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As work continued on repairing Commissioners found out about one bridge, Owyhee County the award on the same day the learned Thursday that the state has agreed to buy eight portable condemned another vital bridge. radios to allow sheriff’s deputies Top: Idaho Department District 1 Commissioner Jerry in the northwest part of the county of Fish and Game Senior Hoagland (R-Wilson) told The to communicate on the 700- Conservation Officer Craig Owyhee Avalanche that the Idaho megahertz band with agencies in Mickelson chats with Chris Transportation Department had Canyon and Ada counties. Sullivan from Meridian during closed the Jordan Creek Bridge The Idaho Emergency Saturday’s opening day of for safety reasons. Communications Commission the upland game bird season “It is already posted with a notifi ed counties of the fi scal year in the Owyhee Mountains. weight restriction, but the 2011 grant awards in an e-mail Right: Hunters, from left, Joe deteriorating condition of the sent Sept. 13. Owyhee County Parker of Caldwell, Owyhee bridge indicates that these weight emergency services coordinator County’s Justin Parker and limits are not being observed or Jim Desmond informed the Mike and Caleb Wilson of enforced,” ITD spokesman Reed Board of Commissioners of the Tacoma, Wash., show off after Hollinshead said. $246,323 award at its meeting a successful day. Sage-grouse The bridge that takes Flint later that day. remain closed to hunting in Road over Jordan Creek is one of –– See 911, page 5 eastern Owyhee County. –– See Bridge, page 5 S. Board irrigation ends Oct. 8 Rolling history at Hope House The rest the area served by South Board, which Homedale city service includes producers in the Homedale-Marsing-Adrian ceases Oct. 4; other county region will have irrigation water until Oct. 8. Reynolds Irrigation District director Jerry shutoff dates tentative Hoagland said the board has set an Oct. 1 shutoff date because funds to pay for electricity to run the The South Board of Control has announced when pumping station are running low. irrigation water will be shut off for the season. Leticia Morris of the Opaline Irrigation District Gary Westcott of Vale, Ore., backs his Speedster into a parking Service to City of Homedale users will end Oct. said the board of directors won’t set a shutoff date space for Saturday’s visit to Hope House by the Western Idaho 4, according to city public works supervisor Larry for that area’s water until an Oct. 5 meeting. Model T Club. The club donated nearly $350 to Hope House. Bauer. –– See Irrigation, page 5 Subscribe today City council news 5 Sports 13-16 Get the news source of the Owyhees delivered Obituaries 6Looking Back 17 IInsidenside directly to you each Wednesday Calendar 7Commentary 18-19 Only $31.80 in Owyhee County GV seeks water Call 337-4681 Peary Perry 7Legals 20-21 project bids Menus 10 Classifi eds 22-23 Page 10 Page 2 Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Homedale schools battle dwindling tax base with fundraisers with the district’s $30,000 athletic Trojans tennis transportation budget. coach steps down Homedale Middle School athletic director Nick Schamber, Homedale School District speaking at the same meeting, patrons have raised more than reported that the Aug. 20 HMS $10,000 to support activities at the carnival raised $1,000. middle school and the high school Homedale superintendent Tim in the past month. Rosandick told the board that The Homedale Trojan Athletic property values in the joint district Association’s fundraising luau fell 25 percent from 2009 and held Aug. 28 at City Park brought that schools will receive $63,458 $7,300 for the district’s athletic less in property tax revenue than transportation fund. last year. In his report at the Sept. 13 school board meeting, Homedale Personnel moves High School athletic director School trustees approved the David Hart said 300 tickets were hiring of former HHS teacher Jim sold for the luau, which also McMillan and current art teacher featured an auction and guest Katy Belanger as yearbook speaker Dr. Vincent Kituku. advisors for the high school. Mark In addition to the money raised Boothby was hired as the HMS through the luau, the HHS Class memory book advisor. of 2009 donated $2,038 to the The board also accepted the transportation fund. In slashing resignations of high school tennis Jack Payne attempts a dismount during last year’s Owyhee Rope & Ride. Submitted photo the district budget, the school coach Mark Weekes and middle board put the onus on participation school Academic Bowl advisor Rope & Ride helps defend ranching fees and fundraising to come up Linda Miklancic. In addition to the rodeo arena action, the Rope & Annual fundraiser starts Ride features informative displays, silent auctions Friday in Jordan Valley and raffl es. The winning ticket for an ATV raffl e will be drawn on Sunday. The 12th annual Owyhee Rope & Ride hits the The action gets going at 9 a.m. Friday with cow Owyhee and Twin Falls Jordan Valley Rodeo Arena in two days to help dog trials. Warm-up roping will be held after the multiple use interests. trials, with registration beginning at 3 p.m. The entry County Voters…Keep….. The Rope & Ride runs Friday through Sunday. fee is two for $45. Spectator admission is free. The top 10 dogs from Friday’s trials advance to Proceeds from the event benefit the Owyhee Saturday’s fi nals at 9 a.m. Stephen Hartgen County Cattlemen’s Legal Defense Fund and the At noon Saturday, the stock saddle bronc riders Malheur County Defense Fund. The event raised take to the arena in pursuit of a $500 added purse. $20,000 in 2009 and the funds have received more At 2:30 p.m., it’s muley roping. The entry price than $250,000 throughout the run of the event, is three head for $40, and teams may enter four according to a press release. times. “Cattlemen are in a fi ght of our life to preserve our Sunday’s fi nal day begins at 9 a.m. with mixed business and way of life,” the Jordan Valley Rodeo team branding. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and Association wrote in a press release promoting their costs $50 per person. Each person can enter up to event. “If the environmental extremists win this three times. battle to remove cattle grazing from federal lands, Last-chance horse and muley roping begins at 10 not only will it affect our business, but it will fl ow a.m., with a $100-per-man entry fee. down to other related business as well as hunting For more information on the event, call (541) and recreation.” 586-2551 or (208) 337-4094. Lawmakers start e-newsletter Owyhee County’s delegation Hartgen said, who holds the Dis- a couple thousand e-mail ad- to the Idaho Legislature has trict 23B seat in the Idaho House dresses,” Hartgen said. launched an electronic newsletter of Representatives. There also is a newsletter sub- to keep constituents informed. District 23 encompasses all of scription link in the inaugural The fi rst Idaho Legislators Dis- Owyhee County and the western issue as well as links to all three Incumbent Republican trict 23 Newsletter hit the inboxes portion of Twin Falls County. legislators’ e-mail addresses. District 23B, of about 800 e-mail addresses Fri- Hartgen said that about 35 to 50 The initial newsletter features day afternoon to update folks on percent of households in a typical links to Web sites for Patrick and Idaho House of Representatives what state Sen. Bert Bracket (R- rural community have Internet Hartgen as well as an introduction Rogerson) and Reps. Jim Patrick connectivity. to the purpose of the mailing. (R-Filer) and Stephen Hartgen “We see it as another way of “For the fi rst one, we wanted to (R-Twin Falls) are working on keeping touch with our district say what it was and give a quick Conservativee in preparation ahead of the start about the issues we’re working checklist of what we’re keeping of the next legislative session in on,” he said. an eye on,” Hartgen said. Traditional January. He encourages those people Specifi cs include budget chal- Vote Hartgen said the newsletter who have received the newsletter lenges that legislators — espe- will be sent out periodically, to forward it to their friends and cially Patrick and Brackett who Republican adding that there is no set pub- neighbors, including those people serve on the Joint Finance and lication schedule. Patrick said who may no longer living in the Appropriations Committee — Values the legislators would consider a district but still want to keep up will face come January. weekly newsletter when the ses- on the issues affecting the past An issue-by-issue preview of sion begins. home base. the 2011 legislative preview and for Southern Idaho “It’s kind of a using a modern “Over time, we hope to add a calendar of upcoming events at tool to reach our increasingly to the list so that by the time the which one of the legislators will electronically connected district,” legislative session starts we have appear also are featured.