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News New Building for Wendell Seniors
On Tuesday of this week, the Wendell Senior Center moved to its new facility just across the street from City Hall - 380 East 1st Street - and on December 7th they will serve their first meal in the new building. The dining room (which seats up to 80 people) will serve meals on Mondays at 12 p.m. through the month of December with an anticipated service expandion to include Tuesdays and Fridays beginning in January, 2016. Meal service will also be expanded to In-Home deliveries in the Wendell service area which coincides with the Wendell school district. Homebound persons within the service area may contact the center at 536-9951 for further details and qualifications. This new building will allow the Wendell Senior Center to expanding and upgrading its services to the Wendell community, including oportunities for recreational activities such as card games, pool, reading, or viewing TV. Normal hours of operation will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on days when meals are served.
201 S. Beverly St. Shoshone
Tree Lighting & Potluck December 4th at 6 p.m.
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Volume 39 ~ Number 48 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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Initiative To Slash Tuition
A group is gathering petition signatures in effort to reduce tuition costs for college students in the State of Idaho. Tuition rates have nearly tripled since 2000, making it hard for some to attend or continue college. According to the group, stoptuitionhikes.com, the The Center also plans to rent space to Ballot Initiative would... groups for business or community meetings 1. Reduce tuition rates and other special occasions. Space rental at Idaho’s universities and may be arranged by calling 536-9951. colleges by 22% through an Volunteers to assist with center opera- across the board scholarship tions such as meal deliveries, custodial for all in-state, undergraduservice, minor maintenance, security, etc. ate students. are needed. Also volunteers to serve as the 2. Provide an additional $7 Board of Directors are also being sought to million to the state’s combroaden and diversify the experience base munity college system as and background of the Board. Persons in- these institutions serve as a terested in volunteering or making a recom- vital pathway to education mendation may contact Joyce Copenbarger for people in Idaho’s most at 536-5147. remote country terrain. 3. Provide an additional $7 million to Idaho’s statewide tobacco use prevention and cessation programs. This Richfield Craft Bazaar Gooding Craft Show would be funded by an adDecember 4th 10 to 6 and December 4th 10 to 6 ditional $1.50 cigarette tax December 5th 9 to 4 December 5th 10 to 4 and an additional 12% tax American Legion Hall. Gooding High School on the wholesale price of ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Golden Year Senior Gooding Holiday Kickoff other tobacco products. Center in Shoshone Saturday, December 5th Official statistics place Idaho’s average student Christmas Bazaar 4:00 to 7:00 Saturday, December 5th Various downtown locations debt near $27,000, but Idaho (like every other state) 9:30 to 2:00 Fireworks at 7:00 p.m. ~~~~~ Gooding Middle School continued on page 11.....
Community Celebrations
Camas County Tree Lighting Chili/Soup Contest December 4th ~ 6:00 p.m. Downtown Fairfield ~~~~~ Lincoln County Community Center
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