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News Winter Fun at Soldier Mountain
After several winter of less than adequate snow, the Soldier Mountain Ski Resort opened up for the Christmas holidays for the first time in several years. It was a last minute rush to get everything ready to go because until just two days before Christmas there wasn’t enough snow at the base of the mountain. Now that school has start-
ed up again, the resort is on a regular schedule of being open Friday thru Sunday from 9 to 4 (the lodge opens at 8 a.m.). More adventurous skiers can enjoy backcounty skiing with Snowcat Skiing. With over 10,000 vertical feet and spectacular views, this is a ski trip to remember. The price of the trip includes a sack lunch, snack,
beverages, and a visit to the mountain’s “Smoky Dome” yurt to eat lunch and rest up for the rest of your journey. For an extended stay, you can turn your snow cat adventure into a overnight stay in the yurt. With stocked wood stove, kitchenette, and both full and single bunk beds, this rustic yurt experience can be the romantic get away you’ve been looking for. The folks at Soldier Mountain would like to remind people that the resort is a non-profit organization and all profits are put back into making the mountain a better place to have fun in winter and all year round. For more information, call 764-2526 or goto their web site: soldiermountain.com
Tom Faulkner Retires After 15 Years On Monday of this week, a retirement party was held for Tom Faulkner who has served 15 years as a Gooding County Commissioner. The Commissioner room was filled with friends and co-workers wishing him well. Tom said it will be a bit of an adjustment, but he is looking forward to the change of pace. He is, however, confident that the county will be in good hands. His successor, Mark Bolduc, will be officially swarn in next Monday, January 12th.
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Robbery Suspects Arrested The Gooding Police Department, in collaboration with the Gooding County Sheriff’s Office, have made four arrests in connection with the Armed Robbery that took place at Steve’s Quick Service on the evening of December 15th. The first two arrests came on Wednesday, December 17th, Both subjects were juvenile males and were transported to the Snake River Detention Center. Two additional arrests were made on Thursday, December 18th. The firearms believed to have been used in the crime were also recovered. Emiliano Contreras, 18, of Gooding, was taken into custody without incident on a traffic stop in Gooding. Contreras was charged with Armed Robbery. Santos Gutierrez, 18, also of Gooding, was taken into custody without incident and charged with Accessory to Armed Robbery. The Police Department would like to thank the public for an outpouring of assistance. Anyone with further information on this or any other case may call 208-934-8436.
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Notices of Upcoming Events & Meetings On January 17th, 2015, You’re Invited to the Happy New Year Annual Lincoln County Amy Dossett wishes Kevin Wear, Mike Smit and their loved ones a very Happy New Year.
Mass in Fairfield
Mass at Immaculate Conception Chapel will be held January 11th at 2 pm, followed by a potluck.
Senior Breakfast
The Camas County Senior & Community Center will hold their monthly Breakfast this Saturday, January 11th, from 8 to 10:30. Bonnie Sweet will be making her famouse sourdough pancake, served with bacon, scrambled eggs, fruit, yogurt, and beverages. Come start your day off right!
Annual Meeting
The Camas County Senior Center will hold their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 14, right after lunch. Board memebers who are up for election are: Ken Cox, June Ballard, Bonnie McGough, and Alternate Sue Robbins.
Chamber Banquet
Held at the Lincoln County Community Center (201 South Beverly in Shoshone) from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Join the Chamber in celebrating the dedication and hard work that our business, organizations and community member bring to Lincoln County. Evening will include a Comfort Food Potluck Dinner. There will be a year in review of the Chambers accomplishments and Chamber awards, and a special Guest Speaker, Debbie Dane (Executive Director of Southern Idaho Tourism), who will talk about Tourism and Economic Development. Mrs. Dane is an Idaho native who grew up in Chubbuck - just outside Pocatello. In 1989 she moved to the Magic Valley and has called it home ever since. She earned her degree in marketing management and has over thirty years experience in marketing in the shopping center, automobile, and insurance industries. She is also adjunct faculty for the CSI College of Business - Hospitality Department. Since 2002, she has served as the Executive Director of Southern Idaho Tourism promoting our area to visitors and building partnerships that strengthen the tourism economy of the region. She is an active volunteer and has served on the State Scenic Byways Committee,BLM Resource Advisory Council, and is currently the Chairman of the Twin Falls Public Library Board of Trustees. Please bring a side dish or dessert. Chamber will be providing main dishes. This will be a comfort food potluck dinner. Please RSVP with number attending by January 14th, 2015. Contact the Lincoln County County Chamber of Commerce at 886-9811 or LincolnCoChamber@gmail.com
Camas Conservation News
The Wendell Public Library is happy to announce the winner of their TV Raffle. Congratulations to Dee and Gene Estes and thanks to everyone for supporting the Wendell Library.
The Camas Conservation District has an opening for the position of administrative assistant. Applicants should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and QuickBooks programs, know general office management, events coordination and display development. Interested individuals may submit printed resumes in person at 403 Soldier Road, Fairfield; by mail to Camas Conservation District P. O. Box 156 Fairfield, ID 83327 or electronic versions to camasscd@yahoo.com. Resumes will be accepted until January 30th. Job descriptions are available upon request.
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In December, as part an Idaho Community Foundation grant, Kings presented two $1000 checks to the Camas and Gooding Senior Centers. Ken Cox from Camas County said they were going to use the money to help start a thrift store for the Fairfield Community, and Lynne Corbett from the Gooding Center said they were in desperate need of a new dishwasher. In 1915, the H.M. King Company opened its first store in Burley, Idaho. Since then, the Kings Variety Store has grown to 26 stores in six states. This year, Kings will be celebrating their 100th Year as a truly Idaho company.
death & service notices
Cody Wayne Conant, 35, a resident of Dietrich, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at his home in Dietrich. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2015, at Demaray Funeral Service – Shoshone Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at the Dietrich High School Gymnasium (406 North Park St. in Dietrich) with visitation at the gym beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at the Dietrich Cemetery. Robert “Bob” Chester Vickers, Jr., 86, a resident of Hagerman, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at North Canyon Medical Center in Gooding. Arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Wendell Chapel. Florence Tritt, 89, a resident of Gooding, and formerly of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, died Friday, December 26, 2014 at Bennett Hills Rehab and Care Center in Gooding. No local funeral services will be held. Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service - Gooding Chapel.
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Dee Collins Dee Collins, 81, a resident of Wendell, passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on August 27, 1933 to Adelaide and Myrle Collins. He attended school in Idaho Falls through his junior year. The summer of 1949 he joined the carnival helping the front man to pinpoint locations. In 1953 he enlisted in the US Navy, serving on the USS Frank Knox Naval Destroyer during the Korean War. He served for 4 years. In 1956 he married and had a daughter, Vera Ann Collins. After being honorably discharged, he moved to Dubois, Idaho to be closer to his maternal grandparents Jack and Vere Howard and worked various construction jobs. He then moved to Jerome, Idaho and found employment with Neil Ambrose at Montana Express and later moved to Wendell, Idaho where he spent approximately 10 years driving truck. Within that time period he remarried and had 1 son, Shane Dee Collins. In 1969 he decided to become self-employed and started hauling hay from the Camas Prairie to Magic Valley area dairies. Always being one to look forward, he changed his selfemployment and created Dee Collins Custom Farming, which entailed plowing, side dressing and potato digging. During these years he was also a co-owner of Slab & Knothole Firewood Company where he truly enjoyed harvesting firewood. In 1976 he focused more on custom farming and started specializing in fertilizing and spraying row crops. As his business expanded, he enlisted the aid of his son, and S&D Custom Spraying & Fertilizing, Inc. was created. Having a partner in the business now allowed him to pursue his passion serving in the American Legion in many leadership capacities, from local Post #41 Commander to State Commander in 1986 – 1987, to Alternate National Executive Committee from 1998 – 2000, and then National Executive Committee from 2000 – 2002. Doing this work allowed him to travel extensively meeting many dignitaries, including State Officials and Presidents. During his years of Legion service he was instrumental in starting many com-
Maxine Helen Meistad
Maxine Helen Meistad, 94, of Wendell, Idaho, passed away peacefully, December 22, 2014, at home with her family in Sandy, Utah. Maxine was born in Wendell, Idaho on October 18, 1920 to Glenn and Hazel Jenkins. She married Aelard “Al” Meistad on April 18, 1942. She had one daughter, Marcia and one grandson, Erik. Maxine loved being a wife and homemaker, Momma and a Grandma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Aelard; her parents and brother, Bill. She is survived by: her daughter, Marcia and son-in-law, Lewis Olson; her grandson, Erik Tipton; sister, Betty Graffe; three step grandchildren, Eric, Jacob and Trina Olson; and great grandchildren, Austin Thompson, Jadyn and Jordyn Olson. Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church in Wendell, Idaho, on Friday, January 2, 2015. Interment was at the Wendell Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the United Methodist Church of Wendell, Idaho, or the charity or your choice. We thank her wonderful friends she made living at Willowwood Apartments. Also, Pastor Jerry Lewis, all of her friends from the Point Christian Church and the Solstice Hospice caregivers in Utah.
munity and state programs which are still in effect today. His leisure activities included his love/hate for the game of golf, motorcycling, 4 wheeling, Rzr riding and camping at Deer Creek, Idaho during the summer months and wintering in Mesquite, Nevada where he met and made many lasting friendships. Dee was preceded in death by his father Myrle Collins; mother Adelaide Brookbush, step-father Ray Brookbush; step-sons Jeffrey Trader, John Howie and Steve Gratzer; and step-daughter Julie Trader-Wolfe. He is survived by his daughter Vera Ann (Mike) James, of Boise, Idaho; son Shane Dee (Karen) Collins, of Wendell, Idaho; sisters Yvonne Winters, of Anchorage, Alaska, Bonnie Sanders, of Wendell, Idaho, Sandra (Martin) Shirley, of Wendell, Idaho; grandson Kurt (Missy) Stauffer, of North Salt Lake City, Utah; granddaughter Jennifer (Daryl) Blanchard, of Mt. Vernon, Washington; 5 great grandchildren; 6 beloved nephews; step-daughter Diane (Jeff) Mink, of Wendell, Idaho; step-son Dennis (Judy) Gratzer, of Pocatello, Idaho; and numerous step-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Friday, January 2, 2015, at New Life Community Church in Wendell. Burial with military honors followed at the Wendell Cemetery.
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Charles Edward Bolduc
Charles Edward Bolduc (Chase), 86 of Hagerman, Idaho passed away at his home away from home Stonebridge Assisted Living in Hagerman on December 30, 2014 with his family by his side. Chase was born July 12, 1928 in Hayward CA. to Felix (Frog) and Ramona Bolduc. Chase was the younger of two boys. Chase started working when he was 12 years old to help out the family by selling Watkins products door to door and delivering newspapers. At 14 years of age he went to work for a mattress factory building and delivering mattresses. That went well until his delivery truck was in an accident and the company found out he was too young to work and did not have a driver’s license. Chase then moved to Los Angeles and learned the trade of training dogs for the movie studios while learning to be a professional roller skater. When the movie studio went on strike he went to work for General Foods until he was 20 years old at which time he went into the trucking business, building that business to four trucks, doing local deliveries in the LA area. During this time Chase married Vanna Lanza in 1948 and they had one daughter, Tina. They were married 8 years. Chase was drafted into the military and served in Virginia and Alaska for 2 years, often laughing about how he could make trades and get himself and buddies flown around the states on military transports. Chase later married Barbara King in 1956 and they had two children Mark & Donette. When he was discharged from the military he went to work for General Foods managing their local warehouse for delivering products. While employed there he purchased his own trucks and leased them back to General Foods. He was then offered another job with President Meats where he created several new meat items which are still marketed today some of which were Stuffed Veal Cutlets with bake in the box packaging and also a precooked bacon and sausage products for the catering truck industry. In 1969 Chase and Barbara took a leap of faith and moved to the Hagerman Valley building a home on the Snake River where they had many summers of fun with family and friends. During this time Chase decided he did not want to be part of the corporate scene and so he went into the pet food business for the majority of his adult life creating a meat ball ingredient for the pet food
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industry and introduced potato flakes into the pet food and mink food industry. He later setup the trout industry for selling their fish to the mink industry. Chase and Barbara after 20 years of marriage divorced. Chase then married Karen Dietrick in 1977 to which Karen brought her 3 children. Terry, Doug and Sheryl. When Chase had some medical issues at the age of 55 he semi-retired and traveled the western US in his motorhome for 10 years until he settled back into the Hagerman Valley. During this period Chase was very proud of raising Joshua Dietrick who was a step grandchild, and watching Josh move up thru the ranks in the US Navy. Karen passed away in 2010 and from that point on Chase could be seen spending his time running around town on his red scooter and spending time at the Oasis Stop and Go (Temple of Truth) and at the Hagerman Senior Center. In 2012 due to declining health Chase decided to move to Stone Bridge Assisted living. This did not slow him down and he looked forward to his Fridays at the Senior Center and the Gin Rummy games he played with Doris and Louise. We will never know who the card shark was of the 3 of them but one thing for sure was he did not like to lose. Chase was preceded in death by his Father Felix, Mother Ramona, his wife Karen. He is survived by his brother George Bolduc, daughter Tina (George) Woods, son Mark (Tina) Bolduc of Hagerman and daughter Donette (Randy) Pickett of Spokane Washington; grandchildren Alexandria, Samantha Pickett, Sara (Jason) McGehee, Tressa (Dustin) Donaldson, and April Horn. Great Grandchildren including Logan & Chloe McGehee, Trey Berrett, Addie, Emerie and Ailee Donaldson, Stanley, Bailey, Keaton and Campbell Horn, and step children Terry Dietrick, Doug Dietrick and Sheryl (Mike) Shiver and many step grandkids and great step grandchildren. Special Thanks to the crew at Stonebridge Assisted Living, the awesome Dr. Gies and his staff who literally made Chase beat the odds and enjoy many years in retirement. Thanks and appreciation to Alliance Home Health and Hospice and Pastor Daniel Tellez for the time he spent with Chase and the comforting words. Family requests memorials to the Hagerman Senior Center where a celebration of his life was held on January 3, 2015.
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Laretta Wickel Adams After a long struggle, Laretta Wickel Adams decided to go home to our Heavenly Father to be with her daughter, Trudy and beloved family. Laretta was born to Louis and Eva (Winder) Wickel on March 6, 1931 in her home in Conner Creek, Idaho. She was the 5th child of 7 children. Laretta and Devon had 3 children: daughter, Trudy Adams, born 1950; Randy Devon Adams, born 1952; Joyce Adams, born 1954. She has 8 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-greatgranddaughter. She is survived by her husband, Royce Devon Adams; son, Randy Devon Adams (Gail), of Shoshone, Idaho; daughter, Joyce Adams Smith (David), of Gooding, Idaho; 1 sister, Audrey Durfee Heyne, of Burley, Idaho; 1 brother, Harvey Wickel, of Elba, Idaho. Preceding Laretta in death are her parents; Louis and Eva Wickel; brothers, Wallace Wickel; Henry Lamon Wickel; sisters, Evah Wickel Arbon, and Louise Winnett; daughter, Trudy Adams; grandson, Michael Lee Patterson; nieces, Kathy Durfee and Lyla Howell; nephew, Michael Lee Winnett. Evah, the oldest sister was like a second mother to Laretta. Audrey and Laretta were long best friends and supported each other through both the best and worst times in her life. Laretta looked toward Harvey as one of her own. She loved all of her brothers and sisters very much and they were very special to her. Laretta rode horses to school her first 2 years. In the 8th grade, Laretta went to school in Melba for 2 years. During her junior and senior years she attended school in Albion. The summer after graduation, Laretta attended college at Albion. At that time she became very close friends with Rita Adams and was introduced to Devon Adams. Devon would drive Rita and Laretta places. Laretta said she went to the dance in Naf in hopes to see Devon again and later they went to the dances together. She got married at the age of 18 to Royce Devon Adams on November 26, 1949 in Malta, Idaho. They resided in View until approximately March of 1958. In March of 1958, they moved to Shoshone and have lived in the same house for 57 years. She loved to play the rag time music by memory. Later in years her brother and Devon would pump an old organ
so Laretta could play it for them. She played the accordion. Later in years she also took violin and guitar lessons. Laretta was very knowledgeable and a very dedicated hard worker. She did many things on the farm. Laretta milked cows from the early 1950’s to 1970. They were her babies and she loved them. She had an extraordinary love and care for baby animals. One of her favorite animals was Tim, her horse. She was always bringing the babies to her home to feed them. She had a pet skunk, pig, calves, pigmy goats with babies, lambs, colts, rockchuck, coyote, etc. She gave the grandchildren many opportunities such as 4-H, riding club, service in church, etc. Of the many talents she loved flowers and grew gardens. She was very good at crafts, quilting, sewing, and knitting sweaters. She prepared excellent meals in 1 1/2 hours including fresh pies for 20 or more people during harvest or surprise visits. Laretta was very interested in people’s heritage and ancestry. She loved learning about foreign countries. Laretta was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held many positions in the church including organist and working in the Temple. She had a great love and devotion for her Heavenly Father. From 1979 to 1999, Laretta worked for the government as a statistical enumerator doing surveys on agriculture, cattle, money and all aspects of farming and ranching from Boise to Pocatello for the National Agricultural Statistical Department Agency (NASDA). While still working for NASDA, she started in 1990 working for the government with the Census Bureau. She worked all over the state of Idaho with this agency. During this time, Laretta and Devon had a cattle operation of about 1000 head and about 700 acres of farm ground. She worked for the Census Bureau until 2000. Laretta and Devon both retired from the cattle and farm in 2007. Laretta always thought that her husband, parents, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, plus extended family are the most precious things to her in the world. We are all going to miss her very much. Services were held on Monday, December 29, 2014, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Shoshone. Burial followed at the Shoshone Cemetery.
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Ernestina “Tina” Garcia
Rachel & Tanessa Hallibaugh Rachel Tinille Walker Hollibaugh, 38, and her daughter, Tanessa Jenett Hollibaugh, 14, of Dietrich, returned home to their loving Father in Heaven on December 25, 2014. Rachel lived a full life serving and loving those around her. She was a ray of sunshine and joy to all who knew her. She was raised in Cokeville, Wyoming, where she was active in music, drama, Pantherettes and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She attended Cokeville Elementary and High School and then business college at Bridgeland in Logan, Utah. She married Cody Lynn Hollibaugh on August 29, 1996. Their marriage was blessed with six children. Tanessa was a beautiful and loving daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, niece and friend. She was loved by all who knew her. Her tender heart had love and empathy for everyone. She was a guardian to anyone who needed a helping hand. Her love and sympathy for others was unmatched. She lifted the weary and cheered up the sad. Rachel is survived by her loving husband, Cody; five children, her parents and parents-in-law, three grandparents, two brothers, one sister, five brothers-in-law, five sisters-in-law, and many extended family members and friends. Tanessa is survived by her father, Cody, five siblings, seven grandparents and many extended family members and friends. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday January 3, 2015, at the Dietrich LDS Church. Interment followed in the Dietrich Cemetery. Arrangements under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome.
Ernestina Aranda Garcia was born February 27, 1963 to the parents of Miguel and Rose Aranda. On December 25, 2014, Tina was reunited with our Heavenly Father, her parents, brother Henry Aranda, and youngest son Luis Garcia. Tina leaves behind her siblings-Marie Scott, Leonard Aranda, Yolanda Finley, her husband Felipe Garcia, her loving children Steven Hinton, John Hinton, Monica Barrera, Erica Valdez, and 8 amazing Grandchildren. Tina will be greatly missed by all family members, loved ones and friends. Tina was an inspiration to all who knew her. Her battle with brain cancer first began in 1993, when she was first diagnosed with a brain tumor. Tina was in remission for 15 years before the tumor returned in 2011. Despite the odds given by doctors, Tina bravely fought to overcome this horrible disease. Tina spent 16 years surrounded by flowers at Webb Landscape Inc. in Bellevue Idaho, doing what she loved. During her free time, she enjoyed spending time in her yard caring for her flowers and garden. She found great comfort in listening to gospel music and being surrounded by her family. Tina loved spoiling her grandchildren; they were her pride and joy. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Gooding. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Letters to the Editor HEY FOLKS #19, JAN 15 JUST THE FACTS, ONLY THE FACTS! FACT: The city of Fairfield is short $47,000.00+-, in Water and Sewer money, over the last 9 +years. (A village of 300+- customers) FACT: The accountants feel that only 50% +- of that can be recovered. Mayor Marolf claims to have recovered 1/2 of that, however the proof is PUBLISHED WHERE? The “accountants” specifically noted that this loss has NOT been dealt with and resolved. FACT: The city council has decided to just “kick the can down the road” and avoid the issues! These people were elected in a position of TRUST, to do that which would enhance OUR COMMUNITY, and nothing effective by the CURRENT CITY COUNCIL has been done to recover these loses, except RAISING OUR RATES! FACT: Several of the same representatives are currently holding offices, or were employed then as today. 1.Mayor SCOTT MAROLF, formerly a city councilman and current mayor, held offices for several years including this period. 2.Councilman TERRY LEE has also held office on the city council exceeding the 9 year period. 3.Councilman MATT CRONER, formerly disgraced and resigned city mayor, is acutely aware of the situation from its origin. 4.Former County Commissioner JANET CRONER (recently defeated) was the city clerk, and held the job for many years including this 9 year span. Later a job was “made for her”, specifically as the “City Treasurer”, to account for ALL CITY FUNDS/EXPENSES. (the mayor, hires all city employees, MAROLF) She held this position while being “County Commissioner”, drawing TWO pay checks, one from the city and one from the county, creating a “conflict of interest” while Matt Croner received pay as city councilman. She held this job until 2014, and reluctantly departed/resigned or was fired, depending upon whom you ask. FACT: WHERE IS “OUR” MONEY?? Could it be that those who are SHOUTING THE LOUDEST AND ARE AVOIDING THE ISSUES, HAVE THE MOST TO HIDE? Were “YOU” invited to the city council’s, “catered” (prime rib or chicken) Christmas Party?? Did the taxpayer also pay the BAR TAB? Did your “water/sewer” money pay for it???? JUST THE FACTS, ONLY THE FACTS!!! W.W. Knox II U.S. Army Retired, Fairfield Resident
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I hope everyone had a safe and fun coming of the new year. This year prices of fuel were down and I think a few more people ventured out a little farther to be with friends. Hopefully, people were more aware of their traveling and drank less. New Year’s Eve found me not traveling far at all. And normally, I don’t go anywhere on New Year’s Eve. It is usually one of the true days I’m in bed before midnight. I ended up watching a “Three Stooges” marathon on TV. I started with them before the slamstick (ringing) of the New Year’s Bell and continued with them early in the morning. I guess you can say I laughed out the 2014 year and started 2015 with good humor. Life is so much easier if you can laugh. Besides that, it takes less muscles to laugh than it does to frown. A smile is a good case where less is more. One year near New Years I had stopped at a truck stop to get a cold soda. An interesting movie was showing on television in the trucker’s lounge. Having a Class A CDL driver’s license, I sat in to watch the movie. Upon watching the rest of the documentary type show, I went back out to my car. Lo and behold, I didn’t have my keys. They were locked in my car. Apparently I had not grabbed them when I went inside. The out of place thing is that I had made a new key for the car, just in case something like this would happen. The sad thing was I didn’t have the new key. It was probably locked in the console inside the car. I proceeded to look everywhere around to find a piece of wire. Surely in a truck stop I could find a piece. No body had any wire. That wasn’t good luck for me. I went back inside to the trucker’s lounge to wait for an opportunity for a non-truck driving customer to get gas. Perhaps I could get a piece of wire. The lounge had a heater issue - the heating system was broke down and the air conditioning was going. The temperature was about 10º outside and inside wasn’t helping anything at all. The repair people had been summoned but had not arrived. I ended up sitting in the lounge for several hours because it was one of those nights when no customers came in. A dead night with me cold and no wire to unlock my car (I wasn’t spending $80 to unlock it). Early in the morning a guy had a piece of wire. With the screwdriver I had previously bought, I could pry my window and press my lock device with the wire. The wire was too soft to create a lot of pressure and the lock was cold, almost slick like. After a while of fighting the door I was able to open the lock. I then rolled down my window and ran my car to defrost the windows while I warmed myself inside. Two day later I was cleaning out my vest pocket. Stuck between a folded piece of paper was my extra key. For all the hours I fought the locked car, I was only 2 inches from the key. I guess I was that year’s “Stooge.” This is my “Cup of Tee” reminiscing and laughing in a new year. Tee Hurd
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Brian Attebery, a well-known editor, scholar, and author of three fantasy/science fiction books, will be the guest speaker at the next Herrett Forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21. In his presentation titled ‘Daydreams and Nightmares: Utopias and Dystopias from Fahrenheit 451 to The Hunger Games,’ Attebery will speak about the young adult dystopia, a form that is hugely popular at the moment. The talk will address the dystopian nightmare along with its half-forgotten twin, the utopian dream. Both genres are necessary challenges to the status quo. The utopia reminds us of hopes we have forgotten, while the dystopia spurs us to fight for justice and freedom and thought. Attebery, who teaches at Idaho State University, has edited a scholarly journal called the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, and he occasionally writes for the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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sometimes entices fish to bite. Try jigging near the bottom first, and then slowly try higher and higher in the water column until you find fish. If nothing bites, move to another hole. Mornings and evenings are often the most productive fishing times, with some slower periods in the middle of the day. So when is ice safe? There is no absolute answer, but thickness is not the only consideration. Ice appearance, age, temperature, and snow or slush coverage all influences its strength. Anglers should always decide for themselves if it is safe and never assume the ice is thick enough without checking it first. A general guide for proper ice thickness is a minimum of 4-inches of new, clear ice for individuals walking and drilling a hole, and 6 to 10 inches for groups and snowmobiles. It is very common for ice depth to be highly variable on a lake so be careful when exploring different fishing areas. Rules for ice fishing are simple, yet slightly different than general fishing for public safety and crowding concerns. Fishing is allowed only through a hole up to 10 inches in diameter. This reduces the risk of someone falling through holes. There is one exception on Bear Lake in Southeast Idaho where anglers can dip net cisco through any size hole. There are no restrictions on the number of holes, but an angler can fish with up to five poles or lines at a time, and up to five hooks per line. A Legal Notices ~ Legal Notices ~ Legal Notices ~ Legal Notices ~ Legal two-pole validation is not needed and does not allow CORRECTED ELECTION CALENDAR FOR 2015 more than five lines while NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the following taxing districts will be conducting elections in ice fishing. All lines must Camas County during the calendar year 2015 be attended by the angler. NAME AND ADDRESS ELECTION DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Ice fishing is a terrific OF TAXING DISTRICT DATE FILING DEADLINE winter pastime for the whole family. Fresh air and Camas County School District No. 121 March 10, 2015 spending time with friends Supplemental Levy 601 Soldier Road - Fairfield, Idaho 83327 is invaluable. Remember that a new license was reCamas County School District No. 121 May 19, 2015 5:00 p.m. - March 20, 2015 quired January 1. 601 Soldier Road - Fairfield, Idaho 83327
The recent cold weather across Idaho doesn’t mean the end of fishing until spring. For many, the best fishing of the year is just getting started. Idaho offers some excellent ice fishing for trout and yellow perch, and at times, many other species including crappie, bluegill, kokanee and more. Ice fishing is great for families looking to get outside and break up the wintertime doldrums. Plus, ice fishing has its advantages. For one, ice fishing doesn’t require a large investment in tackle. Most of the equipment and tackle - pole, jigs, bait and ladle - can be carried in a five-gallon bucket, which doubles as a handy seat. The only specialized equipment needed is an ice auger. Augers are relatively inexpensive and available at most sporting goods stores. Generally, where ice fishing equipment is sold, someone can provide specific information about where to go, what to use and how to do it. Another way for a novice to learn the sport is to respectfully approach other anglers fishing nearby. A few minutes of friendly conversation and observation can often be enough to get you started in the right direction. Fishing methods vary, but jigging can be an effective technique. The slight movement created by slowly bringing the lure or bait up from the bottom about one foot then allowing it to settle back down
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