IdaHome Magazine-Issue 9

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The Gem State’s Best Kept Secrets:

Idaho State Parks Christopher Swain Swims the Boise From Source to Snake

Redefining Food Culture:

Farm to Fork Dinners

BOISE, EAGLE, MERIDIAN, NAMPA, CALDWELL & BEYOND

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OUR TEAM COMMUNITY Explore Idaho Chow Down: Farm to Fork

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REAL ESTATE NEWS Living History: Boise Train Depot Rising Property Taxes Increase Appeals

ARTS & CULTURE

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Christopher Swain Swims the Boise River

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Nonprofit Spotlight: Mini Joys

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Idaho Makers MONTHLY EXTRAS Go Out Local Happenings Contributors

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O N T H E F I R S T T R I P L E - D I G I T D AY of the year, I drove by a sprinkler throwing thick ropes of water wildly in every direction. My son, who is newly three, loves that sort of thing, and so I pointed it out. “Look”, I told him. “There is a broken sprinkler!”. He swung his head around, peeking around his brother’s carseat and through the gap in the window where the sunshade doesn’t quite reach. “That not broken, mommy!

It is happy!” he exclaimed.

There are moments in which I am particularly grateful for his optimism. How wonderful it is to look at something that is in need of repair and think only about the joyful way the water is moving.

In this issue, we’re celebrating fresh perspectives sprung from broken things—read about how Farm to Fork dinners are reinventing our food culture, or join Christopher Swain as he swims the Boise River from its source to bring attention to local water quality and human rights issues. Celebrate the Mini Joys, a nonprofit that brings tiny horses (and a mini donkey and two goats) to people who are suffering in a myriad of ways, or learn about local ways to glamp if traditional camping isn’t really your style. We’re bringing you acrobats and artists, tiny rockers and creative cowboys this month, and there really and truly is something for everyone.

Friends, we are in the thick of summer now— sweltering heat and nighttime thunderstorms, Sunday BBQs and afternoons spent hiking under the shade canopy of one of our beautiful natural landscapes, evenings roasting s’mores over campground or backyard fires, and afternoons spent reading our beautiful magazine in coffee shops across the state.

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As always, we’re happy to have you along as we explore this IdaHome—this place that constantly forces us to acknowledge the potential in the things we might first see as broken.

That is, of course, what the best places do. They encourage us to engage with the juxtaposition that, like smoke and sun, make beautiful sunsets. This issue has a lot of stories about passionate people who are also making the world a better place—real folks who, despite obstacles, are excited that the sprinkler is going at all. www.idahomemagazine.com

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A depot OF mysteries t

by Karen Day

had Webster, Tour Leader at the historic Boise Train Depot, straightens his engineer’s hat to shade his squinting, blue eyes. “Yep, It’s a real mystery…” His voices trails off as he stares at the glaring white Spanish Mission Tower.

This phrase is repeated several times in my tour of Boise’s famous landmark. Like the dictionary, Webster offers a trove of interesting dates and little-known facts about the first transcontinental train’s arrival (April 16, 1925) to the last departing Amtrak train (1999). Most intriguing though is what he admittedly doesn’t know and hasn’t been able to find out.

“You can look it up in the Statesman’s archives!” he insists. “The President of the Union Pacific said this depot should never have been built in his opening day dedication. Why?” Obviously, there must have been controversy about the costly construction of a magnificent edifice on the high geographical steppes when there was an existing wooden depot standing where the new Simplot offices stand today. Especially since the population of the most-physically isolated capital city in America was approximately 22,000. The reasoning, according 7

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to Webster, remains inexplicable and buried with the politics and people of the Roaring Twenties.

“Today, there’s one freight train that passes at about 10:30 am from Caldwell on its way to the industrial park,” Webster says. “It returns every day at 2:30, but never stops. Boise has no train service. This place is a relic of times gone by.” A whistle blows in the distance as the train approaches depot. The diesel-powered engine and cars swoosh past on schedule. Webster shrugs, as if resigned to the irony, when he points out, “Warren Buffet is getting richer proving trains are the most environmentally sustainable means of transporting freight today. Go figure.”

Another mystery is who donated the shimmering plaque inside The Grand Hall that states, “These bells in this tower were donated as a gift in memory of Edward Henry Harriman.”

“Nobody knows who donated the bells,” says Webster. “Maybe a Sun Valley friend.”

There is no mystery as to Harriman’s legacy in Idaho or in the development of the American railroad industry. He controlled both the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways, plus the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the Wells Fargo Express. At the time of his death in 1909, Harriman was worth 200 million dollars. His son Averell developed Sun Valley Resort and supported the donation of the family’s ranch into Harriman State Park.

“Was E.H. Harriman, the railroad baron, responsible for the building of this depot?” Webster asks aloud.

Another unsolved mystery.

“Plenty of people have offered family anecdotes,” says the tour leader. “But few documents have turned speculation to fact. “ The Depot is open free to the public Sundays and Mondays. The remaining days are reserved for special events like weddings and private parties, rented through The City of Boise Parks and Recreation Department. This commercial endeavor was begun by Morris and Knudson, when the engineering firm purchased the declining structure from the ailing Union 8

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Pacific railway. The windows had been shuttered since 1977., and when MK began restoration in 1990, the biggest mysteries revealed themselves.

Look up when you enter the Depot’s Grand Hall.

The rafters are painted in what appears to be a native American motif and the timbers themselves are not indigenous wood of Idaho.

“Nobody knows who painted those rafters or where the designs came from,” Webster says, pointing upward. “But on the first day M.K. started renovation, those beams were black with coal soot from a furnace that had been belching since 1925. They were completely surprised when paint began to appear.”

The next mystery was a hollow wall on the west end of the Grand Hall that didn’t appear on the blueprints.

With the first blow, the crumbling stucco revealed that the original concession stand stood fully intact since 1962, when the manager at the time refused the Union Pacific general order to scrap every piece of wood. Instead, this silent champion of historic preservation hid the entire structure, complete with its time-period perfect Lucky Strike cartons and candy bars behind glass that can be seen today.

“Why did he disobey his superiors?” Thad Webster asks, rubbing his hand across the shiny oak counter. “It’s a mystery….”

Whatever the answers to the historic mysteries of The Boise Depot, the structure will remain an invaluable landmark of the Capital City’s past for years to come.

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, N A E L C , E L FISHAB DRINKABLE CHRISTOPHER SWAIN SWIMS SOURCE TO SNAKE

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from a river after a long swim does not feel like an origin story, nothing does, particularly if you account for shark-infested waters, Lamprey Eel attacks, and nuclear waste. Enter Christopher Swain, a

prolific swimmer with over 3,000 waterlogged miles behind him, all in the name of clean water and human rights. If Swain first entered the Connecticut River and later the Columbia a mere mortal, he emerged an activist.

Getting into the water is nothing compared to getting out of it for Swain. He is, at his core, a kid who never wants to leave the water, though his motivation has changed. During his first Columbia River swim to raise awareness

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about Swain says he felt connected to the watershed and its people— disrupted ecosystems and indigenous and First Nations people who had faced dislocation. He spent a lot of time thinking about sharing the stories of the river by engaging with the people who use it, and vowed that, if he were able to help improve the health of a river via this sort of activism, he’d do it.

Ten or so years later, he reconnected with Dick Jordan, then a Boise teacher, and began making plans for a Boise River swim that would focus on educating students. Since, Jordan has retired to a position as education director for Idaho Business for the Outdoors,

information about different aspects of water quality.”

Logistically, Swain’s Source to Snake journey is complicated. The Boise River is 150 miles long, and begins deep in Idaho’s wilderness.

Swain will swim across Redfish Lake, hike for two days, and work his way to where the North and Middle Fork meet. His trek will put his body to the test as he not only swims, but hikes, runs, and bikes, the length of the river, which is often not swimmable.

Every step of the way, he’ll be propelling himself with his own body, even in tough terrain, experiencing the river in ways that Idahoans might experience it.

project and the cause in front of a wider audience.

Swain’s true passion is in the softer side of the work though. He describes the “reservoir of shared affection” humans hold for waterways, especially in the west. “I want to hear people’s hopes and dreams for these rivers. There are well-drawn lines of conflict along the Boise River, but If duck hunters and bird watchers and fishermen, urban and rural communities combine, there’s a better chance at conservation,” he says.

Indeed, water is part of the fabric of the American West, and, as Swain points out, its story is the story of progress.

“ WATER SPEAKS TO US IN SOME SORT OF TR ANSCENDENT WAY, M AY B E E V E N S P I R I T UA L LY. W E PA I N T I T, D R AW I T, PL AY IN IT, WRITE POETRY ABOUT IT. IT RENEWS THE SPIRIT.” ~ CHRISTOPHER SWAIN

which has allowed him the time to plan Swain’s visit, which Swain says he’s been tireless about.

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He’s committed to documenting the project using tools like social media that allow sharing in close to real time, putting the

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“But we have more in common than we think, our vision for the waterways really aren’t that far apart. And when you hear someone’s hopes and dreams for those spaces, its difficult to hate them. Coming together like this has great environmental and community and human value,” Swain emphasizes.

Humans have always been drawn to the water. It is, after all, the one thing we cannot live without, essential to our survival.

In this way, our connection to it is primal—without water, we will die. “Water speaks to us in some sort of transcendent way, maybe even spiritually. We paint it, draw it, play in it, write poetry about it. It renews the spirit,” Swain says. And, despite our varied Idaho ecosystem, a large part of our state is desert­—the Boise River is one of the reasons we can inhabit the city of Boise and parts of our great state at all.

Swain says that our rivers help define us as people who choose to live in a particular area. In Idaho, that seems

especially true, even as we resist newcomers who are drawn to our natural beauty and yes, our river.

But Swain, a visitor himself, hopes that we might learn to see the out-of-towners making us so nervous as natural allies for our wild places. “Idaho deserves a bit of a moment in the spotlight.

Miles of protected wilderness, rivers, natural beauty, varied ecosystems and climate zones, landscapes—it is a national treasure,” Swain says breathlessly. “Idaho deserves respect and protection.”

It’s clear that this New Yorker is quite taken with our state— he’s passionate about our landscape and people, whom he calls hopeful, hardworking, friendly, and committed. With the help

of Idaho Business for the Outdoors and the communities that surround the Boise River, Swain hopes to inspire us to protect the places that are pristine.

“Cleanup isn’t complicated— you stop making the mess, then you clean up. It is hard work, but can Idahoans do hard work?

Yes.” he says. “Nobody outworks Idahoans, which is reason enough for me to risk the swim.

I’m proud of them and I believe in them. I want to do what I can to help move the needle.”

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MINI JOYS, BIG SMILES B Y

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who occupy the space, the Mini Ranch is magical—a shaded oasis that exists amongst sagebrush and desert, nestled into Boise’s foothills and somehow creek-adjacent too. Started in March of 2009 by Laurie Bell, the Boise nonprofit seeks to spread joy, hope, and healing to those who face physical, mental, or emotional challenges. Their program recipients range in age from children to elderly folks who come from all walks of life and all levels of ability. In fact, the ranch is so dedicated to inclusion that they’ve even got a wheelchair and walker accessible treehouse, constructed with love from the generous donations of time, labor, and materials from the community.

The mini crew consists of mini horses Levi, Spunky, Sophie, and Wrangler, Hope the donkey, and goats Sky and Nellie, each with a unique personality. Bell loves that about her ragtag bunch—each animal is suited to different things, and it provides a great jumping off place for a lot of the lessons she teaches about friendship, trust, embracing individuality, giving back, gaining confidence, and kindness.

Recently, Bell tells me, an animal-loving child in the end stages of brain cancer visited the ranch.

“She really wanted to pet Hope, who is skittish and doesn’t like it when people pet her. But she just stood there, eating it up, and I thought, this is an amazing miracle!” Bell asked the child what she owed her for training the donkey. “She made more progress than my husband or I ever have!”, she laughs.

Bell is clearly in love with her tiny herd and the people she helps to serve, and she’s obviously grateful to her husband, who she says works tirelessly on the many projects she spearheads to keep the ranch going.

“He built those!”, she remarks when I admire the mason jar lanterns strung between the trees. Like many nonprofits, the organization is a labor of love for her, and she works tirelessly, spreading her time between 18

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caring for the animals, developing curriculum, and coordinating volunteer efforts. She prefers to keep things simple so that she can best serve what she set out to do—bring joy to people through her animals.

Bell is endlessly thankful for her roughly 45 volunteers, who she says have really developed a sense of community at the ranch among themselves and for the at-risk and special needs kids, seniors, and medically complex communities they serve. “I’ve been to several funerals this year,” Bell says, her voice cracking. “But I know at least in their journey, we’ve come alongside of them. And some of them, we’ve stayed friends for years.”

She leafs through a Mini Joy book (always available at the D&B on Glenwood), pointing out children by name. Kelcey, whose parents both died in her early childhood who now volunteers, parents and grandparents who’ve lost children to cancer and now give their time to help at the ranch, children with developmental disabilities who have somehow overcome all obstacles to fill roles at the ranch that have shocked their families. “Blake, who is Autistic and hates his picture taken, hates being touched, has grown so much with Mini Joys. At our open house, he’s watching our greeter, and then he’s over there shaking hands”, Bell says. “I look over, and his mom is just sobbing.” Now, Blake is the official greeter (amongst other roles at the ranch).

There is perhaps no one more suited to this work. Bell, a former elementary school teacher, loves that she gets to go into schools. “I just get to take my favorite animal with me,” she says. “I’m not doing much. I’m just connecting people. It all gives me goosebumps still.”

To see the Mini Joys, keep an eye out for their annual open houses, held twice every year. They’re open to the public, and a great opportunity to engage with some of Boise’s sweetest faces.

All photos courtesy of The Mini Ranch

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Explore I DAHO FLY BOISE!

By Karen Day

Some would say it’s all about the thrill. Others claim, it’s the challenge. The Founder of FLY! BOISE TRAPEZE SCHOOL, Paula Murphy says, “Flying is about changing your life.”

Think about it. When was the last time you challenged yourself to try something new beyond a habanero pizza or a steep trail?

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Life has a way of hypnotizing us with predictability and comfort or distressing us with worry and responsibility. That almost explains why people bungee-jump, skydive, and step off a 40- foot -high platform with nothing but a small bar, your own two arms and the magic of momentum to propel you to a full state of AWAKE! “Trapeze was a bucket list item for me,” says Murphy.

“When I was 43, I went to Oakland and took my first professional lesson. As

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I rolled out of the net, the instructor walked over and whispered in my ear, ‘Your life will never be the same.’ I guess he could see by my smile I was hooked.”

Murphy’s staff of “frequent fliers” shares her enthusiasm.

Kaleb Thom has been “flying” for 4 years. “It’s a passion. There’s always something new to learn.

More important, it’s the feeling of accomplishment, facing a challenge and doing something I didn’t know I could do.”

Not everyone is exhilarated when they look up at the platform, even though students are hooked on safety lines at all times. “Safety is our number one priority,” says Murphy. Our staff is highly-trained and we haven’t had any CONTINUED ON PAGE 37

LUXURY + CAMPING: “GL AMPING” IN IDAHO

By Stephanie Nelson

Interest in “glamping” has been growing in Idaho over the past few years, but it’s reaching fever pitch this summer. Named to reflect both “glamour” and “camping,” “glamping” is a luxury camping experience with amenities similar to what you’d find in a hotel--a perfect solution for folks who are hesitant to pitch a tent and jump into more traditional camping.

The structure you’re staying in doesn’t matter—it can be a yurt, a cabin, or a tent, and amenities range from beds and electric outlets to stoves and catered meals or more, it just depends on where you’re glamping and what they offer.

Joe and Lindsay Mierzwinski own Stanley RV + Camp, where you can rent A-Frame cabins for glamping just a few minutes outside of Stanley, Idaho. Cabins have

basic necessities plus you can rent bedding for $5 if you don’t want to bring your own.

They say glamping is on the rise in Idaho because Photo courtesy of Fly Boise there are so many newcomers to the state who are Trips on the Middle Fork Salmon most likely already outdoorsy, but River. Owners Steve and Annie they’re unsure how to get out and Lentz promise a setting similar to experience Idaho’s wilderness. what you’d read in a Hemingway Plus “it’s a form of ‘easing in’ novel. They call it an all-inclusive for outdoor newbies,” Mierzwinscustomized “American Safari” ki says. “They get to visit these complete with river guides and wonderful and wild places, with a cargo boats carrying every supply bit of comfort knowing they don't you’ll need for the trip. need to figure out how to be safe Do it simple or do it large and warm at night.” and in charge—either way, Idaho And then there’s Far and Away has a glamping experience waitAdventures. Based out of Sun ing for you.

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B E YO N D K AYA K R E N TA L S: M C C A L L B AC K W O O D S A D V E N T U R E S

By Stephanie Nelson

Imagine you’re heading to McCall and you get an inkling to rent a kayak or a standup paddleboard. You decide to rent from McCall Backwoods Adventures because they’re right there, and you know they’ve been around for 15 years.

It’s a family-owned business, so you’re greeted by a member of the Woods family.

You rent a kayak and head out into the scenic Upper North Fork of the Payette River, where motorized boats are not allowed to tread, making your adventure even more pristine.

But then something you didn’t expect Photo courtesy of Backwoods Adventures

happens along the river.

You see a moose and her calf. In fact, owner Stefani Woods says this year, you’ll see “a sandhill crane sitting on a nest and maybe even otter, bald eagles, osprey, tons of waterfowl, deer and later in the season—bear.”

At McCall Backwoods Adventures, you’ll get a kayak rental, sure, but you’ll also see loads of wildlife, peaceful greenery, and a softer side of Idaho’s vast wilderness. www.idahomemagazine.com

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AT TENTION TRE ASURE HUNTERS: 33RD NAMPA FESTIVAL OF ARTS

By Stephanie Nelson

Since 1986, Nampa Festival of Arts has been surprising and delighting the Treasure Valley with a unique spread of country crafts, fine arts, jewelry, yard art and more. In fact, the festival began as a way for local artists to showcase their work but has since evolved into something bigger, tastier and more musical.

While festival-goers list treasure hunting among the 200 artisan booths as their favorite festival activity, they quickly follow up with comments about the food booths and bands like Red Light Challenge, Gerry and the Dreambenders, and Shot Glass, who offer live entertainment.

Jennifer Vanderpool, festival-goer and Nampa Parks and Recreation employee adds, “There are free activities for kids, including jump houses and an art booth where kids can make their own art creation to take home.�

Nampa Festival of Arts happens August 10th and 11th at Lakeview Park. Admission and parking are free.

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MISTER BBQ

By Kelcie Mosely-Morris

Zach Matheney started Mister BBQ to cater events, and eventually made his way to a restaurant space near Glenwood and Chinden, opening a food truck too. He calls his brisket, pulled pork, chicken, tri-tip and turkey “old-fashioned barbecue” since it is smoked exclusively with wood.

“We’re classic Southern-style barbecue, and everything’s cooked old school with wood outside,” he said.

Look for occasional shrimp and grits specials, and perhaps a location in Nampa or Caldwell coming soon.

HE Y KIDS, ROCK AND ROLL: BOISE ROCK SCHOOL

by Stephanie Nelson

If you’re walking around downtown Boise and you hear loud music coming from the Rocca Building on Idaho Street, don’t be alarmed. It’s just some kids jamming out at Boise Rock School.

Co-founder Ryan Peck says the best way to get kids excited about learning music is to have them play in a group setting, like a band. And what kid doesn’t dream about being in a band?

Don’t worry though—if you’re not ready to commit to once-aweek lessons yet, you can try out Boise Rock Camp this summer for a shorter but equally cool experience.

Nate Dresback, who has three small boys, heard about Rock Camp and decided to go for it this summer. He says, “My six-year-old went from knowing nothing about the guitar to being able to strum notes in time to four different songs. He even learned a small guitar solo for AC/DC’s ‘TNT.’ He didn’t tell us this, so when his solo came up at the concert on the last day, we were pretty blown away.”

Boise Rock School band The Runaway Hamsters perform at the Boise State Dance Marathon.

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COLLEGE OF WESTERN IDAHO When Andrea Schumacher, Department Chair of Physical and Agricultural Sciences at CWI, learned that approximately 40% of CWI students face some form of food insecurity, she felt compelled to act. With the help of a Wishing Well grant from the CWI foundation, Schumacher worked with students to start a campus garden on the east side of the Nampa Campus Academic Building. Now, the quarter acre garden produces

fresh vegetables, available to any student who wants or needs them at no cost.

But there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and, as the garden has grown, so have the expenses.

While there have been some donations, the garden requires some level of funding. So Schumacher got busy planning, and, with the help of Tower Grill Chef Nate Lindskoog, planned a Farm to Fork dinner, to be held at

her Nampa home on a hillside overlooking the valley. They’ll serve 5 vegetable-focused courses, beginning at 7 pm on Friday, September 13th. Schumacher hopes the dinner helps propel the garden to the next level. “I’d love for the program to grow— to be able to include recipes for students. To buy seeds, and repair irrigation,” she says. Look for tickets on CWI’s website!

Photo courtesy of College of Western Idaho

When Andrea Schumacher, D E PA R T M E N T C H A I R O F P H Y S I CA L A N D A G R I C U LT U R A L S C I E N C E S AT C W I , L E A R N E D T H AT A P P R O X I M A T E L Y 4 0 % O F C W I S T U D E N T S F A C E S O M E F O R M O F F O O D I N S E C U R I T Y, S H E F E LT C O M P E L L E D T O A C T.

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DOWN THE MAYOR’S TABLE

The community of Kuna is gearing up for another Mayor’s Table dinner, the fourth for the small city on the rise. Held behind Kuna City Hall on the greenbelt on Saturday, September 14, from 5:30 to 7:30, the dinner and dessert invites community members to dine with Mayor and Mrs. Stear for a Farm to Table event featuring local

from Farm to Fork

seasonal produce and a menu that changes every year. Jamie Holaday Stewart, a lifelong Kuna resident, looks forward to the dinner every year. “I love the local food, and the location is beautiful,” she says.

With local musicians and wines from Indian Creek Winery, the annual dinner celebrates the local food economy for only $25

(+ tax) per plate—tickets available through the city website. The event is truly one of a kind, encapsulating that small town feel residents know and love. “I think the dinner helps build a sense of community when the mayor himself invites the people in his town to have dinner with him,” Holaday says.

Mayor’s Table photos courtesy of City of Kuna

VINE AND BRANCH RANCH Vine and Branch Ranch, in partnership with Peaceful Belly Farm, sits in Caldwell’s Sunnyslope on Hoskins Road, and hosts a Farm to Fork dinner every month. The location is constantly changing based on weather and season, but, according to owner Josie Erskine, always seeks to create intimacy. Erskine, who has worked with Chef Abby Fuxan from their beginning 15 years

ago, describes the cuisine as elevated comfort food, and says that it is never pretentious or unapproachable.

The dinner is limited to 30 people so that they can deliver an ever-changing menu without sacrificing quality, and celebrates the season. “When I’m picking, I talk to the vegetables. I tell the eggplan—you’re going to reach the height of an eggplant. You’re

going as far as an eggplant can go!” Erskine says. “We are still an agricultural state. This is a way to celebrate that in a way that is at the pentacle of artistry.”

Vine and Brand has tickets for their September 30th and 31st events—the best month for an outdoor dinner, says Erskine.

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Run Wild at Zoo Boise

When: Saturday, July 27, at 8 AM - 10 AM Where: Zoo Boise 355 E Julia Davis Dr, Boise, Idaho 83702 Description: Run Wild at Zoo Boise is a fun run through the zoo, designed for kids age 2 through 11. Registration is $25 and includes breakfast at Zoo Boise, after party, and participant (+1 parent or guardian) admission to the zoo. ***No strollers allowed on run route***

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July 27

Bogus To The Barrel 2019 When: Saturday, July 27, at 3 PM - 9 PM Where: Bogus Basin and 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Description: Join us for 10 Barrel Boise’s second annual Bogus to the Barrel! Bogus to the Barrel is a mostly downhill (some pedaling required) mountain bike race pitting some of the best local and regional mountain bikers against a gruesome XC course starting at Bogus Basin and ending up right next to the downtown 10 Barrel Location. The course consists of uphill and downhill sections utilizing 10% single track and 90% gravel/dirt forest service roads. In true 10 Barrel fashion – we’ll be throwing a finish line party with games, live music, and plenty of beer!

Register now: bogustothebarrel2019.eventbrite.com

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2019 40th Annual Meridian Firefighter's Salmon BBQ

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August 2 - 3

Boise Goat Head Fest When: Aug 2 at 4:00 PM – Aug 3 at 5:00 PM Where: 601 W Jefferson St, Boise, Idaho 83702 Description: Boise Goathead Fest is coming back for round 2 on August 2nd and 3rd.

FRIDAY 5-10PM: Launch Party SATURDAY 10AM: Parade Registration Opens!

11AM: Parade Launch!

12AM: Parade returns, festivities until 5pm!

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August 9

Snooze at The Zoo Overnight When: Aug 9 at 6:30 PM – Aug 10 at 9 AM Where: Zoo Boise 355 E Julia Davis Dr, Boise, Idaho 83702

Description: (Adult + child ages 7+) Zoo guides will provide your family with evening and early morning treks through the zoo to investigate animals as well as their habitats, behavior, and care. Cost is $45 per person for Zoo Boise members and $50 for non-members

When: Friday, August 2, at 6 PM - 8 PM Where: Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 N Records Ave, Meridian, Idaho 83646 Description: Join us for our 40th Annual Salmon BBQ. Proceeds to benefit the Meridian Firefighter's Benevolent Fund and Burnout Fund.

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August 10

32 Cells: Art, Sports, and Recreation Edition When: Saturday, August 10, at 6 PM – 10 PM Where: Old Idaho Penitentiary 2445 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise, Idaho 83712

Description: Swell Artist Collective and the Old Idaho Penitentiary have partnered up for the fourth year in a row to present 32 Cells! This art show will feature 32 works of art by local artists inspired by the origin stories of Old Idaho Penitentiary inmates and guards. Artwork will hang on prison cell doors for viewing. All pieces will be available for purchase.

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August 10

Pet Extravaganza 2019 When: Saturday, August 10, at 1:00 PM – 7 PM Where: Ann Morrison Park 1000 Americana Blvd, Boise, Idaho 83706 Description: Fun filled day for every member of the family! Hosted by Fancy Paws Pet Salon and All My Dogs Pet Services. All types of pets welcome.

Mobile vet offering microchips and vaccines. Pet friendly vendors including crafts, vets, and more.

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August 13

Caldwell Night Rodeo When: Aug 13 at 6:00 PM – Aug 17 at 11:00 PM Where: Caldwell Night Rodeo 2301 Blaine St, Caldwell, Idaho 83605 Description: Join us for the 85th Annual Caldwell Night Rodeo

Pricing: Adults $15.00, Seniors $10.00, Children 6-12 $6.00, 5 and Under FREE

WHERE THE COWBOYS ARE THE STARS!!

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Winefest 2019

Western Idaho Fair

When: Friday, August 16, at 5:30 PM – 9 PM Where: Basque Museum & Cultural Center 611 W Grove St, Boise, Idaho 83702 Description: Our annual wine extravaganza is back!

Sample more than 100 wines from outstanding vendors, indulge in delicious tapas from local restaurants, enter to win great raffle prizes, and dance the night away to live music.

When: Friday, August 16, at 12 PM - 11 PM Where: Western Idaho Fair 5610 N Glenwood St, Boise, Idaho 83714 Description: Come play up your wild side at the Western Idaho Fair, August 16-25! 10 days full of concerts, carnival rides, entertainment, competitions, and fair food are calling you to Expo Idaho this summer.

Tickets on sale now — buy three and get one free!

Tickets are on sale NOW at idahofair.com/tickets!

Tickets available at https://basquemuseum.eus/shop/22nd-annual-winefest/

Concerts are FREE with Fair admission

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The Piano Guys When: Friday, August 16, at 7:30 PM Where: Idaho Botanical Garden 2355 Old Penitentiary Road Boise, Idaho 83712 Description: Knitting Factory Entertainment & CMoore Concerts Presents: The Piano Guys

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Tickets available at the Taco Bell Arena ticket offices, by phone at (208) 426-1766, or online at Ticketmaster.com

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Boise - Meridian | 1000 Lights Water Lantern Festival When: Saturday, August 17, at 6 PM - 10:30 PM Where: Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 N Records Ave, Meridian, Idaho 83646 Description: Experience the beauty as thousands of lights illuminate the water at the 1000 Lights Water Lantern Festival in the Meridian & Boise area at Julius M Kleiner Memorial Park!

Enjoy local food, music, and entertainment prior to the lantern launch at sunset. Kids are free.

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RECENT ASSESSMENTS LEAD TO APPEALS AS PROPERTY TAXES RISE

BY MICHAEL STRICKLAND

SO YOU JUST RECEIVED an assessment notice and your property taxes seem unusually high? With the amazing growth around Boise and other parts of Idaho, property owners have seen increases in their assessed valuations of 40 percent or more. Recent adjust-

Many longtime homeowners, especially those on

ments to bring properties closer to market value

fixed incomes, fear the rising property values will

have caused shock and dismay among homeowners, particularly in areas where home values are high—Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, for example. But what recourse do taxpayers have?

continue to inflate tax increases. One older homeowner expressed it most poignantly—“After 50 years in same North End home, we're being priced out what we believed would be our forever home.”

Your County Assessor's Office is required by law to estimate the full market value of all property within its boundaries for tax purposes. They also need to notify property owners of market value estimates. If you disagree with the value they have placed on your property, Ada County Assessor Robert H. McQuade recommends that you first, review your property's characteristics online. This is to determine if the information about C O NTI N U ED O N PAG E 3 6

“My property taxes on Harrison have risen by double-digit percentages each year I’ve owned. More telling, really, is the comparison with my property in San Jose, CA, assessed at the same value as the Harrison house. The Harrison house is charged double the property tax as my

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The Gem State’s Best Kept Secrets

The secret of Idaho is out, but fortu-

nately, there are still plenty of places across the state that are considered some of our greatest hidden gems. Several of those

gems are your Idaho State Parks! With 30

parks and recreation areas—many of which are not yet a common household name— there are an abundance of destinations to add to your summer travel plans.

And as you explore, be sure to check

out these great stops along the way:

Round Lake: Take a hike around the

lake and spend some time exploring the Swamp Tromp.

Hells Gate: Check out the Lewis &

Clark Discovery Center within the park to learn more about Idaho history.

Lake Walcott: Ask park staff where to

find the boat dock on the river, just below

the dam. There are almost always pelicans and other waterfowl in the area.

Land of the Yankee Fork: Get a tour

of the Yankee Fork Dredge and explore abandoned mining towns.

Massacre Rocks: Wake up early and

find a place along the cliffside to watch the sunrise next to the river.

If you’re interested in seeing more

of your Idaho State Parks, add the $10

Parks Passport to your vehicle registration. For just ten dollars, you gain en-

trance into every Idaho State Park, from the tip of the panhandle to the south-

ern-most reaches of the state! Yet another great reason to get out and hike, boat,

bike, or paddle your way through Idaho’s beautiful natural wildlands.

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your home on the assessment

thus the document includes only

tion, if necessary. If you are still

is correct. In Ada County, the

the property value?

unsatisfied with your assessment

deadline to complete your ap-

Find comparable properties.

after speaking with the apprais-

peal in the last Monday of June,

Such data will strengthen your

er, file a formal appeal with the

which means it is too late for ac-

appeal. Annie Exline of Boise

County Board of Equalization.

tion this year—but, with growth

Regional REALTORs® suggests

Finally, you can take some

as it is, the unhappiness over

working with a REALTOR®, to

comfort in the fact that sizable

assessment values is unlikely to

identify homes that are similar in

increases in tax assessments do

go away anytime soon.

size and amenities.

not necessarily result in actual

According to the Ada County

“Once you have a few prop-

increases in taxes paid. State law

Assessor’s website, they provide

erties in mind, look them up on

caps the amount that taxing en-

property information, access to

the County’s website to see their

tities can increase their budgets

Records of Survey, Subdivision

assessed value,” Exline says. “If

at three percent above the prior

Plats, and Interactive Maps. Us-

there is a significant difference,

year’s approved budget amount.

ing their image document server,

you can use this information

“The silver lining in this in-

one could also gain access to

as part of your appeal. Keep in

crease is the possibility of a low-

Records of Survey, Subdivision

mind, if the homes identified are

ered property tax rate,” Bannock

Plats, and Section Maps.

currently for sale or have recent-

County

Their maps include parcel

ly sold, those prices are consid-

Tovey told the Idaho State Jour-

boundaries, streets, hydrogra-

ered the market values, which

nal. “It’s simple math. The prop-

phy,

city

could differ from the assessed

erty tax rate is determined by all

limits, parks, and schools. Is the

values used to determine prop-

taxing entities’ budgets divided

size of the lot accurate? Did they

erty tax.”

by the total value of all assessed

section

boundaries,

After you’ve gathered your

correctly count the number of

Commissioner

Terrel

property.” Under Idaho code, the

bathrooms and bedrooms? Be

supporting

contact

assessor is tasked with making

aware of other mistakes on as-

your appraiser, whose informa-

certain all properties within a

sessments. Was a builder’s ex-

tion should be on your assess-

county are assessed at current

emption inadvertently dropped?

ment notice. Share your research

market value.

Is the value of the home omitted,

and arrange an on-site inspec-

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injuries since we opened 5 years ago. We intend to maintain that record.”

Standing firmly on the ground, an observer can feel a vicarious adrenalin rush just watching the instructors in the air. For many first-time students, fear replaces excitement on the 10th rung of the 30-rung ladder.

“Even though a safety harness prevents falling,” says Murphy, “the ladder can be hardest part. Once a student gets to the platform, the real fun begins. Time to go for the catch!”

Katie Ponozzo muscularity appears more than worthy of her “catcher’s task,” free-handedly pulling herself up a forty-foot rope to her perch. It’s a daunting and inspiring sight as she loops her knees over the bar and hangs upside down from the swing, waiting for a flier to propel towards her in midair with complete confidence her grip will not fail­­­—and it doesn’t, even though everyone but Ponozzo is wearing a safety harness.

Every instructor shows technical ability worthy of the Big Top. The first class, however, is spent on the ground and “moving up,” literally, requires mastering the basics. One must show an ability to hold onto the bar and bring your legs up and hook them onto the bar. Surprisingly, body strength is not the most important aspect of trapeze for beginners. Shoulder stability must be determined, but just like life, timing is everything.

“A student must be willing to listen,” Murphy says. “The Instructor will tell you how and when to do things. Momentum offers a moment of weightlessness to bring up your legs and hook onto the bar.”

Bachelorette parties, birthday parties, team building -FLY BOISE is the perfect “platform” for group laughter and individual challenge. Murphy offers her experience at another trapeze school in Sonoma California as the perfect anecdote. Women living in a shelters from abusive relationships are taught how to fly on a trapeze. Every year, a woman is empowered to say,” If I can do this, I can do anything!

I can leave this abusive relationship!”

Murphy smiles. “I love my job! We provide a safe environment that allows people to build confidence by accomplishing something they never thought they could do-but did it anyway.”

What better training is there for the inevitable unpredictability of life?

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• Set your thermostat at the desired temperature.

Setting it lower won’t cool your home faster.

• Turn lights, appliances and electronics off when not in use.

• Replace air filters in your heating/cooling system at least twice each year.

• Clean coils on refrigerators and freezers twice a year.

• Use timers on landscape pumps and either motion or dusk-to-dawn sensors on outdoor lights.

• Lower the water heater temperature to 120°F. • Install high-efficiency showerheads.

• Wash clothes in cold water.

• Fix leaky faucets.

• Wash full loads of laundry and dishes.

• Install weather seals around doors, light switches and outlets.

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C O N T R I B U T O R S

STEPHANIE NELSON

is a freelance writer who has lived in Boise for 16 years and probably won’t ever move. She has a BA in Anthropology from University of Washington and she’s passionate about travel, hiking and trying out local restaurants with her husband and two kids.

K A R E N DAY

is an author, journalist, filmmaker and publisher who likes to dabble, albeit professionally, with Nikon cameras. A member of Journalists Without Borders, Day has dragged her cameras through war zones and wilderness for TIME, O Magazine, Marie Claire, NBC Nightly News and CNN.

MICHAEL STRICKLAND

is an author and teacher whose articles have appeared in numerous publications including the Idaho Statesman, Idaho State Journal, Ridenbaugh Press, The Post Register, Idaho Education News, and scholarly journals. Michael is the author of more than a dozen books. He has taught various classes in Literacy, Communication, and English at Boise State University since 2008.

These include several semesters of children’s literature as well as teaching English to 10th and 11th graders in TRIO/Upward Bound and in public schools. .

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Idaho Saddle MAKER Emeritus: Rick Bean If you want to test your “Cowboy Culture”, ask yourself which you would rather own—a Tesla Model 3 or a Rick Bean Custom Saddle? Either choice carries the same price tag: $35,000$50,000 and if you’re city-folk you may be surprised to learn more than 1,000 buyers have preferred a Rick Bean saddle.

“My parents gave me a Tandy Leather tooling kit when I was 12-years-old,” says Bean, standing next to his wife, Kristie, in their Meridian retail store, RC Bean Saddlery. “When my leather scraps ran out, I went to the neighbor’s house, who just happened to be saddle makers. From that point, I worked leather there every day after school and some days when I was supposed to be in school.”

Bean sports a quintessential cowboy image—tall, lanky with dusty boots, weathered hands and an easy-going manner that welcomes horse-loving customers. Only the Stetson is missing, replaced by a baseball cap that is as well-worn as his smile.

“We sell all kinds of saddles, but none of mine are in the store.

They’re too expensive for me.“ Bean laughs. He points to a photo on the wall of one of his artworks in leather. “These knife cuts are my signature style and I carved the 7 longhorns from silver. This saddle is displayed in the office of the owners of the Caterpillar company—somewhere in Texas.”

As one of few who keeps a dwindling art of the American West alive, Bean explains his dazzling work with customary cowboy humility. “Each saddle requires about 800 to 1,000 hours of work and 4 to 5 years to complete. But I don’t do it for the money.” He smiles at Kristie, who nods. “We do it because we love the lifestyle and the community. Anybody who loves horses is a pretty good person.”

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