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News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
July 31, 2019
Vol 43 Num 31
Pistols & Petticoats Combating Robocalls
Today, July 31st, is the last day to get your Pre-sale wristbands for the Camas County Fair Carnival. Contact your favorite Fair Board Member and get yours today! The Legion Hall is open today from 10 to 4 to set up 4 H and commercial booths. This is also the time to bring in your open class items: quilts, needlepoint, clothing, woodwork, pottery, painting, sculpture, or whatever you have made and want to show off. Items do not have to be judged. Thursday is Free Carnival Night and the Bike Parade. Kid will meet at the school to decorate their bikes at 5:15, then ride to the carnival beginning at 5:45. Along with the carnival, there will be free rides on the Fair Board Train. Come support our K9 friends at the 4-H Dog Show Friday morning at 9 a.m. at the City Park. The 4-H Archery Contest will take flight at 9:30 at the Legion Baseball field. Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. bring your favorite main dish, salad, or dessert to the City Park for the Community Potluck Picnic. You’ll also need your own plates and utensils. Live music will be provided by the Rocky Mountain Riders, and at 9 p.m. enjoy Family Movie Night Under the Stars. The 4-H Livestock Show will begin at 8:00 Saturday morning with the Livestock Sale at 2:00 following the parade. This year’s parade (1:00 p.m.) will be led by Grand Marshals Leisa & Tommy Knowlton (top photo). Leisa has been an EMT for 25 years, as well as an EMT instructor. Tommy has served with Soldier Mountain Search & Rescue for over 20 years. “There is no feeling like helping someone in need.” Be sure to check out the Library Foundation membership drive, raffle, and book sale starting at 10:30 in the Steam Engine Park next to the library. Raffle drawing will be held right after the parade. Saturday evening, put on your best cowboy boots and strut downtown for the Main Street Bull Riding at 6:30. Then, at 9:00, swing your partner at the Street Dance. The American Legion will be serving breakfast from 8 to 11 on Sunday morning at the Legion Hall. At 10:30 head over to the City Park to “Feed the Soul” at Church in the Park. After church at 1 p.m. the Cow Chip Finals will be tossing for prizes. The carnival will wrap up at 4:00 p.m.
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Estimates indicate that Americans receive billions of robocalls to their mobile phones each year, and the number of robocalls to landlines soars even higher. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) introduced legislation to establish a pilot program to expand the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ongoing attempts to combat these unwanted computerized calls. “Scammers have flooded phone lines with incessant and unwanted computerized calls for far too long,” said Senator Crapo. “In a new wave of robocalls, spoofers have adopted a ‘neighborhood’ tactic in which electronic robocallers use fake local numbers as cover to reach unsuspecting recipients, even if the robocall is sent from outside the United States. These illegal calls often target the elderly and other vulnerable populations who are often easily scared or manipulated into fulfilling the scammer’s demand. Our bipartisan bill would empower voice service providers to identify and block suspected illegal calls before they ever reach a consumer’s device.” “Most robocalls aren’t just unwanted and disruptive – they are illegal,” said Senator Klobuchar. “New technology has enabled scammers to ‘spoof’ or alter their phone numbers so that the calls appear to be local, making them nearly impossible to recognize or track. Worse still, they often target seniors who are particularly susceptible to these scammers, which has led, in some cases, to the loss of their entire life savings. This legislation would establish a pilot program to expand the FCC’s attempt to combat robocalls and help hold these criminals accountable while also ensuring public safety.” “The number of robocalls today is bonkers. Consumers didn’t create this mess and shouldn’t have to pay to fix it,” said FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. “So kudos to Senators Klobuchar and Crapo for their efforts to create a pilot project to help stop robocalls at no cost to consumers.” In May 2019, the Senate passed S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, which mandated the adoption of caller identification authentication technology. The TRACED Act, however, did not allow for blocking of calls that fail the authentication. Introcontinued on page 2... duced by Crapo and Klobuchar, the...