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News Get Ready for the Raptor Run
Next Friday, September 6th, dust off your running shoes and help support the kids at the Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind. Raptor Run is a 5k fun walk, run, and roll, held at the ISDB track located just east of the CSI Round building (between 13th & 14th on Montana Street) and around the campus. Start time is 9:00 a.m. - come a little early to register. Entry fee is $25 and proceeds will go to purchase books (regular print, braille, and possibly audio) for the ISDB library. Unlike other schools, most of the families of students attending ISDB do not live in Gooding. Because of this, community support is important, both for the students and the teachers. The Raptor Run is a fund raising event, but it is also an effort to remind the community what a great place ISDB is. Even if you don’t walk, run or roll, come on out and cheer on the participants. ISDB was originally built in Boise (1906) but after it burned down in December of 1908, Governor Frank Gooding donated land, and in 1909 a permanent state school was established in Gooding, Idaho. Today, the school covers 40 acres with classrooms, a gymnasium, dormitories, a park, and of course, the running track. While the buildings are a visible presences in Gooding, their services extend to all of Idaho. Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind (IESDB) provides supplemental educational services for all youth, birth to 21 years, dealing with hearing or vision loss. In 2009, IESDB was serving 100 babies (0 to 3) across the state. Today that number is 400. They have also increase the total number of students from 1000 to 2500. The school has over a hundred students living on campus.
Hunting Season Open in Late August & September
by Brian Pearson, Public Information Specialist
Many archery seasons for deer run from August 30th through September 30th. Many archery elk hunts also open on August 30th, but exact dates and details differ by zone. A handful of short-range and any weapon hunts are already open. Many fall black bear, mountain lion and wolf seasons run concurrent with the archery seasons, and many hunts for these animals allow rifle hunting as well. Forest grouse (dusky, ruffed and spruce) seasons open August 30th statewide with closing dates December 31st or January 31st, depending on the zone. continued on page 2...
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
August 28, 2019
Vol 43 Num 35
Filing Deadlines September 6th
This November, elections will be held for school districts, cities, and other taxing districts throughout our area. Delarations of Candidacy are due on September 6th (see legal notices for more info). The Gooding School District has three trustee positions up for election this year - Zone 2, 3 and 4 (these are 4-year terms). Zone 2 is located south of Gooding to 2400 S. and east and west (1200 to county line). Zone 3 is the north end of Gooding up to the Big Wood River. Zone 4 is on the west side of town, 4th Avenue to 14th Avenue and Main Street to 1700. You need to live in one of these three areas to run for the Gooding School Board. For a more detailed description of these zones, goto goodingschools.org and click on Board of Trustees under the District tab. Few of these elected positions pay very much, but it is a great way to serve your community, and learn what it takes to run these organizations.
F&G’s Fast-Track for Hunter Ed
by Brian Pearson, Public Information Specialist
For people interested in hunting this fall who have not taken a hunter education course, it’s not too late. By completing an online course and attending a mandatory field day, students can fast-track their hunter education and be ready to hunt. Idaho Fish and Game’s online hunter education course costs $24.50, and are open to students who are at least 9 years old. The online course can be taken on almost any device — tablet, smartphone or desktop — and is self-paced. It can be completed in one sitting or a little at a time over several days. You can sign up for an online course at: hunter-ed.com/idaho After students have completed the course, they must sign up for and attend a mandatory field day. Field days typically last four to six hours and cover wildlife identification, law and ethics. Students are also put through a field exercise before taking the Idaho hunter education test. Many field days are held in the evenings and on weekends. Students will receive their hunter education certificate and have all the tools to be responsible, safe, ethical hunters. “That certificate is a ticket to a lifetime of hunting opportunities.”