The Courier
September 3
Volume 38 ~ Number 36
News
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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It’s Time to Get Lost n’ Lava
Award winning Cowboys and Cowgirls are on their way to Shoshone, Idaho, for the 5th Annual Lost N Lava Cowboy Gathering to be held on September 19th, 20th and 21st. A Kickoff Potluck will be held on September 18th starting at 6 p.m. with great food and entertainment around the campfire. Friday, September 19th, is a free-themed day. Shows begin at 9:30 a.m. with Cowboy Classics with Bryan Dilworth. At 11 a.m. Cowboy Poets of Idaho will be on stage, followed by North by Northwest with JB Barber and Farmer Dave. Future of the West with Colt Angel, and Horse & Horseman with David Anderson will begin at 4 p.m. Evening concerts begin at 7 p.m. with preshow beginning at 6:15. Friday evening concert includes Tony Argento, Bill Chiles, Jenny Lynn Anderson, Wayne Nelson, Farmer Dave and JB Barber, Stan Howe, and Kristyn Harris. Saturday’s events include a community breakfast by the VFW Post 3001 starting at 8 a.m. Saturday day shows begin at 9:30 a.m. with Contemporary Cowboy Music with Coyote Joe and Little Joe. At 11 a.m. enjoy Cowboy Humor with Tony Argento. Balladeers & Bards with Bill Chiles will take the stage at 1 p.m. followed by Western Swing North
and South with Stan Howe and Kristyn Harris at 2:30 p.m., and Great Basin Cowboys with Wayne Nelson at 4 p.m.. Saturday Evening Concert will feature Sam DeLeeuw, Fall River Boys, David Anderson, JB Barber and Farmer Dave, Coyote Joe and Little Joe, Thatch Elmer, and Colt Angel. Sunday events will include Cowboy Church starting at 9:30 a.m. and Open Mic sessions will begin at 11 a.m. Other events for Lost N Lava include vendors from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 11 to 3 on Sunday. A silent auction featuring donated clothing from Wrangler Western Wear, Poetry Books, and Original Painting by Ann Parker. A Live Auction will be held at 2:30 p.m. featuring a quilt with all the entertainers from the 2014 gathering, a trail ride sampler quilt, donated jackets from D&B Supply, and Western Wear from Wrangler. For more information or to purchase tickets to the 5th Annual Lost N Lava Cowboy Gathering, call (208)886-7787 or find them on the web lostnlavagathering.weebly.com.
Lost n’ Lava Trail Ride September 12th, 13th & 14th
Nine-year-old Caden Braun from Gooding was the State Wrestling Champion in his weight division last season. He’s tough as nails and knows how to fight to win. Just one month ago, however, he started a different kind of battle - the fight against Leukemia.
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The odds are in his favor, if he is able to get all the care he needs. Unfortunately, even with insurance his family needs help with expenses like the weekly trips to hospital in Boise. To help the Braun family, friends and family are holding a number of fundraising
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Wendell School Bonds Fail
In last Tuesday’s Bond Election for the Wendell School District, the number of votes again failed to meet the two/thirds requirement to pass those proposals. 312 ballots were cast in favor of the $250,000 maintenance reserve fund (496 total votes) and 317 ballots were cast in favor of the $1.5 Bond (488 total votes) - 63% and 65% respectively. The Wendell school district was not alone in failing to pass bond proposals. Notus (North Canyon County) and Lake Hazel (West Ada County) school districts saw their proposals fail by similar percentages. One reason these bonds failed is because of perseption of mismanagement. “Didn’t we just give the school district money for that problem?” Particularcontinued on page 2.....
events including a Crusin’ For CADEN ride on October 11th. The ride will be followed by a 50/50 Raffle and spaghetti dinner at the Miramar. Keep your eyes open for the flyers around Gooding and let’s help Caden win his fight against Leukemia.