The Idaho Enterprise | February 2, 2023

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Public Hearing on new elementary school plan held

On Monday, January 30, Superintendent Jon Abrams hosted a public hearing to discuss the specifics of the upcoming school bond election and the proposed new elementary school that would be built as a result of its passage. The election is scheduled for March 14 and requires a supermajority of 66.67% of votes cast in order for the bond to pass.

Abrams began by reiterating the primary point that for Oneida County voters the school bond election will not have any effect on property taxes. This is due to two main factors, which Abrams devoted much of his presentation to discussing: the fact that the state bond equalization process contributes state funding to the building of school buildings, and the related fact that the influx of “school-at-home” students into Oneida School District’s Idaho Home Learning Academy (IHLA) has increased the student enrollment numbers for the District from fewer than 1000 brick-andmortar students to more than 8000 total students.

State bond equalization is a process by which state education funds match a percentage of bonded projects based on a formula derived from economic conditions in the district and the number of enrolled students. In the case of Oneida School District, the bond equalization would match around 38% of the maximum bonding ca-

pacity for the district, which is $30 million. This means that if the bond passes, the state would pay around $12 million of the cost for the proposed new elementary school, as well as a new softball and baseball field to be built near the high school. The district itself would be responsible for around $19 million, which it has already secured. The majority of the funding the district has managed to lock away comes from the massive increase in enrollment in IHLA over the last two years. As a result of COVID, the number of school-at-home students across the state registered in IHLA has increased, with Oneida County as their home district. From just over

2000 students two years ago, IHLA now has an enrollment over 7000, which results in Oneida School District getting a larger amount of state funding, which is based on student enrollment.

Neither the bond equalization nor the IHLA enrollment figures are guaranteed in perpetuity, which, as Abrams explained, makes this a unique time to take advantage of the current opportunities available to the district. “This is the right time, and the right place, to do something great for generations in this area,” Abrams said.

School Board Vice-Chair

Chalae Teeples explained that “these tax dollars are already collected. The equal-

Intense winter temperatures strike U.S.

Icy conditions across the country have led to a number of weather related emergencies. Below freezing temperatures across the Midwest and mountain states have led to freeway closures and school cancellations in many states, including Idaho.

Many school districts in the southeast portion of the state, including Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and surrounding areas have closed school out of concern for student safety. Malad delayed its school day Monday by two hours to account for extreme cold temperatures at bus stops.

The run of below zero temps is expected to moderate throughout the later part of the week and soften into next week, though temperatures will remain below freezing into the foreseeable future.

Home prices continue to fall

ization is our tax dollars, coming back to our community.”

Abrams expanded, “The taxes have already been collected. They can be spent somewhere else in the state, or they can be spent on our school.” Abrams and the school board members explained clearly that they could not promote a particular vote on the bond election, though Abrams did reiterate that “if the bond isn’t passed, we won’t build the school.”

The PTO President, Melanie Coleman, was also in attendance and explained that it planned to promote a “yes” vote on the upcoming

Following last year’s explosion in home prices, real estate markets are seeing something like a reset to pre-2022 level as fears of a recession and higher lending costs cut into the boom in housing that saw what many experts believe was a temporary bubble in pricing. The last increase in average home prices was noted in October of last year, and the average price has been falling ever since. The future of the housing market is seen as mostly dependent on the Federal Reserve’s actions moving forward with regard to the prime interest rate.

Superbowl teams set

Over the weekend, the Eagles easily put away the injured 49ers 31-7 and the Chiefs outlasted the Bengals in a tight 23-20 victory. The Eagles’ one Superbowl win came in 2017, when they defeated the powerhouse New England Patriots 41-33 under backup quarterback Nick Foles.

The Kansas City Chiefs, who played in the first ever Superbowl in 1967, are returning for their fifth appearance, most recently losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.

Texas zoo offers buggy revenge

Over 60 local students participated in this weekend's performance of "The Emperor's New Clothes"

“Emperor’s New Clothes” plays over the weekend

The Missoula Children’s Theatre presented its second performance in two years in the Malad Valley, as over 60 local students performed in this year’s production of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” over the weekend.

On Saturday, Jan. 28, the Missoula Children's Theatre and local students who had auditioned and practiced for the performance over the last several weeks presented an original musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, based on the classic sto-

ry of the ruler whose eyes have been blinded by flattery and insincerity. Playing the title character of the Emperor was local student Ira Carter. Other featured performers included Tyker Hamilton as ManyPenny, Ava Fesler as Royal Scholar Roxy, Rudy as Lillie Kraask, and Asher Brower as Royal Scholar Red. The Kings were Jace Call, Tandon Redd, Ruxin Smith, Ethan Richard, and the Queens were Rose Butler, Draylyn Jones, Lyla Reel, Ali Hanks. The Money Council was be

Dawson Jones, Bentley Teeples, Mariah Price, Rickell Call, Luke Allen, Liam Atkinson, Herber Johnson, Bryten Bastian. Gem was Karmyn Charles while the Royal Jewelers were Jaylee Johnson, Jocelyn Purdum, Ashlynn Stuart, Maggie Schow, Haylen Kimberling. Boots was Addie Brower and the Royal Cobblers are Ambria de-

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The San Antonio Zoo is once again offering patrons the unique, if somewhat dark, chance to name a cockroach after an ex and have it fed to one of the zoo’s animals. The naming rights for a snack cost $10, a cost which directly goes to paying for the zoo’s budget. Individuals who feel that a cockroach is too strong a message to a former flame can instead choose a vegetable for $5 or a rodent for $25. Additionally, a recorded message to the named individual can be purchased for $150. The zoo saw 8,000 people participate last year, and claims to be on track for an even bigger return this year.

Items to remove from cars in freezing weather

Residents are being reminded to remove some items from their vehicles during this cold snap which can be damaged by extreme temperatures. Technology items top the list, as many people neglect to remove items such as phones, laptops, GPS devices, and others from their cars only to see them break as a result. Food products, especially vegetables, canned products, and bottled goods are also sources of spoilage. Medication can also be impacted by freezing temperatures, as can musical instruments and cleaning products.

Superintendent Jon Abrams speaks at Monday's public hearing about the upcoming school bond election

Design and Floor Plan of New School

Last week, the Enterprise examined the sources of funding for the proposed new school, as well as the concept of Bond Equalization. This week, we take a look at the proposed design for the new elementary school, which will be built on the footprint of the recently demolished high school should the bond pass.

In the past, school buildings were often multistory edifices that were among the tallest, most impressive buildings in small towns. Today most new schools are built on one level in order to be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act without having to install elevators or other types of lifts. In earthquake-prone areas, such as Oneida County, single story buildings are safer and require less earthquake-proof construction.

The proposed new Malad Elementary School will be built on one level, which will require a larger building footprint in order to provide an adequate number of classrooms plus larger rooms, such as a cafeteria, a library and a multipurpose room. The planned construction site encompasses much of the land where the old high school once stood.

Allowance for Growth

The proposed school will have three classrooms for each grade, Kindergarten through Fifth, plus six extra classrooms, one for each grade. With the anticipated increase in population in Oneida County, the new school is being planned for future growth. Idaho has recently been ranked as the United States’ fastest growing state, according to the most recent figures from the Cen-

sus Bureau. With Utah and Arizona ranked just below them, this area is seeing an unprecedented amount of growth.

Multipurpose Room

The maximum bond capacity for Oneida School District, as determined by the State, is under $30,000,000, which does not allow for the inclusion of an auditorium or gym in the new school. However, the plans for the new school include a large multipurpose room that can be configured to be used for sports, music and drama productions, as well as a public meeting room. Different from some schools in this area, the new school’s cafeteria will be a separate room, not part of the multipurpose room.

The multipurpose room will have a large stage area that will usually be walled off to be used as the music room. When the wall is pulled back, the stage can be used for all-school programs. While not a self-contained auditorium, the multipurpose room will ensure that the elementary school’s outstanding music program will continue to have a place to present their productions, including the Veterans’ Day program and various activities for Grandparents’ Day.

The multipurpose room will have pull-out bleachers along the wall opposite the stage. The bleachers will seat 400; chairs could be set up between the bleachers and stage to increase seating capacity for school and community events.

The multipurpose room will provide a better space for indoor play and sports practice than the old gym, which required students to walk to it in all kinds of weather.

Funds for beginning

the design process for a new auditorium and field house are included in the $29,000,000 bond to be decided by Oneida County voters on March 14. Anyone who has concerns about the new elementary school not including an auditorium should contact Superintendent Jon Abrams at 208-534-6080 (ext. 412).

For additional information about the proposed elementary school, see www.oneidaschooldistrict.com.

Due to the nature of this particular bond issue, a “Yes” vote on the bond will not increase property taxes, and a “No” vote on the bond will not decrease property taxes. The bond vote is entirely designed to secure the available supporting funds from the state, not the local area.

PROPOSED MES FLOOR PLAN LEGEND

Public Hearing on new elementary school plan held

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election, as well as to provide material support in the form of signs and campaigning. “We will be providing rides to the polls on March 14th for those who need them,” she stated.

Given the unusual funding realities that have led to the potential new school, Superintendent Abrams was clear in his assurance that the current financials have been verified. Regardless of anything that might change in the future at the state level, Abrams assured the audience that the funding plan was secure. “I’m not pitching something that the school board and I haven’t been over and over again. We’ve talked to people at the state level many times, and we’re assured this is something we can do.” In response to a question about the potential for equalization to change in the future, Abrams replied, “We don’t know what might happen somewhere down the road, of course, but we do know that this is something we can

do now.” Other members of the school board explained that in their visits with lawmakers, they had clearly heard an expressed desire to maintain the equalization funding into the foreseeable future.

Abrams displayed the plans for the school itself, which include a classroom capacity for around 600 students, which is more than Malad Elementary is currently able to accommodate.

The plans incorporate the idea that Oneida County will likely be growing in the next decades. As anyone in the county can attest, growth has already become a reality.

The school will also feature an updated security system, with limited entry points and magnetic door locking systems that can be triggered from the administrative offices in the event of an emergency. Another feature that was touted was the fact that the cafeteria will be a completely separate room from the multipurpose room or gym, which is not the case in many elementary schools.

The question of why baseball and softball fields were being built near the high school was raised. Abrams explained that the ball diamonds could be built within the bond capacity at this time. He also said that additional diamonds could be built in the future.

Abrams explained that he was not concerned about either the plan for the school or the funding itself, but he was somewhat concerned about the timeline. “We’re experiencing a very cold winter, as you know. My main concern is that we may have some issues with our plan to have the new school up and running in our timeframe.”

Abrams was not reticent about the ability to pay for the building, however. “Normally, these are twenty-year bonds. We’ll be able to do it in three years or less, based on the funds we already have in place if this bond passes. That will let us start the bonding process for an auditorium and field house very soon.”

Some concern was expressed about the lack

of an auditorium in the current design. Abrams explained that the in the multipurpose room current plans would provide a modular auditorium for the elementary. The gym will be adjacent to a stage and music room that would allow for the kinds of events the community has come to expect from the current MES auditorium. The seating capacity of the gym bleachers is 400, with the addition of floor seats possible in

front of the stage area. A modernized sound system would also be built into the design.

Should the bond pass, construction of the new school would occur while the current MES was in operation. Construction would begin in April 2023, and the school would be completed approximately 16 months later. “It might be a little uncomfortable for a while,” Abrams suggested, “but it will defi-

nitely be worth it.”

The vote for the school bond election will be held on March 14 at the Oneida County Event Center from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters in precincts 5 and 6 (Holbrook and Stone) will be sent mail -in ballots, which must be returned by the day of the election. Anyone can vote early at the Recorder’s Office in the Courthouse from February 27 to March 10.

1. Secure Entrance

2. Multipurpose Room/Gym

3. Cafeteria/Kitchen

4. SPED Suite

5. Library/Media Center

6. Computer Lab

7. Classrooms

8. Music/stage

A rendering of the proposed school from the Southwest

A view from the proposed entranceway, which would face the current south side of the elementary

The floorplan of the proposed new elementary was unveiled at Monday's public hearing

Curtis La Dell Ainsworth

Curtis La Dell Ainsworth, 63, returned home to his Father in Heaven on January 27, 2023, after a valiant battle with chronic illness. He was born on October 10, 1959, in Murray, Utah to Lynn and Jean Ainsworth.

Curtis grew up in Sandy, UT. He graduated from Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah. He spent most of his young life working on his Grandpa’s farm, where his love of John Deere tractors formed. He also did custom work for many local farmers and spent a few years doing high-rise steel. He loved hard work and was known for his strength.

Curtis met Sherrie in 1983. On their first date, he picked her up on a bareback white horse and took her to dinner through a drive-thru window. They dated for five years and were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on July 7, 1988. They raised five beautiful children together.

He cherished the time spent hiking with his Dad in the mountains as they explored the highest peaks of the Uintah mountains together. They summited their last mountain, Spread Eagle Peak, when his Dad was 70 years old.

After his years of farming, he became an emergency responder and was the leader of an Incident Response team in Salt Lake City and was a member of the Urban Search and Rescue Team. He later worked as a Firefighter. He served his community for many years as the Fielding Fire Chief. He was instrumental in getting grants to purchase additional equipment and assisted with planning the new fire station/town hall.

Curtis was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served in many callings, but his favorite was a cub scout leader, a calling he served in for years.

Curtis is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Sherrie; his five kids, Hayden Ainsworth, Hanna (Ian) See-

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holzer, Hailee (Rowdy) Jensen, Heidi Ainsworth, and Harrison Ainsworth; his sisters LeeAnn Ainsworth Medina and Phyllis Ainsworth; and his four grandchildren who loved their Papa so much, Olivia Ainsworth, Anniston Seeholzer, Raegan Seeholzer, and Bodhi Jensen. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lynn and Jean Ainsworth, and his brother, Dennis Ainsworth.

A viewing will be held Thursday, February 2, from 7-8 PM at the Fielding Stake Center, 4375 W 15600 N, Fielding, UT. Funeral services will be held at the Fielding Stake Center on Friday, February 3, at Noon, with a viewing right before the service from 10:30-11:30 AM. Burial services will take place at the Fielding Cemetery.

The family would like to thank Dr. Lynette Brown, Dr. Xylina Gregg, and Dr. David Faux; Dad’s wonderful doctors who cared for him for so many years. The family would also like to thank the hospice team who assisted the family in the last few weeks of his life and the many family and friends who have offered comfort to the family.

Keith Ray Christensen

November 14, 1936 - January 26, 2023

Keith Ray Christensen, 86, passed away at home with his family at his side on January 26, 2023. Keith was a lifetime resident of Malad, most of which was spent at “William’s Grove”. Keith was born on November 14th, 1936, to Orvil C. and Angelina Williams Christensen.

He married his sweetheart, Karen Elizabeth Hansen on April 8, 1957, in Carlin Nevada. It was a small, quaint wedding in the front room of his parents’ home with family members and close friends present.

The couple's first home was in Port Townsend, Washington where he was stationed with the Navy. Keith’s last year in the military was in Japan. After discharge in 1961, Keith started his career in ranching. He was a ranch manager for 3 different large cattle companies. In 1974, Keith and Karen brought their family back to settle in Malad. Keith worked as a heavy equipment operator until 2002. In 1987, he and Karen were able to purchase the property near Deep Creek and moved back up to Williams Grove in the summer of 1989. He returned to doing what he loved most in 2003 when he was hired by the Oxford Cattle Association as their range rider. He rode on horseback the entire Oxford Mountain 7 days a week until he was 75 years old.

He is survived by his wife of almost

Breelle Daniels and Rylee Jacobsen of Malad earn honors recognition at Utah Tech University

Utah Tech University (St. George, Utah) students excelled in the classroom during the Fall 2022 semester with 1,468 UT students or 11 percent of the student body earning Dean's List honors. Inclusion on the Dean's List requires students to complete a minimum of 15 credits and achieve a GPA of 3.5 to 3.89.

Utah Tech University student Breelle Daniels is among the Trailblazers honored on the Utah Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester.

"On behalf of the faculty and staff, congratulations to all Utah Tech students who made the 2022 Fall semester honor roll list," said Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Michael Lacourse. "Your hard work and persistence have paid off and you should be proud of your achievement. Keep up the great work and we hope to see your name on the honor roll for the Spring 2023 semester."

Keith Ray Christensen

66 years, Karen Christensen and their children, Jim (Rhonda) Christensen, Tammy (Brooks) Allen, Becky (Jerry) Williams, and Debbie (Shane) Howard, 17 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and a sister Angie (Allen) Avery.

A viewing was held on January 31 from 7-8 p.m. and prior to the services from 11:00-11:45 a.m. at the Horsley Funeral Home 132 W. 300 N. Funeral services were held February 1, 2023, at 12 noon at the 3rd/6th/7th ward chapel, 400 N. 200 W. Malad, Idaho. Burial followed in the St. John Cemetery.

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Rylee Jacobsen of Malad City, Idaho earned President's List recognition at Utah Tech University. 1,282 Utah students, or 10 percent of the student body, earning President's List honors. Inclusion on the President's List requires students to complete a minimum of 15 credits and achieve a GPA of 3.9 or higher.

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ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Bodee Ekstrom, Malad, driving without privileges, $150.00, costs $177.50; fail to carry registration in vehicle, $10.50, costs $56.50

Martin Gordo, Saint Anthony, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Rebecca Haggerty, North Logan, speeding, $33.50, costs $59.50

Russell Meeds, Malad, fail to register vehicle, $10.50, costs $56.50

Heather Torres, Idaho Falls, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Jennifer Wilson, Eagle Mountain, unlawful backing on shoulder of highway, $33.50, costs $56.50

Ian Anderson, Malad, fail to provide proof of insurance, $75.00, costs $59.50; fail to register vehicle annually, $10.50, costs $56.50

Keith Blaisdell, Malad, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Merlin Crockett, Pocatello, unsafe backing, $33.50, costs $56.50

Foster Garrett, Malad, speeding, $33.50, costs $59.50

Jaclyn Nielsen, Malad, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50 MALAD CITY

Stephen Nielsen, Malad, speeding, $33.50, costs $59.50

Madelyn Shaw, Malad, temporary permittee not accompanied by a license driver over 21 years of age $44.50, costs $56.50

Mmili Collin Anders, Fallbrook, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Daniel Daniels, Malad, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Cheyenne Larue, Garland, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

John Steed, Grand Junction, speeding, $33.50, costs, $56.50

Andrea Foster, Kaysville, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

IDAHO STATE POLICE

Paige Catlin, Sultan, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50

Steve Bingham, Kaysville, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Brent Huff, Salt Lake City, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Michael Jordan, Tacoma, more than four driving lamps on front of vehicle, $10.50, costs $56.50

Yuriel Martinez-Alvarez, Las Vegas, speeding, $33.50, costs $59.50

Anthony Sine, Laguna Beach,

NOTICES

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P.O. Box 78

Malad, Idaho 83252

208-766-3673

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speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Brian Waits, Flovilla, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50

Jerry Chimo, Bozeman, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

Dylan Goodsell, Preston, speeding –commercial vehicle 65 mph speed limitation-5 or more axles & weight more than 26,000 – $33.50, costs $56.50

Craig Holm, Pocatello, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50

Jonathan Schmieder, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50

IDAHO FISH AND GAME

Denette Powers, Blackfoot, fish with bait where prohibited or in fly fishing waters with gear other than permitted, $72.00, costs $64.00

MAGISTRATE COURT

Eva Dworshak, Malad, driving without privileges, $177.50, costs $172.50, 990 days jail, 90 days suspended, 12 months probation – Agency: OCSO

Christopher Martin, Malad, driving without privileges, $127.50, costs $177.50, 90 days jail, 84 days suspended, 12 months probation – Agency: OCSO

Christopher Martin, Malad, driving without privileges, $127.50, costs $172.50, 90 days jail, 90 days suspended, 12 months probation _ Agency: MC

Mark Thomas, Malad, petit theft, $100.00, costs $210.49, 67 days jail, 67 days suspended, 12 months probation – Agency: MC

Mark Thomas, Malad disturbing the peace, $100.00, costs $157.50, 67 days jail, 60 days suspended, 12 months probation – Agency OCSO

Welton Ward, Malad, unlawful overtaking and passing school busfirst offense, $200.00, costs $157.50 – Agency: MC

Sherrill Westmoreland, Garland, possession of marijuana, $102.50, costs $197.50; possess drug paraphernalia with intent to use, $102.50, costs $232.50, 90 days jail, 90 days suspended, 12 month probation – Agency: ISP

Sydney Rimann, Bountiful, driving without privileges (1st offense), $150.00, costs $157.50

Gage Shelman, Malad, unlawful entry, $192.50, costs $157.50, 90 days jail, 90 days suspended, 18 months probation – Agency: MC

New No-till drills available for spring

By Allison Eliason

There may be snow on the ground, but that doesn’t mean farmers and ranchers can’t start making plans for warmer days when they will be back in the field. As Oneida County farmers and ranchers begin looking toward the 2023 planting season, they will have opportunities to rent and use new equipment purchased by the Oneida County Soil and Water Conservation District (OSWD).

After seeing neighboring counties successfully apply for grants to fund no-till drills, the OCSWD board became interested in applying for the same grants to support the ag operations in Oneida County. Through Conservation Basics LLC, led by Chris Banks, the board worked to write up the grants for projects. Banks was an excellent asset, knowing and understanding the process from both sides as he is a rancher and landowner himself.

The board first applied for the grants in 2017 but was denied funding. The board tried again a few years later, and in June of 2021, was approved for the funding of the no-till drills. Depending on the type of project help we are seeking, there are different funding pools available through the state. This Soil Health Project grant that was administered through the Idaho Department of Environ-

mental Quality helped to fund the drills for Oneida County.

The board considered the different farming operations throughout Oneida County and recognized that the farms in the county are of different shapes, landscapes and sizes. In addition, they knew that not all producers or landowners could afford specialized equipment for their individual operations. WIth that, they chose to prioritize funding for equipment that would both help conserve soil and water for the area as well as help farmers and ranchers have the equipment they might not be able to have otherwise.

District Administrator Staci Tripp said, “We saw an opportunity to help with equipment, and also educate landowners on the positive impacts of No-Till farming. Our board of supervisors chose drills that would benefit the most landowners, and work with the grant having a goal of enhancing soil health, reducing soil erosion, and reducing mechanical impacts to farmland in Oneida County.”

Through the grant funding, the OCSWCD purchased two no-till drills with different capabilities, hoping to meet the needs of as many farmers and ranchers in the area. In June 2022, the first drill was delivered. The Truax Roughrider Rangeland drill is best for rough

land and CRP reseeding. It does not have a depth adjustment and is ideal for planting grasses. In December of 2022, the second drill, a Great Plains drill, was delivered. The Great Plains drill is best for planting cropland acres with multiple seed boxes for any variety of seed.

In addition to funding the two new drills, there was also a significant amount of cost-share money written into the grant. Any landowner who rents the drills and submits copies of seed, fertilizer, or fuel receipts is eligible for 60% reimbursement of their cost.

In the short time that the drills have been in Oneida County, nearly 800 acres have been planted with it, used by ten different landowners in the area. For those ten renters, just over $41,000 in cost-share money was returned back in reimbursements to help cover the cost of planting.

Any farmer or landowner in Oneida County can use the equipment. The cost to rent the drills is currently $30 per day plus $10 per acre planted. For anyone interested in renting the equipment, simply contact the district administrator Staci Tripp at 208705-4880 to get on the schedule. After discussing the new drills, Tripp said, “We are excited for warm weather to come so we can get planting!”

OBITUARY SUBMISSION INFO

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA

IN RE: Johnathan Justin Nieffenegger

Case No. CV36-23-0006

NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult or Emancipated Minor)

A Petition to change the name of Johnathan Justin Nieffenegger, now residing in the City of Malad, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Oneida County, Idaho.

The name will change to Johnathan Justin Evans. The reason for the change in name is: Mom's last name and grandpa helped raise me.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o'clock p.m. on March 16, 2023, at the Oneida County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court good reason against the name change.

Date: January 19, 2023

CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT

Diane Skidmore

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BIRTHDAYS

Bobbie Garrett, Feb. 3

Kyah Hankel, Feb. 3

Annette Hess, Feb. 3

Yvonne Jensen, Feb. 3

Makyla Madsen, Feb. 3

Cheyenne Palmer, Feb. 3

Mike Atkinson, Feb. 4

Sharee Blaisdell, Feb. 4

Jean Coburn, Feb. 4

Jeanny Corbridge, Feb. 4

Anjanele Degn, Feb. 4

Ty Price, Feb. 4

Jayson Sorenson, Feb. 4

Shelby Hamilton, Feb. 4

Rowdy Barnes, Feb. 5

Lynda Facer, Feb. 5

Jim Goodrich, Feb. 5

Kelly Purdum, Feb. 5

Ray Lloyd, Feb. 5

Carrie Ann Jensen, Feb. 6

Kevin Degn, Feb. 6

Tristin Bailey, Feb. 6

Dan Brock, Feb. 6

Euarda Daniels, Feb. 7

Cathie Jones, Feb. 7

Rocky Jones, Feb. 7

Bracken Lloyd, Feb. 7

William Smith, Feb. 7

Barbara Williams, Feb. 7

Isaac Pettis, Feb. 7

Jamie Blaisdell, Feb. 7

Christine Bowen, Feb. 8

Kayla Harrison, Feb. 8

Linda Hess, Feb. 8

Traslen Hill, Feb. 8

Hallye Green, Feb. 8

McKay Maxfield, Feb. 8

Terrill Schwartz, Feb. 8

Margaret Barker, Feb. 9

Benita Colton, Feb. 9

Daniel Daniels, Feb. 9

Melanie Oyler, Feb. 9

Jeff Semrad, Feb. 9

Ronald Tubbs, Feb. 9

Janice Vaughan, Feb. 9

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Like a ghost, the snowy owl glides through the air in soundless flight. This owl is different from most owls because it hunts during the day and at night. Most owls hunt at night. In the arctic region, the summer days and nights are always light. An owl waiting for darkness to hunt would starve before the dark days of winter arrive.

Many animals can blend into their environment.

This is called camouflage. There are few trees on the tundra, so the snowy owl’s white plumage blends with the snowy world of the northern arctic.

The snowy owls need to eat a huge amount each day— enough to equal their own body weight. They don’t chew their food— they just swallow their prey whole, including fur, claws, teeth and bones. Then they spit out a pellet of all the parts they can’t digest.

(152 cm).

Wingspan is the measurement from wing tip to wing tip, when the wings are fully stretched.

How many of the things in this chart could fit into a snowy owl’s wingspan?

Measure 60 inches (152 cm) on the floor. Now lie down with your arms outstretched along the line. Measure your outstretched arms. How do you compare?

Baby owls are called owlets. Can you help the mother owl nd her way home to her owlets?

All owls have excellent sight so that they can spot creatures like mice that run fast along the ground. Owls’

The snowy owl has round, yellow eyes. Can you find the pair of eyes that match?

In the spring, when the snowy owl makes a nest, the snow has started to melt and the brown earth shows through patches of white snow. The female snowy owl’s soft white feathers are streaked with brown so she cannot be seen as she nests on the ground. Here are three other animals that blend into their habitats, or homes. Can you unscramble their names?

What silly things can you nd on this owl’s dinner plate?

Create Camou age

Choose a picture in the newspaper. Cut out a circle of white paper that fits over one-third of the picture. Color the white circle to match the picture underneath. This is camouflage.

Look through the newspaper and count the number of eyes that you find. How many are human eyes? How many are the

Animal Report

Write a paragraph reporting on your favorite animal. Include at least three facts about this animal.

Stake Conference Report

By Allison Eliason

The Malad Idaho Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its annual Stake Conference meetings January 21-22. The adult session was held Saturday evening, featuring speakers from the Utah Ogden Mission, members of the Malad Stake as well as from the Stake Presidency.

Sister Betsy Holley first spoke to those in attendance, sharing from the scriptures the account of Jesus asking Peter to feed his sheep. She said that, like Peter, “We have been asked to help find His lost sheep and feed them.” Sister Holley continued that there are so many ready and we, as proselyting missionaries and as members, need to have the courage to share the gospel.

Following his wife, President Holley, president of the Utah Ogden Mission, also spoke of the importance of missionary work. After reading from various scriptural accounts where Jesus Christ invited everyone to hear his words, President Holley counseled those in attendance to be open and inviting to anyone interested in and wanting to participate in the church. He said, “Welcome them, teach them and love them.” President Holley celebrated the missionary efforts that had been made in the Malad Stake as nine new members had been baptized in 2022. “You have had nearly more baptisms than any stake of the mission where there are 88 stakes. You are bringing in the one.”

Sister Cindy Coleman, Stake Young Women's President, next focused on the exciting opportunity the Malad Stake youth had to participate in For Strength of Youth conferences (FSY) in the summer of 2023.

Over the last several weeks, the youth ages 14 and older have been preparing for their registration that will be taking place January 26 beginning at 9 a.m. Sister Coleman shared once again at what a great opportunity FSY will be for the youth to learn and feel the spirit in a different way as

they participate in a variety of activities with new and old friends. She said, “They will learn how to feel the spirit, who they are and who their Savior is.”

In addition to teaching about the FSY conferences coming this summer, Sister Coleman also spoke about the changes that have been made to the For Strength of Youth pamphlet. Now called a guide book to making decisions, the new booklet focuses on relying on Jesus Christ as the strength of the youth. The book teaches the doctrine of the gospel, invites the youth to act on those gospel truths and then offers promised blessings from the Lord to those that live by His teachings.

Service missionary Brother Don Daniels spoke of the experiences he and his wife Brenda have enjoyed as they currently serve as missionaries at the Heber Valley Girls Camp. As the couple prepared for their mission, Brother Daniels had only one reservation- how would people react when they learned that he was blind. Sharing his concern, his mission president said, “You need to be here. You don’t know the impact you will have.”

Brother Daniels shared a special experience he had with one of the young women that came to their camp. Like him, she was mostly blind and would soon lose all of her sight. Before she did, she hoped to see a moose, something that was a fairly common sight at the Heber camp. As the week was coming to a close, a cow moose and two calves had been spotted in the fields close to camp. One of the missionaries had the impression to take this young woman to see the moose and was able to get her close enough to clearly see them. Brother Daniels said, “ I don’t know why the Lord made it so that she could see the moose but I know he did. He knows us, each of us, and loves us.”

Following Brother Daniels, President Jason Sperry, first counselor of the Malad Stake presidency, spoke. As

many had over the evening, he too addressed missionary work, both of young elders and couple missionaries. He began by saying, “Miracles come in the doing of things!” He reiterated what many President Nelson had said in previous General Conference addresses when he spoke of the priesthood responsibility young men have of serving a full time mission. President Sperry said, “There are very few reasons a young man would not be able to serve a mission. But we are concerned that not enough young men are preparing to worthily serve a full-time mission.” He continued that more worthy, willing and prepared young men are needed to serve and then asked the question, “So what do we do to help them?”

Several members attending were asked to share ideas that they had in answer to his question. Their answers included helping them remain worthy and when mistakes are made, how to overcome both the sin and the shame of the mistake that had been made in an age where everything is splashed across social media. Another shared that it comes down to conversion and helping young missionaries-to-be to have a relationship with God, as well as engaging the youth in taking on as much responsibility for learning and teaching the gospel as possible.

President Sperry concluded by asking everyone, whether they had youth in their home or not, to go home and council together to see how each could help every young man be worthy and have a desire to serve a mission. He quickly shared how senior couple missionaries are needed around the world, even in the Malad Stake. For those interested in serving, they can go to seniormissionary.churchofjesuschrist.org.

Before the night concluded, stake president, President Jensen, shared his testimony on the importance of missionary work, especially in the lives of the young missionaries. He shared that missionaries should

serve because it is their priesthood obligation, but also because the Lord needs them to share His words and they need the Lord to teach them over their time as missionaries.

Sunday morning, members once again gathered for the General Session of the Malad Stake Conference. As the meeting began, many changes to stake callings and leadership offices were proposed and sustained. Four new High Council members were calledBrother Jerry Angell, Brother Dustin Smith, Brother Scott Gunter and Brother Justin Hatch. A new Sunday School Presidency was sustained with Brother Jerry Angell as President, Brent Schow as First Counselor and John Blaisdell as second counselor.

In addition, a new Stake Young Women’s Presidency was sustained- Sister Tori Green as President, Sister Tera Ward as First Counselor, Sister Andrea Jones as Second Counselor and Sister Heidi Hubbard as Secretary. Brother Vaughn Bean was also called to serve as a second Patriarch in the Malad Stake, working alongside current Patriarch, Brother Vern Bastian.

The first speaker of the meeting was Brother Mark Miller, who spoke of his experience of going through the temple for the first time and being sealed in in the Brigham City temple just last year. He recalled the process that he and his wife went through and they prepared to go to the temple from attending their class to the reality of going to the temple as they purchased their temple clothes. He said, “We have so many temples at our fingertips and I just want to go to all of them!”

First Counselor of the Brigham City temple presidency, President Barfuss and his wife talked of the blessings that come from attending the temple, the peace one feels there and can bring into their lives as well as the rest one can find in their covenants they make in the temple. President Barfuss reminded, “Everything we do in the church

points us towards the temple.” Sister Barfuss taught that we will achieve personal peace through focusing on Christ's life, taking the sacrament, going to the temple and following the words of the living prophet.

President Brandon Ward, second counselor of the Malad Stake presidency shared from his time working as engineer test conductor. As they test rocket motors, there is a phrase he will say just before beginning the test, “The motor is committed.” At this point, everything has been put in place and is prepared to fire the motor. He compared this to life and that as the pieces of life are put in order, we commit ourselves to Heavenly Father’s plan.

There are several crucial pieces completing the fire line of the rocket motor test, much like there are crucial aspects of life, taught President Ward. He continued that in life there are challenging times that seem overwhelming but by changing perspective to see the test as a whole, not just a single part, can alleviate some of the heartache and frustration. “We have the potential to have an eternal view, not just what we see in this mortal life.”

President Sperry once again addressed the congregation, sharing his testimony first of the inspired nature of the new changes and callings that had been presented earlier in the meeting. He then turned his attention to the youth of the Malad Stake and boldly said, “Young brothers and sisters, you are children of God. He knows you, he loves you and he has known you for a very long time. You know enough. You know what is right and you know what is wrong. You have been taught clearly. It is not as confusing and we make it sound. You don’t know everything and that is ok. You know what the standards arelive them and do your best. And as you do, the Lord will guide you in everything you do.”

The recently called and sustained patriarch, Brother Vaugn Bean had the opportunity to

Malad partners with UI for Mental Health project

Malad City is partnerning with University of Idaho to provide mental health conversations. Malad City will join with 17 other rural Idaho communities across the state in partnership with the University of Idaho for a Community Mental Health Project.

Talje Hoene, Coordinator for the University of Idaho Mental Health Program, met with city officials last month to see if they were interested in bringing the program to Malad. The council was in full agreement. With that,

the first of at least six discussions will be held on Tuesday night, February 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., at the Oneida County Event Center.

Everyone in the community is invited to a free dinner hosted by the University of Idaho, to discuss this important issue.

As Talje indicated, all rural communities have their own unique experiences and stressors they battle. The purpose of these meetings will be to open the dialogue and get to know what our community’s mental health needs

are and how they can be addressed. Stress is a part of life that can be motivating but too much can quickly become unhealthy. These discussions will hone in on the answers to important questions, such as: What supports do you use, and what actions do you take to get through to the other side? How do you support yourself and your community members?

The meetings will be completely funded by the University of Idaho Extension.

They will be community led to open a re-

spectful and confidential dialogue about what mental health means to our community. As the sessions progress, those attending will identify areas of improvement or problems specific to our community. The final step will be creating an action plan to improve upon or address a unique problem. Once this action plan is created, UI Extension will provide funding to see it through.

Mayor Joan Hawkins commented, “Sheriff Arne Jones has often commented that there are unique concerns for

share his thoughts of his new calling. As he did, he talked of the peace he and his family felt as they were directed to move to the Malad valley just three years ago. While he and his family initially thought, “Wow!” to his new calling, he also shared how grateful he is for the experiences that he will have serving as a patriarch in the Malad Idaho Stake.

President Jensen once again was the concluding speaker for the stake conference. Quoting area president, President Pearson he said, “Through baptismal covenants, we receive the gift and power of the Holy Ghost and the strengthening and enabling power of Christ’s atonement.” He then said, “Brothers and sisters, we have been taught that our whole lives but do we fully believe and do we recognize how this makes us different from the rest of the world?” As he continued, he taught, “We shouldn’t be concerned whether we have had a spiritual experience today as much as we should be concerned that we HAVEN’T. And if we didn’t, WHY haven’t we? What have we lacked?”

Speaking of the covenants made by members both at baptism and in the temples, he reminded the congregation of the power to withstand the challenges and temptations of this life that one can have through those covenants. President Jensen shared that studying those covenants, attending the temple and reviewing the temple recommend questions will help to make and keep sacred covenants. Doing so will help to change hearts to be more loving, better neighbors and willing to resolve conflict. As he concluded his remarks, President Jensen invited and encouraged everyone to read and study President Nelson’s most recent talk about finding rest in our covenants. “There are many one liners in there that can be sermons of themselves.”

small communities relating to mental health, and small rural communities often don’t receive the help needed.”

The mayor is hopeful that this program will provide insights as to where help can be obtained, what city officials can do to help, and how we can all work together to help those who are experiencing challenges in their life.

Please come on Tuesday night and enjoy a nice dinner and conversation about this important topic.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor

This letter was originally printed in the Idaho State Journal, and is reprinted with the author’s permission

Society is composed of mostly decent people, coping with a few demented psychopaths in the mix. In an era of easy mass communication, a new weapon has emerged: circulating personal information so widely it falls into the hands of at least one psychopath.

According to Wikipedia this weapon emerged when someone “compiled and released a dossier of personal information” online. Unauthorized sharing of documents (or “docs”) has now proven nearly always worrisome, frequently harmful, and sometimes fatal. It goes by the name “doxxing.”

As in ballistic warfare, doxxing has “hard targets,” and “soft targets.”

For those who live in the public arena, fighting for hearts and minds willing to defend a Constitutional form of government, “hardening” is a given.

If a thousand people malign you on Facebook, a hundred will trash your lawn, 10 will key your car, and one will find your doorstep shouting obscene epithets. You get used to it.

But the “soft targets” are the innocent, unsuspecting and most vulnerable victims: children.

Widely spread information about children has proven especially damaging, as it is the most likely to trigger a real threat from spineless psychopaths preying on the weak.

The “doxxing of children” recently broke national news when a college student decided to publicly post the move-

ments of Elon Musk’s Gulfstream G650ER private jet. Musk, the co-founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, whose estimated net worth is around $174 billion, had no problem publicizing his own travel. But his jet sometimes transports his kids from one city to another.

After “tweeting” that a car carrying his son was allegedly followed by a "crazy stalker" in Los Angeles, Musk told a group of journalists on “Twitter Spaces” that “you dox, you get suspended. End of story.” The student posting real-time Gulfstream movements was immediately booted from Twitter.

This prompted a flurry of questions from journalists over whether “We only protect the children of multi-billionaires?” and “Where does doxxing begin and free speech end?” When the dust settled, the student tracking Musk’s plane was allowed back on Twitter, but only after self-imposing a 24-hour delay so that “real-time” movement of children was not disclosed.

Colette Bernard writes for the website “Internet Matters” and covers child doxxing extensively. In her article “What is doxxing and how can you keep your child safe?” she identifies what content is suspect.

“If you see information that identifies you, personally, by name, discloses you have children, where they live and where they might spend time, there are certain actions to take.”

Among her recommended actions: 1) screenshot or otherwise record the offending post; 2) contact the website owner, app customer

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service, or social media moderator to have the post pulled down; 3) delete, suspend or monitor your child’s social media and gaming accounts (as predators will first attempt contact through those channels); and 4) if concern persists, inform and consult local authorities with jurisdiction over cyber-bullying, such as local police youth and school resource officers.

The threat of doxxing goes beyond the children of multibillionaires. Last fall an online document circulated sharing information about the family of Idaho’s Republican National Committeeman, one of Idaho’s three votes on the national governing board of the Republican Party. Such high-level political positions are always targeted by crackpots and deranged malcontents.

The circulated “petition” purported to question whether a change in Idaho elector status had occurred. But local election officials objected. The documents disclosed where children were spending time, going to school, even included a street address and photo of the house where they stayed. “None of that is relevant to elector status,” was the response from my local county clerk.

The document will now be a topic of discussion at next week’s State Central Committee meeting.

Even within the “pro-family” Republican Party it is obvious a lesson can be learned from Elon Musk: Doxxing kids is NEVER OKAY. Period. End of story.

Oneida REPUBLICAN County Voters:

Re: To Doxx or not to Doxx

At the Winter Republican meeting this January 2023:

The vote was 119 to 87. Southeastern Counties EXCEPT Oneida voted to support this motion. The motion failed and the failing set a precedent to allow the personal information of any victim to be used against them, including that of the victim’s children. This is what is now referred to as “doxxing”. The original motion credited the Republican Bylaws as not resorting to the use of personal and sensitive nature which should be limited to ex-

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ecutive sessions; however, Oneida joined Bonneville, Kootenai and other counties to reject the motion and this allowed the chair to proceed with just the opposite, using the personal information against their political target, adult, or children, in other words, resorting to the use of doxxing. Remember, this will set a precedent! I do not think that Oneida County Republicans would support this. Do you?

Evidently, our representatives did.

Abraham Lincoln said, “No law can give me the right to do wrong.” As far as I am concerned, this motion

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By Gramma Dot

Last night as Elle was getting ready for bed, she put her pajamas on inside out, taped a penny to her door, and said she needed a spoon to put under her pillow. All this was so there would be a snow day in the morning. Bet you didn’t know that is what caused the last snow day, according to her friend, Braelyn. Unfortunately, it didn’t work for Elle. Guess you only get one snow day per year out of the penny, spoon, pajama routine.

Grandma Thorpe always cut off the blossom end of the cucumber first to remove all the bitter taste. I still look for the blossom end before I peel a cucumber. I don’t walk under ladders and I’m very careful with mir-

rors. Lots of us blow on the dice before we roll them and we steer clear of black cats, especially on Friday the 13th, unless of course you are George Bush who celebrated every Friday the 13th as a birthday. That’s Malad’s George Bush, not George W. Kleal Price correctly predicted the day of Richard’s birth because it was going to be a full moon.

Now that prediction may have some scientific basis given the moon’s influence on the tides, but who doesn’t pay at least some attention to superstitions?

Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn believed a dead cat could help Huck rid himself of a wart and that a dead cat could be used to help get information. That’s

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a versatile cat…warts and information. No kid knowingly steps on a sidewalk crack because you don’t want to break your mother’s back. And every couple wants to see a car with only one headlight…”Pop eye, kiss your guy.”

I may have rolled my eyes at Elle’s preparations for a snow day, but I admit I love a good superstition as much as the next person. So, crack your knuckles, throw salt over your shoulder and for heaven’s sake get those squeaky shoes paid for, so you can keep enjoying the Good Life.

And, if your nose itches, that only means someone is saying nice things about you!

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is a travesty, and it is wrong! Refer to Trent Clark’s ( former chair of the Idaho Republican Party) comments in this week’s Enterprise, “The Doxxing of children is never right!”

The “to Doxx or not to Doxx” children question is easily answered, “Never!”

If you are curious or, outraged as you should be, and want to know why this kind of vote was cast and who voted this way, contact your Local GOP Chairman.

Always defending children, Mary Alice Telford, M.ED

SCHOOL MENU

Malad Elementary Breakfast

Monday, February 6 - Cereal Assortment, Waffle, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Tuesday, February 7 - Cereal Assortment, Poptart, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Wednesday, February 8 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Juice/ Milk

Thursday, February 9 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast Round, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Malad Middle Breakfast

Monday, February 6 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast on a Stick, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Tuesday, February 7 - Cereal Assortment, Oatmeal w/Fixins, Fruit, Juice/ Milk

Wednesday, February 8 - Cereal Assortment, Ultra Slice Sweet Bread, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Thursday, February 9 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast Burrito, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Malad High Breakfast

Monday, February 6 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast on a Stick, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Tuesday, February 7 - Cereal Assortment, Oatmeal w/Fixins, Fruit, Juice/ Milk

Wednesday, February 8 - Cereal Assortment, Ultra Slice Sweet Bread, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Thursday, February 9 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast Burrito, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Toast Stick, PBJ/Chex Mix/Cheese Stick, Food Choice –Celery Sticks, Peaches

Tuesday, February 7 – Mini Corn

Dogs, Baked Fries, PBJ/Chex Mix/ Cheese Stick, Food Choice – Carrots, Orange

Wednesday, February 8 – Sloppy

Joe, Mac & Cheese, PBJ/Chex Mix/ Cheese Stick, Food Choice – Corn, Mixed Fruit

Thursday, February 9 – Popcorn

Chicken Bowl, Breadstick, PBJ/Chex Mix/Cheese Stick, Food Choice –Broccoli, Applesauce

Malad Middle Lunch

Monday, February 6 – Pulled Pork

Sandwich, Baked Fries, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Carrot Sticks, Mixed Fruit

Tuesday, February 7 – Tex Mex

Mac, Breadstick, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Celery Sticks, Strawberries/ Blueberries

Wednesday, February 8 – Quesadilla, Spanish Rice, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Corn, Peaches

Thursday, February 9 – Popcorn

Chicken Bowl, Breadstick, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Broccoli, Applesauce

Malad High Lunch

Monday, February 6 – Pulled Pork

Sandwich, Baked Fries, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Carrot Sticks, Mixed Fruit

Tuesday, February 7 – Tex Mex

1802 First leopard exhibited in U.S., Boston (admission 25 cents)

1869 James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade

1887 First Groundhog Day observed at Gobbler's Knob, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Choices of Milk, Fresh Fruit & Veggies Served Daily in all Schools

Malad Elementary Lunch

Monday, February 6 – Breakfast for Lunch, Hashbrowns, Sausage, French

Mac, Breadstick, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Celery Sticks, Strawberries/ Blueberries

Wednesday, February 8 – Quesadilla, Spanish Rice, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Corn, Peaches

Thursday, February 9 – Popcorn Chicken Bowl, Breadstick, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Broccoli, Applesauce

By this date at least 200 people a day were being buried in London as a result of the Black Death

British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued by William Dampier after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican–American War: U.S. acquires Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million

LOOKING BACK

5 YEARS AGO (2018)

The Oneida County Search and Rescue held their annual banquet and meeting on Wednesday evening, January 24 at the Dude Ranch Café. Special guests included Commissioner Max Firth, Mayor Joan Hawkins, Frank and Donna Gale Madsen and Sheriff Arne Jones.

The following new officers for 2018 were sworn in by Sheriff Jones: commander Steve Coakley, First Commander Robert Ellis and Secretary Jan Coakley. Second Vice Commander Carlos Ramos and Treasurer/Quartermaster Clint Bastian were not in attendance at the banquet.

Membership pins were presented to the following members: 5 year pins will be presented to Jeff Bingham, Tim Swope, Arnold Jorgensen, Mike Richardson and Brayden Eliason was presented with his; 10 year pins were presented to Steve Stayner, Robert Ellis with pins to be given to Kirk Willie and Clint Bastian; a 20 year pin will be presented to Carlos Ramos; 25 year pins will be presented to Shane Howard and Lynn Price and a 30 year pin was presented to Garry Hess, who also was recognized as Search and Rescue Member of the Year by the Oneida County Deputies Association.

The newest Employee of the Month, Sarah Robbins, was honored at the January 23 meeting of the Oneida County School Board. Dr. Rich Moore, Superintendent, read the letter of commendation: "It is my honor and privilege to present to you Sarah Robbins as the Oneida School District Employee of the Month."

"Sarah is a dedicated employee who loves and serves the students of our district. I commend her for the marvelous support she has given to our students over the years. We are fortunate to have Sarah as one of our many wonderful employees."

A plaque honoring Sarah will hang in the School District Office throughout the month. In addition, Sarah received a gift card and a pin with the "Starfish" poem on it. Several members of the Robbins family were present at the meeting.

Kelsey Owens, a senior at Malad High School, has been named Student of the Week for the week of January 29. Kelsey, daughter of Ryon and Wendy Owens, has always lived in Malad.

A favorite class at Malad High School for Kelsey is government. She plans to attend either Idaho State University

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Every Meal Served with Juice/Milk/Coffee

Feb. 7 – Sweet and Sour Chicken, Broccoli, Salad Bar, Pears, Dessert

Feb. 9 – Cheesy Broccoli Soup, Salad Bar, Mixed Fruit, Dessert

or Dixie State College to further her education in dental hygiene.

Something Kelsey would like to cross off her bucket list is to visit Australia.

Everyone knows that Kelsey loves to dance – her favorite extracurricular activity is dancing! What she loves most about Malad High School is the faculty, and her best advice to other students in school is, "All four years matter!"

Not everyone knows this, but now they will – Kelsey is super OCD. Her closet is color coordinated!

Congratulations Kelsey and to all outstanding students at Malad High School.

In what is becoming a tradition for Troop #456 of the Boy Scouts of America, several Scouts and leader attended the Soda Springs Fishing Derby again this year. they camped out is Soda Springs on Friday night and then were up before 5:00 a.m. to get ready for the fishing derby.

Scouts attending the outing were Devin Sands, Ryan Thomas, Kyler Horsley, Braxton Harris, Spence Harris, Sawyer McClain, Aydan McClain,, Lars Pedersen and Makiah Knutter.

10 YEARS AGO

(2013)

Oneida County residents woke up to a veritable winter wonderland on Tuesday morning. Approximately nine inches of snow had blanketed the valley overnight. This is in addition to a similar amount received Sunday, which netted about .9 inches of precipitation at the Oxford Mountain Snotel Site. A decision was made to close all schools in the Oneida School District for the day.

At the annual Search and Rescue banquet new officers were sworn in: Steve Stayner, commander, Jeff Francom, first vice commander, Garrett Hess, second vice commander and Jed Ward as quartermaster/treasurer. Two new members, Tim Swoop and Jeff Bingham took the oath and received their badges. Receiving their 5-year pins were Steve Stayner and Bob Ellis and Lynn Price and Shane Howard received their 20-year pins. Sharon Hess was presented a plaque by Sheriff Semrad in recognition of 16-years of service to the unit.

Medalists from the Sugar-Salem Wrestling team for the Dragons were Chris Hill, Wesley Peterson, Quinn Eliason, Eric Eliason and Derek Checketts.

Chris Hill surpassed the 100-win milestone very few wrestlers reach

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in their high school careers. Hill finished the John Berry Invitational Wrestling Tournament, held at Sugar-Salem High School in third place with 102 wins for his career.

15 YEARS AGO (2008)

Happy homeowners of four new homes welcomed the public at an open house. The homes, located at 750 South Hill Crest Loop within the Field of Dreams Subdivision in Malad, were part of the SEICAA’S Mutual Self-Help Housing program. Four families worked together to build their own homes: Tim and Wendy Pope, Jeremy and Laura deJong, Garrett and Brianna Hess, and Jed and Krischelle Hanks.

J. Curtis Broadbent, representing Nucor Steel’s Plymouth Division, was at the Malad Middle School to present the 2007 Education Project awards to 12 Malad Educators totaling $4,130. Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are Shawna Daniels, Marla Dredge, Marsha Jones, Cinniman Schwartz, Anne Crowther, Natalie Ogden, Patricia Showell, Paula Hannah, Marilyn Jones, Wendy Alder, Jason Dahlke, representing Oneida High School, Superintendent Lynn Schow representing Stone elementary and J. Curtis Broadbent.

Last Friday’s discussion between Oneida County Commissioners and representatives of Rocky Mountain Power was a lot like David meeting Goliath, but unlike the story in the Bible, this time Goliath seems to be prevailing.

Gloria Evans and Eva Lou Nielsen, of Me ‘N’ Lou’s Restaurant, were recently notified that their restaurant was highlighted in a National Restaurant Association booklet for outstanding community service.

The Dragons finished in third place in the Sugar-Salem Tournament. Claiming medals at the tournament were Blake Harrison, Devin Skidmore, Zach Starr, Justin Campbell, Mike Evans, Jonny Blaisdell, Owen Tapp and R. J. Cudney.

25 YEARS AGO

(1998)

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are five new members at the induction ceremony into the Oneida Education Foundation’s Heritage Club during a banquet in their honor. Membership in the Heritage Club means donors contributes $1,000 either all at once or over a five-year period. Pictured is Richard

Cornia, a Heritage Club representative, Faun, Max and Shaila Tavoian and Judy and Jim Jones.

Malad High School’s INEEL Scholarship Tournament team, more commonly know as the Knowledge Bowl team, participated in a meet at North Gem High School. Out of the three rounds they competed in, the Malad team took first place two out of three times. Members on the Malad team are Kenny Blaisdell, Randy Evans, Brandon Evanson, Emily Hansen, Errol King, Matthew Moss, Paul Oja, Bob Ray and Amanda Skeen. The advisor is Dan Marteeney.

The Lady Dragons will be heading into the District Tournament next week at Aberdeen. Pictured in the Idaho Enterprise are Heather Rindlisbacher, Marilyn Bott, Brekell Vaughan, Liz Crowther, Chelsea Olsen, Jessica Jones, Janita Showell, Emily Blaisdell, Morgan Jones, Trisha Williams and Coach Ron Piper.

35 YEARS AGO

(1988)

Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held in front of Wayne’s Fine Foods to welcome Wayne Jones and his wife, Marilyn, as a new business in Malad. On hand for the occasion are Larry Thomas, Deon Jones, Foster Ipsen, Sue Thomas, Bob Christophersen and Marie Neal.

A new business in town has opened their doors. Brent Mills and Troy Rowan will be serving customers at the newly renamed Central Service located on the corner of 1st West and Bannock. The station was formerly owned and operated by Del Leavitt.

Elder Bryan W. Nielsen has been called to serve an LDS Mission in the Brazil Recefe Mission. He will enter the Mission Training Center at Provo on February 10. He is a 1987 graduate of Malad High school and a four-year LDS Seminary graduate. He is the son of David and Eva Nielsen and the late Marjorie Ward Nielsen.

Jon Ward, an instructor of English and German at Malad High School has been named a recipient of an Idaho Council for the Humanities Scholarship. This scholarship will help finance expenses for Ward to attend “Teaching the Middle Ages,” as workshop for teachers which, will be held at Utah State University in Logan.

45 YEARS AGO

(1978)

“Beware of YOUR dog, or your mail service may be suspended,” warn Tom Parry, Malad Postmaster. He points out that while letter carriers will make every reasonable effort to continue service, they are not required to deliver mail where dogs or other animals interfere. Postal employees keep themselves informed on the locations of vicious dogs and communicate such data in an effort to avoid being attacked.

Garth Sweeten was sustained as Bishop of the Malad Third Ward at sacrament services last Sunday. Assisting him with his duties will be Bill Thorpe, first counselor and Tom Parry as second counselor.

Two students from Malad High School have been chosen to represent Malad at the sixteenth Intermountain Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, co-sponsored by the U.S. Army and the University of Utah. Mark Jensen, a MHS senior and Todd Esplin, a junior, will leave Malad by chartered bus on March 1 to attend the conference. They will stay at the Temple Square Hotel and attend classes and workshops on campus.

New directors of the Senior Citizens Center have been named. Serv ing as Chairman of Di rectors is Charles Nielsen and Soren Christensen as vice chairman. New di rectors besides Mr. Niel sen and Mr. Christensen are Leah Evans, and holdover directors, Ha zel Lusk, Elsie Thomas, Henrie Pingel and Millie Lamb who serves a secretary.

55 YEARS AGO (1968)

Airman First Class Joseph J. Kent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dawn Kent is on duty at Phu Cat AB Vietnam. Airman Kent, a special vehicle repairman is a member of the Pacific Air Forces.

Two Malad High students, Larry Elcock and Kim Hartvigsen, have been selected by a national foundation as “Outstanding Teenagers of America” for 1967 on the basis of ability and achievement as students. They are the sons of Mrs. and Mrs. Lynn Elcock and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hartvigsen.

Honored for outstanding performance of duties and high scholastic achievement, Cadet T. D. Jones, Jr. of Malad has been appointed Group Sergeant with the rank of Cadet Senior Master Sergeant. A son of Mr. and

Mrs. T. D. Jones, Cadet Jones has been named to the honor lists of the Academy superintendent, Commandant and Dean for Academic Excellence.

Mrs. Mary Alice Telford was named to the fall quarter scholastic honor roll at Utah State University, Logan. A senior, she is the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Varsel Christophersen.

Southeast Idaho Police Officers Association presented a life membership in the organization to William E. Thomas, retired Malad City Chief of Police. The presentation was made at the January dinner meeting attended by Mr. Thomas and John A. Evans, retired Oneida county Sheriff.

60 YEARS AGO (1963)

DelMar Williams, son of Leo D. Williams, returned to Malad after spending the past two years serving an LDS mission in the Eastern States Mission with headquarters at New York City.

Elder Spencer Henry Atkinson has received his call to fulfill an LDS mission to the Eastern Atlantic States and reports to the Mission Home in Salt Lake City on March 4th.

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Elderly, St. John Irrigating Co. Saturday, February 4 1:00 p.m County Road & Bridge Building

“Emperor’s New Clothes” plays over the weekend

Jong, Taysem Redd, Jace Seevers, Zachary Palmer, Logan Richard. The Royal Hatters Dax Beutler, Thatcher Sweeten, Avery Daniels, Colt Price were led by Nash Naylor as Lid. The Royal Tailors were played by Rhyze Anderson, Wesley Asay, Zaria Hamilton, Londyn Jones, Eva Coleman. Charlotte Teeples was Stitch. The Royal Silkworms were played by Brayden Halajian, Hunter Clark, Beckham Jones, Mikayla Thorpe, Lexi Crowther, Jack Coleman, Charlie Blackner, Hadlie Evans, Camden Crowther, Gunner Clark, Josephine Jones, Adilee Daniels, Liberty Charles, Piper Lewis, Taggart Smith, and Wynn Werk. Sofia Hess has served as Assistant Director throughout the week.

Lorna Hess was the accompanist for the performance, and Jeff Richins was the lighting and sound director.

This year’s directors were Logan Smart and Lillie Kraack. In addition to directing and overseeing the performance itself, the two hosted a number of workshops during the week to bring the ins and outs of dramatic

performance to the students who were directly involved in the production, as well as those who were not. Both the audition, rehearsal, and performance aspects of the play required a great deal of those students who were involved, including hours of after school rehearsal and memorization. MCT is committed to incorporating the arts into school curricula as part of its mission.

The MCT is a nationally recognized theatre company which believes in bringing a education-

al theatre experience to small towns, where students are encouraged to participate in the full process of producing and performing an involved production in order to learn the basics of acting, costume and set design, and other important elements of professional productions.

The Missoula Children's Theatre residency in Malad was brought to town by the Malad Elementary Parent Teacher Organization with support from Hess Pumice Products.

Irrigation Seminar given at Extension Center

On January 20, the Oneida County Extension Office hosted an Irrigation Seminar featuring a number of guest speakers. Topics covered during the seminar included renewable energy systems, irrigation systems inspections, conservation basics, and other issues related to irrigation systems around the county.

Terrell Sorensen, who has managed canal and well irrigation systems for over thirty years, spoke to the audience about a number of renewable options for operating irrigation pump systems. Sorensen explained the advantages of solar powered pump systems, which have the benefit of relatively low cost and maintenance after initial installation. “Once you get these things in, they can last an awfully long time without a lot of upkeep,” Sorensen said.

In addition to solar powered pumps, Sorensen discussed options such as wind power, which are currently spreading across Bonneville county as well as the Snake River plain west of Oneida County, and micro water power systems, which can generate electricity from streams and creeks, with as little as 3 gallons per minute flow.

Sorensen advised anyone who might be using solar power to observe a few basic points—keep solar collectors out of the shade, face them south, and make sure that the pan-

els are in the right position to absorb the most light at around three in the afternoon when the sun is strongest.

Most of Oneida County’s residents, however, use conventionally powered systems to run their pumps, and an representative from Rocky Mountain Power spoke about the current irrigation load control incentive programs offered to those using the power grid for irrigation pump control. During the peak months of power usage, which overlap with the summer watering season, Rocky Mountain Power offers a program by which farmers can voluntarily reduce or shut off their power usage during moments of peak demand. This results in a financial benefit to those who subscribe to the program for demand response activity. The season for the pro-

gram runs from June to September, and applies to the hours between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. Anyone who participates is given a four hour notification to voluntarily suspend their power usage, and is able to opt out during any deamdn response event.

Sorensen returned to discuss proper maintenance and inspection of various irrigation elements. A number of components of irrigation pumping systems can be subject to wear and tear, as well as potentially unexpected issues. Recently in Bingham County, for instance, a pumping system which had gone to ground resulted in the electrocution deaths of three individuals in a canal. Motors, turbines, pump housings, and other elements can become dangerous without proper maintenance and inspection.

Sorensen also spoke about the success of the boat inspection service south of Malad, which has intercepted several vehicles containing invasive mussels. A display of how the mussels affect existing water pipes was passed around to those in attendance.

Chris Banks spoke to the audience about a variety of options for receiving grant funding for upgrades to irrigation systems under the state BMP (Best Management Practices) program. The program provides funding for projects within the state that seek to improve water quality and/or efficiency. Several other programs available to local farmers and ranchers for grant opportunities were also discussed.

Left to right: Tyker Hamilton played Many Penny, Sofia Hess played assistant director, Ava Fesler played Roxy, Asher Brower played Red, (back row) Ira Carter played Emperor.

Nash Naylor and Ira Carter, with director Lillian Kraack

Jewelers, cobblers, and silkworms round out the impressive cast for the performance

Sawyer Fonnesbeck opens last week's Irrigation Seminar

The City of Malad is reminding residents to not push, shovel or blow snow into the street. Residents need to be aware that piles of snow in the roadway can be hazardous for drivers. If the snow pile freezes solid, it can be similar to hitting a large obstruction and it can damage the vehicle as well as injure the driver.

When removing snow and ice, property owners are required to deposit the snow and ice onto their own property.

“Envisioning Solutions For All Your Property Needs.”

Boys Wrestling

Districts Seeding

By: Kendan McCullough, Daniel Lenaghen

Over the past few weeks, our boys' wrestling team has been working hard and trying their best to reach their full potential; last Thursday their hard work was put to the test. The 26th

Dragon Doings

By The Malad High School Journalism Class

was district seeding, which means that all the boys’ wrestling teams in the district competed to see where they ranked. The Malad boys’ wrestling team placed first, not losing a single match. Our boys’ have a positive outlook for the remaining season, although they recognize the remaining work they must do. With our team placing first,

they will have to continue the hard work in order to uphold that spot when the district games finally come.

Girls Wrestling

By: Marinn Brown

On January 27-28th the girls wrestling team traveled to Burley Idaho. Rylee Nilson wrestled 4 girls and won 2 and lost 2, Rylee ended up taking

3rd place. Dezira Haven wrestled 5 girls on Friday and won 3 and lost 2. Cambrie Howe wrestled 5 girls and won 2, lost 3 and took 6th place. Cambrie Howe said “The Malad girls wrestling team worked hard and we are excited for districts.” Districts is on Febuary 11th at Skyline Highschool.

Malad leaves their game at home

By: Gaiden Combs

Last week Malad played Soda Springs and Westside. Against Soda Springs our Malad boys lost 38-27. Our leading scorer was Braylen Tripp putting up 11 points. Helping him under the

basket was Ryan Hubbard with 6 rebounds. The westside game was much more action packed with Malad losing 5646. Zach Richardson led Malad with 14 points. Braylen Tripp helped him out by pulling down 6 rebounds. Good luck to our boy's at their next game Wednesday against Bear Lake.

HOSA

By: Addison Williams and Paisley Smith

Malad High School’s HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) club is helping our students prepare for a medical career and teaching them important leadership skills. Through

service projects, field trips, and other events, the students are getting the opportunity to do what they love as an extracurricular activity and a future career. Club member, Rachel Ostrom, said, “I’ve enjoyed my experience in HOSA and being around all the people.”

The club officers are President: Mathilde Dickerson, Vice President: Emma Bird, Secretary: Easton Wrigley, Treasurer: Katie Marble, Historian: Karsen Thornock, and Class Representative: Purity Miller. They try to meet once a month to make the 26 members’ experience amazing.

Utah Must be Nimble to Adapt to an Evolving Landscape

By Robert Spendlove, Zions Bank Senior Economist

I recently toured Lone Peak Hospital in southern Salt Lake County. This facility, in the heart of one of the fastest growing areas of Utah, must adapt to the constantly changing economic and demographic landscape. Although the hospital opened its doors only 10 years ago, it just completed a major expansion, including nearly doubling its bed count and expanding its women’s services, surgical services, and interventional radiology services. It is also expanding into other communities, including Herriman, Riverton, and

South Jordan.

To survive and thrive in our changing environment, all businesses must remain nimble and responsive to the needs of a growing population.

Our state continues to grow. Utah’s population topped 3.4 million last year, and grew by more than 61,000 people, according to the recently released 2023 Economic Report to the Governor. This is like adding a new city the size of Herriman every year. And Utah remains one of the fastest growing states in the nation.

Our birth rate is slowing. One of the traditional unique characteristics of Utah’s population growth

BRAIN TEASERS

is that because of our high fertility rate, most of the population growth has come from “natural increase” — the number of births minus deaths in the year. However, in recent years Utah’s fertility rate dropped and is now lower than South Dakota, Nebraska, and North Dakota. But Utah recently saw a resurgence in births. For the first time since 2008, Utah births increased, topping 46,000 in 2022.

Migration is driving our growth. On the other hand, Utah has seen a migration surge in recent years. The Utah Population Committee estimates that net migration (in-migration minus out-migration) brought more than

38,000 new residents to our state in 2022. This represents 62% of the total population growth in Utah and it is the highest number of people moving into the Beehive State in a single year.

Growth is a struggle and a blessing. There is no doubt that our state has struggled under the weight of high population growth and high migration. Population growth puts greater strains on roads, schools, housing, public utilities, natural resources, and social services. It is vital for civic leaders across the state to appropriately plan for population growth and build the infrastructure necessary to support these new residents. And we

must all adjust to higher demand for our limited resources as the population grows.

However, while population growth produces challenges, it is much better than the alternative. Many states in our country are currently experiencing the struggles of population loss. In these states, governments struggle to fix roads, bridges, and infrastructure; businesses struggle with decreasing demand as customers move away; and housing price growth slows or drops as people leave. On the other side of the world, China just announced that for the first time since 1961 the country’s population shrank. A

shrinking population will cause the supply of workers to shrink, which may cause productivity and overall economic growth to languish. Supporting the needs of China’s aging population will place a greater strain on workers and taxpayers as the dependency ratio increases. Utah is blessed to have unmatched natural beauty, a high quality of life, and a strong and vibrant economy. Businesses are attracted to our state because of our strong and growing workforce, which is driven by strong population growth. And nimble companies and communities will be able to thrive in our growing state.

The Malad Dragon wrestling teams have been leaving it all on the mats over the last several weeks as they have faced new and old opponents at tournaments and in duals across southeastern Idaho. Both teams have had some exciting upsets and frustrating losses but through it all they continue to develop and perfect those moves on the mat.

Wednesday, January 18, the Dragons traveled to Teton to dual against American Falls and Marsh Valley. The first dual against American Falls ended in a Beaver victory 53-24.

Scoring team points for the Dragons were Gabe Hooste (by decision 9-6), Hunter Wray (pin), Blaiz Wright (pin), Jace Potter(pin) and Caleb Mathews (by decision 7-4). Also winning exhibition matches for the Dragons were Zac Reiss, Dyaln Moss, Lex Driskel, Jack Willie, and Kimball Carter all winning by pin.

Finishing off the meet, Malad went to the mats against Marsh Valley, getting the victory over the Eagles, 40-34. Jace Potter and Sam Willie both received a forfeit, Tommy Angell, Trevor Mills, Mayson Brees and Zane Komrofske all won their matches with a pin. Kole Willie won with a major decision 14-3, Blaiz Wright won 13-7 and Caleb Mathews won 7-3.

The next day, Thursday January 19, saw the Dragons on the road once again as they headed to Firth to dual the Cougars. Malad came

up with a big win of 67-18. Winning their matches by pin were Zach Mills, Ruxton Tubbs, Hunter Wray, Blaiz Wright, Mayson Brees, Jack Willie, Jace Potter, Tommy Angell and Trevor Mills. Kole Willie received a forfeit, Sam Willie won by decision 6-4, and Gabe Hooste won by decision 10-2. Winning their exhibition matches were Zane Komrofske, Dylan Moss and Kimball Carter all by pin.

January 20 and 21, the Dragons wrestled at the Tiger Brawl tournament in Aberdeen. The tournament hosted 18 teams from Idaho and Utah. As the tournament began Friday, the wrestlers were put into pods. The matches throughout Friday decided where they were seeded in the bracketed tournament on Saturday.

Saturday the Dragons had some exciting matches, including bouts where Jack Willie (98lbs) and Jace Potter (106lbs) knocked off the #1 seeded wrestlers on their way to the finals. All of the Malad athletes competed well, wrestling with determination, aggression and grit. Malad ended the tournament just one point behind the reigning state champs, Ririe. The final team scores were Ririe 128 in first place, Malad 127 for second place, and Sky View 100 in third place. Coach Morrison spoke about the tournament, “We are incredibly proud of this team. They are putting in the work and it shows. It is bitter

sweet to be so close to the overall victory but it shows the growth our team has made this season and they will continue to grow and improve as we get to the end of our season. We are excited to see what this team can do when district and state come around.”

Dragons that placed at the varsity tournament were Jack Willie (98) in 2nd place, Porter Mills (98) in 4th place, Jace Potter (106) in 2nd place, Tommy Angell (113) in 4th place, Zach Mills (126) in 2nd place, Kole Willie (145) in 2nd place, Ruxton Tubbs (152) in 2nd place, Hunter Wray (160) in 4th place, Blaiz Wright (182) in 3rd place, and Caleb Mathews (195) in 4th place.

The Tiger Brawl Tournament included female wrestling brackets that were featured Saturday. The Lady Dragons had six wrestlers compete in the tournament, giving all they had each time

GIRLS BASKETBALL

The Lady Dragons finished up their regular season with two intense games against the North Fremont Huskies and the Soda Springs Cardinals. Having played both of these teams earlier in the season, Malad knew these games would be difficult and, despite the challenge, stepped on the court ready to play.

The Malad girls basketball team first traveled to Ashton Tuesday, January 24 to play the Huskies. From the tipoff, North Fremont played a fast paced aggressive game, scoring four points in less than twenty seconds. In addition to their quick offense, the team had a strong man to man defense making it a battle for the Lady Dragons on both ends of the court.

The Lady Dragons were slow to get their offense moving and lagged behind the Huskies on the scoreboard. Throughout the game, Malad tried to work their way back up, coming within two points in the third quarter as Kylie Miller pulled up for a mid range jump shot to bring the score 22-24. The Lady Dragons defense held strong as they came out of the first half to keep the Huskies from scoring opportunities. At the end of the quarter, Malad outscored them, 11-8, and trailing on the scoreboard by just four points. Moving into the fourth

quarter, North Fremont took out all the stops as they stepped back onto the court. Malad worked to keep the Huskies from running away with the game, trying to keep up offensively and defensively. Just when North Fremont thought they were about to hit a run, Malad shut down their momentum with a big three pointer from Brynnlee Jones followed by a steal and fast break layup by Riglee Peterson. As the final quarter counted down, the Lady Dragons couldn’t slow down the Huskie roll as they widened their lead and eventually won, 46-33.

After the game, Coach Trevor Jones shared, “We got out to a slow start and couldn’t quite recover. We had our moments but just didn’t quite put together a whole game.”

The Lady Dragons final game of the season was against the district leader, Soda Springs. In their first game this season, the Cardinals used their speed, skill and team chemistry to take a quick lead over Malad. Their strong defense made finding scoring opportunities especially challenging for the Lady Dragons. As they faced off once against, Malad was determined that this second game was going to be different.

In the opening quarter alone, the Lady Dragon defense held the Cardi-

nals to half the points they had in their previous game and more than doubled their score. Their defense was quick on their feet all across the court, jumping in to steal long passes, blocking shots and all around frustrating their offense. At the end of the first half, Malad trailed 21-30 and knew that there was still a lot of game left to be played.

Unfortunately, when the Cardinals came back for the second half, they brought out a full court press, making it difficult to work the ball down into Dragon territory. Malad made up some ground on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter, but could never quite catch

they stepped on the mat. Malad girl’s head coach, Coach Clark shared, “The ladies all wrestled tough in some really good matches. All of the coaches here are very proud of the girls and how each and every dual or tournament they just keep improving and stepping up to the challenges that this sport puts in front of them.”

Results for the Lady Dragons wrestlers were Dezirae Haven (114) in 3rd place, Rylee Neilson (126) in 4th place, Cale Carter (145/152) in 4th place and Cambree Howe (145/152) in 3rd place.

Next, the Dragon wrestlers wrestled in Bear Lake at the District 5 dual tournament Thursday, January 26. At the tournament all of the 1A and 2A teams of the district, except Aberdeen, dualed against each other. The Malad wrestlers showed up in a big way and won every dual, earning themselves the tournament 1st place

up after Soda Spring’s third quarter run. At the close of the game, the Lady Dragons trailed, 34-61. “Soda showed why they are the number one team in the district,” said Coach Jones. “However, it was promising that we played close with them for three quarters. It let our girls know we can play with anybody. We just need to focus and dial in for all four quarters.”

The JV and C teams concluded their 20222023 season with the away game in Soda Springs. The young teams had a strong season with the JV team going 15-4 and the C team 11-6. Coach Jones said of these teams, “They

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trophy. Coach Morrison said, “It is really great to see our team do so well against the other teams in our district, it helps us know what our game plan will be for the district tournament that is coming up next month here in Malad. These kids are working hard and have some big goals for themselves and as a team.”

The team scores of the duals were

Malad 57

Grace 24

Malad 54

Bear Lake 24

Malad 60

Soda Springs 16

Malad 53

West Side 28

Malad 78

North Gem 6

The Lady Dragon wrestlers traveled to Burley Friday, January 27, to wrestle at the Big Mountain Girls Invitational Tournament amongst 30 other teams. Dezirae Haven, wrestling at 114 lbs,

had the largest bracket. Through it all she wrestled five times on Friday, going 3-2 in some exciting matches. At 120, Rylee Neilson defeated her first two opponents, putting her in the championship match. She wrestled well but came up short to her opponent from Bonneville and won the 2nd place medal. Cambree Howe, wrestling at 152, drew the #1 seed in the tournament in her class. She fought hard but dropped her match by pin. She then worked her way back on the consolation side of the bracket to place 6th. With only 3 girls wrestling in the tournament, the team still did well enough to place 14th in the 31 team tournament.

The Lady Dragon coaches are pleased with this young team and all they have accomplished this season as they continue to work and improve every day, on and off the mat.

had a tremendous season, piling up wins and experience all along the way. As a program we want the girls to grow, develop, have fun and compete on every level and the girls exceed that!”

Speaking of his first year as head coach, “It has been a pretty exciting year and to see what these girls can do. We are finishing the regular

season with a winning record, a number two seed in the district and knowing we are not done yet!” The Lady Dragons move right into their district games and look to host their opening matchup against rival West Side on Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m.

The MHS Wrestling team continues an amazing year

It was a full schedule of games for the Malad boys basketball team as their regular season began to wind down. The team has just three final conference games before they will move into the postseason tournament games.

The Dragons opened their week playing Grace on their home court. The two teams last played just before the Christmas break.

Malad stepped on the court ready to face the challenge, beginning the game with strong energy. Despite falling behind, the Dragons kept the Grizzlies in check, ending the first quarter 23-34. That energy waned into the second half, giving Grace the opportunity to pull ahead and widen the gap on the scoreboard. The final score of the game was Malad 34, Grace 66.

In their next game of the week, the Malad basketball team traveled to Soda Springs where the Dragons defense did well to shut down the Cardinal scoring. Quick on their feet to get ahead of the ball, the Dragon defense kept the Cardinals from penetrating to the basket, kept them from good outside looks and slowed down their full court game. In the third quarter, the Dragons went on an offensive roll, scoring multiple shots in the paint as well as capitalizing on bonus shots from the free throw line. With just 90 seconds left, Braylin

Tripp sunk a shot from behind the arc to bring the final score to 27-38.

The Dragons wrapped up their week of games on the road to play West Side for the second time this season. The team mixed things up, moving players around the court and bringing in to different players to make the most of their offense. Tripp, who usually plays outside guard, spent some time on the block, using his 6’5” height to his advantage. Over the game, the junior took several openings to post up inside and work over his defenders to lay the ball in for the Dragons.

On the outside, soph-

CHEERLEADING

omore Zack Richardson hit some key shots to rack up the points for Malad. On multiple occasions, the Dragons found themselves inbounding the ball after the Pirates had knocked it out of bounds. Richardson’s teammates set a series of screens to help the guard get open where he would quickly catch and shoot from behind the arc, nailing the shots. Ben Peterson did well from the free throw line, hitting crucial shots to keep up with the West Side game.

It was a close game as it came down to the wire, the Dragons coming within two points with two points left on

the clock. As it was late in the game and both teams were playing with intensity and determination, Malad fell into

foul trouble, sending the Pirates to the bonus line. West Side did well to cash in on those free shots, pulling ahead in

DRILL TEAM

the last minutes of the game. The final score was Malad 42, West Side 52.

The Malad High School Cheerleaders recently competed at their District Cheer Competition Saturday, January 28. At the competition, the cheerleaders took 1st Place with their Co-Ed Stunt routine, 2nd Place in Co-Ed Show routine and 3rd Place in Sideline routine. Following the competition, head Coach Jennifer Hill shared, “As a Coach I couldn’t have been more proud of my Team. They did so Amazing at District! They did everything they were coached to do. They hit every move, stuck every stunt, smiled and had so much energy and our Fans were the BEST we’ve ever had.

“Unfortunately we fell short and were within a point of our dreams

of heading to State with everything,” continued Coach Hill. “Our Division was so close within a half a point and a couple points on every Routine. We knew going into District it would be tough because every Team was equally matched. Different set of Judges, maybe a different outcome but my Kids gave me everything they had and left it all on the mats and for that I couldn’t have asked for more.”

The Dragon Cheer Team is quite young this year and despite that, everyone worked to meet the challenge and to work and improve this year. Coach Hill spoke of her outgoing seniors saying, “We will be losing seven Seniors we

will greatly miss but we still have 13 underclassmen eager to fill those shoes. Guaranteed we will be back next year and stronger.”

On the Dragon Cheer Team are Seniors Cheerleaders Graycee Goddard, Becca Ward , Journie Tovey, Rylie Walton, Kaysha Beck, Kayanna Kunz and Jaecee Jeppesen. Sophomores Anistyn Tovey, Kala Layton, Brylee Barnes and Brady Showell. Freshmen Evvie Williams, Emery Thomas, Aly Wright, Jaylee Ekstrom, Destiny Brees, Bella Bowen, Taylor Cowdin, Rebecca McCracken and James Bass. The Cheerleaders are Coached by Jennifer Hill and Assistant Coach Monica Tovey.

It is the season for high school dance competitions throughout Idaho and the Malad Dragonettes have been showing off their talent. Over the last several weeks, the team has competed in multiple events, culminating in the District Dance Competition Friday, January 27 at the Snake River High School.

At the competition, the Dragonettes competed against both 2A and 3A teams since not enough 2A schools have dance teams. The team had four routines that they had been working

to perfect over the last several months for Hip Hop, Kick, Military and Dance categories. They proudly took 1st place in Hip Hop, 2nd place in Kick, 2nd place in military and 3rd place in Dance.

Placing in each of their dance categories, the team has qualified for the Idaho State Dance Championship Saturday, February 11 in Boise.

The team is using the next few weeks before the competition to add a little polish and extra finesse to their routines in hopes of bringing home the trophy.

Dancing for the Dragonettes this year are seniors Alexis Shaw, Rayleigh Barnes, and Hunter Olsen. Juniors Sadie Jensen, Alexus Tarbet and Charli Briscoe. Sophomores Baylee Owens, Makyia Shultz, and Maren Sperry. Freshman Braylee Price. The team is coached by Kelsey Owens.

The team will be celebrating the senior dancers at the final boys basketball game Wednesday, February 1 as their 2022-2023 season comes to a close.

The Dragonettes at the District Dance Competition, where they took a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

The MHS Cheerleaders at District Cheer, where they had a strong showing

Ben Peterson drives from the top of the key

Jaden Ward goes up for the shot

Braylen Tripp goes up for the basket against Soda Springs