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News Lincoln Days 2019 Come meet your Idaho State Officers.
Governor Brad Little Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin Controller Brandon Woolf Secretary of State Lawerence Denney Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Treasurer Julie Ellsworth Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
January 9, 2019
Vol 43 ~ Num 2
Senators Defeat Indians
by Karen Crowson In the 3A Sawtooth Central Idaho Conference, the boys basketball team, the Gooding Senators have an overall record of zero wins, eight losses, and zero ties and came out with a power ranking of -60.80. On Saturday, December 29 at the 7 p.m. game in Gooding, the Marsing Huskies defeated the Senators 53-48. In girls basketball, the teams squared off for Thursday’s games beginning at 12:30 p.m. in Jerome where the Tigers defeated the Gooding Senators 48-44 but by the 5 p.m. game the Senators defeated the Elko Indians 48-40. On Friday, December 28 in Jerome for the 10:30 a.m. game, the Senators fell to the Bishop Kelly Knights 37-50. In the 3A Sawtooth Central Idaho Conference, the girls basketball team, the Gooding Senators, had two conference wins, one loss, nine overall wins, five losses, and zero ties with a power ranking of 86.80.
First stop for the Lincoln Days tour is... Lincoln County. A Lincoln Days Banquet and auction for Lincoln County will take place on Friday, January 11th, at 6 p.m. at the Lincoln County Community Center (201 South Beverly Street) in Shoshone. Admission is by donation and everyone is invited to attend. On Saturday Morning (January 12th) the tour will be at the Community Campus in Hailey at 9:30 a.m. The Blaine County Republican Women are excited to highlight Idaho’s first female Lt. Governor, Janice McGeachin. The Brunch is $30 per person. For reservations, call 208-3037046 or email gopblaineidaho@gmail.com At 2:00 p.m. the tour will move over to the Camas Senior Center in Fairfield for a pie and ice cream social fundraiser sponsored by the Camas County Republican Central Committee. Gooding County Republicans will host the tour Saturday evening at 6:00 p.m. at North Valley Academy in Gooding. Dinner will be beef tri-tip, potato and desert for $10. They will also be Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra released raffling off an Old Henry limited edition Second Amendment 22 (tickets are $10.00). Whereever you decided to join the tour, the Governor and our newly elected State Officials will a public service announcement last week aimed at increasing awareness about school buses and the stop arm law designed be in attendance to speak and listen to citizen concerns for the upcoming legislative session. to protect students. “I urge drivers to take extra caution, whenever you see a school bus with its lights on and stop arm extended.” Ybarra said. Happy New Year to all. We hope that all have had a State law says bus drivers should report stop arm violations to great holiday season and look forward to the new year. law enforcement and then local authorities will find the driver As part of our No Shave November fundraiser, the police and issue a citation. More and more buses also are deploying department raised $710.00 and provided presents to 14 cameras to capture violators and the license plate of the car that children in three different families. We thank you for all of ignores the stop arm law. Idaho Code says that the owner of the your support and hope to improve on funds next year. We car is responsible for the citation unless they can prove someone already have a head start of $250.00 from a late donation else was driving, in which case the other person is cited. to apply to our 2019 event. The fine for a violation of the stop arm law, which is de The Gooding Police Department is again looking for cansigned to protect students getting on and off a bus, can run didates for the position of Patrol Officer. Applications may from $100 to $500 and includes adding four points on the be obtained through the City Hall, Police Department, or violator’s driver’s license. on-line at www.goodingidaho.org. All applications must be Last year, surveys in November to the districts asking them received by 14 January for consideration. Applicants must for the number of stop arm violation reports they received for be certifiable according to the standards set by the Peace that month. A total of 48 districts responded, with more than Officer Standards and Training Council of Idaho. 600 violations reported.
STOP: School Bus Safety Awareness
Message from Gooding Police Chief Fisher