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March 2014 ~One Copy Free ~ Volume 3, #3
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March 22, 2014 11 am Malad Gorge State Park, Tuttle, Idaho Directions: I-84 to Exit 147, then west to 1200 E Road, then north to park entrance. Registration info: Pre-registration through March 15. Race day registration 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Entry Fee: $25 per individual through March 15, $30 per individual after March 15th. Group rate (4 or more), $20 per individual through March 15th. Group rate ends March 15th. Group entries must be done by mail. The St. Patrick’s Day Fun Run/Walk is the premier event of the spring and is enjoying its 24th year because of the volunteer efforts of the Hagerman Valley Chamber of Commerce. The success of this event depends on the financial support, product donations and time contributed by our sponsors. Note the various sponsors of this race and let them know you appreciate their support. A BIG THANK YOU to our St. Patrick’s Day Fun Run and Walk sponsors: Hagerman Valley Chamber of Commerce -Malad Gorge State Park - Clear Springs Foods - Coors - Pepsi-Snake River Grill - Sweet’s Septic - Simerly’s Market-Chappel’s Market - First Federal Bank - Land Title and Escrow-Integrated Technologies - Courtney’s Art 1000 Springs Resort- Coates’ Catering - North Canyon Medical Center
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Suzanne Jensen at (208) 539-6116 or Kris Pothier at (208) 590-1839. Race timing by Spondoro. Group rates end March 15th and must be mailed in. Awards Party: Following the race, awards will be presented and there will be free food and drinks for all participants. $5 fee for non-participants.
Welcome to beautiful Malad Gorge State Park, one of nine State Parks in Hagerman Valley.
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Hagerman Bird Festival in February a Huge Success
The first Hagerman Bird Festival was a great experience. All available tickets were sold out. Workshops, birding tours and the banquet were enjoyed by 150 participants. Birders came from as far as Missouri, Montana, Oregon, and California. The banquet speakers were very entertaining, and many memories and new
Above: Birders enjoy watching eagles at Ritter Island. At right: Birders learning about their favorite topic from Chris O’Brien, at Ritter Island. Correction: The cover article last month was written by Pat Weber. We apologize for neglecting to include her byline.
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friends were made during the weekend. The tally kept by tour groups listed 83 species of birds viewed during the festival - including a trumpeter swan, a peregrine falcon, a fox sparrow, ducks of all kinds, and more than a hundred eagles. At left, an American Kestrel is released at Coltharp Park, after its rehabilitation by Idaho Dept. of Fish & Game.
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City of Hagerman
Hagerman City Council will meet on Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. Open to the public. If you wish to put a topic on the Council agenda, please call City Hall at 837-6636 at least 48 hours before the meeting. Mar. 21st - 22nd: Cowboy Poets at the American Legion Hall. Planning and Zoning will meet on Tuesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. Please call 837-6636 at least 48 hours before the meeting if you want to have a topic placed on the agenda. Hagerman Clean Up and Beautification Project April 25, 26, and 27: Help make Hagerman shine this spring. The City will provide dumpsters to the project. Just bring your refuse to the dumpsters located just south of the Hagerman Valley Inn on Lagoon Street. If you need help to haul your junk and refuse, call City Hall no later than April 24 to have your name put on the list.
New Planning & Zoning Commission Member Leonn Urie, longtime Hagerman resident, was appointed to the Hagerman Planning and Zoning Commission by the Mayor and city council at their February 19, 2014, meeting. Urie was born in Twin Falls and attended Idaho schools, the University of Utah and is a post graduate of Tufts University, Boston. He lives with his wife, Janice, in Hagerman. They own and operate Valley Research Corp., an environmental service company. Urie is a two-time past president of the Hagerman Chamber of Commerce and a member of the fire department. He states that he intends to stay involved in community affairs.
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Chili Cook-Off winner: Jeff Murray.
Many local residents came and enjoyed the variety of chili and plenty of people to visit with at this annual event, held in Hagerman’s American Legion Hall. Tasters voted on the best chili, and Jeff Murray was the winner. The event is a fundraiser for the Hagerman Fire Protection District and Hagerman Quick Response.
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Showing Up
March 2014
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by Christina O’Brien ©2014
Snow Day My husband Mike and his friend Frank have been hiking once a week all fall and winter, training for Mike’s next big hike this summer. Mike is fortunate to have such a good-humored, interesting, game-for-anything hiking buddy, and Frank is enjoying being challenged by arduous hikes. I don’t hike much with Mike, as we have accepted that we hike at different paces and for different purposes, and I haven’t been hiking at all this winter except for training strolls with our starting-to-walk-nicely-onleash border collie Habi. So when Mike asked if I’d like to join him and Frank and the dogs on a snowshoe hike last week, my first inclination was “No way”. I’m not in shape for an all-day snowshoe, there’s too much to do around the house, the weather was iffy, it was a long drive... BUT – I’m practicing Showing Up, and staying home is not showing up. How could we make this work for everybody? (At the core of our marriage is saying not “Can this work?”, but rather “How can this work?” The addition of that one word changes the whole framework of a discussion). Well, I could drive separately, and turn around after an hour or two and still have the afternoon for my own projects. And so it worked. We all set out together at nine a.m.; I turned back about 10:30 with a reluctant Bandit, who was having problems with ice balls forming between his toes, and we were back at the car by 12:30 after a round trip of about five miles. Frank and Mike arrived back at the house about five p.m. after hiking about ten miles in all, and Habi ran about twenty blissful miles. It was full-on winter at six thousand feet above Boise, with four feet of snow beneath our snowshoes and new snow falling all day. The world was black and white, broken only by the deep green of pine and Doug fir. The tracks laid last night by winter creatures were filling in with new snow, but we were able to parse out some of the story fragments – where a snowshoe bunny had lollopped down a slope, stopped and sat for a moment, then hopped on; the skitter of a deer mouse from one hidey-hole to another; and where an inquisitive coyote had trotted past. The winter quiet was broken only by raven calls, and twice we heard but didn’t see mountain chickadees and red-breasted nuthatches foraging nearby. It was a simple, beautiful winter hike. There was nothing special about the day, except that we were out in it instead of moldering away indoors. It was great to hike with Mike and Frank for awhile, then to hike out with Bandit. We all came home tired and satisfied, and the next day Habi was still tired enough from her snow mileage to cheerfully walk on a loose leash. I also showed up for the Hagerman Bird Festival last month. Congratulations to the festival committee for a full weekend of fun and learning, and to all the volunteers who pulled it off! After the December Christmas Count, I had showed up to the fact that my birding skills were becoming rusty from dis-use, so this was a good opportunity to sharpen them up again. On the last morning a small group of us explored Ritter Island and the adjacent mainland. All the ordinary suspects showed up as expected, and a few others. The only problem was convincing ourselves to drag our eyes down from the sky, where bald and golden eagles soared above us all morning, to see songbirds in the thickets and waterfowl in the spring creeks. Perhaps our most startling moment was coming eyeball-to-eyeball with a screech owl dozing in a pine; I suspect it was even more startled than we were. We were all glad that the rain and wind at dawn had not dissuaded us from crawling out of bed and venturing forth, because shortly after we started the sun broke through and gave us a beautiful morning. And then there were those eagles... Reminder: If you’d like to learn more about Mike’s long-distance hiking adventures and upcoming plans, he’s going to give a talk at CSI on March 6, 7 pm in Shields Room 206, sponsored by the Prairie Falcon Audubon Society. Hope to see you there! 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.
Eighth Street Center for Peace in Buhl 200 Eighth Ave. North 543-5417 George Winston in Concert April 3rd March schedule: Tuesday, March 18th, Laughter Yoga Happy Hour 6:00-7:00 pm Friday, March 21st, BraveHeartWomen, Harmony Circle, 8:00pm Saturday, March 22nd, Labyrinth Walk, Pray for the water, World Water Day, with Global Community, Unify. 3:00-6:00pm Friday, March 28th Community Supper, 5:00-7:00pm April Schedule: Thursday, April 3rd, we are honored to present George Winston in concert. General admission $45, Balcony $70 Doors open at 7:00, Show at 7:30 Seating is limited and we expect to sell out, reserve your tickets asap. This concert benefits our local food bank. Please bring a canned food item to share. That’s all for the moment. There is a lot more brewing so stay tuned! Please call us with any questions! 543-5417 Office hours Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, Noon - 5:00pm
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Friday, March 28 Community Supper 5-7 pm Live Music Pay as you wish or can. Gooding Chamber of Commerce
Tentative speaker lineup for the remainder of the year. Meetings are at noon, usually at Zeppe’s Pizza in Gooding. : • March 20 - Interfaith Volunteers & Red Cross • April 17 - Idaho State legislators end-of-session report • June 19 - Real Estate Panel • July 17 - Don Gill - upcoming Fair & Rodeo report • August - no meeting, Fair time! • September 18 - no speaker scheduled yet • October 16 - Mayor Walt Nelson - State of the City Contact the Chamber at 358-3038 for more information.
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Getting Fresh in the Kitchen
March 2014
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by Jane Deal © 2013 Check out Jane’s blog at www.plainjanecooking.com and her Facebook page: Plain Jane Cooking
The Theme Seekers . . . . .
My mom turned 73 this year and decided she wanted to have a theme party. She is a card carrying member of the Pre-Planners of America and called me last summer to discuss her birthday plans. (Her birthday is in February.) I, a card carrying member of the Passive Procrastinators of America, was not thrilled to start the discussion of a party in February but listened to the best of my ability while still trying to finish everything that was due yesterday. Her theme? Downton Abbey, the continuing British saga of the Crawley family and their servants in the early 1900’s. Easy, right? A post-Edwardian era meal for eight people, which included costumes and character performances. I tried my best to listen to Mom’s ideas and realized my shoulders were tensing up. I felt strangely uncomfortable with the idea but went along as best I could. I guess I’ve become a little anxious about theme dinners. I was involved in several “gourmet groups” over the years. Somehow it would start out with each couple hosting a night at their house and choosing a theme. Everyone would bring a course, enjoy a meal together, share recipes and at the end plans would be made for the next dinner party. My ex-husband and I had a very small house and when it was our turn to host we decided on a Greek theme. We had a hard time seating two people at a table in our small kitchen, let alone six or eight for that matter. We came up with the idea of a Grecian-themed picnic in our living room. We placed a large table cloth in the middle of our carpeted floor and decorated it with pretty plates and dishes of fresh grapes, dried figs and almonds. The evening was simply magical, filled with stuffed grape leaves, feta cheese, good wine and great conversation....Until our cat ran across our Mediterranean feast and into our dinner, like a stereo needle being swiped off a beautiful sonata on its sweetest note, the ambiance was gone. I wish I could reminisce more about that evening but unfortunately the cat’s behavior is, and always will be what I remember most. My dad and step-mother, Sandy, were members of several “culinary clubs” over the years. They decided on a Mexican theme when it was their turn to host the party. Dad has always tried to be as authentic a cook as possible and decided to make menudo, a soup made from beef stomach or tripe. The soup was very tasty, but smelled so badly Sandy had to open the windows to air out their house. The soup’s aroma wafted throughout their neighborhood and a neighbor came over to ask Dad if an animal had died in his yard. Dad reheated the soup to serve at the party and the guests quickly demanded he take it outside. If you wanted to try the soup that evening, you actually had to go outside to do so. A rule enforced by the guests, not the host. My mom’s party, which we now refer to as “Downton Martha,” went fairly well. I could have done without my homemade costume made for my role as Mrs. Patmore, described as a highly strung and quick tempered cook. (Well, I guess if the wig fits......) Mom even prepared some lines from the show for us to rehearse and set a beautiful table in the formal dining room for the “imaginary Crawleys,” who would be fed later. All of the guests were dressed up as members of the Downton staff, housemaids, valets, butlers and chauffeurs. We ate in the kitchen, the place where the staff dines. Not everything went off without a hitch. Some people forgot their lines and it was a bit too close to home for me. At one point I realized I not only had to cook and serve the food but I had to clear the table between courses and wash the dishes! (No wonder Mrs. Patmore is occasionally a little cranky!) Nevertheless, it was a night to remember with very special memories and I’m so glad I was there to share it with friends and family. I guess it’s the fear of the unknown that brings on the anxious feelings for me or maybe it’s too reminiscent of my experience in the restaurant business. You just never know how the food is going to turn out or if it will it be well received. That’s not the point at all, is it? That is not what will be remembered. It’s the time spent together and the experiences that happen along the way. Here is a recipe for a rich soup which can be served in small cups as an appetizer. This soup can be served hot or cold.
Roasted Garlic and Leek Soup 4 heads garlic olive oil 1 leek 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 3 cups chicken broth 1 cup heavy cream 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves salt and pepper Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a pie tin with tin foil. Cut the tops off of the heads of garlic and discard. Place the garlic on top of the foil and drizzle with olive oil. Close the foil at the top and place the pie tin in the oven. Roast the garlic for approximately one hour or until the garlic cloves are very tender when pierced with a fork. Allow the garlic to cool
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Just call us to transfer your prescriptions; it is easy and hassle free, and we’ll take care of the rest. Online prescription refills: www.wendellpharmacy.com Compounding services too Located inside Simerly’s @ 280 So. Idaho, Wendell and squeeze the roasted cloves out of their skins into a bowl and set aside. Cut the leek in half and fan each half under running water until any dirt visible between the layers has been rinsed out. Pat the leek halves dry with a paper towel and thinly slice. In a medium size saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat and add the leeks. Saute` the leeks for 2-3 minutes and add the roasted garlic. Stir in the flour and cook for another 5-8 minutes or until the flour starts to slightly brown. Slowly stir in the chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes. Ladle a cup of broth into a bowl and slowly stir in the heavy cream. Add the broth and cream mixture slowly back into the to the soup, stirring constantly. Process soup in a food processor or blender until smooth. Add the fresh basil and process until basil has been incorporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve in small bowls or cups. Jane Deal was a co-owner of The Ein Tisch Inn and Wild Rice’s Catering in Hagerman from 2003-2009. She is the author of the cookbook for Ballard’s Idaho Golden Greek Cheese. In 2013, Jane coauthored a cookbook featuring Idaho Preferred products titled, “Live. Eat. Local.” She hosts TV featuring local foods and products on KMVT in Twin Falls. “Make it Fresh. Make it Local....And it’s a Done Deal!” can be seen Monday through Friday during the noon news. When it comes to cooking, she adheres to two core philosophies: Always use fresh and local ingredients, and refuse to be afraid! She believes the cooking experience should always be filled with joy, not fear.
Idaho Transportation Department Gridley Bridge Delays South of Hagerman
Gridley Bridge, on Hwy. 30 south of Hagerman (at the Gooding County / Twin Falls County line where it crosses the Snake River) is undergoing some resurfacing, concrete patching and painting, beginning March 3. Completion is slated for early June. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, short delays and restrictions are to be expected for the three month period. Traffic will be reduced to one lane and a traffic signal will be installed temporarily. The bridge was built in 1961 and nearly 1900 vehicles cross it daily.
U.S. Highway 30 Bridge Delays West of Bliss
Expect a detour west of Bliss during the first week of March. A section of road will be closed and traffic will detour onto I-84 between Exits 137 and 141, 8 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Thursday, for crews to drill and test the roadway at the bridge on U.S. Hwy 30. Testing is the first phase for reconstruction and bridge replacement scheduled for 2016. The bridge was built in 1936 and is used by nearly 1500 vehicles a day. APPRAISALS & AUCTIONS: Certified ASAA Appraiser Farm Equipment -Livestock - Equine Appraisals Real Estate Auctions Joe Bennett 37 Years Professional Experience (208) 837-6523 or 539-0111
Wendell Community Sale
Monday, March 24th 11 a.m.
South end of Wendell, just south of I-84 exit 157 across road from Farmhouse Restaurant. Consignments Welcome! This annual community sale is an open consignment auction. We will be receiving items at the Sale Grounds Friday March 21, Saturday March 22 and Sunday March 23. Call now to take advantage of advertising; printed sale bill and website. Auctioneer Joe Bennett: (208) 539-0111 Masters Auction Service
Get Desert-wise!
March 2014
by Jennifer Hamilton
Hagerman Fossil Beds Visitor Center Are you frustrated with maintaining a water greedy landscape? Do you worry about wildfires destroying your home? Come learn about native, waterwise, and firewise landscaping. HAVENS Project is hosting a landscaping information fair on Saturday, April 5th at the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument visitor center. We will provide information and resources necessary to adapting your home landscape to the realities of the high desert climate in which we live. Learn about firewise and waterwise landscaping methods. Meet with student volunteers whom are working with HAVENS Project. Volunteers and staff will be available from 10 am to 2 pm to answer questions, provide demonstrations of techniques, and explain the resources. Please contact the HAVENS Project for more information, jennifer_ hamilton@nps.gov or 208 933 4116. HAVENS stands for Hagerman Area Vision for Education About Native Species. The mission of the HAVENS Project it to restore native ecosystems in the Hagerman area and enriching classroom environmental education, educating the public, and restoring native vegetation on public land. The HAVENS Project is a cooperation between the National Park Service, the Hagerman High School, the Hagerman IDEA Inc., and more. HAVENS is on Facebook and the website is www.havensproject.org
Hagerman Fossil Beds 25th Anniversary Celebration
Hagerman Fossil Beds is 25 years old. Our birthday was November 18, 2013 and we have been celebrating ever since with plans to continue celebrating throughout 2014 with 25 (or perhaps even more) events. We hope you will join us for some or all of the events to come. With the success of the First Annual Hagerman Bird Festival, the park has completed four events. The celebration started in December with the unveiling of the Hagerman Fossil Beds NM Facebook page and the creation of a 25th Anniversary Passport Stamp. The Discovery Center for the young - and the young-at-heart - has a new look. We celebrated a Pioneer Christmas on December 7 complete with an anniversary cake. Coming in the next three months are projects to update our coloring book, new merchandise for sale in the bookstore, and the completion of the Rim for a chance to win a Mexico Getaway! to River Enter Trail Guide. An exhibit and program about the new “HAVENS” Name:_________________________________ Project being done in conjunction with Hagerman High School will be held on April Phone:_________________________________ 5; learn about native plants and firewise landscaping. Drawing April 1, 2014. During National Park Service Week, April 21-27, the park plans to hold “listening sessions” for the public. We want to hear what you like about the Fossil Beds and what you would like to see changed. We value your input and hope you will attend one of the sessions in April. The Snake River Overlook will reopen in late spring with improvements to the boardwalk and deck, installation of a pit toilet and picnic shelter, and four new interpretive panels. Staff has begun planning for a Hagerman History Day to be held on Saturday, May 24. Join us for a day immersed in Hagerman history: Oregon Trail, sheep herding, fossil excavations, farming and irrigation, fish farming, and more. An ice cream social will bring back memories of the 1950s and 60s. Plans for the summer include a fossil exhibit at the Boise Zoo, a writer’s/ teacher’s workshop, a mock excavation dig, and a new anniversary banner. Check our website and Facebook page for updates. Please plan on joining us for the special events or just stop in to see the changes at our visitor center right across from the Hagerman High School. We will provide updates as plans are finalized. For more information, contact Carol Ash at 208933-4125 or email: carol_ash@nps.gov.
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Tourism to Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument creates $1,288,000.00 in Economic Benefit Report shows visitor spending supports 19 jobs in local economy. Hagerman, Idaho – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 23,936 visitors to Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument in 2012 spent $1,288,000.00 in communities near the park. That spending supported 19 jobs in the local area. “Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument is proud to welcome visitors from across the country and around the world,” said superintendent Judy Geniac. “We are delighted to share the story of this place and the experiences it provides and to use the park as a way to introduce our visitors to this part of the country and all that it offers. National park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy – returning $10 for every $1 invested in the National Park Service - and it’s a big factor in our local economy as well. We appreciate our visitors. We thank our communities, community leaders, volunteers and partners for their engagement and collaboration. We appreciate the support of our neighbors and are glad to be able to give back by helping to sustain local communities.” The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by U.S. Geological Survey economists Catherine Cullinane Thomas and Christopher Huber and Lynne Koontz for the National Park Service. The report shows $14.7 billion of direct spending by 283 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park. This spending supported 243,000 jobs nationally, with 201,000 jobs found in these gateway communities, and had a cumulative benefit to the U.S. economy of $26.75 billion. According to the report most visitor spending supports jobs in restaurants, grocery and convenience stores (39 percent), hotels, motels and B&Bs (27 percent), and other amusement and recreation (20 percent). To download the report visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/ economics.cfm National Park Service video to accompany the economics story is available at http://www.nps.gov/news/econ_b-roll.htm The report includes information for visitor spending at individual parks and by state. To learn more about national parks in Idaho and how the National Park Service works with Idaho communities to help preserve local history, conserve the environment, and provide outdoor recreation, go to www. nps.gov/IDAHO
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Spring Wines
March 2014
By Marguerite Janes Co-owner of Thousand Springs Winery Bed and Breakfast info@thousandspringswinery.com It’s Spring! Days are getting longer and warmer, winter jackets are being stored. Lighter clothing, spirits rising; it’s time to pair uplifting wines with all the fresh foods that spring brings. Think light (white) wines with crisp and fruity tasting notes. Pasta Primavera with its fresh veggies and cream sauce is a perfect dish to complement your favorite white wine. Pull together a picnic, grab a bottle and go to a warm, sunny scenic local spot. There are so many places to choose from in Hagerman Valley. Need help choosing a wine? Read on to find the perfect match to your next meal or picnic. Try a White Bordeaux with its quiet classic style, lends well with Hagerman’s local trout from Fish Producers or a creamy pasta dish. Some of the lighter Asian dishes also pair nicely. Chateau Suau’s, AOC Barsac, White Bordeaux is a dry sauvignon blanc blend, an elegant example of France in the springtime. This wine will lead you well into summer’s beverage of choice as well. As the air and earth warm, the smells of growing flowers, trees, grass and fruit (and allergies) arise, awakening the frozen senses from winter. A perfect wine for the aromas of spring is a Viognier which is known for its floral nuances along with apricot and peach notes. Paired with a roasted chicken dinner with fruit sauce or sturgeon in cream sauce, a Viognier will impress the nose and the palate. Idaho’s Cinder Wines’ 2012 Dry Viognier is a medal winner last year and definitely should be sought out to grace a fresh repast. Winemaker Melanie Krause crafted this wine in Cinder’s Boise urban cooperative winery. Yummy melon and peach aromas abound with a hint of the summer to come. Springtime speaks opportunity to try a Riesling. A roasted pork dinner with apple chutney or with appetizers of sausage or pepperoni or smoked ham will make a favorite Riesling shine. Local winemaker, Jamie Martin of Cold Springs Winery, makes a gorgeous German Style wine, with fruit flavors that pop. Last fall’s Idaho Wine Competition brought double gold/best in show/best white medals home for Coiled Wines’ 2012 Dry Riesling. A picnic favorite, Chenin Blanc (or Vouvray) takes a meal of cheese/dry meat/fresh bread & apple to a gourmet level. Seek out a South African Vouvray or a California Napa Chenin Blanc. South Africa’s winemakers have worked very hard over the past few years and the Vouvray is a good value right now with low price/big taste. Beringer Vineyards of Napa Valley makes an excellent Chenin Blanc for the right price. So please choose a spring wine and pair it with the best that spring brings and enjoy life in the Magic Valley. Patching-Mending-Hemming Replacing Broken Zippers Call Kathy in Hagerman: 837-6267 Open daily.
Gooding County Historical Society Annual Gala Dinner Fundraiser “We Honor the Red, White, Blue and You” SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2014 Gooding Basque Center (Hwy 26/46), Gooding, Idaho 6 pm – No Host Bar 7 pm – Dinner, Entertainment & Fundraising The deadline is getting close for the annual Gala Dinner Fundraiser put on by the Gooding County Historical Society. Be sure to purchase your tickets before March 10 so that we can let Coates Catering know how many people will be there for dinner. The entertainment will be Andy Morris and Junior which promises to be uplifting to our theme of “We Honor the Red, White, Blue, and YOU!” You can get your dinner tickets at United Metals across from Blackcat Pellet Mill in Gooding or from any of the GCHS board members. The dinner tickets are only $30 per person. The menu from Coates Catering of Hagerman will be tri-tip beef and chicken along with cheesy scalloped potatoes, broccoli-cranberry-raisin salad, garden green salad with two dressings, buttered corn, homemade rolls with butter and for dessert your choice of apple or peach fruit crisp. We plan on the door prize being a new laptop computer. You must be there to win the computer. There will be a game of Bingo, some raffle items and some silent auction items to bid on. We also will have items from the Museum Gift Shop including the GCHS Centennial Cookbook which has been very popular and makes a great gift item for Easter or Mother’s Day, which are coming up. We have a few Museum projects that the money will go towards like the Thorn Creek School cement foundation and landscaping around the Museum. This is our main fundraiser for the year and being a 501c3 nonprofit organization, we rely on donations from the community as well as grants to operate. For more information call the Museum at 934-5318 or check our webpage: www.goodingcountyhistoricalsociety.shutterfly.com
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What Brings You Here? BY SHANNON CLARK MCBRIDE mcbridesr@hotmail.com I am innately curious about what makes people who they are and why they live where they do. So I want to know about people who live in Hagerman Valley who have come here from somewhere else—California, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, and so on. I want answers. What brings you here? What did you choose to bring? What did you leave behind? What do you love most about Hagerman Valley? It’s only fair that as a newcomer, I answer these questions before I ask them of others. What Brought Me Here? I’m still amazed at the sequence of events that led to my returning to Idaho after a fifty-year absence—twenty miles from Jerome. My adolescence was spent in Jerome, where my father (K Clark) ran KART Radio. In July 2012, my husband Michael and I were camping at the Thousand Springs RV park in our popup camper. The reunion for Jerome High School’s Class of 1962 was held that weekend, and of course, I had to be there. Idaho is in my veins. Michael and I were married in July 2010 at the River Ranch in King Hill. We lived in Kayenta, an artists’ community ten miles west of St. George, Utah. Our adobe-style home was at the foot of the magnificent red cliffs on the other side of Snow Canyon, a favorite destination for hiking enthusiasts. The red cliffs and the warm weather brought me to southern Utah, after spending thirty years “up north.” We enjoyed warmer weather, less rain, less snow, a laid-back lifestyle—especially compared to Northern Utah or Southern California, where Michael had lived for thirty-some years. But Michael (a Minnesota wood tick, as he describes himself) and I shared a dream of living in a log cabin by a lake or a river—where four seasons were real seasons, not merely a subtle change in temperature and fewer leaves on the trees. On the Sunday after the reunion, a drive on Bell Rapids Road on our way to the Fossil Beds National Monument took us past the Duggan’s sawmill. Just across the road at the top of a long driveway was a For Sale sign. And at the bottom of the driveway, obscured by dense overgrowth, stood a log cabin covered with spider webs and twisting vines. We peeked in the dirt-covered windows and saw what we’d always dreamed of. Log walls. Wood burning stove. High ceilings. A real redwood porch, the river just thirty feet from the front door. That very hour we drove to the Thousand Springs Realty office, which we found closed (it was Sunday afterall). As we were turning to leave, up drove Judy Osborne on her way home after bean-picking with her daughter. Judy graciously agreed to show us the house—the first step in the events that brought us here. Within six weeks, we sold our home in Kayenta and became proud owners of a log home and a new way of life. Our sense of discovery has not waned since. We see wood ducks, ring necks, pintails, canvasbacks, widgeons, buffleheads, and other waterfowl whose names we’ve yet to learn. Muskrats and beaver swim past our home—some managing to evade the traps set every fall for their prized pelts and perhaps to keep these critters’ population under control. What Did I Choose To Bring? Leaving a large home for a smaller one meant we brought just what would fit in our new home (and a large storage unit). So we brought what we thought we would need the most— -continued next page--
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some furniture, our small fishing boat, our pop-up camper— and a sense of anticipation, a thrill of a new future, a love of a challenge. What Did I Leave Behind? We left friends behind, of course, but we have made friends here who truly share our interests—fishing, hiking, boating, and growing vegetables and flowers. New friends helped us unload the rented U-Hauls and move our furniture in to the house, some of which had to be pulled over the railing to the upstairs loft. New friends brought us fresh vegetables and introduced us to the exquisite produce that abounds in Hagerman Valley. New friends took us to the Clover Leaf Dairy for the world’s finest ice cream. New friends helped us tear down dilapidated, old sheds and haul away the remains, and remove the overgrowth from years of neglect. (We can actually see the Owsley Bridge from our house now.) What Do I Love Most About Hagerman Valley? I love the river— a river that can change from a calm blue to a grey pewter to white caps. I love the honesty and authenticity of the people we meet. I love the nonfrenetic pace of the town’s small businesses: Chappels, the Snake River Grill, Ace Hardware, Papa Kelsey’s, Country Elegance. Many people who work in these places have no idea who we are, but they’re friendly, helpful, and willing to listen to our stories (my husband is especially good at those). I love the changes in the seasons. We were told we were moving to Idaho’s banana belt, but I do not intend to try to cultivate any. (Actually, it appears the area is merely a few degrees warmer in the winter than Boise, a delightful place to visit if we ever need to get away—which happens infrequently.) SO THAT’S MY STORY. I’m sure many of you have even more interesting reasons for coming to this valley and then deciding to stay. If you’d like to share your story, send me a heads-up at mcbridesr@hotmail. com. Let’s talk.
Mail Bag Letter to the Editor: I read Jane Deal’s article, How’s About a Soapbox Sandwich? in the January 2014 issue of the Hagerman Valley Press and I’m jumping on the soapbox with her. An obese Barbie doll doesn’t send young girls the right message any more than a pencil thin one with an impossible set of measurements does. What’s next; an obese action figure for boys? If Mattel wants to change Barbie’s figure, how about one that is the proper weight for her height? We’re not doing our young girls a favor when we assure them it’s okay to be overweight because it’s not. Obesity leads to many medical ailments and diseases, as well as shortening life and reducing the quality of it. We need to encourage our children to eat right, exercise and maintain a healthy weight. Instead of giving a child a candy bar to eat in front of the TV, grab a couple of Fuji apples (my favorite) and invite him or her to help you walk the dog. That way you both get exercise, healthy snacks and bonding time. I agree with Jane when she says, “My fear is that the purpose food has in our lives, to feed our bodies nutritionally, will be lost and that excess eating will become mindless.” A final thought: A little girl with a plus-size Barbie should be prepared to take a lot of teasing because, unless children have changed since I was a girl, she’s going to get it. Janice Urie, Hagerman, Idaho Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thanks for a great first year at Hagerman Natural Foods—it’s been such a privilege to get to know you all better! In order to improve our service to our community, we’d like to let you know of a few upcoming events and changes here at our store, and would be happy for any feedback you have. First of all, we will be holding several classes at the College of Southern Idaho this semester, with the next classes starting in April. Complete descriptions are on our website (http://www.hagerman-natural-foods. com/education/classes). You can contact us directly with questions, or the community education department at the Twin Falls CSI campus to register. If you have topics you’d like to see on next semester’s roster, please let us know. These classes are not limited to CSI though. We hope to do many others throughout the valley, and we also offer private and small-group classes on a variety of nutrition and health topics—based on individual needs. And if a little “jump start” is needed, we even offer in-home help
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to get things back on track, as your personal needs indicate. As the spring and summer come on, we’ll also be offering outdoor events and hikes as well. Store hours have been a common discussion theme here at HNF. We’d love to hear any feedback you have about this too, so we can make any changes possible to better accommodate the needs of our community. Please call, email, or let us know next time you stop in! The other current topic is web ordering. We currently have a “beta version” online shop on our website. You or your long distance friends can order online with various delivery and shipping options available. Please do have patience as we work out any lingering bugs with the system. Thanks in advance! Lastly, we wanted to let you know of some great new products. Tuesdays are baking day here, so you’ll find our spread of whole grain breads—the standard wheat and Kamut, and now including hearty rye, and delicious banana bread every Tuesday and Wednesday. We also mix it up with sprouted bread, rolls, strudel (sweet bread), pizza bases, and onion bread, depending on the week. All of these are available on request. We still have our variety of granolas, cookies, non-dairy ice creams, and are working on new products every week. A new hazelnut granola, ginger cookie, crunchy granola bar, and a few other products are currently in development. And of course, even during the winter, we still have a variety of organic and local produce (tomatoes and cucumbers from Hagerman High School also!), as well as staple pantry items. Thanks again for your friendship and support. We look forward to another great year with you all! -Your HNF Team Hagerman Natural Foods 480 S. State Street (208)837-9966
CSI Lecture Series Twenty Fourteen “Gooding: A Real Chautaugua Town” Presented by Kelly Kast at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2014 at the North Side Center in Gooding. Education, culture, and self and civic improvement were every bit as important to Idahoans in the early 1900’s as these are to Idaho’s current generations. For Idaho pioneers, however, opportunities to indulge in informational and inspirational stimulation were few and far between. In 1904, the creation of the Circuit Chautaugua, pronounced shaw-taw-kwah, meant people living in rural and small-town America could receive the education and uplift they craved. While Chautauguas were held in many Idaho towns, no town in Idaho matched the enthusiasm for Chautaugua Week like Gooding. Few are alive now who remember the Circuit Chautaugua, but this unique and intriguing movement and its impact on Gooding County’s beginning years is well worth a second look. Kelly Kast, born and raised in Gooding County, has spent many years researching and writing about the intriguing history of south-central Idaho. You may register for classes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the North Side Center or by calling 934-8678. For more information, go to www.csi.edu/northside, or contact us by calling 934-8678 or e-mailing us at northsidecenter@csi.edu.
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A 20+ year tradition, the annual customer appreciation day at Campbell Tractor was held in Wendell, March 8. A big breakfast was enjoyed by many and an informative video about John Deere equipment followed the meal. Employees of the Wendell and Glenns Ferry stores served the meal; sausage, pancakes, hash browns, and eggs.
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HAGERMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR March 2014 Date
Saturday, March 1
Tuesday, March 4 Wednesday, March 5 Thursday, March 6– Saturday, March 8 Friday, March 7
Events Scholarships due include: Opportunity, Idaho Power, and CSI New Hope 9 a.m. Cheerleading District Competition at Twin Falls High School Drew Strong Fundraiser: 12 noon–2 p.m. at Hagerman Elementary
Solo and Ensemble Festival at CSI
Head Start–Kindermusic
Varsity Boys Basketball State Tournament at Vallivue High School BPA State Leadership Conference, Boise
Tuesday, March 11
Wednesday, March 12
Wednesday, March 19 Thursday, March 20 Friday, March 21 Monday, March 24– Friday, March 28
ACT Registration Deadline for April 12, 2014 exam 6:30 p.m. Macho Volleyball and MiniCheer performance
Head Start–Kindermusic 9:30 a.m. FFA Horse at Wendell 1 p.m. Early release/Teacher Inservice 4:30 p.m. FFA Floral at Shoshone
Head Start–Kindermusic 4 p.m. FFA Nursery at Filer
1–3 p.m. Senior project presentations
7:30 a.m. Idaho Cheer and Dance Competition State at Northwest Nazarene University
Transporting a new set of triplet Boer kids from the kidding pen to the barn - the easy way. The old way; carrying them and bending over so momma goat can see where they are, was getting tough on the goatherder’s back, especially after six sets of triplets. These kids weighed in at 9.5 lbs., 9 lbs. and 7.5 lbs. This goat family, along with many others, reside at the Simon Boers farm in Hagerman.
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Early Childhood Screening for 3 to 5 year-olds at the Hagerman Elementary School April 8 and 11, 2014 9:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M. Screening will include: Speech, Language, and Developmental Do you have concerns about your child’s development? Your child may qualify for special assistance to prepare for kindergarten or preschool. Call Amy at Hagerman School District for an appointment– 837-4572.
Bliss School: Box Tops and Pop Tabs Collected Bliss Elementary School is again collecting Box Tops for Education. The elementary has decided to have a class competition. Thank you for your continued support! Pop Tab Collection for Ronald McDonald House: Bliss School is collecting aluminum can tabs to support the Ronald McDonald Houses. After the tabs are collected, the Ronald McDonald House chapter brings the collection to recycling centers, then they send the RMHC Chapter a check for the total value. Bring in your tabs to your classroom teachers. If you have any questions please contact the school.
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Hooked on Fishing Fishing Season Opens; Ponds Stocked By Joe Chapman
By the time you read this, the fishing season at the Oster Lakes and Riley Pond just south of Hagerman will have opened and many large rainbow trout will have already been caught. Each year, anglers arrive just after midnight on March 1st to combat the cabin fever that has gripped them all winter. This year, the opportunity for a big fish is better than ever, as Clear Springs Foods has generously donated over 500 large (2 to 6 pounds) rainbow trout for these waters, plus fish for the Filer Ponds, Crystal Lake south of Wendell, and Dierkes Lake near Twin Falls. Some fish were also stocked in Boise area waters. We would like to stock these fish throughout the southern part of the state, but many of the other waters are frozen which limits us to stocking only waters that are spring fed. Although the legal limit is six, please consider only taking one or two so we can spread the fun out for everyone. Every one that you toss back has the potential of creating a huge smile on some child’s face when he hooks it. The Filer Ponds, Oster Lakes and Riley Pond have also been stocked by smaller fish from Hagerman State Hatchery, so it’s time to grab that fishing rod and get out to wet a line. We’ll try to stock them with trout weekly through June. As others waters open up, they will be stocked as well. Here are some tips for those of you new to fishing early in the spring here. If you just want to catch and release fish, then you should have good luck with anything you toss out there, as these fish are very naïve after first stocking. Ben Chapman with a couple This period will last about a week, maybe two, and nice yellow trout from Riley Pond then you will have to toss non-conventional lures to hook them. They get smart pretty fast after watching their siblings get yanked from the water. Try some of these tips below and see if they help you catch a fish. Gear: Most veteran anglers will be using an ultralight to medium-action fishing rod with light line. I prefer an ultralight or light-action rod with about 4-to-8 pound test line. I use both spinning and spincast reels and would recommend a spincast (closed-face) outfit for beginning anglers to avoid line tangles. More advanced anglers use spinning (openface) reels. Most of the fish you will be catching here (aside from the broodstock mentioned above) will be between 10 to 12 inches long and weigh 1/2 to 3/4 of a pound. A flyrod is great fun here, but can be difficult for beginners to master. The same can be said for a baitcasting outfit. If bait fishing, don’t make the mistake many anglers do by using too much heavy gear. I would recommend a size 6 or 8 hook, then one or two small, BB-sized split-shot or sliding egg sinker about 12 inches above the hook. This can be fished on the bottom early in the year before the moss develops or rigged with a small bobber about two-tofive feet above the hook. The secret is to use a bobber that the fish will not feel resistance against when they take the bait. I prefer the small, pencil-shaped bobbers that tip up when the fish strike, or a very small round bobber. I get a kick out of people that use a two-inch diameter bobber that could float an anchor, and then wonder why they don’t catch any fish. The fish feel the resistance and let go of the bait. Bait: If you want to take a few fish home for the skillet, try corn, marshmallows, worms or Powerbait. If you’re using lures, try Roostertails, Panther/Martin’s, Mepps, and spoons. Some of my favorites include Kastmasters, Super-Dupers, and Thunderbolts. I’ve found that Thunderbolts in gold color work very well on the yellow trout we have here. Even crappie jigs will work. But don’t give up, just try something new on the end of your line or move to a different spot. I am a very impatient fisherman, and if I don’t catch something after about ten casts, I change gear until I find something that works. Some of my most memorable days have not been when I caught the most fish, but rather when I had to throw the “kitchen sink” at them to find out what works. If you’re still reading this, then you’ll be lucky to receive a couple of tips I’ve learned about fishing at Riley pond early in the spring. First of all, most of the fish will be located in the “hole” located about twenty yards out from the fishing bridge pier. This is the first bridge you cross when you enter the WMA from highway 30. This hole extends across the pond to the point on the north side of this bay. We stock the fish early in the year near the bridge pier. Second tip: Slow your retrieve early in the spring when water temperatures are still cold. These fish don’t move as fast when the water is cold and are not used to chasing things yet and often “bump” your lure because you are reeling too fast. If you use bait, my all-time favorite is trout roe. This is the egg-sac removed from a large broodstock trout and cut into small pieces and put on your hook. This is the ultimate “trout candy”, so don’t toss those eggs away if you catch a large female trout. Please be courteous to the other folks out there, especially the kids. There is nothing better than seeing a youngster’s eyes light up when they tie into a big one! If the kids are younger than 14 and a native of Idaho, they do not need a fishing license and can catch six trout each. Once they turn 14, they need to purchase a junior fishing license each year for $13.75. They can use this junior license until they turn 18, at which time they need to purchase an adult fishing license. Also, remember, that handicapped anglers have first priority at the piers. Good luck and we’ll see you on the water!
Open House March 14, Noon - 2 pm
Lincoln County Community Building, 201 S. Beverly Shoshone, ID Say goodbye to Christi Falen, Lincoln County Extension Educator, and say hello to Kyann Frandsen, newly hired 4-H Coordinator Refreshments will be served. HAGERMAN VALLEY PRESS (208) 837- 6523 hvp@q.com www.hagermanvalleypress.com Copyright 2014 All rights reserved. Published by Hagerman Valley Press LLC Member of Hagerman Valley Chamber of Commerce No part of this publication may be reproduced without publisher’s permission. Subscriptions mailed First Class, U.S., $30 per year. Call or email for ad rates. The publication of any advertisements or articles in this newspaper is not an endorsement of the writers, advertisers, or of the services or products mentioned. Letters to the Editor may be sent to hvp@q.com or Hagerman Valley Press, 882E 2830 S, Hagerman, ID 83332. Letters must be written and signed by the author. If space is limited, we reserve the right to edit. Please include full name, address, and phone number for verification. Publisher reserves the right to print, and inappropriate material will be rejected. No materials will be returned unless provided with a stamped, self-addressed envelope.