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January 22
,2014
Volume 38 ~ Number 4 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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Lincoln County Chamber Annual Banquet New Water
The Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Banquet this past weekend to honor the volunteers and businesses that help make Lincoln County a great place to live. The guest speaker this year was Dr. Jeff Fox, who has just started his third week as College of Southern Idaho President. Dr. Fox has been at CSI for twenty-six years, an unusual accomplishment in a profession where professors regularly change jobs every few years. According to Dr. Fox this is just one of the many great things about CSI that the teachers make it their home, not only for themselves, but for the students that attend there as well. Besides being a two-year college, CSI also offers several bachelor, masters, and even doctoral degrees in conjunction with the other universities in the state, making it a
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cost effective alternative to attending school outside the Magic Valley. CSI is also the leading vocational school in Idaho. Dr. Fox said that CSI is the type of school that has something for everyone. After the guest speaker, Chamber President, Payson Reese, announced the annual awards. This year’s volunteer organization award went to the Shoshone Volunteer Fire Department. Beside keeping the
community safe from fire and other dangers, the members of the department have been active in helping out in all kinds of situations - most notably, their turkey drive last fall. The Small Business award went to the Snack Bar. Not only do they provide great food, they are active supporters of the school, the community, and all the events that take place in Shoshone. Agri-business is what suscontinued on page 2.....
Benefit Dinner & Raffle January 25th ~ 5 to 8 p.m.
Late last year, Joseba Zatica lost part of a leg to an unexpected amputation. To help relieve some of his medical expenses, a benefit dinner has been organized for this Saturday at the Gooding Elks Lodge. They will be serving chili, baked potatoes, and cinnamon rolls. Cost is $5 per person or $20 for a family of five. A raffle is also being held with lots of great prizes including a tenderloin dinner for eight. Raffle tickets are available at Stampede Burger, Valley Co-op, or at the door. Call Susan at 731-3482 for more information.
On Febrary 13, 2014, water users within the Camas Creek drainage will meet to officially form a new water district, WD37-B. In September of last year, the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) issued a ruling that separtated the Camas Creek area from the rest of the Big Wood River drainage basin. That ruling also combined the Little Wood River district (mostly Lincoln and Gooding counties) with the Big Wood River district (mostly Blaine County) to form a single water district, WD37, which went into effect on January 6, 2014. Water District 37-B will include all surface water and ground water rights in the Camas Creek drainage except water rights used for stock water and/or domestic purposes. Water District 37 overlapes into WD130 and includes all water rights in Big Wood River drainage basin, except WD37-B and ground water rights within the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (maps available on idwr.idaho.gov). The Camas Creek water users will have a number of issues to decide when they come together next month for their first annual meeting. continued on page 2.....