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103rd CamasPioneer Picnic!!!

July 17, 2016!Fairfield City Park!

Noon to 4 ~ Dining at 1

from Marshall Ralph History repeats itselfagain!Again! OneoftheWest’sgreat-esthistoricoutdoorpotluckpicnics will be held thisweekend,andit’sFree! TheCamasPioneerPicnicAssociationhasdedicatedthisprogramtoacelebra-tion of the centenary ofFairfield’s founding (in1916! Do the math!), ob-servationsbyJudgeVarinabouttheevolutionoforderandlawontheCamasPrai-rie,andaprogressreportontheongoingrestorationoftheGeorgeCarricoinfor-mationalsignattheJohn-sonHilloverlooksite-thecarvingmysteriouslydisap-pearedsomeyearsago. Other activities will in-cludeaperformancebythe

IdahoOldTimeFiddlers,and a performance of theCamasanthem,“OCam-asMyCamas,”writtenbythelateRalphCroner.ThePicnicwillalsofeaturethebigCamashistorytimelineexhibit! ThefirstCamasPioneerPicnicwasheldin1913inthethen-bustlingtownofSoldier, Idaho, just twomilesnorthoftoday’sbus-tlingtownofFairfield,nowthe Camas County seat.Since then, the CamasPioneerPicnic,organizedbytheCamasPioneerPic-nicAssociation,hastakenplaceeverysummer,infoulweatherand(mostly)fair,tocelebratethefirstinhab-itantsoftheCamasPrairieandtheircontemporarysuc-cessorsinabigcommunitypotluck! It’sa103yearsofpotluckpicnic perfection, an un-brokenchainofthree-beansalads,roastbeef,startlingjellodishes,brownies,cook-ies,greensalads,macandcheese, scalloped pota-

toes,etc.,reachingbacktotheyoungyearsofthe20thCentury! Imagine!Thinkaboutit!TheCamasPioneerPicnichassurvivedannuallyfromtheageofhorseandbuggiesandsteamtractors,throughtheageoftheautomobile,tothespaceage,intothecom-puterage,andintowhateveragecomesnext!Overallthattime,theCamaspicnickershaveseengoodharvestsandlean,peaceandwar,bountyanddepressions,birthandloss,industriesgo,andin-dustriesarrive.ThePioneerPicnichassurvived,givingCamas Pioneers old andyoungasummerafternoondedicatedtohonoringto-gether those have come,andwhohavepassed,inourhighIdahovalleybeneaththesun. Thepicnicisfree,andallareheartilyinvited.Chicken,beefanddrinkswillbepro-vided,andpicnickersarere-questedtobringasalad,des-sertorsidedishforthebigtable.Picnickersmaywishtobringchairsorstumpsorsomethingtositon,thoughafairamountofseatingwillbeonsiteinthepark.SeeyouatthepicniconJuly17inFairfield!

A 103-Year-Old Party in the Park TimmermanJunctionMeeting

The Idaho Transporta-tionDepartmentwillholdacommunityadvisorycom-mittee meeting Thursday(July 14) to gather addi-tionalinputaboutpotentialfuturesafetyimprovementsfortheU.S.20andIdaho75(TimmermanJunction)in-tersection.Commentsfromthemeetingwillbeusedtofurtherdevelopsafetyalter-nativesfortheproject. Themeetingisopentothepublicandwillbeheldat10a.m.attheBlaineCountyCourthouse(2061stAve.South, Suite #300, Hai-ley,ID83333).Duringthemeeting,ITDwillpresentandgatherinputonpoten-tial safety improvementsbeingstudiedfortheTim-mermanJunction. This will be the secondmeetingoftheTimmermanJunction study advisorycommittee.ITDintroducedthestudyandalternativesatthefirstadvisorymeetinginApril.Athirdadvisorycommitteemeetingwillbeheldthisfall.Allmeetingsareopentothepublic. Tolearnmore,visithttp://itd.idaho.gov/projects/d4/

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Reptile Mingle OnSaturday,July16th,theHagermanFossilBedsVisi-torCenter(221NStateStreetinHagerman)willhostaspecialprogramonreptiles. LauraBrowarny,theHerrettCenter’sCoordinatorofEducationandCollections,willpresentaReptileMinglefrom11a.mto12noon.Shehasselectedsomeofherfa-voritesnakesandlizardsfromtheHerrettCenter’sreptilecollectiontojoinherattheevent. Thepresentationwillincludefactson reptiles - weird diets, strangehabits,and funnytricks.Visitorswillhavetheopportunitytotouchandevenhandlesomeofthereptilesattheendoftheprogram! 933-4105orwww.nps.gov/hafo.

Notices of Upcoming Events & MeetingsAttention All Preschooler Parents: StorytimeattheCamasPublicLibraryiseveryThurs-daysat10:30a.m.Therewillalsobecraftsattheend.Pleasecomeandjoinusforagoodstoryandcrafts.Food Bank in Fairfield: TheLighthouseFoodPantrywillbeopenthisFriday,July15th,from3to4p.m.Ifyoucan’tmakeit,giveEdacallat764-3322.TheLighthouseChurch/Pantryislo-catedonEastPonderosa,justacrossfromthebusbarn.

Summer RodeosJerome County - August 9, 10 & 11

Gooding County - August 18, 19 & 20

Lincoln County Fair & RodeoJuly 23-31, 2016!JuniorRodeo-July23rd

HorsePull-July26thRanchRodeo-July27th

Parade&ProRodeo-July28thProRodeo-July29th

UnitedTruck&TractorPull-July30AntiqueTractorPull-July31st

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BOWLINGFUN!Watchnextweek’spaperformoredetails!

ALLJUNIORHIGHSTUDENTSWELCOME(Studentsthatwerein6thgradethrough8thgradethispastschoolyear)

MIGHTYYOUTHWARRIORSSummerFun

ThefamilyofWiLLARD WiLSONinvitesyoutohelpthemcelebratehislifeonJuly 16th, at 11 a.m.TherewillbeBBqanddrinks,pleasebringasidedish.(Ifyouwantsomethingstrongerthansodafeelfreetobringyourown).TheWilsonresidenceislocated8mileswestofFairfield,amileandahalfnorth.Come,shareyourmemories.

-----SusanL.Legarreta,69,aresidentofGooding,passedawayFriday,July8,2016atNorthCanyonMedicalCenterinGooding.Aprivatecelebrationisplanned.

-----JoshuaLeviMyers-Christopherson,33,aresidentofWendell,passedawayWednesday,July6,2016athishomeinWendell.Visitationwillbeheldfrom5to7pmonWednesday,July13thatDemaray’sWendellChapel.Acelebrationoflifewillbeheldat11am,onSaturday,July16thattheWendellSeniorCenter,3801stAve.EastinWendell.

-----WalterR.Beerly,97,aGoodingresident,passedawayonSunday,July10,2016atDeSanoPlaceSuitesAs-sistedCareinGooding.FuneralarrangementsarependingwithDemarayFuneralService.

-----RichardReeves,76,aGoodingresident,passedawayonThursday,July7,2016athishomeinGooding.FuneralarrangementsarependingwithDemarayFu-neralService–GoodingChapel.

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VBS & Tent Revival FoothillsBaptistChurchinFairfieldwillbehostingaVacationBibleSchoolandaTentRevivalstartingonJuly17th.GuestmusicandmessagewillbeprovidedbyJeffGoreandSteveCody. TentRevivalwillbeheldeachevening(SundaythruWednesday)at7:00p.m.VBSwillstartMonday(July18th)at9:00a.m. OnSunday,July17th,regularservicewillbeat11a.m.At5:00p.m.therewillbeaBBq.EveryoneisWelcome!

GoodingCountyHistoricalSociety“Wednesday Night Speaker Series”

GoodingCountyHistoricalSocietywillbehostingtheirmonthlySpeakerNightonWednesday,July20,2016,attheGoodingCountyMuseum(273EuskadiLaneinGooding).LizHaugeewillgiveapresentationentitled“WhoTurns100ThisYear?” LizisaCommunityEducationRepresentativeforIdahoPowerCompanyandwillspeakabouttheirCentennialasGoodingCountyhas8powerplantswithinitsborders. Thelecturewillbeginat7:00p.m.Thereisnochargetoattendthepresentation;andrefreshmentswillbeservedfollowingthelecture. IfyouwouldlikemoreinformationorhavequestionsabouttheWednesdaySpeakerNight,pleasecontacttheGoodingCountyHistoricalSocietyat(208)934-5318,JoaniPaulsat(208)934-5366,Krisquigleyat(208)490-7466,oremailatgoodingcountymuseum@yahoo.com

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Lincoln CountyHazard Mitigation Meeting

ApublicmeetingfortheLincolnCountyHazardMiti-gationPlan2016updateisscheduledforThursday,July21,2016at6:00p.m. LincolnCountyDisasterServicesandtheHazards&ClimateImpactsResearchCenter(HazCIRC)willfa-cilitatediscussionsontheupdateprocess,assessingthehazardsandriskstothecounty,andproposedactionstomitigatefuturelivesanddollarslost. The public is highly encouraged to attend and par-ticipateinthesediscussionsandprovidefeedback.Thepublicisalsohighlyencouragedtocompleteasurveyre-latedtohazardslocatedathttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LincolnCountyHMS ThemeetingwillbeheldattheLincolnCountyCom-munityCenter.

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o b i t u a r i e sAlmaL.Strong

Alma L. Strong, 86, a residentofWendell,passedawayonSun-day,June26,2016atherhomeinWendell. Alma was born on October 27,1929inHagerman,Idaho,thethirddaughter of Emmett and OliveBartlett. Shewasraisedandedu-catedinWendell. Shelived85ofher87yearsintheWendellarea. AlmamarriedAlbertStrongonNovember13,1948inElko,Nevada.BertandAlmaweremarried47yearsandlivedonthefamilyfarmoutsideWendell.AlmaworkedatSt.Benedict’sHospitalinJeromefor30years.Shelovedherworkandreallyenjoyedhergrandkids,KrisMillerandKallieForsberg.BertpassedawayonAugust21,1995. Sheissurvivedby:twodaughters,CherylM.StrongofTuc-son,ArizonaandDianaK.StrongMaasofTwinFalls;herthreebrothers,Stanley,EmmettandJohn;hersister,AliceTalbert;hergrandchildren,KrisMiller,KallieForsbergandBrentStrong;andgreatgrandchildren,ChaseandHannahMiller,Dylan,DrewandDanielForsberg. Shewasprecededindeathbyherhusband,BertStrong;herson,RogerStrongLee;twobrothers,EdwinandSteve;andtwosisters,AnnandEffie. AgravesideservicewasheldonSaturday,July9,2016attheWendellCemeteryinWendell.

PalomaJaneWheeler PalomaJaneWheeler,83,aresi-dentofGooding,diedWednesday,July6,2016attheHeritageCareCenterinTwinFalls. Paloma“thedove”wasbornonSeptember4,1932inArriola,Col-orado,thedaughterofAlbertandEarcyBell(Gilpin)Swaim.Theyhadtwochildren,WilliamandPal-oma.Afterthedeathofhermotherin1938,thefamilymovedtoBoise,Idahoandherfatherlaterremarriedandthefamilygrewagaintoincludefourmorebrothersandthreesisters. ShemarriedWilliamWheeleronJanuary31,1948.TogetherherandBillhadfourchildren,WilliamJr.,Lorretta,DarwinandPamela. PalomaretiredfromserviceworkfortheGoodingSchoolDistrictandlaterrantheWheelerSecondHandStoretogetherwithherhusband,Bill,untilhispassingin1994.Shealsovol-unteeredfortheGoodingHospitalAuxiliary. Shelovedthecompanyandcaringforofhergrandchildrenandgreat-grandchildren.Sheenjoyedplayingpool,exercisingandotheractivitiesattheGoodingSeniorCenter,listeningtotheOldTimeFiddlersandregularlyattendedtheseniorbreakfastwithfamilymembersfrominandoutoftown. Sheissurvivedby:hersons,William(Paula)WheelerandDarwinWheeler;herdaughter,Lorretta(Lance)Wise;ninegrandchildren,KaryJones,Shelly(Shane)Bates,Joey(Derek)Lancaster,Jenny(Darin)Hamann,Julie(Sam)Patterson,Bran-dy(Mark)Brien,RockyWheeler,ChrisRichards,DaniRoyce,Laura(Brian)EricksonandTimBerg;21great-grandchildren;fourgreat-great-grandchildren;twonephews,WilliamandRobertSwaim;andmanymorefriendsandrelatives. Shewasprecededindeathby:herparents,AlbertandEarcyBellSwaim;herhusband,WilliamWheeler;herbrother,Wil-liamSwaim;daughter,PamelaRichards;andgrandson,KevinWheeler. AspecialthankstothestaffandmanyfriendsatHeritageAssistedLiving. MemorialcontributionsmaybemadetotheGoodingSeniorCenter308SeniorAvenueGooding,Idaho83330. CremationarrangementswilltakeplaceunderthecareanddirectionofDemarayFuneralService–GoodingChapel,withaprivateinurnmenttotakeplaceattheElmwoodCemeteryinGooding.

KelliBehuninYork KelliBehuninYork,47,aresi-dent of Gooding, died Sunday,June26,2016inRupert. Kelli was born on March 1,1969 in Pocatello, Idaho, thedaughterofEugeneandDonnaBehunin. She was raised andeducatedinGooding. Kelli is survived by: her par-ents,GeneandDonnaBehuninofGooding;twosons,ChrisBehuninandCodyFrazier,bothofTwinFalls;twodaughters,JenniferHolmesofNorthCarolinaandLisaDarrowofGeorgia;threebrothers,TerryBehuninandBrianBehunin,bothofGoodingandRodneyBehuninofCali-fornia;onesister,KristineMinkofGooding;fourgrandchil-dren,Alexxa,Orrin,CrimsonandArya;andhergrandmother,MarylouChristensenofPocatello. FuneralserviceswereheldonSaturday,July2,2016attheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-daySaints.BurialfollowedattheElmwoodCemeteryinGooding. Toallfriendsandfam-ily,thisisnotagoodbye,ita“Untilwemeetagain.”

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o b i t u a r i e sFrankJohnPamplona

FrankJohnPamplona,age54,ofGooding,Idaho,passedaway peacefully in his sleep onFriday, July 1, 2016 surroundedbyfamily. FrankwasborninSanJose,Cali-forniaonJuly9,1961.Hegradu-ated from Merced High SchoolandmarriedKimHigginbothamsoonafter.Thebirthoftheirfirstson,DustinwasonSeptember8,1985,andtheirsecondson,JoshwasbornonDecember10,1987. Frankworkedinconstruction,buildinganddevelopment,repairedSection8homes,anden-joyedhistimewithhisfamily.In2003thefamilymovedtoGooding,Idaho,wherehedrovetruckandoperatedheavyequipmentforafewlocalcompanies.Inthebeginningof2016,hestartedworkingfortheRiverChristianFellowshipinTwinFallsdoingGod’swork. HeenjoyedKaraoke--which,bytheway,hewasprettygoodat--watchingNASCARracingandtheRaiders,ridinghisHarleyDavidson,watchingTV,camping,andspendingtimewithhisfriendsandfamily. Frankissurvivedby:histwosons,DustinandJoshPamplona,andtheirwives,CrystalandNekane;hisfourgrandchildren,Clayton9,Caleb6,Casey5,andLydia3;histwosisters,OliviaPraderandInezLePenske;histwobrothers,ErnieandJohnPamplona;hismother,Maria,andstepdad,AlSaude;eightniecesandnephews,sevengreatniecesandnephews,plussomanymoreamazingfriendsandfamily. Frankisprecededindeathbyhisfather,JohnVazPamplona;hissister,Edolina;andhisbrother,Paul. FuneralserviceswereheldonFriday,July8,2016atDema-ray’sFuneralHomeinGooding,withPastorMikeKestleroftheRiverChristianFellowshipofTwinFallsofficiating.BurialwasattheWendellCemetery.

MarionEugeneMason Marion Eugene Mason, 78, aresidentofWendell,passedawaySunday,June26,2016atSt.Luke’sMagic Valley Medical Center inTwinFalls.MarionwasbornJuly20,1937inMontrose,Colorado,toGurnieAlonzoandLethaMason. HewasraisedandeducatedinArkansasandColorado.Hemar-ried Lois Parker on March 27,1964,inJerome,Idaho. Marionissurvivedbyhiswife,Lois;5daughters,LindaElmer,LucretiaMason,StephanieGibson,DanaMasonandCarolRoadcap;2brothers,JohnMasonandDickMason;3sisters,PaulineLower,ThelmaRussellandCassieMcDon-nell;9grandchildren,AmberNicosia,JoshBerry,SethMa-son,StephanieLegg,MarionMason,BreshaReynolds,GrantRoadcap,GordonRoadcapandRickeyTunstall. Marionisalsosurvivedby6great-grandchildren,MercedesBerry,KylerNicosia,ShaylynnMason,BryleeMasonBreleighLeggandAveryLegg. Hewasprecededindeathbyhisparents;and6brothers. FuneralserviceswereheldonFriday,July1,2016attheUnitedMethodistChurchinWendell.BurialattheWendellCemetery.

HarlandDean“Harry”Surplus HarlandDean“Harry”Sur-plus,84,aresidentofWendell,passedawayMonday,July4,2016athishomeinWendell. HarrywasbornAugust21,1931,inBurlingtonJunction,Missouri, thesonofMarvinandMyrtleSurplus.Hemar-ried Nona M Ferguson, inOceanside,CaliforniaonAu-gust28,1965.HarryenlistedandretiredfromtheUnitedStatesMarineCorps. Heissurvivedbyhisson,DeanSurplus,ofVernal,Utah. AcelebrationoflifewasheldonFriday,July8,2016,attheWendellHighSchoolAuditorium. ThefamilyasksthatmemorialcontributionsinHarry’snamebemadetoLoaves&Fishes-P.O.Box53,Wendell,Idaho83355.DonationstoLoaves&FishesmayalsobemadeatanyFarmersNationBankBranch. Condolencesandmemoriesmaybesharedwiththefam-ilybyvisitingtheobituarylinkatwww.demarayfuner-alservice.com.

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JesusGomez-Rangel Jesus Gomez-Rangel, 55, aresident of Gooding, passedawaySunday,June26,2016atSt.AlphonsusRegionalMedi-calCenterinBoise. JesuswasbornJune9,1961,inMichoacán,Mexico,toSeveri-anoGomezandRaquelRangel.HewasraisedandeducatedinMexico. HemarriedAuroraAlarconCeballosonFebruary10,1980,inMichoacán,Mexico.JesusimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesinthe1980’sandhaslivedandraisedhisfamilyinGoodingforthepast24years. Jesusissurvivedbyhiswife,Aurora;2sons,Ismael,andJesus,Jr.;3daughters,Danelia,LorenaandMariaSeleni,allofGooding,Idaho;2brothers,Erasmo,ofIdahoFallsandBasilio,ofWashington;6sisters,Arminda,ofMexico,Graciela,ofGlennsFerry,Ana,Migdalea,bothofMexico,Beatriz,ofBoiseandMatilde,ofMexico;9grandchildren,Carlos,Marcos,Mickey,Erick,Tony,Julian,Kamila,BelenandJayden. Hewasprecededindeathby1brother,ArmandoGo-mez;andhisfatherSeverianoGomez. FuneralserviceswereheldonFriday,July1,2016,atSt.Elizabeth’sCatholicChurchinGooding. ArrangementsunderthecareanddirectionofDemarayFuneralService–GoodingChapel.Sharecondolencesandmemoriesatwww.demarayfuneralservice.com.

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o b i t u a r i e sGingerL.Fernandez

GingerL.Fernandez,63,aresidentofWendell,passedawayFriday,June24,2016atherhomeinWendell.Gin-gerwasbornonJune3,1953,inSiouxFalls,SouthDakota,toBerdellL.andDeloresF.Duncan.ShewasraisedandeducatedinTacoma,Washington. Gingerissurvivedby1son,StevenTaylor,ofCastleford,Idaho;1brother,Jasper(Teresa)Duncan,ofBeaufort,South Carolina; and 3 sisters, Luke

Bailey,CarolHorstman,andKarlaSutton,allofWendell,Idaho. Shewasprecededindeathby1son,MarkTaylor;herparents;and1brother,GaryMiller. AcelebrationoflifewasheldonFriday,July1,2016,atWil-lowCreekCampGroundoutsideofFairfield.

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VanceCanaraMcHan VanceCanaraMcHan,51,ofGooding,Idahoalwayssaidhewantedtodiewhilecrossingthefinishlineofagreatrace.HehascompletedanamazingracethatbeganonOctober14,1964inGoodingwhenhewasborntoVardandCrystalMcHan,andendedonSaturday,July9,2016athishomeinGoodingafterfightingavaliantbattlewithcancer. Vancewastheoldestof9children.HewasraisedonadairyfarminWendell,whereheattendedschoolandgraduatedfromWendellHigh School in 1983. After graduation heservedaLDSmissiontoTennesseeNashvillein1983-85. Afterhismissionhemarriedhissweetheart,KarenGrover,intheLoganUtahTemple.Theyrecentlycelebratedtheir30thanniversaryonJune26th.VanceandKarenwereblessedwith6children,3sonsand3daughters. Vancelovedhischildrendeeplyandwasveryinvolvedintheirlives.Manyoftheactivitieshewasinvolvedwithhappenedbe-causehewantedtobewithhischildren.VancecoachedGoodingRecdistrictsoccerforthemanyyearsthathischildrenwerein-volvedwiththatsport.HecoachedGoodingRecdistrictfootballfor2yearswhenhisson,Mikewantedtodothat.Whenhisoldestson,Chrisstartedrunningcrosscountryinhighschool,itwasanaturalfitforVancetobecometheassistantcoach.Hecoachedcrosscountryforabout15yearsandlovedthatsportandworkingwiththeyouth.Helovedrunningwiththemanddevelopedadeepfriendshipwithmanyofhisrunners.VancewasveryinvolvedinScouting.BeginningwithwhenhewasayouthhelovedtheScoutingprogram.HeearnedhisEagleScoutBadgeatage14andcontinuedtobeinvolvedinscoutingatmanylevelssincethattime.Helovedservingasscoutmaster,andinrecentyearshelovedhelpingyouthreceivetheirEagleAwardsbybeingtheadvancementchairmanoverthat. Vancelovedmusic.HeenjoyedsingingintheGoodingcom-munityChristmascantataformanyyears,usuallywithatleastoneofhischildren.Vancevaluedhardworkandtaughthischildrentoworkhardbyworkingalongsidethemdoingpaperroutesandmowinglawns. AfterVanceandKarenmarried,theylivedinKimberlyandthenRupert.HelovedhisemployersinRupert;theBaileyfamilybecamefamilytohim.ItwasadifficultdecisiontoleavetheiremploymentandmovetoGoodingnearfamilyin1992.VancebecameacropadvisorforValleyCo-op,thenLandviewfertilizer,andfinallySimplotGrowerSolutionsthepast12years.Helovedhisjobandmademanyclosefriends.Helovedtheloyaltyofhiscustomersovertheyears. VancewasanactivememberofTheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-daySaints.Heservedinmanycallingsovertheyears,includingasacounselorto3Bishops,ontheWendell

o b i t u a r yStakeHighCouncil,andrecentlyasBishopoftheGood-ing1stWard.HelovedwhenheservedasthechoristerinPrimaryandtaughtearlymorningseminarybecausehewasworkingcloselywithyouth.

Vancelovedhisfamilydeeply.Hewasveryinvolvedinthelivesofnotonlyhischildren,buthisniecesandnephews,andastrayortwothatbecamefamily.Hetrulyenjoyeddevelopingarelationshipwiththemandservingasarolemodelforthem. Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Karen;threesons,Chris(Kathy)ofElko,Nevada;NathanofBoise,Idaho;Michael(Katie)ofGooding;andthreedaughters,Jessica(Josh)PayneofOrem,Utah;Lisa,servingaLDSmissioninWestVirginia,Charleston;andCamilla,Gooding;and6be-lovedgrandchildren,withanotherdueinSep-tember.Vanceisalsosurvivedbyhismother,

Crystal,ofGooding;6brothers,Cameron(Pam)ofRupert,Idaho;Eric(Katrina)ofGooding;Lance(Heather)ofKuna,Idaho;TyofGooding;Drue(Kristy)ofKuna;andAdam(Heather)ofChicago,Illinois;and2sisters,Holly(Dan)Jef-fersofParma,Idaho;andRobynofRichfield,Idaho.AlsosurvivingVanceishismother-in-law,GlennaGrover,Karen’s5sistersand2brothers,andmanyin-laws,nieces,nephews,aunts,unclesandcousins. Vancewasprecededindeathbyhisfather,Vard,andfather-in-law,Richard. Vancedesiredthateveryoneknowofhistestimony.“IhaveadeepandabidingfaithintheLordandSaviorJesusChristandhopethatmyactionsovertheyearsprovidedproofthatIgavemysoultoHim.TheGospelofJesusChristhasprovidedmeawaytohelpandassistinGod’swork.TheBookofMormonhasgivenmestrengthandhelpedmetoknowthatJesusistheLordandSavior”. Weasafamilybelieveintheplanofsalvation.WeknowwewillbewithVanceagainandbeafamilythroughtheeternitiesbecauseofthesealingpoweraccessedintheLord’stemples.ThefamilywouldlovetohaveyourmemoriesofVancewrittendownandsharedwithustohelphisposterityknowhimandthemanhewas. AvisitationforfamilyandfriendswillbeheldonTuesday,July12,2016from5:00to7:00pmatDemarayFuneralService–GoodingChapel;andonWednesdayfrom10:00amuntilservicetimeattheGoodingL.D.S.Church. AfuneralserviceforVancewillbeheldonWednesday,July13,2016at11:00amattheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-daySaintsinGooding.BurialwillfollowattheElmwoodCemeteryinGooding. Condolences,memoriesandphotosmaybesharedwiththefamilybyfollowingtheobituarylinkatwww.demarayfuner-alservice.com.

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By Mike Demick, Conservation Information Supervisor VisitorstotheFish&GameMKNatureCenternowhavetheopportunitytoseeoneofIdaho’smostunique,butrarelytalkedaboutanimals:Pacificlamprey. FishmanagersattheNezPerceTribewilldeliverthreelampreytotheNatureCenteronMonday,July11togivevisitorstheopportunitytoseetheseamazing fish close-upthroughoneofthecen-ter’slargeaquariums. Pacificlamprey,some-timesincorrectlyreferredtoaseels,aretheleastun-derstoodofIdaho’snativefish.Theyareanadromous,meaningtheyareborninfreshwater,thenmigratetosaltwater,andreturntofreshwatertospawn. TheyarealsothemostprimitivefishinIdaho,theiran-cestorsdatingback500millionyears.Theyhavenobone,onlycartilage,andswimwithoutpairedfins.Sincetheylackjaws,theyobtaintheirfoodthroughasuckingdisk.AdultsmigrateatthesametimeasspringChinooksalmon,reachingheadwaterstreamsbySeptember.TheyspendthewinterthereandspawnbetweenAprilandJulyinsandygravelareas.Oncetheeggshatch,thejuvenilesburrowinsandyareasforuptosixyears,feedingonplankton. Whentheyreachfivetotwelveinches,younglamprey,calledamocetes,startdriftingdownstreamtowardtheoceananddevelopeyesandatoothymouth.Intheoceantheyareparasitic,attachingthemselvestootherfish.Theycangrowtoalmost27inchesinthetwoyearstheyspendintheoceanbeforetheyheadupstreamtospawn,oftencatchingarideonadultsalmonandsteelhead. Onceresidinginallwaterswheresalmonandsteelheadlived,recentobservationshavebeenlimitedtosometribu-tariesintheClearwaterandSalmonRiverdrainages. TheNatureCenterislocatedat600SouthWalnutStreetbehindFishandGameHeadquarters.

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Highway 75 A 10-mile-long pavingprojectpairedwithtwocul-vertreplacementsandbridgerehabilitation work beginsMonday(July18)alongIdaho75insouthernBlaineCounty.The pavement-preservationprojectwillextendthelifeoftheexistingroadwayandtheRichfieldCanalbridge. The initial phase of theprojectwillreplaceastorm-waterculvertandrebuildtheroadway at another culvert—bothlocatednearmilepost100abouttwomilessouthoftheU.S.20intersection(Tim-merman Junction). At bothexisting culvert crossings,theroadwayfoundationhassettled,resultingincrackingandadip.Repairsandreha-bilitationwillalsotakeplaceonthebridgeovertheRich-field Canal and the drivingsurface. Duringthisproject,trafficwillbereducedtoonelaneateachlocationwithtemporarytrafficsignalscontrollingtheflowoftrafficthroughtheworkzones.Driverscanexpectmi-nordelaysuptofiveminuteslongateachlocation. Followingbridgeandcul-vertwork,anasphaltoverlaywillbeplacedovertheentirestretchofIdaho75betweentheRichfieldCanalandtheU.S.20intersection. Trafficwillbereducedtoasinglelanethroughtheactiveworkareaoftheconstructionzone.Driversshouldwatchforf laggersandexpectdelaysofupto15minutes.Apilotcarwillbeinoperationanda15-footwidthlimitwillbeineffect.

NOTiCE OF PUBLiC WATER MEETiNGSTheIdahoDepartmentofWaterResources(IDWR)willbeconductingpublicmeetingsregardingthepossiblecreationofagroundwatermanagementareafortheEasternSnakeRiverPlainAquifer(ESPA),theaquiferstretchingacrossabroadsectionofsouthernIdaho,fromAshtontoKingHill,whichisfedinpartbyinflowfromtributarybasins.AgroundwatermanagementareaisdefinedbyIdahoCodeSection42-233bas:“…anygroundwaterbasinordesignatedpartthereofwhichthedirectorofthedepartmentofwaterresourceshasdeterminedmaybeapproachingtheconditionsofacriticalgroundwaterarea.”IdahoCodeSection42-233adefinesacriticalgroundwaterareaas:“…anygroundwaterbasin,ordesignatedpartthereof,nothavingsufficientgroundwatertoprovideareasonablysafesupplyforirrigationofcultivatedlands,orotherusesinthebasinatthethencurrentratesofwithdrawal,orratesofwithdrawalprojectedbyconsiderationofvalidandoutstandingapplicationsandpermits,asmaybedeterminedanddesignated,fromtimetotime,bythedirectorofthedepartmentofwaterresources.”TheESPAhasdeclinedsignificantlysincethemid1950s.TwokeyquestionsbeforetheDirectorare:(1)whethertheESPAmaybeapproachingtheconditionsofacriticalgroundwaterarea,and(2)ifyes,whatshouldbetheboundaryofthegroundwatermanagementarea?Anyinterestedpersonswishingtolearnmoreaboutthisactionordesiringtoexpresstheiropinionareurgedtoattend.Listedbelowarethescheduledmeetingdatesandlocations.

Meeting Date & Time

July25,2016at8:30a.m.

July25,2016at2:30p.m.

July25,2016at7:00p.m.

July26,2016at8:30a.m.

July26,2016at2:00p.m.

July26,2016at7:00p.m.

July27,2016at9:00a.m.

July27,2016at3:00p.m.

July27,2016at7:30p.m.

July28,2016at9:00a.m.

MeetingLocationMinnieMooreRoom,CommunityCampusBuilding

1050FoxAcresRoad-Hailey,Idaho83333

ButteCountyHighSchoolAuditorium120N.WaterStreet-Arco,Idaho83213

WestJeffersonSchoolDistrictAuditorium1256East1500North-Terreton,Idaho83450

AmericInnLodge&Suites1098GoldenBeautyDrive-Rexburg,Idaho83440

BlackfootSeniorCenter20EastPacific-Blackfoot,Idaho83221

BestWestern1415BenchRoad-Pocatello,Idaho83201

MarshValleySeniorCenter21S.MainStreet-Downey,Idaho83234

RaftRiverHighSchoolAuditorium551stWest-Malta,Idaho83342

BestWestern/BurleyInn&ConventionCenter800N.OverlandAvenue-Burley,Idaho83318

JeromeMiddleSchool52010thAvenueWest-Jerome,Idaho83338

MoreinformationcanbefoundonIDWR’swebsite:www.idwr.idaho.gov.

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LEGAL NOTiCE OF PUBLiC MEETiNGTherewillbeapublichearingat6:30p.m.onTuesday,July19,2016,atWMFDStation2(WestMagicRoad).AcopyoftheproposedbudgetisavailableforinspectionatWestMagicResortduringbusinesshours.

ProposedBudgetforWEST MAGiC FiRE DiSTRiCT

For the Fiscal Year 2016 - 2017EstimatedRevenue $16,269.00EstimatedExpenditures MajorEquipment,Replacement/Repairs 1800.00 Clothing,New/Replacement 200.00 FireBuildingMaintenance 800.00 OfficeSupplies/Subscriptions 800.00 LegalPublications 300.00 Utilities 2900.00 FireTruckFuel/Maintenance 3500.00 FireHydrantMaintenance/Install 200.00 Insurance 1158.00 Training 1000.00 Wages&Miscellaneous 2000.00 Radios 1611.00TOTAL $16,269.00

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Fall Chinook Fishing IdahoFishandGameCommissionadoptedafallChi-nooksalmonfishingseasontoopenSeptember1onpartsoftheSnake,ClearwaterandSalmonrivers.Commission-ersapprovedthe2016fallChinookfishingseasonsduringtheirmeetinginJeromeonJuly7th. FallchinookfishingontheSnakeRiverwillbeopenfromtheWashington-IdahoborderupstreamtoHellsCanyonDam. FishingontheSnakeRiverfromtheIdahoBordertoCliffMountainRapids(aboutamiledownstreamofHellsCanyonDam)isscheduledtobeopenuntilOct.31,butcouldbeclosedsoonerdependingontheactualnumberoffishthatreturnandtheamountofharvest.ThestretchbetweenHellsCanyonDamdownstreamtoCliffMountainRapidsisscheduledtoremainopenuntilNovember17. OtherareasopeningforfallchinookfishingonSep-tember1includetheClearwaterRiver,fromitsmouthupstreamtoMemorialBridge,andtheSalmonRiver,fromitsmouthupstreamaboutthree-fourthsofamiletoEyeoftheNeedleRapids. Avalidfishinglicenseandsalmonpermitarerequiredtofishforfallchinook.Onlyadipose-clippedsalmonmaybekept.ThedailybaglimitissixadultfallChinooksalmon,andthepossessionlimitis18.Thereisnoseasonlimitonadultfallchinook. Onlyadultfallchinook(24-inchesandlonger)mustberecordedontheangler’ssalmonpermit.Thereisnodaily,possessionorseasonlimitsonfallchinookjacks(thoselessthan24inches). The2016fallchinookforecastis32,000hatcheryandnatu-rally-producedfallchinookreturningtotheSnakeRiver.

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