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Goat dairies multiply in southern Idaho New Horizon Goats in Hagerman The first in a rapidly expanding list of large goat dairies in southern Idaho is New Horizon Goats in Hagerman. Anna Corujo and her husband Joe own and operate New Horizon Goats, located at John Mavencamp’s farm south of Hagerman. They began in the summer of 2013, not long after they learned of the huge demand for goat milk. Joe said, “The demand was here and no one else was doing this.” He’d thought about running a goat dairy years ago, and now it’s a reality. About 900 dairy goats live here, with 650 of them currently visiting the milking barn twice a day. Joe is an experienced cow dairyman and lives with his family in Buhl. This is a family-run goat dairy, and they have hired several employees. At New Horizon, the milking herd is made up of the most productive dairy breeds; Saanen, Alpine, Toggenburg, LaMancha, Oberhasli, Nubian, and many of the goats are crosses between those breeds. Dairy goats are typically purchased from dairies in California, Nevada and from wherever they can be found. Increased demand by the many new goat dairies in this area has caused the inevitable increase in goat prices One of Tara & Ben Hansen’s children, helping to care for dairy goat kids. Photo by Tara Hansen. Fresh goat milk is hauled to Muse Creamery in Meridian, by Idaho Milk Transport. Originally Joe was doing the hauling himself but now the quantities are high enough in this area that Idaho Milk Transport is doing the rounds between goat dairies in Hagerman, Jerome, and Richfield. A common denominator among the new goat dairies is Cory Weiss, DVM from North Valley Vet in Gooding. He’s become the local vet to consult about dairy goats. Joe worked with Dr. Weiss and a nutritionist, and they came up with a grain mixture ideal for this herd. New Horizon Goats is the first large goat dairy in this area, and Joe’s not really surprised at the growth in goat dairy numbers, Anna Corujo holding a new kid at New Horizon Goats in Hagerman.
May 2015
Issue #31
by Evelyn Simon
but he added, “I guess I opened a can of worms, but I didn’t expect everyone to jump in.”
Kidding Time To start producing milk, dairy goats must first give birth, and then the kids are hand-raised. This is where Tara Hansen comes in. She lives in Gooding with her husband Ben and seven children, and has a few goats of her own. Her oldest children were looking for a way to earn money this summer, so when she learned her about the goat kid-rearing opportunity at this New Horizon Goats, she jumped right in. “As a mom I think it is a great way to teach the kids a good work ethic. All the babies have to be fed and if they get in and work, it doesn’t take as long as if they ‘mess around’.” She feels an hourly wage has a negative effect, because, “If you work hard you get paid the same as if you slack off.” So, naturally, her children are paid for the work they do. She added, “I make my kids pay for most of the activities they do, like playing football or swim team. They are always looking for ways to make money for the things they want to do.” New goat kids receive colostrum, their navels are dipped in iodine, and then the kids are raised on a bottle or bucket for about six to eight weeks. They start nibbling on hay and grain at two to three weeks of age. A few of the little bucks will be kept as future herd sires, while the doe kids go to corrals to be raised as replacement milkers. Tara is currently using gallons and gallons of cow milk every day to feed her goat kids, warming up a large canning kettle-full of milk at a time, then filling a five gallon bucket fitted with a system of rubber teats continued on page 6
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Hagerman High School Greenhouse Early Bird Plant Social: Friday, May 8 3:30 to 7 pm $10 Annual Plant Sale: Saturday, May 9 8 am to 3 pm by evelyn simon
The Early Bird Plant Social is a new event. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the high school office or at the door. Friday night will feature appetizers from Chef Kirt Martin, silent auction, live band and musical performances from local and student musicians, and art from the Art Works River Gallery and students. Hagerman High School Agriculture department’s teacher, Dan Knapp, has brought together interested members of the community to help with the annual plant production and sale. The sale has been growing in popularity during the past eleven years. Just like the plants inside the greenhouse, it’s growing. The volunteer list includes locals Chris Gertschen, a Master Naturalist, Vicki Eckert, a Master Gardener, Tammy McKnight, a container artist, Marie Bockham, a Master Gardener, and Walt White, also a Master Gardener. Dan held a meeting with the current group of greenhouse volunteers last October to determine what to plant in 2015. They’ve added a variety of new perennials, new colors, and fire-wise drought resistant plants too. The HAVENS project, led by Jennifer Hamilton with the National Park Service, grows its plants here, to help re-vegetate the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument. Victoria Berglund, the volunteer group’s ‘Queen Bee’, had this to say about the greenhouse project: “We are a mission-driven greenhouse committed to hands-on education, and innovation, diversity, sustainability, teamwork, collaborative partnerships and community. Our proudest student-driven accomplishment is giving back and sharing our growing efforts with our neighbors. Our goal is to inspire young people to learn what fresh food is, how delicious it tastes and how to prepare it for themselves and for their families. We have partnered with our famous chef, Kirt Martin (Snake River Grill) who assists us with this goal. We help to address issues in children’s health with hands-on experience growing and eating healthy food.” Kirt has talked to the ag class in the past, and has given the class demonstrations about preparing food. The greenhouse is roomy, at 44 ft. x 96 ft. and it’s a bright and warm day inside. The greenhouse, students and volunteers make for a “truly unique combination”, says Dan. It’s easy to see he’s enthusiastic and excited about getting their message to the community about the greenhouse and what it provides to students. Dan strives to help students develop confidence, learn to grow plants, and learn about various aspects of business, from customer service to retail sales. He’s “passionate about empowering people to understand their purpose.” Though the beautiful flower baskets are a popular Mother’s Day gift, the greenhouse is “not just flower power,” said Dan, pointing out tray after tray of herbs, including basil, tarragon, Italian flat-leaf parsley, thyme,
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and stevia. Vegetable plants for sale include tomato, pepper, squash, and cucumber. Several types of perennials are also available for purchase, including drought-resistant varieties. Today students from the 8th grade and were transplanting tomatoes, watering, and pinching flowers- which means pulling almost all blossoms off to encourage a burst of growth and bloom just in time for the sale. Dan assigns three to four students to each task, and they get right to work. Eighth grader Harley Hendrix is enthusiastic about the greenhouse program’s daily class, “It teaches us how to grow stuff. I like it and it’s inspiring. This class has taught me a lot about plants.” Like many Hagerman youths, in summers past she has worked planting watermelons and cantaloupes at local melon farms. Another 8th grader, Hallie Corbridge, has grown mini-gardens in the past, and says “I really like transplanting and learning plant identification. I’m learning about beneficial insects, too.” This class inspired Hallie to
Harley Hendrix (left) and Hallie Corbridge working in the greenhouse
start gardening again at home. Funds raised go to the high school agriculture department fund, which pays for shop supplies, conference registration and travel, activities, programs, soil, pots, and greenhouse equipment. Most of the produce grown sells at the Hagerman Natural Foods store at 480 S. State Street. “We are kicking it up a notch,” says Dan of the decision to make Friday night a social, to accommodate the early birds that show up for pre sales and extra fun. What was once touted as a teacher appreciation night and a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the students has turned into this Early Bird Plant Social. Plan on coming Friday night for fun, food, entertainment. Shop a little, then stop in again on Saturday and shop some more.
Hagerman Jr/Sr High School Calendar May 6 – 10 BPA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Ca. May 6 – Class Officer Elections with skits May 7 – 6th Grade parents orientation in HS Library from 1-2pm May 8 – City clean-up Honor Society scholarship Applications/Essay due Arbor Day planting (5th & 6th grade) May 8 - Early Bird Plant Social at the greenhouse May 9 - Annual Plant sale May 12 - Awards Assembly @ 7pm May 12 - HS Lockdown Lunch May 14 –Idaho Historical Society 4th grade presentation @ grade school May 15 –Last Day for Seniors Spring Concert in New Gym @ 2pm State Track @ Middleton May 18 - Kindergarten Graduation 1pm May 19 - High School Graduation in Prince Memorial Gym @ 7pm May 22 – Teacher Checkout Day
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WENDELL - Stonebridge Assisted Living, originally located in Hagerman Idaho, has expanded its operations into the Wendell area. The new facility is located at the corner of Shoshone St and 5th Ave and anticipates opening in May/June 2015. We offer residential care in our beautiful 16 bed facility that can accommodate couples. In addition to the 16 private rooms there is also a large great room, kitchen/dining room, beauty salon, laundry room, multipurpose room, food pantry as well as garage and other storage rooms. There is a covered patio in the back yard where residents can sit and enjoy the fully landscaped property. Stonebridge has been providing assisted living and in-home services for the past four years in the Hagerman area and is excited to be able to provide the people of Wendell an additional resource to help meet the needs of the community. For more information, call Bonnie Gaver, LPN, Administrator, at 208-539-2842.
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My Mom’s the bomb - a tribute I joke a lot about my mom and tell funny stories about her failed attempts at cooking, or the time she fainted on the curb after someone crashed into us in our Volkswagon Bug. (She was taken to the hospital and I was taken to the fire station to spend some time with the rescue firemen.....which started my lifelong obsession with firefighters.) These are all funny stories but they don’t begin to tell the story of my mother or her devotion to being a good parent. I’m so close to her that it almost hurts sometimes and trying to write about her is difficult. However, in the spirit of Mother’s Day I’ve decided to try to tell her story….our story. Mom and my father were divorced by the time I turned three years old. I have never had any regrets about my parents getting divorced. I still saw my father several times a year and gained an incredible step-mother along the way. But Mom and I were my immediate family all throughout my childhood. It was the early 1970’s, and single parent families were still pretty rare. Most of my friends in school had two parents at home but I never felt like I was missing out on something because Mom and I had so much fun. I try to explain to people how we ate dinner at our house. We ate meals but usually a part of a meal. For example, we would eat corn on the cob one night then a main dish the next night. We loved the 70’s recipe for chuck roast, a can of cream of mushroom soup and a packet of dried onion soup mix all wrapped up in foil and baked in the oven. Mom is so embarrassed when I tell this story but I loved it! We would open the foil and share the finished roast. Sometimes we would eat dinner sitting on the huge bean bag together in the living room, watching one of our favorite shows such as “Happy Days”. This wasn’t the norm but it was our norm and I always felt taken care of and loved, even if our meals were segmented! We didn’t have a lot of money but I rarely felt like we were poor because Mom was so creative. One day I came home from school in tears because my Barbie dolls didn’t have pretty clothes like my friends seemed to have. My mother took me to a thrift store, Pick N Save, and bought me some generic doll clothes. She brought them home, sewed decorations on them and made them a one of a kind couture collection. My friends were actually jealous of my new doll clothes the next day. (This is why I can’t listen to the Dolly Parton song, “Coat of Many Colors”, without crying uncontrollably.) Now that I am older, I have a sense of how hard it must have been to be both parents to me at times. We didn’t always get along when I was a teenager but Mom never wavered from being a strong parent. My curfew was always earlier than anyone else’s and sometimes it felt like I had more rules than any of my friends but I understand now. She had to do it all on her own. Curfew was even earlier on prom nights. We laughed together the other day when I called and told her I was going through some old clothes and found the prom dress she made for me. She and I fought over the design the entire time and she jokes now about needing a few extra sips of wine to get through making that dress. She sewed the dress for my prom in 1984 and it had tiers of ruffles from the waist to the floor, like the gown of a Southern belle. It was the size of a small car when completed. I should have been able to add an extra half an hour on to my curfew just to try to muscle that dress home! I never ended up having children of my own, so maybe I can’t really understand all that my mother did for me. I know that I will always respect her for how she put me above anything else in her life and gave me everything she had. The only thing I can do now is do the same for her. When she needs me to be there for her, I will be. Not because I owe her but because I love her. It is life’s incredible circle of loving and caring for someone and I’m glad to be a part of it. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. Jane Deal co-owned the Ein Tisch Inn and Wild Rice’s Catering in Hagerman from 2003-2009. She authored the cookbook for Ballard’s Idaho Golden Greek Cheese. In 2013, Jane co-authored a cookbook featuring Idaho Preferred products titled, “Live. Eat. Local.” 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.
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Shoshone, Idaho —Events begin May 23rd with the Shoshone Fire Association Breakfast at the Community Center, 201 South Beverly Street, Shoshone - 7 to 10 a.m. Fourth Annual History Days; May 23/24 10 am to 4 pm The Lincoln County Historical Society hosts their 4th Annual History Days, the kick-off opening the museum for the season. Events include live demonstrations, vendors, and vintage vehicles and wagons displays. All History Days activities and the Museum will be open Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24 from 10 am to 4 pm. A heritage circle is planned Sunday; activities include sharing of storytelling, songs, and poems. VFW Ceremonies: May 23, 11 am, May 25 10:30 am & Noon The VFW Post 3001 will conduct two ceremonies throughout the weekend. On Saturday, they will perform a retiring the flag ceremony at 11 am at the Veterans Memorial located on the Courthouse Lawn. Monday, May 25th, the VFW and Richfield American Legion will conduct a memorial ceremony at 10:30 am at the Shoshone Cemetery and then another ceremony at the Veterans Memorial starting at 12 pm.
Saturday, May 23, Noon - Parade The Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Memorial Parade at noon. Parade route: Begins at corner of East B and South Greenwood across from the Courthouse and continues around Shoshone up to the Lincoln County Care Center and then returns to the Courthouse. This year the Chamber g B&B MAY send draft will be giving out a $100 Best Patriotic Display award, a $30 cash award for 1st place and $15 for 2nd place in each division. Divisions include 1. Civic & Service Organizations Groups, Clubs and now forFamily Mother's Day,2.Graduation, Father's Day, Reunions, Floats, Business and Commercial Groups, Stayca3. Antique Vehicles, Tractors Etc,off andyour 4. Horse/Equestrian. Registration Mention this ad for&10% stay. Gift Certifcates available! begins at 11 am at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds, East B and S. Beverly or pre-register at 2nd Time Around Antique Mall, or online at lincolncountychamber.org. Saturday, May 23, 6 pm Cowboy Entertainment & Dinner Lost N Lava Cowboy Gathering will conclude the events on Saturday, May 23 with entertainment and dinner starting at 6 pm at the Lincoln County Community Center. Entertainment includes Prairie Wind, “Coyote” Joe Sartin and Little Joe McCutcheon from Milton-Freewater, Oregon and Johnny Urrutia and Karla. Singer, songwriter, and guitar player, Joseph Sartin (Coyote Joe among listeners and on stage throughout the West) is a true cowboy at heart and in song. He lived the life and now shares it with you through his music. Little Joe has been playing and singing for the past forty years by himself and with several other bands, such as, Shanook Winds, Tha Shanako Band, and a little bluegrass band. Little Joe is also an accomplished bassist and drummer. Teaming up with Coyote Joe a little over eight years ago, Little Joe adds the harmony and fine guitar accents to the music the duo play together. Johnny Urrutia and Karla Davis are well-known natives to Shoshone and Lincoln County and have been playing together for about three years. Between the two of them, they’ve been playing more like 50 years. Johnny was a high school math teacher, then a professional rodeo cowboy, and finally a Nashville singer/songwriter who traveled the country and world playing his own hits; “Everybody Wants to be a Cowboy” and “Last of a Dying Breed.” He was on the road for the better part of two decades before Idaho called him home. Karla’s story is similar only in that she, too, had other incarnations across the country—going to college in North Carolina—before the sage and big sky called her back to her native Idaho. Their musical tastes range from Patsy Cline and Marty Robbins to George Strait and the Beatles and their main goal in performing is always fun. Advance tickets are $12 per person or $17 at the door. Tickets include dinner with choice of Cornish game hen or Swiss steak with the all the fixings. Tickets can be purchased at 2nd Time Around Antique Mall in Shoshone, from Lost N Lava members, by phone, and online at lostnlavagathering.com. All major credit cards accepted. For more information call (208) 886-7787. Come and spend some time in Shoshone over the Memorial Day weekend and help us kick off the summer season in Lincoln County. For more information contact the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce at (208) 886-9811 or LincolnCoChamber@gmail.com.
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Kole Peck, his dad Robb Peck and their partner, Mike Telford, started a Grade A goat dairy at the former Aurora dairy north of Richfield in April. The Pecks heard about the increased interest in goat milk and securing a contract with Muse Creamery in Meridian helped them to jump in the goat dairy business. They received their first load of 750 dairy goats in late April. Kole was on his way back from loading the goats on a 101 degree day in Fresno, California when he had to stop for snowstorm while
Pivot designs & repairs, wheel lines, hand lines Pumps, PVC pipe, used & new parts Sales - Service - Parts www.donsirrigation.com 294 South 300 East, Jerome (South of Moss Greenhouse) continued from page 1 Kole Peck (left) and his dad Robb Peck at High Desert in Richfield.
New Horizon Goats in Hagerman; milking parlor and (inset) Anna Corujo and her husband Joe. and siphons. The kids learn to drink from the buckets, ten at a time, and crowd around as she arrives with their milk.
Blue Sky Dairy in Jerome We visited Blue Sky Dairy in Jerome in late April. This Grade A goat dairy operates alongside Northside Dairy (cows), owned and managed by Paul Ciocca and his family. His sons Sean and Russell started the goat dairy when they heard of the huge demand for goat milk. They’ve owned a few Boer goats previously, and do enjoy fun-loving goat personalities. Their first 200 milking does came from Amish farms in Iowa and theherd consists of Saanens, La Manchas, Alpines, Toggenburgs, Nubians and some crosses. Eight bucks were introduced to about 100 does last year and many kids this spring were the result. The herd is currently averaging nearly a gallon a day per goat. The quantity a doe is able to produce depends on the age of the goat, the quality of her care and nutrition, and what stage of lactation she is in. Kids are raised on bottles and buckets and the females are retained for replacement milkers. Kids are weaned between six and eight weeks of age. Last year’s kids have entered the milk string already, increasing the original 200 does to about 350. Paul says he’s happy to have his sons in business at the dairy, as he’s seeing a lot more of them now. Before contracting with Muse Creamery to purchase his goat milk, he used it to feed his dairy calves, enthusing, “That goat milk made such good calves!” But goat milk is too valuable to ‘just’ feed to calves, so he’s back to feeding cow’s milk to the calves. The Cioccas worked with Hatfield Manufacturing in Wendell to create custom lockups to goat specifications, and have installed several sets at their Hatfield Manufacturing custom goat lockups at Blue Sky in Jerome
crossing Donner Pass. Chains were applied to truck and trailer tires, some chains broke, patience was mustered, and he arrived in Richfield with a wet, cold bunch of goats…and freezing temperatures. The goats were soon comfortable in their new home, with plenty of shelter and abundant and excellent feed. About 550 of the new goats are in lactation, so the father/son team had to get right to work. Kole’s 500 cow dairy isn’t getting as much attention right now as previously, and there have been a few sleepless nights so far, as they learn about milking goats, handling goats, goat kids, and goat personalities. Goats are not cattle, “not even close,” said Robb. He went into the pen with them, and right away, the goats were “all around me,” he said. Goats are active, curious, playful, and have some different requirements than cows, such as a need for shelter from wet weather. Goats lack the layer of subcutaneous fat that cows have, predisposing them to chill more easily, which translates into weight loss and/or lower milk production. They also have a high mineral requirement, since they are browsers by nature; notably they need good amounts of selenium and copper in their diet. High Desert uses the same grain formulation that New Horizon Goats dairy uses. The Peck’s milking parlor has been re-vamped from a cow-size to a goat-sized setup, and they have installed the new Hatfield Manufacturing goat lockups, and a rapid-exit unit. Forty goats can be milked at once, which will double when they are finished installing equipment. “When we finish the parlor, we’ll milk 450-500 goats per hour,” Kole said, much more than the current 160 per hour. Each time they milk, added Kole, it seems they find something else that needs fine-tuning. “The system is working, but we need to make it better,” said Kole. The goats are milked twice a day, early morning and early evening. Robb noted that his goats, unlike the cows, “Really drop their milk fast.” He said that while a cow takes a bit of time to ‘let loose’, the goats in his herd just get right down to work. There is a steep learning curve when working with a new type of livestock. The day we visited for this interview, they’d only been goat dairymen for six days! They are currently looking to hire a milker. Kole has big plans for his goats. He is using twenty herd sires now, but wants to use AI (artificial insemination) in the future to synchronize birthing and to improve herd genetics. Saanens are the top producing milk breed, but Muse Creamery prefers milk for cheese, so the dairy needs some high-butterfat types too, such as La Manchas and Nubians. “I really enjoy the Toggenburgs,” said Kole, already showing a preference for this hardy breed.
Goat milk Grade A dairies are required to meet a stringent list of requirements, including sanitation, milk quality, milk storage, equipment, and water supply. “Milk is the most regulated and inspected food supply world-wide. Inspections by regulatory professionals help the dairy farmer meet and continued on page 8
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Showing Up © Christina O’Brien 2015
A Sense of Wonder A little iridescent-winged wasp crossed our garden path yesterday. She was walking, which made me take a second look, and then a third look as I noticed she was dragging an olive-green grub between her legs. The grub was about the same length as the wasp, but much chubbier, and must have out-weighed her considerably. “Hmph”, I noted, “That’s one strong wasp”, and turned to my chores. Then I turned back and squatted to watch more closely. She didn’t seem to mind. These solitary wasps are handsome, inch-long, and slender, deep black with iridescent blue wings that they fold alongside their abdomens. They cruise slowly, flicking their wings, over patches of bare earth. I’ve been intrigued by them since reading Niko Tinbergen’s classic book on animal behavior, Curious Naturalists, some forty years ago. He describes some very ingenious field experiments on similar ground-nesting bees and wasps on the sandy coast of Denmark. But, although I occasionally see them, I haven’t really paid attention. She lugged the grub across a four-foot-wide paver path, then another three feet through a tangle of Mount Atlas daisies, until reaching a wide swathe of bare earth – the fruit of my on-going quackgrass removal project. Her convoluted path through the daisies straightened out once she reached bare ground; she headed straight for a pencil-diameter hole she had previously dug. I didn’t notice the hole till the wasp and her prey were within a few inches of it, but she obviously knew exactly where she was going. Upon arrival, she dropped the grub, seized its head in her jaws, and backed into the hole, hauling it down until it was out of sight. Reappearing a moment later, she then spent several minutes picking up clods of dirt in her mandibles, dropping them into the hole, scratching more dirt over it like a digging dog, and finally tamping the plug firmly with her head before flying off. When she was done, the entrance was perfectly camouflaged. I assume that she had laid eggs on the grub, and that her larvae would consume it before emerging as adult wasps later this summer. Several things influenced me to carve a little time out to watch this backyard theater. Besides a bit of book learning from Curious Naturalists, I recently finished a new book by animal behaviorist Alexandra Horowitz, titled On Looking, Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes, about paying attention to one’s surroundings. Rachel Carson’s great book The Sense of Wonder, which looks at the great big world with the eyes of a small child, has been very much in my mind, as my young friend Anthony and I have taken field trips once a week for the last three months. Four-year-olds are born naturalists. Bugs! Rocks! Sticks! Puddles! Life is filled with wondrous things, all worth attending to, with gusto! So when this wondrous thing happened, I stopped and squatted, and watched, and marveled. It’s as much fun to see in real life what one has only read about as it is to discover something new. Wow – this happens in my own backyard? I wonder what else happens under my very nose. Perhaps I should show up a bit more often right here. 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.
Gooding School Board Elections Tuesday May 19, 2015. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm Voting is at the Fair Grounds 4H building and War Memorial Hall depending on where you live. Candidates: Zone 2: Jim Brockman vs. Denis Perron Zone 3: Randy Basterrchea vs. Anthony Perkins Zone 4: Tim Person vs. Denise Childs Zone 1 and 5 are not up for re-election. Remember you must live in the ZONE that is up for election to vote; contact the District Office to see if, and where you vote. (208) 934-4321
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continued from page 6 maintain the requirements for Grade A milk production. Inspectors perform their duties to protect consumers by assuring the quality of milk.” (Langston University: www.luresext.edu) Goats produce an average of a gallon of milk per day, from 1800 to 2500 lbs. of milk per lactation period averaging 284 days, according to http://extension.psu.edu.
Goat Dairy Growth Continues The nation-wide demand for goat cheese, known as chevre’, is driving this rapid growth in Idaho goat dairies, and no end is in sight for the expansion of dairy goat numbers in Idaho. Though prices fluctuate, cow milk prices currently hover around $14 per hundredweight, while goat milk is above $40 per hundredweight. Goat dairies are the ‘next big thing’ in this area with creameries looking for even more goat milk. Several new goat dairy managers were too busy to be interviewed for this issue; stay tuned for more news next month. Currently in Gooding and Jerome counties, there are three or four goat dairies either under construction or in the paperwork and permitting phase.
Dairy Goat Breeds & Terminology The main dairy breeds are: Saanen – all white, heavy producers Alpine – usually darker body with white points Oberhasli – brown with black points Toggenburg –light brown with white belly and points LaMancha - very tiny ears, any color, high butterfat Nubian – long floppy ears. High butterfat. Many colors, including spots. What to call a goat: Buck = male goat. Doe = female goat. Kid = you guessed it. Goat udders have two halves, each with one teat. Does usually give birth to twins, though triplets and singles are common too. *See back page for one more photo*
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Kelly Kast lecture on May 20 Gooding County Museum GOODING - Gooding County Historical Society and Gooding County Museum are happy to announce the first evening lecture for this year. Kelly Kast, a life-time resident of Gooding County will be speaking on “Henry’s Revenge”. Come hear how our grandparents and great-grandparents dealt with lean years of assets and what they substituted. Kelly was a former editor of the GOODING COUNTY LEADER and has many stories to regale her audiences. The presentation will take place May 20th at 7:00 p.m. at the Gooding County Museum at 273 Euskadi Lane in Gooding. There is no charge for admittance and refreshments will be served. Come early or stay a few minutes afterward and see the new exhibits in the museum. The Gooding County Museum is displaying items that have not shown before in Gooding. One of our new exhibits contains items brought by Anson Thompson, Thompson Furniture and Funeral Home, from Kansas at the turn of the century. These artifacts were graciously loaned to the museum by Dwain Demaray and family. The museum has set up a covered wagon display inside the museum. It is quite interesting to wonder how our early settlers were able to pack all of their necessities in such a small area. As you enter the museum, you will see a beautiful oak display case filled with petrified woods and other stones brought out from the storage room. The display case was donated by the Ken Seifert family and came from the Meyer hardware store in Gooding. The museum›s research center just received 36 yearbooks from Gooding High School. We are still looking for yearbooks to fill the missing years in our collections especially from the other schools in the county. If you have any yearbooks to fill our open slots, please call or stop by the museum. We can scan the yearbooks onto a cd so you can keep the original book if you are unable to donate it at this time. Gooding County Museum is open Fridays and Saturdays between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. There is no charge for admittance but donations are always welcomed. The museum is also able to be opened for group visits at other times. Please call 934-5318 or stop by to the museum and set up a date.
Missing Gooding High School yearbooks sought The Gooding Museum is seeking Gooding High School yearbooks that would help to complete the Gooding High School collection: 1918 through 1923, 1925, 1942 through 1947, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2009, 2014, and they will need a copy of the 2015 yearbook also. The yearbooks can be scanned onto CDs if their owners would like to loan them to us, and we greatly appreciate donated yearbooks, too.
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Wines of the Southern Hemisphere by Marguerite Janes thousand Springs Winery and Bed & Breakfast
Four wine making countries in the Southern Hemisphere make it into the top 10 list of wine producers in the world; Argentina, Australia, Chile and South Africa. Argentina ranks at #4 and is a fairly recent entrant to importation of wine into the U.S. In the past, Argentina consumed 95% of its own wine production. The last two decades have seen Argentina’s economy explode with high inflation rates. This caused the wine merchants to seek cash sales through exportation. Americans are benefiting by increased inventory and an increased variety of Argentine wines. The premier wine region is the Mendoza. Looking for this region on the label will insure a great tasting wine at a great price. Increasing inflation rates continue which in turn will eventually cause the price for these wines to also increase. Now is good time to buy. The Australian wine industry has turned into an export machine of low cost wines. Over 50% of the country’s wine production is exported. Its wine reputation has suffered, but is back on the rise for the premium levels. Red grape varietals make up the majority of vineyards. The Barossa Valley located in Australia’s southwest is one of the oldest grape growing areas and a world-renowned wine producing region. It has over 160 wineries and nearly 33,000 acres of vineyard. Shiraz (we know as Syrah) is the predominant grape grown. The Australian wine industry did not really take off until the mid 1990’s, and today ranks as the sixth largest wine producing country. Chile’s wine industry started with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 1500s. Missionaries and monks soon followed, planting vineyards and establishing winemaking solidly in South America. The wine industry had a significant decline since WWII, primarily due to high taxation and socio-political views on wine drinking. In 1990 the country returned to democracy, vineyards were replanted and winemaking renewed in part to foreign investment. It now ranks as #9 in world wine production. Chile’s northern climate is very suitable for grape growing.
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The cold winters kill pests and the warm dry air keeps vine diseases to a minimum. In fact, it is very similar to weather here in Hagerman. South Africa comes in at #8, which is a meteoric rise since Apartheid ended in the early 1990s. For most of the 20th century, the South African wine industry was government-controlled with the majority of grapes being discarded, sold or turned into brandy and fortified wine. Now much of the wine produced is exported to China. A significant portion of the wine is still being made into brandy. Marketing to the United States is gaining ground, so expect to see more and more South African wine on store shelves. A grape of note is the Pinotage. It is a cross of the Pinot Noir and Cinsaut grapes. The combination of sweet, berry tastes of the Pinot Noir and the disease resistant Cinsaut makes a grape of great potential. The South African wine industry is all new and gaining ground in the world market. All four of these countries’ wines are increasingly good. Please seek them out, and taste the up and coming flavors from the Southern Hemisphere.
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Pioneer Night Sky Party Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument- The Night Sky Party on April 18th at the Oregon Trail Overlook on the monument was a huge success. Twenty-six visitors came before nightfall and participated in several activities. Both youth and adults began work on the Junior Ranger Night Sky Explorer. Those who finish the program can return to the Hagerman Fossil Beds NM Visitor Center with their completed booklet and receive a certificate and Night Explorer patch. Other activities included making a star seeker wheel and assembling a constellation keychain. As the space station moved across the sky, Park Ranger Kevin Haney told the group interesting facts about the space station and the astronauts that are working there. Ranger Wesley Gant then took the group on a hike along the Oregon Trail ruts and out to overlooks while pointing out prominent constellations. He shared “stories in the sky,” stories about how the ancient Greeks and Native Peoples viewed the night sky. He also pointed out the light pollution visible on the horizon. The rest of the evening was spent viewing planets, star clusters, and nebulas through eight telescopes provided by the Magic Valley Astronomical Society. It was a great evening for star gazing even with the strong winds. The next Night Sky Party will be on Saturday, June 20th. Because the activities were so popular and because we will be at the Oregon Trail Overlook, this will be a Pioneer Night Sky Party with the additional of some Oregon Trail games and toys as well as night sky activities. More details will be provided in the June issue of the paper. Also be on the lookout for flyers and press releases related to the Pioneer Night Sky Party as it gets closer to June 20. UN- CLASSIFIED AD: JOHN DEERE BALER for sale In good shape. John Deere 466 two-string baler with Hydraulic tension, multi luber, and center pt hitch. Call (208) 308-6012
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Waterbirds By Terry Thomas
Avocets, willets and sandpipers all shared a flooded field near Roberts with white-faced ibis, Franklin and California gulls. This eclectic mix was all feeding on invertebrates that were trying to escape the sheet of water several inches deep in places. These birds and many more share two commonalities: a love of water and hence the name, waterbirds. Broadly defined, waterbirds are birds that are tied to water for some essential portion of their lives. They may feed in water or along water’s edge, they may breed in water and/or make their nests on or over water. That expansive definition actually makes bedfellows of a wide array of species drawn by a commonality of habitat rather than ancestry. Waterbirds are further characterized by the way they forage. This introduces some other terms that are frequently used but seldom defined. Seabirds are ocean-loving birds. They spend most of their time foraging over the open ocean and some may see land only during nesting season. This group includes frigate birds, albatrosses, shearwaters, boobies and puffins. Waterfowl include the ducks, geese and swans. They may be dabblers that feed in shallow water or divers that hunt for food well below the surface. These are the species sought after by hunters and are considered poor to excellent table fare depending on species, locale and preparation. Waterfowl are not colony nesters like many other waterbirds. A word commonly batted around this time of year is shorebird. Shorebird migration is really ramping up right now as shorebirds are heading toward northern breeding grounds. Shorebirds forage along very shallow water and mudflats. Their legs are longish, often as long as their bodies. Most have elongated beaks suitable for plying in mud and searching just beneath the surface. Sandpipers, avocets, black-necked stilts and willets are examples. Long-billed curlews are the largest members of this group. Wading birds are the long-legged beauties that are a joy to watch. Egrets, herons, ibis, spoonbills, storks and more are all generally grouped as wading birds. These birds are usually fairly large, with legs longer than their bodies and very long bills. They will wade in water that would drown a shorebird and stealthily hunt for prey including fish, frogs and invertebrates. Marshbirds are secretive or inconspicuous birds that are often easier to hear than to see. They form solitary nests, not colonies. Some authors include loons, bitterns, non-colonial grebes, rails, gallinules, coots, limpkin, and cranes in the marshbird category. In a way this seems to be a catchall for species that don’t readily fit into the other groups as some do not prefer the emergent wetland habitats known as marshes. If that is not confusing enough, the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan focuses on seabirds, coastal waterbirds, wading birds, and marshbirds. Shorebirds and waterfowl have their own conservation plans. Shorebird, waterfowl, wading bird or secretive marshbird, they will put on quite a show for the next month. Be sure to get out to a local marsh and enjoy it while you can. Terry Thomas is a wildlife biologist with 27 years of experience. Opinions expressed are his own.
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Magic Valley Cowboy Poets receive awards at St. Anthony The Cowboy Poets of Idaho (CPI) hold their annual awards ceremony and presentations at the St. Anthony Cowboy Poets Gathering every year. The event took place on April 18th of this year. The awards include: (1) The Silver Quill Award for best poetry writing and recitation (2) The Golden Note Award for best musical ability and writing. (3) Hall of Fame Inductee for overall achievements and contributions over the years. This year, the Magic Valley performers fared well with two of the three awards presented. Both Christine Riker and Ken Wellard were recognized with Christine receiving the Silver Quill award and Ken Wellard was inducted into The Hall of Fame. Both Christine and Ken are on the committee for the Annual Magic Valley Cowboy Poets Gathering which has been held at Hagerman for the past nine years. Past Magic Valley recipients are Tommie Patton (Gooding) and Eunice Wellard (Bliss). Both are Silver Quill recipients. But, Ya can’t win em all! The Golden note award went to Bob Jackson from St. Anthony.“Congratulations” to our local performers! And, as well, to Bob Jackson and other past CPI performers!
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IDAHO RODEO HALL OF FAME TO SELL LONGHORN STEERS AND TERMINATE THE DECORATING CONTEST With regret and unbelievable disappointment in their decision, the longhorn steers are now up for sale for $200 each and the waving cowboys are $75 each. We wish to thank the 60+ businesses and personal sponsors that participated in the program throughout the city of Gooding and the State of Idaho. It was an exciting, fun and community inspired and spirited project. Contact Lonnie LeaVell (208) 539-0101 or Charmy LeaVell (208) 539-0202 to order your steers or cowboy. The sale is limited to stock on hand and 1st come basis.
CSI Foundation to hold free Retirement Planning seminar TWIN FALLS – Everyone who would like expert advice on retirement planning is invited to a free public seminar from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7 at the Rick Allen Room in CSI’s Herrett Center for Arts and Science. The seminar, which is sponsored by the College of Southern Idaho Foundation, will feature four southern Idaho retirement and investment experts. Rob Williams, a former deputy prosecuting attorney for Jerome County, specializes in real estate, business transactions, and estate planning as a partner in the Williams, Meservy, and Lothspeich law firm. David A. Turner is a vice president for U.S. Bank Private Client Group in Idaho, specializing in providing ideas to clients regarding all aspects of wealth management. Robert A. Wreggelsworth is also a vice president and trust relationship for U.S. Bank’s Private Client Group, administering and servicing trusts, estates, conservatorships, and investment management accounts. Larry Braga is a Certified Public Accountant with specialties in trust administration, eldercare, and conservatorships for business and personal consultation since 1979. After an overview of retirement planning by David Turner, attendees will be able to attend the breakout session of their choice; ‘Investments for retirement at any age,’ ‘Maximizing Social Security benefits,’ and ‘Tax and legal implications.’ The seminar is free and open to everyone. The CSI Foundation asks that you please RSVP to Tamara Harmon at 732-6249 or tharmon@csi.edu so they know how many guests to expect.
HAVENS Project and Hagerman Fossil Beds By Jennifer Hamilton
HAGERMAN - HAVENS Project (Hagerman Area Vision for Education about Native Species), along with the help of the National Park Foundation and Subaru, Sweet’s Waste Removal Services, G & H Ace Hardware, and the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument put on a Native Plant Party in April! Volunteers worked for over two hours, planting more than 200 native shrubs and grasses, and removed a very large quantity of tumble weeds from the Oregon Trail Overlook in the Fossil Beds. Volunteers were given free water bottles and a HAVENS Project t-shirt for their service. In addition, the HAVENS Project has been busing classes from the middle school and Hagerman high school up to the Fossil Beds to learn about the Sagebrush steppe ecosystem and lend a hand in rebuilding the ecosystem within the Fossil Beds. The landscape within the National Monument has been severely impacted by a number of wildfires over the last decade, as well as the invasion of cheat grass and Russian thistle. The long term goal of these activities is to create a sustainable and resilient ecosystem in the Fossil Beds, improving the visitor experience and providing habitat for the many species that call the Hagerman Valley ‘home.’ A similar event was held on May 2nd. To learn more about future events, or to discover what you can do to help heal the environment in the Hagerman Valley, contact the National Park Service at (208) 933-4105 or follow the HAVENS Project on Facebook; www.facebook.com/HAVENSproject.
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Sustainability Fair an example of sustainable life Kathleen McKevitt, Freelance Photojournalist
TWIN FALLS - On Earth Day in April 22, the College of Southern Idaho held their annual Sustainability Fair. Biology Professor, Randy Smith, said of the event: “The level of success in my view was an 8.5/10. We had a good number of participants, a constant flow of students interacting with the participants, and good entertainment. I think it compared favorably with previous years. We had a number of new participants this year including 4Roots, Rob Green Nissan, Organizing for Action, and Pioneer Flooring/Carpet One. The CSI Sustainability Fair provided an opportunity for businesses, agencies, and organizations to highlight their sustainable products, policies, and practices. For the future we would like to grow the fair a little more, get started on our publicity sooner, and maybe connect it with a college and university recruiting day.” Karla Bent who came over from Gooding said, “I was happily surprised at what so many people are doing, and how much the college is doing, and it makes me want to know more.”
Back Country Horsemen
The Back Country Horsemen of Idaho, a non-profit organization, began in 1978 as a service organization that works with the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management by giving back to the back country by volunteering ground work such as clearing trails and improving campgrounds. We are also involved in agency management and promoting educational programs to the public to perpetuate the recreational use of stock on public lands. In 2013, sixteen chapters in Idaho volunteered 16,514 hours and 110,819 travel miles for a total value of $665,075. The volunteer hours for Back Country Horsemen of America, which includes 27 states with a membership of approximately 13,000 members was 367,161 hours and 1,638,053 travel miles for a dollar value of $13,972,950. We work hard to keep our trails open for equestrian use for our children and grandchildren. Our local chapter, High Desert BCH, was organized in 1992 and covers the Magic Valley area with 40 members. Nearby chapters are Cache Peak BCH in the Burley area and Sawtooth BCH in the Ketchum/Hailey area. In addition to being a service organization these local chapters participate in day rides, overnighters and sponsor activities with the public invited. If you are interested in giving back to the back country that we use and enjoy we always welcome new members. For more information for High Desert BCH, contact Karen Ambrose 208-543-9041; for the Cache Peak BCH, contact Mark Ottman 208-438-2276; and for the Sawtooth BCH, contact Jo Heiss 208-788-3802. The High Desert Chapter is hosting their 5th Annual “Gambler’s Draw Ride” on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area south of Wendell, Idaho. Activities begin at 9:00 a.m. and include a ride for prizes, lunch on the grounds at noon and a silent auction with interesting items. Bring your horses, kids, friends and neighbors and join in the fun. For information contact Karen Ambrose 208-543-9041.
All vehicles and motorcycles are welcome. POKER RUN ENROLLMENT FORMS will be available on the relayforlife.org/goodingid website and must be completed for each vehicle entered with a $15.00 entry fee. Forms and checks (made out to Gooding Relay for Life) should be mailed to Gooding Relay For Life, c/o 1868 S 1800 E, Gooding, ID 83330 by no later than June 3rd. 9 am—Registraon Line-up at the Gooding County Fairgrounds at 201 Lucy Lane, Gooding Idaho 10 am—Noon—Meet and Greet drivers Noon—Poker Run leaves Gooding to Wendell, to Hagerman, on to Bliss and ending up at Gooding Fairgrounds 2 pm—Poker Hands turned in at Fairgrounds 2:30 pm—Poker Run results and prizes
ALL Relay teams may have food or items for sale at the Fairgrounds. Come and support your local Relay teams. This is a fundraiser for ALL Gooding County Relay for Life teams. Each team raises money to reach their goal. UPCOMING EVENTS: Saturday, May 16th—HUGE Gooding yard-sale from 8 am—3 pm at Columbia Bank at 746 Main St, Gooding, ID. All money made will go to each team’s goal. Teams can sell yard-sale, baked goods, etc. Saturday, May 30th—Wendell Yard Sale at U.S. Bank (15 S Idaho St, Wendell) from 8 am to 4 pm Saturday, June 6th—Poker Run meets in the morning and leaves from Gooding Fairgrounds at Noon. Friday, June 12th—2015 Relay for Life begins at 6 pm at Gooding County Fairgrounds. EVERYONE IS INVITED. Contact: Susan Bolton at First American Title—934-4427 or Lorri Robb at United Metal—731-1676
Jodie Gamache, at her 4 Roots booth A new business, “4 Roots” in Twin Falls, located on 1564 Fillmore St. Suite 1B, offers fresh juices, smoothies and edibles made of all natural foods. Owner, Jodie Gamache, served up juices and dried/spiced kale at the fair. She said, “The kale is not something you’d think you would never run out of but I almost did. You can prepare fresh foods in lots of yummy, non-traditional ways.” Liz McBride, Novelex HR Manager, has attended past fairs and said, “Having the opportunity to talk about recycling (plastic), is always a good thing.” A major recent change in life-health decisions came this week from Tyson, a major chicken processing corporation, second largest nationally. They just announced the cessation of using antibiotics in their chickens. (It is generally believed by doctors and scientists that adding antibiotics in all dairy and live produce can negatively affect human health.) The City of Twin Falls had a booth on progress it is making in sustainable ways. Recycling on the CSI campus and all other college campuses and in the cities and state of Idaho trash operations is now part of their normal operations as people come to better understand the down-side of chemicals and plastics in the environment. One of the participants at the Sustainability Fair was Mario E. deHaro Marti, an Extension service educator. He exhibited a kind of operation that can help to reduce gas emissions from dairy animals in large numbers on what is now referred to as “corporate farms.” This is not a product that is in operation, but Marti sees future technology that will be used in all livestock operations. Attendees this year were primarily students. Some noted that in the past there were higher numbers of the outside (off campus) community showing interest, and the Organizing For Action (OFA) representative on the President’s Climate Change plan for bringing knowledge to all Americans, signed up thirty-four new volunteers. Was this fair a success? Attendees interviewed believed they learned something they didn’t know that would lead them to further research and understanding. Gamache said, “Young people seem a lot more interested in the direction of the earth’s health.” The Sustainability Council meets monthly, and has hosted Sustainability Fairs for six years on the CSI campus. A student group is involved in all activities and plans. The Council, headed by Dr. Jan Simpkin and Dr. Randy Smith of the Biology department, has recently gained approval by the College Board to proceed with a present-to-long-range plan calling for greater-to-full sustainability in all departments and grounds in the next decade.
Airstreams stream into Hagerman
HAGERMAN - Jay and Debbie Rolls and the Airstream club they belong to from Boise toured the Hagerman Valley the last weekend in April, staying at Hagerman RV with about 20 Airstream trailers. They enjoyed dinner and wine tasting at Snyder Winery in Buhl, and visited Thousand Springs Winery, Hagerman Fossil Beds, and local hatcheries.
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College of Southern Idaho NORTH SIDE CENTER 202 14th Avenue East, Gooding, ID 83330 (208) 934-8678 northsidecenter@csi.edu Hiking, cooking, wine and more—check out our May classes! The Art of Dutch Oven Cooking Learn how to cook over an open fire (and coals) using the tools and skills dating back to our ancestors. The Art of Dutch Oven cooking will involve participants in the planning, hands-on preparation, and the partaking in the final product! Additional topics include the seasoning, cleaning, and caring of Dutch Ovens, and a history of Dutch oven cooking. Participants will take home a small booklet of recipes and tips. Friday, May 8 6-9 p.m. $25 South side of West Park, Gooding Instructor: Christa Gessaman Enhanced Concealed Weapons Get informed and learn what your rights are when it comes to carrying a gun. This preparatory class, instructed by Sgt. Dave Kiger, will cover the gun laws in Idaho, responsible fire arm ownership, and safety issues. Shooting range practice emphasizes trigger control, target alignment, and holster requirements. Upon successful completion of the class, you will be provided with a Certificate of Completion and all the forms you need to apply for a concealed weapons permit at the sheriff’s office. Class will meet at the gun range on Saturday for four hours of practical instruction. You must furnish your own gun that is in compliance with concealed weapon laws, along with ammunition, safety glasses, and ear protection. Do not bring your firearm onto the CSI/ISDB campus. Students must be age 21 or older to participate. Tues., Thurs. 7-9 p.m. May 12 & 14 Sat. May 16 $79 North Side Center Instructor: Sgt. Dave Kiger Wines of the Southern Hemisphere Discover the wines of Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and South Africa. This class will pay homage to the burgeoning wine industry south of the equator. Explore and taste grape varietals unique to the other half of the world and enjoy a “southern” take on the more familiar ones. Light snacks too. Thursday May 21 6-8 p.m. $39 Thousand Springs Winery 18882 Hwy 30, Hagerman Instructor: Marguerite Janes Story Writer’s Workshop Do you want to improve the quality or marketability of your writing? Are you looking for a venue to network and exchange ideas with other aspiring writers? Join us for a special two-day Story Writer’s Workshop. Participants will examine a range of essential writing topics including: story structure, plot, theme, setting, characterization, point of view, theme, symbolism, voice, and pace. Students will have an overnight writing assignment for sharing with fellow
work-shoppers on the second day. Participants need to have access to a word processor and printer for the overnight assignment. A laptop for file sharing would be a strong plus.
Fri. 6-9 p.m. Apr. 24 Sat. 2-5 p.m. Apr. 25 North Side Center $45 + $5 supply fee paid to instructor Instructor: Bob Sojka Adult classes coming in June: Yoga for Everyone, Beginning Computers, From Your Camera to Your Computer, Essential Oils for Summer, Sampling Idaho’s Award Winning Wines College for Kids Classes: Life Skills Training – ages 8 to 10 and Adventures in Animal Anatomy – ages 10 to 14
Continued from front page: Right: Tara Hansen of Gooding with a couple of ‘her kids’, at New Horizon Goats dairy in Hagerman.
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