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COVER: City hopes to connect paths In the last 15 years, the parks department and developers have built Meridian’s 25 miles of pathways. Though they’re enjoyed recreationally, the paths are disjointed. City staff is working with a limited budget to connect them and create a cohesive pathways system.
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SPORTS The Eagle High girls track team bested a 17-team field to take first place at the Pulse Invitational at Centennial High.
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Because obesity is becoming a more prevalent epidemic, Joint School District No. 2 School Nutrition Services wants to help educate families. The department is hosting its second Fun to Be Fit Festival Saturday.
The Meridian Library District, along with Payette Brewing Company of Garden City, will host Meridian’s first food truck rally Saturday to provide a fun and mouth-watering end to National Library Week.
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Meridian woman walks cross country for Shriners connect
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by the numbers 3,250 miles: estimated length of walk 7 months: duration of journey to Boston, which began in Astoria, Ore., March 1. Harrington reached Boise Saturday. $100,000: fundraising goal 8: number of pairs of New Balance shoes that she expects to use 3: number of wheels on Harrington’s stroller she takes with her to carry things like a tent, dehydrated food and a solar powered charger for her cellphone
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bout 518 miles down, 2,732 miles to go. LEARN MORE Anna Harrington of Meridn Anna Harrington’s journey: ian is on an adventure she’s dreamed of for years: walking annaswalk.com n Local Shriners club: elkorah.org across the country from coast to coast. The 42-year-old’s mission is to raise awareness for Shriners Hospitals for Children, which provided amazing care for her nephew when he developed scoliosis in 2005, she said. Shriners medical care doesn’t cost the families anything but is funded in part by Shriners’ clubs fundraisers, including the Shrine Circus. “A few years ago I read somewhere that they were considering the closure of a couple of the Shriners hospitals, and I didn’t want that to happen,” Harrington said at the El Korah Shrine during her stop in Boise on Saturday. “So I was trying to figure out what I could do to try to raise awareness for Shriners,” she said. “And then I recalled the walk — I’ve always wanted to walk cross country. So the two just kind of came together.” by Holly Beech She started out in Astoria, Ore., on March hbeech@mymeridianpress.com 1 and hopes to reach Boston by October. © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS Along her journey, the people have been the most amazing part, said Harrington, who walks about 20 miles a day. “When you’re out there on the road you feel very vulnerable ... I had no
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idea what to expect,” she said. “I have people come up to me, and they hear my story, hear what I’m doing, and they put me up in their home for a night, prepare me dinner or they get me a room for the night.” Sometimes, though, Harrington has to break out the camping gear she carries in her “cart” — a three-wheeled stroller. Everyday things like using the restroom can get pretty tricky out there on the road. Anna Harrington “There’s like no tall sage brush, there’s nothing!” she said with a laugh. “I would just hold it all day. I’m like, seriously, I’m getting a tent or something that I can go into.” Her long-time boyfriend Rick Jimerson, along with Shriner members, would drive a support van in certain areas to pick her up at the end of the day. But, as she gets further from home, that help won’t always be available. Along the way, Harrington plans to visit nine of the 22 Shriners Hospitals in North America. Her next stop is Salt Lake City. Shriners members as far as Kansas are already anticipating her arrival.
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Seventh Street from Broadway Avenue to Idaho Avenue, road closure through today for sewer and water work. n Black Cat Road from Chinden Boulevard to one-half mile south, lane restrictions with flagging through April 25 for road widening. n Black Cat Road from Ustick Road to Ramblin Road, lane restrictions with flagging through April 25 for power pole replacement. n Broadway Avenue from Fourth Street to Eighth Street, road closure through today for sewer and water work. n Carbondale Street from Bloomington Drive to Harris Street, road closure through May 15 for water line replacement. n Locust Grove Road at Summerheights Drive to Ustick Road, lane restrictions with flagging through July 30 for road widening and water and sewer work. n Meridian Road south of Overland Road to Central Drive and Waltman Lane, lane restrictions and pedestrian restrictions through Oct. 31 for the rebuilding of the Interstate 84 overpass. n Ten Mile Road from Chinden Boulevard to Lost Rapids Drive, lane restrictions with flagging through April 27. n Ten Mile Road south of Ustick Road, lane restrictions with flagging through Monday for manhole access work. n Ustick Road from Leslie Way to Yellow Peak Way, lane restrictions with flagging through July 30 for road widening and water and sewer work. n
TRENDING 5 Wash. women respond to restrictions on ‘Part-Time Indian’ book
In response to Joint School District No. 2 removing “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” from its supplemental reading list, two Washington women have created an online crowd fundraising account to buy copies of the book for disappointed Meridian students. As of Wednesday, the account at gofundme. com raised $3,045 in five days, surpassing the $3,000 goal. Copies of Sherman Alexie’s book will be given to the roughly 350 Meridian students who signed a petition against the book’s removal. “Our little book drive has grown so far beyond our initial expectations, and I can’t wait to order the books and get them shipped off,” said Sarah Baker, who started the Go Fund Me account with a friend. According to the site, the books will be purchased through Rediscovered Books in Boise. The plan is to for the books to be distributed to Meridian students on Wednesday, World Book Night.
Chamber announces Small Business of the Year recipients
The Meridian Chamber of Commerce announced this year’s small business award recipients, nominated by the community: n Calvin Barrett, Business Person of the Year n Freedommaid, Small Business of the Year, 1-10 employees n Intermountain Pet Hospital, Small Business of the Year, 11-50 employees n Food Services of America, Small Business of the Year, 50+ employees n Scentsy Family Foundation, Philanthropic Business of the Year Many businesses were nominated, according to the chamber, and all nominees will be given recognition at the chamber’s May 6 awards program.
Jury convicts DBSI principals of fraud
A federal jury in Boise on Monday returned guilty verdicts against four DBSI principals on multiple fraud charges, according to U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson. During the 42-day trial, the United States presented evidence that principals at DBSI, a former Meridian-based real estate investment company, publicly represented that DBSI was profitable when it wasn’t. The jury convicted Douglas Swenson, 65, of Eagle, on 34 counts of wire fraud and 44 counts of securities fraud. Mark Ellison, 65, of Boise; David Swenson, 36, of Boise; and Jeremy Swenson, 41, of Meridian, were convicted on 44 counts of securities fraud. The jury returned not guilty verdicts on the 34 wire fraud counts against Ellison, David Swenson and Jeremy Swenson and on two conspiracy counts.
Second largest city?
Last week, unable to find confirmation of the statistic, Meridian Press altered a sentence in Mayor Tammy de Weerd’s column that named Meridian as Idaho’s second largest city. Meridian Press has since learned that Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho does estimate that Meridian’s population has surpassed Nampa’s.
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City hopes to connect path system
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Front page: Trenton Day, 17, of Meridian takes his dog Roxy for a run while he skateboards on a path April 11 at Tully Park in Meridian.
meridian paths The city maintains 14 miles of pathway — about 8 miles of which are located in city parks — and 11 more miles of path are available to the public throughout subdivisions. A full list of all these pathways was not available, but here’s a list of options to get you started: n Bear Creek Pathway, 0.25 miles Location: west from Victory to Stoddard roads along the Ridenbaugh Canal Parking: Bear Creek Park, 2400 S. Stoddard Road n Blackstone Pathway, 0.5 miles Location: Black Cat Road east to Fuller Park along the Ten Mile Drain Parking: Fuller Park, 3761 W. Park Creek Drive n Diane & Winston Moore Pathway, 1 mile Location: Eagle Road to Gordon Harris Park and north to Overland Road along the Ridenbaugh Canal Parking: Gordon Harris Park, 2400 E. Three Bars Drive n Locust Grove Pathway, 0.25 miles Location: west from Locust Grove on the Jackson Drain, south of Fairview Parking: on street n H.R. Bud Porter Pathway, 1 mile Location: along Five Mile Creek between Meridian and Linder roads Parking: Tully Park, 2500 N. Linder Road n Fothergill Pathway, 0.25 miles Location: east from North Meridian Road along the Jackson Drain Parking: on street at East James Court n Jackson Drain Connection, 0.6 miles Location: connects the Bud Porter and Fothergill pathways to Fairview Road at Fairview Lakes Parking: on street at East James Court n Five Mile Creek Pathway (segment H1), 0.53 miles Location: along Five Mile Creek between Pine and Badley avenues Parking: neighborhood n Lochsa Falls/Paramount Pathway, 1.9 miles Location: Fox Run and Cayuse Creek streets to Goddard Creek Street in the Paramount and Lochsa Falls subdivisions Parking: on street COMING THIS SUMMER: Five Mile Creek Pathway, Bridgetower section, 0.72 miles Location: north of Ustick, west of Linder to the Bridgetower Subdivision, with a goal of extending the path to Ten Mile Road in coming years Parking: on street
eridian has about 25 miles of pathways, POTENTIAL PROJECTS which the city and residential develop- n Within the next year or so, the ers have built in the parks department hopes to obtain the right-of-way to continue the past 15 years. But most of the paths are frag- Five Mile Creek Path from Badley to mented in short, random sections Fairview avenues. n A Rail With Trail committee has throughout the city. In recent years, the parks de- been working for years to explore partment has created a compre- the possibility of building a path hensive pathways plan, with an along the railroad, owned by the overall goal is to create a path that Union Pacific Railroad and currently loops around the city and con- in use. Obtaining right-of-way for nects with Meridian’s future Al- the path and addressing safety/ dape Park along the Boise River liability concerns are obstacles. This to the north. There, Meridian’s path would cross seven roadways, pathway system could potentially and a federal grant is currently connect with pathways in Eagle funding a study about arterial and Boise. crossings. But projects will have to be roadway n The parks department is installcompleted as funding allows. The city hasn’t built a new path for two ing more path signs and distance years, as the parks department markers. has been saving for a new, 3/4mile section along Five Mile Creek that will open by early August and CONNECTING THE VALLEY connect the Bridgetower Subdivi- A nonprofit called Foundation for sion to Linder Road. Ada-Canyon Trail Systems hopes to “I wish we could say we have help create a 63-mile greenbelt that this huge system that’s imple- runs along the Boise River and conmented, and we’re just broaden- nects the Lucky Peak Dam in Boise ing the scope of that, (but) we’re to where the Boise River meets the still trying to build the core,” Me- Snake River near Parma. Meridridian Parks and Pathways Project ian’s path system could potentially Manager Jay Gibbons said. “We connect to this greenbelt from its don’t have the opportunity to develop a greenbelt like the city of northern border. Boise because we have to cross the SOURCE: City of Meridian, F.A.C.T.S. road every mile or less, whereas as Meridian Cycles sponsored the crethe greenbelts along the river, they ation of a path guide for the city. go under the bridges.” One of Gibbons next goals is to extend Meridian’s newest path — which runs from Pine to Badley avenues along Five Mile Creek — the rest of the way to Fairview Avenue, pending property owners’ approval. by Holly Beech “We’d like to connect the residents hbeech@mymeridianpress.com to the commercial areas,” he said. “If © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS I can get this connection to Fairview down to Badley, I can get people all the way from Bridgetower to downtown on a city pathway. That’s short term, that could be within the next year or so.”
PAYING FOR PATHS The city’s typical paths budget is $100,000 a year, which comes out of the general fund and not from impact fees, he said. The parks department also applies for grants for path projects. At 0.72 miles long, the new path that’s opening this summer cost $50,000 to design and $113,000 to build, Gibbons said. The design portion was funded through a grant. “I thought $50,000 was a lot of money to spend on a pathway design, but it added up pretty quick in the end,” he said. The design process includes undergoing land surveys and investigations into the soil structure, paying engineers and seeking public input. The cost to construct the path varies on the volatile prices of labor, oil and asphalt.
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David Lund, of Meridian, bikes along a path April 11 near Tully Park in Meridian. “There needs to be more paths,” Lund said.
USING RESOURCES TO CONNECT PATHS Gibbons and his staff “have an ear to the ground,” he said, for any new grants or revenue sources that would boost the budget for pathways. From his first day with the city four years ago, Gibbons — who has experience in Boise’s park department, in Ada County’s land planning department and as a private landscape architect — had a goal to connect the path system. “My challenge has been, from the day I walked in the door, ‘OK, you got a small budget. We really want to concentrate on using that budget to close the gaps.”
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WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS Sometimes the city doesn’t have to pay for new paths. In recent years, city planners have begun to coordinate with subdivision developers for the building of new paths. This helps developers meet their required number of amenities, and it doesn’t cost the city anything. “If we can just provide connectivity to and through the different subdivisions, that goes a long ways, ... just in getting people out of their houses and being able to go walk or bike, exercise,” Gibbons said. Getting approval from property owners to build a path on their land can be a challenge, he said. When the city does build a pathway, it’s typically along an irrigation canal, because the city works with the irrigation districts to be able to use their property.
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Dr. Steven Ollie, supervising physician of rural clinics for West Valley Medical Group, was awarded the Idaho Physician Assistant Professionals Award for 2014 Supervisor of the Year. He was presented with the award at the IAPA annual conference in Sun Valley on April 4. n Mountain West Bank has appointed Lyle Cook as vice president and commercial lender at its Merid- Dr. Steven Ollie ian office. Cook will work with business owners and managers and specialize in medical and dental financing, SBA lending, equipment financing, operating line of credit financing, USDA financing and relationship banking. n Aurora Martinez has joined Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Group. She is based at the Nampa office and has been a Nampa resident for more Aurora Martinez than 40 years. Martinez specializes in residential resale properties, new construction and first-time home buyers. She is also bilingual in English and Spanish. Stephen Singleton has joined the group’s Eagle office. He has more than 15 years of experience as a mortgage broker and will focus on new and resale residential properties. n Kimberly Jaques, a financial consultant with the McReynolds Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors in Boise, has earned the Certified Financial Planner professional certification. The certification means Jaques has met the experience and ethical requirements of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. n Paul Davis Restoration announced it hired Shane Guinn as a project manager. Guinn will primarily be responsible for water and fire damage reconstruction and remodeling. Guinn has more than 25 years of experience in various construction trades and as a general contractor. n
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Thelma Matthews, 61, of Marsing, died Sunday, April 13, 2014. James “Jim” Shearer, 78, Services are under the direction of of Meridian, died Monday, April 14, Accent Funeral Home, Meridian. 888- 2014, at his home. Services are under 5833. the direction of Accent Funeral Home. 888-5833. Joan Maunder, 81, of Boise, died Sunday, April 13, 2014, at a local Robert A. Stevenson, 91, of care center. Arrangements are under Caldwell, died Sunday, April 13, 2014, the direction of Accent Funeral Home, at his home of natural causes. Services Meridian. 888-5833. are pending with Dakan Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. 459-3629 Wanda L. Norlin, 82, of Nampa, died Monday, April 14, 2014, at Lena S. Tyson, 68, of Caldwell, her home. The family has placed trust died Saturday, April 12, 2014, at a loin Alsip & Persons Funeral Chapel, cal hospital of natural causes. Services Nampa for their final arrangements. are pending with Dakan Funeral Cha(208) 466-3545 pel, Caldwell. 459-3629
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Hunt, 10 a.m. Mountain View High School, 2000 S. Millennium Way. Real Life Ministries Treasure Valley will host a 15,000 Easter egg hunt for children from 0 to 5th grade. The Today Easter Bunny will make an appearance for MERIDIAN — Teen Movie Friday, 3 p.m. Cherry photographs as well. For information, contact Lane branch of Meridian Library, 1326 W. Cherry 888-7385. Lane. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to come and MERIDIAN — Food Truck Rally, 4 p.m. Meridwatch a movie at the library. Library titles are posted ian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Enjoy National on the Cherry Lane lobby’s teen bulletin board. Library Week with a food truck rally. The rally MERIDIAN — Leadership Meridian Pancake will take place in the parking lot of the Meridian Feed, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Join Leadership City Hall. Hillfolk Noir, a local band, will perform Meridian as they raise funds for the Charitable during the event. Assistance to Community Homeless (CATCH) program in Meridian. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, hash Sunday browns, milk, juice and coffee will be available; $5 MERIDIAN — Easter Services, 9:30 a.m. single ticket, $15 family ticket. Location: Meridian Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 828 W. Cherry United Methodist Church, 235 E. Pine Ave. Lane. The Holy Eucharist will begin at 9:30 a.m. MERIDIAN — Easter Services, 9:30 a.m. Holy Na- Other services include flowering of the Cross by tivity Episcopal Church, 828 W. Cherry Lane. Stations children and following the service will be an of the Cross will occur at noon with a 7 p.m. service. Easter egg hunt.
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daho’s second busiest interchange at Meridian Road and Interstate 84 will undergo an MERIDIAN ROAD INTERCHANGE extensive remodel for the next 18-21 months. Officials marked the start of construction END RESULT with a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday. n Single-Point Urban Interchange, “It’s the beginning of a project that’s sorely which can be seen at the Ten Mile Road needed in our community,” Meridian Mayor and Vista Avenue interchanges. SPUI Tammy de Weerd said. uses one traffic signal structure in the Looking at the 49-year-old bridge, it’s easy middle of the interchange. to see what she means. The road is littered with n Four lanes in each direction on patched-up pot Interstate 84 by Holly Beech holes and offers no n Three through-traffic lanes in each hbeech@mymeridianpress.com sidewalks or bike © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS lanes. Plus, it sup- direction on Meridian Road, along with ports more than curb, gutter, sidewalks and bicycle lanes n Dual left-turn lanes on Meridian 130,000 vehicles a day — 115,000 more than when it was built. Road for each I-84 on-ramp n Longer and wider on- and off-ramps The project will be completed in phases. Work to widen I-84 from three to four lanes in each direction began Sunday night and will continue to take place during the night. Work and lane restrictions on Meridian Road will begin this summer, but both the bridge and the on- and off-ramps will always be open for traffic, Idaho Transportation Department spokesman Reed Hollinshead said. Speed limits in the area will bump down 10 miles per hour during the project to 55 mph on I-84 and 25 mph on Meridian Road.
THE END RESULT When it’s finished in late 2015, the Meridian Interchange will look like the Ten Mile and Vista interchanges, which are called Single-Point Urban Interchanges, or SPUIs. Those interchanges are better suited to handle heavy traffic loads, Hollinshead said. Plus, Meridian Road will be safer for pedestrians and cyclists with new sidewalks, bike lanes and a crosswalk signal. When the Vista Interchange — Idaho’s sixth busiest interchange — became a SPUI in 2010, the number of crashes per year were cut in half, according to a Meridian Press analysis of ITD data. But three people have died in two different crashes on the Ten Mile Interchange since it was built in 2011. The SPUI isn’t necessarily to blame for the severity of those accidents, Hollinshead said. In fact, the rate of crash-related injuries at the Vista Interchange decreased after it became a SPUI. “Regardless of the configuration of the interchange, there’s an incumbent responsibility for a driver to be aware,” Hollinshead said. “Without that, it’s hard to say how severe (an accident) would be, but you couldn’t blame it on the intersection.”
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The ceremonial groundbreaking for the I-84 Meridian Road Interchange included local and state politicians, local business owners and more than 100 members of the public, who gathered Tuesday in the parking lot of the Home Depot in Meridian. The construction project is expected to be completed in late 2015 and will include many improvements to ease traffic congestion.
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SCHOOLS if you go WHAT: Fun to Be Fit Festival, hosted by the Joint School District No. 2 School Nutrition Services. WHEN: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., April 26 WHERE: Meridian High School, 1900 W. Pine Ave. COST: Free Also, April 19-26 is Unplug and Get Outside Week.
HOST A VENDOR BOOTH Interested vendors still have time to sign up for a $25 booth space by emailing funtobefitfestival@ yahoo.com. Estimated attendance is 1,500 to 1,800 children and parents.
COOKING WITH CHEFS Junior League’s Kids in the Kitchen is helping students learn to prepare healthy foods in over 200 communities across the country. The program will be involved in the Fun to Be Fit festival, as students can come cook with local chefs.
obesity epidemic STUDENTS 30.5 percent of Idaho students in grades 1 through 11 were classified as overweight or obese in a 2011 survey. n 82 percent of Idaho high school students consumed less than the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables each day (five or more servings per day) as of 2009. n 46 percent of Idaho high school students did not engage in the recommended level of weekly physical activity (at least an hour a day on five or more days) in 2009, an improvement from 61 percent in 2005. n
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he average life span is expected to decrease for today’s children. The reason? The rising trend of obesity, which can lead to chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Roughly 30 percent of Idaho’s schoolchildren are overweight or obese. Jean Dean, the school nutrition supervisor at Joint School District No. 2, feels compelled to reach beyond the school lunchrooms to give families resources for healthy eating and active lifestyles. She and others are putting together the second Fun to Be Fit Festival April 26 at Meridian High School. “I want parents to know what’s available to them, because parents are the biggest defense,” Dean said. “They’re the biggest influence in a child’s life on eating right and being active.” She hopes to bring in 100 vendors who provide healthy foods, products or services. The free festival, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., will also include a healthy cooking demonstration for kids to interact with local chefs, along with Zumba, yoga and other family activities. If children are ofCourtesy Fun to Be Fit Festival organizers fered fruits and vegby Holly Beech etables at an early age, The second Fun to Be Fit Festival, hosted by Joint School District’s No. 2 School Nutrition Services, will bring hbeech@mymeridianpress.com they’re more likely to vendors, games and events to Meridian High School on April 26. Students will also have the chance to learn © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS eat them later on in to cook healthy meals with local chefs. The festival is free. life, Dean said. But the convenience and availability of “grab-and-go” “We have kids now loving broccoli, loving carrots. We portion packaged foods may be replacing fruits and veggies in some children’s ranch, we don’t give them unlimited ranch anymore. And they eat it!” diets, she said. “Kids will learn to eat (healthy foods) eventually if you start Dean said. She hopes this mindset shift seeps into families’ day-to-day lives. them early. Right now we’re facing that with our high school students. Our high school students were not taught that way. Our high That’s one of the main goals for the Fun to Be Fit Festival. Dean understands the difficulty of buying fresh produce on a tight school students did not have fruits and vegetables on their tray all the time, and they didn’t have all this available to them,” Dean said. budget. New state requirements say a student must have a fruit or vegetable on “I was a single mom. I couldn’t afford apples and oranges and kiwis their tray after they go through the lunch line. School cafeterias are also and grapes and strawberries,” she said. “You can afford to feed your switching to whole grains, lowering sodium levels and limiting calories. child a dollar meal at McDonald’s.” But just because students are required to take a fruit or vegetable There are resources for families in this situation, especially in such doesn’t mean they end up eating them. a health-conscious area like the Treasure Valley that offers many fun, “That’s the bad part about it, they throw them away,” Dean said. free activities. The school district also provides fresh produce for stu“You can’t take it back and you can’t give it to, you know, someone who dents throughout the school year and during its summer lunch proowns a hog farm, you can’t do that either. … It makes me sick to see.” gram, which will run in nine locations this year from June 10 to Aug. She is seeing success as schools work to change kids’ thoughts to- 10. The lunch is free, no questions asked, for children ages 1 to 18. Deward health foods, especially in the younger grades. tails at mymeridianpress.com.
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What: Revolver Golden Gods Tour featuring Black Label Society When: 8 p.m. tonight Where: Knitting Factory, 416 S. 9th St., Boise Tickets: $29.50-$65, available at (866) 4687624, ticketweb.com, knittingfactory.com or The Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise
First Annual Meridian Food Truck Rally WHERE: Meridian City Hall parking lot WHEN: 4 to 8 .m. Saturday
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Meridian’s first Food Truck Rally is coming to town Saturday and involves several local food trucks, along with beer and wine. Payette Brewing Company in Garden City, which started hosting rallies in Boise in 2011, is organizing the event, along with the Meridian Library District, to wrap up National Library Week. Stay up to date on local food truck events on the Food Truck Rally Facebook page.
The rally is family and dogfriendly. Beer will be sold in the beer tent on a cash-only basis and with proper ID. Some food trucks will take credit and/or debit cards.
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eridian’s first food truck have opened shop and are finding rally will be coming to PARTICIPATING FOOD TRUCKS success in the community. the streets of downtown Francis said the Meridian rally n Bel Cibo Meridian Saturday. will have several trucks serving evn A Cupcake Paradise Payette Brewing erything from cupcakes to barbecue n Archie’s Place Company’s director of marketing to the public. Although Payette Brewn Dippin Donuts Sheila Francis coordinates food truck ing Company will have a beer tent set n Idaho BBQ rallies all over the valley, and said she up to serve its craft beers to the pubn Scotty’s Dogs is excited to bring the rally to lic, the event is still family-friendly. n Kilted Kod “We take the extra time to work it by Ginny Kier Eggleston Meridian. “It’s been something we’ve out with the city so the event is fully n Tiki Shave Ice news@mymeridianpress.com been trying to do for a while,” accessible to families,” she said. Beer by Payette Brewing and a © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS Francis said. Francis also partners with the loselection of Idaho wines The Meridian Library District cal community to help fund projects is coordinating with Payette Brewing and local nonprofits. For the Nampa to host the rally as a fun way to wrap up to National rally, Francis worked with the Parks and Recreation Library Week events. Attendees can choose from eight Department to help fund a dog park for the city. food trucks and enjoy live music outside Meridian City The Payette Brewing Company organizes the ralHall. lies on a monthly basis. For now, said Francis, they Francis said since the first rally in downtown Boise have only been able to cover the Boise, Meridian and they have had a lot of success. Nampa areas. In the future, Francis said the company “People didn’t really know (the Boise area) had food wants to expand the rallies outside the valley. trucks,” she said. “ A lot of people were glad to find out “I am keeping an eye out for other opportunities … about that growing scene.” it’s definitely on my radar to get it outside of this area,” Francis said since the first rally more food trucks she said.
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its 37th annual Easter Egg hunt at 11 a.m. Saturday at Meridian Elementary School, 1035 N.W. 1st St. The hunt, open for toddlers to children 10 years old and younger, will have four lanes: one for each Meridian offers Easter Egg Hunts around town age group. Adults are welcome accompany toddlers. Complimentary hot chocolate, coffee and bottled water Real Life Ministries Treasure Valley will host a free will be available. community Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mountain View High School, 2000 S. Millennium Way Nampa First Church of the Nazarene and Columbia High School, 301 S. Happy Valley Road. The Easter egg hunt will consist of 15,000 candyhosts annual ‘No Greater Love’ Easter play filled eggs with prizes awarded to each age group. Nampa First Church of the Nazarene in Nampa is Registration for the hunt begins at 9:30 a.m. For putting on the 35th annual No Greater Love Easter play children younger than 3, the hunt begins at 10 a.m. today, Saturday and Sunday. The 3-4 year-old age group begins at 10:20 a.m. and The production, written and directed by church kindergarten through fifth grade begins at 10:40 a.m. member Bette Dale Moore, involves hundreds of actors, The Easter Bunny will make an appearance to take choir members and extras in pictures with children. portraying the life, death and Capital Christian Center will host resurrection of Jesus Christ. a free community Easter Egg Hunt Thousands of people are at 11 a.m. and noon at Kleiner expected to come and watch the Puzzles on page 8 Park, 1900 N. Records Ave. play during its run, which began Bananagrams: The egg hunt is for children up to Wednesday night. 12 years old. The event will have a Admission is $5. Check live kids’ concert, the Easter Bunny, nampaciviccenter.com for ticket availability. Pooh and Tigger will be available, in the front The production starts at 7 jump houses, a kid train, carnival BrainSnack: p.m. each night at Nampa First swings, food trucks and thousands Church of the Nazarene, 601 of candy-filled eggs. 16th Ave. S. Meridian Optimist will host
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Work has begun to widen Interstate 84 to four lanes in each direction. Most lane restrictions will take place between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., or 7 a.m. on weekends. This will involve traffic shifts on I-84, but at least three lanes in each direction will generally be open during the day. The speed limit will decrease from 65 mph to 55 mph. n Starting this summer, construction will start on the western side of the Meridian Road Interchange, leaving the eastern side open for one lane of traffic in each direction. n When the western side is finished, work will begin on the eastern side of the interchange, once again keeping two lanes of traffic open. Work will also start on the on- and off-ramps, but they will not be closed to traffic.
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At the podium Idaho State Sen. Chuck Winder speaks at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the I-84 Meridian Road Interchange Tuesday in the parking lot of the Home Depot in Meridian.
Interchange Continued from page 5 Now that local travelers have been exposed to SPUIs at Vista and Ten Mile, it should be easier to adjust to the new Meridian Interchange, he said.
IMPACT ON BUSINESSES Meridian business owners know well the impact construction can have on their bottom line. Meridian Road was closed for construction in the downtown area for almost a year, and it just reopened in September. One Meridian Road business owner estimates that his business lost $100,000 in revenue during that time. City leaders, including Mayor de Weerd and Meridian Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Anne Little Roberts have encouraged the community to keep supporting businesses near the Meridian Road Interchange during construction, even if it means waiting in traffic for a few extra minutes.
FUNDING The $50.8 million Meridian Interchange rebuild will be completed by Concrete Placing Company of Boise. The project is largely funded by savings from the GARVEE (Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle) Transportation Program. This revenue is a type of bond that the state will pay back over the next 21 years with future federal-aid highway dollars. The Meridian Road Interchange is one of the last projects to be funded by GARVEE bonds. In the last nine years, the GARVEE program paid for $938 million worth of road projects across Idaho that normally would have had to wait decades to receive funding. It’s estimated that those road improvements help prevent 80 traffic-related fatalities each year and decrease crash rates in some areas by more than 70 percent, said former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, who was instrumental in bringing GARVEE to Idaho.
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he Eagle High girls track team topped a 17-team field April 11 at the third annual Pulse Invitational at Centennial High thanks to four first-place finishes. Junior Kolbi Sims led the way, finishing first in the 200-meter dash in 25.82 seconds and first in the 400-meter dash in 58.26 seconds. Both times represent the fastest marks in their events across all classifications in Idaho this season. Adam Eschbach/MP Eagle also added victoEagle’s Kaelen Adcock hands the baton to her teammate during the 4x800-meter relay April 11 at the Pulse ries in the 4x200 (1:45.06) Invitational at Centennial High. Eagle finished second in the 4x800 and first the girls team standings. and 4x400 (4:00.73) relays.
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Mountain View senior Cambree Harbaugh picked up three more individual titles, the second week in a row she’s accomplished the feat. She finished first in the 100 (12.86), the long jump (17 feet, 7.5 inches) and set a new state best in the triple jump (38-11). Meridian’s Bryson Stout was a double winner in the boys meet, claiming the 400 title and setting the state’s best mark this season at 49.15. The future Utah State athlete and the reigning 100 and 200 state champ also helped Meridian take first and set the state’s top mark in the 4x400 relay (3:25.57).
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The Rocky Mountain High boys 4x800-meter relay team turned in the fastest time in the nation so far this season April 12 at the Arcadia Invitational in California. The quartet of Michael Slagowski, Phil O’Brien, Jordon Wallin and Joe Giese ran the relay in 7 minutes, 44.92 seconds. Giese and Wallin helped Rocky Mountain set Idaho’s all-class record in the event last year at 7:41.81.
PULSE INVITATIONAL April 11 at Centennial High Girls team scores: 1, Eagle 112. 2, Bishop Kelly 80.5. 3, Mtn. View 74.5. 4, Borah 61. 5, Lewiston 54. 6, Vallivue 53.5. 7, Centennial 48. 8, Boise 36.5. 9, Capital 32. 10, Timberline 31. 11, Rocky Mtn. 29. 12, Lake City 24. 13, Parma 17. 14, Idaho Falls 10. 15, Meridian 8. 16, Caldwell 6. 17, Melba 4. Girls individual results 100: 1, Harbaugh, Cambree, MV, 12.86. 2, Minnaert, Maddie, BK, 12.91. 3, Hemmert, Baylee, Vallivue, 13.07. 200: 1, Sims, Kolbi, Eagle, 25.82. 2, Dustin, Maddy, Eagle, 26.28. 3, Anderson, Brittney, Borah, 26.74. 400: 1, Sims, Kolbi, Eagle, 58.26. 2, Lung, Madison, Boise, 58.28. 3, Koetter, Robyn, Centennial, 59.82. 800: 1, Christianson, Sara, Borah, 2:18.28. 2, Ames, Shevaun, Lewiston, 2:21.58. 3, Hagen, Erin, MV, 2:22.29. 1,600: 1, Malaspina, Mikayla, Vallivue, 5:10.33. 2, Ames, Shevaun, Lewiston, 5:21.10. 3, Hagen, Erin, MV, 5:21.35. 3,200: 1, Weedn, Katie, Centennial, 11:35.79. 2, Putnam, Hannah, Timberline, 11:36.14. 3, Hartwick, Anna, Timberline, 11:38.58. 100 hurdles: 1, Knott, Chelsey, Parma, 15.19. 2, Sawyer, Mikaela, BK, 15.43. 3, George, Kylie, MV, 15.82. 300 hurdles: 1, Sawyer, Mikaela, BK, 44.91. 2, Morris, Jordan, Eagle, 46.16. 3, Knott, Chelsey, Parma, 47.27. 4x100: 1, Bishop Kelly 50.65. 2, Lake City 50.95. 3, Rocky 51.18. 4x200: 1, Eagle 1:45.06. 2, Centennial 1:46.79. 3, Lake City 1:47.63. 4x400: 1, Eagle 4:00.73. 2, Boise 4:04.72. 3, Centennial 4:05.48. 4x800: 1, Borah 10:05.32. 2, Eagle 10:49.88. High jump: 1, Ames, Shevaun, Lewiston, 5-00. 2, Sims, Kolbi, Eagle, J5-00. 3, Stevens, Jenny, Eagle, 4-10. 3, Stiles, Olivia, MV, 4-10. 3, Fix, Rikki, Boise, 4-10. 3, Osburn, Maddi, Vallivue, 4-10. Long jump: 1, Harbaugh, Cambree, MV, 17-07.50. 2, Morris, Jordan, Eagle, 17-00.75. 3, Ralstin, Megan, Lewiston, 16-06.50. Triple jump: 1, Harbaugh, Cambree, MV, 38-11. 2, Ralstin, Megan, Lewiston, 35-06. 3, Mouw, Raquelle, BK, 34-06.75. Discus: 1, Otero, Claire, Vallivue, 130-05. 2, White, Nicole, Capital, 123-08. 3, Daylong, Brooklyn, Vallivue, 122-08. Shot put: 1, Morse, Hayley, Borah, 38-10. 2, Daylong, Brooklyn, Vallivue, 38-02.25. 3, Jones, Saidee, Caldwell, 37-10.75. Pole vault: 1, Watkins, Cecilia, Lewiston, 10-06. 2, Bellan, Emma, Boise, J10-06. 3, Thompson, Tess, Rocky, 10-00. Boys team scores: 1, Lake City 82.5. 2, Mtn. View 79. 3, Centennial 69.5. 4, Capital 60. 5, Meridian 49.5. 6, Idaho Falls 45. 7, Eagle 41.5. t-8, Lewiston 38. t-8, Kuna 38. 10, Borah 33. 11, Vallivue 29. 12, Melba 23.5. 13, Rocky Mtn. 22.5. 14, Timberline 22. 15, Cadlwell 20. 16, Bishop Kelly 18. 17, Middleton 7. 18, Parma 6. 19, Boise 5. 20, Canyon Springs 3. Boys individual results 100: 1, Mullanix, Cory, Centennial, 11.13. 2, Niederer, Karsten, Borah, 11.14. 3, Frazee, Bryce, Idaho Falls, 11.44. 200: 1, Niederer, Karsten, Borah, 22.05. 2, Stout, Bryson, Meridian, 22.05. 3, Baker, Chris, Lake City, 22.59. 400: 1, Stout, Bryson, Meridian, 49.15. 2, Wright, Jacob, Idaho Falls, 49.97. 3, Louie-McGee, Jerry, Lake City, 50.64. 800: 1, Nielsen, Chase, Kuna, 1:58.14. 2, Ray, Colton, MV, 1:59.40. 3, Haas, Dylan, Meridian, 2:00.70. 1,600: 1, Capell, Jared, MV, 4:25.58. 2, Little, Kyler, Lake City, 4:26.36. 3, Fred, Austin, Middleton, 4:26.96. 3,200: 1, Little, Kyler, Lake City, 9:42.39. 2, Wiberg, Zach, Capital, 9:45.29. 3, Hamilton, Nick, Vallivue, 9:45.48. 110 hurdles: 1, Stuffle, Zion, Lewiston, 14.83. 2, Brixey, Sam, Capital, 15.19. 3, Ney, Brooks, Caldwell, 15.40. 300 hurdles: 1, Stuffle, Zion, Lewiston, 38.35. 2, Ney, Brooks, Caldwell, 38.84. 3, Baker, Dakota, Idaho Falls, 39.78. 4x100: 1, Lake City 42.93. 2, Mtn. View 3, Timberline 43.87. 4x200: 1, Lake City 1:28.18. 2, Idaho Falls 1:30.13. 3, Centennial 1:31.15. 4x400: 1, Meridian 3:25.57. 2, Centennial 3:26.65. 3, Mtn. View 3:29.09. 4x800: 1, Bishop Kelly 8:15.52. 2, Mtn. View 8:22.70. 3, Vallivue 8:25.88. High jump: 1, Nikolic, Dejan, Centennial, 6-02. 2, Smythe, Jared, MV, 6-00. 3, Hemenway, Skyler, MV, J6-00. Long jump: 1, Schumaker, Mason, Lewiston, 20-02.75. 2, King, Marcell, Capital, 19-11.75. 3, Akre, Levi, Meridian, 19-09. Triple jump: 1, King, Marcell, Capital, 43-08.75. 2, Helm, Wyatt, Melba, 43-08.50. 3, Vice, Eric, Timberline 43-06.25. Discus: 1, Ketterling, Kevin, Eagle, 153-01. 2, Mitchell, Quinn, Lake City, 141-02. 3, Andrew, Zach, BK, 140-08. Shot put: 1, Choate, Marcus, Vallivue, 51-09.25. 2, Ketterling, Kevin, Eagle, 50-04. 3, Stell, Colton, Parma, 48-04.25. Pole vault: 1, Mumm, Colton, Rocky, 14-07. 2, Barney, Connor, Centennial, 13-06. 3, Jones, Adam, Rocky, J13-06.
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PLUGGED IN GET UNPLUGGED Turn off the electronic doodads and get outside: Take part in fun activities beginning Saturday One of the highlights of this year’s Unplug and Be Outside Week will be a free concert by popular children’s entertainer Steve Weeks at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 25 at the Kleiner Park band shell. Weeks’ one-hour interactive show will be filled with music, stories and humor designed for the entire family to enjoy. To add to the fun and encourage participation, kids can collect stickers for each activity they attend throughout the week on Unplug and Be Outside Week passport cards that will be available at all the activities. Kids who earn three or more passport stickers can
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Question: Three years ago, pregnancy center Stanton Healthcare opened next to Boise’s Planned Parenthood to promote alternatives to abortion. Now, Stanton is planning a new clinic by Meridian’s Planned Parenthood. What are your thoughts? Watch for story coming soon. Those who advocate for abortion say it’s all about ‘choice’ so all should be thrilled that there will be a clear FREE alternative for those facing an unexpected pregnancy. One that protects both the unborn child and the mother. — Patrick Malloy n
Love that there is an option for folks who are interested in additional choices for their pregnancy, and I love the care that Stanton offers to pregnant moms and their babies both during and after the pregnancy. — David Moberly n
I think it’s OK as long as they don’t plan on harassing or interfering with staff and clients conducting their business at Planned Parenthood. Apparently many people don’t realize the whole spectrum of sexual/ reproductive health services that PP offers ... — Cynthia Marie Scott n
Providing the option to preserve life? What a novel idea! Our tax dollars should be going to Stanton. — James Barrett n
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