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81 / 51 College National reExposure finals rodeo Re-introduce yourself to art >>> ENT. 1 >>> SPORTS 1 Bright, sunny. Business 8 WOOD RIVER CONTROL >>> Chamber and Visitors Bureau may lose marketing authority, BUSINESS 1 FRIDAY June 18, 2010 75 CENTS TIMES-NEWS Magicvalley.com Tribes tout Hagerman THE VEGAS CONNECTION salmon recovery efforts By Amy Huddleston Times-News Writer HAGERMAN — Salmon have been part of the American Indian story since time immemorial. Chinook, sockeye, chum, pink and Coho salmon and steelhead trout were all once thriving species used for trade, food and spiritual purposes. But then the dams came and the environment changed. Urbanization and deforesta- tion swept through the West and the salmon began to disappear. It’s a story the four tribes of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission told Thursday — a tale they MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News want to end differently. The Nez Perce, The first Allegiant Air flight from Las Vegas to Twin Falls arrives at Joslin Field, Magic Valley Regional Airport, Thursday afternoon through a watery salute from two Twin Yakama, Warm Springs and Umatilla Falls Fire Department engines. tribes formed the commission in 1977 to restore salmon populations to their orig- inal glory by promoting knowledge Allegiant Air lands in Twin Falls after inaugural flight about conservation and providing By Nick Coltrain said: it matched $5,000 of See SALMON, Main 2 Times-News writer MORE ONLINE ALLEGIANT AIR Allegiant’s local marketing dol- WATCH video about Flights are scheduled for Mondays lars. “We’ve had great success over Beth and Wayne Lewis — the first flight. and Fridays On Thursday, water cannons the past 10 years. Facilities like wearing corresponding T-shirts MAGICVALLEY.COM Arrivals: 8:10 p.m. blasted arcs over the taxiing reading “Bride” and “Groom” — Departures: 8:50 p.m. plane to kick off the flights. this answer the questions we described the timing of new About 80 people were on the Prices, including taxes and fees: Allegiant also brought an Elvis flights between Twin Falls and airline’s first flight to Twin Falls, impersonator and a Las Vegas have about what is biologically $35.68 to $65.68 Las Vegas in unison. a surprise since Allegiant Air Source: Allegiantair.com showgirl to excite their first appropriate in using hatchery “It was perfect.” spokeswoman Sabrina Lo- southern Idaho passengers to The two extended their Las Piccolo said the airline isn’t and work the counters for their Las Vegas. fish in natural environments.” Vegas honeymoon by a few days advertising flights to here. new flight, he said. The compa- “(The company) is very excit- — Paul Lumley, Columbia River Intertribal so they could catch Allegiant Airport manager Bill Carberry ny also bought two new baggage ed,” LoPiccolo said. “It is not Air’s inaugural flight into Twin said another roughly 135 people carts, a golf cart-like vehicle to only good for the community, Fish Commission’s executive director Falls Thursday afternoon and flew back out to Las Vegas on the tow them and a conveyor belt for but also good for us.” celebrate with Beth’s family, 150-seat aircraft. the baggage service. Allegiant Air’s previous Idaho MORE ONLINE who lives in Twin Falls. “Everyone’s been working The airline is a subsidiary of a experience is in Idaho Falls, WATCH video of the The Lewises said they’ll even hard for this, from the new hires larger business, Allegiant Travel where passengers can fly to Las genetics lab tour. take advantage of the flight when of Allegiant, and I can’t say Co., which uses smaller regional Vegas or Los Angeles. It has MAGICVALLEY.COM they return home to Phoenix. enough about the airport staff,” airports as hubs to take passen- operated there since 2005. Wayne Lewis said driving to Las Carberry said after the plane gers to destination cities such as Vegas and flying to Twin Falls landed. Las Vegas. The new service is of Nick Coltrain may be reached costs about half as much as fly- Allegiant Air hired eight part- little cost to the county- and at [email protected] Medical ing from Phoenix to Twin Falls. time workers to handle baggage city-funded airport, Carberry or 735-3220. marijuana Employers can read your Vehicular manslaughter case text messages, court rules proceeds against Jerome man By Pat Marcantonio MORE ONLINE issue crops By David G. Savage employers. Times-News writer Tribune Washington Bureau At issue was whether the Fourth WATCH video excerpts Amendment’s ban on “unreason- JEROME — A young man from the hearing. WASHINGTON — Employees able searches’’ puts any limits on driving 108 mph down a MAGICVALLEY.COM up in Idaho who want to send highly personal searches by public employers. The country road, and the ride notes to a romantic partner were court said the limits were minimal, ending in death. airborne for 80 feet, smacked By Ben Botkin given a word of warning by the so long as the employer had a Those were events the ground and rolled over. Times-News writer Supreme Court on Thursday: Do “work-related purpose’’ for described by witnesses at a An accident reconstruction- not use the messaging system sup- inspecting an employee’s desk or preliminary hearing ist, Gibbs said she came up A north Idaho lawmaker wants to plied by your employer if you want reading the messages sent by the Thursday in Jerome County with the findings from the legalize medical marijuana as a means of to avoid embarrassment. employee on its paging system. 5th District Magistrate information gathered at the helping residents deal with illnesses with In a 9-0 ruling, the justices This decision applies directly to Court. At the hearing, Irwin scene. chronic pain. rejected a broad right of privacy for the more than 20 million employ- Ryan Adams, 20, was bound ISP Cpl. Sean Walker testi- Rep. Tom Trail, R-Moscow, has been workers and said a supervisor may ees of state and local governments, over to district court for fur- fied that Larsen, who was working on the issue for about two years read through a public employee’s as well as federal workers. And in ther prosecution on a felony visiting from Lubbuck, and plans to introduce legislation in the text messages if he or she suspects the past, the court’s decisions on charge of vehicular Texas, was being extricated 2011 session. Before that happens, he’ll work rules are being violated. the right to privacy have also influ- manslaughter related to the from the vehicle when be able to gauge what other Idaho The decision was the high court’s enced decisions in the private sec- Oct. 24, 2009, crash that Walker arrived at the scene. Republicans think of the idea at the first to consider the privacy rights tor as well. killed his friend, Allen Adams said he didn’t party’s convention next week in Idaho of employees who send messages The ruling tossed out a privacy Larsen, 19. remember how fast he was Falls, when he floats a proposed resolu- on the job. It comes at a time when suit brought by a former police ser- Idaho State Police Master driving, but couldn’t have tion to delegates. most American workers spend at geant against the police chief in Cpl. Denise Gibbs testified been going more than 75 Fifteen states, including Montana, least part of their day talking on Ontario, California. Concerned that Adams must have been mph. The speed limit on the Washington, Oregon and Nevada, have phones or sending messages on that officers were using their text driving his Saturn 108 mph road is 50 mph. computers or cell phones, many of when it left 200 East Road See MARIJUANA, Main 2 which are supplied by their See MESSAGES, Main 2 near 30 North Road, went See MANSLAUGHTER, Main 2 Comics....................Sports 7 Crossword ......Classifieds 9 Obituaries ..........Business 7 Commodities ......Business 2 Dear Abby........Classifieds 9 Opinion ..................Main 6-7 A DAY OF APOLOGIES, ANGER Community ....Business 4-5 Movies ......Entertainment 2 Sudoku ..................Sports 6 BP chief says he wasn’t in loop > Business 3 Dr. Rhonda Robbins is a board certifi ed gynecologist treating :RPHQ·V all women’s health conditions. Credentialed at St. Benedicts, St. Lukes MV & Sawtooth Surgery Center. +HDOWK For an appointment call 324-8831 MORNINGMORNINGMain 2 Friday, June 18, 2010 BRIEFINGBRIEF- TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today BENEFITS AND FUNDRAISERS Pat Marcantonio Banner Bank Book Drive, donate books to FIND MORE ONLINE collection boxes to benefit at-risk youth, 9 • Music continues as 7 a.m. with breakfast. a.m. to 5 p.m., at the bank, 1340 Blue Lakes Check out our online calendar where you part of the Snake River • And it’s big doings at Blvd., Twin Falls, 890-3335. can submit events and search by category Canyon Jam with the Twin senior centers. Cowboy St. Catherine’s indoor yard sale, 9 a.m. to 5 Falls Main Avenue Jam. Poetry starts at 7 p.m. at p.m., 446 N. State St., Hagerman, 837- for specific events and dates. Muzzie Braun plays from the Golden Heritage Senior 4522. www.magicvalley.com/app/calendar/events/ 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Rudy’s Center in Burley. The cost - A Cook’s Paradise, and is $7.The Twin Falls Mad Max & The Wild Ones Community Senior Prom CHURCH EVENTS perform at 7:30 p.m. at for all ages starts at 6 p.m. Spirit in the Park Tent Revival, hosted by For detailed coverage of today’s arts and Shoshone Street and Main at 530 Shoshone St.

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