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Gooding Public Library Foundation Awarded Rural Community Grant from Northwest Farm Credit Services
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
February 28, 2018
Vol 42 ~ Num 9
Jake McGinnis Takes Gold
The McGinnis family added another Gold Medal to their collection this last weekend when Gooding junior Jake McGinnis took first place in the 285# class of the State 3A Wrestling Tournament. The Gooding team also saw a third place finish by senior Dabid Romero in the 132# class, and a fifth place finish by senior Nathan Pauls in the 170# class. Dale Schoth (senior) of Wendell went all the way to the 2A Championship Match in the 132# class to take second place after loosing to Kade Bruno of Challis. Raphael Roque (senior) and Teegan Dunn (freshman) also from Wendell, each took fifth place in their respective classes (126# & 138#). In the 2A 120# class, Armando Cordoba of Shoshone and Wes Shaw of Dietich ended up facing each other in their third Northwest FCS is an $11 billion financial cooperative providing financing and related services to match of the tournament. Wes Shaw came out on top in that farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, commercial fishermen, timber producers, rural homeowners and crop match and went on to take sixth place in that class. Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award the Gooding Public Library Foundation in Gooding, Idaho, a $1,000 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant. “We at the Gooding Public Library Foundation are excited to receive this Rural Community Grant,” said Cindy Bigler, Library Director. “Funds will go toward the purchase of 3-D printers and laptops to enhance our Makerspace. This will allow us to serve our community in helping them learn CADD software and advanced technology skills, thus preparing them for future jobs, projects and schooling.” Northwest FCS is committed to helping rural communities succeed. In 2017, Northwest Farm Credit Services committed over $250,000 to 171 projects in rural communities across Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Since the program’s inception in 2007, it has awarded 805 grants totaling more than $1.46 million. The next rural grant deadline is June 1, 2018. If you think your rural project may be eligible for a grant, visit northwestfcs.com/Stewardship/Rural-Communities for more information and an application.
insurance customers in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Northwest FCS is a member of the nationwide Farm Credit System that supports agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. For more information, go to northwestfcs.com Last Wednesday, the Dietrich Blue Devil Boys squeeked
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USDA Launches Webpage to Address Opioid Crisis
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a new webpage featuring resources to help rural communities respond to the opioid crisis. “While no corner of the country has gone untouched by the opioid crisis, small towns and rural places have been particularly hard hit,” Hazlett said. “The challenge of opioid misuse is an issue of rural prosperity and will take all hands on deck to address. The webpage we are launching today will help rural leaders build a response that is tailored to meet the needs of their community.” “Idaho, like the rest of America, has felt the effect of this epidemic on our small towns,” said Layne Bangerter, State Director for Rural Development Idaho. “Opioid misuse has negatively impacted the health of our rural residents, has put a significant strain on families, and has hindered prosperity within our communities. We will continue to collaborate with state and local government leaders and key partners to attack this problem throughout Idaho.” The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that more than 63,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. More than half of those deaths involved opioids, continued on page 3...
out a win over the Carey Panthers to take the Northside Conference 1AD2 District Tournament 65 to 63. Both of these teams will play in the state tournament starting this Thursday, March 1st, at Rocky Mountian High School in Meridian. Dietrich will go up against Mackey in game one of the 1AD2 tournament at 1:15 p.m. Carey will face Deary at 6:15 p.m.