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September 2013 INSIDE:

A Gourmet Pursuit, Part Two September Calendar Showing Up by Chris O’Brien Blast on the Grass Car Show National Fish Hatchery Anniversary Hagerman Library Mail Bag Interrupted Sleep by Joe Chapman Thousand Springs Art Festival Getting Fresh in the Kitchen by Jane Deal What is Hagerman IDEA? Hagerman City Hall The Gardener’s Plot Glenns Ferry Museum & Show Local Photography CSI North Side Center Classes

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From forest fires north of here to a wild thunder and hail storm in Hagerman Valley late in the afternoon on September 4th, it’s been a memorable year so far. The storm left in its wake damage ranging from tumbled and twisted trampolines, downed fences, felled trees, thrashed corn, flooded areas, smashed hay, metal roofs torn off and blown to neighboring fields, branches and leaves everywhere, stripped fruit trees, ruined camper trailer and horse stalls, to a power outage. The outside walls of our house and shop, and the windows, looked like someone had sprayed them with green chop. The old grocery store on State Street in town lost part of its block facade and sign, which ended up on the sidewalk and in the street. Luckily there weren’t any cars (or people) parked in the way.

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Sip and choose your favorite sparkling wines from around the world. Shop for the Holidays, gift giving and everyday enjoyment. $10 tasting fee.

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Thousand Springs Wine & Culinary Center Local wines and foods:

Cold Springs Winery, Snyder Winery, Cloverleaf Dairy, Ballard Cheese, Howling Winds Yak, Simon Boers Goat, Annie’s Lavender and so much more...

September is another busy month in this valley; Wine tasting, shopping for melons at roadsides, National Fish Hatchery anniversary celebration and more. Then there’s the Blast in the Grass Car Show; be sure to stick around for the exciting drag down main street! The annual Thousand Springs Art Festival is held this year at Malad Gorge State Park. I’d like to take a moment to thank all our readers, writers, photographers, advertisers and supporters for helping to keep this paper going. Let people know you saw their ad in the Hagerman Valley Press, because ‘It takes a village’...............

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Part Two

(See the August 2013 issue of this paper for Part One)

Chef Mike’s ability to make delicious food not only came from an education and experience but also from his travels. With the culinary club, he and his students traveled to Las Vegas, San Franscisco, and Seattle and five years ago they took a group of students to France where they spent a week in Paris and a week in Provence. When Chef Mike was a student on a trip to Las Vegas he visited a restaurant owned by Emeril Lagasse, a chef and television personality, at the MGM Grand. Chef Mike explained that they ordered “a tasting menu so it had 10 different courses on small plates with a few bites per course. It was my first introduction to what food could really be so I always remember that.” Chef Mike has been to many great restaurants since then and he would be the person to ask about all the great places to eat in Seattle, Portland, San Franscisco and Sacramento among other places he has visited. Chef Mike’s cooking has been influenced by his travels to visit his son’s family in Osaka Japan. Chef Mike and his wife have visited them several times and their visits have influenced his cooking. In Japan they visited an Izakaya, a Japanese pub, which had stacks of drinks and grilled skewered chicken, chicken skin made into appetizers, and chicken liver. “We had sting ray fin that had marinaded in sake, dried in the sun and char broiled and dipped in special mayonnaise. It was kind of like eating chips and dip.” Chef Mike brought back a Donabe, a clay pot that can be heated at the table with a gas burner and is filled with dashi, a Japanese soup stock used to simmer the vegetables and meat placed within it. Chef Mike’s cooking has also been influenced by his family. “My mother was from Alabama so I have an interest in southern cooking and my wife is from San Francisco and her parents and grandparents were Italian so there is interest there.” Chef Mike is also influenced by Asian and Vietnamese cooking. “So it kind of gets all jumbled up but it’s exciting because there are all kinds of ingredients that you can try out different ways to cook and different dishes.” Chef Mike’s travels have gotten him interested in traveling more and he plans to go back to Europe later in the year to travel to London and Paris. Chef Mike not only has an interest in music but also art and he plans on visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris, the National Gallery in London and the Prado Museum in Madrid. Chef Mike is excited for his plans to take a pilgrimage, a 500 mile walk in Northern Spain, the El Camino de Santiago which is a route that leads to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. Chef Mike has already been reading cook books from Spain to get a feel for what they do. He looks forward to discovering what the differences there are between the cooking styles and the types of foods available from town to town at local restaurants and hostels. There is no doubt that Chef Mike will accomplish the pilgrimage route with his compostela, his certificate of accomplishment, along with new recipe ideas. Melissa Leija lives in Hagerman and is a graduate of University of Idaho/Washington State University School of Food Science. She adds: Chef Mike Johnson has been the culinary arts instructor at

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the College of Southern Idaho for 12 years where his students prepare lunch most Wednesdays and Thursdays each semester at the Desert Cafe. Chef Mike’s vocabulary is rich with foreign sounding words like vichyssoise (vish-ē-swäz´) a pureed leek potato soup, and vegemite, an Australian yeast extract paste. His rich language stems from his experiences as a Chef in Southern Idaho and from his travels within the U.S, Europe and Asia.

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(208) 928-7604 151 N. Main, Ketchum,ID NourishMe is having is doing a cleanse starting the 23 of Sep. We are having two nutrition classes leading up to the cleanse which a person could come to even if they are not participating. Mon 16 5:30-7:00 The talk will be about the pathways of detoxification and how to prepare Mon 16 5:30-6:30 We will demonstrate dry brushing, oil pulling and Chi Gong movements to help accelerate your cleanse.

6: Last day to apply for Hagerman City Council candidacy 7: Food tasting @ Thousand Springs Culinary Center 7: Women’s Afternoon Event/Concert at Hagerman Christian Center 9: Blood draws 8:30-10:30 am, Hagerman Senior Center 10: Hagerman Chamber lunch meeting, Snake River Grill, noon, $10 11: Patriot Day 11: Fall Sports Dinner and Auction, Hagerman Elementary school, 6:30 pm $5 12-13-14: Hagerman Library overdue book amnesty 13: Free Head to Toe Clinic for people with Diabetes, in Gooding 13-14: Indoor Yard/Bake Sale, 8-3, Hagerman United Methodist Church 14: National Fish Hatchery 80th Anniversary Celebration 20: Blast in the Grass Car Show in Hagerman - BBQ, BSU game, Egg hunt 21: Blast in the Grass Car Show-Vendors, Fun Run, Demos, Awards 21: Breakfast @ the Senior Center 7-11 am $5, Car Show Book Sale 10-3 21: A Sparkling Event at Thousand Springs Winery south of Hagerman 4-7 pm 22: First Day of Autumn 23: Blood draws 8:30-10:30 am, Hagerman Senior Center 27: Community Supper and Live Music at 8th Street Center for Peace in Buhl 28/29: Thousand Springs Art Festival at Malad Gorge State Park

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Southern Idaho Tourism has been awarded a grant in the amount of $255,670. to promote our region this coming year. These funds are generated from the 2% bed tax that motels and campgrounds charge.

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Showing Up by Christina O’Brien ©2013 Hearing Good hearing is critical for night-hunting owls. Their soft-edged body feathers and flight feathers reduce flight efficiency but also silence their flight, so not only can they sneak through the air, they can hear the little scurries and squeaks of their prey without interference from their own flight noise. Those feathered discs around their eyes that make them look like owls are actually specialized feathers that funnel sound to their ears. Barn owl ears are set asymmetrically, the right ear higher and a little back, the left ear lower and further forward, which lets them triangulate in both a lateral (left-to-right) plane as you and I do and in a vertical (up and down) plane. An otherwise perfectly healthy owl with a damaged ear will mis-orient to prey and soon starve. My husband Mike learned about mis-orienting this past spring. While changing the food in the chick brooder, he suddenly heard peeping behind him. He turned, saw nothing, and when he turned back to the brooder, all six chicks were present and accounted for - yet he still heard cheeping over toward the door of the shop. After a couple of minutes of acoustic confusion, he realized that one hearing aid battery had gone out, and with only one functional ear he wasn’t able to triangulate by sound. When he told me the story, I could only grin. A case of shingles had damaged the nerves in my right ear back in the mid 1980s. Being deaf in one ear, I’ve struggled to locate sounds for many years. I could hear bird songs just fine, but would scan too far to the left - about 90 degrees off. Although I compensated well for it, my hearing had gradually worsened, and it became harder to follow conversations. Five years ago I sucked it up and made an appointment with an audiologist. She confirmed the hearing loss and fitted me with a hearing aid, along with a lot of instructions on adapting to it. Although I thought I had accepted the need for a hearing aid, it didn’t seem to do much good, so I often “forgot’ to wear it. At the first annual checkup, the audiologist gave me a good scolding. “(As I told you a year ago...) your brain needs to re-learn how to hear from your right ear, because it hasn’t received normal auditory stimulation for decades. The more you wear your hearing aid, the more your hearing will improve”. Hmmm - she HAD told me that when she first fitted the hearing aids. I decided to climb out of denial, and wore the d**n hearing aid every d**n day for the next d**n year. At the next checkup, my score on one hearing test had leaped from 62 percent to 97 percent - but better than that, I was enjoying conversations instead of avoiding them. Good ol’ brain - glad to see you really can set up new neural pathways! A hearing aid is not the same as a new ear, alas. There is that long period of retraining the brain, the audiologist has to reprogram the thing every six months to a year as my hearing continues to change, the sound that the hearing aid provides is not the natural sound, and I still can’t precisely locate birds by their call. But now I’m only 20 or 30 degrees off, instead of at right angles, so my eyes can often catch a flicker of movement from the bird. This wouldn’t cut it if I were a hungry owl, but it’s a huge improvement for me. And Mike, after seeing my eventual success, went ahead with hearing aids a couple of years later. We no longer bellow from room to room at each other, and our conversations are far less surreal (“Would you like hot cereal or pancakes?” “No, I haven’t seen your glasses. Where did you put them down?”.) And we can usually locate the chickens, who now free-range in our backyard and are providing abundant eggs. 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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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. Open Memorial Day to October 1st Wed. thru Sun.1- 4pm (208)837-6288 www.hagermanmuseum.com hagermanhistory@gmail.com

Blast on the Grass Car Show CAR SHOW and SWAP MEET Coltharp Park, Hagerman ALL DAY - FOOD - CRAFTS - FUN - MUSIC

Friday - September 20th 6-8pm 7-10pm 10 pm

BBQ in the Park $8 BSU Game Televised in the Park Adult Egg Hunt - in the park. Prizes!! Bring flashlights!!!

Saturday - September 21st 7-10am 8 am 10 am 1 pm 3 pm 5 pm

Hagerman Senior Center Breakfast $5 Registration Art and food vendors open Fun Run Demos Awards Ceremony

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

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Hagerman Public Library The Hagerman Public Library is issuing ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ cards for all library books that are overdue. The books can be returned to the library, with no fine and no questions asked, on Sept 12th, 13th and 14th.The library will be open Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Please return the books so others can enjoy them.

Return overdue library books: No fines on Sept. 12, 13, and 14.

by Joe Chapman Copyright 2013 We arrived at our archery elk hunting base camp early, vowing to try a new area this year. After unloading the gear and setting up camp, my brother Jerry and I grabbed our bows and fanny packs and headed up the drainage to do some scouting. We had only gone a few hundred yards up the trail, when Jerry spotted some fresh elk sign. The elk nuggets were still steaming, indicating we were very close to some animals. Jerry whispered to me to try some elk talk, so I softly blew my cow call. It was immediately answered by a cow elk and a bugle from a rut-crazed bull, so close I thought the sound was going to blow my hat off. Jerry and I both froze, scanning every inch of the timber trying to locate the source of the bugle. I saw Jerry’s eyes get wide, and looked in the direction he was looking. There, not 20 yards away, antlers began ripping a small sapling to shreds. The owner of the antlers shot a glance our way, then bugled again.

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I slowly let down my bow and picked up my bugle. The old monarch was standing his ground, daring any competitor to show himself. I aimed the bugle behind me and gave a soft bugle, hoping it sounded farther away and he would move forward. It worked! The massive bull busted through the brush as I came to full draw with my bow…..just another couple steps……. ”Dingdong”. I listened, puzzled by the sound I was hearing. “Ding-Dong”. There it was again. It sounded like a door bell. I listened intently and heard it again. “Ding-Dong”. “What the heck-- That’s our door bell!—why is a door bell ringing in the middle of my elk hunt?” I thought, as the realization that I was being interrupted from my dream suddenly hit home. “Man, not now, it’s 4:00 in the morning….who could be ringing the doorbell at this time?” I thought, as I threw on some clothes and went to the door. My wife had locked herself outside when she let in the dogs. “Honey”, I said, “I don’t mind getting up to get the door at this hour, but not when I’m about to shoot a big bull! Now I have to go back to sleep and try to get that dream back!” My wife shot me that “I married a nutcase” look I often get…too often at that.

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In my opinion a special award should go to a United Airlines gate agent I recently met. I was trying to catch a plane to Washington D.C. when the flight was canceled because of engine problems. A single agent was rebooking a long line of inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said “I have to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS.” The agent replied, “I’m sorry sir, I’ll be happy to try to help you, but I’ve got to help these folks first, and I’m sure we’ll be able to work something out.” The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, “Do you have any idea who I am?” Without hesitating, the gate agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. “May I have your attention please?” she began, her voice bellowing throughout the terminal. “We have a passenger here at the gate WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to the gate.” With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the United agent, gritted his teeth and swore “(Expletive) you.” Without flinching, she smiled and said, “I’m sorry, sir, but you’ll have to stand in line for that, too.” The man retreated as the people in the terminal applauded loudly. Although the flight was canceled and people were late, they were no longer angry at United Airlines. I was one of them as I got to the desk all I could do was say “That a way to go, girl.”

At this time of year, I often have hunting dreams. I think the hunting bug has crawled deep into the recesses of my brain and is slowly displacing necessary disk space. You know, the space needed to remember names, honey-do’s, or that thing I needed when I went out to the garage, that I can’t for the life of me remember now that I’m in the garage! But I love those dreams, and I can’t imagine a life without the anticipation of the next exciting adventure. It’s what makes life worth living! Some psychologists say that we have dreams and nightmares to help prepare us for what may happen in our real world. For example, if you have a dream of being chased by a bear, those memories may actually help you when you actually are being chased by a bear. As for me, I’d rather not get myself in situations where being chased by a bear is an option, unless I’m faster than the person I’m with or I can tie their shoelaces together.

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I went back to bed, but as usual, couldn’t pull that elk hunting dream back from the abyss. I did, however, manage to hook a very large rainbow trout that inhaled my lure, pushing the limits of my four-pound-test line and poorly-set drag just before the alarm clock went off!

Thousand Springs Festival at MALAD GORGE STATE PARK

Featherville golf course opens just in time: All of us have been impacted recently by this fire season. Many suffered losses and we all endured smoke, road closures and the consequences of evacuation notices. Once more, Pine and Featherville were shut down as the firefighting forces were brought in and then reopened after all of that effort. Thankfully, the gorgeous Elk Valley Golf Course was able to host the Fairfieldbased Soldier Mountain Recreation Association’s golf scramble on Saturday, August 24th. It was wellattended and a was a bucket of laughs for everyone. It was the game of golf at its best: a relaxing endeavor in a beautiful backdrop with all of the amenities provided by the hosts and sponsors. Thank you all.

Saturday, Sept. 28th 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday, Sept. 29th

From the festival’s website: The 21st annual Thousand Springs Festival of the Arts will be held on Sept. 28th and 29th, 2013. With over 4,000 guests having traveled off the beaten path to attend last year’s event, organizers are sure the festival is only going to grow in popularity. Due to complications at Ritter Island, the 2013 Festival has been moved to the breathtaking Malad Gorge State Park! Malad Gorge is a large grassy park with mature shade trees, offering scenic pathways to stunning overlooks which include the Devil’s Punchbowl, a swirling cauldron of white water plunging through the narrow cliffs of the gorge. Many of the approximately 70 artisans who have participated in the festival are nationally recognized. All of the work is quality, in addition to being affordable. So, if you missed that certain kind of pottery, glasswork or vintage-designed clothing that you always meant to buy but postponed, you’ll have another chance this year to grab that special artwork. As always, the festival will feature two full days of live music. It includes jazz, acoustical guitar, blues and more. The sound system pumps music throughout the park so that you can enjoy it while you’re sitting in front of the sound stage, sitting under the shade trees, enjoying a meal of local food specialties such as Basque cuisine, authentic Mexican, barbecued pork or locally raised trout, or sharing a glass of wine or beer with friends, or perusing the crafts and information booths. There will be kids activities and lots of demonstrations from skilled craftsmen and artisans. You can take a hay ride and enjoy the beauty of Malad Gorge State Park. The Thousand Springs Festival of the Arts is the primary fundraiser for the Southern Idaho Land Trust, which is a conservation group that promotes and oversees conservation easements for ranches and farms in southern Idaho. The mission is to promote open space for the enjoyment of present and future generations.

Valerie Metzger To the person or people that stole the skull off of the skeleton late last month from the address marker and monument at 885 E. 2700 S. in Hagerman: Please return the skull to the owner. Place it in the back of the truck with no questions asked. This is a very nice display and it was for all to enjoy. The truck has Hagerman history: In the 1950s it was used to deliverer coal to the Hagerman Community. Barbara Adamson The family of Butch Maag “Thanks You” and greatly appreciates all of your support, care, and generosity during a very sad and difficult time in our lives. We felt immense gratitude in our hearts for the thoughtfulness shared by friends and family through phone calls, e-mails, visits, cards, food, flowers, pictures, music, songs, speakers, Masonic Tribute, pallbearers, military or any specific act of kindness on Butch’s behalf. They were all welcomed and comforting. A special “Thanks” goes to Hospice and to the super gals who helped with Butch’s care and spirit. We thank God for the “huge” circle of family and friends we shared. Butch touched many in his life and we hope the memories of him will continue to be shared in the days ahead. Butch loved to make people smile and would want everyone to continue their lives enjoying each day with laughter.

Contact Rich Carlson at info@ThousandSpringsFestival.org or 208-3522092. Southern Idaho Land Trust, PO Box 2544, Twin Falls, ID 83303-2544. www.ThousandSpringsFestival.org

Thanks again and “God Bless All of You” Lorena Maag and Family

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I was in the grocery store the other day and turned down the seasonal aisle The shelves were lined, as per usual this time of year, with back-packs, pencils and “meal totes”. The little portable food carriers (what we elders call “lunchboxes”) look so streamline and high-tech in 2013. They are complete with a waterproof lining to prevent leakage and a frozen gel-pack to keep the food at a healthy temperature......Oh, for Pete’s sake! I interviewed my friends and family and they were in immediate agreement with me and we commiserated, complained and reminisced about our lunchtime memories. In my day, yes that statement does officially make me old, we carried our little tin box decorated usually in the theme of our favorite TV show or hero. Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days or Evil Knievel were popular choices at that time. Food temperatures weren’t an issue, our pop had real sugar in it as corn syrup was not yet the main ingredient in most processed foods and we ate as fast as we could to get back on the swing set. Ok, most of us did. I took a little longer to enjoy my food but I was in the minority at that time. There was never the worry of food going bad or kids getting sick and I remember eating everything at room temperature! My friend, Kathleen, is in awe of the fact that we kept tuna sandwiches in our unrefrigerated lockers for hours before lunchtime. I guess we just had tougher guts back then, or maybe it’s because we walked, without shoes, in the snow, ten miles to school. I didn’t but my Grandpa always claimed such exaggerations and it’s finally fun to be older and make claims like these to today’s youngest generation! Sandwiches are a fascinating concept aren’t they? Peanut butter and jelly was my favorite and every family has their own tradition. The different sandwich styles can almost be compared to recipes from the European regions of the same country, like northern and southern Italy. Elke’s mother always made her a peanut butter sandwich on sourdough as she describes, “day after day”. She does not look back on it fondly, but Stacie says her most special memory is of PB&J on Wonderbread wrapped in waxed paper. Melinda has had an aversion to this classic sandwich that her mother often made and not solely because the “peanut butter was always put on too thick”. After a dog relieved itself on someone’s lunch bag outside the classroom, her detestation was set in stone. My aunt thought that her sandwiches always smelled and tasted like Jergen’s lotion, as her mother put it on her hands prior to lunch preparation. Many of my friends still have fond memories of their beloved baloney sandwiches. Chesed says she met her best friend in school over a rolled-up piece of bologna they shared at lunchtime. She commented, “Who says you can’t bond over bologna?” Baloney was not on my list of favorites but many people I talked to said this was their favorite and they still enjoy it with mustard to this day. Trading lunches was another hot topic with myself and others in our conversations. I personally remember trading kumquats (which look and taste like little tiny oranges) for a bag of Fritos one day. I was so excited because we didn’t have a lot of junk food at our house. The first taste of the banana infused chips made me try desperately for a “trade back” but the deal was done. Alana also remembers her own chips tasting like bananas and tuna so she traded her homemade lunches for the pre-made cracker and cheese creations called “Lunchables”. Susie knew a schoolmate who traded homemade cookies for Oreos. Sounds like the ongoing theme of wanting what you don’t have, doesn’t it? The only comfort I get from all this is being old is finally becoming fun. It’s great to reminisce with friends and family about “our past”. I wonder what today’s kids will come up with in their later years about lunchtime memories. On second thought, I probably don’t care all that much. I’ll hopefully be floating on a cloud by then...eating handful after handful of non-banana flavored Fritos! If you are a parent and want to create a lunch memory for your child, try Walt’s following recipe:

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formed by a handful of motivated and dedicated volunteers in 1995 that want to make a difference in their community. IDEA stands for: Improvement - Development - Education - Appreciation Some of the more recent projects are: * Playground equipment in the park * Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument signs with information on native plants * City signs on the highway at both ends of Hagerman * Beautification of the main street with planters and flowers.* Busing program for field trips to Hagerman * Monument at Pioneer Cemetery (outside town)* Presently working on Coltharp Park renovations; handicap walkways, bathrooms, stage and more.

The Ultimate Third Grade Sandwich 2 pieces white bread 2 slices bologna 3 tablespoons of peanut butter 1 cup cheese puffs, corn chips or potato chips

To be a member of IDEA takes an open mind and willing heart to make positive changes and improvements in our community. Meetings are held monthly at City Hall, on State Street. The next meeting is on Monday, Sept. 9 at 7 pm. For more information, call Bob Metzger at 539-3191.

Place the bologna slices on one slice of the bread. Spread the peanut butter on the other slice and top with cheese puffs. Place the boloney side on top and squish together. Wrap in saran wrap, place in refrigerated “meal tote” and LET THE TRADING BEGIN!

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Sept. 4: Public hearing on commercial sewer billing 6:30 pm City Council meeting 7 pm Sept. 6: Final day to file as a Candidate for City Council, until 5 pm Sept. 18: City Council meeting 7 pm CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS are on November 5th at City Hall. All four seats are open for election. Apply at City Hall.

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On a morning in late August, I enjoyed my first taste of organic, homegrown soybeans – edamame, I guess. Since soybeans are so often a GMO crop, I looked for, and found, some organic seed. I purchased my seed from a gal in Boise that grows and sells organic garden seed. Beth Ragorashek, of Canyon Bounty Farm in Nampa, Idaho has a certified organic greenhouse. She also produces a local whole wheat flour and sells on Idaho’s Bounty too. www.canyonbountyfarm.com www.idahosbounty.org There are only half a dozen soybean plants in my small veggie garden, and that patch was too dry (thanks to weeds and other taller plants robbing the sprinkler’s showers) but the beans, only two to a pod, tasted great. Raw soybeans are bright green and have a mild crunch. I like to nibble on whatever’s ready to harvesting in the veggie garden; green beans, greens, herbs. We’ve been harvesting beets, tomatoes, green beans, and red cabbage too. The best heirloom tomato in the garden was a large beefsteak type with bright orange flesh. It tastes fantastic, but does spoil quickly. The name tag disappeared, though, so the name is a mystery. Maybe the tag will turn up when I put the garden to bed for the winter. It’s fun to grow at least one new thing each year. Besides the soybeans, we had plenty of curly kale producing leaf after leaf of nutritious greenery. The stalks are a dreamy pale purple color. We’re planting a small test patch of sainfoin next spring for a new type of hay crop, because it’s drought resistant and high in feed value. We have a few tons in our barn now and the goats love it. Sainfoin is similar in appearance to alfalfa, with a bright pink flower. Seeds are restless; they only seem asleep. Fire kisses them, water touches them with her ribbon and they shimmer, awakening.

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Glenns Ferry Historical Museum September 14th, 7-9 pm Final Cultural Heritage Program of the Season: MY FATHER’S IDAHO ~ movie and music, with Rifka Helton Tour museum and soak up the history. View all three exhibits of 2013: The historical photographs of MY FATHER’S IDAHO, The oil paintings of DONALD D. BLACK, The Indian Portrait Paintings of FRANK C. CLARKE

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MAGIC VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN will meet on the 25th of Sept. 11:30 a.m. at the Clear Lakes Country Club. Our Speaker will be Dr. David McClusky with information on OBAMACARE The public is invited call; for reservation: 934-9259 and leave a message.

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‘Ericca’s Point of View Budding photographer and freshman Hagerman High student, Ericca Willet of Hagerman snapped these two photos of local beauty in nature.

Annual Summer Picnic - Gooding Basque Association The Gooding Basque Association held their annual summer picnic at the Gooding County Fairgrounds. A large turnout was on hand for the lamb and chorizo barbecue, followed by dancers, contests of strength, power lifting exhibitions, children’s races and an auction. Photo and text by Terrell Williams: Glorianne Cortabitarte of Hagerman, center, helped prepare and serve the Basque dinner.

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GUIDED BOX CANYON HIKE: The College of Southern Idaho’s North Side Campus’ Community Education Center will be holding a non-credit hiking excursion through the Earl M. Hardy Box Canyon Nature Preserve, taught by CSI Outdoor Recreation Center Coordinator, Christa Gessaman. The Box Canyon Hike is scheduled for Saturday, September 28 from 9:00 am to noon, at the Earl M. Hardy Box Canyon Nature Preserve in the Thousand Springs State Park Participants will join in a casual-paced, three mile hike along the top rim of the canyon. Participants will learn more about the park, the crystal clear water, and native wildlife. This excursion will be the first of an on-going series, with the goal of introducing participants to the many scenic recreation activities throughout the area. Participants will meet in the Thousand Springs parking lot (exact directions will be given at the time of registration). The cost to register for the Box Canyon Hike is $12. Students may register by calling the CSI North Side Campus at (208) 934-8678 or (208) 732-6442. Class size is limited so early registration is suggested. OVER 60 & GETTING FIT: Join in the physical education fun at Hagerman High School on Tues. & Thurs. mornings. Sept. 10 through Dec. 5. The College of Southern Idaho Community Education Center offers noncredit personal, professional and business training opportunities to the local and regional community through creative and innovative learning. Programs offered include personal improvement courses with focus on individual growth and personal interactions, and professional and business courses with emphasis on skill enhancement that address immediate and emerging business needs with long-term training solutions. http://communityed.csi. edu. CSI Northside Center: 934-8678

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Gooding County Fair Art Department Winners The Snake River Artisans wishes to thank all participants who entered art works this year. Many thanks to judge Don Oman for a hard job well done. Also many thanks to all who worked in the Art Dept. and to those that watched over the art works during the fair. Your efforts were greatly appreciated. Best of Fair: Joyce Roberts of Hagerman (decorated gourd) Best of Youth Division overall: Jon Adams of Hagerman (painting of ducks lifting off) - submitted by Don Larson, Snake River Artisans Mini Ads: 20 words for $5. Business card ads: $35 15% discount for new advertisers in October! hvp@q.com 208-837-6523 Hagerman Valley Press 882E 2830 South, Hagerman, ID 83332

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