97 / 61 SPORTS 1 Running of the pheasants BIG PLANS OUTDOORS Gooding’s Eames joins 13 other Wildlife group 1 area cowboys and cowgirls at releases pheasants in the Magic Valley. Hot. National High School Finals Rodeo. Business 4 SLOW RECOVERY >>> Fed estimates ‘five or six years’ for economy to return to full health, BUSINESS 1 THURSDAY 75 CENTS July 16, 2009 Familiar face TAKING TIME FOR hired for CSI M-C center ATESTDaughter of college president gets the job By Ben Botkin Idaho Falls, which had an Times-News writer enrollment of 360 students in the 2007-08 school year. When the College of The younger Beck’s Southern Idaho’s appointment was Mini Cassia Center announced late in Burley needed a Tuesday. On Wed- new director, CSI nesday, Jerry Beck attracted 59 appli- said he played no cants through a role in the decision Web site posting to hire his daughter and small newspa- and won’t violate per ad — and hired the school’s nepo- the daughter of the Kristin Beck tism policy because college’s president, he will not directly Jerry Beck. supervise her. Kristin Beck, 26, “In all large will take over the organizations you center, which have an HR sys- serves 1,500 to tem,” he said. “We 2,000 students, on advertised for that July 20. She comes particular position. Jerry Beck MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News to the $44,000-a- She was the candi- Ethan Carter, 10, right, looks on with other Boys and Girls Club of Magic Valley members and staff as they test water quality during a science year job after work- date, along with presentation put on by Twin Falls’ wastewater plant officials at Centennial Park along the Snake River in Twin Falls. ing as a teacher and reading many other people.” coach in the Twin Falls Kristin Beck could not be School District from reached for comment December 2002 until Wednesday. 2008. For the past year she The college posted the was an administrator and position on its Web site in Magic Valley kids learn the dean of students at White Pine Charter School near See CSI, Main 2 importance of keeping water clean By Nate Poppino members used premade kits Mikesell: Illegal Times-News writer Magicvalley.com — the same ones distributed worldwide, Lohr said — to Plenty of researchers WATCH Boys and Girls Club members test water do their tests. study water quality; not samples from the Snake River. DeAntae Wilson, 10, was bid was just a joke many members of the public in charge of writing down look up the data they create. Visit http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/ to learn more about the results for his table. He By Jared S. Hopkins When asked about the But what if the public the worldwide monitoring and education program. explained he was hoping for Times-News writer bid on Tuesday, Mikesell actively helped gather that the water’s acidity to meas- described it as “just a information? Magic Valley examine water the kids, and at the end of ure between 6 and 8 on the JEROME — Twin Falls joke” and noted that it That’s the premise behind taken from the Snake River the afternoon encouraged pH scale.If it doesn’t,he was County Commissioner would be “illegal” for World Water Monitoring at Centennial Waterfront them to study water science asked? Tom Mikesell is no stand- SIRCOMM to sell the sur- Day. Officially scheduled for Park. as a career. “It’s bad water, very bad up comedian, but his best plus truck to its own gov- Sept. 18, groups can actually The kids, ranging from “It’s a handful,”employee water,”he said. effort to inject humor into erning board chairman. submit water samples taken 9 years old to their teens, Jeff Lohr noted, looking A testing tablet was dis- government this week not “I could’ve left it (the from March to December to tested for four basic quality around at the children filling solved into the sample and only fell flat — it was bid envelope) empty had I a related Web site to fill in a indicators: temperature, pH, the parks’ pavilion. “But another child shook the nearly a crime. thought the press was snapshot of the world’s the amount of oxygen dis- we’re glad to help out.” tube, producing a light blue Mikesell, chairman of going to get there and water quality. solved in the water and tur- Since the Snake River has guessed to be an 8.5. It was the joint powers board make something about On Wednesday afternoon, bidity — how cloudy the recently flowed high and close enough to good — that runs the Southern it,”Mikesell said. representatives of the com- water is and how many par- fast, CH2M Hill workers freeing DeAntae to flick Idaho Regional Com- “It was probably stupid pany that runs Twin Falls’ ticles float in it. actually grabbed the sam- water at his friends and warn munications Center, ear- on my part. It would’ve wastewater plant helped Employees of CH2M Hill ples, filling buckets with them about the tablets. lier this month submitted been really funny if you about 75 members of the OMI said they were more water to take to the park’s a bid to buy a truck the Boys and Girls Clubs of than happy to make time for main pavilion. There, club See TEST, Main 2 agency is trying to sell. See BID, Main 2 URA agrees to build downtown parking lot for St. Luke’s By Jared S. Hopkins the former Crum Electric spaces. The quarter-block as soon as possible. Times-News writer Supply Co. building at 212 parking lot will provide 90, Twin Falls Economic Magicvalley.com Third Ave. S. and bring with Shelton providing 30 Development Director READ Capitol Confidential, a political blog by The Twin Falls Urban together about 100 employ- more. Melinda Anderson said reporter Jared S. Hopkins Renewal Agency unani- ees. The currently vacant Renovation, estimated at there’s no clear estimate yet mously agreed Monday to building sits on one-quarter $500,000 to $600,000, on construction costs but build a parking lot for St. of the block, the rest of will be done by St. Luke’s noted all three parties have facade upgrades, but it was Typically, the URA has paid Luke’s Health System when which is owned by the URA. in-house construction requirements. A memoran- not voted on. Groesbeck said 10 percent of the change in it consolidates its offices, The URA agreed to a crew, said John Groesbeck, dum of understanding if the URA doesn’t partici- taxable value once buildings although it remains unclear memorandum of under- the hospital’s chief finan- (MOU) is not a legally bind- pate in the improvements, are improved. just how much the agency standing with St. Luke’s and cial officer and chief operat- ing document. the hospital’s rent would go “It brings a lot of quality will have to shell out for it. developer Joe Shelton, who ing officer. Groesbeck Shelton drew up a second up and St. Luke’s might seek jobs to the downtown sector, St. Luke’s hopes to con- owns the Crum building and declined to give a relocation MOU in which the URA alternatives for solidate two offices, one will lease it to St. Luke’s. The target date, instead saying would help pay for building relocation. See URA, Main 2 currently downtown, into hospital wants 120 parking officials hope it’s done Comics................Business 3 Crossword......Classifieds 13 Obituaries ....Outdoors 9-10 Commodities ......Business 2 Dear Abby ......Classifieds 10 Opinion ......................Main 8 POLICE SHOOT AND KILL ARMED MAN NEAR CAPITOL Community ........Outdoors 7 Movies ......................Main 9 Sudoku ............Classifieds 9 Chaos erupts during rush hour > Business 4 MORNINGMORNINGMain 2 Thursday, July 16, 2009 BRIEFINGBRIEF- TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Pat’s Picks TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Three things to do today ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Humana-insured or YMCA members and $5 per class for non-insured, 733-4384. Pat Marcantonio “The Totally Awesome 80s Revue,” presented TOPS Weight Support Group Chapter No. 256, by JuMP Company, 7 p.m., Roper Auditorium, 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. weigh-in and 6 p.m. meeting, It’s a summer of theatre. • And on another stage, Twin Falls, $7 general admission and $9 Snake River Bowling Alley, 725 Minidoka Ave., • Company of Fools the Twin Falls Municipal reserved seating, 731-4655. Burley, 208-678-2622 or 678-5959. presents “Welcome Home Band performs its outdoor “Paint Your Wagon” directed by Kent Severe, Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m., 109 Seventh Jenny Sutter” at 7 p.m. at concert, “Christmas in 7:30 p.m. show time, Howells Opera House, Ave. E., (red log building with cannon), the Liberty Theatre, 110 N. July,”at 8 p.m. at the Twin 106 N. Blaine St., Oakley, tickets: $8, 677-2787 Jerome, 324-5019. Main St., Hailey. Tickets Falls City Park. It’s free or www.oakleyvalleyarts.org (reservations rec- “The Totally Celebrate Recovery, Christian-based, 12-step are $25 for adults, $18 for admission and you get to ommended). Awesome 80’s program to assist people with life issues, 7 senior citizens and $10 for hear “Jingle Bells” in the Twin Falls Municipal Band Concert, “Christmas Revue” p.m., Twin Falls Church of the Nazarene, 1231 students. It’s about a summer. If you haven’t in July” theme, 8 to 9:30 p.m., historic band Washington St. N., Twin Falls, 733-6610.