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Mormon Reservoir tops out! n April 19, A. D. 2017: The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and Nothing But the Tooth!

Jeff Ralph photo! We are all witnesses to history! Mormon tops out! – A Weekly Beaver exclusive!!!

Mormon Reservoir fills up! Our cup runneth over! The cheery side of water retention! onday! It happened! Given a final level boost by an overnight rain squall, Mormon Reservoir topped out sometime Monday, and a modest trickle (visible above) began to find its way over the lava-floored overflow channel on the West Side of Mormon Dam! This feat of acute water retention is a milestone event for the venerable irrigation reservoir, which has seen a respectably long series of comparatively

lean years for collection of irrigation water for the Twin Lakes irrigation company. In its overflow condition, the reservoir (formed in 1908 by the construction of Mormon Dam impounds 19,280 of genuine Camas Prairie water from McKesson Creek and Dairy Creek. Or to put it in terms we all can easily visualize, that’s 23,780,000 cubic meters! (Continued on page 2!)

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Above: looking down the overflow stream toward the willows of lower McKesson Creek, heading for mighty Camas Creek! Right: Winston Ellis’ aerial photo Sunday shows the overflow channel, just right of center, at the brink of spilling over the last barrier of lava rock! Mormon Dam itself is the road-topped structure at top left! ❦

o how long has it been since Mormon topped out? Hmmm. It’s not clear, according to Camas Irrigation District Watermaster Rusty Kramer. “There are some very sketchy old records about

levels at Mormon Reservoir. I swear it filled when I was a kid, but I just found a quote from the 2005 DEQ Camas Creek Watershed study that stated that Mormon has only filled three times in 40 years. I’m not sure where they got that info from -- nothing officially seems to be recorded about that with IDWR.” Kramer noted that Camas Water District 37B has only been in existence since 2014, but cited District records as showing that the reservoir, in 2014, supplied 10 days of irrigation (no initial level recorded), and exactly 0 days of irrigation in 2015 (no initial level recorded). By contrast, last year the reservoir supplied 49 days of irrigation beginning with an initial estimated level of 40% full. It seems that the Mormon Reservoir member irrigators will have a comparatively wet season in 2017. Kramer said this year’s bonus runoff has topped off other district reservoirs as well: “All six other reservoirs in our water district have been spilling since the first of April. Cow Creek, Frances, Olson, Kelly, McHan, and Spring Creek.” ❦

It’s happening! Ultra-closeup view of actual spillover on Monday!

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JH Track! Athletic.net results from Tuesday’s meet in Gooding!

asters of Metal: Musher medalists included Samantha McFadyen, Dylan Reedy, Naomi Frederickson, Lili Avila, Nakeia Fisk, Gabriela Garcia, Leslie Staley, Naomi Frederickson, Alex

Robles, the boys’ Sprint Medley Relay team (Alex Robles, Sam Brandhagen, Dawson Kramer, and Xyler Niehay), the girls’ 4x2 relay team (Chloe Ballard, Leslie Staley, Emilie Galvin and Rayann Martin), and the girls’ sprint medley relay team (Laura Thompson, Nakeia Fisk, Naomi Frederickson, and Lili Avila)!

Team Scores from Tuesday’s JH Meet!

JH Girls 100 Meters 14. Madison Kirkaldie 21. Susan Martin 22. Gabriela Garcia 22. Rayann Martin 27. Emilie Galvin 34. Bria Frostenson 34. Chloe Ballard 39. Brycee Rossman 400 Meters 1. Samantha McFadyen 9. Laura Thompson 800 Meters 1. Naomi Frederickson 5. Leslie Staley 6. Laura Thompson 1600 Meters 1. Lili Avila Shot Put 1. Samantha McFadyen 3. Gabriela Garcia 7. Nakeia Fisk 21. Madison Kirkaldie 23. Bria Frostenson Discus 2. Nakeia Fisk 3. Gabriela Garcia 7. Madison Kirkaldie 10. Bria Frostenson 15. Rayann Martin

200 Meters 1. Samantha McFadyen 4. Madison Kirkaldie 11. Nakeia Fisk 13. Emilie Galvin 15. Susan Martin 18. Brycee Rossman 23. Chloe Ballard 4x100 Meter Relay 5. Breanna Ashmead, Chloe Ballard, Bria Frostenson, Gabriela Garcia 4x200 Meter Relay 3. Chloe Ballard, Leslie Staley, Emilie Galvin, Rayann Martin Sprint Medley Relay 1-1-2-4 2. Laura Thompson, Nakeia Fisk, Naomi Frederickson, Lili Avila High Jump 1. Samantha McFadyen Long Jump 8. Lili Avila 12. Naomi Frederickson 22. Laura Thompson 25. Breanna Ashmead Triple Jump 3. Leslie Staley 8. Breanna Ashmead

JH Boys 100 Meters 2. Alex Robles 23. Hunter Brandhagen 25. Sam Brandhagen 40. Mason Quinonez 42. Brayden Ashmead 800 Meters 4. Xyler Niehay 1600 Meters 5. Dawson Kramer 100 Meter Hurdles 9. Xyler Niehay Shotput 1. Dylan Reedy 6. Dawson Kramer 17. Sam Brandhagen 24. Brayden Ashmead

200 Meters 20. Mason Quinonez 22. Brayden Ashmead Sprint Medley Relay 1-1-2-4 2. Alex Robles, Sam Brandhagen, Dawson Kramer, Xyler Niehay Discus 1. Dylan Reedy 14. Sam Brandhagen 26. Brayden Ashmead Long Jump 4. Alex Robles 16. Xyler Niehay 21. Hunter Brandhagen Triple Jump 3. Alex Robles

Track! Andrus Invitational Friday! Note schedule change: The next HS track meet in Carey has been rescheduled for Monday! High School Track Meets! • Cook Invitational, Monday, April 24, Carey, 2 p.m. • Barry Espil Meet, Wednesday, April 26, ISDB, 2 p.m. • Northside Conference Championship, Thursday, May 4,

Carey, 2 p.m.

Junior High Track Meets! • Ribbon Meet, Tuesday, April 25, Carey, 2 p.m.

Still: Help wanted at the county courthouse! A job! A job! A job!

ob! The Camas Clerk’s office is accepting applications for Part-Time Deputy Clerk to perform a variety of tasks pertaining to the operation of

Court Services/Auditor/ Recorder. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word. Position office hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Beginning wage $11.25 per hour plus benefits. Applications and a full job description are available at the Camas County Courthouse, or send resume to Camas County Clerk, P.O Box 430, Fairfield, ID 83327. Or call 764-2242! ❦

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The last “Living in the New Rural West” book talk! Tuesday in the library! Reservation Blues! Read for your life!!!!!

ock from the Rez! It’s coming! Our makeup session for a January library event interrupted by a Snow Day! Well, it’s back, scheduled for April 25 at 6 p.m. The event will be a discussion about

Reservation Blues, the highly regarded and desperately funny novel by Sherman Alexie! Copies are available at the Library! ISU scholar Dan Hunt will be present to stimulate discussion! Reservation Blues is a story about friends on the Spokane reservation who form a rock and roll band – Coyote Springs -- magically furnished with bluesman Robert Johnson’s enchanted guitar. It’s a funny, heartbreaking, and adventurous story. As with all genuine literary events, refreshments will be served! ❦

Last week of offer! CCHS Class of 2020 raises funds from bulb orders! Hurry!

he Last Last Word from Heather Sabin! “The Class of 2020 has taken over an amazing fundraiser from a previous graduating class. The fundraiser will be going on from till April 21, at which time the class

will be collecting spring bulb orders from the Dutch Mill nursery. The orders should be delivered sometime before Mother’s Day. If there are any questions, contact me at 421-5426, or anyone from the class of 2020. This is a super fundraiser as it provides the class with 50% of the total profit they earn. All of us thank the community in advance!” ❦

Centennial Marsh! Photo by Jeff Ralph

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