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Verizon! Reach for the Sky! n March 30, A. D. 2017: The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and Nothing But the Tooth!

Jeff Ralph photos!

Snowmelt tests Camas roads! Sun + rain = H2O on the move! hasing water! That’s what the Camas County Road and Bridge crew calls what follows when snowplowing stops. Now, R&B is wrangling flows of meltwater across the grain of county roads and bridge infrastructure. Above, we see the last quarter-mile of the Mormon Reservoir Road, showing where a temporary channel was

carved out to relieve flow on the Camas Creek Bridge. Other closures have taken place on sections of Baseline, 700 East (now restored), 500 East, 300 East, 100 South, 400 W, 225 E. R&B boss Mike Gill on Monday was cautiously optimistic about the progression of melting and flow into Camas Creek: “There’s a massive amount of water. Once it finds a way around the channel, it’s hard to get it back in.” He estimated that roadbed repairs from this year’s melt flooding might cost the county in the neighborhood of $70k-$75k due to this year’s opulent snowpack, compared to $25k-$30k for immediately recent years. ❦

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Fairfield City Council seat open! Dust off your resume! The City of Fairfield has a City Council position open. Anyone that lives in the City limits and would like to be a part of the team: please bring into the City office, or mail P.O. Box 336 Fairfield, Idaho 83327, a letter of intent and why you are interested in the position. The position is an appointed position and will be up for election in November. ❦

Help wanted at the county courthouse! A job! A job! A job!

ob! The Camas Clerk’s office is accepting applications for Part-Time Deputy Clerk to perform a variety of tasks pertaining to the operation of

Court Services/Auditor/ Recorder. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word. Position office hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Beginning wage $11.25 per hour plus benefits. Applications and a full job description are available at the Camas County Courthouse, or send resume to Camas County Clerk, P.O Box 430, Fairfield, ID 83327. Or call 764-2242! ❦

Another job! At the Fairfield Clinic! Family Health Services has an opening for a Dental Assistant to work Tuesdays and Thursdays in our Fairfield Clinic. This position could also include working 2 days a week in our Jerome and Buhl Clinics if the candidate is interested in full-time work and willing to travel. Candidates must have completed a Dental Assistant program from an accredited institution. Prior experience preferred. Family Health Services offers competitive wages. A full range of benefits is available to full-time employees, including health insurance, short and long-term disability, life insurance, PTO, holiday pay and 401(k) retirement.

Apply online today at www.fhsid.org

Family Health Services 208-737-6715

HR Department 794 Eastland Drive Twin Falls, Id 83301

EOE/Drug Free Workplace

Letter to the Fairfield City Council Dear Members of the City Council: We are writing to protest the construction of a Verizon cell tower in our neighborhood. Please find another location that isn’t in the middle of town surrounded by homes and businesses. Results of a 2014 survey by the National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy indicated that 94% of people would not buy or rent a home next to a cell tower. Other surveys show up to a 20% decrease in property values in areas where cell towers are erected. We are not only owners of a home near the proposed site but also the owners of a rental home at 129 Camas Avenue West that would be affected. In addition to degraded property values, we are also concerned about the literature indicating health and safety effects of living so near a cell tower. Please reconsider your decision. Sincerely, John and Sara Donkersloot

Reach for the sky! 150 feet! A proposed Verizon cell tower called “ID5 Snowrider” received a special use permit from the Fairfield P&Z on February 14, following public notice and a public hearing on January 10. The 150’ high freestanding tower is intended for a city-owned 50’x50’ site north of the existing communication tower behind the sheriff’s office. Site investigation and site work is expected to begin when (or if) the snow melts. ❦

All-conference basketball honors go to Austin and Jamon!

Well, of course! Following a strong 2016-17 Musher boys basketball season, the Northside Conference picked its all-conference honors! CCHS senior Austin Johnson-Burns (at left) made the first team! CCHS coach Jamon

Frostenson (below right) was named one of two Coaches of the Year, along with Wayne Dill of Dietrich. The other first Northside Conference team members are Garrett Astle of Dietrich, Jake Smith of Dietrich, Derrick Baird of Carey, Conner Bosma of Lighthouse, and Slade Dill of Dietrich. ❦

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Passage: Billy J. Dillard March 25, 1946 – March 23, 2017

n Sunday, March 19, 2017, Billy J. Dillard left St. Luke’s Hospital to make his last trip home to the Camas Prairie to enter

into hospice care. He had chosen to leave this life on his terms not dictated by cancer or chemotherapy. Mother Nature decided at the

same time to test his warrior team by releasing the flood waters in the mountains and sending them to fill the surrounding fields. Bill arrived as the water was about to go over our ‘bridge over

troubled waters,’ and he was helped up the plank into the house. Bill settled in, the water continued to rise and the team prepared to deal now with Father Time. Marilyn, team leader and wife of 35 years was supported and made strong by sons Ricky Dillard, Joey Dillard, Jerry Dillard, Eric Stewart, daughter Shawna Stewart, first wife and friend Dona VanGorder, grandson Daniel Dillard and sister-in-law Jodie Ivie. The time passed, the water continued to flow as his home was filled with memories, laughter, tears, comforting, strength and determination.

n Thursday, March 23rd our hero left this life as quiet and unassuming as he had lived. He and the water found its

channel and silently flowed away leaving the prairie together. Billy J. Dillard was born March 25, 1946 in Oklahoma to Fred Arnel and Becky Letha Mae Dillard. The family moved to Eastern Idaho, settling in the Arco area. Bill graduated from

high school in Arco in 1964 and entered the Air Force that summer. He met and married Dona Carter in 1965. After leaving the military they lived and worked around the Buhl area before moving to Corral to farm. Bill and Marilyn were married in 1985 and Bill went to work for the Idaho Transportation Department until he retired. He farmed for two special families and cherished their friendships. Doug Hallowell, Dirk Hallowell, Clay France, and Vic Martin were great friends and support. Bill drove school bus and had many little friends on his route. He was always coming home with a note from one of them and the little girls loved him. The notes were precious and heartwarming and covered with big red hearts.

ill had a midlife crisis and purchased a motorcycle which he loved and rode whenever possible...he and his easy rider

friend Elwyn Stiles enjoyed many hours of riding or plotting the next adventure. Bill is survived by his wife Marilyn, sons Ricky, Joey (Maria), Shawna (Mike), Jerry, Eric (Eileen) , brothers Johnny, Jim (Connie) sisters, Dorothy (Wayne), Mary (Roger). First wife and friend Dona (Van), eight grandchildren, and one great grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents, eight brothers, one sister and one grandson Michael Levi Stewart. We would like to thank everyone for the calls, thoughts, prayers and concerns, and Alliance and Sandee Haynes for allowing us to bring Bill home under hospice care. All of the great people of Camas County Sheriff’s Office, EMTs and Wes Walker...next to Bill, he gives the best hugs! Bill was cremated and we will have a celebration of his life later in the summer...we invite everyone to join us as we share stories and memories. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Camas County Senior Center, Box 217, Fairfield, Idaho. g

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The Bulbs of Spring! CCHS Class of 2020 raises funds from bulb orders!

he Word from Heather Sabin! “The Class of 2020 has taken over an amazing fundraiser from a previous graduating class. The fundraiser will be going on from March 15-April 21, at which time the class

will be collecting spring bulb orders from the Dutch Mill nursery. The orders should be delivered sometime before Mother’s Day. If there are any questions, or you’d like to see the Dutch Mill folder, contact me at 421-5426, or anyone from the class of 2020. This is a super fundraiser as it provides the class with 50% of the total profit they earn. We, the parents and the kids of the Class of 2020, thank the community in advance!” ❦

Community Church hosts presentation on Passover Friday! From the Community Church: “Fairfield Community Church has invited Boris Goldin, a Messianic Jew, to our church on Friday, March 31 at 6 p.m. to give us a presentation, titled “Messiah in the Passover,” about Passover. This event will be a typical potluck, but the church will also provide sample-sizes of the various elements with which to partake of a Passover meal alongside Boris. We would love for you to join us! Please RSVP to info@idahofcc.com by Tuesday, March 28! If you have questions, please call Pastor Nick at 208-741-3117.” ❦

Public workshop April 4! On new airport section of the County’s Comprehensive Plan! Idaho law now requires that Idaho counties add a section on airports to their respective Comprehensive Plan documents. The Camas County Planning and Zoning Commission has been working on it, and will hold a public workshop on the airport section its next regular meeting, April 4, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Camas Senior and Community Center. The Camas P&Z is a citizen advisory board that provides land use regulation recommendations to the elected Board of Commissioners. The public is invited to attend the P&Z workshop and comment on the proposed new Section XVII, Public Airports being considered for addition to the Comp Plan. People needing special accommodations to attend and participate in meetings should contact the Planning and Zoning office three (3) days prior to the meeting @ 208-764-2046. ❦

Track! Viking Relays Friday! High School Track Meets! • Viking Relays, Friday, March 31, Valley, 2 p.m. • Angie Wyatt Meet, Thursday, April 6, Filer, 2 p.m. • Andrus Invitational, Friday, April 14, Valley, 2 p.m. • Cook Invitational, Thursday, April 20, Carey, 2 p.m.

Junior High Track Meets! • Junior High Meet, Tuesday, April 4, ISDB, 2 p.m. • Junior High Meet, Tuesday, April 11, Carey, 2 p.m. • Junior High Meet, Tuesday, April 18, IDSB, 2 p.m. • Ribbon Meet, Tuesday, April 25, Carey, 2 p.m.

2017 CCHS Basketball! Left to right: Erik Robles, Tony Gonsales, and All-Conference Coach of the Year Jamon Frostenson!

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Camas Meltdown 2017!!! Way above: 300 East! In the middle, a vole nears spherical perfection, and a wet ground squirrel comes up for air. Left, Denied on Baseline! Right: high water sucks, right? Right? ❦

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Soldier Mountain Ski Season Celebration 2017! Let us now praise mountain air!

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