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BY BEN BOTKIN North Side [email protected] For the city of Twin Falls Planning and Zoning Commission, 302 people Will Have worried about traffic and safety weren t enough to reject a College of Southern Idaho request. The commission voted 5-1 Tues- Crowded day in favor of a residential zoning change the College of Southern Ida- ho needs for a proposed student apartment building. The commis- Ballots sion s vote is a recommendation to the City Council, BY BEN BOTKIN which has final ap- [email protected] proval. The site sparked plenty of Most of the city elections in Jerome concerns from the public due to its and Gooding counties this fall are location on 8.5 acres between Falls contested. Avenue West and Robbins Avenue None of the city council seats in ei- West. It s directly west and south of ther county are zoned individually. the Southern Idaho Medical Park, As a result, the top vote-getters of all which is at the intersection of Falls council candidates running in an Avenue and Washington Street election will win based on how many North. seats are open. “It s a very congested area already,” Write-in candidates can still file said Janet Renaldi, who lives nearby until 5 p.m. Oct. 11. and submitted a petition to commis- Here are the details of candidate sioners with 302 signatures from op- filings: ponents in the neighborhood and parents with children attending Jerome County nearby schools. Renaldi said commissioners • In Jerome, four candidates — two should keep traffic safety at the fore- of them incumbents — are running for front, noting that the project is near two city council seats.The candidates three schools. are Kurtis Hopper, Dale Ross, and in- Only Commissioner Erick Mikesell cumbents Marjorie Schmidt and voted “no.”Commissioners Terry Ih- Dawn Soto. ler and Lee DeVore were absent, • In Eden, four candidates seek two ENERGY while Jason Derricott was at the openings on the city council.The can- meeting but not present for the vote. didates are Tonya Lucero, Diann Mc- “Three hundred and two people Neil, Risa Moffitt, and incumbent M. can t be wrong,”Mikesell said, not- Sierra Tattersall-Gardner.The mayor, EFFICIENCY ing that the college has plenty of land Larry Craig,is running unopposed. on campus to build housing if it • In Hazelton, three newcomers are wished. running for two city council seats.The Mike Mason, CSI s vice president candidates are Sarah Brown, Jacob of administration, told the commis- Shobe and Jason L.Wethern Sr. GOES TO sion that the project will conform with city code with an emphasis on Gooding County safety.The project also puts students within walking distance of campus, • In Gooding, three candidates are SCHOOL cutting down on traffic, he said. running for two seats on the city It s the second effort the college Please see CROWDED, M2 A state agency and private utility are teaming has made to increase its student up, combining their resources to encourage housing capacity.The Twin Falls City more green projects at Idaho schools. Please see APARTMENTS, M2
ALSO MAKING NEWS BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI through incentives paid to schools that [email protected] participate. Bills Would Block Buhl High School s Ecology Club NCAA Puts BSU White House from Going green may mean going to has analyzed and presented energy- school. saving proposals to school and com- on Three Years Declaring New Schools across the Magic Valley are munity leaders over the past few years. Monuments participating in energy-efficiency and The work is connected to an Idaho Probation alternative-energy projects to help Power program focused on energy ed- The GOP says the lower costs and become more effi- ucation and energy-efficiency audits Page S1. cient. of schools. 105-year-old law has A state agency and private utility “Last year we evaluated a restaurant been misused and goes hope to encourage even greater partic- and a grocery store,”said Susie Jones, too far. Full story, ipation by pooling their resources of- the club s adviser. “This year we are Page M5. fered to educators. hopefully going to be writing a pro- Both the Idaho Office of Energy Re- posal for solar panels.” sources (OER) and Idaho Power Co. Shoshone High School received have supported energy projects in re- federal stimulus money through OER 9-YEAR-OLD cent years through various ways. In to purchase 144 solar panels. The Idaho Power s case, it s often been Please see SCHOOL, M2 KILLED IN IF YOU DO ONE THING TODAY . . . CAR CRASH Making music: Listen to great TIMES-NEWS music with Gary and Cindy Braun, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Rock Creek A 9-year-old boy was killed in a car Restaurant, 200 Addison Ave. W. accident Monday evening in rural No cover. Gooding County that left his mother in critical condition. Gooding County Sheriff Shaun THE FORECAST Gough said the accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Mitchell Barnes of Jerome was High 84° eastbound on 3100 South Road and Low allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign. 53° Mostly sunny. Escort for the Honored His vehicle collided with Jerome Details on page S4. Patriot Guard Riders bring the resident Amy Hansen s vehicle as she families of prisoners-of war and was heading south on 1700 East THE INDEX missing-in-action veterans into Road. Bridge C3 Obituaries F6-8 Rupert during the POW/MIA Hansen s son, Brady,9, was killed. Comics N3 Opinion M6 ceremony last year. Full story, Gough said Hansen remains in criti- Markets N4 Sudoku C7 Page M2. cal condition at a Boise hospital. Crossword C8 The accident remains under inves- COURTESY PHOTO Dear Abby C5 tigation. Jumble C5
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1741HarrisonSt. 25CDLDrivers& Comeforinfo& TwinFalls,ID 2MechanicsWanted PotentialInterview 8amto7pm InformationSessioninTwinFallsSeptember15th Main 2 • Wednesday, September 14, 2011 PUC to Host Workshop on Electric Rate Increase Rupert to Honor POW, TIMES-NEWS Take Part The Idaho Public Utilities Electric Rates Commission will host a lo- Workshop cal informational work- MIAs on Saturday shop on Idaho Power Co. s The PUC will host a request to raise rates by 10 workshop to offer infor- percent by next year. The mation and answer ques- The Rupert POW/MIA Memorial POW/MIA ceremony start- company applied for the tions on Idaho Power s Committee will host a day on the ing at 2 p.m. Live music will If You Go increase in June and if ap- request to increase ener- begin at 10 a.m. proved, the rate would be gy rates at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 Square to honor veterans and their The Rupert Lions Club What • Fourth Annual enforced by Jan. 1. at the Twin Falls City families. will sell hamburgers and POW/MIA ceremony The PUC workshop is Council Chambers, 305 there will be entertainment Where • Rupert Square scheduled to take place in Third Ave. E. BY LAURIE WELCH during the Rupert for the children provided by When • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Twin Falls on Sept. 21. [email protected] POW/MIA Memorial Com- Party Hardy. live music; 1:30 p.m., Ru- PUC staffers will give a mittee s event. Prisoner-of-war advocate pert POW/MIA Memorial presentation on the com- tomer classification. Resi- RUPERT • The families of “We make sure the family Donna Thibedeau-Eddy, Committee program; pany s application and dential rates would rise 8.8 two prisoner-of-war veter- receives the honor and re- who lives in Malad, is travel- 2 p.m. POW/MIA family evaluate the request. Af- percent while small-com- ans will be cloaked with Pa- spect they deserve,”Wardle ing by horseback to attend ceremony terward, staff and Idaho mercial and irrigation cus- triot Guard Riders on motor- said. the event, accompanied by Power representatives will tomers would face a cycles and ushered to the Both families will be pre- disabled veteran Jason answer any further ques- 14.8 increase. Large-com- Rupert Square Saturday, sented with POW/MIA flags Hunt. A rider-less horse will and the Rupert memorial tions. mercial customers would where they will take the that were flown over the follow them, representing committee hopes to contin- The company is re- have a 7.3 percent increase. stage to tell the men s stories Idaho Capitol and which missing-in-action U.S. ue raising awareness. questing the raise due to To track the case on the during the fourth annual bear the mens names. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl of Maas said it s hard not be- growing energy demands, PUC s website, customers Rupert POW/MIA recogni- “This is about bringing Hailey. come passionate when you aging infrastructure and can go to www.puc.ida- tion ceremony. closure to the families and Bergdahl was captured by get to know the people and higher compliance re- ho.gov and click on the Patriot Guard Rider James the veterans and acknowl- the Taliban two summers hear their stories. quirements. As a result, electric icon. The case Wardle will ride with more edging what they ve done, ago in Afghanistan. The Idaho Army National the company claims it is number is IPC-E-11-08. than a dozen other patriot and bringing recognition to Thibedeau-Eddy and Guard s 116th will also pres- roughly $82.6 million The website tracks the riders from around the the hardships of their fami- Hunt left Malad on Sunday ent the POW/MIA ceremo- short of the revenue need- case s progress and posts Magic Valley, flanking and lies,” said George Maas, and are expected to reach nial table in honor of the ed to serve its customers. testimonies from compa- protecting the families as event organizer. Minidoka County by Friday. missing soldiers. Idaho Power s rate in- ny officials along with they are guided to the The Square will be lined There, they will be given a “I don t care how big of a crease would vary by cus- customer comments. Square. with 300 POW/MIA flags police escort to the Maas guy you are, you ll have tears POW veterans Bob Lynch during the event, which home. in your eyes. It s gut- and Dave Schaeffer, both will include a Rupert Maas said too often the wrenching, it really is,”Maas deceased, will be honored POW/MIA Memorial Com- plight of prisoners of war is said. “It s worth driving a along with their families mittee program at 1 p.m. and “swept under the carpet” hundred miles to see.” DEQ Approves Field Burns TIMES-NEWS west of Twin Falls. More than 250 acres were Large amounts of smoke burned. T.F. Swimming Pool Gets Another Chance near Twin Falls Tuesday Field burners have from were the result of multiple noon to 4 p.m. to conduct BY BEN BOTKIN them a chance. The com- Ford, who s going into the Ford said they want to field burns. their burns. They are noti- [email protected] mission approved a one-year pool business for the first provide another place for Field burns are approved fied the day of their permit special-use permit for the time, said the facility could family activities and keep by the Idaho Department if burning will be allowed It s been a public swimming pool. open this winter if a music and noise at a level of Environmental Quality that day by DEQ officials. pool in Twin Falls since 1977, Dubbed “Splashers Fami- fundraiser generates enough that doesn t disturb neigh- and scheduled throughout DEQ offers a schedule sometimes open and other ly Fun Adventures,”the pool money. Otherwise, the pool bors. the summer depending on and maps of approved field times shuttered. would have other activities will open for the summer of The commission s ap- the weather and air condi- burns online at Stephanie Ford and on its 1.2-acre site, located at 2012. proval requires them to turn tions. On Tuesday, DEQ www.deq.idaho.gov. The Amanda Conners, the busi- 807 Wendell St. Those in- The pool would be open music off by 10 p.m. The approved 21 field burns in information can be found ness partners overseeing the clude a sand volleyball pit, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on permit also requires the pool southern Idaho, with the by clicking on “Air Quali- pool s next saga, want to horseshow pit and picnic Sundays through Thursdays operators to submit a three- majority of them located ty,”then “Burning.” turn the site in the city s area. and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. year plan for improvements western half into a family Eventually,Ford and Con- on Fridays and Saturdays. to the parking lot, curbs and gathering spot. ners would want to cover the On Friday and Saturday gutters. The Twin Falls Planning pool and make it year- nights, the pool would have and Zoning Commission round. They re planning a “spectro swimming” with Ben Botkin may be voted 7-0 Tuesday to give fundraiser for a pool cover. music and lights. reached at 735-3238. ITD to Start Bridge Work Today
TIMES-NEWS heavy traffic. Speed will be reduced to Starting today, traffic will 45 mph because of the ciency project. candidates are running be reduced to one lane in work. Drivers should be School “Originally, the incentive Crowded for three city council each direction of U.S. cautious and look for Continued from the front page helped cover the cost,”said Continued from the front page seats, including three in- Highway 93 along the Rock equipment entering and Todd Schultz, commercial cumbents: Jay Hauser, Creek Bridge as road crews leaving the site, according panels have been installed on energy efficiency program council. The candidates Libby Scott and Doug start applying concrete to ITD. the school gym s roof and will leader for Idaho Power.“Now, are two incumbents, Wickham. The three sealant to the new bridge. The bridge work and a begin contributing power to OER would cover the cost and Michael Arkoosh and challengers are Dale The bridge work will take chip seal coat planned for the school before the end of the incentive money could go Vern France, and a new- Christofferson, Loren two weeks to finish, ac- next summer have been the year. towards more energy-effi- comer, Thomas Lowman Miller and Cary Shaffer. cording to the Idaho Trans- added to the 5.5-mile Twin Walt Thueson, the school s ciency projects.” Jr. Also, Mayor Duke • In Bliss, Councilman portation Department.The Falls Alternate Route proj- librarian and the one who ap- The combination may en- Morton is running unop- Chris Pruett is facing De- sealant is a silica sand and ect using federal stimulus plied for the federal funding, courage more schools to apply posed for another term. bra Greely for the posi- crack-filling resin gel in- funds. The route s con- said schools help educate the for project funding. • In Wendell, four tion of mayor, which will tended to protect the con- struction started in Sep- public on green technology. Last year,Castleford School candidates seek two open be vacated by outgoing crete surface from winter tember 2009 and was Once the costs of those proj- District applied for an OER city council seats. The Mayor Laura Pulse. Ron plowing, ice treatment and completed last December. ects go down, the public has grant to install solar panels but candidates are Herb Adams, Natalie K. then been used to the idea for was denied. The district al- Allred, Louis Bay, Don Lehman and incumbent awhile and may buy solar ready has six solar panels in- Dunn and Michael Win- Councilman Dennis Read panels or other tech for their stalled on its school roof that mill. are running for two own homes. generates enough power for • In Hagerman, in- council seats. “If these panels hadn t been one classroom. cumbent Mayor Mike subsidized, we couldn t have Superintendent Andy Winther faces a chal- Ben Botkin may be if they provide apartment- afforded to do it,”Thueson Wiseman said he ll apply lenger, Noel C. Weir. Six reached at 735-3238. Apartments style living space with said. again for a solar project if an- Continued from the front page kitchens. That OER effort would other opportunity comes The college already cur- combine with one of Idaho along. Council in April rejected a rently operates an on- Power s energy-efficiency proposal that would have campus dormitory and programs if state regulators allowed student apart- Northview Apartments, a bless the union. OER has re- ments in a different loca- 42-unit mix of one to ceived $9.6 million of federal LOTTERY tion east of campus. three-bedroom apart- funds for the next year to College officials have ments. spend on K-12 school projects. Mega Millions Tuesday, Sept. 13 said that there s an in- The Idaho Public Utilities 22 31 43 48 56 (X4) creased demand for stu- Ben Botkin may be Commission is currently ac- Megaplier: XXX dent housing, particularly reached at 735-3238. cepting comments on the re- Idaho Pick 3 quest and plans on making a Sept. 13 117 decision in the next few Sept. 12 475 weeks, said Gene Fadness, a Sept. 11 773 PUC spokesman. 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5TH DISTRICT COURT NEWS Your Last Excuse Just TWIN FALLS Buhl Tables Building Went Back To School COUNTY MONDAY ARRAIGNMENTS Lease with School District Kevin Farrell Fuller Jr., 36, Hansen; felony pos- BY BLAIR KOCH for replacing the armory s view the lease and add ad- session of a controlled For the Times-News septic tank. ditional maintenance pro- substance, $10,000 Reading the original tections, if needed. bond, public defender BUHL • Renewing a 10- lease, Councilwoman Pam The lease with the school appointed, preliminary year lease for the city of McClain found it already district had expired in Sept. 26. Buhl s armory property contained language holding 2009, a lapse that went un- Kevin Farrell Fuller Jr., west of town with the Buhl the school district respon- noticed until just recently. 36, Hansen; driving School District seemed to sible for certain upkeep and The school district con- without privileges, pos- be on the fast track for ap- repairs on the property.But tacted the city to renew the session of parapherna- proval during Monday s that mostly covered the lease, requesting the same lia, $500 bond, public council meeting. parking lot, roof and some terms: $10 for the entire defender appointed, That was before Public of the building s walls. decade. pleaded not guilty, pre- Works Director Regie “There may be other In other business Mon- $ trial Oct. 4. Finney suggested the city items we want to specify,” day, Engineer Scott Bybee 1 BUCK add more language to the Mayor Tom McCauley said. reported the city s waste- THE AUTHORITY SINCE 1965 TUESDAY lease s maintenance agree- The council agreed. water treatment facility will 1471 Fillmore • Twin Falls, ID SIGNS YOU UP! ARRAIGNMENTS ment for the property, A motion by Councilmen be treating the municipali- 208-733-GOLD Carmen Maria Macias, which the district uses for Kyle Hauser and seconded ty s waste “sometime in 35, Twin Falls; domestic the popular ARTEC Re- by McClain to extend the October.” battery, recognizance gional Professional Techni- lease under the same terms The $15 million system H release, public defender cal Charter School pro- failed with a unanimous has been under construc- appointed, pleaded not gram. vote. tion for more than a year. A guilty, pretrial Oct. 4. “It s costing the city of The council then decided Joshua Thompson, 39, Buhl,” said Finney, who to table the matter until Blair Koch may be reached P Jerome; felony driving added that three years ago next month, giving the at 316-2607 or under the influence, the city paid the entire cost city s attorney time to re- [email protected]. P $10,000 bond, public defender appointed, Y preliminary Sept. 26. Henry Bradley Dun- 65th can, 50, Rupert; felony domestic battery, driv- F ing under the influence, Texas Man Causes Crash on Highway On-ramp r appearance, bond pre- o viously posted, public TIMES-NEWS onto eastbound U.S. 30 from stop, blocking three lanes of defender continued, U.S. 93, but he realized he traffic for about 20 minutes. m preliminary Sept. 26. Two vehicles collided at the was about to take the wrong Kemp was taken to St. Matthew Dale Flynn, juncture of U.S. highways 93 highway. Polk turned his Luke s Magic Valley Medical 29, Twin Falls; driving and 30 on Tuesday morning GMC Yukon around by cut- Center with minor injuries. C under the influence (ex- in Twin Falls County, as a ting through the gore and Polk was treated at the o cessive), appearance, Texas man tried to make a U- crossing eastbound traffic. scene. He was also cited for n bond previously posted, turn on the highway on- The Yukon was hit in the reckless driving. ISP report- public defender ap- ramp. front driver s side by Amber ed both occupants were n pointed, pleaded not According to Idaho State Kemp, 36, of Buhl, who was wearing seat belts and alco- i guilty, pretrial Oct. 4. Police, Carl Polk, 69, of driving a Ford Explorer. hol was not a factor in the e Charles Joe Caster, 34, Lufkin, Texas, was merging Both vehicles came to a crash. Nampa; driving without privileges, recogni- zance release, public Check out what s new at defender appointed, pleaded not guilty, pre- trial Oct. 4. magicvalley.com 0RYLQJ