NAMPA -- Monica Martin is on a mission.
The Liberty Charter School student said she wants to help change the perception many people have of today's youth.
"We're not here to destroy the world," Martin said. "We're here to make it better."
The recently elected Division 9 lieutenant governor for the Key Club's Utah-Idaho District said community service makes a powerful statement.
Last year, the local club raised money for schools in Kenya, collected clothes for a women's shelter, hosted a breakfast for veterans and put on a music education program for the Nampa Boys & Girls Club, among other projects.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Monday, July 12, 2004
Political Mind
CALDWELL -- A Caldwell High School student hopes to some day work as a political lobbyist.
But for now, the 17-year-old junior has decided he will settle for the U.S. Senate.
A committee of American Legionnaires selected Nick Schossow to represent Idaho this month at the American Legion Boys Nation in Arlington, Va.
Schossow, one of 96 high school representatives from across the country, will play the role of a senator in the educational experience.
"We have to write a bill to go," Schossow said. "I'm going to write mine on lifting the embargo on Cuba."
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But for now, the 17-year-old junior has decided he will settle for the U.S. Senate.
A committee of American Legionnaires selected Nick Schossow to represent Idaho this month at the American Legion Boys Nation in Arlington, Va.
Schossow, one of 96 high school representatives from across the country, will play the role of a senator in the educational experience.
"We have to write a bill to go," Schossow said. "I'm going to write mine on lifting the embargo on Cuba."
Read the full article.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Computer Whiz
KUNA -- Ernest Dunlap figures that he spends at least five hours a day on the computer.
So when the Kuna High School student heard that a Nampa senior community needed a volunteer to teach computer classes, it seemed a natural fit.
Dunlap led one-on-one tutorials with residents of the Maryland Village Apartments for almost two months, demonstrating how to access e-mail or search for information on the Internet.
"It was fun to go over there," Dunlap said. "Some of them wanted to find their prescription drug shipments. Some of them wanted to look up old bands. Most of them wanted to e-mail their kids and grandkids."
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So when the Kuna High School student heard that a Nampa senior community needed a volunteer to teach computer classes, it seemed a natural fit.
Dunlap led one-on-one tutorials with residents of the Maryland Village Apartments for almost two months, demonstrating how to access e-mail or search for information on the Internet.
"It was fun to go over there," Dunlap said. "Some of them wanted to find their prescription drug shipments. Some of them wanted to look up old bands. Most of them wanted to e-mail their kids and grandkids."
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Friday, July 02, 2004
Cemetery Switch
CALDWELL -- Joe and Dolores Harper didn't want their daughters to worry.
The Nampa couple, whose children live out of state, made their own funeral arrangements more than five years ago, purchasing a crypt at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
But a recent decision by the cemetery means the Harpers will have to start over. And they're not alone.
More than 30 local families recently discovered that crypts they purchased at the local cemetery won't be built.
Each family paid thousands of dollars for prime locations in a proposed mausoleum at Hillcrest. Some selected their spots more than five years ago, and several are still making monthly payments.
In at least one case, a loved one who died has been waiting in a temporary crypt for three years.
But a letter from Manager Doug Reinke dated June 25 said the families will have to find a different location for their loved ones.
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The Nampa couple, whose children live out of state, made their own funeral arrangements more than five years ago, purchasing a crypt at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
But a recent decision by the cemetery means the Harpers will have to start over. And they're not alone.
More than 30 local families recently discovered that crypts they purchased at the local cemetery won't be built.
Each family paid thousands of dollars for prime locations in a proposed mausoleum at Hillcrest. Some selected their spots more than five years ago, and several are still making monthly payments.
In at least one case, a loved one who died has been waiting in a temporary crypt for three years.
But a letter from Manager Doug Reinke dated June 25 said the families will have to find a different location for their loved ones.
Read the full article.
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