barn, 241 N. Times-News writer 1917,” Huff said. “It has not labels, including the compa- husband, Daniel Neiwerth, Main St., Kimberly, 5 percent of total sales will be donated to the been used since the mid- ny’s brand, White Satin. worked at the factory during library, 421-0650. PAUL — A towering 1960s. We will take half of it The Mini-Cassia factory several sugar beet cam- Minidoka County landmark down and let it collapse into employs 481 people, Huff paigns. CHURCH EVENTS will soon shrink to half its itself, so the stack will be half said, 400 of them working The company employs size. as tall as it is now.” year-round. about 1,250 year-round “Doctrine and Covenants, Part II,” non-credit adult religion class The Amalgamated Sugar Amalgamated operates “I hate to hear that theyre employees and an additional sponsored by BYU-Idaho Community Connections, noon to 1 p.m., Co. plans to shorten a 230- three factories: the Mini- tearing something like 850 seasonal employees dur- Burley LDS Institute, 1650 Parke Ave., costs vary, byui.edu/cc/arc. foot-tall concrete smoke Cassia plant, one in Twin that down,” said Audrey ing its sugar beet campaign, stack that is no longer in use Falls and another in Nampa.

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