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December 2013 ~One Copy Free ~ Volume 2, No. 12
Hagerman
Bird Festival February 14-16, 2014 During the winter months, Hagerman Valley and surrounding areas play host to tens of thousands of water‐
fowl. In addi�on, bald eagles strike spectacular poses in co�onwood roosts, trumpeter and tundra swans grace‐ fully dot hidden ponds, and there always seems to be a rare bird or two in the area to excite us all. Join us for a weekend of birding fun, educa�on, and camaraderie. Fes�val ac�vi�es will include beginning and advanced bird trips led by experienced birders, interac�ve workshops, youth ac�vi�es, and keynote presenta�ons.
Where: When: Contact: Email: Website: Facebook:
Celebrating the Diversity of Winter Birds
Hagerman, Idaho Date February 14 – 16, 2014 Delores Smith, Festival Coordinator hagermanbirdfestival@gmail.com www.HagermanBird.com www.facebook.com/HagermanBirdFestival
Registration fee is $50/adult and $25/ child up to 16 years old. Fee includes: Your choices of workshops and eld trips, meals, social and banquet events. (River Boat Birding Trip is an addi�onal fee of $20 per person)
How to register: Go online at www.HagermanBird.com; or request a registra�on form by emailing hagermanbirdfes�val@gmail.com; or call us at 208‐352‐3175, or write PO Box 503; Hagerman, ID 83301
Photos by Wallace Keck
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Country Elegance
Volume 2, #12
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The cold temperatures early this month had us outside breaking ice in water troughs, which led us to quickly setting up tank heaters in the various goat and horse pens. The laying hens get a bucket of hot water in the mornings, and they’ll soon have a cozy little heat lamp hanging in the henhouse. I’ve seen what a rooster’s frozen comb looks like, and I don’t want to ‘go there’ again. The twenty-plus Boer does won’t kid until February, which means we may-or may not have to worry about frozen kid ears this winter. The day after Thanksgiving I received a call from a thankful advertiser; Carolyn Bloxham at Bloxham Certified Home here in Hagerman. She wanted to let me know that thanks to her ads in this paper, she has a ‘full house and a waiting list’. The January 2014 Hagerman Valley Press will be mailed to all boxes in the Hagerman and Bliss routes. Ad rates will be higher for this issue to cover the added expense, but we’ve had requests for this service and the value is there. Start thinking now about your January ads and please call or email to reserve a space in our January issue. Here’s wishing one and all a cozy and warm Christmas and holiday season, and a Happy New Year!
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6: Country Elegance Holiday Sip ‘n Shop 5-8pm 6: First Friday Dinner at the Gooding Basque Center 6-8 pm 6/7: Gooding Holiday Craft Show 7: Annual Craft Show at the Hagerman’s American Legion Hall 7: Pioneer Christmas & 25th Anniversary Celebration at Hagerman Fossil Beds 7: The Art of the Gift - Artists and Authors on the Rim in Twin Falls Art Center 7: Pearl Harbor Day 13: Country Elegance Holiday Sip ‘n Shop 5-8pm 13: Buhl Community Blood Drive 13: SANTA comes to Hagerman City Hall, 4-6pm, Bring cameras. 17: Full Moon 17: Bliss Schools Christmas Concert 18: Hagerman Schools Christmas Concert 20: Country Elegance Holiday Sip ‘n Shop 5-8pm 21: First Day of Winter 24: Christmas Eve 25: Christmas Day 31: New Year’s Eve
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Annual Craft Show at Hagerman Legion Hall Saturday, December 7 9 am to 4 pm Art - Crafts - Jewelry Gifts - Scarves & more Serving lunch: hamburgers, potato bar, beverages, & cookies Hagerman Legion Hall is across from the High School.This event is sponsored by the American Legion Auxilliary. Vendors, please contact Peggy Erwin at 837-4433. Raffle fundraiser- prizes supplied by vendors. Must be present to win. Fundraising efforts go towards go to girls’ state and/or veterans.
CORRECTION:
In the November 2013 issue of this paper, an article submitted by a reader incorrectly stated that the Gooding Basque Center would be closed for the winter- this is not correct. The Basque Center remains open, and is available to rent for special occasions. The December First Friday dinner is Dec. 6 from 6-8 pm. For more information please call Julie Cortabitarte Gough at (208) 308-5051.
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by Christina O’Brien ©2013 The Joy of Rot November, the last fling of autumn, is the perfect month to immerse oneself in rot – or at least the study of it. Gardens are more or less put to bed, most leaves have fallen, and much of the activity of the natural world has shifted to below one’s boots. Even though the landscape may look barren, the soil is teaming with microorganisms breaking down organic matter. Nature may take a thousand years or more to build an inch of topsoil (though I take that oft-quoted statistic with a grain of salt – the rate must vary immensely from flat grass-rich prairie to steep spruce mountainside). Composting takes the same process and speeds it up considerably. It’s possible in southern Idaho in the summer to go from vegetable scraps and grass clippings to finished compost in a month, though things work slower in the winter. Or, if you use the pile-it-and-leave-it method, compost may finish in two or three years. As with many good things in life, the more effort you put in, the quicker the results. A healthy compost pile has the right proportions of ‘ingredients’ (carbon-rich ‘browns’ and nitrogen-rich ‘greens’), the right amount of moisture, and plenty of air spaces to encourage aerobic (oxygen-loving) bacteria and other microscopic decomposers. Done right, the microorganisms will hop to it and in breaking down the pile will generate a lot of heat. A compost pile that’s really cranking can get up to 150 degrees in just a few days. This means that if you want results quickly, you need to pay attention to what you feed your pile, you may need to water it, and you will need to turn it frequently. A couple of years ago, Mike built two compost tumblers from stuff he had lying around. These are supposed to be the most efficient design, as every time you feed one you give it a quick spin, and voila in a month – finished compost. Not. At least not the way we used them. While the full one sat and ‘worked’ all summer, we fed the active one mostly kitchen scraps, didn’t monitor the moisture level in either one, and rarely took the time to spin them. Two weeks ago when I opened the one that had been ‘working’ all summer to spread its lush black finished compost on the garden, I found hard, dry clumps of half-rotted plant residue. Oops. So I dumped it out, dumped the contents from the active pile out, mixed them together with a bunch of leaves, added some chicken manure, and piled everything into one tumbler. This will ‘work’ over winter, as I monitor the moisture and spin it frequently, and theoretically we’ll have real compost next spring. The other tumbler is now the active one. I have a bag of leaves at the ready to mix in every time I add kitchen scraps, and I’m watching its moisture and spinning it every couple of days. Lo and behold - within two days of rebuilding the piles, they were steaming! Now, all I have to do is be diligent all winter. The tumblers are too small to hold all our garden debris and leaves, so I also built a – shall we say rustic – bin out of old pallets and baling twine, and am filling that up with layers of greens and browns as I clean up the garden. This one will probably be a colder pile, as I’m less likely to march out there with a pitchfork and turn it once a week, but it’ll eventually decompose. In addition, we have a worm bin under our kitchen sink, which produces fabulous vermicompost from a handful of coffee grounds, melon rinds, apple cores, etc. once a week. I needed to redo that too, as it had gotten pretty soggy this fall. Last week I extracted about a half bushel of vermicompost and added a gallon or so of shredded newspaper as fresh bedding, and the worms look much happier. All the houseplants look happy too; they’re all set for the winter with a few handsfuls of vermicompost added to their potting soil. Having built up quite a head of steam over the month, I was delighted to nab the last spot in this fall’s Master Composter class run by the county extension service. We’ll get some book-learning, but we’ll also be split into two teams. Each team will build and maintain a compost pile over the winter, and whoever gets finished compost first wins. I can’t wait! 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.
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Oh I remember! That was the “Year of the .......
Predicting a title for my Thanksgiving this year seemed pretty farfetched. This was going to be the year we would scale things down a bit for Thanksgiving and a discussion regarding cooking a chicken instead of a turkey occurred. Sandy, my step-mother, mentioned the possibility of staying in our pajamas all day, since it was going to be just the two of us plus Dad. Maybe it would be, “The Pajama-Chicken Party Year”. Alas, I had forgotten the major holiday name-giving rule: Section 1AA.9 of The Holiday Title Rule Book states, “Holidays with any significant independent title can only be identified by title AFTER an incident has occurred during the specific gathering.” Pajamas turned out to be of minor importance when this year’s Thanksgiving came to a close. My father vetoed the proposed chicken idea and our day started off as usual. Sandy was busy making her wonderful jalapeno cranberry sauce. It’s made with fresh cranberries, jalapeno peppers and oranges. It’s always very refreshing and stands up to the richness of the other dishes. I started to work on the dressing so we could stuff the turkey. I persuaded my dad to get our bird in the oven early. He had been working on his “turkey skin treatments”. He sets the turkey out ahead of time and places an electric fan in front of it to dry out the skin. This is his turkey version of “Peking Duck”. The skin is always crunchy and delicious and I have a very hard time keeping my hands off it, hence.... the reason I pushed for an earlier oven entrance. We were about half way through the cooking process with our bird when we decided to baste him for the third time. My dad was having a hard time filling up the turkey baster with enough juice to cover the top of the turkey. So I, Daddy’s little helper, grabbed the baster and filled it to the top with hot drippings from the roasting pan. I pressed on the end and all the boiling juices shot past the pan and directly on to my father’s arm. Things seemed to go into slow motion at that point. I think the word, “Noooooooo!” came out of my mouth as I watched my father’s eyes get bigger and bigger and then a scream came out of as the juices finally hit his skin. We ran to the sink and started running cold water on his arm as we both yelled.... continuing somehow in slow motion. Dad did receive a burn but was kind enough to laugh and re-enact the altercation several times with me that day. We now officially proclaim Thanksgiving 2013 as “The Year Dad was Basted”. Turkey incidents and accidents seemed to be a common occurrence when I talked with friends and family. Alex’s aunt had placed the turkey in the sink and turned her back on it for a moment. Unfortunately, the garbage disposal decided to back-up while the dishwasher was running. She turned around to see her turkey sitting in a sink full of dirty water and food particles, and so that holiday was named “The Year of the Side Dishes”. Stacie told me about her Thanksgiving protest one year when her husband and sons decided to cook the turkey outside. Her family members were present for the interview and seemed to become slightly pale and very chagrined when she described “The Year of the Deep-Fried Turkey”. Stacie threatened to invent a baked turkey candle if her family ever tried this again. I hope your Thanksgiving day was a memorable one but maybe not so memorable it deserved a title of it’s own. Let’s see how Christmas goes....Happy Holidays to all of you and I wish you a Happy New Year!
Join the Discussion: Local Meat Producers Cooperative Efforts are underway to explore possibilities for forming a local meat producers cooperative in our area with a USDA processing facility, and possibly a USDA mobile slaughter unit. A recent workshop in Shoshone, put together by Juliz Oxarango-Ingram, Director of Southern Idaho Rural Development, brought together speakers and several area meat producers (beef, pork, goat, lamb, poultry). Future meetings will also discuss funding opportunities, marketing strategies, best practices, and opportunities to increase revenues. A local USDA plant would enable locally grown meat to be sold by the cut in markets, at restaurants, and from the farm. Currently the only USDA facilities for local ranchers to use are in Nampa and Blackfoot, Idaho, which increases production expenses with added mileage, time, and livestock hauling. One speaker talked about a cooperative in Washington state, and this is from their website: “The CPoW Livestock Processors Cooperative Association is a USDA inspected meat processing facility that is owned by cattle, hog, sheep and goat producers. Local livestock, make healthy meats!” Their co-op has 56 producers. The plant is located in Odessa, Washington. More information about the plant can be found on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/C-P-o-W-LivestockProcessors-Cooperative-Association/437417283014428 Contact Julia at (208)309-3090 or julia@rivda.org to join the discussion among local meat producers. The next meeting may be held in Hagerman.
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Mail Bag Hagerman is a very giving community. Working through Helping Hearts and Hands we will be delivering food baskets to 60+ families in Hagerman. If you would like to help with a donation you can get me a check made out to Helping Hearts and Hands or cash can be dropped off at my office by December 9th. We will be putting the boxes together on Saturday,December 21st at 9:00am at the Valley Baptist Church. We would LOVE your help. Judy Osborne, REALTOR® 1000 Springs Realty, Hagerman (208) 837-6116
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Celebrate a Pioneer Christmas and Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument’s 25th Anniversary Saturday, December 7, 2013 Join us on Saturday, December 7 in celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Hagerman Fossil Beds NM, the renovation of our Discovery Center, and a “Pioneer Christmas.” On November 18, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the legislation creating the national monument. The celebration on December 7 will be the first of 25 different activities to commemorate the paleontological, geological, and Oregon Trail projects since the park’s inception. Coming events include the February Hagerman Bird Festival, renovation of the Snake River Overlook, development of a new coloring book, an artist festival, and lectures. A complete list of the 25 activities will be available in January. Come in and see the changes in our hands-on Discovery Center: a larger selection of animal skins; owl pellets; a reading corner; and additional fossil casts. Boys and girls can try on clothing similar to what kids wore when traveling the Oregon Trail. Visitors can also play games that were popular along the Oregon Trail and throughout the country during the middle of the eighteenth century: buzz saw; ball and cup; jacks; marbles; Jacob’s ladder; and graces. Pioneer craft activities will also be available. You can end your visit with a piece of anniversary cake. For further information contact Carol Ash at 208-933-4125 or carol_ash@nps.gov. or contact the park at 208-933-4127.
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SEED SCHOOL in BUHL, IDAHO The seed school held at Onsen Farm between Hagerman and Buhl in early November drew interested gardeners and farmers from several states (Montana, Vermont, Minnesota, California, Utah, and Arizona), and Canada too. James and Leslee Reed hosted the week long event for about thirty people at their farm, through the non-profit organization that promotes seed conservation Native Seeds. www.nativeseeds.org Students learned how to harvest, clean, prepare for storage and care for seed from a variety of vegetables and greens. One goal was to learn to create their own seed solution model. One instructor demonstrated a small mechanical seed cleaning device, and another showed how to clean the chaff and debris from seeds using a series of hand held shaker trays. About Onsen Farm: Onsen Farm is located in southern Idaho on the Snake river in the beautiful Hagerman Valley, which is renowned for it’s abundant spring water and geothermal resources. With artesian 130 degree water and 58 degree spring water, Onsen Farm’s mission and vision is to create a permaculture based way of living using sustainable and ethical practices to raise healthy food for healthy people. Onsen is now in it’s 5th year of production raising fresh greens and vegetables in 7,000 sq. ft of greenhouses heated with geothermal water. Our hope is to provide winter greens to our local community along with hosting a variety of workshops focused on sustainable agricultural principles.
Hagerman High School Football Team - photo by Mark Kress Hagerman High School Sports Calendar December 2013 Dec. 4th – JV/V BB v Castleford – 6:00pm Dec. 5th – JV/V GB @ Lighthouse – 6:00pm Dec. 6th – JV/V BB/GB @ Carey – 4:30pm Dec. 9th – JH GB @ Raft River – 4:00pm Dec. 10th – JV/V GB v Valley – 6:00pm Dec. 11th – JV/V GB v Castleford – 6:00pm Dec. 12th – JH GB TOURNAMENT @ Hansen Dec. 12th – JV/V BB @ Shoshone – 6:00pm Dec. 17th – JV/V BB/GB @ Raft River – 4:30pm Dec. 19th – JV/V BB/GB v Glenns Ferry – 4:30pm Dec. 20th – JV/V BB v Wendell – 6:00pm Hagerman School District Dates to Remember: DEC 18 - CHRISTMAS CONCERT DEC 23-JAN 3 - WINTER BREAK JAN 6 - SCHOOL RESUMES
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Hagerman Public Library Charlotte Rosen, Director The Hagerman Public Library has had a very busy month cataloging all the new books we have received. The Libra grant brought us 62 new youth and children books, my contact with the Library-to-Library foundation netted us another 20 new up to date youth and children books. We also received a large donation of mixed books from the employees of the Caldwell Hospital. I have also received word they have two more boxes for me to pick up. On my recent attendance to a conference in Nampa, I was privileged to have dinner with some great authors and a company out of Meridian, who listened to my plea for help and they just sent us a check for $400. At this month’s City Council meeting, I received approval to send the paperback books, now in storage, that have been removed from circulation at our library, to our service men and women overseas. I did this year’s ago, for the troops, when my daughter was stationed all over the world. At that time we had what we called “adopt a box of books” whereas, people could adopted a box of books, put in a personal note, if they wanted to, and pay the postage to send them. Volunteers and I do all the work of getting the books ready and sent. The price of adopting a box is $15 each and sends an average of 25 books. If you would care to help bring some enjoyment to our service members, please make your cash donation at the library, city hall or send us a check, made out to USPS, at P O Box 330 Hagerman Idaho 83332-0330. I do so want to thank all of our patrons who have donated books, who have volunteered to help and to all of you who keep coming in and checking out books. It is your library and we are here to serve you. Because of this great community support, we will be starting a Saturday morning children-reading program, after Christmas. What I am now putting together is at 11 a.m. on each Saturday, were we will have a special book reading and crafts, plus other activities each week for the youngsters for our area. Please feel free to contact me if you have any concerns, ideas, suggestions, or book requests. I can only help you if I know what it is you want. On this note, I want to wish you and yours the very best this holiday season. Be safe, be healthy and remember others.
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Lincoln County Chamber to Hold 2nd Annual Lincoln County Festival of Trees December 7 11 a.m. The Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2nd Annual Lincoln County Festival of Trees on December 7th. The Festival will begin at 11:00am with viewing of the trees inside of the Lincoln County Community Center. There will be appetizers and drinks available throughout the day. A live auction will be held starting at 6:00pm. All donated trees will be auctioned off during the evening. All money raised from the auction goes to the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. In the Spring of 2013 the Chamber awarded $500.00 in scholarships to one senior from Dietrich and Shoshone High Schools. The goal of the Chamber is to be able to give out at least one scholarship to each school in Lincoln County. The Chamber is excited to be able to host an event like this and be able to help support higher education endeavors to those in Lincoln County. There is still time to be able to donate a tree or silent auction item. To participate in the Festival of Trees call Salli Hubbs at 316-1003 or the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce at 886-9811.
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Faulkner Planetarium Gala Grand Opening by Evelyn Simon My husband and I enjoyed the gala grand reopening at the newly remodeled Faulkner Planetarium at the College of Southern Idaho’s Herrett Center for Arts and Science last month. Fabulous finger food (little yellow and red roasted peppers, Chicken Satay, a heavenly pastry Brie tartlet) was followed by introductions and a few lifetime pass awards to College of Southern Idaho staff, and then we were treated to a couple of lively and entertaining, and educational shows, ‘Sea Monsters’ and our ‘Violent Universe’. Comfy seats lean back for easy ceiling viewing, and it is truly a unique experience – we felt as if we were under the sea during the first show and then out in space in the second show. This is good fun for the entire family! The evening finished with a viewing of the night sky from dawn to dusk – an entire 360 degree view. Included among the many constellations and planets we saw were Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and the Andromeda Galaxy. Check out the current show schedule at http://herrett.csi.edu/ and take the entire family for a fun filled and educational evening.
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The Lost N Lava Committee invites you to the 3rd Annual Lost N Lava Community Christmas Potluck on December 6th, at 6:30pm held at the Lincoln County Community Center (201 South Beverly, Shoshone, Idaho). This year Lost N Lava Christmas Committee has been working hard to bring a great program for the family to enjoy with great Cowboy Music and Poetry. There will also a review of the 2013 gathering and all the activities that are being planned for the 2014 gathering. This year at the Christmas Potluck there will be entertainment by Cowboy Singer David Anderson from Roy Utah. David has been a regular performer to the Lost N Lava Cowboy Gathering that is held in September. Also Bryan Dilworth an excellent Cowboy Poet from Bellevue, Idaho will be reciting cowboy poetry during the event. Bryan is one of the many volunteers of Lost N Lava was well he is the Entertainment Chair for the group. Lost N Lava Cowboy Gathering is an allvolunteer organization that hosts a Cowboy Gathering on the 3rd weekend in September. All volunteers work very hard to bring you a quality event for the entire family to enjoy. Bring your favorite side dish and come for a great evening of music, entertainment and some wonderful food. Call (208) 8867787, www.lostnlavagathering.weebly.com or find up to date information on our Facebook Page.
The Art of the Gift: Authors and Artists on the Rim The Magic Valley Arts Council and the Full Moon Gallery artists invite you to join them for a special event on Saturday, December 7, 10 – 4 at the Twin Falls Art Center at 195 River Vista Place located on the canyon rim next to the Elevation 486 Restaurant. Meet the authors and artists and find that perfect, unique gift - everything from autographed books to locally-created jewelry, cards, pottery, metal sculpture, painting, and photography. Roy Mason, well-known watercolor artist, will be painting in the lobby and Hagerman author, Janice Urie, will be autographing her nonfiction book, More Than Tears; Lifting the Burden of Grief.
CSI Breakfast With Santa
The College of Southern Idaho Program Board will host its annual Breakfast With Santa from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the CSI Student Union building. Families with children of all ages from throughout the community are welcome to attend at no charge. Breakfast will be provided by Aramark, the food service at CSI. Kids will get balloon animals, coloring books, and pictures with Santa.
Bliss School District Calendar 3: High School (HS) Basketball (BB), away, at ISDB, 5 pm 4: Junior High (JH) Basketball, away, at Camas, 2 pm 5: HS BB, home game, vs. TFC, 6 pm 9: School Board meeting, 7:30 pm 11: JH BB, home game, vs. Carey, 2 pm 14: ACT testing 17: HS BB, away, Camas 6 pm 17: Winter Concert 18: JH BB, home game, vs Dietrich 2 pm
GOODING HOLIDAY EVENTS Dec. 6—18th Annual Gooding Holiday Craft Show at the Gooding High School from 10 am—6 pm. Sponsored by Gooding Chamber of Commerce to help Helping Hearts and Hands. Santa from 10-3. Bring canned food and coats. Dec. 7—18th Annual Gooding Holiday Craft Show at the Gooding High School from 10 am—4 pm. Sponsored by Gooding Chamber of Commerce to help Helping Hearts and Hands. Santa from 10-3. Bring canned food and coats. Dec. 13 & 14—Christmas Cantata by the Gooding Community Chorale at the Walker Center at 7 pm. Directed by Rick Strickland. Call 208-539-5210. Dec. 14—Gooding Chamber of Commerce Holiday Kickoff on Main Street from 1-4 pm. Visit Santa, have lunch, get your face painted, also planned wagon rides. Dec. 15—Christmas Cantata by the Gooding Community Chorale at the Walker Center 4 pm. Directed by Rick Strickland. Call 208-539-5210. Dec. 22—God Squad Puppet Show at Gooding First Christian Church. Annual Christmas show “More Than a Story”. First performance is 3 pm—4:30 pm. Second performance is 6 pm—7:30 pm.
Hagerman Natural Foods Holds Vegan Nutrition Class 480 S. State St., Hagerman, ID (208)837-9966 www.hagerman-natural-foods.com
Dec 9 & 10 - Vegan Nutrition: Becoming a vegetarian/vegan is much more than just leaving off meat and dairy. In this class we will share info and practical ways to change a “standard American diet” into a healthier, more sustainable one. We’ll also explore why the change will benefit not just your own health, but also the well-being of those around you. The first evening will include a short presentation and a round table discussion, while the second evening will give an opportunity for participants to get their “hands in the dough” with practical demonstrations and recipe preparation. All classes are from 6-9p.m. You can register for these classes by contacting the Community Education department at the College of Southern Idaho.
Group Classes Private Lessons Board & Train Grooming
Beginning Algebra Intermediate Algebra Math in Modern Society College Algebra Brief Calculus General Psychology Basic Reading Building College Vocabulary Reading Development College Study Methods Theatre Appreciation Over 60 and Getting Fit
You may register for classes online at any time or from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the North Side Center. Please note that CSI will be closed Monday, December 23rd through January 1st, 2014, for the holiday break. The Spring 2014 semester starts Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. CSI is closed on Monday, Jan. 20 in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Tuition is due no later than Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. For more information, go to www.csi.edu/northside, or contact us by calling 934-8678 or e-mailing us at northsidecenter@csi.edu.
Lost N Lava to Host 3rd Annual Community Christmas Potluck December 6 6:30 pm
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(208) 837-6523 or 539-0111 Poetry Corner Winter White Noise by Gail Kestle Winter brings a quieting a time to listen slowly observe the world- a brand new stage presented for you solely
A lone bird sings a song for you while perched amid perfection
GREAT GIFT IDEA! Secrets of the Magic Valley & Hagerman’s Horse Only $10 (plus sales tax) at Call Automotive 837-4466 Proceeds help fund community projects through Hagerman IDEA, a non-profit organization.
beauty sees what beauty does it is your own reflection
Late Snow by Gail Kestle
You breathe delight- you see it come clap muffled acclamation feel the reigning of a king- no less connecting you to nation
Footfalls sound a sightful crunch showing shape and forming
While hiking at the Vardis Fisher property in Hagerman in late November, we came across this unusual pair. David Tupper was learning how to scuba dive, courtesy of his friend Karl. As we walked by, we heard David commenting (in a voice that sounded slightly concerned) about the cold water creeping into his suit...from the bottom up. -Ed. Hagerman Valley Senior Center 140 Lake St., Hagerman (208) 837-6120 Open Monday, Wed. & Fri. Lunch served at noon. $5 lunch donation for members, $6 for visitors. For Sale: Team of Norwegian Fjord mares, 16 years old. Ride - Drive - Pack - Parades. Beautiful draft mares, stout, easy keepers. Wagon included. Private treaty. (208) 837 6523 Hagerman Historical Society The Hagerman Historical Society welcomes new members. The museum is located at the SW corner of State Street (US Hwy 30) and Main Street in downtown Hagerman, Idaho. Check them out for holiday gifts, too. Call for hours: (208)837-6288 www.hagermanmuseum.com hagermanhistory@gmail.com
THREE BEDROOM HOME in Gooding For Sale: Older Gooding home for sale on Michigan Street in nice neighborhood. Three plus bedrooms, office and laundry room. One bathroom. Gas heat, city utilities. Very well insulated, elec. stove, refer, storage shed, big trees, parking. $55,000 Clover Creek Realty (208) 944-0400
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patterns of non-permanence
The snow came late this year not only to claim the attention which rightfully belongs but to remind it will always do what it does
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