5-3-2006 - New Plymouth News

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Ditchriders Offer Seasonal Warning and Historical Update
From the historic waterwheels on the edge of
town to an automated program that monitors water levels, the team of six “ditchriders” stationed
at the end of Plymouth Avenue have their hands
full. They maintain the irrigation canals for two
separate companies – the Farmers Cooperative
Irrigation Company and the Noble Ditch Company. With 50 miles to the main canal of the
Farmers Ditch and 26 miles to the Noble, it’s a lot
of ground (and water) to cover. And then there
are the related safety issues…
The ditchriders’ job description includes maintaining the canal system to deliver
water to individual farms, spraying for noxious weeds along the rights-of-way, controlling aquatic weeds that would reduce the flow in the canals, and tackling various
right-of-way issues. Now more and more of the water they deliver goes to subdivisions for pressurized lawn irrigation rather than farm irrigation, but Rick is sure the
canal companies will always exist in some way.
There’s a long history to it all. The first Farmers water right was issued in 1874 in
the Emmett Valley, and the first irrigation water started running through the system
in 1901. Technology really caught up with local irrigation in 1997, when the first
automated monitoring site was set up. Now there are 19 sites where water levels can
be monitored and adjusted by computer, to within 1% of specifications.
“Just stay away from the canals,” is how Manager
Rick reported that water usually runs in the ditches from April 1 through October
Rick York puts it. “It’s never safe to swim in
20, but the muddy canal banks and soggy fields made this year’s start date the latest
them, and the ditch banks can be very steep and
he has seen since he joined the company in 1985.
slippery.”
Rick York, manager of the
In their work maintaining the canals, the
ditchrider crew, stresses com- Anyone even considering building anything on or crew comes upon some strange things.
near a canal is urged to call the irrigation compa- Rick remembers finding a trumpet, and a
munication in his mediations.
nies first, at 642-9424 or 278-3291. In fact, Rick safe that was stolen in Emmett and then
considers “mediating issues” to be part of his job, and he’s happy to help. Like many tossed into the canal when the thief couldthings, “it’s 95% communication,” he adds.
n’t open it. (The more mechanicallyThe ditchrider crew includes three full time employees: Manager Rick York, As- inclined ditchriders did open it, and returned the contents to their owner.) Norm’s
sistant Manager Norm Collinsworth, Shop Manager Bill Collinsworth, and three
favorite find was a 16-foot boat, compart-time ditchriders: Mike Frates, Rod Frates, and Ron Hart.
pletely intact.
When asked what shifts they work, they just laugh. From the time the water first
They’re busy fellows, the ditchriders.
goes into the canals in the spring, “It’s like milking cows – there’s always something
to do, and then emergencies besides,” Rick responds. And after the water goes out in And as they resume their rounds, they have
the fall, they turn to pouring concrete, building and rebuilding gates, and reinforcing one more thing to say, “Just tell them to
banks. A fleet of heavy equipment, from excavator to backhoe, comes in handy that please stay away from the canals.”
time of year.
Assistant manager Norm Collinsworth monitors the automated water-level program from his office.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Masons select Teacher of the Year p 2
Idaho Public TV congratulates McK p 3
Weather p 3
From the Sabercats Coach p 3
Event Calendar p 4
Senior Corner & Menu p 4
Von Continues p 5
New Plymouth Summer School p 6
Fair Theme contest winner p 6
Kiwanis Notes p 6
Dustin Shaver Heads to Iraq p 6
High School Softball Team update p 7
“Big Nasty” Hill Climb Donates $200 p 7
Tales of Old New Plymouth p 7
Local Legislative News p 8
Valley Medical p 9
On the Rodeo Trail p 9
From the Payette County Sheriff p 10
Track Update, p 11-13
Spelling Word Puzzles p 14
Idaho Fish & Game p 15
Boise Track Invitational p 17
A Trip Through Idaho’s History p 18
Obituaries p 19
Church News p 22-23
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Children’s Choir Sings from the Heart
Bravo to the New Plymouth Children’s Choir! Their Spring Concert at
the high school on April 27 was just outstanding. The 21 members of
the choir tackled 11 songs, from a rousing “You’re a Grand Ol’ Flag ”–
complete with appropriate flag-waving – to the reverent “My Heavenly
Father Loves Me,” and didn’t miss a beat along the way. There were
solos, duets and a trio, a recorder choir and even cloggers – choreographed by choir members (and cloggers) Kyleigh and Kelsey Miller
themselves.
The concert program included the lyrics to each song, but the choir sang
so clearly and carefully that the words were easily understood. The children were eager and enthusiastic and very proud of their performance —
as they deserve to be!
Conducted by Ron Beutler, and accompanied by Leisa Beutler, the choir includes: Alex Thornton, Amy Eicher, Baillie Wallace, Bobby Sue Oliver, Brittany Maberry, Brittany Verigan, Courtney Butler, Danielle Makrush, Hannah
Beutler, Jose Beutler, Kasandra Hinckley, Kaylee Forsberg, Kelsey Miller, Krystal Smith, Kylee Garrick, Kyleigh
Miller, Madison Kingsbury, Matalynn Eager, Megan Forsberg, Jordan Makrush, Tatianna Ewing.
The Children’s Choir is open to all children ages 7-12. Choir rehearsals will resume in September.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Masons Select Kathleen Brown as “Teacher of the Year”
New Plymouth Middle School
Language Arts teacher Kathleen
Brown receives the “Teacher of
the Year” plaque from Chet
Mctear. Each year the local masons select a Teacher of the
Year from one of the schools in
New Plymouth, Fruitland, and
Payette.
Elementary School Lunches
Weds May 3: Pizza, salad, Fri May 5: Taco salad,
carrots, fruit roll-up, milk. nachos, rosy applesauce,
sugar cookie, milk.
Thurs May 4: Chicken
sandwich, tater tots, corn,
Mon May 8: Beefy mac &
cheese, green beans, salad/
fruit salad, milk:
dressing, pears, milk.
Tues May 9: Hoagie sandwich, corn, carrots, applesauce, milk.
School Directory
District Office: 113 Southeast Ave. - 278-5740
Elementary School: 704 S. Plymouth Ave. - 278-5333
Middle School: 4400 SW 2nd Ave. - 278-5788
High School: 207 S. Plymouth Ave. - 278-5311
Transportation Dept. - 278-3168
Treasure Valley Mennonite School:
2110 SW 1st Ave.- 278-3368
New Plymouth Named Tree City USA
New Plymouth has been named a Tree City
USA by The National Arbor Day Foundation, to honor its commitment to community
forest. This is the sixth year New Plymouth
has received this national recognition.
The Tree City USA program is sponsored
by the National Arbor Day Foundation, in
cooperation with the National Association
of State Foresters and the USDA Forest
Service.
nings in 1976, the program has grown to be
the leading community forestry recognition
program in the country. Communities like
yours, who emphasize the important role
trees play to the well-being of its citizens,
have made this program such a success.”
For the first time since the Great Depression, the
average savings rate of Americans has dropped into
negative numbers (Business Week March 2006). In
contrast, the country's personal savings rate was 24
percent during World War II.
In an effort to raise awareness about the importance of saving money, Zions Bank employees traded
in their balance sheets for blackboards in honor of
National Teach Children to Save Day, April 25,
2006.
New Plymouth Elementary 2nd grade students in Mrs. Seaward's class
learned to be savvy savers from Zions Banker Margie Cornett on April 25.
Cornett, a personal banking representative at Zions Bank's New Plymouth
office, was one of more than 100 Zions employees who volunteered to teach
6,000-plus students in Idaho and Utah in commemoration of National Teach
Children to Save Day. Students learned the concepts of interest, budgeting,
and discussed “needs” versus “wants.” They were also given their own calculators to help them figure their income and expenses.
New Plymouth has met the four standards to
become a Tree City USA: a tree board or
department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program, and
an Arbor Day observance.
“Trees are a vital component of the infrastructure in our cities and towns, and provide environmental and economical benefits,” said John Rosenow, president of The
National Arbor Day Foundation. “A community and its citizens that recognize these
benefits and provide needed care for its
trees deserve recognition and thanks.
“This year we are excited to celebrate the
30th Anniversary of Tree City USA,”
Rosenow added. “From its humble begin-
National “Teach Children to Save Day” to Help
Boost Lagging U.S. Personal Savings Rate
“It's never too early for kids to learn how to pay themselves first by saving
money and earning interest,” said Cornett. “I hope to show New Plymouth
Elementary students that learning money skills early in life can help them
become adults who make smart financial choices.”
New Plymouth’s updated Tree City sign
For Idaho students, there has never been a better time to learn how to handle money. The state's per capita income ranks in the bottom third nationally,
while its consumer debt hovers in the top third among other states, according
to the Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition.
What do you know about
the US Constitution?
Take an online quiz at:
http://www.nccs.net/
constitution/index.html
and find out!
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Idaho Public Television Congratulates McK Schroeder
Weather Forecast
Wed May 03
McK Schroeder, a student in Mrs. Morales' reading focus group at New Plymouth Elementary School, is justifiably proud of the congratulatory letter she
received from Idaho Public Television.
McK wrote a story entitled “My Animal Power,” that took 3rd place out of all
the second graders in Southwest Idaho in the 12th Annual Reading Rainbow
Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. McK will be presented with a special
award at a ceremony on Saturday, May 13, at 2:00 pm at Hastings on Overland
Road in Boise. McK has been invited to share her story with the audience during
that event.
All the contest winners are listed on the Idaho Public Television website at
idahoptv.org/kids, and soon McK’s award-winning story will appear on the website as well.
Sunny 72°/41° 0 %
Thu May 04
Sunny 73°/44° 10 %
Fri May 05
Sunny 77°/47° 20 %
Sat May 06
Mostly Sunny 78°/49° 10 %
Second-grader McK Schroeder will receive an award for her story
“My Animal Power” on May 13 in Boise.
Sun May 07
Mostly Cloudy 71°/50° 10 %
From the Coach's Corner -
Mon May 08
Few Showers 69°/44° 30 %
By Dallas Hoffman
Tue May 09
Head Coach of the Sabercats
Showers 65°/42° 40 %
This game pitted the #1 offense in the AA league, the Bear River
Valley Rockets, against the league’s #2 offense, the Sabercats.
The Rockets proved why they boast the league’s #1 offense, as they took their first possession, and
marched down the field for a quick score, giving them the lead at 7-0. The Sabercats then took their
first possession, and marched down the field as well, and scored, making it 7-7.
New Plymouth resident now working at ReMax!
When the Rockets got the ball back, they made it 13-7, when their attempt at the extra point was
blocked by the Sabercats’ defense. From that point, the defense of the Sabercats couldn’t seem to stop
the Rockets. The Rockets quickly got the ball back, and made it a 21-7 game, when they went for a 2point conversion, after the touchdown. But with 13:44 left in the second quarter, the referees stopped
the game due to severe lightning. After an hour and a half, the game was finally postponed due to the
bad weather.
All the players from both sides of the field wanted to continue on, but it was the lightning that predicted the outcome of this particular game.
The game will eventually be rescheduled at a later date, picking up where they left off, with 13:44 left
in the second, with The Rockets having the ball, with a commanding lead of 21-7. There are some
issues to be worked out, as far as when and where this game will be played. So I will have more information as it develops. For now, continue to watch the paper for that information to come your
way.
P.S. On behalf of the Sabercats, I would like to thank those fans that did come out and brave the
storm in support of our team. Thanks again!
Helping trucks find freight for 10 years. 1-800-203-2540
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Senior Center Menu
Thursday, May 4
Roasted chicken, spinach salad,
sweet potato, blue jello w/
blueberries, wheat bread & butter,
banana slices w/marshmallow &
chocolate syrup, coffee, tea or
milk
Friday Breakfast Menu
Pancakes, Toast, Bacon, Sausage,
Eggs, Hash-Brown Potatoes,
Choice of Fruit, Orange Juice, V-8
Juice, Coffee, Tea, Milk, or Hot
Chocolate
Tuesday, May 9
Baked ham w/pineapple, green
beans, fruit salad, mashed potatoes
& gravy, roll & butter, banana
pudding, coffee, tea or milk
The Senior Corner
Hey! Come on in and try our famous Friday Breakfast. We start
serving at 8:00am and go to 9:00am. The price is very affordable. Seniors
60+ are $4.00 and under 60 are $5.00. That is ALL YOU CAN EAT. You
can't beat that price anywhere. Our Menu: Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Hash browns, assorted Fruits, Fruit juice, Coffee, Tea and Milk.
Come on in and enjoy the company and a good breakfast.
Also for the Seniors in New Plymouth and the outlying areas, our
lunch meal times are Tuesday and Thursdays at noon. Other than other
Senior Centers, you can not find a better meal for the price! Just watch
the paper for the Menu.
Every Wednesday is Western Dance from 6:00pm - 9:00pm.
Bring some kind of finger food. There is no age limit. You do not have to
be a Senior! So come on in and have a good time.
Starting up pinochle on Thursday afternoon at the New Plymouth Senior
Center.
Kathleen Farrell, D.O.
Jim Callis, PA-C
Shela Gable, RMA
Maria Ruiz, CMA
Ursula Carrillo
COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR
MAY
278-3335
Full spectrum family practice with Obstetrics.
Your Hometown Medical Team
300 N. Plymouth Ave * New Plymouth, ID 83655 (across from City Hall) Open M-F
from 8-5. New Patients and Walk-ins are always welcome.
VFHC is a non-profit Community Health Center
Free Yoga Classes: Call for more information
Wednesday, May 3
Dance, Senior Center 6 pm –9 pm
Thursday, May 11
Oddfellows, 8 pm
Thursday, May 4
Softball vs. Nampa Christian, 5 pm
Friday, May 12
District Track at New Plymouth
Baseball vs. Nampa Christian, 5 pm
High School track at Fruitland, 4 pm
DARE Graduation, High School
multipurpose room, 7 pm
Friday, May 5
High School talent show, 6 pm
Middle School WIC track meet,
Vale, 1 pm
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Charming fixer uppper. Lots of sq. footage. 5 BD, 2 BA, wrap around porch. 1
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Nice starter home on large corner lot. 2 BD 1 BA w/ full finished basement. Storage
shed, 24x30 shop area w/ large bay door. Call Cathy or Mike. $99,500.
Buy now and build your summer home in the mountains at Cascade. Window view
of the lake, lots of trees! Power nearby. Call Cathy or Carla. $75,000. #748-05.
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birds. Living room upstairs and family room downstairs. Call Mike. $115,000.
#789-06
Sunday, May 7
Alcoholics Anonymous
Open Meeting, Senior Center, 6 pm
Monday, May 8
4-H Teen Assoc. Meeting at Payette County, 4-5:15 pm, Extension
Office in Payette
All Teens Welcome
Kiwanis, noon, Senior Center
School Board, 7 pm, High School
Library
Wednesday, May 10
Chamber of Commerce, 7 pm,
Senior Center
Saturday, May 13
District Track at New Plymouth
Sunday, May 14
Mother’s Day
Open Meeting, Senior Center, 6pm
Monday, May 15
High School Band/Choir Concert,
7 pm, High School
Kiwanis, noon, Senior Center
City Council, 7 pm, City Hall
Rebekah, 1 pm, IOOF
Tuesday, May 16
Fire Dept., 7:30 pm, behind City
Hall
Wednesday, May 17
Dance, Senior Center, 6–9 pm
Gem Community, 7 pm .Library/City
Hall
Thursday, May 18
VFW, 7 pm, VFW Hall
Dance, Senior Center 6 pm –9 pm
Congratulations to McK Schroeder
in Mrs. Morales' reading focus group, for receiving
third place in the Reading Rainbow writing contest.
Stories were sent from all over
southwestern Idaho. McK will
receive an award at a special
ceremony in Boise next month.
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
DIRECTORY
City Hall/Library, 301 N. Plymouth Ave.- 278-5338
Emergency
911
Post Office 278-5868
Senior Center—126 N. Plymouth Ave., - 278-5320
Payette County Sheriff —642-6006
Odd Fellows Lodge 73— 4167 SW 2nd Ave.
American Legion— 308 Holly
Issue 119
VON CONTINUES
The landlady, wife of the robber I told you about last
week, wasn't able to keep up the payments on the house
and lost it to the bank. Mama and Daddy had to move
again. This time to Garner Avenue, a small house with 5
tiny rooms but plenty big enough for the two of them
and my other sister, Naomi. I had moved from the sleeping room at Young's into an efficiency apartment on
Mulberry St. where I could cook a little. Here's a funny
little story I almost forgot to tell you:
On one of the visits Pat LoMagro and I made to
Mama's for dinner, Mama served fried potatoes. Pat told
her how delicious they were, not knowing how many
hundreds of times she'd fixed them for her family over
the years. It was a staple at our house, especially when
the budget was tighter than usual. He wanted to know
how they were prepared and Mama proudly told him.
Seems his Italian Mom thought every meal had to have
a side dish of spaghetti.
We all laughed several weeks later when Pat admitted
to us that his Mom had begun making fried potatoes as
he'd asked her to do. NOW he had fried potatoes every
meal regardless of what else she had prepared. Mamma
Mia!
I'd attended school with an Italian girl whose last
name was Frank. Her brother, Dominic, took a shine to
me and I liked his beautiful smile. He was a good
dancer, too, and good dancers always drew me. We got
rather serious, even obtained our mandatory blood tests
and were ready to go for our marriage license. I hesitated. I was standing on life's stage, inwardly singing
out the sorrow in my soul. My little girl loved me but
she needed a Daddy, a real home. She was growing up
so fast. My song hung in the air around me, yet inside of
me, where nobody could see, was an acknowledgement
of God's glory and that's the part of the blues never
talked about. The blues are the true music of the human
heart, the truest on earth, I think. It comes from sadness
and adversity, acceptance and a quiet pain. Blues are
never off key or noisy. They are soft, sometimes quite
slow, as though the hearer needs time to really think
about the lyrics.
The music I was dancing to regularly was the
“cheatin' heart” kind the hillbilly radio stations played.
Yet, inside me was the blues. Should I give up or, like
the blues man sang, should I just keep on keepin' on? I
backed out of the wedding plans. I couldn't get married
for all the wrong reasons. A great dancer and a beautiful
smile were not good enough reasons.
after work to discover she'd been to Cleveland, Ohio. to
bring home a baby to adopt. Black children were very
easy to obtain. All you had to do was go to the foundling home and pick out the one you wanted.
I snuggled him close to me and she went about getting Kinley's supper. We heard him coming up the
stairs. Ann Louise hissed, “You tell him, Von Gail.” I
laughed. He asked whose baby Ann was tending and,
after taking a deep breath, I replied, “Yours.”
He stared for a minute then slowly turned pale, if
that's possible for a black man to do, and said, “So you
really did it, Ann. That makes me a Daddy! Let me see
the pot-likker.” I turned the baby so he could see him
and, incidentally, got my first real look at him, for he'd
buried his face in the crook of my arm. Good Heavens,
he was ugly! Kinley cried, "Couldn't you have found an
uglier one?"
It was on Mulberry Street that I spent time with another of my old schoolmates, Ann Louise Journey. I
used to copy her Latin homework when she wasn't
copying mine. If neither one of us had done it we were
both in trouble.
Ann began to cry. Finally, through her tears, she said,
“I was afraid nobody else would choose him.” Sounded
reasonable to me. Kinley wasn't convinced. He raved
and ranted and scowled and blustered until I got up from
the rocking chair and thrust the baby into his arms and
Her husband, McKinley Pack, worked in the steel mill simply said, “See, Kinley, you can still be the prettiest
and also delivered for the hand-laundry downstairs from one in this family!” Then I headed for home. Ann told
their apartment. He'd been a football star in school and me he turned to mush right after I left. Fortunately, that
was built like a black Greek God. Ann did ironings for little fellow became quite a good-looking lad in later
the laundry and private customers as well. She did mine years.
since I was too lazy and had to have a clean, starched,
dress every day. I wore golf dresses and a butcher apron
until we were issued uniforms at A & P.
(by Von Gail Hamilton from her Dec 2004
Ann was unable to conceive. One day I went over
book ON LEAVING)
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Dustin Shaver Heads to Iraq
Kiwanis Meeting Notes
But first the soldier headed home to New Plymouth
Army Spc. Dustin Shaver was stationed in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, in the
82nd Airborne Division until recently. He was deployed to Iraq on Monday,
April 24, for his first overseas tour. In 2003, he graduated from New Plymouth, where he attended school from kindergarten-12th grade. While he was
home recently, he visited Mrs. Jerilyn Tracadas’ 1st grade class and talked
with the children about the military and Iraq. He was also able to attend track
meets in which his brother Josh (a senior at New Plymouth High School) and
his sister Stephanie (an 8th grader) participated.
Army Spc. Dustin Shaver relaxes with his family in New Plymouth before heading to Iraq for his first overseas tour.
New Plymouth School District
Readies for Summer School
The New Plymouth Title I and Migrant summer school will be held from
June 5 to June 29 for students who live in the New Plymouth School District.
Students pre-school through high school who are currently enrolled in the
Title I, Migrant or Special Education programs may attend. For the day
school program, pre-school through eighth grade, students will arrive at 7:35
am. and be dismissed at 12:10 pm. The district will continue a special summer food program that is sponsored and paid for by the State Department. All
children may have a free breakfast and lunch.
The academic program will focus on developmental skills, reading, math, and
language arts for pre-school through sixth grade. Middle school students in
seventh and eighth grade will participate in core classes that they did not pass
or complete. Mr. Hartshorn, the middle school counselor, will be contacting
parents in regards to their child’s program.
Senior high students who need to retake a class for credit may select a
P.A.S.S. course or other correspondence course. A teacher will be available
three nights a week for five weeks to assist students with these courses.
Classes will be held from June 12–July 14. Parents will be responsible for
transportation and the cost of P.A.S.S. classes. Mrs. Gaskins, the high school
counselor, will be contacting parents about this program.
April 24, 2006
We welcomed our Kiwanis Lt. Govenor
Randy Benedict and thanked him for joining us. A warm “Happy Birthday” to Ray
Brogan (whose age is undisclosed) and a
wonderful 60-Year “Happy Anniversary”
to Howard and Betty Fisher.
Mrs. Tambra Gaskins, our High School
Counselor, was supposed to be our guest
speaker but at the last minute was unable to
attend. We hope she will be able to reschedule and speak to us at our next meeting.
Brag Can: Anne Moscrip stood up and
bragged on the club. She was excited to say
how wonderfully our community knows
they can count on us for support and how
more people are learning of what we are
doing and joining us to help for a greater
cause, the youth of our community.
Herman and DeAnn Braun were selected
for our “Paint The Town” Project. If you
are interested in helping to spruce up their
property, please contact DeWayne and
Jeannette Mayer at 278-0161 or 412-8573.
We will be setting some dates to prep the
house prior to June 10, which will be the
Paint the House day. Kiwanis President
Joel McGinley suggested that we start
working on next year’s Paint the Town to
do our traditional house, along with painting downtown New Plymouth. Since Joel
has moved here, he deeply feels that the
downtown does not reflect the true vibrance
this community offers. Painting the downtown buildings and sprucing up the sidewalks and awnings would better reflect the
New Plymouth QRU thanked Kiwanis
for their help with the Chuck Wagon concession stand, which raised around $900
dollars for the QRU.
Ryan Kerby gave us an update on the
High School's new A/C: the installation
process will take place after school is out
for the summer and be completed in time
for school to start in the Fall.
Payette County Economic Board’s Roots
& Vines event has been rescheduled for
June 11.
The club agreed to send $150 for Skip-AMeal foundation.
Randy Benedict filled us in about the
district convention being held in Boise on
August 4-6, 2006. The Key Note Speaker
will be George Kennedy, who will be talking about his foundation that transports
doctors all over the world to perform surgery for those needy children whose parents can not afford this specialized care.
Nicole Covington Wins Fair Theme Contest
Congratulations to Nicole Covington of New Plymouth Lambs & Livestock, who submitted the winning theme for the Payette County fair —
“Celebrate 60 years of Critters, Crafts & Competition.”
Nicole will receive a savings bond as a prize for
her winning entry. She will also be the Junior
Grand Marshall in the Payette County Fair Parade
on August 10, 2006.
The 2006 Payette County Fair will be held August
9-12.
The district will provide transportation for students enrolled in the day program that live in the busing zone. Registration for summer school will be
from May 8th through May 18th. It will be from 8:00 am. until 3:30 pm. at
the Elementary School, 704 S. Plymouth Ave. For more information, call
Lynda Hall or Angela White at 278-5035 at the New Plymouth Elementary
School.
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true spirit of our community. A committee
will be set up to start looking into this project soon. This will be a project open to the
community to participate in as well. We
will be talking to businesses first to ask
them to join us, then asking organizations
(Scouts, FFA, 4-H, churches, and so on) to
help volunteer their time.
Congratulations, New Plymouth Senior
Center, for your well-attended Chili Feed.
For those who didn’t attend this event, you
missed a great dinner.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Open Meetings
Senior Center - Sunday at 6 pm
Contact George at 278-0116
Or Bruce 278-5455
Issue 119
“Big Nasty Hill Climb” Donates $200
to the New Plymouth Senior Center
New Plymouth High School Softball Team Update
By Troy Knapp
:
After Tuesday's game in Parma on April 25, the softball
team raised their record to 17 - 2 overall and 4 - 1 in
conference play. By winning the remaining three conference games, the Lady Grims can assure themselves of at
least a tie for the regular season championship.
Ron Dillon, Coordinator of the “Big Nasty
Hill Climb,” has donated $200 to the New
Plymouth Senior Center as a goodwill gesture.
The 3rd Annual Big Nasty Hill Climb, set
for July 15-16 this year, will be held four
miles outside of town at the Big Willow
Creek area. The event is expected to draw
10,000 participants and spectators to the
area, including hill-climbers from 11 states
and Australia. Last year’s winner, Dusty
Beer, was from Montana. George Saur, at
age 86 the world’s oldest hill-climber, is
expected to travel from Los Angeles to
compete again this year.
A Poker Run from Boise to the climb area
will precede the event, and live music will
be provided on Friday by the band “Fix8”
and on Saturday by “Mainline.”
Ron Dillon poses with the roving Organizations interested in fundraising
trophy that will go to the winner of opportunities during the Big Nasty should
contact Ron at 573-4255, or at
this year’s Big Nasty Hill Climb.
www.bignastyhillclimb.com
The season has been filled with surprises. With the loss
of five starters from last year's team, most people
thought that there would be a few more losses at this
point in the season. However, due to the hard work that
the entire group of girls has put in, the only losses have
been to 5A Boise High School and league rival Melba.
Many new varsity faces have thrived on the diamond. The following is a list of how
many wins each girl has participated in, as of Wednesday, April 26: BreAnn Jones,
Niki Forsberg, Heather Hodges, Shianne Edmunson, Brette Hoch, and Macee Cole:
17 wins; Maddie Cutts: 16 wins; Brandi Barker: 14 wins; Deidra Hawker: 12 wins;
Brittany Cole, Alisha Shipman, and Hilary Ziegler: 11 wins; Erica Ramsey and Lauren Burnside: 8 wins; Jessica Hartzell: 7 wins; Anna Harmon and Whitney Hodges: 3
wins; and Shevy Cronin: 1 win.
Thursday, May 4, is Senior Night for five girls who will be taking the field for the last
time. We will be playing Nampa Christian at 5:00 pm and would love to have a huge
crowd of support!
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Tales of Old New Plymouth
CARS JUNK FURNITURE BOATS BOXES INVENTORY
By Dave Goldsmith
One of the interesting people who
lived in New Plymouth in the 1920s
and 1930s was Willard Smith. I’m
not sure how he came to be living
in New Plymouth, but he filled the
very important position of town
carpenter. He was also a great storyteller and earned the nickname of
“Windy.”
from this garden. Since Windy
lived right next door, he helped
with the garden at times, gave me a
lot of good advice, and told a lot of
interesting stories. In return, he
could have anything he wanted out
of the garden. I got to know Windy
quite well over a period of several
years.
There was an old hotel at the corner of Elm and the inner part of
West Boulevard. This building was
quite rundown and was no longer
used as a hotel. The rooms were
rented out on a permanent basis,
and this was where Windy lived. He
had two downstairs rooms, with his
shop in one room and his living
quarters in the other.
Windy loved baseball and
claimed to have been a major
league catcher. He very likely
earned his nickname from the stories he told about his baseball career. I don’t think anyone in New
Plymouth believed that he had
played in the major leagues. But he
certainly knew a lot about baseball
and coached some of the American
Legion teams. One year, the team
he coached won the state championship. He always attended any high
school or town team baseball games
that were played in New Plymouth.
My father owned the lot just
north of the “Old Hotel” and had a
garden there. My summer-time job
was to look after the weeding, watering, and harvesting the produce
Windy chewed great quantities of
tobacco. He told me one time that
he started chewing tobacco to ease
the pain from the horrible toothaches that he had when he was
much younger. He didn’t have any
teeth by the time I knew him. One
afternoon, Windy came strolling up
to the baseball field to watch a high
school games that was then in progress. The cheerleaders had prepared a special cheer for him:
“Chew tobacco, chew tobacco, spit,
spit, spit. Chew tobacco, chew tobacco, here comes Windy Smith.”
This was followed by dead silence
from all in attendance.
Windy died in the late 1930s and
was laid to rest in the New Plymouth cemetery. The Pittsburgh
Pirates sent a large wreath for his
funeral. It was only then that people
realized that at least some of
Windy’s stories were true.
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Issue 119
Local Legislators in the News
Crapo, Clinton Call for Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Efforts
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo joined New York Senator
Hillary Rodham Clinton and executives from Liz Claiborne, Inc., Education Development Center, Teen Research Unlimited and representatives from Break the
Cycle today to announce fresh statistics on teen dating
violence and highlight a collaborative ninth-grade curriculum created by these organizations to address teen
dating violence.
“Teen dating violence exists today in every community,” said Crapo. “It is a precursor to adult domestic
violence and has incredibly high social and economic
costs for our society.” “We have an obligation as loving
parents, community leaders and responsible and caring
citizens to ensure that our children understand the importance of healthy interpersonal relationships. Our children must know that relationship violence is unacceptable.”
“It is critical that we teach young men and women that
abuse of any kind is never acceptable. Education programs like the Liz Claiborne curriculum are essential to
help raise attention to this problem,” said Senator Clinton.
Where to write
local legislators:
Liz Claiborne, Incorporated, Education Development
Center, Teen Research Unlimited and Break the Cycle
developed a week-long curriculum for ninth grade
health or English classes. “Love Is Not Abuse” draws on
poetry, essays, writing and literature for students to
build open discussion, life skills and literacy. The curriculum is designed to be used as a resource in classrooms and encourages discussion between teens and
with teachers and other adults about abusive behavior.
Crapo Introduces Forest Service
Partnership Bill
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Arkansas Senator
Blanche Lincoln introduced the bipartisan Forest Service Partnership Act, which will improve the ability of
the Forest Service to work cooperatively with local
communities and others to improve conservation results.
Crapo, who chairs the Agriculture Subcommittee on
Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization, authored the bill to advance the enactment of cooperative
legislation that better enables federal agencies to work
collaboratively and efficiently.
The Act gives the Forest Service permanent authority to
work with other federal agencies, communities, tribal
governments, and the private sector on conservation
projects. Among its various benefits, the legislation
would allow park visitors to purchase health and safety
items in remote Forest Service locations, permit joint
facilities and research publications. This type of partnership allowed for the construction of a new channel on
Granite Creek near Lake Pend Oreille. That allowed for
trout habitat restoration on six miles of stream.
“Collaboration is essential to achieve conservation success and to ensure the access and services for people
visiting our national forests,” Crapo said. “This bill will
increase federal efficiency and involve communities and
private citizens to best meet conservation needs on our
lands. Ultimately all park visitors will benefit through
better services and accessibility. We must remove obstacles that stand in the way of this cooperative work and
this bill aids in doing just that.”
In FY2005, the Forest Service entered into more than
3,000 cooperative agreements, including partnerships in
Idaho, and this legislative partnership would permanently allow those cooperative agreements rather than
having to be reauthorized by Congress each year. The
partnerships also allowed for more than $70 million of
multi-source funding to be used on projects aimed at
conservation efforts.
(R) -3rd Term HOME ADDRESS: Box 114,
Rules & Administration CAREER: Teacher
ID 83702; 336-9831 www.house.gov/otter
Midvale 83645 PHONE: Home 355-2374
FAX 355-3334 E-mail:
ldenney@house.state.id.us COMMITTEES:
MAJORITY LEADER Resources & Conservation Revenue & Taxation Ways & Means
CAREER: Farmer
SEN. LARRY CRAIG 520 Hart Building,
Washington, DC 20510; (202) 224-2752 225
N. 9th St., Suite 530, Boise, ID 83702; 3427985 www.craig.senate.gov
REP. MIKE SIMPSON 1339 Longworth
Building, Washington, DC 20515; (202) 2255531 802 W. Bannock, Suite 600, Boise, ID
83072; 334-1953 www.house.gov/simpson
SEN. MIKE CRAPO 239 Dirksen Building,
Washington, DC 20510. (202) 224-6142 251
E. Front St., Suite 205, Boise, ID 83702. 3341776 . www.crapo.senate.gov
Governor Dirk Kempthorne Office of the
Governor 700 West Jefferson, 2nd Floor PO
Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0034 208-3342100 or Fax 208-334-2175
Senator Monty Pearce (R) HOME
ADDRESS:2001 County Line Rd., New Plymouth 83655 PHONE:Home 278-5408 ERepresentative Clete Edmunson
mail: mpearce@senate.state.id.us
(R) --1st Term HOME ADDRESS: PO Box
COMMITTEES: Finance/JFAC Resources &
131, New Plymouth 83655 PHONE: Home
Conservation (Vice-Chair) CAREER:Rancher
452-3890 E-mail: cedmunso@house.state.id.us COMMITTEES:
Representative Lawerence Denney Environmental Affairs State Affairs Judiciary,
REP. C.L. "BUTCH" OTTER 1711 Longworth Building, Washington, DC 20515; (202)
225-6611 802 W. Bannock, Suite 101, Boise,
Simplot PAC Endorses Keith Johnson’s
1st Congressional District Campaign
A Mulch Warning!
Don’t believe everything you read
on the Internet. This is the message
that Commissioner of Agriculture &
Forestry Bob Odom is stressing to the public, as an
email rumor abut Formosan termite-infested mulch is
circling the globe.
The email warns consumers not to purchase “cheap”
wood mulch at major home improvement chains because it may be infested with Formosan Termites.
“The email IS NOT accurate and doesn’t even mention the quarantines this department put in place last
fall to keep Formosan termite from spreading,” Odom
said. Woody debris from certain parishes could not be
removed without first submitting a plan for treatment
to the department.
Keith Johnson, candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District, earned another major endorsement
by adding the support of the J.R. Simplot PAC. The
J.R. Simplot Company is one of Idaho's largest employers and a major player in Idaho's agricultural
community.
race. He is a man of integrity and has the experience
to be successful in Washington, D.C. Keith would
be a great addition to Idaho's delegation as our next
Congressman.”
Johnson is grateful for Simplot’s endorsement. “The
Simplot Company has long been an Idaho commerMark Dunn, Vice President of Government Affairs cial pioneer. As a major employer in agriculture,
food production, cattle and fertilizer industries, they
for the J.R. Simplot Co. said, “Over the last four
years, we have had many opportunities to work with have helped make Idaho what it is today. I am honored to have such a successful agribusiness on board
Keith as Idaho's State Controller, on Land Board
issues. We are confident Keith Johnson is the bestsupporting my campaign.”
qualified candidate in the 1st Congressional District
There is no validity to the claims of the termite infestation of the mulch. To report a quarantine violation call
(225) 925-3762.
Submitted by Ben Simko, Idaho State
Department of Agriculture, 208-332-8620
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Dessert Banquet to Honor
All 8th Grade Students
We are planning a dessert banquet in honor of all 8th grade students at
6:30 pm on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at the New Plymouth Middle
School Gym. Each family is asked to bring their favorite dessert to
share.
We are asking parents to provide a baby picture of their 8th grader for a
special presentation during the banquet. Please bring the baby picture
with the student's name on the back to Mrs. Alderson at the Middle
School office. ALL PICTURES NEED TO BE TURNED IN TO THE
OFFICE BY FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2006. Pictures will be returned on the
night of the banquet.
If you have any questions or would like to help with this, please call
Suzanne Nishizaki or Tammy Arnzen at 278-5333.
On The Rodeo Trail
by JacQuie Scott
As the rodeo season is accelerating full throttle, I
wanted to bring everyone up to date with yet another
organization’s schedule and the current changes to the
High School Rodeo schedule.
The Idaho Girls Rodeo Association (IGRA) will kick
off like they do every year with their first rodeo on
Mother’s Day. It will be held May 14 at the Homedale
arena in Homedale, Idaho, and will start at 10 am,
whereas all other rodeos will begin at 9 am sharp! The
rest of the schedule goes as follows: June 18, Ontario,
Oregon, at the fairgrounds; July 30, Ontario, Oregon (fairgrounds); August 20, Emmett, Idaho (fairgrounds); September 10, Homedale arena;
September 30, Marsing, Idaho (Scott arena); and October 1, Marsing,
Idaho (Scott arena).
The latest change to the High School Rodeo schedule is the rescheduling of the rodeo for April 8 and 9, which was to be held here in
New Plymouth and was cancelled due to weather conditions. The makeup rodeo is currently scheduled for May 6 and 7, to be held in Homedale, Idaho, and will begin at 10 am.
Remember, all admissions are free, so bring the family for a full day of
excitement and entertainment.
Happy Trails, ……JacQuie
By Jim Callis,
MPAS, PA-C
Halitosis
Bad breath happens to all of us at one time or another.
For some, it can be a chronic condition that is embarrassing and can even consume one’s thoughts and time
to the extent that it becomes somewhat of a personality
disorder, like an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
(OCD). I was thinking about this condition recently
when a patient was telling me that a co-worker thought
they had bad breath. If halitosis is a chronic problem, an
appointment with me is a reasonable choice, but if one is
not careful, one comment could make a person a little
paranoid: “my breath must be bad because everyone
seems to be opening windows when I am talking,” or
“someone told me I had bad breath years ago and my
father had it, so I must.”
I once knew a person who was so compulsive about
his halitosis that he would cover his mouth while speaking. Sometimes it was a little hard to hear what he was
saying, and I asked why he was covering his mouth. He
explained to me that it was an unconscious act he did to
protect others from his horrible breath. Turns out on
several occasions I was able to smell his breath, and,
really, it was no different from yours or mine. This is
pretty common in most people who really worry about
it, in that it is really not as big a problem as they think.
Obviously the condition of halitosis tends to be more of
a social issue than a medical issue, but it can be a medical issue as well.
failure and bronchial lung infections, to name a few.
Often I notice a typical horrible odor from the mouths of
individuals with strep pharyngitis. Some individuals
with severe, and poorly controlled, diabetes can have
what is called “ketone breath.” Ketone breath is pretty
rare in our society; nevertheless, ketone breath has been
pointed out to me.
Bad breath has been a subject of concern since early
humankind. It has been discussed by Roman and Greek
writers. It is discussed at length in the Jewish Talmud.
Most living every-day people get bad breath. Usually Breath freshener used in the Mediterranean area still to
this day is mentioned in the 37th chapter of the book of
it is not a sign of some underlying medical condition.
Most of the time it is from what one recently consumed Genesis. It has been legend that the prophet Mohammed
or from poor mouth hygiene. Take, for instance, one of once threw someone from a mosque because of the odor
my favorite herbs, garlic. Garlic is nearly a “must have” of garlic on his or her breath.
for great dishes in my opinion, but it can wreak havoc
If you fear that this is a problem that you suffer, it is
upon one’s breath. Not only that, but some people notice good to bring in a witness with you. This person will be
that garlic eaters can not only have bad breath hours
needed to follow-up as well after the consultation. Do
afterwards, despite meticulous mouth hygiene, and they not eat for several hours before the meeting, and do not
may also have a slight odor about their person. Garlic is wear any cologne or perfume. If the bad breat is related
one of the few food items that can do this. As one con- to a time of day or menstrual period, these are factors to
sumes this product, it circulates and is broken down to a take into account as well.
chemical that is eliminated from the body through the
Otherwise, brush your teeth often and -- something
lungs. This chemical is called allyl methyl sulfide. All
that
is often forgotten -- the top of your tongue as well.
the gargling and teeth brushing in the world isn’t going
Gargle with non-alcohol, non-sweetened mouthwash. If
to end the odor, it’s a simple fact. Not only that, but it
you have a problem with dental caries or smelly dencan also escape the blood through the skin in sweat.
tures, I recommend a consultation with one of the Valley
There are a few medical conditions that can cause bad
Family Heath Care dentists. Drink plenty of fluids and
breath: tobacco and alcohol use, improper dental care,
eat fibrous foods. Brief gum chewing can help as well.
unclean dentures, menstrual cycle, postnasal drip, metabolic or biochemical dysfunctions, liver failure, kidney
4-H Update
Attention 4-Her's:
The Payette County Extension Office has a list of
pig and sheep producers for 4-H animals. It is
really important to get on a producers list early!
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
From the Office
of the Payette County Sheriff
Hello again from the Sheriff’s Office:
First off, I would like to thank the Editor of the New Plymouth News and your local elected officials for allowing me to write a small column regarding New Plymouth
Ordinances. I must say, I truly enjoy writing and I appreciate the opportunity to provide informational services to the citizens in New Plymouth.
Last week, I provided some information concerning nuisances and junk. With this,
I provided some definitions, the ordinance as it is written and how the Payette County
Sheriff’s Office will enforce these ordinances. This week I am going to provide more
“in depth” information concerning junk vehicles.
As we all know, people like their vehicles. From old classics to new models, from
sports cars to pickups, we all have them. These vehicles become a problem when the
vehicles no longer run, are not currently registered, and become what’s known as a
“parts vehicle.”
The junk vehicle definition is: A wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle or part
thereof, hereinafter called a junk motor vehicle, shall be defined as unsightly motor
vehicle or a part or parts there from, which meets any one of the following qualifications:
A. It does not carry a current valid state registration and license plate.
B. It cannot be safely operated under its own power.
C. It does not have any one of the following: Foot brakes, headlights, taillights,
horn, muffler, rear-view mirrors, windshield wipers or adequate fenders.
Okay, now that we know the definition of a junk vehicle, I will expand on how this
ordinance works. First, junk vehicles are considered a “nuisance,” which means the
vehicle(s) can be abated (suppress or end a nuisance). Junk vehicles or parts thereof
on private or public property are found to create a condition tending to reduce the
value of property, to promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to create
fire hazards, a health hazard, hazard to minors, creates harborage for rodents and insects, etc.
The ordinance concerning junk vehicles is this: It shall be unlawful for any person
or persons, firm, partnership or corporation to maintain a junk motor vehicle, vehicles, or parts thereof on residential property or business property for a period of more
than 30 days.
With this ordinance, there are some exemptions. This ordinance shall not apply to:
A. A vehicle or part thereof which is completely enclosed within a building in
a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or
private property; or
Mayor’s Message
By Scott Moscrip
Special thanks to all who helped clean up!
B. A vehicle or part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on
private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler,
licensed vehicle dealer, a junk dealer, or when such storage or parking is
necessary to the operation of a lawfully conducted business or commercial
enterprise; or
C.Any vehicle or vehicles owned by a person or persons serving on active duty
outside the State of Idaho in the armed services of the United States of
America, provided such vehicle or vehicles did not qualify as junk motor
vehicles prior to becoming so engaged in such active service.
The Police Chief (or Sheriff), Fire Chief, or Building Inspector or their authorized
agents may order any junk motor vehicle, vehicles or parts thereof removed within 10
days. A notice will be placed on the junk vehicle or parts and if not removed within
the specified time period, it will be removed by the city. The owner of the vehicle
will pay the tow bill and a storage rate of $1.50 per day as long as the vehicle is in the
custody of the city. If the vehicle is not claimed by the owner, the city may sell the
vehicle to defray expenses incurred.
New Plymouth Ordinance #6-8-6 states: It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor
crime for any person to fail or refuse to remove a wrecked, junk motor vehicle, vehicles or parts thereof or refuse to abate such nuisance when ordered to do so in accordance with the provision of this ordinance. There are approximately 7 total subsections to this ordinance, but #6 gives us (Payette County Sheriff’s Office) the authority
to issue a citation or make a physical arrest if the owner is in violation.
Okay, now that I have explained most of the legalities concerning junk vehicles, I
want to reiterate the fact that most of the community is NOT in violation of this ordinance. There are, however, a handful of properties within New Plymouth that are in
violation. Please take the time to either remove the vehicles or restore the vehicle to
an operable, registered condition.
Get ready, folks. Next week I am going to talk about one of the biggest complaints
my office receives and that is dogs. I will elaborate on the dog ordinances and the
permits that are required.
Please enjoy the weather, be kind to your neighbor, and have a safe weekend.
Respectfully,
Chad Huff, Payette County Sheriff
will be writing articles on points of emphasis to help citizens of the city AND county
know what the law states and what needs to be done to come within compliance. As a
City we will be updating our ordinance codes to more closely match current ordinances within the county and the state. This will also include increasing fines for ordinance violations to modern levels.
The Spring City clean up was a rousing success. Much garbage and trash were collected and removed! As you read the paper last week, I hope you paid particular attention to the Sheriff’s message. The Payette County Sheriff’s department provides
Planning and Zoning still has an open position. To qualify for the spot you need to
all the law enforcement within the City of New Plymouth. They are bringing on some live within the City Impact area but not in the city proper. Those interested should
more staff to handle ordinance enforcement and violations. As part of that effort, they phone the City Hall at 278-5338 and leave their name with the City Clerk, Angela.
VFHCF Healthy Community Bowl Update
Thank you to Velma, Sonny, Wendi, Alan and
Elena for bowling on the Truckstop team. We also
had Al and Mary helping with the New Plymouth
Kiwanis team. The Valley Family Health Care
Foundation collected $10,000 this year. The Emmett food bank collected the most pledges and
won the rafting trip this year. It was a fun time
for all who attended. Thanks to everyone who
helped make this a successful event. — Jennie
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Middle School Track at
Nampa Christian
Thursday April 27, 2006.
Clayton Hodsdon - Discus
Seth Gaskins warms up at Discus under the
watchful eye of his father.
Daniel Peterson at Discus.
Megan Austin finishes the 200m.
Dylan Harris - Discus
Paige Hamlin, Brenda Ross, and LaWren Stokes run the 100m
Hurdles together.
Rosie Rios gets a hug from her mom after the Medley
Relay.
Armando Garcia clowns for the camera.
Tyler Hewitt competes in the 100m
Hurdles.
Jessica Hollopeter in the Medley Relay.
Jake McKie running in the Medley
Relay.
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Issue 119
NPHS TRACK & FIELD
Track Informer
Volume 5, Issue 7
April 26, 2006
Next Meet Date: Thurs May 4
Location: Fruitland
Time: 4pm?
Personal Records set
this meet:
Kathleen Borts: 100H, Discus
Brandie Bellegante 100m
Danielle Champagne 100m
Josh Shaver 800m, 400m
Cody Johnson 800m
Carlos Garcia 800m
Mary Hally 800m
Alex Case 800m
Carson Knapp 400m
Erick Poole 400m
Justin Jamison 400m, 200m
Nani Pearce 400m, HJ
Micah McMurry 200m
Tyler Forsberg 1600m
Kirk Ramsey Shot Put
Nicole Hinson Discus
Sharee Rollins Discus
Rachael Bird Long Jump
Amanda Brown Long Jump,
Triple Jump
Jaimie Brown High Jump
Kyle Raynor Pole Vault
Ben Hughes Pole Vault
Erik Perkins Shot Put
Season Records set this
meet:
Alex Case 100H
Kevin Borts Discus
Ben Stacy Shot Put
Girls 4x200m Relay: Katie
M., Danna, Liz, Alicia
Boys 4x100m Relay: Kyle
W., Jaimie, Erick, Micah
Girls Medley Relay: Annie, Rachael, Katie M.,
Nani
Boys 4x400m Relay: Carson, Erick, Carlos, Kyle R.
April 26 @ NC for WIC
3200m Caitlin Cordell 19:05.4 - 4th
3200m Cristina Guerra 19:13.9 - 5th
3200m Katie Shoemaker 20:54.2 - 6th
3200m Cody Johnson 11:42.6 - 2nd
4x100m boys 46.9 - 3rd
Kyle Weeks
11.3
Jaimie Brown 11.5
Erick Poole
11.9
Micah McMurry 11.9
4x200m boys 1:43.5 - 4th
Justin Jamison 26.3
Aaron Case
26.6
Justin Peterson 25.1
Erick Poole
25.6
4x100m girls
55.9 - 4th
Brandie Bellegante 15.2
Annie Colvin
13.7
Rachael Bird 13.6
Christina Colvin 13.5
4x200m girls
1:55.5 - 2nd
Danna Sheffield 29.2
Katie McKie
29.6
Liz Valdes
28.6
Alicia Kane
27.9
400m
400m
400m
400m
400m
400m
Josh Shaver
Kyle Raynor
Erick Poole
Carson Knapp
Carlos Garcia
Justin Jamison
54.2 - 3rd
55.1 - 5th
56.2
56.4
56.8
57.8*
400m
Nani Pearce
1:07.7 - 3rd*
300H
300H
300H
300H
Danna Sheffield 55.4 - 5th
Kathleen Borts 57.0 - 6th
Nicole Hinson 58.6
Alex Case
61.4
300H
Josh Austin
100H
100H
100H
Kathleen Borts 19.8 - 6th
Nicole Hinson 20.5
Alex Case
20.9
100m
100m
100m
100m
100m
100m
100m
100m
Christina Colvin 13.4 - 4th
Alicia Kane
13.7 - 5th
Annie Colvin
14.1
Nicole Hinson 14.9
Amanda Brown 16.2
Susana Vazquez 16.3
Danielle Champagne 16.9 *
100m
100m
100m
100m
100m
Micah McMurry
Kyle Weeks
Aaron Case
Ben Hughes
Martin Boettner
11.9 - 3rd
11.9 - 5th
12.7
13.5
13.6
800m
800m
800m
800m
800m
800m
Josh Shaver
Carlos Garcia
Cody Johnson
Tyler Forsberg
Riley Mullin
Josh Austin
2:03.9 - 1st*
2:08.6 - 4th
2:05.1 - 2nd*
2:21.8 - 6th
2:36.3
2:35.7
800m
800m
800m
Katie McKie
Mary Hally
Alex Case
2:35.7 - 2nd
2:54.4 - 5th*
2:56.2 - 6th*
Kathleen Borts—Discus
Find a mistake? Name misspelled? Tell Coach Anne .
Personal Records & Season Records
based on data kept throughout high
school career at NPHS
51.5 - 5th
Medley girls
2:06.0 - 3rd
Annie Colvin
14.1
Rachael Bird 14.3
Katie McKie
30.4
Liz Valdes
67.2
Medley boys 4:00.0 - 1st
Kyle Weeks
25.0
Kyle Raynor
24.5
Josh Shaver
55.9
Carlos Garcia 2:14.9
200m
200m
200m
200m
200m
200m
200m
200m
Micah McMurry
Kyle Weeks
Justin Jamison
Aaron Case
Martin Boettner
Justin Peterson
Ben Hughes
Josh Austin
24.4 - 4th
25.1
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27.6
27.3
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28.9
Cristina Guerra (above) and Caitlin Cordell and Katie Shoemaker hopped into the
3200m race to earn team points.
Left: Josh Shaver sets the
fast pace in the 800m
race. Teammates Cody
Johnson & Carlos Garcia
follow. They would finish the race 1st (Josh),
2nd (Cody, and 4th
(Carlos). Another New
Plymouth boys, Tyler
Forsberg , finished 6th,
demonstrating the
strength and depth of the
New Plymouth distance
running team.
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200m
200m
200m
200m
200m
Alicia Kane
28.1 - 2nd
Charly Moscrip 31.9
Susana Vazquez 34.0
Danielle Champagne 35.4
1600m Katie McKie
1600m Mary Hally
1600m Alex Case
6:16.7 - 3rd
6:44.9 - 5th
7:02.9
1600m
1600m
1600m
1600m
5:03.6 - 2nd
5:04.4 - 3rd
5:19.3 - 5th*
5:51.9
Josh Shaver
Cody Johnson
Tyler Forsberg
Kevin Borts
4x400 boys 3:48.2 - 2nd
Carson Knapp 56.5
Erick Poole
60.1
Carlos Garcia 55.9
Kyle Raynor
55.7
4x400 girls
4:34.0 - 3rd
Nani Pearce
67.7
Liz Valdes
71.5
Alicia Kane
65.2
Danna Sheffield 69.6
Shot
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Kathy Hawker 28' 4 - 5th
Kathleen Borts 25-0
Caitlin Cordell 21-3
Dawn Hughes 19-3.25
Katie Shoemaker 19-1.5
Shot
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Kirk Ramsey
Kevin Borts
Daniel Mena
Wyatt Russell
Javier Garcia
Dean Jones
Sylas Gaskins
Jack Deardorff
Eric Perkins
Ben Stacey
41' 5.5 - 3rd
39' 5.75 - 5th
37-6.75
37-1
33-6.75
32-8
31-3
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26-6
24-10.5
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Discus
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Discus
Discus
Discus
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Kathy Hawker 78' 4.5 - 5th
Nicole Hinson 77' 0 - 6th
Sharee Rollins 61-4.5
Kathleen Borts 60-8
Katie Shoemaker 62-7.5
Caitlin Cordell 52-9.5
Dawn Hughes 45-0
Discus
Discus
Discus
Discus
Discus
Discus
Discus
Discus
Discus
Kevin Borts
Wyatt Russell
Kirk Ramsey
Javier Garcia
Sylas Gaskins
Dean Jones
Eric Perkins
Jack Deardorff
Ben Stacey
LJ
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LJ
LJ
LJ
LJ
Danna Sheffield 14' 3.25 - 5th
Rachael Bird 12-8
Brandie Bellegante 11-11.75
Amanda Brown 11-6.5
Charly Moscrip 11-2.5
Danielle Champagne 9-0.5
LJ
LJ
LJ
Jaimie Brown 18' 8.25 - 2nd
Tyler Forsberg 14-11.5
Martin Boettner 12-6
HJ
Jaimie Brown
5' 10 - 2nd
HJ
Nani Pearce
4' 10 - 3rd
TJ
TJ
Jaimie Brown 38' 7 - 5th
Amanda Brown 24-8.5
TJ
TJ
Liz Valdes
30' 7.25 - 4th
Danielle Champagne 20-2
PV
Christina Colvin 8' 0 - 5th
PV
PV
Kyle Raynor
Ben Hughes
WIC Meet Highlights
It was an absolutely lovely
day for a track meet.
Nampa Christian has a
new track facility that was
very quaint and had some
nice equipment.
team & girls team finished
2nd.
Girls Team Scores:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
123' 1 - 3rd
116' 3 - 4th
100-6
81-5
80-9.5
74-11.5
69-10
66-8
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Nampa Christian
New Plymouth
Melba
79
Marsing
61
Parma
37
We had athletes place is
every event except boys
110m hurdles! (we don’t
have anyone who competes Boys Team Scores:
in that event) Both boys
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Danna Sheffield placed 5th in long
jump.
9' 0 - 6th*
8-6
Nampa Christian
New Plymouth 132.5
Parma 109
Marsing 66
Melba 64.5
Kevin Borts, who usually throws Shot
& Discus, demonstrates his versatility
& determination by running in the
1600m race. Kevin through a season
best in the Discus and placed 3rd. He
also placed 6th in the Shot put. His
teammate Wyatt Russell placed 4th at
Discus. Kirk Ramsey finished 3rd in
Shot Put.
Micah McMurry & Kyle Weeks finish
with the top 100m runners in the district.
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For the girls, Caitlin Cordell,
Katie Shoemaker, and Cristina Guerra stepped up and
ran the 3200m race, even
though they hadn’t planned
to. There were only 3 girls
signed up for the race. Our 3
girls showed a lot of heart to
jump into the race to earn
team points
We had a lot of good work,
again, from the whole team.
It is always nice to see a
long list of Personal Records
and to see those season
records, as well.
Next week we get to go to
Fruitland for their Grizzly
Invitational on Thursday May
4th. Then we host District
here at New Plymouth on
May 12 & 13.
Everyone helps. At a small track meet,
everyone pitches in to get the events
done. Here, Erik Perkins (right) pulls
the measuring tape to measure a shot
put throw. Ben Stacy is ready to rake
the sand smooth again for the next
thrower. Mr. Gaskins was in charge of
the Shot Put at this meet.
Hope to see you there!
Friends: At track meets, the
athletes make friends with students from different schools.
Sport also allows them to encourage one another.
Right: Kathy Hawker chats
with fellow throwing buddies
from Melba.
Left: Alexandria Case poses for
a photo with Nampa Christian’s
distance runner Jason Towery
Far Left: Brandie Bellegante
gets support from her teammate
Nicole Hinson before the start
of the 4x100m relay.
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June 10th
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For the Sabercats this year’s changes include pre-season games to help them tune
up for the season and additional coaches for the team. In addition to Dallas Hoffman as the head coach of the team, Shaun Bolin has taken over as the offensive
coordinator and Rob Castleman has taken over as the defensive coordinator. For
more information on the Sabercats, visit their new website at
www.SnakeRiverSabercats.com and get information and up to date stats on the
team.
Home games will again be played at the New Plymouth High School football field. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for kids. Last year all the funds from
admission and concessions were donated back to the school and purchased the new
sound system that was installed into the football field last fall.
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Your High School In Action
High School Parents: Is your student having trouble with homework and assignments?
New Plymouth High School has an after school program to
help your student(s) with homework and special assignments. It takes place at the high school from 3:00 to 4:00,
Monday through Thursday. There are tutors also available
for student, at no cost. If you have any questions about this
or other programs, please call New Plymouth High School at
278-5311
Let’s all work together to make your child more successful!
Issue 119
IDAHO FISH & GAME NEWS
Bonus Points Run Aground
hunts would not be eligible for a permit for that species the following year,
but they could apply for a “point only”
hunt with no permits for that species.
A system of “bonus points” for controlled hunt drawings has run aground.
Based on requests from hunters, the Idaho
• No points could be bought or transFish and Game Commission earlier this
ferred.
year asked the Department of Fish and
Game to put together a proposal for a
The Commission, committed to fundsystem that would assign points to hunting new programs without affecting others who enter controlled hunt drawings.
ers, proposed legislation that would allow
Fish and Game took public comments, Fish and Game to raise controlled hunt
application fees to pay for the bonus point
surveyed hunters, and submitted a proposal for a “bonus point” system for deer, program. The enabling legislation passed
the House but failed in the Senate.
elk, and pronghorn hunts. Hunters who
persistently enter the drawings, would
No bonus point system will take effect
accumulate points over ensuing years,
in this year’s draw.
eventually increasing their odds of draw“If sportsmen want a bonus point sysing a tag. The proposed system was simitem in the future, they will need to make
lar to the one Nevada uses.
their case to both the Commission and the
Under the “bonus point” system:
Legislature,” Fish and Game Director
• A person who applies for a hunt but is Steve Huffaker said.
not drawn would get a point for the
Early projections estimated the addinext year’s drawing for that species.
tional cost per application to be $5. Later
• Every hunter’s point total is squared estimates presented to the commissioners
each year before the drawing, and each put the additional cost to hunters at $2.35
hunter gets one additional point added to $4.05 more per application. The total
for the current year’s application. Thus, cost was estimated at about $210,000
annually plus $99,000 in one-time startup
in the first year hunters apply, they
costs spread over three years.
have 0 points and get 1 point for the
application. In year two, all hunters
The most recent estimate would include
have 1 point squared plus 1 point = 2
overhead – about 18 percent of the cost –
points. In year three, hunters have 2
raising the cost to $247,800. The cost to
points squared plus 1 point = 5 points. hunters would be $2.70 per application.
In year four, 3 points squared plus 1
point = 10 points. In year five, 4 points Eastern Idaho Aspen Working
squared plus 1 point = 17 points. Each Group Forms
year, the hunters add another point to
Idaho’s state tree may be the western
the total that is squared.
white pine, but when it comes to a silvi• Persistence is rewarded by increasing cultural icon that represents the whole
Intermountain West, it is surely the quakthe number of points in the drawing
ing aspen that comes to everyone’s mind.
over time, but it never guarantees a
tag.
When one thinks of the Rocky Mountains,
a stand of golden aspen trembling
• A hunter may apply points accumuin
the
fall breeze is one of the premier
lated in a hard-to-draw hunt to an easimages.
Unfortunately, the number of
ier-to- draw hunt for the same species.
these iconic stands is decreasing all
• Once a hunter draws on a species, all across the West, including Idaho. On this
points are erased and the hunter starts Arbor Day, April 28, a number of state
over.
and federal agencies banded together to
sponsor an Aspen Working Group to
• Successful applicants for antlered
On April 28, the Eastern Idaho Working Group took part in an agreement signing ceremony at the joint U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
offices in Idaho Falls. In addition to the
two federal agencies, officials from Idaho
departments of Fish and Game, Lands,
and Agriculture took part in the formation
Like so many of our native flora and
fauna, aspen has been taken for granted. It of the working group. The first meeting
was thought aspen had always been here of the new working group is planned for
and would always remain, but in eastern May 11 at 7 pm at Fish and Game headquarters in Idaho Falls. The public and
Idaho numerous changes over the past
century have had a dramatic effect on the conservation groups are invited to attend
and meet with the government officials to
quantity and quality of aspen stands.
These impacts were mostly byproducts of help plan restoration of aspen in Eastern
other resource management activities, not Idaho. To learn more about the Eastern
Idaho Aspen Working Group call 208–
maliciously designed to reduce aspen
525–7290.
stands. Along with taking aspen for
granted, the benefit that they provide to
Reminders for Anglers and
wildlife has also been greatly undervalHunters
ued. Modern science has shown that dozTo avoid the last minute rush, the Idaho
ens of different plant and animal species
Department
of Fish and Game reminds
benefit from a single acre–sized stand of
anglers
to
buy
a new fishing license beaspen. Stands of aspen can range in size
fore
the
Memorial
Day weekend.
from less than one acre to nearly 100
acres.
And for hunters, the application period
A stand of aspen, also called a clone, is for fall controlled hunts has begun. The
application period for deer, elk, antelope
actually a single organism, rather than
hundreds of individual trees. Some say an and black bear controlled hunts started on
May 1 and runs through June 5. The peaspen stand is the largest living thing in
riod was extended this year to avoid conthe world. The stand is like any other
flicts with the Memorial Day weekend.
organism in that it actually responds to
external factors, with certain things makA program that would reward hunters
ing it grow and others causing it to die
who apply early has been cancelled.
back. In the case of aspen, activities such
Ask Fish and Game
as fire can actually be beneficial.
Q. I paid by VISA for six Super Hunt
In the Caribou–Targhee National Forapplications
but didn't get to choose speest, the aspen component of the forest has
cies.
How
do
I fix this? I want to apply
declined by as much as 65 percent. Many
for
elk.
of the remaining stands are composed of
combat the loss of this magnificent native
species and the wildlife and humans that
depend on them. The working group is a
product of the Idaho Department of Fish
and Wildlife’s Mule Deer Initiative and
was open to all who are interested in conservation of quaking aspen.
trees that are of similar ages, making
them very susceptible to damage by insects and disease. Unevenly aged stands
are healthier and more beneficial for
wildlife. The goal of the newly created
working group will be to reverse this
trend through a wide range of programs
and activities by not only government
agencies, but concerned citizens and conservation groups.
A. Blank forms will be sent to you. Fill
them out and select the species that you
want to apply for. Mail them to Idaho
Department of Fish and Game, License
Section, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID
83707.They have to reach Fish and Game
by May 31 for the June 15 drawing. Any
applications received after the deadline
will automatically be entered in the second Super Hunt drawing on August 15.
4-H/FFA Field Day
Ada County will host a field day on
May 6 from 9 am-noon at the Western
Idaho Fair Livestock barns. All 4-H &
FFA members, leaders and parents from
surrounding counties are welcome.
NO registration necessary. Park out in
the exhibitor's parking lot and walk in
through the livestock gate. There will be
presentations about showmanship. For
livestock there will be beef, sheep,
swine, goat, dairy, horse and llama. The
small animals will cover cat, dog, cavy,
rabbit, poultry and pygmy goat.
Questions? Call Dana Kolstad, 3772107.
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Court Order Language Raises Concern
For Idaho Water Sovereignty
Ominous language in a court order issued by a Federal judge in Portland has raised
red flags that clearly suggest that Idaho's sovereignty over water in the Upper Snake
River reservoir system may be in serious jeopardy, the Coalition for Idaho Water
said on Friday.
Norm Semanko
The order was issued by Judge James A. Redden as part of the on-going court battle
between Idaho's water user community and environmental groups over salmon recovery efforts. It contains a statement that: “The court is inclined to agree . . . that
the consultation on the upper Snake projects was improperly segmented from the
consultation on the lower Snake and Columbia River projects.”
That suggests the judge may have already decided that Idaho's Upper Snake reservoir system should be made part and parcel of all future Endangered Species Act salmon recovery efforts.
Happy 40th Birthday, Fellas!
(Funny...they don’t really look like twins…)
The troubling court language has prompted the Coalition to move to having the Idaho Congressional delegation become directly involved. Norm Semanko, a Coalition leader, has already begun briefing the state's
Congressional delegations on the latest developments.
“The troubling tone of the judge's order has left Idaho water users with no choice but to now put the option
of a Congressional legislative intervention in the process squarely on the table,” said Semanko.
The Coalition along with various other groups have steadfastly maintained that the Upper Snake projects are
not part, scientifically or legally, of Endangered Species actions that involve the lower Snake or Columbia
Rivers. The argument has been supported by extensive scientific evidence showing that Idaho's Upper
Snake system does not jeopardize salmon recovery efforts.
Endangered species actions resulted in the devastating Klamath Basin debacle of 2001. In that situation,
water was taken away from irrigators to support endangered species actions. The result was a financial disaster for family farms in the Klamath Basin. Coalition officials say they are concerned a similar situation
now could be looming on the horizon for Idaho.
New Plymouth City Website:
www.npidaho.com
City Council minutes and
agendas, city ordinance
info, Chamber of Commerce news, and more.
page 16
“If the Upper Snake projects become part of the equation, then Idaho will have lost control of its own water.
That means the state's irrigation supplies are at genuine risk of being drained to try to meet downstream
river flow targets that scientists have already said are impossible to meet,” said Semanko.
“If that happens, then Idaho's agricultural economy will be so devastated as to make the Klamath Basin disaster look minor by comparison,” Semanko added. Oral arguments in the case, including addressing the
issue raised by the judge, are scheduled for May 3 in Portland.
The Coalition is formed from more than 50 organizations representing Idaho counties, cities, chambers of
commerce, industrial, municipal and commercial water users, and agricultural groups.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
New Plymouth Sends Track Athletes to Big Invite in Boise
Josh Shaver leads the pack in Friday’s 1600m.
Last weekend, New Plymouth sent a small group of
track athletes to the 2006 YMCA Track & Field Invitational held at the Stadium at Boise State University
April 28-29. The athletes had to hit qualifying marks in
order to attend. Over 1000 athletes from 6th grade
through college-age competed. New Plymouth High
School Head Coach Carole Henggeler encouraged all
the athletes who qualified for the meet to make the effort
to be there.
“The competition at this event is the best in the State.
All the athletes from every division compete together,”
Mrs. Henggeler said. “This opportunity for our athletes
to improve their marks or to see how good they are compared to the whole State is an unparalleled one. Even the
State meet [at the end of our season] doesn’t have this
good of competition because everyone competes in their
own division.”
On Friday night, Mrs. Henggeler and two of her assistant coaches, Scott and Anne Moscrip, took five high
school athletes to the stadium at BSU. First to compete
were Senior Danna Sheffield, who qualified for the
Long Jump, and Freshman Nani Pearce, who qualified
for High Jump. Danna had a good experience at the long
jump, making two clean jumps. She said that was much
better than her experience at the State meet last spring.
Nani did a fantastic job at High Jump, finishing 5th over
all and taking home the only medal among all the New
Plymouth high school competitors.
Jaimie Brown also competed in the High Jump. He is
looking forward to coming back for the State meet to do
it again.
Later in the evening, Alicia Kane ran her fastest 200m
race of her career, finishing in 27.7 seconds. While 27.7
seconds is very fast for District III 2A, Alicia was running against girls from Boise schools, girls who run in
the 26’s.
The final New Plymouth competitors on Friday evening were Josh Shaver and Cody Johnson who ran the
1600m race. The coaches were very impressed with the
boys’ efforts in the race. They ran well. Cody finished
with a season-record time of 4:55. Josh ran a personal
best time (by 7 seconds) of 4:53.
On Saturday morning, six middle school athletes left
early in order to be at BSU by 9:00am. Devin Barker,
Todd Lindstrom, and Justin Tate all competed in the
high jump at 9:00am. Todd also did long jump at the
same time. Justin finished 3rd in High jump, with a jump
of 5’0”. Todd finished 6th at 4’8”. Devin finished 8th at
4’6”. Todd was 4th over-all in the long jump.
Justin & Todd ran the 100m together. Justin finished
2nd by a split second. Justin also ran the 200m and
400m, finishing 2nd in both races.
Jason Bellegante ran the 800m race, finishing with a
personal best time of 2:47.
Chantelle Chase and Sabrina Braese represented the
New Plymouth Middle School throwers over at Shot Put
and Discus. Chantelle finished 4th in both throwing
events, while Sabrina did a great job as well. The throwing facility at BSU is top-notch. It can be intimidating
the first time one throws there, but once an athlete gets
to compete at BSU they want to get back there again.
Middle School girls Tiffany Lindstrom and Paige
Hamlin raced the 100m dash. Tiffany finished 4th over
all. Paige ran the 100m Hurdles. And Tiffany and Paige
both ran the 200m dash. Tiffany placed 3rd in the 200m
dash.
Kaity Purcell ran the 200m hurdles, doing a fantastic
job. The hurdles at BSU are much larger and heavier
than the ones she usually hurdles.
The high school competitors on Saturday included
Discus thrower Kevin Borts, who threw a season-best
127’1”. Josh Shaver raced the 800m, finishing with a
time of 2:04, which was only a couple tenths of a second
off his personal best time at that distance.
The last competitors of the day were in the 2000m
Steeple Chase, a 5-lap race over large hurdles and
through a water jump. Alexandria Case & Mary Hally
represented New Plymouth in the event. Mary finished
in 10:08 and Alex in 10:26. Riley Mullin and Cody
Johnson ran in the boys’ race. Cody held onto 2nd place
for over 2 laps, before the more experienced Boise run-
Justin Tate with the first
of his four medals.
Nani Pearce with her
High Jump medal.
ners passed him. He finished with a respectable time of
7:21, while Riley gutted out to the end of this tough
race.
Mrs. Henggeler was very pleased by the efforts of all
the athletes who went to the 2006 YMCA Track & Field
Invitational. She is also proud of the other athletes who
qualified, but who couldn’t attend for various reasons.
“We look forward to a great remainder of our season.
Thanks to everyone who helps encourage the athletes.
And thanks to Mr. Hartshorn at the middle school for
encouraging the
middle school
athletes to compete.”
The Middle
School has their
final meet of the
season this Friday
May 5th at Vale at
1pm. The High
School is in Fruitland on May 4th
and hosts District
on May 12 & 13.
Mary Hally jumps into the water
during the Steeplechase.
FFA Greenhouse Sale
Plants are ready!
Hanging baskets,
1-gallon tomatoes —
at the High School
AG Department
School days, 8:30 am – 3 pm,
Saturdays, 9 am – 3 pm
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Take a trip through Idaho's history
By Lindsey Parker
Continuing through the museum appears a large collection of Native
American artifacts essential to everyday lives. Included in this vast collection are man-made weapons, woven baskets, stone tools, moccasins,
cradleboards, peace pipes, arrowheads, and beads.
Culture Writer
The Idaho Historical Museum provides a good
place to relax and learn about the rich history of
Idaho. It’s located only a few blocks from Boise
State University at 610 N. Julia Davis Drive. Taking a trip through the museum is an illuminating if
not an overwhelming experience, which can enhance people’s appreciation for Idaho and those
who worked to make it what it is today.
The second floor of the museum is home to the Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark (Lewis & Clark) exhibition and is an informational tribute
about the two famous explorers who came to Idaho on their transcontinental expedition for Thomas Jefferson. This somewhat interactive exhibit
even includes a carved boat people can try to sit down in, similar to the
ones Lewis and Clark took on their trek through Idaho.
Several life-sized, lavishly furnished rooms are set up not far from the
Lewis and Clark exhibit and depict replicas of life in a bar, dining room,
parlor, kitchen, blacksmith shop, saloon, and a Chinese healer’s shop.
These exhibits are exceptionally detailed and give the museum visitors a
As you walk through the museum on the lower
level, the displays are easy to follow and illustrate glimpse into past eras. The museum only has two floors, but with the variety of exhibits it seems rather large, and one trip can last several hours if a
the history of Idaho from the first settlements until
person stops to read all the signs.
Photo by alice scully/the the 1920s. Display boards set up near many of
arbiter
If a trip to the museum is too expensive, there’s a free alternative. Piothe exhibits give important details about daily life
Various exhibits currently
neer
Village located next to the Idaho Historical Museum in Julia Davis
in
Idaho
and
explain
different
uses
for
the
objects
displayed at the Idaho Historical Museum educate
on display. Amazing black and white photographs Park has free admission, and includes the 1863 Coston Cabin, the Lewis
visitors on Idaho throughout
cover the walls of the museum and depict the la- and Clark Discovery Pavilion, Mayor Thomas E. Logan’s 1865 home, and
the ages.
the Richard C. Adelmann House built in 1870. Pioneer Village is a nice
borious daily lives of farmers, ranchers, miners,
complement to the Historical Museum, and, best of all, it’s free to see.
missionaries, Basque sheepherders, and Chinese medicine men.
Many of these people’s daily lives formed the backbone of this great
state. The exhibits housed in the museum are categorized by historical
dates, and arranged everywhere from the first floor through the second
level. Exhibits display clothing worn by ranchers, housewives, Native
American chiefs, miners, and Chinese immigrants. On display are items
used by the different individuals such as traveler’s wagon accessories, a
woman’s household goods in the 1930s, a farmer’s hay baler, and many
models of guns used on the range.
Miscellaneous exhibits around the museum provide glimpses of early
children’s toys and even political buttons used in early promotional campaigns.
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The Idaho Historical Museum is full of cultural information which will enrich the mind and give the visitor a greater appreciation for the state of
Idaho.
The museum is closed on Mondays but remains open May-September
on Tuesday-Saturday at 9:00-5:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m.
During October-April the museum will be open Tuesday-Friday at 9:005:00 p.m. and Saturday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The museum’s prices are
reasonable at $2.00 per adult, $1.00 per child ages 6-18, and free admission for children under age 6.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
OBITUARY
CITY LIBRARY CORNER
HERMAN T. BRAUN
Our hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Tues—Fri 278-5338
Herman Theodore Braun, 71, of New Plymouth,
passed away Thursday, April 27, 2006. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 5, 2006,
at the First Baptist Church, New Plymouth. Graveside
service will follow at 1:30 p.m., at the Salubria Cemetery, Cambridge. A visitation for family and friends
will be from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2006, at
Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, New Plymouth. Funeral services are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen
Memory Chapel, New Plymouth.
Herman was born November 22, 1934, in Dallas,
South Dakota, to Ted and Erna Braun. At an early age,
he and his family moved to Gooding, Idaho, and then
to Shoshone, where he finished high school. He was
drafted into the army, and after his discharge he
farmed and ranched with his family in the Magic Valley. They moved to Cambridge, Idaho, in 1958. They
ranched and farmed there until 1980.
Visitors at the Armoral Tuttle Public Library will
soon see more new items available for checkout, thanks
to a grant from the Idaho Community Foundation. The
library received $200 as its share of a group grant received by the Valley Mountain Library Consortium, a
15-member group of libraries in southwest Idaho. The
consortium received $3000 from the Walter and Leona
Dufresne Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation, to
be shared equally among the 15 member libraries.
Be sure to stop by and see what’s new and not so new
Armoral Tuttle Public Library will use its share of the
grant to purchase new adult western fiction books and a at the Armoral Tuttle Public Library, located at City
Hall and open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Tuesday
set of juvenile non-fiction books.
through Friday.
OBITUARY
In 1961, Herman married DeAnn Faulkner. They
lived on the family ranch and started their family with
a son, LaVelle, and a daughter, Machell.
Herman was active in community projects, held several offices in church, was State President of the National Farmers Organization, belonged to the Elks
Lodge and the Kiwanis Club.
Herman and DeAnn left Cambridge in 1988. He
worked a summer in Kuna farming, and in the fall
went to work on a large cattle ranch on Big Willow
owned by Harry Bettis. In 1990, he quit working on
the ranch and began Herman’s Construction, and they
moved to New Plymouth. Herman took time to work at
the Weiser Sale Yard, doing some auctioneering and
helping friends work cattle. In 1995 he began working
as caretaker for the Payette County Fairgrounds along
with his construction work. In 2000, LaVelle began
working with his Dad in the construction business until
Herman’s stroke in August 2005.
Herman’s family was his pride and joy. He was strict
and to the point when needed, but had a soft heart, was
kind and loving, very proud of his children and loved
his grandchildren dearly. You would see him at all of
their activities, cheering them on. He loved being
around people and had many friends. Herman was
known for pulling a few pranks on his friends and family, sharing a few jokes, loved visiting at the coffee
shop, and lending a hand to someone who needed help.
Herman is survived by his wife, DeAnn of New Plymouth; son, LaVelle (Rhonda) Braun of Weiser;
daughter, Machell (Tony) Goff of Fruitland; grandchildren Chelsey and Tyrell Braun of Weiser, Shelby and
Dusty Goff of Fruitland, Levi (Beth) Edmiston of New
Plymouth and Kristin Goff of Reno, NV; great grandchildren, Delani and Derek Ornelos of Reno, NV, and
Wyatt and Morgan Edmiston of New Plymouth; brothers Roy (Ruby) Braun and Harvey (Chris) Braun of
Cambridge; brother-in-law Estol “Ace” Faulkner
(Maureen Plaza) of Ontario; mother-in-law, Lenora
Faulkner of Weiser; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ted and
Erna Braun; brother, Leo Braun; sister, Ardena Braun;
and father-in-law, Clifford Faulkner.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s
choice, c/o Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, P.O. Box
730, Payette, Idaho 83661.
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Valley Mountain Library Consortium members meet
six times yearly at a different member's library each
time. The group was established to provide expanded
resources and improved services through systematic
interlibrary cooperation. Cities whose public libraries
are members include Payette, Parma, Midvale, Homedale, Garden Valley, Notus, Idaho City, New Plymouth,
McCall, Council, Cascade, New Meadows, Emmett,
Cambridge, and Middleton.
William W. Loftis
William Ward Loftis III, 74, of New Plymouth, passed away Friday,
April 21, 2006 at SunBridge in Payette. Graveside services were held at
10:30 am, Saturday, April 29, 2006, at Park View Cemetery, New Plymouth. Services and arrangements were under the direction of ShafferJensen Memory Chapel, New Plymouth.
William was born in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 1932, to William
W., Jr. and Virginia (Roudabush) Loftis. William married Velma Francis
Weaver on September 5, 1960, becoming stepfather to Brent and Clint
Opheikens. William and Velma had a daughter, Kristi, and a son, Lee.
William proudly served this country for 30 years in the United States Air
Force, being awarded a bronze star, Purple Heart and numerous other
decorations before he retired 100% disabled. During his career in the Air
Force, he served tours in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
He loved sky diving, fishing, hunting, yard work and gardening. He was also a member of the New
Plymouth VFW and DAV. William will be remembered by those that knew and loved him for his love of family and this great country that we live in.
William is survived by his wife of 46 years, Velma; his brother, Donald Loftis and wife Joanne; stepson, Brent Opheikens and his wife, Madeleine; stepson, Clint Opheikens and his wife, Connie; daughter, Kristi
Brogan and her husband, David; son, Lee W. Loftis and his wife Lorrene; twelve grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; and niece, Lisa Chin and her sons, Eric and Ryan Chin.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Virginia Loftis; father, William Ward Loftis, Jr.; and niece,
Debbie Loftis. Memorials may be made to Heart-N-Home Hospice, c/o Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, P.O.
Box 730, Payette, Idaho 83661.
CRAPO SALUTES COURAGE
OF CALDWELL SOLDIER
Oregon/Idaho
PFC Jacob Allcott dies in Iraq bombing
Youth Fair
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo expressed his condolences
to the family and friends of Private First Class Jacob
Allcott of Caldwell. Allcott, 21 and a member of the
U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Hood,
Texas, died Saturday when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.
His family is well-known in Caldwell since his father
Bruce Allcott, was the fire chief in Caldwell for 15
years before moving to Burley.
“My heartfelt sympathy is with Private First Class
Allcott’s family during this time of loss,” Crapo said. “I
salute his willingness to go abroad to protect our freedom here at home. I join many Idahoans in thanking
him for his willing service to fight terrorism.”
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
For youth ages 14-18
Friday, May 12, 9 am-5 pm
Idaho Commerce & Labor,
Payette Office
501 N. 16th Street (Highway 95)
Presented by
The Oregon Employment Department
and Idaho Commerce and Labor
13 local employers will be there! Register
for work and meet employment reps. Bring
your Social Security Card.
Classified
Advertisements
Salers and optimizer bulls. B&B Livestock. Call 278-3518. 4/26
Cow Calf pairs for sale. B&B Livestock.
Call 278-3518. 4/26
Classified ads are FREE for New Ply- 8 month old pigmy wether goat, $50. Call
278-5421. 4/19
mouth folk. Out-of-towners pay only
Yorkie/Pom (Ready May 1) Born March
$5. Ads stay up for about 2 weeks
20. Father is a 1.5 pound pom. Mother is
unless you tell us your item is sold.
a 2.5 pound Yorkie. For sale: 2 very cute
If you call in to post classified ads: When males, $300. Going fast !!!! Call 278leaving a message, please speak clearly, 3412 or 740-9805. 4/19
slowly and with great detail. We can not
always be available to answer the phone, A nice 2-yr old Filly, gentle, does everything right, doesn't kick or strike, been
and your message is important to us.
ridden 3 times, very smart. I am out of
Thank you.
hay and live 2-1/2 miles out of New PlyTo place an ad, call: 278-3330.
mouth on Butte road towards the freeway. Call for more details. 278-5216.
YARD SALES/MOVING SALES
4/19
ID 83702. Applications will be reviewed
upon receipt. 4/26
Assistant Cooks and Dishwashers: several positions are available for full-time
summer (June - August) employment in
the kitchen, and part-time employment
year around. Remuneration includes daily
salary. Pay is based on experience and
qualifications. Applications should include a cover letter, resume, names and
contacts of three references, mailed to:
Job Search, Pilgrim Cove Foundation,
2201 Woodlawn, Boise ID 83702. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt.
Preferred start date is June 2006. 4/26
Pilgrim Cove Camp is looking for a custodian, full-time during the summer
(June-August) and part-time the rest of
the year. Summer housing can be pro2 Pigmy goats: 1-4 years old, 1 billy goat. vided on camp but is not suitable for winYard sale, lots of baby stuff. Friday and
$35 each or $60 for both. Call 278-3596. ter. Responsibilities include cleaning and
Saturday, May 5 & 6. At 4645 SE 1st
maintenance of the camp facilities, inAve., New Plymouth. 9am till 3 pm. 5/3 4/19
cluding lodges, cabins, bathrooms,
5-Family Yard Sale, May 4, 5, 6, Thurs, Two 2 year old AQHA sorrel fillies,
kitchen, etc. Must have ability to operate
bloodlines of Sugar Bars, Zan Parr Bar,
Fri, Sat. 8 until ??? located at 6988 NW
and maintain diesel equipment (skidsteer,
Two Eyed Jack, King Halter/lead broke
2nd and Boise Road. 5/3
and gentle, ready to start. $800 each. 278- diesel pump, etc), vehicles, HVAC systems, kitchen and cleaning equipment, as
2-Family Yard Sale May 5, 6 & 7 at 6848 3812. 4/12
well as routine building and facility mainHolly Avenue, from 9 am to 5 pm. 4/26
Moving Must Sell!! Lot of Disney mov- AQHA palomino stallion at stud. Flashy tenance. Remuneration includes daily
Hot Brass stands 15 hands and is approx. salary. Pay is based on experience and
ies, bible videos, misc. movies, white
1150 lbs. Bloodlines of Coy's Bonanza,
qualifications. Applications should indesk with hutch, chair massager, child's
Breeze Bar, Sugar Bars, Little Town and clude cover letter, resume, names and
desk, child's glider rocker, huge power
contacts of three references. Mail to: Job
ranger megazords, box of yu-gi-oh toys, Hobby Horse. Athletic with a willing,
Search, Pilgrim Cove Foundation, 2201
box of transformers, ninja turtle play set, trainable mind that he passes on to his
Woodlawn, Boise ID 83702. Applications
micro blast race set, lot of rescue hero's, foals. $350 plus $50 booking fee. Ask
will be reviewed upon receipt. Preferred
lot of boys summer clothes (10-12), lot of about our discounts. Mare care $5 per
start date is June 2006. Summer-only
girls summer and winter clothes (10-12), day. See him at
5 Fisher Price play houses, and 2 disney www.flashyhotbrass.com.278-3812. 4/12 applications will be considered. 4/26
princess play houses, and a precious mo- Sorrel and white paint mare, 5 yrs old,
Need Your Lawn Mowed? I am a 10 year
ments toy box. Call 208-577-7348, 208- nice and stout. No papers. Had 30 days
old saving for College. I will do a great
278-5365 for prices and information!
training as a two year old but has sat
job for you. Call Clency at 278-3141.4/19
4/12
since. $600. 278-3812. 4/12
Experienced Telemarketer. Internet
LOST & FOUND
Goats: Pigmy breeding pair, white,
Truckstop is currently looking to fill a
sweet, doe has been hand-milked. $25
Found Dog: Black, Male Labrador. 6-10 each. Liisa Schrank. Call 412-3381(NP). position for an experienced telemarketer.
Pick up application at 213 N Plymouth
months old. Found on April 10th. SE 3rd 4/12
Ave, New Plymouth. 4/12
Ave. 278-3523. 4/19
8 month old pigmy wether goat, $50. Call Looking for a responsible, experienced
Found: Australian Shepherd Dog at 3700 278-5421. 4/12
part time nanny for our 2 children. Must
Sand Hollow Road. Call 866-8427 to
be energetic and good with kids!!! Must
claim your dog. 4/12
SEEKING WORK OR WORKERS be willing to travel and enjoy camping
and other outdoor activities. Great after
CRITTERS
POSITION OPENING
school or weekend job for the right perWICAP is accepting applications for a
FREE to good home: 9-month-old Ausson. Please call us at 278-3647 or 870Homemaker Coordinator at the Admin
tralian-Heeler cross. Very lovable and
0273 for interview. 4/12
smart. Quick learner. Loves kids, house- office in Payette. 3 yrs supervisory exp, a
Part-time, Data entry position that could
degree in Social Work or 6 yrs exp in a
broken. Willing to work. We’re gone a
eventually go to F/T. Apply at Internet
social
service
field
working
w/elderly,
2
lot and she needs to work or a companTruckstop, 213 N Plymouth Ave, New
ion. Has been around farm stock. Has all yrs exp administrative/mgmt position,
Plymouth ID. 3/29
grants writing and budget exp, strong
her puppy shots. Beautiful color. Please
Taking Applications for part time or full
call 452-5140 and give her a good home. working knowledge email and computers . Bilingual desirable. Exempt
time work. Must be able to handle 40#
5/3
Status, 52 wks per year. Entry $2437.46. when necessary. Pioneer Enterprises call
Contact WICAP, 315 S Main, Payette,
278-3675. 3/29
For Sale: 6-month-old Beef Steer, New
642-9086 or www.wicaphs.com for appliPlymouth, 230-4956. 5/3
FURNITURE/APPLIANCES
cation pkg. Closing Date: 05-11-06,
One Black Angus Cow with 2-month old 12:00 p.m. 5/3
Hospital bed, round metal frame, brown
bull calf, $1400/OBO. Call 278-3801. 5/3
color, hand crack built in, with stainless
Pilgrim Cove Camp is looking for a Cer- steel side rails. U-Haul. Call 278-3158 for
Rabbits For Sale, mini rex, mini lops,
Netherlands, meat rabbits and fryers. Call tified Lifeguard/Waterfront Director.
more details. Going very cheap! Money
Applications should include a cover let278-5574 for more information. 4/26
will be going to the NPQRU. 4/26
ter, resume, names and contacts of three
4-H & FFA Pig Projects for Fair. Call
references, mailed to: Job Search, Pilgrim GE Refrigerator for sale, Almond color,
278-3277 for more details. 4/26
Cove Foundation, 2201 Woodlawn, Boise in great condition. $150/OBO. Call 541212-6910. 4/19
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Appliances sold and repaired. This
week’s special: GE washer: $75, Norge
washer: $100. 278-5636. 4/19
STUFF
Alfalfa/Grass Hay For Sale, $5.00/bale.
Call 278-5450. 5/3
270 Volvo Motor inboard/outboard, 18foot California tri-hull, - excellent condition. Call 278-3112. 5/3
Picked Fresh Daily - Asparagus, $0.85 lb
at 3191 SW 1st Ave, New Plymouth.
278-3191 or 573-3412. 4/26
For Sale: 6 pieces of 12" - Bell-End, cement tiles, $5/ft. or $30ea. Call 365-3426.
4/26
Farm Fresh eggs. $1/dz. 278-5774. 4/26
12.5 hp riding lawn mower with 40"
snow blade and chains, new seat and battery. $650. Call 278-3150. 4/26
One Sony Video Camera, 8mm, 2 extra
batteries, along with LCD 3 1/2" screen.
Includes strap and carrying case, $250.
Call 739-1026. 4/19
Brand New Walker with 300 lbs capacity,
$35. Call 278-0197 or 695-7489. 4/19
Violin Lessons, Beginner, Intermediate All ages, Wednesday & Thursday Afternoons. Call 278-5532. 4/12
Iron Wash Pad, $150. Call 278-5440.
4/12
Very Large Basket with handle. Call to
see. 278-5440. 4/12
#20 Red Wing Crock, $175. Call 2785440. 4/12
Crock, #5 Pacific Stone Ware, $30. Call
278-5440. 4/12
Original Art Greeting cards - proofs and
overruns, All blank on inside. 75¢ each or
12 for $6. Mix or match – your choice.
Limited to stock on hand. See and choose
at A B Company Printing, 304 W Elm St.
Open 9 AM-5 PM, Mon-Fri.
HOMES/APARTMENTS/OFFICES/
LAND
New - Lease to Own, 3 bed, 2 bath, can
move in with equity, $800/month + security deposit. Call for more details. 208941-0417. 4/19
Property For Sale! 2.86 acres w/nice 3
bedroom, 2 bath home built in 1993. LR,
FR, Bonus Room, Deck, Patios, Carport,
Shop, Barn, Metal Storage Shed. Lots of
trees for privacy. 2 acres fenced. Irrigation rights. $239,500. 3977 SW 2nd Ave
(Corner of Adams Rd & SW 2nd). Buyers’ Realtors Welcome, add 3% to price.
Call 278-5590. 4/19
Wanted: pasture to rent for horses. 2783812. 4/12
VEHICLES & FARM EQUIPMENT
1982 CHEVY PICK-UP---Camper Special 3/4 ton. 2-wheel drive-Runs and
drives-$750 OBO. Call or leave a message at 378-1678 for Dennis or Elaine.
5/3
1992 Nissan 2-wheel drive pick-up. Extended cab (seat 4) 137,000 miles, 4cylinder (2.4 liter) motor, 5-speed, 26 to
29 mpg, new battery, bed liner, runs and
drives excellent. $2950 OBO. Call 2783565 or 278-9275. 5/3
For Sale 220 Kawasaki ATV, New Seat,
New Front Tires, New Battery
$1400.00 call 278-3293. 4/26
1997 Ford Explorer XLT. Power windows, doors, locks. 6-disc CD player,
4WD, V8, rear air, $5100/OBO. 208-2506891. 4/26
For Sale, 1987 Ford Ranger, 4 cyl. 5 spd.
Good Condition. $1800. Call 278-5864.
4/19
1989 Ford Taurus, Good Engine, Needs
Transmission. $300. Call 278-5421. 4/19
1995 Mercury Grand Marquis – 153K
miles, automatic transmission, V8 4.6
liter engine, air, cruise, power steering,
power windows, AM/FM stereo, cassette,
power seat, heated mirrors. Very clean,
runs great, good family car. $2,000 OBO.
Call 278-3703. 4/19
1987 Chevy ½ ton 4x4, runs good, needs
transmission work. $850. 278- 3331. 4/19
1982 Ford P/U. $500. Call 278-5440.
4/12
2002 Honda 4x4 Foreman 400, $3,000.
Call 278-5440. 4/12
10-1/2 ft. cabover camper, hydraulic
jacks work great, inside needs work.
$150. 278-3812. 4/12
OTHER
Wanted: Pasture for approximately 12
pair of cattle. Call 278-3930. 5/3
CDKLAN Computers, hardware, software, consulting, networking and training, David Allwein. Call 278-5899. 5/3
Providence interior painting. Call Katherine or Sara at 278-5899. 5/3
We will haul off vehicles, motors, lawn
mowers, anything to do with engines.
Call 278-9826. 4/26
WANTED! A guitar player, a piano
player, a drummer, and singers. I am
looking to start a Christian band to help
little churches that need that extra little
bit. And to hopefully go somewhere.
ALL ages are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Brandy at 278-5431
or 340-5504. Thank you and God Bless!
4/12
Bonnie's Daycare now has three immediate openings for infant to five-year-old
children. I am a Registered ICCP Provider for low-income families. I have had
CPR and First Aid Training and completed a home inspection. I have over five
years’ experience working in childcare
centers and in the home. Open 6 am to 6
pm. $2.30 per hour for all ages, with a
20% discount for siblings. Meals provided. Transportation may be available in
some cases. Allow me to provide safe,
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cure your yard. Call Master Pruner Curtis
Harwell. 30 years’ experience. 278-5890. Come Join New Plymouth's Hottest Clogging Dance Team "Buckles & Bows." For
2/1
Is your High School Class having a reunGuys and Gals, every Tuesday starting
Does your church, youth group, school or Sept. 13 Located at VFW Hall (next to
ion this year? Put the Payette County
non-profit group need a place to hold a
Museum on the agenda of things to do!
DJ's Pilgrim Market). Preschool - 2nd
retreat, banquet or event? The Pilgrim
Call 642-4883 to set the date.
Grade 3:15 - 3:45; Beginners 3rd grade
Cove Camp in McCall, Idaho, has just the and up, 3:45 - 4:15. Classes $15/month
Rugrats Daycare. 278-3395. Mondayplace for you. We are a year-round camp Contact Mary Ann Walker, 549-2138
Friday, 6am—6pm. ICCP, CPR, and First that can accommodate your needs. Our
Adult class available; call for times.
Aid Certified. Taking Newborns to 12
camp can hold up to 60 people in the
years of age. In-home environment with winter months and 125 people in the
Richard Frates tree removal service.
1/2 acre fully fenced in play area. Trans- summer months for overnight retreats.
Trees removed on case-by-case basis.
port your Rugrats to and from school.
We have 2 meeting areas and a large din- Free estimates. Call: 278-5636.
Have 2+ years experience. We are moms ing room. Our camp has a magnificent
Harwell Pest Control will get rid of your
that want the best care for your children
view of the Payette Lake and is located
Earwig, Spiders, Wasps, Aphid and billas well as our own. Call for Rates. Tonya just a few minutes from downtown
bugs. Guaranteed. Call Curtis, 278-5890.
or Stacey. 3/22
McCall. Find details on how to book a
retreat on our website at
Certified Birth Doula currently has open- www.pilgrimcovecamp.org or by calling Rodenator Services Protect crops, orings for new clients. If you would like to (208)634-5555 and asking for Heather or chards and ranches. Eliminate preventable horse injuries from burrowing pests
know more about how I can help you
Dusty. 1/25
and tunnels. High elimination rate/
achieve a positive birth experience for
environmentally friendly. Young &
you and your baby, please give me a call. Carrie French/John Ogburn Memorial
Stearns Underground Pest Abatement
I work with single mothers as well as
Scholarship Candles at EZ-Mart & Pil208.278.5818 / 208.989.6225 Serving
couples, and also do free childbirth edu- grim Market. 60% of the profits go to
SW Idaho/Eastern Oregon. Specializing
cation meetings in your home. I'm look- Scholarship Fund. Candles are $10.00
in Farms & Horse Ranches. 4/20
ing forward to meeting you! Please call
each - Kiddo Candles.
Tricia Snyder at 278-5747. 2/22
Computer Services & Tutoring ~ Web
Sign Language Classes starting soon.
Design. Computer gone buggy, running
Have you ever wanted to learn sign lanBusiness opportunity: Decorative conslower than it used to? Need to learn to
guage? Here's your chance. Classes will
crete curbing business for sale. Call for
be offered for Moms and Babies, Youth, download photos from your digital camdetails: 278-5636. 2/15
era & email them? Virus and spyware
Teens, Adults and Seniors. This is a fun
removal, maintenance, equipment and
New Plymouth is blessed to have several way to communicate with Friends and
software upgrades, computer lessons,
children. Looks great on a resume. Reaquality child care programs. The Rainwebsite design, wireless networking.
sonable prices. Classes starting soon.
bow Room Child care and Preschool,
House calls! I'll pick up your computer
Contact
Chris
Mayberry
at
278-5665
for
would like to say, “Welcome to the
and deliver it to you when it's finished or
more
details.
4/26
neighborhood!” to the newest childcare
you can drop it off at my shop. Referplace, Kiddie Corner Learning Center.
Need Senior pictures done? Family picences available. Laurie Macrae, 208-278The Rainbow Room will be expanding to tures? Big studios too expensive? Call
3545. Email laurie@lauriemacrae.com or
include diverse and specialized programs. Stephanie for well done, reasonablyThese changes create wonderful opportu- priced portraits. Will go on site. 278-5567 visit www.lauriemacrae.com. Weekend
and evening calls ok. 6/22
nities for our communities. For further
12/7
information call 278-5859.
Piano and Guitar lessons. Will work with Valley Family Medical offers FREE
Yoga classes to their patients. *Health
ACHD (Ada County Highway District) is your schedule. You can start immedilooking for interested people who would ately. Please call Stephanie at 278-5567. *Balance *Strength. Call The New Plymouth Clinic for more details: (208) 278like to Commuter Ride Van from Payette 12/7
3335. Classes offered by Jim Callis,
County/Ontario with stops in either Black
Need an attorney or legal services but
MPAS, PA-C.
Canyon or Sandhollow exit to Gowen
can't afford it? Call now for pre-paid leField, Boise. Federal Technicians and
gal insurance. Business opportunities also Music lessons, beginning guitar and beAGR's are eligible for vouchers that
ginning to intermediate piano. Taking all
available. 278-5636. 11/9
cover the entire cost if they use the
ages, can work with your schedule! Call
ACHD Commuter Ride van. Van sched278-5532. 3/9
Richard Frates at DreamScape is now
ule would be 0700-1630. If interested
doing all styles of fence installation. Call
LINE DANCING: CALL Ann 278-5800.
please call (208)422-6466
now and get wintertime discounts on
4/6
fencing. 278-5636. 11/9
Storage Units 10x10 & 10x15. Call for
Clothing Closet & Food Bank. Highway
more details: 208-707-2562. 2/1
Kiddo Candles now in New Plymouth EZ Assembly of God, 100 Whitley Dr.,
Fruitland, ID 83619. Offering free food
Mart - Next to the US Post Office. All
Is excellent health important to you? If
and clothing the last 3 Saturdays of each
Candles
hand-poured
in
New
Plymouth.
so, please accept a free e-mail subscripmonth, 10am-1pm. Information or donaCall
891-9595.
11/2
tion to "Perfect Health: NATURALLY!"
tion: 208-278-9861.
Kiddocandles.com, we also do Refills in
Your e-mail address and personal inforyour favorite container. Call with any
mation are absolutely safe with us, and
CEA-HOW: a 12-step program for
will never be shared. TO SUBSCRIBE, questions. We have lots of Holiday
recovering compulsive eaters. MeetScents. Every Candle is hand-poured.
go to: http://www.abcompany.com/
ings are Monday 2-3 P.M. and Friday
891-9595. 10/26
maillists/?p=subscribe.
2-3 P.M. at the Senior Citizen center
Trouble Sleeping? New breakthrough in
back room. Wednesday 7-8 P.M. meetCustom
Poultry
Processing
by
Homenanotechnology lets you sleep like a baby
ing at Community of Christ Church,
grown
Poultry
LLC.
Call
for
processing
- even prevents snoring - safely, with no
327 Elm St. For more information condrugs or side effects. ABCompany, 278- fees at 278-0127 or 278-3471. 10/5
tact Angela at 350-8508 or Lynae at
5800, or come to the store at 304 W Elm High speed internet available EVERY278-3081.
WHERE! Out in the country…no probSt. 10 AM to 4 PM (winter hours).
lem. Contact Bruce or Ava at 577-8723.
Time to prune your Fruit Trees and mani- 8/30
nurturing care for your little ones. Please
call Bonnie at 278-5628. 5/3
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
CHURCH NEWS
Church Activity
Announcements
Assembly of God News
Well, another week has passed and so
much going on. KIDS, REMEMBER
IT’S BGMC NEXT SUNDAY. BRING
YOUR PENNIES AND LET’S SEE
WHO WINS, BOYS? OR GIRLS ?
Nursery Care is now being provided. If
you would like to help , please call Ruth
Roark. I’m glad to see this as we have
needed this, all in the name of progress,
one day at a time.
Visiting in church today was Mappers
that had helped build our church, Boyd
and Diane Dunkin. What a great pleasure
to have them visit us. God Bless our special guests.
BIG WEEKEND. We had The Pinewood
Derby and what a time was had by all! So
much fun! Following are the results of
the RACE and Show:
RACE
SHOW
Girls
Girls
Anita Primrose– 1st Hailee Wells-1st
Hailee Wells-2nd
Anita Primrose
Ranger Kids
Ranger Kids
Chris Claypool-1st
Mason Berry-1st
Connor Steiling-2nd Conner Steiling
Tyler Kilmer– 3rd
Eli Claypool– 3rd
Discovery Ranger
Discovery Rangers
Jan Primrose-1st
Hunter Wells-1st
Paul Roark—2nd
Paul Roark-2nd
Hunter Wells-3rd
James Wall-3rd
James Wall-4th
EXPEDITION
EXPEDITION
Eric Perkins– 1st
Austin Woodard-1st
Austin Woodard-2nd Erick Perkins-2nd
OPEN
OPEN
Anita Primrose-1st
Hailee Wells-1st
Hailee Wells-2nd
Anita Primrose-2nd
ADULT
ADULT
Greg Primrose-1st Woody Woodard-1st
Woody Woodard-2nd Greg Primrose-2nd
Ron LaHaie-3rd
Ron LaHaie-3rd
Tom Roark-4th
Tom Roark-4th
A great time was had by all. TROPHIES
will be handed out. The District Training
Commander is Woody Woodard. Any
misspelling , I apologize. Thanks to everyone who participated and helped out
with the derby racing. We had lots of fun
and lots of attendance. God Bless All.
Assembly of God news contact, Pat Nicholas
Congregational Church News
Plymouth Congregational Church
Women's Cluster Meeting May 9. This
gathering is for all women in the Idaho
Association of Central Pacific Conference of the United Church of Christ. We
will need help in putting together the details of this program as we get closer to
the date of the meeting. Call 278-3577,
Church Directory
Please send corrections or additions to
editor@newplymouthnews.com
Assembly of God
278-5711
Worship: 11:00 am, 6:00 pm
Family night Wednesday 7:00 pm
Sunday School all ages 10 am
Pastor: Elden Issak
Bible Faith Fellowship
278-3125
Worship: 11:00 am
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm
Pastor Jim Mayes
end. We will have numerous jobs that
need to be completed. There are things
for nearly everyone, young and old, to
Plymouth Congregational Church After
assist with, from the typical cleaning of
School Program, Wednesday from 3:30—5 camp to putting a foundation under the
pm.
Governor's Mansion. This will hopefully
be a great opportunity to meet, what we
Church Camp
hope will be hired by then, the new Camp
Plymouth Congregational Church Camp Manager. June 9-11, Music Camp, All
is around the corner. This experience is
ages. July 16-22, Pilgrim's (completed 2rewarding, fulfilling and is a unique op5th grades) & Sojourner's (completed 6th,
portunity to make a difference in the lives 7th or 8th grade) Camps. August 5-7,
of our youth. We are committed to proWomen's Retreat (Hosted by New Plyviding half the tuition for ALL campers. mouth Congregational Church Women).
Full or any part between half and full is
September 1-4, UCC Family Camp. Sepgladly provided if additional help is
tember 8-10, New Plymouth Congreganeeded to be able to send your child to
tional Church Family Camp. For more
camp. Those needing assistance should
information, call the church at 278-3577,
contact Susan Howe. Camp registration
please leave a message if no one answers.
forms are available at church, or campers
can print the application forms off the
Baptist Church News
website, www.pilgrimcovecamp.org.
Jr. Hi. R.I.O.T. Sunday nights at 5:30 p.m.
Campers are encouraged to bring a friend at the church. Sr. Hi. BYF Sunday nights at
5:30 p.m. at the church.
to help make the summer camp experience more fun. Early registration must be Home Cell Groups are available at various
in by May 15 to save $10 on the camp
locations and times on Wednesdays, Thursfees. You can earn a Volunteer Service
days and Sundays. Please contact the
Credit of $80 to put towards the camp
church for more information 278-3233.
registration for yourself, a member of
Catholic Church News
your family, another camper of your
Divorce Care You don't have to go through
choice, or a needy child. This can be
it alone. Find help at Divorce Care - weekly
earned if you serve as a cabin counselor,
seminar and support group for people who
camp grandparent or chaplain. Sign up to are separated or divorced. It's a place where
be a counselor and enjoy the church camp you can be around people who understand
experience with your child.
what you are feeling. It's a place where you
Camp Dates: May 26-29, Work Week-
leave a message if you are interested in
helping.
(Continued on page 23)
Community of Christ
327 Elm 278-5817
Continental breakfast/ fellowship 9-10am
Classes from 10:00 till 11:00 for All ages
Worship service at 11:00
Nursery available. We have a totally handicapped equipped
building for our physically challenged friends. ALL are welcome!
Joe & Venita Shockley
Co-Pastor's
First Baptist Church
278-3233
Worship: 9:30 & 11:00 am
Evening Prayer service 7 pm
Youth Fellowship 5:30 pm
Wednesday Adventure Club 3:30-5:00 pm
Pastor Phil Pittman, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Seminary: Brother Butler 278-9290
Youth Activity Wednesday 7:00 pm
1st Ward 278-3663
Sacrament Meeting 11:00 am
Bishop Lane Austin
Immanuel Lutheran Church
278-3080
Sunday School & Adult Class: 10:00 am
Worship: 11:00 am
Lutheran Hour: 9:30 am, Channel 630 AM-Dial KBOI Boise
Pastor Robert Rowley
2nd Ward 278-3880
Sacrament Meeting 9:00 am
Bishop Kreal Christensen
Pilgrims for Christ
642-4460 or 365-7224
At old NP Grange on Maple St
Sunday 10:00 am—Wednesday 7:00 pm
Church of the Nazarene
278-9494
Sunday School: 9:45 am
Worship: 11:00 am
Evening Evangelistic Hour: 6:30 pm
Wednesday Midweek Service: 6:30 pm
Pastor Rod Tegethoff
page 22
Plymouth Congregational Church UCC
278-3577
Pastor Susan Howe
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship: 10:30 am
Sand Hollow Baptist Church
29627 Old Hwy 30 - 455-1539
Sunday School (all age) 10:00am
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Issue 119
Worship for children's church 10:45am
Wednesday night youth group 6:30pm
Wednesday night adult bible study 7:00pm
Pastor Dallas Claypool
Seventh-Day Adventist
107 E. Park
Sabbath School 9:30 am
Worship 11:00 am
Prayer meeting Tues. 7pm
278-3813
Corpus Christ Catholic Community
St Aloysius Catholic Church
642-2261
Saturday 4:15-5:15pm Payette Confessions
Saturday 5:30pm Payette Mass English
Sunday 8:30 am Payette Mass English
Sunday 10:30 am Payette Mass English
Sunday 1:00 pm Payette Mass Spanish
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Friday 9:30 Mass
Thursday Adoration of Blessed Sacrament 10:00am
Father Calvin L. Blankinship Jr.
Treasure Valley Mennonite Church
Sunday School 10 am
Worship 11 am
Pastor: 278-5340
4110 SW 1st Ave
278-3769
Church of Christ
1st S Nebraska Ave in Fruitland
Sunday Bible Study 10 am
Worship 11 am and 6 pm
Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm
Minister Herman Pope
452-3445
COMMUNITY RESPONSE
And NOTICES
To be considered for publication, letters must include your name, address, and phone number.
Email:editor@newplymouthnews.com or mail to
PO Box 10, NP 83655. Deadline for publication is
the FRIDAY BEFORE YOU WANT IT TO APPEAR. Submissions AFTER that deadline will
probably be published the following week.
NOTICES
Dessert Banquet to Honor 8th Grade Students:
We are planning a dessert banquet in honor of all
8th grade students on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at
the New Plymouth Middle School Gym. Each family is asked to bring their favorite dessert to share.
We are asking parents to provide a baby picture of
their 8th grader for a special presentation during the
banquet. Please bring the baby picture with the student's name on the back to Mrs. Alderson at the
Middle School office. ALL PICTURES NEED TO
BE TURNED IN TO THE OFFICE BY FRIDAY,
MAY 5, 2006. Pictures will be returned on the night
of the banquet. If you have any questions or would
like to help with this, please call Suzanne Nishizaki
or Tammy Arnzen at 278-5333.
New Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Horseshoe
Days planning has begun. The committee is looking
for donation of prizes to be used for the Noble Duck
Race, Silent Auction, and other activities. Please
have all donations ready for pickup by the last week
of May. The committee would appreciate any other
assistance as well. This year’s Horseshoe Days
event will take place June 17 at the Payette County
Fairground in New Plymouth. Activities will include vendors, annual library book sale, live entertainment, Outlaw Lawn Dragster Race, Noble Duck
Race, All Town Yard Sale, Silent Auction and
much more. For more information, call Tina Tropf
at 642-3333 or Valerie Loftin at 249-4670.
Attention all parents, kids, leaders, grandparents
and whoever might be handy with a digital camera.
The Extension Office would like to have all 4-Her's
and their families take pictures all year of 4-Her's
doing their “4-H thing” and we'll add your photos to
a fun Power Point presentation for the end-of-theyear awards day. We would love to see all clubs
involved - so get to clicking. Email photos to payette@uidaho.edu or call 642-6022.
NOTICE OF OPTICAL SCAN PAPER
BALLOTS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: Payette County
will be using Optical Scan paper ballots instead of
punch card ballots for the upcoming Primary Election on May 23, 2006. Sample ballots will be published prior to the election and will be available at
the County Clerk’s office in late April.
Betty J. Dressen
Payette County Clerk
NOTICE OF CHANGE
IN POLLING LOCATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: Voters registered
to vote in Payette County, Precinct # 8, formerly
New Plymouth City Hall, will now be voting at the
New Plymouth Assembly of God Church, 4025
Highway 30, New Plymouth, Idaho.
Betty J. Dressen
Payette County Clerk
page 23
SIGNS OF GROWTH
Guest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo
With recent upbeat news about the economy both in Idaho and nationwide, we're hearing terms
like unemployment rate, gross domestic product (GDP), durable goods, consumer confidence,
housing starts and new home sales, to name a few. These different components of the overall
economy, evaluated comprehensively, create an encouraging financial outlook.
Idaho's unemployment rate, the percentage of the population unemployed who actively looked
for work, fell to 3.2 percent in March, the lowest since July 1979. Idaho's job growth increased 4.9
percent over the past year, the third highest in the nation.
Senator
Mike Crapo
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the broadest gauge of our economy, measuring the output of goods and services
from labor and property located in the United States. GDP is comprised of individual measurements of goods and
services that households buy; business investment in structures and capital including residential housing; government
expenditures and investment; and, net exports (exports minus imports). Growth in GDP has been strong and steady
for years now, reflecting critical features of reliability and resilience in our national economy.
New orders for durable goods reached their highest monthly level since June 2000. Durable goods are products that
don't wear out quickly--cars, appliances, furniture and computers. The durable goods' estimate in GDP reflects
money spent on such goods in a given period of time. Economists believe that durable goods represent the most cyclical component of what people spend their money on. Due to the lasting nature of such goods, expenditures on
these goods can be delayed in difficult times. Therefore, changes in durable goods' statistics suggest similar changes
in consumer confidence.
Measures of consumer confidence come from multiple sources, the most often-cited ones being the University of
Michigan and The Conference Board. For its Index of Consumer Sentiment, the University of Michigan uses five
questions: Are families better or worse off than they were a year ago; do they think they'll be better or worse off in a
year; do they think the country will experience good or bad financial times over the next year and the next five years;
and, is right now is a good time to buy major household items. In April, consumer confidence was at its highest level
in almost four years.
We have heard about the sizeable increase in housing starts in Idaho recently. In fact, housing starts were 18,484 in
2004, and 23,105 in 2005, representing a 25% increase--the highest since at least 1998. Housing starts (building of
new homes) are important economic markers because they reflect investment that supports the standard of living.
Some feel that housing starts are a good indicator of business confidence because businesses won't generally make
that kind of investment without a healthy promise of a return.
For the same reasons as housing starts, new home sales are a good indicator of consumer confidence.
While the news is good overall, there are still areas of concern and room for improvement. Rural Idaho is still experiencing higher-than-average unemployment rates, requiring renewed efforts to boost infrastructure and investment in
these communities. There is also considerable worry about the cost of gasoline. It is Congress's top priority to closely
examine the multiple factors involved in the rising costs of fuel. Thankfully, our strong economy is a bright spot considering these difficulties.
I'm confident that our nation will continue to experience the growth in jobs and the economy that reduced tax rates
and new investment have thus far brought to fruition. This growth has real meaning for our families and our future.
Seventh Day Adventist
Church News (Continued from page 22)
can hear valuable information about ways to heal from the
hurt. This is a non-denominational gathering based on scripture. The weekly seminar will begin is held Thursdays at
7pm at Holy Family Parish Hall in Payette (1212 1st Ave. S).
If you have questions call Tad at 278-3286
The Community of Christ
Happy Spring Break to the Teens in our community. The
Community of Christ at 327 Elm will host the next teen
movie night on May 12 at 7:00 pm. We will continue to
have movie night the 2nd Friday of each month. Pass the
word to your friends and come on out and enjoy a good
movie with your friends. Popcorn and pop furnished and
it's all FREE.
New Life in Home Ministry
Introducing New Life in Home Ministry. Here to serve
you 24/7. Call Rev. Minister Curtis Harwell. Call 7614110 (Cell) or 278-5890 (Home). Sharing the true plan of
salvation.
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You are invited to a free gourmet vegetarian meal at
the Good Neighbor Community Center,117 E. Park,
just following the worship service at noon every Saturday. We would love to meet you and share a wonderful time of fellowship. You will feel very welcome.
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