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It’s no secret Meridian is growing, and with it the need for public transportation. The city is exploring possible options with community partners to serve Meridian and contribute to regional transit.

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CITY NEWS A social movement to get Meridian to be a more compassionate place called Do the Right will encourage people to make an effort to be nicer to the people around them during its first day this month.

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BUSINESS

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Meridian Chamber of Commerce president Anne Little Roberts reaffirms the chamber’s support for the Dairy Days Parade following comments from the Dairy Board during a March 24 City Council meeting.

The students at Ponderosa Elementary are treated to a custom smoothie put together by a real chef to show them how eating healthy can also be tasty. Students add the smoothie to their active lifestyle at the school.

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A case for doing the right anyway F connect zchastaine@idahopress.com

or this week’s paper I had a chance to learn about Do The Right and find out what the inspiration was behind trying to create a social movement here in Meridian. If you haven’t read about it in this paper yet, basically Do The Right is a push to create a more friendly community and help combat bullying.

I was eager to tell people about event. I thought it was a healthy push and a real breath of fresh air. It’s things like this that made me want to work in Meridian. The truth is I’ve spent a good chunk of time in places that could use a big dose of kindness.

When I first started at the Meridian Press, I mentioned I used to be a public safety reporter. What I didn’t mention is I covered a lot of violent crime and personal tragedies.

As I went from one story to the next, I started to see just how awful people can be to each other. Sometimes it’s out of anger, sadness or just plain ignorance, but there is sometimes a serious lack of thought when people speak or act and it can be really hurtful to others. Sometimes it can even be deadly. Problems could start with words, escalate and then someone might kill themselves or someone else. And the community was not always supportive. While the community might rally around

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DOWN Thumbs up to the Grant Hedrick and Matt Miller Spring Football camp being held at Meridian High School.

The cold weather and construction.

People who complain about weather and construction are breaking my day.

To people who don’t give kids time to get through crosswalks. I almost saw two girls get run over by someone in their SUV the other day.

Thumbs up to the person in Hightower neighborhood who brings our trash cans up to the garage for us each week after they’ve been emptied. When I get home from work, all I have to do is put them inside the door. I don’t know who does that for us, but it’s very nice. Thank you.

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Fifth Street Northwest from Applegate to Seventh Avenue Northwest, road closure through Friday for sewer work. n Seventh Avenue Northwest from Applegate Street to Pine Avenue, road closure through Friday for sewer work. n Seventh Avenue Northwest from Applegate Street to Washington Street, road closure through April 10 for sewer work. n Carlton Avenue from Northwest Fifth Street to Northwest Eighth n

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one tragedy, they may lash out at people during others.

For me, I usually saw this through the lens of my camera or heard it through the

by Zachary Chastaine interviews I would do.

But each time it was a brutal reminder zchastaine@idahopress.com © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS that people can be fragile.

People often do not realize that the same kind of bullying behavior that is often talked about in schools is sometimes the same kind of behavior that goes on in domestic violence, or the same kind of behavior that leads to violent crimes.

However, for every tragedy I witnessed there was always something good happening, too. Someone was willing to step up and do something good, often just for the sake of doing it.

Movements like Do The Right are important because little bit of kindness can go a long way, but it still takes a lot of kindness to balance out the sting when something bad happens or to pull someone away from their personal demons.

CRIME WATCH Meridian Police Department Log March 24-31 Police made the following arrests or issued charges: 1 domestic battery in the presence of a child 5 driving under the influence 2 leaving the scene of an accident 1 resisting and obstructing 1 open alcohol container 1 vehicle accident 11 warrants 1 juvenile warrants 1 juvenile beyond control 1 driving without insurance 8 possession of drug paraphernalia 6 possession of marijuana 2 petit thefts 1 commercial theft 1 possession of burglary tools 1 domestic assault 1 interruption of a 911 call 1 domestic battery 1 false information to law enforcement 3 possession of drugs 2 driving without privileges

1 juvenile driving under the influence 1 battery 1 robbery 1 juvenile trespassing Police also took calls, investigated or assisted: 2 commercial burglaries 4 grand thefts 4 frauds 5 vandalism 1 stalking 6 vehicle burglaries 1 no-contact order violation 1 custodial interference 4 disturbances 1 aggravated assault 1 curfew violation 1 domestic battery 1 petit theft 1 runaway 2 protective custody hold 1 fictitious bill

Idaho Power employees put new Nissan Leaf fleet to work BOISE — Idaho Power’s new Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are proving popular with employees and racking up the miles. Idaho Power added the vehicles to its existing EV fleet and made them available to employees traveling to off-site meetings and events.

Idaho Power said in a statement that so far nearly 100 employees have driven the cars, representing roughly 5 percent of the company’s total workforce. Since their January rollout, the three cars have racked up over 2,000 miles cumulatively.

“Employees are enthusiastic about the cars, and the response has been terrific,” Kent McCarthy said. McCarthy is the Engineering Project Leader spearheading the company’s EV efforts.

“We’re just getting started with this program and I’m excited to see where it goes,” McCarthy said.

A frequent Leaf driver is Idaho Power President and CEO Darrel Anderson.

“I’ve used the Leafs several times now, and I’m impressed with their quality and drivability,” Anderson said.

“These cars are ideal for short trips around town.”

The Leafs were introduced to the fleet to give the company a better understanding of EV technology and to promote alternative transportation while reducing emissions in the Treasure Valley.

Street, road closure through April 10 for sewer work. n Linder Road from Almaden Drive to Duck Alley Road, lane restrictions with flagging through Nov. 17 for road rebuild. n Locust Grove Road from Amity Road to Victory Road, road closure through April 10 while a water main is installed. n Main Street from south of Broadway Avenue to Pine Avenue, lane and parking restrictions through June 19 for a lighting project. n Ten Mile Road from Cherry Lane to Ustick Road, lane and pedestrian restrictions through Sept. 23 for road, sewer and water improvements. n Venture Street from Fairview Avenue to Elden Gray Street, road closure through April 10 due water, sewer and road construction. n McMillan Road from Eagle Road to Locust Grove Road, lane restrictions with flagging through Sept. 18 for a road project. n Meridian Road from Cherry Lane to James Court Drive, lane restrictions through Thursday for utility work.

Off-grid residential solar power workshop Monday at library A free workshop is being offered by the Meridian Library District which aims to teach people three ways solar energy can be used in their homes.

Methods like solar heating and cooling, hot water and power generation with photovoltaics. The workshop will also talk about off-the-grid home building.

The workshop will be taught by Stephan Howe of Renewable Energy Solutions at the Meridian Library District’s Cherry Lane branch at 1326 W. Cherry Lane in Meridian.

Howe works on Net Zero houses and engineering contracts for local solar energy firm Inovus Solar.

For more information call Adult Programs and Services coordinator, Greg Likins at 888-4451.

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LOCAL NEWS

BUSES IN MERIDIAN: Challenges for the city’s transportation future

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t’s no secret that Meridian is growing, and with it, the need for public transportation is growing, too. As regional planners like Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho and Valley Regional Transit look to the long-term plan for the region into the year 2040, finding a public transportation solution for Meridian is key to regional transportation success.

But a lot of work has to be done to ensure the city can afford new services and that those new services are actually helpful to residents in Meridian.

Recently, Kelli Fairless, executive director of Valley Regional Transit presented some ideas to the Meridian City Council to give them some information about what future public transportation services in Meridian could potentially look like ahead of upcoming budget discussions.

by Zachary Chastaine The Meridian Press spoke with Fairless and councilman zchastaine@idahopress.com David Zaremba — previously a Valley Regional Transit board © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS member — to learn about what future transportation services in Meridian might look like, the challenges the city faces in funding and implementing the services as well as what services Meridian already offers.

Fairless said Valley Regional Transit had started looking at Meridian-specific services about a year ago.

“It’s getting the right solution to meet whatever the objective is you’re trying to accomplish,” Fairless said. “It’s very unique to each community.”

Fairless said the goal was to create services that cater to the community needs, but funding the services falls on the city.

“They could have lots of desire to do that (install services), but the reality of how do we actually fund it, what do we give up in order to be able to do that,” Fairless said.

Adam Eschbach/MP With its location in middle of the Treasure Valley, transportation solutions for Merid- Above and front page: A Valley Ride bus goes past Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park in Meridian. The city is ian are not just solutions for the city and its residents but they also help play a key role for looking at ways for transportation services to keep up with the rapid pace of population growth. regional transportation.

“The way we have to do our services can make it very fragmented,” Fairless said.

In some communities, there are services, and in others there are none. For example, Fairless noted that Boise buses pass through Garden City, but Boise has to pay for those had a population around (29,000 to 30,000) MERIDIAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES people. Today we think it’s around 90,000. services since Garden City does not fund any services.

Since Meridian sits between Nampa and Boise it could play an important role in helpWhen you grow that fast that much, we have Despite the challenges for new services in the city, ing connect the Treasure Valley in the future. to put our resources into the safety services there are some routes in Meridian.

“It’s not just having a service, it’s having the right service at the right time,” Fairless said. that we’re responsible for.”

Route 35 — The Saturday Fun Bus Another challenge, he said, is that if This route operates every Saturday between Possible new services the city doesn’t have money to commit to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and stops at some of the public transportation, it was difficult for Some cities in the Treasure Valley have one of two types of bus route in place. Circularecreational and shopping destinations around VRT to come up with detailed specifics for tors transport people around in a route on a repeating loop, and commuter lines transport Meridian, including Roaring Springs Water Park routes. And Fairless said the information for people between cities. and The Village at Meridian as well as several street the city can take time to accumulate since Fairless told the council about two different types of bus that could potentially be used. stops around Meridian. routes can take years to get up to estimated One possible option is a 40-foot bus with 38 seats plus 19 standing spots and two wheelridership. This summer, Fairless said there Route 42 chair spaces. And alternatively there are smaller “cutaway” buses, which have 21 seats plus The commuter route through Meridian makes stops would be a restructure of routes in Boise and 10 standing posts and two wheelchair spaces.

Nampa, which would yield new information Fairless said each option costs between $75 and $100 per service hour on a fixed line. at Central Valley Corporate Park, Idaho State Unithat could be brought to cities.

The “cutaway” is currently the same kind of bus used for Meridian’s Saturday Fun Bus, and versity, Silverstone Business Park as well as some One of the biggest obstacles to any public the 40-foot buses are the kind more commonly seen in Boise. curbside stops in-between. Route 42 runs between transportation project in Meridian or anyThe size of the bus as well as the route the bus takes are both factors that have to be conNampa and Boise and operates on weekdays where else in the state is the lack of a mechasidered when planning a new route. Fairless said currently a commuter line taking people between 6:23 a.m. and 7:24 p.m. nism for funding through the state. from city to city for employment is the more popular idea for Meridian.

Senior transportation service “Idaho is only one of two states that In her presentation to the council, Fairless spoke about possible examples. In one exThe city of Meridian currently provides approxidoesn’t have any dedicated funding availample, a route ran between commuter hours, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and again at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. mately $30,000 annually to VRT programs that able for public transportation,” Fairless said.

The presentation said a commuter route would require more vehicles but would likely have provide transportation and bus services to seniors “So when we want to build public transporhigher ridership. in Meridian. These services operate outside existing tation, infrastructure and services, we have The ideas are taking into account information from the Community Planning Associato do it with voluntary contributions with bus routes and help seniors get mobile. tion of Southwest Idaho, such as population estimates and city growth for Meridian and each of the cities.” neighboring cities.

Zaremba said VRT itself was unable to Currently, Meridian is in a gap in service for VRT. It is flanked by Nampa and Boise on either side with regular bus service. Fairless said the goal is to plan ahead for the future and raise funds the way similar organizations do in other states since there was no legislative mechanism written into its creation. find a solution that works for Meridian and isn’t just a rush to put in a bus service.

“What’s the best investment today to get the best return?” Fairless said.

“In other states, the regional transportation authority is a taxing district,” Zaremba Zaremba said any future transportation would need to address some problems faced said. by residents.

With the responsibility for funding falling to the city, Meridian has a few options for “Get people to employment, shopping and medical appointments. If you can solve that, how to build up funds for any projects in the city beyond the existing services. you are solving a lot of transportation problems,” Zaremba said.

One is to put a portion of funds away and save for future years until it can make an inZaremba said it’s difficult to only look at one bus option for the city since many public vestment. Another is to purchase public transportation services in phases. A third option transportation systems work together to get people around. He said one example would be is not to do anything, but Zaremba said public transportation is something Meridian is if someone drives to a bus stop, there would no reason not to just keep driving their own interested in but simply doesn’t have the funds for and the city is not going to raise taxes. vehicle to their destination. A bus system would have to connect residents from their home Zaremba said the city currently dedicates funds to support senior transportation, the to their destination.

Saturday fun bus and the portion of the inter-county route through the city. The most Although any future bus routes would be paid for by Meridian, the routes would be expensive of the three currently funded services is the inter-county bus route costing managed and operated by VRT. $150,000 annually. However, the new routes could cost quite a bit more money, especially “It actually works very well for the cities that do contribute because Valley Regional if Meridian wanted to implement a more robust system. Zaremba said it would take apTransit takes care of everything,” Zaremba said. “We don’t actually have to own any equip- proximately $700,000 to implement a new route, but $1.5 million would be a more accurate ment or monitor it.” figure to provide a more comprehensive system.

Although the city receives confirmations on service from VRT, the city doesn’t have to “It’s difficult to do one and not do the other because they feed into each other,” Zaremba operate the routes. said.

He said the benefits were difficult to quantify since the metrics for public transportaChallenges to expansion tion are difficult to measure.

The main barrier to any increase in public transportation in Meridian is money.

“The mobility of people and helping them get around so not everyone has to get into “The difficulty has been Meridian has been growing very, very fast, and whatever their single occupancy vehicle does have benefits to a city,” Zaremba said. “It’s hard to funds we have in our general funds we’ve been having to put in to new fire stations and quantify. There is no direct return on investment, but it’s the same as asking when is the increased police presence,” Zaremba said. “Back in 1998 when VRT was created, Meridian highway going to pay for itself or when the school district is going to support itself.”

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LOCAL NEWS Do the Right, starting a social movement

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or the first time, on April 8 Meridian will be hosting an event for the whole community to try and start a social movement getting people to be nicer to one another.

Although the plan may sound like just a nice thing to do, the greater goal is to create a safer community and to help stop bullying.

Part of the inspiration behind Do the

by Zachary Chastaine zchastaine@idahopress.com Right grew from concern with the Mayor’s © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS Youth Advisory Council on suicide. Mayor Tammy de Weerd said the youth council had experienced tragedies recently.

“Our youth council had been concerned with the teen suicides,” De Weerd said.

Recently a Meridian High School graduate who had been an outspoken member of the youth council, whom De Weerd called a defender of Meridian, committed suicide.

“How can we create this environment of compassion rather than attacking each other?” De Weerd said.

The idea is simple. People are encouraged to say and do nice things for others, and event planners Kaycee Emery and Kenneth Corder have taken inspiration from other movements.

One, which is being picked up by the West Ada School District to try, is to get students to write nice things on post-it notes and put it on the locker to their right. The hope is that students will get more engaged and be more than a bystander when they see other students who are potentially feeling isolated or unhappy.

The movement is for more than students.

Neighbors and businesses are also encouraged to participate.

A hashtag, #dotheright, is being promoted to give people a way to share their deeds as well as get an idea of how many people are participating.

Emery said the intention is that Do the Right will be an ongoing event and that it won’t just last for this one day.

A strategic partnership with Ben’s Bells, a volunteer-driven organization that makes bells, will be contributing bells for Do the Right and putting them all over the Meridian downtown.

DEATHS

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Mathew James Arlan Virgil Eugene Brooke, 78, Loren E. Hornbaker, 84, of Myrna Lister Porter, 76, of Taylor, 45, of Meridian, died Thurs- of Boise, died Saturday, March 28. Meridian, died Monday, March 30, Boise, died Monday, March 30, 2015,

day, March 19, 2015. Funeral Home: Funeral Home: Cremation Society of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Cha- Idaho pel, 500 No. 18th East in Mountain Jack G. Fisher, 89, of Meridian, Home died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at a Isabel Kathleen Adams, local care facility. Funeral Home: CloInfant daughter of Kyle and Melissa verdale Funeral Home Adams, of Boise, died Friday, March 20, 2015, at a local hospital of natural John Sydney Foster, 86, of causes. Funeral Home: Cremation So- Boise, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at a local hospital of natural causes. Funerciety of Idaho al Home: Cremation Society of Idaho Calvin LeRoy Bishop, 59, of Meridian, died Monday, March 30, Homer Garrett, 83, of Boise, 2015, at a local hospital of natural died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at a locauses. Funeral Home: Cremation So- cal hospital. Funeral Home: Cloverdale ciety of Idaho Funeral Home

2015, at his home. Funeral Home: Ac- at her home of natural causes. Funeral cent Funeral Home, Meridian.

Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel.

Keith LeRoy McGillivary, Ray W. Squires, 93, of Boise, 61, of Boise, died Monday, March 30, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at a 2015, at his home. Funeral Home: Re- local care center of natural causes. lyea Funeral Chapel Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel Kristen Michelle Low, 60, Maurice Sorelle, 74, of Meridof Boise, died Wednesday, March 25, ian, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 2015, at her home of natural causes. his home. Funeral Home: Cloverdale Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel Funeral Home.

Mary Ann Kriss, 61, of Boise, Harriet Elizabeth Kistdied Sunday, March 29. Funeral Home: ner Williams, 97, of Boise,

died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at her home of natural causes. Funeral David Bruce Miller, 49, of Home: Cremation Society of Idaho Ruth Margaret Bondu- Eddie Hannifin, 93, of Boise, Boise, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 rant, 86, of Boise, died Tuesday, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at at his home of natural causes. Funeral March 24. Funeral Home: Cremation his residence. Funeral Home: Clover- Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel Society of Idaho dale Funeral Home.

CIVICCALENDAR

Meridian civic and business calendar Week of April. 6 - April. 10

MONDAY The Transportation Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. at City Council Chambers in Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave.

TUESDAY AARP Tax Prep offered to low-income residents and senior citizens with simple tax returns. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Meridian City

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Friday Boise - Buddhist Vows and Commitments, 7:00pm,

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Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Public Artist’s Reception will be 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Initial Point Gallery on the 3rd floor of Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian City Council will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave.

The Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a facilities tour at 6 p.m. For more information call 888-3579.

The Meridian Development Corporation will hold a board meeting at 7:30 a.m. in Conference Room A in Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave.

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Do the Right Day will be held citywide to start a social movement of kindness. Participants are encouraged to share their deeds using the hashtag #dotheright, and anyone interested in becoming a sponsor can email Ken Corder at kcorder@meridiancity.org.

The Arts Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. at City Council Chambers in Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. The Historical Preservation Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. at City Council Chambers in Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave.

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Meridian - Capital Community Easter Egg Hunt, 11:00am, Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park $0.00 Nampa - Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt, 8:00pm, Nampa Recreation Center 131 Constitution Way $0.00 Meridian - Friends of the Meridian Library Book Sale, 10:00am, Meridian Library at Cherry Lane 1326 W. Cherry Lane Friends of the Meridian Library Nampa - Pool Easter Egg Hunt, 1:00pm, Nampa Recreation Center 131 Constitution Way $0.00 Boise - Rock Gym Open Climb Time, 6:00pm, Boise Rock Gym at Wings Center 1875 Century Way Boise Rock Gym at the Wings Center Garden City - Terravita - SPRING FOAM FEST, 8:00pm, Revolution Concert House 4983 North Glenwood Street $35.00

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Le Peep Restaurant is not your ordinary breakfast dining experience. Walking into the giant double doors for Sunday brunch and getting a whiff of pancakes and bacon is just the beginning...

After being seated in a modern, open dining area and given a menu, the difference is immediately noticeable. Local artistry lines the walls, every seat is taken and a small bar area is serving mimosas with fresh squeezed orange juice. But the most discernible difference is after taking a look at the menu. Every breakfast favorite is present, from french toast to eggs benedict. Every lunch special is mouthwatering from grilled cheese to tri-tip sandwiches.

But Le Peep is a French name.

Shouldn’t there be fancy words you don’t understand on the menu?

Contrary to popular belief, Le Peep is not a high class French restaurant - and never has been.

The all American traditional dining experience started in Aspen, Colorado where hearty portions of breakfast and lunch were served to hungry skiers just off the mountain. Now brunch lovers have been blessed with Le Peep starting a name for itself in Meridian, and a second location to open in Boise this fall.

“The misconception that Le Peep is a French restaurant has been

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interesting. We have used social media to educate others that Le Peep is just your neighborhood breakfast and lunch, and unfortunately, we do not speak French,” said Jeffrey Hall, co-owner of Le Peep.

Longtime Meridian business owners Tamara Hall and her husband Jeffrey Hall opened Le Peep’s doors in Meridian last May and have had a heavy stream of traffic through them ever since. “The community really welcomed Le Peep,” Tamara said. “What makes Le Peep so different is the contemporary/ modern environment. It is different than anything else Meridian has to offer - and the quality of our food keeps our guests coming back.”

With so many different locations to choose from in the Valley, why did the Hall’s pick Meridian?

“We simply knew from our previous businesses that Meridain is a dynamic community that we absolutely love. The residents, the Mayor, and other local businesses have always supported us in the past and we wanted to bring something special to them,” Jeffrey said.

On any given weekend, more than 1,200 guests visit the residentially located spot off of Ustick and Eagle Road, next to Rosauers.

Located more than a block away from The Village at Meridian does not seem to slow down the flow of customers. “We thought about

opening Le Peep in the Village,” Jeffrey Hall said. “But this location is closer to the heart of Meridian and caters to our neighborhood.

Besides, The Village tends to be an evening destination, while Le Peep is a morning destination.”

it keeps so many seats filled on the weekends, but Tamara and Jeffrey see potential for expansion into the Boise market. One might think they must have a great deal on their plate with managing a staff of 30 and a thriving restaurant/catering business in MeridSimilar to the beautiful and modian; but with a target opening ern atmosphere in the restaurant, date of November 1st, the second Le Peep has taken other steps to location in the Treasure Valley will revolutionize the guest experience. take the University campus by “We offer call ahead seating and a storm when its doors open off digital wait list. You can view your Broadway in East Boise. place in line on a mobile device and receive a text when your table “This location will be open a little is ready. This allows our guests to later in the day, will have a patio, remain in their vehicle or visit the and will be a place to sit with a neighboring businesses while they cool drink and watch the Bronwait,” Tamara said. cos,” says Jeffrey. “The community was so welcoming with our In addition to offering a new way Meridian location and we are very to reserve a table, guests with allerexcited to extend that into Boise.” gies or dietary concerns are able to choose from an extensive gluten The need for expansion would free menu. “This menu has created be reason enough to say that a lot of buzz in the industry and amongst guests who love waffles and more,” said Tamara.

These experiences have drawn guests from every facet and being that Le Peep opens at 7:00 AM every day, many have chosen the location prime for meetings, appointments, and networking groups during the week – some even rent the location after closing for events. Because Le Peep has many catering options available, many businesses have taken advantage of the venue for these purposes as well.

“We can cater any event,” said Tamara. “Whether it be in our facility after-hours, or off-site. We have done dinner auctions, corporate lunches, holiday parties, even retirement parties!” Le Peep has seamlessly catered events up to 300 people already.

This may be how Le Peep has gained a name for itself and how

bringing Le Peep to the Treasure Valley was a successful venture.

But Tamara and Jeffrey say they owe their success with Le Peep to their amazing team and the people that fill their seats every week. “These guests have become our friends and family,” said Jeffrey. “And we are so thankful for that.”

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Saturday Boise - Auditions: Last Chance Romance, 2:00pm, Stage Coach Theatre 4802 W Emerald St Meridian - Capital Community Easter Egg Hunt, 11:00am, Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park $0.00 Garden City - Terravita - SPRING FOAM FEST, 8:00pm, Revolution Concert House 4983 North Glenwood Street $35.00

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Meridian Optimist Easter Egg Hunt 11 a.m. To 11:30 a.m.

Meridian Elementary School Playground Free egg hunt for toddlers to 10-year-olds.

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Real Life Ministries Community Easter Egg Hunt Carnival starts at 10 a.m. Easter egg hunt starts at 11 a.m.

Mountain View High School Real Life Ministries will be holding an Easter egg hunt for different age groups and carnival activities.

There are a lot of options for Easter events.

Here are a few events around town you can attend to have a little fun this Easter. All of the following events are schedule to take place Saturday, April 4.

Valley Shepherd Easter Egg Hunt 10 a.m. To 10:30 a.m.

Bear Creek Park For more information, call Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene at 888-2141.

Meridian United Methodist Community Easter Egg Hunt Starts at 9 a.m.

240 E. Idaho Ave. in Meridian The Meridian United Methodist Church is hosting an egg hunt in Centennial Park.

Community Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival 11 a.m. To 1 p.m.

Kleiner Park This free, 12-and-under Easter egg hunt is being hosted by Capital Christian Center.

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The Village at Meridian Party with the Peeps will have dancing, a DJ and pet adoptions by the Meridian Humane Society.

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LOCAL NEWS Chamber reaffirms support for Dairy Days Parade

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eridian Chamber of Commerce president Anne Little Roberts reaffirmed the chamber’s support for the 86th annual Dairy Days Parade.

“We’re not changing how we support the parade,” Roberts said.

Roberts wanted to clarify the chamber’s position following a presentation to the Meridian City Council by Dairy Board secretary Gerald Mattison and vice president Gary Johnson.

During the presentation, Mattison spoke about the challenges faced recently by the Dairy Days Parade, including what he said was decreased participation from the chamber.

Roberts said the chamber would continue to provide advertising and social media support for the parade.

“We run ads, we’ve pushed it out as far as social media, anything they’ve (the board) put out on their website, we’ve pushed out on ours,” Roberts said. “We hadn’t planned to change any of that.”

by Zachary Chastaine Mattison’s comments had been directed toward other zchastaine@idahopress.com events running at the same time as the parade, such as craft, © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS food and inflatables set up at Storey Park.

“We have no problem with (the chamber’s) support of the parade,” Mattison said.

Roberts said the chamber had not been supporting the food and craft tables at Storey Park during the parade for the last four years and reiterated that the tables at the park are not a part of the parade.

Mattison confirmed that Bill Allen with the Meridian Fire Department had recently agreed to manage the food and craft tables in the park along with the Dairy Board and that they had planned changes for this year.

During the March 24 meeting, Mattison also brought up the pancake feed formerly run by the chamber.

“This year we were notified that the chamber, due to lack of getting volunteer support and profitability of the event, would no longer sponsor the pancake feed,” Mattison said. “Once again, not wanting to see this disappear, the Diary Board has agreed to take on that activity.”

Roberts acknowledged that the chamber was no longer hosting the pancake feed, saying it was profitable but declining and was not reaching the generational demographics the chamber is trying to reach. Instead, the chamber wanted to focus its

MP file photo

Thousands gathered in Meridian for the Dairy Days Parade June 20, 2014. The parade, which had about 100 float entries, is a summer favorite for local families. resources on an event to reach more people and serve its members.

“As a chamber we’re really doing what our businesses would like to see us doing,” Roberts said.

She said the chamber was the drop-off point for parade applications.

“We had no intention of not providing that,” Roberts said.

During the March 24 meeting, Mattison requested the city of Meridian keep its support for the event the same as it had in 2014. The city committed to $9,000 for the parade.

“We’re pleased with what the council did,” Mattison said.

Urban counties see largest Idaho population growth

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daho’s population shift to urban areas continued in 2014 as nearly 85 percent of the state’s population growth occurred in Idaho urban counties, according to new estimates released March 26 by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Over 18,000 of the

by Meridian Press staff news@mymeridianpress.com nearly 22,000 population increase statewide was in nine of those urban counties: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, Kootenai, Nez Perce, Bannock, Bonneville and Jefferson — a 1.7 percent population gain from mid-2013 to mid-2014.

There were fractional population losses in the other two urban counties, Owyhee and

Butte, but not enough to change the overall increase. That put 65.7 percent of the state’s 1.63 million people in metropolitan statistical areas as designated by the federal Office of Management and Budget.

Idaho’s urban counties had 65.4 percent of the population in 2013 and under 61 percent in 1999.

The five-county Boise metro area accounted for the bulk of the growth with a 2.1 percent increase based on the strength of over 2 percent growth in Ada and Canyon counties. The smaller Coeur d’Alene metro area also grew 2.1 percent.

Statewide population was up 1.3 percent, the ninth strongest gain in the nation.

2014 STATE POPULATION FIGURES Idaho total population: 1,634,464 Change from 2013: 1.3 percent Births: 22,945 Deaths: 11,628 Net migration: 9,389

Canyon County total population: 203,143 Change from 2013: 2.1 percent Births: 3,202 Deaths: 1,321 Net migration: 2,032

Ada County total population: 426,236 Change from 2013: 2.3 percent Births: 5,124 Deaths: 2,563 Net migration: 6,651

Kootenai County total population: 147,326 Change from 2013: 2.1 percent Births: 1,745 Deaths: 1,242 Net migration: 2,182

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The Meridian Police Department said in a statement one of its officers had witnessed Rollins take a drink of a beer while driving and performed a traffic stop. The officer also reported Rollins was driving 45 mph in a 35 mph zone.

Rollins was provided a standard field sobriety test and breathalyzer and registered over the legal limit of .08. He was booked into the Ada County Jail for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of an open container.

ISP said in addition to criminal proceedings, Rollins is subject to an internal investigation regarding applicable policies of the Idaho State Police.

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He is Risen!

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Happy Easter!

Palm Sunday, March 28 10:00 am Procession of Palms & The Passion of Christ Chancel Choir, Koinonia Bells, soloists Maundy Thursday, April 1 7:00 pm Seder Service with Communion

Easter Celebration, April 4 10:00 am Chancel Choir, Koinonia Bells, soloists

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Photos by Zachary Chastaine/MP

Top: Chef Brenda Thompson leads the students in a lecture about eating healthy. Directly above: Students around the school try the new smoothie.

Ponderosa Elementary gets lesson in healthy eating

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hen the students at Ponderosa Elementary School had the chance to try out a brand new smoothie March 6, they were doing more than just expanding their healthy food habits.

They were trying a new concoction from Chef Brenda Thompson, one of the people responsible for bringing healthy foods into West Ada School District schools.

The smoothies were designed to match the school’s colors and meant to show kids that eating healthy can taste good.

School Nuby Zachary Chastaine trition Supervizchastaine@idahopress.com sor for the West Ada School © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS District, Jean Dean, said bringing chefs into schools was a way to help get kids excited about eating healthy because having a chef gets kids to have a different perspective on foods and they can get excited about having a real chef prepare their meals. Even the traditional chefs’ uniform tends to get kids thinking differently about what they are eating.

“We’re reaching out to them to help us prepare good tasting meals,” Dean said.

Thompson, in addition to being a registered dietician and nutritionist, is the Treasure Valley’s own representative to first lady Michelle Obama’s Chefs Move to Schools national advisory committee.

Thompson told the students about what a dietician is and does.

“I’m really excited to be here today, and I’m really excited to talk to you about breakfast,” Thompson said to the students prior to mixing the smoothies.

Thompson is developing a cook book for the Idaho Department of Education and is helping to design school meals. She also owns her own company, BLT Food and Nutrition.

Dean said Ponderosa Elementary is focused on a healthy lifestyle, and the school itself is decorated to reflect that. A big theme at the school revolves around the school’s Fuel Up to Play 60 program. The program, founded by the National Dairy Council and the National Football League, encourages students to make healthy changes in their lives.

“These are Meridian’s kids,” Dean said.

Dean said one goal with the smoothies was to get students fueling up to play. Although the students were making strides to get exercise and be active, educators want to emphasize the need to eat healthy.

“First of all, we’re going to put in some pears here,” Thompson said to students as she mixed the drink. She asked students about their mascot and what they thought about different foods she was using. She also explained the different nutrients and benefits from eating the different foods provided.

Thompson put together a cinnamonpear smoothie which the students named the Green Eagle. The students got to name the smoothie after their own school mascot.

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The C-SPAN bus will be visiting Mountain View High School to honor two students for their documentary.

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Girls on the Run big in Meridian

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irls on The Run is a national charity that has put down roots in the Treasure Valley. Currently, 10 of the 23 schools participating in the program are in Meridian, and the largest, with 23 girls, is at Siena Elementary School.

Coaches are often volunteers from the school or community and they are hosted at local elementary schools only if there is interest in having the program at that school. The goal of the program is to help boost self-esteem in young girls grades three through five.

The girls participate in group activities that help with

by Zachary Chastaine confidence and team building, then the girls run. zchastaine@idahopress.com The running is all meant to train for a single 5K © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS race — The Hornet Run — in which all of the girls in the program participate.

Coach Penny Alevizon is the head coach at Siena Elementary School. She and her assistant coaches help the girls through their classes and run with them. Alevizon said she has known some of the girls in her program since they were in kindergarten, and the experience was a positive one for both the girls and for her as a coach.

“It’s a wonderful experience as a coach,” Alevizon said. “Seeing the shy kids open up, it’s a confidence booster.”

The girls practice with pacing, breathing and nutrition and it is meant to be a friendly introduction to running. Although the girls train for a 5K, Alevizon said the most important thing is that girls are moving forward. Girls can also walk or jog.

Board member Kat Parker has been with Girls on the Run for 10 years as both a coach and a board member. She said that the program charges a fee Zachary Chastaine/MP for girls to join to cover snacks, a shirt and supply costs, but does not turn girls away due to inability to pay. Using local and national sponsors, the pro- Girls from Siena Elementary School were given a challenge to avoid talking or running with the others on this pargram is able to get help in some cases. ticular run and instead focus on one idea while they ran.

Shus Idaho Running Company in Boise helps keep shoes on the girls by helping to provide donations when needed. Shus also hosts the two annual coaches Tracy Logsdon, Keri Nava, Laurel Lovell and running buddy Colette Maw, coaches meetings for area coaches. Other national sponsors, such as Lego, oversee the program at Siena. If a program lacks supervisors, girls can participate at send kits for the activities the girls do.

Parker said the sessions the girls go through can cover a wide variety of topics, another school.

Parker said many volunteers are teachers and parents as well as Boise State Unisuch as dealing with bullying and peer pressure.

And it seems to work. Alevizon said one girl who used to be very shy ran for the versity students. Class sizes are typically about 24 girls. Parker said the goal is to expand into neighboring counties as the program is able to. student council after she had gone through the program.

Currently there are 356 girls in the Treasure Valley in the program and all will be The program at Siena, although one of the largest in Meridian, is also very young. running in The Hornet Run. Alevizon said the program is in its second running season.

The programs are mostly limited only by the number of volunteers.

“We make up about two-thirds of the participants,” Parker said.

Parker said each program has to have a certain number of volunteers so that the girls can have the required number of supervisors. Alevizon along with assistant  To learn more about Girls on the Run, visit gotr.org.

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