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inside ON THE TOWN The release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has boosted the popularity of Star Wars figures and memorabilia at Time Zone Toys in Meridian and Boise. But for owner Dave Bazan, the significance of the new film goes deeper than that, as it allows him to share a treasured childhood experience with his young son.

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COMMUNITY Meridian businesswomen and community leaders Autumn Kersey, Deneen May and Ashley Squyres are among 50 women honored this year as Idaho Business Review’s Women of the Year. Meridian honorees’ influence stretches from the redevelopment of downtown to the creation of a local theater company to the strengthening of the Meridian Food Bank.

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Photos courtesy of Meredith Messinger

Above: The water-colored paintings and graphic designs of “7% Chance of Sunshine” tell the story of a boy named Simon, who brings light to people going through dark times. Below: Local artist Meredith Messinger released her wordless picture book this month and will donate most of the proceeds to Make-A-Wish Idaho.

LOCAL ARTIST’S BOOK BRINGS LIGHT TO DARK SITUATIONS

Most of the proceeds from ‘7% Chance of Sunshine’ will benefit Make-A-Wish Idaho

HEALTH Air quality in Idaho received a low score on a recent national report. Boise’s regional airshed manager explains what factors cause pollution locally and how the Treasure Valley’s air quality stacks up against the national average.

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SCHOOLS Two separate recall groups continue to gather signatures in an effort to oust West Ada School District trustees from office. Though the district is moving forward with a new superintendent, one recall leader said her group’s efforts are still “extremely important.”

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CITY A “grove” of abstract trees is coming to the corner of Main Street and Fairview next summer. The acrylic leaves will cast colorful shadows on the ground. Check inside to learn more about Meridian’s latest public art project.

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n the sepia-toned pages of Meredith Messinger’s picture book, gold and beige and brown colors create a dreamy world of dark corners and glowing lights. The wordless picture book uses by Holly Beech hbeech@mymeridianpress.com a blend of watercolored paintings © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS and digital designs to tell the story of Simon, a boy who delivers light captured in mason jars to people in dark places. Messinger, an artist who graduated from Mountain View High School in 2005 and Boise State University in 2011, designed the story around the idea that anyone, no matter how small or insignificant you feel, can be a light to someone else. Since the book was released Dec. 1, buyers have already reached out to Messinger to tell her what it meant to them. “They’re all writing to me saying that it’s just the sunshine that they needed at the time,” Messinger said, recalling messages from people who had been in the hospital or who had lost a loved one. Messinger worked on the book, called “7% Chance of Sunshine,” on and off for two years. During that time, she was moved by stories of local children struggling with cancer. She decided to give 90 percent of the proceeds from her book to Make-A-Wish Idaho. “I knew when I made this book that I wanted to do something with it, you know, give it to somebody,” Messinger said. “This is all a gift that I’ve been given, to be able to make things like this.” Messinger said her work has been in galleries before, but her passion lies in creating books.

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They’re all writing to me saying that it’s just the sunshine that they needed at the time.” MEREDITH MESSINGER Local artist and author of ‘7% Chance of Sunshine’

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And just like that, West Ada has a new leader

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he West Ada School District’s less than two-month search for a superintendent has come to an end. On Tuesday, long-time Idaho educator Mary Ann Ranells accepted the job after touring the district for two days, interacting with trustees, students, teachers, school staff, administrators and patrons. The search ended more promptly than many of us might have expected. Board chairwoman Tina Dean said qualified applicants from several states and as far as Dubai sought the job. “I’m not going to tell you how many we received. I will only tell you that Dr. Ranells was by far the best,” she said Tuesday. “It was very evident that there would be no better candidate, so we did not see any need to delay our decision.” Dean said she called people who knew Ranells — even those who weren’t on the reference list — and could not find one detail that would make her hesitate about this hire. Ranells, from what I have seen so far, has received a warm reception. Many locals know her from her time working in the Nampa School District in the 1970s and ‘80s, or from her time in Twin Falls. She has worked in seven Idaho school districts and at the state education department. At the staff forum Monday, teacher from Christine Donnell School of the Arts said she worked with Ranells in Twin Falls and is so excited to work with her again. We don’t have the details of Ranells’ salary or contract yet. Dean said that will be worked out over the next couple weeks. Ranells said she plans to start in her new role after the winter break. School resumes Jan. 4. Ranells is stepping into a position that has been fraught with tension over the past several months. The reason for former Superintendent Linda Clark’s departure is still muddled. Clark has one version of events

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— that the board treated her with hostility. Many trustees have another version — that the board treated her fairly and respectfully. We know that Clark’s attorney and the board’s attorney negotiated for weeks until Clark finally threw up her hands and stepped away, sickened, she said, by some of the requests the board had made. That all happened less than two months ago, and it’s fresh on people’s minds. Plus, there are ongoing recall campaigns against all five trustees. At both the staff by Holly Beech forum Monday and the community forum Tuesday, Ranells was asked how she hbeech@mymeridianpress.com will handle these challenges and help the © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS district heal. Ranells repeatedly said her focus is on students. “In a community where people love their children and their grandchildren and there are differences of opinion and debates going on, you still focus on the children,” she told me after Monday’s forum. “The focus has to be on what’s best for our kids, how can we provide the very best education for our children. The focus is not on the adults.” Of course for me as a reporter, I have to focus on the adults — the people elected and hired to lead the district, which impacts thousands of lives in the community. With the superintendent search completed, I imagine the number of extra school board meetings, called on short notice and running late into the evening, will wane. But our coverage will continue, with future details of Ranells’ contract, updates on the recall efforts, and stories of the great things going on in the classroom.

8. Aggravated battery, resisting and obstructing, 3500 block Elk Cove Way 9. Warrant 10. Arrest: pedestrian under the influence, petit theft

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1. Attempted vehicle burglary, 3000 block West Pudu Street 2. Arrest: warrant, possession of drug paraphernalia 3. Arrest: DUI 4. Arrest: DUI 5. Arrest: leaving the scene of an accident, DUI, resisting and obstructing 6. Arrest: disturbing the peace, vandalism 7. Disturbance, 4000 block West Newland Street 8. Trespassing, 1900 block North Records Avenue. Two subjects cited.

1. Arrest: warrant 2. Possession of drugs and paraphernalia, 1000 block S. Progress Ave. 3. Grand theft, 900 block East Fairview Avenue 4. Arrest: DUI (second offense), driving without privileges 5. Vehicle burglary, 1800 block East Fairview Avenue 6. Protective custody hold, 2600 block West Selway Rapids Lane 7. Residential burglary, 900 block West Egret Drive 8. Arrest: DUI, driving without privileges, possession of drugs 9. Disturbance, 900 block West Wolfsburg Avenue

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1. Attempted burglary, 4700 block North Rio Vista Way 2. Unlawful entry, 3300 block West Park Creek Drive 3. Arrest: commercial burglary, warrant 4. Two arrests: possession of drugs and paraphernalia 5. Protective custody hold, 1100 block East Torrington Court 6. Arrest: warrant 7. Arrest: warrant, possession of drug paraphernalia

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Dec. 9 1. Vehicle burglary, 1900 block Northwest 12th Street 2. Probation violation, 2400 block Snow Goose Way 3. Arrest: warrant, possession of drug paraphernalia 4. Petit theft, 2500 block North Elk Cove Way 5. Protective custody hold, 1500 block West Kingwood Court 6. Protective custody hold, 1900 block East Lanark Street 7. Runaway, 900 block South Brook Trout Way 8. Arrest: warrant 9. Arrest: DUI, injury to child 10. Arrest: domestic battery, intentional disruption of 911 call Please see Crime, page 12

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With Christmas closing in, The Meridian Speedway said it’s received many calls about 2016 season pass availability. The racetrack operators were able to complete the season’s scheduling and start offering season tickets Monday. Stop by the track at 335 S. Main St., Meridian, to buy a pass, or call 8882813 to make an order. The pass includes all 29 events during the season from April to October, including all season openers, the Diamond Cup, Fourth of July, King of the Wing, Eve of Destruction 8, NASCAR Idaho 208, NSRA finale, Truck or Treat Enduro 250 and everything in between. Details on the final schedule will be available in January. During the Christmas season, season passes are 50 percent off, now costing $169, with the deal limited to two per person.

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Tax payments are due this month for the more than 37,000 property owners in the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District, district officials advised. Property owners may pay in full or in two parts, but at least the first-half payment of the 2015 assessment must be hand delivered or postmarked Monday. Second-half payments must be made by June 20 for residents who choose to make two payments. Property owners can also pay online by midnight of Sunday on NMID’s secure online bill payment option on the district website, nmid.org. If the tax bill is not paid on time, a 2 percent penalty and interest at an annual rate of 12 percent will be added to the 2015 tax bill. Those with questions about their assessment payment or the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District may call the district office at 466-7861 or visit the website.

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Handcrafted ornaments made by children from Trailblazers Learning Center adorn the Zions Bank Christmas tree as part of an annual tradition supporting education and the spirit of giving. Twenty children decorated the tree inside the Meridian Silverstone financial center Tuesday for the bank’s “Lights On” ceremony. In appreciation, Zions Bank presented a contribution of $100 to the center, according to spokeswoman Nicola McIntosh. “We cherish this annual tradition because it celebrates the giving spirit of the holiday season,” stated Deneen May, manager of Zions Bank’s Meridian Silverstone financial center. “We love to show off the children’s ornaments and know the community will enjoy and appreciate them as much as we do.” Dozens of Idaho and Utah elementary schools will participate in Zions Bank’s “Lights On” holiday celebrations this year. In addition, a number of Zions Bank offices have invited students from special-needs classes and Title 1 schools to decorate the trees in their lobbies. Zions Bank has been inviting students to participate in this annual holiday event for 45 years.

 Deneen May is one of the Idaho Business Review’s 50 Women of the Year this year. Learn more about May and other honorees on page 7.

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Mary Ann Ranells accepts superintendent position in West Ada School District M

ary Ann Ranells, an Idaho educator with 41 years of experience and a doctorate in education, accepted a job offer Tuesday as superintendent of the West Ada School District. The salary and contract details will be worked out over the next couple weeks, board chairwoman Tina Dean said. During the board’s less than twomonth search to replace former superintendent Linda Clark, applications came in from several states and as far as Dubai, Dean said. Ranells’ experience — including as a teacher, principal and superintendent — and her focus on students stood out. “She always kept kids top of mind,” Dean said. “It was very evident that there would by Holly Beech be no better hbeech@mymeridianpress.com c a nd id a t e, so we did not © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS see any need to delay our decision.” Ranells lives in Osburn, Idaho, and plans to start her new role in January after the winter break. She has been serving as an education consultant and retired as superintendent of the Lakeland School District in northern Idaho in 2014. Photos by Greg Kreller/MP Ranells and the board agreed that her top priority is students, including Above: West Ada School District’s new superintendent Mary Ann Ranells answers questions at the Tuesday evening school board meeting during a question and “making sure that our kids are safe, that answer session. Below: A student asks Ranells a question about senior projects during the meeting. they feel loved, and that they are challenged and they are receiving the best education possible,” Ranells said. Secondly, her priority is to “protect the integrity of this district and the programs that we have in place; that we don’t make any foolish decisions in terms of moving forward; that our programs are in tact and getting better. “Along with that,” she continued, “the board did say that they want an analysis of our strengths BIOGRAPHY and our weaknesses as a district.” West Ada is the largest school district in Idaho Mary Ann Ranells has worked in public educawith more than 37,000 students. Lakeland’s ention for 41 years, including as superintendent rollment is around 4,200 students, and Ranells of the Lakeland School District of roughly has worked in six other Idaho school districts — 4,200 students in northern Idaho from 2008 to including Nampa’s — and at the Idaho Depart2014. She has worked in seven school districts ment of Education as deputy superintendent in and held the roles of teacher, elementary prin- the early 2000s. cipal and director of curriculum, assessment, After a phone interview with trustees, Ranells was invited to tour the district Monday and Tuesspecial education, Title I and other federal day. She also answered staff and patron quesprograms. tions during two community forums. From 2001 to 2004, Ranells was deputy The board met in executive session for more superintendent of public instruction at the than two hours Tuesday — most of that time Idaho Department of Education. She has also spent interviewing Ranells — before offering her been an adjunct professor, grant writer and the job around 9:30 p.m. The board members did education consultant. Her husband, Robert not engage in any discussion before Trustee Mike Ranells, is superintendent of the Wallace Vuittonet made the motion to offer Ranells the School District. contract, which passed unanimously.

Ranells is a four-time recipient of Teacher of the Year awards and a two-time recipient of the Idaho Association of School Administrators Leadership in Public Education Award. She has a bachelor of arts from Idaho State University, a master of education from The College of Idaho, and an education specialist and doctor of education in educational administration from the University of Idaho.

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After touring schools and the district office and programs, Ranells said, “The people here, they are bar none the very best amazing staff, the food service, the bus drivers, the grounds, it’s amazing. … In the last two days I’ve met the most phenomenal students, and I can’t wait, I can’t wait, to see what we can do to become even better.” Ranells is the only candidate identified in n Information from westada.org. the board’s search to replace Clark, who left the district Oct. 23 because, according to Clark, of turmoil created by school board members. The question of how Ranells would help the district recover from the conflict among district leadership came up at both staff and patron forums. “I’ve been really saddened by what’s happened in the district and the apparent lack of trust that the board seems to have for its employees,” West Ada Teacher of the Year Shawna Exline told Ranells Monday. “What I’m concerned about as we make this next move is, how will you work with the board and also with our stakeholders to help us heal and move forward?” To move forward, Ranells said, students and teachers need to be the focus. “What’s most important in my heart is always kids,” she said. “The second thing that’s most important to my heart is classroom teachers, and I think the board knows that.” Also, Ranells said, it’s important to clearly distinguish the school board’s and the superintendent’s roles and responsibilities. “In my conversation with the trustees during my MARY ANN RANELLS phone interview, I think we were able to make sure that there was clarification in terms of who’s responsible for running the schools and moving forward in a positive way,” she said. Lisa Leach, a kindergarten teacher at Chaparral Elementary, told the Meridian Press that the turbulence at the district level has taken a toll on staff morale. “People, I think, feel that if our board is having issues with whatever leader is there at the moment, how are they doing what’s best for students at that moment?” Leach said. Behind compensation, Ranells said, appreciating teachers and giving them opportunities to explore ideas and to help shape the district’s culture are the most important components in retaining teachers.

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Ben George Airhart, 85, of Raymond Oliver Cooley, William M. “Bill” Lodge, Boise, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at 83, of Boise, died Wednesday, Dec. 9. 84, of Eagle, died Sunday, December a local care center of natural causes. Funeral Home: Cremation Society of 13, 2015 at home of natural causes. Funeral Home: Services pending DaFuneral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel Idaho. kan Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. Chester “Chet” Eric An- Carla Dee Cooper, 54, of Boiderson, 80, of Meridian, died Dec. se, died Wednesday, Dec. 9. Funeral Norene Grace West, 93, of Boise, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at 10, 2015. Funeral Home: Bowman Fu- Home: Cremation Society of Idaho. a local care center of natural causes. neral Parlor. Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel. Gladys Elaine Eller, 99, of Rita Baugh, 94, of Eagle, died Meridian, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, Friday, Dec.11, 2015, at her home. at a local care center. Funeral Home: Mary Melinda Wright, Funeral Home: Accent Funeral Home, Accent Funeral Home, Meridian 48, of Boise, died Wednesday, Dec. Meridian 9, 2015, at a local hospital of natural causes. Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Douglas Ray Bolander, 60, Chapel. of Boise, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at his home of natural causes. Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel.

men Charlie Rountree and David Zaremba, who are retiring. New council members Ty Palmer and Anne Little Roberts will be sworn in Jan. 5.

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Winter break begins in the West Ada School District. School will resume Jan. 4.

Note: The Meridian Solid Waste Advisory Commission will not hold its regular meeting Wednesday because of holiday scheduling conflicts.

Tuesday Meridian City Council meeting, 6 p.m., City Council Chamber, Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meets at 6 p.m. every first, third and fourth Tuesday, and at 3 p.m. every second Tuesday. Find the agenda at meridiancity.org under the “City Government” tab. This will be the final City Council meeting for council-

Thursday Christmas Eve. Meridian City Hall closes at 3 p.m.

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Today Boise - Allen Americans vs. Idaho Steelheads, CenturyLink Arena 233 S Capitol Blvd Meridian - BILINGUAL STORYTIME (all ages), 11:30am, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Nampa - Christmas Light Tour, 5:30pm, Nampa Rec Center 131 Constitution Way Boise - Mark O’Connor An Appalachian Christmas, The Egyptian Theatre 700 West Main Street Nampa - Miracle on 34th Street, the play, 7:30pm, Northwest Nazarene University Little Theatre 512 Holly St Meridian - PreK Discovery Day, 10:00am, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Meridian - Ribbon Cutting - Francini Marble & Granite, 6:00pm, Francini Marble and Granite 3615 E Pine Ave Meridian - Teen Burgers and Books, 4:30pm, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Boise - Winter Garden aGlow, 6:00pm, Idaho Botanical Garden 2355 Old Penitentiary Rd. $10.00 Meridian - Wondertime! with Mr. Travis, 10:30am, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln

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Christmas Day. Meridian City Hall is closed.

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Boise - Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol, 6:00pm, Morrison Center for the Performing Arts 2201 W Cesar Chavez Ln Boise - Winter Garden aGlow, 6:00pm, Idaho Botanical Garden 2355 Old Penitentiary Rd. $10.00

David William Breshears, Francisca Dickies Gon86, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, zales Frakes, 70, of Boise, died 2015, at a local care facility of natural Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at her home causes. Funeral Home: Cremation So- of natural causes. Funeral Home: Reciety of Idaho. lyea Funeral Chapel.

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Boise - Boise State Winter Commencement 2015, 10:00am, Boise State University 1910 University Dr Meridian - Breakfast with Santa, 9:00am, The Village at Meridian 3600 E Fairview Ave Eagle - DECEMBER BUNCO!, 5:30pm, Idaho Pizza Company 78 Eagle River Street Boise - Hillary for Idaho Democratic Debate Watch Party, 6:00pm, Sockeye Brewing 3019 North Cole Road

Boise - Lil Dicky Live in Concert Knitting Factory Boise Id., 7:00pm, Knitting Factory 416 S 9th St Boise - The Night Before The Xtreme - Unplugged, hosted by Curtis Stigers, The Egyptian Theatre 700 West Main Street

Sunday Nampa - Bob Ross Style Painting - December, 12:00pm, Nampa Senior Center 207 Constitution Way $45.00 Boise - Bradley Braves at Boise State Broncos Basketball, 12:00pm, Taco Bell Arena 1401 Bronco Ln

Monday Boise - Famous Idaho Potato Bowl FCA Breakfast, 7:30am, Boise Centre 850 West Front Street $0.00 Meridian - Pet Photo with Santa!, The Village at Meridian 3600 E Fairview Ave

Tuesday Meridian - Idaho Foodbank & MGM Collection Site for Food Donations, MGM Association Management 289 SW 5th Avenue $0.00 Boise - Origami Owl Treasure Valley Holiday Dinner!, 6:30pm, Outback Steakhouse 7189 Overland Rd Boise - Potato Bowl (MAC vs Mountain West), 1:30pm, Albertsons Stadium 1400 Bronco Ln.

Wednesday Boise - BLEED BLUE: Poinsettia Bowl BSU v. N. ILL, 2:00pm, Legends Pub & Grill 7609 W Overland Rd Ste 100 Nampa - Christmas Services, 7:00pm, Nampa First United Methodist Church 2717 12th Avenue Road $0.00

GOING PLACES Maria Garcia has been named treasury relationship manager for Zions Bank, providing cash flow management and risk protection solutions to business clients in Boise, Meridian and Nampa. She is based at the bank’s Idaho headquarters at Eighth & Main in downtown Boise. Garcia joined Zions Bank’s Treasury Management department in 2013 as a technical implementation specialist and was promoted to assistant treasury relationship manager in 2015. n Coleman Homes received two Silver Awards from the National Association of Home Builder’s National Sales and Marketing Council this year. The “Best Micron

Dec. 26 Boise - Blues Addicts Year’s End Party, 7:30pm, Sapphire Room at the Riverside 2900 Chinden Blvd. Nampa - Christmas Tree Recycle Program, St. Paul’s Church - Dempsey Hall 1515 8th. Street S Boise - Utah Grizzlies vs. Idaho Steelheads, CenturyLink Arena 233 S Capitol Blvd

Dec. 27 Boise - Marcus Eaton with Steve Eaton, 7:30pm, Sapphire Room at the Riverside 2900 Chinden Blvd. Boise - Oklahoma City Blue vs. Idaho Stampede, CenturyLink Arena 233 S Capitol Blvd Boise - Opera Idaho presents AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS, The Egyptian Theatre 700 West Main Street

Dec. 28 Boise - Brrrr! - Winter Break Camp, 9:00am, Discovery Center of Idaho 131 W Myrtle St Meridian - Coffee with the Mayor of Meridian, 8:00am, MGM Property Management 289 SW 5th Ave City of Meridian

Dec. 29 Nampa - Hibernate, Migrate, or Insulate: A Wildlife Winter Survival Guide, 1:00pm, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge 13751 Upper Embankment Road $0.00 Boise - So You Think You Can Dance - Live Tour, 7:00pm, Taco Bell Arena 1401 Bronco Ln

Dec. 30 Boise - UC Davis Aggies at Boise State Broncos Basketball, 7:00pm, Taco Bell Arena 1401 Bronco Ln Boise - Colorado Eagles vs. Idaho Steelheads, , CenturyLink Arena 233 S Capitol Blvd

site” honors for its Design Gallery microsite, an interactive website launched in April that provides easy access to a Pinterest-style “Lookbook” for prospective homebuyers. Coleman Homes developed the site in conjunction with Pluto, a Boise-based web-design and development agency. The second award, “Best Sales Center,” recognizes Coleman Homes’ Sales Center at The Oaks, 5592 W. Torana Drive in Meridian, which opened Oct. 2. Four large screens in the center feature community photos and an interactive plat map that allows prospective homebuyers to view available properties with the click of a mouse. Coleman Homes designed the space together with MWC Design & Display of California. Silver award winners are the top vote recipients in each category and are the finalists for the gold awards, which will be presented at the International Builders’ Show Jan. 19 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

DOG OF THE WEEK To our friends and customers, The holiday season is a time to set aside our regular work and send a message of gratitude to all of our friends and customers. Happy Holidays from all of us at D.L. Evans Bank!

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SCHOOLS Signature collections as of Dec. 11 Zone 1, Tina Dean 120 recall signatures counted as of Dec. 11 n 253 recall signatures required n Percent collected: 47 percent n

Zone 2, Mike Vuittonet Number of recall signatures counted not available n 278 recall signatures required n

Zone 3, Carol Sayles 10 recall signatures counted as of Dec. 11 n 335 recall signatures required n Percent collected: 3 percent n

Zone 4, Julie Madsen 61 recall signatures counted as of Dec. 11 n 454 recall signatures required n Percent collected: 13 percent n

Zone 5, Russell Joki 193 recall signatures counted as of Dec. 11 n 302 recall signatures required n Percent collected: 64 percent n

Numbers of collected signatures provided by Reid Olsen, co-chairman of The Concerned Citizens of West Ada School District for Trustee Recall. n

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oters won’t see a West Ada trustee recall election in March, but organizers of two separate recall committees are aiming for the May 17 election date. “It’s still extremely important,” said Christine Donnell, the district’s superintendent from 1998-2004 and cochairwoman of The Concerned Citizens of West Ada School District for Trustee Recall. The committee is calling for the recall of trustees Tina Dean, Julie Madsen, Russell Joki and Carol Sayles. The fifth board member, Mike Vuittonet, supports the Concerned Citizens group and has gathered signatures. Vuittonet is the target of another recall effort led by former Boise teacher Daryl Sallaz with “Veterans Against Vuittonet.” On Monday, Sallaz said volunteers had collected more than 100 signatures, but he was traveling and didn’t have an exact count. The number of signatures needed for a recall election varies by zone, depending on how many people voted in the last trustee election. Dean’s zone requires the lowest number of signatures at 253, while Madsen’s zone requires the most signatures at 454. Recall supporters have a total of 75 days to collect these signatures — a period that ends around late January for both groups. If a recall election is held, the numby Holly Beech ber of votes must meet two thresholds in hbeech@mymeridianpress.com order for the trustee to be recalled. One, a majority of the votes cast at the recall © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS election must be in favor of the recall. Two, “the number of votes cast in favor of the recall must equal or exceed the votes cast at the last general election for that officer” (Idaho Code 34-1712). As of Dec. 11, the Concerned Citizens group had 29 percent of the signatures needed in all four zones combined, said co-chairman Reid Olsen, a former West Ada trustee. But the percentage collected by zone varied. The group had collected 64 percent of the signatures it needed in Joki’s zone but only 3 percent in Sayles’ zone. That’s because volunteer efforts have been more focused in Joki’s zone and will eventually shift to Sayles’ zone, Olsen said.

Clark and handled her departure. She said trustees have been micromanaging staff and overreaching their roles. She declined to give specific examples for fear of “endangering some folks.” Joki said he was “completely dismayed” by her comment. “No employee has been endangered,” he said. “To make a claim like that is actionable, that’s defamatory.” He also said trustees do not micromanage the district but rather ask purposeful and meaningful questions of the administration. Donnell stood by her statement, saying she had heard from district employees who were afraid to sign a petition for fear they could lose their jobs. Vuittonet also told the media Nov. 19 that he had “witnessed and heard of mistreatment of employees by some members of this board.” “They feel intimidated to speak out,” Donnell said. “Just one last night said to me, I have to be careful. I want to stay in this job.” Board chairwoman Dean could not be reached for comment. Joki said he’s reached out to Christine Donnell several times to meet and talk, but she refuses. Donnell said she has never received a phone call, text or email from Joki asking to meet. The “Veterans Against Vuittonet” group claims he violated the open meeting law when approving Clark’s contract. Vuittonet was the only board member who said the board did not violate the open meeting law on June 23 by voting to extend Clark’s contract without putting it on the meeting agenda. He was the sole trustee to vote against voiding the third year of Clark’s contract on Sept. 29, which the other board members said was the only way to cure the June 23 violation. The group also criticizes Vuittonet’s support of the Cascade Student Transportation busing contract, which trustees called into question after weeks of issues at the start of this school year, and his lack of objection to the increased construction budget for Hillsdale Elementary. The budget is $14.2 million rather than the $10 million budget included on the bond that voters passed in March. Project leaders for Hillsdale explained the reasons for the increase at the Nov. 17 board meeting, including the need to build a road and extend utilities to the donated site. “While nobody wants to see a cost overrun, no one wants to pay CONCERNS more than they should, … some of these unforeseen things, they’re Donnell said her committees’ concerns are far greater than just just not possible to calculate ahead of time,” Vuittonet said at the the way the board members treated former Superintendent Linda meeting.

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hree Meridian businesswomen were named among the Idaho Business Review’s 50 Women of the Year, released Dec. 1. Meridian honorees include: n Autumn Kersey, founder of Treasure Valley Children’s Theater Deneen May and Treasure Valley YOUTH Theater n Deneen May, vice president and manager of the Zions Bank Meridian Silverstone Financial Center n Ashley Squyres, administrator of the Meridian Development Corporation and owner of AF Public Solutions “To look at the list of women who are being honored this year, they’re Ashley Squyres amazing women,” Squyres said. “And to think that I am included in that group, I’m a bit speechless.” Squyres, also nominated in 2009, provides strategic consulting for local governments, leads Meridian’s urban renewal by Holly Beech agency, and gives back hbeech@mymeridianpress.com through the Silver Sage © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS Girl Scouts program, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Idaho Youth Ranch’s “Wine, Women and Shoes” fundraiser. The award is a bright spot at the end of the hardPhoto by Mary Jensen est year of her life, she said. Treasure Valley Children’s Theater founder and Executive Director Autumn Kersey performs at the Boise Library! in “It’s Electrifying.” “I went through a very unexpected and painful divorce and had a major health crisis that just knocked me sideways,” Squyres said. “I have been need — some of whom are experiencing an unextrying to figure out how I can take this experience and help other women. And I pected emergency and never thought they would don’t know what that will look that moving forward because I am still healing. But need help from a food bank, May said. The food AWARD GALA I have to think that if I can find myself in this situation, … anyone could.” The Idaho Business Review’s 50 bank also provides backpacks, meals and supplies This passion to use her experience to help others is also found in the other two to students in need. Women of the Year will be honMeridian honorees. “I have two teenage boys who both kind of came ored at a dinner and award gala For Kersey, her love of theater spurred her to bring more acting and theater op- up through the Meridian school system, and it just from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the portunities to youth in Meridian and surrounding areas. The Treasure Valley Chil- breaks my heart that there are kids out there, more Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St. dren’s Theater, now in its fourth season, is a company of adult actors who perform than you would realize, that would go hungry over At the gala, one of the nominees for children. the weekend without the backpack program,” May will be recognized as the Idaho Not long after launching the children’s theater, Kersey founded Treasure Val- said. Woman of the Year. ley YOUTH Theater, giving youth an opportunity to perform and receive training. IBR’s program, now in its 11th DOWNTOWN: A GATHERING PLACE This year alone, 700 students participated in a class, she said. year, recognizes women “who are “I selected Meridian very intentionally as my Kersey and Squyres serve on committees work- shaping Idaho’s economic and home for TVCT because of the city’s attitude toward ing to revitalize downtown Meridian. community well-being through families,” Kersey said. “But I think what really has “My passion is trying to keep downtown spesurprised me is how quickly everyone has embraced cial,” Squyres said. “Our goal is not to have it be their outstanding leadership, mentoring efforts and community that vision. … We’re not just a business, we’re an in- competing with The Village.” involvement,” according to its tegral part of the fabric of the community.” Success stories like unBound — the MeridMay with Zions Bank said her community in- ian Library District’s new digital services branch website. Visit goo.gl/7T2kuU to volvement is also driven by a desire to help youth. on Main Street — are steps toward creating that learn more or register for the gala. She sits on the boards of directors for the Meridian unique and inviting atmosphere, she said. Food Bank and the Meridian Chamber of Commerce, “It is an area of our community that we really and she is the past president and current member of need to invest it,” Kersey said, “... an area that we need to refocus our energy on as the Meridian Kiwanis. a community and pull that downtown together as a community gathering place.” May said she is amazed at what the Meridian Food Bank has accomplished with an all-volunteer staff. DISCLOSURE: Autumn Kersey is a former employee of the Idaho Business Review, and she currently works on The volunteers make food accessible to families in a freelance basis for the Meridian Press.

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SCHOOLS Trustees vote to keep synthetic turf fields at 3 schools

The synthetic turf fields at three West Ada School District high schools will remain turf rather than being replaced with grass. The turf football fields at Meridian, Eagle and Rocky Mountain High schools are aging and in need of replacement. The school board on Dec. 8 heard from the district’s Synthetic Turf Task Force, which since August has been researching the cost and safety aspects of turf versus grass fields. by Holly Beech The task force recomhbeech@mymeridianpress.com mended the district stick with turf fields rather than © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS replacing them with grass. Turf fields can be used several times throughout the week for school teams and programs and community events, while grass, which is more easily damaged, is typically only used for the football program and possibly a Saturday band practice, Jason Sever with the task force said. The board addressed national concerns that the crumb rubber used in synthetic fields — which is processed from tires — could potentially case cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency’s website says current studies don’t show an elevated health risk from playing on synthetic fields, but

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Rocky Mountain’s #3 Calin Criner and #24 Moses Nyirakomini scramble for a loose ball Nov. 21 during 5A State Championship football action between Mountain View and Rocky Mountain High Schools. “as new questions arise, new data and analysis are needed.” West Ada Athletic and Activities Director Scott Stuart said the task force did not find evidence that the crumb

rubber granules cause cancer, and it sees synthetic turf as safe for players. The bill to replace the turf comes out a bit higher than the initial cost to switch to grass, but the ongoing maintenance cost and efforts are lower for turf, Sever said. Citing estimates from local companies, turf would cost up to $461,000 to replace, while switching to grass would cost up to $367,000. Turf fields have a lifespan of about 10 years, Sever said. The turf at Meridian and Eagle high schools was installed in 2006, and Rocky Mountain’s turf field was built in 2008 when the school was constructed. The synthetic fields were funded by donations from local organizations, fundraising efforts and money borrowed by booster clubs. Though the board approved replacing the synthetic turf fields, trustees asked the task force to come back with more information about West Ada athlete injury rates on grass versus synthetic turf. The fields will be replaced on a staggered timeline that the board did not establish at the meeting. Meridian High School’s field is in the worst shape and will likely be replaced first, district spokesman Eric Exline said. The cost will come out of the plant facilities levy, passed by voters in 2007, which allows the district to generate up to $20 million a year. This levy expires after the 2016-17 school year.

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Treasure Valley air quality falls ‘in the middle of the pack’ T

he annual America’s Health Rankings report, released this month, shows that Idaho has the second worst air pollution of any state, following California. That’s a sharp contrast to 2009, when Idaho ranked by Holly Beech hbeech@mymeridianpress.com in the top six states for cleanest air. The © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS report cites 2012-14 data from the Environmental Protection Agency. David Luft, the Boise regional office airshed manager with the Department of Environmental Quality, said DEQ officials don’t track air quality statewide, but rather by airshed. “Not knowing how they came up with their numbers, it’s a little hard to speak directly to it,” Luft said of the America’s Health Rankings report. “We’re looking at the different areas, and the air quality here in a given day can be incredibly different than over in southeast Idaho or north Idaho.” The health rankings report measures air pollution by the number of micrograms of fine particulate per cubic meter. Idaho’s average is 11.7 micrograms, according to the report, while the national average is 9.5 micrograms. The Treasure Valley’s air quality falls “in the middle of the pack” with an average of 9.2 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic IPT file photo meter, Luft said. When you remove wildfire Smoke from the Soda Fire moves over the Treasure Valley Aug. 11. smoke from the equation — which is what the EPA does when considering air quality compliance — the Treasure Valley averaged 8.5 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic years, Luft said. meter from 2012 to 2014. The threshold for compliance is 12 micrograms, Luft said. “That high pressure ridge that caused that inversion was across the whole Pacific “The EPA doesn’t hold, like wildfire days, against you,” he said. “Now, from a Northwest,” he said. health perspective, it’s real. Wildfire smoke affects people’s health.” Along with inversions in the winter and wildfire smoke in the summer, the TreaIdaho has been unlucky over the past three years, he said, receiving wildfire sure Valley’s air quality is affected by emissions from vehicles, livestock operations smoke not only from its own forests, but from the western United States and even as and coal burning, he said. far as Siberia. The Treasure Valley airshed stretches from Mountain Home into Oregon’s MalAnother factor that damaged Treasure Valley’s air quality was a severe, roughly heur County, reaching the Snake River to the south and the outer edge of Emmett 12-day inversion in 2013 — one of the worst inversions the Valley had seen in 60 to the north.

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s e c o n d public art project in dow ntow n Mer id ia n, which will bookend the Split Corridor roadway, is slated to be installed in July. The piece — “A Canopy of Color” by Danielle Foushée — will be on the southeast corner of North Main Street and East Fairview Avenue, near Wells Fargo Bank. Foushée, an awardwinning artist from Washington, will construct three abstract trees made of steel with colorful acrylic leaves. “It will be a ‘grove’ of abstract-style ‘trees’ that will cast colorful shadows all over the ground below. It will create an inspiring and inviting area for people to relax and enjoy,” she wrote in her letter of interest to the Meridian Arts Commission, which spearheaded Photos courtesy of Hillary Bodnar the project. “I imagine people sitting nearby Three abstract trees made of steel with colorful acrylic leaves will be inhaving ice cream un- stalled likely in July at North Main Street and East Fairview Avenue. der the ‘canopy’ of colorful leaves.” Her proposal calls for each tree to be about 20 feet tall, with the leaves starting 11 feet off the ground. The art and installation will cost $40,000, funded by the Meridian Development Corporation. The Meridian City Council approved the professional services agreement for the project as part of the consent by Holly Beech agenda for the Dec. 8 meeting. hbeech@mymeridianpress.com Public art has played a personal role in Foushée’s © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS life, according to her letter of interest. “When I was a cancer patient a few years ago, I became even more intimately aware of the positive power that art in public places has on a community and the quality of life of its members,” she wrote. The art structure on the southern side of the Split Corridor, titled “Under the Sun and Dreaming” by C.J. Rench, was installed in September 2014. C M Y K

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he entire front of Time Zone Toys’ new store in Meridian is lined with Star Wars figures, books and memorabilia. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hit theaters Thursday, and the craze for Star Wars stuff has been growing all year, store owner Dave Bazan said. “Star Wars is everywhere right now,” he said. That’s a big shift from when he opened the original Time Zone Toys store in Boise more than three years ago. “When I opened my shop, Star Wars by Holly Beech hbeech@mymeridianpress.com didn’t really move, it didn’t sell,” Bazan © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS said. “It was more G.I. Joe and Transformers, and Star Wars was that old movie my dad likes or my uncle likes. And now, you can’t even buy Cheerios without it being Star Wars.” Time Zone Toys has one of the largest selections of Star Wars items in the area, Bazan said. He even took some of his staff to the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, in April to run a booth and exhibit vintage Star Wars figures. “Everyone was blown away that this place in Idaho has awesome Star Wars (collections),” Bazan said. For Bazan, the new movie release means more than just a boost in sales. The new movie brings up memories of his childhood and provides a bridge between his generation and his 9-year-old son’s. “I’m 43, so I grew up in the Star Wars generation,” he said. “In ‘78, I was 7 years old. That was one of the first movies I saw, and I remember having my Star Wars toys. I’m really excited. I kind of got emotional when the trailer came out. We were at the Star Wars Celebration. … There were grown men crying and grown women crying when they played it, but it was pretty cool because there were a lot of kids there with their parents.” Bazan said Wednesday he and his family had plans to go see the move opening night together.

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Jeremiah Bazan, 9, practices yo-yo tricks at Time Zone Toys, a store founded by his dad, Dave Bazan. The store’s Meridian location hosts weekly yo-yo workshops.

BUILDING A COMMUNITY One of Bazan’s biggest passions with his store — and a factor that drove him to open a second location in Meridian in November — is teaching kids how to perform yo-yo tricks and compete in contests. Bazan traveled the world in his late 20s, competing in yo-yo and spin top competitions. He even won the world spin top championship one year. He opened a few yo-yo shops in Texas and California — where he also founded one of the largest ongoing yo-yo contests, the Bay Area Classic — before moving to Meridian to start a family. Bazan runs a free yo-yo workshop from 5-7 p.m. each Wednesday at Time Zone Toys in Meridian. Early next year, he plans to start a Kendama class — another skill toy — on Friday nights. “It’s something I think I can grow here,” he said. Some of the students Bazan has mentored have gone on to be successful in major competi-

tions and perform in front of huge crowds at professional sporting events. Bazan said he talks to the kids about performing with professionalism, about marketing and about running a business. Some of his former mentees have gone on to open their own yo-yo shops or become hugely successful with online marketing, he said. “You get kids that might not be outgoing or into sports or into other things that get a lot of attention, but with yo-yoing, it’s cool to see the confidence come out,” he said. Bazan’s son, Jeremiah, is getting ready for the upcoming Pacific Northwest regional yo-yo contest in Seattle. Bazan hopes to grow the class, which he said is informal in nature and gives the kids a chance to interact and hone their skills. He has plans to fly Sean Perez, one of the top yo-yo performers in the world, to Boise to work with the students, possibly in January. “Boise, Idaho, will become another hot bed for yo-yoing,” he said.

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Local artist Meredith Messinger released her sepia-toned picture book, “7% Chance of Sunshine,” this month and will donate most of the proceeds to Make-A-Wish Idaho.

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“Galleries have never been my favorite thing. I’ve always wanted to make books. I’ve always wanted to make my art accessible to everybody, because not everybody can walk into a gallery and look at art. ... I just want people to be able to hold it in their hands and have it and keep it, and have it be something that means something to them.” The story of Simon grew from a doodle Messinger randomly drew in her sketchbook. “I was just doodling one day, and I drew this little version of Simon,” she said, pointing to a sketch toward the front of her book.

“And I just fell in love with him. And the mason jar, you know, is maybe a little overused right now, but it just seemed like a beautiful metaphor in being able to capture that sunlight. Like the jar is each individual person.” Eclectic and whimsical pieces of decor and art line the walls of Messinger’s office at First United Methodist Church in Boise, where she is a graphic designer. A hot air balloon made from construction paper hangs by her desk, an art project Messinger made with

local students during an after-school program at the church. “I was trying to start an art therapy ministry, which I haven’t given up on,” she said. “But right now is just so busy that I haven’t really had time to concentrate on it, and I’m working on books right now.” Messinger also spends her time playing French horn in the Meridian Symphony Orchestra, along with her husband and sister, who both play percussion. So far, 1,300 copies of “7% Chance of Sunshine” have printed. Messinger will give away about 100 books to local children and hopes to sell the rest. “I wanted the light to be the color,” she said, thumbing through the goldentoned pages. “I wanted the light to be the warmth.”

dardized testing, Ranells responded, “It’s a part of accountability. It would be silly to think that the state wouldn’t be interested overall how Idaho is doing, especially how Idaho is comparing with other states.” But, she said, if the purpose of a standardized test is to take a snapshot of how children are doing, then “that should be the only reason we use that data, not as part of teacher evaluation or any of that.” Ranells said she has a “loose-tight” leadership style. “I’m very tight about certain things,” she said, such as the district’s mission, vision, values and goals. “We’re very clear about where we are and where we’re headed and how we’re going to get there,” she said. “But the details and the fun in making those dreams come true, that comes from the creativity in the staff.” Ranells, who worked in the Nampa School District in the 1970s and ‘80s, reconnected with a number of former colleagues this week. “It was an absolute delight to work for you 20

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