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JUNE 26, 2012

EDITOR: KATIE ARDMORE | SCROLLNEWS@BYUI.EDU

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Relay for Life

CAR DEALERSHIP HOSTS CAR SHOW, PAGE 10 EVENT RAISES CANCER AWARENESS PAGE 11

Rexburg gets more

streetlights
POLICE ADVOCATE FOR MORE STREET LIGHTING, PAGE 12

Rexburg creates new recycling program

LIZZY PETHESBRIDGE Scroll Staff he city of Rexburg will have an organized recycling system throughout the city in the next 30 to 60 days. The recycling plan was presented to the city council in three phases. The city started the recycling system in February and has completed the first two phases. The first phase was collecting and weighing the garbage from Cresthaven and Hidden Valley subdivisions. The second phase was a two-month trial run. Garbage and recyclable goods were collected from the same subdivisions. Cresthaven had a 25 percent recycle ScrollDigital rate, and Hidden Valley had a 23 A related video percent recycle rate. is available at The city council byuicomm.net. then reviewed the programs costeffectiveness and efficiency. The trial showed that out of the 2,398 houses in Rexburg, there would be about 10.6 pounds of recycled material per home. Officials said that with these averages, Rexburg could save about $39,653 annually. Public Works Director John Millar said it would take an additional $80,000 to buy blue recycling containers, but the city has enough money for the project. The third and current phase is to inform Rexburg citizens about the new recycling plan so they will be prepared when the city is ready to deliver the recycling bins. The recycling bins will contain

Its a win-win for both the university and the city; it provides jobs and work experience for the students and will be bettering our city.
JERRY MERRILL
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER

WHAT GETS RECYCLED?

Americans only recycle half of all paper products. Out of all recycled materials in the U.S., 36 percent are paper products.

magnets for homeowners fridges depicting items that can and cannot be recycled. They will also have that information on the front of the bins. The new recycling plan provides an opportunity for business majors from BYU-Idaho to help with the project by meeting with city officials and assisting with the project completion. City council member Jerry Merrill is in full support of the recycling plan. Its a win-win for both the university and the city; it provides jobs and work experience for the students and will be bettering our city, Merrill said. Business students involved with the recycling program will be paid and could receive credit toward their degrees. Merrill also said that the city will save money from the recycling plan by not having to pay for as many trips to the transfer station or the tipping fee. The tipping fee is the amount landfill facilities pay for each ton of solid waste disposed of in the landfill. The recycling plan also means less garbage will go to the land fill. The main reason to do this is many people from the city have asked for it, and the school helps make it possible, not to mention that going green is always a benefit, Merrill said.

Source: Harmony Enterprises, Inc. KATIE ARDMORE | Scroll Illustration

WHERE DOES IDAHO RANK?

Researchers ranked Idaho the eighth greenest state. Green means energy-efficient and respectful of the environment. Idaho was also ranked as No. 1 for alternative energy with 84.5 percent alternative energy.

Source: Harmony Enterprises, Inc., The Pew Center on Global Climate Change KATIE ARDMORE | Scroll Illustration

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Car show features classic, muscle cars

BRETT EVANS Scroll Staff Classic cars, exotic cars and hot rods from Idaho, Wyoming and Montana were displayed in Rexburg at the Taylor Chevrolet Car Show on June 23. The event, held at the Taylor Chevrolet-Buick-Cadillac dealership car lot, drew participants from three states, who brought military vehicles, antiques from the 1920s and 1930s, American muscle cars and foreign exotics. Nancy Shamel, one of the participants from Idaho Falls, drove herself to the show in a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, a rare Italian car powered by a Ford V-8 engine. My husband passed away 10 months ago, so I decided to get the car out in his memory and show it, Shamel said. She estimated that the car has about 400 horsepower. It was nice getting out on the road today, she said. Its got so much power one of the first cars on the road to use the now famous Hemi engine. The car has a few dents and dings in it, but Hanson doesnt mind. Its in original condition. I wouldnt want to fix the paint because then it wouldnt be original, Hanson said. The Rexburg-Madison Fire Department brought a hook-and-ladder fire engine that participants could climb. Another attraction was a mid-90s Volvo sedan that was drained of all of its fluids. Attendees could pay $1 to guess how long the Volvos engine would run without oil before blowing and the closest guess won a free lunch to Big Juds Country Diner. Taylor displayed a few of its vehicles in the show, including a customized Camaro and a Cadillac CTS-V sedan. Ive been coming for five or six years now, said Robert Paulsen, an Idaho Falls resident who drove a 1969 Camaro SS396 to the show. There are always some pretty high-dollar cars here.

BRIANNE SHIRTS | Scroll Photography

Spectators observe cars displayed at the Taylor Chevrolet Car Show on June 23. One of the cars featured was a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, a rare Italian car similar to a Ferrari.

that I cant ever get out of second gear around town, but today I got it into fifth. Shamel said this was the first time she had participated in the car show. She also owns a 1978 Corvette coupe, but today, she decided to drive the Pantera. Its got a really nice cam in it, Shamel said, talking about the engine after

starting the car and revving it up for the people gathered around. It makes some great sounds, doesnt it? There were many other collectible cars on display, including a rare, originalcondition 1955 Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis owned by Gaylon Hanson, who lives north of Rigby. The New Yorker was

NEWS IN BRIEF
Bicycle awareness rally to be held at Smith Park
Sticks and Stones sporting goods store will hold a bicycle awareness rally on June 30 at Smith Park in Rexburg. The rally, Rockin to Keep Rollin: The Bicycle Revolution, welcomes all members of the community, including students. The event will have performances from Chelsea Runyon, Tandem and the Bicycliteers. The Bicycle Revolution will also feature talks about the history of bicycles in Rexburg and their potential future in the city. Speakers will include Rexburg City Council member Donna Benfield and BYU-Idaho student Stephen Flanders, a junior studying psychology. A raffle will feature a new Trek 820 bicycle and gear donated by Kelson Custom Cycles, the BYU-I Outdoor Resource Center and other sponsors. The main event of the rally will be the Fun Ride, a 4-mile ride through Rexburg. Sticks and Stones invites all participants for the Fun Ride to come out in style, and to be dress like their favorite bicycle. Participants will start at Smith Park, ride east on North Hill Road, pass onto the newly-finished recreational trail cutting through town, ride down Main Street and end on College Avenue. Angela Stone, manager of the event, said she expects about 200 to 300 people to attend. Were really excited about this event; its been a long time in the making, and were finally seeing its realization, Stone said. George Simons, a senior studying political science, started the event after seeing numerous incidents of unreported bicycle accidents, and after he had his own experience regarding bicycle etiquette. Sticks and Stones also hosts a road bike club every Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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Idaho legislators invited to tour Rexburg in 2013

HANNAH DAVIS Scroll Staff The Rexburg Chamber of Commerce is hosting an East Idaho Legislative Tour, which is scheduled for September 2013. For this tour, Idaho legislators will be invited to come to Rexburg for three days. The purpose of the tour is to teach the legislators about the city, acquaint them with the area and explain to them the important issues that the city is facing. Some of these issues are city growth and recharging the Snake River Plain Aquifer. Hyrum Erickson, president-elect of the Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce, said that this tour will help Rexburg in various ways. A lot of the legislators may not be familiar with the issues that are important to Southeastern Idaho, Erickson said. It will give us the opportunity to inform state legislators who might not be familiar with our area of the challenges that it is facing, and things that the state can do to help. Although the Chamber of Commerce is still in its early stages of planning, Erickson said that BYU-Idaho will be included in the tours events. Well take them on tours of whatever it is we think theyll need to see in Rexburg, Idaho, Erickson said. Part of that is talking about the university and the amazing things that are going on there. Each year, Idaho legislators are invited to meet in a certain area of the state. In even-numbered years, the tour is hosted by the chambers of commerce in northern Idaho. In odd-numbered years, it is hosted by the chambers of commerce in eastern Idaho. Past eastern Idaho tours have been in Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Twin Falls. Rexburg has never hosted a legislative tour. There are 105 legislators in Idaho, but only 60 to 80 of them participate in the tours. A large part of the tours expenses will be lodging and transportation for these state legislators. Erickson said the city of Rexburg and local governments may partly fund this tour. We dont anticipate that it will be funded primarily by taxpayer money, Erickson said. The city has indicated that they will pay $10,000 toward it. Well ask the county and local governments for assistance as well, but we expect that the bulk of the money will be coming from private sources and private fundraising.

RACHEL BROWN | Scroll Photography

Attendees gather at the Madison High School football field on Saturday for the Relay for Life fundraiser. This organization raises money for research to find a cure for cancer.

Relay for Life raises money for cancer

ALICIA MIHU Scroll Staff Cancer survivors, caretakers and citizens of four cities participated in Relay for Life on June 22 and 23, which was held at the Madison High School football field Relay for Life is an organization that raises and donates money for research to help find a cure for cancer. In order to raise money, members of the community registered to participate in the race and also made donations. The organization also raised money by selling four quilts that were made over the past year from cancer survivors handprints. In total, the Relay for Life organization raised $40,500. Each event honors those who have passed on, survivors and those who are still struggling with cancer. Pat Burt, a breast cancer survivor and a registration director for survivors, said that of the 115 survivors who were registered for the event, 85 of them participated. Cancer survivors and their caretakers participated in kicking off the event as they walked around the track to the song Lean on Me by Bill Withers. As the survivor registration director, Burt contacts all of the cancer survivors in the area and asks them to register. They do this so they can acknowledge everyone who has had cancer as they strive to raise money to find a cure. The event gives hope to those who still battle with cancer. The best thing you can do is love and support them, and have hope. If you can have that hope in your heart, you can be a cancer survivor, Burt said. Thats the most important thing, is to have hope. Burt also does a lot of volunteering. She said she visits cancer patients and is there for them, even if all they need is a hug. Im there to help them with the hard days, Burt said. However, Burt isnt the only one who has been affected by cancer. Katie Dodge, event chair and director of the event, has members of her family that have been diagnosed with cancer. My mom is a cancer survivor and my best friends daughter has had cancer, Dodge said. Other participants have also been affected by cancer. My grandmother died of cancer, said Ed Davenport, a donator and a caricature artist. Davenport also gave advice for those who have loved ones with cancer. Stay positive. Take one day at a time. Always be there, Davenport said.

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Rexburg gets ready for new streetlights

LIZZY PETHERBRIDGE Scroll Staff New streetlights will be installed throughout Rexburg in residential and downtown areas once power can be installed and materials arrive. Our main concern and priority is to make cross walks and streets more visible and more safe, said Captain Randy Lewis of the Rexburg Police Department. Lewis said that a team from the police department and the traffic and safety committee surveyed Rexburg to locate areas that are in need of new or TRAFFIC better lighting. AND SAFETY The two teams COMMITTEE concluded that majority of the The purpose of safety risks are the traffic and near crosswalks safety committee is to advise the city where there is a council in matters lot of traffic and pertaining to traffic pedestrians. and transportation. Lewis said Source: most residents www.rexburg.org would not notice the construction because many of the lights just need an increase in wattage. He also said that what makes the process difficult is if the workers have to produce a new power source.

Another statewide campaign planned to educate drivers

BOISE Ensuring safe travel on Idaho highways is a prime reason for high-visibility education and enforcement campaigns that target impaired driving, such as one planned statewide over the Fourth of July holiday, June 29 to July 13. The Idaho Transportation Departments Office of Highway Safety works with partners statewide to reduce deaths and injuries from traffic crashes by addressing impaired driving. This effort is part of the departments commitment to safety and to achieving a goal of zero deaths on Idaho highways. According to statistics gathered by ITD, 72 agencies statewide participated in the recent St. Patricks Day safety effort to eliminate impaired driving. These efforts identified not only impaired drivers, but those who were involved in dangerous driving behaviors or caught breaking traffic laws as well. Law enforcement officers made 204 driving under the influence arrests across the state during the eight-day period from March 10 to March 18. In addition to the DUI arrests, law enforcement officers apprehended 203 fugitives, made 141 felony arrests, recorded 56 drug arrests and recovered seven stolen vehicles. A number of additional citations also were issued during the campaign. These included 120 seat belt citations, 25 child passenger safety and youth seat belt citations, 213 suspended license citations, 836 uninsured motorist citations, 892 speeding citations and 135 reckless driving citations. We encourage every driver to make smart choices when behind the wheel of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, said Kevin Bechen, a contract manager for ITD. ITD and its highway safety partners are committed to doing everything we can to help keep families safe and whole as we work toward zero deaths on all of Idahos roadways.

ALEXA COLLETT | Scroll Photography

The traffic and safety committee is planning to install new streelights throughout Rexburg. The committee meets the first Tuesday of every month at 5:15 p.m.

If there is one nearby, that makes the task a lot easier, Lewis said. Jerry Merrill, a member of the traffic and safety committee, presented the idea of using the fees collected from the city to build new street lighting. The new lights will be funded from the city lighting fee that residents pay on their monthly utility bills, Merrill said. Residents have been charged $1.50 on each utility bill for approximately two years, which has generated more than $250,000 for the fund at this time.

SELECTIONS FROM REXBURG POLICE LOG:

JUNE 18-22
Editors note: All information contained in this section is public record and is accessible to anyone through the Rexburg Police Department. Complaints of a barking dog. Civil problem. Daughter refused to go home. Complaint of subjects in a vehicle throwing fireworks and yelling at people. Complaint of being overcharged for gas. Gas station charged $50 for a pre-authorization charge. Charge was withdrawn. Harassment phone call complaint on a relationship gone bad. Complaint of an air bounce house being popped at The Craze by two individuals. Racing complaints. Hyde Park. Fraud. Unknown person accessed a credit card bank account and made five transactions on it. Lost/stolen wedding ring. Ring left in bathroom of Maverick gas station. Complaint of unknown person attempting to enter an apartment. False fire alarm. Spori Building. Burnt popcorn found; fire alarm reset. Complaint of possible garage fire. East Second North. Owner had just started his fireplace. Reckless driving complaint. Three individuals on four-wheelers were in Ridge Apartments parking lot driving recklessly. Operators of the four-wheelers were suppressed by manager. Complaint of possible overdose. 34-year-old female checked herself into the hospital. Suspicious person complaint.

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Dry weather leads to wildfires in West

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Nineteen wildfires in Utah have been sparked this year by target shooting. Dry weather and windy conditions make such ignitions more likely, authorities said. Authorities counted 24 wildfires sparked by guns last year, and 20 the year before. Three months remain before the dry season is over. The state cannot do much to prevent more of these fires this year. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that cities can restrict certain types of ammunition and targets for fire safety, but gun laws limit such regulations at the state level. In other parts of the West, authorities in Colorado were investigating whether recreational shooting is to blame for starting a 1,145-acre wildfire near Lake George over the weekend. Hot, windy weather Thursday made the region ripe for new fires spreading in Utah as well as parts of western Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. In another sign of how dry the West is during summer months, a highway mower is suspected of sparking a 6-acre wildfire along the Arkansas River in southern Colorado. The fire, which started Wednesday, temporarily closed a stretch of the river to rafting in a canyon where the artist Christo is seeking permission to suspend fabric panels. Dissenters of the closing cited the fire as another reason to reject the work. Such opponents said a 15-ton drilling rig and other heavy equipment needed for the project would make it difficult for residents to evacuate in an emergency. In New Mexico, more than 100 firefighters were battling a blaze in a wooded area along the Rio Grande on the northern edge of Albuquerque. Residents near the approximately 280-acre fire are on alert but no one has been evacuated. Several wildfires have broken out across the United States, including Colorado, California, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona and Hawaii. In Colorado, a second wave of evacuees from a 68,200-acre fire were returning home. Some have been warned to stay ready to leave again as firefighters attempt to encircle the blaze west of Fort Collins. In California, residents were allowed to return to homes and cabins by a 385acre fire near Sequoia National Park. A body was found at the scene of a small brushfire in the San Fernando Valley. Authorities are trying to determine whether it was involved in a murder. In Wyoming, firefighters contained about 5 percent of a wildfire scorching more than four square miles. The wildfire was located on a remote and mountainous area of the Medicine Bow National Forest. In New Mexico, a fire that has destroyed 242 homes and businesses has been 60 percent contained. The largest fire in New Mexico state history has blackened 463 square miles in the Gila Wilderness and has been 80 percent contained. In Arizona, firefighters were maintaining lines around a wildfire that threatened transmission lines owned by two of the states largest utilities. That fire near Young had grown to 11,011 acres, up from 8,100 acres on Wednesday. In Hawaii, the largest wildfire of the season has scorched at least 5,200 acres on the island of Hawaii. A separate fire that has been burning since Monday, threatened a hospital. The hospital was forced it to close its emergency room.

Huntsman Springs hosts July 4 event

BRETT EVANS Scroll Staff An eastern Idaho real-estate company will host an early Independence Day celebration in Driggs, Idaho on June 30. Huntsman Springs, a golfing community and resort owned by Jon Huntsman Sr., is hosting the Celebrate America event on June 30. The event, which will begin at 11:30 a.m., will include a street carnival, magicians, a hypnotist, live music and an air show during the day, with a fireworks show starting at 10 p.m., according to the events website. According to a press release from the resort, the events organizers have planned old-fashioned street fairs, appearances by local food vendors and events for people of all ages during the day. The evening shows live music and special guests speech will take place before the fireworks show. Last year, the event hosted a national talk show host Glenn Beck, who gave a patriotic tribute to the United States of America. This years headliners include Jon Huntsman and his son, Jon Huntsman Jr., who was a Republican presidential candidate for the 2012 elections. Other main stage attractions include the Joe Muscolino Band, a group that performs music from many different genres and decades. The event will be free to the public. Huntsman Springs donates a portion of its profits to the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. John Huntsman Sr., who is a cancer survivor, founded the cancer research institute in 1995.