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From: New Plymouth News, LLC
PO Box 10
New Plymouth, ID 83655
February 18, 2004
To: Postal Customer
Presort Standard
Permit #10
VFW BREAKFAST,
A DELICIOUS SUCCESS
Last Saturday, on Valentines Day, the
New Plymouth VFW hosted a Pancake
breakfast. The pancakes were delicious. The decorations on the tables
were very cute. They had conversation
heart candies in flower vases with silk
flowers. The children wanted to know
if they could pour out the candies and
eat them, too.
NPN questioned a few people at the
breakfast to find out what they do and
why they do it:
NPN: To Boze Dundas; Why is the
VFW having this breakfast this morning.
A: We are trying to raise the money to
build our new VFW Hall. We are also
trying to sell this current building to
help raise the money for the new building. If someone were interested in purchasing this building we would love to
see them and talk to them because we
would love to sell it. We will be putting on meals for the rest of the year to
help continue to raise the funds we
need. We have a whole crew here and
they are a good crew and they are all
pitching in to help get this done.
is what we are working on. We have
had a great turn out today and we are
really glad that everyone has come out.
VFW Auxiliary:
NPN: What is the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and what do you do?
A: We help the veterans. We help
NPN: How has your turn-out been for them keep up the hall, do the fund raistoday’s breakfast as opposed to other
ers, and anything else that they may
breakfasts you have had in the past?
need help with. We are working
A: Ron Hart could tell you a lot more closely with them on raising the money
than I could.
for the new hall. We have gotten the
Ron: This has been the best turn-out
location for the new hall (behind the
we have ever had and the busiest we
post office) now we just need to raise
have been. There is a line up now (at
the money to get it built.
10:15am) and all the tables are full.
NPN: Are there any requirements for
Bob: This is our 6th year and we have joining the ladies auxiliary?
used the money to improve our facility A: Yes. Their husband, father, or
here and this is a lot better than it used grandfather needs to be a veteran of the
foreign wars.
to be. And now we are hoping to get
enough money that we can furnish our
new facility after we get it built so that
Commander Dundas takes a break from
cooking to talk to the customers.
Other VFW News: The VFW is selling raffle tickets
for their annual rifle raffle. This year, the rifle is a
Remington 30-06, new model number 710 with a variable scope. Tickets are three for $5.00 or one ticket for
$2.00. The drawing will be held the last day of the
Payette County Fair. Contact Ron Hellman for more
Quartermaster Ron Hellman on right poses
info 278-3527.
for the photographer.
Auxiliary President Sharon Dundas would like to remind everyone to save items for the VFW Auxiliary
yard sale to be held in April. She would be happy to
pick up your donations. Give her a call at 453-5150
evenings or 459-9194 daytime.
MOSQUITO VECTOR
ABATEMENT DISTRICT
The public is invited to a meeting to discuss
mosquito spraying in Payette County.
Gem County, which sprays for mosquitoes,
will be present to talk about their spraying
GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME program.
Representatives from the Agricultural DeNew Plymouth Girls Scout Troop #123 will be
partment will also be present to explain the
selling cookies at Ontario Walmart on Saturday
sprayings effects on farming.
February 28th from 10-4 for $3.00 per box.
The current proposal for spraying will reThe Troop is taking cookie orders until March
14th. The cookies will be delivered early in March. quire an increase in property taxes. Please
come express your feeling and concerns.
To place a cookie order or to learn more about
Loren Fisher enjoys a visit at the breakfast.
Girl Scouting, please call Susan Fisher at 2783340 or Jenna Barker at 278-3668.
Julie Braese is the Leader of Girls Scout Troop
#123.
Meeting March 2, @7 pm at the
NP Senior Center
Contact Pam for more information 278-9381
SCHOOL NEWS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELECTS
STUDENT COUNCIL
Student Council 03/04
Left to Right: Sarah DeLeon (Sec), Reese Eells (Historian) , Kapena Ho ( VP),
Madison Caldwell (President) , Seth Gaskins (Treasurer),
Mrs. Johnson, Advisor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2-13-04
CONTACT: MRS. AGUAS
278-5333
PARADE OF CHAMPIONS
The School District’s top students were honored at last
week’s School Board meeting.
The top students from each
grade school class, along with
all the Straight-A students
from the Middle & High
schools each received a medal.
The medals were partially
donated by The Internet
Truckstop.
The School Board members
got to shake the hands of each
student. The Board expressed
that the awarding of these
medals is one of the most enjoyable things they do — besides handing out diplomas at
Graduation!
More photos from the board
meeting are on the newspaJacob Mellenthin is a Straight A stuper’s website.
dent in Mr. Gayda’s 4th grade class.
New Plymouth Elementary Elects Student Council
New Plymouth, ID – NPES recently held elections to form a Student Council that will serve for the
remainder of the 2003-2004 school year. Under the leadership of their principal, Carrie Aguas, the
student body launched their student council and elected the following students to office on Friday,
February 13th : Madison Caldwell, president; Kapena Ho, vice president; Sarah deLeon, secretary;
Seth Gaskins, treasurer; Reese Eells, historian. Class representative will be a shared responsibility
within each classroom, giving all students a chance to be involved with the running of our council.
The student council sponsors will be Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Johnson.
Once they get underway, students will be conducting regular meetings, carrying through a number of
school and community projects, and learning parliamentary procedure.
AVON
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SELL Avon.
Carla Laird, Independent Sales Representative/
Leadership Representative
Beauty Advisor
New Plymouth, Idaho
278-3130
[email protected]
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Thank you to this week’s advertisers!
Anyone wanting to advertise in the New Plymouth News is welcome to contact us at
278-3330 or via email at
[email protected].
New Plymouth businesses receive cheaper
advertising rates, but advertisers from other
communities are welcome and appreciated.
Annie Tuning is a Straight A 11th grader at New Plymouth High School.
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Kathleen Borts is a 7th graders at
New Plymouth Middle School.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
Remember that classified ads are free to
New Plymouth folks!
February 18, 2004
New Plymouth School District invites you to attend a series of
Parenting Matters Seminars.
Donna V. Batt, a well-known regional licensed counselor specializing in family counseling will conduct six weekly
seminars on Tuesdays, beginning February 3, 2004 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Elementary School. The
series is being provided to the public at no cost. Childcare will be provided. Please make plans to attend one or
more of the seminars.
#4
Tuesday, February 24: How to Plan Appropriate Family Activities
Conducting family meetings
Outlining children/teens responsibilities
Creating fun during family activities
#5
Tuesday, March 2: How to Protect Your Family from Gang and Drug Influences
What should parents be aware of (signs/signals)
How to detect if your child is involved
#6

Amanda Burgett at the school board meeting
last week. Amanda is a Straight A student in
Mr. Reed’s 5th grade class at New Plymouth
Elementary School.
Tuesday, March 9: When to be Concerned about Your Child’s/Teen’s Behavior
Signs and symptoms of:
ADHD
Depression
Anxiety
Obsessive/Compulsive Disorders
Bi-polar Disorders
Eating Disorders
Other Concerns
Please contact Lynda Hall or Phyllis Nichols at 278-5333 if you need further information.
A HISTORY OF
PRESIDENT’S DAY
PUBLIC SCHOOL
LUNCH MENU
Feb 18
Pizza
The original celebration of President’s Day
Salad
was to celebrate George Washington’s BirthPineapple
day, a hero of the Revolutionary War and
Trail mix
first president of the United States, and the
last year of his Presidency. Going by the today calendar, George Washing- Milk
Feb 24
Tamale pie
Salad
Choc. Pudding cup
Milk
Feb 25
Hot ham & cheese
Feb 19
sandwich
Turkey & noodles Carrots
Peaches
Dinner roll
The 19th century marks when President’s day was recognized as a national Green peas
Brownies
holiday. Thomas Jefferson said of Washington, "His Integrity was the
Milk
Peaches
most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known. He was, inMilk
deed, in every sense of the word, a wise, a good, and a great man."
Feb 26
Burrito w/salsa
Feb 20
Along came Abraham Lincoln’s “Honest Abe” birthday on February 12,
Refried beans
Chicken pattie w/ Spanish rice
the president during the Civil War (1861-1865), the first formal obsergravy
vance of his birthday took place in 1865, the year after his assassination,
Raisin pack
when both houses of Congress gathered for a memorial address. Lincoln’s Corn
Milk
birthday never became a national holiday, but several states used to cele- Oatmeal cookies
brate it.
Feb 27
Apricots
Chicken nuggets
Milk
In 1968, legislation (HR 15951) was enacted that affected several federal
Peas & carrots
holidays. One of these was George Washington’s Birthday to be the third Feb 23
Pears
Monday in February whether or not if fell on the 22nd or not. In 1971 this Chicken fried steak Cookies
enactment took affect towards all contribution of all 43 presidents who
Milk
Potatoes & gravy
have shaped the history and destiny of our nation. It was also created to
Winter mix vegetahelp simplify the governmental holiday calendar.
bles
ton was born February 22, 1732, Back in George’s time the calendars
show his birthday to be February 11, 1732. Today several states celebrate
George’s birthday on both dates.
Applesauce
Apparently, while the holiday in February is still officially known as
Milk
Washington's Birthday (at least according to the Office of Personnel Management), it has become popularly (and, perhaps in some cases at the state
level, legally) known as "President's Day."
-Jeannette Mayer
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
February 18, 2004
FOUNDERS’ DAY
WHITE BREAKFAST
The Payette Friday Musicale, affiliated with the National Federation of Music Clubs, will present Sean
Rogers in concert at their annual Founders’ Day
White Breakfast, 9:30 a.m., Saturday February 21 at
the Payette First United Methodist Church, 502 N.
11th St.
Fawn’s of Weiser will cater the event. Tickets are
$8.00 per person and are available from Kathy Borgolthaus. Please call Kathy to see if tickets are still
available. She may be reached at 642-4161.
Submitted by Barbara Walker 549-3886 and Joy
McLean 889-8320
BANDANNA RUNNING AND
WALKING SHOP
“A run a day keeps extinction away!”
5th & Main, Downtown Boise.
386-9017
www.bandannarunning.com
JOHN HAGLER
RODEO AWARD
John Hagler, a 1999 graduate from
New Plymouth High School, was
awarded the Idaho Cowboys Association (ICA) 2003 Year End Team Roping Header Award for the second consecutive year. Hagler and Chad
McDaniels, Caldwell, travel around
2500 miles per weekend going to rodeos for team roping events in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Texas
and Arizona. On a typical 4th of July
weekend, they might hit as many as
12 rodeos. Hagler competes in many
circuits such as the PRCA, ICA, and
ProWest and more. Most of these
events have 40-50 roping teams competing for the top prize money.
Hagler grew up in a rodeo/ranching
family and began rodeoing at a young
age. He has qualified for the National
College Rodeo three times and he has
qualified for the PRCA Columbia
Circuit Finals.
When Hagler isn’t roping, he’s busy
shoeing horses in New Plymouth and
the surrounding area.
-submitted by Kit Kamo
EDUCATION DAY ON THE HILL
On Tuesday February 10th, the State Legislature invited all the
school board members in the State to attend committee meetings
on Capitol Hill. The state school board association hosted a
luncheon for the school board members; the State Legislators
were the special invited guests at that luncheon.
At the end of the day, New Plymouth School Superintendent
Ryan Kerby provided New Plymouth News with the following
report.
The Day on the Hill is an opportunity for school board members
all over the state to go down to State House and share their concerns about education with the legislators. They make sure they
talk to the legislators from their region.
There were a number of issues, probably the biggest one everyone is concerned about is funding. Everyone is concerned about
the technology funding because the State is planning to reduce it
from $8.4 million to $3.4 million, which makes it extremely difficult in every district to keep the computers running. We are very
reliant on technology for programs that help kids as well as for
our grade books, attendance and other administrative functions.
There was talk about salaries, the federal “No Child Left Behind”, and how the state ISAT program is putting a lot of pressure on teachers. We think the teachers have responded and are
working hard, but then we have had two consecutive years of
zero percent raises. Zero percent two years ago then zero percent
raises again last year. We want to try and make sure there isn’t
another zero percent this year especially since the economy is
coming around some. So we lobbied everyone we saw, as did the
rest of the school board members, to try to get some more money
for salaries. The third things people are trying to make sure of is
that our unit funding does not get cut back. It is not a glamorous
fund, but it is what we use to pay for our electricity bills, our gas
to keep the schools warm. It is how we pay for our school supplies, textbooks, and insurance for our employees, etc. That
would be hard on us if that went down. That would be hard on us
after cuts and cuts and cuts over the last 2 years and now we are
pretty close to the bone.
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
John is pictured with the saddle that he won from ICA.
His mother says that he has
won a total of 6 saddles!
Our school board member that went was Anne Moscrip. She
has been doing this long enough now that she knows quite a few
legislators and I think that she represented the patrons of New
Plymouth very well keeping them informed on things we absolutely need to have. She talked with Senator Monty Pearce and a
little bit with Representative Clete Edmunson and quite a bit with
Representative Lawrence Denny who is the House Majority
Leader and has quite a bit of say so over what happens in a lot of
these things. So she did a good job lobbying all those folks.
The news we got is that there is not a lot of money but they are
going to try and help us all they can. At least today all the legislators sound real interested in education. It was a very useful
day. We are all trying as hard as we can to get raises for the
teachers but if the State won’t ante up any money, it doesn’t grow
on trees, and at the same time we have got to keep our school
functioning with our technology and our basic everyday funds.
We are hoping that those won’t get cut. We aren’t even asking
for increases there but we are asking them not to cut them.
It was and extremely productive day! We talked to both legislators plus two other JFAC (Joint Finance and Appropriations
Committee) members including the guy who will actually write
the budgets. Anne and I spent probably half and hour talking to
him as well as the Chairman of JFAC and a number of legislators
we bumped into here and there. The more school board members
that talk to those guys gives them more information and it affects
their decisions. It is exactly the same as if a person in New Plymouth talks to their city councilman, it matters. If the legislators
talk to the school board members, it matters. We don’t always
get our way, but when a lot of people are saying the same thing it
carries quite a bit of weight. And there were a lot of school board
members there saying roughly the same thing. So I think it was
very, very helpful and we’ll see next week when they set the education budget what happens. I left there feeling like we had been
heard and that there was a chance that we would be made whole.
-NPN interview
February 18, 2004
ATHLETICS
PILGRIM WRESTLERS W.I.C.
CHAMPIONS
FIRST TIME IN SCHOOLS HISTORY
This past week the New Plymouth Wrestlers went 2-0 against W.I.C. competition,
and thus ending their conference season
record at 5-0, becoming Western Idaho
Conference Champs for the first time
ever. Tuesday, the Pilgrims beat Melba
25-5. Winners for New Plymouth were
David Claypool, Eric Hinson, Kerry
Brown (pin), Miguel Garcia (pin), John
Chapman (pin) and Marc Richter (pin).
Thursday night, the Pilgrims beat McCall
54-12. Winners included Casey Dill
(pin), Kerry Brown (pin), James Pollock
(pin), Miguel Garcia (pin) and Dawayne
Perza (pin). Overall, the New Plymouth
finished the regular season at 8-5. New
Plymouth will compete at the District
Tournament February 21 at Parma High
School. The District Title will be a battle
between Homedale and the Pilgrims.
Wrestlers placing in the top three at Districts advance to the State Tournament
held in Pocatello February 26-28 at Holt
Arena.
Current state rankings have several Pilgrim Wrestlers in the top 7.
David Claypool (119) #2
FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE
Spring Sports: Baseball, Softball, and
Track for the High School.
Baseball coach is Derick Kovick;
Track coach is Carole Henggeler.
Both can be reached by calling the
High School at 278-5311. Leave a
message, if necessary.
Softball coach is Troy Knapp, who
can be reached at the Middle School.
278-5788.
TRACK SHOE SALE REMINDER
Casey Dill (130) #7
Jess Painter (140) #4
Wednesday March 5th at the High
School Library after school (3 pm).
Khris Karpati (145) #3
Bandanna Running & Walking Shop
along with The Internet Truckstop coJohn Chapman (152) #3
host the sale. Any New Plymouth
Chet Johnson (152) #5
Middle or High School Track & Field
athlete is invited to purchase good
As a team, New Plymouth is ranked #7.
running & racing shoes at this time.
BUT REMEMBER BOYS....NOAH
The public is invited to come in after
WASN’T GIVEN A BOAT-HE HAD
the
students are done to purchase any
TO BUILD IT! Rankings do not mean
remaining
shoes at Bananything-wrestling hard does!
danna’s
discounted
price.
-submitted by Head Coach Craig Fournier
The regular meeting of the New Plymouth City Council was held at New Plymouth
City Hall on Monday, February 2, 2004 at 8 p.m. Mayor Moscrip, councilmen Peterson, Cline, York and Nay were all present.
The 7th grade team played two games
last week. They played Melba last Tuesday and won 34-32. Then on Thursday
they beat Parma 43-21. The A team have
a 7-0 record. The B team has a record of
4-3. The final 7th grade game was Tuesday February 17th.
The 8th grade team goes to Tournament
on Feb 24 & 26.
Congratulations, boys! And thank you,
coaches, for your time and effort!
New Plymouth News welcomes photos
and news articles about athletics involving our residents. Send your sports news
to [email protected]
IdahoSports.com
THE Source for Idaho
High School Sports News
www.IdahoSports.com
The total project will cost $12,000 but he presented it as doing the project in
two phases. Currently, Tegethoff has received $2,000 a piece from Kiwanis
Club and the Payette County Recreation Department. He is looking for the
City to match the contributions with another $2,000. For Phase II, Tegethoff
has applied for money through the Laura Moor Foundation and the Idaho
Community Foundation. Councilman Cline asked if the new equipment was
going to replace the existing system. Tegethoff explained that some of the
older items may be taken out, but the project will be an addition. Councilman York asked when the new equipment would be installed. Tegethoff
stated that the Kiwanis Club will be doing the installation and it will be between 30 and 60 days before the equipment will arrive. Councilman York
made the motion to approve the $2,000 expenditure for new playground
equipment in Kiwanis Park. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion,
which met with full approval.
Guests included Dallas Hawker, Jeannette Mayer, Jeremy Pittz, Rod Tegethoff, Ben
Schuster, Evan Hawker, Joe Hally, Aaron Scheff, Mark Frederick, and Bruce Peterson.
The agenda was presented to the Council. Mayor Moscrip asked that item ‘g’ under
“New Business” and item ‘b’ under “Ordinances & Resolutions” be taken off the
agenda. Councilman Cline made the motion to approve the agenda as amended.
Councilman York seconded the motion, which met with full approval.
The consent agenda was presented to the Council. The consent agenda included the
Library Report, Public Works Report, December Planning & Zoning Minutes, January 5th and 20th regular meeting minutes, and bills totaling $22,704.56. Councilman
Peterson made the motion to accept the consent agenda as presented. Council
man Cline seconded the motion, which met with full approval.
Mayor Moscrip added that the Mayor’s Ball would be helf on March 6th at
the (corrected) Middle School. The Mayor is hoping to raise money for Kiwanis Park improvements and hopefully raise the second $6,000.
New Business:
Old Business:
Superior One Coating-Business License Request (Tabled): Jeremy Pittz
explained that he and his partner had reached an agreement with the owners
of the JIANO Industrial Park. Councilman Cline made the motion to take
the business license discussion off the table. Councilman Nay seconded
the motion, which met with full approval. Councilman Cline asked Pittz to
discuss compliance with different environmental laws. Pittz explained that
their powder coating process does not produces BOCs or other chemicals.
He also checked into the dust production and safety of the person in the
spray booth. Pittz found that the hi-tech ventilation system in the booth that
he has purchased would protect whoever is inside the booth. Councilman
Nay made the motion to approve the business license application as presented. Councilman Peterson seconded the motion, which met with full
approval.
b. Kiwanis Park Playground equipment: Rod Tegethoff explained that he
had presented the previous council with a new play system for Kiwanis Park.
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7th grade basketball
Kerry Brown (140) #6
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
a.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYS BASKETBALL
a.
Bill Walker of the VFW-Zone Change and Variance Filing Fees: Bill
Walker was not present. The Mayor asked the Clerk to explain. The Clerk
explained that the lots that the City swapped for the VFW for their two lots
in the Park are zoned Residential B. According to code, VFW’s lodge is only
allowed in Residential C and so they would need to apply for a zone change.
The Clerk added that Mr. Walker was going to request that the City waive
the application fees for the zone change. Councilman York made the motion that the Council waive the application fees. Councilman Cline seconded the motion, which met with full approval.
b. Aaron Scheff of DEQ-Testing and Cleanup of Site with Buried Fuel
Tanks: Aaron Scheff presented the Council with a packet of information
regarding the Targeted Assessment Program. Scheff explained the program
in general and then spoke specifically about the site located on Southeast
Avenue. Scheff stated that the only hang-up in cleaning up the property on
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
February 18, 2004
NPHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
DISTRICT BASKETBALL ACTION
vs. Parma Tuesday Feb 10th.
overall team play?
Mrs. Oliver: Overall the biggest thing
Things didn’t look good to Pilgrim fans now is that we won. A win moves us on.
A loss and we are done. So for us we
at the beginning: Becky Jones did not
play due to a sore ankle. Amy Faust, Ka- were very tight, very tense. For them
tie McKie, Erin Kerby, Kacie Smith, and (Parma) they came in really relaxed and
played a great game.
Justine Lingel started. Justine & Kacie
st
made the 1 baskets of the game. Erin
NPN: Parma was packed in a zone just
was called for two fouls early, so Jenn
DeGroot came in for her. Then Parma got daring you to shoot and the girls were
having a really hard time making anysix points in quick succession. Coach
Oliver called time out with the score at 5- thing.
Mrs. Oliver: Typically when a team
11, Parma. Justine came back after the
time out to score a quick 2. Then BreAnn plays that type of defense we do really
well. I think the girls were really tense as
Jones stole the ball at the other end,
we are in a loser out game and we were
brought it down, was fouled and made
one free throw. This kind of play contin- the league champions. And Parma was
ued, with NP messing up Parma’s game. the last place team and they were ready to
NP caught up the score to 10-11. Parma go and really lose. If they could knock us
out that would be their biggest win of the
called time out. Came back and scored
one more time in the quarter. The score at year to date. We are going to need to
show up and play a lot better on Thursthe end of the 1st quarter was 10-13.
nd
day as we face Nampa Christian again if
In the 2 quarter, BreAnn made two
free throws to give NP the lead with 3:23 want to continue on in this tournament.
left in the half, 20-18. Parma made anvs. Nampa Christian Thursday
other couple baskets, then Amy made a
3-point shot, giving NP the lead with 23- Feb. 12th:
22. Parma took lead back on a 2-point
shot. Amy made 2-points, giving NP a
Amy, Katie, Kacie, Erin, and Justine
25-24 lead at half time. Justine had 12
started.
Erin had 1st score of the game.
points in the 1st half. Amy had 6.
New Plymouth led at the end of the 1st
In the 3rd quarter, Justine again scored
quarter 15-10. The second quarter started
early. The score went back and forth, ty- with a technical foul called on a Nampa
ing twice. Erin was fouled and made 2
Christian player. Erin took the free
free throws, giving NP the lead 34-32.
throws on the technical, making one of
Justine & Janessa both scored, to end the them. There was not much other action in
quarter at 38-32, NP.
the 2nd quarter, with the halftime score
th
Parma tried to catch up in the 4 quar- standing at 23-16.
ter, coming close but never making it.
At the start of the 3rd quarter, Nampa
The final score was 48-42 – which was
Christian came out and scored four points
more exciting than the fans may have
quickly, bringing the score to 23-20. The
wanted, but a nice win nonetheless.
Trojans eventually tied the score at 29
Justine finished the night with 20 points. points at 4:07 in the 3rd quarter, then took
Katie was next in scoring with 7.
the lead 29-31. Katie McKie made the
Denise Oliver kindly gave us the follow- next basket to tie the score at 31 points.
ing interview:
Justine Lingel made a basket to give NP
the lead again 33-31. The 3rd quarter
NPN: What were the keys in your win
ended with a score of 33-32, after NC
tonight?
made a free throw on a Becky Jones foul.
Mrs. Oliver: That is a difficult thing to
Becky came back at the start of the 4th
pinpoint because we shot the ball so
quarter to score two more baskets, giving
poorly this evening. I guess the most im- NP a five point lead. NC scored one more
portant thing is that we got some defen- time, bringing the score to 37-34. BreAnn
sive stops.
scored two points. NC got nothing on
NPN: What did you think about your
their next possession fouling Katie when
she ended up with
the ball. NC only
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had 5 team fouls at
(next to Tips)
this point. Coach
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Oliver called time
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out with 2:40 left in
9 am - 5 pm
the game. When the
Harmony Harrison,
girls went back onto
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open and made a 2-point shot (41-34).
NC made a turnover on their next trip
down the court. The NP fans were very
loud and supportive the entire game. At
1:02 left in the game, Katie was fouled
while shooting. She made both of her free
throws, bringing the score to 43-34. NC
raced back down court with the ball, and
quickly missed a long 3-point attempt.
BreAnn came down with the rebound and
was fouled. The ref called an
“Intentional” foul, giving BreAnn two
uncontested free throws and NP the ball.
(She made both free throws, 45-34.) The
last 60 seconds of the game showed great
defense by the New Plymouth team. The
final score was 45-34.
After the game, I asked Katie how she
liked the game. With a big smile, she
said, “That was fun!” Oh yes! Winning is
fun. Becky Jones was high scorer with 15
points, Justine Lingel was next with 11
points, including 5 out of 8 free throws.
Katie had 9 points, including one 3pointer. Amy Faust also made a 3-point
shot.
Coach Oliver answered the following:
NPN: Was it good to get Becky back
playing for this game?
Mrs. Oliver: Yes. Becky is a great asset
for this team. But I think more than anything we have been waiting for some
composure and we finally got it. The
kids were composed and played well.
NPN: Looked like a good solid 4th quarter for the team.
Mrs. Oliver: I thought we played pretty
solidly the whole game. They (Nampa
Christian) went on a little run but they are
a good basketball team. They are going
to do that during the course of the game.
NPN: Tight defense held them scoreless
for 8 minutes in the between the 1st and
2nd quarters.
Mrs. Oliver: We have known all along
defensively that we need to do that but it
has been a struggle for us the last couple
of games.
NPN: What did you do better tonight?
Mrs. Oliver: We did shoot a lot better
and we also guarded a lot better. I have
been waiting for some composure and I
finally saw it tonight.
Girls basketball wrap up.
lation final game after 2 previous seasons
of going to the state tournament. But that
isn’t the real story. The real story is
about 12 girls:
Janae Brogan, Jenn DeGroot, Amy
Faust, Becky Jones, BreAnn Jones,
Erin Kerby, Janessa Lingel, Justine
Lingel, Katie McKie, Megan Platz,
Kacie Smith, and Hillary Ziegler
who love and respect their coach so much
that they put their hearts and their souls
into every game they play for her. They
play injured. They play hurt. They play
when they are frustrated and their shots
aren’t falling. They play because their
coach has asked them to and they give it
all they have when they are on the court.
The players have learned more than basketball from their coach. They have
learned dignity and honor in winning and
in losing. During and after Saturday
night’s loss there was no throwing or
kicking of chairs, no screaming vulgarities, no blaming of the officials, and a lot
of composure and restrained tears as they
cheered and congratulated the Melba
team. I am sure that in the locker room
there were tears and hugs to help soothe
the bitter sting of defeat for the WIC
champions, but I am also sure there was
support and words of comfort by Coach
Oliver.
The most powerful emotion of the game
was at the 6:19 minute mark of the 4th
quarter with New Plymouth trailing 3830. Becky Jones twisted and re-injured
her ankle trying to get a defensive rebound for the Pilgrims. Writhing and
rolling on the floor in agony, everyone in
the crowd knew that she had been playing hurt and that the pain must be exquisite. Many silent prayers were offered,
but it was her sister BreAnn, who was on
the court at the time, who came running
down the court and knelt beside her while
the coaches and trainers came out to her
and provided the comfort and reassurance
that she needed to endure the searing pain
until it could subside and she was able to
leave the court. The Pilgrims managed to
get the game to 40-33 on a 3 pointer by
Amy Foust a couple of minutes later but
could get no closer than that.
The Lady Grims finish their season with
an 18-6 mark and as WIC conference
champions, but will be only able to watch
and cheer for the other teams at the state
tournament this year. With a young
team, many returning players, and a
coaching staff that loves the game, you
can bet that next years’ team will again
rise to the challenge and represent our
city, our school, and themselves with the
same dignity and class they have exhibited this year.
The NPHS girls basketball team ended its
season Saturday night versus Melba in a
very un-dramatic fashion. Down early in
the game, the girls never recovered and
spent the majority of the game from 7 to
10 points down. It was a night filled with
missed shots and the inability to string
together a run of points to close the gap.
There were very few turnovers and almost no sloppy plays, it was literally that
the shots wouldn’t fall.
-NPN staff writer
This is the second season in a row that
Photos on page 9. More photos on the
the Pilgrims were held from going to the newplymouthnews.com website.
state tournament with a loss in the conso-
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
February 18, 2004
BOYS BASKETBALL Wednesday SENIOR NIGHT and Friday AT PARMA
a Marsing team.
Mr. Garrick: Yeah. Marsing is a
little down this year so there isn’t a
whole lot to say about it. We were
expected to do that. The Parma
game should be a better game and
help us prepare for the district tournament.
quarter was exciting, ending with Joel
Shipley hitting a 2-point basket at the
buzzer. The score at half was 27-31. The
boys came out shooting for the 3rd quarter. Ben Schuster hit a 3-point shot, followed by an Evan Hawker lay-up, followed by a Jordan Frates shot. New Plymouth had a significant lead at 27-38 just
a couple minutes into the quarter and
NPN: Any news or excitement go- never looked back. New Plymouth beat
Parma 33-66, the first time they have won
ing into the tournament?
Mr. Garrick: I think it is going to at Parma in a long time. Everyone conbe a great tournament like the girls tributed to the scoring, with Joe at 13, Jortournament has been where the num- dan with 12, Ben with 11. Dane had two
3-point shots, Adam, Ben, Joel, and Joe
ber 3 and number 4 seeded teams
playing for the championship. That each made one 3-point shot.
could happen very easily in our tourFollowing the Parma game, NPN caught
nament as well.
up with Coach Garrick for some question
& answer:
NPN: With Homedale in your side
of the bracket you should get the
NPN: What a second half! I hope you
told your boys good job. I haven’t seen
opportunity to play them again.
What will you need to do differently better defense this season.
to win?
Mr. Garrick: We played really well deMr. Garrick: In the first 2 games fensively and held them to only 9 points
Senior Joe Hally makes a lay up in Friday
were both close games which could in the second half. In the first half we
night’s drubbing of Parma.
were a little bit sluggish but it is always
have gone either way. We didn’t
hard coming to Parma to play. We were a
get
the
breaks
or
the
bounces
we
Wednesday February 11th
needed but that is the team we wanted to little slow coming out but the second half
Senior Night. Last Home Game of play so we’re happy where we are at and was better.
we think that we have as good a chance of
Season.
beating them as any of the other 3 teams. NPN: Parma’s R-Jay Black was blowing
past our guys and making some pretty
Freshman Team vs. Marsing. Final Score:
79-45. High Scorers: Jesse Jordan 19
BBKB Friday at Parma Feb 13th. amazing shots in the first half. With you
matched up to play Parma again in the
including one 3-point shot, Kirk Ramsey Final regular season game.
district tournament is there anything dif14, Corey Perza 12, and Wyatt Russell
10.
The Freshman team won 32-37. Jesse Jor- ferent you are going to do to defend
dan had 17 points. Wyatt Russell had 10. against that?
Mr. Garrick: The shots that he was
JV vs. Marsing. A little more exciting
making we had guys right there with their
than the Freshman game: final score was The JV game was very low-scoring. At
hands up and in his face. There isn’t
62-44. High Scorers: Darin Lloyd 18 & halftime, the score was just 13-17, New
Clark Jones 14. Sam Hally also hit one Plymouth. The 3rd quarter score was 17- much more that we could have done with
him. He is going to get his points. He is
3-point shot and Mitch Pittman got two 24. And the Final was 26-38. Mitch &
probably one of the best kids in the league
3-pointers.
Sam hauled down a lot of defensive rebounds and attempted a lot of free throws. and you can slow him down at times, but
Varsity vs. Marsing.
Sam Hally ended the night with 9 points, he is going to get his points. One thing
that helped us a little bit is in the first half
All starters were Seniors: Cole Dennett, including 7 out of 8 free throws. Mitch
Adam Shockley, Evan Hawker, Jack
Pittman had 14 points, including three 3- we ran 3 or 4 different defenders at him to
all
McKie, Joe Hally.
point shots and 3 out of 6 free throws. All try and keep somebody fresh on him at
times. By the half way point of the 3rd
Adam made first basket of the night. And the free throws that Mitch and Sam atthe second. Joe got the 3rd. At 4:46 in the tempted were in the last minutes of the 4th quarter he was pretty gassed and those
shots weren’t coming as easily for him so
1st quarter, Marsing called a time out. The quarter.
I think we will keep running fresh bodies
score was 6-2. Marsing never got any
at him to wear him out because one kid
closer. The Freshman game was 50-15 at The Varsity game started all Seniors:
half; the Varsity game was similar, with
Evan, Joe, Jack, Ben and Adam. Jack was isn’t going to beat us. He could score 25
or 30 points and we are still going to win.
the points standing at 42-17 at half.
called for two fouls early and had to sit
What followed was fairly humiliating for down, giving Jordan Frates a chance to
rd
Marsing, as New Plymouth out-played
play. The first quarter was a lot of back- NPN: Only 2 points allowed in the 3
them in the second half. Final Score 77and-forth play, with Joe making a couple quarter?
38.
steals and Joel Shipley making a 3 pointer Mr. Garrick: We just lined up our defense and played. The kids realized that
High Scorers for New Plymouth: almost at the end of the quarter to give NP the
we were only ahead by 4 points at the
the whole team: Jordan Frates 14, Ben lead 13-14. Parma’s Devin Race started
Schuster 14, Adam Shockley 13 includ- the 2nd quarter with a 3-point shot to take time and that the game still hung in the
balance. We have led at half time in other
ing one 3-pointer, Jack McKie 11, Joe
back the lead, 16-14. NP tied the score
games this season and let them slip away.
Hally 10 including two 3-pointers, and
again with a couple free throws, but
Tonight the kids were really determined
Evan Hawker who had 9 points for the
Parma took the lead back. Jack also got
night. Evan also hit 5 out of 6 free throws called for his 3rd foul. The score was 21- and focused and played good team defense.
in the 4th quarter.
16, Parma. NP started playing ball and
Coach Garrick answered the following
brought the score back up to 23-24, taking
questions about the District Tournament the lead on Cole Dennett’s two successful NPN: It was an interesting move to start
Jack McKie this evening?
and the Marsing game:
free throws. The remainder of the 2nd
Mr. Garrick: Jack played well last time
NPN: Wednesday night you thumped on
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
out so we
wanted to see
if he could
continue that.
Unfortunately
for him he
got into early
foul trouble
and ended up
sitting a lot of
the game because of that
foul trouble,
but we have 9
guys that can
start so starting for us
isn’t that important. The
kids aren’t
caught up in JV player Jake Johnson
that. At this attempts a free throw in
point they
Friday’s game at Parma.
realize that
all we want
to do is to win and that they are all going
to get to play so that hasn’t been a problem.
NPN: All of your post players ended up
with 4 or more fouls except Jordan Frates.
Did the refs just not have his number tonight?
Mr. Garrick: No. He played a little bit
smarter and more position defense. He
did a better job with his feet. When he
does that he can be a good defender and
not foul.
NPN: In the second half the kids seemed
really relaxed as a lot of their shots were
going in.
Mr. Garrick: The kids were really relaxed. We have been kind of bi-polar this
year with our hots and colds and I think
we are on an upswing right now and if we
can continue this we will do well in the
tournament.
NPN: In the tournament you will get this
same Parma team again first and if you
win then maybe you will get Homedale
again (if Homedale wins).
Mr. Garrick: You never know how the
tournament is going to go. But it should
be a great tournament.
Final Standings:
School All Games Conference
Name
W L CW CL
Nampa Christian 18 2 10 2
Homedale
14 6 9 3
New Plymouth 11 9 7 5
Melba
8 12 7 5
McCall
4 14 4 6
Parma
3 16 2 9
Marsing
5 14 1 10
New Plymouth gets third place by way of
the tie breaker.
-NPN
February 18, 2004
Adam Shockley, basketball.
Cole Dennett, basketball.
Ben Schuster, basketball.
Jennifer Brumet, band.
Evan Hawker, basketball.
Kayla Kowalski, cheerleading.
Jack McKie , basketball.
Justin Arbaugh, cheerleading.
Mike Murdock, band.
Senior Night Spectacle
Wednesday February 11th, New Plymouth High
School honored the Seniors in Band, Cheerleading, and Boys Basketball.
The band honored Jennifer Brumet and Mike
Murdock.
Senior Cheerleaders are Justin Argaugh, Shara
Eaton, and Kayla Kowalski.
Senior Boys Basketball players are Cole Dennett,
Joe Hally, Jack McKie, Ben Schuster, Adam
Shockley, and Evan Hawker.
Joe Hally , basketball.
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Shara Eaton, cheerleading.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
NPN thanks everyone for their patience to allow
these photos to be taken!
February 18, 2004
Evan Hawker made 5 out of 6 free throw
attempts in the Varsity game against
Marsing.
Adam Shockley goes up for 2 over the
Marsing players.
Kacie Smith concentrates on her
shot in last Saturday’s District game
against Melba.
Ben Schuster breaks away from the
crowd to put up an easy 2 points last
Wednesday at home against Marsing.
Cheerleaders Jessica Mena and Kayla Kowalski lead
the crowd in cheering for the Lady Pilgrims during the
District game last Saturday.
BreAnn Jones and Justine Lingel apply some full court pressure in last
Saturday’s loss at District to the Melba Mustangs.
Amy Faust makes some fast-break
points in last Tuesday’s District
game against Parma. NP won that
game 48-42.
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on Saturday night.
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
February 18, 2004
CHURCH NEWS
A brighter day….
LOVE
“Love the Lord your God with all Wedding & Anniversary
Plymouth Congregational Church
your heart, soul, mind and strength Announcements: None received.
PANCAKE SUPPER
and love your neighbor as yourFEBRUARY 22
self.” Matthew 22:37
5:00 TO 7:00 PM
By Pastor Rod Tegethoff Church
of the Nazarene
Jesus calls us to love. Love is more
than words. In fact, for love to be
love it must be love in action. JeIn Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus
sus calls us to “love our enemies
teaches us about a life of love.
and do good to those who hate
God’s love — love shown to us
through Jesus Christ, God’s Son. you.” Matthew 5:44 To do that I
am dependent upon the grace and
mercy of God. He offers me His
The word love is sadly profaned
love through His Son who lived,
today. God’s love is different
from what most mean when they died and rose again that I might
have a new life. He takes away
use the word love from a human
level. God’s love is unconditional. my heart of stone and gives me a
heart of flesh. The heart of stone
We are called to live a holy life — is selfish and sinful. The forgiven
heart is a heart that is loving and
a life that reflects who God is to
compassionate, caring for the
the world in which we live. Beneeds of others.
cause God is love, we too are to
love as we have been loved by
Jesus enables us by His Holy Spirit
God.
to live the life of love in our world
How is this possible? We become today. When looking into God’s
mirror, what is my life reflecting
sons of God when we repent of
sins and believe on the Lord Jesus today? Let your love be more than
Christ as our Lord and Savior. In just words. Let it be the focus of
your life, as you love others as Jethis faith relationship our resemblance to God is exhibited by love. sus loves you.
This year’s Pancake Supper will be
held Sunday February 22nd from
5:00 to 7:00 pm. The men will be
doing the cooking, with help from
Church Activity Announcements the women youth and kids in the
dining room.
Thursday, February 19th, the New The menu includes sourdough panPlymouth 2nd ward Relief Society cakes, sausage, eggs, juice, milk and
coffee.
is having their monthly EnrichThe freewill offereing will be used
ment meeting. The main topic of
discussion is “How to use all that to help send our kids to summer
camp.
wheat in your food storage.”
2nd Ward Potluck Dinner. Friday
February 27th at 6 pm at the LDS
church building. Bring your favorite covered dish to share!
Newspaper Info:
Editor: Anne Moscrip
278-3330
Attention Church Activity Direceditor@ newplymouthnews.com
tors: Is your church doing anything
PO Box 10
interesting? Want to let the commuNew Plymouth, ID 83655
nity know about it? Send us your
activity news and we’ll publish it
Article submission deadline: Friday
right here.
prior to publication.
-Rod Tegethoff is the pastor of the
When Jesus was asked what is the
Church of the Nazarene.
greatest commandment, he replied,
Church Directory
Please send corrections or additions to [email protected]
Assembly of God
278-5711
Worship: 11:00 am, 6:00 pm
Family night Wednesday 7:00 pm
Pastor: Elden Isaac
Bible Faith Fellowship
278-3125
Worship: 11:00 am
Evening Worship: 7:00 pm
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm
Pastor Jim Mayes
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints
1st Ward 278-3663
Sacrament Meeting 11:00 am
Bishop Lane Austin
2nd Ward 278-3880
Sacrament Meeting 9:00 am
Bishop Gordon Topham
Seminary David Ferrara 278-9290
Youth Activity Wednesday 7:00 pm
Church of the Nazarene
278-9494
Sunday School: 9:45 am
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Good Food
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Good Cause
Worship: 11:00 am
Evening Evangelistic Hour: 6:30 pm
Wednesday Midweek Service: 6:30 pm
Rev. Rod Tegethoff
Community of Christ
278-5817
Worship: 11:00 am
Sunday School: 10:00 am
Fellowship: 9:45 am
Pastor Wilda Brock
First Baptist Church
278-3233
Worship: 9:30 & 11:00 am
Evening Prayer service 7 pm
Youth Fellowship 5:30 pm
Wednesday Adventure Club 3:30-5:00 pm
Pastor Phil Pittman, Jr.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
278-3080
Sunday School & Adult Class 10:00 am
Worship: 11:00 am
Mid-Week Class Tuesday 7:00 pm
Ladies League Last Saturday of month 2 pm
Pastor Robert Rowley
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At New Plymouth Grange - Maple St.
Sun 10:00 am
2nd & 4th Wed 7:30 pm
Plymouth Congregational Church UCC
278-3577
Worship: 10:30am
Wednesday After-school Program: 3:30-5:00pm
Pastor Susan Howe
Seventh-day Adventist
278-3813
Worship: 11:00
Vespers: Saturday 5:30 pm
Prayer meeting Wednesday: 7:00 pm
Pastor Allan Payne
Corpus Christ Catholic Community St Aloysius Catholic Church
642-2261
Mass Sunday 8:30 a.m.
Mass Wednesday at noon
Father Calvin L. Blankinship Jr.
Treasure Valley Mennonite Church
4110 SW 1st Ave
278-3769
Living Waters Christian Fellowship
452-3119
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
February 18, 2004
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Mayor’s Ball:
Remember the Mayor’s Ball on
March 6th. I am looking forward to
everyone in the city attending. I was
asked about the attire for the evening
and it is really up to you. You can
come formal, semi-formal, or casual.
When there is knee slapping music
playing, it can be hard to line dance in
formal attire, so just come however
you feel comfortable.
You may have been wondering what
to do with that jar of change
(primarily pennies) that keeps taking
up space in your house. You can
bring it down and donate it to the Kiwanis Park playground equipment
fund (see picture this page)! All donations are tax deductible and receipts
will be issued as you turn in your donation, unless you wish your donation
to remain anonymous. We look forward to a great evening of music, graciously donated by local musicians
Ronnie and the Redheads, and a great
spread of snacks. I’ll see YOU there!
We have only 37 registered businesses in the City of New Plymouth.
I have been working with the New
Plymouth Newspaper to get a list of
all the products and services being
offered locally in our city because
most of us would buy more of our
things locally if we knew that they
were offered. If you sell Avon, do
yard work, or even have an old established business, please get down to
the City Hall and ask for a business
license. It is extremely easy to fill out
and the cost is a one-time fee of $5.
By having a list of all the businesses
in town, we can then publish information about those businesses and when
people call the City Hall asking for
products and services, we will know
-Scott
where to direct them.
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At the meeting on February 9th of the
New Plymouth Kiwanis Club, club member Rod Tegethoff provided a program of
slides from “Life’s Little Instruction
Book,” along with some inspirational music. Rod is the Club’s Spiritual Aims
leader. His program reminded us that
sometimes we need to step back from our
busy lives and remember to look at the
little, important things in life.
When the weather warms up, we can begin installing additional, new playground
equipment in Kiwanis Park.
The club members were encouraged to
spend some time reading with kids at the
school. It takes only 30 to 60 minutes to
read with students at the Elementary
School.
For Valentine’s Day, the club met at Fiesta Guadelajara for dinner.
There was no meeting on Monday February 16th due to the President’s Day holiday.
Above: A photo of part of the playground equipment
the Kiwanis Club wants to install at Kiwanis Park. The
Mayors’ Ball is a fund raiser to help purchase the
equipment.
At Right: Ronnie & the Redheads, the musical group
providing music at the Mayor’s Ball on March 6th.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
February 18, 2004
CLUB
VOLLEYBALL
Last weekend was our first tournament of the year. The 12's (sixth
graders) played in Fruitland. The 14's (7th and 8th graders) played in
Ontario. It was a learning experience for the 12's this was the first time
they played in any organized volleyball game. Their coach Tracy
Rogers said they all had fun and while they only won one game they
did lose several close ones. The coaches for the 7th grade 14's Jessica
Ray and Brittany Cole said the girls were putting into practice the new
defense and offense that Coach Mefford wants them to run. There was
frustration expressed from the players during the day, but things were
coming together at the end and they are looking forward to next weekend. The 8th grade 14's coached by Craig Mefford played well for their
first tournament. They finished 2nd in the morning pool beating Fruitland 2, Ontario 3, and Marsing teams. Their only lost was to Baker City.
In the afternoon pool the competition was must better. They were able
to get wins over Middleton and Fruitland teams but lost to Vale 1 and
Ontario 1 teams. They finished the day excited on how well they played
and ready for next weekend.
Next weekend February 14 tournament will be in Kuna for the 14's and
In Nampa for the 12's
February 21 14's in Fruitland and Payette 12's in New Plymouth
February 28 14's in Weiser and Payette 12's in Fruitland
March 6th 14's in New Plymouth and the 12's in Vale.
-submitted by Coach Mefford
Photos at
Left: Coach
Mefford (in
baseball cap)
with the 8th
grade girls.
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Dollittle Farm. Please call 278.5660, or 278.5289
Lost Dog: Missing since early January snow storm. Viszla Hunting Dog. Female.
Reddish Brown. Older Dog. Had a collar. Very sweet. Named Tasha. Family misses
her! Please call 278-3357.
Home for Sale in New Plymouth. Must see. Riverview. 2600 sq ft. 4 bdrm 3
bath. 3-car garage. New. Lots of marble. Very Nice. 741-1160 or 452-4905.
For Rent. Nice 2 bdrm 1 bath. 1-car garage. In New Plymouth. $490/month with
$490 security deposit. No smoking. No pets. 741-1160 or 452-4905.
For Rent. Clean 2 bdrm 1 bath. Carport. In Fruitland. No smoking. No pets.
$450/month with $450 security deposit. 741-1160 or 452-4905.
Office for Rent in Payette. 34 S Main. Approx 1700 sq ft. Additional storage available. 741-1160 or 452-4905.
Slack Coal For the taking, You Haul away approx. 1 ton J. Smith 278-0193.
Coordinator, New Plymouth Senior Center. 35 hrs per week. A challenging position. Must be able to supervise staff and coordinate local programs. Candidate
should be effective in communication skills. Computer skills necessary. Fundraising skills helpful. Immediate opening. Closes February 17, 2004 at 5 pm.
Call 365-4461 for more information or email resume to E.O.A. 134 N. Washington Ave., Emmett, ID 83617. An E.O.E. employer.
Cats to give away, make prefect barn/outdoor cats. 2 adults, 3 kittens 1 black &
white, 1 Calico, 1 white w/raccoon striped tail. Please call 278.3170.
‘94 4-wheel drive Tahoe 4-door Chevy Blazer. 1 owner. Great shape. New tires,
brakes, windshield and hoses. $3950. 409-3464 cell, 278-5481
Piano for sale. Milton Studio Piano for $200. Please call Irene Platz 278.3788 .
PIANO LESSONS Teaching beginner to intermediate piano lessons. 10 years
experience teaching piano. Call Cheryl Hawker at 278-3846.
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Free Puppies — Please give Us A Home. Rottweiler & German Shepherd mix.
Three months old. Loves kids. Call 278-3744.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
February 18, 2004
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5.
Southeast Avenue is getting the owner’s permission to do testing on site. Bruce Peterson, a
Rural Fire board member, stated that if Scheff wrote up the agreement that he would present it
to Mr. Northouse and get a signature. In conclusion, Scheff said that he would first work
through EPA for site assessment funds. If EPA chooses not to fund this project, then it will be
on Scheff’s recommended list for State funding.
c. New Plymouth News LLC – Business License Request: The Clerk explained that this business is in a properly zoned area. Councilman Cline made the motion to approve the business license application as presented. Councilman Nay seconded the motion, which met
with full approval.
d. Gem Community Annual Meeting: Councilman Cline explained the content of last year’s
meeting. Mayor Moscrip stated that he would be able to attend in the morning and Jeannette
Mayer would be attending all day. The Clerk explained that Josh Freeman had expressed interest and that Beth Earles is still trying to get a hold of Cathy Myers. Councilman Cline made
the motion to approve funds to be spent on those who would like to attend the Annual
Meeting. Councilman York seconded the motion, which met with full approval.
e. Library Board Appointment: Mayor Moscrip appointed Colleen Cook to fill the open position on the Library Board. Councilman Nay made the motion to confirm the Mayor’s appointment. Councilman Cline seconded the motion, which met with full approval.
f. Designation of Department Commissioners: Mayor Moscrip appointed Councilmen York
and Peterson to oversee the Water and Sewer Departments. The Mayor appointed Councilman
Cline over the Parks and Streets Department and Councilman Nay over the Police and Fire
Departments.
g. Possible ICRMP Presentation: Councilman York explained the different services that
ICRMP offers the City. York though that it would be a good idea to have a member of that
organization come out, give a presentation and answer any specific questions. Mayor Moscrip
said that ICRMP was a wonderful resource during the class that AIC gave to the newly elected
officials. The Mayor asked the Clerk to coordinate with the County, Emmett, Weiser and other
cities in the County.
Ordinance & Resolution:
a. Resolution #2-2004-Renewing the City’s Gem Community Status: The Clerk explained the
process of accepting a resolution. Councilman York made the motion to approve the resolution as written. Councilman Nay seconded the motion, which met with full approval.
Mayor and Council Comments:
Councilman Peterson said that a citizen approached him, as he was walking home form the Post Office.
The citizen expressed that they disliked City Hall closed between one and two in the afternoon. Peterson thought that he would mention it to the Council but believes it is up to the Clerk and her staff.
Councilman Cline stated that he moved from Reno where it is much busier but has noticed that closing
for lunch seems to be common in our area. So, Cline figured that this is the way business is done.
At 8:55 p.m., Councilman Cline made the motion to adjourn the regular meeting. Councilman
Peterson seconded the motion, which met with full approval.
Agenda for City Council Meeting Tuesday February 17, 2004 8:00 p.m.
At City Hall
1.
2.
3.
Roll Call
Approve Agenda
Consent Agenda
a. Police Report
b. February 2nd regular meeting minutes
c. Approval of bills
4. Regular Agenda
Old Business
5. New Business
a. Brent Edwards—Commercial and Industrial Zoning
b. P&Z Board Appointment
c. DEQ Water Master Plan Reimbursement
6. Ordinances & Resolutions
a. Arbor Day Proclamation for April 30, 2004
7. Open Forum
8. Mayor and Council Comments
9. Adjournment
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NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
LIBRARY CORNER
For all you library lovers, did you know that you had your
own month designated specially for you? Well, February
is Library Lovers’ Month. Interesting how it just ‘happens’
to be in the same month as Valentines Day! You don’t
want to leave out your friends so don’t forget Friendship
Week is the 16th—22nd. February is also famous for
Presidents Day, Black History Month and National Bird
Feeding Month. Who knew all this was going on in the
middle of Winter? Stop by the Library Tuesday-Friday
10:00 am to 6:00 pm and find some more interesting
facts!
please call me at 278-5338.
Thanks,
Talya
HAVE YOU SEEN
THESE NPHS ALUMI?
NPHS Alumni Anyone having current addresses for the following
individuals from the
classes of 1936-1940,
please contact:
Leisa Beutler [email protected]
Cathy Myers - 278 - 3723
Skip Kubal - 278-5806
Myrna Gross - 278-3374
1936
Fern King-Berry
1937
Cleo Applegate-Brandt
Charlotte Criss-Woodie
Virginia Davis Montoya
William H. Edwards
Ernest Franklin
Peggen Goldsmith-Herman
Raymond W. Hallman
Richard Heap
Dan Herman
Arlene Johnson-Grabner
Donald Larson
Mozelle May McMahan
Dorothy Moss-Curtis
Gladys Nesbitt-Stanard
Leonard Neutze
Raymond Neutze
Maude Reynolds-Ray
Alice Sanderson-Fisher
Barbara Sauntry
Alma Schlupe Dunagan
Della Schlupe-Pease
Neva Jane Scott-HeapFisher
Euphoria ???-Mower
Anna Urrusuno
Kenneth Vandenberg
Mary Margaret WaldoBryant
Bonnie Whadford
1938
Earl Brossard
Vivian Castles Criss
Joe Erlich
Wayne Panchot
Everett Taylor
1939
Marlen Bladen
Ernest Brooks
Mary Jane Castle-Johnson
Donald Flock
Helen Friend-Goldsmith
Jay Higgenbotham
Letha Hutchinson-Aylor
Anita Johnson
Virgil Johnson
Budd Kauffman
John Lytle
Don Mathews
Bernice McCraw-Watkins
Marianna OwenVascassenno
Lewis L. Purcell
Bill Roberts
Bob Sanderson
Mark Sweet
Leonard Wilson
1940
Carroll Cooper
Clarence Cummings
Virginia GoldsmithStanley
Johnny Gray
Kenneth Hurrle
Marguerite Moore- Diffendaffer
Novene Sullivan-Timm
February 18, 2004
High School Pilgrim Press : Clubs and Activities
Note of interest, thanks and explanation
Sports
by Dani Henry
The high school journalism class is now coming on board with Mayor Scott Moscrip and his wife/newspaper editor Anne Moscrip to provide articles and help with
the publication of the community paper.
This combination of efforts will be a win-win situation. Anne Moscrip can shift
part of her writing/proofing/layout responsibilities to students who want to learn
these skills, and the students can receive actual professional exposure.
Another advantage will be a savings for the financially strapped education
budget. Anne Moscrip also serves on the school board and knows the needs of academically under funded programs.
As Scott Moscrip explains, “It’s all about cutting costs. This is a novel action
for a government body, but saving money is what we are all about.”
The staff and journalism instructor are grateful for about the possibilities of this
opportunity. “The relief from paper and publication costs is a major issue,” says adviser Anne Esplin, “but the community exposure will magnify the commitment and
efforts of the students that could not be matched by the in-house publication.”
Activities
Sophomores sponsor
Sweetheart’s Ball
By Randee Jo Erickson and
Megan de Laloe
The dance was Saturday Feb. 7.
About thirty couples plus twenty or
more singles purchase tickets at the rate
of $8 for singles and $10 for couples.
The ticket pricing plus the Valentine
theme obviously encouraged coupling
up.
The dance photos were by Ted Davis
and Fantasia provided the music and
emcee. The emcee was personable and
the crowd responded to his games and
ploys to get action going on the dance
floor.
No royalty was chosen, so every
dancer there was his own king or queen
for the night. Dress was announced as
semi-formal, but the interpretation of
that varied from very formal to very
casual, but the blend was acceptable to
all. Some partner changing put Levies
with Satin on more than one occasion.
-:Also the sale of a Crush for “your
current crush” was a fundraiser for the
sophomore class these past two weeks.
The sale worked like this: The buyersender paid $1 if he or she was willing
for the receiver to pay $1 to discover his
or her true identity. Then the receiver
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Coach spotlight: Track Coach Henggeler gears up for March
By Lindsey Parker
Coach Carole Henggeler enjoys being a coach. She loves sports so much
she majored in education, so she could
become a coach.
Coach Henggeler has coached volleyball, basketball, track and cheerleading.
Today Coach Henggeler is head coach
of the cheerleading squad and the
track and field team. She helps a little
with everything during the track season, but her main sprints and jumps.
Her assistant coaches during track
season include Monica White and
Jeannette Mayer, and volunteer assistants Anne and Scott Moscrip.
After more than 10 years of experience and over 800 athletes, Coach
Henggeler knows athletes’ qualities.
“The best athletes are the ones that
will work hard everyday to get better.
The ones that don’t make excuses and
that have a good attitude are the students who excel.”
Coach Henggeler’s pre-season advice for track athletes, “Start running
now and getting in shape.”
Final home game Senior Night honors graduate participants in boys basket ball, cheerleading, and pep
By Randee Jo Erickson
With the halftime score Pilgrims 42
and Marsing 17, the Senior Night honors furnished the entertainment before
the second half last Wednesday,
Feb.11.
Cole Dennett, Evan Hawker, Jack
McKie, Ben Schuster, Joe Hally, and
Adam Shockley from the varsity boys
team took the floor first. Parents and
cheerleaders awarded them as the audience applauded them.
Senior cheerleaders, Shara Eaton,
Kayla Kowalski, and Justin Arbaugh
came forward next and listened to a
review of their cheering history and
future plans announced . Shara and
Kayla have been cheerleaders since
they were freshmen.
Pep band members since middle
school, Mike Murdock who plays the
trombone and Jennifer Brumet who
plays the clarinet made up the finale in
honors.
The game ended as the halftime
foreshadowed. Ben Schuster and Jordan Frates tied high point honors with
14 each and Joe Hally sunk two 3pointers. Final Pilgrim victory over
Marsing 77-38.
Activities
The Shopping Cart. Junior Ross Deardorff asks
several girls to be his partner in the damce game
which works will to “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith. Here he is instructing Brandi Nelson to get
things off the shelf to add to his grocery cart. It
was Brandi who requested the CD for this dance.
had the option of paying that $1 to find
out who had sent it.
If the sender did not want the receiver to have the option of finding out
who sent the Crush, the gift cost the
buyer/sender $2. A Valentine poem of
the sender’s choice accompanied the
crush. The idea was Mrs. Julie Bentons.
Books equal tax deduction for community populace
By Brandon Taylor
Most hard covered books are about
$20.00 these days. Mr. Duncan Trunnel
has discovered a new program. Anybody can donate books for a tax deduc-
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
tion for the price of the book.
Just this year alone he has received
about 500 books. This program expands
the school library. Anyone interested
contact Mr. Trunnel at 278-5311.
Cabinets made by mill classes
By Dani Henry
For second semester the cabinet and mill classes are building nightstands. The projects will take a student
who is learning woodworking skill s for
the first time roughly three months to
complete.
The nightstands will cost from $40.00 to
$120.00 to build. This includes the cost
of hinges, drawer pulls, and a finish.
The lumber choice for most students is
pine because it only costs $1.14 per
board foot.
Instructor Mr. Bryon Graham
has worked on teaching basic skills all
year. These are all being incorporated
into this one project. This is his eighth
year teaching. He also technical classes
at the middle school.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
There is a $21.00 fee to take his
class. This helps to have consumable
supplies such as dowel pins, glue, finish, as well as maintaining equipment. It
costs around $400 per year just to have
the planer knives and blades sharpened.
Cabinet and mill student. Dusten Smith begins a
new project.
February 18, 2004
COMMUNITY
EVENTS CALENDAR
Wednesday 18th
Dance at Sr Center
6pm
Thursday 19th
Middle School Boys
8th grade basketball
4:45
Friday 20th
Saturday 21st
HS Wrestling District
@ Parma
HS Boys BKB District
HS boys BKB District
What’s happening!
Orchestra, strings only
6:45 am HS Band Rm.
Orchestra practice,
woodwinds 3:00 pm
Mary Martha Guild
2pm
Sunday 22nd
Monday 23rd
Pancake supper Congregational Church
5—7 pm
Tuesday 24th
Wednesday 25th
Dance at Sr Center
6pm
Parenting seminar at
Elem. School 7 pm
New Plymouth News
Community Newspaper for New Plymouth, ID
Thursday 26th
Friday 27th
Saturday 28th
High School Spring
Full Orchestra practice Sports 1st day of prac6:45 am HS Band Rm tice: Baseball, Softball,
Track
Send us your articles. We’ll even write articles for you. We need more information so we can make this a real newspaper! Let us know your church
news, club, association, or board info. Home school, farming, Scouts, 4-H,
etc. And advertising! 278-3330 or [email protected]
NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL
-Written by The Weed Guy
Weeds are everywhere. They grow in
fences, corners, ditch banks, sewer banks,
game preserves, roads and right of ways.
Anywhere there is a bare spot of ground
and a little moisture weeds will appear.
The weed problem can get so serious that
some weeds choke out gainful crops. To
prevent this from occurring, the State
Legislature passed a weed law requiring
all property owners to be responsible for
controlling their own weeds. They made
a list of about thirty weeds. The ones that
did the most damage were given the name
“noxious weeds.” These were to be controlled
All weeds are not classified as noxious
weeds. Some weeds are advantageous.
For example, cheat grass is a weed. It
grows in dry areas and helps keep steep
hillsides from eroding. Salt grass and
many other minor weeds grow along the
oiled surfaces of the roads. They prevent
the soil from eroding and thus protect the
borders of oiled surfaces. These weeds,
when growing in gardens or yards, may
be “objectionable” or “nuisance” weeds.
It is one’s own choice to destroy them.
The main noxious weeds in many of our
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irrigated committees are Poison Hemlock,
Scotch Thistle, Canadian Thistle, Perennial Pepper Weed, Knapweed, White Top,
Puncture Vine, Morning Glory
(Bendweed), Skeleton Weed, Purple
Loose Strife and a few Yellow Star Thistles.
These noxious weeds are divided into
three groups. The main purpose of the
grouping is to identify weeds that can be
controlled with cheaper sprays.
The first group is the “Annuals”. These
weeds reproduce only from the seed crop
that they produce each year. The old
plant dies but the seeds carry on. Good
examples are Puncture Vine, Yellow Star
Thistle and Buffalo Bur.
The second group is the “Biannual.”
These grow a rosette the first year and a
tall seed-bearing plant the second year.
They also reproduce only by seeds. Poison Hemlock and Scotch thistle are examples of biannual plants.
Both the annual and the biannual weeds
can be controlled by cultivation, cutting
with a shovel at ground level, or by spraying with a contact spray.
The Perennial weeds are the problem
weeds. They reproduce both by seed and
root stalks. Only a root killer spray will
destroy them. A contact spray like 2-4-D
will destroy this upper growing part of the
plant, but the roots are not touched and
will reproduce through plants again the
next year. Cultivation with a harrow will
only spread the roots to other parts of the
field.
The root-killer sprays that can be used
on perennials are “Escort” and “Roundup.” These sprays only work if the plants
stay dry for 4-6 hours after application. If
a rain occurs before 4-6 hours have
passed, then the spraying has to be redone. It takes that long for the spray to
travel into the roots.
The soil sterility sprays can be used but
only with care and only in certain areas.
Discussion of these sprays will be in another article.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
BASEBALL
Payette County/Weiser
Recreation District
Baseball/softball
Minor ages 9&10
Majors ages 11& 12
Whiffle ball age 4
T-Ball ages 5 & 6
Rookie ages 7&8
Sign-up deadline March 12th
Call 452-3542
1200 North Pennsylvania In Mesa
Park/Freedom Park
Fruitland, Idaho
City /County Directory
City Hall
Emergency
Post Office
Library
Sheriff
278-5338
911
278-5868
278-5338
642-6006
February 18, 2004
Left: The VFW men can
cook!
See front page for story
and photos.
Senior Night Spectacle. NPHS honored band, cheerleading, and boys basketball seniors before the Varsity game
last Wed. For more photos, please turn to pages 8 and 9.
Right: Freshman player
Jesse Jordan plays some
defense last Friday at
Parma. More Boys basketball info on pages 7 and 8.
Below: The Boys District Basketball Tournament Bracket. We were
unable to confirm game times before sending the paper to press. The
games will be at Fruitland HS. Please call the High School at
278-5311 for game times.
Above: Junior Jordan Frates attempts a slam dunk
in Wednesday’s final home game. More boys basketball on pages 7 and 8.
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
School News pp 2-4
Community pp 4,12-13,
15
School sports p 5-9
City Council pp 5 & 13
Church p 10
Letters p 11
Mayor p 11
Calendar p 15
Journalism class p 14
Parade of Champions academic awards at school
board meeting see page 2. Pictured above: Bensen
Sternberg receiving his medal. His parents Pam &
Scott Sternberg on the left and Principal Carrie
Aguas on the right.
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HS Cheerleaders performed for the Senior
Night Crowd last Wednesday. They were
AWESOME. They take their show to competition on February 28th.
NEW PLYMOUTH NEWS
ASB President Ben
Schuster receives his
medal last Monday.
February 18, 2004