The following article appeared in the Idaho Statesman on Saturday, March 24, 2001.  Special thanks to the Idaho Statesman and reporter Lucinda Tyler and photographer Kim Hughes for coverage of this event. 

Young Offenders Sew Baby Hats

(Kim Hughes, The Idaho Statesman)

Diane Markus, director of the OB/GYN Unit of Mercy Medical Center, right, holds up a hat presented by the Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention Center.  Incarcerated juveniles made the hats.  "It is a way to teach the kids that...they can give back to society," said Tim Aguirre, detention center supervisor.  Canyon County Commissioners Todd Lakey, center, and Matt Beebe, left, also attended the event.

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