The Courier
News Business Boom in Richfield
September 10
,2014
Volume 38 ~ Number 37 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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Spotlighters Beware! You Might Be Shooting an ASA
With Highway 93/26 running down the middle of town, Richfield is uniquely situated to take advantage of traffic that flows east and west across this part of Idaho. Like so many small towns, Richfield has struggled to support it’s business community, but in the last few weeks, two new shops have opened up with the hope of changing that - Cathy’s Closet and Off The Grid. Cathy’s Closet is named after the mother of the owner, Marsha Hiatt. Marsha is currently the District Two county commissioner for Lincoln County, but decided earlier this year not to run for re-election. Not one to “sit idly by” she has remodeled her mother’s home at 185 Nez Perce Street (corner of Highway 93/26 and 2nd Street) into place to find great items from the past (she has a large collection of vinyl... records, and more). She will also take items (antiques, etc.) on consignment. For now, she plans to be open 7 days-a-week from 10 to 7. Just down the road, on South Main Street in the old Paulson Motor Service building, Rebecca Wood has opened Off The Grid. Off The Grid offers vintage/ antique items as well as handcrafted, one of a kind items from Idaho Artists. Rebecca’s goal is to provide the things you need to decorate your home with County
Chic and Western Living. Stop by Tue-Sat between 8:30 & 5:30 and see the wonderful old building, and pick up something unique for your home. Now if all of that shopping in Richfield causes hunger pains, you can step across the street from Off The Grid to Tacos El Jefe. Located in an old blue school bus, J. Guadalupe Granados is serving up fast food Mexican style (the editor has not eaten there yet, but he is looking forward to trying it out).
Fish and Game is taking aggressive action to catch and prosecute people who spotlight game animals. In areas where conservation officers suspect spotlighting or other suspicious activity near roads, they are using “artificial simulated animals” to bust unlawful hunters. Artificial simulated animals, commonly called ASAs, are life-like figures of deer, elk and other game species, complete with moving parts. “Officers watch the animal and respond if someone violates the law,” said Fish and Game Chief of Enforcement Greg Wooten. Shooting from a vehicle or road is dangerous, and unethical. It casts a poor light upon hunters. Many of the citations issued to road hunters who violate game laws include spotlighting, trespassing, shooting from a motorized vehicle, shooting across the road and waste of game. Anyone found guilty of shooting an artificial animal will lose their license, and face a fine up to $1,000 and continued on page 2.....