2017 Emmett Rural Life

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JAKE WOODS Known to all as ‘Indian Jake’

TABLE OF CONTENTS Known to all as ‘Indian Jake’ .......................Page 3 Fresh spinach harvest from the garden ......Page 4 Homes were make-shift hospitals ...............Page 5

By DIANA BAIRD

It was 1849. Pioneers traveled to California to be a part of the “Gold Rush.” The journey was hazardous as they rode in covered wagons pulled by teams of mules and oxen. James and Louisa Bennett left Missouri heading for California. Arriving at the Feather River, they saw all the Indians in the area had been killed except for three small children, two boys and a girl. The Bennetts took in the children, providing food and clothing.

In 1877, the Bennett family took up a homestead on the north side of the Payette River below Martinsville. They milked 65 cows and hauled wagon loads of butter and cheese to the Boise Basin. Enis, became a first-class cook.

West of Emmettsville along the Basin trail was Falk’s Store trading center. A few settlers gathered to vote on an issue but did not have enough men for a quorum. They saw Jake and John coming down the road and decided to give them last names so they could hold the election. The voters gave Jake the name of “Woods” and John the name “Mahaferty.”

Jake and John moved along Big Willow Creek at the back of Squaw Butte. John grew tired of ranching and soon left. Jake made a cave dwelling in the side of a hill. He made his place a welcome stay for any cowboys who needed a place to bunk and a meal whether he was there or not.

Pioneer Sam Riggs wrote: “I personally enjoyed the hospitality of Jake’s home one night when he was gone. I was in search of some horses and when they were found and put in Jake’s corral, it was night. The hillside hut, with food for a hungry cowboy and warm bed to sleep in, looked good to me. Jake Woods was indeed a good Indian citizen. Brought up with white folks here, he was one of us — a home anywhere and slept in the home of pioneers with other cowboys.”

Jake raised fine purebred mares given to him

by Bennett to start his herd. About every three months, Jake could be seen in his two wheeled cart with his high-stepping mare leading a pack horse

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Born to fly helicopters ..................................Page 6 Re-grow your salad .......................................Page 9 This describes a yak ................................... Page 10 Grilled Shrimp Mango and Avocado ........ Page 11 Taxidermy hobby, years of pride ............... Page 12 Quilting is an art ......................................... Page 13 Mini monster truck passion ...................... Page 16 Vintage appliances on display................... Page 17 Magnetic boards are cool ..........................Page 20 Paddles up on the Payette................Pages 21 & 22 Stainless art bubbles at Roystone..............Page 23

into Emmettsville to purchase supplies.

A thrilling experience happened one day in March 1897 in the Willow Creek canyon. Jake with Charlie and Frank Bannister had a contract to build the new road up Big Willow Creek and over the Butte to Ola. Charlie and Jake started toward camp for lunch without a thought of danger, when all of a sudden a big cougar landed square on Jake’s shoulders. Charlie seized a good sized boulder and hurling it at the cougar, broke its shoulder blade and knocked it to the ground. The lion then turned and sprang at Charlie. Jake with coolness and bravery, landed a rock square on the cougar’s head, fracturing its skull. The men went back to work and the next morning stopped back to skin the cougar. Judging by the tracks, a much larger cougar had been there in the night and had made a square meal of the carcass. The men found the spot from where the lion sprang and the distance he covered to reach Jake measured 30 feet. The cougar measured nine feet in length.

Doctors on call ............................................Page 26 Rural Life of Gem County is a publication by the Messenger Index 120 N. Washington Ave. Emmett, Idaho 83617 208-365-6066 www.messenger-index.com Follow us on Facebook or Twitter 2017® GM/Editor …........ Diana Baird The background front cover is by Kelley Siebenaler.

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When John grew old, he came back to live with his adopted brother who took care of him.

Several years later, returning home from a trip, Jake found John had passed away. He dug a grave on the side of the Butte and buried him there.

Indian Jake died in February, 1918 and is buried at Riverside Cemetery. Walter Knox took charge of the funeral services and had a tombstone erected in the shape of a tree limb bearing a scroll inscribed with the name Jake Woods.

Editor’s note: See a longer version of this story in the March 29 Messenger Index.

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Fresh spinach harvest

from the garden

Photos by Carrie Andelin

We cut the first cutting when they were cute little baby spinach’s.

We harvested our third cutting of spinach. We probably waited too long, like a week too long, to cut this time, for the leaves were huge. But they are still good. It’s cool how fast it grows. It’s ready to be cut every week.

We’ll see if we can get any more cuttings off of these plants. We’ve been enjoying spinach salads and green drinks.

To make yummy spinach salad, add spinach, peppers, hemp hearts (from Costco), olive oil, raw apple cider vinegar and a little salt and pepper. You can also add pear, apple, tomatoes or dried cranberries, but those items are usually gone super fast in our home.

Try honey lemon or lime vinaigrette on it.

The salad is also good with quinoa on top.

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Homes were makeshift hospitals

By SUE VAHLBERG

Old homes and mansions have long time had other uses, from make-shift military hospitals, to tuberculin or flu wards, taking care of the sick and injured.

At first, in the early days of the Gem community, there were no hospitals, only nursing homes. These nursing homes were primarily located inside residents’ homes.

In about 1905, the home at 317 South Commercial St. was used as a nursing home. Ten years later, in 1915, the owners built a larger home at 61 East Second Street where they could accommodate even more patients.

The home at 209 East Second St. was not only used as a nursing home before Emmett had a hospital, but also had an

operating room, located in the dining room. Patients were treated and cared for, and babies were born there.

The home at 603 East Main St., built in 1904, was used as a nursing home for many years. Dozens of female, bedridden patients lived upstairs in the living and dining room area, only separated by curtains hanging from the ceiling. Downstairs, male, military retirees lived in the basement apartments. A cement ramp on the side of the home, is a remaining memory from the nursing home era. The homeowners were excited to find a number of military buttons in the yard, as part of the past history.

Most of these houses still remain and are now used again as family homes. Their Submitted photo past history is all but forgotten.

This old home once had an operating room in the dining room.

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Born to fly HELICOPTERS Apache pilot also flies Black Hawk

By DIANA BAIRD

The Idaho Army National Guard ceremony to send off the Boeing AH-64 “Apache” attack helicopters took place July 2016. It was a sad day when Idaho guardsmen watched six Apaches stationed at Gowen Field fly off to West Jordan, Utah. The Apache was replaced by the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. It was a bitter sweet day for guardsman Dave Elsberry, Emmett. He flew the last Apache out of Gowen Field. The pilots, mechanics and personnel were retrained on the Black Hawk.

Elsberry takes pride in being from Emmett. He has a wife Tana, two grown children and works as a Boise firefighter. He went straight from Emmett High into the U.S. Marine Corp to fly F-18s. After serving three years in the U.S. Marine Corp, he was granted a hardship discharge in 1989, when his father became ill. Dave returned home to help his mother work the family business, Don’s Market, named for his father.

In 1990, a friend told him that Gowen Field was fielding the Apache helicopter. He was given the name of a recruiter and headed to Gowen Field. The Apache, at that time, was the most technologically advanced helicopter in the world.

Elsberry says he was born to fly helicopters.

Gowen Field attack battalion had 18 Apaches at the time. Two years later, they received the Delta

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They had thousands of hours in the aircraft. As a pilot and instructor, Elsberry had to obtain training on the new model. National Guard pilots have all the same minimum flight requirements as full-time military pilots. That experience and love for flying allowed Elsberry to challenge others to follow their desire to fly. He now flies the Black Hawk.

Elsberry spent many years as Kenny Keen’s boxing promoter. He says being a part of the Middle Weight Champion and Idaho Hall of Famer’s career was the experience of a lifetime. They lived near each other growing up and have been friends for 43 years. The two can still be seen jogging retelling old boxing stories.

Elsberry also participates in Emmett High Career Day, challenging students with his love for flying helicopters.

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Idaho National Guardsman David Elsberry is shown with Gov. Butch Otter (right) and Lt. Gov. Brad Little.

Dave and Tana Elsberry with daughter Kassedy and the AH-64D ‘Apache’ during Youth Appreciation Day.

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Re-grow your salad You make a salad and end up with a pile of the vegetables that you toss in the trash. You can magically re-grow those vegetables with a few easy steps. Cut the bottom off the celery stock and place it in a jar with one inch of water. When new stems grow out the top, just place it in the garden, cover the bottom portion with dirt and watch it grow more celery! You can do the same with green onions. Cut off the onion leaving two inches of onion stem. Put the green onions in one inch of water until the root grows a bit longer and plant in the garden to re-grow green onions.

Tomatoes can be sliced and put in a container filled with garden soil. Cover the tomato slices with one inch of garden soil and wait to see more tomato plants regrow. When you cut off the top of a carrot, place it in the garden box or container and cover with Âź inch of soil.

Other vegetables that can be re-grown are red onions, rhubarb, avocado, potatoes, pumpkins, peppers and turnips. Basil, garlic or ginger are easy spices to regrow as well as apples.

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Trek, pack and pull … meat, milk and wool

This describes a YAK

By DIANA BAIRD

Yoda, Yogi, Yenta, Faye, Belle, Felipe, Bambi? These are just a few names of a dozen yaks with Tibetan roots that live and are bred in Gem County. The 1,300 pound bull with sharp handlebar horns, named after a Greek god, is majestic as he stands proudly displaying his woolen dreadlocks.

Kevin and Ann Dickey of Kayak Ranch, Emmett, brought seven yaks from Colorado when they moved to Idaho last year. That seven has now grown to 12, the youngest calf being five months old. When they wean the yaks, they also halter train them. Yaks are considered domestic livestock, not exotic. But, just what is a yak and why would someone want to raise them?

“The reason we got into the yak business is the red meat which is low in cholesterol. Eight ounces of yak meat has less cholesterol than a chicken breast,” Kevin said. “Another reason we purchased the yaks is because they are about half the size of a cow but

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they are twice as efficient. They eat less pound-for-pound.”

Colorado has a state agricultural tax break. Ann said, “We were talking about just raising beef steers in the spring and fattening them through the fall. They are expensive and time consuming. We questioned buying beef because Kevin’s family has high cholesterol and blood pressure. I saw an ad for yaks and saw the meat was low in cholesterol. It tastes like beef. It is red meat and not as marbled as beef is,” she said.

The bull doesn’t need a big fence because he stays with his herd. He will eat an alfalfa snack out of your hand, but he is not as friendly as Faye who was bottle fed. “She is the lead cow. She is the ambassador. She will come up to the fence and say hi to anybody,” Ann said. Yaks can be very loyal and curious. She says each have distinct personalities, more so than cattle. They can live up to 20 years or longer.

The couple brought a registered calf to Idaho and exchanged it for two yak steers who will provide them meat.

The yaks use the barn for shade in the summer and stay out most of the time in the winter running and being frisky in the colder weather. They are not susceptible to brisket disease at higher altitudes unlike cattle who can have difficulty above 5,000 feet.

The white tip tail is traditional and the gestation period is 8 ½ months.

Calves are typically born in March — June. The black and whites are called Royals, with a gray nose is a Native, black nosed are called Imperials. If they have any white on them at all they are called a Trim. They all have long horse-like tails.

The line “trek, pack and pull … meat, milk and wool” describes yaks in which just about every part of the animal is used. Yaks are used for trekking and packing high mountains including Mt. Everest; produce marketable meat and milk, have a cashmere/

angora like undercoat fiber and their skulls and horns are used for decorative purposes.

The high butter fat milk is made into cheese, butter and yogurt. The yaks need no special permits, or expensive fencing and they thrive on marginal pasture. They calve with ease, and are docile and friendly. And they can be ridden or packed on trails.

The yaks are not sheared like sheep. They begin to shed at the head in April and will be done shedding to the tail in June. The fiber is very desirable, but it takes a lot of work as it has to be brushed out. The coarse hair is made into ropes, belts and bags.

“We try to raise them for woolliness and wide body,” Kevin said. “It is not unusual to see yaks that are a bit thinner.”

There are other Idaho yak breeders in Gooding, Hagerman, McCall, Sandpoint and Tetonia.

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Grilled Shrimp Mango and Avocado Cocktail

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This appetizer was one of my mom’s favorite dishes I prepared for her. It’s a great summertime appetizer, or even a light meal. Hawaiian bread rolls are perfect with this.

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• 1 large Serrano chili seeded and minced - 1 ½ tsp.

• 1 small or ½ medium size jicama peeled and cut into ¼” diced – ½ cup • ¼ small red onion minced – ¼ cup • One 1” piece of ginger peeled and minced – 1 tablespoon • 2 tablespoons chopped Cilantro • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice • ¼ medium sized red bell pepper cut into 1/16” diced – 2 tablespoons • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil • 1 medium size ripe mango pitted peeled and cut into ½” diced – 1 cup • 1 large ripe Haas avocado pitted peeled and cut into ½” diced – 1 cup 1. Prepare a charcoal fire in the barbecue grill, or preheat the broiler. Oil the grill/broiler rack. Butterfly the shrimp by cutting down their backs 2/3 of the way through the belly side. Thread two shrimp on each of the skewers.

2. Place the shrimp on the grill broiler rack about six inches from the heat and cook just until they turn pink, or about 1-1 ½ minutes on each side. Discard the skewers.

3. In a medium sized glass or plastic bowl, combine all the ingredients except the shrimp and avocado and toss well. Using a large rubber spatula or spoon, gently fold in the shrimp and avocado making sure they are well coated with lime juice and oil. The cocktail can be refrigerated covered for up to two hours. Toss gently before serving.

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Taxidermied cougar, bear, deer, antelope, turkey, coyote grace the walls of the Hyde home.

Taxidermy hobby years of pride

By STEVE NEBEKER

While growing up in Emmett, hunting seemed to be a way of life for many of us. At almost every job where I worked, there were the hunters who anxiously awaited open season for big game hunting in October. One of these hunters was retired Emmett Chief of Police Blaine Hyde.

At the age of 12, Blaine got interested in taxidermy and he ordered a series of books from the Northwest School of Taxidermy. His first attempt was with a pigeon that did not turn out as planned and nothing more was done with his interest in taxidermy for many more years. In the late 1970s while at home recovering from a work related injury, Blaine went back through the taxidermy books and he attempted

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another mount using a pheasant.

With the help of his wife Judy, they were pleased with the outcome and they started to do more mounts together.

In 1980, Blaine and Judy turned their taxidermy hobby into a business. Throughout the next 27 years, they finished mounts on birds, snakes, bears, cougars, deer, elk and moose. Their reputation for producing quality work spread and they shipped many finished products to several surrounding states. Judy also used her artistic skills to make Indian style articles, face masks, miniature mountain men and other amazing creations.

Each game animal that is brought to a taxidermy business is required to be documented for

Idaho Fish and Game. They require the information on who and when these skins were accepted. To end up with a quality mount, it starts with the preparation and care of the hide. There are several tedious steps to get the hide prepared before it can be sent to the tanners, this can take hours to do it properly.

When the tanned hide is returned, the correct size and shaped form is determined and then the hide is stretched and fitted on the forms.

The proper form, the delicate finishing touches and the pride taken with the work can have amazing results.

The Hydes have completed deer mounts for my son and for me. I also have a mountain man wearing a fox skin coat, leather pants and laced up leather boots made by Judy.

The “mountain man” was handmade

by Judy Hyde. The detailed work shows real craftsmanship.

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Quilting is an art

By SUE VAHLBERG

Quilts have been used for common bedding, as wedding gifts, and to show wealth for many years. During the Civil War era, quilts were used to earn money for the war efforts and anti-slavery campaigns.

The art of quilting was once an important part of a young woman and girl’s life. Over time, it has become a popular hobby for those with a passion for sewing. My 13-year old daughter’s grandmother has been teaching her to quilt since she was about six and now at age thirteen, she understands most quilting basics and has a good eye for color, patterns and detail.

We recently went to visit the home of one of Emmett’s eldest quilters, 92-year old Jane. Being

generations apart, I thought it would be a great opportunity for the young and old to share their wares, and to see how the other thinks about quilting. As I listened to Jane talk about color combinations, bindings and patterns, I was amazed how much that the two quilters already had in common.

Throughout time, many young girls learned quilting from their mothers and grandmothers and handed down the craft. My new friend had learned from both her mother and grandmother.

She showed me a stack of quilt blocks her mother, born in 1857, had sewn by hand. Each block contained 204 squares.

Jane’s quilting skills earned her a Grand Reserve Champion ribbon at a Gem County Fair.

Her amazing quilt had with up to 49 pieces in each

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Old family quilt blocks are treasured like this one, formed from tiny pieces, handmade by Jane’s mother. block. There are 42 of those blocks that made up the quilt. Many of Jane’s other family members also quilted for many years.

To my surprise, quilting hasn’t changed much throughout the years. It is the sewing machines that have become intricate and complex. But quilt patterns are as simple or complex as the quilter chooses to be. The artistry of color combinations and intricate patterns are the design of the quilter, no matter if their age is 13 or 92 years old.

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Bored? How can you be with so One goal of the Messenger Index is to be an information destination. The MI “On Your Radar” calendar of events is an online calendar you can use: If you are looking for something to do, or want to find when a group is meeting, choose the day of the week you want to search. You can also search by miles from your location.

Below, we have captured some of the main events occurring within 15 miles of Emmett, month by month.

To find out more, go to messenger-index.com and click on the calendar.

JANUARY

• CPR First Aid class: Abilities Health Care • Freezeout Challenge: Gem County Fairgrounds • Sadie Hawkins Dance: Emmett High • Travel Tales: Emmett Public Library

To make the search even easier, it’s listed in time order, so you can see what’s happening morning, afternoon and nighttime. Now, you don’t have to search for that random note you wrote to yourself.

FEBRUARY

You don’t have to search several different websites or social media. You don’t even need to call your cousins.

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Post your event for free, with a photograph if you like.

You can go to “On Your Radar” and find out all you need to know that’s happenin’ in southwest Idaho.

(Of course, you could call your cousins and ask them to join you.)

• Diabetes 101: Southwest District Health • Hunters education

• Boat Safety Class: Gem County Emergency Services Building • Dr. Seuss Birthday Party: Emmett Public Library • Gem Community Business Expo: Butte View Complex • Jeremy Vanderloop: Calvary Chapel • Junior Miss Cherry Festival Pageant Registration: Emmett Junior High • Mr. Marvelous: Emmett High • Sweet/Montour 10th Annual Flea Market: Sweet Syringa Hall

APRIL

• Cowboy Ball: Gem County Fairgrounds • Community Easter Egg Hunt: Emmett City Park • Motorcycle Dirt Drags and Barrel Races: Gem County Fairgrounds • Youth Appreciation Day: Gem Island Sports Complex • Wings and Wheels: Emmett Airport

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MAY

• 44th Annual Rotary Youth Benefit Dinner and Auction: Emmett City Park • Black Canyon High graduation • Cherry Festival kickoff: Pioneer Park • Emmett High graduation • Truck pull: Gem County Fairgrounds • Women’s Choir Spring Benefit Concert: Emmett High

JUNE

• Cherry Festival: Emmett City Park • Cherry Festival Children’s Parade: Downtown Emmett Cherry Festival Demolition Derby • Cherry Festival Emmett Kiwanis Breakfast: Gem County Senior Center • Cherry Festival Softball Tournament: Gem Island Sports Complex • Cherry Festival Spit Pit and Pie Eating Contest • Cherry Festival Train Show: Gem County Recreation District • Emmett Community Arts Commission Show and Competition • Emmett Lions Club Show and Shine: Emmett City Park • Emmett Public Library yard sale: library • Fireman hose competition: Downtown Emmett • Kiwanis Craft Fair: Pioneer Park • Miss Gem County and Gem County Outstanding Teen contest: Emmett Middle School • Nerdy Festival: Pioneer Park • Truck pull: Gem County Fairgrounds • Valley of Plenty Quilters Quilt Show: Emmett Middle School

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JULY

Regular meetings

Cruise Night: Downtown Emmett Emmett Show and Shine: Emmett City Park Kids Sloppy Sprint: Gem Island Sports Complex Independence Day fireworks show: Gem Island Sports Complex • It’s All About Purple: Relay For Life fundraiser • • • •

AUGUST

• Buckaroo Breakfast: Emmett City Park • Emmett’s Most Excellent Triathlon • Gem/Boise County Fair and Rodeo: Gem County Fair grounds • Kid’s Splash and Dash: Gem County Recreation District public pool • Kiwanis Truck and Tractor pull: Gem County Fair grounds • Tea Party Fundraiser for Fuzzy Paws/Emmett Cat Division

SEPTEMBER

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Gem County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Emmett High Homecoming Fit and Fall Proof Class: Gem County Recreation District • Huskie Blue Bash: Emmett Middle School • Relay For Life • • • •

OCTOBER

• A River Through Time Civil War Encampment and Reenactment: Gem Island Sports Complex • Emmett High haunted house • Emmett Multi-Church Choir rehearsals • Gem County / Emmett Emergency Services Trunk-or-Treat • Harvest Festival • Hay ride and pumpkin painting • Idaho Renaissance Fair • Kiwanis flea market fundraiser • Nightmare on Main Street: Huck n Finns • Squaw Butte Chapter of Idaho Back County Horsemen fundraiser yard sale • Valor Health Auxiliary Fall Fling Luncheon

NOVEMBER

• Cookbook and cookie exchange: Emmett Public Library • Cupcake Wars / Auction: Emmett Public Library fundraiser

• Holiday Magic on Main Street Parade • Santa’s One Stop Shop: Gem County Recreation District

DECEMBER

• Boys Lock in, engineering: Gem County Recreation District • Christmas Cheer Baskets • Emmett Public Library • Christmas Eve Community Candlelight Service • Christmas in New York: Emmett High • Emmett Multi-Church Choir • Emmett Women’s Choir Benefit Christmas Concert • Grinchmas at the library • Holiday dinner VFW 4900 • New Years Cherry Rise • Santa’s Workshop: Gem County Recovery Center

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Bunco Business After Hours Mixer Clogging dance classes Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition: weekly dinner and pantry; Christmas Cheer Baskets Entertainment at Cherry Ridge Rehab Emmett Women’s Choir Family History Center of the LDS Church First Wednesday Freezeout 2017 Bowmen shoot Little League Parent - teacher conference at area schools Rec in the Park Tumbling class Summertime youth lunch at the park: Emmett City Park

• Al-Anon • Alcoholics Anonymous (several days, times, locations) • Alzheimer’s Support • American Legion Post 49 and Ladies Auxiliary • Black Canyon Bowmen • Boy Scouts • Business After Hours Mixer • Celebrate Recovery and The Landing • Clogging Dance Classes • Dementia Support Group • Electa Chapter 22 O.E.S. • Emmett Area Crime Prevention Council • Emmett Art Group • Emmett Book Club • Emmett Farmers Market • Emmett Kiwanis Club • Emmett Lions Club • Emmett Rotary Club • Emmett Roughriders ATV Club • Emmett Women’s Choir • Family Support Group • Friends of the Emmett Library • Gardening Gems • Gem County Chamber of Commerce Midday Mingle • Gem County Christian Home Schoolers • Gem County Democrats • Gem County Health Connections • Gem County Historical Society • Gem County Narcotics Anonymous • Gem County Republican Central Committee • Gem County Rock and Mineral Society • Gem County Sheriff’s Posse • Gem Lions Club • Grief and Loss Support Group • Interact/Junior Chamber of Commerce • Pet Adoption League • Shooting Star: Beginning cheer leading • Silverleaf Square Dance Club • Squaw Butte Ramblers RV Club • Squaw Butte Back Country Horsemen • Squaw Butte Retired Educators Association • Squaw Creek Soil Conservation • Sweet-Montour Syringa Club • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) • Valor Health Auxiliary • Veterans of Foreign Wars • Veteran’s services • We All Matter • Write Your Own Life Story

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MINI-MONSTER TRUCK PASSION

Grave Digger, Bug Foot, the Ghia Monster and Lil’ Digger

By STEVE NEBEKER

Most people that have driven down Main Street here in Emmett have seen the “mini-monster trucks” that are parked at Main Street Auto. These big/little creations are all designed and built by the owner of Main Street Auto, Gary Resinkin.

Gary got involved with his motorized hobbies at an early age, starting with go carts. In 1972, Gary started drag racing at Fremont drag strip in California. In the following years, Gary was involved in most every type of motorized competitions. Sprint boat racing, sand drags, mud drags, tough truck racing, arena racing, oval track racing and more quarter mile drag racing at Firebird Speedway.

Years ago, Gary was looking at the original monster trucks and he had a desire to build something like the ones his children watched as they grew up.

As the opportunities started presenting themselves, Gary found a new passion, building mini-monster trucks.

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Gary’s first adventure started with a 1969 Volkswagen square-back body.

With some major modifications, he was able to make a miniature sized replica of the famous “Grave Digger” monster truck. By using a ford 4X4 pickup frame, Chevrolet transmission and then adding a 550 horsepower supercharged small block Chevy motor, “Lil’ Digger” was born. Lil’ Digger has been used in numerous car shows and events, it has driven over and crushed cars and it has provided over 900 children the opportunity to get photos with this unique creation.

Gary’s next build was a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. Again, adding a full sized 4X4 chassis and V8 power, this turned out the next mini-monster truck named “Bug Foot.” Bug Foot has recently been sold.

The third mini-monster build started out as a 1972 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia attached to a ¾ ton pickup frame. The “Ghia Monster” has added body effects and is painted monster green to help complete its unique appearance.

These mini-monster trucks of Emmett have brought a lot of joy and memories to not only Gary but also to the children and adults who appreciate their creation.

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“My grandmother used that washing machine!”

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As a small boy, I remember being at my grandparent’s home and playing with a large wash basin with a cloth wringer attached to the top of it. I never saw grandma use this washing machine but was told this was how she used to wash clothing. All I remember is how easy it was to throw clothes into the big electric washing machine, add a little detergent, push a button, remove after a short time and the clothes were then hung outside to dry in the warmer weather or put into the electric dryer on the colder days.

In talking with Webb Appliance owner Grant Webb, there have been many significant changes

through the years. Grant has a unique collection of older appliances, some from his family and others from around our community. With about 20 different antique appliances ranging from washing machines, cook stoves and refrigerators, the visible changes and functionality is obvious. The size, weight and the materials used in appliances are some of the biggest changes. The older appliances could be expected to last a family up to 40 to 50 years due to the heavy materials used to build them. Most modern appliances are made with lightweight metal and plastic and most residential models are designed to last only five to 10 years.

In 2007, Grant started his own business, Webb Appliance. Through the years, things have changed from working in a small garage to now filling up a large showroom with new appliances and having two storage buildings with an average of 50 appliances and 100 bed sets.

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Magnet boards are cool

By CARRIE ANDELIN

This is a simple sit down magnetic board project that can be completed in a couple of days.

Materials needed: • Frame with a 2’ x 3’ opening • White paint (or any color) • 2’ x 3’ piece of wood or cardboard to fit back of frame • Nine 8” x 12” galvanized metal sheets (for 97 cents each) • Strong glue • A book to rip up (or newspaper) • Matte mod podge • Paint brush

cardboard that fit the frame, and then put some really heavy items on top of it while it dried.

A 2’ x 3’ piece of metal fit my frame perfectly, for $20. I bought nine smaller ones and saved $11 and it wasn’t that much harder.

DAY 1 Step 1: I painted the frame white.

Step 2: While that dried, I glued the 8” x 12” metal sheets onto the

DAY 2 Step 3: Rip up book and glue/ mod podge pages to the galvanized metal, overlapping if needed to cover all of the metal. I used a discarded library book.

My daughter helped me rip the pages and mod podge. I have so drilled into her, and my boys, to love books and take care of them — not stepping on, drawing on, and definitely not ripping them — that I think that she had a hard time with it at first.

As we ripped, glued and stuck ‘em down, she asked me if I had even read the book.

“No, I haven’t. Maybe I should have, before I ripped it up.”

“Yeah,” she said sadly.

“Maybe you could still read it,” I suggested, trying to lighten the situation, as we had already ripped half of the pages out and glued them on the board.

“I wouldn’t know where to start,” she sighed.

Step 5: Let it dry and then stick it in the frame.

Step 4: When all of the paper is pasted on (all of the galvanized metal is covered), smear the whole thing in mod podge with a paint brush to seal it.

DAY 3 Step 6: Break out the magnets, hang artwork, get out the magnetic letters and poetry and whatever else and have fun.

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Paddles Up on the Payette Marc McCord has been paddling open water stretches throughout the West for decades. Only in the last few years has the Texas native discovered the wild, scenic, pristine and unpredictable waters of Idaho rivers. He has become so attracted to the area that he has moved to Southern Idaho.

“I have probably put in on most of the rivers in the Southwest,” McCord said. “They each have their own unique appeal and challenge. Sometimes you want to be challenged and sometimes you just want to enjoy the serenity that being in a canoe or rubber raft can create when you are miles away from everything.”

That mix of challenge and serenity is what attracted McCord to Idaho.

“I started coming up a few years ago and have been on most of the wild rivers of central Idaho.” he said. “I have paddled the Salmon, the Selkirk, the Snake, and more recently the uniquely different Payette.”

It’s in the Payette that McCord is able to identify the entire range of challenges.

“I have run the upper Payette through the Cabarton run. I have kayaked the white waters of the South Fork. I have enjoyed the tranquil run from Plaza Bridge to the confluence with the Snake near Payette. This river has it all,” McCord said.

That doesn’t mean he has run it all.

“I really don’t think I want to even attempt the stretch from Smith’s Ferry to Banks.” he said.

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With decades of experience as a competitive paddler and as a river guide, McCord is enthusiastic about sharing the joys of the sport with his new neighbors in Idaho. He wants to encourage the growth of competitive canoeing and kayaking and thinks the lower Payette might be the perfect training ground.

Montour to Black Canyon Park on the Reservoir is a relatively mild run according to McCord. The thirty or so miles from below Black Canyon Dam to the Payette confluence with the Snake is also a great training ground.

“I wouldn’t put in as a novice in too many other areas of the Payette,” McCord said. “But there are certainly some wonderful places to put in and train until you are ready for the challenges upstream.”

McCord has made the Plaza to Payette run in under five hours. He is quick to point out

though, that paddling and floating are not the same thing. Paddlers go both directions on the river. That’s a big part of the sport.

It’s that part of the sport that McCord would like to share and promote through a proposed Payette River Marathon event. The event, which he is hoping to have ready for this fall if everything falls into place, would actually be a round trip circuit from Gem Island to Plaza Bridge and back. It would be created in a way to allow the greatest variety of both paddler skills and boat styles and shapes. He sees it as a perfect opportunity to celebrate the resource of the river, the challenge of sports, and a great community gathering.

“This sport is great for everyone, all levels of skills and abilities,” McCord said. “I don’t think nearly enough peo-

Scenic shot from the Plaza Bridge down the Payette Marc McCord and friends taking a break from a raft trip on Idaho’s scenic rivers. ple know what a treasure they have running right through their neighborhoods.

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Stainless art bubbles at Roystone

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Most artists will often tell you that they see their creation as it already exists in the material they are taking on. That’s not exactly the approach that Ward Johns has as he fashions his pieces of art from blank palettes of stainless steel.

“There is something very pure about putting your ideas on stainless steel,” Johns said.

“With most mediums, especially in wood or other forms of metal, you have to work with the impressions or elements that are already there.

You also have to account for what weather and time will do to the medium as well. That’s not so with stainless.”

Johns has been creating his stainless art for a dozen years, displaying most of his work simply as a way to decorate his family’s Roystone Hot Springs north of Emmett. The hobby that began at the urging of his daughter Jenna has become much more. A number of his pieces have been acquired by others looking to decorate their homes or businesses. That has been a bit of a surprise to Johns.

“Jenna has always been the artist and when she challenged me to put some of those ideas on metal I was skeptical,” Johns said. “I have been a welder most of my life and finding a way to use that skill in a more artistic manner was certainly a challenge.”

Using a cutting torch and a laser etcher, Johns creates a variety of pieces that range from

stainless discs that offer up the images of wild game to larger, more diverse pieces that can be window art, wall murals and even standalone sculptures and mobiles.

Stainless is not the only metal medium that Johns tackles. He uses “soft metals” that allow the weather to oxidize and create interesting patinas.

One of those is actually a metal bench that he has created in an outdoor location by his RV Park recreation center that has all the look of a stained wood bench.

He prefers to keep things natural and most of his non-animal subjects reflect his family and the fun they have at the natural hot springs turned plunge.

The hot springs on Highway 52 has been around for nearly a century. The Johns family has been restoring, developing and expanding the resort area for the past 30 years and the addition of Ward’s art seems to be a reflection of that journey. He blends the natural elements of the wild game that frequents the location — particularly in the winter — in with the functions and activities of a bustling event and swimming center.

The family re-opened the hot springs as a public plunge in 2009. The entire area behind the plunge is home to a series of springs that provide natural hot water ranging from 140 to 162 degrees. Limiting the amount of hot water becomes the science of keeping the pools cool enough to be used.

Johns’ art adorns just about every wall and window pane at the plunge. Bigger pieces make up much of the landscape of the nearly completed conference center that will enhance their RV park. While he won’t openly say that his art is for sale — John’s admits that at least someday more of it might be.

“Maybe when we get the rest of the resort completed and I retire from the full time job that keeps me on the road, then maybe,” Johns said.

“For now its a relaxing way to use my work skills and find some beauty or create a laugh or two.”

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Rural doctors on call From 1890

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Some old time doctors and dentists This is a list of doctors and dentists over the years that served this local community: Dr. Rudy Anderson 1968 (dentist); Dr. N. B. Barnes came in 1900s and practiced osteopath; Dr. William E. Bohn; Dr. Bothwell of Placerville pioneer physician; Doc William Burdge; Dr. Burton Clark was a partner to Dr. Cummings 1908-1914; Dr. Cyril Carver was instrumental in building the first hospital on the corner of Third Street and Washington Avenue; Dr. Eugene Clymer physician and surgeon worked day or night 1890; Dr. Robert Newton Cummings; Dr. O. H. Davenport 1893 traveled to Emmett worked 2 days a week; Dr. F. K. Forman; Dr. Ralph Goodwin 1940; Dr. Green 1904-1919 served Emmett, Sweet and Ola; Dr. William Jewell 1954; Dr. Alvin Judd 1901 dentist; Dr. Henry Kuckoo 1903 veterinarian; Dr. Ralph Kniseley 1975; Dr. W. F. Loder 1890; Dr. Fromholz McFahey; Dr. Parkinson from Payette;

This community was first serviced medically by midwives and woman using remedies with herbs, mustard plasters and fat pork poultices.

Doctors came from surrounding areas on buckboard, in a one-horse buggy, on horseback or in a winter sleigh to assist early settlers. They rode through the foothills carrying medicines to their patients year-round.

Dr. Reynolds drove a buggy with a team of highspirited Hamiltonian horses who were always ready to go. Reynolds also rode the handcar with the railroad crew to make calls to the upper country. He set broken bones, removed appendixes and performed minor surgery. He also had the only car that could go up Freezeout hill. (Old Freezeout to us.)

Dr. Swisher kept his office at the Farmer’s Feed and Seed store. Their back porch was used as a small animal hospital. Swisher often worked up to fourteen hours a day helping cats and dogs.

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Dr. Ronald P Rawlinson 1935; Dr. James Reynolds 1906-1954; Dr. O. H. Smith had a doctors office in 1894; Dr. William Smith traveling dentist 1894; Dr. C. T. Swisher 1937-1967; Dr. James Thielges 1953 dentist; Dr. Clinton Titus 1917 dentist practiced for 41 years; Dr. Fred Whitsell 1922 dentist for 42 years; Dr. J. A. Woods 1914-1938; Dr. Jim Zarybinsky dentist was partners with Dr. Anderson.

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