New Beginnings
by Camas Bug Crew
Summer brings warmer weather, new vegetation, and desire to get outside. Unfortunately summer also introduces a host of new noxious weeds. The Bug Crew is back on the Camas Prairie, ready to fight these new invaders. We have several veteran crew members returning including Torri Tupper, Tyler Tews, Harper Rablin, and Emerie Smith. We're pleased to have Porter Olsen join us this year.
While there are many ways to deal with noxious weeds, biological control has proven to be one of the best. The characteristic that sets biological control apart from other methods is the fact that it is sustainable. Mechanical removal, sprays, and tilling are all effective, but they require annual and sometimes biannual application. The insects we use to control noxious weeds over winter in the soil and create new populations in the spring, thus eliminating the need for constant stewardship.
The Bug Crew convenes every summer for three months to collect data, move insects to new sites, educate the public, and work with landowners on noxious weed infestations. We write articles like this one to better educate the public in best practices in biological control and garner new weed sites. We share all of our data with the US Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Land Management, and county weed superintendents. This coordinated approach allows us to share with these agencies what we're doing, where we're doing it, and how effective our methods are. If you would like to learn more about biological control and how it can potentially help you manage your land, please call Terry Lee at (208 764 3512)
Annual Elks Fishing Derby
Next Saturday, June 15th, the Gooding Elks Lodge #1745 will hold their annual Free Fishing Derby at the Gooding Country Club. Prizes will be awarded for Biggest Fish, Most Fish, and... the Golden Trout. Bring your favorite bait, best pole, and a little luck!
Sign-in is 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. and fishing will begin from 9:00 to 10:30. Derby is open to kids ages 1-12
Worship in the Park & Picnic
Gooding United Methodist Church is hosting its annual Worship in the Park and Picnic on June 16, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at West Park. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided. Potluck side dishes or desserts are welcome. This year we'll feature Appalachian-style hot dogs (our Appalachian preacher says we'll never eat a hot dog any other way).
There will be music, games, and lots of great fellowship. Everyone is welcome!
New Market Animal Barn Proposed in Fairfield
On Thursday, June 20th, Camas County Market Animal Sale will be at the Fairfield City Park at 6:00 p.m. to provide an update on their Barn Building project, and to get community input. Comment cards will be available.
The new barn will be in the same location as the current barns. The proposed size is 100' by 100' and approximately 28' tall (the current barn complex is roughly 85' by 70' and 14' high). This will require the removal of about a dozen trees on the west side of the park. While the primary use of this building will be for 4H animal projects, the fully enclosed structure could be used year-round.
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Shoshone Ice Caves
Next Wednesday, come to Speakers Night at the Gooding Museum and hear a little history about one of the largest known lava ice caves in the United StatesShoshone Ice Caves.
In the 1800s, the ice cave was used as a source of ice for the town of Shoshone. In the 1940s, overdevelopment and a poorly placed access tunnel caused almost all of the ice to melt. But then, it was rescued from distruction.
Sponsored by the Gooding County Historical Society, Speakers Night will be held Wednesday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m. The Gooding County Historical Society Museum is located behind McDonald’s at 273 Euskadi Lane.
"Inner Strength" Portraits of Basque Women
The Lincoln County Historical Society is proud to announce a NEW EXHIBIT in our Museum. The Basque Association has loaned the Museum part of an exhibit featuring Basque women with pictures and biographies. This is part of a series called "Inner Strength". The photographs are from Peter Oberlindacher. Many of these names will be very familiar to local families in Lincoln County and the surrounding area. The display will be with us for the remainder of our season. We hope people will come to see this new exhibit and reminisce about old times.
Here are some of the women in the exhibit now, Maria Carmen Urubura Goitiandia, Rose Mari Urrutia Laurenz, Mercedes Azcarate Urrutia, Luisa Pagoaga Bilboa, Jaunito Mandiola Barrutia, Mary Arrillaga Read, Phyllis Arrillaga Bate, Maria Goitiandia Amuchastegui, Carmen Pagoaga Lete, Asun Bedialanneta, Mila Muruaga Filibi, Matilde Maruri Lasuen, Maria Petra Plaza Bengoechea and more.
We are open Friday evenings during the Farmers Market, Saturday's noon to five and Sunday afternoon one to four.
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Thursday, June 13 (Rich) Ham Sandwich, Soup & Pie
Friday, June 14 (Sho) Pizza & Garlic Bread
Monday, June 17 (Rich) Baked Tilapia & Hash Browns
Tuesday, June 18 (Sho) BBQ Beef Sand w/ Corn
Wed, June 19 (Sho) Hot Dogs & Tater Tots
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Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays for Lunch
Friday, June 14 Pork Roast w/ Mash Potato
Tuesday, June 18 Biscuits & Gravy
Wednesday, June 19 Sweet n'Sour Chicken
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Breakfast every First Saturday 7:30-9:30..... $6.00
Thursday, June 13 Chicken Fried Steak
Monday, June 17 Chicken Cordon Blue
Tuesday, June 18 Beef Ravioli
Wednesday, June 19 Hot Turkey Sandwiches
Hagerman
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Lunch is served every Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Friday, June 14... Cowboy Stew
Monday, June 17... Chicken Bacon Wraps
Wednesday, June 19... Spaghetti
Wendell 536-9951 (380 East 1st Street)
Lunch is served every Monday & Friday at Noon.
Friday, June 14... Beef & Potato Gravy on Biscuits Monday, June 17... Taco Salad w/ Bread Sticks
This Week’s
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Dale Johnathan Lamm
Dale Johnathan Lamm, 86, passed away on May 31, 2024 at his home in Gooding.
Dale was born August 6, 1937, in Elgin, Oregon. He was the last of five children born to Paul Johnathan Lamm and Orpha Jane Beddes Lamm. Dale joined siblings – Evelyn, Charles, Ethel and Lola. He always said he was "special" being the baby!
Dale grew up in Wallowa, Oregon. Graduated from Wallowa High School in 1955. He worked for various ranchers in the valley.
Dale married Janet Caudle on August 15, 1958. They were blessed with two children – Ellen Marie and Joel Shay. They also took into their care a Native American boy named – Berwin Rooks.They raised their family in Wallowa and then later in Fairfield, Idaho.
Dale joined the Forest Service and worked in trails and with permitees for grazing rights. Transferred to Fairfield, Idaho in 1978.
After Janet died in 1990, Dale married Phyllis Flavel Stimpson on September 26, 1992. They lived in Gooding, Idaho. He retired from the forest service a year later.
Dale is survived by his wife of 32 years – Phyllis; children – Ellen (Don) Hill; Joel (Janet) Lamm; Cory (Brandy) Stimpson; and RaLynne (Travis) Parry; grandchildren Carrie (Heidi), Chey (Rhet), Barry (Dyan), Jani, Kylie (Jake), Wyatt, Trevor, Lydia (Evan), Aiden (Brennon), Gabe, Greg, Benson, Breckon, Burkley, Boston, Eliza, and Eva; ten great grandchildren, with one more on the way, also survive him. He is also survived by many nephews, nieces and cousins. Those going before him include his parents and siblings; and 1st wife Janet; father and mother-in-law - Arthur and Ida Hudson Caudle; brother-in-law - David Caudle; father and mother-in-law - Grant and Muriel Flavel; sister-in-law - Cathie Flavel; and friends that he loved and with whom he spent many hours of fun hunting, fishing, and riding horses.
Funeral service were held on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Gooding. Burial followed at the Twin Falls Cemetery in Twin Falls.
Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Gooding Chapel. Condolences, memories and photos can be shared with the family by following the obituary link at www.demarayfuneralservice.com
death & service notices
Anna May Weber, 75, a resident of Gooding, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at her home in Gooding. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service - Gooding Chapel.
Perry Ray Wolfe, 87, a resident of Gooding, passed away at his home in Gooding on June 5, 2024. Arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service ~ Gooding Chapel.
Paul Edwin Arnold, 68, a resident of Hagerman, passed away in Hagerman, on June 3, 2024. Cremation arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service ~ Gooding Chapel.
Jerry Maurice Conklin, 82, a resident of Shoshone, passed away on Sunday June 9, 2024, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Twin Falls, ID. Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service - Shoshone Chapel.
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Omer Eugene Loranger
Dad passed the morning of June 3rd of congestive heart failure at age 97 in his Hagerman home of 50 years. He had a remarkable life.
He was born in Saskatchewan, Canada in a dirt floor cabin in 1927, his mother died young, and he was raised by his father and extended family. Speaking only French he worked on the farm and rode his pony on his daily job of keeping the cattle off of the railroad tracks during the depression. He hated peas and oatmeal to this day because of that poverty and insisted on ham at every holiday as a badge of prosperity. He was conservative with money and would fix anything using duct tape, baling twine and ingenuity before buying anything new.
The family moved to the United States and his father enrolled Gene in Catholic school to help him learn English. The nuns are credited for teaching him how to play the guitar, and Theo, his father, scrimped and saved to purchase his first guitar and lessons, making monthly payments. He graduated high school in California.
Gene was married and divorced and had one son David Eugene Loranger from that marriage. David proceeded dad in death, also dying of congestive heart failure. Drafted into the Army during the Korean conflict, he was stationed in Chicago and assigned the job of performing music for the weekly Army radio and television programs. Gene had an excellent memory and sense of rhythm and was assigned the duty of morse code communications operator. He hated Chicago and said that he had never been so cold in all his life.
After his military service, Gene returned to California and played jazz guitar and was an owner of The World of Strings in Long Beach. He was hired to entertain guests on the Sun Valley ski train as part of the Hap Miller Orchestra at the Sun Valley Resort.
He met a beautiful bank teller, Beverly Bates, who became the love of his life and wife in 1963. They had two children, Jill and Joel. Gene left seven grandchildren to carry on his family lineage, and several great grandchildren with one on the way. Bev and Gene sold the music store and moved to Idaho in the early 70’s and bought their 60-acre ranch in Hagerman. Gene worked the ranch during the day, raised horses, ran his luthier business repairing any and all string instruments with incredible talent, and played gigs at night. One of the highlights in his musical career was getting to play the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the one and only time he ever got to use his passport. We have also heard the story of him having to borrow a dinner jacket that was too small to be the featured soloist at the Sun Valley Symphony, and the night at the Duchin room when Hemmingway came in.
Gene taught guitar at the College of Southern Idaho for many years, retiring in his 80s. He always said the people signed up for his class to get an easy A, but his students loved learning from him. Everyone remembers dad as the person who loved his family, coffee, a good prime rib, popcorn, ice cream, his “million-dollar dog Bella” and as the person with countless stories to tell around the dining room table. We will miss hearing your stories and the lovely sound of your guitar, dad. Love you, Jill Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Gooding Chapel. Condolences, memories and photos can be shared with the family by following the obituary link at www.demarayfuneralservice.com
Russell Allen Cantrell
Russell Allen Cantrell, 86, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Twin Falls, Idaho, where he had resided for forty-six years.
Russell was born on April 21, 1938, in Wendell, Idaho, to Homer and Iva Cantrell. He attended school in Wendell, graduating from Wendell High School. On December 7, 1959, Russell married Bernice Griese. Their union brought forth one son, Randy.
Throughout his lifetime, Russell worked in many interesting professions, including sales, pool table recovery, and servicing vending machines, jukeboxes, and arcade games. Ensuring the proper functioning of arcade games after each job was a necessity, therefore one might say "he sure plays a mean pinball." His hobbies included gardening, fishing, and reading.
Russell is survived by his son, Randy Cantrell, of Elko, Nevada, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife and eldest grandchild. To all who knew him, he will be greatly missed.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Demaray Funeral Service - Wendell Chapel, 164 East Main St., Wendell, Idaho.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OR IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GOODING, MAGISTRATE DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF ) CASE NO.
RALPH M. HURD, and ) CV24-24-00362
JUANITA M. HURD ) NOTICE TO Deceased. ) CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CYNTHIA A. LUNDSTROM, whose address is 1864 East 2900 South, Wendell, ID, 83355, has been appointed Personal Representative of the estates of RALPH M. HURD and JUANITA M. HURD. All persons having claims against the decedents or their estates are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or within sixty (60) days after mailing or delivery of this notice, whichever date is later, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the Personal Representative or the undersigned at the addresses indicated above or filed with the Clerk of the Court.
DATED this 30 day of May, 2024.
Paul R. Kroeger
Attorney for Personal Representative published on 6/12, 6/19 & 6/26, 2024
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 5TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CAMAS
IN RE: ) Case No. CV13-24-00014
Austin Malachi Gorman ) NOTICE OF HEARING ) ON NAME CHANGE
A Petition to change the name of Austin Malachi Gorman now residing in the City of Fairfield, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Camas County, Idaho. The name will change to Austin Malachi Smith. The reason for the change in name is: "I got a divorce and did not select the name change on my divorce and this is my maiden name."
A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 10:00 o'clock a.m. on 7/12/2024 at the Camas County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change.
Date: 6/4/2024 CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
Brianna Walter published on 6/12, 6/19, 6/26 & 7/3, 2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF GOODING, IDAHO
Pursuant to established procedure, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the City Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Gooding, Idaho, that a public hearing will be held on the 27th day of June, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Gooding Municipal Building located at 308 5th Ave West, Gooding, Idaho, to hear a request made by Scott Zarate, property owner of 325 Michigan Street, also known as Lots 19, 20 and 21 in Block 87 of Gooding Townsite, to consider a variance request that would allow the property owner to place an additional residential unit on their parcel, which has a frontage of only 75 feet. The City of Gooding ordinance has a minimum required frontage of 50 feet for each residential dwelling.
Written comments must be received by 5:30 pm Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Gooding City Hall, 308 5th Ave W., Gooding, ID 83330. You may also email a response to hpeterson@goodingidaho.org. Verbal and written comments will be heard during the public hearing.
Any person(s) requiring special accommodations should call City Hall 5 days prior to the public hearing at (208) 934-5669.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Shoshone City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Shoshone City Hall, 207 S. Rail St. West. This hearing is to discuss vacating the alley easement that goes through the bowling alley building located at 608 N. Greenwood St. in Shoshone, Idaho and to quitclaim deed it to the owner of that property. Those wishing to review the map of the area may do so at Shoshone City Hall during regular business hours.
If you would like to speak about the proposed alley vacation and quitclaim, please plan to attend the hearing. Also, you may submit written comments to the City of Shoshone, P.O. Box 208, Shoshone, ID 83352, or left at City Hall on or before the public hearing on June 18, 2024 during regular business hours. published on 5/29, 6/5 & 6/12, 2024 Jennifer Rumple - Deputy City Clerk
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Idaho Code 67-6509 & 67-6511, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Camas County Planning and Zoning Commissioners will hold a public hearing at the Camas County Annex, 517 Soldier Rd., Fairfield, ID 83327 on the 2nd day of July, 2024 at 7:05pm or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard.
The purpose of this hearing is for the Planning and Zoning Commissioners and the public to consider recommended changes to Resolution 162; Adopting the 2014 Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map. A new draft of the Camas County Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map will be presented at the public hearing. A copy of the proposed changes to the text and the maps are available at the Camas County Annex and at the public hearing.
Written comments will be received by the Planning and Zoning Administrator until 5:00 pm July 1st, 2024 at P.O. Box 430, Fairfield, Id 83327 or email via pz@camascounty.id.gov. Public comment may be limited to 5 minutes at the public hearing. Services for persons with disabilities may be made available by calling the office of the Planning and Zoning Administrator at 208-764-2046 three (3) days in advance of the hearing.
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Dear Gooding School District
Students, Staff, Parents and Community Members
June is here and that means another school year is behind us. Let's take a moment to reflect on some of the successes of the district.
In November the school board adopted a district strategic plan. It is a comprehensive document that outlines goals, priorities, and strategies for improvement over the next five years. Our plan is broken into six different areas: college and career ready students, recruitment, development and retention of high-quality staff, facilities and safety, communication, financial responsibility, and quality learning opportunities. By articulating a clear vision for improvement and outlining actionable steps for achievement, this plan serves as a roadmap for guiding decision-making, resource allocation, and continuous improvement efforts. You can find our plan on our website at https: //gsd231. org/ under the district tab.
Grade level/subject area curriculum outlines have been updated and will be added to the district webpage by the fall of 2024. In April we adopted a new reading curriculum for the elementary school. Secondary math curriculum is being reviewed and will be updated in the next couple of months.
We are focusing efforts to provide professional development for our teachers and staff that aligns with our curriculums as well as their individual needs within the classroom. In April we gathered information through a survey about this topic that we will use in planning for next year.
As always, our students and their success is at the heart of everything we do as a community and school district. We want them to be successful in the classroom as well as on the courts, fields, stages and at competitions. Students involved in activities outside the classroom tend to have better grades and self-esteem, develop better leadership skills, as well as have higher graduation rates than students who don't. These activities also contribute to the culture and identity of our community. With this in mind, we offer twenty-one extracurricular activities in high school and eleven at the middle school. We offer nineteen student clubs or cocurricular activities at the high school with three at the middle school. When you combine all of these with the field trips and other activities and events taking place throughout the district we hope there is something for everyone!
As always, thank you for supporting our district and being an active participant within our community. We couldn't do it without you!