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81 Idaho Mayors Participating In Annual Mayor’s Walking Challenge
Idaho mayors are ready to get moving this month and earn money for their community in the Mayor’s Walking Challenge, a program of the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health that promotes the importance of being physically active. This year’s challenge attracted 81 mayors, who can earn up to $1,000 for their efforts. Mayors have two options this year: • Walk an average of 5,000 steps a day during October to earn $500 for their community • Walk an average of 10,000 steps a day during October to earn $1,000 for their community
“We are grateful that so many of our mayors are making time to do what’s good for their own health as well as benefitting their communities,” said Kendra Witt-Doyle, Executive Director, Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health. “These mayors are setting a great example about the importance of being active. Walking is one of the easiest and best things people can do for their health.” Since the Mayor’s Walking Challenge became a statewide event in 2018, Idaho mayors have earned $206,000 for their communities. Those funds have contributed to a variety of projects and programs that promote a healthy lifestyle across Idaho, including playgrounds, physical education equipment for schools, walking clubs, amenities at parks, scholarships for youth programs, and more. Local participating mayors include: Deborah Moon (Dietrich), Terry Lee (Fairfield), Dan Pierson (Shoshone) and Donald Dunn (Wendell).
Camas Redistricting Meeting
The Camas County Republican Central Committee will hold a public meeting, Wednesday October 6, at Iron Mountain Inn at 6 p.m. to discuss the redistricting maps considered by the 2021 Commission for Reapportionment. Their decision will form the legislative district containing Camas County and the Congressional Districts for the next 10 years. Current legislative maps include: L01 Camas, Gooding and rural Twin Falls counties L13 Camas, Gooding, Elmore and Boise counties. L24 Camas, Elmore, Owyhee and Canyon counties. L26 Camas, Blaine, Gooding, Lincoln, north Minidoka Current Congressional Districts include: C02 CD 2 is Treasure Valley, Camas, Gooding and Twin Falls Counties. CD 1 is the rest of the state. We would be controlled by Treasure Valley’s vote. C24 similar the way it is now Your views are important! The rules and all maps may be viewed at https://legislature.idaho.gov/redistricting/2021/
October 6th at 6 p.m. at the Iron Mountain Inn
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
October 6, 2021
Vol 45 Num 40
Most General Deer Hunts Open October 10
By Roger Phillips, Public Information Supervisor
If you're a rifle hunter, your deer season starts Oct. 10 in most parts of the state. The general, any-weapon deer hunts includes most, but not all, units. You can find out which units are available in the Big Game Seasons and Rules booklet. Hunters can expect a fair-to-good deer hunting season, but with some caveats. Portions of the Clearwater Region and some other localized areas are in the midst of an Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease outbreak that will likely to continue until areas get a hard frost, which will kills gnats that are the carriers of the disease. You can get updates on the EHD outbreak on the Clearwater Region webpage. While it's hard to gauge how much of an effect the outbreak will have on white-tailed deer hunting, it's in relatively limited – although important – geographic areas in terms of overall units available for whitetail hunting. Biologists have also experienced EHD outbreaks in the past, and have not seen significant drops in the overall whitetail harvest because of it. Having said that, hunters will want to pay close attention to which areas are likely to be affected. Mule deer hunters will likely see hunting conditions and the number of animals available very similar to last year, and possibly better in some areas due to a relatively mild winter, but still down from the boom years prior to 2017. The severe winter of 2016-17 “reset the clock” for mule deer, according to Fish and Game's Deer/Elk coordinator Rick Ward. Mule deer herds in most areas of the state are heading in the right direction, but still haven’t completely bounced back. continued on page 6...
Seasonal Road Closures Fairfield Ranger District
As of October 1st, a number of roads on the Fairfield Ranger District are closed to motorized travel. These closures happen every year and provide improved security for big game during the hunting season. No new road closures are proposed. Annual road closures include portions of the following road systems: Marsh Creek, Worswick, Williams/Rosetta, Paradise, Skunk Creek, OP/Fletcher, end of Salt Bowns, and specific roads connected to the Grouse Creek Road. For more details, refer to the Sawtooth Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) - www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sawtooth