Grand View girl falls Homedale grad heads to from tractor, dies Washington, job with Craig Grand View Days in photos PPageage 3 PPageage 4 Page 10 Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Established 1865 VOLUME 22, NUMBER 29 HOMEDALE, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS Former city clerk to be arraigned Friday in Canyon AG announces Dugger’s arraignment felony indictment in front of magistrate against Dugger Judge Bradly S. Ford is Former Homedale City Clerk scheduled Pamela Dugger has been indicted for Friday in on nine felony charges stemming Caldwell. from her alleged spending habits She did while employed at City Hall. not return to Pamela Dugger Idaho Attorney General the city clerk Lawrence Wasden announced position after Mayor Paul Fink Thursday that a Canyon County took offi ce in January 2004. grand jury had indicted Dugger on The maximum penalty for eight counts of misuse of public each count of misuse of public Homedale Ambulance delivers baby funds and one count of grand theft The Homedale Ambulance Service crew of, from left to right, Wes Barnard, Sherry Parrill and by embezzlement. –– to page 5 Ian Takashige, helped bring a little girl into the world last week on Idaho highway 55. EMTs feel rush of new Marsing brings back life with child’s birth Purtell to fi ll council seat The Marsing City Council resigned when her residency Homedale Ambulance technicians, helped a 37-year- and help them into the world brought back a familiar face status had changed. Service personnel Sherry old Marsing woman give birth rather than out of the world, it Wednesday to fi ll a vacancy on Marsing City Clerk Janice Parrill and Wes Barnard were to a baby girl — in the back of really makes a difference.” the panel. Bicandi said Purtell had decided just doing what they do best a speeding ambulance on Idaho Parrill, who took the original Council members unanimously against continuing on the council — helping their colleagues and highway 55. call of a woman in labor at the appointed Tony Purtell to replace before last November’s election helping people in need. “It makes a world of Marsing Labor Camp, had a LeRoy “Bud” Peck, who died at because a job change had affected But, for a change, the early difference because you go similar reaction. the age of 71 in June. Purtell was his ability to attend meetings. morning call to which they on so many bad calls,” said “Sherry was glowing like a sworn in during the meeting. Peck was elected to the city rushed on July 11 had a happy Barnard, who has responded light bulb,” Barnard said. Peck, who died June 19, took council in November after two ending. to two fi res this year in which In a perfect world, the offi ce in January, when Purtell’s previous unsuccessful bids. Parrill and Barnard, both children died. term on the council ended. veteran emergency medical “When you deliver a baby –– to page 5 Purtell joined the council in –– Marsing garbage rates to January 2004 after Jennifer Finlay increase, page 3 Calendar Looking Back Legal notices page 6 page 18 pages 19-21 Stewards IInsidenside tab Aman Sports Commentary Classifieds page 6 pages 12-15 pages 16-17 pages 22-23 Page 2 Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Homedale starts ball rolling for more houses Nearly 300 homes are) looking at (that) it would probably be about fi ve years to proposed for build it out. “So the impact wouldn’t be 290 Pioneer Road homes in the matter of a year. It would take over a period of fi ve Another subdivision could be years and give the city time to coming to Homedale in the near grow with it.” future after the City Council City engineer Fred Ostler gave its stamp of approval for stressed to the council that developers to seek Planning and Homedale would need the Zoning permits. capacity to handle the added Ron Woods, who owns the utilities “in hand” before going property to be developed on 86 ahead with fi nal approval of the acres formerly owned by Taka development. Kora on Pioneer Road, went “I’d make sure the city’s before council members at their resources aren’t allocated,” Ostler Wednesday meeting at City Hall. said, adding that the number of The council decided unanimously homes proposed is 25 percent of Governor signs a keepsake that the addition of about 290 the capacity for the city’s water Idaho Gov. Jim Risch signs a clipping of a photograph from the June 14 edition of The Owyhee new water and sewer hookups system. Avalanche for Homedale City Councilman Bill Page on July 7. Page represented the city at Risch’s June wouldn’t tax the city’s system. Mayor Paul Fink said he didn’t inauguration and brought the newspaper clipping to Homedale City Hall when Risch visited to present a Woods said the development think that system strain would be Gem Communities grant earlier this month. would feature average lots of an issue because city voters in May about 9,000 square feet, enough passed bonds for improvement land to accommodate a 2,000- and expansion to the water and square-foot home. sewer systems. “The estimation is this will be The subdivision still must pass Marsing council grants trash done in three phases,” Woods Planning and Zoning hearings told the council. “(Developers before construction can begin. rate increase for Westowns of fuel costs, city well. A new well is part of Customers to see the city de- Marsing’s multimillion dollar wa- Marsing school board forced 50-cent hike with cided to pay ter system project. the company to reschedule annual meeting next bill 25 cents for Cat ordinance each account Marsing City Clerk Janice Bi- The annual meeting of the of $150 to the Marsing High Marsing garbage customers rather than candi told The Owyhee Avalanche Marsing school board has been School Library Program. The will see an increase in their bill pass the cost on Thursday that city council de- postponed until 8 p.m. today. proposed donations of $50 each beginning next month after the on to the cus- cided to look into how other lo- The meeting will be held at the are being made in memory of th city council approved a fuel in- tomer. cal cities address their feline pop- district offi ce at 209 8 Ave. W. former Marsing City Councilman crease for Westowns Disposal. The Home- ulations. District officials said last LeRoy “Bud” Peck, Dorolene Don Osterhoudt The council granted Westowns dale City The council’s action stemmed week that the meeting, originally Obendorf and Ray Meininger. owner Bill Pastoor’s request for Council approved Westowns from an agenda item in which scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday, a 50-cent-per-account increase to raising its rate by 50 cents in June. Keith Conger was scheduled to had to be rescheduled because of a lack of a quorum. cover rising fuel costs during its The new fees took effect July 1. speak to the council during the Buy it, sell it, monthly meeting Wednesday. The meeting agenda includes new business portion of the meet- trade it, rent it... The increase goes into effect Water project ing. Bicandi said Conger didn’t the election of a board chairman with the August bill. The base rate The city council also authorized show for the meeting, but coun- and vice-chairman. in the of $7.75 will rise to $8.25. 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Services were held Monday Nancy, the daughter of Debbi under the direction of Rost Funeral and Allen “Buffalo” Martin, was Home in Mountain Home. killed in a farming accident July The Grand View City Council 11.