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By Melissa Upton When we say everyone has a story, we mean everyone: even our furry pets.

If your pet has lived with you since birth, you know their story. Rescued animals, like Kaui however, have tales that need to be told because Kaui is looking for his forever home and the next chapters of his life.

Kaui is a 2 year old mixed breed male.

At the shelter, he was listed as a chocolate lab. In the fall of 2013, Kauai was picked up as a stray by the Canyon County Shelter. He was about 9 - 10 months old at the time.

M.J. Stuart, a longtime volunteer at Canyon County Shelter, saw a Facebook posting in January 2014 about Kaui.

Although he was a favorite at the shelter, they were looking for a foster home for him as he was “kennel-stressed.” According to Stuart, the term could mean many things. Most animals are stressed in a kennel environment. Shelters are loud environments filled with cages and barking and meowing animals. This is, in part, why the foster program exists.

Stuart approached Melinda Carlson, owner of The Spoiled Dog Salon & Resort and frequent animal foster parent, about the possibility of taking in Kaui. Carlson had just had one of her foster dogs adopted and therefore had an opening for another. Once Carlson heard more details about K aui, she immediately agreed to meet him and asked Stuart to bring him over to her in Eagle.

Stuart, who had never met Kaui at this point, was greeted by a dog in sad shape.

“His fur was awful, his skin was awful, he was skinny, his ribs were showing. He was just a mess,” said Stuart. She added, “And he was quite a handful.”

The ride over from the shelter in Caldwell to Eagle was eventful, according to Stuart.

Stuart said, “I was driving down Chinden and he jumped from the back seat into my lap.” It was obvious to her that he was very stressed.

When Carlson first saw Kaui, she noticed he wasn’t pure chocolate lab; he had a little pit bull in him. Regardless, she took him in on January 29, 2014.

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Carlson immediately put him on a program. She assigned a dog walker and hired a trainer and she put him on healthy, nutrient-rich food. Within a matter of weeks, Stuart said, his “body structure, his skin, and everything else” improved.

After about a month of being fostered, Stuart had to take Kaui back to the shelter for a toenail repair. Since he was technically still a shelter dog, vet services were provided there. Stuart said he w a s a com p let ely different dog in the car.

He was calm, stuck his head out the window, and enjoyed the ride.

For training, Carlson sent Kaui to Dogs A Flying with Mary Hunter. He went through the full course and “did really, really well,” according to Stuart.

Stuart also took Kaui to Helping Idaho Dogs Homeward Bound program which offers free training for shelter or foster dogs. Kauai was able to practice sit, stay, and had the opportunity to further socialize with other dogs. According to Stuart, Tammy Wallace, Director of Helping Idaho Dogs, Inc., remarked at the great eye contact and attention span that Kaui exhibited. “He may have the potential to be an agility or PTSD service dog," said Stuart.

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After about 3 months of fostering, Canyon County Shelter contacted Carlson and said that they needed to finalize plans for Kaui so they could close out their paperwork. Being fostered is not the end of the story. Shelter dogs either need to be adopted or sent to another location.

In this instance, the shelter told Carlson that if he wasn’t able to be adopted, he would be sent to a shelter in Seattle.

Although Carlson wanted to, she couldn’t adopt Kaui, but she knew she didn’t want to see him go back into a shelter environment after the extraordinary progress he had made. Since Kaui has a bit of pit bull in him, Carlson contacted Cathleen, the founder of Boise Bully Breed Rescue, and asked for Kaui to be listed under their organization. In that way, Kaui has been able to stay with Carlson as a foster dog and Boise Bully Breed has taken over the responsibility of adopting him out.

The transformation in Kaui, as told by Stuart and Carlson, is truly remarkable.

He is a smart, happy, energetic dog who loves to play, hike, and swim at the river who needs to start living the rest of his story.

Kaui needs to be the only dog to an active owner or owners. Kaui is very muscular and strong, and will need someone who is able to handle a dog of his size and energy. Stuart said they are looking for a “special person for a special dog.”

Kaui truly is a special dog. While his first chapter has now been told, the rest of his story is up to you. As Carlson posted on January 4 on The Spoiled Dog’s Facebook page: Our beautiful inside and out "Kaui" is yearning for a home of his own. He spent two weeks at our home over the holidays while the kennel was booked full, and did awesome. He needs an active, loving home. Kids and cats are fine…he paid no attention to our cat. He would most likely be best as the only dog in a home, because he loves to be the center of attention. He loves to fetch just about anything, and loves swimming and playing in the river.

He is worth coming to see.

For more information about Kaui and to meet him, contact Melinda Carlson at (208) 939-9840, (208) 559-8607 or melinda@spoileddogresort.com.

Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever ~ Karen Davison

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HISTORY

Eagle's first fire truck, a 1931 Howe, which is still in working order.

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Eagle Historical Museum Unveils Firefighter Exhibit

By Philip A. Janquart The Eagle Historical Museum held an open house Feb. 14 in celebration of its first ever firefighter display.

Over 50 guests filtered through the museum, located at 67 E. State Street in downtown Eagle, over a two-hour period.

Special guests included former Mayor and volunteer firefighter Steve Guerber, who is also the Executive Director of the Idaho State Historical Society. He loaned some of his equipment to be used for the display.

Also on hand was Eagle Mayor Jim Reynolds and Eagle Fire Department Chief Mike Winkle.

“I enjoyed the time I spent last summer gathering information with Alana on our Department's history,” Winkle told The Independent. “It was refreshing and fun to see her interest in photos, old equipment, tools, and apparatus we still have that most all of our current members see as antiquated. Most of our personnel continue to wonder why we keep it stored at our station. We recently lost a big piece of our history, with the passing of our last Volunteer Fire Chief Clayne Hicks.

Chief Hicks was one of many people whom we cannot thank enough for their commitment to the Eagle Fire Department. Without his leadership and dedication we would not be the Department we are today.”

Mayor Reynolds was particularly impressed with some the equipment on display.

“I saw the protective gear that former Eagle Mayor Steve Guerber once wore … firefighting equipment has changed significantly and seems to offer far better protection than it did in Steve’s day,” he said. “I was intrigued by the Pulaski Tool, invention of Forest Ranger Ed Pulaski. It sports a heavy-duty type blade opposite the traditional axe head and has been widely used.”

Pulaski is also noted for his role in fighting the 1910 blaze that mostly destroyed the city of Wallace, Idaho and where his 43-man team became trapped by flames. Taking refuge in a mineshaft, Pulaski ordered his men to lie on the floor of the shaft and threatened to shoot anyone who tried to run in the direction of the fire. He threw water on the blankets until he was overcome by smoke. Only five lived to tell the story of how Pulaski became a Ranger legend.

Winkle said one of the things he appreciates most about the Museum is the tendency for people to “slow down” to take a look at the various displays.

“In today's world, we spend a lot of time and energy looking for the latest app, phone, or device to help us work faster,” he said. “The Eagle Museum is a great opportunity for us to slow down, learn about our history, and appreciate how far we have come as a community in such a short time. We at Eagle Fire cannot thank the Eagle Museum enough for hosting a display on the history of our Department.

Thank you and Well Done!”

Protective gear loaned to Eagle Historical Museum by former Eagle Mayor Steve Guerber.

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PEOPLE

Congratulations to Teena Turner…

EVAR, Realtor of the Year

By Mickie Park Each year, the Emmett Valley Association of Realtors selects a Realtor of the Year based on an individual’s community involvement, organization leadership involvement, and business/educational accomplishments.

In December EVAR held their annual Installation Banquet and honored Teena Turner as the 2015 Realtor of the Year.

Teena began her 38+ year Real Estate career at the age of 16 when she started working for Eddie Heath as a part-time real estate secretary. She has continued working in the Real Estate market ever since and has also continued to work hard not only for the community but also for her family business Evans Realty.

Teena became a licensed Real Estate agent in 1977 and since then her career has brought her where she is today. She serves on the Idaho Realtors Association as a professional standards and ethics mediator and in the past has been a licensed real estate instructor, along with earning the 2007 Idaho Realtor of the Year Award.

In 2014, Teena went above and beyond for the community of Emmett. She worked many long and hard hours for months on the Amnesty Ordinance which required years of research on Gem County’s parcels and boundary lines. This ordinance was a huge accomplishment for the future of Gem County. It was a group effort involving Teena, local agents, and the assistance of Brad and Jennifer at P&Z. The hard work

Honoring Teena Turner as the 2015 Realtor of the Year is President Debbie Anderson and 2014 Realtor of the Year Matt Heath.

Congratulations Teena Turner.

paid off and the ordinance was passed in 2014 by Planning and Zoning. This was just one of Teena’s many accomplishments. She is actively involved in EVAR as Chairperson on the Education and Professional Standards Committee, the Legislature/RPAC, and Outreach Committee; she also stays actively involved with the Emmett Chamber of Commerce, P&Z, and her newest position with IAR - serving as board member on the Mineral Rights Committee.

From all the EVAR members and active Real Estate Agents - congratulations Teena Turner for your hard work, dedication, leadership and community involvement... we are proud to announce you as our 2015 Realtor of the Year.

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another.

The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. ~Henry Van Dyke

Rob Carlisle Donates Again to Locks of Love

By Mickie Park Rob Carlisle is a long time resident of Star. He is and always has been a great supporter of our community. Rob is always going the extra mile for friends and even strangers.

Rob’s number one passion for the last 25 years has been donating his hair to Locks of Love. Rob was in a serious car accident earlier in life and the doctors had told Rob that, with the serious head injury he had, they did not believe his hair was ever going to grow again. He proved them wrong. His recovery was amazing and ever since Rob’s

hair has grown an average of over 4” a year.

Since 1995 and every 5 years after Rob has donated almost 24” a year to Locks of Love.

Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the US and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. The organization meets the need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics.

Thank you Rob for your generosity to others and for being a great asset to the community of Star.

Before the 15" of hair is cut for donation to Locks of Love

Rob Carlisle, along with the assistance of Gail McIntosh, added to his Locks of Love contribution.

In total Rob has donated over 116" in the last 25 years.

2015 Idaho Adventure Guide Released Cover features an Idaho family horseback riding in north Idaho

BOISE, Idaho—February 17, 2015—The 2015 Official Idaho Adventure Guide is now available through the Idaho Department of Commerce-Tourism Development (Idaho Tourism). To order a free copy of the new guide, visit visitidaho.org/free-publications or call 1-800VISIT-ID. The guide is also available for download and in flip-book format.

The Official Idaho Adventure Guide includes regional and local travel information, scenic photography, summer and winter activities, lodging options and regional tourism offices.

Regional map pages list scenic drives and ski areas in each region.

The cover of the new guide features young riders astride Appaloosas, Idaho’s State Horse, taken at a guest ranch near Sandpoint. Much of the photography in the guide was shot to be incorporated into Idaho Tourism’s continuing 18 Summers campaign, and features local families enjoying real life moments while vacationing in Idaho.

Read about Idaho travel experiences on the Visit Idaho blog and follow Visit Idaho on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

Idaho—Adventures in Living: Idaho is home to more whitewater than any other state in the lower 48 along with mountains to climb, trails to bike, lakes to fish, 18 ski resorts and much more. Take a break from it all and come out to play.

Visit www.visitidaho.org for more information and vacation ideas.

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COMMUNICATION

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City Approves 115-foot Cell Tower on Eagle Hills Golf Course

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. ~ Maya Angelou

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. ~ Colin Powell

A site at Eagle Hills Elementary would have

By Philip A. Janquart been the optimum location for closing the gap, The Eagle City Council approved a 115-foot, according to Skyway, but the plan was ultimately “mono-pine” cell tower for the second hole fairabandoned following public outcry. A site closer way at Eagle Hills Golf Course at a Feb. 10 city to the golf course clubhouse was shot down as council meeting. well, with Behuniak citing that existing utilities The council voted 3-1 in favor of a motion by councilman Mark Butler that called for approval would make excavation tricky.

“We went over a lot of possibilities in mediaof a conditional use permit requested by Skyway tions,” he said. “We revisited that possibility, of Towers LLC. The motion included the tower moving it to that location. Because of … the (camouflaged like a pine tree), a 30-foot “real” water drainage there at one time, that has now spruce tree to help it blend into the environment, an 8-foot block, noise mitigation wall and been covered over, [the location] was regarded as too risky. Also, if I recall, when we were looking a promise by Skyway that it will not extend the at it, it was at the end of the parking lot and was tower despite a 2012 federal statute that would allow it to be extended to 121 feet in the future, actually nearer to a house … than the location we are proposing. So, it had even based on need. greater setback issues.”

The motion came after about an He added that another site on hour of discussion, in large part, the course’s back nine was sugabout local, state, and federal law gested by the landowner, but did governing the telecommunications not meet Skyway’s design plan industry and what might happen requirements. if the council decided not to apRidgway said that, according prove Skyway’s application. to the documents he has read, The government has been exthe location on the golf course’s tending its regulatory reach, in second hole would provide impart, to increase available bandproved reception, “but not the width for first responders in emerbest.” Behuniak confirmed that gency situations. at some point in the future there “This is tough, we’ve all done will be a need for another tower our homework, and it’s a really tough situation,” Butler said. “It’s A monopine cell tower at somewhere to the north and going to be difficult for people no Adirondack State Park that the second hole at the golf course is the only alternative matter what you do.” in New York. for now.

Skyway and the City have been Mayor Jim Reynolds said that in the end, the working to find a balance between homeowners’ now approved location meets the federal requireconcerns about property values and aesthetics, and the very real need to fill a gap in service that ment for filling the service gap and that the City had no other practical alternative to approving must be resolved in accordance with Federal Skyway’s application.

Communications Commission regulations and “I think this is just the first of many towers,” the 1996 Telecommunications Act. he said. “This is not going away. As the federal The issue led to mediations efforts with government gets more vocal about their will in residents. providing cell service, they are going to be forc“We have spent a lot of time on this,” said councilwoman Mary McFarland. “Jeff (Kunz) and ing us to do more and more things. This tower, I were in the mediation … and really did work in in my view, is inevitable, and I hate to say that, but I see no way around it. If the site at the secgood faith with the neighbors to try to come up ond hole meets the requirement and you deny with a solution. The fact of the matter is the sothe application, you have to give them something lution for the neighbors is to put it somewhere else that works, and we can’t find anything else.” else. I feel like our hands are tied by the federal Skyway’s application now goes to Eagle’s Deregulations and if we don’t approve this, we are sign and Review board. going to get sued, and it could cost us an awful lot of money.”

Councilman Stan Ridgeway, the lone dissenter in the motion to approve Skyway’s application, said federal law should not intimidate the City.

“I know we are afraid of what the federal government might do to us if we don’t approve this tower, but I’m more concerned about our local citizens,” he said. “We are just speculating on what might happen and I think that is a poor way to make a decision. I don’t know if all avenues have been explored.”

Skyway CEO Dan Behuniak said there are scant choices when it comes to location because the tower must be in line with existing towers to affectively close the service gap or, at least, narrow it. To residents’ chagrin, the only possiAnother monopine, at Martha's ble locations are in Eagle Hills.

Vineyard, in Massachusetts

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Eagle Plans Allocation of $300K in Unscheduled Revenues

By Philip A. Janquart The City of Eagle approved the allocation of $300,000 in unscheduled revenues for various city uses at a city council meeting held Feb. 10.

The revenue is carry-over from FY2013-14, which the city attributes to a sharp rise in building permits.

The City made proposals as to where it would like to spend the money at a Jan. 13 city council meeting. A public hearing on those proposals was held at the Feb. 10 council meeting, but there were no comments in favor or against the proposed line items.

Council members consequently approved the allocation.

The proposed expenditures include $1,258.96 for a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet for one council member; $46,000 for a data infrastructure upgrade; $11,000 for a recreational activity guide; $19,000 for Greenbelt paving; $10,000 for Building Department prototype software; $10,000 for a Casselle accounts receivable software module; $100,500 to a reserve fund for proposed Parks & Recreation projects; and $102,241.04 to a reserve fund for future activities including purchase of a van, a celebration/marathon for opening of the Greenbelt, a city comprehensive plan review, and a new permanent (purchased) location for the police department.

According to a presentation made by Annie Lloyd, the city’s IT Specialist, the $46,000 data infrastructure upgrade will provide highspeed fiber connectivity between Eagle City Hall and the Eagle Public Library, allow for

centralized network management, and provide support for an upgraded and integrated phone system (The phone system upgrade is a separate line item in the current fiscal year’s budget). The upgrade will also provide more data storage capacity, faster and more reliable uploads/downloads for the public and city staff, expanded cloud-based services, and opportunities for network expansion when necessary. Over time, potential savings of 50 percent over current networking costs are possible.

The $11,000 will cover the printing and mailing of a recreational activity guide (one in the spring and one in the fall), listing all of the recreational classes and programs of the Eagle Parks & Recreation Department.

The $19,000 will pave approximately 6,219 feet of Greenbelt trail on the north side of the north channel of the Boise River from Garden City to Merrill Park.

Funding the project will result in the entire Greenbelt trail being paved from Eagle Road to Lucky Peak, once the Garden City bridge just east of the head of Eagle Island is completed in early summer 2015.

The $10,000 for the prototype software for the Building Department will enhance report generation, in-field capabilities, and remote access.

The $10,000 for the Casselle accounts receivable software module will enable the Planning & Zoning Department to implement a deposit system for engineering and other fees.

The tax levy rate is unaffected.

And Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast rose from the dreams of its wintry rest. ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley, "The Sensitive Plant"

Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 8, 2015 Spring Forward!!

McCall Winter Carnival 2015

American Legion News

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Special Service Session March 12 - 14

Veterans in the greater Eagle and surrounding areas are invited for a special service session March 12 - 14 at The American Legion Department Idaho State Headquarters office located at 901 W. Warren Street in Boise.

National and state teams from The American Legion will be in town, along with members of local American Legion posts to kick off this community and veteran service campaign.

All local area wartime veterans, including members currently serving on active duty, are invited to the Headquarters for this special service session to learn more about The American Legion and Veteran Benefits. Membership and veteran information will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, March 12 and 13, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 14.

Veterans Service Officers will also be available for all area veterans with claims or other veteran-related questions all three days.

In keeping with the over 95-year tradition of The American Legion, the rejuvenated American Legion posts in this area will focus on community service and assistance to veterans. The scope and nature of the posts’ community service will be determined by its members and inputs from local civic and community officials.

“Service! That’s what The American Legion is all about,” said Mike Foley, Commander of The American Legion Eagle Post 127. “We exist to help each and every veteran, their families, and the communities they live in.”

“The greater Eagle area and surrounding areas are an ideal place to strengthen partnerships between the veterans and their community,” Foley added. “The people here care about their community and practice good citizenship every day. Now, wartime veterans have a special place in which they can make a difference.”

Since its inception in 1919, The American Legion has been a key advocate for veterans’ benefits, children & youth, patriotic American values, a strong national defense, and quality-of-life issues for those serving in today’s armed forces.

The organization, which spearheaded the original GI Bill, has been advocating reform of the veteran’s health care system under its GI Bill of Health. Creation of the federal forerunner of the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the agency’s ascent to cabinet-level status, is due in part to The American Legion’s advocacy. The American Legion was also instrumental in the establishment of the Veterans Home Loan; veterans hiring preference; and just compensation to veterans suffering from illnesses related to their military service, including those whose ailments stem from exposure to Agent Orange and mysterious Persian Gulf origins.

Equally aggressive are The American Legion’s efforts to instill values in young people through numerous programs including American Legion Boys State, American Legion Boys Nation, Junior Shooting Sports, the National High School Oratorical Contest, American Legion Baseball, Teenage Suicide Prevention, Child Health, and a McGruff Safe Kids Program. The American Legion has also supported scouting since 1919. In addition, many American Legion posts also support Junior ROTC high school units, fundraising for children with disabilities, and partnerships with other nonprofit organizations such as Special Olympics.

Contact Eagle Post 127 Commander Mike Foley for more information about the special service session at (208) 375-0793 or (208) 761-1106.

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Eagle Post 127 Legionnaire of 2014 Chuck Boyer of Eagle, ID was nominated Legionnaire of 2014 by Post Commander Mike Foley and District Commander Jack Young.

Boyer has been a member of the Legion for 25 years. He has served as 1st Vice Commander and is now Eagle Post 127 Post Adjutant.

“We have been blessed by having him as a member,” said Comm. Foley.

For God and Country Mike Foley, Post Commander, Eagle Post 127 PO Box 1166, Eagle, ID 83616 American Legion Eagle Post 127 meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month, except for Jun - Aug. Time: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Place: Eagle Sewer District Building, 44 N Palmetto Ave in Eagle.

Veterans welcome

Eagle High Baseball and American Legion Eagle Post 127 invite you to their

Pancake Breakfast fundraiser.

Breakfast will include pancakes, eggs, sausage, milk, orange juice, and coffee.

When: Saturday, March 28 from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Where: Eagle Senior Center, 312 E. State St in Eagle Cost: $5 per person. All are welcome

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Around Eagle . . . . . . . . . . . . By Mayor Jim Reynolds

City of Eagle Meetings

Eagle City Hall

660 E. Civic Lane • 939-6813 www.cityofeagle.org

Eagle City Council Meetings 2nd and 4th Tuesday • 6:30 p.m.

Planning and Zoning

Commission Meeting 1st and 3rd Monday • 6:00 p.m.

Park and Pathways

Development Commission 3rd Tuesday • 6:30 p.m.

Eagle Arts Commission Meeting 1st Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Eagle City Hall

Eagle Sewer District Board Meeting 2nd Monday of the month • 6:00 p.m.

District’s administration building 44 N. Palmetto Ave., Eagle, 939-0132

Eagle Historic Preservation Commission Meeting

2nd Wednesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Eagle Historical Museum (67 E. State St.)

Eagle Government Relations Committee Meeting 4th Wednesday, 9-10 a.m., Bank of the West 47 E. Riverside Drive, Eagle, ID Call Eagle Chamber 939-4222

PRESCHOOL NINJA TURTLE PARTY 3-6 yrs. Parents, do you need some kid-free time for a Saturday brunch, bike ride, etc.? Children ages 3-6 can join us for engaging, hand-on fun at our preschool parties. This month, join Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo! Kids will play ninja turtle games, do turtle craft projects and have fun!

Eagle Senior Center - $25 Saturday, 3/21, 10:00 am-12:00 p.m.

PARENTS NIGHT OUT PRINCESS PJ PARTY 3-6 yrs, Anna, Else, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Tiana, Rapunzel, Belle and Prince Charming invite you to a magical evening!

We will enjoy a special princess pizza party, make princess jewelry, play princess games, and celebrate while parents enjoy a night out!

Eagle City Hall - $24 Saturday, 3/28, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

As I mentioned in the State of the City talk, Eagle has hopefully accepted the fact that Eagle is growing – by 9.8% in 2014. Compare that to our projected annual growth of around 3-4%. The question is, how are we going to handle that growth?

As I have often mentioned, we will have to find ways to pay for the growth when one of two things happen: we have another economic downturn, or we run out of available land. At that point we will have to make up for the 11% of Eagle’s annual budget that come directly from new housing permits. One of the ways to solve that problem is to bring in the kind of commercial enterprises that will provide that funding. We are looking at our Comprehensive Plan and land use in Eagle for opportunities to bring economic growth, jobs and revenue to the City We are approaching budget time for the city and will face once again the decision whether to keep taxes at the same level as 2008. A proposed bill by House Majority Leader Mike Moyle could play heavily into that decision.

His Bill would take half of first year taxes on new construction away from the city and give it to education. After so many years of keeping taxes flat, it is difficult to raise the levy at all. We may want to consider a budget that eliminates fees from housing permits.

Plans continue to raze Tri-City Meats to provide for additional downtown parking and make the property more desirable to a developer. Speaking of growth, Eagle developer Caleb Roope of Pacific Companies is working with engineer, John Rennison, also of Eagle, to develop the properties on the east side of the City. They plan a 48-unit apartment complex for those over 62 years of age on the northeast

corner of Edgewood and Highway 44. The tennis club to the south could be part of a complex that could include a YMCA if Eagle residents turn out to support the project.

The City has begun to recognize some of our outstanding citizens with the Eagle Soaring Citizen Award.

This month we honored three: Heather Andrade, Kory Puderbaugh and Noah and Lucas Aldrich.

Heather is owner of Perks of Life coffee shop and café. She lets the customer decide how much her coffee and delicacies are worth.

She says her unusual marketing plan is working well. Heather raised $1,000 last Thanksgiving to provide for needy families.

Kory Puderbaugh was born with only stumps for appendages, an obstacle that would overcome many with less heart. Not Kory. You will see him zipping around Eagle on his specially design wheelchair. It is the kind used in sports. I used to see Kory working out at the YMCA and got to know him.

One day, he called me and invited me for a cup of coffee. He graduated from Eagle High School this winter and was nominated for the award by Principal Terry Beck.

Lucas Aldrich has a life-limiting condition that tends to keep him largely isolated from much of life. His older brother Noah decided Lucas should taste all of life he could and enters triathlons with Lucas towing him as he goes. The Lucas Family has created the Lucas House to assist other families with opportunities for relief, rest, comfort, and end-of-life care for children with life-limiting conditions. Check out their website at www.lucashouse.org.

Please join me for coffee at Starbuck’s in Eagle March 7th from 10:00 until noon.

Eagle City Council Meetings 2nd and 4th Tuesday • 6:30 p.m.

Eagle Senior Center

312 E. State Street, 939-0475 Monday Exercise at 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday Lunch and Pinochle at 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday Exercise at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday Lunch and Bingo at 12:00 p.m.

Friday Exercise at 9:00 a.m.

EAGLE PARKS AND RECREATION

PRESCHOOL YOGA 2-5 yrs. Yoga is for everyone! Boys and girls will have fun trying yoga through games and stories.

Children will explore their own strength, balance, flexibility and movement while learning poses through imaginative play. Potty training or parent attendance required.

Eagle Performing Arts Center 4 weeks $36, Mondays, 3/10-3/31, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

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SPRING BREAK MINI CAMP 5-10 yrs, Looking for a fun way to spend Spring Break? Eagle Parks & Recreation Mini Camp will keep your elementary school-age kids busy and active! Mini-camp activities may include field trips, gym games, trips to local parks, arts and crafts, and much more. Schedules will be sent out one week prior to each mini-camp.

Location: Eagle Elementary of the Arts Gymnasium. $115/week or $25/day, M-F, 3/23-3/27, 9 am-1 p.m.

MULTI-SPORT SPRING BREAK CAMP 6-10 yrs. Skyhawks and the City of Eagle multisport camp is designed to introduce athletes to a variety of different sports in one setting. For this program we combine basketball, soccer and football into one fun-filled week. Athletes will learn the rules and essentials skills of each sport along with vital life lessons such as respect and teamwork.

Location: Eagle Elementary of the Arts Gymnasium $110, M-Th, 3/23-3/26, 1-5 p.m.

Registration and Contact Information For more information and to register, visit www.cityofeagle.org/recreation or call 208-4898784. Preregistration is required for all programs.

For current Eagle Parks & Recreation activities, information and registration visit www.cityofeagle.org/recreation, call 208-489-8784 or visit City Hall.

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Gretchen Anderson, Debbie Blume, Patrick Calley, Trish Davis, Norma Dawson, Anna Eaton-Merkle, Mike Foley, Rita Gambino, Shianna Goit, Cathy Hardy, Tonja Hyder, Kim Ingraham, Philip Janquart, Trina Kubitchek, Joy Lear, Joanne M.W. Love, Mickie Park, Joe Prin, Jim Reynolds, Chi E Shenim Westin, Caitlin Straubinger, Tamara Sullivan-Watson, Melissa Upton, Tom Wick Press Release Policy

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CIT Y OF EAGLE

EAGLE LIBRARY March Events

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~~~~~~~~~~~ ON-GOING PROGRAMS ~~~~~~~~~~~

Wednesday, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Monday, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Pajama Story Time: 7:00 p.m. (3 – 8 years) Baby Readers: 10:30 a.m. (birth – 18 months) Come in your pj’s for stories, songs, a craft, Stories, songs, and fingerplays for babies and a bedtime snack. and their caregivers.

Thursday, March 5, 12, 19, 26 Monday, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Preschool Story Time: 10:30 a.m. (3 – 5 years) Knee Deep in Legos: 4:00 p.m. (elementary) Stories, songs, and crafts, with an emphasis on Weekly program for children to use their reading-readiness skills. creativity in building/designing with LEGOS. Thursday, March 5, 12, 19 Tuesday, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Homeschool Adventures: 2:00 p.m. (all ages) Toddler Time: 10:30 a.m. (18 months – 3 years) Learning and fun for homeschooling families.

Stories, songs, and crafts for toddlers Friday, March 6, 13, 20, 27 and their caregivers.

Ready, Set, School! 10:30 a.m. (3 – 5 years) Wednesday, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Stories, songs, and crafts, with an emphasis Music & Movement: 10:30 a.m. (birth – 5 years) on school-readiness skills.

Early literacy skills are built through rhythm Friday, March 13, 27 and motion in this interactive program for Nutty Knitters of Eagle Public Library: young children and their caregivers.

10:00 a.m. (adults) Local knitters and Wednesday, March 4, 11, 18, 25 crocheters provide infant, youth, and adult Tales to Tails: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. (5+ years) knit products for those in need. Join them to Increase your reading ability and confidence by knit for charity, or to make friends with people reading to man’s best friend from Helping Idaho with common interests.

Dogs. Registration is required; contact the Youth Saturday, March 7, 14, 21, 28 Services staff at 939-6814 ext. 113.

Saturday Stories & Music: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, March 4, 11, 18 (2 - 6 years) Children will build language and Teen Advisory Board (TAB): 4:15 p.m. literacy skills through books, songs, rhymes, and (teens 14+) Earn volunteer hours and socialize movement activities. with your peers while helping your library in a variety of ways.

Year-Round Outside the Box Teen Challenge: (middle/ high school) Be part of a challenge to read a book or watch a movie that is outside your usual choice. Challenge trackers are available in The Corner or at www.eaglepubliclibrary.org

~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL PROGRAMS ~~~~~~~~~~~

Monday, March 2 Pizza and a Movie: 5:30 p.m. (middle/ high school) Bring a friend and enjoy pizza and a movie. This month’s movie: Divergent Tuesday, March 3 After School Adventures -- The Whatever!

Book Club: 4:15 p.m. (elementary) Bring whatever book you are currently reading and join a club that is all about good books, good food, good friends, and fun!

Getting Your Garden Ready for Spring: 6:30 p.m. (all ages) Join Sandy Turpen as she explains how to get your seed bed ready for planting, what to plant early, and how to start seedlings indoors.

E-Readers: 10:00 a.m. (adult) Learn about e-readers and checking out e-books from the library.

Wednesday, March 11, 25 Eagle Writers Group: 6:30 p.m. (adult) Writer and educator Priscilla Stone presents a series of classes about memoir writing, using a balance of lecture, writing exercises, and feedback.

Thursday, March 5, 19 Spanish Language for Kids: 4:15 p.m. (elementary) Join us for beginning Spanish conversation geared to school-age kids.

Thursday, March 5, 12, 19 Homeschool Adventures: 2:00 p.m. (elementary) Explore and learn about various countries in the continent of South America.

March 9- 14 Teen Tech Week – “Libraries are for Making” (middle/ high school) Come to your library and join the Maker Movement!

Monday, March 9 Makey-Makey and Tech Destruction: 6:00 p.m. (middle/ high school) Turn nearly anything into a keyboard while destroying technology, then creating something new.

Tuesday, March 10 Alzheimer’s Support Group: 2:00 p.m. (adults) Co-sponsored with Alzheimer’s Association Greater Idaho Chapter, the Eagle Public Library offers a place for individuals and families whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s to receive support.

Wednesday, March 11 IPad Basics: 2:00 p.m. (adult) Learn to use an IPad and open a whole new world of discovery.

Thursday, March 12 Turning Your Decorating Ideas Into Reality: 6:30 p.m. (adults) Learn to use fun and easy apps to see your ideas before making costly decisions.

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Second Thursday Book Club: 6:30 p.m. (adults) The book selection for March is The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillip Sendker Friday, March 6, 13, 20 Friday Afternoon Movies: 4:15 p.m. (all ages) Come enjoy a family film and free popcorn!

March 6: Boxtrolls March 13: The Little Rascals March 20: The Adventures of Milo & Otis Saturday, March 7, 21 AARP Tax-Aid: 10 am – 2 p.m. (adults) Get assistance with your tax returns.

Saturday, March 14 Red Cross Blood Drive: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. (16+) Donate blood and save a life.

Register to donate at www.redcrossblood.org Monday, March 16 I Just Don’t Understand What They are Doing!

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (middle/high school) Participate in fun and simple tech activities.

Tuesday, March 17 Financing Your Small Business: 11:30 am 1:30 p.m. (adults) Presented by the Small Business Administration.

After School Adventures -- St. Patrick’s Day Treats: 4:15 p.m. (elementary) Make something green and yummy!

Apps for Everybody and Everything: 2:00 p.m. (adults) Explore apps for IOS and Android.

Monday, March 23 “Heads Up”: 6:00 p.m. (middle/ high school) Made popular on the Ellen Show, it’s the pop culture charades that anyone can get into!

Tuesday, March 24 Builder Day: 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. (all ages) Kids of all ages are invited to create and build with a variety of materials including LEGOS, Straws & Connectors, erector sets, Snap Circuits, and more.

Wednesday, March 25 Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Celebration: 4:30 p.m. (middle/ high school) “Say! I do like green eggs and ham!” Go beyond Sam I Am and explore other Dr. Seuss’ culinary creations.

Thursday, March 26 Game Day: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (all ages) Come with your friends to enjoy games from the library’s collection.

Friday, March 27 Spring Break Matinee: 2:00 p.m. (all ages) Take a break and enjoy free popcorn and the film Book of Life.

Tuesday, March 31 After School Adventures – Easter Craft: 4:15 p.m. (elementary) Make a fun jelly bean bunny out of a water bottle!

To learn more about the

Eagle Chamber of Commerce: www.eaglechamber.com.

The chamber is active in the community and proactive in helping business members network and better achieve their goals.

The Briefing with Chief Calley

I have shared in past articles that traffic safety is a leading initiative for the Eagle Police Department. Traffic safety should be a responsibility for everyone. This includes drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Preliminary statistics from the Idaho Office of Highway Safety show that 186 people lost their lives on Idaho Highways in 2014. Eagle has not had a fatal crash on our streets since 2011.

The Office of Highway Safety has declared 2015 as the year of combating distracted driving in Idaho.

Distracted driving includes three types: taking your eyes from the road, taking your hands off the wheel, and taking your mind off the road. Visual, manual, and cognitive distractions were involved in at least 21% of all crashes. Unfortunately, 44% of fatal distraction crashes involved a single vehicle.

This is how individuals can combat the fatal impact of distracted driving. You are making our roads safer by keeping your eyes on the road, hands on the wheel, and your mind engaged in the drive.

Texting is a horrible distraction that includes all 3 elements. Sending or reading a text takes the drivers eyes, hands, and mind away for about 5 seconds. This is like driving with your eyes closed at 55 miles an hour.

This fight should be easy. We all need to put our cell phones away while we drive.

Let’s commit to being engaged drivers that care about traffic safety. If you don’t, you can expect a citation at best…or a crash at worst.

The pace of the world has put us in a position to feel pressured to remain connected.

Maybe we can collectively change this social influence in a positive manner. We can do this. We can put our phones away for the drive. We must set the example for our future drivers. I appreciate your time… and let’s continue to stay safe!

Drivers often use their cell phone devices while driving.

There faces have been blurred to protect their identity.

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BUSINESS

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Backcountry Pursuit

Consignments. Advice. Adventure.

By Mickie Park Backcountry Pursuit is the Treasure Valley’s premier place to buy or sell, seek advice or adventure to the great outdoors. Spring, summer, fall or winter, Backcountry Pursuit has the gear you need and a team with years of experience and advice to help.

Owner Tyson Stellrecht opened his 1st store in Boise in 2012. Tyson has always loved the outdoors and has been fascinated by the technology that goes into the gear that helps reaching places we never thought we could go to or do. He rode the mountains in the winter and climbed them in the summer enjoying the backcountry to the fullest. With his outdoor passion and enthusiasm, Tyson wanted to share his knowledge and experience by offering a store that has a little bit of everything for others to enjoy and use as he has.

Idaho is endless when it comes to the great outdoors; however, finding the needed gear is either way too expensive or difficult.

Prior to Backcountry Pursuit, there was only Craigslist or the local swaps. So Tyson and his team filled the gap between the two, and opened the premier place to purchase gear individuals need for all their outdoor adventures.

So, whether you are in the market to sell your gear that has been hanging in your closets and/or garages for some time, or you are in need of purchasing some high quality outdoor gear, stop by the Backcountry Pursuit. The staff is highly experienced and offers full assistance when it comes to either selling or consigning.

Backcountry Pursuit is open 7 days a week.

Their Eagle store is located at 1545 E Iron Eagle Drive and their Boise store is located at 671 S Capitol Boulevard. To reach the Eagle team either call 957-5425 or visit their website at www.backcountrypursuit.com.

Stop by Backcountry Pursuit Monday through Saturday 10:00 to 6:00 and Sunday 11:00 to 5:00. Their inventory changes daily and they are always looking for new items.

Owner Tyson Stellrecht is an outdoor enthusiast and loves the gear that goes along with it. Tyson and his team offer years of advice with hands on experience when it comes to outdoor recreation.

Eagle Chamber of Commerce, family and friends welcomed Backcountry Pursuit with a ribbon cutting on February 12.

Star H&R Block

The Star H&R Block employees are proud and excited to be a part of the Star Chamber of Commerce and celebrated their new membership with a ribbon cutting on Feb. 5.

With numerous years of experience and continued education the Tax Pros are standing by to assist the community with all of their tax needs. The office consists of office Manager and Tax Pro Hollie McBride; fellow

Tax Pros Kimberly Frans, Tom Grohne, Kim Miller,and Chuck Caruthers; Front Desk and Support staff Suzanne Johnson, Wendy Boyer, Ali Causey; and Marketing Coordinator Tonja Hyder.

H&R Block is celebrating their 60th anniversary in 2015 and with several services available, such as Second Look. They are prepared to help with all of your tax needs.

H&R Block is located at 116 S Star Rd. Their office number is 208-286-7130. Give them a call today to set an appointment or for any questions. It's Refund Season. Get Your Billions Back America!

Star Chamber of Commerce members welcome H&R Block to the community on Feb. 5

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EAGLE NEWS

Open House Held for Plaza Drive Extension Project anticipated to ease traffic, enhance connectivity in Eagle

By Philip A. Janquart The Ada County Highway District hosted an open house at the Eagle Public Library Jan. 22, giving residents the opportunity to review, and provide comments for, the Plaza Drive extension project.

Once part of the concept study for the Eagle Road and State Street intersection, the $1 million Project is now a separate part of the agency’s five-year work plan, according to ACHD Project Manager Hugo Fregoso.

With construction scheduled for 2018, the project includes extending Plaza Drive 1,800 feet to Iron Eagle Road, which winds its way past Idaho Athletic Club and Eagle Fire Department No. 1 to State Street, aligning with Hill Road to the north.

Part of the project includes a multi-use path and bike lane on the north side of Plaza Drive, buffered from the road by a grass median.

The purpose of the extension is to improve connectivity, traffic circulation, promote future development, and to improve “quality of life in downtown Eagle,” according to the ACHD website.

January’s open house attracted over 40 individuals who offered their thoughts on the project.

“We had 43 people who signed in,” Fregoso told The Independent. “We received 21 comment sheets. We had a total of 27 written comments from the public, including the ones we received online. Overall, 14 strongly agreed with the project, one agreed, four disagreed and two strongly disagreed.”

Those who did not agree with the project expressed concerns about the environmental impact on existing habitat along the canal and possible adverse affects on property values. Some suggested making Cedar Ridge, to the south, the connecting route.

“The majority agree with the design. They say they agree because it is going to relieve traffic at Eagle Road and State Street, improve traffic flow and increase access to business,” Fregoso said.

Roundabout or Four-Way Stop The ACHD also requested comments on a specific component of the project that addresses traffic control at the Plaza Drive-2nd Street intersection. The public was offered at the Jan. 22 meeting the opportunity to comment on two alternatives: installing a fourway stop or constructing a mini-roundabout.

“Our traffic analysis found that a four-way stop control suited the intersection, but that a roundabout would also work there,” Fregoso noted. “We put it out to the public, to give us their take on it, and it was almost a 50/50 split. There were 10 in favor of the four-way stop and nine in favor of the mini-roundabout.”

He said the ACHD has decided to go with the four-way stop for budgetary reasons.

“Our take is that the City of Eagle would prefer a roundabout there, but is ok with the

four-way stop control,” Fregoso said. “The cost of a roundabout is going to be way above the cost of stop control so, considering the comments of residents and the city, we are going to go with stops.”

A roundabout would also leave a larger footprint and make construction and right-ofway acquisition more complicated, he added.

Of those submitting comments to the ACHD, some urged moving the project forward for a quicker completion date.

“We would have to look at it,” Fregoso said.

“Everything is for our five-year work plan and what we have budgeted. We would have to go to the commission to see if we could move the project forward, but it would also have to coincide with the City of Eagle, correlating both budgets, design and construction. It would take a little bit more coordination to bring construction forward.”

The Big Picture Mayor Jim Reynolds said the project is just a small piece of the overall issue the city faces in terms of transportation, connectivity, and access.

“There are those who say it will take a great burden off Eagle Road and State Street, but I don’t see that happening,” he said. “It will give us some property to develop, but I just see it as more of a convenience. We have some strange roads here; we don’t have a grid system like other cities. We need to look at the whole picture as a unit and I’m not sure how we are going to do that.”

Reynolds said a study needs to be conducted on the city’s whole network of streets and roads, not just parts of it, such as the Eagle Road and State Street intersection. He said that funding for such a study, however, is an overwhelming obstacle.

“It will eventually come down to the city itself,” he said. “We need to enlist the help of volunteer groups, consisting of engineers, traffic engineers, to help us with a study so we are not always relying on some government entity to solve our problems. That’s what I meant at the recent State of the City address when I said that we need the people of Eagle to engage.”

Councilman and former Eagle City Planner Mark Butler says he is in favor of the project and believes it will successfully reduce traffic at the Eagle Road-State Street intersection.

“The planning for Plaza Drive dates back to about 1995. It was an idea of the council at the time, actually Council President Morgan Masner,” he told The Independent in an email. “It was intended to provide an alternate downtown east-west route connecting to Hill Road, to reduce the traffic burden at Eagle Road and old State Street, and to stimulate growth in the roadway corridor. It was, and is, a fantastic idea in my opinion. As the City Planner at the time, I incorporated it into the downtown long-range transportation plan. After being planned for 20 years, I am excited to see it finally come to fruition.”

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Looking west from Iron Eagle.

Plaza Drive will extend to this point, where Iron Eagle now dead ends.

Looking east from Plaza Drive and 2nd Street.

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EDUCATION

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A Teacher’s

Perspective

So it is written . . .

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Student’s Perspective A Short Story

By Shianna Goit When will my mind wake up? Drowned by numbness, the deep cuts and noisy stomach never satisfy. Satisfaction is only alive on his mattress.

The chair sits patiently waiting. My bare feet slump along the scratchy carpet towards the seat. The blank sheet stares, the empty spaces craving words that will bring it to life. My ink begins staining the crisp white with the creation of a character.

I've named her Emilia, I've also decided she likes to be called Lia.

While relaxing on a living room chair, Lia is startled by a hard knock. Her long legs stride across the gap towards the entrance.

Lia's hand grips the wooden door open to find a shiny black box.

As I move my pen move down to the next line a strong knock interrupts on my ancient rusted door. My throat gives out a chuckle, the timing of this couldn't have been better.

I stride across the small cluttered apartment to find nothing but a bare hallway outside my door. "That's odd," my mouth whispers softly. I slam my door shut and latch it.

By Anna Eaton-Merkle In one day I experienced Mardi Gras (a.k.a Fat Tuesday), the eve of Chinese New Year, and the (self-imposed) eve of my jumping feet first into a 21-Day Total Reprogramming that would train me to eat like a caveman. This was a trifecta of good intentions and I had a method to my madness (yes, I know – Hamlet. Just can’t let it go….). I figured between giving up something for Lent, making a Chinese New Year’s resolution, and getting my money’s worth off that particular infomercial purchase, I had to succeed. With that much overlap – how could I possibly fail?

So by the time you are reading this, the proof will be in the pudding. Because as I write this, today is that day. I am looking at all my good intentions on the page right in front of me, and even I can’t ignore the fact that this will not be an easy road. For those who are reading - sorry about all my horrible mood swings as I went cold turkey off sugar and carbs. This can’t have been easy for my students and colleagues – I can only imagine that I have not been very fun to be around.

In my defense, this was probably a good time for me to be really mean. After all, it was probably easier to finish the requirements for Senior Project with a wild-eyed, carb-starved, screaming banshee at the helm. At least, the fear of NOT completing the Senior Project was, no doubt, enhanced.

So where exactly do I see this going? I like to think that I have succeeded. I plan on wearing a swimsuit over Spring Break in a few weeks. I know that my overall health will be better by the time you read this. I am writing it down in order to make it happen. That is my ace in the hole. Because, despite good intentions and a fantastic step by step planner that I was able to get off Amazon for half price, I need one other hand to get me where I need to go. I need to see it already done.

In case you couldn’t tell, I am a big believer

in goal setting. Not setting them in a broad sense, but actually writing them down, specifically, one by one. It all started with 50 Things to do before I’m 50. As I have gotten closer and closer to that particular milestone, I have found that creating a shopping list for what I want to accomplish at any given time is a good idea. I tend to get off task. With a list of specific goals, I can usually get something done.

I preach this to my students all the time.

I have them make goals for the far off future and goals for the remainder of this year, even for the coming month. I constantly remind them that finishing this year is not really about getting a certain GPA or score on a final.

Finishing senior year is all about finishing, and finishing strong. They need to keep their eyes on the prize, and take care of the day to day business of showing up for school. In case any of you have forgotten, that is way easier said than done.

I have always given this advice to my own children. The day to day stuff is really hard to connect to the whys and hows of bigger goals, but that is the stuff of which the future is made. Can an 8th grader see a connection between planning rides home from the movie ahead of time and eventual success in life?

Probably not. But it is all there – planning, no matter how infinitesimal, is the backbone of winning. Not only does it help accomplish the victory, it is necessary in order to recognize those wins, be they big or small.

And so I am planning ahead. If I don’t, the present has a way of filling in all the empty spaces and keeping me so busy that I forgot what it was I was after anyway. Therefore, I have written it down, and there my friends, it will sit, staring me in the face. If you see me around town, have pity on my carb addicted, sugar-free bad attitude. Oh sure, I am keeping the goal in sight, but I am writing it down to make sure it stays there.

Anna Eaton-Merkle lives in Eagle and teaches English to seniors and sophomores at Eagle High School. Her writing can also be found on her blog www.thinkinginthemargins.com. She is currently working on publishing a collection of essays and children’s books.

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COMMENTARY

uCr it ic...... By Tom Wick, Universal Critic

The descent of Jupiter Ascending isn’t the story, although it has its flaws, but it’s the acting and directing. Mila Kunis plays the main character Jupiter, an Earth-girl caught up in a galactic fight over who owns Earth.

But it was like she didn’t really want to be in the film at all. And Channing Tatum, he just walked around without a shirt on. So if that’s what you want, go for it. Eddie Redmayne, who did an awesome job as Marius in Les Mis and was just nominated for best actor in The Theory of Everything, did a horrible job. The audience laughed at him, not with him.

The storyline is fresh enough but it was like the directors weren’t sure if they should make Jupiter a comedy or a drama. It definitely worked when it was serious but the comedic pieces were just awful. The one absolute saving grace for Jupiter was the CGI. Incredible. However, the special effects are so dense and busy, I’m afraid it probably won’t play well on a small screen. I’d say watch it at the movies, but don’t spend more than a couple of bucks on it.

If you’re into fantasy and dragons and witchery, Seventh Son, based on the novel series The Last Apprentice, is actually pretty good for the genre. Seventh Son isn’t a great movie, it’s a great fantasy genre movie. So unless you’re a fan of the genre or Jeff Bridges, you should definitely wait to see this second run or even on Redbox.

And speaking of Jeff Bridges, Seventh Son is actually two movies: the fantasy/dragon/ witch part and the Jeff Bridges part. It’s like the director said, “Okay, Jeff, just say something witty like you always do.” And that’s what he did. And it works. Which is why most people like Jeff Bridges. He grins that weird grin and smacks his lips and says something like, “Because it’s mine,” and everyone laughs. Like Jupiter Ascending, the CGI is incredible. So now that everyone is getting great at CGI, looks like the movie studios are going to have to work on scripts again.

Tracers with Taylor Lautner is coming out March 20th and I had a chance to see this before the premiere. It was produced by the same company that brought us Twilight, The Fault in Our Stars, and The Maze Runner.

Basically, if you’re a Taylor Lautner fan and you like parkour, you’ll probably really like Tracers. The plot is secondary to the action but this is one of those movies you see not for the acting/storyline but for the action.

And it does a good job. I wouldn’t drop ten bucks on it but definitely worth second run.

Whether or not you were a fan of Breaking Bad, the spinoff Better Call Saul on AMC in my opinion is better than Breaking Bad. We’re only three episodes in but they’ve done a great job with the casting and story.

Try it out.

Joe’s View

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I hate it when the new Rockler Woodworking and Hardware catalog shows up in my mailbox. It mocks me. It makes fun of my abilities. It contains all the gadgets and gismos that I will never be worthy of owning in my shop. The items inside are for people that know how to do fine woodworking. I am a wood butcher.

Contained in these quarterly pages are items designed for tasks I can only dream of being involved with. They make it look easy. I want to order them just to have the honor of being on their mailing list for one more year. Pathetic isn’t it?

This catalog is Crack for wood addicts.

Some probably even get a bit of physical pleasure leafing through the pages of Tool Blast Gates, Miter Sleds, and let me get you really worked up… Euro Sliding Wood Door Systems. Ooooh.

I only wish that someday, I could look through that catalog and say, “Nope, nothing I need here.” Actually I say that now, but for all the wrong reasons.

There used to be this guy in Eagle. His name was Martin. He was a cabinet builder.

He had a simple shop, but what he had in it was the best of quality. This guy was good. He could build cabinets and furniture like you can only imagine. I would feel less of a man when leaving his shop because I knew he was at a different level. He could turn a pile of firewood into an entertainment center before I could even figure out what kind of wood he was working with. Martin didn’t need fancy catalogs to be good; he just was. He was quiet,

and delivered good work at a fair price. He was the kind of guy you wanted to get to know better. I wish I would have.

The Great Whatever of 2008 forced a lot of people to change the vector of their life path.

Martin was one of those. His incredible wood working was no longer in demand. Even his bread and butter cabinet work dropped off to where he had to make a choice. He didn’t talk much, but I knew that giving up his business hurt him.

I knew he needed to take care of his family.

He needed to do what was necessary to keep an income flowing and his self-sufficient mentality found an opportunity. He took it, and he locked the shop door for the last time with a dark, solitary thud. I doubt anyone was even there as he walked away, alone.

I can only hope for the best for Martin. I hope he is doing great in his new life and that the job he took is making him feel fulfilled and proud.

However, I also hope that he is in the process of setting up shop again. I can only imagine what it is to be a suppressed artist. It has to burn. It begs for attention, and it starts again with a little spark and then the lure of the panel saw, the pull of the surface sander, and the power of conquering the untamed grain of a unique piece of lumber becomes overwhelming. Giving into this temptation can be a dangerous path, but so can denial.

Does this person leap into familiar and romantic territory once again, or does he resist the desire to unleash the creative spirit?

When you are as good as Martin, you have got to let it loose. I can only hope he did just that. Right after looking through a tool catalog and saying; “I had one of those”.

Listen to The HomeFix Radio Show with Joe Prin, Saturday mornings, 7-10 AM on 670 KBOI or on your mobile device through Facebook at “The HomeFix Radio Show”.

Email to joe@joeprin.com. Podcasts of previous radio shows and columns are available at JoePrin.com.

Healthcare

I looked at the back of my sister’s hands; they looked dry and wrinkled. That’s what constant hand washing and sanitizing gel will do. Though Jody was smiling, I could see she was worn down. She, and her husband John, just returned from the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota. They went there to get answers as to what has made John so sick, for nearly three years. It became especially serious last fall, when John took a turn for the worse. That's when he finally got a referral to the Mayo Clinic. In the passing weeks, I've watched Jody become a stellar advocate for John's healthcare. You never know what will prepare you for big moments like these. And, they seem to become more frequent as you get older.

Last summer, when our 84-year-old mom had hip replacement surgery, Jody and I were immersed in healthcare advocacy. The surgery and hospital stay was easy. But, once we moved her to a rehab facility, that’s where the lessons began. The facility was checked out prior to her arrival and a family friend recommended it highly. But, when mom didn’t get the nursing care, physical therapy, and personal care she needed…and they served her KOOL-AID with her lunch, we pulled the plug. But, not before we had to help bathe her.

Picture it, two heat-sensitive women in their 50s trying to go all “Mr. Bubble’s” on grandma.

We were in a cramped shower room, Jody on one side, minding the soap and shampoo, me on the other side, controlling the shower wand. At one point, I gave the wand to Mom, so I could help lather her hair. Next thing I knew, I was soaking wet from the crotch down. “Mom! Point the shower wand the other direction!” It took her a minute to realize what she was doing and what followed was actually worth being drenched. I hadn’t heard her laugh that much since before she started having hip trouble.

By Gretchen Anderson Anytime, Mom. We eventually moved her to a nice rehab center, complete with a rigorous therapy program.

I learned one other thing while advocating for my mom’s recovery. Never look into the individual hospital rooms. The patients are in good hands. If anything were to happen, they’d call a code blue. Even if you’re curious by nature, you must refrain—trust me on this. You'll see things you shouldn't.

Like when I glanced into the first room I passed. There was someone’s grandpa with his legs up, his hospital gown WAY up and his family jewels on display. Who’s going to call a code blue for that?

In the end, Mom recovered splendidly and is now our bionic grandma, rockin’ a new hip. And, John and Jody finally got a diagnosis, with a challenging journey ahead of them. But, they have abundant support, lots of hope and skilled specialists on their side.

Bette Davis once said, “Old age is no place for sissies.” I couldn’t agree more.

But, seeing as how we all have a choice, we should welcome growing older. It beats the alternative. ©March 2015 Gretchen Anderson.

Gretchen Anderson is an award-winning writer and author of “The Backyard Chicken Fight.” It is available on Amazon. Contact Gretchen at gretchen.anderson@me.com.

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THE ARTS

March 2015 • PAGE 13

The Eagle Arts Commission's mission is growing and celebrating the arts to strengthen community.

It was established to promote, educate and develop the arts for the citizens of the City of Eagle.

The Eagle Arts Commission is pleased to announce the Artists of the Month at the Eagle City Hall Gallery and St. Luke's Eagle Gallery.

The Eagle City Hall and St. Luke's galleries are open to the public and may be viewed during regular business hours.

City Hall Art Gallery Gallery hours: 8am to 5pm

March Artists - The Camera Club of Eagle

The Camera Club of Eagle was established in 2008 by a handful of community minded photographers as a not-for-profit organization with its sole purpose being to educate, encourage and expand a photographer's knowledge and capabilities of its members by: • Furnishing a meeting place where its members could associate; • Making available equipment required for conduct of its programs; • Presenting lectures, courses of study and demonstration techniques; • Providing for club and member participation in exhibitions and contests; • Along with all the educational topics we also provide access to private pages and group space where members can share photos, video presentations, special interest topics and tutorials to further increase our membership's knowledge of photography.

The Camera Club of Eagle supports community efforts by making it our job to give back whenever we can by volunteering to help where and when we are needed.

ST LUKE’S GALLERY

7am to 6pm, Monday - Friday • Art exhibits are located on the second level

March Artists - Chi E Shenim Westin

I have been an Artist all my life. I am now working with oil painting because of its rich, sensuous nature which helps convey the deep thick tapestries of the land unfolding around us.

I paint on location (plein air) and then do larger pieces in my studio. The open skies and flat plains, canyons and mountains hold a silence and stillness that I try to convey in my art.

Traveling to the coast I found large open spaces, big skies with mountains popping up, the same qualities that our desert holds.

Generally my paintings are created in a series; sometimes well over 10 paintings beginning with small 16x16 or 16x20 paintings working out the problems while experimenting with color, brush strokes and survaces, ending with 36x48 or larger paintings. When showing my art I will place them side by side so people can see the differences. I studied renaissance painting for 2 years under Master Painter Frankck Corvino and use the concepts for my contemporary works. JMW Turner and Tomas Moran are my main inspirations.

The Eagle Arts Commission, comprised of volunteers, serves in an advisory capacity and is established to advise Eagle the City Council on ways in which city government might best serve the public with regard to matters involving the arts.

Enjoying the sun in Eagle, Idaho

Photo by Claudia Pinkham

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch is a Wonderful, Emotional Journey

Review by Tom Wick From the introduction of Theo Decker we see a struggling young man. Temporally, yes, but the journey is the evolution of his emotional struggles. The first chapter begins in media res, or in the middle of the story.

He begins his story as a young adult in Amsterdam, Christmastime. Otherwise a joyous season, Theo writes of the sounds he hears from his hotel room, “In the afternoons, an amateur band played Christmas carols that hung tinny and fragile in the winter air.”

Donna Tartt’s third novel, The Goldfinch, won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It spent 30 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list in the US. In its first few months, publisher Little, Brown had it translated into about a dozen other languages. She crafts her writing with such finesse. Tartt took eleven years to write about Theo’s observation of life; each sentence bears her labor, synonymous with Theo’s labor to tell his story tragically marked by the death of his mother.

“When I lost her,” he writes, “I lost sight of any landmark that might have led me someplace happier.”

At age thirteen Theo loses his mother, both abandoned by his father, to a terrorist attack in New York City where they now barely make ends meet. In the chaos of the attack, Theo comes into possession of the 17th Century painting The Goldfinch and steals it,

perhaps because his mother loved art, “She could see the same ten paintings every day of her life.”

We tag along with Theo as his shameless, drunkard father takes him to live in Las Vegas. He becomes friends with the charismatic Boris; always the agent provocateur but always “putting his hands up in his Russianate ‘enough already’ gesture.”

Even with the over-the-top Boris, Theo’s “depressed” observation of Christmas in Vegas is, “When the wind blew, the umbrella by the pool snapped with a gunshot sound.”

As Theo ages we see hope. He moves back to New York, becomes a partner in an antiques dealership, becomes engaged, and makes friends. Theo’s ambiguity of events parallels the ambiguity in our own lives. We fall in love with someone who doesn’t love us back or we may lose a parent or child.

Sometimes we do crazy things with our friends. Sometimes we’re the crazy one.

In his search for a landmark, in the end, Theo realizes that The Goldfinch he stole all those years ago is a symbol of what his mother saw, “That Nature always wins but that doesn’t mean we have to bow and grovel to it.” We live, Theo says, and we love the people in our lives.

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EAGLE NEWS The Independent News • www.theindnews.com Eagle Mayor Talks Growth, Asks for Engagement in State of City Address

McCall Winter Carnival 2015 Photo by Melissa Upton

By Philip A. Janquart Growth and engagement were the central themes of Eagle Mayor Jim Reynolds’ annual State of the City address, delivered February 10 at the Eagle Church of the Nazarene.

“Growth has exploded and we are still experiencing that,” he said, noting Eagle’s population of approximately 151 people in 1910 compared to over 23,000 today.

“We are growing,” he said. “But we need to grow together, with you folks, because this is your city, not mine, not the council’s, it’s yours.”

Reynolds said growth has picked up since the recession, Eagle’s population increasing by 9.8 percent in 2014, the highest rate since 2006.

“The city anticipated about a 3.5 percent spike in growth,” he said, noting that Eagle’s Planning & Zoning department preliminarily platted 684 units, or 1.7 year’s worth of lots in 2014.

Eagle’s Building Department, meanwhile, reported 398 new home building permits, with an assessed value of over $150 million, a 73 percent increase “year over year.”

In comparison, Reynolds announced in his 2013 State of the City address 228 new home building permits for 2012, representing a 63 percent increase over 2011.

While he praised the upward spike in housing permits, he stressed the need for commercial/industrial development.

“The permits are great, but I feel we need to have some sort of industrial presence here,” Reynolds told The Independent in 2014.

The total number of developable acres for private homes is finite and once gone, the revenue stream from building permits must be replaced.

“If a city isn’t growing, it’s dying,” Reynolds said.

Challenges ahead The city still has challenges, some of them the usual suspects, such as the infamous Eagle Road and State Street intersection and the abandoned Chevron gas station sitting on its southwest corner.

Reynolds implored the community to get involved in helping guide the city’s transportation and land use issues.

“This is a big deal and we’ve wrestled with it for a long time. We found solutions that, for whatever reason, were not acceptable to the community,” he said, referring to the public backlash over the city’s prior recommendation to the Ada County Highway District that it build a roundabout at the intersection.

“We need to engage together to get things solved. We have many challenging issues in front of us and I’m really asking you to engage,” he added. “I have my own theory where I think this city can go, but I want to know what your vision is. I want to hear from you. We need to face these challenges together.”

Mayor Jim Reynolds rubs elbows with members of the Eagle community following his State of the City address Feb. 10.

Accomplishments in 2014 The city had many bright moments, including a recent contract to raze the Tri-City Meats building at the southwest corner of Eagle Road and State Street, next to the old Chevron station, to make room for more parking.

The Eagle Urban Renewal Agency worked diligently throughout 2014 to get the deal done.

“A few years ago, the Eagle City Council took over the Urban Renewal Agency, and there were some misgivings about that, but this year, under the direction of Chairman Mark Butler, we are going to see some things done that needed to happen for a long time,” Reynolds said. “Tri-City Meats, which is next to what we refer to as the ‘old gas station,’ is coming down.”

The Eagle Urban Renewal Agency was also responsible for new curbs and gutters at the Fusions Glass Studio building and the old Eagle Hotel, which is now occupied by Ye Old Sweet Shoppe.

Also, in the two years since becoming the city’s first Parks and Recreation Director, Mike Aho has completed 18 major projects, including paving or repairing three miles of Green Belt and bringing a Snow Park to the Eagle Sports Complex.

“Although there was great wringing of hands and noshing of teeth over this, it’s turned out to be just a lot of fun for the kids and not much of an impact on anybody else,” Reynolds said of the snow park.

Of great significance has been the introduction of streaming video of city council meetings through a system called “Granicus,” which archives video and audio recordings of city meetings, making them available to the public for viewing on the city’s website.

Some goals for 2015 involve Planning & Zoning’s study of the Eagle Road and State Street intersection, completion of the Northwest Foothills Transportation Plan, the Plaza Street extension, and the Hill Road re-alignment, which is currently under construction, just to name a few.

To see Mayor Reynolds’ address in its entirety and to find out more about the city’s future goals, log on to www.cityofeagle.org.

March 2015 • PAGE 15

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So procrastinate now, don't put it off. ~ Ellen DeGeneres

Food Donation Needed Eagle Foodbank

Distribution Days are the first and third Thursday of every month 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and the last Tuesday 6-7 p.m.

149 W. State St, Eagle, in the rear of the Customedica Pharmacy building.

Donations of non-perishable food items may be dropped off at donation bins located in the Eagle Main Fire Station, the Eagle Public Library and in Albertsons.

The Eagle Foodbank is also open most Fridays from 4-6pm to receive non-perishable donations. Donations may be mailed to: Eagle Foodbank, PO Box 1081,Eagle, ID 83616.

Hope Lutheran Food Bank

Open Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

After-hours by appointment.

939-9181,office@hopeeagle.org www.hopeeagle.com.

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But you can always be immature. ~ Dave Barry

Recipe Corner

P IZZA D IP

Classifieds Help Wanted

School bus driver needed one day per week for the Horseshoe Bend 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) after school program 8-10 weeks, approximately 3-4 hours per day, additional hours may be available. $14/hour and CDL required with school bus and passenger endorsement and good driving record.

Call 793-2225 x1260 for more info.

Help Wanted

Experienced landscape maintenance lead for the 2015 season.

Valid driver’s license required.

Contact Superior Landscape, 985-0687

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• 1 lb. Hot Italian Sausage • 1 Green Pepper, diced Recipe courtesy of • 1 cup Yellow Onion, diced Mary Shaw • 2 cloves of Garlic, minced • 16 oz. can of Petite Diced Tomatoes • 4 oz. Pepperoni (optional) • 8 oz. block of Cream Cheese • 8 oz. bag of Shredded Italian Cheese Blend • Baguette of crusty French Bread, sliced for dipping • 2 Large Red Peppers, sliced for dipping Cook Italian sausage in a skillet until completely cooked. Drain most of the grease and add peppers, onions and garlic. Cook till all veggies are tender. Add can of tomatoes. Add cream cheese, stirring till completely blended. Remove from heat and Pepperoni and 4 oz. of Italian cheese blend. Mix well.

Pour mixture into an oven proof casserole dish and top with remaining Italian cheese. Bake at 3500 for 30 minutes.

Serve with crusty French bread and red pepper for dipping.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Sláinte!

(good health in Gaelic)

Irish Blessings

Always remember to forget The troubles that passed away.

But never forget to remember The blessings that come each day.

May the Irish hills caress you.

May her lakes and rivers bless you.

May the luck of the Irish enfold you.

May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

May those who love us love us.

And those that don't love us, May God turn their hearts.

And if He doesn't turn their hearts, May he turn their ankles, So we’ll know them by their limping.

As you slide down the banister of life, May the splinters never point the wrong way.

Always remember to forget The troubles that passed away.

But never forget to remember The blessings that come each day.

St. Patrick was a gentleman Who through strategy and stealth Drove all the snakes from Ireland.

Here's toasting to his health.

But not too many toastings Lest you lose yourself and then Forget the good St. Patrick And see all those snakes again.

May the blessings of each day Be the blessings you need most.

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CIT Y OF STAR

There is a Food drive coming up at the end of March and April and we need volunteers to distribute the flyers.

To sign up, contact Connie (208) 340-2702.

Our current needs are tuna, soup, and mac & cheese.

Thank you for your donations.

We need Volunteers

Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. & Thursdays from 2:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Thank you again for your support. If you need assistance or know someone who does we are open every Thursday 3-5, the third Thursday 3-7 or call 208-779-0046.

Star Outreach

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Star Outreach- Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a Public Charity under Internal Revenue section 501 (c) (3)

Check us out at staroutreachonline.com.

Star Senior Center

102 S. Main Street, 286-7943 • Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Are you a senior or know a senior in Star - Please Join us this month and meet old and new friends

March March March March March

4: 6: 9: 11: 17:

March 18: March 19: March March March March

23: 27: 27: 31:

March Activities: Goldmine Newsletter arrives Blood Pressure by the Firemen Walmart Shopping - Contact Bethe @ 286-7943 Board Meeting Appointment Day/$12 haircuts, bank, doctor appointments, etc.: 10 a.m. - 2 p,m. - Contact Bethe @ 286-7943 Birthday Recognition Appointment Day/haircuts, bank, doctor appointments, etc.: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Contact Bethe @ 286-7943 Outing to Goodwood BBQ - Contact Bethe @ 286-7943 Circuit Breaker Preparation – 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Free Root Beer Floats 11 a.m. - noon – free Outing to Horseshoe Bend Senior Center - Contact Bethe @ 286-7943

Regular Weekly Activities: • Dominoes and pool before lunch each Wednesday and Friday.

• Bingo after lunch each Wednesday and Friday.

• Pinochle each Friday at 7 p.m.

• Books, books on tape, VCR movies, and cassette tapes are available in the office.

• AA Meetings each Monday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Women’s AA Meetings each Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Bus is available for pick up if you need a ride to the Senior Center (286-7943).

• Lunch and bus rides are available on a donation basis.

March 2015 Star Chamber Calendar

March on with your Business and Spread the word to potential Customers!!!

March 5th – First Thursday: Out To Lunch: 11:45 -12:45 p.m. Lunch at the Star Café between the Star Fire Dept. and Steve’s Auto. Lunch specials, networking, special announcements, raffles, & more.

March 5th – Ribbon Cuttings 12:50 p.m. directly after lunch. Some new businesses have joined us and are planning their ribbon cuttings. Come show your support for Star’s growing business community. Meet the new business owners, encourage them by supporting the ribbon cutting & give some words of wisdom.

March 9th - Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. Place TBA – Contact the Chamber to speak with the board during this meeting.

March 19th General Meeting 6:30 p.m. - Join us for the General Meeting at El Mariachi Loco side room.

-- PLEASE BRING YOUR BUSINESS INFO FOR THE WELCOME WAGON BAGS DUE APRIL 1st. -The Chamber is COLLECTING Plastic EASTER EGGS stuffed with CANDY/BUSINESS INFO etc.

WE REQUEST a minimum 300 EGGS per BRICK & MORTAR BUSINESS & HOME BASED Businesses with 200 minimum. A few plastic eggs are available upon request from last year’s recycled eggs.

We are in need of a total of 15,000 eggs to make this a great event. Last year we had 900+ people attend the event. We expect a 1000 participants this year.

Don’t pass up the ability to advertise your business and/or have a booth at the event.

Please consider getting involved volunteering on a special Chamber committee: Events & (New) Fundraising, Technology, (New) Education, Welcome Wagon/Membership, Financial & (New) Business/Government Liaisons. Join us online or at one of our meetings as a member to receive the great benefits for your business. For more information: Star Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 72, Star, ID 83669 Phone: 208-908-5476 / Text 208-350-1223 www.StarIdahoChamber.com • President@StarIdahoChamber.com

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Star Parks and Recreation

We, the City of Star Parks and Recreation committee, are dedicated to providing and preserving the highest quality of parks and services for as many citizens as possible with the resources available.

Fit and Fall Prevention™Class Sponsored by Central District Health Held at Star City Hall 10769 W. State St. 10:30 11:15 a.m., Monday Wednesday & Friday.

No Cost – Join Anytime!

Call Kim for more details 286-7247 Needlepoint for all taught by the talented Dyan Kastner. Classes will be held on Wednesdays beginning on April 8 4:30-6 p.m. at Star City Hall $5.00/class. No experience needed.

Bring project or ask Kim for suggestions at 286-7247.

Pilates Tuesday and Thursday 8:30-9:15 a.m. All abilities are welcome. $25/class per month. Please bring a mat.

Yoga for all abilities Monday and Wednesday 9:00 -9:45 a.m. at Star City Hall. $25/ month offered through and a mat is all that is required.

Let’s Talk About it 10 a.m. at the Star Branch Library Annex on the dates below. The discussions will be led by a scholar knowledgeable about the culture of the book. These are free events, and the books can be picked up at the Star Branch Library.

3/14 - The Mistress of Spices, by Divakaruni (India) 3/28 - The Road from Coorain, by Jill Ker Conway (Australia) Bogus Basin Day Trips Saturdays and Sundays 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. bus will pick up at Star Mercantile and leave Bogus @ 5pm. $13 Transportation Only. Call 459-6612 for more details and holiday schedule.

CCW Class Enhanced April 16 6-9 p.m. Free for Ada county residents.

Taught by the knowledgeable Chris Zieglmeier.

Sign up to reserve your spot at 286-7247.

Look for more programs and classes at www.staridaho.org/parks/activities.php or join our Facebook page Star Rec.

2015 Star Rec Team Sports Schedule Registration Season Spring Soccer Jan 5 thru Jan 23 March 16 thru May 16 Adult 3 on 3 Basketball Jan 5 thru Jan 30 Feb 9 thru Mar 20 Youth Baseball April 1 thru April 24 May 25 thru July 18 Adult Co-Ed Softball April 1 thru May 1 June 1 thru July 18 **Youth Sports Scramble: May 1 thru May 22 July 6 thru July 31 Family vs. Family Games: June 1 thru June 19 Aug 3 thru Aug 28 **Youth Wiffleball: June 1 thru June 19 Aug 3 thru Aug 28 Fall Soccer: July 1 thru July 17 Aug 31 thru Oct 24 Youth Flag Football: July 1 thru July 17 Aug 31 thru Oct 24 16 & up Powder puff Football: July 1 thru July 24 Aug 31 thru Oct 24 Youth Basketball: Sept 1 thru Sept 18 Oct 26 thru Mar 20 Other sports/ activities will be available in addition to those above per instructors availability .ie tennis, tumbling intro to golf etc.. **These activities are during week days, during summer break.

All sports are $20.00 residents $25.00 non-residents.

Youth sports has 1 week late registration for an additional $10.00 per child Family vs. Family Games: $20.00 res $25.00 non-res. per family 1. Fill out form front & back 2. Drop off or mail to Star City Hall P.O. Box 130 Star, ID 83669 3. Make Check payable to City of Star 4. Wait for team/class assignment

For current Star Parks and Recreation activites, information, and registration http://staridaho.org/parks/activities.php, call 286-7247 or visit City Hall.

Be our friend on Facebook for the latest changes and happenings!

Or, if you have ideas for new programs we would love to hear from you!!

City of Star Meetings

Star City Hall

10769 W State Street • 286-7247 www.staridaho.org

Star City Council Meetings

1st and 3rd Tuesday • 7:00 pm Star City Hall

STAR LIBRARY - March Events

Mondays 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30 Fridays 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27 Preschool Play and Learn Story time, Music and Movement, (all ages), (3–5 years), 10:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. – Kids learn rhythm, coordination Teen Art Studio, (teens 12+), and other skills while moving to music.

4:15 p.m. – creative expression and socializing Puppet show, (all ages), on 3/2, 3/9, 3/16 and 3/23 4:15 p.m. - 3/27 Pizza and Books, (teens 12+), Divergent Fans!

4:15 p.m. – you bring a book you have read Teen after-hours PARTY to celebrate the and we provide the pizza – 3/30 upcoming Insurgent movie release with trivia, Tuesdays 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31 costumes, snacks, and a battle between Make It Challenge, (8-12 years), factions in the library. Friday, 3/27 from 4:15-5:30 p.m. – We begin the month with 6-8 p.m. Ages 12 and up welcome.

3-D printing and finish with engineering Saturdays 3/7, 3/14, 3/28 and building activities.

“Life Choices” for adults on 3/7 at 10 a.m.

Star Quilters Meaningful conversations to have with family meet at the library on alternate Tuesdays of members before that disaster or medical each month, from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Open to emergency; elder care; final exit choices. anyone interested – 3/3, 3/17, 3/31 Our presenters are Kimberly Ouwehand and Wednesdays 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 Martin Seidenfeld.

Star Knitters meet at the library every Wednesday morning, “Beyond the Book” 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. discussion for adults at 10 am Open to anyone interested. will feature two “Let’s Talk about It” Minecraft gaming and activities, book selections and guest speakers this month. (grades 3~6), 4:00 p.m.

3/14 we will be discussing The Mistress of Thursdays 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26 Spices, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni with Babies and Music, (0-3 years), 10:30 a.m. scholar Jennifer Black, Stories, songs and fingerplays for babies 3/28 we will discuss The Road from Coorain, and a parent.

by Jill K. Conway with scholar Louise Ackley.

Teen 3-D Printer Activity for Teen Tech Week, Pick up your copies of the books at the Star (teens 12+), 4 - 5:30 p.m. - 3/12 Branch Library! *Preschools and daycares are welcome to call the library to schedule a story time visit!

For more information on any of these programs, please call the Star Branch Library at 286-9755 or www.adalib.org. Sign up for our weekly newsletter, too!

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Royalty from the

STAR NEWS

Winter Fairy Tale Ball

Thursday, February 12 at Star Branch Library

Photos by Rita Gambino

Idaho National Open Speech and Debate Competition Judges Needed

NCFCA (National Christian Forensic Communication Association), the third largest speech and debate organization in the nation, along with Firm Foundation Speech and Debate Club, a local home-school speech and debate group, is bringing back to the Treasure Valley a National Open Speech and Debate Competition. As before, this competition will be held at Northwest Nazarene University on March 26th – 28th, 2015. Due in a large part to the amazing accommodations on the NNU campus and the overwhelming response from community judges across the valley, last year's tournament was a wonderful success.

National Open competitions such as this will bring in over 250 home-schooled students from across the nation to compete in both Lincoln-Douglas and Team Policy debate as well as Interpretive, Platform and Limited Preparation speeches. The top individuals in each area garner an invitation straight to the National Championship that will take place in June, bypassing the Regional Invitational

qualification. Of the thirteen competitors who competed last year from Firm Foundation, eleven qualified for the Regional Tournament in one or more events and three qualified directly to the National Championship Tournament.

To facilitate this event we are looking for over 300 community judges willing to come and donate of their time. Each round you judge is a three hour commitment which includes a judge orientation. You may judge as little as one round on one day or as many as several rounds over all three days. There are plenty of slots available to fit into your schedules. No experience in either speech or debate is necessary. To sign up please visit www.ncfca.org, select How to get Involved, judge, the state of Idaho, ID National Open, and follow the prompts to register as a judge during the timeframe that works well for you.

If you have questions contact Deanne, the judge coordinator, at deanne@landrethfarms.com or 208-890-5475.

Firm Foundation Competitors: Back Row (L-R): Kyle Blom, Gabe Hooper, Mac Landreth, Harvey Breaux.

Front Row (L-R): Mickeala Twait, Katherine Nelson, Julia Caven

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SPORTS

Star Lacrosse Player Selected to Team U.S.A.

By Philip A. Janquart Star resident and Eagle High School student Connor Armstrong has been selected to play for the Team U.S.A. U19 men’s lacrosse team this summer in the United Kingdom.

Connor, a junior, was selected by American International Sports Teams, an organization that selects the most talented competitors in men’s and women’s sports across the country to build elite teams that compete internationally. Sports include lacrosse, softball, football, and baseball.

“I love the sport and I’ve never been across the ocean, so I’m really excited,” he told The Independent.

Connor and his teammates were hand picked by college coaches and scouts/recruiters who select players based on their performance in national tournaments around the country.

Connor is one such athlete. He has participated in many national tournaments, the latest being the Adrenaline Challenge in San Diego where he played defense for Boise United, an elite local team in the Treasure Valley.

He has also submitted film to NCSA Athletic Recruiting, an organization that assists high school athletes through the difficult college recruiting process.

Team U.S.A., which will be working with some of the best coaches in the world, will compete against local teams in Edinburgh, Scotland; Manchester, England and London, as well as London’s Jr. National team.

“We are really proud of him,” said Connor’s father, Will. “I can honestly say we were really taken aback because you go watch and you think, ‘Hey, he really did good,’ but you don’t understand how good until you have 26 colleges sending letters and then you find out he is invited to play on a team that is playing in a tournament in San Diego. We found out about the national invitation when we got home; that’s when you stop to think, ‘Are you kidding me?’”

The Costs Being selected is great, but there is still the matter of raising the $5,000 it takes to get there. NCSA pays for lodging, transportation, and flight tickets from New York to the United Kingdom. Families are responsible for flights from their homes to New York. There are other travel expenses, as well.

Connor, with the help of Amber and Will, has set up a fundraising page on www.gofundme.com, where anyone can make a donation toward a trip of a lifetime. So far, he has raised $3,000 using the site.

Donations can be any amount.

Connor, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound defenseman, played both football and lacrosse for Eagle High his freshman and sophomore year, but dropped football to focus on lacrosse fulltime. He says

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. ~ Michael Jordan

he picked up the Native American sport while living in Florida.

“I saw it in a P.E. class and thought, ‘This is awesome. I want to do this.’ I told my parents and they got me the equipment for Christmas,” he said. “It was the best present I ever got. The whole time, I wanted to play football and kinda used lacrosse as a back-up sport, but football became less and less my sport. Lacrosse is more technical and doesn’t use as much brute force. I think it’s more of a team sport because you have to trust your teammates more.”

Will Armstrong says his son’s experience as a linebacker helped him prepare for his role in lacrosse.

“What makes him unique is that most kids who grow up playing lacrosse also play sports like basketball or baseball,” he said. “Most football players aren’t coordinated enough to handle the stick because you have to run and keep twisting the stick with your wrist to keep the ball in the net. Also, Connor isn’t afraid of hitting people and making contact. A lot of other kids have to come in and learn that.

There aren’t a lot of defensemen out there.

Most kids don’t want to do that, it’s too confrontational. They want to be scoring goals.”

Connor has a full plate of tournaments this summer before leaving for the U.K., with trips to Maryland, Denver, Colo. and Chicago, Ill. He was one of only 168 players from around the country chosen to participate in the college recruiting event - the Maryland Lacrosse Showcase - to be held in July in Columbia, Md. He was also invited to the Blue Chip 225 Elite Division Showcase in Amherst, Mass., and was invited to Denver University for its showcase event this summer.

Connor Armstrong

Connor is also an ambassador for the sport and spends time talking to junior high kids about the sport.

“I’ve been out of the country a couple times, but never across the ocean,” he said of the U.K. trip. “It’s a great feeling to be a part of the team. It’s going to be a total change in environment. I’m totally excited.”

To make a donation toward Connor’s trip, log on to http://gofundme.com/connorarmstrong.

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TRINA’S

FITNESS CORNER Don’t get caught playing the diet game

Recently several of my clients and I started a 30 day challenge. We put some cash in the pot, took before pictures, created a blog, and started moving towards a change in our eating plans. To date we have lost more than 100lbs and double that in inches. We are asking ourselves “why would we go back to our old selves? We get to eat everything, we feel great, have lots of energy, and we are getting stronger”. How did we do it? Take my tips and GO FOR IT! Soon you too will feel the lifestyle change and will never play the diet game again.

1. Eat foods that mimic our culture prior to the agriculture revolution.

2. Fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, seafood, nuts, and seeds 3. Replace Dairy and grains with fresh fruits and vegetables.

4. If you eat yogurt, make a switch to coconut yogurt. (Found in the organic section of your natural food stores).

5. Replace your Spuds with a Sweet Potato or Yam. They are richer in vitamins as well as a great resource for potassium.

6. Switch your white sugar for honey or coconut sugar.

7. Instead of white or wheat flour use almond meal or coconut flour. (Both are found in the bulk section of your natural food store. So many to choose from here in Idaho) 8. Love rice? I recently cooked Jambalaya for the family and I used cauliflower rice – Delish to say the least.

9. I am a chocolate lover. Anything that contains rich dark yummy goodness I will eat. So I recently discovered 70% cacao.

I have made date balls and power bars.

Both very low in sugar without sacrificing the taste.

10. Try new recipes!! This should be tip number 1 -10. It is amazing the recipe ideas you can find on the internet. If you find me on Facebook or visit my website you can catch a glimpse to all that we cook up.

11. It starts with FOOD! 80% of our success is a well thought out nutrition plan.

Make small changes today. Start with eating breakfast. If you are not much for eating first thing in the morning think of something small, such as a piece of fruit or one egg. Then have a second breakfast a few hours later – make it a meal. Omit the spaghetti noodles for spaghetti squash.

Soon you will start seeing the same results as we are.

Trina K Kubitschek Certified Personal Trainer. Owner of CrossFit Station.

A proud mom of Kayla, Kasson, Violet, and Evelyn. Trina has more than 14 years of experience and a drive to help individuals find and succeed in their fitness goals.

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By Joanne M.W. Love There’s an ugly side to acreage and farm animals; a side nobody likes to discuss. It rears its head when late winter pushes into early spring, bringing abundant precipitation to mix with Idaho soil and accumulated winter manure. The result leaves a barnyard with distinct terrain through which passage becomes almost formidable. The most concise visual I can equate this with would be to picture 6 inches of thick, sloppy mud, mixed thoroughly with sewage (minus the t.p. of course).

As I trudge through this daily, bringing animals in for hay, my pace and foot placement have the speed of a soldier walking through a mine field. Lurking below the slop are unpredictable sinkholes.

If I don’t let my toes investigate for stability as my weight lands in my boot, I’ll suddenly sink 8 inches deeper and find myself sitting in it. “Oh *!*!” becomes an understatement. Requiring a Walk Of Shame back into the house that is NOT pretty, this is a scene you don’t want to revisit…..ever. In effort to slow my steps, I sometimes find myself humming the Winter Warlock song from Santa Claus Is Coming To Town….. “You put one foot in front of the other….”

Day after day I watch the horses, cows, sheep, and goats, methodically navigate through this mess and wonder, “How can you stand this filth and how is no one breaking a leg?!” Then it dawned on me, the words from a wonderful quote I once read, “Anxiety lives in the past and the future, stay in the present.” How easy do animals have it? They can’t think of anything BUT the present. No thoughts or worries of tomorrow’s dangers or what they should have done differently yesterday. They’re just navigating the moment

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NAVIGATION

they’re in. Oh geez, why can’t that come more easily for me?!

I think the day your kids become teens, your doctor should send you home with Valium and a lovely, inspirational wall sign, proclaiming the aforementioned anxiety quote (note to self, Hobby Lobby doesn’t carry it yet). Teaching our kids to navigate through the world is really one of the primary jobs of parenting. It feels a little ironic that as they approach the point of full independence, the situations left to navigate are bigger and have more serious consequences…how the heck am I supposed to stay in the present knowing that?!

As our oldest is in his senior year of high school and beginning the task of navigating his next direction, try as I might, anxiety and I are becoming BFF’s (best friends forever).

I suspect we’ll be spending a lot of time together, so I’d better get comfortable. However, like any conscientious mother would do, my goal is definitely to hide my anxiety from my son (insert visual of my husband laughing hysterically)….okay, hide MOST of it.

For the senior that’s college bound, the first introduction into a world of anxiety is the insane number of dates to remember. The last 18 months at home become swaddled in deadlines. There are ACT/SAT deadlines, senior project deadlines, priority application deadlines, admission deadlines, transcript deadlines, financial aid deadlines, and housing priority deadlines, to name a few. My son’s calendar is beginning to look and feel like the muddy land mines I have to walk through each day, except as we write all these down, I definitely feel like my boots just sank 6 more

V<>L:”“RX inches (I know I put that Valium somewhere).

Rolling up our sleeves and digging into the first assemblage of colleges feels like we just committed to our own Ice Bucket Challenge.

The choices and decisions through which to navigate are lengthier than I’d ever imagined and I slowly feel my brain going numb. As we scroll through all the “State U’s” and “U’s Of,” it can make YOU feel like maybe navigating the muddy slop of a barnyard isn’t so bad. At least I’m familiar with the “ewe” out there.

Take, for instance, something as simple as housing options and immediately, I feel myself sinking. My mind is filled with troubling questions as I click on equally as many browsing tabs. What style of housing is going to be best for his personality? Would a fraternity be better to provide an instant group of friends?

Or would the dorms be a better fit? Click again and decide if he wants a single, double, or triple room. Will he be lonely in a single?

What if he gets a roommate that isn’t very nice? Click again and there are three options to choose a roommate, each with a personal questionnaire to complete. Did we just sign him up for Match.com? Click, yet again, and now I see different floor plans for every room…would he like a bunk bed, a loft bed, or a window bed? This is making HGTV’s House Hunters look easier. I think my boots just sank again (I really need that sign; still looking for that Valium).

Oddly enough, I do have the clarity to see that six months from now is when I’ll truly need to stay in the present. Leaving him at college will probably feel a bit like having my arm cut off. But just as the horses have learned from stepping in sinkholes, it’s ultimately my son’s responsibility to navigate

these pivotal decisions. If I can shut my anxious self up long enough, I hope I can instill in him the comfort of knowing that there are no wrong decisions here, as long as he learns from each of them. It’s a vital reminder to keep both of us “staying in the present”. At the very least, maybe I’ll just start singing the Winter Warlock song while we’re moving him in…I’m sure that wouldn’t embarrass him.

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