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Magicvalley.com Stacked odds Politics at the fair For candidates, Internet age still can’t outdo traditional campaigning By Ben Botkin INSIDE Times-News writer Law enforcement officers FILER — Politics and are also at the fair. county fairs mix together as easily as red and blue See Main 4 snow cones. the Internet and multiple Amid the carnies seek- ways to get a political ing contestants for message out, the old- games, vendors selling fashioned but dependable fattening and delicious method of shaking hands fair food, and businesses and passing out literature displaying their wares, and bumper stickers at another breed of fair folk the fair is alive and well. hawks its bag of goods. Politicians of all stripes Unlike many main have been out — or will be attractions at the Twin soon — at the county fair, Photos by DREW NASH/Times-News Falls County Fair, they a regional attraction that won’t require you to open Sixth-grade students grab their social studies books during the first day of class on Aug. 18 at Castleford High School. While draws in potential voters your wallet. Instead, Castleford School District started class in August this year, many area school districts have pushed back the start of the school year by the thousands. The you’ll just have to hear to after Labor Day in response to declining state funding for public schools. practice gives fairgoers a them out and then decide chance to ask tough ques- whether or not to vote for tions and look candidates them in November. In in the eye while they Districts cope with fewer school days, today’s era of rapid elec- tronic communication, See CANDIDATES, Main 3 try to determine effect on students By Ben Botkin Times-News writer
ummertime breaks from school got longer this year. For many Magic Valley school districts, state budget cuts led to a later start of Sschool this year. Idaho’s public schools, faced with reduced state funding, have had to trim days of student instruction from their schedules. The end result is that some districts, including Twin Falls School District, will start school after Labor Day this year rather than in the latter part of August. “We know these cuts are “Students and parents will 990 hours for students in going to hurt,” said TFSD notice that it’s different grades 9-12; 900 hours for Superintendent Wiley this year. We have less students in grades 4-8; Dobbs. “We tried to mini- time.” 810 hours for students in mize the damage as much Although school dis- grades 1-3; and 450 hours as we could.” tricts across the state have for kindergartners. The district is cutting prepared to cope with that For now, it’s too soon to eight days of classroom reduction to instruction gauge how a reduction to instruction, four of which time, it remains unknown instruction hours will are half days. The reduc- how student achievement affect student achieve- tion goes against the dis- will be impacted by the ment. Districts have trict’s inclination to add cuts. trimmed their schedules instruction time for stu- by differing amounts, and dents, Dobbs said. An uncertain the results of most stan- “We don’t even use Algebra 2 books are stacked on dardized tests that stu- snow days very often,” he a desk as students in a pre-cal- outcome dents will take this year said. “Our district’s been culus and calculus class study For school districts, won’t be released until very intentional in trying Aug. 18 at Castleford High reducing the school year summer 2011. DREW NASH/Times-News Independent gubernatorial candidate Jana Kemp talks to Marie to add classroom time. School. usually equates to moving “It’s going to be difficult The focus — the thought in the schedule closer to to predict,” said Melissa Koontz about health care and public education at her booth dur- our district — has been to state-mandated minimum McGrath, spokeswoman ing the Twin Falls County Fair Friday in Filer. add time to the year, not al opening-day ceremony. requirements for hours of for the State Department subtract.” “We’re in an emergency education, which haven’t of Education. “We know Aside from cutting situation and we definitely changed amid the state’s that every teacher, every school days, the district are going to do the best we budget crunch. The annu- also canceled its tradition- can,” Dobbs said. al state requirements are: See SCHOOL, Main 7 Renova plant set for auction Nov.10 By Laurie Welch plants and equipment. Times-News writer The sale will be held at 10 For U.S. Muslims, a 9/11 a.m. at 951 J St. HEYBURN — Creditors “Right now we have of the bankrupt Heyburn three potential buyers ethanol plant Renova looking at it,” Drinkwine anniversary like no other Energy Idaho LLC have said about the possibility brought in an auction of receiving an offer on By Rachel Zoll expected to feature Geert Wilders, the company for a Nov. 10 the entire plant before the AP Religion Writer aggressively anti-Islam Dutch law- sale of the property. sale. “Two of those are maker. The same day in Gainesville, The auction is a backup doing strenuous due dili- NEW YORK — American Muslims Fla., the Dove World Outreach Center plan in case no buyer gence, but they are still are boosting security at mosques, plans to burn copies of the Quran. makes an offer by then on negotiating and none seeking help from leaders of other “We can expect crazy people out the 20-million-gallon- have made an offer.” faiths and airing ads underscoring their there will do things, but we don’t want per-year plant. Drinkwine said the loyalty to the United States — all ahead to create a hysteria,’’ among Muslims, Bill Drinkwine, a con- creditors remain cau- of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could said Victor Begg of the Council of sultant for Idaho tiously optimistic. bring more trouble for their communi- Islamic Organizations of Michigan. Creditors’ Trust Group, “They have had that ties. “Americans, in general, they support said Friday that Maas anticipation before in 2008 Their goal is not only to protect pluralism. It’s just that there’s a lot of Companies Inc., based in and 2009 and (the buyers) AP photo Muslims,but also to prevent them from misinformation out there that has cre- Rochester, Minn., will ended up walking away Demonstrators hold up signs during a news retaliating if provoked. One Sept. 11 ated confusion.” conduct the auction. The from the uncertainties,” conference Wednesday on the steps of New protest in New York against the pro- company specializes in MUSLIMS RENOVA York’s City Hall. posed mosque near ground zero is See , Main 4 marketing industrial See , Main 2
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Pat s Picks TODAY S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Pat Marcantonio Sun Valley Art Series benefit concert, FIND Check out our online calendar where you The action today is at Oak Ridge Boys, and even with renowned pianist Misha Dichter, 8 can submit events and search by category fairgrounds. the State Arm Wrestling p.m., Sun Valley Pavilion, Dichter per- • The World Tournament Tournament. It runs until formed with Leonard Bernstein and MORE for specific events and dates. of Champions: Knights of Sept. 11. received the 2005 Record of the Year www.magicvalley.com/app/calendar/events/ the Realm, a jousting show, • Bellevue celebrates from MusicWeb International for his ONLINE rides into town at 2 and 7 Labor Day with a parade, recordings of Mozart, $93, $74 and $47, p.m. at Shouse Arena at the live music, food and 622-2135 or seats.sunvalley.com. Twin Falls County arts/crafts vendors starting Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 730 N. Main St, site, guided tours, 1 to 4 p.m., 3715 E. Fairgrounds in Filer. Tickets at 11 a.m. at Bellevue are $8 and do not include fair Memorial Park. It s free. FESTIVALS AND FAIRS 622-2135. 3200 N., Hansen, the store, built in admission. Twin Falls County Fair, continues all day Bellevue Labor Day Celebration, live 1865, was the first trading post in • Horse racing is among Have your own pick to at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds, music, food and arts/crafts vendors, 11 Magic Valley, no cost, 731-3895. the activities at the Eastern share? Something unique to highlight: World Tournament Of a.m., Bellevue Memorial Park; parade, Idaho State Fair in the area and that may sur- Champions: Knights of the Realm,an with Grand Marshal Ron Taylor leading, SPORTS Blackfoot, not to mention prise people? E-mail me at international theatrical jousting show, down Main Street, 1 p.m., free admis- rodeo, Kenny Rogers and the [email protected]. U.S. Paragliding Championships, contin- featuring medieval events of archery, sion, [email protected]. Wagon Days celebration, continues: ues on Bald Mountain, featuring many jousting, javelin throwing and a castle, 2 Papoose Club Flapjack Breakfast,8 of the world s top paragliders in various and 7 p.m. (advance tickets are $10; a.m. to noon at Town Plaza, Ketchum, competitions, 9 a.m., Lookout price includes fair admission; and tickets with musical performances ($8 adults, Restaurant; barbecue and awards cere- at grandstands office are $8; price does $7 seniors 65 and older, $7 youth 13-18, mony at the Ketchum Town Plaza not include fair admission); fair admis- $5 children 4-12 years, free for children across from Atkinsons Market, 726- sion: $4 for ages 6 and older; at the 3 and under); proceeds benefit local 3332. gate, children 5 and younger admitted youth-oriented charities; Sun Valley free, 326-4398, fair office or tfcfair.com. Silver Car Auction, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. To have an event listed, please submit Ketchum Art and Antique Show , 9 a.m. to at Sun Valley Soccer Field, displaying the name of the event, a brief descrip- 5 p.m., nexStage Theatre, 120 S. Main vintage classics, sports, exotics, luxury tion, time, place, cost and contact Wagon Days Antique Show St.; , 10 a.m. and muscle cars; bidder registration 8- number to Mirela Sulejamnovic by e- to 5 p.m., Forest Service Park, at First 10:30 a.m.; 800-255-4485 or silverauc- mail at [email protected]; by Hailey s and Washington streets; tions.com. phone, 735-3278; by fax, 734-5538; or Antique Market, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., by mail, Times-News, P.O. Box 548, Roberta McKercher Park, 350 W. Cedar Twin Falls, ID 83303-0548. Deadline is St. and Hailey National Armory; and MUSEUMS noon, four days in advance of the Hailey s Main Street Antique and Art Rock Creek Station and Stricker home- event. LAURIE WELCH/Times-News Auction signs Friday announce a Nov. 10 auction date for the bankrupt Renova Energy Idaho LLC plant in Heyburn. Creditors are still hoping one of three buyers interested in the property will make an offer before the plant is liquidated. Time to come clean? Not on your life Renova lease, don t breathe bouquets. I d take those How can they see with a word of this to my flowers and offer them to sequins in their eyes?” YOU my beloved when she Continued from Main 1 as one tract and the bulk Pwife. I have an unusual DON T SAY arrived, hoping Victoria I could go Zurcher s and Drinkwine said. assets, many which have domestic arrangement. I wouldn t take notice of get a disco ball, or to Construction work was never been installed and live and work in Twin Falls Steve Crump her surroundings. Hastings and buy a 9-foot- suspended at the partially remain in a prepackaged during the week, and most I ve tried the dust- by-5-foot poster of Brad constructed plant in 2007 form, will be sold piece- weekends I go to Boise storm excuse too. “Honey, Paisley (Victoria s favorite after the project went over meal. where Victoria lives. DO TELL I left the windows open musician) and hang it up budget.Renova Energy Inc., Drinkwine said ethanol But this weekend, she s when I went to work and on the wall behind the the parent company of production is in a better If it s quirky, poignant or coming to Twin Falls. And the darndest thing hap- couch. Renova Energy Idaho LLC, position than it was two funny and it happens in I m not ready. pened.” Morty Seinfeld, the and a Wyoming subsidiary years ago and there is more south-central Idaho, I want I live in a bachelor I ve even used the Billy father of the lead character filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy of a market for used and to hear about it. apartment, which is to say Flynn technique. of the classic TV sitcom, in 2008. The parent com- secondhand equipment. Call me at 735-3223, or write I live in a dirty apartment. Billy Flynn is a shady used to say that the secret pany and the Wyoming No reserve prices have [email protected]. It hasn t had a thorough lawyer in Bob Fosse s to selling men s clothing plant received a court order been set on any of the assets cleaning since the Bush Broadway musical — and was dim lighting. Maybe to restructure, while credi- to allow the creditors more administration. There s the kitchen Rob Marshall s subse- that would work. tors of the Heyburn plant flexibility and creativity to That s the first Bush. which is, well, disgusting. quent movie — Chicago. Or, I could lock the door opted to pull the partially offer a deal, Drinkwine said. Mucking out my flat And then there s the He s saddled with a client, and pretend not to be home. constructed plant out of “The trust members rec- would require, oh, a bathroom. Let s not talk Roxie Hart, who is All of which is to say that bankruptcy and put it into a ognize a bulk buyer would month or so, and I don t about the bathroom. accused of murdering her I m pretty much busted. trust while they tried to sell be the best solution for have the time. So what All of this matters boyfriend and is painfully But I m a guy, for Pete s it. The court gave the credi- everyone,”Drinkwine said. should I clean? because my wife is, well, guilty. sake, and hence have no tors until Dec. 31, 2010, to The proceeds from any Or more to the point, fastidious. OK, she s a So Mr. Flynn has to, um, sense of order, much less sell or liquidate the assets sale will go first to pay off a what should I move out of neat freak. distract the jury: decorum. Don t I get a and pay off the debts. tax bill from Minidoka sight? For the five years we ve break for that? Drinkwine said the County and the city of There s the carpet, of been married, Victoria has “Give em the old razzle You tell me, fellas. agreement with the auction Heyburn, along with out- course, with its coffee been living under the mis- dazzle By the way, there s a company has been signed, standing land-lease pay- stains. I could vacuum it, apprehension that I occa- Razzle Dazzle em pizza box sticking out from but the creditors could still ments to the city of Burley. but it s so dirty it would sionally clean out my Give em an act with lots underneath your couch sell the plant as a whole up The creditors, who put up change color if I did. Twin Falls man cave. of flash in it cushions. to the day of the Maas sale. $1.5 million of their own There s the refrigerator, That s not, strictly speak- And the reaction will be The plant consists of money on top of what they the interior of which con- ing, the truth. passionate Steve Crump may be improvements placed on are owed to pull the plant tains remnants of food- My strategy in the past Give em the old hocus reached at 735-3223. Hear leased ground owned by the out of bankruptcy court, stuffs of which I have no was to go to Costco and pocus him on KLIX-1310 at 8:30 Burley-Heyburn Industrial will be reimbursed on a pro- independent memory. buy one of their 18-roses Bead and feather em a.m. on Friday. Park and another parcel rata basis, Drinkwine said. located east of the site that includes real property as Laurie Welch may be well as other assets. reached at lwelch@magic- The parcel of land will sell valley.com or 677-5025. Motorcycle crash sends one to hospital
IDAHO LOTTERY Times-News release by the Idaho State Police. Sikora, who was wearing a helmet, WANTED Nancy DeShields, 35, of Filer was sustained serious but non-life- Saturday, Sept. 4 One person was injured after driving a school bus on U.S. threatening injuries and was trans- 11 14 22 33 42 Powerball: 38 in Twin Falls County crashing a motorbike into a school Highway 93, when she slowed to ported by ground ambulance to St. Power Play: x2 bus Saturday in Twin Falls County. make a left-hand turn into a drive- Luke s Magic Valley Medical Center, Saturday, Sept. 4 Ernest Lee Huber The crash happened a little before way. according to the news release. WILD CARD: Age: 39 1 p.m. near milepost 34 on U.S. Sikora was following the bus on a Alcohol is not believed to be a factor 01 03 05 08 24 Ace of Spades Description: Highway 93, and sent Shelley J. Suzuki C50 motorcycle, but failed to in the crash. Deputies from the Twin 5 feet, 7 inch- Sept. 4 1 3 7 Sikora, 50, of Edmonton, Alberta, to slow for the bus and lost control of the Falls County Sheriff s Office assisted Sept. 3 0 3 4 es; 190 the hospital, according to a news motorbike. at the scene. pounds; Sept. 2 6 0 0 brown hair; Saturday, Sept. 4 blue eyes 10 22 23 25 37 HB: 12 Wanted for: Probation viola- tion; original charge: pos- >>> COMING THIS WEEK IN THE TIMES-NEWS In the event of a discrepancy between the numbers shown here and the Idaho Lottery s official list of winning session of a controlled sub- numbers, the latter shall prevail. www.idaholottery.com 334-2600 stance; $75,000 bond The Twin Falls County Perfect Sheriff s Office asks anyone Stones with information pertaining pies W EDNESDAY to Huber to call 735-1911 or among the Advice from the Crime Stoppers, at 732- county fair IN F OOD 5387,where tipsters can winners. remain anonymous and may blooms be eligible for a cash reward. Where to find rocks for landscaping, and how to use them effectively. Hunting HURSDAY Circulation phones open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily huns T TIMES-NEWS and 6 to 10 a.m. on weekends for questions T UESDAY about delivery, new subscriptions and vacation Tips for hunting IN PUBLISHER/EDITOR stops. If you don’t receive your paper by IN H OME early-season gray Brad Hurd ...... 735-3255 6:30 a.m., call the number for your area O UTDOORS before 10 a.m. for redelivery. partridge. NEWSROOM &GARDEN News tips before 5 p.m...... 735-3246 Pole trick News tips after 5 p.m...... 735-3220 MAIL INFORMATION The Times-News (UPS 631-080) is published daily Letters to the editor ...... 735-3266 Can you do what this 77-year-old can? Wood River and Lincoln Co. Bureau . . .788-3475 at 132 Fairfield St. W., Twin Falls, by Lee Obituaries ...... 735-3266 Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises. Watch Twin Falls fitness enthusiasts Cowboy poetry in Shoshone and spiritual Periodicals paid at Twin Falls by The Times-News. give it a try. The ADVERTISING Official city and county newspaper pursuant to films in Sun Valley — we ve got it all. Advertising director John Pfeifer . . . . .735-3354 Section 6C-108 of the Idaho Code. Thursday is CLASSIFIEDS hereby designated as the day of the week on Customer service ...... 733-0931, ext. 2 which legal notices will be published. Postmaster, M ONDAY IN saddle and F RIDAY IN please send change of address form to: P.O. Box CIRCULATION 548, Twin Falls, Idaho 83303. H EALTHY & FIT E NTERTAINMENT All delivery areas ...... 733-0931, ext 1 the soul ...... or 1-800-658-3883 Copyright © 2010 Magic Valley Newspapers Inc. Circulation director Robert Ronco . . . .735-3327 Vol. 105, No. 248 Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho LOCAL Sunday, September 5, 2010 Main 3
Idaho House of Representatives candidate Bill Chisholm talks to peo- ple at the Democratic booth during the Twin Falls County Fair on Friday in Filer.
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Photos by DREW NASH/Times-News Independent gubernatorial candidate Jana Kemp talks to Marie Koontz about health care and public education while Hudson Koontz, 1, naps at Denise Siren Kemp’s booth during the Twin Falls County Fair on Friday in Filer. 1637 Addison Avenue East 734 3342 Candidates Continued from Main 1 PSI answer, before deciding if they’ve got the right stuff. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter WASTE SYSTEMS participated in a rodeo event Twin Falls County at the fair on Thursday. One Commission ATTENTION RESIDENTS of his opponents, independ- candidate ent candidate Jana Kemp, Leon Mills hands of Twin Falls and surrounding areas: was at her booth on Friday out balloons at talking with passersby. the Republican PSI Environmental Systems will be Last year, Kemp was at booth at the Twin the fair to get ballot signa- closed Monday, September 6th in tures she needed to file her Falls County Fair paperwork to run in the on Friday. honor of Labor Day. election. This year, she came as a candidate. Trash service will be delayed by one “Face-to-face is so fun,” said Kemp, adding that day starting Tuesday, September 7th she’s noticed an influx of delighted to learn that a Republican candidate for Hartgen said that getting through Saturday, September 11th. young voters in the 18- to there’s a guy out there that’s Twin Falls county commis- face time with voters and 25-year-old range who are willing to stand up for sioner. encouraging them to stay in interested in the election. everyday Idahoans, and if State Rep. Stephen touch is invaluable. Please Kemp said that the event they get a chance to size him Hartgen, R-Twin Falls, and “There’s nothing that is a great way to get the up, that’s all the better,” his Democratic rival for the beats a handshake and a enjoy a word out on a grass-roots Andersen said, noting that District 23 seat, Bill friendly conversation,” he level and encourage people Monday will also be Allred’s Chisholm, were both at the said. “The Internet will safe and to come back to her with 46th birthday.“Let’s face it. fair on Friday. In a rural dis- never replace that.” happy more questions after read- He’s got three little kids. It trict where knocking on ing her campaign literature. doesn’t take much to con- doors would be time-con- Ben Botkin may be Labor Democratic gubernatori- vince him to go to the fair.” suming, the fair eliminates reached at bbotkin@mag- al candidate Keith Allred Of course, local legisla- that problem, Chisholm icvalley.com or 735-3238. Day! will visit the fair on Monday tive and county races are said. afternoon, said his cam- also part of the mix. “At the fair, the doors paign spokesman, Shea “It’s really an opportuni- come to you instead of you Andersen. ty to talk to people on a per- coming to the doors,” he “I think Idahoans are sonal level,”said Leon Mills, said. PUC considers lower gas rates Rates for some Inter- Intermountain Gas cus- Comments on the com- mountain Gas Co. cus- tomers who use natural gas pany’s proposal will be tomers may decline for the for both water and space accepted through Sept. 22. fourth time in five years if heating. That’s a reduction Send e-mail by accessing the Idaho Public Utilities of about 90 cents a month www.puc.idaho.gov and Commission accepts an for the average customer. clicking on “Comments & application by the company Customers who use natural Questions About a Case.” to reduce the variable por- gas for space heating only Fill in the case number tion of its gas rate. would see about a 0.2 per- (INT-G-10-03) and enter If the commission adopts cent increase or 9 cents a your comments, or mail the proposal, rates will month. them to P.O. Box 83720, decline about 1.6 percent The new rate is proposed Boise,ID 83720-0074 or fax forFREE the 77 percent of to become effective Oct. 1. to 208-334-3762. Barbecue Lunch And th Annual Community Partnership in Action Awareness Event Saturday Sept : - : Twin Falls City Park “Building a Healthier Communit on’t miss out on the food, games for the kids and local high school bands. Br family and friends. Discover what Magic Valley community organizations are Dto make South Central Idaho an even better place to live: Programs for Job Training Education Senior Benefi ts Aff ordable Housing Financial Management Veterans Services Drug & Alcohol Counseling Emergency Disasters Programs h at Benefi t Kids Medical Prevention For more information, plea contact Jenny Randolph at --, ext . h ank you to our Major Spon
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Blue Lakes Boulevard North Eastland Drive North 5TH DISTRICT COURT NEWS Pole Line Road West TWIN FALLS COUNTY MORE ONLINE Accident, non-injury — 42 FELONY SENTENCINGS Washington Street North Accident, injury — 2 Timothy A. Campeau, 24, Twin VISIT Battery — 5 Falls; aggravated assault, five Magicvalley.com Burglary other than a vehicle — 10 years penitentiary determi- for a full listing of CSI Drug use or selling — 2 nate, five years probation, 5th District Court records, Fight — 1 $100.50 costs, enroll in sex including misdemeanor cases. Gun or weapon incident — 1 offender treatment. MAGICVALLEY.COM Hit and run — 7 Katrena L. Murphy, 21, Twin Noise disturbance/disturbance — 57 Falls; lewd conduct with minor ence with treatment that was Prowler/peeping Tom — 3 younger than 16, 10 years pen- ordered by a doctor made Stolen vehicle — 6 itentiary, four determinate, six allegedly by defendants. Theft — 21 indeterminate, five years pro- Tracy L. Webb vs. State of Grandview Drive North Threat — 8 bation, $350.50 costs, $1,500 Idaho. Plaintiff seeking post- Trespassing — 5 restitution, register as sex conviction relief, court ordered Vandalism — 30 offender. pretrial and evidentiary hear- Vehicle burglary — 9 ing. Vehicle fire — 1 FELONY DISMISSALS Dale E. Patterson vs. State of Sexual assualt — 6 Michael T.Wood, 20, Twin Falls; Idaho. Plaintiff seeking post- Shoshone Street grand theft, intimidating wit- conviction relief, court ordered Kimberly Road ness, dismissed, further inves- pretrial and evidentiary heart- tigation needed. ing. Elisha G. Rotiz, 25, Twin Falls; trafficking in methampheta- CHILD SUPPORT CASES mine/amphetamine, unlawful The State of Idaho, possession of firearm, dis- Department of Health and missed due to federal grand Welfare, Child Support jury indictment. Services has filed claims TWIN FALLS against the following: DRIVING UNDER THE Leonard J. Richards. Seeking INFLUENCE SENTENCINGS establishment of child sup- Eastland Drive South INCIDENTS Jed T. Mulberry, 27,Kimberly; port: $255 monthly support driving under the influence, plus 50 percent of medical Source: City of Twin Falls five years penitentiary, two expenses not covered by 8/27-9/3 determinate, three indetermi- insurance, provide medical Washington Street South nate, $100.50 costs, driver s insurance, $1,020 child sup- Source: city of Twin Falls license suspended for five port reimbursement, 50 per- years. cent of any work-related day Jose Zavala-Montiel, 23, care expenses. Jerome; driving under the Carlos J. Lopez. Seeking estab- influence, $500 fine, $300 lishment for state reimburse- suspended, $182.50 costs, ment: had ability to pay $313 180 days jail suspended, five monthly support, $1,128 pub- Watching over fair security credited, driving privileges lic assistance reimbursement. suspended 180 days, 12 Scotty E. Herrick. Seeking By Bradley Guire months probation; driving establishment of paternity Times-News writer without privileges (first and child support: $205 time), $500 fine, $300 sus- monthly support plus 49 per- FILER — Fair time is a pended, $50 costs, 180 days cent of medical expenses not busy time for many, espe- jail suspended, five credited, covered by insurance, provide cially law enforcement. driving privileges suspended medical insurance, 49 percent This week, as thousands 180 days, 12 months proba- of any work-related day care trickle into Filer for the tion. expenses. Twin Falls County Fair, Nicholas A. White, 28, Twin Twin Falls County Sheriff Falls; driving under the influ- DIVORCES FILED Tom Carter has his work cut ence, $500 fine, $300 sus- Ellen Broderson vs. Robert out for his deputies and pended, $182.50 costs, $75 Broderson. other assisting agencies. public defender fee, 180 days Billy C. Tucker vs. Amber L. More than 60 law enforce- jail, 175 suspended, two cred- Tucker. ment agents from the sher- ited, three days work detail, Crystal D. Stewart vs. Paul B. iff s office and the Twin driving privileges suspended Stewart Jr. Falls, Filer and Kimberly 90 days, 12 months proba- police departments, as well tion, no alcohol. CITY OF TWIN FALLS as reserve officers, are on James M. Adam, 31, Twin Falls; DRIVING UNDER THE hand to provide security in driving under the influence, INFLUENCE SENTENCINGS various forms at the fair- withheld judgment, $500 fine, Travis E. Capps, 23, Twin Falls; grounds. $400 suspended, $182.50 driving under the influence, “I ask them to be visible ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News costs, 30 days jail, 29 sus- $500 fine, $300 suspended, and polite,” Carter said. Twin Falls Senior Deputy James Van Zante, right, walks with Gary Hopkins at the Twin Falls County pended, one credited, driving $182.50 costs, $75 public “Ninety-nine percent of the Fairgrounds on Friday in Filer. Hopkins is a member of the Explorers, a program for young men and women privileges suspended 90 days, defender fee, 90 days jail, 88 people are here to have a interested in learning about careers in law enforcement. 12 months probation, no alco- suspended, two credited, driv- good time.” hol. ing privileges suspended 90 Acres of land have to be Jerardo Avila, 28, Filer; driving days, 12 months probation, no covered, from the rodeo and traffic control at night, nice change of pace for interested in learning about under the influence, $500 alcohol. arena to the parking lot, the Carter said, and some of the some officers. On a slow careers in law enforcement. fine, $400 suspended, Kathleen E. McQuinn, 30, Sun 4-H buildings to the tightest security comes Friday afternoon, Deputy “It s nice to come out and $182.50 costs, $75 public Valley; driving under the influ- camper park. Carter has as when deputies escort ven- Stephanie Haught will get away from the office,” defender fee, 90 days jail, 88 ence, amended to second many as 20 to 26 officers on dors making cash deposits. patrol the grounds with a she said. suspended, two credited, driv- offense, $1,000 fine, $700 the swing shift, when the “We very seldom have golf cart or four-wheeler ing privileges suspended 90 suspended, $182.50 costs, anything serious happen,” with a member of the Bradley Guire may be number of fairgoers is at its days, 12 months probation, no 180 days jail, 150 suspended, he said. Explorers, a program for reached at bguire@magic- highest. Some of the biggest alcohol. one credited, driving privileges For the most part, it s a young men and women valley.com or 735-3380. problems arise from parking suspended 365 days, 24 CIVIL FILINGS months probation, no alcohol; Steven Anderson vs. Twin Falls driving without privileges (first Sheriffs Department, Lou time), $500 fine, $300 sus- Muslims Probasco, Jane Doe. Seeking pended, $50 costs, 90 days judgment against the defen- jail, 88 suspended, one credit- Continued from Main 1 ing for U.S. Muslims, who California faced protests the congregation has been dant of $10,000 for pain and ed, driving privileges suspend- have been under scrutiny and vandalism. In western building for years drew little On Tuesday, the Islamic suffering, and for any further ed 90 days, 12 months proba- since the attacks. This year, New York, police said a attention until recently, Society of North America medical problems, violations tion. the commemoration fol- group of teenagers recently when some resistance will hold a summit of of constitutional rights from lows a stunning summer in yelled obscenities, set off a emerged in the neighbor- Christian, Muslim and each defendant, amount to be DRIVING UNDER THE which opposition to a car alarm and fired a shot- hood and from some in city Jewish leaders in proven at trial, attorney s fees INFLUENCE DISMISSAL planned Islamic communi- gun during two nights of government. Recently,van- Washington “to address the and costs. Plaintiffs seeking Steve L. 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Sept. 11 anniversaries or [email protected] have always been challeng- Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho LOCAL Sunday, September 5, 2010 Main 5 Yo necesito ayuda: FORE! Crisis Center expands to include Hispanic population By Amy Huddleston to help women learn more they can make well- Times-News writer MORE INFO about domestic violence. informed decisions. Rosa Paz, a 23-year-old Although the Crisis Center The stories are heart- If you need help or would like graduate of the College of doesn’t advocate for divorce breaking. to speak to someone regard- Southern Idaho, has worked or the break-up of families, Brought over from Mexico ing domestic violence or sex- with the center for four years. they do encourage healthy by a “coyote” — a smuggler ual assault, please call the She answers the Spanish homes. who guides illegal immi- Crisis Line at 733-0100 or hotline and teaches classes in “We tell everyone, ‘We’re grants — the woman lived in 800-882-3236. To speak to Spanish about emotional and only here to help you,’” Paz a trailer without power or someone in Spanish, call domestic abuse, safety plans, said. “We’re only here to water. She was regularly 490-0044. self-esteem and legal infor- support. It takes a lot of time beaten and raped, and even mation. for them to open up.” when she found herself with in the United States, we have She attributes the Gabardi said victims need child, she still didn’t want to a responsibility to take care increase in victims helped by to know that no one should report the domestic abuse. of them,” Gabardi said. the center to more outreach accept abuse as a way of life. “It still seemed better “They are so vulnerable. I in the Hispanic community. There is nothing more mov- than living in Mexico,” said hate that for them.” “I think the violence has ing, she said, than seeing a Deborah Gabardi, who has The center provides a safe always been there,”Paz said. woman who comes in been the executive director house for women and their “There has been a great unable to look people in the for the Crisis Center of children, along with indi- increase in Jerome and eyes but leaves the shelter Magic Valley for 15 years. vidual and group counsel- Gooding. The Hispanic self-empowered. Another Hispanic woman ing. The home can house 21 clients don’t seek help as “We’ve seen some hard faced her husband’s cruelty people. Those who don’t live much because they are often things, some things that when he would anally rape in the shelter are still provid- embarrassed.” touch your soul,” Gabardi DREW NASH/Times-News her nine times a day.She left ed with food boxes, clothes The classes offered for the said.“But we see some really A Star Corp. helicopter aims for a hole on the driving range at in search of hope — a path and support. women are a way for them to beautiful things too.” that is very long for victims Every year 1,200 to 1,300 get more information with- Canyon Springs Golf Course as it drops 2,000 golf balls Saturday of domestic violence. women and their children out admitting they are deal- Amy Huddleston may be afternoon in Twin Falls. The golf ball drop is an annual charity event Especially if there is a lan- receive assistance, but last ing with abuse. Paz said reached at ahuddleston for Safe Kids of Magic Valley. The balls have people’s names on guage barrier and without year the center saw a 75 per- women use the class as an @magicvalley.com or 735- them; whichever ball lands in the hole wins. Tom McKay won the documentation, many ille- cent increase in victims — a excuse to learn more until 3204. grand prize, an above-ground pool from Snake River Pool and Spa. gal immigrants find them- total of 1,600. selves stuck in abusive situ- Gabardi said the increase ations with no way to get may be due to the economy out. and the added angst in fam- Comprehensive The Crisis Center, a non- ilies. It also could be attrib- profit organization that pro- uted to the amplified out- vides assistance to victims reach to the Spanish-speak- Vein Care of domestic violence and ing community. 20 YYearsears EExperiencexperience sexual assault, recognized Five of the 10 advocates in Vein Management this need as the Spanish- employed by the Crisis speaking population grows Center speak Spanish and larger each year. From 2007 have developed new ways to Bruce McComas, M.D. FACS to 2008, Idaho’s Hispanic reach out to a culture that is Board Certified Surgeon population increased by often silenced by the lan- more than 5 percent. That guage impediment and lack brings the total to 159,000 of documentation. Hispanics in Idaho with an A federal Victims of estimated 40,000 illegal Crime Act recovery grant immigrants, according to gave the Crisis Center myhealthylegs.com the Pew Hispanic Center in $70,000 to assist with Washington, D.C. Spanish outreach. In 734 3596 630 Addison Ave. W. #240 “I feel that if they are here January, classes were started
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in the fair don’t have their School school routine disrupted, said Superintendent Kath- Continued from Main 1 leen Noh. It also cuts down educator, every teacher’s on air-conditioning costs. aide and every parent is Jerome School District going to do the best they trimmed its school calendar 1 can to make sure this budg- by 5/2 days to a total of 174 et does not impact student days. achievement. Whether or Superintendent Dale not it will eventually have Layne said the district goal an impact on student is to have a tight, compact achievement is yet to be calendar that has all the seen.” class days between Labor Nora Kent, president of Day and Memorial Day. the Vera C. O’Leary Middle Photos by DREW NASH/Times-News “If you’re just here a day School athletics booster Junior Destry Weekes, 16, studies or two and then have a club in Twin Falls, sees pros math Aug. 18 at Castleford High three-day break, that does- and cons to the situation. School. n’t make a lot of sense,” he Starting after Labor Day, said. she said, makes more sense arrive until early October, While it will cut six days than students returning to before they decide whether out of its schedule, Buhl school for several days in to use it to reinstate cut School District is adding August and then getting a school days. time to each school day, three-day holiday week- At the same time, dis- resulting in only five hours of Senior Riata Zimmers, 17, studies math Aug. 18 at Castleford High School. end. tricts are allowed to spread instruction lost for the year. She’s not worried about those funds across the next “I don’t see that it will used for collaborative meet- losing those days,” Lowe teacher contracts, said reduced class time creating two school years, and some be too much of a condensa- ings, Stutzman said. said. Superintendent Heather an academic hardship for are weighing how much of tion of lessons,” said Classes at Wendell School Gooding School District, Williams. her son, an eighth-grader at the federal funding to save Superintendent Byron District started Aug. 25, and which switched to a four- In place of making teach- 1 O’Leary. But she’s con- for 2012. No school districts Stutzman. “ ... It will proba- the school year will have 169 /2 day week last school year, ers available for extra help 1 cerned about the impact on have made any commit- bly be that teachers look at days, a loss of 5/2 days. didn’t make major changes sessions, the district will students who are already ments for how they will their pacing calendars and Items cut from the sched- to its calendar. rely on supplemental edu- struggling. spend the money. make adjustments on things ule to keep time focused on However, the district this cational services and give “They’re young; they’ll that can be moved out of the instruction include a fresh- year has dropped an option- parents some say in the adapt,” she said of the stu- Different districts, lesson plans.” man-only orientation day al day of extra help that stu- company that’s selected, dents.“Most of them will be The downside is that and open-house events. dents could get on Fridays. Williams said. fine. For the ones that are different methods fewer days means there’s This year, freshman stu- On any given Friday, about “We’re just hoping that struggling already, I think A large portion of the less time for activities like dents will have orientation 25 percent of students our kids are able to get the it’s going to be a hardship on uncertainty surrounding field trips for students that with the whole student attended the extra help ses- help that they need,” she them.” how student achievement supplement their learning, body, said Superintendent sions, a program that about said. Laurie Boeckel, legisla- will be affected by the he said. Greg Lowe. 60 percent of students used tive vice president of the reductions is that they Teachers also added 15 “We’re just going to at one point or another dur- Ben Botkin may be Idaho Parent Teacher aren’t uniform across Idaho minutes to the start of their ensure that every hour is ing the school year. reached at bbotkin@magic- Association, said the organ- school districts. While Twin workday, time that will be used effectively because of Those days were cut from valley.com or 735-3238. ization understands that Falls School District districts are facing severe trimmed four full days and n financial challenges, but four half days, other area ntio RV’ said that parents still have districts came to different te er SAVE GAS concerns about their chil- agreements with their t s dren receiving less time in teachers while setting con- A class. tracts for this school year. 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AROUND IDAHO BREAKING NEWS alerts LET THE NEWS COME TO YOU agreement with Boise. That’s about 30 miles down- Boise foothills “We are not going to do that,” stream of where a drift boat carry- residents consider Doan said. ing Miller and two clients capsized, throwing all three into the river. fire district Officials say Robert George BOISE — A group of property Bruce Willis selling and Barbara Roberts of Florida and home owners in the Boise central Idaho bar made it out alive. foothills is considering forming a HAILEY — Actor Bruce Willis is fire district. offering for sale his central Idaho 17 districts apply for The Sunset Fire Protection bar called The Mint and is asking never be the last to know! District would cover 790 acres $5.95 million. early grad program and protect 31 property owners, The star of the “Die Hard” BOISE — More than a dozen including 18 homes, in Wildhorse series of action movies put the school districts want to partici- Ranch. downtown Hailey bar on the mar- pate in a program that rewards The Idaho Statesman reports ket last month. The nightclub and students who graduate early from that if property owners approve bar closed last year. high school with scholarships to Free and Easy! Subscribe to email alerts at Magicvalley.com the plan, they will elect fire com- Willis is a part-time resident of Idaho universities and colleges. missioners and decide on a prop- the region that includes the resort The six-year pilot program was erty tax levy to pay for fire protec- towns of Ketchum and Sun Valley signed into law earlier this year. tion. about 15 miles north of Hailey. The program was introduced In 2007 the Boise Fire The Idaho Mountain Express during the 2010 Idaho Department responded to reports that Willis still owns the Legislature, where lawmakers Wildhorse Ranch and put out a ★ E.G.Willis Building and the Liberty pointed out that Idaho taxpayers blaze at a house belonging to Theatre on Main Street in Hailey, now give school districts $4,593 a Wildhorse Ranch developer Gary as well as the Soldier Mountain year for each of their students. th ANNIVERSARY Campbell. Ski Resort about 50 miles south. Under the program, a student The city charged Campbell 15 would get about 35 percent of ✳ $15,000 to save the $592,000 that funding in a scholarship for home, but has never been paid. Fishing guide’s each year they graduate early. Homes in Wildhorse Ranch have body recovered The money left over would be split an assessed value ranging from between the school district and $500,000 to $1.5 million. IDAHO FALLS — Bonneville County officials say they have the state. After the fire, property owners The state Department of had asked to join the Whitney Fire recovered the body of a boater missing since Wednesday in east- Education confirmed this week District, which is covered by the that 17 school districts and char- ✳ ern Idaho. Boise Fire Department. ter schools have met a But Boise officials told home- Authorities say the body of 49- with Valley House September deadline and submit- owners that before that could year-old fishing guide Robert Merrill of Victor was found Friday ted applications to participate in happen, the subdivision needed to the pilot program. put in water lines and provide two- in the Snake River near Twin AUCTION & DINNER way access. Homeowners Bridges by a fisherman. — The Associated Press declined. pm pm “The bottom line is they creat- BIGGESTBIGGEST LOSERLOSER October 2, 2010 5:30 9:30 ed this problem,” said Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doan. “They need to Women’s Fitness & Wellness Center WEIGHTWEIGHT LOSSLOSS CHALLENGECHALLENGE at the solve it. Boise city is not going to ✳ Canyon Crest Event Center Space is limited, sign up today! subsidize them. (Campbell) Last season winner: already owes us $15,000. We’ll be Susan Webb. Tickets available by calling 734-7736 Lost 29 lbs, 4.4% good neighbors, but there is no Body Fat, 18.5 Inches way I am going to have city tax- CALL NOW & payers subsidize a subdivision CHANGE that never should have been built.” Begins September 20th YOUR LIFE! Doan also cautioned that if the property owners form a fire dis- Lasts 8 Weeks 737-0800 259 Shoshone St. S. Twin Falls ~ www.healthybodyiq.com trict, there won’t be a mutual aid Thank You to everyone who made the 20th Annual Heuston/ Cutright Golf Scramble a success. Live Music by Rick Kuhn
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Work went on as usual but remoteless the smiles weren’t as quick at Pandora’s Restaurant and Pub Saturday, after manage ment and staff found out the night before it’d be their last day of business. world Controlling your Manager Kurt Handley and his wife Pandora surroundings with Handley, for whom the Israeli company thinks establishment was named, the wave of a hand said they found out Friday sounds like magic, that building owner Scott it can happen Featherstone was pulling his but PrimeSense is lease. By Tia Goldenberg already making The news, the Handleys Associated Press writer said,came as a complete sur headway. prise even though they had TEL AVIV,Israel — Inon Beracha been late on their rent pay envisions a world where your ments.The closing will put at movements control the gadgets least 10 people out of work, and devices around you. There’s no they said. remote control to lose, no buttons “The economy has been to push. The air conditioner senses down and times are tough, your presence and changes the and we’re about 30 days late temperature to your liking. on our rent,” Handley said, Controlling your surroundings “so the landlord has asked us with the wave of a hand sounds like to leave.” magic, but Beracha’s company, The couple said they left PrimeSense, is already making messages with Featherstone, headway, thanks to a little help wanting to talk about the late from video games. Right and below, Uzi Breier, employee of rent, but he never returned PrimeSense’s 3 D camera is a key PrimeSense, uses his hands to control a their calls. Featherstone component of Microsoft Corp.’s screen in the company offices in Tel Aviv. instead sent a letter, deliv Kinect motion and voice control PrimeSense colleagues see their technolo- ered by a representative, to technology for the Xbox 360 game inform them about the clos system. Coming this fall, Kinect gy as an integral part of the home of the ing. will let people play games and future. The Handleys closed a deli watch movies on the Xbox with no and bakery on Falls Avenue wand, controller, mat or remote. It in 2006 and reopened as recognizes users’ gestures and Pandora's in July 2007 at the voices, so you can control on former Trail Creek Brew Pub screen characters in racing, action in Old Towne Twin Falls. It and sports games simply by speak served a niche crowd with its ing or moving your body. If it’s a casual atmosphere of live hit, it could pave the way for a guitar and jazz music. remoteless future. Pandora Handley said loca Beracha and his PrimeSense tion of the business perhaps colleagues see their technology wasn’t the best, but theirs as an integral part of the home of was a different crowd than the future. PrimeSense already nearby Woody’s. has other collaborations in the “We’re more of a restau works, with TVs and PCs fitted rant than a pub,” Kurt with its device targeted for next Handley said. “Everybody year. seemed to enjoy the food and “Our vision is to see this tech atmosphere.” nology become ubiquitous, in every Andrew and Earlene Lucas consumer device,” said Beracha, have been traveling the 20 or PrimeSense CEO. so miles from their home in Several companies have devel Jerome to visit the restaurant oped depth sensing cameras. at least once a week since it Another Israeli company, 3DV opened. Systems, developed one that deter “We just heard about them mined the depth of the picture with closing tonight,”Earlene said a technique similar to radar. Saturday evening. “It’s sad. Microsoft snapped up that compa We really like the atmos ny in 2009, but didn’t use its cam phere, food and service.” era for the Kinect. Andrew Lucas said The camera from 3DV was rela tures and hand movements. At a case. told The AP in a telephone inter Pandora’s had the best brew tively sophisticated and expensive. distance of 3 feet, the resolution is Dwight Thomas, another T.I. view. “If he was driving and smok in town. PrimeSense’s, by contrast, is a fair finer, and facial expressions can be lawyer,also stressed it was too early ing marijuana, that is absolutely “It’s too bad seeing a local ly standard one that you might find distinguished. to determine the impact of the stupid. But why was he pulled over place go out of business,”said in any Web camera, according to Kinect also has a microphone arrest. “We don’t have a full grasp in the first place? Because he had a Todd Ballard of Kimberly.He Adi Berenson, the company’s vice that picks up the location of of the facts circumstances. We Maybach? Because he was black? said he’d like to see more president of business develop sounds, helping the system under don’t know the violation,’’he said. Because they know who he is and businesses — restaurants or ment. stand its surroundings. Microsoft’s “I will remain optimistic until this resent his success?’’ otherwise — open in the his The setup is able to determine software ties the components matter is favorably resolved.’’ Young said his advice to Harris toric district. depth because the camera is together. Young, who is an ordained min has been focused on violence, not “We may pop up in the paired with a projector that emits Microsoft is counting on Kinect ister,married Harris and Cottle last drug use. future, but not until after the invisible, infrared light in a com to lure people who haven’t tradi month in Miami. He said T.I. has “We never talked about drugs,’’ first of the year,” Kurt plicated speckle pattern. The tionally been interested in video made “marvelous progress’’ and Young said, but added: “Maybe I Handley said. “There’s no camera picks up how the pattern is games. The company will s 2013. that he is a good father and partner. should have.’’ guarantees right now, we’ll distorted when it hits objects. At a That could lead to a prison sen He also was skeptical about the just wait to see what the distance of 7 feet, it can distin tence. charges against the rapper and the Associated Press writers Errin economy does.” guish depth differences of less The decision would be made by circumstances of the arrest. Haines, Greg Bluestein and Featherstone did not than an inch, Berenson said. U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell “I assume that you’re innocent Jonathan Landrum Jr. in Atlanta return a phone call Saturday That’s enough to decipher ges Jr., who presided over the original until you’re proven guilty,’’ Young contributed to this report. by the Times News. Celebrating the can: 200 years of history preserved By Dan Zak plaint? It was “a little bit salty.’’ 1810. A Frenchman named The Washington Post Such is the power, the longevity, Nicolas Appert discovers a way to the simplicity, the overwhelming preserve soups, produce and dairy WASHINGTON — The march of ordinariness of the can. Until food products in glass bottles using Western civilization and the pros can be bought, cooked and con boiling water to force out air, and perity of the United States have sumed via iPhone, we will remain a sealing the contents with cork, partly hinged on the quiet little container society, a canned civi wire and wax. Other inventors object behind those boxes of pricey lization, preserved, pickled, her soon adapt the process to tin cans, whole grain rotini pasta on the metically sealed against the rav which are lighter, cheaper and third shelf of your cupboard. The ages of time, a people whose food more durable. object is cylindrical and silver and and drink shall not perish from the 1978. A Delta Tau Chi fraternity wrapped in a paper label. It is Earth. brother named John Blutarsky dusty. Its expiration date has August 25 was the can’s 200th methodically crushes several cans passed. birthday. of beer on his forehead during the “You think it’s still good?’’ Everyone takes the can for movie “Animal House,’’ causing “I dunno. Open it. No, wait. granted. generations of macho collegians to Don’t.’’ For the next 1,000 words, let’s wound their brows (and pride) in Or do. Several years ago, on the not. copycat attempts. Washington Post photo 50th anniversary of his marriage, Kick the can. Shoot it off a fence A Schlitz ‘Tall Boy’ can from the 1960s, dug from Smithsonian storage by Peter an Englishman in Denton ate a can post with a BB gun.Put it under the Liebhold, dwarfs a modern can of Coca-Cola. Aug. 25 was the 200th birthday of the of cooked chicken he received as a humble can, which revolutionized the way we eat. wedding present. His only com Great moments in cans: See CAN, Business 3 Business 2 Sunday, September 5, 2010 BUSINESS Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho YOURBUSINESS
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Courtesy photo Courtesy photo Regence BlueShield of Idaho, 247 River Vista Place Suite No. 102, Twin South Central Community Action Partnership (SCCAP) would like to Falls, cut the red ribbon with the Twin Falls Chamber Ambassadors as thank Magic Valley Bank for their $1,000 donation to support the they celebrated at their new office. Regence Blue Shield of Idaho fourth annual ‘Community Partnerships In Action’ event that will take offers a variety of plans to fit the needs of employer groups. Whether place Sept. 18 at Twin Falls City Park. This contribution will assist in Courtesy photo you are seeking coverage for two or 2,000 employees, Regence bringing in 70 to 80 booths from non-profit organizations and finan- Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar, 1239 Pole Line Road E. Suite 303 B, BlueShield is able to provide your insurance needs with their profes- cial intuitions that will provide information to more than 5,000 people Twin Falls, celebrated the grand opening of its new sports bar by cut- sional services. Give their office a call today at 736-0755 or check out about services that are available to low-income individuals and fami- ting the red ribbon along with the Twin Falls Chamber Ambassadors. their website at www.id.regence.com. lies across the Magic Valley. Through federal, state and local partner- Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar is a new member of the Chamber. Pictured from left are Jeni Kiesig, Andy Lyda, Kory Porter, Scott ships such as Magic Valley Bank, it allows SCCAP to continue serving Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar serves up a healthy dose of fun along Kreiling, Diana Kurtcv, Suzi Leon and Ron Leavitt. those who are in need of assistance, by empowering and providing with wings spun in signature Buffalo Wild Wings sauces. A full menu avenues to obtain food, education, employment, housing, and a sense featuring everything from salads to appetizers to burgers served in a of achievement. relaxed, comfortable atmosphere, where their customers like to hang S USAN S WEET’ S G LUTEN Pictured from left are George Hilarides, committee chairman; Ken out with friends, play trivia on their Buszztime@ system and watch Robinette, executive director, SCCAP; Bobbie Smith, compliance their favorite games on the big screen TVs. & SUGAR F REE B AKERY administrative assistant, Magic Valley Bank; Ben Weston, AVP mort- Pictured from left are Jim York, Charles Gerard and Leroy Tyler. gage loan officer, Magic Valley Bank; Monica Youree, AVP branch man- ager, Magic Valley Bank; Brad Solberg, AVP professional banking, Magic Valley Bank. I DAHO W ATER SPORTS D OT F OODS
Courtesy photo Susan Sweet’s Gluten & Sugar Free Bakery, at 64 N. 200 E., Shoshone, is now open for business. Please contact the business at 544-2222 for product and availability information.
Courtesy photo E VARD G IBBY Dot Foods of Burley recently loaded its 50th anniversary commemora- Courtesy photo tive golden trailer and donated a truckload of dry foods to Idaho Malibu Boats, the world’s leading wakeboard and water ski boat man- Foodbank’s Pocatello distribution center. The donation, delivered on ufacturer, recently recognized their 2009 Outstanding Dealers in Aug. 26, marked the seventh stop for the trailer on its nationwide tour. Customer Service, and Idaho Water Sports in Burley and Nampa was a Dot Foods donated 27,210 pounds of food, including peanut butter, part of them. Idaho Water Sports’ dedication and attention to cus- beans, tuna, peaches, carrots and cereal. Dot Foods employees Justin tomer service has helped push the business to the top of the marine Slocum, Anne Wolfe, Lynn Braden, Joe Little, Todd Redfield, Debra industry. Housewright, Jax Doney, Wade Pulley and Nick Blayney pose in front of For their efforts and achievements as a water sports boat dealer, the 50th anniversary golden trailer before delivering the food. Malibu Boats distinguished Idaho Water Sports with two awards for Dot Foods Inc. carries 92,000 products from 500 food industry manu- 2009. In the category of customer service, Idaho Water Sports was facturers and is the largest food redistributor in the United States. Dot recognized for outstanding customer satisfaction, which is deter- Courtesy photo Foods and Dot Transportation sell and deliver foodservice, conven- mined with voluntary surveys sent in by boat buyers. Idaho Water The Twin Falls County Pest Abatement District took time at their pub- ience, retail, vending, equipment and supplies to leading distributors in Sports received awards for Exceptional Customer Service for their lic budget hearing meeting on Aug. 25 to recognize Evard Gibby for his all 50 states. Information: dotfoods.com. Nampa and Burley locations. service on the board of trustees as the Public Health District repre- Idaho Water Sports offers the luxury and performance of the world’s sentative. Gibby provided valuable input to the Abatement Board and C ROP P RODUCTION number one selling wakeboard and water ski boats at their locations the Abatement District since the district’s inception in January 2009. in Nampa and Burley. Information: www.idahowatersports.com. Gibby acted as a liaison between the abatement district and the S ERVICES Pictured from left are Caitlin Johansen, Gordon Hansen, Mike Lee, South Central Public Health District and kept the abatement district Carol Warr, Amber Whitaker, Ty Weedop, Kyle Hanks, Jason Christ, and abreast of public health issues which the district might address. inside the boat Christian Hansen andTrent Pinther. Not pictured: Gibby is retiring from the Public Health District and will be replaced Connor Young, Emily Anderson, Smiley Zemke and Michael McGill. on the Abatement District board by Mary Jensen, also from the Public Health District. The board and Kirk Tubbs, district manager, would like wish Gibby the very best in his future endeavors. Twin Falls and Buhl insurance Pictured from left are Clif Amundsen, Ph.D., Kirk Tubbs, Evard Gibby, John Snelling, Theresa Strolberg and Tony Brand. agencies recognized Auto-Owners Insurance is pleased to announce that Obenchain Insurance, Inc. of Twin Falls, and Clear Lake We want your news Agency, Inc., of Buhl, have been named two of the top ten growth agencies for the Company in the Draper Region for We welcome announcements about new businesses as well as 2009. The agencies were recognized at a luncheon meeting employee changes or advancements. To submit contributions to in Draper, Utah, and at a reception with all regional associ- YourBusiness, send announcements and photographs to Times- Courtesy photo ates, where they and other recipients were presented with a News business Editor Joshua Palmer at [email protected]. Photos will only be accepted as .jpeg e-mail attachments. The Employees of Crop Production Services volunteered their time to a plaque commemorating their accomplishment. Both agen- community outreach project. They painted eight picnic tables and a cies have represented Auto-Owners since 2007. deadline to submit an announcement for the following Sunday is Auto-Owners Insurance has been doing business since Wednesday at noon. Announcements must be 150 words or less. pavilion for the Twin Falls County Parks and Recreation Department at 1916, and serving Idaho since 2006. The Times-News reserves the right to edit content. Rock Creek Park. CAREER MOVES Some experts see trouble ahead Visions Home Betti VanEpps-Taylor By Dan Perry that “the most likely global outlook is Associated Press Writer subpar growth.’’ Health Betti VanEpps-Taylor, who resides in Buhl but But most appeared to agree on a Tammi Harr, formerly a patient works at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin CERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) — Is the sobering array of basic problems care coordinator, has been named Falls, has been selected as a presenter at the eighth global economy out of the woods? standing in the way of true recovery. director of Visions Home Health. annual South Dakota Festival of Books, held in Two years after near-meltdown, with Among them are: Tammi received her RN from the Sioux Falls on Sept. 24-26. The 2010 South Dakota the U.S.looking sluggish,equity mar- Many of the growth drivers in College of Southern Idaho and Harr Festival of Books already boasts more than 60 pre- kets groggy and Europeans fighting a place since the collapse of Lehman brings 19 years of experience to the senters. debt crisis, experts gathered in Italy Brothers are winding up or have position of director. Taylor is the author of “Forgotten Lives: offered a generally gloomy outlook — ended, including not only the massive Amy Butler has been named African-Americans in South Dakota” and “Oscar especially for the United States and stimulus spending but tax breaks, assistant director of Hospice Micheaux, A Biography: Dakota Homesteader, much of the industrialized world. schemes such as the “cash for clunk- Visions.Amy received her B.S.from Author, Pioneer Film Maker.” The doomsayers were led by New ers’’ program and — for some coun- Northwestern University and her She is an independent scholar, writer, lecturer, York University economist Nouriel tries like Russia — high commodity LPN and RN from the College of and historian specializing in the multi-cultural Roubini, who warned in booming prices. Southern Idaho. history of the Northern Great Plains and the tones that “there is a significant risk of The stimulus deemed necessary She has been a hospice nurse for Butler American West. a double-dip recession in the United to jump-start moribund economies six years. She holds a B.A. in sociology from the States’’ as well as in Japan and many soon causes deficits and debt, upset- Michele Merrit has been named University of Missouri,Kansas City,and an M.A.in European countries. ting the markets enough to spur aus- patient care coordinator for history from the University of South Dakota. An Some of the assembled experts and terity — which undermines growth. Visions Home Health. After 10 Idaho resident since 1998, she enjoys lecturing, leaders at the annual Ambrosetti Most of the world’s growth stems years as an LPN, she obtained her study and working on a new book, entitled Forum on the shores of Lake Como from a developing world led by China RN from the College of Southern “Shadow Walker: The Life of Joseph Brown were somewhat more upbeat: econo- — which is so dependent on exports Idaho. She brings six years of clini- Bear.” mist Edwin Truman,a senior fellow of that it needs the West to continue to cal experience to the management Information: www.sdbookfestival.com or the Peterson Institute for buy, and so will suffer if recovery in team. Merrit www.sdhumanities.org. International Economics, predicted the rich world proves short-lived. Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho BUSINESS Sunday, September 5, 2010 Business 3 Put the tax money of Can Continued from Business 1 Is there a sundry item more When was the transition of eating grill to collect dripping grease. certain fresh foods to certain pack- the rich to good use Construct a string telephone with stackable, more actual, aged foods? How about aluminum it. Get 60 percent of your daily more sturdy and comforting versus steel? The transition from ith the economy value of sodium from it. Get five skilled labor to machinery? How downshifting into cents for it (in NY, Calif., Maine, and collectible and are people being enticed by can Wfirst gear and their Conn.and Vt.).Puncture a hole in it quintessentially designing to buy more?’’ poll numbers sagging, the Steven and shotgun the beer. Make a purse He finds a Schlitz “Tall Boy’’ White House and Democratic out of pop tops. Stock your bunker consumerist? from the 1960s, tucked in the back congressional leaders are des- Pearlstein full of canned goods. Eat as cheaply of the highest shelf, and his eyes perate for an economic and and variedly as possible. “I think it’s deep,’’says Budway, light up. political game-changer as they Is there a sundry item more of the allure of the can. “It’s an “There’s no reason to have a beer head into the November elec- Republicans like stackable,more actual,more sturdy appreciation of where the technol- this big other than to cop a buzz,’’ tions. As it happens, there’s one to justify their and comforting and collectible and ogy has come from, and from what he says, admiring the purity of its close at hand: the expiration of quintessentially consumerist? a can meant to people generations design. the “Bush’’ tax cuts at the end opposition to taxes on Ho ho ho, Green Giant. ago who drank from that container. What if the can had never been of the year. Anesthetize yourself with the It’s about heritage.’’ invented? In this instance, the politics the rich by claiming it’s implacable geometry of an aisle of On shelves near the break room What if gold prospectors relied of obstructionism appear to really job-creating small cans in a grocery store, row after are antique and novelty cans (Sioux solely on foraging on their treks out work in the Democrats’ favor. If row of tin-plated plenty, peas and City sarsaparilla, resealable seltzer) West? What if tinsmiths didn’t Republicans follow through on businesses they are peaches and tamales and tuna and and industry periodicals handcraft 35,000 cans a day for their threat to use Senate rules protecting, since the beans and beef. Curse quietly as a (Aluminum Now, Waste News). meats and condensed milk during to block a vote on President can tears through the dampened Hanging on a lamp is the industry the Civil War? What if Chef Obama’s proposal to extend tax profits of many small bottom of a paper bag just before mascot, named Al the Can. Boyardee and Hormel Spam didn’t cuts for households with you reach home. “Al’’ for aluminum. Get it? nourish Patton’s armies, whose incomes below $250,000, then businesses are taxed at The homeless man’s currency. “He has a little bit of edge to his soldiers wore can openers around the Bush tax cuts will automati- personal rates. This is The campfire companion. The personality,’’ says Jenny Day, the their necks in communion with cally expire for everyone. At makeshift ashtray. The throwback institute’s director of recycling, their jangling dog tags? What if that point, Republicans will simply hogwash, as a catcall (“Nice cans!’’). The shiny who dons the blue felt mascot cos- canned food had never freed the have a heap of explaining to do recent analysis by the evidence — strewn over a dewy tume for special events. “He’s American homemaker from time- — not only about raising taxes yard at dawn — of a successful dying to run with the presidents at consuming dinner duties? and sacrificing the interests of Congressional Budget party. The symbol for an entire the ballpark.’’ What if we had never gone from the middle class to those of the artistic movement: Campbell’s Al the Can has a Twitter account, hunter-gatherers to farmers to rich but also about forgoing Office concluded. soup cans, repeated over and over of course: shoppers? $700 billion in revenue over in a red-and-white binary code of Recycling all beverage cans for Where would we be? the next decade that could be taxed at personal rates. This is commercialism. Tomato. Chicken one year could save enough energy “We would be in really bad used for deficit reduction. simply hogwash, as a recent noodle. Consomme. The building to light Washington D.C. for 3.7 shape,’’ says John Floros, head of That, in a nutshell, is the analysis by the Congressional blocks of American life for cen- years. the department of food science at Democratic strategy. Budget Office concluded. For turies now. A helpful Facebook update: Pennsylvania State University. The only problem with that starters, the job-creating “People have been predicting the The weekend’s coming up. Be “You could argue that without food strategy is that there are some prowess of small business is end of the can for years,’’says Allan sure to recycle your beverage cans. processing we wouldn’t have the Democratic wusses who are so largely a political myth — par- Sayers, founder and publisher of The Smithsonian has a cache of advanced civilization we have scared about the prospect of ticularly so in the recent down- the Canmaker, a British-based antique cans locked away on an today. In that context, the inven- losing their seats by voting for turn in which small businesses magazine. “But if we’re talking upper floor of the National tion of the can and canning has a tax increase on the rich that have accounted for a dispropor- about sustainability and green Museum of American History. On truly helped society resolve major they are pushing the White tionate share of the job losses. issues, the can wins hands down in a recent morning Peter Liebhold, issues of hunger and diseases con- House and congressional lead- More significantly,any firm all forms of packaging. I think the chairman of the museum’s divi- nected directly to lack of food or ers to put off the issue until that has taxable profits of $1 egg is the only thing that beats it.’’ sion of work and industry,slaps on nutrients.’’ after the election, during the million is unlikely to be a strug- Fact. One hundred thirty billion blue latex gloves and hunts Forget botulism (not the can’s expected lame-duck session. gling small business so starved cans are produced every year in the through the collection, divining fault!). Forget ozone depletion by Otherwise, they warn, they for cash that a modest increase United States, a metal army rattling evidence of a changing society can aerosol can (fixed!). Forget the may be forced to vote with in tax rates would prevent or down conveyor belts, tumbling by can. Colombian drug smugglers who Republicans for a tax-cut discourage it from hiring a prof- down vending machines, fueling Buying a tin of W.H.Baker cocoa can cocaine for incognito transport extension for everyone. That it-producing new employee. football fans, littering riverfronts. in 19th-century Winchester (canny!), or scientists who’ve would put President Obama in Raising taxes on the rich, of One imagines an extraterrestrial would’ve been a cheap way for canned feces so it would stay fresh the uncomfortable position of course, would not by itself do explorer picking over our decimat- members of the lower class to for later study (ew). Forget the fact either vetoing the bill and trig- much to address general ed planet years from now, after increase their caloric intake and, that plastic has duly rocked the gering an automatic tax uneasiness about the economy. we’ve vaporized one another, and therefore, their health and energy. world (in the mid-1950s a third of a increase, or letting it become Which is why it would be good slowly turning in its spindly claw a A can of California apricots by supermarket was canned goods; law and accepting a humiliating economics as well as good poli- faded can of SpaghettiOs, which Bennett Sloan & Co. represents the today it’s only a tenth). political defeat. That is what tics if, over the next three years, might still be perfectly delicious, if rise of the American monoculture, You eat the contents of 85 cans of passes for the Republican strat- the revenue from this tax the alien visitor could only get the in which canning and shipping food a year and you don’t even egy. increase were used to give dang thing open. allowed farmers to specialize rather know it. The economics here are pret- another needed boost to the ail- Washington, of course, has a can than diversify.A container of Sanka Soon it will be chilly again, and ty straightforward. ing economy — not by return- lobbyist, and his name is Robert coffee depicts an Arab man in the you will get home from work late, Given the fragile state of the ing to excessive public or pri- Budway. He’s president of the Can stereotypical fashion of the early and there will somehow be a can of economy,this is no time to be vate consumption but by laying Manufacturers Institute. On his 20th century, a pinpoint in a spec- soup on the third shelf of your cup- raising taxes on the middle the foundation for future bookshelf is a squat can of Fray trum of ethnic imaging through the board, and you will be passively class, as nearly every dollar growth. Bentos Chicken and Mushroom Pie ages. thankful as its contents plop into a taxed is nearly a dollar not For several decades, policy- that he bought in Europe because “A can tells you so much for so pot — noodles,broth,chicken,veg- spent buying goods and servic- makers have tossed around the he liked the look of it. It expired in many different reasons,’’ Liebhold etables, all ready to go, thanks to its es. There is a good debate to be idea of a National Infrastructure December 2006. He thinks it might says. “It allows us to look at our- packaging. It’s a small miracle, had over whether, over the Bank to provide loans and still be good, but he’s not about to selves as a consumer society — really, if you think about it too longer term, some sort of tax matching grants for highway open it. what are people buying when? much. hike on the middle class will be and transit projects, a new air needed to bring the federal traffic control system, high- budget closer to balance. But speed rail, clean-energy gener- with unemployment still hov- ation and smart electric grids, ering around 10 percent, it is and an expansion of state col- Afghans continue pulling too early to change the focus lege and university systems. from debt-financed fiscal Over the years, this idea has stimulus to deficit reduction. won bipartisan support from money from troubled bank At the same time, even con- business groups, labor unions, servative economists acknowl- governors and big-city mayors. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Nervous Afghans edge that while the rich And with interest rates at record pulled more deposits out of the nation’s largest account for a disproportionate lows, construction costs down bank despite assurances from government lead- share of consumer spending, 25 percent and so many con- ers that their money was safe. Don’t worry about raising their taxes by a modest struction workers unemployed, Crowds gathered Saturday at Kabul Bank amount won’t alter that there is no better time to launch branches around the capital to withdraw dol- spending or have much of a such an effort. lar and Afghan currency savings, with cus- low CD interest rates short-term impact on the With an independent board, tomers saying they had lost faith in the bank’s Discover a sensible alternative – the safe, secure, economy. The reason: Wealthy a professional staff and its own solvency following a change in leadership and tax-deferred benefits of fixed annuities. 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They re ing Islam to mercials — long before the meat wafting from the fair-goers on New York mosque contro- Minnesota State Fair, Salim versy. not terrorists. Wednesday and Zuleyha Ozonder were — 27-year-old Zuleyha But he said that contro- focused on the people who as they exit versy has been another were leaving, not the food or Ozonder, who volunteered for a the reminder of the work festivities beckoning from Muslim outreach effort at the Minnesota American Muslims need to across the street. Minnesota State Fair State do to fill what he called “the Each time a new wave of Fairgrounds void of understanding about people exited, the young religion — particularly the in Falcon our faith. Minneapolis residents — renewed controversy over Various state-based Heights, who hadn t eaten all day — Islam in America amid ten- Muslim groups estimate tried to press into their sion over plans for an Minn. Minnesota has about hands a small, glossy card Islamic center and mosque a 150,000 Muslim residents, that read “Islam Explained few blocks from New York AP photo and the state has had its on one side. On the other, it City s ground zero. But vol- share of incidents in recent had about 180 words of unteers with the Minnesota ber onto carnival rides and hand out the cards, which most Americans doubt that years. Some Muslim stu- background on a religion chapter of Islamic Circle of enjoy concerts by country include a toll-free number Islam is likelier than other dents reported being whose adherents fear is North America saw the singers and classic rock that anyone can call to faiths to encourage violence harassed at schools in St. being misunderstood by too mostly white, Christian fair dinosaurs. request a free copy of the and believe Muslims should Cloud and Owatonna, and many Americans as violent crowd as just the type of “What are they doing Quran. have equal rights to build some anti-Islamic posters and depraved. audience that might benefit here? said Paulette “You know, I guess we let houses of worship. But more were hung around St. “You just want people to from greater understanding. Kahlstorf of Zimmerman, all the politicians come out people have an unfavorable Cloud. take the card, spend a The “Great Minnesota who declined a card from here and schmooze, so we than favorable view of Islam The Ozonders handed out minute reading it and say, Get-Together is one of the Zuleyha as she left the fair- might as well let these folks by 38 to 30 percent — nearly 400 cards during one two- Oh. They re not terror- largest and best-attended grounds with her husband. as well, said Kahlstorf. a reversal of findings on the hour shift this week across ists, said 27-year-old state fairs in the country. “I didn t come here for “Doesn t mean I need to lis- same poll question in 2005, the street from one of the Zuleyha. She and her hus- Every day for 12 days that. ten to them. when 41 percent had favor- fair s main entrances, and band, like other Muslims, through Labor Day, hun- A minute later, Kahlstorf A poll released last week able views compared with were taking their second were fasting during daylight dreds of thousands of peo- elaborated that she didn t showed many Americans 36 percent unfavorable. shift on Wednesday. The hours for the Islamic holy ple stream onto the fair- have a problem with all have the same mixed feel- Najam Qureshi, a mem- chapter is handing out the month of Ramadan. grounds north of St. Paul to Muslims: “Just the radical ings about the Muslim faith. ber of the Islamic Circle of cards throughout the fair s For most fairgoers, the scarf highly caloric food, ones. And she said she did- The nonpartisan Pew North America s Minnesota run, which ends on Labor last thing on their mind is stare at farm animals, clam- n t mind their decision to Research Center found that chapter and a database Day. Scientists out to save chimps from private pet trade 2 babies die By William Mullen rate census count of chimps after semi Chicago Tribune in the U.S.: 2,073.That covers 272 living in accredited zoos, CHICAGO — Dead set 999 in biomedical research hits vehicles against people keeping labs, 586 in sanctuaries, 84 in chimpanzees as pets, Lincoln unaccredited facilities like Park Zoo primatologist Steve roadside zoos, 19 “actor in Phoenix Ross flew to Montana last animals and 113 with private PHOENIX (AP) — Two year to face Jeanne Rizzotto, a owners and breeders. babies were killed after a wealthy Realtor who had ChimpCARE, Ross said, is three-vehicle collision declared on national televi- most concerned about the involving a gas tanker sion that somebody would latter three categories that occurred on Interstate 10 in have to step “over my dead operate without oversight or west Phoenix on Saturday. body to take her two pet standards. Arizona Department of chimps away. In the U.S. it is illegal to Public Safety spokesman Ross, a soft-spoken privately own gorillas, orangs Bart Graves says a car Chicago scientist, had just and bonobos. But, to accom- slowed around 2:40 p.m. to founded Project Chimp- modate biomedical laborato- look at a minor collision and CARE to locate every chim- ries that do invasive research cut off a minivan, which panzee in North America and on chimpanzees, it is legal to then slammed on its brakes assess its level of care. He was own captive chimps bred to avoid a crash. astonished to see Rizzotto s here. Anybody who can That s when a small sedan chimps — Connor and afford the going price can hit the minivan.A gas tanker Kramer — living in the lap of have one — $50,000 for a Chicago Tribune/MCT photo then hit the two vehicles luxury, eating pizzas and hot baby boy, $65,000 for a girl. Stever Ross, a primatologist at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, founded ChimpCARE to locate all chim- and overturned on its side. wings and quaffing bottled Breeders separate baby panzees kept as pets and assess their care. This led him to Montana businesswoman Jeanne Rizzotto, A 13-month-old girl, a 3- mineral water. chimps soon after birth so right, who had two chimps living in the lap of luxury that she eventually donated to a habitat. week-old boy, and a woman Rizzotto, a direct, hard- that instead of bonding with believed to be their mother charging businesswoman, their mothers, they bond well I took care of them, she were critically injured in the believed the 7-year-old with their trainers and own- said, but she also wanted to U.S. chimpanzee population sedan and taken to hospi- chimps she bought for ers. They grow up thinking tap into Ross expertise for Of the 2,073 chimpanzees living in the U.S., 113 live in private residences. tals; the babies died around $50,000 each were none of they are human, Ross said, ideas to improve her chimps Another 19 live in facilities for breeding or training for entertainment. 3:45. A 35-year-old woman Nearly half, 999, live in biomedical laboratories for research. Ross business because what often eating human diets, lives even more. in the minivan had nonfatal she was doing was legal. dressing in clothes, learning In their first meeting, Chimpanzees by state injuries, and the tanker “We bumped heads at to use toilets, playing video Rizzotto stopped Ross after 1 to 10 11 to 30 31 to 100 More than 100 driver was not hurt. Number of chimpanzees either bred for public sale first, said Rizzotto, 56. games, enjoying rides in the he began asking questions X The entire roadway is But their meeting soon family car. from a form he had prepared. or living in a private residence in the state blocked and all traffic is turned into a friendship and a “You might think: What s “You have to soften the being taken off the east- 4 long-running conversation, wrong with that if the chimp questions up a bit, she said bound lanes of the freeway culminating in June, with enjoys it? Ross said.“That is she told Ross. “You need to 2 8 at the 51st Avenue exit. Rizzotto very tearfully leav- fine when they are babies and care for the feelings of the 2 3 DPS is looking for the 1 1 ing Connor and Kramer at a tykes, but by the time they chimp owners. 2 male driver of the white or Florida chimpanzee sanctu- reach puberty at 7 or 8 years He not only listened, he 4 gray Dodge Magnum that 1 6 ary. old, taking them through the asked her for advice, she 44 cut off the minivan. Their move is not the only drive-through window at a said, and that impressed her. success of ChimpCARE. This fast-food restaurant might She, in turn, listened when 2 year, owners of a California not be such a pleasant expe- he evaluated what she was 9 colony of 14 “actor chimps rience, anymore. feeding Connor and Kramer, 24 trained for work in film, tele- “An adolescent or adult agreeing to feed them more vision and advertising closed chimp is a very dangerous vegetables and formulated © 2010 MCT their business. 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She was an DECLO — Nicole Dawn at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, swept down to the home of old Rupert resident, avid bridge player Knobbe, 21, of Declo, died at the Sugar City Cemetery Darril I. Bowen in Burley and passed away Friday, and has made many Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at (White Mortuary in Twin peacefully released him from Sept. 3, 2010, at friends with her Saint Alphonsus Regional Falls). his five year battle with Minidoka Memorial hobby. Katherine Medical Center in Boise. Hodgkin s Lymphoma. Hospital. was a member of The funeral will be at 11 Darril was born on Jan. 2, Katherine was The Church of Jesus a.m. Sept. 9, at the Declo Pauline F. Clark 1932, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to born in Moroni, Utah, the Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS Stake Center, 213 W. Pauline Fern Clark, 82, of Pearl and Cleota Woodland daughter of Ellis and Edna and has served as Relief Main St.; visitation from 6 to Twin Falls and formerly of Bowen. During his child- Kump Olson. She moved to Society teacher and a 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, Jerome, died Friday,Sept. 3, hood, he lived in Twin Falls, Rupert with her family as a Primary teacher. at Rasmussen Funeral 2010, at Alpine Manor in Atlanta and Kimberly,Idaho, young child. There she grad- Katherine is survived by Home, 1350 E. 16th St. in Twin Falls. as well as a brief time in uated from Rupert High her daughter, Karla (Lind) Burley, and 9:30 to 10:45 A private family service Portland, Ore., during World School and, shortly after Garner; one grandson, a.m.Thursday at the church. will be held at a later date War II. Dad enlisted in the school, she met and married Daron (Claudia) Garner; and (Parke s Magic Valley U.S. Army in 1952 and served Emery Carson. They made two great-grandchildren, Funeral Home in Twin Falls). in Korea during the Korean their home in Rupert until Greyson and Madiline Nina K. Hamilton War. Upon his return from Emery was drafted into the Garner, all of Rupert; one Nina K. Hamilton, 92, of the service, he married United States Navy. She and sister, Louise (Glen) Allen of Twin Falls, died Friday, Sept. Robert Jesse Esther Davis in Twin Falls, her daughter went to live on Rupert; and three brothers, 3, 2010, at the home of her RUPERT — Robert Jesse, Idaho, on Sept. 12, 1954. The the base at Ferget, Idaho, Jay Olson, LaMar Olson and daughter in Logan, Utah. 74, of Rupert, died Friday, newlyweds spent their early until Emery was discharged. Larry Olson. A celebration of her life Sept. 3, 2010, at Minidoka years of their marriage on They later moved back to She was preceded in death will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Memorial Hospital. the Cottonwood Ranch Rupert to a house just three by her parents, Ellis and Sept. 10, at the Twin Falls Arrangements will be south of Twin Falls before Charlie Hunt, Shantel blocks from town, where she Edna; her husband, Emery; LDS Stake Center, 2085 announced by Hansen moving to central Idaho, Bowen, Christopher Bowen has resided until her death. one sister, Fay Chambers; South Temple Drive; visita- Mortuary in Rupert. where Darril was involved in and Zach Bowen; and She worked at First Security and one brother, Elvin the timber industry in numerous great-grandchil- Bank and then at Minidoka Olson. Salmon and Clayton. In dren. He is also survived by Memorial Hospital; this was A graveside service will be 1970, Darril and Esther his siblings, most of whom her favorite job, she did held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. Finest In... moved to Burley, where still reside in the Salmon medical records and also 7,at the Rupert Cemetery.At Darril continued to work in area,Janet (Larry) Pugh,Paul worked at the front desk.She Katherine s request, there the lumber industry, first at (Wanda) Bowen, Robert was one of the first Pink will be no viewing. Services Flowers Starrs Ferry Building Supply (Bobbie) Bowen, Jess Ladies. After leaving the are under the direction of and then at McCaslins (Donna, deceased) Bowen, hospital, she went on to Hansen Mortuary in Rupert. Design (Snake River Building Anita Bowen, Marlene work at the Lantern In lieu of flowers, the fam- Supply). (Robert) Grissett, Ethel Boutique for Diana Antone; ily suggests that donations Service Dad enjoyed camping, (Milt, deceased) Stricklan, she loved this job too. can be made to the Elks hunting and fishing with Frank (Terri) Bowen and Then when Emery started Rehab or the Rupert LDS 2nd Mom and the kids and Ronnie (Bonnie) Bowen. the Rupert Elks,she was sec- Ward Humanitarian Fund or grandkids. He also enjoyed He was preceded in death retary for many years there. to a charity of your choice. hiking having summitted by his parents, as well as his They retired from the Elks The family would like to Mount Borah and also both brothers, Mike Bowen and and bought a travel trailer thank Dr. Swensen and Dr. he and Mom completed the Terry Bowen. and parked in Ketchum, Johnson and the nurses of Melford Trek in New A small celebration of life where they met many new Minidoka Memorial 733-9292 Zealand and backpacked will be held at 11 a.m. friends from all over the Hospital. 1563 Fillmore Street, North Bridge Plaza, Unit 1-C Australia. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 He is survived by his wife Golden Heritage Senior of 56 years, Esther Bowen; Center, 2421 Overland Ave. Robina May Widman his son, Rusty (Mary) Bowen in Burley,Idaho,where lunch of Twin Falls, Idaho; his will follow the celebration of BURLEY — Ro- mented on her tree. daughter, Mary (Frank) life. In lieu of flowers, the bina May Widman, Family was very Visions Muguira of Boise, Idaho; his family suggests that memo- an 83-year-old Bur- special to her and son, Lynn (Bobbett) Bowen rial contributions may be ley resident, passed she treated her of Home of Farmington, N.M.; as well made to Idaho Home Health away Thursday, nieces and nephews as his grandchildren, Jacob and Hospice, 418 Oneida, Sept. 2, 2010, at as if they were her Bowen, Isaac Bowen, Rupert, ID 83350 or to a Hiland Estates. own children and Michele Walton, Cindy charity of your choice. Robina was born made them feel at Truchot, Thomas Muguira, Arrangements are under Sept. 9, 1926, in home when they Julie Muguira, Kattie the direction of Rasmussen Rupert, Idaho, the daughter came to visit her. Scderbinske, Josh Bowen, Funeral Home of Burley. of Seymour Charles and She was preceded in death Vera Leona Gorman by her husband, Arthur E. Preston. She married Edgar Widman; and one son, Arthur Widman on March 3, Seymour Arthur Widman, Our Hospice Home is a haven 1946, in Elko, Nev.; their who died three months after Pulitzer-winning marriage was later solem- birth of pneumonia; two for your loved one who is nized in the Idaho Falls LDS brothers Donald C. Preston experiencing end of life issues. Temple in 1964. Robina and Clair Preston; and sis- worked for a local hardware ters, LaPreal Pace, Fern P. • We provide around-the-clock compassionate, palliative care cartoonist Paul store. She was a member of Hess and Garra Dee Preston. in a loving home-like setting. The Church of Jesus Christ Robina is survived by her of Latter-day Saints and two sisters, Minnie L. Jibson • Visions of Home offers an atmosphere of serenity through Conrad dies at 86 served as visiting teacher and Connie Preston Calkins; the fi nal stage of life, addressing the physical, psychological and a supervisor, and did and many nieces and and spiritual needs of the patient and their families. The Associated Press Paul Conrad took on U.S. extractions; she loved her nephews. presidents from Harry S. ward. She enjoyed all kinds The funeral will be held at • Respecting the dignity, values and wishes of individuals and LOS ANGELES — Paul Truman to George W.Bush, of crafts, including making 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, their loved ones while ensuring comfort, care and love. Conrad used his pencil like mostly in the Los Angeles pinecone wreaths for sever- at the Burley LDS Stake a weapon. His long lines Times, where he worked al of her family members Center, 2050 Normal Ave. in and jagged angles seemed for 30 years and helped the during her favorite time of Burley. Burial will follow at If home is no longer an option, to point directly at the newspaper raise its nation- the year, Christmas. She the Declo Cemetery in please call 735-0121 for more information. leaders he deemed charla- al profile. loved decorating her house Declo, Idaho. Friends may tans and fools in need of He was fierce in his liber- for Christmas and even had call one hour prior to the deflating. alism and expressed it with a tree up in her room at service Wednesday at the In a career of more than a stark, powerful visual Hiland Estates that she kept church. Services are under 50 years, he won three style. Southern California up year around. Anyone that the direction of Hansen Pulitzer Prizes, made political junkies for came to visit always com- Payne Mortuary in Burley. Richard Nixon s enemies decades would start their KEEP A list and ruined Ronald day either outraged or Reagan s breakfast. delighted at a Conrad Herman Christ Vilhauer The political cartoonist drawing. LEVEL HEAD with an unmistakable style The Times said in a RUPERT — Her- (Marilyn) Vilhauer of died at 86 Saturday at his Saturday story that its man Christ Vilhauer, Beaverton, Ore.; his IN AN UP-AND-DOWN MARKET home in the Los Angeles longtime publisher came to 94, of Portland, Ore., daughter, Violet suburb of Rancho Palos expect that his breakfast and Rupert, Idaho, (Mike) Mather of Amid recent market volatility, we’ve seen sub- Verdes surrounded by his would be interrupted by an passed away Somerdale, N.J.; two stantial upswings and downturns. But when family, his son David angry phone call from Tuesday, Aug. 31, sisters, Irene (Don) Conrad said. The death was then-governor Reagan or 2010, at St. Vincent Blayney of Rupert, the market reacts one way, it doesn’t mean from natural causes, David wife Nancy, peeved by a Medical Center in Idaho, and Darlene you should, too. The actions you take today Conrad said, but he did not Conrad cartoon that made Portland, Ore. (Milbert) Moser of can signifi cantly impact your fi nancial future. offer specifics. them look foolish. Herman was born Rupert, Idaho; five April 29, 1916, to August and grandchildren; and six great- So before you alter your investment strategy, Rosina Vilhauer in McIntosh, grandchildren. He was pre- schedule a fi nancial review. We can help you S.D. In 1938, he moved to ceded in death by his son, stay focused despite the market’s recent disap- Idaho. Herman married Ruth Harold Vilhauer; two broth- Comedian Robert Ketterling on Nov. 24, 1940. ers; five sisters; and his par- pointments and fi nd opportunities for the long He was a farmer for more ents. term. than 40 years in the Paul and The funeral will be held at Schimmel dies at 60 Rupert area. After retiring 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at from farming, Herman did the Rupert United Methodist Call today to schedule your fi nancial review. Los Angeles Times Night with Conan O Brien. woodworking. He made chil- Church, 605 H St. in Rupert. He starred in comedy spe- dren toys, bedroom sets, din- Interment will follow at the LOS ANGELES — Robert cials for Showtime and ing room sets and grandfather Paul Cemetery. Schimmel, a critically HBO, shot a sitcom pilot for clocks. He enjoyed fishing. Arrangements are under acclaimed comedian who Fox and made several well- Herman is survived by his the direction of Hansen made audiences squirm and received comedy CDs. But wife, Ruth; his son, Merlin Mortuary. Dean Seibel, AAMS William Stevens, AAMS Ken Stuart Shelley Seibel, AAMS 834 Falls Ave. 1031 Eastland Drive, 1616 Addison 400 S. Main St. #101, then laugh with X-rated his frank, sexually explicit Suite 1010 Suite 1 Ave. E. Hailey explorations of sexuality routines were too provoca- 733-4925 734-1094 734-0264 788-7112 and vulnerability usually tive for the mainstream net- SERVICES drawn from his own life, has work audiences of David died. He was 60. Letterman and Jay Leno. Hyrum L. Page of Wheatley Funeral Chapel in Schimmel died Friday at a Instead, Schimmel forged Meridian and formerly of Pocatello). Phoenix hospice from a 30-year career touring the Burley, funeral at 11 a.m. Rob Sturgill, AAMS Lynn Hansen, AAMS Gretchen W. Tim & Lori injuries sustained in an Aug. nation s top comedy clubs Saturday at the LDS Church, Charles D. Capps of Twin 1031 Eastland Drive, 1126 Eastland Drive, Clelland, AAMS Henrickson Suite 3 Suite 200 2716 S. Lincoln 1327 Albion Ave. 26 car accident, said his establishing himself as an 1560 N. Ten Mile Road in Falls, celebration of life serv- 734-9106 732-0300 Ste B, Jerome Burley brother Jeff Schimmel. He heir to three of his idols, Meridian; visitation from 10 ice at 11 a.m. Wednesday at 324-0174 678-1131 had suffered serious head Lenny Bruce, George Carlin to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Twin Falls Reformed and internal injuries whose and Richard Pryor, contro- church; burial Sept. 13 at Church, 1631 Grandview treatment was complicated versial comedians whose Dayton Cemetery in Dayton Drive (Parke s Magic Valley by liver disease. The raunchy humor probed the (Bowman Funeral Parlor in Funeral Home in Twin Falls). Scottsdale, Ariz., resident vagaries of life. Schimmel s Garden City). was waiting for a liver own sex life was the fre- Patty Englund of Fairfield, Trevor Tarter, AAMS Heidi Detmer Kelly McCool Jesse Ward 1445 Fillmore St. 918 Main St. 442 Main St. 614 Fremont St. transplant at the time of his quent butt of his jokes, Carl Albert Nutsch of celebration of life today at Suite 1101 Buhl Gooding Rupert 737-0277 543-9034 934-5001 436-1520 death, his brother said. which charted such territo- Pocatello and formerly of her ranch at Chimney Creek www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC Schimmel made regular ry as oral sex, masturbation Jerome, memorial gathering near Fairfield. For informa- appearances on Howard and other adult fare com- at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the tion, email smwelly@- Call or visit your local Stern s radio show and was plete with explicit anatomi- Twin Falls County Fair- gmail.com (Wood River fi nancial advisor today. MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING a frequent guest on “Late cal references. grounds in Filer (Manning- Chapel in Hailey). Business 6 Sunday, September 5, 2010 NATION Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Economic woes threaten Democrats’ prospects By Liz Sidoti party-generated enthusi- cent unemployment rate, looking for work before being Associated Press writer asm. above the national average, hired for $12 an hour at an Democrats are relying on a and there’s no doubt that the organic certifying company. COLUMBUS, Ohio — financial advantage, a robust economy — and Obama’s She’s doubtful about an Frustrated, discouraged and get-out-the-vote operation policies — is driving the fury improvement in the econo- just plain mad, a lot of people and, mostly, the ghost of of Ohioans and shaping my. who have lost jobs — or know George W. Bush to curb an races. Natale, who calls herself a someone who has — now expected Nov. 2 shellacking. Just blocks from a middle- left-leaning independent, want to see the names of “My opponent had both class backyard where Obama was one of the legions of Democrats on pink slips.And hands on the wheel as he and recently insisted “we’re on young people who enthusi- that’s jeopardizing the President Bush drove this the right track,’’ voters take astically embraced Obama in party’s chances in Ohio and economy into the ditch,’’says issue with that notion. 2008 and who Democrats all across the country in Fisher, a former lieutenant “It’s the same old, same hope will turn out in November’s elections. governor trying desperately old rhetoric,’’ says Kelli November. In this big swing-voting to overcome a strong and Natale, as she walks her dog, So who will she vote for? state alone, Democratic well-funded challenge by Thor. The 25-year-old col- She pauses to think before Gov. Ted Strickland is in a Republican Rob Portman, an lege graduate spent two years saying, “I’m not sure.’’ dogfight for re-election. AP file photo ex-congressman who was a Senate candidate Lee Fisher Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland delivers the State of the State address to a Bush budget director and may be even worse off. As joint session of the Ohio General Assembly on Jan. 26 in Columbus, trade representative. To all our friends and neighbors who many as six House Ohio. Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot people who In Ohio and elsewhere, the sent cards & called us during the hard Democrats could lose their have lost jobs now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. party that won control of jobs this fall. Recession- Congress and the White time this past week, we say “thank you” fueled animosity is domi- House in the past two elec- for being there with us with the loss of our nating every race, giving “I don’t think we’ve seen Washington, the tone for the tions is facing the real possi- Republicans hope of huge the worst of it yet,’’ says remainder of Obama’s first bility of losing power. Not daughter Deanna. victories. Jarrod Davis, 26, a term and his likely 2012 re- that Ohio Democrats will Your love and kindness is a big step in In Ohio, like almost every- Republican. Adds independ- election bid. All 435 House acknowledge their dismal where else, voters don’t ent Dan Sharpe, 41: “So far, seats as well as 37 Senate prospects with eight weeks healing. much care for Washington, nothing’s gotten better seats are on the ballot. The to Election Day. Thank you again Wall Street or anything under the Democrats.’’ country also will elect 37 “The mood of the public is Leonard & Claire Smith resembling the establish- Both of these construction governors in races that will fluid,’’ Strickland argues. “I ment. They grouse about workers backed Obama and determine who oversees the don’t believe this is going to every politician, including his party before, but they say once-a-decade redrawing of be a terrible year for Our thanks to everyone, friends and neighbors, President Barack Obama, Democrats can’t count on political districts. Democrats. That verdict has whom Ohioans played a crit- their support again — if they Republicans are hoping to not yet been reached.’’ for all the kindness and sympathy extended ical role in electing. They even vote. capitalize on voters’ eco- True, but Ohio Democrats to us during our recent time of sorrow. fume over the nation’s tee- At stake nationally is the nomic disillusionment, frus- preside over a volatile elec- tering finances. balance of power in tration with Obama and tea torate angered by a 10.3 per- They were deeply appreciated** The Family of Clyde “Bud” Bragg Battle of the **A special thanks to Dr. Irwin & staff, Bulge vets Creekside Residential Care Center & staff. gather for The family of Alberto Flores wishes to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all our conference friends, neighbors and relatives for the cards, McClatchy Newspapers l owers, food, visits and all other acts of kindness that were so graciously extended to us during COLUMBIA, S.C. — Maj. our recent loss. They were deeply appreciated. A Gen. Douglas Carver, chief of chaplains of the U.S. special thanks to Father Eladio Vieyra, Farmer Army, arrived late to the Funeral Chapel and 2 young policemen. Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge national conference Ana, Luis, Lucas and Sam being held this week in Columbia. He was late because one Special Thanks of his chaplains, Capt. Dale Goetz, 43, of Colorado We would like to extend our deepest appreciation and thanks Springs, Colo., was killed AP photo to everyone that helped our family through this hard time. We would like to thank the Shoshone and Dietrich relief Monday in Kandahar Waves from tropical storm Earl pound the coast at Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, Saturday. Police closed society for the luncheon; it was greatly appreciated. We would Province in Afghanistan roads leading to the iconic lighthouse as a safety precaution, keeping the curious away from the dan- also like to thank all of you who sent cards, money, fl owers and when a bomb struck a con- gerous rocks. food to help our family. You helped us in so many ways and it voy he was riding in. He was will not be forgotten. We would also like to say thanks for the first Army chaplain to your support it is greatly needed as we learn to accept die in combat since and cope with the loss of Pete. Pete had many nice Vietnam, and brought the friends that have shown us so much love and support total number of U.S. troops during this diffi cult time for that we thank you. killed in Afghanistan to Earl’s biggest damage We would also like to thank you for your continued 1,142 since the conflict thoughts and prayers for our family. began nine years ago. In Sincerely Iraq, 4,400 American sol- diers have been killed. in Northeast: business Yvonne Gage But Carver, in a World Tamara Salas-Gage Jake Gage War II wreath-laying cere- YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) but I think all this hype was Police said the road to the Nicole Quiroga mony at Fort Jackson — In the end, Earl’s worst premature.’’ popular Peggy’s Cove National Cemetery on damage in New England Massachusetts suffered a tourist site near Halifax was Saturday, noted that more was to seasonal businesses few hundred power out- closed to keep curious than 19,000 Americans died hoping to end their summer ages, a handful of downed storm-watchers away from MEDICAL BILLS GOT YOU DOWN? in the Battle of the Bulge in on a high note. power lines and isolated the dangerous, pounding just 40 days — about four The tropical storm, far flooding. 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Shoes, eggs hurled at British former O PM Tony Blair in Dublin >>> Opinion 8 Letters to the editor, Opinion 2 / Columnist Michelle Malkin, Opinion 3 / Nation & World, Opinion 4 Opinion SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2010 OPINION EDITOR STEVE CRUMP: 735-3223 [email protected] EDITORIAL They’re our potholes; Idaho’s let us tax to fix them locally Latinos
ow here’s an idea: If the state of Idaho isn’t willing to do it, then They’re not allow cities and counties to fund their own road improvements. That was one of the proposals by who you aN subcommittee of Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s transportation funding task force, which sug- gested local-option sales taxes, an expanded think they are resort tax for larger cities and counties, property tax options or impact fees. “In 2008, almost 70 percent of “The committee didn’t feel there’s dollars available to have some kind of a state-sponsored Idaho’s Latinos were born in the U.S. funding program,”David Bennion, subcommit- Many of Idaho’s Latino families have tee chairman, said. State Sen. Shawn Keough, R- Sandpoint, who served on the subcommittee, lived in the U.S. for generations.” said the group decided “our job is to provide a toolbox full of tools and then let the people in Highlights from the Idaho that area decide what works for them … through Commission of Hispanic Affairs the ballot box.” and the University of Idaho’s recent report on Latinos in Idaho: The Republicans who control the Legislature With about 165,000 Latino have for years refused to consider expanding residents, Idaho has the 15th-high- Idaho’s very limited local-option taxation est proportion of Latinos in the authority to help cities and nation. Today, roughly 11 percent counties pay for infrastruc- of Idahoans are Latino, compared Our view: ture needs. But since’s it’s to 5 percent in 1990. Most Latinos in Idaho were When it pretty clear that neither a born in the U.S. Of those born comes to majority on the transporta- LATINO PROFILE elsewhere, one-third came to this local taxing tion funding task force nor country before 1990, another third the Legislature is prepared to Category Native born Foreign born arrived during the 1990s, and the authority in rest have come since 2000. Latinos raise fuel taxes or registration High school graduates 73% 31% fees by much, or assess sig- who moved to the U.S. in the last Idaho, College graduates 13% 2% decade make up only 10 percent of nificant additional fees to the there’s too Median age 15% 34% the state’s total Latino population. trucking industry, there seem Growth in the Latino popula- much that’s to be few alternatives to local Speaks only English at home 51% 12% tion accounts for one-fourth of all not local. sources. Has health insurance 71% 35% population growth in Idaho, even In 2009, state Rep. Raul though Latinos made up only one- What do Labrador, R-Eagle — now the tenth of the state’s residents. Idaho — Source: University of Idaho is the fifth-fastest growing state in you think? Republican nominee in the the nation. We welcome 1st Congressional District — Idaho’s Latino population is came up with one of the bet- LATINO NUMBERS growing at an annual rate of 7 per- viewpoints ter transportation funding cent, compared to 2 percent for from our ideas we’ve heard recently: Category Year Latino Non-Latino Total non-Latinos This compares to an Why not let local govern- Population 2008 165,000 1.3 million 1.5 million annual rate of 4 percent growth readers on Population 2000 102,000 1.2 million 1.3 million among Latinos nationwide. ments in need of money to fix The Latino population is this and the roads put the question to Population 1990 53,000 954,000 1 million growing faster in urban than in other issues. the voters? Population 1980 37,000 908,000 944,000 rural Idaho (an annual rate of The money couldn’t be 9 percent in urban Idaho compared to 5 percent in rural parts of the spent for open-ended pur- — Source: University of Idaho poses — funding would be limited to specific state). road and bridge projects — and the tax would 41 percent of Latinos, com- pared to 36 percent of non-Latinos, have to be approved by a majority in an election. LATINO ECONOMICS live in Ada and Canyon counties. House Majority Caucus Chairman Ken Clark County has the highest Roberts, R-Donnelly, said at the time, “Those of Category Latino Non-Latino Total proportion of Latinos at 45 per- you that don’t like this bill, I hope that you’re all Median income $34,592 $48,700 $45,576 cent, followed by Minidoka County prepared to vote for a tax increase on regular reg- Per capita income $12,466 $23,920 $22,748 (31 percent), and Jerome and Power istration. Because if we don’t give some of these counties (both 29 percent). Poverty rate 22% 12% 13% Counties with the highest pro- locals a tool ... then all of us are going to have to Social Security income* 13% 27% 26% portion of Latinos (greater than pay for those projects.” Food stamp benefits* 14% 7% 8% 20 percent) have economies that The House voted no, but Roberts got it exactly rely on agriculture and food pro- right. When you register your vehicle in Twin *Percentage of population cessing. Falls, Burley or Gooding, or when you pay the tax Latinos are more likely to live on fuel you buy in Jerome, Hailey or Rupert, — Source: University of Idaho See LATINOS, Opinion 2 some of the money is spent on roads in Bonners Ferry, St. Anthony and Fruitland. By tying the hands of local governments, the Legislature ensures that everybody pays for improvements that benefit only a fraction of Idahoans. It also guarantees that local governments will Opportunity knocks, wearing a shirt and tie have a hard time finding the resources to make improvements they need, when they need them. By John Blanchette Besides, where does it say in the state Spokesman-Review Apprehensions? Constitution that communities aren’t competent (Spokane, Wash.) to decide how to spend their own money? “None whatsoever,”said Gonzaga coach Republican lawmakers love to proclaim their n case you never Mark Few.“I’m happy to add somebody devotion to local control, but when push comes thought you’d see it, a ICatholic family just that’s competitive on a national level. to shove they’re inclined to keep the decision- invited a door-belling making authority in the Statehouse. That’s going to enhance the profile Mormon missionary into Editor’s note: That would be OK if the Legislature were will- their home. Westword is a weekly sampling of the conference.” ing to pay the freight whenever cities and coun- Such is the influence of of opinion from newspapers and ties demonstrated legitimate needs, but that college athletics. other media in the West. doesn’t always happen. Consider this just the first huzzahs Pacific-10 ber this: of the jokes, ironies and Conference commissioner “We’re talking about a Seems to us that, by default, it should be the wonders that will attend the longer just a latent Notre Larry Scott received for his basketball conference,”said locals’ call. marriage of Brigham Young Dame wannabe, but an bold, if mostly unrequited, Gonzaga athletic director University and the West actualized one with its dec- raid on the Big 12 earlier this Mike Roth, “but it still Coast Conference, con- laration of football inde- summer? Well, what WCC comes back to football.” firmed by both parties on pendence. wrangler Jamie Zaninovich Meaning this entire TIMES-NEWS Tuesday as the latest — but Any notion that the — like Scott, a relative new- arrangement — energizing as certainly not the last — WCC remains the scared- bie — pulled off over the it is for Gonzaga and the Brad Hurd . . . . publisher Steve Crump . ...Opinion editor quake to rearrange the of-its-shadow CYO league past week is something of a WCC membership and a safe The members of the editorial board and writers of intercollegiate furniture. of yore is severely mis- to-scale replica, only with- haven for BYU — doesn’t editorials are Brad Hurd, Steve Crump, Bill Bitzenburg Also confirmed: placed. out the anti-climax. and Mary Lou Panatopoulos. Latter-Day U. is no Indeed, remember all the Also, it’s good to remem- See WESTWORD, Opinion 3 Opinion 2 Sunday, September 5, 2010 OPINION Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Grandparents can of his time working on his aren’t they as liable to repay grow any other place in the tan. Should he lose his next as a big corporation? It’s no world.”They were, in fact, make a difference election, with that tan and Tell us what you think wonder Social Security is fleeing from King George III I am sure all of you can his dynamic personality, ONLINE: Register at Magicvalley.com, and respond to any of the due to run out within 15 and his oppressive theo- remember the saying, “Ask he’s a shoe-in for a lead role local opinions or stories in today’s edition. years. cratic rule. not what our country can on Jersey Shore. ON PAPER: The Times-News welcomes letters from readers on MERRY FLOYD It’s time to quit espous- do for us but what we can While we’re in an eco- subjects of public interest. Please limit letters to 300 words. Buhl ing this “Christian Nation” do for our country.”Those nomic recession and unem- Include your signature, mailing address and phone number. nonsense and the erro- were the days of unrest and ployment is running ram- Writers who sign letters with false names will be permanently Nation was founded neous references to the our country needed every pant, Otter’s busy suing the barred from publication. Letters may be brought to our Twin Falls Christian leanings of our citizen to step forward and federal government and office; mailed to P.O. Box 548, Twin Falls, ID 83303; faxed to with wall of separation founding fathers. The help, even the children. Crapo’s traveling around the (208) 734-5538; or e-mailed to [email protected]. The amount of misinfor- Treaty of Tripoli in 1797 mation that continues to Now we have a different state taking advantage of proclaims quite clearly that circulate in this country “kind” of crises. It is called every photo opportunity he “the Government of the as I was attacked and bitten gation to stay together and (due to “Faux News” media) “education” and it involves can get. Priorities, we don’t United States of America is by a dog at large from that move ahead in the collabo- is astounding. For an exam- every citizen. need no stinking priorities! not, in any sense, founded neighborhood. I was rative and bipartisan fash- ple, just read the recent let- We are all living at a Idaho’s ranked at or near returning from Ridley’s ion that is inherent in the ter to this paper (“National on the Christian religion.”A much faster pace with help the bottom of the 50 states market when one dog start- bill. We are so close and we Day of Prayer,”Aug. 30) cursory examination of our from all the high technolo- in many areas, and it’s not ed growling at me, and as I may never get to this point from Virginia Pratt. founding fathers’ ideologies gy available. Our children going to get better if we continued the second came again. Upsetting the bal- The National Day of reveals that many of them and grandchildren are being keep the current deadwood up and bit me on the back ance now would be a great Prayer is a perfect illustration (Ben Franklin, Thomas bombarded with calcula- in office. We need leaders of my leg, leaving immedi- disservice to future genera- of the violation of the estab- Jefferson, John Adams) tors for math and comput- with an IQ above room ate bruises. I said hey! to tions who deserve the lishment clause found in the were Deists (rejection of a ers that automatically cor- temperature. startle it away and to go chance to use and enjoy this First Amendment of the personal God) at best. rect spelling, punctuation, I’m gonna spend $100 home. Without any hesita- spectacular land in its pris- Constitution. People often The Secular Student phrase structure and so online. KMVT should stop tion, it came back to jump tine state as we have. confuse this issue by declar- Alliance at the College of much more. Quiet time trying to lay a guilt trip on up and bite me again on my ASHLEY WELLS ing that it implies “freedom Southern Idaho examines with a good book or game its viewers just to pacify its raised arm at the elbow. I Ketchum of religion” when in actuality this issue (First has been replaced by televi- local advertisers. It should Amendment violations) sion and video games. Our did not panic but did try to it calls for a “freedom from mind its own business and continue to walk away. The religion.”Any law which and freedom from religion, students are finding home- do what it does best, bring Will Social Security scientific inquiry and work at home competing same dog came at me again endorses a specific religious us the news at 6 and 10 by funds be repaid? rational thought. As the with television. for the third time and bit practice (prayer, in this case) folks who stumble over The U.S. government has faculty adviser for the SSA I am not against me on the back of the leg. cannot be established by the their lines almost as bad as gone after Freddy, Fanny, at CSI, I welcome the com- “progress,”but I am deeply I was very thankful at government. Dubya. Ford, GMC and Chrysler for munity to join freethinking concerned about present that time the firetruck Our founding fathers My favorite feature is the repayments on bailouts. students every Thursday at and future generations. stopped and five wonderful were insistent upon creat- when they ask questions for I am curious as to how 5 p.m. in Room 87 of the With our nation’s econo- fireman stayed with me and ing a “wall of separation their Sunday night viewer many times the Social Fine Arts building at CSI. my so unsettled, together waited for a police officer to between church and state” survey and the responses Security system has bailed The time for a new enlight- with many other problems show up. They made sure I and most certainly were total more than 100 per- out the U.S. government not, in the words of enment is long overdue! facing our families and was all right and the dogs cent. Do you support a city with no repayment at all. Ms. Pratt, “led here by God BRENT JENSEN often forcing both parents (by the way, were pit bulls) ordinance requiring bike remained running around As dumb as this sounds, because freedom could not Twin Falls to work, we as grandparents helmets? 30 percent yes, 66 and great-grandparents can being aggressive and percent no, 20 percent charged one of the crew as be of help. We have not undecided. How do they do been forgotten! they tried to alert another that? pedestrian. There are no Our schools, teachers OK. I’m done, but only and students are drastically sidewalks on that street, so until Everton has its next I was not on any property in need of our help in the mattress sale. “National Reading of sorts and I did see one of KEN WHITE the pit bulls running loose Program.”It is a well- Twin Falls known fact that a “poor from a distance but did not think too much of it 99 reader becomes a poor stu- dent” with problems War destroys because I do not think of throughout their lives. young lives dogs as being aggressive This grandmother is Freedom fighters and and attacking people when more than 75 years old, is terrorists seem to have a lot walking on a street. 19FoodSaver FreshSaver very familiar with educa- in common. One way to I would like to add that Handheld Vacuum Sealer tion and has been a foster create them is to drop the dog’s owner called me grandmother in kinder- bombs on a country, killing personally to see if there Reg. 24.99 garten and first grade for many people and their chil- was anything she could three years. I thoroughly dren and setting their do for me and if I was all Plus! enjoy students, even the country on fire; also right. I want to thank her again for the phone call and $ naughty ones! The teachers destroying their sources of OFF are great to work with and drinking water and elec- follow up. It stands to 5 tricity and then declaring her credibility as a good With In-Store Coupon very appreciative. See store for I urge all grandparents to mission accomplished. neighbor. She also let me details. give serious thought to this Whenever there is a war, know she was taking both education problem facing so many young lives are her dogs to the pound our nation. Please “answer destroyed. It is always the because if they got out this the call,”contact a school wrong people that are made time they would definitely and volunteer to become a to suffer, while the war- do so again. foster grandparent in a mongers get rich. ELIZABETH WOLFE school and grade of your The United Nations was Jerome choice. set up to end all wars and It will be time well spent occupations, but it was Bill is best chance and very rewarding. Our never given the power to do so, for the warmongers have to protect choice land grandchildren will be proud Land use is a complex STOP wasting your all the weapons of mass of us for helping them! issue to say the least. Views destruction, so I guess there LOA JEAN BARDEN vary considerably on how will be wars and rumors of Twin Falls the land should be man- wars until there are enough food and money... aged, protected and devel- peacemakers to stop them. Boehner could try out oped. 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Sign up to receive Latinos e-mail updates about breaking Continued from Opinion 1 Idaho’s Latino immigrants. news online at Prices good Sunday, September 5 through Saturday, September 11, 2010. Most stores open 7AM to 11PM daily. in rural counties than non- They are divided evenly magicvalley.com Latinos (38 percent com- among those who arrived in 12-8-4-58800 (LRB,SSD,ELG,SPO,TLB,CSC) pared to 29 percent, respec- the U.S. before 1990, during tively). the 1990s, and since 2000. Latino growth accounts Almost all of Idaho’s for 63 percent of total Latinos are of Mexican growth in Idaho’s rural descent (87 percent in counties. Idaho, compared to 66 per- Every county in Idaho cent in the U.S..) has an increase in its Latino Latinos’ median age was population, while almost 23 in 2009, compared to 36 one-half of Idaho’s counties for non-Latinos. — all rural — have declined In 2008, over one-half in the non-Latinos popula- of all Latino households Celebrating 50 Years! tion. were families with children In 2008, almost 70 per- under 18, compared to one- Come join us on cent of Idaho’s Latinos were third of non-Latinos house- born in the U.S. Many of holds. Thursday, September 9 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Idaho’s Latino families have Between 2000 and lived in the U.S. for genera- 2009, the Latino school-age Fine Food Entertainment Information Prizes tions. Native-born Latinos population grew faster than are younger, better educat- the non-Latino school-age ed, more likely to have population: 55 percent Meet our Department Managers and learn what health insurance, and more growth for Latinos, com- likely to speak only English pared to 3 percent for non- medical services are available right here in Rupert! at home than foreign-born Latinos. Latinos. Only 3 percent of Contrary to conven- Latinos were over age 65 in Minidoka Memorial Hospital tional wisdom, there has not 2009, compared to 13 per- been a recent surge in cent of non-Latinos. 1224 8th Street Rupert, Idaho 436 0481 Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho OPINION Sunday, September 5, 2010 Opinion 3 Arizona vs. the U.N. Human Rights police
n indignant a court action.” human rights record to before he had even read it. As Obama throws President Obama In response, Arizona Chinese government offi- Fresh off this U.N. mess, America under the bus for A complained last Gov. Jan Brewer rightly cials and humiliated Holder’s Social Justice the cause of open borders, week, “I can’t spend all of blasted Secretary of State Arizonans — and all Department has launched the shady U.N. human my time with my birth cer- Michelle Hillary Clinton and the Americans — who support yet another vendetta rights police must be tificate plastered on my Obama administration for states’ rights to protect against Arizona. On laughing their jackboots forehead.”Fine. How about Malkin succumbing to “interna- their borders and enhance Monday, DOJ filed suit off. plastering a copy of his tionalism run amok.” their security through strict against Phoenix-area com- presidential oath of office Brewer pointed out in a let- immigration enforcement. munity colleges because Syndicated columnist there instead? The kow- No one should be ter to Clinton, “Human An obsequious Posner they imposed strict citizen- Michelle Malkin can be towing commander-in- surprised, of rights as guaranteed by the called SB 1070 “a troubling ship screening of potential reached at writemalkin@ chief is in dire need of a United States and Arizona trend in our society” in his employees. gmail.com. daily reminder that his job course, that the Constitutions are expressly bow-and-scrape conversa- is to “preserve, protect and protected in SB 1070 and tions with the ChiComs. defend the Constitution of Department of defended vigorously by my The inclusion of Arizona the United States” — not Blame America Administration. In fact, the in a politically correct cata- international law or global Department of Justice has logue of human rights and diktats. First is prostrating correctly not included wrongs is more than Case in point: Last week, itself before the these so-called ’human “downright offensive,”as Obama’s State Department rights’ issues in the current Brewer put it. It’s a national handed in America’s first- likes of repressive litigation against the State travesty. In the very same ever report to the United of Arizona.”Somehow, that Obama administration Nations Commissioner for U.N. Human Rights inconvenient detail escaped document, the State Epicurean Evening: Idaho Human Rights in conjunc- Council members the Foggy Bottom bureau- Department praises the Friday, September 10, 2010 tion with something called crats’ notice. administration for its the “Universal Periodic Libya, Cuba, Saudi No one should be sur- “robust protections for Wine served at 5:30 p.m. Review.”In short, the 29- Arabia and China. prised, of course, that the freedom of expression.” Chefs serve at 7:00 p.m. page document is a self- Department of Blame The report notes sanctimo- aggrandizing report card America First is prostrating niously: “As a general mat- Canyon Crest Event Center touting the administra- ry lifesaving effects of itself before the likes of ter, the government does 330 Canyon Crest Drive tion’s far-left domestic and Obamacare on minorities repressive U.N. Human not punish or penalize Twin Falls, ID foreign policy initiatives for through “expanding com- Rights Council members those who peacefully the world’s approval. The munity health centers” Libya, Cuba, Saudi Arabia express their views in the report boasts of racial- and (which have yet to be built, and China. No one should public sphere, even when Come and Enjoy: gender-bean-counting in but not that it matters in be surprised that Obama’s those views are critical of Gourmet food seved by Idaho & Nevada chefs; the executive branch; our Nobel Peace Prize- globalist panderers couldn’t the government. Indeed, Delicious Idaho wines; Justice Department out- winning president’s age of simply keep their mouths dissent is a valuable and Live & Silent Auctions; reach to Muslim grievance post-achievement). shut and refrain from valued part of our politics.” The report also includes A Quick Cuisine Cooking Contest groups opposed to post- trashing Americans with Yeah? Tell that to the (sponsored by Idaho Preferred); a section on “values and 9/11 security measures; whom they disagree. In Democratic members of A People’s Choice & a Judges’ Choice Award. teachers’ union payoffs in immigration,”which May, you’ll recall, Assistant Congress leading the puni- the federal stimulus law; essentially singles out Secretary of State for the tive economic boycott and continuing commitment to Arizona’s immigration Bureau of Democracy, political demonization of Semi formal attire suggested. closing the Gitmo deten- enforcement law as a Human Rights and Labor Arizona. Or to Attorney tion facility for enemy human rights deficiency Michael Posner preemp- General Eric Holder, who $100 per ticket. combatants; and the illuso- “that is being addressed in tively trashed our country’s rushed to attack SB 1070 (For tax purposes, $70 of each $100 ticket may be considered a charitable gift.) Table sponsorships are available for $2,500. Westword
Continued from Opinion 1 Mary’s has made. with 10 teams than nine. fied. This is an historic happen if the Cougars had- The Cougars have been to But at the moment, none of event, for sure. Our confer- To reserve your tickets, n’t lost state-mate Utah to 25 NCAA tournaments, and the private, faith-based ence makeup in terms of not the Pac-10 and weren’t so over the last four years have schools in the West — which changing was the second please call 208 737 2480, royally honked at the an average Ratings is the Catholic-heavy longest behind the Ivy. We or log on to: Mountain West Conference Percentage Index ranking of WCC’s main condition for were very comfortable as a www.stlukesonline.org/epicureanevening/. over a football television 24. While the WCC is no membership — can bring a conference.” package they found limiting stranger to receiving multi- pedigree remotely like that But sometimes opportu- Benefi ts the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit under and unyielding. ple NCAA bids, it now of BYU. nity knocks. This time, it construction at the new St. Luke’s Magic Valley Campus. To retrace the bread- stands to get them regularly. “We don’t have any addi- was wearing a white shirt crumbs: BYU a week ago Moreover, there stands to be tional plans to expand,”said and a tie. was poised to leave the an upgrade to the league’s Roth. “That said, a month MWC and hook up with the TV deal with ESPN – ago, we didn’t have plans to John Blanchette is a Western Athletic though Roth cautioned that expand. But we didn’t columnist for the Conference for its other “I don’t want people think- change – the landscape Spokesman-Review. PO Box AK Twin Falls ID 83303 sports and a scheduling ing it’s a $2-point-whatever changed.” 208 737 2480 “arrangement” with some billion SEC deal. Basketball And when it did, the of that league’s football pro- money is not football WCC didn’t clutch up. Even grams. Then the Mountain money.” presented with an abnor- West repelled that coup by Apprehensions? mality like BYU — its 35,000 annexing Nevada and “None whatsoever,”said enrollment is four times as HAVE FUN AT THE FAIR! Fresno State from the WAC. Gonzaga coach Mark Few. large as any other WCC Along came Zaninovich “I’m happy to add some- school — it expanded for the But In the Market for a better with his come-hither to the body that’s competitive on a first time in more than 30 than “FAIR” deal on Hot Tub? Cougars, who felt they were national level. That’s going years. too far down the road of to enhance the profile of the “I can attribute that to a See Us at our Showroom independence to turn back conference. change in leadership at the — and saw a much better “We were going to fight commissioner’s level,”Roth basketball destination than any situation where you said, “and some at the pres- the weakened WAC. brought in a sub-150 RPI idential level. At some $1000 OFF And to recap the scoring: level program. That doesn’t schools, the attitude is dif- ® Bad for the Mountain help you.” ferent than in the past. We On new 2010 HotSpring Spas West. Another Rocky That’s a hint about the can’t just say we’re going to Balboa body blow for the climate for more WCC do things the same way – WAC, which is one more expansion. Naturally, bas- you’re not getting better from a KO. And still a risk ketball scheduling is easier that way. You can’t be satis- for BYU — on its own with- out the BCS deal that Notre Dame enjoys. But great for the WCC. “It makes sense competi- Varicose Veins? tively – they’ll come in and challenge in all of our sports and that’s exactly what you want when you add a con- ference member,”said Roth. “You’re not just looking for Plus a FREE a ‘participant.’?” Fact is, the Cougars may BOARD CERTIFIED ACE SALT WATER kill the WCC in a few sports, SYSTEM WITH but of course the WCC’s VASCULAR SURGEON A Portion of the Proceeds ANY NEW money game is men’s bas- ® ketball and there the league Goes to Help Support HOTSPRING SPA. Breast Cancer Awareness is adding an instant chal- This is a $1200.00 Value!! lenger to Gonzaga’s decade- David A. Johnson, M.D. F.A.C.S. plus dominance — beyond No more dry skin, no brittle hair and the inroads that Saint The only Fellowship Trained very, very little maintenance. Check out the Hot Spot® Spa with 48 months Free SILVER AUCTIONS Board Certified Vascular Interest and low monthly payment OAC. PRESENTS Surgeon in the Magic Valley