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Democratic CaucusMarch 22nd

Local Contested Races for May Primary

Next Tuesday, March22nd,theDemocraticPartywillholdcaucusesthrough-outIdahotodeterminetheircandidate for U.S. Presi-dent.Youareencouragedtoarriveatyourcaucuslo-cationbyatleast6:30p.m.becausethedoorswillclosepromptlyat7p.m. Forthoseofyouwhoareunsure of what this pro-cessis,acaucusisameet-ingwherevotersengageindebate and discussion re-gardingvariouscandidates,afterwhichvotesarecast.Thecaucusalsochoosesdel-egatestosendtothestateconvention. Duringthelastpresiden-talelectionbothRepubli-cans and Democrats heldcaucuses,butthisyeartheRepublican returned to astandardpopularvote.Thecaucusprocesscan,andof-tendoes,endinaverydif-ferentresultthanapopularvote. Idaho’sDemocraticCau-cusisaveryopenprocess.IfyouwillbeeligibletovoteintheNovember8thelection,thenyouareeligibletocau-cus!Thatmeansyoudon’thavetoberegisteredyet,or

Withthepassingofthedeadline for declarationof candidacy for the MayPrimaryElection,anum-berofcontestedlocalraceshave emerged within theRepublicanParty. In Lincoln County fiveindividualsarerunningfortheRepublicannominationforCountySheriff:George“JR”Gregory,WilliamT.(Bill)Irving,CresleyMc-Connell,ReneRodriguez,andVerlonC.Southwick.Craig Gill is running forSheriffasanIndependentCandidateandwillappearontheNovemberballot. A petition was filed byBettyPeymantochallengeRoy Hubert for Lincoln

CountyCommissionerDis-trict3,butthepetitionwasdeclared invalid becauseoneormoreof thesigna-tureswerefromindividualsoutsidethatdistrict.Mrs.Peymancanstill runasaWrite-In,

--- InCamasCountythreeRepublicans are runningforCountyCommissioner.TravisKramerisrunningunopposed for District 3,theseatheldbyKenBack-strom.District2(theseatheld by Ron Chapman)hastwocandidates:Mar-shall Ralph and MonteCangiamilla. Therearealsotwocandi-datesforPrecinctCommit-

teeman,Precinct1:TraceyMartinandTylarBallard(bothRepublican).

--- InGoodingCountytheracetowatchisforProse-cutingAttorneywhichhasthreecandidates:BrendanAsh,MattPember,andtheincumbent,LuverneShull. ForDistrict3Commis-sioner,formercommissionerTerrellWilliamsisrunningagainst Wayne Chandlerwhowonthatseatin2012. ThreePrecinctCommit-teemenpositionswillbede-cidedinMay:GoodingCity#2 - Randy BasterrecheaandRossKoyle;GoodingRural#3-RogerCheney

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EachyeartheAmericanLegionrecog-nizes8thgradestudentswhohaveproventhemselvestobegoodcitizens.TheAmeri-canLegionSchoolAwardisdesignedtoencouragethequalitiesofCourage,Honor,Leadership,Patriotism,Scholarship,andService. InFebruaryawardsweregivenAngelaBjornn(Top)andMorganRamirez(run-ner-up)atBlissSchool.ThethreewinnersfromGoodingMiddleSchoolwereKhaliRobinson(Top),AdamBaker,andBladeBryant(inphotowithPost#30AdjutantDonald Larson and Commander JohnKoonce).

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Notices of Upcoming Events & MeetingsCamasHistoricalMeeting: TheCamasHistoricalSocietywillholdtheirannualmeetingonMarch23rdat7pmattheIronMountainInn.Newmembersencouragetoattend&officerswillbeelected.Easter Sunrise Service TheFairfieldCommunityChurchwillbesponsoringanEasterSunriseServiceonSunday,March27,2016at7a.m.TheservicewillbeheldattheIntermountainChris-tianCampwithguestspeakerCecilSwenson.Theservicewillbefollowedbyalightbreakfast.Everyoneisinvitedtoattend.

CowboyInnStillOpen Thebuildingatthecornerof4thandMaininGood-ingrecentlychangedhands,butcontrarytorumors,theCowboyInnisstillopenforbusiness.Thenewownersofthebuildingwillbemakingsomechangestotherestofthebuildingatsomepoint,butthatisastoryforanotherday.Fornow,comeoninandenjoysomegreatfoodincludingSeaFoodFridayandmore.

Agape Luncheon TheAgapeMinistryluncheonwillbeheldonWednes-day,April6th,attheCommunityMeetingRoomattheGoodingFairGroundsbeginningat11:30a.m.Thethemeforthisluncheonwillbe“NewLife”. SonyaDenton,ofTwinFalls,andhergrandchildrenwillcelebrateinmusicthenewlifewearegivenwiththeresurrectionofChristduringthisEasterseason. Becausethisisacateredevent,reservationsarerequired.Ifyouwillbehavinglunch,pleasecontactCarolynHerz-ingerat934-5700onorbeforeSunday,April3rd.Costofthelunchis$8.50.Theprogram,whichbeginsatnoon,isfreetothepublic.

Richfield’s Alex Sutter to run for Idaho HousePress Releaseby Julie Lynn

AlexSutter,Richfieldland-ownerandfinancialservicesbroker, announced his bidforHouseSeatBinLegisla-tiveDistrict26afterLincolnCounty’sDonHudsonbowedoutoftheelectionforhealthreasons.Hudson“fully”en-dorsedSutter. Sutter and his wife Deannahavebeenmarriedfor19years,raisedfourchildren,andhavelivedinRichfieldfor15years.HeservedontheRichfieldPlanningandZoningCommission(fiveyears),theRichfieldSchoolBoard(threeyears),hasorganizedthelocalblooddrive(14years)andservedaspresidentandontheboardofthelocalchapterofNationalAssociationofInsur-anceandFinancialAdvisors.DeannaisanIdahonative. I’mrunning“becausegettingthingsdoneforourdistrictinour(Idaho)LegislatureisaloteasierifyouhaveanRbehindyourname,ratherthanaD...also,asabusinessownerandlandowner,“Thereisawidespectrumof(ways)Icanunderstandandparticipateinthe(legislative)process.Rightnow,therearebigissuesinvolvinghealthcareand(whetherto)expandMedicaid.” IdahoRep.SteveMillersaidhewas“pleasedthatAlexiswillingtostepupanddedicatehistimeandtalenttorun.SutterhasexperiencerunningastrongcampaignandhisconservativeviewswouldbewelcomeintheIdahoHouseofRepresentatives.” SutterisnotinfavorofexpandingMedicaidbecause“be-causewecan’tsustainthosedollars.ExpandingMedicaidhasan(estimated)onehundredtotwohundredmilliondollarpricetag.” “Thereareotheroptions,”Sutterexplained,“inACA(Af-fordableCareAct)laws,therearewaiversthatstatescangetifwecomeupwithadifferentwaytousetheMedicaiddollars.” SuttermetwithIdahoRep.SteveMillerandMikeNu-gent,Idaholegislativedivisionmanager(researchanddevel-opment)tobrainstormwaystocraftlegislationthatwouldhelpIdahoanscaughtin(whatSuttercalls)“thatblackhole,”wheretheydon’tqualifyforsubsidiesandalsodon’tqualifyforMedicaidsotheyhavetopaythefullpriceofinsurance.Therearewaysforcreatingthatsubsidy...and,maybe,notbebeholdingtoalloftheMedicaidrules,”Suttersaid. SutterisanEagleScoutandhasbeeninvolvedinscout-ingasanadult.ServedintheArmyReservesandNationalGuardfortenyears.

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BrendanAshSeeksRepublicanNominationForGoodingCountyProsecutingAttorneyPress Release Brendan Ash is excitedtoannouncethathewillbeseekingtheRepublicannom-inationforGoodingCountyProsecutingAttorneyintheMay17thPrimaryElection. Brendan,hiswifeBrandi,and their young son live inGooding.Brendanrunsale-galpracticeinGoodingandBranditeachesFirstGradeatGoodingElementary.BrendanlooksforwardtohavingtheopportunitytohelpkeepGoodingCountyasafeandwonderfulplacetoraisechildren. Brendanwasaschoolteacherbeforeattendinglawschool.BrendanandhisfamilymovedtoGoodingafterheearnedhisJurisDoctorfromtheUniversityofIdaho.“IamfromMountainHomeandmywifegrewupinFairfield.WechoseGoodingbecauseraisingourchildreninasmallcommunityisimportanttous.” Ifelected,BrendanwilltakeacommunityapproachtotheofficeofProsecutingAttorney.“Ibelievethatalongwithprosecutingcrimes,theProsecutingAttorneyalsohasadutytothecommunitytopreventcrime,addresspublicsafetycon-cerns,andpromotepublicconfidenceinthejusticesystem.”Brendanwillcollaboratenotonlywithlawenforcement,butalsowiththecommunitiesofGoodingCountytosolveproblems,improvepublicsafety,andenhancethequalityoflifeinGoodingCounty’scommunities. OneofBrendan’sfocuseswillbethepreventionofdrugrelatedcrimes.“Weareluckyherethatwedonothaveahighcrimerate,butdruguseanddrugrelatedcrimesareaproblem.”Brendanwillpartnerwithschoolofficialstoworktopreventdrugusebeforeitstarts.“Therearealsoanumberofgovernmentandprivateorganizationsouttherethatofferprogramsandfundingfordrugprevention;Iplantotakefulladvantageofthoseaspartofmyplantopreventsomeofthesecrimes.” BrendanwillalsoworkbothforandwiththecommunitiestomakeGoodingCountyanevenbetterplacetoraiseafam-ily.“AsaresidentofGoodingCounty,IamfullycommittedtodoingallthatIcantomakeGoodingCountythebestitcanbe.Iwillbeproactiveandreachouttoourcommunityleadersandworkwiththemtoaddresspublicsafetyconcernsandstopproblemsbeforetheystart.” Brendanwelcomesquestionsabouthisideasandcanbecon-tactedthroughthecampaign’sFacebookpageorviaemailatelectbrendanash@gmail.com.HewouldalsoliketoencourageeveryonetovoteinIdaho’sPrimaryElectiononMay17.

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MariaTeresaHarman,61,aresidentofGooding,passedawaySaturday,March5,2016atherhomeinGooding. TeresawasbornOctober11,1954,inGuatemalaCity,Guatemala,thedaughterofClemenciaPena.ShewasraisedandeducatedinGuatemala,untiltheageof11whenshemovedtotheUnitedStates.ShegraduatedfromNorthViewHighSchoolinCovina,California. ShemarriedKennethHarmanonMarch11,1978inWestCovina,California. Teresaissurvivedbyherhusband,Kenny,ofGooding,Idaho;2sons,BrianHarman,ofPortland,Oregon,andGregHarman,ofMountainHome,Idaho;1daughter,CeciliaPappas,ofGooding,Idaho;1brother,JosephPena;and1sister,NoraLegg.Sheisalsosurvivedby5grand-children;StetsonPappas,PaisleyPappas,ElainaHarman,ClaraHarman,andWesleyHarman. Shewasprecededindeathby1sister,BrendaPena,and1granddaughter,CaileyHarman. Amemorialservicewillbeheldat2p.m.onSaturday,April2,2016,atDemarayFuneralService–GoodingChapel,withPastorDaveRoseofficiating. ArrangementsareunderthecareanddirectionofDe-marayFuneralService–GoodingChapel.Condolencesandmemoriesmaybesharedwiththefamilybyvisitingtheobituarylinkatwww.demarayfuneralservice.com.

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ErnestEugene“Ernie”Wortman,Jr.,95,ofWendell,Ida-ho,diedFebruary22,2016,inCali-fornia,surroundedbyhisfamily. HewasbornMarch23,1920,inMalden,Massachusetts,toErnestandAliceWortman.ErnieservedintheUnitedStatesNavyduringWWII.Helivedmanyplacesbe-foresettlinginIdaho.Heenjoyedhiking,boatingandfishing. He is survivedbymany familymembersandfriends,aswellashisbeloveddog,Lady. Wewillmiss themanystoriesandmemoriesofourGrandfather. ErnestwillbelaidtorestbesidehiswifeLucille. GravesideserviceswithMilitaryhonorswillbeheldat11a.m.onSaturdayMarch19,2016,attheWendellCem-etery(501WAveB,Wendell,Idaho).ArrangementsareunderthecareofFarnsworthMortuaryofJerome.

ErnestEugeneWartman RoyE.LondonwasbornApril15,1944inthesmalltownof Kelseyville, California toRayandJeanLondon.Hewastheyoungestofthreechildren.Thefamilylivedonaranchun-tilRoywasaroundnineyearsoldandtheymovedtoNevadaCity,California.Unbeknownsttohim,hewasthenlivinglessthantenmilesfromhisfuturewife,Gerri,whomhewouldmeetaftertheywerebothcol-legegraduates. Roy’sgreatloveoftheoutdoorsledhimtoseekanoccu-pationthatwouldfulfillthatlove.HegraduatedfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,withadegreeinforestry,andbeganhiscareerwiththeUSForestServiceinSouthDa-kota.However,hiscareerasaforesterwasinterruptedwhenhereceivedadraftnoticefromtheUSArmy.HereturnedtoCaliforniawherehecompletedbasictrainingatFortOrd.RoyservedhiscountryincombatdutyinVietnam,earningseveralmedals. AfterbeingdischargedfromtheArmyheresumedhiscareerwiththeForestServiceinJuneof1970.HeandGerriweremarriedshortlyafterthatonJuly3,1970.Roy’snewjobwasinMountainHome,Idaho.HeandGerridividedtheirtimebetweenMountainHomeandLesterCreekGuardStation.Theyenjoyedmanyoutdooractivitiesinthemountains,includingfishingintheTrinityLakesandAndersonReservoir. In1972RoywastransferredtosouthernUtahwheretheirfirstchild,Boyd,wasborn.Roy’snexttransferwastoTwinFalls,Idaho,wheretheirtwodaughters,AnnieandDebbiewereborn.In1981RoyacceptedtheforesterpositioninFairfield,Idaho.Heretiredinthemid-ninetiesandbeganspendingmoretimewithphotography,oneofhisfavoritehobbies.HelovedtakingpicturesofthemountainsandoftheplentifulwildlifeontheCamasPrairie. Roywasgood-hearted,alwayswillingtolendahelpinghand,self-sacrificing,andextremelyknowledgeable.HesufferedamajorstrokeonSeptember8,2015,andpassedontoHeavenNovember19,2015. Heissurvivedbyhiswifeof45years,GerriLondon,andhisthreechildren,Boyd,AnnieandDebbieLondon,plusseveralniecesandnephews. ACelebrationofLifewillbeheldforRoyat4p.m.onFri-day,March18,2016,atAmazingGraceFellowshipChurch(1061EastlandDriveN.TwinFalls,Idaho).

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Irma Maxine McCarter Pet-rick,97,aresidentofHagerman,passedawayonSunday,March6,2016 at DeSano Place Suites inShoshone. IrmawasbornontheFlatheadIndianReservation,Polson,Mon-tanaonSeptember2,1918.TheMcCarter’s moved back to theCamasPrairie,Idahointhespringof1924.IrmarodehorsebacktotheCorralCreekGradeSchoolandgraduatedfromCamasCountyHighSchoolinFairfield.Sheenjoyedhighschoolandhelpingherparentsontheranch. AftergraduatingfromhighschoolIrmaandhersister,WilmawenttoaschoolinBoisethatwasestablishedforyoungpeopletotrainforskilledjobsintheclothingindus-try.Shewasanexcellentseamstressandsewedallherownclothes.AfterthatshemovedtotheSanFranciscoBayareatostudycommercialartattheCollegeofArtsandCraftsinOakland.ShelivedformanyyearsinBurlingame,nearSanFrancisco,withherlittledog,Bobble. WhenIrmawenttoher30thhighschoolreunionshegotreacquaintedwithHermanPetrickandtheyweremarriedSeptember23,1968inWinnemucca,Nevada.ShewasworkingfortheNavyatthetimeoftheirweddingandshewantedtofinishher30yearsofcivilserviceworkbeforemovinghometoIdaho.So,theydecidedthatHermiewouldjoinherinCaliforniaforafewmonthsandthenreturnhometogetherinthespring.SoaftersheretiredfromtheNavytheyreturnedtotheCamasPrairieandthecattleranchthatwasHermie’schildhoodhome. Irmalovedhergardenandherflowers.Shelovedtheanimals,thebirdsandtheserenitytheybringtous.Shewasanartistandhadsomeofherartdisplayedatthefair.Shewasinhereightieswhenshewroteabookforherfamilyanditwaspublishedin2004. ToquotefromIrma’sbook,“Cousins:McCarterandThorpeFamilies1802–2004”: “Whenspringcame,themeltingsnowandCamasCreekcoveredtheswampandbirdsreturned.Thecamasbloomedandthehillsbegantoturngreen.Everywheretherewasanairofexcitementandanticipation.Thebirdswerebusywithnewnestsandtheairfulloftheirsongsandcalls.TheCanadageesewiththeirlittleonesmadedailyvisitstothePetrick’sbackyardforthegraintheyfoundthere.ThePet-rick’sgardenedandfixedfences.Thecattleweremovedto

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thehillswheretheywerefedhayputupthesummerbefore.Theyspentconsiderabletimeonhorsebackcheckingthecalves.Alongtowardsfall,theygatheredwood,exploredtheMcCarter’scowcampandotherplacesIrmausedtoride.TheranchisnowpartoftheCentennialMarsh”. ThereweredailyphonecallsandaweeklyvisittoIrma’selderlyparentsandafterherfatherhadastrokeshestayedwiththeminHagerman.EventuallythePetricksdecidedtobuildahousenextdoortoherMom’s.Planningandbuildingwasthegreatestexperienceoftheirmarriage.Inthebeginningtheyhadabuilderframeitandhiredtheheatpumpinstalled.HermdidthecarpenterworkandIrmadidthefinishing. Irmaissurvivedby:hersisters,WilmaMcCarterWestofOakland,CaliforniaandEileeenMcCarterHansonofJe-rome;hernieces,NaomaSpackmanofFairfield;JacquelineRobinsonofHagerman;MarySueLewallenofLasVegas,Nevada;MercedesMcCarterofBoise;LauraWestofSanFrancisco,Calif.;BeckyWestofOakland,Calif.;KateMcCarterofPortland,Oregon;JoanMcCarterofBoise,Idaho;andnephews,Bill(Mary)PalmerofSt.Helens,Oregon;CarterWestofMalden,Massachusetts;andBillMcCarterofBoise;and15greatniecesandnephews. Shewasprecededindeathbyherparents,WilliamS.Mc-CarterandMattieMayMcCarter;herhusband,HermanW.Petrick;hersisters,MargeMcCarterMcHanandAg-nesMcCarterMcFee;andherbrother,JoeMcCarter. ThefamilyhasdecidednottohaveaserviceforIrma.ShewillbeburiedintheHagermanCemetery. WewouldliketoextendaspecialthankstoallthestaffatDeSanoPlaceAssistedLivingforalltheyhavedoneforIrmaovertheyears.IrmawasverypartialtotheIdahoYouthRanchandinlieuofflowersthefamilyasksthatdonationsbesenttotheIdahoYouthRanch. AuntIrma,youweremorethananaunttoMomandDadandme,youwereourfriendandwemissyou. Cremationarrangementsareunderthecareanddirec-tionofDemarayFuneralService.Condolences,memoriesandphotosmaybesharedwiththefamilybyfollowingtheobituarylinkatwww.demarayfuneralservice.com.


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TheU.S.Dept.ofAgricultureprohibitsdiscriminationinallitsprogramsandactivitiesonthebasisofrace,color,sex,nationalorigin,religion,age,disability,politicalbeliefs,sexualorientation,ormaritalor family status (notallprohibitedbasesapply toallprograms).Tofileacomplaintofdiscrimination,writeUSDADirector,OfficeofCivilRights,1400IndependenceAvenue,SW,WashingtonDC20250-9410orcall800-795-3272(voice)or202-720-6382(TDD).USDAisanequalopportunitylender,providerandemployer.

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RetiredAssembliesofGodPastorRussellValentineUmphenourSenior,91,leftuspeacefullyonFebruary19,2016,whenhewascalledhometobewiththeLord.HewasbornonAugust22,1924inGooding,IdahotoStarandSybilUmphenour,thesecondofeightchildren. HemarriedSusieIreneStockin1943,whoremainedtheloveofhislifefor63yearsuntilherpassing.Shortlyafterthewedding,hegraduatedfromGladTidingsBibleSchool,inSanFrancisco,andofficiallybeganhislifeinMinistry. Togethertheypastoredforover50years,infivetownsacrossthestateofNebraska,inIdahoFalls,IdahoandfinallyinFairfield,CaliforniabeforeretiringtoGreens-boro,NorthCarolina. Russellwaspredeceasedbyhiswifeandtwosons,HarryandDwight. Heissurvivedby:twosons,Russandhiswife,DebraandPaulandhiswife,Gail;hissiblings,MaxineUmphe-nour,CleoSlagel,MarySlagel,ShirleyShownandGlenUmphenour;grandchildren,Rusty,Jami,Jason,Michael,Brianandfivegreatgrandchildren,Ariel,Autumn,Rider,EavanandMatthew. Russell’slifewillbecelebratedonMarch19,2016at1p.m.attheDemarayFuneralService–GoodingChapel.BurialwillfollowatElmwoodCemeteryinGooding. Sharecondolencesatdemarayfuneralservice.com

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even18yearsold(aslongasyouwillbebythegeneralelec-tion).Youmust,however,liveinthecountyofthecaucusyouattend.Also,youareprohibitedfromparticipatingifyouvotedinthenominatingprocessofanyotherpoliticalparty. Reservingaseatonlineisn’tmandatory,butitmaybeagoodideadependingonyourparticularcounty(idaho-dems.org/caucus).Caucus Locations LincolnCounty:ManhattanCafe 133S.RailStreetWestinShoshone CamasCounty:RodmanResidence 822EastHighway20,8mileseastofFairfield GoodingCounty:GoodingCo.P&ZMeetingRoom 1457thAvenueEastinGooding

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WiththeleaduptotheMayPrimary,theRepublicanPartyisholdingLincolnDayEventsaroundthestatetogivevotersanopportunitymeetwith theirStateElectedOfficials,aswellasindividualswhomightbechallengingthem. Saturday,March26,LincolnDaycelebrationswillbe held in Fairfield, Shoshone, and Gooding. ThekeynotespeakerforalloftheseeventswillbeSenatorMikeCrapo. TheFairfieldeventwillbeheldattheCamasSeniorCenter(129WillowAveW.)from8to10a.m.Break-fastwillbeserved. AtnoonthegroupwillmeetupattheCommunityCen-terinShoshone(201SouthBeverly).Apotatobarwillbeservedandeveryoneiswelcometoattend. ThefinalgatheringofthedaywillbeattheGoodingHighSchool.Socialtimewillbeginat5:30p.m.followedbyaChiliFeedat6o’clock.Ticketsforthiseventare$10perpersonor$25forafamily.

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Current Thediscussioncontinuesregardinghealthcare.Thereisageneraldesiretodosome-thingbutthereisnotaconsensusaboutwhatthat“something”mightbe.PCAP(PrimaryCareAccessProgram)isexpensiveforwhatitaccomplishesandstilldoesn’taddressthegreaterexpensesofspecialists,hospitaliza-tion,etc.Therearen’tthevotesforawaiv-eredMedicaidexpansionthoughIwouldn’truleitoutinthefutureiftherightplanweredeveloped. Another consideration is theelectionsnextfall.ARepublicanpresidentand congress could dramatically changehealthcareandhowfederalprogramsaffectIdaho.Thereisdiscussiontofundclinics$5milliontoaugmenttheireffortsinprovidingcarefortheGappopulation.WhileitdoessomeofthesamethingsproposedbyPCAPitalsohelpsidentifythepopulationwhichwillhelpinplanningofthenextstep.Ithinkitisanacceptablefirststepwhileworkingtowardarealsolution.PCAPandwaiveredexpansion(plansconsideredtothispointatleast)arebandaids,notsolutions.Weneedtosomehowdevelopaplanthatgivespeopleahandupandnotahandout.Therearealotoffamilieswho,withjustalittlehelp,couldgetbackontheirfeetandgetgoingagain.Manycurrentprogramspunishindividualsorfamiliesbyabruptlycuttingoffbenefitswhentheymakealittlemoremoney.Thesekindsofprogramsupportshouldreducebenefitsinrelationtoincreasedincomesothereisalwaysanincentiveandrewardtodobetter.

The Week TheCamasCountyHighSchoolgovern-mentclassmadetheirannualtourwithGov-ernmentteacherRandyJewet,PrincipalJeffRastandKathyMenenga.WehadpizzaintheMajorityCaucusroomandwerejoinedbySenStennettandRepPence.WewereabletocatchtheGovernorforafewminutesandthekidsenjoyedthatexperience. JFACfinishedmotionsThursdaysotherearealotofappropriationbillsworkingtheirway through the Senate and the House.Therewillbesomeadditionalbillsthatre-quirefundingandwillbedealtwithastrail-erbillsbyJFAC.TheK-12Schoolbudgetsareonthewaythroughthechambers.The

ladderwasfullyfunded,therewereincreasestodiscretionary,professionaldevelopment,technology,andliteracyamongothers.Anestimated7.4%increasewillbringover$100milliontoeducation. Rep Linden Bateman spearheaded anIdahoDaypresentationintheHousethatincludedhearingfromfiveIdahoGover-nors.GovernorsAndrus,Batt (whowasunable to be there and ably representedbyRepGayleBatt),Kempthorne,Rische,andOtter.Linden,whogrewupinCarey,(butisstillakidatheart!)isahistorybuffwhobringslife,lightandhumortoIdahohistory. IcarriedHCR38theNationalDayoftheCowboy.Idahoisthe12thstatetodeclaretheforthweekendofJulyasthespecialday.

House Session & Votes Thissessions“weirdstuff”winnerwastheHousevoteonS1368CommissionoftheArtsbudget.SevenDemocratsjoinedintodefeattheappropriation33-36-1.Gofigure.I’mafraidthisdoesnotbodewellforthebudget.ItwillgobacktoJFACandstartover. SCR138,aresolutionofsupportfortheSettlementAgreementoftheSurfacewaterCoalitionandIdahoGroundWa-terAppropriators,hascomethroughtheSenateandisontheHouse3rdreadingcalendar.JFACapprovedmotionsthatfundedlongawaitedrechargeinfrastruc-ture.TheWaterBoardestimatedupto125,000 ac ft (acre feet) recharge thisseason.Thetargetis250,000acft. HH413aa,thespecialtylicenseplatefortheOrofinoManiacssqueakedthroughtheHouse.Theoriginalvotewasatieat35-35-0.Atiefails,ittakesamajoritytopass.RepNielsonthenmovedforamotionforrecon-sideration.Aftersomeproceduraldiscus-sion,therewasanothervoteafterlunchandthebillpassed34-32-4.GoManiacs!!! H542isasunshinerequirementforpre-cinctcommitteemenwhowillberequiredtoput“paidforby”onprintedmaterials,advertising,etc.S1339simplifiesandspeedupdrillingpermitsforgasandoilwells.Thecurrentprocessistakingover400daysforsomething most states do in a matter of

weeks.Thisbillwouldfinishtheprocessin170days.Passed49-18-3 H554thefirefighteroccupationaldiseaseworkcompbillpassed65-3-2.Thisbillin-cludedvolunteerfiremanalso.Ithastakenseveralyearstofinetunethelegislationtogetsupport.Afirefightermustmeetahighthresholdtoqualifyandcertainlydeservethebenefitswhentheydo.

Joint Finance & Appropriations JFAC finished motions on Thursday.Thereare106motionsforthevariousbud-getsbeforethecommittee.Forexample,K-12ismadeupofAdministrators,Teachers,Operations,Children’sPrograms,FacilitiesandEducationalServicesfortheDeaf&Blind.TogethertheK-12budgetaccountsforabout48%oftheGeneralFund(primar-ilysalesandincometax)budget.Therewillalsobesometrailerbills. TheMagicValleycrisiscareclinicwasfundedandhopefullywillbeopenthisfall.ThenumberofWWAMIseatswere in-creasedto40andUofUtahincreaseto12.Bothwerefunded. The February Budget Monitor reportshows February revenue picking up theslacktobeveryclosetotheprojectedrev-enuenumbers.

Resources and Conservation TherewasajointSenateandHousecom-mitteemeetinghearingUtahRepKevenStratton,SenDavidHinkinsandattorneyGeorgeWentzregardingUtah’sstudyandpreparationofobtainingfederallands.Thehighpointswerekeepingpubliclandsforandopentothepublic,betterstewardshipofferedbythestatewhichreduceswildfirethroughbetterforestmanagement,betterrangeandinvasivespeciesmanagementandquickresponsetofires.ItturnsoutthatintheareasofIdahoresponsibility,98%offiresareputoutbeforetheyreach10acres.Myexperience indicatesthatthefederalentitiesnormallydon’tevengettothefirebeforeit’sbiggerthanthat.Itwasaveryin-terestingandinformativepresentation.Iamlessconcernedaboutowningfederallandthanthebenefitsofmanagingitintermsofbetterpublicaccess,betterstewardshipandincreasedeconomicgrowthandresultingjobsandtaxrevenue.

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A Brief Synopsis of theFebruary 2016 Camas County Commissioners Meetings(AcompletesetoftheminutesareonfileattheClerk’sOffice)

February 8, 2016 Themeetingwascalledtoorderat9:05a.m.byChairmanBarbMcMurdo.AlsopresentwereCommissionerKenBack-strom,CommissionerRonChapman,ProsecutingAttorneyMattPember,ClerkKorriBlodgett,andanindividualfromthepublic. TheBoardreviewedtheAgenda.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontomoveCountyAgentCindyKindertoanearliertimeslot,10:30a.m.,asshewillbeupdatingtheBoardonactivitiesinherofficeandnoactionisneeded.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous. TaxCollectorGayleBachtellmetwiththeBoardtodiscusscancelationofaCitySpecialAssessmentthattheCityhasbeenpaidfor.CommissionerChapmanmadeamotiontoap-provethecancellationonoftheSpecialAssessmentonRPF0050004018BA.SecondedbyCommissionerBackstrom.Unanimous. TheBoardreviewedthebillsaspresentedontheclaimslist.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoapprovetheclaimsaspresented.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unani-mous.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoapprovethebillfromValleyServiceforpartsandsupplies.SecondedbyCommissionerMcMurdo.CommissionerChapmanrecusedhimselffromvoting. TheBoardreviewedtheJanuarymeetingminutes.Com-missioner Chapman made a motion to approve the min-utes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Backstrom.Unanimous. TheBoardadjournedat12:15p.m.

Expenditure Fund Totals:JusticeFund $10,506.89 CurrentExpense $9,211.87Indigent $200.00 Road&Bridge $49,095.52DistrictCourt $973.52 Revaluation $135.96Health $500.00 Landfill $360.00NoxiousWeeds $5,433.89 JuniorCollegeTuition $0Elections $0 Ambulance $2,689.82911Communications$3,810.92 StateFund $15,615.18LegionMemorial $0 HistoricalSociety $0RangeImprovement $0 Snowmobile $18,000.00CourtTrust $0 WaterwaysFund $0CityofFairfield $8,296.32 SchoolDistrict#121$10,661.47CemeteryDistrict $321.16 WestMagicFireDist. $711.93CamasMosquitoDist. $652.85 CamasCo.Library $3,527.98 JanuaryPayroll $119,416.82

February 16, 2016 Themeetingwascalledtoorderat9:05a.m.byChairmanBarbMcMurdo.AlsopresentwereCommissionerKenBack-

strom,CommissionerRonChapman,ProsecutingAttorneyMattPember,andClerkKorriBlodgett. TheBoardreviewedtheAgenda.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoapprovetheAgendaasposted.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous. RoadandBridgeSupervisorMikeGillmetwiththeBoardforconsiderationofaContractorsApplicationforPaymenttoConcretePlacingCompany.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoapproveandpaytheinvoicetoConcretePlacingCo.intheamountof$12,009.00,astheworkhasbeencompleted.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous. Man-MadeParkCommitteemembersJerryNelsonandMikeDettorimetwiththeBoardtodiscusstheMan-madeParkprojectandthecommitteemeetingthatwasheldonFebruary8th.Themembersdiscussedhowtheywouldbemeetingeverymonthandworkingonraisingdonations,CommissionerBack-strommadeamotionthatthedesignatedcommitteemembersoftheMan-madeProjectcommittee,namelytheChairmanandVice-Chairman,bepre-approvedtospendupto$500.perexpenditurewithoutpreapprovaloftheBoard,shouldfundsbeavailable.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous.TheBoardalsodiscussedhavingtheClerkdoabriefsynopsisofthecommitteesmeetingminutesforpublication. TheBoardreviewedabidtoinstallshelvingintheAnnexPod.CommissionerChapmanmademotionapprovethebidfromEcoConstruction.SecondedbyCommissionerBackstrom.Unanimous. TheBoardadjournedat12:10p.m.

February 22, 2016 Themeetingwascalledtoorderat9:01a.m.byChairmanBarbMcMurdo.AlsopresentwereCommissionerKenBack-strom,CommissionerRonChapman,ProsecutingAttorneyMattPember,ClerkKorriBlodgett,andanindividualfromthepublic. TheBoardreviewedtheAgenda.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoapprovetheAgendaasposted.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous. TheBoarddiscussedprovidinga letterofsupporttotheDepartmentofCommercerelatingtothe“SharetheRoad”signagethatwasdiscussedattheFebruary16thmeeting.Com-missionerBackstrommadeamotiontoauthorizetheChairmantosigntheletterofsupportassoonasitisprovided.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous. WeedSupervisorTerryLeemetwiththeBoardtodiscussaLetterofSupportformoniesfromtheRACintheamountof$12,500.Therequestproposalistohelpreduceandstopthespreadofnoxiousweedsintheproposedprojectareas.Commis-sionerChapmanmadeamotiontoauthorizetheChairtosigntheletterofsupport.SecondedbyCommissionerBackstrom.Unanimous. TreasurerGayleBachtellmetwiththeBoardtoreviewanaddendumtotheannualAccessIdahoAgreementregarding

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thenewchipcardreaders.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoauthorizesignatureontheaddendum.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous.GaylealsoreviewedtheMonthlyfinancialreportswiththeBoard. TheBoardbegandeliberationsontheConditionalUsepermitapplication#C01-15ofKaylinDennis-Thompsonat10:08a.m.Theproceedingsweretaped.Deliberationsconcludedat10:30a.m.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoap-provetheConditionalUsePermit,uponthePlanningandZoningrecommendationwiththefollowingcondition,thatthepropertyowner,makeavailabletothesheriff’soffice,emer-gencycommunications.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous.

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