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COVER STORY: ‘I remember them through this’ memorial The Rock of Honor Memorial in Kleiner Park remembers fallen soldiers with ties to Meridian, but the project would not have been possible without a local veteran-boy scout team.

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SPORTS Looking back at baseball, golf, softball, tennis and track and field state tournaments.

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BUSINESS NEWS

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The founders of Meridian’s Unity Health Center saw a need several years ago for a clinic that catered to working families — their schedules, their budgets and their needs.

Roaring Springs, one of Idaho’s only waterparks, is open for the 2013 season. New this year is the Cliffhanger, a single-rider slide that features a harrowing six-story plummet.

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his month I went to a homecoming ceremony at Gowen Field for a Meridian soldier. But it was the type of homecoming that no family ever wants to attend.

The body of 22-year-old Thomas Murach arrived by airplane in an American-flag covered casket May 15. His family gathered around and placed their hands on the casket. I heard his mother sob as she hugged her other three sons.

A heaviness settled into my chest. But then Tom’s brother, Nick, started talking to reporters about what that moment around the casket was like for him.

I thought he was going to say it was heartwrenching. Or empty. Or surreal.

I’m sure he’s felt all of those emotions this month. But what he said brought a strand of hope to the situation.

“Speaking for myself, that was a great sense of peace knowing that Tom was back home,” Nick said.

Not home in a way the family wanted, of course, but at rest after living a life of trust in God, the fam-

CRIME WATCH

MERIDIAN — Idaho Central Credit Union is celebrating the opening of its new Meridian location Thursday.

The credit union branch, which opened May 13, will hold a ribbon cutting followed by an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Hor d’oeuvres will be served and participants will have a chance to get in the ICCU Money Machine.

The new ICCU branch is the 21st in Idaho and the fourth in Meridian. It has eight employees, including branch manager Mark Givens, an ICCU spokesperson said.

The credit union is located at 3339 E. Ustick Road.

May 15-21 3 residential burglaries 1 fraud 6 medical assists 3 injury traffic accidents 1 driving under the influence 1 leaving the scene of a vehicle accident 1 custodial interference 3 petit theft 3 domestic batteries 1 open alcohol container 2 commercial burglary 2 batteries 2 vandalisms 2 grand thefts 1 no contact order violation 1 recovered stolen vehicle

Voting open for downtown corridor art project; ends June 28

Police also took calls, investigated or assisted: 3 domestic verbal 4 vehicle burglaries

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Meridian Police made the following arrests or issued charges: 4 warrants 1 petit theft 1 possession of marijuana with intent to deliver 2 possession of controlled substance 3 possession of drug paraphernalia 1 juvenile detention order 1 residential burglary 1 driving without privileges 3 driving under the influence 1 domestic battery in the presence of a child 1 leaving the scene of a vehicle accident 2 vehicle burglaries

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“We take a great comfort from knowing how Tom lived over there,” Nick said. “... He really lived his life for his fellow soldiers.”

This Memorial Day, so many families like the Murachs are remembering sons, daughters, parents, siblings and friends who died at war.

Tom will be remembered for his faith — the way he pulled his unit together to prayer before their missions. He’ll be remembered for his humor. His family says the way he laughed at his own jokes was sometimes more entertaining than the joke itself.

World War II veteran John Burns, who helped create the Rock of Honor memorial at Kleiner Park, will remember so many of his classmates who never got to come home and raise a family or build a by Holly Beech career. hbeech@mymeridianpress.com “They volunteer for our safety, and when they © 2013 MERIDIAN PRESS don’t come home we just can’t forget them,” he said.

To veterans and service members — and their families — I give a heartfelt thank you. Thank you for your risks and sacrifices that have more of an impact on my life than I realize.

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Voting is officially open for the Meridian Split Corridor Public Art Project, with fi nal proposals available for viewing and selection at meridiancity.org.

The city wants public feedback on which artist should be chosen to install one or two large-scale sculptures in downtown Meridian following the completion of the corridor project. The fi nal day of voting will be June 28.

The three fi nalists are Delia DeLapp, C.J. Rench and the team of Joseph Castle and Marty Lyon. Each one submitted a proposal for the southwest corner of Ada and Main Streets and the northeast corner of Main Street and Fairview Avenue.

The vote will be one factor the selection committee considers before making a fi nal recommendation to the Meridian Arts Commission. The art is scheduled for instillation by May 2014.

ROADREPORT Franklin Road between Linder Road and Ten Mile Road, lane restriction with flagging through Sept. 3 for road rebuilding and sewer installation or repair.  Meridian Road between Fairview Avenue and Pine Avenue, road closure through Oct. 14 for road rebuilding and sewer, water main installation.  Meridian Road between Franklin Road and Pine Avenue, road closure through Oct. 14 for road rebuilding, sewer, water main installation.  Fairview Avenue and Cherry Lane between Barbara Drive and Crestmont Drive, lane restriction day and night through Oct. 1 for road rebuilding.  Meridian Road between Fairview Avenue and James Court Drive, lane restriction with flagging through July 15 for road rebuilding.

Hands of Hope sends supplies to Oklahoma victims

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NAMPA — Hands of Hope Northwest, a local nonprofit organization,

sent crisis care kits Tuesday night from Nazarene Compassionate Ministries to Oklahoma in the wake of disastrous tornadoes across the state.

Hygiene supplies and small stuffed animals for children are headed to Oklahoma First Nazarene Church, the distribution center.

Hands of Hope, founded in 1992, ships excess medical supplies and equipment from local hospitals and medical facilities to mission hospitals and developing countries.

Idaho man arraigned in Uzbekistan terror plot

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BOISE (AP) — He was a Russian-speaking truck

driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country.

But federal officials say in an indictment that Fazliddin Kurbanov also was teaching people to build bombs that would target public transportation.

It’s unclear whether those alleged targets were domestic or abroad — or how far Kurbanov would have gone. Prosecutors said Friday only that they believe he is no longer a threat.

Kurbanov, 30, was arrested Thursday during a raid of his small apartment south of Boise’s downtown.

Monkey killer gets prison treatment program behind bars

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ing into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a treatment program at a state prison.

Michael Watkins, 22, Weiser, was sentenced Thursday for his role in the Nov. 17 crime that caused shock and outrage in Idaho’s capital city and beyond.

Five indicted for conspiracy to manufacture ‘spice’

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BOISE — A federal grand jury has indicted five Ada County residents on

charges of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States, conspiracy to sell and transport drug paraphernalia and conspiracy to launder money.

If convicted of the controlled substance charges, they could face up to 20 years in federal prison. Money laundering is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, while the paraphernalia charge carries a sentence of up to three years.

The defendants include: Mark A. Ciccarello, 35, Meridian; Robert A. Eoff, 30, Boise;Troy L. Palmer, 43, Boise; William B. Mabry, 45, Boise; Holly F. Ciccarello, 39, Meridian.

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MERIDIAN — A four-vehicle crash on westbound I-84 near Eagle Road

partially blocked traffic for more than an hour May 16.

At about 5:40 p.m., Andrew J. Pribek, 28, Meridian, failed to stop his 2001 Suzuki motorcycle for slowing traffic near the Eagle Road off-ramp, according to an Idaho State Police report.

Pribek rear-ended a 2007 Ford Expedition driven by Robert D. Osborn, 40, Blackfoot. The impact caused Osborn collide with a 2000 Hyundai Elantra driven by Debra S. Barnes, 55, Caldwell. That impact pushed Barnes into the back of a 2008 Honda Ridgeline pickup driven by Jayme A. Hoff, 35, Meridian.

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‘I remember them through this’ Veterans memorial honors those who don’t return home from war

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Murach added to Rock of Honor The name of Thomas P. Murach, a 22-year-old soldier from Meridian who was killed May 4 by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, will be engraved on the Rock of Honor in the near future.

“They volunteer for our safety, and when they don’t come home we just can’t forget them,” Rock of Honor Board founder John Burns said. “That’s why we built this memorial.”

One of Burns’ quotes is engraved on the monument: “We celebrate their valor. We shall not forget them.

Their sacrifice is the foundation upon which we build our strength.”

about the veterans The names displayed on the Rock of Honor are service members who once lived in Meridian and died in combat or from wounds sustained in combat. Currently all the names are those of men who fought in wars since Idaho became a state in 1890.

Their ages range from 17 to 33.

Rock of Honor timeline Spring 2011: World War II Navy veteran John Burns founds Rock of Honor Board to bring veterans memorial to Meridian.

Summer 2011: Boy Scout Troop 156 spends more than 300 hours finding names of fallen veterans who had once lived in Meridian.

Fall 2011: Construction begins on the Rock of Honor memorial at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park in Meridian.

Nov. 11, 2011, Veterans Day: Rock of Honor unveiling ceremony.

Feb. 6, 2013: Rock of Honor Board Founder John Burns and Eagle Scout John Skogsberg, both who were instrumental in the memorial’s creation, received the Legacy Award during Mayor Tammy de Weerd’s State of the City Address.

May 27, 2013, Memorial Day: Ceremony will be held to honor Spc. Thomas P. Murach, a 22-yearold Meridian soldier who was killed May 4 in Afghanistan.

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fter serving in World War II from age 17 to 19, sailor John Burns came home, raised a family and built a life. But many of his peers did not make it home. Their deaths compelled Burns to bring a veterans memorial — the Rock of Honor at Kleiner Park — to Meridian.

“More than half my class (was) killed in action,” Burns, 86, said. “So my memories go back to the boys that I grew up with. They never became fathers or grandfathers or had a life. So this is very important to me — I remember them through this.”

When he moved from Washington, D.C., to Meridian in 2005, Burns was surprised to find no veterans memorial here. He founded the Rock of Honor Board, made up of a handful of fellow veterans, to find funding and support for a monument.

In 2011, when the Rock of Honor was still just an idea, Mountain View High School freshman John Skogsberg stepped in at just the right

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“John was © 2013 Meridian Press an answer to our prayers,” Burns said, “because we discussed it at our Board meeting, we said, ‘We really should get the Boy Scouts involved,’ … somebody who really had the time and needed some experience. And John came in.”

To fulfill his Eagle Scout service project, Skogsberg and other Troop 156 members spent more than 300 hours in six weeks searching for names of fallen veterans who had lived in Meridian. Using sources like the U.S. Census Bureau, ancestry.com and The Valley Times, the group found the names of 60 men who fought and died in wars since Idaho became a state in 1890.

The search for names came with a roller coaster of emotions, Skogsberg said.

“Researching, going through stuff, you find out that someone passed on because of this, and you feel sad that it happened. At the same time you’re kind of happy you found it, but it’s still hard,” he said. “You’re searching to find something that you don’t really want to find.”

Thanks to in-depth research, $200,000 in donations, and a steep discount from Memorial Monuments in Meridian, the veterans’ names are now honorably displayed on six large granite stones, which stand tall beneath an American flag.

The monument was unveiled Nov. 11, 2011 — Veterans Day. During this year’s State of the City address Feb. 6, Mayor Tammy de Weerd presented Burns and Skogsberg with the Legacy Award.

“I told (Skogsberg) that no matter how old he gets — he gets to be 80, he gets to be my age — he’ll always be connected to this,” Burns said.

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More than half my class (was) killed in action.

So my memories go back to the boys that I grew up with. They never became fathers or grandfathers or had a life. So this is very important to me — I remember them through this.”

World War II Navy veteran John Burns and Mountain View High School freshman John Skogsberg were instrumental in making the Rock of Honor at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park a reality.

John Burns, 86, served in World War II

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65, of Nampa, died May 17, 2013, at her home. The family has placed their Elsie Alton, 88, of Lake Tapps, trust in Alsip & Persons Funeral ChaWA, died May 22, 2013. Arrange- pel, Nampa for their final arrangements are under the direction of ments. 208-466-3545 Accent Funeral Home, Meridian. 888James Milton “Milt” 5833 Houston, 95, of Caldwell, died Thomas E. Codr, 93, of Nampa, May 15, 2013, at his home of natural died May 17, 2013, at a local care causes. Services are pending under center. Services are pending Nampa the direction of Dakan Funeral Chapel, Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel. 442- Caldwell. 459-3629 8171 George M. Nummy, 95, of Boise, died May 16, 2013, at his home.

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BOISE — Mountain View High School graduation, 7 p.m., Taco Bell Arena.

Chad Larson has been hired as branch manager at Home Federal Bank’s downtown Boise branch. n Sanya Allmaras, Home Federal Bank senior vice president, has been proChad Larson Sanya Allmaras moted to director of bank operations. n Shane A. Hahn is the new senior vice president and commercial loan manager for Bank of the Cascades. Andy Warren is the new vice president and Small Business AdminisShane Hahn Andy Warren tration government loan specialist for the Bank of the Cascades in Idaho.

David J. Saxey is the new mortgage loan officer at the bank’s Eagle branch.

BOISE — Meridian High School graduation, 11 a.m., Taco Bell Arena.

MERIDIAN — Oklahoma Tornado Victims Car Wash Fundraiser, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wingers in Meridian. A fundraising event sponsored by the 12-U Idaho Rebels Softball team to benefit the victims of the recent devastating Oklahoma tornado.

MERIDIAN — “The Scent of Roses,” Treasure Valley Children’s Theater production, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., The Limelight Building, 3575 E. Copper Point Drive. Tickets $12.50, $8.50 K-12, $5.50 preschool and younger.

Order tickets at scentofroses.eventbrite.com or 287-8828.

BOISE — Eagle High School graduation, 3 p.m., Taco Bell Arena.

BOISE — Centennial High School graduation, 7 p.m., Taco Bell Arena.

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Mister Car Wash acquires three Metro Express locations MERIDIAN — Mister Car Wash announced Monday it acquired the three Boise-area Metro Express locations and will now have five locations in the area, two full-serve and three exteriors.

The three Metro Express locations in Boise, Meridian and Nampa were built by Bill Martin between 2004 and 2010, according to a news release. Martin was a founding partner of Car Wash Partners in 1996, which later became Mister Car Wash. It has grown to become the largest car wash chain in the nation with 109 locations and nearly 4,000 employees.

A spokesperson said no significant changes will be made to the Metro Express locations with the acquisition. Customers can expect to see the same employees and same level of service.

The acquisition of Metro Express is the second acquisition for Mister Car Wash in 2013. Mister Car Wash also closed on its acquisition of two Soaks locations in Des Moines, Iowa.

bake sale and car wash, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., The Experience Church, 2150 W. Cherry Lane. Tons of household items and yummy treats as well.

MERIDIAN — George Verwer, speaker, 11:30 a.m., Westside Bible Church, 2040 E. Fairview. George Verwer is the founder of Operation Mobilization, a Christian mission organization.

For more information call 887-4906 or visit westsidebible.info.

Monday BOISE — Boise Contemporary Theater general auditions, May 27-28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each day. To schedule an appointment, contact BCT Resident Stage Manager Kristy J. Martin by email: km@bctheater.org or phone: 331-9224 ext. 204. Actors should come prepared with two monologues totaling no more than four minutes combined. Actors should also bring a headshot. All interested actors are encouraged to audition. There will be many roles to be cast during the season, which includes four full productions, eight readings and a collaboration with the Boise Philharmonic.

Tuesday MERIDIAN — Meridian Academy High School graduation, 4:30 p.m., Centennial High School auditorium.

MERIDIAN — Renaissance High School

graduation, 7 p.m., Mountain View High School (gymnasium).

Thursday MERIDIAN — Registration for the 5th annual Poop Scoot 3K/5k Fun Run, 8:30 a.m. June 8. Register at meridiancity.org. For more information contact Deana Smith 8882191 or dsmith@meridiancity.org. Entry fee is donation of non-perishable foods for Meridian Food Bank. Poop Scoot T-shirts, $10. Specify size when registering. Participants race from 8th Street Park (2235 NW 8th St.), following the main sewer trunk line to the Meridian Wastewater Treatment Plant in an attempt to beat a tennis ball traveling through the system.

MERIDIAN — Cash Mob Lunch and shopping event, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bent Corners Used Books, 29 E. Fairview Ave. and Chicago Connection, 1629 N. Main St. Participants are asked to spend at least $10 at each business.

Best way to access businesses is to come in heading north on Main Street, then take a left into the parking lot in front of Chicago Connection.

MERIDIAN — The Meridian Singers, 7:30-9 p.m., The Music Den, 245 E. Blue Heron Lane.

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Doctor at age 23 gives credit to Idaho education

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“The basic study skills and the sense of determination that were cultured during my time at MMACHS, allowed me to excel in college. My study methods and note taking skills now are exactly the same as those utilized during high school.”

Danielle Ahlstrom Graduated with a Doctor in Pharmacy degree from Idaho State University.

t age 12, Danielle Ahlstrom said she wanted to be a pharmacist.

At age 23, she graduated this month with a Doctor in Pharmacy degree from Idaho State University.

The fast road to a career was a challenge for Danielle, who maintains a 3.99 college grade point average. She said she “pulled an all-nighter” at least once a week for the last four years in order to keep up.

She’s an Idaho graduation success story — one of many that will be celebrated this May — who gives high praise and much of the credit to her Meridian and Pocatello schooling.

“She is super intelligent, kind, friendly and incredibly engaging,” said her high school teacher Pete Kinnaman. “She makes navigating the trials of life look really easy. Though I am sure she had problems and frustrations, you would have never known it.”

Danielle cherishes the time she spent at Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School, where health sciences

by Jennifer Swindell are integrated into the curriculum. She was a member of the school’s first freshman class in Idaho Ed News 2003. She graduated in 2007 with skills that prepared her for a swift and successful collegiate experience in the health-science field. A couple of her 42 classmates will be in her wedding this summer.

“Attending MMACHS was by far one of the best decisions of my life,” she said.

The small-school atmosphere — 200 students in four grades — encouraged her to become more involved in school and take leadership roles.

She was able to earn 35 college concurrent credits, which allowed her to complete pre-pharmacy coursework quickly and have a lighter class load so she could focus on the more intense classes.

The required internships at MMACHS matched her with the Boise VA Medical Center. She instantly fell in love with the center and has worked there ever since. It’s where she will be completing a pharmacy residency starting in July.

“The basic study skills and the sense of determination that were cultured during my time at MMACHS, allowed me to excel in college,” Danielle said. “My study methods and note taking skills now are exactly the same as those utilized during high school.”

Danielle will be completing a pharmacy residency focusing on ambulatory care with an emphasis in academia. She also will earn a teaching certificate. She wants to be a clinical pharmacist where she can interact with patients and collaborate with a health care team. She plans to teach along the way.

“Attending MMACHS seemed like a great way to prepare me for my goal, and it certainly did,” she said.

She almost didn’t get to attend the exclusive charter high school sponsored by the Meridian School District. Her name was not drawn in the first lottery. When some kids changed their minds, she was selected in the next round. Her brother was able to follow her, and he’s studying at Idaho State University also in the health sciences profession.

“Looking back, I realize I owe MMACHS a lot,” she said.

She also credits her parents. Her father is a computer engineer and her mother is a teacher in Meridian.

“She exhibits tremendous character, that I am sure has been cultivated through their modeling and seizing moments to instill life lessons,” Kinnaman said of the Ahlstroms.

Danielle juggled much more than her studies over the last 10 years.

She is an accomplished dancer. She took lessons from Ballet Idaho and danced for ISU’s Student Dance Company.

She served as vice president for the University Honors Program.

She was co-chair of Generation Rx. She chaired Operation Diabetes, which involved organizing numerous patient outreach projects throughout Idaho.

She won the Outstanding Student Award for ISU’S College of Pharmacy.

Danielle graduated this month and will get married in June to civil engineer Robby Colson and start her residency in July.

“She maximizes opportunity when it comes,” Kinnaman said.

“I would love to bottle her ability to cope with and handle the things that she has surely struggled with, because she made it seem so effortless. That is real toughness.”

Above: Danielle Ahlstrom, 23, wears her first doctor’s coat.

Below: Danielle Ahlstrom is hugged by her brother Derek, also a graduate of Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School and a health-science student at Idaho State University.

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Meridian plans 2014 school bond attempt to handle overcrowding

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daho’s largest school district — and one by Kevin Richert issues are most acute. For example, the disof its fastest growing districts — hasn’t Idaho Ed News trict’s Lake Hazel Middle School was built sought a building bond issue in nearly a to a capacity of 1,000; its enrollment should decade. reach 1,400 for 2013-14, spokesman Eric ExThat may change in 2014. line said.

Joint School District No. 2 will likely go to voters The district might also seek bond money for an with a bond issue next spring, Superintendent Linda ongoing, six-year renovation project at Meridian Clark said in an interview Wednesday.

High School, Clark said. The district is using plant faAt the very least, the bond issue would seek anoth- cilities levy money to cover this project. er middle school, where the district’s overcrowding The bond issue might also address crowding is-

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State tournament rewind

Eagle, Rocky Mountain win golf, track titles 5A boys golf: Eagle

5A girls golf: Rocky Mountain

5A boys track & field: Rocky Mountain

5A girls track & field: Eagle

GOLF 5A boys TEAM: 1. Eagle 574 INDIVIDUAL: 1. Grayson Huff, Eagle, 143 (won in playoff); 2. Colby Dean, Eagle, 143; 4. Chris Carew, Eagle, 145; 5. Josh Gliege, Eagle, 146 5A Girls TEAM: 1. Rocky Mountain 667; 3. Eagle 737 INDIVIDUAL: 1. Lou Points, Eagle, 155; 4. Ryleigh Moore, Rocky Mountain, 161; 5. Carson Pickett, Rocky Mountain, 7. Gabrielle Giesbrecht, Rocky Mountain, 165

BASEBALL TEAM: Rocky Mountain defeated Eagle in consolation championship

SOFTBALL TEAM: 2. Eagle

TENNIS 5A BOYS TEAM: 4. Rocky Mountain 17; 6. Centennial 16; 7. Eagle 15.5; 11. Meridian 4.5; 13. Mountain View 2.5 SINGLES: 3. Gavin Hatter, Centennial DOUBLES: 2. Jasper Been/ Ryan Hall, Rocky Mountain

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Eagle’s Allison Jeffries helped the Mustangs girls track and field team to the 5A state championship by winning the 100-meter hurdles, the pole vault and was a member of Eagle’s championship 4x100-meter relay team. Jeffries also finished third in the 300-meter hurdles.

5A GIRLS TEAM: 2. Eagle 33.5; 6. Centennial 13; 7. Meridian 8.5; 14.

Mountain View 1.5 SINGLES: 3. Ellie Gamble, Centennial; 4. Skylar Schossberger, Eagle DOUBLES: 3. Carly Souhrada/ Danielle Christensen, Eagle 5A MIXED DOUBLES 1. Riley Hunt/Andrew Tzeng, Eagle; 4. Hannah Uhlenkott/ Terry Mitchell, Meridian

TRACK & FIELD 5A boys TEAM: 1. Rocky Mountain 156; 2. Centennial 92; 3. Eagle 68; 5. Meridian 49; 8. Mountain View 31; 100 METERS: 1. Bryson Stout, Meridian, 10.82; 5. Cory Mullanix, Centennial, 11.02; 6. Kody Brock, Centennial, 11.08; 7. Kevin Wang, Rocky Mountain, 11.14; 8. Isaiah Johnson, Rocky Mountain, 11.20 200 METERS: 1. Bryson Stout, Meridian, 21.76; 2. Josh Wallin, Rocky Mountain, 22.01; 4. Levi Hagen, Rocky Mountain, 22.39; 5. Cory Mullanix, Centennial, 22.47; 6.

Isaiah Johnson, Rocky Mountain, 22.61 400 METERS: 1. James Heckendom, Eagle, 47.97 (new 5A and overall meet record); 2. Josh Wallin, Rocky Mountain, 48.56; 4. Edmund Ellis, Eagle, 49.83; Tanner Johnson, Centennial, 50.05 800 METERS: 2. Jordan Wallin, Rocky Mountain, 1:52.95; 4. Gabe Harm, Eagle, 1:56.57; 6. Joe Giese, Rocky Mountain, 1:58.17; 7. Ian Cavey, Rocky Mountain, 1:58.69 1,600 METERS: 3. Justin Ross, Rocky Mountain, 4:22.25; 4. Jared Capell, Mountain View, 4:23.56; 6. Dwain Stucker, Meridian, 4:26.49; 7. Scott Sullivan, Centennial, 4:28.76 3,200 METERS: 3. Dwain Stucker, Meridian, 9:33.89; 4.

Scott Sullivan, Centennial, 9:38.31; Micah Drew, Centennial, 9:44.59 110 HURDLES: 1. Khalil Oliver, Rocky Mountain, 14.21; 5.

Joe Koetter, Centennial, 15.02; 6. Kenny Webster, Mountain View, 15.11 300 HURDLES: 4. Logan Mills, Mountain View, 40.22 4x100 RELAY: 1. Rocky Mountain (Kevin Wang, Isaiah Johnson, Kade Ready, Jacob Seward), 42.60; 2. Eagle (Josh Labrador, Clayton Watts, Nick Wheeler, Kellen Herink), 43.13; 3. Centennial (Kiana Walker, Braydon Jones, Cory Mullanix, Kody Brock), 43.32 4x200 RELAY: 1. Rocky Mountain (Isaiah Johnson, Kade Ready, Levi Hagen, Josh Wallin), 1:28.47; 2. Meridian (Kyle

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Mountain View’s Kenny Webster clears the bar during the high jump at the 5A state track meet May 17 at Eagle High. Webster finished second in the event.

Golen, Jake Moody, Bryan Johnson, Bryson Stout), 1:29.94; 3. Eagle (Edmund Ellis, Clayton Watts, Kellen Herink, James Heckendorn), 1:29.99; 6. Mountain View (Cole Johnson, Marshall Pack, Tim Ankenman, Beau White), 1:32.77 4x400 RELAY: 1. Rocky Mountain (Jordan Wallin, Justin Ross, Ian Cavey, Josh Wallin), 3:19.00; 2. Eagle (Edmund Ellis, Clayton Watts, Gabe Harm, James Heckendorn), 3:19.06; 3. Meridian (Dylan Haas, Bryson Stout, Jake Moody, Dwain Stucker), 3:23.22; 7. Mountain View (Cole Johnson, Hayden Quinn, Colton Ray, Tim Ankenman), 3:31.52 4x800 RELAY: 1. Rocky Mountain (Joe Giese, Ian Cavey, Justin Ross, Jordon Wallin), 7:41.81; 3. Meridian (Dylan Haas, Austin Murphy, Nick Moore, Dwain Stucker), 8:04.97; 4. Mountain View (Jared Capell, Noah Horsburgh, Hanson Parker, Colton Ray), 8:11.45 High jump: 2. Kenny Webster, Mountain View, 6-6; 3.

Tanner Johnson, Centennial, 6-4; 5. Jake Stevens, Eagle, 6-4 LONG jump: 1. Tanner Johnson, Centennial, 22-10.50; 3.

Kody Brock, Centennial, 22-8; 4. Jake Gyer, Centennial, 22-5; 6. Khalil Oliver, Rocky Mountain, 21-6.50 Triple jump: 1. Jake Gyer, Centennial, 46-7.50; 2. Khalil Oliver, Rocky Mountain, 46-2.50; 3. Kiana Walker, Centennial, 44-1.50; 7. Jake Stevens, Eagle, 42-9.50

POLE vault: 2. Drake Hagood, Rocky Mountain, 14-0; Adam Jones, Rocky Mountain, 14-0; 5. Jake Sterk, Eagle, 13-6; 6. Mitch Reeve, Eagle, 13-6; 7. Colton Mumm, Rocky Mountain, 13-0 Discus: 1. Adam Lewis, Rocky Mountain, 179-2; 2. James Tucker, Rocky Mountain, 155-0; 3. Kevin Kettlering, Eagle, 151-5; 5. Juan Medina-Cuenca, Eagle, 147-6; 6. Jalmer Ludwig, Centennial, 139-4 Shot Put: 1. Levi McCullough, Rocky Mountain, 58-2.25; 2.

Adam Lewis, Rocky Mountain, 53-11.25; 3. John VanBeuren, Centennial, 51-6.50; 4. Jalmer Ludwig, Centennial, 50-6.50; 6. Juan Medina-Cuenca, Eagle, 49-4.50 5A GIRLS TEAM: 1. Eagle 102; 2. Mountain View 93; 7. Rocky Mountain 35; 10. Meridian 30; 15. Centennial 21.50 100 meters: 1. Brittany Rawlings, Eagle, 11.95; 3.

Andrea Pikes, Mountain View, 12.19; 5. Cambree Harbaugh, Mountain View, 12.63; 6. Kylee Coffin, Eagle, 12.70 200 meters: 2. Andrea Pikes, Mountain View, 24.85; 3.

Brittany Rawlins, Eagle, 24.87; 5. Kylee Coffin, Eagle, 25.98; 6. Morgan Monks, Meridian, 26.23; 8. Maddy Dustin, Eagle,

26.43 400 meters: 1. Kaylee Oyler, Rocky Mountain, 57.40; 3.

Kylee Widdison, Mountain View, 58.34; 4. Hailey Payne, Eagle, 59.14; 7. Julia Fretwell, Rocky Mountain, 1:00.77; 8.

Robyn Koetter, Centennial, 1:01.21 800 METERS: 3. Lila Klopfenstein, Meridian, 2:19.84; 4.

Emily Coleman, Centennial, 2:20.06; 5. Brooke Rawlins, Eagle, 2:21.31; 6. Erin Hagen, Mountain View, 2:21.92; 7.

Samantha McKinnon, Mountain View, 2:23.63 1,600 METERS: 1. Sam McKinnon, Mountain View, 5:01.87; 3. Lila Klopfenstein, Meridian, 5:03.74 3,200 METERS: 1. Lila Klopfenstein, Meridian, 10:49.28 (new 5A meet record); 5. Paige Dilmore, Rocky Mountain, 11:19.92; 7. Dana Snell, Rocky Mountain, 11:29.25 100 Hurdles: 1. Allison Jeffries, Eagle, 14.12; 8. Kylie George, Mountain View, 16.97 300 Hurdles: 3. Allison Jeffries, Eagle, 45.44; 4. Jessica Stickney, Centennial, 45.57; 5. Tatyana Jones, Centennial, 46.20 4x100 relay: 1. Eagle (Allison Jeffries, Kylee Coffin, Kinsey Keene, Brittany Rawlins), 48.14 (new 5A and overall meet record); 2. Mountain View (Sydney Hall, Andrea Pikes, Josie Lawrence, Cambree Harbaugh), 49.35; 5. Rocky Mountain (Keisha Oliver, Alisha Schluke, Noelle Aragon, Maddy Kelly), 50.38 4x200 relay: 1. Eagle (Maddy Dustin, Kylee Coffin, Kinsey Keene, Hailey Payne), 1:44.79; 6. Rocky Mountain (Keisha Oliver, Noelle Aragon, Paige Litke, Maddy Kelly), 1:49.60 4x400 relay: 1. Eagle (Kinsey Keene, Brooke Rawlins, Hailey Payne, Brittany Rawlins), 3:58.31; 4. Centennial (Jessica Stickney, Emily Coleman, Jessica Horrocks, Robyn Koetter), 4:05.73; 5. Mountain View (Kaylee Widdison, Erin Hagen, Abby Alexander, Samantha McKinnon), 4:07.24 4x800 relay: 1. Rocky Mountain (Paige Dilmore, Julia Fretwell, Kaylee Oyler, Dana Snell), 9:12.07 (new 5A meet record); 2. Mountain View (Samantha McKinnon, Angie McGraw, Hailey Ellingson, Erin Hagen), 9:27.21; 5. Eagle (Brooke Rawlins, Juliet Black, Annelise Eagleton, Megan Dupree), 9:44.39 HIGH JUMP: 5. Jenny Stevens, Eagle, 5-0 Pole Vault: 1. Allison Jeffries, Eagle, 12-0; Morgan Monks, Meridian, 10-0; 7. Alex Michell, Centennial; 9-6 Long jump: 1. Cambree Harbaugh, Mountain View, 19-4.25; 4. Josie Lawrence, Mountain View, 17-2.50; 8. Karli Stone, Eagle, 16-7 Triple Jump: 1. Josie Lawrence, Mountain View, 39-9; 2.

Cambree Harbaugh, Mountain View, 38-2; 8. Karlie Stone, Eagle, 35-1 Shot put: 7. Meagan Fernau, Meridian, 37-6.75 Discus: 5. Tess Lebreton, Eagle, 118-1

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Population growth isn’t the only thing contributing to the rising demand for health care services, St. Luke’s Chief Operating Officer Kathy Moore said.

Other factors, are the aging Baby Boomer population and a rise in obesityrelated illness. “(The center) is currently being built out with two operating room suites, … but we will have the ability to actually build out a totally of six operating room suites,” she said.

The outpatient center — also called an ambulatory surgery center — will be convenient for patients and have an intimate setting, Moore said.

“It’s easy parking, you’re having procedures that are usually turned around quickly.”

Plus, it’ll open up operating rooms in the main hospital for inpatient use.

Some of the smaller suites will undergo remodels, she said.

The new center is set to open Dec. 1.

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LOCAL NEWS Unity Health Center stats

9,200 patients served in 2012 25 patients, on average, served daily in 2012 1 online site director 3 nurse practitioners 8 techs (emergency medical technician or medical assistant) 3 administrators 1 counselor with 2 interns

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Unity Health’s third annual community wellness fair is June 1 at Unity Health Center 12-8 p.m., with lunch, 12-2 p.m., and dinner, 5-7 p.m., both complimentary Fun events for kids, free screenings for adults

Unity Health caters to working families

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he founders of Unity Health Center in Meridian saw a need several connect years ago for a clinic that catered to working families — their sched- 745 S. Progress Ave., ules, budgets and need for whole- Meridian 895-6729 body care.

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by Holly Beech ing and more. hbeech@mymeridianpress.com The center is © 2013 Meridian Press open seven days a week and has longer hours so people don’t have to take time off work for an appointment. It also offers a sliding fee scale for families in need and lists procedure prices on its website.

“We decided to take care of a person as a whole,” Site Director Erin Pretty Weasel said.

That also means, for instance, offering mental health services along with pain and illness management.

“With mental illnesses, there are so many comorbidities that occur with them,” Unity Health Business and Government Relations Director Amy Holly said. So having a counselor as well as a nurse practitioner on site helps patients get the complete care they need.

The most common age group served at Unity Health is 17 to 45.

“Our biggest client is Meridian school district, we reached out to them because that year (2010) unfortunately they were the ones that took the biggest budget cuts,” Pretty Weasel said. “... So we reached out to Blue Cross to broker a deal to absorb their copay as a benefit if we’re their wellness center.”

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Nurse practitioner Russ Swainston meets with a patient at the Unity Health Center in Meridian. The center is open seven days a week and has long hours.

And despite hospital acquisitions taking place around the Valley, Unity Health has no interest in joining a larger system, Holly said.

“There have been attempts at acquisition,” she said. “ ... I know that the owners are opposed to that. The nature of being independent allows us a lot more flexibility to be able to deliver medicine the way that the founders intended medicine to be delivered here, the care to be delivered.”

New Meridian School Board trustees: Schools need more funding

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wo newly-elected school board members both say the district needs more funding to adequately educate its students.

“The class sizes are huge,” Zone 3 winner Carol Sayles said. Sayles narrowly defeated incumbent Loraine Hand Tuesday. “I would like to see the Legislature fund the district so the class sizes could come down to what the state recommends.”

by Mike Butts Sayles taught at the news@mymeridianpress.com primary level in Idaho © 2013 Meridian Press and California for 37 years. She now teaches second grade in Middleton.

Hand could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

Zone 1 winner Tina Dean, 40, also a veteran teacher, said Idaho’s legislators are not giving students their “best shot” at a good education by under funding schools.

“It’s really hard to deliver the education that all

the students need when you don’t have the funding to back it up,” Dean said.

Meridian voters also approved the addition of two seats to the city council. The council will go from four to six positions.

“It’s hard to say what the difference will be anytime you add personalities to the mix,” Meridian City Council Chair Brad Hoaglun said about the change.

“You hope whoever runs is doing it for the right reasons and not for a personal agenda.”

The two new seats will cost the city up to about $50,000 per position, depending on the level of benefits the new council members receive.

The new seats give residents an opportunity to run for city council while avoiding running against incumbents they supported, Mayor Tammy de Weerd said.

“This community has a great history of people being involved in serving,” De Weerd said.

Unofficial Meridian Election Results Meridian city council increase Yes: 582 – 57.62% No: 428 – 42.38% Meridian School Board Zone 1 (open seat) Tina Dean: 185 – 36.85% T. Shane Bell: 181– 36.06% Ed Klopfenstein: 136 – 27.09% Meridian School Board Zone 3 Carol Sayles: 339 – 50.76% Loraine A. Hand: 330 – 49.33%

Future of Meridian City Council Two new city council members will be voted in Nov. 5 — one to a four-year term and one to a two-year term.

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Andrew Hayes, Parma, recovers from his 35 mph, six-story drop on Roaring Spring’s new speed slide, Cliffhanger. Hayes, who won a contest to name the slide, was the first person to ride Cliffhanger May 4 — before the park opened for the season.

New speed ride marks water park opening Thrill seekers may find a ride to their liking at Roaring Springs this summer with the newest addition to the park — the Cliffhanger Speed Slide.

Tiffany Quilici, marketing director for the park, said the ride was a huge hit May 11 & 12, when the park officially opened for the season. The slide is six stories high and shoots riders out at 35 mph.

“You step into a launching capsule and you actually hear a heartbeat in the capsule and a countdown of 3, 2, 1,” Quilici said. “And then it opens up and you just drop straight down.”

More than 4,000 people turned out for the park’s opening, the earliest it has ever opened thanks to 90-degree temperatures. While the park has had similar numbers for opening weekend in the past, Quilici said this one was the best one in the past few years.

Family and teen slide nights are also changing at the park. H2Overload, a special slide night for teenagers, will end because of dwindling attendance, Quilici said. Instead, family slide night will run 6-10

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To make up for ending H2Overload, Quilici said neighboring park Wahooz will have a new event for teens called Teen Xtreme. From 7-11 p.m. every Wednesday beginning June 5, unlimited go-karts, bowling, laser tag and free by Kelcie Moseley play on video games will be available for news@mymeridianpress.com © 2013 Meridian Press $14.99.

“It is kind of a big deal for teenagers that we’re not having H2Overload,” she said, so this will hopefully take its place.

Another new program is Kids Bowl Free at Pinz Bowling Center near Wahooz. Quilici said parents can sign up children under 15 for two free games per day all summer at the center. Sign-up is located at kidsbowlfree.com.

The park will be open this weekend from 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Beginning June 1, Roaring Springs will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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On Saturday, you can catch a variety of TED-style talks and presentations, including a special workshop on Developing Design Thinking according to Stanford’s D-School Model, presented by Chris Latta. Boise Public Library will be hosting Saturday’s programs in the Main Library Hayes Auditorium at 715 S. Capitol Blvd. from noon to 4 p.m.

On Sunday, you’ll find more hands-on demonstrations and exhibits, and a special feature, the return of Bot Comp — an epic battle of robotic proportions. Check them out at the Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 W. Myrtle St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (regular entrance fees apply).

story of Beam, an endangered green sea turtle and the aquarium’s star attraction. Beam’s unfortunate March 2011 encounter with a boat propeller in Florida permanently damaged his shell, leaving him unsuitable for release back into the wild.

River City Entertainment was asked by the aquarium to write and produce the 10-minute puppet show featuring the voices of three River City actors, as well as two original songs, including the staff favorite “Bubble Butt.” Visitors will meet Beam, his friend and wannabe singer Polly Pufferfish, her backup singers the Puffer Girls, and scary but harmless Bob the Shark.

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Activities are ongoing, so families may come at anytime and stay as long as they want.

MERIDIAN — Warmer temperatures are here, so break out that swimsuit and head to one The Hands-on History schedule will continue the first Saturday of each of Meridian’s splash pad parks for some wet and wild fun. month through Dec. 7. This The splash pad at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park is up and year’s highlight themes are running daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (longer when temperaheld in conjunction with the tures are above 70 degrees). The Settlers Park splash pad is museum’s featured exhibit, expected to open this weekend.

“Essential Idaho: 150 Things that Make the Gem State Puppet show to premiere at Idaho Aquarium Unique.”

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Show What: “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” When: 8 p.m. June 7; 2 and 8 p.m. June 8 Where: Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise Website: idahotickets.com or morrisoncenter.com Tickets: $32.50-$52.50 What: Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion Radio Romance Tour” with Aoife O’Donovan When: 6:30 p.m. July 9 Where: Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise Website: ticketweb.com or knittingfactory.com Tickets: $50

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