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MERIDIAN CELEBRATES THE FOURTH

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The sky lights up with fireworks and fills with the sounds of celebration on the Fourth of July. See what’s happening in town and what you and your family can do this Independence Day.

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SCHOOLS The West Ada School District welcomes newly elected trustees this month. See some of the issues at stake for the board.

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A popular Utah trend has come to Meridian. Entreat is a new kind of soda shop where you can mix your own drink and spend time with friends.

As Meridian continues to grow, the needs behind the city’s wastewater facilities are expanding. Learn how ultraviolet disinfectant may be one of the first systems in greater expansion plan.

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The new art of naming babies connect zchastaine@idahopress.com Phone: 208-465-8122 Twitter: @MPchastaine

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f there is one thing we at the newspaper do a lot of, it’s meeting and talking to people we have never met before. This means we hear a lot of different names with a lot of different spellings.

Over the years I have marveled at how creative people get with their baby names. It’s also left me a little confused.

It usually goes something like this. I start an interview and ask the person I’m talking to what their name is and how to spell it. We always ask, even if we know, just to be sure.

“My name is Jackie,” they will say, or something along those lines, and I ask how to spell it. Sometimes people will seem a little put off and say “just like the normal spelling,” and I sometimes have to remind people that there are three ways to spell John. You can spell it John, Jon or Jhon, and other fun ones are Matt or Mat and Zack, Zac and Zach.

Other times people acknowledge that their name is spelled in some wild new way, especially with high school students — they know what’s up.

They say “my name is Jennifer spelled G-E-N-N-I-P-H-E-R. And I will nod and write it down all the while wondering why this girl’s parents didn’t like the letter J or F.

Project Burbank approved The Idaho Department of Commerce announced June 25 that a business currently identified only as Project Burbank was approved in the Boise and Meridian area.

The project has been awarded a tax reimbursement incentive award which gives the company a tax incentive depending on the quantity and quality of jobs. The incentive can also be awarded for having an impact on an emerging industry or local community.

While it has not yet been announced what Project Burbank will be, the term for the tax reimbursement award is for 15 years and will be for 26 percent.

The project is estimated to bring 500 new jobs with an average wage of $43,900 annually.

The business is also estimated to generate $32 million in new state revenue.

To remain eligible for the award, Project Burbank will have to maintain performance milestones on an annual basis.

More information on Project Burbank will be available when the company officially announces its business through the Idaho Department of Commerce.

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For the few seconds that you’re enjoying their luminescent performance, fireworks can be quite noisy: Many can reach 150 to 175 decibels — nearly double the sound level that can cause permanent damage!

Each pop, boom, or explosion can be a hit on your ears, much like a gunshot. But the farther away you get, and the better you protect your ears from them, the less likely they are to damage your hearing.

ROADREPORT Meridian Road Report for the week of July 3

TRENDING 2 New Ada County sheriff sworn in

Current projects: There will be lane restrictions on Amity Road east of Glenmere Way for shoulder work. Flaggers will direct traffic. The estimated completion date is July 31. n There will be lane restrictions on Franklin Road from Linder Road to Main Street for an overlay project during the weekends only. Flaggers will direct traffic.

The expected completion date is July 27. n There will be lane restrictions on Franklin Road from Linder Road to Ten Mile Road for landscape and hardscape improvements. The expected completion date is July 23. n There will be lane restrictions on Linder Road from Almaden Drive to Duck Alley Road for a road rebuild project. The expected completion date is Nov. 17. n Lochmeadow Court will be closed east of Laughridge Avenue for water main work.

The expected completion date is July 10. n There will be lane restrictions on Meridian Road from Halpin Drive to Ashby Drive for manhole repair. Flaggers will direct traffic.

The expected completion date is Monday. n There will be lane and pedestrian restrictions on Ten Mile Road from Cherry Lane to Ustick Road for road, sewer and water improvements. The expected completion date is Sept. 23. n

Future Projects: Eagle road will be closed starting July 13 with no access to Amity Road to Taconic Drive for sewer work. The expected completion date is Aug. 21. n Meridian Road will have lane and pedestrian restrictions starting Monday while a pedestrian sign is installed. The expected completion date is Aug. 28. n

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Being creative with baby names is great and having a unique name is not a bad idea at all.

But I’m always surprised at the lengths people will go to make what is usually a by Zachary Chastaine pretty common name with one or two zchastaine@idahopress.com ways of spelling it into something totally © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS different. Something that is challenging.

Another trend is to give babies names like “Hope,” or “Melody,” and other nouns. Personally I like this new trend better than the wild spelling variations of more traditional names.

A great trend is to come up with completely fresh names.

I’m no stranger to name challenges. My last name is Chastaine and people have never been able to pronounce it right. I tell them “Cha-stain,” and I’ve heard “Chags-dane,” and you name it but at least my last name uses fairly conventional English structure. If I were born in 2014 my name might have been spelled Jzackiry Chastayn (the J is silent).

Which looks totally awesome, but I know deep down I’m never going to find Jzackiry Chastayn on a novelty license plate.

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Stephen Bartlett was sworn in as Ada County’s 38th sheriff at a ceremony held in the Ada County Courthouse at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Bartlett replaces Gary Raney, who retired after 30 years working with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office and spent the last 10 years as sheriff.

A statement from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office said Bartlett was in charge of the office’s Community Information Unit, Administrative Investigations Unit and special projects and had been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2003. He was appointed to the post by the Ada County Board of Commissioners.

Anthropologie opening at The Village

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Anthropologie’s new store located at The Village at Meridian opens today. The national women’s clothing retailer owned by Urban Outfitters also carries housewares and accessories.

Anthropologie in Meridian is located on 3540 E. Longwing Lane, and the regular store hours during the week will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Anthropologie is one of the newest tenants to come to the Village and will soon be joined by neighboring Walla Walla Clothing Company. Walla Walla Clothing Company is also an apparel retailer with men and women’s clothing from Walla Walla, Washington. The retailer also has a location in downtown Boise.

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he Ada County Juvenile Probation Meridian office at 124 W. Franklin Road will close starting Wednesday while a new facility is constructed in its place. The office will temporarily relocate to the primary Ada County Juvenile Probation office at 400 N. Benjamin Lane in Boise.

Jessica Donald, a spokeswoman for Ada County, said in a statement that demolition of the old prefabricated building and construction of a new facility will extend into next year. The new building is expected to be complete in the spring of 2016.

In the meantime, the 11 juvenile probation staff housed at the facility will continue to serve about 245 juveniles and their families from the Boise location.

Ada County Juvenile Court Services Director Jan Wallace said having an office in Meridian makes it easier for clients and their families to meet with their probation officers since the office was close to where families lived and worked.

“With the Meridian area continuing to experience a lot of growth, we’re looking forward to having an updated and larger facility there to better serve that population,” Wallace said.

Donald said the re-

placement facility will provide more adequate office space for probation officers and support staff as well as adding additional meeting space and group rooms to serve the expanding juvenile population.

The new facility will also incorporate better infrastructure to more effectively support technology needs. The facility’s design concept will maximize sustainability in all five of the categories outlined in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. This includes water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, indoor environmental quality and resource efficiency measures taken into account in the building.

When completed, the facility is expected to become the county’s 10th Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified building project.

The last day of business at the Meridian location will be Tuesday. Details about an opening date for the new facility will be available as construction wraps up next spring.

For information about Ada County Juvenile Court programs and services, visit adacounty.id.gov/juvenile-court.

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Public Works expanding disinfectant systems

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astewater treatment is a long processes that takes water flushed into the sewer and makes it clean enough to be used again for watering parks and cars. One of the final steps in the process — and one of the first in a new round of expansions the plant will be looking to make in coming years — is to flow the wastewater through ultraviolet disinfecting systems which kill off bacteria in the water.

The Meridian wastewater treatment plant has been growing over the last several years. From time to time, the plant has expanded so that it can continue to keep up with growth in Meridian.

Assistant City Engineer Clint Dolsby said the cost to expand and modify the UV disinfectant systems will be around $4 million dollars and the Public Works Department will be saving money by reusing existing systems.

The goal of the expansion is to increase the capacity for the disinfectant system.

Wastewater Engineer Emily Ckovo and Lead Operator Kevin Stombaugh said the disinfectant system has one of the lowest capacities of the entire plant. This is considerable when the plant is treating 7 million gallons of water per day. Dolsby said the plant can actually handle more water to the tune of about 10.2 million gallons of water a day, but due to permit restrictions, the plant processes less.

The UV disinfectant system is in a horseshoe shape, but when it is expanded the system will be routed down a single path. Instead of two chanby Zachary Chastaine zchastaine@idahopress.com nels of disinfectant systems through the horseshoe it will become four channels © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS of disinfectants down a single path.

Zachary Chastaine/MP This will expand the peak capacity of Clarifying tanks are used at different stages of the wastewater treatment processes. The water becomes more clear and free of the ultraviolet disinfectant system from 12.5 million gallons to debris as it is processed.

22.5 million gallons.

Although the upgrade will help the plant’s workload, the has been done around the filtration systems at the plant and has the added benefit entire facility is expected to need more upgrades as Meridian’s of helping to increase equipment life by keeping it out of the elements. The enclosed population continues to rise.

This makes the UV disinfectant systems one of the first in a new generation of equipment is lit by skylighting to save power.

Dolsby said that part of the reason odor reduction is important is because the upgrades. Dolsby said the last major upgrades were in 2006.

Dolsby said the plant may need over $100 million in upgrades over the next de- plant is being surrounded by subdivisions. The plant was, at one point, isolated at its cade to keep up with growth as well as more strict permit requirements from the location on Ten Mile Road. But now it has many residential neighbors, and Dolsby said Public Works does receive complaints about the smell.

Environmental Protection Agency.

Public Works has 15 acres of land they can use for expansion, but Dolsby said the Dolsby said the plant’s permit was originally issued in 1999, expired in 2004 and many of the additions to the facility, such as the laboratory, were necessary for the engineers try to reuse old facilities. The plant’s original clarifier, or large tank, has been re-purposed into a pipe gallery and serves to connect the current systems at plant’s new permit.

Ckovo said some upgrades on the earlier stages of wastewater treatment at the the plant.

The plant, which has an interpretive exhibit, is open to the public for tours. plant include odor reduction systems. Odor reduction towers are used to minimize the smell which Dolsby said can be especially bad in hot weather. Another way to The plant is also home to a sewage dump for recreational vehicles and campers help reduce odor from the plant was to build enclosures around equipment. This so that residents can clear out their vehicles for free.

SCHOOLS LOCAL NEWS CRIME WATCH New school board to take office Meridian Police Department Log

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he new West Ada School District trustees will begin their roles with the board at its next meeting July 21.

The board will include new trustees Julie Madsen and Russell Joki, as well as veteran board members Mike Vuittonet, Tina Dean and Carol Sayles. Madsen and Joki were elected by the public

by Zachary Chastaine May 19. zchastaine@idahopress.com The new © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS board will be aiming to overcome a series of controversies the district has faced in the past month, including Sayles’ use of district-owned computers for personal, election-related use and a narrow vote to extend Superintendent Linda Clark’s contract to 2018.

The board last month cast a split vote to censure Sayles over a recent incident where she used a school district computer to send election emails encouraging residents to vote for Madsen.

Sayles said she didn’t realize she had done anything wrong by

sending the emails. She said she believed any punishment from the school board would come in the form of additional training for herself and other board members.

Vuittonet said although Sayles had been in violation of law and policy, the board found there was no actual penalty for the violation.

“It’s our responsibility. If any of us violates the law, whether we know it or not, and we do violate a law, we can never just say, ‘it’s OK,’” Vuittonet said. “I think we violate the public trust (at that point)…. and really the only thing we could do was censure.”

As chairman of the board, Vuittonet was the tiebreaker vote to extend Clark’s superintendent contract. Outgoing trustees Janet Calinsky and Anne Ritter, along with Vuittonet, voted to extend the contract, while Sayles and Dean voted no.

Vuittonet said he did not want to have to replace

Clark if she was voted out. He said Clark has done a good job in her position and replacing a superintendent in a district as big as West Ada School District would be challenging.

“It’s a huge challenge because we have 5,000 employees, we have 37,000 students, we’re (growing) and we continue to get bigger,” he said. “A superintendent has to be able to manage a district like this ...

You have to understand bonding, you have to understand politically what’s going on and curriculum is huge because now we have Common Core.”

He said someone like Clark is necessary to pull the district through those kinds of transitions.

“I really would rather not do that when you have such a well respected superintendent who’s done an excellent job over the years,” he said.

“It would be a huge challenge.”

June 24-30

Police made the following arrests or issued charges: 8 warrants 11 possession of marijuana 1 resisting and obstructing law enforcement 9 driving under the influence 3 driving without privilege 4 injury to child 1 exhibition of a deadly weapon 7 possession of paraphernalia 4 juvenile possession of marijuana 4 juvenile possession of paraphernalia 4 juvenile destruction of evidence 4 juvenile frequenting 3 juvenile consumption of alcohol 4 juvenile possession of alcohol 2 juvenile tobacco violations 2 juvenile curfew violations 2 disorderly conduct 2 frequenting 1 petit theft 1 domestic battery Police also took calls, investigated or assisted: 6 domestic batteries

4 grand thefts 4 petit thefts 1 residential burglary 1 leaving the scene of an accident 2 possession of drug paraphernalia 1 unattended death 8 vandalism 3 runaways 2 fraud 1 domestic verbal 2 vehicle burglaries 1 identity theft 1 driving under the influence 4 disturbances 1 disorderly conduct 2 disturbing the peace 1 unlawful entry 1 grand theft auto 1 protective custody hold 1 medical assisted 1 fictitious bills 1 juvenile beyond controlled 1 domestic battery in the presence of a child 1 possession of marijuana 1 frequenting 1 destruction of evidence

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

Deadline is 3 p.m. Wednesdays for Friday publication. If you have questions, call 467-9253.

Charles A. Askegard, 81, of Meridian, died Monday, June 29, 2015, at a local hospital. Funeral Home: Accent Funeral Home, Meridian.

Jan Taylor Bishop, 83, of Boise, died June 27, 2015, at a local care center. Funeral Home: Cloverdale Funeral Home.

Phillis Ann Buonodono, Dave C. Foose Sr., 79, of Boise, Robert T. Hudgins, 93, of Dessie H. Olson, 90, of Boise, Martha Jean Frahm 77, of Meridian, died June 26, 2015, at died June 26, 2015, at his home. Fu- Boise, died June 26, 2015, at his died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at a lo- Woods, 83, of Meridian, died her home. Funeral Home: Cloverdale neral Home: Cloverdale Funeral Home. home. Funeral Home: Cloverdale Fu- cal hospital of natural causes. Funeral Thursday, June 25, 2015, at her home neral Home.

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Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel. of natural causes. Funeral Home: ReRobert Raymond Glenn lyea Funeral Chapel.

Mary Esther Campbell, 76, Jr., 80, of Boise, died June 25, 2015, Gilbert “Gil” Koga, 82, of Me- Lourene J. Shaw, 85, of Boise, of Boise, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at his home. Funeral Home: Cloverdale ridian, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Marlene Yost, 77, of Meridian, at a local hospital of natural causes. Funeral Home. at a local hospital. Funeral Home: Ac- her home of natural causes. Funeral died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at a cent Funeral Home, Meridian.

Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel.

Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel. local hospital. Funeral Home: Accent Dorothy Hansen, 85, of Boise, Funeral Home, Meridian.

Carol Sue Cole, 71, of Boise, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at a Nicole Mannor, 33, of Merid- Nancy Christine Trued, 67, died Friday, June 26, 2015, at her local care center. Funeral Home: Ac- ian, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at a of Meridian, died Monday, June 29, Helen Goodrow Young, 95, home. Funeral Home: Accent Funeral cent Funeral Home, Meridian. local hospital. Funeral Home: Accent 2015. Funeral Home: Cremation Soci- of Boise, died June 25, 2015, at a local Home, Meridian. ety of Idaho.

Funeral Home, Meridian. care center. Funeral Home: Cloverdale Larry G. Helm, 70, of Boise, Funeral Home.

Davin L. Cottle, 40, of Merid- died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at a lo- Donelly (Don) Mick, 74, of ian, died Thursday, June 25, 2015, in cal hospital. Funeral Home: Accent Boise, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at his home. Funeral Home: Cloverdale Caldwell, Idaho. Funeral Home: Clo- Funeral Home, Meridian. verdale Funeral Home.

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ANNIVERSARY

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Buck and Martha Hamilton Buck and Martha of Meridian are celebrating 60 years of marriage. They have three children, Susan Hamilton of Nampa, Robert (Cheryl) Hamilton of Deer Park, Wash., and Crystal (Robert) Frost of Mesa, Ariz. They also have two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Meridian - Boise Slam Individual & Group Basketball Training, 6:00pm, Boise Slam Warehouse 3670 E. Lanark Dr. $50.00 Meridian - CableONE Movie Night, 8:30pm, Settlers park 3245 N. Meridian Road CableONE Movie Night in Meridian Boise - Castle Rock: Mysteries of the Past, 11:00am, Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road $5.00 Boise - Explore, Experiment, Build Summer Camp at DCI!, 9:00am, Discovery Center of Idaho 131 W Myrtle St Meridian - Kid’s and Teen’s Cooking Class Camps, 10:00am, The Village at Meridian On the Corner of N Eagle Rd and E Fairview Ave $250.00 Boise - Tai Chi, 10:00am, Victory Branch 10664 W Victory Rd

Discovery Center of Idaho 131 W Myrtle St Meridian - Mid-Summer 3 on 3 League, 6:00pm, Boise SLAM Warehouse 3670 E. Lanark Dr. $160.00 Nampa - Silver City Historic Tour, 9:00am, Nampa Rec Center 131 Constitution Way $0.00 Boise - Workshop: Finding a Foothold with Nicole LeFavour, , The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd

Tuesday Boise - Business Launch, 4:00pm, Women’s Business Center 1607 W. Jefferson St $0.00 Boise - DANCING WITH THE STARS - The Perfect Ten Tour, 8:00pm, Morrison Center for the Performing Arts 2201 W Cesar Chavez Ln Boise - Group f/64: Revolutionary Vision Exhibit, 10:00am, Boise Art Museum 670 Julia Davis Dr. Meridian - Initial Point Gallery Reception, 4:30pm, Meridian City Hall 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian Arts Commission Meridian - Tall Tale Tuesday, 11:00am, The Village at Meridian On the Corner of N Eagle Rd and E Fairview Ave

Plaza by Ninth and Front Streets Boise - Guided Business Plan, 3:00pm, Women’s Business Center 1607 W. Jefferson St $0.00 Boise - Pink Night, 4:00pm, Les Bois Park Race Track 5610 N Glenwood St

Boise - Starbelly Dancers Saturday Performance at Boise International Market, 1:00pm, Boise International Market 5823 West Franklin Road $0.00

Thursday Meridian - Art Sip 2015 - Hosted

by Meridian Arts Foundation, 6:00pm, Something Special Antiques 134 E State Ave $30.00 Boise - BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES PRESENTS PRINCESS BRIDE, The Egyptian Theatre 700 West Main Street

Boise - 10,000 Scoop Challenge, 11:00am, Grove Plaza 826 E. Main St. $0.00 Nampa - North African Music, Dance and Culture Camp (ages 6-12), 9:30am, Nampa Party Room $55.00 Boise - Paint Me a Story - “Are You a Horse?”, 6:30pm, Ceramica 1002 S Vista Blvd $10.00

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Boise - Friends & Family Lockup, 6:00pm, Old Idaho Penitentiary 2445 Old Penitentiary Rd. $6.00 Boise - Holding What Can’t Be Held, an art exhibition, 7:00pm, Ming Studios Meridian - Rock the Village Concert Series, 6:30pm, The Village at Meridian On the Corner of N Eagle Rd and E Fairview Ave

Boise - The Decemberists, Calexico, 6:30pm, Knitting Factory 416 S 9th St Nampa - Explore Your Upgrade at CWI, 11:00am, College of Western Idaho Micron Center 5725 E Franklin Rd $0.00 Nampa - Pink on the Dirt Luncheon, 11:00am, Ford Idaho Center 16200 Idaho Center Blvd Boise - Tour De Compadres: NEEDTOBREATHE, SWITCHJuly 11 FOOT + MORE!, 7:00pm, Morrison Boise - Andersen Banducci Center for the Performing Arts Twilight Criterium 2201 W Cesar Chavez Ln Meridian - Goldilocks Boise, , 15040 NE Mason St Presorted Boise - H8 Cancer Human Foos- Portland, OR 97230 Standard ball Tournament, 8:30am, Bishop July 16 U.S. Postage Paid Kelly High School 7009 W. Franklin Boise - Ghosts & Projectors Mailbox Merchants Rd. $30.00 presents Allan Peterson and Kuna - The Lavender Merchant Martin Corless-Smith with Lavender Festival, , $0.00 Megan Levad, 7:30pm, The Cabin Boise - Mid Summer Sleepover, 801 S Capitol Blvd $0.00 7:00pm, Wings Center 1875 CenBoise - Kids Canvas Class tury Way Wings Center Friendly Tree Frog, 6:00pm, Nampa - Noodle Mania, Ceramica 1002 S Vista Blvd $22.00 Lakeview Water Park 1304 7th St Eagle - 2015 Star Quilt Show, N $0.00 7/17/2015 10:00am, North Star Nampa - Rock Crawl CompetiCharter School 839 North Linder tion, 9:00am, 5703 Track Rd. Road $5.00

TheJUNE city of Meridian selected five finalists for a public art instal1002 THIS WEEK’S ADVERTISERS: 2,has2015 lation at the intersection of Fairview and Main Street near downtown Saturday Meridian.

Nampa - Nampa Farmers’ MarThe finalists range between sculptures depicting daily life to more ket, 9:00am, Lloyd Square 14th abstract sculptures and some using iconic imagery and natural themes.

Ave & Front St $0.00 Boise - WalkAbout Boise - A Public feedback on the art is being accepted until July 31, and the Downtown Walking Tour, public is asked to consider several factors when reviewing the finalists.

11:00am, Basque Block $10.00 To see the finalists, visit meridiancity.org and click “Public Art Finalists To advertise for Fairview and Main.” call: (208) 377-4913 Wednesday Monday or visit online: mailboxmerchants.com Comments mayus be emailed to Hillary Bodnar at hbodnar@meridiancity.

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“This is really something that’s different,” City of Boise spokesman Vince Trimboli said. “I know other cities in our valley are looking at this as a potential thing that they could do as well.”

What’s special about the trench is it’s part of a new system that

by Anna Staver astaver@idahopress.com Boise officials believe will remove 50 more phosphorus from the river © 2015 IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE than required by upcoming federal requirements while saving the city money.

If it works, places like Nampa and Caldwell could avoid costly upgrades to their waste water treatment plants while simultaneously addressing a major — and largely unregulated — source of phosphorus pollution: agriculture.

Meridian as well as private companies are eyeing the plan to see how things go and see if there is a way they too can benefit from the Boise project.

Boise’s plan is to divert 100,000 gallons of water per day from the Dixie Drain by moving stainless steel plates using an air bladder.

“It’s like a really big balloon with super expensive high quality plastic,” Boise project manager Shawn Wilson said.

“You could pretty much shoot it with a shotgun. I think it’s shotgun proof.”

The water will travel through a series of screens intended to catch any vegetation before being pumped into a sedimentation basin, which is basically a lined pond.

“The idea here is just to slow the water down enough so the sediment drops out,” Wilson said.

The last step will be to move the water into the 22-foot basin where flocculants will bind with about 140 pounds of phosphorus each day.

Then, the cleaned water will flow back into the river.

City officials plan to remove the flocculants at the end of each irrigation season (April to October) using “a giant shop vac,” Wilson said.

Once it dries the floc turns into a granular material that can still absorb phosphorus, so Wilson hopes to use it in storm water ditches and other places where phosphorus can enter the water.

Cities that hold Environmental Protection Agency permits to discharge pollutants into the lower Boise River historically haven’t had limits on phosphorus.

“There wasn’t a consensus in the past that there was a problem,” said Jim Werntz, director for the EPA in Idaho.

That’s because phosphorus is a nutrient that helps plants grow.

It was a major driver of the green agricultural revolution and increased food production, Werntz said.

The problem with phosphorus is too much of it in the water causes large algae blooms that suck oxygen and kill fish in places like the Brownlee Reservoir.

So, for the better part of the last decade the state has

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been working on a plan (as required by the federal Clean Water Act) to limit the Total Maximum Daily Load of phosphorus in the river.

“I’m optimistic that will we see (the TMDL plan) this summer and approve by the end of the year,” Werntz said.

Those new limits could require municipalities along the lower Boise remove up to 98 percent of the phosphorus found in their waste water.

“Our treatment plant goes 94 percent of the way,” Boise Public Works Director Neal Oldemeyer said. “That last four percent … it’s very expensive from a capital perspective.”

The city estimates the Dixie Drain Phosphorus Offset Project will cost between $13 and $15 million while an upgraded treatment plant would have surpassed $30 million.

“EPA is looking at this now as something that potentially could be done around the country to help treat for phosphorus,” Trimboli said.

Assistant city engineer for the city of Meridian, Clint Dolsby said for the moment there was no plan to do anything with Boise’s project and at the moment no plans to start a similar project in Meridian.

“We are considering all of our options and haven’t ruled out something like this project and are supportive of what Boise is doing at the Dixie Drain,” Dolsby said.

Part of Meridian’s position comes from the fact that Meridian’s wastewater, once it is treated, is discharged back into the Five Mile Creek and not the Boise River.

But Dolsby said Meridian was keeping an eye on the Boise Dixie Drain since there was the possibility that Meridian’s own Wastewater Treatment Facility which also processes phosphorus and in the water could be potentially used to provide phosphorus removal services for surrounding entities.

Dolsby said this would be an opportunity to generate

revenue for Meridian, but there were no plans at this time to start such a service.

And a number private companies and cities are also eyeing the project.

The private companies think phosphorus trading – where the company cleans the water and the cities purchase credits – could be a profitable enterprise.

“There’s definitely an interest in phosphorus as a resource,” Werntz said.

Nampa and Meridian are consulting with The Freshwater Trust, an Oregon nonprofit dedicated to restoring freshwater ecosystems. The trust opened its first Idaho office in late March.

“Because TMDL can only regulate those with the pipes, it’s setting very strict regulations on the dischargers,” Freshwater Trust director Alex Johnson said. “We want them to be able to look further out into the watershed to see what they can do to cost effectively get the most bang for their buck.”

That could include projects similar to the Dixie Drain or other solutions like planting shade trees along the riverbank to lower the water’s temperature. The trust’s goal is to provide municipalities with cost benefit analysis that compare engineered solutions against watershed solutions.

“It’s very early in the process,” Johnson said. “Boise is a good five years ahead of all the other cities.”

Interest in watershed solutions will depend on the TMDL set by EPA sometime this year.

The lower the phosphorus level, the higher the likelihood that cities will seek alternative solutions.

“That’s been the tough part. They haven’t had a target to shoot for,” Johnson said. “There hasn’t been a TMDL for the last 20 years.”

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raft soda venues are popular in Utah as a spot where people will go for a drink and meet with friends — and now Meridian has a soda shop of its own.

Entreat in south Meridian, located at 2845 E. Overland Road, has all the combinations for a fun place to stop and a tasty drink.

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Owner Mat Parke started the business with his partners Loren Washburn and his wife Gigi Parke.

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Other drinks have names like Pom-Pom, Witch Doctor and many others. But Top: Entreat has dozens of custom sodas, free Wi-Fi and big sugar cookone of the main draws to ies. You can stop in and sit or just use the drive-thru. Directly above: Entreat is that people can Parker Winget (left) and Eli Fabrizio (right) work the counter at Entreat. mix and match their own combination. cool environment. People seemed to really Parke said that while drinks are the main focus for Entreat, an- identify with it and loved it.” other item on the menu is their original So Entreat was born. Parke said the soda recipe pink sugar cookies, which are li- shop was something he wanted to be a part censed from a bakery in Utah. of and people seem to be responding well.

Entreat already employes 11 people, “We want to create a very clean invitand Parke said he anticipates to grow the ing place where you come in and you just size of that team, as well as the business chill,” Parke said. itself. Parke said Entreat is one of the only To this end, Parke has worked with a soda shops of its type in the Treasure Val- designer who helped with the branding of ley. the store.

“We’re the first, and we plan to do mulRather than go for a ‘50s style diner tiple locations,” Parke said. theme, Entreat has a style all its own.

Part of the inspiration for Entreat came Entreat has a drive-thru so customers from Parke’s own experience with the can get drinks and go. Alternatively, cusshops. tomers can sit down in the store or out on “It’s … a spot to go to, and I just thought the patio. The store is adding to the store as it was cool,” Parke said. “The more I they go along, and the addition of outdoor learned about it (the more) I would go to lighting will make the patio area accesthe businesses, and they were just a fun, sible for longer hours.

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Top: Meridian FFA wins Food Science CDE. From left to right: Coach Liz Russell, Zach Putzier, Kirsten Forster, Maddie Boyd and Lauren Anderson. Middle: Meridian FFA wins Food Science CDE. From left to right: Coach Liz Russell, Zach Putzier, Kirsten Forster, Maddie Boyd and Lauren Anderson. Bottom: Meridian FFA wins Veterinary Science CDE. From left to right: Coach Steve Wilder, Abigail Talbott, Jaime Ellis, Maddie Bloom and Kennedy Kirk.

Meridian FFA qualifies two teams for national competition

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eridian FFA competed June 2-5 at the State Career Development Events in Moscow, according to FFA member Alexa Phillips.

There were 40 FFA members from the Meridian chapter that stayed on campus at the University of Idaho during the week of competition. These career development events are designed to help members learn and explore different areas of agriculture with the intention of building interest in a potential career, Phillips said.

A total of 13 teams competed during the week. The Meridian FFA Chapter had two state winning teams— veterinary science and food science — that will advance to compete at the national convention in Louisville, Kentucky, next October.

For the first time, the University of Idaho is offering $500 scholarships to top individuals and members of winning teams. Meridian FFA members were awarded a total of $6,000 in scholarships, according to Phillips.

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS Veterinary Science First Maddie Bloom Kennedy Kirk Abigail Talbott Jaime Ellis

Jaime Ellis Maddie Bennett Dino Vinci

Zach Phillips Kristin Nesbitt

Agricultural Marketing Plan Fourth Nicole Elletson Cody Duff Kaedy Pardew-Peck Hayden Turnbough

Dairy Foods Ninth Kaitlyn Steppe Trinity Martin Caydan Stirm Zach Kirby

Agronomy Fourth Ellie Higgins Ashton Shaul Jessica Kohntopp Kiara Wetzel

Meats Technology 11th Alex Reid Tyler Mortensen Kaedy Pardew-Peck Zoie Pagel

Agricultural Communications Second Christina Schram Kirsten Forster Kristin Nesbitt

Agricultural Mechanics Fifth Owen Stark Taylor Nelson Christian Jensen Kyle Ineck

Dairy Evaluation 12th Mallie Miller Ashlyn Schiers Zach Phillips Ashton Shaul

Environmental and Natural Resources Second Clayton Christensen

Livestock Evaluation Sixth Alexa Phillips Dani Turnbough

Food Science and Technology First Kirsten Forster Zach Putzier, Maddie Boyd Lauren Anderson Forestry Second Clayton Christensen Bailey Josoff Andrew Heikkila

Dairy Handler Alexa Phillips

Cottonwood Family Medicine Welcomes Ranan Spolar

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THE SIDE Today Star - Music and Movement, 10:30am, Star Branch Library 10706 W State St

Saturday Meridian - 4th of July Homecoming, 6:00pm, The Village at Meridian On the Corner of N Eagle Rd and E Fairview Ave

Sunday Nampa - Bluegrass Open Mic, , Six Degrees Nampa 1411 Shilo Dr. Caldwell - “Under the Umbrella” Weekend Market, 8:00am, PatchWork Park 1223 Elgin St. $1.00

Tuesday Nampa - Comedy Open Mic, 8:00pm, Crescent Brewery 1521 Front St Nampa - Karaoke With DJ BONZ Every Tuesday Night, 6:00pm, Six Degrees Nampa 1411 Shilo Dr. Meridian - Tall Tale Tuesday, 11:00am, The Village at Meridian On the Corner of N Eagle Rd and E Fairview Ave Boise - WITH Sam Outlaw, 7:00pm, Knitting Factory 416 S 9th St $30.00

Wednesday Boise - Alive After Five Summer Concert Series, 5:00pm, Grove Plaza by Ninth and Front Streets Boise - KTVP/Gebert promo-Bet, 4:30pm, Stage Coach Theatre 4802 W Emerald St Nampa - Tim Swanson’s Jam Night, 7:00pm, Six Degrees Nampa 1411 Shilo Dr. Six Degrees Nampa

Thursday Meridian - Art Sip 2015 - Hosted by Meridian Arts Foundation, 6:00pm, Something Special Antiques 134 E State Ave $30.00 Nampa - Community Dance, 7:00pm, Nampa Senior Center 207 Constitution Way $5.00 Boise - Great Garden Escape: iRock!, 6:30pm, Idaho Botanical Garden 2355 Old Penitentiary Rd. Nampa - Performers Creative Forum Open Mic, 7:00pm, Six Degrees Nampa 1411 Shilo Dr. $0.00

City hosts Independence Day Festival and fireworks

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he Meridian Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with the Meridian Speedway to present an afternoon and evening of family activities in celebration of the Fourth of July.

Meridian’s Independence Day Festival will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday in Storey Park and end with a professional fireworks show at approximately 10:15 p.m.

Attractions will include a variety of inflatables, food and beverage vendors and live music.

Steve Siddoway, parks and recreation director for the city, said partnerships have strengthened the success of the annual festival.

“The city shares the values and principles of our residents who want to have a safe and fun Independence Day celebration, and a fireworks display of which they can be proud,” Siddoway said.

Families are welcome to bring non-aerial fireworks to set off in a protected area of the Meridian Chamber of Commerce parking lot beginning at 9:30 p.m. Adult supervision is required. No aerial or illegal fireworks will be allowed. Smoking and alcohol use is prohibited in Storey Park.

Meridian Fire Chief Mark Niemeyer is urging resi-

Schedule of events: 3 p.m. - Event opens in Storey Park with inflatables and food vendors.

3 p.m. - Zack Quintana Trio begins live performance.

5 p.m. - Soul Patch begins live performance.

5 p.m. - Time trials begin at Meridian Speedway.

6:30 p.m. - Meridian Speedway races begin.

7 p.m. - Opening of the Meridian Centennial Bureau Time Capsule (1990-2015). Contents will be on display until 9 p.m.

7:30 p.m. - Simple Ruckus begins live performance.

9:30 p.m. - Safe and sane fireworks area opens in the Chamber dents to have a safe and fun July 4. ✭✭parking lot. No aerial ✭ ROOFING “I want to remind all citizens to be extremely ✭ cauof Commerce ✭ ✭ tious when and where fireworks are used due to the se- ESTIMATES fireworks allowed. vere fire conditions in the Treasure Valley,” Niemeyer 10:15-10:30 p.m. - Fireworks said. “A fire resulting in the misuse or illegal use of display begins. fireworks could result in the responsible party being financially liable for the fire response and/or being criminally prosecuted. It is the responsibility of all of FING ROO1235315 us to keep our neighborhoods safe. Please help us in ATES IM T S E 208.789.2626 meeting that mission.”

Races at Meridian Speedway will begin with time trials at 5 p.m., and races start at 6:30 p.m. For those wishing to watch the races or fireworks from the Speedway stands, admission tickets can be purchased at the Speedway box office at 335 S. Main St. in Meridian. For information, visit meridianspeedway.com.

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Independence Day fire safety tips The Meridian Fire Department is asking residents to use caution when setting off fireworks this Fourth of July. This means taking precautions when lighting fireworks, as well as when purchasing fireworks.

Fire Chief Mark Niemeyer said when purchasing fireworks it’s important to keep in mind that some stands outside of Meridian may sell fireworks that are illegal within Meridian city limits.

However, Niemeyer said with the triple-digit heat even legal fireworks can pose a risk.

“The past three weeks, we have seen a significant rise in the number of fires we are fighting. And with these high temperatures, we are sending additional resources to the fires in order to prevent heat related emergencies in our firefighters,” Niemeyer said.

Niemeyer said this Fourth of July families should consider attending a scheduled event, rather than setting off their own fireworks.

Niemeyer said if residents do plan to use fireworks at their homes, the fireworks must be legal and used with caution.

“A fire resulting in the misuse or illegal use of fireworks could result in the responsible party being financially liable for the first response. It is the responsibility of all of us to keep our neighborhoods safe. Please help us in meeting that mission,” Niemeyer said.

The Meridian Independence Day Festival and Fireworks event held by Meridian will be from 3-10:15 p.m.

Saturday at Storey Park.

FIREWORK SAFETY TIPS The Meridian Fire Department has compiled this list of tips to help ensure residents have a safe holiday.

DO: Purchase your fireworks from a reliable seller. n Have an adult present to supervise all fireworks activity. n Inspect fireworks carefully before using. n Have a fire extinguisher or water nearby when setting off fireworks. n Ignite fireworks outdoors in a clear area away from buildings, vehicles and shrubbery. n Shoot fireworks off of a hard paved surface in a wide open area. n Keep spectators 25 to 100 feet away from the firing site. n Light fireworks one at a time and wear eye protection. n Step out of the way quickly after lighting fireworks. n

Dispose of fireworks properly, by dousing them in water immediately. n Store unused fireworks in a cool dry place. n

DON’T: Give fireworks to small children.

Point or throw fireworks at another person. n Hold lit fireworks in your hand. n Carry fireworks in your pocket. n Set off fireworks in a large crowd of people. n Use fireworks by dry grass or flammable materials. n Experiment with homemade fireworks or attempt to make your own fireworks. n Shoot fireworks in metal or glass containers. n Attempt to relight malfunctioning fireworks. n Attempt to fix fireworks that have not gone off or have misfired. n Use fireworks that appear to have gotten wet then dried, or have loose fuses, or appear old or show any other signs of mishandling. n n

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From boda-bodas to traditional Ethiopian coffee

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ast month I got to visit East Africa for the first time. For nine days I traveled alongside a fun missionary couple to Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda.

My favorite town we visited was a place called Jinja, Uganda, which is known for being the starting point of the Nile Rivby Holly Beech er at Lake Victoria, Africa’s hbeech@mymeridianpress.com biggest lake. The river was © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS calm and much wider than I was expecting. Men fished peacefully in canoes and taxi drivers washed their motorcycles on the banks.

Taxi motorcycles are everywhere in Uganda. They’re called “boda-bodas,” because they used to take passengers from one border to the next, our driver told us.

(We were using a car taxi – probably not as exhilarating as a boda-boda.)

The boda-bodas weaved through traffic and made me feel like I was in a beehive. Whenever we sat at a stoplight, dozens of motorcycles would sift through the cars and trucks and make their way to the front of the line.

To me, the traffic pattern in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, seemed chaotic. Everyone was squeezed in tight, and the slightest gaps were seen as enough room to turn in front of someone. But drivers seemed to just go with the flow, and I never saw any road rage for what I would consider getting cut off or getting too close.

When a boda-boda brushed against our car’s side mirror, our driver simply said, “Hey, my friend,” and the motorcyclist apologized.

In Jinja, we shopped at some street markets for souvenirs. I noticed that there, too, people seemed relaxed and gentle. The souvenir markets I’ve visited in South Africa and Cuba stress me out because of all the pressure from the vendors. But in Uganda there was no pressure, and I ended up buying more things there than I’ve purchased at any other market.

Another highlight of the trip was sharing a meal with an Ethiopian couple, Ermias and Mulu, and their son. They are living in Nairobi, Kenya, but they beamed with pride to be able to share a bit of their Ethiopian culture with us. Mulu made an amazing meal from scratch, using a perfect blend of typical Ethiopian herbs that she grows herself. She has a large round bread maker to make the traditional Ethiopian bread called injera, which is like a sponge and is used instead

Above: Traditional coffee ceremonies, which are set up as seen here in an Ethiopian spice shop, are important in Ethiopian culture. (Holly Beech/MP) Top right: Jinja, Uganda, is considered the source of the Nile River, which stems from Lake Victoria before meeting up with coffee I’ve ever had.

Ermias and Mulu’s warm hospitality and the way another branch of the river. (Holly Beech/MP) Bottom right: Motorthey beamed during the coffee ceremony showed me cycle taxis called “boda-bodas” are widely used in Uganda. (Photo by what a special tradition this was. So I later looked up David Cooper) of silverware to scoop up food.

The couple showed us the colorful basket that is given in their culture from the groom to the bride. It was about three feet tall and has a flat, round top to hold bread. A smaller replica of the basket fits on top and may be used for a gift of jewelry, Ermias said.

But what they were most excited to tell us about was the coffee ceremony. (I have no problem getting really excited about coffee!) Mulu roasts the coffee beans herself and makes the coffee in a traditional clay pot over the stove, adding in spices to make the best cup of

“Ethiopian coffee ceremonies” online and found this quote on Epicurean.com by Emily Doyle: “Ethiopia’s coffee ceremony is an integral part of their social and cultural life. An invitation to attend a coffee ceremony is considered a mark of friendship or respect and is an excellent example of Ethiopian hospitality.”

I was honored to be invited into Ermias and Mulu’s traditions and touched by their level of respect and appreciation for their culture. It made me ask, what aspects of my culture would I be excited to share with someone? I have continued to mull over this question.

I’d like to hear your answers. Shoot me an email at hbeech@mymeridianpress.com.

Meridian students win honors at SkillsUSA Championships S tudents from technical education programs in the West Ada School District won the nation’s highest awards at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, according to SkillsUSA. Industry leaders representing more than 600 businesses, corporations, trade associations and unions recognized the students for demonstrating excellence in 100 hands-on occupational and leadership competitions such as robotics, criminal justice, aviation maintenance and public speaking. All SkillsUSA competitions are meant to challenge students to produce work at an industry standard.

Top student winners received gold, silver and bronze medallions.

Many also received prizes such as tools of their trade or scholarships to further their careers and education.

The SkillsUSA Championships is for high school and college students who are members of the 360,000-member

Photo courtesy Scott Setterlund

MGM Association Management celebrates board members at its 3rd annual appreciation barbecue.

MGM Association Management holds third annual awards barbecue Submitted by SCOTT SETTERLUND

MGM Association Management held its third annual homeowner association board member appreciation barbecue June 18 at MGM’s corporate office located at 289 S.W. Fifth Ave. in Meridian. The event presents the award for the HOA of the Year to recognize board members who have demonstrated exceptional service.

“Board members are the heart and soul of a subdivision,” MGM owner Mike Madson said. “They are unpaid volunteers who give up their time to govern their shared community interests. MGM wants to recognize those board members who have made a positive impact on their community.

SkillsUSA organization.

In addition, Skill Point Certificates were awarded in 86 occupational and leadership areas to students who achieved a high score defined by industry. The SkillsUSA Championships have been a premier event since 1967. The Skill Point Certificates were introduced in 2009 as a component of the SkillsUSA Work Force Ready System.

Ryan Benson and Justin Whitehead from Meridian Technical Charter High School were awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Web Design.

Tyler Qualls, Jarrod Nelson and Cole Murray from Ada ProfessionalTechnical Center were awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Community Service.

Danielle Hollis and Emma Obendorf from Meridian Technical Charter High School were awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Promotional Bulletin Board.

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Excellent benefits including company paid health insurance. Positions available in Nampa, Caldwell and Boise.

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All Challenger preschool teachers begin in our paid, ongoing teacher-intern program. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience with our teaching methods and curriculum before having a classroom of your own.

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