Caribou County, Idaho
April 4, 2024 | Vol. 1 No. 9
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NEWS IN BRIEF Trump’s bond underwritten by Hankey Chairman of Knight Specialty Insurance made a deal to pay former president Donald Trump’s $175 million bond in New York, in order to avoid the need to sell any of the property mogul's properties, which are under the additional strain of being litigated for potentially having been misvalued. Knight Specialty Insurance is a company most known for providing subprime auto loans to car buyers with weak credit scores. Cash was posted as collateral. Despite the weather, the Fairgrounds in Grace were packed with egg hunters
Hunting for Eggs in the Snow
Another year of odd weather, and another Easter egg hunt in full coats and boots. As Caribou County kids and their parents lined up at one of several Easter egg hunts, it was hard not to notice the distinct lack of… springness in the air. A look at the forecast shows that had this Easter fallen on a more typical mid to late April Sunday, things might have been all around less frozen, and in fact, even a few days would have made a big difference. Easter Egg hunts in Bancroft, Soda Springs, and Grace proceeded apace, however, as snow is no barrier to candy in the eyes of kids. At least one of the traditional Easter outdoor events, the Sunrise Service hosted by Soda Springs’ Presbyterian Church, was canceled as a result of the weather, though standard Easter services were held as planned indoors. While the Easter Egg hunt itself may have been a snowy affair, the Easter week was busy and full, with activities underway throughout the valley. The Soda Springs Stake hosted its first ever Easter Walk, in which visitors visited a number of stations retelling the story of the Easter Holy week (story on page 2). The Soda Springs High School performance of Spamalot opened for an entertaining run (story on page 5). Fish and Game hosted a Hunter’s Safety Course, which gave local kids the chance to
become certified, and allowed them an in-person experience for doing so rather than the online alternative (story on page 2). Grace students toured the Wastewater treatment facility, and had the chance to meet with ISU’s technical college (story on page 4). A large cornhole tournament was held in support of SSHS teacher Jennifer Collins (story to come next week after winners are announced). Of course, many other events hap-
pened over the week that we weren’t able to get to. If you have an event you’d like covered by The Enterprise, please email us or call the number listed on the subscription notice in this paper to let us know. If you have information you’d like to send in for publication, you can use the same email address and we’ll do our best to make sure it gets included. Happy Easter, and let’s have a wonderful Spring!
Electric car pioneer Tesla reported its first annual drop in sales since 2020. The news caused the stock price to drop 5%, which makes the price drop for this year alone nearly a third. The sales numbers are blamed on increasing competition from both foreign and domestic electric car manufacturers, as well as issues with the roll out of the truck line of electric vehicles over the last several months.
Legislative Session extended After failing to meet their target for the second time this year, Idaho legislators are adjourning until 10 a.m. Tuesday, while the Idaho House voted to adjourn until 11 a.m. Tuesday. Legislators had planned to adjourn the session on March 22, but the Idaho House became entangled in budget disputes and leadership fights. When the Idaho Senate killed a major transportation budget on Thursday, it resulted in legislators missing their new target to adjourn on March 29. When the Idaho Legislature resumes Tuesday, it will mark the 86th day of the session, which began on Jan. 8. Holidays, weekends and days off like Monday still count toward the official number of days in session.
Solar Eclipse April 8 Ila Simper meets the Easter Bunny at the Caribou County Egg Hunt
Local Woman arrested for possession with intent to deliver The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office and Soda Springs Police Department served a warrant at a Soda Springs residence on March 28, 2024, ending a lengthy drug investigation. Kristin Miller, 42, of Soda Spring was arrested and charged by the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office with Possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, and the same charge for marijuana. Charges are anticipated through the Soda Springs Police Department as well. Sheriff Adam Mabey praised the work of his deputies, Clif Rose and Taylor Peck, who he stated had “used professionalism and tenacity in putting this case together and removing these drugs from our community.” The arrest was the result of collaboration between the city and county, which Mabey says is “allowing us to pool our resources for the betterment and safety of our communities.”
Tesla sales weaker than expected
The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office reiterated that it intends to continue aggressively pursuing and addressing the proliferation of illegal drug trafficking and use within the county. In addition to the other agencies that the Sheriff’s Office will continue to work with, the help of citizens is also requested. Anyone who may have
Kristin Miller, 42, of Soda Springs was arrested as part of a months long drug investigation by several agencies.
additional information on the case involving Miller or any other drug activity in Caribou County is encouraged to contact law enforcement.
Some of the illegal material siezed during the arrest included meth prepared for delivery.
INSIDE Easter Walk.....................................................Pg.2 Obituaries.......................................................Pg. 3 Spamalot........................................................Pg. 5
Puzzles..........................................................Pg. 6 Burgoyne Scholarship.............................Pg. 9 Sports.................................................... Pg. 11-12
At 12:43 on April 8, a 35-40% partial eclipse of the sun will be at its most visible in Southern Idaho. The total event will begin at around 11:30 a.m. and last until around 1:40 p.m. While Idaho is outside the area of totality for the eclipse, a very distinct crescent shaped “bite” will be visible on the sun. Because of the way light refraction works, a partial eclipse can be incredibly damaging to human eyes if viewed directly, and NASA reminds those who plan to view it to wear ISO 12312-2 compliant glasses to safely view it. This will be the last total solar eclipse visible across the lower 48 states until August of 2044, so plan accordingly.