The Times-News from Twin Falls, Idaho • 9

Vat jry se-i City Editor: Kevin Rkhert- 733-0931, Ext. 234 Duel: Feuding discjockeys hit the ring. PageEB. The Times-News Friday, August 2, 1996 Section Magi To subdivide or not to subdivide? Critics warily watch building activity at Sawtooth National Recreation Area Around the valley Weather conditions increase risk of blight TWIN FALLS University of Idaho potato specialists say recent weather conditions have dramatically increased the risk of a potato late blight infection in-. the Magic Valley.

When left unchecked, the disease can devastate a potato crop within days. As a result, the university is urging growers to scout fields carefully for late blight. The disease first appears on the leaves of potatoes and resembles water-soaked spots. The spots rapidly enlarge into pale green to brown lesions. Infected foliage becomes brown, shrivels and then dies.

private property regulations of the SNRA, which were designed to halt property subdivision when the SNRA was created. Regulations allow a residence, dude ranch, or agricultural operation on the property, the property can be divided only if the owner can show the division will not impair the values of the SNRA. "It is important to understand that Mr. Piva is not required to obtain approval for the project. However, he is required to comply with the private property regulations," said Steve Rinella, an assistant ranger in charge of the SNRA lands program.

Piva has declined comment, saying he first needs to speak to his attorney. The Forest Service can condemn projects that do not comply with private property regulations. The condemnation process allows the Forest Service to take title to the land, but the property owner must be compen- CATHRYN WILOTlw Thini-Neyn Heavy equipment sits In the shadow of the Sawtooth Mountains on Bob Plva's property near Stanley. sated at fair market value. There is no appeal of the condemna- Cities and other government entities tion procedure in the SNRA.

But proper-often use condemnation to obtain land for ty owners may contest the fair market highways, parks, and other public projects. Please see SAWTOOTH, Page B3 By Cathryn Wild Times-News correspondent STANLEY What may be a subdivision is being developed on private land within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, despite SNRA regulations that prohibit subdividing land. A new road, with culvert and fill, has been built through a meadow about five miles northwest of Stanley. Bob Piva of Challis owns the land. Survey stakes labeled "Lot 4," "Lot 10," "Lot 5 south" are in place along the road.

According to the Custer County recorder's office, however, no subdivi-' sion plat has been recorded. Anderson Creek bisects the 160-acre parcel which has excellent views of the Sawtooth Range. The property is located a short distance from the east side of Highway 21, across from the entrance road to Stanley Lake. Subdividing the parcel would violate -rltft' i 1 Ill' 1 a i. 18 1 MIKESAUBURYT1T older sister Amanda helps return the bike to Creek Park In Twin Falls.

After riding her bicycle through the currents of Rock Creek, Matt Chamberlain receives an earful as shore. Matt had momentarily lost the two-wheeler after It was swept underwater Thursday at Rock 3t V1 Vir Willis pumps more money into initiative The Associated Press BOISE Actor Bruce Willis pumped another $11,120 this summer into the campaign to void Gov. Phil Batt's nuclear waste deal with the federal government, bringing his investment in the initiative to over $36,000. Other interests in the Sun Valley area, led by members of the Hormel family, added over $30,000 more to the successful drive for a voter referendum on the Batt agreement this fall. But the large contributions, none under $1,000, were still not enough to cover all the bills run up by Stop The Shipments in gathering the signatures needed to force a vote, financial disclosure statements show.

The campaign spent nearly $100,000 this spring $34,500 on a private company that collected about 25,000 of the 52,000 signatures it submitted to the secretary of state last month. But total contributions since the drive began earlier this year totaled just over $90,000. Facing mounting congressional pressure and nearing the end of a string of favorable court rulings, Batt decided to strike a deal with the federal government last October. Under the one-of-a-kind agreement the federal government has refused to repeat with any other state, another 1,133 nuclear waste shipments will be dumped at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory over Please see INIATIVE, Page B3 the Burley area. KTVB is KTFT's parent station, and its translator would allow Cassia and Minidoka county viewers to receive a strong broadcast NBC signal.

"It's been three months since we submitted our application, and we were told it would take up to six months to get approval," Boyd said. A translator functions as a remote TV station, rebroadcasting signals that originate at a distant location. Cable customers in the Mini-Cassia area have been receiving NBC programming via Salt Lake City station KSL for the past seven months, but for households without cable, NBC programming has been spotty since Idaho Falls station KIFI switched its affiliation to ABC in January. Some viewers in Minidoka and Cassia counties can receive a broadcast signal from KPVL a Pocatello NBC affiliate. mated control time Thursday evening, fire officials said.

The Dorsey Creek Fire burned about 1,000 acres five miles northwest of Murphy Hot Springs. Officials expected to have the fire under control late Thursday evening. The Brown's Creek Fire nine miles southwest of Rogerson burned about 400 acres. Firefighters expected to control the blaze today. Late Thursday evening, Filer firefighters battled a house fire at 2563 East and 3200 North.

The cause of the fire was unknown, officials said. growers snouia sena suspectea potato leaf and stem samples to the university's Twin Falls Research and Extension center on the College of Southern Idaho campus. Growers can also call (208) 736-3624 to make arrangements for sample identification. 16-yr-old Boy Scout found after 10-hour search ALBION A 15-year-old Corrinne, Utah, Boy Scout was missing from his troop Wednesday for about 10 hours during an outing in the Independence Lakes area, officials said. Troop leaders first noticed the boy missing at about 10:30 a.m..

They searched until about 5 p.m. and then called for help. The Cassia County Sheriffs Department, Mini-Cassia Search ana ana seartn uugs ownea uy Brent Nichols of Norland and the Heybum Police Department responded. After combing the mountain with no sign of the lost scout, he was found back at the group's original campsite with his tent erected, settled in for the night at about 10 p.m. Cassia County Sheriff Billy Crystal said he thought the boy evaded the search.

Minnick to annear at barbecue fund-raiser TWIN FALLS U.S. Senate candidate Walt Minnick will appear today at a fund-raiser from 6 to 8 p.m. at the home of Matt and Doll Smith. Dinner will be catered by The Metrnnnhs. with a rernm mermen rer- i (T" r- (frn person uoiiauon 01 10 Reservations are necessary and may be made by calling Matt Smith at 733-2280 Dy noon.

Lau tne tmitns tor directions to their home. i The barbecue is co-hosted by the Smiths and Sam and Jean Adler. For more information on the local Minnick campaign, call Carol Robertson at 734-8349 or Rosemary Barta at 7344090. Twin Falls City Council meeting canceled TWIN FALLS Monday's Twin Falls City Council meeting has been canceled, City Manager Tom Courtney said Thursday. "We had no zoning issues coming and but they aren't ready yet," Courtney said.

The next council meeting will be Monday, August 12. Hotline announced on U.S. Highway 93 construction SHOSHONE Motorists can call a hot-" line telephone number at the Idaho Transportation Department's district office to get the latest news on blasting rimes for a reconstruction project on U.S. Highway 93. Traffic is being halted for about 30 minutes every day during blasting on the hills and cliffs that line the roadway as crews gather fill material for highway realignment.

1 The hotline number, 886-2266, is a message containing daily blasting times. The message is updated every morning at 9:30, Monday through 'Friday. Project coordinator' Connie. Jones can also be called for information about the project at 886-7853. Blasting will continue daily through the end of September, the department said.

County seeks volunteers to paint caboose at fair TWIN FALLS The county is looking for volunteers to paint the caboose at the I Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer. The caboose has been at the fair-j grounds since 1988 and is in dire need of a new paint job, Twin Falls County Commissioner Brent Reinke said. All paint and supplies will be furnished by the county commissioners. "Volunteers are important," Reinke said. 'Without the help of volunteers, projects like this would not be able to be completed." Anyone interested in volunteering to paint the caboose should call Reinke at 736-4068.

Compiled from staff reports gets its own ABC station I'm tellin' Mom Twin Falls River Valley and on channels 68 and 134 on Teton Wireless Cable. Cable subscribers in Buhl will receive KSAW on channel 34. Many Mini-Cassia TV viewers get their ABC programming via Idaho Falls station KIFI. KTVI general manager Larry Chase couldn't be reached for comment Thursday, but he said in January that his station would be aggressive about competing for advertising and viewers in the Magic Valley. That was shortly after KTVI became the only source of ABC programming between Baker, and Twin Falls.

KXTF, a Twin Falls station that had carried ABC shows since 1989, switched its affiliation to Fox seven months ago. McMahon was the manager and founder of KXTF, but the station's owner, Sunbelt Communications of Las Vegas, replaced him in April. Last month, KTVI hired McMahon and Kim Obenchain, who sold advertising for KXTF for three years, for KSAW's sales staff. Please see STATION, Page B3 and they didn't come home, according to police reports. Officer Kelly Bangerter says the friend was located, but Daniels is still missing.

She is considered "endangered" because of her medical condition. Daniels is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 115 pounds with brown eyes and long brown hair. Bangerter said the girl is one of four young people listed as runaways. But there is a concern these young people may become victims if they are out on their own, he said. Anyone with information is urged to call Jerome police at 324-4328.

ar a AVt 9 Local NBC affiliate may link to Mini-Cassia area next week New for fall: By Steve Crump Times-News writer TWIN FALLS There's about to be a fifth local television station on your dial. KSAW-TV, the Twin Falls-based affiliate of Nampa's KTVT, will go on the air Aug. 26 on broadcast channel 68 and cable channel 3 in the Magic Valley. Actually, there will be few visible changes beyond the call letters and the KTVL an ABC affiliate, has been rebroadcast on channel 68 for almost a decade in south-central Idaho and has been a fixture of Continental Cablevision's lineup for years. "You'll be seeing local commercials instead of the commercials from Boise," said Dick McMahon, a sales representative for KSAW.

"We're planning local weather reports, and hopefully, broadcasting some community events." But McMahon said KSAW has no immediate plans for a local newscast. "That would be quite a ways down the road," he said. KSAW can also be seen oh Sun Valley Cable-Vision channel 8 in the Wood By Steve Crump Times-News writer TWIN FALLS The more than 6,000 TCI Cablevision subscribers in Burley, Rupert and Paul may be only about week away from having an Idaho NBC station on their TV dials. But for the 7,000 households in Cassia and Minidoka counties without cable service, it will be a longer wait The microwave transmitter that will link Twin Falls NBC affiliate KTFT-LP with Mini-Cassia cable subscribers should be installed and operational by the end of next week, said Jim Boyd, sales manager forKTFT. "That's what weVe been promised," Boyd said Thursday.

"Well see if it happens." But the Federal Communications Commission has yet to grant Boise's KTVB permission to build a KTFT translator in Jerome teen-ager reported missing, described as medically endangered Lightning causes 6 fires in Magic Valley region The Times-News JEROME -The mother of a missing Jerome teen-ager is also worried about her daughter's medical condition. Brandie L. Daniels, 14, who suffers from seizures, was reported missing Sunday evening to the Jerome Police Department, said her mother, Kathy Garey of Twin Falls. In a telephone call to her Monday morning from Kimberly, the girl said she had lost her medication and seemed disoriented, Garey said. The teen-ager went swimming with a friend near Eden on Sunday The Times-News SHOSHONE Lightning caused six fires that burned about 7,700 acres late Thursday afternoon, said Fire Information Officer Pam Wallace.

The largest, the Lake Walcott Fire, burned about 6,000 acres 12 miles east of Minidoka. Other fires burning were the Bally Fire, 300 acres, 10 miles south of Almo; the Cedar Creek Fire 12 miles southwest of Rogerson, size unknown; and the Antelope Fire 10 miles northwest of Rogerson, size unknown. All had no esti.