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Five years ago, no one was building apartments in Meridian.

Today, you’ll see new complexes cropping up all over town.

Almost half of the residential building permits issued in Meridian this year were for multi-family development.

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SCHOOLS A bus driver and a teacher got into a spat over a student’s cellphone at a Meridian bus stop, and each one is accusing the other of battery. Meridian Police and Cascade Student Transportation are investigating.

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Meridian City Council held off on increasing utility rates at Tuesday’s meeting. The proposed increase would boost the average ratepayers’ bill by $60 a year. Council members want to try a phased-in approach.

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ocals have been confused lately about what to call what they’ve always known as the Meridian School District.

That was never the district’s name — its official name is Joint School District No. 2.

Now, neither of those names quite work, because this summer trustees voted to change the name to the West Ada School District. This name, they said, best represents all of the six cities that the district serves.

I like the new name — it sounds better in articles and it takes up fewer characters in a tweet. Hey, it’s the little things, right?

When I first reported on the name change, I had no dollar figure to give readers on how much this endeavor would cost. That’s because the district didn’t have a figure. Spokesman Eric Exline said the costs would be insignificant.

That didn’t sit well with some people. You may have heard numbers flying through the air (or on Facebook) about how much the name change would cost. Hundreds of thousands of dollars. Millions of dollars, even!

Please don’t listen to these projections — they have no foundation.

I’m not trying to stick up for the district, I’m trying to stick up for facts.

And the fact is, those figures are made up.

I wonder if people voted against the bond because they believed the rumor that the district was wasting money on a name change.

At Tuesday’s school board meeting, a parent asked trustees how they had money to change the district’s name but not to buy new textbooks.

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Superintendent Linda Clark gave a passionate and somewhat stern response.

“It is costing us virtually nothing to change the name,” she said. “We are not taking money from anything to change the name, nor would we.”

As Meridian Press has reported before, the website was outdated and needed to be revamped for security reasons. That work was done internally. And the district won’t replace any of the three signs on the District Service Center until they can by Holly Beech find a company that’s willing to donate hbeech@mymeridianpress.com the work. © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS As far as stationery and letterhead go, the district is replacing paper products as they run out, Clark said, and many of the documents are digital. Cascade Student Transportation took over busing this year and is responsible for the wording on the buses.

“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s not costing us anything,” Clark said again. “I don’t mean to sound like I’m preaching, but if anybody wants to say amen or waive a hanky, that’s OK.” I say preach it. I hate seeing rumors take hold in people’s minds and affect their decisions.

Scooter crash at Meridian and Police: Prowler suspect might be Columbia roads kills Meridian man back, near Locust Grove, Ustick A Meridian resident told police when he came home in the early morning of Sept. 3, a strange man fled the house through the back door. The house is in the 3000 block of North Sheephorn Avenue, by the corner of Locust Grove and Ustick roads.

The man could be the same prowler suspect who sparked several reports last winter and spring, Meridian Deputy Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea said. Police weren’t able to find the suspect.

Police are asking the public to be vigilant and secure their homes even when they are home at night.

If you have any information on the Sept. 3 incident, Meridian Police ask that you call 888-6678.

A 46-year-old Meridian man died after he drove a motor scooter into a truck hauling a trailer in the Columbia/Meridian roads intersection Wednesday morning, according to Ada County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Patrick Orr. Deputies are still investigating whether the traffic lights at the intersection of Meridian and Columbia roads were working at the time of the fatal scooter crash, Orr said. The crash occurred just after 11 a.m.

Wednesday, around the same time a different traffic crash at Amity and Ten Mile roads caused a power outage in the area.

The Ada County Coroner’s Office was expected to release the name of the man — and the cause and manner of death — on Thursday, after the Meridian Press print deadline. Officials were still working to find and notify members of the man’s family Wednesday afternoon.

The man was driving his scooter westbound on Columbia Road when he entered the Meridian Road intersection. A truck pulling a trailer was going southbound on Meridian Road at the same time. The scooter collided with the trailer in the intersection, knocking the scooter to the ground.

Paramedics took the scooter driver to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead a short time later. It appears the man was not wearing a helmet.

The driver of the truck was not injured.

The intersection was closed to traffic for several hours Wednesday. Deputies are still working on the crash investigation. No charges have been filed.

Idaho Code Title 49, chapter 6 explains the rules for vehicles entering an unmarked or uncontrolled intersection. When two vehicles approach or enter an unmarked or uncontrolled intersection from different highways at about the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left must yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right, the law states.

Meridian Police Department Log Sept. 3-9

Police made the following arrests or issued charges: 6 warrants 7 driving under the influence 1 leaving the scene of an accident 3 domestic batteries 2 open alcohol containers 2 juvenile possession of marijuana 2 juvenile possession of drug paraphernalia 2 juvenile frequenting places where drugs are used 3 possession of marijuana 1 driving without privileges 1 disorderly conduct 1 domestic verbal 1 resisting and obstructing 1 possession of drug paraphernalia 1 aggravated assault 1 malicious injury to property 1 injury to child

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The “Under the Sun and Dreaming” sculpture that was chosen last year for the Meridian Split Corridor is being installed this week.

The piece will be at the corner of North Main Street and East Ada Street, where Main Street and Meridian Road split.

The Meridian Arts Commission recommended the piece, by C. J. Rench, because of Rench’s extensive experience in public art, the piece’s enduring, solid look and its symbolism that represents Meridian history and current culture, Chairwoman Mary Jensen told City Council members last fall.

The project cost $95,000, with $75,000 being funded by an Idaho Power rebate for city hall’s energy-efficient design, and another $20,000 from the city’s community recycling fund.

Meridian approves $12K increase for IHS contract

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In the year that Meridian has outsourced animal control and sheltering services to the Idaho Humane Society, the city’s demand for service has outpaced how much it’s paying, IHS Chief Financial Officer Leann Gilberg told Meridian City Council on Tuesday.

Meridian made up about 24 percent of IHS’s call load over the past year, she said.

At Tuesday’s council meeting, IHS requested a 3.5 percent increase of about $12,000, bringing the contract to $352,132 for this fiscal year.

City Council unanimously approved the request. The extra money will come out of the police budget.

IHS also contracts with Boise, Kuna, Eagle and Ada County. The nonprofit’s services to Meridian residents over the past year, according to Gilberg, included: n 1,500 animal control call responses n 660 dog licenses sold n 1,100 animals brought to the shelter from Meridian n 500 animals adopted by or reunited with Meridian residents.

Meridian mayor declares Suicide Prevention Week

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One in four Meridian middle school students contemplated suicide in 2013, Meridian Mayor Tammy de Weerd said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, as Meridian joined the rest of the country in recognizing Sept.

8-14 as Suicide Prevention Week.

All across Idaho, 85 students lost their lives to suicide from 2009 to 2013, de Weerd said. Moved by the impact this had in their own lives and in their schools, members of the Meridian Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council began to push for prevention and raise money for an Idaho suicide hotline two years ago.

The hotline launched in late 2012 and can be reached at 1-800-273-8255.

From January through June of this year, the hotline received 1,134 calls, 26 percent of which came from Ada County.

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The Meridian Parks and Recreation Department is seeking the donation of a large, live evergreen tree for the city’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 5.

To be considered, a tree must be located in or around the Meridian area, be at least 35 feet tall and be accessible from the front or side yard of the property.

The tree will be displayed at Generations Plaza on the corner of Main Street and East Idaho Avenue throughout the month of December and be illuminated each night in celebration of the holidays.

Anyone interested in donating a tree should contact city arborist Elroy Huff at 888-3579 by Nov. 3.

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Front page: Apartment construction went through a drought in Meridian in 2009 and 2010. Now, renters are hungry for options, and developers are responding by building hundreds of multi-family units.

Rental market, April – June, 2014 Vacancy rates Ada County: n Multi-family unit: 2.5 percent n Single-family home: 5.4 percent Canyon County: n Multi-family: 4.5 percent n Single-family: 8.1 percent

Average rental rates Ada County: n Multi-family: $770 n Single-family: $1,218 Canyon County: n Multi-family: $542 n Single-family: $931 SOURCE: National Association of Residential Property Managers Southwest Idaho Chapter

Percent of new construction that is multi-family 2009 n Ada County: 10 percent n Meridian: 0 percent 2010 n Ada County: 3 percent n Meridian: 0 percent 2011 n Ada County: 19 percent n Meridian: 10.4 percent 2012 n Ada County: 22.5 percent n Meridian: 17.5 percent 2013 n Ada County: 24 percent n Meridian: 36 percent SOURCE: COMPASS; City of Meridian

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New apartments are popping up all over Meridian, including The Fields at Gramercy, which opened this summer off Overland Road between Meridian and Linder roads.

The complex has 276 units, many of which are still under construction. The demand is so high that some units are being preleased.

Surge in demand boosts multi-family construction

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hen the economy crashed, construction of apartments and townhouses skidded to a halt in Meridian.

Developers still built homes — Meridian issued more than 1,100 single-family permits in 2009 and 2010 — but no one applied to build an apartment or other multifamily structure during those dark years.

Compare that to 2014, when almost

by Holly Beech half of Meridian’s residential building hbeech@mymeridianpress.com permits were issued for multi-family construction. © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS “The market’s correcting at this point,” Meridian Community Development Director Bruce Chatterton said.

Renters are scooping up almost all the rental space, driving developers to build hundreds of new apartment and townhouse units. Earlier this year, the rental vacancy rate, including singlefamily homes for rent, was as low as 1.4 percent.

“For a while in any given neighborhood, there were plenty of single-family homes to rent ... and that’s dried up,” Chatterton said.

So far this year, developers have applied to build almost 250 multi-family units in Meridian and more than 500 single-family homes.

ployees who are moving to Idaho because of big companies like Micron and HewlettPackard — said Koby Funderburg, The Fields at Gramercy property manager. The Fields opened almost 50 new apartment units this summer off Overland Road in Meridian, and about 225 are still in construction.

Funderburg estimates that 75 percent of his tenants are transplants to Idaho — which makes sense, considering Meridian is the 10th fastest growing city in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Treasure Valley has also been highlighted on national top 10 lists as a great place to live, Funderburg said.

The demand for rentals is high, he said — some of The Fields’ unfinished units are already preleased.

Some people prefer renting over homeownership, he said, because there are fewer responsibilities involved. You don’t have to worry about yard work or maintenance, and with places like The Fields, your utility, cable and Internet bills are included in the rent.

MERIDIAN HOUSING UNITS n n

2000: 12,293 2010: 25,302

UNITS THAT ARE RENTER-OCCUPIED n n

2000: 15.7 percent 2010: 23.1 percent

HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE, 2008-2012 Meridian: 75.5 percent Boise: 60.8 percent n Ada County: 68.1 percent n Idaho: 70 percent n U.S.: 65.5 percent n n

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau

RENT VS. OWN

MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK

The rate of people who rent rather than own a home is trending upward. In 2000, almost 16 percent of housing units in Meridian were rented. By 2010, that number had grown to 23 percent, according to Census data.

For some folks, renting versus owning isn’t a matter of choice.

Many people who were enticed by low interest rates and easy approvals to buy a home were forced to foreclose during the recession, Chatterton said.

“People had to migrate to rentals,” he said.

For some young adults, owning a home has never been an option.

“There’s a big discussion with the (National) Association of Realtors about how more younger people are forced to rent and not own right away because of college debt,” A Team Land Consultants project manager and Realtor Steve Arnold said.

But the demand for more rental space in Meridian is also driven by newcomers — such as retirees, young professionals and em-

With few vacancies and an uptick in demand, the cost to rent is rising. In the second quarter of this year, the average multi-family rent in Ada County was $770, compared to $710 during the first quarter. One- and two-bedroom units drove much of the price increase, according to the National Association of Residential Property Managers Southwest Idaho Chapter’s quarterly report.

In some new apartments that are marketed as luxury, rents hover above $1,000. The Red Tail Luxury Apartments off Meridian and Victory roads have amenities like a resort-style pool and spa and deluxe gas barbecue grills, according to the website.

“Developers are ... realizing that to entice people, they need to have community centers, pools, landscaped areas, outdoor recreational opportunities,” Chatterton said. “Developers are getting really creative and putting in some high-quality multi-family. The good thing about that is, I think it demonstrates if we do it right, you can have high-quality housing at just about any income level.”

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knowledge and professional association. Meridian Business Day is designed to help Treasure Valley businesses to network, socialize and develop positive business relationships. Details at meridianbusinessday.

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MERIDIAN — Fall bazaar, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Kleiner MERIDIAN — Scentsy Rock-A-Thon, 10 a.m. to Park Center at the Park, 1920 N. Records Way. A 8 p.m., Eagle Road between Pine Avenue and Comfundraiser for Meridian seniors. Event includes a silent mercial Street. The Idaho Foodbank, Giraffe Laugh, The auction, raffle, bake sale, gifts and crafts, and decora- Salvation Army, the Meridian Food Bank and Scentsy tions. At noon, there will be lunch. At 6 p.m., there will will line Scentsy Commons’ sidewalk with 70 rocking be bingo. Call Dolores at 887-1184 or Toni at 888-6728 chairs. For every minute someone rocks, Scentsy will with questions. donate $5, up to $210,000. The event will conclude MERIDIAN — Meridian Business Day, 8 a.m. to with a fireworks show around 8:45 p.m. Event parking noon, Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Succeed- for the firework show is $10 or an in-kind donation of ing in today’s business environment requires constant diapers, wipes, formula or baby food. All donations

CIVIC CALENDAR Week of Sept. 15-19

TUESDAY Meridian City Council meeting, 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. The council meets at 6 p.m. on the first, third and fourth Tuesday of the month, and 3 p.m. on the second Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY Ada County Highway District Board of Commissioners meeting, 12 p.m. in the Michael L. Brokaw

Auditorium at the ACHD office, 3775 Adams St., Garden City.

The commission generally meets on the first, second and third Wednesday of the month at noon, and at 6 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday.

THURSDAY Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. The commission meets the first and third Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. in Meridian City Hall.

GOING PLACES Family Counseling of Idaho announced Fred Snow’s part-time counseling practice has been extended to full-time. Snow is a licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, who specializes in stress, anxiety, child and teen behavior and individual and couples counseling. The practice is located at 1214 12th Ave. S. in Nampa. n Advanced Specialty Care for Women, 1611 12th Ave. Road in Nampa, welcomed Jane Weis, CNM to the practice. Weis specializes in nurse midwifery and women’s health. n The Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District announced accountant Trish Cooper will retire after 40 years with the district. n

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DEATHS

Saturday MERIDIAN — CATCH Me If You Can 5K, 9-11 a.m., Kleiner Park, 1900 N. Records Ave. The 3.1 mile course will start at The Village at Meridian’s Fountain Square and finish at Julius Kleiner Park near the bandshell.

All proceeds support CATCH programs in the Treasure Valley. Register at catch5k.com.

IDAHO CITY — A Tour of Mountain Homes, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Idaho City Senior Center, 102 Bear Run Road. Join your friends for a self-guided tour of interesting private homes, two historic buildings and the iconic Sluice Box landmark in beautiful Idaho City.

Tickets are $10 presale or $15 day of (cash or check), and a potato bar lunch will be served for $5. For tickets, visit boisestatetickets.com or nampacivicenter.com or call 426-1494 ext. 4. Proceeds benefit the Mountain Kids Day Camp, a faith-based, free camp for children.

Learn more at mountainhomestour.shutterfly.com or contact Jennifer Alban at 392-9992.

Sunday MERIDIAN — Fall Fair, 1-4 p.m., Ten Mile Christian Church, 3500 W. Franklin Road. Fun for the whole family. Inflatables, face painting, hay rides, horseback rides, petting zoo, food trucks, tractor pull, live music and more. Visit tenmilecc.com/#/events/communityfall-fair for details.

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Stephanie Baum, 39, of Me- Glenda Ann Hampton, 63, Eugene “Gene” Maffeo, Gordon Stickney, 92, of Namridian, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at home. Services are under the direction of Accent Funeral Home, Meridian.

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Services are pending with Dakan Funeral Chapel. 459-3629

93, of Eagle, died at a local care center on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Services are under the direction of Accent Funeral Home, Meridian. 888-5833

Helen Bouvia, 91, of Nampa, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at local care center. The family has placed trust in Alsip & Persons Funeral Chapel, Nampa, for their final arrangements. (208) 466-3545

Marie Hauder, 91, of Nampa, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at her home. Services are under the direction of Accent Funeral Home, Meridian. 888-5833

Patricia “Pat” Potter, 77, of Marvin F. “Marv” ThomMeridian, died at her home Saturday, as, 66, of Nampa, died Saturday,

James Edward “Ed” Bowling, 94, of Nampa, died

Clark O. Hodge, 75, of Nampa,

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Joseph “Joe” Michael Fackrell, 50, of Nampa, died Mon-

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pa, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at his home. Services are pending, Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel. 4428171

Sept. 6, 2014. Services are under the Sept. 6, 2014, at his home. Arrangedirection of Accent Funeral Home, Me- ments are under the direction of the ridian. 888-5833 Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel. 442-8171 Connie Richey, 82, of Boise, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at her David Turner, 90, of Meridian, home. Arrangements are under the died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at a local direction of the Nampa Funeral Home, hospital. Services are under the direcYraguen Chapel. 442-8171 tion of Accent Funeral Home, Meridian. 888-5833 Paul Alan Schwendiman, 35, of Nampa, died Friday, Septem- James W. Waite, 96, of Namber 5, 2014 at his home. Services are pa, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at a under the direction and care of Alsip local care center. Services are under and Persons Funeral Chapel, Nampa. the direction and care of Alsip and Persons Funeral Chapel, Nampa. 4664663545 3545 LaVera E. Sims, 91, of Nampa, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at a Marjorie West, 87, of MiddleNampa retirement center. Services ton, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at a are pending, Nampa Funeral Home, local hospital. Services are under the direction of Accent Funeral Home, MeYraguen Chapel. 442-8171 ridian. 888-5833 Mary Stanton, 91, of Nampa, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at a local Evelyn Winkle, 96, of Nampa, care facility. Arrangements have been died, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at loentrusted to Alsip and Persons Funeral cal care center. The family has placed trust in Alsip & Persons Funeral ChaChapel, Nampa. (208) 466-3545 pel, Nampa, for their final arrangements. 466-3545

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West Ada’s emergency levy drops to $1.1M

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ew students in West Ada School District will generate $1.1 million for the district this year through what’s called an emergency levy, district spokesman Eric Exline said.

by Holly Beech The emerhbeech@mymeridianpress.com gency levy rate, © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS based on average daily attendance, helps districts keep up with growth.

The levy is authorized by the board of trustees, not by public vote, and is used for operational costs.

Last year the emergency levy generated $2.6 million.

District enrollment grew by about 650 students this year, Exline said, but the amount generated by the emergency levy dropped by about $1.5 million. That’s because the levy rate is based on average daily attendance, which fell from 97 percent at the start of last school year to 96 percent at the start of this school year.

For taxpayers, the emergency levy rate comes out to $7.87 per $100,000 of taxable property value, down from last year’s $21.46 per every $100,000.

In 2008-09, the emergency levy generated almost $5 million for the district. This year’s $1.1 million is the lowest it’s been in several years.

WEST ADA LEVY RATES, 2014-15

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Supplemental* n $99.15 per $100,000 taxable property value n Generates $14 million Bond*: n $157.35 per $100,000 taxable property value n Generates $22.8 million Plant facility*: n $142.50 per $100,000 taxable property value n Generates $20 million Emergency: n $7.87 per $100,000 taxable property value n Generates $1.1 million Tort (covers liability insurance):

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$409 per $100,000 taxable property value Generates $57.5 million

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$464 per $100,000 Generated $56 million

SOURCE: West Ada School District Finance Director Alex Simpson

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school bus driver and a student’s parent are accusing each other of battery after arguing at a bus stop last week, according to Meridian Police.

No charges have been filed. The driver has been suspended while police and his employer —

by Holly Beech hbeech@mymeridianpress.com Cascade Student Transportation — investigate. © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS The conflict reportedly began when a 13-year-old student missed her bus stop and called out for the driver to stop, Meridian Deputy Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea said. The student was on the phone

with her mother at the time.

The driver stopped and told the student to give him the phone, saying she was breaking the rules.

This led to an argument, which the mother could reportedly hear on the other end of the phone, Basterrechea said. The driver then took the phone away.

The mother drove to where the bus was stopped — near the South Linder Road and West Greenhead Drive intersection — pried open the bus doors and started arguing with the driver, Basterrechea said.

Police are reviewing video footage of the incident and conducting interviews.

“At this point, we have ‘he said,’ ‘she said,’ who battered who,” he said.

There were no injuries, he said.

The bus driver is the one who called police, Basterrechea said.

Another driver was called to the scene to take the rest of the students home.

Police aren’t releasing the names of the driver or the parent. Cascade suspended the driver in an effort to err on the side of caution and uphold standard protocol, Cascade Senior Vice President of Operations Don Kissell said.

According to the district-wide policy — which drivers must stick to — students can use cellphones on buses as long as they’re not being disruptive or videotaping, West Ada spokesman Eric Exline said.

Gas stations to donate revenue for Fuel Your School campaign

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by Meridian Press staff tank could also Texaco stations in Ada news@mymeridianpress.com help fund school and Canyon counties © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS projects, thanks will donate money when to the Fuel Your a consumer buys eight or School campaign. more gallons of fuel. The companies During the month of October, par- will donate up to $250,000 for eligible

classroom projects, which teachers can request funding for at DonorsChoose. org.

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f you missed out on the Treasure Valley’s rodeo action earlier this summer — or if you’re hungry for more — don’t worry, the Meridian Lions Rodeo has your back. The club is hosting one of the last rodeos of the year — a 25-year strong tradition — on Sept. 27-28.

“It’s a fast paced, action-filled event,” Meridian Lions Rodeo President Doug Beehler said. “It’s the last chance for cowboys in the Idaho Cowboy Association ... to get points to qualify for their final rodeo in October.”

As you cheer on the bull riders and mutton-busters, know that part of your $10 ticket is helping fund glasses, hearing aids and cornea transplants for local folks in need, along with diabetes education for youth. Meridian Lions Club Photo courtesy of Dale Howard members and Renaissance High An Idaho Cowboys Association contestant strives to stay atop an angry bull during the 2012 School’s Leo Club members are volMeridian Lions Rodeo. The 25th annual rodeo is Sept. 27-28 in Meridian. unteering to host the event. “(The rodeo) has been a maand, for those who compete in more than one jor fundraiser for our Lions Club by Holly Beech for most of those 25 years,” said hbeech@mymeridianpress.com event, an all-around champion belt buckle.

The club expanded the arena this year by 40Beehler, who helped found the ro- © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS feet in length and added a new roping shoot for deo. “We’ve been able to give lots calves and steers. of money back to the community, Beehler expects a crowd of 2,000 people each day and … thousands and thousands of dollars.”

The rodeo includes all the traditional crowd favorites: hopes to raise $10,000.

Spending 25 years as rodeo president has made bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, team roping, barrel Beehler proud of what the group has accomplished. racing, break-away roping, bull riding, tie-down roping “We have plans to grow even bigger yet,” he said. and steer wrestling.

New this year is steer riding for kids ages 8 through 13, along with a calf scramble, in which kids race to untie rib- JOIN AN EVENT n Mutton-busting: contact Kat Mautz, 585-8747 or mebons from calves’ tails. Mutton-busting for children 4 to 7 ridianlionsrodeo@yahoo.com will be back this year. n Youth steer riding: contact Marty Mundt, 899-0124.

Contestant entries won’t be in until next week, but n Entries for main rodeo events open early next week.

Beehler said he expects 250 to 300 contestants, who will be competing for points, prize money, a champion jacket Contact the Idaho Cowboys Association at 366-2326.

if you go WHAT: 25th annual Meridian Lions Rodeo WHEN: Sept. 27-28 n Pre-rodeo events: 1 p.m. n Rodeo: 2 p.m.

WHERE: Rodeo grounds, northeast corner McDermott Road and Cherry Lane.

(Spectators enter from Cherry Lane.)

TICKETS: $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, military members and children 6-12. Free for children under 6. Advance tickets will be available at D&B Supply in Meridian, 1725 E. Fairview Ave. CONTACT: Rodeo President Doug Beehler, 939-5747 NOTE: Wear yellow Sept. 27 and purple Sept. 28

FAMILYHUB

Foodbank, the Meridian Food Bank, Giraffe Laugh and the Salvation Army.

Run for good

MERIDIAN — If rocking is a little too tame for your family, you can run for a good cause instead.

The CATCH Me If You Can 5K starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at Kleiner Park, 1900 N. Records Ave. MERIDIAN — Grab your grandma, because this is a challenge she can handle.

The 3.1-mile course will begin at The Village at Meridian and finish in the park near the The Idaho Foodbank, Giraffe Laugh, the Salvation Army, the Meridian Food Bank and bandshell. There will be music and fun at the finish line.

Scentsy are joining forces for the Scentsy Rock-A-Thon, a fundraising event that lets you rock Event proceeds will support the Treasure Valley’s CATCH for a cause. programs, which provide rental assistance and intensive From 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today, the Scentsy Commons’ sidewalk, located on Eagle Road case management for homeless families through coordibetween Pine Avenue and Commercial Street, will be lined with 70 rocking chairs, ready for nating efforts by regional government, faith congregagrandmas — and others of all ages — to rock. For every minute someone rocks, Scentsy will tions, businesses and charities. donate $5, up to a total of $210,000.

Registration for CATCH Me If You Can is $34, $24 for The event will conclude with a free fireworks show, set to begin around 8:45 p.m. Event kids ages 12 and under and $70 for families of up to five parking is $10, or an in-kind donation of food, diapers, wipes or baby formula for the Idaho participants. Register at catch5k.com.

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With the addition of Lululemon Athletica to The Village at Meridian, residents have another option for workout clothing. Here are five places to put those new clothes to use.

1. Axiom Fitness, The Village and 1455 Country Terrace Court.

With two locations in Meridian, including a brand new gym at The Village, Axiom offers group classes, personal training and plenty of equipment. Visit axiomfitness.com for information.

2. Gold’s Gym, 2932 N. Eagle Road, Suite 101

Gold’s Gym also recently opened a gym in Meridian that has group classes, a cardio cinema and personal training. For information visit goldsgym.com/meridianid.

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3. Idaho Fitness Factory, 1535 W. Franklin Road This neighborhood gym is open 24 hours a day. You can take a virtual tour of the gym at idahofitnessfactory.com to see if you like it. It also has a second Meridian location at 2280 W. Everest Lane, which is opening in October.

4. Idaho Athletic Club, 1450 E. Fairview Ave., and 2340 S. Eagle Road Yoga, Zumba, PiYo and “Get Ripped” are some of the classes offered at Idaho Athletic Club. The gym has two locations in Meridian

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5. Essential Hot Yoga, 6360 N. Saguaro

Hills Ave. If you want a challenging workout but don’t want to bother with a big gym, check out hot yoga. View class schedules and new student specials at essentialhotyoga.com.

THE SIDE Music

What: Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant When: 6 p.m. Thursday Where: Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise Tickets: $40, available at ticketweb.com What: Atmosphere When: 7 p.m. Thursday Where: Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise Tickets: $25$55, available at bo.knittingfactory.com

Theater What: “Seussical, Jr.” When: Various showtimes, Sept.

19-20 Where: Kleiner Park Amphitheater, 1900 N. Records Way, Meridian Tickets: By donation

Events What: Fall Bazaar When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today Where: Kleiner Park Center at the Park, 1920 N. Records Way, Meridian Tickets: Free What: Meridian Business Day When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today Where: Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian Tickets: Free What: Tour of Mountain Homes When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday Where: Idaho City Senior Center, 102 Bear Run Road, Idaho City Tickets: $10 presale, $15 day-of, available at boisestatetickets.com What: Fall Fair When: 1-4 p.m. Monday Where: Ten Mile Christian Church, 3500 W. Franklin Road, Meridian Tickets: Free What: FitOne Expo When: 4-9 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sept. 19 Where: Boise Centre on the Grove, 850 W. Front St., Boise Tickets: Free

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Capital City Sound Chorus invites women singers of all ages to an evening of musical fun. We are seeking new members as well as women who would like to join our Christmas Chorus, which starts Oct 2. Check out our wonderful directors, our very friendly members, and listen or join in as we sing exciting fourpart barbershop harmonies. No experience is necessary, and music is provided. There is no obligation. Light refreshments will be served. Call Carol 514-7332 about childcare, if needed.

Sing For Fun! Capital City Sound is inviting Meridian women to an Open House on Thursday evening, September 25, from 7:00-8:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 2206 N. Cole Rd.in Boise (across from Fairmont JH). The chorus is seeking new members as well as women who would like to join the Christmas Chorus, which begins on October 2. Two professional directors give free vocal training and lead the chorus. The group sings a wide variety of four-part, lively a cappella songs and entertains throughout the Treasure Valley. The Christmas Chorus will sing both traditional and non-traditional works.

The Open House will give women a chance to warm up vocally and experience the fun of singing in harmony right away. Music will be provided and the event is free. Information about the chorus and the Christmas Chorus will be available during the evening, after which there will be light refreshments. Those needing childcare should call Carol at 514-7332 at least two days prior to the Open House. Children will be entertained by a responsible adult in a separate room adjacent to the rehearsal hall. Capital City Sound is a chartered chapter of Sweet Adelines International and accepts females of ALL ages from junior high teens to those who quit counting birthday candles.

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Debated ‘True Diary’ novel will stay in classrooms Trustee: Book was never banned “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” is one of the most challenged young adult novels in school districts across the country — but it was never banned in the West Ada School District, trustee Anne Ritter said.

“It’s really been, I think, misunderstood, what we did,” she said.

“It was always in the (school) library, it was given out at the Meridian park if they wanted to get it.”

When the novel was suspended from West Ada’s supplemental book list, two women in Washington, with no special ties to Meridian, raised enough money to buy hundreds of copies of the novel for Treasure Valley students. Copies were given out for free at Kleiner Park in April.

Alexie to visit Boise Sherman Alexie, author of “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” will speak in Boise in March at a Reading & Conversations series hosted

by The Cabin, an organization that offers literary workshops, programs and camps in Idaho.

Because of fans’ requests, The Cabin sought to schedule Alexie as a lecturer for more than a year, The Cabin Executive Director Britt Udesen previously told Meridian Press. He committed in April.

Alexie will present at 7:30 p.m.

March 11 at the Egyptian Theatre in Boise. The roughly 750 tickets for the Reading & Conversations series usually sell out. Learn more at thecabinidaho.org.

West Ada district keeps controversial Sherman Alexie book with some restrictions

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herman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” has survived a wave of challenges in the West Ada School District.

Trustees voted Tuesday to keep the novel on the list of books that teachers can use in class.

Trustees suspended “True Diary” from the list in February when a student’s grandmother filed a complaint against it.

Her concerns were echoed at a three-hour public hearing in April, when students and parents said the book’s contents were filthy, racist and anti-Christian. Dozens of people also spoke in favor of the novel.

After the April 1 hearing, trustees asked a committee of parents, teachers and district staff to review the entire supplemental book list for middle and high schools.

The committee voted unanimously to keep “True Diary” on the list for sophomore English classes, with some reby Holly Beech Holly Beech/MP strictions. Parhbeech@mymeridianpress.com Members of the supplemental book list committee stand up at Tuesday’s school board meeting. ents must sign © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS off before their student reads the book, and teachers can’t read the book aloud in class. “True Diary” will only be used in literary circles, in which students work in small groups based on which book they decide to read.

MIKE VUITTONET, West Ada Board chair “We have protected the right for those who are pro and those who are con to choose,” West Ada Board Chair Mike Vuittonet said.

The book committee added more titles to the list that can be more comments about “True Diary” itself.

Sharon Blair, the woman who filed the original complaint, told used as alternatives for “True Diary.” But they couldn’t find a book of the same value to replace it, committee chair and West Ada Lan- trustees they were putting a muzzle on her by not allowing her to guage Arts Curriculum Coordinator Laura Gilchrist said. Alexie’s talk about the book. work was influenced by his own experience growing up on the “I’m really not a witch, I’ve never been on a witch hunt,” she Spokane Indian Reservation, she said, and it creates empathy in said. “I am an elderly, protective grandma.” readers of all backgrounds.

“I don’t want you to feel like I’m trying to muzzle you,” Vuittonet “The themes in the book are timeless — the search for identity, responded, “but we can’t continue to have hearing after hearing conflict within one’s own culture, poverty, hope,” Gilchrist said. on an issue that we already opened up to the public.”

“The book is not anti-Christian. The main character does not abandon his religion, he simply questions it. … Even the Bible includes people who question God’s will.”

The committee updated the entire supplemental book list of hundreds of titles, clearing off unused books and adding books they saw as valuable for teaching.

All trustees supported the committee’s revised book list, which can be viewed at bit.ly/bookdebate Trustees took public comment Tuesday about the committee’s process, but they wouldn’t take any

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New spa and wellness center opens at The Village

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Meridian Police investigate officer’s apparent ‘reckless’ driving show in motorcyclist’s video Meridian Police have launched an internal investigation in response to a video that shows a motorcycle officer speeding past another motorcyclist in the same lane on eastbound Interstate 84 near the Eagle Exit.

“In the context of the video, it appears the officer is operating the police motor in a manner inconsistent with our expectations,” Meridian Deputy Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea said in an email. In the context of the video, it appears the officer was driving in a “reckless manner,” he said.

Community member Jeff Milenoff posted the video to YouTube on Aug. 30 and voiced his concern to Meridian Police.

“He sent it to us, more of a heads up, I think, ‘Hey, you might want to look at this,’” Basterrechea said.

The investigation is being conducted by a supervisor in the police department.

Basterrechea said he’s not sure how long it will take — possibly another week.

Police aren’t releasing the name of the officer or the speed at which he was driving. He’s been with the department for several years and is continuing to work as the investigation continues, Basterrechea said.

“I can tell you that he’s an exemplary officer,” he said. “I don’t believe that he’s had any disciplinary issues in the past.”

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Rare virus could have made its way to Idaho Four possible cases in east Idaho and one in Treasure Valley

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rare virus that doesn’t have a specific treatment is spreading across America and may have made its way to Idaho.

Four children in eastern Idaho have been hospitalized with symptoms consistent with Enterovirus D68, according to the Associated Press.

The testing samples of the four children were sent to the Center for Disease Control for confirmation, and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Tom Shanahan said one sample from a patient in the Treasure Valley was also sent to the CDC for testing. Southwest District Health public information officer Laurie Boston said the patient was not in Canyon County.

Shanahan said there are no labs in the state capable of testing to confirm which strain of enterovirus, which has over 100 strains.

Michael Wheaton, a pediatrician at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Nampa, said not knowing which strain of the virus a patient has isn’t what’s most difficult for doctors.

“The tough part is even if we had the way to test, … there isn’t really any particular treatment other than supportive care,” Wheaton said.

The virus is hard to treat because it’s been rare since it was first discovered in 1962. Shanahan said before this year, there were only around 100 cases in the 50 years following the discovery. There have been hundreds in the past few weeks alone, according to the Associated Press.

“I know people are alarmed by all of this, but we will get tests from across the state and send them to be tested by the CDC to be sure. The more data we get, the more we’ll know how to deal with it,”

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I know people are alarmed by all of this, but we will get tests from across the state and send them to be tested by the CDC to be sure. The more data we get, the more we’ll know how to deal with it.”

TOM SHANAHAN Idaho Department of Health and Welfare spokesman Shanahan said.

Wheaton said that not everyone who comes in contact with the virus will have severe symptoms, but he said it is especially hard on children with asthma and other respiratory problems.

He added that anyone with symptoms — particularly coughing, trouble with breathing and wheezing — should see a doctor and get checked for the virus.

With school starting back up recently, many children get sick from the contact with other children, and that increases the number of respiratory viruses. However, Saint Alphonsus spokesman Josh Schailch said the hospital is ready for any increases because of the spread of Enterovirus D68.

The best way to stay away from the emergency room is to avoid the virus by being more hygienic. Boston said people, especially children, need to wash their hands after contact with surfaces, clean all surfaces and avoid contact with people who have the virus. People also should avoid touching their eyes, nose or mouth without washing their hands.

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LOCAL NEWS Impact to your bill City Council waits to change utility rates Current water rates n $1.86 per 1,000 gallons used n $5.38 administration fee Proposed water rates n $1.90 per 1,000 gallons used n $5.49 administration fee Current sewer rates n $5.43 per 1,000 gallons used n $8.48 administration fee Proposed sewer rates n $5.54 per 1,000 gallons used n $8.65 administration fee n Extra $3.75 wastewater surcharge (to comply with new EPA standards; sunsets after 10 years) Average monthly increase: $4.94 Average customer’s total bill, with proposed rates n 9,000 gallons of water: $22.59 n 5,000 gallons of sewer: $36.35 n EPA compliance fee: $3.75 n Total: $62.69 NOTE: This list is a revised version of what ran last week in Meridian Press, which gave the wrong rate for sewer.

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eridian’s water and sewer rates are still in limbo as the city decides how to pay for future growth and new wastewater standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The total cost to expand and upgrade Meridian’s wastewater treatment plant is an estimated $170 million over 10 years.

by Holly Beech hbeech@mymeridianpress.com About $60 million to © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS $70 million of that is needed to keep up with population growth, and the rest is needed because of new limits on wastewater pollutants, Public Works Director Tom Barry said.

By raising utility rates by 2 percent and enforcing a 10-year monthly surcharge of $3.75, the city could generate almost $20 million in 10 years, he said.

But City Council members hesitated Tuesday to approve the new MP file photo rates, and they’ll continue the disPipes process reclaimed water at the Meridian wastewater treatment plant. cussion next week. Council members said they’d rather see rates increase in phases, like the city has done in the enjoy floating in the summer used to be so past. dirty that people didn’t want to go near it, he UTILITY RATES ACROSS “I’d like to see rewritten resolution come said. back before I vote on it,” Councilman Keith THE TREASURE VALLEY He hopes to see a similar transformation Bird said. “The $3.75, while it don’t sound like take place with the lower Boise River near Meridian a lot, is a lot.”

Middleton. Pollutants cloud the water and n Average sewer bill: $35.63 For the average customer, the increased spur the growth of slimy plants and algae rates would cost an extra $5 a month, bringing n Average water bill: $22.12 that can kill fish by draining the water’s oxyn Total average monthly bill: $57.75 the average utility bill in Meridian to $62.70 a gen levels.

Boise month.

“People have gotten used to level of poln Average sewer bill: $25.42 lution in the lower river,” he said. “That’s n Average water bill: $37.38 EPA strives to improve Boise River what’s exciting here, is the potential that the Wastewater from local treatment facilities n Total average monthly bill: $62.80 lower river could be a lot like the upper river.” ends up in the Boise River. The more pollutants Nampa A big change in the new restrictions — and nutrients wastewater contains, the more it n Average sewer bill: $22.61 which are also affecting Boise’s and Nampa’s n Average water bill: $18.51 affects the river. treatment plants — is a cap on phosphorus.

EPA’s goal is to decrease pollutant levels in n Total average monthly bill: $41.13 EPA is going from no control over phosphowastewater and clean up the Boise River, mak- Figures are based on water usage of 9,000 rus to requiring that almost all of the phosing it a better wildlife habitat and a more enjoy- gallons per month and sewer usage of 5,000 phorus be removed from wastewater, Werntz able place to recreate. Limiting water pollut- gallons per month, which are the average usage said. ants also makes fish safer to eat.

“Thousands of pounds of phosphorus are gallons per month for Meridian ratepayers.

“There didn’t used to be treatment plants released daily into the (Boise River) system — raw sewage went into the river,” Jim Werntz, SOURCE: City of Meridian from these treatment plants,” he said. “By redirector of EPA’s Idaho operations office, said. ducing that in these permits, that is a really significant step for water quality.”

The part of the Boise River that people now

Drone helps Eagle Mustangs

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wo games into the season, the Eagle Mustangs football team is doing more in the air.

That’s not to say that Eagle (2-0) is passing the ball more, as their 269.5 rushing yards per game remains the focal point of the Mustangs’ offensive attack.

by John Wustrow Instead, it’s news@mymeridianpress.com the Mustangs’ © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS video department that is utilizing the air attack for Eagle, employing the use of a video drone to give Eagle coaches and players a different view of game film, as well as their practices.

“It takes angles and put a third dimension into it,” Eagle coach Paul Peterson said. “You can definitely see depth a little more clearly than you can at a side angle.”

Peterson credits the idea of using a drone to Kevin Plew, the Mustangs’ booster club president and video coordinator. The 14-inch square drone is outfitted with a GoPro camera, flies behind the endzone during Mustang games, and about 10 feet behind the play during practice.

“He’s just one of those techy type guys and saw that this technology is available,” Peterson said about Flew. “We then discussed the potential of it.”

Eagle, which plays at Centennial at 7 p.m. Friday night, has found many more uses for the technology, besides breaking down game film. Peterson said the Mustangs are using footage from the drone in recruiting videos, as well as other promotional material for the programs.

During timeouts at home games, the drone has even been used for giveaways, something that Peterson said has made this new machine a very popular attraction to Eagle fans.

“People like to scream and yell when it’s flying around,” Peterson said.

It’s even found use away from the football field, as the Mustangs have rented the drone out to other businesses to help them capture video.

“Eagle Hills Golf Course has hired it to take video for the course,” Peterson said. “We could really turn it into a money maker if we wanted to.”

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Permit applications filed for Panera Bread in Treasure Valley Restaurant planned for Nampa could be Idaho’s first

A customer reviews the sandwich board at the Panera store in Brookline, Mass., March 8, 2010.

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uilding permit applications have been filed with the city of Nampa for a new Panera Bread Bakery and Cafe, which could be Idaho’s first.

The new restaurant is expected to be located at the Treasure Valley Crossing shopping center, which is also where Hobby Lobby, Dick’s Sporting Goods and PetSmart are opening new locations.

It will be 5,114 square feet, according

by Idaho Press-Tribune staff to the city’s non-residential/multi-family news@mymeridianpress.com plan review permit status report. © 2014 MERIDIAN PRESS Panera has more than 1,800 locations in 45 states, but none in Idaho yet. The nearest one to Nampa is 300 miles away in Oregon, according to the location finder on Panera’s website.

Menu items include fresh baked breads, bagels, soups, salads, panini and sandwiches. The restaurant was founded in 1981 and was mostly located along the East Coast in its infancy.

Panera also donates all unsold bread and baked goods at the end of each day to local hunger-relief agencies and charities.

AP Photo/Charles Krupa

New Meridian resident opens European Wax Center Idaho’s first European Wax Center opened this summer at the Eagle Island shopping center on the corner of Linder Road and Chinden Boulevard near Fred Meyer. The center offers wax hair removal services for both women and men.

Within seven weeks of opening, the center saw almost 800 guests, owner Brooke Hall said.

As a regular customer of European Wax Center in California, Hall came to love the people and the product.

“After having our first child, my husband and I decided we needed to move somewhere more affordable to raise our family,” she said in an email to Meridian Press. “We quickly fell in love with Meridian. …

After much thought and hard work,

NEW BUSINESS: EUROPEAN WAX CENTER LOCATION: 1382 W. Chinden Boulevard CONTACT: 904-0158 WEB: waxcenter.com OWNER: Brooke Hall I abandoned my 10-year web design business and decided to open EWC, the first location in Idaho.”

European Wax Center, headquartered in Florida, was founded in 2004 by siblings David Coba, Joshua Coba and Jessica Coba. The company is now recognized as a leader in the industry and has 600 locations across the country, Hall said. n

By Meridian Press staff

Meridian man arrested after infant suffers lifethreatening head injury

Meridian residents rally for release of Boise pastor jailed in Iran

Meridian Police arrested 21-year-old Samuel Ford of Meridian after a 19-monthold infant left in his care was admitted to a local hospital with a life-threatening head injury and other injuries consistent with abuse, according to police.

Ford was watching over the infant while the mother was at work. A relative called paramedics when alerted to the symptoms of the head injury.

Meridian Police arrested Ford after the initial investigation revealed undisclosed evidence that Ford had caused the injuries to the infant.

The infant was taken to the hospital at about 8 p.m. Tuesday, and police arrested Ford at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Meridian Deputy Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea said.

Police charged Ford with three counts of felony injury to a child, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail of up to one year or in the state prison for one to 10 years.

Communities around the world, including in Meridian, will hold vigils Sept. 26 to call for the release of Boise pastor Saeed Abedini, who is being held in an Iranian prison.

Sept. 26 marks two years since the 34-year-old was taken into custody, tried and Saeed Abedini convicted, and sentenced to eight years for his Christian faith, according to the American Center for Law and Justice.

ACLJ reported in August that Abedini is facing new death threats in prison from ISIS terrorists.

The Meridian vigil will go from 5:456:45 p.m. at City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Organizers say the event will not only bring attention to Abedini’s situation, but to the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.

Central Valley Baptist Church Pastor Clint Henry and other invited faith leaders will speak at the vigil.

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PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

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$499/month lease for 39 months. 10,000 miles/year, plus tax, title and dealer doc fee. $4999 due at lease signing, $4500 cash down plus 1st month’s payment of $499. No security deposit required. Must finance with IFS. Not all buyers will qualify for lowest payment. OAC See dealer for complete details.

Expires: 09/30/2014

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IDAHO CENTER AUTO MALL • (208) 287-5286

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• ALL WHEEL DRIVE • REAR VIEW CAMERA • 7 AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM • 140 WATT AUDIO SYSTEM • NAMED ONE OF THE “10 MOST AFFORDABLE SUV’S” - KBB.COM

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36 month lease. $3,398 due at lease signing. Includes required refundable security deposit. Excludes tax, title and dealer doc fees. 55% residual .00028 money factor. MMCA advertised tier 1 lease 15,000 miles/year.

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IDAHO CENTER AUTO MALL • (208) 287-5284

0% APR 72 MONTHS

0.9% APR 60 MONTHS

2014 40 NISSAN MPG SENTRA 2 OR MORE AT THIS PRICE

Stk# 14SE177 Model 12014 VIN 202829

2015 37 NISSAN MPG ALTIMA 2 OR MORE AT THIS PRICE

Stock #15AL005 Model #13115 VIN100470

Customer may choose (a) special APR with NMAC cash, (b) standard APR through NMAC with customer cash and NMAC cash, or (c) customer cash. Financing is subject to NMAC Tier 1 through Tier 3 credit approval. Altima: $16.67 per month per $1,000 financed at 0.0% for 60 months. Sentra: $13.89 per month per $1,000 financed at 0.0% for 72 months. NMAC cash available when you finance through NMAC and is subject to credit approval.

Down payment may be required. Cash back when you purchase from new dealer stock. See dealer for complete details. Offers end 09/30/2014

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Not responsible for typos. Art for illustration purposes only. In-stock units only. Dealer retains any and all rebates/customer incentives. Discounts may vary based on customer eligibility of college graduate, military, consumer cash, holiday bonus, owner loyalty, competitive/conquest incentives, factory financing, other factory incentives or leasing requirements that may apply. Final eligibility determination based on manufacture’s current rules and guidelines. OAC. All discounts off list price. All sales are final. Limited to stock on hand. Subject to prior sale. Prices do not include tax, title or dealer doc fee. Dealer trades not eligible for dealer discounts. See dealer for complete details. Expires 09/30/14.

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