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Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation Awards $40,000 to Lincoln County Youth Commission
On Friday, November 5th, Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health awarded $40,000 to the Lincoln County Youth Commission to increase services and make improvements at the youth center in Richfield. The Lincoln County Youth Center is a 7,500-square-foot building that currently houses low-cost preschool and free after-school programming. Future plans include full-service child care. "We're excited to support the Lincoln County Youth Commission," said Kendra Witt-Doyle, Executive Director of the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health. "These programs and services will be transformational for families and children in Lincoln County." Lincoln County, located in rural South-Central Idaho, has a high poverty rate, and nearly 80 percent of residents work outside county lines. "The long commutes, long hours and economic hardship put children at risk," said Karma Metzler Fitzgerald, chairman of the Lincoln County Youth Commission. "Our goal is to provide a safe and sustainable community center for Lincoln County children to learn, grow and find the resources to achieve their dreams," Fitzgerald said. The Lincoln County Youth Center is funded through a 21st Century Learning Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The center's after-school A young man explains his project programming includes experiential exposure to agriculture/STEM, theater and music, lifetime sports and for the cardboard challenge. humanities. Children visit the center 4-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and all day Friday. The center also provides free transportation for Lincoln County students who attend the College of Southern Idaho in nearby Twin Falls. The Lincoln County Youth Commission is thankful for the support from the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health and other organizations. "It's collaborations like this that allow us to provide a healthy, sustainable source of community-based learning and support to meet the needs of our children and their families," Fitzgerald said.
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
November 10, 2021
Vol 45 Num 45
State Football Championship Games
The Gooding Senators beat Timberlake on Friday - 28 to 21. They will play Weiser this Friday on their home field in Gooding at 7:00 p.m. The Dietrich Blue Devils took the win over the Camas Mushers on Friday - 46 to 12 - and will face Carey this Saturday at the Holt Arena (Pocatello) at 1:00 p.m.
Election Results
This year's general election generated a lot attention nationwide, however, several local contests brought changes to our communities with change to city governments, and Revenue Bond that passed in Shoshone. Typically, bonds require a twothirds majority to pass, but because the cost of this bond will be paid with revenue from the project rather than from taxes, only "50% + 1" of the votes were needed to pass. Here are the unofficial results... Lincoln County: Shoshone Revenue Bond: Yes 96 - No 76 (passed) Richfield School Trustee Zone 4: Hope Hughes 29, Acee Lucero 23 Richfield Fire District Zone 1: Mark Whitesell 87, Ashley Lezmmiz 71, Josi Loughmiller 20 Richfield Fire District Zone 3: Jason Braubuger 84, Tommy Standee 53, LuAnn Swainston 39 Joint S.D. #331 Supp. Levy: Yes 7 - No 2 (passed) Gooding County: Gooding Mayor: Diane Houser 256, Jeff Brekke 168 Gooding City Council: Jerry Pierce 313, Lai Lonnie Rogers 200 Chuck Cram 176, Aubrey Cheney 79 Wendell Mayor Rebecca Bunn Vipperman 109, Brad Christopherson 84 Hagerman School Trustee Zone 1: Dagny Bogaard 43, Monte Osborne 42 Buhl School Trustee Zone 2: Les Harper 32, Melissa J. Kippes 24 Buhl School Supp. Levy: Yes 35, No 27 (passed) Camas County: Fairfield City Council: John Pine 42, Josh Bovey 37, Doug Hoskinson 33