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Patrons like convenience, computers

iMM Htnson, front, and Ronda ! Pif rce ue the popular Computer i SKtlon et the Jackpot Community Library. The library is usad by Jackpot school studenta and the pcbilc.

By Sam Feltman Tlmaa-Newł corrcspondent

JACKPOT. Nct. - No w that the Jackpot Community Library has becn in operadon for 21 months, Tcny Donn i$ corwineed that it*s a good dcal.

Dunn, the community librarian, takes ovcr dulies ot 2 p.m. each afternoon, cxccpt Mondays. Up until that time, it is the school library and not open to the pub-lic. Mostly, the students use the place.

“1 would like to sec morę adulis. Our Spanish section is really cxpanding," Dunn said. Shc hupes the Hispanic popula-tion will use it morę once the word gets out that they are inereasing their Spanish section.

The one arca that is plenty busy is the Computer seetion.

“Ali this week it*s becn stand-ing room only,” Dunn said.

A lot of pcoplc who don‘t havc computers at homc or tourists wanting to check their e-mail visit. Terry Nall likes tho conve-niencc of the library. He works in construction and as a ranch hand.

"Latcly, I have becn herc about two days a week,"ho said.

Library hours

The Ubrwy. wMch i* located near the Jackpot Combined Schoot ond Jackpot Recfcaton Center. Is open to tho publlc from 2-7 Tuesday through Thwjdoy, 2-6 p.m. Friday ond 10 om. to 4 p.m. Solurday.

The use of the computers and Internet access is a free. Library cards also are free.

The library, which was built as a school/county facility and pat-terned after libraries in other smali communilics throughout the State, is fuli scrvicc, with audio and vidco materiais and a large assortment of books, said Dunn, who is paid by the town of Jackpot. She also can order books from other libraries throughout the State.

“lf we don't havc it, we can get it." shc said.

The library will soon replace two of its cight computers with new siato of the ort ones. The computers are manufacturcd fur the Bill and Meiinda Gatcs Foundation by Gateway Inc., and are available to libraries partici-pating in the State Panncrship Program through a grant, Dunn said. One of the computers will be in Spanish.

The library also liouses a chU-drcn’s room and a mecting/dass room wherc Dunn holds spccial programs for thechildren. At 3:30 p.m. each Wedncsday, shc offers a story hour and craft activity, and another craft activity at 1230 p.m. each Soturday. These are open to all children, rcsidcr.ts and guests alike.

Via long-distance cducation, scveral teachers arc.working towards their mastcr's degrees at the library, induding eight pursu-ing a masteris in literacy studies from the University of Nevada Reno.

. “With LDE, we can internet with our professors," said Sue Frank, first-grade teachcr. “It’s dosc to the school."

Bryan Messmer, the Jackpot

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Combined School prindpal, said high school students also can use the longdisrancc learning for honor courscs.

The combined library opera-tion is going well, hc added. “Whcn you combine the resources of the school and the county, everybody wins.”

Stork report

Student takes spot in honor choir

Teacher organization celebrates

Arianna Marie Carter, daugh-ter of Roxann McLanc and Jon Walker Carter of Twin Falls, was bom Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003.

Drakę Jon Paul Caldwell, sęn of Sara Ann and Randy Caldwell of Kimberly, was born Sunduy,

Jan. 26. 2003.

Alcxandria Marie Fostcr, daughter of Tina Marie and Albert Drew Fostcr of Twin

FalLs was bom Monday, Jan. 27.    , _ .    _ „

2003    of Twin Falls,

-Kayden -James Porklmon.-son —Wedncsday. Jan. 29,2003.

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Student nabs Stuart bee championship

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HEYBURN - A Hcyburn student was selectcd, to perform in the 2003 All-Norihwcst Honor Choir.

Daniel Rock. son of Don and Diano Rock of Heybum, is one of morę than 900 high-school students in the Northwest region selectcd to perform in the 2003 Northwest Divisinn Confcrencc nf the National Association for Musie Education at Portland. Ore. Kock, a tenor, will perform with lite mixed choir.

With acsNtancc from Burlcy High School musk teachcr Cindy Hanscn, Rock wali preparo musie that will be performed under the

Theta membar teachers anjoy Chrlstmas festbltles at their Dece mber neetlng In Jerome.

From tett. back row: Begle Hatmsker ol Shoshone, Sandra Catklna ef Rlch*!tId. Rosie Oocksjadet ot.Jerome, Oorothy Morris oJByhl and Kathy Boleń of Goodlng: front rovr. Mlchelle Powetl of Goodlng. Phyllls RFckert of Jerome and Oonna Pence of Goodlng.

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JEROME - The Thcta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma cclcbrat-ed the holidays with festirities, information and community ser-vice.

The chapter is a part of the national organization for fcmalc •educawrs.

The Dcccmber mecting was held at the home of Lulu Mae Coates in Jerome. Ninę members attended.

President Uorothy Morris pre-sented a program on testing in Idaho schonls, and discusscd the severul tests rcquired to mect stałe and fcderal govcrnment mandates. She also providcd information alwut an incentive

Icadcrship of prominent conductor* at ihi* bicnnial CVCflt_v organiz-ers say. Students will spend three days rchears-in*; with one uf four coriduc-DŁnWRock tors in prepa-•    . ration for per-

formances Fcb. 15-16 in the Orcgun Batlniom at the Oregun -Cony.cn t i on jCc nic r_. Jh e_A11 •. Northwest Mixcd Choir and Womcn*s Choir concert will takc program sponsored by the Albertson Foundation for the schools and teachers.

A !egis!ativc update was given by Kathie Boian, who also urged all teachers to make ir a prioriiy to iiecome informed about issues in this legislative session affect-ing public education.

Every member brouglit books to contributc to Operation Wishbook, a project of the Idaho Reading Association and Thela Chapter to help cvcry student have his or her own book. Sceeral schools are represented in the Theta membership, and a mcm-ber's school and grade levcl is selectcd to be the rccipicnt of

place ai 2 pjn. Fcb. IG.

The All-Northwcst Honor groups consist of a concen band, symphony orchestra, m>xcd choir. womcn's choir, jazz band and pzz choir. Tłie concert band and symphony orchestra each will havc about 200 instrumentalista The jazz band will havc 18 instrumentalists; and the mixod. womcn‘5 and j.izz chnirs combined will Kiivc about S00 vocal-•sts.

Morę than 4.000 student musi-ciam auditioned for the groups. Approximatcly 20 percent reachedthc-finaldjyiiionkn-cl* ściec tion to be indudcd in the Rroups.

this project each Dcccmber.

Funds for the World Fcllowship were contributed through a sileni auction. These funds are uscd tu award scholar-ship moncy to Delta Kappa Gamma members selccted from worldwide applicants each year.

An exchange of wrapped Christmas ornaments also was held among the members, and members cnjoycd dinner scrvcd by hostesses Melba Fishcr, Rosie Dockstader, Phyllis Rickcrt and Lulu Mae Coates.

The next regular mecting will be held on Feb. 12 at the Cooding Middlc School with Cooding members sersing as hostesses.

Magle Valley Reglonal Medlcal Center

of Bcthany J. and Bing C. Parkinson of Hcyburn, was bom Monday, Jan. 27,2003.

Rhiono Rayne Mutthews, daughter of Rebecca M and Rocky T. Matthcwsof Munaugh, was bom Tuesday, Jan. 28,2003.

Donica Louisa Rivcm, daughter of Alana C. and Ra ul Rit era of Hansen, was born Tuesday, Jan. 28,2003.

Kalcb Joseph Wolters. son of Ingrid Patricia and Erie Joseph Wolters of Shoshone, was born Tuesday, Jan. 28,2003.

lloldcn Andre w Davls, son of Tammy F. and John D. Davis of Twin Falls, was born Wedncsday, Jan. 29,2003.

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Thompson, son of Shcila Huby and Michael Joseph Thompson

TWIN FALLS - Joseph Laskcy, a scventh-gradc student at Robert Stuart Junior High School in Twin Falls, won the school-lcvcl competition for the National Geographic Bee on Jan. 15, and a chancc at a 525,000 college sdiolarship.

The school-level bee, wherc students answered cral qucstions on geography, was the first round in the ISth onnua! National Geographic Bee. •

Shauna Robinson is Joseph’s social studies teacher at Robert Stuart.

The school winners, induding Joseph, lu»ve taken a written test,

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St. Benedlcts Family Medlcal Center

Dylnn Gcrald 0‘Bricn, son of Denny and Bccky 0’Bricn of Jerome, was bom Saturday, Jan.

25.2003.

Alondra Quczada, daughter of Jcsuc and Ycscnia Quczada of Buhl, was born Saturday, Jan. 25. 2003.

Dominie Michael Warren, son of Joe and Christina Warren of Gooding. was bom Monday, Jan.

27.2003.

Kassondra Lopcz Rosalcs, daughter of Maria Teresa Rosalcs and Maurilio Lopcz of Wendcll, was bom Monday, Jan.

27.2003.

Koyley Rcbcecu Buy, daughter of CJ Bay and Rebecca

and up to 100 of the top scor-ers in each State will be cligiblc to com-. petc in their State bee on April 4.

The National Geographic Society will

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trip to Washington, D.C., for State champions and teachcr-escorts to partidpatc in the national championship on May 20-21. The first-

Thiemann of Cooding, was bom Monday, Jan 27,2003.

Cassla Reglonal Medlcal Center

Sharon Lara, daughter of Vancssa and Andres Lara of Burley, was bom Thursday, Jan.

23,2003.

Emlly Lopcz, daughter of Morisela Tovor and Baldmar Lopcz of Burley, was born Saturday, Jan. 25,2003.

Isoioh Jason Cordovu. son of Hcathcr Pctcrscn and Louis .C ordo vaj r^ of _B urlcy-was .bom. Saturday. Jon. 2S.2<»r

Cherish Quinn Cox. daughter of Cheri Enckson and John Cox of Burlcy. was born Monday, Jan. 27.2003.

Natalie Grace Barclay, daughter of Scott and Melanie Barclay of Burlcy, was born Monday. Jan. 27.2003.

Emily Knyla Mejia, daughter of Sonia Mejia of Burley, was bom Monday, Jan. 27.2003.

Dakoda James Hubcr, son of Cody and Misty Hubcr of Paul, was bom Tuesday, Jan. 28,2003.

Joidcn Marie Garza, daughter of Dawn M. Lance and Juan Carza Jr., was bom Wednesday, Jan. 29.2003

Ivy Nicole Daeidson, daughter of Stephen and Teresa Davidson, was born Thursday, Jan. 30. 2003.

place national winner wJU recehe a $25.000 college scholar-ship, and a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Sodety.

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebck will moderatc the nadonal finals on May 21. The program will air on the National GcograpHic Channcl, and afterward on PBS stadons. Anyonc can brush up on geography with the GeoBec Challenge, an onlinc geography quiz at www.nationolgeograph-ic.com/geobec, which poses fivc new questions a day from preriom Nadonal Geographic Beesc

Shoshone students become NJHS members at ceremony

SHOSHONE - Thirteen students from Shoshone Junior and Senior High School were induct-cd into membership of tho Nadonal Junior Honor Society at a candlelight ceremony at the school Jan. 9.

Members were selectcd by a faculty coundl for mceting high standards of scholarsjup, scrricc, . Icadcrship, charactcr and ctizen-; ship.

• Sori-ly members are expccted • i.. ilieir excmpbry eon-! iiilmtidns to the school and’ com-; munlty, sald Mlchclc Will and Linda PrcscotT. chapter adrisers. The Shoshone Junior High

School Chapter has becn active sińce 1990. .

The National Junior Honor ^v Sodety ranks as one of the oldest and most prestigious national organizadons for high school students. Chaptcrs exist in three-fourths of the-nation's high schools and, sińce 1921, milłions of students have been selectcd for membership. .

Thousands of doli ars in scholar-ships also have been atrarded to senior members sińce 194S by the sponsoring organization, the National Association of Sccondoiy School Prinapals.

New National iunlot Honor Sodety membara ara, from laft, front row: Darek Tockett, Pat Roee, login Sani, Crikette fenian, Dawinna Stanhop: back row: Rob Maniek, Brtndon /Oagde, Hillay Robinson, Kreday Robłnaon, Krtatln Daridion and Aahlay CKfford. Not pkturad li Kod Bbigham md Yanoa Bullock.