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The Latah Eagle Kendrick High School senior Kendra Cannon was awarded a scholarship from the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ “Voice of Democracy” essay competition. Kendra received an honorable mention for her submission, which focused on this year’s theme of “Why Veterans are Important to our Nation’s History and Future.” She is planning on attending the University of Idaho in the Fall.Pictured giving the award certificate to Kendra is Joe Graves, a retired senior chief in the U.S. Navy and representative of VFW Kendrick Baker-Lind Post 3913.

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got me by the toe

Pigs and Papers - Barry Johnson, Owner & Publisher editor@TheLatahEagle.com (208) 310-2769 I have a farmstead, but I am no farmer.

Not that I ever expected to be any good at farming.

Most of the ventures on my little spread are simply “experiments” in my mind. That attitude keeps me from getting too irritated when something doesn’t go quite right.

I did take a class on small farms from the extension office and Rural Roots, which was great and informative.

But when they wanted me to do a business model, I balked after quickly realizing that nothing I was planning to do on the farm made any financial sense at all.

On the plus side, the animals all seem to like me. But then, why wouldn’t they?

The turkeys run free and get fed a couple times a day. And when Thanksgiving rolled around, I didn’t have it in me to chop their heads off. The turkeys seem to have won this year.

3 The chickens bully the turkeys and find new places to hide their eggs where I can’t find them. It has become something of a game between me and my dog to see who finds them first and, inevitably, I have to chase her around with an egg in her mouth.

When not stealing eggs, this supposed livestock guardian plays with the lambs and prefers to sleep on my sofa.

The lambs were bottle fed, so they follow me around like dogs. It seems unlikely either of them will end up in my freezer, which is unfortunate, since lamb tastes so darn good.

The goats were smarter than me, so I found them a new home.

The horse bosses me around and insists that she never has enough to eat or enough room to play.

I won’t even begin to get into the disaster of what I called a garden and the pitiful bucket of potatoes that came from hours of digging in the dirt.

Then came the pigs. The pigs and I seem to have come to an understanding that either I’m going to eat them or they’re going to eat me. It seems a bit more fair in my mind, then, when I take them to the butcher.

It doesn’t help, I suppose, that I like to play with them in their pen and worried a bunch when one of them got sick. But then they start biting at my shoe or nibbling my pant leg and I remind myself that it’s ultimately them or me.

This newspaper is much the same as my farmstead. I have a newspaper, but I am no publisher.

I usually refer to the paper as another one of my “experiments” and went into it with much the same business model as I approach the farmstead. I just do a bunch of stuff and see if any of it works, knowing that it probably wouldn’t make much sense financially.

I haven’t decided yet whether it’s more like a pet lamb, a chicken hiding its eggs, a goat to get rid of, or a pig that will do me in if I let it.

I suspect it’s mostly like one of my turkeys, though, whose head should be chopped off. Instead, I simply keep feeding it while it leaves messes to be cleaned up, with no end in sight.

Then I remind myself that I didn’t move to a farmstead to fill my freezer and I didn’t start the newspaper because it was a wise business investment.

I know the value isn’t necessarily the end result or how much makes it in the freezer.

The real value is in getting up everyday and taking responsibility for something worthwhile.

The animals and farmstead remind me what’s important in life. The newspaper lets me meet great neighbors who are helping our communities and reminds me that there are a lot of good folks in this world who make life worthwhile.

So it seems this turkey will live a little while longer.

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Genesee neighbors welcome the Graves

‘The Codger Crew’, a group of Habitat for Humanity volunteers, raises the front wall on what will be Amy and Sophia Graves’ new home in Genesee.

Story by Sam Johnson Photos contributed by Dave Ostrom

What makes a home? Is it the combination of flooring, plumbing, electricity, doors and windows? Is it the size of the living room, bedroom and kitchen? Or is it that feeling of security that can only be provided by four walls and a roof?

It’s a tough question to tackle. A good home needs everything from a solidly constructed foundation to neighbors that are willing to lend a hand when the roof leaks.

Amy Graves and her daughter Sophia will soon be Genesee’s newest residents thanks to Palouse Habitat for Humanity.

Fortunately for Amy Graves and her daughter Sophia, they’ll soon be moving into a home that meets all the right specifications.

“I always wanted a house but didn’t think I’d ever be able to afford a down payment,” said Amy, who is currently living with her parents in Moscow. When she filled out the application to become a homeowner through Palouse Habitat for Humanity, she didn’t expect it to go anywhere. “I couldn’t believe they picked me,” she said.

Amy, who works at Northwest River Supply as an administrative manager, was suddenly rolling up her sleeves and getting to work on the lot in Genesee that would become her new home. “As long as I had a task that was simple enough that I couldn’t mess it up, I’d be happy,” she said.

Construction Supervisor Bob Behal had to give credit to Amy. “She doesn’t skimp out on any of the work,” he said.

Amy didn’t have to build her house alone.

Supported by Bob and other Habitat for Humanity staff as well as many groups of volunteers, her house is nearly ready for a certificate of occupancy.

One volunteer group, known by everyone as ‘The Codger Crew’, got special recognition from both Amy and Bob. “They’re retired gentlemen from all walks of life and this gives them a chance to build houses,” Bob said. “We couldn’t do it without them.”

While The Codger Crew deserves an award for the hours they’ve dedicated to helping Amy, there’s been no shortage of folks from Genesee who have been coming forward to help out.

Pastor Dave Deckard of St. John’s and Genesee Valley Lutheran Church has seen his con-

When Amy and Sophia Graves were selected by Palouse Habitat for Humanity to have a house built for them, they were surprised and grateful. Since then, they’ve been working with folks in the community to make their dream of owning a home become a reality. gregation work to welcome the Graves family.

“People have been giving according to their talents,” Pastor Dave said. “Some folks have helped with the build. Others are organizing housewarming and dedication gifts. Many of our folks have been providing lunches to lift spirits and thank the builders.

“It’s fun to prepare something and then show up with a little table and watch people eat and appreciate your food!”

Even Genesee’s youth got involved in the project. Teacher Peter Crowley brought a group of students to help install insulation during the school’s Community Give Back Day. “I think Habitat for Humanity is a really good idea,” said student Tony Lish. “It helps bring the community together because people want to come around and help.”

Amy and Sophia will soon be moving into their home, which will bring its own brand of excitement and challenges. “It’s such a huge, life changing thing,” Amy said, admitting that the experience has sometimes “made me feel a bit overwhelmed.”

Sophia seemed most excited about the neighbor’s horses. Between owning a dog, a cat, a hampster, two guinea pigs and two fish, it’s fair to say that she likes animals.

While the two will be going through a big change, the community around them has already opened its arms to help them feel welcome. “It’s such an enormous gift,” Amy said.

As the hammering begins to quiet down and the volunteers approach the end of their duties, all can be satisfied that the work they’ve put in will be appreciated long after they’ve taken off their hard hats and work boots. Amy and Sophia will soon be able to call Genesee “home.”

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Check out these pictures from the construction of the Genesee Habitat for Humanity house!

All photos provided courtesy of Dave Ostrom.

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Trainer challenges exercisers to make long-term changes like, ‘I need to teach oth- said, the classes are designed to er people how to do this,’” help motivate and create lasting changes. So for each six-week sesNancy said.

In February 2014, hav- sion there are weekly weigh-ins ing worked one-on-one and measurements taken, as well trainings at Anytime Fit- as before and after pictures, so that ness in Pullman for a cou- cash prizes can be awarded in the ple of years, Nancy start- end.

Nancy said that best of all, teh ed her first 6 week body transformation class. She calsses offer “a judgment free suphad four ladies partici- port group to help people face the real challenges of daily life and find pate.

Now, just shy of a year lifelong tools to maintain a healthy later, Nancy is leading and fit lifestyle.” night classes for both men and women at Potlatch-based trainer Nancy Smith knows what it takes to make New Year’s resolutions Liberty Fitness succed. gym in Potweight loss,” Nancy said. By 2012 latch, and one class at Story and photos by Seth Toebben the Gritman Wellness she had lost one hundred lbs.

Center in Moscow. “BeThe journey, Nancy said, “Was In contrast to the flash-in-thetween the four classes,” pan New Year’s resolutions that a process.”

She said that during the first Nancy said, “I have 60 many of us make each January releg of her weight people involved.” garding our bodAnd “involved” is loss, “I really ies, health and had to figure it the right term. Nancy’s Nancy leads a men’s fitness class at Liberty Fitness fitness, trainer class- gym in Potlatch. out on my own.” transformation Nancy Smith says es are a full experiArmed with a that her goal is In February, Nancy will be background in ence. Not only do participants go to help people sports medicine through circuit training workout adding a new class to her offer“make choices and coaching, as classes at the gym twice a week, ings. The BOSS (Beast of Steady that you can stick Nancy Smith well as the deter- but they are also given fitness and Strength) class, as she calls it, will to long term.”

Fitness Trainer mination to suc- nutrition goals for the time in be- be “a very high intensity circuit Nancy knows training program” – just more of ceed, Nancy did tween classes. what that takes, the “come-in-and-get-‘er-done” “I want to know who made having once had to make those well, losing her first 70 pounds.

For the second push, Nancy so- goal this week!” said Nancy to the sort, she said. tough choices herself.

To contact Nancy about signIn 2009, Nancy realized she licited the help of Dr. Rayme Geild, ladies at class. The goal: to drink ing-up for a future class, or to get 64oz. of water each day and to do wanted to get rid of the pounds a bariatric specialist at Moscow more information, you can email that had been brought on by hav- Medical, and with her help Nancy two hours of cardio for the week.

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Dinner and entertainment on the menu for Family-Style Sausage Dinner Itching for something fun to do that will get you out of the cold?

The Viola Community Club is partnering with the Palouse Grange #177 for an old-fashioned sausage dinner and dance on Jan. 24 at the Palouse Grange Hall.

Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a live band from 6 to 10 p.m.

“This will be the first time we have done this and we look for a great turn out,” said Karen Peterson of the Viola Community Club.

“I know that other areas have sausage dinners, but we wanted to do something a little different.

“The event will be in two stages.

The first part will be geared towards a wonderful family-style dinner that will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will be serving German sausage links, corn, mashed potatoes, a roll and pie for dessert. Coffee, punch, water and pop will also be available.

For those that wish to imbibe a little, beer can be purchased to help wash down the sausage in true German style. Wine will be available if you feel the hankering to be more Italian.

“The second stage for the evening is a live band with dancing between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. The ‘Intentions’ band, from Moscow, has been well received during other events so it proves to be a lot of fun. Tickets for wine and beer will be sold.”

Karen said other activities for the evening include a “money barrel” 50-50 raffle, a pie

auction, and a chance to win two Valentines Day prime rib dinners.

Homemade pies will also be auctioned off throughout the day.

“It is really fun to watch the eyes of the bakers widen each time the bid goes up, knowing that it is their pie that sold for the most and is helping towards the building of the Viola Community Center,” Karen said.

She noted that the pie auction will be split between Viola and the Palouse Grange ladies, making it a friendly contest between the two.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Viola Community Club and the Palouse Grange.

Tickets are $11 at the door and children under 10 for $6, or $40 for a family of four.

The Palouse Grange Hall is located at 210 E. Bluff Road in Palouse.

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FFA member gets grant for Supervised Agriculture Experience Frank Newman, an 8th grader at Kendrick Jr High School who lives in Cavendish, has been awarded $1,000 by Future Farmers of America to complete his Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) under the group.

An SAE is a personalized project that can cover a range of agricultural topics, but their main purpose is to offer students the chance to ‘learn by doing’. Frank chose to focus on the family business.

“I chose to do my SAE on Morgan horses because of my family’s long term commitment to them and the fact that they are America’s oldest breed of horse,” Frank said. “My parents have been raising horses since 1982. I’ve grown up around them and I’d like to carry on that tradition.”

Frank lives in Cavendish and attends Kendrick Jr/Sr High School. His parents run the horse ranch Cream Ridge Morgans.

Frank’s SAE, which will last a total of five years, will be to start his own herd of registered Morgan horses, starting off by leasing one of the mares from his parents’ stock. From there, he said, “It’s my goal to raise at least one foal a year that is healthy and of good Morgan stan-

dard.”

Frank’s has several other objectives for the project. “I would like to raise, train and ride one of my own foals before the end of the project. It takes 3 years before a horse is developed enough to ride.

“I would also like to sell at least one foal for profit and I want to learn the proper methods of safely handling a stallion.”

Morgan horses are America’s oldest breed, but Frank said ,“They are becoming endangered as the number of registered foals was fewer than 600 in 2012.”

Frank is looking for a horse with “a good disposition, so a kind and friendly horse, and I want it to be very smart.”

Frank was awarded the scholarship by the National FFA Foundation, and his SAE was selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide.

After his SAE is complete, he will need to submit a comprehensive report on his career development experience.

So what is Frank’s ultimate goal? “When my SAE is complete I will have a herd of up to 5 horses to continue breeding for the rest of my life,” he said.

Frank Newman is pictured here with one of his parent’s Morgan foals.

Gritman docs present on sleeplessness, weight management Gritman Medical Center

Gritman Medical Center will host two presentations by local physicians in January, one for sleep and one for metabolism/weight management.

On Wednesday, Jan. 7, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dr. Rayme Geidl - the only board certified Obesity Medicine physician in Idaho north of the Boise area, who grew up in Troy will explain how a person’s body chemistry affects their energy levels, weight and general health.

And on Monday, Jan. 19, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dr. John Grauke, director of Gritman’s Sleep Center, will discuss sleep problems and provide a free sleep assessment encompassing Body Mass Index and other measurements.

Both meetings are free and open to the public and will take place in the Gritman Conference Center. Attendees can fill out a confidential assessment survey and ask questions.

Dr. Grauke’s presentation will help people understand causes of

sleeplessness, such as sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, insomnia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

“Most people with sleep disorders don’t even know they have one. They are tired all day, fall asleep in their chairs or movies or they snore heavily,” said Dr. Grauke, who practices at Moscow Medical and is also the medical director for the Gritman Sleep Center. “This clinic will help people understand some of the reasons why they might have difficulty sleeping and what they can do about it.”

Dr. Geidl’s presentation will be of interest to people who feel rundown or out of sorts, even though there is no apparent reason for it and their blood tests appear normal. People will also find the presentation useful if they have tried to lose weight but can’t, even if they severely restrict their calories, or have lost weight but haven’t been able to keep it off “Some people are technically overweight but very healthy, while

other people are at risk of diabetes or heart attacks even though they are normal weight, exercise, and have what they believe is a good diet,” said Dr. Geidl, who practices at Moscow Medical and Northwest Metabolic Medicine. “With the right kinds of blood tests, we can get a pretty good idea of what is wrong and what we need to do about it.”

Geidl, who practices at Moscow Medical, recently opened a clinic, Northwest Metabolic Medicine, dealing with weight loss, metabolism and related issues. She holds dual board certification, in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine.

She was one of only 158 doctors in the nation to successfully pass the American Board of Obesity Medicine exam in 2013.

Geidl’s presentation will be of interest to a variety of people, including people who: · Feel run-down or out of sorts, even though there is no apparent reason for it and their blood tests appear normal.

· Have tried to lose weight but can’t, even if they severely restrict their calories. · Have lost weight but haven’t been able to keep it off.

The trial-and-error method can be very frustrating. Geidl’s passion is to teach each patient how their individual body works, and to lay out a road map of the steps needed to reach their goals.

Dr. Geidl graduated from the University of Idaho and earned her MD from the University of Nevada School of Medicine and completed Family Medicine residency training in Spokane. Dr. Geidl holds dual board certification, in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine.

Dr. Grauke holds dual board certification, in Family Medicine and Sleep Medicine. He has been practicing at Moscow Medical since 1994. A native Texan, he graduated from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He completed his Family Practice residency at the University of Washington affiliated residence GHMC, Seattle.

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Communities help family after devastating house fire

Troy Business Professionals of America collect 100 pounds of citrus for food bank

The communities of Harvard, Potlatch and Princeton have been pitching in through December to help a local family recover from a fire at their home near Emida that destroyed all their belongings.

Kay Tondee and her children escaped unharmed from the early morning fire at their home on Santa Creek Road on Dec. 13.

Kay’s friends and neighbors Shirley and Lane Hathaway of Palouse Divide Lodge were among the first people to respond to the fire call, finding Kay and her children safe at a neighbors.

In an interview with the Moscow-Pullman Daily News about the response from communities in helping her family recover from the blaze, Kay said, “I struggle to find words to describe what they have done for us.”

The newspaper reported Dec. 30 that nearly $2,500 in cash donations had been received so far, with many more donations of clothing and household essentials.

According to Shirley, work is progressing on fixing up a new home for Kay and her children. Local volunteers are providing assistance with everything from plumbing to sheetrock and painting.

“It’s really amazing to see how our communities come together when something like this happens,” Shirley said.

Donations are still needed to help the Tondee family. There is a donation jar at Junction Lumber and Hardware on Hwy 95 at Potlatch Junction or donations can be made at U.S. Bank in Potlatch where an account has been set up for Kay and is administered by Shirley.

For those wanting to send donations, checks can be made out to “Shirley Hathaway for Kay Tondee” and mailed to Palouse Divide Lodge, P.O. Box 55, Princeton, ID 83857.

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Garfield girl’s fitness modeling gave her a second chance

Katie Coles (right) laughs with her parents, Tim and Tina.

Story by LuJane Nisse of Garfield

When a small town girl grows up, leaves home and succeeds, the entire community stands and applauds…they feel they played a part in her success.

Katie Coles grew up in the small town of Garfield, Washington, becoming a shining a star for her hometown Vikings, breaking and still holding several county records.

Her father Tim Coles (now principal of Garfield-Palouse School) was recognized as one of the top 10 most winning coaches in Washington State history. Her mother, Tina, taught school and was a revered teacher. The influence they had on their daughter, Katie said, is huge.

Katie does not discount the influence of her community members as they turned out in droves to cheer the team to victory and were amazed at that beautiful, determined young girl they started calling “Katie Coles … do or die.”

After graduation in 2000 she was recruited for a track and field scholarship at Eastern Washington University. She competed in heptathlon, later switching to pole vaulting. The adrenaline rush in that sport made her sure she’d found her niche.

“I had absolutely no fear of get-

ting hurt or missing the pit even though a friend of mine had nearly died pole vaulting. She sustained some permanent brain damage after a terrible pole vault accident,” Katie said.

She wonders if perhaps her lack of fear led to the end of her pole vaulting career when she took a chance in April 2003, sustaining a very seriously broken leg. The injury changed the way she ran and eventually led to her knees breaking down.

The surgery on her right knee in 2006 ended her dream of ever competing in elite athletics.

“I had to give up any sport that required running,” she said. “This may not seem so cataclysmic to anyone else, but sports had been my entire identity. It was my purpose, my outlet, my chosen form of expression, and my meditation.

When I lost sports, I lost myself along with my coping mechanism for all of life’s challenges. Without sports I was forced to turn inward to establish a new identity and cultivate new coping skills.”

To add to Katie’s challenges over the next few years, her life took another turn. She started living in her car and on friends’ couches, struggling to “find” herself again.

Even though she was floundering, her deep-seated instincts

pushed forward and in her life’s tion and lifting weights. She found chaos, she graduated from college enormous success in the industry with a Bachelor of Science degree and by 2009 she had won severin biology. al shows, placing nationally five It might be said at this point times. that if Katie had any luck at all, Because she was able to heal it was bad luck. She started get- herself with nutrition, her “secting very sick, even hospitalized ond shot at life” led her to return on several occasions with strange to school for a Masters Degree in symptoms including intestinal is- nutrition. She became a registered sues, skin rashes, nerve, joint and dietitian and works with a health/ facial pain, migraines and fatigue. wellness company in the research The doctors were perplexed and and development department. She continued to send her home with helps create new functional foods an arm-load of medication but no and supplements with an emphadiagnosis. sis on sports. She works around “By 2008 the symptoms were the nation with universities and so bad I couldn’t hold a job,” she doctors to conduct studies on nusaid. “I found myself jobless with tritional products and systems, no answer to my failing health, no as well as writing articles for the light at the end of the tunnel.” website, which educate athletes on That year her parents went to performance improvement. a family funeral and mentioned Writing for Gurls magazine, Katie’s medical problems to her Coles discovered, is enjoyable and father’s aunts. They told him Ka- since she gets to choose her own tie had classic Celiac disease, an topics, they have her passion as autoimmune reaction to gluten in well as her expertise. grains. Both aunts have it and it The magazine is at www.fit runs in their family. nessgurls.com. It will be published “Katie went through hell,” her in printed format soon, Katie said, father said. “It turned out she was and she will be a featured model in allergic to the meds they gave her each issue while also writing her and she got Steven Johnson Syn- column. drome. She lost her hair and had continued problems with her colon. We were so worried.”

Katie turned to nutrition, “cut gluten and within six months I felt better than I ever had in my life.”

In 2007, Katie started competing in fitness shows and with the exposure she became a sought after model.

Competing in “fitness” doesn’t require running, the Photo Credit: Steve Trujillo, TrudgePhoto body is manip- After suffering a knee injury while pole vaulting, Katie began ulated by nutri- her career as a fitness model.

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Troy and Deary libraries offer Winter Reading Programs Contributed by Maxine Cole, Deary Library Branch Manager, and Margie Fitzmorris, Troy Library Branch Manager

Some of the Latah County Libraries will be offering Winter Reading Programs to encourage their patrons to continue and expand their love of reading. The Deary Library has already kicked off their program and the Troy Library will be starting theirs in January. The snow will soon be falling and already the books and magazines are calling, “read me, read me!”

You may want to think of reading as a safe winter sport that everyone can do in the comfort of their home. The Winter Reading Program helps us get through the “blah” months before and after the holidays. It is a nice time to be able to take a deep breath, curl up with a good book and read! Reading is a great stress reliever and has the added benefits of improving your memory, giving you better focus and stronger thinking skills besides expanding your knowledge and vocabulary.

Participants can sign up to read books of their choosing, with a large selection of items available from the VALNet collection to choose from.

Once Troy readers have reached their goal they will be able to choose a prize book of their choice from a selection of “gently used” books donated to the Troy Library.

The Deary Library has different prize incentives for readers to look forward to along the way to their finish line. Each branch has a different set of goals and prizes, so be sure to check with your librarian to see what you need to do to sign up and complete the program. Finishers will also be eligible for drawings of local gift certificates and other incentives.

These gift certificates were purchased by the Friends of the Library to help support the local businesses and the library.

Adults can also use the program to show how important reading is to children. Children are excited to see their teachers using the library for resources.

The Winter Reading program came about as a result of talking to patrons about the Summer Reading Program, which is mainly for children.

Patrons really wanted to see a reading program offered for adults.

It is very enjoyable to have patrons indicate that they are having fun reading outside of their usual genre. The incentive activity sheet used by the Deary program encourages reading from several different genres.

Patrons coming from other areas are excited to see us offer this program as the libraries they were acquainted with did not offer this program for adults.

The main goal of the Winter Reading program is to get people to read, have fun and of course, visit the library. Check out the many databases you can access from the main district library webpage which is at www.latahlibrary.org. Many patrons use the BookBrowse and NoveList databases offered by the library to further their reading experience. Students like to use the Global Road Warrior database to find an enormous amount of information about different countries.

Challenge your friends or family to see who can read the most books or most pages. The record of most pages read is 20,604 held by Troy readers in 2011. Do you think you can beat that record? At the Deary Library program, many readers are submitting a list of their favorite books and authors that will be posted for others to see.

Stop by the Deary or Troy library and sign up for the Winter Reading Program. Our libraries are a very important asset to our communities; they provide information, entertainment and most importantly BOOKS, including downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks available from the OverDrive collection!

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Fourth annual local food summit will focus on community growth Palouse-Clearwater Food Summit 4.0 will be taking place on Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m at the 1912 Center. The focus of this year’s summit is aggregation, distribution and access, with special attention paid to the importance of sustainably grown food and local economies.

The event is sponsored by the Palouse-Clearwater Food Coalition, a community initiative aimed at enhancing the sustainability and vitality of the Palouse-Clearwater food system.

The keynote speaker, Carol Peppe Hewitt, is the author of Financing Our Foodshed: Growing Local Food With Slow Money, a book that focuses on real

Master Gardener classes beginning at U of I

U of I Latah County Extension’s Master Gardener classes for the Spring of 2015 will be beginning on Jan. 15 and will run through May 7. All classs are held from 9 a.m. until noon at the Latah County Fairgrounds kitchen.

Space is limited to the first 20 registrants. A $150 fee is required.

To register, fill out the adjacent form and mail it in along with a check to the listed address.

Master Gardener classes cover a range of horticultural topics, from pest management to tree identification to soils and fertilizers.

For questions, contact Rachel Rausch before Jan. 9 at (208) 883-22267 or latah@uidaho.edu.

life stories of those who make their livings growing and selling local foods and the people that finance them.

Carol will speak about “nurture capital” and ways that investment money can be effectively put to work in a local economy.

Since she founded Slow Money North Carolina in 2010, Carol has moved 1.3 million dollars to support her local food shed there.

The summit will also feature a series of 5-minute IGNITE talks, showcasing local farms, regional businesses, cooperatives and community organizations to highlight what is currently happening across the region.

Admission to the event

is free, but a catered lunch of locally sourced food must be purchased for $15 per person.

The day before the summit, on Jan. 29, a free “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” panel discussion will take place at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center from 6 - 8p.m.

The discussion will focus on the social and economic reach farmers have in the community.

Registration for the Food Summit can be completed online at www.ru ralroots.org.

For more information about the workshop and available lunch scholarships, contact Amanda Snyder at amsnyder@ uidaho.edu.

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Idaho Native Plant Society hosting “Fun Facts About Plants” presentation

The personable Pam Brunsfeld will be presenting a talk on interesting and entertaining aspects of plants on Jan. 7, 7 p.m. at the 1912 Center. She is the Collections Manager and Curator of the Stillinger Herbarium and teaches Systematic Botany at the University of Idaho. The event is sponsored by Palouse Prairie Foundation and the White Pine Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society. All are welcome and attendance is free of charge.   

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Many things to consider when selling a house Contributed by Jennifer O’Brien of Windermere Real Estate

Notice that this article is about us that only 2.58 homes a month SELLING your home, not just put- sell in the range over $450,000. ting the property on the market. Realtors use a basic supply and demand formula to determine this There is a difference!

2014 was an improvement in rate. If you, as a seller, want your overall home sales nationwide. home to close within the average Luckily, in Latah County, we never days on market, the price you set saw the huge drop in home prices needs to be reasonable. One quesexperienced by some “overbuilt” tion I’m often asked is, “Won’t a areas, but this is thanks to our fair- buyer come along if we just price ly stable economy. Some interest- it high and wait?” Possibly, but it might be a buyer who was just reing statistics: From December 2012 to De- cently born :).

Some additional marketing cember 2013, 52 homes with an average list price of $307,000 sold techniques that may help include: in the $250,000 - $350,000 range. • Having a certified building inspector do an inspecThe average SOLD tion prior to listing price in this time pethe property, then riod was $295,500. completing any reThe average days on quired repairs. market was 139.

• Getting well, septic From Decemand survey informaber 2013 to Decemtion together for your ber 2014, 72 homes Realtor if your home with an average list is in a rural area. price of $300,000 • Providing a home sold in the $250,000 warranty with the $350,000 range. The sale (these cost $400 average SOLD price in Jennifer O’Brien, - $700) depending on this time period was Windermere Real Estate $292,142. Note: there was a 28% coverage. increase in the number of homes • Providing a complete list of sold in the above range for 2014. amenities and/or improvements However, the average days on the for your agent to use in marketing the home (Green built certifimarket increased to 202.

Meanwhile, in the “higher end” cation, new roof, upgraded applimarket we saw the following activ- ances, etc. are all good things for a buyer to have in writing…) ity: The $450,000 - $800,000 price • Provide your agent with any range had 24 homes for sale with special photographs you have of an average list price of $418,450 the property. Since Latah County and an average sold price of has four seasons, spring, summer, $401,112 from December 2012 to fall and winter photos are all nice December 2013. Marketing time for a buyer to see.

Finally, communicate with in this price range was an average your agent and follow their inof 192 days on the market.

December 2013 through structions for making your home December 2014 had 31 homes the best choice for a buyer. Resell with an average list price of member, it is easy to control the $462,200 and an average SOLD price and the condition, but it’s price of $444,500. These num- usually tough to change the locabers include homes in Moscow as tion or the floor plan of a property. well as homes in the county. These Selling a unique home often takes homes took an average time of 186 finding a unique buyer. Above all, work with your Realtor to make days on market to date of closing.

What do these statistics tell us? the home “show-ready.”

Next month, I will be writing First, there are not many homes that sell above $450,000 in Latah about the things that you can do to County. The sale of 31 homes tells prepare your home for sale!

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helping hands

Horses find a herd and a home at Orphan Acres

Orphan Acres Executive Director Brent Glover makes his morning rounds.

Story by Sam Johnson Photos by Barry Johnson

Brent Glover knows his horses.

As the founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Orphan Acres, Brent and the volunteers he oversees provide care and rehabilitation for abandoned, neglected, abused and malnourished horses. Since Orphan Acres’ founding 40 years ago, Brent has seen over 4,000 horses come through.

Walking through a herd of horses, maneuvering on top of straw that had been laid down to keep him from sinking into the mud, Brent went over some of the names, ailments and histories of the 80 horses currently living at Orphan Acres. “They all have stories,” he said. “I could spend hours talking about each of their stories.”

Growing up in California, Brent’s neighbor owned a lot of exotic animals, including a lion that had been filmed for the MGM logo.

From a young age he worked with animals and livestock, working in several stables and even doing a stint at Ponderosa Ranch, where Bonanza was filmed.

Brent became known as the guy who knew about animals and how to take care of them. While living in Susanville, Calif., he would be brought animals that people didn’t know what to do with.

“One day somebody came asking for ‘Orphan Acres’,” Brent said.

“I’d never heard of that name before but it just kind of stuck.”

In 1985 Brent moved to Viola, bringing Orphan Acres and some 10 to 15 horses along with him.

The horses that are placed

Working with the

some of those would at Orphan Acres take a lot of work for come from all over an owner. the country and Those horses that for a variety of reacan’t be placed out sons. Sometimes or who are waiting the animals have to find a new carebeen neglected taker are well taken and abused, while care of. Each horse others belonged to costs about $3 to $4 owners that simply a day to take care of couldn’t afford to before taking varitake care of them ables such as medianymore. cine and hay prices At Orphan Acres, into account. horses suffering The horses in the from ailments Orphan Acres herd such as arthritis or blindness are also accommodated. eat and play together, and some“We’ll take horses that just don’t fit times help with therapy for veterans and the disabled. “Horses are anywhere else,” Brent said.

Although Brent has placed so therapeutic it’s not even funny,” over 2,800 horses with responsi- Brent said. “Think of a kid who’s ble owners over the years, it has been in a wheelchair their whole recently become difficult to find life getting a set of legs again.”

Some of the horses that can’t people who have the means to take care of the animals. Brent said he’s lucky now to place half a dozen horses in a year.

Brent estimated that about a quarter of the horses currently living at Orphan Acres are adoptable, but that even Unacot Slew and Hershey are anything but camera shy.

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“They all have stories. I could spend hours talking about each of their stories.”

Brent Glover

Executive Director Orphan Acres be placed out have lived long and healthy lives at Orphan Acres; the oldest horse, at 47, is named Badge, and Trigger is not far behind at 46. “They’re not like a dog or cat with a short lifespan, they can raise you, they can raise your kids, and they can even raise the grandchildren!” Brent said.

Fortunately, Brent does not have to do all the work required for taking care of 80 horses alone.

He said he gets 800 to 900 volunteers a year to help out.

Volunteers help with everything from cleaning out stalls and grooming horses to building fences and repairing horse trailers. “We cover the whole spectrum,” Brent said. “There’s nothing you can’t do here.”

Current projects at Orphan Acres include building a new stable and making the entire facility handicap-accessible.

It certainly doesn’t appear that Brent plans on slowing down anytime soon.

Brent goes the extra mile to care for every one of the 80 horses at Orphan Acres.

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business matters

Palouse venture rides high on mountain snow and winter trails On Main Street in Palouse, a small business by the name of Gage Brothers Motorsports sits discreetly on a corner without much fanfare. When you peer through the window, the front counter is usually abandoned while the shop’s owner, Bruce Gage, works on his latest project in the back. Although if the lights are out and the door is locked, Bruce is probably out playing in the snow.

Because at Gage Brothers, winters are what it’s all about.

Bruce Gage, owner of Gage Brothers Motorsports, stands beside his personal Timbersled snow bike. Gage Bros. buys the aftermarket kits and builds the snow bikes at their shop in Palouse.

Story by Barry Johnson

“I only work on snow bikes now,” explained Bruce Gage, owner of Gage Brothers Motorsports in Palouse, as he pointed to a Yamaha dirt bike fitted with a long snow track on the back and a ski on the front in place of the tire.

“My shop is the only Timbersled dealer in the region. From Spokane south to Boise and from Walla Walla east to Missoula.” Timbersled builds the Mountain Horse kits Bruce uses to retrofit motorcycles into snow machines.

“These bikes are made for riding in the steep and deep snow of the western mountains,” Bruce said. “I’ve been an avid mountain snowmobiler since 2000 when my brother talked me into buying my first new snowmobile.

“My skill as a mountain rider has developed along with the (improvements in) machines and I honestly didn’t want to give that up when I was first introduced to snow bikes. However, after a couple of rides on my buddy’s snow bike, I was sold and had my own setup within just a couple of weeks.”

Bruce started the motorsport business with his brother, who later adopted two young boys and had to give up his part in the shop. Even then, it’s not Bruce’s only endeavor and is a part-time gig for now.

Before moving to Palouse, Bruce and his family found themselves locked into the hectic lifestyle of the Seattle area where he was working in the computer industry for 20 years.

As a native of this area and a graduate of the University of Idaho’s electrical engineering program, the pull of the Palouse eventually got the best of them.

“Over the year, we would travel back to Idaho to be with my family for two annual events – the Gage family picnic and Thanksgiving,” Bruce said. “So twice a year we would drive through Palouse on our way to my father’s property outside of Princeton.”

The Gage’s bought an old church in Palouse even before they knew for sure they would be leaving Seattle. When they decided to make the jump back to this area for good, they moved into the parsonage while

spending the next few years remodeling the church into their home.

The decision to start building snow bikes grew out of the motorsport business he started with is brother when moving to Palouse and Bruce’s love for the snow.

“The current trend in popularity of snow bikes has to be credited to Timbersled and their design,” Bruce said. “It simply works. They have doubled their production every year since 2010 and also sold out every year. This year they are on schedule to produce 1500 units and have sold

Photo courtesy of Timbersled Products, Inc.

nearly every unit to customers or dealers.”

Bruce explained that the challenge of mountain snowmobiling is in crossing hillsides diagonally.

“A snowmobile always wants to sit with both skis on the snow,” he said. “It is okay as long as you are going straight up or down the hill, but what about crossing a hillside diagonally?”

To do this takes physically bringing the snowmobile up onto one ski and then use steering, throttle and balance to keep “on edge” while climbing sideways across steep hillsides, Bruce explained.

“With all the effort that it takes just to sidehill a snowmobile, it is

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Photo courtesy of Timbersled Products, Inc.

not always easy to control your direction and navigating through closely spaced trees can be a serious challenge.

“Because the snow bike has a single ski and that ski is directly in front of the track, the snow bike is very easy to sidehill and maintain directional control. With this advantage, we are able to go places on our snow bikes that we would never have even attempted on our snowmobiles.”

Bruce has several kits he’s purchased from Timbersled to sell locally and is happy to show folks his projects in the shop. Or you can find him online at www.gbmsusa.com.

He’s also happy to help customers get the aftermarket parts they want for both street and off-road motorcycles, as well as for ATVs, UTVs and snowmobiles. “I can even get some watercraft parts,” Bruce said.

Of course, it’s the snow bikes that he really wants you to ask about.

And that’s where you’ll likely find him when stopping by the shop this winter – in the back, putting together another machine to enjoy the winter’s mountain snows.

To see the Timbersled snow bike in action, see the YouTube video for Gage Brothers Motorsports at www.timbersled.com/DEhome.php?dealer=156

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Simple Joys abound in Kendrick antique store Mother and daughter have teamed up to make this one of the friendliest hometown stores in the area, with a little bit of everything from antiques and locally handcrafted gifts, to all-naturall products and a garden center. hopeful and adventurous spirit took over and she changed that to, “Why not?”

Now entering the store’s fourth year, Brenda is happy with Brenda Roetcisoender, right, and her daughter Sara Holden have her decision, and things are going partnered to make Simple Joys in Kendrick one of the area’s most well. charming stores, featuring antiques, local crafts, all-natural prod- Over the years, Brenda said, ucts and a garden shop.

“Brandi has taught me a lot,” which has been instrumental to her makStory and photos by Seth Toebben ing it as an antique store. But Brenda’s inter A variety of offerings already abound at ests go beyond antiques and “vintage treaSimple Joys Antiques & Gifts store on Main sures” as she calls them.

Street in Kendrick. And with owner Brenda So, while maintaining a focus on antiques, Roetcisoender and her daughter Sara Hold- she has also begun to add wares to her shop’s en’s plans for the upcoming year, this charm- many rooms. ing little store is bound to reach its goal of The biggest addition to date came with having “something for everyone.” her and her husband’s growing interest in “When I was a little girl I use to play store, natural foods and local health products. and I always wanted to have a store,” said To Brenda it was only fitting that when Brenda. she began to make natural candles and her Three years ago, Brenda’s dream came husband Craig hand-crafted soap she would true. find a space for them at her store.

Brenda previously worked for Brandi And with a good response from her cusRoberts, now owner and antique dealer at tomers, Brenda decided to follow her nose Main Street Antique Mall in Moscow, in the and bring in other local and healthy products same location where Simple Joys is now. as well. Now Simple Joys also offers herbal When Brandi approached her to buy the teas and local honey and in the future is planbusiness, Brenda’s first response was, “No ning to have even more. way!” However, upon reflection, Brenda’s “This year our goal is to make part of the store a nutritional center,” she said.

The only thing she is waiting for is direction from the health department as to which room she can outfit for the task.

But these aren’t Simple Joy’s only new plans for 2015.

Last spring,

Brenda’s daughter Sara came on board to develop a space at the store for her passion – gardening. “She’s my gardener,” said Brenda.

“I started gardening a few years ago and it has turned into a huge passion,” Sara said.

“I love every part of it.” And so she has decided to make an investment with her mom at Simple Joys in order to do what she loves.

“My landlord is letting me enlarge that and go out back further,” said Brenda of the outdoor space adjacent to her building. And so under Sara’s care Simple Joys will have a whole new area in which to develop a garden center, selling bedding plants, vegetables, potting soil, heirloom seeds and the like.

The year looks promising for the growth of Brenda and Sara’s Simple Joys.

And, of course, they will continue to showcase work from some of the Kendrick-Juliaetta Arts Committee members, sell the materials from the local Heritage Foundation, and offer a variety of antiques and local crafts.

But next time you are in the area, stop in to say hi and see how things are taking shape for these mother and daughter shopkeepers.

Brenda and Sara love having visitors.

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Seminars help local businesses succeed

Participants take part in the final Ready, Set, Grow Your Business training seminar at Colter’s Creek Vineyard and Winery in Juliaetta on Dec. 2, hosted by the KJ7 organization, along with the extension offices of UI and WSU.

A four-part seminar series for small local businesses was held in Juliaetta and Kendrick, and concluded early December with strong attendance from across the county.

The business training series, called Ready, Set, Grow Your Business, was hosted by the Kendrick, Juliaetta and 7 Ridges organization, along with the extension offices of UI and WSU. “I feel the workshop was beneficial in many ways,” said Carol Feldman, vice president of business services for Latah Federal Credit Union, who took part in the seminars.

“The university extension agencies and professionals shared excellent information and resource materials in their training sessions. They also offered attendees one-on-one consultation. Amazing workshops and all for free!”

The seminars were hosted at various businesses, including Kups Koffee House and Archie’s Place in Kendrick, and First Bank of Pizza and Colter’s Creek Vineyard and Winery in Juliaetta.

“By far and away the most beneficial part to me was the opportunity to meet all the different attendees and share information,” said Marsha Kay Schoeffler, a video producer and owner of Marsha Que Sera Productions.

Carol agreed with the assessment wholeheartedly. “The networking was invaluable….It was exciting to visit and learn more about the local businesses and what (they) offer to the communities.”

The training series began in early November with a presentation on determining a business’s feasibility, followed by sessions on use of financial information in making business decisions, marketing tactics, and pitching a new business idea to potential investors.

For more information about extension opportunities such as Ready, Set, Grow Your Business, contact Lorie Higgins at the University of Idaho Extension office, (208) 669-1480 or hig gins@uidaho.edu.

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Tensed Guitar Maker Makes Use of Classical Techniques Story and photos by Sam Johnson

“It’s arguable that I’m obsessed with the guitar,” said Michael Elwell.

A few miles outside Tensed, Michael has found a way to plug into the music scene, while also trying to unplug a bit from the modern world. “I get to contribute to people having a moving experience,” he said.

In a cozy shop next to his house, Michael has built and sold 31 classical guitars for musicians who have sought out his services.

There he has been constantly refining his craft and seeking out finer quality materials.

Each guitar takes at least three months to build. “I’m building guitars similar to the way they were built 100 years ago,” Michael said.

“I build more like a violin maker would than a guitar factory.”

Surrounded by his tools, wood, works in progress and a completed product or two, Michael said he’s “trying to go beyond what makes a good guitar to make a great guitar.

I have to go for excellence and try to build a guitar that’s a concert instrument. I try to squeeze every element I can to get that little better percentage of performance.”

He needs a variety of stuff to get the job done. Woods of various varieties are strewn about, destined to become topboards, necks and fretboards. A machine in one corner, powered by three lightbulbs, is used to shape the side-

boards when the time comes.

Along the way he’s linked on the interior for a yacht or two.

To an outsider it might all At one point he attended a up with other artisans who have seem a bit cluttered, and Michael guitar making school in Massa- helped him further perfect his deadmitted, “I’m always running out chusetts, where the instructor had signs. He’s found his favorite supof space.” But as he talked more to pull him aside and inform him pliers of everything from tuning about each object and piece of that the product he’d built was machines to Brazilian rosewood. wood, their Ultimately, his dedication and better than p u r p o s e s , “I try to squeeze the Spanish discernment have resulted in guihistories and guitar it was tars that are both expertly crafted every element I can qualities, it supposed to and personalized for the clients. was clear to get that little better be based on. One of Michael’s favorite aspects that every“That kind of of the process is designing the rothing served percentage of scared me,” settes, creative patterns that sura special pur- performance.”

Michael said, round the guitar’s sound hole. “I pose in the “but it made try to make the rosettes reflect my guitar-mak-Michael Elwell me realize take on the individual,” he said. ing process.

“The people who play the guithat I could As Michael put it, “A messy do this.” tar have to be very dedicated to it,” desk is indicative of a creative perMichael was working as a Michael said. “Just as the people son.” foundry patternmaker in the area, who are good at guitar are inspirSo how did Michael get into the but is now fully dedicated to make- ing, I like my guitars to be inspiring guitar making business? as well.” ing a living with his craft.

In the early ‘70s, after serving in Vietnam, Michael was living in Portland working on computers and riding café racers. One day he heard about a friend who had purchased a dulcimer kit – a kind of beginner’s or layman’s way to make their own instrument.

“I always yearned for being involved in a creative process,” Michael said, so he picked up a kit of his own. “The dulcimer came out and it played and it just flabbergasted me,” he said. “A lightbulb turned on.”

He started buying books on instrument making and quit his computer job to begin woodworking.

To pay the bills he built cabinets and countertops, and even worked Michael Elwell examines a stylized rosette for one of the guitars he’s working on.

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Performers reach local students with “Jazz in the Schools”

Photo courtesy of Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Jazz in the Schools allows students to experience music performed by professional jazz musicians.

As the University of Idaho’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival approaches, there is one program in particular that will reach out to area schools in the hopes of giving students a better appreciation for a uniquely American style of music.

Jazz in the Schools brings master jazz artists and educators to schools throughout Idaho

and Washington to provide a music lesson and interactive presentation exploring jazz education, performance and inspiration. This year’s sessions will coincide with the jazz festival the week of Feb. 24 – 28.

“They’re trying to expose kids to music in a live setting that they might not see on their own,” said Troy music teacher Mark Murdock.

Colfax Library hosting high school art show for Whitman County

Washington Rural Alliance and the Whitman County Library District are teaming up to put on an art show that will feature pieces from teenagers around the county.

The Rural Alliance High School Art Show will run Jan 10 - 23 at the Colfax Library. A community reception for the artists will take place on Mon, Jan. 12 from 4 - 5 p.m.

Any Whitman County teen aged 12 - 19 who is not participating in the event through their school is welcome to submit an art project for the exhibition. The submitted work may include paintings, drawings, pottery, and collage. All submissions must be accompanied by a sheet with the name, age, grade and school of the participant, as well as a short paragraph explaining the submited work mounted on black tag board. Submissions for the show will be accepted at the Colfax Library on Jan. 9 from 12 - 5 p.m.

For more information about the Art Show or open class submissions, please call Patty Mills at Oakesdale School, (509) 285-5296, or Nichole at the Whitman County Library, (509) 397-4366.

“Most of these kids have never gone to a jazz concert.”

The artists and educators who come out to perform and speak at the schools are all professionals who participate in the jazz festival.

All performances are unique, but last approximately 30–45 minutes and begin with two or three tunes followed by a presentation on a specific jazz topic.

Examples of topics that speakers have focused on in the past have included the relationship between jazz and other types of music and how to ‘scat’ sing a standard tune.

Mark recalled one of his favorite memories from a Jazz in the Schools presentation in Troy: “A kid asked the performer what he did for a hobby, and the musician answered, ‘This is my hobby. This is what I do. I get to do what I love.’”

In 2014, Jazz in the Schools visted 42 schools throughout Idaho and Washington, presenting to nearly 8,000 students overall.

This year’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival will feature artists including the Airmen of Note, Diane Reeves, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Jensen, Jeff Coffin and Stefon Harris. For more information about the festival’s schedule, including tickets and volunteer information, visit www. uidaho.edu/jazzfest.

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Ice fishing keeps anglers outdoors in the cold months jigs/lures, ice skimmer and rod holder to pose setups above holes.

A modest array of gear is available to make you appear more serious. An ice augur, for instance. The simplest are man powered but Photo courtesy of Bruce Brosnan effective, though there Ice fishing can be a great way to stave off the winter blues. are motorStory by Patrick Meitin ized versions for those who like to move around often or work multiple holes.

With temperatures finally falling, ice fishSomething to sit on is welcomed, an overing fun is just around the corner. turned bucket being the most basic (also used I once considered ice fishing a moron- to carry gear and dead fish). There are also ic sport. I lived in New Mexico where desert padded seats to snap onto your bucket and tailwaters produced productive, year-round folding chairs of all types specifically geared to fly fishing for trophy trout. After moving to ice fishing.

North Idaho I initially viewed ice fishing as an Dead-serious ice fishermen also own speexcuse for certain types to indulge in copious cial ice-fishing tents, which cut wind and hold consumption of adult beverages away from the heat in from portable heaters. scrutinizing gaze of long-suffering spouses.

There are even specific fish/depth finders While that may still be true of a small seg- made just for ice fishing, helping pin-point fish ment of enthusiasts, I’ve discovered Idaho an- and at what depth they’re holding, if you’re not glers tend to take fishing – even ice fishing – into the whole chance thing. more seriously.

Of course, when you get beyond the baSo I’m only a recent convert. One need only sics, everything must be hauled onto the ice via live in an environment of 7:30 a.m. sunrises and special ice-fishing sleds. Tri-State Outfitters in 3:30 sunsets four months a year to see the light. Moscow and Lewiston have all this stuff and Taste a firm-fleshed bluegill, yellow perch more, if you’re in the market. or rainbow trout caught from beneath frozen Ice fishing in waters such as nearby Moose water and you’ll quickly learn what fish fillets Creek, Elk River and Spring Valley reservoirs, are supposed to taste like. This transforms ice Winchester or Mann’s lakes, just as easy exfishing into serious business for some. amples, is pretty basic, mostly because the You can certainly approach this, as I once main targets are small panfish and trout. This did, with standard-issue spinning tackle, a tub involves a small but colorful jig or lure (someof angle worms and digging bar for knocking thing like a “Swedish pimple,” Glow Jig or tiniest holes through ice. I certainly caught fish this Needlefish spoons, as examples) with a maggot way. You can also take things more seriously or two impaled on the hooks. by purchasing some key ice-fishing gear – and The basic approach involves sending this make this as simple, or sophisticated as you to the bottom, reeling up until the bait is riding like. off the bottom, jigging occasionally and waiting.

Keeping things simple involves the aforemen- If that doesn’t produce a strike in a reasonable tioned digging bar, stubby but sensitive ice-fish- amount of time, the bait is reeled up a couple ing rod/reel combos or tip-ups, tiny ice-fishing feet and worked again.

Maybe “strike” isn’t an accurate description; nibble is a more apt word. Cold water makes fish lethargic, bites becoming quite subtle. The smallest movement of the delicate rod tip should be followed by sharp hook sets.

Ice fishing isn’t as exciting as, say, steelhead fishing, but this is winter in North Idaho and we have to make our fun where we can. For the next few months that fun’s found out on the ice atop one of our many local lakes and ponds.

Photo courtesy of IDFG

With ice fishing, a little patience and the right equipment can go a long way.

Patrick Meitin lives in the Kendrick area and has been a popular outdoor writer and photographer for the past 26 years, publishing more than 2,500 articles on a wide variety of outdoors subjects but specializing largely in archery and bowhunting. He is the author of two bowhunting-related books (“Bowhunting Modern Elk” and “The Bowhunter’s Guide To Better Shooting”).

January 2015

IDFG schedules Jan. trapping education course in Kooskia Are you a new trapper or interested in learning about fur trapping in Idaho? If so, you may be interested in taking a trapper education class. Idaho Fish and Game will be hosting a trapper education class in Kooskia, Idaho on Saturday, 10 January, 8:00-5:00 pm. Students will learn about trapping methods and regulations, and learn how to set traps in various settings. Ethics and techniques to avoid non-target captures will also be included. Students completing the class will be certified by IDFG for trapper education. To register for the class, go to our website (fishandgame.idaho.gov) or stop by our office (3316 16th St., Lewiston). Inquiries can be directed to 208799-5010. Cost is $8.00.

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HUNTER ED—INSTRUCTOR-LED Lewiston by Jill Green at the IDFG Regional Office, 3316 16th St. Jan. 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Jan. 18 Field Day from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

This class is directed toward females only. However, we encourage father-daughter/husband-wife/etc. pairs to sign up.

Lewiston by Dell Ruddell at IDFG Regional Office, 3316 16th St. Jan. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Jan. 17 Field Day from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Genesee by Bill Seybold at Genesee School Jan. 26, 27, 29, 30 and Feb. 3 from 5-7:30 p.m.

Jan. 31 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Students will only attend a 3-hour portion of the field day on 31 January.

Moscow by Cliff Beck at Eggan Youth Center, 1515 E. D St. Feb. 16, 19, 23, 26 and March 2, 5, 9, 12, 23, 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

April 4 Field Day from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Students must sign up through Moscow Parks and Recreation website (http:// moscowrecreation.sportsites.com/Player/Player_ClassesRegister.aspx?ClassesId=11806).

Lewiston by Dell Ruddell at IDFG Regional Office, 3316 16th St. Feb. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Feb. 28 Field Day from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lewiston by Dell Ruddell at IDFG Regional Office, 3316 16th St. March 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

March 21 Field Day from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Lewiston by Dell Ruddell at IDFG Regional Office, 3316 16th St. Sep. 28, 29, 30 and Oct. 1, 2 from 5:3008:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 Field Day from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

HUNTER ED—INTERNET FIELD DAY ONLY Lewiston by Dell Ruddell at IDFG Regional Office, 3316 16th St. March 20 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

March 21 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Students should bring certificate of completion from online course to class.

Lewiston by Dell Ruddell at IDFG Regional Office, 3316 16th St. Oct. 2 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Students should bring certificate of completion from online course to class.

TRAPPER ED—INSTRUCTOR-LED Kooskia by David Busta at Kooskia Middle School Jan. 10 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Contact instructor David Busta (208-935-4245) after registering (prior to 6 p.m.). Waterproof boots are strongly recommended.

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local ‘lore

Food so good, he licked his plate clean Contributed by Richard Abrams of Kendrick My uncle Bill was a big eater. I don’t mean that he was a fat man, but he was taller than most. No, I mean that he could pile up food on a plate in a way that resembled Mount Rainier. He could layer turkey, chicken, ham, and roast beef topped with assorted salads, mashed potatoes with gravy and rolls in such a manner that it reminded me of an edible toy fort.

One summer when Uncle Bill and Aunt Winnie came over to Idaho they were staying at Frank Leasel’s Hayden Lake cabin for a few days. Now when my mother would buy supplies for the cabin she would always obtain sturdy paper plates. She would not buy the thin paper plates but only the heaviest Chinet paper plates that she could find. The material for these Chinet plates was one step below the cardboard that was used for large shipping cartons. A typical package of 25 of these plates

Getting the Mail

Well, it’s winter again with all the problems that this season brings.

One unique winter problem that I have has to do with my driveway.

No, I’m not talking about keeping it plowed after a big snow. I’m talking about getting my mail.

My driveway is a quarter mile each way and I always walk after the mail. I always explain that the reason that I walk after my mail is that I need the exercise.

The reason that this is sometimes a problem is that I can’t see the road and the mailbox from the house. We have a very good mailman (mailwoman)

would weigh about the same as a large turkey.

At the wooden picnic table, the top of which was painted white, everyone including Uncle Bill had cleaned up their respective plates.

Frank, being a good host, asked Bill, “You want another steak?” Bill replied in the affirmative and picked up his plate to hand to Frank.

Upon doing so, Bill noticed that there was a large hole in the center of his Chinet plate. In Uncle Bill’s eating frenzy he had eaten the entire center of his heavy paper plate. He then held up the plate and looked through it to Frank, standing near the Barbecue grill.

Frank looked at Bill and he could see Bill’s entire face, which was framed by the center-eaten plate.

Frank started laughing, then cackling, then whooping hysterically. He doubled over with laughter, and then rolled off of the deck onto the ground, continuing his complete hysterical breakdown.

Every time that Frank thought he could regain his composure he

would look at Bill still holding up the ‘holey’ plate and start convulsing all over again.

This family story has been

repeated at gatherings for many years, and at every telling my father Frank Abrams would completely lose it again.

In this photo from the late 1960s, dug up by Zach Wnek of the Latah County Historical Society, snowmobilers stop to admire a snow-covered cabin .

Rural Ramblings

but sometimes appropriate app the weather or (it seems that volume of mail there is an app makes her a for everything) little late.

On every person on those occasions the route could I sometimes have tell right where to walk down the mail is at

by John Smalldridge and back twice any given time. to get the mail.

So then I could That isn’t bad in itself, I already stay toasty warm in front of my told you that I do it for the exercise, computer until I knew that it was but I hate to walk the entire mile time to walk down after the mail. when the weather is inclement. I Pretty smart don’t you think. also hate to walk down and back in That’s what I thought until my the dark, especially during hunting wife reminded me that this just season. might be an invasion of her privacy.

I have thought it through and I hadn’t though of that. Would I like have come up with a solution. to have someone tracking my every The government should install move all day? I don’t think so. Not a tracking device on all rural that I do anything that would bear postal delivery vehicles. That way watching, but it’s the principle using a good GPS system and the of the matter. There is a fine line

between freedom and safety and convenience and I would rather err on the side of freedom, even if it means that I have to walk down after the mail twice.

Besides, just because I know that she has come doesn’t mean the she left me any mail or that the mail she did leave was worth walking the quarter mile down and back for.

John Smalldridge lives on a hill southeast of Princeton with his wife of over 50 years. The author of eight novels, John believes that every writer has an obligation to say something worthwhile while he entertains. Over the last 10 years of writing in his column “The Rural Thinker” he has endeavored to do this. He invites readers to put on their thinking cap with each article, whether or not they agree with what he says.

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The Misguided Misadventures of Chinook and Laroy as told by Darrell Davis, the “Crusty Deary Ol’Coot” and all unprotected parts of the body. Just standing there, not moving, grinning from ear to ear, looking more with every passing second as if his skin was taking on the color of the sky on a clear Spring day.

Waaaap SPLASH! Laroy turned around just in time to see Chinook begin “Get out that water, you’ll wreck the fish’in!” Laroy hollered from where he’d to rise from the water like some great white and hugely oversized gnome, that silly collapsed once the tent was up and the stove assembled. Boy was he ever going grin firmly in place on what had been, up until recently, a rather normal if not to let Ol’man Smith from Smith’s War Surplus Things and Such, have an ear full handsome face for a teenage boy. when they got back to Three Pines.

This was beginning to worry Laroy a lot.

Just to think he’d packed those steel tent poles all the way into Pardon Us The walk into Pardon Us Mama had, considering, been rather uneventful.

Mama just to find out that the tent was one of those new fangled Special Forces The “considering” including the fact that Chinook had out paced Laroy by two things which came prepacked with light and fixable fiber glass tent poles. Made ya hours and twenty seven minutes on the walk in, had never once turned around or think that just maybe, Ol’man Smith might be a bit less the 100% reliable. come back to ascertain the reason for for his pals seeming predisposition for lagGrabbing one of the unused and unneeded tent ging behind and the fact that Laroy was forced to prospoles, Laroy reached across the gap between the rock trate himself a dozen or more times at stream crossings which marked Chinook’s launching point and his as to replenish the copious amounts of fluids which had yet un-moving friend, attempting to prod him to acleaked from his every pore. tion.

Now, not only did Laroy leave himself open to “Move it Chinook! Get out of the water! There’s ala ravaging case of, “Beaver Fever” by drinking freely ready a half dozen big ones turned belly up behind ya!” and repeatedly the unfiltered water from the streams, Maybe that was a slight over statement of the true facts, but due to the weight of his pack, and the fact that he but Pardon Us Mama being quite possibly the premo could neither get it on or stand up unassisted with it Cut Throat waters here bouts, you just couldn’t be too in place, each stop meant Laroy had to crawl through careful. the stream, over to some hopefully convenient rock The strangely named lake didn’t seem to get a lot or tree and then claw himself up the rock or tree and of traffic, possibly because the distance and elevation back into a standing position. which separated it from the better known waters, but The bright side of this situation was the fact that by Photo courtesy of Latah County Historical Society more then likely due to the ghost of one of the sheep crawling through the streams a dozen or more times, herders said to be instrumental in the naming of the remote body of water. the flowing water did dissolve and flush away the accumulation of mud balls which Seems, according to the story generally circulated, one day two grizzled old tended to accumulate around the bottoms of Laroy’s pants, and thereby, Laroy sheep herders happened on to the shore of the lake shortly after the arrival of a reached Pardon Us Mama in a rather more presentable condition then might have girl scout troop and their exhausted leader. Upon finding the quite comely lady been expected. skinny dipping to refresh herself, the sheep herders were said to have proclaimed, The last stream being a mere 200yds from the boy’s proposed camp site on the “Pardon Us Mama,” after which they immediately took seats on the warm shore shore of Pardon Us Mama, Laroy had simply crawled the final distance, choosing line rocks and proceeded to observe. to give some hope that his remaining fingernails might at some future date again The story went on to say, that this unidentified lady was said to take some fulfill their intended purpose. exception to these actions, where upon she departed the water without bothering Once Laroy had crawled the remaining distance into camp, Chinook was imto protect her modesty and preceded to use anything and everything within reach mediately on his feet with what appeared to be indignation that his partner would to beat upon the one sheep herder who had been so crass as to pause for one last be so brazen as to lag behind in the hopes that he would already have the work of look. camp set up completed, Never mind the fact that camp couldn’t be “set up” until Anyway, ghost or no ghost, Pardon Us Mama was one great fish’in hole! the tent, tent poles and stove arrived.

As Laroy had laid there, peering out from under the edge of his pack frame, he was struck again by his friend’s countenance, that silly lopsided grin seemingly permanently affixed.

Will Laroy be able to get his friend out of the water soon enough, or will Chinook Now, there was Chinook, chest deep in water cold enough to severely chill any forever sing soprano? Check back and see. © 2012 Darrell CDOC

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The Latah Eagle ON THE COVER is a picture of cross-country skiers enjoying the first real winter snow on the Palouse Divide, just east of Harvard on Hwy 6. The trails are a great place to break out the skis or snow shoes and take the dog for a winter run. They are maintained by the Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Club and the U.S. Forest Service, with motorized vehicles prohibited on the trail system, which helps keep them groomed for great skiing. The ski club describes the Palouse Divide trail system on their website: “The Palouse Divide Ski Area boasts five groomed trails on the east side of Highway 6, and another two groomed trails on the west side of Highway 6. In all, there are over 20 miles of groomed trails, many of which are on gently sloping terrain and many other miles of ungroomed routes.” Vehicles parking at the trailhead need an Idaho Park-n-Ski pass, which helps fund maintenance of the trails. To find out more about the club, their happenings and the great opportunities for winter fun on the Palouse Divide trail system, visit their website at www.palousedividenordic.com or join them on Facebook at Palouse Divide Nordic.

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our heritage

Basketball rivalries longstanding for Latah towns

Contributed by Zach Wnek of Latah County Historical Society For generations, the youth of Latah County have sought out ways to stay active as the temperature drops and the snow begins to fly. After Dr. James Nalsmith invented the game in 1891, basketball gained popularity quickly, especially among young people. The game spread across the country like wildfire.

Organized basketball came to Latah County in the early 20th Century. Among the earliest depictions of the sport in Latah County is a photo of a women’s basketball team representing Moscow High School in 1904.

For many Latah County communities, basketball was the primary sport because there were not enough people in town to play football. Basketball teams became a source of pride and entertainment.

Frank Brocke remembered going to school in Kendrick in the 1920s: “There were stars on the basketball squad, and that was the big game in those days. There was no football and there was nothing else, no track. But it was basketball.”

Marie L. Fischer was a teacher in Bovill in the 1920s. When asked about sports in school she recalled: “The idea was to get through all those books and pass into the next grade and you didn’t do that out playing basketball. Of course, I don’t know about high school, they were very basketball minded and of course, everybody liked athletics. They never had enough kids to have a football team, but they always had good basketball teams. Girl teams and boy teams, both.”

By the 1930s, inter-school basketball games were well established. In 1932 Moscow High School began the season an undefeated 6-0. Then the Moscow Bears traveled to play the Potlatch Loggers, expecting an easy win. Potlatch got out to an early lead and never looked back, beating the Bears 24-22. Potlatch had pulled off a major upset and a story was featured in many of the local newspapers, including the Spokane Spokesman-Review. Later in the season, Potlatch and Moscow squared off yet again. A large crowd had gathered to see the much anticipated rubber match between the two rivals.

This time the Bears did not underestimate the Loggers and were well prepared for the game. Moscow defeated Potlatch 40-20. Although the rivalry ended in a draw, the episode illustrates the importance that these communities put on local sports to help keep their spirits high during the winter.

Deary High School Boys Basketball Team, 1933.

Potlatch High School Girls Basketball Team, 1924-1925.

Troy High School Boys Basketball Team, 1917.

Kendrick Girls Basketball Team, 1917-1918.

The Latah Eagle

January 2015