Enterprise The Idaho
Oneida County's News Since 1879 Malad City, Idaho
August 31, 2023 |Vol. 143 No. 35
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NEWS IN BRIEF Legendary Game Show host Bob Barker dies
Longtime “Price is Right” host Bob Barker passed away Saturday at the age of 99. Barker, famous as both a TV personality and an advocate for animal rights causes began hosting his most well-known gameshow in 1972, and officially retired in 2007.
Grizzly capturing to begin Monday in Yellowstone
Beef Showmanship and Carcass Grand Champion Alexis Shaw at the Market sale. She will be showing at the EISF next week.
State Fair to begin Friday While the Oneida County Fair is in the books for 2023, for many 4-H, FFA, and Open Class participants, the work is only halfway complete for many of the participants. The Eastern Idaho State Fair kicks off in Blackfoot on Friday morning, and Malad will be well represented in the very first competitive show, the 4-H Working Ranch Show. Throughout the week that follows, a number of events
will involve competitors from Oneida County, including the Dog Show, Mustang Trail Challenge and Auction, a number of Horse Show events, 4-H Demonstrations, the Beef Show, and others. In addition to the various animal categories, a number of local Open class participants will compete in the Fair with their entries. No official list of Open Class entrants is available, but anecdotally,
entries will be submitted in quilting, sewing, handwork, fine arts, and photography categories. The State Fair is a chance for those who have had success locally to test their skills and talents against a much larger field of competition. The increased scale of the setting can be intimidating to first time participants, and even those who have competed at the state level in the past, so please
‘BTK’ Dennis Rader under new investigation for murder
make time to support and cheer on representatives of the community if you can. Qualifying and entering the big show is an impressive accomplishment, and the 4-H and FFA organizations are proud of all of their participating members.
STATE FAIR On Page 7
BLM Mustang program includes Malad trainers The BLM/Mustang program is for 4H youth 14 and up. They are able to obtain a yearling mustang to train for 90 days. The object is to gentle and train the mustang to be able to complete an in hand trail course at the Eastern Idaho State Fair. The Mustangs are then up for auction/adoption the next day. The money from the auction goes back to the club with the $25 adoption fee going back to the BLM. In the Mustang Wrangler Club the money goes back to the trainer. The mustangs are brought by the BLM to a designated area to be picked up. 10 kids will be able to view them and compile a list ordered from first pick to BLM MUSTANG On Page 3
In an official press release, Yellowstone Park advises “As part of ongoing efforts required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the U.S. Geological Survey, in conjunction with the National Park Service, is working to inform the public that pre-baiting and scientific capture operations are once again about to begin within Yellowstone National Park. Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) will begin field captures on Aug. 28 and continue through Oct. 31. Capture operations can include a variety of activities, but all areas where work is being conducted will have primary access points marked with warning signs. It is critical that all members of the public heed these signs.”
(AP) — Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer whose self-given nickname stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” played a cat and mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught. But Rader gradually faded from view after his 2005 arrest, as he served one life term for each of the 10 people he was convicted of killing. He made headlines again this week, though, because he was named the prime suspect in an Oklahoma teen’s 1976 disappearance and a Missouri woman’s 1990 killing. The investigation into whether Rader, 78, was responsible for additional crimes started with the reexamination of the disappearance of Cynthia Kinney, a 16-year-old cheerleader who was last seen at a laundromat in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Rader worked for ADT Security Systems at the time, and the bank across the street was getting a new security system.
Big game season update
(EastIdahoNews.com) Deer and elk hunting in Idaho will be similar to last year, but hunters in eastern Idaho will likely see firsthand the effects of a brutal winter that hit mule deer hard. Elk herds remain stable to increasing in most of the state. One of the most severe winters on record hit the east side of the state roughly along the Wyoming and Utah borders, and officials predict that deer hunting there is going to be challenging this season.
Day of Service scheduled for Saturday, September 9
Addysin Murdock with the mustang she trained, Vegas
INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE THIS WEEK Day of Service......................................Pg.2 Puzzles..................................................Pg.4 Looking Back........................................Pg.5
State Fair Schedule............................................Pg.7 Community Events Calendar..................................Pg.9 Sports................................................................Pg.11-12
Oneida City and County will once again be participating in the National Day of Service, established to foster community togetherness and pride in commemoration of the sacrifices of first-responders and communities following 9/11. In the past, projects have included the beautification of roadsides and outdoor areas, work on restoring and improving buildings, painting facilities such as Pioneer Park, planting trees, and others. See further details inside the paper.