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Weiser hospital asking voters for Concern over coronavirus closes $6.5 million to courthouse and Weiser City Hall build ER wing by Steve Lyon Weiser City Hall closed to Bond measure will be the public on Thursday for an indefinite period in a precau- on May 19 primary tionary move to protect em- ployees and the public from election ballot any possible exposure to the by Steve Lyon coronavirus. Weiser Memorial Hospital trust- The action was taken one day ees will ask voters to approve a after the Weiser City Council $6.5 million bond measure to con- passed a resolution declaring an struct a new addition to house the emergency in a short meeting emergency department. last Wednesday evening. The hospital district board ap- At that time city officials proved going to voters with the said city hall would not close, bond to finance the largest expan- but then reconsidered and an- sion of the medical facility in many nounced the closure effective at years. The hospital’s bond levy will noon on Thursday. be on the May 19 primary election “We’re going to continue to ballot. review it, but it’s indefinite at The total cost of the proposed this time,” Mayor Randy Hib- ER addition project is $9 million berd said. and would take two years to com- City officials approved the plete. Weiser Memorial Hospital emergency declaration resolu- will contribute $2.5 million of the tion in a short meeting at city cost through grants, foundation hall on Wednesday night. fundraising and hospital financing. The mayor can declare an The $6.5 million bond would be emergency for seven days, Weiser City Hall closed to the public on Thursday at noon in an effort to prevent the spread paid by property taxes within the which can be extended with rat- of the coronavirus and possible exposure to employees. City leaders say they are continually hospital district, which takes in the ification from the city council. reviewing the situation and will post updates on the city’s website. Photo by Steve Lyon same area as the school district. Hibberd said the city could Hospital administrators have receive up to 90 percent reim- bursement for extra expenses Commissioner ‘I don’t want to put employees at risk’ said the emergency department at by Steve Lyon until at least March 30. On that court offices will remain open the 25-bed critical access hospital if a certain spending threshold is reached. The city is not sure Washington County com- date, commissioners will as- to the public during normal is in need of expansion and updat- missioners took emergency ac- sess the situation and decide if business hours. All court fil- ing for myriad of reasons. of what extraordinary expenses related to coronavirus might tion last Wednesday to close the the closure continues based on ings should be delivered to the The ER project received the county courthouse in response information on the coronavirus magistrate court office, which highest priority after two years of occur at this point. With city hall closed to the to the threat of coronavirus. from public health agencies, the is located in the county annex strategic planning with the hospital A sign on the courthouse on governor and federal officials. right across the street from the board and staff. public, residents are urged to pay their utility bills by us- Monday notified the public that The county’s trash transfer courthouse. “We don’t go into this lightly. the building is closed to in-per- sites in Weiser and Midvale During the emergency meet- We’re looking at all options to ing the dropbox located across from city hall, paying online, or son visits. County departments will remain open for public use. ing to consider the courthouse make it as least impactful on the in the courthouse will remain Emergency services will remain closure, commission chairman community, but in reality we have through the mail. There were no plans to re- staffed to assist citizens via tele- fully staffed and operational. Kirk Chandler said he heard that to move forward to get this done,” phone, email or online. The county jail has temporarily people were coming from out CEO Steve Hale said. duce the number of employees at city hall, and employees will The courthouse and annex, imposed restrictions on who can of the county to use local court Hospital district trustees ap- which houses the DMV and ve- visit inmates. proved hiring an architectural firm see CITY HALL, Page 12 hicle registration, will be closed The district and magistrate see COUNTY, Page 12 in 2018 to do a complete facilities masterplan. The review looked see HOSPITAL, Page 12 Absentee voting encouraged for May 19 primary All schools in Idaho Secretary of State considering alternatives to in-person voting state will be out by Steve Lyon of the May 19 primary date. are available online on the The continuing uncertainty County clerks in Idaho’s 44 county website and also on the until April 20 created by the coronavirus pan- counties are waiting to see if Idaho secretary of state website. demic has prompted the Wash- Secretary of State Lawerence Download the form, print it, fill Schools in Washington Coun- ington County clerk’s office to Denney makes any changes, it out, sign it, date it and return it ty and across the state will close encourage residents to vote ab- such as offering alternatives to the county clerk’s office: until April 20 under an order is- sentee in the May 19 primary. to in-person voting at polling Washington County Clerk sued Monday by the Idaho State In a little over two months places. P.O. Box 670 Board of Education to prevent from now, Republicans and The secretary of state’s web- Weiser, ID 83672 the spread of coronavirus. Democrats in Idaho will nomi- site promotes absentee vot- Voters also can call the coun- The additional time gives dis- nate their party’s candidate for ing with the slogan “vote early ty clerk’s office at 208-414- trict administrators the opportu- county, state and federal offices Idaho” and provides forms to 2092 and ask that an absentee nity to plan for remote learning in the November election. request an absentee ballot. The Idaho Democractic Party ballot request form be mailed to and providing food service if an There will also be a bond One concern that has been sent both Idaho Gov. Brad Little them. County officials said they extended school closure is or- measure on the May 19 ballot raised with in-person voting in and the Secretary of State a let- were already getting quite a few dered beyond April 20. that seeks $6.5 million in fund- the election is the age of many ter urging state officials to hold requests for ballots. Weiser schools are on an ex- ing for a new ER wing at Weiser poll workers puts them in the the May 19 primary election en- The county clerk’s office tended spring break this week. Memorial Hospital. at-risk category for exposure to tirely by absentee ballot due to could receive the absentee bal- Students were scheduled to re- Given the ever-changing coronavirus. coronavirus. lots as early as April 3 and will turn on Wednesday, April 1. coronavirus situation, and the There are also recomenda- The letter suggested that ab- start mailing them out. Until Monday’s board action, efforts to limit its spread, there tions on social distancing and sentee ballot request forms be The primary election ballots the state had left it up to school has been some discussion at limiting the number of people sent by mail to every registered must be returned to the county districts to decide on coronavi- the state level about possible that congregate in a group to Idaho voter. clerk’s office before 8 p.m. on rus closure plans. changes or even postponement slow the spread of the virus. Absentee ballot request forms election day, May19. 2 WEISER SIGNAL AMERICAN, Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Coming Up Weiser Elks Lodge bingo Have a fun evening at the Weiser Elks Lodge playing bingo on Thurs- Obituariesyears. He was the best Vernon was a wonder- day evenings starting at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and play. Vernon Loy Jacks ful husband, son, brother, Weiser Senior and Community Center closed Vernon Loy Jacks, 91 driver they ever had; just years old, a pioneer from ask any of his students. uncle and stepfather. He The Weiser Senior and Community Center has announced that they Vernon had other jobs loved his ranch and na- will be closed until further notice. Monday night bingo, lunches at the Midvale, Idaho, passed in his long life including ture, was a great storytell- center and the first and third Saturday breakfasts have been suspended. away March 18, 2020 at Weiser Care of Cascadia helping his dad deliver er and was always ready Anyone interested in meals on wheels please call the center at 208-414- to share his hunting and 0750 to order a meal to be delivered. in Weiser, Idaho. mail on the Star Route on Vernon is survived by horseback in all kinds of other adventures to eve- Weiser Lions Club meetings weather and working as ryone he met. The Weiser Lions meet monthly on the first Wednesday at noon and the his wife and soul mate Norma Jacks, his step- caretaker at the Midvale He will be terribly third Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Idaho Pizza. If you share our passion for and Keithley Creek cem- missed by family and helping others in our community, please join us. Everyone is welcome. son Rodney Jones and his wife Susan and son eteries. friends, and especially Fit and Fall Proof Classes Suspended Christopher, two sisters Vernon and his brother by his wife Norma, of 50 Fit and Fall Proof classes have been suspended until further notice. Aimee and Bertha, two Alan had a business called years, who is left with a For more information, contact Kasey Brock at 208-549-4490. brothers Alan and Bob- Have Hounds will Travel, broken heart. Gem State Fiddlers jam suspended by, and many nieces and hunting with their hounds Arrangements are un- The Gem State Fiddlers jam sessions have been suspended until fur- nephews. for raccoon, bobcat, and der the direction of Tho- ther notice due to the Weiser Senior and Community Center closure. Vernon quit school bear that farmers were mason Funeral Home. Twentieth Century Club and became a janitor of having trouble with. Ver- Condolences may be sent The Twentieth Century Club will meet on Friday, March 27, at the the Midvale High School non and his brother Alan to the family at www. Guthberlet Hall at 1:30 p.m. Jeri will host and Delores will present the and later became the bus also had a dairy, raised lienkaemper-thomason. program. driver and drove for many cattle, and grew alfalfa. com. Youth track registration deadline is April 1 Joyce Taylor will be back to teach youngsters sixth grade and under the fundamentals of running, jumping and throwing. The youth track registration deadline is April 1 at the Weiser Recreation Department of- fice. The fee is $12 and those 3 and under are free. Practice dates will be April 6-10 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Weiser High School track. The Death Notices practice for Tuesday, April 7 will be held at the Weiser Middle School. Carolyn Turner Gloria G. Huerta Pacita M. Alejandro The track meet will be held Saturday, April 11 at the Weiser High School Carolyn Turner, 75, of Gloria G. Huerta, 45, Pacita M. Alejandro, of track. Registration will begin at noon with the meet starting at 1 p.m. Payette, Idaho, passed of Weiser, Idaho, passed Ontario, Ore., passed away Cost is $2 per participant. For more information, call 208-414-0301. away March 19, 2020 in away March 17, 2020 in March 20, 2020 at Saint Nampa. Arrangements Weiser. Arrangements un- Alphonsus in Ontario. Ar- Friends of the Library under the direction of der the direction of Tho- rangements are under the The Friends of the Library will meet on Wednesday, April 1, at 4:30 mason Funeral Home. p.m. at the Weiser Public Library. Thomason Funeral Home. direction of Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel, Ontario. Four County Art Guild Donna ‘Kelly’ The Four County Art Guild meets the first Thursday of the month. The Ruth Hunter Michael Bishop Mae Kelly Ruth Hunter, 96, of guild’s next meeting will be held April 2 at the Weiser Public Library Michael Bishop, 58, of Donna “Kelly” Mae Weiser, Idaho, passed in the conference room at noon. Weiser, Idaho, passed away Kelly, 76, of Ontario, Ore., away March 19, 2020 in Easter Egg Hunt March 13, 2020 in Weiser. died March 15, 2020 at Weiser. Arrangements un- Ole’s Men Social Club will host their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Arrangements under the home. Arrangements by der the direction of Tho- Saturday, April 4 at 12 p.m. behind Ole’s Tavern. Children ages 0 to 10 direction of Thomason Fu- Lienkaemper Chapel, On- mason Funeral Home. are invited to come hunt eggs and win prizes. There will be a drawing neral Home. tario. for a barbecue donated by Ridley’s and $200 meat bundle donated by Ridley’s and OMSC. Washington County Waterways Committee Washington County Waterways Committee will meet April 7 at the Weiser Rural Fire Department, 167 W. Commercial St., at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Mann Creek Ditch Company meeting The Mann Creek Ditch Company annual meeting will be held on the steps of the Saling School on April 7 at 7 p.m. Chapter T P.E.O. Chapter T P.E.O. will meet on April 7 at 7 p.m. at the home of Kelly Haun. The social committee will host a birthday party. Friends of the Hospital to meet on April 13 The Friends of the Hospital will meet on Monday, April 13, for a luncheon at noon at the Weiser Christian Church, 1299 E. Second St. Indianhead Fly Fishers The Indianhead Fly Fishers will meet on Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m., at Idaho Pizza. All persons interested in fly fishing or wishing to be- come fly fishers are welcome to attend. Call Perry Kelley at 549-0538 or Mike Thomas at 549-2473, for more information. Republican Central Committee to meet April 14 The Washington County Republican Central Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 14, at the Weiser Elks Lodge at 7 p.m. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Kindergarten registration April 30 and May 1 Kindergarten registration for the 2020-2021 school year will be by appointment on April 30 and May 1. Call Pioneer School, 208-414-3131, to schedule an appointment. Student must be present for testing during registration. Bring child’s certified birth certificate and immunization records. The registration process will take approximately one half hour. Students entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before Sept. The Oregon State Police reported that Weiser resident Michael Maddox, 55, 1, 2020. was parked on the shoulder of I-84 in the eastbound lane near Baker City B.P.O.E. 1683 last Thursday when his vehicle was hit from behind by the driver of the Ford The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks meets the second and fourth Explorer. Maddox died at the scene of the early morning accident. OSP photo Wednesday of every month at 8 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 38 W. Idaho St. Weiser Lodge #23 AF & AM Weiser Lodge #23 AF & AM meets the first Tuesday of each month Weiser resident killed in at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 420 State St. For more information, call 550-1436. or visit www.weiserlodge23.com. TOPS ID 123 accident near Baker City TOPS ID 123, Weiser, meets every Tuesday at the Church of the A Weiser resident died on Thursday, Wash., slammed into the Pontiac. Redeemer in Guthberlet Hall at the corner of East First and Liberty. March 19, in a two-vehicle accident Maddox, who was seated in the driv- Weigh-in from 5 to 6 p.m. with the meeting starting at 6 p.m. Everyone near Baker City, Ore., on Interstate 84 er’s seat, sustained fatal injuries and is welcome. For more info, contact Glenna Schiedel at 549-3381. near milepost 342. was pronounced deceased. Archer was TOPS ID 219 The Oregon State Police reported the transported by ground ambulance to the TOPS ID 219 meets every Thursday morning at 9 a.m. at the Cottages, accident occurred at about 6:50 a.m. hospital for injuries. 1225 E. 6th St. For more info, call Karen Ross at (208) 550-0215. The preliminary investigation indi- A passenger in the Ford Explorer, Narcotics Anonymous cated that a Pontiac Grand Am driven Jimmy Padilla, 48, of Las Cruces, New Narcotics Anonymous will meet on Monday and Friday from 7 p.m. by Michael Maddox, 55, of Weiser was Mexico, was transported by air ambu- to 8 p.m. at the Church of Christ, 595 E. 2nd St. (meet in the base- parked on the eastbound shoulder of lance with serious injuries. ment, look for the blue door). For more information, contact Boyd at I-84 when an eastbound Ford Explorer OSP was assisted by Huntington Ru- 208-585-8089. All addictions welcome. operated by Debra Archer, 37, of Kelso, ral Fire Department and ODOT.

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The grand opening of the University of Idaho Cooperative Extension office in Weiser provided the opportunity to show off the many education programs and activities extension offers. Above, Megan Inwards, a 4-H program assistant, shows Gwen Potter slides to observe with a microscope. Photo by Steve Lyon Washington County extension Looking for something? office hosts grand opening Our advertisers are the best place to start. Whether it’s houses, County bought the former restaurant in downtown horses or health care this newspaper has been our community’s Weiser in 2018 and extensively renovated it trusted source of news and information for more than a century. by Steve Lyon good facility for a long time.” It was a larger remodeling project In a letter to county commissioners than initially envisioned, but the new read aloud at the grand opening, Dr. WEISER SIGNALProudly serving the Weiser River Valley AMERICAN since 1882 University of Idaho Extension Office in Barbara Petty, University of Idaho Ex- Washington County was worth the wait, tension director, said the new facility officials said at the recent grand open- will help extension deliver researched- ing. based educational programs designed to The public was invited to a ribbon improve people’s lives. cutting and to tour the building. County She thanked the county for the major commissioners Kirk Chandler and Nate investment in the facility and said the Marvin joined county clerk Donna At- support of local government was impor- wood in the ceremonial ribbon-cutting. tant to extension’s vision “to be lead- Extension educator Mary Ridout ers in building a thriving, prosperous, thanked contractor Robert Huff and healthy Idaho.” extension staff for their efforts in the “I believe this new facility will be a lengthy renovation project. The exten- hub of activity with the youth learning sion office will serve residents with nu- critical life skills and adults developing merous educational activities and pro- new skills and solving problems while grams for a long time. building a better future,” Petty said. “This is a day I think a lot of us have Pat Momont, district director for U of been waiting for,” she said. “This is a re- I extension, thanked commissioners for ally big day for us but also Washington the financial support and said the facil- County.” ity was an investment in the extension The remodeled building has 5,800 program for the next 50 years in Wash- square feet of space and features four of- ington County. fices, two storage areas and a classroom. He said Washington County was the For the grand opening, there were nu- first county in the state to provide the merous displays set up that showed off funding to support a full-time 4-H coor- the many extension programs, such as dinator. 4-H, master gardener and more. The county had been searching for Located right behind the building is space for the University of Idaho ex- a fenced yard that will provide outdoor tension office and 4-H program since space for activities and projects. The May of 2018, when the extension office master gardeners also plan to use the moved out of the county annex building space for educational purposes like dem- across the street from the courthouse to onstration gardens and raised beds. make way for the DMV and driver’s li- The county bought the former El Tam- cense office. alito restaurant in the fall of 2018 with Most recently, the county rented tem- the intent of transforming it into the new porary space for the extension office in county extension office. Design West Ar- downtown Weiser at 21 West Idaho St. chitects worked on the plans with input The extension office moved a couple of from extension staff and former county times since vacating the county annex planning administrator Chad Brock. building in May of 2018. Commissioner Nate Marvin said the In an arrangement that dates back central location in downtown Weiser is more than 100 years with the land grant ideal and the county was able to take an university, the counties around the state empty building and give it a new life and provide the facilities and the support purpose for decades to come. staff, along with an annual office operat- “I’m very happy with it. I’m glad we ing budget, while the extension educator did it,” he said. “I think it will make us a is a University of Idaho employee. During theIt hasGreat never Depression been W.K. Kellogg continued Washington County Marriage Licenses marketing hisso important cereals while his rivals were cutting Nov. 6 - Douglas Jay Brady and Cole Thomas Nov. 26 - Sierra Lynn back. In doingto advertise so he pulled ahead of Post Cereals in Parker and Ruth Elaine Franklin, both of Cam- Paulsen and Berkeley James Pedersen, both of Weiser. bridge. Walker, both of Weiser. sales, a change that has never been reversed. In the Great Depression, W.K. Kellogg Nov. 8 - Steven John Ful- Nov. 18 - Jose Luis Sali- Dec. 18 - Shayne Tho- continued marketing his cereals leton and Judith Diane Jen- nas and Erica Juarez, both mas Stone and Tara Nichole while all his rivals were cutting back. In doing so he pulled ahead of Post Cereals in sales, nings, both of Weiser. of Weiser. Roundy, both of Weiser. a change that has never been reversed. Nov. 13 - Shela Dawn Nov. 21 - Bryan Dan- Dec. 20 - Charles Ed- Gable and Tim David Freer, iel Bachelder, Ontario and ward Banks III, Caldwell WEISER SIGNALProudly serving the Weiser River Valley AMERICAN since 1882 both of Weiser. Lexcie Ruth Hawkins, and Erin Lynne Miller, Nov. 15 - Elizabeth Ann Weiser. Weiser.

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Jamie Brown The coronavirus cancellations keep coming Front office he disruptions to everyday life are Center has indefinitely cancelled sit- to warn the public but to quietly enrich LETTERS POLICY We strive to cover all the news and entertainment many these days due to the con- down lunch for the first time in anyone’s themselves. important to the people of Washington County, Idaho. Ttagion known as the coronavirus. memory. The center is offering takeout They got out with a profit while we Our entire staff takes part in the decision-making process The many community events that we meals and Meals on Wheels deliveries. the common people were left holding the of what appears in these pages and all content is locally look forward to this time of year and Call the center for details. bag. The average Joe’s 401K was pum- generated. If you have a story idea, please contact any brought us together have been cancelled Closing the center for dining is the meled by nonstop selling in the market. of the people you see here. one by one. right thing to do. It would be “The Guardian” newspaper called the The personal columns and letters appearing elsewhere on this page, and others, represent the opinions of single Many are major fundrais- beyond terrible if the coro- senators and their coronavirus insider individuals and do not necessarily reflect the position ers for local organizations navirus swept through the trading “a symbol of moral bankruptcy” of the newspaper. The WSA welcomes and encourages and churches. Without the center infecting seniors, who for profiting from a disaster. your Letters to the Editor. We will print all signed, revenue they could usually are at higher risk for serious The four senators have, of course, of- original letters of local interest. Letters should not be count on, they will have to illness. fered explanations and called the stock more than 350 words long and be typed. Please provide make some budget decisions sales prior to the market crash just a a phone number for verification. • • • We will not publish letters that are libelous in nature later on. Of all the bad news we matter of coincidence. I don’t buy it. It and reserve the right to edit all material for spelling, The Weiser Chamber of have been subjected to daily, smells too rotten. grammar, length and content. Letters of thanks are of- Commerce has had to pull one story elicited in me a Even if they didn’t personally call fered at a reduced price in our classified section. the plug on this year’s crab near apoplectic sense of out- their broker to dump stocks, someone feed. The date was just two rage. close to them did based on inside knowl- Periodical Class Postage paid at Weiser, Idaho. weeks away and it doesn’t EYE ON WEISER According to news sourc- edge they shared about the dark days on POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Weiser look like we will be over the Steve Lyon es, four U.S. senators at- Wall Street to come. Signal American, P.O. Box 709, Weiser, Idaho 83672. coronavirus pandemic by tended closed-door briefings There have been loud calls for the All notices required by law or order of court of then. back in February about the senators to resign. You would think a competent jurisdiction to be published weekly will be With the threat of the easily transmit- dire economic situation that was coming disgraced politician would step aside published in the Wednesday issue of this paper ted coronavirus out there, it’s simply not with the spread of the coronavirus. and let someone with integrity have their pursuant to section 60-108, I.D. 1963 as added thereto in the best interest of anyone to pack 350 With this privileged information the seat in the senate, but they never do. by Chapter 164-1933 Session Laws of Idaho people together in close proximity. senators began to dump their stock hold- Let’s hope voters don’t forget the This newspaper will not be responsible for pure It was officially announced on Tues- ings knowing the financial markets were senators who personally profited during typographical errors or misprints beyond cancellation day morning that the 2020 fiddle contest, soon to take a tumble. a national crisis at election time. of the charge for the space occupied by the item or which is Weiser’s signature event, has Their immediate concern after hear- Steve Lyon is the editor of the Weis- department affected. A letter of explanation will be been cancelled. ing about the havoc the coronavirus was er Signal American. Contact him at furnished when desired for the benefit of the adver- tiser’s customers. The Weiser Senior and Community certain to bring to Wall Street was not [email protected]. Not responsible for more than one incorrect inser- tion of any advertisement. It will be corrected by republishing ad, if notified within two days of publi- etters to the ditor cation date. L E Copyright 2020 ‘Steel Magnolias’ Thank you so much for Women’s League would like Haines gets our your continued support to the to thank the community and The Weiser Signal American (USPS 673-600) is published weekly, Wednesday (the Weiser Signal American does not postponed until diligence of all our theater ac- the parish team who helped at support for county publish a paper on Memorial Day, Labor Day, or on other late September tivities. the hall for their support dur- commissioner holidays that fall on publication days) by Weiser Signal You should have received ing our annual St. Patrick’s American, Inc., 18 East Idaho Street, P.O. Box 709, Weiser, Editor: notification from SeatYour- Day dinner. Editor: Idaho 83672. Please know the health and self about your refund. If you Regretfully, at the recco- My wife Peggy and I are A consolidation and continuation of safety of our loyal, dedicated have not, notify Bob Barber mendation of the Washington supporting Lyndon Haines in The Weiser Signal and Weiser American supporters of the Weiser Lit- at 208-869-6890. County Sheriff, we decided his campaign for Washington Entered June 9, 1913, as periodical class matter at tle Theater are foremost in Dianne Kinney, president to cancel the event this year County Commissioner from the post office at Weiser, Idaho, under Act of Congress our thoughts. WLT Board of Directors due to recent health concerns District 1. of March 8, 1879. In light of the current Bob Barber, Dick Garrett, in our region and throughout Lyndon recently requested (208) 549-1717 health concerns we have col- Jim Gulu, Brenda Lee, the world. a meeting with me and other On the web: signalamerican.com lectively decided to postpone Perry and Sally Kelley, Anyone who purchased former county commission- our production of “Steel Teresa Siegel, Johnny Stuart, advance tickets for the St. ers in order to get a better un- Magnolias” until late Sep- Gaileen White Patrick’s Day dinner may re- derstanding of the office he is National tember. turn their tickets to the church seeking. Newspaper You will receive a full re- St. Agnes church office for a refund. I was pleasantly surprised fund from your ticket pur- Although we were disap- at his in-depth research he Association chase and ask for your pa- offers refunds on pointed, we do look forward had already done, his under- tience during this transition. dinner tickets to seeing everyone at the standing of Idaho Code as it We will inform you when event next year. pertains to elected officials the next production dates are Editor: St. Agnes Church confirmed. The St. Agnes Catholic Weiser see LETTERS, Page 5 5 WEISER SIGNAL AMERICAN, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 OPINION From the mayor’s desk QUESTION OF THE WEEK We want this to be ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ What is something you could o put it mildly, the past week has been informed as we receive information. essed in Idaho of which 47 have proved teach me about? an interesting one. The City Council The grocery store will be receiving in- positive for the virus or just under 3.5 per- Tdeclared a State of Emergency over creased deliveries this week. It appears that cent. the COVID-19 virus. locally, the hoard buying In Weiser, there have been 18 tests as of The city, like many en- has decreased. Monday morning. Only one test has come tities and businesses, to With the increased de- back from the laboratory. That one test was protect the public, limit liveries, they expect to be negative. the spread of the virus, back to their normal in- However, if you run the numbers, there and protect its employees ventory levels by the end is a 50/50 chance that someone out of those has closed the front door. of the week. 18 here in Weiser will be infected with the We are fully operation- They recommend that coronavirus. This is said so people take this al and doing what we nor- people plan their visits to threat seriously. mally do. Business will be the store to buy what is There is no built up immunity to this virus conducted by phone. needed for several days, in the way we have an inherent resistance to In-person business will but not more. the flu through centuries of exposure. be conducted by appoint- The idea is to limit the The precautions we are taking are not to “Batting.” ment on a limited basis. exposure by limiting the stop the spread of the virus, but to slow the Brexon Haun We are limiting meetings number of times you go rate that it is spread. to take the same precau- to the store, but without We are trying to keep the number of Weiser tions we are recommend- hoard buying. cases, at any one time, limited so that the ing to others. There still seems to be healthcare system is not overwhelmed with If you have questions those who believe this people needing treatment all at once. This relating to the city’s re- is, to quote Shakespeare, could lead to a situation where people would sponse, you can call city Mayor Randy Hibberd “Much Ado About Noth- not receive the help needed to save lives. hall at 208-414-1965 ing.” If we are successful, when this is all over, to speak to someone. Any updates will be In response, as of Sunday at 5 p.m., it will seem like “Much Ado About Noth- posted online daily. We want to keep you statewide there have been 1,346 tests proc- ing.” commentary by u.s. sen. mike crapo Moving America’s transportation system forward he Senate Banking Com- For example, in Idaho, where The highway account re- tion, just to name a few. mittee recently held a fixed-route bus service plays quired a $52.8 billion general Federal policies should pro- “Baseball.” Thearing on the reauthori- an important role in the more fund transfer to pay for the vide more certainty to transit Taven Haun zation of the Fixing America’s urban areas like Boise, non- FAST Act and the transit por- agencies by addressing statu- Weiser Surface Transportation Act, emergency medical transporta- tion of the FAST Act required tory and regulatory burdens in which expires at the end of Sep- tion is critical to the health and an $18.1 billion general fund order to invite more innovation tember 2020. well-being of many elderly and infusion; these numbers will into the transit industry. The FAST Act provides disabled Idahoans, and tribal only continue to grow if we do Federal policies should en- long-term funding transit provides con- not address the underlying sol- courage business-like opera- certainty for pub- nectivity opportuni- vency. tions of transit systems. This in- lic transportation ties for the Coeur There have also been many cludes streamlining efficiencies, agencies across the d’Alene, Nez Perce changes to the mobility land- assessing current service with country, funding that and Shoshone-Ban- scape since the last reauthori- needs, maintaining assets in a goes toward capital nock Tribes. zation, such as the rise of on- state of good repair, leveraging purchases and op- During this pub- demand service, transitions to resources for procurements, and erations of the sys- lic hearing, there electric vehicles and deploy- seeking out partnerships with tems, and ultimately was an appropriate- ment of autonomous technolo- the private sector where appro- promotes safety, ly large emphasis on gies that should be addressed in priate. mobility and eco- the fact that we are a comprehensive long-term bill. Public transportation is an nomic opportunity. facing yet another Traditional fixed-route transit area of our committee which is Public transporta- surface transporta- service is an essential backbone historically known for having “Softball.” tion plays a key role in our na- tion reauthorization where the for comprehensive transporta- overwhelming bipartisan sup- Lillian Janicek tion’s economy. There are over solvency of the Highway Trust tion networks. port. 430,000 workers employed Fund is the most significant is- However, there have been I intend to continue this bi- Weiser in public transportation in the sue that needs to be addressed in numerous technological ad- partisan tradition as we seek to United States, and transit pro- order to advance a comprehen- vances that can enable a higher balance the needs of bus and vides approximately 33 million sive, long-term reauthorization quality of service at a lower cost rail, urban and rural systems trips every workday, taking bill. that agencies should consider. across the country. many Americans to and from The Highway Trust Fund was Transit agencies should in- A long-term reauthorization work, school and medical ap- originally intended to be funded corporate these technologies to bill is critical to providing the pointments. with federal gas and diesel tax- complement fixed-route service certainty and stability that tran- Although people typically es. outside of service hours, to pro- sit agencies, cities and states think of public transportation as However, since 1993, Con- vide non-emergency medical across the country need to make large, urban transportation sys- gress has chosen to transfer transportation, to bring riders responsible transportation plan- tems, such as subways, transit is general fund money into the to or from fixed-route service ning decisions. a critical lifeline to many rural Highway Trust Fund to pay for to their final destinations, and to Mike Crapo is the senior U.S. communities as well. reauthorization bills. modernize fare payment collec- senator from Idaho. LETTERS continued from page 4 and particular to the duties of willingness to listen to the view Please consider doing the same. Lisa shows up, she does the “Pitching.” county commissioners. point of others, along with his Dave and Peggy Springer job, and she makes the most of Madilyn Janicek Lyndon is a man of high mor- ability to do the research neces- Midvale meetings and conferences to be Weiser al character and will fulfill his sary to reach an informed deci- better at her job. oath of office with dedication to sion on all matters brought be- Collini has proven One thing is very important in his duties as a county commis- fore the board. choosing to re-elect Lisa is that sioner. This will give the Washing- she can do the job as she is able to be dedicated. Al- Lyndon has a passion for ton County Board of Commis- county commissioner though Lisa is active in the com- serving the citizens of Wash- sioners a much-needed repre- munity, she doesn’t have to juggle ington County with dignity and sentative of the people and for Editor: family, serve a congregation and transparency. the people. We appreciated the article on several other volunteer obliga- He believes as I do that our I believe he has a vision of a our county commissioner Lisa tions as does her opponent. form of government is and future for Washington County Collini. By reading her creden- Lisa has proven she can do should always be “of the people that we can all be proud of. tials anyone can see not only the job. She has the time and by the people and for the peo- That is why Peggy and I will she has life experience, she is dedication. Lisa gets our vote. ple.” be voting for Lyndon Haines well qualified, has job experi- Larry and Mary Lundin His conservative values, his in the May primary election. ence and is reliable. Midvale

“Baseball.” Coltyn Janicek Weiser WEISER SIGNALProudly serving the Weiser River Valley AMERICAN since 1882 6 WEISER SIGNAL AMERICAN, Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Just something Your Faith to think about I woke up this morning I can’t tell if my bleeding A solid hope based on truth feeling well. It is the first heart is going to come up yet, time in weeks that I woke and if not, I will get another. Riverside Baptist Church our sin so that all those who be- Scripture. All who call upon the without pain. What a praise When I was a child, we As I am writing this article lieve in Him are justified. name of the Lord will be saved. the Lord! Today the sun is had a California poppy at I am watching the President’s Justified means to be de- Will you believe in Jesus today? shining, but I was up before the front of the house, and a press conference of March 19. clared righteous in God’s court “Therefore, since we have the sun. weeping willow in the yard. Dr. Stephen Hahn of the FDA of law. Those who are justified been justified by faith, we have I am reading the Bible Of course, things were dif- is explaining clinical testing of have peace with God through peace with God through our through in a year...but this ferent then. Where the poppy two new drugs that may treat Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus Christ. Through him is a chronological Bible, so used to be is now the car- the symptoms of Coronavirus. All believers have great as- we have also obtained access by it has been a bit different, port. I think the house I live Dr. Hahn started his com- surance that God is on our side, faith into this grace in which we good, but different. in now is where the willow ments with describing his ex- hears our prayers, and helps us stand, and we rejoice in hope Also, I am reading a poet- used to be. periences treating patients with to stand. Through Jesus Christ, of the glory of God.” (Romans ry book that has poetry from My computer is giving cancer. He talked about in times we have an eternal hope that 5:1-2, ESV) the 1500 and 1600’s as well me fits this morning. It went of crisis the need to have hope. in the future God will make If you have any questions as more modern times. It has from normal size font to a He went on to explain that hope all things new. God will make about this article, the Bible, or a Bible verse, and a com- tiny one. I don’t know how to cannot be a false hope but a sol- a new heaven and a new earth our church please feel free to mentary on the author, also. fix it, and son doesn’t either. id hope based on truth. for His people. There will be email us at rbcweiser@gmail. The one about Saint Patrick Weird. The only solid hope in life no sin, no war, and no Coro- com. Our church website is riv- was an eye opener. He was Sometimes it seems like and in death is the Lord Jesus navirus. The hope of God is a ersidechurchweiser.com. not a saint from the Catholic the whole world is out of Christ. Jesus paid the price for solid hope based on the truth of Pastor Ian Ross Church standpoint, but the control, but our dear Lord people called him that. Per- has everything in His hands. haps, the Vatican decided it If we believe that, we have later, but originally, the peo- peace. His word says, “My BIBLE TRIVIA ple were the only ones to call peace I give unto you...not as him a saint. the world gives.” The world 1. Is the book of Numbers in the Old or New Testament or neither? Last year, I thought I plant- can only promise peace, but 2. In Luke 11, what group of people did Jesus say took away the key of knowledge? Prophets, ed a forsythia, but it must we know He can do it. Carpenters, Lawyers, Scribes not have made it through the Just something to think 3. Whose son, Mahershalalhashbaz, is the longest human name in the Bible? Judas, Enoch, Isaiah, winter. I will try again...and about. Abednego maybe a pussy willow, also. C. Shaw 4. The Ark of the Covenant was carried around and around what city? Ramah, Moroni, Jericho, Nicopolis 5. From John 13, who said to Jesus, “Thou shalt never wash my feet”? Paul, Peter, Andrew, Tho- mas 6. Who was Jonah’s father? Eli, Joppa, Tirzah, Amittai The person who can bring the spirit of ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Lawyers; 3) Isaiah; 4) Jericho; 5) Peter; 6) Amittai laughter into a room is indeed blessed. Bennett Cerf

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Your Faith cont. When life gets Thankful for...

turned onhearts. its God rescues head and brings freedom to Church of the Redeemer Whether it’s just our personal world or the captives. The Lord did way back then the whole wide world that gets rocked, life and the Lord does today. The Lord is faith- is shaken to its core when the unexpected ful, even when we are not. comes like an earthquake bringing down Sometimes it takes a good shake and the walls of what was our reality. After the quake to wake us up. A good rumble, tum- rumble, tumble, and crumble, we’re left in ble and crumble to make us humble. To see the dust of dismay, despair, and disillusion- that business as usual is really the path that ment. leads to dismay and despair. The old reality In the wake of the world altering event, is really the illusion. Could it be in this new life is anything but business as usual. We world altering event is the path to life as it are thrown into the stages of grief – denial, was meant to be in the beginning? anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. In the dust of chaos and confusion we Is this thing really happening? Why? How are brought back to our beginning. Though is this fair? Just when things were going we may see dimly and hear faintly, we see so well. This really hurts! We promise to it is Christ who holds out His hand to res- do things better, smarter, if things can just cue our hearts and hear Him as He calls us go back to the way they were. How can we to follow Him. survive? We just don’t have what it takes to What do we do now? To whom shall we get through this. Is it even worth it to try? go? In the end, it is what it is. We’re resigned to We lean not on our own understand- Photo by Nicole Miller whatever is coming, even if it means death. ing and run, not walk, to the one God and What do we do now? To whom shall we Savior of us all. Our refuge and strength go? in time of trouble. Who, by promise, will There is no easy answer if we grieve as never leave nor forsake us. Even when life those without hope. gets turned on its head – Jody R. Goode, Some things seem In the beginning, out of dust we were [email protected]. created in the image of God. Created for Exodus 14:11-12 NASB - Then they the life that God breathed into our nostrils said to Moses, “Is it because there were making us living beings. The life intended no graves in Egypt that you have taken us to be without sorrow, fear, pain, death. away to die in the wilderness? Why have too good to be true That life got turned on its head when we you dealt with us in this way, bringing us by Dr. James L. Snyder way. Besides, I hate it when somebody turned our backs on the God whose pleas- out of Egypt? Is this not the word that we Recently I discovered something. stops in the middle of a joke, and you ure it was to provide for it in all abundance spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave us The more I try to keep up with the latest never get to the punchline. and joy. The new reality of life had its con- alone that we may serve the Egyptians?’ trend, the further behind I get. I am not a For a few seconds, I was not sure sequences. For it would have been better for us to complete technical idiot, but I’m not too what the proper protocol is when your In our ignorance and foolishness we serve the Egyptians than to die in the wil- far off. The only thing I can say about phone goes dead, and you have an au- grieved. Is this thing really happening? derness.” me is that I at least try. dience. I had to do some swift thinking Why? How is this fair? Things were going Psalm 40:1-3 NASB - I waited patiently The best example of all of this has to and come up with what I thought was a so well. This really hurts! We promise to for the LORD; And He inclined to me and do with my cell phone. Is there anybody brilliant plan. do things better, smarter, if things can just heard my cry. He brought me up out of on the planet today that does not have I understand that when you do have go back to the way they were. How can we the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, a cell phone? And, the most important an audience, you have a certain respon- survive? We just don’t have what it takes to And He set my feet upon a rock making question, is there anybody driving a car sibility with that audience. So, not to get through this. Is it even worth it to try? my footsteps firm. He put a new song in that is not at the same time on that cell disappoint my audience, I continued my In the end, it is what it is. We’re resigned to my mouth, a song of praise to our God; phone? Who in the world are they all conversation on the cell phone as though whatever is coming, even if it means death. Many will see and fear And will trust in the talking to? somebody was actually on the other end. What do we do now? To whom shall we LORD. At this point, I cannot tell the differ- I was able to finish my joke, and then I go? In response to the current health crisis, ence when my cell phone is ringing or paused, not knowing what else to do. I There is no easy answer if we grieve as all worship services and other church ac- when I am receiving a text message. merely continued the conversation I was those without hope. tivities have been suspended until further When a text message comes in, I try having with my friend, who was not on But we do have a hope our hearts and notice. Just remember, the Church is not to answer the cell phone, and nobody the other end. minds can run to as our refuge and strength. the building in which we meet. We are the seems to be on the other end. When I try Sometimes it is good just to keep up The Lord is faithful to hear the cry of our Church, so let’s be the Church to our world. to read the text message, there are only a good front. From the snickers of the letters instead of words. It takes me a people around me in that restaurant, it half-hour to figure out one text message. was well worth finishing that joke. I hate Jesus and social distancing Where is Sherlock Holmes when you to waste a good joke. After all, they are need him? so hard to come by these days. murdered, so upon hear- stay connected by phone St. Luke’s Episcopal In a crowded restaurant the other day, Many things are just too good to be ing the sad news Jesus got and whatever media is by Carolyn Wesner my cell phone went off. Not thinking too true, and many of them I probably will in a fishing boat and qui- available to you with those First, St. Luke’s Epis- much of my environment, I answered the never really get the hang of it. One thing etly headed out to a lonely you care about. copal Church is sorry to cell phone. It was a friend calling me. I never really will fully understand is place. You may have time to do announce that our annual The conversation started rather jovial God’s love for me. Sometimes, especially some of the things which Clam Chowder Feed on for all practical purposes. Suddenly I be- “For God so loved the world, that he during a tragedy, a person are rare these days: write a April 3 has been postponed came conscious I had an audience. There gave his only begotten Son, that whoso- just needs some time and thank you letter (with actual indefinitely because of… are times when I prefer not to have an ever believeth in him should not perish, space to think and mourn. pen and paper) and send it well, you know why. Our audience. This was one of those times. but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Not long after that when snail mail to someone you church services have also I realized some of the people around Although this sounds too good to be Jesus finished a huge crowd appreciate but never got ended for the time being, me were eavesdropping in on my con- true, it is true nevertheless. speaking event, he sent around to thanking. Pick but please do take advan- versation. Then the unthinkable hap- Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the everybody home and took a a sunny day and slowly tage of one of the many on- pened. My cell phone suddenly went Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine hike up the mountainside to weed that neglected patch line worship spaces to feed dead. It went dead in the middle of a Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with be alone and pray. of the yard, WITH YOUR your soul each week. rather humorous joke I was telling. Now, his wife in Silver Springs Shores. Call Being with huge groups KIDS, being sure to have Although Jesus was all what was I to do? him at 352-687-4240 or e-mail jamess- can certainly drain a per- a sweet treat afterwards. about mingling and getting It really was not my fault that the [email protected]. The church web site is son’s energy, so taking Draw a picture and send it right in with the crowds, phone went dead. I did not plan it that www.whatafellowship.com. there were also times when time-out for some social to Grandma and Grandpa. he needed some distance, distancing is very healthy. Give the dog a bath. Comb some solitude, some away Another time, Jesus took those spring mats out of the time – not because of germs his closest friends with him cat’s fur (carefully, with GOD BLESS AMERICA but for refreshment and to an out-of-the-way spot to gloves, then wash your meditation. For us in rural rest. Sometimes being with hands!). Look to Me, and be saved, all the places, this might be harder your favorite safe friends or We at St. Luke’s Epis- to appreciate since most of family, away from others, copal Church in Weiser are ends of the earth! For I am God, our time is not so crowded is better than being alone. thinking of you and praying – not like in a New York After these times of so- for the safety of our com- and there is no other. Isaiah 45:22 City subway, for example. cial distancing, Jesus al- munities. Treat others the Have News to Report? One such time is record- ways came back to day to way you would like to be ed by his follower Mathew: day living, and we will too! treated, take care, and God Be Still, and know that I am God Call 549-1717 Jesus’ cousin had been Keep calm and carry on, bless. 8 WEISER SIGNAL AMERICAN, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Weiser High School teacher called for active duty Ben Parsons is an Arab linguist who specializes in translation work by Nicole Miller locations are not classified, they Weiser High School science are protected. He will be support- teacher Ben Parsons has been ing U.S. Army Central Command called up from the Navy Reserves to help provide tactical force pro- and will serve on active duty at the tection for Operation Freedom’s end of the school year. Sentinel. He will be taking a one-year Parsons shared that he enjoys leave during his time of service to being in the Reserves as it gives the country. him the opportunity to continue to Parsons served in the active serve the country while providing duty Navy from 2004 to 2010. For for a more stable home life than on the first year and half he learned active duty, even with the mobili- Arabic at the Defense Language zations. Institute. Parsons is an Arabic lin- This allows Parsons the flex- guist that specializes in Iraqi dia- ibility to raise his family in Weiser lects. He specializes in translation instead of whichever military base work with an emphasis on provid- the Navy decides he should be ing tactical force protection for at. This will be meaningful dur- the Army in partnership with the ing his upcoming mobilization as Navy. Parson’s family will stay here in Parsons joined the reserves in Weiser. 2010 after leaving active duty and Parsons originally joined the has been in the reserves since then. military because he was tired of The reserves and national guard college and had no clear direction function solely as a way of keep- with what he wanted to do in life. ing personnel with needed skills He thought that maybe he needed on hand to supplement the active a change of pace and something duty components. challenging to try. With our country’s current situ- After active duty, Parsons tried ations in the Middle East, demand out a variety of careers from work- for Arabic linguists exceeds the ac- ing as a home remodeler, a me- tive components supply. chanic, and a private contract lin- Because of the shortage of guist for the government, but they qualified and skilled personnel, all were not a good permanent fit. mobilization of reserve military is His dad had always said he should used to help with the high demand. teach, and he had worked as a tu- Usually the activation lasts around tor for years and enjoyed it, so he a year. went to school to teach high school Parsons was previously mobi- science and has not looked back. lized back in 2015, also supporting “While I enjoy the science the United States Central Com- subject itself, it will be getting to mand (CENTCOM). Following know the students and helping stu- this mobilization, Parsons was dents learn to think for themselves given a five-year break before mo- and so become better citizens that bilizing him again. I will miss the most. I might also Weiser High School teacher Ben Parsons was notified that he is being called up for active duty in For operational security rea- miss the waffle days and the ping the U.S. Navy at the end of the current school year. Parsons, who is in the Navy Reserves, spent sons, Parsons cannot discuss spe- pong lunches. It’s always a great six years previously on active duty. He will take a one-year leave from teaching duties at WHS cific locations of his assignment in day to be a Wolverine,” Parsons while he is deployed as an Arab linguist. He is not at liberty to say where he will be deployed, a mass media setting. Although the said. but it will last for about a year. He teaches science at WHS. Weiser City Fire and Rescue will seek grant for breathing devices City council approves department hiring consultant to assist with grant application by Steve Lyon AFG program. The city have a backup plan and Weiser City Fire and will have to come up with will still allocate funds in Rescue plans to hire a a 5 percent match for the the department’s FY 2021 consulting firm that spe- grant, which amounts to budget for new equipment. cializes in writing grants $8,978. The consulting fee “One way or another I to assist the department in for hiring JMCM will cost will get fire equipment. If applying for federal funds about $8,500. I get the grant we’ll pay to buy two dozen new air- Nyce said he will set for the airpacks. If I don’t packs. aside the amount of the get the grant we’re going Fire chief Kerry Nyce grant match in the fire to pay for other stuff,” he recently asked the city department’s fiscal year told city council members. council to approve en- 2021 budget. The consult- He said the department gaging consultant JMCM ing firm will get paid only should know in late April Consulting to pursue fund- if the fire department is or early May if it was suc- ing from FEMA’s Assist- successful in getting the cessful in getting a federal ance to Firefighters Grant grant, the fire chief said. grant. in the amount of $188,556. “If we don’t get the In the current fiscal The firm began offer- grant, we’re not obligat- year, the fire department ing grant writing services ed,” Nyce said allocated $21,000 for new in 2005 to volunteer fire The consultant will de- turnouts, which are the departments as the Fire velop the application by heavy, protective coats and Rescue Help Group. To- collecting information on pants that firemen wear. day, JMCM provides as- many years of fire runs, They were ordered in late sistance with developing the fire department’s fi- December and the depart- applications for the AFG nances, the demographics ment is waiting for them program to over 200 fire of the community served to be delivered. There is departments and munici- and more. Once the appli- a shortage of Nomex and palities. The company’s cation is done, it will come other materials that go into success rate in obtaining back to the fire department the turnouts, Nyce said. grants for fire departments for review and approval. The recommendation is in the 90-plus percent If the city is successful from the National Fire range, he said. in getting the grant, Nyce Weiser City Fire and Rescue is hoping to secure a grant that will allow the de- Protection Association is “They do a lot of them. said representatives from partment to buy 25 new airpacks, or self-contained breathing apparatus. The that fire departments only fire department is seeking funds through the Assistance to Firefighters program. They know how to stream- two or three of the top use turnouts for 10 years. line the information,” manufacturers will be in- The grant will cover the ment’s current airpacks, The city fire depart- The coats come with two Nyce said. vited to demonstrate their cost of 25 new airpacks which are also known as ment will have a year to layers on the inside. One The city council author- airpacks under different for the fire department, self-contained breathing spend the grant money if layer is a vapor barrier so ized Nyce to work with scenarios and the depart- one for each seat in the fire apparatus, are still certi- it is awarded. If the fire water will shed off and the company in applying ment will make a decision engines and the command fied but are getting older department doesn’t get the the second is the thermal for funding through the on which to purchase. vehicles. The fire depart- and date from 2007. grant, Nyce said he will layer. 9 WEISER SIGNAL AMERICAN, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Handwashing helps keeps the germs away by Michelle Merrick, your hands in most situa- RN, BSN tions, it is not always readi- Horizon Home Health ly available. Alcohol based and Hospice hand sanitizer that contains In the midst of the COV- at least 60 percent alcohol ID-19 crisis we are cur- is a very good option to rently experiencing, good cleanse hands when soap handwashing has never and water is not available. been more important. Sanitizers can quickly According to the Centers remove most germs but of Disease Control, hand- they do not remove all washing should be done germs. They will not work before, during and after if your hands are visibly preparing food, before eat- soiled with grease or dirt, ing food, before and after or are messy from clean- caring for someone who ing up feces. Soap and wa- is sick, before and after ter must be used at these treating a cut, after using times. the toilet, after changing Hand sanitizer is used by a child’s diaper or helping applying about a nickel to a child use the toilet, after quarter sized amount to the blowing your nose, sneez- palm of the hand. 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Red corned beef Directions Alternatively you can use a 2-gallon freez- IngredientsRecipe 1 - Toast and crush spices: You can either er bag (placed in a container so if it leaks it Pickling spices: use store-bought pickling spices or you can doesn’t leak all over your refrigerator), place 1 tablespoon whole allspice berries make your own. the brisket in the freezer bag and about 2 1 tablespoon whole mustard seeds To make your own, toast the allspice ber- quarts of brine, squeezing out the air from the (brown or yellow) ries, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, red pep- bag before sealing. 1 tablespoon coriander seeds per flakes, peppercorns, cloves, and cardamom Place in the refrigerator and chill from 5-7 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes pods in a small frying pan on medium heat un- days. Every day flip the brisket over, so that all 1 tablespoon whole black pepper- til fragrant. sides get brined equally. corns Remove from heat and place in a small bowl. 4 - Cook the corned beef: At the end of the 2 teaspoons whole cloves Use a mortar and pestle to crush the spices a cure, remove the brisket from the brine and 9 whole cardamom pods little (or the back of a spoon or the side of a rinse off the brine with cold water. Place the 6 large bay leaves, crumbled knife on a flat surface). Add to a small bowl brisket in a large pot that just fits around the 2 teaspoons ground ginger and stir in the crumbled bay leaves and ground brisket and cover with at least one inch of wa- ½ stick cinnamon ginger. ter. If you want your brisket less salty, add an- Brine: 2 - Make curing brine: Add about 3 tbsp. other inch of water to the pot. 1-gallon (3.8 liters) water of the spice mix (reserve the rest for cook- Add a tablespoon of the pickling spices to 300 g Kosher salt (2 cups of Diamond ing the corned beef after it has cured), plus the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to a very low Crystal brand Kosher salt OR 1 cup the half stick of cinnamon, to a gallon of wa- simmer (barely bubbling), and cook 3-4 hours, 3½ tablespoons of Morton’s Kosher ter in a large pot, along with the Kosher salt, until the corned beef is fork tender. (At this salt) pink salt (if using), and brown sugar. Bring to point you can store in the fridge for up to a 5 teaspoons pink curing a boil, then remove from heat and let cool to week.) salt or prague powder room temperature. Then refrigerate until well 5 - Cut across the grain: Remove the meat to 3 tablespoons pickling spices chilled. a cutting board. (You can use the spiced cook- ½ cup (90 g) brown sugar 3 - Brine the brisket for 5-7 days: Place the ing liquid to cook vegetables for boiled dinner Brisket: brisket in a large, flat container or pan, and or corned beef and cabbage.) Notice the vis- 1 5-pound beef brisket cover with the brine. The brine should cover ible lines on the meat; this is the “grain” of the 1 tablespoon pickling spices the meat. The meat may float in which case meat, or the direction of the muscle fibers. you may want to weigh it down with a plate.

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I’m Lyndon Haines and I am asking for your vote on election day. I have the real-world experience as a •Pastor •Firefighter and Chaplain •Volunteer • Active in the community •Youth Sports Coach “I can make a difference because I know how to listen. I will do the research that is necessary, have the open and honest conversations, and do what I believe is right for the people of Washington County. I want to give back to a community that has given so much to me.”

Endorsed by Former Washington County Commissioners: Tony Edmondson, Rick Michael, Dave Springer, Former Washington County Clerk Sharon Widner, and Former Clerk Betty Thomas. A person using the Weiser River Trail took this photo of recent vandalism to the or restroom located at Presley Trailhead east of Weiser. The repairs will cost the F : Washington County Commissioner nonprofit Friends of the Weiser River Trail more than $1,000 to repair. The door “Paid for by the campaign for Haines, Kelly Haun - Treasurer.” and doorframe were damaged and cannot be opened. The vandalism was caused by someone shooting up the building. Courtesy photo Public bathroom located along Weiser River Trail vandalized GREAT Someone shot up building at Presley Trailhead east of Weiser by Steve Lyon last summer the lock on the door was shot A public restroom on the Weiser River up, but nothing this major. TASTING Trail at the Presley Trailhead east of Weis- “We’ve always suspected it’s a party er was vandalized and it could cost the spot,” Trainor said. Friends of the Weiser River Trail $1,000 The FWRT has also had to deal with WATER or more to repair. vandalism at the restrooms installed along The damage to the restroom was dis- the trail in Midvale City Park. The heat- That’s good for you too! covered by someone using the trail on ers were stolen out of the restroom after Provide great drinking water March 15. It was reported to the Washing- it opened in July of 2017 and had to be for your family. ton County Sheriff’s Office, FWRT presi- replaced. That facility is now locked up at dent Pat Trainor said. night, Trainor said. The vandalism included numerous bul- The maintenance contractor who works let holes to the exterior of the concrete for the FWRT will begin his annual spring building and the door is damaged and trail cleanup this week. The effort will won’t open. The door and the frame will start in Weiser and move up the trail to the have to be replaced and the holes patched, north clearing rocks and debris that have Trainor said, and the repairs will come out fallen on the trail over the winter months. of the nonprofit’s operating budget. It will take a couple of weeks to clean The facility is located in a remote area up the trail. The work also includes using near the Galloway diversion on the Weiser equipment towed by a pickup truck to roll 2452 SW 4th Ave. • Ontario • 541-889-5405 River and has been hit by vandalism be- the trail smooth. The northern end of the www.ecowatertv.com fore. The FWRT has had to clean up graf- fiti on the inside walls of the bathroom and see TRAIL, Page 13

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They federal disaster loans as on a case-by-case basis, usually show up in mid- a result of the coronavi- based upon each borrow- March on their north- rus. er’s ability to repay. ward migration. Some The loans offer up to SBA’s Economic In- will choose to spend $2 million in assistance jury Disaster Loans are the summer in Idaho. Recently, dozens of the and can provide vital just one piece of the red-headed vultures economic support to expanded focus of the have been spotted soar- small businesses to help federal government’s co- ing on air currents and overcome the temporary ordinated response, and roosting in trees on the loss of revenue. the SBA is strongly com- west side of Weiser near These loans may be mitted to providing the the sewer plant. The used to pay fixed debts, most effective and cus- northern populations of payroll, accounts pay- tomer-focused response turkey vultures travel able and other bills that possible. south to spend winters in can’t be paid because of For questions, please Mexico, Central America and coastal regions of the disaster’s impact. contact the SBA disas- the U.S. The interest rate is ter assistance customer Photo by Steve Lyon 3.75 percent for small service center at 1-800- businesses with long- 659-2955 or e-mail dis- term repayments to keep astercustomerservice@ from page 1 payments affordable, sba.gov. Courthouse closed over coronavirus concerns facilities and the DMV by the CDC and public county functions. modate the public as best Submit nominations for after those offices were health agencies to limit the There was some discus- we can either by phone, closed in other counties. spread of the coronavirus sion about making sure online, mail or by appoint- Idaho Teacher of the Year The influx could potential- and also to protect county that homeowners who are ment,” Moxley-Potter said. The Idaho State Depart- Applications will be re- ly expose county person- employees. She wanted a applying for the “circuit She said one of the as- ment of Education is ac- viewed by a selection com- nel to the coronavirus from time limit on how long the breaker” property tax re- sessor’s department depu- cepting 2021 nominations mittee, and the winning outside the county, he said. courthouse would close. duction were able to file ties would be covering the for Idaho’s top teaching teacher will be announced Commissioners Nate Commissioners fol- the paperwork and are driver’s license office by honor, Teacher of the Year. in September during a sur- Marvin and Lisa Collini lowed the lead of other taken care of before the appointment for licenses “We all know amazing prise visit to their school. agreed to the courthouse counties and closed the deadline. like CDLs with hazmat Idaho teachers, and now is The 2021 Teacher of the closure. Officials said it courthouse until March 30. On Monday, Assessor endorsements, medical your opportunity to nomi- Year will receive a cash was a prudent move fol- They agreed to review the Debbie Moxley-Potter said certificates for CDLs and nate a passionate, talented award and travel across lowing the governor’s dec- situation every week dur- her office will contact all extenuating circumstances. teacher in your school as Idaho talking with other laration of a state of emer- ing the commission meet- property tax reduction ap- For example, if someone Idaho’s next Teacher of the teachers, legislators and gency due to the possible ing on Monday to see if the plicants to make sure their is leaving for a mission for Year,” Superintendent of policymakers about educa- spread of the coronavirus. closure remains warranted. applications are processed two years and needs their Public Instruction Sherri tion in our state. Commissioners also Commission meet- before the April 15 dead- ID card or driver’s license Ybarra said in a news re- She or he will serve as declared a county state of ings will remain open to line. renewed, the assessor’s of- lease. Idaho’s nominee for Na- emergency during a meet- the public, but the public The assessor’s office fice will try to do that with “Let’s make the selec- tional Teacher of the Year ing on March 16 to discuss won’t be allowed to attend will accept applications an appointment. tion committee’s job par- and will travel to Washing- coronavirus. They met in person as long as the over the phone, by mail For other county depart- ticularly hard this year ton, D.C., in the spring to with department heads, the courthouse is closed and and email. The assessor’s ments, such as road and with many great choices meet with other state win- mayors of Weiser, Mid- will have to listen via tel- office will also make- ap bridge and the weed eradi- from all parts of the state, ners, the president of the vale and Cambridge, law econference or somehow pointments for those who cation, the buildings will subjects and grade levels.” United States, and other enforcement, fire and first obtain a copy of the re- are unable to complete be closed to the public but To nominate a teacher, leaders. responders and others on corded commission meet- their application over the employees will take calls\. go to the SDE’s Teacher Idaho’s next Teacher the county’s response. ing. phone or by mail. If someone needs to of the Year website and fill of the Year will take over “I certainly don’t want During the courthouse Residents needing help pick up something from out the online nomination from 2020 Teacher of to put our employees at closure, commissioners with motor vehicles can the weed department, the form. Submissions will be the Year Stacie Lawler, a risk,” Marvin said. said they will try to keep call 208-414-2530 to speak item could be placed out- accepted through Monday, health and physical edu- Collini said it was im- their weekly meeting short with a member of the as- side the building and avoid April 27. cation teacher from Spirit portant the county fol- and limit the agenda items sessor’s staff. any face-to-face contact Nominated teachers will Lake who is passionate low the guidelines issued to what is necessary for “We will try to accom- officials said. be notified and will have about mental health and until June 1 to apply for social-emotional learn- from page 1 the honor. ing. from page 1 Weiser Memorial Hospital plans ER addition at the facility indepth to identify the greatest space City hall closed to public needs and the most eco- The various city coun- nomical designs to meet cil committees, along those needs. Adding a with the city council and wing onto the hospital be- city planning and zoning came the most cost-effec- commission, will meet on tive choice, officials said. phone conferences. They The proposed ER wing will continue to be public would allow the hospital meetings, but will require to consolidate radiology people to call in. services, including ultra- The city is not limiting Weiser city officials sound, CT and X-ray that the size of groups that meet closed the library on are currently located in dif- in parks or buildings, but Friday as a precaution ferent areas of the hospital. may revisit that issue in the to stop the spread of The ER sees about 5,000 ies are being performed as tured around the district’s of a $200,000 home who the coronavirus. The li- future, depending on how patients annually. Having outpatient surgeries, hospi- existing $1.4 million bond. receives a $100,000 home- the coronavirus situation brary will waive all late fees during the closure. proximity to these services tal officials said. The debt was a 20-year owners exemption a total develops. Photo by Steve Lyon would assist with the ease The emergency depart- debt consolidation bond of $57.51 per year in addi- It was reported that and care of patients. ment addition would be from 2007 and had seven tional property taxes. many events at the city A CPR class that ini- The building plan also constructed in the current years remaining on the CFO Mark Christensen owned Vendome Events tially had 25 city employ- includes enlarging treat- parking lot at the hospi- bond. said the hospital’s finances Center have been can- ees signed up was scaled ment rooms and adding tal. The existing parking WMH officials antici- are the best they have been celled or postponed. back to 10 employees to a mental health holding lot would be relocated pate an annual interest rate in 10 or 20 years. But the Training that involved comply. center. from north of the hospital of 2.9 percent on the bond income from normal op- city employees was The city also closed the The existing emergency to south of the hospital, based on current market erations is not enough to trimmed down to a smaller public library on Friday for department space will be where there is currently an rates. The bond would be cover the cost of the pro- number after guidelines an indefinite period. The remodeled to accommo- expansive lawn. The new paid off over 20 years. posed project. were issued by Southwest front foyer will stay open date out-patient surgical parking lot will provide According to informa- “It’s a good investment District Health and other in the day to pick up books. and recovery areas, includ- extra parking spaces for tion provided by the hos- for the future. The hospi- health agencies on limiting Late fines will be waived ing multiple out-patient re- patients and staff. pital, the $6.5 million bond tal is worth putting money group sizes. for books. covery bays. More surger- The bond will be struc- levy would cost the owner into,” he said. 13 WEISER SIGNAL AMERICAN, Wednesday, March 25, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by mail or hand delivery at Trout Architects/ Chartered, 2504 West Kootenai Street, Boise, Idaho, 83705 until 3:00 pm local time, on Thursday, April 23, 2020 for USDA Project #2017.014, New Cam- bridge Fire Protection District Fire Station, 190 Commercial St., Cambridge, Idaho, 83610. Drawings and specifications were prepared by C|T|Y Studio who are the architects of record. A description of the work of this project can be summarized to include the construction of a 9,936 square foot fire sta- tion on a 1.1-acre site. The building shall be a single-story prefabricated steel, slab-on-grade structure with wood framed interior partitions and suspended grid ceilings in the occu- pied portions of the building. Truck bays shall be open to roof structure above. Proposals will be opened and read on a telephone conference call at 3:30 local time on Thursday April 23, 2020. The ac- cess numbers for this call will be offered by addenda to the registered plan holders. Plans, specifications, proposal forms and other information are offered for no charge in PDF form by contacting Trout Architects/ Chartered, by email [email protected]. Building a new home in Washington County will cost more next month when building permit fees go up. County commissioners hiked the fees on March 9 and said the county needed to catch up to what other Plans, specifications, proposal forms and other information counties in Idaho are charging. The fees had not been adjusted since 2003. are also available online at: Associated General Contractors, 1649 W Shoreline Dr., Ste. 100, Boise, ID 83702 (208) 344-2531 County building permits will www.idahoagc.org/planroom Printed plans, specifications proposal forms and other infor- mation will be available for a fee from: ARC Document Solutions, 2700 W. Idaho St., Boise, ID cost more starting on April 9 83702 (208) 342-4141 www.https://order.e-arc.com Blueprint Specialties, 6205 W. Overland Rd., Boise, ID The last time fees were adjusted was 2003 83709 (208) 377-0294 by Steve Lyon www.docuproject.com ing an older version of the ICC average, county officials said. Idaho Blueprint and Supply, 619 W Main Street, Boise, ID Washington County commis- Building Valuation table to come County commissioner Kirk 83702 (800) 843-8688 sioners approved fee increases for up with valuation but will switch to Chandler said the county does www.idahoblueprint.com building permits and other building the most current schedule. not have enough demand to hire a department services, but delayed For example, under the exist- full-time building inspector. Under There will be a non-mandatory on-line web-based Pre-Bid the implementation of the new fee Conference will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, be- ing fee schedule, a building permit the arrangement with Pierson and ginning at 10:00 am, prevailing local time. The web link and schedule until April 9. for a $200,000 home in the county his firm, county taxpayers will no call-in numbers to the Pre-Bid Conference are: Commissioners held a public would cost $1,553. Under the pro- longer be paying the salary of a https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/490402845 hearing on the fee increases in Feb- posed rates, a building permit for building inspector. His wages will ruary, During the hearing they not- the same $200,000 home would be paid for out of the permit fees. You can also dial in using your phone. ed that the last time building permit cost $2,849, according to a number Those who buy the building Phone Number: +1 (646) 749-3122 fees were adjusted was 2003. Only supplied by the county building de- permits and use the services of Access Code: 490-402-845 one person showed up to oppose partment. the building office will cover the Bidders are encouraged to attend. the 46 percent hike in the cost of a The re-inspection or special in- cost of the building inspector. The building permit. spection fee will increase to $100 building permit is a user fee paid A bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount, in- The need to update the fees was per hour with a minimum of one for by the homeowner. The fees go cluding any add alternates, is required. A Public Works Con- brought to the attention of county hour. Plan review fees will be cal- toward inspecting a new home to tractor’s License for the State of Idaho is required to bid on officials by building inspector culated at 65 percent of the build- ensure it is built to standards that this work. Steve Pierson, who owns Idaho ing permit fee. Plan review fees are are recognized as safe to live in. Estimated Cost: $800,000 Building Inspection Services in in addition to the building permit Chandler said commissioners Canyon County and has been han- Steve Trout, AIA, LEED AP fees. should have incrementally raised President, Trout Architects/ Chartered 13-2S dling building permits and inspec- The $100 fee for special inspec- the fees over the years so the jump tions as needed for the past couple tions covers any additional inspec- would not be so big, but they were of months. He is not a county em- tions over what the county requires. overlooked. PUBLIC NOTICE ployee and is paid a portion of the Most of those issues can be solved Commissioners said the building N O T I C E O F L E T T I N G permit fees for his services. over the phone at no charge if add- permits are good for 180 days and The cost of a building permit is ed help is needed. The inspector is anyone who plans to build a home Sealed proposals will be received only at the office of the calculated based on the total con- available by phone to anyone who in the next six months should come IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, 3311 WEST struction value of a new residence. needs his help and will be in the in before April 9 and lock in the STATE STREET, BOISE, IDAHO 83703, ATTN: CON- The county for years has been us- county a couple of days a week on lower price before the fees go up. TRACTING SERVICES until two o’clock p.m., on April 21, 2020, Idaho Federal Aid Project No. A012(049), in Washing- ton County, Key No. 12049; for the work of reconstructing from page 11 and widening of the roadway and reconstruction/replacement Restroom located along Weiser River Trail damaged of a bridge. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: RESIDENT 84-mile trail near Council A rockslide that blocked Some of the rocks that Trainor said the Weiser ENGINEER MEGAN KAUTZ (LHTAC) at (208) 344-0565 is still covered in snow, part of the Weiser River fell were embedded in the River Trail is a great place for any design related questions. Trainor said. Trail in the Cambridge trail up to a foot deep. to walk, bike, or ride and “It’s weather depend- canyon between Shoepeg It is not uncommon get outdoors during the Plans, specifications, form of contract, proposal forms, and ent, of course,” he said. Road and Silver Bridge to have rooks falling on coronavirus pandemic other information may be obtained from the Idaho Transpor- tation Department website at http://itd.idaho.gov/business/ The nonprofit FWRT in February has been the trail in the canyon threat. There is plenty of receives a $22,000 grant cleared, Trainor said. south of Cambridge in room to maintain the sug- In an effort to achieve ITD’s DBE Annual Participation Goal every year from the Idaho Trainor said the mainte- early spring. The freeze gested six feet of space, (APG) of 8.3% utilization, ITD requires responder to utilize Department of Lands that nance person who works and thaw cycle in Febru- also known as social dis- certified subcontractors and suppliers listed on its DBE Direc- covers the cost of fall and for the FWRT brought in a ary, along with a lot of tancing. The trail is al- tory located at: https://itd.dbesystem.com/. For this project, it has been determined that there is a DBE availability of 11.0% spring maintenance on the large excavator to remove rain that has fallen over ways open 24/7 or more. For more information regarding ITD’s DBE Pro- 84-mile trail, which ex- the pile of rocks after de- the past couple of weeks, “We plan on maintain- gram please go to https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/ocr/ocrD- tends from Weiser to just ciding a backhoe would loosened the rocks, Train- ing the trail as long as we BEPROGRAM.aspx short of New Meadows. not take care of the job. or said. can,” he said. This contract requires full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects persons from be- ing denied the benefits of or excluded from participation in Federal tax filing deadline extended to July 15 programs or activities; or subjected to discrimination based The Internal Rev- also defer federal in- other non-corporate Individual tax- IRS.gov. Businesses on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, Limited enue Service an- come tax payments tax filers as well as payers who need who need additional English Proficiency or economic status. The Contractor is encouraged to utilize the goods and services of disadvantaged nounced following to July 15 without those who pay self- additional time to time must file Form firms in accomplishing the tasks or providing the services of President Trump’s penalties and inter- employment tax. file beyond the July 7004. this agreement, and to provide equal opportunity to all sub- recent emergency est, regardless of the Taxpayers do not 15 deadline can re- The IRS urges tax- bidders and suppliers. 13-2S declaration that the amount owed. This need to file any ad- quest a filing exten- payers who are due a federal income tax deferment applies ditional forms or call sion by filing Form refund to file as soon filing due date will to all taxpayers, in- the IRS to qualify for 4868 through their as possible. 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In response to COVID-19, and to best serve the schools and public all high school sports and recrea- WEISER SIGNALProudly serving the Weiser River Valley AMERICAN since 1882 tion events have been suspended. Look for updates in the Weiser Signal American newspaper or on our website at signalamerican.com. 18 E. Idaho St. • 208-549-1717 16 WEISER SIGNAL AMERICAN, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER Discussed: Planning and Zoning Matters, Information MINUTES PUBLICATION MINUTES PUBLICATION Technology Matters, Prosecuting Attorney Matters, ICRMP Discount Program February 10, 2020 January 6, 2020 January 27, 2020 Minutes - Approved. March 10, 2020 Presidential Primary Election Polling January 27, 2020 Claims $151,228.28 Places - Approved. University of Idaho Extension Programs Cooperative November 2019 Operations in Funds/Statement of Treas- Demand Warrant $49,558.30 Robert Huff Construction - Agreement - Approved. urer’s Cash $9,543,400.42 - Approved. Approved. January 21, 2020 Minutes - Approved. December 2019 Operations in Funds/Statement of Treas- Retail Alcoholic Beverage License - Approved. Claims $131,053.80 - Approved. urer’s Cash $9,648,842.42 - Approved. December 30, 2019 Minutes - Approved. Social Services Clerk’s Reasons for Approval or Denial - Quarterly Operations in Funds/Statement of Treasurer’s Demand Warrant $175.00 Dakota Taylor - Approved. Approved. Cash $9,648,842.42 - Approved. Road and Bridge Credit Card - Approved. Billington’s Property Rezone - Approved. Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation Agreement - Social Services Clerk’s Reasons for Approval or Denial - Walker Special Use Permit - Approved. Approved. Approved. Ambulance Claims $5,319.20 - Approved. M2 Automation Annual Service Agreement $41,835.43 - Federal Aid Application Unity Bridge - Approved. Discussed: Weiser Ambulance District Audit, Washington Approved. Demand Warrant $21,100.00 Bryne Equipment - Ap- County Annual Audit, Prosecuting Attorney Matters, Plan- Reinstatement of Washington Fair Board Members - Ap- proved. ning and Zoning Matters, Road and Bridge and Solid Waste proved. Dump Bed Purchase - Approved. Matters, Ambulance Matters, Water Contaminants. Resolution No. 20-03 Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan - Ap- Ambulance Claims $20,313.17 - Approved. Claims for the month of January, 2020 totaling $996,739.23 proved. Ambulance Payroll $39,259.23 - Approved. - Approved, Buried Cable Or Pipe Line Application - Approved. Discussed: Juvenile Probation Matters, Elected Officials The complete minutes are available for inspection in the of- Ambulance Claim $13,107.60 - Approved. and Supervisors Various Matters, Snake River Economic De- fice of the Clerk-Auditor-Recorder. Ambulance Payroll $20,219.72 - Approved. velopment Alliance Matters, Planning and Zoning/Building Kirk Chandler, Chairman, Discussed: Emergency Management GIS Computer Pro- and Grounds Matters, Appointment of Bonnie Brent as Plan- Board of County Commissioners. 13-1S gram, Transportation Sales Tax Funding, Grazing Regula- ning and Zoning Administrator tions, Weed and Rodent Control Matters, Juvenile Probations Matters, Emergency Management Matters, Prosecuting At- January 13, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE torney Matters, Planning and Zoning Matters, Weiser Area January 6, 2020 Minutes - Approved. Rural Fire District and Fire Code Matters, Road and Bridge Retail Alcoholic Beverage License - Approved. LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING and Solid Waste Matters, Ambulance Matters, Jail Inspection. Resolution No. 20-02 Mileage Reimbursement Rate - Ap- Pursuant to established procedure, NOTICE IS HEREBY proved. February 13, 2020 GIVEN that Washington County Board of Commission- Claims $153,724.05 - Approved. ers will hold a public hearing in the County Courthouse on Discussed: Public Acknowledgment of an Open Meeting Social Service Claims $605.00 - Approved. Law Violation. March 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the hearing is Extension Office Moving Expense - Approved. to consider 2020 Fiscal Year Budget adjustments for needed Extension Office Closure While Moving -Approved. changes and to increase spending authority to the Emergency February 18, 2020 Purchase of Emergency Generator - Approved. Weiser Senior Center 2020 Fiscal Year Budget - Approved. 911 Fund for the purchase of purchasing new radio equip- Resolution 20-01 Destruction of County Records - Ap- ment for dispatch as approved by the E911 Board. The ad- Polling Place Agreements - Approved. proved. February 13, 2020 - Approved. justment or adjustments to the 2020 Fiscal Year Budget to be Prosecutor’s Office Purchase of IPads - Approved. considered will not affect levied property taxes. Social Services Clerk’s Reasons for Approval or Denial - Darin Sutton’s Culvert Application - Approved. Approved. Ambulance Claims $2,163.05 - Approved. The hearing officer shall be authorized to impose afive- Ratify Vote and Decision of Chad Brock’s Termination - Discussed: Emergency Management Matters, Planning minute limitation on any oral testimony. If testimony is an- Approved. and Zoning Matters, Co-Opportunities, Inc.’s Property Tax ticipated to exceed that five-minute limit, it may be submitted Steve Carlock’s Fox Pit Pasture Lease Bid - Approved. Exemption, Name Clearing Hearing, Ambulance Matters in writing in advance to the Clerk’s office to be part of the Ambulance Payroll $20,574.08 - Approved. record. Ambulance Claims $4,470.84 - Approved. January 21, 2020 Any person needing special accommodations to participate in Zoll Medical Corporation Quote and Agreement Certificates of Residency - Approved. $28,879.08 - Approved. the above noticed meeting should contact the Clerk’s office at Weiser River Soil Conservation District Contribution - Ap- the County Courthouse seven days prior to the meeting. Discussed: Information Technology Matters, Prosecuting proved. Attorney Matters, Road and Bridge and Solid Waste Matters, Retail Alcoholic Beverage License - Approved. Donna Atwood Building Permits, Inspections and Plan Review Public Hear- January 13, 2020 Minutes - Approved. Washington County Clerk 11-1S ing, Extension Office Walk-Through. Purchase of CompuNet Hours - Approved. University of Idaho Cooperative Agreement - Approved. February 24, 2020 Social Services Clerk’s Reasons for Approval or Denial - February 18, 2020 Minutes - Approved. Approved. Have News Claims $134,190.44 - Approved. Project TRACTOR GEM Grant - Approved. Polling Place Agreement - Approved. ICRMP Proposal Regarding Old Trailer - Approved. Demand Warrant $32,539.00 Baker City Auto Ranch - Ap- Purchase of New Trailer $79,984.97 - Approved. to Report? proved. Ambulance Claims $221.02 - Approved. DataTel Quote $12,302.58 - Approved. Ambulance Payroll $19,079.11 - Approved. Turrentine’s Special Use Permit - Approved. Driveway Approach Application Haines - Approved. Call 208-549-1717 Road and Bridge Department Part-Time Temporary Posi- PUBLIC NOTICE tions - Approved. Ambulance Claims $9,101.65 - Approved. WASHINGTON COUNTY NOTICE OF PENDING ISSUE OF TAX DEED Letter of Withdrawal Weiser River Valley Emergency PARCEL/NAME LEGAL DESCRIPTION YEAR TAX INTEREST LATE COST *TOTAL Medical Agreement - Approved. RPW2650016006A E 20 FT OF LOT 6; LOT 7; BLK 16; WATLINGTONS ADD, 2016 1,730.09 689.99 34.60 284.50 2,739.18 Discussed: Correspondence, Weed and Rodent Control BUTERBAUGH JOHN ATHENA CLUB Matters, Prosecuting Attorney, Planning and Zoning Matters, 666 W IDAHO 35 E IDAHO Hanson Division of Property and Building Permit Issue, Road WEISER ID 83672 and Bridge and Solid Waste Matters, Ambulance Matters. RPW0900002009A LOT 9, W 26 FT OF LOT 10, BLK 2; 1ST ADD HILLIERS 2016 885.40 353.10 17.72 242.25 1,498.47 FLYNN CHARLES NORMAN SUB Claims for the month of February, 2020 totaling 10254 W CARLTON BAY DR 627 W IDAHO $773,490.42 - Approved. GARDEN CITY ID 83714 The complete minutes are available for inspection in the RPW0900002010A E 4 FT OF LOT 10, BLK 2, 1ST ADD TO HILLIERS SUB 2016 2.28 0.90 0.04 241.70 244.92 office of the Clerk-Auditor-Recorder. OWNER UNKNOWN 627 W IDAHO Kirk Chandler, Chairman, 256 E COURT ST Board of County Commissioners. 13-1S WEISER ID 83672 RPW2100002016A TN 4 LOT 16 BLK 2 SHANNON ADD 2016 912.38 363.86 18.24 228.35 1,522.83 SCHMUCH JEFFERY D 1029 E COURT 1029 E COURT WEISER ID 83672 RPW26500100070 LOT 7 BLK 10 WATLINGTONS ADD 2016 889.38 354.68 17.78 270.05 1,531.89 SOLIZ RICARDO 521 W IDAHO Washington 521 W IDAHO WEISER ID 83672 RPW0300000043A N 1/2 OF LOT 43 S30T11R5 DEL BAERE ACRES 2016 50.40 20.10 1.00 235.30 306.80 VILLANEUVA ANGELITA G 1290 W 13TH PO BOX 787 County WEISER ID 83672 RPW0450003001A LOTS 1-2 BLK 3 GALLOWAY ADD 2016 1,488.96 593.80 29.78 249.20 2,361.74 VOTAW DAVID J 308 E PARK 1550 PILOT ST Crime PAYETTE ID 83661 RP14N03W78305A TN-4, TN-5, TN-6 IN NWNW; S13T14R3 1 ACRE AND 2016 408.12 162.77 8.17 221.40 800.46 WARD GEORGE RANDALL THE S 50' OF FORMER WEISER ST LYING E OF LOT 2909 SALUBRIA RD 16, TAYLOR & SMITH ADDN Stoppers CAMBRIDGE ID 83610 2909 SALUBRIA RD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to each of the owners or claimants on the property herein above described that under the provisions of Revenue Laws of the State of Idaho, the County Treasurer, as Tax Collector of Washington County in said State, is deemed to be the purchaser, in trust, as of the first day of January 2016 on certain property described in a delinquency entry made in respect of unpaid taxes for the year 2016. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if said delinquency is not redeemed on or before APRIL 27, 2020, by payment to the Washington County Treasurer, of said unpaid taxes together with late Call charge, interest, all costs and expenses up to the date of this notice, I, as Treasurer and Tax Collector for Washington County, State of Idaho, shall thereupon, as required by law, make application to the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, State of Idaho, for a Tax Deed to issue on the herein described property in favor of Washington County with absolute title, free of all encumbrances, except any lien for taxes which may have attached subsequently to the assessment herein above referred to. NOTICE OF HEARING a hearing shall be held on said application before the Board of County 414-COPS, Commissioners on APRIL 27, 2020 at 2:30 PM or as soon thereafter as said application can be heard, at 256 E Court Street, Weiser, Idaho, for a Tax Deed conveying the above described property to said Washington County, State of Idaho. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the record owner or owners or any party of interest as defined by section 63-1005, Idaho Code, may appear in person or by counsel, and if appearing, shall have adequate opportunity to be heard, to confront and cross-examine any witness or evidence appearing therein, and to obtain any present evidence on behalf of said record owner or 414-2677 owners or said party of interest. All inquiries or objections shall be directed to the Washington County Treasurer, Washington County Courthouse, 256 E Court Street, Weiser, Idaho, 83672, (208) 414-0324, no later than 5 working days prior to the hearing date noted above. * Totals are subject to additional advertising expenses & costs IC 63-1005(3) and shall be added to the TOTAL amount due. Dated this 28th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020. 1-800-222-TIPS SABRINA YOUNG, WASHINGTON COUNTY TREASURER Pub. March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020. ’S TRA GLENN CTOR

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Members of Dance Extreme 2.0 recently competed in the America On Stage state championships in Pocatello, Idaho. The combined overall scores of the teams earned them the title of Studio Grand Champion in the novice division. Team members (not in pictured order) included: extreme cheer junior team: Karlee Sivero, Paisley Messersmith, Brookelynn Blair, Hayley Bardan, Camie Blair; ex- treme cheer senior team: Krista Messick, Cambria Maldonado, Samantha Messer- smith, Neva Lavy, Caitlyn Lynch, Ahnala Meeds, Ivy Walker, Olivia Ramirez, Kay- leigh Frazier, Kaori Mcdonald, Reesa Alder, Kynlee Sylvia, Tina Dodson; extreme project mini team, Blakely Yraguen, Hunter Smith, Andrea Ortiz, Claire Walker, Meagan Zubieta, Lucia Ramirez; extreme project junior team: Presley Gamble, Kendal Nicholson, Lillian Wiles, Aliyah Swain, Annalisa Aburto; extreme project senior team: Rosy Higgins, Emma Tolman, Stephanie Becerra, Elsie King, Aryssa Aburto, Stephanie Aldrich, Makayla Frazier. Dancers earn top marks by Nicole Miller peted in two different dance categories. Remember to shop local & Eat local! Although the competition season is The hip hop crew coached by Chandelle temporarily put on hold, Dance Extreme Huerta walked away with a third place Just a friendly reminder that our community 2.0 dancers kicked off the season in Feb- award for their hip hop mix performance. restaurants will be open for you! ruary with two extremely successful com- The extreme project senior team petitions. Dancers earned top marks in coached by director Alicia Cavazos, Hurry! Most are offering dine in, curbside, delivery, both solo and team performances. earned third place in both the intermediate The first competition of the season was level team contemporary category and the Last and don’t forget the Gift Cards! Chance the America On Stage Competition at the intermediate level hip hop junior catego- Nampa Civic Center the first weekend of ries. Please call ahead as things are changing. February. Thanks to efforts of fundraising from This is not only the first competition the community and parents including a You’ll find all their menus online of the year, but also very important as it very successful Krispy Kreme donut sale, is the qualifier for the America On Stage the teams were also able to attend their at www.signalamerican.com Nationals competition that takes place in first America On Stage Idaho State Cham- Lagoon each May. Although that compe- pionships at Pocatello. tition is currently on hold, several of the Soloists in Pocatello included: Kendal teams and individuals earned top marks, Nicholson, who was awarded first place, qualifying them for the competition. Stephanie Becerra who earned first place In the solo category, Stephanie Becerra and a superstar award, and Aryssa Aburto earned a third place ribbon while Emma who earned second place. Tolman, Kendal Nicholson and Aryssa The extreme senior team once again Aburto all earned first place ribbons. earned first place, while the extreme cheer In the teams competition, the extreme junior team earned a second place ribbon. Think cheer junior team earned first place marks The extreme project mini team earned a Think for their performance of “Can’t Stop the second place in the jazz category division outside Feeling.” Along with the extreme cheer se- and a first place in the open category. outsideThink nior team earning first place for their cheer The extreme project junior team com- Think mix routine. These teams are coached by peted in three events, taking home first the box Weiser High School cheerleaders Tyra place in contemporary and open, and sec- theoutside box Ramirez and Bentley Weldon. ond place in the hip hop division. Murphy outside The extreme project mini team coached The extreme project senior team earned by Candace Lynch earned two first place a contemporary first place and high gold Beds Thinkthe box outside marks in both the novice team jazz mini overall team grand champion, as well as Thinkthe box outside and in the novice team open mini. jazz first place, and hip hop first place. The extreme project junior team also All the awards in Pocatello also meant Thinkthe outside box. earned a first place award for their “Me that as a whole team, the studio earned the Too” dance and a third place award for title of Overall Studio Grand Champion in ThinkAndthe get resultsoutside box. from their “warrior performance,” as they com- the novice division. 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