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Stuntman Eddie Braun prepares to climb into the “Evel Spirit” Friday at the Snake River Canyon near Hansen.

Braun fulfills Knievel’s dream

The life and times of Evel Knievel

MYCHEL MATTHEWS

Oct. 17, 1938: Robert Craig Knievel is born in Butte, Mont. July 9, 1967: “Evel” Knievel soars over 13 autos in a demonstration at Lewis County Fairgrounds near Centralia, Wash. Dec. 31, 1967: Knievel vaults his motorcycle 141 feet over the fountains of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and crashes spectacularly. He suffers a crushed pelvis and femur, fractures to his hip, wrist, and both ankles and a concussion. October 23, 1971: Knievel sets world indoor record by jumping 14 cars at Portland Memorial Coliseum; fractures his left hand. Sept. 8, 1974: Knievel makes

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TWIN FALLS — Forty-two years ago this month, Robert “Evel” Knievel Sr. famously failed to launch himself over the Snake River Canyon in a steam-powered rocket. On Friday, Hollywood stuntman Eddie Braun fulfilled Knievel’s Please see DELIVERED, Page A4 MATTHEW GOOCH, TIMES-NEWS

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to Magicvalley.com to watch a video of the Evel Spirit’s launch over the Snake River Canyon near Hansen.

‘Return to the Snake River’ team members ride on a trailer carrying the ‘Evel Spirit’ Friday after Hollywood stuntman Eddie Braun successfully launched the rocket over the Snake River Canyon near Hansen. Standing at the front of the trailer is stunt coordinator Gary Davis, Evel Knievel’s own stuntman.

Twin Falls the center of the universe for a day by attempting to launch his X-2 Skycycle, designed by Robert Truax, over the Snake River Canyon. May 26, 1975: Knievel jumps over 10 single-decker buses in London’s Wembley Stadium. Oct. 15, 1975: Knievel clears 14 Greyhound buses at Kings Island theme park in Ohio — the longest successful jump of his career and with no injuries. 1980: Knievel is forced to retire; tells reporters that he is “nothing but scar tissue and surgical steel.” Nov. 30, 2007: Knievel dies at age 69 of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Clearwater, Fla.

Redemption: Truax vindicates father’s rocket design MYCHEL MATTHEWS

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HANSEN — Scott Truax was all smiles late Friday afternoon. Truax, 48, led the “Return to Snake River” team to recreate Evel Knievel’s attempt to jump the

Snake River Canyon — but with a successful landing. The Evel Spirit carried stuntman Eddie Braun over the canyon to safety 42 years after Knievel’s failed attempt. His father, Robert Truax, who died in 2010, designed and built

Knievel’s steam-powered “Skycycle.” The rocket’s only parachute deployed early — before the rocket had left the ramp. “My dad was a good man and a smart man,” Truax said in January at his home in Twin Falls. “Sadly,

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this brilliant rocket scientist is best remembered for a failure.” He vowed to change that. Truax began studying his father’s designs in 2008. He knew he had to redesign the steam-powered rocket’s parachute system

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and reinforce the nose. He teamed with Twin Falls resident Scott Record to build the rocket and planned to launch it for the 40th anniversary of Knievel’s Please see REDEMPTION, Page A4

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Leah Regalado, daughter of Emely and Saul Regalado of Jerome, was born Sept. 6, 2016.

St. Luke’s Magic Valley Simon Thomas Miller, son of Lisa and Joel Miller of Twin Falls, was born Aug. 9, 2016. Henry Trey Bollar, son of Emily Dixon Bollar and Shadd Layne Bollar of Jerome, was born Sept. 7, 2016. Mateo Nolasco-Esquivel, son of Alejandra Esquivel-Velazquez and Luis Nolasco-Lopez of Jerome, was born Sept. 8, 2016. Jonathan Yandel Animas, son of Ernestina and Gustavo Animas of Twin Falls, was born Sept. 8, 2016. Bridgett Claire Norris, daughter of Aimee Elizabeth and Steven John Norris of Twin Falls, was born Sept. 8, 2016. Imari Muneca Perez,

daughter of Muneca Huerta and David Perez-Valladarez of Jerome, was born Sept. 9, 2016. Aspyn Roy Skeen, daughter of Rebecca Lynann Ross and Tristan Lee Skeen of Twin Falls, was born Sept. 9, 2016. Jayce Ray Bacon, son of Alisha Ann and Eric James Bacon of Filer, was born Sept. 9, 2016. Decklin J. Webb, son of Kallie Jo and Justin Carl Webb of Burley, was born Sept. 9, 2016. Donovan Eli Alvarez, son of Mayra Alejandra Avila and Rodolfo Torres of Jerome, was born Sept. 9, 2016. Delanee Jayah Vega, daughter of Andrea Gonzalez and Francisco Vega Jr. of Jerome, was born Sept. 10, 2016. Leno Julian Lopez-Elizondo, son of Christina Elizondo and Magdaleno Lopez-Pacheco of Jerome, was born Sept. 11, 2016.

5TH DISTRICT COURT NEWS TWIN FALLS COUNTY FELONY SENTENCINGS

supervised probation, 365 days interlock device to start after drivers license suspension ends. Krystal Maree Richardson, 30, Spokane, Washington; DUI, $400 fine, $202.50 costs, 180 days jail, 178 suspended, two days jail, 180 days restricted drivers license, 12 months supervised probation. Ali Humod Alshami, 47, Wendell; DUI, $400 fine, $202.50 costs, $75 public defender, 180 days jail, 150 suspended, 25 days credited, 40 hours work detail, 180 days drivers license suspension, 24 months supervised probation.

Jerry Dean Hance Jr., 33, Buhl; possession of a controlled substance, $285.50 costs, three years determinate penitentiary, 80 days credited, sentence to run concurrent with 2011 cases. Alexa Sue Burnside, 21, Twin Falls; possession of a controlled substance, $285.50 costs, $1,000 fine, $100 DNA, $300 public defender, three years penitentiary, one determinate, two indeterminate, 21 days credited, 365 days retained jurisdiction, sentence to run consecutively with DIVORCE CIVIL 2014 case. PROCEEDINGS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE SENTENCINGS Amanda Castillo v. Manuel Cabrera Christopher Don Poelzl, Tiffany Stipe-de-Lopez 30, Twin Falls; DUI excessive, v. Manuel Lopez-Alvarado $1,000 fine, $1,000 susAgustin Lopez v. Chrispended, $202.50 costs, $75 tine Lopez public defender, 180 days Amie Cserepes v. Joshua jail, 175 suspended, one day Cserepes Mateo Ayala v. Rosa Sancredited, 365 days restricted drivers license, 24 months chez supervised probation, 365 David Wiggins v. Jody days interlock device, attend Strickling victim impact panel and Matthew Legg v. Charcourt alcohol school. lene Legg Jessica Rae MesserEllis Pruitt Jr v. Jessica smith, 27, Twin Falls; DUI Pruitt second offense, $500 fine, Heather Boyer v. Richard $202.50 costs, 365 days Boyer jail, 355 suspended, one day Jenna Maher v. Taylor credited, eight hours work Maher detail, 365 days drivers liEfton Riddle v. Brayonna cense suspended, 24 months Riddle

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Report: Idaho has low teacher pay, good work conditions JULIE WOOTTON

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TWIN FALLS — Idaho has a low teacher starting salary but a high rating for school working conditions, according to a new study by the Learning Policy Institute, a nonprofit research group. Most U.S. states, including Idaho, are struggling with a teacher shortage. That affects thousands of students just in the Magic Valley alone. School districts are having trouble finding employees to fill vacancies, “often resorting to substitutes and individuals who are not prepared to teach,” the institute said in a statement, released Wednesday. “The resulting churn undermines student achievement as a function of teacher inexperience, under preparation, and overall instability,” the report states. The 16-page report — “A Common Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand, and Shortages in the U.S.” — includes data from all 50 states and policy recommendations. Idaho ranks among the lowest 10 states for the average teacher starting salary in 2013, at $31,159. The Twin Falls School District — and many others across south-central Idaho — often try to boost teacher pay beyond what it receives in state funding. “We want to attract the best and brightest,” Superintendent Wiley Dobbs said. One step toward improving pay: Idaho’s career ladder law, which took effect in July 2015. Over five years, pay increases are designed to help attract and retain teachers. In the new study, Idaho had a worse teacher-to-pupil ratio in 2014 than many other states, with about 20 students per teacher. And it was among the 10 states with the highest percentage of teachers in 2012 who wanted to leave the profession, at 8.9 percent. Data from four years

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Leeann Gott talks to some of her fourth-grade students in august 2016 at Summit elementary School in Jerome. Gott, a licensed teacher, has been a teacher in the Jerome School district for 26 years. ago may be a reflection of funding challenges and an unpopular state superintendent at the time, Dobbs said. The economic recession, which started around 2009, led to major budget cuts for Idaho schools. Also, then-state superintendent Tom Luna implemented a package of three education reform laws, “Students Come First,” which were overturned by voters in 2012. Dobbs said he thinks the situation with education politics in Idaho has improved since. “We’re being asked for input more than we’re being told,” he said. “I think that professional courtesy goes a long way.” Another category in the report: the teacher turnover rate. Idaho’s rate — 13.2 percent — was in the middle of the pack, based on 2013 data. Idaho scored among the top 10 states for two measures in the “working conditions” category. About 57 percent of teachers in 2012 reported feeling supported by their school administrator. And 43.3 percent reported good staff cooperation. But here in Idaho and nationwide, it’s getting harder to find qualified teachers.

teaching preparation programs over the last several years, Church wrote. And that’s a nationwide trend. Within five years, the number of students in teaching preparation programs has dropped 35 percent, according to the institute’s report. Last school year, tens of thousands of teachers were hired nationwide on emergency credentials, the report states. Some of the most hardto-fill positions are in special education, mathematics, science and English as a second language. If the teacher shortage continues, there will be an annual shortfall of 316,000 teachers by 2025, the report says. But the number of students is expected to climb by 3 million in the next decade. The Learning Policy Institute report calls for increasing access to teacher preparation programs by offering scholarships, forgivable loans, and creating teacher residency programs in rural and urban areas where teachers pledge to stay for three to five years. Another recommendation: developing strong mentoring programs for teachers. Dobbs said the Twin Falls district does “exceptionally well” with its mentoring program. The district hires retired teachers to help first-year teachers. “That has received really high marks for the teachers who are new to our district,” he said. And each school has a team of teachers at the same grade level or subject who support each other, Dobbs said. Twin Falls also has a community that’s exceptionally supportive of children, he added. He pointed to voters approving a nearly $74 million bond in 2014 to build three new schools. “I think that helps retainment in our district.”

Magic Valley schools have struggled for years to fill special education, math and science teaching jobs. But now, it’s becoming common to have unfilled openings for more mainstream jobs like elementary school teachers. The Idaho Department of Education recognizes there’s a teacher shortage, spokesman Jeff Church wrote in an email to the Times-News. “We have seen evidence of this through discussing the issue with superintendents across the state when they are seeking to fill positions moving into the new school year.” State officials are working to understand where teacher shortages are occurring, help school districts, and remove barriers for people to become teachers, he wrote. The Learning Policy Institute has policy recommendations, including competitive compensation packages so teachers can make a “reasonable living.” It also recommends incentives such as assistance with housing and child care. Recommendations also seek to address a lack of people going into the teaching profession. Across Idaho, fewer More Online: Read the students have enrolled in report at Magicvalley.com.

Area unemployment drops to 3.2% HEATHER KENNISON

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TWIN FALLS — The unemployment rate has dropped again across the Magic Valley, further pressuring economic development leaders to focus on recruiting workers to the area. The Idaho Department of Labor announced Friday its estimates that unemployment in August stayed at 3.8 percent statewide. The Magic Valley dropped one-tenth of a percent to 3.2 percent, as only one county — Blaine — saw any increase at all. A shortage of laborers has meant Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization has had to shift gears over the last 18 months, focusing on work force recruitment. “There’s still many businesses out there that have had four or five job openings for four or five m o n t h s ,” SIEDO Executive DiHough rector Jeff Hough said. While many businesses

In the meantime, SIEDO continues reworking its website to better provide information about the area 3.2% to potential workers and 3.1% meet work force demands.

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are still having trouble finding workers, that hasn’t stopped economic development efforts. It’s been a tricky balancing act for economic development officials to recruit more businesses but not so many there aren’t enough workers to meet their demands. It’s important to keep momentum, Hough said, but “at the same time, you have to be careful.” More announcements about new businesses in the area are anticipated to come in the next month or so but for companies that don’t have large job requirements. “We’ve got three to four companies that are looking at the region and are very interested,” Hough said.

Is the Magic Valley boom slowing down? Some recent numbers have local analysts such as Department of Labor Regional Economist Jan Roeser concerned that things may be slowing down. The civilian labor force in August rose 1.1 percent, about half the increase seen in the preRoeser vious August. Furthermore, job listings are down — and have fallen an estimated 10 percent just from June. “We’ve had a lot of construction, and it seems that’s slowed a little bit,” Roeser said. Drops from last year in agricultural commodity prices are also likely to have some repercussions, she said.

But it’s still early to tell. September and October typically show the lowest unemployment rates of the year, Roeser said. Twin Falls and Cassia counties saw no change in unemployment from July, at 3.4 percent and 3.1 percent respectively. Compared with a year ago, every county in the region but one has dropped in unemployment — Lincoln County was the same at 4.2 percent. The civilian labor force in the Magic Valley increased from July by about 400 people, with 3,149 of 98,035 unemployed. For the sixth time this year, Idaho ranked first in the nation for overthe-year job growth, the Department of Labor reported. An additional 22,000 jobs — a 3.3 percent increase — was driven by gains in all industries. Construction grew the fastest with a 9.2 percent increase followed by growth in financial activities, other services and information. Madison and Jerome counties experienced the lowest rates in the state at 2.5 percent and 2.8 percent. Lewis County had the highest rate at 7.7 percent.

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Dwarf mistletoe and bark beetles attack Bogus Basin BOISE (AP) — Dwarf mistletoe disease and bark beetles are threatening trees in Boise National Forest. KTVB-TV reports that each year, the disease and beetles attack trees at Bogus Basin from the ground up. The forest service says typically, they kill three to 10 trees at a time. But right now, the beetles are killing pockets of 50 to 100 trees

at a time. It’s an epidemic that will change Bogus Basin forever. Over time, the disease will weaken the tree, welcoming bark beetles. Forest officials and several other agencies such as the Idaho Conservation League and Idaho Fish & Game have a plan to deal with the problem. It will be rolled out over the next several years.

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Lane, and one bridge about four miles south of town. The roadway will be reduced to one lane through each construction zone, with temporary signals controlling traffic. Drivers should expect short delays of up to five minutes. A 35 mile-per-hour speed limit will be in effect at each location and a 12-foot width restriction will be enforced. L & J Construction Group of Ennis, Mont.,

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dream by propelling himself over the canyon in a replica of Knievel’s X-2 Skycycle, built by Scott Truax, the son of Knievel’s rocket designer, Robert Truax. In the decades since Knievel’s failed attempt in 1974, numerous daredevils — including Knievel’s son Robbie — talked about recreating the jump. Several years ago, as the clock ticked close to the 40th anniversary of Knievel’s jump, a handful of rocketeers vied for the opportunity to use Knievel’s dirt ramp, still piled on city-owned property on the canyon rim, to do what Knievel couldn’t. But only one team, called Return to the Snake River, ever came close to pointing a rocket over the canyon. That rocket, the Evel Spirit, stood Friday afternoon with its nose to the sky, waiting for commands from inside the “supervan” where the team prepared for the stunt of Braun’s lifetime — flying three-quarters of a mile through the air at 430 mph. “Mad Mike” Hughes, who calls himself the “King of the Daredevils” and had pitched his own jump of

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infamous jump. After missing the opportunity to launch their rocket from Knievel’s dirt ramp on the canyon rim near Twin Falls, the duo negotiated with Jerome County and landowners Kelly Klosterman, Chuck Coiner and Karen Lindemer for launch and landing sites. The duo chose Braun to pilot the rocket. They planned a four-day event and hoped to bring in 25,000 people. They obtained a mass gathering permit from Jerome County. Then Braun bought out Record and took control of the project. That’s when things got serious — and personal. The Return to the Snake became a private event to vindicate both his father and Knievel. “This event is to clear my dad’s name and clear Evel’s name,” Truax told the Times-News in 2014. “It is to cure history.” Braun named the rocket “Evel Spirit,” paying homage to his childhood hero.

the canyon to the Twin Falls City Council, doubted Braun would succeed. “I wish him the best, but this is beyond scary,” Hughes said Friday morning. “I wouldn’t blame the guy if he walks away before the jump.” Hughes launched a similar rocket — the X-3 Skylimo — 1,374 feet in January, 2014, near Winkelman, Ariz. Braun needed to fly 1,600 feet to cross the Snake River Canyon safely. Texas daredevil “Big Ed” Beckley, whose unfulfilled plan to jump the canyon from Knievel’s dirt ramp cost him $1.7 million, still harbors feelings of resentment toward Twin Falls and the Idaho Department of Lands, but had kind words for Braun Friday morning. “I pray that Eddie will be successful and healthy,” Beckley said. Beckley obtained a landing site by paying nearly $1 million to the state for a two-year lease along the canyon rim in Jerome County. The lease, he said, was contingent on his receiving the required permits from all other agencies, including the city of Twin Falls. Twin Falls eventually pulled out of Beckley’s jump, which was scheduled for September 2014. “Idaho needs to give me

my money back,” Beckley said. Where it all started Evel Knievel made a living defying death. So does Eddie Braun. But that’s where the similarities between the two men end. Knievel, a motorcycle daredevil, was larger than life. And when he announced that he would attempt to jump the canyon in 1974, the quiet town of Twin Falls, at the time population 22,000, would never be the same. “Bobby Knievel took our breath away. Our innocence soon followed.” TimesNews columnist Steve Crump wrote on the jump’s 20-year anniversary. Knievel wasn’t a newcomer to Twin Falls; he’d been hanging out with locals off and on for years. He had one eye on the Snake River Canyon long before he got the idea to jump the Grand Canyon, an idea that was quickly squelched by authorities. Knievel lived in Boise in his early 20s and hung out with the biker crowd. Boise biker fan Alan McIntire gave him the nickname “Evel.” Before his failed canyon jump, national reporter Geraldo Rivera declared Knievel “more popular than Ted Kennedy, David Cassidy

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Stuntman eddie braun embraces a child after successfully jumping the Snake river Canyon in a steam-powered rocket Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, near the Snake river Canyon in twin Falls. Knievel Vincent of Butte, Mont., saw the Snake River Canyon for the first time on Friday. “I was just a twinkle in my dad’s eyes” in 1974, she said as she shared some of her family’s memories of the jump. “Dad was terrified,” Vincent said. “He truly thought he was going to die, but he was too far into it and

couldn’t back out.” Braun, on the other hand, was calm and collected. He and Scott Truax kept Friday’s launch under the radar to prevent a reccurence of the 1974 fiasco. “Eddie’s heart’s in the right place,” said Chuck Coiner, who watched the jump from his nearby shop. “He didn’t want a spectacle.”

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The Evel Spirit floated down on land Braun leased from Coiner, a former state senator, and Coiner’s sister, Karen Lindemer. “It was a good event,” Coiner said Saturday, “something we can be proud of.” Coiner and Lindemer donated much of Braun’s payment to the Hansen School District. When the city of Twin Falls first backed Beckley’s jump over Braun’s, his team said, “Let’s go get our own land. That’s what Evel would do.” That’s when the Braun quietly secured land about 7 miles upstream from the Knievel’s ramp. Many of Knievel’s cronies were part of Friday’s launch. Gary Davis, Knievel’s own stuntman, was the stunt coordinator. Stunt engineer Craig Adams was also part of the 1974 attempt. Knievel’s widow, Krystal Kennedy-Knievel, and many of the Knievel family came to support Braun. Braun idolized Knievel when he was a young boy, and even broke his arm jumping his Schwinn bicycle over garbage cans imitating him. He met the daredevil when he was 12. “I have the chance to fulfill the dream of my hero,” he said, holding back tears. “When I say I’m going to do something, I do it.” And do it, he did. The launch itself was flawless. Knievel’s autograph with the message “Happy landings” went over the canyon with him. So did a vial con-

taining the ashes of Todd Swayze, one of Knievel’s biggest fans. Tamara Swayze, from Calgary, Alberta, said her husband met Braun at Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Mont., about 4 years ago, and they became fast friends. He was to help Braun with the launch, but Swayze died of cancer in February. When Braun returned to the launch site after the jump, he was greeted by

cheering friends and fans. He told Knievel’s daughter-in-law Shelli Knievel that he blacked out from coming off the ramp, but he came to shortly seconds later. “I realized I was still in the rocket,” Braun said. “At that point I told myself, ‘I got this.’” “Were you scared?” asked one of Knievel’s young grandchildren. Braun replied simply. “Very scared.”

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DETROIT — Truckers are warning that a government plan to electronically limit the speed of tractor-trailers will lead to highway traffic jams and possibly an increase in deadly run-ins with cars. More than 150 people, most identifying themselves as independent truckers, have filed comments recently with the government about the proposed rule, unveiled last month by two federal agencies. There were only a few comments in favor. The government has proposed requiring electronic speed limiters on all trucks and buses over 26,000 pounds manufactured after the regulation goes into effect. Speeds could be limited to 60, 65 or 68 miles per hour (97, 105, or 109 kilometers per hour) when the rule is finalized after a comment period that ends Nov. 7. Regulators and others favoring speed limiters say the rule is supported by simple physics: If trucks travel slower, the impact of a crash will be less severe and fewer people will be injured or killed. But truckers say the government is actually cre-

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SALT LAKE CITY — Federal labor lawyers asked a judge Friday to order a contracting company with ties to a polygamous sect to pay at least $200,000 in back wages to children who were sent to work picking pecans for long hours in the cold. A lawyer for Paragon Contractors pushed back during a court hearing in Salt Lake City, saying the sanctions are overreaching and it would be unfair for company to set aside money without evidence on how much they owe. U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell is considering what penalties to order after she decided the company did send kids as young as 6 to work the 2012 harvest, sometimes with little food and few bathroom breaks. Prosecutors also want the

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You may have seen the alarming headlines while scrolling through your Facebook feed this week: The U.S. government planned to kill 45,000 wild horses, according to sources including Drudge Report, The Dodo and the India Times. Some sites, including VegNews, said the kill order had been made to create room for beef farms. This was not true. The feds do not plan to kill the majestic symbols of the American West—not anytime soon, anyway. In response to uproar, the Bureau of Land Management, the custodian of wild horses and burros, said in a statement Wednesday that it is “committed to having healthy horses on healthy range lands” and would “continue to care for and seek good homes for animals that have been removed from the range. The BLM does not and will not euthanize healthy animals.” But the misconceptions that prompted the statement had some basis in reality. The bureau’s wild horse and burro advisory board, a nine-member volunteer body that makes no binding decisions, did recommend last week that the bureau sell or euthanize the “unadoptable” animals among the 45,000 wild horses in government holding corrals. Officials said Wednesday that the bureau would respond at the board’s next meeting in six months. If it endorsed the idea, Congress would have to approve it. Yet the recommendation, made by people with a lot of horse- and nature-loving credentials, has served as a flare, drawing attention to an enormous problem long wrangled over by many passionate parties. Depending on who’s describing it, America’s wild horses are the victims of too little funding, chronic mismanagement by the bureau, or government prioritization of livestock over free-roaming equines. But pretty much everyone agrees it’s a problem—and some board members said the euthanasia recommendation was meant in part as a cry for help.

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The issue has roots in the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. Congress passed it after slaughter of wild equines had led to a drop in population, and it gave their protection and control to the bureau, an agency whose mission is to sustain public lands. The horses are prolific breeders, and their numbers rebounded to the point that the bureau for decades has used helicopters to round up excess horses. The BLM now houses about 45,000 in holding corrals and pastures — a practice that costs $50,000 per animal, $50 million a year and accounts for 65 percent of the bureau’s Wild Horse and Burro Program budget, according to agency figures. But there are still nearly 70,000 wild horses “on the range,” or nearly three times more than the government says the land can support. Horses are not native to North America, and some conservationists say their grazing is terribly degrading the land. Horse advocates say there aren’t too many horses and that the bureau inflates the numbers; that the animals don’t have enough land; and that they’re rounded up to make space for cattle. The bureau calls this “totally false” and says they’re removed only to keep the land healthy. The bureau says it doesn’t have the budget to solve the problem and hints that it wishes it didn’t have to. “This is the only species that the Bureau of Land Management has responsibility for,” bureau director Neil Kornze told members of Congress this week. “Normal wildlife is managed by governors,” or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the NOAA, he said.

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In this Jan. 23, 2015, photo, wild horses are seen during a bLm tour in the pine nut mountains just outside of dayton. Several solutions have been proposed over the years, but they seem to have led to more arguments. Some animal advocates, including the Humane Society of the United States, say an injectible contraception called PZP is the way to keep horse populations down, and some advisory board members say more volunteers need to be trained and deployed to administer it. But another animal advocacy group has filed a lawsuit arguing it has adverse side effects. Another idea was spaying mares. The bureau nixed that plan last week in response to another lawsuit that called the method inhumane. Another tool is adopting out the horses, which the bureau does — but not nearly at the rate necessary. Around 2,000 to 2,500 horses have been adopted each year in recent years, a number easily replaced by foal births.

What did the board recommend — and why? In a blog post on the vote, board member Ben Masters, a young Texan who made a documentary about adopting wild mustangs and riding them from Mexico to Canada, said the precise recommendation was to offer “all suitable animals in long and short term holding deemed unadoptable for sale without limitation or humane euthanasia. Those animals deemed unsuitable for sale should then be destroyed in the most humane manner possible.” Outrage ensued. “The agency is focusing on mass killing of these national icons,” the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign said. In a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) asked Kornze to “reassure my constituents” that the “completely unacceptable proposal of slaughter or sale” was nonbinding. In his blog post, Masters described the recommendation as a response to an “emergency” of horse overgrazing that will have “devastating effects that can last far beyond my lifetime.” He described the board’s visit to an area in Nevada that is home to more than 3,000 horses, or well over 10 times the government says the land can support. It was rife with invasive plants that horses and wildlife can’t eat, he wrote, and practically devoid of water. Fred Woehl, an Arkansas horse trainer and educator who chairs the advisory board, said in an interview Thursday that the group saw horse carcasses near a dried up watering hole. “Wild horses are causing severe range land degradation in some areas. This isn’t an ‘if.’ This is a fact,” Masters wrote. He said he believed other options — such as wide-scale selling of horses, giving them more public land or sterilization — were either inhumane or would be stopped by ac-

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bureau of Land management acting division Chief dean bolstad, right, speaks Friday at Stockmen’s Hotel & Casino. a member of the national Wild Horse and burro advisory board June Sewing sits to the left. tivists or Congress. Doing nothing, he wrote, would lead to horse starvation and habitat destruction. Woehl said that the “main premise” of the recommendation was to adopt out as many horses as possible, and only euthanize older ones that couldn’t be found homes. He acknowledged that “sale without limitation” could mean some horses might end up at slaughterhouses in Mexico or Canada (none exist in the United States). “The ones that voted for it voted for it just to bring

it to a head, that we had to do something. We couldn’t just sit on our hands anymore,” Woehl said. “There’s nobody on that board that wants to get rid of the horses.” Woehl said he’s received threats since the vote. Masters wrote that he’d gotten 500 hate emails— but he hoped it would be worth it. “We’re hoping Congress sees our recommendation and thinks, ‘Oh, damn, this is really, really bad,’” Masters told National Geographic Adventure. “Then

maybe they’ll give the BLM extra funding to open more public lands for wild horses and burros, to buy seed to rehabilitate the native range land, and to expand the use of humane contraception to slow population growth.” The sole dissenting vote came from Ginger Kathrens, executive director of the Cloud Foundation, a Colorado-based wild horse advocacy organization. In an interview with Horse Nation, she said she feared the mass killing could happen because it might actually be

easier than finding another solution. But she expressed hope it would get the public more involved in with wild horses, which she said have become scapegoats for overgrazing committed by livestock. The contraceptive PZP, Kathrens argued, needs to be aggressively used “so we can achieve zero population growth.” “Yes, it will take a lot of hard work — it will take a lot of volunteers to be out there in the field,” she said. “But we have over 100 volunteer trained darters — myself included — who are not in places they need to be because the BLM has not used the resource.”

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The bureau’s statement strongly suggests it won’t endorse the euthanasia recommendation. If the past is any guide, things will stay status quo—which no one is happy with, and which Masters and Woehl argue would be disastrous. “With the lack of water, I would say at least 10 or 15 percent of the horses are going to die in the next 12 months,” Woehl said. “This is not a cattle versus horse issue. This is an animal versus environment or range issue. I wouldn’t care if they were buffalo, if they were deer or if they were geese. The range is in bad, bad shape.”

BOARD MEMBERS WANTED TWIN FALLS COUNTY PEST ABATEMENT DISTRICT 507 Grandview Drive South Mail: PO Box AC,Twin Falls Id 83303-0094 208-733-2338 • www.tfcpad.org The Board of Trustees generally meets about once a month to review district activities, address new and ongoing district concerns, review district financial records and provide a time for the public to address the Board. Board meetings are public; however executive sessions may also take place. Applicants should file an application for membership on the Board of Trustees and submit a brief letter describing why they wish to serve on the board and any relevant qualifications to the Pest Abatement District. Trustees shall be appointed for four (4) years by the county commissioners. Applicants must be a resident property owner in Twin Falls County and registered to vote in the county. Trustees serve without compensation, but will be reimbursed for any necessary expenses involved with their duties. Applications can be downloaded from the Pest Abatement Website tfcpad.org, or picked up at the Pest Abatement office. Applications will be accepted through October 14, 2016

The Twin Falls County Pest Abatement District is seeking two replacement members for its Board of Trustees. The Pest Abatement District, created by a vote of county citizens in 2008, has powers granted through the Idaho Mosquito and Vermin Abatement Act.The mission of the district is: To protect the health and socio-economic well being of the citizens of Twin Falls County from harmful vectors and pests, employing environmentally sound abatement practices.

The responsibilities and duties of a trustee include: • Appointing a district manager or director and staff as needed, • Take all necessary steps for the control of mosquitoes and other vermin of public health and welfare importance, • To abate in breeding places on all land in the district or within migration distance of the district, • Work with water uses and cooperating organizations, • File an annual budget to the county commissioners, • File an annual report to the county commissioners, • Approve written abatement management plans submitted by landowners requesting that their property be excluded from treatment by the Abatement District.

Please Send Completed Applications to: John Snelling or Tony Brand( 208-420-3052) 2150 Hillcrest Lane 565 MonteVista Twin Falls, Id 83301 Twin Falls, Id 83301

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Hazelton resident alice Helkey, right, chats with anita nutsch on aug. 24 at St. Jerome Catholic Church. the food budget is tight for Helkey and her husband, who go to the Jerome church for a hot meal from the Jerome Food ministry’s Community Kitchen as often as twice a week.

Senior hunger Seniors struggle with food insecurity as centers scramble to meet meal demand

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TWIN FALLS — Some months, there’s barely enough money for John and Alice Helkey to buy food. For three years, when their Social Security checks don’t cover all of their needs, they’ve come from their Hazelton home to receive a hot meal at St. Jerome Catholic Church as often as twice a week. “It’s a blessing, really,” said John, 74, drinking coffee before dinner one Wednesday night in August, at a table with a patriotic tablecloth in the church’s gymnasium. The Community Kitchen, run by the Jerome Food Ministry, helps stretch the couple’s food budget. Living expenses consume their fixed income of about $1,600 per month. “It adds up real quick,” John said. The couple also goes to the ministry’s food pantry once a month for a U.S. Department of Agriculture commodity box — and more frequently for bread. “Without that,” said Alice, turning 70 this month, “we’re sunk.” Hunger is a growing problem

among south-central Idaho’s seniors as their population increases and prescription drug costs rise. Senior centers’ food programs are struggling to keep up with the demand even while they have less money to do it. The College of Southern Idaho’s Office on Aging saw a 15 percent increase in the number of home-delivered meals last fiscal year. And the number of congregate meals — those served on site at senior centers — grew nearly 7 percent. That growth led the office to cut its reimbursements to senior centers, a change that took effect July 1. Now, the Office on Aging reimburses senior centers $2.65 for every congregate meal (a 56-cent cut) and $3.02 for each home-delivered meal (a 33-cent cut). Also July 1, the office tightened requirements governing which homebound seniors can receive home-delivered meals. But demand for food assistance continues to grow. Please see HuNGER, Page B2

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Site director bonnie peter and two cooks are the only paid employees. “We couldn’t run this place without volunteers,” peter said. “I think people don’t realize how much it takes to make this place go.” Contact: 208-423-4338.

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Verla Holcomb, right, greets meal delivery volunteer denice Fahrenwald at the door of her twin Falls home aug. 16. Holcomb lives with her daughter, and both are recipients of the twin Falls Senior Center’s meal deliveries.

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John Helkey watches as his plate is filled the evening of aug. 24 at St. Jerome Catholic Church.

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TWIN FALLS — As the need for senior food assistance grows, many nonprofit organizations are stepping up to help. Here’s a look at what four of them are doing:

Jerome Food Ministry

Jerome Food Ministry is a nonprofit, volunteer-run collaboration of more than 25 churches, social and civic groups. It offers the Community Kitchen, which serves a meal at 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and Martha & Mary’s Food Pantry, where food is distributed Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. In 2015, the kitchen served an average of 180 seniors each month. At the food pantry, about 129 seniors each month received food — up about 20 percent. “It really is heartbreaking sometimes when I sit down to talk to them, and they really are making decisions between food and medical services,” said food ministry coordinator Jeff Schroeder, who believes rising prescription drug costs have added to the financial strain. But there’s an increase in participation in Jerome Food Ministry programs across all age groups — not just seniors, Schroeder said. And the biggest group served is children up to age 18. Schroeder said more people are learning about the food pantry, now in its fourth year. And “we’ve tried to reach out to the seniors more.” One challenge for seniors coming to the pantry is carrying the food out of the building. And sometimes they have to stand in line. But the benefit is they receive more than at the Community Kitchen — typically, enough to prepare two or three meals. One early-August evening, a line of at least 15 people formed outside Martha & Mary’s, a converted house behind St. Jerome Catholic Church. People can receive food up to three times a week through the Idaho Foodbank’s Grocery Alliance Program. “We want them to be a Jerome resident,” Schroeder said, “but there’s no other requirements for that.” But there are income requirements to get a commodity box through the U.S. Department of Agriculture once a month. And the amount of food in each box depends on the family size. Items in the boxes include applesauce, dry cereal, canned carrots, raisins, cheese, peanut butter, egg noodles, chicken and cranberry juice. Inside the food pantry, shelves are lined with produce, canned goods and bags of bread. Seniors tend of be more conscious than others about what food they take home, volunteer Dena Gubler said, and avoid certain items such as peanut butter. “They seem to watch their diet a little bit.”

The Salvation Army

At The Salvation Army in Twin Falls, at least half of the clients are seniors, said Kurt Hopper, interim family services director. The organization serves 75 to 100 hot lunches every weekday and offers emergency food boxes with a 90day supply of food. “Both of these are necessary

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people wait in line at martha & mary’s Food pantry aug. 3 in Jerome.

marie mendoza heads to her van after getting groceries at martha & mary’s Food pantry on aug. 3 in Jerome. when (seniors) are living on a fixed income,” Hopper said. The Salvation Army also offers a daily bread line. Hopper said he has noticed some seniors would rather pay their bills and debts than eat. When they come in, he said, they’ve tried to do the honorable thing but are out of money for food. Hopper sees a consistent group of seniors who come to get assistance at The Salvation Army. But over the past couple of months, he has seen more new people, as well. “It feels like the majority of seniors are doing the best they can with what they’re given,” Hopper said. “They just don’t have enough.”

ity Supplemental Food Program, funded by the USDA. Food boxes are distributed each month to food pantries and senior centers in 39 of the state’s 44 counties. The Idaho Foodbank launched the statewide program in April 2015 and signed up participants through that September. Idaho was one of the states nationwide that built its program the fastest, said Adam Hansen, programs coordinator at The Idaho Foodbank. “It shows there’s definitely a need.” Some partnering organizations have a significant waiting list, he said. To better meet the need, The Idaho Foodbank plans to put in a request in November with USDA to serve more seniors. “The entire state, we’re definitely seeing that need for seThe Idaho Foodbank The Idaho Foodbank serves niors,” Hansen said. about 2,000 seniors throughIt’s also the first year The Idaho out the state via the Commod- Foodbank has someone who fo-

cuses on senior hunger through the AmeriCorps VISTA service program. “We’re in the pilot phase for a number of different things we can do,” Hansen said. One new program is arranging for a truck to drop off food at senior housing complexes in Ada County. It has happened only four times so far, Hansen said, but was well received. Seniors who are homebound — particularly those in rural areas — need offerings tailored to meet their needs, he said.

Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force The Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force is a group of about 20 organizations that address food insecurity in Idaho. Member organizations include Boys & Girls Clubs, Idaho Depart-

ment of Agriculture, Idaho Foodbank and Metro Meals on Wheels. Some seniors are making tough choices, such as whether to buy food or medicine or pay utility bills, task force director Kathy Gardner said. Some split pills in half so they’ll last longer. And there isn’t always a good awareness of what’s happening, Gardner said. “Especially if they’re homebound, it’s a population that’s very invisible.” The task force wants to do a first-ever survey, by county across Idaho, using U.S. Census Bureau questions about food insecurity and focusing specifically on seniors. “We don’t know exactly where the food-insecure seniors are,” Gardner said. The topic came up during the 2014 Idaho Summit on Hunger and Food Security. “At the time, I thought it was kind of an elusive next step,” Gardner said, but now, the task force is moving forward. The biennial summit began about a decade ago. In 2014, there were 259 participants from 49 cities and three American Indian tribes. Attendees included teachers, school nutrition workers, elected officials, food producers and market managers, senior centers, registered dietitians and students. There isn’t a timeline yet for the senior hunger survey. The task force is working with Boise State University’s Center for the Study of Aging, as well as national partners. Gardner said national partners have told her nobody has ever done a direct, county-level survey about senior hunger. “I think that’s why there’s some interest,” she said. Some states have used a poverty formula to get a “synthetic number” per county, she said, but that isn’t as accurate for small, rural communities.

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In south-central Idaho’s eight counties, 1,177 people 65 and older receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — formerly known as food stamps — according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. That’s 40 more people than in 2014. And the problem of senior hunger extends nationwide, with 10.2 million people 60 and older struggling with food insecurity, according to Meals on Wheels America. That’s one in every six seniors. “People don’t realize the intensity of it,” said Jeanette Roe, site/ financial director for the Twin Falls Senior Center. One late-July day alone, Roe talked with three people who came to the senior center begging for food. Some community members have the mindset that seniors should have prepared better for old age, Roe said. But for many seniors, circumstances are beyond their control. “Our job is that of all the things they have to worry about, food is not one of them,” Roe said. PAT SUTPHIN, TIMES-NEWS

Volunteer denice Fahrenwald grabs a food bag out of the cooler during meal deliveries to homebound seniors aug. 16 in twin Falls.

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TWIN FALLS — One common barrier to treating high-risk, elderly patients’ illnesses: hunger. At a time of life when many people have greater difficulty getting proper nutrition, that nutrition becomes even more important for managing medical conditions. A new program at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center is yielding new insights on the depth of the senior hunger problem. The three-year-old program assigns health coaches to seniors whom the hospital sees over and over — frequently visiting clinics, being admitted to the hospital or visiting emergency rooms. “We quickly found out that a lot of people struggled with food scarcity,” said Dr. Aaron Brown, a family medicine physician at St. Luke’s Magic Valley. He’s also medical director of population Brown health services for the hospital system’s east region. The program — started through a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services grant — focused at first on medical needs but has since expanded. Now, the group of high-risk patients has access to extra help and a social worker who can help connect them with community resources such as Meals on Wheels. Many of those patients have complex medical needs due to socioeconomic and psycho-social factors, Brown said. Some of Brown’s patients are deciding whether they’ll eat, pay for medications or receive other therapies they need. He said he never received a lot of medical training about what to do if a patient struggles with basic needs — food, shelter and clothing — and won’t be able to follow a medical plan. St. Luke’s recently compared demographics of the Magic and Treasure valleys. The Magic Valley had an older population, and a larger population of low-income residents. “We have a sicker population, as far as health care-related diagnoses they’re dealing with,” Brown said. The problem of senior hunger can’t be solved just at St. Luke’s, Brown said, so the hospital supports community resources. “We realize this is a partnership.”

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Lunch is prepared aug. 3 at the ageless Senior Center in Kimberly. more expensive diets to keep.” (seniors) get Meals For the elderly population, the on Wheels or see social aspect of eating is also imif they qualify for portant. in-home care to get someone to The Mediterranean diet, for example, often touted as good for help them.” weight loss, cognition and sleep, Sometimes, big A well-balanced diet is about “eating meals regularly meals aren’t apMaintaining a balanced diet with friends and family,” Brown Renaldi pealing to seniors becomes more important as we said. But “a lot of our seniors may anymore, Renaldi age, Brown said, even without any be alone or feel isolated.” said. “We try to get them to eat underlying medical conditions. It smaller, but more frequent, meals plays a role in sleep, cognition and The impact of hunger throughout the day.” mental health. Seniors’ hunger can lead to loss Renaldi speaks at senior cenPlus, people tend to have more of muscle mass or malnutrition. ters about nutrition. And as part diseases as they age, such as dia“Malnutrition has a wide vari- of the hospital discharge process, betes and cardiovascular disease. ety of implications in regards to health care workers make sure paIf a person’s diet changes signifi- overall health,” said Sarah Renaldi, tients have resources and support cantly from day to day, it can be a registered dietician at St. Luke’s in place so they’ll have access to hard to come up with a good treat- Magic Valley. “It can be quite det- food. ment plan. rimental.” “In general, as we age, we have Seniors experience hunger for a Nutritional needs a more difficult time with nutri- variety of reasons, she said: inabilSeniors have different nutrition,” Brown said. “Our body has ity to afford food, a lack of trans- tional needs than other populaa more difficult time absorbing portation to the grocery store, in- tions, Renaldi said. They typically things through your stomach and ability to stand in a kitchen. need fewer calories but more prointestines.” And if a senior is depressed or tein, vitamins and minerals. Physicians talk with heart and has lost a spouse, he or she may “Protein is a big one for sestroke patients about keeping a not eat as much, Renaldi said. “As niors,” she said. But if seniors have heart-healthy diet, Brown said. dieticians, we are making referrals dental or swallowing problems, it “Unfortunately, a lot of those are to social workers trying to help can be particularly challenging to Even for the hospital, navigating the resources is challenge, Brown said. St. Luke’s is working with South Central Community Action Partnership to put together a centralized repository of options.

get enough protein. Dieticians talk about ways to remedy that, such as getting protein from beans, eggs, milk or peanut butter. Another option is using supplements such as Ensure or BOOST. “One problem is seniors don’t like the taste or can’t afford it,” Renaldi said, “and those can be expensive.” She gives patients a recipe for a homemade nutritional drink that costs only about 35 cents per serving. For seniors, calcium and vitamin D are important for bone health, Renaldi said. Other key nutrients are vitamin B12 and potassium. And fiber is important. “It can be good to help their digestive system functioning and also for helping with heart disease.” More online: In a gallery

at Magicvalley.com, see more photos of senior centers, food programs and the seniors who benefit from them.

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Senior centers are required to ask for donations from seniors who receive meals. Some give more than the suggested $5 donation. “Not everyone who comes here is low-income,” Roe said. But many can’t afford to pay at all.

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The costs of prescription medications, health care and living expenses all contribute to senior hunger. Some seniors are raising grandchildren or great-grandchildren, too. And across the Magic Valley, seniors often rely on taxis or friends for rides to grocery stores or free meals. Some of the Jerome Senior Center’s regulars are living off only $740 per month from Social Security. “Our seniors are struggling,” site director Gillian Minter said. Some seniors buy cheap food because it’s what they can afford, Roe said. Often it’s unhealthy, prepackaged and high in fat and sodium. At the Jerome Senior Center, some people don’t eat their meat at lunch — instead taking it home so they’ll have something to feed their pets, Minter said. “It’s very sad.” Many members of the older generation aren’t comfortable accepting help or handouts, said Jeff Schroeder, coordinator for the Jerome Food Ministry. Food ministry volunteers focus on assuring seniors it’s OK to get assistance. “We try to make them feel more comfortable,” Schroeder said. One Wednesday in August, dozens of people gathered at St. Jerome Catholic Church to receive a hot meal. Volunteers from a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ward cooked and served the food and led a prayer before dinner. Jerome retiree Marie Mendoza — eating a casserole, beans and salad while working on a crossword puzzle — had heard about the Community Kitchen through St. Jerome Catholic Church, where she goes to church. Mendoza has been retired for

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a donation box sits near the front door aug. 3 at ageless Senior Center in Kimberly. Lunch is free for seniors, but donations are encouraged to help the center cover food costs. In addition to eating at the Community Kitchen, she visits Martha & Mary’s Food Pantry — also run by the Jerome Food Ministry — once or twice a month to get bread and meat. “I don’t know how I would do it without it,” Mendoza said. “There are so many out there who go hungry.” But she gives back, such as donating clothes to Joseph’s Closet, a ministry that provides clothing to those in need. And she passes along a message to her grandchildren: Don’t waste food. There are people who need it.

Senior centers in a crunch

Across south-central Idaho, senior centers are experiencing a decline in donations as they also deal with July’s reimbursement 11 years, is diabetic and says it’s a expenses have increased, she said, cut. struggle to get out some days — but she manages. “God helps me. “Most of our home-delivered especially during winter. Living I pray.” meal patrons, most of them can’t Scott brasier, assistant part-time cook at the ageless Senior Center in Kimberly, prepares meals on Wheels lunches aug. 3.

afford to pay anything,” Minter said. The Jerome Senior Center’s suggested donation is $4 per meal — lower than many neighboring senior centers. The center sends out monthly invoices to seniors who receive meals but is lucky to receive 15 percent of the total suggested donation, Minter said. It’s a similar situation at the Ageless Senior Center in Kimberly. Most seniors who receive home-delivered meals don’t pay a suggested donation because they can’t afford it, board chairwoman Nancy Duncan said. “We wouldn’t want anyone to go hungry if they did not have $5.” And the center — nestled in Kimberly’s historical downtown — expects to lose $3,199 in funding as a result of the Office on Aging’s meal reimbursement cuts. Please see HUNGER, Page B4

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At the same time, the center projects a 5 percent increase in the number of meals served this year. In July, it served 409 congregate meals and 264 home-delivered meals. Last year, the total food budget was $47,000. Food costs have gone up at least 30 percent since 77-year-old Bonnie Peter started as site manager a couple of years ago. The Kimberly center receives several thousand dollars per year through a city grant; it also receives $1,000 from the city of Hansen. Jerome’s senior center — which serves about 500 meals per week — has cut back on salad bar offerings and serving sizes due to funding constraints. In July, donations for meals dropped 40 percent from the previous month. “We’re hurting,” Minter said. On average, each meal costs about $6.75 to make and deliver, while the new reimbursement rates are $2.65 and $3.02. That’s a big gap. “If we’re not getting donations from our patrons, we have to get it some other way,” Minter said. Fundraisers typically bring in just $200 or $300. The center’s one big fundraiser of the year, an auction, brings in $1,500 to $2,100. “You can only have so many fundraisers before people stop showing up,” Minter said. The center also relies on grants and donations from local companies. “A $500 or $1,000 donation would make a huge difference,” Minter said. Jerome’s senior center — and some others across the Magic Valley — are reaching out to more grant programs. This year, Jerome center received grants from businesses and nonprofits such as St. Luke’s Health System, United Way of South Central Idaho and Wells Fargo. “Every little bit helps,” Minter said. One south-central Idaho center tells a different story. Gooding Senior Center hasn’t been drastically affected by the meal reimbursement cuts because most people pay for their meals regularly, manager Lynne Corbett said. “We have very few people who seek food assistance.” But Gooding is the exception in the region. “We don’t want to raise prices,” Minter said. “I think it would turn more and more people away. If they can’t afford $4, they certainly can’t afford $5.” And senior centers won’t turn anyone away. A senior center lunch provides one-third of a person’s daily nutritional needs, Roe said, but some seniors don’t eat anything else. “A lot of the people we serve here, it’s probably the only meal they eat.”

Home-delivered meals

Want to help alleviate the senior hunger problem? One way is volunteering to deliver meals to homebound seniors. In Twin Falls, Denice Fahrenwald has volunteered at the Twin Falls Senior Center for five years. “I’m still a newbie,” she said one morning in mid-August. She pointed out other volunteers gathered at the senior center; some have helped for more than 15 years. After Fahrenwald retired in 2010 from Clear Springs Foods, she looked for a way to keep busy. The Filer woman took exercise classes at CSI, but she wanted to volunteer. Now, she volunteers with Rising Stars Therapeutic Riding Center and delivers Twin Falls Senior Center meals to homebound seniors. “They’re so grateful and they’re so thankful,” Fahrenwald said. For some, her delivery is their only human interaction of the day. Fahrenwald is an on-call volunteer at the senior center, filling whatever route is open, and has driven each of the 16 routes. She typically serves meals five days a week — Monday through Friday; most volunteers don’t come in that often. On Fridays, she brings frozen meals for the weekend. Most volunteers are seniors themselves. Occasionally there are younger helpers, such as two families with children who delivered meals that mid-August day. “The problem we face is a shortage of drivers,” Fahrenwald said. Drivers typically volunteer one to 1 1/2 hours at a time, but that varies depending on how many miles and

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Volunteer Joann moonen, left, loads groceries into a man’s bag aug. 3 at martha & mary’s Food pantry in Jerome.

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John Helkey sips his coffee while his wife, alice, heads to her chair while they wait for a free dinner aug. 24 at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Jerome.

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a delivered meal sits on a table with a note telling the delivery driver to leave the meal there aug. 16 in twin Falls. many houses on the delivery routes have similar requests.

Senior Populations Percentage by county Residents 60 and older 25%

2006-2010 15

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statewide:

34.4

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Blaine County

Camas County

Cassia County

Gooding County

2010-2014 statewide:

35.2

Jerome County

Lincoln County

Minidoka County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s 2006-10 and 2010-14 American Community Survey estimates Illustration by Kat Wagner, Lee Enterprises

homes are in their routes. Fahrenwald arrived at the center around 10 a.m. that morning and looked at a schedule on a clipboard. She was assigned to route four. Near the back entrance, a cooler labeled “4” with a black marker held paper bags with cold items such as salad, milk or juice. Fahrenwald looked at her list and counted 10 people on her route scheduled to receive meals that day. The list includes dietary

reporter Julie Wootton enjoyed meeting seniors in twin Falls, Kimberly and Jerome while working on this project. this month, she’ll have a chance to spend time with her own grandparents — who are in their late 80s — in California.

nounce yourself and go inside. “There’s a lot of them on this route,” Fahrenwald said. Inside, she chatted with the meal recipient, who told Fahrenwald how much she enjoyed the meatballs in a recent meal. Fahrenwald said she’d pass along the compliment.

restrictions, highlighted in pink, and special instructions. And it notes whether the senior wants a copy of the Times-News dropped off with the meal. Fahrenwald counted the paper bags of food. Nearby, three other volunteers did the same. “It’s really important to count,” Fahrenwald said. It’s not a big deal if there are too many, she said, but it is if there aren’t enough. She chatted with another volunteer about that day’s Jumble puzzle in the Times-News. They debated whether the correct phrase was “hot diggity” or “hot ziggity.” Kitchen staff brought out hot meals in aluminum tins, which volunteers packed up in bins. Fahrenwald loaded the food in the trunk of her red Toyota and was ready to go. She put slips of paper in her cup holder; they asked whether each

senior wanted to receive a frozen meal for Labor Day. With the schedule of stops sitting on her dashboard, Fahrenwald headed east on Kimberly Road and turned off near Amalgamated Sugar in south Twin Falls. Her first stop: a small yellow house with a dirt driveway. The curtains were drawn. “He gets a hot meal and no sugar,” Fahrenwald said as she looked at the instructions. She knocked on the front door and opened it. “I’ve got your meal,” she hollered. She was in and out in less than a minute. Sometimes seniors want to chat and it’s harder to leave. But volunteers can’t linger, Fahrenwald said, because other people are waiting for meals. At a house on Ninth Avenue East, instructions from the senior center noted: Open the door, an-

Lifelong Twin Falls resident Catherine Lang, 93, gets home-delivered lunches from the Twin Falls Senior Center after her daughter in Denver arranged for it. “I just can’t cook anymore,” said Lang, who has arthritis in her back. She saves food so she’ll have enough for dinner, too. June Erstad, 68, has received the Twin Falls center’s home-delivered meals for about two years. Erstad doesn’t have a problem cooking if she’s feeling well. But she endured cancer treatment, has gone through neck surgeries and complications from a tracheotomy, has been hospitalized numerous times and still sees six doctors. Cooking became difficult. “I’d have to scrounge around to find something to eat,” Erstad said one late-August afternoon, at home in northeast Twin Falls’ Carriage Lane Apartments. Figurines filled three large bookcases in the living room. Floral-print pillows decorated her red and green sofas and chairs. As Erstad talked, her curly-haired shih tzu-poodle mix snored loudly on the floor. Erstad has a caregiver for five hours a day, five days a week, through A Caring Hand Home Care, and the caregiver takes her to the grocery store. She doesn’t remember the last time she drove. “I’m home the majority of the time.” She lives off her Social Security check and two days earlier gave up cable television because she couldn’t afford it. Insurance doesn’t cover three or four of her prescription medications; sometimes, she simply doesn’t get them. The last time the Twin Falls Senior Center asked for donations, she wasn’t able to pay. “I think the most important thing,” she said, “is they’re a godsend for the seniors.”

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pinions can change. At least, we like to think they can. Beginning this week, we’ll start sharing some new voices on our Opinion pages, and we’d like your help picking other new writers. More on that in a second, but first let’s talk about our mission in our Opinion sections, because there are still a lot of misconceptions about what we hope to accomplish on these pages. It’s always been our goal not to tell you how to think but to expose readers to a variety of viewpoints. Hopefully, you’ve agreed with some writers and disagreed with others. And maybe the Opinion pages have helped you to shape your viewpoints and consider arguments you might not otherwise have considered. There are already plenty of media that push just one particular viewpoint, particularly on cable TV news. If you want to hear only those viewpoints you already agree with, there are lots MATT of channels where you can tune in to hear your CHRISTENSEN opinions reaffirmed over and over. Buy that’s not our bag. At the Times-News, we hope to share all kinds of opinions in the belief that a greater variety of voices — not fewer — are the best recipe for public debate. We aim to have a mix of viewpoints, both liberal and conservative, that can challenge conventional wisdom and make arguments that’ll help you be a better informed citizen. Sometimes, readers criticize us for publishing opinions that aren’t consistent with “southern Idaho values,” as if we should feature only those opinions that are already widely held in our market. How boring. And who, exactly, has the corner on those values? Point is, we rarely reach a full consensus in public debates, and that’s a healthy thing. I like to think we’re not a liberal or conservative paper but somewhere in the middle where you can find viewpoints that represent both. Earlier last week, I took a phone call from one reader who accused us of becoming too liberal on our Opinion pages, and not 20 minutes later a different reader called to complain we were too conservative. So maybe we’re doing something right. So why are we changing things? Some of our writers have been appearing in the paper for years, and some have become predictable. It’s time to shake things up. Next week, you’ll see our Sunday pages filled with new writers (and maybe a few you’ve seen before). They’ll run the gamut from far left to far right and many somewhere in between. We’d like you to read each column and then head to Magicvalley.com where you’ll be able to vote on whose columns you’d like to continue to see in the Times-News. I’m also happy to announce the addition of a local cartoonist. Mack Sennett is a Twin Falls artist whose first cartoon appears in today’s edition. He’ll have a regular home on our Sunday pages, drawing about issues of local interest. Not many papers our size can boast a local cartoonist — especially one with Sennett’s talent — so we’re more than happy to share his work with our readers. Also, we’d like to welcome conservative talk radio host Bill Colley to the Times-News. His morning show on KLIX has been a lightning rod for controversy — and a frequent critic of the newspaper and its positions — but that’s precisely why we’re proud to have his voice on our pages. Again, we’re not trying to tell you how to think but to expose the community to all kinds of different views. His column will appear Tuesdays and will take the slot once held by Neal Larson, who halted his column last month. Of course, we’ll continue to publish letters from readers. It’s your voices we value most, so please keep writing. And don’t forget to vote next week on the columns you like best. We hope by giving readers a say, we’ll only be able to improve and make the paper an even more vibrant place for debate. Matt Christensen is editor of the Times-News.

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Vote Hartgen for House

porter of the Second Amendment and will support your right to keep and bear arms. Rep. Hartgen was named a I have known Rep. Stephen “Friend of Agriculture” by the Hartgen for nearly a decade now, and I can tell you it is an Idaho Farm Bureau. Stephen knows how important agrihonor to serve with a man of culture is to Idaho’s economy, his caliber. Rep. Hartgen serves as the and will work to enact policies to help the agriculture chairman of the Commerce and Human Resources Com- industry thrive in Idaho. I can say with out a doubt mittee, and during his tenure that District 24 is well served as chairman he helped put by Rep. Stephen Hartgen. So together significant legison Nov. 8, remember to vote lation to solve an issue for Stephen Hartgen for state your local firefighters. The representative. firefighters had worked on Brent J. Crane this issue for almost 20 years, Assistant majority leader and Rep. Hartgen got the bill Idaho House of Reprepassed. sentatives Stephen is a strong sup-

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Thinning won’t stop big fires In response to the Sept. 4 letter blaming lack of forest thinning for fires/smoke this summer in Idaho — more smoke may have little relationship to current fire/timber management policies nor would thinning thousands of acres of “overstocked forests” likely prevent catastrophic fire. Forest Service old fire control policy (putting out every fire before 10 a.m.) somewhat prevented fires in past but climate and forests are changing too much for that to work anymore. Three points on fires: 1. The Forest Service now spends half its budget on fire management; more funds for fire control seems unlikely to reduce fires. Statistically, the number of fires in US has actually decreased since 1960s but acres burned has increased, indicating larger average fire size. 2. Too little space to discuss “climate change” debate. But based on personal experience — I just moved back to Idaho from East — we had just one rainy day on a 32-day backpack trip across central Idaho mountains in mid-summer. In my Magic Valley youth (1960s-70s) summer fishing/camping trips to mountains often included midday rain. No thunderstorms all summer seems like drastic change in climate. 3. Regarding need for aggressive “forest management” (more forest thinning)— how would one even attempt fuels treatment over much of Idaho where thousands of forested acres are miles from existing roads (let alone find mills, markets, infrastructure)? Furthermore, I just saw research (in May Journal of Forestry) suggesting logged forests may be more susceptible to overstock conditions than unlogged. Based on my own anecdotal experience during Idaho trek and other Western wilderness hiking, I have noticed less forest overstocking in backcountry areas than closer to roads. Instead of forest management as the “solution” to fires, perhaps past timber cutting (forest management) practices actually have helped stimulate overgrown forests now burning and contributing smoke in these times of changing climate. David Chojnacky Hailey

Time isn’t right for Muslim immigration President Obama has flexed his questionable agenda by appointing a Muslim (Abid Riaz Qureshi) to the federal bench. This man can show excellent credentials. But, so could Nidal Hasan, the army major and

psychiatrist who — in the name of Allah — murdered 13 and wounded 20 at Ft. Hood. It’s Qureshi’s unknown attachment to Sharia Law and the traditional Islamic mindset that should be a concern to all of us. The pasts distressing bigotry against Jewish, Irish, Italian, and other immigrants have no connection to this; it’s new, potentially deadly, and we have already seen several ugly ramifications. Earlier, Muslim Carolyn Walker-Diallo placed her hand on the Qur-an (or however they’re spelling it this week) to be sworn in as a New York state judge. With some ideas opposed to our own, she now has the power to sit in judgment over our Christian (often loosely) neighbors! And, with President Obama thumbing his nose at Congress, forcing his “executive orders” on the people, without the traditional courtesy to bring Congress into the picture, it’s a good bet that since he has seen so many spineless Republican leaders he will use every avenue possible to weaken America even further before leaving office. The Washington Post writes that “10,000 is not enough,” referring to refugees. But, I seem to remember how just a handful of militant Muslims killed 3,000-plus Americans (including children) and did $4 billion in damages in just a few minutes — with 38.6 percent of Muslims questioned believing the attack was justified. One day we may welcome those who want to embrace our culture and values. However, as long as ISIS and Al-Qaeda have a whirlwind recruiting operation for sleeper cells, and those who want what we have earned, the time is not right. William Denham Twin Falls

ranches in Gooding and Camas counties. Their two sons, along with their families, have returned to Idaho to raise the their children and continue the family agricultural business. It gets even better! As a long time resident of southern Idaho she understands the different situations that exist in our small rural communities and will work tirelessly with the commissioners, school trustees, constituents and fellow legislators to find ways to solve our unique needs. She will do it in a way that is fiscally responsible. I’ve personally known Sally for well over 20 years and consider her a great communicator. She is not only smart and articulate, but has the rare ability to listen, consider and respond with logic and insight. Sally Toone has the right background to help Idaho become an even better state than it is. Please support Sally this November. Jim Cobble Fairfield

Remembering 9/11

There are no words which can explain the horror experienced by all who watched the 9/11 atrocity play out, who felt there was no possibility of any rationale which could explain it. So many horrendous acts have played out in the world’s history, but none so immediate or privy to the witnesses who found themselves unwittingly immersed in the depths of depravity via a click of a TV control. There have been hideous “terror attacks” since then, but none equaling the heart-stopping horror evinced by the sight of airliners exploding into two iconic towers — towers which had safely witnessed their passage on a daily basis — annihilating all within range of the fire and smoke which billowed in their wake, or the charred spot on a Pennsylvania field marking the remains of a thwarted attempt to obliterate the White Please support the election House. of Sally Toone as our District Human tears are the uni26 representative for Blaine, versal tribute to all who died Camas, Gooding and Lincoln because of the hideous hatred counties. Sally will be an esevoked by the misapprehenpecially valuable and versatile sion of an established religion. legislator because she relates to the farmer, the businessman, the Ever since the Crusades and the atrocities committed then educational community, parthroughout the commitment of ents, and of course, all of them serial world atrocities such as as taxpayers. the heinous treatment of Jews She is unique in that she is a during the 20th century, there third-generation educator and has the invaluable experience of has been no relenting of such horrors, and probably never a 37 year career in the Wendell will be. The self-appointed and Gooding school districts. righteous do not yield to those Her long educational career allows her to relate to and under- whom they perceive to be less enlightened than they — a danstand the needs and challenges gerous, despicable mindset, facing our most precious asset; one which can lead to more of our children. such scenes that we viewed on It gets better! Sally and her Sept. 11, 2001. husband, Mark,a third-generSarah M. Blasius ation farmer/rancher, own and Burley operate family farms and cattle

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Quote of the day “My plan will embrace the truth that people flourish under a minimum government burden and will tap into the incredible, unrealized potential of our workers and their dreams.” Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump

Hillary sharpens, Trump softens. He’s rising, she’s falling

ASHINGTON — If you are the status quo candidate in a change election in which the national mood is sour and two-thirds of the electorate think the country is on the wrong track, what do you do? Attack. Relentlessly. Paint your opponent as extremist, volatile, clueless, unfit, dangerous. Indeed, Hillary Clinton’s latest national ad, featuring major Republican politicians echoing that indictment of Donald CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Trump, ends thus: “Unfit. Dangerous. Even for Republicans.” That was the theme of Clinton’s famous “alt-right” speech and of much of her $100 million worth of ads. Problem is, it’s not working. Over the last month, Trump’s new team, led by Kellyanne Conway, has worked single-mindedly to blunt that line of attack on the theory that if he can just cross the threshold of acceptability, he wins. In an act of brazen rebranding, they set out to endow him with stature and empathy. Stature was acquired in Mexico whose president inexplicably gave Trump the opportunity to stand on the world stage with a national leader and more than hold his own. It’s the same stature booster Sen. Barack Obama pulled off when he stood with the French president at a news conference in Paris in 2008. That was part one: Trump the statesman. Part two: the kinder gentler Trump. Nervy. Can you really repackage the boasting, bullying, bombastic, insulting, insensitive Trump into a mellow and caring version? With two months to go? In a digital age in which every past outrage is preserved on imperishable video? Turns out, yes. How? Deflect and deny — and pretend it never happened. Where are they now — the birtherism, the deportation force, the scorn for teleprompters, the mocking of candidates who take outside money? Down the memory hole. Orwell was wrong. You don’t need repression. You need only the sensory overload of an age of numbingly ephemeral social media. In this surreal election season, there is no past. Clinton ads keep showing actual Trump sound bites meant to shock. Yet her numbers are dropping, his rising. How? Trump never goes on the defensive. He merely creates new Trumps. Hence: (1) The African-American blitz. It’s a new pose and the novelty shows. Trump is not very familiar with the language. He occasionally slips, for example, into

referring to “the blacks.” And his argument that AfricanAmericans inhabit a living hell and therefore have nothing to lose by voting for him hovers somewhere between condescension and insult. But, as every living commentator has noted, the foray into African-American precincts was not aimed at winning black votes but at countering Trump’s general image as the bigoted candidate of white people. Result? A curious dynamic in which Clinton keeps upping the accusatory ante just as Trump keeps softening his tone — until she finds herself way over the top, landing in a basket of deplorables, a phrase that will haunt her until Election Day. (Politics 101: Never attack the voter.) (2) The immigration wobble. A week of nonstop word salad about illegal immigration left everyone confused about what Trump really believes. Genius. The only message to emerge from the rhetorical fog is that he is done talking about deportation and/ or legalization. The very discussion is off the table until years down the road. Case closed. Toxic issue detoxified. Again, that’s not going to win him the Hispanic vote. But that wasn’t the point. The point was to soften his image in the Philadelphia suburbs, pundit shorthand for white college-educated women that Republicans have to win (and where Trump trails Romney 2012 by 10 points). Which brings us to: (3) The blockbuster childcare proposal. Unveiled Tuesday, it is liberalism at its best, Big Government at its biggest: tax deductions, tax rebates (i.e. cash), and a federal mandate of six weeks of paid maternity leave. The biggest entitlement since, well, Obamacare. But wait. Didn’t Trump’s acolytes assure us that he spoke for those betrayed by the sold-out, elitist, GOP establishment that for years refused to stand up to Obama’s overweening mandates, Big Government profligacy and budget-busting entitlements? No matter. That was yesterday. There is no past. Nor a future — at least for Ivanka-care. It would never get through the GOP House. Nor is it meant to. It is meant to signal what George H. W. Bush once memorably read off a cue card. “Message: I care.” And where do you think Trump gave this dish-theWhigs cradle-to-college entitlement speech? Why, the Philadelphia suburbs! Can’t get more transparent than that. Or shameless. Or brilliant. And it’s working. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com.

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Why Obama is giving old secrets to our allies PETER KORNBLUH

Special To The Washington Post

hen Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Chile in October to attend an international conference on ocean preservation, he carried something that had nothing to do with environmental collaboration. The computer disk he brought contained 282 newly-declassified records on Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s role in a brazen act of international terrorism in Washington, D.C. The car bombing in Sheridan Circle that occurred 40 years ago this week took the lives of former Chilean ambassador Orlando Letelier and his 25-year old colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt. Kerry personally handed the disk of documents to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. Last month, when Kerry flew to Buenos Aires for trade talks, he carried another disk, this one loaded with 1,078 pages of records on the Argentine “dirty war” of repression during the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983. Kerry gave those documents to President Mauricio Macri and promised “more to come in the future.” Alongside the traditional instruments of statecraft, the Obama administration has developed an entirely new tool: declassifying decades-old secrets of state to share with other governments and their societies. President Barack Obama has used this declassification diplomacy to mend fences with other countries, advance the cause of human rights and even redress the dark history of Washington’s support for repression abroad. Allies are grateful and historians are delighted. And given the depth and range of still-secret U.S. Cold War records, declassified diplomacy has the potential to go much, much further. Obama’s very first decree as president was intended to strengthen access to information. Executive Order 13489 rescinded restrictions on the Presidential Records Act imposed by his predecessor, George W. Bush. “For a long time now, there’s been too much secrecy in this city,” the new president declared on Jan. 21, 2009. “This administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold information but those who seek to make it known”—an admirable goal but one his administration has not always advanced, especially with regard to Freedom of Information Act requests from reporters. Among those who have sought to know what information remains withheld in the secret vaults of the U.S. national security agencies are Latin American countries such as Brazil, Chile and Argentina, where human rights advocates, lawyers and judges continue the quest for accountability for crimes against humanity committed by past military regimes. Just as thousands of victims were “disappeared” by those regimes, the military dictatorships managed to “disappear” the documentation of their atrocities. Vast troves of evidence remained beyond their destructive reach, however—in the United States. Indeed, the only positive outcome of the dark role the United States often played in the repressive histories of these and other nations is the detailed paper trail now residing in the vaults of the CIA, the FBI, and the Defense and State departments. The Clinton administration was the first to recognize the political currency of these secret records and to use the president’s executive authority to declassify them. After The Washington Post published a major exposé on the Reagan administration’s approval of military massacres and deathsquad operations in El Salvador, President Bill Clinton ordered more than 15,000 confidential documents released, creating a new, publicly accessible archive of information on the U.S. role in El Salvador’s infamous counterinsurgency war. After the New York Times broke the story of CIA support for a Guatemalan colonel who ordered the killing of an American hotel owner living in Guatemala, as well as the torture and disappearance of a guerrilla leader who was the husband of another U.S. citizen, the Clinton administration released several thousand more secret records relating to that scandal and the U.S.-backed counterinsurgency

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In this Sept. 9 photo, Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands at the conclusion of a news conference following their meeting to discuss the crisis in Syria, in Geneva, Switzerland. efforts in that country. After the October 1998 detention of Chilean Gen. Pinochet in London, Clinton responded to demands from the families of Pinochet’s victims, human rights advocates and the U.S. Congress by authorizing the Chile Declassification Project, an 18-month multi-agency review of secret U.S. documents dated between 1968 and 1991. It yielded about 23,000 never-seen-before records on repression during the Pinochet regime—as well as on the covert CIA intervention that helped bring him to power. “We declassified more documents than any other administration,” Clinton proudly told me years later. The Bush administration was not nearly as zealous about access to information. The State Department released more than 4,000 records on Argentina’s “dirty war,” but the project had been initiated in the final months of Clinton’s presidency. The State Department’s Latin America bureau also expedited a small release of documents on Ecuador, as a positive gesture to the often hostile government of Rafael Correa. While Clinton employed his executive declassification authority in response to major scandals and events, the Obama administration has used declassified records as a tool of statecraft. Take the example of Brazil: In 2012, Brazil’s National Truth Commission, newly created to investigate human rights violations during the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985, asked the White House for relevant papers. Officials planned to have Obama provide them to then-President Dilma Rousseff during a White House state dinner scheduled for October 2013. But after Edward Snowden’s files showed that the United States had tapped her cellphone, Rousseff canceled her visitto Washington. Relations between the two countries were tense until the next June, when Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Brazil to try and mend the breach. As a peace offering, he gave Rousseff a disk of declassified documents on repression in Brazil. “I hope that in taking steps to come to grips with our past, we can find a way to focus on the immense promise of the future,” Biden told Rousseff, who, as a young leftist, was tortured and imprisoned in the 1970s by her country’s military dictatorship. The Obama administration also took dramatic steps for Chile, a nation that Washington has tried to cultivate as an economic, environmental and political ally in the region. In early 2015, the White House agreed to a formal request from the government of Bachelet—who was also a victim of human rights abuses during the military era—for still-secret records relating to Pinochet’s role in the September 1976 car bombing that killed Letelier and Moffitt, in downtown Washington. Under the direction of David McKean (now ambassador to Luxembourg), the State Department’s policy planning office expedited the declassification of hundreds of detailed records on this act of international terrorism—in time for Kerry to personally carry them to Santiago last October. Among the documents was a secret 1987 memorandum titled “Pinochet and the Letelier-Moffitt Murders: Implications for US Policy,” from Secretary of State George Shultz to President Ronald Reagan. In an intelligence review, the CIA had compiled “convincing evidence that President Pinochet personally ordered his intelligence chief to carry out the murders,” Shultz

advised the president. “This is a blatant example of a chief of state’s direct involvement in an act of state terrorism, one that is particularly disturbing both because it occurred in our capital and since his government is generally considered to be friendly.” The CIA’s stark conclusion about Pinochet’s role in a savage act of international terrorism created an uproar in Chile and generated headlines around the world. The impact of this new diplomatic tool depends partly on the keepers of secrets in the U.S. intelligence community. Because the CIA cares more about protecting the covert nature of its operations than about diplomacy and the accuracy of the historical record, the agency has not been eager to cooperate in these declassification projects. During Clinton’s declassification on Chile, for example, the CIA twice reneged on its commitment to release its records on covert operations against the elected government of Salvador Allende. Only after Clinton’s national security adviser, Sandy Berger, personally interceded with CIA Director George Tenet did the agency finally comply. To date, the CIA has rejected Freedom of Information Act efforts by my organization, the National Security Archive, to release even one sentence of the secret intelligence review on Pinochet that Shultz cited in his dramatic memorandum to Reagan on the Letelier assassination. Without that document, the historical record on an act of terrorism in downtown Washington will remain incomplete. The CIA seems not to have gotten Obama’s directive that “no information may remain classified indefinitely.” That position will be tested by Obama’s special declassification project on Argentina. During his trip to that countryin March, Obama put his presidential imprimatur on the practice of declassification diplomacy. Just before he left for South America, he authorized a major declassification review of hundreds of intelligence-community and Defense Department records relating to the massive human rights violations committed by the Argentine military between 1976 and 1983. “I believe we have a responsibility to confront the past with honesty and transparency,” Obama stated during a visit with human rights activists and victims in Buenos Aires on March 24, the 40th anniversary of the military coup that, with U.S. support, ushered in seven years of the most brutal repression ever seen in the southern half of the continent. If the intelligence community cooperates with this project, the release promises to supply evidence for ongoing human rights cases in Argentina. The documents are also likely to shed light on U.S. policy toward the coup and the repression that followed. Their declassification will provide not only the “honesty and transparency” Obama advocates but a modicum of historical atonement for the support his predecessors gave to the Argentine military in the days and months after the coup. There are plenty of other countries for which a special declassification of U.S. records would help heal the wounds of history and advance an alliance—among them Laos and Japan, where Obama recently visited. Peter Kornbluh is a senior analyst at the National Security Archive and the author of “The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability.”

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10 ways Trump gives Clinton an opening

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illary Clinton got slammed by indignant conservatives and members of the media desperate to stir the pot after she said many Trumpkins are “deplorables.” Then on Thursday, The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump would not acknowledge President Obama was born in the United States. (“I’ll JENNIFER answer that question at the right RUBIN time. I just don’t want to answer it yet.” Perhaps when he releases his tax returns?) Clinton promptly and properly slammed him at a Latino event. “He was asked one more time where was President Obama born and he still wouldn’t say Hawaii. He still wouldn’t say America,” Clinton said. “This man wants to be our next president? When will he stop this ugliness, this bigotry?” Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller then put out a hilarious and blatantly false statement, not even in Trump’s name, that said Clinton had started the birtherism and Trump had gotten the birth certificate to put an end to the “ugly” (!) episode. NO, really. Miller had the temerity to write: “In 2011, Mr. Trump was finally able to bring this ugly incident to its conclusion by successfully compelling President Obama to release his birth certificate.” The statement also said Trump now believes the first African-American president was born in the United States. (Trump has been asked several times about this in the past couple of weeks and refused to reject the birtherism hooey.) Reporters quickly resurfaced Trump tweets continuing the mantra of birtherism in 2015 and 2016. Clinton hit Trump again at a gathering of African-American women on Friday morning: “And we know who Donald is. For five years, he has led the birther movement to de-legitimize our first black president. His campaign was founded on this outrageous lie. There is no erasing it in history. “Just yesterday, Trump again refused to say with his own words that the president was born in the

United States. Now Donald’s advisers had the temerity to say he’s doing the country a “service” by pushing these lies. No, he isn’t. He is feeding into the worst impulses, the bigotry and bias that lurks in our country. Barack Obama was born in America, plain and simple. And Donald Trump owes him and the American people an apology.” And finally on Friday, Trump lured the media to an opening of his new hotel in Washington, whereupon he got an extended plug for his hotels and a slew of endorsements from veterans. He then uttered a single line, “President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period.” In other words, he used the promise of explaining a five-year racist controversy to plug his hotel. It is always all about HIM. It might seem oh so clever, but it really isn’t. Let’s count the problems Trump has made for himself. 1. Trump has proved Clinton’s “deplorables” comment correct. We are reminded of his central role in the birtherism conspiracy and the enthusiasm of his fans for it. (One poll found about 60 percent of his supporters did not think Obama was born in the country.) If he won’t acknowledge that he was wrong and apologize for being a central figure in a blatantly racist conspiracy, what are we to think of his followers? 2. He let Clinton get back on offense. It helps her re-energize the Democratic base, as we saw Thursday when she spoke to a Latino audience and again today to an African American audience. 3. He guarantees birtherism will come up in the debates. 4. It shows Trump will never admit he was wrong, let alone apologize. (Were you wrong to insist that the first African-American president prove he was born in the United States?) He won’t acknowledge — despite tweets, statements and interviews — that he was the most prominent figure to fan the flames, not the one to put an end to the ludicrous accusation. 5. He is dead wrong that Clinton started birtherism. And if she did, boy, was he a sucker! 6. Miller’s bizarrely awful statement will be fodder as well. We are supposed to thank Trump for his role in the birther non-

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(above)In this Sept. 16 photo, democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles while speaking at the black Women’s agenda’s 29th annual Symposium in Washington. (below) republican presidential candidate donald trump speaks during a campaign rally at the James L. Knight Center, Friday in miami. sense?! (“Mr. Trump did a great service to the President and the country by bringing closure to the issue that Hillary Clinton and her team first raised. Unarguably, Donald J. Trump is a closer.”) Was Miller trying to sound as though he thinks Americans are stupid? 7. Donald Trump Jr. — whose gaffes are now a serious liability — as late as 2014 praised Trump for his “moral conviction” in sticking to birtherism, which Miller now calls an ugly incident. Hmm. (Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr. had his hands full Friday walking back his Holocaust joke.) 8. This gives members of the media a chance to course-correct their bizarre coverage over the past couple of weeks. They collectively can step back from their mock horror over Clinton’s

“deplorables” comment and her pneumonia. The media may now feel obligated to drop its phony equivalence in light of the confirmation that Trump is a pathological liar and demagogue. 9. It puts the spotlight back on President Obama, whose approval ratings are very high right now. 10. It reminds voters that Trump is a classic bully and coward — he’ll run from a personal confession of error, and then send staff to draft loopy excuses. He’ll blame the victim, but never accept responsibility for heinous accusations. Jennifer rubin writes the right turn blog for the post, offering reported opinion from a conservative perspective.

he following editorial appears in Saturday’s Washington Post: In the digital age, it is easy for everyone to make themselves heard on the Web — even terrorists. After a summer of high-profile attacks, the question for policymakers and the tech industry has been how to change that. A better question would be when and whether companies should be taking extremist content off the Internet at all. At a forum this month on national security, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton doubled down on requests to social media companies to sanitize their sites of terrorist speech. “We need to work with Silicon Valley,” she said. “We . . . have to do a better job combating ISIS online, where they recruit, where they radicalize.” President Barack Obama agrees. Propaganda, he has said, is too “pervasive and easily accessible.” It should be removed from the Web. That’s not as simple as it sounds. Reuters reportedthat Facebook and Google were considering adopting an algorithm developed by the Counter Extremism Project that could instantly detect jihadist websites and posts. But it is impossible to say whether this or any technology could accurately answer difficult questions of speech. The Internet can double as a breeding ground for radicalization, and sometimes, photos, videos and other posts actively incite violence. Yet there is a fine line between that material and content that is not only legitimate speech but also legitimate news: Citizens of every country deserve to know what is going on in the world and what people at both ends of the spectrum think about it—however hard that is to stomach.

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shares” are granted in return for cooperation in limiting catches, an approach that has helped restore fisheries on five continents. Illegal and unregulated fishing continues, unfortunately, often in waters far beyond national boundaries. More needs to be done to tighten port security to ensure that imported fish are legally caught, and to trace seafood well enough that consumers can know for sure what fish they’re buying. A new satellite-driven interactive tool called Global Fishing Watch (developed with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies) will enable governments to track tens of thousands of fishing vessels worldwide and detect illegal fishing. It’s an encouraging step in what will need to be a sustained effort to keep the oceans healthy and productive.

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November 10, 1943 – August 20, 2016 December 4, 1933 – September 13, 2016

BURLEY — James Paul Tegan had a joyful reunion with his wife and sweetheart, Berniece, after relenting to a lengthy illness on Sept. 13, 2016, while in care in Salt Lake City Utah. He was 83. Paul was born Aug. 31, 1933, in Washington, Utah, the eldest son of James Thomas and Lucille (Burgess) Tegan. When he was three years old he moved to Burley, Idaho. He attended grammar school at View and Springdale and high school at Burley High School, where he graduated in 1952. He also attended Brigham Young University for one quarter. In 1953, Paul began courting Berniece Patterson, knowing almost immediately that she was meant to be his bride. They became engaged in August of that year. He was then called to serve a mission to Denmark for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Two-and-a-half years later he returned and he and Berniece were married in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple for time and all eternity on Aug. 16, 1956. They would have celebrated 60 years together this year. One month after they were married, Paul was called to serve in the US Army. He was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., for two years active duty, then home to Burley, continuing to serve in the Army Reserves for the next four years. He worked for potato processing plants for 18 years before heeding his true calling as a craftsman. He built his first house for his parents and moved his young family into his childhood home which he moved, remodeled and redesigned. He spent the remainder of his working years building and remodeling homes, restoring old homes, such as the Haight House in Oakley, and doing finish work including cabinets, clocks, etc. He was known for his artistic flair and strove for perfection in all he did. Paul and Berniece had five children: Tamra (Jerry) Ovard, Salem, Ore.; James Leonard Tegan (deceased); Teri (Scott) Tolman of Boise, Idaho; Paula (Ron) Furden of Salt Lake City, Utah;

BUHL — Henry B. Langdon Jr., 72, of Buhl, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his home. Henry was born on November 10, 1943 to Henry and Florence Langdon in Albion, Michigan, the third of four children. Henry attended schools in Michigan and Arizona, graduating high school at Mesa High School in 1961. After graduation, he served this country in the United States Air Force, and was stationed in the Philippines. He worked at many occupations in many different areas. He was a licensed

electrician and worked locally for Green Giant during the seasonal processing. He lived a full life and experienced all that life had to offer. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Farmer Funeral Chapel in Buhl, Idaho.

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and Trena (Troy Anderson) Tegan of Burley. They also have 12 grandchildren and 20-plus great-grandchildren. Paul is survived by his four daughters; and his brother, Gary (Gloria) Tegan of Raft River, Idaho. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Berniece Patterson Tegan; his sister, Aleene Tegan; brothers, Blaine Tegan, Bruce Tegan and Byron Tegan; and his son, James Leonard Tegan. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at the View LDS Church, 490 E. 550 S., Burley, with Bishop Art Thornton officiating. Burial will follow at the View Cemetery with military honors provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans Organization. A viewing for family and friends will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Friday, at the church prior to the service.

JEROME — Harvey R. Taylor, 59, of Jerome, passed away Thursday September 15, 2016, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born November 29, 1956, in Harvey, North Dakota, the son of Wilford James Taylor and Alice Boyd Taylor. He spent the next several years moving to and from various Navy bases across the country with his family. They eventually settled in Jerome Where Harvey graduated from Jerome High School in 1975. While attending high school, he met Debbie Welch and they were married September 26, 1975. They made their home in Jerome where they raised one daughter, Tricia. Most of Harvey’s working years were spent in the grocery business, where he worked many hours and made lots of friends. He enjoyed playing softball, golfing and he loved to tinker. Harvey also enjoyed cooking and watching any and all sports. He especially loved spending time with his family. Harvey is survived by his sweetheart of 41 years, Debbie Taylor of Jerome;

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Richard D. Elorrieta JEROME — Richard D. Elorrieta, 82, of Jerome, passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday September 13, 2016, with his son and family at his side. He was born December 4, 1933, in Wendell, Idaho, the son of Manuel and Emetedia Elorrieta. Richard was raised in Jerome and attended schools there. He loved working, camping and spending time with family and friends. Richard is survived by his son, Shaun (Shawna) Elorrieta of Kimberly; his grandson, J’Shaun; and many extended family members and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Evelyn Yraguy and Jesse Anchustegui and two brothers, Joe Eguren and Alex Anchustegui. A Vigil service with Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday September 22, 2016, at St. Jerome Catholic Church, 216 2nd Avenue East, Jerome. Mass of the Resur-

rection will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Friday September 23, 2016, also at St. Jerome Catholic Church, with Fr. Rob Irwin, presiding. Interment will follow in the Jerome Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome. Richard’s family would like to thank Horizon Health for their kind care and a special thank you to Dick and Louise Marshall, Fr. Rob Irwin and Fr. Bonafice Lautz for their assistance and many acts of kindness.

SERVICES John McGonigal their daughter, Tricia (Steve) Towne of Hagerman; two grandsons, William and Braxton; his mother, Alice Merkley; two sisters, Cheryl Sturgeon and Brandi (Drew) Spalding; one brother, Kelly Taylor; and many extended family members and friends. He is preceded in death by his father and two brothers, Les Taylor and Sheldon Taylor. Memorial services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Friday September 23, 2016, in the Jerome LDS 7th Ward Chapel, 50 east 100 South, Jerome, Idaho. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome.

DEATHS Darlene F. “Cricket” Graves Lynch, 55, of Burley, died Monday, September 12, 2016, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center. No formal service will be held. Cremation has been entrusted to the care of the Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley. John Clay Calhoun, 69, of Caldwell, formerly of Twin Falls, died Friday, September 16, 2016, at home of natural causes. Arrangements are under the care of Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. William J. “Bill” Korsen, 66, of Gooding, passed away Friday, Sep-

tember 16, 2016, at his home in Gooding. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray Funeral Service – Gooding Chapel. Leora Hurst Johnson, 95, of Burley, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Parke View Care and Rehabilitation Center in Burley. Arrangements are under the care of Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley. Harvey R. Taylor, 59, of Jerome, died Thursday, September 15, 2016, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome.

JEROME — John McGonigal of Jerome, Vigil service with Rosary at 7 p.m., Sunday, September 18, 2016, at St. Jerome Catholic Church, 216 2nd Avenue East, Jerome. Mass of Resurrection at 10 a.m., Monday, September 19, 2016, also at St. Jerome Catholic Church. Following will be a reception for John’s family and friends. A graveside ser-

vice will follow at the Twin Falls Cemetery (Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome).

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BOISE — Earl “Gary” Carson of Boise, celebration of life followed by a reception is scheduled for Sunday, September 25th, at 11 a.m. at the Riverside Hotel (Tamarack Room) 2900 Chinden Blvd, Boise, Idaho.

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Amelia Earhart didn’t die in a plane crash, investigator says CLEVE R. WOOTSON JR.

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As America endured the drab years of the Great Depression, Amelia Earhart’s exploits were a bright spot. She broke gender barriers by completing solo flights most male pilots hadn’t accomplished and traveled the country speaking of women’s empowerment and the glorious promise of air travel. Then, she vanished. Her mysterious disappearance over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 has vexed historians and fueled conspiracy theories for decades. Earhart was declared dead after the U.S. government concluded that she crashed somewhere in the Pacific, her plane sinking to the seabed as she tried to become the first woman to circle the globe. But an alternate theory of what became of Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, has recently resurfaced in the news. Ric Gillespie, the director of the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), thinks Earhart spent her last days as a castaway on a desolate Pacific island. Stranded after a crash-landing, Gillespie believes, Earhart used the radio from her damaged plane to call for help for nearly a week before the tide pulled the craft into the sea. Gillespie, a pilot and accident investigator, has made 11 expeditions to Gardner Island, in the Western Pacific. He’s trying to raise money for a 12th to support this theory — and maybe find Earhart’s plane. He posted a video presentation about the Gardner Island theory on YouTube last month and recently touted “New Research, New Evidence, New Understanding.” But, he said: “We’ve been testing this hypothesis for 28 years. ... This supposed new theory is actually the oldest theory.” “We found a tremendous amount of support for it,” Gillespie added. Some of that support comes from Earhart’s radio signals seeking help, which investigators say most likely emanated from an area near Gardner Island, Gillespie said. And a 1937 British expedition exploring the island for settlement

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amelia earhart in a department of Commerce airplane, 1936. snapped a photo of what Gillespie said shows part of the landing gear from Earhart’s plane sticking out of a reef. “On an uninhabited island, there shouldn’t be anything sticking up out of the water,” Gillespie said. Adding to the body of evidence, Gillespie said, the radio in Earhart’s plane could not work if it had been in the water as suspected; yet she sent out radio signals for nearly a week after apparently crashing. “Earhart made a relatively safe landing at Gardner Island and sent radio distress calls for six days,” Gillespie said in the YouTube presentation. “There are 47 messages heard by professional radio operators that appear to be credible.” In 1928, Earhart became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Nine years later, she sought to fly around the world. But she encountered trouble somewhere over the Pacific. Some think Earhart’s Lockheed Model 10 Electra ran out of fuel and plummeted into the Pacific. Others say she and navigator Noonan were captured by the Japanese, who thought they were spies. But Gillespie thinks Earhart and Noonan made it to the ground injured but intact.

They were looking to refuel at Howland Island, halfway between Hawaii and Australia, but strong winds had thrown them off course, and nighttime navigation was impeded by an overcast sky, Gillespie said. Gillespie said he thinks that as the plane’s fuel tanks emptied, Earhart and Noonan spied a landing spot on Gardner Island, now called Nikumaroro, about 400 miles south of Howland. The coral atoll has a wide reef that is dry at low tide—a serviceable landing strip. Gillespie said he think the landing was rough but survivable. Earhart had minor injuries; Noonan’s were worse, based on Earhart’s alleged radio calls, which TIGHAR has studied. (Gillespie and his wife are the only paid members of the Pennsylvania-based group, although he says TIGHAR has a team of experts and more than 1,000 members.) And the airplane still had fuel — not enough to get anywhere, but enough to power the plane’s battery and work the radio, Gillespie said. He and others at TIGHAR researched how much fuel the plane could carry, then calculated how much the engines had consumed before Earhart’s distress calls. “She’s out there calling for help,” Gillespie said, adding that

radio operators he talked to — and others written about in published reports — felt certain they were listening to Earhart. “They recognize her voice. There’s no doubt in their mind.” As evidence, Gillespie cites an interview with Betty Clank, a ham radio operator in Florida who claimed to have heard Earhart and was put in contact with TIGHAR. “What she heard is not just a woman calling for help, there was a man with her and he seemed to be out of his head,” Gillespie said. “And he was grabbing the mic. The whole thing reads like a 911 call.” The half-hour presentation shows the depth of TIGHAR’s research on Earhart’s final flight. There are topographical maps of the seabed around Gardner Island, details about the paths of radio signals, even calculations about air speed and fuel burn. In their expeditions, TIGHAR members think they have found other evidence of Earhart’s final days. According to the Times of London: “His group has found improvised tools, shoe remains and aircraft wreckage, as well as pieces of a pocket knife, bits of make-up and bone fragments. Mr. Gillespie said that credible radio operators recognized Earhart’s weak voice

in a message about six hours after she went missing. She said that she was injured but not as badly as Noonan. “A Texas housewife also heard her pleas on shortwave radio. In Florida a young radio listener grabbed a notebook and began to transcribe a “very confusing” distress call that may have referenced a shipwreck on the island.” TIGHAR posted its conclusions about Earhart’s demise on its website. “Earhart (and possibly Noonan) lived for a time as castaways on the waterless atoll, relying on rain squalls for drinking water,” the site says. “They caught and cooked small fish, seabirds, turtles and clams. Amelia died at a makeshift campsite on the island’s southeast end. Noonan’s fate is unknown.” Their plane was washed into the Pacific, TIGHAR claims. During a previous expedition, Gillespie says the group found a piece of what appears to be the Electra. “Whatever remains of the Electra lies in deep water off the island’s west end,” he said. Gillespie’s Gardner Island theory has its critics, though. “This group (TIGHAR) comes out every year or two with this info or something like it, show us the proof please!” one tweeted. Elgen Long, a Navy combat veteran and an expert on Earhart’s disappearance, wrote a book saying her plane crashed into the Pacific and sank. The metal piece was from a different kind of plane, he told National Geographic. Long criticized Gillespie in 2014, telling The Washington Post’s Justin Wm. Moyer: “You’ll never convince true believers that they aren’t right. You’re just confusing them with facts.” But Gillespie, who has referred to Long as “the patron saint of ‘crashed and sank,’” told The Post that scientific discovery has never been linear. “This is what science really is like,” he said. “You develop a hypothesis. You see if it’s wrong. It’s failure after failure after success after failure. If you do it right, you do make progress. ... I am passionate about figuring stuff out. I’m an investigator, a detective at heart.”

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Diving to Yellowstone Lake’s underwater world MIKE KOSHMRL

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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Ocean explorer Dave Lovalvo’s underwater robot Yogi, custom made to probe the depths of Yellowstone Lake, gives him a fancy new tool to find something. “Something” being the operative word. What it will be, Lovalvo is not exactly sure: His find, perhaps, might be well outside the bounds of what science knows today, or even suspects. The ambiguity, lack of direction and license to look wherever for whatever reason is all by design, reported the Jackson Hole News and Guide. “We don’t have to have a hypothesis,” Lovalvo said from the deck of the Annie, a shiny new 40-foot vessel that doubles as a submersible robot command center. “We can go out here, eyes wide open, and look around. “In some respects,” he said, “it’s better that we don’t know too much about science, because we don’t have a preconceived notion.” On the Annie on a late August morning, Lovalvo and his colleagues at the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration were out to revisit old deep water discoveries, though this time with the aid of Yogi. Early on it became clear that the half-ton robot was quite the contraption. Hoisted off of the Annie’s bow with a customized crane, the months-old machine quietly slipped under the rippling surface of Yellowstone Lake in the West Thumb and jetted out of sight. Yogi’s first target: an 80-foot-deep cone formed by a geothermal vent that Lovalvo discovered as a younger man when scouting for bubbles hitting the surface of the big lake when its waters were like glass. Decades later the same bubbles broke the surface near where the Annie held herself in place with a GPS-based dynamic positioning system. “Excited?” Melissa Ryan, the foundation’s project manager, asked her boss. A grinning Lovalvo responded: “I love this cone.”

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Aboard the Annie in a darkened control room, mechanical engineer Todd Gregory guided the vessel, tethered to a fiber-optic cable, toward the notable fissure in the lakebed. The view from 80 feet under was surprisingly clear and crisp. Yogi’s four high-definition cameras and dimmable 9,000-lumen beacon showed the six-person research team everything it wanted to see in great detail. In view was the thermal opening, piping gases from the superheated magma chamber far below. A mat of strange-looking and apparently endemic vegetation, tiny freshwater shrimp and a large hunk of minerals jutting up off the silted lake bottom shared the scene. Oranges and greens dominated the coloration right around the vent, the result

of bacteria growing from the 90-degree-plus gases that had sputtered out for years. Lovalvo, a 30-year veteran of underwater exploration in 394-foot-deep Yellowstone Lake, quickly noted two metallic devices near the cone. They were temperature probes left behind from University of Wisconsin research he had a hand in years ago. Electrical engineer Dave Wright went to work, trying to snag the instrument with Yogi’s five-function arm so they could be reunited with the Midwestern researchers. After some maneuvering, the first probe was in hand. “I’ve got you now, my pretty,” Wright said in a raspy, witchy voice. Into Yogi’s maneuverable bin the probe went.

failure, in Lovalvo’s experience, the feature has burped up geothermally heated water, kicking up sediment and triggering a chain reaction that draws bugs, freshwater anthropods and, eventually, cutthroat trout. “It’s almost like a buffet,” Lovalvo said. “And when the thing erupts, it’s like a dinner bell.” This time around, for the first time, it didn’t happen.

In this aug. 24, 2016 photo, from left to right, dave Lovalvo, founder, president and CeO of Global Foundation for Ocean exploration, todd Gregory and dan rogers, both Global Foundation for Ocean exploration engineers, launch yogi just offshore from the West thumb Geyser basin, in yellowstone national park, in Wyo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS

Underwater volcanology In the first summer navigating Yellowstone Lake’s waters, Yogi and the crew spent much of their time placing underwater sensors to help better understand the Yellowstone region’s volcanology. While exploration is the name of the game, supporting hypothesis-driven science pays the bills, Ryan explained. “But we’d like to have more days like we have today,” she said. Without going into details, Lovalvo divulged that the Annie and Yogi incurred some expense: Each ran well into the six-figure range. Just more than $100,000 came from a crowdfunding campaign. National Park Service funding was nil. Only two days this season were devoted entirely to unencumbered exploration. Probing into Mary Bay thermal vents the day before, Yogi lost a finger — or more precisely a polycarbonate temperature probe — in the superheated sediment. “We went up to 172 degrees Celsius,” Lovalvo said. “We only went about 5, 6 inches down.” That’s 342 degrees Fahrenheit — frozen-pizza-cooking temps — though the heat quickly dissipates in the 3.6 cubic miles of 40-something-degree water cupped within the 136-square-mile lake.

‘Very interesting’

In the Yellowstone offseason the Annie will stick around in the Northern Rockies, but Yogi is on to other places. It’s capable of reaching 1,500 meters underwater — nearly a mile down — and has plenty of usefulness elsewhere, Lovalvo said. The second stop of the day was at a so-called “trout Jacuzzi,” unseen in the waters only a stone’s throw from a West Thumb geyser basin boardwalk. The throngs who walked by, oddly, paid little attention to the 5-foot-long, 4-foot-high white robot being carefully lowered into the lake by helmeted engineers and explorers. Although the lakebed was only 10 feet underwater, at the “Jacuzzi” a depression sank to nearly 30 feet. Intermittently but without

In this aug. 24, 2016 photo, after a successful retrieval of decades-old temperature gauges from the lake bottom, senior electronics engineer of Global Foundation for Ocean exploration dave Wright prepares yogi for another dive on yellowstone Lake, in yellowstone national park, in Wyo.

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Today: Mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 79˚, humidity of 28%. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

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Caldwell 80 / 49 Boise 78 / 50

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Deep-sea volcano a hotspot for mysterious life CALEB JONES

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GEOLOGIST SEAMOUNTS, Hawaii (AP) — The turquoise waters became darker and darker, and squiggly glow-in-dark marine creatures began to glide past in the inky depths like ghosts. The three-man submarine went down, down, down into the abyss and drew within sight of something no human had ever laid eyes on: Cook seamount, a 13,000-foot extinct volcano at the bottom of the sea. Scientists aboard the vessel Pisces V visited the volcano earlier this month to examine its geological features and its rich variety of marine life, and an Associated Press reporter was given exclusive access to the dive. It was the firstever expedition to the Cook seamount by a manned submersible. Among other things, the researchers from the University of Hawaii and the nonprofit group Conservation International spotted such wonders as a rare type of octopus with big fins that look like Dumbo’s ears, and a potentially new species of violet-hued coral they dubbed Purple Haze. Conservation International hopes to study 50 seamounts, or undersea volcanoes, over the next five years. “We don’t know anything about the ocean floor,” said Peter Seligmann, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Conservation International. “What we know is that each one of those seamounts is a

refuge for new species, but we don’t know what they are. We don’t know how they’ve evolved. We don’t know what lessons they have for us.” During the Sept. 6 dive, the submarine splashed into the water, and as it dove, the only sounds were radio communications from the surface, the hum of an air scrubber that removes carbon dioxide from the passenger chamber, and the voices of the crew. The thick, hot tropical air inside the steel sphere became cooler and drier as the submarine descended. “We don’t know what we’re going to find,” said Conservation International’s Greg Stone, a marine biologist on board. “There will always be the unexpected when you go into the deep ocean.” Halfway to the volcano’s summit, which is 3,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific, no sunlight penetrated. The only light that could be seen from the submarine’s face-sized windows was the bluish glow of the vessel’s own bright lights. Occasionally, bioluminescent creatures drifted past in the darkness. Stone and subpilot Terry Kerby, who helps run the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory at the University of Hawaii, watched as the volcano and its rugged basalt walls hundreds of yards high came into view. Seamounts are either active or dormant volcanoes that rise dramatically from the bottom of the ocean

and never reach the surface. They are hotspots for marine life because they carry nutrient-rich water upward from the sea floor. Seamounts are believed to cover about 18 million square miles of the planet. Cook, situated over 100 miles southwest of Hawaii’s Big Island, is part of a group of undersea volca-

noes known as the Geologist Seamounts that are about 80 million years old and could hold many new animal species, as well as elements such as nickel and cobalt that mining companies could extract. “My goal today is to ... find out what’s living on them, find out how they support ocean life, what their ef-

fect is from ocean currents and essentially what drives the ocean, what makes the ocean what it is,” Stone said. “Seamounts are a key part of that, and something which humanity knows very little about.” Within minutes of the vessel’s arrival at the summit, life began to appear — a starfish clinging to a

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US admits carrying out airstrike ERIN CUNNINGHAM AND ZAKARIA ZAKARIA

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ISTANBUL — The Pentagon said Saturday it had halted an airstrike over Syria after Russia and the Syrian government accused U.S. warplanes of responsibility for killing 60 Syrian soldiers. In a statement, the U.S. military’s Central Command admitted it had been carrying out a strike against a suspected Islamic State position in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, but said it called off the assault after Russia said it was Syrian army positions that were being attacked, and not the Islamic State.

Earlier Saturday, Syria and Russia had accused the U.S.-led coalition of striking a Syrian army base and blamed the raid for an Islamic State advance in the area. Saturday’s developments come amid an already fragile cease-fire brokered by Russia and the United States. The United States and its allies began launching strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in 2014. Russia has launched its own raids since intervening to prop up the Syrian government a year ago. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that more than 60 Syrian troops were killed in four airstrikes near

the city of Deir al-Zour, the Interfax news agency reported. The troops were surrounded by Islamic State fighters, and the strikes “paved the way for ISIS terrorists to attack” a nearby hilltop, Syria’s military said in a statement reported by the staterun news agency. ISIS is common name for the Islamic State. The statement said the alleged strikes were “conclusive evidence that the United States and its allies support ISIS and other terrorist organizations.” The Russian Defense Ministry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS accused the United States of re- russian president Vladimir putin, right, and russian Foreign minister fusing to coordinate its operations Sergey Lavrov speak each other at a CIS (Commonwealth of Independent with Russia in Syria. States, former Soviet republics) summit in bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Saturday.

Clinton says she’ll protect borders SEAN SULLIVAN

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this is a July 28 photo of of Hinkley point a magnox nuclear power station in Hinkley point Somerset, southwest england.

Hinkley approval may raise bar on China’s U.K. nuclear plan JESSICA SHANKLEMAN AND RICHARD PARTINGTON

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The decision to approve the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant may raise scrutiny on Chinese investors that want to expand their atomic portfolio in the U.K. The U.K. government will take a “special share” in all future nuclear projects giving it power to block changes in ownership that could impinge on national security, according to a statement on Thursday. For China, whose 33.5 percent ownership in Hinkley was the subject of security concern, the new rules may erect higher hurdles for reactor projects in Sizewell and Bradwell, which uses Chinese technology. “The chance the Chinese are prevented from going ahead with Bradwell must be higher today than it was yesterday,” said Stephen Hunt, U.K. utilities analyst at Barclays Capital Services, in a phone interview. The decision to tighten the rules highlights Prime Minister Theresa May’s security concerns about Chinese access to critical U.K. infrastructure. The 18-bil-

lion pound ($24 billion) Hinkley project is one-third funded by state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp., which signed a deal in October with Electricite de France at Sizewell and another at Bradwell, both on the eastern coast. The U.K.’s new rules bring control of critical infrastructure into line with other major economies, according to the government statement. “I am not aware of any blocks on Chinese inbound investments into the U.K. or even situations in which that was contemplated,” said David Chmiel, managing director of geopolitical risk consultancy Global Torchlight LLC, in an email. “We are delighted that the British government has decided to proceed with the first new nuclear power station for a generation,” China General said in a statement that reiterated its intent on “playing an important role in meeting the U.K.’s future energy needs.” The U.K. wants to build 18 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity in the coming decades from about 9.4 gigawatts last year. The greenhouse-gas free

energy produced by the reactors will be needed to replace aging fossil-fuel and atomic reactors removed from the grid and to keep the country’s climate change commitments. Government projections see nuclear covering a third of the country’s power needs by the 2030s at a cost of about 80 billion pounds. The U.K.’s special share is unlikely to affect all investors equally, according to Barclays analyst Hunt. “If you had European money, Japanese funding, or American money for example, the feeling is the government might be more sanguine,” he said. While the government won’t have a special share in Hinkley Point, it could still prevent EDF from selling its 66.5 percent stake during the construction, according to the statement. That veto power could prevent the company from reducing its share and bringing other investors into the project. EDF would probably struggle to sell shares during construction, according to Martin Young, managing director of European utilities equity research at RBC Capital Markets. The European

Pressurized Reactor has run into trouble at Olkiluoto in Finland, as well as Flamanville, France where costs have more than tripled to 10.5 billion euros ($11.8 billion) and construction is six years behind schedule. “There’s no decent track record in building the EPR,” Young said. “Olkiluoto’s been a disaster, Flamanville’s been a little better. It’s not great.” Once Hinkley is built, EDF may wish to sell its stake in order to release capital for further investment, replicating the model used by Dong Energy A/S and other offshore wind farm developers, said Young. At that point, the company would need approval from the government, according to the government statement. Even then, the government may not “actually invoke such powers,” said Professor Jim Watson, director at the U.K. Energy Research Center, highlighting May’s decision in July not to intervene in the sale of ARM Holdings Plc to Softbank Group Corp. “I can’t see any huge immediate impact for EDF and there’s no suggestion the financial terms of the deal have been revised.”

HOUSTON — Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Hillary Clinton’s record on immigration in a speech Saturday, accusing her of “effectively proposing to abolish the borders,” even as Clinton has vowed to protect them. “Hillary Clinton is the person — and I mean the first person — to ever run for the presidency of a country effectively proposing to abolish the borders around the country that she is supposed to be representing,” said Trump. Clinton’s plan, however, calls for the government to “uphold the rule of law” and to “protect our borders.” She backs a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, while Trump does not. The Republican presidential nominee made his remarks at a luncheon hosted by the Remembrance Project, a nonprofit organization that says it “advocates for families whose loved ones were killed by illegal aliens.” Many people at the event wore shirts or passed out cards paying tribute to their lost relatives. Trump said his debates with his Democratic rival will be “a very interesting period of time.” The Republican brought several people who have lost family members to illegal immigrants to speak on stage, including Laura Wilkerson. “If we are all deplorables, we are doing something right,” said Wilkerson, referencing Clinton’s recent remark that half of Trump supporters are a “basket of deplorables.” Clinton later said she regretted labeling “half” his backers in that way. Trump delivered an immigration speech in Arizona last month in which he strongly suggested he would try to deport as many people as possible. He vowed to crack down especially hard on illegal immigrants who have committed crimes aside from being in the country without proper documentation. A Washington Post analysis found that Trump’s plan would immediately target 5 million to 6.5 million or more undocumented immigrants for swift removal. “Our nation should not accept one lost American life because our country failed to enforce its laws,” Trump said here Saturday.

Lines form for gas in wake of Alabama pipeline spill THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA (AP) — Lines formed at gas stations across the South on Saturday and drivers who were able to find fuel had to pay more for it in some cases, as prices edged up following a pipeline spill in Alabama. Fuel supplies in at least five states — Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas — were threatened by the spill, and the U.S. Department of Transportation ordered the company responsible to take corrective action before the fuel starts flowing again. Colonial Pipeline Co. must conduct testing and analysis on the failed section of the pipeline, according to the Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Agency, which is investigating the spill in rural Alabama. The company has acknowledged that between 252,000 gallons and

336,000 gallons of gasoline leaked from a pipeline near Helena, Alabama, since the spill was first detected Sept. 9. It’s unclear when the spill actually started. “The department will remain on site to carry out its investigation, and make sure the operator is taking the necessary steps to prevent any future incidents,” agency administrator Marie Therese Dominguez said in a statement. Some gas stations were completely out of fuel. Tennessee Emergency Management Director Patrick Sheehan tried to reassure drivers. “Tennessee’s consumers need to maintain their normal driving and fuel buying habits. If consumers fill up unnecessarily, top off their tanks when they aren’t close to empty, and fill multiple containers at the pumps, then our petroleum retailers will not be able to keep up

in South Carolina were seeing outages. “When you have a pipeline of that magnitude go down, it just shows everybody unfortunately how fragile the system is and it doesn’t take much to cause some hiccups,” he told WYFF (http://bit. ly/2cy6o1H). In a statement Saturday, the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company said that repair work had begun in an effort to return the pipeline to service “as rapidly and safely as possible.” The company said it is shipping as much gasoline as possible on its distillate mainline, Line 2, in order to mitigate the impact of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the pipeline that has been shut tanker trucks line up at a Colonial pipeline Co. facility in pelham, ala., down. Colonial earlier said most near the scene of a 250,000-gallon gasoline spill on Friday. of the leaked gasoline is contained in a retention pond near the city of with the demand of the fuel supQuik Trip spokesman Mike Helena and there’s no public safety ply,” he said. Thornbrugh said several stations concern.

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PUMPKIN QUICK BREADS Welcome the autumn season with these delicious pumpkin recipes. Pumpkin Pull-Apart Loaf

Prep 30 minutes Rise 1 hour 30 minutes Bake 35 minutes at 350°F Cool 30 minutes ¾ 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 3 ¾ 1 1

1. In a small saucepan heat milk just until warm (105°F to 115°F). In a large bowl combine warm milk and yeast; stir to dissolve yeast. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until foamy. 2. Add ½ cup of the pumpkin and next four ingredients (through salt) to yeast mixture. Beat with a mixer on medium until combined. Add half of the flour; beat on low 30 seconds, scraping bowl as needed. Beat on medium 3 minutes. Stir in remaining flour. Shape into a ball (dough will not be smooth). Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size (45 to 60 minutes). 3. Butter a 9×5-inch loaf pan. Turn dough

FILLING THE PAN

cup milk pkg. active dry yeast cup canned pumpkin Tbsp. butter, melted Tbsp. granulated sugar egg yolk tsp. salt cups all-purpose flour Tbsp. butter, melted cup packed brown sugar Tbsp. ground cinnamon recipe Cinnamon Glaze Chopped toasted pecans (optional)

out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 20×12-inch rectangle. In a small bowl combine remaining ½ cup pumpkin and 3 Tbsp. melted butter; spread over dough. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over pumpkin mixture (photo A, below, far left). Cut dough crosswise into five 12×4-inch strips. Stack strips, then cut crosswise into six 4×2-inch pieces, leaving stacks intact (photo B, below, far left). Loosely stagger pieces, cut sides up, in prepared pan (photo C, below, far left). Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size (about 45 minutes). 4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake 35 minutes or until golden brown, covering loosely with foil the last 10 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Drizzle with Cinnamon Glaze and, if desired, sprinkle with pecans. Cool 20 minutes more. Makes 12 servings.

Cinnamon Glaze In a small bowl stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp. milk, and ½ tsp. each ground cinnamon and vanilla. If needed, stir in additional milk, 1 tsp. at a time, to reach drizzling consistency. PER SERVING 296 cal., 8 g fat (4 g sat. fat), 32 mg chol., 254 mg sodium, 53 g carb., 2 g fiber, 5 g pro.

Honey-Glazed Pumpkin-Banana Bread

QUICK BREAD TIPS Quick breads are moist (thanks to pumpkin puree in these recipes), yeastfree breads with pourable batters. They’re simple, but the beauty is in the details:

NO-YEAST RISE Unlike most breads, quick breads do not use yeast to rise. They use baking powder or a mixture of baking powder and baking soda, both of which release carbon dioxide to help the bread rise. Baking powder is double-acting, which means it releases gases in two stages: first when liquid is added to the dry ingredients, second when it bakes. Baking soda releases gas instantly when mixed with acidic ingredients, such as buttermilk, sour cream, and lemon juice.

FREEZE IT To freeze quick breads, first wrap completely cooled loaves in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil. Freeze up to 3 months.

LOOSEN UP To remove bread from pan,

loosen sides with a thin metal spatula. Using hot pads, place a small baking sheet on top of bread and invert; remove pan. Invert a wire rack over bread and turn again so top of bread faces up.

Prep 25 minutes Bake 50 minutes at 350°F Cool 10 minutes 3⅓ 2 1½ 1 1 1 2 ⅔ 4 ⅔ 1 ½ 1 2

cups all-purpose flour tsp. baking soda tsp. salt tsp. baking powder tsp. ground cinnamon tsp. ground ginger cups sugar cup vegetable oil eggs cup water 15-oz. can pumpkin (1¾ cups) cup mashed ripe banana recipe Honey Glaze Tbsp. finely chopped crystallized ginger

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and ½ inch up sides of two 9×5-inch loaf pans. In a medium bowl stir together first six ingredients (through ginger). 2. In an extra-large bowl beat sugar and oil

with a mixer on medium until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Add flour mixture and the water alternately, beating on low after each addition just until combined. Beat in pumpkin and banana. Spread batter in prepared pans. 3. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks. Wrap and store overnight. 4. To serve, spoon Honey Glaze over loaves and sprinkle with crystallized ginger. Makes 32 slices. Honey Glaze In a small bowl beat ¼ cup honey and 2 Tbsp. softened butter with a mixer on medium until combined. Beat in 1 cup powdered sugar. Beat in enough milk (about 1 tsp.) to reach thick drizzling consistency.

SEASONAL FLAVORS

You’ll find sweet and savory recipes that highlight fall’s favorite flavor in 100 Best Pumpkin Recipes™ magazine. Pick up a copy where magazines are sold today.

PER SLICE 184 cal., 6 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 25 mg chol., 219 mg sodium, 31 g carb., 1 g fiber, 2 g pro.

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Falk leads WSU to 56-6 win over Idaho ASSOCIATED PRESS

PULLMAN, Wash. — The mind of Marcellus Pippins of Washington State was racing as he saw the loose football on the turf at Martin Stadium. He bent down and scooped the ball up, and one thought ran through his brain. “Run fast, don’t get caught,” Pippins said. He gave no thought to diving on the football. “It was me and the touchdown,” said Pippins, who ran 72 yards for the score that helped ignite Washington State’s 56-6 win over Idaho on Saturday. Luke Falk threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State posted a positive end

to a tumultuous week. James Williams rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown for Washington State (1-2), which won on a wet, windy day when the Air Raid offense was not working very well. Idaho (1-2) struggled for the second straight week against a Pac-12 team, after losing at No. 8 Washington. The Vandals have not scored a touchdown against Washington State the past two times the teams have played. Austin Rehkow kicked a 42yard field goal as Idaho took a 3-0 lead on its first possession. Williams ran over from the 2 for a 7-3 lead for the Cougars. The touchdown was set up by a 50-yard completion from Falk to

Kyle Sweet. Nose tackle Robert Barber blocked a 32-yard field-goal attempt by Rehkow and Pippins scooped up the ball and ran 72 yards for a touchdown as Washington State took a 14-3 lead midway through the second quarter. “Once special teams made a play it was like a chain reaction,” WSU running back Gerard Wicks said. Idaho quarterback Matt Linehan fumbled on a bootleg, and Robert Taylor recovered for Washington State on Idaho’s 36. Falk threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Marks as Washington THE ASSOCIATED PRESS State built a 21-3 lead late in the second quarter. Idaho cornerback Kendrick trotter (6) and defensive end aikeem Coleman (97) bring down Washington State wide receiver tavares martin Jr. (8) Please see IDaHO, Page D4 during the first half Saturday in pullman, Wash.

Beavers beat up Idaho State 37-7 ASSOCIATED PRESS

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alabama’s eddie Jackson (4) returns a mississippi punt for an 85-yard touchdown in the first half of an nCaa college football game, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 in Oxford, miss.

Alabama squeaks by Ole Miss ASSOCIATED PRESS

OXFORD, Miss. — No. 1 Alabama scored two defensive touchdowns and another on special teams to overcome a three-touchdown deficit and beat No. 19 Mississippi 48-43 on Saturday. Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 158 yards and ran for 146 more, but it was unlikely touchdowns from Jonathan Allen, Da’Ron Payne and Eddie Jackson that proved to be the biggest plays for the Crimson Tide (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference). Ole Miss (1-2, 0-1) looked as if it might be on its way to a third straight win over the Tide late in the second quarter. Instead, it was the Rebels’ second collapse in three games. Ole Miss took a 24-3 lead with

2:47 remaining in the first half after defensive end Marquis Haynes’ big hit on Hurts, forcing a fumble that fellow defensive lineman John Youngblood scooped up and ran 44 yards for a touchdown. But Alabama responded. The Tide needed just three plays and 37 seconds to pull to 2410. Ole Miss was forced to punt on the next drive and Jackson returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, evading several tacklers before bolting down the right sideline for the touchdown. In just 65 seconds, Alabama had turned a 21-point deficit into a manageable 24-17 game at halftime. Ole Miss’ Chad Kelly threw for a career-high 421 yards and three touchdowns.

nO. 10 LOuISVILLe 63, nO. 2 FLOrIDa State 20 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lamar Jackson ran for four touchdowns and threw for another score and Louisville routed Florida State in what was billed as an Atlantic Coast Conferenceshowdown game. Jackson ran for 146 yards and passed for 216 yards. The defense chipped in with nine sacks. The Cardinals (3-0, 2-0) topped 60 points for the third straight game. The Seminoles (21, 0-1) suffered one of the worst losses in school history. Jeremy Smith ran for two TDs for the Cardinals, and Jackson was nearly unstoppable in piling up 362 yards of offense. He also added to his collection of highlights as he faked one defender

and spun off another en route to his final TD run of 47 yards. He has 18 TDs in three games. Louisville’s defense held FSU to 284 yards and forced two turnovers. The Seminoles’ only bright spot was 10 straight points to cut it to 14-10 before Jackson and took over. Jaire Alexander had a 69-yard punt return for a TD and a fumble recovery leading to another Louisville score. Brandon Radcliff rushed for 118 yards and a score.

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Darell Garretson threw for 172 yards and ran for a touchdown and Oregon State snapped a 10-game losing streak that dated back to last season with a 37-7 victory Saturday over Idaho State. Victor Bolden ran for 111 yards on just three carries, including a 92-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for the Beavers (11), the second-longest in Oregon State history. Garretson scored on a 7-yard keeper and Ryan Nall added a 2-yard TD run as the Beavers ran up a 23-0 lead in the first half. Treston Decoud scored on a 75yard interception return midway through the third quarter for the Beavers. Jakori Ford scored on a 75-yard run on the first play from scrimmage to open the second half for Idaho State (2-1). It matched the second longest offensive play for the Bengals since Mike Kramer became coach in 2011. Ford finished with 122 yards on eight carries, Idaho State’s Tanner Gueller threw for 227 yards but was intercepted four times. Idaho State is now 0-26 against FBS teams since beating Utah State in 2000.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — De’Veon Smith gave Michigan the lead with a 42-yard run early

Idaho State: It was the Bengals’ second straight loss to a Pac-12 team. Idaho State fell 56-7 at Colorado last weekend. The Bengals were picked to finish 11th in the Big Sky preseason media poll, and 12th among the league’s coaches. Oregon State: The Beavers have one more non-conference game, against Boise State, before embarking on the Pac-12 season. A confidence boost against the Broncos would be welcome for Oregon State, which went 0-9 in the conference last season. The Beavers lost their season opener at Minnesota when the

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Senators take care of Tigers NICK RULAND

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GOODING — Sandwiched between Fruitland and Shelley, Jerome was supposed to be the sweet filling in the most difficult stretch of Gooding’s schedule, a schedule perhaps more challenging than any other in the area. But the Tigers showed Friday night that with their difficult-to-plan for offense and impossible to match-up with skill players, they won’t be penciled in as anybody’s homecoming cupcake this year or next. The Senators ultimately took care of business late Friday night, pat SutpHIn, TIMES-NEWS winning 41-28 after opening up a Canyon ridge running back bailey Hebert scores a touchdown before twin 38-14 lead. Falls sophomore bentley Swensen can stop him Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Quarterback Tyler Visser and Canyon ridge High School in twin Falls. running back Michael Needham

combined for 330 rushing yards, as the Senators accumulated over 400 on the ground. The Senators offensive line, still young, quite large and likely still growing, dominated throughout, bouncing back after a rough week against Shelley. “We ran up the middle a lot more and got better push,” Gooding center Kolton Adkinson said. “We are big strong dudes, we know we can do it, it is a matter of confidence. We have a great quarterback, running back, receivers and a heck of a defensive. We have to do our job.” With rangy receivers Cayden Loveland and Shawn Pamplona getting behind Jerome’s secondary — each catching touchdown passes —defending the Senators

was close to impossible. Visser completed 12 of 17 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns. But the Senators had similar problems with the Tigers. “It was hard for us to adjust to, bodies everywhere coming at you, double-teamed, triple-teamed and they get to the second level really well,” said all-state linebacker Ruger Jennings. With its myriad screen passes, direct snaps and quick-hitters, the Tigers marched up and down the field. But two fumbles and a turnover-on-downs ultimately made their late comeback attempt in vein, despite some controversial Please see rOunDup, Page D3

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| Sunday, September 18, 2016

Upset city: N. Dakota St tops No. 13 Iowa

TODAY’S SCHEDULE AUTO RACING 5:30 A.M. nbCSn — Formula One, Singapore Grand prix, at Singapore 12:30 P.M. nbCSn — naSCar, Sprint Cup Series, teenage mutant ninja turtles 400, at Joliet, Ill. 4:30 P.M. nbCSn — IndyCar, Gopro Grand prix of Sonoma, Sonoma, Calif.

DRAG RACING 9 A.M. FS1 — nHra, Carolina nationals, qualifying, at Concord, n.C. (tape-delayed) 12:30 P.M. FS1 — nHra, Carolina nationals, finals, at Concord, n.C.

HOCKEY 1 P.M. eSpn — World Cup of Hockey, Group stage, Sweden vs. russia, at toronto 6 P.M. eSpn2 — World Cup of Hockey, Group stage, north america vs. Finland, at toronto

GOLF 6 A.M. GOLF — LpGa tour, the evian Championship, final round, at evian Les bains, France (same-day tape) 10 A.M. nbC — LpGa tour, the evian Championship, final round, at evian Les bains, France (same-day tape) GOLF — european pGa tour, Italian Open, final round, at parco reale di monza, Italy (same-day tape) 1 P.M. GOLF — Web.com tour, albertsons boise Open, final round, at boise, Idaho 4 P.M. GOLF — Champions tour, nature Valley First tee Open at pebble beach, final round, at pebble beach, Calif.

MLB BASEBALL 11 A.M. tbS — detroit at Cleveland 2 P.M. mLb — St. Louis at San Francisco Or L.a. dodgers at arizona 6 P.M. eSpn — n.y. yankees at boston

NFL FOOTBALL 11 A.M. CbS — regional coverage FOX — regional coverage 2 P.M. FOX — regional coverage 2:25 P.M. CbS — regional coverage

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — With the biggest win in school history less than 3 yards away, North Dakota State went for two and failed. The Bison earned the ball back though — and they finished off the program’s signature victory by running the ball right at Iowa. Cam Pedersen kicked a 37-yard field as time expired and North Dakota State, of the FCS, rallied to beat No. 13 Iowa 23-21 on Saturday for its sixth straight win over an FBS opponent. The Bison went for a 2-point conversion down 2120 with 3:41 left, but couldn’t punch it in. North Dakota State’s defense then held, and quarterback Easton Stick’s 29-yard run put the Bison in position for the biggest win in school history. “If we didn’t make it I thought we could stop them,” North Dakota State coach Chris Klieman said. “I thought our offense was kind of wearing them down.” The loss was just the fourth by a ranked FBS team to an FCS school. North Dakota State isn’t just another Football Championship Subdivision team, though. The Bison have won the last five FCS national titles. Against the Hawkeyes, they ran for 239 yards and held Iowa to 231 total yards. North Dakota State’s defense was at its best on Iowa’s final drive, sacking Iowa’s C.J. Beathard to give its offense one more shot. Stick had 124 yards passing and a touchdown for the Bison (3-0), who also snapped Iowa’s nine-game home winning streak. “As an offense we preach: if we get the chance to end

BASEBALL

6:20 P.M. nbC — Green bay at minnesota

East Division

1 P.M. nbCSn — 2016 rio Summer Games (Wheelchair rugby medal rounds, men’s Sitting Volleyball medal rounds), at rio de Janeiro 6:30 P.M. nbCSn — 2016 rio Summer Games, Closing Ceremony, at rio de Janeiro (same-day tape)

SOCCER 5 A.M. CnbC — premier League, manchester united at Watford 7:15 A.M. CnbC — premier League, Stoke City at Crystal palace 7:20 A.M. FS2 — bundesliga, F.S.V. mainz at augsburg 9:30 A.M. nbCSn — premier League, Sunderland at tottenham 9:30 A.M. FS2 — bundesliga, Schalke at Hertha berlin NOON FOX — mLS, Los angeles at Sporting Kansas City (available in markets not showing early FOX nFL games) 3 P.M. FOX — mLS, new york red bulls at toronto FC (available in markets not showing late FOX nFL games) 5:30 P.M. FS1 — Women, International friendly, united States vs. netherlands, at atlanta

WNBA BASKETBALL 2 P.M. eSpn2 — dallas at Indiana

Boston Toronto Baltimore New York Tampa Bay

Pct .568 .551 .547 .520 .432

GB — 2½ 3 7 20

Pct .581 .527 .507 .486 .369

GB — 8 11 14 31½

Pct .591 .527 .527 .439 .429

GB — 9½ 9½ 22½ 24

Central Division W 86 78 75 72 55

Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Chicago Minnesota

L 62 70 73 76 94

West Division W 88 78 78 65 63

Texas Seattle Houston Oakland Los Angeles

L 61 70 70 83 84

Saturday’s Games Boston 6, N.Y. Yankees 5 Cleveland 1, Detroit 0, 10 innings Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Mets 3, Minnesota 2, 12 innings Kansas City 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Oakland 11, Texas 2 Toronto at L.A. Angels, late Houston 2, Seattle 1 Today’s Games Detroit (Norris 2-2) at Cleveland (Bauer 11-7), 11:10 a.m. Minnesota (Gibson 6-9) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-8), 11:10 a.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 9-6) at Baltimore (Miley 8-13), 11:35 a.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 12-10) at Kansas City (Duffy 11-2), 12:15 p.m. Oakland (Detwiler 1-3) at Texas (Lewis 6-2), 1:05 p.m. Toronto (Stroman 9-8) at L.A. Angels (Meyer 0-3), 1:35 p.m. Houston (Fister 12-11) at Seattle (Miranda 4-1), 2:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-12) at Boston (Pomeranz 10-12), 6:06 p.m.

National League W 88 79 73 67 57

Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta

FOOTBALL

NFL KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Signed OL Jordan Devey from the practice squad.

COLLEGE

COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL — Announced the resignation of athletic director Kim Abbott. Named James Whitaker athletic director. TENNESSEE — Suspended DB Malik Foreman one game for a violation of team rules.

THIS DATE IN SPORTS 2005 — Green Bay’s Brett Favre joins Dan Marino and John Elway with 50,000 yards passing and also breaks Elway’s single-stadium NFL touchdown record of 180 with a 4-yard toss to Tony Fisher with 4 seconds left of a 26-24 loss to Cleveland at Lambeau Field. 2005 — San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson scores a 16-yard touchdown against Denver to set an NFL record with TDs rushing in 14 straight games. 2006 — The Los Angeles Dodgers hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and Nomar Garciaparra’s two-run homer in the 10th lifts Los Angeles to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres. 2011 — At 16, Lexi Thompson becomes the youngest player to win an LPGA Tour event. The 16-year-old Floridian closes with a 2-under 70 to win by five strokes over Tiffany Joh at the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala. Thompson shatters the age record for winning a multiple-round tournament held by Paula Creamer, who won in 2005 at 18. 2011 — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton sets an NFL rookie record by throwing for 432 yards against the Green Bay Packers. Newton, who tied the record by throwing for 422 yards in last week’s loss at Arizona, completes 28 of 46 passes with one touchdown in the 30-23 loss to the Packers.

L 60 69 75 82 91

Pct .595 .534 .493 .450 .385

GB — 9 15 21½ 31

Central Division

TRANSACTIONS

1899 — A tennis tournament known as “The Cincinnati Open” begins. Today, it is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city and is now known as the Cincinnati Masters & Women’s Open. 1946 — Joe Louis knocks out Tami Mauriello in the first round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1960 — Goose Gonsoulin intercepts four passes to lead the Denver Broncos to a 27-21 win over the Buffalo Bills. 1965 — In his first collegiate game, quarterback Billy Stevens of Texas-El Paso gains 483 total yards against North Texas State. Receiver Chuck Hughes has 349 of those yards. 1967 — U.S. yacht Intrepid beats the Australian yacht Dame Pattie in four straight races to defend the America’s Cup. 1977 — U.S. yacht Courageous beats the challenger Australia in four straight races to defend the America’s Cup. 1996 — Roger Clemens equals his own major league record, fanning 20 batters and pitching a four-hitter to lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers 4-0. 2004 — Maurice Drew of UCLA rushes for a school-record 322 yards and five touchdowns in the Bruins’ 37-31 victory over Washington. By halftime, he had 235 yards on 13 carries.

L 64 66 67 71 84

East Division

5 P.M. nba — Chicago at Seattle

BASEBALL

W 84 81 81 77 64

W 94 77 74 67 62

x-Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati

L 54 71 74 82 86

Pct .635 .520 .500 .450 .419

GB — 17 20 27½ 32

West Division Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado Arizona San Diego

W 84 79 71 62 62

L 64 69 77 86 86

Pct .568 .534 .480 .419 .419

GB — 5 13 22 22

x-clinched division Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh 10, Cincinnati 4, 1st game Atlanta 7, Washington 3 Milwaukee 11, Chicago Cubs 3 Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 3, 2nd game Philadelphia 8, Miami 0 N.Y. Mets 3, Minnesota 2, 12 innings Colorado 8, San Diego 0 L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 2 St. Louis 3, San Francisco 2 Today’s Games Minnesota (Gibson 6-9) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-8), 11:10 a.m. Pittsburgh (Nova 12-6) at Cincinnati (Straily 12-8), 11:10 a.m. Miami (Cashner 5-11) at Philadelphia (Asher 1-0), 11:35 a.m. Washington (Lopez 3-3) at Atlanta (Wisler 6-12), 11:35 a.m. Milwaukee (Peralta 6-10) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 15-7), 12:20 p.m. St. Louis (Reyes 2-1) at San Francisco (Suarez 3-3), 2:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (De Leon 2-0) at Arizona (Ray 8-13), 2:10 p.m. San Diego (Cosart 0-3) at Colorado (Bettis 12-7), 2:10 p.m.

Wild card standings Toronto Baltimore Seattle Detroit Houston New York Kansas City

American League W L Pct 81 66 .551 81 67 .547 78 68 .534 78 70 .527 78 70 .527 77 71 .520 75 73 .507

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

north dakota State quarterback easton Stick, right, celebrates with teammate Chase morlock after an nCaa college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, in Iowa City, Iowa. north dakota State won 23-21. the game with the ball in our hands, we have to do it. We believe in Cam and we knew if we got the ball down there he could do it,” Stick said. Beathard had three TD passes for Iowa (2-1). But the Hawkeyes ran for just 34 yards on 25 carries. “Am I shocked that we lost? Yeah, to an extent. But these guys came ready to play,” Iowa defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson said.

THE TAKEAWAY

Iowa: The Hawkeyes can forget about the playoffs. Barring something extraordinary, it’s tough to imagine the committee letting in a team that lost to an FCS school — even one as talented as North Da-

New York San Francisco St. Louis Miami

American League

PARALYMPICS

American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reinstated LHP Jason Vargas from the 60-day DL. Reinstated RHP Chien-Ming Wang from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment. TEXAS RANGERS — Assigned LHP Michael Roth outright to Round Rock (PCL). National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled OF Michael Reed from Colorado Springs (PCL). NEW YORK METS — Reinstated 1B Lucas Duda from the 60-day DL. Transferred LHP Jonathon Niese to 60-day DL.

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WCGB — 2½ 3½ 3½ 4½ 6½

National League W L Pct 79 69 .534 79 69 .534 77 71 .520 73 75 .493

WCGB — — 2 6

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 New England 1 0 0 1.000 Miami 0 1 0 .000 Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 South W L T Pct Houston 1 0 0 1.000 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 West W L T Pct Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 Dallas 0 1 0 .000 Washington 0 1 0 .000 South W L T Pct Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 Carolina 0 1 0 .000 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 West W L T Pct San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 Arizona 0 1 0 .000 Los Angeles 0 1 0 .000

PF PA 59 54 23 21 10 12 38 50 PF PA 23 14 35 39 23 27 16 25 PF 38 13 23 10

PA 16 7 22 29

PF 33 21 35 27

PA 27 20 34 33

PF PA 20 19 29 10 19 20 16 38 PF PA 31 24 20 21 34 35 24 31 PF 25 39 27 14

PA 16 35 23 23

PF PA 28 0 12 10 21 23 0 28

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Jets 37, Buffalo 31 Sunday’s Games San Francisco at Carolina, 11 a.m. Dallas at Washington, 11 a.m. Miami at New England, 11 a.m. New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Tennessee at Detroit, 11 a.m. Kansas City at Houston, 11 a.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. Seattle at Los Angeles, 2:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Arizona, 2:05 p.m. Jacksonville at San Diego, 2:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Denver, 2:25 p.m. Atlanta at Oakland, 2:25 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sep. 22

Houston at New England, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Sep. 25

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m. Cleveland at Miami, 11 a.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 11 a.m. Minnesota at Carolina, 11 a.m. Denver at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Arizona at Buffalo, 11 a.m. Baltimore at Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Oakland at Tennessee, 11 a.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 2:05 p.m. Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m. San Diego at Indianapolis, 2:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 2:25 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Kansas City, 2:25 p.m. Chicago at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sep. 26

Atlanta at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL How AP Top 25 Fared

No. 1 Alabama (3-0) beat No. 19 Mississippi 48-43. Next: vs. Kent State, Saturday. No. 2 Florida State (2-1) lost to No. 10 Louisville 63-20. Next: at South Florida, Saturday. No. 3 Ohio State (3-0) beat No. 14 Oklahoma 45-24. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday, Oct. 1. No. 4 Michigan (3-0) beat Colorado 45-28. Next: vs. Penn State, Saturday. No. 5 Clemson (3-0) beat SC State 59-0. Next: at Georgia Tech, Thursday. No. 6 Houston (3-0) beat Cincinnati 40-16, Thursday. Next: at Texas State, Saturday. No. 7 Stanford (2-0) beat Southern Cal 27-10. Next: at UCLA, Saturday. No. 8 Washington (3-0) beat Portland State 41-3. Next: at Arizona, Saturday. No. 9 Wisconsin (3-0) beat Georgia State 23-17.

kota State. North Dakota State: North Dakota State is FCS is name only though. The Bison’s blocking at every position was exactly how coaches draw it up, and they didn’t commit a penalty in the first half. North Dakota State might not lose again all season — and a sixth straight FCS title is a distinct possibility.

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Iowa will likely lose its spot in the Top 25. The bigger question is how many votes the Bison will receive. The Associated Press began allowing voters to put FCS schools on their ballots after Appalachian State stunned Michigan in 2007.

Next: at No. 12 Michigan State, Saturday. No. 10 Louisville (3-0) beat No. 2 Florida State 63-20. Next: at Marshall, Saturday. No. 11 Texas (2-0) at California. Next: at Oklahoma State, Saturday, Oct. 1. No. 12 Michigan State (2-0) beat No. 18 Notre Dame 36-28. Next: vs. No. 9 Wisconsin, Saturday. No. 13 Iowa (2-1) lost to North Dakota State 23-21. Next: at Rutgers, Saturday. No. 14 Oklahoma (1-2) lost to No. 3 Ohio State 45-24. Next: at TCU, Saturday, Oct. 1. No. 15 Tennessee (3-0) beat Ohio 28-19. Next: vs. No. 23 Florida, Saturday. No. 16 Georgia (3-0) beat Missouri 28-27. Next: at No. 19 Mississippi, Saturday. No. 17 Texas A&M (3-0) beat Auburn 29-16. Next: vs. No. 24 Arkansas at Arlington, Texas, Saturday. No. 18 Notre Dame (1-2) lost to No. 12 Michigan State 36-28. Next: vs. Duke, Saturday. No. 19 Mississippi (1-2) lost to No. 1 Alabama 48-43. Next: vs. No. 16 Georgia, Saturday. No. 20 LSU (2-1) beat Mississippi State 23-20. Next: at Auburn, Saturday. No. 21 Baylor (3-0) beat Rice 38-10, Friday. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday. No. 22 Oregon (2-1) lost to Nebraska 35-32. Next: vs. Colorado, Saturday. No. 23 Florida (3-0) beat North Texas 32-0. Next: at No. 15 Tennessee, Saturday. No. 24 Arkansas (3-0) beat Texas State 42-3. Next: vs. No. 17 Texas A&M at Arlington, Texas, Saturday. No. 25 Miami (3-0) beat Appalachian State 35-10. Next: at Georgia Tech, Saturday, Oct. 1.

GOLF LPGA Evian Championship

Third round, Saturday At Evian Resort Golf Club Evian-les-Bains, France Yardage: 6,482; Par: 71 I. Gee Chun 63-66-65 194 S. Hyun Park 63-68-67—198 S. Feng 64-67-69—200 S. Yeon Ryu 66-66-69—201 I. Kim 70-69-64—203 A. Stanford 65-68-71—204 S. Young Kim 69-71-65—205 J. Park 71-68-67—206 H. Nomura 68-69-69—206 B. M. Henderson 69-71-67—207 G. Piller 68-72-67—207 J. Song 68-67-72—207 J. Ewart Shadoff 73-71-64—208 X. Yu Lin 68-71-69—208 D. Kang 68-68-72—208 B. Lincicome 68-66-74—208 M. Miyazato 73-66-70—209 A. Nordqvist 71-68-70—209 A. Park 64-73-72—209 C. Kung 69-67-73—209 H. Joo Kim 72-70-68—210 E. K. Pedersen 72-69-69—210 H. Na Jang 70-71-69—210 A. Jutanugarn 73-67-70—210 C. Ciganda 70-68-72—210 Y. Tseng 69-69-72—210 K. Icher 71-70-70—211 M. Jutanugarn 69-71-71—211 A. McDonald 70-69-72—211 L. Thompson 73-70-69—212 H. Young Park 70-72-70—212 M. Jung Hur 71-69-72—212 T. Joh 69-71-72—212 A. Yang 69-71-72—212 L. Pace 71-68-73—212 J. Young Ko 68-74-71—213 C. Woods 71-70-72—213 J. Shin 69-71-73—213 C. Choi 71-68-74—213 J. Korda 69-70-74—213 M. Khang 69-70-74—213 L. Ko 70-68-75—213 S. Jane Smith 69-69-75—213 E. Ji 66-68-79—213 P. Phatlum 74-71-69—214 K. W Shon 74-71-69—214 S. Pettersen 73-70-71—214 I. Boineau 72-71-71—214 J. Klatten 72-70-72—214 C. Hull 71-70-73—214 P. Reto 74-70-71—215 S. Oh 73-71-71—215 C. Matthew 73-70-72—215 S. Gal 71-72-72—215 S. Lewis 70-72-73—215 M. Alex 69-72-74—215 N. Iturrios 73-72-71—216 M. Lee 71-74-71—216 C. Kerr 73-71-72—216 A. Lee 71-70-75—216 K. Burnett 72-73-72—217 L. Gonzalez Escallon 73-71-73—217 P. Lindberg 73-70-74—217 A. Ernst 71-72-75—218 I. Lee 72-73-74—219 M. Wie 73-70-76—219 C. Herbin 72-70-77—219 P. Creamer 73-72-75—220 A. Uehara 73-71-76—220 M. Leblanc 70-74-76—220 M. Seo Kwak 72-73-78—223 A. Munoz 73-71-80—224

NOTABLES

The Hawkeyes were without starting offensive linemen Sean Welsh and James Daniels, and it showed in the run game. The huge holes that Iowa’s backs had to run through in its first two games were largely non-existent. ...Iowa began the second half with a 62-yard run by LeShun Daniels Jr. that put it at NDSU’s 3 up 14-7. But a hold brought the play back. “It’s like baseball. When you walk a guy in the ninth inning, invariably it comes back and gets you,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. ...Iowa nearly lost to an FCS school in 2009, when it had to block back-to-back field goals to hold off Northern Iowa. The Hawkeyes went on to win the Orange Bowl that season.

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Partial Second Round, Saturday At B-Pebble Beach GL; 7,040-yards; par 72 At H-Poppy Hills GC; 7,002-yards, par 71 Pebble Beach, Calif. Six golfers unable to complete second round K. Sutherland 67H-68B–135 P. Broadhurst 66B-70H–136 W. Austin 69B-69H–138 G. Kraft 70H-68B–138 J. Smith 72B-67H–139 J. Durant 70B-69H–139 B. Langer 70H-69B–139 S. Ames 69B-70H–139 M. Goodes 70B-69H–139 G. Sauers 68B-72H–140 S. Verplank 70H-70B–140 F. Funk 74H-66B–140 S. Dunlap 68H-72B–140 J. Don Blake 68B-72H–140 M. Dawson 69H-72B–141 L. Roberts 73H-68B–141 K. Triplett 71B-70H–141 S. Pate 68H-74B–142 T. Pernice Jr. 67H-75B–142 T. Lehman 71B-71H–142 M. Bradley 71B-72H–143 J. Maggert 69H-74B–143 C. Franco 70B-73H–143 V. Singh 75B-68H–143 T. Hamilton 72H-71B–143 M. Brooks 72H-71B–143 D. Frost 72H-71B–143 M. Calcavecchia 75H-68B–143 M. O’Meara 69H-74B–143 W. Wood 72H-71B–143 G. Day 72B-71H–143 D. Garwood 74B-69H–143 P. Goydos 72H-72B–144 T. Armour III 72H-72B–144 W. Short, Jr. 69B-75H–144 D. Waldorf 72H-72B–144 O. Browne 72H-72B–144 M. Allen 72H-72B–144 S. Lowery 76B-68H–144 T. Petrovic 70B-75H–145 G. Boros 73B-72H–145 S. McCarron 71H-74B–145 J. Hart 71B-74H–145 J. Sluman 71B-75H–146 J. Haas 74H-72B–146 L. Janzen 73H-73B–146 B. Henninger 75B-71H–146 R. Spittle 73B-73H–146 B. Gilder 73B-73H–146 J. Carter 74B-73H–147 T. Byrum 75B-72H–147 J. Sindelar 72H-75B–147 E. Toledo 73B-74H–147 T. Kite 75H-72B–147 G. Waite 72H-75B–147 J. Inman 74H-73B–147 C. Parry 68B-79H–147 J. Daly 74B-74H–148 R. Cochran 76H-72B–148 B. Mayfair 77H-71B–148 J. Cook 78H-70B–148 S. Simpson 72H-76B–148 G. Hallberg 75B-73H–148 B. Jobe 73B-76H–149 P. Jacobsen 74H-75B–149 L. Mize 73H-77B–150 T. Purtzer 75B-75H–150 B. Andrade 79H-72B–151 J. Brehaut 79B-73H–152 J. Parnevik 77H-76B–153 M. Springer 77H-77B–154 T. Watson 75H-79B–154 H. Irwin 74B-80H–154 C. Stadler 78H-77B–155

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TRANSACTIONS Baseball

Football

NFL KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Signed OL Jordan Devey from the practice squad.

College

COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL — Announced the resignation of athletic director Kim Abbott. Named James Whitaker athletic director. TENNESSEE — Suspended DB Malik Foreman m 1 one game for a violation of team rules.

SPORTS

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Sunday, September 18, 2016 |

Thompson, Stallings share Web.com Tour lead in Boise BOISE, Idaho — Michael Thomson shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday for a share of the thirdround lead with Scott Stallings in the Web.com Tour Finals’ Albertson Boise Open. Stallings, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, had a 66 to match Thompson at 16-under 197 at Hillcrest in the second of four events that will determine 25 PGA Tour cards for next season. “I was hitting my mid- and short irons really well, my wedges really well, and gave myself a lot of chances for birdie inside 15 feet,”

Thompson said. “Especially on the back nine, I made basically every putt inside 15 feet except for the last one. You can’t complain when that happens, and I’ve been struggling with my putting, so this is really nice to see and it gives me some confidence going forward.” Stallings birdied six of the first 11 holes, but made a bogey at the par-4 12th and pars at the drivable 15th and reachable par-5 16th. He closed with a birdie on 18. “I felt like a really, really good one that kind of got away from me,” Stallings said. “I got off to

a really good start, didn’t play the par 5s particularly well, but I kind of managed my game as good as I could. I drove it in rough a few times on the scoring holes, and then kind of got some weird breaks. But it was nice to finish with a birdie.” Argentina’s Miguel Angel Carballo was a stroke back after a 67. England’s Andrew “Beef” Johnston, the second-round leader after a 63, was fourth at 14 under after a 70. The series features the top 75 players from the Web.com

money list, Nos. 126-200 in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings — Stallings was 128th, Thompson 145th, and Carballo 187th — and non-members such as Johnston with enough PGA Tour money to have placed in the top 200 in the FedEx Cup had they been eligible. The top 25 players on the Web. com regular-season money list earned PGA Tour cards. They are competing against each other for tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals. The other players are fighting for 25 cards based on series earnings.

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no-calls in the waning minutes. The Tigers were thwarted twice inside the redzone in the waning minutes. “I really believe that Jerome has some of the best skill guys in all of 4A, once they figure out who is behind center they are going to be in good shape,” said Gooding head coach Cameron Anderson. “They have the potential to score fast because they have good skill guys.” The game was decided in three plays, according to Jerome head coach Sid Gambles. “Three touchdowns off of three turnovers and they got the conversion off of all of them,” Gambles said. “We move the ball. That opening drive was symbolic of everything we have become,” said Gambles, referring to his team’s first possession which result in a turnoveron-downs. “It seemed like we didn’t really care that we didn’t get that half a yard. It just seemed like we expected to not get it. That’s a mentality we have to change. We don’t get that last yard.” Gooding hosts budding rival and undefeated Shelley next week. The Russets have beaten the Senators each of the last two seasons, including twice deep in the playoffs and 42-41 last year. Jerome travels to Canyon Ridge.

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Jerome’s rihanna Vera (15) reaches in to knock the ball away from a charging megan akridge (8) of twin Falls.

Girls Soccer TWIN FALLS 3, PRESTON 3 COMMUNITY SCHOOL 2, WOOD RIVER 0 Lily Fitzgerald, Ella Viesturs scored for the Cutthroat in their win against valley rival Wood River. CANYON RIDGE 8, FILER 0 Caitlin Crist, Clarissa Henderson, Beth Kepner, Valencia Smith, and Hunter Price scored a goal in the first half. In the second half Manisha Monger, Jade Higley, and Ashley Conrad added a goal as well. Valencia ended the game with three assists, and Jealsy Simons, Hunter Price, Clarissa Henderson, and Charly Bartlett each had an assist.

Boys Soccer TWIN FALLS 4, PRESTON 1 Adnan Sose, Jake Hillmam, Champ Geske and Erin all scored for the Bruins. RIGBY 2, MINICO 1 Alex Gil scored the Spartans lone goal on a free kick.

CSI Athletics CSI VB FALLS TO GLENDALE; BOUNCES BACK TO BEAT COLBY CC HENDERSON, Nev.—The second-ranked College of Southern Idaho Volleyball team struggled to find any offense Saturday, falling to Glendale 25-18, 25-15, 25-22 but battled back to defeat Colby CC 25-19, 25-16, 25-18 in the College of Southern Nevada Tournament. The Golden Eagles saw their 10-game win streak snapped by the strong net presense of Glendale. CSI had only one player reach double digits in kills and hit .079 as a team. Shiloh Peleras led the way with 10 kills and just

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Kimberly’s Canyon Olsen (15) runs against the bobcat defense in the second half. one error in 16 attempts. Glendale outblocked CSI 13.5 to 3. Alycia Wodke led the Golden Eagles defensively with 19 digs. CSI was a different team against Colby, hitting a .296 and finishing with nine blocks. The Golden Eagles passed better and were able to get the ball to their middles as Ashelyn Jones and Peleras finished with eight kills apiece and only a combined two errors. Jones added five blocks. Marija Djonovic finished the match with 36 assists and 10 digs. Wodke again led CSI defensively with 13 digs. CSI, 13-4 overall, travels to College of Southern Nevada Thursday and Snow College Saturday to open Scenic West Athletic Conference play.

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two Canyon ridge players watch the sun set as they wait for twin Falls to return from their huddle Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Canyon ridge High m 1 School in twin Falls.

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bruin’s Katelyn Williams (13) kicks in a goal from distance against the Jerome tigers.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Action Jackson and The Ville on the rise ASSOCIATED PRESS

Week three of the college football season set the tone for the College Football Playoff race and will rearrange the AP Top 25 poll. Observations, thoughts and takeaways from a weekend during which new national championship contenders emerged and other hopefuls were all but eliminated. 1. In a season filled with returning stars and high-profile Heisman Trophy contenders, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson has passed them all to become the must-see player of 2016. Conjuring up memories of Michael Vick , Vince Young and Marcus Mariota, the sophomore is the Heisman front-runner and so far nobody is close. 2. Clemson’s DeShaun Watson gets to make his counterpoint to Jackson in two weeks, when No. 5 Clemson hosts the Cardinals, who will be making a big jump from No. 10 in the rankings Sunday. 3. Jackson was the star, but the beat down of Florida State was thorough and well-rounded. The Cardinals’ defense, which features three big-time players who transferred to Louisville — Devonte Fields, Shaq Wiggins and Josh Harvey-Clemmons — smothered the Seminoles. 4. For all of his missteps throughout his career, Louisville coach Bobby Petrino is one of the best offensive minds in football. But he has never had a quarterback like Jackson. Credit Petrino for modernizing his scheme, which had previously been built around more traditional pocket passers, and embracing spread principles that allow Jackson to flourish. 5. Why not Louisville No. 1 when the new AP Top 25 comes out Sunday? 6. Because Alabama. 7. Though Nick Saban still has plenty to be upset about after the Crimson Tide gave up 524 yards in snapping a two-game losing streak to No. 19 Mississippi. 8. Alabama ran for 334 yards, with quarterback Jalen Hurts getting 146 on 18 carries. The transformation that started with Blake Sims in 2014 has moved into the next phase. The Crimson Tide is a spread team now. 9. Louisville at No. 6 Houston on Nov. 17. Just so you know. 10. Do not assume Houston wins the American Athletic Conference. USF (3-0) won going away at Syracuse and host Florida State in Tampa next Saturday. 11. Beating No. 22 Oregon might not qualify as the signature win it was just a few years ago, but it will get Nebraska into the rankings. 12. It feels as if Tommy Armstrong Jr. has been at Nebraska longer than Tom Osborne. Not quite. The senior quarterback might never be beloved, but there is still time for him to be appreciated. 13. Oregon went 1 for 5 on 2-point conversions in a 3-point loss and had its NCAA-record streak of 82 straight games with a touchdown pass broken. 14. The Mark Helfrich confidence meter in Eugene has probably hit a new low . 15. North Dakota State did it again , and at this point if you’re surprised the Bison, the five-time defending FCS champions, beat No. 13 Iowa, you are simply not paying close enough attention. 16. Other than Nebraska, not a particularly good day for the Big Ten West. Wisconsin averted what would have been an even worse loss than Iowa’s by squeaking past Georgia State. 17. The de facto Big Ten West leader: Western Michigan. The Boat-Rowing Broncos dominated Illinois and also have a victory against Northwestern. 18. There is no easy way for Penn State to play it halfway. Keep the many of the alumni happy by giving an occasional nod to Joe Paterno, while trying to put the Sandusky scandal to rest. 19. Under Al Golden, Miami too often played poorly even with the talent advantage. Props to coach Mark Richt (and Brad Kaaya) for not allowing the Hurricanes to get ambushed by Appalachian State. 20. No big deal, coach Butch Jones, just the biggest game of your career next week when No. 15 Tennessee faces No. 25 Florida. The Vols did not look ready for the Gators against Ohio.

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Top 25

STANFORD, Calif. — Christian McCaffrey showed off his trademark versatility, slipping out of the backfield for a 56-yard touchdown reception and diving over the pile for a 1-yard score, and Stanford beat Southern California. The AP player of the year and Heisman Trophy runner-up had a routine 260 all-purpose yards. Michael Rector went 56 yards for a touchdown on a reverse with 3:26 left in the third

Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and the Irish (1-2) cut the lead to 36-28 with 6:02 left on a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Durham Smythe. On Notre Dame’s next possession, Kizer was sacked for a 5-yard loss by Raequan Williams on thirdNO. 8 WASHINGTON 41, and-2 and Notre Dame PORTLAND STATE 3 punted with 3:37 left in the game and the Spartans ran SEATTLE — Jake Brownout the clock. ing threw three touchdown passes in the first 16 minutes NO. 15 TENNESSEE 28, and Washington closed out OHIO 19 its uninspired nonconference schedule with a victory KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— over Portland State. Joshua Dobbs threw two Browning and the Huskies (3-0) led 14-0 after less 20-yard touchdown passes than 3 minutes and coasted to Josh Malone and ran for way past the lower division a third score and Tennesopponent. Browning threw see overcame injuries and a a 43-yard touchdown pass suspension to hold off Ohio. Tennessee (3-0) played to Chico McClatcher on Washington’s opening without four starters. drive, and added TD tosses of 11 yards to Darrell Dan- NO. 17 TEXAS A&M 29, iels, 13 yards to McClatcher AUBURN 16 on the second play of the AUBURN, Ala. — Trevor second quarter and a 4-yard TD pass to Myles Gaskin Knight passed for 247 yards early in the fourth quarter. and Daniel LaCamera kicked five field goals to lead Texas NO. 9 WISCONSIN 23, A&M past Auburn. GEORGIA STATE 17 Knight also ran for 42 yards and several first MADISON, Wis.— downs in his first SouthBackup quarterback Alex eastern Conference game Hornibrook led Wisconsin for the Aggies (3-0, 1-0). on three scoring drives in Myles Garrett had two sacks the second half, helping the and Texas A&M harassed sluggish Badgers beat Geor- quarterback Sean White gia State. enough to minimize bigHornibrook took over for play chances for Auburn Bart Houston late in the (1-2, 0-1). third quarter with Wisconsin (3-0) stuck in an offen- NO. 20 LSU 23, sive malaise. The freshman MISSISSIPPI STATE 20 finished 8 of 12 for 122 yards, including a 1-yard touchBATON ROUGE, La. — down pass to Kyle PennisLeonard Fournette returned ton with 7:25 left to give the from a bruised left ankle in Badgers the lead for good, powerful form, rushing for 20-17. 147 yards and two touchdowns, and LSU held off NO. 12 MICHIGAN ST. 36, Mississippi State. NO. 18 NOTRE DAME 28 Danny Etling completed SOUTH BEND, Ind. — 19 of 30 passes for 215 yards Tyler O’Connor threw for in his first start for LSU (2two touchdowns, Gerald 1, 1-0 Southeastern ConHolmes ran for two more, ference), including a 37including a 73-yard score, yard touchdown strike to and No. 12 Michigan State D.J. Chark. But the Tigers nearly squandered a combeat Notre Dame. The Spartans (2-0) fortable lead, giving up two turned what had been a touchdowns 4:10 and 3:30 close game at halftime into left, the second after the a 29-point lead with three Bulldogs (1-2, 1-1) recovered third-quarter touchdowns. an onside kick.

Idaho State

coach Gary Andersen said this week.

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in the third quarter and the Wolverines pulled away to beat Colorado. The Wolverines (3-0) were behind 21-7 in the first quarter and by four points in the opening minute of the second half. The Buffaloes (2-1) got to midfield on the final possession, but they were more than a Hail Mary away by the end of the matchup, which rekindled memories of Kordell Stewart’s 64yard pass to Michael Westbrook in 1994 in the same stadium. It didn’t help that Sefo Liufau was hurt after throwing his third TD pass, a 70-yarder to Shay Fields that put Colorado up 28-24 just after halftime. Liufau, who was shaken up in the first half, grabbed his right ankle after Ryan Glasgow hit him on the go-ahead score. The senior quarterback limped through Colorado’s next series before being replaced by freshman Steven Montez. NO. 5 CLEMSON 59, SOUTH CAROLINA ST. 0 CLEMSON, S.C. — Deshaun Watson threw three early touchdown passes in Clemson’s rout in the game that both coaches decided to shorten. The game was such a mismatch that the Tigers (3-0) scored two touchdowns in the first quarter with no time running off the clock. An NCAA rule allows for games to be shortened by time if the coaches agree. NO. 7 STANFORD 27, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 10

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quarter to make it 27-10. Stanford (2-0, 1-0 Pac12) has won seven of nine against the Trojans, the best nine-game stretch for the Cardinal in the history of a rivalry. USC is 1-2 for the first time since 2000, when the Trojans started 1-4 in Pete Carroll’s debut season as coach.

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Gophers scored a pair of Idaho State: Returns home unanswered touchdowns to face Sacramento State in in the fourth quarter to win the conference opener next it 30-23. Saturday. Oregon State: The Beavers NEW DIGS get a chance to build on the The Beavers christened win next weekend against the newly renovated Valley Boise State at Reser StaFootball Center, which in- dium. The Beavers lead the cludes new locker rooms, all-time series against the offices for staff and medical Broncos 6-5. Boise State (2facilities. “That locker room 0) had a bye this weekend afand this facility (were) built ter opening the season with with expectations, and they a 45-10 over Louisiana-La(the players) are responsible fayette and a 28-31 victory to go out there and represent at home over Washington Beaver Nation the right way,” State.

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NEBRASKA 35, NO. 22 OREGON 32 LINCOLN, Neb. — Tommy Armstrong Jr. scored on a 34-yard quarterback draw with 2:29 left, and Nebraska held on Oregon’s final series. Armstrong converted a fourth-and-9r with a 14yard pass to Jordan Westerkamp before taking off on his winning run for the Huskers (3-0). The Ducks, playing without star running back Royce Freeman since early in the game, made it to midfield on their last possession, failing to convert on fourth down. NO. 23 FLORIDA 32, NORTH TEXAS 0 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Luke Del Rio injured his left knee against North Texas on Saturday night, a huge concern as the Gators prepare to play at No. 15 Tennessee next week. The injury overshadowed a dominant performance by Florida’s defense, which allowed a school-record 53 yards on 50 plays. The previous mark was 59 yards allowed against Western Carolina in 2006. NO. 24 ARKANSAS 42, TEXAS STATE 3 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Austin Allen threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns in less than three quarters of action for Arkansas, The Razorbacks (3-0) were coming off a double-overtime win at TCU. NO. 25 MIAMI 45, APPALACHIAN STATE 10 BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Brad Kaaya threw for 368 yards and three scores, Mark Walton ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns and Miami rolled past Appalachian State. Miami (3-0) came in having scored a school-record 108 points in its first two games in wins over Florida A&M and Florida Atlantic. The Hurricanes picked up where they left off, scoring on their first four possessions to build a 24-0 lead. Appalachian State is 1-2.

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Idaho drove all the way to the WSU 1 midway through the third quarter, but had to settle for Rehkow’s 18-yard field goal that cut the Cougars’ lead to 21-6. Washington State replied with a 90-yard drive that ended on Wicks’ 2-yard scoring run for a 28-6 lead. Falk threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Robert Lewis early in the fourth for a 35-6 lead, and the Cougars added three more touchdowns in the fourth. “We played hard the whole game,” Washington State coach Mike Leach said. “Defense played better than offense.” “The sloppiness with regards to penalties is alarming,” Leach said of the 11 penalties against the Cougars. Leach said his players seemed to respond well to a week of hard practices and harsh criticism. “We seem to have a group that has a tendency to go soft,” Leach said. “We’ve got to be on them all the time.” Idaho coach Paul Petrino did not appear in the postgame interview room.

Washington State was expected to contend for the Pac-12 North, but opened the season with losses to FCS foe Eastern Washington and Boise State. That prompted Leach this week to rip his Cougars as soft.

THE TAKEAWAY

IDAHO: The Vandals, who have designs on qualifying for a bowl game this season, were coming off a 59-14 loss at Washington. The Vandals and Cougars are located in towns just 8 miles apart and this was the 92nd meeting between the two closest neighbors in the FBS. WASHINGTON STATE: Idaho has often been a cure for what ailed the Cougars. Washington State leads the series 72-17-3.

GROUND RAID

Leach’s Air Raid pass attack got a bit of a rest, as the Cougars piled up 228 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. “The coaches believed in us,” Wicks said.

UP NEXT

IDAHO: Plays at UNLV on Saturday. WASHINGTON STATE: Has a bye this week, and hosts No. 22 Oregon on Oct. 1.

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