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New Life at Business Park
About twenty years ago, a small busines park was built four miles north of Shoshone at the corner of Highway 75 and 420 North. Being across from Johnny's County Store, the location seemed to be a great place to serve the needs of the growing population of northern Lincoln County. But, it struggled to find tennets. This past weekend, two new businesses open their doors at the "Midway" - the Tumbleweed Cafe and the Building Material Thrift Store.
The owners of Tumbleweed Cafe - Richard and Wendy Haselip - have spent the last several months getting their restarant ready for customers. For now they are open for breakfast and lunch serving breakfast burritos, sandwiches and bowls, along with biscuits & gravy. For lunch try their great selection of deli sandwiches. A few doors down, the Building Material Thrift Store has opened a second location to find good used items to help build or remodel your home. Started over twenty years ago in Bellevue, BMTS is committed to reclaiming, recycling, repurposing and reusing building material and other household goods to provide an affordable means for families to build homes. As local nonprofit organization, they are also dedicated to giving back to communites by supporting other nonprofits, and assisting families and organizations fulfill emergency needs, such as emergency shelters, families starting over again after a fire, youth centers, police/fire departments, etc. BMTS is hold a drawing through the end of the month for a $100 gift certificate. Bring in your Tumbleweed cafe receipt to the Thrift store to enter. A Grand Opening is being planned for early March and they hope to have another business join the family of businesses at the Midway watch for the annoucement. And coming soon... Johnny's County Store
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
February 15, 2023
Vol 47 Num 7
Fire Department Helps Other Fire Departments
With the help of extra grant money, the Gooding Fire District recently upgraded their extraction equipment. For several years, the Gooding Fire district has used hydraulic rescue equipment to deal with situations where individuals are trapped inside automobiles. This equipment is used to cut and spread open various parts of vehicles that can not be opened due to damage. These tools often makes the difference between life and death. Older tools are powered by a small hydraulic pump mount on a fire trucks, with the fluid supplied by hoses to the tools. While these tools work well, they are limited by the length of the hose and the amount of pressure that can be generated. As with most power tools, the age of battery power has changed everything. Construction workers no longer need multiple power cords strung across work areas with the danger of tripping, or air hoses running from a compressor. Instead, a worker can carry a cordless drill or saw anywhere they want to. For rescue workers, battery powered extraction equipment is a huge advantage - no more pumps and hoses. This saves time and a lot of weight. Cordless equipment can also go places other equipment can't and... these new tools are faster - 10 times faster than the old tools. But despite their limitation, older extraction tools work well and save lives. So the Gooding Fire District donated their old tools to the Elk Bend Fire Protection District. Elk Bend is a small community just south of Salmon and their fire district covers a 35 mile stretch of Highway 93 between Salmon and Challis. When accidents happen in this area, rescue crews with extraction equipment are often a half hour or more away. Elk Bend Fire Chief, Taylor Peterson, was able to get training on the equipment with Gooding Fire Chief Brandon Covey and the crew at the Gooding Fire District before heading home with the valuable rescue tools.