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THURSDAY July 9, 2009 75 CENTS MagicValley.com Air Force: Idaho, SEMI CRASHES INTO HOUSE other states in running for F-35

The Associated Press V. Reif says, “the Air Force is still establishing the cri- MOUNTAIN HOME — teria for evaluating bases to The U.S. Air Force is still be selected for bedding evaluating bases, including down the F-35s. No plans Mountain Home, as possi- have been made regarding ble beddown sites for the specific locations, other F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. than Eglin.’’ Air Force officials say the Idaho lawmakers — and only location selected so far officials in other states — is the Eglin Air Force Base are lobbying to win the in Florida. F-35s, banking on every Mountain Home Air new mission to keep bases Force Base remains in the pumping millions of dollars running,along with Luke in into their surrounding Arizona; Eielson in Alaska; communities’ economies. Shaw in South Carolina; Moody in Georgia; Hill in Utah; and Tyndall in Florida. Staff Sergeant Jasmine

Photos by ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News Cody MacLeod, 19, of International Falls, Minn., inspects the damage to the house he’s renting in Twin Falls after a semitrailer ran into it Wednesday afternoon. MacLeod was notified of the crash about 10 minutes after finishing his construction job in the area and said ‘it’s pretty F-35 Lightning II nuts’ and ‘shocking.’ Joint Strike Fighter The largest military aircraft procurement ever, the stealth, supersonic F-35 will Only minor injuries in replace a wide range of aging fighter and strike aircraft for the U.S.Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied defense forces. accident south of T.F. Speed: Mach 1.6+ (1,200 mph) and landing (CTOL) variant. Range: 900-1,400 nautical miles Replaces F-16 Falcon and A-10 By Nichole Carnell Engine: One Warthog Times-News writer Weapons: Internal: 2 air-to-air and U.S. Navy/Marines: 680. Navy 2 precision air-to-surface mis- carrier variant (CV) replaces F/A- A westbound truck carrying plastic pipe south siles. External: 15,000+ lbs, 18 Hornet; Marine Short takeoff/ of Twin Falls struck a vehicle and traveled including 2 under-wing missiles; vertical landing (STOVL) replaces through a fence before crashing into a residence 25 mm canon AV-8B Harrier and F/A-18 Wednesday afternoon. Planned production: Cost: Up to $65 million each George Miller, 31, and his passenger, Jakob USAF: 1,763 conventional takeoff Initial delivery: 2010 Stockton, 16, both of Twin Falls, were attempt- SOURCE: Lockheed Marten; GlobalSecurity.org ing to make a left turn from 3600 North onto Somer Street in their 1993 Chevrolet Astro Van when it was struck in the rear passenger side by a Members of the Twin Falls Fire Department remove diesel from the truck that semitrailer driven by Nathan Morgans, 23, of crashed Wednesday afternoon into the house south of Twin Falls rented by Cody Burley couple MacLeod. See CRASH, Main 2 fined, lose licenses Fond memories mark Jerome woman’s 105th over poached deer By John Plestina Times-News writer By Nate Poppino Times-News writer Magicvalley.com JEROME — Sitting at her older sister’s 105th WATCH Gary birthday party Wednesday, Erma Wall couldn’t A Burley husband and Hompland, Fish help but come up with a horse tale. wife permanently lost their and Game Wall recalled how her older sibling — Lela hunting licenses and were regional conser- Whiteker — once saved a horse from choking sentenced to pay more than vation officer, talk over 80 years ago. $3,000 in fines and fees about investigating poaching It was one of many fond this spring after illegally cases. memories Whiteker’s family killing three deer in and friends shared as they November. with antlers — a 4x4 and a honored her with a party at James and Jami Hollahan 3x3 — without tags. St. Benedicts Family Medical each had an antlerless deer After seeing another Center long-term care unit tag at the time for unit 55, vehicle drive by, the couple in Jerome. central Cassia County — an left the bucks instead of “My dad had just come in area covered by an either- taking them home. from the field. He had sex muzzleloader-only A tip to the Citizens unhitched the horses and MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News hunt at the time. According Against Poaching hotline tied them to a post,”said Wall,who was 12 at the Naomi Whiteker and Erma Wall, 95, talk to Lela Whiteker on her 105th birthday to the Idaho Department of prompted Fish and Game time. “A horse named ‘Goofy’ just reared up in Fish and Game, James to investigate, and conser- the air and Lela was in the house. She wasn’t Wednesday afternoon at St. Benedicts Family Medical Center in Jerome. ‘Happy Hollahan shot his wife’s vation officers found feeling very good.” Birthday mom,’said Naomi as her mom was wheeled out the door after eating cake deer for her with a rifle, the two bucks. The agency and ice cream that were served together in a milkshake. Erma Wall is Lela’s younger killed his own and then See WHITEKER, Main 2 sister and the two have lived in Jerome since the early 1900s. shot two mule deer bucks See POACHED, Main 2 CSI Foundation seeking donors for scholarships By Ben Botkin three areas of needs: executive director of the for scholarships that will dents, he said. Times-News writer Students in a degree pro- non-profit foundation. LEARN MORE make college a reality. For The campaign’s lead gift gram at CSI with the goal of So far, the campaign, example, there were more has been from First Federal For more information about The College of Southern continuing their education called “Building Our Futures than 1,400 part-time stu- Bank in Twin Falls for the CSI Foundation’s cam- Idaho Foundation’s major at one of the four-year state Together,” has had slightly dents taking at least six $250,000 for scholarships, paign: 208-732-6242 or gifts campaign is under way, universities in Idaho; part- more than 1,000 people give credits last fall, a figure that which will be given during http://www.csi.edu/foun- and donors can help provide time students taking six to 11 donations or make pledges, has grown 13.5 percent in the the next five years. dation/. scholarships for students credits; and first-generation Eaton said. last three years, Eaton said. from a variety of back- college students. “We’re really pleased with At the same time, the Ben Botkin may be grounds. “We think there are needs the way the economy is we’re in,”Eaton said. foundation has virtually no reached at bbotkin@magic- The foundation is focus- out there that this campaign responding to this, even in He pointed to numbers scholarship programs tai- valley.com or 208-735- ing on raising funds with can help,”said Curtis Eaton, the economic situation that show the need is there lored for part-time stu- 3238.

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Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Pat Marcantonio Thursday Plaza Nights, free concert series with “110 in the Wood River Valley’s Sheryl Mae Grace; ice Shade” • Representatives from laugh. The West End cream and crepes for sale at Leroy’s Ice Cream the Hagerman Fossil Beds Theatre Co. presents “Is Booth, 6 to 8 p.m.,Town Plaza, across from National Monument will There a Comic in the Atkinsons’Market, Ketchum, part of profits to present a free “Be Creative” House” at 7:30 p.m. at the Wood River Valley nonprofit organizations, 725- fun family program with Buhl High School auditori- 2103. craft and refreshments from um. This is a comedy about “110 in the Shade,” musical by N. Richard Nash, 5 to 6 p.m. at the Jerome a boarding house for stand- Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, presented by Public Library Conference up comedians. Tickets are Company of Fools, 7 p.m., Liberty Theatre, 110 Room. $5 from any cast member or N. Main St., Hailey, tickets: $25 for adults, $18 • Learn about the City of $6 at the door. for senior citizens and $10 for students (ages Rocks National Reserve in a 18 and under), 578-9122. slide presentation as part of Have your own pick you “Is There a Comic in the House?,” presented by a summer lecture series at want to share? Something West End Theatre Co., 7:30 p.m. curtain time, 7 p.m. at the Cassia County that is unique to the area Buhl High School Auditorium, tickets $6 at the Museum on East Main and that may take people by door, 208-490-1992. Street. It’s free. surprise? E-mail me at Twin Falls Municipal Band Concert, 8 to • End the evening with a [email protected]. 9:30 p.m., historic band shell,Twin Falls City Summer Lecture Series, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Cassia (SHIBA), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Minidoka County Park, no cost, 735-2500, ext. 3654. County Museum, East Main Street and Senior Center, 436-9107 for appointment. Highland Avenue, Burley, 678-7172. Fit and Fall Proof Exercise Class, 10 to 11 a.m., BENEFITS AND FUNDRAISERS Living Waters Presbyterian Church, 821 E. Main FAMILY St.,Wendell, no cost, 737-5988. American Legion Bingo, 7:20 p.m. bonanza Fit and Fall Proof Exercise Class, 10:30 a.m., bingo and 7:30 p.m. regular bingo, 610 W. Main “Food, Fit and Fun in the Park” summer read- First Segregation Fire Station, Eden, no cost, St.,Wendell, $500 and $1,195 black outs, 536- ing program, with activities, games and stories 737-5988. 6358. for all children ages 18 and under, followed by Ongoing exercise program for people with free lunch sponsored by Burley Public Library, Parkinson’s disease, offered by Magic Valley BUSINESS Cassia Regional Medical Center and Cassia Regional Medical Center, 11 a.m. to noon, County Schools, 10:30 a.m., Storybook Park, SIGLBT Community Center ribbon cutting, Twin Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 371 Burley, no cost, (lunch by Cassia County Eastland Drive N.,Twin Falls, no cost, 737-2977. Falls Chamber of Commerce, 858 Blue Lakes School Lunch Program for children ages 18 and Blvd. N., 208-308-5590 or [email protected]. SilverSneakers Fitness Program, innovative under), 878-7708 or 878-6600. exercise program designed specifically for WILD Lunch, a free lunch and nature program Medicare beneficiaries’unique health and CHURCH EVENTS for ages one to 18, provided by Environmental physical needs, 11:15 a.m. to noon,Twin Falls “Get Out and Get Together” game and movie Resource Center and Hunger Coalition, 11 a.m. YMCA, 1751 Elizabeth Blvd., no cost for night, with free hot dogs, games and a movie, to 1 p.m.,Woodside Elementary School, 111 Humana-insured or YMCA members and $5 Woodside Elementary Lane, Ketchum, 788- Photo courtesy Idaho Department of Fish and Game 6:30 p.m. games and 7:30 p.m. movie, Baseline per class for non-insured, 733-4384. 0121. Idaho Department of Fish and Game employees Meghan Roos, senior Fellowship, 123 K. St., Rupert, no cost, 312- TOPS Weight Support Group Chapter No. 256, conservation officer, and Mike Stoddard, district conservation officer, 5092. 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. weigh-in, 6 p.m. meeting, GOVERNMENT Snake River Bowling Alley, 725 Minidoka Ave., show two poached mule deer bucks recovered last fall. The poachers, Burley, 208-678-2622 or 678-5959. James and Jami Hollahan, were sentenced to pay fines and perma- CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Twin Falls County commissioners, 8:30 a.m., courthouse, 425 Shoshone St. N., 736-4068. Overeater’s Anonymous, 6 p.m., 109 Seventh nently lost their hunting licenses. Twin Falls Kiwanis weekly meeting and lunch, a Ave. E., (red log building with cannon),Jerome, volunteer organization serving the community Sun Valley Planning and Zoning Commission, 9 a.m., City Hall, 81 Elkhorn Road, 622-4438. 324-5019. and children, noon,Turf Club, 734 Falls Ave., vis- Celebrate Recovery, Christian-based, 12-step itors welcome, [email protected]. Sun Valley City Council, 3 p.m., City Hall, 81 Poached Elkhorn Road, 622-4438. program to assist people with life issues, 7 Twin Falls Optimist Club, open to interested p.m.,Twin Falls Church of the Nazarene, 1231 Continued from Main 1 addition, she received 24 members of the community, noon, Mandarin Jackpot Advisory Board, 6 p.m.,Jackpot Library, 2301 Progressive Drive, 775-755-2356. Washington St. N.,Twin Falls, 733-6610. executed a search warrant months of probation, 30 House, 324-3333 or chris@southern ACTS Program, a 12-week, ongoing course for the Hollahans’ home, days of community service idahofreightliner.com. Bellevue City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 115 E. Poplar St., 788-2128. based on self-help, recovery and education, seizing the rifle James and 360 days in jail — the The Magic Valley Quilters Guild meeting, quil- 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Bethel Temple Apostolic Hollahan used to kill the latter two suspended unless ters of all levels of expertise welcome, 1 p.m., Fairfield City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 407 Soldier Road, 764-2333. Church, 929 Hankins Road (behind D&B deer, and conservation offi- she violates probation. Southside Electric, Declo, 673-5577. Supply),Twin Falls, no cost, 731-3210. cers turned over their find- A call to the couple’s home Sons of the American Legion, for any sons, Murtaugh Highway District, 7 p.m., district ings to the Cassia County Wednesday afternoon was grandsons, stepsons or adopted sons of office, 108 W.Archer St., 432-5469. HOBBIES AND CRAFTS prosecutor’s office. not returned. Veterans, 6 p.m., prior to American Legion Oakley City Council, 7 p.m., city office, 200 W. Prosecutors filed multiple Gary Hompland, Fish and Riders meeting, American Legion Post Home, Main St., 862-3313. Pinochle, 1 p.m.,Twin Falls Senior Center, 530 felony counts against the Game’s regional conserva- 447 Seastrom St.,Twin Falls, $7 annual dues, Twin Falls County Planning and Zoning Shoshone St.W., 50 cents, open to the public, couple, reaching plea agree- tion officer, characterized 280-0678. Commission, 7 p.m., 246 Third Ave., 734-9490. 734-5084. ments with both in March the Hollahans’ case as a rea- Magic Valley Christian singles weekly gathering, Minidoka City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 402 that reduced the charges to sonably standard one for 6 to 7 p.m. no-host dinner and 7 to 8 p.m. Bible Cherry St., 431-4101. LIBRARY study, Golden Corral, 1823 Blue Lakes Blvd., misdemeanors. poaching charges. Felonies, “The Art of History” family program, includes James Hollahan was sen- he said, are frequently Twin Falls, 320-3245. HEALTH AND WELLNESS Rupert Historic Preservation Commission craft and refreshments, presented by The tenced on March 9 for one pleaded down unless the SilverSneakers Fitness Program at Curves of meeting, 7 p.m., upstairs, Rupert City Hall, pub- National Park Service (Hagerman Fossil Beds), count of taking big game alleged poacher is a repeat Twin Falls, complete cardio and circuit training lic invited, 431-0400. 5 to 6 p.m., Conference Room,Jerome Public with a firearm in a muzzle- offender or someone who with resistance, state-of-the-art equipment Veterans of Foreign Wars, 8 p.m.,VFW Hall, 554 Library, 100 First Ave. E.,Jerome, no cost, 324- loader-only season and one profited from poaching. and “Curves Smart”personalized coaching, Hiland Ave., Burley, 679-1506. 5427. count of wasting wildlife. Even for misdemeanors, 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.,Twin Falls Curves, 690 Blue His hunting license was the fines can be enough to Lakes Blvd. N., no cost for Humana Gold- revoked for life, and he had keep regular citizens from EDUCATION/LECTURE insured or AARP provided by Secure Horizons, To have an event listed, please submit the to pay $1,868 in fines and making the same mistake “The Contemporary Portrait: An Artist 734-7300. name of the event, a brief description, time, civil penalties. He also again — though a few per- Responds to Trends in Painting,” presented by TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) ID No. 48 place, cost and contact number to Suzanne received 30 days of commu- sist. James Hollahan had nationally known artist Jan Aronson, 7 p.m., Chapter of Jerome, a weight-loss support Browne by e-mail at sbrowne@magicvalley. nity service with Fish and seven past Fish and Game Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., group, 10 a.m.,Jerome Public Library, 100 First com; by fax, 734-5538; or by mail,Times- Game — 15 of those sus- violations, Hompland said. Ketchum, no cost, open to the public, sunvall- Ave. E., 420-3823. News, P.O.Box 548,Twin Falls, ID 83303-0548. pended — two years’ proba- “Some people are slow eycenter.org or 726-9491, ext. 10. Senior Health Insurance Benefit Advisory Deadline is noon, four days in advance of event. tion when he can’t accom- learners,”he noted. pany hunters into the field, A Citizens Against 360 days of jail time sus- Poaching tip also resulted in pended unless he fails his a recent felony charge filed Whiteker probation. He also had to against a Buhl man for forfeit his rifle. allegedly poaching three Continued from Main 1 hurt,”Wall said. they were,”she said. later became St. Benedicts His wife was sentenced on sturgeon. She hollered to her then Whiteker was born in Her mother, who never Family Medical Center. April 23 on one count of aid- Fish and Game officials 22-year-old sister, “Stupid Colorado and moved to smoked cigarettes and After living alone for 20 ing and abetting in wasteful urge people to call the tip is choking.” Idaho at age 13 in 1918. She never drank alcohol, years after her husband’s destruction of wildlife and line, 800-632-5999, if they “Old Goofy, he was stu- lived in Buhl and Wendell stopped driving at age 88. death, she suffered a series one count of aiding with the witness any violations. pid, too,”Wall said. before moving to rural “That was hard. She of minor strokes in 1994 at unlawful transfer of a tag. Rewards are offered for To the rescue, big sister Jerome County when she enjoyed that very much,” age 90 that slowed her She lost her license for life information leading to a Lela came out of the house married Virgil Whiteker 79 she said. down. For the next 12 years and had to pay $1,466 in citation, and callers can and saved the horse. years ago. They farmed Chester Whiteker she lived with her daugh- fines and civil penalties. In remain anonymous. Whiteker’s son, Chester, west of Jerome for 43 years recalled the hard work his ter. It wasn’t until 2006 at and daughter, Naomi before he died in 1974. mother — “a small woman age 102 that she entered Whiteker, put on Whiteker gardened, in physical size” — would the long-term care facility. Wednesday’s party for milked cows, played the do on the farm during his In addition to the two IDAHO LOTTERY WHAT’SNEWAT their mother. piano at her church for youth in the 1930s and children who remain at her Wednesday, July 8 Wall talked about how decades, canned, quilted 40s. “She drove a team of side, there are three grand- close she has remained to and crocheted for much of horses. Of course, the children and five great- 19 42 50 53 56 Powerball: 39 MAGICVALLEY.COM Power Play: 2 her older sister — from the her life. One of her fre- milking was all done by grandchildren. Watch videos from 1900s, when Whiteker was quent acts of charity was to hand,” he said. “She was “She’s very even tem- Wednesday, July 8 two Magic Valley like a mother, to recent drive others for their my first Sunday school pered. She didn’t get WILD CARD: years when she looked necessities. teacher when I was a little upset,” Naomi Whiteker 8 9 17 25 30 Jack of Clubs crashes that after her older sister during Naomi Whiteker said her guy.” said of her childhood. “She July 8 0 4 5 happened Wednesday. times of ill health. mother was the neighbor- Virgil and Lela Whiteker didn’t get in a hurry except July 7 4 4 1 “I could read her mind. I hood taxi in Jerome. helped finance a new com- when she was after the two July 6 7 0 3 could tell when she was “She’d pick up older munity hospital in Jerome of us. Then she had some discontented or she was people. She was older then during the early 1950s that energy.” Wednesday, July 8 13 17 19 20 33 HB: 10

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Box Minn. through a sliding glass door Morgans after the accident, ed no fire. Classifieds manager Christy Haszier . .735-3267 548, Twin Falls, Idaho 83303. MacLeod said he received and was lodged in the said that he walked away The crash remains under ONLINE Copyright © 2009 Magic Valley Newspapers Inc. Online sales Jason Woodside ...... 735-3207 Vol. 104, No. 189 a call informing him of the home. Latimer said it was with blood on his upper arm investigation. Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho LOCAL Thursday, July 9, 2009 Main 3 Rezone for Shoshone condo project approved By John Plestina single-family section Times-News writer would come in a third phase. SHOSHONE — A pro- Maher said the proposal posed residential develop- developed because the real ment cleared a major hurdle estate market has changed. Tuesday as the Shoshone The units could sell for City Council approved the between $120,000 and rezoning of 11 lots for $140,000. multi-family housing. Condominiums are “the The requested ordinance only economic scenario to allow two- and four-unit that would work for us at condominium buildings in this time,” she said and the proposed North Park asked the council for eco- Subdivision met no oppo- nomic flexibility to make sition during a public hear- her development feasible. ing, but council members “We know the demand is raised several questions gone for $199,000 homes,” about changes to the pro- Maher said. “Otherwise, posed development. we have no choice but to Until Tuesday, the pro- wait until the economy posal had also included a turns around.” later second phase with Councilman Dan Pierson MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News single-family homes. questioned whether the Idaho State Police troopers respond to a two-vehicle accident on the Perrine Bridge Wednesday in Twin Falls. No injuries were reported in the One concern by the new three-phase proposal noon collision. council was that the two- would fall outside the exist- phase development pro- ing development plan the posal grew to three phases city has with Maher. in its latest iteration. In early June, the council Non-injury auto accident on Developer Laurie Maher extended a development of Spokane, Wash., told the agreement for 60 days. council she wants to change Tuesday, it approved a 90- her development agree- day extension, allowing ment with the city to additional time to change Perrine bridge backs up traffic include a first phase of one the agreement. four-unit building that “These are tough eco- Times-News inattentive driving, would include a sales office nomic times. I think Laurie Pohanka said. and a model home to test might need more time A two-vehicle accident Magicvalley.com Along with ISP, the Twin the market by preselling between phases,” said on the Perrine Bridge WATCH a video of the accident scene. Falls County Sheriff’s units not yet built. Mike Choat of Galena around noon Wednesday Department and Jerome The second phase would Engineering of Hailey, who caused traffic on Blue Rural Fire District be four condominium is assisting with the devel- Lakes Boulevard North to led to the collision. Burkhalter’s truck, causing responded to the accident. buildings, while a larger opment plan. move just a little slower. According to ISP, Rene damage to the front of Traffic was shut down in According to Idaho State Burkhalter, of Buhl, was Garcia-Ruiz’ car. the westernmost north- CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE Police Trooper Chris stopped on the bridge There were no injuries bound lane of U.S. Pohanka, “an unexplain- when Nelida Garcia-Ruiz, and Burkhalter’s truck Highway 93 for approxi- HOME DECOR able event” at about of Glenns Ferry, collided appeared to be unharmed. mately 20 minutes, ANTIQUES noon stopped traffic and into the back of Garcia-Ruiz was cited for Pohanka said. PATIO FURNITURE ALL DESKS & % OFF KITCHEN MERCHANDISE 10 THRU JULY 11TH Ketchum council supportive of proposed bicycle, whitewater parks By Ariel Hansen “These are great play cracy between now and Ariel Hansen may be Times-News writer when the first folks get in reached at ahansen@mag- 590 ADDISON AVENUE spots for kayakers the water,” said Ketchum icvalley.com or 208-788- TWIN FALLS, IDAHO KETCHUM — Two parks Mayor Randy Hall, noting 3475. for outdoors enthusiasts and surfers and there are concerns about are on the drawing board in boogie boarders. water rights, environmen- THIS LOCATION ONLY! Ketchum, and on Monday tal protection and BLM the City Council expressed Idaho is the requirements that must FAMOUS NATIONAL CHAIN support for the concept of a whitewater state, first be allayed. “pump park” near However, Hall said he Hemingway Elementary but we don’t have sees few true obstacles to School and a whitewater the plan, which involves "03%12-0# park near Hulan Meadows. a whitewater the careful construction of “I’m over the moon park here.” structures in the river to about this kind of thing,” — Guy Robins, Ketchum create eddies, pools and said Ketchum Councilman whitewater for those who 2-2 * Charles Conn, who said he resident and river guide enjoy personal water would be happy to person- sports. ally support these kinds of Bike Friendly Community “These are great play recreational opportunities to the gold.” spots for kayakers and !*# 0 ,!# financially. “These are the Design on the pump park surfers and boogie board- kinds of things that will is just beginning, and the ers,” Robins said. “Idaho is attract and retain the Blaine County School the whitewater state, but HUGE INVENTORY BLOWOUT! young demographic we’ve District must approve the we don’t have a whitewater been missing.” project before it can go for- park here.” The pump park, designed ward. Design could be Both the pump park and SUPER SAVINGS YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO MISS! to give mountain bikers a based on the I-5 Colonnade the whitewater park would place to practice and park, located in Seattle rely heavily on donations improve skills in a relative- along Interstate 5. Ketchum from the community for * ly safe and controlled envi- Councilman Baird Gourlay construction and mainte- ronment, is proposed for an visited that park during a nance, and proponents EVERYTHING HALF PRICE OR LESS! empty lot near the inter- recent trip. After taking have not presented budgets section of Second Avenue pictures of it to bring for either yet. North and Eighth Street home, he said he was so In other business, the West. The lot belongs to inspired he decided to ride councilmen welcomed new the Blaine County School it himself — and came Ketchum Police Chief Steve District and is eventually home with his left forearm Harkins. He told the coun- slated for the city to build in a cast. cil that after the July 1 start homes, but for now it just Later in the same meet- of a contract for services hosts dirt piles and weeds, ing, the councilmen heard with the Blaine County said Ketchum Parks from Ketchum resident and Sheriff’s Office, the LOWEST TICKETED PRICE Superintendent Jen Smith. longtime river guide Guy department was up to full * “It’s cheap, it’s tempo- Robins about a proposal for staffing. One officer start- rary, it’s fun,” Smith said, a whitewater park on the ed this week after a transfer ENTIRE STORE! describing the looping Big Wood River near Hulan from the sheriff’s office track with varying heights Meadows. This project may and another officer now in HAIR CARE & ACCESSORIES, FOOD, CANDY, of humps and valleys. A prove more difficult to training will start working pump park could also boost make reality, as the river is in August. 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Open all day,  days a week Main 4 Thursday, July 9, 2009 LOCAL Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho AROUND THE VALLEY Jerome County sheriff Blaine commissioners to prepare seeks info on sex offender The Jerome County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information on proposal for airport board transition a registered sex offender who failed to notify the sheriff of a change of By Ariel Hansen responsibility and liability for Councilwoman and FMAA currently operates under. address. Times-News writer it, while Blaine County will be member Martha Burke at last “Ultimately I could see a role A felony warrant has the sole sponsor of the replace- week’s meeting that the county reversal, when the Friedman been issued for the HAILEY — Blaine County ment airport if it is built in any offer the city concrete sugges- authority becomes advisory to arrest of Frank Bedke — commissioners are planning currently considered site. tions on how and when to that body (the Replacement described as a 5-foot, how and when to transition air- Commissioners plan to visit accomplish the transition of Airport Advisory Committee) 10-inch white male port governance from the exist- an airport under construction governance. on replacement airport issues,” weighing 180 pounds ing Friedman Memorial Airport in St. George, Utah, which is Suggestions could involve Schoen said. with brown hair and Authority to a new, unofficially also replacing another airport having the Replacement Airport Following discussion with the green eyes. Bedke named Replacement Airport that had insurmountable terrain Advisory Committee serve as a Hailey City Council, the two Bedke, 33, has two Advisory Committee. restrictions. Simultaneously, temporary subcommittee of the bodies will decide the timing prior arrests for failure to register as a At a Tuesday meeting, com- they plan to consult with FMAA to learn the ropes and and interim format of the sex offender in Idaho, and was con- missioners considered input Denver-based airport attorney provide input into decisions on Replacement Airport Advisory victed in Cassia County in 1999 for they received from the FMAA Peter Kirsch and the Federal the replacement airport. Committee. lewd conduct with a minor under 16, last week, and planned steps Aviation Administration to plot The Hailey council members Its long-term format, to be in according to a Tuesday release. toward creating a proposal to out the decisions that need to be have said, and Commissioner place by the time the new air- A felony forgery warrant is also take to the Hailey City Council. made between now and the Larry Schoen echoed, they port opens, is likely to be that issued for Bedke out of Minidoka The Hailey and Blaine County replacement airport’s opening. are not interested in renego- recommended to Hailey and County. elected bodies are the sponsors They will then respond to the tiating at this time the Joint Blaine County by a Blue Ribbon Those with information pertaining of Friedman, with financial request of Hailey City Powers Agreement that FMAA Committee. to Bedke are encouraged to call 644- 2700, 324-1911 or contact their local law enforcement agency. DEQ reminds growers to Law Disorder... register before field burning New ground to cover & ... in Cassia County The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality reminds farm- the commission’s budget From July 1 police reports: ers that they need to register their Former Craig staffer, NRCS official cuts. And, she said, shrink- Driving under the influence: fields before conducting any crop ing budgets should be A 26-year-old woman was pulled over for burning. now heads Idaho soil commission viewed as an opportunity allegedly swerving in Burley. The U.S. Environmental Protection to diversify and improve According to Deputy Brynn Blacker’s report, Agency gave Idaho permission to By Nate Poppino For her third day on the the state’s funding sys- the smell of alcohol was prevalent. The woman resume crop burning last year after the Times-News writer job, Schmidt attended a tems. said she didn’t have her driver’s license because 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday meeting of the “Is there a way we can do it was in her purse, and she left her purse in tossed the state’s program out in JEROME — The state Upper Snake Basin (the work) faster, better?” “some guy’s van” at a bar. January 2007, according to a DEQ commission charged with Advisory Group near she asked. “Then let’s do “She said she was so drunk she forgot it,”the Wednesday release. Southern Idaho coordinating Idaho’s con- Jerome. it.” report reads. After nearly falling over during the farmers received a new set of require- servation districts has a She told the Times- It isn’t always easy to field-sobriety tests, she was arrested for driving ments in the process that put them on new leader for its staff. News during a break that convince farmers, ranchers under the influence. par with what their northern counter- Sara Schmidt — previ- she’s still getting to know and other landowners to parts have to follow. ously a legislative assistant her new job. But she said participate in state and From July 2 police reports: Growers are encouraged to register to former U.S. Sen. Larry she already views it as “a federal conservation proj- Burglary: their fields early to plan for the 30-day Craig, regional assistant great opportunity,” and ects. But Schmidt’s excited The woman from the aforementioned DUI processing time. They must also com- chief for the U.S. Natural looks forward to working to try. She said she has a arrest reported that her vehicle had been bur- plete field-burning training once every Resource Conservation with the conservation dis- “strong respect” for per- glarized. five years and pay a fee of $2 per acre. Service’s western division tricts and Idaho landown- sonal property rights and According to the report, she said the last per- Training sessions in the Magic Valley and executive vice presi- ers on projects to benefit noted that there is already son to drive it was “someone named Shannon,” are planned for Wednesday at the dent of the Idaho Cattle water quality, wildlife sizeable interest in such but she didn’t know Shannon’s last name — Idaho Department of Health and Association — is now habitat and other issues. participation. adding that she was “very intoxicated last night Welfare office in Twin Falls, and July 16 the administrator for the “We’re fortunate in “There are a lot of people and doesn’t remember much.” at the Minidoka County Extension Idaho Soil Conservation Idaho,” she said. “We’ve out there who want to The items listed as stolen include a pink tank Office in Rupert. Commission. got great people.” make a difference,” she top, pink pants, a pink bathing suit, GED tran- Burn days are limited to daylight The commission pro- Among her challenges said. scripts, $100 cash, and a bottle of mouthwash. hours only during weekdays — usually vides support and service will be helping support the Her time with ICA, an Burglary: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Legislature pro- to the state’s 51 soil conser- conservation districts at a organization not generally A 69-year-old Burley man reported that hibited burning on weekends, holidays vation districts, among time when both the dis- friends with environmen- someone stole his Disabled American Veterans and after sunset. other services, and falls tricts and her own com- talists, will also help in that hat, American Legion hat, vehicle registration Information: Bobby Dye or JR under the Idaho State mission are facing budget area, she said. and insurance card from his vehicle. Wolters, 208-736-2190, or visit Department of Agriculture. shortages. “I see it as a blessing, to The missing items are valued at $12. http://www.deq.idaho.gov/air/prog_i Schmidt took over Schmidt said she feels have worked with people in The man showed police, according to the ssues/burning/crop_residue_burn- earlier this week from she’s in a position to sup- agriculture and who make a report, a partial footprint that was on the dri- ing.cfm. Acting Administrator Tony port the districts, though living on their land,” she ver’s seat. No suspects. — Staff reports Bennett. she’s still getting a feel for said. — Damon Hunzeker

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We Attorney General Lawrence the public still has access need more education.” Wasden for an informal along the Snake River along the river bed … That is Sen. Chuck Coiner, R- gathering. north of Buhl on still my concern, that public Twin Falls, was also in The field trip was called Tuesday. access be protected, the attendance but left about for by Wasden during the people need to know,”Pence midway through the tour, as BLAIR KOCH/ Land Board’s May meeting For the Times-News said. did Smith. in Boise over an application Pence said she’ll be in to grant the title to 2.26 acres mark “is the line that water or ordinary high water mark and river rocks had been contact with fellow law- Blair Koch may be of land along the Snake River impresses on the soil by cov- shall be located where it observed they weren’t criti- makers about the issue. reached at blairkoch@ north of Buhl to Dan and ering it for sufficient periods would have been if no alter- cal factors. “I don’t know if we can gmail.com or 208-316- June Miller of Washington. to deprive the soil of its veg- ation had occurred.” Nonetheless, he said change anything,” Pence 2607. Rep. Leon Smith, R-Twin etation and destroy its value “We are concerned with Tuesday that in determining Falls, said he came because for agricultural purposes.” where (the mark) was on July the river bed boundary he some of his constituents are Duffner said many factors 3, 1980,” said Deputy compared water scour concerned the state is giving are considered when deter- Attorney General Clive marks on rocks in the river away public land along its mining the line, such as the Strong. and used a transit to bring rivers. kinds of vegetation present Duffner visited the river that elevation to the bank. “I came to get educated,” on the ground. many times, he said, and “I told the surveyor to Smith said. The case is particularly looked for clues on site and shoot the transit … on the Discussed during the tough, Duffner said, because downstream. rock,”Duffner said. nearly three-hour tour was the Millers removed vegeta- While Duffner has previ- Regardless of who deter- how the department defines tion and trees on the site in ously indicated he merely mined the line it is being a river’s “ordinary high- 2006. The couple was fined approved of a slightly higher supported by the water mark,”a line that dis- by the Department of Water line that was determined by Department of Lands, which tinguishes the boundary Resources for working in the the Millers’ surveyor, he said recommended the Lands between private land and bed of the Snake River, but Tuesday he directed the sur- Board approve the Millers’ public ownership with evidence of a possible line veyor’s efforts. request. unlimited access to the bed impressed upon the soil by Duffner told the group he The application will be of the state’s rivers. Leading the river was lost by the determined the mark by decided on by the lands the tour was Department of damage done, he said. using lichen lines on a river board in an upcoming meet- Lands Area Manager Tim Idaho code states that if rock. Duffner has told the ing. Duffner. the high-water mark is Times-News numerous In the meantime, Rep. 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Concerts and dates subject to change. MAIN 6 THURSDAY,JULY 9, 2009 OPINION EDITOR STEVE CRUMP: (208) 735-3223 [email protected] QUOTE “It is a troubling philosophy for any judge ... to convert empathy into favoritism ... ” OPINION — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s ruling last year against white firefighters EDITORIAL Palin lacks what GOP needs most s Sarah Palin the answer Wendell has little the Republican Party is I looking for? Not likely. Palin’s abrupt crime, so why does announcement that she’s quitting as governor of Alaska may be part of a long-term strategy that it need a curfew? leads to the Oval Office. But at the moment, it looks endell — population 2,418 — more like the impulsive act doesn’t have a lot of juvenile of a hot-headed politician crime, nor a lot of kids on the who can’t abide criticism. streets at night. So it doesn’t need another curfew. WAn Idaho appellate court in March struck down the city’s previous curfew law, siding with a DOYLE Wendell boy who had argued that the ordinance MCMANUS under which he was cited in 2008 was unconstitutional. But last week, Police Chief Our view: Kirtus Gaston presented a More criminal Take Palin at her word: new curfew proposal with She decided to quit because language designed to pass laws don’t she didn’t think she could judicial muster. necessarily get much done for Alaska in The curfew would be in her remaining 18 months in conservatives, but it won’t office, beset as she was with “The problem for Palin and her party attract votes from the 38 effect from 12:01 a.m. to make safer ethics charges that never is that she doesn’t have what Republicans percent who call themselves 5 a.m. and would make communities. seemed to go away. moderates — and who exceptions for emergencies, “My staff and I spend need most: an idea.” remain the key to any presi- minors accompanied by a most of our day ... dealing dential election. parent or guardian, employment, errands or with this stuff instead of agenda looked more diffi- Republican leaders contin- Which brings us to attending official school, religious or recreational progressing our state,”she cult and less rewarding. She ues to reaffirm the ancient Palin’s second flaw as a activities sponsored by the city, a civic organization complained. quit, in short, to cut her tenets of their faith: national candidate: She’s a or other organization providing adult supervision of It’s possible that Palin losses while she could still Government spending is polarizer, not a unifier. children under 18 years. knows something we don’t plausibly claim to be ahead. bad, and taxes should be Bush won the White Curfew exemptions are also made for married or about “this stuff,”and that’s Palin’s main asset, of reduced. But that won’t add House twice by tempering emancipated minors and youth exercising their what spurred her to resign. course, is a base of fervent up to a winning national his conservatism just But even if she doesn’t, it’s support among social con- platform unless Obama enough to win a hearing First Amendment rights to free speech, assembly or easy to see why being gov- servatives who see her as turns out to be a miserable from independents. Palin practice of religion. ernor wasn’t much fun fresh, exciting and embat- failure and voters reflexively knows no such urge. It is “I’d like to see it (passed) as soon as possible,” anymore. tled — the people who turn the other way. easy to imagine her winning Gaston said. Palin’s popularity in responded to her resigna- Hence the search by an Iowa caucus, but almost We disagree. Unnecessary laws, even those Alaska has sunk from 93 tion by sending contribu- many Republicans for an impossible to imagine her enacted with the best intentions, tend to make folks percent in 2007 to 54 per- tions to her fundraising attractive idea or two. In winning a primary in New disrespect the legal authority. cent in May, still a committee, SarahPAC. 2000, Bush won votes from Hampshire or Michigan, let Plus they cost money to enforce — money that respectable rating but a The problem for Palin independents and centrists alone a general election in Wendell simply doesn’t need to spend right now. huge drop. and her party is that she by proclaiming himself a 50 states. According to the Uniform Crime Report for 2008, She faced a tough fight doesn’t have what “compassionate conserva- And there’s a third flaw. for re-election in 2010. She Republicans need most: an tive,”a governor who Republicans prize anoth- Wendell ranked 35th out of 63 Idaho cities in serious had few strong allies among idea. reformed his state’s educa- er old-fashioned virtue: crimes, and the city’s crime rate has declined 39 Republicans in the Alaska For the last half-century, tion system even as he kept steadiness. Palin’s abrupt percent since 2004. Wendell has a lower crime rate Legislature after alienating the GOP has prided itself on a close eye on the purse career change has con- than any nearby city except Hagerman. many with her headstrong being the “party of ideas,”a strings. firmed Republicans’ sense In 2008, there were just 31 juvenile arrests in style. She had few prospects coalition that constantly Palin has been a champi- that she’s not merely a Wendell, and only 11 for serious crimes. of closing out her term on a invented new ways to apply on not so much of ideas as “maverick” but a flake. Even in Idaho, there are few safer places. The City wave of landmark achieve- its basic principles to the of attitudes: anger at the For a party working to Council shouldn’t pass a new curfew because ments that would boost her nation’s problems. national media, fear of a regain its footing as the Wendell doesn’t need one. as a national candidate. Under George W.Bush, “big-government takeover,” champion of conservative And she had a few laurels the string of successful and the charge that ideas in a nation whose to rest on. After two years in ideas ran out. In 2008, it unnamed liberals “deride” electorate will soon be ready office, she had accom- was the Democrats of American ideals. Those to listen, this sled dog won’t plished her three main Barack Obama, not the aren’t ideas; they’re slo- pull. goals: higher taxes on oil GOP, who won by propos- gans. Brad Hurd . . . . publisher Steve Crump . ...Opinion editor production, legislation ing a detailed agenda of new Palin may have the recipe Readers can write to Los The members of the editorial board and writers of authorizing a new natural policies and new initiatives. for winning the hearts of Angeles Times columnist editorials are Brad Hurd, James G. Wright, gas pipeline and ethics In Congress, a notably the 37 percent of Americans Doyle McManus at doyle.- Steve Crump, Bill Bitzenburg and Ruth S. Pierce. reform. The rest of her uncharismatic collection of who describe themselves as [email protected]. 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(Daily Mail 4-29-09); Medicine in the U.S. Kill recommended treatment like theirs, or at least con- tem.” And make no mistake, it “Girl, 3, Has Heart Canadians?” (Acton is “too expensive“? Will sult Consumer Reports. Canada established a may not start out that Operation Cancelled Three Institute 3-3-08) tolerance for euthanasia Before we buy the biggest single-payer health sys- way, but with government Times Because of Bed What the U.S. faces is follow the acceptance of transformation of health tem in 1984. To ensure a undercutting private Shortage.”(Times online what Canadians and abortion after another care in history and its con- government monopoly, insurance, it will end up 4-23-09); “Our Cancer Britons already experi- category of humanity is sequences, shouldn’t we “Canadian provinces out- putting much, if not most, Shame: Survival Rates Still ence. To quote another deemed unfit, unwanted first look at countries lawed private health of the private sector out of Lag Behind EU Despite headline, it is a case of and too expensive to where government makes insurance.”Last month, business, leaving govern- Spending Billions.” (Daily “Dogma Trumps Truth in maintain? most health care decisions the Canadian Supreme ment as the dominant Mail 3-20-09); “1,000 Health-Care Issues.” We’d better think seri- to see how things are Court struck down that player — perhaps the only Villagers Wait for a Dentist (Ontario Business News ously about this before a working for them? law, but the damage will player — deciding who After Just One NHS 7-7-05) health care bill is rushed Britain’s National take a long time to repair. receives care and who Practice Opens” (Daily The Obama administra- through Congress. Its Health Service was created British and Canadian does not based on an arbi- Mail 3-10-09). This may tion is promoting dogma members will never have in 1948. As with America’s newspaper headlines over trary value assigned to explain the headline, at the expense of truth. If to use the new system, but Medicare, British politi- several years foretell what each life. “Number of Children the government effective- the rest of us will. cians said the cost would Americans might face Here is what Britons Going to Hospital to Have ly runs health care in this never exceed their projec- should the Obama admin- face: “Kidney Cancer Teeth Pulled Soars by 66 country, there will be no Syndicated columnist Cal tions. But within the first istration and a Democratic Patients Denied Life-sav- Percent Since 1997” (Daily turning back, at least not Thomas can be reached at year, according to “The Congress prevail with ing Drugs by NHS Mail 4-12-09). for a generation or more. [email protected].

T HE LIGHTER SIDE OF POLITICS Doonesbury By Garry Trudeau Mallard Fillmore By Bruce Tinsley Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho OPINION/NATION Thursday, July 9, 2009 Main 7 The irrepressible impulse to create Obama’s promise ometime around 32,000 years old, some Apparently there has been 35,000 years ago, in T think perhaps 36,000 years something in us from the S what is now OM old; the pictures of bison beginning that has felt on taxes unrealistic Germany, a man or woman TEEPEN and the erotic drawings at compelled to reach through sat down and undertook Cussac in France’s the mundane and feel By Stephen Ohlemacher sive federal budget deficits the task of fashioning a Dordogne Valley, dated around for the transcen- Associated Press writer for the foreseeable future. flute from a griffon vulture 37,000 years old. dent. “The dilemma is trying to bone. could be fashioned. These, we now can Transient or enduring, WASHINGTON — Presi- do the new while the old is The flute was recently The body’s needs must understand, are root mark- from the moment’s solace dent Obama promised to fix still unpaid for,’’ Steuerle found. The melody is lost. be met or it will perish. The ers of civilization and it is of a pleasing ditty to a life- health care and trim the said. But just as archeologists soul, too, has needs that telling that we find them in time’s afterimage from a federal budget deficit, all The federal budget deficit have been able to piece must be met, lest it wither a time long before humans painting that remained in without raising taxes on is projected to hit an together the eight sections and our very humanity had puzzled out agriculture mind long after the retina anyone but the wealthiest unprecedented $1.8 trillion of bone found in a cave, we with it. So instrumental or commerce even in their was done with it, we have Americans. It’s a promise this year — on top of a can piece together at least a music, quite deliberately crudest forms, the usual made our culture from the he’s already broken and will national debt that has little of the story. Stone Age wrought, now joins as a benchmarks for civiliza- work of that impulse. likely have to break again. already topped $11 trillion. life was hard, all the more contemporary the earliest tion. Whatever simple music Obama and the Obama insists that any bill so in the overlapping ice drawings and paintings Here and there, pockets it was that was played on Democratic-controlled on health care or climate age. that chance has privileged of Neanderthals still held that bone turned into a Congress have already change not add to the debt. Survival was a daily us to see. out. Yet the impulse to cre- flute, and however tenta- increased tobacco taxes — Obama says much of the uncertainty. Food had to be Indeed, in the same cave ate — to paint, to draw, to tively it may have been which disproportionately $1 trillion needed for his gathered, hunted, fished. near Ulm where the flute sculpt, to make music and, played, in time it became hit the poor — to pay for health care overhaul will Farming was 20,000 years was found, and of the same if to make music, then Bach’s B-minor Mass, extending health coverage come from cutting costs. So in the future. Protection age, were paintings of ani- surely to dance, too — was Mozart’s Requiem, to 4 million children in far, drug companies and from the weather? Animal mals and the carved fig- so strong that it was Beethoven’s Ninth working low-income fami- hospitals have agreed to skins, caves. urine of a busty nude. asserting itself when no Symphony. Maybe the lies. provide 10-year savings of There cannot have been The findings at Hohle circumstance would seem melody wasn’t lost after Now, lawmakers are $235 billion. much in the way of leisure. Fels Cave add to to have favored it. all. looking for more revenues Health care experts say Certainly nothing in life humankind’s store of its Today’s anti-tax groups to help pay for providing cost cutting alone won’t obliged the creation of any most ancient treasures — and local school boards to Tom Teepen is an medical insurance to mil- produce enough money to word for frivolity. Yet the famous cave paintings the contrary notwithstand- Atlanta-based columnist lions more who lack it at a insure the nearly 50 million someone took the time and of Chauvet in France, ing, our most ancient pro- for columnist for Cox projected cost of $1 trillion Americans who lack cover- care to hollow that bone 32,000 years old; the genitors did not dismiss the Newspapers. Write to him over the next decade. age. Moreover, Congress is and to drill five spaced Furmane Cave paintings arts as frills, not even in our at teepencolumn@earth- The floated proposals obligated to follow budget holes in it so that music near Italy’s Verona, at least kind’s toughest times. link.net. include increasing taxes on rules that might not recog- alcohol, which could raise nize many of the promised $62 billion over the next savings. decade, and a new tax on “The administration has OTHER VIEWS sugary drinks, which could an extremely difficult edu- raise $52 billion. cational problem on its Senate Democrats this hands,’’said Henry J. Aaron, What Idaho week pretty much rejected a a health care expert at the proposal by Finance Brookings Institution. Committee Chairman Max “They understand that at newsapers are Baucus, D-Mont., to tax some point tax increase are health benefits, an idea that going to be necessary across saying about ... Obama repeatedly criticized the board. during the presidential “Yes, for the middle class, ... dump the ... fix the public election campaign but has too,’’he added. refused to take off the table. Obama made a firm tax supermajority records law Sen. Chuck Schumer, D- pledge during the presiden- Moscow-Pullman Daily News N.Y., said negotiators are tial campaign, repeating it Idaho Statesman, Boise still looking for revenue numerous times in the The scenario isn’t hard to alternatives. Asked during weeks and months leading Tom Luna ...has picked a imagine. an interview with The up to Election Day: no tax whale of a top legislative pri- Suppose some sort of Associated Press if they increases for individuals ority for 2010. business doesn’t like the way included tax increases on making less than $200,000 (The state superintendent it’s being treated by the families with incomes less a year or couples making of public instruction) wants state, so one of its executives than $250,000 a year, less than $250,000. to give local districts a fight- decides to contact an influ- Schumer said, “There are “Not your income tax, ing chance to repair aging ential legislator via e-mail lots of things on the table not your payroll tax, not schools or build new schools. and offer a substantial now.’’ your capital gains taxes, not So he will try to persuade amount of money to churn The health care bill is a any of your taxes,’’ Obama lawmakers to rewrite a long- out some favorable bills ... long way from Obama’s told a crowd in Dover, N.H., debated ... section of the The lawmaker deletes the desk, but tax experts say the last year. Idaho Constitution. electronic correspondence debate illustrates a stark But less than a month The constitution requires a and pockets the cash, and reality: It is simply implau- after taking office, Obama two-thirds majority to pass a pro-business proposals start sible for the vast majority of signed an expansion of child school bond issue. Coupled popping up during the sub- Americans to get a free ride health care financed by 62- with the Legislature’s refusal sequent legislative session. while the nation tackles cent tax increase on each to put any state dollars Since the state law requir- such an incredibly difficult pack of cigarettes. directly into school con- ing such e-mails to be — and expensive — issue. Obama also signed an struction ... Idaho is the retained is not clearly “We’re all going to have to anti-smoking bill in June toughest state in America to defined, the private industry contribute,’’ said Eugene that grants authority to the build a school. executive is able to manipu- Steuerle, a former treasury Food and Drug Luna wants to change ... church, state and eral court rulings on the late the system and the pub- official in the Reagan Administration to regulate that. Not because he’s a free topic. lic is none the wiser. administration and now tobacco. To pay for the new spender: Luna’s conser- charter schools Instead, they say the Don’t think such a thing vice president of the Peter program, a fee is being vatism is pretty much Lewiston Tribune Bible will be taught for its could happen in Idaho? G. Peterson Foundation. imposed on the industry — aligned with many of his fel- literary and historic qual- Think again. Paying for Obama’s and presumably passed on low Republicans in the What would happen if a ities. Some government offi- agenda might be easier, to consumers — estimated Legislature. traditional Idaho school However sincere they cials don’t believe Idaho law Steuerle said, if the nation to generate more than $5 But Luna does recognize constructed a curriculum may be, the idea of teach- restricts them from deleting wasn’t already facing mas- billion over the next decade. that fair is fair. around the Bible? ing the Bible as literature e-mails they received con- In 2009, legislators ... The diverse constituen- and history has been pro- cerning public business, th came up with an election cy that inhabits a school moted by people who are even though those e-mails 37 Annual Kimberly consolidation law that will district would look skep- anything but objective. can be considered public make voting more conven- tically, but not cynically, Charles Seldon and his record. ient — and put an end to the at the idea. Among them group, Our Godly Senate Minority Leader Good Neighbor Days stealth elections school dis- would be non-Christians American Heritage, are Kate Kelly, D-Boise, said tricts scheduled to sidestep and non-believers who pushing an initiative to there has been no pressure Fri, July 10: Good Neighbor Presentation and the two-thirds hurdle. also pay taxes. Their voic- allow literary and histori- from the public or within the Community Dinner - 6:30 p.m. Districts would quietly run es and votes would be cal biblical studies in the Legislature to remedy the Magic Valley Fiddlers NOMINATE bond issues on odd election heard — at school board schools. Idaho Values problem. Sat, July 11: Fun Run/Walk - 7:00 a.m. YOUR GOOD days — sometimes in con- and bond elections or Alliance Executive “The Legislature certainly Bike Race - 8:15 a.m. NEIGHBOR junction with popular school even in the courtroom. Director Bryan Fischer is doesn’t have (a retention Complete Breakfast - 6:00 a.m. events — and try to get out This dynamic tension dismissing criticism of policy) for hard copy or e- Schedule Basketball - 11:00 a.m. the parent and patron vote. helps maintain a healthy Nampa Classical mail,”she said. Published Friday , July 10 Day long activities - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Starting in 2011, school balance between church Academy for “violating We believe state law is in districts will be able to hold and state. the mythical wall of sepa- being circumvented with the Times-News (Live band, games, food, performances, crafts, and more)) elections only on four desig- So what happens if a ration . . .” convenient push of a button, NCT Dyk, nated dates, including pri- charter school attempts If enough parents agree and that a mechanism needs ine Van CorrineCorr Van Dyk, NCTMn mary and general election to do the same thing? that a charter school is an to be put in place to ensure o Instructio days ... The Nampa Classical appropriate place to blur public officials are held PianoPian Instruction All of this makes the two- Academy opens next fall the lines between secular accountable for the business thirds supermajority with more than 550 stu- and religious instruction they conduct in their capac- requirement more dated than dents. Ninth-graders will — while using public dol- ity as such ... Art ever ... Luna would require a be exposed to a history of lars — who is to stop 60 percent majority,so dis- Western civilization fea- them? Not parents whose Kids Park tricts would still need con- turing the Bible as a pri- children inhabit a more CENTURY STADIUM 5 in 678-7142 siderable local buy-in ... mary text. pluralistic school setting. www.centurycinema5.com (Luna) will need a two- Organizers insist They concern themselves the thirds majority in both the they’re not mixing reli- with what happens in Shows Nightly 7:15 & 9:15 House and the Senate — a gion with public instruc- their own classrooms. Ice Age PG hard sell, particularly in an tion — which would vio- That responsibility falls DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS A Day of Fine Art For Kids election year, when legisla- late Idaho’s strict consti- to the Idaho Public In Digital 3-D Ages 3-15 tors are apt to resist anything tutional ban on the prac- Charter School The First Digital 3-D Movie in the Magic Valley that even resembles a tax tice, not to mention fed- Commission ... Shows Nightly 7:00 & 9:45 Saturday, July 11 increase. If lawmakers say Transformers PG-13 Twin Falls City Park yes, voters also would have to RISE OF THE FALLEN approve a constitutional Clean... In Digital Cinema amendment. The Action/Aventure Movie of the Summer ... If Luna is serious about Admission Prices on 3-D Movies Classes Still Available! this, he will have to make an Adults - $8.50 • Kids & Seniors - $6.00 Friendly... Matinees - $6.00 (includes 3-D Glasses) Drop-in’s Welcome impassioned case to law- Don’t Miss This Wonderful Event! makers, and to Idaho voters. Shows Nightly 7:15 & 9:45 The fact that Luna is broach- Public Enemies R (Class Selection is Limited) ing this sensitive issue now Family! Based on A True Story - Starring Johnny Depp — 16 months before he Shows Nightly 7:25 & 9:25 Call 734-ARTS For More Information would stand for re-election Sponsored by: Keveren Foundation, City of himself — is an encouraging The Proposal PG-13 Sandra Bullock in A Romantic Comedy Twin Falls, Olive Browning Trust, Optimist Club, sign. 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IDAHO FALLS (AP) — of seven sites that the Register. “There are a lot of Andrews, Texas. recycling and waste recov- mental management sys- The U.S. Department of department is considering. unanswered questions. A final site or group of ery operations. tem manager for the Idaho Energy is considering the The agency is accepting Other sites being con- sites will be named on Jan. The Mercury Export Ban National Laboratory, said Idaho National Laboratory public comments through sidered are the Grand 1, 2010, as long-term stor- Act of 2008 prohibits the mercury is dense and as a possible storage site Aug. 17 as part of the Junction Disposal Site in age areas for domestically export of mercury begin- wouldnt take up much for up to 17,000 tons of process of developing an Colorado; the Hanford produced mercury. ning in 2013 and requires space. mercury. environmental impact nuclear reservation in Mercury is toxic and has the DOE to have facilities But he also said storing The agency is looking for statement. Washington state; been linked to health con- ready to manage and store mercury requires a series storage sites because mer- “At this point, so much Hawthorne Army Depot in cerns, including pul- mercury generated in the of containers and a spe- cury exports will be of the information that Nevada; Kansas City Plant monary and neural disor- United States. The ban cially designed floor to banned beginning in 2013. weve received is prelimi- in Missouri; the Savannah ders. Its used in gold min- calls mercury “highly toxic support the added weight. The 890-square-mile fed- nary,Jeff Perry, a depart- River Site in South ing and manufacturing to humans, ecosystems, “Certainly, you would eral nuclear research com- ment engineer based in Carolina and Waste chlorine and caustic soda, and wildlife. not want the stuff escap- plex in eastern Idaho is one Idaho, told the Post Control Specialists in and its reclaimed from Bruce Angle, environ- ing,Angle said. Montana, Now On Every $ Purchase of 299 or more Idaho on your Lowe’s Consumer Credit Card prepare Monthly wolf hunts Payments By Matthew Brown Associated Press writer Zero and Interest

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By Michael Liedtke marily interested in surfing Associated Press writer the Web. Google has already SUN VALLEY — Google introduced an operating Inc. is working on a new system for smart phones operating system for inex- and other mobile devices, pensive computers in a called Android, that vies daring attempt to diminish against various other sys- Microsoft Corp.’s long- tems, including ones made standing control over peo- by Microsoft and Apple ple’s computer experience. Inc. The new operating sys- The Android system tem, which is expected to worked well enough to be unveiled this week at a entice some computer media conference hosted makers to begin developing by Allen & Co. in Sun netbooks that will run on it. Valley, will be based on the For instance, Acer Inc., the company’s 9-month-old world’s third-largest PC Web browser, Chrome. maker, said last month it ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News Google intends to rely on would make netbooks that Jesse Brown, 19, of R&B Construction in Twin Falls wraps up work on a new home Wednesday afternoon after placing siding on the home in help from the community run Android instead of Twin Falls. of open-source program- Windows. Acer said mers to develop the Android would make the “The possible house on a $25,000 lot, or a Chrome operating system, computers less expensive Times-News speaks with A increases in the $35,000 lot, the market which is expected to begin and possibly help them future include impact fees price doesn’t suddenly go running computers in the boot up faster. of $1,700 to $5,000; sewer up $10,000. When you add second half of 2010. Google, though, appar- local developer about builder and water capacity or con- in all the other potential Shares of Google jumped ently believes a Chrome- nection fees of $4,000 to increases, it becomes a very $6.92, 1.8 percent, to based system will be better 5,000, and the Legislature uncertain future.” $403.55 in morning suited for netbooks. fees during a slow market has considered imposing trading Wednesday, while That is a direct challenge school fees of $2.50 per What are builders Microsoft fell 15 cents to to Microsoft, whose By Joshua Palmer The Idaho Public square-foot for new homes Q doing to prevent $22.38. next operating system, Times-News writer Q Utilities and remodels. additional fee increases? Google is designing the Windows 7, is being geared Commission recently “On a 2,000 square foot “Locally, the operating system primarily for netbooks as well as Local builders say they approved a request by Idaho home, that is upwards of A Developer’s Council for “netbooks,’’ a lower- larger computers. And it are already between a Power to require builders to $15,000 in additional cost and the city government cost, less powerful breed of would be Google’s boldest rock and a hard place, pay more of the costs asso- that can’t be passed on to have tried to work together laptop computers that is confrontation yet with its even without an amend- ciated with installing elec- the buyer.” to control these increases. becoming increasingly biggest nemesis. trical equipment for new “The City of Twin Falls popular among budget- ment to require devel- customers. What impact So, where do you see always comes to us before conscious consumers pri- See GOOGLE, Business 2 opers to pay more of the does this and other fee Q the market going they consider an increase in cost associated with increases have on builders? under the current housing fees. The local governments installing new infra- “The Idaho Power climate and additional fee are short on funds, so if a structure. A changes will add increases? developer wants the project Between a dour econ- $800 to every house which “In the entry market done, it is up to the builder omy and additional is passed on to the builder A three years ago, the to invest in the infrastruc- G-8 leaders meet on building fees, they say and thus the buyer. The lots sold for $25,000 and ture needed. problem comes in a market now that same lot is “That is why we are the market has become when a developer or builder $35,000. The difference working together on a new economy, climate less certain. can’t pass on those costs to isn’t land cost but addition- ordinance and resolution to The Times-News the buyer, so they make less al improvement cost. be reimbursed by future By Charles Babington ally and collectively, the spoke with Brad Wills, of a profit and at some point “Additional city require- growth. It is going to the and Emma Vandore necessary steps to return president of Wills Inc. begin to lose money. The ments and materials like city council on Monday.” Associated Press writers the global economy to a and a local developer higher the cost, the smaller ductile iron water pipe, strong, stable and sustain- about the current and the number of buyers who asphalt and concrete have Considering the L’AQUILA, Italy — World able growth path,”the draft proposed fees required can afford a new home.” all gone up in price. Q state of the economy leaders agreed that the communique said. “Developers are having and the housing market, do global economy is too The measures include of builders — and how Do you foresee any trouble making a profit — builders think fees should be unstable to begin rolling continuing their stimulus this will affect the Q further increases in even at those prices. back massive fiscal stimu- packages while keeping industry in Twin Falls. building fees? “Whether it’s the same See FEES, Business 2 lus plans in the near future, inflation under control, a according to a draft of the particular German con- Group of Eight statement cern, while also ensuring on the world economy that banks have enough obtained by The Associated cash to keep lending. Press. In the meantime, the Crowley’s seeks new tenant to make The leaders, however, are countries will prepare exit committing to prepare exit strategies, with the help of strategies from the the International Monetary “unprecedented and con- Fund, which will vary from certed action” that has country to country as the nostalgic soda fountain thrive been taken. Germany,wor- measures themselves have, ried about running up crip- the draft said. rowley’s Soda Twin Falls has struggled to SIGLBT Community Center pling debt, has pressed for The leaders gathered Fountain on Main BIZ gain recognition, but that board of directors felt that it spending restraint, while Wednesday in the quake- CAvenue in down- BITES will soon change among the was important to make sure other major economies like devastated central Italian town Twin Falls has closed areas business community. our members are represent- Britain, Japan and the city of L’Aquila, where they its doors. Joshua The Southern Idaho Gay ed and have a voice in a sec- United States can’t rule out also wrestled over a poten- But Richard Crowley, the Lesbian Bisexual tor that has so much influ- the need to pump in more tial landmark agreement owner of the nostalgic Palmer Transgender Community ence over, and in, our lives.” money. eatery, is hoping it won’t be Center will hold a ribbon Shawn Barigar, president “We will take, individu- See G-8, Business 2 for long. on weekends. cutting at the Twin Falls and CEO of the Twin Falls “It’s in transition right However, most say the Area Chamber of Commerce Area Chamber of now,” he said. “We are look- business has the potential to at 11 a.m. today. Commerce, said the center’s ing for a new tenant, who be successful again — with The ribbon cutting marks acceptance as members of would like to keep the soda the right management. what is believed to be the the chamber was no differ- fountain going.” Crowley said several peo- first time an organization ent than any other member. Crowley’s has been an ple have expressed interest serving the gay, lesbian, “I think it will strengthen icon of downtown Twin in managing the soda foun- bisexual and transgender our chamber and the busi- Falls for more than 90 years, tain, but he said it was diffi- community has joined a ness community,” Barigar but the business has strug- cult to say with a surety if or chamber of commerce in said. “I hope they will be gled as of late. when it would reopen. Idaho, said Community able to share their thoughts Neighboring business Center President James and ideas to help the cham- owners say there were dis- Southern Idaho Gay Tidmarsh in a written state- ber and other businesses agreements between the Lesbian Bisexual ment. grow.” former manager and the Transgender Community “The GLBT community is AP photo owner of Crowley’s. They Center joins Twin Falls Area made up of dedicated, hard Joshua Palmer may be also say the business was Chamber of Commerce: working employees, busi- reached at 208-735-3231 or President Obama, left, is greeted by Italian Prime Minister Silvio rarely open during peak An organization that rep- ness owners and con- at jpalmer@magicvalley. Berlusconi during a working lunch session of G-8 leaders at the hours in the evenings and resents gays and lesbians in sumers,”he said. “The com G-8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy, on Wednesday.

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST COMMODITIES For more see Business 2 Con Agra 18.80 ▼ .18 Dell Inc. 12.95 ▼ .05 Idacorp 25.06 ▼ .16 Int. Bancorp 3.25 ▲ .10 Live cattle 83.35 ▼ .85 August Oil 60.14 ▼ 2.79 Lithia Mo. 9.13 ▲ .17 McDonalds 57.04 ▲ .24 Micron 4.72 ▲ .02 Supervalu 12.51 ▲ .16 July Gold 909.00 ▼ 19.80 July Silver 12.84 ▼ .37

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases WASHINGTON — Commerce Department WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac releases week- NEWYORK — Retailers report sales Today in business weekly jobless claims. releases wholesale trade inventories for May. ly mortgage rates. results. Business 2 Thursday, July 9, 2009 BUSINESS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho MARKET SUMMARY TODAY ON WALL STREET

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MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) &QY,QPGU 9,000 Name Vol(00) Last Chg Name Vol(00) Last Chg Name Vol(00) Last Chg KPFWUVTKCNU 8,000 BkofAm 5196440 11.84 -.31 PSCrudeDL 171810 3.50 -.16 PwShs QQQ1436795 34.71 +.18 7,000 The Dow Jones industrials rose 14.81, or DirxFinBear2759687 5.64 +.25 Hemisphrx 50608 2.00 -.23 Intel 792694 15.94 -.31 +14.81 0.2 percent, to 8,178.41. DirxFinBull 2430466 7.51 -.38 GoldStr g 35830 1.85 -.09 Microsoft 714349 22.56 +.03 6,000 SPDR 2274343 88.00 -.06 EldorGld g 34535 8.31 -.48 Oracle 547944 20.57 +.39 8,178.41 M A M J J The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index Citigrp 2086328 2.62 -.07 NovaGld g 26500 3.82 -.33 Cisco 521152 18.13 -.11 fell 1.47,or 0.2 percent, to 879.56 and the Pct. change from previous: +0.18% High 8,219.52 Low 8,087.19 Nasdaq composite index rose 1.00, or 0.1 GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) percent, to 1,747.17.Both the Dow and S&P Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg July 8, 2009 2,000 500 hit levels not seen since May 1. ProUShPac 43.88 +6.35 +16.9 BPZ Res 4.98 +.40 +8.7 Novogen 3.70 +.87 +30.7 1,800 SteaknShk 9.28 +1.17 +14.4 PMC CT 6.95 +.45 +6.9 Targacept 3.12 +.68 +27.9 0CUFCS The dollar mostly rose against other major DynCorp 18.02 +2.17 +13.7 PSBMetDS 43.41 +2.36 +5.7 Consulier 4.94 +.96 +24.1 EQORQUKVG 1,600 currencies, while gold prices fell. SF USEuJ14 6.80 +.79 +13.1 TanzRy g 2.91 +.15 +5.4 IntrntInitJ 4.50 +.83 +22.6 1,400 About two stocks fell for every one that FamilyDlr 31.18 +3.43 +12.4 PSCrudeDS 95.38 +4.61 +5.1 JeffersnB 5.69 +.94 +19.8 +1.00 1,200 rose on the New York Stock Exchange, 1,000 LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) where consolidated volume came to 5.9 1,747.17 M A M J J Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg billion shares compared with 4.6 billion Textr pfB 71.72 -23.11 -24.4 Velocity rs 4.40 -1.10 -20.0 ARYxTher 2.35 -1.86 -44.2 Pct. change from previous: +0.06% High1,757.67 Low 1,727.05 Tuesday. StrHtl pfA 5.00 -1.05 -17.4 HMG 3.38 -.54 -13.8 SptChalB 2.01 -.79 -28.2 The Russell 2000 index of smaller compa- PyramidOil 4.26 -.58 -12.0 ParkBnc 7.19 -2.60 -26.5 StratH pfC 4.74 -.76 -13.8 July 8, 2009 1,200 nies fell 4.57,or 1 percent, to 479.68. ML V30 8-11 6.33 -.98 -13.4 ReadyMix 3.76 -.49 -11.5 CentrlBcp 7.00 -1.90 -21.3 1,100 IntcntlEx 85.20 -12.83 -13.1 SilvrcpM gn 2.71 -.35 -11.4 CT BkTr 4.18 -1.06 -20.2 Overseas, Britain’s FTSE 100 index fell 1.1 5VCPFCTF 1,000 percent, Germany’s DAX lost 0.6 percent DIARY DIARY DIARY 2QQT¶U 900 and France’s CAC-40 fell 1.3 percent. 800 Advanced 1,041 Advanced 182 Advanced 873 Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell 2.4 per- -1.47 700 Declined 2,004 Declined 337 Declined 1,788 cent. Unchanged 98 Unchanged 49 600 Unchanged 132 879.56 M A M J J Total issues 3,143 Total issues 568 Total issues 2,793 New Highs 3 New Highs 4 New Highs 11 Pct. change from previous: -0.17% High 886.80 Low 869.32 New Lows 9 New Lows 4 New Lows 42 Volume 5,921,282,991 Volume 116,577,742 Volume 2,440,938,797 SOURCE: SunGard AP

INDEXES 11,867.11 6,469.95 Dow Jones Industrials 8,178.41 +14.81 +.18 -6.81 -26.63 5,293.41 2,134.21 Dow Jones Transportation 3,063.53 +.57 +.02 -13.39 -36.24 BUSINESS BRIEFS 524.62 288.66 Dow Jones Utilities 345.25 -1.20 -.35 -6.88 -33.35 8,633.14 4,181.75 NYSE Composite 5,624.57 -30.07 -.53 -2.30 -32.81 2,189.30 1,130.47 Amex Index 1,507.44 -21.96 -1.44 +7.86 -29.98 Horizon to add flights CSI North Side Center Deadline for Zions Bank 2,473.20 1,265.52 Nasdaq Composite 1,747.17 +1.00 +.06 +10.79 -21.82 1,313.15 666.79 S&P 500 879.56 -1.47 -.17 -2.62 -29.33 from L.A. to Sun Valley offers career counseling grant application nears 13,382.96 6,772.29 Wilshire 5000 9,005.58 -18.72 -.21 -.90 -28.86 SUN VALLEY — Horizon Air will GOODING — The College of The July 31 application deadline 764.38 342.59 Russell 2000 479.68 -4.57 -.94 -3.96 -27.73 resume direct service from Los Southern Idaho North Side Center is approaching for Zions Bank’s Angeles to Sun Valley for the 2009 will hold a career counseling day at “Smart Women Grants.” TOCKS OF OCAL NTEREST S L I winter season, and it will add the North Side campus in Gooding The grants are each $3,000, and AlliantEgy 1.50 11 25.71 -.14 -11.9 Kaman .56 13 15.95 -.22 -12.0 flights from Los Angeles for the on Tuesday. The day will consist of available to female candidates who AlliantTch ... 17 78.12 +.56 -8.9 Keycorp .04m ... 5.08 -.21 -40.4 AmCasino .42 ... 17.66 -.24 +104.4 LeeEnt ...... 54 -.03 +31.7 2010 summer season. two workshops to help people excel in a variety of fields. One Aon Corp .60 7 36.81 +.22 -19.4 MicronT ...... 4.72 +.02 +78.8 The airline will continue to oper- focus their job search and move grant will be offered in each of the BallardPw ...... 1.63 -.07 +44.2 OfficeMax ...... 5.24 +.05 -31.4 ate flights between Boise and Sun forward productively. following six categories: BkofAm .04 16 11.84 -.31 -15.9 RockTen .40 12 37.25 +.10 +9.0 ConAgra .76 9 18.80 -.18 +13.9 Sensient .76 12 22.15 +.12 -7.2 Valley during these periods. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., •Small business start-up and Costco .72f 18 46.02 +1.48 -12.3 SkyWest .16 6 10.44 -.01 -43.9 Currently, Horizon serves Sun individuals can investigate what expansion Diebold 1.04 22 25.63 +.12 -8.8 Teradyn ...... 6.07 -.15 +43.8 Valley from Seattle only. kinds of jobs fit their talents and •Community development DukeEngy .96f 15 14.29 -.03 -4.8 Tuppwre .88 10 25.55 -.11 +12.6 Horizon will operate one daily personalities through a career •Continuing education and DukeRlty .68m 15 7.81 -.29 -28.7 US Bancrp .20 13 16.59 -.33 -33.7 Fastenal .70f 18 31.14 +.58 -10.6 Valhi .40 ... 6.47 -.14 -39.5 direct flight from Los Angeles, exploration workshop. teacher support Heinz 1.68f 12 35.84 +.01 -4.7 WalMart 1.09f 14 48.37 +.53 -13.7 Boise and Seattle to Sun Valley From 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.,individu- •Child and elder care HewlettP .32 11 37.21 +.37 +2.5 WashFed .20 47 12.14 -.07 -18.9 during the ski season from Dec. 19 als can participate in a job-seeking •Health and human services HomeDp .90 16 22.66 +.26 -1.6 WellsFargo .20m 32 22.91 -.42 -22.3 Idacorp 1.20 12 25.06 -.16 -14.9 ZionBcp .16 ... 10.95 -.07 -55.3 through March 21, 2010, and the skills workshop that will provide •Arts and culture summer season from May 28 out of helpful tips for the job search Applications are available Seattle and June 26 out of Los process, such as how to prepare a online at www.smartwomen. HOW TO READ THE REPORT Angeles and Boise through Sept. 6, resumé and how to present a strong zionsbank.com or by calling Name: Stocks are listed alphabetically by the company’s full name (not its abbrevia- 2010. interview. 800-737-6586. tion). Company names made up of initials appear at the beginning of each letters’ list. The winter and summer services Individuals can register for one Applications are due July 31. Div: Current annual dividend rate paid on stock, based on latest quarterly or semiannu- al declaration, unless otherwise footnoted. replace the current year-round or both workshops. There is no Community peer review panels will Last: Price stock was trading at when exchange closed for the day. schedule from Seattle only, which charge. Advance registration is select the grant recipients, to be Chg: Loss or gain for the day. No change indicated by ... mark. will end after Sept. 7 and resume in required. Call 208-934-8678 for announced in September. Fund Name: Name of mutual fund and family. the winter. more information. —staff reports Sell: Net asset value, or price at which fund could be sold. Chg: Daily net change in the NAV.

Stock Footnotes: cc – PE greater than 99. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. d – New 52-wk low during trading day. g – Dividend in Canadian $. Stock price in U.S.$. n – New issue in past 52 wks. q – Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. s – Split or stock dividend of 25 pct or more in last 52 wks. Div begins with date of split or stock dividend. u – New 52- wk high during trading day. v – Trading halted on primary market. Unless noted, dividend Fed: Consumers trimmed Fees rates are annual disbursements based on last declaration. pf – Preferred. pp – Holder owes installment(s) of purchase price. rt – Rights. un – Units. wd – When distributed. wi – Continued from Business 1 When issued. wt – Warrants. ww – With warrants. xw – Without warrants. Dividend Footnotes: a – Also extra or extras. b – Annual rate plus stock dividend. c – reduced or delayed? Liquidating dividend. e – Declared or paid in preceding 12 mos. f – Annual rate, increased borrowing by $3.2B in May on last declaration. i – Declared or paid after stock dividend or split. j – Paid this year, divi- “The impact fee committee is dend omitted, deferred or no action taken at last meeting. k – Declared or paid this year, The Associated Press accumulative issue with dividends in arrears. m – Annual rate, reduced on last declara- down debt and strengthen A meeting with the city to determine tion. p – Init div, annual rate unknown. r – Declared or paid in preceding 12 mos plus household budgets. Americans if we should start paying the impact fees stock dividend. t – Paid in stock in last 12 mos, estimated cash value on ex-dividend or distribution date. x – Ex-dividend or ex-rights. y – Ex-dividend and sales in full. z – Sales WASHINGTON — have been spending less and slated to go into effect in August.” in full. vj – In bankruptcy or receivership or being reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act, Consumers trimmed borrow- saving more to cope with the or securities assumed by such companies. • Most active stocks above must be worth $1 and gainers/losers $2. ing in May for the fourth recession, which started in Have any builders been forced out Mutual Fund Footnotes: e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n - straight month as the recession December 2007 and is the of business due to fee increases? No-load fund. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or con- Q tingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r. x – Ex- took another bite out of invest- longest since World War II. “I don’t know of any builder that cash dividend. ments and drove unemploy- The savings rate jumped to has gone out of business due to the Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial. A ment higher. 6.9 percent in May, the highest fee increases. Many economists predict since December 1993. The “The trouble is the market — mainly that consumers will stay cau- amount of money saved — the financial crisis in the Banks. I don’t COMMODITIES REPORT tious in the months ahead, $768.8 billion — was the most have a lot of confidence in the current (down 3) 14 percent spring 5.83 (down 3); barley 6.06 (up 21) boding for a lethargic recovery on records that started in government’s efforts to stimulate the C LOSING FUTURES PORTLAND — White wheat 5.55 (steady); 11 percent winter 5.62-5.72 (up 3 to 2); 14 percent spring 7.05 (down 2) barley if the downturn ends later this January 1959, the government economy. n/a Mon Commodity High Low Close Change NAMPA — White wheat cwt 7.45 (down 8): bushel 4.47 (down 5) year as many expect. recently reported. “Locally, the buyers and builders are Aug Live cattle 83.95 83.20 83.35 - .85 Oct Live cattle 89.03 88.00 88.33 - .88 The Federal Reserve said “Once consumers feel a little cautious as I think they should be. It is Aug Feeder cattle 102.65 101.50 101.65 - 1.00 C HEESE Wednesday that consumer safer about the economy and great time to buy a home, but until supply Sep Feeder cattle 102.15 101.28 101.85 - .55 Oct Feeder cattle 102.15 101.40 101.95 - .30 credit fell at an annual rate of 1.5 their own jobs, they’re going to and demand create a market to allow an Jul Lean hogs 60.25 58.35 58.93 - 1.78 Cheddar cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Aug Lean hogs 62.15 60.78 61.03 - 1.18 Barrels: $1.1000, nc: Blocks: $1.1150, nc percent, or by $3.2 billion, from spend some of that savings,” increase in home prices, the builders will Jul Pork belly 59.00 57.85 57.90 + .70 April. Economists expected a predicted John Canally,econo- struggle to be able to build a new home Aug Pork belly 59.40 57.98 58.00 + .48 Jul Wheat 488.75 488.00 488.50 + 4.75 P OTATOES deeper cut of $9.5 billion. mist at LPL Financial, adding and make any profit for their effort. Sep Wheat 522.00 514.00 517.25 + 4.75 Jul KC Wheat 543.00 538.00 537.75 + 2.50 But the new figures still that he doesn’t see recent “You get what you pay for with a new Sep KC Wheat 554.00 544.00 546.50 + 2.50 Potatoes mark the latest move by con- changes in consumer behavior home, and if the price is low, something Jul MPS Wheat 605.50 599.50 601.00 - 8.00 CHICAGO (AP) — USDA — Major potato markets FOB shipping Sep MPS Wheat 613.50 604.00 604.50 - 2.25 points Tuesday. sumers to curb borrowing, pay “torpedoing the recovery.” has to go.” Jul Corn 344.50 337.00 339.25 + 3.75 Russet Burbanks Idaho 50-lb cartons 70 count: 100 count. Sep Corn 330.50 322.25 325.25 - .25 Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A). Jul Soybeans 1124.00 1085.50 1084.00 - 49.50 Russet Norkotahs Idaho 50-lb cartons 70 count: 100 count. Aug Soybeans 1057.00 1009.50 1015.00 - 38.50 Baled 5-10 film bags (non Size A). Jul BFP Milk 10.06 10.01 10.02 - .04 Russets Norkotahs Wisconsin 50-lb cartons 70 count 12.00- 12.50: 100 count 8.50-9.00. Aug BFP Milk 10.78 10.56 10.60 - .11 Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A) 6.00-6.50. Sep BFP Milk 11.62 11.25 11.47 + .09 Russet Norkotahs Washington 50-lb cartons 70 count 11.00: Oct BFP Milk 12.38 12.16 12.25 + .07 100 count 8.00-9.00. Nov BFP Milk 13.22 13.05 13.17 + .08 Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A) 4.00. Google Aug Sugar 17.28 16.75 17.21 + .25 Wisconsin Norkotahs 50-lb cartons 70 count: 100 count. Jan Sugar xx.xx xx.xx 17.73 + .25 Baled 5-10 lb film bags (non Size A). Continued from Business 1 Sep B-Pound 1.6295 1.6114 1.6029 - .0120 Round Reds 50-lb sacks Size A Wisconsin. endar applications. power — and profits — from the Dec B-Pound 1.6287 1.6141 1.6022 - .0124 Round Reds Minnesota N. Dakota 50-lb cartons size A: 50 lb Microsoft had no immediate Meanwhile, Microsoft has been Windows operating system that has Sep J-Yen 1.0568 1.0483 1.0808 + .0247 sacks size A. Dec J-Yen 1.0533 1.0513 1.0830 + .0258 Baled 5-10 lb film bags size A. comment Wednesday. trying to thwart Google by invest- steered most personal computers Sep Euro-currency 1.4051 1.3902 1.3855 - .0072 Round Whites 50-lb sacks size A Wisconsin. Dec Euro-currency 1.4040 1.3911 1.3866 - .0059 A duel between the two technol- ing billions of dollars to improve its for the past two decades. Sep Canada dollar .8633 .8530 .8548 - .0044 Dec Canada dollar .8620 .8540 .8550 - .0045 L IVESTOCK ogy powerhouses has been steadily own Internet search and advertis- Google’s chief executive, Eric Sep U.S. dollar 81.12 80.77 80.98 + .11 escalating in recent years as ing systems — to little avail so far. Schmidt, and its co-founders, Aug Comex gold 925.9 904.8 908.0 - 21 Oct Comex gold 925.3 906.5 909.7 - 21 JEROME — Producers Livestock Marketing Association in Google’s dominance of the In the past month or so, though, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have Jul Comex silver 13.09 12.79 12.81 - .40 Jerome reports the following prices from the livestock sale Sep Comex silver 13.15 12.74 12.85 - .38 held Tuesday, July 7. Internet’s lucrative search market Microsoft has been winning posi- not concealed their disdain for Sep Treasury bond 121.09 119.13 120.31 + 1.18 Holstein bull calves: $5-$20 head has given it the means to threaten tive reviews and picking up more Dec Treasury bond 119.27 118.07 120.00 + 1.28 Started bull and steer calves: $100-$320 head Windows. Jul Coffee 113.00 113.00 113.00 - 1.00 Started heifer calves: $120-$310 head Microsoft in ways that few other users with the latest upgrade to its Schmidt maintains Microsoft Sep Coffee 117.40 114.75 115.20 - 1.50 Commercial utility cows: $46-$56 head Jul Cocoa 1636 1583 1634 + 54 Cutter/canner cows: $38-$44 companies can. search engine, now called Bing. sometimes unfairly rigs its operat- Sep Cocoa 1664 1610 1662 + 53 Shelly/lite cows: $23-$35 Jul Cotton 55.05 54.85 54.71 - .65 Holstein heifers: $54-$63 Google already has rankled Microsoft is hailing the makeover ing system to limit consumer Oct Cotton 57.56 56.52 57.00 - .70 Slaughter bulls: $51-$64 Microsoft by luring some of its top with a $100 million marketing choices — something that Aug Crude oil 62.68 60.01 60.06 - 2.87 Choice steers: 400 to 600 lbs., $109-$116.50 Aug Unleaded gas 1.7200 1.6290 1.6388 - .0940 employees and developing an campaign. Microsoft has consistently denied Aug Heating oil 1.5910 1.5324 1.5346 - .0061 Intermountain Livestock LIVESTOCK AUCTION — Burley Livestock Market on Thursday online package of computer pro- Now Google is aiming for doing.Google fears Microsoft could Aug Natural gas 3.410 3.337 3.362 - .067 Utility and commercial cows 45.00-54.25; canner & cutters Quotations from Sinclair & Co. 35.00-42.00; heavy feeder steers 80.00-100.00; light feeder grams that provide an alternative Microsoft’s financial jugular with limit access to its search engine and 733-6013 or (800) 635-0821 steers 95.00-115.00; stocker steers 102.00-122.00; heavy hol- stein feeder steers 62.00-71.00; light holstein feeder steers to Microsoft’s top-selling word Chrome its operating system. other products if Windows is set up B EANS 65.00-70.00; heavy feeder heifers 78.00-93.00; light feeder processing, spreadsheet and cal- Microsoft has drawn much of its to favor Microsoft products. heifers 90.00-107.00; stocker heifers 100.00-112.00; slaughter Valley Beans bulls 58.00-68.00. Prices are net to growers, 100 pounds, U.S. No. 1 beans, less Remarks: No comments. Idaho bean tax and storage charges. Prices subject to change without notice. Producers desiring more recent price informa- tion should contact dealers. M ETALS/MONEY Pintos, no quote, new crop great northerns, no quote; pinks, no quote, new crop; small reds, no quote, new crop. Prices Key currency exchange rates are given by Rangens in Buhl. Prices current July 8. NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency exchange rates Wednesday, G-8 Other Idaho bean prices are collected weekly by Bean Market compared with late Tuesday in New York: News, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Pintos, not established; Dollar vs: Exch. Rate Pvs Day Continued from Business 1 great northerns, not established; small whites, not estab- Yen 92.45 94.81 comment if it had signed off on a market economies — along with lished; pinks, not established; small reds, not established. Euro $1.3851 $1.3927 on limiting the global rise in tem- statement citing the temperature Brazil, India, Mexico and South Quotes current July 8. Pound $1.6027 $1.6153 Swiss franc 1.0918 1.0884 perature. Over dinner later, they threshold. Africa — who are participating in Canadian dollar 1.1709 1.1648 G RAINS Mexican peso 13.5855 13.3755 planned to turn their attention to U.S. backing for the deal would the summit for the fifth straight Gold world security issues from Iran to mark an abrupt turnaround from year, joining from Thursday to dis- Valley Grains Selected world gold prices, Wednesday. North Korea. the Bush administration’s stand cuss bringing them on board, aid Prices for wheat per bushel: mixed grain, oats, corn and beans London morning fixing: $920.75 off $3.25. per hundred weight. Prices subject to change without notice. London afternoon fixing: $918.00 off $6.00. The leaders may fall short on and be a strong gesture to develop- and development. Also joining are Soft white wheat, ask; barley, ask; oats, ask; corn, ask (15 per- NY Handy & Harman: $918.00 off $6.00. cent moisture). Prices are given daily by Rangens in Buhl. NY Handy & Harman fabricated: $991.44 off $6.48. reaching a commitment to keep the ing nations. nine African nations and a forum Prices current July 8. NY Engelhard: $920.21 off $6.01 Barley, $6.25 (48-lb. minimum) spot delivery in Twin Falls and NY Engelhard fabricated: $989.23 off $6.46. globe’s average temperature rise The abrupt return home of on climate change. Gooding: corn, no quote (Twin Falls only). Prices quoted by NY Merc. gold Jul. Wed $909.00 off $19.80. under 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Chinese President Hu Jintao after The summit will also discussion Land O’Lakes Inc. in Twin Falls. Prices current July 8. NY HSBC Bank USA 4 p.m. Wed. $909.00 off $15.50. degrees Fahrenheit) in a bid to con- ethnic tensions soared in China’s ways to widen Group of Eight even Intermountain Grain Silver POCATELLO (AP) — Idaho Farm Bureau Intermountain Grain NEW YORK (AP) — Handy & Harman silver Wednesday $12.810 tain global warming. The United western Xingjiang territory could further amid growing sentiment and Livestock Report on Wednesday. off $0.345. POCATELLO — White wheat 4.50 (steady); 11.5 percent winter H&H fabricated $15.372 off $0.414. States,Japan,Canada and Russia — weaken trust-building discussions that world’s most-industrialized 4.39 (up 2); 14 percent spring 5.64 (down 2); barley 6.25 The morning bullion price for silver in London $13.050 off (steady) $0.270. half of the G-8 — have previously on making further progress on cli- nations can no longer claim leader- BURLEY — White wheat 4.23 (steady); 11.5 percent winter 4.61 Engelhard $12.960 off $0.240. refused to back it, and the White mate change. ship on the global political and (up 2) 14 percent spring 5.64 (down 2); barley 5.75 (steady) Engelhard fabricated $15.550 off $0.290. OGDEN — White wheat 4.44 (steady); 11.5 percent winter 4.75 NY Merc silver spot month Wednesday $12.841 off $0.368. House declined Wednesday to China is among five developing economic agenda. Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho COMICS Thursday, July 9, 2009 Business 3

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BURLEY/RUPERT FORECAST TWIN FALLS FIVE-DAY FORECAST Yesterday’s Weather Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s. Today Tonight Friday Saturday Sunday Monday City Hi Lo Prcp Boise 78 60 0.00" Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Challis 71 53 0.01" Coeur d’ Alene 72 46 0.00" Idaho Falls 75 48 0.00" Tomorrow: Sunny. Highs in the 80s. Jerome 75 51 0.00" Lewiston 78 53 Trace Lowell 79 51 0.02" Malad City not available Malta 75 46 0.00" ALMANAC - BURLEY Mostly sunny Clear skies, mild Summer sun and Hot, sunny and dry Sunny and a bit Temperatures Pocatello 74 55 0.00" temperatures warmth cooler again continue a lower Rexburg 74 48 0.00" Temperature Precipitation Salmon 64 54 n/a trend Stanley 61 40 0.09" Sun Valley 66 39 n/a Yesterday’s High 73 Yesterday’s 0.00" High 83 Low 53 87 / 59 95 / 60 89 / 56 82 / 53 Yesterday’s Low 49 Month to Date 0.51" Normal High / Low 86 / 52 Avg. Month to Date 0.10" ALMANAC - TWIN FALLS Record High 99 in 1975 Water Year to Date 11.29" Record Low 33 in 1981 Avg. Water Year to Date 8.97" Barometric Sunrise and Pollen Temperature Precipitation Humidity Pressure Sunset Count IDAHO’S FORECAST Yesterday’s High 77 Yesterday’s 0.00" Yesterday High 47% 5 p.m. Yesterday 30.00 in. Today Sunrise: 6:09 AM Sunset: 9:17 PM TF pollen count yesterday: Yesterday’s Low 56 Month to Date 0.71" Yesterday Low 23% Friday Sunrise: 6:10 AM Sunset: 9:16 PM 25 (Mod.) Grass, Pine SUN VALLEY, SURROUNDING MTS. Normal High / Low 85 / 53 Avg. Month to Date 0.08" Today’s Forecast High 43% Saturday Sunrise: 6:11 AM Sunset: 9:16 PM Mostly sunny and mostly dry today. A slight chance of Record High 96 in 1989 Water Year to Date 12.91" Today’s Forecast Low 14% Sunday Sunrise: 6:12 AM Sunset: 9:15 PM Mold: 8620 (High) afternoon thunderstorms will exist Friday through Record Low 33 in 1981 Avg. Water Year to Date 9.81" A water year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 Monday Sunrise: 6:12 AM Sunset: 9:15 PM Cladosporium, Smuts, Alternaria Sunday. Temperature and precipitation valid through 5 p.m. Courtesy of Asthma and Allergy of Idaho U. V. INDEX Dr.’s Kadlec and Henry Coeur d’ Moon Phases Moonrise Low Moderate High Alene Today Highs 63 to 70 Tonight’s Lows 35 to 43 and Moonset Forecasts and maps prepared by: Generally sunny days and clear Today Moonrise: 10:39 PM Moonset: 8:18 AM 73 / 50 BOISE 10 nights will prevail into the weekend. Friday Moonrise: 11:01 PM Moonset: 9:21 AM Last New First Full The higher the index the Cheyenne, Wyoming Temperatures will continue to trend July 15 July 22 July 28 Aug. 6 Saturday Moonrise: 11:21 PM Moonset: 10:23 AM more sun protection needed www.dayweather.com higher. REGIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL FORECAST WORLD FORECAST Lewiston Today Tomorrow Saturday Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow 84 / 59 Today Highs/Lows 80 to 85/51 to 56 City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Boise 82 53 su 88 56 su 93 58 su Atlanta 84 68 th 87 69 pc Orlando 90 73 th 91 72 th Acapulco 88 74 th 83 74 th Moscow 70 61 r 69 55 sh Grangeville NORTHERN UTAH Bonners Ferry 75 49 th 82 51 su 91 54 su Atlantic City 76 61 pc 76 61 pc Philadelphia 82 62 pc 83 67 pc Athens 95 76 pc 92 73 pc Nairobi 68 49 pc 69 53 pc Mostly sunny days and fair Burley 84 49 su 86 52 su 89 57 su Baltimore 82 62 pc 84 68 pc Phoenix 108 86 pc 111 89 pc Auckland 52 40 pc 53 47 pc Oslo 62 52 sh 68 52 sh 72 / 49 nights will be the rule Challis 73 44 su 79 47 su 90 50 su Billings 80 52 pc 82 56 th Portland, ME 66 53 sh 71 56 su Bangkok 91 76 th 89 76 th Paris 67 50 sh 70 52 pc Coeur d’ Alene 73 50 th 81 52 su 88 56 su Birmingham 90 67 pc 91 69 pc Raleigh 88 64 th 90 66 pc Beijing 96 70 pc 98 74 th Prague 64 50 sh 66 49 sh through Sunday. Elko, NV 80 44 su 83 50 pc 90 51 pc Boston 66 56 pc 72 61 pc Rapid City 77 55 pc 80 57 pc Berlin 70 53 sh 70 48 sh Rio de Jane 77 63 pc 79 66 th Eugene, OR 75 52 pc 81 52 pc 78 51 pc Charleston, SC 84 74 th 85 75 th Reno 85 53 su 88 58 pc Buenos Aires 53 38 pc 54 38 pc Rome 81 65 pc 81 66 pc McCall Gooding 78 50 su 83 55 su 90 56 su Charleston, WV 86 63 pc 90 66 pc Sacramento 87 56 su 88 58 su Cairo 101 69 pc 102 66 pc Santiago 59 38 pc 55 40 pc Grace 76 45 su 81 50 su 87 54 th Chicago 82 73 pc 86 69 th St. Louis 92 74 pc 95 76 sh Dhahran 107 88 pc 109 92 pc Seoul 69 58 sh 83 62 pc Salmon 68 / 42 Hagerman 86 53 su 91 57 su 98 59 su Cleveland 80 62 su 88 68 pc St.Paul 85 65 th 83 61 pc Geneva 61 41 sh 57 38 sh Sydney 59 52 sh 60 51 sh 77 / 47 Hailey 72 47 su 77 48 su 85 51 su Denver 83 60 th 88 62 th Salt Lake City 102 81 su 102 79 su Hong Kong 85 82 pc 85 82 th Tel Aviv 81 80 pc 82 80 pc Idaho Falls 76 47 su 83 50 su 89 55 th Des Moines 90 69 pc 88 69 th San Diego 71 63 pc 74 64 pc Jerusalem 95 67 pc 97 69 pc Tokyo 82 75 r 79 70 r Kalispell, MT 74 47 pc 81 48 pc 85 54 pc Detroit 75 63 pc 86 71 th San Francisco 66 55 su 66 55 pc Johannesburg 62 37 pc 64 39 pc Vienna 73 52 sh 65 50 sh Jerome 81 54 su 85 58 su 92 59 su El Paso 100 74 th 101 74 pc Seattle 73 55 pc 77 56 pc Kuwait City 110 91 pc 111 92 pc Warsaw 68 52 sh 72 52 sh Lewiston 84 59 th 92 61 su 95 67 su Fairbanks 77 57 th 75 54 pc Tucson 104 80 th 106 81 th London 63 49 pc 71 53 pc Winnipeg 81 52 th 74 45 sh Caldwell Malad City 80 49 su 85 52 su 91 57 pc Fargo 79 56 th 74 54 th Washington, DC 82 66 pc 85 69 pc Mexico City 69 47 sh 61 52 sh Zurich 58 40 sh 57 43 sh 84 / 55 Idaho Falls Malta 82 50 su 87 52 su 90 56 su Honolulu 85 73 sh 87 73 sh McCall 68 42 th 75 44 su 79 46 su Houston 101 79 th 97 78 th Boise Sun Valley 76 / 47 Missoula, MT 77 48 pc 85 53 pc 90 57 pc Indianapolis 86 67 pc 91 73 pc TODAY’S NATIONAL MAP 82 / 53 65 / 43 Pocatello 78 50 su 85 52 su 90 57 pc Jacksonville 87 70 th 87 73 th 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 Portland, OR 74 57 pc 80 56 pc 78 55 pc Kansas City 95 75 pc 95 75 th Pocatello Rupert 83 50 su 87 52 su 92 57 su Las Vegas 104 80 pc 105 84 pc Rupert 78 / 50 Rexburg 74 45 su 81 47 su 86 53 th Little Rock 94 69 pc 97 75 su Mountain Home 83 / 50 Sunny 82 / 54 Richland, WA 80 56 pc 86 58 pc 89 62 pc Los Angeles 75 63 su 75 63 su Rogerson 73 47 su 78 50 su 81 52 su Memphis 94 74 pc 97 74 pc L Burley Salmon 77 47 su 86 50 su 92 55 su Miami 91 78 th 90 79 th H Twin Falls Salt Lake City, UT 88 65 su 93 69 su 97 68 pc Milwaukee 77 68 pc 82 67 th H 84 / 49 L Fronts 83 / 53 Spokane, WA 89 66 pc 92 73 su 92 73 th Nashville 91 67 pc 92 71 pc Stanley 68 38 su 73 39 su 78 46 th New Orleans 93 76 th 92 76 th Yesterday’s State Extremes - High: 79 at Lowell Low: 34 at Grangeville Sun Valley 65 43 su 71 44 su 79 50 su New York 73 62 th 74 65 su L Cold Yellowstone, MT 63 33 su 69 36 su 77 39 th Oklahoma City 101 77 su 101 78 su Sunny weather key: su-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, mc-mostly cloudy, c-cloudy, Omaha 93 69 th 90 68 th th-thunderstorms, sh-showers,r-rain, sn-snow, fl-flurries, w-wind, m-missing Warm CANADIAN FORECAST H Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow Stationary GREGG MIDDLEKAUFF’S QUOTE OF THE DAY City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Calgary 56 35 sh 72 48 pc Saskatoon 69 45 sh 67 52 pc L “All I want to do is just go out there and play Cranbrook 71 47 sh 47 sh 80 Toronto 73 51 pc 76 65 pc Valid to 6 p.m. today Edmonton 58 39 r 73 46 pc Vancouver 66 51 pc 72 53 pc Occluded hard. If I do that, good things will Kelowna 64 41 sh 72 38 pc Victoria 70 56 pc 75 58 pc Yesterday’s National Extremes: Lethbridge 69 41 sh 77 52 pc Winnipeg 81 52 th 74 45 sh High: 116 at Death Valley, Calif. happen. It’s as simple as that.” Regina 66 47 th 65 48 pc Low: 29 at Polebridge, Mont. Carlos Pena More Magic Valley weather at www.magicvalley.com/weather All-Star Baseball Player Get up-to-date highway information at the Idaho Transportation Department’s Web site at 511.idaho.gov or call 888-432-7623. See what’s new at Suspected U.S. drones kill www.magicvalley.com Lakey/Cole Estate Auction at least 44 people in Pakistan Saturday, July 11, 2009 Located: Twin Falls, Idaho By Joshua Partlow 776 Sparks Street and Haq Nawaz Khan Sparks Street is off Falls Ave. West The Washington Post Sale Time 10:00 AM Lunch Available ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Appliances For the second consecutive Coldspot 10 cu ft upright freezer - Whirlpool 21 cu ft upright day, unmanned U.S. spy freezer - Whirlpool automatic washer - Maytag automatic planes pounded suspected dryer, 4 yrs old - Sharp microwave and cart - Maytag portable dish washer, like new - Quasar 19” color TV - Phillips 27” Taliban targets in the South color TV - DVD and VCR players - Magnavox stereo - Necchi Waziristan region of cabinet electric sewing machine - JC Penney cabinet sew- Pakistan on Wednesday, ing machine - Kirby G4 vacuum and attachments - Eureka killing at least 44 people, vacuum - electric broom - several small electrical kitchen according to a Pakistani appliances - Magic Mill wheat grinder - Woodsen speakers official. - Litton microwave - electric heaters - Monarch gas cook The deadliest of the two range - 6 string electric guitar with amplifier strikes targeted a convoy of Furniture five vehicles heading Maple dining table, extra leaf, 4 chairs - Kincaid 3 piece toward the Makeen area, bedroom suite, standard box springs and mattress, dresser and nite stand - sectional couch with recliners on each end thought to be the head- - 2 piece bedroom suite, standard bed with bookcase head quarters of Baitullah board and dresser - 4 new Master Design padded dining Mehsud, a top Taliban chairs - Maple writing desk chair shelf - armoir desk - 3 maple commander. At least 35 AP photo end tables - round marble top coffee table - entertainment people were killed in the Avionic technicians and mechanics from General Atomics move a Predator B spy plane from a hangar at center - 2 maple rockers - Lane cedar chest - metal desk - attack, said the official, Fort Drum, N.Y., June 18. office chair - file cabinets - swivel rocker - hassock - book who spoke on the condition shelf - good Blaze King heating stove - twin size bed with of anonymity. Fazlullah was the leader the Taliban; he is the high- Pakistan said there were no Simmons mattress - Twin Spin glass front stove Earlier in the day,another of a Taliban push to estab- est-ranking commander to early indications that top Household Miscellaneous Pots and pans - dishes - christmas decorations - flat top suspected U.S. drone fired lish Islamic law in the Swat be wounded in the opera- Taliban leaders were killed trunk - foot lockers - paper shredder - throw rugs - lamps four missiles on a Taliban Valley. His fighters’ violent tion. in the bombings. - utensils - quilts and blankets - cups and saucers - lots hideout in Karwan Manza, tactics spurred the The drone attacks in Although Pakistani offi- of books - luggage - tupperware - pitcher and bowl set - in the same mountainous Pakistani government into a South Waziristan were at cials privately support the picnic basket - pressure cooker - cold pack - roaster - fruit area along the border with major military operation least the fourth suspected U.S. attacks, Pakistani jars - stools - card table and 4 chairs - lots of household Afghanistan, killing nine that has been underway for U.S. bombing of Mehsud’s politicians across the spec- miscellaneous items people and wounding more the past two months. Abbas territory in a week and a trum criticize the bom- Shop Items than a dozen, the official said the operation in Swat, further sign that the United bardments. Craftsman table saw - Onan 5KW natural gas generator - said. The toll in both attacks which has claimed the lives States has stepped up “After all, it’s bombing; band saw - U.S. Army space heater - new Central hydraulic was difficult to verify. of more than 1,500 sus- efforts against the man whether it’s militants or pipe bender - Ridgid pipe threader - leg vise - chain binders - 3 old hand forges - cement tools - new wood lathe - electrical Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas, a pected fighters, was nearing many consider the not, they’re bombing tools - Craftsman roll around toolbox - toolboxes - bench spokesman for the completion. strongest Taliban leader in Pakistan,’’Saleem Saifullah post drill press - jointer Pakistani military,also con- The wounding of Pakistan. Khan, a senator from the Collectibles firmed Wednesday that Fazlullah is significant The U.S. government party of former president Kraut cutter - thunder mug - cast iron cookware - fry pans Maulana Fazlullah, a top because Swat Valley resi- does not comment as a rule Pervez Musharraf, said in - ice tongs - telephone insulators - Hamilton Beach 3 unit Taliban commander in the dents and Pakistani com- on whether it is involved in an interview. “As a sover- milk shake maker - old WWII Army coats and assorted Swat Valley, was injured in mentators have criticized drone attacks in Pakistan. eign country, we’re not too uniform items - spud baskets - colored fruit jars - Army an earlier bombing, but he the army for not eliminat- But American security offi- happy about it. It’s coun- trunk - implement seats - traps - harness hames - horse col- did not give details. ing the upper echelons of cials monitoring events in terproductive.” lars - old spoke wheels - old wood fruit ladder - 10 gal milk can - 5 gal milk can - 2 gal milk can - 3 metal implement wheels - 2 old floor lamps Van - Trailer - Camper - Equipment 1985 GMC 3/4 ton, 7 passenger Van, 305 V8, automatic, Michael Jackson memorial ps, pb, air, 116,000 actual miles, one owner Teton 8ft camper with overshot, with jacks, stove, sink, heater - Tandem axle 16ft flat bed trailer - Bellvue cement service cost LA $1.4 million mixer with electric motor Lawn & Garden Items By Christina Hoag Tuesday’s public memorial Older Chore Master rototiller - large pipe framed swing Associated Press writer service, which was attended set - wheelbarrows - 3 step ladders - hose roller - 2 compost by a total of more than barrels - Toro electric weed eater LOS ANGELES — Los 17,000 fans and watched by Don’t worry about Miscellaneous Angeles spent $1.4 million to tens of millions of people 22 eight foot semi round oval HD posts - assortment of provide security,traffic con- around the world. good 2”x4” and 2”x6” lumber - several piles of scrap lum- trol and other services for Matt Szabo, a spokesman low CD interest rates ber - several 5 gal cans of used cooking oil - 200 gallon metal tacks - two 500 gal metal tanks - two 30 gal propane Michael Jackson’s memorial for Mayor Antonio Discover a sensible alternative – the safe, secure, tanks - metal shelving - tires and wheels - Coleman lantern service, city officials said Villaraigosa, hailed the tally tax-deferred benefits of fixed annuities. Your - organizer boxes - tackle box - van seat - ten 50 gal barrels Wednesday as they looked a success. He said it was “far Modern Woodmen representative can help you - nails - bolts - shovels - forks - hoes - plumbing items - old for ways to have others help less” than the initial esti- choose the right product for you. electric motors - 2 metal detectors - blow torches - and a large assortment of miscellaneous items not listed the financially troubled city mate of $4 million. Modern Woodmen of America offers financial pick up the bill. Nonetheless, city attor- products and fraternal benefits. Call today to NOTE: This is another large sale. Bring your buddy as we The amount included $1.1 ney Carmen Trutanich said will operate 2 rings most of the day. Large assortment of learn more. million in overtime pay for his office was investigating items. the 4,173 officers who how the city can legally OWNER: LILLIAN LAKEY ESTATE & worked to secure Staples press third parties to pick up Terry Downs* FICF DALE COLE ESTATE Center, Forest Lawn ceme- at least some of the tab. 208 Ranch View West tery and other areas that Trutanich aims to have a Jerome, ID 83338 Terms: Cash or Bankable Check Day of Sale attracted fans and members report ready for the City 208-316-2244 of the media, the Police Council by Friday, said [email protected] Sale managed by Masters Auction Service Department said in a state- spokesman John Franklin. “The Business that Service Built” ment. 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See Outdoors 7 Skywatch, Outdoors 3 / Community, Outdoors 4-5 / Obituaries, Outdoors 6 / Nation/World, Outdoors 7-8 Outdoors THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009 OUTDOORS EDITOR ANDREW WEEKS: (208) 735-3233 [email protected]

Chris DeAlba of Buhl reels in a small rainbow trout he caught June 23 from Salmon Falls Creek at Balanced Rock Park in Castleford. TROUT HUNTING FISHING AT BALANCED ROCK PARK CASTLEFORD — When smaller than the others he Chris DeAlba moved back to Photos and story by Andrew Weeks TimesNews writer released it back into the Buhl after a 23-year absence, creek.Besides,the hook did- he decided it was time to rainbow trout, about eight attached to barbless hooks, n’t snag deep, just on the take up fishing. inches long, that laid in a which they would cast fish’s lip. It’s not something he’d wire creel snagged to the upstream. The water carried “I only use barbless Some of the fish caught by Chris DeAlba, of Buhl, and family members done very much of the past creek’s bank. the bait downstream, where hooks,” DeAlba said. visiting from Carpinteria, Calif., Greg DeAlba and Greg DeAlba, Jr., several years, but since the “They’re not real big, but it enticed the fish from their “They’re easy to (take out) June 23 at Balanced Rock Park. area provides great angling it’s something,”he said. hiding places. that way.” opportunities, well, why The anglers caught the DeAlba reeled in a fifth DeAlba is big on catch- not? fish using nightcrawlers fish, but because it was and-release, saying he’s not On a recent Tuesday he much of a fish eater himself. visited Balanced Rock Park The only reason he decided in Castleford and fished “This is nice. It’s definitely to keep the fish he did, he Salmon Falls Creek, which said,was so his visitors could runs through the area. After enjoy fresh trout. about an hour he and his relaxing, especially coming Though DeAlba and his angling buddies — relatives group were the only ones Greg DeAlba and Greg from California.” fishing the creek at the time, DeAlba Jr., of Carpinteria, Rick Novacek, director of Calif. — had caught four — Greg DeAlba Jr. about fishing at Salmon Falls Creek Twin Falls County Parks and Waterways, said it’s an area that gets used quite a bit during summer. Greg DeAlba, who’s only recently taken up fishing, said he’s hooked. When he An elevated view of Balanced Rock Park and Salmon Falls Creek that returns to Idaho later this runs through it. summer, he’d like to bring his grandchildren to the park to fish. “This is nice,”added Greg Jr. “It’s definitely relaxing, especially coming from California.” The waters there, he said, often become crowded. He plans to return with his dad to the Magic Valley later this summer, and he’s already made plans for when they arrive. “We’re definitely going fishing,”he said.

Chris DeAlba of Buhl fishes Salmon Falls Creek at Balanced Rock Park. He and the two other anglers he Andrew Weeks may be Chris DeAlba puts a worm on a hook before casting it into Salmon was with caught four fish within about one hour, he says. reached at 208-735-3233. Falls Creek. Trying out kid biking accessories for parents rom bike seats to pull- puts kids front and center in a multi-speed city bike that par- behinds, cycling acces- “ChildPod.”It is marketed to ents can pilot solo when junior GEAR JUNKIE F sories made for children parents who may not feel com- is ostensibly taking a nap. can grant mom and dad time Stephen fortable towing kids out of sight $1,349 for bike and pod; acces- to exercise with kids in tow. in a trailer. With the Leader, sories extra. www.myzigo.com Indeed, cycling with kids is Regenold mom or dad only has to peer Topeak BabySeat among the easiest ways to stay down to assess their little one’s Upping the ante in safety for active as a parent. state of happiness or distress the category of bike seats, the This roundup covers four during a bike ride. Beyond the Topeak BabySeat is touted to new products for cyclists look- Zigo Leader bike, the Leader comes apart be a “virtual cocoon of ing to take a kid along for the New this year, the Leader is a and can be transformed into a ride. modular three-wheel bike that stroller, a jog-stroller, and a See JUNKIE, Outdoors 2 Outdoors 2 Thursday, July 9, 2009 OUTDOORS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Play and stay in Stanley By Blair Koch Sun Valley along Highway providing a colorful carpet tain habitat and when they Times-News correspondent 75, the drive is filled with to the basin, and wildlife is SUMMER EVENTS spawn and die those nutri- eye-catching opportunities. always close by — not to ents stay in that high moun- • 18-19: Mountain Mamas’Arts and Crafts Show: Food, music, ven- You can’t get more classic There’s Galena Summit, mention the jagged back- tain environment,” he said. dors and more. Email [email protected] Idaho than Stanley. multiple passes over the drop of peaks reaching “There is a link to good Stanley is the picturesque Salmon River and even 10,000 feet. • July 25: Sawtooth Music Festival: Pioneer Park. Non-stop music, Salmon runs to overall tree town nestled in the heart of Redfish Lake is just an arm’s And then there’s Idaho’s noon to dark. Craft, food vendors, camping permitted. For tickets health. This is just one the Stanley Basin, the valley stretch away. legacy fish, the sockeye and information visit www.sawtoothmusicfestival.com example of the greater ecol- in front of the spectacular Stanley’s population fluc- Salmon, which spawn in the • Aug. 22-23: Sawtooth Salmon Festival: Pioneer Park. Free. ogy linked to salmon and Sawtooth Mountains, pro- tuates, but in the summer area — after making their • Sept. 19-21: Mountain Mamas’ Quilt Festival. Pioneer Park: Quilt their importance in remain- viding a feeling of seclusion the city is bustling with return trip from the Pacific Show, Show n’Tell Luncheon, Quilt Block contest, quilting ing.” and peace with the conven- thousands of visitors. Ocean. This feat is celebrat- The festival boasts field iences of today’s creature “Stanley is for the young ed in Stanley every year. have been on the decline “This is an opportunity to trips to centuries old spawn- comforts. and old, the rich and poor; The Sawtooth Salmon since the 1950s.” be educated about and cele- ing beds for living spawning The White Cloud, the people from all walks of life Festival, Aug. 22-23, which Dams along critical brate Idaho’s Salmon,” Cole views, art and craft fair, Boulder and Sawtooth will find something for them takes place in Stanley’s migration river routes and said. music and entertainment, Mountain Ranges surround here,” said Chamber of Pioneer Park, is hosted by over fishing have both The salmon don’t just tradition dance by the Stanley and the Boise, Commerce Director Greg Idaho Rivers United. IRU played a part in lowering bring the next generation of Shoshone-Bannock tribes Challis and Sawtooth Edson. “Anyone who loves Outreach Coordinator Jeff salmon numbers in the mil- fish with them but provide and children’s activities. National Forest provide an beauty will love Stanley.” Cole said the festival helps lions to a projected return of critical nutrients to the array of outdoor recreational Edson says Stanley is bring awareness to the per- 30,000 fish this year. It’s an area’s ecosystem as well. Blair Koch may be reached opportunities all year. Idaho’s most photographed ilous state of the fish, noting upward blip on a downward “Salmon transport nutri- at 208-316-2607 or Located an hour north of area. Wildflowers abound, that “wild salmon numbers trend. ents back to the high moun- [email protected]. Everything you’ve ever wanted to know Upcoming outdoor events in south-central Idaho about landowner permission hunts Perrine festival to hunts can be found at uestion: “Now that landowners to participate in opportunity for that http://fishandgame.idaho. the big-game regu- a landowner permission species. hold benefit shoot gov/ifwis/huntplanner, to ASK THE Q lations are out, I hunt must take the authori- Previous attempts to The Perrine Bridge zero in on where, when and have noticed sev- OFFICER zation form to the regional resolve big-game depreda- Festival will host a sporting what species to hunt this eral new hunts and extra office authorizing the hunt tions have not always been clays benefit shoot on fall. tags. Several of them have Gary and purchase a controlled- successful. Landowner per- Saturday notations in the margin Hompland hunt permit and big-game mission hunts are an effort Registration is at 9 a.m., Save on ski passes labeled as ‘landowner per- tag. Hunters with permits to include landowners in shooting begins at 10 a.m. mission hunts.’ What is a for a landowner permission solving the depredation For more information: with July purchase landowner permission managers to directly involve hunt are restricted to hunt- problems and speeding up Kevin at 731-2672. Skiers and snowboarders hunt, and can I apply for landowners in quickly ing only on the private the process of removing may buy unrestricted ski this opportunity?” locating hunters to remove property of the animals doing the damage. Second drawing passes for the 2009-10 sea- Answer: Landowner per- animals once a depredation landowner(s) specified in Also, to those expecting son for $1,499, if purchased mission hunts are a special has been validated by the hunt. to pick up a landowner per- results for before July 31, the Sun class of big-game hunting department biologists. Some landowner permis- mission controlled hunt at Valley resort has opportunity targeted toward Once depredation has sion hunts have the same regional offices July 15 — moose available announced. The “Buy in resolving agricultural dam- been identified and validat- rules as controlled hunts, most of those hunts have The results of the second July” special is $500 cheap- age by big game in areas that ed by department staff, they such as if you accept the not yet been authorized and drawing for controlled er than the regular price of do not contain general will allocate a portion of the landowner permission will not be available that moose hunts now are avail- $1,999. From Aug. 1-Oct. hunts. available permits to a hunt, you may not partici- day. able along with drawing 31, the pass may be pur- Listing them as con- landowner or group of pate in any other hunt for For more information: odds. chased for $1,699. trolled hunts in the big- landowners. Landowners that species. 208-324-4350. To find the results, go to The Plus Pass carries game brochure is confusing will designate hunters to If the landowner permis- the Idaho Fish and Game additional benefits, includ- to sportsmen, because participate in resolving the sion hunt has been desig- Gary Hompland, regional Web site at http://fish ing six days of skiing in hunters cannot apply for depredation by providing nated as an extra tag, an conservation officer for the andgame.idaho.gov or to Snowbasin in Utah and a these hunts. them with a signed depart- animal harvested during the Idaho Department of Fish local Fish and Game offices. 10 percent discount at Pete Landowner permission ment authorization form. hunt is extra, over and above and Game, may be reached One leftover moose tag Lane’s Demo & Tuning, Sun hunts are used by big-game Hunters designated by other big-game hunting at 208-324-4350. will be available at 10 a.m. Valley Village restaurants, Friday at all regional Fish Sun Valley retail shops and a and Game offices, vendors, Sun Valley Heli Ski base- telephone and Internet day rate. FISHING REPORT Legendary rock-climber sales. A 20-Day Pass, which For results: http://fis- includes a summer lift pass Big Wood River: Flows are still high, full. A boat ramp has been handgame.idaho.gov/apps and an additional five days, but the river is clearing up nicely. installed. Trout fishing has been John Bachar, 52, dies in fall /ch/results.cfm; to check will cost $750 if purchased Anglers should use caution when slow from shore. By Pete Thomas attended the University of on moose hunts: http://fish by July 31. wading. Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir: Los Angeles Times California, Los Angeles, andgame.idaho.gov/apps/c All passes may be pur- Silver Creek: Green Drakes, PMD’s, Currently not great for walleye. became famous largely for h/msg_lft.cfm; for drawing chased online at skipass. Callibaetis and Baetis continue to Water levels increased with recent John Bachar, a leg- his exploits as a free- odds: http://fishandgame. sunvalley.com, River Run hatch sporadically throughout the rainfall. Trout fishing is still fairly endary figure in the soloist. idaho.gov/apps/ch/odds.cf Ticket Office at 622-6136, day. Damselfly activity has started good but fish deep. Perch are obscure and close-knit He practiced the most m. or the Sun Valley Recreation to pick up and might work if the starting to come on and bass fish- world of rock climbing, dangerous form of climb- For those hunters who Office. For more informa- fish aren’t feeding on Mayflies. ing is good, but the majority of died Sunday after a fall ing because it does not need it, help with planning tion: 208-622-2135. When Damselfly-fishing, the water bass being caught are small. near his home in involve ropes or safety behind weed beds and areas Anderson Ranch Reservoir: No Mammoth Lakes, Calif. equipment. where the Damselflies concen- reports of anything specifically bit- He was 52. Bachar is perhaps best trate are good locations to try. ing or sizes of catch reported. Bachar perished after known for his first ascent Carey Lake: Bass fishing is slow, Little Wood Reservoir: Reservoir is falling while climbing of the Bachar-Yerian Valley ‘Be Outside’ with a few small ones being full. Trout fishing is spotty from alone on Dike Wall out- route in Yosemite’s caught. Perch fishing is good but shore. No docks available at the side of Mammoth Lakes. Tuolumne Meadows, the fish are small, up to 8 inches. boat ramp. Nearby climbers heard which he conquered with Magic Reservoir: Fishing is steady. Roseworth: Is still doing fair for the fall and quickly Dave Yerian in 1981. activities this week Anyone not catching fish are prob- trout with higher catch rates from reached Bachar, who was That same year Bachar ably doing something else. boats. rushed to Mammoth posted a note in Yosemite Times-News Dierkes Lake. Information: Anderson Ranch Reservoir: There’s Filer Ponds: Fishing is fair if you are Hospital, where he died offering a “$10,000 324-4359. lots of water in the reservoir, so willing to contend with the vegeta- shortly afterward of reward for anyone who Register any weekday • Kids Art in the Park good fishing is likely. Kokanee are tion. severe injuries. can follow me for one full from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (must be pre-registered). being caught. Source: Idaho Department of Fish Bachar, who was born day.” Nobody accepted the Twin Falls Parks and Information: 734-2787. Little Wood Reservoir: Reservoir is and Game in Los Angeles in 1957 and the challenge. Recreation building or at • Herrett Center Star Primary Therapy Sources Party 9:45 p.m. to mid- to be a part of the Be night. Information: 732- Outside — Southern Idaho 6655. Challenge. • Wildlife and Nature Junkie Today: 10 a.m. at the Photography Walk 9 a.m. Continued from Outdoors 1 with stability and control. Jerome Public Library for a to 2 p.m. at Craters of protection” for a kid in tow. But there is a compromise: presentation on the the Moon. Reservations There’s a six-point harness Some riders will have to “Hidden Art of the required: 208-527-1335 and a padded handle that pedal slightly bow-legged, Hagerman Fossil Beds.” Sunday: Tree Molds locks closed. Molded as it’s possible to hit the Information at 324-5427. Wild Lava Hike 10:30 a.m.- footrests keep kids’ feet iBert with your knees. The • Magic Valley Arts 2:30 p.m. at Craters of away from spinning wheels company recommends the Council Chalk Walk at 8 the Moon. Reservations and spokes. The seat is seat for kids 12 months and p.m.(rescheduled from required: 208-527-1335. topped with a “roll bar” older and up to 38 pounds. June 25 rained out event) at For weekly events, more extension to protect a hel- $94.95, www.ibertinc.com city park in Twin Falls. Be Outside ideas, or further meted head in a crash. For • Chariot SideCarrier Information: 734-2787. information: www.beout- comfort on bumps, the Like a motorcycle sidecar, Saturday: Free Fishing sidetwinfalls.com or 736- company’s built-in suspen- the Chariot SideCarrier Day from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. at 2265. sion cushions jolts when puts your kid within an easy dad hits a pothole or pedals sideways glance of your off a curb. Bigger kids can attention while on the go. It ride in the BabySeat, too: has a pivoting hitch con- Send us your outdoor snapshots Weight limit is 48.5 pounds, nection to keep the carrier according to the company. level while you bank and Times-News addition to the Outdoors $139.95, www.topeak.com turn. The unique riding section but, obviously, we • iBert safe-T-seat position — which accom- The Times-News would need your help. Riders with this unique modates one kid only — is like to publish your out- Items should contain center-mounted bike seat marketed to make the bike- door photos. Boating, date and place of photo, can pedal with a kid essen- and-sidecar setup no wider camping, fishing, hiking, and names of any persons tially cradled between their than what you get with a hunting, mountain climb- in photo. arms. It mounts on a prong two-child trailer. For dirt ing, rafting or riding a trail To submit photos, con- of metal attached to your roads, trails, or on muddy — send us your outdoor tact Outdoors Editor bike’s stem under the han- days, the side-by-side photos so we can share Andrew Weeks at 208-735- dlebars, making for a seat position puts your kid and with other readers. We’d 3233 or aweeks@magicval- that hovers a couple inches the trailer out of the way of like this to be a weekly ley.com. above the frame. Unlike a tire spray. $500, www.char- rear-mounted seat, with iotcarriers.com the safe-T-seat a child’s Check out what’s new online at weight puts the center of Stephen Regenold writes gravity close to the middle a blog on outdoors gear at of the bike, which may help www.gearjunkie.com. www.magicvalley.com Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho OUTDOORS Thursday, July 9, 2009 Outdoors 3 Feds: Desert fish warrants protection By Susan Montoya Bryan Outdoor news from around the nation Associated Press writer Wyo. man fined Conservation groups and ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. state officials say initiatives — A fish once found for killing grizzly to purchase commercial throughout the lower POWELL, Wyo. — A fishing rights and distrib- Colorado River basin war- Powell man has paid $7,500 ute them to local fishermen rants protection under the for accidentally shooting a will help preserve Maine’s Endangered Species Act, grizzly bear. fishing communities. but the U.S. Fish and The Wyoming Game and Three nonprofits — the Wildlife Service said Fish Department says 38- Island Institute, The Tuesday the roundtail year-old Lawrence Larsen Nature Conservancy and chub will have to wait its reported that he was hunt- Penobscot East Resource turn. ing for black bears when he Center — have created the The agency said it will mistakenly shot the grizzly state’s first “permit banks” add the chub’s populations May 24 near the North Fork in which they buy fishing in New Mexico and of the Shoshone River. permits and the fishing Arizona to the federal list Game warden Craig Sax days or catch histories that of candidate species while says the bear was young — come with them. it works on listing propos- 2 or 3 years old — and The groups are giving als for other species that recently had been fishing in those fishing rights to are at greater risk of the river. Sax says those Down East and midcoast extinction. might be reasons why fishermen for research on The decision comes after Larsen mistook the bear for fish population, fishing a six-year legal battle with a black bear.Black bears are gear and fishing practices. the Center for Biological smaller and often darker- The Portland Press Diversity, which had AP photo colored than grizzly bears. Herald says the appealed an earlier ruling This undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a roundtail chub. The agency has Larsen was cited for tak- Department of Marine by the agency that chubs in added the chub population in the lower Colorado River basin in Arizona and New Mexico to the federal list ing a grizzly bear without a Resources is also develop- the lower Colorado River of candidate species that are eligible for protection under the Endangered Species Act. license. Sax says Larsen ing a permit bank using $1 basin didn’t warrant pro- paid the fine rather than go million in federal money to tection because they chub. He said the Fish and Endangered Species Act to court. buy fishing days and weren’t distinct from pop- On the Web Wildlife Service first rec- and three others — includ- then lease them to Maine ulations in Colorado, Utah U.S. Fish and ognized the chub as a ing the chub — are on the Jamestown, N.D., fishermen who need more and Wyoming. Wildlife Service: species that might warrant candidate list. time at sea to stay in busi- After studying the fish, http://www.fws. protection in 1985 but the Humphrey added that Reservoir walleye ness. the agency determined gov/southwest/ agency did not have efforts to restore the chub surveyed that chubs in the lower Center for Biological enough information at the started a few years ago in Man dies after basin were significant and Diversity: http://www.biological- time to make a final deter- Fossil Creek with the JAMESTOWN, N.D. — that losing that population diversity.org/ mination. removal of nonnative State wildlife officials have bees swarm would wipe out roughly The environmental species and the return of been surveying walleye in MONTE ALTO, Texas — half of the species’ range. group petitioned in 2003 to more water to the channel. the Jamestown Reservoir. Authorities say they The chub has disap- posal to list the fish is pub- have chubs in the lower The Arizona Game and North Dakota Game and believe a South Texas man peared from about 80 per- lished. An agency Colorado River basin list- Fish Department also has Fish Department staff set drowned after a swarm of cent of its historic range spokesman could not say ed, but the agency declined restocked chub in gill nets and measured the bees forced him into a below Glen Canyon Dam in how long that would take. and an appeal was filed. Roundtree Canyon and fish they caught over five canal. Arizona and in western There are more than 250 Greenwald said the fish Ash Creek. days. Hidalgo County Sheriff New Mexico. Dam con- plants, animals and other plays an important role, The Fish and Wildlife Gene Van Eeckhout, Lupe Trevino says 51-year- struction, water diver- species on the candidates providing food for other Service would have to look southeast fisheries district old Emiterio Garcia was sions, habitat degradation list and some of them have species higher up the food at the long-term success of supervisor, says the goal is fishing with a 43-year-old and nonnative fish are to languished there for years, chain. such projects before deter- to determine both abun- friend Roberto Galvan on blame. said Noah Greenwald, “We’ve seen this real mining whether the fish dance and size of the fish. Tuesday night when the “The roundtail is reeling endangered species pro- breakdown in the food could be removed from the That will help the agency bees attacked. Galvan was from the one-two punches gram director for the chain in Southwest rivers candidate list, Humphrey determine if size restric- able to reach the shelter of of habitat loss and the Center for Biological and streams,”he said. “It’s said. tions are working. Anglers the vehicle of a passing introduction of nonnative Diversity. not even just one or two “It’s about the long are restricted from taking motorist, but Garcia either predators. ... At this point “We’re glad that the Fish species, it’s nearly all term,” he said. “It’s very walleye of less than 14 jumped or fell into the in time, the roundtail war- and Wildlife Service finally species in rivers and difficult to address dewa- inches, to allow the fish to canal. rants federal protection,” agreed that the species streams in the Southwest tering in streams especially grow to more favorable The Monitor of McAllen said Steve Spangle, the warrants protection but that are endangered at this when we have an expand- sizes. reports in its online edition Fish and Wildlife Service’s adding it to the candidate point.” ing population of humans, that an autopsy is sched- Arizona field supervisor. list doesn’t actually pro- Jeff Humphrey, a each with a tap and a lawn Program to uled for Wednesday to The agency will review vide any protection,” he spokesman for the Fish and hose and also the antici- determine whether Garcia the fish’s status as a candi- said. Wildlife Service, said the pated effects that climate preserve fishing died from bee stings or date for protection under Greenwald said it has majority of fish native to change may have on how drowning. the Endangered Species been a “long and tortured Arizona’s waterways are well watered our streams communities Act each year until a pro- history” for the roundtail already protected by the are.” PORTLAND, Maine — — Wire reports Exploring the moon, June visits to Yellowstone set record By Matt Joyce set a record. He attributed Yellowstone is now record-breaking as June Associated Press writer the increase partly to the entering the height of its was, it wouldn’t be a sur- four centuries and fact that people can tailor summer season, made up prise, and it wouldn’t be a CHEYENNE, Wyo. — their Yellowstone trips to of July and August. Nash disappointment.” Visitors flocked to their budgetary con- said the park doesn’t have The surge in May and four decades ago Yellowstone National straints. visitor numbers for the June followed a slow winter Park in June, propelling “It is a trip that many July 4 weekend, but said it season for Yellowstone. n July 20, 1969, the park to its busiest people plan to take felt busy. The park’s numbers were Neil Armstrong SKYWATCH January-June period on months or even years in “There certainly could off 8 percent in January, O and Buzz Aldrin record, according to advance,” Nash said. be things that happen that 15.5 percent in February became the first to set foot Chris numbers released Tues- “They may change their impact our subsequent and nearly 10 percent in on extraterrestrial ground. day. destination, they may season numbers, but we March. Park managers And on July 26, 1609, the Anderson A record number of change the length of their remain cautiously opti- attributed the decrease to a first person to explore the about 644,000 visitors trip, they may be chang- mistic that we’ll continue lack of early season snow, moon’s surface with a tel- entered the nation’s first ing their spending pat- to have a good summer the weak economy and escope began his observa- national park last month, terns a bit, but season,” Nash said. “But if confusion over the legal tions, but his name is like- SKY CALENDAR up 8.5 percent from about Yellowstone remains a July, August and status of snowmobiling in ly an unfamiliar one. 593,400 in June 2008. strong draw for visitors.” September weren’t to be as the park. Galileo is widely recog- THROUGH THURSDAY May was also a busy This June marked the nized as the first person to month for Yellowstone, only time in the park’s Planets: employ a telescope for with visitation up 20 per- history besides June 2007 One hour before sunrise: SHARE OFF-ROAD PHOTOS astronomical observation. cent from the May before. when visitors exceeded Venus: E, low While Galileo rightly Park spokesman Al 600,000 for the month. Been riding lately? How about sharing your Mars: E, low deserves a place of honor Nash attributed the May But 2009 could be on Jupiter: SSW, mid-sky dirt bike, ATV or other off-road ride photos with for his thorough study of a numbers partly to good track to top 2007. This is One hour after sunset: variety of celestial objects, weather, which could the only year in fellow Times-News readers? Send photos and info Saturn: W, low an obscure Englishman have encouraged more Yellowstone’s history to Outdoors Editor Andrew Weeks at Moon: actually beat him to the regional residents to visit when more than 1 million Close to Jupiter tomorrow and [email protected] or 132 Fairfield St. W., punch in observing the the park. people visited in the first Saturday. Third quarter moon. He said park officials six months of the year. Twin Falls, ID 83303. Wednesday, 3:53 a.m. Thomas Harriot, who have expected a decent Year-to-date, the number accompanied Sir Walter summer but didn’t fore- of visitors is up 9.3 per- We are a debt relief agency. We help people fi le for Raleigh on his 1585-86 Galileo’s. Galileo’s moti- see that June visits would cent from last year. bankruptcy relief under the bankruptcy code. voyage to Roanoke Island, vation to share his discov- was a mathematician, eries, and Harriot’s lack New Honda Rubicon with GPS – Was $7549 NOW $4999 New Honda Rancher 420 FI Auto – Was $6699 NOW $4999 translator, astronomer and thereof, may simply have New Honda TRX 700XX Sport Quad – Was $7899 NOW $4499 ethnographer. (Some been financial: Harriot New Honda TRX450ER Sport Quad – Was $6999 NOW $4999 BANKRUPTCY accounts credit him with was a nobleman with a New Honda TRX250EX Sport Quad Shaft Drive – Was $3999 – NOW $2899 Chapter 7 & 13 New Honda CRF250X – Was $6599 – NOW $4199 436-4771 • Hwy 24 between Burley & Rupert introducing the potato to comfortable income, while Other Models Stop Collections, Foreclosures & Garnishments New Honda CRF150RB – Was $4299 – NOW $2999 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 am to 6 pm Fast • Experienced the British Isles.) Galileo struggled to make New Honda CRF450X8 – Was $7399 – NOW $4999 Available! Sat. 9 am to 2 pm In early 1609 he ends meet. uestion: I was told I must get credit obtained a telescope So, as we mark the Qcounseling before I can fi le a bankruptcy. shortly after its invention great achievement of the True? by the Dutch lens maker Apollo 11 crew in this the Hans Lippershey, and on International Year of nswer: The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Aand Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires July 26 of that year Astronomy, celebrating Boaters Wanted that in order to be a debtor in bankruptcy, an individual must fi rst obtain a “pre- became the first person to the quadricentennial of bankruptcy credit briefi ng” from a non-profi t credit counseling agency approved draw an astronomical the telescope, perhaps it for that purpose. Because there are no approved local counseling agencies, the object based on telescopic would be appropriate to July 18th 8 am - 1 pm counseling may be obtained by telephone or online. Debtors cannot receive a observation. His crude note the explorations of bankruptcy discharge until they have also completed a course in personal fi nancial moon map predated Thomas Harriot, who took management to be taken through one of the approved counseling agencies. There at Lake Walcott is disagreement among legal scholars and credit experts whether the counseling Galileo’s first such effort the first quiet steps in is actually useful in helping avoid bankruptcy, or whether the requirement was by four months. preparation for mankind’s included in the law merely to create another obstacle for those seeking debt Posterity overlooked giant leap onto our neigh- Free CAST Fishing for kids relief through bankruptcy. In my experience, people fi le bankruptcy only as Harriot because, unlike boring world. a last resort, and by the time they reach my offi ce, they are well past the point Galileo, he did not publish Next week: Invisible for disabled & disadvantaged kids where credit counseling can help. For my readers who recognize that they are in his work, despite eventu- lines in the sky. trouble fi nancially, but wish to avoid a bankruptcy if possible, I suggest they call Consumer Credit Management Services at (208) 733-2227. Consumer Credit has ally producing lunar maps Fishing • Awards • BBQ provided credit counseling and debt management services on a non-profi t basis in that would not be Chris Anderson man- Twin Falls for around 40 years and has helped many people with their debts. improved upon for a ages the College of To be a part of, or for more decade. Southern Idaho’s Free Consultation Harriot’s record of the Centennial Observatory in information call Sara at 208-431-7767. changing appearance of Twin Falls. He can be Email: [email protected] sunspots, beginning in late reached at 208-732-6663 212 2nd Ave. West, Suite 200 734-3367 1610, also predates or [email protected]. P.O. Box 329, Twin Falls 018 OUTDOORS 4 THURSDAY,JULY 9, 2009 SECTION EDITOR ERIC LARSEN: (208) 735-3220 [email protected] JerJeromeome Covering the communities of COMMUNITY Eden, Hazelton, Jerome Jerome Co. will use consultant for jail vote education By John Plestina ter of agreement with Rocky June 21, after several months of would carry a higher interest rate. While the board has yet to ren- Times-News writer Mountain Corrections, the same discussion, to send the question of Two-thirds voter approval is der a decision on which funding company that has worked with the funding a new jail to voters, the necessary before the county can option to offer voters, Howell said JEROME — Jerome County county for several months on the board must still decide what fund- enter into a long-term lease for the he and the other commissioners commissioners approved an jail issue. ing option to place on the ballot. jail facility. favor language in the ballot ques- agreement Monday with a con- The commission agreed to pay The county could opt for an Not raising taxes and avoiding tion that would not specifically sultant to provide voter education RMC $45,000 in three install- option that would include lan- the appearance of an intended levy grant the county authority to levy before voters decide Nov. 3 ments of $15,000 each with the guage allowing it to impose a spe- increase has been a concern of the taxes. whether they want the county to final disbursement due in cial levy to pay for the jail, only if commission. “We don’t want to give the indi- borrow more than $12 million for a September. It covers the consul- necessary. Another option, which “We were still not in favor of cation that we are in favor of an new county jail. tant’s duties until Nov. 2. wouldn’t specifically grant the raising taxes,” Commission increase in the levy — none of us,” The commission signed the let- While the commission voted county authority to levy taxes, Chairman Charlie Howell said. Howell said.

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T.F. museum holds youth for participation in the statewide exhibition of swine and cleanup and repair day encourages youth to participate Anew Work day at Twin Falls County in swine events and education. Historical Museum will be held Information: Christy Adams, from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at 208-431-9108. 21337 U.S. Highway 30 at Curry crossing, three miles west of Jerome County CSI Twin Falls.Volunteers are needed grads announced to clean and repair a storage position building. Jerome County residents who Please bring gloves. Lunch will graduated in May from the be provided. Information: 736- College of Southern Idaho 4675. include: EDEN: Kailey Hall, Core Certification, Paul High School Academic; Ascencion Jaimes, Welding Technology, AAS; Brian Utt, Business, and new reunion is Saturday General, AA. The Paul High School Annual HAZELTON: Tyler Bloxham , Alumni Reunion will be held Automotive Technology, AAS; Saturday at Paul City Park by the Alexander Nelson, Hospitality MARY HANSON/For the Times-News water tower. An ice cream social Management, AAS; Amanda Ottman, New Jerome School District Superintendent Dale Layne Nursing-Registered, AS. will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. stands in the hallway of the newly renovated district Dinner will follow at 6 p.m. at JEROME: Rebeca Aguilar-Aguilar, challenges Connor’s Cafe. Medical Assistant, TC; Chad Avery, office in downtown Jerome. Information: 436-5862. Liberal Arts, AA; Mary Bartels, Education-Elementary, AA; Thomas Jaynes completes Bernier, Paramedic, AAS; Dane Layne steps in as Jerome superintendent Brown, Agri-Business, AAS; Megan Air Force basic training Bullers, Liberal Arts, AA; Megan By Mary Hanson most recently served as the princi- trying to help. Air National Guard Airman 1st Buschman, Radiologic Technology- Times-News correspondent pal at Jefferson Elementary School While voters in May turned Class Matthew T. Jaynes gradu- Pre; Sindy Chavez, Drafting in Jerome. He and his wife, Carol, down a $15.8 million bond propos- ated from basic military training Technology, AAS; Kim DeMello, JEROME — New Jerome School have two children. al that would have provided a at Lackland Air Force Base, San Education-Elementary, AA; Katherine District Superintendent Dale He’ll have a number of issues to number of building improvements Antonio, Texas. Dethlefs, Liberal Arts, AA; Miguel Diaz, Layne knows he’s inheriting a contend with immediately.Jerome to Jerome High School, Layne said Jaynes is the son of Catherine Automotive Technology, AAS; Adam solid school district. He also schools have failed to meet the current $650,000 supplemen- Walcroft of Boise and Todd Dixon, Law Enforcement, AAS; Tiffany knows that in time of cuts to state Adequate Yearly Progress in read- tal levy is integral to the district. Jaynes of Jerome. He is a 2005 Downs, Nursing-Registered, AS; budgets, hard times may be on the ing under federal No Child Left “I really don’t know what we graduate of Timberline High Brandy Fitzwater, Education- way. Behind Act mandates over the past would do if we lose the one-year School in Boise. Secondary, AA; Crystal Haakma, “The school district is going to seven years and haven’t met AYP levy,”he said. History, AA; Joan Harding, Forestry- be OK this year, though it will be in math for five years. And while Jerome High School JHS music boosters Pre, AS; Jennifer Jones, Nursing- just balanced precariously,” he And though federal stimulus will remain crowded without the Registered, AS; Melody League, said.“It is next year I’m concerned and action by legislators saved improvements planned in the hold rummage sale Computer Graphics Design, AAS; about.” Idaho’s schools from massive defeated bond, the district can Jerome High School music Anton Levdanskiy, Core Certification, Layne takes over after longtime funding cuts for the 2009-10 fis- weather lean times without hav- boosters are holding a rummage Academic; Samuel Macias, Superintendent Jim Cobble, 67, cal year, which started July 1, ing a load of projects weighing on sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 18 Cabinetmaking/ Woodworking, AAS; retired at the end of July, after the funding for schools dropped for its budget. at D.L. Evans Bank in Jerome. David McCord, Engineering- 2008-09 school year. Cobble’s the first time in the history of the “Thankfully our board has They will have a variety of Mechanical, AE; Jesus Norato, Auto departure, along with the retire- Idaho Legislature. To deal with the always been conservative,” Layne items and bake sale items to sell. Body Technology, CC; Jose Norato, ment of Business Manager Mike 3.4 percent cut,the Jerome district said. “For instance, we are not too The music boosters support Diesel Technology, TC; Mireya Norato, Gibson, 62, left the district with has already made sacrifices. saddled with too many building the bands and choirs at Jerome Psychology, AA; Carrie Nutsch, the prospect of filling the roles of “We’ve shuffled programs and projects and commitments. High School and are trying to Surgical Technology, TC; Rosalinda two employees lauded for their personnel around a bit and teach- “However, if this kind of econo- raise money to send students to Ramirez, Core Certification, contributions to modifying the ers’ salaries are frozen for this my we have now continues or gets competitions and help pay for Academic; Marie Ruddell, Nursing- state of public education in coming year,” Layne said. “And worse, we will be in trouble, just incidentals they will need Practical, TC; Richard Schull, Jerome. one teaching position at the high like many of our neighboring dis- throughout the coming year. Agriculture Science, AS; Wendy Layne enters the fray with 17 school has been dropped through tricts.” Sedano, Criminal Justice, AA; Jody years of experience as an educator attrition.” Swine show held at Sherwood, Horticulture, AA; Aaron and administrator after beginning Layne said teachers understand Mary Hanson may be reached at Silvers, Diesel Technology, AAS; Lisa his teaching career in Nampa. He the economic situation and are [email protected]. Jerome fairgrounds Stegora, Criminal Justice, AA; Troy The Idaho Junior Showpig Tolman, Business-General, AA; Association will hold its Swine Clemente Torres, Auto Body “The school district is going to be OK this year, though it will be just Jackpot show Saturday at the Technology, AAS; Garrett Wells, Jerome County Fairgrounds. Criminal Justice, AA; Sherry Williams, balanced precariously. It is next year I’m concerned about.” The association awards Idaho Nursing-Registered, AS. — Jerome School District Superintendent Dale Layne

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Elizabelle Romero, 9, of Jerome, is Fireworks pictured with hair stylist Stacy explode during a Walters, who is a cosmetology display in student at Academy di Firenze in Hazelton Jerome. Romero is holding 14 on Saturday inches of her hair that she had June 27. Walters cut off to donate to Locks of Love. Locks of Love is a non- profit organization that provides hair pieces to financially disad- vantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Photo courtesy Don McFarland Courtesy photo Breath mints not appropriate to treat dry mouth DEAR DR. GOTT: My excreting fluid. your physician or a dentist for an 89-year-old lady but corn on the cob. I know the husband and I have read DEAR READER: I am about more appropriate have to admit to having a chips are loaded with salt many times about people ASK DR. glad that you have had suc- options to relieve your dry conversation with myself because I enjoy licking my suffering from dry mouth. GOTT cess with this treatment, mouth. This may involve a that goes like this: “For fingers afterward. We, too, have this problem, but I am not willing to rec- review and change of your heaven’s sake, go ahead and Other than the salt, are which we think is caused Dr. Peter ommend it. Tic Tacs are a current medications both indulge, you could make Doritos that bad for me by some of the medications Gott candy with high sugar con- over-the-counter or pre- your grand exit anytime.” when they taste so good? we take. tent. By repeatedly placing scription, toothpastes, I am crazy about Doritos DEAR READER: You are Somewhere, I read that the sugar in contact with mouthwashes or artificial ranch-style chips, and I correct that Doritos ranch- Tic Tacs are good for this your teeth, you are risking saliva ointments or sprays. have them quite often with style chips carry a high problem, so when I go to and cheek. It slowly dis- cavities. DEAR DR. GOTT: I eat a my before-dinner cocktail. concentration of salt (170 bed at night, I place one solves during the night I suggest you discontin- fairly healthful diet. I’m in I am easy on salt and never between my lower gum and keeps the saliva glands ue the practice and consult pretty darned good shape add it to my foods, not even See DR. GOTT, Outdoors 5 Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho COMMUNITY Thursday, July 9, 2009 Outdoors 5 G IRL S COUT CAMP Jubilation, the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council’s triennial troop camping event was held recently in Filer. Jubilation is a three-day encampment for girls from age 6 to 17 where programs are held to build courage, confidence, character and leader- ship skills. The volunteer-ran event included more than 900 girls, 300 leaders and Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council staff members. Girls took part in a variety of activities and older Girl Scouts had the opportunity to visit College of Southern Idaho’s ropes course and a build-a-boat activity, where they worked as a team to build boats from cardboard and duct tape, assisting teammates across a pool. Courtesy photo

Students, staff and visitors of Gooding Elementary School WALKING FOR WELLNESS E AST M INICO walked a total of 12,105 miles this past school year as part of the school’s wellness program. Each grade level met outside HONOR ROLL to walk for a 23-minute session during the six-week period East Minico Middle School in Bryan De Alba, Benjamin both fall and spring. They were also encouraged to participate Rupert announced its third Holladay, Samantha Chapa, in the walking program during lunch times. Students punched trimester honor roll. Calvin Morris, Skye Dansie, Jason the walker’s cards and mileage was accumulated. The follow- 4.0 GRADE-POINT AVERAGE De Alba, Andrew Leckenby, EIGHTH GRADE Tanner Stallings and Josh Tallon ing students were recognized for their outstanding efforts in Jordan Larsen, Shaylin Parker, SEVENTH GRADE the walking program and were presented a medal with their Kaden Pfeiffer, Paige Shiner and Melissa Dayley, Hannah Bailey, name and mileage on it at the year-end assembly held May 29: Bailey Staley Lauren Bingham, Jared Hansen, Nathan Pauls, 170 miles; Ty Hoskovec, 147 miles; Cecilia SEVENTH GRADE Bridget Zaragoza, Courtney Hernandez, 109.25 miles; Lizet Ramos, 109.25 miles; Khali Delanie Bell, Kristina Coats, Powell Lopez, Rebecca Child, Angelica Gibson, Sarah Hansen, Emmeline Alvarez, Riley Condie, Evan Miller, Robinson, 109 miles; Riley Comstock, 95.75 miles; Kyli Harman, Hannah Jo Koyle, Kenna Brogan Mackay, Koltan Couch, Pierson, 89.25 miles; Salvador Ruiz, 83.75 miles; Karelis Preuit, Kilie White and Kylee Sarah McHan, Carolina Garcia, 82 miles; Angelita Wences, 82 miles; Gavino Gaspar, Williams Velazquez, Courtney Parkin, 82 miles. Pictured from left, back row, Ty Hoskovec, Khali SIXTH GRADE Griselda Arevalo, Mackayla Kent, Robinson, Karelis Garcia, Gavino Gaspar, Salvador Ruiz and Emilie Christensen, Kennedie Ariana Rocha, Linda Ruiz, Jacob Nathan Pauls; front row, Celilia Hernandez, Lizet Ramos, Kyli Condie, Daniel Freiburger and Jones, Macie Gilchrist, Teanna Jarod Shiner Hull, Jenifer Madrigal, Israel Pierson, Riley Comstock and Angelita Wence. 3.99 TO 3.5 GPA Torres, Lorena Vasquez, Bryton Courtesy photo EIGHTH GRADE Quattlebaum, Beth Crane, Antonio Ortiz, Natalie Williams, Jacqueline Arteaga, Monica Stacie Sanderson, Tayson Snarr, Gonzalez, Jessica Madera and Travis, Halverson, Patrick Bond, Jakelle Quattlebaum. Samantha Fisher,Alyssa SIXTH GRADE M-C Retired Quattlbaum, Madison Roemer, Amylynn Bond, Clancy Crane, Esmeralda Huerigo, Vibaldo Jacolby Roemer, Shay Phillips, Torres, Matthew Harper,Jenna Shelly Shear, Madeline Eames, Ahern, Mayra Paz, Brenda Garrett Ryan, Brooke Roth, Nikki Educators meet Rodriguez, Adan Ortiz, Morgan Chavez, Karen Hansen, Bethany Schenk, Paula Hernandez, Harper, Diana Leon and Crystal The May meeting of the Mini-Cassia Retired Hunter Garro, Guadalupe Alvarez, Medrano. Educators was the last monthly meeting of the sea- son for the group. Reports were given by those who attended the state NOW h ai Touch Massage convention in Post Falls. Attending the convention OPEN were President Linda Croft, Vice President Rollo Thai Aroma Harrison, Secretary Ko Tateoka and Eastern Regional Get Relaxed & Coordinator Gladys Harrison. Specials The members of the Mini-Cassia unit have con- Refreshed with 60 min. $40 tributed more than 2,178 hours to community service a Massage during the past year. A mock check was presented to Croft for $42,492.78, representing the value of the Tues. - Sat. 9 a.m to 6 p.m. hours donated. The next meeting will be at 11 a.m., Sept. 14, at ~ Walk-ins Welcome ~ Connor’s Cafe in Heyburn. New retirees will be wel- Courtesy photo 101 W. Main St. #4 • Jerome • 867-4654 comed, as well as any others who would like to join. Linda Croft, president of Mini-Cassia Retired Educators, holds a mock check Information: idahoretirededucators.org. representing the group’s community service hours. Sun 5TH DISTRICT COURT NEWS in Style JEROME COUNTY proof of insurance, fail to regis- guilty, $50 fine. to provide proof of insurance, FELONY ARRAIGNMENTS ter annually. Thomas Francis Cooper, failure to guilty, $260.50 fine. Cuts Colors Perms Taji Marie Henage, possession of Joshua Martin Zapata, driving purchase driver’s license, guilty, William R. Meyers, log book viola-   a controlled substance. without privileges, failure to pro- 6 months unsupervised proba- tions, guilty, $119 fine. Spin’ N Curl Jaime Schmoe, unlawful posses- vide proof of insurance. tion, $144 fine. Donald E. Phillips, log book viola- 236 So. Lincoln • Jerome (In the Alley) sion of a firearm by a convicted Jason Ray Dilka, failure to pur- Lyndsey Lee Cheslik, possession tions, guilty, $119 fine. 324-2754 felon. chase driver’s license. of a controlled substance, guilty; Amanda Crystal Pond, posses- possession of drug parapherna- sion of drug paraphernalia, MISDEMEANOR ARRAIGNMENTS DRIVING UNDER THE lia, dismissed; 180 days jail, 178 guilty; possession of a controlled Francisco Javier Bravo-Martinez, INFLUENCE ARRAIGNMENTS suspended, credit for 1 served, 1 substance; dismissed, 360 days driving without privileges, failure Ronald Shane Hohnhorst, driving to serve, eligible for sheriff work jail, 243 suspended, credit for to provide proof of insurance. under the influence. program, $337.50 fine. 117 served, 2 years supervised Happy 80th, Joy Tracy John Moon Chugen, driving with- Geraldo Hurtado-Diaz, driving Geraldo Gonzalez, driving without probation, $185.50 fine. Friends and family are cordially under the influence, failure to privileges, guilty; failure to pro- out privileges. invited to an th birthday Elaine M. Dalry, declared nui- purchase driver’s license, open vide proof of insurance, dis- DRIVING UNDER THE sances accumulation and stor- container. missed; 180 days jail, 178 sus- INFLUENCE SENTENCINGS celebration for Joy Tracy at an age. pended, credit for 1 served, 1 to Shawn Allen Parks, driving under Open House Gustavo Martinez-Ramirez, driv- FELONY SENTENCING serve, eligible for sheriff work the influence, guilty, 180 days to be held in ing without privileges, failure to Christopher Scott Black, driving program, 1 year unsupervised jail, 178 suspended, credit for 2 her honor provide proof of insurance. under the influence (felony), probation, $240.50 fine. served, 1 year supervised proba- Saturday, Thomas J. McCoy, driving without guilty; driving without privileges, Alfonso Diaz-Lazaro, failure to tion, $440.50 fine. July , from privileges. dismissed; five years prison purchase driver’s license, guilty, Ronald Vance Thornly, driving :-: at Jorge F. Parra-Tapia, driving with- determinate, five indeterminate, 6 months unsupervised proba- under the influence, guilty; open her home out privileges. credit for 103 days served, 180 tion, $144 fine. container, dismissed; 180 days at  Malta Justin Wayne Rose, discretionary days, penitentiary Sergey V. Fedorak, failure to wear jail, 176 suspended, credit for 4 Ave, Burley. inattentive/careless driving, suspended, 8 years supervised seat belt in a commercial vehi- served, 2 years supervised pro- safety restraint-operator and/or probation, $725.50 fine. cle, exceed maximum speed bation, $490.50 fine. occupant under 18. limit, guilty, $194 fine. Amber Gail Sosa, driving without MISDEMEANOR SENTENCINGS Jose Luis Lopez-Garcia, failure to privileges, failure to provide Kara Dawn Cooper, dog at large, purchase driver’s license, failure Annual Quality Drinking Water Report Dr. Gott For 2008 City of Jerome Continued from Outdoors 4 harm, such as your beloved sure to mention the title. This report contains very important information about your drinking water. milligrams, 7 percent of the Doritos. recommended daily intake, One way to ensure that Readers who would like Este reporter contiene una información muy importante acerca de su agua per serving) which can you do not overindulge is to to contact Dr. Peter Gott domestica. Por favor, traduzca ó hable con alguien que entienda este reporte. worsen heart failure and purchase a large package may send their mail directly lead to high blood pressure. that contains prepackaged to Dr. Gott c/o United We are pleased to present to you this year’s Annual Quality Water Report. This If you eat modest por- individual servings. In this Media, 200 Madison Ave., report is designed to inform you about the quality water and services we deliver tions of the chips, and don’t way, you open only a single 4th fl., New York, NY to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable otherwise overindulge in serving at a time rather than 10016. supply of drinking water. We want you to other salty foods, there is sitting with a large bag and understand the ef orts we make to continually improve the water likely no problem. The little way of knowing the treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to human body needs salt in amount you have con- Main West ensuring the quality of your water. Our water source is wells. Our wells draw order to function properly. sumed. from the Snake River Aquifer. We run into problems when To provide related infor- Denture Clinic too much is consumed. mation, I am sending you a We have a wellhead protection and a source water protection plan available at If you are worried about copy of my Health Report Bonnie Jean DeVall our oi ce that provides information about potential sources of contamination. your salt intake, speak with “Hypertension.”Other Licensed Denturist We are pleased to report that our drinking water meets your primary-care physi- readers who would like a Specializing in New Dentures cian. He or she can evaluate copy should send a self- federal and state requirements. New Dentures are guaranteed your diet to ensure that you addressed stamped No. 10 If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water Dentures, Relines & Repairs are including necessary envelope and a check or utility, please contact Doug Buell at 324-7122. We want our valued customers to fruits, vegetables, grains and money order for $2 to 507 Main Ave. West, Suite B, Twin Falls be informed about their water utility. If you want to learn more, please attend proteins, while not exceed- Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, 733-2374 • 733-0477 any of our regularly scheduled council meetings. They are held on the 1st and 3rd ing limits of others, such as Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be Tuesday of every Month at 5:30 PM in the Council chambers located at sugars, fats and salt. You may also wish to consult Dave’s Automotive Repair 100 East Avenue A. with a certified nutritionist, “Your Full Maintenance and Repair Shop since 1980.” City of Jerome routinely monitors for constituents in your who can help you set up a drinking water according to Federal and State laws. This table shows the results diet plan that can include of our monitoring for the period of January 1st, 2008 to December 31st, 2008. All some special treats without “Make Sure Your Vehicle Is As drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to Ready For A Vacation As You Are.” contain at least small amounts of some Hammertoe Clinic constituents. It’s important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily pose a health risk. • Contracted Toes • Toe Corns/Callouses • Deformed Toes • Infected Toes FREE battery testing • Toe/Joint Pain • Toe Ulcers/Sores A copy of this report will be available at City Hall, 152 East 324-3127 Avenue A; Jerome Public Library, 100 1st Avenue East; Timothy G. Tomlinson, DPM 1120 Montana • Gooding • 934-8829 47 E. 100 S. JEROME and Water Works Facility, 50 North 100 West. Outdoors 6 Thursday, July 9, 2009 OBITUARIES Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Dr. David Maurice Webster Maribelle Taylor Matthews SERVICES Our hearts are broken ... MURTAUGH — Maribelle Maxine Rose Monnin of Christiansen, of Boise and Our lives have been forev- Taylor Matthews, 91, passed Portland, Ore., and formerly Gooding,memorial service at er changed ... away Saturday, July 4, 2009, of Buhl, burial at 10 a.m. 4 p.m. today at the Gooding Our Beloved David at her home, ending a three- today at the West End Country Club. Maurice Webster, 57, was year-long battle with Cemetery in Buhl. killed while riding his bicycle Alzheimer’s disease. The Doris Jessie Ormesher on Thursday, June 25, 2009. Fourth of July truly was her Rosalie (Rosie) White of Byerly of Twin Falls, memo- David was an experienced Independence Day. Hagerman and formerly of rial service at 10:30 a.m. bicyclist; riding correctly on Maribelle was born June 6, Jerome, graveside memorial Friday at the Chadron the road. David was begin- 1918, in Knox County, Tenn. service at 10 a.m. today at the Christian Church at Sixth ning his ride, headed east on She was the only daughter of Jerome Cemetery (Hove- and Ridgeview in Chadron, Falls Avenue, when a vehicle Mary Minerva Harmon and Robertson Funeral Chapel in Neb. (Parke’s Magic Valley coming from the opposite Benjamin Franklin Taylor. Jerome). Funeral Home in Twin Falls). direction passed another car Maribelle led a full, vibrant and hit David head on. David grown himself. life, and was deeply loved by baby was born. Thomas James “Tom” Ruthmarie C. “Corky” died instantly. In one horrif- David was in excellent family and friends. When Maribelle and Grant Murphy of Fruitland, funeral Slane of Joanna,S.C.,memo- ic moment, we lost a won- health and an elite athlete. she was young, her family bought the Matthews ranch at 10:30 a.m. today at the rial mass at 11 a.m. Friday at derful man blessed with He was captain of his college left Tennessee for the at Willow Creek from his Assembly of God Church in the St. Boniface Catholic incredible gifts who was cross-country team and, Gallatin Valley in Montana parents and moved there in New Plymouth (Shaffer- Church in Joanna, S.C. making a difference in our after moving to Twin Falls, — a place that remained 1961. They sold the ranch — Jensen Memory Chapel in lives and in our world. became an award-winning close to her heart through- by then known as “White Fruitland). Carolyn Frankie Schreiber David was devoted to his runner and tri-athlete. out her life. She was a gradu- Hawk Ranch” — and moved White of Gooding, funeral at family; the leader in our David ran, bicycled or swam ate of Belgrade High School. to Murtaugh in 1978. She Cecil Keyes Shaw of 11 a.m. Friday at Demaray’s home and in his career as an nearly every day. David also In 1938, she married John named their new home Burley, funeral at 11 a.m. Gooding Chapel; visitation award-winning, world- enjoyed skiing, downhill and Yasaitis, a pilot who worked “Olive Brook Stables,”and today at the Paul LDS Stake from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the renowned scientist and backcountry, and going for at the Belgrade Weather they spent the next 30 years Center, 424 W. Ellis St. in mortuary. plant breeder.David was also hikes and long walks. He Station. Two years later, there training horses and Paul; visitation from 10 to an award-winning runner loved being outside in nature Maribelle, John and their raising cattle. She and Grant 10:45 a.m. today at the Herschel Raymond Laney and tri-athlete, loved and — on a mountain, tending two babies moved to Seattle, enjoyed many winters church (Rasmussen Funeral of Burley, funeral at 11 a.m. respected by many in the his garden or in one of his where she received training together in Wickenburg, Home in Burley). Friday at Rasmussen Funeral Magic Valley area for his pea or bean fields around the from the Civil Aeronautics Ariz. Home, 1350 E. 16th St. in excellence in running, biking world. Agency — a forerunner of Maribelle loved to hunt Lenny Ray Silvers of Burley; visitation from 6 to 8 and swimming. David worked hard, exer- the Federal Aviation Agency. and fish. She was a member Jerome, memorial service at p.m. today and one hour David was born July 10, cised hard and told jokes that In 1945, Maribelle and John of the Oakley Annies riding 6 p.m. Friday at the Jerome before the funeral Friday at 1951, in Fort Bragg, N.C., son were so funny that he could took jobs as civil aircraft group. She was a volunteer United Methodist Church, the mortuary. of Maurice Wilson Webster hardly get through them communicators at the emer- “Pink Lady” for the Cassia 211 S. Buchanan in Jerome and Margaret McNeill without cracking himself up gency airstrip at Strevell, a Memorial Hospital for innu- (Farnsworth Mortuary in Zoe Marion Farr Wixom of Webster of Red Springs, and having to stop and wipe long-defunct town near merable years and she Jerome). Paul, funeral at 11 a.m. N.C. David lived in many tears from his eyes because Malta. While in Strevell, donated gallons and gallons Saturday at the Paul LDS different places, including he was laughing so hard. their third child was born. of blood to the Red Cross. Betty June Zuck of Twin Stake Center, 424 W. Wllis Japan as a young child, Watching David tell the joke When the government She bowled on various Falls, funeral Mass at 2 p.m. St. in Paul; visitation from 6 Columbia, North Carolina, was always our favorite part closed the airstrip in 1951, leagues for most of her adult today at St.Edwards Catholic to 8 p.m. Friday at Arkansas and Michigan. of hearing his jokes. she and John were assigned life. And she was a longtime Church in Twin Falls (White Rasmussen Funeral Home, David graduated from Above all, David loved and to separate sites, and the member and deacon of the Mortuary in Twin Falls). 1350 E. 16th St. in Burley, and Kalamazoo College in was loyal to his family, marriage later ended. Burley First Presbyterian 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1973 friends and colleagues She continued her work as Church. Gary Robert Anderson of the church. and went on to earn his mas- around the world. David was an aircraft communicator Maribelle leaves behind Burley,funeral at 2 p.m.today ter’s and a Ph.D. in plant Char’s loving husband and for a short time in Dubois, her husband of 54 years; her at the Unity LDS Church, 275 John L. Oneida of pathology at the University best friend and a wonderful before being assigned to the children, Jack (DeLayne) S. 250 E. in Burley; visitation Shoshone, celebration of life of Wisconsin in Madison. father to Leah, Austin and Burley Airport. She and her Yasaitis of Idaho Falls, from 1 to 1:45 p.m. today at at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First After graduating with his Rachel, who David named three children moved to Victoria Yasaitis Brady of the church (Rasmussen Baptist Church in Shoshone doctorate, David moved to Sweet Pea. Burley in 1953. She loved Bend, Ore., Stephanie Funeral Home in Burley). (Boice Funeral Home in Twin Falls and began his David enjoyed the simple everything about flying and Matthews (Jerry) Atchley of Clovis, Calif.). career in research and devel- pleasures of sharing com- was just a few hours shy of Little Rock, Ark., Mychel Charlie “Ross” Beale of opment for Asgrow Seed panionship while playing earning her pilot’s license. Matthews (Tracy Goodman) Burley, memorial service at 1 Don Steven Roan “Papa” Company, spending the last bridge, hearts, cribbage and She could explain any of Murtaugh, Lisa (Dennis) p.m. Saturday at Hansen- of Kapaa, Hawaii, and for- 30 years creating award- a challenging game of ping weather phenomenon or Grenz of Kimberly and Payne Mortuary in Burley. merly of Twin Falls, celebra- winning international pong. The loss of David cloud formation in the sky. Rocky (Becca) Matthews of tion of life Sunday in Kapaa, breeding programs for dry leaves our family,friends and She could identify what kind Murtaugh; 16 grandchil- Elma Jean Nielson Hawaii. beans and peas.Asgrow Seed colleagues here in Idaho and of plane was flying overhead dren; nine great-grandchil- Company was then pur- around the world with a void just by the sound of it. dren; her brother “Pete” chased by Seminis Vegetable in our hearts and lives that Maribelle took great pride in Taylor of Bakersfield, Calif.; DEATH NOTICES Seeds and later by can never be filled. her position in a time when and her sister-in-law Monsanto. In spite of transi- David is survived by his careers for women were Madeline Taylor of Belgrade, Episcopal Church, 902 Sixth tions within the company, wife and best friend, scarce. Mont. She was preceded in Esmeralda Alvarez St. in Rupert. Arrange- David has maintained a Charlene Webster; daughter, Her life as a single mom death by her parents, four Esmeralda Alvarez, infant ments are under the direc- record of excellence in his Rachel Marie Webster; ended abruptly when brothers, and one great- daughter of Karina Alvarez tion of Hansen Mortuary research of plant genetics. stepchildren, Leah (Phil) Maribelle met her cowboy. grandchild. and Edgar Manriquez of Rupert Chapel. David’s scientific imagina- Knight and Austin She married Grant A celebration of Jerome, died Tuesday,July 7, tion brought to the vegetable Hollingshead; mother, Matthews in February of Maribelle’s life will be held at 2009, at her home. seed world the Sweet Savor Margaret Webster of Red 1955, barely two months 11 a.m. Saturday at the A service of remembrance Gayla B. Ritter double wrinkled peas, as Springs, N.C.; sister, after they met. She contin- Burley First Presbyterian will be held at 10 a.m. BURLEY — Gayla Kay well as many other varieties Elizabeth of Chester, Va.; ued to work for nine more Church, 2100 Burton Ave. Friday, July 10, at St. Adams Burgess Ritter, 67, of of disease-resistant dry nieces, Sarah (David) Glass years, while she and Grant (Rasmussen Funeral Home Jerome’s Catholic Church in Burley, died Wednesday, July beans and peas. and children of Chester, Va., had another litter of kids. in Burley).Friends may come Jerome (Parke’s Magic 8, 2009, at her home. David travelled around the and Lauren (Jeremy) Cox of She retired from the FAA early.Remembrances may be Valley Funeral Home of Arrangements will be world, including France, Chesterfield, Va.; nephew, in 1963, after her last made to her church. Twin Falls). announced by the Italy, Spain, England, Tim VanDenBerg (Tiffany) Rasmussen Funeral Home of Belgium, Korea, Chile, Peru, and children of Columbia, The e-mail address for obituaries is Burley. Australia and New Zealand, S.C., and many other Robert C Phillips conducting plant breeding extended family members [email protected]. Death notices are a RUPERT — Robert C experiments and assisting and friends. David was pre- free service and can be placed until 4 p.m. Phillips, 87, of Rupert, died Dennis S. Curfew on site research facilities. ceded in death by his father, Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Dennis S. Curfew, 63, of David was also an eloquent Maurice Webster. every day. To view or submit obituaries online, the Minidoka Memorial Twin Falls, died July 8, 2009, spokesman for genetic A celebration of David’s or to place a message in an individual online Hospital in Rupert. in Twin Falls. research and enjoyed edu- life will be held on David’s guestbook, go to www.magicvalley.com and A memorial service will be Arrangements will be cating people that scientists birthday, Friday, July 10, at 7 held at 2 p.m. Monday, July announced by Farnsworth like himself are trying to p.m. at the Reformed click on “Obituaries.” 13, at the St. Matthews Mortuary of Jerome. make possible the reduction Church, 1631 Grandview of pesticides in agriculture Drive N. in Twin Falls. by creating safe, nutritional We are asking everyone disease-resistant crops for who would like to share to consumers. David was mak- take a few minutes and write ing a valuable difference in down a memory you have Vassily Aksyonov dies at 76; author was our world. shared with David. It can be David brought enthusi- funny, endearing or whatev- asm to all of his pursuits, er comes to mind when you both personal and profes- reflect on how David has stripped of Soviet citizenship for writings sional. David had extraordi- touched your life. If you are nary energy and a great able to attend our celebra- By Adam Bernstein disobedience, the idea of tion to the Soviet invasion of certificate of expulsion was respect for health. He tion for David, please bring The Washington Post freedom dashed from wall to Czechoslovakia in 1968. his most prized souvenir,but worked long hours and your comments with you wall like a mindless lunatic, After he tried to orchestrate he added, “Emigrating is weekends in his research and and we will have a Vassily Aksyonov, 76, who and everyone started to the publication of an anthol- something like going to your then came home and took “Memories with Maurice” was one of the most gifted dance,the chandeliers start- ogy of banned writings, he own funeral. The only dif- great pleasure in tending his basket. We are also looking and eminent Russian writers ed to sway, and the plush was effectively prohibited ference being that after your own garden. David spent for copies of any pictures of of a generation that emerged drapes were swept crookedly from earning a living as a fic- funeral your nervous system many hours renovating our David you might have that in the post-Stalin cultural aside from the windows like tion writer.He became a tar- calms down.’’ farm in Buhl and home in you would like to share. I am thaw of the 1960s and who an old woman’s skirts.’’ get of official harassment. Vassily Pavlovich Twin Falls himself and going to create a “Memories evolved into a dynamic, racy In highly colloquial nov- In 1980, Soviet leader Aksyonov was born Aug. 20, tutored our children in math with Maurice” book for our and surreal stylist, died July els, including “A Ticket to Leonid Brezhnev directly 1932, in Kazan, a city on the and science when help was family in the hope it will help 6 at a clinic in Moscow after the Stars’’ (1961), Aksyonov ordered the revocation of Volga river where his father, needed, sometimes while us as we attempt to heal. If a stroke last year. presented a vibrant culture Aksyonov’s citizenship. He Pavel, was mayor. His par- calling us from France, Italy you are not able to attend, Aksyonov was shaped by of teen-agers obsessed with spent more than two ents were arrested in the late or another country overseas. with the help of Reynolds the paranoia of Stalin’s rule. rock music, sex, sporty decades teaching and writ- 1930s, were charged with David loved reading history Funeral Home, an online Despite their ardent com- shoes and icons of capital- ing in exile, and was on the treason and, being and biographies about great guestbook where you can munism, his parents were ism such as Coca-Cola. It faculty of George Mason Trotskyites, were sent to leaders, such as George share your thoughts and sentenced to labor camps, was this book that made his University from 1988 to prison camps. An older Washington, John Adams memories has been set up at and he was raised in an name. Western literary crit- 2004. brother died during the and David’s personal hero, www.mem.com. You can orphanage for “children of ics, looking to explain his Aksyonov joked that his German siege of Leningrad. Abraham Lincoln. also send your thoughts and enemies of the state.’’ His appeal among disaffected David encouraged his comments to our home mother, Evgenia Ginzburg, Soviet youngsters, dubbed friends and neighbors to email address: skv- later wrote two crushing him “the Slavic J.D. grow vegetables, herbs and [email protected]. memoirs of the gulag and Salinger.’’ Churches. . . flowers as he did. Every We will need your pushed her son to become a Aksyonov sought to chan- spring, David made rounds thoughts and prayers as we doctor. He gave up medicine nel the disenchantment and to homes, delivering baby search for faith and strength for a thriving, and danger- disillusion of his generation Advertise your special tomato plants, herb starts to live one day at a time … ously controversial, career into books about individual programs or daily and other potted vegetables without our Beloved as a novelist. revolt. He adopted literary services in the and flowers he had Maurice. Aksyonov spent part of his devices such as subjectivity, youth listening to jazz and surrealism and the use of Times-News. Inform reading American novels jarring anachronisms that the community about For obituary rates and information, that were to him vivid sym- tried to capture the implau- what is happening in bols of the possibility of sibility of life under Stalin your church. artistic and spiritual free- and subsequent authoritari- call 735-3266 Monday through dom. In his book “The an governments. Saturday. Deadline is 3 p.m. for Burn,’’ published in the Predictably, Aksyonov United States in 1983, he aroused disgust at the high- Call your advertising consultant today for special rates. provided an ecstatic est levels of the government, description of a jazz party of not only for his literary out- Karen at 2087353270 email: [email protected] next-day publication. P.O. Box 548 132 Fairfi eld St. W. Twin Falls, ID 83301 the late 1950s: “The spirit of put but for his vocal opposi- NATIONTIMES-NEWS, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO & WORLDTHURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009 OUTDOORS 7 Pharmacists must dispense Plan B Cyber pill, court rules

By Carol J. Williams state officials from penaliz- Los Angeles Times ing pharmacists who refuse to dispense Plan B as long as Pharmacists are obliged they referred consumers to a to dispense the Plan B pill, nearby pharmacy where sabotage even if they are personally they could get it. opposed to the “morning On Wednesday, a three- after’’ contraceptive on reli- judge panel of the 9th U.S. Government Web %QGTEKPIWPUWURGEVKPIEQORWVGTUVQUCDQVCIG9GDUKVGU gious grounds, a federal Circuit Court of Appeals Investigators are still piecing together details of an aggressive computer attack that shut down Web sites of appeals court ruled lifted the injunction, saying sites are operating U.S. and South Korean government agencies, companies and institutions, in some cases for days. Wednesday. the district court was wrong A typical denial-of-service attack In a case that could herald in issuing it based on an normally judicial policy across the erroneous finding that the Western states, a supermar- rules violate the Free following attack ket pharmacy owner in Exercise Clause of the Olympia, Wash., failed in a Constitution. By Julian E. Barnes bid to block 2007 changes to Other constitutional and Josh Meyer pharmacy regulations challenges are pending with Los Angeles Times requiring all Washington the district court, which had pharmacies to stock and been waiting for the 9th WASHINGTON — Des- Attacker Networks of “zombie” computers Targeted institution Web site dispense the contraceptive. Circuit ruling on the injunc- pite a broad and persistent Perpetrators infect thousands of Infected computers, or “botnets,” are pro- Servers that host the targeted Web personal computers owned by grammed by the virus to repeatedly contact sites are overwhelmed and either slow Family-owned Ralph’s tion, said Chad Allred, a cyber attack that targeted innocent people with a virus. certain Web sites at the same time. down or stop working altogether. Thriftway and two women Seattle lawyer whose firm Web sites for the White Regular traffic on selected U.S. sites affected by attack Yahoo! employed at other pharma- represents the Stormans House, the New York Stock sites cies sued Washington state and the pharmacists. In Exchange and The Millions of unique visitors 151.3 in May 2009 MarketWatch WashingtonPost.com Amazon officials to assert that their anticipation of the injunc- Washington Post, govern- 2.0 6.9 sites Christian beliefs prevented tion being vacated, ment Web sites were oper- NYSE.com NASDAQ DOT.gov USBank.com 63.7 them from dispensing the Stormans and the two phar- ating normally on 0.3 0.4 0.8 4.5 USPS.com FAA.gov FTC.gov White- State.gov 14.3 pills that can prevent macists secured an agree- Wednesday, officials said. 0.4 0.6 House.gov 2.4 implantation of a recently ment with the state not to The attack began 1.4 fertilized egg. They claimed pursue sanctions against Saturday and caused little

the new regulations would them until the other issues damage but touched off a SOURCES: The SecDev Group; Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto; comScore Inc. AP force them to choose are decided at trial, Allred debate among experts over between keeping their jobs said. whether it represented a uously in an effort to over- would expect out of a Web sites, such as the New and heeding their religious “We’re still optimistic mild nuisance or the open- whelm them. The “denial of sophisticated adversary,’’ York Stock Exchange and objections to a medication that we’re doing the right ing salvo of a potential elec- service’’ attack, as it is said Yoran, now chairman of The Washington Post. they regard as a form of thing and that we will pre- tronic war. known, appeared to wind a computer security firm. One U.S. official with abortion. vail in the end,’’ said Kevin Federal officials and down by Wednesday. “There are a million con- knowledge of the attacks Ralph’s owners,Stormans Stormans, who with his experts said it would be But other experts down- spiracy theories we can downplayed their serious- Inc., and pharmacists father and two siblings owns impossible to determine played a North Korean link. come up with, but what we ness and said they were Rhonda Mesler and Margo the supermarket at the cen- who was behind the attack, It is difficult to determine need to do is the forensic similar to countless other Thelen,sought protection of ter of the legal challenge. at least for now. But intelli- the exact origin of computer analysis and then come up “probes’’ of government their First Amendment right The 9th Circuit ruling, gence officials in South attacks, these experts said, with conclusions.’’ computer systems. to free exercise of religion however, means that the Korea, where Web sites also because attackers can mask The computer attack “This is not unlike other and won a temporary requirement that pharma- were attacked, reportedly their location and identity. temporarily disabled some attacks. It is just more injunction from the U.S. cies stock and dispense Plan have fingered North Korea. And denial of service federal government Web noticeable due to the nature District Court in Seattle B takes immediate effect, One senior congressional attacks are fairly rudimen- sites, including those oper- of the sites that were pending trial of the consti- said Joyce Roper, an assis- official briefed on the tary — more the hallmark of ated by the Treasury attacked,’’ the official said. tutionality of the regula- tant attorney general for attacks said U.S. computer hackers than hostile and Department, the “Because of the measures tions. That order prevented Washington. security officials also con- resourceful foreign govern- Transportation Department we have in place, we were sider North Korea a suspect. ments, they said. and the Federal Trade able to mitigate these very The computers contacting Amit Yoran, the former Commission. quickly.’’ the U.S. Web sites appeared computer security czar for The assault also appeared The official, who spoke Abortion pill used in a to be based in either North the Bush administration, to target the White House, on condition of anonymity or South Korea, said the was skeptical of North the State Department and because of the sensitive official, who discussed the Korean involvement. He the Defense Department information involved, said quarter of abortions classified briefings on con- said the attacks appeared to Web sites. Because of the Web site outages were dition of anonymity. rely on slight variants of stronger defenses, Pentagon intermittent and differed By Linda A. Johnson fessor of family health and At its height, the attack known methods and tech- Web sites were not affected, among the departments. Associated Press writer population at Columbia used 50,000 private com- niques. and attempts to crash the The official said that sites University. “The technolo- puters infected with a virus “They’re loud and clumsy White House site failed. The were slowed or shut down Roughly a fourth of gy is very good and very to contact Web sites contin- and not really what we attacks also targeted private but not compromised. American women getting well used in this country, early abortions last year did and probably will be used so with drugs rather than more and more.’’ surgery,statistics show,as a Two pills are used to new study reported induce an abortion. The Calif. drug dealer guilty of murdering teen improved safety in using primary drug, Mifeprex, the so-called “abortion was first approved in the SANTA BARBARA, Calif. father, Jack teen’s half brother owed a family.I feel terrible that any- pill.’’ U.S. in 2000. Use has risen (AP) — Marijuana dealer Jesse Hollywood, drug debt. one would think I could do Some experts predict the steadily, even though man- James Hollywood was con- said outside Nicholas was taken to something like that.’’ percentage of such “med- ufacturer Danco victed Wednesday of kidnap- the court- Santa Barbara and held for He said the teen was taken ical abortions,’’ which offer Laboratories LLC of New ping and murdering a 15- room. several days before being shot in an escalating dispute more privacy than surgical York hasn’t promoted it and year-old boy over an escalat- The vic- and buried in a shallow grave. between him and the boy’s termination at an abortion the drug can only be ing drug debt, a crime that tim’s parents Four others have been con- older half-brother, Ben clinic or hospital, will rise obtained at a clinic or doc- inspired the 2007 movie said they victed in connection with the Markowitz. Hollywood, an even more due to the new tor’s office, not through a “Alpha Dog.’’ were relieved Hollywood crime. admitted marijuana dealer, study. pharmacy. Sales rose 16.5 After deliberating about but declined Hollywood took the stand said Ben Markowitz owed him The research, done at percent last year, when four days, a Santa Barbara to comment further because in his own defense, a move a $2,500 drug debt — more Planned Parenthood clinics about 184,000 American Superior Court jury also of a gag order issued in the legal experts say is rare and than twice the amount prose- across the country, shows women used Mifeprex. found Hollywood, 29, guilty case. Prosecutors and defense potentially risky. He testified cutors have cited. that a new way of giving Medical abortions now of the special circumstance attorneys also declined to that he and two friends Hollywood said he was pills to induce abortion vir- account for about a quarter allegation of being involved in speak. grabbed Markowitz off a afraid after Ben Markowitz tually eliminated the risk of early abortions, accord- a crime in which an assault The penalty phase of the street in the San Fernando left threatening messages, for a rare but dangerous ing to company spokes- weapon or machine gun was case was scheduled to begin Valley area of Los Angeles but poisoned his dog and broke a infection. woman Abby Long. At used, making him eligible for Monday. did not order the teen’s mur- window at his home, only “This is the first really Planned Parenthood, the the death penalty. Hollywood was accused of der. hours before Nicholas was huge documentation of biggest provider of medical Hollywood stared straight orchestrating the kidnapping “I just feel terrible about abducted. Hollywood called how safe and effective abortions, they amount to ahead as the verdict was read. and eventual killing of everything that happened,’’ the taking of Nicholas irra- medical abortion is,’’ said 32 percent of early termina- “I can’t believe they found Nicholas Markowitz in Hollywood testified. “I feel tional and not well-thought Dr. Beverly Winikoff, a pro- tions. him guilty of that murder,’’his August 2000 because the terrible for the Markowitz out. Vermont man charged with confining stepson for sex By Michael Hill helpful neighbor. tim asked Pratt why just makes you wonder.’’ the charges against Pratt, kill him or grabbed his geni- Associated Press writer The boy came for- he sexually abused Pratt, who has no prior who goes by R.J. They tals, asking “Whose is ward after Pratt, 37, him. criminal record, pleaded not described him as a quiet, this?’’ as he pulled. BENNINGTON, Vt. — For of Bennington, “I have tried to guilty Tuesday to six slightly built man who was “I’d have to reply ‘yours’ years, a man regularly con- kicked him out of the block that out,’’Pratt charges including aggravat- into camping, hunting and or he’d pull harder,’’the boy fined his adolescent stepson apartment they replied. ed sexual assault, lewd and fishing. told investigators. to a bedroom rigged with an shared and he Questioned by lascivious conduct with a “He’s not that type. ... I The boy was confined to alarm, molested him several moved in with his police, Pratt didn’t child and unlawful restraint. don’t think he’s got a mean an apartment bedroom with times a week and often mother, who lived in Pratt deny the sexual He was ordered held bone in his body,’’said Mary no toilet, sometimes for so denied him food, water and the same apartment activity but attrib- without bail. His lawyer, Hunt, who said she’s known long that he had to relieve access to a bathroom, complex. uted it to the victim’s public defender Marie Pratt since they were chil- himself into a wall-mount- authorities said. Once there, he told her “desires,’’ according to an Wood, didn’t respond to dren. ed telephone jack. The 17-year-old boy, who and a counselor about his life affidavit filed by Vermont two messages left by The Another neighbor, The homemade alarm lived with his stepfather for with Pratt. He had moved in State Police Trooper Tyler Associated Press on her Stanley Brookins, said Pratt system consisted of a mag- nearly six years, told police with him when he was 10 or Burgess. voicemail. There was no was always quick to help net that stuck to a metal Robert J. Pratt would smash 11, when Pratt and the “When this was brought answer to a knock at his others, especially if it strip on the floor so that his head into a wall when he mother split up. He said the to the attention of law apartment door at the involved fixing a car. when the door opened, it resisted his advances and abuse started about a year enforcement, we all were Applegate Apartments, “I’ve never seen him signaled, according to the sent him to school in long- later and he never told any- taken aback at the pervasive where the abuse allegedly argue with anyone, never affidavit. sleeved shirts and pants so one of it because Pratt and lengthy abuse that was occurred. heard a cross word,’’ At Christmas, Pratt no one would see his bruises threatened him, sometimes going on,and had been going The boy’s mother no Brookins said. would let the boy open gifts, and scars. with a loaded gun. on for years,’’ prosecutor longer lives in the complex; That’s not the picture then put them in a box, duct Pratt was being held with- Investigators, trying to Erica Marthage said she could not be located for painted by police and prose- tape it and store it in the out bail on sex assault verify the boy’s claims, had Wednesday. “It was con- comment Wednesday. cutors. basement. charges, accusations that the boy wear a wire to record cerning to all of us that this Neighbors and acquain- They say Pratt sometimes “There are days I cried surprised acquaintances a conversation with Pratt. In was something we poten- tances interviewed Wed- threatened the boy with a myself to sleep and wanted who know him as a quiet, that conversation, the vic- tially missed for this long. It nesday were surprised by loaded rifle, threatened to to die,’’he said. Outdoors 8 Thursday, July 9, 2009 WORLD Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Chinese troops flood streets after riots British scientists claim By David Pierson and Barbara Demick to create human sperm Los Angeles Times LONDON (AP) — British sperm cells they created URUMQI, China — In an scientists claimed Wed- were clearly abnormal. escalating campaign to stamp nesday to have created “I am unconvinced from out ethnic violence, Chinese human sperm from embry- the data presented in this forces on Wednesday satu- onic stem cells for the first paper that the cells pro- rated the western city of time, an accomplishment duced by Professor Urumqi, helicopters dropped they say may someday help Nayernias group from leaflets urging calm and the infertile men father chil- embryonic stem cells can be local Communist Party boss dren. accurately called warned of the death penalty The technique spermatazoa, said for rioters convicted of could in 10 years Allan Pacey,a senior killings. allow researchers to lecturer in androlo- “Were determined to use the basic knowl- gy at the University maintain social stability, edge of how sperm of Sheffield. said Urumqis party chief, Li develop to design Pacey said in a Zhi, at a news conference. treatments to enable statement that the “To those who committed infertile men the Nayernia sperm created by crimes with cruel means, we chance to have bio- Nayernia did not will execute them. logical children, said lead have the specific shape, Despite the massive show researcher Karim Nayernia, movement and function of of force, Han Chinese and of Newcastle University, real sperm. the Turkic minority Uighurs AP photo whose team earlier pro- Azim Surani, a professor continued to fight in the city Chinese paramilitary police patrol in Urumqi in Chinas Xinjiang province Wednesday. China flooded the duced baby mice from of physiology and repro- streets, showing how diffi- western city with security forces Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. sperm derived in a similar duction at the University of cult it will be to restore order. way. Cambridge said the sperm Since Sunday, violence ty figures since Monday, Chinese authorities are not arrest a man who appeared The research, published produced by the Newcastle virtually has paralyzed when it said 156 were dead. taking any chances. to be one of the attackers. A in the journal Stem Cells team were far “from being Urumqi, a city of 2.3 million, Security officials said it had Thousands of police — large group of young and Development, was con- authentic sperm cells. and authorities fear it could been decided to hold off fur- some in full body armor, Chinese men chanted, ducted by scientists at Nayernia said the cells easily spread to other parts ther reporting for fear of some carrying machine guns “Release him, release him. Newcastle and the “showed all the characteris- of the Xinjiang region, par- inflaming the violence. and shotguns, others cross- It was unclear what hap- NorthEast England Stem tics of sperm, but his ticularly the southern cities The seriousness of the bows — guarded main thor- pened to the suspect. Cell Institute. groups intention was sim- of Hotan and Kashgar,which crisis was highlighted by oughfares, city squares and A police truck with loud- Stem cells can become ply to “open up new have Uighur majorities. Chinese President Hu alleyways leading to Uighur speakers arrived behind the any cell in the body,and sci- avenues of research with “Many people think it has Jintaos abrupt return to enclaves. crowd and played a looped entists have previously their early findings, rather calmed down, but we worry Beijing on Wednesday, can- Still, one man believed to recording that told the turned them into a variety than using the sperm to fer- it is just the beginning,said celing his appearance with be Uighur was attacked on a crowd to go home. of new entities, including tilize eggs. a public security official, other world leaders at a street by an angry mob out- “Xinjiang is a place for all cells from the brain, pan- Robin Lovell-Badge, a who spoke Wednesday on summit of the Group of 8 side a shuttered store. The ethnic groups, the record- creas, heart and blood ves- stem cell expert at the the condition of anonymity. industrial nations in Italy. victim was punched and ing said. A helicopter then sels. National Institute of “This is a huge threat to With bands of Han kicked repeatedly, his head flew over dropping bundles Some experts challenged Medical Research said that national harmony. It is the Chinese vigilantes roving bashed against the curb. of leaflets onto the crowd — the research, saying they despite the questions raised, most serious violence we the streets carrying crude Within minutes, authori- copies of a speech made by werent convinced Nayernia Nayernia and colleagues have seen since the 1980s. weapons, swearing revenge ties arrived on the scene and the provincial Communist and his colleagues had actu- may have made some The Chinese government against attacks on their peo- pushed back the crowd. Party chief calling for calm ally produced sperm cells. progress in obtaining human has not reported any casual- ple over the weekend, Officers formed a phalanx to and ethnic unity. Several critics also said the sperm from embryonic cells. 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Lance Armstrong still second, Six teams. One conference. but tough tests lie ahead. This should be fun. S SEE SPORTS 4 Magicvalley.com/blogs/sports Local sports, Sports 2 / MLB, Sports 2 / NASCAR, Sports 2 / NBA, Sports 2 / Scoreboard, Sports 3 / NFL, Sports 4 Sports THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009 SPORTS EDITOR MIKE CHRISTENSEN: (208) 735-3239 [email protected] Police: Some good McNair and bad as shot in BBLADESLADES OF OF MLB heads sleep by to break o juice up baseball’s midseason classic girlfriend T next Tuesday all living former presidents will By Lucas L. Johnson II pay homage to the game in a Associated Press writer RR video, and the current pres- ident will throw out the NASHVILLE, Tenn. — HUNDEHUNDE opening pitch in St. Louis. Sahel Kazemi was deter- T Ratings might be better if mined to be with her they simply played Michael boyfriend, former NFL star Jackson tribute videos Steve McNair — even in between innings, but the death. presidents were already As he dozed on a sofa early booked. You can’t move Saturday, Kazemi shot him them to the Home Run in the head, then twice in the Derby the night before, chest,then again in the head. because even they must Before shooting herself, know that has become the 20-year-old sat next to unwatchable. his body and “tried to stage it so she would fall in his lap,” Police Chief Ronal Serpas said Wednesday at a press TIM conference where police DAHLBERG confirmed the deaths were a murder-suicide. She did, but her body slid to the floor and ended up at McNair’s The All-Star game isn’t feet. The gun was found what it once was either, underneath her. despite Bud Selig’s effort to Serpas said police believe make sure it really counts. McNair was asleep when he Yes, home field advantage in was killed. the World Series is at stake, Interviews with friends but interleague play has revealed that Kazemi “was taken all the mystery and spinning out of control.” much of the fun out of the She was making payments game. on two cars, her rent was It does, however, signal doubling and she suspected RYAN HOWE/Times-News the traditional middle of the married McNair was what up to now has been an having a second affair with intriguing season — though another young woman. not always for the right rea- She told a friend on Friday sons. Although there’s that “My life is a ball of s—- Joe Phillips of Rupert builds and races lawnmower champions. another half season yet to be and I should end it,” Serpas played, it’s a good time to said. look back and find some Police earlier had labeled winners and losers as base- McNair’s death a homicide, Lawnmower racing king Joe Phillips ball prepares to take its but waited for further tests annual break. before concluding that she A few highlights, begin- pulled the trigger of a 9 mm ning with winners: semiautomatic pistol in a helps growth of uniquewho sportbeats him deserves to Baseball itself. Faced condominium McNair rent- next oldest guy is mid-40s, brag — trouble is, not many with the worst economy ed with a friend. since the Great Depression McNair, 36, a quarterback By Ryan Howe and the rest of them are in can do it. the game has managed to for the Tennessee Titans Times-News writer their 30s and 20s.I told them, This year, Phillips was so survive, if not exactly flour- most of his career, met ‘When you beat up on an old happy to see a young guy like ish. Attendance is down in Kazemi six months ago at a UPERT — They call 20 out of 30 markets, but sports cafe where she was a man, what bragging rights is Edgar get hooked on lawn- aggressive promotions and waitress and his family often him “Sandbagger.” that?’” mower racing that he helped pricing have helped trim ate. She seemed happy and The 60-year-old Responds 18-year-old losses. On an average night eager to build a life with him, R the teen build his own nearly a half million people but something went wrong. has a bad back, bad hips and a Tucker Edgar: “That’s OK, machine. manage to find their way to “We do know that she was bad shoulder. He’s had both I’m going to do it anyhow.” After Edgar spent many a major league ballpark to clearly sending a message enjoy a game. Despite the during the last five to seven knees replaced. 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See MCNAIR, Sports 2 See DAHLBERG, Sports 2 Phelps wins 2 races, Peirsol sets world mark By Beth Harris fly, but I think some of the things championships in Rome later this Associated Press writer that happened are going to be help- month, fulfilling the wish of his ful to me to swim faster,” he said. mother Debbie, who had said last INDIANAPOLIS — Michael “When I’m satisfied is when I’m year that she wanted to visit the Phelps removed his goggles, tore doing a best time. I’m not used to Eternal City. off the two caps he was wearing, not doing a best time when I shave “I’m happy with where I’m at all tossed them on the deck and turned and taper.” things considered, but I’m really around to check the scoreboard. He Phelps was pushed in the next happy with a best time,”he said. scowled upon seeing the time in lane by Tyler Clary, a 20-year-old Aaron Peirsol created the biggest yellow lights next to his name. Michigan swimmer who stayed buzz at the Indiana University As expected, the 14-time close throughout and finished sec- Natatorium pool by reclaiming his Olympic gold medalist racked up ond in 1:53.64. world record in the 100 backstroke. his second victory of the night at “That was one of the greatest The Olympic champion trailed the U.S. national championships swims I’ve ever done,” Clary said. Matt Grevers at 50 meters before AP photo Wednesday. It just wasn’t up to his “It was pretty cool. I could see out pouring it on down the stretch to Michael Phelps swims during the finals of the men’s 200 meter butterfly at the U.S. exacting standards. of the corner of my eye. I was with win in 51.94 seconds. National swimming championships in Indianapolis, Wednesday. Phelps won the 200-meter but- him at 150 and just being with him “That’s a beautiful race,”Peirsol terfly in 1 minute, 52.76 seconds, was awesome.” said. “I knew I could do something he has dominated for much of this I’ve always held myself high on,”he well off his world record of 1:52.03 Earlier, Phelps won the 200 special.” decade. He has lowered the world said. set in Beijing. freestyle, and his two victories He became the first person to record six times. “I’m not happy about the 200 earned him a trip to the world swim under 52 seconds in the event “The consistency is the thing See SWIMMING, Sports 2 Sports 2 Thursday, July 9, 2009 SPORTS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Burley baseball Artest joins Lakers; Celtics,Spurs upgrade The Associated Press Los Angeles for many years. at the end of the day,I felt like in on a deal with free agent He received a five-year deal Houston was the best place forward Hedo Turkoglu. sweeps Hillcrest Finally a Laker, Ron Artest worth about $33 million, for me. I got approached by • Chris “Birdman” won’t guarantee another ring according to his agent, David some really good teams. I felt Andersen reached a five-year for his new team. Bauman. like I could help this team a lot deal that could be worth up to Times-News 9-4, as Kace Redder finished Especially not since some Bryant has said he’s not more and help myself also by $26 million to keep his high- 4-for-4 and stole three recent NBA champions made sure the Lakers are a better being here.” flying, shot-blocking act Burley’s short game was bases.Moon added two dou- moves that could get them team with Artest,who agreed Gordon and Villanueva with the Denver Nuggets, the effective in a pair of bles and John Cummings back to the top. with the assessment. agreed to their deals on July 1, team he revived his career American Legion Baseball drove in a pair of runs. Boston and San Antonio “It’s not a given that just the day free agency opened. with last season. wins over Hillcrest on “We’re getting better signed veteran power for- because you add me to the Gordon, one of the top free • The Lakers also signed Wednesday. every day, it makes you feel wards Wednesday, with team we’re going to be the agents this summer, signed a guard Shannon Brown to a Christian Winmill batted good seeing everyone have Rasheed Wallace joining the No. 1 team,” Artest said. $55 million, five-year con- two-year contract for $4.2 2-for-3 with two runs success and chip in,” Kunz Celtics and Antonio McDyess “You’ve got to put that work tract in leaving Chicago and million. They are still trying scored, Kody Moon went 2- said. agreeing to a deal with the in. Villanueva inked a $35-mil- to retain free agent forward for-2 with a double, a triple Burley (23-13, 17-10 Area Spurs. “That’s something that lion, five-year deal as he bid Lamar Odom, who averaged and two RBIs and Joe Ferrin C) hosts Minico in a nine- They left the Detroit I’m not afraid to do.” farewell to Milwaukee. 12.3 points and 9.1 rebounds pitched a complete-game inning game on Friday. Pistons, who added Ben He changed places with They were teammates at during the playoffs. victory as the Green Sox won Gordon and Charlie Trevor Ariza, who took Connecticut, where they • The Atlanta Hawks and the first game 12-3. Game 1 Villanueva to a former title Artest’s forward spot in won a national champi- center Zaza Pachulia agreed Burley 12, Hillcrest 3 “We were spotting up Hillcrest 003 000 0 – 3 10 4 contender looking to get Houston. Ariza decided to onship in 2004. on a four-year contract, a pretty good with our short Burley 430 140 x – 12 13 1 younger and better. leave a starting role with the Also Wednesday: person with knowledge of the Grover, Riggs (6) and Furkawa; Joe Ferrin and Kody game. We had six push bunts Moon. W: Ferrin. L: Grover. Wednesday was the first NBA champions and an • The Toronto Raptors re- negotiations told The Extra-base hits – 2B: Hillcrest, Furkawa, Roe; Burley, for base hits,” said Burley Christian Winmill, Moon. 3B: Burley, Moon. day deals could be signed, attempt by the Cleveland signed former No. 1 pick Associated Press. coach Devin Kunz. “(Ferrin) Game 2 and Artest called it, “a long Cavaliers to change his mind. Andrea Bargnani to a five- • Quinton Ross returned to wasn’t on his A-game, but Burley 9, Hillcrest 4 time coming,” saying he’s “It was tempting — very, year, $50 million contract his hometown, signing with Hillcrest 200 100 1 – 4 8 4 he was throwing strikes and Burley 012 312 x – 9 12 3 wanted to join Kobe Bryant in very tempting,”he said. “But extension, as they also closed the Dallas Mavericks. our defense played clean Roe and Loomis; Christian Winmill, Kace Redder (4) and Kody Moon. behind him.” W: Redder. L: Roe. Extra-base hits – 2B: Hillcrest, Milton; Burley, Moon 2, Burley won the late game John Cummings. Kace Redder Lopez, Mariners blow lead against Orioles bunts during Burley’s SEATTLE — Baltimore the ninth for his 19th save in 0-for-17 slump with his red for the Braves, who won American took advantage of two errors as many tries. first RBI this month. Daniel a road series for the first by second baseman Jose Murphy doubled twice, and time in nearly two months. Legion Lopez to rally for five runs in RED SOX 5, ATHLETICS 4 the Mets ended a four-game Baseball the ninth inning in a 5-3 vic- BOSTON — First-time losing streak with their third ROCKIES 10, NATIONALS 4 doublehead- tory over Seattle on All-Star Tim Wakefield victory in 12 games. DENVER — Jorge De La er against Wednesday. earned his AL-leading 11th Rosa pitched effectively into Hillcrest on Entering the ninth with a victory, and David Ortiz PHILLIES 3, REDS 2 the seventh inning, Ryan Wednesday. 3-0 lead, closer David homered and drove in four PHILADELPHIA — Spilborghs hit a bases- RYAN HOWE/ Aardsma (2-3) blew just his runs for Boston. Shane Victorino’s RBI single loaded triple to key a four- Times-News second save in 19 chances. Wakefield (11-3) left to a with two outs in the ninth run fifth and Colorado beat Melvin Mora doubled, standing ovation in the sev- inning lifted Philadelphia. Washington to complete a Gregg Zaun walked and enth inning in his final Jayson Werth hit a solo three-game sweep. Oscar Salazar singled to scheduled start before the homer for the NL East- Troy Tulowitzki had a load the bases. break. The 42-year-old leading Phillies, who are 5-1 two-run homer among his McNair Adam Jones beat out a knuckleballer is 9-0 in his since losing 14 of 18. three hits and Carlos Continued from Sports 1 them Saturday and called a slow infield single to score last 11 starts at Fenway Park. Gonzalez added three more move in with him. friend, Robert Gaddy, who the first run. Nick Markakis ASTROS 5, PIRATES 0 hits for the Rockies, who But Mike Mu, who has arrived and called 911. Serpas hit a potential double-play YANKEES 4, TWINS 3 HOUSTON — Wandy have beaten the Nationals six worked with McNair’s chari- said the man didn’t call 911 ball to Lopez, who dropped MINNEAPOLIS — A.J. Rodriguez pitched a five- straight times since August. table association for years, himself because he was in it, allowing a second run to Burnett won his third hitter for Houston and tied said earlier Wednesday that shock. score. Ty Wigginton fol- straight start, and Brett his career high by striking DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 2 McNair’s wife, Mechelle Gaddy said Wednesday lowed with a two-run single Gardner’s two-run single out 11. PHOENIX — Felipe McNair, “didn’t know who that what he saw in the condo for a 4-3 lead. helped New York build an The 30-year-old Rod- Lopez hit a three-run this girl is.” No records of will haunt him for the rest of early lead. riguez threw his second homer to cap a five-run rally divorce proceedings have his life, but he was glad police RAYS 10, BLUE JAYS 9 Joe Mauer drove in runs career complete game, hav- in the eighth, Max Scherzer surfaced. The McNairs have made clear that his longtime ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — for the Twins with a double ing shut out the New York pitched seven sharp innings four children. friend did not suffer. All-Star Ben Zobrist hit a and a homer. Mets two years ago. and Arizona won its season- Two days before the Serpas said that even three-run homer and had high fifth straight game. shooting, police stopped though both Kazemi’s name an RBI single in the bottom WHITE SOX 5, INDIANS 1 MARLINS 7, GIANTS 0 Lopez’s shot came after Kazemi driving a Cadillac and McNair’s were on the of the ninth inning that gave CHICAGO — Jose SAN FRANCISCO — pinch-hitter Alex Romero Escalade sport utility vehicle Cadillac’s title, she was Tampa Bay a 10-9 victory Contreras allowed one run Chris Volstad pitched a five- gave the Diamondbacks a 3- that McNair had given her for apparently responsible for over Toronto Wednesday. over 6 1-3 innings and hitter for his first career 2 lead with an RBI single. her birthday in May. making payments. She was Zobrist homered off Jermaine Dye had three RBIs complete game, Dan Uggla According to an arrest affi- also making payments on starter Brian Tallet in the for Chicago, which won for hit a three-run homer and BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 4 davit, Kazemi had bloodshot another car after she couldn’t fourth inning. His winning 16th time in 22 games. Florida beat the Giants to MILWAUKEE — Prince eyes and alcohol on her sell it. hit off Scott Downs with Contreras (4-7) allowed avoid a sweep. Fielder drove in the go- breath. She refused a breath Kazemi had no history of two outs drove in Carl six hits, walked one and Volstad (6-8) struck out ahead run with his two-out, test and told an officer “she violence, but “on the last Crawford, who singled off struck out nine. six and didn’t walk a batter eighth inning infield single was not drunk,she was high.” several days of her life it’s Jason Frasor (5-2) before to win for just the second and struggling Milwaukee She was charged with DUI. obvious that she made some stealing second and third. NATIONAL LEAGUE time in eight starts,finishing rallied to beat NL Central- McNair was with her but not very poor decisions,” Serpas METS 5, DODGERS 4 the 2-hour, 22-minute game leading St. Louis. charged. He later made her said. TIGERS 3, ROYALS 1 NEW YORK — Oliver on an efficient 105 pitches. Fielder, who’d been 4 of bail. Mechelle McNair has not DETROIT — Detroit rook- Perez won despite a wild 24 this season against St. Police are awaiting toxicol- spoken publicly since the ie Lucas French, making his return from the disabled list BRAVES 4, CUBS 1 Louis, hit a slow grounder ogy reports on both bodies. shooting but is reported to be second major-league start, and New York finally mus- CHICAGO — Kenshin off reliever Dennys Reyes to The man McNair shared doing as well as can be outdueled Zack Greinke. tered some offense Kawakami shut down the shortstop Brendan Ryan the condo with discovered expected. French (1-0) held the Wednesday night, over- Cubs for six innings and with the bases loaded and Royals to one run and six hits coming Manny Ramirez’s shortstop Yunel Escobar Ryan’s off-balance throw to in 6 1-3 innings. Three Tigers homer in a 5-4 victory over made a run-saving defen- first baseman Albert Pujols relievers finished, with Los Angeles. sive play in the eighth. wasn’t in time. Dahlberg Fernando Rodney pitching David Wright snapped an Casey Kotchman home- — The Associated Press Continued from Sports 1 members of the bumbling • The Los Angeles 1962 team that lost 120 Dodgers. They’re the biggest games. winner on the field so far. • Juan Pierre. He started NASCAR asks appeals court to restore Mayfield ban Not only did they get in the Dodger outfield through the Ramirez sus- before Ramirez arrived and CHARLOTTE, N.C. — him anytime to find that another team owner willing few hundred yards from the pension intact, they are was the best everyday player NASCAR on Wednesday out,” Buric said. “In fact, to hire him for the event. finish. probably going to be a better on the team when he was asked an appeals court to they did test him on Monday Stewart, the points leader team because of it. The idea gone. His reward was a trip ban Jeremy Mayfield from night at his home. A group STEWART: HE AND BUSCH heading into this week’s race of Joe Torre possibly man- back to the bench. His only racing, alleging the of people went to his ON ‘SAME PAGE’AFTER WRECK in Chicago, said it was aging in a World Series consolation is that baseball participation of “a home and watched INDIANAPOLIS — Tony important to clear the air against the Yankees in New contracts are guaranteed, proven metham- him pee in a cup. It Stewart called his last-lap with Busch as quickly as York makes the second half and he’s making $9 million a phetamine user” was humiliating.” dust up with Kyle Busch at possible. of their season even more year. could lead to fatal Mayfield was sus- Daytona International “When something like tantalizing. • Toronto Blue Jays. Right consequences for pended May 9 for Speedway last weekend that happens, you want to • Albert Pujols. He was now they have a winning other competitors failing a random “just a part of racing,” and make sure that both guys are already regarded as one of record and the best pitcher and fans. drug test eight days Busch apparently agrees. on the same page with what the best in the game. Now in the American League. NASCAR wants Mayfield earlier. NASCAR has Stewart said he spoke to happened and we definitely we have to start wondering Soon they may have neither. the 4th U.S. Circuit said he tested posi- Busch on Tuesday and that were,”Stewart said.“I mean, if he is one of the best ever. Trapped in a division they Court of Appeals to over- tive for methamphetamine, the two NASCAR stars were there was no question on Entering the All-Star break, can’t win, they’re open to turn U.S. District Court but Mayfield has denied on the “same page” follow- either one of our parts of Pujols is leading the offers for Roy Halladay, Judge Graham Mullen’s using the illegal drug. ing the accident that sent what happened.” National League in home while fans are showing their decision last week to lift NASCAR’s appeal did not Busch to the infield care Stewart also said runs and RBI and is tied for displeasure by staying away Mayfield’s indefinite sus- mention the most recent center and Stewart to Wednesday he is confident second in batting average, in large numbers. pension following a positive random test,but spokesman Victory Lane in the final Goodyear has solved the tire giving him a legitimate • Chicago Cubs. drug test. Ramsey Poston confirmed moments of the 400-mile problems that plagued last chance to become the first Throwing a lot of money at Mayfield attorney John Mayfield was tested race on Saturday night. year’s Allstate 400 race at triple crown winner since Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Buric scoffed at the idea Monday evening. Busch took the lead on the the Brickyard. Carl Yastrzemski did it 42 Zambrano couldn’t get the Mayfield is a potential dan- Even though Mayfield has next-to-last lap and tried to Stewart is among the years ago. Too bad it has to team past the first round of ger and revealed the driver been cleared to race, Buric fend off a hard-charging drivers who have participat- happen in the steroid era, the playoffs; now, the Cubs was tested twice Monday — said he doubted the driver Stewart. He successfully ed in Goodyear’s seven test where the accomplishments are a mediocre team ham- once at an independent lab- will be in Chicago for this blocked Stewart once, but sessions at the track since of every player automatical- strung by long-term con- oratory and once at his weekend’s event. Mayfield when he tried to do it again last year, when severe tire ly fall under suspicion. tracts. Things got worse a home by NASCAR. has until Thursday after- Stewart hooked Busch’s wear turned the race into a And some losers: few days ago when starter “He’s not a danger, and noon to enter his Mayfield right rear fender instead, series of 10to 12-lap sprints. • New Yorkers. The new Ryan Dempster broke his toe they have the right to test Motorsports’ car or find sending Busch into the wall a — The Associated Press stadium in the Bronx is a while jumping out of the bandbox, and the padded dugout to celebrate a win $2,500 seats behind home and will be out for a month plate an affront to all or so. Do the proposed new Americans still lucky owners really know what Swimming enough to be drawing a pay- they’re getting into? Continued from Sports 1 down Peirsol in Rome. of the record eight gold newer suits approved by check. The jury’s still out, Probably not, but neither Peirsol’s previous mark of Phelps held off David medals won by Phelps. swimming’s world govern- meanwhile, on the $243 do we. Good or bad, baseball 52.54 set in Beijing was bro- Walters in the closing Walters, who earned a ing body. He donned the million given to CC Sabathia has been throwing us curves ken by Spain’s Aschwin meters of the 200 free and gold in Beijing by swimming version that covers his legs. and A.J. Burnett, and for a long time now. Wildeboer Faber on July 1. touched in 1:44.23. Walters the relay heats, also quali- “I feel like if I would have Yankee fans aren’t going to The best news right now Faber swam 52.38 on the settled for second in 1:44.95. fied for Rome. It’s the first worn another suit, I proba- tolerate A-Rod hitting .246 is we have another half a backstroke leg of the 400 Ryan Lochte was third in time the 21-year-old sprint- bly would have broken the forever. The Yankees have season to enjoy it. medley relay at the 1:45.66.The eight-man field er will swim an individual world record anyway played well lately, though, Mediterranean Games. included the 800 freestyle event at a major champi- tonight by the way I was unlike the hapless Mets, Tim Dahlberg is a nation- Grevers, the Olympic sil- relay team of Phelps, onship. feeling,”he said. “That’s one who seem determined to al sports columnist for The ver medalist, finished sec- Lochte, Ricky Berens and Peirsol took back the race that’s coming a little celebrate the past in their Associated Press. Write to ond in 53.11, giving himself Peter Vanderkaay that won world record wearing an easier for me, and tonight I new ballpark by posing as him at [email protected]. another crack at taking at the Beijing Olympics, one Arena X-Glide, one of the just felt really good.” Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Thursday, July 9, 2009 Sports 3 SCOREBOARD

BASEBALL E—Ad.Gonzalez (4). LOB—San Diego 7, Arizona 9. 2B— 4 hours, 29 minutes, 35 seconds. TIGERS 3, ROYALS 1 Gwynn (7), Kouzmanoff (15), Venable 2 (5). HR— 2. Mikhail Ignatiev, Russia, Team Katusha, 7 seconds F.Lopez (5). CS—E.Cabrera (1). S—Scherzer. SF—C.Young. behind. American League Kansas City Detroit GGAAMMEE PPLLAANN IP H R ER BB SO 3. Mark Cavendish, Britain, Team Columbia-High Road, All Times MDT ab r h bi ab r h bi San Diego same time. EAST W L Pct GB DeJess lf 4 0 0 0 Grndrs cf 3 1 0 0 Gaudin 62-3 3 1 1 4 7 4. Tyler Farrer, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, Blmqst ss-rf4 0 0 0 Polanc 2b 4 1 2 0 G.Burke L,1-1 H,8 2-3 2 2 1 1 0 same time. Boston 51 33 .607 — Butler 1b 4 0 3 0 MiCarr 1b 4 0 1 0 LOCAL VERSUS — Tour de France, stage 6, M.Adams BS,1-1 1-3 2 3 0 0 1 5. Gerald Ciolek, Germany, Team Milram, same time. New York 50 34 .595 1 JGuilln dh 4 0 0 0 Thams dh 4 0 0 1 Girona to Barcelona, Spain (same- Webb 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 6. Danilo Napolitano, Italy, Team Katusha, same time. Tampa Bay 46 39 .541 5½ Teahen 3b 4 0 0 0 Thoms rf 4 0 1 1 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Arizona 7. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, same Toronto 43 43 .500 9 Olivo c 4 0 1 0 Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 day tape) Scherzer 7 4 2 2 3 9 time. Baltimore 38 47 .447 13½ Callasp 2b 3 1 1 1 JAndrs lf 3 1 1 0 Class AA 6 p.m. Zavada W,2-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8. Lloyd Mondory, France, AG2R-La Mondiale, same CENTRAL W L Pct GB Freel cf 2 0 1 0 Laird c 3 0 2 0 Jerome at Walla Walla, Wash., Qualls 1 2 0 0 1 2 time. Maier rf 2 0 0 0 Santiag ss 2 0 0 1 VERSUS — Tour de France, stage 6, Detroit 46 38 .548 — Tournament HBP—by Gaudin (S.Drew). 9. Oscar Freire, Spain, Rabobank, same time. Chicago 44 40 .524 2 B.Pena ph 1 0 0 0 Girona to Barcelona, Spain (same- Umpires—Home, Joe West; First, Rob Drake; Second, 10. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Cervelo Test Team, same PenaJr ss 0 0 0 0 Twin Falls at Boise Summer Classic Paul Schrieber; Third, Paul Nauert. time. Minnesota 43 42 .506 3½ Totals 32 1 6 1 Totals 30 3 7 3 day tape) Kansas City 36 48 .429 10 Tournament T—2:50. A—20,791 (48,652). 11. Angelo Furlan, Italy, Lampre-NGC, same time. Cleveland 33 52 .388 13½ Kansas City 000 000 100 — 1 GOLF 12. Leonardo Duque, Colombia, Cofidis, same time. Detroit 210 000 00x — 3 Class A BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 4 13. Romain Feillu, France, Agritubel, same time. WEST W L Pct GB DP—Detroit 1. LOB—Kansas City 5, Detroit 6. 2B—Butler 8 a.m. 14. Kenny Robert van Hummel, Netherlands, Skil- Los Angeles 46 36 .561 — 3 (26), J.Anderson (4). HR—Callaspo (6). SF—Santiago. Pocatello Razorbacks at Jerome, TGC — European PGA Tour, Scottish St. Louis Milwaukee Shimano, same time. Texas 46 36 .561 — IP H R ER BB SO 4 p.m., DH Open, first round ab r h bi ab r h bi 15. Albert Timmer, Netherlands, Skil-Shimano, same Seattle 43 41 .512 4 Kansas City Schmkr 2b 5 0 2 1 Counsll 2b 4 1 2 1 time. Oakland 35 48 .422 11½ Greinke L,10-5 6 7 3 3 2 9 11 a.m. Rasms cf 4 0 0 0 Hardy ss 4 0 1 0 16. Koldo Fernandez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same Tuesday’s Games J.Cruz 11-3 0 0 0 0 2 TGC — Nationwide Tour, Wayne Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 Braun lf 4 0 2 0 time. Detroit 8, Kansas City 5 Bale 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 TV SCHEDULE Ludwck rf 4 1 1 0 Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1 17. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, same time. Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 1, 11 innings Detroit Gretzky Charity Classic, first round Duncan lf 3 0 0 0 Catlntt rf 4 0 1 0 18. Yukiya Arashiro, Japan, BBOX Bouygues Telecom, French W,1-0 61-3 6 1 1 1 2 YMolin c 5 1 2 1 MCmrn cf 1 1 1 0 Boston 5, Oakland 2 AUTO RACING Noon same time. N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 2 Ni H,1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Thurstn 3b 3 1 1 0 Gamel 3b 4 1 1 2 19. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, same Chicago White Sox 10, Cleveland 6 Lyon H,6 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 6:30 p.m. ESPN — USGA, U.S. Women’s Open Wllmyr p 1 0 0 0 Kendall c 3 1 1 1 time. Rodney S,19-19 1 0 0 0 0 2 TMiller p 0 0 0 0 Suppan p 2 0 0 0 Texas 8, L.A. Angels 5 SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole Championship, first round 20. Mark Renshaw, Australia, Team Columbia-High Baltimore 12, Seattle 4 Umpires—Home, Adrian Johnson; First, Jim Wolf; JHoffpr ph 1 0 1 0 Stetter p 0 0 0 0 Road, same time. Wednesday’s Games Second, Brian O’Nora; Third, Fieldin Culbreth. qualifying for LifeLock.com 400 1 p.m. McCllln p 0 0 0 0 Gerut ph 1 0 0 0 Overall Standings T—2:26. A—29,104 (41,255). Ankiel ph 0 0 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 Baltimore 5, Seattle 3 CYCLING TGC — PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, (After five stages) Detroit 3, Kansas City 1 Motte p 0 0 0 0 McGeh ph 1 0 0 0 1. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Saxo Bank, Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 9 YANKEES 4, TWINS 3 6:30 a.m. first round DReyes p 0 0 0 0 Hoffmn p 0 0 0 0 15:07:49. BrRyan ss 4 1 1 2 Boston 5, Oakland 4 VERSUS — Tour de France, stage 6, WNBA BASKETBALL 2. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, same time. N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 3 New York Minnesota Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals 32 510 5 3. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, :19. Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Girona to Barcelona, Spain 7 p.m. St. Louis 000 400 000 — 4 4. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, :23. Jeter ss 5 1 2 0 Span lf-cf 5 1 2 0 Milwaukee 010 300 01x — 5 Texas at L.A. Angels, late 10 a.m. ESPN2 — Sacramento at Seattle 5. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, :31. Thursday’s Games Damon lf 5 0 0 0 BHarrs ss 4 1 0 0 E—Duncan (5), Hardy (5). DP—St. Louis 2, Milwaukee 1. 6. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, :38. Toronto (Halladay 10-2) at Tampa Bay (Price 2-3), MeCarr lf 0 0 0 0 Mauer c 5 1 3 2 LOB—St. Louis 11, Milwaukee 12. 2B—Schumaker (18), 7. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain, Astana, :51. Teixeir 1b 3 0 1 0 Mornea 1b 3 0 0 0 Ludwick (7), Y.Molina 2 (12), J.Hoffpauir (2), Br.Ryan 8. Tony Martin, Germany, Team Columbia-High Road, 10:08 a.m. ARdrgz 3b 4 0 1 1 Cuddyr rf 4 0 0 0 N.Y. Yankees (Aceves 5-1) at Minnesota (Liriano 4-8), Nippert 32-3 7 3 3 1 2 Jerry Meals; Third, Mike DiMuro. (10), Counsell (11). 3B—Braun (3). HR—Gamel (3). S— :52. HMatsu dh 4 1 1 0 Kubel dh 4 0 2 0 Wellemeyer. 9. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 11:10 a.m. Posada c 3 1 2 0 Crede 3b 4 0 1 0 Holland W,3-5 2 1 1 0 0 1 T—3:03. A—44,179 (43,647). Cleveland (D.Huff 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Richard Jennings H,8 1-3 0 0 0 2 1 IP H R ER BB SO 1:06. Cano 2b 3 1 1 0 Gomez cf 2 0 0 0 St. Louis 10. David Millar, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:07. 3-2), 12:05 p.m. Swisher rf 4 0 1 1 Buschr ph 1 0 1 0 O’Day H,10 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 MARLINS 7, GIANTS 0 Kansas City (Hochevar 4-3) at Boston (Penny 6-3), C.Wilson H,8 12-3 0 0 0 1 0 Wellemeyer 4 7 4 4 4 3 11. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Astana, 1:16. Gardnr cf 4 0 1 2 DlmYn lf 0 0 0 0 T.Miller 1 0 0 0 1 1 12. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin- 5:10 p.m. Punto 2b 2 0 0 0 F.Francisco 1 1 1 1 0 2 Florida San Francisco Texas (Tom.Hunter 1-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-3), Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi McClellan 2 1 0 0 2 1 Slipstream, same time. JMorls ph 1 0 0 0 Motte L,3-3 2-3 1 1 1 2 0 13. Gustav Larsson, Sweden, Team Saxo Bank, 1:22. 8:10 p.m. Tolbert 2b 0 0 0 0 Lackey L,3-4 42-3 9 6 6 2 6 Coghln lf 4 0 1 0 Rownd cf 4 0 0 0 Bulger 11-3 0 0 0 0 1 Bonifac ss 4 2 2 1 MValdz p 0 0 0 0 D.Reyes 1-3 1 0 0 0 1 14. Maxime Montfort, Belgium, Team Columbia-High Totals 35 4 10 4 Totals 35 3 9 2 Milwaukee Road, 1:29. New York 030 010 000 — 4 Palmer 12-3 3 2 2 2 0 Uggla 2b 3 1 1 3 Winn lf-cf 4 0 1 0 National League Oliver 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Cantu 1b 5 1 2 1 Sandovl 3b 4 0 1 0 Suppan 52-3 6 4 4 4 2 15. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 1:31. All Times MDT Minnesota 002 000 100 — 3 Stetter 1-300 00 1 16. Michael Rogers, Australia, Team Columbia-High E—B.Harris (6). DP—Minnesota 1. LOB—New York 7, R.Thompson 1 2 0 0 0 0 Hermid rf 4 1 1 0 Schrhlt rf 4 0 0 0 EAST W L Pct GB HBP—by Jennings (Napoli). WP—Lackey 2. BCarrll rf 1 0 0 0 Renteri ss 3 0 1 0 Coffey W,4-1 2 1 0 0 1 2 Road, 1:32. Minnesota 9. 2B—Jeter (16), Posada (10), Mauer (13). Hoffman S,19-20 1 1 0 0 2 1 17. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia- Philadelphia 44 38 .537 — HR—Mauer (15). SB—Gardner (18), Span (14). CS— Umpires—Home, Eric Cooper; First, Mike Reilly; C.Ross cf 3 0 0 0 Ishikaw 1b 3 0 1 0 Second, Chuck Meriwether; Third, Laz Diaz. JoBakr c 4 0 3 1 Frndsn 2b 3 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, Bruce Dreckman; First, Paul Emmel; High Road, 1:36. Florida 44 42 .512 2 Gardner (3). Second, Gary Darling; Third, Bill Hohn. 18. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine, same time. Atlanta 41 43 .488 4 T—3:25. A—42,088 (45,257). Helms 3b 4 0 0 0 Whitsd c 3 0 1 0 IP H R ER BB SO Volstad p 3 2 1 0 Sadwsk p 1 0 0 0 T—3:27. A—33,655 (41,900). 19. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, same time. New York 40 43 .482 4½ New York 20. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 1:41. Washington 24 58 .293 20 JMiller p 0 0 0 0 A.Burnett W,8-4 61-3 7 2 2 4 2 ORIOLES 12, MARINERS 4 Howry p 0 0 0 0 ROCKIES 10, NATIONALS 4 CENTRAL W L Pct GB Coke H,8 1-3 1 1 1 0 1 Hughes H,4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Baltimore Seattle FLewis ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Washington Colorado TRANSACTIONS St. Louis 46 40 .535 — Ma.Rivera S,22-23 11-3 0 0 0 0 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Totals 35 7 11 6 Totals 30 0 5 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Milwaukee 44 40 .524 1 Minnesota AdJons cf 5 2 2 0 ISuzuki rf 4 1 1 1 Florida 000 111 103 — 7 Morgan cf 4 1 3 0 Fowler cf 3 2 2 1 BASEBALL Chicago 41 41 .500 3 Swarzak L,2-3 41-3 8 4 4 1 0 Markks rf 3 3 1 0 Branyn 1b 4 0 0 0 San Francisco 000 000 000 — 0 AlGnzlz ss 4 0 1 0 Barmes 2b 5 0 1 1 Major League Baseball Cincinnati 41 42 .494 3½ Keppel 32-3 2 0 0 1 0 Wggntn 2b 5 1 1 1 JoLopz 2b 5 0 1 0 E—Sandoval (7). DP—Florida 1, San Francisco 2. LOB— Zmrmn 3b 4 0 0 1 Helton 1b 3 2 2 1 MLB—Suspended Milwaukee coach Willie Randolph one Houston 41 42 .494 3½ Mijares 1 0 0 0 0 0 A.Huff 1b 3 2 0 0 GrffyJr dh 2 1 1 0 Florida 7, San Francisco 4. 2B—Bonifacio 2 (10), Dunn 1b 3 1 0 0 Atkins 3b 5 1 1 0 game and fined him an undisclosed amount for inappro- Pittsburgh 38 47 .447 7½ HBP—by Swarzak (Cano). WP—A.Burnett 3. Reimld lf 4 2 2 3 FGtrrz cf 2 1 1 3 Hermida (9). HR—Uggla (16). S—Sadowski. SF— Wlngh lf 3 1 1 0 Daley p 0 0 0 0 priate actions during a July 7 game against St. Louis. WEST W L Pct GB Umpires—Home, Scott Barry; First, Tim Timmons; Scott dh 4 2 3 7 Lngrhn lf 4 0 0 0 Bonifacio. Kearns rf 3 1 0 0 Tlwtzk ss 4 2 3 2 American League Second, Mark Wegner; Third, Jeff Kellogg. Mora 3b 4 0 1 1 RJhnsn c 3 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO AHrndz 2b 4 0 1 2 Splrghs rf 5 1 1 3 BOSTON RED SOX—Activated SS Jed Lowrie from the 60- Los Angeles 53 31 .631 — T—3:00. A—38,115 (46,632). Wieters c 4 0 1 0 Wdwrd 3b 4 1 1 0 Florida Nieves c 2 0 1 1 Torreal c 4 1 1 1 day DL and optioned him to Lowell (NYP). Designated OF San Francisco 46 38 .548 7 Andino ss 3 0 0 0 Cedeno ss 4 0 2 0 Volstad W,6-8 9 5 0 0 0 6 Detwilr p 1 0 0 0 CGnzlz lf 5 1 3 1 Jonathan Van Every for assignment. Colorado 45 39 .536 8 Totals 35 12 11 12 Totals 32 4 7 4 San Francisco CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with OF Jared RED SOX 5, ATHLETICS 4 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 DeLRs p 3 0 0 0 Arizona 36 49 .424 17½ Baltimore 200 004 600 — 12 Sadowski L,2-1 5 5 3 2 4 4 Bellird ph 1 0 0 0 Fogg p 0 0 0 0 Mitchell on a minor league contract and assigned him to San Diego 35 49 .417 18 Oakland Boston Seattle 300 000 001 — 4 J.Miller 2 3 1 1 0 2 Villone p 0 0 0 0 Quntnll ph-3b2 0 0 0 Kannapolis (SAL). Tuesday’s Games ab r h bi ab r h bi E—F.Gutierrez (3). DP—Baltimore 1, Seattle 3. LOB— Howry 1 00 00 1 WHarrs ph 1 0 0 0 CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated LHP Aaron Laffey from Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 3 Kenndy 3b 4 2 1 0 J.Drew rf 3 2 1 1 Baltimore 2, Seattle 8. 2B—Wigginton (10), Jo.Lopez M.Valdez 1 3 3 3 0 2 Tavarz p 0 0 0 0 the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Rafael Perez to Columbus L.A. Dodgers 8, N.Y. Mets 0 OCarer ss 5 0 2 0 Pedroia 2b 4 1 3 0 (16), Griffey Jr. (11), Cedeno (2). 3B—Scott (1). HR—Scott Sadowski pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. Totals 30 4 7 4 Totals 39 1014 10 (IL). Atlanta 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Hairstn cf 4 0 1 1 Youkils 3b 2 1 0 0 (17), F.Gutierrez (9). SF—I.Suzuki. HBP—by Sadowski (C.Ross). WP—Volstad. Washington 000 000 310 — 4 DETROIT TIGERS—Recalled OF Clete Thomas from Toledo Pittsburgh 6, Houston 3 Hollidy lf 4 1 1 0 D.Ortiz dh 4 1 1 4 IP H R ER BB SO Umpires—Home, Larry Vanover; First, Sam Holbrook; Colorado 001 142 11x — 10 (IL). Designated INF-OF Don Kelly for assignment. St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 0 KSuzuk c 5 0 3 2 Bay lf 2 0 0 0 Baltimore Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Charlie Reliford. E—Dunn 2 (10), Nieves (4). DP—Colorado 2. LOB— NEW YORK YANKEES—Activated C Jose Molina from the Colorado 5, Washington 4 Cust dh 5 0 3 1 Ellsury cf 3 0 1 0 Guthrie 21-3 2 3 3 4 0 T—2:22. A—34,157 (41,915). Washington 3, Colorado 11. 2B—Morgan (9), Nieves (4), 15-day DL. Optioned C Francisco Cervelli to Arizona 4, San Diego 3 RSwny rf 4 0 1 0 Kotsay 1b 4 0 1 0 Hendrickson W,4-4 22-3 2 0 0 1 4 Fowler (19), Barmes (21), Helton (24), Torrealba (3), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). San Francisco 3, Florida 0 M.Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 NGreen ss 4 0 0 0 Albers H,5 1 0 0 0 0 1 METS 5, DODGERS 4 C.Gonzalez (4). 3B—Spilborghs (2), C.Gonzalez (2). HR— OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Recalled RHP Jeff Gray from Wednesday’s Games Baez 1 00 00 0 Sacramento (PCL). Designated LHP Dana Eveland for Crosby 1b 3 1 1 0 Kottars c 4 0 0 0 Los Angeles New York Tulowitzki (14). SB—Fowler (17). SF—Nieves. Houston 5, Pittsburgh 0 Grcprr ph-1b1 0 0 0 Ji.Johnson 1 1 0 0 1 1 IP H R ER BB SO assignment. Atlanta 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Sherrill 1 2 1 1 0 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Activated LHP Scott Downs from Totals 38 4 13 4 Totals 30 5 7 5 Furcal ss 4 0 2 2 Cora ss 5 0 0 0 Washington Colorado 10, Washington 4 Oakland 010 000 201 — 4 Seattle Detwiler L,0-5 4 8 6 6 3 3 the 15-day DL. Released LHP B.J. Ryan. Agreed to terms Arizona 6, San Diego 2 Bedard 4 2 2 2 1 8 Hudson 2b 5 1 0 0 DnMrp 1b 4 1 2 0 with C Sean Ochinko. Boston 000 004 10x — 5 MRmrz lf 5 1 1 1 DWrght 3b 4 2 2 1 Clippard 1 1 0 0 1 2 Florida 7, San Francisco 0 E—N.Green (10). DP—Boston 1. LOB—Oakland 11, Boston Jakubauskas L,5-6 11-3 4 4 4 1 0 Villone 1 1 2 2 1 1 National League Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2 Kelley 1 4 5 5 2 0 Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 Sheffild lf 3 1 0 0 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled LHP Doug Slaten 7. 2B—Hairston (15), Holliday (17), Cust (11), Pedroia 2 Loretta 1b 4 0 1 1 Church rf 4 0 1 0 Tavarez 2 4 2 2 1 2 N.Y. Mets 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 (26). HR—J.Drew (12), D.Ortiz (10). SB—Bay (9), Ellsbury Corcoran 12-3 1 1 1 1 0 Colorado from Reno (PCL). Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 4 White 1 0 0 0 0 1 Martin c 3 0 2 0 Reed cf 3 1 2 1 FLORIDA MARLINS—Purchased the contract of INF Andy (37), Kotsay (1). CS—Ellsbury (7). SF—Hairston. Ethier rf 5 0 0 0 Schndr c 4 0 1 1 De La Rosa W,6-7 61-3 5 3 3 3 5 Thursday’s Games IP H R ER BB SO HBP—by Bedard (Markakis). Fogg 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 Gonzalez from New Orleans (PCL). Optioned OF St. Louis (Pineiro 6-9) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 3-8), Umpires—Home, Tom Hallion; First, Brian Knight; Kemp cf 3 2 3 0 LCastill 2b 3 0 1 1 Alejandro De Aza and RHP Tim Wood to New Orleans. Oakland Kuroda p 0 0 0 0 OPerez p 2 0 0 0 Daley 2 1 1 1 0 3 12:05 p.m. Cahill L,5-8 51-3 4 4 4 3 2 Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Brian Runge. Detwiler pitched to 4 batters in the 5th. Transferred SS Alfredo Amezaga to the 60-day DL. Cincinnati (Owings 6-8) at Philadelphia (Moyer 7-6), T—3:01. A—19,340 (47,878). Wade p 0 0 0 0 Evans ph 1 0 0 0 LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Placed RHP Ronald Belisario to Breslow 0 2 0 0 0 0 DeWitt ph 1 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Lance 5:05 p.m. Wuertz 11-3 1 1 1 2 2 Barksdale; Second, Angel Hernandez; Third, Randy the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cory Wade from L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 3-3) at N.Y. Mets (Li.Hernandez 5- Mota p 0 0 0 0 Felicin p 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque (PCL). Ziegler 11-3 0 0 0 0 1 NL Boxes Leach p 0 0 0 0 SGreen p 0 0 0 0 Marsh. 4), 5:10 p.m. Boston T—3:03. A—23,098 (50,449). NEW YORK METS—Activated LHP Oliver Perez from the Washington (Lannan 6-5) at Houston (R.Ortiz 3-4), Wakefield W,11-3 6 10 3 1 1 8 BRAVES 4, CUBS 1 Pierre ph 1 0 0 0 Tatis ph 1 0 0 0 15-day DL. Optioned INF Argenis Reyes to Buffalo (IL). 6:05 p.m. Delcarmen H,4 2-3 1 0 0 1 1 Troncs p 0 0 0 0 FrRdrg p 0 0 0 0 Agreed to terms with INF Robbie Shields, OF Jeffrey Atlanta (Hanson 4-0) at Colorado (Cook 8-3), 6:40 p.m. Atlanta Chicago Totals 32 4 9 4 Totals 34 5 9 4 Tuesday’s Late NL Boxes Greene, INF Josh Dunn and C Camden Maron. Assigned Okajima H,17 11-3 0 0 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Los Angeles 100 100 011 — 4 Florida (A.Miller 3-4) at Arizona (Y.Petit 0-3), 7:40 p.m. Papelbon S,22-24 1 2 1 1 1 2 DIAMONDBACKS 4, PADRES 3 Shields to Brooklyn (NYP) and Greene, Dunn and Maron San Diego (Geer 1-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 9-2), Wakefield pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. McLoth cf 5 2 2 0 Fukdm cf 3 1 1 1 New York 013 010 00x — 5 to the Mets (GCL). 8:15 p.m. Breslow pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. Prado 3b 3 1 2 1 Theriot ss 4 0 2 0 E—Blake (7). DP—New York 2. LOB—Los Angeles 12, San Diego Arizona PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned RHP Steven Jackson HBP—by Cahill (Ellsbury). GAndrs lf 4 0 1 0 D.Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 New York 8. 2B—Dan.Murphy 2 (10), Reed (4). 3B— ab r h bi ab r h bi and INF Steve Pearce to Indianapolis (IL). Activated LHP AL Boxes Umpires—Home, Tim McClelland; First, Andy Fletcher; RSorin p 0 0 0 0 ArRmr 3b 4 0 1 0 Kemp (6). HR—M.Ramirez (8). S—Kuroda 2. ECarer ss 5 0 2 0 FLopez 2b 3 0 0 0 Donnie Veal from the 15-day DL. Second, Greg Gibson; Third, Ted Barrett. McCnn c 5 0 0 0 Bradly rf 4 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO Gwynn cf 4 0 1 1 S.Drew ss 3 0 1 0 WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Activated LHP Matt Chico ORIOLES 5, MARINERS 3 YEscor ss 4 0 1 0 J.Fox lf 3 0 1 0 Los Angeles AdGnzl 1b 4 0 0 0 J.Upton rf 4 0 0 0 from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Harrisburg (EL). T—3:03. A—37,981 (37,373). Ktchm 1b 2 1 1 1 JeBakr 2b 2 0 0 0 Kuroda L,3-5 41-3 8 5 4 2 1 Baltimore Seattle Kzmnff 3b 4 2 3 0 Rynlds 3b 4 0 0 0 BASKETBALL Francr rf 4 0 0 0 Fontent ph-2b1 0 0 0 Wade 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 Headly lf 3 0 2 1 Monter c 4 1 2 0 National Basketball Association ab r h bi ab r h bi RAYS 10, BLUE JAYS 9 Conrad 2b 3 0 1 0 K.Hill c 2 0 1 0 Mota 11-3 0 0 0 0 0 Blanks rf 4 0 0 0 GParra lf 4 1 2 1 AdJons cf 5 1 2 1 ISuzuki dh 5 0 1 0 ATLANTA HAWKS—Re-signed G Mike Bibby to a three- Toronto Tampa Bay Kawkm p 2 0 0 0 K.Hart p 1 0 0 0 Leach 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 Alfonzo c 4 0 1 1 Tracy 1b 2 0 0 1 year contract. Markks rf 4 1 0 1 Wdwrd 3b 3 1 1 0 Moylan p 0 0 0 0 MHffpr ph 1 0 0 0 Troncoso 1 0 0 0 1 0 EGnzlz 2b 4 0 1 0 CYoung cf 2 1 1 0 Wggntn 2b-ss3 0 1 2 GrffyJr ph 1 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi BOSTON CELTICS—Signed F Rasheed Wallace to a two- Scutaro ss 5 0 2 2 BUpton cf 4 1 1 1 MGnzlz p 0 0 0 0 AGzmn p 0 0 0 0 New York Correia p 2 0 1 0 DDavis p 2 1 0 0 year contract. A.Huff 1b 5 0 1 0 Branyn 1b 3 0 0 0 GBlanc ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Marshll p 0 0 0 0 O.Perez W,2-2 5 4 2 2 7 2 LRdrgz ph 0 1 0 0 Schnws p 0 0 0 0 Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 JoLopz 2b 4 2 2 2 A.Hill 2b 5 1 2 0 Crwfrd lf 6 1 2 0 CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G Gerald Henderson. Lind dh 5 1 1 1 Longori 3b 5 1 1 0 Heilmn p 0 0 0 0 Parnell H,13 12-3 2 0 0 1 3 Mujica p 0 0 0 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed G Quinton Ross. Reimld lf 4 0 0 0 FGtrrz cf 4 0 1 0 RJhnsn ph 0 0 0 0 Feliciano H,16 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 MAdms p 0 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 BRorts ph-2b1 0 0 0 Lngrhn rf 3 0 1 0 Rolen 3b 5 1 3 1 C.Pena 1b 4 1 1 0 DENVER NUGGETS—Agreed to terms with F-C Chris V.Wells cf 5 3 2 1 Zobrist 2b 5 3 3 4 Gregg p 0 0 0 0 S.Green H,9 1 1 1 1 0 0 Venale ph 1 0 0 0 Andersen. Scott dh-1b 4 0 1 0 Johjim c 4 0 1 0 Totals 33 4 8 2 Totals 29 1 6 1 Fr.Rodriguez S,22-25 1 2 1 1 1 1 Totals 35 3 11 3 Totals 28 4 6 2 Mora 3b 4 1 2 0 Balentn lf 4 0 0 0 Millar 1b 4 1 2 1 Burrell dh 5 2 2 0 DETROIT PISTONS—Signed G Ben Gordon and F Charlie Rios rf 5 1 1 2 Bartlett ss 4 0 2 1 Atlanta 001 001 002 — 4 Umpires—Home, Wally Bell; First, Marty Foster; San Diego 010 000 110 — 3 Villanueva to five-year contracts. Zaun c 3 1 1 0 Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0 Chicago 000 001 000 — 1 Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, John Hirschbeck. Arizona 002 200 00x — 4 Andino ss 2 0 0 0 Bautist lf 3 1 1 0 Kapler rf 3 1 2 2 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Signed G Stephen Curry. RChavz c 4 0 0 1 Gross ph-rf 0 0 0 0 E—J.Fox (2), Fukudome (1). DP—Atlanta 3, Chicago 2. T—3:30. A—40,027 (41,800). E—E.Gonzalez (4), Correia 2 (2). DP—San Diego 1, HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed F Trevor Ariza to a multi- OSalazr ph-ss1 0 1 0 LOB—Atlanta 9, Chicago 4. 2B—McLouth (16), Conrad Arizona 1. LOB—San Diego 8, Arizona 5. 2B— Pie pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Navarr c 4 0 3 1 year contract. WAyar ph 1 0 0 0 (1). HR—Kotchman (4), Fukudome (7). S—Re.Johnson. ASTROS 5, PIRATES 0 Kouzmanoff 2 (14), Headley (12), C.Young (19). 3B— INDIANA PACERS—Signed F Tyler Hansbrough. Totals 36 5 9 4 Totals 35 3 7 2 IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore 000 000 005 — 5 MHrnd c 0 0 0 0 S.Drew (4), G.Parra (6). CS—Correia (1), Montero (2). LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed F Ron Artest to a five- Totals 41 9 14 9 Totals 41 10 17 9 Atlanta Pittsburgh Houston S—F.Lopez, D.Davis. SF—Tracy. year contract. Re-signed G Shannon Brown to a two-year Seattle 200 000 010 — 3 Kawakami W,5-6 6 4 1 1 2 2 ab r h bi ab r h bi IP H R ER BB SO E—O.Salazar (1), Woodward (3), Jo.Lopez 2 (11). DP— Toronto 110 301 300 — 9 contract. Tampa Bay 122 301 001 — 10 Moylan H,13 1 1 0 0 0 0 McCtch cf 4 0 0 0 Bourn cf 3 2 2 1 San Diego MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed G Jodie Meeks to a three- Seattle 2. LOB—Baltimore 11, Seattle 8. 2B—Mora 2 (9), M.Gonzalez H,9 1 1 0 0 0 0 JaWlsn ss 4 0 0 0 Tejada ss 5 0 2 1 Correia L,5-7 6 6 4 3 2 6 Jo.Lopez (17), Langerhans (5). HR—Jo.Lopez (12). CS— Two outs when winning run scored. year contract. DP—Toronto 2. LOB—Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 14. 2B— R.Soriano S,10-11 1 0 0 0 0 2 DlwYn lf 4 0 1 0 Brkmn 1b 4 1 2 2 Mujica 1 0 0 0 0 0 SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed G Tyreke Evans. A.Huff (6). Chicago GJones rf 4 0 1 0 Ca.Lee lf 4 0 2 1 IP H R ER BB SO A.Hill (14), Rolen (26), Millar (8), Bautista (7), Longoria M.Adams 1 0 0 0 0 0 SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Agreed to terms with F Antonio (26), C.Pena (18), Burrell (6), Bartlett (17), Navarro K.Hart L,0-1 5 4 1 1 5 3 AnLRc 3b 3 0 1 0 Blum 3b 4 0 1 0 Arizona McDyess, F Marcus Haislip and F Malik Hairston. Baltimore A.Guzman 2-3 2 1 1 0 0 AdLRc 1b 3 0 1 0 Pence rf 4 0 1 0 D.Davis W,4-8 61-3 9 2 2 3 6 Da.Hernandez 6 5 2 2 2 3 (12). HR—Lind (19), V.Wells (9), Zobrist (17). SB— TORONTO RAPTORS—Re-signed F-C Andrea Bargnani to a B.Upton (31), Crawford 2 (43), Bartlett (18). Marshall 11-3 0 0 0 1 1 R.Diaz c 3 0 0 0 KMatsu 2b 4 1 2 0 Schoeneweis H,5 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 five-year contract. Bass W,5-2 2 1 1 0 1 3 IP H R ER BB SO Heilman 1 0 0 0 1 0 RVazqz 2b 2 0 1 0 Quinter c 3 0 1 0 Rauch H,5 1 2 1 1 0 1 HOCKEY Sherrill S,19-22 1 1 0 0 0 1 Gregg 1 2 2 0 0 1 Morton p 1 0 0 0 WRdrg p 4 1 0 0 Seattle Toronto Qualls S,16-20 1 0 0 0 0 0 National Hockey League Tallet 3 11 8 8 2 4 WP—Gregg. Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert; First, Joe West; Second, ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed C Saku Koivu to a one-year J.Vargas 5 3 0 0 5 6 Umpires—Home, Jim Joyce; First, Bill Miller; Second, SJcksn p 0 0 0 0 Rob Drake; Third, Paul Schrieber. Batista H,8 1 1 0 0 1 1 Hayhurst 3 3 1 1 2 1 contract. Carlson 1 1 0 0 1 1 Derryl Cousins; Third, Todd Tichenor. Meek p 0 0 0 0 T—2:40. A—18,619 (48,652). ATLANTA THRASHERS—Re-signed F Jim Slater. Olson H,2 1 0 0 0 0 1 T—2:50. A—40,531 (41,210). Moss ph 1 0 0 0 M.Lowe H,11 1 0 0 0 0 2 Frasor L,5-2 12-3 1 1 1 2 3 Karstns p 0 0 0 0 CAROLINA HURRICANES—Agreed to terms with RW Aardsma L,2-3 BS,2-19 0 4 5 3 1 0 S.Downs 0 1 0 0 1 0 GIANTS 3, MARLINS 0 Steven Goertzen on a one-year contract. Tampa Bay PHILLIES 3, REDS 2 Totals 30 0 5 0 Totals 35 513 5 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Agreed to terms with LW Kris White 1 1 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 — 0 Florida San Francisco Batista pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. Kazmir 61-3 9 7 7 2 4 Versteeg on a three-year contract and LW Bryan Bickell Balfour BS,1-2 2-3 3 2 2 0 1 Cincinnati Philadelphia Houston 002 300 00x — 5 ab r h bi ab r h bi on a one-year contract. Aardsma pitched to 6 batters in the 9th. ab r h bi ab r h bi DP—Pittsburgh 1, Houston 2. LOB—Pittsburgh 4, Bonifac ss 3 0 0 0 Rownd cf 4 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, Brian Knight; First, Phil Cuzzi; Bradford 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 COLORADO AVALANCHE—Signed D Brett Skinner and F Choate 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Dickrsn cf 4 0 1 0 Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 Houston 9. 2B—Berkman 2 (18), Ca.Lee (14), Quintero Helms 3b 4 0 1 0 Winn lf 4 1 1 0 Philippe Dupuis. Second, Brian Runge; Third, Tom Hallion. HrstnJr ss 4 1 1 0 Victorn cf 4 1 2 1 (3). 3B—Bourn (7). SB—Bourn (28), Pence (9), K.Matsui Uggla 2b 4 0 1 0 Sandovl 3b 4 0 0 0 T—3:03. A—27,040 (47,878). J.Nelson 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 DALLAS STARS—Acquired G Alex Auld from Ottawa for a Howell W,5-2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Votto 1b 4 1 1 0 Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 (8). Cantu 1b 4 0 0 0 BMolin c 2 0 0 1 2010 sixth-round draft pick. Signed D Mark Fistric to a Tallet pitched to 3 batters in the 4th. BPhllps 2b 2 0 0 0 Howard 1b 4 0 1 1 IP H R ER BB SO C.Ross cf 3 0 1 0 Schrhlt rf 3 0 0 0 three-year contract. WHITE SOX 5, INDIANS 1 L.Nix lf 4 0 1 1 Werth rf 3 1 1 1 Pittsburgh RPauln c 3 0 0 0 Renteri ss 3 1 2 0 S.Downs pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. RHrndz c 3 0 1 1 Dobbs lf 3 0 2 0 Morton L,1-2 4 10 5 5 1 3 DETROIT RED WINGS—Signed D Doug Janik to a one-year Cleveland Chicago HBP—by Tallet (C.Pena). WP—Kazmir 2. Hermid lf 3 0 0 0 Ishikaw 1b 3 0 1 0 contract. Umpires—Home, Bill Welke; First, Tim Welke; Second, Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 Mayrry ph-lf 1 0 0 0 S.Jackson 2 1 0 0 1 1 BCarrll rf 3 0 0 0 Uribe 2b 2 1 1 2 FLORIDA PANTHERS—Named Craig Slaunwhite strength ab r h bi ab r h bi Encrnc 3b 2 0 1 0 Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 Meek 1 0 0 0 0 3 JJhnsn p 2 0 1 0 Zito p 2 0 0 0 ACarer ss 4 0 1 0 Pdsdnk lf 3 2 1 0 Jim Reynolds; Third, James Hoye. and conditioning coach. T—4:05. A—15,252 (36,973). HBaily p 2 0 0 0 Bako c 4 0 1 0 Karstens 1 2 0 0 1 0 De Aza ph 1 0 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA WILD—Signed D Jamie Fraser and D Jaime Sizemr cf 4 0 1 0 AlRmrz ss 4 2 2 0 Gomes ph 1 0 0 0 RLopez p 1 0 0 0 Houston Pinto p 0 0 0 0 VMrtnz c 4 0 1 0 Dye rf 4 1 3 3 Sifers. Masset p 0 0 0 0 Coste ph 1 0 0 0 W.Rodriguez W,8-6 9 5 0 0 1 11 Totals 30 0 4 0 Totals 27 3 5 3 NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with F Brian Choo rf 3 0 0 0 Konerk dh 4 0 2 1 Tuesday’s Late AL Boxes Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 Durbin p 0 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, Gerry Davis; First, C.B. Bucknor; Florida 000 000 000 — 0 JhPerlt 3b 4 1 1 1 J.Nix 2b 4 0 1 0 Boyle. RANGERS 8, ANGELS 5 Wethrs p 0 0 0 0 JRomr p 0 0 0 0 Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Brian Gorman. San Francisco 000 120 00x — 3 SAN JOSE SHARKS—Announced the retirement of RW Hafner dh 3 0 1 0 Bckhm 3b 3 0 0 1 Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 T—2:36. A—29,243 (40,976). DP—San Francisco 1. LOB—Florida 4, San Francisco 3. Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 RCastr c 3 0 0 0 Claude Lemieux. Texas Los Angeles Madson p 0 0 0 0 2B—Winn (23). HR—Uribe (3). S—Zito. SF—B.Molina. COLLEGE Valuen 2b 2 0 0 0 BrAndr cf 4 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Brntltt ph 1 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO JCarrll ph-2b1 0 0 0 Fields 1b 3 0 0 0 DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 2 AUBURN—Named Evan Osteen men’s assistant golf Kinsler 2b 5 0 1 1 Figgins 3b 4 0 1 2 Totals 30 2 6 2 Totals 35 3 9 3 Florida coach. BFrncs lf 3 0 0 0 MYong 3b 4 1 1 1 BAreu lf 4 0 1 0 Cincinnati 000 200 000 — 2 San Diego Arizona Jo.Johnson L,7-2 7 5 3 3 1 5 Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 32 5 9 5 ab r h bi ab r h bi CS NORTHRIDGE—Named Bob Lowe men’s assistant bas- Hamltn cf 4 1 3 0 TrHntr cf 5 0 1 0 Philadelphia 000 101 001 — 3 Pinto 1 0 0 0 0 1 ketball coach. Cleveland 000 000 100 — 1 AnJons dh 5 1 1 3 Guerrr rf 4 0 1 0 Two outs when winning run scored. ECarer ss 3 0 0 0 FLopez 2b 3 1 1 3 San Francisco Chicago 103 000 10x — 5 Gwynn cf 3 1 1 0 S.Drew ss 3 0 1 0 DEPAUL—Named Greg Greenwell director of sports infor- Blalock 1b 5 1 3 0 MthwsJ rf 1 0 0 0 E—Votto (4). DP—Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 2. LOB— Zito W,5-8 81-3 4 0 0 1 6 mation/media relations. DP—Chicago 2. LOB—Cleveland 4, Chicago 6. 2B—Dye Byrd rf 4 1 2 0 JRiver dh 5 2 3 2 Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 9. HR—Werth (19). SB— AdGnzl 1b 4 0 0 0 J.Upton rf 5 0 0 0 Romo S,1-1 2-300 00 2 (14). HR—Jh.Peralta (6). SB—A.Cabrera (8). SF— Kzmnff 3b 4 1 2 1 Rynlds 3b 4 0 0 0 FAYETTEVILLE STATE—Named Eva Patterson-Heath DvMrp lf 4 1 0 0 KMorls 1b 5 0 1 0 Rollins (12), Victorino 2 (15). SF—R.Hernandez. WP—Jo.Johnson 2, Romo. women’s basketball coach. Beckham. Sltlmch c 4 1 2 2 MIzturs 2b 3 2 1 0 IP H R ER BB SO Headly lf 4 0 0 0 Monter c 4 1 1 0 Umpires—Home, Charlie Reliford; First, Larry Vanover; IP H R ER BB SO Venale rf 3 0 2 1 GParra lf 3 2 2 0 GEORGIA STATE—Named Todd Perry offensive tackles Andrus ss 5 1 1 0 Napoli c 3 0 0 0 Cincinnati Second, Sam Holbrook; Third, Dan Iassogna. and tight ends coach. Cleveland EAyar ss 3 1 2 1 H.Bailey 6 7 2 2 0 6 LRdrgz 2b 3 0 1 0 Tracy 1b 3 1 2 1 T—2:05. A—27,799 (41,915). Laffey L,3-2 6 7 4 4 2 1 Totals 40 8 14 7 Totals 37 5 11 5 Masset 1 0 0 0 0 2 Loaton c 3 0 0 0 CYoung cf 3 0 0 1 KUTZTOWN—Named Rob Knox sports information direc- Veras 1 2 1 1 0 0 Texas 000 060 020 — 8 Rhodes 2-3 0 0 0 2 2 Alfonzo ph 1 0 0 0 Scherzr p 1 0 0 0 tor. C.Perez 1 0 0 0 0 2 Los Angeles 001 201 001 — 5 Weathers L,1-2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Gaudin p 3 0 0 0 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 CYCLING LOUISIANA-MONROE—Named Edric Smith men’s assis- Chicago E—Saltalamacchia (6). DP—Texas 1, Los Angeles 1. Philadelphia GBurke p 0 0 0 0 Zavada p 0 0 0 0 tant basketball coach. Contreras W,4-7 61-3 6 1 1 1 9 LOB—Texas 10, Los Angeles 10. 2B—Kinsler (18), Blalock R.Lopez 5 5 2 2 1 4 MAdms p 0 0 0 0 ARomr ph 1 1 1 1 Tour de France MARIETTA—Named Philip Schmehl women’s assistant Thornton H,13 12-3 0 0 0 0 2 (13), Byrd (27), M.Izturis (10). HR—An.Jones (11), Durbin 12-3 1 0 0 0 3 Webb p 0 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 Wednesday rowing coach. Linebrink 1 0 0 0 0 1 J.Rivera 2 (16). SB—Kinsler (17), Hamilton (4), B.Abreu J.Romero 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 EGnzlz ph 1 0 0 0 At Perpignan, France UTAH VALLEY—Announced they have joined NCAA Umpires—Home, Mark Carlson; First, Tim Tschida; (18), K.Morales (1), E.Aybar (6). SF—M.Young. Madson W,3-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 31 6 8 6 Fifth Stage Division I as a full-time member. Second, Bob Davidson; Third, Jeff Nelson. IP H R ER BB SO HBP—by Durbin (B.Phillips, Encarnacion). San Diego 000 200 000 — 2 122.1 miles from Le Cap d’Agde to Perpignan WEST VIRGINIA—Suspended sophomore basketball G T—2:22. A—26,772 (40,615). Texas Umpires—Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Dale Scott; Second, Arizona 000 000 15x — 6 1. Thomas Voeckler, France, BBOX Bouygues Telecom, Darryl Bryant indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Mountain West reluctantly agrees to BCS deal SALT LAKE CITY — After taking its fight grams and student-athletes.” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. each Monday, Tuesday, to change the Bowl Championships Series to The other major conferences that make up Thursday and Friday those weeks. The cost Congress, the Mountain West Conference is the BCS, along with Notre Dame, rejected a Sports Shorts is $75 per athlete, and the camp is open to reluctantly agreeing to a BCS television deal. Mountain West proposal for an eight-team any athletes from the Canyon Ridge district. That doesn’t mean the conference is fin- playoff to determine a national champion. Send Magic Valley briefs to [email protected] Pre-registration will go through Friday, July ished pushing for a playoff. 24, but registration will still be taken after University of Utah president Michael Sam Armstrong and softball catcher Megan this date. The staff will include athletes and Young issued a statement on behalf of the Utah Valley officially Division I Zimmerman next season. coaches who have competed at places such conference Wednesday,one day after he tes- OREM, Utah — Utah Valley has complet- as the University of Hawaii, University of tified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee. ed the jump from junior college athletics to Washington, University of Puget Sound and In the statement, Young said the NCAA Division I. M AGIC V ALLEY Montana State University. Mountain West felt it had no choice but to The Wolverines have spent the last six Boyd sinks hole-in-one Information: CRHS athletic sign the agreement with ESPN, which runs years as an NCAA provisional school, mean- director/head football coach Bill Hicks at through the 2013 season. The Mountain ing they could compete in Division I but Ron Boyd made a hole-in-one at the 360-490-2980 or Susan at 360-791-5285. West champion would still not automatical- were not eligible for postseason play. annual RMSPGA pro am at the Jerome ly qualify for a spot in one of the top-tier Athletic director Mike Jacobsen learned Country Club on Monday. The ace came on TFPR holding flag football meeting bowls. Tuesday that Utah Valley had been approved the 169-yard No. 12 hole using a 6-iron and “While the Mountain West has expressed by the NCAA to lift the provisional tag. was witnessed by Zach Abels, Gary Cook TWIN FALLS — The City of Twin Falls serious concerns with the various funda- The school was known as Utah Valley and John Mauughan. Parks and Recreation department will hold mental flaws in the current BCS system, our State College and was competing as a junior and organizational meeting for the men’s various good faith initiatives to generate college when it first applied to the NCAA CRHS holds conditioning camps adult flag football league at 6 p.m., next reform have thus far not been accepted,” nine years ago. The school officially became Wednesday at the Parks and Recreation Young said. “If a conference wishes to com- Utah Valley University a year ago and fields TWIN FALLS — Canyon Ridge High Office at 136 Maxwell Ave. pete at the highest levels of college football, teams in 15 NCAA sports. School will host speed and conditioning All teams wishing to participate need to and the only postseason system in place for Former Valley High track star Zandrea camps for all sports starting Monday,July 27. have a representative attend the meeting. that is the BCS, no one conference can afford Nelson competes for UVU, as will former There will be four sessions per week for Information: 736-2265. to drop out and penalize its football pro- College of Southern Idaho baseball pitcher the following two weeks, and they will run — staff and wire reports Sports 4 Thursday, July 9, 2009 SPORTS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Armstrong still 2nd at Tour as mountains loom PERPIGNAN, France (AP) Mediterranean Sea from Le — In less than 48 hours, Cap d’Agde to Perpignan Lance Armstrong will have after a long breakaway. answered the last unresolved Fabian Cancellara of question about his capacity Switzerland retained the to win an eighth Tour de overall lead, with Armstrong France: Can he still climb? a fraction of a second The 37-year-old Texan is behind. Armstrong spent second overall, but about to the day in front of the main face his toughest test in this peloton with his Astana year’s Tour as the grueling teammates, trying to avoid three-week race arrives in any trouble on roads opened the Pyrenees mountains. to strong winds. “That’s my question Usually,Armstrong would mark, that’s your question dominate rivals on the race’s mark, that’s everybody’s first hilltop finish, but this question mark,” Armstrong time he is preaching caution, said. “But we don’t have to knowing Friday’s stage will wait long until we’ll find out, be crucial. At the top of the Photos by RYAN HOWE/Times-News that’s the good thing.” 7,350 foot summit, the Alan Fuller of Paul keeps ahead of Wade Edgar from Declo during the Rupert Fourth of July Firecracker 500 Lawnmower Races. Armstrong is again elicit- seven-time champion will ing fear among his rivals have to answer any doubts after an astute move that about his ability to scale earned valuable time over punishing ascents. his rival and teammate “I think I’ll be good,” he Alberto Contador, plus an said. impressive show at the team With defending champi- time trial. on Carlos Sastre 2:44 back, He couldn’t be in a better two-time runner-up Cadel HUNDER position before heading into Evans lagging 2:59 behind TTHUNDER the mountains. But a lurch and Denis Menchov 3:52 LADES OF Friday in Arcalis, Andorra — back, the Tour could come BBLADESCONTINUED OF FROM SPORTS 1 the finish of the first of three down to Armstrong and Pyrenean stages — would Contador. The Spaniard is He hasn’t slowed down going and there are a lot of bring him back down to third overall, 19 seconds much, but Phillips knows he people around you and earth. behind Armstrong. Former can’t race forever and is will- you’re getting sandwiched BUILDING A MEAN LAWNMOWER Armstrong didn’t take any Tour runner-up Andreas ing to pass the torch to the between. It’s pretty awe- risks during Wednesday’s Kloeden is fourth, 23 sec- next generation of lawn- some. fifth stage with the moun- onds back, and Levi mower racers. He’s working “You get on that straight- RACING MACHINE tains looming. Thomas Leipheimer of the United with Kenny Fassett, Ron away and you give it all it has. Voeckler of France won the States is fifth, 31 seconds Fassett, Darcy Haux and Sometimes you get going a As owner of “Why Not Repair” in Rupert, Joe Phillips’ experience 122-mile ride along a windy behind. Alan Brady in an effort to add little too fast and spin out of working on small engines is an advantage. He has built several more races to form a series, control. It’s an adrenaline lawnmower racers and lets others ride them in competition. rather than just the annual rush.” While there are about 25 local drivers, only five guys are building Minidoka Fair race. This Phillips likes to see enthu- all the machines. year, the group raced for the siasm in the younger guys. The first step to build a racing lawnmower is to strip it down to the first time at Rupert’s Fourth “The young people at first frame, removing all unnecessary parts, including the blades. For of July celebration. They’re say, ‘Aw, it’s just lawnmow- better handling, it’s best to lower the machine and widen the working on plans to race at ers, it’s no fun.’But then they tires. the Castleford Car Show in try it, and those guys are Next, using the stock engine, install a five- to six-inch pulley on the August, and have tentative hooked,”Phillips says. motor and a four-inch pulley on the transmission (stock pulleys plans to add races next year come with three-inch pulley on motor and seven-inch pulley on in Burley and Carlin, Nev. Checkered Flag transmission). “If we put a series togeth- To reach its top speeds, it’s necessary to override the mower’s er and we get more exposure Phillips’ favorite lawn- governor. From the manufacturer, a normal riding lawnmower is as we go out, I think there mower is nicknamed set at around 3,000 rpm. The modified racers are pushed to will be more people wanting “Frogger” because it’s green 5,500 rpm. AP photo to do it,”Phillips says. and looks like the classic “Yeah, it blows ‘em up,”Phillips admits.“Once in a while we’ll break Lance Armstrong pedals during the fifth stage of the Tour de France arcade game as he darts in one, but that’s part of racing. If you’re not breaking them, you’re cycling race between Le Cap d’Agde and Perpignan, southern not getting all you can out of them.” Night at the Races and out of traffic. France, Wednesday. At the Fourth of July races Drag racers are much more powerful, as they are fitted with For the average person, in Rupert, Phillips decided to motorcycle or snowmobile engines. Phillips can get his dragster lawn mowing is a chore. For only race his 8-horsepower up to 40 mph in just 200 feet. these folks, it’s a sport. modified to help level the Phillips builds and sells racers, but he says it’s more rewarding for The smell of grass clip- playing field for other racers. someone to build their own. pings is replaced with a hint He ended up winning the 5- “It’s a hoot,”he says.“It’s just fun, the idea of taking a lawnmower NFL group makes it to of engine exhaust. The 8 horsepower class, and then that was designed to go six miles an hour and making it go 35 or soothing sound of a hum- finished second with the 40 miles per hour. Then being able to ride it — they’re twitchy. ming mower blade is same machine against the They’ll dart on you.” Mount Rainier summit replaced with the revving of 13-20 horsepowers. NASCAR is a rich man’s sport, but lawnmower racing is affordable. a racing beast. But in the Bermuda shorts “Car racing was way too expensive, so I thought this would be MOUNT RAINIER summit attempt. Hundreds of fans pack race, Phillips got his rear tire fun,”Phillips says.“If you find a lawnmower that’s got a good NATIONAL PARK, Wash. Only about half the into the Minidoka caught in a rut and took a motor, you can build one basically for $200 and you could be (AP) — A group including roughly 9,000 climbers who Fairgrounds rodeo arena, but spill, breaking his big toe. racing.” NFL Commissioner Roger annually attempt to reach the only bucking they will “It’s not the first time,”he — Ryan Howe Goodell and Seahawks Rainier’s peak succeed. see is from the jolt of a lawn says. “I broke my toe a few coach Jim Mora reached Altitude sickness,along with tractor off the starting line. times while motorcycle rac- the summit of Mount weather, are the biggest Classes consist of drag ing. I’ll be ready for the 27th Rainier Wednesday morn- obstacles to completing the racers, modified stocks of 5- (of July,for the Minidoka Fair ing. climb up the tallest peak in 8 horsepower, 9-12 horse- races).” The team made it to the the rugged Cascade range. power, 13-20 horsepower Most of Phillips’ lawn- summit of the 14,411-foot “I’ve never done any and the ladies’ powder puff mower success can be volcano at 9:15 a.m. and mountaineering. I’ve barely race. This year they added tracked back to his experi- was back at Camp Muir by climbed a hill,” Goodell told the amateur class for any ence racing dirt bikes. He about 2:30 p.m., said Jered The Associated Press last first-time drivers who used to spend hours practic- Erlandson, a spokesman month, laughing while talk- wanted to get in on the ing starts. for United Way of King ing about his attempt.“Well, action, but perhaps weren’t “That’s where it’s won, on County. The climb is a I always love a good chal- ready to race with the big the line,”he says. “You can’t fundraiser for the Seattle lenge. boys. be asleep on the switch. You charity. Then, there’s the amusing gotta get the holeshot. I Erlandson said a guide Bermuda shorts race, where won’t tell the other guys my called base camp to report three-man relay teams pull other secrets.” that nearly everyone made on a pair of Bermuda shorts, Phillips “other secrets” it to the summit of make a lap, then pull off the are nothing illegal, but have Washington’s highest shorts and pass them to a come from a lifetime of rac- peak. One person in the team member who puts the ing experience. He asked group sustained a minor shorts on and takes off. that they not be printed. injury Monday and didn’t Many spectators come for After all, the old sandbag- attempt the summit. the entertaining Bermuda ger still has plenty of racing Erlandson would not say “Anya” is a black Labrador races, others for the intensi- left in him. who had scraped his elbow mix female about eight months old. She’s been at ty of two mowers neck-and- but confirmed that the shelter for a little over neck down the final Ryan Howe may be Goodell and Mora were a month and is looking straightaway. But, like any reached at rhowe@magic- Tucker Edgar of Declo competes in the Rupert Fourth of July among the team that made for a home that can give motorsport, most fans come valley.com or 208-677- Firecracker 500 Lawnmower Races. it to the summit. her lots of exercise and to see the wrecks. 8786. The 50-year-old attention. 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