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Jerome Business Wary of Labor Shortage Idaho Clears HEATHER KENNISON hkennison@magicvalley.com

JEROME • While business is booming, the city of Jerome wants to avoid a game of musical chairs.

The Idaho Department of Labor released its preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment data last week for March.

Jerome County reported the lowest unemployment rate in the Magic Valley, at 2.9 percent.

Mike Williams, Jerome city administrator, said it’s a difficult balance finding enough workers to support the growth that’s occurring — and not just shuffling them between competing businesses.

“People are at a premium, so you’ve got to treat your people right to keep them there, or step up your efforts to recruit them,” Williams said. “… As much growth that is happening right

now, we really do need more people to move here.”

But it’s a problem Williams isn’t sure just how to address.

Although he has seen the unemployment rate hovering around 3 percent for some time, he was surprised it was even lower than Twin Falls County’s 3.2 percent.

“It’s hard on the employers,” said Jan Roeser, regional economist for the Department of Labor. “I think they have a hard

time filling pretty much everything at this point.”

Williams said Hilex Poly and Idaho Milk Products are examples of companies that have expanded and are still aggressively looking for quality workers.

WOW Logistics also expanded, and Rush Truck Centers broke ground last year at Crossroads Point, Roeser said.

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Magic Valley Teens Navigate the Cost of Making Prom Memories TETONA DUNLAP

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TWIN FALLS • It took Mackensy Hiatt weeks, but she finally found the perfect dress.

Perfect in color, style and price.

Mackensy, 17, tried on the sapphire blue dress Tuesday afternoon at Christa’s Dress Shoppe and Tuxedo in Twin Falls. But before she wears it Saturday at Filer High School’s prom, it needs to be altered to her height.

She originally found the same dress in red online. The dress cost $1,700. Way more than her mother Shannon Koyle — who stood near the entrance of the fitting room — was willing to spend. So Mackensy was happy when she found the exact same dress at Christa’s for a more affordable price. The dress cost about $350. And after trying on the blue version in the store, she also decided she liked this color better.

“That was more achievable,” her mother said. “Unfortunately, I have two more girls.”

Preparing for prom can be a time that’s both enjoyable and stressful for parents and teens.

That’s because the price of prom seems to increase every year.

In 2015, a nationwide survey

by Visa said the average teen would spend $919 for prom. This includes the price of dresses, tuxedos, limousine rentals, tickets, Please see PROM, A4

BOISE • Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and other top Idaho elected officials have signed off on the final hurdle to pay a $280,000 legal bill using funds intended to help Idaho navigate state sovereignty conflicts with the federal government.

The Constitutional Defense Fund Council unanimously approved the payment on Wednesday — a day after the bill was also approved by the Idaho Board of Examiners.

Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane said the original legal bill was closer to $374,000, but the state was able to negotiate the final amount down by nearly $100,000.

Idaho was ordered to pay the legal fees after losing a lengthy lawsuit involving unions.

Idaho lawmakers in 2011 approved the Fairness in Contracting Act, which made it illegal for unions to Please see UNION, A4

Authorities Investigating Death of Local Man in Prison

DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS

Jerome’s Elizabeth Ramirez exits the dressing room with her sister Agely, 3, during a fitting session Tuesday at Christa’s Dress Shoppe and Tuxedo in downtown Twin Falls.

TIMES-NEWS BOISE • The Ada County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Shoshone man who collapsed Sunday night at a Boise prison and later died at a hospital.

Gabino Villa, 58, was sentenced last March in Canyon County District Court to five to 20 years in Villa prison for driving under the influence.

His sentence was enhanced for being a persistent violator and he was being held at the Idaho State Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison south of Boise.

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A2 • Thursday, April 21, 2016 THE MARKET AT A GLANCE

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US Stocks End Modestly Higher

‌Financial and energy companies led a modest increase in U.S. stocks Wednesday, giving the stock market its third gain in a row.

The market got a boost from a pickup in the price of oil, which climbed about 4 percent after an early slide.

When oil prices rise they tend to favor battered energy stocks and financial companies such as banks, which have been in the doldrums due to investor concerns that loans to struggling oil companies could go bad.

After several weeks of moving in different directions, the stock market appears to be getting more closely tied to the fluctuations in oil prices.

“Oil is what’s been driving the market lately,” said Chris Gaffney, president of EverBank World Markets.

Utilities and consumer staples stocks were among the biggest decliners.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 42.67 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,096.27. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index added 1.60 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,102.40.

The Nasdaq composite index gained 7.80 points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,948.13.

The Dow is now up almost 4 percent for the year, while the S&P 500 is up about 3 percent. The Nasdaq narrowed its loss to 1.2 percent.

Trading got off to a flat start, with the major stock indexes moving sideways. They perked up by midmorning, as oil prices turned higher, but the rally lost some steam by the end of the day.

U.S. crude rose $1.55, or 3.8 percent, to close at $42.63 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed $1.77, or 4 percent, at $45.80 a barrel in London. Heating oil jumped 5.5 percent after adding 7 cents to close at $1.33 a gallon.

That helped lift shares in several energy companies.

Chesapeake Energy gained 30 cents, or 4.9 percent, to $6.42, while Williams Cos. rose 82 cents, or 4.6 percent, at $18.83.

The market got some encouraging data on housing, with the National Association of Realtors reporting that sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in March after a February slump as the spring home-selling season kicked off.

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GRAINS & METALS REPORT ‌Valley Beans

Prices are net to growers, 100 pounds, U.S. No. 1 beans, less Idaho bean tax and storage charges. Prices subject to change without notice. Producers desiring more recent price information should contact dealers.

Other Idaho bean prices are collected by Bean Market News, U.S. Department of Agriculture; pintos, $23.50 avg.; pinks, $28; small reds, $34 avg.; garbanzos, $33. Quotes current April 14.

Valley Grains

Prices for wheat per bushel; mixed grain, oats, corn and beans per hundredweight. Prices subject to change without notice.

Wheat, ask; New Barley, $5.90 (cwt); corn, $7.95 (cwt); oats, $6.50 (cwt). Prices are given by Rangen’s in Buhl. Prices current April 14.

Corn, $7.90 (cwt); barley, $6.00 (cwt); wheat, $4.00 (bushel) delivered to Gooding. Prices quoted by JD Heiskell. Prices current April 15.‌

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everal communities in southern Cassia County cropped up about the time Mormon pioneers settled Oakley. Among the communities were Island, Trout, Basin, Marion, Golden Valley and Churchill. ‌Churchill sat about seven miles north of Oakley, along the Idaho Southern Railroad connecting Milner and Oakley.

“It sounds good to hear the whistle of the iron horse in Oakley; it makes one feel as if he is coming nearer in touch with a greater civilization,” the Oakley Herald quoted an observer in 1910.

Not much ever became of Churchill. It was simply a stop along the road to somewhere else, as evidenced by an early photo by an unknown photographer.

Mychel Matthews Hidden History

See a photo gallery of early Statements of Condition for local banks at Magicvalley.com.

William McGhie Boam, born in 1859, visited with his family in about 1920 on their way home to Millcreek, Utah.

Mychel Matthews reports on rural issues and agriculture for the Times-News.

The Hidden History feature runs every Thursday in the Times-News and on Magicvalley.com.

COURTESY PHOTO‌

William McGhie Boam and his wife, Mary Lovenia Moss Boam, are seen with their daughter Mary Lovenia ‘Vinnie’ Boam, Elaine Poole (unrelated), their daughter Annie Boam Neilson and her husband, Lenord Neilson. The photo is undated, but Mary Boam died in 1922.

If you have a question about something that may have historical

significance, email Matthews at mmatthews@ magicvalley.com.‌

Learn More: Hidden History Book on Sale Now Let Mychel Matthews take you on a journey back in time to learn about the people and places that have shaped the Magic Valley.

Copies of “Hidden History of the Magic Valley — Surprising Tales of Turmoil and Triumph in Southern Idaho” are available at the Times-News office, 132 Fairfield St. W. in Twin Falls and The Voice, 1510 Overland Ave. in Burley and the Twin Falls Visitor Center at 2015 Neilsen Point Place in Twin Falls.

WEATHER

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hursday won’t set any records but will be the warmest day we’ve had in 2016. The high temperature across southern Idaho should be 80 degrees for most locations with middle 70s likely across the mountains. Thanks to high pressure that has dominated the weather all week, we will again see sunshine, but the good times will come to an end starting Friday. ‌Friday will be a nice

Brian Neudorff KMVT Meteorologist‌

warm day as temperatures reach the upper 70s, but there will be more clouds late in the day and a chance of a shower later in the day and evening. Not a wash and I wouldn’t cancel any Friday night outdoor plans, but keep an eye to

the forecast for the end of the week.

Big changes arrive for the weekend as the ridge of high pressure breaks down and sends the first of a series of storm systems into the area Saturday and Monday. We will have an increased chance of scattered showers Saturday and highs will struggle to reach 60. Sunday is drier behind the system but still cool and breezy with a high near 60.

Monday’s system is

even stronger and colder.

There may be scattered rain Monday and Tuesday with highs in the low 50s and possible snow for some mountain locations.

Brian Neudorff is the Chief Meteorologist for KMVT-TV and KSVT, FOX 14. If you have a weather question or a topic you want to discuss you can email him at bneudorff@ kmvt.com or call 208933-2847

3 Arrested in Paul for Conspiracy to Traffic Meth TIMES-NEWS ‌PAUL • The Mini-Cassia Drug Task Force has arrested three people in a methamphetamine sting.‌ Julie Marie Dewitt, Ozvaldo Ramirez and Doug John Nelson were arrested Tuesday by law enforcement officers from the Minidoka County Sheriff’s Office and the Cassia County Sheriff’s Office.

Dewitt, 48, of Filer, and failure to purchase was charged with cona drug tax stamp.

His bail has been set spiracy to traffic methat $100,000. The amphetamines and failure to purchase a drug 49-year-old also had a tax stamp. Her bail has $100,000 warrant from been set at $25,000.

Twin Falls County for trafficking, unlawful Ramirez, 22, of Dewitt Nelson Ramirez Twin Falls, was also possession of a firearm charged with conspiracy to been set at $50,000. and drug paraphernalia. traffic methamphetamines Nelson, 49, of Pocatello, Police said the trio conand failure to purchase a was charged with conspiracy spired to traffic a quarterdrug tax stamp. His bail has to traffic methamphetamines pound of meth.

STREAMFLOWS ‌

Average daily flows Snake River at Heise 5,058 cfs Snake River at Blackfoot 3,022 cfs Snake River at American Falls 4,332 cfs Snake River at Minidoka 3,211 cfs Snake River at Milner 0 cfs Little Wood River near Carey 199 cfs Jackson Lake is 70 percent full.

Palisades Reservoir is 77 percent full.

American Falls Reservoir is 86 percent full.

Upper Snake River system is at 80 percent capacity.

As of April 20

CORRECTION Monday’s story about two Blackfoot men arrested for cattle rustling included a TimesNews byline. The story was written by Tom Holm of the Idaho Falls Post Register. The Times-News regrets the error.

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‘Middleman’ in 2009 Robbery Has New Charge ERIC QUITUGUA equitugua@magicvalley.com‌

‌ URLEY • B Leonel Velgara, convicted of malicious injury to property in his involvement in a robbery over a four-wheeler in 2009, will be back in Cassia County Thursday for a probation violation arraignment after picking up an unrelated disturbing the peace charge.‌ On June 15, 2009, guns blasted and SUVs barreled down the road after a sale of the four-wheeler at a church in Declo turned into a robbery.

Velgara previously met the victim at the El Dorado 2000 club in Burley, where they discussed the fourwheeler, court documents said. Some time later, the victim ran into Velgara at the former Albertsons in Burley and they agreed he would borrow and test ride it to see if he would buy it for his kids.

Velgara later contacted the victim, arranging to meet at the church in Declo.

At the church on that day in June, the victim also met an armed David

Prano, the owner of the four-wheeler, and another man, Kenneth Kaiser, who had a shotgun, court documents said.

The victim told detectives that while he was with the four-wheeler and Velgara, two other people appeared. One ordered him to get on the ground while another took $2,000 from his pocket.

Kaiser, who was hiding in bushes by the church while Prano and Velgara were with the victim, described Velgara as the “middleman” and that drug dealers had taken Prano’s fourwheeler, court documents said. Velgara, he said, was there to meet the owner of the four-wheeler who was to be paid for drugs.

Kaiser told detectives he heard Prano order the victim to get on the ground. Prano then called out to Kaiser and they, along with Velgara, took the four-wheeler, he told police.

Kaiser said a man in a Chevrolet Tahoe, coming straight at Prano, then drove by the church with a shotgun hanging from the window. He told police the man in the Tahoe shot

at him and that he shot back as the vehicle crossed the intersection by the church.

He said he also heard shots coming from what had to have been Prano’s gun. The gun fire took out the Tahoe’s back windows, and hit the front windshield and radiator.

According to court documents, Prano admitted to shooting at the SUV. “I did the shooting,” he said. “I’ll take the blame I guess.”

Kaiser told police the shot that hit the radiator likely came from Velgara.

Velgara was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, grand theft and unlawful discharge at a vehicle. All were dismissed except one count of aggravated assault, which was amended to malicious injury to property.

Velgara pleaded guilty to the amended charge and paid restitution to the driver of the Tahoe. He was ordered to probation for 24 months.

On Thursday, he will be sentenced in his disturbing the peace case and then arraigned for probation violation.

defender continued, preliminary hearing April 29.

Dustin Perry Eli Andresen, 33, Filer; aggravated battery, walk-in arraignment, bond previously posted, public defender appointed, preliminary hearing April 29.

Jessica May Speth, 35, Hazelton;

grand theft, malicious injury to property, $25,000 bond, public defender appointed, preliminary hearing April 29.

5TH DISTRICT COURT NEWS

Twin Falls County‌ Wednesday Arraignments‌

Krystal Dawn Meyer, 36, Twin Falls; eight counts issuing insufficient funds checks for $250 or more, walk-in arraignment, bond previously posted, public Say

Richard L. Speth, 32, Hazelton; grand theft, malicious injury to property, $10,000 bond, public defender appointed, preliminary hearing April 29.

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Hailey School Pushes Forward 68-year-old Jerome Charged with with ‘Innovation School’ Efforts Man Molesting Girl JULIE WOOTTON

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‌ AILEY • H Syringa Mountain School is taking another step toward becoming an “innovation school” under a new state law.‌ A work session is slated for May 3 between Syringa and Blaine County School District trustees.

To become an innovation school, Syringa — a public charter school in Hailey — must have a written agreement with its charter authorizer. That’s the Idaho Public Charter School Commission. But Syringa wants to be overseen by the Blaine County School District instead.

Syringa leaders say they need more state funding — something they could achieve by affiliating with the Blaine County district.

Extra money would allow Syringa to offer more programs for its students.

“We’re eager to sit down with them on May 3 to talk about the specifics about how this might work,” said Syringa’s board chairman Greg Bloomfield.

A decision won’t be made during the work session.

School leaders are reviewing academic, financial and operational information Syringa has provided, said Heather Crocker, spokeswoman for the Blaine County School District.

On Tuesday, about 40 families from Syringa attended a Blaine County school board meeting. Former Syringa administrator Mary Gervase spoke during a public comment period.

“She spoke eloquently about what the school is trying to do and how this new law is a huge opportunity for both Syringa and the school district to come together and create something that hasn’t been created before,”

Bloomfield said.

Earlier this month, Syringa announced it wants to become an “innovation school” under new state legislation.

The Local Innovation School Act allows schools and districts flexibility from laws and policies “that impede local autonomy,” according to the bill. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter signed it March 31 and the new law goes into effect July 1.

Becoming an innovation school would allow Syringa to have more control over its curriculum, policies and operations. It would still be required to participate in standardized testing. And it must follow laws related to safety, accreditation and prohibiting discrimination.

Each year — from 2016 through 2021 — up to 10 Idaho public schools can be innovation schools, for a total of 50. Syringa hopes to be included in the first

round of schools, Bloomfield said.

Syringa Mountain School — which opened in 2014 — has about 130 students in kindergarten through sixth grades.

The public Waldorf school has a nature-oriented approach that deemphasizes technology, with the goal of developing students’ imagination.

Children learn through methods such as storytelling, puppetry, songs, poetry, movement and handson projects.

The purpose of attending Tuesday night’s Blaine County school board meeting was to introduce the innovation school discussion to the public, Bloomfield said.

He said he doesn’t think the Blaine County School District has made a statement on the topic. “We want the public to know it’s going on.”

The girl also told doctors about at least two times Wehrli molested ‌JEROME • A 68-year-old her or tried to molest her Jerome man who turned while at his work in Idaho himself in after being Falls, once when she was listed as Jerome County’s 5 and once in November, most wanted earlier this court documents said. She month has been charged reported that when she with molesting an was 5, Wehrli tried touching her inap11-year-old girl.‌ Loyd Ray Wehpropriately and “she rli was arraigned ran away and hid in Monday in Jerome a bathroom until he County Magistrate left her alone.”

Court on two felony T h e g i r l ’s description of the counts of lewd confirst time Wehduct with a minor Wehrli under 16 years of rli molested her age. He is out of custody matched Wehrli’s own after posting $5,000 bond description of the event that he gave police durApril 5.

A warrant was issued ing a December interfor Wehrli’s arrest in view, court documents March and the Jerome said. Another girl who County Sheriff’s Office witnessed the incident in listed Wehrli on April 4 December also told a story as the county’s most- that matched the one the wanted person, with his victim told doctors. picture, name and charges In an interview with in the Times-News. Weh- police last year, Wehrli rli turned himself in that said he touched the girl about six or seven times same morning.

Prosecutors say Wehrli within the last three to five molested an 11-year-old years. He also told police girl at least twice — once he interpreted the girl’s in December at his home behavior to be “aggresin Jerome and once in sively seeking to develop November at his work- a relationship with him,” that she “initiated the place in Idaho Falls.

During a December lewd contact between interview with Children them each time” and that at Risk Evaluation Ser- he “felt it was something vices, the girl told doc- (the girl) desired.” tors Wehrli had touched A judge signed a noher and kissed her several contact order between times over the past 5 ½ Wehrli and the girl Monday years. She also said Weh- and Wehrli told police he rli “threatened that if she is seeking counseling and ever told anyone, that she “plans to move to a home would get in trouble, no away from any primary one would believe her and schools for the time being.” everyone would make fun A preliminary hearing is of her.” scheduled for April 29.

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Twin Falls Native Receives ISU’s ‘Outstanding Student Award’ TIMES-NEWS honors degree at graduation. ‌ WIN FALLS • Hope Elizabeth GibT She’ll graduate with a 3.87 GPA. son — a Twin Falls native — is one She’s currently a student teacher at of the 2016 Idaho State UniFranklin Middle School. Gibson versity Outstanding Student has been on the dean’s list for Award recipients, the univerfive semesters. sity and alumni association Gibson has been a member announced Wednesday.‌ of Kappa Delta Pi, 1901 Student She will be honored during Alumni Group, Phi Alpha Theta, an awards ceremony April 27 at Chi Alpha and the ISU marchthe Stephens Performing Arts ing band, playing clarinet.

Center and at graduation May 7 Gibson Gibson’s parents, David and in Holt Arena.

Laurel, are both ISU alumni.

Gibson is a secondary education Gibson and her sister Brianna are major with an emphasis in history second-generation Bengals. and a minor in political science. She Gibson has been the recipient of the has completed her thesis for the hon- Opportunity Scholarship, the Laura ors program and will be awarded an Moore Cunningham scholarship,

Bennion Honors Scholarship and several others during her collegiate career.

Outstanding student awards are presented to recognize graduating seniors who have excelled in their programs, extracurricular activities and have epitomized ISU’s student body.

Other recipients are Jenna L. Larson (St. Anthony), Michelle Wilkin (Ontario, Ore.), Chandra A. Price (Emmett), Katie M. Nicholls (Boise), Laticia Joyce Herkshan (Madras, Ore. and Pocatello), Emerald Dawn Ryan (Pocatello), Christian T. Borg, (Logan, Utah), Jordan Withers (Boise), Danielle Zander (Soda Springs), Amanda Poitevin (Idaho Falls) and Deepesh Poudel (an international student from Baglung, Nepal).

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Magic Valley Students to Advance to State History Competition TIMES-NEWS ‌T WIN FALLS • Thirty south-central Idaho students will participate in a state history competition, the Idaho State Historical Society announced Tuesday.‌ This spring, students in all U.S. states — plus several international schools worldwide — are presenting National History Day projects.

Here in Idaho, regional winners have advanced to a state competition Saturday at the College of Idaho in Caldwell.

Students range from f o u r t h t h ro u g h 1 2 t h grades. This year, students researched historically significant topics related to the theme of “Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History,” and developed exhibits, documentaries, performances, historical papers and website entries to show their findings.

More than 300 students will participate in the state contest, with winners

advancing to the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest from June 12-16 in College Park, Md. Participating students: Burley Junior High School: Abby Monroe, Lee Nyblade, Hudson Kunau, Sam Kunzler, Jacob Detemple, Matthew Cox, Bennett Cannon, Ben Hansen, Zoie Schouten, Annika Johnson, Samantha Salazar, Kathryn Cox and Clara Gerratt.

The Sage School in Blaine County: Harrison Blamires, Sophia Schoen, Kate Lindfors, Sam Laski, Landon Paschall, Alex Daves, Sam Fenn, Georgia Weekes, Seiji Onizuka,

Isabella Cronin, Laine Whittier, Teagan McAvoy, Claire Fisher, Raine Filbert, Ayden McGonigal, Will Griffith and Esmee Verheijen.

Craters of the Moon Seeks Teacher for Summer Program TIMES-NEWS ‌A RCO • Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is looking for a teacher to participate in a summer program.‌ The park participates in

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A4 • Thursday, April 21, 2016

Police: Filer Man’s Sucker Punch Caused Detached Retina

ALEX RIGGINS

ariggins@magicvalley.com‌

‌ WIN FALLS • T A stolen cellphone led to a sucker punch outside a Twin Falls pool hall and left one man with a partially detached retina and in need of laser eye surgery, police said.‌ Dustin Perry Eli Andresen, 33, of Filer was arraigned Wednesday in Twin Falls County Magistrate Court on a felony count of aggravated battery. Prosecutors say Andresen was involved in an

early-morning fight Feb. 7 outside who was uncooperative and said The Pocket and punched a man “he could neither confirm nor in the head who later had deny that he was in a fight,” blurred vision and needed court documents said. But a surgery on his eye. man who said he was sucker Police were called about punched by Andresen later 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 7 to the told police what happened. parking lot of The Pocket, a The man said he was at the pool hall and went to pool hall on Kimberly road, the bathroom, but when for the report of a “goodsized fight.” When the first Andresen he returned from the bathroom his cellphone officer arrived he was told Andresen was involved in the fight was gone. The man used another and had just walked away. phone to call his cellphone and he The officer stopped Andresen, heard his phone’s ringtone coming

from Andresen’s pocket.

Andresen “became belligerent” when confronted by the man accusing him of taking his cellphone and the argument “spilled out through the doorway of the bar,” court documents said. The man snatched the phone away from Andresen to check if it was his and then was “sucker punched.”

The responding officer noted a slightly red mark on the right side of the man’s face and blood in his nose, and the man reported his

vision was slightly blurred, court documents said. But when the man woke up the next day, “his vision was still blurred to the point that his vision was almost gone;” he ultimately required laser eye surgery “due to the fact that being struck in the eye caused him to have a partially torn retina.”

A warrant was issued for Andresen’s arrest March 4. On April 7 he was arrested and he posted $100,000 bond four days later. A preliminary hearing is set for April 29.

Villa

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Villa’s cellmate alerted prison staff about 9:50 p.m.

Sunday after Villa collapsed and fell out his bed, the Idaho Department of Correction said in a statement.

Prison staff found Villa unresponsive, called 911 and began giving him emergency medical treatment.

Villa was taken to a Boise hospital where he died at 1:30 a.m. Monday, IDOC said.

Because prison staff was

Union Continued from A1

DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS‌

Dresses are lined up and ready to be sold Tuesday at Christa’s Dress Shoppe and Tuxedo in downtown Twin Falls.

Prom

Reducing the Cost of Prom

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flowers, pictures, dinner and after-party festivities.

The study found families who make less money often spend more than wealthier families. Families who make more than $50,000 will spend an average of $799, the survey said. Those with a total household income below $50,000 a year plan to spend $1,109 on prom, the survey said. Families making less than $25,000 will spend $1,393 on prom.

The start of the prom dress shopping season in the Magic Valley starts as early as February and goes to about mid-May. The majority of local proms taking place in April.

Koyle went to prom in 1989. She estimated she spent $50 on her dress.

Her oldest daughter spent about $150 on her prom dress five years ago.

So to cut back on costs, Koyle said, her oldest daughter will fix Mackensy’s hair and makeup.

Liyah Babayan, owner of Ooh La La Boutique in downtown Twin Falls, said she understands the need to cut costs.

She helps girls afford the dress of their dreams by trading good grades for instore discounts. This is the sixth year she has offered the good grades discount.

In some cases, she has covered the cost of dresses.

And other people have followed her lead.

Babayan said a man bought a $50 anonymous gift card to go toward a dress for a girl who couldn’t afford a full price. And girls who built up store credit from good grades often pay those forward to others.

“It’s not just me that wants to see these girls go to their prom,” she said.

Community members have asked her how they can help as well.

“I’m not the first to notice there’s such financial inequality for girls versus boys,” Babayan said. “Even before I had a daughter and really had to think about it. The guys just go and rent the tux.

The mom that has two to three daughters, that’s a couple of thousand dollars just for dresses.”

Mackensy said her date bought his tuxedo at JCPenney for about $100.

Filer’s Jonathan Milke talks about what he expects to spend on his upcoming prom Tuesday at Christa’s Dress Shoppe and Tuxedo in downtown Twin Falls.

Jonathan Milke of Filer was at Christa’s on Tuesday picking out his tuxedo. His tuxedo was originally $152, but after a prom promotion at the store, he paid $76 for a tan tuxedo to match his girlfriend’s dress.

Even though his tuxedo cost less than her dress, he said, the cost evens out because he is also paying for other aspects of the night. The tickets cost $35, a flower corsage was $30 and he expects to spend $40 on dinner.

He saved money from his job working as a box boy. For him, it’s all worth it for the memories.

“It’s a once in a lifetime thing,” he said.

Christa Hannold, owner of Christa’s, went to prom in California in 1987 with her now husband, Jay. A framed black-and-white photo of them sits on a shelf in the store.

Hannold said that night was special for her. Not only because she attended the dance with her high school sweetheart, but also the generosity she experienced in order to attend.

“My date’s father bought my dress because I didn’t have money,” Hannold said.

Her dress was metallic pink and cost $99. Back then, Hannold said, that was considered expensive.

It was a gift she never forgot.

Dresses in Hannold’s shop cost between $199 to $599. The price goes up with the amount of handmade bead work on the dress.

“We don’t deal with just our schools locally,” Hannold said. “We get kids from Sun Valley all the way to Burley, Elko and Mountain Home.”

It’s also common to have students on spring

break vacation stopping in to shop from states like Washington.

Hannold said girls often try to save money by buying from online knockoff sites, but sometimes that’s a gamble.

“There’s a lot of fraud,” she said.

Often, girls won’t get their dresses in time or at all. And when they do receive them, they are cheap replicas of the online versions. Hannold said many of these websites take photos from designer websites.

“Now she’s lost her dress and money,” Hannold said.

I n a d d i t i o n to t h e beaded dresses, another popular style was twopiece dresses.

“We couldn’t keep them on the shelves,” Hannold said. “It just shows a little belly.”

It was exactly the type of dress Elizabeth Ramirez, a junior at Jerome High School, wanted to buy. But everywhere she looked, stores either didn’t have the style of dress or her size.

Then Elizabeth found the perfect dress — a black two-piece, mermaidstyle gown.

“It took me three weeks to find my dress,” Elizabeth said. “It’s so stressful.”

Then there was another road block in her path to prom. The cost of the dress.

The dress at Christa’s cost $316. Elizabeth put down a $100 deposit, but when she realized she couldn’t come up with the rest, she went in to get her deposit back.

That’s when Hannold told Elizabeth she would cover the rest.

“She was so kind,” Elizabeth said. “I started crying and we were both in tears.”

Elizabeth said she felt

The Practical Money Skill for Life by Visa offers these tips to cut down on prom costs: • Shop for formal wear at consignment stores or online. As with tuxedos, many outlets rent formal dresses and accessories for onetime use.

• Have make-up done at a department store’s cosmetics department or find a talented friend to help out.

• Split the cost of a limo with other couples.

• Take pre-prom photos yourself and have kids use cellphones or digital cameras for candid shots at various events.

• Work out a separate prom budget with your child well in advance to determine what you can afford. Set a limit of what you will contribute and stick to it. If teens want to spend more than that, encourage them to earn the money to pay for it or decide which items they can live without.

Share Your Prom Photos Did you go to prom this year? Or has it been years since your prom?

The Times-News want to see them all and is putting together a prom photo gallery. Submit your prom photos from this year and yesteryear to Magicvalley.com/ submit. like a princess Tuesday as she tried on her gown for alterations.

She said her mother gave her the $100 deposit, which was a huge sacrifice for her family. Elizabeth said her mother also cried after hearing Hannold’s offer.

“I mean for regular people, $100 doesn’t seem like a lot,” Elizabeth said. “But to us, it’s a big deal.”

Elizabeth said without Hannold, she probably wouldn’t have been able to attend prom. “It was amazing and I’m forever grateful.”

subsidize union contract bids to make them competitive with non-union contractor bids. At the time, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s office warned that the bill was illegal.

After the law was passed, Wasden’s office defended the law as required under the Idaho Constitution.

A federal court eventually ruled the state law isn’t valid because it pre-empts the federal National Labor Relations Act, and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed.

Idaho Building and Construction Trades Council and Southwest Idaho Building and Construction

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While employers prefer a robust economy to a recession, even the city of Jerome has had fewer applicants for jobs than in the past. As of this week, most city positions were filled.

“We went through a compensation review last year,” Williams said.

The city adjusted its wage schedule to create more competitive, entry-level wages to make it “stick out a bit more” as a potential employer.

Because of capacity issues with its wastewater treatment plant, Jerome’s focus for the last several years has been more on existing businesses instead of new ones, Williams said.

Another large employer would not only strain the current wastewater system, but would require even more workers.

“We’re in the same boat as everyone else in the Magic Valley,” he said.

Roeser said average employment in Jerome County grew by almost 30 percent between 2004 and 2014. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in 2014, about 42 percent of Jerome County workers lived and worked there, but about 26 percent lived in Twin Falls County.

Job growth and low unemployment is also a state trend — Idaho has seen unemployment decrease for nine consecutive months, according to the Department of Labor.

However, the seasonally adjusted labor force dropped by 100 people in March to 806,480 — the first labor force decline since January 2013, breaking a 37-month streak of gains.

The labor force in Twin

not there when Villa collapsed, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office will investigate the incident, IDOC said. The department routinely asks the county to investigate unattended deaths at Boise prisons.

Villa was convicted of driving under the influence in 1992, 2000 and 2008 in Jerome County contributing to the persistent violator enhancement he received when convicted in Canyon County last March. He was scheduled to be eligible for parole in 2019.

Trades Council sued and attained a preliminary injunction before the law went into effect.

T h e Co n s t i t u t i o n a l Defense Fund hasn’t paid for a winning case since 1996, when Idaho reached a settlement with the federal government over nuclear waste storage and cleanup.

The fund is overseen by Otter, Wasden, House Speaker Scott Bedke and Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill.

Earlier this year the Idaho Legislature approved adding $2 million after Otter requested a boost to the depleted fund.

“They followed my advice on that,” Otter said jokingly.

Once Tuesday’s payment is processed, the new fund balance will be $1.95 million.

March 2016 Seasonally Adjusted Preliminary Unemployment Rates Blaine County: 3.5% Camas County: 4.6% Cassia County: 3% Gooding County: 3.4% Jerome County: 2.9% Lincoln County: 5% Minidoka County: 3.1% Twin Falls: 3.2% Falls and Jerome counties remained relatively flat between February and March, but was up by more than 1,400 people from a year ago.

On Friday, research organization The Conference Board reported there were 25,500 open jobs in Idaho — 5,100 were classified as “hard-to-fill” jobs that were posted for 90 days or more. Health care jobs accounted for almost 14 percent of those. Looking at job listings by volume, truck drivers and registered nurses topped the list.

Other highlights from the March unemployment report: • Idaho’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent, down one-tenth of a percent from February.

• The city of Twin Falls had an unemployment rate of 3.3 percent, down from February’s 3.7 percent. The labor force declined by 15 people.

• In Jerome County, 345 people were listed as unemployed. In Twin Falls County, there were 1,303.

• Lincoln County had the highest unemployment rate in the Magic Valley at 5 percent.‌

Thursday, April 21, 2016 • A5

OBITUARIES

Norma Florence Garner Thompson

Grace Amelia Zagata

Doonus Simmons

April 14, 1918—September 20, 2015‌

December 6, 1989—April 9, 2016‌

March 27, 1924—April 19, 2016‌

VACAVILLE, CALIF. • Grace Amelia Zagata peacefully passed away on September 20, 2015 in Vacaville, California. She was 97 years old.‌ She is survived by her son, Robert Zagata (Geri); brother, Paul Dey (Imogene); sister, Donna Clark; son-in-law, John Hill; daughter-in-law, Kathy Zagata; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and 18 great-greatgrandchildren. Grace was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; daughter, Eileen Hill; son, Raymond; granddaughter, Ellen Zagata Hall; parents, Raymond and Lottie, and brothers, George, Doyle, Art, Silas and sister Lois.

Born on April 14, 1918 to Raymond and Lottie McReynolds Dey in Osborne, Kansas, Grace and her family moved to Kimberly, Idaho in 1924.

She graduated from beauty school. She met Frank while working on the Jone’s Ranch in 1934.

Grace and Frank were married on September 4, 1935 and celebrated 73 years of marriage. Together they had three children Raymond, Eileen and Robert. Grace was a loving homemaker and mother

TWIN FALLS • Doonus Simmons (Ronald A. Nussbaum III), born December 6, 1989 left our world unexpectedly on April 9, 2016.‌ Service for Doonus will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, April 24, at the Twin Falls City Park, 400 and 500 Block of Shoshone Street East.

We invite family and friends to come celebrate his life and release balloons

JEROME • Norma G. Thompson age 92, passed away peacefully of natural causes onApril 19, 2016, in Payson, Utah. At the time of her death she was surrounded by the strength, love, and devotion of her four daughters.‌ Norma was born March 27, 1924 in Ogden, Utah, the eldest daughter of Florence and David I. Garner. She grew up in Rupert, Idaho on the family farm, where she learned to laugh, love, and work hard with her family. Norma married her eternal sweetheart Orvel Bernard Thompson in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 24, 1942.

Together they loved and raised their six children: David (Kathy)Thompson, Linda (Bob) Kohler, Dennis (Laura) Thompson, Beverly (Norman) Kump, Shirley (Scott) Jenson, and Beth (Randy) Andrus, and two former daughters-in-law, Renee and Ilene. They also cherished their precious grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Norma enriched the lives of all who knew her through her great service and commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She lead and taught numerous church organizations, and especially loved reaching out to the youth. Norma loved to read the scriptures and often shared the lessons she learned from them. Norma was an accomplished homemaker, seamstress, teacher and public speaker. She loved the outdoors, fishing trips

with her family, and gardening for fresh produce and beautiful flowers.

Norma was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband Orvel, eldest son David, brother Eldon with his wife Marie, and great-grandson Ashton. She is survived by five of her children, and their families. Also surviving her are her sisters; Altha (Burnel) Seamons, Cora May (Bon) Christianson, Dorothy (Bob) Merrell, Ilene (Robert) Thomas, LaJune (Norman) Dayley, and brother Lind (Karla) Garner.

Services to pay tribute to and celebrate Norma’s life will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday April 23, 2016, in the Jerome LDS 2nd Ward Chapel, 50 East 100 South, Jerome, Idaho, with Bishop Jeff Stoker officiating. Prior to her funeral the family will meet with friends and relatives from 1-1:45 pm. Interment will be at the Jerome Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome. www.farnsworthmortuary.com

SERVICES

Lawrence Miller‌

TWIN FALLS • Lawrence Miller of Twin Falls, funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at White Mortuary “Chapel by the Park” with a viewing one hour prior at 10 a.m.‌

Walter Bobo‌

PAUL • Walter Bobo of Paul, graveside services at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 21, at the Paul Cemetery.‌

Olga Hoge Klinke‌

TWIN FALLS • Olga Hoge Klinke of Twin Falls, funeral services at 2 p.m., Friday, April 22, at the Twin Falls LDS West Stake Center, 667 Harrison Street. A viewing will be held from 1—1:45 p.m. prior to the service.‌

Katherine Baisch‌

TWIN FALLS • Katherine Baisch of Twin Falls, funeral mass at 10 a.m., Friday, April 22, at St Edward’s Catholic Church. A viewing will be from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, April 21 with a prayer vigil and Rosary to follow at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Funeral Chapel, Twin Falls.‌

Barbara Shepherd‌

TWIN FALLS • Barbara Shepherd of Twin Falls, memorial service at 11 a.m., Friday, April 22, at the Hollister Presbyterian Community Church in Hollister. (White Mortuary “Chapel by the Park”)‌

Norma Fewkes‌

BURLEY • Norma Fewkes of Burley, funeral at 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, at the Burley LDS West Stake Center, 2420 Parke Ave., in Burley. Visitation from 6—8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10—10:45 a.m. Friday at the church.‌

Shirley Norenberg‌

TWIN FALLS • Shirley Norenberg of Twin Falls, memorial service at 10 a.m., Friday, April 22, at Rosenau Funeral Home.‌

Noah Oliver‌

TWIN FALLS • Noah Oliver of Twin Falls, funeral at 12:00 p.m., Saturday April 23, 2016 at Rosenau Funeral Home 2826 Addison Avenue East, viewing 5-7 Friday April 22, 2016 at Rosenau Funeral Home.‌

Marilyn T. Thompson‌

JEROME • Marilyn Thompson of Jerome, celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Demaray’s Jerome Memorial Chapel located at 629 E. 3rd Street in Jerome.‌

Ernest Bedke‌

OAKLEY • Ernest Bedke formerly of Oakley, graveside service at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 23, at the Basin Cemetery. (Rasmussen Funeral Home, Burley)‌

Jeanette Hughes‌

WEISER, IDAHO • Jeanette Hughes formerly of Filer, memorial service at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 23, at the Church of the Nazarene, 315 Yakima, Filer.‌

Janell Berry‌

SANDY, UTAH • Janell Berry of Sandy, Utah, funeral services at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 23 at the Granite View Stake Center, 9880 S 3100 E, Sandy Utah. Viewings will be from 6-8 p.m., Friday, April 22 and 9-10:30 a.m. prior to the service at the church.‌

Michael Brown Jr.‌

TWIN FALLS • Michael Brown Jr of Twin Falls, memorial service at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 23, at the LDS Church on 541 Orchard Drive, Twin Falls.‌

that enjoyed gardening, crocheting, canning vegetables and helping her family with the farm. She also enjoyed attending the Community of Christ church in Buhl.

To celebrate and honor Grace’s life, a graveside service will be held on April 23, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Buhl West End Cemetery.

A reception will follow the service at Mimi’s Flowers at 539 Clear Lakes Road in Buhl, Idaho.Those who wish may share memories and condolences on her memorial page at www. magicvalleyfuneralhome. com.

Andrea Womack March 8, 1979—April 16, 2016‌ BUHL • Andrea Womack joined her heavenly father on Friday morning, April 16, 2016.‌ Andrea Bohman was born on March 8th, 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jim and Sharon Bohman.

Around 1985, the family packed up and moved to Buhl, Idaho, where Andrea and her two sisters, Rachelle and Jayme, grew up.

Andrea fell in love with horses after she moved, and soon became an avid rider. She participated in 4-H, and even broke her own colts. She met her husband, Rob Bohling, and married him in September of 1996. They had one child, Megahn, whom she adored and loved.

Later divorced, she started school at the College of Southern Idaho, and graduated with her Associate’s degree as a registered nurse in 2007. Andrea remarried in 2009 to Lenard Womack, and soon expected her second child, Lillian McKenzie. Andrea always made sure her daughters had everything they wanted, even if that meant sacrificing her needs. She was able to watch her girls grow up, and had the opportunity to see Megahn graduate high school the same week Lilly graduated kindergarten.

She was always so proud of them, and showed the two off every chance she had. She was very adventurous, and always loved trying new things. She enjoyed camping, fishing, riding dirt bikes, spending time with her daughters, and gardening. She enjoyed cooking as well, even though she could never finish a meal without a new burn or cut.

Andrea had a true passion for nursing and never ceased to put a smile on every face. She was the most loving, caring, warmhearted woman anyone had ever met. She was always able to connect personally with her patients, and always left a warm, compassionate feeling behind.

She worked at St. Luke’s Magic Valley hospital on the surgical unit, with Dr. Blake Johnson at St. Luke’s Orthopedics, Visions Home Health, and Idaho Home Health where she took care of many patients.

Andrea was loved by many people, and surrounded by many friends.

She will be missed greatly, and will never know how truly loved she was.

Andrea is survived by her two daughters Megahn Bohling and Lillian Womack, grandmother Lorraine Osborne, parents Jim and Sharon Bohman, sisters Jayme Clark and Rachelle Sherman, nieces, nephew, cousins, and many more.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 23rd at 11:00 A.M. at the Calvary Chapel in Buhl. In lieu of flowers, please donate to her two daughters. An account has been set up at First Federal.

in his honor.

Barbara Jean Martyn September 8, 1926—April 11, 2016‌ EAGLE • Barbara Jean Martyn, age 89, of Eagle, Idaho, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 11, 2016. Barbara was born on September 8, 1926 in Twin Falls, Idaho.

She is one of the four daughters of Edward and Hazel Reichert. She grew up on her parent’s farm before going to the University of Idaho, where she started her education. Due to many Professors leaving to go to war, she left to go finish her education at the University of Colorado, earning a BA in Fine Arts.

She later married fellow Twin Falls area resident, Wesley Albert Martyn on August 22, 1948.‌ Wes was teaching TV and electronics at Idaho Vocational school in Pocatello. Soon after, he applied at a job with the CAA in Seattle, which he took. The position required a lot of travel installing aircraft Navigational & Communication facilities. The Region he was in merged with the Los Angeles region which was renamed FAA. After moving around the western US several years with her husband, they moved to California so their oldest son could start school and to essentially raise their family of five boys.

They always talked about going back to Idaho, so in 2008 after the grandchildren were mostly grown, they moved to

Eagle, Idaho where they retired. Barbara is survived by her husband of 67 years, Wesley and her sons, Michael, Gregory, Jeffery and Steven; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her youngest son, Kurt.

The family would like to thank St. Luke’s Hospice and Caregivers Assisting Retired Elders for allowing Barbara to remain in her home. Services were held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, 10100 Horseshoe Bend Road, Boise, Idaho, Wednesday, April 20, at 1:00 p.m.

DEATH NOTICES ‌ eroy Eugene Germann, 80, of Burley, died L Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Safe Haven Homes of Burley. The funeral is pending and will be announced by the Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley.

William “Bill” B. Thomas, 95, of Chula Vista, Calif., and formerly of Burley, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, at the Sunrise at Bonita Assisted Living in Chula Vista. The funeral is pending and will be announced by the Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley.

Darold F. McCord, 68, of Boise, formerly of Burley, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at St Luke’s Boise Medical Center. A private family memorial will be held at a later date.

Betty N (Durham)(Kenner) Weinberger, 83, of Puyallup, Washington, formerly of Twin Falls, passed away March 20, 2016. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Arlo J Campbell, 58, of Hazelton, Idaho passed away at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Parke’s Magic Valley Funeral Home of Twin Falls.

Mrs. Dale Fries, 73, of Barstow, California, passed away April 15, 2016. Service information will be announced at a later date.

Millie Schorzman, 86, of Castleford, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Desert View Care Center in Buhl. Arrangements are pending Serenity Funeral Chapel Life Celebration Center & Cremation Services of Idaho, Twin Falls.

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British Comedian Victoria Wood Dies of Cancer at 62 ‌ ONDON (AP) • Victoria L Wood, a British comedian whose sketch shows and sitcoms blended playfulness and sharp social observation, has died. She was 62.‌ Wood died Wednesday at her London home “after

a short but brave battle with cancer,” said her publicist, Neil Reading.

Wood got her break in 1974 winning the TV talent contest “New Faces.” As a woman from northwest of England she was an outsider in the

world of British comedy, but became a well-known standup, and got her own TV show in the 1980s with “Victoria Wood as Seen on TV.” It featured the spoof soap opera “Acorn Antiques,” which many consider

a classic.

Wood also created and starred in the late-1990s sitcom “Dinnerladies,” set in a factory canteen. It featured an exceptional, mostly female, cast including Julie Walters, Celia Imrie and Maxine Peake.

COMICS

A6 • Thursday, April 21, 2016

B.C.

By Mastroianni & Hart

Beetle Bailey

By Mort Walker

Blondie

By Dean Young & Stan Drake

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston

Garfield

By Jim Davis

Hi and Lois

By Chance Browne

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis

Rose is Rose

Non Sequitur

By Pat Brady

By Wiley

Dennis the Menace

By Hank Ketcham

Baby Blues

Bizarro

Dilbert

Frank and Ernest

Hagar the Horrible

By Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

By Dan Piraro

By Scott Adams

By Bob Thaves

By Chris Browne

Luann

By Greg Evans

Pickles

By Brian Crane

The Wizard of Id

Wumo

Zits

By Brant Parker & Johnny Hart

By Wulff & Morgenthaler

By Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott

Editor Matt Christensen [ 208-735-3255 • mchristensen@magicvalley.com ]

“We don’t have much of a race anymore.”

OPINION

Donald Trump, after defeating John Kasich and Ted Cruz with ease in New York’s Republican primary.

Bernie’s Time in the Spotlight is Almost Over

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READER COMMENT

Brokering Snake River Water Rights

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ubing the Bliss Rapids was not quite suicidal, but close. Fortyeight hundred cubic feet of water-per-second goes rushing through a narrow, 60-foot channel of canyon—and you? You are sitting in this flimsy little inner tube, your backside numb from hanging in freezing water. For a while you float along the Snake River peacefully, and then suddenly there’s the roar of a low flying jet overhead.

Looking up in the sky and seeing nothing you realize that roar was no jet engine but the wild and vigorous Snake, angrily tumbling and tossing its way past river rock and boulders. ‌I cannot think of a state so defined by one river as Idaho is by the Snake River.

The Mississippi belongs to at least seven states equally and the Columbia is shared by both Oregon and Washington. But Idaho houses and harnesses the Snake as it threads its ways east to west, from American Falls to Hells Canyon and

Diana Hooley Hammett

up to Moscow. It’s made that wide strip of desert to the south, the “pan” of the panhandle, bloom. The Snake provides habitat to a wide variety of creatures—man being just one of them. Boise may have the Greenbelt thanks to the Boise River, but Idaho’s greenbelt comes compliments of the Snake.

The Snake River though, like all of Idaho’s water resources, is at risk due to climate change and over allocation. Indeed, the state of Idaho has a big job maintaining the integrity of the Snake and the natural habitat surrounding it, while balancing the commercial, agricultural and recreational benefits of the river. The State has made some attempts to respond to various interest groups, for example when Idaho purchased

75,000 acre-feet of water right near Bliss from the Bell Rapids faming cooperative in order to improve salmon runs.

As the value of Snake River water has increased, a whole cadre of entrepreneurs and middlemen see an opportunity in buying and selling water rights.

Dry land today can go anywhere from $500—$1,000 an acre in Idaho, but a good Snake River water right is worth about $3,000 an acre, depending on the seniority of the right and whether or not there’s a seasonal application. Water rights generally follow the age-old water law of “first in time, first in right” and if the right pre-dates the 1970s or better yet, the 1950s, it could be very valuable. If the water right contains a long seasonal application, say March through October, a great growing season for Idaho farmers raising sugar beets, it would be worth more.

My home sits about 30 feet above the river on an

embankment. This river is a wonder to watch. I’ve seen deer float across and cormorants and pelicans swoop for fish. In the summer on our patio I can hear the river pump bringing up water for the alfalfa field. One evening I looked out my window and watched a couple of fishermen on a boat casting their rods when I heard the phone ring. It was a water broker from Twin Falls. He wanted to know if we had any water we were willing to sell. There was something about his tone and the crassness of his solicitation that struck me wrong as I watched the peaceful Snake River float by. I felt like interrogating him. What agency was buying the water right?

How much money was he going to make? Snake River water seems too precious to manipulate in this fashion. It feels like we’re brokering our children.

Hooley is a writer living on a farm south of Hammett.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

More MVHS Students Concerned About Space ‌I would like to talk about the space at my school, Magic Valley High. We have over 160 kids at our school this block and it’s more crowded than ever, and I’ve been here since the beginning of the year.

Going to lunch and waiting in the line was hard enough for us, considering our lack of time (20-30 minutes on a closed campus). Now we have to push through the kids that have already got lunch because half of them sit in the hall and line up along the wall to eat.

It would be a great idea to get this school more space so that we could do better in school. A lot of us have problems with people outside of school, and then we have to come here and be shoulder to shoulder

with many other students? It’s very uncomfortable. If we had more space for how many students we have I’m sure that a big majority of the kids here would be a lot happier. I promise you I would be one of them.

Please take note of our school; the kids here are very amazing. Being an alternative school we need help and would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for taking time to read this.

Blake Tanguy Twin Falls

Socialism Leads to Tyranny

‌Presently two are running for president who are socialists. Therefore it would be well for us to understand that socialism is not the worker’s paradise that some make it out to be.

Since President Obama recently visited Cuba, a socialist/communist country, it is a very good example.

Writing for The New American, Fr. James Thornton had this to say: Rather than the workers’ paradise Castro claimed it would become, Cuba is a country of enforced universal poverty, a place where workers have little or no chance to improve their economic status, a place where the social mobility of the past is but a dream. Therefore, the dismal state in which most of the Cuban people find themselves is fixed, with no possibility for improvement, as long as communism remains in power.

Socialism may sound good but it always leads to tyranny when people do not want to do what the government requires for “equality”.

A great book on the subject is “The Road To Serfdom,” by F.A. Hayek, an economist who lived much of his life in Germany during the war.

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uite a few people make noises about leaving the country if the wrong person gets elected president.

I’ve been making discreet inquiries in the vicinity of Kinsale, County Cork, myself — from whence my people emigrated after 1880. Picturesque, 18thcentury harbor untouched by modern commerce — the British made sure that the industrial revolution never happened in what’s now the Irish Republic — great walks, terrific restaurants, friendly, talkative people, and regular ferry service from nearby Cork City to Normandy. ‌But, alas, no baseball, no Arkansas Razorbacks, and chilly, rainy weather. My wife would get lonely without her small army of girlfriends and their complicated problems to sort. Also, what would become of the dozens of animals that wait expectantly for me to feed them every afternoon? Properly vaccinated cats are welcome in Ireland, but cows?

Anyway, like the dread specter of President Trump, it’s only a fantasy. I’m too old to start a new life in the Old Country. Sufficiently aged to run for president in the current cycle, although younger than Bernie Sanders.

So am I the only observer who suspects the whole thing could be settled by a sudden medical crisis?

How surprising would it be to learn that one geriatric aspirant or another had been felled by a stroke?

Garrison Keillor advises voters to “check out that 25th Amendment about presidential disability and how, if the boss’ brain turns to tapioca and he crouches behind bushes in the Rose Garden talking to Grover Cleveland, the vice president must conspire with the Cabinet to bounce him out of office.”

I go back so far that during the recent Democratic debate, I couldn’t quit chuckling about Bernie’s close resemblance to Phineas T. Bluster, the grouchy marionette from the “Howdy Doody” show (1947-60).

Perpetually indignant and waving his finger in the air, Mr. Bluster would stamp his little feet and make faces whenever Buffalo Bob tried to get a word in edgewise.

Even so, to me the most telling moment of the Democratic campaign was one night when MSNBC’s Chris Hayes asked Bernie if he’d ever been wrong.

“Are there things that you had a conversion or thought to yourself, ‘you know, I was wrong about that’ in your time as a politician?”

Hayes asked.

Sanders clumsily ducked the question.

“Well, let me say this, you know, to be honest with you, I almost, what I fervently wish is we had more time.”

See, if Bernie had to do it all over again, he’d have “put more emphasis on bringing working class people together to fight for a government that works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors.”

Yada, yada, yada.

Not one mistake, ever?

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Gene Lyons Arkansas Times

Not even voting for the 1994 Crime Bill? Voting against the Brady gun control bill?

Hayes lobbed him a slow pitch right down the middle and Bernie took a called third strike.

Actually, make that Dr. Bluster, Ph.D. The man’s a caricature of every left-wing faculty lounge lizard one encountered during the ‘60s — doctrinaire, humorless, and incapable of admitting error.

Temperamentally, he’d be a disaster in the Oval Office.

And then there’s Hillary Clinton, a woman seemingly so persuaded of her own moral rectitude that she still can’t see how her actions can be misconstrued, not even after being dragged unwilling through one make-believe scandal after another, from Whitewater to Benghazi.

The inimitable Charlie Pierce on Hillary’s Goldman Sachs speeches: “Why any politician with presidential ambitions would get within five miles of the people who wrecked most of the economy and stole the rest of it in the 2000s is its own answer,” he wrote in Esquire. “The reason is that politics is money now, and that’s where the easy money is. For myself, I think there isn’t a damned thing in any of those speeches that should cause HRC a millisecond of agita, but also that going on 30 years of pestiferous (dirty tricks) has made her jump at shadows. So she digs in, and the debate becomes about her digging in.”

Exactly. Even allowing for Pierce’s characteristic hyperbole — “Wall Street” has become an all-purpose epithet — the man has a point. A $275,000 honorarium for a politician is downright preposterous, regardless of the content of Hillary’s remarks. It’s amazing and somewhat worrying that she didn’t see that.

But then if it’s a working definition of chutzpah you want, how about the curious adventures of Stage Door Bernie?

Imagine the uproar if Hillary Clinton had flown to the Vatican, and after having been denied an audience with the Pope because His Holiness sensibly avoids partisan politics, stationed herself at his door for an ambush interview, which her campaign tried to spin into a quasi-endorsement.

She’d be caricatured as a power-mad shrew, or worse.

Bernie gets a pass essentially because a.) He’s her opponent, and b.) His time in the in the spotlight is almost done.

Please, please let it soon be over.

Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons is a National Magazine Award winner and co-author of “The Hunting of the President”.You can email Lyons at eugenelyons2@ yahoo.com.

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Buhl Man: 5 Years in Prison for December Mall Burglary ‘A Blessing’ ALEX RIGGINS

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‌ WIN FALLS • One of two T men charged with robbery in a bizarre pre-Christmas attack at the Magic Valley Mall pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Wednesday and agreed to a fiveyear prison term despite a judge questioning his acceptance of the “pretty heavy” sentence.‌ Ricardo Tobias Jr., 21, of Buhl said he felt the fiveyear sentence was a “blessing” after facing a lengthier sentence and a more serious charge. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors reduced his felony robbery charge to a felony burglary charge and Tobias agreed to serve all five years in prison without eligibility for parole.

“Mr. Tobias, normally it is not my business why a defendant makes a decision to accept a plea agreement,” District Judge Randy Stoker said Wednesday.

“But I’m going to ask you original robbery charge in this case, because this is and that it was “very likely a pretty heavy sentence … a jury would have” conStipulated five years victed Tobias of robbery based on to serve — that’s significant. Is there a the evidence. particular reason why Stoker said he appreciated Tobias’ you’re doing that?” d e s i re to m a ke Tobias said he’s had four months in changes in his life and Twin Falls County hopes he spends his Jail to think, dur- Tobias time in prison well. ing which time he “You are a young assumed he’d be sentenced person,” the judge said. “You somewhere closer to 10 or 15 can come out of the peniyears in prison. tentiary better, the same, or “So to get it down to worse. You know that. That five years, I thought, ‘what one’s up to you, it’s not up to a blessing,’” Tobias told me or anybody else.”

Stoker. “The way I had it Tobias and 23-year-old in my mind, if I’m going to Ricky Jimenez Jr., of Wenprison, I don’t want to do dell were arrested Dec. 18 any parole afterwards. So outside the Magic Valley the five flat fixed was what Mall after a Jerome man I asked for. That was my said they stole his keys at counter offer for the pros- knifepoint. They never ecution.” demanded money but stole T w i n Fa l l s C o u n ty the man’s car keys and Deputy Prosecutor Rose- another set of keys from his mary Emory said her passenger seat. office thought five years Jimenez is the one was appropriate given the accused of wielding the

knife and is set for trial May 4 on felony charges of robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

“I thought I was going to get stabbed,” said the victim, Miguel Borrayo, outside the mall the night of the incident.

Borrayo told police Tobias slammed on his window and yelled at him before Jimenez held the knife to his chest.

“I reached into the victim’s car and grabbed his key chain with a set of keys on it,” Tobias said Wednesday.

“Then I proceeded to flee.”

Tobias and Jimenez ran into JCPenney when another driver called 911. Jimenez was later arrested inside the store where police say he threw his knife to the ground, while Tobias was found hiding in the back of an SUV huddled underneath a large coat.

While sitting in the back of a police officer’s SUV, Tobias repeatedly slammed his head on the window, opening up a large gash on his forehead. He appeared in court for his arraignment the next Monday with bandages

on his head and covered his face and whispered under his breath as a judge set his bond at $150,000.

Tobias was calmer and more at ease Wednesday as he took responsibility for his actions.

“I’m still young,” Tobias told the judge. “I’m still young enough to where I can get out and still be able to proceed with my life once I’m out.”

“I hope that you spend your time in prison well,” Stoker told Tobias. “Good luck to you, sir.”

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Cordova Files to Run as Dem Write-in for Legislative Seat in Jerome TIMES-NEWS ‌JEROME • A Democrat has filed to run as a write-in candidate for state Legislature in the May primary.‌ Rudy Cordova of Jerome has put in paperwork to run for the seat currently held

by Republican Maxine Bell, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s office. Cordova is also running unopposed for a Democratic precinct committeeman spot.

Reggy Sternes, also of Jerome, is challenging Bell in the Republican primary, but Cordova is the only Democrat who has filed for that seat.

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CSI’s Diatta Signs with Georgia

MICHAEL KATZ

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‌ WIN FALLS • T The pipeline from CSI to the SEC just keeps growing.‌ Pape Diatta, a 6-foot-7 mainstay in the Golden Eagles lineup the last two seasons, signed his Letter of Intent to play basketball at Georgia on Wednesday.

The sophomore guard/ forward joins Ray Kasongo and Ar’Mond Davis as players who have signed with SEC schools in the last two years under head coach Jared Phay. Kasongo played the 2015 season at Tennessee while Davis signed with Alabama prior to his 201516 season with CSI. “That’s one of the first questions we always get is, well, where did your guys go?” Phay said. “It’s good for all of us and of course we’re excited for them and we’re excited to see them play at a high level.”

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Diatta, originally from Senegal, was one of the few constants in the CSI (22-9) lineup last season as injuries and defections took a toll on the preseason No. 1 team in the country. The sophomore averaged 13.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in 201516, ranking fourth and first on the team, respectively.

He started 60 of the 65 games he played in at CSI and scored a career-high 42 points against Snow college in late January.

“I definitely cherished those (trying) moments, because they helped me grow as a player,” said Diatta. “The fact that I went above and beyond trying to help this team succeed will definitely help me at the next level.”

The CSI star was the No. 23 JUCO recruit in the entire country according to 247Sports.com.

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Pape Diatta is the latest CSI player to move on to the SEC after signing a letter-of-intent with Georgia.

Detmer Puts Pen to Paper and Signs with Stanford

Lighthouse Christian’s Ty Giardina (34) catches the ball in front of the defense of Dietrich’s Jake Smith (12)

Ty Giardina Signs with Dordt College MICHAEL KATZ ‌T WIN FALLS • Lighthouse Christian football star Ty Giardina signed his Letter of Intent to continue his playing career at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa on Wednesday.‌ After originally being offered a scholarship to play basketball for the NAIA school, Giardina said he contemplated playing on both the gridiron and the hardwood to combine scholarships and decrease costs. He was eventually offered a football scholarship that equaled the amount that playing both sports for the Defenders would have given.

“I’ve always thought about playing basketball first, then football,” said Giardina. “But it kind of worked its way into the equation, which, I love football.”

Giardina has starred for the football, basketball and track and field teams at Lighthouse Christian.

He said he was offered a basketball scholarship by Dordt a few months into his 2015-16 season. Eventually, though, the focus turned to football.

After visiting the small private school, Giardina

decided he belonged on the football field.

“Coming to a smaller school, it’s kind of the outside perception that, you’re not going to anywhere.

You’re not going to be seen,” head football coach Cory Holloway said. “But I talked to a Boise State recruiter a long time ago when I first took over the head coaching job, and I asked him about that scenario … And he said … ‘I’ll tell you what. People think too much about it. If there’s a football player out there and he has the motor, we will find him. And he will show up whether you’re playing 8-man or 11-man, anything.”

Giardina, who will play cornerback for the Defenders, was one of the key cogs that led the Lions to an undefeated 2014-15 season that culminated in a 1ADII state championship. He led the team with 93 tackles that season.

“As soon as you watch him on the football field, you’re like, ‘I want that kid,’” said Holloway. “‘And I want a bunch of him.’”

Giardina will play for a football team that competes in the NAIA’s Division II. Please see GIARDINA, B4

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Canyon Ridge’s Kayler Detmer, seen here last season, signed a letter-of-intent to play at Stanford.

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‌ WIN FALLS • For reasons she can’t T fully explain, Canyon Ridge’s Kayler Detmer had a bad case of the butterflies.‌ The star softball pitcher committed to play her collegiate softball at Stanford in March, just days after getting accepted to the school. For nearly three weeks Detmer has known she was going to “The Farm.”

But that didn’t prevent her from being nervous Wednesday afternoon when she finally put pen to paper.

“It’s funny. All my teachers and coaches have been talking, that I’ve been working so hard at this for so

long, and it’s all going to come down to two seconds of writing my name,” Detmer said with a laugh. “It’s just very surreal.”

Detmer officially signed her Letter of Intent to play at Stanford in 2016 in front of a crowded gymnasium filled with family, friends, coaches and smiling teammates “This is what it really is. She’s going to get to play softball but she’s going to get a great education. And hopefully, she’ll get a great job,” Canyon Ridge coach Lyle Hudelson said. “There’s not much else you can say. She’s a great kid.”

Detmer, the 2015 Times-News Softball Player of the Year, has as good a

resume as anyone in the state. The ace was 16-1 a year ago with a staggering 187 strikeouts and led the Riverhawks to the 4A state tournament.

Beyond the statistics and obvious softball skills, however, is a perfect 4.0 student who received a full academic scholarship to one of the premier universities in the world.

Stanford was tied for fourth in the latest U.S. News World Report rankings and admitted just more than five percent of applicants in 2016 according to The Stanford Daily. Detmer said she was also in contact with several Ivy League programs and Duke.

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Eagles Acquire No. 2 Overall Pick from Browns

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After trading for the No. 2 overall pick, the Eagles have a chance to select one of the top quarterback prospects, Carson Wentz of North Dakota State (above) or Cal’s Jared Goff.

ASSOCIATED PRESS ‌PHILADELPHIA • Desperate for a franchise quarterback, the Philadelphia Eagles can get their man. Soon.‌ The Cleveland Browns will wait for their guy.

The Eagles acquired the No. 2 overall pick in next week’s draft from Cleveland in exchange for five picks on Wednesday. The Browns are getting Philadelphia’s first-round pick this year (No. 8), a third-round pick (No. 77) and fourth-rounder (No. 100), plus a first-rounder in 2017 and a second-rounder in 2018.

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fourth-round pick in 2017 to the Eagles.

“It’s a tough price to pay,” said Howie Roseman, Philadelphia’s executive vice president of football operations. “We’re very sure we’re going to get the player we want.

We’ve spent a ton of time investigating these guys and looked at the quarterback market going forward, and this is a rare opportunity we’re in.”

The trade allows Philadelphia to select one of the top quarterback prospects, Carson Wentz of North Dakota State or Jared Goff of California at No. 2. The Los Angeles Rams already acquired the top

overall pick from Tennessee for a slew of picks and have indicated they will take a quarterback.

It is the fourth time the top two selections in the draft have been dealt.

“These guys are pretty even,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said of Wentz and Goff. “From all the physical tools, both of them are extremely gifted. Good arm strength, good mobility. Obviously, Carson is a little bigger, maybe a little better athlete right now. There’s not much separating those two.”

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SCOREBOARD Pro Basketball ‌ BA Playoffs N FIRST ROUND‌ (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)‌ ‌EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 2, Detroit 0‌ Sunday, April 17: Cleveland 106, Detroit 101 Wednesday, April 20: Cleveland 107, Detroit 90 Friday, April 22: Cleveland at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Detroit at Cleveland, TBA x-Thursday, April 28: Cleveland at Detroit, TBA x-Saturday, April 30: Detroit at Cleveland, TBA Indiana 1, Toronto 1‌ Saturday, April 16: Indiana 100, Toronto 90 Monday, April 18: Toronto 98, Indiana 87 Thursday, April 21: Toronto at Indiana, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Toronto at Indiana, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26: Indiana at Toronto, TBA x-Friday, April 29: Toronto at Indiana, TBA x-Sunday, May 1: Indiana at Toronto, TBA Miami 2, Charlotte 0‌ Sunday, April 17: Miami 123, Charlotte 91 Wednesday, April 20: Miami 115, Charlotte 103 Saturday, April 23: Miami at Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25: Miami at Charlotte, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Charlotte at Miami, 6 p.m. x-Friday, April 29: Miami at Charlotte, TBA x-Sunday, May 1: Charlotte at Miami, TBA Atlanta 2, Boston 0‌ Saturday, April 16: Atlanta 102, Boston 101 Tuesday, April 19: Atlanta 89, Boston 72 Friday, April 22: Atlanta at Boston, 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Atlanta at Boston, 4 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Boston at Atlanta, TBA x-Thursday, April 28: Atlanta at Boston, TBA x-Saturday, April 30: Boston at Atlanta, TBA ‌WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State 2, Houston 0‌ Saturday, April 16: Golden State 104, Houston 78 Monday, April 18: Golden State 115, Houston 106 Thursday, April 21: Golden State at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Golden State at Houston, 1:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Houston at Golden State, 9 or 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 29: Golden State at Houston, TBA x-Sunday, May 1: Houston at Golden State, TBA San Antonio 2, Memphis 0‌ Sunday, April 17: San Antonio 106, Memphis 74 Tuesday, April 19: San Antonio 94, Memphis 68 Friday, April 22: San Antonio at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: San Antonio at Memphis, 11 a.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Memphis at San Antonio, TBA x-Thursday, April 28: San Antonio at Memphis, TBA x-Saturday, April 30: Memphis at San Antonio, TBA Oklahoma City 1, Dallas 1‌ Saturday, April 16: Oklahoma City 108, Dallas 70 Monday, April 18: Dallas 85, Oklahoma City 84 Thursday, April 21: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Monday, April 25: Dallas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. x-Thursday, April 28: Oklahoma City at Dallas, TBA x-Saturday, April 30: Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBA L.A. Clippers 2, Portland 0‌ Sunday, April 17: L.A. Clippers 115, Portland 95 Wednesday, April 20: L.A. Clippers 102, Portland 81 Saturday, April 23: L.A. Clippers at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25: L.A. Clippers at Portland, 8:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Portland at L.A. Clippers, 9, 10 or 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 29: L.A. Clippers at Portland, TBA x-Sunday, May 1: Portland at L.A. Clippers, TBA ‌NBA Development League Playoffs ALL Times EDT‌ CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS‌ (Best-of-3; x-if necessary)‌ ‌EASTERN CONFERENCE Sioux Falls 2, Westchester 0‌ Tuesday, April 5: Sioux Falls 109, Westchester 95 Friday, April 8: Sioux Falls 112, Westchester 105 Canton 2, Maine 0‌ Tuesday, April 5: Canton 115, Maine 114 Thursday, April 7: Canton 123, Maine 117 ‌WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles 2, Reno 1‌ Thursday, April 7: Los Angeles 127, Reno 116 Sunday, April 10: Reno 123, Los Angeles 116 Tuesday, April 12: Los Angeles 111, Reno 108 Austin 2, Rio Grande Valley 1‌ Tuesday, April 5: Rio Grande Valley 136, Austin 133, OT Thursday, April 7: Austin 116, Rio Grande Valley 91 Saturday, April 9: Austin 89, Rio Grande Valley 88 CONFERENCE FINALS‌ ‌EASTERN CONFERENCE Sioux Falls 2, Canton 0‌ Tuesday, April 12: Sioux Falls 112, Canton 104 Sunday, April 17: Sioux Falls 117, Canton 85 ‌WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles 2, Austin 1‌ Thursday, April 14: Los Angeles 102, Austin 97 Sunday, April 17: Austin leads Los Angeles 58-53, 4:15 third quarter, susp., condensation Monday, April 18: Austin 91, Los Angeles 83, completion of susp. game Wednesday, April 20: Los Angeles 117, Austin 104 FINALS‌ Sioux Falls vs. Los Angeles Sunday, April 24: Sioux Falls at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26: Los Angeles at Sioux Falls, 6 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Los Angeles at Sioux Falls, 6 p.m.

Hockey ‌ HL Playoffs N FIRST ROUND‌ (Best-of-7)‌ (x-if necessary)‌ ‌EASTERN CONFERENCE N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 2‌ Thursday, April 14: N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 4 Friday, April 15: Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Sunday, April 17: N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3, OT Wednesday, April 20: Florida 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Friday, April 22: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Florida at N.Y. Islanders, TBA x-Tuesday, April 26: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBA Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 1‌ Wednesday, April 13: Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 Friday, April 15: Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 Sunday, April 17: Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 0 Tuesday, April 19: Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 Thursday, April 21: Detroit at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Tampa Bay at Detroit, TBA x-Tuesday, April 26: Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBA Washington 3, Philadelphia 1‌ Thursday, April 14: Washington 2, Philadelphia 0 Saturday, April 16: Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 Monday, April 18: Washington 6, Philadelphia 1 Wednesday, April 20: Philadelphia 2, Washington 1 Friday, April 22: Philadelphia at Washington, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Washington at Philadelphia, TBA x-Wednesday, April 27: Philadelphia at Washington, TBA: Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Rangers 1‌ Wednesday, April 13: Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Saturday, April 16: N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 2 Tuesday, April 19: Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Thursday, April 21: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBA x-Monday, April 25: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBA x-Wednesday, April 27: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBA ‌WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas 3, Minnesota 1‌ Thursday, April 14: Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 Saturday, April 16: Dallas 2, Minnesota 1 Monday, April 18: Minnesota 5, Dallas 3 Wednesday, April 20: Dallas 3, Minnesota 2 Friday, April 22: Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Dallas at Minnesota, TBA x-Tuesday, April 26: Minnesota at Dallas, TBA St. Louis 3, Chicago 1‌ Wednesday, April 13: St. Louis 1, Chicago 0, OT Friday, April 15: Chicago 3, St. Louis 2 Sunday, April 17: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 Tuesday, April 19: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3 Thursday, April 21: Chicago at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: St. Louis at Chicago, TBA x-Monday, April 25: Chicago at St. Louis, TBA Nashville 2, Anaheim 1‌ Friday, April 15: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Sunday, April 17: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Tuesday, April 19: Anaheim 3, Nashville 0 Thursday, April 21: Anaheim at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Nashville at Anaheim, TBA x-Monday, April 25: Anaheim at Nashville, TBA x-Wednesday, April 27: Nashville at Anaheim, TBA San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1‌ Thursday, April 14: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3 Saturday, April 16: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 Monday, April 18: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1, OT Wednesday, April 20: Los Angeles at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, April 22: San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBA x-Tuesday, April 26: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBA ‌ECHL Playoffs (x-if necessary)‌ DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS‌ BEST OF 7‌ ‌EASTERN CONFERENCE Toledo 2, Reading 2‌ Friday, April 15: Reading 4, Toledo 3 Saturday, April 16: Toledo 4, Reading 3 Tuesday, April 19: Reading 4, Toledo 2 Wednesday, April 20: Toledo 3, Reading 1 Friday, April 22: Reading at Toledo, 5:35 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Toledo at Reading, 2 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Reading at Toledo, 5:35 p.m.

South Carolina 2, Kalamazoo 1‌ Friday, April 15: South Carolina 4, Kalamazoo 1 Saturday, April 16: South Carolina 5, Kalamazoo 2 Monday, April 18: Kalamazoo 5, South Carolina 3 Thursday, April 21: Kalamazoo at South Carolina, 5:05 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Kalamazoo at South Carolina, 5:05 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Kalamazoo at South Carolina, 5:05 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Kalamazoo at South Carolina, 5:05 p.m.

Florida 2, Wheeling 1‌ Friday, April 15: Wheeling 6, Florida 3 Saturday, April 16: Florida 4, Wheeling 1 Wednesday, April 20: Florida 6, Wheeling 3 Friday, April 22: Florida at Wheeling, 5:35 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Florida at Wheeling, 5:35 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Wheeling at Florida, 5:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Wheeling at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Adirondack 4, Manchester 1‌ Wednesday, April 13: Adirondack 3, Manchester 2 Friday, April 15: Adirondack 4, Manchester 3, OT Saturday, April 16: Adirondack 4, Manchester 2 Monday, April 18: Manchester 2, Adirondack 1 Wednesday, April 20: Adirondack 3, Manchester 0 ‌WESTERN CONFERENCE Cincinnati 2, Fort Wayne 1‌ Friday, April 15: Cincinnati 3, Fort Wayne 2 Saturday, April 16: Cincinnati 3, Fort Wayne 2 Wednesday, April 20: Fort Wayne 8, Cincinnati 0 Friday, April 22: Fort Wayne at Cincinnati, 5:35 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Fort Wayne at Cincinnati, 5:35 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Cincinnati at Fort Wayne, 5:30 p.m.

x-Wednesday, April 27: Cincinnati at Fort Wayne, 5:30 p.m.

Allen 2, Idaho 1‌ Thursday, April 14: Idaho 3, Allen 1 Saturday, April 16: Allen 3, Idaho 1 Wednesday, April 20: Allen 3, Idaho 1 Friday, April 22: Allen at Idaho, 7:10 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Allen at Idaho, 7:10 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Idaho at Allen, 6:05 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Idaho at Allen, 6:05 p.m.

Colorado 1, Utah 1‌ Thursday, April 14: Utah 3, Colorado 2 Sunday, April 17: Colorado 5, Utah 4, 3OT Thursday, April 21: Colorado at Utah, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Colorado at Utah, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Colorado at Utah, 4:05 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Utah at Colorado, 7:05 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Utah at Colorado, 7:05 p.m.

Missouri 3, Quad City 0‌ Saturday, April 16: Missouri 6, Quad City 3 Sunday, April 17: Missouri 2, Quad City 1 Wednesday, April 20: Missouri 4, Quad City 2 Friday, April 22: Missouri at Quad City, 6:05 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: Missouri at Quad City, 6:05 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Quad City at Missouri, 6:05 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Quad City at Missouri, 6:05 p.m.

Baseball

TODAY’S SCHEDULE ‌ OLF G ‌11 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open, first round, at San Antonio ‌2 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour, Swinging Skirts Classic, first round, at San Francisco ‌MLB BASEBALL ‌8 a.m.

MLB — L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta or Seattle at Cleveland ‌3 p.m.

FS1 — Detroit at Kansas City ‌4 p.m.

MLB — Houston at Texas or Pittsburgh at San Diego (7 p.m.) ‌NBA BASKETBALL ‌3 p.m.

TNT — Playoffs, first round, Western Conference, Game 3, Oklahoma City at Dallas ‌3:30 p.m.

NBA — Playoffs, first round, Eastern Conference, Game 3,

‌American League ‌East Division

W L Pct GB‌ Baltimore 9 4 .692 — Toronto 8 8 .500 2½ Boston 7 7 .500 2½ Tampa Bay 6 8 .429 3½ New York 5 8 .385 4 ‌Central Division

W L Pct GB‌ Chicago 10 5 .667 — Kansas City 9 5 .643 ½ Detroit 8 5 .615 1 Cleveland 6 6 .500 2½ Minnesota 4 11 .267 6 ‌West Division

W L Pct GB‌ Texas 9 6 .600 — Oakland 8 7 .533 1 Seattle 6 8 .429 2½ Los Angeles 6 9 .400 3 Houston 5 10 .333 4 ‌Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 5 Cleveland 3, Seattle 2 Oakland 3, N.Y. Yankees 2, 11 innings Toronto 4, Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 3, Boston 0, 10 innings Stoke 34 13 8 13 37 47 47 Kansas City 8, Detroit 6 Chelsea 33 11 11 11 49 45 44 Texas 7, Houston 5 Everton 34 9 14 11 53 48 41 Chicago White Sox 5, L.A. Angels 0 Watford 34 11 8 15 33 40 41 ‌Wednesday’s Games Bournemouth 34 11 8 15 41 57 41 Chicago White Sox 2, L.A. Angels 1 West Brom 33 10 10 13 31 40 40 Seattle 2, Cleveland 1 Swansea 34 10 10 14 34 45 40 Oakland 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Crystal Palace 35 10 9 16 36 45 39 Baltimore 4, Toronto 3, 10 innings Norwich 34 8 7 19 35 60 31 Boston 7, Tampa Bay 3 Sunderland 33 7 9 17 39 57 30 Detroit 3, Kansas City 2 Newcastle 34 7 8 19 36 62 29 Texas 2, Houston 1 r-Aston Villa 34 3 7 24 23 65 16 Milwaukee 10, Minnesota 5 r-Relegated Tuesday, April 19‌ ‌Thursday’s Games Newcastle 1, Manchester City 1 Seattle (Karns 1-1) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-1), Wednesday, April 20‌ 10:10 a.m.

West Ham 3, Watford 1 Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-1) at Boston (Price 2-0), Liverpool 4, Everton 0 11:35 a.m.

Manchester United 2, Crystal Palace 0 Minnesota (Nolasco 0-0) at Milwaukee (Jungmann Thursday, April 21‌ 0-2), 11:40 a.m.

Arsenal vs. West Brom, 1845 GMT L.A. Angels (Weaver 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Danks Saturday, April 23‌ 0-2), 12:10 p.m.

Manchester City vs. Stoke, 1145 GMT Oakland (R.Hill 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-2), Aston Villa vs. Southampton, 1400 GMT 5:05 p.m.

Bournemouth vs. Chelsea, 1400 GMT Toronto (Estrada 1-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 1-1), Crystal Palace vs. Everton, 1400 GMT, Ppd. 5:05 p.m.

Liverpool vs. Newcastle, 1400 GMT Detroit (Pelfrey 0-2) at Kansas City (Volquez 2-0), Norwich vs. Watford, 1400 GMT, Ppd. 5:15 p.m.

West Ham vs. Manchester United, 1400 GMT, Ppd. Houston (Keuchel 2-1) at Texas (Griffin 1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Sunday, April 24‌ ‌Friday’s Games Sunderland vs. Arsenal, 1305 GMT Minnesota at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

Leicester City vs. Swansea, 1515 GMT Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Monday, April 25‌ Oakland at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Tottenham vs. West Brom, 1900 GMT Cleveland at Detroit, 5:10 p.m.

Saturday, April 30‌ Boston at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Everton vs. Bournemouth, 1400 GMT Texas at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Newcastle vs. Crystal Palace, 1400 GMT Baltimore at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.

Stoke vs. Sunderland, 1400 GMT Seattle at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Watford vs. Aston Villa, 1400 GMT ‌National League West Brom vs. West Ham, 1400 GMT Arsenal vs. Norwich, 1630 GMT ‌East Division

W L Pct GB‌Sunday, May 1‌ Swansea vs. Liverpool, 1100 GMT Washington 11 3 .786 — Manchester United vs. Leicester City, 1305 GMT New York 7 7 .500 4 Southampton vs. Manchester City, 1530 GMT Philadelphia 7 9 .438 5 Monday, May 2‌ Miami 4 9 .308 6½ Chelsea vs. Tottenham, 1900 GMT Atlanta 4 10 .286 7 ‌England FA Cup ‌Central Division SEMIFINAL‌

W L Pct GB‌ Saturday, April 23‌ Chicago 11 4 .733 — Everton vs. Manchester United in London, 1615 GMT Cincinnati 8 7 .533 3 Sunday, April 24‌ St. Louis 8 7 .533 3 Crystal Palace vs. Watford in London, 1500 GMT Pittsburgh 7 7 .500 3½ Milwaukee 6 8 .429 4½ Spanish ‌La Liga ‌West Division

GP W D L GF GA Pts‌

W L Pct GB‌Barcelona 34 25 4 5 96 29 79 Los Angeles 9 6 .600 — Atletico Madrid 34 25 4 5 58 16 79 Colorado 8 7 .533 1 Real Madrid 34 24 6 4 101 30 78 Arizona 7 8 .467 2 Villarreal 34 17 9 8 42 31 60 San Francisco 7 8 .467 2 Athletic Bilbao 34 16 6 12 51 41 54 San Diego 5 9 .357 3½ Celta Vigo 34 15 9 10 47 54 54 Sevilla 34 13 10 11 47 42 49 ‌Tuesday’s Games Valencia 34 11 10 13 42 40 43 Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 5 Malaga 34 10 12 12 31 31 42 N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 1 Real Sociedad 33 11 8 14 41 44 41 Cincinnati 4, Colorado 3 Eibar 34 11 8 15 45 53 41 Atlanta 8, L.A. Dodgers 1 Real Betis 34 10 11 13 31 46 41 Washington 7, Miami 0 Las Palmas 34 11 7 16 38 46 40 Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis 1 Deportivo La Coruna 34 7 17 10 42 56 38 San Diego 5, Pittsburgh 4 Espanyol 34 10 7 17 35 63 37 Arizona 3, San Francisco 0 Rayo Vallecano 34 8 11 15 46 66 35 ‌Wednesday’s Games Real Sporting de Gijon 34 8 8 18 35 55 32 Cincinnati 6, Colorado 5 Granada 33 7 9 17 33 60 30 St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Levante 33 7 7 19 30 56 28 Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 11 innings Getafe 33 7 7 19 29 61 28 L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 3, 10 innings Tuesday, April 19‌ Washington 3, Miami 1 Espanyol 1, Celta Vigo 1 Minnesota at Milwaukee, late Real Betis 1, Las Palmas 0 Pittsburgh at San Diego, late Wednesday, April 20‌ Arizona at San Francisco, late Deportivo La Coruna 0, Barcelona 8 ‌Thursday’s Games Athletic Bilbao 0, Atletico Madrid 1 L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-0) at Atlanta (Wisler 0-1), Malaga 1, Rayo Vallecano 1 10:10 a.m.

Real Sporting de Gijon 2, Sevilla 1 Washington (Scherzer 2-0) at Miami (Koehler 0-2), Valencia 4, Eibar 0 11:10 a.m.

Real Madrid 3, Villarreal 0 Minnesota (Nolasco 0-0) at Milwaukee (Jungmann Thursday, April 21‌ 0-2), 11:40 a.m.

Real Sociedad vs. Getafe, 1830 GMT Arizona (S.Miller 0-1) at San Francisco (Cueto 3-0), Granada vs. Levante, 1900 GMT 1:45 p.m.

Friday, April 22‌ Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 3-0) at Cincinnati (Finnegan Las Palmas vs. Espanyol, 1900 GMT 1-0), 5:10 p.m.

Saturday, April 23‌ Pittsburgh (Cole 0-2) at San Diego (Shields 0-2), Rayo Vallecano vs. Real Madrid, 1400 GMT 7:10 p.m.

Atletico Madrid vs. Malaga, 1615 GMT Barcelona vs. Real Sporting de Gijon, 1830 GMT ‌Friday’s Games Eibar vs. Deportivo La Coruna, 2005 GMT Minnesota at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

Sunday, April 24‌ Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Levante vs. Athletic Bilbao, 1000 GMT N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m.

Sevilla vs. Real Betis, 1400 GMT Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Getafe vs. Valencia, 1615 GMT L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

Villarreal vs. Real Sociedad, 1830 GMT Pittsburgh at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Monday, April 25‌ Miami at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Celta Vigo vs. Granada, 1830 GMT St. Louis at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

German Bundesliga

GP W D L GF GA Pts‌ Bayern Munich 30 25 3 2 72 14 78 Borussia Dortmund 30 22 5 3 72 30 71 Bayer Leverkusen 30 15 6 9 47 33 51 ‌MLS STANDINGS Hertha BSC Berlin 30 14 7 9 40 36 49 ‌EASTERN CONFERENCE Borussia Moenchengladbach 3 0 14 3 13 5 9 47 45

W L T Pts GF GA‌ Mainz 30 13 6 11 42 39 45 Montreal 4 2 0 12 10 6 Schalke 30 13 6 11 41 43 45 Philadelphia 3 3 0 9 8 7 Wolfsburg 30 10 9 11 42 41 39 Orlando City 2 1 3 9 11 8 FC Ingolstadt 04 30 10 9 11 27 33 39 Toronto FC 2 2 2 8 6 5 FC Koln 30 9 10 11 32 39 37 New England 1 1 5 8 8 10 Darmstadt 30 8 11 11 34 44 35 New York City FC 1 2 3 6 9 10 Hamburger SV 30 9 7 14 35 43 34 Chicago 1 2 3 6 6 7 Hoffenheim 30 8 10 12 35 45 34 D.C. United 1 3 3 6 7 10 Augsburg 30 8 9 13 38 48 33 Columbus 1 3 2 5 6 9 Stuttgart 30 9 6 15 46 60 33 New York 1 6 0 3 5 15 Werder Bremen 30 8 7 15 42 61 31 ‌WESTERN CONFERENCE Eintracht Frankfurt 30 6 9 15 29 49 27

W L T Pts GF GA‌ Hannover 30 6 3 21 26 54 21 FC Dallas 5 1 2 17 15 10 Friday, April 15‌ Real Salt Lake 4 0 2 14 10 6 Hannover 2, Borussia Moenchengladbach 0 Colorado 4 2 1 13 7 5 Saturday, April 16‌ Sporting KC 4 3 0 12 9 7 Hoffenheim 2, Hertha BSC Berlin 1 Los Angeles 3 1 2 11 12 5 Bayer Leverkusen 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0 San Jose 3 2 2 11 10 10 Darmstadt 2, FC Ingolstadt 04 0 Portland 2 3 2 8 11 14 Augsburg 1, Stuttgart 0 Seattle 2 3 1 7 6 7 Werder Bremen 3, Wolfsburg 2 Vancouver 2 4 1 7 6 11 Bayern Munich 3, Schalke 0 Houston 1 3 2 5 13 13 Sunday, April 17‌ NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Borussia Dortmund 3, Hamburger SV 0 Mainz 2, FC Koln 3 ‌Sunday’s Games Friday, April 22‌ Orlando City 2, New England 2, tie Hamburger SV vs. Werder Bremen, 1830 GMT FC Dallas 2, Sporting KC 1 Saturday, April 23‌ Saturday, April 23‌ FC Koln vs. Darmstadt, 1330 GMT Toronto FC at Montreal, 2 p.m.

FC Ingolstadt 04 vs. Hannover, 1330 GMT New York City FC at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Hertha BSC Berlin vs. Bayern Munich, 1330 GMT New England at D.C. United, 3:30 p.m.

Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund, 1330 GMT Houston at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.

Wolfsburg vs. Augsburg, 1330 GMT Seattle at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Schalke vs. Bayer Leverkusen, 1630 GMT Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24‌ FC Dallas at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs. Hoffenheim, 1330 Sunday, April 24‌ GMT Sporting KC at San Jose, 1:30 p.m.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Mainz, 1530 GMT Orlando City at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Italian Serie A CONCACAF Champions League

GP W D L GF GA Pts‌ ‌Home teams listed first Juventus 34 26 4 4 65 17 82 SEMIFINALS‌ Napoli 34 22 7 5 72 29 73 First Leg‌ Roma 34 19 11 4 73 38 68 Tuesday, March 15‌ Inter Milan 34 18 7 9 44 31 61 Queretaro 0, Tigres 0 Fiorentina 34 17 8 9 55 38 59 Wednesday, March 16‌ AC Milan 33 14 10 9 43 35 52 Santos Laguna 0, Club America 0 Sassuolo 34 12 13 9 41 38 49 Second Leg‌ Chievo 34 13 9 12 43 41 48 Tuesday, April 5‌ Lazio 34 13 9 12 44 45 48 Tigres 2, Queretaro 0, Tigres advanced on 2-0 Genoa 34 12 7 15 39 41 43 aggregate Torino 34 11 9 14 44 47 42 Club America 1, Santos Laguna 0, OT, Club America Empoli 34 11 9 14 37 45 42 advanced on 1-0 aggregate Atalanta 34 9 11 14 36 43 38 CHAMPIONSHIP‌ Udinese 34 10 8 16 31 49 38 At Mexico City‌ Sampdoria 34 9 10 15 46 50 37 First Leg‌ Bologna 34 10 7 17 31 44 37 Wednesday, April 20‌ Carpi 33 7 10 16 33 51 31 Club America 2, Tigres 0 Frosinone 34 8 6 20 32 66 30 Second Leg‌ Palermo 34 7 8 19 31 63 29 Wednesday, April 27‌ Verona 34 3 13 18 28 57 22 Club America vs. Tigres, 7:45 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19‌ Napoli 6, Bologna 0 ‌English Premier League

GP W D L GF GA Pts‌ Wednesday, April 20‌ Sassuolo 0, Sampdoria 0 Leicester City 34 21 10 3 59 33 73 Chievo 5, Frosinone 1 Tottenham 34 19 11 4 64 25 68 Empoli 1, Verona 0 Manchester City 34 18 7 9 62 34 61 Genoa 1, Inter Milan 0 Arsenal 33 17 9 7 56 34 60 Juventus 3, Lazio 0 Manchester United 34 17 8 9 42 30 59 Palermo 2, Atalanta 2 West Ham 34 14 14 6 57 43 56 Roma 3, Torino 2 Liverpool 33 15 9 9 56 43 54 Udinese 2, Fiorentina 1 Southampton 34 14 9 11 45 35 51

Soccer

Toronto at Indiana ‌5:30 p.m.

TNT — Playoffs, first round, Western Conference, Game 3, Golden State at Houston ‌NHL HOCKEY ‌3 p.m.

NBCSN — Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, Eastern Conference, Game 5, Detroit at Tampa Bay ‌3 p.m.

CNBC — Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, Eastern Conference, Game 4, Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers ‌4 p.m.

NHL—Stanley Cup playoffs, Western Conference, first round, Game 4, Anaheim at Nashville ‌5:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, Western Conference, Game 5, Chicago at St. Louis ‌SOCCER ‌10:45 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, West Bromwich Albion at Arsenal Thursday, April 21‌ AC Milan vs. Carpi, 1845 GMT Saturday, April 23‌ Inter Milan vs. Udinese, 1845 GMT Sunday, April 24‌ Frosinone vs. Palermo, 1030 GMT Atalanta vs. Chievo, 1300 GMT Bologna vs. Genoa, 1300 GMT Sampdoria vs. Lazio, 1300 GMT Torino vs. Sassuolo, 1300 GMT Fiorentina vs. Juventus, 1845 GMT Monday, April 25‌ Roma vs. Napoli, 1300 GMT Verona vs. AC Milan, 1500 GMT Carpi vs. Empoli, 1700 GMT French ‌France Ligue 1

GP W D L GF GA Pts‌ ch-Paris Saint-Germain 34 27 5 2 89 18 86 Monaco 34 15 13 6 50 41 58 Lyon 34 16 8 10 55 35 56 Nice 34 15 9 10 51 38 54 Saint-Etienne 34 16 6 12 40 34 54 Lille 34 13 13 8 37 27 52 Rennes 34 13 12 9 50 45 51 Angers 34 13 10 11 38 33 49 Caen 34 14 4 16 35 50 46 Nantes 34 11 11 12 30 37 44 Lorient 34 10 13 11 46 52 43 Bastia 34 12 7 15 31 38 43 Bordeaux 34 10 13 11 42 53 43 Guingamp 34 11 9 14 42 49 42 Marseille 34 8 16 10 44 40 40 Montpellier 34 11 7 16 40 42 40 Reims 34 9 9 16 38 50 36 Gazelec Ajaccio 34 7 13 14 33 49 34 Toulouse 34 7 12 15 39 50 33 r-Troyes 34 3 8 23 24 73 17 ch-Clinched Championship r-Relegated Friday, April 15‌ Lyon 1, Nice 1 Saturday, April 16‌ Paris Saint-Germain 6, Caen 0 Bordeaux 1, Angers 3 Gazelec Ajaccio 2, Lille 4 Lorient 1, Toulouse 1 Bastia 0, Saint-Etienne 1 Troyes 2, Reims 1 Sunday, April 17‌ Nantes 0, Montpellier 2 Rennes 0, Guingamp 3 Monaco 2, Marseille 1 Friday, April 22‌ Nice vs. Reims, 1830 GMT Saturday, April 23‌ Toulouse vs. Lyon, 1530 GMT Sunday, April 24‌ Marseille vs. Nantes, 1200 GMT Gazelec Ajaccio vs. Bastia, 1500 GMT Guingamp vs. Caen, 1500 GMT Montpellier vs. Troyes, 1500 GMT Saint-Etienne vs. Lorient, 1500 GMT Rennes vs. Monaco, 1900 GMT Wednesday, April 27‌ Lille vs. Angers, 1630 GMT ‌National Women’s Soccer League

W L T Pts GF GA‌ Houston 1 0 0 3 3 1 Sky Blue FC 1 0 0 3 2 1 Portland 1 0 0 3 2 1 Western New York 1 0 0 3 1 0 Washington 1 0 0 3 1 0 Orlando 0 1 0 0 1 2 Seattle 0 1 0 0 1 2 Boston 0 1 0 0 0 1 FC Kansas City 0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago 0 1 0 0 1 3 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ‌Saturday’s Games Washington 1, Boston 0 Western New York 1, FC Kansas City 0 Houston 3, Chicago 1 ‌Sunday’s Games Sky Blue FC 2, Seattle 1 Portland 2, Orlando 1 Saturday, April 23‌ Western New York at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Houston at Orlando, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at FC Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24‌ Washington at Sky Blue FC, 4 p.m.

Seattle at Boston, 4:30 p.m. ‌ uto Racing A

Sprint Cup Schedule and standings ‌Feb. 13 — x-Sprint Unlimited, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 18 — x-Can-Am Duel I, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) Feb. 18 — x-Can-Am Duel II, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch) Feb. 21 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 28 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Hampton, Ga. (Jimmie Johnson) March 6 — Kobalt 400, Las Vegas (Brad Keselowski) March 13 — Good Sam 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Kevin Harvick) March 20 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Jimmie Johnson) April 3 — STP 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Kyle Busch) April 9 — Duck Commander 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Kyle Busch) April 17 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Carl Edwards) April 24 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va. May 1 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. May 7 — GOBOWLING.COM 400, Kansas City, Kan. May 15 — AAA 400 Drive for Autism, Dover, Del. May 21 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. May 22 — x-All-Star Race, Concord, N.C. May 29 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. June 5 — Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400, Long Pond, Pa. June 12 — FireKeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

June 26 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

July 2 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. July 9 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. July 17 — New Hampshire 301, Loudon, N.H. July 24 — ‘Your Hero’s Name Here’ 400, Indianapolis July 31 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 7 — Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 20 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Aug. 28 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Sept. 4 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. Sept. 10 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sept. 18 — Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 25 — New England 300, Loudon, N.H. Oct. 2 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 8 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 16 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 23 — Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 30 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. Nov. 6 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 13 — Can-Am 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 20 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla. x-non-points race.

Points Leaders‌ Through April 17‌ 1. Kevin Harvick, 287.

2. Carl Edwards, 286.

3. Jimmie Johnson, 271.

4. Joey Logano, 266.

5. Kyle Busch, 262.

6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 250.

7. Kurt Busch, 247.

8. Brad Keselowski, 224.

9. Denny Hamlin, 222.

10. Martin Truex Jr., 214.

11. Austin Dillon, 213.

12. Chase Elliott, 205.

13. Jamie McMurray, 199.

14. AJ Allmendinger, 188.

15. Kasey Kahne, 185.

16. Ryan Newman, 182.

17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 178.

18. Matt Kenseth, 177.

19. Ryan Blaney, 174.

20. Trevor Bayne, 172.

Tennis ‌‌ ATP Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Wednesday‌ At Real Club de Tenis Barcelona‌ Barcelona, Spain‌ Purse: $2.43 million (WT500)‌ Surface: Clay-Outdoor‌

Singles‌ Second Round‌ Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-2.

Viktor Troicki (8), Serbia, def. Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (10), Germany, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 6-2, 6-1.

Fabio Fognini (12), Italy, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Joao Sousa (14), Portugal, 6-1, 6-3.

Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Thomaz Bellucci (15), Brazil, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-5.

Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Renzo Olivo, Argentina, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Andrey Kuznetsov (16), Russia, def. Inigo Cervantes, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Feliciano Lopez (7), Spain, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4.

Pablo Cuevas (9), Uruguay, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-4, 7-5.

Doubles‌ First Round‌ Jamie Murray, Britain, and Bruno Soares (3), Brazil, def. Henri Kontinen, Finland, and John Peers, Australia, 6-4, 4-6, 14-12.

Rohan Bopanna, India, and Jean-Julien Rojer (4), Netherlands, def. Pablo Carreno Busta and David Marrero, Spain, 7-5, 6-3.

Quarterfinals‌ Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Marcin Matkowski, Poland, 6-3, 6-3. ‌WTA Porsche Grand Prix Wednesday‌ At Porsche-Arena‌ Stuttgart, Germany‌ Purse: $693,900 (Premier)‌ Surface: Clay-Indoor‌ Singles‌ First Round‌ Roberta Vinci (6), Italy, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4.

Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Lucie Safarova (8), Czech Republic, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5.

Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 6-0.

Andrea Petkovic, Germany, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 6-2, 6-4.

Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 6-2, 6-2.

Second Round‌ Angelique Kerber (2), Germany, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Garbine Muguruza (3), Spain, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles‌ First Round‌ Andreja Klepac and Katarina Srebotnik (3), Slovenia, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-2, 7-6 (1).

Anna-Lena Friedsam and Andrea Petkovic, Germany, def. Arina Rodionova, Australia, and Stephanie Vogt, Liechtenstein, 5-7, 6-2, 10-7.

Maria Irigoyen, Argentina, and Paula Kania, Poland, def. Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Darija Jurak, Croatia, 6-3, 6-3.

Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato, Japan, 6-1, 6-1.

WTA TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup Wednesday‌ At Koza World of Sports‌ Istanbul‌ Purse: $226,750 (Intl.)‌ Surface: Hard-Outdoor‌ Singles‌ First Round‌ Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, def. Ipek Soylu, Turkey, 6-2, 7-5.

Andreea Mitu, Romania, def. Yanina Wickmayer (2), Belgium, 7-5, 6-4.

Kirsten Flipkens (4), Belgium, def. Donna Vekic, Croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Second Round‌ Danka Kovinic (5), Montenegro, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 7-5, 7-6 (4).

Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles‌ First Round‌ Nao Hibino and Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Kateryna Bondarenko and Olga Savchuk (1), Ukraine, 6-3, 6-2.

Reka-Luca Jani, Hungary, and Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, def. Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey, and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

Marina Melnikova, Russia, and Sofia Shapatava, Georgia, def. Elena Bogdan and Cristina Dinu, Romania, 6-0, 6-1.

Quarterfinals‌ Laura Pous-Tio, Spain, and Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, def. Oksana Kalashnikova, Georgia, and Johanna Larsson (2), Sweden, 6-3, 6-2.

Golf 2‌ 016 Ryder Cup Points At Hazeltine National Golf Club‌, Chaska, Minn.‌ Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2016‌ United States‌ 1. Jordan Spieth 8,872.840 2. Dustin Johnson 4,809.848 3. Bubba Watson 3,658.078 4. Brandt Snedeker 3,461.907 5. Zach Johnson 3,128.474 6. Rickie Fowler 3,089.357 7. Phil Mickelson 2,974.297 8. J.B. Holmes 2,472.617 9. Patrick Reed 2,243.155 10. Bill Haas 2,215.376 11. Brooks Koepka 2,214.007 12. Kevin Kisner 1,766.323 13. Jason Dufner 1,753.935 14. Matt Kuchar 1,634.632 15. Kevin Na 1,556.913 Europe‌ European Points‌ 1. Danny Willett 3,630,894.20 2. Rory McIlroy 2,849,657.14 3. Matthew Fitzpatrick 1,902,086.74 4. Andy Sullivan 1,853,093.55 5. Victor Dubuisson 1,641,925.74 6. Rafa Cabrera-Bello 1,593,331.74 7. Chris Wood 1,527,750.74 8. Soren Kjeldsen 1,516,493.71 9. Henrik Stenson 1,469,073.36 10. Kristoffer Broberg 1,408,969.76 World Points‌ 1. Danny Willett 237.14 2. Henrik Stenson 219.44 3. Rory McIlroy 190.68 4. Justin Rose 134.14 5. Rafa Cabrera-Bello 127.17 7. Matthew Fitzpatrick 115.05 6. Andy Sullivan 108.99 8. Sergio Garcia 108.20 9. Soren Kjeldsen 87.74 10. Thomas Pieters 87.10

Transactions

BASEBALL‌ American League‌ BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Joe Kelly on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Noe Ramirez from Pawtucket (IL). Selected the contract of RHP William Cuevas from Pawtucket. Optioned INF Marco Hernandez to Pawtucket. Designated LHP Edwin Escobar for assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated OF Lonnie Chisenhall from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Collin Cowgill to Columbus (IL).

National League‌ ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Williams Perez to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHP Casey Kelly from Gwinnett.

CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Robert Stephenson to Louisville (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Drew Hayes from Louisville. Designated RHP Keyvius Sampson for assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Acquired 1B Cody Decker from Kansas City for cash and assigned him to Albuquerque (PCL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed INF Cory Spangenberg on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Jemile Weeks from El Paso (PCL). Transferred LHP Buddy Baumann from the 15- to the 60-day DL. American Association‌ FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Released INF Elmer Reyes.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Released INF Kazuki Nezu.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Released RHP Jacob Newberry.

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Released RHP Brett Wallach.

Traded RHP Matt Larkins and RHP Brad Orosey to Lincoln for cash and future considerations.

Can-Am League‌ QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed RHP Deryk Hooker.

ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Traded INF Steve Nyisztor to Sussex for cash and a player to be named.

BASKETBALL‌ National Basketball Association‌ MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Named Tom Thibodeau as coach and president of basketball operations and Scott Layden general manager.

Women’s National Basketball Association‌ SAN ANTONIO STARS — Named Ruth Riley general manager.

FOOTBALL‌ National Football League‌ ATLANTA FALCONS — Re-signed G Chris Chester.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Rescinded their nonexclusive franchise tag offer to CB Josh Norman, making him an unrestricted free agent.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Traded its 2016 first-round draft pick (No. 2) and a 2017 fourth-round draft pick to Philadelphia for the Eagles’ 2016 first- (No. 8), third- (No. 77) and fourth-round (No. 100) picks, plus a 2017 first-round and a 2018 fourth-round pick.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed OTs Kevin Graf and Mitchell Van Dyk. NEW YORK JETS — Signed OT Luke Marquardt.

HOCKEY‌ National Hockey League‌ NHL — Suspended Chicago F Andrew Shaw one game for making use of a homophobic slur during and April 19 game against St. Louis Blues and fined him $5,000 for directing an inappropriate gesture at the on-ice officials.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Xavier Ouellet from Grand Rapids (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Chris Brown, F Nicklas Jensen, F Jayson Megna, F Daniel Paille, D Mat Bodie, D Ryan Graves and D Chris Summers from Hartford (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed G Thatcher Demko to a three-year entry-level contract.

American Hockey League‌ BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Signed F Anthony Greco to an amateur tryout contract.

MOTORSPORTS‌ NASCAR — Suspended Ty Dillon’s Xfinity Series crew chief Nick Harrison through April 27 and fined him

$10,000 for not using a proper spoiler assembly and extension in the April 16 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300.

SOCCER‌ United Soccer League‌ USL — Suspended Rochester F Steevan Dos Santos two games following his violent conduct during a scuffle in stoppage time of an April 17 game.

Suspended Charleston M Zach Prince two games for a serious foul during an April 16 game against Charlotte. Suspended Louisville City’s Sean Reynolds, Orlando’s Lewis Neal and Sacramento ‘s Adam Jahn, one game each, for their actions in last weekend’s games.

COLLEGE‌ BUFFALO — Signed football coach Lance Leipold to a one-year contract extension through the 2020 season.

CHATTANOOGA — Named David Hoffman assistant wrestling coach.

PROVIDENCE — Announced men’s junior basketball G Junior Lomomba will forgo his final season of eligibility to pursue other options after graduating in May. TCU — Named David Patrick men’s assistant basketball coach.

WAKE FOREST — Announced the transfer of men’s graduate basketball F Austin Arians from Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

WISCONSIN — Announced junior F Nigel Hayes is submitting his name for the NBA draft but will not sign with an agent

Pro Football NFL Draft Trades Previous years in which the top two picks were traded in the NFL Draft: 1967 — New Orleans to Baltimore and New York Giants to Minnesota The New Orleans Saints traded the first overall pick, the third-round pick and a 1969 seventh-round pick to the Baltimore Colts for quarterback Gary Cuozzo, offensive tackle Butch Allison and a 17th-round pick.

Baltimore selected defensive end Bubba Smith with the first overall pick, guard Norm Davis in the third round and defensive end Gary Fleming in the seventh round. The Saints selected linebacker Billy Bob Stewart in the 17th round.

The New York Giants traded the second overall pick and a second-round pick, plus a 1968 first-round pick and a 1969 second-round pick to the Minnesota Vikings for quarterback Fran Tarkenton. The Vikings selected running back Clint Jones with the second overall pick and wide receiver Bob Grim in the second round. The Vikings selected offensive tackle Ron Yary with the first overall pick in 1968 and guard Ed White in the second round of the 1969 draft.

1975 — Baltimore to Atlanta and New York Giants to Dallas The Baltimore Colts traded the first overall pick and a sixth-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for the third overall pick and offensive lineman George Kunz.

The Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski with the top pick. Baltimore selected guard Ken Huff with the third overall pick and linebacker Fulton Kuykendall in the sixth round.

The New York Giants traded the second overall pick and a 1976 second-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys for quarterback Craig Morton. Dallas selected defensive tackle Randy White with the second overall pick and running back Jim Jensen in the second round of the 1976 draft.

1997 — New York Jets to St. Louis Rams and New Orleans to Oakland The New York Jets traded the first overall pick to the St. Louis Rams for the sixth overall pick plus the third-, fourth-, and seventh-round picks. The Rams selected left tackle Orlando Pace with the top pick.

New York traded the sixth overall pick to Tampa Bay for the eighth overall pick and a fourth-round pick. The Jets selected linebacker James Farrior with the eighth overall pick, Dan Neil in the third round, defensive end Terry Day and running back Leon Johnson in the fourth round and quarterback Koy Detmer in the seventh round.

The New Orleans Saints traded the second overall pick and a sixth-round pick to the Oakland Raiders for wide receiver Daryl Hobbs, the 10th overall pick, second- and fourth-round picks. Oakland selected defensive end Darrell Russell with the second overall pick and John Fiala in the sixth round. The Saints selected guard Chris Naeole in the first round, defensive end Jared Tomich in the second round pick and defensive Pratt Lyons in the fourth round.

2016 — Tennessee to Los Angeles and Cleveland to Philadelphia Tennessee traded its first-round (No. 1), fourth- (No. 113) and sixth-round (No. 177) draft picks to the Los Angeles Rams for the Rams first- (No. 15), two second- (No. 43 and No. 45), third- (No. 76) and 2017 first- and third-round draft picks.

Cleveland traded its first-round draft pick (No. 2) and a 2017 fourth-round draft pick to Philadelphia for the Eagles’ first- (No. 8), third- (No. 77) and fourth-round (No. 100) picks, plus a 2017 first-round and a 2018 fourth-round pick.

Boxing F‌ ight Schedule April 23‌ At Los Mochis, Mexico, Carlos Cuadras vs. Richie Mepranum, 12, for Cuadras’ WBC World super flyweight title.

At the Forum, Inglewood, Calif. (HBO), Gennady Golovkin vs. Dominic Wade, 12, for Golovkin’s WBA Super World-IBF-interim WBC middleweight titles; Roman Gonzalez vs. McWilliams Arroyo, 12, for Gonzalez’s WBC flyweight title.

April 27‌ At Tokyo, Japan, Takashi Uchiyama vs. Jezreel Corrales, 12, for Uchiyama’s WBA Super World title; Kohei Kono vs. Inthanon Sithchamuang, 12, for Kono’s WBA World super flyweight title; Ryoichi Taguchi vs.

Juan Jose Landaeta, 12, for Taguchi’s WBA World light flyweight title.

April 29‌ At Trump Taj Majal, Atlantic City, N.J., Jonathan Guzman vs. Daniel Rosas, 12, IBF junior featherweight eliminator.

April 30‌ At the DC Armory, Washington D.C. (SHO), Badou Jack vs. Lucian Bute, 12, for Jack’s WBC World super middleweight title; James DeGale vs. Rogelio Medina, 12, for DeGale’s IBF super middleweight title.

At StubHub Center, Carson, Calif. (FOX), Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto, 12, welterweights.

May 7‌ At Windhoek, Namibia, Paulus Ambunda vs. Moises Flores, 12, for Ambunda’s interim WBA World and IBO super bantamweight titles.

At Manchester, England, Anthony Crolla vs. Ismael Barroso, 12, for Crolla’s WBA World lightweight title.

At T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas (PPV), Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan, 12, for Alvarez’s WBC World middleweight title; David Lemieux vs. Glen Tapia, 10, middleweights; Mauricio Herrera vs. Frankie Gomez, 10, welterweights; Patrick Teixeira vs. Curtis Stevens, 10, middleweights.

May 8‌ Tokyo, Japan, Akira Yaegashi vs. Martin Tecuapetla, 12, for Yaegashi’s IBF light flyweight title.

May 13‌ At DC Armory, Washington (BET), Dusty Harrison vs.

Mike Dallas, Jr., 10, welterweights.

On This Date April 21‌ 1951 — Bob Davies’ two foul shots and Jack Coleman’s layup give the Rochester Royals a 79-75 triumph over the New York Knicks in the seventh game of the NBA championship series.

1951 — The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in five years as they beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in the fifth game.

1975 — Bill Rodgers breaks the Boston Marathon record with a time of 2:09:55.

1980 — Bill Rodgers wins his third straight Boston Marathon. Rosie Ruiz is disqualified eight days later as women’s champion when it’s discovered she did not run the entire distance.

1994 — Eddie Murray sets a major league record with his 11th switch-hit home run game as the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 10-6.

1995 — Defending champion Utah continues its domination of the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships, capturing its ninth national title since the event began in 1982 with a score of 196.650.

1996 — The Chicago Bulls wrap up the most successful regular season in NBA history with their 72nd victory, getting 26 points from Michael Jordan in a 103-93 decision over Washington. Jordan sets an NBA record by winning his eighth NBA scoring title, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record of seven.

2001 — Hasim Rahman flattens Lennox Lewis with a stunning right hand near the end of the fifth round to capture the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history in Brakpan, South Africa.

2002 — Iva Majoli, ranked 58th in the world, becomes the lowest ranked player to win a top-tier tournament when she beats Patty Schnyder 7-6 (5), 6-4 for the championship of the Family Circle Cup, her first singles title since the 1997 French Open.

It was the first top-tier tournament final between unseeded players.

2008 — Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya wins the Boston Marathon in 2:07:46 to become the fourth man to win the race four times. Ethiopia’s Dire Tune outkicks Alevtina Biktimirova to win by 2 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the women’s race.

2012 — The NHL suspends Phoenix Coyotes winger Raffi Torres 25 games for a hit that injured Chicago’s Marian Hossa. Torres left his feet to hit an unsuspecting Hossa during Game 3 on April 17, sending the Blackhawks winger smashing to the ice. Hossa is taken off on a stretcher.

2012 — Phil Humber throws the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

2013 — Raphael Jacquelin of France wins a recordtying playoff at the Spanish Open, edging Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer on their ninth try at the 18th hole.

The only other European Tour event decided by a nine-hole playoff was the 1989 Dutch Open.

2013 — Takuma Sato becomes the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

2013 — Rookie Marc Marquez wins his first MotoGP race, capturing the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The 20-year-old Spaniard, last season’s Moto2 champion, becomes the youngest winner at motorcycle racing’s top level.

2013 — Joe Scarborough, a 50-year-old self-employed electrical contractor, rolls the first 900 series in Professional Bowlers Association history — three straight perfect games. He opened the first round of qualifying in the PBA50 Sun Bowl with three games of 300, throwing 36 consecutive strikes.

2014 — American Meb Keflezighi wins the Boston Marathon, a year after a bombing at the finish line left three dead and more than 260 people injured.

No U.S. runner had won the race since Lisa LarsenWeidenbach took the women’s title in 1985; the last American man to win was Greg Meyer in 1983. Rita Jeptoo of Kenya successfully defends the Boston Marathon title, becoming the seventh three-time Boston Marathon champion.

Thursday, April 21, 2016 • B3

Capitals Can’t Close Cavs Hit 20 3s and Series in Philadelphia Take 2-0 Series Lead ASSOCIATED PRESS

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Flyers 2, Capitals 1‌ PHILADELPHIA • Michal Neuvirth stopped 31 shots in his first start of the playoff series, helping the Philadelphia Flyers stave off a sweep with a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.‌ The Capitals still lead the series 3-1 headed into Game 5 Friday night in Washington.

Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrew MacDonald each scored for the Flyers. Neuvirth was sensational in the third after T.J. Oshie scored early in

the period to make it 2-1.

The Capitals still have never swept a best-of-seven playoff series.

The game was marred by a scary hit that saw Flyers center Scott Laughton leave on a stretcher. The Flyers said he was taken to Jefferson Hospital for precautionary reasons.

Panthers 2, Islanders 1‌

NEW YORK • Alex Petrovic scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Islanders to

even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.‌ Teddy Purcell also scored for Florida, and Jaromir Jagr had an assist for his 200th career playoff point. Roberto Luongo stopped 26 shots.

John Tavares had his third goal of the series for New York, and Thomas Greiss finished with 27 saves.

The Panthers got their first playoff road win since April 17, 2012, against New Jersey in Game 3 of the first round.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Friday night in Sunrise, Florida.

NHL Suspends Blackhawks’ Shaw 1 Game for Anti-gay Slur ASSOCIATED PRESS ‌CHICAGO • As he watched the video, Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw realized exactly what he did.‌ “It was hard to see,” he said.

“Emotions got the best of me.”

The NHL suspended Shaw for one game Wednesday for yelling an anti-gay slur from the penalty box and fined him $5,000 for an inappropriate gesture toward the officials during Chicago’s Game 4 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

Shaw will miss Game 5 in St. Louis on Thursday, and he will be required to undergo sensitivity training.

The league’s punishment came after Shaw apologized for his outburst the previous night.

Speaking quietly for a few minutes before the team left for St. Louis, Shaw said he couldn’t sleep after the game and watching video of his outburst was difficult. It was video of the incident that went viral on social media, prompting sharp criticism and punishment from the NHL. “I’ll never use that word again, that’s for sure. ... That’s not the type of guy I am,” he said.

Shaw was sent off for interference at 17:56 of the third period, hurting Chicago’s chance for a comeback in what ended up being a 4-3 loss. He raised both gloves as he skated off, and while sitting in the box, he pounded on the glass with his stick and then yelled at someone on the ice. As video of the incident spread online, the You Can Play project swiftly tweeted that it was planning to contact the NHL. The organization issued a statement Wednesday saying it supported the punishment handed down by the league and was “saddened and offended”

by Shaw’s “homophobic slurs.”

“After four years of working with You Can Play, NHL players can no longer use ignorance as an excuse for not understanding the power of their words and the effect that they have on their teammates, fans and the LGBT community,” You Can Play said, adding it plans to keep working with the NHL and Blackhawks as well as Shaw to fight homophobia in hockey.

After Tuesday’s game, Shaw was asked twice about what happened and said he didn’t remember.

A day later, he said he saw

ASSOCIATED PRESS‌

Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw talks to reporters before the team left for St. Louis on Wednesday at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw apologized Wednesday for yelling an anti-gay slur at someone on the ice after he was sent to the penalty box late in Chicago’s Game 4 loss at home to the St. Louis Blues. the video after he returned home and was “sincerely sorry for the insensitive remarks that I made.”

“I apologize to many people, including the gay and lesbian community, the Chicago Blackhawks organization, Blackhawks fans and anyone else I may have offended,” he said. “I know my words were hurtful and I will learn from my mistake.”

T h e tea m sa i d i t wa s “extremely disappointed” by the incident and coach Joel Quenneville apologized, calling what Shaw did “unacceptable.”

Shaw scored a goal in the second period and had two assists in the loss, which left the defending Stanley Cup champions on the brink of elimination.

Shaw’s outburst once again shined a light on both the barriers gays and lesbians face in sports and the progress they have made. It was also the latest blow it what has been a difficult year, image-wise, for the Blackhawks.

Star Patrick Kane was the subject of a three-month investigation into a rape allegation in August that failed to produce enough evidence for charges to be filed against him. The NHL ruled in March that the allegation was unfounded while determining he would not face any disciplinary action from the league.

The team recently highlighted its partnership with You Can Play, which lobbies for

equal and respectful treatment of all athletes without regard to sexual orientation. Defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and goaltender Scott Darling participated in a video supporting the group’s mission.

“Anytime an athlete uses homophobic language, it is sort of proof positive of the assumption that sports is not a safe and welcoming for LGBT athletes,” said Hudson Taylor, the founder of Athlete Ally, an organization that works with pro and college athletes to promote equality. “That being said, it’s also a major opportunity for everybody to restate our values, restate the type of culture we’re trying to create.”

Captain Jonathan Toews called the incident a “teachable moment.”

“We’re all thinking the same way Andrew is this morning, that we’re all apologetic that this has happened and moving forward, I think we’ll all be better because of it,” he said.

A national television audience heard Kobe Bryant shout the same slur in 2011 at a referee he thought had made a bad call during a basketball game. Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah yelled it at a Miami Heat basketball fan who had been getting on him during a game a month later. Both quickly apologized, and the National Basketball Association hit them with large fines: Bryant was fined $100,000 and Noah $50,000.

Cavaliers 107, Pistons 90‌

CLEVELAND • LeBron James scored 27 points, J.R. Smith made seven of Cleveland’s NBA playoff record-tying 20 3-pointers, and the Cavaliers opened a 2-0 lead in their series with a 107-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.‌ The top-seeded Cavs put away the up-and-coming Pistons in the third quarter, outscoring them 27-15 to protect home-court advantage.

There was nothing easy about their first two wins and the Cavs, favored to win the Eastern Conference and return to the finals, will have their work cut out when the best-of-seven series resumes on Friday night at Detroit.

Kyrie Irving added 22 points for Cleveland, which went 20 of 38 on 3s and tied the postseason record shared by Golden State (2015), Dallas (2011) and Seattle (1996).

Andre Drummond scored 20 and Reggie Jackson 14 for the Pistons, who have lost 10 straight playoff games against Cleveland. Drummond was just 4 of 16 from the line.

Heat 115, Hornets 103‌ MIAMI • Dwyane Wade had 28 points and eight assists, Hassan Whiteside made all eight of his shots and finished with 17 points, and Miami beat Charlotte to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series.‌ Goran Dragic scored 18 points, Luol Deng had 16, Josh Richardson finished with 15 and Whiteside grabbed 13 rebounds for Miami.

Kemba Walker scored 29 points for Charlotte, needing 29 shots to get there. Al Jefferson had 25 on 12-for-17 shooting off the bench, and Jeremy Lin added 11 for Charlotte — which has dropped 12 straight postseason contests.

It was the 100th 20-point game of Wade’s playoff career. The Heat are 64-36 in those games.

Game 3 is Saturday in Charlotte.

Will Curry Play? Will Durant Play Better?

ASSOCIATED PRESS ‌The Oklahoma City Thunder are certain Kevin Durant will play better.

The Golden State Warriors may not know until Thursday whether Stephen Curry will play at all.

It’s the NBA version of the Texas two-step.

With two Western Conference playoff series moving to The Lone Star State for Game 3s, the biggest questions surround the former MVPs. Durant didn’t look like one of the league’s best shooters in Game 2 on Monday, when he was 7 for 33 in the Thunder’s 85-84 loss to Dallas. It was the most missed shots in Durant’s career, and the Mavericks capitalized to even the series with the third-seeded Thunder.

Russell Westbrook said his teammate missed some easy shots, but “That won’t happen again.”

In the lone Eastern Conference game Thursday, Toronto travels to Indiana with the series tied 1-1.

The Warriors lead Houston 2-0, having little trouble with the Rockets on Monday even while Curry rested his injured right ankle.

Golden State lists the NBA’s leading scorer as questionable.

A look at the three games Thursday: Raptors at Pacers, series tied 1-1. 7:30 p.m., NBA TV. Indiana has contained All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan but not center Jonas Valanciunas, who is averaging 17.5 points and 17 rebounds and has sparked Toronto’s 32-15 advantage on the offensive glass.

There will be fewer rebounds to get if DeRozan and Kyle Lowry start hitting.

Lowry is 7 for 26, though played better in Game 2 after the Pacers won the opener. DeRozan is 10 for 37, joining his backcourt mate at 27 percent, and has missed all five 3-point attempts.

Toronto coach Dwane Casey doesn’t want DeRozan to force shots, and his teammates are confident they’ll come through when the Pacers force DeRozan to give up the ball.

“I still think they’re going to try and take me and DeMar out. I think that’s still going to be their primary play,” Lowry said. “They probably want those guys to do what they’ve been doing and those guys are hurting them. They’re playing extremely well.”

Thunder at Mavericks, series tied 1-1. 7 p.m., TNT. Dallas seemed to get some good

injury news Wednesday. Dirk Nowitzki and JJ Barea both said they felt better after some rest, and Nowitzki said he expects to play Thursday after bruising his right knee early in Game 2. Barea is hopeful he can return after sitting out with a strained right groin.

Deron Williams, David Lee and Devin Harris all are still with one ailment or another, making for some long odds against an Oklahoma City team that won all four games in the regular season before a 108-70 rout in Game 1.

“Banged up as we are, we’re here to fight,” Nowitzki said. “We’re here to make this a series, but they’re going to come in ready to play obviously.”

And play better, in Durant’s case.

“I’ve just got to make them next time. I’ve got to prepare, put the work in. It’s going to happen, nights like that. That’s part of the business,” Durant said. “I’ve just got to keep staying confident. My teammates and my coaches stay confident in me.”

Warriors at Rockets, Golden State leads 2-0. 9:30 p.m., TNT. Even if Curry remains out or limited, the Warriors have shown they’re deep enough to win without him. Shaun Livingston got the start at point guard and scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting during Golden State’s 115-106 victory Monday.

“It doesn’t matter if he plays or if he doesn’t play. As you can tell, they’re still going to run their offense, they’re still going to pass, still going to do all that stuff,” Houston’s Dwight Howard said. “So we just have to make sure that we come out and do what we need to do.”

For Rockets coach JB Bickerstaff, that means playing nastier basketball to match the aggression he said the Warriors are showing.

“This isn’t Tuesday night in February in Milwaukee,” he said.

The key is doing that without leading to fouls. Howard, who fouled out of Game 2, believes the Warriors get away with things that he doesn’t.

“They won the championship, so in order to beat them you’ve got to play better than them. Because you’re not going to get any calls,” Howard said. “It’s just like a boxing match. If you want to beat the champ you’ve got to knock them out. If you expect to win a decision it’s going to be hard. So you’ve got to go knock them out.”

Pac-12 Commissioner Says League in Favor of Satellite Camps ASSOCIATED PRESS ‌IRVING, TEXAS • Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott says the conference’s representative on the NCAA’s Division I Council did not vote the league’s position when the council banned so-called satellite football camps this month.‌ After attending a College Football Playoff meeting Wednesday, Scott told reporters 11 of 12 Pac-12 members were in favor of allowing coaches to participate in camps for high school players on other school’s campus. But UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero, the Pac-12’s council representative, voted to ban satellite camps.

The Southeastern Conference

and Atlantic Coast Conference proposed the ban on guest coaching at camps, and it passed by a 10-5 vote. The Big Ten was the only Power Five conference to vote against the ban. The Power Five conferences’ votes count for two.

The other five FBS conferences’ votes count one.

If the Pac-12 had voted with the Big Ten and all the other votes remained the same, the proposed ban would have passed 8-7.

Scott would not say which of the conference’s 12 members was not in favor of allowing the camps.

“Draw your own conclusions,” he added.

The Pac-12 holds spring

meetings in Phoenix next week.

“I don’t think the story is done,” Scott said. “I think there will be more conversation about it.”

Scott said satellite camps have worked fine out West.

“We have not been hosting official school camps outside our territory, but our coaches have been allowed to participate in other people’s camps and it has not been out of control. It has worked fine,” he said.

The Board of Governors still has to approve the council’s vote next week.

Big Ten schools, most notably Michigan and Penn State, started making frequent visits to schools

in the South to guest coach at prospect camps. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh did an expansive satellite camp tour last year and had another one planned this year until the ban was put into place.

Big Ten leaders say the camps give exposure to high school players, allowing them to be seen and coached by coaches from many schools at one camp. Coaches from Group of Five campuses such as the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt would frequently attended camps held at bigger schools as a way of scouting players that they might not have had a chance to see in person otherwise.

The SEC and ACC have

conference-wide bans on guest coaching and contend the satellite camps were used mainly for recruiting purposes outside the regulated evaluation times.

“The camps had gone in an unhealthy direction, and I’m pleased that the council made the decision,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “I think it’s entirely appropriate. To the extent that we’ve got more work to do on summer recruiting activities in football, so be it, but let’s not continue to go down a direction that is becoming more and more unhealthy.

“I hope the board will honor the council’s decision.”

B4 • Thursday, April 21, 2016 BURLEY/RUPERT FORECAST

TWIN FALLS FIVE-DAY FORECAST Today Tonight Friday

Today: Sunny skies with a high temperature of 81˚, humidity of 20%. East wind 7 to 11 mph.

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Yesterday’s Weather

Tonight: Expect mostly clear skies with an overnight low of 49˚.

Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tomorrow: Skies will be mostly sunny with a high temperature of 78˚, humidity of 27%. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.

ALMANAC - BURLEY Temperature

Precipitation

Yesterday’s High 76 Yesterday’s Low 36 Normal High / Low 60 / 34 Record High 89 in 1994 Record Low 17 in 1982

Yesterday’s Month to Date Avg. Month to Date Water Year to Date Avg. Water Year to Date

0.00" 0.39" 0.65" 5.93" 6.19"

IDAHO’S FORECAST

SUN VALLEY, SURROUNDING MTS.

Coeur d’ Alene

Sunny skies today with highs in the low 70s. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Expect mostly clear skies tonight with overnight lows in the low 40s.

South wind 9 mph.

Today Highs low 70s

Mostly sunny skies today with highs in the mid-80s. Light winds. Expect mostly clear skies tonight with overnight lows in the low 50s. Light winds.

Lewiston 85 / 55

Today Highs/Lows mid-80s/low 50s

NORTHERN UTAH

Grangeville 79 / 50 McCall

Dixie 70 / 31

69 / 39

Caldwell 83 / 49 Boise 86 / 52

Sunny skies today with highs in the upper 70s.

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ESPN Fires Analyst and Former All-Star Pitcher Schilling

As a junior last year, Canyon Ridge’s Kayler Detmer posted a 16-1 record, a staggering 187 strikeouts and led the Riverhawks to an appearance in the 4A state tournament.

ASSOCIATED PRESS BRISTOL, CONN. • ESPN fired network analyst and former Boston Red Sox star pitcher Curt Schilling following his comments on Facebook about transgender people.

The network released a statement Wednesday saying, “ESPN is

an inclusive company. Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct was unacceptable and his employment with ESPN has been terminated.”

On Monday, Schilling, 49, reposted an image of an overweight man wearing a long blond wig and revealing women’s clothing. It included the

phrase: “Let him in! To the restroom with your daughter or else you’re a narrow minded, judgmental, unloving, racist bigot who needs to die!!!”

Schilling added his own comments, saying, “A man is a man no matter what they call themselves” and “Now you need laws telling us differently? Pathetic.”

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of McNabb. But the club’s new front office wasn’t enthralled with Goff or Wentz and decided to get more picks to help first-year coach Hue Jackson build a winner.

Cleveland may still be able to get a quarterback — possibly Memphis’ Paxton Lynch — in the draft, but it won’t be one of the top two guys. After the Rams leaped from No. 15 to No. 1, the Browns were no longer going to have their choice of Goff or Wentz.

The Browns recently signed Robert Griffin III, making it easier to trade the second pick. Griffin signed a two-year, $15 million contract and was viewed as a “bridge” QB until the team develops a young player.

The Browns’ new front office led by Sashi Brown has placed heavy emphasis on analytics in preparing for this year’s draft and putting together Cleveland’s roster. With so many needs, the Browns chose to accumulate as many picks as possible to fill holes on both sides of the ball.

“These picks will play a major role in building our team for long-term

sustained success,” Brown said. “We want to assemble a young nucleus of talented players and this trade positions us really well. There is a good depth of talent in the first round and we felt we could make a larger impact to our roster by adding more draft picks and that’s why we made the decision to trade down.”

Cleveland now has 12 selections in this year’s draft, including six of the top 100 picks.

The Eagles host the Browns in the season opener on Sept. 11.

Previous years in which the top two picks were traded, according to STATS: —1967, when New Orleans sent the top spot to the Baltimore Colts, who took Bubba Smith, and the Giants sent the second pick to Minnesota, which grabbed Clint Jones.

—1975, when Atlanta got the No. 1 selection from the Colts and took Steve Bartkowski, while Dallas acquired No. 2 from the Giants to take Randy White.

—1997, when the Rams got the top spot from the Jets to draft Orlando Pace, and the Saints sent the No. 2 selection to the Raiders, who picked Darrell Russell.

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Detmer Continued from B1

“To go to Stanford, you have to be book smart,” Huddelson said. “She’s a workaholic. Whether it’s in the classroom or whether it’s on the softball field or in life in general.”

Detmer says she began playing t-ball when she was 4-years-old and has been coached by Hudelson since she was just 10.

While it’s always been a dream of hers to play at the college level, the prospect of sitting in front of those closest to her and staring her future in the face was enough to make her anxious beforehand.

“It’s really been a crazy experience to know I’m about to (go) to college, I’m about to go to Stanford (and) play softball at that level,” Detmer said.

“To know that I’m going to play against those amazing athletes is really an honor.”

The senior ace said she has already begun watching Pac-12 softball this season and has met all of the girls in her signing class and has communicated

Giardina Continued from B1

The Defenders finished the 2015-16 season with a 2-9 record and 1-8 mark in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

“It’s a whole other level. They’re bigger, faster, stronger,” Giardina said. “So, hopefully I can change to adapt to that.”

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with future classmates via social media.

The Stanford softball team currently stands 13-23 and is winless in conference play. The Cardinal are led by secondyear head coach Rachel Hanson. The program has a strong history, however, having made it to the College World Series of Softball twice and participated in the Regionals as recently as 2013.

“It became a reality that, a lot of people I know are (playing in college), and it’s something I want to do, too,” Detmer said. “It’s something that I enjoy playing and want to continue to play as long as I can.”

Hudelson’s daughter Lynsey, a Treasure Valley signee, has played softball with Detmer for years.

For Lyle Hudelson to see both his daughter and star graduate and start new lives made him admittedly emotional.

“I’ve known Kayler since she was nine. My daughter and her have grown up together,” Hudelson said. “It’s going to be tough to say goodbye in a couple of weeks.”

of just over 7,300 and sits 196 miles away from Iowa State University. Despite going to a smaller town, Giardina said it was the people that convinced him it was the right fit.

“It makes Twin Falls look big,” Giardina said with a laugh. “But the people there, it’s a real community and everyone knows each other. And that’s what really caught my interest.”

The Eagles signed Sam Bradford to a $35 million, two-year contract in March.

Roseman said he’ll be the starter. They also signed backup Chase Daniel to a $21 million, three-year deal. But Roseman couldn’t resist an opportunity to move up after acquiring the No. 8 pick from Miami for cornerback Byron Maxwell, linebacker Kiko Alonso and the 13th overall pick.

“We’re going to invest in quarterbacks,” Roseman said. “The key to being championship caliber over a long period of time is quarterbacks.”

The last time the Eagles drafted a quarterback in the first round was 1999 when Andy Reid took Donovan McNabb at No. 2. McNabb led Philadelphia to five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl appearance.

The Browns were in position to finally land a quarterback after more than a decade of futility and failure. Cleveland has had 24 starting quarterbacks since 1999, when it chose Tim Couch ahead

Diatta

Continued from B1

He held offers from Colorado State, Oregon State, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, among others.

“I always wanted to play in the SEC,” said Diatta. “(I liked) what the coaches were all about. They were really genuine people.”

Diatta prepped at The Rock School in Gainesville, Fla., where he won the SIAA state championship as a junior. ESPN listed Diatta as a three-star prospect coming out of high school with offers from Appalachian State, Louisiana Tech and the

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“He’s as good a human being as there is on the planet,” Phay said of Diatta. “He really is. Just very thoughtful of other people.

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and holds a 229-126 record in Athens. Georgia made the NCAA Tournament in both 2011 and 2015 under Fox. “It’s a relief,” said Diatta. “I can tell that all the hard work and the support that I have around here helped.”

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• Thursday, April 21, 2016 Section Editor Virginia Hutchins [ 208-735-3242 • vhutchins@magicvalley.com ] • B5

The Baffle Test OUTDOORS

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The University of Idaho’s stream laboratory in Boise features a large-scale sediment flume for research on the processes at work in streams and rivers — or aquaculture raceways.

Could Fish Fitness Improve Catch Rates of Hatchery Trout?

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A pair of kayakers descends Salmon Falls Creek on April 2.

A Water Warning, New Cave Rules, Cleanup Days and a Wildflower Tip

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fter a day of nearly nonstop paddling, I find I must add a footnote to my story about floating a stretch of Salmon Falls Creek, published two weeks ago. ‌Late last week, my husband and I took our tandem kayak down the creek again, from just south of Jackpot, Nev., to the backwaters of Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir.

This time the flow at the San Jacinto gauge near the put-in was more than 650 cubic feet per second.

At that flow, the creek covered almost all of the gravel-strewn banks that at 280 cfs offered plentiful opportunities to pull onto the bank for a rest. A couple of times, we managed to lodge the kayak’s bow into one of the few gravel bars that remained above water, but the current quickly pulled us off. Other than our lunch break at the fish weir — the trip’s only portage — we paddled for five hours straight.

And at 650 cfs, missing the sign that announces the portage is a mistake very difficult to recover.

Don’t ask how I know.

••• Last month’s discovery of white-nose syndrome in a Washington bat means that anyone who visits a cave in Idaho must follow stricter protocols for decontaminating their clothing, footwear and gear to avoid spreading the fungal disease that has devastated bat populations in the Eastern U.S. In the updated decontamination protocols that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released last week, Idaho, Washington and Oregon are upgraded to “intermediate” status as WNS management areas.

The threat of transmission is even more significant now.

Spores of the fungus that causes WNS can persist for years and can be transported by humans.

Take this very seriously if you plan to enter any cave. Read up on the new protocols, posted at Whitenosesyndrome.org.

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mortality or behavior (five or more dead or sick bats at one location) or bats with signs suggestive of WNS (visible white fungus on the face, wings or tail), immediately contact the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s Wildlife Health Forensic Laboratory at 208-939-9171 or Wildlifelab@idfg.idaho. gov.

••• A reminder: Bring your heavy-duty work gloves to help clean up the Old Towne Parkway in Rock Creek Canyon on Saturday.

The nonprofit Magic Valley Trail Enhancement Committee plans a volunteer cleanup of the cityowned trail. To help, just show up between 9 and 10 a.m. at the trail access point on Blake Street South, between Third Avenue West and DeLong Avenue. The site — beside the city’s BMX park — has a patch of lawn, a portable toilet and a small, paved parking lot.

After volunteers sign in — and receive free T-shirts — organizers will give them a lesson on pulling puncture weeds, distribute trash bags and position the volunteers on various trail segments for the 10 a.m.-noon work session. A free lunch will follow.

••• For a little help on bird IDs, don’t forget the free public class that Joseph DeTemple will teach next week.

For his senior DeTemple project, the Burley High School student will teach a one- to two-hour class on basic bird identification and birding tips at 7 p.m. Monday at the College of Southern Idaho’s Mini-Cassia campus in Burley. No need to sign up in advance.

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‌BOISE • Research aimed at reducing the labor of cleaning hatchery raceways also has the potential to get more hatchery-raised fish onto anglers’ lines — by giving the fish some exercise before they’re released into streams and rivers.‌ A fish with practice swimming against the current might be better prepared to avoid predators, the theory goes.

The data to test that theory will come from anglers who report catching rainbow trout with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s T-bar anchor tags injected through their dorsal fin rays, said John Cassinelli, a senior fisheries research biologist in Fish and Game’s Nampa research office. The colorful tube sticking out of the dorsal fin displays a tiny 800 number to call.

Those are the same tags that Fish and Game has used to evaluate other variables that affect the rate at which released fish find their way into anglers’ hands — dubbed the “return to creel” rate — such as the fish’s length at release, or the timing and frequency of releases.

Soon the tags could reveal whether fitness makes a difference.

By late 2016 or early 2017, Fish and Game expects to release tagged trout raised entirely in raceways outfitted with baffles — angled underwater partitions that speed the flow of water in the gap between the baffles and the raceway floor. Baffles are meant to flush out fish waste and eliminate the need for hatchery workers’ routine sweeping of the raceways.

But something else is at stake, too.

Preliminary research elsewhere has suggested that anadromous fish reared in circular tanks — and forced to swim against the current — might return from the ocean to spawn at higher rates.

“Tantalizing results,” said Dan Schill, fisheries research supervisor at Fish and Game.

Retrofitting Fish and Game’s hatchery raceways with circular tanks would cost a tremendous

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An Idaho Department of Fish and Game team tags trout with T-bar anchor tags in April 2014. amount. But could Idaho boost catch rates of hatchery trout and returns of anadromous salmon and steelhead by installing baffles to speed up the water instead?

“We’re kind of on fire about it,” Schill said.

Testing Baffles‌

In the basement of a downtown Boise building, the University of Idaho’s College of Engineering has a 20-meter-long experimental flume for modeling how sediment behaves in flowing water.

In November through late February, the university’s stream laboratory ran a series of experiments for Fish and Game, using lightweight pellets to simulate fish waste and exploring about 35 combinations of baffle spacing, baffle angle and gap width between baffle and raceway floor. For each case, researchers made hundreds of velocity measurements at various points within the water column.

“Clearly, the baffles do generate

regions of high velocity,” said Ralph Budwig, U of I’s Boise engineering director.

Now a Fish and Game engineer is analyzing the data to determine which cases are better than others for flushing waste.

“Certainly it needs to be tested in the real situation, but it looks very promising,” Budwig said.

If the data is ready and baffles can be made and installed in time, Fish and Game will begin testing baffles this summer in raceways at its Nampa hatchery, which raises resident trout, and its Clearwater hatchery in Ahsahka, which raises Chinook salmon and steelhead that head for the ocean through the Snake and Columbia river system. Those on-the-ground experiments might be delayed until fall, Cassinelli said.

Besides determining whether the baffles reduce the manpower needed for cleaning, the two hatcheries will supply fish for the comparisons of catch or return rates.

Sturgeon X-rays Show Little Harm from Ingested Tackle VIRGINIA HUTCHINS vhutchins@magicvalley.com‌

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‌H A G E R M A N • O n e extraordinarily hot day in July 2013, on a sturgeonfilled stretch of the Snake River inside Hells Canyon, I watched biologist Tony Lamansky use a novel piece of equipment: a mobile X-ray machine manufactured for equine veterinarians but adapted for use on board a jet boat.‌ Lamansky, a senior fishery research biologist for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, was recording images of the ingested fishhooks, jigs and swivels inside the massive bodies of live sturgeon.

White sturgeon can live for more than 100 years, and Idaho’s fishing is catch-andrelease only. So how long does ingested metal remain inside a sturgeon? Can it be assimilated or excreted?

To find Tony Lamansky’s research report, go to Fishandgame.idaho.gov and click on “Fisheries reports” under the “Science” tab. Look for the PDF titled “Project 5 — White Sturgeon Research.”

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Liz Mamer and Tony Lamansky of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, center, prepare a mobile X-ray machine to scan ingested metal in sturgeon in the Hells Canyon reach of the Snake River in July 2013.

And does the metal affect fish mortality at a level that harms population numbers?

Lamansky’s innovative research project aimed to find out.

This year, he published his results.

“I think we’ve pretty well answered the question of how many fish have metal in them … what kind of metal is it, and how long does it take to process through their digestive system,” Lamansky said last

week, after presenting his research at a fisheries conference in Reno, Nev. “The overall conclusion is that, yes, we found that sturgeon consume fishing tackle, but it is a fairly low percentage of the population,” he said, “and that for the most part when metal is found the majority only have one piece and that they’re able to process that metal out of their system without apparent harm.”

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I‌ DAHO FALLS • Facebook friends are chattering about trips to cycle the nearby national parks, or mountain biking outings in the foothills east of town. It’s a sure sign of spring when friends are lining up hikes and climbing trips for the coming weekends.‌ It’s time to join the bandwagon and get out there.

Now that the temperatures are climbing into the 60s on a regular basis, there are some eastern Idaho trails and areas ready to go. Here are a few suggestions on safe bets for fun outings this time of year.

Hell’s Half Acre Lava Trail‌ This trail is just off Highway 20 on the south side of the highway. Drive west of town several miles until you come to mile marker 287. Go about .3 miles past the mile marker until you see a sign for “Lava Trail.” Turn south at the sign onto a dirt road and continue to the trailhead about another quarter of a mile. The trail is marked with poles standing in the rock roughly every 30 yards or so.

This trail heads due south 4.5 miles to a huge vent (9 miles roundtrip) where the lava flowed out a few thousand years ago. This is a spring and fall hike. Summer can be brutally hot.

Menan Butte‌

This is a fun hike to the top of a volcanic hill and offers super views of the Upper Snake River Plain. On a clear day, the views are worth the 800 feet of elevation gain. The Bureau of Land Management has a nice parking lot and toilet at the trailhead. You can see how the twin buttes (one is privately owned) altered the direction of the Snake River eons ago. This trail is only 3 miles long if you hike to the top

Cress Creek Nature Trail‌ This is another BLM trail that is great for children and starts just west of Heise. The first half is paved with benches for sitting and taking in the views of the Snake River and the plain to the west. Beyond the paved walk, the trail climbs some and offers nice views and hiking on a dirt path. Be on the lookout for poison ivy near the creek.

City Creek‌

This awesome trail is worth the drive to Pocatello for hiking and mountain biking. The trail leaves right out of town and climbs up into the hills following a small stream surrounded by a dense foliage. Leading off the City Creek Trail are fun extensions that can add hours to the outing. This trail system is one of the most popular mountain biking areas in eastern Idaho. You’ll have to try it to find out why.

Big Southern Butte‌

This huge volcanic minipeak sits out on the Big Desert west of Idaho Falls near the tiny town of Atomic City. If you go early enough in spring you can still get a few ski turns in on the north side. My favorite way to hike to the top of the peak is to drive in from Atomic City and approach the north side of the butte. I pull off the bumpy road and hike up one of the north side ridge lines to the top.

There is a road that winds to the top from the northwest end, but I find that approach to be long and boring.

Box Canyon‌

This interesting narrow canyon on the west side of the southern end of the Lemhi Range — east of Howe

— heats up early in the year. Its tall limestone cliffs attract rock climbers, and hikers will find plenty of places to explore. Some even hike all the way up to the top of Saddle Mountain.

Biking in the National Parks‌ Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks offer springtime cycling on roads closed to motorized vehicles. Yellowstone roads begin opening to cars April 15, while Grand Teton’s Teton Park Road opens to cars May 1. Both offer some wonderful experiences when the weather cooperates.

Rock Climbing at Most of the Area Crags‌ Especially Massacre Rocks, Blackfoot River Canyon and Wolf Flats area. When the temperatures top the magic number of 50 degrees, and the sun is out, it’s game on for most of the area crags. Temperatures were near perfect Saturday in the Wolf Flats area along the South Fork of the Snake River. For the Massacre Rocks area, when temperatures top 60 degrees, you’ll be seeking shady walls.

Massacre Rocks State Park‌ Not to be confused with the climbing area on the north side of the Snake River, this state park is accessed off of Interstate 86, west of American Falls.

There are short hikes to historical features, such as the Oregon Trail, and a nice campground.

For more details about these and other areas, consult the local guidebooks, “Trails of Eastern Idaho” and “Eastern Idaho Sweet Spots,” available at sporting goods stores and Hastings.

‌ WIN FALLS • T There’s no need to feel daunted by the skills and equipment for needed for Idaho’s outdoor recreation.‌ The College of Southern Idaho and its Outdoor Recreation Center offer a lineup of low-cost opportunities to learn, and they’re open to the public. Up next: Mountain Bike Monday: 5:30 p.m. April 25.

Meet at Auger Falls and hit the trails for an hour or so. Bring your own bike, or use one of the center’s Felt bikes. Register by emailing johntwiss@csi.edu by noon each Monday. You must be 16 or older. Cost: $15. Free if you bring your own bike.

Sunset Paddle on the Snake: 5:30 p.m. April 27.

Explore the Snake River Canyon and Pillar Falls via kayak. No experience necessary. All gear provided.

Meet at Centennial Park boat dock. Register: 208732-6475 by noon Wednesday. You must be 16 or older.

Cost: $20.

Trail Creek Mountain Bike Ride: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

April 30. Hit the Trail Creek single-track system in Pocatello on a mountain bike for three to four hours of obstacles, climbing and downhill descents. For intermediate and advanced riders. Transportation and gear provided. Pack a lunch, and bring a backpack to carry gear while riding.

Register: 208-732-6470.

Cost: $65 (minus $15 if your bring your own gear).

CSI students, faculty and staff get discounts; the prices shown are for everyone else. Some details have changed since the ORC first released its spring calendar.

Also, registration has opened for summer college classes in outdoor recreation: HREC 199, Intro to SUP: Starts June 21. An introduction to stand-up paddleboarding. Information: Christa at 208-7326697.

HREC 243, Intro to

Rich Simpson Shooting the Bull

‌I

n the wide, wonderful world of polymer AR 15 magazines, there’s a new synthetic bullet box that’s creating quite a stir and garnering lots of industry and social media attention. Known as the Hexmag — for reasons that will soon become apparent — this 30-round magazine incorporates a number of features that AR riflemen, competitive shooters, law enforcement and tactical personnel are finding appealing. ‌Originally conceived early in 2013 as a prototyping exercise in 3-D design and printing by a group of friends in Loveland, Colo., the first 30-round Hexmags started appearing on store shelves in March 2014. Sales in the highly competitive AR magazine market were brisk right from the start and show little sign of slowing.

Because comparisons are inevitable, let’s dissect the Hexmag beside its closest competitor, the most popular synthetic magazine on the market, MagPul’s ubiquitous PMAG Gen M3’S. Though similar in thickness and durability, the fiberreinforced nylon body of

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Rising stars in the highly competitive AR magazine market: the Hexmags. the Hexmag (available in four colors) sports a slick matte finish compared with the PMAG’s grainytextured exterior, which I believe offers a better grip for manipulating the mag during tactical reloads.

The Hexmag design compensates somewhat with its high-relief hexagonal (hence its name) ribbing on both sides of the mag body and the horizontal ribs on the front and rear surfaces. As a bonus, you can purchase Hexmag’s hexagonal die-cut vinyl grip tape segments.

The tacky rubber segments seat perfectly into the hex slots, allowing you to arrange them into the pattern that affords you the best possible grip. Available in black and grey, they really work, and aesthetically they’re tacti-cool.

The feature that has

garnered the most attention for the fledgling company is its HexID system.

Composed of six brightly colored (such as Zombie Green or Panther Pink) and readily interchangeable magazine followers and latch plates, the HexID feature allows the shooter to color code his AR magazines for specific loads and cartridges. You could, let’s say, select Blackout Black for your 150-grain .300 AAC/Blackout loads and the brilliant Nimbus Blue to delineate your match 69-grain 5.56 Sierra loadings.

Because AR 15 magazines are fully interchangeable between the various AR-compatible cartridges (5.56, .300 AAC, 458 SOCOM, 50 Beowulf), and many AR enthusiasts own several of the slick little semiautos, the result

of attempting to feed the wrong cartridge into the wrong gun could range from unpleasant to disastrous. Judicious use of the HexID system could prevent such a calamity. Also, the large hex button on the latch plate allows for the industry’s most convenient no-tools disassembly/reassembly for routine cleaning and maintenance.

A real bonus for AR owners who live in states that restrict magazine capacity is the Hexmag’s 10/30-, 15/30-round adapter system. The synthetic magazine followers fit into the standard 30-round magazine body, but they permanently restrict loading to 10 or 15 cartridges.

Regardless of capacity, Hexmags are priced to sell. Individual mags retail for around $12. My favorite online AR magazine retailer, GunMagWarehouse.com, will sell you a set of six (in any capacity) for $70.

In closing, let me mention that my range buddies and I have been running our Hexmags through a variety of AR platforms for more than a year now and still have nothing but praise for the design. Pick up a few at your local dealer; you won’t be disappointed.

Rich Simpson may be reached at rsimpson29@ hotmail.com.

Backpacking: Starts June 8; weekend trip June 24-26.

An introductory course for the beginning backpacker and a refresher for participants with backpacking experience. Information: Ann at 208-732-6475.

HREC 244, Intro to Mountain Biking: Starts June 7. Topics include riding techniques, clothing, equipment, safety and bike maintenance. Information: John Twiss at 208-7326470.

HREC 119, Intro to W hitewater Rafting: Starts June 6. Topics include equipment, rigging, paddle technique, river hydraulics and terminology, river communication, river safety, organization and leadership, and river etiquette. Information: Shawn Willsey at 208-732-6421.

HREC 150, Intermediate Whitewater Rafting: Starts July 15. Provides a structured, supervised setting for students to lead day or multi-day trips in paddle and oar-frame rafts. Topics include rigging, scouting, paddling/rowing technique, safety, organization and leadership. Information: Willsey at 208-732-6421.

Yellowstone Tourist Decides to Pet Bison BRYAN CLARK

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Practical and Tacti-cool, Hexmag’s AR Magazines

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Participants in one of the College of Southern Idaho’s group mountain bike rides listen to instructions.

I‌ DAHO FALLS • Last year was the year of the “bison selfie” around Yellowstone National Park, when several tourists were gored while trying to snap photos near the behemoths, which can weigh up to a ton.‌ This year the stakes were raised on opening weekend when a woman decided to treat the park as a petting zoo.

The tourist was caught on video repeatedly trying to pet a bison lying down in the Old Faithful area. The unidentified woman tried to pet the beast over and over, even though any time her hand got close the bison thrust its horn up toward her hand.

The video was captured Saturday by Brett Johnson, the operations coordinator of a potato packing plant in St. Anthony, who has made an annual trip during opening weekend at Yellowstone for years.

“I’ve seen people do stupid things,” he said. “…

This was by far the stupidest thing.”

Johnson said when he arrived the bison was standing, and the woman was trying to pet it. She left, and it lay down, and she came back for more. “ H o l y c o w. S h e ’s doomed,” Johnson remembers thinking as he turned on his camera.

In the video, Johnson’s 9-year-old son, Bryce, comments while watching the woman: “I’d like to pet a buffalo, except I wouldn’t like to die.”

Smart kid.

The Casper Star-Tribune reports that a second video of the incident was posted to Facebook by a woman named Eugena True. From that angle, a man who was with the bison petter can be seen filming her.

“This is the summer where one of my girlfriends got killed,” an unidentified man is heard saying, mocking the man who is filming.

The bison petter walked away unscathed, but it doesn’t always happen that way. A 2003 study found the bison is the most dangerous animal in Yellowstone, surpassing the fearsome grizzly bear.

Last year, five people were injured by bison in Yellowstone.

• A woman and her daughter made national headlines by posing for a selfie near a bison. It charged and threw the woman in the air.

• A 16-year-old girl was gored while she was posing for a picture between three and six feet from a bison.

• A 62-year-old Australian man was tossed into the air while taking pictures from between three and five feet away.

• A 19-year-old was gored after he finished swimming in the Firehole River one night.

• A 68-year-old woman was gored while hiking on the Storm Point trail.

Besides being dangerous and ludicrous, the incident was illegal. The law requires that all park visitors remain at least 25 yards away from bison and most other kinds of wildlife. For wolves and bears, it’s 100 yards.

Thursday, April 21, 2016 • B7

Columbia, Snake Sockeye Decimated by 2015’s Warm Rivers

ROCKY BARKER Idaho Statesman‌

‌STANLEY • Ninety-nine percent of the Snake River sockeye counted at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River near Portland in 2015 died before reaching Idaho’s Sawtooth Valley.‌ Unprecedented and lethally high temperatures in the Columbia, Snake and even Salmon rivers killed all but a few dozen of Idaho’s 4,000 adult endangered sockeye that had returned to the Columbia last June and July. Most years, more than 50 percent of the adults that survive their early life in Redfish Lake, migrate to the Pacific as juveniles and spend two years in the ocean, return to spawn.

That means the 2015 return

would have been the highest in more than 50 years, had temperatures been normal.

The sockeye would have gone extinct in the 1990s if not for the successful captive broodstock program created after the fish was declared endangered in 1991.

Just 2 percent of the 475,000 Okanagon River sockeye seen at Bonneville returned to their spawning grounds in Washington.

Most of both populations died in the Columbia beginning in June when the water warmed to above 68 degrees, the temperature at which salmon begin to die. It got up to 73 degrees in July.

No sockeye that reached the Columbia River after July 16 completed the trip to Idaho.

The river conditions are consistent with a warming climate,

Ritchie Graves, chief of the hydropower branch of the NOAA Fisheries, told the Northwest Power and Conservation Council this month. The experience could prompt his agency to reconsider how the dams should be operated to help the fish.

Sockeye had problems at the ladders of several dams. An effort by state, federal and tribal officials to collect and truck sockeye from Lower Granite Dam to the Eagle Hatchery helped save some fish, he said.

But a quicker response by fisheries and dam managers could have reduced the losses.

“We probably talked too long,” Graves told the eightmember panel appointed by the governors of the four Northwest states. “The management

community probably needs to act more quickly.”

Just 56 sockeye made the trip back to the Sawtooth Valley on their own. Another 51 were trucked to the Eagle Hatchery, but 16 of those were inadvertently captured Columbia River sockeye.

Sockeye were hurt more than other salmon because they migrate in summer, after the high flows of the spring but usually before the higher temperatures of late summer. The Columbia sockeye generally migrate a little earlier than Idaho’s fish, which accounted for their slightly higher survival rate, Graves said.

The impoundments actually were cooler than the temperatures of the river flowing in, he said. Sockeye that migrated naturally from Idaho to the Pacific as

juveniles survived at a higher rate than those that were captured at Lower Granite and other dams and transported downriver by barge.

“We do know the transportation program impedes homing ability,” said Russ Kiefer, a fisheries biologist with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

The council sets goals and makes recommendations for spending money for fish and wildlife programs from federal power revenues. Graves told the council that last year’s losses won’t set back the program if it’s just a one-time event. But if it’s repeated three of five years or six of 10, it could reverse the recovery efforts.

“We’d need to think about whether this changes the status of Snake River sockeye,” Graves said.

AT A GLANCE

Prime Time for Snake River Trek through Hells Canyon

Muzzleloaders Plan ‘Mini’ Rendezvous Shoot in Jerome

RICH LANDERS

‌JEROME • Southern Idaho Muzzleloaders Association will hold its next shoot at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Jerome Gun Club range on U.S. 93 at mile marker 64.‌ The shoot, hosted by “Qwik Styx,” will be a “mini” rendezvous in preparation for the rendezvous in May. A club meeting will be held after the shoot.

Bring a rifle, pistol, knife, hawk and fire-starting material.

Information: vice president Leon Reed “Double Load,” 208-423-4788 (leave a message) or 208-329-4902.

Hells Canyon Resources

The Spokesman-Review‌

‌RIGGINS • Hells Canyon can be heavenly during spring, when wildflowers are blooming, poison ivy is leafing out, canyon wrens are singing and rattlesnakes are getting frisky.‌ The Spokane Mountaineers zero in on trails along this protected stretch of the Snake River in March and April. With snow smothering the mountains above the deep canyon separating Oregon and Idaho, cacti-bordered trails beckon early-season backpackers to the river.

Joining a group allows cost-sharing benefits of hiring a jetboat service for an $800 upstream shuttle into a roadless reach of Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. Ten hikers pay $80 apiece.

Among the choice hiking options is Snake River Trail 102 on the Idaho side of the river downstream from Hells Canyon Dam. The trail, as it’s managed today, runs above the river 28 miles from Granite Creek to the Snake River trailhead at Pittsburg Landing. The trailhead is accessible by road 19 miles from U.S. 95 at White Bird, Idaho.

Part of the attraction to a shuttle is an hourlong tour up through the canyon for a snapshot of sights that will be absorbed in more detail during the next three or four days of hiking back to the Upper Pittsburg Landing trailhead.

The upstream shuttle concludes with a splashy ascent of Granite Creek Rapid, rated Class IV. Experienced pilots run the boulder-studded whitewater easily, but it’s a proven big-boat swamper in the case of a mistake.

Above the rapid, backpackers are unceremoniously deposited on a beach of basalt rubble, where they don packs and begin hiking downstream.

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is managed by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Trail 102 is managed by the offices in Clarkston, Wash., and Riggins, Idaho.

A similar river trail on the Oregon side of the Snake is managed out of the Wallowa office in Joseph. The Oregon trail is managed to a lesser quality and gets less use because of more difficult access.

Hells Canyon was designated a national recreation area in 1975, and the Snake River corridor was declared a wild and scenic river. Traditional uses, such as homesteading and jetboating, led to a mixed bag of rules.

RICH LANDERS, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW‌

Denise Beardsley and Randy Robinson hike up Snake River Trail 102 above Granite Creek Rapid in Hells Canyon.

Powerboats still run the river, and motorized equipment is used at some of the historic homestead sites.

But campfires are restricted and even Forest Service trail crews can’t use chain saws.

Beach fires must be made in a fire pan. Cutting trees, branches or using driftwood for fires is prohibited.

Boaters who come up the river and want a campfire bring charcoal or their own firewood.

Boaters are required to have a portable toilet, while the cat-hole method is still allowed for backpackers.

With trail maintenance budgets down about 50 percent in the past eight years, the national forests are relying heavily on volunteers for trail work. Hells Canyon is no exception, said Mike Ball, Forest Service river ranger for Hells Canyon.

“The upper 7 miles or so of Trail 102 from Granite Creek up to Brush Creek haven’t been maintained in about 20 years since the Granite Creek bridge blew out in a flash flood,” Ball said. “We haven’t had the dollars to replace it.”

Vertical bluffs on the Idaho side prevent the trail from being extended upstream to Hells Canyon Dam, he said.

Trail maintenance volunteers can shore up rock walls and clear brush, but they can’t deal with the poison ivy.

The rash-causing vines carpet the slopes of many rivers. But in Hells Canyon, poison ivy thrives in groves.

Tall, woody stems and white berries can deliver a itchyto-painful dose of resin even before the “leaves of three” sprout in April.

“It’s listed as a native variety in the area so we can’t treat it,” Ball said, noting that a revised environmental assessment is being written that might allow poison ivy control.

Few evergreen trees are found along Trail 102 and little downfall sawing is required. The bigger maintenance issues are rock slides and stone retaining walls that hold the pathway on vertical cliffs.

“It’s specialized work,”

Sturgeon Continued from B5

Researchers in Hells Canyon scanned 2,077 sturgeon using handheld metal detectors and X-rayed 443. Across all size classes, 20 percent of Hells Canyon sturgeon contained metal in their digestive tracts — mostly fishing tackle. Of all fish sampled, fewer than 7 percent contained more than two pieces of metal.

“White sturgeon X-rayed at least twice in consecutive years appeared able to digest or pass metal, but also retained metal for up to 41 months

Ball said.

Trails in the major drainages leading down to the Snake River were pioneered

by Native Americans and more conspicuously by homesteaders and miners in the late 1800s. Domestic sheep did much of the trailmaking, Ball said.

Temperance Creek Ranch, once the largest sheep grower in the canyon, is owned by the Forest Service and leased to an outfitter for hunting, fishing and other recreation.

“We purchased the old ranches and have tried to preserve the culture as much as we can,” Ball said.

Sheep Creek Ranch buildings also are leased to an outfitter, but hikers on Trail 102 can camp at the ranch site.

Kirkwood Living History Ranch and museum is a popular trail attraction.

Ranch buildings with artifacts dating back to the 1800s are staffed by volunteers year-round.

The busiest section of the river trail is the 5.5 miles from Upper Pittsburg Landing to Kirkwood Ranch. Spring break — the last week of March and first two weeks of April — is especially busy.

The stretch is easily accessible and scenic. The campground at Kirkwood is broad and grassy, complete with picnic tables and flush toilets.

But hikers still must purify creek water for consumption.

The canyon gets about 40,000 visitors a year, Ball said, with use spread through the four seasons.

Fishermen head up the river year-round for the various runs of salmon, steelhead and resident smallmouth bass and sturgeon. Hunters move into the area heavily in fall.

Spring is prime for hiking.

“It’s the greenest time of the year in the canyon,” Ball said.

Spokane Mountaineers hiking Trail 102 recently found Hells Canyon blooming with yellow arrowleaf balsamroot and pink Snake River phlox.

Heading downstream from Granite Creek, they found campsites ranging from spacious to intimate at

and consumed new metal during the period between X-rays,” Lamansky wrote.

In a related project, Lamansky’s team implanted circle and J hooks into the stomachs of 108 white sturgeon at a Hagerman commercial hatchery to assess the effects on growth and stress response, and to monitor the hooks’ corrosion and passage. Ingested tackle may hinder the growth of white sturgeon but wasn’t overly stressful, he concluded.

“Based solely on internal alimentary canal performance relative to J-hooks, regulations requiring circle hooks be used for white sturgeon

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area has three offices: Clarkston, Wash.: 509-758-0616.

Joseph, Ore.: 541-426-5546.

Riggins, Idaho: 208-628-3916.

Jetboat operators can shuttle hikers to various points in Hells Canyon on the Idaho and Oregon sides of the Snake River so treks can be tailored to specific distances.

Hells Canyon Adventures: 541-785-3352.

Killgore Adventures: 800-469-8757.

Snake River Adventures: 208-746-6276.

Bernard Creek, Bill’s Creek, Johnson Bar, Sheep Creek, Pine Bar, Hutton Gulch and McCormick Ranch.

They hiked through hackberry groves and an unusual few hundred yards of ponderosas near the river at Pine Bar. The backpackers saw a king snake, rattlesnake, coyotes and mule deer among other critters along the trail.

About 50 elk lounged and grazed in one spot across the river, but one elk carcass was within sniffing range of the trail unmolested by predators or scavengers. Apparently the elk had died in a fall from the trail, a reminder that this is steep, unforgiving country.

The most obvious wild residents are the chukars that wake campers long before daylight each morning with their chuck-chuckchucking calls. The partridge also startle hikers on the trail as they flush like feathered rockets from the hillsides. In April, most of the chukars are in pairs for breeding.

A great horned owl nest was occupied by a parent and two fluffy white chicks.

Numerous Canada geese were pairing up.

Suicide Point, 2 miles upstream from Kirkwood, is one of the most scenic spots on the trail. It’s named for a Native American legend of lovers from different tribes who leaped off the 400-foot cliff together when their relationship was ruled taboo.

Carved out of the cliff face, the stretch to Suicide Point is one of only three notable climbs in the 28 miles of the Snake River Trail — a small price to pay for another stunning view of Hells Canyon.

angling are unnecessary,” Lamansky wrote.

Another related project involved observing sturgeon anglers in the Hells Canyon reach of the Snake.

“Our results suggest that deep hooking is rare when angling for white sturgeon using standard bait-fishing gear, regardless of whether circle or J hooks or hook setting method,” Lamansky wrote. “We infer from our findings that white sturgeon are most often ingesting angling material from gear broken off during angling activities.”

Another reason not to require the use of circle hooks for sturgeon fishing, he concluded.

Prepare for Adventure with Forest Maps ‌ WIN FALLS • The Sawtooth National Forest is reminding T visitors there are areas where over-snow vehicle and motor vehicle travel are not allowed. Some are not new and were identified to help protect and restore important habitat, reduce user conflicts and protect water quality; however, others are in the Hemingway-Boulders and White Clouds wildernesses designated in 2015.‌ Tools are available to help visitors navigate the forest in both winter and summer.

The Sawtooth forest’s Winter Travel Map is available for free at forest offices and online: www.fs.usda.gov/sawtooth.

The map is also geo-referenced and available for download through the Avenza Map Store for free. This enables visitors to download the map onto a smartphone or tablet and then use GPS to track their location and navigate while outdoors.

This tool also helps visitors to locate the areas that are open for over-snow use and other winter uses.

Also, three Motor Vehicle Use Maps cover the Sawtooth forest: one for the Minidoka Ranger District, one for the Fairfield and Ketchum ranger districts and one for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The maps inform visitors of roads and trails open to motorized vehicles. They are available at Forest Service offices and available for free download through the Avenza Map Store.

Updated wilderness boundaries will be found on the 2016 SNRA Motor Vehicle Use Map and the Sawtooth National Forest website: www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3850722.pdf Information: 208-737-3200.

Hutchins Continued from B5

Information: 208-2192611 (that’s DeTemple’s cell, so expect to leave a message if you call during school hours).

••• Karen Bossick, an outdoors-loving freelance writer whose work often appears on these pages, offered a trail tip from the Wood River Valley: “Carbonate Ridge, a short but popular trail overlooking Hailey, is bursting with wildflowers,” she said. “The trail is at the mouth of Croy Canyon on the right just across the bridge over the Big Wood River, accessible by turning west onto Bullion Street from Hailey’s Main Street.”

••• Through Sunday, entrance fees will be waived at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in celebration of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary.

On Saturday, Craters of the Moon is inviting volunteers to pitch in for its observance of Earth Day: pulling noxious weeds near the visitor center; assisting the park’s pronghorn migration project by hauling down fences; cleaning up trash in lava tube caves; and removing excess gravel on the cave trail.

Sign up for the cleanup at 208-527-1335, or find more information at Nps.gov/crmo/getinvolved/2016.htm ••• Fish and Game just updated its Idaho Fishing Planner (at Fishandgame. idaho.gov/ifwis/fishingPlanner), where you can search the state’s waters by species, region and access facilities; check out the fish-stocking history

for your destination; find fishing rules specific to particular waters; and use interactive maps with layers of data such as topography, satellite imagery, campgrounds and access sites.

••• More Idaho Fish and Game news: The agency teamed up with the Glenns Ferry Highway District to address the problem of beavers building dams on road culverts — where the beavers enjoy narrow streams and the culverts provide great foundations for their dams.

The flooding they cause isn’t so great, however.

Fish and Game said it placed live traps in the problem areas and is relocating the beavers to more suitable areas, far from public roads. In a video on the “Idaho Fish and Game Magic Valley” Facebook page, you can watch a beaver leaving a kennel to discover its new and watery home.

••• Congratulations to two anglers who just snagged new catch-and-release state records in southcentral Idaho waters.

Kyle Perry’s 17-inch smallmouth bass, caught April 16 in Anderson Ranch Reservoir, bested Wayne Scott’s previous record of 13.25 inches.

The newest northern pikeminnow record went to James Sheets for a 23.75-incher from C.J. Strike Reservoir, caught April 9. Until then, Dale Stratton held the record with a 22-incher.

Virginia Hutchins is the enterprise editor of the Times-News and Magicvalley.com; reach her at vhutchins@ magicvalley.com or 208-735-3242.

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Mutual UFO Network‌

TWIN FALLS • Start-up meeting at 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the Community Room at KMVT, 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N. in Twin Falls.‌ Anyone interested in talking about UFOs is welcome. For more information call 208-736-1671.

Twin Falls County Gem Club to Meet Today‌ TWIN FALLS • The purpose of the Magic Valley Gem Club is to promote the study of mineralogy, allied Earth sciences, lapidary and faceting arts. ‌ Monthly meeting will be held today from 7 p.m. to 9 at the Rosenau’s Community Room, 2826 Addison Ave E.

Scholarships Available for Minico High Seniors‌ RUPERT • The Minidoka County Education Association is offering multiple scholarships for the 2016-2017 school

year. Graduating seniors from Minico High School intending to enter the education profession and Minico alumni in their junior or senior year of the education program are eligible for the award. If interested, students can pick up applications at the Minico High School Counseling Center. Applications and essays must be completed and submitted to Robert Ryan at Minico High School, 292 West 100 South, Rupert, ID 83350 by April 18, 2016 for consideration.‌

Eastern Oregon University Announces Winter term Dean’s List‌ LA GRANDE, Ore. • Eastern Oregon University named 570 students to the dean’s list for the 2016 winter term.

Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.

Cristian Anguiano Marin of Burley earned this distinction:

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Not pictured is Alec Ingram of Twin Falls who won two first place awards – in Medical Terminology and Extemporaneous Writing.

Back row, from left: Ashley Honas of Blackfoot; Tessa Swindell of Challis; Deise Flores of Jackpot; Hailey Darrington of Declo; Kyrsten Wooldridge of Jerome; Kendra Gonzalez of Twin Falls; Elisabeth Bartleson of Sun Valley Front row, from left: Marjan Sobbi of Twin Falls; Jordyn Giltner of Jerome; Stephanie McGill of Burley; Gloria Rivera of Buhl; Bobbie Slaughter of Burley; Autumn Myers of Twin Falls

SOMEBODY NEEDS YOU ‌DRIVERS • The Senior Assisted Services (SAS) program at CSI’s Office on Aging is looking for volunteer drivers for their transportation department. The volunteers will transport the program’s senior clients to doctor appointments, shopping, and personal necessities.

Information: Kathy, 208736-2122.‌ VOLUNTEERS • The Foster Grandparent Program at the CSI Office on Aging has openings for volunteers, age 55 and older, to read to children ages 2 to 9 and assist with their academic and social skills.

Placements are available throughout the Magic Valley in Head Start programs and public elementary schools. Information: Marisol, 208-736-2122 or toll free, 800-574-8656.‌ VOLUNTEERS • The Senior Companion Program at the CSI Office on Aging needs volunteers, age 55 and older, to assist homebound seniors by providing friendly visits and transportation as needed. Information: Marisol, 208-736-2122 or toll free, 800-574-8656.‌ VOLUNTEERS • Interlink Volunteer Caregivers provides volunteers to help elderly, disabled and chronically ill people live safely and independently in their homes. Volunteers assist with transportation to health-related appointm e n ts a n d e sse n t i a l errands, light housekeeping chores, friendly visits, yard maintenance and simple home repairs. Carpenters and handymen are also needed. Volunteers are reimbursed for mileage and covered with excess auto liability insurance. Commitment is flexible with no minimum hours required.

Information: Edie, 208733-6333 or ivcofmv@

Want to Help?

This public service column is designed to match needs in the Magic Valley with volunteer help. If you need a volunteer, contact the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program at 208-736-2122 before noon Wednesday for Thursday publication.

RSVP is a United Waysponsored agency at the College of Southern Idaho. gmail.com.‌ DRIVERS • The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteer drivers for its Road to Recovery program in Twin Falls. Volunteers will drive patients to and from medical treatments.

Commitment is flexible.

Information: Renae Delucia at renae.delucia@cancer.org or 702-891-9023‌ VOLUNTEERS • Volunteerism is an intricate part of the Twin Falls Senior Center’s ability to serve the community. Volunteer opportunities include being a driver for Meals on Wheels, a center volunteer, or to help a senior do some yard work or home maintenance. Information: 208734-5084.‌ VOLUNTEERS • The Twin Falls Senior Center has a group called The Crazy Quilters who are looking for individuals to put finishing touches on quilts as a group while socializing at the same time. The quilters meets from 9 a.m. to noon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All quilt project proceeds are given to the Twin Falls Senior Center.

Information: 208-7345084.‌ VOLUNTEERS • Idaho Home Health and Hospice needs volunteers who will

bring compassion, support and dignity to those facing a serious, lifelimiting illness and their families. Volunteers can choose between offering respite to family caregivers or provide support with administrative tasks.

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Walker@LHCgroup.com.‌ VO L U N T E E R S • St. Luke’s Home Health and Hospice needs volunteers to share compassion and increase the quality of life for patients and their families. The program is designed to offer companionship and socialization to patients, plus respite and support for the caregivers. Information: Marie Sharp, 208-814-7603 or sharpm@slhs.org.‌

Health Occupations Students of America Awards ‌ WIN FALLS • T College of Southern Idaho Dental Assisting students recently won awards in the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) state competition in Boise. Below is a list of the competition categories with the winners and hometowns.‌ Dental Science 1st place – Ashlyn Honas – Blackfoot 2nd place – Gloria Rivera – Buhl 3rd place – Jordyn Giltner – Jerome 4th place – Marjan Sobbi – Twin Falls Dental Terminology 1st place – Autumn Myers – Twin Falls 2nd place – Jordyn Giltner – Jerome 3rd place – Tessa Swindell – Challis 4th place – Hailey Darrington—Declo 5th place – Deise Flores – Jackpot

Health Career Display 1st place team – Stephanie McGill of Burley & Kyrsten Wooldridge of Jerome 2nd place team – Kendra Gonzalez of Twin Falls & Bobbi Slaughter of Burley Job Seeking Skills 1st place – Stephanie McGill – Burley 2nd place – Tessa Swindell – Challis 3rd place – Hailey Darrington – Declo 4th place – Deise Flores – Jackpot Medical Math 1st place – Elisabeth Bartleson – Sun Valley All first, second, and third place winners are now eligible to attend and compete in the International HOSA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee this coming June.

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