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Breakfast & Lunch North of the Tracks Last week, a new eatery opened up just north of the tracks in Gooding with all of your favorites things for breakfast and lunch, and they have great coffee as well. Located next to Jim’s Repair (280 Roosevelt St.), R and R Crossing is owned by Tina
Holland. Many of us know her from the post office, but a little coffee shop has long been a dream of her’s. R&R specializes in expresso, bagels (fresh), and wraps with your choice of cheese, meat, veggies, and dressing (they build them your way). Open from 7 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday, you can call in your order (934-4341) for a pick up or sit-down meal, or they can deliver your order right to your door. Check them out and support a locally grown business.
Fires Across South Central Idaho
Four major fires are burning across the mountains of Elmore, Camas, and Blaine counties. All started by lightning, these fires consumed about 300,000 acres so far. Just north of Fairfield, the McCan fire is at 24,000 acres and is 50% contained. This fire is not expected to increase in size. Two homes have been lost to this fire. The Beaver Creek fire, located twenty mile northeast of Fairfield, is at 32,000 acres an only 10% contained due to rough terrain. Firefighters have been concentrating on the southern and western boarders of this fire. The northern and western boarders are expected to expand and weather forecasts for the
weekend are not favorable to attacking those areas safely. The majority of the smoke in our area is coming from the Elk fire in Elmore county. Located west of Anderson Ranch Reservoir, this fire is well over 100,000 acres. Pine and Featherville are in the process of being evacuated, but the big concern is that winds will cause the fire to jump the South Fork of the Boise River between those two towns. If that happens, it could easily double in size. Between the Elk Fire and the Pony fire (south and west of Prairie) about 50 structures have been burned. Currently, the Elk fire is the number one fire in the nation. It is also a dangerous fire because of
how fast it is burning (nearly 50,000 acres in one day). Fire personnel at the community meeting on Tuesday evening said their number one priority is to protect life and property. This can interfere with trying to control these fires when people do not evacuate when they are told to do so. Earlier this week, a couple of fire crews and several law enforcement officials had to abandon their assigned tasks to rescue a house full of people who had not evacuated. This was not only dangerous for the people involved, it cost valuable time to the effort of controlling the fire. Highway 20 is safe to travel, but please stay out of the backcountry.
August 14 Volume 37 ~ Number 33 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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Mannie’s Jamboree Celebrate Fiddling In Idaho The 2013 Mannie’s Jamboree will be held this Saturday, August 17th, in the Fairfield City Park. Mannie Shaw started this annual celebration fifty years ago as a fun way for friends and neighbors to get together to share music and food. Mannie has since passed away, but his legacy continues. If you play the fiddle or you just love music, plan on driving up to Fairfield for a fun afternoon. In the evening, enjoy more music with Slow Children Playing. Food and beverages will be available in the park. Sponsored by the Camas Chamber and Fiddlers Inc.