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VOL. 24, NO. 17 75 CENTS HOMEDALE, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009 Deaths hit town hard Body found in Homedale drain ditch A local resident walking her dog made a grisly discovery Sunday afternoon — a body in a drainage ditch behind the Helena Chemical Co. building on Industrial Road in Homedale. The deceased male was identifi ed by Owyhee County Coroner Harvey Grimme as 44-year-old Jeff Schullery. His body had been in the 30-foot- deep ditch for an extended period according to early comments by the coroner’s office and Owyhee –– See Body, page 4
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Emergency crews work around the Jeep involved in the fatal accident. The vehicle came to rest on the east side of U.S. Highway 95 south of Homedale and just north of the Taxidermy Road intersection. Future vision? This is an artist’s rendering, developing by COSSA Current, former HHS students die separately students, of how North Main Street could look after Several school, of Daniel Miller’s death in Moscow. all envisioned improvements are completed. Miller’s funeral has been set for Saturday, Rollover community events according to an HYS e-mail. After Conner Landa perished and his GV, Homedale cancelled brother Reece was injured in a one-car claims rollover on U.S. Highway 95 on Monday The deaths of two young men with projects picked morning, HYS president Shane Brown strong ties to Homedale have left the offi cially cancelled the weekend’s plans. community reeling. boy, 14 Mayor Wilson breaks news The fundraiser and picture day could be Several events were either cancelled scheduled sometime in May. A fatal accident occurred or postponed after news that a Homedale at council meeting Landa was a member of the Homedale on U.S. Highway 95 at its High School freshman had been killed FFA chapter, and advisor Lori Harrison intersection with Taxidermy in a Monday morning car accident on It didn’t take long for the City of Homedale to get announced Monday that the chapter’s Road just south of Homedale his way to school. Saturday morning, a an answer on its bid to get a downtown revitalization year-end banquet, scheduled for May 4, on Monday morning at recent HHS graduate died from alcohol grant. had been postponed until further notice. approximately 8 a.m. poisoning in Moscow. According to an announcement by Mayor Harold Trojans athletic director David Hart The one-car rollover Homedale Youth Sports Inc. already Wilson last week, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter had signed announced Monday afternoon that that occurred when the northbound had been contemplating rescheduling the authorization for a $500,000 Idaho Community day’s softball game at home against soft-top Jeep left the right Saturday’s playground ribbon-cutting Development Block Grant only fi ve days after a city Melba and 3A Snake River Valley side of the road, crossed an and picture day/hit-a-thon for rec league delegation made a presentation to the state Economic baseball and softball players in the wake –– See Town, page 4 –– See Rollover, page 4 Advisory Council. –– See Grants, page 5 Subscribe today Obituary 6 Commentary 20-21 IInsidenside Get the news source of the Owyhees delivered Calendar 7 Looking Back 22 directly to you each Wednesday Eby snags Only $31.80 in Owyhee County Peary Perry 7 Legals 23-25 another INT Call 337-4681 Sports 16-18 Classifieds 26-27 Page 16 Page 2 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 OCSO seeking posse members with rescue skills looking for anyone on our end right Posse to hold now,” he said. “The transition’s Breshears fi shing going good, everything’s running pretty smooth. derby June 6 “I think what they’re looking for are more of the search and The Owyhee County Sheriff’s rescue type individuals,” he said Offi ce is seeking people interested of the search for more members. in working in search and rescue “But it’s still going to be part of roles with the Posse. the Posse, and our policy … to “This is middle of the night, be incorporated into the Posse Homedale Brownies learn the pizza business coldest (or hottest) night of the you have got to have a sponsor Members of Silver Sage Girl Scout Brownies Troop 82 visited Idaho Pizza Co., in Homedale to get a year stuff,” Chief Deputy Bill from the Posse. It’s part of our tour of the restaurant and make their own pizza. Idaho Pizza’s Hailey Fuquay helped the girls cook their Detweiler said in a recent press bylaws. ” pizza in the oven before serving it to them in the dining area. release, “with long hours and no Malmberg recommended that The Brownies gathered in the dining area included: reward except to know that you those looking to get into the Front row: Lissette Cortez, Rachel Robinson, Caitlin Echols, Sarai Villarreal, Kaytlynne Neil and Jerrica might have made a difference in Posse contact a Posse member, Morris. Back row: Julia Correa, Lizzy Schamber, Kaylee DeWitt, Olivia Cardenas and Alicia Rame. Also someone’s survival.” or call him directly at 880-0782. in the photo are volunteers Maria Narvaez and Angela Correa He encouraged anyone with Malmberg said he can then direct experience or equipment that prospective members to the top could assist in helping county hand for the area applicants residents, or those visiting, out reside in. BOCC hires deputy prosecutor of bad situations to consider the Malmberg said the Posse was organization. fairly well-staffed, with 25 to A veteran lawyer has been The commissioners OK’d for FY 2010. Detweiler said the Posse is 30 aboard at present. Just how named Owyhee County’s deputy the hire, but Board chair Jerry District 2 Commissioner always interested in anyone who many will be added in search prosecuting attorney. Hoagland admitted he had some George Hyer was comfortable would like to volunteer time, and and rescue-skilled positions isn’t The Board of County reservations. with the hiring because of the who have equipment. Volunteers certain. Commissioners approved former “I was looking for somebody legal challenges the county with area knowledge, access “Until we fi gure out how many Canyon County deputy prosecutor with a lot more experience in faces, including possible Board to equipment or horses, pilots, they’re looking for, it’s still up in Charles (Chuck) L. Saari as a dealing with natural resources of Equalization hearings as well trackers, those with rescue training, the air as to how many to bring in part-time deputy for Prosecuting issues and public lands issues,” as potential P&Z and Initiative climbers, hunters and the like were to be effective,” he said. Attorney Douglas Emery, who Hoagland said. matters. examples of skilled potential Posse The Posse’s yearly Breshears had requested the hiring because The District 1 commissioner “I think it will work because members, he said. Fishing Derby will be held at of workload issues and county is concerned that a deputy with a we’re asking so much more out of He said he would like to see 30 Island Park in Marsing on June 6, civil legal matters. different area of expertise would the prosecutor,” Hyer said. “Since to 40 members, total, with some with a tentative start of 10 a.m., “Chuck comes to this county be more helpful as the county the Initiative passed, Fred Grant proportion being search-and- Malmberg said. If parents have with 30 years legal experience tackles RS 2477 road issues and ... that’s all he’s going to work on. rescue ready. gear, he asked that they bring (including) a large portion ... Owyhee Initiative issues. So the prosecutor has to step in Posse president Tony Malmberg tackle for their children, but if working as a civil prosecuting He added that the commissioners and take over the duties that Fred said Thursday that the Posse was they have none, rods and bait will attorney,” Emery wrote in an will reserve their $20,000 was doing and actually that (the up to strength, as far as general be provided for children attending e-mail. “He will primarily be professional services fund in prosecutor) should be doing.” membership went. the event. assisting the county in land use, case legal advice is needed on the Grant has stepped away from “I don’t think we’re really — MML Planning and Zoning, tort claims, public lands front. his role as a county consultant civil litigation and in other county Hoagland said Saari will be on many fronts to concentrate on legal matters as needed.” paid out of several different lines implementation of the Owyhee Saari will work 19 hours or in the county’s fi scal year 2009 Initiative agreement. Court briefs less weekly, and will be paid $55 budget. There is no guarantee Larry Bates, accused in Grazing Association, which owns per hour. that the position will be retained — JPB the June 2008 destruction of of the property, is interested buildings at the Dewey Mine site in recouping the value of the near Silver City, was arraigned century-old old-growth timbers Friday on a charge of felony theft that Bates allegedly took from COME IN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF OUT HERE by receiving/possessing stolen the site. IT KNOCKS THE BIG JOBS BACK property. This will be the second DOWN TO SIZE. time the case enters the courts, Jonathan Wayne Pennington following an initial dismissal of Jr., 28, of Grand View, faces his previous trial. Bates entered $400 in fines and court costs a not guilty plea Friday, and his following a DUI conviction trial is tentatively scheduled for before Third District Judge Dan August. C. Grober in Murphy on April 13. 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Reece and Conner Landa were in graduate died from alcohol A 911 call was placed at 8:05 the vehicle. Reece, the driver, poisoning after a night of drinking a.m. Saturday when friends found was taken by helicopter to Saint in Moscow last weekend. Miller unresponsive. Efforts Alphonsus Regional Medical Moscow Assistant Police Chief to resuscitate Miller on scene Center in Boise, treated and later David Duke told The Owyhee and later at the hospital were released. His younger brother, Avalanche on Monday that 23-year- unsuccessful, Duke said. 14-year-old Conner, died in the old Daniel Miller, formerly of No criminal charges are crash. Conner was a freshman, Wilder, was pronounced dead at expected, Duke said. while 16-year-old Reece is in his Gritman Medical Center at 9:45 A 2004 HHS graduate, Miller junior year. a.m. Saturday. was a fi rst-team All-2A Western Owyhee County Sheriff Daryl An autopsy Sunday revealed Idaho Conference linebacker as Crandall said the accident was still lethal doses of alcohol in Miller’s a senior for the Trojans’ 2003 2A under investigation. He added that bloodstream, according to Duke. football state semifi nal team. neither young man was wearing a An exact blood-alcohol content seatbelt. Both were ejected from won’t be released until toxicology — JPB the vehicle. Homedale Ambulance, OCSO, Homedale Police Department and Idaho State Police personnel The stop sign and Taxidermy Lane sign off U.S. Highway 95 lay near √ Town: Events cancelled irrigation pipe Monday morning after a single-car rollover that claimed responded to the incident. conference golf match in McCall Homedale Middle School eighth- the life of a Homedale High School student and injured another. — MML also had been cancelled “due to grade football team in 2007. today’s tragic events.” The message board at Homedale The sons of Virginia and Chris High School was adorned with the √ Body: Schullery was wanted in Owyhee Landa, Conner and Reece played message, “Our thoughts are with County Sheriff’s Offi ce personnel. It took together on the golf team. Conner the Landa family” beginning the combined efforts of a half-dozen men to also played quarterback for the Monday. extricate the body. Schullery did have warrants for his arrest in Owyhee County, and possibly several originating in Canyon County, Owyhee County Sheriff Daryl Crandall said. The Monday autopsy’s initial results P.O. BOX 97 • HOMEDALE, ID 83628 showed no immediate indications of foul PHONE 208 / 337-4681 • FAX 208 / 337-4867 play, but authorities will have to wait weeks www.theowyheeavalanche.com for the toxicology results. Cause of death is U.S.P.S. NO. 416-340 currently unknown. Copyright 2007–– ISSN #8750-6823 Homedale Police, OCSO, the coroner and county Prosecutor Douglas Emery were Cause of death unknown JOE E. AMAN, publisher present during the retrieval of the body. Owyhee County Sheriff’s deputies Kenny Hoagland and E-mail: [email protected] Jeff Wasson and a Homedale Police Offi cer Jeff Jensen JON P. BROWN, managing editor — MML struggle to bring a body up an embankment Sunday. 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We service domestic/import cars and trucks. 00 (ON MOST VEHICLES) 81 -&44$)8"#5*3&$&/5&3t)0.&%"-&t."34*/( Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 5 Council gives tentative OK to computer merger agencies wouldn’t cost the city any more McFetridge issued the apology in Commissioners could vote on OCSO-HPD than it already pays. He also said that with response to an e-mail sent to Idaho Attorney records consolidation Tuesday more than $7,800 in grant funds used to General Lawrence Wasden in which Brenda pick up the tab for the fi rst year, Homedale Stuart took umbrage to the senior offi cer’s Consolidation of the computer systems Emery anticipates action on the MOU won’t make a payment to the county until remarks during a debate over police pay for county law enforcement is in the hands during Tuesday’s BOCC meeting. fi scal year 2011. raises. of attorneys now. According to a copy of the proposed “The bottom line is our hard expenses When asked by Mayor Harold Wilson By unanimous vote at its Thursday MOU obtained by The Owyhee Avalanche, to the city of Homedale will not increase about his take on the need for a wage meeting, the Homedale City Council the Homedale Police Department will pay unless Computer Arts has an increase in increase, McFetridge said, in part, “I authorized Mayor Harold Wilson to $1,702 in annual maintenance and support fees,” Eidemiller said. personally don’t like to go out and tangle sign a memorandum of understanding costs to Owyhee County. HPD has been with the worst scum in the city for a measly (MOU) with Owyhee County once city paying that fee directly to technical support Offi cer apologizes for remark $13.75 an hour.” attorney Michael Duggan signs off on the contractor Computer Arts. Homedale Police Cpl. Mike McFetridge He addressed the perception of his language. Neither the county nor the city will pay addressed the City Council on Thursday in comment Thursday: Meanwhile, the Board of County any money upfront in the fi rst year because the wake of reaction to his remarks during “Not all the individuals I have contact Commissioners approved using Bureau of the BHS grant funds have been targeted for the council’s April 8 meeting. with are of the harmful nature. I am proud to Homeland Security (BHS) grant money consolidation costs as well as the fi rst year “It’s come to my attention that a be a police offi cer in the City of Homedale to pay for the consolidation, but didn’t of maintenance. statement I made at the city council and have the utmost respect for the citizens approve the MOU during its April 21 “In the short term, it won’t cost (the meeting of April 8 was taken out of I have sworn to serve,” he said. meeting in Murphy. county),” Board chair Jerry Hoagland said. context and has offended some of the “I should have been more politically “The prosecutor never had time to review “But in a year, we’ll have to pick up some citizens of Homedale,” McFetridge read correct in my statement, and for that I want it,” District 2 Commissioner George Hyer funds, I think. At some point, we’re going from a prepared statement. “It was not my to make this clarifi cation and apologize said. “We don’t want to get in a hurry on to have to dig up the maintenance cost.” intention to offend anyone but to relay the to anyone I may have inadvertently this. We’ll do it, but we want to make sure Police Chief Jeff Eidemiller told the fact that there are people that pose a level offended.” that it’ll say what we expect it to say.” council Thursday that the new arrangement of harm to not only offi cers enforcing the County Prosecuting Attorney Douglas that creates a database accessible to both law but to citizens.” — JPB Teacher wants to see COSSA engineering fl ourish the importance of a vocational First-year program could use education alternative to traditional more equipment, resources high school learning. “I’m extremely impressed, as I to help more students was telling Bert, with the number of students who would benefit Bert Kirby has been tasked math instructor Mike Brushafer from the training — whether it’s with teaching engineering to high conduct serves a few students now, auto-CAD or welding — that school students in a Homedale but Kirby said with additional would make them eligible for shop that is under-supplied. funding as many as a dozen more high-paying jobs that society is He has applied for a Wal-Mart students could be accepted into desperate for,” Minnick said. grant for equipment, and now he the program in the afternoon. Kirby discussed bringing has caught the eye of someone The class teaches the basics equipment to his Homedale shop who might be able to help fulfi ll of engineering, including math that would help students prepare his dream of expanding the and automatic computer-aided for careers in the burgeoning green Canyon-Owyhee School Services drafting (auto-CAD), and Kirby technology field, and Minnick Agency program to include more even welcomes in eighth-graders told him that there may be federal students and even adults looking from Jennifer Martin’s Homedale stimulus money available for that. at a new vocation. Middle School class as a way to Kirby said that in addition to “I don’t care where (support) create an unoffi cial feeder system looking for funding, he’s always comes from, just as long as the for his fl edging program. on the lookout for new students to kids get equipment,” Kirby said. While Kirby has submitted a join next year. He said the daytime Rep. Walt Minnick (R-Idaho) Wal-Mart grant request, Minnick class is open to adults, but if there dropped by Kirby’s West Idaho asked him to compile a list of was enough interest that he would Avenue shop during his Homedale desired equipment to see if entertain beginning a night class visit earlier this month and heard companies such as Micron or next year for the older students. about the lack of equipment and Hewlett-Packard would provide For information on Kirby’s Congressman learns about vo-tech staffi ng that has hindered Kirby’s equipment to stoke the dream. program, call 337-3921 or e-mail COSSA instructor Bert Kirby, right, explains his new class to Rep. vision for the fi rst-year program. After his visit with Kirby [email protected]. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) during his recent visit to town. The program that Kirby and and Brushafer, Minnick touted — JPB From page 1 √ Grants: Grand View receives $360,000 to remove arsenic from water “This is a great accomplish- a vision of revitalization along administered by the state agency. what that does is tell you that you have the contract from Com- ment for Homedale, and I think Idaho Avenue. The funds may reach the state by have an ongoing mechanism to merce,” Pollard said. “Then once it’s a testimonial to the leadership Members of the city council late May or early June, he said. keep up the (revitalization) once that is fi nished and the LID moves of Homedale and what the mayor personally congratulated Wil- No money goes directly to the the grant work is done.” forward and hopefully is ap- has been able to accomplish in son when he announced during cities that receive grants, Mada- With the grant secured, the proved, then the city can start less than two years in office,” Thursday’s council meeting that rieta said. work on the Local Improvement to get the engineering done and Western Alliance for Economic the grant had been awarded. He confi rmed that Homedale’s District campaign becomes the move forward.” Development coordinator Mike Traditionally, cities have had to water and sewer system rehabilita- focus, he said. Madarieta confi rmed that Grand Pollard said in confirming the wait until near the end of May to tion work as well as the proposed “In the meantime, the city is View received a $360,000 public grant. learn of their fates. The money Local Improvement District went going to start moving forward facilities grant to help with an Homedale already has received will be made available for fi scal a long way toward convincing the with the LID,” Pollard said, add- arsenic abatement and munici- a $178,500 grant from the Idaho year 2010. EAC of the project’s merits. ing that a meeting was slated for pal water system rehabilitation Division of Aeronautics for tarmac Pat Madarieta, a community “Probably as much or more,” Tuesday between he, Wilson, program. improvements at the Homedale development specialist with the Madarieta said when weighing Chamber of Commerce president “It was one of our better proj- Municipal Airport. Department of Commerce, said the value of the LID with the Gavin Parker and Gene Enebo, the ects, so it was way up there on the Now, the $500,000 grant from the grant money comes from the infrastructure work. “Our advi- man Homedale hired to help piece top,” Madarieta said. “They have the Department of Commerce federal Department of Housing sory council likes to see Local together the LID concept. a critical need.” will be used to move forward and Urban Development and is Improvement Districts because “Nothing can happen until we — JPB Page 6 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Obituary Boys’ State School Dwight Neal Larsen delegates Dwight Neal Larsen, 60, menus passed from this world and into named Homedale Elementary Marsing and Homedale the presence of his Savior Jesus April 29: Oven fried chicken or beef taco pie, green beans, roll, fruit representatives for the annual Christ, late Friday evening, April & veggie bar, fruit rollup, milk. Boys’ State have been solidifi ed 24, at his ranch home south of April 30: Chicken nuggets or fi nger steaks, broccoli, fruit & veggie by the communities’ respective Jordan Valley, OR. He is survived bar, cinnamon roll, milk. American Legion posts. by his wife of 39 years, Loetta May 1: Pizza or popcorn chicken, salad, fruit & veggie bar, cookie, Homedale American Legion (Feltwell) Larsen, six adult milk. Post 32 announced that it will children and two grandchildren. May 4: Hamburger or fi sh sandwich, potato wedges, fruit & veggie sponsor three Homedale High Dwight was born January 3, bar, cookie, milk. School juniors to the annual civics 1949 in Buellton, CA where he May 5: Chicken tenders or country fried beef steak, potatoes/gravy, event at Northwest Nazarene attended school and was graduated. roll, fruit & veggie bar, milk. University. He and Loetta met their freshman May 6: Chicken patty or rib-b-que, potato wedges, fruit & veggie Cody Johnson, Dylan Kushlan year of high school and were bar, cake, milk. inseparable for the next 46 years. and Aaron Proferes will represent Married in 1969, the couple made Homedale in Nampa on June Homedale Middle their home in Buellton, CA where widening circle of friends and 7-13. April 29: Enchilada or chicken & noodles, corn, fruit & veggie bar, Dwight owned and operated a neighbors was an integral part of Marsing Legion Post 128 will turnover, milk. successful construction business. Dwight’s expansive personality. sponsor John-Thomas Heidt and April 30: Lasagna or pizza hot pocket, green beans, fruit & veggie They were blessed with their fi rst His knowledge of, and experience Bobby Blankenship. bar, bread stick, milk. daughter, Amy Leanne, and fi rst with, heavy equipment helped Grand View Legion Post 134 May 1: Pizza or popcorn chicken, salad, fruit & veggie bar, cookie, son, Thomas Beck, before the make it possible to get a job spokesman Bob Swenson said that milk. family moved to a ranch in Jordan with Kinross Mining. He was outpost doesn’t sponsor any Boys’ May 4: Chicken patty or rib-b-que, tots, fruit & veggie bar, brownie, Valley, OR to raise registered employed there at the time of his State candidates from Rimrock milk. black Angus cattle. Soon after death. High School. Attempts to reach May 5: Fish nuggets or mini corn dogs, rice, fruit & veggie bar, establishing their home here, God Funeral services will be held at Bruneau American Legion Post brownie, milk. blessed them with the arrivals of 10:30AM on Friday, May 1, 2009 83 were unsuccessful. May 6: Crispito or toasted cheese sandwich, taco salad, fruit & son Jason Neal, daughter Ashley at the Lions Den in Jordan Valley. veggie bar, milk. Lindsey, son Matthew James, Interment will follow at the Jordan and daughter Angela Louise. Valley Cemetery. Viewing will be Tolmie joins Dwight found time to serve held on Thursday, April 30, 2009 Homedale High on the boards of Jordan Valley from 5:00PM-8:00PM at Flahiff scholar society April 29: Lasagna, burrito or pizza hot pocket, French bread, fruit Health Clinic and Jordan Valley Funeral Chapel, Homedale. & veggie bar, milk. April 30: Chicken patty or hamburger, potato wedges, fruit & veggie School District, but was a constant In lieu of fl owers please make Zach Tolmie, the son of Dirk bar, sherbet cup, milk. presence and help in his church donations to the High Desert and Robyn Tolmie of Homedale, May 1: Chicken taco or French dip sandwich, corn, fruit & veggie family. “Helping out” his ever- Bible Church in Dwight’s name. has accepted membership into the bar, milk. National Society of Collegiate May 4: Pizza, nachos or chef salad, fruit & veggie bar, cookie, Scholars. milk. A Homedale High School May 5: Chicken nuggets or egg roll, rice pilaf, green beans, fortune Death notices senior, Tolmie will be honored cookie, fruit & veggie bar, milk. LEONARD DOUTHIT, 71, formerly of Marsing, died Friday, in the fall during an induction May 6: Idaho haystack, burrito or pizza hot pocket, fruit & veggie Feb. 20, 2009. Services have been held, and his ashes were spread on convocation on the University of bar, cinnamon roll, milk. the Oregon Coast. Idaho campus in Moscow. According to a NSCS, society LEONA “NELLIE” LARSEN, 101, of Marsing died Tuesday, April membership includes benefits Marsing 21, 2009, at a care center. A graveside service took place Friday, April such as career and networking April 29: Hot dog/chili dog, strawberries & bananas, rib-b-que, 24, 2009, at the Marsing-Homedale Cemetery with services under the resources, scholarships, travel and salad & fruit bar, milk. direction of Dakan Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. service projects. April 30: Cheese burger, potato wedges, chicken salad wrap, salad & fruit bar, milk. May 1: Lasagna w/garlic bread, garden salad, corn dog, salad bar, fruit bar, milk Summer meals planned in Bruneau, GV May 4: Cook’s choice, chicken fried steak, salad bar, fruit bar, The Bruneau-Grand View 8:45 a.m.; lunch from 11:45 a.m. will be held from 11 a.m. to 11:30 milk School District has announced to 12:15 p.m.; and snack at 2:30 a.m. each Wednesday between May 5: Wiener wrap, garden variety, assorted sandwiches, salad bar, locations and dates for its Summer p.m. June 24 and Aug. 19. fruit bar, milk, dessert Food Service Program. Meals will Two meal opportunities will Acceptance and participation May 6: Pizza, garden salad, baked potato, salad bar, fruit bar, milk, be provided to all children without be offered at the Eastern Owyhee requirements for the U.S. dessert charge. County Library, 520 Boise Ave., Department of Agriculture Meals will be served June 1-18 Grand View, in conjunction with program and all activities are the Bruneau at Bruneau Elementary School reading programs: same for all regardless of race, April 29: Haystacks, corn, fruit, cinnamon twists, milk. (28541 Benham Ave.) and Grand • From June 25 to Aug. 5, color, national origin, sex age or April 30: Chicken wrap, fried rice, stir fry veggie, fruit, milk. View Elementary School (205 summer reading and dinner will disability, and there will be no May 1: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes/gravy, veggie, fruit, roll/ First Street) on this schedule: be held at 6 p.m. each Thursday. discrimination in the course of the butter, milk. Breakfast from 8:15 a.m. to • A reading and lunch program meal service. May 4: Chicken wrap, fried rice, stir fry veggie, fruit, milk. May 5: Chili cheese wedges, salad, cinnamon rolls, fruit milk. Dpohsbuvmbuf!zpvs!311:!Hsbevbuf" May 6: Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, fruit, milk. Owyhee Avalanche Graduation Editions have been keepsakes Senior menus for many area families over the years. Homedale Senior Center Take this opportunity to give your graduate recognition for his or her hard work! April 29: Chicken & noodles, broccoli, beet salad, bread, Schools included in the Graduation Edition are: beverage. Homedale, Marsing, Rimrock and Jordan Valley. April 30: Taco salad, refried beans, rice, beverage. Private school ads or other grad ads are welcome too! May 5: Beef fajitas California blend veggies, potato, beverage. May 6: Ground pork over biscuits w/gravy, carrots, potatoes, green Gvmm!dpmps!Hsbe!Bet beans w/onions, beverage. 4/86Ô!y!3Ô!gps!pomz!%43 Zpv!dbo!dpohsbuvmbuf!zpvs!tfojps!jo!zpvs!pxo!xpset-! Marsing Senior Center tvcnju!b!qipup!ps!xf!dbo!vtf!uif! May 4: Breakfast to order; ham & cheese omelet. Tfojps!Qipup!gspn!uif!tdippm May 5: Impossible Mexican pie, refried beans, mixed vegetables, Efbemjof!jt!Nbz!9-!311: fruit w/jello, corn chips, cookie. please contact: [email protected] or 337-4681 May 6: Soup & sandwich bar, meat, vegetable soup, salad bar, fruit, cookie. Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 7 Calendar Today Wednesday Bruneau/Grand View kindergarten Bruneau/Grand View kindergarten registration registration Bet You Didn’t Know 8:15 a.m. to noon, Bruneau and Grand View 8:15 a.m. to noon, Bruneau and Grand View elementary schools. (208) 834-2775 elementary schools. (208) 834-2775 Line dancing lessons Line dancing lessons Speed of sound 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., free, Homedale Senior Citizens 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., free, Homedale Senior Citizens Center, 224 W. Idaho Ave., Homedale. (208) Center, 224 W. Idaho Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-3020 337-3020 DivorceCare recovery support group TRIAD meeting varies by elevation 7 p.m., Mountain View Church of the Nazarene, 1 p.m., Marsing Senior Center, 218 Main St., I didn’t know that the sound barrier could be broken 100 miles per 26515 Ustick Road, Wilder. (208) 337-3151 Marsing. (208) 337-4466 hour slower at 36,000 feet did you? At sea level, you have to fl y at 760 Homedale American Legion meetings miles per hour, but at 36,000 feet it can be broken at 660. The speed 7 p.m., American Legion and Auxiliary meetings, Thursday of sound is called Mach 1. Exercise class Homedale American Legion Post 32 Hall, 16 E. Owyhee Ave. 10:45 a.m., free, Homedale Senior Citizens Mach 1? Yep, it came from an Austrian physicist named Ernst Mach. Marsing PTA meeting Center, 224 W. Idaho Ave. (208) 337-3020 Now you know. Senior citizens lunch 7 p.m., Marsing Middle School, Room 1. (208) 896-4602 Noon, Rimrock Senior Center, 525 Main St., Thank God someone had sense enough to change the title of the Grand View musical ... “Away We Go” to something that we could relate to ... like TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Thursday, May 7 “Oklahoma”. 5:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7 p.m. meeting, First Senior citizens lunch Presbyterian Church, 320 N. 6th St., Homedale. 11:30 a.m., entertainment by Jordan Valley If you thought possums really “played” possum … you’d be right. (208) 482-6893 Elementary students, Homedale Senior Center, First they try to defend themselves by snarling and hissing. After that Homedale High football meeting 224 W. Idaho Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-3020 fails, then they resort to fainting dead away as if in a coma. You can’t 7:30 p.m., parents and players, Homedale High Senior citizens lunch poke or prod them to come around. You can throw them in the water School gymnasium, 203 E. Idaho Ave., Homedale. Noon, Rimrock Senior Center, 525 Main St., … they’ll snap out of it real quick if you do this. (208) 412-7398 Grand View AA meeting AA meeting Before the development of nylon bristles for toothbrushes in 1938, 8 p.m., Homedale Senior Citizens Center, 224 8 p.m., Homedale Senior Citizens Center, 224 they were made with a variety of hair from horses, hogs or badgers. W. Idaho Ave. W. Idaho Ave. For your information, toothbrushes were fi rst found in China in about Narcotics Anonymous book study Narcotics Anonymous book study 1498. No mention if they fl ossed or not. 8 p.m., Homedale Friends Community Church, 8 p.m., Homedale Friends Community Church, 17454 Hwy 95 S., Homedale 17454 Hwy 95 S., Homedale Louis XIV of France was born with two teeth. They moved onto Marsing kindergarten registration solid food very quickly. One in about 2,000 babies is born with one Marsing Elementary School, 207 8th Ave. W., Friday, May 8 or more teeth. Marsing. (208) 896-4111, Ext. 497 Children’s story time 10:15 a.m., free, Homedale Public Library, 125 Along those same lines … each of us sheds about 40 pounds of Friday W. Owyhee Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-4228, 1 skin during our lifetime. More if you live in a dry climate. Don’t think Children’s story time p.m. to 5 p.m. about this at dinner. 10:15 a.m., free, Homedale Public Library, 125 Grand View Lions Club meeting W. Owyhee Ave., Homedale. (208) 337-4228, 1 11:30 a.m., Salinas Raider Cafe, 330 Main St., Think about this ... no patent can ever be taken out on a gambling p.m. to 5 p.m. Grand View. (208) 834-2419 device in the United States. I’ll have to check on this one and see Marsing kindergarten registration Marsing Owyhee Pioneer Days Carnival why. Marsing Elementary School, 207 8th Ave. W., 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Marsing Elementary School, 8th Marsing. (208) 896-4111, Ext. 497 Avenue West, Marsing. — For more information on Peary Perry or to read more of his writings or to make a comment, visit www.pearyperry.com Saturday Monday, May 11 Swap meet and car show Board of County Commissioners meeting 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., National Jet Sprint Association 9 a.m., Courtroom 2, Owyhee County Courthouse, sponsors, $5 car show entry, $20 swap meet space 20381 State Hwy. 78, Murphy fee, Marsing International Sprintboat Track, Idaho Owyhee County Democrats meeting 55 and the Snake River, Marsing. Swap meet: 6 p.m., the Spot Pizza Parlor, 12 Sandbar Ave., (208) 454-2399. Car show: (208) 697-1972 Marsing Homedale Antique Tractor Pull Narcotics Anonymous open meeting Noon, Homedale Beet Dump, (541) 724-5252 or 8 p.m., Homedale Friends Community Church, (208) 573-4049 17454 Hw 95 S., Homedale Senior center dance 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., bring fi nger foods, Homedale Tuesday, May 12 Senior Center, 224 W. Idaho Ave., Homedale. Senior citizens card games (208) 337-3020 1 p.m., bridge and pinochle, free, Homedale Senior Citizens Center, 224 W. Idaho Ave., Monday Homedale. (208) 337-3020 Narcotics Anonymous open meeting Children’s story time 8 p.m., Homedale Friends Community Church, 4:15 p.m., Lizard Butte Library, 111 W. 3rd St. S., 17454 Hwy. 95 S., Homedale Marsing. (208) 896-4690 Senior citizens dinner 6 p.m., Rimrock Senior Citizens Center, 525 Main Tuesday St., Grand View. (208) 834-2808 Board of County Commissioners meeting Jordan Valley City Council meeting 9 a.m., Courtroom 2, Owyhee County Courthouse, 7 p.m., City Hall, 306 Blackaby Street, Jordan 20381 State Hwy. 78, Murphy Valley, Ore. (541) 586-2460 Senior citizens card games Marsing Legion and Auxiliary meeting 1 p.m., bridge and pinochle, free, Homedale 7 p.m., Phipps-Watson Marsing American Legion Senior Citizens Center, 224 W. Idaho Ave., Community Center, 126 W. 2nd St. N., Marsing Homedale. (208) 337-3020 AA meeting Children’s story time CCheckheck ooutut tthehe sselectionelection 8 p.m., Homedale Senior Citizens Center, 224 4:15 p.m., Lizard Butte Library, 111 W. 3rd St. S., W. Idaho Ave. aatt TheThe OwyheeOwyhee AvalancheAvalanche Marsing. (208) 896-4690 Senior citizens dinner Submit information on upcoming fundraisers, 6 p.m., Rimrock Senior Citizens Center, 525 Main meetings, reunions or community events to The St., Grand View. (208) 834-2808 Owyhee Avalanche by noon Fridays for inclusion AA meeting in the calendar. Mail information to P.O. Box 97, 8 p.m., Homedale Senior Citizens Center, 224 Homedale, ID 83628, fax them to (208) 337-4867 W. Idaho Ave. or e-mail them to [email protected]. Page 8 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY SAND & GRAVEL ADVERTISING ELECTRICIAN CARPET CARE & JANI- AUTO REPAIR SPRINKLERS Jim's Automotive Inc. H&H ELECTRIC 7HEEL !LIGNMENT s 3UPSENSION 7ORK Serving Owyhee "RAKES s %NGINE $IAGNOSTICS s #LUTCHES YOUR AD HERE! 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Above: James Blakley (shown) and wife Karen have reopened the Red Rock building at 30 W. Idaho Ave., offering furniture, fi ttings and more. The Red Rock is open Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Blakley is also open by appointment as needed, and can be contacted at 867-3953. Above: The Homedale Drive In is back after an extensive remodel and fresh coat of paint. The hungry can stop by at 305 E. Idaho Ave. from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Left: Snake River Motors, owned by Steve Mitchell, is open by appointment at present, selling cars, trucks, RVs and soon ATVs and recreational vehicles. Customers looking to buy or browse can contact Mitchell at 337-5080. His shop is located at 31 W. Idaho Avenue. Page 10 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Grand View drill helps train troops for deployment Above: “Insurgents” buried mock-up roadside bombs while the distant members of the Idaho Air National Guard Air Support Operations Squadron endeavored to spot them and coordinate information to aircraft overhead. Grand View saw an invasion of sorts this coordinate air responses to a simulated Above left: The troops portraying insurgents also performed some anti-aircraft month, with camoufl aged HMVs, tactical insurgent team that pretended to plant maneuvers of the sort U.S. helicopters can expect in the fi eld — the trio shown used air support spotters, an AH-61 Apache IEDs, and who also mimicked anti-air mockup weapons simulating the size and general look of should-fi red surface-to-air gunship and a suspicious pickup with activities that could have been a risk to missiles. The two long, narrow items being used to portray launchers are recycled barrels headscarf-clad insurgents burying (pretend) the gunship. from the GAU-8/A Avenger 30mm rotary cannon made famous on the A-10 Thunderbolt Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near The operation was a success, Marsano (often referred to as the “Warthog”). Several A-10s are stationed at Gowen Field in roadways. In front of the American Legion said, and the terrain about Grand View Boise with the 124th. Hall, in fact. was a great benefit to the troops. The It was a combined training day, during topography of the Grand View area is a which members of the Air Support perfect match for some operations areas in Operations Squadron (ASOS) of the Idaho the Middle East. “It’s much more effective Air National Guard, 124th Wing, together training,” he said. with a U.S. Army gunship and soldiers “People were great,” Marsano said. portraying insurgents helped ramp up the And he thanked the community for its unit for operations in the Middle East. support, despite the noise of helicopters The 124th ASOS operates in a unique overhead. role, as explained by Idaho Air National Ed Collett of the Grand View Fire Guard public information offi cer Lt. Col. Department said that Grand View is Timothy Marsano. ASOS units act as hoping to have an Apache helicopter make tactical spotters and designators for aerial another visit during Grand Views Days support of the infantry, and operate in the this June, giving county residents another fi eld embedded in Army units, calling for chance to see the big warbird up close. support, deciding what needs to be hit, Right: ASOS members in their role to and can safely be hit. The commanders of keep the air advised of the needs of ground ASOS units are largely pilots or navigators troops, and of threats, carry massive as well, Marsano said, giving them the amounts of gear and communications perfect skills to act as liaison between the equipment — 100 pounds or more. infantry and the pilots on station above. Command elements use specially outfi tted In this training exercise the ASOS unit, HMVs equipped with powerful multiband which occupied the high ground at Grand communications systems. View’s water tank, kept tabs on and helped Photos courtesy Lt. Col. Tim Marsano Former JV student receives honor College of Southern Idaho Registered Nursing student Michelle Baltzor of Jordan Valley (center) has been named Idaho’s New Scholar by the American Association of Community Colleges. The organization selects one community college student from each state based on scholastic and leadership skills. Those 51 students (including one winner from Guam) are honored at the AACC’s national convention, which was held recently in Phoenix. The competition is co-sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation, USA Today, and the New York Times. Baltzor will receive a $2,000 scholarship that she intends to use as she transfers to Owyhee Veterinary Clinic grows Boise State University this fall to pursue her bachelor’s degree in nursing. Pictured next A new addition to the Homedale business is under way, nearly doubling the size to Baltzor are CSI Honors Program professor Tiffany Seeley-Case and CSI president Dr. of the clinic, located at 1 W. Kansas Ave. Once complete, the expansion will provide Jerry Beck. stall and treatment space for horses as well as indoor kennel facilities. Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 11 Gateway West 4-H club cleanup resistance grows sweeps through Following the successful de- been most accommodating,” they fense of northern Owyhee County said in the e-mail. “Their (the Marsing streets farmland impacted by the Idaho commission’s) letters have been With more than 30 children and parents involved, Power Co. Boardman-to-Heming- encouraging. We are very satisfi ed the second annual Clean Up Marsing day left the city way transmission line project — or with all our county commissioners looking cleaner with an investment of elbow grease. at least the inception of a newer, and state representatives.” Three 4-H clubs — the Jump Creek Wranglers, Barnyard more inclusive planning policy Following last week’s telecon- Brigade and Pony Express — all pitched in to help. — residents in the south county ference between the Idaho Power, There were lots more helping hands this year, are now gearing up to fi ght routing county and state representatives organizer Tammy Bowman said; almost double last of the Gateway West 500 kilovolt on the Boardman-to-Hemingway year’s numbers. They also covered a big stretch of transmission line. route, both reps. Jim Patrick and ground. The line, which travels through Stephen Hartgen said they would “We split into several groups and went from the high the Bruneau, Oreana, Grand View, be supportive of attempts to reroute school gym to the car wash, down Highway 78 to the Murphy and Wilson areas, will the line, Thompson said. That high school, down Main Street, through both parks and connect the Hemingway Butte meeting, initially and mistakenly side streets,” she said. “We greatly appreciate everyone substation, on which preliminary listed in the agenda as referenc- who helped out.” construction is under way, to an ing Gateway West, attracted more After the cleanup crew was fi nished, the kids and endpoint near Glenrock, Wyo. at than 20 residents worried over the parents enjoyed a barbecue donated by the White House the Windstar substation. southerly line. and Essence of Life, and watched over by grill boss Residents have begun attending Both Thompson and Osborne Danny Moore serves up hot dogs to the cleanup Danny Moore. county commissioners meetings, pulled no punches when asked crew in Marsing’s city park. and are scrambling to organize in how they felt about the project. the face of the project’s initial rout- “I think it is offensive and insane Irrigation boards to meet ing, with stakes marking the route to suggest running a 500kV trans- Weather passing within a few hundred yards mission through private property The boards of directors from The Ridgeview Irrigation of homes neighboring Bureau of and farm lands that are completely local irrigation districts will hold District board will meet at 7 p.m. H L Prec. Land Management lands. surrounded by public land,” She their regular monthly meetings The Gem Irrigation District will April 21 87 39 .00 Robyn Thompson, whose home said. “These transmission lines will Tuesday at the South Board of hold its meeting at 7:15 p.m., April 22 90 44 .00 st lies near the proposed route, wants compromise our health, our way of Control offi ce, 118 S. 1 Street and the South Board of Control April 23 86 48 .00 the line moved. When Thompson earning a living, the economy of W., in Homedale. directors will meet at 7:30 p.m. April 24 60 37 .00 and Ernie Breuer made a map our communities and our property April 25 61 31 .00 showing the proposed route for values. Public utilities need to tra- April 26 68 35 .00 Gateway West, using the maps verse the public lands.” April 27 68 28 .00 provided by Idaho Power, they de- Osborne stressed that the impact cided to act. The maps — available should and could be mitigated. for public viewing in Bruneau, “I feel that the placement of Grand View and Murphy — were these lines is an avoidable massive completed in early March, follow- degradation of private land,” she ing their attendance of the Stop said. “This is an insult to human Gift Ideas Idaho Power Owyhee County rights. The negative visual impact Just in time for Mother’s Day! (SIPOC) meeting at Rimrock High will last forever.” School. Neighbor Leah Osborne A town hall meeting addressing was made aware of the impact as the project is scheduled Thursday a direct result of these maps. at 7 p.m. at the Bruneau American Osborne has helped put together Legion Hall. At present, the meet- !=:H 9FH=:=75H9G a Web site collecting information ing is one of concerned landown- on the project, and on residents’ ers. It’s not known if any BLM or .BTTBHFt1FEJDVSF attempts to organize to make their Idaho Power representatives will desires known (http://sites.google. make an appearance. 111 Main Street • Marsing, Idaho com/site/stopgatewaywest). — MML Essence of Life 896-7001 Both Osborne and Thompson were less than impressed with prior information released by 0RIVATE 0ARTIES s "IRTHDAYS COOKING CLASSES Idaho Power. 2ETIREMENT s !NNIVERSARY s 7EDDING “Idaho Power sent a notice in These fun and interactive classes are taught by 'RADUATION s (OLIDAYS Chef Cordel Knight. early winter, which contained a "USINESS -EETINGS $35 per person includes instruction, benign-appearing letter with a recipes, drinks, and food sampling. very vague map,” Thompson and Osborne responded in a joint e- mail asking about the company’s ecial Occasion - May 6 “Light & Quick handling of the situation. “No Sp s Seasonal Fare” Turkey private lands were depicted. It Spinach Wraps, Herbed was basically worthless. None of 4HE /RCHARD (OUSE WOULD LIKE TO HELP MAKE YOUR Cream Cheese Spread, NEXT GATHERING EXTRA SPECIAL Chicken Linguini Pri- us realized the implications of this s2ESERVE A TABLE OR RESERVE OUR project from the letter at all.” mavera, Veloute Sauce, The Hemingway Butte substa- enTIRE RESTAURANT Garden Vegetable Risotto tion is largely a fait accompli, with - May 20 “Weekend Idaho Power having said on sev- 'IVE US A CALL BBQ” Greens with Dijon eral occasions that the substation’s Balsamic Vinaigrette site is fi nal. The line route itself is Duxelle Stuffed Beef being examined by the BLM at Tenderloin with Mushroom Jus, Myzithra and present, with an initial Environ- Herb Dressed Fettuccini mental Impact Statement expected in August, Idaho Power project lead Doug Dockter said earlier this First and third Wednesdays month. If residents aren’t thrilled with Idaho Power’s approach, both from 6:30-9:00pm. Thompson and Osborne are happy Seating is limited. with the involvement of Owyhee Reserve a spot today! County so far. “We have been in very close com- 3UNNY 3LOPE 2OAD s (WY BETWEEN -ARSING .AMPA munication with (District Commis- sioner) Jerry Hoagland, who has "REAKFAST AND ,UNCH 7ED 3UN AM PM s $INNER &RI 3AT PM Page 12 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Raffl es help fi ll senior party coffers Jolyn (left) and 7-going-on-8 Peyton Green perform the drawing to cap the Marsing High School senior class fundraising raffl es for half a wrapped beef, a donated Boise State University jersey and a hand-made quilt. The drawings were held April 15 at Snake River Mart in Marsing. The three raffl es were part of the many events this year that has, to date, raised more than $8,000 for the senior class. The money will be used to rent the BSU game center for a night. Seniors will have free run of the games and activities, and will earn tickets that they will be able to redeem at a hosted breakfast at the Marsing American Disaster auction gives to senior center Legion Community Center. Tickets will Marsing Disaster Auction chair Roman Usabel, left, presents Marsing be redeemable for a variety of things, from Senior Center offi cials with a $15,000 check. Accepting the donation, treats to apartment refrigerators perfect for from left, is center coordinator Alana Squires, board treasurer Mary the college-bound. Mahler and board vice-president Dick Burman. Submitted photo Brad Evans won the beef this year, JoAnn Thomas the quilt, and Danny Yee the jersey. Disaster auction Students get busy for Trojan gives seniors $15K Officials from the Marsing The auction committee granted Senior Center recently accepted the center’s request to increate its Pride Day, Homedale cleanup an expanded donation from the annual donation in light of the work around campus and around • Studio painting students will Marsing Disaster Auction. funding reductions. High schoolers town under adult supervision. create murals at the high school Center officials said the “Most of our clients cannot tackle citywide Specific groups will work in Miscellaneous groups of $15,000 donation is an annual afford to stay in their homes certain locations, including: students will carry out other gift from the auction, but was without the services of the senior cleanup Friday • The softball team at Sundance service projects such as picking up increased this year to offset cut- center,” Marsing Senior Board Park trash in the alleys, painting over backs in government funding. treasurer Mary Mahler said. “We Homedale High School students • The track and fi eld team at graffi ti, cleaning the sidewalks The donation will help maintain are extremely grateful for their will fan out across town Friday Deward Bell Stadium and gutters along Idaho Avenue, funding for the Meals on Wheels help. Thank you again to the afternoon for the biennial Trojan • The baseball team at its fi eld cleaning along Main Street, program, which saw government wonderful people in the Mars- Pride Day cleanup. • The tennis team at the city picking up around the swimming aid cuts recently. ing area.” Students will work between tennis courts, other parts of City pool and RV park near the Snake 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at various Park, an area between Idaho River as well as cleaning around Off-road poker run benefi ts spots around town, according Avenue and Colorado Avenue and Jacksons and Owyhee Avenue. to high school principal Mike around Paul’s Market More students will work on county emergency crews Williams. • Drama students will paint cleaning and painting the high Two emergency services or- nation is $10 per participant. After cleanup duties, students and clean the stage inside the old school weight room, cleaning up ganizations will benefi t from a Children are welcome on the will return to the high school for gymnasium at the high school around the school’s shop area, Sunday poker run and chili feed ATV route, and there will be door an ice cream party and a lip sync • Members of the FFA chapter cleaning and dusting the trophy at the Rabbit Creek Trailhead prizes. The event is supported by singing contest. will develop a community cases and cleaning the school outside Murphy. the Southern Idaho Desert Rac- Williams said students will garden district offi ce building. Proceeds from the off-road ing Association, Mountain West event, which begins at 11 a.m., Bank, Idaho Independent Bank, will go to the Owyhee County Benson Trucking and Truck Wash Search & Rescue and Grand View and DIRT, Inc. Cosmic Glow Ambulance. For more information, call Bill Bowling The suggested minimum do- Walsh at (208) 459-6871. 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Prices Amos with the inventory of plants Wednesday, is range from $2 to $12, and proceeds help run the partial to poppies. program. “They’re really colorful, little and short — like This year, the greenhouse is open from 9:30 a.m. me,” she said. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through the The FFA chapter is planning a new twist to its end of the school year or until the inventory is gone. live-plant production. Harrison announced last There will be expanded hours Monday, when the week that the group would like to plant a community greenhouse closes at 6 p.m. garden behind the greenhouse to commemorate FFA advisor Lori Harrison’s greenhouse class Friday’s biennial Trojan Pride Day. The plan is students have grown the plants either from seed to donate the harvest to the El-Ada Community or one-inch plants, called plugs, shipped in from Partnership food bank in Owyhee County. Eastern Oregon. Money is raised from the sale to Harrison is seeking donated use of rototillers pay for propane, seeds, soil, pots and other supplies. and sod cutters to cultivate the ground between the Harrison said the school district doesn’t pay for the greenhouse and the fence bordering the area behind propane for the greenhouse. the ag shop for a 28-foot-by-27-foot garden spot. “The kids learn hands-on how to start plants, She’s also seeking inexpensive or free landscape identify quality seed, fertilize, transplant and many pavers for the border as well as railroad ties. other lifelong skills,” Harrison said. “As long as the “The kids are in and out in the summer working class is self suffi cient I’m happy.” on recordbooks, so they would help with the hoeing Last year’s sale netted $187. and harvest at those times, and it would be watered Junior Kaitlyn Amos, who is in her third year by the existing automatic sprinkler system,” as a part of the greenhouse operation, said the Harrison said. majority of the plants are raised by the greenhouse She envisions planting any peppers, squash and students. tomatoes left over from the greenhouse sale, but “We plant pretty much everything from seeds,” also encourages community donations of radish, she said. “Very few are plugs.” beans, potato, pea, carrot and lettuce seeds. Amos also said that the students learn the ups and To help out, contact Harrison at LHarrison@ downs of working with a live product. homedaleschools.org or 337-4613. Homedale FFA greenhouse workers Kaitlyn Amos, foreground, and — JPB Marissa Ensley inventory plants that will be sold beginning Friday. Shop for Mom in Homedale’s Moxie Java!! Mother’s Day Special! Save 15% OFF Any Items in our Gift Shop Including Montana Silver Jewelry! Good Through May 10, 2009 Several Gift Baskets designed just for Mom! Free Gift Wrapping Enjoy a Great Meal, Coffee and Shop for One-of-a-kind Gifts! Your Locally Owned Homedale Moxie Java Bistro iced espresso 337-5566 www.moxiejava.com frappes, breezas and italian sodas breakfast, lunch and dinner pastries, salads, soups, sandwiches, wraps, angus burgers, calzones, stromboli and pasta. The Owyhee Avalanche online: www.owyhee.com Page 14 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Police chief addresses perception of inaccessibility Councilman Eino Hendrickson equate to actual inaccessibility, — until we have someone sitting through Murphy,” he said. Unlike the information. I think offi cers, broached a perceived Eidemiller said, though he said here at the phone.” Eidemiller a direct line to an offi cer, dispatch including myself, tend to overlook inaccessibility of the Homedale he understood how citizens might said. can have an offi cer on the road to their value,” he said. He worries Police Department during recent feel that way when making a non- During the April 8 council an incident immediately. about losing that hub with people Homedale city council meeting, emergency call. meeting, Hendrickson asked if it Dispatchers can give critical calling a direct cell number. but police chief Jeff Eidemiller Without an officer in the was possible to issue a cell phone information to a caller, he said. “The only way the system later denied that was actually station throughout the day, non- that on-duty offi cers could carry, Their training allows them to works is if everybody uses it.” the case. emergency calls go either to the making them directly accessible give limited emergency advice Eidemiller said citizens can Eidemiller did admit that lack station’s answering machine or on the local line. At last week’s and to contact other necessary reach the police department of manpower means that there are answered by the city clerk’s council meeting, Eidemiller said emergency services while the during daytime hours at 337-4642 is not an officer manning the staff. Any 911 emergency call he is continuing research into the offi cer is responding. for non-emergency calls. After window and phone at the station goes through dispatch in Murphy, possibility. But he explained to “Every second we’re on hours, calls for service should — the department is in the process and radio dispatch immediately The Owyhee Avalanche that he the phone talking instead of be directed to 337-4222, and all of hiring an offi cer to replace Jeff contacts an offi cer, he said. The wanted to avoid a situation where getting there, the incident is emergency calls any time of the Wasson, who was hired by the lack of an offi cer at the station emergency calls might come compounded,” Eidemiller said. day should be called into 911. Owyhee County Sheriff’s Offi ce is “clearly going to be a problem directly to offi cers. “Dispatchers are a critical part earlier this year. That does not from now until the end of eternity “I’d like to see everything go of the process … a hub for all — MML HPD launches reserve fundraiser The Homedale Police Department has started a fundraising drive to support its reservist program. Police Chief Jeff Eidemiller announced that police officers will sell decals replicating the force’s uniform shoulder patches to raise money. The decals are available from any officer for $3 each. The money will be used to buy equipment for HPD’s fi ve-man staff of volunteer reserves. Nagel nets notice for fi re fi ghting feat Eidemiller envisions the Deputy John Nagel, more at home patrolling CJ Strike as the county’s decal sale as an ongoing marine deputy, was given an award of recognition by the Owyhee fundraiser. Homedale Police Offi cer Atanacio Montes with the fundraising decal. County Sheriff’s Offi ce following a house fi re in Marsing on April 6. Nagel — who was in the Marsing area — heard the dispatch call and responded to the home, one wall of which was in fl ames. Using his vehicle’s extinguisher, he entered the home and extinguished the 0CIH??L2I;> (IG?>;F? fi re, despite having to retreat once because of the smoke. 025%44 The letter of award from Sheriff Daryl Crandall said one was injured %;MNIH0CIH??L2I;>@LIG(QS in the incident, and that the house was saved by Nagel’s actions. 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A dozen CPR training dummies monitoring, with LED readouts Lawson pointed out that the — four infant and eight adult — to let trainees know if they’re dummies were in line with the thanks to the Fraternal Order of performing CPR properly, and Eagles’ policy of helping those Eagles, who footed the $1,500 bill allow for training whenever in need in an emergency, and for the training equipment. needed, he explained. spoke about the “disaster trucks” Jack Lawson, Eagles state “The $1,500 was a very, very — two or three stationed in each chairman for child abuse, presented generous donation,” Eidemiller state — that are prepped to travel volunteer fi reman, certifi ed CPR said, “but I don’t think you can quickly to emergencies to hand instructor and Homedale Police quantify how helpful those will out nonperishable supplies that chief Jeff Eidemiller with the be … in saving someone’s life. disaster victims often do without, check for the dummies earlier Regular and substantive training such as blankets and clothing this year, and April 20 was his is invaluable.” lost in the event. The trucks most chance to see what his funds had Eidemiller said he would be recently rolled into North Dakota purchased. happy to volunteer should the following this spring’s fl oods. Eidemiller thanked Lawson Eagles ever want to do a CPR “We get in ahead of FEMA and Jeff Eidemiller of Homedale Fire Department, left, shows Jack for the dummies, and explained training session using the new do more,” Lawson said. Lawson of the Eagles the adult and infant CPR dummies. The training why they’d be a boon to the manikins. aids were purchased with a donation provided by the Eagles. department. Local civic groups interested — MML More volunteers join CERT drive At least 12 new members were a pre-requisite for more advanced Another round added in the latest Owyhee County training. 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Call now to schedule a fall maintenance check. www.reinke.com On the web @ www.Ladonsfinejewelry.com Page 16 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 PPageage 1177 P Pageage 1188 Trojans collect Middle school tennis multiple track wins Avalanche Sports winds down season WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009 Evans gets two WIC wins Homedale athletes soar Marsing High School’s Natalie in the 800, and more than 13 in behind three Nampa Christian in YMCA high jump Evans posted the winning times the 1,600. seniors. in both the 800- and 1,600-meter Marsing fi nished sixth in boys’ Malmberg’s future has fi rst-year Two-time defending 3A state champion Austin Emry returned to fi nals at the April 21 2A Western team standings and fi fth in the Marsing coach Jim Eisentrager the site of his greatest glory Saturday to win the high jump at the Idaho Conference track and girls’ competition, with Nampa stoked. YMCA Invitational. fi eld championships held on the Christian, Melba and Parma “I have seen Shannon (decrease) Emry beat Vallivue’s James Woodworth in a jump-off to capture Northwest Nazarene University dominating the top three slots. her time in the hurdles by over the high jump crown at Bronco Stadium in Boise. Both boys had campus in Nampa. Huskies freshman Shannon 1.32 seconds over the course of cleared 6 feet, 4 inches in competition. The Husky junior beat the Malmberg had a fourth-pace Homedale-area resident James Nederend, a senior at Nampa rest of the fi eld by six seconds fi nish in the 100 meter hurdles, –– See WIC, page 17 Christian, fi nished third in the high jump with an effort of 6-2. Eby’s 5th pro pick sparks Outlaws Michael Eby’s fi fth interception of the season was a turning point in the Billings Outlaws’ 42-41 dramatic Indoor Football League victory at home. The Homedale High School graduate picked off Sioux Falls quarterback Terrance Bryant one play after Billings had scored to pull within a touchdown, 34-28, in the fourth quarter. The Outlaws cashed in on Eby’s interception to briefl y tie the game. But Billings needed another score with 10 seconds left to clinch the victory. Eby also had five tackles in Homedale fools Wolverines pitcher early the game. Homedale High School shortstop Trey Corta prepares to put the tag down on Weiser pitcher Gavin Eisenbarth to complete a fi rst-inning Saturday: Billings at pickoff play April 21 on the Trojans’ home fi eld. Fairbanks — Eby and Grizzlies hit the road for one of their longest road trips of the year. Game stats Trojans can’t capitalize on pitching gem can be found streaming live on Homedale players to collect hits when he singled, stole second www.billingsoutlaws.com. Lopez’s three-hitter overshadowed off Blackwell, who struck out 14 and was bunted to third base by by Payette pitcher’s own heroics and walked just one. Tyler Ford. In fact, Blackwell struck out Coach Burke Deal’s team Homedale High School caught Friday: Payette 2, Homedale eight of the fi rst nine batters he recorded seven outs by bunt after HHS football glimmers of hope late last week 0 — Isaac Lopez tossed a three- faced. the third inning. as it prepares for the 3A District hitter and allowed just two third- Trey Corta squeezed a first- Payette scored twice in the meeting set III baseball tournament, which inning runs, but the Trojans’ bats inning walk into that run. third, with Blackwell stroking begins Saturday in Payette. couldn’t solve Payette pitcher Homedale (4-16 overall, 1-6 3A a ground-rule double to score Thursday The Trojans closed the Travis Blackwell in a 3A Snake SRV) began bunting in an attempt Brad Huddleston. Blackwell then conference season Tuesday at River Valley conference loss. to solve Blackwell, and Villarreal scored on Drake Serrano’s two- New Homedale High School home against Fruitland. Results Jonny Stacey and Rodrigo became the only Trojan to get past football coach Matt Holtry has set weren’t available at press time. Villarreal were the only two fi rst base in the seventh inning –– See Trojans, page 18 a player/parent meeting for 7:30 p.m. Thurs- day. Open to Exchange student wins all incom- ing fresh- men through fi rst match for Trojans seniors, the Exchange student Shirin Homedale’s other victories meeting takes Mamedova picked up a straight- came from No. 1 boys’ singles Big win for place inside set win in the No. 2 girls’ singles player Tanner Lair, who beat Mamedova the high match Thursday. Isaac Gartung, 6-1, 6-0, and No. Homedale High school gym- Matt Holtry But Homedale High School 2 boys’ singles Jordan Meligan, School’s Shirin nasium. dropped a 9-3 3A Snake River who dispatched Will Grindstaff, Mamedova serves “I’ll introduce myself and the Valley conference tennis match 6-1, 6-0. during a recent tennis staff that we have and talk about to visiting Weiser. Coach Mark Weekes’ squad match at home. She expectations and the vision of the Mamedova beat Annie Bell, closes the conference season at 4 won her fi rst match of program,” Holtry said. 6-1, 6-3, to avenge a loss from p.m. Thursday against Fruitland the season Thursday earlier in the season. with a home match. against Weiser. –– See Meeting, page 18 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 17 Sports Antelopes show Trojans triumphs come in twos Five Homedale High School ning the shot put at 35-3 and Garcia was fourth in the 100 athletes won two events each last taking home the discus top medal hurdles (19.24) and the 300 hur- progress on week during the 3A Snake River at 114-5. dles (54.13), and senior Angelica Valley conference track and fi eld Rachelle Christoffersen also Garibay brought home fourth- meet in Weiser. captured two wins, edging team- place showings in the 800 (2 Senior Austin Emry continued mate and fellow senior Annamaria minutes, 41 seconds) and the baseball fi eld to rebound from a groin injury, Salas in the long jump and the 1,600 (6:09.75). clearing 6 feet, 6 inches to win the triple jump. Christoffersen won Homedale girls’ squad fi nished walked none and allowed only high jump and soaring 21-11 for a the long jump at 15-2½, while third in the team standings. Second-year the two unearned runs in the long jump championship. Salas was second at 15-1. In the A few other Trojans boys picked bottom of the fi rst to get his third program passes Junior Trent Acree swept the triple jump, Christoffersen’s mar- up top-fi ve showings at Weiser as win of the year. He fi nished with sprints with an 11.09-second ef- gin was a little more comfortable. the team placed fi fth. a two-hitter. ’08 win total fort in the 100 meters and a 22.62 She cleared 32-6½, and Salas was Freshman Danny Magdaleno Purnell also knocked in two time in the 200. runner-up at 31-9¼. was fi fth in the 100 (11.73), and runs, while Ishida was 3-for-4 The rebuilding project continues On the girls’ side, junior Kindra Christoffersen also finished fi nished eighth in the 200. with an RBI. with the Adrian High School Galloway followed Acree’s lead third in the high jump, and she Junior Jake Tolmie grabbed In all, Kevin Purnell welcomes baseball team, but this year the and dominated the 100 (12.74) teamed with Galloway, Salas and a fourth-place fi nish in the 400 back fi ve seniors — Ellsworth, Antelopes have some seasoned and 200 (27.75) for victories. freshman Katilin Garcia to help with a 54.93, while freshman Arreola, Ishida, Jake Warren and seniors to carry the load. Another junior, Nickole the Trojans’ 4x100 relay squad to Seth Bayes was fi fth in the high Nick Strauch. Eight of the 19 And, in the case of George D’Alessio ruled the ring, win- a runner-up showing. jump at 5-4. Ellsworth, to swing a potent bat players on the 2009 roster saw at the right time. action last year. The Antelopes, coached by “It is nice to have quiet a few Kevin Purnell, already have returning kids from last years Fruitland nips HHS golfers by three won more games this season roster,” Purnell said. “We are April 20 saw the Homedale the Trojans coming up just short, The team’s Monday match at than they did during last year’s older and more experienced and High School varsity golf team edged for fi rst by Fruitland by a Terrace Lakes in Garden Valley reinstatement campaign. The team have some very good athletes facing 3A Snake River Valley slim three strokes. was cancelled following the picked up wins No. 2 and No. 3 on our team, but still lack the conference competition at Scotch Individual scores were not tragic death of Conner Landa, a on April 11 with a dramatic 1A- baseball experience.” Pines Golf Course in Payette, with available at press time. freshman member of the team. 2A Wapiti League doubleheader The team, which features sweep of visiting Pine Eagle. several exchange students, opened A senior, Ellsworth hit a three- the year with a tough 3-2 loss to run walk-off home run in the LaGrande on the road on March bottom of the eighth inning 24. Ishida pitched the game and TROJAN in a 10-7 win in the opener. allowed no earned run. Sophomore Blake Purnell struck “The loss to LaGrande was a out 17 and spun a three-hitter. tough one,” Purnell said. “We were In the second game, three fi rst- actually missing fi ve starters due inning runs and 6 2/3 innings of to Spring Break commitments.” five-hit baseball from another A week later, however, Adrian senior, Joey Arreola, helped clobbered Horseshoe Bend, a 1A Adrian grab its third victory of Idaho team, 10-2. the season. “Horseshoe Bend was a nice On Saturday, senior Blake win,” Purnell said. “The kids Ishida led off with a triple, and played well, very few errors and Baseball Softball Varsity Chance Wood and Daniel Munoz quite a few hits.” Varsity both had run-scoring singles in a The Antelopes dropped a league Thursday, April 30 at Marsing, 5 p.m. Thursday, April 30 at Marsing, 5 p.m. third-inning uprising that cinched doubleheader to Wallowa, 5-4 Saturday, May 2 at 3A District III Tournament, Payette Tuesday, May 5 at 3A District III Tournament, Fruitland the Antelopes’ fourth win of the and 17-0, before the Pine Eagle Tuesday, May 5 at 3A District III Tournament, Payette Junior varsity season, 6-2, over Pine Eagle in sweep. All fi ve Wallowa runs in Junior varsity Saturday, May 2, home for 3A SRV tournament, Sundance Park Halfway, Ore. the opener were unearned. Monday, May 4 at 3A SRV tournament, Fruitland After Adrian (4-6 overall, With young returners such as 2-4 1A/2A Wapiti League) had his son, junior Chance Wood and grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of sophomore Jeremy Price and a the fi rst inning, the Spartans took host of freshmen and sophomores Tennis Thursday, April 30, home vs. Fruitland, 4 p.m. advantage of three errors by the swinging bats for the Antelopes Track & field Antelopes in the bottom of the for the fi rst time, Kevin Purnell Friday, May 1 at Moke Strong Canyon County Classic, frame to take a 2-1 lead. Adrian seems to be in the same position Caldwell High School, 3 p.m. committed six errors total. he was last year when he helped “After that we settled down. bring the sport back to this small Golf Friday, May 1, at Vale 18-hole tournament, 10 a.m. Blake Purnell pitched a great border town. game and Blake Ishida hit the “At this point we have already Monday, May 4 at 3A District III Tournament, site and time TBA ball extremely well (Saturday),” won more games than last year, second-year Adrian coach Kevin and we will just keep plugging Purnell said. “Chance Wood had a away trying to rebuild the BOWEN PARKER DAY CPA’s Farm Bureau good day at the plate as well.” program,” he said. BOISE - NAMPA - HOMEDALE Insurance Company Blake Purnell struck out 16, — JPB OWYHEE AUTO SUPPLY 337-4668 337-3271 337-4041 138 East Idaho √ WIC: Promising freshman Homedale 337-4664 337-6222 appointments se habla español fi nished fourth in hurdles 573-1788 899-3428 From Page 16 about that?” this season,” he said. Her teamwork is also a boon to “Nampa Christian is graduating the squad, he said. Owyhee Sand, Gravel & Concrete 337-4681 the top three hurdlers in the district “I am proud to have her as a 337-5057 337-3474 this year,” he said. “Shannon is part of the team because she sets currently seeded fourth. That a good example of dedication and HOMEDALE CHIROPRACTIC CENTER sets her up to be the top hurdler hard work,” Eisentrager said. “As J. Edward Perkins, Jr. D.C. in our district for the next three she is only a freshman I see an www.pauls.net 337-3142 337-4900 years. What can you not like incredible future for her.” Page 18 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Sports √ Trojans: Offense unable to fi nd run-scoring formula in three setbacks From Page 16 scored its only run in the bottom of Half of Vale’s fi rst eight runs 1-1, in the bottom of the fi rst inning times in its fi nal three at-bats. out single. the third inning. Timmy Scott led were unearned. Homedale left- then watched as the Wolverines Meanwhile, Wolverines pitcher Thursday: Vale, Ore., 15, off with a single and later scored hander Rodrigo Villarreal relieved scored 10 unanswered runs in an Gavin Eisenbarth dominated Homedale 1 (5) — The Vikings from third on Mitch Quintana’s starter Jose Gonzales with two SRV game played in Homedale. the Trojans, scattering fi ve hits, tagged three Trojans pitchers sacrifi ce fl y. outs in the fi rst and was unable Jonny Stacey led off the bottom striking out 13 and walking none. for eight runs in the top of the Shadd Samio held the rest of to retire a batter, walking three, of the fi rst inning and later scored Stacey was 3-for-3 from the top first inning then cruised to a the Homedale lineup in check, giving up a hit and being saddled on an error to tie the game, 1-1, of the Homedale batting order. shortened non-conference victory allowing only Scott’s base hit and with three unearned runs. but Weiser fi red back with a run Mitch Quintana and Timmy in Homedale. a leadoff single by Jonny Stacey April 21: Weiser 11, Homedale in the top of the second. Scott collected Homedale’s other Vale led 11-0 when Homedale in the bottom of the fi rst. 1 — The Trojans tied the game, Weiser went on to score nine hits. √ Meeting: Summer camps to be discussed Slew of rookies From Page 16 and the varsity camp at Eastern baseball program to get to the Attendees also will learn about Oregon University in LaGrande, meeting as soon as possible after the summer calendar of events Ore., also will be distributed at their spring commitment. playing HMS tennis from May to August and Spirit the meeting. “I’m looking forward to meet- Every sports coach dreams of a girls who toted rackets as seventh- Pack information. Holtry invites all players and ing them,” he said. strong feeder program. Homedale graders. Information on the junior varsi- parents to the meeting, and asks For more information, call Middle School’s tennis team could Homedale Middle School ty summer football camp at Valley any players who are part of the Holtry at 412-7398. be developing into a strong asset has two matches remaining in for its high school counterpart. its season, including a home Sixteen first-year players fi nale Monday against McCain dot this year’s HMS roster for of Payette and a road match next coach Ken Olsen, giving him Wednesday in Ontario. an inexperienced squad but also The Trojans began the season providing the potential of huge against two of the stronger teams numbers in the coming years when in the 3A Snake River Valley the athletes move on to coach conference — Parma and Payette. 3Mb Mark Weekes’ high school team. 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Add walnuts; cook and stir until lightly Heat oven to 425°F. Combine raisins, sugar, 2 FAMILY FEATURES toasted. Add onions and celery; cook and stir table spoons flour, cinnamon and salt. Mix with until crisp-tender. apples and lemon juice. ut time on your side this Mother’s Day with quick-prep recipes that are perfect for buffets or family Stir in rice and remaining ingredients. Heat If using pie dough, fit into 9-inch pan accord - gather ings. Serve a turkey, ham or roast as the main dish, then add some of these creative and simple thoroughly, stirring occasionally. ing to package directions. Pour fruit into pie shell. Psides, salads and desserts. Classic Rice Pudding Combine remaining 3/4 cup flour, brown Start off with a little flair by offering crab cakes or stuffed endive spears. These appetizers are an easy and Serves 4 sugar and butter just until mixture resembles elegant way to impress all the moms at the table. 3 cups milk coarse crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over For the main event, try the Honey Nut Dressing with ham, or the Orange, Cranberry, Spinach Salad alongside 1 cup Minute White Rice, uncooked raisin-apple mixture. Bake on lowest oven rack poultry. The Waldorf Brown Rice Salad would complement beef or pork roast. Finish things off with a classic 1/4 cup sugar for 10 min utes. Reduce temperature to 350°F 1/4 cup Sun-Maid Natural Raisins and bake an additional 45 to 55 minutes or until (and fast) Rice Pudding. 1/4 teaspoon salt golden brown. Serve warm or cold. Versatile and healthy, dried fruits and quick-cooking brown rice combine for savory and sweet dishes that 2 large eggs leave you more time to enjoy yourself. 1 teaspoon vanilla Festive Endive Spears Makes about 3 dozen appetizers Visit MinuteRice.com for additional recipes that will take the hassle out of cooking. Combine milk, rice, sugar, raisins and salt in For more delicious recipes and tips on healthy living, visit www.sunmaid.com. medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stir ringcon - 1/2 cup Sun-Maid Natural Raisins stantly. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 6 2 tablespoons orange or apple juice minutes, stirring occasionally. 8 ounces goat cheese softened, Beat eggs and vanilla lightly in a small bowl. or cream cheese Stir small amount of hot mixture into eggs. Stir - 1/4 cup finely chopped sun-dried ring constantly, slowly pour egg mixture back tomatoes in oil into hot mixture. 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil Stirring constantly, cook on low heat 1 minute 1 clove minced garlic until thickened. Do not boil. Remove from heat. 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes Let stand 30 minutes. 3 heads Belgian endive Serve warm. Store any remaining pudding in Basil sprigs for garnish refrigerator. Combine raisins and juice. Cover and micro wave on high power 45 seconds. Let stand 2 minutes. Orange, Cranberry, Spinach Salad Combine cheese, tomatoes, basil, garlic and Serves 4 pepper flakes. Mix well. Stir in raisin mixture. 3 tablespoons plain rice vinegar Trim ends of endive and separate heads into 2 tablespoons olive oil spears. Spread cheese mixture on endive spears. 1 tablespoon honey Arrange spoke-fashion on serving platter. Serve 1 teaspoon grated orange zest immediately or cover and chill up to 2 hours 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard before serving. Gar nish with basil sprigs. 1/2 cup Sun-Maid Cape Cod Cranberries 1 5- or 6-ounce bag fresh baby spinach Waldorf Brown Rice Salad (about 8 cups) Serves 4 1 large orange sliced into bite-size pieces 1 cup Minute Brown Rice, uncooked 2 tablespoons thinly sliced or chopped 2 medium apples red onion 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/2 cup chopped celery Combine vinegar, oil, honey, zest and mustard in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts small bowl; blend vigorously with a whisk. Add 1/2 cup Sun-Maid Natural Raisins dried cranberries and let stand 10 minutes. Mix or Tart Cherries spinach, orange slices and onion in large bowl. 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise Toss with dressing to evenly coat. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt feta cheese. Spring salad greens (optional) Prepare rice according to package directions. Amazin’ Crab Rice Cakes Cool. Serves 4 Wash, core and dice apples, without peel ing. 1 cup chicken broth Place apples in large bowl and toss with lemon 1 cup Minute White Rice, uncooked juice. Add rice, celery, nuts and raisins or 2 eggs cherries; toss to combine. 2 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, In medium bowl, combine mayonnaise and drained, flaked yogurt. Blend well. Fold into rice mixture. Serve 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning over salad greens, if desired. 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine Fresh lemon wedges (optional) Bring broth to a boil in small saucepan. Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min - utes. Fluff with fork. Classic Beat eggs lightly in medium bowl. Add rice, Rice Pudding crab meat and seasoning; mix well. Refrigerate 5 minutes. Shape into 8 patties. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add patties; cook 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and heated through. Serve with fresh lemon wedges. Page 20 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Commentary Baxter Black, DVM Wayne Cornell Not important ... On the but possibly of interest edge of The stuff we put up with The world has been taken over by stuff. and stuff. And while we were there we had dinner and common Back in mid-20th century, some people got the idea they stuff. And after dinner we went to a movie and stuff.” I could improve the English language by adding padding was tempted to ask her if they encountered identical stuff to it. These people believed when a person talks there while shopping, dining and at the movies or if there are shouldn’t be any periods of silence, even if the speaker different types of stuff? sense doesn’t have anything to say. So they came up with words It’s diffi cult to blame the “stuffers” as their language to fi ll those voids. comes from the TV they watch and the newspapers they The choices The fi rst padding word I remember encountering was read. “ya know.” The speaker might say something like, “We There was a time when members of the news media went to the dance Saturday night, ya know. There were a considered themselves protectors of our language. Now, we make lot of girls, there, ya know. Next week we all will have to however, the reporters and editors and the “stuff” they go, ya know.” churn out are the problem. I was in Colusa, Calif., in the beautiful Northern A shorter version of “ya know” is “uh” — as in “Uh, Several years ago the local daily newspaper started Sacramento Valley. But farmers are worried because we went to the dance and, uh there were a lot of girls and running a “Stuff to do” page every Friday — letting of the lack of snowmelt in the surrounding mountains, uh, we all will have to go next week.” people know about weekend events. While I do not claim which furnishes their irrigation water. Drought is a serious There were some padders who preferred “um” to “uh” to speak perfect English, it seems to me that heading the problem in many parts of the country. or “ya know.” And there were others (but not many) who, page “Weekend Activities” would have been better than In times when conservation of water is so critical, um, spiced up their speech by uh, using all three in one calling it “Stuff to do” The editors took it a step farther by how do environmentally conscious consumers justify the sentence, ya know. encouraging readers to sell their “stuff” using the classifi ed consumption of all-natural organic produce, products that The English language is constantly evolving. Actually, ads. I think the assumption was that younger potential use more precious water and cost considerably more per “evolving” isn’t the word I should use. If something is readers are involved in “stuff”, not activities. pound or per acre to grow than crops that use herbicides, evolving it usually means it’s improving — getting better. Over the past several years, daily newspaper circulation pesticides and chemical fertilizer? So to be polite, I guess I’ll just say English is changing. has been steadily declining. Several well-known dailies I would be hypocritical if I didn’t place the same scrutiny Now “stuff” has arrived on the scene. have shut down or gone into bankruptcy. Some of the on my personal proclivity to buy Choice grade beef. Beef, It wasn’t that long ago that the primary defi nition of the people who worked on daily newspapers in the “old days” which uses more grain, at least quantitatively, than meat word “stuff” was to cram something tightly into a confi ned contend the primary reason papers are dropping dead that grades Select. The same dilemma applies to the eco- space — or, for a space to be fi lled to the point where there isn’t because of tough economic times or the Internet. It aware person who buys a brand-new fuel effi cient Toyota is no more room. A person might say, “I stuffed a rag in the is because they quit printing real news and started fi lling that gets eight more miles to the gallon than the three-year- hole keep the cold air from coming in.” Or, after eating a their pages with “stuff.” old Ford Explorer that they now own. Logically the energy big meal, someone would say, “I’m so stuffed I can’t eat My opinion for some time has been that “stuff” isn’t and natural resources consumed in building the new Toyota another bite.” the main thing daily newspapers are full of — if ya know could never be justifi ed by the fuel savings. Several months ago, I was talking to a relative when what I mean. The answer that explains our behavior is that This is a I realized she was using a new word padding technique. — Go to www.theowyheeavalanche.com to link to some Free Country. Free to eat the meat and vegetables we desire Virtually every time she came to the end of a sentence, of Wayne’s previous columns on his Internet blog. You’ll and drive the car we like and can afford. America is a land she threw in “and stuff,” as a place holder. She said fi nd the link in the bottom right-hand corner of the home of abundance. Even in our bad economy we are lavish something like, “We went to town to do some shopping, page. consumers compared to most of the world. We live in a land where even the poor have a vehicle and cable television. It is good that our concern to conserve natural resources has grown. But there is often a condition: the sacrifi ce must Idaho Legislature not be personal. Sen. Ted Kennedy loves wind power, but not in his own backyard. Movie stars condemn pharmaceutical companies but demand the best health care possible when they get sick. Senators know they need to eliminate redundant Legislative session far from failure military bases unless it’s in their own state. Coloradoans by Bert Brackett, Jim Patrick and Stephen Hartgen refuse to dam beautiful canyons until their own suburb runs As the Idaho Legislature passes its 14th week in the out of water, farmers complain about government spending second-longest session on record, occasional media except for the Farm Bill, and I gripe about the price of complaints suggest legislators should wrap it up and come gasoline as long as my Conoco stocks don’t drop! home with whatever can be salvaged. The session, if you Truth is, we are so wealthy as a nation we can still afford would read the media reports, is a resounding failure. luxuries, even in hard times. Luxury is relative, though. It Why? Well, the reasons cited are several, but they boil can be a hybrid car, a meal at Ruth Chris Steak House, an down to failure to pass some media-favored legislation, organic Thanksgiving meal, a $500 vet bill for your dog, a which is mostly liberal and mostly costly. Beer and wine $24 monthly cable TV payment, or $4.80 for a triple-shot taxes? Raise ’em. Local option sales tax? Every community no-foam gingerbread latte. needs ’em. Tenth Amendment sovereignty memorial? Who Bert Brackett Jim Patrick Stephen Hartgen I do not expect shoppers at Alfalfa’s to quit buying needs it! Most of these positions are hatched in urban organic, restaurants to quit serving prime beef or people quarters of the state where expansion of government is midwifery in Idaho. to quit trading in older cars for more effi cient but more greeted as a good thing. If the state isn’t doing something, • Zebra mussel prevention. This invasive species, if environmentally costly ones. I cannot make excuses for well, it’s just something we haven’t got to yet. carried into Idaho lakes and rivers, would be devastating our behavior. I can only quote a survey that said three But out in District 23, we think voters are more skeptical to irrigation canals and other waterways. A new program out of four Americans make charitable donations each of government expansion and regulation, and more should help delay and maybe prevent that invasion. year. Considerably more than Europeans, the Middle East protective of genuine rights. They appreciate us passing • Off-road vehicles. This legislation clarifi es where and most of the rest of the world. We choose to help our what is necessary and saying no to what is not. Here is just ATVs can be used and helps county law enforcement with neighbors and the global needy our own self, rather than six items taken up by your Legislature. Most of these have rescue costs when accidents occur. leave it up to the government. received zero to minimal coverage in the local press: • Catastrophic Health Care funding. This requires What we have going for us is the right to choose and the • Election consolidation. This proposal, nearly 100 hospitals to notify counties when they receive a probable history of being one of the most generous people that ever pages, would consolidate elections onto just a few dates indigency case, thereby allowing for managed care and walked the face of the Earth. So, in spite of the drought and and thereby increase voter scrutiny and attention. The bill reduced funding. the economy, if you want to help, fi x your leaky faucet, passed the House easily and is pending in the Senate. We also dealt with memorials to Congress on topics help your neighbor and pray for rain. • Open meetings reform. Even the media likes this like state sovereignty, introduction of non-native species — Can’t get enough Baxter? Visit his Web site at www. reform of unworkable public meetings laws to make for and the right to bear arms. Some critics think these are baxterblack.com for more features, merchandise and his easier compliance and clear notice of agendas. meaningless gestures, but we think they serve the important new book, “The World According to ... Baxter Black Quips, • Midwifery reform. This legislation, in the works Quirks & Quotes”. for several years, gives needed clarity to the practice of –– See Session, page 21 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 21 Commentary Financial management Community banks, credit unions best bets for your money Dear Dave, heartedly in credit unions. As a Dear Tim, debt-free and have an emergency We’re completely debt-free, rule, these institutions practice Ask yourself this question: If fund, you can handle those. It’s the and my husband and I have excellent customer service. Plus, I become disabled, how much things that could incapacitate you been very conservative with our most of them didn’t get mixed up money will I need to live on? In for years, or even the rest of your investments our entire lives. the sub-prime debacle. most cases, the maximum you can life that should concern you. Considering the current state of Community banks and credit get is around $75,000. Since you If you get into a bad health situ- the economy, we were wondering unions are both safe, and in most guys have a pre-tax income of ation, non-cancelable, long-term if a credit union would be a safer cases, they’re both fabulous $100,000, you’d be able to live on disability is defi nitely the kind place than a traditional bank for National Credit Union Adminis- places to put your money! that, even a little bit less, if some- you want as long as the additional some of our savings. tration (NCUA) is the FDIC of the — Dave thing happened to one of you. premium for such a feature isn’t — Beverly credit union world, and they also Check out the tax situation. sky high. But if you can get this increased their coverage limits Dear Dave, Historically, employer-furnished for a few more dollars a month, Dear Beverly, in 2008. My wife and I are a few months disability payments were taxable I’d go for it! With a traditional bank, you’ve The biggest thing you want to away from being completely debt- as replacement income, while — Dave got the Federal Deposit Insurance look at is the “hassle factor” if free, except for our house. Our com- payments on individual policies Corporation (FDIC) looking out your institution goes broke and bined income is about $100,000 a were considered insurance pro- — For more fi nancial advice, for you. Late last year, Congress closes up shop. I haven’t done year. We’ve been looking into ceeds, and not taxable. This will visit the Web site or call (888) temporarily increased the basic business with big banks for years, long-term disability insurance. make a big difference in how 22-PEACE. Have a question for FDIC insurance coverage limit primarily because of the awful What is non-cancelable guaranteed much available cash you will be Dave? Send correspondence to from $100,000 to $250,000. This customer service you get at most long-term disability insurance? getting. [email protected] or change is scheduled to remain of them. I like local, commu- How much should we get? I don’t worry about short-term write Dave $ays, 1749 Mallory in effect throughout 2009. The nity banks, and I believe whole- — Tim disabilities, because if you’re Lane, Brentwood, TN 37027 √ Session: More to Tundra getting through session By Chad Carpenter than is seen in media From Page 20 function of letting Washington, D.C. know when we feel strongly about our cherished rights. A right undefended is a right soon denied. Even today, any reader of the Declaration of Independence can see the passion of the colonists in the lengthy list of particulars and grievances they lodged against George III and Parliament. Additionally, sometimes a “no” vote is the right one. We often see proposals which sound good, but which on further refl ection, would result in higher costs and unforeseen consequences, or which just are confused or unclear. We said “no” this year to regulations on home drainfi elds, a plan to hold state jobs open for employees for up to three Congress must renew pledge to victims years and a proposal to provide attorneys fees in workers’ compensation cases even when medical costs have been by Sen. Mike Crapo services and direct compensation to victims of crime reasonably denied. In all these cases, the “no” vote was In 2007, the U.S. Department of Health and Human nationwide. In Idaho in 2008, $1.6 million was allocated to the prudent way to go. Services estimated that more than 790,000 children in victims’ assistance projects and programs from the Crime And oh yes, we dealt with a state budget that, in the the United States had been maltreated, that is, subject to Victims Fund, and approximately 450 Idahoans who were end, is nearly 14 percent below a year ago, the effects of neglect, physical or sexual abuse, psychological abuse and victims of crime received direct compensation that included a persistent recession. We have not made everyone happy medical neglect. That is a rate of just over 10 children for money from the fund as well. In the beginning of Fiscal to be sure, but we have done so while being compassionate every 1,000. Of these, nearly 32 percent were under the Year 2009, the fund had more than $2 billion. However, for and even-handed to health and welfare recipients, school age of four, and approximately 75 percent had no prior the past nine years, Congress has substantially restricted teachers and state workers. When we go home, we will do history of maltreatment. the amount of money allowed for these critical grants. In so with a balanced state budget, as required by the Idaho According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2006, 2009, in fact, Congress only allowed $635 million of this Constitution. That’s not so in many states where a more the most recent year for which data is available, close to non-taxpayer fund to be used for its stated purpose. I am liberal agenda prevails. 233,000 females and close to 28,000 males aged 12 and working to change that through the Budget Resolution Carping about this or that item from the media towers is a older were victims of rape and/or sexual assault in the where I’ve included a technical point of order that would longtime press tradition, but it doesn’t refl ect the reality of United States. stop Congress from redirecting the remaining balance to how laws are passed and people’s interests are defended in In 2006, approximately 6.1 million attempted and/or other purposes, as it has for almost a decade. Idaho. As we wind up the fi nal weeks of a long legislative completed crimes of violence occurred, including rape Hundreds of thousands of victims of crime went without session, we trust most Southern Idaho constituents know and sexual assault, robbery and aggravated and simple assistance or services last year. Many Idaho shelters saw how to separate the whining on the sidelines from the work assault. service-ending and door-closing cuts to critical federal being done in Boise. While the incidence of females killed by intimate dollars. This is intolerable, when there are non-taxpayer — Sen. Bert Brackett (R-Rogerson) and Reps. Jim partners declined between 1975 and 2005, according to dollars from perpetrators of crimes mandated, by law, to Patrick (R-Twin Falls) and Stephen Hartgen (R-Twin the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in recent years, about one- be used for this purpose — two-thirds more than Congress Falls) represent District 23 — all of Owyhee County and third of female murder victims were killed by an intimate is currently releasing. It’s time for Congress to abide by part of Twin Falls County — in the Idaho Legislature. partner, compared to three percent of male murder victims the law that it passed in 1984. It’s time for the members and, of all female murder victims, the proportion killed by in Congress today who were original co-sponsors of that Letters to the editor an intimate partner has been increasing. law in 1984 to abide by the very law they argued for 25 All letters to the editor submitted to The Owyhee In 2006, the Department of Justice calculated that the years ago. Avalanche must be no longer than 300 words, signed and total economic loss resulting from personal and property During Crime Victims Week, fi nd ways to help locally — include the writer’s address and daytime phone number. crimes totaled more than $18.4 billion. volunteer or make a donation to a local shelter or victims’ Submit letters by noon Friday in any of these ways: April 26 through May 2 is National Crime Victims Week, advocate organization, thank the victims’ advocates in your • E-mailed to [email protected] and this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Victims of community, and thank law enforcement for their dangerous • Faxed to (208) 337-4867 Crime Act (VOCA), historic legislation that established and vital work. Together, we can help ease the fi nancial, • Mailed to P.O. Box 97, Homedale ID, 83628 the Offi ce of Victims of Crime at the U.S. Department of emotional and psychological burden that victims of crime • Dropped off at the Avalanche offi ce at 19 E. Idaho Justice and created the Crime Victims Fund, a dedicated, in our communities, state and nation bear. Ave., in Homedale mandatory fund into which fi nes and forfeitures in federal — Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) is the state’s senior member For more information, call (208) 337-4681. court are deposited and then granted out to provide victims’ in the U.S. Senate. Page 22 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Looking back... from the fi les of The Owyhee Avalanche and Owyhee Chronicle 25 years ago 50 years ago 140 years ago May 1, 1984 April 30, 1959 April 24, 1869 Commissioners approve city planning Soper wins close race for mayor VICTOR HUGO has a sketch, made by himself, of the The Owyhee County Commissioners gave unanimous A total of 452 ballots were cast in the city election dead body of John Brown. It is quite life-like, for a dead approval to Homedale’s comprehensive planning and Tuesday in which Orville Soper was elected mayor, Frank study, with the slight exception that the distinguished zoning ordinances last Thursday. Public hearing had Matteson was re-elected to the city council for a 4-year author, supposing Brown to have been a negro, so already been held where the public was invited to express term. Paul Zatica was elected for a 2-year term, both in portrayed him. its feelings on the changes. the 1st ward, and Wade Nichols was elected for a 4-year Homedale now has the right to enforce its laws where term in the 2nd (West) ward. OUR EXTENSIVE NEIGHBOR of the Wave has caught before it had no jurisdiction in outlying areas according to Mr. Soper polled 126 in the 1st ward and 115 in the 2nd up the hue and cry which has been raised against us by the Owyhee county Prosecutor Clayton Andersen. ward for a 241 total. uncouth genius who presides over the Statesman, (at whom The County ordinance defi nes the geographic area of Two hundred thirty-six voters turned out in the 1st ward the very pigs squeal from a pin when they see him pass) city impact that includes land lying within unincorporated at the American Legion hall. and gives vent to his envy in doggerel, for no other offense parts of the County. Andersen said that Homedale’s original Judges were Mildretta Adams, Mary Dell Peterson and except that, unlike him, we had the fortune to be formed in requests were substantially reduced because of public Hazel Key. Clerks were Charlotte Pierce and Fay Orr. the image and likeness of our Creator – for which Divine testimony. Two hundred sixteen ballots were cast in the 2nd ward at favor we are thankful, but not vain. We cannot blame him, the Friends church. Judges were Monty Worden, Carolyn we rather commiserate his case. Nature has been very Garrett becomes third school board candidate Townsend and Bessie Barnes. Clerks were Donna Eachus lavish with him in some respects, but woefully remiss in Gary Garrett, a Central Cove fruit rancher, has fi led and Nellie Bidwell. others. On the whole however, he is doubtless happier. petitions to run in the May 15 Homedale school district “Vanity of personal appearance” is a pardonable human Board elections, according to Jim Duncan, School Board Trojans win tourney berth weakness; but his “make-up” will always relieve him of secretary. Penny Masar and Gail Tuttle are also seeking The Homedale Trojans earned a berth in the class B the necessity of indulging in it to any alarming extent. the three year, unpaid positions. district baseball tournament at Nampa, May 4-9, by edging Garrett, who has been an orchardist all his life, also Adrian 9-8 here Tuesday afternoon. Marsing will also COTTONWOOD. In another column will be seen a brief taught fi ve years in the Vallivue school district. He has represent the SRV-B league in the tournament. communication from “Snowstorm” at Cottonwood from both a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in education from Homedale’s Trojans romped to their fourth SRV-B which it appears that that locality has some pretensions in the the College of Idaho and is a member of the Homedale league victory Thursday as they battered the winless Wilder way of quartz. The facts related are reliable and a prosperous PTA. Wildcats 15-4. The Trojans have now won four and lost little camp midway of the thoroughfare leading from this Garrett will be running in zone 3 which is the Canyon one in league play. place to Flint is not unlikely to be one of the realities of the County portion of the district. Chuck Yost, who held the It was a 4-4 ball game going into the bottom of the fourth near future. We wish those who are engaged in developing post for 14 years, is not seeking reelection this year. frame when the Trojans exploded for seven runs. the quartz interests of that section, all success. Kirt Weimer, an Idaho Power employee and current zone 4 board member, is running unopposed. That zone School election candidates fi le FLINT. A friend of ours at Flint, writes us under date encompasses the portion of Homedale that lies south of James W. Purdom has fi led for school board trustee for of April 21st, that the town is where it used to be, and, Montana Avenue. The last day to fi le petitions was Friday, district 1 April 27, and Ron Robinson fi led for re-election notwithstanding the Rising Star Mill has temporarily April 27. in the fi rst district April 28. suspended operation, the boys are enjoying themselves, Dr. George Wolff fi led last week as a candidate in fi shing, hunting, &c., with confi dence in the District’s Groundbreaking held for church school district 5. future unabated. Work is progressing in several of the In a ceremony occasionally interrupted with the moos Orville Vance fi led for reelection in district 5. mines, and the snow has entirely disappeared from terra of nearby cows, local Seventh Day Adventists dug the fi rma and the “green grass grows all around.” fi rst shovelfuls of sod to commence construction on the Trojans defeat six class B track teams Friday church’s new grade school on Sunday. Homedale’s Trojans defeated six other class B foes MR. R. H. LEONARD returned a few days ago from Reuben Beck, the Idaho SDA Idaho Conference Friday to win a high school track meet at Fruitland. The a short visit to the home of his boyhood in the forests of Treasurer, spoke of the reasons why Adventists have a Trojans scored 46 1/2 points to edge the home standing Maine, looking as fat and jolly as ever. We learn, that on his worldwide system of such schools when he said “the Grizzlies who fi nished with 41. way coming back, he narrowly escaped with his life. The purpose of education … is to serve as a barrier against Homedale walked off with the most victories, fi ve, and train of the Union Pacifi c, in which he was traveling, broke widespread corruption, to provide qualified men and was paced by double winner Laron Waite. Melba and New through a bridge, precipitating the entire string of cars into women for the work of the church, and to teach young Plymouth also had double winners. Larry Childs of the the depths below. One man was killed, and several others people a better way of living.” Beck said the church was Mustangs won the discus and 880 while New Plymouth’s wounded. Mr. Leonard sustained a slight contusion. under no illusions about the costs of such high goals; “it Clarence Hinton captured both the hurdle events. means sacrifi ce, and continuing sacrifi ce.” QUARTZ. A long line of quartz teams can now be seen New buildings make progress daily on Washington street, hauling ore to the Ida Ellmore Silver Star Chapter installs offi cers The new building on Idaho Avenue that will house the Mill. The late snow storm has covered the bare roads and Silver Star Chapter No. 83, OES, Homedale, installed Vern Underdahl agency has started taking shape. Dick Fry rendered hauling impracticable again; but with the present offi cers on April 17 in an open installation held in the and his crew have been working steadily on it and have warm, pleasant weather, it cannot last long, and soon the Homedale Masonic Temple. Past Worthy Matron Margaret fi nished the sides and roof. wheeled schooners will be employed. Buck opened the meeting. The rock shop being remodeled by Harold Doak is going Offi cers installed were Maie DeCardoville, Worthy to be an attractive setting for the many displays of uncut THE DALLES MOUNTAINEER says that there is a Matron Frank Mercer, Worthy Patron; Melody Orris, and polished rock. The rock front of the building which is steady stream of Chinamen pouring through that valley, associate matron; Robert Huff, associate patron; Margaret located between Murphy’s Oil and Dale’s Dairy Kreme, on their way to the mines. They come like locusts, and Buck, secretary; Ruby Orton, treasurer; Maxine Satterfi eld, is near completion and the planter near the sidewalk is should the deluge continue long they are quite sure to conductress; Sylvia Case, associate conductress; Palma being started. overstock the labor market and drive white workingmen Sharpen, chaplain; Charlotte Pierce, marshal; Margaret out of the country. Huff, organist; Elsa Percy, Adah; Marguerite Wood, Ruth; Owyhee jail escapees captured Jeanne Mercer, Esther; Ida Breach, Martha; Lucile Tarr, Two prisoners, who escaped from the Owyhee county MR. MARTIN LEBRECHT has shown us a letter, Electa; Amy Adams, Warden; Joe Bennett, Sentinel. jail, after picking the lock, early Friday were tracked by received by him from D. Patton, dated Treasure City, White bloodhounds and a sheriff’s posse to a clump of willow in Pine, which gives a decidedly ungratifying account of affairs Over coffee… the wilds of Owyhee county, 30 miles southeast of Murphy in the new Silverado. Patton says that majority of the miners Marine Staff Sgt. Facundo Ojeda, Jr., son of Facundo near Grand View early Saturday. are dead broke; everything is controlled by a monopoly, and and Celia Ojeda of Homedale, is currently participating in One of the escapees was identifi ed as Robert R. Mattson, those who are outside of the “ring” fare poorly indeed. “Team Spirit 84.” He is a member of Marine Air Support 31, alias Robert E. Nelson, who is an escapee from the Squadron 2, Marine Air control group 18, First Marine Oregon State prison in Salem and was apprehended a week EUREKA! “One of our boys” is now boarding at the Aircraft Wing, Okinawa, Japan. ago and was being held for Oregon authorities Cosmopolitan Restaurant, and he says it is “just the place Last weekend the Everett Ensleys attended a pigeon fl yer The other was Edmond Lee Bender, 18, described as a he has been long looking for.” Your breakfast is good, the shoot in Sand Hollow, where they watched their daughter, full-blooded Indian, being held for violation of terms of lunch better, and the dinner best. Everything is neat and Linda Collingham participate in the shoot. probation on a bad check charge. well served. The Cosmopolitan is the place. Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 23 Public notices SYNOPSIS OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES APRIL 13, 2009 Alcohol Beverage license. Approved Contract with Environmental Forestry. Approved Boat Safety Grant. Adopted Resolution 09-12 Planning & Zoning letters EMS Grant for Silver City Alcohol beverage license Cancellation of April 28th Board meeting Executive Session 67-2345 (b) Adopted Resolution 09-13 The complete minutes can be viewed in the Clerk’s offi ce or on line at owyheecounty.net. 4/29/09 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION BID REQUEST FOR GRAVEL CRUSHING Sealed bids will be received by the Owyhee County Road and Bridge Department, Attn: Charlotte Sherburn, Clerk P.O. Box 128 Murphy, Idaho 83650 until 5:00 p.m. on May 29th, 2009 for the crushing of gravel with the following specifi cations: Crushing of 20,000 tons ¾ minus, 10,000 ton ½ chips of road mix near Bruneau. For more information please contact David Miller, District III Supervisor, at (208)845-2746 please leave a message. Crushing of 15,000 tons of ¾ minus road mix at Silver City Road. For more information 4/29/09 established for the City of the western district boundary with in person may obtain their ballots please contact Larry McDaniel Homedale for the fiscal year Succor Creek. East on Succor starting April 21, 2009. Electors District 1 Supervisor at (208)495- ORDINANCE 379 beginning October 1, 2008, shall Creek to Idaho Ave. East on applying by mail should submit 1170. AN ORDINANCE OF be unaffected by this ordinance. Idaho Ave. to the city limits their requests as soon as possible. All products must meet state THE CITY OF HOMEDALE, SECTION 4. Effective Date. of Homedale at Johnstone Rd. The absentee ballot must be specifi cations. IDAHO AMENDING THE This ordinance shall take effect and South on Johnstone Rd. to the received by the Clerk no later Bids will be awarded on ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS be in full force upon its passage, point where the city limits depart than 8:00 p.m. on the day of the June 2nd, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. by ORDINANCE #378 FOR THE approval and publication in the to the east. Easterly on the city election. the Owyhee County Board of FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING newspaper of general circulation limits to U.S. Highway 95 then By Order of the Board of Commissioners, at the Owyhee OCTOBER 1, 2008 AND in the City of Homedale, and the south along U.S. Highway 95 to Trustees, County Courthouse in Murphy, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, offi cial newspaper of said City. Pioneer Rd. East on Pioneer Rd. /s/Faith K. Olsen, Clerk Idaho. The completion date shall 2009 TO REFLECT THE Passed under suspension and Pioneer Rd. extended east to 4/29;5/6/09 be before September 1, 2009. RECEIPT OF UNSCHEDULED of the rules upon which a roll the Snake River. Southeast on the 4/29;5/6/09 REVENUES AND INCREASING call vote was taken and duly Snake River to the east district NOTICE OF PUBLIC AND ESTABLISHING THE enacted an ordinance of the City boundary. South along the east HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC APPROPRIATIONS FOR of Homedale, Owyhee County, district boundary. West along the The Marsing Planning & HEARING EXPENDITURES IN THE Idaho at a convened meeting of south district boundary. North Zoning will hold a public hearing Please be advised that a public WATER AND SEWER FUNDS. the Homedale City Council held along the west district boundary on May 4, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the hearing will be held before the Whereas the City of Homedale on the 23rd day of April, 2009. to the beginning. Marsing City Hall, 425 Main St. Council and Mayor of the City of has had an increase in revenue This ordinance shall be in As provided by Idaho Code, Marsing, ID Homedale on the 13th day of May, from sources other than an increase full force and effect from and Section 33-502A no write-in The purpose of the public 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at Homedale in the ad valorum tax revenue in after its passage, approval and vote shall be counted unless a hearing is to hear public comment City Hall, 31 West Wyoming, that it has borrowed money under publication. declaration of intent has been fi led on a special use permit from Homedale, Idaho. its existing bonding authority in Adopted this 23rd day of April, with the District Clerk indicating Jamie & John Suarez to have their The subject matter of this the amount of $600,000.00 for the 2009. City of Homedale, Owyhee that the person desires the offi ce business part of their home. The hearing is: Water Fund and $900,000.00 for County, Idaho and is legally qualifi ed to assume address is 404 Main Street. 1. Ordinance amending the the Sewer Fund; By: Harold S. Wilson, Mayor the duties of school trustee if All interested persons are Homedale Zoning ordinance to Be it ordained by the mayor and elected. The declaration of encouraged to attend. Written add a new section concerning council of the City of Homedale Attest: Alice E. Pegram, City intent shall be fi led not later than comments will be received at temporary commercial use SECTION 1. That the sum Clerk/Treasurer fourteen (14) days before the day Marsing City Hall until May 1, licenses and transient merchant of an additional $600,000.00 is 4/29/09 of the election. 2009. licenses, amending ordinance appropriated to the Water Fund The polls will be open from Services for persons with 309 by adding a provision making and an additional $900,000.00 is NOTICE OF SCHOOL 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the disabilities may be made available this ordinance controlling with appropriated to the Sewer Fund to TRUSTEE ELECTION following location: by calling City Hall three days in regard to temporary commercial defray the necessary expenses and HOMEDALE JT. SCHOOL Zone 2: Homedale School advance of the hearings. uses, amending ordinance no.65 liabilities of the City of Homedale, DISTRICT NO. 370 District Administrative Offi ces, Christy Martinat, P&Z by adding provisions relating Owyhee County, Idaho for the CANYON AND OWYHEE 116 East Owyhee Avenue, Secretary to vendors and food vendors, fi scal year beginning October 1, COUNTIES, IDAHO Homedale, Idaho 4/22,29/09 and incorporating recommended 2008 and ending September 30, Public Notice is hereby given An elector must be a registered changes of the Planning and 2009 be and the same is hereby according to law, and the requisite voter who has resided in this state NOTICE Zoning Commission regarding amended as follows: action of the Board of Trustees and in this school district at least The Idaho Unclaimed Property the use of temporary model homes SECTION 2. Objects, Purposes of Homedale Jt. School District thirty (30) days preceding the Program will post an updated list of to not be limited to garages, to and Amounts of Appropriations. No. 370, Canyon and Owyhee election. Idaho Unclaimed Property owners eliminate references to drive up That the objects and purposes for Counties, Idaho, that the annual Qualifi ed electors who expect to on the internet on May 1, 2009. services, to place responsibility which such appropriations are school trustee election will be be absent from the District on May This online list will be updated for prosecution of section 1 upon made, and the amounts of such held on May 19, 2009. 19, 2009, or who will be unable, quarterly at tax.idaho.gov (click the City Attorney, and to require appropriations are as follows Only those qualifi ed electors because of physical disability on “Unclaimed Property”) anyone copies of various approvals and after accounting for receipt of residing in Trustee Zone No. or blindness, to go to a polling without Internet access can view permissions under section 1 to unscheduled revenues: 2 may vote for a Zone No. 2 place, may vote by absentee the list on computers at any Idaho be provided to the City during the Appropriation Object candidate. The purpose of said ballot. Written application for an State Tax Commission offi ce, or at application process. and Purpose Amount of election shall be to elect one absentee ballot may be made to most public libraries. Unclaimed 2. Amended Zoning Ordinance, to Appropriation trustee to serve for a period of the Clerk of the Board of Trustees Property consists of abandoned add airport hanger as allowed use Water Fund, Water lines three years from the date of the on a form made available at the bank accounts, forgotten refund in an industrial zoned area and other water infrastructure election one trustee who resides School District Administrative checks, utility deposits, gift The public is invited to attend construction $600,000.00 within trustee zone no. 2. Offi ces, 116 East Owyhee Ave., certifi cates, and more. and offer input. Sewer Fund, Sewer lines Trustee Zone No. 2 is more Homedale, Idaho on Monday 4/29/09 Alice E. Pegram and other sewer infrastructure specifically described as through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to City Clerk/Treasurer construction $900,000.00 follows: 4:30 p.m. Such application must City of Homedale (208-337- SECTION 3. Tax Levy TRUSTEE ZONE 2 -- be made no later than 5:00 p.m., 4641) Unaffected. That the tax levy Beginning at the intersection of May 18, 2009. Electors applying Page 8B Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Public notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE OF BUDGET AMENDMENT US Ecology Idaho, Inc. that the undersigned has been Bruneau-Grand View School District No. 365 (USEI) is hereby providing appointed personal representative Elmore and Owyhee Counties notice of a recent Class 2 Permit of the above named estate; that all NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at the regular school board meeting of Joint School District No. 365, Modifi cation in accordance with claimants having claims against Thursday, May 7, 2009, 7 p.m. Rimrock Jr. Sr. High School, a proposed 2008-2009 budget amendment will the requirements of 40 CFR Part the above named decedent are be presented for approval. The budget is presently determined by the Board of Trustees and is available 270.42(b). The purpose of this required to present their claims for review in the district offi ce. The budget amendment is called pursuant to Idaho Code, Section 33-801. modifi cation request is to update within four months after the Meeting notices have been posted throughout the district. the Waste Acceptance Criteria and date of the first publication of PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT applicable radiological procedures this notice or such claims will School District #365 – Bruneau-Grand View for the management of low- be forever barred; and that such GENERAL M & O FUNDS ALL OTHER FUNDS activity radiological materials at claims must either be presented Proposed Proposed USEI’s Grand View facility. to the undersigned personal Adopted Budget Amended Budget Adopted Budget Amended Budget The required 60 day comment representative of the estate at the REVENUES 2008-2009 2008-2009 2008-2009 2008-2009 period shall begin on the date of address stated below, or be fi led Fund Balances $385,192 $ 337,606 $4,520,934 $4,221,081 publication of this notice in the with above named Court. Local Revenue 117,000 85,000 476,458 602,850 Idaho Statesman. All comments DATED: April 1, 2009 State Revenue 3,130,736 3,269,402 88,747 99,731 should be addressed to: /s/Allen K. Maybon, Personal Federal Revenue 122,764 144,000 495,550 535,104 Department of Environmental Representative, 3536 Taxidermy Other Sourc./Trans. 21,000 30,778 Quality, 1410 North Hilton, Boise, Ln., Homedale, ID 83628. TOTALS $ 3,755,692 $ 3,836,008 $ 5,602,689 $ 5,489,544 Idaho 83706-1255, Attention: Ms. Richard B. Eismann, Attorney EXPENDITURES Kim Custer for the Personal Representative, Salaries $1,948,168 $1,898,391 $ 377,736 $ 414,706 A Public Meeting shall be 3016 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa, Benefi ts 597,812 596,512 98,097 104,664 held regarding this Class 2 ID 83651 Purchased Services 787,394 919,042 297,987 272,909 Modifi cation request at Rimrock 4/8,15,22,29/09 Supplies/Materials 171,378 161,209 361,196 348,121 Jr./Sr. High School in Owyhee Capital Outlay 4,300 4,814 4,014,594 3,900,677 County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, AMENDED NOTICE OF Debt Retirement 440 462 394,200 394,200 May 19, 2009. TRUSTEE’S SALE Insurance/Judgments 65,200 64,800 4,612 4,612 Copies of the request for On July 31st 2009 at the hour Transfers 21,000 30,778 000 000 modification and supporting of 10:00 a.m. on said day, at the Contingency Reserve 160,000 160,000 54,267 49,655 documentation are available front door of Owyhee County TOTALS $ 3,755,692 $ 3,836,008 $ 5,602,689 $ 5,489,544 for viewing and copying at the Courthouse, 20381 State Highway A copy of the school district budget is available for public inspection in the administrative offi ces following locations: 78, Murphy , ID 83650, Bruce J. of the school district. State of Idaho, Department Blohowiak, as successor trustee, Catherine R. Sellman, Clerk of Environmental Quality, 1410 will sell at public auction, to the Joint School District No. 365 North Hilton, Boise, Idaho highest bidder, for cash, in lawful Grand View, Idaho 83624 US Ecology Idaho, Inc., 20400 money of the United States, all April 29, 2009 Lemley Road, Grand View, payable at the same time of sale, Idaho the following described real Eastern Owyhee County property, situated in the County AN UNMARRIED MAN, as said deed of trust is $79,355.32 2007 Recorder’s instrument Library, Grand View, Idaho of Owyhee, State of Idaho, and TRUSTORS to TITLE ONE as plus accruing interest and costs number: 260965 County: Owyhee The Idaho Department of described as follows, to wit: original Trustee, and MORTGAGE and expenses actually incurred Sum owing on the obligation: as Environmental Quality (IDEQ) A parcel of land being a portion ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION in enforcing the obligations of April 6, 2009: $103,706.18 contact for request for permit of the Northwest Quarter of the SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) is the there under or in this sale, as Because of interest, late charges, modifi cations is Ms. Kim Custer Northwest Quarter, Section 28, benefi ciary solely as nominee for trustee’s fees and/or reasonable and other charges that may vary at (208) 373-0130. USEI’s Township 3 North, Range 4 West, FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL attorney’s fees as authorized in from day to day, the amount due compliance history during the Boise Meridian, Owyhee County, CORP.,AN OP. SUB OF MLB&T the promissory note secured by on the day you pay may be greater. life of the permit being modifi ed is CO., FSB on that certain Deed of the aforementioned Deed of Trust Hence, if you pay the amount Idaho . and more particularly nd available from the IDEQ contact described as follows : Trust dated February 22 2007 together with any advances made shown above, an adjustment may person. BEGINNING at a brass cap and recorded under Owyhee or to be made. All delinquent be necessary after we receive your If you have any questions marking the Northwest corner County recorder’s no. 260010. amounts are now due, together check. For further information regarding this Permit Modifi cation, of the Northwest Quarter of the This Trustee’s Sale is subject with accruing late charges and write or call the Successor Trustee please feel free to contact USEI’s Northwest Quarter, Section 28, to a bankruptcy fi ling, a payoff, interest, unpaid and accruing at the address or telephone number contact person, Mr. Jim Hancock Township 3 North, Range 4 West, a reinstatement o any other taxes, assessments, trustee’s fees, provided above. Basis of default: at (208) 834-2275, or Ms. Kim Boise Meridian. Owyhee County; conditions of which the Trustee is attorney’s fees and any amounts failure to make payments when Custer with the Idaho Department thence not aware of that would cause the advanced to protect the security due. Please take notice that the Environmental Quality for further South 88°52’33” East 221 .00 cancellation of this sale. Further, associated with this foreclosure Successor Trustee will sell at information at (208) 373-0130. feet along the Northerly boundary in any of these conditions exist, and that the benefi ciary elects to public auction to the highest 4/29/09 of the said Northwest Quarter of this sale may be null and void, sell or cause the trust property to bidder for certified funds or the Northwest Quarter, Section 28, the she successful bidder’s funds be sold to satisfy said obligation equivalent the property described NOTICE OF HEARING ON to a PK nail, said PK nail being the shall be returned, and the Trustee Dated: 3/26/2009 above. The property address is NAME CHANGE REAL POINT OF BEGINNING; and the Benefi ciary shall not be By: /s/Bruce J. Blohowiak, identified to comply with IC CASE NO CV09-01034 thence continuing liable to the successful bidder for Successor Trustee 60-113 but is not warranted A Petition to change the name South 88°52’33” East 441 .00 any damages. Mail to: Bruce J. Blohowiak, to be correct. The property’s of Brandon Cody O’Dell, born feet along the said Northerly THE ABOVE GRANTORS 201 W. North River Drive, Ste legal description is: Lots 17 and July 2, 1993 in Logan, Utah, boundary of the Northwest Quarter ARE NAMED TO COMPLY 500, Spokane, WA 99201 18 of Block 2 of the Revised residing at 104 Rim View Drive, of the Northwest Quarter, Section WITH SECTION 45-1506(4) 4/8,15,22,29/09 Townsite of Butte, Now the City Melba, ID 83641, has been fi led 28, to an iron pin ; thence leaving (a), of the IDAHO CODE. NO of Marsing, Owyhee County, in Owyhee County District Court, said northerly boundary REPRESENTATION IS MADE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S Idaho, according to the offi cial Idaho. The name will change to South 0°00’27” East 152 .50 THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, SALE plat thereof on fi le and of record Brandon Cody Coates, because: feet to an iron pin; thence PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE Notice of Trustee’s Sale Idaho in the offi ce of the Recorder for Brandon would like his name North 88°52’33” West 441 FOR THIS OBLIGATION. Code 45-1506 Today’s date: April Owyhee County, Idaho. The sale changed to match his brothers, .02 feet parallel to the Northerly The default for which this sale 6, 2009 File No.: 7023.00639 is subject to conditions, rules and myself and husband who has boundary of the said Northwest is to be made is he failure to pay, Sale date and time (local time): procedures as described at the raised Brandon since he was four. Quarter of the Northwest Quarter when due, under said Deed of August 07, 2009 at 11:00 AM sale and which can be reviewed O’Dell is my maiden name to an iron pin; thence Trust Note, monthly, principal, Sale location: in the lobby of the at www.northwesttrustee.com or The child’s father is Unknown North 0°00’00” West 152 interest taxes and insurance Owyhee County Courthouse, USA-Foreclosure.com. The sale and his address is Unknown. .50 feet to the POINT OF payments in an amount not less 20381 State Highway 78, Murphy, is made without representation, A hearing on the petition is BEGINNING. than $617.83 for the month Idaho 83650 Property address: 12 warranty or covenant of any kind. scheduled for 11:30 o’clock am THE TRUSTEE HAS NO of December 2008 and each Butte Lane Marsing, ID 83639 (TS# 7023.00639) 1002.116880- on May 11, 2009, at the County KNOWLEDGE OF A MORE month thereafter together with Successor Trustee: Northwest FEI Courthouse. Objections may be PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION accrued late charges and other Trustee Services, Inc., an Idaho 4/22,29;5/6,13/09 fi led by any person who can show OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED costs and fees as provided by the Corporation P.O. Box 997 the court a good reason against the REAL PROPERTY, BUT Deed of Trust Note and Deed of Bellevue, WA 98009 (425) 586- name change. FOR PURPOSES OF Trust together with accrued late 1900 Deed of Trust information For FAST results... DATED: 4/3/09 COMPLIANCE WITH IDAHO charges and other costs and fees Original grantor: Angeles Villa, try the Charlotte Sherburn CODE, SECTION 60-113, as provided by the Deed of Trust a married person Original trustee: By Lena Johnson, Deputy THE TRUSTEE HAS BEEN Note and Deed of Trust; and the Pioneer Title Company Original Clerk INFORMED THAT THE principal balance owing as of this benefi ciary: Wells Fargo Bank, Classifieds! 4/8,15,22,29/09 STREET ADDRESS OF: date on the obligation secured by N.A. Recording date: May 14, 5867 Dunlap Rd., Marsing, ID NOTICE TO CREDITORS 83639 MAY SOMETIMES BE CASE NO. CV-2009-1020H ASSOCIATED WITH SAID IN THE DISTRICT COURT REAL PROPERTY. OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL Said sale will be made without DISTRICT OF THE covenant or warranty regarding STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND title, possession or encumbrances FOR THE COUNTY OF to satisfy the obligation secured OWYHEE by and pursuant to the power In the Matter of Estate of sale conferred in the deed of DWAIN G. MAYBON, of trust executed by executed Deceased. by MATTHEW J. CUPP, Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 25 Public notices NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S right-of-way along a curve to the February 24, 2006 as Instrument GIVEN that, PIONEER LENDER which is presently held by HSBC SALE right with an arc length of 16.52 No. 255341 and re-recorded TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC, BANK USA. THE ABOVE On Monday, August 17, 2009 feet, a radius of 268.60 feet, a February 27, 2006 as Instrument the duly appointed Successor GRANTORS ARE NAMED at the hour of 11:00 o’clock A.M., central angle of 03°31’28”, and No. 255352, Mortgage records Trustee, will on July 31, 2009, TO COMPLY WITH SECTION of said day, on the steps of the a long chord which bears South of Owyhee County, Idaho. THE at the hour of 11:00 AM, of 45-1 506(4)(A), IDAHO CODE. Owyhee County Courthouse, 01°59’50” East a distance of ABOVE GRANTORS ARE said day, FRONT STEPS OF NO REPRESENTATION IS located at 20381 State Highway 16.52 feet; thence NAMED TO COMPLY WITH THE OWYHEE COUNTY MADE THAT THEY ARE, 78, Murphy, ID, South 00°14’06” East along SECTION 45-1506(4)(a), IDAHO COURTHOUSE, 20381 STATE OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY Alliance Title & Escrow Corp., said Westerly right-of-way a CODE. NO REPRESENTATION HWY 78, MURPHY, ID, sell RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS as successor trustee, will sell at distance of 79.38 feet; thence IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, at public auction to the highest OBLIGATION. The default for public auction, to the highest South 88°49’03” West a OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY bidder, for cash, in lawful money which is sale is made is the failure bidder, for cash, cashiers check, distance of 128.11 feet; thence RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS of the United States, all payable to pay when due under the Deed of certifi ed check or tellers check, North 00° 00’00” East OBLIGATION. at the time of sale, the following Trust Note dated 8/7/2003, THE (from a bank which has a branch perpendicular to the North The default for which this described real and personal MONTHLY PAYMENT WHICH in the community at the site of the boundary of said North One- sale is to be made is failure property (hereafter referred to BECAME DUE ON 1/1/2009 sale), money order, State of Idaho Half of the Northeast Quarter to: Make principal and interest collectively as the “Property”), AND ALL SUBSEQUENT check or local government check, of the Southeast Quarter a payments as set forth on said Deed situated in the County of MONTHLY PAYMENTS, PLUS or cash equivalent in lawful distance of 98.53 feet to the True of Trust and Promissory Note. OWYHEE, State of Idaho, to-wit: LATE CHARGES AND OTHER money of the United States, all Point of Beginning. The original loan amount was LOTS 1 AND 2 OF BLOCK 6 OF COSTS AND FEES AS SET payable at the same time of sale, THE TRUSTEE HAS NO $49,500.00 together with interest THE AMENDED PLAT OF THE FORTH. Amount due as of March the following described real KNOWLEDGE OF A MORE thereon at the rate of 9.1250% TOWNSITE OF HOMEDALE, 26, 2009 Delinquent Payments property, situated in the County PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION per annum, as evidenced in OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO, from January 01, 2009 2 payments of Owyhee, State of Idaho, and OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED Promissory Note dated February ACCORDING TO THE at $ 589.63 each $ 1,179.26 1 described as follows, to wit: REAL PROPERTY, BUT FOR 13, 2006. Payments are in default OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF payments at $ 614.03 each $ This parcel is a portion of PURPOSES OF COMPLIANCE for the months of November 2007 FILED AUGUST 9, 1911 AS NO. 614.03 (01-01-09 through 03- the North One-Half of the WITH IDAHO CODE, SECTION through and including March 7284 ON FILE IN THE OFFICE 26-09) Late Charges: $ 0.00 Northeast Quarter of the 60-113, THE TRUSTEE HAS 2008 in the amount of $540.07 OF THE RECORDER FOR Beneficiary Advances: $ 0.00 Southeast Quarter of Section BEEN INFORMED THAT THE per month and continuing each OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO. Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: 9, Township 3 North, Range STREET ADDRESS OF: 608 and every month thereafter until The Trustee has no knowledge of a $ 1,793.29 All delinquencies are 5 West of the Boise Meridian, 2nd Street East, Homedale, date of sale or reinstatement. The more particular description of the now due, together with unpaid Owyhee County, Idaho and is ID 83628, MAY SOMETIMES principal balance as of March 5, above-referenced Property but, and accruing taxes, assessments, more particularly described as BE ASSOCIATED WITH SAID 2008 is $49,500.00 together with for purposes of compliance with trustee’s fees, attorney’s fees, follows: REAL PROPERTY. accrued and accruing interest Section 60-113 of Idaho Code, costs and advances made to COMMENCING at the If the successful bidder cannot thereon at the rate of 9.1250% per the Trustee has been informed protect the security associated Northwest corner of said North provide the bid price by means of annum. The per diem is $12.38. In that the address of 211 NORTH with this foreclosure. The principal One-Half of the Northeast one of the above means of payment, addition to the above, there is also 6TH WEST, HOMEDALE, ID balance is $58,180.85, together Quarter of the Southeast the sale will be postponed for 10 due any late charges, advances, 83628, is sometimes associated with interest thereon at 8.790% Quarter; thence minutes only to allow the high escrow collection fees, attorney with said real property. Said sale per annum from 12/1/2008 to South 00°21’13” East along bidder to obtain payment in a fees, fees or costs associated with will be made without covenant 3/1/2009, 8.790% per annum the West boundary of said form prescribed herein above. If this foreclosure. or warranty regarding title, from 3/1/2009, until paid. The North One-Half of the Northeast the high bidder is unsuccessful The balance owing as of this possession or encumbrances to Benefi ciary elects to sell or cause Quarter of the Southeast in obtaining payment as directed date on the obligation secured by satisfy the obligation secured the trust property to be sold to Quarter a distance of 305.51 within 10 minutes, the sale will said deed of trust is $49,500.00, by and pursuant to the power satisfy said obligation. Anyone feet; thence be re-held immediately and any excluding interest, costs and of sale conferred in the Deed of having any objection to the sale North 90°00’00”East parallel bid by the high bidder from the expenses actually incurred in Trust executed by MICHAEL on any grounds whatsoever will with the North boundary of previous sale, will be rejected, all enforcing the obligations R. SCHOONOVER, AN be afforded an opportunity to be said North One-Half of the in accordance with Idaho Code thereunder or in this sale, as UNMARRIED MAN AND heard as to those objections if Northeast Quarter of the 45-1502 et. Sec. trustee’s fees and/or reasonable SAMUEL J. SCHOONOVER, they bring a lawsuit to restrain Southeast Quarter a distance of Said sale will be made without attorney’s fees as authorized in the AN UNMARRIED MAN, as the same. DATED: 3/26/2009. 1139.61 feet to the True Point of covenant or warranty regarding promissory note secured by the Grantor, to FIRST AMERICAN PIONEER LENDER TRUSTEE Beginning; thence continuing title, possession or encumbrances aforementioned Deed of Trust. TITLE INSURANCE COMP, as SERVICES, LLC Trustee By North 90°00’00” East parallel to satisfy the obligation secured Dated: April 16, 2009 Trustee, for the benefi t and security Kara Lansberry, Assistant Trustee with said North boundary a by and pursuant to the power of Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC Offi cer c/o REGIONAL TRUSTEE distance of 127.17 feet to a point sale conferred in the deed of trust By: Bobbi Oldfield, Trust REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, SERVICES CORPORATION 616 on the Westerly right-of-way executed by Olita Pope and Arthur Offi cer Phone: 947-1553 INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ITS 1st Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, WA of U.S. Highway 95, said point L. Pope, wife and husband, as 4/22,29;5/6,13/09 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, 98104 Phone: (206) 340-2550 being Grantor to Alliance Title & Escrow as Benefi ciary, dated 8/7/2003, Sale Information: http://www. South 53°50’36” East a Corp., as Successor Trustee, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S recorded 8/1 3/2003, under rtrustee.com ASAP# 3048258 distance of 0.73 feet from a for the benefit and security of SALE Instrument No. 244663, Mortgage 4/8,15,22,29/09 two-inch aluminum monument; Central Mortgage Company as Trustee’s Sale No. 02-FHH- records of OWYHEE County, thence along said Westerly Successor Benefi ciary, recorded 71914 NOTICE IS HEREBY IDAHO, the benefi cial interest in Page 26 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Owyhee County Church Directory Knight Community Church Crossroads Grand View Assembly of God Pastor Paul H. Ryan • 834-2639 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Wilder Hwy 19 & 95, 482-7644 Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 10am Adult Bible Study: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11am Knight's Neighborhood: Sunday Evening Worship 6pm (Youth Activity Group) Friday 5-6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study 7pm HELP HELP WANTED WANTED Assembly of God Farm help wanted. Must speak Friends Community Our Lady of the Valley English & have experience. Call Church Church Catholic Church Owyhee Dairy 337-4226 LOOKING FOR A JOB!!! 1122 W. Linden St., Caldwell Drivers/CDL Career Training Homedale Wilder - Homedale 15 West Montana, 337-4458 459-3653 w/Central Refrigerated. We train, Pastor George Greenwood 17434 Hwy 95, 337-3464 Mass: Sunday School 9:30 am employ w/$0 down financing. Sunday School 9:30am Saturday 5:00 pm Worship Services: 10:45 am Sundays Sunday 9:30 am Positions avail. Now! 800-525- Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Sunday Evening Service 6:00pm Spanish Mass: Saturday 7:00 pm 9277 x6033 Wed. Bible Study 7:00pm Spanish Mass: Sunday Noon Chapel of Hope Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Church of Jesus Christ of Hope House, Marsing Latter Day Saints Homedale - 337-4248 Look for the Blue Church There is no time like now to Sunday Services 10am South Bruneau Hwy at the Hope House Homedale join the Army National Guard. Rev. Ross Shaver, Pastor Welcoming Families, especially those with 708 West Idaho Ave 337-4112 Youth and Adult Sunday School 9-9:45am special needs children. Bishop Alan McRae You will receive: Wed. Adult Bible Study 7-8:30pm Keith Croft, Pastor 880-2767 Bishop Ronald Spencer Consignment Training Visitors Always Welcome! Jake & Alisha Henrioulle, Youth Pastors 761-6747 Sunday 1st Ward 9am Education Sunday Services at 10 am Sunday 2nd Ward 12:30pm RV’s needed! Adventure Motorhomes, travel Money Service to Country trailers, or 5th wheels. Homedale Baptist Wilder Church of God Mountain View We’ve been in the same Enlisting ages of 17-42. Church Wilder Church of the Nazarene location for nearly 35 years. For more information, contact: 205 A St. E, 482-7839 26515 Ustick Road, Wilder Local, experienced and well Homedale SSG Matt Wilson 212 S. 1st W. Pastor Ray Gerthung 337-3151 respected dealership. Was Sunday School 9:45am Sunday School 9:30 208-899-2096 Sunday School 10am & 11am Bob’s RV in Nampa, now... 208-922-2046 Sunday Service 11am Worship 10:30 Sunday Evening 7pm www.1800goguard.com Wednesday Evening 7pm Sunday Eve. 6:00pm Adult & Youth Bible Class: Wednesday 7:00 pm Happy Trails RV Pastor James Huls Wed. Eve. 7:00pm Bible Based Recovery: Friday 7:00 pm 3318 Caldwell Blvd. Nampa 467-2533 Iglesia Evangelica Wilder Marsing Church of Christ Owyhee Canyon Lands Paradise 317 3rd st., Marsing 932 Franklin, Marsing MARSING APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY Pastor Ramiro Reyes 611 Breath taking pristine acres. Asamblea Apostolica de Marsing 10 am Sunday School 221 W. Main • Marsing, Idaho Minister Gib Nelson 11 am Service Pastor Ricardo Rodriguez Sunday Bible Study 10am 482-7484 The only private land on the 896-5552 or 371-3516 Sunday Worship 11am Sunday School 1:30 pm • Sunday Service 3 pm Bilingual Thursday Service 7 pm • (Bilingual Services/Español) North Fork of the Owyhee River. Bible Missionary Church Site of the Famous Grasshopper Trail Crossing of the North Fork. Christian Church Homedale Assembly of God Church Traveled by the tribes to Buffalo Hunting Grounds in Montana Homedale West Idaho, 337-3425 Marsing and Fisheries on the Snake River. Pastor Ron Franklin 110 W. Montana, 337-3626 139 Kerry, 965-1650 Sunday School 10am Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid and their gang, “The Wild Bunch,” Pastor Maurice Jones Pastor Rick Sherrow Worship 11am Sunday Morning Worship 11am Sunday School 10am Sunday Evening 7pm crossed the river here after holding up the Winnemucca Bank in 1900. Church school 9:45 Sunday Worship 11am & 6 pm Wednesday Evening 7:30 Priced at: $1,800,000 Lizard Butte Baptist Church Nazarene Church Trinity Holiness Church Marsing Marsing Homedale Pastor David London Pastor Bill O'Connor 119 N. Main Contact: 541-586-2216 116 4th Ave. W., 859-2059 896-4184 Pastor Samuel Page Sunday worship: 12 2nd Avenue West 337-5021 Worship Services - Sunday 11am and 6pm Sunday School 10am Morning: 11am-Noon• Evening: 6-7pm Teen Services Sundays 7:00 pm Sunday Morning Worship 11am Sunday school 10 am-10:55am Sunday School - 9:45am Sunday Evening 7pm Wednesday evening 6pm-7pm Mid Week TLC Groups Thursday Evening 7:30pm Ted Stevens Retirement Church of Jesus Christ of Vision Community Church AUCTION Latter Day Saints Marsing United Methodist Church Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM MDT Marsing 221 West Main Marsing, Idaho Wilder LOCATION: 2 MILES NORTH OF WILDER, ID ON U.S. 95, 215 3rd Ave. West, 896-4151 208-896-5407 Corner of 4th St. & B Ave. Sunday 1st Ward, 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. 880-8751 THEN EAST ¼ MILE ON HOWE ROAD Bishop Lakey Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Pastor June Fothergill Sunday 2nd Ward, 12:30 p.m. Adult, Kids & Youth Meetings Wed. 7:00 p.m. Sunday Services 9:30am Preview Friday, May 8, 2009 1-5 PM Bishop Payne TERMS: CASH, SAME DAY BANKABLE CHECK, NO CREDIT CARDS NO BUYERS PREMIUM. ALL ITEMS SOLD “AS IS, WHERE IS” 6% IDAHO SALES TAX WILL APPLY LUNCH AVAILABLE Calvary Holiness Church First Seventh Day Adventist 20+ Tables Of A 55 Year Accumulation Wilder Presbyterian Church Homedale Of Household - Tools Etc. Corner of 3rd St. & B Ave. 16613 Garnet Rd., Homedale Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. 880-0902 or 453-9289 16’ Tandem Axle Trailer, Round Pen, 320 N. 6th W., 337-3060 Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Pastor Chuck Dimick Older Farm Equipment, Panels, Pastor Marianne Paul Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m. Sabbath School Sat. 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship 11am Wednesday Evening: 7:00 p.m. Worship 11am 2 Like New Mineral Feeders, Yard Art, Food Pantry Open Fridays 10 am - Noon Sunday School 11am Tuesday Prayer Mtg. 7:00 pm Collectables, Chicken Feeders, Bee Boards Our Lady Queen of Heaven And Much Much More By Sale Day. Iglesia Bautista Amistad Cristiana de Wilder Catholic Church - Oreana Watch Next Weeks Ad For More Info. Palabra de Esperanza 2009 Mass Schedule - UMC Homedale the following Saturdays at 9:30am Esquina de 4 y calle B Sale conducted by: March 28 - April 25 May 9 - Domingos Servicio: 12:00 pm El Ropero (Banco de ropa) Miercoles 12- 2pm Ted Stevens 208-989-3912 711 W. Idaho, 463-9569 June 13 - July 11 - Aug. 15 Martes y Jueves: 6:30 pm Ingles Pastor Jose Diaz Sept. 12 - Oct. 10 - Nov. 28 - Dec. 26 Auctioneer Steve Hawkins 541-212-5720 Sabados: 12:00 pm Arte Infantil Servicios: Los Domingos 11:00 am All are welcome! For more information, call St. Paul's Church, Nampa 466-7031 Todo en Espanol, Inf. 989 7508 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Page 27 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT FOR SALE SERVICES SERVICES Need a New Home? Payment 1 bdrm apartment, Wilder, Homedale Mini Mall Furniture Dependable grandma will do Anderson Lawn Care. Mowing, Protection Plan! Loose your job $375/mo $200/dep. Please call Mart Now Open! Tues-Sat 10am- baby sitting in my home. No more trimming & all other lawn care in the 1st 24 mos. of financing, 482-7204, 899-0648 5pm #20 W. Idaho, Homedale. than 2 kids. Any age. Reasonable needs. Free estimates. Call 989- we will pay 3 mos. payments! Marsing, 4 bdrm 2 bth in town, For sale or trade OBO: 20’ rates. Call Linda 795-7420, 949- 3515 or 936-0510 The time is right to buy a new $650/mo $650/dep, fenced yard, self contained travel trailer. Call 6536 Owyhee Mountain Lawn Care. home! Stop worrying! Call w/d hookup. 896-5355 anytime 896-4671 Spring Cleaning! When you Spring clean-ups, weekly lawn Today! 208-466-1276 Homedale, 2 bdrm house 1 bth, 2 reg. male Boston Terrier look outside do you see scrap mowing, all your lawn care Government will pay you up to new carpet, appl & W/D, fenced puppies. 1-black/white, metals? Have an old broken needs. Free estimates call Tyler $8000.00 to buy a New Home. yard, near grade school, no pets, 1-brindle/white. Ready May appliance? Let us come & help 880-1573 Don’t miss your share of the w/s/t included $550/mo +dep. 1st, $600 ea. APRI championed Crystal Bell Window Cleaning. stimulus bail out money, no 337-5066 parents. For details call Kathy you with your Spring Clean-up. Locally owned, call for estimate. gimmick’s, no hype. Call now 3 bdrm single-wide 1.5 bth in 249-4443 We will furnish the truck, trailer Licensed & Insured. 208-573- for info!! 208-466-1276 Jordan Valley, $375 w/s included. Microfiber couch & love seat, & will haul for FREE, scrap 8099 ask for Kevan munked@ Call Lou 541-586-2662 stain resistant, lifetime warranty, metals, old broken appliances speedyquick.net RV spaces for rent. 5 miles brand new in boxes. Retail $1399. & junk vehicles. If you live Local junk car & truck FARM AND southwest of Marsing, 4 miles Must sell $450. 208-888-1464 in the following areas: Parma, removal service. Free removal, RANCH from Givens Hot Spring. Bedroom set 7-piece cherry set Wilder, Homedale, Marsing or can pay cash for some. Call Bill Concrete Ditch Repairs. Spray Monthly, weekly & daily rates. Brand new in boxes. List $2250. west side of Caldwell, and need 208-724-1118 Urethane Foam. Martin & Martin 407-3631, 412-6749 Must sell $450. 208-888-1464 some assistance with Spring Top soil, fill dirt and all kinds of Builders, Inc. Bob Martin 541- Newer single wide, Homedale Bed-queen pillowtop mattress Cleaning...Call Bill 724-1118 gravel products delivered and/or 372-2615, 208-573-0614 3 bdrm 2 bth, $550/mo. includes Brand new, still in plastic, Concrete Ditch Repairs. Spray placed. Jim 573-5700 Custom hay service: cutting, W/S/T. No pets. Good references. warranty. Sacrifice $109. 208- Urethane Foam. Martin & Martin Backhoe, trackhoe, grader, baling, stacking & stack retrieval. 208-880-4883 921-6643 Builders, Inc. Bob Martin 541- dump truck or belly dump 208-899-1078 Storages for rent, Pioneer King-sized pillowtop mattress 372-2615, 208-573-0614 services for hire. Demolition, Custom Hay Stacking by Mini Storage, 4155 Pioneer Rd, New, in bag, with warranty. List Greenleaf Friends Academy driveways & general excavation. Moriah Farm. Your local “bale- Homedale. 208-337-4589, 208- $750. Sacrifice $199. 208-921- Preschool is now accepting Jim 573-5700 out” service. Serving the Western 573-2844 6643 applications for enrollment for Daycare, all ages, ICCP Treasure Valley. 208-318-3535 2 & 3 bdrm mobile homes in Cherry Sleigh bed solid wood the 2009-2010 school year. Our approved, all meals provided, Jersey calves for sale. $100 start town. $395 (and up) + deposit. w/mattress set. Brand new in lots of activities, preschool price. Please call 208- 337-3783 trained staff offers a safe, loving Please call 208-340-9937, 208- box. $299. 208-888-1464 and fun Christian environment available, 3 full time staff. Some 340-9997 Used tractor parts 100’s of evenings & overnight avail. Call Homedale, 1 & 2 bdrm salvaged farm tractors and for children to learn and play. Donna 337-6180 HOMEDALE GARDEN apartments avail. Rent from combines. Nampa Tractor The preschool is open from Technical Computer LLC, $395-$550 plus deposit. Allen Salvage, 9055 Hwy 20, Nampa, 9:00-11:30 a.m. and the daycare repairs, tune-ups, backups, APARTMENTS hours are from 7a.m. until FOR SENIOR CITIZENS and/or Property Mgmt 467-2132 ID 83687 (208) 467-4430 upgrades, networking. Call Tom Marsing Storage, Inc., Hwy 55 Roll ends: Great for packing 6:00 p.m. Preschool and Pre-K or Colette 896-4676 or go to HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED PERSONS Classes are available for ages 2 (208)337-4715 & Van Rd. Boat & RVs welcome. material, building fires, lining technicalcomputer.com Call 208-830-1641 birdcages or for your kids ½ to 5. Children must be potty- Tim’s Small Engine Repair 409 S. 1st st. W. to doodle on. The Owyhee trained. For more information, Complete servicing and repair HOMEDALE, IDAHO please call (209) 455-1673 83628 Avalanche, Homedale on all makes and models of Subscribe Today! or visit our website at www. Motorcycles, ATVs & Power The Owyhee Avalanche 208-337-4681 VEHICLES greenleafacademy.org Equipment 30916 Peckham Rd. 1971 Volkswagon Bug, runs Tutoring: Increase school Wilder 5 1/2 miles west of hwy great, 1600cc, low mileage, new success! Be a winner! $15/ 95. 482-7461 tires, replaced transaxle, orig. hr. Call Jenny at 896-4754. 2 Parker Tree Service Inc. Family interior, needs body work. $1500 Master’s Degrees. operated. Specializing in tree OBO 495-3805 Ready to rototill your garden? trimming, pruning, removal. For 500 sq/ft $50 minimum, senior the most reliable job & service discounts. 1989 Ford 350 call 208-591-0330. Lic/insured. YARD SALE Lawn Care: mowing, trimming, Saturday, May 2nd 8-3pm mechanics bed, low miles. 989- 5494 weeding, spring clean-ups & 24839 Hoskins Rd. Lots of great more! Please call 208-880-9080 stuff. Clothes, pictures, kids desk, lots of kids books ages 1-12, 25” TV, home interior decorations Buy it, sell it, trade it, rent it... that must go! Holiday decorations & much more! in the Classifieds! WoodlandQuality structures Construction @ affordable prices Custom Built !DAM s Shops, Barns, Garages Residential, Owyhee County’s Only Commercial & Agriculture Source for Local News Custom Homes & Remodels Free Estimates Serving the Treasure Valley for 17 years licensed and insured • RCT-23386 MARKET ACTIVITY IS INCREASING! Don’t miss out on your chance to be in your dream home with low prices, attractive rates, first-time buyer incentives and motivated sellers. Call today! NEW LISTING! * Surprise package in Canyon Estates in Owyhee County, 5 bed/2bath manufactured home on foundation on 1.49 acre lot. $229,900 NEW LISTING! * 1.37 acre building lot, approved for manufactured homes, in Canyon Estates in Owyhee County. $59,900 *AVAILABLE: 1+ acre building site, gentle slope, nice view, Homedale Schools - $32,500 *PRICE SLASHED: Birds-eye setting on Snake Rvr, 1/3 ac. 3400+ sq. ft. 5 bed/3ba home w/walkout basement - Dbmm!upebz!up!bewfsujtf!ps!tvctdsjcf $275,000 $250,000 *PRICE REDUCED: Room for horses on 2.62 ac. w/3 bed/2.5 ba home on Wilder rim w/shop - $299,900 $279,900 *PRIVATE RANCH: on Succor Creek with lovely 3 bed/3 ba home in paradise- call for more info on cow/calf set-up 319.448.5792 *AG OR DEVELOPMENT: 38.68 ac with CUP approved for 3 splits on Ustick/Fish near golf course – MAKE OFFER! Phone: 208-573-7091 www.pattizatica.com xxx/uifpxziffbwbmbodif/dpn Page 28 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Snake River Mart Mother’s Day Local Fresh Hanging Baskets! Picked Asparagus Tri City Meat Boneless Beef Extra Large Large Mexican Hamburger Patties Cross-Rib Steak Roma Tomatoes Hass Avocados $ 49 $ 09 $ 19 $ 29 2 lb. 2 lb. 1 lb. 1 ea. Beef Gold-n-Plump Mangos T-Bone Steak Whole Fryers Jalapeno Peppers $$ 4979 $ 59 ¢ ¢ 15 lb.lb. 4 ea. 79ea. 79 lb. Western Family 8 oz. $ Oscar Mayer 12 oz. $ 29 1 lb. River Ranch $ 19 Mexican ¢ Shredded Cheese 2 for3 Bologna 1 ea. Salad & Cole Slaw 1 ea. Papaya 89lb. Western Family 2 lb. $ 49 Lean $ 99 5 lb. $ 69 ¢ Cheese 4 ea. Ground Beef 1 lb. Red Potatoes 2 ea. Green Cabbage 49 lb. Boneless Beef $ 89 Deli ¢ $ ¢ Cross-Rib Roast 1 lb. Burritos 49ea. Cilantro 2 for1 Cantaloupe 79lb. Western Family Western Family Refried Beans Coca Cola Keystone Beer Diced Green Chiles Products ¢ ¢ $ 99 $ 99 79ea. 79ea. 4 ea. 13 ea. 4 oz. 12pk 12oz Cans 30pk 12oz Cans 16 oz. $ 19 Western Family 5 qt. $ 89 2 Liter Bottle $ 39 18pk Cans 20pk Bottles $ 99 LaVictoria Salsa 2 ea. Ice Cream & Sherbet 6 ea. Coke Products 1 ea. Coors Beer 13 ea. Western Family Top Ramen Western Family Lay’s $ 09 $ Gallon Storage Bags & $ 79 Potato Chips $ 59 Sour Cream ea. Noodles for ea. ea. 16 oz. 1 3 oz. 4 1 Qt.&Gallon Slider Bags 75 ct.1 11-11.5 oz. 2 Western Family Western Family Western Family Planters Peanuts Small Curd Cottage $ 19 Stuffing Mix $ 19 4-Gallon Small Garbage $ 79 $ 29 ea. ea. ea. 16 oz. ea. Cheese 24 oz. 2 6 oz. 1 Bags 30 ct. 1 3 Libby Old El Paso Meadowgold Toffee, Benadryl Sliced Peaches $ 69 Enchilada Sauce $ 49 Ice Cream Bars & $ 19 Allergy Tablets $ 79 15 oz. 1 ea. 10 oz. 1 ea. Sandwiches 6 ct. 2 ea. 24 ct. 4 ea. Western Family Nabisco Marie Callender’s Western Family Baby Premium Chunk $ 89 Wheat Thins $ 49 Frozen Entrees $ 29 Shampoo, Gel, Powder, $ 49 ea. ea. ea. ea. Chicken 10 oz. 2 16 oz. 3 15-18 oz. 3 Oil, Lotions 6.5-15 oz. 2 SRM COUPON SRM COUPON Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Western Family &Frosted Mini Wheats$ 89 Chewy Granola Bars $ 39 ea. Hanging Basket 23 oz. 3 ea. 10 ct. 2 ANY Soil Product Guittard Western Family $ 00 $ 00 Baking Chips $ 69 Peanut Butter $ 49 ea. ea. O F F 1 O F F 12 oz. 2 4 1 40 oz. LIMIT 1 • PER VISIT • 4/29-5/05/09 LIMIT 1 • PER VISIT • 4/29-5/05/09 HOURS: Mon. - Sat. 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Marsing, Idaho 7% 2%3%26% 4(% 2)'(4 4/ ,)-)4 15!.4)4)%3 !.$ #/22%#4 02).4%$ %22/23 s 02)#%3 %&&%#4)6% 4/29/09 thru 5/05/09