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2018: A focus on local nonprofit youth organizations Kids Klub, Inc.: Grangeville
Enrichment program embraces youth BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS
RANGEVILLE – Anyone who has been in the Grangeville community for any period of time has heard of the Kids Klub Youth Development Center.
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The Kids Klub, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that exists thanks in part to the generosity of donors, volunteers and the commitment of its volunteer board of directors. The program provides Grangeville’s youth with cultural, social and educational opportunities that ensure a close tie between kids and the community. This involvement has proved to increase the educational success of its participants through expanded programs throughout the years. KK is an Idaho Child Care Provider (parents who qualify can be reimbursed for child care) and is a STAR-Rated facility through IdahoSTARS’s Steps to Quality. Kids Klub formed because a handful of Grangeville citizens recognized the need for an after-school program that offered a safe, home-like atmosphere with enriching learning opportunities for the children in the community. “We’d seen the statistics that 70 percent of the children in Grangeville have their only or both parents in the work force,” said one of the KRISTI o r i g i n a l KEELER founders, Mary Schmidt. “We’d also seen the alarming statistics showing the need for such a program in our community.” This handful of people said, “We can do better for our Grangeville kids.” And with that motto in mind, The Kids Klub opened its doors in 1996. A dream came true for Kids Klub in June when the program opened its new facility at 506 South A Street,
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Kids Klub, Inc., sponsors the Missoula Children’s Theater each year, where 50 to 70 children from public, home and private school. Here, area students participate in 2018’s performance of “Gulliver’s Travels.”
across from Grangeville Elementary much for them,” said former KK emMiddle School. Prior to that, KK op- ployee and board member, Andrea erated in a private building down- Solberg. The Webbs became KK supporters town and then in two remodeled classrooms at GEMS, with a good around 2000, notably providing portion of its funding coming from a stock and an insurance policy to the organization. 21st Century grant. “Back in 1972, “A generous bethe Webbs had quest from Orrin made the decision and Eleanora Webb to leave their multifused at the perfect million-dollar estime, and the tate to charity and dream of building the community came to fruition,” said Kristi Keeler, they loved,” Solprogram director. — Kristi Keeler berg said. “The “It was the Webb Kids Klub Program Director only change to donation that really their will in 40 got the ball rolling.” years was the addiWith Joe Bonn tion of Kids Klub as a beneficiary.” as project manager, Morris Arnzen KK executive director, Cindy GodConstruction of Cottonwood was frey, stated, “We are very blessed to awarded the bid and construction live in such a wonderful community. began Nov. 7, 2017, on the 4,016 I thank each and every person for their support and the impact they square-foot building. have had on the youth in this com“The Webbs genuinely loved this community and felt it had done so munity.”
School Program: The Kids Klub is a before and after school program that serves grades K-6th. It is open at 7:30 a.m. to the beginning of school and See Kids Klub, Page 7
t was the Webb donation that really got the ball rolling.”
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■ STORIES: Kids Klub, Inc., Grangeville............................................................1, 7 Grangeville Community Foundation., Grangeville ....................... 2 ASK, Inc., Riggins ............................................................................. 3 VEST, Kooskia ...............................................................................4, 5 AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE
Humble beginnings have led the program to encompassing many different facets as it begins its 22nd year. Those programs include the following: •Kids Klub Before & After
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Kids Klub Executive Director Cindy Godfrey shows the Webb memorial sign at the open house of the new Kids Klub facility.
Prairie Boosters, Cottonwood ............................................................6 Framing Our Community, Elk City ................................................8 UYLC, Kamiah ....................................................................................9 Idaho 5th in volunteerism .........................................................10 4-H Program, Idaho County ............................................................12
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4-H: Idaho County
4-H offers abundance of leadership, hands-on skills for area youth
450 participate in 4-H in Idaho County in 2018 BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS
ithout question, the largest overall supporter of youth in Idaho County is the 4-H program.
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The basic purpose of the 4-H program is to focus on the personal growth of youth. The organization provides a number of opportunities in areas such as communications, leadership, career development, livestock, home improvement, and computer technology. 4-H focuses on hands-on learning, leadership skills and FREE PRESS / DAVID RAUZI working at a In 2018, Idaho County’s 4-H participants had 312 animal projects represented at the Idaho County Fair in Cottonwood. SUSIE project from conHECKMAN ception through being a good citizen. While project completion. One interests may change with the times, of the mottos of the program is, “We I don’t feel the core fundamentals of believe true leaders aren’t born – positive youth development change.” •ANIMAL HOUSE - Amy Farris, Melissa Klapprich, •KEUTERVILLE LIVESTOCK - Shari Chaffee, Melisa Curry, The Idaho County 4-H Program they’re grown.” ( H T T P S ://4Tammy Nail Summer Duman, April Lustig, Maureen Munger, Cara has approximately 450 participants H.ORG/PARENTS/BENEFITS/) •BARNYARD BEASTIALS - Shannon Reuter, Ty Reuter Uhlenkott, Sarah Walsh Across the United States, more and 100 adult volunteer leaders. In AMAS LIVESTOCK - Tara Duclos •C •LIVELY LIVESTOCK - Suzanne Acton, Lisa Canaday, 2018, there were 312 animal projects than six million youth participate in LEARWATER VALLEY GO GETTERS - Ginny Fisher, Jason Tara Connolley, Shelly Dempsey, Becky Goldman, •C and 305 non-animal projects repre4-H each year. Fisher, Susan Graves, Connie Jensen-Blyth, Vincent Krystyna Sherrer, Dori Stowell In Idaho County, the oldest 4-H sented at the Idaho County Fair. Martinez, Darlene Smith, Desiree Tarro, Mike Ward •REBEL RIDERS - Kate Dahlsrud, Dione Severns 4-H is open year-round to youth clubs are Fenn Livestock and GreenOTTONWOOD SADDLIERS - Betty Campbell, Darbie IGGINS CANYON - Sarah Walters •C •R ages 5 to 18 without regard to race, creek Active Workers. Both clubs OUGH RIDERS - Annie Bledsoe Duclos, Becci Gehring, Deanna Goeckner, Misty John•R creed, gender, were organized in son, Tara Klapprich, Brent Rowland, Tara Rowland •TAHOE HILLBILLIES - Joel Costa, Nancy Costa, Leigh marital status, 1934. By 1940, every •CRAZY CRITTERS - Joyce Forsmann, Samuel Rodriguez Davis, Marci Eades handicaps or community in Idaho LK CITY - Teresa Enos •E •VALLEY LIVESTOCK - Rachel Andrews, Sean Andrews, d i s a d v a n County had an organENN LIVESTOCK - Cindy Godfrey •F Marci Nuxoll, Laureen Raff, Becky Schultz, Robleigh tages, ecoized 4-H Club •GALLOPING GOOD - Christy Davis, Corrie Puckett Williams nomic or ethIdaho County 4-H “It’s my goal, that •GREENCREEK ACTIVE WORKERS - Tiffany Forsmann, •WOODLAND/KAMIAH LIVESTOCK - Elayne Murphy nic back320 W Main St. No. 3, while the 4-H memDaniel McIntire, Leslie McIntire, Mary Uhlorn •4-H DOG CLINICS: Kelly Turney grounds. Grangeville, ID 83530 ber is having fun with Participants 208-983-2667 their project — ages 8 to 18 SHECKMAN@IDAHOCOUNTY.ORG whatever that might are eligible for HTTPS://WWW.UIDAHO.EDU/EXTENbe — they are also all 4-H prolearning life skills SION/COUNTY/IDAHO/4-H grams, includHE DAHO OUNTY Facebook: T I C that will serve them ing competiwell as they become 4-H PROGRAM tive activities adults,” said Idaho and events. County 4-H Program Ages 5 to 7 are Director Susie Heckman. “There are the obvious skills such as public eligible to participate in Cloverbuds. speaking, record keeping, parliamen- Cloverbuds is noncompetitive and tary procedures, and leadership; members may not participate in marhowever, some of the not so obvious ket animal, horse, ATV or shooting sports projects. lessons are just as important.” Idaho County also has the Mod “For example,” Heckman continued, “learning to finish what you Squad (junior high) and Ambassador start, learning how to set goals and (high school) programs which are work to reach them, learning how to leadership opportunities in addition make adjustments when things don’t to the regular 4-H programs. go as planned, developing a solid work ethic, learning how to be courFrom basketball to cup-stacking teous when you are not the winner skills, the Idaho County 4-H party, and even more gracious when you are, and realizing that participating held in Cottonwood in April, offered a variety of activities for local 4-H’ers. in volunteer community service and helping others is an important part of FREE PRESS / LORIE PALMER
Idaho County 4-H Clubs and volunteers
Local churches offer youth programs A variety of local churches offer after-school, summer and youth group programs throughout the years. The church directory runs twice monthly in the Free Press and offers addresses, phone numbers and addtional contact information for various churches. According to Dr. Pat Fagan, “There is ample evidence that the strength of the family unit is intertwined with involvement with a local congregation,” he said. Read more at HTTP://WWW.BELIEFNET.COM.
News about local churches and ministry activities can also be found
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Idaho County sixth in income growth ... BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS Where you live can have a large influence on how much money a person makes, and who doesn’t want to live in a place where incomes are rising quickly? SmartAsset, a financial technology company, recently analyzed Census
data for a five-year period to determine where incomes were growing the fastest, and Idaho County ranked among the top places in Idaho. Idaho County ranked number six (nationally, it’s at 892) and had an overall income growth of 2.1 percent from five years earlier. Caribou County had the highest income growth at 4.4 percent. Next
were Power and Butte counties at 3.7 percent each; Latah County at 2.8 percent; Cassia County at 2.7 percent; Idaho at 2.1 percent; Boundary and Blaine counties, each at 2 percent; Minidoka County at 1.9 percent; and Nez Perce County at 1.7 percent. Of those top 10 counties listed above, the lowest unemployment
rate is in Blaine County (2.7 percent), followed by Caribou at 2.9 percent; Minidoka and Nez Perce, each at 3.3 percent; Cassia at 3.1 percent; Butte at 3.6 percent; Latah at 3,7 percent; Power and Boundary each at 4.1 percent; and the highest. Idaho County, at 4.9 percent. Overall, the state unemployment average is listed at 3.9 percent in this study.
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... however, still above 5 percent unemployment rate
Idaho County unemployment rates have seen a slight increase this summer and remain several points above the state’s overall low numbers. According to the Idaho Department of Labor, 23 of Idaho’s 44 counties had unemployment rates above the state’s 2.9 percent rate in July. Five counties experienced rates at or above 5 percent, of which Idaho County was one, re-
porting 5 percent. Others in the region were Clearwater, 7.1 percent; Lewis, 6.7 percent; and Adams, 6.2 percent. The July preliminary report for Idaho county reported 6,282 in the civilian labor force, of which 314 were unemployed. This compares with 6,277 and 283, respectively, in June (4.5 percent unemployment); and 6,149 and 292 a
year ago July (4.8 percent unemployment). Year over year, the state continued to see strong job growth as employers increased payrolls. Total nonfarm jobs grew by 3.4 percent - for a total of 24,300 jobs – the second fastest growth rate in the nation in July. The construction and manufacturing sectors grew more than 5 percent, gaining a total of 5,800 jobs. The information sec-
tor declined by 100 over the year, while natural resources had no over-the-year growth. Annually, unemployment insurance benefit payments were down 12 percent from a weekly average of $1.2 million a year ago to $1 million weekly for July 2018. The number of claimants decreased by 13 percent to 3,630 from a weekly average of 4,170 a year ago.
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Idaho 5th in nation for volunteerism BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS Idaho is a pretty generous state, volunteer-wise. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service’s recent data, Idaho ranks fifth in the U.S. in number of Idaho residents who volunteer (34.1 percent). Idaho has 382,220 volunteers with 37.5 volunteer hours per capita.
There are 53.42 million hours of service with $1 billion of service contributed annually. 53.5 percent of Idaho residents donate $25 or more to charity per year. The statistics also show civic life in Idaho shows 94.4 percent of Idaho residents frequently eat dinner with other family members; 88.7 percent talk with their neighbors; 42.5 percent participate in groups and/or organizations within their communi-
ties; and 68.4 percent of residents engage in informal volunteer work (such as doing favors for neighbors or co-workers). Top volunteer activities in Idaho include (highest to lowest by percent): tutoring or teaching; mentoring youth; general labor; collecting, preparing or distributing food; fundraise; provide professional or managerial services; music/performances; making or distributing clothing;
coach/referee; being an usher, greeter or minister; and providing medical services or counseling. Nearly half of volunteer services in Idaho are provided under a religious organization, while education and youth organizations make up about one-fourth of all volunteer efforts. States ahead of Idaho included Utah (43.23 percent), Minnesota (35.43 percent), Wisconsin (35.34) and South Dakota (35.3).
The bottom five states are Arkansas (20.56), Nevada (19.61), New York (19.25), Florida (19.11) and Louisiana (18.43). Idaho’s other neighboring states’ ranks were: Montana (12th); Oregon (13th); Washington (16th); and Wyoming (19th). For details go to: HTTPS://WWW.NATIONALSERVICE . GOV / VCLA / STATE - RANK INGS-VOLUNTEER-RATE
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Upriver Youth Leadership Council: Kamiah
Group forms to help kids find paths that avoid alcohol, drug use BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS
AMIAH — A need for community level prevention started what is now a staple in youth development and mentoring in Kamiah.
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The Upriver Youth Leadership Council (UYLC) was originally founded in 2006 as part of the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program (SDFS). This is when the community stepped up. “Data collected in the 2004/05 annual Safe Schools/Healthy Students school-wide survey revealed that 34 percent of 8-year-olds in Kamiah had used tobacco, 21 percent had drunk alcohol, and 21 percent had smoked marijuana,” said UYLC president, Sharlene Johnson. Johnson said this need was identified in the Kamiah Community Action Plan, Goal 6: The community has effective programs to eliminate substance abuse. This plan was adopted in 2006 by the City of Kamiah, Kamiah Chamber of Commerce, Kamiah School District, Idaho County Commissioners, Lewis County Commissioners, Kamiah Kiwanis, and the Nez Perce Tribe. Action 6.2:
UYLC PRESIDENT SHARLENE JOHNSON AND KAMIAH HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL STEVE HIGGINS.
Form a Substance Abuse Coalition to plan, obtain funding, and implement a comprehensive substance abuse prevention and treatment program with measurable outcomes and tangible results was the premise on which the original coalition was founded. The goals were reflected in the organization mission statement: “Promoting Positive Change for a Healthy Community.” he focal goal of the coalition was to reduce and prevent substance use/abuse by youth in the community, while strengthening community collaboration and building a stronger coalition to sustain prevention efforts,” Johnson explained. In 2008, founding members attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Academy. Through this training and the dedication of its members, the coalition was awarded the CADCA’s
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UYLC was host to a raft trip this summer for area participants. Three Rivers Rafting in Lowell guided the trip.
Chairman Award in 2010. From raise a child.” Establishing healthy 2008-2013 the coalition was able to behaviors during childhood is easier realize organization and governance and more effective than trying to development, initiate proactive pro- change unhealthy behaviors during grams and partnerships, and achieve adulthood. To have the most positive nationally acclaimed evidence-based impact on the health outcomes of young people, healthcare, law ensuccesses. In 2013, the coalition lost its two forcement, school, media, churches, government entimajor funding ties, Nez Perce sources, and the Tribe, youth servexperienced exing organizaecutive director tions, business resigned. owners, civic or“These losses ganizations, led to a period of youth and parchallenges, tranents work togethsition, mission er through a colfade, and diminlaborative and ished unfunded comprehensive outputs. Remainapproach. In ading members — Sharlene Johnson dition, UYLC emwere able to reUYLC president ploys two staff engage capacity positions to help and move foradminister the ward with a renamed and reframed coalition - the objectives of the various grants. UYLC’s mission is to “Empower Upriver Youth Leadership Council,” youth and adults to build a healthier Johnson said. The loss of a major funding source community through prevention leadership.” initiated the realJohnson emization that there phasized UYLC is must be strengthcommitted to ened infrastrucbuilding a strong, ture, bylaws, and UYLC healthy commupolicies and proce413 Main Street nity that offers dures, as well as Kamiah, ID 83536 youth positive althe development For organizational questions: ternatives to and implementation of sustainabil- Sharlene Johnson, UYLC presi- using drugs and alcohol. ity strategies and dent, UPRIVERYLC@GMAIL.COM. Call: 208-743-0392; e-mail UPUYLC has variactions to ensure funding the continued vi- RIVERYLC@GMAIL.COM; log onto: ous streams that intality of programs. WWW.UPRIVERYOUTH.ORG. clude local, state The council has and federal regained its capacity for substance use prevention and grants. Most notably, 50 percent of education in the community, continu- the UYLC annual operating budget of ing its role as an effective community $275,000 is obtained through community support. change agent. UYLC engages in the following UYLC is primarily a community driven organization with vast sector prevention activities: •Create regular social opportunirepresentation. UYLC partners recognize the need for a collaborative ap- ties for our youth in substance-free proach to health, “It takes a village to environments. We host a variety of
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events, such as game nights, crafts, and community service activities— providing a venue where kids can have fun free of peer pressure, families can bond, and we can all get to know each other. •Guide the UYLC’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB) as they help create positive substance-free experiences such as movie nights, dances, and dodgeball tournaments for their peers. YAB members—a mix of junior high and high school students—gain leadership experience and more confi-
done in an effort to showing kids that using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs negatively impacts the future. “Academic achievement is lower among many students who binge drink or use marijuana. Drug abuse is related to suicide, early unwanted pregnancy, school failure, delinquency, and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV,” Johnson said. UYLC is working to foster leadership skills in the local youth; prevent them from using substances; and
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UYLC held a St. Patrick’s Day Dance this year for area kids and teens.
dence, and help fellow students understand that there’s no need to drink, smoke, or use drugs to have fun. All area youth are invited to attend the YAB’s general monthly meetings and join YAB festivities. •Coordinate the Upriver Youth Safe Homes Network, a community of parents who pledge to help keep our kids substance-free. Safe Home parents make sure kids cannot access alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs in their home; check in with each other to verify kids’ plans; and talk regularly to their children about the risks of substance use and abuse. With nearly one in four Idaho high school students drinking, and one in three having used marijuana and/or prescription medications that were not prescribed to them, all this is
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Water-balloon volleyball was another of the summer activities UYLC provided for kids, preteens and teens within the river communities.
build a community-wide network of organizations and agencies to support prevention. “Additionally, we aim to reduce substance abuse among adults by decreasing risk factors in our community,” Johnson said. “When we lose our youth to alcohol and drugs, we’re wasting amazing potential. Youth substance use and abuse keeps our children from achieving and weakens families and the community.” YLC accepts monetary donations as well as donations of food for its events. “And our most valuable donation is your time and commitment to our cause,” Johnson stated. “If there is something you like to do or are an expert at, let us know and we can match your talent to a task we need done.” Cash donations can be mailed to Upriver Youth Leadership Council P.O. Box 625 Kamiah ID 83536 or can be directly dropped off at the office, 413 Main Street, Kamiah. Additionally, UYLC has a Paypal account Link: WWW.PAYPAL.ME/UYLC. Supporters can also attend UYLC’s next monthly meeting or event to learn more about what they do and how to participate. Monthly meetings are held at 7 a.m. on each fourth Wednesday at the UYLC office, 413 Main Street. Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Framing Our Community: Elk City
Mission is ‘Healthy forest, healthy community’ ELK CITY — Framing Our Community (FOC) serves the Elk City Region by providing integrated programs that create jobs, improve forest and watershed conditions, and increase educational opportunities. FOC is a 501[c]3 Non-Profit organization founded in 1999 by community leaders who foresaw the economic and demographic changes that faced Elk City, the surrounding region, and rural west. The web-site states: Public meetings helped to build the community’s
vision for FOC. In the year 2000, community members determined that they wanted to retain their ties to the natural resources that surrounded them by developing small to midsized businesses, improving community infrastructure, offering educational opportunities and connecting entrepreneurs to funding opportunities. This set the direction for Framing Our Community and the formation of its Jobs in the Woods and Small Business Incubator programs.
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Melinda Hall is pictured here with her award at KORT Radio.
Hall receives ‘Woman of Distinction’ award BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS GRANGEVILLE – A local woman with a longtime presence was recently selected to be included in the forthcoming Trademark Women of Distinction Honors Edition. Hall was selected for “demonstrating dedication, leadership and professional excellence,” the press release read. Hall is the manager of Big Country 92.7 KORT Radio, a job she has held for 28 years. “I did a little bit of everything prior to that,” she smiled. She owned a health food store in Arizona, sang in Las Vegas and worked in a dental office. Before starting in her position at KORT, she worked at
Walker’s Jewelry for five years. Hall had heard about Grangeville prior to moving here and wanted to live somewhere with four seasons, she said. “I love it here at KORT – I’m a people person and I just love to deal with people,” she said. Hall is community-minded, involved in Animal Ark, Grangeville Merchants and Oktoberfest, as well as having been a past officer for the Grangeville Chamber of Commerce. “I give all the glory for good in my life to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.,” Hall added For her award, Hall received a plaque and will receive a “Trademark Women of Distinction,” when it is printed.
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Kids Klub afterschool participants are pictured here on a school day in 2018. The program has now moved to its new building across from Grangeville Elementary Middle School, 506 South A Street.
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after school until 5:30 p.m. It provides a wide variety of enrichment opportunities as well as homework assistance. Full-time cost is $135/month. Parttime options may be available. Priority is given to full-time attendees. •Kinder-Ready Klub: KinderReady Klub is a full-day Pre-K program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., September through May. The goal of the program is kindergarten readiness. Cost is $300/month. Participants must be entering kindergarten the following year and be pottytrained. •Kinder Sprouts: A full-day preschool for 3-and 4-year-old children on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., September through May. Cost is $220/month. Child must have birth date of 9/1/2015 or earlier and be potty-trained. They are now enrolling for the 2018-2019 school year. •Summer Camps: Kids Klub provides a wide variety of weeklong summer camps, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Camps run for nine weeks and may include, but are not limited to, swimming lessons, arts and crafts, fishing, hiking, robotics, dance, music and sewing. Space fills quickly. This year, camps cost $125 a week with some extra costs for activities such as swimming lessons. •Missoula Children’s Theatre: Kids Klub has sponsored Missoula Children’s Theatre for the past
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Kids Klub new facility at 506 South A Street recently received its sod for the lawn (left); the open house in the new building was held in May (right).
16 years and cast 993 parts. This is open to any K-8th grade student in public, private or home-school. Generous donations from the community and several organizations help with the housing of actors and other needs. •Xperience Xpeditions: These middle school field trips help expand the boundaries of the world to seventh and eighth grade students. This includes a Careers Tour of Idaho Forest Group, and tours of Lewis-Clark State College and the University of Idaho. •Halloween Costume Ball: This annual adults-only event is a popular affair that includes the
chance to dress up, visit with friends, eat, dance and have fun. Kids Klub currently employs an executive director, a program director, two assistant teachers and an AmeriCorps member as well as occasional additional help for activities including lifeguards for swimming or assistance with field trips. Volunteers (fully background checked) are brought in for a variety of activities including science experiments, community education, math enrichment and baking. Kids Klub is governed by a 12-member volunteer board made up of community and business members, professionals and parents.
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OTTONWOOD — The Prairie Booster Club has long been providing for its Cottonwood students.
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The Prairie Boosters were founded in 1987, celebrating 30 years of supporting its schools last year. “We’re run by a team of volunteers,” explained current president Glenn Poxleitner. Additional officers are vice president Cara Uhlenkott, secretary Linda Nida and treasurer Denis Uhlenkott. Supported mainly through membership dues and donations, fundraising is also part of the boosters. Membership dues come up at the start of every school year and dona— Glenn Poxleitner GLENN tions are acceptPrairie Booster Club president POXLEITNER ed year-round. Some recent fund-raisers include a kickball tournament, a 4-wheeler raffle and the Burger Barn concessions at football games. The boosters support Prairie Schools and their sport and activity programs. Recent donations from the Booster Club have gone to putting in the rubberized track, football field drainage and the new metal bleachers for both track and football in addition to new mats for the walls behind the baskets in the high school gym along with essentials such as baseballs and bats, softball bases and other gear. “We also have scholarships for graduating seniors as well as supporting teachers with needs in the classroom.,” Poxleitner added. The boosters’ mission is to promote the development of extracurricular activities, support good citizenship and Prairie Booster Club the spirit of fair play in all competiP.O. Box 182 tions. Cottonwood, ID 83522. “We greatly appreciate all of our Glenn Poxleitner: loyal members and all the support each 208-983-4190. year,” Poxleitner emphasized. “We look Look on Facebook under forward to contributing to the Prairie PRAIRIE BOOSTER CLUB schools for many more years.”
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Idaho County number 12 on ‘financially healthy’ list BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS When it comes to being financially healthy, Idaho County isn’t a bad place to live. Idaho County ranks number 12 in the state for its financial health. To find the most financially healthy places, SmartAsset took a holistic approach, considering debt as a percent of income, bankruptcies per 1,000 people, poverty rates and unemployment rates. Nationally, Idaho County ranks at number 1,145. The percentage of the count’s debt versus income is at 1.28 percent, while bankruptcies per 1,000 are at 1.73. To calculate debt as a percent of income, SmartAsset divided debt per capita by income per capita. To calculate bankruptcies per 1,000 people, they divided total bankruptcies by the population, and multiplied that number by 1,000. The poverty rate in Idaho County is listed as 16.3 percent, unemployment is at 5.70 percent, and the county’s financial health index is ranked at 68.27. To calculate the Financial Health Index, SmartAsset weighed debt as a percent of income, 10 percent; bankruptcies 35 percent; poverty rates 45 percent; and unemployment rates 10 percent. They ranked the counties on each of the categories and then indexed each category. They then added those indices together and indexed that. In this study, a financially healthy county means people living in the county have low average debt as a percent of income, along with a low chance of being affected by personal bankruptcies, poverty or unemployment. The top 10 counties in order in the state of Idaho are Blaine, Nezperce, Ada, Jefferson, Mindoka, Cassia, Gooding, Bingham, Twin Falls and Payette. For details on Idaho, as well as other states, go to HTTPS://SMARTASSET.COM.
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Festivals, events and attractions help keep communities financially healthy, such as the Idaho Sawtooth Bluegrass Association Festival held each spring in Kamiah at the KOA Campground.
Study finds the average Idahoan values their social media data at $1,218 Is someone hacking your Facebook? Sending messages via your email? Online privacy is a fairly consistent hot topic. While many may have been rushing to change privacy settings, hide information from everyone except immediate family and best friends, or simply delete social network sites, many are just taking it in stride. Security-based review, comparison and news site Security Baron took a recent poll in America, surveying more than 3,000 people, to find out how much social media data is valued — that is, how much would a person sell it for, if some-
one offered to buy it. It appears a price CAN be put on privacy. $1,218.75 to be exact. That’s the average amount people in Idaho would be willing to exchange their social media data for. This is lower than the national average of $2,163.15. However, Vermonters would find theirs harder to give up they value theirs at $4,125. The people who valued their social media data the least were West Virginians; they would take a paltry $375 for theirs. The study also found that onefifth of Americans admit they would buy or access someone else’s social media data and 23 percent of Americans would sell their social media data if they could profit from it.
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have four daughters in the CV school system. She said funds from past VEST events have helped pay for a variety of things for the schools. “We’ve been able to purchase Chromebooks and Kindles, a charging cart and h e a d phones,” she said, “as well as assisting with girls basketball camp and a senior project to improve the high school stage.” Smith said 100 percent of the profit from the festival goes to the schools. A big dream, she added, would be able to eventually resurface the CVHS track. “We have a beautiful, perfect location, and I would love to see it utilized,” she said. Harrington added they have been able to purchase calculators at the high school as well as books in all grades. “We also provide scholarship money for the Ray Bowles Award and the Bud Springer Award,” he said. “We have raised money for more pro-
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state is putting more and more local responsibility for funding on school districts. Larger districts with strong economic bases can pass levies. Small rural schools struggle with local funding because they don’t have the same
economic base to draw from,” Harrington asserted. “VEST has been blessed with tremendous support from local families and businesses, but we can also access alumni who live in other towns and states. Last
year we had donations from towns as far away as Tacoma, Wash. Foundations such as VEST can help rural districts provide children with a level playing field as they prepare for the work force and successful adult lives.”
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Valley Educators Support Team: Kooskia
Organization gains momentum to support Clearwater Valley schools BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS
OOSKIA – The need for more in their local schools brought two men together six years ago; however, the meeting relied on a relationship that was actually forged years before.
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Kamiah’s Greg Drake, a now retired educator and 1965 alumnus of Clearwater Valley High School, and then-CVHS principal, Dave Harrington, Lowell, a Kamiah High graduate, had known each other for years. “He had played football for me when he was in middle school,” Drake smiled. Years prior when Harrington was a high school wrestling coach, Harrington said he met a guy from Long Island at the college nationals in DAVE Chapel Hill. HARRINGTON “He had his team there, all paid for by their foundation,” he recalled. “Alumni wrestlers and parents simply wired $10-$20 to their account. They went to the Hawaii Classic and everywhere.....all paid for.” Harrington said he thought it was a great idea, but while working for years in the Seattle area at Sultan High School, they had enough money for “great sports facilities.” “However, I kept the foundation idea in my head and when I came home and went to work at Clearwater Valley High School, I wanted to get a foundation started,” Harrington explained. “Our Kooskia community had lost a lot of their economGREG ic base — such as DRAKE logging — so it was the ideal place to start a foundation.” Especially if they could access alumni who had moved away and done well, he added. However, at the time, the district
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Clearwater Valley High School students put on the musical play “Cinderella” in spring 2018, under the direction of music teacher Elizabeth Nuxoll.
superintendent didn’t want there to year, we had 135 people attend.” be a competing source trying to raise They made about $13,000 in those funds when they needed to float a first two years together. levy. In March of this year, the third “But when I announced my retire- VEST event was held, which drew in ment I got Elvin Pfefferkorn to help 200 people and raised more than me and I got it under way,” Harring- $20,000. ton said. “Elvin and Leo Robinett Drake said, “the momentum is were on the origistrong, and we defnal VEST board but initely feel like we have since passed are headed in the away.” right direction.” “It” became “VEST had a VEST (Valley Eduslow start but we cators Support were all passionate Team), and the and determined,” group first met Harrington said. — Dave Harrington more than three The main idea, VEST volunteer he explained, is years ago and planned their first that people who fund-raising event. care about CV Current board schools will sign up members are Cindy Dahler, Veda Pf- to have money donated monthly and efferkorn, Lara Smith, Greg Drake, wired directly to the VEST account. Kama Pfefferkorn, Kevin Dahler, “We made a web site, built a FaceDwight Wicks, and Harrington. book page, got on reader boards and “That first year we drew about 65 in newspapers, but it took a few years people,” Drake said. “By the second before people finally knew who we
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were and what we were about. We have been successful because we are a very transparent and sincere foundation,” he emphasized. “Every penny we raise goes to the children of CV schools. The foundation doesn’t keep any of the money. The board members are dedicated to helping children, and they work tirelessly all year. LARA Their passion and SMITH determination has been the main reason for the success of VEST.” “We have had tremendous support from the community and outlying areas, and have relied heavily on our alumni base,” Drake added. “People and businesses and organizations have been wonderful about donating to the silent and live auctions,” board member Lara Smith stated.
Items for auction in the past years have included overnight stays in Coeur d’Alene and Grangeville, munition products from ATK, a Yellowstone package, steelhead trips, movie theater and ski hill passes and restaurant and food certificates. Smith, who is the Clearwater Valley Elementary School librarian, and husband, Mike, a CVHS alumnus, See VEST, Page 5
VEST Call Dave Harrington at 208926-0830, Greg Drake at 208869-6442 or Lara Smith at 208926-4109. Facebook: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/VESTFOUNDATION/ Supporters can make donations to Freedom Northwest Credit Union in VEST’s name.
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ASK: Riggins
More than an after-school program various teaching endeavors throughout the year. Many people volunteer to help make the program a success, Damon said. “We have a wonderfully supportive community and a school district that provides us classroom space,” Damon said. “We could not do this without them and really appreciate the collaborative effort.”
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Damon is the business manager and past program director for the Riggins After School Kids, Inc., program. However, ASK is more than “after school.” Damon, who has worked with ASK for seven years, said the program is open to all kids in the community and serves an integral role in social and academic development. “It also offers a variety of activities for students in a small town that doesn’t have much else for its youth, aside from what is offered at school or church,” she said. ASK was originally part of an afterschool Centers for Discovery program. It then broke off on its own after Joint School District 241 deconsolidated and Riggins schools formed its own Salmon River Joint School District 243. It then ran on a grant as part of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers. ASK was recently chosen for another of these five-year grant cycles to help support the program. ASK serves about 130 children in the community, pre-K through twelfth grade, including both public and home-schooled students. “Everyone is welcome, and all ages usually participate at one time
side from grants, ASK makes A money by running the high school sports concessions during the
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or another,” Damon said. A junior-senior high school portion allows for kids to have a place to get a healthy snack and do homework in between sports practices and — Rhonda Damon other activiRiggins ASK program ties. At the elementary school, enrichment session as well as a variety of fun and schoolwork activities are included during the school year and summer time offers a variety of camps and classes. During the school year, a grant helps pay for transportation after school. Since there are not any music programs at Riggins schools, Damon said, a music lesson aspect has been incorporated for a $20 a month fee. In addition, baseball, basketball and
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cheerleading programs have been added. In the past, swim lessons and dance have been available, and this past year, sewing and yoga were part of the enrichment courses. “I believe ASK plays an intricate part of striving for the goals we have
for our community’s students,” Damon said. “Our program helps them develop a strong foundation, not only academically, but also in many other areas.” The program employs five people and a few more are paid stipends for
school year and some money is also made through the program’s ETC., thrift shop on Main Street. “Our community would be devastated without ASK – that’s just how important it is to our youth, to parents and to grandparents,” Damon said. Since SRJSD is on a four-day week schedule, ASK often uses Fridays as field trips days. In the past the kids have traveled to Grangeville for bowling and Lewiston to the civic theater. “Something fun is when the older kids in the program become role models and do things such as help the younger kids read and prepare for Accelerated Reading tests,” Damon said. “That’s rewarding.” Damon said volunteers are welcome to share their talents. “I really look forward to many more successful and even better years with ASK,” she said.
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Idaho in the middle for overall child well-being BY LORIE PALMER IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS Idaho is standing mid-range in most “kid” categories, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation 2018 Kids County Date Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being, which was recently released. Since 1990, Kids Count has ranked states annually on overall child wellbeing using an index of key indicators in four areas: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community. For overall child well-being, Idaho came in at 21. The top five states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Minnesota and Iowa, while the bottom five were Alaska, Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana and New Mexico. Neighboring states include Utah (6); Washington (15); Montana (23); Oregon (30); and Nevada (47). In the economic well-being category, Idaho ranked No. 12. Top five states were North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Iowa and Minnesota, while the bottom five were Arizona, West Virginia, Mississippi, New Mexico and Louisiana. Neighbors were as follows: Wyoming (6); Utah (7); Montana (17); Washington (19);
Oregon (28); and Nevada (43). Nationally, in 2016, 19 percent of children (14.1 million) lived in families with incomes below the poverty level. In education Idaho was at No. 40, with the top five states being New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont, and the bottom five Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alaska, Nevada and New Mexico. Studies showed an alarming 65 percent of fourth graders in public schools in 2017 were reading below proficiency level. Idaho tied with North Dakota (68 percent) for the highest percentage of 3- and 4-year-olds not in any type of school. Nationwide, two-thirds (67 percent) of eighth graders were not proficient in math in 2017, which was the same as in 2007. Massachusetts students earned the best (50 percent proficient) while Louisiana had the worst rate at 81 percent. In children’s health, Idaho ranked 26th with the top five being Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Washington and in the bottom five are Montana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Wyoming and Alaska. Oregon came in at 16, Utah at 19, and Nevada at 43.
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Youth nonprofits have big impact on community n 2017, for its debut issue, “It’s Your Business” focused on several family-owned businesses throughout Idaho County. Our communities would not be the same without them.
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This year, in this expanded section which gets its name from the weekly column I write for the Free Press, we wanted to focus on some of our county’s youth development programs. Although these entities are nonprofits, they are nonetheless businesses within our communities: According to the web-site BOARD EFFECT.COM, “Nonprofit doesn’t mean nonbusiness. Since the ‘non’ part of profit simply refers to where profit goes (back into the organization, not to shareholders), a nonprofit is otherwise a missiondriven business, complete with business processes, revenue, P&L, employees, etc.” I know there are some disagreements on competition with the private sector and when a nonprofit should act like a business, but I think we can agree that the youth programs in our area are operating with the best of intentions to focus on and care for our area’s children and young adults. I had the privilege of serving on the Kids Klub, Inc., board in Grangeville for 13 years, in two different stints. Both of my daughters attended Kids Klub: Avery started out in the program when it was in a building on the north side of town. Hailey attended at GEMS. They each stayed on with the program from kindergarten through grade five, when sports and other activities kicked in. They each participated in Kids Klub Choristers for several years
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Lorie Palmer 208-983-1200 LPALMER@ IDAHOCOUNTYFREEPRESS.COM (performing on local television and even cutting CDs with director Wendy Lindsley) as well as the middle school Xperience Xpedition programs. Though our children were blessed enough to have their grandparents for childcare when they were infants and toddlers, they were fortunate to be in the care of Kids Klub once they entered their elementary school years. As two working parents, my husband and I not only felt good about where they would be after school – safe, warm, fed – but also appreciated the homework assistance and enriching extracurricular activities. s a volunteer on the board – which I should say is a working board where each person has a job – I learned the
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value of a budget, good, loyal educators running the program, and dedicated, passionate people who were concerned not only with the day-to-day and year-to-year running of the programs, but also the long-term sustainability and ability to reach more children. In addition to Kids Klub and a variety of other local programs and organizations which helped shaped my girls (including a strong church presence), 4-H also played an important role in their development. While Avery was only in it for a few years, Hailey had 11 years of 4-H in horse, horticulture, scrapbooking and table setting activities, to name a few. She served on the Mod Squad leadership group and found a way to be successful outside of the school setting through 4-H and all it offered. When she recently got her first “real” job in Boise, it was her participation in 4H that first grabbed the attention of her soon-to-be boss. “When I saw all those years you were in 4-H, I knew I was going to hire you,” he told her. What a testament for an incredible program. Those of us who live in Idaho County already know we are fortunate. How much more blessed are we to have wonderful options for our youth, run by people who genuinely care for and invest in their lives? Join us in learning more about some of these programs in the 2018 issue of “It’s Your Business.” Lorie Palmer Russell has worked for the Free Press for 23 years. She feels volunteering in the community is important and although she is no longer on the KK board, she volunteered with the GEMS PTA (newsletter)
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A Kids Klub, Inc., family dinner in 1999. My parents, Dave and Arlene Palmer, with their three granddaughters (L-R) Avery, Hailey and Brianna. All three are alumnae of Kids Klub, Inc.
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Grangeville Community Foundation:
Local nonprofit gives back to community GRANGEVILLE — Whether you’re looking for a local charity to donate toward or a way to gain some funds for a special project for your own nonprofit, Grangeville Community Foundation (GCF) may be the answer for you. GCF is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization created by the people of Grangeville for the people of Grangeville. GCF’s vision is to “create a vibrant and healthy community for ourselves and for future generations,” the web page reads. As a community foundation, GCF accepts gifts from Grangeville supporters and makes grants to benefit the community. GCF, in partnership with the Idaho Community Foundation, grows those donations throughout time in an endowment, a perma-
Grangeville Community Foundation P.O. Box 487 Grangeville, ID 83530 GRANGEVILLECOMMUNITYFOUNDATION@GMAIL.COM
GCF grant cycle to run through Sept. 28 GRANGEVILLE – Grangeville Community Foundation will be accepting grant applications from community nonprofits through Sept. 28. Grant guidelines and applications can be obtained by emailing a request to GRANGEVILLECOMMUNITYFOUNDATION@GMAIL.COM or by calling Jane Spencer at 208507-0592.
nent community savings account invested to generate income. GCF takes a percentage of the funds’ earnings and distributes them through a locally controlled grants program.
Grangeville’s Norco manager Randy Fischer (middle) hands a $500 check to Grangevilel Community Foundation board member Jane Spencer in this 2017 photo. Also pictured are GCF board members (L-R) Andrea Solberg, Mary Jahn, Cristy Imus and Kristi Brooks. Not pictured are board members John Bennett and Nadine Knowles. FREE PRESS / LORIE PALMER
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