And they're off

RICHFIELD - Horses and trailers filled the lot around Reynolds Arena in Richfield last weekend when Silver Creek Racing kicked off its 35th year of chariot racing. Tim Wilson, pictured, was just one of approximately 13 teams who blew through the gates for a practice run on what is known as 'play day' for the racers. Play day is a chance to just run your team against another team for a practice run - a local racer said. Points do not start accumulating until next week with the first official race. The races will be held in Richfield until mid-February and then the teams will compete at a state meet and then the top teams will go on to the World event - usually held in Ogden, Utah. There are no cash prizes for the winners of this yearly event - it's all about bragging rights - and for some that seems to be enough because most of the drivers and owners in the Silver Creek Chariot Racing Association have been active for more than 20 years and at least owner is celebrating his 50th year of chariot racing this year.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

Dec. 7: Kylie Wallace, Fran Gonzalez, Camino Parish, Sam Kerner, John Schmidt, Rebecca Wood.
Dec. 8: Leslie Guenechea.
Dec. 9: Shelbi Blunt, Steve Johansen, Carmen Kofoed.
Dec. 10: Amanda Henson.
Dec. 11: Jordan Kent, Stephi Brown.
Dec. 12: Ruth Chess, Grady Garrett, K.C. Wyant, Diane Norman, Karen Lezamiz, Louie Leguineche, Mary Edwards, Mary Shannon Riley.
Dec. 13: Tyrell Porter, Dale Chatterton, Deborah Fuller.

Anniversaries

Dec. 10: Mr. & Mrs. David Whitesell, Mark & Mistie Mulleian.
Dec. 11: Mr. & Mrs. Larae Brown.
Dec. 12: Mr. & Mrs. Mike Galindo.

Tree-lighting event a success

LINCOLN COUNTY - The local farmers market sponsored a tree-lighting event on the Lincoln County Courthouse lawn last Saturday night in Shoshone. Despite the cold temperatures it was well attended. Christmas carols were sung and Santa stopped in for a visit as well.
Photos courtesy of Rusty and Ann Parker

Court schedule

HEARINGS FOR MONDAY 12/7/2009 JUDGE JOHN BUTLER
01:10 PM Romona Allen vs. Lincoln County Pretrial Conference
By phone to Jerome annex as per scheduling order

HEARINGS FOR WEDNESDAY 12/9/2009 JUDGE MARK A. INGRAM
08:00 AM Boothe, Kyle Probation Hearing
08:00 AM Goodwin, Katerina Probation Hearing
08:00 AM Haga, Bernard Wesley Probation Hearing
08:00 AM Showalter, Jamie L Probation Hearing
09:00 AM Amy, Delwin C Arraignment
09:00 AM Barnes, Lawrence E Arraignment
09:00 AM Eaton, Anthony Arraignment
09:00 AM Ellison, Airaka P Arraignment
09:00 AM Gonzalez, Miguel R Arraignment
09:00 AM Harral, Joey Lea Arraignment
09:00 AM Herrera-Lopez, Jose Guadalupe Pretrial Conference
09:00 AM Huerta-Valencia, Daniel I Arraignment
09:00 AM Mackert, David C Arraignment
09:00 AM Montgomery, Andrew L Arraignment
09:00 AM Moran, Joe Grant Arraignment
09:00 AM Oneida, Trenton J Arraignment
09:00 AM Patterson, Herbert Lee Arraignment
09:00 AM Remington, Amanda M Arraignment
09:00 AM Romans, Alvin Reese Arraignment
09:00 AM Slauf, Joshua Leigh Continued Arraignment
09:00 AM Wilkinson, Roger Continued Arraignment
10:00 AM Braun, Rodger L Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Canchola, Alberto Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Canchola, Miguel S Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Gill, Levie Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Jimenez, Mystique B Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Juarez, Elsa D Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Knight, Shane Lavar Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Kulhanek, Terance Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Perez-Marin, Cayetano Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Perkes, Heather Jo Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Prine, Randy G Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Rios, Jose Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Sabala, Roselyn C Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Strunk, Eugene R Pretrial Conference
10:00 AM Vaught, Faustina G Status
11:00 AM Aparicio Ceja, Eliseo Sentencing
11:00 AM Ball, James C Plea and Sentencing
11:00 AM Brady, Franklin Plea and Sentencing
11:00 AM Campbell, Kelly J Plea and Sentencing
11:00 AM Pflum, Timothy M Plea and Sentencing
11:00 AM Trosper, Doug A Sentencing
01:30 PM Melton, Kent Review
01:30 PM Mills, Valerie Review

HEARINGS FOR FRIDAY 12/11/2009 JUDGE ROBERT ELGEE
11:00 AM Cary Kay Hutchins vs. Lincoln County, etal. Motion

Boys basketball results

The Richfield Tigers had a home win against Oakley last week and Michael Lezamiz scored 27 points for the team. Richfield is now 2-0 and will travel to Murtaugh next week.
Dietrich lost one at home against Clark County with the final score of 60-56. The Blue Devils will take on Lighthouse Christian in their next game.
In Shoshone, the Indians defeated Gooding by 10 points in a non-conference game. Shoshone will travel to Hansen next week.

Shoshone police report

SHOSHONE - For the month of November there was an agency total of 232 traffic stops. There were 143 verbal warnings and 52 citations issued. Officer’s responded to 72 calls of service. There were 11 arrests.
Citations included: insurance, minor consumption, registration, child safety seat, speeding, DUIs, stop sign violations, dogs at large, seatbelts, failure to yield to emergency vehicle, unlicensed drivers, suspended drivers, domestic battery, city junk ordinance, and RxR crossing.
Calls for Service included: suspicious incident, littering, medical and agency assists, civil matters, noise complaints, lewd and lascivious, 911 hang ups, found property, accidents, reckless driving, warrants, alarms, vandalism, burglary, disturbances, fights, public assists, welfare checks and attempted fraud.
More time was spent by Officers on the residential streets during this month. There were two reported accidents this month. One resulted in a vehicle striking a dog causing front end damage. The other was a semi truck striking the RxR crossing. There was an attempted fraud at the Shoshone Living Center that involved a check mailed to a resident from an overseas lottery. Two people were caught dumping trash on City property at the gun range.
We participated in a mobilization grant from the Idaho Transportation Dept. for impaired drivers. Officers made contact with 67 individuals. The mobilization resulted in one minor consumption of alcohol and one DUI, Drug contact.
Report courtesy of Police Chief Jon Daubner and the City of Shoshone.

Girls basketball results

Richfield 64, Camas County 39
The Richfield Lady Tiger won the home game match against Camas on Thursday night. Teenie Kent was the high scorer for the team with 26 points and Miriam Rivas had 22. The Tigers are now 2-0 in the Northside Conference and will travel to Oakley next week.

Dietrich 58, Castleford 32
The Blue Devils won one on the road Thursday night against Castleford. They will travel to Declo next Tuesday. Nakia Norman scored 11 points for the Blue Devils.

Valley 49, Shoshone 37
The Shoshone Lady Indians lost one on the road on Thursday.
Kelcie Hutchins lead the Indians in points. Shoshone hosts Raft River on Saturday.

Craft fair in Shoshone

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All-Conference teams announced

LINCOLN COUNTY - Several local athletes have been named to the District IV All-
Conference teams for both football and volleyball.
In the Class 1A Snake River Conference Justin Santana, Shoshone, was selected and he also received an Honorable Mention for the position of running back.
Those named in the Sawtooth Conference were: Walter Hansen, Dietrich, Tyler Cenarrusa, Richfield, Michael Lezamiz, Richfield, Dion Norman, Dietrich, and Jose Rivas, Richfield.
The Class 1A Snake River Conference Volleyball Coach of the year was Larry Messick, Shoshone.
Shoshone athletes included: Taylor Astle, Jennica Kerner, Shelby Bozutto, Kelcie Hutchins, and Jenny Perron.
In the Sawtooth Conference Traci Perron, Dietrich, was named Coach of the Year.
Local athletes included: Jessica Perron, Dietrich, Nakia Norman, Dietrich, Dayna Phillips, Dietrich, Moriah Dill, Dietrich, Yoshira McDaniel, Dietrich, Kaylee Exon, Richfield, Kelci Dalton, Dietrich, Tawni Smith, Richfield, Mirian Rivas, Richfield, Michaela Edwards, Richfield, and Halie Stoddard, Dietrich.

Light a tree on the Courthouse lawn

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District Court schedule

9 a.m. Change of Plea: Kathryn Morris, Jesus Acosta
9 a.m. Arraignment: Miguel Canchola, Mathew Fleming
9 a.m. Status: Cargill, Inc vs. Kent Van Tassell
9 a.m. Sentencing: Scott Engman
9 a.m. Bond Reduction: Blue Hadden

Races start this weekend in Richfield

RICHFIELD - The Silver Creek Chariot Racing Association will kick off it's 34th season of chariot racing in Richfield on Saturday. The races are held at Reynolds Field just west of town along Hwy. 26 and will begin at 1 p.m. Entry cost is only $2.00 per person.
This year there will be at least 13 ages teams competing as well as colt teams and miniature horse teams starting up in the near future.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

Nov. 30: Jared Sutter, Jay Ward, Jennifer Fajardo, Kelsey Jo Riley, Marzella Archibald, Scott Peterson.
Dec. 1: Drew Payne, Nancy Johnson.
Dec. 2: Chelsey Jones, Dayne Ward, Rick Drelling, Shirley Ordaz, Wade Sturgeon, Phyllis Beitia, Debbie Pierson, Walt Evans.
Dec. 3: Gary Kinghorn, Nikki Richards, Mike Piper.
Dec. 5: Al Brandenburg, Jennifer Godin, Roy Pope, William Turgoose, Pam Freeman, Paul Freeman, Randy Cameron, Tom Evans, Allison Parish, Rohn Turner.
Dec. 6: Richard Lewin, Lynda Peterson, Shirley Craig.
Dec. 7: Kylie Wallace, Fran Gonzalez, Camino Parish, Sam Kerner, John Schmidt, Rebecca Wood.

Anniversaries

Nov. 30: Mr. & Mrs. Tom Naylor.
Dec. 1: Cheri & Mark Roberts.
Dec. 4: Mr. & Mrs. Ron Jones.

Beware of fraudulent checks

LINCOLN COUNTY - Two residents at the Lincoln County Care Center in Shoshone thought they were getting an early Christmas present when they received an unexpected cashier's check in the mail - but the checks turned out to be fraudulent and could have cost both a great deal of money in the end. The accompanying letter stated "Your name was selected as a winner in the U.K. Mega Million cross continental promotional sweepstakes. The account number stated above has been designated to you for an installment of $10,000.00 a month for two years. A total value of $240,000.00 congratulations."
The letter is supposedly sent from a law firm in Toronto, Canada which was retained by the U.K. National Lottery Commission.
"We have received this advance payment check from your winnings on your behalf from the NLC's accounting firm and have attached it to this letter. We will advise you when the balance has been released to us. We hope you finalize your payout within 10 business days from the first day we hear from you. Please call immediately to speak with us, activate your check and start your claim process." Lincoln County Prosecutor E. Scott Paul said that cases like these are impossible to prosecute because there is no way to find out where the check and letter originated from - one check had a bank address from Florida and the other was from Mississippi. In similar lottery scams, you would be instructed to deposit the check in your bank account and then could be held responsible for the funds once the check was determined to be phony or you could be asked to send money to receive the rest of your 'lottery' winnings. If you have received a letter similar to this or know of anyone else who has please notify the Lincoln County Prosecutor's office in Shoshone by calling 886-2454.

Sign up for chili cook-off

SHOSHONE - The Secret Angels are sponsoring a Chili Cook-off on Dec. 6th at 1:00 p.m. at the Lincoln County Community Center located in Shoshone. There will also be a silent auction held during the event.
Chili Cook-off registration forms can be picked up at Lava Java (103 North Greenwood) or at 2nd Time Around at the Whistle Stop (102 So. Rail Street) both in Shoshone.
New and unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the following businesses in Shoshone: Lava Java, 2nd Time Around, Movieland, Ace Hardware, Valley Co-op and Buzzuto's Furniture.
For more information contact Wendy 320-8262