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College of Idaho skier Elyse Burandt sets off on the course during a team practice Tuesday, on the front side of Bogus Basin. As a freshman Burandt is in her first year with the team. The team this year is larger than most seasons with around 25 skiers. Both the men’s and women’s squad have won the 2015 and 2016 Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference titles.

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ALDWELL — Camping in September is not something that would be considered a normal activity for a ski team.

That’s not the case at the College of Idaho — where the ski program has been built on the idea that compatibility and getting to know each other can bring out positive results during race time. That is why the first activity the team participated in before the start of the season was a camping trip to Redfish Lake.

“It was a way for the new skiers to get acquainted with the team,” said Ron Bonneau, who is in his GO ONLINE 26th season as coach. “By getting to View a video know each other, the better we can about the College work together.” of Idaho ski team This is proving to be a successat idahopress. ful model. The men’s and women’s com/multimedia. squads have won consecutive Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference titles for 2015 and 2016, winning all eight team titles this season.

“At the end of the day, as a coach I believe if they enjoy and learn together, the results will follow,” said Bonneau.

The results have been positive this year, but it’s not all about the hardware.

“First place results are great, but these are my trophies, “ Bonneau said, pointing to a wall covered with photos of his team having fun together. “It’s about the experiences that are shared along the way.”

The two oldest skiers on the team Miyu Nakamura, of Japan, and Zach “Joey” Gould, of Vermont, are sometimes called grandma and grandpa by the team.

“We’re the oldest, but we kind of treat the team like they are all our kids,” Gould said before letting out a laugh. “We’re just like a family.”

Gould could have spent Thanksgiving with family in northern Idaho but instead cooked up a Thanksgiving dinner in the dorm for the skiers from Sweden. It’s that mentality and philosophy that has made this team strong.

The ski team is young and is one of the largest since Bonneau became coach. The majority of the races won this year have been from first- and second-year skiers.

Sophomore skier Mary Totten, who is from Boise, is ranked second in NWCSC individual points behind freshman teammate Anna Granhed.

“We want our team to do well, and we’re happy when each other do well,” Totten said.

“Ron really preaches that we are one big family, and it’s all about the best day ever and the process, and it’s really true,” Totten said. “Some of our best race results are when we are goofing around on the mountain all day.”

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NAMPA — The future looks a little uncertain for the Nampa Farmers Market after a decision was made Tuesday to convert Lloyd Square from asphalt to grass in downtown Nampa.

The Farmers Market uses Lloyd Square for about 30 weeks each year starting at the end of April. The market has been there since Lloyd Square was redeveloped from a lumber yard into a paved multipurpose area in 2010.

Market manager Dave Zink said he first heard from the city about the plan on Friday and was surprised that the market wasn’t given more notice about it.

“We felt slighted that they didn’t acknowledge us before,” Zink said.

Zink said that, in general, the Farmers Market board likes the idea of grass and adding green space to downtown Nampa, which is the goal with the Lloyd Square project, but he’s unsure how it will affect the market.

“Grass does present a little bit of a problem, depending on who you are and how you view it,” he said.

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Nampa boy files tort claim against IDJC-Lewiston 15-year-old resident says staff member broke his collar bone College of Idaho skier William Franzen, puts on his helmet before a team practice Tuesday morning at Bogus Basin. Franzen is from Stockholm, Sweden and is one of five Swedish skiers on the team. “This is a great school, a great campus and the ski team is really fun,” said Franzen, who came to the College of Idaho because of a recommendation from a friend.

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The tort claim was addressed to IDJC Director Sharon Harrigfeld, the Idaho Secretary of State, the Office of the Idaho Attorney General, and the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections Center-Lewiston by attorney Bruce Skaug.

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Slopes/from A1 Another skier having a great season is freshman William Franzen, who is one of five skiers on the team from Sweden. Franzen is ranked second in NWCSC individual points behind freshman teammate Anton Waller.

“It makes everything more personal like you belong to something not just a ski team that races sometimes,” said Franzen when asked about the team’s mentality of learning and helping each other.

College of Idaho ski assistant coach Zach Shank is in his first year coaching and recent alumni of the team.

“I’ve always had a passion for skiing, and it only increased when I came to school here and was on the team,” Shank said. Before skiing for the Yotes, Shank had done more individual racing. “When I came here, it all changed to the more team dynamic.

“It’s been really cool to see how everybody creates this big puzzle, and everyone is just one piece of that puzzle,” Shank said.

The College of Idaho finished the season with a perfect regular season record. And their success has not been limited to just one or two skiers. The team has six women and five men honored as members of the 10 person All-NWCSC Teams. Individual NWCSC titles for freshman Anton Waller and Anna Granhed have put a cap on a dominating regular season.

But the season is not over yet.

The next test for the team will be the USCSA Western Regional Feb. 1820 in Red Lodge, Montana. The Yotes will compete for a second straight trip to the USCSA National Championships held March 6-12 in Lake Placid, New York.

“My challenge to them going forward is to stay focused on themselves and to us because every other team is focused on beating us,” Bonneau said.

“If we are to get beat, it will be on our best day.”

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College of Idaho skier Elyse Burandt smiles over teammate Anthony Schifone who was taking a moment to relax before a team practice on Feb. 2 at Bogus Basin. Building strong relationships between teammates is encouraged. “A relaxed environment can produce better ski results,” says College of Idaho ski coach Ron Bonneau.

College of Idaho ski assistant coach Zach Shank drills a hole into the snow to place a slalom pole before a team practice Tuesday morning on the front side of Bogus Basin. Shank is a ski team alumni and is in his first year as a coach. “Being a coach now really makes me appreciate what all my previous coaches had done for me in the past,” said Shank. “My goal now is to take that and give the same opportunities if not more to the the athletes that are on the team now.”

College of Idaho sophmore Marry Totten rides on the bus with the ski team as the sun rises on Feb. 2 on their way to Bogus Basin.

Totten is from Boise and grew up ski racing at Bogus Basin.

“Going to the C of I gives me a chance to get great schooling and be on the ski team,” said Totten. “We all support each other and we all kind of coach each other too.”

College of Idaho skier Colton Grainger practices on a race course Feb. 2 at Bogus Basin.

Grainger is from Eagle and is a senior on the ski team. The team includes skiers that grew up locally and some who are from as far away as Japan and Sweden.

TODAY

Caldwell — Bible Study Fellowship, 9:00am, Caldwell First Baptist Church Bible Study Fellowship Nampa — By Trowel & Error Garden Club Meeting with guest speaker Liza Artiga of the Garden Clubs of Idaho, 6:30pm, Nampa Police Department 820 2nd St. S. Nampa — Community Dance, 7:00pm, Nampa Senior Center 207 Constitution Way $5.00 Nampa Senior Center Nampa — Disabled American Veteran (DAV) Chapter 13 Nampa & Auxiliary, 7:00pm, First Christian Church 619 12th Ave South Disabled American Veterans Homedale — Fit and Fall Proof Class, 10:30am, Homedale Senior Center, 224 W. Idaho Southwest Idaho District Health Caldwell — Fit and Fall Proof Class, 10:00am,

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Caldwell Senior Center 1009 Everett St. Nampa — New Approach Idaho volunteer meeting., 5:30pm, Nampa Library — room 302, 3rd floor 215 12th Ave S. New Approach Idaho Nampa — Strength Training for Women, 9:00am, Nampa Rec Center 131 Constitution Way $64.00 Nampa Recreation Center Nampa — Tween Program:, 4:30pm, Nampa Public Library 215 12th Ave S Nampa Public Library

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Nampa — 2015-2016 Performing Art Series, 7:00pm, Nampa Civic Center 311 Third St S $140.00

Caldwell — Caldwell Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Dinner, 5:00pm, Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church 1122 W. Linden St. Middleton — Fit and Fall Proof Exercise Class, 10:00am, Adventure Plaza 113 E. Main St. Caldwell — Jeannie Marie, 7:00pm, Orphan Annie’s Bar & Grill 801 Everett St. Caldwell — Lenten Lunch, 11:30am, Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church 1122 W LInden St $6.00 Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church Caldwell — Lizard Butte Kennel Club Dog Agility Trials, 8:00am, Canyoon County Fairgrounds 111 22nd Ave. Lizard Butte Kennel Club

Today’s Birthdays: Actor George Kennedy is 91. Former Sen. John Warner, R-Va., is 89. Author Toni Morrison is 85. Movie director Milos Forman is 84. Singer Yoko Ono is 83. Singer-songwriter Bobby Hart is 77. Singer Irma Thomas is 75. Singer Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) is 75. Actress Jess Walton is 70. Singer Dennis DeYoung is 69. Actress Sinead Cusack is 68. Actress Cybill Shepherd is 66. Singer Juice Newton is 64. Singer Randy Crawford is 64. Rock musician Robbie Bachman is 63. Rock musician Larry Rust (Iron Butterfly) is 63.

Actor John Travolta is 62.

Actor John Pankow is 61.

Game show host Vanna White is 59. Actress Jayne Atkinson is 57. Actress Greta Scacchi is 56. Actor Matt Dillon is 52. Rock musi-

cian Tommy Scott (Space) is 52. Rapper Dr. Dre is 51.

Actress Molly Ringwald is 48. Actress Sarah Brown is 41. Actor Ike Barinholtz is 39. Actor Kristoffer Polaha is 39. Singer-musician Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 39. Actor Tyrone Burton is 37. Rock-singer musician Regina Spektor is 36. Opera singer Isabel Leonard is 34.

Roots rock musician Zac Cockrell (Alabama Shakes) is 28. Actor Shane Lyons is 28.

Actress Maiara Walsh is 28.

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Militants in Nigeria seized nine foreign oil workers, including three Americans (all

were released unharmed).

Eight workers at a meat processing plant in Nebraska won a record $365 million Powerball jackpot. Character actor Richard Bright (“The Godfather” movies) was struck and killed by a bus in New York; he was 68.

Five years ago: The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have condemned Israeli settlements as illegal and called for a halt in all settlement building; the 14 other Security Council members voted in favor of the measure.

One year ago: President Barack Obama, hosting a White House summit on countering violent extremism, said Muslims in the U.S. and around the world had a responsibility to fight a misconception that terrorist groups like the Islamic State were speaking for them.

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