August 2013 by Valley Press (Hagerman Valley Press)

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INSIDE: August Calendar Raise the Roof Fundraiser A Gourmet Pursuit With Chef Mike Johnson Showing Up: Drought-Tolerant Gardening National Fish Hatchery Anniversary First Annual Basque Heritage Day Affordable Health Care Act Free Seminar on Dizziness and Vertigo Thousand Springs Art Festival moves to Malad Gorge State Park CSI North Side Center Classes Mail Bag Getting Fresh in the Kitchen: Fair Food! Gooding County Fair Schedule Glenns Ferry Art and Music Event Savor Southern Idaho Event Request for Book Reviews

August 2013

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August 2013 Hagerman Valley Press

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Tasting Room Grand Opening!

We’re all hoping that August turns out to be less of a scorcher than July was, but that’s asking for a lot. So, we’ll stay hydrated, wear hats, and stick to the shade if we can.

Thursday, August 1st 7-9 pm

On Thursday, August 1st we can enjoy the Tasting Room Grand Opening from 7-9 pm at Thousand Springs Winery / Bed & Breakfast, south of Hagerman on Hwy. 30. Ribbon cutting at 7! Head to Shoshone for Basque Heritage Day on August 3rd. On August 10th there are two events in Hagerman. From 5-7 pm try some appetizers prepared by Chef Jane Deal at the Thousand Springs Culinary Center inside Country Elegance on State Street (be sure to reserve a spot by August 8th). Then head over to the city park for the ‘Raise the Roof’ fundraiser; dinner, auction, golf and live music. Head to Twin Falls on the 15th for Savor Southern Idaho.

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‘Raise the Roof’ Fundraiser August 10th 5-10 pm Hagerman’s Coltharp Park

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Pulled Pork BBQ Dinner by Coates Catering $15/person or $40/family. Dinner: 5-8 pm, Live auction 7-8 pm, Live Music 8-10 pm Golf competition: Hole in One /closest to the pin (3 tries for $5.)

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In our lives we meet a lot of people, but not many change the direction of our lives. For many Krista Merrill was that person, she either helped us discover our love for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) or assisted in achieving our goals in the EMS field. Whichever the case, there are many of us serving in the emergency medical services through the Magic Valley from professional paramedics, EMTs to all the volunteer EMTs and first responders. Some of us don’t know whether to thank her or blame her. Either way we citizens that have received these services thank her a thousand times over for having this influence over so many of our lives. Krista is a resident of Hagerman. In 1987 she became an EMT and started serving the community, not only as an EMT but as the director of the Quick Response Service. The service established a very high level of care for the citizens of the Hagerman Valley under her direction and the service still strives to continue this precedent of care that she has set. In 1998 Krista began working at Gooding County EMS as an EMT, then as an Advanced EMT. In time she became the EMS Director and began to improve the EMS services in all the communities just as she had in Hagerman. To improve the level of care our rural communities needed, Krista wanted to add more skills to the EMT scope of practice. She spent hours working with the Medical Directors and ER doctors writing an Expanded Scope that she could present to the Idaho State Board of Physicians. With many more hours than required as director, and most of those on her own time, she achieved her goal and as a result the county ambulance service added basic medications; medications that would save lives. In part, because of Krista’s vision, determination and the success of this program in Gooding County, it is now the new required level of care for basic EMTs throughout the state of Idaho. Krista’s biggest impact on the EMS services was as an educator. She taught countless students in First Responder, Basic EMT and Advanced EMT classes. Many of her students moved on to careers as EMTs, Fire Fighters, Paramedics, Flight nurses, ER nurses, and Physicians Assistants, and many others serve their communities as volunteer EMTs. As an EMS instructor, Krista has directly or indirectly influenced every EMS service in the Magic Valley. In fact, all the current fire chiefs serving communities in Gooding County started in one of her classes. Krista’s influence resulted in some of her students and employees becoming EMS instructors. It would be impossible to count the lives that Krista has directly or indirectly affected. If you live in the Magic Valley and have received Emergency medical services, chances are you need to thank her. Krista lost her husband, Royce Merrill, to cancer in 2006. Last year she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is putting up a good fight but it is an expensive fight. Being the one that is used to giving help not receiving it, she wouldn’t ask, so we are just doing. Her house needs a new roof so we are “Raising the Roof”, August 10th in the Hagerman city park with dinner, live music, and an auction. Events start with dinner served 5-8pm, auction 7-8pm, music 8-10pm, Golfing competition closest to the pin,hole in one. We are asking for your help by buying a dinner ticket, donating cash, playing golf, or buying/donating auction items. Thank you, Luanne Coates Contacts: Luanne Coates (208) 539-4740, Kris Pothier (208) 590-1839, KJ Coates (208) 308-1353.

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August Calendar 1: Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting: Thousand Springs Winery Tasting Room 7-9 pm - Ribbon cutting at 7 pm. 3: First Annual Basque Heritage Day in Shoshone, Idaho 3: First Saturday Parking Lot sale at Country Elegance - spaces available 10: Appetizers by Chef Jane Deal @ Country Elegance in Hagerman 5-7 pm 10: Raise the Roof fundraiser in Hagerman @ Coltharp Park 5-10 pm 12: Free seminar on vertigo @ Hagerman Senior Center, 11:30 am 15: Savor Southern Idaho, 6-8 pm, @ Canyon Crest in Twin Falls 15-16-17 PRCA Rodeo at Gooding Fairgrounds, 8pm nightly 17: Glenns Ferry Historical Museum Art show - music by Pinto Bennett 23: Community Supper, Music at 8th St. Center for Peace in Buhl 5-7 pm

SEPTEMBER: 7: Food tasting @ Thousand Springs Culinary Center 20/21: Blast in the Grass Car Show in Hagerman 28/29: Thousand Springs Art Festival at Malad Gorge State Park

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A Gourmet Pursuit with Chef Mike Johnson by Melissa Leija

Part One

Chef Mike Johnson, the culinary arts instructor at the College of Southern Idaho, is preparing students for successful careers in Culinary Arts and Food Service. He teaches in the classroom and in the kitchen in chef’s clothing, a crisp white double breasted chef coat and gray checkered pants. In the classroom, with a cup of steaming coffee on hand, Chef Mike informed the students about the menu that they would be serving for lunch. The Desert Café is operated by culinary, hospitality, and pastry students at the College of Southern Idaho. Chef Mike shares some of his wisdom with his students each class when he teaches them how to make entrees, salads, and desserts. The students prepare meals in a kitchen equipped with stainless steel appliances, where they work diligently to prepare ingredients. Chef Mike is the kitchen’s coach guiding and coordinating the team to ensure the students get orders efficiently to customers who enjoy their tasty creations at the Desert Café. Chef Mike is light hearted and often smiling. It is clear that he is happy working with his students. He also seems focused and determined as he walks swiftly between the kitchen and classroom efficiently working through his busy schedule. Chef Mike asked the students if they knew anything about a classic bistro sandwich, called a Croque Madame. The student with smart phones “googled” the word and found that “It’s a sandwich,” said one of the students followed by a ripple of laughter. Chef Mike explained that a Croque Madame is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich with aged cheese like Gruéyre topped with a fried or poached egg making it a “killer sandwich.” Each part of the menu that Chef Mike described sounded delicious. Chef Mike is a knowledgeable teacher because he has had years of experience in the food industry in Idaho along with a Business Degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. Chef Mike and his family moved from Los Angeles to Hagerman in 1976 and opened up a grocery store. Chef Mike and his family owned the grocery store for 20 years where he learned how to be a baker at the stores bakery. Chef Mike learned to bake from scratch and from mixes to create donuts, breads and cakes among many other things that go along with operating a grocery store. After closing the store down, Chef Mike spoke to Gene Loranger, a musician and instructor at CSI, and Chef Kirt Martin, Chef and owner of the Snake River Grill in Hagerman. Loranger and Martin helped Chef Mike to realize what he really wanted to do was to cook. Larry Motzner, the former culinary arts instructor at the College of Southern Idaho, became an important mentor to Chef Mike as he worked trough earning his degree in Culinary Arts. Chef Mike began by working at a little café for a summer in Stanley. Then he opened up Molly’s Bagel Bakery when they were just starting out and he was one of their first bakers. Chef Mike also worked at Rock Creek preparing steaks and after that Blue Lakes Country Club. When he was working at Blue Lakes Country Club, CSI contacted him and asking him to teach culinary arts because they were looking for someone to replace the previous instructor. Chef Mike gave it a try and now he has been teaching for about 12 years. The culinary program has grown since Chef Mike started teaching. When he started, the program had a total of eight students and now between the 1st and 2nd year there are about 40 students. One accomplishment that Chef Mike is most proud of is how well the students have done at the Skills USA competition. He has had students compete at nationals in Kansas six times and they have placed as high as seventh at nationals. The competitors in the culinary arts competition compete in a six hour competition in which they are judged on skills including technical, menu design, knife, and meat fabrication skills. The students are also evaluated on their ability to prepare entrees and salads along with plate presentation and taste. “I really enjoy when students have ah-ha moments. Yah now I see, now I get it. That’s really exciting that’s what I find most enjoyable about teaching.” Chef Mike acknowledged that much of the work as a cook is repetitive, physical work and that a characteristic of a good chef is one who has passion, commitment and a desire to make people happy. He also explains that some people have a hard time transitioning from being a cook to becoming a chef because they need to develop a business sense and organizational skills. He also emphasizes that, “A person could be a fantastic cook but to be a chef you have to be a business person to understand the money side of it. No one is going to let you cook just for putting out good food but someone is going to have to make a profit from it.” Chef Mike is not only knowledgeable about the business side of being a chef but he also makes delicious food. In one of the classrooms, a large orange poster covers the wall with thank you’s to Chef Mike. “Thank you so much for the delicious food. You were fantastic at camp and fantastic at campus, E.S.” “Thank you for cooking the wonderful food! I was happy to see the vegetarian option available. Thanks for all you did for us this weekend, D.L.” All of the thank you’s echoed Chef Mike’s ability to make others happy with culinary arts. Culinary arts along with Chef Mike’s courses are influenced by many cuisines especially French cuisine. This is evident in Chef Mike’s references to French titles to positions in the kitchen like the garde manger, pantry supervisor, and saucier or sauce cook. His vocabulary is rich with foreign sounding foods like vichyssoise (vish-ē-swäz´) a pureed leek potato soup, and vegemite, an Australian yeast extract paste. Chef Mike’s specialty is his use of fresh ingredients, fresh herbs and really good ingredients like fresh ground pepper, sea salt, Kosher salt and nothing packaged. ---continued next month---

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NOURISH ME health food market & cafe in Ketchum Julie Johnson is holding nutrition classes on Mondays, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Call for details. (208) 928-7604 151 N. Main, Ketchum,ID Classes will provide information on basic nutrition and digestion. Julie will discuss such hot topics as how the body uses essential fatty acids and probiotics. Her philosophy is that we all need to eat nutrient dense rich foods such as what our ancestors ate. It is more complicated these days with all the artificial, isolated, fractionalized molecules, food additives, fortifications, pesticides, hormones, and of course the final blow; GMOs.

New Online Local Food System

Direct Local Food is a new Idaho company that just launched it’s website to food producers and wholesale buyers in Idaho. Their mission is to grow the wholesale market for local food by making it easier for buyers to search for and order local products. Our customers are the food producers and the wholesale buyers (specifically grocers, chefs, and restaurants) that buy and sell local food. The site is designed for food producers who do their own distribution and the wholesale buyers who source locally. We plan to offer Direct Local Food on a membership basis with no commission on sales. We’re offering a one-year complimentary trial membership to members who sign up before August 1st, 2013. After that, we expect to charge $250/year or $100/ month, with 90-day trial memberships available. Please email Direct Local Food’s founder, Christina McAlpin, or Sales Director, Nate Chase, at Christina@directlocalfood.com or Nate@directlocalfood.com 208-991-0175. www.directlocalfood.com.

Drought-Tolerant Gardening This summer has been brutally hot and dry. Showing up to the reality that southern Idaho is a desert, I’m in the midst of a multi-year experiment in drought-tolerant gardening, playing in two small unirrigated patches of the yard with plants which don’t mind only ten to twelve inches of water a year. High and Dry, gardening with cold-hardy dryland plants by Robert Nold, is a great resource (however, the author is from Denver; despite a similar annual precipitation, his summers are moister than ours and his winters less so, so I take what he says with a grain of salt). You have to love an author who says bluntly “Though some garden writers, not to mention those who write plant descriptions in nursery catalogs, tend to use the word ‘drought’ with utter abandon, making it difficult to know exactly how much water a plant really requires, I will stick to the most rigid and easily understood definition of drought. ‘Drought’ means absence of rain.” He then describes his garden, which receives no supplemental irrigation, and is very honest in saying that “The native plants mentioned in this book will tolerate drought, but they rebel against total drought lasting for months on end...a planting of nothing but native plants may begin to fail in a year that brings less than one inch of precipitation. There is nothing morally wrong with watering the garden in times of extreme duress, though I don’t do this. I do lose plants, though, which is something you may want to think about if you decide not to water too.” He goes on to say “At the height of summer, large cracks may appear in the soil (I think these add character), and some of the more particular plants may be shrunken, shriveled clumps. The neighbors may talk. (They’re the ones with the high water bills.)” Mr. Nold’s appropriately dry humor is a delight to read. He says about Rhamnus (buckthorn): “A number of buckthorns are native to our area; these are apparently plants of interest to native plant gardeners, but not to me. I once grew Rhamnus smithii, a six-foot deciduous shrub with glossy green leaves, tiny white flowers, and black fruit. It died, and the place where it grew is now bare dirt, which is more interesting”. But he can also wax rhapsodic over plants native to Hagerman such as Stanleya (prince’s plume, which grows well in my dry garden) and further afield, like Fallugia (Apache plume, which I first met in Arizona and also thrives here). The book includes sections on perennials and annuals, bulbs, grasses, rock garden plants, cacti, shrubs and trees, with brief and pithy descriptive paragraphs plus photographs of the plants he describes. My eyes sometimes glaze over at some of the technical descriptions, but just then he’ll drop in a zinger (“Calylophus serrulatus...seeded about so viciously that when the last plant was ripped out I uttered a cry of triumph heard throughout the state.”) and hook me again. An equally inspiring, and less technical, reference is Lauren Springer’s classic The Undaunted Garden. I drool over her evocative plant descriptions and lush photographs, and enjoy her easy-reading tales of the trials and tribulations of gardening in arid western climates. Her definition of an undaunted garden is one where “the plants are ideally situated to their conditions.” In southern Idaho, those conditions may well be alkaline soil, caliche, winters that can be cold and wet (or not) and long, hot, dry summers, brutal wind, and stiff competition from agricultural weeds like bindweed and cheatgrass. These are not delphinium conditions, and much as I love delphiniums (which love a mild British Isles climate), I’m enjoying finding plants that thrive here with little fuss and bother. This year has been a harsh test, and I’m pleased to report that prince’s plume, Apache plume, Missouri evening primrose, chocolate flower, several kinds of fleabanes, and sulfur buckwheat are going strong. I’ve been coddling the penstemons with every-couple-ofweeks waterings. The summer-dormant wild tulips and fall-blooming saffron crocus love summer-dry soil, so they’re happy as clams. I wish I were too, but after weeks of unremitting heat, I find myself wilting like a delphinium in the desert, and am happy to stay indoors with a bowlful of frozen grapes and a good gardening book. Chris is practicing Showing Up from her micro-farm in Boise, and is enjoying showing up in her old Hagerman stomping grounds more often these days. Welcome to Hagerman! This sign greets visitors on Hwy. 30 at the north end of town.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service HAGERMAN NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY 80th Anniversary Celebration September 14th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tours - Free BBQ - Games - Activities The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hagerman National Fish Hatchery (Hatchery), will be celebrating its 80th year in the Hagerman Valley on Saturday, September 14th, 2013 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This event will highlight the history of the Hatchery’s role in conservation and the community while providing a family-friendly atmosphere with a free BBQ, games, activities, hatchery tours, education, and our mascot, Sammy-theSalmon. For more information, and to inquire about a booth for your community organization, call (208) 837-4896. The event is being held at the Hagerman National Fish Hatchery, 3059-D National Fish Hatchery Road in Hagerman, ID.

1st Annual Lincoln County Basque Heritage Day August 3rd 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lincoln County Fairgrounds The Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce and the Ben Oneida Family from Shoshone are hosting the 1st Annual Lincoln County Basque Heritage Day to be held on Saturday, August 3rd at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds (201 South Beverly Street) in Shoshone. The event begins at 11:00 AM and goes till 6:00 PM. The event will feature sheep camps and photo displays from the Lincoln County area. There will also be food, vendors and Basque items for sale. At 1:00 pm David Lachiondo from the Idaho Humanities Council will be speaking about the Basque history and music. Wondering who Basques are? David will give you a vision of who the Basques are and what they did and what kind of music they played. This is free to the public and will be held in the Lincoln County Community Center located on the Fairgrounds. Starting 6:30 PM the documentary film “Basques in the West” which features local Lincoln County landmarks and Basque families will be shown. An Evening of Basque Music and History - Victor Hugo once responded to the question “Who are the Basques” by saying, “The people who sing and dance at the foot of the Pyrenees”. While recognizing the subjectivity of this definition, interaction with Basques through cultural events has been the entry point for many who seek to understand this unique culture. This program would combine elements of Basque music using instruments such as the accordion, txistu (Basque flute) and tambourine (pandero) to illustrate the different Basque musical traditions. In addition to traditional fandangos (jotas) arin-arins (porrusaldas) and bribilketas (serpentine Basque street dances) there will be sea ballads, children’s songs and lullabies as well as a variety of work songs. In addition to the main presenter, Dave Lachiondo, other Basque musicians may join in to enhance the listening experience. The documentary intends to feature the Basque people, what they have done to add culture and vitality to the west, the sheep industry, and the central tension they face with keeping with their traditions and adapting to the modern world. Donations will be accepted for the viewing of the documentary at the door of the Community Center, located on the fairgrounds. The Lincoln County Chamber and the Oneida family are bringing this event to Shoshone to make locals aware of the rich Basque history in Lincoln County. If you have a sheep camp, would like to have a display or would like to be a vendor, contact Kathy Oneida 208-886-2948 or Rachel Oneida at 208490-1567. www.lincolncountychamber.org/basque-heritage-day.html

The Affordable Health Care Act by Ray Rogers, C.P.A., M.B.A.

President Barack Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act hereinafter referred to as Obama Care has been scheduled to begin to take effect this year. I have been examining this for sometime now and don’t really know the full extent of the ramifications and what’s more, I don’t think Mr.Obama nor his administration does either. It has already affected Medicare recipients who have diabetes. As of July 2013, Medicare recipients who have diabetes have had their testing supplies reimbursement cut by nearly 70% and local pharmacies can no longer mail supplies to their customers, while large mail order pharmacies can continue mailing supplies. This means two things for the diabetic; 1) You will have to use the cheaper, less reliable testing meters and strips or cover the nearly 40% that Medicare no longer covers and 2) If you have been having your local pharmacy mail your testing supplies you will now have to pick them up yourself. Check with your pharmacist. Now to health insurance. Obama Care mandates that any employer with 50 or more employees provide health insurance to their employees or face a fine; and not just any health insurance, but insurance plans approved by the Health Care Act. As I currently understand it this means that if your employer has been providing a premium insurance plan for you, you will no longer be able to have that insurance plan. However at this point all this is moot because the Obama administration has postponed the implementation for employers for one year until 2014. They have not however postponed the individual mandate so if you provide your own health insurance you still must have an approved health insurance plan by 2013 or face fines and penalties. If you think this is heavy handed and confusing put yourself in the position of the health care provider. The health care providers will only be able to charge fees dictated by Obama Care rate schedules, much the same as Medicare now does except this will be across the board for all patients. I do not know how the fee schedule will be set; whether there will be regional allowances or if they will be uniform across the country. All of this will be administered by new IRS personnel now being hired. I have given a very brief overview of a very small portion of a sweeping legislative act that is many thousands of pages long. The thing for you, the reader, to take away from this article is that if you are an employer you have one more year to implement. If you are an individual you have until the end of this year. As Nancy Pelosi said “We have to pass it to find out what is in it”. Well it passed and we still don’t know what is in it. And by the way, mid-term elections are just around the corner. Be sure and thank those responsible. Ray Rogers is a Certified Public Accountant and lives in Gooding, Idaho. Contact him at (208)595-4621 for tax preparation and debt counseling services.

(208) 837-4822 17940 US Highway 30, Hagerman, ID 83332 www.billingsleycreeklodge.com College of Southern Idaho NORTH SIDE CENTER 202 14th Avenue East, Gooding, ID 83330 (208) 934-8678 The North Side Center is offering FREE Compass Prep workshops to help prepare you for the Compass Test, the placement test required for degreeseeking students. Find out when and where to take the Compass, what the scores mean, and tips on preparing for the test. Free! The next workshop is 5-9 p.m., Tuesday August 13, in Room 5 at the North Side Center. To reserve your seat contact: Carla Wherry @ 732-6525. Upcoming Community Education courses are: Golf for Adults 5:30-6:45 p.m., Wed., August 7 to 21 Gooding Golf Course $75 Intro to Conceal and Carry 7-9 p.m., Tues., Thurs., August 20 & 22 Sat., 1-5 p.m. August 24 North Side Center, Gooding Students must be 21 to participate $75 College for Kids Science Camp – Young Inventors Grades 2 to 7 2-4 p.m., Tues., Wed., Thurs., July 30 to Aug. 1 North Side Center, Gooding $30 College for Kids Flower Cookies Ages 7 to 11 10:30 a.m.-noon, Sat., August 10 North Side Center, Gooding $15 plus $5 fee to instructor For more information, go to www.csi.edu/northside, or contact us by calling 934-8678 or e-mailing us at northsidecenter@csi.edu.

FREE SEMINAR Sponsored by North Canyon Medical Center Dizziness, Vertigo and Balance Problems Monday, August 12th 11:30 a.m. Hagerman Senior Center 140 East Lake, Hagerman, ID Guest Speaker: Jonathan Jackson, DPT

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If you suffer from dizziness, vertigo or balance problems, please join us for this free community education seminar. Our Doctor of Physical Therapy, Jonathan Jackson, will provide information on the causes of dizziness and how physical therapy can help certain types of dizziness. For more information, please call Shellie at North Canyon Medical Center; 934-9884.

Mail Bag

Thousand Springs Festival Changes Venue Saturday, Sept. 28th 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday, Sept. 29th

Fireworks Event Committee Formed This year the Hagerman Chamber of Commerce sponsored an event for the residents of the Hagerman Valley and surrounding areas. The Army Band from Boise presented a musical concert, followed by an amazing display of fireworks in our city park. The local Senior Center offered a picnic dinner and there were other food vendors in the park. We held the event on the weekend before July 4th, so that we would not be competing with existing celebrations. This event was well received by the hundreds who attended and the Chamber has received countless requests that the evening be repeated next year. The Chamber does not have the funds to repeat the affair. We anticipate the cost to provide the fireworks and entertainment at $7,000 to $10,000. We are soliciting businesses and individuals to come together and fund another entertainment and fireworks evening in the Hagerman City Park next year. All donations will be greatly appreciated, however because of the cost, we are appealing to everyone to be generous in your support of this community event. Donations may be sent to: Hagerman Valley Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 599, Hagerman, Idaho 83332 Sincerely, Chamber Fireworks Event Committee

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The breathtaking Malad Gorge State Park is the new venue for the 21st annual Thousand Springs Festival! The show will be held in a large grassy park with mature shade trees. Meander through the artisan booths, take in history and info booths while kids enjoy activities like painting a pumpkin! Live entertainment from around the region both days along with a variety of beverage and food. Relax in the shady beer and wine garden while listening to some great tunes. Take a break from the show and walk one of the scenic pathways to stunning overlooks which include the Devil’s Punchbowl, a swirling cauldron of white water plunging through the narrow cliffs of the gorge. The festival has something for everyone with a full day of relaxation, beauty and entertainment. Plan to come and spend the day with us at one of fall’s great events! Geri Omohundro - Volunteer The Thousand Springs Festival is a festival of the arts featuring artisans, craftsmen, musicians, activities and exhibits from the area. All proceeds benefit the Southern Idaho Land Trust. The Thousand Springs Festival of the Arts is the primary fundraiser for the Southern Idaho Land Trust, which is a conservation group that promotes and oversees conservation easements for ranches and farms in southern Idaho. The mission is to promote open space for the enjoyment of present and future generations. Contact Rich Carlson at info@ThousandSpringsFestival.org or 208-3522092. Southern Idaho Land Trust, PO Box 2544, Twin Falls, ID 83303-2544. www.ThousandSpringsFestival.org Facebook:Thousand Springs Festival

Soldier Mountain Summerfest Thank You It was the perfect day for a show: Idaho Blue skies, big clouds and big sounds. Thank you to all of the friends of Soldier Mountain who participated in our first Summerfest festival. Because of you it was a great success and there will be many more to come. For those of you who missed the show, please plan to attend next year. - Valerie Metzger

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The Yearly Food-A-Fair

Kenny Hagerman (208)539-9713

It’s almost time, everybody! The county fairs will be here soon, with carnivals,rides, roller-coasters and barns filled with pigs, cattle,sheep and goats. There is a little bit of something at the fair for everyone. This will probably not be a terrible shock to anyone but my favorite part is the FOOD! My first stop at the fair, no matter what time of day or hour of arrival, is the foot-long corn dog shack. Any other time of year this would be completely off limits in my book, with almost a hint of judgement. In my mind I might even be saying, “How could anyone eat something like that?” After pulling into the unpaved parking areas, life’s regular food regulations are left and locked in the car. Limitations will return after the county fair is over. I find my corn dog and a lovely glass of fresh lemonade and I am at one with my “inner fair goer”. I guess you could call it Fair Zen. After reviewing the latest creations at local fairs around the country, I am starting to realize that I am “fairly” normal in choosing a corn dog as my weapon of choice in combatting any kind of nutritious food for the day. One of the city fairs listed online had a booth called “Bacon A-Fair”. Their menu included chocolate covered bacon and deep-fried butter. Choices from other booths included cheesy bacon bombs, frosting shots, bacon beer, buffalo chicken fry bread and creme puffs on a stick. How about some new alternatives in the deep-fried category all together including, fried Spam and Reese’s peanut butter cups? The pictures showed a serving of deep-fried cereal which gave you the choice of fried Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Trix cereals. The only words I could think of to describe these creations were “brilliantly horrible”. My friend, Sally, shares my love for these once a year binges. She was reading the newspaper in her area and was intrigued by a new item called, “Pig in a Poke Parfait Cup”. This dish is layered in a plastic cup like an ice cream sundae, except the layers are pork , mashed potatoes and barbecue sauce. Sally said she wasn’t sure if she would try this one but would definitely be partaking in a grilled mac-n-cheese sandwich. My other pals on Facebook seemed to be a little more traditional in their “fair fare”. Pam likes funnel cakes, Judy’s choice is mini-doughnuts and Carol prefers “Steak-on-a-Stick”. Treats can be a little more expensive at these type of events. Alana said she nearly choked on her cotton candy when her husband, Steve, walked up with two cobs of corn (on a stick of course) for eight dollars! Alana also added deep fried Kool-aid and sloppy joe’s served on a glazed doughnut to our list of delicacies. If you are feeling guilty about this whole fair affair, don’t. It’s not like the holidays which last for several weeks. It’s just one day a year. I’m going to attempt to sway from my normal corn dog menu this year and see if I can try some of these new foods. I hope you will too. Cookie dough on a stick anyone? I’d give you a recipe this month but I don’t believe any fair food should be created at home! If you have just been to the county fair I would recommend fasting for the next three days, as you have just ingested enough calories for a week.

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Call for registration information & references. Director: Wendy Willet 321 East Ave. North, Hagerman 2013 Gooding County Fair Schedule Monday, August 12 • 9am-9pm-Entries open for Open Class Items Tuesday, August 13 • 5:00 pm—9:00 pm Enter Flowers Wednesday, August 14 • 7:00 pm—Parade 9:00 pm—Barrel Racing Slack • Family Night at the Carnival—$1 rides Thursday, August 15 • 8:00 am—Enter Field Crops • 7:45 pm—Rodeo Interviews, Andy James Arena • 8:00 pm—PRCA Rodeo - Family night at the rodeo 10:00 pm—Jason Lugo Band, Chute 7 Friday , August 16 • 10:00 am—Registration for Rodeo Reunion • 11:00 am—Tough Enough to Wear Pink Luncheon 7:45 pm—Rodeo Interview, Andy James Arena • 8:00 pm—PRCA Rodeo—Tough Enough to Wear Pink night • 10:00 pm—Jason Logo, Chute 7 Saturday , August 17 • 10:00 am—4-H/FFA LIVESTOCK SALE • 12 noon—Rodeo Reunion Dinner & Presentations • 7:45 pm—Rodeo Interview, Andy James Arena • 8:00 pm—PRCA Rodeo—4-H Buyer Appreciation Night • 10:00 pm—Jason Logo Band, Chute 7 Sunday, August 18 9:00-11:00 am—Pick-up exhibits and premium checks if you have NOT already done so.

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Live, Eat, Local By: Mary Keating mm@mkeat.com

When one thinks of Idaho cuisine, the famous russet potato quickly comes to mind, but while the humble tuber certainly has put Idaho on the map, there is so much more Idaho fare to be dished up and poured. From the tremendous variety of fish and farm animals, vegetables and grains and other products grown and harvested in the Gem State, it perhaps is more accurate to say that Idaho cuisine has a rich history of bringing the field, farm, stream and vine to the table. According to the experts, buying local is better. Local foods are fresher and taste better than food shipped long distances from other states or from other countries. In fact, local farmers can offer produce varieties bred for taste and freshness rather than for shipping and long shelf life. Considering that most produce in the U.S. is picked 4 to 7 days before being placed on supermarket shelves, and is shipped an average of 1500 miles before being sold, it is easy to see why many transported foods lose flavor and appeal. If you are new to the ‘eat fresh, eat local’ trend or want to learn more, consider picking up a copy of Live, Eat, Local, Idaho Recipes for All Seasons. The cookbook, authored by Jane Deal, chef, and the Idaho Department of Agriculture, is a compilation of the best Idaho has to offer. “When I co-owned a restaurant, Ein Tisch, in Hagerman, many customers brought us samples of their products and we incorporated them into our weekly menus,” Deal said. “I was amazed by the variety and quality of food this area has to offer.” When Deal moved on from the restaurant business, she set her sight on writing a cookbook using local Idaho products. But she wanted it to be more than just a cookbook; she wanted to share the stories of the producers and farmers who worked the farms, fields and streams. Last year, in concert with the Idaho Department of Agriculture, her dream came to reality. The cookbook is filled with recipes organized by season, tips on the best the best ways to prepare and enjoy Idaho’s bounty and background stories that tell the tale behind Idaho’s products. “I love to share recipes and techniques that help people become more aware of what the state of Idaho has to offer,” Deal said. “I am also excited to again be invited to serve as a chef for Savor Southern Idaho, the annual event that celebrates Idaho’s robust history with the land.”

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SAVOR SOUTHERN IDAHO AUGUST 15 6-8 pm Canyon Crest, Twin Falls Deal along with other local chefs will come together for the annual Savor Southern Idaho event. Using local products, they will create unforgettable dishes. Their tasting sized portions will be paired with some of Idaho’s finest wines and top-notch brews. Savor Southern Idaho is an opportunity to savor some of the very the best from field, farm, stream and vine. The evening’s festivities will include live jazz, both a silent and live auction and delicious dishes. The fourth annual Savor Southern Idaho will be held from 6-8 on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the Canyon Crest restaurant in Twin Falls, ID. Tickets are $25 each or $40 per couple and can be purchased at the Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce or online at visitsouthidaho.com. All proceeds from the event benefit Southern Idaho Tourism, a not for profit organization. The Gem State is a region ripe with farmlands, swimming with trout and sturgeon, abundant in cattle and overflowing with hospitality. Enjoy the best of Idaho’s bounty and Live, Eat, Local. Mary Keating is a monthly contributor to the Family Living Magazine, a national and state award-winning feature writer, a wife and mother. Find her at marykeating.com or on Facebook.

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Edward Jones Announces New Financial Advisor for Gooding, Idaho The financial services firm Edward Jones has hired Jason Neil as the new financial advisor for the Gooding, Idaho branch office located at 442 Main Street. “We’re very proud to have Jason represent us in Gooding,” said Jim Weddle, the firm’s managing partner. “The people of this community have grown to rely on our firm for their investment needs, and I am confident Jason will continue our outstanding tradition by providing one-on-one service.” Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm’s business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. The firm’s 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals -- from college savings to retirement -- and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-toface relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today. In January 2013, for the 14th year, Edward Jones was named one of the best companies to work for by FORTUNE Magazine in its annual listing. The firm ranked No. 8 overall. These 14 FORTUNE rankings include 10 top-10 finishes, consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003, and consecutive No. 2 rankings in 2009 and 2010. FORTUNE and Time Inc. are not affiliated with and do not endorse products or services of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is headquartered in St. Louis. The Edward Jones website is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting website is www.careers. edwardjones.com. Member SIPC.

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