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INSIDE: June Calendar Sheepherder Monument Dedication Hagerman Farmers Market Fundraising BBQ-Hagerman Senior Center Army Band Free Concert in Hagerman Fireworks in Hagerman and Bliss 1000 Springs Culinary Center Ribbon Cutting and Food Sampling Gooding Events Becoming Debt Free Getting Fresh in the Kitchen Showing Up American Legion School Awards Life at Onsen Farm The Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plot Glenns Ferry Historical Museum Collectors Trade Days

Hagerman Wildlife Management Area, Michelle Brown Photography

June 2013 Hagerman Valley Press

Evelyn Simon, Editor/Publisher

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Sheepherder Monument Dedication: June 29th at 11 a. m. The monument honors the pioneers of Idaho’s sheep industry. This life-sized bronze sculpture was created by Danny Edwards of Twin Falls, Idaho, and commissioned by Bill Jones of Hagerman. Idaho’s Lieutenant Governor Brad Little is keynote speaker. He is a grandson of Andy Andrew Little, also known as the ‘Idaho Sheep King’. In 1929 Little ran 100,000 head of sheep between the Payette and Boise valleys, and he had 350 employees by 1935. Also attending the dedication is the president of Idaho Wool Growers Association. Pinky Vader, president of the Hagerman Historical Society, will make introductions. Local Boy Scouts will raise the flag and direct parking. The dedication ceremony will take place on the grass at the church. The monument is located at the north end of town on the west side of Highway 30. Parking is available at the church just west of the monument. We’ll see you there!

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June Calendar:

JUNE 6: Hagerman Farmers Market JUNE 13,14,15: Plein Air Paintout @ 8th St Center in Buhl 13,14,15: Wendell Dairy Days & Library book/bake sale 16: Father’s Day 20: Hagerman Farmers Market @ Hagerman Natural Foods 22-23 Collectors Trade Days in Jerome @ fairgrounds 27: Hagerman Farmers Market @ Hagerman Natural Foods 28: Ribbon Cutting 5 pm, 1000 Springs Culinary Center at Country Elegance in Hagerman 28: BBQ, CONCERT, and FIREWORKS in Hagerman 28: Community Supper in Buhl at 8th St. Center for Peace 29: 1000 Springs Culinary Center food samples; Country Elegance 10 am 2 pm 29: Sheepherder Monument Dedication in Hagerman @ 11 a.m. 29: Fiddler competition, Gooding Fairgrounds ***See page 4 for more Gooding events *** July Calendar: JULY 4: Independence Day-Fireworks in Bliss at dusk JULY13: Second Saturdays begin at Country Elegance with appetizers by Jane Deal JULY 26-27: American Cancer Society RELAY FOR LIFE, Gooding County Fairgrounds

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18852 Hwy. 30, Hagerman (208)352-0150 2 Friday, June 28th 5-7 PM BBQ Fundraising dinner at the Hagerman Senior Center $5.00 8:00pm - 25th Army Band FREE Concert in the Hagerman City Park Dusk - FIREWORKS in the park Put on by the Hagerman Valley Chamber of Commerce For more information, call (208) 539-9926.

Becoming Debt Free by Ray Rogers, C.P.A., M.B.A.

Ray Rogers, CPA, MBA

Debt Counseling

Debt is a dangerous tool in the best of circumstances. Debt is a tool that can change from helpful to benign to disastrous in a very short time. If economic conditions suddenly reverse, debt can catch one in a position of being unable to service the debt and go into default. When this happens, insolvency and bankruptcy are most often the result. At the very least one is left struggling to provide the necessities and pay the debt. The majority of personal debt is credit card debt and consumer loans. Consumer loans include furniture, appliances, motor vehicles, sports equipment, etc. We have found that as long as we could make the payments we could acquire the things we want, bigger homes, nicer furniture, newer appliances, nicer cars, snowmobiles, etc, etc. That works until we come to an economic downturn such as we are now experiencing. When this happens we may find we are facing layoff or our jobs have been downgraded and we are no longer able to make all the payments. This is followed by foreclosures on homes, vehicles and on all else we are unable to make the payments on. At the personal level there are very few purchases that one should use debt to purchase. About the only one is a home and even there one should use as little debt as possible and pay it off as quickly as possible. Ideally a personal financial position should be; no debt, an emergency fund of six month’s expenses and a portfolio of sound investments. Obviously this can not happen all at once. If you are presently someone who has used debt to get all the things you have wanted and now find yourself in a position of having to use all of your income just to make your payments, you are in what is sometimes referred to as the ‘debt trap’ wondering how to get out. First find a good debt counselor. Make sure he/she is one who advocates and teaches eliminating debt, not just managing it. Also paying for a debt consolidation service is usually not a good idea. The first step in debt elimination is to budget. A budget recognizes income and directs how it is spent. When budgeting, it is good to remember that all money that comes in is included. It is also essential that your budget be realistic and that nothing is spent that is not in your budget. This does not eliminate discretionary spending but restricts it to the amount budgeted for discretionary spending. Budgeting should be done on a month by month basis and revised and corrected as required. Most importantly both spouses must “buy off” on it. A budget with which both partners do not agree is bound to be broken. In order to eliminate debt a budget should have a plan for paying off current debt. Eliminating debt is an arduous task and should provide for periodic successes. A good debt counselor will help improvise a plan to ensure this. A good plan should include building an emergency fund of $1,000.00. This will be your emergency fund until you are debt free. You will then build your emergency fund to six months to one year. Remember a credit card is not an emergency fund. In fact credit cards should be eliminated from your life. Once debt free and freedom is obtained develop a sound investment plan and begin to live as you never have before: with cash, paid for as you go. 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.

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Life at Onsen Farm

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Neighborliness by Leslee Reed

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“A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor — such is my idea of happiness.” Leo Tolstoy

Vacation Bible School at the Gooding First Christian Church, 4th Ave. W, in Gooding 934-4542 June 3-7 5:30-8:30pm, grades 1-5, free dinner for the whole family at 5:30. Gooding County Museum & Research Center is now open; Fri. & Sat 10-4. Thorn Creek Schoolhouse fundraiser for foundation. Call 536-5366 or 9345135 for more information. June 19, 7pm; Idaho Humanities Council speaker Tom Blanchard at the Gooding Museum. Topic: The Goodale Trail June 21, afternoon; Glanbia Fun Day with Chamber member participation at East Park; free swimming, free food, games, prizes, entertainment & more! June 28-29 Western Heritage Days & Ranch Rodeo at the Gooding County Fairgrounds. June 29, morning; Helping Hearts & Hands breakfast & fun run at the Gooding County Fairgrounds June 29, 11am-2pm; Fireman’s BBQ at West Park with 25th Army National Guard Band entertainment June 29, all day; Idaho State Fiddlers’ Contest at the Gooding County Fairgrounds June 29, 10am; Gooding County Centennial Parade on Main Street featuring the 25th Army National Guard Band from Boise July 26-27; American Cancer Society Relay for Life at the Gooding County Fairgrounds

I live in the most amazing neighborhood! I moved to this area six years ago and it has taken a little while for me to feel a sense of community, but all of a sudden it’s happening. We are getting to know each other and we are more often than ever there for each other. We are all different and we don’t all think alike, but then who wants everyone to think the same way? It’s important to have diversity and it’s important to respect each other’s opinions even if they are different from your own. To be certain, we may stay clear of certain topics to keep things on an even keel. The thing we do have is a common bond. If things get hard for one of us, or for the world for that matter, we understand that we can depend on each other. One of our neighbors and the best market gardener in the area was taken ill in February. He organically farms about 2 1/2 acres and we love to buy our summer produce from him since we do not grow much of a garden in the summer on our place - our gardening is done in our greenhouses in the winter/ spring season and we are burned out by June. Due to being very sick, our neighbor has not had the energy to farm this spring. We put out the word to the neighborhood and at least eight people rallied together to help him with the planting and mowing - whatever needed to be done. We all recently decided to get together for monthly meetings to discuss how to have a more resilient neighborhood. We call it (for lack of a better idea) the Banbury Neighborhood Resiliency Group or BNRG. Evolving from that first meeting we formed various sub-groups focusing on Education, Resources (food, water, shelter & people), Security/Communication, Health & Wellness, and Community Events.

Secrets of the Magic Valley & Hagerman’s Horse Only $10 (plus sales tax) at Call Automotive 837-4466 Limited supply. This quality publication makes an excellent gift. Proceeds help fund community projects through Hagerman IDEAS, a non-profit organization. Projects funded in 2012 included playground equipment in Coltharp Park, donations towards transportation to ski outings for Hagerman High School students and funds for moving trees to clear a landing area for helicopter evacuation in Coltharp park.

Speaking of resources, it is amazing what an abundance of resources this little valley has. Not only in my little couple of square miles where I live, but the whole of the Hagerman Valley. Our primary resource is that we have plentiful spring water, flowing without pumps for many of us. We have people who like to grow and raise their own food, and are of the self-sufficient variety. We also have people who like to collect stuff. This can look like junk to many outsiders, but some of us know that there could be some precious treasures lurking in that yard and if we have a sudden need of something we know where to go where we might find it before we have to travel to the city.

The local chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA) is filling the planters with flowers at Chappels market in Hagerman; another project funded sponsored by IDEAS. IDEAS may be reached at 539-3191.

We had our first get-together, a BBQ & Potluck, on May 18th. I and my close friend and neighbor Theresa are the two party planners and basically the Community Events Group since that is our specialty. It was so much fun to get to know our neighbors better in a social setting and the food was delicious! This neighborhood helps each other and I can’t imagine living anywhere else in the world due to the sense of neighborliness that is happening here. This is what it’s about; taking care of each other.

1st Annual

Now on to last month’s endeavor....If you read last month’s paper you might remember my article with a review of the movie “FAT SICK & NEARLY DEAD”. Due to seeing that movie I was motivated to try a juice fast for several days in order to lose some weight so that I could fit into a dress that I owned for my daughter’s wedding.

Wendell Library Used Book & Bake Sale Come shop for books & goodies at the old AG Building next to City Hall 375 1st Ave. East, Wendell

After seven days I couldn’t drink one more drop of that MEAN GREEN juice. Good intentions sometimes go astray, but they are still good intentions never the less. I am proud of myself for having a “stick to it” mentality but I have to admit I was miserably HUNGRY eating nothing but juice. My husband kept reassuring me that I would feel great after the fourth day. I don’t know about that because Day Five was my hardest day, bringing nausea and exhaustion. I just wanted to stay in bed all day.

Friday, June 14 10-6 Saturday, June 15 10-4 during Wendell Dairy Days

Would I do this again? Hmmm, I’m not sure. I did have someone tell me a couple of days after the fast that I looked amazingly healthy. So, yes I will probably do this once a year in the spring for a cleansing of my body and soul. It’s good discipline and it’s good to rest your gut. It also gave me such an energy boost! My attitude was more positive and I was happier than I had been in a long time.

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Since the fast I decided to pretty much eliminate wheat from my diet. This hasn’t been that hard. I would like to eliminate sugar too, although I like a glass of wine in the evenings and I’m not sure if I want to give that up. Life is too short to go without some pleasures. I seem to have more resolve to steer clear of foods that are not good for me. I lost a total of seven pounds during the fast, but I gained back three pounds depressingly fast after I started to eat normally. I want to continue to lose weight, but on a slower schedule that is easier on myself and the folks who have to be around me.

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I am still juicing in the mornings, primarily a carrot/beet/apple juice or I make a smoothie with berries, yogurt, whey protein powder, Udo’s Oil and kale. It’s a good way to start the day. I still have an aversion to the MEAN GREEN DRINK that I made during the fast but I’m going to work on getting that back into my diet because it’s such a great way to get my daily dose of veggies. As far as the dress for the wedding - I decided to buy a new dress rather than stress over trying to lose weight so that I can wear the dress that I already own. What happens if I get to the end of August (the wedding is the first of September) and I still cannot fit into the dress!? It will be too late to go out and find a new dress - then what do I do? No, I have decided to thoroughly enjoy my daughter’s special day. And I’ll probably eat cake too! Leslee lives with her husband, James Reed, at the southern end of the Hagerman Valley on their 5 acre farm “Onsen Farm”. Onsen means “hot springs” in Japanese. The farm is going into its 7th season of winter greenhouse production producing fresh greens and vegetables in 6000 sq. ft. Leslee is passionate about sourcing and cooking with locally grown food. She also sells real estate and paints in her studio.

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Edible Wedded Bliss

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Choosing a topic for this month’s article was going to be an issue, or so I thought. I went into my office (the shower) and pondered a June subject involving food and the idea popped into my head immediately. Nuptials occur year round, but the theme for June seems to be weddings. How many of these celebrations have you recently attended that don’t include a meal served to the guests?

Terry Jerome (208)539-9716

Coming Up in Hagerman: 14th annual Blast on the Grass Car Show September 20 and September 21, 2013

I have catered many weddings in the last twelve years and oh the stories I could tell! The caterer must first meet with the bride and groom regarding a menu. This meeting invariably involves direct exposure to the family dynamics on both sides. It’s always a good thing to have both sides of the family there to discuss menu plans. If not, there will be the inevitable, dreaded phone call soon afterward.

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“Well, we talked to his mom and they only serve chicken at family funerals, so....” “Her mother got food poisoning eating beef at the last wedding she went to, so.....” “Aunt Lois is allergic to black pepper, so......” I know this may sound insensitive, but trust me keeping everyone happy is almost impossible!

LIVE - EAT - LOCAL Jane Deal and Idaho Preferred have put together this beautiful new cookbook featuring Idahogrown products. The Idaho Preferred 10th Anniversary Cookbook is available at Country Elegance in Hagerman, Rudy’s- A Cook’s Paradise in Twin Falls, and Cook’s Food Town in Gooding. Jane Deal 308-7444

After the menu is set in stone (hopefully), it is time to go through the next set of issues at the event. Weather conditions can be brutal when it comes to serving food, as I have witnessed firsthand. At an outdoor wedding in Stanley, the wind blew so badly, we had to duct tape cardboard around the chaffing dishes because the wind kept blowing out the flames in the cans of sterno. There was the possibility of the cardboard catching on fire but at least the food would be hot, right? Then there was the indoor wedding in the middle of winter inside a house. Guests filled the house from wall to wall. We had three prime ribs in the oven and when my assistant, Aunt Patsy, and I went to open the oven, it was engulfed in flames! People were standing not two inches away from us and we were whispering back and forth to each other.

“Yup.” We wait a minute, then open and close the oven again.

“Still on fire?”

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” - Hippocrates

Nourishment on radio KDPI

“Yup.”

NourishMe’s Julie Johnson hosts a radio show on Ketchum’s community radio station, KDPI 89.3 FM. Her weekly show, called Our Health Culture, can be heard live on 89.3 FM or streamed live at KDPIFM, 10-11 a.m. Thursdays. The show delves into farming and sustainability, health and nutrition.Tune in to hear Julie and her guests discuss everything from local farming and sustainability to the wise ways of old wives who declared, “Take your cod liver oil.” And were right! June 6 on hiatus, June 13 Veronica Rheinhart, June 20 Miles Teitge, June 27 Michell Joy Kramer Congratulations to Julie for earning her Nutrition Therapy Practitioner (NTP) certification, from the Weston A. Price Foundation in Bend, Oregon.

The Gods of catering were with us that day because luckily, the fire went out quickly and the beef survived the flames and tasted great. Another difficult task is delivering the cake to the event safely and in one piece. On one occasion, we had the unfortunate duty of informing the bride before the wedding that her cake had not completely survived when we had to slam the truck brakes to avoid an accident. One side of the cake looked fine. The other, not so fine. She was very understanding and brought the cake out for her guests to see “the good side” before the wedding. I will always remember her kindness and understanding that day. I polled my Facebook friends and several of their wedding stories were also about cake accidents. At Christine’s sister’s wedding, the cake was destroyed when the delivery truck was in an accident. She describes her mother as hysterical until she found out that another cake would be delivered free of charge. Sally watched the bride’s new sister-in-law try to carry a baby and the cake. As the woman tripped, she, of course, saved the baby not the cake. Sally was there with a camera to snap pictures of the guests shoveling large gobs of cake and frosting off the floor. She says that luckily, the marriage has lasted much longer than the cake did. The funniest line came from the experience of my dear friend from childhood. Actually, her comment had nothing to do with cake. Her words were, “The accident was the marriage itself. Say no more!”

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Stories such as these are always the best part of reminiscing about past events. Weddings will never be perfect and free from stress or unfortunate circumstances like cake disasters, but they will always be a part of a family’s (and a caterer’s) history!

Eric Thomas, DDS Monday & Wednesday Steve Dixon, DDS Thursday se habla espanol

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This month’s recipe is a salad I have served at several weddings. It’s easy to make and very refreshing in the hot summer months.

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Watermelon Wedding Salad 1 medium size seedless watermelon 1 english cucumber 2 cups jicama, peeled and cut into small cubes 1 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped 1/3 to 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar Cut the watermelon in half and using a melon baller, make balls of melon and place in a large serving bowl. (Melon can also be cut into large chunks.) Peel the cucumber and cut into small pieces or chunks and place in the bowl with the melon. Add the jicama cubes to the bowl and stir the salad ingredients together. Place salad in the refrigerator until serving time. Before serving, stir the chopped fresh basil and the vinegar to taste into the salad. Serve immediately.

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“Eating well is about more than just food on a plate-it’s a ceremony, a celebration, and an art form. I believe that eating artfully is the easiest way to enhance your day-to-day life. We eat every single day, and if we really stop to savor it, then our world becomes richer. It’s that simple. So take a moment to brew a beautiful cup of tea, gather around a table with your friends, enjoy a meaningful meal. Because quality food is sustenance for our spirits as much as our stomachs.” - Alisa Barry of Bella Cucina

“Oven on fire?”

Todd Hagerman (208) 539-9711

This summer spend a week working with a professional writer at The Cabin’s NEA award winning writing camps. All participants work in small groups of 8-12 and are published in our book: Words Work Wonders. Early bird registration: $125. After May 2: $145. Scholarships are available. For more information, call (208) 331-8000. • Word Play (grades 3-4) Engage the five senses and play with language as a path to writing imaginative poems and stories. Learn fun activities to jumpstart your writing process. This camp runs 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Shields 104 • Cabin Writers (grades 5-6) Discover how art, music, nature and your own inner voice lead you to stories and poems that only you can write. Learn to use figurative language, sensory description, and musical devices and write in a variety of genres. Students may choose 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 – 4 p.m. in Shields 105 • Urban Ink (grades 7-9) Professional writers will teach you to create unique characters as well as develop your own writing voices through fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. Discover techniques for continuing to write even after camp ends. This camp runs 1 – 4 p.m. in Shields 104 Contact: Camille Barigar 732-6288 cbarigar@csi.edu

Showing Up

Glenns Ferry News The Glenns Ferry Historical Museum (GFHM) is pleased and proud to have received a Cultural Arts Grant from the Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation. Housed in a nationally registered,1909, sandstone schoolhouse, the museum will refurbish a classroom not in use since 1965. The room will become a meeting room and multipurpose workspace where digital archives and summer programming will be developed. www.glennsferryhistoricalmuseum.org

The Perils of Youth My neighbor-over-the-back-fence called me over to help find a little bird that had floundered across his garden patch and under an overgrown lilac. It was sitting very quietly at the base of the lilac, pretending to be a little brown leaf, and lay still in my hand when I picked it up. A newly-fledged house sparrow, it had obviously just left the nest, and wasn’t quite strong enough or coordinated enough or wise enough to hop up into branches and safety. I set it on a bramble twig near the nest it had popped out of, where it perched a little unsteadily, and I marveled at everything that it had learned in the last ten minutes of its life: the purpose of wings, gravity, crash-landing, endless space, aerobic exercise, giant hands, and how to wrap its toes around a perch. Just then, Habi charged the chain link fence between our two yards, lunging at a little flutter along the base of the fence. I bellowed “Leave it!”, and - bless her heart - she did, backing off just long enough to let me stick my hand through the fence to cover a second fledgling. (“Wow, good girl!” I was impressed that she could even hear me in the heat of the chase). This was followed by a confused couple of minutes as I found I couldn’t withdraw my hand while clutching the youngster, while Habi reassured me that she’d Take Good Care of It if I’d Just Move My Hand, because after all she was a Border Collie and Knew How to Deal with Wayward Creatures. But, much to her disappointment, neighbor Kevin trotted through the gate into our yard, scooped the little bird from my grasp, and brought it back into his yard. We set fledgling B beside fledgling A, stepped back, and they promptly launched themselves from the twig down into the heart of the raspberry patch. At this point, having rescued them from imminent harm, Kevin went inside to ask his wife to keep their cats inside for the next 24 hours, and I headed back to our yard to tell Habi again what a good girl she was. It was best to let the two siblings, and their undoubtedly nearby parents, figure out what to do next. What we had been part of happens billions of times a year as young creatures leave their nests, their dens, and their high schools and colleges to face the big wide world. It’s nice to be able to offer a helping hand to these new fledglings, but it’s also important to back off and let them learn from their trials and errors. As far as wild animals go, from baby birds to fawns to bear cubs, usually a parent is nearby, just waiting for you to get out of the way. Unless you’re sure the youngster is in serious danger, or truly abandoned, the best course of action is to just go away - something that is very hard for our soft hearts to do. I don’t know if those two youngsters ultimately survived their first big adventure, but I also accept that if they didn’t, they became a meal for someone else, and that’s part of the big picture too. Although Habi may have been merely herding the second fledgling along the fence (her story), I question whether she has the bite inhibition that wellbred and trained border collies have. But, despite her predatory reaction to the fluttering fledgling, both she and Bandit are being extremely polite around the half-grown chicks who moved outdoors last month. She occasionally glances curiously at them as she dashes by, but more often just ignores them. The flock is thriving in their moveable coop. To our dismay, one of our little hens let out a very unladylike squawk a few weeks ago, and is growing into a very handsome young problem. But that’s another story for another time.

MY FATHER’S IDAHO©® (historic photo exhibit) Saturday, June 15, 7 pm, Father’s Day Weekend Please join us for our Opening Night Celebration! On view through Sep 14. Tour the museum plus welcome our first cultural heritage exhibit, MY FATHER’S IDAHO©®.The historic archive offers a striking look-back at 1950s and 1960s Idaho,... a ‘55 Chevy at Lizard Butte, historical highway signs long gone, an Avenger plane from a 1953 Moscow parade, kids soul deep in wilderness and so much more. Photographer, Dr. Audus ‘Red’ Helton, now 90 years young, captured the heart and soul of an Idaho era. Please come celebrate with us! We are only an hour drive from Boise! Our events are free, all ages welcome! We are located in the heart of Glenns Ferry, between our revitalized town and Carmela Winery. 161 W. Cleveland Ave. (208) 366-2320 Iced tea and lemonade stand. Contact info: Rifka Helton, Arts and Culture, Glenns Ferry Historical Museum www.GlennsFerryHistoricalMuseum.org

American Legion Post 30 Gooding, Idaho Bliss School and Gooding Middle School Awards

Below: Bliss School awardsCenter is top winner; Chance Bell. Runner up was Milton Torres (not in photo). At left is 1st Vice Commander Fred Anderson, at right is Adjutant Donald K. Larson.

Above: Gooding Middle School awards- front row; left to right- Top winner Derik Wright and runners up Julia Rose and Yanet Rosales. Back row; 1st Vice Commander Fred Anderson, Adjutant Donald K. Larson, and Service Officer Jeffery Perry.

Soldier Mountain Ski Area: JUNE 29 Muzzie Braun Concert Doors open 11 a.m.

Soldier Mountain Ski Area, 10 miles north of Fairfield, Idaho on Hwy 20 We are east of Mountain Home approx. 75 miles and west of Sun Valley approx. 50 miles.We are north of Twin Falls approx. 90 miles and north of Gooding approx. 45 miles. Cash advance tickets available at: Chevron Twin Stops/Sturtevants in Hailey-Ketchum. Visit us on the web: soldiermountain.com or at facebook. Advance tickets - $20 Tickets at the door - $25 Kids under 12 FREE.Music begins at noon and continues with Muzzie taking the stage at 7 p.m. Muzzie Braun & friends; One of Idaho’s best-loved musical talents with his own brand of homegrown country sounds Old Death Whisperer A cocktail of dirty western roots music and country tinged parlor tunes in a five piece band Patty Wagon Band Fast fiddling Celtic music Spike Coggins A solo show of Idaho Mountain Blues Lower Broadford Boys A three piece with harmonica, guitar and fiddle Valerie Metzger Original alternative folk music

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.

Limited Forest Service camping at Pioneer Campground is available on a first come/first serve basis. Dry camping for RVs and camp trailers will be available. Camping opens on Friday. Fires in contained fire pits off of the ground only!All ticket holders must wear their pass to go in and out of concert grounds Hillside seating—bring blankets.No coolers PLEASE inside festival grounds! Food and beverages will be available for sale inside festival grounds. Dogs only on a leash!!

Hagerman High School’s annual greenhouse plant sale Thanks to the diligent and helpful efforts of students like Austin Dewolfe, shown here, the annual plant sale went well. Austin picked out the best basil, repotted them, and helped me load and carry all my purchases to the truck. Other students offered help, explained pricing, and patiently answered questions. Ag instructor Dan Knapp has done a fine job with his students. - Ed.

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May was tree planting month here on our small farm. Two Black Amber semi-dwarf plums, a mystery apple (I’m hoping it is a semi-dwarf), a Canada Red Chokecherry and two Serviceberry trees were among the new arrivals. Serviceberry trees (Amelanchier x grandiflora-autumn brilliance) are softleaved, shrubby trees, reminiscent of apple trees-even the flowers in April looked similar to apple tree blossoms. They are also called Juneberries. I’m sure we’ll be competing with the local bird population for our tree fruit, but that’s okay with me. We’re harvesting rainbow chard, Russian kale, Italian parsley, marjoram, microgreens, and a few young garlic and onions. Beets, spinach, cabbage, peas, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes are growing well in our fertile and wellcomposted garden plot. It’s a tiny plot, but mighty-I believe in intensive gardening. Plants are tucked in where ever I see a likely spot. Hagerman Natural Food’s Farmers Market starts June 6th, 3-7 p.m. Visit them each Thursday for local fresh produce. If you would like to share your home grown vegetables or fruit with the community, please contact them about table space. (208)837-9966 A note from the Community Garden in Richfield Many small rural towns like ours suffer from bad nutrition and lack of secure food sources. Community gardens are a way of fighting these threats while building self esteem and productivity at the same time. Two master gardeners and a master food preserver are available to help families achieve food security. If you would like to learn more call 208 481 0302 or 308 5609.

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June 22-23, 2013 Jerome County Fairgrounds in Jerome, Idaho Messersmith Building Rain or Shine Inside Show Hours : Saturday 9-6 Sunday 9-5 $3. Admission Dealers from 4 states exhibiting. Need cash? Bring those collectible treasures to the show. Buying, selling, and trading encouraged! Gold and Silver buyers will be available at this show. Family Events: Collector’s Car Show Saturday 10 am-2 pm Best of Show Prize Sunday: Quarter Horse Futurity Race-Post Time 2 pm Onsite concessions provided by: Catered by Marilyn, Wendell, ID Saturday’s proceeds benefit VFW Post 3001, Jerome, ID

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