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“[Idaho Power] chooses to be on the wrong side of environmental health and the wrong side of history.”

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Comical

Library Comic Con returns for its third year better, faster, stronger

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Fair Fare

What grub can you get for $40 at the Western Idaho Fair?

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EDITOR’S NOTE WINDING DOWN THE SUMMER Now that the air has been blown mostly clear of smoke, the nights are cooler and the kids are back in school, it seems we can settle in and enjoy the final weeks of summer.

In this week’s edition of Boise Weekly we explore a few summery themes—on Page 6, BW intern Shannon Heller caps off her monthslong stint at BWHQ with a piece on the financial and cultural impact of the College of Idaho football program.

As Caldwell gears up for the season opener on Saturday, Aug. 29, C-town officials and residents look forward to another run of hometown football that brings both dollars and visitors to the little town in the western Treasure Valley.

We say goodbye to another BW intern, Justin Kirkham, with his article on Page 8 profiling the third annual Library Comic Con, set for Saturday, Aug. 29. Bigger and better than years past, the con is on track to attract fans of all stripes—from anime to Star Trek, Nintendo pixel art and Star Wars droid building.

Readers should also note that Wednesday, Aug. 26 marks the final Alive After Five of the season, with the Record Exchange Party featuring Greg Holden and Phases in the Grove Plaza. Find out more about the acts on Page 16 and plan to get down at the Grove at 5 p.m.

BW News Editor and resident Film Guru George Prentice has a rundown of the best films of 2015 (so far) on Page 18—just in time to plan your summer cinema visits.

Finally, on Page 19, BW staff writers Harrison Berry and Jessica Murri hit up the Western Idaho Fair with $40 and the mission to eat as much weird stuff as possible. They managed to stretch their stipend across six dishes, some decadent—bacon on a stick—and others that were too much to handle—deep-fried peaches.

As summer winds down, Boise Weekly wants to thank our crop of interns, who spent much of their school vacations holed up in our windowless newsroom. Good luck and best wishes to Patty Bowen, Micah Drew, Shannon Heller, Justin Kirkham, Hannah Loveless, Emily Peters, Keleah Pinto and Sarah Rosin. Same goes to all you kids who are back in the classroom and congrats to those parents who now might have some quiet time at home.

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OPINION

What you missed this week in the digital world.

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HI SKYWEST SkyWest Airlines swung open the doors Aug. 24 to its new 135,000-square-foot hangar at the Boise Airport, bringing with it upwards of 100 jobs. Get the details on News/Citydesk.

BUYING TIME

It’s a lot cheaper than buying war BILL COPE A controversial, ambiguous question has arisen concerning something happening in the Middle East. You—being a conscientious American citizen, concerned with what’s going on over there—have been told several different versions of the situation. One, by Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel. Another, by the leaders of Iran. Yet another, by Republican senators in our own Congress. Who you gonna believe?

If you’re smart, you’re not going to believe anything from those quarters. Netanyahu has shown he will say and do anything—even at the expense of truth and reason—to keep our American military perpetually involved as mercenaries for Israel, no matter the cost in lives and safety to our own nation, and no matter the devastation and instability it brings to the rest of the region.

To the GOP senators and the Republican leadership in general, the Middle East represents little more than the opportunity to keep America in an endless state of war—much to the delight of defense contractors, oil cartels and their own contribution gathering efforts—and they disguise their feral neo-imperialist ambitions under a cloak of pious solicitude for Israel’s safety. At first glance, it would appear their concerns and Netanyahu’s are the same, but they are the same only in the sense that a car salesman and a car thief have a related interest, the result of which is you ultimately having to buy another car.

And the leaders of Iran?... oh, what cheaters they are! Almost as bad (I say almost because, so far, their alleged cheating hasn’t started any full-blown wars) as the Bush administration—the last batch of Republicans who wanted a war in the Middle East so badly, they were willing to sell their souls to Dick Cheney to get it.

No, I wouldn’t trust a damn thing any of them say. The whole Middle East, from Israel to Pakistan, is where Truth goes to die, and for the past decade it has taken thousands of American servicemen and women with it.

That controversial, ambiguous question is what to do with the Iranian nuclear deal. Not that it matters a lot, but I’m for it. You should be to, conscientious American citizen. That is, unless you see a benefit to us getting into a third major land war in a dozen years and, this time, against the most powerful military in the Mideast.

You’ve seen the ads encouraging you to inform your senators they should vote to kill the deal. No need to do that in Idaho, of course, as our two senators (along with 45 others) made the decision to try to kill the deal before there ever was a deal, and by doing so showed their loyalties lay with the inflammatory radicalism of Bibi rather than the rational intelligence of Obama.

The ads are produced by some jerk-off outfit calling itself the “American Security Initiative.”

Here’s what the American Security Initiative is: Three ex-senators (Saxby Chambliss, Evan Bayh and Norm Coleman) who formed their organization earlier this year for the sole purpose of scuttling the deal by scaring the piss out of the sort of Americans who get their news from teevee ads.

What isn’t running in ads are the views of those who have publicly supported the deal, praising it as the best possible resolution to an intractable dilemma. Among those who are satisfied it will keep Iran from progress toward having a bomb for at least 10 years are the leaders of Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia and China... for starts. Add to that assemblage the 29 U.S. nuclear scientists and experts who, in the first week of this month, published a letter praising Obama on the accord, concluding with, “we congratulate you and your team on negotiating a technically sound, stringent and innovative deal that will provide the necessary assurance in the coming decade and more that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons.”

A week later, 36 retired American generals and admirals released a similar letter, giving their opinion that the agreement is “the most effective means currently available to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.”

It’s safe to assume those scientists and military brass actually read, and understood, the plan— something that can’t readily be said for our Sens.

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, or any other of the 45 yellow-dog sneaks who committed to the “bomb, bomb, Iran” strategy of John McCain before the diplomatic effort was even concluded.

Getting less attention than remarks by bloodlusting Republicans—i.e., Scott Walker has bragged that the first action he might take as president is to attack Iran—is the 10-year pause in any further nuclear development. It’s something think-tank hawks and neocon draft dodgers never acknowledge in their continual humping for more war, that a lot can happen in 10 years.

No consideration is ever given to what current ayatollahs might not be around in a decade, what priorities might shift, what hardliners might soften, what realities might change. A decade in which Iran is not pursuing a nuclear course is a decade in which we could easily see a new Iran emerge—a new generation not so crippled by the scar tissue of past U.S./Iran relations.

But then, a decade of continuing diplomacy offers few opportunities for demagoguery, war profiteering and political grandstanding. We might even start to wonder why we need a Republican Party.

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OPINION GHOST SEASON Afterlife in the afternoons JOHN REMBER It’s the time of blood moons, of warm windless afternoons, of the distant crashings of beetlefelled trees, of spawned-out salmon turning and drifting back downriver to the seas.

Giant motorhomes turn and drift back down Highway 75 toward St. George and Havasu and Tucson. Diesel pickups full of camo-clad hunters—glassing the dry hillsides for deer and elk— cruise slowly up and down the valley’s dirt roads.

Old men make the journey from Sun Valley to Redfish Lake Lodge in new German convertibles, accompanied by their granddaughters or friends of their granddaughters. Old SUVs crawl up Galena Summit, pulling trailers overloaded with firewood. Frost coats the deck in the early mornings, making it impossible to take the puppy out without finding slippers first.

It is also the season of ghosts. I’ve reached the age where most of the influential people in my life are dead. Parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, teachers and professors, politicians who shaped my future with their sly offer of a student deferment—all gone, save for flashed smiles in old photos. Their memories come back, like smoke from distant fires, and they shade the evening light. Mostly they’re welcome, at least when I’m sitting on the deck with a book.

Subject to ghostly interruptions, I’m reading lots of books these days, mostly ones I wrote myself. It’s a kind of temporal Rorschach test. The words haven’t changed, but I have, and hindsight has shown that I wrote my life before I lived it— stories and essays that I thought wild speculation turned out to be fate, and characters I thought were pure invention turned out to be me.

The future looks entirely predictable when you’re looking back at it. It’s like a hard-boiled but well-crafted mystery. When you get to the last few pages, you realize the bodies and the blood were only distractions. There was never more than one choice to be made, and the real clues—and the real villains—were staring you in the face all along.

Lately I’ve gone through a small collection of 1960s Life magazines stored away by my parents for their photos of assassinations, moonshots, marches, and riots and rebellions.

Memories of the ’60s return quickly, and they spark further recollection of how much wild hope and possibility hung in the air. Contemporary political issues, seen from the perspective of yellowed magazine pages, begin to look like a culture’s frantic efforts to make sure the ’60s never happen again. And they won’t, not because of the drug war or the destruction of middle-class disposable income or tie-dye shirts for sale at Costco or the perfection of BOISE WEEKLY.COM

dissident surveillance techniques, but because the wild hopes of young people no longer focus on communes in the desert, free love, drug-expanded consciousness or stopping wars.

Instead, they’re about craft beers, Facebook statuses, paying off college loans, getting full-time jobs and someday maybe being able to afford down payments on houses.

The past doesn’t stop at the ’60s. In an old trunk, I’ve found some letters to my parents from my Uncle Grant, who fought in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945. In every letter he says he’s “still on the right side of the grass.” In a letter dated May 13, 1943, he writes about Patsy, his dog: “I got a letter from Mom. She said she was going to have to get rid of Patsy. If you possibly can take her, I wish you would. I know you would take care of her. She will make you a good hunting dog, and she is not too much bother. In fact she is the best damn duck dog in Blaine County. I probably won’t get back in time to ever see her again, but if I knew you were taking care of her I would feel a hell of a lot better.”

The letter carries a burden of sadness. Grant survived the war but he didn’t survive the decades. He’s on the wrong side of the grass now, as, of course, is Patsy. What speaks to me now—with a new puppy in the house—is the faded letter from a man half a world a way, with people trying to kill him, thinking mostly about his old dog and trying to find a home for her. We measure our lives by our dogs, and when one of them goes, the passage of seven or 10 or 15 years hits hard.

If our kindness toward them and willingness to take care of them isn’t a Rorschach test, it’s still a test of who we are as human beings.

These books and letters and magazines and the thoughts that go with them might seem like unwelcome reminders of mortality, but I’m getting better at mortality these days. It no longer carries the threat of annihilation, possibly because Uncle Grant still seems to be as alive as he ever was, and Patsy’s still a damn good duck dog, at least to my mind. My grandmother still casts shadows, even at night. Faulkner was right when the said, “The past is never dead.

It’s not even past.”

That’s a good thing, these days. Life seems to have depth and substance, and if I could press a button and thereby live through an eternity of early fall Sawtooth Valley afternoons, I’d press it. I’d press it again, for Julie.

I’d press it a third time, for the puppy, but I might wait a little, until she grows out of chewing on the furniture.

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NEWS

Idaho forester: “When we look back at the records ... we had to go back to 1926.”

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE The maps only tell part of the story. You can see Idaho burning from space, and the National Interagency Fire Center reveals the majority of the nation’s wildfires are burning in the Northwest United States. However, the personal loss shadows all else.

Three U.S. Forest Service firefighters were killed while battling a blaze Aug. 19 near the north-central Washington community of Twisp. Coupled with the firefighters who have been critically injured and/or suffered severe smoke inhalation, the Northwest’s trend of extreme fire danger each summer becomes tangible.

David Groeschl, state forester with the Idaho Forest Products Commission, sat before the Idaho Land Board Aug. 18 and said the Gem State should be prepared to see its 2015 firefighting costs jump to $25 million—a 150 percent increase over previous estimates.

“When we look back at the records … and trying to find a year that is similar to this, we had to go back to 1926,” Groeschl told the Land Board, which includes Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter. “This is an unprecedented fire season.”

Meanwhile, at the Moscow campus of the University Idaho, associate professor of geography John Abatzoglou is keeping a close eye on the forecast. He doesn’t like what he sees.

“Things are getting interesting,” he told Boise Weekly.

Abatzoglou pointed to computer models showing a series of cold fronts have passed—and will continue to pass—across the state. Unlike most cold fronts, those waves brought little, if any, rain.

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COLLEGE OF IDAHO FOOTBALL GIVES CALDWELL EVEN ‘MORE TO OFFER’ Everyone is coming down with Yote fever

Coyotes head football coach Mike Moroski: “We look for guys that will not only survive at the College of Idaho but also thrive academically, socially and in every way.”

SHANNON HELLER of its 38 games in the 2014-2015 season—none The city of Caldwell’s motto is “More to Offer,” of the other squads have grabbed the attention of the city quite like football. and the College of Idaho Coyotes are living up “The College of Idaho is one of those jewels in to it in a big way. our crown,” Nancolas said. “Adding football just In 2014, the College of Idaho reintroduced took that to another level. You see purple all over football to its Caldwell campus and for the first time in nearly 40 years, the Boise State University the town now.”

The school’s royal purple has been plastered Broncos aren’t the only (college) game in town. all over Caldwell in anticipation of the second When the Coyotes—a.k.a. Yotes—started season’s home opener, scheduled for Saturday, winning regularly last fall, fans began flocking to the Caldwell campus, adding Simplot Stadium to Aug. 29. If the upcoming season is anything like last season, local businesses will once again realize their list of game day destinations. some of the extra income football fever generates.

The team’s success has driven more of an Nancolas estimated College of Idaho football upturn in revenue than anyone anticipated for both the school and the city, and the reemergence has already generated approximately $4 million in new revenues, not counting a of football fandemonium has boost to employment. also shaped a new image for COLLEGE OF IDAHO FOOTBALL “This program is bringing the community.

SEASON OPENER: C OF I VS. people to Caldwell that probCaldwell Mayor Garret EASTERN OREGON ably wouldn’t have come here Nancolas is among the Yotes’ Saturday, Aug. 29, 1 p.m., $11otherwise,” Nancolas said. “We biggest fans. $29. Simplot Stadium, Caldwell, 208-459-5223, yoteathletics.com. love it.”

“The football team has While the business boom during created a sense of excitement football season has been great that I haven’t seen in this community in a long, long time,” Nancolas told Boise for public and private coffers, the team’s intangible impact has gone even deeper. City officials Weekly. “There’s football fever in Caldwell again. insist that Yotes football is changing Caldwell’s It’s really brought the community together.”

Nancolas said the reincarnation of the football image for the better. One of the city’s oldest and best-known events, the Caldwell Night Rodeo, team has strengthened the bond between college has even been affected by C of I football, launchand community, a relationship that brought in ing a special night to honor the program. a number of jobs right out of the gate: C of I “[Football] helps us send the message that redeveloped Simplot Stadium, beginning with Caldwell is a great town,” Nancolas said. “Those new Astroturf and continuing with upgrades to who live here know it’s a great city. This gets other the press box, concession stands and restroom people over here to see how great it is. Having the facilities. football presence back at the College of Idaho is Though C of I’s other sports team have had equal success—the men’s basketball team won 31 just another reason to tout how good Caldwell is,”

Nancolas said. “It’s a partnership between higher education and the community. … It means great things for businesses and all aspects of the community.”

On the C of I gridiron, the game-changers themselves are getting ready. Coyotes Head Coach Mike Moroski and the rest of his staff are not only finalizing plans for the Aug. 29 kickoff, they’re already recruiting for seasons to come. Moroski said talking to players about coming to College of Idaho includes making sure they understand the importance of being part of both the school and the community.

“We feel like we need more players so there’s built in competition,” Moroski said. “The other thing we look for are guys that will not only survive at the College of Idaho but also thrive academically, socially and in every way.”

Moroski said he and his staff also want to keep increasing expectations for the team.

“I’m interested in building a unique and special program that will make the college proud … and be a part of what the College of Idaho is all about,” he said. “We’re very careful on the recruiting front.”

Moroski said his 2014 team started out inexperienced: the players only had about 20 games of college-level football experience between them.

“We’ll be a lot better than last year,” he said.

“We hope to be competitive in all our games.”

While the football community in Caldwell has expanded outside the school, relationships within the college are continuing to grow as well.

“We have a long way to go,” Moroski said.

“With every year that goes by more people … realize [the football players] are regular students. I would like to see that relationship grow.”

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NO COMPROMISE

Idaho Power gets 100 percent of request to dial down solar contract lengths GEORGE PRENTICE

Ben Otto said he wasn’t surprised. The Idaho Conservation League’s go-to expert on alternative energy projects—and particularly the legal wrangling it takes to make large-scale solar energy production a reality—Otto was frustrated, but not exactly shocked.

“Not surprised, but absolutely disappointed,” he told Boise Weekly. “I had a bad feeling the Idaho Public Utilities Commission was going to rule 100 percent in favor of the utilities.”

Otto’s disappointment came a short time after the PUC handed down its muchanticipated ruling Aug. 20 that it would grant a request from Idaho Power, PacifiCorp and Rocky Mountain Power to reduce the length of any new solar contracts from 20 years to two years.

“It’s exactly what the utilities asked for. I thought maybe there might be some concession to maintain a semblance of renewables in Idaho,” said Otto. “But no, and to that end I guess I am a little bit surprised.”

The issue is related to the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act, or PURPA, which requires utilities to purchase renewable energy from sources such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power generators. As a result, dozens of alternative energy developers have cued up to put more renewables into Idaho Power’s massive grid. It’s up to state regulators like the PUC to determine what those contracts between utilities and developers look like.

“We already have, under contract, 400 megawatts that will be coming in from new solar projects next year,” Idaho Power attorney Donovan Walker told BW this past spring.

“Then on top of that there’s another 900 MWs from proposed contracts. To put that in perspective, that’s larger than our entire Hells Canyon three-dam complex. It exceeds the total load on our system.”

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from 20 years to 24 months. The proposal prompted a marathon public hearing on June 24, in which every witness, representing every corner of Idaho, begged the commission to maintain 20-year contracts in order to encourage more renewables in the Gem State. “[Idaho Power] chooses to be on the wrong side of environmental health and the wrong side of history,” said selfdescribed alternative energy promoter Reed Burkholder.

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Instead, the commission ruled that two-year contracts would “maintain a more accurate reflection of the actual costs.”

Otto insisted that the ruling will doom future alternative energy developers in Idaho.

“I continue to talk to developers and those who could finance them, and they have consistently told me that a two-year contract is a non-starter,” he said. “They say it’s not even worth talking about.”

PUC commissioners were quick to say that they had a long history of encouraging PURPArelated projects and renewable energy development in Idaho. For its part, Idaho Power said it has experienced a six-fold increase in PURPA generation since 2007.

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“Our state is blessed with clean, renewable resources and we should embrace them,” said Rebecca Bundy, senior planner at the city of Ketchum’s Department of Planning and Building.

“The Public Utilities Commission and Idaho Power have an ethical responsibility to open all pathways to environmental renewables,” said Ketchum artist Karen McCall.

“Idaho Power simply needs to work a little harder on this,” said Pocatello-based engineer Brian Formusa.

In its Aug. 20 ruling the PUC was having none of it, saying instead that 20-year contracts with renewable energy developers would trigger “unreasonable costs” which were “contrary to PURPA’s avoided-cost principle.”

a public utilities commission that has tended to side with utilities over and over,” said Otto. “But when you read the news, you see businesses and homes and even utilities across the nation that are moving toward renewable energy. In this case, we had a question of whether Idaho would follow that path or stay in the past. I think we got our answer.”

Otto added that any possible appeal to the ruling would prove challenging.

“The next step might be an appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court or even the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—in effect, they’re the nation’s PUC, “he said. “A possible appeal is a very complicated question that we’re still trying to find an answer to. I thought it might be easier, but it turns out that any such appeal would be very hard.”

U of I geologist: “Just as the spigots from the sky shut off, our temperatures start increasing.”

well for the fires that are active.”

Take a look at an active fire map, 6 and it’s clear the Northwest is the epicenter for the blazes.

Abatzoglou attributed this to precipitation in the region falling mostly during the winter, causing the hottest and driest months to coincide.

“Just as the spigots from the sky shut off, our temperatures start increasing,” he said. ”That creates the perfect combination for fuel moistures to decline and any fires that do start have the advantage of burning when things are pretty warm.”

The summer of 2015 has seen record high temperatures in the region—the hottest and driest year since 1910, when 3 million acres of Idaho burned.

According to Abatzoglou, while temperatures are often higher in the South and southwestern parts of the U.S., the lack of fuel and the early onset of heavy rains keep those regions’ fire seasons in check. For the Northwest, he said only a good solid rain could douse the blazes for good.

Abatzoglou will continue to monitor data from his desk on the U of I campus, but he isn’t hopeful help from the sky is on its way.

“I don’t see anything like that in the foreseeable future,” he said.

Meanwhile, in the Treasure Valley, the mountains continue to frame a bowl of smoke. As summer gives way to fall, longer, cooler nights, weak winds and calm weather help trap smoke and other particles in lower layers of the atmosphere where they can’t mix. As a result, the smoke concentrates in the valley, sending air quality alerts skyrocketing.

“When we have quite a bit of smoke in the atmosphere we’ll see our daytime high being suppressed by a few degrees,” said Abatzoglou.

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CITIZEN was in school to prove that I could get straight A’s. School is where I went to learn new things.

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Brendefur: Absolutely. I don’t remember that when I was in school.

Bright: I remember when I was a kid that just about everybody went out and played—in the park, in the sandlot, everywhere. We were always chasing a ball somewhere. You don’t see that as much after school.

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JAMES BRIGHT AND FERNANDA BRENDEFUR

Boise’s newest school principals talk about their first first GEORGE PRENTICE Life is full of firsts, and Aug. 24 was a particularly important first for Dr. Fernanda Brendefur and James Bright. After 13 years of teaching and six years of administrative experience, Brendefur is the new principal at Whittier Elementary. Following 18 years as a teacher and two years as an assistant principal, Bright is the new top administrator at Hawthorne Elementary.

While their personal histories and professional paths differ, throughout their conversation with Boise Weekly, Brendefur and Bright regularly spoke about their shared passion for earning and keeping the trust to educate some of Boise’s best and brightest.

Let’s begin with your backstories.

Dr. Fernanda Brendefur: I was born in Santiago, Chile. I was the only child, but my early years were during the regime of [then-dictator] Augusto Pinochet and my father was an avid supporter of [former President] Salvador Allende. Those times were… let’s say, messy.

Wow, to say the very least. I’m presuming you fled.

Brendefur: We received political asylum in California in 1977. I grew up in the San Diego area.

Did you have a dream as a young girl?

Brendefur: I always knew I would be an educator of some sort. I remember that first year in the U.S. being so difficult. I knew how to say, “Hello,” but that was it. I didn’t know English. I had to repeat the first grade because I didn’t know the language, even though I had completed the first grade in Chile. I remember crying so much that my mother became emotional as well and asked my uncle to take to me to school.

When did you stop crying?

Brendefur: I remember a teacher making me feel very comfortable until I learned English. That had a huge impact on my life.

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So today, when you see little ones crying on their first day at a new school…

Brendefur: I see myself and how scary that experience can be—and how important it is to let kids know that they’re safe and how happy we are to see them.

James Bright: My childhood was so different. I’m one of eight kids. My mother is Danish.

My father is Canadian. I’m a first-generation American. We lived everywhere. I probably attended six or eight different elementary schools, three junior highs and three different high schools. I pursued computer science but that lasted about a semester. As much as I loved math, I couldn’t stand the monotony. I ended up with a degree in child development.

I’m also assuming that there was a teacher who changed your life.

Bright: It was sixth grade. I was a bit of a recluse because of how many times our family had moved. A particular teacher saw the potential in me.

Is there anything from your own childhood experiences that you wish we had a bit more of in today’s culture?

Brendefur: I don’t remember being tested to death when I was in school. I never felt like I

Why did you want to become an elementary school principal?

Brendefur: Why wouldn’t I? I was a coordinator for the Idaho State Department of Education and I’ve been a consulting teacher for the district. I’m so excited to be part of a community and part of a team that makes a difference in the lives of the kids at Whittier.

Bright: I think back to all of the educators who made a difference in my life. You want to pay that forward.

Brendefur: The biggest reason I want to be a principal is equity. If you want to close the achievement gap, you have to close the opportunity gap. I’m committed to that.

Mr. Bright, yours is one of two Boise schools that will begin offering pre-K this November. That has to be pretty exciting.

Bright: I can guarantee you that our pre-K staff is salivating. Some parents are able to afford pre-school, but many can’t. What the city of Boise and the Boise School District are doing is so exciting.

Brendefur: Parents in lower incomes simply can’t afford pre-K. That’s an opportunity gap that leads to an achievement gap. I really applaud the city of Boise for doing this.

Do you have a sense of how many of the children in your communities participate in free- or reduced-price lunches or breakfasts?

Brendefur: It’s very high.

Bright: One hundred percent.

The need for support services in your neighborhoods is significant.

Bright: To the person, everyone I’ve hired to teach has told me, “We need to make a difference.”

Is there still a magical quality in the first week back to school?

Bright: You’re right. It’s magical. You think to yourself, “What can I do this year to make a difference?” From a principal’s point of view, it’s about giving the teachers the tools to work their magic.

Brendefur: It’s my first first.

Bright: You’ll be great.

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ARTS & CULTURE CHANGING PERCEPTIONS, PART THREE Boise Public Library prepares for third annual Library Comic Con JUSTIN KIRKHAM in McCall, Idaho

Wendy Nelson has spent a lot of time at conventions. The Boise State material science major attends Anime Oasis every year and is Fandemonium’s video gaming director. Neither of these long-running Boise cons has captured her comic-loving heart in the same way as Library Comic Con. “Most people that go to conventions have a nerdy side that draws them in,” Nelson said, “whether it be anime, gaming, comics or TV. Something about conventions appeals to them, and I think that Library Comic Con is also trying to tap into an area of interest that is not yet fully explored here in Idaho.”

Library Comic Con, now in its third year, is set for Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Boise Public Library (715 S. Capitol Blvd.) and will be bigger than in previous years thanks to a budget of $11,000 from the Friends of the Library, a group dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the city’s various library branches.

According to Joshua Shapel, library materials specialist and founding member of LCC, funding has steadily increased each of the past three years, and putting on the convention has grown from a five-person effort to a dedicated group of 10 staff members.

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“We just want to provide a place where anyone isn’t generally expected of a library,” Shapel said.

“People think library and think books and only who is excited about comics or any other part book programming. We really want to change of popular culture associated with [comics] can that perception.” go and have something exciting and fun to do,” The inspiration for LCC—comics and graphic Shapel said. novels—are some of the Library’s most circulated This year, the convention will host an array of content, and Shapel wants to events, including a panel with emphasize just how important several members of the Periscope LIBRARY COMIC CON and enjoyable they can be, as Studios art collective, a discusSaturday, Aug. 29 well as how useful comics are in sion about Hayao Miyazaki 10 a.m.-5 p.m., FREE. Boise promoting literacy for people films (Studio Ghibli) and an Public Library, 715 S. Capitol who are reluctant to pick up a Attack on Titan cosplay meet-up.

Blvd., boisepubliclibrary.org. lengthy novel.

In order to accommodate “Comics are a good entry all of the planned events with point for people that aren’t ample space, LCC hosts panels interested in reading initially,” Shapel said, addin rooms throughout the library, sets up in the ing many parents have attended Library Comic Friends of the Library’s donation collection Con, purchased comics and come back for more warehouse (across River Street from the because their children “just ate them up.” library) and rents rooms in the Foothills “Comics are just an amazing art form, and School of Arts and Sciences.

“The big thing is fitting everything people don’t understand the the diversity of talent involved,” Shapel said. “I just love comics. They that we want to do in the make me happy.” amount of space that Nelson loves comics, too, a passion passed we have,” Shapel said. “There’s always down from her father.

“I love that they are a great bridge between something going on in multiple places in colorful pictures while also having a compelling story,” Nelson said. “It’s like animation on paper.” the library—even a zombie walk outside She said she hopes people push aside their preconceptions of what a library should be and, instead, at the end of the get excited about what it is promoting. day.”

“The library is seen as quiet and stuffy and for Nelson studying … the library can be an adventure,” Nelenjoys all of son said. “There are endless stories and resources the events for spreading knowledge right at your finger tips.” at LCC, Shapel hopes everyone will come out to the especially library and see what the convention is all about. the artist He believes once people get there, they’ll stay and features enjoy the festivities. and “We’ve had some cosplayers say, ‘What? The panels, in which Library? No thanks.’ But then they actually come and realize, ‘Hey, this is a real thing,’” Shapel said. comic Nelson believes anyone can enjoy Nintendo artists are high- pixel art, Star Trek panels or Star Wars droid building events at the library on Saturday. lighted “It proves your age does not matter when you for their work. This are a fan of something,” Nelson said. “I get just as excited about Library Comic Con as my little year, the niece does.”

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY AUG. 26 Festivals & Events CALDWELL FARMERS MARKET— 3-7 p.m. FREE. Indian Creek Park, Corner of Seventh and Blaine streets, Caldwell, caldwellidfarmersmarket.com.

WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—Through Aug. 30. Noon-11 p.m. FREE-$9 gate, $1-$70 ride tickets. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, idahofair.com.

On Stage

and Front streets, Boise.

BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: THE PRINCESS BRIDE—You haven’t seen The Princess Bride at the Egyptian? Inconceivable! There is no better time at the movies, honest. So many local film buffs agree that a second show has been added. 7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273. boiseclassicmovies.com/deals.

ISF: THE SECRET GARDEN— Through Aug. 30. 8 p.m. $12-$44.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

Art

ALIVE AFTER FIVE: RECORD EXCHANGE SEASON FINALE—Wrap up the 2015 Alive After Five season with Greg Holden and Phases, and local openers Edmond Dantes. 5 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza, Downtown on Eighth Street between Main

AMY PENCE-BROWN: MONSTERS—Through Sept. 30. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Bricolage, 418 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-345-3718, bricoshoppe.com.

CO-CREATION PROJECT—Through

THURSDAY, AUG. 27

Sept. 27. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsourcegallery. com.

DEBORAH OROPALLO: HEARTLAND—Through Aug. 30. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-7265079, gailseverngallery.com.

LILY MARTINA LEE AND MARTA LEE: HALF SISTER—Through Sept.

13. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-4263049. finearts.boisestate.edu.

DEFYING GRAVITY: INTERVENTIONS IN CLAY—Through Sept.

18. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

MARCIA MYERS: RICHES OF REMEMBRANCE—Through Aug. 30. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery. com.

GROUP F/64: REVOLUTIONARY VISION—Through Oct. 25. 10 a.m.5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

MELISSA ‘SASI’ CHAMBERS: TARP ART—Through Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Reel Foods Fish Market and Oyster Bar, 611 Capital Blvd., Boise, 208-342-2727, melissasasichambers.com.

LAURA MCPHEE: HOME AND THE WORLD, A VIEW OF CALCUTTA—Through Aug. 30. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-7265079, gailseverngallery.com.

LAUREN KISTNER: LINE, COLOR AND TEXTURE—Through Aug. 31.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Art Source

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS KAY HARDY AND GREGORY KASLO COLLECTION—Through March 13, 2016.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 28-29

“Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.”

Dance like everyone is watching.

ONE SQUARE MILE FINE ART SHOW—Through Aug. 31. 10 a.m.5 p.m. FREE. The Gallery at Finer Frames, 164 E. State St., Ste. B, Eagle, 208-888-9898, finerframes. com.

WEATHER OR NOT—Through March 20, 2016. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

PAUL VEXLER: RIBBONS— Through May 8, 2016. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

Talks & Lectures

RICHARD C. ELLIOTT: LANGUAGE OF LIGHT—Through Oct. 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

SALLY DEMASI: THE COLORS OF IDAHO—Through Sept. 7. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Crossings Winery, 1289 W. Madison Ave., Glenns Ferry, 208-366-2313, crossingswinery. com.

TVAA: HUNTING AND GATHERING—Through Oct. 16. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org.

CITY CLUB OF BOISE: PRE-K IN IDAHO—Idaho is one of only six states that do not fund pre-kindergarten, with even conservative states such as Mississippi and Utah launching pre-K programs. Is 2016 the year Idaho will follow suit? What political obstacles stand in the way? Join Beth Oppenheimer, executive director of the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children, and Rep. Christy Perry, R-Nampa, to examine the prospects and the politics of pre-K. 11:45 a.m. $5-$25. The Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-3338000. cityclubofboise.org/events/ forum-pre-k-in-idaho.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 28-29

Good music for a good cause.

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

BOISE DANCE CO-OP

CANYON ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL

“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” “True love is the greatest thing in the world, except for a nice mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich.” “Have fun storming the castle.” “It’s inconceivable.” “As you wish.”

The quotes are ageless, the cast is awesome and the story is cherished. It is, possibly, the perfect movie. It makes sense for Boise Classic Movies to bring up the curtain one more time for The Princess Bride at The Egyptian Theatre (BCM showcased the film in 2012 and 2014). Surprisingly, The Princess Bride was not a success when it opened in 1987, but the romantic comedy continually finds a home on all-time “best” lists—funniest, most passionate, you name it. Today, it’s the definition of a cult classic.

7 p.m., $11. The Egyptian Theatre, 700 Main St., boiseclassicmovies.com.

Boise’s dance community has undergone a renaissance in the past few years, which has helped fuel the success of new companies like Lauren Edson + Dancers and Project Flux. It has also seen an evolution in established companies like Idaho Dance Theatre and sparked a new series of contemporary works by Ballet Idaho. Dancers, some of whom are members of these companies, will bring this energy to the 2015 Boise Dance Co-op, two nights of collaborative performances featuring contemporary and classic choreography.

Check out innovative new works by Daniel Ojeda, Lydia SakolskyBasquill and Kelli Brown, and what are sure to be stellar performances by Jason Hartley (Friday night only), Lauren Edson and Phyllis Rothwell Affrunti.

8 p.m. $20-$30. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Annex Auditorium, 501 S. Eighth St., 208-371-3055, boisedancecoop.org.

In May 2003, 21-year-old Nampa resident Maria “Angie” Leon was shot by her estranged husband. Her death was tragic, leaving behind three children, but it brought a heightened awareness to the reality of domestic violence. Soon after, a nonprofit called the Advocates Against Family Violence was created to offer sanctuary and services for victims of domestic violence.

On Friday, Aug. 28 and Saturday, Aug. 29, the community can help support the organization. The Canyon Acoustic Music Festival in Caldwell’s Memorial Park features two days of craft booths, catering by Greenleaf Cafe, and singer-songwriters performing folk, country, bluegrass and Americana music. Headliners include Brady Hammon, James and Rochelle Barrett, A Tasty Jamm and more.

Aug. 28, 6-9 p.m.; Aug. 29, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; FREE. Caldwell Memorial Park, Kimball and Grant St., Caldwell, facebook.com/ canyonacousticmusicfestival.

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CALENDAR THURSDAY AUG. 27 Festivals & Events CWI APPRENTICE TRAINING OPEN HOUSE—Explore the career opportunities in electrical, HVAC and plumbing industries. You can speak with potential apprenticeship employers, take a tour of labs and classrooms, and learn about a career that you get paid for while going to school. In Room 154. 5-7 p.m. FREE. College of Western Idaho Canyon County Center, 2407 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa. 208-5622072, cwidaho.cc/wd.

CWI HEALTH CARE OPEN HOUSE—Explore the health care career opportunities available to you with CWI’s fast-track career training programs: medical assistant, pharmacy technician, phlebotomy, paramedic, certified nursing assistant, medical coding and billing, and emergency medical Technician. 5-7 p.m. FREE. College

of Western Idaho Ada County Campus Quail Building, 1450 S. Eagle Flight Way, Boise, 208-562-3000. cwidaho.cc/wd.

Aug. 27. 8 p.m. $12-$44. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—Noon-11 p.m. FREE-$9 gate, $1-$70 ride tickets. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650. idahofair.com.

Workshops & Classes

On Stage BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: THE PRINCESS BRIDE—7 p.m. $9 online, $11 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-3450454, 208-387-1273. boiseclassicmovies.com/deals.

COMEDIAN ANDREW SLEIGHTER—8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.

COMEDIAN TIM NORTHERN—Featuring Chad Heft. 8:30 p.m. FREE. The Stockyard Nite Club, 185 S. 2nd E. St., Mountain Home, 208587-5055.

ISF: KING LEAR—Through

SATURDAY, AUG. 29

HOW TO START A FOOD COMPANY—Have a family recipe you want to share with the world? Or a passion for a food product you’d like to commercialize? Don’t miss this panel featuring entrepreneurs and experts who have done it successfully. 5:30-7 p.m. FREE. Trailhead, 500 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-871-9139. trailheadboise. org/events/how-to-start-a-foodcompany.

Literature AUTHOR SHANE KUHN— Mystery, intrigue and assassination will be afoot with Shane Kuhn, author of The Intern’s Handbook and the new sequel Hostile Takeover, who will talk about and sign copies of his hilarious books. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229. www.rdbooks.org/event/shanekuhn-author-signing.

DEATH RATTLE WRITERS THE SPILL: DON’T CRY OVER SPILT STORIES—Listen to true stories told by real people, or be one of the real people who tells a true story.

The inspiration for this event will be the poem “America” by Klipschutz.

Sign up for storytelling at the event.

Presented by Death Rattle Writer’s Festival. 8 p.m. $3. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208-467-5533, flyingmcoffee.com.

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JAPAN DAY 2015 Japan, or Nippon, which means “the sun’s origin,” was almost a complete mystery to the West until the 1850s, when Commodore Matthew Perry sailed a fleet of American ships into Edo Bay, pointed his guns at a nearby town and refused to leave.

Today, Japan is synonymous with modernity and the ancient islands are engines of world culture. Still, Japan has not lost its sense of enigma. Get a taste for the Land of the Rising Sun at Japan Day 2015, set for Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Basque Block.

Hosted by the Idaho Japanese Association, there will be Japanese drums; demonstrations of Aikido and Kendo martial arts; flower arrangements; Japanese harp performances; and calligraphy, origami, a flea market, sushi and more.

Noon-2:30 p.m., FREE. Basque Center, 601 W. Grove St., 208331-5097 or 208-342-9983, idahojapaneseassociation.org.

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DOING WHAT WE CAN AUGUST MEETING—Discuss climate change and what you can do to combat it.

City of Boise environmental staff have been invited to speak. The Portland Climate Action Plan and the upcoming International Day of Climate Action on Oct. 24 will also be discussed. 5:30-7 p.m. FREE. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise, 208-342-4222, doingwhatwecan. org.

Dial “M” for Murder

Sponsored by Hawley Troxell and Idaho Public Television

The Tempest

June 4–July 24

By William Shakespeare Sponsored by Parsons Behle & Latimer and Scene/Treasure Magazines

The Secret Garden

July 3–Aug 30

Book and lyrics by Marsha Norman, music by Lucy Simon, based on the novel

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Food TASTE208 AUTUMN SPEAKEASY—Get a special insiders perspective for the holiday season as you sample the best Idaho and the West have to offer in local food fare, beer, wine and spirits. The vibe for the evening is 1920s speakeasy, and costumes are welcome. Catered by Chef Peter Schott of 13th Street Pub and Grill. Proceeds benefit Full Circle Exchange. 6-9 p.m. $65. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, taste208event.com/events.

May 29–Aug 2

By Frederick Knott

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King Lear

Aug 7–27

By William Shakespeare Sponsored by ArmgaSys, Inc. and Boise State Public Radio

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schools, shelters, churches and individuals locally. 7 p.m. $5-$12.

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

Festivals & Events

ISF: THE SECRET GARDEN—8 p.m. $12-$44. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

ANNE SPORTUN JEWELRY SHOW—Join R. Grey Gallery for a jewelry show featuring designer Anne Sportun. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

FREE. R. Grey Gallery Jewelry and Art Glass, 415 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-385-9337.

HOOP AND STAVE NO. 2 RELEASE PARTY—Ride your bike to the brewery and be entered to win Payette merch or Hoop and Stave bottles. B-Town Bistro will be parked out front serving Belgian-inspired food. 6-10 p.m. FREE. Payette Brewing Company, 111 W. 33rd St., Garden City, 208-344-0011, payettebrewing.com.

WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—Noon-11 p.m. FREE-$9 gate, $1-$70 ride tickets. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650. idahofair.com.

On Stage BOISE DANCE CO-OP: DANCE UNVEILED— Enjoy contemporary dance and contemporary ballet performed by local dance artists.

An afterparty with raffle, silent auction and entertainment will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, after the show; all ticket holders from both nights are welcome. 8 p.m. $20-$30. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy Annex, 501 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-343-0556, boisedancecoop.org.

STAGE COACH: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ABRIDGED (REVISED)—Join the madcap cast in tights as they weave their wicked way through all 37 of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild 97-minute ride that will leave you helpless with laughter. Through Sept. 12. 8 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Art ART IN THE COURTYARD—Art show and sale featuring the work of 20 regional artists in the courtyard between Hotel McCall and the Bistro. Sponsored by the McCall Artist Connection. 5-8 p.m. FREE. McCall, Lake and Third streets, McCall, mccallartistconnection.org.

Citizen BEER FOR BREATH—Enjoy this benefit concert with local music by Nelson at the Helm, Lee Penn Sky and the Oliphants, and Interstate. Plus raffles, giveaways and lots of fun and good beer, all to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 6-9 p.m. FREE. PreFunk Beer Bar and Growler Fill Station, 1100 Front St., Boise, 208-331-3865.

Food IBG FOOD TRUCK RALLY—Enjoy local food and beverage vendors and music while exploring the Garden. 5-9 p.m. FREE. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

SATURDAY AUG. 29 Festivals & Events ANNE SPORTUN JEWELRY SHOW—10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. R. Grey Gallery Jewelry and Art Glass, 415 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-3859337.

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CANYON ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL—Enjoy a variety of local artists playing acoustic music at the park bandshell. There will be commercial and craft booths with catering by the Greenleaf Café. Proceeds benefit Advocates Against Family Violence. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Caldwell Memorial Park, Kimball and Grant St., Caldwell.

COMEDIAN ANDREW SLEIGHTER—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

COMIC CINEMA REMIX: DEMOLITION MAN— What happens when you unfreeze a dangerous criminal in utopian-future Los Angeles?

Violence, destruction and lots of Taco Bell references. It’s the 1993 screen gem Demolition Man. Join comedians Brett Badostain, Chadwick Heft, Dylan Haas and this month’s special guest Kaz Gable as they build up just to tear down Demolition Man. 8 p.m. $5. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City. 208-424-8297.

HANDS OF HOPE BENEFIT CONCERT: HIGH STREET BAND— Celebrate the accomplishments of Hands of Hope Northwest, which has sent 100 shipments of medical equipment and supplies to 33 countries around the world, plus

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CALENDAR BALDAPALOOZA MUSIC FESTIVAL: ANDY GRAMMER—This family-friendly music festival raises money for Idaho children battling cancer. Proceeds benefit Camp Rainbow Gold. 5-9:30 p.m. FREE$35, $100 VIP. Scentsy Commons, 2701 E. Pine Ave., Meridian, 208855-0617. baldapalooza.org.

BOISE FARMERS MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and Bannock streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, seeyouatthemarket.com.

IDAHO ARTHRITIS AWARENESS 5K, 1K AND WALK—Help raise awareness and funds for research into the No. 1 cause of disability in the U.S. There will be 5K and 1K runs and a walk, and your registration fee/donation will get you a T-shirt. 8:30 a.m. $10, $30 family/group of five. Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., near Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road, Meridian, idahoarthritiswalk.com.

JAPAN DAY 2015—Get a taste of Japanese culture with Japanese drums (Shadow Taiko), Aikido and Kendo, flower arrangements, Japanese harp, calligraphy, origami, flea market, sushi and much more.

12-2:30 p.m. FREE. Basque Center, 601 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-331-5097 or 208-342-9983, idahojapaneseassociation.org/ events.

NAMPA FARMERS’ MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Lloyd Square, Intersection of 14th and Front streets, Nampa.

SAWTOOTH SALMON FESTIVAL— Join Idaho Rivers United and the Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association in Stanley for the annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival.

Featuring biologist-led tours to see wild salmon spawning, music, food, kids’ activities, beer and more (Sorry, no salmon dinner this year.)

5 p.m. FREE. Stanley Museum, Hwy. 75, site of Old Forest Service Ranger Station, Stanley, 208-9931210. idahorivers.org.

SOUTHWEST IDAHO ALL BRITISH FIELD MEET CAR SHOW—The Idaho British Car Club challenges all British car owners to show up on East Idaho Street between Main

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and Second for a car show and dinner, drinks or both. Supported

by Rick’s Pressroom and 127 Club.

5-8 p.m. FREE. idahobritishcars. org/events/swiabfm.

STAGE STOP MARKET—10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Boise Stage Stop, 23801 S. Orchard Access Road, I-84 off Exit 71, Boise, 208-3431367, boisestagestop.org.

WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—Noon-11 p.m. FREE-$9 gate, $1-$70 ride tickets. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650. idahofair.com.

On Stage BOISE DANCE CO-OP: DANCE UNVEILED—8 p.m. $20-$30.

Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy Annex, 501 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-343-0556, boisedancecoop.org.

CANYON ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL—11 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. Caldwell Memorial Park, Kimball and Grant St., Caldwell. facebook. com/canyonacousticmusicfestival.

COMEDIAN ANDREW SLEIGHTER— 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12.

Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise. com.

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—Two teams of comics battle it out for your laughs. Suitable for all ages.

7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-991-4746, boisecomedy.com.

DANZA AZTECA TONATIUH— Watch these amazing dancers perform their traditional Mexican dance. 1-3 p.m. FREE. Boise International Market, 5823 W. Franklin Road, Boise, boiseinternationalmarket.com.

ISF: THE SECRET GARDEN—8 p.m. $12-$44. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

STAGE COACH: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ABRIDGED (REVISED)—8 p.m. $12-$15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

STARLIGHT MOUNTAIN: SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS—8 p.m. $9-$24. Starlight Mountain Theatre, 850 S. Middlefork Road, Crouch, 208-462-5523, starlightmt.com.

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ART IN THE COURTYARD—5-8 p.m. FREE. McCall, Lake and Third streets, McCall, mccallartistconnection.org.

Literature AUTHOR MICHAEL WEITZ—The author of the mystery novels Even Dead Men Play Chess and The

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CALENDAR Grandmaster’s King, will sign copies of his books at the Saturday Farmer’s Market. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229. rdbooks.org/saturday-marketevents.

Talks & Lectures 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION SYMPOSIUM—Honor those who served and learn about the war. Museum will open early at 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa Airport, 201 Municipal Drive, Nampa, 208-465-6446, warhawkairmuseum.org.

HILLCREST CONVERSATIONS: GREAT BASIN NATIVE PLANT PROJECT—Join Dr. Francis Kilkenny, project manager of the Great Basin Native Plant Project, to learn more about the joint effort of the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to restore native plant communities in the face of increasing threats to arid ecosystems. A discussion will follow. In the Lemhi Room. 1-3 p.m.

FREE. Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-9728340, boisepubliclibrary.org.

On Stage COMEDIAN ANDREW SLEIGHTER—8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.

ISF: THE SECRET GARDEN—7 p.m. $12-$44. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208-336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

TRACY UNDERWOOD: THE CALLING—Join this passionate singersongwriter and performer to raise awareness about domestic violence and human trafficking. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Advocates Against Family Violence. 7 p.m. $10-$20. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273.

Sports & Fitness MCCALL FALL MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL—8 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Depot Park, 1101 N. 3rd St., McCall, cimbarides.org.

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MCCALL FALL MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL—Celebrate all things mountain biking, with group rides, FREE shuttle service, bike demos, barbecue, beer, music, film festival and more. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Depot Park, 1101 N. 3rd St., McCall, cimbarides.org.

STORY STORY LATE NIGHT: PARADISE— You’ve been to hell and purgatory, but now it’s time to wrap up Summer 2015’s Dantethemed season with stories of

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buying a stairway to paradise. 8 p.m. $10. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208424-8297, storystorynight.org/ shows/late-night.

TUESDAY SEPT. 1 Talks & Lectures LETS’S DO TEA BOISE MEET-UP—Taste and talk tea at Boise International Market with Terry Hathaway from Joyful Tea. Tea and cookies provided. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Boise International Market, 5823 W. Franklin Road, Boise, boiseinternationalmarket.com.

Citizen COFFEE WITH MERIDIAN MAYOR TAMMY DE WEERD—8-9:30 a.m.

FREE. CapEd Credit Union Member Convenience Center, 4853 N. Linder, Meridian, 208-884-0150, caped.com.

Odds & Ends CANCER CONNECTION IDAHO LUNCH AND LEARN—Take a tour and chat with staff. RSVP at 208345-1145 or info@cancerconnectionidaho.org 12-1 p.m. FREE. The Cancer Connection Idaho, 2504 Kootenai St., Boise, 208-3451145, cancerconnectionidaho. org.

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Real Dialogue from the naked city 8TH ANNUAL POOCH PARTY STROLL AND SPLASH—Enjoy Nampa’s largest dog festival with a walk around Lakeview Park followed by a splash in the swimming pool.

Proceeds benefit the development of the Nampa Dog Park. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $25-$30. Lakeview Park, Garrity Boulevard at 16th Avenue North, Nampa. 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.

SUNDAY AUG. 30 Festivals & Events SAWTOOTH SALMON FESTIVAL—10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Stanley Museum, Hwy. 75, site of Old Forest Service Ranger Station, Stanley, 208-993-1210, idahorivers.org.

WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—Noon-11 p.m. FREE-$9 gate, $1-$70 ride tickets. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, idahofair.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE A M Y ATKI N S

PRYING UP THE BASEMENT

At new downtown nightclub Crowbar, it’s all about what you don’t know AMY ATKINS Subterranean spaces can be creepy or cool.

Crowbar, which officially opens Friday, Aug. 28 in the former Grainey’s Basement, is definitely the latter. With its new name, new look and new philosophy, Crowbar is poised to top the list of cool below-ground clubs.

Sitting in the low-ceilinged basement office beneath a wall papered in Frank Sinatra album covers, Tom Grainey’s/Crowbar owner Jason Kovac knew he wanted to update the space and give it an identity separate from its historic upstairs neighbor. He just wasn’t quite The crew at Crowbar—the new EDM-centric nightclub opening in the former Grainey’s Basement—has a sure what he wanted it to be. simple mission for the place: “It’s not what you know, it’s what you don’t know.”

“People who know me know I’m an old punk rock, skateboard kid,” Kovac said. “I’ve been listening to punk for 30 years.” out the bar that will change depending on founder of electronic music label Knowledge Kovac, who also owns Whiskey Bar, Silly the kind of music being played—even to the Birch and The Lift, is a savvy businessman and Records. cocktails, it’s all about creating a space with a When Kovac told Harris about his experian adventurer who is open to new experiences. specific purpose. ence at Coachella and his idea for Crowbar, Hearing he went to the Coachella Valley Mu“We’ll focus on the music,” Perry said, “and sic and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., in March Harris had an ah-hah moment of his own. we’ll have a drink menu that complements it.”

“Lo and behold, it was the same idea I of this year wouldn’t surprise those who know Perry said the craft cocktails, which will him. What happened to the old punk rock kid wanted to do,” he said, explaining how after be set at $7-$8, will create the connection 20 years being involved in EDM scenes at Coachella, however, might. for people who go to Crowbar to dance and “Our tagline [for Crowbar] is ‘It’s not what throughout the West, he was dying to see a those who simply want to sit in a comfortplace in Boise dedicated to electronic music. you know, it’s what you don’t know,’” Kovac able booth, enjoy a beverage and let the music But not just any electronic music. said. “At Coachella, I was one of 150,000 wash over them. It could have been a difficult Crowbar club goers won’t people standing there to bridge to build, but Allen was up to the chalbe dancing to Janet Jackson watch AC/DC and to watch CROWBAR OPENING NIGHT lenge. mixed with something. What Bad Religion, but it was the Friday, Aug. 28, 9 p.m., $5-$12.

“With the drink menu, if people are gothey will hear is underground thing I didn’t know that blew 107 S. Sixth St., 208 345-2505, house, deep house, techno, tech ing to be dancing and be active, it has to be me away. It’s EDM, and the crowbarboise.com. house, trance and a whole slew refreshing,” he said. “We’ll use fresh juices energy behind it is fucking and fresh products so you get a quality drink. of EDM genres from 10 house amazing.”

We’ll have nice glassware, we’ll focus on the DJs and a roster of world-class It was an “ah-hah moartists like SanButane (Aug. 28), Ben Annand ice … and a lot of the cocktail menu is built ment” for Kovac and he knew he wanted the (Aug. 29) Underground Beats (Aug. 30), AFK around it being a taller-sized beverage drink so “bomb shelter” to become a “true night(Sept. 3), Aaron Jackson (Sept. 4) and Donald you don’t have to come off the dance floor to club,” a place with superb cocktails, a “dark, get a refill.”

Glaude (Sept. 5). beautiful, warm” setting and where DJs and Kovac said whether its EDM fans filling Those names may be unfamiliar but “what electronic dance music were the stars. He also the dance floor or people who know little or you don’t know” has become a mantra and knew he couldn’t do it alone, so he brought nothing about EDM, he wants people to walk guide to Crowbar’s identity. From upscale in Chris Perry, manager of Silly Birch/Tom down Crowbar’s concrete stairway and step custom-made booths (including one big Grainey’s/Crowbar; and Mark Allen, the bar enough for a Lakers’ shooting guard to stretch into a transformative experience. manager at Whiskey Bar and now Crowbar’s “I want everyone to have an ah-hah moout in), to brushed steel tables, to Europeanmixologist. Kovac also turned to Eric Harment,” he said. style taps, to strips of LED lighting throughris, talent buyer for Grainey’s/ Crowbar and BOISE WEEKLY.COM

CULTURE NEWS

Join Melissa Manchester at the Sapphire Room.

FEELING ‘MIDNIGHT BLUE’ WITH MELISSA MANCHESTER AT SAPPHIRE, LEARNING THE ‘COLOR STORY’ OF ANCIENT DYES AT MING STUDIOS AND ENTERING STORY STORY NIGHT’S ‘PARADISE’ AT VAC Here’s a blast from the past: singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester will perform at the Riverside Hotel in the Sapphire Room in late October.

In the 1970s and ’80s, Manchester released a slew of radio classics like “Midnight Blue,” which spent 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6 in 1975; “Whenever I Call You Friend,” which she co-wrote with Kenny Loggins; and an update of Dionne Warwick’s single, “Walk on By.” Manchester has performed with Barry Manilow and Bette Midler and Harlettes, and she won a 1983 Grammy for “You Should Hear How She Talks About You,” despite stiff competition from Olivia NewtonJohn and Linda Ronstadt. Manchester performs two shows at the Sapphire Room: Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24. Tickets are $35-$80 and available at brownpapertickets.com.

Swing by Ming Studios in what will soon be Boise’s Central Addition for the Thursday, Sept. 3 opening of Kristen Cooper and Kathrin Niemann’s exhibition, Color Story. Niemann and Cooper are Berlin-based textile artists, and Color Story is a multimedia presentation of how they used ancient dye sources like flowers, fruit, seeds and insects to produce the colors in their art. Together, they founded fashion label Driftwood in 2013, which produces environmentally friendly clothing while spreading the word about the eco-friendly materials in their products.

Their show at Ming will highlight ancient dyeing materials and techniques, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 24. Find out more at mingstudios.org or driftwoodfashion.com.

Story Story Night will wrap up its summer season Monday, Aug. 31, with “Paradise: Stories of Buying a Stairway to Heaven.” SSN’s premise is simple—guest speakers spin yarns on the night’s theme and, afterward, members of the audience take the mic to tell stories of their own. This week’s theme is the culmination of a trilogy beginning with “Hell: Stories of the Ultimate Burn,” followed by “Purgatory: Stories of Being Stuck in the Middle with You.” The gates of “Paradise” open at 8 p.m. at Visual Arts Collective. Tickets are $10. Visit visualartscollective.com for more info.

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY AUG. 26 ALIVE AFTER FIVE: RECORD EXCHANGE SEASON FINALE— Greg Holden and Phases, with local openers Edmond Dantes. 5 p.m.

FREE. Grove Plaza

AAF: GREG HOLDEN & PHASES, AUG. 26, GROVE Scotland-born Greg Holden looks like a model and sounds like a sensitive soul. His songs, which follow a steady, mellow rhythm, center on family relationships, loss and longing, and finding hidden strength in yourself and others.

The phrase “power ballad” is loaded with hair-band connotations, but Holden has tapped into a similar energy with simple melodies building into soaring, full-throated choruses. Best known for his hit “Home,” sung by American Idol winner Phillip Phillips, and “The Lost Boy,” which was featured on Sons of Anarchy, Holden has carved out a place for himself as a soulful, “purpose-driven” rocker.

Joining him for the final Alive After Five of the season, hosted by the Record Exchange, will be L.A.-based foursome Phases. Harkening to the pop-funk of the ’80s, the band will give youngsters a taste of all the fun we had back in the 20th century.

—Zach Hagadone With Edmond Dantes, 5 p.m., FREE. Grove Plaza, 850 W. Front St., gregholdenonline.com.

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REBECCA SCOTT—7 p.m. FREE. Owyhee Penthouse RED BENNIES—With Camp, Mark Dago, Dedicated Servers and Mercy Music. 8 p.m. $5. The Shredder REX MILLER, LAWSON HILL AND RICO WEISMAN—6:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

BRANDON PRITCHETT—8 p.m.

FREE. Reef

CATFISH O’GREY AND BRIAN MACDONALD—6:30 p.m. FREE. Roseberry

BRETT REID—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

RYAN WISSINGER—7:30 p.m.

FREE. Piper

BROOKE FAULK BAND—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

STEVE EATON— 6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

THURSDAY AUG. 27

DAVID LIEBE HART—With Sword of a Bad Speller and Glenn Mantang and the Guardians of Virginity. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux THE FABULOUS HILLS BROTHERS BAND—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers MIKE CRAMER—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel OUTLAW FIELD: MODEST MOUSE—With Mimicking Birds.

6 p.m. $35-$40. Idaho Botanical Garden

BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers BREAD AND CIRCUS—7 p.m.

FREE. Harry’s ETHAN TUCKER BAND—9:30 p.m. $7 adv., $10 door. Reef FOUL WEATHER ALBUM RELEASE—7 p.m. $7. Neurolux FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s GAYLE CHAPMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

GREAT GARDEN ESCAPE: BLUES ADDICTS—6 p.m. $6-$10. Idaho Botanical Garden,

BILLY BRAUN—5 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel BREWFISH—10 p.m. $5. Reef

HIGHWAY 16 LIVE: LAKODA—6 p.m. FREE. Crooked Flats

BUTANE—9 p.m., $TBA, Crowbar

JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

CANYON ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL—6-9 p.m. FREE. Caldwell Memorial Park

NAOMI PSALM—6 p.m. FREE. Heritage Park, Eagle.

SHON SANDERS—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 SONS OF THUNDER MOUNTAIN—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel SUBLIME—With Rome, Rebelution, Pepper and Mickey Avalon. 6 p.m. $20-$40. Idaho Center

DAN COSTELLO—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 DANIEL AMEDEE—7:30 p.m. FREE. The District DEFJAK—7:30 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s THE DIRTY MOOGS—With Sick Wish. 7 p.m. $7. Neurolux DJ WENDY FOX—11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

WHITE BREAD AND FRIENDS—9:30 p.m. $5. Liquid

DOUGLAS CAMERON—8:30 p.m.

FREE. Piper

FRIDAY AUG. 28

FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

BEER FOR BREATH—Nelson at the Helm, Lee Penn Sky and the Oliphants, and Interstate. 6-9 p.m.

FREE. PreFunk

HANDS OF HOPE BENEFIT CONCERT: HIGH STREET BAND—7 p.m. $5-$12. Nampa Civic Center

THE BIG WOW—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

GALEN LOUIS—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

ILLUMNEYE, EXIT PROSE, OSO NEGRO, EARTHLINGS—With DJ L Nasty. 9 p.m. FREE. The Olympic IMAGINE (BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND)—With Hoochie Coochie Men. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Village

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MUSIC GUIDE SUNDAY AUG. 30

MONDAY AUG. 31

ANDY BYRON AND FRIENDS—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

BLAZE AND KELLY—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

POKE—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole

BRETT REID—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar

SAXON—With Gypsy Saints. 8 p.m. $25-$47. Knitting Factory

HUMAN BEHAVIOR—With Karima Walker. 7 p.m. $5. Neurolux

OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT AND ROB HILL—9 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

SOUL SERENE—11 a.m. FREE. Sandbar

KEN HARRIS AND CARMEL CROCK—10:30 a.m. FREE. Bella Aquila

JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers LUCKY TONGUE—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar NEW TRANSIT—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

WENDY MATSON—7 p.m. FREE. Buzz

SATURDAY AUG. 29

MUSIC FROM STANLEY: LOUNGE ON FIRE—5 p.m. FREE. Redfish Lake Lodge NOCTURNUM LIVE INDUSTRIAL DJS—10 p.m. FREE. Liquid

THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX—With Dos Ojo Terceros. 7 p.m. $15.

Neurolux

POLO MIRROR—With Frank Sriracha and NTE OWL. 10 p.m.

FREE. Reef

BEARCUBBIN—With Fox Alive, PONY TIME and Wimps. 7 p.m. $7. Crazy Horse CLOSED, 1519 W. Main St., Boise, 208-982-4294. theduckclub.com/events/boise/ bearcubbin/.

UNDERGROUND BEATS—9 p.m., $TBA, Crowbar

BEN ANNAND—9 p.m., $TBA, Crowbar BETTY—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar BILLY BRAUN—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s CANYON ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL—11 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. Caldwell Memorial Park

VAN PAEPEGHEM QUARTET—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid ROB HARDING—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar

TUESDAY SEPT. 1 JOEL KASERMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Sandbar MELVINS—With Big Business. 7 p.m. $16 adv., $18 door. Neurolux SCOTT KNICKERBOCKER—5 p.m.

FREE. Bar 365

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CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers DANIEL NUZUM—2 p.m. FREE. Artistblue EMILY TIPTON—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers HATTON, SLOAN AND PAUL—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel LIKE A ROCKET—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s PATRICIA FOLKNER—11 a.m.

FREE. Sandbar PILOT ERROR—10 p.m. $5. Reef PIRANHAS BC PUNK ROCK PARTY—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s POSSUM LIVIN’—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s REBECCA SCOTT—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Fairview REX MILLER—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill RYAN WISSINGER—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 SONS OF THUNDER MOUNTAIN—2 p.m. FREE. Sandbar TOXIC HOLOCAUST—With Lord Dying, Krystos and Dogs in the Fight.

8 p.m. $15. The Shredder WENDY MATSON—7 p.m. FREE. Kind

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TOXIC HOLOCAUST, AUG. 29, THE SHREDDER With a last name like Grind, the only more fitting job than sausage factory worker or dentist is founder of a thrash metal/punk band. Portland, Ore.-based Joel Grind took it further and didn’t just found Toxic Holocaust, he became it. For around 15 years, Grind has has been the one constant in the band—except, of course, for lyrics exploring subjects like metaphysics, government conspiracies and human experimentation; and Grind’s punishing guitar riffs, which he executes with such controlled riotousness, it’s otherworldly.

How Grind is able to maintain, even improve upon, his playing is a testament to will, talent and maybe magic, as Toxic Holocaust continues to deliver a relatively constant stream of splits, EPs, demos, full-lengths and videos, all of which are quintessentially Toxic Holocaust but which also reveal a willingness to evolve and be inspired.

—Amy Atkins With Lord Dying and locals Krystos and Dogs In The Fight. 8 p.m., $15 adv., 21 older. Tickets available at brownpapertickets. com, The Shredder, Record Exchange or from Krystos or Dogs In the Fight. The Shredder, 430 S. 10th St., facebook.com/shredderboise.

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Have you seen them yet? (Clockwise from upper left): Inside Out, Spy, Trainwreck, Straight Outta Compton and Ex Machina.

THE BEST FILMS OF 2015 (SO FAR)

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By this time next month, we’ll be reporting on a bounty of quality films—we’re only a few days aways from an overload of world premieres screened in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. Coupled with more unveilings at the New York and Telluride film festivals, we should have a pretty good idea of what films will be deserving of your attention in the final months of 2015. An additional bit of business will storm into cineplexes a few days before Christmas: the Star Wars reboot (other holiday films will need to clear the aisles, lest they be trampled by light saber-wielding fans).

Until then, let’s take stock in the first twothirds of 2015 and the films among the year’s best. My list of favorites is topped by three highly original screenplays and while they may get pushed out of the top spots by New Year’s Eve, I’ll be hard-pressed to bounce them from the list entirely.

Inside Out–One of Pixar’s best. When I was laughing my fool head off, I was crying and when I wasn’t crying, I was continually thinking what a fabulous movie it was. I can’t imagine any other film topping Inside Out for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. In fact, it should seriously be considered for a Best Picture nomination.

Trainwreck–This hard R-rated sex comedy

was as sweet as it was sassy and as funny as it was either. It was just a matter of time before Amy Schumer landed in this near-perfectly crafted Judd Apatow comedy.

Straight Outta Compton–This authentic, absorbing, honest and entertaining docudrama (featuring a fabulous soundtrack) caught nearly everyone by surprise. The live-wire chronicling the rise and fall of rap group N.W.A. blasted to the top of the box office. Trust me, you’ll see this one. It’s just a matter of when.

Spy–Once again, Melissa McCarthy proves why she’s probably the summer box office’s most bankable comedy star. She ruled in this spy spoof and the moments when she and co-star Rose Byrne go at it in R-rated smackdowns are comedy gold.

Ex Machina–Shame on this film’s distributors for doing such a lackluster job pushing this great film. I promise you, as soon as you see Ex Machina (it’s available on streaming video), you’ll ask yourself, “How did I miss this one?”

Amy–By far, the best documentary I’ve seen this year. It’s the shattering, can’t-look-away tale of the amazing Amy Winehouse. It includes some amazing never-before-seen footage of this wonder of the world who left us too soon.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl–Unfortunately, this movie failed to impress at the summer box office. I think potential audiences pushed back at the title, which is too bad. It’s fresh, funny and worth your consideration.

Far From the Madding Crowd–This gem features 2015’s best lead performance from an actress, to date. Carey Mulligan is stunning in this adaptation of the Thomas Hardy classic.

The Wolfpack–This wonderful documentary bypassed many U.S. theaters, and it’s already available on streaming video. The film, which made a significant splash at the 2015 Sundance Festival, is the emotional true story of a group of teenage siblings held as near-prisoners in their Manhattan apartment for many years.

Infinitely Polar Bear–Mark Ruffalo does his best work yet. This funny, sad, sweet dramedy tells the true tale of father with bipolar disorder raising his two young daughters while their mother is away at college. This one is still playing on the big screen. Don’t miss it.

Honorable mention: Testament of Youth, Irrational Man and Love and Mercy.

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What you can eat at the fair on $40 HARRISON BERRY AND JESSICA MURRI

Their mission was simple. Boise Weekly staff writers Harrison Berry and Jessica Murri were given $40 and sent to the Western Idaho Fair, open now through Sunday, Aug. 30. They walked past booths offering airbrush tattoos, rhinestone encrusted cowboy hats and Rastafarian inspired accessories, and headed down “food row.” Here’s what they found (and ate):

Big Bubba’s Bad BBQ takes 14 hours to prepare its turkey legs.

CORN ON THE COB

BACON ON A STICK

BANANA PUDDING

Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue, $3 If you’re going to the fair intending to eat healthy… good luck.

There is one option that’s pretty close, though: good, ol’ fashioned corn on the cob. The Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue sells nearly 14,000 ears of corn during the course of the fair. The $3 per ear price helps fund the nonprofit organization’s efforts and, in return, gets you some of the most tender, juicy, buttery corn on the cob in Boise. It’s also one of the few fair foods not deep fried or cooked in grease.

Bacon on a Stick, $6 It’s the fair food to end all fair foods: a quarter-pound of bacon breaded, deep fried, smothered in a sweet glaze and served on a stick by a guy whose T-shirt read, “That’s too much bacon,’ said no one ever.” It looked like a big, lumpy, ugly corndog, but it tasted like a donut with bacon filling. Murri found it equal parts terrifying and intriguing but ultimately, she wasn’t a fan.

Taste of Texas BBQ, $4.50 A refreshing dessert is a must at the fair. If you’re resisting the temptation to sink your teeth into the assortment of fried treats, which can leave you feeling oppressed and greasy, look no further than the banana pudding at Taste of Texas BBQ. While not a chilled dessert, the pudding, piled on vanilla cookies and topped with fresh-sliced bananas and whipped cream, refreshes to the core.

Plus, you can feel like you’ve done your good deed for the day: Proceeds benefit the Treasure Valley NAACP scholarship fund.

Apple pie—exactly what you should eat at a county fair.

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JES SICA MURRI

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Big Bubba’s bacon-draped hot dog was a highlight of eating at the fair.

It seems like a good idea, but deep-fried peaches are an abomination.

BACON-WRAPPED HOT DOG

APPLE PIE

DEEP-FRIED PEACHES

Big Bubba’s Bad BBQ, $11.75 The cost is steep but at nearly a foot long, this dog is one of the best deals at the fair. This meaty wonder is generously draped in bacon and loaded with grilled onions and peppers—if you have a taste for spice, ask for a grilled jalapeno on the side. You’ll have to unhinge your jaw to get this monster in your mouth but, unlike a lot of fair food, it won’t leave you feeling weighed down after.

Blue Feather Bakery, $8 Among the various food vendors at the fair, only Blue Feather Bakery had the cutesy charm and delight of Portlandia. The miniature apple, peach and rocky road pies stacked on robin-egg blue shelves were only the size of a salad dish but had the same flaky crust and crystallized sugar as a larger version. The apple pie tasted exactly as an apple pie should, especially warmed up and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Somewhere near the rides, $6 Berry and Murri knew this purchase was a mistake from the moment the vendor pulled the batter bucket out of the fridge and scooped canned peaches into the gurgling deep fryer. Topped with whipped cream and chocolate sauce, these piping-hot, sickly sweet mush balls tasted nothing like delicious fruit but everything like a hangover. The peaches were caustic on the palate and after three bites, our intrepid reviewers discarded the steaming remnants.

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The official Sept. 19 opening of the 182nd Munich Oktoberfest is just a few weeks away.

Full disclosure: I’m not a big fan of Oktoberfest brews, at least not most of the handful of German bottlings that make their way here.

To be fair, the majority of the lagers we see aren’t among the 30-plus brews being offered at this year’s festival. With that in mind, I was impressed by the three domestic versions featured here.

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Plus, a waffle-y good idea, a field trip for hop heads and more TARA MORGAN Barrel aged beer is having a heyday. From imperial stouts to barleywines, brewers are aging their beers in oak barrels in order to impart a range of complex flavors. While old bourbon barrels can add rich vanilla and caramel notes to chocolatey stouts, old red wine barrels can be a great match for Belgian-style brews.

Though a number of local breweries have been experimenting with barrel aging, Barbarian Brewing is choosing to focus on it. Located at 5270 Chinden Blvd. in Garden City, Barbarian will produce Belgian- and European-style sour ales, imperial ales and other beers aged two-18 months in oak barrels or stainless steel vessels.

Barbarian will also brew non-oak aged beers that will be kegged and distributed around town. If you’d like to get a jump on the barrel-aged action, Barbarian is now offering a limited number of 2015 Memberships.

“We have launched the Barbarian Brewing 2015 Membership which will operate similar to a wine club membership where members receive limited release bottles, receive discounts on purchases and gain access to ‘members-only’ beers in our tap room,” wrote co-founder/business manager BreAnne Hovley via email.

The $150 membership includes two 750 ml bottles of four different barrel-aged beers, which could potentially include a bourbon barrel imperial stout, a merlot barrel aged ale with spices or a chardonnay barrel saison. Members will also receive two Barbarian Brewing Belgian beer glasses, access to members-only tap handles, 10 percent off Barbarian Brewing tap room purchases and two invitations to the Barbarian Brewing opening celebration. Though the brewery hasn’t set an exact opening date yet, Hovley said they’re “getting closer.”

“Our brew tanks have arrived and we’ll be finishing up our tap room and the brew house operations in the next couple weeks,” she wrote.

For more info, visit barbarianbrewing.com.

In other brews news, Boise hop heads are once again organizing the Hop Moon Hop Trip.

On Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 a.m. busses will depart from Bier:Thirty and Bittercreek Alehouse and head to Gooding and Jackson Hop Farms.

Garden City is expanding its brewery offerings on Chinden Boulevard with Barbarian Brewing (left) and Powderhaus (right), which announced in July it had received its tanks.

Archie’s Place will be on site serving sloppy joes, while Odell Brewing Co., Woodland Empire Ale Craft and Payette Brewing Co. will supply hoppy beers. Local brewers will be available to talk hop shop while their beers are run through a Randall filter with freshly picked hops. Tickets are $30 per person and include beer, food and transportation; but they are limited and must be purchased in advance—tickets are available in person at Bier:Thirty (3073 S. Bown Way) and Bittercreek Alehouse (246 N. Eighth St.). For more info, visit the Hop Moon Hop Trip Facebook event page.

Also on Saturday, Sept. 19, Payette Brewing Co. is hosting a more formal beer event dubbed Dinner on Eighth Street.

“We will be closing down Eighth Street downtown between West Idaho West Bannock St. to host Boise’s biggest beer dinner … Tables and chairs will be set up on the street for a fine dining experience under the stars,” Payette’s Paige Coyle wrote in an email.

Payette is partnering with nearby restaurants Bittercreek Alehouse, Juniper, The Matador and Saint Lawrence Gridiron to serve eight unique courses paired with their beers. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. and tickets are $100 per person. For more info, visit payettebrewing.splashthat.com.

Speaking of street eats, a new food truck called Waffle Addiction recently opened in the parking lot near Fairview Avenue and Five Mile Road.

Owned by Mary Casiano, the 12-foot, cedar-clad trailer specializes in waffles of all kinds.

“It’s me sharing my love of waffles and food with people,” said Casiano.

In addition to sweet treats like Strawberry Belgian waffles with dark chocolate and whipped cream, Casiano also serves savory options like Fried Chicken and Waffles with country gravy.

“I have a stuffed Italian pizza waffle,” said Casiano. “One of the irons I have makes the waffles

about 7 inches long. … It’s an Italian-based waffle mix that I use—it’s got oregano, basil and garlic in it—and then I put chopped pepperoni and mozzarella in there. … When it cooks up it turns into this crispy, giant pizza and I serve it with marinara.”

Other Waffle Addiction creations combine sweet and savory flavors, like the Maple Bacon Waffle, a long Belgian topped with a maple glaze and chopped bacon.

“Another popular sweet one is called the Cinnamon Bun and it’s also the long waffle and it’s got cinnamon crystals in it and then little bits of cream cheese throughout it,” said Casiano.

“When it cooks up it kind of reminds me of cinnamon spice cake and then I cover it in a cream cheese white chocolate. A lot of people like to get the Pizza Waffle and then the Cinnamon Bun for dessert.”

Waffle Addiction is currently open Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info, visit facebook.com/waffleaddiction.

Looking to break into the food business yourself? Trailhead Boise is hosting a special discussion Thursday, Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m. titled “How to Start a Food Company.” The event will feature panelists Meg Carlson, president and CEO of Prosperity Organic Foods; Janine Zacca Zenner, founder of Zacca Hummus; Joshua Bevan, director at the University of Idaho Food Technology Center; and Kelly Parker, director of sales and community engagement at Create Common Good. In addition to a Q&A with these panelists, attendees will also have an opportunity to meet and mingle with other food entrepreneurs following the discussion.

Tickets are $10 per person, or free for Trailhead members. Find more info at trailheadboise.org.

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You prefer to show people the way, to set the pace. It’s cleaner that way, right? There’s less risk you will be caught up in the messy details of everyday compromise. But I suspect that the time is right for you to try an experiment: Temporarily ease yourself into the middle of the pack. Be willing to deal with the messy details of everyday compromise. Why? Because it will teach you lessons that will serve you well the next time you’re showing the way and setting the pace.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you ready to revise your ideas about how love works? Would you consider re-evaluating your relationship to romance, your approach to intimacy and your understanding of sex? I hope you will not only be willing but also excited to do these things. Now is a favorable time to make changes that will energize your love life with a steady flow of magic for months to come. To get the party started, brainstorm about experiments you could try to invigorate the dynamics of togetherness. Make a list of your customary romantic strategies and rebel against them all. Speak sexy truths that are both shocking and endearing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Querencia is a Spanish word with many nuances. At its simplest,

it refers to your favorite spot, a place where you long to be. But its meaning can go even deeper.

Querencia may be a sanctuary where you feel safe and authentic or a situation that enables you to draw on extra reserves of strength and courage. It’s a special kind of home: an empowering shelter that makes you feel that you belong in this world and love your life.

Can you guess where I’m going with this message, Gemini? These days you need to be in your querencia even more than usual. If you don’t have one, or if you don’t know where yours is, formulate a fierce intention to locate it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The art of effective communication consists of knowing both what to say and what not to say.

It’s not enough to simply find the words that accurately convey your meaning. You have to tailor your message to the quirks of your listeners. For example, let’s say you want to articulate the process that led you to change your mind about an important issue. You would use different language with a child, an authority figure and a friend, right? I think you are currently at the peak of your abilities to do this well, Cancerian. Take full advantage of your fluency.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Arthur Conan Doyle first used the term “smoking gun” in a story he wrote more than a century ago.

It referred to a time the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes burst into a room to find a man holding a pistol that had just been fired, along with the fallen body of a man who had been shot. Since then, the meaning of “smoking gun” has expanded. Now it’s any piece of evidence that serves as compelling proof of a certain hypothesis. If you can’t find the cookie you left in the kitchen and your roommate walks by with cookie crumbs on his chin, it’s the smoking gun that confirms he pilfered your treat. I believe this is an important theme for you right now. What question do you need answered? What theory would you like to have corroborated? The smoking gun will appear.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At least for now, I suggest you suspend the quest for order and refinement and perfection. The wise course of action is to disengage from your fascination with control and, instead, give yourself to the throbbing, erratic pulse of the Cosmic Wow. Why? If you do, you will be able to evolve faster than you thought possible. Your strength will come from agile curiosity and an eagerness to experiment. Do you remember when you last explored the catalytic wonders of spontaneity and unpredictability? Do it again!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This is the deepest, darkest phase of your cycle. The star that you will ultimately make a wish upon has not yet risen. Your pet monsters seem to have forgotten for the moment that they are supposed to be your allies, not your nemeses.

Smoke from the smoldering embers in your repressed memories is blending with the chill night fog in your dreams, making your life seem like a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a taco. Just kidding about that last part. I wanted to see if your sense of humor is intact, because if it is, you will respond resiliently to all the cosmic jokes in your upcoming tests.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, here’s what God says to each of us: “Go the limits of your longing ... Flare up like flame and make big shadows that I can move in. Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” Whether or not you’re on speaking terms with the Creator, this is excellent advice. It’s time to give everything you have and take everything you need. Hold nothing back and open yourself as wide and wild as you dare. Explore the feeling of having nothing to lose and expect the arrivals of useful surprises.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The sun and the expansive planet Jupiter are currently making a joyful

noise in the sign of Virgo, which is your astrological House of Career and Ambition. This does not necessarily mean that a boon to your career and ambition will fall into your lap, although such an event is more likely than usual. More importantly, this omen suggests that you will influence luck, fate, and your subconscious mind to work in your favor if you take dramatic practical action to advance your career and ambitions.

moment, at least for a while. Even if you have merely been considering the possibility of signing a year-long lease, asking a cute mischief-maker on a date, or posting an extra-edgy meme on Facebook or Twitter, the next three weeks would be prime time to strike. Diving into a deep, heart-crazed commitment is sometimes a jangly process for you Aquarians, but these days it might be almost smooth and synchronistic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): On Aug. 28, 1963, Capricorn hero Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd of thousands in Washington, D.C. In that address, he imagined what it might look like if African Americans were free of the bigotry and oppression they had endured for centuries at the hands of white Americans. In accordance with your astrological potentials, I encourage you to articulate your own “I Have a Dream” vision sometime soon.

Picture in detail the successful stories you want to actualize in the future. Visualize the liberations you will achieve and the powers you will obtain.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Ready for a ritual? Get a piece of paper and a pen. Light a candle, take three deep breaths and chant “YUMMMM” five times. Then spend 10 minutes writing down the qualities you would like your perfect lover to possess. Identify both the traits that would make this person unique and the behavior he or she would display toward you. Got that?

When you are finished, burn the list you made. Disavow everything you wrote. Pledge to live for at least seven months without harboring fixed beliefs about what your ideal partner should be like. Instead, make yourself extra receptive to the possibility that you will learn new truths about what you need. Why? I suspect that love has elaborate plans for you in the next two years.

You will be better prepared to cooperate with them if you are initially free of strong agendas.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you have been patiently waiting for a propitious moment to buy a new yacht, pledge your undying love or get a tattoo that depicts Buddha wrestling Satan, now is as close as you’ll get to that propitious

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A Petition to change the name of Gaven Robert Velasquez, a minor, now residing in the City of Meridian, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Gaven Robert Salladay. The reason for the change in name is: because: Biological father terminated legal rights Garrett Salladay adopted him legally and we want him to share a last name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on Sept. 15, 2015 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: July 20, 2015. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk PUB Aug 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Addryan James Newberry, Jasmine Alleese Newberry and Casheas Warner.

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Idaho. The names will change to (1) Addryan Sanchez, (2) Jasmine Sanchez and (3) Casheas Sanchez. The reason for the change in name is: Father has been absent 7 years with no support. The kids would like for us to all share the same name as to be a family. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on Sept. 1, 2015 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: June 30, 2015. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk PUB August 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA Re: Case CV-IE-2015-14014 (I.C.15-3-801) In the Matter of the Estate of, LA VERLE EUGENE BRESHEARS, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named decedent.

All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated, and filed with the Clerk of the Court.

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Stupidest laws in effect around the world:

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1. You must be a qualified electrician to change a lightbulb in Victoria, Australia.

2. Citizens of Milan, Italy must have a smile on their faces at all times.

3. It is illegal in Florida to fart in public after 6 p.m. on Thursdays.

Dear Minerva, I have been married for many years. I was diagnosed with a medical condition that would make sex painful. After many surgeries and therapy the issue has been fixed.

My husband and I weren’t able to have sex for almost a year. He still received his blowjobs and handjobs, but sexual intercourse wasn’t possible. I recently found out that he hired prostitutes and slept with many of them.

Now I’m conflicted as to what to do. I’m hurt and not sure I can forgive him or move on. When I think about forgiving him, I keep thinking that he will do this again, even though my issue has been fixed.

—Tricked by a John

4. Dying in the English Houses of Parliament is strictly illegal.

5. No sleeping donkeys are allowed in bathtubs in Oklahoma after 7 p.m.

6. One out of every five songs played on Canadian radio must be sung by a Canadian artist.

7. It is illegal to be fat in Japan.

Dear Tricked, My heart goes out to you. He shouldn’t have made that decision without your input. He failed at “for better or worse.” You have a right to feel betrayed. I know my responses normally reek of permissiveness. However, no one would fault you for kicking him to the curb for betraying you in your greatest hour of need. If you still love him and think you can live without feeling resentful, try and rediscover the man you trusted for so many years. If you know in your heart you cannot, then do not allow him to cheapen your life with his deceit and lack of self-control. It’s up to you—fix what has become broken or start anew. Surely difficult either way.

8. In Switzerland it is against the law to flush the toilet after 10 p.m.

9. You may not, by law, eat in a place that is on fire in Chicago.

10. It is illegal to run out of gas on the Autobahn in Germany.

You may not walk along it, either.

Source: Daily Mail

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FROM THE BW POLL VAULT “What’s your favorite part of the Western Idaho Fair?”

Rides: 6.9%

“I have been the big ge st hypocrite ever.”

Food: 34.48%

— C H RI STIA N A NTI - LG BT ACTIVIST AND CONFES SED C H I L D M O L ESTE R J O S H DUGGAR ADMIT TING TO A P O RNO G R A PH Y A D D I CTI O N A N D SERIA L IN F IDELIT Y IN THE WA KE O F THE ASHLE Y MA D I SO N DATA L E A K .

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Number of public mass shooters in the Philippines since 1966, the second highest in the world after the U.S.

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Number of homicides by guns in the U.S., the fifth-highest in the world behind Brazil, Columbia, Mexico and Venezuela

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