Enterprise The Idaho
Oneida County's News Since 1879 Malad City, Idaho
June 1, 2023 |Vol. 143 No. 22
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NEWS IN BRIEF 8 people were rescued after the partial collapse of an apartment building Iowa
Eight people have been rescued after the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa on Sunday, May 28, 2023. No one was killed by the collapse, rescue officials confirmed on Monday. Throughout the night following the incident, search and rescue teams worked with specialized dog units to locate survivors, after fire crews helped escort around a dozen people from the building. On Sunday afternoon after first arriving on the scene. Seven people were rescued on Sunday, with an eighth person who had been pinned down by wreckage evacuated overnight from inside the crash. Photos from the scene showed a gaping hole in the side of the building, and a plastic and metal fence erected around the perimeter as rescue efforts continued.
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The Pledge of Allegiance leads off 2023's graduation celebration
MHS Class of 2023 Graduates! After four long years, including the COVID year, Malad High School’s graduating class was ready for its final show during last week’s commencement. With salutatorian Jaden Davis and Valedictorian Camia Bean leading off the program, the event also featured remarks from School Superintendent Jon Abrams, keynote speaker Jason Dahlke, and a farewell speech from Vice Prin-
cipal and coach Kory Kay.
Jaden Davis: “Hello everyone. Usually, graduation speeches focus on the average person, which is kind of a collective hallucination of someone who somehow does everything perfectly normal every single time. My speech isn’t about those kids. My speech is to the person who messes up; the person who never gets any-
thing just right. My speech is to those who feel left out, left behind, unnoticed, or unseen. MY message to you is you are seen, you are known, and you are wanted. People like you are everywhere—sometimes they’re hiding, and they’re scared to come up to you, but they are there. And they see you, and they think about you. On the bus, in the car, during their passing periods, they think about
you. And just like you, they are dying for someone to reach out to them, and connect with them, and to admit that they’re human too. They’re dying for someone to think of them the way you want someone to think of you. Sometimes, the thoughts that other people are going to have about you GRADUATES 2023 On Page 3
Memorial Day observed across the valley As does every year in honor of Memorial Day, a group headed by the American Legion toured the cemeteries of Oneida County and Utah in order to honor those who had given their lives in the service of their country with a three-volley salute. The group visited Snowville, Holbrook, and St. John, before it stopped at the Malad City cemetery for the keynote presentation and program. After the presentation, the tour continued to Pleasantview, Samaria, Portage, Washakie, Plymouth, and Cherry Creek. American Legion Ernest W. Jones Post #65 Post Service Officer Gene Caldwell conducted the program, which featured the singing of Bob Kent and a keynote address from Board of County Commissioners Chairman Bill Lewis. After an introduction from Caldwell and the pledge of
The bipartisan deal struck by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would extend the debt limit for two years alongside modest federal sending cuts and a series of policy provisions. The core of the deal is a suspension of the debt ceiling – currently at $31.4 trillion – until January 1, 2025. The Treasury Department can then take “extraordinary measures” to pay the bill off. This typically lasts for months. This will effectively resolve the issue through the 2024 election leaving it for the next President and the new Congress to deal with. The spending limit for the fiscal year 2024 would limit military spending to $886 billion and nonmilitary discretionary spending to $704 billion. The next year those numbers would rise to about $895 billion and $711 billion.
Memorial Day Weekend starts 100 Deadliest day on Idaho Roads
Memorial day weekend marks the start of the 100 deadliest days on Idaho Roads. To put into perspective just how deadly these 100 days are, 80 people died on Idaho roads during last year's 100 deadliest days. Just this year alone 75 people have already lost their lives in crashes. The Idaho Department of Transportation says the state is on track to meet the 2021 numbers, which was the worst year of deadly crashes since 2005. During the summer, more people are going on trips spending more time on the road. This can lead to impaired and even distracted driving. This is all a good reminder to put away the distractions and follow all the laws that are in place on our roads to keep us safe.
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Has Dementia
The American Legion firing squad fires a three volley salute
allegiance, an invocation was offered by Jean Thomas. The memorial bell, which was dedicated during last year’s ceremony, was then
run to commemorate veterans who had passed on during the last year. Joe Daniels rung the bell. Joe Burry, Brian Lewis, Steve Christiansen,
and Franklin Christiansen were honored. Bob Kent performed “God MEMORIAL DAY On Page 2
INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE THIS WEEK MHS Graduation, cont'd..................Pg. 3-4 Memorial Day in Ag..............................Pg 5 Looking Back........................................Pg.7
Hall of Fame......................................................Pg.9 Puzzles.............................................................Pg.11 MMS awards ceremony...................................Pg.12
Rosalynn Carter, wife of former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, and longtime advocate for better access to mental health has been recently diagnosed with dementia. The announcement of her diagnosis come just three months after the Carter Center said the Mr. Carter, who at 98 is the longest living president in American history, had decided to forgo further medical treatment and would enter hospice care at the couples home in Plains, Georgia. The center said in a statement on Tuesday that Mrs. Carter, who is 95, “continues to live happily at home with her husband…”