The Times-News (Twin Falls, ID) articles from April 2007

The Times-News (Twin Falls, ID) archives from April 2007

Feeling the heat: Renewed federal scrutiny putting pressure on local weapons dealers.
April 16, 2007... Byline: Cassidy Friedman Apr. 16--TWIN FALLS -- Open a store or stop selling guns. That's the message that Congress sent in 1993 to Bryan Pierce of Twin Falls and about 250,000 licensed gun sellers nationwide. After the Brady Handgun...

Tool time: Jerome sixth-graders enter contest to design new tool.
April 16, 2007... Byline: Joshua Palmer Apr. 16--TWIN FALLS -- They have been charged with a lofty task -- to invent the next tool that makes life easier for humanity. Their undertaking is no small endeavor but neither is the prize. More than 230...

'A forever thing': Jerome teens take special needs students to prom.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Ariel Hansen Apr. 15--JEROME -- It's a rite of American passage, with memories meant to last a lifetime. For four Jerome High School students, though, this year's senior prom was more. Seniors Ashlee Luna, 18, and Luke...

Gin rummy for a cause: Card players raise estimated $2,000 for injured Marine.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Jared S. Hopkins Apr. 15--JEROME -- With a brand new television for first place on the line, 60 aspiring card sharks gathered Saturday in for an all-day gin rummy tournament. The atmosphere was at times serious and at others...

Getting dirty: Motocross riders leave their cares in the dust.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Jared S. Hopkins Apr. 15--KIMBERLY -- For a brief moment Saturday, Sage Aslett soared through the air on his muddied dirt bike, his bright yellow racing suit piercing through a clear blue sky. Seconds later Aslett and his...

Two people injured in collision suffer amnesia.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Jared S. Hopkins Apr. 15--EDEN -- Two people were injured Friday evening and suffered amnesia after a semi-trailer truck collided broadside with a Jeep near a truck stop off Interstate 84, police said. At around 6:30 p.m., a...

Moving on up.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Eric Larsen Apr. 15--TWIN FALLS -- Sometimes the best offense is a high threshold for pain and a pinch runner. With her College of Southern Idaho softball team looking to rebound from a 5-0 loss to visiting North Idaho...

EDITORIAL: Closed-door element cuts public insight into summit.(Editorial)
April 15, 2007... Apr. 15--As much as we hate to rain on Gov. Butch Otter's water summit parade, there's an arid feel to the way this rendezvous was put together. Water parties from around the state will gather in Burley on Tuesday at the governor's behest, in...

Don't put off reading this article: Procrastination: How to stop the cycle.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Ariel Hansen Apr. 15--It's April 15. Haven't done your taxes yet? You're not alone. Though the deadline to file this year was extended by two days, there will inevitably be a line at the post office just before midnight...

Transformed for a night: Cinderella House helps girls find prom dresses.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Pat Marcantonio Apr. 15--TWIN FALLS -- Like Cinderella's fairy godmother, Dottie Amazeen helps young women prepare for the ball -- in this case, a high school prom. There's no magic wand, but 168 long and 36 short dresses...

A warrior comes home: Tears, salutes greet the body of Burley sailor killed in Iraq.
April 14, 2007... Byline: Cassidy Friedman Apr. 14--TWIN FALLS -- Only when the charter jet cut its engines, and their shriek had faded, did the quiet sniffles of family and close friends become audible. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Curtis Hall, who...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
April 13, 2007... Apr. 13--The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho, Obituaries FILER -- Brenda Blakeslee, 55, of Filer, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 8, 2007. Brenda was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a longtime employee of the U.S....