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Mushers Head to Championship
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
November 15, 2023
Vol 47 Num 46
Pond Rehabilitation at In a near repeat of their first game of the season, Niagara Springs the Camas Mushers won their semifinal game against Rockland 67 to 18. Meanwhile in Hagerman, the Wildlife Management Area Kendrich Tigers continued their undefeated winning
Photo by Jeffrey Lee Ralph
streak with a 88 to 20 victory over the Pirates. This Thursday, November 16th, the Mushers and Tigers will play for the 1AD2 Football Championship at the Kibby Dome in Moscow. The game begins at 7:00 p.m. Kendrick won the state championship in 2021 and 2022, and defeated Camas in the quarterfinals last year. While Kendrick has an advantage with a large roster of players, Camas is hungry for their first championship in over 40 years.
Idaho Courts Join Adoption Day Celebrations
Over 400 foster children located in Idaho await adoption, according to a proclamation signed this month by Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan. “To help these children find permanent, nurturing families the courts of Idaho encourage you to celebrate with us on November 18 in raising awareness about the need for adoptive homes,” the proclamation states. While National Adoption Day is November 18, a Saturday, local courts will hold various related events this Friday, November 17. Plans include: The Second Judicial District in partnership with the Second Judicial District CASA Program will host an evening adoption celebration in Lewiston. To RSVP for the free event, please visit district2casa.com/adoption. The Third Judicial District in partnership with Region 3 Health and Welfare will also host a celebration including adoptions and a ceremony for families. Adoptions will happen on the first floor of the Canyon County Courthouse with the ceremony at noon in the Public Meeting Room of the Canyon County Administration Building. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen is expected to attend and finalize an adoption for at least one family. The Fourth Judicial District will hold a number of adoption hearings at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise. Court and county staff will donate gift baskets, cakes and books to each newly adopted child after their hearing concludes. The Sixth Judicial District will host speakers, light refreshments and a free stuffed animal for youth at its Adoption Day celebration from noon to 2 p.m. at the Bannock County Courthouse in Pocatello. The Seventh Judicial District will commemorate Adoption Day with speakers and teddy bears for adopted children starting at 3 p.m. in the Madison County Courthouse Magistrate Courtroom in Rexburg. For more information on these events, contact your respective judicial district.
The North Side Canal Company has announced that they will be rehabilitating the two ponds near Highway 46 on west-end of the Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area throughout the month of November 2023. The company will be removing sediment and undesirable vegetation from the ponds and will be enlarging two of the islands within the ponds. In addition to improving water use by the irrigation district, the work will improve wildlife habitat and water quality on the Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area. For information about this project contact the North Side Canal Company at (208) 324-2319 or the Magic Valley Regional Office at (208) 324-4359.
Empowering Parents Grant Applications
The Idaho State Board of Education today announced that Idaho parents will be able to apply for Empowering Parents grants beginning on Thursday, November 16, 2023, starting at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time. This marks the beginning of the second year of the Empowercontinued on page 5... ing Parents program created...