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FEATURES 3 9 11 14 17 21 25 26 32

DEPARTMENTS COLOR CODED

The cornucopia in a ballroom

BIRD LAND

I came out at a lunar eclipse crying

ANIMAL PLANET

You are a piece of earth’s fabric

KNICK KNACK

Windows to the past

SOUL SURFER

A windy night full of stars

IDAHO SNAPSHOT

A picture is worth a thousand words

SEA SAW

She found a baby seal

TIME ZONE

The tale becomes a story

JACK’S JUMP

Believe, dream, inspire

Student Writers and Artists • 1 Teaching Writers • 1 From The Cabin • 2 Acknowledgements • 2 COVER PHOTO Beboy, Ltd. MAGAZINE DESIGN Jocelyn Robertson

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Writing Camps and publication of CABINET are made possible by generous support from:

The Bistline Family Foundation in the Idaho Community Foundation, City of Boise, Idaho Commission on the Arts, KeyBank Foundation, Landmark Promotions, Inc., Nagel Foundation, Seagraves Family Foundation, SOVRN Creative, and our generous individual donors and Cabin members

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Baiza, Taelyn • 6 Bengston, Korinne • 25 Board, Amelia • 11, 22 Brack, Anna • 9 Buzo, Adlen • 7

Jennings, Annelise • 19 Johnson, Cora • 34 Johnson, Grace • 22 Jordan, Evan • 10

Knudsen, Lillian • 12 Kwak, Minkwon • 21

Pagoaga, Abigail • 8 Palazzolo, Gianna • 14 Peck, Abigail • 24 Phillips, John • 27 Phillips, Caroline • 33 Plaze, Jazmine • 17 Provant, Alex • 33

Cooper, Emmerson • 32 Cooper, Addie • 17 Corddry, Kate • 6

D Davis, Adele • 13 Deutsch, Emory • 16

L Lange, Cosmo • 12 Leach, Sophia • 25 Liu, Cara • 21

MacDonald, Jaden • 8 Martinelli, Ann • 23, 24 Metzgar, Rachel • 14 Morgan, Anja • 19

Holstine, Anna • 4 Hutton, Jane • 26, 34

Goss, Charlie • 3

Neeser, Ashlynn • 25 Nienstedt, Mica • 31

Silva, Angeline • 11 Squyres, Sophie • 5 Steckel, Ava • 15 Streiff, Flannery • 8 Surthi, Pawani • 4

T Taylor, Audrey • 34 Thompson, Betsy • 33

Quisel, Jaelyn • 12, 15 Quissell, Ainsley • 18

Vivian • 11

Ramos, Reilly • 6 Rodgers, Megan • 22 Rosario, Mira • 11 Ross, Allison • 20

Waldbillig, Jaden • 3 Walker, Zane • 28 War, Sophie • 13 Williams, Bella • 22

Schabot, Samantha • 29, 30 Zanot, Sarah • 32 Selander, Allyson • 23 Shanafelt, Ivy • 27

TEACHING WRITERS ADRIAN KEIN grew up in Elko, Nevada and Missoula, Montana. He has authored several chapbooks and collections of poetry, most recently, The Caress is a Letter of Instruction. He teaches poetry at Boise State. ALAN MINSKOFF directs the journalism program at the College of Idaho. Minskoff edited Boise Magazine and was the editorial director of Boise Journal and ArtIdaho magazines. He is the author of Idaho Wine Country a collaboration with photographer Paul Hosefros. BILL PETTITT is a fiction writer and filmmaker from Phoenix, Arizona. He currently teachers creative writing, composition and the Art of Film at College of Western Idaho. His work has appeared in Zoetrope and The Robert Olen Butler Prize Anthology.

HANNAH RODABAUGH received her MA from Miami University and her MFA from Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac School. Recently, her work has been published in Used Furniture Review, Horse Less Press Review, Smoking Glue Gun, and Nerve Lantern. Her chapbook, With Words: Verse in Concordance, is forthcoming.

HEIDI KRAAY is a playwright and new MFA candidate at California Institute of Integral Studies who loves bridging genre gaps through collaboration. Her published work includes Kilgore, Survivors, and several poems and stories. Her plays have been presented locally, regionally and in NYC. KATIE FULLER is in the MFA-Poetry program at Boise State University. She holds an MA in English from the University of Maine where she also edited the journals Stolen Island and Paideuma. Her poems have appeared in WSQ and SP CE, among others. Formerly a freelance writer in the northeast with work in Downeast and Maine magazines. MOLLIE FICEK is a Midwestern girl, raised between the lakes of Minnesota and the plains of North Dakota. Her work has appeared in the Mid-American Review, New Ohio Review, Bayou Magazine, and most recently, Another Chicago Magazine. Presently she lives with her partner writer Michael Capel and their handsome pup, Rusty.

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“Inspiring a love of reading, writing and discourse.” When a group of writers, literature buffs, photographers and fellow travelers created the Log Cabin Literary Center (The Cabin), we hoped to preserve a historic building in place, begin a conversation and help the community coalesce around the arts, especially the love of reading and writing. That occurred in the mid-1990s. Happily, the Cabin has grown beyond our initially modest imaginings. This volume of art, creative and nonfiction writing speaks to how The Cabin, especially in the summer camps, has evolved. The work here demonstrates why the innovations in The Cabin’s summer camps continue to engage and enthrall. The work from Picture This reminds us how allied writing and drawing can be. Both Picture This and News Flash used nearby downtown Boise as their canvases. In the two News

Flash camps that I led, I intentionally took the writers to art galleries — as well as a coffee shop per day — so they could hone their crafts and respond to the images around them. The works of art/writing in this publication attest to those misty visions almost two decades ago when we hoped that writers and artists would interact and inspire each other. If these works are any indication, they have. Enjoy exploring this Cabinet, like any good shelf its contents reveal themselves in surprising and satisfying ways.

Alan Minskoff

ACKNOWLEGEMENTS Cabin Writing Camps touch the lives of hundreds of young people and adults each summer due to the talent of our teaching writers, the generosity of funders, and the gifts of time and support from volunteers, interns, board members and community partners. Thank you to teaching writers Adrian Kien, Alan Minskoff, Amanda Bennett, AK Turner, Bill Pettitt, Cassie Angley, Christian Winn, Danny Stewart, Elena Tomorowitz, Emma Arnold, Hannah Rodabaugh, Heidi Kraay, Jessica Holmes, Katie Fuller, Kerri Webster, Conor Harris, Lacey Daley, Megan Williams, Mollie Ficek, Nicole LeFavour, Reggie Townley, Tracy Sunderland and Valeri Kiesig. Many thanks to our 2014 interns and volunteers: Alexandra Ruxton, Allison Allen, Anne Buckley, Catherine Kyle, Claire Jussel, Coen Jardine, Colleen Brennan, Erin Fenner, Gabrielle “Nails” Nelson, Henry Price, Henry Shafer-Coffey, Jelena Borak, Jesse Remeis, Jonathan Warren, Kate McNeary, Lilly Dorr, Madison Nagel, Malorie Bennett, Megan Gehrke, Nikita Schwarztman, Phillip Bode and Sylissa Franklin. The Cabin’s Board of Directors also provides encouragement and support for camps each year

through their committed service. A big thank you to our friends throughout the state who provided venues, learning opportunities, and field trip locations to our campers: Big Tree Arts and Conor Harris, Kristen Smith and Megan Williams, Boise City Department of Arts and History and Karen Bubb, Boise Contemporary Theater, Boise Rock School and Jared Goodpaster, Boise Weekly and Jessica Murray, City of Boise Parks and Recreation, City of Boise Sesqui Shop and Karl LeClair, Flying M Coffee, Idaho Botanical Garden and Elizabeth Dickey, Idaho Historical Museum, Jack’s Urban Meeting Place and David Standerford, Lisk Gallery, Moon’s Café, Story Story Night and Emma Arnold and Jessica Holmes, Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Hailey, The Boise Art Museum and Terra Feast, The Crux, The Fine Arts Center at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, The Foothills Learning Center in Boise and Kristin Lundstrom, The Herrett Museum, The Idaho Statesman, The Poetry Show with Daphne Stanford on Radio Boise, The Record Exchange, The Timbee Hall Recreation Center in the Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock Reservation, WTC Marketing and Dustin Verburg and Kate Smith, and Zoo Boise.

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RAINBOW Jaden Waldbillig Grade 3, Boise

AMETHYST HAZE Charlie Goss Grade 3, Boise

Chapter One Amethyst Haze is a 99 year old woman that looks like a 44 year old. She lives in a town called Sea Green. She has long brown hair and always wears orange. If you’re wondering, the town of Sea Green is in Texas. In the town of Sea Green, Amethyst Haze is the owner and boss of a company called Texas Texas Malexas, a shampoo company. She works February, June, and September. In her free time, she likes video games, pedicures, and playing sports with her friends, such as golf. She’s afraid of her company going bankrupt. She speaks English, Spanish, German, and Luxembourgism. She’s from Luxembourg. She always wears roller-skates. 3

Chapter Two On a typical day in June, Amethyst Haze wakes up at 5:00 AM. She has 3 cups of coffee. Then she goes to her bedroom kitchen and has breakfast. She rides an escalator downstairs, walks out her door, and gets into her red Ferrari and drives to work. She works from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. When she gets to Texas Texas Malexas, she walks through the doors and gets greeted by her second in command, and best friend, Cappuccino White.

LUCKY SHAMROCK Pawani Surthi Grade 4, Boise

Chapter One Lucky Shamrock is a little old man who lives in the mountains and was a gold miner when he was young. He had dug his little house in the mountain in a storm. He’s lived there ever since. Many people make him chuckle but never laugh. He has a long white beard and long hair. He’s almost never had a barber come to his house. He eats whatever his bullet hits. He has a vest for parties that he hosts. Otherwise, he wears overalls.

Chapter Three Granny Smith Apple saw Lucky Shamrock looking at an extra door. Then he asked what the door was for. Granny Smith answers, “For the pet shop next door, or course.” Lucky smiled and said, “May I go?” Granny answers, “Yes!” Lucky follows Granny into the pet shop. “Explore as much as you want and tell me when you want to buy one, OK?” Lucky nods at a purple parrot named Fresh Grape Juice. He feeds her Chapter Two fresh grape juice. Granny goes back to the cafe. Lucky Shamrock woke up when the light shone Lucky says to himself, “I’ll buy this.” But then he through the window. He cut the bread and got the butter thought, “I don’t have a grape plant at home. I’ll have and ate breakfast. He went out to hunt for lunch. There to buy it, but if I buy a plant, well I just don’t have that were no deer and no geese in sight. He walked along his much money.” Then he saw an otter named Sunwashed stream and walked to the Caribbean Sea. He found a Kelp. “I should take her. I have a stream at home.” small town and goes to a cafe. There he met old Granny Granny Smith came in and asked, “Have you Smith Apple. She was the owner of the cafe. “Would made up your mind?” you like an espresso? Or maybe an Americano?” Lucky Lucky asked, “What does Sunwashed Kelp eat?” picked out an espresso and Granny Smith made it for “Sunwashed kelp, of course.” him. “Fresh coffee coming up!” “Do streams have kelp?” “No.”

TIDAL WAVE Anna Holstine Grade 3, Boise

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THE ADVENTURE Sophie Squyres Grade 4, Boise

Chapter One Deep Coral is an 11 year old girl who is tall, but not too tall, and short, but but not too short, with long hair that is not too long and not too short. She has wavy hair, but not too wavy. She has three brothers, an older sister, a mom, and a dad, and plenty of pets for the family to share. They all live in a big, but not too big, house by the ocean. She was born in the September haze on the 15th. For breakfast, she eats pink grapefruits. For lunch, she eats orange marmalade and turkey sandwiches. For dinner, she eats fish and chips, and for dessert, she eats orange shortcake. Sometimes, she eats the leftovers for breakfast. Chapter Two Deep Coral woke up at 8:15. “Time to feed the fish and other pets, get dressed, go to the bathroom, and do my morning routine.” 8:15 Get up. 8:17 Feed fish and water coral. 8:25 Go to the bathroom. 8:40 Get dressed. 8:45 Eat breakfast. 9:00 Leave for school. Chapter Three As Deep Coral left for school on her skateboard, as she usually does, she waved goodbye to her siblings. It’s about a 5 minute drive to school, but on a skateboard it’s about 15. When she arrived at school, her friends Orange Marmalade and Watermelon Smoothie greeted her with a cheerful,“Hey, Cor! Did you see the news about Pool Party?” “No, what did she do this time?” “She screamed, ‘Ew! There’s a giant cockroach climbing up my chair!’” “Ha ha! That’s so funny!” “Yeah, I know. I wonder if anyone will be brave enough to talk about it,” said Orange to Coral. RING! “That’s the bell, are we sitting at our usual table for lunch?” asked Coral. “Yeah, totally,” replied her friends. “Okay, well I have to go to work after school, so I can’t hang out. I sure have a lot on my plate.” 5

CORNUCOPIA IN A BALLROOM Flannery Streiff Grade 4, Boise

Mother and son made yellow creeping round and round elaborate simplicity. Cobwebs swirling, arms reaching out to hold on and up. Swirling around the fruits of labor. Ghosts caught up inside, all a memory, all gone as it is there. Reaching down to touch the dark stone that holds millions of feet that hold gasping mouths. Reaching up while trapped but still there is not a person but paper woven to itself. A horn for giants to blow, a cup for them to eat out of. The cornucopia in a ballroom. THE ANGLE OF REPOSE THE HIGH NOTE Taelyn Baiza Grade 3, Boise

Kate Corddry Grade 4, Boise

It looks like thin paper slices lacing together. It looks like people climbing to the top for all victory. It looks like a cage with artistic bait waiting to catch the perfect attention. It looks like a butterfly net catching creative inspiration. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Angle of Repose. SCRIBBLE Reilly Ramos Grade 4, Boise

Its guilty colors is sorrowing. Like a scribble on an old piece of paper. Its vibrant shape is like an unread story sitting on an empty shelf. Like an unperturbed stone sitting at the bottom of the lake. Like crashing waves on a frozen ocean. Like a crushed valentines card squished under the bed. That is my scribble.

THE LANDSCAPE Adlen Buzo Grade 6, Boise

The beautiful landscape Long and wide. Anyone who would eat the fruit would become graceful and kind And the owners of the landscape are very caring, and they wouldn’t bother doing a little sharing The landscape is very colorful. And people that eat their fruit say it’s very very wonderful. the colors go from red to purple that was until the cows went and hurdled. The landscape was ruined from the apples to the zucchinis the owners were gonna put in their linguini.

“the colors go from red to purple ”

FLOWERS Jaden MacDonald Grade 6, Boise

The colorful way that the light shines through the window on the cluster of fruit and flowers. When they grow older they wilt and rot but are still very beautiful on the inside. The way that the colors go so good together even though they are different in so many ways. Just sitting there waiting for their days.

SPRING Abigail Pagoaga Grade 5, Boise

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Anna Brack Grade 6, Boisee

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“One spring fresh morning the crows talked about life’s course.”

“One flew on thinking how life will take its path.”

THE CHICKADYS Evan Jordan Grade 3, Boise

Sophia Leach Grade 4, Boise

WILD MUSTANGS Angeline Silva Grade 8, Boise

THE CUCKOO IS HEARD THROUGHOUT THE FOREST

CAR WASH

Vivian Grade 4, Boise

Amelia Board Grade 8, Boise

Animals have been a part of our world for millions of years. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve slowly shaped it to where it is now. While buffalo may roam the horizon, or lions will rule the kingdom; horses will always run the fields. A photo is a memory held in its time. A photo, once taken, can step down from generation to generation still spreading the memory that was once alive. On June 25th our group, the NewsFlash, went to a photo exhibit in Downtown Boise. Our assignment was to find a picture that interested us and write about it. The certain picture I choose grabs you and pulls you in. Picture a gray cloudy sky rolling in from the west, but down below a herd of wild mustangs runs the field. Dirt is flying, hooves are pounding and nothing but a vast expanse of grass surrounds the area. This scene was captured in a photo in 1981, and now sits in the Sesqui-shop here in Boise. The photographer really wanted to portray an image and thought. The horses are now forever captured in this photo, but they will always run wild and free in your mind all you have to do is create the scene.

ANIMAL planet CHIHUAHUA

Mira Rosario Grade 3, Boise

Chihuahuas are kind And loving, But they love to play rough.

THE WHITE-HANDED GIBBON Jaelyn Quisel Grade 8, Meridian

The white-handed gibbon exhibit is right next to Gibbon Alley. The gibbons exhibit is filled to the brim with ropes, ladders, ledges, nets and bars for the gibbons to swing and play on. Gibbons have long, white, slender hands with opposable thumbs. Gibbons use their fingers as hooks to grab onto things. Feet serve the same purpose. A gibbon’s arm is almost as long as his body. As one black-furred gibbon shows off his abilities, his arms stretch so far that the gibbon goes from one wall to another in two swings. Like the name implies, whitehanded gibbons have white fur on the tops of their hands and feet. Another ring of white fur circles the tiny black face. Wild gibbons live in Southeast Asian jungles. They can live up to forty years in captivity and the wild. A wild gibbon sleeps alone in a tree fork, sitting up and their diet consists of tree bark, fruit, insects and bird eggs. At the zoo I witnessed a gibbon eating his lettuce. The gibbon would clench the lettuce leaf in his furry fist, and chomp on the lettuce with the primate’s tiny but sharp teeth.

OH NO! NOT AGAIN! BEN THE HONEY THIEF Cosmo Lange Grade 4, Boise

THE RED PANDA Lillan Knudsen Grade 8, Boise

Red Pandas can also be called the lesser panda and are somewhat rare in nature. While they are named after pandas, they are really more closely related to raccoons. The male and female of this species look alike, and weigh anywhere from 7-14 pounds. They have ringtails and “fluffy faces” and are very cute! In the wild, red pandas like to eat bamboo, but in the zoo red pandas eat red pellets full of the nutrients they need (we asked a zookeeper about this!). The red pandas I saw in the zoo are in the news, because they just had babies, so all eyes are on Zoo Boise now! The mother was frantically running around rubbing her territory with her glands to keep other animals (including other red pandas) away from her young. Red Pandas are a curious and playful animal, and live to be about 17 years in captivity. 12

“Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar.” REMEMBER TITAN Sophie War Grade 6, Boise

KOMODO DRAGON Adele Davis

Grade 5, Boise What eats its own kind, grows up to 10 feet long, and dominates its ecosystem? That has to be the Komodo Dragon. The Komodo Dragon lives on the Indonesian Islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar. It used to live all across Australia, too, along with all the other Megafauna. It likes tropical rainforests, open grasslands, and savannahs. They have a lifespan of about 30 years. Scientists have estimated that the Komodo Dragon is more than 3.8 million years old. Despite their size, they are still rated “vulnerable” on the endangered list due to being hunted by man. It is the largest lizard in the world. The average length of a male is 8 feet, weighing 150 pounds. The 13 female averages 7 feet weighing 90 pounds. Babies

are usually 12 inches long. The Komodo Dragon is a grayish green and completely covered in scales. Their teeth can grow to one inch and are constantly falling out and growing back. Komodo Dragons only come together to breed. They lay about 20 eggs in either abandoned megapode nests or a self-dug nesting hole. The eggs are incubated for 7 to 8 months. They hatch in April, when there are the most insects. It takes 8 to 9 years to mature, and during that time, they hide in trees to protect themselves from larger Komodo Dragons. At Zoo Boise, the Komodo Dragon exhibit features an indoor and outdoor habitat and can be found next to the turtle exhibit. A favorite among zoo visitors, Boise’s male dragon is one of about forty Komodos in zoos across the United States.

KNICK knack ONE IN A MILLION Rachel Metzgar Grade 6, Boise

On 8th street Atomic Treasures sits. With white font and silver stars on top of some of the letters plastered on some of the windows. A little white box sits stacked with others, one on top of another. This particular box holds a red fabric apple with a green glint of light on it from the green glass sitting by its side. And in the clean window you see your reflection just standing there as you exchange looks. Next to the box is a porcelain-like bear and a teal dress. Inside, one shelf holds old comic books still in their packaging. Upstairs there is old 50’s style clothing and a stapler that looks like a cricket. Downstairs — old china and magnets. One piece of paper held by magnets features a guy in a tux and says, “Don’t worry or you will lose everything!” In 2008, Cindy Allen opened Atomic Treasures, a little knick-knack shop. The store has a motto: “Reuse, repurpose, reinvent,” which makes a lot of sense because it features items that are midcentury and modern, and a lot of them are from the fifties. If someone wants a little treat for themselves or an old toy, or maybe something that just tells a story, this is definitely the place to go. To Allen the store is her life so there isn’t one particular item that she favors alone. In years to come Allen’s shop will still be there selling little knick knacks that tell a story of their own. This store is one in a million.

“windows to the past and keys to old, shining memories.”

REUSE, REPURPOSE, REINVENT Gianna Palazzolo Grade 6, Boise

Cindy Allen, age 55, is the owner of Atomic Treasures, a shop on 8th Street that sells assorted knickknacks. Her knick knacks come mainly from the United States, but some are from other countries such the Czech Republic and practically everywhere else in the world. Allen was inspired to start this business because of her “Great Grandma’s treasure box,” she says. Another thing that inspired Allen is that she likes stuff. She started her business in 2008. If you walked in, you might see a jar that says “Forgot your glasses? Use mine LOANERS,” or decorated thimbles or any other showcase of atomic era treasures. “People want to buy themselves a little treat sometimes. It is really inexpensive,” says Allen. This is how she stays in business. Someone wants a knickknack or a collector comes in and they will buy the desired item. For example, someone told her he was Chief Joseph’s grandson and saw a postcard of his grandpa in her shop and purchased it. Allen isn’t in this business for money. She jokes that “If you did the math I would probably make about 1.25 an hour!” Allen’s little shop will still be there at 409 8th street for years to come, with all its retro knick-knacks and little containers. You might even infer that Great Grandma would be proud, surprised, or both. 14

ATOMIC ON 8TH Ava Steckel Grade 6, Boise

If you were to walk into 8th Street’s Atomic Treasures, you would be bombarded by what might seem like a lifetime’s collection of miscellaneous knickknacks. Cindy Allen has owned the business at 409 S. 8th Street for six years, all the time buying and reselling fun random items, things your grandparents may have owned such as a broken perfume atomizer, traditional fifties garb, or even a stack of old comic books! When asked what the most valuable item in her store is to her, Allen said “The whole store is valuable to me; it’s my life.” And it truly is. Before Atomic Treasures, Allen had a similar business called the Treasure Garden which was located on Ustick. She managed that store for 12 years then started Atomic Treasures. She ran both businesses for about four years, then closed Treasure Garden and focused all her efforts on Atomic Treasures. Allen says that the inspiration for her store comes from her great-grandmother’s “treasure box of cool stuff,” that she loved to explore as a child. One of her other inspirations was an old antique store called No Nonsense. Before Allen was a business owner, she worked at a large car dealership in the area for 18 years. Though Allen “always knew” she “would have a shop,” she “learned a lot” at the dealership. One walking into Atomic Treasures might just see a mass of stuff, but a sharper, more trained eye would see some of the details that make the store much more amazing: a pencil holder containing old glasses with a sign reading “Forgot your glasses?” Use mine LOANERS,” a “box of little boxes,” a bowl of “free tins,” and a box o’ sheep. For most people, these kinds of objects are just random and have no use, but then again, as Allen says, “some people just like stuff.” Allen says that she chose the name Atomic Treasures because many of her items are from the Atomic Era, which took place during the 50s and 60s. According to Allen, most of the customers that wander into her store are about 20 to 35 or 40 years old. She says that while some stay for mere seconds, “other people spend hours.” When asked why she thinks that so many people love the miscellaneous knick-knacks that she sells, Allen says that “People want to buy themselves a little treat,

sometimes. It is really inexpensive.” And inexpensive it is! It’s like an incredibly high quality dollar store. Allen is not in it for the money. In fact, she likes to joke that after all is said and done she probably only makes $1.25 an hour. The second that you walk past Atomic Treasures, and the see the arrow pointing inside saying “stuff”, or the store’s motto — re-use, repurpose, reinvent —you will know that you have stumbled across one of Boise’s greatest treasures.

TOYS OF THE 1950s Jaelyn Quisel Grade 8, Meridian

There is a reason people enjoy collecting old toys. The toys are unique and kept kids entertained before the invention of television. These toys also keep us young at heart. Toys for toddlers were often wooden blocks in the shape of teddy bears with letters or numbers painted on the overalls of the bear. A young girl would grow into teddy bears with slender bodies and limbs, Mickey Mouse dolls with felt clothing or baby dolls with pretty ‘onsies’ and tiny baby booties. A young boy would grow up playing with tin fire trucks with brass wheels and ladders, or blue Cadillacs with impeccable paint jobs and tiny plastic seats and steering wheels, or even the miniature steam engine that uses alcohol to power jackhammers, power saws and grindstones. My favorite was Rodeo Joe, a tin cowboy in a tin tractor collecting “eggs” from a tin hen. The gender-neutral tinker toys show loving use, like the worn holes for the sticks to go through and the split sticks that spilled from the cylinder container. The small pail and shovel also show its age. The paint job on the pail is flaking and the handle of the shovel is cracked. You can almost imagine parents reading their children the yellowed books that lay in the case. The Adventures of Buck Rogers particularly shows use from the warped cover to the broken binding to the peeling spine, yet the colors on the cover remain vibrant. As children grow older they play marbles and jacks and spin tops with their friends in the schoolyard and at home. These intriguing toys are windows to the past and keys to old, shining memories.

THE TRUTH! Emory Deutsch Grade 6, Boise

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Addie Cooper Grade 6, Boise

MY SOUL, MY SOUL Ainsley Quissell Grade 4, Boise

“my soul is a windy night full of stars”

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I AM Allison Ross Grade 6, Boise

The sporty girl who always plays with the boys at recess. The girl with the beautiful blue eyes. The girl who likes to wear girly things to school. The girl who plays basketball but never wears sweat-pants to school. The girl who gets good grades! The one who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t draw but can write. The girl who has blonde hair and cares about how she looks. The girl who hates math but likes multiplying. The girl who wants people to like her. The girl who has gone to Washington DC. The girl who hates dirt. The girl who can never hangout because she has too many sports, games, practices, and everything. The girl whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is Allison Hailey Ross. 20

THE FIGURE 5 Minkwon Kwak Grade 4, Boise

IDAHO snapshot LIGHT IN SILVER CITY Cara Liu Grade 7, Eagle

As a small winter night settles in the old mining town of Silver City in 2003, only two lights burn. One of them is where Dan Smith is staying. The other is Our Lady of Tears Catholic Church. The owner of the church thinks churches should be lit regardless of the distance from civilization. I chose this photo because of the cool blue light settles in on the tiny city. In this photo you can clearly see the lone lights in the darkness. From this view, it looks very beautiful; it looks as if it is a winter morning. The photographer Katherine Jones had a view from above, almost as if she is on higher ground than Silver City. She caught every corner and edge in the night. In this photo you can clearly see the bright light contradict the dark night. 21

THE GROVE

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Megan Rodgers Grade 8, Boise

Amelia Board Grade 8, Boise

The only things you can hear are the fountain, your conversation and murmurs of other people’s conversations. Smooth and occasionally rough is how the Grove feels. The Grove smells slightly of chlorine from the fountain. The breeze is warm and blows pages in notebooks. I see four girls and a man wearing a cabin hat with a pen in his pocket. Two men, one in a suit and one in a shirt, are making a deal. Two men set up a stage for an event for many people. One man talks while another is glued to computer screen. Locust trees surround me while a bike is chained up. The Grove tastes like watercress, nothing. “TRAFFIC JAM 8TH AND MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN BOISE, 1928” Bella Williams Grade 7, Boise

IDAHO’S TRIAL OF THE CENTURY Grace Johnson Grade 8, Nampa

I chose this picture because it has old cars from the 1920s, and the buildings are old. The picture is in black and white and sits in a black frame on the wall. I would love to be one of the hundreds and thousands living in that era. I would love to be driving down the street waving to people I know and people I don’t. In the photo I see buildings back then that I see now. Half of the cars in this picture have an American flag hanging out of the windows. All the cars look the same. All the men wear some form of a suit and all the women either wear long skirts and a long matching coat or a long dress. There are many brick or stone buildings that line the streets. Each building has its own form of overhang. There are many people going into the shops. There are markets, shoe stores, hotels, apartments and a sea of others. I like this picture because it was taken in black and white and because it is of Boise, 1928.

On December 30, 1905, Harry Orchard bombed our governor, Frank Steunenberg. Harry Orchard was arrested just days after the crime. He claimed that the Western Federation of Miners hired him to kill our governor. With Orchard’s confession Idaho officials built a case against the Western Federation of Miners. Governor Gooding spoke with James McParland, head of the western division of the Pinkerton Agency instructing him to track down and arrest Bill Haywood, Charles Mayer and George Pettibone. This abduction outraged labor supporters across the country. The Supreme Court said, “That although the seizure was illegal, the three would remain in Idaho’s custody.” 22

STOP Ann Martinelli Grade 6, Boise

THREE PHASES FOR FRANK Allyson Selander Grade 6, Boise

It is 3 o’ clock in downtown Boise and you sit down on a park bench across from the Anne Frank Memorial, ready to slurp your two-scoop rocky road. Something is different, though. Bricks are torn from the original structure, and construction cones and carts lay strewn around. Passing cyclists nearly miss the bright orange “SLOW” sign, blocking an entire lane of the green belt. The tunnel under 9th is completely blocked off. The rustling of the tarps covered with broken bits of cement soothes you. “What is this?” a nearby passerby questions. What used to be the peaceful memorial now looks like a digging site in Egypt. Well, let’s get to the facts. Dan Prinzing, the Executive Director of the Idaho Human Rights Education Center, is directing the project. Prinzing plans to reconstruct the memorial in three different phases. Boise received one of the nine saplings from a chestnut tree at Frank’s house. Phase one is planting it near the front of the memorial, surrounded by roses and shrubs in honor of Rose Beale, a holocaust

survivor. Phase two plans to install a “covered classroom.” Prinzing says the goal is to fit a class of 25 underneath it in case of tours or field trips. The area will be covered, and will stand where the information kiosk currently stands. Finally, phase three plans to install a bronze oak tree, laden with birds and animals. The center has received the money for the project from donations and three awards the memorial has acquired. Prinzing also plans to replace the cultured stone throughout the memorial with natural stone. He said “I wanted to do something to honor Anne and the power of her words.” So far, the project has received positive reviews. Prinzing said nothing will be taken away from the memorial and the red brick pavers will be moved to the front of the memorial. Dan Prinzing has lived in Boise almost his whole life. He came here in 1964 when he was six years old. He grew up in downtown Boise, and when asked if he held any special feelings for downtown, he said “I LOVE downtown and have liked watching it sprout and grow over the years.”

LOVE Ann Martinelli Grade 6, Boise

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS Abigail Peck Grade 5, Boise

SsEaA w THE MOCKINGBIRD EMILY’S UNDERWATER ADVENTURE Sophia Leach Grade 4, Boise

Ashlynn Neeser Grade 4, Boise

As the submarine merged into the water, the girl in the fig tree said “Bye Dad!” The dad said, “Emmy, come with us!” This was a shock to Emmy, but she said a simple, “Okay.” and entered the house and began to change into her pink wetsuit that was up to her neck. As she walked past the dead deer with flies around it, the bright summer sun shone on her bright blonde hair. She ran over to the submarine and as she got in, her stomach lurched and flopped. She sniffed the salty air as the airplane roared by as they closed up the hatch. Then she heard a splash as the submarine once again merged into the water, with Emmy inside, maybe to never return alive. Then, a couple hours went by. She found a baby seal! It was adorable. It looked like it was hurt badly. So they went outside of the submarine and brought it to shore, but little did they know that there was a surprise waiting under the ground… COLORFUL SEA Korinne Bengston Grade 3, Nampa

WORDS AND SPORTS BLOG Jane Hutton Grade 5, Boise

TIMEzone

Topic: World Cup

6.23.14 I’m excited for the world cup coming up aren’t you?! It’s all the internet is practically talking about! Not only is the internet talking about it, but so are books. For example, The Magic Tree House series have picked up the theme of the world cup for their new book. My brother is psyched about the tournament. I do not really watch soccer (but I do play it.) But I totally will try and Topic: Writing make an effort to watch it. I will also try to buy a ball 6.25.14 almost exactly like the one they use in the game. Writing is really fun but sometimes hard because you See you at the game, Jane don’t always have a million ideas or you don’t like what you wrote. Today when I talked to Jessica Murri, Topic: Soccer a journalist at the Boise Weekly, she had the same 6.24.14 problem. When you are writing you don’t have to be the Isn’t soccer cool?! It’s fun to play soccer but it’s totally best or extra good, just yourself. While writing you just different when you watch it. Have you noticed that? I have to have an idea and write it. That idea becomes a think it’s always more exciting when you are in it than tale. That tale becomes a story. That story could turn watching it. Well, at least that’s what my opinion is. And into a book, a blog, or anything you want it to be. in your own game all your teammates want you to pass Writing isn’t hard if you at least try. the ball, but the professionals are always calm. They make it look easy. Topic: Jane’s Debate: Cellphones Talk to you later, Jane 6.26.14 On a school day a 4th grade class is studying science. Topic: Soccer The classroom is silent, suddenly a ringtone goes 6.25.14 off and disturbs the silence. What happened next? I Do you play soccer? I do! And it’s really fun, but personally think the punishment for not silencing cell it’s different from the professionals. For one the phones is fair, which is spending five minutes of your professionals get paid. Another thing is the pros have break inside. If it happens again you have to spend ten more practice time. The pros are in it to win it. Take minutes inside. Kids should be focusing on their work the World Cup for example. A LOT of games leading up instead of listening to see if their friends have called to one big tournament. The little games decide which them, but others think it is unfair. Punishments for two teams get to compete at the big tournament. Some using a cellphone in school vary, but once you get older people enter contests where they have to guess who will the consequences get bigger because more teens have win. At the beginning of the graph all the beginning phone than kids. What do you think? games are listed but as each game is played you have the Signing off, Jane finalist competing with another finalist until all of them have played their second round. You go on and on until you find two finalists for the big game. That’s totally different from the soccer WE play. See ya later, Jane

“That idea becomes a tale.”

“That tale becomes a story.”

BOISE STATE STADIUM 1983 John Phillips Grade 7, Eagle

The significance of this photo, Boise State vs. California State, is it shows the first Division 1 football game that Boise State ever played. This is back when Boise State had a green turf. The Broncos played California State and only lost by three points. The score was 10 to 13. Now Boise State is in flying colors with a blue

AQUASHIELD Ivy Shanafelt Grade 8, Garden City

turf, numerous bowl game wins, undefeated seasons, and two major bowl games in the Fiesta Bowls. Both were nail biting games, but Boise State was able to pull off wins in both games. Several key Boise players have become top NFL draft picks. But what is in store for the future of the football team? There is a new Coach, and new staff, and several inexperienced players. Now BSU is back to a young football team, and some doubt the Broncosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; future. But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hope Boise State can keep its flying colors.

“WHICH BOY!” Zane Walker Grade 8, Boise

WORMS Samantha Schabot Grade 7, Meridian

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Mica Nienstedt Grade 5, Boise

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THE JUMP PROJECT Sarah Zanot Grade 6, Boise

In the summer of 2015 in Boise, Idaho, JUMP will be the new, unique and inspiring place to go and have fun anywhere from cooking to filming. The Simplot Foundation was founded by J.R. Simplot. He originally wanted a tractor museum, so he bought about one hundred and ten tractors. Then, after he passed, everyone thought that was the kind of thing you would go to once and never come back to, so everyone decided to make a place to discover hidden talent or big interests. A place to do what you are interested in. JUMP got its name because it is an exciting and inspiring name to JUMP and get excited, to try something new, and to have fun and learn. When you go to JUMP, you should learn the potential that you have and know you have talent. The JUMP building has five studios. The Kitchen Studio: inspiring chefs and new learning techniques and have even more fun! The Inspiration Studio: this studio will help anyone collaborate ideas and make the next big thing. It is a good environment to make a small community organization. Maker’s Studio: at this studio if you want to do wood works, test prototypes, hack anything open, or any fun interesting creations, you can create tons of new things here. Movement Studio: In this studio you can do anything from dances to skits. There will even be dance choreographers to come in and teach people new and fun things. Multi-Media Studio: If you want to become a

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filmmaker this is the place to go. The equipment will be there and ready for you! You can do all these things with a very little expense. Remember, get inspired from the JUMP building coming soon in 2015. BOISE’S ARCHITECTURE TAKES A JUMP Emmerson Cooper Grade 6, Boise

When people think of Boise’s architecture, they think of old, worn down buildings made of stone. But the new JUMP building coming in 2015 will stand out like a daisy among a field of weeds. The new JUMP building coming in 2015, also known as “Jack’s Urban Meeting Place,” is something very new to Boise. How will north-end citizens take this new urban structure? This modern-day architecture is a big jump for Boise and maybe all of Idaho! Everyone knows that today’s generation of kids are stuck staring at a screen. Will this new JUMP building get those video gamers up and out of the house? The Adamson Architects Associates (the architects) didn’t just choose a cube building with windows, they chose unique ways to get from building to building, lots of glass rooms, a circular building, and two fun slides! This architecture is very exciting and out of this world. The Kitchen Studio is a perfect example of how architecture is very inviting, fun and different. They will have a glass room and then the glass walls will slide open and you can show off your food there! This different architecture will be extraordinarily fun and everything you need to inspire and surprise yourself! JUMP, get inspired in 2015. 32

JUMP: SHOULD THE LOCAL ECONOMY JUMP FOR IT?

JUMP KITCHEN STUDIO

Alex Provant Grade 6, Boise

Betsy Thompson Grade 5, Boise

Will the giant structure on 9th Street help or hurt the local economy and business? “Help it,” says David, who works with the JUMP Project. The project hopes to help the local economy. “We’re not trying to compete with local businesses. In fact, we’re hoping it will help them by drawing people into downtown Boise,” says David. Even though Simplot foods and the JUMP Project are separate, they are still connected through the Simplot family. The programs and space in JUMP can most likely be taken or rented for a small fee. Non-profit organizations should be able to rent space for a smaller fee than corporate institutions. “We have to charge a fee to visitors to stay open,” says David. According to him, non-profits will have an advantage because they are trying to help a cause or people. JUMP won’t have commercial programs or vendors inside because it is also a non-profit, and has to have as much public use space as possible. Although many financial details are not worked out, going into and walking around the building and park will be free. Parking in the underground garage will probably cost a small fee.

Boise is the City of Trees, but starting in 2015 Boise could be known for JUMP’s Kitchen program. The Kitchen Studio will have cooking and baking classes that will cost some money, but not very much. The Kitchen Studio will also have an open time for the public to cook freely. The open time will be available for a small fee. During open time, there will also be a person who will just make sure nobody gets hurt, starts a fire, or needs help, and if they do need help with anything the person will take care of it. People might have to bring their own food to cook, but all of the supplies will be there already for people to use. The walls are made of glass, which could make the room look more lit up and roomy. Our whole class met with David from JUMP and he gave us most of our information. I really hope that you learned something new about Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, or JUMP’s Kitchen Studio.

BELIEVE, DREAM, INSPIRE Caroline Phillips Grade 6, Eagle

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JUMP ENVIORNMENTAL OBSTACLES

JUMP CONTEST INSPIRES LOCAL BOISEANS

Audrey Taylor Grade 5, Boise

Cora Johnson Grade 5, Boise

The JUMP Program is trying to be as environmentally friendly as they can, but there are certain obstacles in their way. David, from JUMP, said they can’t use LEED because it is too hard to put in with glass walls. LEED is an environmental program with three levels: Silver, Gold, and Platinum. The LEED process is to enhance environmental awareness among architects. They have to use water from the city plumbing unit, and they can’t reuse dirty water for the misters. The JUMP Program is trying to be as environmentally friendly as they can, but there are certain obstacles in their way. It is located between 9th, 11th, Front, and Myrtle Streets.

The main idea to JUMP is to get inspired. They made that happen with the billboard contest on August 30, 2013. In the summer of 2013, JUMP created a billboard contest. The winner of the contest was Mark Campbell. According to the online article by KIVI, Mark had always loved art but didn’t think it was the best for a stable career. When Mark found out about the JUMP contest, his wife urged him to do it. It turns out Mark was the lucky winner of a 250 dollar cash prize. Every two months the billboard will change. But, sadly, when JUMP is finished, the billboards will be taken down.

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OH STARRY NIGHT Jane Hutton Grade 5, Boise

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