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GOT GAS? Idaho’s first commercial gas well means changes are on the horizon FEATURE 11

RURAL WOES Economic rebound is proving elusive in Idaho’s rural counties ARTS 28

BOOK SM-ART Turning a new page at Idaho Center for the Book SCREEN 30

HALFTIME SHOW How Hollywood might get 10 for the Oscars

“If I can’t play this song today, I should be fired.”

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NOTE LOCAL MOTION: NOW ACCEPTING YOUR ENTRIES AND YOUR VOTES When BW launched its inaugural short video competition, Local Motion, a few weeks back, I expected a couple of videos along the lines of Llama Fetus—what we’ve taken to calling a video submitted by a reader shortly after our new video platform launched. In it, a couple of Boise High students wielding a preserved llama fetus in a plastic shopping bag—that they carry with one of those grabber tools—wander around school asking people to look in the bag while they record their reactions. Compelling video it’s not, but the videographers elicit a laugh or two—especially as they drive around a well-groomed neighborhood randomly selecting mailboxes that receive either llama or bread. And yes, it makes about as much sense on screen as it does on this page.

While some of the entries for Local Motion have actually been even wackier than Llama Fetus, most of them have been surprisingly decent. The rules: keep it PG-13, keep it less than three minutes, feature Idaho. Rules were a thing to be broken for a few entrants—particularly that final Idaho requirement—but some decent stuff still came out of it.

The deadline to enter Local Motion was Sunday, July 11, but after a flurry of last-minute videos went up, we decided to extend the deadline another week. Sunday, July 18, is now the absolute final date to put your video in the running. Enter as many times as you want. Log on to see the competition so far or vote for your favorite video.

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BIGGER THAN A T-REX, PART II In News last week, BW reported on 200 shipments of extremely over-sized drilling equipment Exxon/Mobil wants to move through Idaho on Highway 12. At Citydesk, is a photo of similar equipment—one of the four 300-ton loads ConocoPhillips is waiting to move through Idaho.

PRACTICING OUR SPY SKILLS Miss Idaho and BW’s Josh Gross threw themselves off a building together in the name of charity. Log on to Cobweb and check out the video of what some people will do in the name of the Special Olympics.

NO SUCH THING AS A FREE MEAL The impersonating food reviewer strikes again. Think you can tell a real BW food reviewer from the schlub who just wants free grub? We say when in doubt, kick ’em out.

ENTER, VOTE, WIN. REPEAT. Voting is now open to choose the winner of BW’s firstever video contest. Log onto localmotion.boiseweekly. com to watch the submissions so far and to vote. If you have a submission, you have one week left to enter.

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EDITOR’S NOTE MAIL / MONDO GAGA BILL COPE TED RALL NEWS Commercial natural gas comes to Payette County CITIZEN FEATURE Hard Times in the Hinterlands BW PICKS FIND 8 DAYS OUT SUDOKU NOISE Minus the Bear continues to evolve on new album MUSIC GUIDE ARTS A new leader for the Idaho Center for the Book SCREEN Oscar-worthy in 2010?

MOVIE TIMES REC Off the rocks in Castle Rocks State Park FOOD Jenny’s Lunch Line has the BW reviewers lining up WINE SIPPER CLASSIFIEDS HOME SWEET HOME NYT CROSSWORD FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

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MAIL COMMENT OF THE WEEK: “Well, as we all know, Americans are only white men, so of course any words that have anything to do with anything not strictly English (you know, from white people) will have to go: cookie, kindergarten, barbecue, chili, spaghetti, anchor, cruise, rodeo, avocado, banana, cookbook, iceberg, easel, etch, bonanza, freight, zig-zag, cafeteria, canoe, chocolate, canyon, geek, gas, gin, hate, holster, cockroach, landscape, luck, noodle, hamburger, tundra, vodka, paprika, coffee, wok, panda, tomato, walrus, horde, llama, pastrami, avalanche, guitar, patio, tornado, yo-yo, tattoo, curry, hammock, taboo, limbo, cashew, tapioca, parka, cigar, shark, tae kwon do, tango, okra, dollar, muffin, jaguar ...

And, of course: Republican (res publica). I think

it is definitely time for the Republicans to go.”

—Last Moderate in Idaho (boiseweekly.com, Citydesk,“What’s English for Burrito?” July 9, 2010)

UNFEATHERED As someone who enjoys eating birds and animals, I feel qualified to answer Glenn Newkirk’s totalitarian question. Glenn, I am appalled by the devastation of animal life done by the Gulf oil spill. I am also a carnivore and subsidize the systematic killing of food-worthy animals for my family’s dinner table. I know meat and dairy can harm the environment and my family’s life (as you contend), but my family will still enjoy one of the longest life expectancy rates in the world. Glenn, when the average life expectancy for a carnivorous American starts to decline, then I’ll start to worry. Until then, your rhetoric is ill-founded

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and narrow-minded. If that’s your definition of a “more original thinker” then I’ve got news for you—your actions are unoriginal. I have no interest in your desire to change me or my family’s habits, nor does your dose of self-righteousness bode well in our democratic society. Now, excuse me while I finish my roast beef sandwich.

—Lew Payne, Eagle

YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP This particularly funny interaction occurred at facebook.com/boiseweekly: This is why we need to legalize and tax marijuana, so we can feed the kids!!

—John R. Sosoka III Yep ... one of the many reasons it should be legalized and taxed. Idaho can gain $60 million a year—so I’ve read—off of the many uses of a God given plant.

—Gina Kinney From hungry kids to pot legalization in one comment, that may be a record.

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BROAD SHOULDERS CITY

A big, brawling, bare-knuckled backlash to the NRA “Myyy kind of town, Chi-ca-go, it’s / myyy kind of town, Chi-ca-go, it’s / my kind of razz-ma-tazz / and it has / all that jazz ‌â€? “What’s that tune you’re crooning there, Cope?â€? “Sinatra sang it in a movie once, Red. Can’t remember if it’s called ‘Chicago,’ ‘My Kind of Town’ or what. But I find myself falling head over heels in love with that toddlin’ town, so I was singing her a little in-head serenade. I forgot you were still in there. Did I wake you up?â€? “So you loves Chicago, does you? Well, blooey! Let me tells you something. I hates Chicago. Hates it! Someone should do a song what says ‘Chicago Stinks!’ Or ‘Chicago Ain’t Nothing But A Big Pile O’ Pig Poop!’ Or how’s about this ‌ ‘If Chicago’s So Smart, Why Don’t It Move To France Like a Sissy and Stay There?!’â€? “Poor Red. You’re just mad that the 15th greatest president in American history ‌ that being Barack Obama ‌ is a Chicago fella, and that your dumbass Texan ranked so low on the list you have to borrow fingers from your cousins to count that far.â€? “Don’t know what you’re talking about, Cope. I hates Chicago ’cause they won’t stop trying to make it hard to carry a gun around their weirdo town.â€? “Yeah, I heard. That’s why I’m singing Chi-town’s praises. I can only wish politicians everywhere had the guts to tell the National Rifle Ass-holey-ation to shove it.â€? “What’s that you said? Did you just call my sainted NRA a bunch of ‘ass-holeyations?’â€? “Why, I believe I did, Red. Must of been some sort of Freudian slip, I suppose. But as long as I’m slipping down this particular Freudian, let me throw in a few Supreme Court ass-holey-ations. Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia—total ass-holey-ations. I hope Chicago stacks up enough anti-gun statutes to keep the NRA spending all your hard-earned dues money on lawyers until Scalia and all the substandard brethren are nothing but embarrassing footnotes in the history books. I hope cities all over the country follow Chicago’s lead and start passing ordinances that drive the gun-nut lobby even more nuts. I hope this is just the beginning of a great American revolt against the paranoid dips and posturing bums and open-carry freaks who get whatever sad-ass personality they got from the fact they own a gun or two.â€? “Cope! Have you even heard what that Chicago City Council’s been up to? They made it against the law to have a gun store in their city. What kind o’ pervert town would you have without a gun store every few blocks? An’ even worse, they made it against the law to walk outside your front door with a handgun in your hands! Think about that, Cope! What’s the point o’ owning a gun if you cain’t sit on the porch

drinking Keystones and pretend you’re plugging power transformers!?â€? “Buddy boy, I’d say it’s high time we quit letting the hillbilly demographic dictate to the rest of us that we have to live amongst creeps and cowards who insist on toting firearms to every place they go, from our national parks to Starbucks. I say it’s high time we quit letting that brain-fried Southern sensibility control what decent cities and states can and can’t say is acceptable. I say it’s high time the NRA and their suckling politicians are branded for what they are ‌ aiders and abettors in the murder of children and other innocent bystanders. Thank you, Chicago.

Thank you, thank you, Windy City! You hog butcherer to the world, you!� “You act like you ain’t got no proper respect for my Second Amendmental rights, Cope.� “I don’t, Red. I thought you knew that.

For whatever good it might have done 240 years ago, the damned Second Amendment is now nothing more than a handy excuse for ignorant wahoops to behave like savages. It’s turned this country into an eternal battlefield that claims over twenty thousand casualties a year. Twenty thousand!� “An’ you think some piddling city council wussies in Chicago is gonna stop that?� “I think people have to keep fighting the bastards, Red. Any way they can. Based on the death count alone, there is no greater solvable threat to Americans than the NRA. As far as I’m concerned, they’re an enemy that must be defeated. And eventually, they will be. It’s just a matter of how many families have to lose someone to gun violence before we decide to end it.� “You’re just saying that. You don’t really believe it!� “Sure as hell do, pal. And you know what else? I have a few suggestions for other ordinances Chicago could pass to make it even harder to pack a gun. I say they ought to make it against the law to keep a gun and the ammo that goes with it under the same roof.

And they could make it illegal to transport a gun by any means other than in a rickshaw.

Then they could outlaw rickshaws. Hah! Another thing ‌ ban the sale of triggers. You bet, the creeps can buy all the gun they want, they just can’t buy any with triggers. Or barrels. Chicago should make it illegal to sell or own any handgun with a barrel longer than two centimeters. Let’s see if anyone wants to show that baby off to the girls down at the firing range, eh?â€? “You’re just stupid, Cope! If everyone was totin’ a gun, criminals would think twice before breaking the law.â€? “Yeah sure ... and if all the guys had guns they wouldn’t be shooting at each other so much. Is that how it’s supposed to work, Red? Myyy kind of town, Chi-ca-go, it’s / myyy kind of town ‌â€?

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SO MUCH STUPIDITY

On Afghanistan Dems and Reps are equally dumb NEW YORK—As I pack for my return trip to Afghanistan next month, many people are asking: Why are we losing?

The short answer is simple: Afghan resistance forces live there. We don’t. Sooner or later, U.S. troops will depart. As I have pointed out, no nation has successfully invaded and occupied any other nation since the 19th century. The post-9/11 occupation of Afghanistan—America’s longest war ever—has been notably disastrous.

The Afghan War kerfuffle that revealed the boundless stupidity of our political leadership began on July 1. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told GOP donors in Connecticut that the war in Afghanistan could not be won and should never have been fought: “If [President Barack Obama is] such a student of history, has he not understood that, you know, that’s the one thing you don’t do is engage in a land war in Afghanistan? All right? Because everyone who’s tried, over a thousand years of history, has failed,” Steele said.

Steele’s main point is beyond dispute.

There’s a reason Afghanistan is known as “the graveyard of empires.” Would-be conquerors have failed in Afghanistan for 2,000 years.

“This was a war of Obama’s choosing,” Steele said.

True, Obama made the Afghan war his own by sending in more troops. But President George W. Bush started this mess. Doesn’t Steele remember that? Or does he really think we forgot?

“This is not something the United States has actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in,” he continued. This is surely welcome news

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to the tens of thousands of Afghans killed by tens of thousands of American bombs. Imagine how many more would have died if the U.S. had “actively prosecuted” this fiasco.

Not to be outdone in the moronitude department, Democratic National Committee spokesman Brad Woodhouse retorted that “we are there because we were attacked by terrorists on 9/11.”

None of the major figures linked to 9/11— including Osama bin Laden—were in Afghanistan on 9/11. By 9/11 al-Qaida’s operations were based entirely in Pakistan. Afghanistan had nothing to do with 9/11.

None of the Afghans I interviewed in November and December 2001 had even heard of 9/11. None had heard of al-Qaida. Other journalists reported the same thing.

As far as I can tell, we attacked Afghanistan to disrupt Iran and India. To test weapons that would be used against Iraq. And to build an oil and gas pipeline between Central and South Asia. Not because of 9/11.

Woodhouse continued: “It’s simply unconscionable that Michael Steele would undermine the morale of our troops when what they need is our support and encouragement.

Michael Steele would do well to remember that we are not in Afghanistan by our own choosing, that we were attacked and that his words have consequences.”

Dubya—is that you?

Can we even tell which party is which anymore?

No wonder we’re losing. The parties have forgotten what they stand for—and they never learned the history of the countries they invade.

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“Sweet,” says Otter about Payette’s big drill

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HELL OF A WELL GEORGE PRENTICE

Either the CEO of Bridge Resources Corp. is incredibly humble or he’d make an excellent poker player. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, not so much.

“We hit a hell of a big natural gas well,” Otter said.

“I can only refer you to our press releases,” said Bridge CEO Edward Davies.

Bridge drilled five exploratory wells, resulting in three gas discoveries, according to a June 30 company release.

“These are very carefully edited, and that’s Ninety-foot-tall towers like this one will drill for natural gas in Payette County. all I can say,” deadpanned Davies.

“It’s a million cubic feet a day, and it’s sweet gas,” extolled the governor. “And it will go frame the drilling and usually remain no more their operations. Chevron, Conoco, Exxon, right into the [commercial production] line.” than a week. They’re lit so that low flying airShell and Texaco all drilled into Idaho’s crust.

Actually, on this count, Otter may be a craft don’t crash into them; this is crop duster Not one was commercially viable. bit conservative. A May 25 Bridge statement country. Then, they drill baby, drill, about 200 So why try again in 2010? stated one of the wells tested at a rate of 4.5 feet down, through the region’s aquifer, then “It’s a lot cheaper to drill here than in the million cubic feet per day. down further through sand, clay and shale— Gulf [of Mexico] or the North Sea,” Giller“We’ve got the momentum,” said Bridge nearly 2,000 feet of it. Last week, Bridge man said.

Operations Manager Jeff Kirn. When asked asked for, and received, permission to drill And Bridge Resources indeed is shifting its if they’re ready to put the gas on-line, Kirn even further, to as deep as 2,500 feet down. corporate focus from deep sea rigs off Scottish grinned and said, “Let me drill five more and After all that drilling, Bridge will then line the shores to remote acreage in Idaho. Bridge’s I’ll tell you.” hole with 2 to 4 inches of cement and another most recent stockholder update gives “very Given that livestock easily outnumber 1 to 2 inches of steel piping. It takes about successful onshore drilling” as a reason to sell people in Payette County, natural gas may five to seven days to drill a site. And then it’s its North Sea limited subsidiary and invest turn into a cash cow for Bridge, the State of anybody’s guess if they’re successful. more in Idaho operations.

Idaho and Payette landowners. But before As for safety, an inspector doesn’t stay on “Absolutely,” admits Bridge CEO Davies. anyone confuses the smell of gas with the site through the entire process but is required “It’s certainly based on our success in Idaho.” smell of money, it might help to get a little Davies oversees 12 full-time Bridge employ- to regularly check the “B.O.P.” Sound familhistory lesson. iar? B.O.P. is a blowout preventer, as in the ees and scores of consultants. It’s a Canadian It was about 11 million years ago when device that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, company, traded on the Toronto Stock Exa series of lakes formed across Idaho’s stark change, but headquarters are in Denver, Colo., leading to the worst environmental disaster volcanic landscape. The lakes joined and crein modern history. with other offices in Calgary, Alberta, and ated ancient Lake Idaho. About two million “It’s incumbent on all companies that we Aberdeen, Scotland. Ending its fiscal year in years ago, the lake drained out through Hells March, Bridge reported revenues from gas and drill as safely as possible,” Davies said. “We Canyon, leaving behind a dank swampy mess. natural gas liquids at $13.8 million with a cash want to have a totally open relationship with “The climate was much wetter then,” said land owners, county and state.”

Dr. Virginia Gillerman, economic geologist for flow of more than $20 million. The financials So, given the success and growing number the Idaho Geological Survey. “The humid, tem- also indicate more than $1.8 million in Idaho of drill sites, how well briefed are Idaho land acquisitions and perate climate manilawmakers? more than $1.4 million fested swampy areas BRIDGE RESOURCES CORP. “They’re not briefed as often as they in exploration costs. and organic-rich mud ASSETS: $83.8 million (including $79 million should,” said Dr. Gillerman. “State agencies Those amounts are exbecame the precursor in petroleum/gas properties and equipment) have been cut so far back, and they’re totally pected to grow dramatiof petroleum or gas in LIABILITIES: $93 million (including $53.8 cally because now Bridge stretched to the max. It’s no different than the sediment.” million in long term debt) what happened in the Gulf. Not enough eyehas another green light.

Fast forward a balls were watching the process. We don’t do On the evening of —Consolidated Financial couple million years, Statement March 2010 anything unless they call us, and they don’t July 8, the monthly and Gillerman said call us too often.” meeting of Payette Idaho’s early pioneers But apparently someone is calling the County Planning and Zoning Commission probably used some of the fuel-rich muds for governor, championing the Bridge operations. attracted a larger-than-normal audience. heating and cooking. If you dig deep into IdaSo, who profits? The state if it has mineral The commission of 10 listened to a score of ho’s geological records, you’ll find companies rights. Property owners if they have the rights. witnesses regarding five separate conditional like Freemont and Oregon Oil & Gas drilling Certainly Bridge. In the meantime, look for in Idaho as early as 1903. More than 150 wells use permits for new drilling operations, all on more activity in what is expected to become private properties in New Plymouth. were drilled throughout the 20th century, and the first full-blown commercial gas production At the hearing, Kirn described a typical some of the biggest names in the energy biz in Idaho’s history. drilling operation. Ninety-foot-tall towers soaked hundreds of thousands of dollars into WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

WHAT’S ENGLISH FOR BURRITO? When the Bonner County Fair Board decided this year’s theme would be “Fiesta at the Fair,” incorporating the Spanish word for “celebration,” they thought it was harmless enough.

“We set up a theme to make it fun to decorate,” according to Fair Board Chairman Tim Cary of Priest River.

But members of the Bonner County Republican Central Committee took a different view, opting to use the Espanol—and the occasion of the fair itself—to make political points about English as the nation’s primar y language and express support for Arizona’s recent controversial, anti-illegal immigration law.

According to a June 29 letter sent to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer from the BCRCC: “At the June meeting of the Bonner County Republican Central Committee of Bonner County, Idaho, the membership voted to affirm your new law on illegal immigration and to make a statement at the Bonner County Fair by displaying evidence of our support. The theme of this year’s fair is the Spanish word for celebration: “fiesta.” The Republicans at BCRCC want to make it very clear that English is our primary language, and call our booths “Celebrate!” and display some Arizona license plates if you have some to spare. Please let us know where we might obtain a couple. Our fair happens the last week of August. Thank you.”

The stor y, first reported by the Sandpoint Reader and picked up by SpokesmanReview blogger Dave Oliveria and reporter Betsy Russell, has generated some statewide buzz about the BCRCC’s intended message.

Cornel Rasor, who signed the letter as BCRCC chairman, said there’s been some confusion over the content of the message to Gov. Brewer.

He said the group’s intent is pretty straightforward: support for Arizona. The English primacy component of the BCRCC’s statement is totally separate, he added.

“My take is that there were some people unhappy with the fiesta theme, probably based on the language issue,” Rasor said.

“At the same time, there was some discussion related to Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law, which was a continuation of discussion at the state [Republican Party] convention, where there were resolutions raised to support the legislation and even encourage our legislators to support similar types of legislation.”

Cary, who has served on the fair board for more than 20 years, was a little surprised to hear that the BCRCC would be using the “fiesta” theme to make any sort of political statement.

“We try to keep politics out,” he said. “I just didn’t expect anything like this. If the committee doesn’t have anything better to do with its time or money, then we must have a lot of money in this damn place …

“I guess if this is the case, we’re going to have to take the food booth that serves Mexican food and change all the names for burritos and tacos into whatever they are in English,” he added.

Laura Br y, chair woman of the Bonner County Democrats, said her group will also be at the fair, “with our Democratic donkey pinatas.”

—Zach Hagadone

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The move from Washington, D.C., to Boise: How’d that happen?

My wife and I came out here a couple years ago, just on a little vacation, and fell in love with the place. Matter of fact, I remember, we were sitting in the Grape Escape downtown and said, “Boy, if anything ever opened up here, we ought to take a look at it.” Back in Washington, D.C., I was fairly active in the United States Chamber of Commerce, a friend of mine said, “Hey, aren’t you the guys who’s always yappin’ about how great Boise is? Well they got an opening for the CEO job.” So I threw my hat in, and here I am.

You were a steamboat captain?

I’ve got a weird resume. I started off as a teacher in upstate New York and worked my way through the chairs and became a school administrator. The ultimate summer gig there ... would be to work for the steamboat company. It’s the same company that runs the Natchez down in New Orleans, so it’s real steamboats. And the coolest of the cool jobs would be a captain, and I spent 14 years working my way up to become captain of the ships there. From there, I got into the membership association business, which took me to Boston, and then the last 12 years in D.C.

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What exactly does the chamber do?

Our basic mission is to promote businesses here, expand the business that is here, attract business from elsewhere to come here, and provide a business-to-business network for folks to expand what they’re doing here. So it’s a very pro-business kind of organization. We’re made up of 1,800 different businesses up and down the valley, and 90 percent of those are small business—by definition that’s any business under 100 employees.

One of the things about a “chamber of commerce,” just those three words, conjures up some Old-World images. You know, the bunch of bankers and three-martini lunch crowd. We want to be more than that, and I think we’re becoming more than that and engaging some of the entrepreneurs and these new exciting industries, and reaching out to folks that weren’t traditionally part of chambers of commerce.

What business does the chamber represent?

When you’re from the East Coast and mixed up like I am as an East Coaster, you have this impression of what this place is like.

You think it’s fairly agrarian based … but I can’t believe some of the things that are made here. We make all the commuter locomotives here, up at Motive Power. We make tea, Bigelow Tea is here, Scentsy Candles. It’s all sorts of cool businesses are here. I think the opportunity for our future growth is very positive.

What do you see in the future of Boise?

There’s just a lot of opportunity. I look at our airport, for example, and I was in the travel biz, and that airport has tons of potential. I could see us being the Memphis of the West.

Now, we’ve got better weather, we’re better at doing business, we haven’t got encroachment issues—we’d certainly be a better hub from the

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A year ago, business guru Bill Connors left his Washington, D.C., job as the executive director of the National Business Travel Association, which he stewarded for six years. Connors’ colorful resume includes stints as a teacher and a steamboat captain in upstate New York, as well as work with the United States Chamber of Commerce. Now, he serves as the CEO of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. One of Connors’ most notable changes has been to cease the chamber’s candidate endorsements, replacing them with issue endorsements.

West to Asia than a Seattle or a San Francisco or an L.A. in terms of air cargo operations.

I really see us being a key player in the alternative energy arena. Wind, solar, obviously we have 300 and-whatever-it-is days of sun a year.

This movement of this big Australian company that just moved into town, doing a joint venture with Micron making solar panels, that’s a great thing. And that’s helping to establish us as a key alternative energy player here.

Does the infrastructure exist for that?

You can only widen I-84 so much.

Transportation infrastructure is big. And it’s a big draw as far as economic development goes. You’ve got to have good transportation systems: You need air, rail, road in place to attract businesses.

There’s an outfit here in town now called the Boise Valley Railroad. This was a big national company that’s come in and bought some of our short-line rail here, and they’re trying to find customers up and down the valley, and they had sort of a welcome-to-town rail ride for some VIPs. What really struck me is, we went out toward Micron out on that side of town, and that was the confluence of the I-84 exit, a rail spur and a new road that’s going to shoot off to the airport. So you’ve got your basic planes, trains and automobiles. It just made me think: We’ve got to think more like that. We’ve got to think in terms of comprehensive transportation resources, for people and for businesses.

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Hard Times in the Rural Idaho looks to diversify its way out of the recession

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hen the Idaho Department of Labor announced in early May that the state’s jobless rate had experienced its largest one-month drop in 25 years, it seemed to signal better times ahead. But while declines in unemployment were seen across the board, rural Idaho is still hurting. Ten counties are suffering joblessness in the double digits and all of them are in the least populated areas of the state.

“In some counties, the rates are almost double what you see elsewhere in the state,” said Priscilla Salant, coordinator for outreach and engagement at the University of Idaho. “Some rural places have been hit incredibly hard. There are some pockets of really severe hardship.”

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of McCall, is one of those pockets of hardship.

With the highest unemployment in Idaho, pegged at 14.3 percent—compared with the state average of 9 percent—economic development director John Blaye said the recession has been devastating for the communities in the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River.

According to Blaye, from 2007 to 2009 the county lost 214 businesses and retail sales fell by $16 million in 2008 and 2009 alone.

“That’s about $46,000 a day lost,” he said.

“Our lodging sales tax has also dropped about $3.2 million during that same time … Everybody over the past couple of years put a hold on their spending and their business expansion.

They just stopped spending.”

Blaye said the boom times, when visitors thronged to the area’s lakes and rivers and filled its hotels and shops, were cut short by the onset of the recession, but like the lumber mill closures that decimated rural economies in the 1980s, the shuttering of the Tamarack Resort near Donnelly put the final nail in the coffin.

“That was about a $518 million investment of capital into Valley County. There were about 400 jobs on the mountain, and there were between 600 and 1,000 contractors living and working in Valley County to build that resort. Now they’re all gone,” he said. “That’s a major, major blow to the economy.”

In the deathly silence that followed Tamarack’s demise, Blaye and other economic development

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WHEN TAMARACK CAME, OUR ENTIRE ECONOMY CHANGED. THE RENTS DOUBLED, BUT THE SALARIES DIDN’T DOUBLE. THERE WAS A HOUSING SHORTAGE AND PRICES WENT THROUGH THE ROOF. THAT WAS A RE A L FEEDING FRENZ Y IN THE MARKET AND WE DIDN’T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE DIDN’T HAVE THE HOMES, WE DIDN’T HAVE THE PRICE POINT … BOTTOM LINE, WE NEED GOOD PAYING, LIVABLE WAGE JOBS THAT A RE SU STAINAB LE YEAR -R OUND.”

planners were left scrambling to fill the void in an economy that was based almost exclusively on tourism and recreation. But lacking access to a freeway, and without amenities like a reliable high-speed fiber optic network, attracting new businesses to diversify the economic base is a challenge.

“We’ve got to get our infrastructure together. We need to get some more high-end paying jobs and year-round sustainability,” Blaye said.

“When Tamarack came, our entire economy changed. The rents doubled, but the salaries didn’t double. There was a housing shortage, and prices went through the roof. That was a real feeding frenzy in the market, and we didn’t have the infrastructure, we didn’t have the homes, we didn’t have the price point …

Bottom line, we need good-paying, livablewage jobs that are sustainable year-round.”

While the Labor Department, in its last jobless report released on June 3, stated that Idaho’s rural areas “appear to be stabilizing more quickly than the urban areas,” Valley County’s plight is not unique. Salant, who specializes in rural development issues, said economic diversity is the key to surviving tough times, but that’s an area where rural economies have been historically lacking.

“By nature, rural economies are not very diverse. They tend to be specialized and reliant on one main industry. That’s almost by definition,” she said. “In urban counties, those economies are diverse and tend to be able to weather the recession better.”

Blaye said diversity has definitely become a watchword in Valley County. He would like to see growth in small manufacturing and high-tech firms to fill commercial vacancies that have risen to between 30 percent and 40 percent in McCall, and up to 50 percent in Donnelly, and said that partnerships between the state, local governments and private companies are cropping up to spur reinvestment.

For instance, the Valley County Convention and Visitors Bureau was established with the help of the Idaho State Department of Commerce and input from tourism experts in Boise to unite the valley’s chambers of commerce to put on more festivals, events and conventions.

The Valley County Economic Development Council, which Blaye oversees, also helped the City of McCall to secure a grant for the construction of a convention center and rounded up volunteers to help keep the Donnelly

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Chamber of Commerce from closing its doors.

“We’re also still actively involved in business retention and expansion efforts and business recruitment,” Blaye said. “The goal is not only to get heads in beds in our market, but bring new business and vitality to our Valley County area.”

A glimmer of hope for the county is in Cascade, where Kelly’s Whitewater Park celebrated its grand opening on June 14. The $3 million project, which was begun by private developers Mark and Kristina Pickard before the recession hit, showcases man-made water features, a new rec center, whitewater rafting, kayaking and innertubing on the South Fork of the Payette River. Blaye said it’s an example of how valuable it is for private entrepreneurs to stick to their projects and shows how individual leadership can pick up where governments leave off.

“That’s the individual initiative and leadership that takes hold,” he said. “You don’t wait for government entities or other people to take that leadership and vision.”

More than 200 miles to the north, in Clearwater County, it’s a similar story.

The rugged wilderness in North Idaho that once supported a thriving, but now almost extinct, timber industry had to transition into a resource for outdoor recreation.

As in Valley County, when the recession pinched recreators’ wallets, the dollars dried up and the job losses mounted. Earlier this year, in fact, Clearwater led the state in unemployment, with a rate that soared to 19.3 percent. But as of earlier this month, that rate had fallen to 11.9 percent.

Loren Kaboth, the new director of the Clearwater Economic Development Association, said it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what caused the county’s unemployment rate to take such a precipitous dip, but she pointed to Clearwater’s diversity of small manufacturing firms as an example of how the area is weathering the economic storm. Specifically, she said ASE Glass Co., SJX Jet Boat, rifle scope maker Nightforce Optics and Blackdog Tackle were booming.

“After 5 o’clock, your lifestyle is just fantastic because of the fishing, four-wheeling, hunting,” she said. “Obviously, the fact that within five minutes [SJX Jet Boat] can have their boats in the water to test, it’s a great location for them. And Nightforce, they can just WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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SCHOOLS PROVIDE GOOD MIDDLE CLASS JOBS, THEY EDUCATE THE CHILDREN OF THE STATE WHO MAY MOVE ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OR BEYOND AND THEY ALSO ATTRACT FAMILIES WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A NOTHE R P LA CE TO LIVE AND THEY ATTR AC T EMPLOYERS. GOOD EMPLOYERS WON’T MOVE TO COMMUNITIES THAT DON’T HAVE GOOD SCHOOLS. ”

walk out onto the back deck and they’re staring into the wilderness with their scopes …

If we can persuade companies to start up over here or move, that would be fantastic.

Basically it’s about retention and expansion of jobs, especially in recreational and manufacturing.”

Rural Idaho’s trend toward diversity— especially in the manufacturing sector—is reflected in analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.

According to the agency, there are six mutually exclusive economic types that characterize Idaho counties: farming dependent, federal/state government dependent, manufacturing dependent, mining dependent, services dependent and nonspecialized.

Of Idaho’s 44 counties, more than 30 are rural, and most fit into one of the first five categories. Three of the state’s nine urban counties—Ada, Bingham and Kootenai counties—are characterized as “nonspecialized,” representing their diversity of industries. But 10 rural counties also fall under the nonspecialized designation.

Home to national brands like Lighthouse Dressing and Coldwater Creek, and boasting growing firms like Laughing Dog Brewing, coffee roaster maker Dietrich, Quest Aircraft and the Pend d’Oreille Winery, Bonner County, in North Idaho, is particularly diverse, Salant said. Still, it suffers an unemployment rate of 10.8 percent.

“Bonner County in the past was more specialized, and today it is remarkably diverse considering that the population is still small,” she said. “I think that explains why you see a lower unemployment rate today in Bonner County than you do in Boundary.”

Boundary is Bonner County’s neighbor to the north with a jobless rate of 14 percent.

Karl Dye, executive director of the Bonner County Economic Development Corporation, said the area has definitely seen an upswing in manufacturing, technology and services jobs over the past couple of years and those sectors have helped blunt some of the impact of the recession. Still, he said, Bonner County suffers from an over-reliance on legacy industries like timber.

“On a GDP basis, about 25 percent of our local economy is based on the timber industry and look at where we lost the most jobs: They were in timber and construction,” he said.

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economy, we’re still going to feel the effects— though less so than in a place like Shoshone [County, to the south] or somewhere where they might be relying on timber for 50 percent of their economy.”

Indeed, Shoshone County, with its long history of logging and silver mining in towns like Wallace and Kellogg, has had a rough past few decades.

Even up to the 1980s, Shoshone County’s famous Silver Valley was regarded as one of the world’s richest silver mining regions. According to historic data from Idaho State University, the mines in Shoshone County have produced about $2 billion in metal wealth since 1885, and almost 45 percent of all silver mined in the United States comes from Idaho.

Still, environmental damage in the Silver Valley and depressed metals prices resulted in the closure of most of the area’s mines by the 1980s, including the huge Bunker Hill operation, and the region still hasn’t fully recovered. Some mines still operate in the valley—and many residents hope rising silver prices will spur an upswing in the industry— but unemployment in Shoshone County is still among the highest in the state, pegged at 13.9 percent.

Looking to Shoshone County’s example, Dye said: “Just because [Bonner County is] more diverse than the rest of Idaho doesn’t mean it’s as diverse as we want it to be.”

Salant said Bonner County’s relative economic diversity is the result of years of planning that began when the timber industry first started its long decline in the 1980s, but it has certain intangibles that have given it an advantage over other rural areas in the state.

“The way they’re diversified there, it’s taken years. It’s taken a really progressive economic development strategy to start nurturing firms and industries that are new to the region. And that’s really risky. Who can pick the industry that can thrive in the future?” she said. “A person can speculate on how Bonner County achieved that. My guess is that Bonner County started with the community of Sandpoint that was large enough, and the natural surroundings are spectacular enough, to give it kind of an advantage as the county tried to diversify its economy.”

Dye agreed with that assessment.

“We’ve been really fortunate that people do want to live here and base their businesses and grow and stick with it,” he said. “They don’t want to live in Potlatch or Grangeville or Parma, they want to live in Sandpoint.”

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Priscilla Salant, coordinator for outreach and engagement at the University of Idaho, believes many rural Idaho counties have been hit harder by the recession than more urban and diverse counties.

To further encourage the introduction of new industries to the area, Dye said the BCEDC is working to develop a support system to foster startup businesses. With unemployment in the double digits, he said there’s an ample supply of labor and ideas with which to build new homegrown businesses.

“We’d like to create a process that would combine local resources and local talent to help them grow and accelerate faster,” he said. “It’s a lot easier to build five small businesses that would employ two or three workers than it is get a larger employer to bring on 10 new workers.”

Another major component of rural economic development, according to Salant, is education.

“Schools provide good middle class jobs, they educate the children of the state who may move anywhere in the state or beyond and they also attract families who are looking for another place to live and they attract employers. Good employers won’t move to communities that don’t have good schools,” she said. “Policies that encourage K-12 education are your strongest economic development tools.”

Dye agreed, but said lack of K-12 education isn’t really an issue for Bonner County.

Rather, the area suffers from a dearth of higher education opportunities. A plan fronted in 2005 by Coldwater Creek founder Dennis Pence to bring a University of Idaho satellite campus to Sandpoint was sidelined by the recession, but other education players and regional economic planners have stepped in with a new, more collaborative plan.

Dye said the concept, called a “communiversity,” is being investigated by several state universities and colleges. In essence, schools including Boise State, Idaho State University, Lewis-Clark State College and North Idaho College would pool their resources to offer degrees and training in Bonner County through a central satellite campus.

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technical-professional training up to four-year degrees.

“Those classes could be dual enrollment for charter or high school students who also want to earn college [credit]. They could be continuing education for older students or work force training for employees trying to reskill,” Dye said. “I agree education is one of the key rural economic development tools that you need, but I think it’s that post-secondary that really needs more of a presence.”

But even as sweeping developments like a business incubator system or communiversity are in the works, Bonner County still suffers from the same hurdles faced by other, less diverse rural areas in the state—including a stressed and aging transportation infrastructure and lack of access to high-speed Internet.

While improvements to basic infrastructure like roads are likely going to come from the state—including the Idaho Transportation Department’s ongoing, $144 million Sand Creek Byway project—telecommunications are something local groups can take on. Dye said efforts to install a high-speed, fiber optic network in Bonner and Boundary counties is under way, but securing funding will, of course, pose the largest obstacle.

Ultimately, Dye said, leveraging Bonner County’s unique advantages to overcome some of its rural handicaps—all the while retaining its lifestyle amenities—will take a lot more of the kind of collaboration Blaye touts, and he said that slow times have given planners and residents enough breathing room to take a hard look at where they want the county to go in the coming years.

“It’s really given people an opportunity to do a better job planning, not to be so reactionary and become more proactive on what we want to do, assuming growth patterns pick back up,” he said. “With that system we can build a lot more of that diversity and have a lot better chance of being successful and actually having jobs here locally, and we don’t turn into a retirement community or a resort community ... The big question is, ‘Where do we want that growth to go?’”

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The Infamous Stringdusters dust off their instruments.

Dolphins drop it like it’s hot.

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WEDNESDAY JULY 14

SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL AT ROSEBERRY

splash GREAT DOLPHIN DUNK KICK-OFF Each August, a swarm of 10,000 dolphins takes to the waters of Meridian, each sprinting to the finish line to earn the title of fastest sea mammal in the river. Although the dolphins are made of plastic and the body of water is the Endless River at Roaring Springs Water Park, the Great Dolphin Dunk is just as exciting, as cheerleader parents root for their newly adopted blow-up children.

But before that, on Wednesday, July 14, more than 100 Boys and Girls Club members will float around the Endless River to raise awareness of the Great Dolphin Dunk, which takes place Sunday, Aug. 15. Seeing countless youth in “Hope Float” T-shirts drift down the river gives a face to the 1,000 youth who visit the clubs each day in Garden City, Meridian and Kuna. The dolphins will be available starting Wednesday, July 14, for adoption at Fred Meyer stores, Roaring Springs Water Park, at mybgclub.org and through club members until Aug. 15.

The dolphin race has raised $425,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Ada County in the last nine years. Last year’s event alone raised $21,000. The parents of the top three finishers receive a 2010-2011 season pass for four to Roaring Springs, one free year of Dutch Brothers coffee and free oil changes from Heritage Auto Repair for a year. So pray your adopted dolphin has Michael Phelps-like speed.

11 a.m., regular admission prices, Roaring Springs Water Park, 400 W. Overland Road, 208-884-8842, roaringsprings.com.

SUNDAY JULY 18 shop EAST END MARKET AT BOWN CROSSING On Sunday, July 18, Bown Crossing will get even more ... ahem, bown-tiful.

An array of food, wine, music and ar t connoisseurs will flock to southeast Boise for the inaugural East End

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Market at Bown Crossing.

“We’re tr ying to get white cucumbers and mushrooms—morels. We’re bringing in berries from Oregon, and we’re doing wines from the region,” explained Cour tney Robinson Feider, principal at Adrian + Sabine, a branding and events management company. “So, we’re a little more of a regional market.

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local.”

At this month’s market, wine vendors include Sawtooth Winer y, Indian Creek Winer y, Ste. Chapelle Winer y, Hell’s Canyon Winer y and the Tavern Wine Market, which will be offering samples and bottles for sale. Other products include Oregon raspberries, blackberries and boysenberries; produce from Common Grounds, hanging baskets from the Nor th End Organic Nurser y; an old-fashioned

More than 30 years ago, a band calling themselves the Raggle-Taggle Hippies wanted to put on a family-type musical jamboree in the middle of the scenic central Idaho mountains.

What may have started out as a flower-child pipe dream has transformed into an annual three-day festival near Donnelly at the historic Roseberr y town site, which during the early 20th centur y claimed to have the largest creamer y in Long Valley. Produced by the McCall Folklore Society, the Summer Music Festival continues to have a laissez-faire attitude toward celebration. Even they have lost count of how many festivals there have been—this year’s is either the 32nd or 33rd.

The festival gets under way Thursday, July 15, with Local Night, featuring performances

by Graham Pinard’s Jazz Band, The Lemon Sisters, Blaze and Kelly, Jeff Crosby and The Goatheads. Singer-songwriter Martha Scanlan opens up Friday’s String Night, which includes a performance by The Infamous Stringdusters, who have previously collaborated with Dolly Parton. Saturday is Dance Night, featuring Jayme Stone and Friends and Steve Kimock’s latest project Crazy Engine with Melvin Seals.

Although there is no overnight camping allowed at the historic town site, there’s plenty of camping near Donnelly and McCall where you can gather around a campfire with some newfound friends, jam on a tambourine and share a bottle of Roseberry label wine from the Roseberry General Store.

Gates at 6 p.m., $13-$50, Roseberry Historic Town Site, 2598 E. Roseberry Road, thesummermusicfestival.com.

lemonade stand from Locavore, human-made products from Bricolage and recycled wine bottle glassware from Sustainable Futures. In addition, Idaho’s Bounty is collaborating with the Bogus Basin Nordic team to sell produce as a fundraiser.

“We only have 40 slots, and we’re almost full for our first farmers market. We’re still receiving phone calls,” said Feider. “It’s a little bit more exclusive because there’s only so many slots.”

Bown residents can also rock out to music by the Boise Rock School from 11

a.m.-noon and tunes by Lisa Simpson, one-third of Finn Riggins, from 12:30-2 p.m.

Organizers plan to hold the market on the third Sunday of the month in July, August and September.

“If it goes well, we’re hoping to expand to a holiday market,” said Feider.

10 a.m.-4 p.m., FREE, Bown Crossing, Bown Way between Parkcenter and Boise Avenue, facebook. com/eastendmarketatbowncrossing.

THURSDAY JULY 15 speakers RACHEL CORRIE’S PARENTS SPEAK AT BOISE STATE Rachel Corrie, a 23-yearold Olympia, Wash., student who was run over and killed by a bulldozer in Gaza, has been christened a martyr by many Palestinians.

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stars STAR PARTY For those desperately searching for a way to impress a date, no need to look anywhere else than up—at the night sky, that is. Stargazing is the perfect date-night activity that only requires a plush blanket, a picnic basket and a pair of binoculars. And if you haven’t found that certain someone to share your blanket with, the Castle Rocks State Park Star Party might be the perfect spot to pick up someone you think is out of this world.

Hosted by the Magic Valley Astronomical Society and the Herrett Center for the Arts and Science’s Centennial Observatory, the star party invites individuals, families, beginners and veteran sky watchers for an afternoon of solar observing between 2 and 6 p.m. and a night of star gazing beginning at 10 p.m. People can bring their own telescopes or binoculars but telescopes will be provided for use. Castle Rocks State Park is located off the Elba-Almo Highway in southern Cassia County.

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tional Solidarity Movement in the Gaza Strip. One fateful afternoon, decked in a bright orange jacket, Corrie and a handful of ISM protesters acted as human shields in front of Israeli bulldozers to protect the demolition of a Palestinian home in Rafah.

Accounts of what happened next are varied.

According to her fellow protesters, Corrie was deliberately run over by the armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozer, but according to the official Israeli report, Corrie was neither seen nor heard by the bulldozer driver and her death was a “very regrettable accident.”

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On Thursday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m., Corrie’s parents, Cindy and Craig Corrie, will speak about their daughter’s legacy at the Bishop Barnwell Room in the Student Union Building at Boise State. Since her death, Corrie’s parents have remained active in the social justice community, creating the Rachel Corrie Foundation, which “encourages and supports grass-roots efforts in pursuit of human rights and social, economic and environmental justice.”

6:30 p.m., FREE, Boise State, 1910 University Drive, 208-426-4636, sub.boisestate.edu.

SATURDAY JULY 17 speed TWILIGHT CRITERIUM Typing “cycling crash” into YouTube brings up a mass of more than 2,400 knee-gashing, pavement-munching videos, each documenting the tragic fates of some hapless cyclists. Although there appears to be some appeal in watching people in physical pain, one can only hope that during Boise’s own Twilight Criterium, riders will stay safe and antiseptic-free.

What started as a grass-roots effort to attract more people to cycling has transformed into one of Boise’s most popular summer events, bringing in more than 20,000 people each year to witness the fast-paced racing drama.

More than 100 cyclists from around the world will climb, corner and draft their way to victory through downtown Boise’s racecourse Saturday, July 17, for the 24th annual criterium.

Racers from cycling teams including Rubicon-ORBEA, Adageo Energy, Team Type 1, United Healthcare Pro Cycling and Northern Rockies Orthopedics have signed up so far, ensuring another high-stakes race will be in store for spectators.

The 1K rectangular course, which brings riders whipping down Ninth, Bannock, Tenth and Grove streets, offers a junior category and men’s pro categories 1, 2, 3 and masters 40-plus and 4-5. The women’s race has been cancelled due to low registration, and a men’s B masters 35-plus race with a $500 cash purse has been added. Kids 5-10 years old can register to do a lap around the criterium course with hometown favorite and “Got milk?” poster girl Kristin Armstrong during a free kids’ ride at 3 p.m.

The day’s races kick off with the junior criterium at 3:45 p.m. and wraps with the men’s pro race at 8:30 p.m. Get there early to stake your place on the sidewalk for a good view of all the nail-biting action. Be sure to stay for the award ceremony at 10 p.m. to witness the race winners grace the podiums and pick up $20,000 in well-deserved cash and merchandise.

3-10 p.m., $5-$60 to register, downtown Boise, boisetwilightcriterium.com.

One of the coolest things to do this summer—and we do mean the coolest—is riding in a bumper car. No, not the usual bumper cars at the fair, silly. We’re talking bumper cars on ice. Every Monday this summer at Idaho IceWorld, you can ride inflatable bumper cars from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost is $7 for 10 minutes—a little pricey by our standards—but still a slippery blast. I can personally attest to the fun factor. They spin 360 IDAHO ICEWORLD degrees and never get stuck 7072 S. Eisenmen Road in the corners and kids learn 208-331-0044 how to handle a joystick with no idahoiceworld.com effort all. An adult can comfortably fit in one ice bumper car with a small child, but kids will definitely think they’ve arrived if they ride alone.

The bumper cars are offered in conjunction with Monday Madness when two people skate for the price of one from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Also this summer, Wednesday evenings are family night during which family members can skate for $5 per person (including skate rentals). Also, on Fridays, if you bring a canned food item for the Idaho Foodbank, you score a free skate rental.

—George Prentice

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8 DAYS OUT WEDNESDAY JULY 14 On Stage THE 39 STEPS—Monty-Pythonesque adaptation of the Hitchcock film by the same name. A man must go on the run from the law in order to clear his name of a murder he did not commit, exposing an international conspiracy in the process. 7 p.m. $10-$28. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-5789122, www.companyoffools.org.

Food & Drink BOISE URBAN GARDEN SCHOOL FARM STAND—Fresh organic produce raised by BUGS students. Proceeds benefit BUGS programs. 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. FREE. BUGS Garden, 4821 W. Franklin Road, Boise, 208-424-6665, www.boiseurbangardenschool. org.

Sports & Fitness TRICYCLE RACES—The disclaimer at the beginning of Jackass was about exactly this sort of thing, which is why it’s awesome. 10 p.m. FREE. The Lobby, 760 W. Main St., Boise, 208-991-2183, www.thelobbyboise.com.

Citizen BOISE BICYCLE PROJECT VOLUNTEER NIGHT—Volunteers donate their time to help build and repair bicycles for the needy. 6-8 p.m. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, www.boisebicycleproject.org.

Kids & Teens HOPE FLOAT—Hundreds of Boys and Girls Club youth will be floating Roaring Springs Endless River to raise awareness of the 2010 Great Dolphin Dunk. See Picks, Page 16. 11 a.m. Regular admission prices. Roaring Springs Water Park, 400 W. Overland Road, Meridian, 208-8848842, www.roaringsprings.com.

WATER CONSERVATION: EVERY DROP COUNTS—Art activities for kids to show the importance of water conservation. 10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Boise Watershed, 11818 W. Joplin Road, Boise, 208-489-1284, www.cityofboise.org/bee/watershed.

Odds & Ends POKER—Play for fun and prizes.

7 p.m. FREE. The Buffalo Club, 10206 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-321-1811.

SPLASH BASH—Poolside party with live music from Desirae Bronson, food and drink specials and weekly drawings for prizes.

6-10 p.m. FREE. Owyhee Plaza Hotel, 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-343-4611, www.owyheeplaza.com.

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WATERSHED WEDNESDAY— Free drop-in activities and movies, as well as watershed exhibits.

10 a.m.-noon. FREE. Boise Watershed, 11818 W. Joplin Road, Boise, 208-489-1284, www.cityofboise.org/bee/watershed.

afterlife to find out if he won an Oscar. 8:15 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 5296 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-342-2000, www.stagecoachtheatre.com.

THURSDAY JULY 15

PRACTICE AQUI—Spice up your bilingual aptitude. Attendees should have an understanding of English and Spanish. 6:30 p.m.

FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208472-2940, www.gardencity.lili.org.

On Stage THE 39 STEPS—See Wednesday.

7 p.m. $10-$28. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-5789122, www.companyoffools.org.

DOUBLE FEATURE—Back-to-back comedies. The Whole Schebang,

by Rich Orloff posits that the universe is nothing more than God’s science project, one he/she needs tutoring from two “nerds” to get an A on. And The Winner Is

by Mitch Albom is the story of an actor who is trying to escape the

Workshops & Classes

Citizen BOISE COFFEE PARTY AT THE CAPITOL—The BCP will meet and then Sen. Nicole LeFavour and Rep. Branden Durst will give a tour of the Capitol and explain how a bill is passed. 5:30 p.m.

FREE. Capitol Park, 601 W. Jefferson, Boise.

NOISE/CD REVIEW JOHNNY CASH: AMERICAN VI Johnny Cash would have celebrated his 78th birthday in February had he not died in September 2003. However, with the posthumous release of American VI, the sixth and final CD in Cash’s “American Recordings” album series, he is more alive than Elvis. His crusty baritone, at once familiar and ghostly, haunts from beyond the grave.

Gone is the hardpartyin’ Cash who “Walked the Line,” or the born-again who sang “Folsom Prison Blues.”

In his place is a sage man contemplating his own impending demise. To simply suggest that American VI possesses a preoccupation with mortality would be an understatement.

The entire album is obsessed with death, right down to the ethereal cover art.

The album begins with the song “Ain’t No Grave,” an ominous-sounding arrangement in which he repeatedly asserts, “There ain’t no grave / can hold my body down.” Other song titles like “Redemption Day,” “Wonder Where I’m Bound,” and “I Don’t Hurt Anymore,” hint at Cash’s thought process.

However, the true revelation is in the lyrics, which discuss a train to heaven’s gate and the freedom that comes with escaping life’s pain. Most songs on this 10-track disc were written by various artists, including Sheryl Crow, but are reconfigured in elemental Man-in-Black style.

In American VI, Cash communicates that he was without fear and ready for the end. His faith was clearly his greatest asset in his final days, as evidenced by the album’s neverbefore-released original song “I Corinthians: 15:55.” While it’s nice to imagine that Cash exited this lifetime full of placid wisdom, the sadness that Cash lacked in death will instead be experienced by his fans listening to the last of his work.

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8 DAYS OUT NONPROFIT RESOURCE THURSDAYS—Thinking about starting a nonprofit or already run one? Learn about free and low-cost resources for funding, volunteers and other support.

For more information visit boisepubliclibrary.org or idahononprofits.org. 4-6 p.m. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4200, www. boisepubliclibrary.org.

RACHEL CORRIE’S PARENTS—American college student Rachel Corrie was crushed and killed by an Israeli bulldozer in 2003 while protesting the demolition of houses in Palestine. Her parents will discuss their attempts to take up her cause of peace in the region, as well as their civil suit against the Israeli government. See Picks, Page 16. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union, Bishop Barnwell Room, Boise.

SHAPE THE FUTURE OF BOISE PARKS AND REC—Open meeting to plan and discuss the goals and principles for Parks and Rec over the next five years. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900, www. boisepubliclibrary.com.

Odds & Ends AN EVENING OF VIBRANT MEXICAN CULTURE—The Mexican Consulate will present a slide show, then a performance

by the Hispanic Folklore Dancers and a panel discussion featuring Mexican immigrants. 7 p.m.

FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208562-4996.

GOLDFISH RACING—Goldfish are placed in a raingutter, and it’s your job to urge them on toward the other end by blowing through a straw. Winner gets a big effin’ bar tab. 10 p.m. FREE. Mack and Charlie’s, 507 W. Main St., Boise, 208-830-9977, mackandcharlies.com.

POKER—Play for fun and prizes.

7 p.m. FREE. The Buffalo Club, 10206 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-321-1811.

TEAM TRIVIA NIGHT—8 p.m.

FREE. Bad Irish, 199 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-338-8939, www. badirish.com.

YO-YO MANIA—Exhibition and demo by local yo-yo ninjas. 2 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, www. adalib.org.

Animals & Pets VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION— Learn about volunteer opportunities and about the refuge.

Refreshments will be served. 7 p.m. FREE. Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center, 13751 Upper Embankment Road, Nampa, 208-467-9278, www.fws.gov/deerflat.

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FRIDAY JULY 16 On Stage BRIAN REGAN—Standup comedy. 8:30 p.m. $35-$55. Sun Valley Pavilion, Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, www.sunvalley.com.

THE 39 STEPS—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $10-$28. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122, www.companyoffools.org.

DOUBLE FEATURE—See Thursday. 8:15 p.m. $12-$15.

Stage Coach Theatre, 5296 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-3422000, www.stagecoachtheatre. com.

AN IDEAL HUSBAND—Oscar Wilde-penned comedy of manners in which a woman tries to blackmail her former lover into leaving his wife and taking her back. 8 p.m. $12-$375. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208429-9908, box office 208-3369221, www.idahoshakespeare. org.

Concerts GRAND OL’ TIME CONCERT AND SQUARE DANCE— Featuring music from The Cowbelles, Chris Gutierrez with Bernie Reilly and The Hokum HiFlyers. Dorothy Shue will call the squaredances. 6 p.m. $5. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, www. thelinenbuilding.com.

Food & Drink TROPICAL LUAU—Tropical island feast with authentic South Pacific dances in a butterfly habitat full of tropical plants.

Reservations required. 6-8:30 p.m. $30-$40. Stonebridge Gardens, 9600 W. Brookside Lane, Boise, 208-938-2003, www. stonebridge-gardens.com.

Workshops & Classes VINTAGE SWING DANCE—Instructions on classic Lindy Hop moves. All ages. No partner required. 7 p.m. $5. Heirloom Dance Studio, 765 Idaho St., Boise, 208-871-6352, www. heirloomdancestudio.com.

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Citizen FOUR ELEMENTS BOISE—Twoday hip-hop event with MC performances, live graffiti art and a breakdance competition with competitors from all over the Western states. Proceeds benefit local school districts. 3 p.m.midnight. $5-$7. Mountain View High School, 2000 Millenium Way, Meridian, 208-855-4050.

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8 DAYS OUT Odds & Ends

Auditions

CITY OF ROCKS STAR PARTY—An opportunity for people to meet and share their interest in astronomy while solar observing and star gazing through binoculars and telescopes. See Picks, Page 16.

2 p.m. FREE. Park fees apply.

Castle Rocks State Park, Just northwest of Almo Idaho.

SEASON AUDITIONS—Shows include Bye Bye Birdie, A Christmas Carol, The Fantasticks, Steel Magnolias and The Taming of the Shrew. Be prepared to cold read and sing a number from a similar musical. Pianist and CD player available. 3-5 p.m. and FREE. Knock ’Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-385-0021, www.kedproductions.org.

H2OVERLOAD—Teen slide night featuring a live DJ, dancing and nightly entertainment. 7:30-11 p.m. $14.99. Roaring Springs Water Park, 400 W. Overland Road, Meridian, 208-884-8842, www.roaringsprings.com.

SATURDAY JULY 17 Festivals & Events CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—Open-air market with all manner of local food and products, from fresh vegetables to fresh doughnuts, all served from the freshest of vendors. Live music acts, plus local arts and crafts.

9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Downtown at Eighth Street, 8th and Idaho, Boise.

CONTRA DANCE—Live contra band and local callers. Couples are welcome, but neither partners nor experience are required.

The dances are smoke- and alcohol-free. For more information, e-mail boise contradance@fastem.com or visit the website. 7:30-11 p.m. $8 adults, $3 youth (10-18 years old), david0.tedcrane.com/ID/ BCDS. Broadway Dance Center, 893 E. Boise Ave., Boise, 208794-6843.

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KEEP CRUZIN’ ALL SUMMER LOOONNG!

SUPA SUMMER CRAFT MARKET—Booths and stands with local artisans peddling their wares.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208-467-5533, flyingmcoffee.com.

ROLLER DERBY—Like pro wrestling on roller skates. 6 p.m. $10. Qwest Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-424-2200 or Box office 208-331-8497, www.qwestarenaidaho.com.

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SUNDAY MARKET—The main floor of the Linen Building becomes an indoor market where shoppers can find locally produced food and goods, including local arts and crafts, jewelry, clothing, food and drink, live music and children’s activities. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, www.thelinenbuilding.com.

FOUR ELEMENTS BOISE—See Friday. 3 p.m.-midnight. $5-$7.

Mountain View High School, 2000 Millenium Way, Meridian, 208-855-4050.

Odds & Ends BORG MEETING—Boise Robotics Group meetings are held the third Saturday morning of each month in a classroom at the Discovery Center of Idaho. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895. www.boiseroboticsgroup.org.

COUNTRY WESTERN DANCE— Lesson from 7:30-8:30 p.m., followed by open dancing from 8:30-11 p.m. Smoke-free.

Discounts for students and active military. 7-11 p.m. $5-$7.

Boise Valley Square and Round Dance Center, 6534 Diamond St., Boise, 208-377-5788, www. idahoswingdance.org.

Festivals & Events

EAST END MARKET AT BOWN CROSSING—Open-air arts and food market with live music. See Picks, Page 17. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

FREE. Bown Crossing, Bown St., end of Parkcenter Boulevard, Boise.

On Stage AN IDEAL HUSBAND—See Friday. 8 p.m. $12-$375. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208429-9908, box office 208-3369221, www.idahoshakespeare. org.

THE 39 STEPS—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $10-$28. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122, www.companyoffools.org.

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Sports & Fitness

ROLE PLAYING GAME DAY— Pizza and the pitter-patter of 12-sided die on the patio. All skill and magic levels welcome.

Ages 12 and older. 12:30-4:30 p.m. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, www.adalib.org.

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DOUBLE FEATURE—See Thursday. 8:15 p.m. $12-$15.

Stage Coach Theatre, 5296 W. Overland Road, 208-342-2000, www.stagecoachtheatre.com.

AN IDEAL HUSBAND—See Friday. 8 p.m. $12-$375. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208429-9908, box office 208-3369221, www.idahoshakespeare. org.

SUMMER ICE SHOWS—Performance by Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Viktor Petrenko. Starts at dusk. $32-$98.

Sun Valley Resort, Idaho.

Concerts CONCERTS ON BROADWAY; KINGS OF SWING—Big band playing selections by Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and more. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. 7 p.m. FREE. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Idaho St., Meridian.

Dude Howdy by Steve Klamm was the 1st place winner in the 8th Annual Boise Weekly Bad Cartoon Contest.

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Workshops & Classes

BLUES SOCIETY SUNDAY PICNIC—Outdoor blues concert and picnic featuring headliner Lady Bianca. Noon-6 p.m. Two cans of food. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise.

TIERNAN IRISH DANCERS TASTE OF TIERNAN—Summer workshops hosted by the Tiernan Irish Dancers. T-shirt is included in the registration fee. 3:30-4:30 p.m. $75. ArtsWest School for the Performing and Visual Arts, 3415 Flint Dr., Eagle, 208-9385410, www.artswestschool.org.

Odds & Ends

THAI CUISINE WITH CHEF TIZIANA LANCEDELLI—Menu includes lahp, a cold chicken salad; phat heht, sauteed mushrooms with pork; how moke phuket, fish in banana leaves; and for dessert, kao niow mun muang, sticky rice with mango.

Wine tastings with each course.

6:30 p.m. $40-$50. Pottery Gourmet, 811 W. Bannock St., Boise, 208-368-0649.

SALSA SUNDAYS—6 p.m.

Cowgirls, 353 Ave. E, Kuna, 208922-9522, www.cowgirlsaloon. com.

MONDAY JULY 19 On Stage

Auditions

INSERT FOOT THEATRE—Local improv comedy. 8 p.m. $5. Heirloom Dance Studio, 765 Idaho St., Boise, 208-871-6352, www. heirloomdancestudio.com.

SEASON AUDITIONS—See Saturday. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Knock ‘Em Dead Dinner Theatre, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-385-0021, www.kedproductions.org.

PLAYS FROM THE ALLEY—Alley Repertory Theatre’s second annual new works reading series.

Featuring Mary Steelsmith’s Isaac, I Am in which the main character Angela finds herself torn between a budding real life romance and a darker online relationship with a family seemingly bent on its own destruction. $10. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, www.visualartscollective.com.

Kids & Teens BOISE PEACE VILLAGE CAMP FOR CHILDREN—Inter-faith, multi-racial, multi-cultural day camp held July to teach the way of non-violence to children ages 8-13. July 19-23, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $60. Scholarships Available. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 2201 Woodlawn Ave., Boise, 208-344-5731, www.boisefirstucc.org.

POETRY SLAM—8 p.m. $5.

Neurolux, 111 N. 11th, Boise, 208-343-0886, www.neurolux. com.

TRAIL TREKKERS—Interactive educational nature walk for kids.

2 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2940, www.gardencity. lili.org.

STORY STORY NIGHT—Live unscripted storytelling event modeled after “The Moth Radio Hour” on NPR. July’s theme is “On the Road: Stories of Travel.”

Featured storytellers are Shea Hall, Alejandro Anastasio and a tandem tale from Dan Costello and Kelly Lynae Robinson. 7 p.m. $5. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, www.thelinenbuilding.com.

Odds & Ends BEER PONG—8 p.m. FREE. Shorty’s, 5467 Glenwood, Garden City, 208-322-6699.

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PABST BINGO NIGHT—Play bingo for PBR, swag and other random stuff found at second hand stores. $1 PBR, Oly, or Rainier cans, or get a “ghetto bucket” (two of each) for $4. 7 p.m. FREE. Donnie Mac’s Trailer Park Cuisine, 1515 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-384-9008, www. donniemacgrub.com.

TUESDAY JULY 20 Festivals & Events PLAYING IN THE PLAZA—Food and craft vendors, along with live music by Wilson Roberts. 5:308:30 p.m. FREE. Generations Plaza, corner of Main Street and Idaho Avenue, Meridian, www. meridiancity.org.

THE SCREENWRITERS GROUP—Learn and practice pitching your screenplay or project at the Idaho Screenwriters Group, which meets the third Tuesday of every month. For more information, e-mail sherry. ae@hotmail.com. 6:30 p.m.

Idaho Pizza Company, 405 E. Fairview Ave, Meridian.

On Stage THE 39 STEPS—See Wednesday. 7 p.m. $10-$28. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122, www.companyoffools.org.

AN IDEAL HUSBAND—See Friday. 8 p.m. $12-$375. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208429-9908, box office 208-3369221, www.idahoshakespeare. org.

Concerts THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA—Formed in 1956, the band is widely considered one of the greatest bands of all time, both in and beyond their genre.

7 p.m. $18-$38. Sun Valley Pavilion, Sun Valley Resort, www. sunvalley.com.

Workshops & Classes DRAWING FANTASY CREATURES—In this three-week class, children will learn drawing techniques while using different mediums and art styles to create fantasy creatures. Supplies will be provided. Instructor: Patricia Bess. 3-4:30 p.m. $40.

Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208468-5858, www.nampaparksandrecreation.org.

Literature POETRY READING—Poetry host Scott Berge invites poets to share their own work or favorite poems during a fun night of poetry readings. Sign up at 6:30 p.m. and start waxing poetic at 7 p.m. For more information, email ScottBerge@live.com. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Alia’s Coffeehouse, 908 W. Main St., Boise, 208338-1299.

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8 DAYS OUT Citizen SCIENCE CAFE—Discovery Center of Idaho hosts an open dialogue on current research being conducted at Boise State regarding air quality, asthma and health. 7-9 p.m. FREE, 208-343-9895, Ext. 245, www. boiseastro.org. Red Feather Lounge, 246 N. Eighth St., Boise.

Odds & Ends BALLISTIC BEER PONG—Compete for $300 in prizes. 10 p.m.

FREE. Bad Irish, 199 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-338-8939, www. badirish.com.

POKER—Play for fun and prizes.

7 p.m. FREE. The Buffalo Club, 10206 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-321-1811.

free, lunch from Jenny’s Lunch Line is available for $10. Noon-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Water Cooler, 1401 W. Idaho, Boise.

Citizen BOISE BICYCLE PROJECT VOLUNTEER NIGHT—Volunteers may donate their time to help build and repair bicycles for the needy.

6-8 p.m. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-4296520, www.boisebicycleproject. org.

Kids & Teens BOISE RIVER LIFE—Art activities for kids to learn about the local aquatic ecosystem. 10 a.m.-noon.

FREE. Boise WaterShed, 11818 W. Joplin Road, Boise, 208-4891284, www.cityofboise.org/Bee/ WaterShed.

Odds & Ends POKER—Play for fun and prizes.

7 p.m. FREE. The Buffalo Club, 10206 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-321-1811.

SPLASH BASH—Poolside party with live music, food and drink specials and weekly drawings for prizes. 6-10 p.m. FREE. Owyhee Plaza Hotel, 1109 Main St., Boise, 208-343-4611, www. owyheeplaza.com.

Calls to Artists HOUSE OF ART—Developer Scott Kimball will make nine condominiums on the seventh floor of a new building available to nine different artists to display and sell their work on First Thursday, August 5.

Artists of all media may apply but are subject to panel approval. Contact szabel78@gmail.com.

TEAM TRIVIA NIGHT—8 p.m.

FREE. Bad Irish, 199 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-338-8939, www. badirish.com.

WEDNESDAY JULY 21 On Stage THE 39 STEPS—See Wednesday. 7 p.m. $10-$28. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122, www.companyoffools.org.

AN IDEAL HUSBAND—See Friday. 8 p.m. $12-$375. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208429-9908, box office 208-3369221, www.idahoshakespeare. org.

Food & Drink BOISE URBAN GARDEN SCHOOL FARM STAND—See Wednesday. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. FREE. BUGS Garden, 4821 W. Franklin Road, Boise, 208-424-6665, www. boiseurbangardenschool.org.

DRINKING LIBERALLY—A group of left-leaning individuals gather to talk politics, share ideas and inspire change. The event is a project of Living Liberally, an organization that is all about fostering progressive communities through social networks and events. 7 p.m. drinkingliberally. org. Solid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-345-6620.

Art ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS— Senior guests (age 62 and older) receive free admission all day plus a docent-led talk regarding the current exhibit. 2 p.m. FREE. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, www.boiseartmuseum.org.

Talks & Lectures URBAN LUNCH—Panel discussion on nature in the city featuring panelists from the Boise City Parks, the U.S. Forest Service and Ecological Design. Talk is

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ARTS/BOOK REVIEW MARK HADDON: BOOM! (OR 70,000 LIGHT YEARS) Leave it to the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to title a book Gridzbi Spudvetch! Only a very few readers were willing to chance their discretionary income on such a ridiculously titled novel (not so ridiculous once you’ve read the book, however). In 2007, children’s book author Mark Haddon was encouraged to re-work it into Boom! (Or 70,000 Light Years), a charming, quirky story about a boy willing to go to any length to rescue his best friend.

In Boom! young Jimbo and Charlie discover something fishy about two of their teachers. After putting a walkie-talkie in the lounge to eavesdrop on the educators, the boys hear their art teacher, Mr. Kidd, and their history teacher, Mrs. Pearce, having a conversation in an unimaginable language.

“Zorner ment. Cruss mo plug.”

“Bo. Bo. Tractor bonting dross.”

“Wendo bill. Slap feedo gandy hump.”

“Spudvetch!” said Mr. Kidd.

“Spudvetch!” Mrs. Pearce repeated.

The nosy lads begin surreptitiously—at least as surreptitiously as a pair of rambunctious boys can be—following Mr. Kidd and Mrs. Pearce. Jimbo and Charlie soon find out that the burning lasers that shoot from their teachers’—and a few other adults’—fingertips may be the least of their problems.

When Charlie goes missing, Jimbo knows it’s not a coincidence. With the help of his big sister Becky—and her boyfriend Craterface’s motorbike—Jimbo races across the English countryside on a rescue mission that will take him farther than he ever thought possible: 70,000 light years away.

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PLUS A NEW ALBUM OMNI sends Minus the Bear in new direction AMY ATKINS Speaking with BW from the green room at Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Minus the Bear vocalist/guitarist Jake Snider negated any nervousness before taping.

This wasn’t the first time the band had performed on Kimmel and it sure wasn’t the first time they’d performed the single “My Time” off of their May 4 release, OMNI (Dangerbird Records). The Seattle-based quintet love the laid-back vibe of the Kimmel green room and though the performance would prove to be an energetic one, Snider felt pretty laidback himself prior to it.

“We have been so busy lately, and the song that we’re playing—“My Time” from the record—is like permanently ingrained in my mind and in my fingers,” Snider said. “It The critics love us, they love us not. They love us, they love us not. They love us ... shouldn’t be too tough. If I can’t play this song today, I should be fired.”

Though Snider isn’t going anywhere, right around November and December, when nos el Oso and matured further with Planet of MTB did lay off their label, Suicide Squeeze Ice—arguably their best release. Pitchfork.com they’ve already been mommies and sped Records, with whom they’d recorded their gave it a 7.2 while OMNI received only 3.5. forward to become empty nests in a short previous three full-lengths.

OMNI may be an evolutionary step matter of months. They’ve felt the powerful “We were out of contract with Suicide surge of blooming birth and then had the pain forward for the band musically, but the songs Squeeze and pretty much done every release of losing their children and themselves in that reach back in time, conjuring up posh ’70s we’ve done with them,” Snider explained. pool parties in the Hollywood Hills. Thick “We kind of just wanted to see what else was same piece of lifetime. Though if those flowguitar and randy time signatures give guts to ers and plants are perennials, they’re coming out there. We recorded the record ourselves, sexually charged, key-party apropos lyrics. back, and all of it is just the accepted nature with our money, and shopped it afterwards Fellow Seattleite Rachel Flotard (Visqueen) of flora. It’s a beautiful circle of life and yet, to see what was going on in the music world benches her rock chick for a few bars and there those slightly dulled brown plots of these days.” channels sultry vocals to help with the fertile land sit, patiently waiting when they The band also tapped a new producer, Joe can get another chance to get green again and metaphorical and not-so metaphorical “Into Chiccarelli (The Shins, The White Stripes, the Mirror,” in which Snider sings, “They feel the dirty rain water soaking up through Frank Zappa), for OMNI, a move that took got a mirror for the ’caine in the bathroom / their root systems.” them in yet another direction. because nobody here knows when to stop / ...

MTB’s sound has always been difficult— “Our former keyboard player [Matt Bayles] was a great producer, and we had worked sticking with Moeller’s metaphor—to unbury. Fixes her lipstick / Fixes his belt.”

In MTB’s recent press bio, there’s a line Ridiculous track names such as “Absinthe with him forever. I think that’s why we just Party At the Fly Honey Warehouse,” “Thanks that reads “sonic lasciviousness is mirrored wanted to try something different for this in the album’s raw take on human sexuality.” for the Killer Game of Crisco Twister” and record,” Snider said. “We just wanted to find Snider laughed at the description but didn’t someone who didn’t know what our personal “Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo” were argue it. limitations were. Matt knew everything about misleading at best.

“Once I started writing the songs, they They weren’t novus, so it was easy for were kind of funky and inspired me to write elty songs, and some him to say, ‘That’s as new-band lyrical angst that way,” he said. “Once I went down that good as you can do,’” Minus the Bear with Everest and poked its head through path, I didn’t really fight it. Yeah, I think it’s a Snider said.

Mini Mansions, Friday, July 16, 8 p.m., $16-$30 little bit more up front sexually than our past the tunes. What also “Not that he did records, but I don’t think it’s over the top. pushed through the that,” he added, KNITTING FACTORY 416 S. Ninth St. You know. It’s fine.” adolescent titles was laughing.

208-367-1212 The question of how MTB took their name music reminiscent of A lot has changed bo.knittingfactory.com often comes up in interviews. No one seems the guitar sensibilifor MTB since their to believe the story, which is always the same: ties of Toad The Wet 2002 debut full-length, A friend was telling them about an encounter Sprocket at their peak Highly Refined Pirates. with a girl. Pressed for details, the friend said and Mutemath’s mad keyboard/synthesizer In 2008, a trip to the Daytrotter studios something along the lines of, “It was like that skills. Progressive indie rock certainly wasn’t in Rock Island, Ill., garnered them a session TV show BJ and the Bear ... minus the bear.” a new thing, but something about Snider’s of lovely, pared-down acoustic recordings For a band who took their moniker from from 2007’s Planet of Ice and a violet-colored almost-gravelly vocals and emotionally laden that juvenile quip, OMNI’s overt sexuality delivery made it feel fresh. review by Daytrotter’s Sean Moeller: wouldn’t be over the top.

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GUIDE WEDNESDAY JULY 14 ABANDON KANSAS—WIth Finn Riggins, Mousy Brown and We Won the Science Fair. 7 p.m. $8. Brawl Studio ALIVE AFTER FIVE—With Paul Thorn and The Jacks. 5 p.m. FREE. The Grove Plaza BEN BURDICK TRIO PLUS—9:30 p.m. FREE. Bouquet BOISE BLUES SOCIETY JAM SESSION—Drums and amps provided. 8 p.m. FREE. Jo’s Sunshine Lounge DANNY BEAL—6:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill DESIRAE BRONSON—7 p.m. FREE. Gamekeeper E-40—With Too Short, Mack-10, Lil Rob, Young Brook and Cool Nutz.

7:30 p.m. $25. Knitting Factory

MONDAY’S ALIBI—9 p.m. FREE. Reef

KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—6:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—With DJ Naomi Sioux. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

KEVIN KIRK, STEVE EATON AND PHIL GAROZNIK—7 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

ROSETTA—With City of Ships and Dolores. 9 p.m. $5. The Red Room

LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND—7 p.m., $29.50-$99.50.

Eagle River Amphitheater

SCHOOL OF ROCK ALL STARS PRESENTS LIVE AID REMADE— School of Rock program to benefit Music for Relief’s mission in Haiti. 6 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park SIXTH ST. COLLECTIVE—8 p.m.

FREE. Liquid

NASHVILLE UNPLUGGED—Featuring Aaron Benward (from Blue Country), Brian McComas, Monty Holmes (songwriter for George Strait) and Shane McAnally (songwriter for Lee Ann Womack). 6 p.m. $15. Egyptian Theatre

SOUL HONEY—7:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

PRAVDA—With American Hollow. 9 p.m. $3. Terrapin Station

THURSDAY JULY 15

JEREMIAH JAMES GANG—8:45 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s

AFRO CLASSICS FEATURING SCARUB AND VERY—9 p.m. $5. Reef

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

BEN BURDICK AND BILL LILES—6:30 p.m. FREE. Twig’s

LEE MITCHELL—6 p.m. FREE. Tavern at Bown Crossing MAMMOTH LIFE—With Colony Collapsed, With Child and Field Guide. 8 p.m. $5. VAC MAYHEM FESTIVAL—With Korn, Rob Zombie, Lambe of God, Five Finger Death Punch and more. 12:30 p.m. $39.50 adv., $49.50 door. Idaho Center

DAN COSTELLO TRIO—9 p.m. FREE. Bittercreek EVANS BLUE—WIth Red Line Chemistry and Lansdowne. 8 p.m. FREE. Win tickets from 100.3 FM. Knitting Factory FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m.

Pengilly’s

DAN DANIELS AND THE SOUTHERN GENTS—8 p.m. $5. VAC EASTERN SUNZ—Live hip-hop. 9 p.m., $5. Neurolux GENTLE ROWSER—9:30 p.m. FREE. Piazza Di Vino JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s KEN HARRIS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill LOOSE CHANGE—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub

REDSTONE—5:30 p.m. FREE. Downtown Nampa Nights

MINUS THE BEAR—With Everest and Mini Mansions. See Noise, Page 24.

8 p.m. $16-$30. Knitting Factory

THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m. FREE. The Buffalo Club

OCEAN STORY SOCIAL—7 p.m.

FREE. Sockeye

THE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL AT ROSEBERRY— Graham Pinard’s Jazz Band, The Lemon Sisters, Blaze and Kelly, Jeff Crosby and The Goatheads. See Picks, Page 16. 6 p.m. $15-$40.

Roseberry Townsite

OLD MAN MARKLEY—9:30 p.m. $5. Reef

THE THROWDOWN—Riff Raff, Primaldoci and IQEQ. 9 p.m. FREE. Liquid

PILOT ERROR—10 p.m. $3.

Grainey’s Basement THE POISON CONTROL CENTER— With The Maladroids. 8 p.m. $3.

Flying M Coffeegarage THE POP CULT KIDS—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid RIZING REZISTANCE—9 p.m. $5.

Bouquet

GARY ELLER—6:30 p.m. $6-$10.

Idaho Botanical Garden

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LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND, JULY 15, EAGLE RIVER AMPHITHEATER

ADAM LAMBERT, JULY 19, MORRISON CENTER

With a new album, Natural Forces, under his giant belt buckle, tall-drink-of-water Lyle Lovett is putting the alt back into alt-country. His signature nasally vocals lay low on the tale of “Natural Forces,” test some emotional highs in “Whooping Crane” and twang through the banjo-happy ditty “Pantry,” in which he requests, “Don’t cheat on me with cornbread / don’t cheat on me with beans / don’t cheat on me with bacon, cooked up in collard greens.”

Before the champagne bottle of the Crosby, Stills and Nash concert crashed on the bow of the Eagle River Amphitheater, many thought the amphitheater’s maiden voyage might be its last. But, like his new album, Lyle Lovett tends to blur genre lines and the lanky balladeer can draw in young and old, rich and poor and country lovers and rocklovers alike ... hmmm, kind of like a natural force.

—Amy Atkins 7 p.m., $29.50/$49.50/$99.50. Eagle River Amphitheater, 827 E. Riverside Dr., 208-938-2933, landofrock.com.

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QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT—9 p.m. $8-$10. Neurolux

FRIDAY JULY 16

Recently, I posted a blog about Adam Lambert, the beloved American Idol not-winner. I suggested that some of his success may be due to “notoriety” (the AMA incident) and I referred to his fans as Lambertians. They are Glamberts, thank you very much, and they felt I maligned their icon. Glamberts do not stand for maligning. Their comments—on my lack of qualifications, my supposed residence under a rock—flooded in. But it’s not just me. Any time Lambert’s name is mentioned, the faithful are there to comment. They have left thousands of comments across the ’Net. So I surmise that the popular popster will bring the Glamberts out en masse when he performs here on his Glam Nation tour, which will include songs from his 2009 release, For Your Entertainment (it hit No. 3 on the Billboard Top 100). And whether it’s because of Lambert or the Glamberts—or both—it promises to be a sparkly, eye-linery, glittery, pleathery, dancey spectacle.

—Amy Atkins With Orianthi and Allison Iraheta. 8 p.m., $38.50. Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, mc.boisestate.edu.

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GUIDE THE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL AT ROSEBERRY—Martha Scanlon and The Infamous Stringdusters. See Picks, Page 16. 6 p.m. $15-$40. Roseberry Townsite

SATURDAY JULY 17 BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY WEBER—8 p.m. FREE. Gamekeeper BLACK MARKET REPORT—9 p.m. FREE. The Plank CAPGUN SUICIDE—9 p.m.

FREE. Quarter Barrel THE EFFORT—With Choke and Brawl. 9 p.m. $3. The Red Room THE FELT NEIGHBOR REUNION—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid THE GOURDS—With Shinyribs. 8 p.m. Bouquet GRAVELTRUCK REUNION SHOW—With Dirt Fisherman, A Seasonal Disguise and The Very Most. 8 p.m. $5. VAC IRISH NIGHT—Featuring Summervill and Young. 8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s METAL NIGHT—Featuring Ripchain, Ripshaw and Threshold. 9 p.m. $5. Dino’s

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MYRNABIRDS—With Bill Coffey.

9 p.m. $5. Neurolux PILOT ERROR—10 p.m. $3.

Grainey’s Basement ROB PAPER—With John Jones.

7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—Hannah’s House Party with DJ Naomi Sioux. 9:30 p.m. $5 after 10 p.m. Hannah’s SHON SANDERS—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Piper Pub SIZZLIN SALSA—9 p.m. $6.

Knitting Factory SPINDLEBOMB—9 p.m. $2.

Liquid THE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL AT ROSEBERRY—Jayme Stone and Steve Kimock’s Crazy Engine with Melvin Seals. See Picks, Page 16. 6 p.m. $15-$40.

Roseberry Townsite WATER AND BODIES—With The Universal. 9 p.m. $4. Terrapin WOLF CITY—With Hammerfist, Brawl, The Effort, Choke Up, Priscilla, Bare Witness and Bare Bones. 6 p.m. $7. Brawl Studio

SUNDAY JULY 18 AUSTIN LUCAS—6 p.m. $3. The Red Room Tavern

BLACK COBRA—With Howl, Black Cloud and Tears of the Wizard. 9 p.m. $3. The Red Room Tavern CARBON LEAF—With Brandon Stanley. 8 p.m. $14-$25. Knitting Factory

SHAWN SCHLOGEL—7 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse GWEN STACY—With Lower Definition, A City Serene, This is Hell and Silence the Reign. 7:30 p.m. The Venue

HAMBONES ON THE BEACH—4 p.m. FREE. Sun Ray Cafe

GYPSY FUNK TRIO SISTERMONK—9 p.m. $10. Muse Yoga Studio

MUSIC FROM STANLEY—Pat Folkner with Blaze and Kelly. 4-7 p.m. FREE. Redfish Lake Lodge

HALESTROM—With Adelita’s Way, Since October and New Medicine. 7 p.m. Knitting Factory

MUSIJI—With After the Impact and OCTO. 9 p.m. $3. Terrapin

PUNK MONDAY—Featuring Final Summation, The Jerkwads, Enemy Combatant. 9 p.m. $2. Liquid

THE SIDEMEN—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse SONGWRITER’S CLUB WITH GIZZARD STONE—9 p.m. FREE. Bouquet TRAILER PARK AFTER DARK— Featuring Enemy Combatant, Adamant Allies and Unhallowed.

7 p.m. $3. Donnie Mac’s

REVIVER—With Despite Despair, Brawl, The Plague Years and Armada. 7 p.m. $5. Brawl REVIVER—With All Hands Go and Reproacher. 9 p.m. $3. The Red Room THOMAS PAUL—7:30 p.m.

FREE. Red Feather

Seconds from Disaster, Ground War and Silence the Reign. 7 p.m. $5. Brawl Studio RHYTHM RANGERS—9 p.m.

FREE. Hyde Park Pub

SONG & DANCE

SISTER CAROL—9 p.m. FREE. Reef

DJS—Wed: Bad Irish, Balcony.

Thu: Balcony. Fri: Bad Irish, Balcony. Sat: Balcony, Dirty Little Roddy’s, Neurolux, Terrapin. Mon: Bad Irish, Balcony. Tue: Balcony.

WEDNESDAY JULY 21

KARAOKE—Wed: 44 Club, Dirty Little Roddy’s, Ha’Penny, Overland, Savvy’s, Sin, Terry’s. Thu: 44 Club, Hannah’s, Overland, The Plank, Quarter Barrel, Savvy’s, Shorty’s, Terry’s. Fri: 44 Club, Nuthouse, Overland, Savvy’s, Sunshine Lounge, Terry’s. Sat: 44 Club, Crickets, Hooligans, Savvy’s, Terry’s. Sun: 44 Club, Bad Irish, Balcony, Liquid, Overland, Ranch Club, Savvy’s, Terry’s.

Mon: 44 Club. Tue: 44 Club, Crickets, Lucky Dog, Overland, Savvy’s, Shorty’s, Terry’s.

ALIVE AFTER FIVE—With Staxx Brothers and Bank. 5 p.m. FREE. The Grove Plaza BEN BURDICK TRIO PLUS— 9:30 p.m. FREE. Bouquet DAN COSTELLO TRIO—9 p.m.

FREE. Liquid DANGER BABY REUNION SHOW—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s Basement

TUESDAY JULY 20

ADAM LAMBERT—With Orianthi, Allison Iraheta. See Listen Here, Page 26. 8 p.m. $38.50.

Morrison Center

KEVIN KIRK, JOHN JONES—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

JEREMIAH JAMES GANG—8:45 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s

LOCUSTA—With Argentinum Astrum, Scorch the Fallen, Wake up Dead and Tiamat’s Destroyer.

9 p.m. $5. The Red Room Tavern

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE

BRENT VAARTSTRA AND

RETURN FROM EXILE—With Ashylus, I Created a Monster,

LOOSE CHANGE—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Piper Pub

RUBY TUESDAYS—With New Transit featuring Dave Manion. 9 p.m. FREE. Bouquet

MONDAY JULY 19

BOISE MODERN JAZZ ORCHESTRA—9 p.m.

FREE. Bouquet

BILLY GOATS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

DAVID OLNEY—With Sergio Webb. 8 p.m. $15-$18. VAC

OPEN MICS—Wed: Donnie Mac’s. Thu: O’Michael’s. Fri: Rembrandt’s. Mon: Terrapin Station, Pengilly’s, Library Coffeehouse.

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THE SPINE DOWN THE CENTER Idaho Center for the Book’s continued mission JACLYN BRANDT

Kelly Knopp feeds his children’s book app-etite.

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Recently, local artists and arts organizations have been honored with numerous awards. Earlier last week, four nonprofits were awarded $20,000 as part of the city’s Arts and History Economic Development Grant program, and on July 6, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter announced the recipients of the 2010 Governor’s Awards in the Arts.

Fifteen artists, musicians, educators and administrators will be honored at a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 23, at the Egyptian Theatre.

This year’s Excellence in the Arts award winners include artist David Giese of Moscow, painter Alma Gomez of Boise, and musician and College of Southern Idaho professor George Halsell of Twin Falls. Excellence in Folk and Traditional Arts awards were granted to saddle maker Cary Schwarz of Salmon, Western hat-maker Randy Priest of Donnelly, and custom knife-maker Dwight Towell of Midvale. Support of the Arts awards went to Lisa Myers of Nampa and Ruth Pratt of Coeur d’Alene. Support of Arts Education awards went to Lynn “Doc” Skinner of Moscow and Richard E. Bird of Rexburg. Excellence in Arts Administration award winners are Christine Hatch of Idaho Falls and Tom Tompkins of Boise. Special commendations were awarded to Arthur Hart of Boise and Henry Tompkins, deceased, of Idaho Falls.

And the Lifetime Achievement award went to Sen. Jim and Louise McClure of Boise. For more information, visit arts.idaho.gov.

And in a monster of an app story, local artist and BW contributor Kelly Knopp apparently has one eye under the bed and one on the future of children’s lit. Knopp’s newest creative venture—Monster Scribbles, a children’s book that he wrote and illustrated— is now available as an iPhone/iPad app.

Monster Scribbles is the story of 9-yearold Duncan Doodles. Duncan loves to draw monsters like Jagged Jerry, Spitty Smitty and Warty Morty. But one night, Duncan’s monsters come to life.

Knopp said after he wrote the book five years ago, he intended to follow a more traditional route to publication.

“I tried to get it published, but that world is just crazy,” Knopp said.

So Knopp turned to computer programmer Richard Johnson to help make his book a reality. Knopp said that the electronic version of Monster Scribbles, which is also translated into Spanish, is doing well—it’s listed in the Top 10 Most Popular Book Apps. And at $3.99 per download, someday he might be able to pay someone to check under the bed.

—Rachel Krause and Amy Atkins

Though Trusky tapped Bacon to sucbooks and reading,” Bacon said. “If they When Boise State art professor Tom ceed him as the center’s director before he think in terms of making their own books Trusky passed away unexpectedly last died, his name was synonymous with ICB. It or if they think about books not behaving November, many wondered what would won’t be easy for Bacon to fill his shoes, but in the way they expect books to behave, it become of his longtime passion, the Idaho she has some ideas of her own to continue enriches their entire relationship with readCenter for the Book. furthering ICB’s work. ing and literacy.”

The Idaho Center for the Book is an She helped ICB obtain a grant affiliate of the Library of Congress from the Idaho State Historical Muthat Trusky founded in Idaho in seum to purchase a large amount of 1993 to help promote literacy and historical printing equipment. Most books in Idaho. of this equipment is from the mid“Center for the Book is interest19th and early 20th centuries. ed in artists’ books, which is kind “They’re like old sewing maof an open genre of books made by chines, you know, they’re mechaniartists or individuals who create the cal and they’re made out of cast form and appearance of the book iron and they never break. Beautito reflect the content of the book,” fully unique objects,” she said. according to Stephanie Bacon, the While most of the equipment is in current director of ICB. storage now, they hope to soon have ICB’s goals are clearly visible a space to be able to teach workat its offices in the Hemingway shops on paper-making and printing.

Center at Boise State, a building it According to Swope, Bacon is shares with the Visual Arts Center carrying on Trusky’s vision. and the Anthropology Department.

“The ICB, via Tom Trusky, While the center is housed at the literally introduced thousands of university, it is not a Boise State Idahoans to the book arts. Up to program. It is funded by grants and this point, ICB and Trusky were the Library of Congress and is open synonyms. I’m excited to see what to the public. Inside, visitors can direction Stephanie Bacon will take. see displays of past ICB projects as Tom was an English professor and well as a range of different kinds of literary genius teaching the most books that are as much art as they poignant art class at BSU. Stephanie are literature. The walls leading to is a graphic design professor and artheir offices are covered with photistic genius who is now running the tos and paintings of book art and Idaho Center for the Book. How past projects from ICB’s biennial cool is that?” Swope said. traveling book art exhibition, the The “Booker’s Dozen” is a juried “Booker’s Dozen.” exhibit that features 14 eccentric Boise artist Earle Swope was a books and, from the beginning, has student and a friend of Trusky’s, welcomed books of all shapes and and took Trusky’s Introduction sizes. According to the catalog of to Book Arts course, in which he the first “Booker’s Dozen” exhibit helped unearth Swope’s inner artist. catalog, “Books may be nontradi“I was introduced to the institution Stephanie Bacon begins a new chapter at Idaho Center for the Book. tional codex-format works, such as of Tom Trusky who then introduced accordion fold, rivet, spiral or ringme to the artist that resided within bound, loose-leaf/boxed, sculptural me. If you knew him, you know he For more information on ICB or the “Booker’s or die cut books. They many be traditionally did this on a regular basis,” Swope said.

Dozen,” e-mail Stephanie Bacon at bound codices with ‘eccentric’ features, such Swope later created two books for sbacon@boisestate.edu. as pop-ups, folded pages, inserts, pull-tabs, Trusky’s classes that toured the state as IDAHO CENTER FOR THE BOOK or volvelles. Or they may be conventionally part of the “Booker’s Dozen.” Trusky’s 1819 Campus Lane lili.org/icb bound books made with or containing unconinstruction paid off: Swope was recently an ventional materials or artifacts.” Submissions artist in residence for the City of Boise. for the “Booker’s Dozen” 2011 are open to Along with being ICB’s director, Bacon anyone and the deadline to submit is Sept. 10.

Trusky believed that as well and worked also teaches art at Boise State, including a The exhibit is an integral part of the hard to pass that lesson along to his students. course on historical book-making, papercenter’s mission to incorporate art with “He was an amazing poet and artist. He making and letter-press printing. She says literature while promoting both. taught poetry for many years at Boise State that art books, or the “book as an art “I think ICB is a perfect model for every before founding Center for the Book and getobject,” is a trend that has been growing humanities discipline to emulate,” Swope ting more involved in book arts, and then he in the last century, but started its rise espesaid. “[Humanities programs] should all be also taught book arts classes where English cially in the 1960s and 1970s. and arts students were actually introduced to supporting each other and actively engag“Many, many artists became interested ing in collaborative ventures and seeking to making objects in book forms—traditional in the book as a form unto itself and were discover those interstitial junctures between book forms, historic book forms and all interested in it as a way to get people to the disciplines.” kinds of interpretive forms,” Bacon said. sort of complicate their relationships with WWW. B O I S E WE E KLY. C O M

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HALFTIME IN HOLLYWOOD Optimism in the second half of 2010 GEORGE PRENTICE If the Oscars were a game of golf, Hollywood would be stuck in a sand trap on the ninth hole. We’re deep into July already and if the first half of the year is any indication, finding 10 Best Picture nominees to represent 2010 is going to be tough.

The academy thought it would be a good idea to expand the list of nominees from five to 10 so that there would be an ideal blend of blockbusters and art-house favorites. But, using that formula, the only box office champs that would be legitimate Oscar nominees thus far are all animated: Toy Story 3, Shrek Forever After and Despicable Me. Even Alice in Wonderland, Iron Man 2 and Clash of the Titans are cartoonish. And there you have the most popular movies year to date. Is this the Academy Awards or the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards?

Animated movies are great. I love Toy Story 3. It’s my favorite movie of the year thus far, and it will rightfully take its place among the Best Picture nominees. But Hollywood needs to get its head in the game. By this time last year, The Hurt Locker had been released and was on its way to winning the golden statuette for Best Picture.

I searched for 10 possible nominees and here’s what I found. They’re listed in order of what I predict to be most-likely Oscar worthy to least-likely:

CONVICTION In October, Hilary Swank stars as a high school dropout who spends two decades putting herself through law school.

When Jack (Philip Seymour Hoffman) makes a date to go boating next summer, he has more than enough time to plan.

Also in October, a docudrama blows the lid off of Facebook. 500millionfriends.com

a young girl digs deep into her father’s disappearance. The best reviewed movie of the year to date. We should see it in early fall. wintersbonemovie.com

FLIPPED

THE NEXT THREE DAYS

Later this summer, director Rob Reiner takes us back to the iridescence of young love. flippedmovie.org

In November, Russell Crowe attempts to break his wife out of prison.

EVERYTHING YOU’VE GOT

In November, Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush tell the story of King George VI and how he overcame his stutter.

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

In December James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment) directs Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon and Jack Nicholson. Brooks worked five years on this love triangle rom-com involving sports and a pretty dysfunctional family.

SECRETARIAT 2010’s answer to The Blind Side. Family friendly, inspiring and Diane Lane. It opens in October. disney.go.com/disneypictures/ secretariat

WINTER’S BONE In the middle of a harsh Missouri winter,

THE KING’S SPEECH

JACK GOES BOATING In October, Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars as a socially challenged hermit who spends the better part of a year preparing for a date. jackgoesboatingmovie.com There’s good reason for optimism. A movie by James L. Brooks, Colin Firth in a costume drama, a romantic comedy from Rob Reiner and, again, Diane Lane. The back nine is always more fun to play anyway.

Hand me my driver.

SCREEN/LISTINGS Special Screenings EXCEPT FOR THE SIX— Documentary about people in hospice care. All proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery. Thursday, July 15, 7 p.m. $5. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise, 208-3424222.

MOVIE UNDER THE STARS—Free concert, snacks and a screening of Akeelah and the Bee, starring Samuel L. Jackson as part of Snake River Dayz.

Saturday, July 17, 6:30 p.m.

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FREE. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, www.nampaciviccenter.com.

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS—Free outdoor screening of Planet 51, an animated comedy about what happens when human astronauts arrive in a small alien town. Blankets and lowcamp chairs recommended.

Saturday, July 17, 7 p.m.

FREE. Gene Harris Bandshell, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., in Julia Davis Park, Boise, www. cityofboise.org/parks.

OUTDOOR IDAHO EATING LOCAL—A new Idaho PTV Outdoor Idaho program will air looking at the increasing numbers of small farm operations that sell directly to consumers, part of a growing local food movement that supports more than 50 farmers markets statewide.

Thursday, July 15, 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, 7 p.m.

FREE. www.idahoptv.org

Opening CYRUS—John (John C. Reilly) and Molly (Marisa

THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE—Nicolas Cage is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan who finds a reluctant protege in his fight against the forces of darkness. (PG) Edwards 9, Edwards 22

Tomei) are tentative new lovers, who must deal with her challenging 21-year-old son (Jonah Hill). (R) Flicks INCEPTION—Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this sci-fi thriller as a skilled thief who can steal valuable secrets from someone’s subconscious. (PG-13) Edwards 9, Edwards 22, Edwards IMAX

continuing

ONDINE—Syracuse (Colin Farrell) is a fisherman from Ireland who catches a beautiful woman (Alicja Bachleda) in his net that his daughter (Alison Berry) believes is a mermaid. (PG-13) Flicks

THE A-TEAM—Based on the iconic ’80s TV show of the same name. Edwards 22 (PG-13)

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SCREEN/LISTINGS DESPICABLE ME—Armed with shrink rays, freeze rays and a score of threatening artillery, the villainous Gru, voiced by Steve Carrell, is plotting to steal the moon when three orphaned girls get in his way in this 3D animated film. (PG) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP—A French thrift shop owner in Los Angeles acquired a video camera and became famous for filming graffiti artists at work. (R) Flicks GROWN UPS—The death of their childhood basketball coach leads some old friends to gather at the site of a championship celebration from years ago. (PG13) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 I AM LOVE—Set in Milan, Italy, this family drama stars Tilda Swinton as a devoted wife who falls in love with another man, changing the wealthy Recchi family forever. (R) Flicks IRON MAN 2—(PG-13) Edwards 22 JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK—Emotionally surprising documentary on Joan’s 76th year of life. (R) Flicks THE KARATE KID—Remake of Ralph Machio classic. (PG) Edwards 22 KNIGHT AND DAY—Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz star in this action-comedy centered on a fugitive couple on an adventure where nothing and no one is what it seems. (PG-13) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 THE LAST AIRBENDER—Based on the popular Nickelodeon television series, the future of mankind falls in the hands of a young boy named Aang, who learns he is the last Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements.

(PG) Edwards 9, Edwards 22

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14-TUESDAY, JULY 20 THE A-TEAM—

Edwards 22: W-Th: 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:25, 7:25, 10

CYRUS—

Flicks: F-Su: 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15; M-Tu: 5:15, 7:15, 9:15

DESPICABLE ME—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Edwards 22: W-Th: 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 1:55, 2:55, 4:20, 5:20, 6:45, 7:45, 9:10, 10:10

DESPICABLE ME 3D—

Edwards 22: W-Th: 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP— GROWN UPS—

Flicks: W-Th: 5:20, 7:20, 9:20

Edwards 9: W-Th: 12:45, 4:05, 7:05, 9:50 Edwards 22: W-Th: 11:55 a.m., 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9, 9:45

I AM LOVE—

Flicks: W: 4:30, 7, 9:30; Th: 4:30, 9:30; F-Su: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; M-Tu: 4:30, 7, 9:30

INCEPTION— Edwards 9: Th: 12:01 a.m.; F-Tu: 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 Edwards 22: Th: 12:01 a.m.; F-Tu: 12:50, 4:10, 7:30, 10:45 INCEPTION IMAX— IRON MAN 2—

Edwards 22: Th: 12:01 a.m.; F-Tu: 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:15 Edwards 22: W-Th: 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05

JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK—

Flicks: W-Th: 5:05, 7:05, 9:05

THE KARATE KID—

Edwards 22: W-Th: 11:50 a.m., 3:20, 6:40, 9:35

KNIGHT AND DAY—

Edwards 9: W-Th: 1, 4:15, 7:15, 10:35 Edwards 22: W-Th: 12, 2:35, 5:25, 8:10

THE LAST AIRBENDER— Edwards 9: W-Th: 12:50, 4:20, 7:50, 10:25 Edwards 22: W-Th: 11:30 a.m., 12:55, 2, 3:30, 4:40, 6:05, 7:10, 8:40, 9:45 ONDINE— PLEASE GIVE—

Flicks: F-Su: 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:20; M-Tu: 4:55, 7:05, 9:20 Flicks: W-Th: 4:45, 9:35; F-Su: 12:30, 4:45, 9:35; M-Tu: 4:45, 9:35

PLEASE GIVE—Two young women care for their elderly grandmother while their neighbors, who have already purchased her apartment, wait for grandma to pass away so they can expand their living space. (R) The Flicks

PREDATORS— Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:15, 4:35, 7:35, 10:05 Edwards 22: W-Th: 11:10 a.m., 12:15, 1:50, 2:50, 4:30, 5:35, 6:55, 8:05, 9:30, 10:35

PREDATORS—After a group of elite warriors composed of cold blooded killers realize they have been sent to an alien planet as prey, it’s up to Adrien Brody to protect the group from becoming extraterrestrial fare. (R) Edwards 9, Edwards 22

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES—

PRINCE OF PERSIA—(PG-13) Edwards 22 THE SECRETS IN THEIR EYES—Ricardo Darin plays a retired lawyer who is haunted by a case that ended in a false conviction for rape and murder.

In Spanish with English subtitles.

(R) Flicks TOY STORY 3—The good old toys are back but Andy is all grown up and off to college.

The toys are donated and must survive the constant craziness of a daycare center. (G) Edwards 9, Edwards 22 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE—Seattle may be ravaged by violence and turmoil, but Bella Swan is up to her usual airheaded ways as she continues on in the critical struggle of deciding who to love: the coiffed and diamond-skinned Edward or Jacob, the ever-shirtless teen heartthrob. (PG-13) Edwards 9, Edwards 22, Edwards IMAX

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PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME— Edwards 22: W-Th: 1, 3:40, 6:20 Flicks: W-Th: 7:10; F-Su: 2:20, 7:10; M-Tu: 7:10

THE SORCEROR’S APPRENTICE—

Edwards 9: Th: 1:10, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10 Edwards 22: Th: 11 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1:10, 1:40, 2:20, 3:50, 4:20, 5, 6:30, 7, 7:40, 9:15, 9:40, 10:15; F-Tu: 11 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40

TOY STORY 3— Edwards 9: W-Th: 1:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Edwards 22: W-Th: 12:05, 1:30, 2:30, 4, 5:15, 6:35, 7:50, 9:05, 10:20 TOY STORY 3 3D— Edwards 22: W-Th: 11:40 a.m., 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE— Edwards 9: W-Th: 12:35, 1:05, 1:30, 4, 4:25, 4:50, 7, 7:30, 7:55, 9:45, 10:20, 10:40 Edwards 22: W-Tu: 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:20, 12:40, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 3:05, 3:35, 4:35, 5:05, 5:45, 6, 6:30, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 8:55, 9:25, 10:25 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE IMAX— Edwards 22: W-Th: 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55

T H E A T E R S Edwards 22 Boise, 208-377-1700, www.regmovies.com; Edwards 9 Boise, 208-338-3821, www.regmovies.com; The Egyptian Theater, 208-345-0454, www.egyptiantheatre.net; The Flicks, 208-342-4222, www.theflicksboise.com; FOR SECOND-RUN MOVIES: Northgate Cinema, Country Club Reel, Nampa Reel, 208-377-2620, www.reeltheatre.com. Overland Park $1 Cinema, 208377-3072, www.opcmovies.com.

Movie times listed were correct as of press time.

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World-class climbing routes closed WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS Freebie Frisbees.

BY ELIZABETH MILLER From the road to City of Rocks, rock climbers can see another set of buttresses and spires in the distance. The largest visible formation, Castle Rock, lies in Castle Rocks State Park in southern Idaho and has climbs bolted and ready for rock-hungry fingers. But beyond that, to the northwest, the land changes at an unmarked boundary between state park and federal land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management. There, climbing goes from encouraged to banned.

That ban was issued on March 31, following an environmental assessment on climbing by the BLM that required contacting Native American tribes with cultural resources in the area to determine if climbing would negatively impact those resources. The tribes said it would, and the BLM shut down 40 climbing routes and cancelled all plans to develop what climbers saw as a potential for hundreds of new routes in a world-class climbing area. The Access Fund, an advocacy organization that works to keep climbing areas open and to conserve the climbing environment, has called the ban too restrictive and filed an appeal in April that, if not resolved by the BLM, could land in federal court.

Brian Fedigan, president of the Boise Climbers Alliance and Southern Idaho regional manager for the Access Fund, climbed in the Castle Rocks area more than 20 times last year. He described it as an amazing wilderness setting A climber braves rock formations in Castle Rocks State Park, near Almo, Idaho. with bullet-proof granite. It’s also a popular destination for Boise climbers who established nock. Claudeo Broncho, fish and wildlife polunable to come to a finding of most signifimany of the routes in the area, Fedigan said. icy representative for the Shoshone-Bannock Both agencies he represents support cultural cant impact, which only means that with an [environmental assessment], we can’t authorize Tribe, was involved in those conversations. closures, he said, but he disagrees with BLM’s For the tribe members who still live in Idathe climbing,” he said. “At some point in the blanket closure on an area that has 33 climbho and Wyoming, the Castle Rocks area is one future we could, but it would take a more able rock formations. Other regions have of the closest spots to pick pinyon nuts—which employed more location- and time-specific clo- significant document, like an environmental are still a significant part of their diet—and to impact statement.” sures in a compromise Fedigan said he would hunt, according to Broncho.

At present, BLM officials have no immedilike to see reached at Castle Rocks.

“It’s not an altar,” he said. “It’s hard to ate plans for such an analysis but will start “We want to take care of it—tribes and understand because ... some of the cultural a land use plan for the area again in 2012, cultural resources—but we want to be able significance is a lot different than what yours which will include an environmental impact to use it,” Fedigan said. Hiking, hunting and would be, so the values are different in regards grazing are all still permitted on the BLM land. statement, Courtney said. Completing the to what I believe in and what you believe in.” statement generally takes between four and Because of the litigation, BLM officials are He acknowledged that the tribe had been five years. not allowed to discuss contacted by the Access Fund but wasn’t cerDuring the survey, the issue, according to tain if anyone from the tribe had responded. the BLM approached Mike Courtney, field They’re open to talk, he said, but activity the Shoshone-Bannock manager for the BLM Castle Rocks State Park, near Almo, like climbing that is going to impact the culture and Shoshone-Paiute field office in Burley, is Idaho’s newest state park. would be met with opposition. tribes to ask if they which handled the field “It’s like somebody going into the cemetery, wanted to have input survey that led to the maybe in downtown Boise, and having a picnic in the decision on ban. The field survey and having a party there on the graves,” he climbing at Castle was specifically crafted said. “There’s a cultural significance there, and Rocks. Based on the Fort Bridger Treaty of to analyze the effects of climbing, he said. you’re not going to go climbing around in a 1868 formed between the U.S. government “I wouldn’t say we picked on one user and the Shoshone-Bannock tribal government, church. Myself, I would respect it because it’s group, but we had a proposed action, we those are rights still kept by the Shoshone-Ban- someone else’s belief.” analyzed it, and for various reasons we were WWW. B OISEWEEKLY.C O M

ROUND AND ROUND News from Citydesk last week reported that after a relatively quiet 2010 thus far in the ongoing battle for the road between cyclists and cars, Boise had two incidents.

From News Editor George Prentice: “On Monday, July 5, a Boise man was charged with striking a cyclist with his car and fleeing the scene of the accident at the intersection of Boise and Broadway. The cyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

“Tuesday night, a Boise woman was charged with failing to yield and not having insurance. Police say the woman’s minivan struck a cyclist at Orchard and Irving. The cyclist sustained serious injuries, including a broken leg.”

Last summer, three cyclists died in Boise after being struck by cars. Two of the drivers were convicted of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. The third driver was not convicted of a crime because the cyclist was found to be at fault for crossing against a red light into the path of traffic.

In more upbeat bicycling news, cyclists will completely take over the streets of downtown Saturday, July 17. Nope, it’s no critical mass. It’s the annual Twilight Criterium, which attracts racers from all over the world to compete for the $20,000 purse.

Olympian Kristin Armstrong will take a lap around the course with kids ages 5 to 10 at 2 p.m. Registration is required for kids to participate, but the ride is free. Visit boisetwilightcriterium.com and click on “kids.”

For more info on the criterium, see Page 16.

Now that Boise Rec Fest founder Brett Adler has had a few weeks to chill out after the first rec-obsessed riverside party he threw a few weekends back in Ann Morrison Park, BW caught up with him to ask if Boise can expect to see an encore next summer.

Adler said in fact he has already begun work on the planning for Boise Rec Fest 2011.

“We learned a lot from the first year and plan to make improvements for next year, including tightening up the layout so things aren’t so spread out, moving the food court so it’s more accessible to the exhibit area, and improving our training for security volunteers,” said Adler. “And we hope that more organizations will be able to join us for next year’s festival.”

Boise Weekly spent two days at Rec Fest handing out thousands—literally—of red BW Frisbees. We also dished out a decent number of red BW stickers to people who wanted to ... ahem, modify ... the Frisbees they’d picked up at other booths.

If you didn’t get one of our snazzy tomato red dog- and kid-friendly Frisbees, you’ll have another chance at See Spot Walk on Saturday, Oct. 23.

—Rachael Daigle

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About 300 cilmbs have been closed in Castle Rocks State Park.

Castle Rocks is almost 2,000 acres, 1,440 of which is the state park. A few hundred acres are Forest Service Land, and 320 acres are managed by BLM. Only about 300 climbs have been closed, according to Wallace Keck, superintendent for City of Rock National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park manager.

“There’s plenty of places in Castle Rocks to climb, but some of the better spires and taller pinnacles are on BLM, and so they would be off limits,” said Keck.

When Castle Rocks State Park was created in 2003 and an environmental assessment was completed, Keck said, park developers talked to the Native American tribes with cultural resources in the area. The tribes only asked to continue gathering pine nuts and hunting, both of which are allowed in state parks.

But with the BLM land, he said, the tribes protested climbing.

Closing a few routes, he said, won’t stop people from coming to the area, where more than 700 routes exist, according to Keck.

Climbers comprise a small user group— the Boise Climbers Alliance has between 60 and 100 members—but it’s a group that has invested in the Castle Rocks area. The Access Fund helped purchase the land that went into making Castle Rocks State Park, Keck said.

Jason Keith, director of the Access Fund, said he has seen maps from the BLM that mark specific cultural sites, which would allow for climbing restrictions just in those areas.

“We’re saying, it’s obvious. Instead of closing 400 acres, they could have limited their closure to probably about 20, and left a lot of climbing areas open,” he said.

When Keith met with Courtney in November to look over the Climbing Access Plan, it looked good to go, he said, with perhaps just some restrictions on bolting. The appeal the Access Fund filed on the ban asked for an administrative remedy to what they have called a capricious and arbitrary decision that led to an overly restrictive ban, Keith said.

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During this appeals process, he expects Access Fund members may participate in a conversation that will bring all the invested parties to the table to discuss ways to resolve the dispute without taking the matter to court.

“The closure of public lands is an extreme measure that should be justified,” Keith said, arguing that BLM needs to consider a reasonable range of alternatives. Keith worked during the process to open Castle Rocks State Park for climbing and said neither the tribes nor the State Historic Preservation Office mentioned cultural resources in need of protection then.

“They raised a few concerns, but they never said, ‘Hey, climbing is going to cause these adverse effects to cultural resources in the state park,’” he said. “These cultural sites on the BLM land are literally a stone’s throw away. So, either they dropped the ball before and didn’t recognize the significance or they’re really overstating the significance now.”

Brad Shilling has climbed and worked as a climbing ranger at Castle Rocks for 15 years.

He was one of the climbers and land managers who saw the potential in this corner of Idaho as a world-class climbing area, a development challenged by the BLM ban on climbing.

“It was a surprise. I thought we were moving forward,” he said. “Management by closure is so extreme.” But, he said, BLM’s assessment states the reasons for the closure and he understands why protecting cultural resources sometimes comes with blanket bans.

As climbing ranger for the Castle Rocks State Park and City of Rocks, Shilling maintains trails, processes applications for routes, and educates visitors on issues. He says the boundary for the ban is basically invisible.

“The BLM has not posted this on site, so somebody walking out there, they wouldn’t even know when they crossed onto BLM, and much less that you couldn’t climb beyond this invisible line,” he said. “I have high hopes that they’re holding back because they don’t really want to go forward with this action.”

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Sawtooth Relay thanks our sponsors, donors, volunteers, committee, and athletes for their support of this year’s event.

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CITYSOLVE URBAN RACE— Race around Boise to benefit the Idaho Humane Society. Saturday, July 17, race starts at noon.

Register at urban-adventurerace-boise-2010.eventbrite.com. $40-$60.

EAGLE LIONS JIM HEATH MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT—Check in starts at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 30, with a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start.

Entr y fee includes green fees, cart and barbeque following. All proceeds go to support the Jim Heath Memorial Scholarship Fund and local Lions projects.

Contact 208-939-0242. $75.

GOOSE CREEK RUN-OFF—10Krace and four-mile walk held Saturday, July 24, 7 a.m., above the Oakley Reservoir. Register at www.goosecreekrunoff.com. $20-$40.

I GOT YOUR GOAT For months, weekly calls to the Stanley Ranger Station were answered with “snow and the trails are closed up high.”

Now that summer has arrived, I decided to bring my wife, Jan, to a trail I originally hiked in the late ’70s. Back then it was a rarely used route following Warm Springs Creek, from Bull Trout Lake to the Bonneville Hot Springs. The trail is in better shape now and is regularly maintained. We planned on a threeday mid-week trip, hoping to have the trail to ourselves.

Wednesday morning we hit the road by 10 a.m. and reached the trail by afternoon. We weren’t planning on doing the entire trail—just looking to stretch our legs, get the feel of the pack again, camp, read and otherwise enjoy.

Right out of the gate, the trail climbs past the Warm Springs airstrip and tops out high above the river canyon. I could tell that the effort was taking a toll on Jan, so we stopped to take a break at the top. The temps were cool, and we were hit by a few scattered raindrops. The forest was green and breathtakingly alive from the wet spring. I let Jan lead, and she moved along slowly but steadily.

After a couple of miles the trail led down to the river again where we found an elk camp with stumps for stools and a chainsawn table. We decided not to pass up this luxury and took advantage of the primitive accommodations.

A small hot springs was at the water’s edge and across the creek another seep’s steam rose into the air. The night was clear, and we slept late into the next morning when the sun finally drove us from the tent.

After breakfast, I headed down to the river to rinse dishes, and movement caught my eye.

“Jan, come here quick!” I whispered.

Across the river was a mountain goat. He was looking at us, and we stood staring back. A few rocks rolled down and we scanned the hillside. More goats. We quietly slid behind a rock at the creek’s edge and watched as six mountains goats came down the mountainside. It looked like two nannies with their babies—both fat and bright white—a yearling and a billy, who acted like the ringleader, his coat shabby and shedding its winter thickness.

For the next hour, we watched them nibble and graze around the hot spring seep. Finally sated, the group slowly walked back up the sheer canyon sides and disappeared from view.

As we walked out two days later, passing by the elk camp where we spent that first night, we relived our encounter with the goats. We drove home, watching the constant stream of holiday campers, knowing that this would be a hard trip to top.

—Steve Silva Silva is the author of Get Lost!: Adventure Tours in the Owyhee Desert.

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SUMMER SUMMIT FEST TWENTY TEN—The ski lifts will be operating for hikers and mountain bikers to explore the trails from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 24. Tickets available for purchase at the mountain on day of event. $15. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208332-5100, www.bogusbasin.org.

TRAIL AWARENESS RUN— Eight-mile course on Bogus Basin trails on Saturday, July 31.

Register at www.spondoro.com. $15. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, www.bogusbasin.org.

Mark Lisk Photography Redfish Lake Lodge Penske Truck Rental Valley Wide R.E.A.C.T. Wood River Amateur Radio Club Sue Jurf Cindy Hill Barry Jackson

The Athlete's Foot Albertsons

Perry’s Deli Alpicella Bakery

Donors United Dairymen of Idaho Alexander Clark Printing Dawson Taylor Coffee Cathedral Pines Presbytarian Church of the Big Wood

Specialty Construction Supply Evergreen Sprinkler Supply Wood River Y.M.C.A

Committee & Managers Rick Anderson Vanessa Anderson Cindy Andrews Sam D'Orazio & family Duane Evans Dan Finney

Dennis Fischer Julie Hoebelheinrich Nancy Hoebelheinrich Terry Hoebelheinrich Ann Jeffries Jim Keller

Sawtooth Relay www.sawtoothrelay.com June 11, 2011

Becky Kerr Scott Kerr Nancy Kocher Russ Kocher Mike Koob Mike O’Donnell

Carroll O’Leary Nicki Peters Allen Powers Tony Rerecich Jack Sept Dan Shirilla

Zeitgeist Half Marathon www.zhalfmarathon.com November 6, 2010

Events & Classes FOOTHILLS ALDAPE SUMMIT HIKE—Seven-mile group hike along the tree line of the Boise Foothills on Saturday, July 17, at 8 a.m. Contact arhausrath@ gmail.com to register. FREE. Sierra Club, 503 W. Franklin St., Boise, 208-384-1023, idaho. sierraclub.org.

TITLE NINE ADVENTURE SERIES—Ladies-only rock climbing class on Monday, July 19. Learn to top-rope, belay and tie a figure 8. Call 208-342-1493 to register. $10. YMCA, 1050 W. State St., Boise, 208-344-5501, www. ymcaboise.org.

TWILIGHT CRITERIUM—More than 100 cyclists from around the world will race through downtown Boise for $20,000 in cash and prizes on Saturday, July 17. See Picks Page 16. For full details www.boisetwilightcriterium.com.

TWILIGHT CRITERIUM KID’S RIDE—On Saturday, July 17, kids 5-10 years old can join Olympian Kristin Armstrong in a lap around the Twilight Criterium course. Check-in is at 2 p.m.

FREE. For info visit www.boisetwilightcriterium.com.

Recurring TREASURE VALLEY FAMILY YMCA TRIATHLON CLUB—The Treasure Valley Family YMCA’s new Triathlon Club is open to all ages and abilities. Get started with workouts and clinics. For info, call 208-344-5502, Ext. 262. Mondays. YMCA, 1050 W. State St., 208-344-5501, www. ymcaboise.org.

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FOOD/REVIEWS On one plate then the other ... BW sends two critics to one restaurant.

JENNY’S LUNCH LINE Rick Small and wife Woodward Canyon

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Earlier this week, the southeast corner at 13th and Eastman in Hyde Park was officially opened as 13th Street Pub and Grill.

After a few months of absolutely nada going on, patio lizards are now out in full force.

A new transplant to Boise recently mentioned to me how odd he considered longtime Boise residents’ habit of describing a new restaurant’s location by what preceded it. In keeping with that habit, the new pub replaces Bungalow, which replaced Richard’s and Taste, which replaced Richard’s of Hyde Park and—if memory serves me—a coffee shop. The original Richard’s of Hyde Park was the urban village’s highend offering and with evolution over the years, became decidedly less high-end as Bungalow went for the “uh-oh the fridge is empty and we have to feed the kids”-neighborhood-joint kind of experience. With its menu of upscale pub food 13th Street Pub and Grill certainly smacks of Bungalow’s original mission.

Back in the day, Food News used to pimp a wine dinner a week, but over the last year there hasn’t been much to talk about. Vintner dinners are much fewer and farther between than they once were, but there is one happening next week to take note of. Wednesday, July 21, Cafe Vicino will host Rick Small, winemaker and owner at Walla Walla-based Woodward Canyon Winery. Wines from Woodward Canyon as well as its Nelms Road label, which bottles the vineyard’s young cab and merlot, will be featured at Cafe Vicino starting Friday, July 16. On Wednesday, Small will talk about his wines as they’re paired with a prix fixe menu courtesy of chefs Steve Rhodes and Richard Langston (whose once eponymous restaurant, Richard’s of Hyde Park, is the very same Richard’s described above). As of press time, the prix fixe menu had not been set. Call Cafe Vicino at 208-472-1463 if you must know what’s for dinner or to make a reservation.

Now that you’re in the mood for wine ... bust out your BW Card and load it up because there’s a new kid on the card.

Syringa Winery started accepting the BW Card this week to serve your need for locally made wine at the smoking bargain price of 40 percent off. The Garden City tasting room is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. with ladies’ night and apps on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. For more on Syringa visit syringawinery.com.

—Rachael Daigle

Like smoking, eating a franchise burger and fries for lunch has become The day I discovered Jenny’s Lunch Line, a drab winter weekday with a habit best done in secret. As everyone is nibbling on organic this or a blustery bite, I felt like I’d been let in on a secret. The small, slightly vegan that, the crinkling sound of unwrapping that burger can warrant hidden spot occupies space in the bottom floor of the Pioneer Building as many embarrassed-for-you stares as burping in the middle of a meet- on Sixth and Main streets. Distracted by the splashy colors and blaring ing. Not so with a mid-afternoon meal from Jenny’s Lunch Line. reggae of Chronic Tacos next door it’s easy to miss the soup, salad and Because Jenny’s started as a catering company, it wouldn’t be out of sandwich shop’s understated entrance. the wheelhouse to expect that all of the day’s menu options would be Sheltered from the cold on that winter afternoon, I ladled spoonfuls available the whole time the little restaurant is open: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., of the Bahamian fish chowder—a fragrant, coconuty yellow curry soup Monday-Friday. If anyone knows how much food to make for any with hunks of white fish and a medley of veggies—into my mouth, the given situation, it’s a caterer. But if you don’t arrive at Jenny’s early thick warmth of the soup contrasting the crisp, refreshingly un-wintery enough, the not-unlimited menu is limited. Supply and demand maybe? crunch of a mixed green side salad. I vowed then and there that Jenny’s Lunch changes would become my daily and always new downtown lunch includes a sandwich destination. I lied. of some kind, salads, Somehow, I let the soups and usually a place slip my mind random offering or through spring and two. At the deli-style into the first gasps counter in the baseof summer. The next ment of the Pioneer time I stepped into Building, my hankerJenny’s was a recent ing for Asian spring blistering afternoon. rolls and a chicken The small patio was skewer at 2 p.m. was littered with lunchthwarted by my late ers—mostly ladies arrival. So I conin business attire, vinced my gut to get though a few healtha cup of Thai chicken conscious men were soup ($2.75), half of sprinkled among a tarragon chicken them. Even though wrap ($4), a green the air had itself side salad ($2.75) become soupy, the and a side of local July menu at Jenny’s arugula pesto pasta still included a solid salad ($2.75). Not array of soups, with quite the same, but an emphasis on vegan satisfyingly acceptand vegetarian fare.

JENNY’S LUNCH LINE 106 N. Sixth St. able substitutions.

The mix-and-match menu options change each day phone: 208-433-0092 Saffron-colored soup, filled with chicken, carrots, of the week. Since it was Tuesday, I went with a cup fax: 208-433-0093 spinach and noodles, had the coconut smell of summer of miso soup with greens and sweet potato dumplings e-mail: tanning lotion and the spicy piquant kick of curry. ($2.75 cup, $5 bowl), a side of soba noodles ($2.75 reg., orders@jennyslunchline.com jennyslunchline.com A sun-dried tomato tortilla wrap held a crisp leaf of $5 large) and a large spring roll with tangy peanut dipMon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. lettuce and a thick swath of tarragon-infused chicken ping sauce ($3 each) from the board above the counter. salad, filled with green apple chunks. The pasta in the Though the soup was on the bland side, doughy flat delicious pesto salad was a shade of kelly green, and noodles, celery, edamame and bean sprouts in a mildly sunshine yellow niblets of corn and deep red chunks of tomato made miso broth, it was a comforting companion to the zippy tang of the cold the tiny side look like a child’s gradeschool color primer. soba noodle salad, with julienned carrots, kale bits and black sesame The side salad, made with a mix of leafy greens and topped with seeds. As I attempted to fit the sloppily rolled vegetarian spring roll into big bites of feta, happy orange carrot slices and a healthy portion of the ramekin of peanut sauce—the most addictive and flavorful part of sunflower seeds, was the kicker and worth returning for. The tangy feta the meal—a ukulele-filled cover of Bob Marley’s “Is This Love?” oozed fell through the soft leaves of lettuce, and the olive-oil and shallot dress- from Chronic Tacos’ speakers. ing with a slight bite dripped down to join it, leaving a succulent little A couple of days later, I stopped back into Jenny’s to sample the puddle at the bottom of the box.

Thursday menu. At slightly after 2 p.m., the lunch crowd and most On a second visit I indulged in half a roast beef sandwich ($4), a of the deli case offerings had long disappeared. Luckily, there was still bowl of tomato basil and goat cheese soup ($2.75) and a chocolate chip enough tomato basil and goat cheese soup left for a hearty helping cookie ($1). ($2.75 cup, $5 bowl) and a half veggie Reuben sandwich ($4 half, $8 The roast beef was the cerise shade good rare roast beef should be whole). The tomato bisque stole the show—not too creamy or oily like and was tender enough to tear away and not get dragged from its bed some of its local cousins—and the goat cheese added a subtle kick. The of multi-grain bread. The tomato soup didn’t push any winners out of pre-made sandwich, on the other hand, was mushy from sitting around my Top Five Soups list (no joke, I have a list), but with some more goat too long. Even the avocado and homemade thousand island dressing cheese sprinkled in, it might make it to at least No. 7. couldn’t save it from a one-way ticket to blandsville.

Jenny’s Lunch Line does wrap its sandwiches in crinkling paper, but Though neither of my follow-up visits held the same magic as that those wrappers open up to bright, fresh ingredients—nary a drop of initial winter day discovery, I’ve got Jenny’s number for those days I’m special sauce—tumbling out of them. in the mood for an inexpensive, killer bowl of soup.

—Amy Atkins has mastered the cover-up cough.

—Tara Morgan is sad that Jenny’s number is not 867-5309.

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FOOD/DINING West Boise BLUE JEANS CAFE—Breakfast (starting at 6 a.m. for you early birds) and lunch with some of the biggest biscuits and gravy in the state. Freshly baked pastries, salads and sandwiches. 9140 W. Emerald St., Ste. 300, 208-658-5053. $-$$ .

CAFE OLE—Boise’s original Mexican restaurant has been serving for the last 28 years.

210 N. Milwaukee St., 208-322-0222. $$-$$$ SU OM. CHADDERS—Burgers and fries the ultra fresh way. All burgers and fries, all fresh, all the time.

Get your burgers single, double or triple stacked at this take on a ’50s-era American diner. 535 N. Milwaukee St., 208-3787003, www.chaddersusa.com. $ SU OM .

FRESH OFF THE HOOK—Gourmet seafood in a casual setting. Try the Halibut bruschetta or coconut prawns. It’s the best place in town for fresh, inexpensive seafood. 507 N. Milwaukee Ave., 208-322-9224. $-$$ OM .

FUJIYAMA—Fresh sushi in a serene atmosphere incongruously nestled in a strip mall. For the sushi-phobes out there, they have an extensive selection of teriyaki and tempura dishes, soups and salads. Reserve one of the tatami rooms for the ultimate in private dining. 283 N. Milwaukee St., 208-672-8227.

SU. $$ GANDOLFO’S DELI—The Georgia based franchise of New York delicatessens provides sandwich fans with New York style hot and cold deli sands, specialty selections and side salads. 8151 W. Fairview Ave., 208-377-4376. . $ GOODWOOD BARBECUE—Great barbecue, Texas-style, right in the middle of the Treasure Valley.

With everything from ribs and brisket to chicken, Goodwood Continues to be a valley favorite with a family friendly atmosphere. 7849 W. Spectrum St., Boise, 208-658-7173. $-$$$$ OM SU. ROMIO’S PIZZA AND PASTA—A Mediterranean hybrid with pizzas, pastas, calzones, hot subs and sandwiches, gyros, lamb chops and souvlaki. With its emphasis on Italian fare, Romio’s house specialties concentrate on Greek dishes.

8125 W. Fairview Ave., 208-658-1550. $-$$ SU. SENOR FRESH—Fast-casual Mexican dining with all the usual suspects—burritos, enchiladas, nachos and fish tacos, to name a few. If you’re really hungry, try the Gordo Burrito. 12375 W. Chinden Blvd. #F, 208-378.

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SMOKY MOUNTAIN PIZZA AND PASTA—When you’re in the mood for a good, traditional pizza, this is the place. The pastas, starters, sandwiches and salads are equally delicious, and the list is as long as your arm. 1805 W. State St., 208-387-2727. $-$$ SU OM. SOCKEYE GRILL AND BREWERY—Sockeye is the serious beer connoisseur’s brewpub. When the double IPA Hopnoxious is on tap, it’s a hophead’s liquid dream, and the Hell Diver Pale Ale gets rave reviews. The menu is pub fare with a healthy bent and free live music happens every Tuesday and Friday. 3019 Cole Road, SU. 208-658-1533. $-$$ NUT HOUSE BAR AND GRILL—What else would you expect from a sports bar? Apps include the requisite sliders, moz stix, nachos and even tater tots.

From there it gets serious with pizza, burgers, hot and cold sandwiches and even a slim selection of salads for the calorie conscious. Not hungry?

Drink dinner with one of 12 beers on tap. . 12505 W. Chinden Blvd., 208-378-8273. $ SU.

Bench ANDRADE’S—From albondigas to zopes, Javier Andrade serves up some of the best authentic Mexican fare in town. Great service, generous portions, decent prices. 4903 Overland Road, 208-424-8890. $-$$ SU.

BAD BOY BURGERS—This Bench burger joint offers all the requisite fare of a classic walk-up/drive-thru, plus some tasty surprises: it will take two of you to get through one of their burritos. 815 S. Vista Ave., 208.

331-1580. $ BAGUETTE DELI—Choose from 18 different 12-inch sub sandwich choices at the Vietnamese deli. Spring rolls, smoothies and French pastries round out the super value menu, on which no sandwich will set you back more than a five spot. 5204 W. Frank. lin Road, 208-336-2989. $ CASANOVA PIZZERIA—Pizza made like traditional pizzerias in New York and Naples make.

Fresh sauces, thin crusts, and toppings from figs and bleu cheese to prosciutto and arugula. And of course real clam pizza from folks hailing from the homestate of “clam pizza” Connecticut. 1204 S. Vista Ave., 208-331-3535. OM. CHAPALA—The same great Jaliscan food Idaho expects Chapala to deliver. 1201 S. Vista Ave., 208-429-1155. $-$$ SU. CHIANG MAI THAI RESTAURANT—Casual for the whole family but elegant for just two.

Traditional Thai food named after the infamous Thai cuisine capitol, Chiang Mai. 4898 Emerald St., 208-342-4051.

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FOOD/RECENTLY REVIEWED KANA GIRL’S HAWAI’IAN BBQ 1735 W. Franklin Road, Meridian, 208-891-0813, kanagirl.com “The menu is thick with choices, not just for the lau lau- and poi-loving crowd (no poi on the menu, though), but also for the vegetarian and the gluten-free diners.”

—Rachael Daigle

COPPER CANYON 113 13th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-461-0887, coppercanyonnampa.com “The braised breast of duck ($18.95) was not only wonderfully tender, but coated in a port wine and sun-dried cherry sauce that made me glad I had chosen the garlic mashed potatoes as a side—all the better to soak up the extra.”

—Deanna Darr

TWIG’S CELLAR 816 Bannock St., 208-344-8944, twigscellar.com “The wine-by-the-glass list currently offered has something to please just about every taste. There are some 30 reasonably priced choices, most for under $8 a glass.”

—David Kirkpatrick

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FOOD/DINING THE COOKIE LADY DELI— Fresh, handmade sandwiches offered in a variety of choices, including a tasty chicken salad.

Don’t forget your homemade cookie on the way out. 880 Vista Ave., 208-385-7727. $-$$.

CRESCENT NO LAWYERS BAR/ GRILL—The Crescent “no lawyers” Bar & Grill—Lawyers be damned at this popular bar, restaurant and game-lovers paradise. Though they’re famous for their Lawyer Fries and chicken gizzards, the menu is full of tasty pub food, including burgers, chicken sandwiches, tater tots and a most diggable meatloaf sandwich on sourdough. It’s been a Boise tradition since 1963, with a large patio, horseshoe pits and a rambunctious herd of TVs dialed in to the world of sports. 5500 W. Franklin Road, 208-322SU OM. 9856. $

PATTY’S BURGER TIME—The only Idaho Preferred fast food restaurant keeps it good and local by serving Flying M coffee, Cloverleaf milk and local beef.

The early riser menu includes breakfast burritos, diced potatoes and breakfast sandwiches using organic eggs and vegetables.

Need more reasons to swing by?

Patty’s serves fresh fruit milkshakes with more than 40 different varieties and hosts classic cars shows every Saturday night. 1273 S. Orchard, Boise, 208-424-5073. $ .

THE PLANK—Excellent finger steaks and chicken strips to wash down all that beer. A special lunch menu and a punch card for extra lunch savings and a reverse happy hour Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. till midnight with $2 bar bites. 650 S. Vista, 208-336-1790. $-$$ SU. RAW—The owners of conjoined and very popular Willowcreek Bar and Grill opened up RAW to sate the sushi cravings up on the bench. Striving for “sushi art in a comfortably atmosphere and promising rolls that make your money worth it” RAW is a welcome addition to the Japanese food restaurant family in Boise.

2237 Vista Ave., 208-343-0270.

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CUCINA DI PAOLO—After years of catering in the valley, Cucina di Paolo now offers heat and serve gourmet entrees, as well as a deli case full of goodies to enjoy in the small dining area.

1504 Vista Ave., 208-345-7150.

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PANDA GARDEN—Small but comfortable, Panda Garden has a huge selection of menu items.

Generous portions from Chinese to sushi, and it’s all good stuff.

The staff, too, is friendly and attentive. 2801 Overland Road, 208-433-1188. $-$$ SU.

DELI GEORGE—Behind the upside-down sign on Fairview, look for over 30 sandwich options full of homemade ingredients and plenty of imagination. 5602 Fair. view Ave., 208-323-2582. $ FLYING PIE PIZZERIA— Boise’s longest-lived and most inventive pizzeria.

They have their own beer (the impeccable Triple Pi Belgian-style ale), and pies to please even the pickiest eaters. 6508 Fairview Ave., 208-345-0000. $ OM SU. GOLDEN STAR—Delicious Chinese/American cuisine served at one of the best preserved old storefronts in town. 1142 N. Orchard St., 208-336-0191. . $ JUMPIN’ JANETS—Need a beer, a smoke and a meal? Jumpin’ Janet’s is one of the few places left in town where you can do all three. But here’s the real draw for you health conscious out there: you won’t find a deep fryer in the kitchen at Jumpin’ Janet’s, it’s all baked. Loves it. 574 Vista SU. Ave., 208-342-7620. $ MANDARIN PALACE—Bo-bo, moo-goo, sub-gum and bacon cheeseburgers all under one roof. 5020 Franklin Road, 208345-6682. $ SU. MONGO GRILL—The process begins with choosing a size and bowl and then filling it with your favorite food to toss on a Mongolian grill under the direction of a skilled chef. Mongo Grill has a salad bar, and seven kinds of pho, plus a Chinese menu with all the usual sweet and sour dishes served on rice noodles or fried rice. 3554 S. Findley Ave., 208-336-2122. $-$$ SU OM. THE OFFICE—This cleverly named sports bar is for the over-21 crowd only. Enjoy a meal, a smoke and a full bar while catching a game on one of The Office’s plasmas. Then, when you’re better half calls looking for you, the simple answer is: “I’m at The Office, honey.” Bar and late night menu until 2 a.m.

6125 E. Fairview, 208-377SU. 2800. $-$$

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No toad’s feet in this sorcerers’ potion.

SUB ZERO The employees at Sub Zero are ice cream sorcerers. At the command of their wide-eyed customers, they gradually stir items into their cauldron: a splash of milk, a squirt of flavoring, a couple of heaps of candy bits. Then comes the magic—the soupy potion is placed under a wand of liquid nitrogen. As a tuft of cool smoke creeps like horror movie fog over the edge of the counter, the cauldron’s contents begin to solidify.

Sub Zero, a franchise started in Utah, recently opened in a shopping center on Fairview and Milwaukee. Combining two childhood obsessions—science SUB ZERO experiments and sweet things— 1575 N. Milwaukee St. Sub Zero has a built-in rug-rat 208-906-8813 audience. But it is not a place subzeroicecream.com for the indecisive; every single ice cream is made to order and customers have to choose everything from the type of milk—premium, low-fat, frozen yogurt, soy or rice—to flavoring—white chocolate, amaretto, egg nog, dutch honey, pumpkin, cake batter—and toppings—Almond Joy, cheesecake bits, Snickers, Oreos, walnuts, coconut.

And while the soy and rice milk are awesome options for the vegan/lactose-intolerant among us—they even offer agave syrup as an added sweetener—the milkless flash-frozen results are sadly not as creamy in texture as their store-bought counterparts.

On the other hand, the premium—a cream blend thicker than half-and-half—is delightfully indulgent.

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DINING/FOOD ROCKIES DINER—This old school diner blends in with the rest of Overland Road, but once inside, customers are greeted with perky waitresses on roller skates, classic rock emanating from the jukebox and guitars puncturing the ceiling-not to mention the massive Harley mounted above the checkerboard floor. Even if you weren’t born before the ’50s, you’ll have flashbacks. A DJ booth to boot.

3900 Overland Road, 208-3362878. $ SU .

ROOSTER’S EATERY—Located in historic Vista Village, Rooster’s offers fine lunch fare.

If you’re in the mood for salad try the San Diego with their own creamy Q-min dressing. For a hot sandwich, try the tri tip melt.

For a cold one, check out the albacore tuna. 930 S. Vista Ave., 208-339-9300. $-$$ .

SHANGRI-LA TEA ROOM—With their own lines of herbal and organic teas and herbal medicines, Shangri-La Tea Room offers a basic menu of vegan and vegetarian offerings. Some items include soup, pita and falafel sandwiches, curry and southwestern wraps, and one of the best organic salads in the valley according to customers.

Teriyaki tofu, tea cakes, and cookies round out a variety of delightful items. On any given day, choose between 80-100 small batch, limited quantity teas produced on small tea farms. 1800 W. Overland Road, 208-424-0273. $-$$ OM. SONO BANA—Boise’s oldest sushi joint can still hold its own against more stylish newcomers.

Chef Yugi Hagino even offers ginger and adzuki bean ice cream.

303 N. Orchard St. $-$$ SU.

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STAN’S CHAR-BROILED HOT DOGS—New York hot dogs arrive fresh from the East Coast courtesy of Sahlen’s Smokehouse and are char-broiled to perfection by well-trained and friendly employees. Other menu selections include Italian, Polish or white hot Bockwurst sausages and quarter-pound or half-pound burgers. All the usual sides necessary for serving char-broiled meat are available in addition to a super-secret, coveted Bronco Sauce. The recipe for the sauce took years for Stan to pry out of the hands of a fellow hot dog purveyor. New York frozen custard in vanilla or chocolate is a delicious treat any time. 818 S. Vista Ave, 208-342-1199. $ SU. TANGO’S SUBS AND EMPANADAS—Empanadas: an exotic word that roughly translates to “to-die-for two-dollar treat.”

At Tango’s you can get your empanadas traditional, fusion or sweet. 701 N. Orchard St., 208322-3090; delivery 1-866-996OM. 8624. $ WILLOWCREEK GRILL—Contemporary cuisine in a casual atmosphere and a fine place to dine with friends and family for lunch or dinner. The extensive menu features Northwest favorites such as salmon served up a little different in a fish and twigs option, (twigs are fries at Willowcreek). Choose from a wide selection of burgers topped with treats like pastrami and Swiss. 2273 S. Vista Ave., Ste. 150, 208-343-5544. $-$$ OM. YOI TOMO—At BODO’s newest sushi joint, sushi is all you can eat for $17.99 at lunch or $24.99 for dinner. 405 S. Capitol Blvd., 208-344-3375. . $-$$

ITALIAN WHITES When thinking of Italy and white wine, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is pinot grigio. Nothing wrong with that; the grape produces a lean and lovely wine that is not without its charms. But Italy has so much more to offer, so this week we opened things up to include a broader variety.

Here are the top three, all very different wines: 2008 AZIENDA AGRICOLA PROVENZ LUGANA, $18.99 The grape here is trebbiano, grown in vineyards south of Lake Garda in northernmost Italy. Elegantly soft aromas mark the nose with lean citrus, peach, clover, basil and lime zest.

This is an exceptionally well-balanced and completely refreshing wine with lively citrus flavors that linger nicely. Find yourself some fresh oysters and you’ve got a match made in heaven.

2008 TERREDORA DI PAULO FALANGHINA, $15.99 Falanghina is an ancient grape variety still grown in the coastal region of Campania north of Naples. The aromas are lush and lovely with ripe apple and pear colored by a pleasant touch of almond and walnut. There’s a silky citrus component throughout, with zesty lemon and lime mingling with ripe peach on the palate. The crisp finish offers a nice minerality and a hit of lemon zest.

2009 VIETTI ROERO ARNEIS, $22 Back in the late ’60s in the northwest region of Piemonte, only Vietti and Giacosa made a white wine from the arneis grape. Since then, it has grown steadily in popularity, and why not? The aromas are subtle but enticing with sweet peach backed by touches of herb and toast. The flavors are rich, round and fruit forward with spicy nectarine and blood orange balanced by crisp citrus. Not cheap, but definitely worthy.

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Garden City EL GALLO GIRO—The authentic Mexican restaurant named after a white rooster has appetizers, salads and big ‘ol burritos plus famous tacos and tortas.

Seafood orders come with oysters, shrimp and octopus.

The fish tacos are fantastic but the real draw are the sizzling fajitas and any other house specialty. 5285 Glenwood St., Boise, 208-321-0355. $-$$ SU, OM. JOE’S CRAB SHACK—The menu features seafood, such as a bucket of shrimp, garlic mussels and crab nachos along with salads, burgers and sandwiches, steaks, chicken and pastas. The patio is a bonus with a view overlooking the Boise River and customers won’t be bothered by seagulls looking for a free meal. 2288 N. Garden St., Garden City, 208-336-9370. $-$$ OM. THE RANCH CLUB—Menu features from hot and cold sandwiches to salads and prime rib dinners. Prime rib served on Friday and Saturday nights. 3544 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-7447. $ SU, OM. STAGECOACH INN—This Boise institution has been in the same space, with the same decor and the same menu for 45 years. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And make sure you try the prawns. 3132 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, .

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Thou shalt not kill” is a crucial rule for you to follow, and not just in the literal sense. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should also be extra vigilant as you avoid metaphorical kinds of destruction. Be careful not to unleash ill-chosen words that would crush someone’s spirit (including your own). Don’t douse newly kindled fires, burn recently built bridges and deprive fresh sprouts of the light they need to keep growing. To put this all in a more positive frame: It’s time for you to engage in a reverent and boisterous celebration of life, nurturing and fostering and stimulating everywhere you go.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The baseball game was over.

TV announcer Mike Krukow was describing the “ugly victory” that the San Francisco Giants had just achieved. The team’s efforts were sloppy and chaotic, he said, and yet the win counted just as much as a more elegant triumph.

He ended with a flourish: “No one wants to hear about the labor pains; they just want to see the baby.” That’s my message to you this week, Taurus. All that matters is that you get the job done.

It doesn’t matter whether you look good doing it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here’s the really good news: CIA Director Leon Panetta says there are fewer than 100 al-Qaida combatants in Afghanistan. Here’s the utterly confusing news: The United States has more than 94,000 highly trained human beings in Afghanistan whose express purpose is to destroy al-Qaida. I bring this up as a prod to get you to question your own allotment of martial force, Gemini. You definitely need to make sure you have a lavish reserve of fighting spirit primed to serve your highest goals.

Just make sure, please, that it’s pointed in the right direction.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Give us this day our daily hunger,” prayed French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. It was his personal variation on the “Give us this day our daily bread” line from the Lord’s Prayer. I suggest you use his formulation as your own in the coming week, Cancerian. It’s the high season for your holy desires: a time when your mental and physical health will thrive as you tune in to and express your strongest, most righteous longings.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In a recent horoscope, I wrote about Christopher Owens, lead singer of the band Girls, and how he wore pajama bottoms during a show he did in San Francisco. A reader named Eric was disgusted by this, seeing it as evidence that Owens is a self-indulgent hipster.

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fund kid,” he said in his e-mail, “whose excessively privileged life has given him the delusion that he’s uninhibited.” With a little research, Eric would have found the truth: Owens was raised in an abusive religious cult by a single mother who worked as a prostitute to earn a meager living.

I bring this to your attention in hopes it will inspire you to avoid making any assumptions about anyone. More than ever before, it’s crucial that you bring a beginner’s mind to your evaluations of other human beings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I want to see your willpower surge and carry you to a ringing triumph in the next two weeks, Virgo. I hope to be cheering you on as you complete a plucky effort to overcome some long-standing obstacle; as you put the finishing touches on an epic struggle to defeat a seemingly intractable foe; as you rise up with a herculean flourish and put the stamp of your uniqueness on a success that will last a long time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Italian word “terribilita” was originally used by art critics to describe the sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo.

According to various dictionaries, it refers to “a sense of aweinspiring grandeur,” “the sublime mixed with amazement” or “an astonishing creation that provokes reverent humility.” In my astrological opinion, terribilita is a prerequisite for the next chapter of your life story. You need be flabbergasted by stunning beauty.

Where can you go to get it? A natural wonder might do the trick, or some exalted architecture, or the biography of a superb human being, or works of art or music that make you sob with cathartic joy. For extra credit, put yourself in the path of all the above.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In a favorable review of Badger Mountain riesling, winelibrary. com said, “The sweet succulent aromas of bosc pears are woven with lilacs and just a hint of petrol.” Meanwhile, Allure magazine named Secretions Magnifique as one of the top five sexiest perfumes in the world, even though its fragrance is like “floral bilge.”

Petrol? Bilge? Both commentaries seem to suggest that greatness may contain a taint—or even that the very nature of greatness may require it to have a trace of something offensive. I’m guessing that’ll be a theme for you in the coming week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): During the grace period you’re currently enjoying, you have a talent for tuning in to the raw potential of whatever situation is right in front of you; you just naturally know how to establish rapport with circumstances you’ve

never seen before. That’s why your spontaneous urges are likely to generate fun learning experiences, not awkward messes.

You’ll thrive as you improvise adeptly with volatile forces. It may therefore seem like your progress will be easy, even a bit magical.

Some people may regard your breakthroughs as unearned. But you and I will know that you’re merely harvesting the benefits that come from a long period of honing your powers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A few single friends of mine use the dating site Okcupid to meet potential lovers. One woman got the following notice: “We are pleased to report that you are in the top half of Okcupid’s most attractive users. How can we say this with confidence? Because we’ve tracked click-thrus on your photo and analyzed other people’s reactions to you ... Your new elite status comes with one important privilege: You will now see more attractive people in your match results. Also! You’ll be shown to more attractive people in their match results. And, no, we didn’t send this e-mail to everyone on Okcupid. Go ask an ugly friend.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Capricorn, you will soon receive a metaphorically comparable message, not from Okcupid, but from the universe itself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The liberation movement kindled in the 1960s wasn’t all fun and games. It ushered in expansive new ways of thinking about gender, race, sexuality, spirituality, music and consciousness itself, but it was fueled by anger as well as by the longing for pleasure and meaning and transcendence. A key focus of the rage was opposition to the Vietnam War. The adrenaline stirred by anti-war protests was an instrumental part of the mix that propelled the era’s push for freedom. I’m hoping that the oil hemorrhage in the Gulf of Mexico will become a similar beacon in the next 10 years. Can you think of a comparable prod in your personal life, Aquarius?

A gnawing injustice that will help awaken and feed your irresistible drive to emancipate yourself?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Here’s a thought from Piscean poet W.H. Auden: “The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order that I may love myself is very different from the image which I try to create in the minds of others in order that they may love me.” If what Auden describes is true for you, I suggest you try this experiment: Merge the two images; see if you can make them the same. You’re entering a phase in your cycle when you will have a tremendous opportunity to unify the inner and outer parts of your life.

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