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36 Volume 10 Number News from the Heart of Idaho: Camas, Lincoln, and Gooding County
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Harassment In The Workplace The number one form of harassment in the workplace is sexual harassment. We generally think of this as a lecherous boss threatening his secretary’s job if she doesn’t do what he wants, but that is relatively uncommon. Most sexual harassment comes from casual conversations. Last week’s article on harassment in the workplace centered around gossip. While there are lots of ways that activity can get people into trouble, a surefire way of creating problems is to talk about sex. An occasional off-color joke is not necessarily harassment. It becomes harassment when this kind of behavior becomes habitual and starts to affect a person job performance. Clearly, if you engage in conversations like this on a regular basis, you are not doing your work. The bigger problem, however, is the person sitting at the next desk trying to get some work done. This is the person who will be offended, and if so, they have every right to file a sexual harassment complaint. At the February 27th workshop in Lincoln County, Jim McNall from Idaho Counties Risk Management Program (ICRMP) said this is a big problem with younger workers. Older workers tend to be more discrete with sexual conversations. Younger workers, on the other hand, seem to have no qualms about talking in great detail about their escapades. The bottom line is that conversations or jokes about sex have no place the in workplace. DON’T DO IT! That includes e-mails, phone calls, visiting web sites, or anything else you can think of. ----------Note: Sexual harassment is sexual harassment regardless of whether the person being harassed is heterosexual or homosexual. The ongoing effort to amend Idaho’s Human Rights Act to add the words “sexual orientation” and/or “gender identity” would have no affect on this. Adding those words may, however, have the unintended consequence of complicating when and where sexual conversations can take place.
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Senator Wrestling Brings Home the GOLD The 55th annual Idaho State Wrestling Tournament sponsored by the Idaho High School Activities Association was held February 24th and 25th at Holt Arena in Pocatello. Idaho's top wrestlers in 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A classifications competed for gold and State Championships. The Senators were well represented with ten Gooding High School wrestlers in the 2A field and brought home not one, but TWO STATE CHAMPIONS - Torin Brunson in the 152 weight class and Cole McGinnis in the 285 weight class. Eric Finley placed 4th in the State and freshmen Josh Finley finished 5th in the State tournament. Overall the Senators placed 8th in the 2A State finals. -------------------------------------
Dietrich Boys Take Third In boys basketball, the Dietrich Blue Devil Boys took third in the State 1AD2 Tournament after playing three close games. After winning their first game of the tournament against Sho-Ban (58 to 55) they faced off with the Carey Panthers. In a game dominated by defense by both teams, Dietrich fell to Carey 38 to 36. In their last game of the tournament, the Dietrich boys held on to win a tough game against Castleford (40 to 39) to give them the third place trophy. In 1AD1 Basketball, Glenns Ferry took the Championship starting with a decisive win over Horseshoe Bend (95 to 57). Their second game against Genesee took them into overtime, but they held on to win by one point (34 to 33). The championship game ended with a 64 to 59 win over Lapwai.
Filing Deadline for Primary If you want your name on the May 15th Primary Election Ballot, you must file a Declaration of Candidacy by March 9th at 5 p.m. For county offices, file at the County Clerk’s office. If you want to run for a state office, you have to file with the Secretary of State.
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