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An exchange of cultures Muslim student, Mormon family bridge the gap

yard sign of the Ten Commandments sits outside the house where 16-yearold Baber Ali Zergham, an exchange student from Pakistan, lives with his host family. The difference in religions — a Muslim student living with a Mormon family — hasn’t been an issue. “Frankly, we didn’t even think about it,” Zergham’s host mom, Elena Hubert, said. Zergham raves about the year he’s spent at Mountain View High School in Meridian. He’s addressed his peers’ curiosity and ignorant questions with good humor. “No, we don’t all ride camels,” he responds. “Yes, we have a McDonald’s.” Zergham is the first Muslim exchange student that Stacy Taylor, a Meridian volunteer with ASSE International Student Exchange Programs, has been able to place in the Treasure Valley. Taylor said she’s been trying to bring in a student from a Muslim

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Baber Ali Zergham, a foreign exchange student from Pakistan, laughs over a joke with his host mom, Elena Hubert, at the Huberts’ home on April 29. Zergham has been living with the family and attending Mountain View High school since August and will return to Pakistan in June. country, but out of the 13 students “It’s hard to say exactly what students in the meantime,” Taylor coming out of the recession.” she has placed in the past four that reason was, but I did have said. “I don’t know if it’s just beyears, only one has been Muslim. people host Chinese exchange cause people have fear, or we were Please see Exchange, page 9

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t 25-0, the Eagle softball team is ranked No. 1. Not No. 1 in the 5A Southern Idaho Conference, not No. 1 in the state of Idaho, not No. 1 in the Northwest, but No. 1 in the entire nation, according to CBS MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Softball Rankings. The Mustangs are now the first Idaho team ever to be ranked No. 1 in the country.

Eagle senior Martha Tooley collects a ground-ball during the team’s April 25 practice at Eagle High School.

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OPINION Some are urging you to vote yes on the West Ada trustee recalls, others are urging you to vote no. Find election-related letters to the editor inside.

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SCHOOLS Linda Clark and the West Ada School District have reached a $160,000 settlement.

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Roaring Springs waterpark will make its season debut this weekend with highs expected in the 80s.

Meridian City Councilman Ty Palmer questions the need for a second urban renewal district, slated for the Ten Mile Road corridor.

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he other day, I had the honor of speaking to some of Meridian’s youngest entrepreneurs about how to interact with the media. And when I say young, I don’t mean 21 or 22. These ambitious leaders are still in middle and high school. The students have created their own business plans through the Meridian Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy, and some have already secured funding from local investors. During my presentation, I handed out copies of the Meridian Press, which featured a story about the students at their recent investor panel. I cringed inside when I heard, “Woah! I can’t remember the last time I held a newspaper.” I grew up with a newspaper on the kitchen counter each morning. Admittedly, I’d turned to the comics first, but at least I had everyday exposure to local, responsible news. I’m a little worried that’s being replaced for younger generations with click bait and pundit rants. The students were excited to have a copy of the paper and to see themselves in print. I asked the students if they would be nervous or excited to do an interview with a reporter. “That would me make me so nervous,” one student said, saying she didn’t want to be grilled about her political views or about issues that she didn’t know much about. When I asked if she had ever been treated like that in an interview, she said, “No, but I’ve seen reporters on TV.” “Hold up,” I told the group. “Journalists on TV shows (think Shauna Newport from ‘Parks and Recreation’) are almost always awful and mean. Don’t use that as a guide to what reporters are like in real life.”

“Well,” the student clarified, “I mean like the ‘O’Reilly Factor’ and stuff.” This time I cringed outwardly. No wonder this poor girl was afraid to talk to reporters! I explained that most local reporters would want to ask about their businesses, not badger them about their political views. Yes, if a business owner acts unethically or breaks the law, I said, he or she would have to face tough questions. But in general, business features are a chance for the people behind the business to share their stories. by Holly Beech “We want to hear the heart behind your hbeech@mymeridianpress.com business,” I told the students. “Why are © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS you passionate about what you do, and what challenges did you overcome to get here?” Be open about yourself in the interview rather than just promoting your product, I said. Our job as reporters is not to get your product to sell, but to share a story with our readers that they can connect with. You don’t have to know all of the answers to do a good interview, I said, you just have to be willing to be real and speak from your heart. I enjoyed interacting with these lively and passionate students for the few minutes we had together. I hope I helped quell some myths about reporters and maybe spark an interest in the next generation for local journalism.

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After string of vehicle burglaries, Meridian Police call on residents to lock car doors

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After receiving more than 20 reports of vehicle burglaries last week, the Meridian Police Department is reminding residents to lock their car doors and keep their valuables out of view. In almost all of the vehicle burglary reports last week, the door of the vehicle had been left unlocked, according to MPD. One of the most commonly stolen items from vehicles is firearms, Meridian Police Sgt. Matt Parsons said at a recent town hall. About one-fourth of the vehicle burglaries reported last week involved stolen firearms, including three handguns, a rifle and a shotgun. “This poses a potential threat to the public and our police officers,” the police department said in a press release. “Please lock your vehicles, and do not leave firearms in them.”

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Roaring Springs Waterpark officially begins the summer season this weekend with a forecast high of 86 degrees. The waterpark will be open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (weather permitting). Roaring Springs is also scheduled to be open the weekend of May 21-22, then open seven days a week starting Memorial Day (May 30) weekend. Find information about day passes, promotions and season tickets roaringsprings.com or at the waterpark, 400 W. Overland Road, Meridian.

CRIME WATCH Meridian Police Department Log

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May 3

Failure to appear for misdemeanor citation, North Linder Road and West Storey Street n Collision report, DUI (guilty of two or more in 10 years), North Locust Grove Road and East Fairview Avenue n Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, 100 block East Fairview Avenue n

April 30 Probation violation warrant, petit theft, 2400 block East Fairview Avenue n Indecent exposure, 1000 block South Progress Avenue n Leaving the scene of an accident, purchase or possession of alcohol as a minor, invalid driver’s license, 3400 block West Cherry Lane n

May 1-2: No entries

Domestic battery or assault enhancement - in the presence of a child, 400 block West Cherry Lane

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Failure to appear for misdemeanor citation, 2400 block North Stokesberry place n Injury to a child, 500 block West Welch Street (two arrests) n Resisting or obstructing, probation violation warrant, 1600 block West Cherry Lane

May 7: No entries

May 4 Attempted strangulation, battery - domestic violence without traumatic injury against household member, 2400 block South Ruby Rapids Place n Contempt of court - criminal, driving without privileges, North Main Street and East State Street n Contempt of court - criminal, failure to appear for misdemeanor citation, probation violation warrant n DUI, West Franklin Road and South Linder Road n DUI (second offense), driving without privileges (third offense), eluding an officer (felony), probation violation warrant, theft by receiving or possessing stolen property, South Stoddard Road and West Christopher Street n

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May 6 Probation violation warrant, East Fairview Avenue and Northeast Fifth Street n Failure to appear for misdemeanor citation, 300 block West Cherry Lane n Failure to appear for misdemeanor citation, 1000 block South Wells Street n DUI (excessive), South Locust Grove Road and East Woodbridge Drive n Possession of marijuana, invalid driver’s license, possession of drug paraphernalia, 300 block South n

May 8 Probation violation warrant, 3000 block North Blue Springs Avenue n Possession of marijuana, West Willowbrook Drive and North Meridian Road n Domestic battery or assault enhancement - in the presence of a child, 1000 block West Parkstone Street n Felony possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, 700 block Ten Mile Road n Aggravated assault by means likely to produce great bodily harm, 2000 block North Nyborg Place n Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, North Meridian Road and West Chrisfield Drive n

ROADREPORT ONGOING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 13-20: Black Cat Road, from Ustick Road to Moon Lake Drive, has lane restrictions through Aug. 1 for pedestrian and signal improvements. n Black Cat Road, from Ustick Road to McMillan Road, is closed through June 1 for sewer main work, with no access between Ustick Road and Quintale Street. n Eagle Road, from Overland Road to n

Interstate 84, has lane restrictions through May 20 for overhead sign installation. n Eagle Road, from Franklin Road to Pine Avenue, will be closed from 10 p.m. May 21 (Saturday) to 10 a.m. May 22 for railroad crossing repairs. n Franklin Road, from Ten Mile Road to Umbria Hills Avenue, has lane restrictions through today for utility work. n Hubbard Road, from Linder Road to State Highway 69 (Meridian Road), will be closed from May 16 to June 9 for new © 2016 Vol. 3, No. 27, 12 pages

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subdivision utility work. n Linder Road, from Loretta Street to south of Monument Street, has lane restrictions through May 27 for road widening. n Locust Grove Road, north of Wrightwood Drive, has lane restrictions through May 20 for road widening. n McMillan Road, east of Zachary Way, has lane restrictions through June 3 for new subdivision frontage work. n Meridian Road, from Corporate Drive to Interstate 84, has lane restrictions through

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Former superintendent Clark, West Ada School District reach $160K settlement

he West Ada School District and former WEST ADA SCHOOL SETTLEMENT Superintendent Linn $160,000: amount of DISTRICT STATEMENT: da Clark reached a settlement settlement last week, ”The District has officially and $136,799.25: payment to more than six months after formally resolved all matters Linda Clark Clark’s contentious deparrelating to the employment of $23,200.75: payment for ture from the district. Dr. Clark. This action was taken The settlement of Clark’s legal fees to Strindberg by the District’s Insurer without $160,000 will be paid by the & Scholnick, LLC District contribution of any district’s insurer, the Idaho n The payment will be public funds for this resolution. Counties Risk Management made by the West Ada School The value of the claim and the Program (ICRMP), and not District’ s insurer and will not assessment of risk was an analout of the district’s public come out of the district’s public ysis performed exclusively by funds, according to a copy funds. the insurance carrier. However, of the settlement obtained n Clark was making about all potential claims against the by the Meridian Press. $143,000 plus benefits before With the settlement District and its board members she resigned. At the start of reached, Clark said she will will be released and no litigathis school year, Clark’s contract not sue the district, which tion will be forthcoming. There was good through 2018, but was previously on the tais no admission of wrongful ble. The district, in a press the board later revoked the action on the part of any of the statement, said the settlecontract’s third year. parties. ment clears any potential n Clark’s attorney, Erika Nevertheless, the Administraclaims against the district Birch, said the settlement is tion strongly believes that it is and its current and past generally good for both sides in the best interest of education board members. Superineven though it “doesn’t fully for this district that this matter tendent Mary Ann Ranells compensate” Clark for all her comes to a conclusion and did not have a comment losses. Clark’ s goal form the the District move forward in a other than what the statebeginning, Birch said, was to fruitful fashion to benefit the ment said. reach a resolution without a “There needs to be healeducation of students.” lawsuit. ing in the district, and for me as well,” Clark said FriHolly Beech/MP day. “This has gone on for a West Ada School District Superintendent Linda Clark announced her resignation at a somber press conference quite a long time. And I now feel satisfied that we have Oct. 23 at the District Service Center in Meridian. closure and everyone can She said the board has not wanted to do things for the said. “I really think that the move forward.” After Clark resigned been transparent, but add- right reasons, and there main impetus behind the abruptly in October, saying ed that it’s not her place to was just difficulty reach- recall ... is they have diffishe couldn’t do her job in get into the specifics. Vot- ing consensus on what the culty with board members the environment that trust- ers, she said, will have to right thing to do was,” Dean questioning anything a susaid. ees had created, she and decide for themselves. Sayles said there was a Dean and Sayles said perintendent does.” the school board disagreed brea kdow n the recall group’s claims on what her of trust be- against them, including contract af- by Holly Beech Celebrating 23 Years forded her. hbeech@mymeridianpress.com tween Clark that they disrupt board in the Treasure Valley! and the meetings and are not transThe board © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS board, but parent, are unfounded. terminated would not “The language on the her contract give details because the recall petitions about me rather than accept her resPatio Covers ~ Sun Rooms ~ Screen Rooms ~ Decks ignation, claiming she had conversations took place in is false, specifically, and executive sessions. evidenced by the audio acted unethically. The ProDean said the rocky rela- recordings at the board fessional Standards Comtionship between the board meetings. ‘The chaotic and mission with the Idaho Call TODAY and have Department of Education and Clark was the result of disruptive actions at the clashing personalities. board meetings,’ that I take reviewed the board’s comyour project installed before “I think most everybody great offensive to,” Dean plaint, signed by thenthe heat of the summer! trustee Russell Joki, but didn’t find probable cause MONUMENTS for an investigation, acBENCHES cording to the settlement. “I was in the district a MaUSOlEUMS very long time — 37 years — and the way this all ended was heartbreaking,” Clark said. “It was very painful, and it was damaging to my name.” 17516 Karcher Rd. Caldwell There’s still confusion in the community about what caused the breakdown beHELpfuL HINt #1 tween Clark and the school See our Showroom! 283 E. 5th St., Meridian Funeral homes & corporate owned board. 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Joki and Madsen have since resigned, after a recall group collected enough signatures for recall elections against them. Joki said his resignation was for personal reasons. The recall group also collected signatures for the recall elections of Tina Dean and Sayles, which take place on May 17. Clark said she has had no involvement in the recall efforts, but she does have a vote, and she encourages the community to vote, too. “My removal is not the only issue here,” Clark said.

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GOINGPLACES Cameron McCown, a Baylor University graduate, has been hired as a mortgage loan officer by D.L Evans Bank in the Treasure Valley area. McCown is McCown an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Army and has five years of banking experience. He serves in the Rotary Club and Boise Young

Professionals and owns Bread of Life, a community “pay-what-youcan” deli. Jennifer Gess received the 2016 Student Excellence Award at Idaho State University-Meridian’s 11th annual commencement ceremony May 9 at the Boise Centre. Gess, who received her Doctor of Philosophy in counselor education, is a gifted scholar and researcher specializing in counseling issues within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, bisexual and queer

Gary Eastburn, 62, of Merid- Barbara Jean Merriman, Jimmy Gordon Ogilvie, Judith “Judy” Strain,

70, ian, died Friday, May 6, 2016, at a 74, of Meridian, died Thursday, May 95, of Meridian, died Thursday, May of Meridian, died Wednesday, May 4, local hospital. Funeral Home: Accent 5. Funeral Home: Cremation Society 5, 2016, at a local care center. Funeral 2016, at her home. Funeral Home: AcFuneral Home, Meridian. of Idaho. Home: Accent Funeral Home, Merid- cent Funeral Home, Meridian. ian.

community (LGBTQ+). She has published peer-reviewed articles and presented her research at state, regional and national conferences. She is president of the Idaho Counseling Association and is founding president of the Idaho Association of LGBT Issues in Counseling. Gess, who is in private practice in Boise, specializes in child and family therapy, group counseling and issues relating to LGBT children, youth and adults. The other three honorees for the award were Tiffany Calás, pharmacy; Colette Cremeans, physician assistant studies, and Elisabeth

Gebhart, speech language pathology. A fifth ISU-Meridian student, Michelle Wilkin, was also recognized at commencement for receiving a 2016 ISU Alumni Association Outstanding Student Achievement Award representing the College of Pharmacy. Russ Hoeflich will serve as the new president and CEO of The Peregrine Fund, effective July 1. Hoeflich served for 27 years as the state director of the Oregon Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, before promotion to vice president and senior policy director for TNC’s national Restore America’s Forests Program in 2014. The Peregrine Fund, founded in 1970 to restore the Peregrine Falcon, engages in raptor conservation efforts on behalf of more than 100 species in 65 countries worldwide. On May 1, Toby Hazen of the Boise office of Eide Bailly LLP, a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm, was accepted into the firm’s partnership. This brings the total number of partners at Eide Bailly to 238. Hazen is a CPA with more than 18 years of public accounting experience.

Veranda Senior Living at 6280 Fox Run Way in Meridian celebrated Student Excellence Honorees, from left, Tiffany Calás, pharmacy; Elisabeth Gebhart, speech language pathol- a ribbon-cutting ceremony on ogy; Colette Cremeans, physician assistant studies; top honoree Jennifer Gess, Counseling; and Alumni As- Wednesday. sociation Outstanding Student Achievement Award winner from the College of Pharmacy, Michelle Wilkin. Submitted by ISU

CIVICCALENDAR

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 16-20: of Trustees meeting, 7 p.m., large conference room at the Cherry Tuesday Lane branch, 1326 W. Cherry n Meridian City Council meeting, Lane. Board meets the third Wednesday of each month. 6 p.m., City Council Chambers, Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Thursday Ave. Meets at 6 p.m. every first, third and fourth Tuesday, and at 3 n Planning and Zoning Commisp.m. every second Tuesday. sion, 6 p.m., City Council Chambers, Meridian City Hall. Meets Wednesday every first and third Thursday. n Meridian Library District Board

TODAY Meridian — 4th Annual Spring Fling, 4 p.m., Tuscany Clubhouse 3782 E. Firenze Street, free

TUESDAY Meridian — Boise Chordsmen rehearsal, 7 p.m., Parkview Church 201 W. Ustick Rd.

SATURDAY Meridian — Shine 365 Weight Loss and Healthy Living Support, 8 a.m., Shine Studio-Strada Bellissima Business Park 2825 S. Meridian Road #100 Shine 365

WEDNESDAY Meridian — Preservation Month with Meridian Historic Preservation Commission, 6 p.m., Meridian City Hall 33 E. Broadway Ave.

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LOCAL NEWS Meridian councilman questions need for Ten Mile urban renewal district

eridian City Council- such as sewer lines. Tax increman Ty Palmer ques- ment financing derives revenue tioned the need for a from the increase in property valsecond Meridian urban ues in the district from the time it renewal district at last was created. week’s City Council meeting. Palmer asked why the city The city is workneeds to create ing with a consul- by Holly Beech the urban renewtant to prepare a hbeech@mymeridianpress.com al district when proposal for the © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS construction acnew district, which tivity is already would be east of North Ten Mile taking place along the corridor. Road, bordered by Franklin Road “There’s been a lot of dirt to the north and Interstate 84 to moving out there on Ten Mile. ... the south. On May 3, Commu- It looks like whoever is developnity Development Director Bruce ing it is confident enough that Chatterton asked the City Coun- they want to develop there, that cil to approve sending the draft they’re not waiting for us to say, plan to the Planning and Zoning ‘Yeah, we’ll pay you back for it,’” Commission and to taxing dis- Palmer said. “I’d much rather put tricts that would be affected so the brakes on and let them keep that those entities could review going and not ask taxpayers to rethe proposal. imburse them.” The area is farmland, but Chatterton said developers are Meridian would like to see high- preparing the ground for future quality development move in, projects in anticipation that the Chatterton said. Creating an ur- urban renewal district will be apban renewal district there would proved. allow the city to use tax increment “They have a qualifying busifinancing to pay developers back ness that is wanting to locate out for investing in infrastructure there, and it’s pending this activ-

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ity,” Meridian Mayor Tammy de Weerd said. Palmer said he didn’t want residents in other parts of town to shoulder the tax burden while businesses in the new urban renewal district got a break.

“The reimbursement they get is created by the value they add,” De Weerd responded. “So it’s not from taxpayers, it’s from themselves.” The council voted 4-1, with Palmer dissenting and Joe Borton

West Ada School District prepares for $600K hit without class fees

hen the West judge ruled in favor of RusThe Education FoundaAda School sell Joki, who sued the dis- tion of the West Ada School District stops trict in 2012 after paying District — a nonprofit that charging stu- school fees for his grand- raises money to support dent course fees children. Joki arclassnext school year, it could gued that it was by Holly Beech r o om take a $600,000 hit to its the district’s con- hbeech@mymeridianpress.com a n d budget, according to Assis- stitutional duty © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS student tant Superintendent Jackie to provide a free needs Thomason. and equal education to all — is already at work to colCurrently, West Ada students. lect instrument donations offers 246 classes sec“Is it tough to take a and to raise money for field FEBRUARY 2,in2016 ondary schools that have $600,000 hit? It is, but we trips, Thomason said. FEBRUARY 2, 2016 course fees ranging from really think this is what’s The district will welabout $5 to $25. The fees, best, given the law,” Su- come parent donations towhich this year brought in perintendent Mary Ann ward courses that normally about $600,000, help pay Ranells said. would have had a course for items such as science lab Even with the loss of this fee, she said. kits, artist pencils and chef revenue source, the district coats.To advertise call: (208) 377-4913 intends to continue offer- GUIDELINES The district started re- ing the same courses with or visit To us advertise online: (208) 377-4913 Thomason proposed evaluating its usemailboxmerchants.com ofcall: course the same level of quality, or visit us online: mailboxmerchants.com the following student fee fees in November after a Thomason said.

guidelines at Tuesday’s school board meeting: n Students will not be charged to take an academic course (a course that offers credit toward graduation). n Students will not be charged to go on a class field trip. n Students may be asked to bring classroom supplies such as pencils and paper for their own individual use, but the supply list cannot prescribe the quantity or the quality of the items. Students may not be required to bring items for the entire class, such as a box of tissues. n Students will not be charged class dues, which

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abstaining, to approve sending the draft plan to taxing districts. The council voted 5-0, with Borton abstaining, to send the plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

cover events such as prom, graduation, and the senior picnic. n Students may be required to bring their own musical instruments. n Co-curricular activities will be offered without fees so long as they are part of a regular academic course. Students may be asked to provide funding for their own travel for cocurricular activities. To develop the guidelines, district administrators drew from the Joki vs. West Ada School District lawsuit, as well as from the Paulson v. Minidoka County School District lawsuit that went before the Idaho Supreme Court in 1970, and from the state of Idaho’s Guidelines for Charges of Student Fees, created in 1986.

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OTHER BUSINESS: NEW CURRICULUM At Tuesday’s meeting, board members unanimously approved spending up to $2 million for new English Language Arts materials and curriculum in grades K-5. West Ada curriculum coordinators are calling for the district to get on a textbook replacement schedule, as some of the books are more than 20 years old and contain outdated information. New Trustee Rene Ozuna, who replaces resigned Trustee Russell Joki in zone 5, took her oath of office Tuesday. She was appointed by the board on April 26 to serve the remainder of the term through 2019.

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LOCAL NEWS Your guide to Tuesday’s primary election

he primary election takes place Tuesday. Here’s what you DISTRICT 20, SENATE n Chuck Winder, R-Boise need to know: (incumbent) VOTER INFORMATION n Write-in candidate: WilIf you are not yet registered liam “Bill” Rutherford, Dto vote, you may do so at your polling Meridian place when you go to vote. Same-day registration is offered during early DISTRICT 20, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, voting and on Election Day. Bring SEAT A with you a valid ID and proof of ad- n Daniel S. Weston, Constitution Pardress. ty, Meridian To find your polling place and n Joe A. Palmer, R-Meridian (incumlearn which districts and precinct bent) you live in, visit adacounty.id.gov/ elections/Voter-Information/Find- DISTRICT 20, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, My-Polling-Place. There, you will SEAT B also be able to see sample ballots n James Holtzclaw, R-Meridian (inbased on party affiliations. cumbent) n Write-in candidate: Randy Drew BALLOTS Johnson, R-Meridian In addition to voting on congressional, legislative and county candi- DISTRICT 21, SENATE dates, some voters in the West Ada n Clifford R. “Cliff” Bayer, R-Meridian School District will see a trustee re- (incumbent) call initiative on their ballot. Voters in zones 1 will be asked to vote yes or DISTRICT 21, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, no to recall Trustee Tina Dean, and SEAT A voters in zone 3 will be asked to vote n Robert Winder, D-Boise yes or no to recall Trustee Carol Say- n Steven C. Harris, R-Meridian (inles. Statements from the trustees and cumbent) from the recall group are on the ballot. Voters in zone 5 of the school dis- DISTRICT 21, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, trict will see a recall question about SEAT B Russell Joki, but that question is no n Cindy Thorngren, D-Boise longer relevant because Joki resigned n Thomas E. “Tom” Dayley, R-Boise last month. (incumbent) Voters in the Kuna Library District will be asked to vote on a library district bond of $3.9 million over a term DISTRICT 22, SENATE n Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian (inof no more than 10 years. cumbent) n Charles Pratt Porter, R-Kuna CANDIDATES (Meridian area) n Robert “Ernie” Terrell, R-Kuna

ELECTION 2016

ADA COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 3

Dave Case, R-Meridian (incumbent) n Sharon M. Ullman, RBoise n

ADA COUNTY SHERIFF

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Steve Bartlett, R-Meridian (incumbent)

A group plays pickleball at the Homecourt YMCA in Meridian in April 2014.

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Meridian to buy Homecourt YMCA

Jan M. Bennetts, R-Eagle (incumbent) n

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Pro-Life, Constitution Party, Letha, Idaho n Ray J. Writz, Constitution Party, Coeur d’Alene n Jerry Sturgill, D-Boise n Mike Crapo, R-Idaho Falls (incumbent) n

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 1

Raul Labrador, R-Eagle (incumbent) n Isaac M. Haugen, R-Santa Rosa, California n Gordon Counsil, R-Caldwell n Shizandra Fox, D-Glen Ellen, California n Staniela Nikolova, D-Moscow n James Piotrowski, D-Boise n

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 2

Mike Simpson, R-Boise (incumbent) n Lisa Marie, R-Boise n Jennifer Martinez, D-Boise n Anthony Tomkins, Constitution Party, Twin Falls n

DISTRICT 14, SENATE

IDAHO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE (NONMiranda Gold, D-Eagle DISTRICT 22, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, PARTISAN) Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian (in- SEAT A To succeed Justice Jim Jones: cumbent) n John Vander Woude, R-Nampa (inn Robyn Brody, Rubert cumbent) n Clive J. Strong, Boise DISTRICT 14, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, n Sergio Gutierrez, Nampa SEAT A n Curt McKenzie, Nampa DISTRICT 22, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, n Mike Moyle, R-Star (incumbent) SEAT B To succeed Roger S. Burdick: n Michael Greenway, R-Eagle n Jason A. Monks, R-Meridian (inn Roger S. Burdick, Boise n Jane M. Rohling, D-Eagle cumbent) n n

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APPELLATE COURT JUDGE, TO SUCCEED ADA COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2 MOLLY J. HUSKEY:

ith Meridian looking for more indoor recreational space, and the Treasure Valley YMCA seeking funding for its new facility in south Meridian next to Hillsdale Elementary, the two entities have struck a deal. The city will buy the Homecourt YMCA, a Meridian facility with four basketball courts, weights and a fitness studio, for $4 million in September. The City Council approved the purchase at its meeting Tuesday, according to a city press release. Meridian has been setting aside money to either purchase or build a recreational facility, including $2.75 million this fiscal year. “Residents have long hoped for an indoor facility, and we are thrilled to make that a reality,” stated Meridian Parks and Recreation Director Steve Siddoway. Homecourt will remain a YMCA membership facility until the south Meridian YMCA opens, which is currently slated for 2017, according to the city. Me-

emocrat Bill Rutherford of Meridian is seeking to get at least 50 write-in votes during the May 17 primary election so he can run for Senate in District 20 in November. The position is currently held by Sen. Chuck Winder, R-Boise, who is seeking re-election and does not face any primary

Stanley L. Johnson, D-Meridian TJ Thomson, D-Boise n Teri Murrison, R-Eagle n Rick Visser, R-Boise n

Molly J. Huskey, Boise

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or general election challengers on the ballot. Legislative write-in candidates must get at least 50 write-in votes during the primary election to be eligible to run in the general election, according to the Ada County Elections Office. Randy Drew Johnson, a Republican from Meridian, is

Sources: Idaho Secretary of State, Ada County Elections

also running as a write-in candidate on May 17 for State Representative B in District 20. The incumbent, Republican James Holtzclaw of Meridian, is running for re-election and faces no primary or general election challengers on the ballot. Rutherford encourages voters who wish to learn more about him to visit his website: bill-rutherford. ruck.us.

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Week: Casey Hart Meridian Speedway Driver of the and for Inspiration can strike anywhere, t Har ey Cas er driv Meridian Speedway his the idea to turn a spare pickup into his at es fram een betw next racecar came weekly bowling league. tI “I sketched out this picture of wha …it you tell I “and t, Har said ” wanted, looks exactly like this.” ed Of course the finished product turn t is Har out exactly as sketched, given that roll ry a Master Fabricator by trade. Eve place in bar was hand crafted and welded 1998 ge oran big, his and he e and ever sinc to Hart’s exacting specifications, quarter-mile at Meridian Speedway. ed pav the ked stal e hav Ram ge Dod drive.” says. “And this thing’s a blast to “You get what you put in,” Hart , too. Not only is it a blast, but it’s fast gural ories en route to hoisting the inau Hart tallied three main event vict mpionship trophy. Even while fightCha Teleperformance Claimer Stocks mpionships—he won one in the TATES cha ing for victories and speeding to veteran racer has competed for over a the Rents Hornet division in 2005— pressure. decade with one goal in mind: low have bring out whenever I felt like and “I wanted something I could just car.” net fun in…[this is] just a big, V8 Hor ion that ng at Meridian Speedway, the pass Entering his ninth season of raci the him ed earn that le smi ht brig ad, bro drives Hart remains, as does the rest of the Teleperformance Claimer the nickname ‘Mr. Pretty.’ Hart and Domino’s All-American Series Modifieds, elen Wh R SCA NA the join dall Stocks Ken the and ks, Stoc o Super Street Legends, College of Western Idah rday, May 14 for Ladies Night at Satu Ford of Meridian Mini Stocks on Speedway Staff Meridian Speedway. Photo Credit: Tyler Schild, Meridian

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n The more than 41,000-square-foot Homecourt Y opened in 2006 at 936 W. Talyor St. in Meridian, according to the Treasure Valley YMCA’s website. The facility has four NBA-sized basketball courts — which include six volleyball and five pickleball courts — along with locker rooms, a free weights area and a fitness studio.

ridian plans to add more evening events at the Homecourt Y this fall. The purchase price includes much of the sporting and office equipment in the building, according to the purchase and sale agreement. For 10 years, the two parties would agree not to host certain athletic programs that “unreasonably” compete with one another’s existing programs. The purchase agreement also states that Meridian would provide space at the Homecourt Y for the “Hoop Dreams” program.

Valley Shepherd Church celebrates 100 years

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alley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene in Meridian is celebrating 100 years in the community with special services, projects and celebrations. The celebration will culminate in a special service and dedication of a picnic pavilion beginning at 10 a.m. July 3. “This is a special time for our congregation,” stated Senior Pastor Tim Pusey. “It is a time for us to look back and celebrate how God has used this church to touch the lives of people, and also a time to look forward to ways in which God wants to work through us today to meet the spiritual and physicals needs of people in and around Meridian.” The anniversary celebration began March 20 with a groundbreaking of the Centennial Picnic Pavilion. The covered structure will seat 300 and will be used for a variety of activities, including Vacation Bible School, youth group gatherings, special events and church picnics. Special services include previous pastors and music from the era as each decade of the church is celebrated. On May 15, former pastor Al and Kitty Jones will speak in the service. Jones and his wife served from 1965 to 1970 before going to Australia as missionaries.

CONTACT Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene n Location: 150 W. Maestra St., Meridian n Phone: (844) 830-5143 n Website: valleyshepherd. org n Sunday service at 10:45 a.m., with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Each Sunday service has focused on a decade in the church, starting in 1916 when the Meridian Church of the Nazarene formed and purchased the Methodist Episcopal Church at the corner of Main and Pine Street. Each service highlights how the church was engaged in the life of the community. Those highlights include the founding of the Meridian Food Bank, forming a Boy Scout troop, supporting West Ada School District kids through programs such as Project Kids, which provides supplies and other needs, and the School Backpack Program that provides 600 students each Friday with food for the weekend, sponsoring a community Easter egg hunt, and many other activities. All are welcome to attend the services and participate in the July 3 celebration of Valley Shepherd’s 100th anniversary in Meridian.

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LETTERSTO THE EDITOR GUESTOPINIONS Support Doug Jones in District 14 Thank you for providing a public forum for our local communities to communicate and receive information. During the past several weeks I have visited and talked in great length with a person who is running for Idaho State Representative in District 14. His name is Doug Jones. I have found he is a good listener and is honestly interested in the issues in our community. He comes with business leadership experience and has experience in state government, Idaho. He has served on the Technology Board, Idaho Farm Bureau. He also served on the Governor’s Task Force for Rural Development. Our district includes Eagle, Meridian and Star. What I like about Doug is he has been meeting with all of us and has listened to each of our concerns about education, healthcare and the future or our community. I personally have never heard from a representative for our community, so I’m voting for Doug Jones on May 17 because he listens and is ready to lead. We need someone new in this position, not more of the same. I encourage all folks to vote in the primary on May 17, even if you don’t vote for my choice, but I hope you do. This is the first time I feel like I really know someone who is running for office and know he will listen to his constituents. — Evelyn Battema, Meridian

in your words trustee vacancy in Zone 4. Since July of 2015 I have attended approximately 90 percent of the school board meetings in the district, and during that time Ms. Dean has shown a consistency to be transparent and to show respect to all (unlike some notable audience members). Ms. Dean was duly elected in 2013, and she and rest of the board need to be left alone to get on with the board’s important business. Vote against the Trustee Recall! — Robin Lundgren, Meridian

Vote yes on recalls

The West Ada School Board is responsible for a $400 million budget to provide quality education for 37,000 students. As a business owner in Meridian, my view of the current Board is that it’s a very poorly-run business. The four trustees facing recall, two of whom have since resigned, have burdened the District with extraordinary expenses such as: 1. In an effort to oust former Superintendent Dr. Linda Clark from her leadership position, the District hired numerous attorneys and, in only seven months, racked up thousands of dollars in legal fees! 2. Due to the unprofessional, demeaning manVote no on recall ner in which the Board Tina Dean was elected removed Superintendent by the voters of Zone 1 to Clark, the District had to represent their interests. settle with her for $160,000 She has done exactly that. to avoid further liability. Chairman Dean has made 3. Russ Joki (since restudents a priority, she signed) sued the West Ada supports parent rights in School District to disallow education, and she keeps student fees for classes a close watch on district that may be of interest to a expenditures. student for their intended Tina Dean has done college major. This means nothing to merit a recall. $600,000 must be found The allegations on the recall somewhere in the budget petition are false. There is to replace these fees. no evidence to support a reThese Board members call. The recall is about poli- have repeatedly expressed tics and an attempt by the their “anti-growth” sentipolitical elite to take over ment. Instead of fighting the the elected board and to do inevitable growth Meridian away with local control. is experiencing, why not Vote against the recall of instead work with the develTina Dean. opers and business commu— Mary Ollie, Meridian nity to develop thoughtful solutions? Furthermore, key Vote against recall decisions could cause the District’s bond ratings to I want to state my supdecline, increasing interest port for West Ada School rates on future bonds. Board chair Tina Dean Please get out and vote and urge voters in Zone 1 to vote against the Trustee FOR the recall of Tina Dean in Zone 1 and Carol Sayles Recall May 17. in Zone 3. It’s time for new Contrary to the spuritrustees who will focus on ous attacks on Ms. Dean providing quality educaby the pro-Recall group, she does listen and respect tion for our students, rather than advancing their patrons and parents. That personal agendas. was shown most recently — Lori Hoalst Jones, by her conduct during the interview process to fill the Meridian

Get out the vote, this election affects your community

he Primary Election is May 17th and it is an important election for our community. I encourage voters to get out and make your voices heard! A ballot item that is receiving a lot of attention is the West Ada School District Trustee Recall for Zones 1 and 3. The people who serve on our board of trustees for the school district oversee a $400 million budget and are critical to the vitality of our community and neighboring cities. When I moved to

Meridian, I did so because of our great school system. I attribute much of our growth to the top notch education in our area. We can’t afford to lose that quality education reputation — for our kids and in retaining and attracting family-wage jobs. That’s why your voice is important. Did you know in the last election, trustees were elected with less than .01 percent of voters in the district? That means out of 20,000 potential votes per zone (40,000 total), one trustee received 185 votes,

the other 389. It is a privilege and responsibility to vote and to have a voice, especially when we are talking about our kids and a majority of your tax dollars – so get out to the polls and decide the direction of our school district! Another item to be aware of as you head to the polls, is where the Ada County Commissioner candidates stand regarding the courthouse issue facing Meridian and Garden City residents, and eventually residents in all other cities in Ada County.

Vote against West Ada School District recalls

y daughter posted a picture recently of my 5-year-old granddaughter with a not so beautiful grimace on her face. Next to it was a picture of her 2-year-old sister with a mischievous smile and hands held high covered in Desitin. Upon closer examination, you can see that Brynnley’s face, along with a few other things in the room are covered with Desitin. Blissfully unaware of what was on her face until her mother pointed it out chuckling, Brynnley whined “that’s why it smells so bad!” She had no idea her sister was wreaking havoc while she slept peacefully in the same room. This same scenario is happening in the West Ada School District; as the

or West Ada voters, the May 17 Primary includes a vote on how Idaho’s biggest school district will be managed going forward. A handful of voters in Zones 1 and 3 will determine the fate of the two remaining trustees — Chair Tina Dean and Trustee Carol Sayles — out of the four originally targeted for the recall. Christine Donnell, former superintendent of West Ada, is the chair of the recall group. Mike Vuittonet, former chair of the district board and a current trustee, is also a leader of the recall. The third leader, as well as treasurer of the group, is former board member Reid Olsen. A vote AGAINST the recall means you support accountability and transparency in the governance of the $400 million West Ada school district budget. A vote AGAINST means you won’t tolerate the use of secret money and won’t

patrons peacefully sleep, a mischievous group of people have begun smearing the good names of two board members, Chairperson Tina Dean and Carol Sayles. Our local school board allows us to have a voice, a representative from our own neighborhoods, and right now that local control is under attack. In a local election such as this, there are no party affiliations and generally no big dollars spent campaigning. Just old fashioned boots on the ground letting people know why you want to serve the patrons of the district. The recall group is attempting to change the results of the election held only a year ago. In the last election, two longtime incumbents were unseated by patrons who

were tired of the ‘business as usual’ practices. The recall of these two new trustees and two sitting trustees was started just a short three months after they were elected. It’s hard to imagine how one could determine that they had done anything so egregious as to warrant a recall in this short length of time. Yet here we are, in the midst of an ugly battle for local control of our school board. With a little digging it becomes apparent that this recall is not driven by anything the current board members have done. It started before the new board members were even sworn in. They asked questions about cost overruns on new construction, and contracts negotiated in closed-door meetings,

like they were elected to do. Let’s just keep it simple. The board members being recalled have not done a single thing to warrant the claims on the ballot. The claims are all rubbish. There is something bigger at play here. Speak out on May 17th at the ballot, and make your voice heard for a second time. Otherwise we will find ourselves like my granddaughter Brynnley, covered in something that smells pretty bad. Don’t peacefully sleep while the recall group takes advantage of our apathy and hands our board over to the appointee of their choice. Please make your voice heard, choose to vote AGAINST the recall. — Tanya Koyle

swallow the lies espoused by the three recall leaders who are maliciously maligning trustees Dean and Sayles. West Ada voters have a right to know the background of these “recallers” and deserve the facts regarding the firing of former superintendent Linda Clark. Mike Vuittonet presided over a closed-door, lame duck meeting which extended Clark’s two-year contract with an additional year. Vuittonet was also chair when the construction fiasco started at Hillsdale Elementary which went over budget by nearly $5 million. Reid Olsen, treasurer of the “recallers” has accepted thousands of dollars from unnamed sources, saying only that they are a “developer” and a “contractor.” It makes one wonder who the mysterious donors are and why they must remain secret. Vuittonet lost his 2012 Republican Primary for

the Idaho House. Guess who his biggest campaign contributors were: Christine Donnell chipped in $250 and the largest donor threw down $1,100 was former West Ada superintendent Linda Clark. When you follow the money, it’s clear ethics are not part of the “recallers” game plan. I think it is no coincidence that Vuittonet made sure Clark got a contract extension and also a “Golder Parachute” at the secret meeting. Clark, as chief negotiator for West Ada, never supported giving teachers a bonus. And she called the top of the teacher salary schedule a “mere pittance” when it was offered to her as part of a severance settlement. Clark deserted her superintendent post days before the crucial Nov. 3, 2015, supplemental levy election for $28 million. Fortunately, the levy passed. Much of the hype of Linda Clark’s leaving was

created by the Statesman and other media who unwittingly swallowed her “witch hunt” story. The media also consistently put a positive spin on Vuittonet and Donnell. What action would Clark have taken if a teacher had thrown a tantrum in a classroom, played the “witch hunt” card, and walked away from her class days before finals? Ads were published in the Statesman inviting people to attend Clark’s huge “Grand Slam” retirement party. Clark was fired. Not retired. The current board has demonstrated their ability to exercise due diligence in a transparent and legal way. I urge parents, patrons, and teachers in West Ada to vote AGAINST THE RECALL. — Daryl S. Sallaz Sallaz is a retired teacher and coach of 37 years. He served in the U.S. Army and in the Idaho Legislature as a representative.

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every game by Brandon Walton But Fillfor him, and more is far bwalton@idahopress.com I feel we are © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS from being continuthe only iming on his pact player AGLE — At 25-0, the legacy and we know he’s still on Eagle’s roster. Tooley, a College of Idaho commit, is Eagle softball team is watching over us.” With Rollins, who joined second on the team in batranked No. 1. Not No. 1 in the 5A Southern the team last season from ting average, RBIs and home Idaho Conference, not Twin Falls as an assistant runs with .600, 45 and 10 reNo. 1 in the state of Idaho, at the helm this season, the spectively. Her twin sister, not No. 1 in the Northwest, Mustangs are averaging 13.7 Olivia, is hitting .389. Leadoff hitter, junior Kelbut No. 1 in the entire na- runs per game with a martion, according to CBS Max- gin of victory of 12.9 runs ly Kukla is hitting .528 with 37 RBIs and six home runs. Preps Xcellent 25 National per game. Softball Rankings. They have also outscored Fisher, a Weber State comThe Mustangs are now their opponents 343-21 this mit, is third on the team in home runs at nine with a the first Idaho team ever to season. be ranked No. 1 in the counAnd to top it all off, only .463 average and 32 RBIs. Junior catcher Rachel try. seven of their 25 games have “It’s an honor for the been complete seven inning Menlove is hitting .466 with girls,” Eagle head coach Ni- games as they have mercy- 34 RBIs and eight homers. She also only has one passed cole Rollins said. “We are ruled everybody else. humble and thankful for the “It’s pretty surreal to step ball on the season. Senior and Northwest recognition of our team and away from it and see what’s for our community.” going on,” Rollins said. Nazarene commit, Maddie Eagle’s rise to the top of “There’s no entitlement Strickler, is making her presthe mountain began with with them, they work hard ence known with a .432 batone man’s dream, that man for everything they get. To ting average to go along with being former head coach, get to this level, you have to 31 RBIs and five home runs. Finally, junior Autumn Doug Corta. work hard and they do the Corta took over the pro- things they need to do to get Moffat is the team’s other gram in 2009 and proceeded better and it has definitely big arm. The BYU commit has a spotless 13-0 record to lead the Mustangs to the shown.” state tournament six times, In fact, Eagle has trailed with 88 strikeouts and a .742 including a state title last just twice this season. The ERA. Moffat has also come up season, all while he was bat- biggest of which was against big this season with her bat. tling a brain tumor. Boise High School on April His team finished the 15, when Eagle was losing She is referred to by Rollins season a remarkable 30-1, 5-2 in the bottom of the sev- as the “queen of doubles,” as she’s tied for the most with the one loss coming enth inning. in last year’s district tourThe Mustangs, though, doubles on the team with nament to Mountain View rallied back with a four-run Martha Tooley at 12. In addition, Moffat has a High School. seventh inning to keep their .464 batting average, 33 RBIs “Just knowing you had a undefeated streak intact and five home runs on the coach that was fighting can- with a 6-5 win. cer and fighting for his life “It was a flashback to season to boot. “We all have great team motivated us to get him his last year with Mountain first state championship,” View,” Fisher said. “We re- chemistry,” Fisher said. “We senior Martha Tooley said. membered how bad that just get along really well and “So it was pretty special to one hurt. It was definitely a have played with each other me and everybody else.” gut check. I think that game for several years now, so we But last November, Cor- woke us up a little bit. A few can rely on each other and ta, after a nearly two year of us were nervous, but we count on each other for anyfight with cancer, died at the knew we could count on our thing. If someone is down, age of 47. team to finish out the game someone else picks them up. It’s a great team chemistry, “When you lose your and we did.” and I love it.” head coach and it’s a faBut other than that The success the Musther figure, best friend and anomaly, Eagle has left a a mentor, you never know wake of destruction for any- tangs have had over the what can happen and what one who has dared to cross last few seasons has turned them into celebrities around the girls are going to do,” its path. town. Rollins said. And when looking over “Walking around town What Eagle has done in the Mustangs’ roster it’s in an Eagle sweatshirt, the wake of that tragedy is easy to see why. people will come up to me have its most dominant seaEagle has 10 players hit- and say, ‘Hey, you’re ranked son in school history. ting over .300 this season really high in the nation,’” The Mustangs’ domi- including last year’s Idaho Tooley said. “It’s a pretty nance this season also has Gatorade Player of the Year cool opportunity, and it’s a them ranked second in The and California commit, segreat experience to be able USA TODAY High School nior pitcher Bradie Fillmore, to play with these girls and Sports/National Fastpitch who leads the team in bathave the coaches we have. Coaches Association Super ting average, RBIs and home To be able to walk around 25. runs. 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Rhetoric about Muslims is a prominent theme nationally and locally: the reports about terrorist attacks carried out in the name of Islam; the rising apprehension about Muslim refugees coming to Idaho; and the Republican presidential front-runner, Donald Trump, calling for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Though Zergham said most of his interactions with Americans have been positive, the rhetoric still stings. “Some people (are) saying that Muslims are really the group of people that are bad and that are just killing people for fun,” Zergham said. “It hurts to listen (to) that, to listen about your own religion and country.” In U.S. history class, Zergham learned about white supremacy and slavery and the Civil Rights Movement. But as America

HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT seeks to heal that racial divide, another prejudice is taking root, he said. “Now the new thing is — I’m facing here with some people — is Islamophobia,” Zergham said. He’s encountered people, he said, who associate all Muslims with terrorist groups. “I just told them that, first of all, terrorism has no religion,” Zergham said. “You cannot judge the population of Muslims all over the world by just (extremists). It’s not wise.” Students’ questions have opened the door for Zergham to educate them about a culture they have little exposure to. Zergham has been overjoyed to share interesting facts about Pakistan — did you know more than half of the world’s soccer balls are produced there? — and show pictures of the beautiful mountain ranges, which most stu-

After the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the U.S. Department of State created the Youth Exchange and Study Program, which provides scholarships for exchange students from predominantly Muslim countries to study in the U.S. for a year. The students are “ambassadors of intercultural understanding in today’s increasingly complex world,” according to the program website. The YES Program is under the umbrella of the ASSE International Student Exchange Programs. To learn more about hosting an exchanges student, visit asse.com. Contact the ASSE Western office in Kelso, Washington, at (360) 577-9797. dents guess are in Idaho or Montana. “When I gave presentations abut my country, at the end they said, will you take us back in your bag?” Zergham said with a huge smile. He, too, has had to let go of judgments about a culture different from his own. About 1 percent of the population in the U.S. is Muslim, compared with more than 96 percent in Pakistan. Experiences like seeing women without scarves on was a shock for Zergham at first, but he tried to keep an open mind. Though it made him

nervous, he decided to go to a church for the first time with his host family, who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He discovered a welcoming group of people who, though they had different spiritual beliefs, reminded him of his fellow worshipers at a mosque, he said. “I was like, wait, that’s

just the same,” Zergham said. “People respect each other, people care about each other, people love each other. That’s the same.” Hubert said she was happy with Zergham’s reaction, but not surprised. “I believe that every religion is pretty much about love and understanding, and just people are the ones who twist it,” she said. Elena and her husband, Dan, helped Zergham find a mosque in Boise where he could gather with other Muslims to celebrate Eid alAdha, an important Muslim holiday. “It was so amazing to see all of the Muslims together. Some of the people were from my country, too, so I also met them and I spoke in my language,” he said. “It feels like you are in a place of your own.” Zergham saw his host

family’s help finding a mosque as a sign of how much they cared about him. “They hosted me. They could have said, no, he is a Muslim, he could be harmful to us … but they hosted me,” he said. Elena, who grew up in Eastern Europe, said she hosts exchange students to help break stereotypes. “It’s the same people, with the same two eyes, the same two hands, the same blood, the same voices, the same problems,” she said. “If at least 10 people that (Ali) knows change their mind towards religious problems, then we did what we’re supposed to do.” Just as he helped bring cultural understanding to the U.S, Zergham said he hopes to do the same in Pakistan when he returns next month.

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208.887.0877 CONSIGNMENT SALES OF IDAHO

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The Caldwell Police Department is testing to establish a roster for police officers and reserve officers. Caldwell has 64 officers serving a population of 51,000. Officers work 12-hour shifts with 4 days on/4days off. Starting salary $37,100, excellent benefits, longevity and certificate pay. Application and testing instructions at

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1939 LASALLE V8

All Original, VERY RARE, Factory Sunroof, Nice Condition, Runs/Drives, Interior Needs Freshened Up $17,800 (208)409-3702

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1988 BAY LINER OPEN BOW

Force marine, 50hp, with radio and fish finder 1989 boat trailer

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1981 FORD MUSTANG

Runs & Drives good, T Tops, Good Tires $2,000 (208)284-9099

Runs great $2,100

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Motor homes, 5th wheel trailers, truck campers and pull trailers over 70 units in stock and ready to go. No pressure No hassle shopping. All units are open for inspection and priced to sell. 3015 Caldwell Blvd Nampa ID 83651 (208)318-5535

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NEWSPAPER DELIVERY CONTRACTORS

Independent contractors needed to deliver newspapers in the Nampa, Marsing, Boise, Eagle city areas. Early morning delivery. Valid drivers license and insurance required. If interested call Jennifer at 465-8160 or Christopher at 465-8138

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1984 FIAT PANINI SPIDER For Sale - 1984 Fiat Black, low miles, FUN to drive, convertible, 6 speed. $4500 or best offer. Call 230-4583

PUBLIC PROXY BID AUCTION MAY 25TH 2016 Bid as soon as the vehicles are unveiled Friday May 20th at 3:00 PM Mountain Time Bidding closes at 1:00 PM Wednesday May 25th***** *** 5 minute bid extension rule applies. Vehicles & other items from:

1998 GMC ½ TON A.T., AC, Good Tires Good Truck $3,000 (208)284-9099

State of Idaho Department of Fish & Game, State of Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, City of Boise, Boise State University, Idaho Department of Agriculture,State of Idaho Department of Corrections, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, State of Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Idaho Industrial Commission, Idaho State Police, Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind, ValleyRide, Treasure Valley Transit,State of Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation to the list of consignors City of Mountain Home plus independent consignment. For more information, register and bid online at: http://daaid.autoremarketers.com Preview Monday before the bidding ending date from 10 am to 4 pm Information Subject to Change

2006 BUICK LUCERNE Well kept, owned 10 years with ALL maintenance records. $4,000 SOLD

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