The Idaho Enterprise | November 9, 2023

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November 9, 2023 |Vol. 143 No. 45

Last week to sign up for a free turkey in Gobblin’ It Up Contest!

Be sure to fill out your entries for the annual Idaho Enterprise Gobblin’ It Up contest to win a Thanksgiving turkey.

The contest is sponsored by 21 local merchants, and next Wednesday morning, November 15, drawings will be held in each of the sponsoring businesses for their winner.

Entry forms clipped from The Idaho Enterprise must be taken to the participating merchants; no purchase is required to enter and entrants need not be present to win. Each merchant will hold a random drawing and will call the winner to come pick up a free, fat turkey for Thanksgiving dinner!

Participating sponsors for “‘Gobblin’ It Up at Thanksgiving” are the following: Farm Bureau Insurance, Do It Best Hess Lumber and Home Center, Allen Drug and Variety, Idaho Real Estate Group, KJ’s Super Store, Northern Title Co. of Idaho, Thomas Electric and Furniture, Ward’s ACE & Country Store, Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital, Mountain States Insurance, Thomas Market, Hotel Malad and The Hubcap Lounge, Oneida Family Dental, Albert’s Service, Edith’s Collective, ATC Communications, Malad City, Outlaw Vapor, Malad Drive In, Canyon View Cares, and The Idaho Enterprise.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

The Beatles release new song

Brandon Hall, Idaho Enterprise

Perhaps the most influential band of the 20th century has just released what legend Paul McCartney has called its final song. Thanks to AI technology and revolutionary filmmaker Peter Jackson, surviving Beatles Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr were able to finish a song written and recorded by John Lennon before his passing, with contributions from George Harrison before his death. The new song titled, “Now and Then” features all four Beatles playing together for the first time since 1996, and has repeatedly topped the charts for iTunes, and Spotify.

Youngest Chinese astronaut crew sent to ISS

With an average age of 38, CNN reported that China has sent its youngest team to the International Space Station (ISS). Much like other countries, these astronauts will be conducting research while living aboard the ISS in efforts to further their own space exploration programs, as well as those of the world at large. Chinese space exploration has ramped up in recent years, and CNN reports that the country is just getting started.

Jason Gugleman, KJ's Super Store Staci Sue Ekstrom, Albert’s Service and Up The Creek

Larry Thomas, Thomas Electric and Furniture

Gloria Maldonado, Outlaw Vapor

Dino-nuggets recalled

A favorite meal of kids across the globe, 30,000 pounds of dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets have been recalled by Tyson after a few customers complained about finding plastic in the product. Though the number of consumers was relatively few, Tyson recalled the large amount of product “out of an abundance of caution.” The recall was announced last Saturday, and at the time of going to print, only one minor oral injury has been reported.

Sammy Jensen and Christina Briggs, Malad Drive In

Death toll in Gaza reportedly surpass 10,000

Taylor Thomas and Travis Miller, Thomas Market

Tracey Archibald, Kristal Talbot and Krystal Bates, Northern Title Co.

Alicia Bell, Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital

As the war between Israel and Palestine rages on, the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza has reported that, since the surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, Israel’s counterattacks have incurred losses of over 10,000 Palestinian men, women, and children. The U.S. State Department has said that number could well be inflated, but the death toll is still significant. The war, and loss of life on both sides have divided public opinion on a massive scale, both within the general public, as well as the ranks of world leaders.

INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE

Tyler Webster and Mayor Joan Hawkins, Malad City

Chloe Deschamps, Hotel Malad and Hubcap Lounge

Steve Atkinson and Mike Akinson, IRG Idaho Real Estate Group

Local businesses celebrate Halloween..........................Pg 2 Ace Grand Opening..........Pg.3 Looking Back.....................Pg.4 Puzzles............................Pg.9 Historic Sign at Hospital...Pg.10 Mock Accident Drill...........Pg.12

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Malad Celebrates Halloween!

Malad businesses and offices celebrated Halloween in a big way last Tuesday. Almost everywhere you went in Malad there were some very fun and creative costumes. Here are some for you to enjoy.

Oneida County Extension Office as Oompa Loompa and Willie Wonka Willie Wonka and Oompa Loompa at Hess Lumber Hess Lumber Witches being watched by the Werewolf

Malad High School Staff as Prisoners

Fry Sauce, Fish Sauce or Ketchup. Don’t forget Ranch

Oneida County Clinic as Sesame Street

The Tootsie Pop Gang at Tiny Tots Preschool and Daycare

Northern Title was rocking the 80’s

Scarlet Witch and Loki at Thomas Market.

Thomas Market Spice Girls

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Ward’s Ace and Country Store Grand Opening November 17 and 18 By this time, you’ve probably found your way inside the new Ace store just off Exit 13 at the top of 300 E. The store has been open to customers since August, and in that time store manager Enoch Ward and his crew have been completing the installation of the store’s product lines, training employees, and working out the kinks. On Friday and Saturday November 17 and 18, the store will host its official Grand Opening for the public. The event will feature doorbuster sales and in store promotions, as well as prize giveaways.

Ace will be smoking turkeys on the Big Green Egg and Traeger to determine which makes the better bird. In addition, several food trucks will be on hand—Iron Door Smokehouse, Bamma Wamma, and Swaffles.

The following items are the main prizes which can be won by three lucky people with the right tickets. A Henry Law Enforcement Edition rifle (valued at $1200), a Milwaukee M18 Brushless Drill Driver Kit w/batteries (valued at $399), and a $100 ACE Gift Card. Tickets can be obtained by spending $50 in store, and visiting social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter). The social media posts on the different plat-

forms each contain specific directions for obtaining tickets. The item drawing will take place on November 18 at 8:00 p.m. at the store.

Ward’s Ace and Country store is has a wide range of tools, materials, and supplies for agricultural, home repair and maintenance, yardwork, gardening, and even recreation needs. The store is the county’s only full sized hunting and fishing retailer, and can help outfit you for both work and fun. A work and farm clothing section is currently being installed in the iconic silo section of the building as well. The store has been seeing steady business ever since its soft opening toward the end of the summer.

As people have become used to its presence in town, many have come to appreciate its convenience and selection, keeping business in the valley and saving a lot of trips to bigger nearby towns.

Ace is proud to be an active member and supporter of the community, and is hopeful that everyone will take the Grand Opening’s weekend of special deals and prizes as an opportunity to get to know their new hometown store if they haven’t yet had the chance.

In addition to the Ace product lines, the location is also the home of the Ward

Another one of Malad’s Halloween traditions brought kids and parents alike to the Thomas Market parking lot for this year’s Trunk or Treat. Local businesses and organizations showed up in

force to hand out candy to seemingly endless lines of kids. Hot chocolate, donuts, smiles, and of course lots of candy rounded out the night!

Employees at Ward’s Ace are ready for the Grand Opening November 17 and 18.

country store operations, and the store also has full service RV and Boat storage units for rent. They are fully partitioned, secured, and include complimentary trickle charging outlets, sewer dump,

and potable water for $300 a month.

The site can also dispense propane.

Make your way up to the top of the hill later this month to see what Ward’s Ace has to offer!

Trunk or Treat

City Council member Jaime Olsen and Mayor Joan Hawkins were on hand to represent the city.

Honoring All Veterans on Veterans Day

An eager group of candy-seekers.

We join the citizens of the United States of America in saying “Thank You” to all members and veterans of the Armed Forces.

For your service and sacrifices, we are forever grateful.

Ernest W. Jones Post #65 American Legion

Oneida Family Dental encourages kids to “have fun storming the trunk or treat”.

Bumblebee helps distribute candy for the Enterprise and Malad Drive-In.

Celebrate the publication of the

ONEIDA COUNTY IDAHO MILITARY VETERANS BOOK! PLACE:

Main floor of American Legion Building

DATE:

Saturday, November 11, 2023

TIME:

2-4 p.m. (short program at 2:15)

Available to purchase, pick up (pre-orders), and look at on Veterans’ Day!

Hands of Hope Home Health and Hospice Hands of Hope Home Health and Hospice now helping serve patients of Oneida County and surrounding areas.

Provides care to individuals of all ages.

Medicare/Medicaid certified.

Give us a call at 208-760-3091

Also offering OT, ST and PT in all four counties

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LOOKING BACK 5 YEARS AGO (2018) The Oneida County Deputies met for the final quarterly meeting of the year under new leadership. Elected at the meeting held on July 11, 2018 were: President Jerry Thomas, Vice President Wayne Jones, Secretary Rhonda Neal and Treasurer Heidi Hubbard.

President Thomas recognized six men as possible new members: Bill Lewis, Geoff Green, Harry Sherman, Steve Coakley, Bob Christophersen and Garren Atkinson. All were present except Geoff Green who had another commitment. Those who make the decision to join the group will be sworn in at the first quarterly meeting in January 2019.

Tayson Davis had a once in a lifetime hunting season. He drew and harvested on three tags this season.'

"Usually when you put in on draw hunts you are hoping to be able to draw for at least on tag." said Tayson Davis, the 15-year-old son of Terry and Shannon Davis. "When I found out that I had three tags this year, I was on cloud nine."

Davis was successful in all of his hunts, scoring a large antelope first, a large bear second and a large elk.

Winners were chosen by judges of this year's chamber of Commerce Costume Contest.

First place was awarded to Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital, with a special shout out to the Barbies! Different departments dressed with different themes. the Barbie theme was very creative, as well as the pill bottles!

Second place went to Hess Lumber. They were dressed as Disney characters.

The Small Business Award went to Northern Title for their portrayal of characters in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

10 YEARS AGO (2013) The annual Festival of Trees will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 8 and 9, at the Malad Senior Citizens’ Center.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and to add to the excitement of the holidays, The Idaho Enterprise is sponsoring the annual “Gobblin’ it Up” contest.

Families can now apply with the local SEICAA office for participation in the annual Sub for Santa/Angel Tree and Shop With a Cop programs. These programs are sponsored by the South Eastern Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA).

Airman Clint Semrad has been deployed to Afghanistan where he will be stationed at the Bagram Air Force Base with the Air Force 50th Security Forces for six months.

Clint has been stationed at Shriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs for the past year.

The Malad High School Volleyball Team claimed the second place trophy after a hard-fought battle through the 2A Idaho State Volleyball Tournament. Showing off their trophy in The Idaho Enterprise are Bryn Haycock, Byrce Gibbs, Brooke Sorensen, Nicole Lamb, Coach Camie Tripp, Aubrey King, Bailey Hill, Paityn Tripp, Karsyn Willie, Taya Thorpe, Saige Smith, Taber Paskett, Sam Evans, Lindsay Sorensen and Jordan Hawkes.

15 YEARS AGO (2008) The Idaho Community Foundation has announced $153,764 in grants for 77 nonprofit organizations or projects in Eastern Idaho. Oneida County was awarded six grants for a total of $11,350. Receiving grants are: The American Legion Post 65, Malad Valley Theater Guild, The Oneida County Library, Curlew Valley Senior Citizens’ Center, Malad Elementary School and the Malad Middle School.

Following the departure of Kyle Tackett from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Laren Nalder was recently named District Conservationist at the Malad NRCS Field Office.

Logan Alder and Clayton Eliason were among the recipients of the American FFA degrees, presented at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis last week.

25 YEARS AGO (1998) Free balloons, goodies and lots of prize drawings will be on tap this Friday and Saturday when Dano’s Chevron and Burger King hold their Grand Opening. Dan and Jeanne Earl invite everyone to come in and see their new store and sign up for the drawings.

Carl Isaacson and his granddaughter, Laurie Scheiber (born in Malad) from Phoenix, Arizona, went to watch John Glenn “do it again” on the Discovery 7 Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise, Carl Isaacson shakes hands with Astronaut Wally Schirra in front of a huge map signed by thousands of well wishers for Friendship 7.

Kevin Rice, 15, Malad Sixth Ward, Troop 456 has earned his Eagle Scout Award. A Court of Honor will be held for him in the Malad Sixth Ward. His project was setting up picnic tables and trash containers for public use in an area near the Malad Elementary School. Sid Lewis was his scoutmaster at the time.

James Neal Reeder, son of Ceylon and Joanie Reeder of Malad, is currently attending Army Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Jim’s next duty station will be Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, where he will be attending Advance Individual Training (AIT).

Will the real Jared Crowther please step forward! Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise, the staff at Hess Lumber had a bit of Halloween fun when everyone dressed up like the boss. Each wore a nametag with the message, “Hi, I’m Jared. May I help you.” Celebrating are: Carollyn Olachea, Tonya Taylor, Lori Christiansen, Jeanette Hobson and the real Jared Crowther and his wife Ronda.

35 YEARS AGO (1988) Returning home from spending a week participating in the Idaho Junior Miss Finals in Moscow, Malad’s Junior Miss, Janna Dredge, said, “It’s the best week that I’ve ever had.” The dark eyed beauty represented Oneida County in competition with forty other local winners from throughout the state in the week-long competition. She placed among the top ten and was winner of the Creative and Performing Arts. Theme for this year’s competition was “Remember the Past-Dream For the Future.”

Larell’s Hilltop Service is now Norm’s Hilltop Service and once again open for business. Purchased a month ago,

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55 YEARS AGO (1968) David Daniels of Malad is shown with one of the bulls consigned by Rex Daniels and Son at the Filer Range Bull sale. The animal is one of 10 rated 2A of the 214 animals consigned to the sale.

the new owners, Norm and Mary Evans, have spent the interim getting ready to open. Norm, now retired from his job in California, grew up in Malad and says he looks forward to having everyone stop in an renew old acquaintances.

Douglas Marteeny, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Marteeny, was surprised last week when a KPVI, Channel 6, Eyewitness News Team showed up at Malad High School to tape a feature story on him. The senior student was named Malad’s candidate for the station’s fourth annual Leadership Scholarship Award, to be given away May 13 at an awards banquet in Pocatello.

On October 25, Jane Ann Ward, Oneida County Farm Bureau Women’s President, and committee member Dixie Bush, took Esther Jensen to Bear Lake where she competed with five other county winners in the Farm Bureau District Speech Competition. Miss Jensen, winner from Oneida County, was named Senior Division winner and was presented a medallion and an Idaho Centennial Silver Dollar.

45 YEARS AGO (1978) For the first time since Idaho gained statehood in 1890, voters elected a governor from Malad this week. John V. Evans topped the unofficial gubernatorial count with 168,241 votes compared to 111,393 for his Republican opponent Allan Larsen. This is Evans’ first election bid for the governor’s post, having stepped into the vacancy left by the appointment of Cecil Andrus as Secretary of the Interior in January 1977.

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise and taking Artist of the month honors at Malad High School for the month of November were Steve Treasure, first place; Kent Taylor, second; and Darren Tripp, third.

Rex Schwartz began a remodeling project at A.G. Fine Foods last week – the hard way. The rear wall of Rex’s was rammed by an ice cream delivery truck Friday afternoon pushing in a large section of brick and damaging the interior wall.

Idaho State Patrolman Rex Skinner and Oneida Deputy Bill Neal teamed up to man a ‘traffic lane’ on the St. John road about one mile west of Malad. The officers checked drivers’ licenses and registration for the 27 vehicles passing through the roadblock during its 55-minute set-up. Sheriff Ken Wharton noted that the ‘traffic lane’ is a routing procedure here in Oneida. No violators were listed during the check.

55 YEARS AGO (1968) David Daniels of Malad is pictured in The Idaho Enterprise with one of the bulls consigned by Rex Daniels and Son at the Filer Range Bull sale. The animal is one of only 10 rated 2A of the 214 animals consigned to the sale.

Milton Robbins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Robbins, Stone, was one of eight members of the Idaho Platoon of the U.S. Marines to earn a private first class rating after two months of training. Robbins will be stationed in San Diego for several months to attend an electronics and communications repair school.

Norval Moss, Cadet Master Sergeant, was nominated for “Cadet of the Month” at Brigham Young University, Provo.

A son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moss, he is a drum major in the Air Force ROTC band.

Specialist 4th Class Dale Robbins left this week for Fairbanks, Alaska after visiting here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Robbins. Dale has returned for duty in Vietnam.

Four members of the Malad Chapter of Future Homemakers of America, were honored by being elected officers of the Idaho 5th District FHA. Julie Jones was elected president; Lucille Thomas, vice president; Jacqueline Davis, area project chairman and Marlene Smith, secretary.

60 YEARS AGO (1963) Malad unit of the Federal Aviation Agency commemorated the 5th anniversary of the organization by achieving one of its primary objectives – helping an aircraft in distress. Guided to the local field near midnight Thursday when one of its twin engines failed was a C-46 Cargo plane with the pilot and co-pilot aboard and enroute on a flight from Portland, Oregon to Hill Field, Ogden. The craft landed safely and continued on Saturday night after a new engine was installed.

That Malad City and surrounding areas will be one of

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45 YEARS AGO (1978) For the first time since Idaho gained statehood in 1890, her voters elected a governor from Malad this week.

John V. Evans topped the unofficial gubernatorial count with 168,241 votes compared to 111,393 for his Republican opponent Allan Larsen with 11,393.

the Idaho communities selected to be featured in the ninth annual edition of “Idaho Fishing and Hunting Guide” was indicated this week by Ray “Doc” Martin, Boise, wellknown outdoorsman and editor of the colorful publication which has shown tremendous growth in both number of copies and pages each year since it was first printed.

Calling attention to the fact that no other governmental department or agency is used by all of the people all of the time on a basis comparable with the Post Office Department, Representative Ralph R. Harding dedicated Malad’s new Post Office building Saturday.

Malad City and Oneida County law enforcement officers this week issued a reminder that the recent bad check law passed by the Idaho Legislature provides stiff penalties for those writing the checks. Any person who writes an insufficient fund check under $25 is guilty of a misdemeanor with possible punishment of up to six months in the county jail and a fine of up to $300.

70 YEARS AGO (1953) Indication of another good producing well in the Holbrook section was given Wednesday on the Steve Smith farm when water rose to a depth of 15-feet below the surface after a test well had been drilled 154-feet deep. The well is located south and east of the Sweeten well, which is pumping 2,600 gallons per minute.

Jim Goddard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Goddard, and Jim Rutter, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rutter, left Wednesday for Fort Douglas, Utah from where they will be sent to an Army training camp. They were Oneida County’s November selectees.

President S. A. Hendricks of the Malad LDS Stake has been appointed by the First Presidency as the President of the West Central States Mission with headquarters in Billings, Montana.

Candidates for the 1953 Sweetheart, of the Malad Chapter of Future Farmers of America, are Margaret Jones, Vella Crowther and Joyce Mills. The Sweetheart will be chosen at the FFA’s annual Harvest Ball, Friday evening, November 6.

T/Sgt. Thomas R. Thurber and his wife and four children plan to leave next week for California where Sgt. Thurber will be stationed at Camp Beal, Marysville, California.

Sgt. Thurber, who has spent a year in Korea, is spending a 30-day leave with his family in Malad who have been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ward, during his absence.

75 YEARS AGO (1948) The Malad High School Triple Trio announced this week that they are taking the name of “Dragonettes”. The group, which received a first division rating in competition at Pocatello last spring, is directed by Alma Sonne and comprised of the following members: Kay Tovey, Marialice Tovey, Lois Tovey, May Dell Ward, Bunnie Lea Dudley, Lorraine Corbridge, Lucile Corbridge, Florence Ipsen, Jennie Stayner, Accompanist for the vocalists is Irene Atkinson.

Relatives in Malad have received word that the body of Robert Campbell, who was killed in Italy while serving in the U.S. Army, is being returned to the United States.

Mr. Campbell entered the Army at Grace, Idaho and was a Malad resident for 10 years. Burial will be in the Malad Cemetery.

The Democrats gain a decisive edge in House and Senate.

President Harry S. Truman led in 28 states with 304 electoral votes; he also won the popular vote with 11,031,686.

85 YEARS AGO (1938) That there is a possibility of the construction of another reservoir at Samaria with a capacity of 700 acre feet was brought out at a meeting at Samaria Wednesday evening, attended by officials of the Soil Conservation Service, the Bureau of Agricultural economics, the Farm Security Administration, and officials of all of the reservoirs companies of Malad Valley. The proposed dam will be above backwaters of the present one, and the cost is estimated at $25,000.

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Grandparents Only

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Not recommended for parents or kids

By Gramma Dot About a year ago I was listening to a podcast. One host asked the other what she would do differently if money was no object. She quickly responded, “I would eat Irish butter every day.” I remember thinking, “What is Irish butter?”

I thought butter was butter. At that time, I had never heard of Irish butter. In fact, I thought you had pretty much arrived if you got butter instead of margarine.

Fast forward to last weekend. Part of the extended family was at an Airbnb in Hayden, Idaho, and we were making omelets. Right there on the counter were the eggs, cheese, bacon, vegetables and Irish butter. What? Evidently, there is

such a thing. I had to try it. And I wanted it straight, not just mixed in with the omelet. Well, I have never tasted anything so silky, smooth and rich. It was delicious. I decided right then I wanted Irish butter every day. However, at around $2.00 a cube I was going to have to wait until my ship came in.

So, Ireland has its butter. Idaho has its potatoes. Our valley has its beef. Our family has our green beans. Louise’s family has her apple pies. And I’m sure your family has their own taste of home.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, the perfect time for those family favorites and being grateful for the Good Life.

So, splurge this year and get some Irish butter for your rolls! You won’t regret it.

LUNCH MENU

SHERIFF’S DISPATCH Sheriff’s Dispatch Logbook Following are recent calls received by dispatchers at the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. During the week of 10/22 to 11/5, the Sheriff’s Office investigated 71 new cases.

During this time, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received and unknown number of total calls.

This report includes only new investigations and does not include regular investigations, civil services, and the other responsibilities of the Sheriff’s Office.

Sunday, October 22, 2023

• 10:02 Welfare Check • 13:35 Domestic Call. Holbrook

Monday, Oct. 23, 2023

• 05:18 Animal Call. Loose cows on Hwy 38 • 09:52 Suspicious Person Reported • 11:35 911 Call. Unknown Situation • 15:48 Civil Call • 23:49 Citizen Assist

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

• 05:23 Fire Reported. Everyone reported safe • 09:18 Medical Emergency. MMS • 21:03 Traffic Accident. Old Hwy 191

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023

• 08:47 Animal Call. Goats loose on roadway • 12:25 Ambulance Call • 12:38 Civil Call • 14:29 Animal Call. Horses on roadway S of dump • 18:56 Animal Call. Loose cow • 21:02 Traffic Complaint. Reckless driving

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 Malad Elementary Breakfast Monday, November 13 - Cereal Assortment, Mini Pancakes, Fruit, Juice/ Milk Tuesday, November 14 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast Bar, Fruit, Juice/ Milk Wednesday, November 15 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast Burrito, Fruit, Juice/Milk Thursday, November 16 - Cereal Assortment, Ultra Sweet Bread, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Malad Elementary Lunch Monday, November 13 – Mini Corn Dogs, Tater Tots, Food Choice – Carrot Sticks or Peaches Tuesday, November 14 – Cheesy Chicken Tenders w/Marinara Sauce, Breadstick, Food Choice – Corn or Pears Wednesday, November 15 – Burrito, Cheesy Refried Beans, Food Choice – Sliced Cucumbers or Orange Thursday, November 16 – Turkey Gravy Mashed Potatoes, Roll, Food Choice – Green Beans or Applesauce

Malad Middle Breakfast Monday, November 13 - Cereal Assortment, Max Pancake, Fruit, Juice/ Milk Tuesday, November 14 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast on a Stick, Fruit, Juice/Milk Wednesday, November 15 - Cereal Assortment, Morning Round, Fruit, Juice/Milk Thursday, November 16 - Cereal Assortment, Tornado, Fruit, Juice/Milk

Malad Middle Lunch Monday, November 13 – Ham & Cheese Ripper, Fries, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Celery Sticks or Applesauce Tuesday, November 14 – Mandarin Chicken Bowl, Eggroll, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Corn or Pears Wednesday, November 15 – Sub Sandwich, Chips, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Carrot Sticks or Fruit Cocktail Thursday, November 16 – Turkey Gravy Mashed Potatoes, Roll, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Green Beans or Peaches

Malad High Breakfast Monday, November 13 - Cereal Assortment, Max Pancake, Fruit, Juice/ Milk Tuesday, November 14 - Cereal Assortment, Breakfast on a Stick, Fruit, Juice/Milk Wednesday, November 15 - Cereal Assortment, Morning Round, Fruit, Juice/Milk Thursday, November 16 - Cereal Assortment, Tornado, Fruit, Juice/Milk Choices of Milk, Fresh Fruit & Veggies Served Daily in all Schools

Malad High Lunch Monday, November 13 – Ham & Cheese Ripper, Fries, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Celery Sticks or Applesauce Tuesday, November 14 – Mandarin Chicken Bowl, Eggroll, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Corn or Pears Wednesday, November 15 – Sub Sandwich, Chips, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Carrot Sticks or Fruit Cocktail Thursday, November 16 – Turkey Gravy Mashed Potatoes, Roll, Salad Bar, Food Choice – Green Beans or Peaches

• 07:39 Civil Call • 08:24 Prisoner Transfer out of county • 09:22 Crime Prevention. Security check • 10:26 Suspicious Person • 13:48 Animal Call. Deer stuck in fence • 14:10 Animal Call. Cow reported on I-15 • 15:15 Animal Call. Horses on Reynolds

Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

• 15:08 Property Damage Reported to mailbox

• 23:43 Harassment Reported

Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023

• 02:06 Noise Complaint • 09:04 Animal Call. Loose horse • 11:28 Animal Call. Aggressive dog. 300 W

Monday, Oct. 30, 2023

• 14:08 Juvenile Problem Reported • 14:41 Civil Call

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

• 00:04 Crime Prevention. Possible DUI • 07:30 Test Call • 08:12 Traffic Complaint. Dangerous driving • 15:16 Civil Call • 16:14 Civil Call • 19:33 Citizen Dispute • 20:14 Traffic Accident Reported.

Maverik • 20:46 Harassment Reported

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023

• 01:07 Animal Call. Noise complaint • 07:58 Animal Call. Loose dog • 08:01 Property Damage Reported • 12:50 Juvenile Problem Reported • 14:05 Sex Offense Reported • 14:18 Juvenile Problem Reported • 16:13 Traffic Accident • 18:06 Trespassing Reported. Hunters shooting next to house

Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023

• 03:06 Traffic Hazard. Cows on roadway • 08:42 Traffic Violation • 09:01 Animal Call. Cows on roadway • 09:05 Suspicious Person • 10:49 Juvenile Problem • 15:51 Suspicious Circumstance Reported • 20:09 Suspicious Person Reported • 20:38 Alarm Reported. Medical

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

• 03:45 Medical Emergency • 14:23 Civil Call • 14:25 Civil Call • 18:09 Traffic Complaint. Possible DUI • 20:34 Citizen Assist

Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023

• 08:39 Attempt to Locate • 17:19 Suspicious Person Reported • 22:40 Shots Reported. Possible hunting violation

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023

• 13:56 Disturbance Reported. KJs • 14:32 Animal Call. Welfare call • 17:29 Traffic Accident. No injuries • 22:30 Animal Call. Cows on roadway

Victory Baptist Church

BINGO FRIDAY, Nov. 10 7:00 P.M.

Streaming Live Sermons on our Facebook Page @11 am

BRING POTLUCK SNACKS FOR SHARING

448 South Main, Malad 208-766-4288

Legion Building

Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

Hebrews 13:8

HELP WANTED

Thomas Market is Hiring!

Part-time Freight Stock Crew Full-time Cashiers and Baggers • Competitive Wages • Health and Dental • Paid Time Off • Friendly Work Environment Contact: Jerry or Taylor Thomas 170 S. Main St., Malad ID 83252 208-766-4030 Pick up application @ the store or email: tjtbusiness@outlook.com

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Dr. Stephen Sutton Dr. Robert Perkins Dr. Josh Wray

Open Monday thru Friday 208.904.3614

150 S. Main St. #16, Malad, ID 83252 Find us on Facebook @Oneida Family Dental!

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BOWLING RESULTS

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CLASSIFIEDS

Dennis Thomas League – 11/2/23

ren Tripp 232

Chat & Chew 19 Thomas Market 18 Malad Gun Club 18 Dude Ranch 18 Hubcap Lounge 17 KC Oil 16 Blaisdell Ranch 16 Nikity Nacs 6

Tuesday Pinpoppers – 10/31/23

13 14 14 14 15 16 16 26

High Game – Kevin Valentine 279, Lana Tripp 201 High Series – Kevin Valentine 659, Lana Tripp 537 Other 200 Games – Marty Hill 241, Dar-

Nell J Redfield 24 Hotel Malad 22 The B Team 21 Tap That Pin 16 Speros 12 Hair by Lisa 12 Mountain Valley Realty 9

8 10 11 16 20 20 11

High Game – Julie Green 209, Danny Hess 197 High Series – Julie Green 562, Danny Hess 542

NEWS OF RECORD

ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Dakota Alexander Morgan, Roy, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50 Ronnie Richard Gamble, Malad, fail to use turning movements and required signals, $33.50, costs $59.50; tail light violation of requirements, $10.50, costs $56.50 Kenneth Royce James, Hyrum, speeding, $33.50, costs $59.50 Frank R Kunkler-Lockyer, Arimo, fail to register annually, $10.50, costs $56.50 Rebekah A Sapp, Provo, driving without privileges, $150.00, costs $172.50 IDAHO STATE POLICE Brenda Larue Jessop, St. George, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50 Cristhian Samaniego Reyes, Salt Lake City, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50

Elli Ann Weaver, Shelly, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50 IDAHO FISH AND GAME Samuel S Swenson, South Jordan, fail to renew or display registration of motorcycle or off-highway vehicle, $100.00, costs $56.50 MAGISTRATE COURT Michael George Horton, Kailua, inattentive or careless driving, $192.50, costs $192.50, 30 days jail, 30 days suspended, 1 month probation – Agency: ISP Taia Nicole Skinner, Malad, dispensing alcohol to minors, $500.00, costs $222.50, 30 days jail, 30 days suspended, 12 months probation – Agency: ISP Lynn Fredrick Griffiths, Dayton, road closure restriction violation, $335.00, costs $165.00 – Agency: IF&G

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANT OFFICE OF ONEIDA COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DUTIES: • Provide secretarial, clerical and administrative support to the County Attorney • Prepare a variety of correspondence, memoranda, pleadings, complaints, warrants, notices, subpoenas, briefs, discover materials, and other legal documents • Create and maintain legal case files and filing system • Manage attorney’s calendar, schedule hearings, appointments and engagements, and make travel arrangements • Politely, professionally and attentively serve as office receptionist, answer telephone calls, and take and give messages • Will provide victim/witness coordinator services for victims of crimes • Perform other related duties as required REQUIRED SKILLS: • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision • Ability to work with sensitive information, keep sensitive confidences and exercise good judgment related to confidentiality and propriety of sensitive matters • Strong organizational and communication skills • Working knowledge of modern office equipment, practices, and procedures and proficiency with computers, word processing and common office software (Word, Outlook, etc.)

• Ability to draft and type (60 wpm) documents and correspondence • Strong interpersonal skills and friendly disposition • Willingness to be proactive and deal with problems and issues before they arise PREFERRED: • Experience, education, degree and/or certification as a paralegal, legal assistant or legal secretary • Working knowledge of legal terminology and legal forms, methods and procedures • Prior secretary experience in a professional setting TO APPLY: Interested applicants should submit: 1) Oneida County Application (pick up from the County Clerk’s Office), 2) Resume, 3) Cover Letter, and 4) Three (3) Professional References

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Malad Elementary October Goals Kindergarten: Know all of the letter sounds

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First Grade: Solve the mystery addend of a given number bond then write a fact family consisting of addition and subtraction sentences.

Miss Ispen’s: Brittany Baker, Maylee Hanks, Bridger Jones, Hagen England, Madeline Shandrew, Michael Peterson, Navy Beutler, Oakley Duessler, Amber Evans, Remi Sweeten, Clara Barnes, Scarlett Smith, Lukas Deschamps, Kiana Neal, Robert Cotter, Gatlin Steed, Porter Allen, Lincoln Moss

Second Grade: Be able to name 5 trusted adults to talk about drugs, alcohol, medicine, and personal safety with

Mrs Ball’s: Baylor Adams, Prezli Ball, Braelyn Bastian, Barret Burbidge, Gunner Clark, Hunter Clark, GraceLynn Daniels, Kemptom Daniels, Haize Davis, Carol Ferree, Ragnhild Fesler, Tristan Hodgkin, Freida Kelley, Kaycee Maloy, Harper Maughan, Oliver Niemoller, Kallie Nimer, Daved Peterson, Piper Reel, Iymbar Royal, Zach Ward, Brianna Williams Mrs. Jones: Vivienne Atkinson, Macie Bennett, Elizabeth Butler, Adi Clark, Kenlee Clark, Adi Daniels, Maddison Green, Maliah Hansen, Azlin Jeffs, Zoe Jeffs, Sage King, Kallie Munns, Lynk Anderson, Eli Beck, Ridge Berry, Morgon Blaisdell, Mason Chabries, Wilford Deschamps, Saske Hachmeister, Wyatt Henrie, Ryden Larue, John Leavitt Mrs. Hawkes: Ruth Angell, Kollyns Beutler, Kendall Carson, Liberty Charles, Cam Coleman, Wade Crockett, Lila Crowther, Weston Evans, Elle Evanson, Phoebe Firth, Will Johnson, Easton Johnson, Emerie Mackey, Rowie Malm, Jacob Palmer, Kimber Phillips, Emma Price, Jonah Profaizer, Alivia Seamons, Corbin Smith, Trig Thomas, Mason Tullis, Hai-

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Third Grade: Read 300 minutes at home

Mr Grote: Olivia Briscoe, Ike Carter, Jack Coleman, Camden Crowther, Dekker Davis, Daisy Hawkes, Hattie Johnson, Kinsley Johnson, Piper Lewis, Austin Moss, Austin Schrenk, Cooper Smith, Taggart Smith, Shelby Sorensen, Riggins Sweeten, Grayson Tooke, Easton Valentine, Kody Wangsgard, Wynn Werk

Fourth Grade: Passed off their 2’s and 3’s multiplication tables

Mrs: Clark: Russell Wolz, Dempsey Firth, Olivia Shandrew, Jordyn Thomas, Brynley Stoddart, James Peterson, Willis Arnout, Gemmalyn Schwartz, Nash Naylor, Aaron Wall, Alyssa Cutler, Saunder Poulson, Maudee Leavitt, Troy Cottam, Mackley Hawkes, Caroline Butler, Sadie Miller, Jagger Abeyta, Hayden Hutchens, Talyze Clemons, Skyli Armstrong, Alee James Mrs Waldron: Dax Beutler, Rawley Carter, MaKelle Clark, Saige Cox, Avery Daniels, George Ferree, Ali Hanks, Draylyn Jones, Lilly Jones, Cash Kimberling, Haylen Kimberling, Macoy Luke, Emmett Moyer, Caleb Myers, Gracie Nelson, Zach Palmer, Maizly Rupp, Maggie Schow, Jace Seevers, Abby Smith, Gannon Steed, Charlotte Teeples Mrs. Cook: Annika Smith, Lacie Palmer, Aaliyah Mourra, Franklin Fesler, Millie Ekstrom, Mahayla Crowther, Boston Schofield, Colt Price, Payson Price, Brittyn Venable, Rickell Call, Mariah Kronvall, Tucker Velasco, Jaxon Maloy, Addie Brower, Logan Richard, Parker Lundberg

Fifth Grade:

Mrs. Johnson: Have the preamble to the constitution memorized: McCall Clark, Nora Talbot, Alyssa Seamons Mrs. Blaisdell: Read Two Books: Rhyze Anderson, Devin Ball, Bryten Bastian, Cherysh Brees, Eva Coleman, Ruby Coleman, Harper Daniels, Brynlie Gledhil, Keith Hamilton, Raygun Hansen, Lydia Hatch, Seya Martinsen, Rustin Montgomery, Kinsley Neal, Kayman Nimer, Lyla Reel, Cassidy Schrenk, Greyson Stewart, Thatcher Sweeten

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Malad City Newsletter November 2023 The City is about to launch a new website! We have been working the past two months on revising our website. We are happy about the new website and hope that you will enjoy it. The website address is http://www.maladidaho.org/, and it should be up and running in a few days.

The new website will provide for paying utility bills online, which we think will be a great benefit for our citizens.

Ordinances that affect you, as citizens, are posted on the website, along with applications for licenses that you may require. Another feature of our new website will be a calendar of events. We would like to keep the calendar as up to date as possible but will need your help.

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Could you call Susan Wittman, Malad City Clerk, at 208-766-4160; or email maladcityid@gmail.com to get an event on the calendar?

Our City Council meetings are open to the public. Occasionally we may have reason for an Executive Session that is not open to the public. They are usually held at the end of the open meeting.

In addition, a reporter from The Idaho Enterprise attends our monthly meetings and reports them in the newspaper. If you have questions about what is going on in your City, the information is available for you.

We understand that there are concerns about how to meet with the mayor and city council. Monthly meetings are held by the City Council on the second

Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m.

To conform with the Idaho Open Meeting Law, you need to contact the City Clerk by the Friday before that Wednesday meeting to get on the agenda. If there is an interest, we will provide a Zoom link if you would like to attend a City Council meeting but cannot attend in person. Please contact the City Clerk if you would like to attend a meeting by Zoom, and she will provide you with the link.

We have always allowed residents to come and talk with the council about their concerns. In addition, the website provides email addresses of the mayor and all council members, along with the email and telephone numbers of our Malad City Superintendent, Tyler Web-

ster, and our Code Enforcement Officer, Jon Christophersen. Please feel free to contact any of us with your concerns.

As Mayor, I am proud of our City Council and everything they try to do.

There is much more involved in being a council member than just attending one City Council meeting a month. Each council member has assignments and areas that they oversee, and sometimes these assignments can become very demanding.

I appreciate all our employees. There is more work than time, but we will always address your issues as soon as we possibly can.

ON THIS DAY

Class of 68 Reunion The Malad High School Class of 1968 held its 55th class reunion on Saturday, September 23, at the Malad Senior Center. Jan Sollis was chair of the reunion with Sherrie Evans, Peggy Schwartz, Terrill Schwartz, Wendy Jones, Jill Fontenot, Helen Ravsten, and Dave Colton on the committee. The meal was served

by Marla Jones after which the 36 class members played some “Do You Know?” games and reminisced. Of the 86 graduates in 1968, 25 have passed away, and books prepared in their memory were given out. Pictures were taken by Jan Sollis’ daughter as the class members gathered on the steps of the old Ireland Bank.

1842 The first U.S. design patent for typefaces and borders was issued to George Bruce of New York City 1872 The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

Close to 1,000 buildings destroyed 1888 Jack The Ripper's 5th and probably last victim, Mary Jane Kelly, found on her bed

1904 First airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes Bottom Row: Larry Elcock, Sandi Nieffenegger Umbel, Gladys Sweeten Moore, Julie Parry Willie, Wendy Hess Jones, Sandra Archibald Jensen, Jan Moon Sollis, Brenda Ipsen Coombs, Janet Corbridge Skinner, Jeanetta Williams, Randy Williams, Anita Kerns Hills, Sherm Barker 2nd Row: Danny Hildreth, Kim Hartvigsen, Sherrie Sweeten Evans, Tom Thorpe, Patti Smith Fairbourn, Jill Bolingbroke Fontenot, Cris Williams Giles, Stacey Madsen, Duane Carter 3rd Row: Peggy Thorpe Schwartz, Larry Dives, Terrill Schwartz, Helen Ward Ravsten 4th Row: Daryl Hess, Dan John, Rod Tubbs, Brad Price, Tom Jones, Larry Christensen Top Row: Dave Colton, Randy Sorensen, Bob Barnes, Neil Scott

1906 Theodore Roosevelt is first U.S. President to visit another country (Puerto Rico and Panama) 1907 The Cullinan Diamond, the largest ever discovered, is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday 1925 Robert A. Millikan confirms the existence of cosmic rays from outer space in a speech to the National Academy of Sciences at Madison, Wisconsin

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Plaque Commemorates Historic Malad Figure On Tuesday, the Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital unveiled a new sign on its grounds which overviews the historical significance of Dr. Joseph Morgan and his daughter Hattie Morgan, who lived on the land where the hospital currently stands.

The sign is part of a “National Trail” of historic markers celebrating important figures in the country’s long fight for voting equality and franchise.

The event was introduced by Director of the Oneida County Pioneer Museum Dr. Jean Thomas, and a life sketch of the two was provided by former museum director Fay Cottle. Cottle, who told the gathered crowd that Hattie would kill her for revealing that she had actually been named Henrietta, shared stories of her experiences with Morgan, who had been an important figure in her life. Mayor Joan Hawkins discussed the importance of the Morgan family to the history of women’s suffrage in Idaho, especially on the occasion of today’s Election Day. As the first woman mayor of Malad, Hawkins thanked Hattie and Joseph for helping to make that a reality. Hospital director John Williams explained the Morgans’ connection to the hospital location, and explained that he specifically wanted the sign to be places next to the flagpole to demonstrate the importance of the suffrage movement to the democratic progress of the nation.

The program began when Jean Thomas was contacted on behalf of the museum

by Brandi Burns from the Boise City Department of Arts and History about a grant offered through the William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the Votes for Women National Women’s Suffrage Centennial Historical Marker Grant Program to place historic markers across the county for figures like the Morgan family. A “National Trail” of such historic markers has been funded through the grant across many states, and this sign will become a part of that national project. The grant committee ultimately decided that Malad and the Morgans were excellent examples of the kinds of stories the trail project wished to highlight.

In 1871, while representing Oneida County in the Idaho Territorial Legislature, Dr. Morgan proposed a bill to amend Idaho’s election laws to extend the right to vote to women. Wyoming had been the first territory to grant the vote to women, which it did in 1869, followed by Utah in 1870. Had the bill passed, Idaho would have become the third territory to do so.

During the debate on the bill, Dr. Morgan argued that women “ranked as a person, a citizen, and as such, being affected by the laws of the country, it was in accordance with democratic teachings that she be allowed a voice in the making of those laws.

The government derived its validity and just power from the consent of the governed--that is, all who were governed.”

The vote resulted in an 11 to 11 tie, which was broken when the speaker of the house voted against the bill. As a result, women in Idaho had to wait nearly 27 more years before they gained the right to vote, becoming the fourth territory or state to grant such a right.

In an article written to commemorate the centennial of the passage of the 19th amendment, Sharon Harris recounted a story related by Hattie Morgan, Joseph and Sarah Morgan’s daughter, about her father’s failure to obtain the right to vote for women.

“Father, of course, was disappointed but still enthusiastic for the cause and at the next general election at Malad he asked mother to accompany him to the polls.

Mother took his arm and went with him and when they reached the voting place he gave her the different tickets. She selected one, folded it and handed it to the judge who looked bewildered. A glance at father, however, seemed to reassure him and he took the ballot and dropped it in the box. Thus, mother became the first woman in Idaho to vote,” Hattie said.

Joseph Morgan was one of the early settlers of Malad City, who had given up his practice in Wales to sail to the United States and join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1866. He met his future wife Sarah Annie Sykes on the voy-

The Long-Term Care Wing of Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital was the site of this year’s pumpkin decorating contest for staff and residents. With the theme of “Foodie Delicious,” the entries incorporated pumpkins into unique displays. Winners were determined by the residents of the Long-Term Care Wing.

Most Realistic was a giant ice cream cone created by Long-Term Care Management. Resident’s Choice was a gumball machine created by Brittni Leckie in the Lab. Funniest was an Easy Bake Oven with a pumpkin pie inside as created by Radiology. A giant plate of spaghetti and meatballs won the Most Original designation for Activities. A layered tray of desserts created by Paula

Davis of Human Resources earned the Best Use of Pumpkins award. The Clinic’s giant McDonald’s Happy Meal won Honorable Mention. All of the displays used pumpkins of various sizes and colors, enhanced by the imagination of their creators.

Staff dressed in Halloween costumes put on a small parade for the residents in the morning of the holiday.

John Williams, Fay Cottle, Jean Thomas, and Joan Hawkins spoke at the unveiling of the hew historic sign in front of the hospital.

age over on the ship “Amazon.” He was crucial to the valley’s initial agricultural irrigation system, and opened the Deep Creek Store. He served in a number of capacities locally and within the territory, including county physician and school trustee, responsible for the county’s first health laws and schools.

In her nomination letter to National Votes for Women Trail, Jean Thomas confirmed that “Miss Hattie Morgan was the founder of the Oneida Pioneer Museum.

As the daughter of prominent physician and Idaho State legislator, Dr. Joseph William Morgan, Hattie always had an interest in the history and politics of Malad Valley. She was an enterprising woman for that era, especially as she was barely able to walk (and only with crutches) after an accident when she was a teenager.

She fell out of a wagon, and the wagon wheels ran over her, breaking her legs and pelvis. As all accounts from the Native Daughters of the Idaho Pioneers relate, in the 1930s, Hattie began gathering artifacts important to the history of Malad Valley

and displayed them in a log cabin built by her father. At the same time, she was instrumental in getting the local chapter of NDIP started in Malad Valley. With the aid of her friends in NDIP, Hattie opened the first pioneer museum in Malad in 1935 in her log cabin. After the log cabin was torn down, the collection of artifacts was scattered and stored in houses and barns throughout Malad Valley. In the 1960s, the NDIP gathered Hattie Morgan’s collection and added to it over the years, and eventually the Oneida Pioneer Museum opened in 1992 in its current location in downtown Malad.”

The sign finally provides a visible marker on the landscape of the incredible importance to both the women’s suffrage movement in the country as well as the community which became the home of the Morgan family. Information and reporting in this article was taken in part from previous articles written by Sharon Harris and Joan Hawkins.

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SCHOOL BOARD REPORT | OCTOBER

The regular monthly meeting of the Oneida School Board was held on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, with member Tresie Carter participating via Zoom and member Brandon Ward absent.

Reports

Superintendent Jon Abrams reported that work is progressing on schedule on the new elementary school with installation of the plumbing and electrical lines almost complete. Work on the gym walls will start this week. Leveling the baseball field is almost finished until spring when a layer of perlite will be added to the topsoil. Bids for construction of the ball fields will be let in November, hopefully giving local contractors time to get the required licenses or to arrange partnerships.

Ms. Jeannie Reeder, Principal of Stone Elementary School, reported that parent-teacher conferences went well with the PTO serving dinner to all participants. The PTO Halloween party will be on October 31. Safety drills are being conducted. Classroom management is improving. A cook/custodian is needed.

Ms. Sarah McIntyre, Principal of Malad Elementary School, reported that the Halloween parade will be on Thursday, October 26. This week is Red Ribbon Week, during which the students are learning about the dangers of drug use through various programs and activities.

She believes that the new reading curriculum is helping students with their reading. Ms. McIntyre invited Board members to visit the school so they can see the new curriculum being implemented. She also reported an increase in the number of student suspensions.

Mr. Robert Hannah, Principal of Malad Middle School, reported that test scores are improving although more improvement is needed. Fall sports are over; wrestling and girls’ basketball have started. Middle School students are learning about how to avoid drugs during Red Ribbon Week. The Halloween dance will be on October 31. He noted that student behavior is good overall, but there are always some problems, especially on Thursdays.

Mr. Dallan Rupp, Vice-Principal of Malad High School, reported that the PSAT test had been administered to the sophomores. The volleyball team won District and so will be going to State.

The boys’ cross country team won District, and the girls’ team was runner-up so both teams will be going to State in Pocatello on Saturday, October 28. The girls’ soccer team did well this season.

The football team missed the playoffs with a 4-5 record. FFA members are going to Montana for a livestock exhibition and will host a soils competition here.

Ten FFA members are going to their National Convention. A field trip to Weber State University helped MHS students learn about medical programs there. The Career Fair was very successful with 19 presenters. While student attendance is better than in the past (91%), he hopes it will continue to improve to at least 95%.

Dr. Terri Sorensen, Administrator for the Idaho Home Learning Academy, reported that they have started a wait list due to the number of students registered. While test scores lag behind those of brick-and-mortar schools, she noted that test scores often do not tell

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the whole story. It is difficult to compare all 200+ IHLA students at a grade level with 25-30 students in a brick-and-mortar classroom. Fluctuations in numbers of students taking tests further make comparisons difficult. Also, students in brick-and-mortar schools take tests in their familiar classrooms while IHLA students have to go to an unfamiliar setting for testing. On the positive side, students have become independent learners by the time they get to high school.

Ms. Valerie O’Bryan of St. George, Utah, serves as the District Curriculum Director. She reported that overall test scores for Oneida School District are trending above state averages in math and language arts although IHLA scores are below state average but improving.

Discussion

The national School Boards Association conference will be in Dallas in February. The Idaho State School Board Association conference is November 1517. Superintendent Abrams encouraged Board members to look at participation in these conferences as an investment, not just an expense. Mr. Abrams hopes that they will be able to have a meeting with our Idaho legislators in Burley on the way to the state conference.

Mr. Abrams has discussed the need for a part-time School Resource Officer with the Oneida County Sheriff. They are hoping to arrange for off-duty deputies to serve in the schools. Being down two deputies is a problem for the Sheriff’s Office.

Policies

The State would like each District to involve parents in the implementation of standards through the establishment of a curriculum materials adoption committee comprised of the superintendent, an administrator, and equal numbers of parents and staff. The Board approved the first reading of this change to the Standards Implementation Policy.

Mrs. Jill Daniels talked about the need for a policy related to homebound instruction due to a problem that arose last year. She answered questions related to the suggested policy and will make recommended changes before the second reading of the policy next month. The Board approved the first reading of the Homebound Instruction Policy.

IHLA Charter School Petition

With the passage of HB 113 last year, charter schools can now be chartered through a school district, not just

through the charter school commission.

Therefore, a petition was presented to the School Board recommending that IHLA become a charter school operating through Oneida School District. The petition presented to the School Board was patterned after one provided by the State.

IHLA will have its own Board and bylaws after becoming a nonprofit organization. The petition must be approved by January and the Board must be in place

by July. Dr. Terri Sorensen noted that the petition had to have approval from 60% of IHLA staff and parents, which it has.

The Board approved the first reading of the petition.

Personnel

The following personnel were approved, pending their passing the State-mandated background check: Angie Briscoe and Christine Ward as Malad Elementary School special education aides; Coby Crozier as Malad High School head track coach; Devan Tyler as assistant special education director; and Zylia Wolfley, Amy Angell, Michelle Luke, Nathan Urie, and Bre’Kell Lyons as substitute teachers. Thirteen substitute teachers for IHLA were also approved.

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The Idaho Enterprise

Nov. 9, 2023

IHSAA classification changes affect Malad Idaho has seen a population boom over the last few years, growing so quickly that it was named the state with the number one growth rate in the nation at 21.5 % from 2012-2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That doesn’t really come as a surprise to most Idahoans as they have seen first hand the expanse and growth in their own communities. New homes, businesses and community establishments have sprung up all around and have with them ripples that impact communities around the state. The ripples have most recently influenced changes in the high school sports scene that will be put into effect in the 2024-2025 school year.

School districts around the state are seeing an increase in student enrollment that is beginning to have a trickle down effect on their sports programs. In an attempt to keep Idaho’s high school sports classifications fair and competitive, the Idaho High School Activities Association’s board recently made to rename the classifications as well as to reset the dividing lines between each class.

The vote was highly contentious with the board deadlocked in a 6-6 vote in their first reading of the proposal held in June. President Tim Perrigot was forced to cast the deciding vote, voting in favor of the changes and putting in motion the first overhaul to the system in twenty years. The second reading, held in early August, overturned the earlier decision by just two votes. With approximately 75% of Idaho schools in favor of the reclassification, Idaho's superintendents used a seldom-used rule to override the Board's decision.

With a decision being made, a committee was selected with the goal to merely tweak the current classifications and divisions to keep with the current rules and framework while taking into account Idaho's growing population.

The new classifications now range from 1A to 6A, removing the 1A I and II divisions. The committee’s main objective was to divide Idaho’s high school’s in a way that no team would be up against another school twice their size.

The new enrollment boundaries will

now go as follows: 6A: 1,400 or more students (22 schools) 5A: 700 to 1,399 students (25 schools) 4A: 350 to 699 students (19 schools) 3A: 175 to 349 students (26 schools) 2A: 90 to 174 students (32 schools) 1A: 0 to 89 students (32 schools) Malad High School currently enrolls 273 placing it squarely in the new 3A classification. Also assigned to Class 3A across the state as of September 5 will be the Central Idaho League (Districts 1-2) including Coeur d'Alene Charter, Grangeville, Kellogg, Orofino, Priest River and St. Maries, the Western Idaho Conference (District 3) including Ambrose, Compass Charter, Marsing, Melba, Nampa Christian, New Plymouth, Parma and Vision Charter, the Canyon Conference (District 4) including Declo, Sun Valley Community School, and Wendell, the South East Idaho Conference (District 5) including Aberdeen, Malad, Soda Springs and West Side and the Nuclear Conference (District 6) including Firth, North Fremont, Ririe, Salmon and West

Jefferson.

Of course, schools can still petition the IHSAA to move up or down a classification to meet their programs needs.

In addition, another new rule will limit schools to move down in specific sports instead of as an entire athletic program, in hopes to avoid complicating predictions.

With these new rules in place, both Wendell and Declo High Schools petitioned to be added to District 5 and were approved in late September. Sun Valley Community School will be included as well, although they will not be put on the regular season schedule due to distance, but will be included in some postseason tournaments. Sun Valley is still looking to petition to play down a class in some sports.

As Idaho continues to grow, the sports scene will undoubtedly change. Wherever Malad lands in the shuffle, one thing to be sure of is that they will always put their best play on the field and behind them will always be their greatest fans.

It’s near impossible to miss the massive dump trucks and loads of dirt being moved while driving passed the Malad High School. For some it might look just like an adult sized sand pile, but to others it is the exciting beginnings of a new era of MHS Softball and Baseball.

Beginning in late September, trucks begin tearing up the old alfalfa field and have slowly been shaping up what will be two new fields for the Dragon softball and baseball teams. Despite the winter season that will be slowing the progress, the new softball and baseball diamonds are scheduled to be finished sometime in

the spring/summer of 2024. The MHS teams will first take to the new fields in their 2025 Spring season.

In addition to the two new fields, their dugouts and storage, the new facilities will also include concessions, bathrooms, and a second floor with a vantage point for those running the scoreboards and such. There will also be a parking lot in the outfield of the softball diamond that will provide parking not only for games but for other events held at the high school. The new facilities are designed with future growth in mind, allowing space for two more diamonds to

be added, giving both softball and baseball a pair of fields.

The Dragon teams have done extremely well over the last several years, both teams earning the championship title in 2023. But despite their great talent and hard work, it is surely time for an upgrade to their fields and facilities. Baseball head coach Bo Clark shared, “We don’t really know just when we will get to use the new field but we are excited for when we finally do.”

New head coach for the Lady Dragons, Bri Adams commented, “This group of girls is extraordinary, and for them to be

a part of Malad history is thrilling. We know there are so many traditions and years of blood sweat and tears that have been put into the old field and we plan on carrying those traditions with us to this new field. We are grateful to have made years of wonderful memories and brought home state titles to the old field, and it’s time to continue that and break into these new fields! We would like to thank the school board and community for their support!”

Progress on new athletic fields

Mock accident held at MHS for Red Ribbon week Halloween had an extra measure of scary for many of the staff, students and parents of the Malad High School. As buses and cars began making their way to the school on what seemed like an ordinary morning, they came on campus to see what looked to be a head-on collision between two cars on the roadway across from the high school, a truly terrifying site.

What most didn’t know was that the scene was a mock up, planned out by just a few of the school’s staff and student council, bringing in the Oneida County Ambulance and Extrication, Oneida County Sheriff Department, Portneuf Air (compliments of Chesley Lewis), Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital, and Eldon Dattage Towing. As the school recognized Red Ribbon Week, a time dedicated to the awareness and prevention of substance abuse, the idea of utilizing the resources available in the community to allow people to experience the feelings of such an accident without actually suffering the loss took hold and a plan began to take shape.

Early Tuesday morning, the Sheriff Deputies blocked off the streets where two SUVs were staged in a head-on accident. In one vehicle were four students with a variety of mock injuries ranging from possible spine injuries to lacerations and contusions to a broken femur. In the other vehicle was a man that was driving under the influence, leading him to drive into the other lane and into oncoming traffic. As in a real accident, after ensuring that he hadn’t received any injuries, deputies on the scene took the driver into custody, placing him in the back of a patrol vehicle to wait out the mock accident.

From the moment of the dispatch, the emergency services treated the scene as if it were a true accident demonstrating for onlookers and even those handson, just what it would be like to experience such an accident.

First on scene were the students of the high school EMT class, using the opportunity to practice their skills as they as-

Unaware of the mock accident, onlookers at the Malad High School experienced the sobering outcome of driving under the influence.

As students and staff arrived for school on Tuesday, October 31, they came upon the mock scene of a head on collision.

sessed the scene and provided care to the patients. The Oneida County Ambulance was then dispatched to the scene, taking over scene management, treatment, packaging and the transport of the injured patients.

Before being treated or removed from the car, the teen driver of the SUV had to wait as the EMS rescue crew extricated the car to finally gain access to them. The sites and sounds of glass breaking, metal crushing and hinges breaking made the scene all the more real and sobering for the onlookers.

Just like in a real accident scene, life flight was dispatched to transport any patients with severe injuries to a facility with higher level of care for such trauma. Local pilot for Portneuf Air, Chesley Lewis, landed his heli-

copter at the scene where one of the student patients was loaded in and transported.

After the scene had been cleared and it seemed things were back to the normal routine, the students were gathered in for an assembly to further discuss the dangers of driving under the influence and distracted driving.

MHS principal, Mr. Michael Corbett, spoke of the 222 deaths in Idaho due to vehicle crashes, putting it in perspective as he pointed out that that number would include nearly every student of Malad High.

Oneida County Ambulance President, Kade Price, spoke of the number of accident fatalities that might not have happened if only they had been wearing a seatbelt. Price illustrated the point with photos of real acci-

Students of the HS EMT class participated in the mock accident, assessing the patients and treating them until the Oneida County Ambulance arrived on the scene.

EMTs cared for the student driver that was forced to wait for extrication before being removed from the wrecked vehicle and treated in their Red Ribbon mock accident.

dents and victims that suffered fatal injuries after being partially or fully ejected from a crash.

Doug Williams of the Sheriff Department spoke of the devastating actions of drowsy driving, driving under the influence or driving distracted. Anything that takes a driver’s focus away from the road is enough to cause an accident, whether it is changing the music on the radio, answering a text, or distracting passengers.

The final speakers of the assembly were Chris and Sarah Showell, parents that have had the awful experience of learning their son had died in an accident due to drowsy driving.

Many drivers might think they

are “careful enough” or “it won’t happen to me” but the Showell’s experience teaches that the possibility of a life taking accident is very real for anyone to experience.

While the intention of the mock accident was to help teach and empower the MHS students to be safe and responsible drivers and passengers, it also serves as a reminder to everyone in the community. Each person on the roadways of Oneida County has the opportunity and responsibility to keep them safe by not driving distracted, drowsy or under the influence and by always buckling up.