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Ten years ago, Cindy Brooks was working as an EMT for Gooding County when an accident with a gurney took her on a journey of pain and drug addiction. Like many across our nation, she found out that prescription drugs can be a blessing and a curse. Over the last few years, she has weaned herself off of the opioids that had become more of a prison than a help. She still deals with pain every day, but with the help of friends and her husband, she is ready to start a new challenge. Cindy grew up with a mother who made clothing for the family. Not just simple repairs, but complete dresses and even suits for Cindy’s dad. It was an education that stuck with her to this day, and now she has decided to put those skills to work in a new business.
Rockin CB Creations offers alterations and repairs as well as complete seamstress service. If you can’t find just the right outfit, Cindy will make it from scratch. She also makes memory and T-shirt blankets, knitted items, costumes/ uniforms, pillow covers, and drapery. Have wedding coming up? Give her a call. Have an old wedding dress hanging around? She can take it apart and make something new out of it. And men… don’t feel left out. Cindy can make suits too, or help you (within reason) get back into that suit that just hangs in the closet. Cindy’s shop/home is located north of Gooding on the County Line Road, but call ahead for directions - 208-539-7664.
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
July 10, 2019
Vol 43 Num 28
Move Over!
As of July 1st, Idaho’s “Move Over” law was expanded to include highway workers and other emergency responders. The existing law, from 2006, already gives protections to police by requiring motorists to move over for law-enforcement personnel operating with flashing lights. Now drivers must also move over for other emergency responders to traffic incidents, such as ITD’s workers and tow truck operators using flashing lights in a stationary position. “The expansion of the ‘Move Over’ Law to include highway workers makes an inherently risky job safer for our staff,” said Jerry Wilson, ITD Operations Engineer in North Idaho. “At highway speeds, it only takes a split second for an accident to happen, so making some space to allow our crews to maintain the roads makes the highways safer, both for us and the traveling public.” ITD’s Incident Response unit in the Treasure Valley is an obvious beneficiary, but the expansion of the law also extends protections to our maintenance workers removing tires, animal carcasses or other objects from the road, filling potholes, fixing guardrail, and other common activities that benefit the safety and mobility of motorists. Emergency Services Manager Neal Murphy spearheaded ITD’s efforts this year to have the “Move Over” expansion considered by lawmakers. The bill was brought forward by Rep. John McCrostie of Boise. Vehicles pass by ITD workers every day on state highways or the interstate at 60-80 mph or more. The sudden gush of air from the passing motorist or the rocking of the ITD vehicle as a semi passes by is a sober reminder that death or serious injury is only feet away. “Since passage of the expanded law this spring, I have noted some voluntary compliance by the public for highway workers as well as disabled travelers along the roadside,” said ITD southeast Idaho Operation Engineer Steve Gertonson. “This is a positive outcome and a win-win situation for both the workers and the public.”