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COVER: Woman supports biz owners, breast cancer patients Paula Miller, the Meridian Chamber of Commerce 2013 Woman of the Year, uses her struggles as a launchpad to help others. She’s involved in organizations to support small business owners and donate to hats and wigs.

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SPORTS NEWS The Mountain View High girls basketball team is off to a 3-0 start this season, including a 2-0 record in 5A Southern Idaho Conference play.

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CITY NEWS

Andy Propst talks about how being kidnapped and beaten during his LDS mission to Russia 15 years ago changed his life. The suspenseful story is being told through a new film, “The Saratov Approach.”

City Council approved six new positions in the Public Works Department this week. The department’s director said staffing levels have suffered in recent years because of a push for efficiency.

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ifteen years ago, Paula Miller put her life on hold to take care of her sister, who was sick with breast cancer. She left her job and her home in Denver, Colo., to move in with her sister in the Treasure Valley.

“She had originally told me not to come, and I just came anyway. … I knew if she needed anything, at least I’d be around,” Miller said. “That’s why I wanted to do it, and it turned out she needed care.”

It’s this kind of giving spirit that prompted the Meridian community to give Miller the Woman of the Year Award this year.

Miller felt blessed and privileged to be there for her sister. But she clearly remembers the times of grief.

“When we both knew that the end was coming soon, or that we were out with friends and I’m pushing her wheelchair, where usually she’s the one (leading) the group. Those times were sad, when she wasn’t the person that she always was. She was the same person inside, but her body just couldn’t do it,” Miller said. “And it was just really a strong, strong cancer.”

Roskens kept her spark throughout her three years battling the disease, Miller said.

“She was undergoing chemo — this was the second go-around — and did Race for the Cure in Portland and came in sixth, as a survivor. She was the only person on the grandstand with a bald head.

She was amazing,” Miller said.

Part of Peggi’s legacy was spearheading Race for the Cure in Boi-

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ISU-Meridian professor is nurse practitioner of the year

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The woman who helped develop Idaho’s only Doctor of Nursing Practice degree has been chosen as the state’s 2014 nurse practitioner of the year.

Dr. Kelly Pesnell will be honored in June at an American Association of Nurse Practitioners conference in Tennessee.

Pesnell has been a clinical assistant professor at the Idaho State University-Meridian Health Science Center since 2007. The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree she helped develop began this fall at ISU. “I was truly surprised,” Pesnell said when she was notified of the state honor. “I felt humbled someone thought my work worthy enough to be nominated.”

A family nurse practitioner for more than 11 years, Pesnell practices at West Valley Rural Clinics in Parma. As the clinic’s only bilingual nurse practitioner, she is able to serve the region’s large Spanish-speaking population.

“I like the patient-provider interaction and applying the art of nursing to the health care needs of a rural community,” Pesnell said.

Pesnell, D.N.P., holds a master’s degree in family nurse practice from ISU and a doctorate in nurse practice from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

Nov. 20-24 Police made the following arrests or issued charges: 1 trespassing 1 marijuana trafficking 2 warrants 4 driving under the influence 1 juvenile warrant 1 juvenile possession of marijuana with intent to deliver 1 concealed weapon violation 1 no-contact order violation 2 possession of marijuana 3 possession of drug paraphernalia 1 driving without privileges 1 driving without insurance 2 batteries 1 resisting and obstructing 1 battery on law enforcement 1 theft 1 petit theft

se, now an event that draws thousands of people each year.

But she also worked in less noticeable ways to educate people by Holly Beech about cancer. hbeech@mymeridianpress.com “She actually went into her son’s © 2013 MERIDIAN PRESS kindergarten class, and told the teacher, ‘I’m in treatment for cancer and I’m losing my hair. Can I talk to the kids?’ So she had all the kids feel her head if they wanted, her little bald head,” Miller said. “She was just very upfront with it.”

She wore lots of hats during those days of chemo, inspiring Miller to start a nonprofit called Mad Hatter’s Hat & Wig Donation Project to collect items for cancer patients.

Now, every time Miller walks Race for the Cure or collects hats and wigs, she celebrates Peggi’s life, and she has hope for current patients.

“The great thing about the Hat & Wig Donation Project is I get women who come in, donating their wig saying, ‘I’m one, two, five years in remission and this needs to go away,’” Miller says with a cheerful laugh. “And that’s one of the great, great things about Race for the Cure is all the pink hats of the survivors, because it shows that it can be survived, and survival is actually better odds these days than it was back then.”

2 grand thefts 2 frauds 1 careless driving 1 child neglect 6 petit thefts 1 vandalism 3 false alarms 1 lost/found property 1 possession of sexually exploitative material 2 burglaries 2 disturbances 2 possession of marijuana 1 possession of drug paraphernalia 3 batteries 3 EMS assists 1 citizen assist 1 agency assist 1 theft 2 juvenile problems

Police also took calls, investigated or assisted: 3 juveniles beyond control 1 domestic verbal 4 traffic accidents

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Earlier this year, the backlog of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims peaked at more than 600,000.

This month, the VA reported the backlog is down to almost 400,000, making progress toward an established goal of eliminating the backlog by 2015.

Idaho is home to about 137,000 veterans, according to the VA, and about 20,400 of those were receiving disability or pension payments in 2010. Many more are part of that national backlog trying to navigate the complex system, and with most troops leaving Afghanistan by the end of 2014, more will be coming.

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Report shows personal income up 3.9 percent

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A report by the Idaho Department of Labor shows total personal income in Idaho was up 3.9 percent in 2012 compared to the previous year and strong gains in many of the state’s rural counties.

New estimates show rising business profits were a major engine for the increase in personal income. The report issued Thursday shows business profits in 2012 were up 6.6 percent statewide from 2011, while wages in Idaho rose just 2.5 percent, compared to 4.3 percent nationally.

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The body of a woman was pulled Saturday from the wreckage of a vehicle found near Table Rock Road, according to the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.

The car left the roadway and came to rest at the bottom of a steep ravine, but little is known about the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The woman was tentatively identified by the deputies on scene, but the Ada County Coroner will establish the cause and manner of death. The woman had not been publicly identified at press time.

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BOISE — Whole Foods announced Monday an initiative to help raise money for The Idaho Foodbank through social media.

Through the Feed Four More campaign, people can contribute donations to the Foodbank via Facebook and using mobile devices. To make a contribution, click on the Feed Four More graphic on the grocery retailer’s Facebook page, facebook.com/WFMBoise.

A $5 donation provides breakfast for a family of four, and $10 buys that family dinner.

ROADREPORT Ustick Road west of Meridian Road, intermittent lane restriction with flagging through Dec. 4 for concrete work. n The areas of Black Cat, McMillan, Star, Ten Mile and Linder roads will have mobile lane restrictions with flagging through Dec. 2 for tree trimming. n Waltman Lane at Meridian Road, lane restrictions with flagging through Dec. 6 for utility work. n The areas of Victory Road and Meridian Road will have mobile lane restrictions with flagging through Dec. 10 for tree trimming. n

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New slide at Roaring Springs named Sheila Iverson of Nampa won a contest to name Roaring Springs’ newest attraction, Corkscrew Cavern.

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Front page: Paula Miller is the owner of Framed! and is the Meridian Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year.

about Woman of theYear Paula Miller Owns Framed! in Meridian Founded Mad Hatter’s Hat & Wig Donation Project n President of National Association of Women Business Owners n Founded and formerly ran “Theatre for the Cure” in Boise to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. n Married to Monty Miller for 33 years. The couple has two daughters, ages 28 and 30. n Loves to golf, quilt and read. n Lives in west Boise but was raised in The Dalles, Ore. n First jobs were in a nursing home kitchen and packing boxes at an Oregon potato plant. n n

Man of theYear Next week Meridian Press will feature the 2013 Man of the Year, Dale Newberry, co-owner of Meridian’s largest manufacture, Micro 100 Tool Corporation.

The Man and Woman of the Year are chosen each year by a committee of past winners, based on nominations by the Meridian Chamber of Commerce and the community. Winners are announced at the Chamber’s annual banquet.

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Paula Miller owns Framed!, a framing and an art restoration store in Meridian. She is also the founder of The Mad Hatter’s Hat & Wig Donation Project, which collects scarves, hats and wigs for women and children fighting breast cancer.

Woman of the Year supports business owners, breast cancer patients

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eridian’s 2013 Woman of the Year Paula Miller is still a bit surprised about her recent award.

Past winners chose Miller for the award, which was presented at the Meridian Chamber of Commerce annual banquet Nov. 14.

“I’m still amazed, I still don’t quite know how or why,” Miller said with a laugh.

But one look at Miller’s resume makes it clear why she stands out. Not only has Miller owned two businesses — currently a framing and art restoration store in Meridian — but she volunteers to help other women business owners and founded a nonprofit to support breast cancer patients.

Her sister, Peggi Roskens, inspired Miller to found The Mad Hatter’s Hat & Wig Donation Project, which collects scarves, hats and

by Holly Beech wigs for women and children fighting hbeech@mymeridianpress.com breast cancer.

Miller knows that struggle well. She © 2013 MERIDIAN PRESS moved in with her sister to take care of her one month before breast cancer took Roskens’ life.

“I felt privileged to be with her, for her to trust me to help take care of her kids, to assist her husband in anyway possible, do whatever they wanted me to do,” Miller said.

Every year, Miller honors her sister by walking in the Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure — a popular event that Roskens helped bring to Boise in 1999.

“We had done Race for the Cure down in Orange County, and (Peggi) said, ‘Boise needs to do this,’” Miller said. “She got things going. … Peggi did the paperwork, got with the governor, the mayor, to get it.”

The race was a huge hit. More than 6,500 people came to Boise’s first Race for the Cure, breaking the record for the largest first-year Komen race.

Miller walked that day without her sister by her side. Roskens, 41, and a mother of two young children, passed away before the first race took place.

Miller is touched by the thousands of Idahoans who still participate in Race for The Cure every year. In 2011, more than 16,000 people participated, according to Susan G. Komen Idaho.

“What’s really neat is to see how Race for the Cure has grown and grown and grown,” Miller said.

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Women are taken seriously, whereas before, … your thoughts were listened to or just kind of taken in, but maybe not given serious, weighted consideration. Whereas now women have the experience and we’re somewhat more, not forceful, but vocal. We don’t sit back as much as way back when because there are more of us at the table.”

PAULA MILLER, Meridian’s 2013 Woman of the Year

her first love: art. She managed Beards Frame Shop before buying the Meridian location, which is now Framed!.

“I like working with my hands,” Miller said “I like creating a project and then sending it out the door.”

But being a small business owner does come with challenges.

“It’s hard when you’re a sole business owner. You don’t have the luxury of a franchise or other people to help guide you,” Miller said.

That’s one reason why she got involved in Women in Networking and the National Association of Women Business Owners, Boise Chapter, of which she’s now president.

“Having that bond of strength behind you and friendship is really what helps carry you through,” Miller said. “... You may not be looking for the answers to all these questions, but to have that support and know that if you are stuck or needing advice you have a resource of women around you that may have gone through the same situation.”

Women have more of a voice in the workplace than when Miller started her career, she said.

“Women are taken seriously, whereas before, … your thoughts were listened to or just kind of taken in, but maybe not given serious, weighted consideration,” Miller said. “Whereas now women have the experience and we’re somewhat more, not forceful, but vocal. We don’t sit back as much as way back when because there are more of us at the table.”

Women in the workforce Throughout her years in business — and her personal experiMiller, 60, founded mailing center Parcel & Post in Boise in ences such as taking care of her sister — Miller said she’s learned 1987. After owning the store for 10 years, she gravitated back to that relationships and giving back are what really matter in life.

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LOCAL NEWS All obituaries for Meridian Press must be placed by your mortuary or at selfserve.idahopress.com.

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Ray Thompson, 86, of Nampa, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, at his Richard D. Nelson, 88, of home. Services are pending Nampa Boise, died Friday, November 22, 2013 Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel. 442at his home. Services are under the 8171 direction of Accent Funeral Home, MeJohnny Tipton, 72, of Middleridian. 888-5833 ton, died Friday, November 22, 2013, at his home. Services are pending Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel. 442-8171

Businesses recognized with ethics awards Vallivue senior receives scholarship

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our businesses and two nonprofits were recognized by the Business Better Business Bureau Center for Character Ethics with Torch Awards for Ethics.

The business recipients include Zions Bank, Western Heating and Air Conditioning, A1 Plumbing and Perfect Air and Custer Agency, Inc., a full-service private detective agency. Clima-Tech, which specializes in commercial HVAC, received an honorable mention.

Submitted photo The Boise Rescue Mission and Giraffe Accepting the Torch Award for Ethics on behalf of Zion’s Bank were Western Laugh Early Learning Centers were recog- Idaho Region President Toni Nielsen (holding award) with, from left, Randy nized in the nonprofit category.

Hikida, Nicola McIntosh, Molly Brown, Clint Root, Debbie Harris, Susan Jones, According to CCE, these companies gener- Nicole Ahlstrom, Tricia Flynn and Kelly Robertson. ate a high level of trust among their employees, customers and their communities.

“We had a number of good entries in this, the luncheon for an ethics paper he wrote. our first year of the Torch Awards for Ethics,” Dale Dix“For the past two years, I have had the opportunity on, CCE president, said in a statement. “We consider to work at my local YMCA as a lifeguard and have rethe finalists and winners to all be leaders in integrity ally tried hard to better myself according to their four and ethics.” core values: honesty, respect, caring and responsibilThe awards were presented at a Nov. 20 luncheon ity,” Wood said. in Garden City. The CCE also presented Vallivue High School senior Alex Wood with a $1,000 scholarship at n Meridian Press staff

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Clark Monson of Syme Real Estate has received his Associate Broker Designation. Clark has served for three years on the board of directors for the Nampa Association of Realtors and is the incoming Intermountain Multiple Listing Service director. n Bank of the Cascades announced Enrique Rivera is the new manager at the bank’s main branch in Nampa. Enrique Rivera He formerly served as branch manager for Idaho Central Credit Union. Raquel Guglielmetti is the new professional banking team leader for Bank of the Cascades in the Treasure Valley. She will work to ensure customers have local access to a complete line of business and consumer banking services. n

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MERIDIAN — Fridays by the Fire, 6-8 p.m., The Village at Meridian, corner of Eagle Road and Fairview. Enjoy s’mores-inspired treats, coffee and cocoa ($1 each) as you listen to local musicians and sit by one of the fire pits located in the fountain square.

This will take place every Friday during November and December.

MERIDIAN — The Village at Meridian Tree Lighting, 6-9 p.m., corner of Eagle Road and Fairview Avenue. The Village will ring in the holidays with the lighting of a grand 40-foot live tree. Santa will make his first appearance and will have a special gift for all children who attend.

BOISE— Zions Bank Holiday Tree

Lighting, 5-7 p.m., Plaza on the Grove, downtown Boise. Families in attendance will sing carols and join in the candle-lighting ceremony. Bring your family to the event that lights up downtown and welcomes the holiday season to Boise. There will also be live music, caroling and food and beverages.

BOISE — Winter Garden AGlow, Nov. 29-Dec. 1; Dec. 6-Jan. 5, 6-9 p.m., Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road. General admission, $8; members and youth 5-12, $4.

Saturday MERIDIAN — Small Business Saturday, all day. Make a special effort to shop at Meridian’s small and locally owned businesses today. They are the backbone of our community’s economy and deserve our support!

Monday MERIDIAN — Transportation Commission meeting, 3:30-5:30 p.m., 33 E. Broadway Ave., City Council Chambers.

Wednesday MERIDIAN — City Hall Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian City Hall. Come shop for delightful hand-crafted items, including jewelry and accessories, home and yard decor, kitchen linens and more.

Thursday MERIDIAN — Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, 6-10 p.m., 33 E. Broadway, City Council Chambers.

Tuesday, Dec. 10 MERIDIAN — Public Artist’s Reception, 4:30-7:30 p.m., 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian City Hall. Come see the latest artwork on display in the Initial Point Gallery, on the third floor of city hall. The artists will be on hand to greet you, and light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

This exhibit, featuring Sue Vervenka and Candy Collins, will be on display through Jan. 3.

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LOCAL NEWS Treasure Valley mourns beloved Eagle Fire captain

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hen remembering a lovable and goofy guy like Brandon Erickson, there’s bound to be a lot of laughter through the tears.

That’s what happened Tuesday when hundreds of friends, family members and emergency personnel gathered at Eagle Christian Church to celebrate the Eagle Fire captain’s life.

“Today, as we sit here in this church, I hope we can stop and Greg Kreller/MP think about the good times,” Eagle Jack Erickson, the son of Brandon Erickson, salutes firefighters as Fire Chief Mike Winkle said.

Good memories about the he sits on the lap of family friend Capt. Scott Kiesig in the Eagle 36-year-old aren’t in short supply. fire truck that transported the casket of his father Brandon Erickson He loved to tease his friends, but following the Tuesday memorial service at Eagle Christian Church. was also there to support them and pray with them when needed, acstrength. ... We have hope that cording to those who spoke at the Brandon is in a better place enservice.

“He was compassion and passion rolled joying the presence of God.” Erickson took great joy in into one,” Meridian Fire Chief Mark Niebeing a husband and father, meyer said.

Erickson began his career as a volun- Eagle Fire Capt. Rob Shoplock teer firefighter in Eagle and Star, working said. His is survived by his wife, his way up to become an Ada County para- Bonni, stepdaughter Meghan Brandon medic and Meridian Fire Department fire- White and son Jack Erickson.

Erickson “He loved you, Bonni, Eagle fire captain fighter. In April, he became the Eagle Fire Meghan and Jack, with all his Department EMS training captain.

Erickson, a husband and father, died heart,” Shoplock said. “… Bonni, you were a Thursday after complications from back perfect match for Brandon. You were a rock, surgery the and together you (two) were amazing.”

One of Erickson’s favorite hobbies was day before.

by Holly Beech making wooden toys with young Jack. hbeech@mymeridianpress.com This was his “We’ve got a little boy that we get to raise second sur© 2013 MERIDIAN PRESS gery stem- up to be a man, huh Jack?” Shawn Erickson ming from said, looking toward the crowd of emergency personnel from across the region. “You an injury he suffered on duty in June 2012. guys have all adopted him, Chief told me.”

“He went in for minor surgery — some- He added with a grin, “I expect to see child thing that any one of us could go in for support soon.”

— and he didn’t know,” his older brother Erickson’s warmth and joy were evident Shawn Erickson said, noting that no one throughout the service. knows when their time will come. Certainly “(His virtues) will live on in all of us,” Brandon’s death, he said, came sooner than Niemeyer said. anyone expected.

It’s OK to mourn and to ask why, Rockharbor Church Pastor Doug Connelly, a IN MEMORY friend of Erickson’s, said at the service.

“Some of you might be wondering, In lieu of flowers, donations may be made through ‘Why would God allow this to happen to an Idaho Central Credit Union to the “Brandon Erickson amazing man who was so young?’” Connel- Memorial,” which will provide for Meghan and Jack’s ly said. “... We are not left without hope and college education.

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SCHOOLS Compass: An incremental tech rollout EDITOR’S NOTE: Eleven Idaho schools are launching an experiment this fall. They are using $3 million in state grants to try out methods of using technology in the schools.

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n Susan Luke’s classroom, secondgraders sit on the floor at the front of the class, legs folded, for a high-tech story time. Luke reads the class “Beauty and the Beast,” pages projected onto a large whiteboard.

Compass Public Charter School’s $180,000 technology pilot grant went into a host of items, including new desktops in the school computer lab.

In the computer lab, sixth-graders use a Idaho Ed News new bank of desktop computers to design Compass Public Charter School’s $180,000 technology pilot grant went into a three-dimensional submarines. host of items, including new desktops in the school computer lab.

But in that same lab, iPads sit on long table. Unused by high schoolers, at least for the time being. New technology is rolling specific disciplines, and to make sure that the techout in Compass’ classrooms, in fits and starts. But nology program doesn’t interfere with the adjustthat suits school IT coordinator ment to the new Idaho Core Standards.

by Kevin Richert Greg Cordero just fine. He wants teachers to take a four-year ap- Technology rollout challenges Idaho Ed News proach to integrating technology The idea behind the $3 million in technology piinto the charter school: to take gradual bites out of lot grants, awarded July 1, was to put the money into the elephant. schools’ hands in early summer, so recipients could “There is no pressure,” he said. launch their projects at the start of the school year.

An incremental approach That hasn’t been the case with all the pilot schools, Cordero is applying a tech rollout strategy known and Compass is a good example. The high school as SAMR — substitution, augmentation, modifica- iPad rollout is on hold, and it’s unclear when students will get their devices. Compass is waiting on another tion and redefinition.

This year, the focus is on substitution: working state technology initiative: a controversial contract some of the $180,000 in new technology into the ev- that will hook up most of the state’s high schools and eryday classroom routine. That can mean display- junior high schools with state-funded WiFi systems. ing a worksheet on a whiteboard, using one of the When the new WiFi network is installed, students school’s new “dock cams,” instead of handing out will get their tablets.

And then comes the central challenge: teaching sheets.

In augmentation, that same worksheet is deliv- high school students to see the tablets not as toys, but ered to a student learning device. In modification, as tools.

Taking the long view, Cordero says that may be students receive a worksheet in a form they can edit and annotate. Only then, in year four, comes the re- less of an issue in time. Exposed to iPad learning in the lower grades, future high schoolers will enter a definition of learning.

A centerpiece of the Compass plan gives teach- one-to-one program ready to tap the tablets’ poteners a lead role in refining the use of technology. The tial. But in the short run, it’s about getting students to school is assembling a technology task force — in- rethink their approach.

“They’ve used it in a different capacity,” he said. cluding teachers to represent the high school, middle school and grade school — to figure out which “It’s a little bit challenging, I’m finding, but we will learning apps work best in each grade level, and in get through this.”

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Centennial wrestler commits to Cornell University Jon Jay Chavez will wrestle for Cornell next season after verbally committing to a scholarship

Centennial High’s Jon Jay Chavez verbally committed to wrestle at Cornell University on Nov. 29.

Chavez was a Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman at 152 pounds last summer, and swept freesyle and Greco-Roman

titles at 152 pounds in the FILA Cadet Nationals. He also placed third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle at the FILA Junior Nationals in the 152-pound weight class last summer.

He also earned a pair of Greco-Roman All-Amer-

ican finishes in 2011 and 2012. He finished first in 2011 in Fargo, N.D., and was third in 2012.

Chavez was eighth at 132 in 2012 and third at 152 in 2013 at the FloNationals.

During the high school season, he qualified for

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state as a freshman at 119 pounds while competing at De La Salle, Calif.

He placed seventh at 132 in California as a sophomore and was a 5A Idaho state champion during the 2012-13 high school season at 152.

Chavez starts the 201314 season ranked No. 7 at 152 pounds. He joins five other top 100 seniors as commits to the Big Red this year, and six others in all who are ranked in their respective weight classes.

Rosters set for EastWest Shrine games

by John Wustrow

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A total of 15 players who competed in last Friday’s 4A state championship game will be among the 93 players who compete in this year’s version of the El Korah Shriners’ East-West Shrine All-Star Game. Nine players from Skyview and six from Bishop Kelly will be a part of the game, which begins at 2 p.m. Friday at Rocky Mountain High.

The game features the top high school seniors from District III. Eight players from Eagle will also compete in the game, and Mountain View and Rocky Mountain will be represented by six players apiece.

The East roster features players from Bishop Kelly,

Boise, Borah, Capital, Cole Valley, Emmett, Homedale, Kuna, Melba, Mountain Home, Mountain View, Nampa Christian, Parma, Rocky Mountain and Timberline. The West team features players from Caldwell, Centennial, Columbia, Eagle, Fruitland, Marsing, Meridian, Middleton, Nampa, New Plymouth, Payette, Skyview, Vallivue and Weiser.

The 11-man game will be preceded by the 8-man game, scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m.

Admission price is $12 for adults and $6 for students with activities cards, and is good for both games.

Children under the age of five get in for free. The money raised will go towards the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

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Mountain View’s Alyssa Case dribbles the ball down the court during a game against Vallivue on Nov. 19 at Mountain View. Mountain View won the 5A SIC opener 62-32, then added a 69-50 win at Eagle on Nov. 23 to remain perfect on the young season.

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W L W L PF PPG PA PAPG Centennial 3 0 5 0 281 56.2 214 42.8 Mountain View 2 0 3 0 204 68.0 105 35.0 Rocky Mountain 2 0 3 0 187 62.3 124 41.3 Capital 2 1 4 1 271 54.2 201 40.2 Timberline 1 2 2 2 158 39.5 158 39.5 Vallivue 1 2 1 2 115 38.3 149 49.7 Eagle 0 2 2 2 190 47.5 200 50.0 Boise 0 2 2 2 212 53.0 174 43.5 Borah 0 2 1 2 106 35.3 131 43.7 Meridian 0 2 0 3 112 37.3 176 58.7 Thursday, Nov. 21 Capital 63, Meridian 37 Friday, Nov. 22 Rocky Mountain 65, Boise 45 Timberline 39, Eagle 36 Centennial 49, Borah 28 Saturday, Nov. 23 Vallivue 54, Timberline 44 Centennial 60, Meridian 34 Mountain View 69, Eagle 50 Rocky Mountain 65, Borah 31 Capital 43, Boise 41 Tuesday, Nov. 26 Middleton 43, Vallivue 29 Centennial 58, Capital 49

Bishop Kelly 45, Timberline 24 Saturday, Nov. 30 Eagle at Boise, 7:30 p.m.

Borah at Kuna, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 Bishop Kelly at Vallivue, 7:30 p.m.

Middleton at Meridian, 7:30 p.m.

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Thursday, Dec. 5 Meridian at Vallivue, 7:30 p.m.

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Mountain View’s Destiny Slocum rises for a shot Nov. 19 against Vallivue. Slocum is averaging 24.7 points per game.

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The suspenseful, five-day capture and One moment in captivity that stands release has come alive on the big screen, out — though he was handcuffed, hunthanks to a film released last month called gry and bruised — is when The Beatles’ “The Saratov Approach.”

“Strawberry Fields Forever” played on a The kidnappers hoped ransom money could get them out of debt, Propst said. But nearby radio. It’s the first time he’d ever let when the LDS Church didn’t pay up — as a song wash over him, Propst said.

“I was kind of in ‘box-checking mode,’ is policy to deter other kidnappings — the you know, go to school, get an A, graducaptors mysteriously let the men go.

The terrifying experience shook Propst ate from high school, go on a mission, get up in a way that still changes how he ap- married, graduate from college — check, check, check,” he said. “… And you just proaches life.

“I was a young kid at the time — a punk, kind of go through life chasing these just like most 20-year-olds — so I learned a things. … I wouldn’t slow down enough to have a moment with a person or a moment lot of valuable life lessons,” he said.

For Propst, facing death meant facing with a song.”

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“There was not one fiber in our being seem so important anymore, Propst said. that thought we were going to get out of To him, it’s relationships with people and there alive,” he said. “And you’re filled with with God that matter most.

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“We know that the Boise area is a great fit for DePaul Industries’ flexible outsourcing model and specialties, including food processing,” DePaul Industries President & CEO Dave Shaffer said in a statement. “We’re excited to help leverage the local market to employ more people with disabilities.”

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LOCAL NEWS Public Works: Staffing needs to keep up with workload

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ity Council approved six by Holly Beech The new positions will spread out new Public Works posithe work on service calls, inspections Tuesday to ease heavy hbeech@mymeridianpress.com tions and utility maintenance. Also, workloads that have over- © 2013 MERIDIAN PRESS a new management analyst will give whelmed the department. more direction to the department’s In the past five years, hiring has not kept up with policies and strategies. growing demands, Public Works Director Tom BarBut Public Works faces another obstacle: finding ry told council Nov. 19. qualified candidates to fill two existing senior-level “We’ve allowed the focus on efficiency to over- positions, which have been vacant for almost a year. shadow the need for responsible staff growth,” he The department has received hundreds of applications and has interviewed several people, Barry said.

Department surveys show the staff is stretched said, but hasn’t been sold on any of them.

Barry said he’s been accused of being too picky. thin.

“But,” he told council, “I think if you would have “Employees are becoming burnt out,” Barry said. “... We continue to ask them to take on more and we sat in those interviews you would have come to the same conclusion.” don’t provide the resources they really need.”

Councilors showed strong support for improving The new positions come with an estimated onetime start up cost of $525,300, and an annual cost Public Works’ staffing levels. after that of about $416,000, Barry said. That repre“I think we all recognize the major effort Public sents about 1.5 percent of the Public Work Depart- Works has done as far as efficiency, and we certainly ment’s annual revenue, which has increased by $9 appreciate that and recognize the savings to this million in the last two years, he said. city,” Councilman Charlie Rountree said.

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Permits up 81 percent since 2010 n Assessments up 58 percent since 2011 Over the last five years: n Water and sewer accounts up 16 percent n Capital project enhancements up 189 percent n Staffing up 5 percent (to 83 employees). Overall city staff grew by 18 percent.

Meridian n Accounts: 28,857 n Population: 80,386 n Public Works employees: 83 Nampa n Accounts: 27,210 n Population: 83,930 n Public Works employees: 91*

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New positions 6 new Public Works positions: staff engineer, engineer tech, inspector, inspector/surveyor, management analyst, water operator. $525,300: first-year costs, including equipment. $416,000: estimated annual costs beyond first year.

*Does not include street division employees. n Population based on 2012 Census estimates.

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Meridian Arts Commission: mac@meridiancity.org Next open house: 4:307:30 p.m., Dec. 10. Generally, open house events to highlight a new exhibit is held on the evening of the first Tuesday of every month.

current exhibit (through Dec. 6): Marjorie Reinecker, painter n Ann Winslow, painter n Kevin Flynn, sculptor n Amber Day, sculptor Upcoming exhibits include the Earth Vision Art (January), Nampa Art Guild (July) and the Idaho Watercolor Society (October). n

Photo by Barbara Williams

The Initial Point Gallery on the third floor of Meridian City Hall features rotating artists month to month and is open to the public during normal business hours. Volunteer curator Dwight Williams painted the pieces shown here.

Initial Point Gallery connects artists with the public

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n the third floor of Meridian City Hall is an art gallery that features rotating pieces from regional artists.

Anyone can browse the pieces for free when City Hall is open, but many people don’t know about Initial Point Gallery, volunteer curator Dwight Williams said.

“I think there are a lot of people that are surprised that it’s even there, strangely enough,” he said. He tells his friends and neighbors, “You’re a taxpayer in Meridian, you own the building, let’s go.”

The 60-by-30-foot gallery, sustained by artist fees, is a great space with beautiful natural light,

by Holly Beech hbeech@mymeridianpress.com Williams said.

Most artists featured are from the Treasure Val© 2013 MERIDIAN PRESS ley, but Initial Point has also displayed work by nationally and internationally known artists. According to the city’s website, Initial Point Gallery was chosen in 2011 as one of five venues nationwide to host the National Watercolor Society’s

90th annual Exhibition.

“I think it gets better all the time,” Williams said of the exhibit lineup.

Williams and other volunteer members with the Meridian Arts Commission carefully choose which artists to feature each month.

“I have calculated how many years we as a gallery group have in displaying and producing art, and it’s well over 300,” Williams said.

Williams, 81, built a 50-year career selling his paintings in the Treasure Valley. Next fall, Initial Point will feature Williams’ paintings and his wife, Barbara’s, photographs.

Initial Point gives local artists another outlet for selling their work — something that in this economy can be a challenge, Williams said.

“I think the economy dip lately was tough, and a lot of good galleries disappeared,” he said.

Along with rotating monthly exhibits, Initial Point hosts an open house each month to highlight the new exhibit.

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“Bertha Goes West” tells the story The Marionette Programs have Goes West.” On First Thursday, Dec. of a pioneer family from Virginia educated and entertained thou5, the show will be performed at traveling the Oregon Trail through ‘Yes Virginia’ sets out to Marionettes to perform 5:30 and Idaho with their talking cow, prove there is a Santa Claus final act at ISHS 7 p.m. On Bertha. Fourth-graders enjoyed NAMPA — The Nampa Civic Cen“Pigtails and Goldpans,” which BOISE — The Idaho State Histori- Dec. 7, ter and Encore Theatre Company highlighted the influence of Idaho’s cal Museum’s will help spread Christmas cheer Chinese population during the much-loved this holiday season with a produc- Marionette Progold rush. tion of “Yes, Virginia The Musical.” gram will have Junior League volunteers ran the The musical follows the story of its final season program until 1977 when other 8-year-old Virginia as she struggles next week. volunteers took over the acting. to find out the truth about Santa For more information call 334-2120 Before Bertha Claus. When she writes a letter to or visit history.idaho.gov. the talking cow her local newspaper, the editorial she gets in returns claims that “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”

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Show What: Jubilee Christmas Tour (featuring Booth Brothers, Greater Vision and Legacy Five) When: 6 p.m. Monday Where: Nampa First Church of the Nazarene, 601 16th Ave. S., Nampa Website: imcconcerts. com Tickets: $22/adv., $25/ DOS, $30/Artist Circle

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4. For the tea enthusiast Enjoy a meal with a cup of tea then browse the large selection of gifts at Miss Tami’s, 1031 N. Main St. 5. For the cyclist Tie a bow around a new set of wheels and find the accessories to go with it at Meridian Cycles, 830 N. Main St.

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UP & DOWN to all the businesses that will open on Thanksgiving Day. to Camp Bow Wow Meridian and Boise for doing a month-long drive to help all the animals in our community!

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to the early passing of a community hero, Brandon Erickson. Thumbs up to the brotherhood for watching over him until he lays to rest, and to the community remembering a great man so that Brandon can live on in our hearts and our memories. to those who made a special effort to attend Meridian’s Annual Community Thanksgiving Celebration with their families. to Meridian for having the best city parks.

They are one of the reasons I love living here. to Green Leaf Dry Cleaners for their friendly staff and for getting my winter coat spotless clean.

to the white Ford Focus hatchback full of teenagers that was speeding through the Saguaro Canyon neighborhood and screeching its tires around every turn. No one was impressed! to woodpeckers. It’s my house you’re rattling your brain over, not a nice pine where you could make your forever home. Your time is extremely limited. If you can reserve your jackhammer hours for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, we can talk. Otherwise, it’s time to hit the road, Jack. to all the people who work holidays and do so without complaining, knowing that it’s their job. Especially to those who work in the military, law enforcement and emergency response. You make it possible for the rest of us to enjoy our holidays knowing we have our “guardian angels” watching over us. Happy holidays to all of you.

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We are thankful for school choice and online schools

Our Library bridges worlds of digital and print information

In the past, people have only associated public libraries with being a repository for books. Today libraries are becoming a place that allows and encourages participation and creation of content, not just passive consumption of it, while assisting our community in navigating and accessing information in traditional ways.

In this Information Age, services and resources are increasingly available online, and in some instances, exclusively so. It’s an age when digital knowledge and skills are not just important, but necessary.

Yet not everyone has access to the technology tools and connections that allow them to participate in this worldwide hyper-linked community. For many in Meridian, the public library is their access point to this virtual world.

According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, roughly 40 percent of U.S. households do not have broadband or another form of high-speed Internet services; 30 percent of households have no Internet access at all.

At Meridian Library District, we have 36 public access computers in use from the moment we open our doors until we turn off the lights for the night. We have waiting lists every day to get on our computers.

Beyond just providing Internet access, public libraries play an essential role in boosting our community’s technology proficiency and digital literacy skills through classes, technology tutoring and one-on-one assistance.

We already offer programs for teens that allow them the opportunity to create

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the blessings in our lives. There are friends and family who love and support us, but this year I would like to add a few more to my list of gratitude. I am thankful for the ability to choose a school that suits my children and their learning style. I am thankful we found INSPIRE, the Idaho Connections Academy online school.

My oldest son has always been a motivated learner and other public schools did not have the ability to keep Submitted photo up with his desire for knowlDana Higby and her two sons Braedon, left, and Colton. The two boys are edge. He needed a challenging curriculum tailored Idaho Connections Academy students. to his needs, something the supportive community that we have we could not find at other found at Connections Academy. Last year schools. With Connections Academy, he is my husband was diagnosed with Acute able to work at his own pace and at a level Myeloid Leukemia and we spent four that challenges him. months living in Seattle. Had my boys not Through online school, my younger been enrolled with Connections Academy, son has gained confidence in his studies we would have either been separated from with the encouragement of his teachers.

The multi-media format of online learning them while they continued public school captures his attention and has strengthat home or we would have enrolled them ened his study skills. He has taken interest temporarily somewhere in Seattle. With in subjects he never has before.

Connections Academy, we were able to I am grateful for the teachers. With the take the boys with us where they could unique structure of online learning, they continue their education without missing have the ability to spend one-on-one time a beat and we could face the challenges with students. They are always available together as a family. when my children need extra instrucWe are so blessed to have found a tion or when they would like to dig a little school that suits our family and the learndeeper into a topic. Through phone calls, ing styles of our boys. Thank you Conneclive lessons and field trips, my boys have tions Academy for being such a blessing to developed a unique and special bond with our family! each of their teachers.

Most of all, I will be forever thankful for n Dana Higby lives in Meridian.

content like videos using a green screen or learning to use a 3D printer and are working to expand those programs to adult and family audiences.

Meridian is a fascinating, socially diverse community, and the public library strives to meet the needs of those who can’t imagine a household without computers. We consider our website to be a virtual branch of the library where members have access to our eBook collections, a number of rich databases excellent for homework assistance, and recent platform launches for apps like Zinio, which allows you to borrow digital magazines from the library.

That doesn’t mean we aren’t investing in traditional print collections. Who doesn’t enjoy the experience of reading an actual book? Never fear, no one is hailing the death of the printed book! Last year alone we circulated over a million physical items out of our three locations (Cherry Lane, Silverstone and Bookmobile), and the majority of them were print materials.

A public library is about collecting and making available the information and resources a community wants and needs and providing the opportunity to learn and be curious, to give each person an opportunity to improve oneself. We accomplish that by providing educational opportunities and cultural programming that brings the community together and by helping facilitate the exchange of ideas. Technology is an incredibly very powerful tool in our toolbox.

Gretchen Caserotti is Meridian Library District director n

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