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The Adams County Record
Obit:an
Ray Bennett
Raymond Leroy Bennett,
85, passed away peacefully
in his sleep on December 31,
2015 at his home in Nampa,
Idaho. He was born in Filer,
Idaho on March 11, 1930 to
'John Ruby and Lillian May
(Baughman) Bennett As the
only son, he was the apple
of his mother’s eye, and we
suspect, doted on He grew
up on farms near Filer, Weiser
and Buhl, Idaho, where he
graduated high school before
attending the University of
Idaho. , .
In 1951 he was inducted
into the Army and stationed
at Fort Hood, Texas. During
his fime there he made
several incursions into
the neighboring state. of
Louisiana where he met
Geraldine “Jeri” Finch, who
he married on September
6, 1953 in Buhl following his
discharge from the Army. He
and Mom began their
married life farming at Cedar
Draw near Buhl.
In 1962 they moved the
family to New Meadows,
Idaho where Dad worked
in the logging industry as a
timber faller for J.I. Morgan,
Inc. and later, Conger
Logging. In1999 they moved
to Nampa to escape the harsh
Meadows Valley winters and
be closer to family
Dad was very civic
minded and community
oriented. During his time
in New Meadows, Dad
served on the Meadows
Valley School Board as
well as serving for many
years on the City Council
and as Mayor. He later
served as an Adams
County Commissioner. He
testified before Congress
in Washington, DC on
legislation affecting the
timber industry in the west,’
and was an original organizer
of Meadows Valley Logging
Days which still continues to
this day. He was also very
active in church volunteerism.
Following their move
to Nampa, Dad continued
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
giving back by volunteering
at St. Alphonsus Hospital
and as a mentor with the
Mentoring Network. In
2014 he was presented the
Community Star Award
from Columbia Bank in
recognition of his 13 years
of service as a mentor. At the
presentation, Dad’s mentee,
Jess Dalrymple, said the
two most important things
he learned from Dad were
how to make a whistle from
a tree branch and how to flirt
— a talent Dad was eminently
qualified for.
Dad was also a great
family man. He never
missed attending any of his
kids’ sporting events and
organized many backyard
football games with his
sons and their friends. it
was not unusual for the
neighborhood kids to come
ask if Ray could come out
and play. He supported
his kids in every way, and
encouraged us to do our best
in everything we did. He
enjoyed Boise State football,
the Green Bay Packers
and anything involving a
fishing rod. He especially
enjoyed spending time in‘
Hells Canyon jetboating
with family and good friend,
Delbert Hibbard in search of
smallmouth bass, rainbow
trout and sturgeon. Dad
never met a stranger, always
had a big smile and a joke or
story to tell.
In the end, a man’s worth
isn’t measured by material
possessions, but instead by
how their life touched those
around them. Dad’s was a
life well lived and he will be
missed and remembered by
many.
Raymond was preceded in
death by his parents and older
sister Mildred Mahoney.
He is survived by his
wife of 62 years, Jeri; sons
Glenn (Linda), Paul (Cindy),
Michael; daughter Denise;
sister Janis (Pat) Krepcik;
7 grandchildren, 5 great-
grandchildren and many
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will
be held at 1000 on Saturday,
January 9, 2016 at the First
United Presbyterian Church,
400 Lake Lowell Avenue,
Nampa, Idaho. A graveside
servicewillbeheldthisspring
in New Meadows. Cremation
services are under the
care of Bowman Funeral
Directors. Condolences and
memories may be shared at
wwwbowmanfuneralcom
The family would also like
to thank the medical staff at
the VA Hospital in Boise for
their care and concern for
Dad.
In lieu of flowers, please
consider making a donation
to any Veteran’s group or the
Mentoring Network at www.
mentoringnetworkid.org/
donatehtml
2003 elk hunt
BY DALE FISK
This is a slow time
of year for news, and
since some people seem
to like hunting stories,
I’ll delve into another of
mine.
In September of 2003,
Anna and I had just
returned from Sisters,
Oregon where I had the
honor of being chosen
as one of 5 songwriters
to perform there at the
Sisters Folk Festival. Gas
was $1.95 a gallon, and it
was a fun trip.
On September 10,
Anna went to work at
the post, office, and our
daughter, Jasmine, left
for school before I went
hunting with my bow.
It was 8:45 before I left,
which is really late in
the day to get started.
Elk are most active at
dawn and dusk, but even
more important for bow
hunters is the wind. In
the early morning hours,
any air movement always
goes downhill. By mid-
morning the wind starts
shifting and becomes
unpredictable.
I drove up Cottonwood
Creek to Cookhouse
Gulch where I had
hoped to hunt, but was
Ellis makes Dean’s List
The University of Montana Western in Dillon,
Mont, named Kaitlyn Ellis of New Meadows to
, the 2015 Fall Semester Dean’s List.
To achieve this honor, students must be enrolled
full-time or for 12 semester credits and carry a
minimum 3.33 grade point average (GPA).
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Ellis!
disappointed to find the
fresh tracks of a hunter
going up that drainage
from the road. I turned
around and drove back
to the main road. Then I
decided I would go back
and go up into the head
of Cottonwood Creek.
At one point I heard
a bugle, stopped and
answered, taking my
backpack off. I decided it
was another hunter and
went on. After about a
half mile, I realized I had
taken my backpack off
and had forgotten to put
it back on. It had rained
the night before, and
the brush was dripping
wet, soof course, I was
soon pretty wet'myself.
For some reason, it really
bothers 'me to have to
backtrack, but of course
I did, to get my backpack.
I wasn’t seeing any
elk tracks.. At 1:30 I
reached a place where
there was a small
basin with elky looking
hillsides around it. I
nocked an arrow, but
leaned my bow against a
tree and sat down beside
it, with a view of the
basin below me on my
right. It was not exactly
the ideal way to set up if
I were expecting an elk
to come in.
After about 5 minutes
of bugling and cow
calling, I heard a cow
chirp.At least I thought
it sounded like one,
down in the basin. 1
bugled’ and thought I
heard a short, partial
bugle coming from
straiglt down the ridge
in frort of me. I picked
up my bow just 'in case,
got upon my knees, and
had l’lt sooner done that
below in the basin. Once
I even heard an alarm
call as if the others were
telling the bull that
they had smelled me. I
thought it was over, but
the bull just 'kept on
coming toward me.
As he went behind a
thin screen of brush, I
drew my bow. He might
have seen my movement,
because hestopped and
stared at me. I was afraid
he might stay there
longer than I could hold
the draw, and I started
thinking about whether
my arrow could make
it through the _small
branches just in front of
him. I didn’t have much
time to contemplate
this before he stepped
right out into the open
and stopped broadside
looking at me at what
I estimated to 30 yards
fresh sign as I climbed when a five-point rag— away.
up a ridge north of
Cottonwood Creek. I set
up and called a few times
horn lull came walking
into View about 50 yards
away.I froze until he
I put my 30—yard pin
on the bull and released.
I could see the fletching
but got no response. I walke< behind a tree, on the arrow sticking
was getting wet, tired
and discouraged. At
one point, some cattle
started answering my
bugle and cow calls.
I started seeing what
might have been fresh
and I tlipped my release
onto tte bowstring. He
out of his rib cage as he
whirled and ran. It'was
saw Ire move, but only 1:35 PM.
seemei curious.
As le came closer, I
could hear other elk
break and run down
(To be continued next
week.)
Council
Food & Fuel
4%
Shall
Council
21 7 Michigan (Hwy-95)
253-0093
Stop by and say “Hi” to Mike, Terry, Sarah
'Kitty, Karra, Rhonda, Stephanie Tim.
COMBATA
Plans
> Continued from page
The Chamber has
begun helping the
city in an annual
cleanup effort, and
plans to implement a
special event such as
painting the town or
helping to judge the
most improved yards.
Bert Abshire accepted
the chairmanship of a
committee to organize
a Spring Show which
would wrap around
the town cleanup
event. . The Chamber
also will support
local businesses in
Look not at the days gone by with a forlorn
heart. They were simply the dots we can now
connect with our present, to help us draw the
outline of a beautiful tomorrow.
~Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com
maintaining access
to Highway 95 as the
bypass develops.
Finally, Mahon wants
to expand Chamber
support for the fourteen
events which are held
in Council each year, as
well as to expand the
reasons for travelers to
stop and spend some
quality time in our area.
The meeting ended
with members excitedly
discussing ideas for
the 2016 Chamber
programs.
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