Porters Pub raises money for Toys for Tots
Co-owner Mandy Rush, General manager Stephanie Rempe, and “Do all” MVP Andrea Call-Weeks were part of the crew that hosted Porters Pub’s “Toys for Tots” donation drive and raffle over the weekend. The evening featured donations from many local businesses which were raffled off to a crowded room full of participants, all while enjoying the house special “Porketta” sandwich, a specialty of owner Bill Parris. “It’s one thing to have it on the menu all the time,” he said, “but every now and then—that’s special!” Was it delicious? It can be reported that it indeed was, and should be eaten for every meal every day.
The Porketta sales were donated directly to the Toys for Tots organization, which raises funds to provide toys at Christmas for those who need them. Regional coordinator for Southeast Idaho Toys for Tots Stephanie Bercier and her husband Simon operate out of Pocatello, but cover seven surrounding counties in their jurisdiction. The counties included in their Toys for Tots region are Bannock, Bingham, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, and Power. Together with volunteer Jen Warner, they managed the raffle events for the evening. “It’s been great so far,” Stephanie said. “We’ve already exceeded what we raised last year at this event.”
“This is my first year taking the program over,” Bercier said. “We’ve doubled our numbers for families this year, and almost doubled the number for children assisted. We’re over 800 families and 7,000 kids [in the 7 county area.]”. As the overall organization, Toys for Tots assists as much or as little as the local fundraising group requests. “Areas can handle their own events, or if they want us to come down and be present, we’re more than happy to,” Bercier explained.
There was a moment when it was unclear whether this year’s event would be possible. As a result of some reshuffling that occurred at the local level, sponsors needed to be found quickly. Among the many donors who stepped up were Porters Pub itself, Bill Mullin and Miner Tompson, Lallatins, Broulims, Vortex, Arctic Circle, Jeneatte Westbrook, Caribou Ford, Destiny and Tshasha Harding, Dave’s Tackle, Denny Lee’s Tire, Liberty Jeep, Lazy J.W., Bisco, 78 Main in Lava Hot Springs, The Royal in LHS, Twisted Metal Jewelry, Soda Springs Floral, the Flower Box, Shim-
mick, Tillys Barbershop, Babe and Haily Miers, Alaula Tan and Nails, Nails by Penny, Simon Bercier, American Built Clothing, Stockmans, Liberty Dodge, Ace, Soda Sip, and others.
“It’s been a thing in Soda for years and years,” Andrea Call-Weeks said. “There are a lot of underprivileged kids that need help.”
“It’s a great charity,” Stephanie Rempe added. “This year, the lady who usually does it was not able to. Some people from Pocatello had taken over, and they were struggling to try and be over here and do it. It got down to the wire and the community pulled together and made it happen. We have some absolutely amazing business owners in Soda and Lava. They really came through.”
“People have been so generous,” Call-Weeks said. Local businesses were contacted for donations to the raffle, which in turn led to ticket sales to raise money for the organization. By midway through the evening fundraising was reported to be doing very well.” It is no surprise, as the raffle ticket sales stayed steady during the early evening as people made their way in to Porters. The snow started to fall outside at around 6:00 p.m. when the raffle started, and the cozy interior seemed to get even cozier and warmer as the snow piled up outside. Raffle tickets were sold at the $1 and $5 level. While a total from the evening was not available as of press time, the event was on track to raise more money than it had in previous years, and it was certainly a success. Thanks goes to everyone in a generous community who donated to a worthy cause. Porters is open throughout the week except Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, and 11 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. the rest of the week. While the porketta sandwich is not a regular menu item, they are all delicious as well. Or at least that’s the rumor—it might have to be fully investigated…
The Idaho Enterprise office will be closed December 23rd, 24th and 25th. We will
NEWS IN BRIEF
Drone mystery deepens
The appearance of large numbers of apparent drones over many American cities over the last week has spurred calls for military intervention, among other responses. So far, the effect of the large number of sightings has been mostly to raise the anxiety and concern levels of citizens, and provide fuel for the increasing online conspiracy theories that have followed in their wake. The drones have variously been alleged to be extraterrestrial scouting parties, international spies, coordinated groups headed by teenagers, and every other imaginable permutation. The sightings have resulted in at least one airport in New York suspending operations. Wright-Patterson Air Base has come under restrictions in similar circumstances. The drones have so far been sighted in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio. Drone operators have been arrested for making illegal flights in Massachusetts and California. The craft are presumed by indicators derived from their behavior and movement to be drones. They have been noted to move in coordinated groups, and remain in the air for up to six hours. Calls to shoot the drones out of the air have been stymied by the lack of clear laws dealing with drone interaction, and the fact that doing so would present an unacceptable risk to people on the ground. The arrests made in conjunction with unlicensed drone operators seem to indicate that there may just be a spike in overall drone use.
South Korean turmoil South Korea remains in a state of high activity and political unrest after the opposition party in control of the South Korean parliament voted to impeach conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol for issuing a declaration of martial law last week. The martial law declaration would have been used to ensure the passage of the budget bill, which had been held up in the parliament. The decree has not been issued in over forty years, and is only supposed to be issued during declared war. The order was withdrawn within six hours of issuance, and has since led to a breakdown between the branches of government that looks to result in an impeachment drive against the president for his actions, which are seen as authoritarian by the opposition and a majority of the public in response surveys.
Notice to Readers!
We at the Enterprise love bringing you the news and local information, and we have no plans to change that commitment. We are letting you know ahead of time that we will be taking the week of Christmas itself off, however, so that we can spend needed time with our families, and traveling to visit relatives. The issue of the paper that otherwise would be out on December 26 is the one you will NOT see in your mailbox. We will resume out publication schedule as usual the following week, and anything that happened in the meantime will be covered in that issue. A Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday from all of us here at the Enterprise: Bryan, Brandon, Sherrie, Shelly, Allison, Jody, and everyone else who lends a hand during the year!
Porters has supported the Toys for Tots organization for several years.
With icy weather outside, Porters Pub was a perfect place to go.
Simon Bercier, Stpehanie Bercier, and Jen Warner. Stephanie is the SE Idaho Toys for Tots director.
Andrea Call-Weeks, Stephanie Rempe, and Mandy Rush of Porter's Pub.
Local favorite under new ownership; Bailey’s Market changes hands
Bailey’s Market in Niter, in between Grace and Thatcher, has been seeing some changes over the past month or two since a new group took over ownership of the beloved roadside fixture. The name will remain the same, in honor of Kent and Colleen Bailey, who had owned the market for “fifty-two and a half years” according to one of the new owners, Daphney Medina. She, along with her husband Esau, couple Dean and Lindsey Fox, and Daphney’s brother Ryan Rasmussen have taken over the business from Kent and Colleen.
“We wanted to make sure to keep it local,” Medina said. When there was a question of exactly what would become of the local store, she and the others felt that they needed to make sure it didn’t end up out of community control. “We just thought how wonderful it would be to keep it small town. The Baileys also agreed that they didn’t want a big out of town company to come and buy it and turn it into something that was not what the locals were used to.”
So far, the change has been good for both the customers and the new owners. “It’s a good opportunity for us to get to talk to people in the community, and provide the kind of service that they’re used to.”
The market is something of a rarity, in that it maintains active fuel pumps without much of a markup in cost. A small town gas station with those qualities can be hard to find, and offerings of premium, ethanol free, and regular unleaded are currently in place. “We try to be very competitive with our gas prices,” Daphney said. “We stay within a few cents of the local stores one way or the other.” Plans to add a diesel tank have been under discussion.
The fact that the business will largely remain operating in an uninterrupted way is good news for the locals who enjoy spending their mornings in the shop with hot chocolates and coffees. “We usually have a burrito or a sandwich and sit around and talk. It’s a fun tradition to get the morning going,” Medina said. Kent and Colleen have also taken to opening on some mornings to keep in touch with the community they served for many years. Familiar faces Demar Clegg and Jenny Peden are also still on staff at Bailey’s. The new owners will take turns throughout the week. “You’ll see Lindsey and I here most often.”
One thing Daphney Medina was happy with was the ability of the store to add items to their supplies upon request. “Tru Moo was something we just added,” she explained. “And Vanilla Kit Kats. If someone tells us that there is something they wish we had, we’ll try to bring it in for them and keep it on the shelves. It’s been fun to see—they come in and they’re so excited to see the new product on the shelf that they asked for. As long as it sells, we’ll keep it in stock. We like to say we’ve got almost anything you might need—and if we don’t, we’ll find it!” The paper can confirm that Baileys does have Oreo Cokes in stock.
In addition to the grocery items, quick cook microwave food, dry goods, and snacks, the store also keeps a supply of automotive needs, which is being added to. “We have people who come in—farmers especially—for oil, or power steering fluid, diesel 911, stuff like that,” Medina said. The store is also a strong believer in stocking local products as much as possible. Plans are in the works to coordinate with Grace High School’s business endeavors to provide merchandise such as hats and shirts with local logos. Stanger’s honey is already a proud local item, with the bees located locally and feeding off Grace’s flowering plants. “We love local businesses, and we love having them advertise with us,” Medina said.
One of the traditions of Bailey’s Market is the counter tops, which are covered with local business cards. “To be fair, we should probably look into some of these to see if they are still around,” she laughed, looking through the dozens of cards under the plexiglass top. Lindsey Fox agreed. “Some of them have been here for a while, it looks like,” she said. “My husband said we should start calling the numbers to see if anyone answers.”
“It’s been fun. I like that Kent and Colleen are still coming in. I love that they’re still involved, and I think it’s really helped the transition,” Lindsey said.
“We definitely appreciate everything they’ve done to help with this. We love that they still come in. They’re here as they want to be here,” Medina said.
“We have a lot of people who come in and ask for them—they’ll say ‘we miss seeing them every day’,” Fox said.
“So I’ll tell them when to come in and catch the Baileys,” Medina added with a smile.
Bailey’s has a Facebook page, which they plan to expand and update with current gas prices, store specials, and seasonal products. Right now, Almond Roca and local mailer boxes are featured for the season. They are also currently looking for employees. As the posting would have it: “If you are looking for a job or just want to get out of the house send us a message. Contact Lindsey Fox (208) 251-4278 or Daphney Medina (208) 283-5701 Must be 19. Flexible days, commit to as little as one or two days a week or work full time.”
Bailey’s is potentially even more well-situated within the community, as Daphney Medina will be taking over the reins at the Grace City Chamber of Commerce in 2025. The Chamber was considering what it wanted to do moving forward as Gloria Peck readies to finish her tenure as head of the group, and Daphney stepped up to serve in the position. “I think there is a lot we can do. Lara [Peck] and Scott [Buxton] have some great ideas about how to do what we need to do, but we would love other people to come forward and help support us in getting things going.”
One thing she was clear to note is that the Grace Chamber of Commerce is not restricted to businesses from Grace alone. In fact, many of the businesses from Grace operate throughout the county and the larger region, and vice versa. “You don’t need to be from Grace to join. We’d like to have members from all over—Soda, Bancroft, Lava Hot Springs. Even Pocatello. It doesn’t matter if your business is in Pres-
ton, or Lava, or Soda—as long as you serve customers here you can have great success in this area. In fact, I’d encourage it.”
Beyond adding to the roster of businesses that belong to the chamber, Medina and the incoming group (which includes Vice President Lara Peck), would also like to expand some of the services provided to members by the chamber. “We plan to take it from where it has been, and update it, and take it in a direction where we add some things that are needed.” Those things will include training sessions on various elements of business, resources for businesses to connect with each other, networking possibilities, website content, advertising, and community events, as well as other moves toward increasing the Grace City brand as a chamber. “We want to keep as much local business local as we can.”
The Chamber recently sponsored the visit of Santa Claus to the Grace Fire Station, and has worked to support many events of community interest throughout the year, including the Concert in the Park during the summer.
Anyone interested in joining the chamber can contact Daphney Medina at the number provided above, through the Chamber’s Facebook page, or by stopping into Bailey’s Market sometime during the week. There is also a link to the Chamber on the City’s website. The meetings will be held the third week in January (right now Wednesdays) at noon at the city offices. The times might be adjusted as the year gets underway, however. “I’d really like to get more businesses involved. There are so many businesses that people around here do, where they don’t get them name out there. I think the chamber is a great way to do it.” Yearly dues will remain at $50 for 2025, and the chamber hopes to have a busy and productive year as it moves forward with expanding its footprint in the area. Membership provides free booth space at local events, banners and signs, and attendance to any of the planned seminars/classes hosted by the chamber.
Baileys plans to be open the same hours it has been in the past going forward, which are 7 a.m.-7p.m. during the week and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on the weekends, though those hours are likely to expand as time goes on. “Especially in the summer—we’ll be here early.” Asked if there was anything else Lindsey or Daphney wanted to add about Baileys, the two noted that “we have the cheapest soda around. At least that’s what we’ve been told!” Two Oreo Cokes for under $4 verified the claim.
Two of the new owners, Daphney Medina and Lindsey Fox.
While some things will change, Bailey's will still be the locally owned place it has been for over fifty years.
Seasons Greetings
Ghosts of the Last Chance
For hundreds of years at least, the tradition of ghost stories at the holidays has been a part of western culture. Two of the most famous literary works in English—“MacBeth” and “A Christmas Carol”— are examples of this peculiarity of our interests. Perhaps it’s the dark, early nights or the constant, biting cold. Or perhaps it’s just a quirk of human nature to seek out a bit of discomfort during the coziest time of the year. Whatever the case, we bring you the first part of a story in that tradition…
BY H R REYNOLDS
“Well, if it’s the last chance, you’d better take it!” Erin’s dad said for maybe the tenth time that day, and then laughed at his own joke again. Erin didn’t think it was funny this time, or the nine times before. He had only been in town for a month, and he already wanted to leave.
“I want to leave,” he told his dad. His dad stopped laughing and became more serious. Erin thought that maybe he preferred fake laughing.
“Listen, Erin,” his dad started. He knew where this was going. After Erin’s mom had died—he still didn’t even like thinking that phrase—the two had been lost for almost a year. They had spent most of that time nodding silently to each other, or just avoiding each other to be alone with their thoughts. Nothing quite held together without the strong, warm presence of his mom, who had always known how to bring the two men together. When his dad got an offer to transfer to a town halfway across the country they had both felt relief. A change was as good as anything, they hoped. It had turned out that the job was at a site forty miles from the nearest town, which had fewer peo -
ple than the high school he had been attending. Still, it was something to take their minds off of things, they thought at the time. Now, however…
“I know, dad,” he said. And he did. He knew his dad meant well, and he also knew there was no viable alternative to their current situation. He could look forward to graduation, and looking for his own path forward in a year or two, but for now the best he could look forward to was a job at the Last Chance gas station he had just gotten a phone call about. “It’ll be fine,” he said.
His dad smiled gratefully, and moved as if to tousle his hair. He instinctively flinched, and his dad’s smile slipped a little. They were back to awkward. That naturally led to “well, go take your last chance, then.”
Erin forced himself to smile back at the already tired joke. “Ok, dad,” he said. “I should be back by ten.”
“I love you, son,” his dad said, trying to make it sound natural. Erin nodded and headed out to his truck.
No more than 100 yards down the road, he realized that his “winter
BRAIN TEASERS
tires” for Arizona were not going to cut it here and he eased up on the gas, worried about being able to brake in time for the stop sign ahead. As he slid through the intersection, he realized that there was literally no other car visible on any nearby road. At 3:00 in the afternoon. On Wednesday. “It’s God’s country,” he laughed, looking up at the town’s only billboard just off the highway. “Last Chance Gas Station and Super Stop,” it read. “Welcome to God’s Country,” it went on. “Let’s keep it that way!” In addition to a faded image of a hot dog, there was what he presumed was a picture of a person using a garbage can properly, though he couldn’t tell because the sign had been marked by what were likely many years of rifle rounds. As an added grace note, a black plastic garbage bag, dusted with snow, was casually resting against the base of the sign.
He listened to the intermittent chatter of the two competing radio
stations that couldn’t quite make themselves heard and occasionally blended together and overlapped with each other. He wished he had brought his AirPods.
As he pulled into the icy parking lot of the Last Chance, he was reassured to see that it looked from the outside like a regular fixture of the American roadscape—fluorescent lighting, card reader pumps, lottery amounts on LED signs, all the basics. As he walked inside, the scene was complete with a bored-looking woman at the register.
“Can I help you?” she asked, after staring at him for what seemed like quite a while.
“Uh,” he started.
“You Erin?” she asked, smiling at his nervousness.
“Yeah,” he blushed.
“Good,” she smiled back. “You’re just in time. The ghost is acting up again.”
Part 2 coming in the next issue!
Season’s Greetings from Chesterfield!
– Allyne Bettancourt
EVENT CALENDARS
SODA SPRINGS/ CARIBOU COUNTY
December 19 – Thursday
Library Story Time (10am)
Catholic Daily Mass (6:30pm)
Addition Recovery Program (7pm)
IDAN-HA Movie – Sonic 3
Christmas Assembly
December 20 – Friday
Catholic Daily Mass (9am)
IDAN-HA Movie –Sonic 3
BBB @ West Jefferson
Wrestling @ Twin Falls Tournament
December 21 – Saturday
IDAN-HA Movie – Sonic 3
December 22 – Sunday
Presbyterian Services
Caribou Bible Church Services
Catholic Mass (8:30am)
Open Arms Church Services
LDS Services
Hope Lutheran Church
December 23 – Monday
Catholic Daily Mass (9am)
December 25 – Wednesday
Catholic Daily Mass (9am)
IDAN-HA Movie – Sonic 3
December 26 – Thursday
Library Story Time (10am)
Catholic Daily Mass (6:30pm)
Addition Recovery Program (7pm)
IDAN-HA Movie – Sonic 3
December 27 – Friday
Catholic Daily Mass (9am)
IDAN-HA Movie –Sonic 3
Cardinal Clash
December 28 – Saturday
IDAN-HA Movie – Sonic 3
December 29 – Sunday
Presbyterian Services
Caribou Bible Church Services
Catholic Mass (8:30am)
Open Arms Church Services
LDS Services
Hope Lutheran Church
December 30 – Monday
Catholic Daily Mass (9am)
January 1, 2025 - Wednesday
Catholic Daily Mass (9am)
IDAN-HA Movie – Sonic 3
GRACE
December 19 – Thursday
Library Story Hour (10am)
GBB @ Aberdeen
December 20 – Friday
Wrestling @ Kemmerer
GBB & BBB @ Rich County
December 22 – Sunday
LDS Services
Caribou Bible Church (2pm)
December 29 – Sunday
LDS Services
Caribou Bible Church (2pm)
BANCROFT
December 19 – Thursday
MS GBB w/Grace Lutheran
December 20 – Friday
Wrestling Malad Tournament
GBB @ Mackay
December 22 – Sunday
LDS Services
December 27 – Friday
Cardinal Christmas Clash
December 29 – Sunday
LDS Services
BIRTHDAYS
Charlotte Grace Brown, Dec. 1
Scott Davis, Dec. 1
Andy Robinson, Dec. 2
Ruth Sparks, Dec. 2
Melissa McDowell, Dec. 6
Shannon Gentry, Dec. 6
Larry Perron, Dec. 6
Kathy Dixon, Dec. 8
Mark Fugate, Dec. 8
Rorie Bartschi, Dec. 9
ShaLayne Bartschi, Dec. 9
Pattie Stringham, Dec. 9
Sandy Fugate, Dec. 10
Craig Shuler, Dec. 11
Allyne Crossley, Dec. 12
Vivien Mendenhall, Dec. 12
Scott Bevins, Dec. 13
Terry Johnson, Dec. 15
Jerry Jeppsen, Dec. 17
Gloria Evans, Dec. 20
Michael Pabst Jr., Dec. 20
Marian Lester, Dec. 24
Meri Hovanski, Dec. 26
Elaine Swope, Dec. 28
If you would like to add yourself, your kids, loved one, friend or family member to our weekly birthday list, contact Sherrie at 208-766-4773 or email sherrie.w@idahoenterprise.com
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
Happiest sentiments of the season to you and yours! I come to you at the end of our year with another countywide paper for the holidays. As you may have read in last week’s paper, our office will be taking next week off to spend time with our families (some of which have taken to asking us to wear nametags), so there will not be an edition out on the fourth week of December. Rest assured, though, we’ll be back bright and early January 2 with the first edition of 2025. At that point, we’ll present a Year in Review recap and an accounting of any big news that breaks by then. Our official first year in Caribou County will be coming up in February, and we will celebrate that milestone then. Now that I have a year of events under my belt, I’ll have a much better idea of how to calendar for everything, and what to make sure to add in for 2025 that I may have missed. During the coming year, I’m looking forward to expanding coverage of Grays Lake, Henry, Wayan, Freedom, Niter, and other locations around the valley. By that token, I’m also excited about adding to the community writers we have been able to work with in different places and areas of interest. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it forever—people have been extremely nice, and generous with their time and skill, and it’s something I truly have appreciated.
As you probably know or have
deduced, we are once again looking for a physical office space, now that Enders is in a transitional phase for the next however long. Our current plan is to work at finding a location together with the Chamber of Commerce to allow us both to maintain a storefront and phone somewhere in town. We’ll keep you posted, and if anyone has a hot lead on commercial rental space of modest size, let us know!
Looking even farther forward, we are hopeful that we will be able to add even more to our local coverage. Jody Reeves is doing an amazing job, and our sports coverage is something that I’m proud of, and something that should be even more complete this next year.
One practical reason for the countywide mailer is that at least once a week someone tells me that they would like to subscribe, but don’t know how to contact the paper. If you know anyone with that issue, just point them to the paper that was delivered to their house, and the detachable subscription form included in that very paper! That’s as user-friendly as I can make it at the moment (though we plan to streamline and improve our website this year as well).
From all of us here, thank you for letting us bring you the news and welcoming us into the community. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and see you soon!
Every meal served with Juice/Milk/Coffee
Dec. 20 - Prime Rib Roast, Baked Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Oranges, Rolls, Chocolate Pudding Dessert
ON THIS DAY
1843 “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is published, 6,000 copies sold
1910 Rayon first commercially produced in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
1918 Robert Ripley begins his “Believe It or Not” column (NY Globe)
1933 U.S. President Roosevelt creates Electric Home & Farm Authority (EHFA) to assist low income household with purchase of major appliances
1958 First radio broadcast from space, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends a Christmas message “to all mankind, America’s wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere”
1971 CBS airs “Homecoming A Christmas Story” as a TV movie that evolves into long running series “The Waltons”
1971 Stanley Kubrick’s film and
Dec. 25 - CLOSED, MERRY CHRISTMAS! Dec. 27 - CLOSED!
cult classic “A Clockwork Orange” based on the book by Anthony Burgess and starring Malcolm McDowell premieres
1980 Comedy film “9 to 5” starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin is released
1985 Mary Lund is first woman to receive a Jarvik Vll artificial heart at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis
2001 “The Fellowship of the Ring”, first Lord of the Rings film is released. Makes U.S. $447 million opening weekend, $871 million total worldwide
2019 Earliest fossilized trees, 386 million years old, found at quarry in Cairo, New York study published in “Current Biology”
2023 Oakland judge exonerates Glynn Simmons, 70, after he spent 48 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit - longest known wrongful sentence in the U.S.
LOOKING BACK AT PAGES FROM THE PAST
The following stories are summarized from past issues of the Caribou County Sun over the last fifty plus years. The Enterprise thanks Mark Steele for permission to use the contents, and the Grace Public Library for access to the archives.
2019
With a full city council present, Soda Springs Mayor Austin W. Robinson honored Lisa Van Pelt, a local veterinarian, as a Soda Springs Super Hero, who is leaving the community in a move to Alaska as an associate veterinarian. The mayor noted she [Van Pelt] has owned the Caribou Pet Care, with over 20 years of caring. She and her husband Bruce have been married 32 years and have a son and a daughter. She attended Illinois University and Colorado State, where she received her DVM degree in 1993. The family moved to Soda Springs in 1994 and opened her own small animal clinic in 1997. “She has mentored many young people,” the mayor said, and one of her most memorable experiences was wrestling a litter of springer spaniel puppies in a culvert near Conda. “This community will truly miss Lisa. The city thanks her,” Mayor Robinson said, upon presenting Van Pelt with her Super Hero Award.
Itafos announced that they have concluded that there is more existing phosphate ore at their Rasmussen Valley Mine and the Lanes Creek Mine that previously reported. An independent technical report by Golder Associates Ltd. Shows an estimated 14.4 million short tons of mineral reserve at approximately 26 percent P2O5. That amount represents an additional one and a half to two more years of life over Itafos’s historical internal estimates for those two mines.
As a part of the Bayer Soda Springs commitment to supporting the communities where their employees live, they are very pleased to donate a used pumper truck to Grace Fire Department. This was made possible due to their purchase of a new pumper truck for the plant that represents a $300,000 investment in the safety of its employees, Plant manager Roger Gibson said. The site’s commitment to mutual aid will also make this new pumper available to help neighbors, he added. Present for the donation picture were Scott Buxton, Dave Kendell, Travis Krebs, Matt Loertscher, Josh Jacobson, Nic Higgins, Randy Lester, Chief Curtis Peck, Chad Weaver, Bayer Fire Chief Bob Monk, and Jason Cunningham of Bayer.
2009
Students in Mrs. Williams’ 2nd grade class at Thirkill Elementary are learning about Christmas traditions around the world including Diwali traditions in India. Diwali is celebrated in late October or early November depending on the new moon. Pn this holiday, everyone dresses in new clothes and has a cleaned room to make the New Year a good one with a new beginning. Aarti Shah gladly put on an outfit which the women wear, after a request by the students. It’s a tradition to make a Rongoli in front of your door with chalk or sand. It is usually a geometric shape or Divas, which are candles. The students are looking forward to learning how other counties celebrate the holidays.
Time Olorenshaw, form manager of the Soda Springs Wingfoot store, was recently transferred by the company as a manager of the Wingfoot store in Billings, MT. He and his wife, Lisa, spent Thanksgiving in Soda Springs with his parents, Joe and Charlene Olorenshaw. They were completely moved to Billings by the end of November.
Agrium officials at the Conda plant said last week that they will be curtailing production at their Dry Valley phosphate ore mine Jan 1 and anticipate idling the mine for a couple of months to allow their surplus inventory of stockpiled ore to get to a more correct size with fertilizer needs. The idling of the mine will not affect any Agrium employees, but URS/Washington Construction has 118 mine workers under their mining contract which expires December 31.
The playground was empty Monday at the Tigert Middle School when Soda Springs School District cancelled classes because of the cold tem-
peratures and strong winds. While the thermometer was nearly zero, winds drive the wind chill to 25 degree below zero Sunday night and most of Monday.
Jackie Winward returned home from a 10-day overseas educational tour to four countries in Europe with her mother and four sisters. All met in New York for a flight to Athens, Greece on a tour through LDS Travel Services to historical sites on the “Journeys of Paul” tour. Jackie reported that they cruised by night and boarded buses for daytime tours in Greece, Egypt, Israel, and Turley. An interesting highlight was a surprise meeting at the Salt Lake Airport with former Soda Springs residents, Stan and Barabara Dorius, who were on the same flight and same tour.
The fun part of the CMH Foundation Christmas Tree Festival took place last Friday with the raffle drawing and delivery of the fully lighted and decorated creations to the lucky winners and generous donors. Members of the CMHF concluded their noon meeting with Bart Simmons pulling his new snowmachine trailer up to the rear entrance to load the 10 foot tree purchased by Ray and Ellen Mullen for delivery to St. Mary’s Catholic Church. CMH maintenance employee Julio Lopez had accompanied Mary Obray to measure the fir at the local church the previous day.
2004
The Incident Commander on the Cramer fire has been terminated from his employment with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and placed on federal probation, U.S. Attorney Tom Moss announced. Fire fighters Jeff Allen and Shane Heath died in the Cramer fire near Salmon on July 22, 2003. Based on the facts developed by a USDA Office of Inspector General investigation, the U.S. Attorney concluded that Alan Hackett of North Fork, was negligent in providing proper supervision and safety to the two fire fighters who lost their lives. Hackett entered into a pre-trial diversion program with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho and the U.S. Probation Office. Under the terms of the agreement, Hackett’s employment with the Forest Service was terminated effectively Nov 13, and he was ordered to serve 18 months of federal probation. If he successfully completes his probation, he will not be prosecuted. Moss said the agreement sends a message that supervisors who act without due caution can be held accountable when a fire fighter dies on a fire. Hackett’s consent to the termination of his employment indicated that he accepts responsibility for his actions, Moss said. “My heart goes out to the families of the two young men who lost their lives,” he said. “I can only hope that the accountability provided by this resolution will bring them some closure.” The investigation also identified at least five other Forest Service employees, all Salmon/ Challis National Forest managers. The Forest Service took administrative action against those employees for their part in the Cramer fire suppression activities.
1999
The Caribou County Fair Board received word in mid-November that the Caribou County rodeo was the winner in the Wilderness Circuit of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association of the 1999 Justin Best Footing Award. This program was created to recognize and reward those rodeo committees who put an extra effort into preparing and maintaining their rodeo ground conditions. Members of the Caribou County Fair Board are Boyd Schvanaveldt, Valerie Ackerman, David Banks, Pat Stoor, Steve White, Keith Rigby, and Delvin Humble. Thirkill Thunderbirds School Report—3rd grade: We have been studying Indian tribes in school. We are having a lot of fun. We are learning out ten times tables. A few days ago we had a special guest talk to us about Indians. We are looming beads, and it’s fun. We made log houses, tee pees, sand paintings, and an Indian game. We went on a field trip to the ISU Museum of Natural History. We saw an Indian display and we saw the space station. We’ve made a belt, a necklace, and a totem pole. In the last week, we have enjoyed snow on the
playground and it’s slick.
The Simply facility at Conda has won a prestigious company award for safety performance over the past year.
The Simplot Conda Pump Station was awarded the 1999 President’s Award for safety performance better than any of the other Simplot mining and manufacturing facilities. The Conda facility is the major pump station for Simplot’s slurry phosphate pipeline which transports over a million tons of phosphate or from the company’s mine.
The Presbyterian Church in Soda Springs is pleased to announce an open house on Sunday, a celebration in honor of Olive Kelly’s birthday. It will continue in the Fellowship Hall until 2 p.m. She has been a member of this church for many years, a diligent worker and a faithful member and supporter. Her husband, Arthur Kelly, was also a supporter of the church and often gave it the benefit of his services. Her daughter, Nelly Lou Poulsen, sang in the choir for years and was a joy to the whole congregation.
1994
A group of interested Bancroft area residents met Friday night with Idaho State Library Consultant Frank Nelson to explore to possibilities of providing a tax-based public library service to the area. The two-hour meeting included discussion of the law concerning district public libraries. Also presented were the processes for establishing a district library or annexing to an existing district library. Both options require public approval through either election or petition. At the conclusion of the meeting, the group favored pursuing some sort of public library service. For this purpose a steering committee was formed. The committee will meet monthly to plan and to conduct feasibilities studies. Implementation of library services would also be part of the committee’ role. Committee members are Darlene Delbridge, Sharon Wistisen, DeLila Simons, Ellis Call and LaMonte Mickelsen. The Idaho State Library will provide consulting services in the areas of planning, doing feasibility studies, and implementation. Help would also be given in applying for federal funding which is available through the Library Services and Construction Act once a library district is established.
Old time cowboy and western artist Earl W. Bascom recently worked longhorn cattle on the Shahan ranch in West Texas and received honors at the art show during the Texas Longhorn Quincentennial. Earl Bascom’s bronze sculpture “The American Longhorn 1494-1994” was declared the most authentic example of a classical Texas Longhorn Steer. A life-size version of this Bascom bronze has been commissioned by the International Texas Longhorn Association to be placed in State Capitols across the West. The cattle drive and art exhibit were organized to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first cattle brought by Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1494. By the end of the Civil War, descendants of these first Spanish cattle had expanded to a herd numbering in the millions. The Bascom family entered the cattle industry about 140 years ago when Earl’s grandfather Joel A. Bascom crossed the plains in a covered wagon as a Mormon pioneer and started the 101 Ranch in the 1850w. Earl Bascom rodeoed for the famous Idaho Ranch—The Flying U—in the 1930s. At the Soda Springs Rodeo in 1938, Earl was not only a champion bull rider but also the rodeo clown and bull fighter. At age 88, Earl Bascom was the oldest cowboy working on this historic roundup and the only cowboy representing Idaho on the cattle drive. Plans are being made for this Texas Longhorn cattle drive to be an annual event.
1969
Bishop Sylvester Treinen, the Catholic Bishop of Idaho, has offered a gift of $5,000 to the people of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Soda Springs toward the debt on the parish hall and rectory. There is only one string attached. They first must come up with $5,000 on the principal, by no later than December 31, in two weeks time. There has already been $989.85 paid as interest for this year. The present indebtedness stands at $15,965.
The Soda Springs Money Tree will
be PLUCKED BARE by a bunch of lucky shoppers Saturday afternoon. This is the last Saturday of the promotion, and everything on the tree will be given out. Winners of money prizes from the tree last Saturday were Judy Grover, Randy Nelson, Leonard Kingsford, Virgean Somsen, William Smith, Pauline Weibelhaus, and Della Smith. Merchandise prizes were won by Kathy Porter, Kay Weighall, Jan Atwood, Betty Hirsbrunner, Marie Moore, Lillie Ellis, Grace Trujillo, Ruth Gentry, Erma Hymas, JoAnner Peterson and Carol Pond. The Soda Springs Debate Club completed in the Gate City Invitational Debate on Dec. 12 and 13 at Pocatello. The meet was sponsored through the joint effort of Pocatello and Highland High Schools. Sixteen high schools from Idaho and Utah were in the competition, each entering three varsity and on novice team. The following Soda Springs students filled the varsity division: Lance Call and Ken Atwood, Jim Finlayson, and Craig Rasmussen, Rick Williams and Allen Monroe. Jan Loveless and Karlene Wallin made up the novice team.
Bethel 60 of the International Order of Job’s Daughters recently installed Lynne Marie Tigert, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Allen Tigert as Honored Queen, during the ceremony of the 23rd Psalm in the Bethel Room of the Masonic Temple on Sunday. Installing officers were Jacki Dupin, Honored Queen; Alice Ann Tigert, Guide; Patricia Robertson, Marshall; Patti Scheffel, Chaplain; Helen MacAllister, Musician; Winifred Alldaffer, Recorder; Kay Anderson, Junior Custodian. The ceremony was narrative by Mrs. Martha Scheffel.
Snakes, bugs, and frogs were just a few of the items that Mildred Gier expected and frequently found in her son’s pockets. His enthusiasm for wild life and the outdoors began when he was a little boy and has resulted in many interesting experiences. Gary Gier was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1933. His father, Joseph Gier, was a regional sales manager for Citgo Oil Company. When Gary was in the seventh grade, his family moved to LaGrange, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Montana with a BA degree in geology in 1956. After his graduation from college, Gary worked for the Fish and Game Department about six month before he was drafted into the Army. He had six months training at Ft. Hood, Texas, then was shipped to Frankfurt, Germany where he serves in the Intelligence and Operations Section of the Third Armored Division. While on Leave to Switzerland, Gary was introduced by a mutual friend to Rosli Zumstein. Gary was shipped back to the United States one month after meeting Rosli. In March, 1960, she came to the United State on an immigration visa and they were married in Missoula, Montana in January, 1961. The Giers moved to Soda Springs in 1962, where Gary has taught seventh grade and eight grade science classes since.
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Bancroft City Council had a busy November
The Bancroft City Council met for a regular meeting on November 18 to deal with a number of issues. Allocating gr ats funds received, updating the Impact Zone, prepping for the holiday, and a tetrahedron at the airport were all matters for discussion.
This report is adapted from the official minutes recorded by City Clerk Debbie Swensen Eric Hobson-Caribou County Emergency System
County emergency preparedness director Eric Hobson explained that the county hired Mike Clements to help get the county All-Hazard Mitigation Plan back up to date. The county is required to update the plan every five years. Mike explained to the council that the hazard mitigation plan is designed to protect public safety, prevent loss of life and injury, reduce harm to existing and future development, and reduce damage to the community’s unique economic environmental assets, minimizing down time after disasters. The plan is intended to reduce exposure to risk for first responders and reduce the cost of response and recovery. The mitigation plan will help all the communities become eligible for funding from the state and federal government.
Clements explained that some of the grants require a match, but each one is different. The county will put together a plan but will expect community participation. He asked the city to make a list of local projects and put together a plan. Celements urged the council, staff, and friends to take the online survey in order to enhance the chances of getting mitigation funding. He gave the council several examples of projects that would qualify for the grants and how to list them for maximized funding. There are two funding sources that are providing the grants.
One of the sources is the Idaho Office of Emergency Management and the other is FEMA. These organizations offer grants and emergency funding for disasters and other situations. Clements stressed the importance of getting a functioning plan ready. He told council that there have been situations where an entity or organization is awarded funding but does not have a plan in place. In this event, the State or FEMA will go down the list and award the money to the next applicant in line. Clements asked about the flooding in Bancroft and where the water flows. Councilmember Hatch explained the elevation is the root of the flooding issues and the city has suffered extensive flooding over the years. Councilmember Hatch explained that the city has been taking measures to reduce the flooding, but there are still areas that need addressed. Clements informed the council that certain road projects may help with flooding and could qualify the city for the funding. The money is offered in rounds so if the city doesn’t receive funding in the first round, they may be eligible for the second round. Clements will send out a form with questions. The city will also need to sign an agreement eventually. Councilmember Hatch explained that one of the most important items the city needs to address is the sewer pond lining. The ponds are not holding water and did not meet DEQ testing standards. Mike asked the council to get estimates on the sewer lining project. Mike will send a simple form with some questions that will need to be answered. Forsgren Associates Engineer Aaron Swenson asked if the council had decided what they want to use the $100,000 grant money for.
Aaron informed council that LHTAC has extended the deadline as far as they can and the money will need to be spent by
the end of summer. Swenson reviewed the three projects council had previously listed for the funding. Mayor Spencer stated that due to not getting enough funding for a street rehabilitation project, the council has decided to use the money to address the flooding at the end of Canal street. Swenson suggested that when the council fills out the online survey for SICOG they list the streets that need rehabilitation. He explained that the state of Idaho will get a total of one million dollars and then that money will be divided up between all the applicants, totaling a maximum of approximately $50,000 to $100,000 per applicant. Swenson informed council that costs for street rehab have come down, but it would still cost more than the maximum grant received. The city will need to be ready to cover the additional costs. The three types of grants out there include Rural Development, Block Grants, and DEQ.
The hurdle with the block grant and Rural Development is that the city has to qualify and fall into the low to moderate income as defined by the Census. The city is currently at 49 percent based on the recent Census, and will need to come in at 50% or greater. Swenson is concerned that there is not a grant will come anywhere close to re-doing the sewer lining. The city will end up having to take out a bond loan like they did for the new water system. The other part of the problem is going to be that the sewer rates are too low and will need to be substantially increased to show that the city is doing everything they can to prepare for the sewer rehabilitation costs as stated that in the sewer study. Swenson stated that rural development grant money is competitive. Rural Development and block grants are the better options. Swenson and the Mayor will go over more details in preparation for the decision.
George Hulse/Bancroft Airport
Hulse informed council that he got a lot of great information at the meeting with the Department of Aviation this last week. He would like to go forward with getting a tetrahedron built for the Bancroft airport this winter. He would also like to get ready to tear down the 3 big hangers and spray the weeds in the spring. Hulse updated council on increasing airport usage. He received a call from a citizen out of Utah wanting to land at the Bancroft airport so he could go hunting in Chesterfield. The following week, he brought a few friends back in three different planes. Hulse went to the airport after hearing a plane fly over pretty low. There was a plane at the airport but it was a different gentleman that was from Alpine and had just stopped in for a cup of coffee on his way to Pocatello. Hulse informed council that the airport is getting more traffic and will need to get additional tiedowns.
He asked whether the city has plans of getting a mower for the airport. Mayor Spencer suggested checking with the local citizen who previously let the city use his commercial machine and see if he would want to sell it to the city. Mayor Spencer stated that the city will be blading and doing more cleanup at the airport. City council members asked Hulse to put together a list of materials needed to build a tetrahedron.
City Code Violations
Councilmembers Eiman and Hatch were approached by the resident who recently applied for a permit asking for special conditions. The permit was approved under the condition that the resident follow the code regarding height and other setback restrictions. The resident heard through word of mouth
that the city was going to take further action and is upset. The resident expressed to Eiman and Hatch that they want to work with the city and do not want to have any problems. The resident explained that they are upset due to the city not addressing the complaints regarding all the animals that are in city code violation. The resident stated to the councilman that she was trying to avoid conflicts with the neighbor and prevent problems in the future. The resident has written a letter to the city explaining why they did what they did and are hoping for some understanding. The resident expressed that they understand it is late, but would like to request a variance. The letter was written with the intention of reducing friction between neighbors.
Councilmember Eiman explained to the council that after talking more with the resident he is concerned that this could be a cascading effect due to the non-enforcement of city codes.
Councilmember Eric Christensen stated that part of the challenge here is that in the past building permits were brushed off and quickly signed off. Now council is paying more attention to the details. Christensen stated that it is difficult to address and enforce codes when you know people personally. Councilmember Vawser stated that the resident knowingly violated the city code after being told by the Mayor, in person, that they were not approved to construct the structure at the requested heights but were approved to go forward if they follow the city code regarding heights, set-backs, etc. Councilmember Vawser informed CM Eiman that she went through all the formal complaints and there is not one complaint from that resident regarding their neighbors’ animals. CM Eiman and CP Hatch stated that the resident mentioned that they haven’t made a formal complaint due to wanting to keep things cordial with their neighbor. CM Vawser stated that if safety services were called out to this residence, they would not be able to see what is on the other side of the fence before entering the yard and house. It is a safety issue stated Vawser. CM Eiman will inform the resident of the legal variance process.
Liquor License Renewal
The Bar/Kelly Christensen Motion passed 4-0.
Gas-n-Go/Patterson’s Motion passed 4-0.
Cold Mix
Mayor Spencer explained that the city has been using the county’s cold mix and needs to replace it. CM Eric Christensen made a motion cover the expense for the city to replace the county’s cold mix. Motion passed 4-0.
Warranty on Mowers
CM Eric Christensen contacted the lawn mower vendors regarding the mower warranties. Both lawn mowers offer similar warranties. The warranty covers parts that come with factory defects. Christensen stated that there is a $500 difference for the mower with a mulching system. After discussing the different mower options council decided on the mower with the bagger. A motion to purchase passed 4-0.
Impact Areas
CM Vawser reviewed the map of city impact zones due to a resident lining up their non-running vehicles after being asked to remove them. CM Vawser stated that if the vehicles are in the city’s impact zone, the city would still have authority over the removal. Resident James Ackerman suggested talking to the county commissioners about the situation and enforcement.
CM Vawser asked if the truck route signs have shipped. The signs have come in and are in the city shop. Mayor Spencer
asked maintenance to put the signs up according to the designated truck route study performed by the committee and the engineers.
CP Hatch stated that the city of Grace and Soda Springs have changed their impact zoning to allow five-acre parcels of land to be divided and sold. The zoning can be changed to either high or low residential. High residential is five acres. Low residential is 10-20 acres. CP Hatch stated that it does affect taxes but not sure how much of an impact it would have.
Kennel License Applications
Council discussed the kennel license application requirements. The applications used to be renewed each year, but due to several elderly ladies expressing hardship concerns, the city changed the requirement to every three years. Some residents are on different renewal schedules due to acquiring new dogs at different times. Council asked clerk Swensen to look at the applications and see how many are on a different renewal schedule.
Council Reports
CM Vawser would like to see follow up with code enforcement after the next violation
NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that IDAWY Solid Waste District (District) has submitted to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) a Plan of Operations for the IDAWY Caribou Landfill Facility (Landfill). This plan has been submitted in accordance with DEQ and EPA requirements to provide a description of day-to-day Landfill operations and activities. This public notice is made pursuant to Idaho Code 39-7411(6), and as determined in Section 31-819 of Idaho Code. This report may be reviewed at the District office located at 241 S Main, Suite #3 Lower Left, Soda Springs, ID 83276, (208) 236-6160 or an electronic copy can be requested. Office hours are from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Thursday, except holidays. The public is invited to comment on this Plan of Operations. The 28-day comment period commences with the first publication of this announcement beginning the week of November 11, 2024. Written comments will be accepted during the public comment period and should be directed to: Dept. of Environmental Quality, Pocatello Regional Office, 444 Hospital Way, #300, Pocatello, ID 83201, (208) 236-6160.
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Please take notice the City of Bancroft will hold a public hearing at 7:45 p.m. on the 13th day of January 2025, at City Hall located at 95 S. Main Street, Bancroft, Idaho. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a variance request. The approximate location of the property is 70 South 2nd East Bancroft, Idaho. The variance is pertaining to a fence permit application requesting special exceptions to city code height requirements and visual restrictions. All interested parties are encouraged to attend the meeting and provide public comment. Individuals requiring special accommodations can contact the City Office in advance of the meeting 208648-7648
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letters go out. The attorney sent an email to the city asking if all council members are on board when dealing with the next round of violation letters. CM Vawser is concerned after reviewing the formal complaint folder. Some of the complaints are not signed off on or filled out by code enforcement. Mayor Spencer will address the complaints more thoroughly going forward.
Clerk Swensen gave council members the information regarding an inspector from Franklin County that is willing to do building inspections for the city.
CM Vawser asked council about starting a new December community activity. She gave each council member some information explaining a fun game that Soda Springs does. They hide presents around town for citizens to find. The items and cash would be all donated. She could put the details on the city Facebook page if council decides to try the event.
CM Vawser would like to do water shut offs this week. Mayor Spencer suggested waiting until Monday so water is not off during the weekend.
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of then last Chance Canal Company, Grace, Caribou County, Idaho, have levied an assessment of $15.00 per share upon the outstanding stock of said company, said assessment being due and payable on the 1st day of April. 2025. Notice is further given that said assessment must be paid before the water master can deliver any irrigation water for the 2025 irrigation season. Dated the 4th day of November 2024. LAST CHANCE CANAL COMPANY
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OBITUARIES
Andrew Stewart
October 18 1998 ~ December 12, 2024
Heaven got a little bit brighter on December 12, 2024, when Andrew Stewart passed away and rejoined awaiting family. Andrew Bruce Stewart, 26, was born on October 18, 1998, in Soda Springs, Idaho to Bruce and Whitney Stewart. Andrew’s entrance into this world was nothing short of exciting and grand – as they had to turn around because he couldn’t wait to get here. He and his four siblings grew up happily together and he loved to be outside jumping his bike, hunting, hiking and always seeking adventure.
As a graduate of Soda Springs High School in 2017, Andrew excelled academically as well as in football, baseball, basketball and was a State Champion in Track & Field. After graduation, Andrew joined the Marine Corps and served as an Active-Duty Combat Marine for five years. He proudly served his Country and people in the most honorable way. During Active-Duty, Andrew accomplished Rifleman, Marine Corps Security Force Guard, Security Force Training, and was awarded a Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, an Expert Rifle Qualification Badge as well as Expert Pistol Badge and was ranked as a Staff Sergeant. His impact is felt over many, many miles.
Andrew is survived by his father Bruce Stewart, mother Whitney Stewart, oldest sister Kathleen Skalicky (Nicholas, Liberty, Lillian and Olivia), second oldest sister Anna Matyus (Bridger), youngest sister Carolyne Stewart among many family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his Grandfa -
ther Michael Linde, Grandmother Margaret Stewart and youngest brother Nathanael Stewart.
Andrew is so loved, so missed and proudly honored by his family, friends and Country. He lived an honorable life and will be remembered for his purpose, his smile, compassion and dedication to his family.
Services with Military Honors will be held at a later date where we will celebrate Andrew’s life.
The family welcomes all to come to the house for memories, laughs, tears and hugs.
“There is no greater love than that of one to lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13
“What we do in life, echoes in Eternity.”
USMC 0311, 2017-Aug-14 to 2022-Aug-14 Operations Allies Refuge
COMMUNITY NOTES
Soda Springs
The Assembly of God church in Soda Springs—the Open Arms Church—invites everyone to a special Christmas Eve service at its building 11 South Hooper Avenue, at 7:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. “We will celebrate the birth of the Savior Who is ‘The Perfect Light Who came and shattered the darkness,’ Jesus out Lord and Savior,” said Carol Alworth representing the church. Fellowship will follow the service. Carol Alworth can be reached at 208-2010621 with any questions.
Presbyterian Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
The Soda Springs Presbyterian Church will be hosting its annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7 P.M. on Tuesday, December 24th. The service is a celebration of Christ’s birth and message of love, with a short message, readings, and music. Heidi Walker will provide heavenly harp music prior to the service. Everyone is most welcome. The Presbyterian Church is located at
109 S. 1st East, just across from the newer playground at the northeast corner of the Soda Springs City Park.
Caribou Medical Center 12 Days of Christmas
Starting on December 12, CMC will be giving away some awesome (mostly local) presents — one a day for the 12 days leading up to Christmas. All you have to do is follow them on Facebook and/or on Instagram to win! More details will be provided later this week on their Facebook and Instagram pages.
County wide
Reminder that when snow is falling, parking curbside creates problems for snow removal vehicles, and can possibly lead to damage for vehicles. If possible, park vehicles overnight in garages, or off plowed streets in order to leave room for plows to operate safely. Residents in many areas are also encouraged to leave a small stream of water running through any pipes that are subject to potential freezing.
Willie Call
July 29, 1948 ~ December 2, 2024
Willie Call born July 29, 1948 to Ben & Genave Skinner Call in Soda Springs, ID passed away December 2, 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT.
He is survived in life by his wife, Cynthia, a daughter Andrea and son Vincent and their mother LaNae Moyer Call, also son Tyler and his mother Christen Pabst Walters. His brother Dennis & sister Marsha, also a stepdaughter Brandy & her husband Sal Monica.
Willie had 9 grandchildren & 14 great-grandchildren along with a large number of cousins both here and in Hawaii.
He was preceded in death by his mother, father, a sister Benalee, two brothers, Max and Charles along with 2 grandsons, Curtis and Benji.
Willie was a man of many, many interests over his 76 years on earth. Varying from a lover of 56 Chevy to fishing, hunting, golf and so many other things… A favorite pass time he shared with his brother, Dennis was to always have a new joke to tell people.
He will definitely & truly be missed by his family and many friends.
A Celebration of Life will be at Porter’s in Soda Springs on Thursday, December 19, 2024 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.
NEWS OF RECORD
CARIBOU COUNTY SHERIFF
John David Allen, Idaho Falls, fail to use safety restraint, $10.00
Jamie Clegg, Provo, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Samantha Jane Coon, Montpelier, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Robert Ray Correll, Preston, fail to register vehicle annually, $10.50, costs $56.50
Dino Thomas Costello, Clovis, speeding, $33.50, cots $56.50
Edwin M Gonzalez, American Falls, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50; driving without privileges, $150.00, costs $172.50
Barbara Ann Harris, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Trei Nolan Hough, Chubbuck, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
Jacinto Mauricio Ito, Ogden, driving without privileges, $150.00, costs $172.50; speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Kasidee Christensen Jorgensen, Boerne, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50' Clayton R Lively Soda Springs, fail to register vehicle annually, $10.50, costs $56.50
Alan Lopez Gonzalez, Boardman, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Garardo Manzo, Ontario, following too closely, $33.50, costs $56.50; speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
Barbara Lynee Mengerm Star Valley Ranch, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
Carlos Roberto Orellana, San Miguel, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Rueben Dee Peterson, Montpelier, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
Jonathan Rex Sloan, Idaho Falls, operate vehicle without liability insurance, $75.00, costs $56.50
Jeanne Marie Switzser, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
Spencer Cooley Tietjen, Smithfield,
fail to use safety restraint, $10.00
Joseph Reed Torman, Soda Springs, fail to use safety restraint, $10.00
Ryan Mathew Turner, Bloomington, fail to use safety restraint, $10.00
SODA SPRINGS POLICE
Sargun Singh Bajaj, Surrey, BC, Canada, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
Abel S Beyene, Portland, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
Juan A Bohorquez, Arleta, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
Rene Faburrieta, Long Beach, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Sage Spotted Fawn Jack, Northglenn, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
David Ronald Long, Pocatello, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Tirso Rogelio Orozco Arce, Vancouver, fail to register vehicle annually, $10.50, costs $56.50; fictitious display of plate of registration card, $58.50, costs $56.50
Brittany Lorain Reynolds, driving without privileges, $150.00, cots $172.50; fail to maintain liability insurance, $75.00, costs $56.50 Antonio Ernesto Rico Navarez, Torrox-Tualaga, Spain, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50
April May Shelton, Montperlier, fail to register vehicle annually, $10.50, costs $56.50 Spencer Tew, Rexburg, speeding, $33.50, costs $56.50 Rikki Lee Thompson, fail to register vehicle annually, $10.50, costs $56.50 Jonathan Walker, Soda Springs, fail to register vehicle annually, $10.50, costs $56.50; driving without privileges, $150.00, costs $172.50
Scott A Winsor, Eagle Mountain, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
Mao Xu, NA, speeding (16 mph or over), $98.50, costs $56.50
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Generous Holiday Giving to Create Shade for Area Children
BY ALANA BURNS, FRIENDS OF THE SODA SPRINGS CITY PARK
Generosity during the holiday season is carrying momentum for The Friends of the Soda Springs City Park in their efforts to fundraise money for shade structures at the Maverik Caribou CommUNITY Playground. N.A. Degerstrom generously donated $1,000 towards constructing custom shade structures at the playground, among other community support projects this holiday season. At the time the donation was made to the shade structures project the company was also wrapping up efforts to gather toys for the community. Collectively their company employees donated more than $2,500 in gifts for area children! This was their first year doing this type of fundraiser and they will proudly turn over the toys to the Caribou County Sheriff’s Department to be distributed to those in need prior to Christmas. Regarding both donation efforts, N.A. Degerstrom Project Manager Casey Lee said, “We just love supporting
the amenities in our local communities that help people thrive and enjoy living here and making this home base for themselves. So anything we can do to continue to help this community, we are happy to participate.”
Greg and Irene Torgesen also generously donated money towards the shade structures project. “We were happy to donate $500 to the Soda Springs community park to help with the shade covers over some of the equipment and rubber surfacing. This will make the park so much more enjoyable and safe in the summer!” Additional donations have been received by several anonymous donors as well. Every dollar donated is so greatly appreciated!
The Friends are inviting the community to consider making a tax deductible donation to their 501c3 organization to support their mission of creating shaded play areas at the community playground. To make a donation simply reach out to Laura Lind 208-604-0885 or Alana Burns 702-581-8371.
War on Weeds—weeds are everybody’s problem
THE ISSUE: Phragmites (common reed)
Phragmites (Phragmites australis) is a perennial warm season grass, native to Europe. It was introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in soil ballast (from ships). It invades wetland areas along bodies of water. As it invades it chokes out native vegetation, reduces the amount of open water, negatively impacts habitat for waterfowl, creates mosquito breeding habitat, and can increase fire potential.
Phragmites has huge growth potential, it can grow up to 15 ft tall. If forms extremely dense stands with up to 60 stems per square foot. The stem is woody, hollow and has a reddish pigmentation at the base. Leaves can grow up to 20 inches long and 2 inches wide. Roots can grow up to 10 feet deep allowing them to access ground water. It spreads by rhizomes, stolons, and seed. Rhizomes and stolons can grow 15- 20 feet per year allowing it to spread very quickly. Seeds can be transported long distances by wind, water, and animals. Its ability to spread quickly and form dense stands makes it a serious problem! Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Options:
• Prevention— Learn to identify this plant. Clean equipment after leaving an infested area. Report sightings to local authorities.
• Mechanical— Mowing or pulling can be effective on small infestations, treatments will need to be repeated each year. When hand pulling remove as much of the roots as possible (it can reproduce from root fragments). Mowing should be done right before flowering occurs. Mowing at other times during
the year can increase stand density. Mow below the lowest leaf (set mowing height to 6” or less).
• Cultural— Establishing a healthy stand of beneficial plants that will compete with Common Reed. Prescribed burning alone can thicken the stand, but when done with other control measures like chemical control or mowing it can be beneficial. Changing the water level in infested areas can help. Draining a site to dry out the soil or flooding the site so the water is 12” or deeper can reduce the vigor of phragmites.
• Chemical—Glyphosate and Imazapyr are two herbicide active ingredients that can effectively control Common Reed. Both herbicides are non-selective, meaning they will also kill beneficial plants. Extreme care should be taken when using herbicides near bodies of water! Always read and follow herbicide label directions!
• If you find Common Reed on your property consult with local authorities to create a control program that utilizes multiple forms of control. Justin Hatch, University of Idaho Extension Agriculture Educator in Caribou and Bear Lake Counties. 208-547-3205 JLHatch@uidaho.edu
8 Christmas Classics for the Holidays
Rosemary Hall & Vanna Haddock
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. From the festive food to the wonderful time off work, it’s a perfect excuse to bundle up and watch movies. We’ve come together and compiled a list of our personal favorite Christmas movie recommendations to share with you. In no particular order, of course. From animated to classic black and whites, there’s a movie on here for just about everybody.
A Muppet’s Christmas Carol (1992)
The nostalgic season of Christmas always warrants a revisit to the world of The Muppets. Brian Henson takes up his father's mantel in his version of Charles Dicken’s Christmas Carol, showcasing the art of puppetry through enjoyable characters like Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Fozzy, as well as the acclaimed acting of Sir Michael Caine, this film will leave you thoroughly in the spirit.
Rise of The Guardians (2012)
While this film isn’t strictly limited to Christmas, Peter Ramsey’s Rise of the Guardians retells several classic holiday characters, including Jack Frost and Saint Nicholas. With a stacked cast featuring Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, and Hugh Jackman, this is a beautiful animated journey to watch with the whole family.
Klaus (2019)
This is a modern gem unlike any other, the Netflix Original Klaus by Sergio Pablos takes Christmas to the most whimsical level possible. Featuring highly stylized animation, with vibrant colors and movement. Klaus, voiced by J.K. Simmons, gives us a refreshing take on Santa’s origin story, this is a film you won’t regret adding to your usual Christmas Movie Binge.
Home Alone (1990)
Chris Columbus’s Home Alone is considered a classic for a reason, as it’s a wonderfully humorous film that
puts you right in the shoes of Kevin McCallister, an endearing (and antagonistic) eight-year-old who has been left alone during Christmas. With a soundtrack done by legendary composer John Williams, and phenomenal writing by John Hughes, it’s a must-watch every season.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The age of this movie may scare some off, but it’s truly an underrated gem. Despite there being numerous remakes, they just don’t capture the charm and witty absurdity of the George Seaton original. There’s just nothing like seeing a man named Kris Kringle, played by Edmund Gwenn, argue in court to legally prove he’s Santa Claus.
The Polar Express (2004)
Most people may see a movie like Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express and think it’s just another cookie cutter children’s movie, but that’s simply not true. From embarking on a grand adventure to the North Pole, to drifting a train, to rediscovering the true magic of hope, this movie has it all: action, drama, and a great message to it. No matter how old you may be, one thing is for certain: this classic will transport you back to the childlike joy and whimsy of Christmas-time.
A Christmas Carol (2009)
If Muppets isn’t your cup of tea, then the Robert Zemeckis remake of the original A Christmas Carol is an excellent movie choice this holiday season. This impressively animated gem, starring Jim Carrey as the Ebenezer Scrooge, is sure to put you right in the Christmas spirit.
Gremlins (1984) This movie isn’t one typically seen as a “Christmas movie.” Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante catered to a huge range of audiences with this classic film. From hearty enjoyers of Christmas to those who enjoy a more subtle holiday theme, this movie is sure to be a hit with all.
Top Row From the Left Brooks Jensen, John Connelly, Morgan Elsmore, Charlie Christensen, Mike Camphouse, Cedar Johnson, Casey Lee Bottom Row Laura Lind, Alana Burns, Keith Kenyon
From Left to Right: Keith Kenyon (Maintenance Manager) and Megan Hennings (Maintenance) next to the table of children’s gifts the company will be donating to the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office.
N.A. Degerstrom afternoon shift mechanics, office staff, and company leadership celebrating the Degerstrom's holiday giving.
Alana Burns, Laura Lind, Greg Torgesen, Irene Torgesen
Photo courtesy of Travis McMahon, MIA Consulting, Bugwood.org
Word Worries
BY BRANDON HALL
Most people will be aware that “holiday” is the result of contracting the phrase “holy days,” with reference to religious observance days. As far as contracted phrases go, it doesn’t really save the speaker a lot of work, but it at least cuts down on letters. The formation of the word owes to a principle in English (and in all languages) which holds that as time goes on, language practices tend to give over to the laziest path possible. It’s why accents become more “rounded” over time, and many words become pronounced very differently than they are spelled.
You can hear in the vowel sounds of “holy days” versus “holidays” that the latter is a little more relaxed and easier to say. The whole phenomenon of sliding into less formal speech has been widely noted, and in fact is the central feature of what linguists refer to as the “Great Vowel Shift” in early modern En -
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glish. That makes it sounds pretty impressive, but really it’s just a testament to out capacity to try to find simpler ways to do things.
To be honest, “holiday” was really just a segue to bring up some of the words with similar origins that might not be quite as obvious.
“Goodbye” is probably the best example of the word type of all. It’s a word we all use, but rarely think about. Every time you say it, you’re actually saying “God be with you.” This one took many years to evolve into its current form, but perhaps not as long as you might think. The website for the Tabernacle Choir (of all things!) notes that “the first known use of the word “goodbye” was recorded in 1573 in a letter by English writer and scholar, Gabriel Harvey, which reads: “To requite your gallonde [gallon] of godbwyes, I regive you a pottle of howdyes.”" “Godbwye” is a contraction of the phrase “God be with ye.” Throughout the years the word “good” was substituted for “God”
Lady Grizzlies Go 1-1 On Boise Trip
BY JODY REEVES
The Lady Grizzlies split a pair of games last weekend when they made a trip to New Plymouth High School. Four teams met at the venue to get in a couple of games before the Christmas break. The four teams included the Grizzlies, Oakley, Prairie and the host school New Plymouth.
The Lady Grizzlies started off Friday night with New Plymouth. The Lady Grizzlies got off to a solid start and by the end of the first quarter they had put up eleven points coming from five different players. The Grizzlies continued their balanced attack in the second quarter and by the time that the halftime buzzer sounded Grace held a nine point lead. As the second half began the Pilgrims began to chip away at the Grizzly lead. Grace was outscored by four in the quarter but still held the lead. In the fourth quarter the Lady Grizzlies got back to spreading the scoring around and ended the game pulling away from the Pilgrims winning by eleven points.
The following morning the Lady Grizzlies were back in action this time against a tough Prairie Pirate team. The Lady Grizzlies struggled in this game especially coming out of the gate. Though there was a lot of physical play with plenty of contact, the first foul of the game was not called until there was just over three and a half minutes left in the first quarter and the foul went against Grace. That trend would continue for much of the game. When the first quarter came to a close Grace had failed to score a single point. The Pirates dominat-
ed the boards in the early part of the game and for the most part controlled the paint. The Grizzlies did improve in those areas in the second quarter and did finally manage to get on the board. The lop sided fouling continued with Prairie not earning their first foul until just over three minutes left in the first half. Before the half would end Grace had cut into the Pirate lead outscoring their opponent by five in the quarter. Unfortunately a key player for Grace Tess Jorgensen also picked up her third foul. After halftime the physical play continued with several no calls on big contact. Jorgensen eventually picked up her fourth foul and the scoring difficulties continued for Grace. By the end of the third quarter Grace now trailed by nine. In the fourth the Grizzlies fell apart. Several forced passes and several missed shots allowed the Pirates to pull away for a big sixteen point win.
The Lady Grizzlies will continue their see-saw season on Thursday night night when they will go to Aberdeen, then they will travel with the boys team to Rich County Utah on Friday to play a double header before heading into Christmas break.
Grizzlies 11 16 10 14 51
Pilgrims 7 11 14 8 40
K.Stoddard 7, K.Christensen 2, K.Mansfield 7, L.Gilbert 5, P.Steadman 17, C.Yost 6, T.Jorgensen 7
Grizzlies 0 10 6 7 23
Pirates 10 5 10 14 39
K.Stoddard 4, K.Christensen 3, K.Mansfield 4, L.Gilbert 2, C.Yost 4, T.Jorgensen 2, E.Olenslager 2, P.Bartlome 2
due to the influence of phrases such as “good day” or “good evening.”” (This usage is backed up by the Oxford English Dictionary, in case you weren’t convinced.)
The companion term mentioned briefly in the letter is the western standby “howdy,” which itself means “how do you do?” and is also potentially much older than you would first guess.
Of course, the 1500s put these word origins squarely in the pre-colonial days of Old England, which is from whence (“where and when”) come a few of the most perplexing phrase contractions. “Blimey” is what’s referred to as a “minced oath.” In this case, “oath” is a term for a religiously based “swear,” and “minced” refers to the alteration the word experienced from its original form. “Blimey” is short for “God Blind Me” (if I am lying). It is part of a collection of odd words like “Zounds” (“God’s Wounds”), “Bloody” (“By Our Lady”/or “Christ’s Blood”), that
are used to swear without swearing. “Oaths” are different from “curses,” which specifically spell out a negative effect on the listener—“get lost,” “go to h***” etc.
Fortnight is a word your kids could probably tell you all about (although they probably think you’re spelling it incorrectly), but they may not be able to explain its origin. It’s an odd word, at first blush, but probably less so when you realize it’s a shortened form of “fourteen nights,” or two full weeks.
One of the oddest ones is probably “willy-nilly,” which is a rendering of the phrase “Will I, or Nill I?”
The original phrase is a very archaic way of saying helter-skelter, higgeldy-piggeldy, hodge-podge, or catawampus. You know, clear as day phrases like that.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see which words and phrases will similarly be “shrunk” in the future, or become fully new words in their own right.
Cooper D. Lish Memorial Tournament
BY JODY REEVES
Last weekend the Cooper D. Lish Memorial Tournament took place at Marsh Valley High School. The tournament is a very large and competitive event that brings wrestlers from all over the Intermountain West to compete. The competition level at the tournament is very high featuring several of the top wrestlers from the state. This event gave several of those wrestlers a chance to see some competitors that they may see again at the state championships. Locally Caribou County had several wrestlers compete in both the boys and the girls tournament. The only team to not participate was Grace who has been hit with a large amount of illness and made the decision to drop out to give their athletes the weekend to recover. The other two local schools did have several athletes participate. North Gem does have low numbers with only four wrestlers currently competing. Those four wrestlers are competing well this season and all of them were at this tournament. Meanwhile Soda Springs has good numbers with fifteen boys and five girls having competed in this past weekend's tournament. Several of the local wrestlers were able to place in the top four of their weight classes. Some extra notable performances were Haydn Frandsen of North Gem who placed third, Zayden Garbett of Soda Springs who placed third, Elijah Dilworth of Soda Springs who placed third, and Kage Kirby of Soda Springs
Lady Cardinals Grab Two Home Wins
BY JODY REEVES
Last week the Soda Springs Lady Cardinals returned to their home court winning back to back games on back to back nights. The Lady Cards started things off with a very tough West Jefferson team. The Lady Panthers had a slight size advantage on the Cardinals and it affected the inside game of Soda Springs in the early going of this game. With the Panthers blocking several shot attempts inside the Cardinals relied on some outside shooting to gain an early advantage. At the end of the first quarter the Cardinals led the game by five helped by a pair of three point shots by Gracie Moldenhauer. In the second quarter of play the physicality of the game really picked up as several players from both teams began to pick up fouls. In the first one and a half minutes of the quarter the Panthers made a push and tied the game at fifteen points for each team. The Cardinals put on a press and got mixed results. While they
were able to rebuild their five point cushion they also gave up some easy layups to the Panthers. The teams headed to the locker room with Soda clinging to their five point lead.
The Cardinals came out of the halftime break with an increased focus on defense. Soda Springs was able to hold the Panthers to just two points through the first six minutes of the quarter while building a fourteen point lead. West Jefferson was able to make a push at the end of the quarter breaking through the defense and cut the lead to eleven.
The fourth quarter was a little chaotic for both teams. Some sloppy out of control play resulted in several players racking up fouls with each team having players foul out of the game. The Panthers did their best to make the game interesting, cutting the lead to just four points with a minute left in the game. Rosie Harris and Abby Goodin closed the door on the Panthers hitting some late foul shots and earning the seven point victory for the Cardinals.
Just one day after taking down the Panters the Lady Cardinals played their first conference game of the season when they hosted the Declo Hornets. Once again the Cardinals were at a big size disadvantage. This time the Cardinals came right out with a press and some sharp shooting. The Lady Cardinals opened up the game with a big lead and a huge opening quarter of scoring. Hitting four three point shots in the quarter led to Soda Springs earning an eleven point lead to end the quarter.
The game would slow in the second quarter for both teams. The Hornets were held to just five points in the second while the Cardinals had their lowest scoring output of just eight points.
Following the halftime break Soda exploded on offense once again. Four more three point shots from three separate girls helped the Cardinals score twenty four points in the third quarter alone. By the time the third quarter ended Soda Springs had nearly doubled up the Hornets
who placed second in the jv bracket. For the girls Abbiegail Krupp placed second and Alexandra Sturges went undefeated placing first in her weight class. There will be plenty of wrestling to keep up on this week with Soda Springs traveling to the Twin Falls tournament this weekend, while North Gem will head to Malad on Friday and Saturday. Grace will also be back in action hosting a meet on Wednesday before heading to Kemmerer Wyoming for the weekend.
Soda Springs Boys Varsity Results 120 C.Lee 0-4 8th, 126 R.Hemmert 0-5 12th, 132 O.Miller 3-4 5th, 138 D.Belt 0-5 10th, 157 Z.Garbett 5-2 3rd, 165 A.Call 3-4 5th, 190 E.Dilworth 6-1, 215 C.Garbett 5-2 5th
Soda Springs Boys JV Results 113 S.Krupp 2-2 4th, 120 J.Garbett 3-4 4th, 138 J.Beutler 4-3 5th, 144 T.Krupp 5-2 4th, 150 K.Kirby 6-1 2nd, 157 T.Brown 0-5 12th, 175 C.Cook 4-3 4th
Soda Springs Girls Results 100 B.Hemmert 4-3 4th, 107 T.Hirsbrunner 4-3 4th, 126B A.Stuges 7-0 1st, 132C L.Dilworth 1-4 5th, 165 A.Krupp 6-1 2nd
North Gem Varsity Boys Results 138 L.Rindlisbaker 2-3 7th, 144 L.Welker 2-4 5th, 165 H.Frandsen 4-3 3rd
North Gem JV Boys Results 144 J.Welker 0-4 12th
score and led by twenty-five points. Coach Gronning went to his bench for most of the fourth quarter giving the JV players some varsity experience. The fourth quarter was the only quarter that the Hornets outscored the Cardinals but when the final buzzer sounded Soda Springs had still managed to secure a dominant twenty one point victory in an important district game.
The Lady Cardinals will have a slow week this week as they take on the Pirates in West Side. That game took place Tuesday night.
Cardinals 15 11 13 8 47
Panthers 10 11 7 12 40
C.Gronning 7, R.Harris 3, A.Goodin 18, G.Moldenhauer 11, M.Kempe 4, E.Wood 4
Cardinals 19 8 24 10 61
Hornets 8 5 13 14 40
J.Rasmussen 3, C.Gronning 19, R.Harris 7, A.Goodin 8, G.Moldenhauer 18, J.Parker 4, Mumford 2
Cowboys Basketball Staying Busy
BY JODY REEVES
Last week the North Gem boys and girls basketball teams had a very busy week. With both teams low on numbers they have joined together to play several double header games meaning that the varsity girls will play the early game and the boys will play the later game. This was the case last week when the Cowboys took on three conference opponents. The Cowboys started the week with hosting Taylors Crossing.
The Lady Cowboys took the floor first. Shaylyn Thompson got off to a hot start for the Cowboys with a pair of three point buckets and the first quarter came to a close with the two teams all tied up at eight points a piece. However in the second quarter things cooled off quickly for North Gem. The Cowboys would only manage two field goals and a single foul shot in the quarter and head to
the locker room trailing by six. In the third Thompson once again put in some good shots as she scored five of the team’s seven points. Unfortunately the Lady Cowboys had yet another slow quarter to finish the game and fell to the Eagles by ten points. It was now the boys turn to battle with the Eagles from Taylors Crossing. The Cowboys started off a little slow in this one but still put up a respectable twelve points in the opening period. However the Eagles were able to best them by six and took the early lead. In the second quarter the Cowboys defense did give up a pair of threes to the Eagles but Hayden and Yost combined for eleven points to even things out. As the first half came to a close the game was all knotted up at twenty eight points a piece. Hayden, who has led the Cowboys so far this season, put in eight more points in the third quarter to help boost North Gem to a four
point lead going into the fourth. If you have been following the Cowboys this season you are aware that they are playing with just five players on their roster. Faced with that situation the inevitable finally occurred during the fourth quarter of this game. Setser fouled out of the game leaving the Cowboys with just four players to try to get the win. The Eagles took advantage of the undermanned Cowboys just enough to tie the game up at the end of regulation sending the teams to overtime. In the overtime Rusty Hatch scored his only bucket of the game and Hayden was able to go four for four from the foul line to seal the game for the Cowboys as they won a thriller with just four players left on the court.
Unfortunately for both the boys and the girls teams the Cowboys finished the week by dropping a home game against Grace Lutheran before losing on the road to Leadore. No further
information was available on these
Cards And Grizz Struggle At Bulldog Shootout
BY JODY REEVES
The Soda Springs Cardinals and Grace Grizzlies boys basketball teams competed in the Bulldog Shootout in Ririe last week. They were joined by seven other schools mostly from the southeast part of the state. The two Caribou County squads were matched up against the same three teams that included 4A South Fremont, 3A Ririe, and 3A Firth. Soda Springs was also given one extra game against 4A Cole Valley Christian. This was a great opportunity for each team to get some non-conference games in while seeing how the other fared against some common opponents. Unfortunately our two local schools finished the weekend without any wins at the Bulldog Shootout. Due to a scheduling conflict the Grizzlies got an early start on the shootout. With several of their players being unavailable to play on Thursday when the other teams would start play. The Grizzlies were able to get the host school Ririe to agree to play their Thursday game on Wednesday instead. The Grizzlies got off to a good start in this game and led after the first quarter. A sluggish second quarter spelled doom however for Grace as they would only muster a pair of foul shots. The remainder of the game was competitive but the Grizzlies came up three points short.
After taking Thursday off the Grizzlies were back in action Friday taking on South Fremont. The Grizzlies were playing up two classifications in this game but gave a good effort nonetheless. After a slow start that had Grace trailing by eight in the first the Grizzlies would fight back in the second and cut the deficit to four at halftime. In the closing moments of the game the Grizzlies had got to within one point. With time slipping away the Grizzlies were forced to foul to save the clock. Grace was not
able to benefit from this strategy and eventually fell by five points.
In their final game of the weekend Grace took on the Firth Cougars. After a fast start for the Grizzlies the hot shooting of the Cougars would kick in. The Cougars would outscore the Grizzlies in each of the first three quarters including a twenty one to thirteen third quarter. The Grizzlies were unable to keep pace and fell in their first blow out loss of the season losing by seventeen points.
The Cardinals started their shootout schedule with the South Fremont Cougars. This was a close battle throughout the contest. Just one point separated the teams after the first quarter and at halftime the Cardinals led by the slim margin of two points. The third quarter was all Soda Springs. They would extend the two point lead to an eleven point one. Unfortunately the fourth quarter would be a mirror image of the third in favor of the Cougars. South Fremont outscored the Cardinals by twelve to win the game by one point.
On Friday the Cardinals had to double up and play two games. They started the day against the hot shooting Firth Cougars. Firth jumped out
to an early seventeen to nine lead and never looked back. The Cardinals were unable to hit double digits in any single quarter of the game. The Cougars took down the Cardinals by eighteen points. With just a five hour break the Cardinals were back in action against a very tough 4A Cole Valley Christian team. The Cardinals struggled to get going in this game only scoring four points in the first quarter and by halftime they already trailed by fourteen. The lead for the Chargers would only grow from there and by the end of the game the Cardinals had fallen by thirty one points.
The Cardinals finished off the weekend playing the home team Ririe Bulldogs. The Bulldogs hit their single game high score of the season in this match up with the Cardinals. Soda Springs had a very respectable game but just could not keep pace with the Bulldogs best shooting performance of the year. When the final buzzer sounded on their weekend the Cardinals had fallen once again by double digits.
Each Caribou County team will look to improve on their disappointing weekend as they move forward
this week. The Grizzlies took on Aberdeen on Tuesday and will travel to Rich County Utah on Friday. The Cardinals will be at home on Wednesday against North Fremont before traveling to take on West Jefferson on Friday.
D.Hill 4, B.Kimball 10, G.Draper 3, C.Reeves 4, C.Welch 1, T.Mathews 2, P.Yost 2, L.Moss 11
D.Hill 14, B.Kimball 13, G.Draper 3, C.Andresen 7, C.Reeves 5, C.Welch 4, P. Yost 1
D.Hill 3, B.Kimball 18, G.Draper 5, C.Reeves 1, P.Yost 1, B.Smith 6, L.Moss 5
K.Kirby 2, C.Thompson 9, G.Hansen 18, K.McWilliams 10, P.Ozburn 9, D.Billman 2
K.Kirby 4, C.Jacobson 3, C.Thompson 4, G.Hansen 10, K.McWilliams 4, D.Stoor 4, P.Ozburn 2
K.Kirby 5, C.Thompson 7, G.Hansen 7, K.McWilliams 7, D.Stoor 4, P.Ozburn 4,
K.Kirby 3, C.Thompson 10, G.Hansen 14, K.McWilliams 13, P.Ozburn 2
Carson Welch battles for the opening tip in one of last weeks games during the Bulldog Shootout.
Kyen Kirby takes a foul shot during last weeks Bulldog Shootout.