Community Christmas Party and Nativity

Community Christmas Party and Nativity Friday, December 2 at 6:00pm Location: Sweet Elementary School on Sweet-Ola Highway

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th-SYRINGA HALL in SWEET-7PM-8:30PM

Man from Sweet faces charges of trafficking marijuana

Officials: Man from Sweet faces charges of trafficking marijuana - Emmett Messenger-Index

Get well soon Father!!!

We are all thinking of you!!! You are in our hearts!!!

Karen Saxton

has passed away

Graveside service will be held

Monday, September 19th at 11AM

in the Ola Cemetery

followed by a potluck at the Ola Hall.

All our prayers are with the family.

Remembering 9/11 a day that will live on in our hearts forever!!!!!

As we remember back 10 years ago we can never forget all the hardships people faced. Along with all the heroes that gave there lives so that others could live, and the people who stopped to help others that they didn't even know. Many people are alive today because of this. Bless all who went through this terrible day!!!

MARIJUANA GROWING IN SWEET???

Messenger Index, serving Gem County

Marijuana plants found in Sweet

In a routine aerial check of the northern portions of Gem County, officers found marijuana plants growing in the back yard of a house off the Sweet/Ola Highway, according to Gem County Chief Deputy Donnie Wunder. Read more about the issue in the Sept. 7 print edition of the Messenger Index.

Rural Post Office Closures!!!!

What a shame to have the USPS try and close down some of our rural post offices. Included in the list is Ola I hope that we can rally enough support to change there minds to keep our rural post offices open. If you you want to show your support you can contact Linda Pickett, U.S. Postal Service, Salt Lake City District Office-1-801-974-2547.  She is the Consumer Affairs person. You can also view the list of pottential post office closures at http://about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/expandedaccess/statelist.htm . So if there is any support you or any of your friends can provide it will be greatly appreciated.

OLA LIBRARY BOOK SALE!!!!

Ola Library is having a book, yard, bake, and VHS sale. This sale will be at the Ola Hall on Saturday the 25th of June from 8:00A.M to 8:00P.M. They have a great selection of books and VHS tapes. Please contact Judie @ (208)584-3546

Vote on the School Levy!!!!

Tuesday, May, 17 th. from 8AM-8PM at the Sweet Syringa Hall is the voting on the Emmett School District proposed levy.

SYRINGA CLUB OF SWEET!!!!

THE SYRINGA CLUB OF SWEET
Invite the Ladies of Ola to join them at their May Tea Party
on Wednesday, May 18th at 1:00PM
at the Syringa Hall in Sweet.

Ola Ladies that would like to carpool
please meet at the Ola Hall at Noon.

New Pics of our Pups!!!!

New Pics of our pups!!!! Great temperament

 Ready to take home on 04/22/2011.

Taking deposits now.

Don't miss out. Reserve

your puppy now.

                                                          Red String Girl

                                                            Blue String Boy

                                                                Red String Boy

                                                        Hot Pink String Boy

                                                       Hot Pink String Girl

                                                                Blue String Girl

                                                       Light Pink String Boy

                                                    Whitish Yellow String Boy

Feds sue Idaho gun club over 2009 wildfire.

Full Story at KTVB.

Click here to read full story.

Rottweiler Puppies Champion Bloodlines

McCaulou's Von Glock's Contender
WS12910701

Rott-Berger Honey (Hungary)
WS31634601

Taking Deposits now pups will be ready on April 22nd going fast. I have to drop price for Quick sale.  I have been raising rotties for 12 years. Many of my dogs are all over the country. My Male Is a Great Grandson of Stone Fort's Contender Von Hawk and my female is imported from Hungry. She is out of Gox Jr. Vom Blackriesen and her Dam was Int. Ch Rott Berger Licit. Vary impressive lines. I usually have no problem getting rid of them for $1000 a pup.My Wife was just diagnosed with MS and right now with Circumstances the way they are I am letting them go for $850. So if you are interested please call or E-Mail me and I can E-Mail, Fax, or Mail you more info on lineage $850 (208)584-3040 (208)781-0688 or mmccaulou@earthlink.net

Ola School Carnival!!!

All donations will be greatly appreciated!!!

Special Vistors from Zimbabwe Coming to the Sweet Valley

Special Vistors from Zimbabwe Coming to the Sweet Valley

We are pleased to announce that Shelton and Rebecca Taguma, Vineyard missionaries to Zimbabwe, Africa, will be visiting the Sweet community on April 17th at 6 pm. This open-to-everyone event will be held at the Sweet/Montour Elementary School.
Rebecca is from Boise and Shelton is from Zimbabwe so they make a unique connection between us in Idaho and what the Lord is doing there in Africa! Full story  http://www.payetterivervineyard.org/

Missing cattle meeting!!!

Missing cow meeting this friday at 1:30 P.M. At the Ola hall. Anybody that wants to attend is welcome. The Gem County sherriff's deputy and Idaho state brand inspector found two hides near Mountour. One of the hide's belonged to Tom Blessinger. If you have any questions please contact Tom Blessinger at (208)602-0124.

Neb. orders tougher identification rules for Idaho cattle | KTVB.COM | KTVB.COM | Boise, Idaho business news

Neb. orders tougher identification rules for Idaho cattle KTVB.COM KTVB.COM Boise, Idaho business news

****Syringa - Sweet Community Yard Sale****

Syringa - Sweet Community Yard Sale. Friday and Saterday March 25th and 26th. It starts at 9:00 A.M and goes to 4:00 P.M. They will have refreshments and baked goods for sale.


                                              

      Contact: Dotty Hartgrove to rent large tables at $10 a piece

(584-3327)

                                                                 

Don't Forget tonight is the 4-H Fundraiser

The spaghetti feed is tonight at 6:00. Bring the family and head for the Ola Hall. Please remember to bring donations for prizes at the bingo table.

****Grants for Gem County Fire Dist. #2****

Gem Co. Fire Dist. #2 is celebrating the award of two FEMA grants. The first is for a new fire truck for the amount of $225,000. The second grant for $178,000 is for personal protection equipment which includes new turnouts and self contained breathing apparatus for each volunteer, also included will be a compressor and a cascade system to fill the oxygen cylinders. The fire district is required to pay a 10% match, or about $40,000 to get the grants, which is considered a good investment for the return we would receive.
  The fire district also received a HUD Block Grant for $319,000 for the Sweet- Montour fire station which will be built on land the Hartgrove family donated south of Sweet at Butte RD. The Sweet, Ola and Montour communities are raising funds to help cover the match money and extra necessities for the station that the funding will not cover. ALL SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

*****4-H Fundraiser Back in Full Swing******

4-H Fundraiser will be held at the Ola Hall on March, 12th at 6:00 P.M. They have had many generous donations.


* High Desert Gift Certificate
* Cascade Raft Company $45.00 Gift Certificate
* 2 Starlight Mountain Theater Movie Tickets
* Many more prizes to many to list!!!


They ask that you bring White Elephant donations for bingo prizes. For anyone that brings a donation will receive a ticket for a door prize.


Any Questions please call:


Diane Wilson- (208)584-3734

School Levy for 2 Million dollars

They are voting on the new school levy for 2 Million dollars on March, 10th.It will be held at the Emmett City Hall at 7:00 P.M

*****Emmett High School Donkey Basketball*****

Emmett high school wrestling is putting on the donkey basketball game. The game will be on March 15th at 7:00 P.M. One team will be the Emmett High School Wrestling Team. Please Contact 
Wade Carter-(208)365-6323 to put together another team.

Prices for advance tickets:

Adults-$8.00
Students (Ages 7-12)-$6.00
   Children(Ages K-6)-$4.00

Ticket prices at the gate:

Adults-$9.00
Students (Ages 7-12)-$7.00
  Children(Ages K-6)-$5.00

CATTLEMEN'S 2011 OFFICERS

PAYETTE RIVER CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION

2011 OFFICERS

President-Greg Gipson

Vice President-Dan Blele

Past President-Wayne Weeks

Directors

Boise County-Jeff Biggers

Gem County-Levi Biggers

Payette County-Cody Burlile

Valley County-Joe Kennedy

PAYETTE RIVER CATTLEMAN'S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

Payette River Cattleman's Annual meeting tonight, 7PM

at the Gem County 4-H Building/Fairgrounds

Election of officers, financial business and also a

Pot luck dinner.

Proposed bill 149

This is a very important meeting because if this passes, we people with horses, will be in trouble, big trouble with potentially having to place IDs on all the horses and keep records etc.

Could be very costly. I tried to find more info on the Idaho Horse Council Website, but there was nothing mentioned.
This e-mail originated from the Idaho Horse Council however.

If you don't know about what they are planning to do to:

Any one owning a horse if they become companion animals, please call the # below to become informed.
This is serious. Please pass this on to your horsey friends & lets have a great big turnout.

TODAY, Thursday, February 17, 2011 there is an important meeting at 4 pm at the Garden Level at the State Capital.

This concerns the proposed bill HB 149 to make horses companion animals.
Please wear your cowboy hat and attend the meeting if at all possible.

Any questions please call Charlene 208-459-2602.

Thank You
Debbie Amsden
Executive Director
Idaho Horse Council
16114 Idaho Center Blvd. #5
Nampa, Idaho 83687
1 (208) 465-5477

Sweet -Montour School dinner and auction

This Friday night is the Sweet-Montour School Annual dinner and auction. Dinner is at 6:00P.M, with Silent Auction and Family Sock Hop at 7:00PM.

Ola Sweetheart's Dinner Turned Out Perfect!!!

                                                   Photo (2010)

Tonight Ola's Sweetheart Dinner was excellent. All we heard around the house was that everybody was vary pleased. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this possible.

Horseshoebend Preschool Fundraiser

Potato and Nocho bar. Going to be  held at the Corner Cafe on  February 23rd at 6:00 to 9:00 P:M.
$6.00 Adults-13+
$4.00 Seniors-50+
$3.00 Children 2 to 12
$25.00 Family 5 people and up!


Includes drinks nacho, potato and all the toppings!!
For More Info contact.
Robin- (208)859-2592
Linda-(208)781-0030
Krystle-(208)781-0859

Marilyn Carlock Cunningham passed away last night at around 7:30P:M. There are going to be no funeral services. She will be dearly missed.

CODE RED: With the large search effort today for Michael Trester many of you rec...eived the “Code Red” call this morning informing you of pertinent information about Michael. Code Red is a system which allows emergency services to make mass calls in times of crisis; i.e. evacuation notices and missing child alerts. By signing up for Code Red you will receive notification phone calls on your cell phone, home phone, as well as email alerts. Your information is only used for legitimate notifications, never for spam or telemarketing. Please take the time to click on the link and register to receive important notifications for future events. It only takes a couple of minutes of your time…. http://www.co.gem.id.us/law-enforcement/Flyer_CodeRED.pdfSee More
By: Emmett Police

Missing Boy Found

MISSING BOY FOUND SAFE!!

From KTVB.com: EMMETT -- A missing autistic teenager from Emmett has been found safe.Fourteen-year-old Michael Trester hadn't been seen since 8:30 p.m. Monday.Gem County authorities say Michael was found walking near Black Canyon Dam around 2 p.m. He is reportedly doing OK....Before search crews left this morning they were told to look in bushes, garages, trees and even knock on doors because Michael could be hiding anywhere. The Gem County sheriff told us Michael's dad noticed he was missing around bedtime.The Trester family has a shop in the back of their home where Michael likes to do homework. He went to check on Michael, but he wasn't there.The sheriff says they searched their property then drove around the neighborhood looking for their son until 4:30 a.m. That's when they called the sheriff."We're very concerned because he's autistic," said Gem County Sheriff Chuck Rolland. "We're have very, very high hopes of finding him safely. And we don't suspect anything other than the fact that Michael has strayed away from the house, and if anything, he's hiding from us at this point in time." Crews started their search near Michael's home and are working their way away from his house.Over 100 volunteers assisted fire and police crews in their search. The sheriff said that this is not the first time Michael has gone missing.Authorities have never been called but the sheriff says his parents have found him hidden in neighbors RVs and garages before.

Sweet Church receives grant.

 

The Sweet Methodist Church received a $1,340 grant from the Idaho Community Foundation. The money was used to purchase a double door to meet the National Register of Historic Places requirement, replace broken windowpanes and enlarge the front stoop area. Work on the windows is complete. The doors are ordered and will be installed this summer.

Sweet also has another website to stay informed with.

This site is located at http://www.sweetvalleyid.com/ . This site is ran by Barbra Huston and she can be contacted by E-Mail:  sweetweb@speedyquick.net

Vehicle Crashes into Sweet Fire Station!!

 The vehicle crashed into a Flag pole, the fire station and then one of the fire trucks before it came to a stop. We will keep you up to date the more we hear.

PROTECTING OUR LIVESTOCK!!!

Messenger Index, serving Gem County From the editor: Wolves have attacked livestock in Sweet/Ola area and also in the northern foothills of Eagle. What does that mean for ranchers protecting their livestock? What about those who want to protect the wolves? These questions and more will be addressed in the next issue of the Messenger Index. Watch for it! Diana Baird.

SWEET IS FEATURED IN FEBRUARY'S WELCOME TO IDAHO MAGAZINE!

Click...Welcome to IDAHO magazine!......You can get your issue at the Chamber of Commerce in Emmett.

Wolves attack cow in Eagle foothills!

     Rancher Jerry Thompson lost a young cow on January, 25 to at least two wolves. Thompson reported the cow being between the age of 6 or 7 years old. He said "We are out a thousand dollars, plus she was a young cow and could have had five or six more calves." Fish and Game flew the area Tuesday and Wednesday with no luck. Fish and Game also said they are investigating wolf attacks in the Sweet and Ola Area.

Taste of Italy!!!

 The Syringa Ladies are having their "Taste of Italy" dinner this Saturday the 29th. This event takes place at the Syringa Hall in Sweet from 6:30-8:30.

Ola Sweetheart's Dinner

The Sweetheart Dinner is held at the Ola Community Center on February 12, starting at 6PM, with dinner at 7PM. Tickets must be purchased in advance for this event at $25.oo per person. All proceeds benefit the Ola Library. Please Contact Judie @ (208)584-3546 for tickets.

Man from Sweet sentenced in accidental shooting

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

      A Gem County man was sentenced to one year in jail on Jan. 12 for his part in an accidental shooting that left a teenager from Sweet in a wheelchair. Devin Morgan, 20, of Sweet pleaded guilty in October to one misdemeanor count of injuring another by the careless handling and discharge of a firearm.