February is Career and Technical Education Month and, on Monday, students from the Nampa School District culinary program visited the Nampa City Council meeting to celebrate the occasion. Thank you to the chef and students for treating us and to NSD Superintendent Russell and CTE Director Cindy Arnzen for joining us. Thank you also to the College of Western Idaho for attending as part of the CTE celebration.

NAMPA FIRE RECOGNIZES PAIGE POTRATZ WITH CITIZEN AWARD AFTER HER ACTIONS HELP SAVE HEART ATTACK VICTIM

Also this week, the Nampa Fire Department recognized Paige Potratz (pictured above) with the Nampa Fire Citizen's Award for her valiant and successful efforts on January 17, 2023. Paige is a registered nurse and happened to be in North Walmart when a man had a heart attack. Paige's efforts resulted in a full recovery of the heart attack victim. Well done, Paige!

SGT JASON CANTRELL RECOGNIZED BY CALDWELL POLICE

At Monday's Nampa City Council meeting, Chief Joe Huff and Caldwell Police Chief Rex Ingram recognized Sgt. Jason Cantrell (pictured above in the middle) for his recent help on a stabbing incident that happened in Caldwell.

Caldwell Police Chief Rex Ingram wrote a letter to Nampa Police Chief Joe Huff to recognize Sgt. Cantrell which reads:

“On December 22nd, 2022, Caldwell Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of a stabbing at the “Extra Mile”, 910 E Freeport Street. Upon arrival, they found two severely injured people, each with multiple stab wounds to the body, arms and legs. Detectives were contacted and responded to assist. It was quickly determined that this incident involved gangs.

As the investigation was underway, Nampa Police Department Sergeant Jason Cantrell heard of the incident and called offering his assistance. A short time later, Sergeant Cantrell, who was at home with his family on his day off, responded to Caldwell and began assisting with the investigation. The suspects were identified and detained without incident.

Sergeant Cantrell worked seamlessly with the Caldwell Police Department to assist with the capture and interview of the four suspects. The span of time from the incident to the arrest of the suspects was less than 12 hours. All suspects have been charged with multiple felonies by a grand jury and are in custody awaiting trial.

This outcome was achieved in part due to the generous offer of help from Sergeant Cantrell. We sincerely appreciate his help with this case, and the partnership our agencies have with each other. Please recognize Sergeant Jason Cantrell for his selfless, cooperative effort with the Caldwell Police Department to help make both of our cities safer."

When asked to say a few words after his recognition, Jason told the audience, “Crime knows no boundary and no jurisdiction.” We are extremely thankful for the teamwork between jurisdictions and for the exemplary work of Sgt. Cantrell. Thank you to all the men and women in uniform who serve the Nampa Police Department with integrity, teamwork and excellence.

DEPARTMENT UPDATES

NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Nampa School District has not run a bond election since 2007. A bond is different from a levy and has different purposes and restrictions. In general, bonds pay for facilities projects while levies are used for things like curriculum, programs, salaries, and operations. (A bond could be compared to a new truck, and a levy compared to the maintenance, gas and oil costs to keep it running.)

On March 14, Nampa voters will have the opportunity to vote on a bond which would support a number of projects including $100 million to replace Nampa High School. Click the flyer below to learn more at Nampa.School/2023Bond.

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES

To help educate the community ahead of the vote, the Nampa School District is hosting open houses.

To watch the live stream of the February 2 open house, click here.

The next open house will be Feb 15 at Skyview High School from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Nampa Chamber of Commerce has just released a new Nampa magazine!

The 2023 issue of Livability Nampa is available in print at the Nampa Chamber office and online! As they shared, "This will be the Nampa Chamber of Commerce’s primary quality-of-life marketing program for talent attraction. We hope you’ll join us in spreading the word about what a great place this is to live and do business!"