Stories from Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Dear editor: When someone working a minimum wage job is told they are getting a raise, they might be excited. They might not be so excited when told they are working two more days per week for extra hours instead of having their wages raised. Nice to have the extra hours in the paycheck, but not really a raise...

June 14 is Free Fishing Day, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is inviting veteran and novice anglers of all ages, residents and nonresidents alike, to celebrate the day by fishing in Idaho without a license. At special locations around the southwest region, including the Legacy Park pond in Mountain Home, equipment will be available for use and fishing experts will be on hand to help novice anglers learn the ins and outs of fishing...

One by one, people stepped onto the track at Eastside Park. Splitting off into two groups, the first procession went one way while the second took the other route around the track. Meeting somewhere around the halfway point, the simple stroll along the gravel pathway was a symbolic gesture of sorts. ...

Kiki Weyandt nibbled on a sliced apple as her family sat beneath a tree in Carl Miller Park. The picnic lunch had become part of the family's daily routine before they set out to enjoy the rest of the day. It was a similar routine for the nearly 200 individuals, mainly children, that either sat at picnic tables or found a shady spot beneath the trees...