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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 they re 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. Neiwerth, board member of according to its website. CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS at its Paul factory, said Joe It is the second-largest refin- the Minidoka County Idaho Division of Veteran Services, meeting with Milt Smith, 9 a.m. Huff, Amalgamated vice er and processor of sugar Historical Society and for- Laurie Welch may be to noon, Jerome County Courthouse, any veteran or surviving president of operations. from sugar beets in the U.S. mer Rupert mayor. “But I reached at lwelch@magic- spouse of a veteran with questions and concerns welcomed, “The stack was part of the and produces refined sugar guess that s progress.” valley.com or at 677-5025. appointment only, 644-2708. Open house for Jarbidge Coalition for Multiple-Use, to introduce the public to an alternative to the BLM Jarbidge Field Office’s Flood Resource Management Plan, 5 to 8 p.m., KMVT Community Room, 1100 Blue Lake Blvd. N., Twin Falls, free, 857-2286. Continued from Main 1 At 4:53 a.m. Monday, a HEALTH AND WELLNESS National Weather Service American Red Cross Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Burley monitoring station near Armory, 2000 E. Main St., free, 650-8172 for appointment. Jerome had received a little more than one-tenth of an EXHIBIT inch of rain in 24 hours. Temperatures overnight Opening reception for “Buckskin and Beads,” contemporary were in the mid-40s. Shoshone clothing exhibit, 7 to 9 p.m., Herrett Center for Arts and Canal and city workers Science, College of Southern Idaho campus, free, 732-6655. reacted quickly to clean out and patch up the system, by LIBRARY all accounts, and water lev- els were dropping back Teen Flicks in Yscapes, movie and snacks, 4 p.m., Twin Falls Public down by noon. Residents Library, 201 Fourth Ave. E., free, open to the public, 733-2964 ext. like Jackson were told to 110. shovel silt out by their curbs, “Let’s Talk About It” book discussion, Winegardner: “We Are What where the city will work to We Ate,”7 p.m., Filer Public Library, 219 Main St., free, open to the clean it up. public, 326-4143. But the damage had been done. MUSEUMS “There was some base- Faulkner Planetarium “Mingle in the Jungle,” free reptile revue, ments,” Appell said, noting clean-up could still last three 6 p.m.; Family night telescope viewing, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Centennial ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News or four more days. “A lot of it Observatory, $1.50 or free with planetarium show admission, ages Sand bags were placed at a driveway entrance along 16th Avenue East in Jerome on Monday. 6 and younger free; and “Oceans in Space,” with live sky tour at was garages.” 7 p.m., Herrett Center for Arts and Science, $4.50 for adults, And Diehl said the canal $3.50 for seniors and $2.50 for students, 732-6655 or company was still chasing Union Pacific Railroad held because of the closure. Groenert projected mild csi.edu/herrett. runoff water along its system spokesman Aaron Hunt said No other heavy flooding weather for the next couple in an effort to keep it from about 5 feet of road bed along was reported Monday in the of days, with a bit of snow SCHOOL EVENTS affecting other areas. two of the railroad s lines fell Magic Valley, though possible tonight but nothing “It just keeps going fur- victim to the water. Workers Minidoka County Sheriff compared to this weekend s Parent/teacher conference, 2 to 7 p.m., Richfield School District, ther down,”he said. hoped to repair and reopen Kevin Halverson noted some weather. 555 N. Tiger Drive, 487-2241. Meanwhile, three Glenns the tracks Monday evening, field runoff in his county.But City and canal officials Informational classes for high school students, presented by the Ferry homes were evacuated he said, as the lines are UP s Dave Groenert, a meteorolo- said they ll monitor the situ- Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wood River High when Little Canyon Creek, main route through southern gist with the National ation, though they seemed School, Ketchum, free, no prior registration required, 726-9491 which feeds into a canal Idaho. Weather Service in Boise, hopeful Monday s flooding ext. 10. through town, backed up “We work in a frenzied said he d received third- wouldn t repeat itself. due to brush and other way to get our line back into party reports of washed-out “If they see it, they can To have an event listed, please submit the name of the event, a blockages. Elmore County operations, as everything we roads and slides in the give us a call and we ll be brief description, time, place, cost and contact number to Mirela dispatchers also said that do is tied to timely delivery of mountains north of Idaho s there,”Diehl said. Sulejmanovic by e-mail at [email protected]; by phone, water washed out railroad our customers products,” capital. A flood warning had 735-3278; by fax, 734-5538; or by mail, Times-News, P.O. Box 548, tracks at Waller Road near Hunt said.He added he knew also been issued for eastern Staff writer Laurie Welch Twin Falls, ID 83303-0548. Deadline is noon, four days in advance Hammett. of two trains that had been Oregon. contributed to this report. of the event. MORE CALENDAR ONLINE BPA Check out our online calendar where you can Continued from Main 1 submit events and search by category “You don t get a second chance to make a first dents were vying for a place for specific events and dates. resume packed with accom- at the state BPA competition www.magicvalley.com/app/calendar/events/ plishments, a firm hand- impression, so I want to make a good one.” in March. If chosen there, shake and steady eye con- — Brenda Renteria, 17,Twin Falls High School BPA president students will go to tact. BPA nationals held in Renteria,17,said her mock Washington, D.C., in May. interview was something tion. “BPA has given me so college. She s on a team with “The skills that I ve she looked forward to, con- much confidence. It gives Renteria for the digital learned have made me a Blunts fident she d win the compe- you a better presentation of media production event, for more outgoing person and tition. She s active in many yourself. You don t get a which they filmed a short have given me skills that I ll Continued from Main 1 became visible in a court extracurricular pursuits, but second chance to make a news program to show a need later in life,” said and single women. case in Boise, when an said BPA is the one that has first impression, so I want to panel of judges. Saltaga s Renteria, who plans to Currently, the law allows intoxicated woman was affected her life the most. make a good one.” other event was a prepared become a physician s assis- criminal charges to be filed duped into believing she “I tell everyone Ask me a Students start preparing speech about the impor- tant. “It really gives you an only when a female victim was having sex with her question, ask me a ques- for the competition in tance of a business appear- advantage over everyone is deceived into believing boyfriend. tion! And then I ask myself October and pick events tai- ance, from its physical lay- else.” she is with her husband Because the case didn t questions that I would ask lored to their strengths. out to the color of its interi- during sex. involve a husband-and- someone, like, Why should Stela Saltaga, a senior at or walls. Amy Huddleston may be The move would broaden wife relationship, charges I pick you over someone Twin Falls High School, Lorraine Rapp, TFHS reached at 735-3204 or the law so rape-by-fraud against the alleged rapist else? ” Renteria said about wants to be a news anchor accounting and personal ahuddleston@magicval- could be charged regardless were dropped. preparing for the competi- when she graduates from finance teacher, said stu- ley.com. of who the female victim is tricked into believing she s Ben Botkin may be with. reached at bbotkin@mag- The existing loophole icvalley.com or 735-3238. Volunteers
Continued from Main 1 It s brainless; it s politics.” 223,198 participants in Health and Welfare s budget WHAT WE RE TALKING ABOUT what qualified as “commu- Cost-saving measures December, up 21 percent request doesn t. The nity support services.” already taken by Health and from 2007. $442 million proposed is at magicvalley.com/blogs One possible target is the Welfare include unpaid fur- • The department s level with the amount spent Magic Valley Overtime Capitol Confidential Meals on Wheels program. lough days, increased work- request for Medicaid is $1.81 in fiscal year 2008, and Fabyon's apology: More from Tea Party at Michael Johnson, senior loads, and ensuring billion for the next fiscal down $30 million from fiscal CSI freshman guard the State Capitol center board director, said that reimbursements for year, which is 80.5 percent year 2009. Medicaid pays for only providers are not more than of the health and welfare about 20 of the 140 meals required by law. department s $2.25 billion Staff writer Laura delivered by the center each Other highlights of budget recommendation. Lundquist contributed to day. But those people can t Armstrong s presentation: That s up 39 percent from a this report. afford to lose that support, • Medicaid participation couple of years ago. Ben Botkin may be he said. has increased in the down • While Medicaid s budg- reached at bbotkin@magic- He intends to find out economy. There were et increases, the rest of valley.com or 735-3238. Seasonal percentage how many of the Watershed % of avg. peak 20 Medicaid recipients have Salmon 109% 56% Hiking the gorge family they can turn to. A Big Wood 101% 53% number of seniors have no Little Wood 106% 53% Andrew Weeks and family left, he noted, and Big Lost 106% 52% Joshua Palmer explore those who do may not be Little Lost 117% 60% Malad Gorge. able to count on the family Henry’s Fort/Teton 123% 64% Upper Snake Basin 121% 63% they have. Goose Creek 101% 54% T HURSDAY IN Only about a quarter of Salmon Falls 114% 59% Americans volunteer, * Good Deals! As of Jan. 17 O UTDOORS according to the Corporation for National (up to 60% off) Circulation phones open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and Community Service. TIMES-NEWS and 6 to 10 a.m. on weekends for questions Those who volunteer more about delivery, new subscriptions and vacation than one hour a week to help PUBLISHER stops. 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Get it only at www.magicvalley.com/todaysdeal Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho LOCAL/IDAHO/WEST Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Main 3 The Gooding SIRCOMM has balanced widow who budget, higher call volume Leon Mills was installed in panies are responsible for Mills replaces Mikesell as the seat that former Twin their part of each lease, so broke up Falls Commissioner Tom SIRCOMM has to collect Mikesell previously held. money from SafeLink Twin Falls Co. representative Lincoln County Commis- Wireless, Filer Mutual sioner Charlie Ritter was Telecommunications and By Laura Lundquist is between three and six chosen board chairman, AT&T. the boys’ club Times-News writer months of expenses. while Jerome County As of Monday, the SIRCOMM’s balance sheet Commissioner Charlie Hagerman tower site was ast week I told you JEROME — In its monthly has continued to improve Howell will serve as vice restored after being about Mary meeting, the Southern Idaho since 2008, when a number chairman. destroyed in the Long Butte L Elizabeth Schmitt, a YOU Regional Communications of accounting issues were Gooding County Commis- Fire in July. Gooding woman who DON’T SAY Center’s governing flagged. Revenue sioner Tom Faulkner contin- Moore also compiled a became the first female board learned that the is up 6 percent, ues to represent his county summary of calls going lawyer in south-central Steve Crump regional emergency Hunsaker said. among the four counties SIR- through SIRCOMM since Idaho and a true pioneer in dispatch center’s Some trends in COMM provides service to. 2004. In its first year, SIR- Idaho law. annual audit had gone SIRCOMM’s revenue In other business,Director COMM received about But Schmitt wasn’t the DO TELL very well. were predictable, he John Moore said the 80,000 calls for service. That only groundbreaking Idaho “It was a very said. As the world U.S. Bureau of Land number has gradually If it’s quirky, poignant or woman who came of age in clean report,” HCM goes more digital the Management increased increased to almost 100,000 funny and it happens in Gooding during the first Holmstead auditor center has seen a SIRCOMM’s lease fee for in 2010. south-central Idaho, I want Mills decades of the 20th Scott Hunsaker told decrease in landline communications towers by On average, August is the to hear about it. century. the Joint Powers Board on revenue and an increase in $1,300. Because cell towers busiest month for SIRCOMM Call me at 735-3223, or write Myrtle Powell Enking, Monday.. wireless dollars. provide both phone and operators, while the first few [email protected]. the daughter of an Illinois Hunsaker said the center’s New officers were also Internet service, the BLM months of the year are qui- farmer, came west in 1909 cash reserves can cover more elected to the board during considers each tower as eter. About three-quarters of looking for a better life. checkbook. Politically, the than five months of operating the year’s first meeting. Twin belonging to two vendors. the calls in an average day are She landed a series of position was a backwater. costs. The suggested reserve Falls County Commissioner Moore said cellular com- non-emergency. bookkeeping jobs in Although Byron Gooding, where in 1911 she Defenbach, an influential married the manager of Lewiston Republican, had the local lumberyard, held the office in the late William Enking. He died 1920s, most treasurers had Sportsmen, ranchers hold Jarbidge plan meeting two years later, leaving been local politicians or Times-News Fish and Wildlife — created the coali- comment until Jan. 31. The public can behind a son and a friends of governors with- tion specifically to comment on the recommend that the BLM adopt one 33-year-old widow. out aspirations of their With the end of a U.S. Bureau of BLM’s draft of the Jarbidge Resource of five different options in multiple In 1917,Myrtle was own to higher office. Land Management public comment Management Plan. resource categories. Once the plan is appointed Gooding Incumbent Republican period bearing down, the Jarbidge The coalition invites the public to finalized, it will be in place for 15 to County clerk. Treasurer George Barrett Coalition for Multiple Use is holding the KMVT Community Room from 20 years. William Enking had sought re-election in 1932, an open house to present its prefer- 5 to 8 tonight to discuss its multiple- To view the plan, go to been a rock-ribbed but lost badly to Enking as ences for use of 1.4 million public use plan proposal that will drive http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/prog/ Republican, but Myrtle part of a Democratic sweep acres in southern Idaho. coalition member comments. KMVT planning/jarbidge_resource.html. went a different direction. led by popular Gov. Ben Three organizations — the 71 is at 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N., Twin For more information on the She filed as a Democrat for Ross. Enking was Idaho’s Livestock Association, Magic Valley Falls. open house, contact Gus Brackett, a full term in 1918, won first female state treasurer ATV Riders Inc., and Sportsmen for The draft RMP is open for public 857-2286. handily and was re-elected and only the second twice. nationwide. In 1932, Enking Enking won re-election announced her candidacy five times, and in doing so AROUND THE WEST for state treasurer — a started a trend. Five of the long-shot proposition. next six Idaho treasurers OREGON drainage while an additional forests with deep winter snows and WASHINGTON Although there had been would be women, includ- Storms bring minor 2 inches of snow melted on the abundant snowshoe hares. Apple CEO eight women elected to ing Democrat Marjorie flanks of Mount Hood. Officials have struggled to come statewide office — Ruth Moon, who served a flooding to Wash., Ore. The river appeared to have up with an acceptable habitat plan Steve Jobs takes Republicans May Scott, record 24 years. PORTLAND — Heavy rain and changed course when it washed — a process marred by political Belle Chamberlain, Grace When Enking, then 65, runoff from melting snow helped out the road, also knocking out meddling during the Bush admin- medical leave Shepherd, Bernice McCoy, stepped aside in favor of push the Sandy River across a power to homes in the area. istration that led to a 2006 plan SEATTLE — Apple Inc. CEO Ethel Redfield, Elizabeth Moon in the 1944 election, road near Mount Hood, washing it being scrapped. Steve Jobs, the charismatic front Russum, Mabel McConnell she had served twice as out and forcing residents to evac- MONTANA A second plan in 2009 designat- man for the company that over- Lyman and Myrtle Davis — long as any other state uate on foot. Feds drop appeal ed 39,000 square miles in Maine, turned the smart phone industry they were all superintend- treasurer in Idaho history. The washout Sunday on Lolo Minnesota, Wyoming, Montana, and invented a new category of ents of public instruction. She died in 1972 at Pass Road near the town of Zigzag on lynx habitat, Idaho and Washington as critical tablet computers, is taking a sec- Teaching at the time was age 93. was part of the damage done habitat. But U.S. District Judge ond medical leave of absence in considered a woman’s job, across Oregon and Washington will revise plan Donald Molloy last year faulted two years. and by the early 1930s only state by heavy weekend rains that BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife offi- wildlife officials for excluding In the past decade,Jobs, 55, has a handful of females had caused landslides and minor cials have dropped their appeal of Colorado, where lynx are making a survived a rare but curable form of served in the Idaho Last week’s column flooding. a court ruling that forces the gov- strong comeback, and some pancreatic cancer and undergone Legislature. about Mary Elizabeth The weather was also blamed ernment to revise its flawed plan to national forests in Montana and a liver transplant.The news that he Fourteen men, 11 of Schmitt contained two for at least one death when a protect critical habitat for Canada Idaho. will again step down from his day- them Republicans, had errors. Schmitt graduated Washington State Department of lynx. Molloy’s ruling in part said the to-day role raises serious ques- held the state treasurer’s from the University of Transportation worker died after The move means the U.S. Fish government had improperly used tions about the CEO’s health. job by 1932. Today’s treas- Idaho, not the University being hit by a falling tree. and Wildlife Service will have to reproductive success of lynx as a But analysts believe the compa- urer, Ron Crane, is the of Colorado, and when Billy Rhynalds, 66, a 12-year reconsider areas in Colorado, substitute to determine what areas ny Jobs shepherded from garage state’s chief financial offi- she returned to Gooding veteran of the department, was Montana and Idaho for critical of forest were suited to sustaining startup to a $65 billion technology cer and his most important from Nampa in 1956, it setting up safety cones to alert habitat designation. However, the the animal. trendsetter is in good hands with duty is investing the state’s was not only to serve as a motorists to power lines knocked agency has not set a deadline to Carlson said her agency will the current slate of talented execu- money. But the office has court reporter. Schmitt down on Highway 203 just south complete the work, said litigation have to drop its use of the proxy, tives — even as Apple, now the evolved over the past also opened a law prac- of Carnation when the tree fell on director Ann Carlson. and instead identify landscapes Silicon Valley player to beat, faces 80 years. tice. his truck and killed him Sunday “We have quite a large workload that include “physical and biologi- increasing competition. Back then, it was mostly night, according to WSDOT offi- in listing critical habitat in this cal features essential to the an accountant’s job, Steve Crump is the cials. region and we have to prioritize,” species.” — The Associated Press redeeming warrants and Times-News Opinion On Mount Hood in Oregon, the she said. “We are working on a reconciling the state’s editor. Hoodland Fire Department sent timeline for accomplishing all of teams on foot and ATVs Monday our work but it is still in preliminary NEED HELP WITH YOUR to reach people in 30 to 40 homes stages.” WINTER HEATING BILL? cut off when the river washed out Lynx were deemed in threat of about a 300-yard-long section of extinction across the lower Lolo Pass Road Sunday night. 48 states a decade ago. Climate Pianist maimed in “There are trees everywhere — change, logging, ski area expan- it’s like a bomb went off. 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OPINION UOTE who requested anonymity fearing reprisals,
Q about the Zetas drug cartel EDITORIAL Too early to tell if era of denial is over very two years, politi- cians of both parties Hansen needs to Epledge on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November to stop wasteful spending and make govern- pay its fair share ment work harder for the health and welfare of the nation. But sometime after noon on the third day of for SIRCOMM January, many of them slip into the mindset of the hen it comes to keeping the addict. water and sewer systems run- ning, the potholes filled and the lights on at City Hall, small towns like Hansen have little moneyW to spare these days. Jonathan Perhaps partly as a consequence, the commu- Gurwitz nity of 1,051 hasn t paid its share of the freight for the Southern Idaho Regional Communication Center s emergency dis- Just one more earmark. A patch services. Fact is, balanced budget, next year. Hansen has never paid Our view: This is our last omnibus its assessment in the 15 spending bill, I swear. The Southern More than temptation is years SIRCOMM has at work here — even more bling down a path of debt those of the Bipartisan session, Democrats brought been in business. Idaho Regional than the glad-handing of monetization and currency Policy Center s Debt forward a $1.2 trillion It s time that changed. Communications special interest lobbyists devaluation well-trodden Reduction Task Force and omnibus spending bill with Twin Falls County has and the donations of politi- by economic invalids in the the Peterson-Pew 6,630 earmarks, many of picked up a tab of about Center survives cal action committees. A Third World, Argentina and, Commission on Budget them from Republicans who $15,000 in recent years on the good will belief system prevails on lately, Greece. Will the reso- Reform, which also issued had just pledged to go cold for Hansen s eschewing Capitol Hill that holds as its lutions for sobriety in 2011 plans. turkey. You could see some payment for a service it of the counties, primary article of faith that meet with any more success Still, there s some cause of the old spenders waver- claims it doesn t use. municipalities every district, every state, than in years past? for optimism. The fact that ing. You could read their Though Hansen resi- indeed every person can and There s good reason for three bipartisan groups that minds: “Just one more.” dents pay $1 a month and other taxing should get back from pessimism. In December, include quite a few political In the end, Republicans — Congress in the form of the bipartisan National heavyweights — Paul including Sens. John through their phone bills districts that perks and benefits more Commission on Fiscal Volcker, Alice Rivlin, Tom Cornyn and John Thune — to support 911, the city comprise it. That than they send to Responsibility and Reform Coburn, Max Baucus and repudiated their own ear- also contracts with Washington in taxes. issued its recommendations Paul Ryan, to name a few — marks and stopped the Kimberly for police pro- cohesion — and To any person of sound — sort of. The 10-year plan are working on serious spending bill. “Old habits tection and is part of the perhaps the mind, such a belief is obvi- to put the United States debt-reduction plans is a aren t easy to break,” Rock Creek Rural Fire ously implausible. It s the back on sound fiscal footing sobering sign. Our $14 tril- Minority Leader Mitch District. That means service itself — political equivalent of a received support from 11 of lion national debt hasn t McConnell, a recovering when someone in is jeopardized Ponzi scheme, promising the commission s 18 mem- gone away. Neither will the earmarker, explained on the Hansen dials 911, SIR- when one of its endless returns on limited bers. That was three short efforts of sensible people to floor of the Senate. “It s COMM dispatchers send investments. Eventually the of the 14 votes needed to find common ground in time for some of us in members won’t money runs out, even in officially endorse the blue- promoting governmental Washington to show in that call to another Washington, where the print and send it to abstinence. every way possible that we agency that s already pay. results of eight years of fis- Congress. The November election mean what we say about paid up. cal profligacy were met in “After all the talk about was a referendum on the spending.” But by state law, pro- What do 2009 with two additional debt and deficits,”the com- size and scope of govern- Admission is the first step ceeds from that $1-a- years of more — more mission s final report states ment. A Congress infused on the road to fiscal recov- month surcharge can t you think? spending, more deficits, starkly,“it is long past time with the temperate effects ery. But it s still far too early be used to fund the day- We welcome more quantitative easing. for America s leaders to put of independent voters and to tell whether the era of to-day operations — viewpoints from The United States has up or shut up. The era of tea party members who debt denial is truly over. meaning the 911 calls been on a 10-year bender debt denial is over.”One determined its results may themselves and support our readers on under Tom DeLay month later, its recommen- act differently from previ- Jonathan Gurwitz is a — of SIRCOMM. Republicans and Nancy dations are largely shelved ous ones. columnist for the San this and other Pelosi Democrats, stum- and forgotten, along with During the lame-duck Antonio Express News. The county bills St. Luke s Magic Valley issues. Medical Center and 15 ETTERS TO THE EDITOR municipalities and dis- L tricts for their use of SIRCOMM s emergency Don t let their deaths truly free markets. In the dispatch services. Hansen s share is about Tell us what you think meantime, I m for toning $8,000 this year, but city officials argue that the be swept under the rug down the rhetoric from the community shouldn t be billed because its emer- I had the privilege to ONLINE: Register at Magicvalley.com, and respond to any of the right and the left. Reasoned gency response is covered by those who have know Devon Austin and local opinions or stories in today s edition. discourse will decide the ON PAPER: The Times-News welcomes letters from readers on paid. Ryan Reinhardt of Coeur direction of our country, not d Alene.The two young subjects of public interest. Please limit letters to 300 words. hateful, personalized That s pretty tortured logic. Castleford (popu- men were tragically killed Include your signature, mailing address and phone number. attacks. lation 274), Filer (2,227), Kimberly (3,248) and in a car accident near Filer Writers who sign letters with false names will be permanently My heart goes out to the Buhl (4,109), for example, are facing economic on Sept. 12, 2010. barred from publication. Letters may be brought to our Twin Falls victims and their families in challenges of their own, yet haven t reneged on I continue to check the office; mailed to P.O. Box 548, Twin Falls, ID 83303; faxed to Arizona. their assessments. Twin Falls newspaper for (208) 734-5538; or e-mailed to [email protected]. TOM SKEEM Twin Falls County can t force Hansen to pay updates on the case, but I JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Voice your opinion with local bloggers: Twin Falls because Hansen never signed a contract. never read anything about Progressive Voice and Conservative Corner on the opinion page Commissioners Terry Kramer and George Urie it. Why does it seem that at Magicvalley.com. Anti-gay protests have say they won t pull the plug on serving Hansen nothing is being done no place at funerals because it would endanger public safety. about this case? Another We ve been down this road before, of course. In young woman was honest; it s the right thing focus on growing our econ- Concerning the posting in involved in the accident. to do. omy, creating jobs and Wednesday s paper: 2003, a Kimberly city councilman wrote an opin- She obviously survived the Thank you. strengthening our middle “Arizona lawmakers ban ion piece in the Times-News arguing the city accident. Without her sur- NICK ROOK class. protests at Tucson funerals.” shouldn t have to pay. In 2007,the county cov- vival, none of us may ever Coeur d Alene LEROY HAYES I honestly cannot believe ered almost $29,000 in unpaid SIRCOMM bills. know exactly what hap- Twin Falls that someone of faith would Kimberly eventually paid up, but for a time it pened that night. Representatives must do such a thing as to picket a looked as if centrifugal forces might tear SIR- Ryan and Devon were focus on creating jobs Reason, not hate, will child s funeral for their own COMM apart. outstanding young men. guide the country selfish acts. I agree entirely Now Hansen s refusal to pay has resurrected They would make any par- Where is the famous will with the decision to ban the those fears. ent proud of their accom- to balance the budget with I, like most Americans, protests and think anywhere Why, after all, should Castleford, with one- plishments. I could go on our Idaho delegation now? am saddened by the recent these people decide to and on about Ryan and Our representatives want shootings in Tucson. protest should follow suit. fourth the population of Hansen, ante up if Devon, but ultimately their to repeal the Affordable The political persuasion To sit and protest at a Hansen won t? deaths need to be validated Care Act. The non-partisan of Congresswoman Giffords funeral, be it a child s or that Hansen Mayor Chad Urie says he s willing to by solving the reasons Congressional Budget is irrelevant. She and the of military, is disrespectful sit down and talk with the county about the behind this horrible event. Office estimates this will other victims did not to those who lost their lives issue, and he should take the initiative to do so. If To the community of increase the federal deficit deserve this. I don t know if and their families who are SIRCOMM is weakened, the public safety of the Twin Falls: Please do not by $1 trillion over the next there was a particular politi- there to grieve. citizens of Hansen and many other Twin Falls let this case be swept 20 years. The health insur- cal dogma that helped twist The Westboro Baptist County residents may be in jeopardy. under the rug. Please, ance debate which included this killer s mangled mind, Church s protests are show- please, please give the vic- committee hearings and but I m sure there are other ing “God s punishment for tims families an opportu- negotiations that lasted an fragile souls who might find the allowance to homosexu- nity for closure on this entire year was disparaged moral authority for criminal als” is their own opinion TIMES-NEWS tragic event. The other as being rammed through, acts in some of the current and should not be aired parties involved know the but now Republicans want media and political ranting. where there are people say- John Pfeifer . . . publisher Steve Crump . . . Opinion editor truth; the young lady who to repeal without debate. I am hopeful for a future ing farewell to their loved The members of the editorial board and writers of survived knows the truth. There are signs our recov- of political leaders ones. editorials are John Pfeifer, Steve Crump, To other young men ery is gaining traction. Our expounding my beliefs in LEVI TILLETT Bill Bitzenburg and Mary Lou Panatopoulos. involved, step up and be representatives need to limited government and Twin Falls
T HE LIGHTER SIDE OF POLITICS Doonesbury By Garry Trudeau Mallard Fillmore By Bruce Tinsley Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho OPINION Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Main 5 Five myths persist about the South’s secession ne hundred and fifty joined the movement, and In 1860, many subsistence the colored race, I do interest voluntarily. years after the Civil South Carolina backed farmers aspired to become because I believe it helps to To claim that slavery OWar began, we’re down. Tariffs were not an large slave-owners. save the Union; and what I would have ended of its own still fighting it — or at least issue in 1860, and Southern Second, belief in white forbear, I forbear because I accord by the mid-20th fighting over its history. I’ve states said nothing about supremacy provided a do not believe it would help century is impossible to dis- polled thousands of high James W. them. Why would they? rationale for slavery. Most to save the Union.” prove but difficult to accept. school history teachers and Loewen Southerners had written the white Southerners could not White Northerners’ fear In 1860, slavery was grow- spoken about the war to tariff of 1857,under which envision life in black- of freed slaves moving north ing more entrenched in the audiences across the coun- Northern states had failed to the nation was functioning. majority states such as then caused Republicans to South. Unpaid labor makes try, and there is little agree- “fulfill their constitutional Its rates were lower than at South Carolina and lose the Midwest in the for big profits, and the ment even on why the obligations” by interfering any point since 1816. Mississippi unless blacks congressional elections of Southern elite was growing South seceded: with the return of fugitive were in chains. November 1862. ever richer. For the foresee- slaves to bondage. Slavery, 3. Most white Gradually, as Union sol- able future, slavery looked 1.The South seceded over not states’ rights, birthed Southerners didn’t own 4. Abraham Lincoln went diers found help from black secure. Perhaps a civil war states’ rights. the Civil War. slaves, so they wouldn’t to war to end slavery. civilians in the South and was required to end it. Confederate states did secede for slavery. Since the Civil War did black recruits impressed claim the right to secede, 2. Secession was about Indeed, most white end slavery, many white units with their brav- Sociologist James W. but no state claimed to be tariffs and taxes. Southern families had no Americans think abolition ery, many soldiers became Loewen is the author of seceding for that right. In During the nadir of post- slaves. Less than half of was the Union’s goal. But the abolitionists. By 1864, when “Lies My Teacher Told fact, Confederates opposed Civil-War race relations white Mississippi house- North initially went to war Maryland voted to end slav- Me.” He wrote this com- states’ rights — that is, the “anything but slavery” holds owned one or more to hold the nation together. ery, soldiers’ and sailors’ mentary for The right of Northern states not explanations of the Civil slaves, for example, and that Abolition came later. votes made the difference. Washington Post. to support slavery. War gained traction. To this proportion was smaller still On Aug. 22, 1862, On Dec. 24, 1860, dele- day Confederate sympa- in whiter states such as President Lincoln wrote a 5. The South couldn’t gates at South Carolina’s thizers successfully float Virginia and Tennessee. It is letter to the New York have made it long as a slave secession convention this false claim. also true that, in areas with Tribune that included the society. adopted a “Declaration of These explanations are few slaves, most white following passage: “If I Slavery was hardly on its the Immediate Causes flatly wrong. High tariffs Southerners did not support could save the Union with- last legs in 1860. That year, WANTED… Which Induce and Justify had prompted the secession. out freeing any slave, I the South produced almost the Secession of South Nullification Crisis in 1831- However, two ideological would do it; and if I could 75 percent of all U.S. We still pay top Carolina from the Federal 33, when, after South factors caused most save it by freeing all the exports. Slaves were worth Union.”It noted “an Carolina demanded the Southern whites to defend slaves, I would do it; and if I more than all the manufac- dollar for junk increasing hostility” on the right to nullify federal laws slavery. First, Americans are could save it by freeing turing companies and rail- batteries! part of the non-slavehold- or secede in protest, wondrous optimists, look- some and leaving others roads in the nation. No elite ing States to the institution President Andrew Jackson ing to the upper class and alone, I would also do that. class in history has ever Interstate Batteries of slavery and protested that threatened force. No state expecting to join it someday. What I do about slavery and given up such an immense 733-0896
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Paul Call 438 5657 for more information A Fun Animated Comedy for the Whole Family Main 6 Tuesday, January 18, 2011 OBITUARIES/NATION/WORLD Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho DEATH NOTICES Penny L. Thompson Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at BURLEY — Penny L. nephew and their children. Jahnae Everett, 10, Roy Marcellus River Ridge Care and Thompson, 63, of Burley, She enjoyed her work and carries the Roy Marcellus, 72, of Twin Rehabilitation in Twin Falls. passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, made many special relation- American flag as Falls, died Monday, Jan. 17, Arrangements will be 2011, at St. Luke s Magic ships there. she and a group of 2011, at his home. announced by Demaray Valley Medical Center in Penny is survived by her Major Pain s Kids, a Arrangements will be Funeral Service Wendell Twin Falls. sisters, Lisa (Don) Mathis of program for at-risk announced by Rosenau Chapel. Penny was born May 16, Twin Falls and Becky (Rob) youth, prepare to Funeral Home and 1947,in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Boyer of Burley; niece, Crematory in Twin Falls. Elmer and Margaret (Robi- Heather (Ryan) Simpkins; march in a parade Orvil E. Wickel son) Thompson. She attend- nephew, Jeff (Jacci) honoring the Rev. MALTA — Orvil E.Wickel, ed schools in Idaho Falls. Rassmussen, and both Martin Luther King Roger Fairchild 82, of Malta, died Friday,Jan. Penny worked as a supervi- Heather s and Jeff s chil- Jr., Monday in the RUPERT — Roger 14,2011,at Highland Estates. sor for Discovery Research dren. Liberty City neigh- Fairchild, 58, of Rupert, died A graveside service will be Center. Penny was preceded in borhood of Miami. Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, at held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. Penny loved to crochet death by her parents; one the Mini-Cassia Care Center 22, at the Elba Cemetery in and knit, and she made brother, Allen Thompson; in Burley. Elba; visitation from 7 to 8 many blankets for her her grandparents; and A memorial service will be p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the friends and family. beloved aunts and uncles. AP photo held in the spring (Hansen Hansen-Payne Mortuary, She also loved to travel, A visitation for family and Mortuary in Rupert). 321 E. Main St. in Burley. and Hawaii was her favorite friends will be held at 10 a.m. place to go. Wednesday,Jan. 19, at White She loved her family and Mortuary “Chapel by the King s peace legacy Jarell N. Bennett Willard J. Lanning was especially close to her Park,”with a funeral service NYSSA, Ore. — Jarell PASCO, Wash. — Willard brother, Allen, and even at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Norman Bennett, 74, of Jay Lanning, 83, of Pasco, closer to her sister, Lisa. White Mortuary in Twin Nyssa, Ore., died Sunday, Wash., died Thursday, Jan. Penny loved her niece and Falls. praised in wake of Jan. 16, 2011, at the VA 13, 2011. Hospital in Boise. A graveside service will be Arrangements will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. SERVICES Arizona shootings announced by Lienkaemper 22, at Sunset Memorial Park, Chapel in Nyssa, Ore. 2296 Kimberly Road in Twin Marie Mealer of Rupert, Burley; visitation 1 to 1:30 By Errin Haines Washington s Capitol Hill. Falls (Rasmussen Funeral funeral at 2 p.m. today at p.m. today at Rasmussen Associated Press He urged Americans to get Home of Burley). Hansen Mortuary, 710 Sixth Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th out into their communities Nicholas Jolley St. in Rupert; visitation one St., Burley. ATLANTA — The nation — a step he suggested would Nicholas Jolley, 55, of hour before the service at the observed the Rev. Martin have special meaning fol- Twin Falls, died Monday, Wesley Headington mortuary. Paul C. Holmes of Luther King Jr. s birthday on lowing the shootings. Jan. 17,2011, at his home. HAGERMAN — Wesley L. Heyburn, memorial service Monday with thousands “After a painful week A memorial service will be Headington, 89, of Lowell Joseph Udy of at 11 a.m. Saturday at volunteering for service where so many of us were held at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, Hagerman, died Sunday, Jerome, graveside service at Rasmussen Funeral Home, projects and more reflecting focused on the tragedy, it s at White Mortuary in Twin Jan. 16, 1911, at Cornerstone 2 p.m. today at View 1350 E. 16th St., Burley; visi- on his lessons of nonvio- good for us to remind our- Falls. Assisted Living Center in Cemetery, 600 S.700 E., tation before the service. lence and civility in the selves of what this country Hagerman. week following the shoot- is all about, he said. Joann Nieffenegger Arrangements will be ings in Arizona. 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Hot water moving continuously through these pipes eventually Mold affects health issues, caused microholes, which sprayed water and steam into a sealed crawl space. ‘There was so much moisture it was dripping from the ceiling’ when Ree-Construction first entered the space to begin reme- house values diation, said site manager David Seamons. By Ariel Hansen Times-News writer
There’s a monster in Scott and Susan Guinn’s walls, and they don’t know how to stop it. The Buhl couple first discov- ered the black mold spreading in the closet of their son’s bed- room, which backs up to a bath- room. “We cleaned it up and he’s been doing good about keeping things out of his closet, but the mold keeps creeping back in,” Scott Guinn said. He’s worried that the mold will multiply into other parts of the home, and that it might be endangering his fam- ily’s health. “What we know is what we’ve learned from news- papers and television, that it can cause different kind of colds and stuff.” Mold is less common in the high desert than in more humid places, say experts, but any source of moisture can lead to mold if it’s not dried up. And untreated mold can affect the value of a home and potentially the health of those who live Photos by ARIEL HANSEN/Times-News there. David Seamons, site manager at a Ree-Construction mold remediation site, sits in the small crawl space of a Wood River Valley home on Thursday as he explains the “Some people have difficulty process the company uses to fix a bad case of mold. The plastic tube to his right is pulling air, potentially laden with mold spores, from the crawl space to a window, and with mold, others don’t,”said Ron Reese of Ree-Construction, then outside. a cleanup and remediation firm that has offices in Bellevue and Jerome. “I’m not a big mold mis- Mold remediation is no place WHAT YOU MIGHT sionary, I’m not out there look- for a claustrophobe, as the ing for mold saying, ‘It’s going to fungus is often found in tight NOT KNOW get you.’” crawl spaces. Workers wear But Reese recently co-chaired plastic overalls and masks or ABOUT MOLD a committee to write a mold respirators, so it is also a hot remediation professional refer- and sweaty job. Here, a If it grows on a plant, it’s mildew; if ence guide for the Institute of it’s in your house, it’s mold. Inspection, Cleaning and Ree-Construction employee It’s not a bad thing — outdoors. Restoration Certification vacuums every inch of porous “Mold’s our friend because it eats through the American National surface under a large Wood organic material; we’d be up to our Standards Institute, and he River Valley home. Then the behinds in dead leaves (without it),” teaches classes on mold issues company will apply a chemical said mold remediation expert Ron for the Idaho Department of mixture that draws mold Reese. Insurance and the Idaho Real spores from within those Mold can’t grow without moisture, Estate Commission. so if you see it, look for a source of He said anyone concerned materials to the surface, and condensation or a leaky pipe. If the about their health should talk clean them again. source isn’t obvious, it could be in with their doctor, and those with your walls, floor or ceiling. mold sensitivities should be It often grows in crawl spaces or especially cautious about how attics, where people aren’t paying they remove mold and its invisi- attention, so it’s a good idea to ble but potentially dangerous check out those spaces every once spores. in a while. Cleaning it with bleach — as the Guinns have been doing — isn’t good enough, if the source professional, so it is a good idea of water the mold is living off of to get qualifications and refer- is not stopped. ences for a tester. Also, he said, “Just going in and spraying testing usually isn’t needed bleach on it and changing the before remediation; if you can see color of it doesn’t get rid of the mold, it needs to be cleaned up. spores. They may be dead, but If you find a small amount of the spores are still there,”Reese mold and know where it came said. “The key to everything is to from — say, on shower grout, or a correct the water problem, painted baseboard near a humid- whether it’s a broken pipe or ifier — you can clean it up your- condensation or a leaky roof.” self. The Guinns contacted their David Seamons, Ree-Construction site manager. “Soap and water is probably as homeowners insurance company, Markings on a joist show where a test effective as bleach; it’s a matter of which told them that, because of “It’s not something I want to the job was done by September, got more information about the mold removing the material from the past cases of owners taking let lie, because if it keeps grow- she said. Miller said she was growing in a crawl space under a surface,”Reese said. He said his advantage of mold coverage, it ing and creeping, it can get fur- pleased that her insurance cov- Wood River Valley home. Nearly every crews use an N95 facemask to will no longer pay to have the ther into the house,”he said. ered the remediation, and wood surface under the large house minimize their exposure to spores mold cleaned up. However, some homeowners pleased with the cleanup the was contaminated by mold, and Ree- in those simpler cases. “If it’s into “I don’t see how you could take insurance does cover mold company did. “It’s an expensive Construction had to dry it out thor- drywall and it’s beginning to eat advantage of an insurance claim remediation, including that held proposition.” the drywall, then that needs to be on something that’s a potential by Ila Miller of Filer. When her Quite expensive, depending on oughly before continuing the six-week contained and removed.” health hazard,”Scott said. water heater failed two years ago, the size of the problem and the process of remediation. In the more complex cases, full But the family can’t afford she replaced it — but the equipment and time needed to HEPA filters and air control — what they estimate will be at replacement ended up leaking, fix it. After the job is done, if home- fans, vacuums, and other devices least $6,000 for a professional to causing mold to grow in a nearby Although each job is different, owners have health concerns — are needed to prevent the tear open the wall to fix whatever guestroom closet. Miller found remediation can cost between they will often involve a second spores travelling and causing is causing the mold to grow. In the black splotches when she $1,000 and $8,000 for mold in company (to avoid conflicts of potential hazards, so it’s best to the spring Scott plans to take out moved some stored luggage, and the crawl space of a typical interest) to do environmental leave all but simple cases to the a 4-by-6-foot section of wall to immediately knew she would three-bedroom home, to testing to ensure that there are no professionals. see what is going on, but now it need to do something. upwards of $50,000 for a bigger invisible mold particles remain- is too cold to open up the house “It’s not a very healthy thing home with more involved spaces ing. Reese cautioned that there Ariel Hansen may be reached to its small but chilly crawl to have,”she said. She called in or other special considerations, aren’t regulations on who can call at [email protected] or space. Ree-Construction in July, and Reese said. themselves an environmental 788-3475. Home & Garden 2 Tuesday, January 18, 2011 HOME & GARDEN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Vibrant pink is Color A winning proposition of theYear,but hue Plan ahead for raised vegetable beds experts warn a little By Norman Winter McClatchy Newspapers goes a long way
There is a good chance By Mary Beth Breckenridge with any color after about you are among the multi- Akron Beacon Journal four years, Wolfgang said. tude that s considering He likes Honeysuckle as planting a vegetable garden The color gods have sent a vibrant accent against in 2011. Somebody on Wall us a quick fix for the winter rich charcoal or taupe. It Street may be hitting it big blahs: Honeysuckle. also looks great paired with right now,but you and I both The vibrant pink was white, cream or butter yel- can probably count a dozen named 2011 s Color of the low, he said. reasons why a vegetable gar- Year by Pantone, the color- Gold tending toward den seems like a winning services company whose beige also works well with proposition. advice influences what Honeysuckle, Bayer said. You may find yourself we re sold to wear,decorate So does muddy brown, wondering where to start. with and even eat off of. which makes the color Over the years I have Pantone chose Honey- more appealing to both humorously said that the suckle for its adrenaline- sexes. key to the green thumb is pumping quality,explained Still, Patone s Eiseman how brown it gets first in soil Leatrice Eiseman, execu- doesn t think Honeysuckle preparation. To be honest tive director of the Pantone is necessarily a feminine soil and soil prep is every- Color Institute. It s a happy color, at least not anymore. thing whether you are grow- color, she said, a hue that Just look at the equipment ing flowers or vegetables. MCT photo can energize us and lift our used in the extreme sports The winning formula for Smaller raised beds allow for easy tending and harvest without compacting soil. spirits in times of econom- that appeal to many young success is to grow the garden ic adversity. men, she said: Pink is often on raised beds.Roots of bed- concept you may be asking, sell this material in bags or opportunity to tend or hoe Even the color s name is used in the graphics that ding plants have to penetrate well OK, what do I put into bulk to garden centers, from each side without evocative. People associate decorate that equipment. soils quickly, anchor plants, the raised beds. The best which in turn, sell it to land- actually walking in and the name Honeysuckle Pink is also common in and absorb water and nutri- gardener I know and have scapers and to you. If you compacting the soil with with the sweet scent and men s shirts, ties and other ents, often under adverse watched for over a decade are able to buy a sufficient foot traffic. Another win- taste of the plant it s named clothing. “Younger guys conditions. uses one-third topsoil, one- amount they will sell bulk to ning trait I have watched for, she said, and that asso- just don t have a problem What many don t realize third sand and one-third you the same way they do over and over is the utiliza- ciation conjures pleasant with that the way Grandpa is that in addition to water compost.I have actually had garden centers. tion of cages for both toma- feelings. did, she said. and nutrients the plants also the luxury of bringing in a The raised beds do not toes and peppers. These two Honeysuckle may also Eiseman likes Honey- need oxygen for proper truckload of my own pre- have to be enclosed but it vegetables always rank high bring the Barbie doll to suckle painted on a single growth. Soil texture plays pared mix that was basically certainly makes things easi- in popularity. mind, but Eiseman begs to wall as an accent, or per- the most important role in the same although it had a er from the standpoint of The cages made from differ. haps in a powder room to determining whether those good quantity of fine pine weed control or turf concrete reinforcing wire “It s definitely not lend drama to the small three needs are met suffi- bark (pieces less than encroachment. A rock, allow the tomatoes and Barbie, she said with a space. In fact, Pantone ciently to allow the plant to 1/2 inch). brick or concrete border is peppers to grow up vertical- laugh. “It s definitely more recently used Honeysuckle become established and No matter where you live considered the ultimate but ly keeping the plants sturdy sophisticated. paint on one wall to spruce perform to expectations. in the country there are I really like using 2-by-12- and upright. The canopy of Honeysuckle is a reddish up the entry to its head- Desirable soil holds water companies who compost inch lumber for the frames. foliage protects ripening pink with a blue under- quarters, she said. while allowing for proper either tiny bark pieces men- If you are able you can build fruit from sunscald and tone. It s stimulating, yet Despite his general hesi- drainage. It also provides tioned above, mushroom or your frames and have the even small hail. With the not as aggressive or pas- tation about Honeysuckle adequate oxygen for root cotton burr compost, or soil mix dumped in the addition of plastic,the cages sionate as red, Eiseman as a wall color, Wolfgang growth. The raised bed is some other back gold incor- boxes or in close proximity. can also become like small said. It s also somewhat said he did use the hue in an the best way to meet these porating with sand, and I have made large boxes greenhouses should young complex, giving it more alcove that houses the crib needs. topsoil to give you an excel- and series of smaller ones. plants be threatened by late grown-up appeal than in a nursery in Copley If you are buying into the lent planting medium. They Smaller boxes offer you the frosts. simpler pinks. Township, Ohio. The rest When it comes to home of the room was painted a decorating, designers say buttery color, with window it s a color best used with coverings in a Honeysuckle restraint. and white stripe, he said. Book describes good Honeysuckle is “a Bayer also sees What s new: De-icer vibrant, in-your-face kind Honeysuckle as a good of color, said Pamela choice for a teenager s garden pairings Bayer, an interior designer room, because its cheerful smells like winter berries in Hudson, Ohio. She nature might help ease the Akron Beacon Journal believes it s best used as an emotional swings that are Akron Beacon Journal accent, paired with more so common with teens. Some vegetable plants just go togeth- subdued colors to tone it She d limit it to private The craze to scent our er like peas and car- down. spaces such as bedrooms, surroundings has rots. Interior designer Joel guest rooms and baths, gone outdoors. Er,make that peas Wolfgang agreed. “I can t however,and avoid rooms a Fruits & Passion, a and turnips. imagine it on a wall. I can t family shares regularly. company that That s the premise imagine it as an area rug, “I don t know too many makes products with of Sara Alway s “Soil said Wolfgang, based in men who are going to look fruit-based fra- Mates: Companion Palm Springs, Calif. “It at this and say, Honey, I grances, has added Planting for Your needs to be used cautious- love this color, ” she said. de-icer to its Vegetable Garden. ly. Look for Honeysuckle in offerings. The compact book That s not to say you fabrics, linens, home Ah, the sweet describes 20 “love should shy away from it, accessories and house- smell of the front matches, plant pair- both designers said. wares, Eiseman said. stoop. ings that do well Particularly if it s used in Because of its intensity, Fruits & Passion s Scented together in the garden. accents and accessories Honeysuckle will probably De-Icing Salt will melt the ice Turnip leaves, for such as pillows, lamp- often be incorporated in a off your sidewalk while releasing example, shade pea shades and towels, it s a design such as a floral print a Winter Berries fragrance, a combination of berries and plants roots, while cheap way to enliven a or stripe rather than used cedar wood. It comes packaged in a metal pail with a wood those roots add nitrogen to the soil to benefit the turnips. room. And if you don t sink as a solid color, she said. scoop. 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Rather than cost-share, producers receive an systems cost incentive payment. That payment is intended to help offset some of the cost big bucks associated with installing a new irrigation system as By Cindy Snyder well as enhanced nutrient Times-News Correspondent management and irrigation water management associ- BURLEY — Converting ated with the new system. furrow irrigated fields to Applications received by sprinkler systems can save local NRCS offices are crop producers time and ranked according to envi- money while improving ronmental benefit. Traher water quality, but those recommends that produc- benefits come at a cost. ers start working with their Depending on the sys- local office about a year tem and field conditions, before they hope to install a installing a center pivot can pivot. It will take that long cost $80,000 or more. to develop a whole-farm Even though crop prices conservation plan and the are expected to be strong system design, and then for most commodities in work through the ranking 2011, fertilizer, seed and process. fuel costs are also expected “Sometimes the pro- to be up this year. That’s grams work well and the why state and federal agen- price is right,”Traher said. Photos by BLAIR KOCH/Times-News cies that offer programs to He spoke during a panel Tod Kalous, market analyst with CattleFax, provides an update and outlook for the beef industry during Friday’s Intermountain Rangeland help producers offset the discussion about funding costs of installing irrigation opportunities during the Livestock Symposium in Twin Falls. systems are expecting 2011 Idaho Irrigation demand to be strong again Equipment Show in Burley. this year. “Sometimes you might be Innovation, globalization In Twin Falls County better off to do it on your alone, 18 contracts were own.” signed last fiscal year rep- NRCS also has focus of two-day event resenting over $1 million in an Agricultural Water financial assistance Enhancement Program By Blair Koch received a lot of really great through the federal (AWEP) that has been used Times-News writer feedback on this year’s for- Environmental Quality successfully in the Magic mat.” Incentives Program (EQIP). Valley for irrigators doing Decades ago, many in the The symposium drew EQIP is used primarily to so-called soft conversions; beef industry operated as about 170 participants with put iron in the ground, converting their irrigation though they were in a bub- Thursday sessions featuring explained Elliot Traher, water source from ground ble,said Firth producer Mark beef industry leaders and district conservationist for water to surface water. Pratt. nationally recognized range- the USDA Natural Producers who would But as their reach expands land scientists who spoke on Resources Conservation like to participate in EQIP beyond their immediate how producers can thrive Ira Brackett, a rancher from Roseworth, talks about success he’s had Service in Cassia County. or AWEP but don’t have the geographic area, producers while preparing for future on the family ranch during the Intermountain Rangeland Livestock Pivots, wheel lines, corner IRRIGATION are realizing they are more a challenges. Symposium on Friday at the College of Southern Idaho. system, mainline, pumps See , H&G 3 gear in the system than the Friday’s session provided a driver of the train. dialogue forum with a panel risk,”Crane said. academic level but it is nice That paradigm shift is of Idaho producers who Attendees also said it to see everyone coming necessary for beef and showcased their own inno- makes sense to bring all the together.That’s the only way rangeland producers to vative and successful involved players to the same we’ll find long-term solu- remain economically viable, approaches, table. Although challenges tions that work for every- said Pratt, who spoke “There is no one right way like last year’s grasshopper one.” during the Intermountain that brings success,” Crane population boom impact He pointed to the sympo- Rangeland Livestock Sym- said. “It seems that those land managers and produc- sium’s restructuring as a posium at the College of who are innovative are ers differently, solutions are sign that more producers, Southern Idaho on Thursday poised for long-term suc- often the result of collabora- academics and industry and Friday. cess.” tion. officials see value in sharing The symposium was the One innovation shared “For too long there have intellectual resources. first time both livestock and during the two-day event been divisions between indi- One goal for the sympo- rangeland issues were dis- was how some producers are vidual producers — divisions sium was to improve the cussed side-by-side at the shifting breeding schedules on the educational side as appreciation, understanding forum, said Kelly Crane, so calving occurs at different well. I mean, there are over and communication among University of Idaho range times of the year instead of 100 different degree pro- rangeland management pro- CINDY SNYDER/For the Times-News extension specialist. the traditional early-spring grams available through the fessionals and livestock pro- “In the past, we held season practiced for cen- (U of I College of Agriculture ducers. Barry Bollwinkel of Kimberly talks with Dan Glodowski during events that focused on either turies. and Life Sciences),” Pratt “We can solve a lot of the 2011 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show. Glodowski represents rangeland issues or livestock “Many opportunities said. “To some degree, the the Navigator, a pressure control valve for gated pipe irrigation issues,” Crane said. “But we arise when you’re willing to separation took place on the See SYMPOSIUM, H&G 4 systems. Tax incentives for land Health in a bottle: Food scientists conservation extended strive to create nutritious additives By Leslie Gray Logan Daily News LEARN MORE By Mike Hughlett take years and lots of money For more information call the Star Tribune to develop the products, A federal income tax Steve Goodwin at 740-817- sometimes with little assur- incentive for private 1759, [email protected] or MINNEAPOLIS — Terri ance manufacturers will landowners who enter into visit www.appalachiaohioal- VanderPol was tinkering in adopt them. voluntary land conservation liance.org or www.lta.org/ the lab again. Additives like Barliv are agreements — especially easementincentive Earlier this month, the niche, almost customized farmers and ranchers — was Cargill senior beverage sci- products, not commodities recently renewed by entist was figuring out ways that food manufacturers Congress. of their income — for up to to to improve the taste of a must have. Conservation-minded 16 years. pomegranate-acai berry For instance, Cargill’s landowners now have until A landowner earning juice drink containing Barliv, ingredients division also December 31, 2011, to take $50,000 a year who donated a concoction Cargill devel- sells malt, something brew- advantage of a significant tax a conservation easement oped that marks a sort of ers can’t do without. deduction for agreeing to worth $1 million could take a eureka moment in food BRUCE BISPING/Minneapolis Star Tribune Food- and drink makers permanently protect impor- $25,000 deduction for the technology. Melinda Montgomery, beverage scientist, background, and Terri don’t necessarily need tant natural or historic year of the donation and for It’s an additive derived VanderPol, senior scientist for beverage applications, test tastes a Barliv, and it adds cost to resources on their land. The an additional 15 years, a total from barley, one of only a their products. incentive originally expired of $400,000 in deductions. handful of grains rich in the prototype sport drink after adding flavoring at the beverage lab in “Some of these products at the end of 2009, but the If the landowner qualifies as kind of fiber that helps heart the Cargill research facility in Wayzata, Minn. don’t make it because they renewal made it retroactive a farmer or rancher, he/she health. But barley isn’t easily are just too expensive to to Jan. 1, 2010. could take a maximum of transformed into a concen- tists figured out a way to do mix into everything from add,” said Rebecca Wright, The incentive allows a $800,000 in deductions. trate that can go into food or it. And they are using the fruit juice to snack bars. editor of Nutraceuticals donor to deduct up to 50 Appalachia Ohio Alliance, beverages without mucking same kind of thinking to It’s a potentially huge World magazine,which cov- percent of their income a a non-profit, volunteer land up taste and texture. develop a range of “func- opportunity for Cargill, one ers functional foods and year — farmers and ranchers Minnetonka, Minn.- tional” or healthful additives of the world’s largest food- can deduct up to 100 percent See EXTENDED,H&G 4 based Cargill’s food scien- that manufacturers could ingredient makers. But it can See ADDITIVES, H&G 4
Dates March 31: crop commodity loan deadline (barley, oats, wheat) Farm Ownership - Direct 4.500% Dates Jan. 31: Last day to request 2010 Mohair, Wool and Unshorn Rates Conservation Loan 4.500% Pelt LDP 90-Day Treasury Bill 0.125% Farm Ownership - Direct Down Payment, Beginning Farmer or & Rates March 15: NAP application deadline for spring crops Farm Operating - Direct 1.750% Rancher 1.500% Home & Garden 4 Tuesday, January 18, 2011 AGRIBUSINESS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Symposium Continued from H&G 3 Winter wheat seedlings up Higher input costs, from problems impacting many corn to gasoline, will likely Winter wheat seeded area USDA announces Division at (703) 305-1386. care with its materials and people,” said U of I keep margins tight. for the 2011 Gem State crop processing methods, a poli- Extension Beef Cattle If the industry is able to is estimated at 840,000 commodity credit cy that also applies to its Specialist Benton Glaze. expand deeper into the acres. Japanese saddle other leather products such “The idea was to bring in a global market, prices would That’s up 12 percent from lending rates company products as bags and business card variety of specialists who recover substantially, he the 750,000 acres seeded for WASHINGTON—The holders. could discuss a variety of said. the 2010 crop, according to U.S. Department of given to G-8 leaders When making bags, for topics that would appeal to However, market share the National Agricultural Agriculture’s Commodity SAPPORO, Japan — example, most of the sewing a wide variety of people.” into emerging Asian mar- Statistics Service. Credit Corporation (CCC) Professional jockeys can be is done by machines, but Wrapping up the sympo- kets continues to be domi- Nationally, winter wheat has announced interest extremely particular about Somes Saddle continues to sium was Tod Kalous, mar- nated by other countries, planted area for harvest this rates for January 2011. the construction of their hand-sew sections that ket analyst with CattleFax, especially Australia,he said. year is estimated at 41.0 mil- The CCC borrowing rate- saddles, and Somes Saddle must be durable and fit who gave a beef industry “The industry is so dif- lion acres, up 10 percent based charge for January Co. of Utashinai, Hokkaido, comfortably into users’ update. ferent today than it was from last year but 5 percent 2011 is 0.250 percent, in Japan , the only manufac- hands, such as handles and He said 2011 market con- decades ago,”said Pratt. “It below 2009. unchanged from 0.250 in turer of equestrian gear in bottom corners. ditions would continue to really is world-wide and we Seeding, starting last December 2010. For 1996 the country,takes pride in its “Even if some part is dam- be “very bullish.” have to keep that perspec- August and running through and subsequent crop year ability to cater to their aged, our company’s prod- Domestic beef demand is tive.” September, was slightly commodity and marketing needs. ucts will revive if we repair holding steady and signs behind the 5-year average. assistance loans, the inter- Horse racing saddles must them,” company President show it could increase Blair Koch may be During October, seeding est rate for loans disbursed be light, flexible and strong. Noboru Someya, 56, said. modestly as families loosen reached at bkoch@magic- progressed slightly ahead of during the month is 1.250 Some jockeys also are Known for their quality, their purse strings. valley.com or 735-3295. the 5-year average. More percent, unchanged from choosy about the thickness Somes Saddle products were acres were seeded this year 1.250 in December 2010. of the leather, aiming for a chosen as commemorative due to the early row crop In accordance with the sense of unity with the gifts for world leaders at the harvest and higher prices. 2008 Farm Bill, interest horse. G-8 summit meeting in Extended The winter wheat crop rates for Farm Storage One of Somes Saddle’s Toyakocho, Hokkaido, in Continued from H&G 3 able to preserve their 233- condition at the end of Facility Loans are 2.5 per- satisfied customers is 2008. trust serving Southeast acre farm in Athens County November was rated 47 per- cent, for up to a seven-year renowned jockey Yutaka Many in the manufactur- Ohio, applauded Congress in 2007 using the enhanced cent good to excellent com- term, up from 2.000 in Take. ing industry are off-shoring for extending the incen- conservation easement tax pared with 63 percent the December . Ten-year term The company also makes production, but Someya tive. incentives. Don Flournoy previous year. longs are 3.125 percent, up saddles for amateurs who stressed that his company “Our whole community said “the enhanced conser- Class acreage breakdowns from 2.750 last month. enjoy riding as a hobby. would continue to make its wins when thoughtful vation easement tax incen- are, approximately: hard red The interest rate for Although they are not cheap products in Hokkaido. landowners conserve their tives make a difference. winter, 29.6 million, up Sugar Storage Facility Loans — such saddles cost $1,204 The company has 85 land this way, protecting Small farm and woodland 4 percent from 2010; soft red is 3.750, up from 3.375 per- to $4,216. employees, and its sales wildlife habitat, clean owners are given the winter, 7.76 million, up cent in December. The company’s products were about $15.66 million in drinking water, scenic opportunity to remain on 47 percent from the previous More information is are well-regarded for their the business year ended in landscapes, recreational their land during their life- year; and white winter, available from USDA Farm soft, comfortable seats and March 2010. spaces and family farms,” times yet preserve it for 3.66 million, up 4 percent Service Agency’s (FSA) durability. said Brian Blair,president of future generations.” from 2010. Financial Management Somes Saddle takes great — Wire reports Appalachia Ohio Alliance. When landowners “Conservation agree- donate a conservation ments have become an easement to AOA, they important tool nationally maintain ownership and for protecting our water- management of their land Irrigation sheds, farms and forests, and can sell or pass the land Continued from H&G 3 increasing the pace of pri- on to their heirs, while for- offers loans and grants to cent cost-share program producers to make changes vate land conservation by a going future development cash to pay for the new sys- help producers improve with Idaho Power’s irrigation in irrigation systems or third to over a million acres rights. tem upfront until they can be energy efficiency or install efficiency rewards program install new systems where a year. Appalachia Ohio “The land owner would reimbursed by NRCS, may renewable energy systems. to cover much of the cost of power savings can be docu- Alliance joins America’s contact the AOA and help qualify for the new Upgrading existing irrigation installing new nozzle pack- mented. 1,700 land trusts and their them evaluate their proper- Conservation Loan Program systems or retrofitting light- ages or upgrading pumps or The peak rewards program two million supporters in ty to see if it qualifies. Then through the Farm Service ing on farms are examples of motors. pays irrigators who are will- thanking Representative the AOA would help write a Agency. Producers must projects that could qualify Idaho Power’s irrigation ing to have their systems Zack Space 18th District conservation easement have a conservation contract under the Rural Energy for efficiency and peak rewards turned off during peak and Senator Sherrod Brown after the land owner agrees with NRCS before applying America Program (REAP). programs have proven to be demand periods. Idaho for making this important on terms. Then the land for the loan. Loans are for up Tobin Dixon, with the very popular with irrigators Power has proposed changes conservation tool avail- owner would contact an to $300,0000. Rural Development office in in recent years. The irriga- to the peak rewards program able,”he said. appraiser to determine the Rural Development, Twin Falls, said producers tion efficiency rewards pro- and the final rules should be In Southeast Ohio, the value of the gift,”explained another USDA agency, also could combine the 25 per- grams provides rebates to out by mid-March. incentive is having a real Steve Goodwin of the AOA. impact. The federal conser- “The easement would be vation easement income tax forever, but does not take incentive has enabled AOA the land off tax roles and to assist 11 families to place still maintains private own- Additives easements on their proper- ership; there would be no Continued from H&G 3 “If we were to look at the top three or four food have been scarce. ties, thereby preserving public access.” dietary supplements. It’s not uncommon for a nearly 1,700 acres of pro- Goodwin said the goal of Yet consumer demand is trends in the world, health and wellness would couple of years to pass before ductive agricultural lands land trust organizations is increasingly forcing food a new ingredient gets trac- and natural areas between not to stifle development, makers to improve the be one of them.” tion, as food manufacturers 2006 and 2009. AOA cur- but to preserve the environ- healthiness of their offerings, — Kerr Dow, vice president of global technology test it out. But what makes rently protects 36 sites in ment. bolstering the potential mar- for Cargill’s ingredients division for a big hit is tough to pre- Southeast Ohio consisting “It keeps Hocking ket for functional ingredients dict. of more than 5,200 acres. County Hocking County,” like Barliv. free cooking oil for tive that doesn’t impart the “It’s not a widespread Don and Mary Anne he said.“We all love the hills “If we were to look at the McDonald’s french fries and lumpiness of oatmeal — or a ingredient in stores just yet, Flournoy of Athens were and open space.” top three or four food trends chicken nuggets — both cardboard-like texture — to but our intent is that it will in the world,health and well- smash hits. Cargill is the a beverage or food product. be,”said Pam Stauffer, man- ness would be one of them,” fast-food giant’s main North Cargill scientists solved the ager for health and nutrition said Kerr Dow,vice president American fry oil suppler. problem by tinkering with in Cargill’s ingredients of global technology for Truvia, one of the food barley on a molecular level, group. “We hope that in the Cargill’s ingredients division. industry’s first natural VanderPol said. next two years it will really The global additives and sweeteners, is used in more Barliv was then unveiled take off.” ingredients business is frag- than 20 of Coca-Cola’s bev- as a brand in 2008, complete mented, with lots of compa- erages worldwide. And it with a health claim sanc- nies specializing in niches. comes in a powdered packet tioned by the U.S. Food and Cargill, one of the world’s that now outsells Equal, a Drug Administration: 3 daily largest privately held com- major sweetener for coffee grams of beta-glucan fiber Don’t worry about panies, is known for the and other beverages, from barley may reduce diversity of its ingredients according to market heart disease risk, in con- low CD interest rates portfolio: It includes cocoa researcher SymphonyIRI junction with a sound diet. and chocolate, vegetable Group. Such government- Discover a sensible alternative – the safe, secure, oils, sweeteners and all sorts But for all the triumphs, approved claims are hard to tax-deferred benefits of fixed annuities. Your of obscure yet essential stuff there are challenges: Barliv come by. 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