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GLOBAL HQ GROWING IN MERIDIAN

COVER: Making Meridian a home for big tech

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Downtown Meridian may not be known for its high-tech industry, but one company based in the heart of downtown is growing roots in its own hometown.

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CITY NEWS The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho aims to improve the community, and it’s looking for help from the public to learn how to improve communication.

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BUSINESS

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Some Albertsons stores have been remodeling to make them look better for customers but additional changes, such as the introduction of new products, has created more jobs for stores.

Holly Beech writes in with her monthly column about some of the challenges of living in South Africa and hosting her mother who came to visit her in Johannesburg earlier in April.

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n this edition readers will get an introduction to Nathan Mueller, one of the masterminds behind SaasFocus here in Meridian.

While Dan Price has been getting a lot of attention nationally for cutting his own salary to give everyone a raise to a salary of $70,000 company wide, Mueller here in Meridian is doing some things I wish more companies would pay attention to. Mueller has this revolutionary idea that employees should be paid good wages and get a sense of fulfillment from their work — at least that’s the impression I got, and I love it. I hope in the future that lots of companies can do the same.

I think this notion that paying someone a low wage and expecting them to be motivated to climb the ladder is fine until that employee leaves your company for one with better pay. And they should.

People have bills to pay and families to feed, and the beauty of capitalism is having the freedom to seek out something better. It takes hard work, time and can be a huge challenge but people do have options.

Now that’s simplifying things a ton, obviously. I wouldn’t expect a company to pay someone with no experience as much as a person who has been doing the job for 15 years.

Sure, not every company can afford to do this, but I thought Muel-

ler’s whole idea about how to retain staff was excellent. You can tell right away employees with that company are going to enjoy what they do more often, get paid well and work hard because they have stability and some comfort.

by Zachary Chastaine Now I started working as soon as I was zchastaine@idahopress.com 16, and I started flipping burgers. © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS Working the burger joint was what actually motivated me to go to college and find a way to get skills so I didn’t have to work the burger jobs. The time our restaurant’s fans were overpowered by a person in a van chock-full of cigar smoke that ordered 20 individually bagged custom burgers motivated me to work hard and climb up the ladder high enough to stop getting burned by the deep fryer.

But I remember what it’s like down at the bottom and how hard it is to get anywhere. And companies like Mueller’s give people something to strive for. Keeping companies like his in Meridian is a good thing for the city.

CRIME WATCH

ROADREPORT First Street Northwest, from Cherry Avenue to Cherry Lane will be closed for sewer work. The expected completion date is June 15. n Elm Avenue from First Street Northwest to Meridian Road will be closed due to sewer work. The expected completion date is June 15. n Fairview Avenue, from Locust Grove Road to Main Street, will have lane restrictions with flagging and night work for an overlay project.

The expected completion date is Friday. n Linder Road from Almaden Drive to Duck Alley Road will have lane restrictions with flagging for a road rebuild. The expected completion date is Nov. 11. n Linder Road from Hubbard Road to Columbia Road will be closed with no access from Hubbard Road to Wild Sheep Lane for sewer work.

The expected completion date is May 16. n Main Street, south of Broadway Avenue and Pine Avenue, will have lane and parking restrictions for the historic lighting and mid-block island project. The expected completion date is June 19. n Maple Avenue from First Street Northwest to Meridian Road will be closed due to sewer work. The expected completion date is June 15. n McMillan Road from Eagle Road to Locust Grove Road will have lane restrictions with flagging due to a road project.

The expected completion date is Sept. 18. n The south side of River Valley Street will have pedestrian restrictions from Eagle Road to Records Way due to building construction. The expected completion date is June 8. n Ten Mile Road from Cherry Lane to Ustick Road will have lane and pedestrian restrictions for road, sewer and water improvements. The expected completion date is Sept. 23. n

Meridian Police Department Log April 22-28 Police made the following arrests or issued charges: 6 warrants 7 possession of drug paraphernalia 1 trespassing 1 fugitive to Idaho 1 first-degree arson 3 possession of drugs 1 concealed weapon violation 6 driving under the influence 2 frequenting places where drugs are used 1 juvenile consumption of alcohol 1 domestic battery 5 leaving the scene of an accident 2 failure to purchase driver’s license 3 driving without privileges 4 driving without insurance 1 resisting and obstructing 1 possession of marijuana 1 juvenile detention order 1 no-contact order violations 1 encouraging 2 juvenile frequenting

1 juvenile encouraging Police also took calls, investigated or assisted: 6 vehicle burglaries 2 possession of marijuana 3 possession of drug paraphernalia 3 unattended deaths 5 disturbances 3 protective custody holds 4 frauds 1 domestic battery in the presence of a child 1 injury to child 1 stalking 1 battery 2 runaways 2 residential burglaries 2 vandalism 1 grand theft 1 leaving the scene of an accident 1 domestic battery 1 unlawful entry 1 missing person 1 juvenile beyond control

TRENDING 3 Rogers wins at Meridian Speedway

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Five main event races were held at Meridian Speedway on Saturday, with Riley Rogers winning the 40-lap Sprintcar/Super Six Challenge race.

Casey Hart won the 30-lap Claimer Stocks race, while Melissa Weaver won the 30-lap Street Stocks. Peyton Saxton won the 35-lap Legends race, and Taylor Occhipinti won the 18-lap Junior Stringers race.

Next weekend’s races include Winged Sprintcar, CT400 Sprintcars, Modifieds, Pro-4s, Mini Stocks, Claimer Stocks and Rookie Hornets.

Republic Services Clean-up Week

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Republic Services is hosting a Spring Clean-Up week for its service areas.

Meridian residents can get rid of extra large garbage the week of May 4 free of charge by putting out items on their regular trash day. Bulky trash items include non-Freon appliances, carpet, household debris, large and small furniture items and more.

Republic services will not be collecting liquid waste, hazardous waste or tires, and customers must call Republic Services at 345-1265 to schedule pickup of large items.

For a complete list of information, visit site.republicservices.com/site/ idaho/en/pages/home.aspx.

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The first annual Bosnian Heritage Day hosted by the Bosnian Herzegovinian Cultural Center of Idaho will be held May 9 in Kleiner Park.

Mayor Tammy de Weerd will issue a formal proclamation May 5 to commemorate May 9 as Bosnian Heritage Day, and the event will showcase ethnic food, music and dancing as well as showcase local Bosnian businesses.

ELECTION 2015 Polls open May 19 for election Elections for the West Ada School District board of trustees as well as the Meridian Library Board will take place May 19.

Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The public is welcome to visit the Ada County Elections Office to observe ballot counting starting at 8 p.m.

For information on registration, polling locations and important dates for voters, visit adacounty. ed.gov/elections.

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Prescription drug take-back One Stone and Drug Free Idaho are hosting a prescription drug take-back from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Ada County Sheriff’s Office parking lot at 7200 Barrister Drive in Boise. The event is called Shake, Rattle and Roll.

The event was started by students from local high schools, including Rocky Mountain High School senior Zach Andreason.

“We have seen the horrible consequences of prescription drug abuse in our schools, and for some of us even our friends and family,” he said. “We felt that we had to do something about it and led to a real solution.”

One Stone said one in five Idaho students reported taking prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription at some point in their life.

The take-back also aims to help keep prescription drugs out of water sources and away from children by offering a way for people to safely dispose of their medications.

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hen Nathan Mueller started his business, he wanted to make enough money for two things: make ends meet, but also to fund projects that were meaningful to him.

The companies that the 33-year-old Meridian resident and his staff have built are plugging into the downtown area with a bold business aim.

As the company continues to grow, his employees are following his lead and taking on projects that help make a meaningful difference in the world, as well as establishing contracts the company takes on for profit.

Although the team behind Mueller’s companies SaaSfocus and ScaleStation are doing work they personally find meaningful, the businesses are no small fish. The team’s clients include UNICEF, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Audi and Salesforce.

Locally the team has worked with compaby Zachary Chastaine zchastaine@idahopress.com nies such as Hewlett Packard and Gardner © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS Company.

The companies offer a range of services, including consultation for cloud computing, technology solutions, industry-specific services and more. The team’s specialty is helping companies adopt technologies.

Photos by Adam Eschbach/MP The company ScaleStation was the first Above: Nathan Mueller, CEO of SaaSfocus, right, talks to Brian White about a worldwide project White is leading for clinics treating tuberculosis in one Mueller and his team started.

“Everyone was like, ‘you have to be really fo- underdeveloped countries. SaaSfocus specializes in building cloud based solutions that helps companies and organizations scale. They have offices in cused; you have to have one product that you’re six countries. Below: Tami Miller, an employee at SaaSfocus, works on requirements to build a new application. pushing or you’re not going to be successful,’” Mueller said. “We said, ‘well, we’re not able to take a specialty yet so we’re going to push a lot of blocks forward and see which one emerges as the best one to line most of our focus on,’ so that was ScaleStation.”

Cloud computing wound up being a major sector for the company. It needed to hire employees and ultimately merged with a partner company in India which they frequently worked with.

“It grew so much at a certain point we actually were doing a merger with one of our overseas partners, and at that point, it just made logical sense to spin off cloud computing into its own company,” Mueller said.

SaaSfocus was born to take on those cloud computing needs, and it is the company that is primarily based in downtown Meridian.

SaaSfocus has offices in two locations in downtown Meridian, including the second floor of the Heritage Building.

Mueller said the company is considering a third location NATHAN MUELLER in downtown as well and wants to turn downtown into the SaaSfocus and ScaleStation founder company’s mini campus. He said downtown Meridian is ideal because it has food options for employees. He wants to continue to connect to Meridian and grow the company with the city.

“We’re trying to get plugged back into the local community because we grew re- marked the company’s first full year of the staff working on it exclusively.

The company has 130 employees globally, with offices in South Africa, India, ally fast,” Mueller said. “We have offices in five countries now.”

Part of the fast growth comes from the company’s high wages to attract and re- Australia and Singapore.

Meridian was chosen initially because many of the first employees lived right tain staff that might otherwise be taken by competitors who can offer higher wages.

Mueller said the company had to stay competitive with big city economics. Mueller in the area and none of them wanted to move to a business park. They liked the said employers sometimes pay employees in Idaho less after taking into account downtown atmosphere and settled on Meridian, which was fairly central to where the lower cost of living in the Gem State. Mueller said by paying men and women the staff all lived. Founding members Manvir Sandhu and Jesse Barker lived in the equally, the companies are also able to retain valuable employees who might other- Treasure Valley in Nampa and Boise.

“Once we got involved here, we joined the Meridian Chamber of Commerce, we wise leave for better paying jobs.

“We can’t get away with it. The bottom line is if I pay someone not enough here joined the Boise Chamber of Commerce and we started talking to the city,” Mueller in Idaho, our competitors based out of Minneapolis or San Francisco will recruit said.

Mueller said the company will have to evolve over time to continue to be what it them, pay them Bay Area wages and not require them to move,” Mueller said. “So if you’re going to win in the recruiting game and you’re going to actually have talented is as technology changes.

This combination of valuing employees and investing in the downtown area are people, we’re going to pay Bay Area wages for guys to do cloud computing here and some of what makes SaaSfocus what it is. they get to work out of Meridian.”

Mueller said recruiting is tough, but the business is making it work.

“Somebody’s got to commit to being here before it becomes the coolest downAnd they’re just getting started. The operation first started in 2013, and March town,” Mueller said.

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We’re trying to get plugged back into the local community because we grew really fast. We have offices in five countries now.”

U.S. home sales roared back to life in March

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S. homebuyers flooded back into the by JOSH BOAK ising spring selling season,” Moody said. real estate market in March, pushing THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Real estate continues to recover from a up sales and prices at the start of the housing crash that triggered the 2008 finanspring buying season. cial crisis and dragged down prices through Sales of existing homes jumped 6.1 percent last month 2012. But the sluggish pace of the nearly six-year recovery to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.19 million, the Na- has kept wages from rising significantly, which has put homes out of reach for many as prices head higher. Many tional Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

Home purchases recovered after setting a weak pace in potential sellers are still underwater on their mortgages, January and February, when an extremely cold and snow- meaning that they owe more than their home could fetch filled winter cut into purchases. Relatively low mortgage in a sale. This restricts the number of listings.

The March sales rate topped 5 million for the first time rates and robust hiring has raised expectations that sales this year — and suggests that sales should improve from the will improve after slipping slightly in 2014.

But the surge in sales has yet to cause a meaningful in- total of 4.94 million in 2014. Still, in a healthy market, sales crease in listings. The market has just 4.6 months of supply, would average roughly 5.5 million a year, economists say.

Home-buying improved in all four geographic regions compared to six months in what economists consider to be a healthy market. The limited supplies have caused prices last month. The largest gains came from the Northeast and to rise at a level that hurts affordability. Median home prices Midwest, areas where fierce winter weather in the prior two months delayed sales. increased 7.8 percent over the past 12 months to $212,100.

First-time buyers are also creeping back into the market.

This sets up a tension between rising demand and limited supplies. To build on the current sales momentum, They accounted for 30 percent of March purchases, up from more houses need to be listed, said Richard Moody, chief 29 percent in February. Yet first-time buyers usually compose 40 percent of sales in a healthy market. economist at Regions Financial.

The sales figures reinforce several other indicators that “While improving labor market conditions have fostered sturdier income growth and first time buyers are coming suggest a strengthening housing sector. back ... we nonetheless continue to harbor concerns that The real estate brokerage Redfin reported last week lean inventories could pull the plug on a potentially prom- that sales jumped 10.1 percent in March compared with 12

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months earlier. That’s close to the 10.4 year-over-year increase tracked by the Realtors.

Redfin also found that the majority of homes in San Francisco sold for more than $1 million last month, while Denver homes were staying on the market for just six days.

Yet fewer homes nationwide were listed for sale in March versus last year, likely limiting sales growth and lifting prices higher.

Prices are climbing at roughly four times the pace of wage growth. Average hourly wages have risen only 2.1 percent over the past year, that. ✭✭ ✭✭ meaning ROOFING Still, job gains over the past year✭ mean that there are ✭ ESTIMATES an additional 3.1 million people working — who have paychecks to spend. This has increased confidence within the real estate sector of a sales surge this year. Economists are predicting that home sales will increase.

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LOCAL NEWS DEATHS

Charles Monroe Gordon, 78, of Meridian, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at his home of natural causes. Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel.

Jason Gary Hawkins,

43, Mardi Benson Hill, 73, of Meof Boise and McCall, died Saturday, ridian, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at April 25, 2015, at his home of natural her home of natural causes. Funeral All obituaries for Meridian Press causes. Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel. must be placed by your mortuary Chapel. or at selfserve.idahopress.com.

Molly Margaret Hill, 65, Deadline is 3 p.m. Wednesdays Irving Franklin Harsin, Paul Eugene Henry, 62, of of Boise, died April 23, 2015, at her for Friday publication. If you have 74, of Boise, died Saturday, April 25. Boise, died Monday, April 27, 2015, home. Funeral Home: Cloverdale Fuquestions, call 467-9253.

Funeral Home: Cremation Society of at his home of natural causes. Funeral neral Home.

Nona Dee Craig, 79, of Boise, Idaho Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel. died April 25, 2015, at a local assisted living facility. Funeral Home: Cloverdale Funeral Home.

One Stone Idaho Meridian - Under the Big Top, 2:00pm, Treasure Valley Children’s Theater 703 N. Main St. $20.00 Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater, Inc.

Monday Today

Yoga & Massage - Meridian, Idaho Boise - Boise State Auction Gala, 5:00pm, Boise Centre 850 W Front St Nampa - Community Day, 10:00am, Ford Idaho Center 16200 Idaho Center Blvd.

Star - Idaho Girls Rodeo Association’s 2015 Royalty Pageant, 8:00am, 3K Ranch 24090 Blessinger Rd. Boise - Rock Gym Open Climb Time, 6:00pm, Boise Rock Gym at Wings Center 1875 Century Way Boise Rock Gym at the Wings Center Boise - Shake, Rattle and Roll - a community medication take-back event, 10:00am, Ada County Sheriff’s Office 7200 w Barrister Dr

Nampa - Mayor’s Golf Tournament, 8:00am, Nampa Rec Center 131 Constitution Way $0.00 Boise - Minecrafters, 4:00pm, Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd Boise - Teen Program, 4:30pm, Lake Hazel Branch Library 10489 W Lake Hazel Rd Boise - Toddler Storytime, 11:30am, Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd

Saturday Meridian - Beginner’s Yoga Class, 10:30am, Body Calm Studio 1565 E. Leigh Field Dr. #175 Body Calm -

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Boise - Hebrew in 4 Weeks, 6:30pm, Faith Community Bible Church 1803 S. Maple Grove Rd. Boise - Knitting Club, 7:00pm, Lake Hazel Branch Library 10489 W Lake Hazel Rd Meridian - Rotary Club of Meridian, 12:00pm, Meadowlake Village Grand Lodge 4027 E Clock Tower Drive Rotary Club of Meridian ID Boise - Teen Program, , Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd Boise - Teens! Code It, Make It, 4:30pm, Lake Hazel Branch Library 10489 W Lake Hazel Rd

Tuesday Boise - Afternoon AllAges Storytime, 1:30pm,

Meridian civic and business calendar Week of May 4 – May 8

this week only. Call 345-1265 to schedule a large item pickup or for more information.

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

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Meridian Spring Clean-Up from Monday to Wednesday, customers of Republic Services can put out tree branches, large bags, small household items non-freon appliances and other items free of charge

Initial Point Gallery Reception will be 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Initial Point Gallery on the third floor of Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian City Council will hold a meeting at 6 p.m.

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Vernon E. Lowe, 79, of Merid- Daniel Weeks,

54, of Meridian, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, ian, died Friday, April 24, 2015, at his at his home. Funeral Home: Accent home. Funeral Home: Accent Funeral Funeral Home, Meridian Home, Meridian.

Isabella Spagnoletti, 97, of Muriel A. Wellman, 84, of

Boise, died April 24, 2015, in Boise. Fu- Meridian, died Wednesday, April 29, neral Home: Cloverdale Funeral Home. 2015 at a local care center.. Funeral Home: Accent Funeral Home, Meridian.

Thursday

Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd Meridian - Initial Point Gallery Reception, 4:30pm, Meridian City Hall 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian Arts Commission Boise - Laps & Crafts, 10:00am, Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd Boise - Sewing Circle, 6:30pm, Lake Hazel Branch Library 10489 W Lake Hazel Rd Nampa - TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 1:00pm, First Christian Church 619 12th Ave. S TOPS

Wednesday Boise - Preschool Storytime, 10:00am, Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd Star - Star Knits, 10:30am, Star Branch Library 10706 W State St Nampa - TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 9:00am, Nazarene College Church 504 E Dewey TOPS Boise - Video Game Challenge, , Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd

Kuna - 2nd Annual Kuna Community Prayer Breakfast, 8:00am, 4th Street Gym 571 W 4th St. Nampa - Baby and Toddler Storytime, 10:15am, Nampa Public Library 101 11th Ave S Boise - Boise Technology Show, 11:30am, Owyhee Plaza 1109 Main St $25.00 Fisher’s Technology Nampa - Fraternal IOOF ODD FELLOWS LODGE #40, 7:30pm, $0.00 Boise - Julia Davis Park Docent Tours, 4:00pm, Julia Davis Park 700 S Capitol Blvd Nampa - Nampa Community Prayer Breakfast, 7:00am, Nampa Civic Center 311 3rd St. S Nampa - Teen Movie Night, Nampa Public Library 101 11th Ave S Boise - Yarn Arts, 6:30pm, Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd

March 9 Boise - Komen Boise Race

in the City Council Chambers in Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave.

WEDNESDAY Ada County Highway Commission will meet for its regular meeting at noon at Ada County Highway District headquarters located at 3775 Adams St., Garden City. Call 387-6100 for more information or for accommodations.

for the Cure Boise - Parents Night Out, 6:00pm, Wings Center 1875 Century Way Wings Center

March 11 Boise - Teens! Anime + Manga, 4:30pm, Lake Hazel Branch Library 10489 W Lake Hazel Rd

March 12 Star - Star Quilters, 12:30pm, Star Branch Library 10706 W State St

March 15 Boise - Free Drop-in Workshop with Danny Stewart, 6:30pm, The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd Boise - Teen Special Program, 4:30pm, Lake Hazel Branch Library 10489 W Lake Hazel Rd Boise - Toastmasters District 15 Spring Conference, 3:00pm, Red Lion Downtowner Hotel & Conference Center 1080 Fairview Ave Toastmasters District 15

THURSDAY Idaho Gives begins statewide. Donate online at www.idahononprofits.org/idaho-gives.

The Arts Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. at City Council Chambers in Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. at City Council Chambers in Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave.

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TALE OF TWO CITIES

NAMPA 86,518

MERIDIAN 83,596

Population

Population

Population growth since 1990

205 percent

Population growth since 1990

771 percent

City budget

$132M

City budget

$93.7M

City full-time employees

635.2

City full-time employees

386.5

Property taxes per $100,000 of taxable property value

$1,935 to $2,132 annually

Property taxes per $100,000 of taxable property value

$1,319 to $1,342 annually

Median home value

$113,600

Median home value

$177,500

Median household income

$40,244

Median household income

$63,571

Total taxable market value

$3.61 billion

Total taxable market value

$6.3 billion

Residents 25 and older with bachelor’s degree or higher

17 percent

Residents 25 and older with bachelor’s degree or higher

33.9 percent

Unemployment rate

4.4 percent

Unemployment rate

3.3 percent

Population neck-and-neck for No. 2

Meridian’s rapid population growth has made it a contender for the second largest city in Idaho, a spot Nampa currently holds. Mayors say it’s not a competition, and growth is about more than population. Here’s a look at the state of each city and the outlook for the future. $1.00

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COVER: Meridian community gears up for big projects

Opportunities for Meridian residents are expanding. Find details inside about the Boys & Girls Club’s future gym, plans for a new YMCA facility, upcoming road projects and more.

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Meridian Police officers who responded to the accidental flare gun shooting of a 2-yearold boy have been giving meritorious action awards. Another officer was recognized for helping save lives after a vehicle vs. motorcycle accident.

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West Ada School District Eagle High School teacher trustees accepted Clay Hatfield’s resignation Tuesday. Hatfield had ed since Oct. 20 — a move been suspenddecried by more than 2,000 Hatfield supporters.

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he Meridian Press received awards “Building Meridian, Health rules hit school, Tale of in nine categories at the Idaho Press two cities” Club awards banquet April 25, including four first place wins for content Agriculture Reporting published in 2014.

The Meridian Press was up against Second place: Holly Beech – “Smartt Farms” weekly papers such as the Boise Weekly Website – General Excellence and the Idaho Business Review.

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Second place: Holly Beech – “Communities mourn Feature Photography deaths of Idaho National Guard pilots” First place: Greg Kreller – “Winter Lights Parade”

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Honorable mention: Holly Beech, Christina Marfice – “Tale of two cities”

General News Photography Second place : Adam Eschbach – “Saeed vigil”

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Input sought for public involvement plan T

he Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho is working to get input from the public on how best to talk to the public during upcoming studies.

The public involvement plan is a plan on how to reach out to the public and get real feedback from the people who are affected by projects COMPASS works on. The public comment period for this plan is open from now until May 31.

Review materials online at compassidaho.org/comm/comments.htm or visit the COMPASS office at 700 N.E. Second Street, suite 200 in Meridian. You can also visit several public libraries, including Meridian’s Cherry Lane and Silverstone branches, to learn more.

Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. May 31 and can be submitted to aluft@compassidaho.org, or by mail to COMPASS, 700 N.E. Second Street, Suite 200, Meridian, ID 83642.

For information, call 855-2558.

Meridian resident arrested for arson The Meridian Police Department said officers arrested Raymond Bradshaw, 50, for arson in the first degree after he attempted to light his home on fire.

Police received a call from a concerned relative and responded at 9:50 p.m. On April 30 to Bradshaw’s residence in the 1900 block of Puzzle Creek.

Raymond Police said officers took Bradshaw into custody and deterBradshaw mined he allegedly doused the area outside his laundry room Suspect with gasoline and lit it on fire. One of Bradshaw’s relatives was able to extinguish the fire before any major damage was done to the home, according to police Bradshaw was booked into the Ada County Jail for arson in the first degree.

If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.

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Saturday Meridian - Under the Big Top, 2:00pm, Treasure Valley Children’s Theater 703 N. Main St. $20.00 Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater, Inc.

EVENT DETAILS Date – Saturday Registration – 8:30 a.m.

Start of the 5K – 9:30 a.m.

Pet Fair – 9:30 a.m. to noon

Sunday Caldwell - Merry Music Makers Recital, 2:30pm, Caldwell Public Library Community Room 1010 Dearborn St.

Photos courtesy Kim Mulvahill

Photos from the 2014 pet fair and 5K in Kleiner park.

Pet fair benefits local animal charities

Caldwell - Merry Music Makers violin recital, 2:30pm, Caldwell Public Library 1010 Dearborn St.

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5K and free pet fair at Kleiner Park will raise money for the Helping Hand Fund, the Meridian Valley Humane Society and Helping Idaho Dogs.

Registration for the 5K is $30, and the route is around Kleiner Park. A one mile pet walk route is also available for participants to run or walk.

The pet fair is free to attend and will include vendor booths, Dutch Brother’s Coffee, pet tricks demonstrations and a pet fashion show.

Monday Eagle - Scottish Country Dance Classes, 7:30pm, Eagle Performing Arts Center 1125 E. State Street The Thistle and Ghillies Scottish Country Dancers

Tuesday

Nampa - Crescent Brewery Comedy Night, 7:30pm, Crescent Brewery 1521 Front St

Wednesday Boise - An Evening With They Might Be Giants, 7:00pm, Knitting Factory 416 S 9th St $30.00

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The cast of “Annie” performed by the Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater.

Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater starts Idaho Gives Campaign

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ive entertainment, concessions and carnival games are what’s in store at the Under the Big Top event hosted by the Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater to start off the Idaho Gives Campaign.

With carnival games, a photo booth and improv showcase, the themed event is for the whole family.

The event will feature performances from cast members of four musical performances the company has produced since 2012. Nearly 100 local youth are scheduled to perform between 2-5 p.m.

A $5 individual ticket gets visitors two game vouch-

ers, or a family pass for $20 gets admission for six people. Tickets can be pre-ordered online by visiting TVYouthTheater.org.

The Idaho Gives Campaign officially takes place May 7 and is a statewide day of nonprofit giving with more than 500 Idaho nonprofit organizations participating. Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater is one of the participating organizations. YOUTH Theater is a nonprofit founded in 2012 dedicated to empowering youth through performance-based leadership programs.

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LOCAL NEWS School board makes plan for dangerous turf A temporary fix has been decided on for dealing with an unsafe turf at Meridian High School. But West Ada School District spokesman Eric Exline said the board has a bigger mission: Come up with a plan to maintain turf at other high schools, such as Rocky Mountain and Eagle high schools, as well as another high school yet to be built.

“What we’re going to do is use some of the money we collect from rental fees to make whatever repairs are necessary and then use the turf for at least one year, possibly two,” Exline said.

He said the school district collects rental fees from parties using the fields at the schools, some of these renters are private schools with no fields of their own.

According to media partner KBOI, the repair is expected to cost $15,000.

In the meantime, Exline said the district is forming a group of school administrators, parents and athletic directors to come up with more long term solutions for other turf fields which would eventually need to be repaired or replaced. This includes a high school not yet built which Exline said very well may have a turf field due to its size.

“That’s small enough we might have to turf that field,” Exline.

Superintendent Linda Clark said during an April 14 board meeting that the field at Meridian High School was unsafe for use due to the seams on the field being out of repair.

It was discussed at that meeting that replacing the turf would cost approximately $400,000.

Otter calls special session for failed child support bill BOISE (AP) — Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is calling lawmakers back to Boise for a special session May 18 to address a failed child support bill rejected during the 2015 legislative session.

A House panel killed the bill the last day of the session over concerns it could require the state to enforce rulings made in other countries under Islamic law.

The governor said Wednesday he’s met with legislative leadership to find a solution that lawmakers in both chambers will approve.

Such legislation is required of every state in the nation to keep the Butch Otter U.S. in compliance with the 2007 Hague Convention on the Internation- Idaho governor al Recovery of Child Support.

Not passing the bill puts Idaho at risk of losing millions of federal funding and access to child support enforcement and collection tools.

Rocky Mountain student wins movie trailer contest Rocky Mountain High School sophomore Zachary Slemp was awarded first place during the fifth annual CapEd Movie Trailer High School Video Awards ceremony April 22. Overland Park Cinemas donated the use of its Boise theater for the event.

Slemp and Rocky Mountain High School both received a $500 cash award.

The annual contest received 40 entries this year from around Idaho with the top 15 entries shown at the awards ceremony. The second place winner was Connor Williams from Eagle High School, and the third place winner was Spencer Saunders from Bishop Kelly High School.

Todd Erickson, CEO of CapEd, said the mission of CapEd was to support education in as many forms as possible, and the movie program was another way to let students stretch their creative wings.

“We had an impressive number of entries from around the state which made it very difficult to pick the top three student film directors submitting a very high quality of work,” Erickson said.

Williams was awarded $400 dollars to split between himself and Eagle High School.

Saunders was awarded $200 to split between himself and Bishop Kelly.

Idaho high school student entries were to be original movie trailers, no longer than three minutes, and submitted in HD quality. All footage and music was original or officially licensed for use. For information on the videos and winners, visit CapEd.com.

Molina Medicaid Solutions plans book distribution BOISE — Employees from Molina Medicaid Solutions of Idaho announced March 30 they will be helping The Molina Foundation deliver thousands of new books to organizations throughout the state.

To start off the distribution, the staff members from Molina, along with Dr. Cleo — Molina’s cat doctor mascot, recently paid a visit to Meridian and Grace Jordan Elementary Schools. The staff hosted interactive reading sessions for both schools and Meridian Elementary School received a donation of 456 books. The interactive reading sessions were designed to get kids excited about reading with the hopes of cultivating a life-long love for education.

In support of The Molina Foundation’s work in Idaho, Molina Medicaid Solutions staff members are volunteering to deliver approximately 6,000 to 8,000 books throughout Idaho at no cost to the receiving organizations.

As the book distribution tour continues, this week the following organizations will be receiving books: Grace Jordan Elementary School, YMCA Head Start, Personal Ponies, Idaho Falls Middle Schools and the Blackfoot Middle School District. The first wave of the book tour will provide new books to organizations located in the southwest and eastern parts of Idaho. The second part of the tour will cover organizations in the northern parts of the state.

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The Fiesta Bowl trophy was on display at the Albertsons on McMillan and Eagle Road as part of the grand re-opening celebration.

Albertsons cuts self-checkout, adds jobs

During an April 22 grand re-opening ceremony, Albertsons officials at the store on 4700 N. Eagle Road right at the edge of Meridian announced they cut out selfcheckout systems from their store and added at least three full-time positions.

The swap came among several major remodeling changes to open up floorspace and create a more aesthetic atmosphere.

Store front end manager Wendy Kulm said the removal of the self-checkout systems along with the addition of new fresh-cut and packaged vegetables for sale in the produce section added approximately 120-140 hours of work, creating at least three new full-time jobs in that store.

To celebrate the grand re-opening, Albertsons hosted the Fiesta Bowl trophy along with Buster Bronco, the Boise State University cheerleaders and students from the Rocky Mountain High School track and field team.

During the ceremony Albertsons also presented a check of $5,000 to the Special Olympics of Idaho and raffled off a car. Visitors including store customers were treated to free hot dogs.

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But today I committed a foreigner fail.

I walked up to the deli in the grocery story and ordered a half-pound of ham.

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by Holly Beech the counter stared at © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS me blankly. I quickly realized my error and scrambled to convert my request to kilograms. Nothing came. I could not for the life of me think of how many kilograms to ask for!

After a moment she asked, “Would you just like 20 rand worth?” (about $2).

“Yes, that’s perfect!” I said, relieved.

Sometimes living in a new culture makes a person feel like a child. Even my first time grocery shopping, in a store that isn’t much different from an Albertsons or Fred Meyer, left me feeling frazzled. When the checker asked “Plastic?” I handed her my credit card. I later learned she was asking if I wanted to use a plastic bag or if I had brought reusable ones.

Another time, after I had loaded half of my groceries onto the checkout stand, I remembered that I was supposed to weigh the produce back in the produce section. I left my items sprawled out at the checkout and rushed back to the scale.

During another shopping trip, I became annoyed with a store employee who was following me around the store, seemingly rolling her eyes and sighing anytime I took too much time to pick out an item. She was especially annoyed when I rummaged through the noodle section looking for wheat noodles.

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the store closed, based on what I had read online. Come to find out, I had the wrong information, and the store had been closed for 15 minutes. The woman was basically trying to corral me to the checkout stand so everyone could go home. (To be fair, she could have said, you know, “We’re closed.”)

When I got to the parking lot, I realized I had no change to tip the car guard. It’s custom to tip the guards, who watch over the parking lot while you shop and help you load your groceries. After I had already made everyone stay late, I was determined not to commit another faux pas that day. I gave him the smallest bill I had, which was equivalent to $10 (about $9.50 more than a normal tip). My frenzied state worked out quite nicely for him.

Earlier this month I had the joy of hosting my mom in South Africa for two weeks!

It was amazing to have such a close loved one here, to blend the familiar comfort of home with the acclimation of living in a new place.

Watching her react to new things reminded me of myself during my first week here. She clenched her fists whenever we would turn right at an intersection. (It is really disorienting to be on the other side of the road!) When speaking with locals, she often leaned in to ask, “What was that?”

(There are so many different accents, and people often speak softly.) Converting money and figuring out what time it was for my dad back in Idaho took some mental effort.

I realized that being still new here, I had made enough progress to help guide my mom through some of the unknowns.

It made me excited to take what I have learned and weave it into my life back home (including cooking and driving a manual!). This journey has made me more observant, more determined, and more accepting of myself when I mess up.

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HOME FOR SALE IN 55+ PARK Single-Wide, 980sqft, Expanded living area, 3 bed, 1 bath, Carport, major appliances, Covered work area, Clean, quiet, safe neighborhood. $7,950.

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NOTE: The following advertisers have certified that these properties meet the standards set by the Fair Housing Act of 1968; amended on 1989, and therefore qualify as “Housing for the Elderly,” and may be advertised as such.

NAMPA Beautiful 4 bedroom 3 bath, split bedroom plan with 2 masters. Granite countertops, gas-fireplace, vaulted ceilings, RV-Parking, fully-fenced, $1,350/month + $1,350/deposit No smoking/pets (208)841-0330

Beautifully kept park. 5 months free with move-in.

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GENERAL School Bus Drivers needed for the 2015-16 school year. Paid training. Class starting soon.

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HAPPY VALLEY PARK Double/singlewide lots available.

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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.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800669-9777. Hearing impaired call 1-800-927-9275

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is a low income elderly apartment complex with govt subsidy. We provide services in addition to rent, which include: 2 homecooked meals daily, weekly housekeeping and transportation to Caldwell Doctor appts. Our building has someone on site as a first responder 24/7. We have security cameras and the outsides doors are locked in the evening for your peace of mind.

We give preference to those applicants subscribing to the services. Please phone for an appt to see an apartment.

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Logan Park is an Equal Opportunity Provider

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Sandlewood Apartments Caldwell.

is looking for 3 full time RN positions. 2 for day shift, 6am-6pm, 1 for Evening Supervisor, Mon-Fri 2pm-10pm, Apply in person at 46 N. Midland Blvd., Nampa.

DIRECT TV is currently recruiting for the following position in Nampa:

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If you are not able to access our website, DIRECTTV.com, mail your resume and salary requirements to: DIRECTTV Attn: Talent Acquisition 151 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, CO 80122.

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PROFESSIONAL Emmett Counseling and Psychiatric Services seeking Nurse Practitioner to provide psychiatric evaluations and treatment in a caring and professional manner in both our Emmett and Payette locations. Established patients. Appropriate license required. Background check required. Email resume for immediate interview cwall@ecpsychiatric.com.

Position is part-time.

2008 Buick Lucerne CXL, 3.8 V6, Auto, Dual Climate Control with Heated Steering Wheel/Air Conditioner, Power-Seats, White Diamond Pearl/Light Grey, 27MPG Very Nice...Loaded! 49K miles, Book $12,500 Selling $9,150 409-3702

1989 S-15 4-Cylinder, 5-speed low miles, good small truck, REDUCED $1,595 (208)284-9099

Balewagons:

NH pull-type & self propelled models/parts/tires.

Buy/Sell/Trade/Finance 880-2889 anytime Jim www.balewagon.com

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NEWSPAPER DELIVERY CONTRACTORS

Independent contractors needed to deliver newspapers in the Middleton, Nampa, & Caldwell areas.

Early morning delivery.

Valid drivers license and insurance required If interested call Elsie at 465-8166

HAY $8.00/bale.

STRAW $3.50/bale Call 454-5146 or 570-2603.

NEED TO SELL 2000 Ford Itasca Spirit motor home. Inherited from my sister.

Only has 5,220 miles.

Selling for $18,189.00 please call 463-4808 if interested.

Please mail resume to: 937 SW 30th St Ontario, Oregon 97914 Job location: Nyssa, Oregon

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