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News Dietrich Girls Make History
With a fourth straight 1AD2 Championship in Basketball, the Dietrich girls have become the second program in state history to do so. Last Saturday at the Ford Idaho Center, the Dietrich Blue Devil Ladies took on the Mackay Miners. It was a close low scoring game throughout, with Dietrich never in the lead by more than five points, and the teams left the court at halftime with the score tied at 8 to 8. The Blue Devils came out to take the second half by scoring on nearly 30% of their shots and ending the game with 31 points to Mackay’s 26. The top scoring players were Jacey Shaw and Katee Hubert who each scored 13 points. Their other tournament games included wins over Council (47-29) and Rockland (35-34). Head Coach Acey Shaw
couldn’t be more proud of his girls and with the loss of only one senior, he may yet have another opportunity to take the Blue Devil Ladies to the state tournament next year. The only other school to win four championships in a row was Meridian (class 5A) between 1980 and 1983. The Hagerman Pirate Ladies met with disappointment at the state tournament, losing their first game 33 to 47 against Prairie (the team that went on to win the 1AD1 Tournament). They went on to win their second game 50
Senator Crapo in Gooding
The national debt is the number one problem facing America today, according to Senator Mike Crapo. Last Thursday, Senator Crapo spoke with the Gooding Chamber of Commerce at their monthly meeting and outlined what our Congress is and is not doing to reduce the debt. For the past three years, he has served on the Bowles
Simpson Commission, a commission set up to address the national debt. Despite the politics which have gripped our national government in gridlock, the members of the commission have in fact agreed on several things. First, YES, there is a debt crisis. Specifically, no country in history has ever been able to continued on page 6.....
to 20 over Notus, but Challis took their last game with a 30 to 27 win. ––– The Boy’s 1AD2 District Championship will be played this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Gooding High. Dietrich is the favorite team and will play either Richfield or Carey. The Wendell boys will be in American Falls this Thursday to play Dayton H.S. at 7 p.m. If they win, they will have one more play-in game on Saturday in Mountain Home to earn a spot in the State Tournament.
February 26
,2014
Volume 38 ~ Number 9 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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Townhall Meeting in Wendell The City of Wendell has been very busy over the last couple of years with various project to make the city a better place to live. Projects such as the Waste Water project are things the city must deal with to maintain the health and safety of the residents. Other projects such as the RV Dump Station help make Wendell an attractive place for tourist and other travelers to visit. This Friday, February 28th at 7 p.m., a townhall meeting will be held at the New Life Community Church (800 West Main Street) to give the citizens of Wendell an up-date on current and up coming projects within the City of Wendell. Projects to be discussed include: City Park revitalization, Downtown revitalization, water curtailment, and the Library/Senior Center. There will also be a special presentation by Anythings Pawsable regarding the need for a better facility to house stray animals. The current facility is too small to care for these animals (find out more about Anythings Pawsable by visiting their FaceBook page).
Refreshments will be served after the presentation.