Enterprise The Idaho
Oneida County's News Since 1879 Malad City, Idaho
December 15, 2022 |Vol. 142 No. 50
Santa Comes to Malad early for the Coloring Contest The Enterprise Coloring Contest has been a staple of the season for over forty years, with the newspaper distributing prizes to those who submitted their colored pages to participating local sponsors. This year, dozens of local sponsors took part in the contest, with most of them reporting large numbers of submissions from all across the valley. Some businesses chose to select a small number of winners from each age group, while others decided that everyone who entered was a winner. Pictures of the participating businesses and the winners of their individual contests will be printed in next week’s Christmas edition, along with the children's letters to Santa Claus. In past years, the contest drawing was held outside Allen Drug on Main Street. Over the last two years, the drawing has been held inside the Oneida County Event Center, out of the elements. Last year’s contest was the first to be held under the new management of Bryan Scott, and most felt that the process was streamlined from last year. This year, an attempt was made to give presents to every child who entered the contest. Although there were certainly still some gaps in the process, the majority of those who entered their pages into the drawing ended up with something to take home, including twelve kids who took home the event’s grand prizes, which included TVs and a Nintendo Switch. In addition to the prizes, guests were treated to craft tables, hot dogs, hot chocolate, and walking tacos provided by the Malad Drive-In staff and volunteers. Fifty pounds of taco meat, hundreds of bags of chips, dozens and dozens of hot dogs, and gallons of hot chocolate were served during the event. Other than the grand prizes, the highlight of the evening was a visit from Santa Claus and his helper. After arriving via his traditional ride from the Fire Department, Santa made his entrance into the building to the joy of dozens of kids who had already lined up for a chance to speak their piece to the man himself. Santa, against a wonderful backdrop designed by Edith's Collective, listened to each child who took a seat to bend his ear, and handed out candy canes filled with candy. One of the best parts of living in a town like Malad is that Santa himself knew most of the children in attendance, as well as their parents and grandparents. Grand Prizes were drawn from the full box of submitted entries, meaning that kids who had submitted multiple entries had a correspondingly higher chance of winning them. As each Grand Prize winner was named, they approached the central table to select from a dozen prizes, including a Switch donated by Gary and Sherma Shepard and Nicole Jensen from the Dude Ranch, as well as a bike from Swire Coca-Cola, USA and a number of others provided by the Enterprise. Grand Prize winners of the event were: Rylan Price, who won the Nintendo Switch Lite; Alyssa Seamons, who won the Child's Tablet; Ike Carter, who won the Electric Scooter; Afton Wangsgard, who won a big Mickey Mouse; Saigelyn Cox, who won the Hover Board; Rhett Coleman SANTA COMES TO TOWN On Page 2
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NEWS IN BRIEF
More winter weather strikes the U.S. Although winter storm predictions are as much a part of the season as the Santa Tracker, this week’s predictions from the National Weather Service are especially serious. A winter storm system reached the west coast this weekend, with expectations that it will strengthen as it rolls across the country. A separate system is expected to create havoc on the east coast. Luckily, Malad is expected to dodge the worst of it. The bulk of the blizzard conditions are expected over Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas, though there’s a chance that the Rocky Mountains may end up with a large amount of precipitation in the middle part of the week. Regardless, the temperatures should be dropping across the area throughout the week, staying in the single digits.
First positive results of fusion reported
Bryan Scott and Shelly Williams draw the first Grand Prize Winner at the Coloring Contest
Nucelar fusion (the creation of energy through the combination of atoms) has apparently been recorded by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, with a net energy gain. Scientists are careful to explain that the experiment, while it did produce a viable result, was not produced at a level that would be economically or environmentally feasible under the test conditions. However, the results are a welcome sign on the road to the long sought after process of less dangerous nuclear fusion as a power source.
Utah Governor bans TikTok from govt devices
Cambrie Williams helps with difficult decisions at the prize table
Joining governors from a number of states, Utah’s governor Spencer Cox has banned the installation or use of the popular social media site TikTok from phones, computers, and other electronic devices maintained by the state. The site, which has skyrocketed in popularity over the last two years, is owned by a Chinese company which has been accused of data harvesting. Out of an abundance of caution, South Dakota, South Carolina, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Texas have made similar moves.
Bus Crash injures 23 west of Tremonton A tour bus making its way from Boise to Salt Lake City slid out and overturned on Monday, injuring 23 of the 33 passengers, none of them fatally. Garland, Tremonton, Brigham City, and Fielding emergency response teams all reported to the crash, which took place in the darkness of the early morning. State highway police advise all motorists to maintain vigilance while driving in inclement weather conditions, and avoid driving when the conditions warrant.
Emma Price poses for an exuberant picture with Santa Claus
INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE THIS WEEK Senior Projects......................................Pg.3 Looking Back.......................................Pg.5 Puzzles................................................. Pg.8
Chimney Contest..........................................Pg.9-10 Dragon Doings................................................. Pg.11 Sports.............................................................. Pg.12
Christmas play runs this week The IronDoor Playhouse presentation of “The Santa Trap” and “There Arose Such a Clatter” will be held this week on December 15, 16, and 17 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8.00 at the door. The Christmas play is a light-hearted and festive way to celebrate the season and support your local theatre!