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Common Core Divides Candidates Common Core is the di-vidingpoint fornumberofourstatelevelcandidates. Gubernatorial candidateRussell Fulcher (R) is tak-ing a strong stand againstwhat he calls top-bottom,one-size-fits-all educationmodelthatharmsourchil-dren.“Itdoesn’tserveIda-hoans well. I will work torestorelocalcontrolofedu-cation, where families andcommunitiesaredetermin-inghowbesttoeducateour

children, not Washington,D.C.” Walt Bayes (Republicanfor Governor) dislikes anygovernment involvementin education and wouldsupport more charter andprivate schools. Ironically,healsosupportsvouchers. Jim Chemelik (Repub-lican candidate for Lt.Governor) says, “CommonCoreisanattemptbypoli-ticians to impose nationalstandards on American

schools. When one looksinto Common Core... it isdoing nothing to tap intothecreativegeniusoftheir[our children] individualtalents.” John Eynon, a publicschool teacher running forSuperintendent of PublicInstruction, is opposed toourchildrenbeingtaughttothe unproven standards en-visioned by Common Core.“Localschoolboards,teach-

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Inlastweek’seditionoftheHub City News (publishedinWendell)theeditor,JanGooding, announced thatafter fiveyears she is retir-ingthatpublication. While the newspaperbusiness is facing manychallenges of productioncosts, loss of revenue, andhow to integrate into theinternet, small local news-papers still provide infor-mationnotfoundanywhereelse. Itmaywellbethatprint-ed newspapers are a thingof thepast, but the loss ofsuch is a detriment to oursmall communities. Whileregional newspapers suchas the Times News bringus a broad perspective ofour state and the nation,smalllocalnewspapershelpuscommunicatewitheachotheraboutthethingsthatreally matter – local poli-tics, local businesses, localevents,localpeople. To survive, small localnewspapers rely heav-ily on the people of thecommunities they serveto send in informationabout events large andsmall. They also try to

Get Rid of Tires & Kill a Pest Althoughsomespeciesofmosquitos are harmless orevenuseful,theyaregener-ally considered a nusencetohumansandanimalsbe-cause they carry a numberof diseases that can makeusillorsometimesevenkillus. Wecanavoid them to acertain degree by stayingindoorsduringcertaintimesoftheday,orwecanusein-sect repellents. The better

way to deal withthem is to elimi-nate their breed-inglocations. Female mosquitos preferstagnant water to lay theireggs, meaning runningwater or water that is dis-turbedonaregularbasis,isnot a major problem. Anyplace, or anything, thatholds water longer than 7days,however,canproducemosquitoes. Small tempo-rarypondsandobjectsthathold water are ideal andcanproducelargenumbersofthesepests. One object that is par-ticularlygoodatproducingmosquitos is an unmount-ed tire. One tire can pro-duce many thousands of

mosquitoes. To help eliminate thisbreeding ground,SouthernIdahoSolidWastesishold-ing a Tire Amnesty Daythis Saturday, May 3. Youcantakeupto4passengertires(withoutarim)totheLandfill or to any transferstation forFREEDISPOS-AL! (Fee for some truckandtractortires.) Forthoseobjectsyoucannot get rid of (wateringcans, birdbaths, rain gut-ters,toys,watertroughs)itis important todrain themorchangethewateratleastonceaweektopreventlar-vaefromhatching!

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Notices of Upcoming Events & MeetingsCamas 4–H Horse Club: TheCamas4-HSilverSpursHorseClubwillbehavingitsfirstmeetingatJimDandy’sPizzaonMay1at6:00p.m.Please,nohorsesjustpizzaforthismeeting,plantoattendifyouwanttosign-upfortheclub.Contact:Traceyat764-2882ortntawards@earthlink.netThe 2014 Camas County School Academic Fair JoinusforanenjoyableeveningTuesday,May6thfrom5:00to7:00PMintheschoolcafeteriaandEdMarshallGymtocatchaglimpseofwhatourstudentshavebeendoing.Thisisatimetocelebrateaccomplishmentsassomeof the students and classes from Kindergarten throughhighschooldisplayprojectsthey’vecreatedanddemon-strateskillsthey’veacquired.Someoftheseniorswillalsopresent their Senior Projects. The Student Council willprovideatastypotatobarsupperforareasonablefee.Camas Bug Crew: HeyKids!Lookingforsomesummerfun?Achancetolearnsomethingnew?Needsomecash?TheCamasBugCrew still a few openings. For more information emailBecky Freiberg at petrochb@yahoo.com or pick up andapplicationattheCamasConservationDistrictofficeat403SoldierRoadFairfield.Fairfield Dog Licenses are due!AlicenseisrequiredforanydogwithinthecitylimitsofFairfield.Thelicensetagistobesecuredabouttheneckofthedog(s).Theli-censetagshallbeobtainedfromtheCityOffice.Phone764-2333.AnnualFee10.00spayedorneutered-AnnualFee15.00notLincoln County Fair: TheLincolnCountyFairBoardisacceptingbidsforthe2014Fairweekjanitorial.FairisJuly19ththruJuly27th.Pleasecall208-539-4500ore-mailLCFair2@gmail.comATTENTION VETERANS: AnyveteransinCamasCountythatneedhelporinfor-mationabouttheirVAentitlementspleasecontactJamesMingus,PostServiceOfficer,AmericanLegionPost#19ortheDepartmentofIdahoofficeinBoise.Jamescanbereachedat(208)764-2797or(208)421-8884.TheDepart-mentheadquarterscanbereachedat(208)342-7061.

Camas High School Bandfrom Jeff Rast, Principal

This year I watched the Camas County High SchoolBandperformattheDistrictIVLargeGroupMusicFes-tival. Iwasabletowatchseveralbandsperformpriortoours.With50ormorestudentsperband,theperformanc-eswere impressive.Thenour16memberbandtookthestage. Though dwarfed by the size of the stage and thenumberofchairssetup,theCamasstudentshitthefirstnoteconvincinglyandimpressedmethroughallthreeoftheir selections–acompetentperformance fromsuchasmallband.Granted,I’mbiased.Butthejudgesarenot.Wereceivedaratingof“Excellent.”Mr.HollisPincock,oneofthethreejudgesattheeventsentusalettertheverynextdaycommendingMs.TamiRunyonfortheoutstandingjobsheandthebanddid.Inhis words, “The group was well-prepared, they lookednice,theyhandledthemselveswellonstage,andmostofall,theyplayedthemusictheyhadpreparedverywell.Itwasajoytohearthemperform... Mr.Pincockwentontosay“IalsowanttothanktheCamasCountySchoolandtheirpatronsfortheirsupportofthemusicprogram/curriculum.Withmanyschoolscut-tingbackonclassroommusicprograms,itseemsyouandyourdistrictandpatronshavetheforesighttofundanim-portantpartofastudent’spubliceducationexperience.” Ahearty“congratulations”toMs.RunyonandtheCam-asCountyHighSchoolBand.We’reproudofyou!AndthankyoutotheparentsandtaxpayersofCamasCountyforsupportingthegrowthofsuchavaluableprogram!

Lincoln County Tax Newsfrom Ann Youts, Treaserer InSeptembertheRichfieldSchoolrequested$45,000forrepaymentofabond.InFebruarytheschoolbecameawarethat the debt had been paid off and asked to return themoney to the taxpayers. With approval from the countycommissioners,theschoolbondtaxwasremoved.Forevery$100,000inpropertyvaluethetaxpayerwascredited31.91perhalfyearpayment–atotalof$63.82.ATaxAnticipa-tionaccountwasalsocreatedforthe2014taxroll. AnerrorwasmadeinthebudgetfortheDietrichCem-eterytaxingdistrict(createdlastyear)becausetheyweregivenincorrectfigures.Thelevygeneratedjustlessthanhalfofthemoneythattheyweregranted.Asupplementaltaxrollhasbeensentouttocorrectthatsituation.Thislevyincreasewillgenerate$20.50inadditionaltaxesper$100,000ofpropertyvalue.AlltaxescollectedwillusedtofundtheDietrichCemetery.

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ers,andparentsknowwhatisbestintheeducationoftheirchildren.ThispointofviewneedsrepresentationinBoise.” Ontheothersideoftheissue,GovernorButchOtterbe-lievesthatIdahoCoreStandardsareatheresultofastate-ledeffortseekingonlytodevelopbettertoolstomeasureandfos-terstudentachievement.“IdahoCoreStandardsreflectthedevelopmentofpublicpolicyastheFoundersenvisionedit-drivenbythestatesasthelaboratoriesoftherepublic.” Another Republican candidate for Governor, HarleyBrown,appearstosupportGov.Otter’sview.“Itismyun-derstandingthat45SOVEREIGNstateshaveVOLUN-TARILYcometogetherandhaveagreedtoadoptcom-monacademicstandardsforEnglishandMathstudents.” A.J.Balukoff’s(DemocratforGovernor)maincampaigntalkingpointisthat,“Idahoisnow50thinthenationfortheamountofmoneyweinvestineachstudent.” Lt.GovernorBradLittleseemstoberelativelyneutralontheissuestatingthatourfast-changingworldrequiresmoreskillstosucceed.“Ourobligationistoofferourchil-drenabettereducationthanwereceived.” IntheraceforSuperintendentofPublicInstruction,thethreeotherRepublicancandidates(AndrewGrover,RandyJensen&SherriYbarra)andtheDemocrat(JanaJones)allsupport (to varying degrees) Idaho Core Standards. JanaJonessupportsthestandardsbutdoesn’tlikehowtheyweredone.RandyJensenisalsoasupporterbutbelievesthestan-dardsshouldnotbealitmustestforstudentachievement,norshouldtheybeusedtorankschools. Idahowillspend$3.3billiononeducationinFY2014,or29%ofitstotalbudget.Healthcareisthesecondlargestbudgetitemat$2.8billion(24%).Asyougetreadytogotothepolesorasyoufilloutyourabsenteeballot,besureyouknowwherethecandidatesstandontheseissues.

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o b i t u a r i e sWendellArchibaldKing

Wendell Archibald King, 91, of Rich-field, Idaho passed away Tuesday, April 22,2014 at the North Canyon Medical Centerin Gooding, Idaho following a short illness. WendellwasbornJuly29,1922,inGarland,UtahtoRalphManningKingandLaloveAr-chibaldKing.Hewasthirdofeightchildren,fourbrothersandthreesisters.Wendell’searlychildhoodwasspentinGarlandandthenthefamilymovedtoColeville,Utah.Laterthefam-ilymovedtoafarmnearJerome,Idaho.Wendellwasagoodathleteinvolvedinfootball,boxing,andtrack.ThefamilymovedtoafarmnorthofRichfield,Idahowherehecom-pletedhisHighSchooleducation.Thefamilyworkedhardandenjoyedsportsandsingingaroundthepianoastheirmotherplayed.Wendelldevelopedagreatloveofhorses. During World War II Wendell followed his twoolder brothers into military service for our coun-try, joining the US Army, serving as an MP. Following WW II Wendell returned to Richfield andmarried his sweetheart Mary Jean Sorensen on Novem-ber 25, 1945. They were later sealed in the Idaho FallsLDSTemple.WendellandMarylivedonthefamilyfarminRichfield.Theylivedthereforapproximately20years

Agraveside servicewill beheldonMay10th,2014,forBessie Mae BaileywhopassedawayonDecember17,2013,attheageof100. Servicewillbeheldat theHillCityCemetery(13mileswestofFairfield)startingat11:00a.m.

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farmingandraisingtheirsixchildren.WendellwasachartermemberoftheRichfieldRidingClubandeverywinteryoucould findhimatthecutterracesandsummeratthejamborees. In 1968 the couple moved their fam-ily into “town”. In 1981 Wendell and Maryfollowed their son, Chris, to the Hawai-ian island of Maui to work on a pineappleplantation. They so enjoyed Hawaii thatthey found other employment and endedup livingon the island for a totalof8 years. AftertheirreturntoRichfieldin1989and

thedeathoftheirdaughter,Ann,WendellandMaryservedasfulltimemissionariesfortheChurchofJesusChristofLat-terDaySaintsintheSouthAfrica,Johannesburgmission. WendellisproceededindeathbyhislovingwifeMaryJeanSorensenKing,hisparents,brothersRolandRalphKing, Sterling Eli King and Verl Glen King, grandsonsAnthonyKingandLukasVanErcanbrack,daughterAnnKingJensenGines,son-in-lawVanRichardErcanbrack,.He is survived by daughter Eva Irene King ErcanbrackofSalem,Utah,sonsAllenSKing(Diana)ofRichfield,ChrisSKing(Diana)ofHutto,Texas,CraigSKing(Sue)ofNampa,Idaho,andRexSKingofClarksville,Arkan-sas, 28 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren, brotherJackDuaneKing(Susan)ofHomedale,Idaho,andsistersVennaRiley(Ralph)ofRichfield,RubyRobison(Ray)ofSaintGeorge,Utah,andDonnaPatterson(Archie)ofLa-Grande,Oregon. Thechildrenwish toextend their thanks to theBen-nettHillsCareCenterandthemedicalstaffattheNorthCanyonMedicalCenter for their compassionate careofWendellduringthelastfewmonthsanddaysofhislife. FuneralserviceswereheldonFriday,April25,2014attheRichfieldLDSChurch.Burial followedat theRich-fieldCemetery. ArrangementsareunderthecareanddirectionofDe-marayFuneralService–ShoshoneChapel.Condolencesmaybesenttothefamilybyvisitingtheobituarylinkatwww.demarayfuneralservice.com.

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o b i t u a r i e sSharonEloiseCox

Sharon Eloise(Skaggs) Cox passedawayThursday,April24, 2014 after com-plications related toAlzheimer’sdisease. Sharon was bornon October 1, 1940in Rupert, Idaho toClara Edna Jonesand Elmer Skaggsandwasthefourthoffive children. She then moved to Nampa andattended local schools there and later, IdahoStateUniversity,whereshewaspledgedSigmaKappa, and Boise State University, where shefocusedonherloveofArtandHistory. Sharon had several jobs with the State ofIdahoaswellasworkingasalegalsecretaryforattorneysinIdaho,TexasandKansas.ShewasalsoveryactiveintheLDSreligionandservedasReliefSocietyPresidentandnumerousothercallingsthroughoutherlife. Sharon had a love of art, gardening, poetry,sewingandGenealogyandproducedmany in-spirationalpiecesfromallofthese.Herchildrenandgrandchildrenespeciallyrememberherforthe magical stories she would tell that wouldmaketheirimaginationscomealive. Sharonissurvivedbyherhusband,VerlMar-vinCox;andherchildren,Clayton(Tami)Cox,Sherri (Jim)Boyce,Christine(Eric)WeldandBenjamin Cox; nine grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; her sisters, Glenda and Kathy;and brother, Elmer Jr. She was preceded indeathbyherparentsandhersister,Lorraine. Sharon will be missed dearly by all of herfamilybutwillalwaysbe inourheartsand inourthoughts. Memorial services were held on Monday,April28,2014attheMeridianLDSStakeCen-ter.Agraveside intermentservicewillbeheldat1p.m.onFriday,May2,2014,atMountainViewCemeteryinFairfield,Idaho. Memories and condolences may be shared withthefamilyonSharon’smemorialwebpageatwww.summersfuneral.com.

Robert“Bob”Sorensen OnThursday,April10,2014,RobertW.“Bob”Sorensenpassedawayfromcancer.Hisinfectiouslaugh,strength,andgenerosity touchedallwhoknewhim. His “being and doing” attitude,constantwhistlingandsourdoughpan-cakeswillbemissedbymany. BobwasbornSeptember17,1943,inGoodingIdaho,toMerleSorensenandEvaWylerSorensen.Bob,theyoung-estof10,grewupinRichfield,Idaho,playingfootballandworkingatthelo-calcheesefactory.HeattendedLoganUniversitybriefly.Hemar-riedMartiProctorofRichfield.DaughterPam,wasbornin1965andsonLane,in1966.ThefamilymovedtoMissoula,Montanain1968andBobstartedhisowncompany. BobandRoseLewisWilliamsweremarriedin1989.Togetherthey have 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and their“boys”Percy,Peanut,andPJ.BobissurvivedbyhissistersNinaRiley,LaRueHorting,andCharleneBaxter. AcelebrationofBob’slifewasheldonApril29theLDSChurchinRichfield. Condolencesmaybesenttothefamilybyvisitingtheobituarylinkatwww.demarayfuneralservice.com.

JenniferMaySmythCheney Jennifer May Smyth Cheney, 28, aresident of Twin Falls, Idaho, passedawayunexpectedlyonApril24,2014.She was born in Toledo, Oregon onJanuary18,1986. Jenniferwasafunandlovingmoth-er,daughterand sister thatcared forher family and children. We havefondmemoriesofherandherlife.Shewillbegreatlymissedbyallthosewhoknewherandlovedher. Jenniferissurvivedbyhertwosons,AnderandBrodyCheney;her parents, Andrew and Juanita Smyth; sister Krystina Close,brothersWestly,William,Wade,Waylon,andWrenSmythandhergrandmotherVerlaSmyth. Amemorialservicewillbeheldat4p.m.onSaturday,May3,2014,atDemarayFuneralService–GoodingChapel(737MainSt.inGooding).Acelebrationofherlifeaftertheme-morialservicewillbeginat5p.m.attheEastParkonIllinoisStreet,inGooding. Sendcondolencesatwww.demarayfuneralservice.com.

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TheAnswerisNO!ThisweektheCourierreceivedananony-mousLettertotheEditorbyemailregarding

theoneofthepoliticalracesinLincolnCounty.Thesenderevenwenttothetroubleofgettingaspecialemailaddressfromwhichtosendthislettertome.Iunderstandthedesiretokeepone’sidentityasecretwhenaddressingcertainissues,butwith-outaname,thereisanassumedfalsenessaboutaletter. TheinternalfunctioningoftheLincolnCountyCourthousehasfacedsomechallengesoverthelastcoupleofyears,includ-ingalawsuitbyacountyemployeethatjustfinishedinJanuary.Becausethatlawsuitinvolvedoneoftheindividualsrunningforre-election,Iintendtowriteanarticlefornextweekgivingabriefsynopsisofwhatthatlawsuitwasabout.

~~~~~ AnerrorofomissionwasmadeintheCourierlastweek.Twoarticleswerenotcontinuedfromthefrontpage.Themissinginformation from the hospital article was insignificant. Themissinginformationfromtheelectionarticlewasimportant. InGoodingCounty,MarkBolducisrunningagainstTomFaulknerforDistrict2CommissionerontheRepublicanTick-et.Unlikesomeoftheotherraces,thereisalsoaDemocratCandidaterunningforthisposition.ThewinneroftheRepub-licanPrimarywillfaceDavidMaestasthisfallintheGeneralElection.

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Dear Editor:Pleaseallowthislettertoserveasourrecommendation of Brenda Farnworth

for the position of Lincoln County Clerk. Four yearsago, Brenda joined Sturtevants in the Controller’schair.ShecamewiththehighestpraisefromMBT,herformeremployer,as thatcompanychangedownershipandrelocatedoutofIdaho. Fromthestart,Brendaprovedherselfuptoanychal-lengesthatcameherway.Herresponsibilitiesincludedbutwerenotlimitedto;accounting,budgeting,payroll,cashflow management, and ensuring full compliancewith state and federal protocols and regulations. Shealso served as an information resource and effectivecommunicationhubforourfourretailshops,astaffofover 50 coworkers, more than 100 supplier/vendors,andvariousgovernmentagencies. Brenda brings a positive and professional attitude totheworkday,sheanticipatesneedsandmeetsdeadlines,andhasaprovenabilitytoadapttochange.Anycom-pany–andLincolnCounty–wouldbefortunatetohaveherinakeyposition.

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Dear Editor: TEAMWORKiscritical inanyworkingenvironment.When others succeed, we all succeed. If you need as-sistance, your teamprovides guidance, information, andadvice.Idon’tunderstandarecentlettercriticizingtheTEAMapproach. Members of the Lincoln County TEAM taught Annhowtosendtaxinformationelectronicallyattherequestoftaxpayers,assistedwithformattingdocuments(includ-inghowtoformatcellsinExcel),encouragedresearchofIdahostatutesandattendanceatmeetingstolearntrea-surerresponsibilities. Peopleacrossthestateofferedas-sistancetoAnnoverthepasttwoyears.Ann’srecentlysharedopinionof“TEAMWORK”clarifiessomuchaboutourexperiences. If she doesn’t support “TEAMWORK”, why does hercampaign promote a team of candidates? Are some“teams”acceptablewhileothersrejected? Annexpressesconcernaboutelectedofficialsand im-partiality.Isthisacriticismofthecitizenswhochosetoelect officials who happen to be married? The citizenshavearighttovotetheirchoiceofelectedofficials.DoesAnnnotsupportthatright? Instead, Ann supports HIRING elected county com-

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Eachyear farmersproceedtoplantcropsastheyhaveinyearspast.Theyhavefaithorcon-

victionthattheweatherwillco-operateandtheircropswillgrowlikenormal.ThereisnothingguaranteedwithMotherNature.Itisafarmer’sbeliefthatthingswouldbewithconsistenceastheyhaveforyearsandyearsofthesamepattern.Abindingbelieforob-servanceofdutykeepsthefarmerscomingbackandplanting. Afewweekago,whileinValeOregon,Isawafieldhalfplowed.Iaskedthefarmeraboutit.Hetoldmetherewasnosensetofin-ishplowing.Therewasn’tgoingtobeenoughwaterthisseason.HiswatercomesfromtheMalhuerRiversystemandtherewasnosnowpackinthemountainstoputwaterinthereservoirs.Infact,youcanwalkacrosstheMalhureRiverandnotgetyourkneeswet.Springrainshavegivenimmediatewatertogetthefarmingprocessstarted,butthereisnoreservetofinishcropstotheend. So,whatdoesnotwaterdo? Itcreatesamajorcauseandeffectrollercoaster.Firstofall,thefarmercannotfinishhisstartedprod-uctwithhopestocompleteit.Hehasahalfworkedfieldthatwillbeahavenforweedsthatheworkedyearstomaintainatnogrowth.Thefertilizerpeople,theseedpeople,andtheotherrelatedlines,arenowat lossaswell.Alltheotherbusinessesthatrelyonthemaregoingtofeelthecrunch.Thefarmerisnowgoingtohavetobuyfeedtofeedhislivestock.Therewillbeaddedtransportationscosts.Hewon’tgetafairpriceforhislivestockbecausehe’llhavetosellthemearlierthantheweightandgrowthhewanted.Thenheagainwillbeatthemercyofthebankswhichhavethesameproblemwithhundredsoffarmerswiththesamesituation.Theconsumergetsan-otherpricehiketoperchases.Meanwhile,moreandmorebusinessesagain feel the effects of a short crop. The same expensive luck ispassedaroundlikeafluvirus. MotherNatureissometimessevere.Thepartofthesituationthatcouldmakedifferenceisstilla“foxinthehenhouse.”Thatisthepriceoffuel.Iffuelwasn’tsohightostartwith,thefarmermightbeabletogetbyforaseason.Thefuelsituationwillnotallowthattohappen.Thepriceoffuelhaseverythingoutofbalance.Whenwasthelasttimeyousawa“slinky”toyclimbastairway.Itwillgodownwithmomentalspeeduntilitstops.Eachsteploosesthechanceforthe “Slinky” to climb back. If farming is like the “Slinky” once itreachesthebottom,williteverbeabletocomeback? Where’s the faith in next year’s crops when this year’s prayinghandsarehandcuffed to thebarn that thebankhas to repo.As Isaidbefore,wecan’toutwitMotherNature,buthumannaturehaslotsofroomforimprovementandcorrection.Itthereaflatspotonthisrollercoaster?Maybetheonlyflatspotistheareawhereallofushavetousefuel(powersource).Theremaybeafewadjustmentswecanmake.Therollercoasterisacontinualloopthataffectsev-eryoneoverandoverandover.Plantingfaithinfuelpricesisthatunfinishedcropinthefield.Whatdowedo? FornowI’mabandoningthis“CupofTee.”

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THEFIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO,

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY of CAMAS

JASON L. NOBLE, an individual, and ) Case No.ROD BAKER, an individual, ) CV-�013-3� Plaintiff, ) vs. ) NOTICEMARTIN FINCO, an individual. ) OF Defendant. ) SALE

Under and by virtue of an Order for Sale of Mining Claims issued on the 31st day of January, �014, out of and under the seal of the above—entitled court on a Judgment and recovered in said court in the above—entitled action on the ��th day of December, �013, in favor of Plaintiffs Jason L. Noble and Rod Baker, I am commanded and required to proceed to notice for sale and to sell at public auction the mining claims described in said Order for Sale of Mining Claims and to apply the proceeds of such sale to the satisfaction of said Judg-ment with interest hereon and my fees and costs. The mining claims directed to be sold are situated in Camas County, state of Idaho, and are described as follows:

BLUE RIBBON NO. 1 MINING CLAIMThat certain Lode Mining Claim commonly known as Blue Rib-bon No. 1 identified as Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Mining Claim Serial Number IMC�04��1 and more particularly described as follows:Beginning at the corner monument of the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township �N, Range 1�E, thence 1�00’ North, thence �00’ East, thence 1�00’ South, thence �00’ West to the Point of Beginning.

BLUE RIBBON NO. � MINING CLAIMThat certain Lode Mining Claim commonly known as Blue Rib-bon No. 2 identified as Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Mining Claim Serial Number IMC�09940 and more particularly described as follows:Beginning at the corner monument of the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township �N, Range 1�E, thence 1�00’ North, thence �00’ East, thence 1�00’ South, thence �00’ West to the Point of Beginning.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 19th day of May, �014, at the hour of 10 o’clock a.m., at 501 Soldier Road, Fairfield, Idaho, I will attend, offer and sell at public auction all or so much of the above-described mining claims thus directed to be sold as may be necessary to raise sufficient funds to pay and satisfy the Judgment as set out in said Order for Sale of Mining Claims to the highest bidder therefor in lawful money.

You are further informed of your right to redeem the real property within six (�) months of the date of sale pursuant to Idaho Code § 11-40�, as applicable, in payment of the amounts due pursuant to the Judgment, including expenses incurred, unless you have previously waived or renounced such rights.

Auxiliary aids or services for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please call (�0�) ��4-��09 by �:00 o’clock p.m. three (3) days prior to this public sale so that arrangement can be made.

DATED this 14th day of April, �014.By Vickie Chess, Deputy Sheriff

PUBLIC NOTICE On Thursday, May 15, 2014 the Fairfield City Council will hold a regular meeting beginning at 7:00p.m. at Fairfield City Hall located at 407 Soldier Road in Fairfield, ID. Items on the agenda include the following: A public hearing for an amendment to Building Permit Fees, Ap-pendix A of Resolution No. 2010-13 of the City of Fairfield, Idaho, to lower building permit fees by amending cost per sq footage and reducing total valuation cost; amending inspection costs and adding cost for a manufacture home permit, demolition permit, and permit review fee to cover administrative and building official cost; provide an effective date. The following amended Appendix A Building Permit Fees shall be adopted for the remainder of Fiscal Year �014 and the following years until the review and adoption of a future resolution:

A. Total Valuation: 1. $1.00 to $500 $24.65 2.$501to$2,000 $24.65forthefirst$500plus$3foreachadditional$100 orfractionthereof,toandincluding$2,000 3.$2,001to$25,000 $72.72forthefirst$2,000plus$14foreachadditional $1,000orfractionthereof,toandincluding$25,000 4.$25,001to$50,000 $411.34forthefirst$25,000plus$10foreachadditional $1,000orfractionthereof,toandincluding$50,000 5.$50,001to$100,000 $675.94forthefirst$50,000plus$7foreachadditional $1,000orfractionthereof,toandincluding$100,000 6.$100,001to$500,000 $1,043.44forthefirst$100,000plus$5.50foreach additional$1,000orfractionthereof, toandincluding$500,000 7.$500,001to$1,000,000 $3,395.44forthefirst500,000plus$4.75foreach additional$1,000orfractionthereof, toandincluding$1,000,000 8.1,000,001andup $5,889.06forthefirst$1,000,000plus$3.50foreach additional$1,000orfractionthereofB.ValuationSchedule: 1.Base: a.WoodFrameDwelling $65.00sqft {...}C.AdditionalBuildingPermitFees: 1.Inspectionoutsideofnormalbusinesshours $100.00perincident 2.Re-inspectionfee $100.00perincident 3.Inspectionsforwhichnofeeisspecified $100.00perincident {...} 8.Planreviewfee 10%ofbuildingpermitfee 9.ManufactureHomeInspectionFee $200.00 10.ManufactureHomePermitFee $100.00 11.DemolitionFee $100.00

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at the aforementioned time and place, all interested persons may appear and shall be given an oppor-tunity to comment on the matters stated above. Any person needing special accommodations to participate in the above-noticed meeting should contact the City Office. Comments and questions prior to the hearing should be directed to the City, P.O. Box 336 Fairfield, ID 83327 a minimum of five (5) days prior to the scheduled hearing. Supporting documents are on file at the Fairfield City Hall and avail-able for public review.

DATED THIS ��th DAY OF APRIL, �014Megan Stelma

Planning & Zoning Administratorpublished on April 30 and May 7, 2014

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETrustee’s Sale No. 0�-FSL-130��9

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, ALLIANCE TITLE AND ES-CROW CORP., the duly appointed Successor Trustee, will on August 1�, �014, at the hour of 0�:00 PM, of said day, MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE CAMAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, �01 SOLDIER ROAD, FAIRFIELD, ID, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real and personal property (hereafter referred to collectively as the “Property”), situated in the County of CAMAS, State of Idaho, to-wit:

LOT �A OF LOTS �, � AND � OF WEST SHORE SUDIVI-SION, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED AS INSTRUMENT NO. ��4��, RECORDS OF CAMAS COUNTY, IDAHO.

The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above-referenced Property but, for purposes of compliance with Section �0-113 of Idaho Code, the Trustee has been informed that the address of 0�0 PRIVATE ROAD, CAMAS COUNTY, ID �33�� AKA ��� WEST SHORE DRIVE, WEST MAGIC, ID �33��, is sometimes associated with said real property.

Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust execut-ed by MARC A GREEN, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE and SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Grantor, to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE CO., as Trustee, for the benefit and security of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 5/17/2006, re-corded 5/17/2006 in Volume 37, page 997, of Deeds of Trust, under Instrument No. �9�34, Mortgage records of CAMAS County, IDA-HO, the beneficial interest in which is presently held by The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certificateholders of the CWALT, Inc., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST �00�-OC� MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES �00�-OC�.THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 4�-1�0�(4) (A), IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE. OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RE-SPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION.

The default for which is sale is made is the failure to pay when due under the Deed of Trust Note dated 5/17/2006. THE MONTHLY

PAYMENT WHICH BECAME DUE ON 1/1/2013 AND ALL SUB-SEQUENT MONTHLY PAYMENTS. PLUS LATE CHARGES AND OTHER COSTS AND FEES AS SET FORTH. Amount due as of April 9, �014 Delinquent Payments from January 01, �013 � payments at $ �4�.�� each $�,0��.�� 1 payments at $ ��1.�� each $��1.�� 9 payments at $ 933.�0 each $�,401.�0 (01-01-13 through 04-09-14) Late Charges: $0.00 BENEFICIARY ADVANCES TOTAL UNCOLLECTED $�,�11.34 Suspense Credit:$ 0.00 TOTAL: $1�,91�.0�All delinquencies are now due, together with unpaid and accruing taxes, assessments, trustee’s fees, attorney’s fees, costs and advances made to protect the security associated with this foreclosure. The principal balance is $1��,��4.90, together with interest thereon at 3.��0% per annum from 12/1/2012 to 7/1/2013, 3.250% per annum from 7/1/2013 to 8/1/2013, 3.250% per annum from 8/1/2013, until paid.

The Beneficiary elects to sell or cause the trust property to be sold to satisfy said obligation.

Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same.

DATED: 4/9/2014. ALLIANCE TITLE AND ESCROW CORP. Trustee By: Joel Meng, Asst. Secretary c/o REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION �1� 1st Avenue, Suite �00 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com A-44�4�0�

published on 4/23, 4/30, 5/07 & 5/14, 2014

NOTICE OF CEMETERY MAINTENANCE BID The Camas County Cemetery Board is now accepting bids for maintenance on four Camas County cemeteries. Persons wishing to bid need to have their own equipment to do mowing, trimming, and general upkeep in a timely manner as directed by the board. Main-tenance will be done from May �014 through September �014. Full maintenance will be needed during the months of May, June, and July �014. General upkeep only will need to be performed during the months of August and September. Bids should reflect reduced maintenance hours in August and September �014. Bids may be sent to Linda Thomas (board member) at P.O. Box 508 - Fairfield, Idaho 83327, or dropped off at 507 Soldier Road. For more details, call ��4-�100. Bids must be received by Thursday, May 1st, at 1� noon.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGPursuant to Idaho Code 31-1413,Notice is hereby given that the

WEST MAGIC FIRE COMMISSIONERSwill hold a public meeting at

West Magic Station #�(West Magic Road)

on Tuesday, the �th of May, �013 at �:30 p.m.

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