Enterprise The Idaho
Oneida County's News Since 1879 Malad City, Idaho
May 19, 2022 |Vol. 142 No. 20
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NEWS IN BRIEF Shooting in Buffalo kills 10; latest in a recent string
Thirteen people were injured and ten died in a weekend shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY. The suspected shooter, who has been linked to neo-Nazi and other white nationalist groups, was arrested and has been arraigned on murder charges following the event. The shooting is the highest profile of a recent string of shootings, of which there have been 33 in May already, including at least four since the Buffalo attack as of press time. 32 people have died as a result of mass shootings in May to date. A shooter in Laguna Woods, CA was knocked over by a pastor during a shooting on Sunday, and hogtied by congregants until police arrived. One person was killed, and five others were injured.
Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday for a variety of national, state, and local elections
Elections Held Tuesday After a long and busy campaign season, primary elections for a number of offices both local and across the state were held Tuesday at the Oneida County Event Center, which saw steady streams of voters until the polls closed. While the election was a primary election, rather than the general, the primary often is the election in the Republican stronghold of Oneida county. Up for primary election this May are U.S. Senator, and U.S. Congress, district 2, at the national level. Mike Crapo is considered a strong favorite for the primary in Idaho, as he has served as a Senator from Idaho since 1999, with the accompanying name recognition and warchest. Mike Simpson has potentially taken more heat this primary from challengers such as Bryan Smith, but is still favored to win in the 2nd district statewide. Oneida county is routinely cited as the most conservative county, voting-wise, in Idaho, so the way voting shakes out here is a bell-wether many state and national campaigns will analyze moving forward to the general election.
State offices voted on were Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Controller, State Treasurer, State Attorney General, School Superintendent, State Senator from District 27, and State Representatives from Districts 27A and 27B. The primary race for the top two executive positions generated the most interest throughout the spring, with current Governor Brad Little seen as facing his strongest Republican opponent in the person of current Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin. The race between the two has been acrimonious, to say the least, and to some extent represents a national split in directions for the GOP. Priscilla Giddings is also a high profile candidate for in the Lieutenant Governor’s race to replace McGeachin. She is running against Scott Bedke. At the county level, Commissioners from districts 2 and 3 were up in the competitive races. In District 2, the contest was between current County Commissioner Ken Eliason and candidate Andee Parry. In District 3, current Commissioner Bob Christophers-
en faced off against Brian Jeppsen. In general, the race for the positions has been genial on the part of the candidates themselves, though their supporters have been often vocal in the process. In the other county primaries, County Clerk (Lon Colton), Treasurer (Leigh Love), Assessor (Kathleen Atkinson), and Coroner (Brad Horsley) all ran unopposed for the primary. Supreme Court nominees (Colleen Zahn and Robyn Brady), Appeals Court Judge (Molly Huskey), and Sixth District Court Judges (Rudolph Carnaroll, Javier Gabiola, Mitchell Brown, and Robert Naftz ) also ran unopposed. Ballots for Democratic, Libertarian, Constitution Party, and Non-Partisan primaries were also available at the polls, though the numbers reported for each are generally quite low. Owning to the paper’s press time, and the lateness of ballot reporting, the Enterprise will include the full election results as an insert in the May 19 edition, which will be available on stands May 18. The results are provisional until certified.
Museum set to open for 2022 Season May 28 The Oneida Pioneer Museum is ready for its 2022 season with new displays, new acquisitions and its annual Friends of the Museum fund-raising campaign. The Museum will officially open on Saturday, May 28, and will again sponsor a bake sale that day with all proceeds going to benefit the Museum. The bake sale will be from noon – 2:00 p.m., and the Museum will be open until 5:00 p.m.. The Museum will be open on Memorial Day from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Regular hours will begin on Tuesday, May 31; the Museum will be open through Labor Day on Tuesdays – Saturdays from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. The new displays were organized by JoAnn Peters and Brianne MacDougal while they were working on the clothing and quilt preservation project. Taking items in the Museum and using mannequins to make the displays more realistic, the visiting ex-
perts created scenes throughout the Museum. While the Museum was closed, several people donated items to the Museum, including pictures of Oneida County veterans and an IronRite ironing machine. The Museum welcomes donations, but all items must come from Oneida County. Please call Jean Thomas, Chair of the Museum Board, if you have items in which the Museum may be interested. Headed by Dotty Evanson, the sixth annual Friends of the Museum campaign is in process. Letters have been sent to past donors and others who may be interested in the work of the Museum. Everyone is welcome to donate to the Museum at any of the following levels: $20 – Annual $50 – Handcart $100 – Covered Wagon $200 – Stagecoach Donor names are displayed on a plaque in the Museum.
McDonalds leaves Russia
In response to the ongoing military action by Russia against Ukraine, McDonalds has decided to permanently close its operations in the country. The restaurants, which were one of the first visible elements of “glasnost” in 1990 (the opening of late and post Soviet society to outside influences) had already been closed temporarily since the outbreak of conflict, but will now be permanently shuttered.
Field of Heroes Returns to Pocatello for 18th Year
The Field of Heroes Memorial will again be on display at Century High School’s soccer fields, just off the I-15 in Pocatello. The display marks Idaho servicemembers killed during the country’s military history, and contains more than 7,000 memorial cross markers, which have recently been repainted as the result of an anonymous donation. Volunteers are also welcomed, and you can call (208) 643-9289 if you would like to participate. The display will be open to the public from May 27 through May 30.
Paving to begin this week on Library/Park parking lot
The Museum is ready to open May 28
Please contact any Board member for additional information. Checks can be sent
The parking area next to the Oneida County Library will be getting a permanent facelift this week, as crews prepare to convert the often mud-drenched auxiliary lot into an asphalted surface. During many summer events held at the park, the lot remains busy, given its proximity to the food pavilion and splash pad. Both this construction and that to the LDS ward building on the other side of the park should be completed before the summer event season fully hits.
to the Museum at P.O. Box 79, Malad, Iaho 83252.
INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE THIS WEEK City Council Report...................Page 2 Stone and MES programs...............Page 3 MHS Senior Pictures...............Page 6-7
Puzzles................................................ .Page 10 High School Rodeo................................Page 11 District Softball, Baseball, Track......Pages 11-12
DRAGON GRADUATES See pages 5-7