Enterprise The Idaho
Oneida County's News Since 1879 Malad City, Idaho
November 7, 2024 |Vol. 144 No. 44
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NEWS IN BRIEF Questions about Peanut’s handling
Tracey Archibald, Kristal Talbot, Krystal Bates - Northern Title Co. of Idaho
Leila Hoopes & Dr. Josh Wray Oneida Family Dental
Terri Phillips & Vicki Larkin Mountan States Ins.
It’s time to enter the Annual Gobblin’ It Up Contest!
Contest begins this week – Win a free turkey for Thanksgiving! Local businesses sponsor the contest, and a free turkey will be provided by the sponsors for the winner from each store. There are a few simple rules to follow: Fill in your name, address and telephone number on the form that is included in this newspaper. Take the entry form to the merchant listed and place it in their entry box. You may be one of the lucky residents to win a top-quality turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner. Be sure to enter at all 17 locations! On Thursday, November 21, a drawing will be held by each of the sponsors; and winners will be notified
Jaclyn Nielsen - ATC Communications
to come pick up their turkeys! The rules specify that entrants do not have to be present to win. Participating sponsors for “‘Gobblin’ It Up at Thanksgiving” are the following: Farm Bureau Insurance, Do It Best Hess Lumber and Home Center, Allen Drug and Variety, Idaho Real Estate Group, On the Run (formerly KJ’s), Northern Title Co. of Idaho, Thomas Electric and Furniture, ACE Hardware, Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital, Mountain States Insurance, Thomas Market, Oneida Family Dental, Albert’s Service, Edith’s Collective, ATC Communications, Malad City, and Outlaw Vapor.
Kaylynn Bell - Hess Lumber & Home Center
Tyson Daniels - Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital
If you are like many people, you have no idea why your kids and late night comedians keep talking about a squirrel named Peanut. The story was recently reported out of New York state, near the Pennsylvania border. According to essentially wall to wall reporting, Mark Longo is a man from the area who rescued Peanut after the squirrel’s mother was killed in an accident involving a vehicle. Longo had featured Peanut on his many social media accounts wearing clothing, doing tricks, and generally being cute. After reports of animals being kept unsafely, New York Department of Environmental Conservation authorities apprehended the rodent, along with a raccoon that had recently been rescued. The story becomes confusing at that point, with officials claiming that the squirrel bit one of them, necessitating a fatal rabies test, which is conducted following decapitation. And that’s the story—where it goes next will undoubtedly show up on TikTok and Instagram soon.
Recent Celebrity Deaths
Music producer and artist Quincy Jones is among a spate of recent celebrity deaths as 2024 winds down. Jones started his life on the South Side of Chicago “running with gangs,” but eventually rose to prominence in the world of music, in the process becoming one of the first and most successful black executives in Hollywood. Jones worked with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and many other legends. He is credited with the massive success of the Michael Jackson album “Thriller” and famously put together the superstar “We are the World” effort. Actress Teri Garr, well known in such films as “Young Frankenstein,” “Tootsie,” and “Mr. Mom” passed at 79 last week. During the World Series, Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela died unexpectedly at the young age of 63. Phil Lesh, founding member of the “Grateful Dead” and Liam Payne, of the band “One Direction” also recently passed.
Census confirms your uncle’s theory
The Census Bureau released stateto-state migration estimates for last year in October. The report, which can be found at census.gov, tracks interstate migration. As a result of the types of movement that occur between states, the numbers have a huge margin or error, but they did potentially confirm what many bumper stickers, TV spots, and uncles at Thanksgiving have been saying for years—it’s all those Californians who are moving here. Due to the margin of error, it might just as easily be Washingtonians (the numbers are within the margin at 17,338 for CA and 14,655 for WA) that are responsible, but that’s not as fun to complain about. Oregon, Utah, Texas, and Arizona follow afterward. The reverse was also true—the largest outmigration from Idaho was to the state of Washington.
Veterans Program next Monday
Carrie Hess - Allen Drug
Hyrum Price - Thomas Market
Jamie Sweeten - Farm Bureau Ins.
INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE Halloween Reports..............................Pg. 2 Veterans Day Contest Winners...........Pg. 3 Cancer Research Fundraiser..............Pg. 4
Puzzles................................................Pg. 6 Obituaries.....................................Pg. 10-11 Sports................................................ Pg. 12
The annual Veterans Day program at Malad Elementary School will be held twice next Monday—once at 10:00 a.m., and then again at 7:00 p.m. for those who are unable to make it to the morning session. The program will involve the presentation of the winning Veterans Day essays, video tributes to Oneida County’s veterans, and local representatives of the armed service branches.