The Latah Eagle, April, 2015

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The Latah Eagle Students at Potlatch Elementary School were treated with some important lessons about where their food comes from courtesy of the Idaho Farm Bureau’s Mobile Farm. In this picture, students from Sharon Montgomery’s 2nd grade class learn how to milk a cow by practicing on a mechanical one. The students shook the milk they collected until it turned to butter. Bob Smathers, pictured on the left, is the Farm Bureau’s regional manager for North Idaho. “We have six-hundred thousand dairy cows in Idaho,” Bob told students.

“Almost all the milk goes to processors and gets turned into cheese and butter and other good stuff.” Students also learned about wheat production in Idaho and got to grind some of their own flour, which they later used to make short bread.

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Kendrick fire doused

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ACS provides help in Troy

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Badger Braces gets going

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For the birds

Nearby communities helped in fight Thrift store/food bank aids the needy Colton business builds foot braces Theatre offers shows and classes

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April 2015

genesee’s superintendent

Building Better Schools

Barry Johnson, Owner & Publisher Barry@TheLatahEagle.com (208) 310-2769 In March, I had the pleasure of walking into my polling place to vote my mind on the local school levy, as did many across Latah County.

It made me stop and think about all the hard work that goes into making our schools positive places for our youngest citizens to learn and grow, even when resources for teachers, staff and administrators are stretched thin.

I’m always amazed by what the folks who work and serve in our schools are able to accomplish. I know it’s a job I couldn’t do myself. I simply wouldn’t have the patience for it, knowing what a pain my friends and I were to our teachers during long-ago school days. Needless to say, we earned the bit of corporal punishment meted out to us along the way.

So when I was thinking of who I would like to sit down with this month, chatting with one of our school superintendents or principals seemed timely and important.

Wendy Moore wears both those hats, serv-

3 ing as Genesee’s superintendent, as well as the that you’ve been here? principal of the grade school. And with Genesee being one of our school districts where citizens You know, every year there’s been change. passed a critical levy in support of schools last Nothing really stays static as far as dealing with the government and the legislature. month, chatting with Wendy was a good fit.

Now in her fifth year at Genesee schools, We’ve seen a lot of proposals come out of the Wendy relocated here from Michigan where she state’s education department that have come and gone quickly, so grew up in a farm community much you really work to make like Genesee. sure the legislation that Wendy said moving out West is coming is what’s best had long been a dream for her husfor the kids. band of 28 years. When the oppor Funding for schools tunity opened up as superintendent, is always an issue and she knew it was too good to pass up. will always remain an So they packed up their truck issue. I don’t see that and they moved to Genesee. changing, and I think “Staying in a small rural district we will always have was our goal,” Wendy told me. “It’s to go to the commubeen a great decision. We’ve been nity to help support very happy and blessed by our move our districts. It’s sort to Genesee.” of a mixed blessing at And that was the impression times. I think it builds I got from Wendy throughout our Wendy Moore has served as the sua stronger community chat – that she is truly happy serving perintendent of the Genesee school to know that they’re in Genesee schools and has a botdistrict for the past five years. During supporting the district tomless well of enthusiasm for workthat time, she’s also taken on the duand that there’s a leving with students. Exactly the type of ties as principal of the town’s elemenel of accountability for leader I would want my children and tary school. the district to show that grandchildren to look up to while gowe’re spending their money effectively. ing to school.

Genesee has been very fortunate to have Here’s what Wendy had to say… a community that’s well educated and really What are the most important changes you have supports our school district, and I think that seen in the school district over the five years see Wendy Moore, pg. 33

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community focus

Troy Arts Council unleashes creativity

rade, we had 12 people of varying ages,” she said.

“We rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed one song. And we learned that thing.” When all was said and done, the band got to perform “This is my Country” from the back of a wagon in the parade, playing through the song eight times in total.

“We decided at the end of that we really needed to learn some new music,” Works created during an afterschool art class cover lockers in the hallway of Emily said.

Troy High School in preparation for a showcase.

Around that same time, Tera Stoner, an educator and coach who calls Story and photos by Sam Johnson herself a “recreational artist,” was looking for a Emily Raasch moved to Troy in 2011. From way to get funding for an afterschool art prothe porch of her house on Main Street, she’s had gram. While talking about it with Emily on the great seats to view the Troy Days parade every phone, an idea sparked that would eventually year. But there was one thing she noticed was grow into a Troy Arts Council. missing.

“My pivotal point was sitting in a Troy City “Where’s the band?” Emily asked.

Council meeting and pitching the idea of a Troy She asked that question for a few years. “I Arts Council,” Tera said. “They looked at me finally decided that if there was going to be a and said, ‘Okay. Go for it.’” band I was going to need to put it together.”

The grant writing started, and more com Despite being a professional singer and munity members came on to support the cause. voice coach, Emily said, “I’m not a band person Emily and Tera were joined by Lyndi Littler, at all.” But she was determined to make some- Miriam Leman, Heather Bailey, Lisa Nelson and thing happen.

Kathleen Stevens.

“A month before the 2014 Troy Days pa- “We feel that the arts are valuable and that

Art by Hannah Christensen

A group of dedicated Troy community members spend a lot of time and energy spreading their love and enjoyment of art. In painting, music, theatre and more, kids and adults have benefitted from the hard work they’ve put in. And they don’t plan on slowing down.

they bring out a part of our souls as people that wouldn’t necessarily be expressed otherwise,” Emily said.

The Troy Community Band has now become a fixture for town musicians. Practicing at 7:15 on Monday mornings, before school gets started, students as well as adults from the community practice songs ranging from patriotic marches to Disney tunes.

“We’ve got people from the community demonstrating that they want to come together and play,” said Mike Paz, who plays snare drum with the band and also performs with several other groups in the area. “I just wanted to play with my community band. There are a lot of exciting things about music, but it’s very exciting to be able to light a fire under the kids.”

While the band has been improving their repertoire, the Arts Council was also able to get an afterschool art class off the ground.

Students do their own spin on a scene from Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.”

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April 2015 Moscow-based artist Toby Sauer taught students drawing and beginning watercolor techniques, focusing on things like value scales and color wheels while also giving them specific projects to work on.

“I want kids to be able to do something like draw a cougar,” Toby said.

“This is giving kids options,” said Jessica Christensen, who had a daughter and a son in the program.

“My son Tyson came home every week and told me what was going

on and what the other kids did. He was excited each day that it was art day.

“My daughter, Hannah, came home and drew several other big cats after working on a bobcat in class. My son probably enjoyed his sloth the most.”

Arts Council members have taken on several additional projects on top of the band and art classes. With funding from a Troy Recreation District grant, they helped bring a traveling group from the Idaho Shakespeare Festival to do a school perfor“To promote arts in mance and then lead a workthe community of Troy shop for the kids.

Looking to the future, the through awareness, group has plenty of work appreciation, educa- planned. Projects in the tion and support; cre- works include summer potating a connection tery classes, a mural at the Troy Library, and some small between artists and theatre productions in the audiences to enrich the community.

Night of the Arts is the quality of life for all.” next event that the Troy Arts Council has planned, and will -Troy Arts Council be held on Friday, May 1 at 6 Mission Statement p.m. in the Troy Lions Club

Emily Raasch conducts an early morning practice of the Troy Community Band, made up of both students and adult community members.

Hall. “We are focusing on students, so we’ll be able to showcase works from the art class as well as professional art from local talent,” Emily said. “Students will be singing a cabaret style show, and a few ballet students will be performing.”

Reflecting on the work that the Arts Council has been doing, member Lyndi Littler said, “What I’m struck by is that each person in our council is very strong in our faiths,

and I like that because what we’re trying to provide is something beautiful for our community and to enrich it and provide something wholesome, and you don’t get something like that in a big city.”

Member Miriam Leman added, “This is fabulous. This is a platform where we can make things happen that we could probably not pull off on our own. I just think it’s a huge blessing.”

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our towns

Kendrick Museum preps for grand opening ical museum and research center, located on the second floor of the Kendrick Grange.

The museum will include displays on many different aspects of the area’s history, including logging, ranching, farming, local schools, military, churches, entertainment and tributes to nearby ghost towns such as Southwick and Leland. Displays include donated and found objects as well as historical photos.

Railroad artifacts and pictures comprise one of the displays in the new Heritage Foundation Presihistorical museum located in the Kendrick Grange. dent Sharon Harris wanted to The Juliaetta-Kendrick Heritage Foundai- extended a special thanks to group Treasurer ton has been hard at work preparing a histor- Chris Kowrach for the work she’s put into pro-

Potlatch Lions Club hosts beer and wine tasting

The Potlatch Lions Club announced their first ever “Red, White, & Brew” beer and wine tasting event scheduled for Friday, April 24 starting at 7 p.m. in the Freight Room at the Depot in Potlatch.

The informal social tasting will feature a variety of wines and brews along with several hors d’oeuvres. A dollar auction will also be held throughout the evening.

Tickets for the event are $15 each and there are only a limited number available. All proceeds will benefit restoration of the Depot and other Potlatch Lions Club community events.

Tickets are available for those aged 21 and older at the U.S. Bank in Potlatch. Contact Melissa Smith, 208-790-7746, or Don Ball, 208-8923369, for more information.

curing grant funding for the project.

The grand opening of the museum will be taking place on Saturday, April 25 from 1 – 4 p.m. In addition to displays in the museum on the second floor, displays and light refreshments will be available on the ground floor. The group will also be showing footage from their DVD productions, “Early Days of Kendrick” and “Early Days of Juliaetta.”

The museum on the second floor is only accessible by stairs.

For more information about the Heritage Foundation and the grand opening, contact Sharon Harris at 208-289-4622 or 25skharris@ gmail.com. The group’s website can be found at www.jkhf.info and their Facebook page can be followed at www.facebook.com/JKHFo.

Marjorie Anderson of Potlatch celebrated her 102nd birthday on Tuesday, March 31. Her friends at the Potlatch Senior Meal Site surprised her with a cake and cards.

April Observances Celebrate Our Planet

Earth Day, Arbor Day and Earth Month all happen in April, and the folks at the Moscow Co-op have compiled a list of events that fit with the theme.

Below are some exampes. Look for other Earth-centric events throughout the paper, and find more at moscowfood.coop/earthmonth.

April 6

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April 24

Great Old Broads for Wilderness and Friends of the Clearwater discuss the impact of wilderness and parks in protecting biodiversity and ecosystems. 7 - 9 p.m. in the Great Room of the 1912 Center.

UI Sustainability Center and Moscow Food Co-op challenge residents and students to reduce their impact on the planet with No Impact Week.

City of Moscow Cleanup starting at 9:00 a.m.

Meet at Friendship Square.

April 7-24

Palouse Discovery Science Center has many special events covering plants, wetlands, Spring and more! Check www.palousescience. net for more information.

April 16

PCEI will host a Family Campfire at their Moscow Campus from 6 - 8:30 p.m. Roger Vielle will lead in song, dance, and stories.

April 22: Earth Day

WSU Earth Day Fair from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Terrell Mall. Featuring WSU Clubs, Moscow Co-op, Backyard Harvest and more.

“Origins” Documentary will premiere at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Theatre, 7 p.m.

The new documentary argues that the key to survival for the human race and the planet can only be understood by looking back at the origin of the species 200,000 years ago.

April 25

Moscow Recycling aluminum can buy-back day from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Increased payouts for cans, refreshments and prizes.

Free Shred Day at the Old Tidyman’s parking lot for all Latah County residents from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

“Building a Resilient Palouse in the Age of Climate Change” presentation by Dr. Maria Talero, who will lead a series of workshops in the 1912 Center from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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April 2015

Colfax Farmers Market seeks vendors

The Colfax Downtown Association is hoping to begin a weekly Farmers Market that will be held on Friday afternoons starting on May 29 and lasting until September 4. Market hours would last from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and location would be the corner of Main and Spring Streets.

The market is in need of farmers, nursery growers, ranchers, artisans and food vendors to participate in the market. Costs for vendors will include $40 per 10’ x 10’ space for the season, $15 annually for electricity and $15 for an annual City of Colfax Peddlers License.

Vendors would be required to provide tables, shade structures and all other needs within the space.

According to a market brochure, “The objective of the market is to give the Colfax community access to a wide variety of fresh, local, in-season farm and artisan food products direct from the producer; to provide an informal, social gathering place in an open-air setting; to enhance the Colfax community; to support our local growers and artisan food makers by providing them with direct marketing opportunities in our markets.”

For more information or to register as a vendor, contact Mike Rizzitiello at cityadmin@colfaxwa.org, 509-397-3861, or Kimberly DeHart at Kimberly.DeHart@mcgregor.com, 509-397-4355 ext. 0026.

Photo courtesy of Linda Weeks

In this photo, Kevin Cleveland teachers fly fishing at the Juliaetta Friends of the Library Family Fun Night. The event was held in February at the Juliaetta Community Center. Participants also got the chance to do some rock painting and art décor courtesy of members from the Hill & Valley Garden Club.

With Easter nearly here, there are plenty of opportunities for kids to get out for an always exciting egg hunt! Here’s a few options that are available, though there are likely many more that will be taking place. All of the easter egg hunts listed here are happening Saturday, April 4.

Potlatch, starting by the elementary school at 10 a.m. Beforehand, starting between 9 and 9:15 in the gym, the PTO will put on games for the kids and serve donuts, coffee and juice for donations that will go to the PTO.

Uniontown, begining 9 a.m. at Holzer Park.

Juliaetta, at the elementary school playground, beginning at noon when the whistle blows! The Kendrick Methodist Church will also be serving breakfast on Easter morning from 8 - 9:15 a.m.

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Neighboring towns respond to Kendrick blaze Countywide command system tested by Brocke Bldg. fire

Story by Jeremy Vetter

Several volunteer firefighter departments in Latah County showed tremendous teamwork last month when they combated the destructive fire at George F. Brocke and Sons in Kendrick.

Although each department conducts its own training under its own command chain, because of the automatic mutual aid agreements among the volunteer departments of Latah County allowed Deary and Troy volunteers to successfully join Juliaetta and Kendrick, along with volunteers from Nez Perce County.

Along with the mutual aid agreement, Latah County also pushes a countywide fire-response system, which faced its biggest test so far at the Brocke fire.

“The County pushes this command system so when we have a larger incident we can bring mutual aid in and have a structure in place,” Kendrick fire chief Val Norris said. “It allows us to have multiple entities there, and it increases our effectiveness.”

On the Brocke fire, Val called command, and as the several departments responded to the incident, each of them faithfully engaged its

assigned role. can apply and take training. They face some The countywide mutual aid agreement mir- constraints until 18 years old, however, includrors on a larger scale the more localized auto- ing a restriction from assisting at fire scenes. matic aid agreement between the Juliaetta and For the Brocke fire, Val said a fire marshal is Kendrick fire departments. required fire marshal to conduct an investiga “We work on every fire together,” Val said. tion.

“Our automatic mutual aid between Juliaetta “We don’t have an investigator per se in Kenand Kendrick is used for dispatch, so we func- drick and Juliaetta,” Val said, “so we referred to tion as one department.” the fire marshal’s office for assistance. They’re Another area of teamwork, fundraising, investigating on behalf of Kendrick, and they’re also brings the two departments into cooper- working on it right now.” ation with each other. The next fundraiser is Latah County’s command structure system Homemade cinnamon rolls, OJ,toand the Firefighters Mother’s Day Carwash on May fruit, appeared standcoffee up to a stiff test. Val found Provided by the K/J Arts Committee 9, the day before Mother’s Day. himself thankful for the assistance of the other Held at Juliaetta Fire Hall, the carwash departmentsstand hopeful for Brocke’s future, starts at 8 a.m. and runs until noon. The car- too.

Breakfast 8:00 – 10:30 AM like to thank all our mutual aid wash fundraiser is by donation.

“I would Skit 10:30 In addition, something Children’s that both Juliaetta partners – Deary, Troy, Juliaetta, and Nez Perce and Kendrick need more of is volunteer fire- – for helping us with the incident,” Val said. fighters.

“And we hope the Brocke plant gets back up Silent Auction 8 am running – 10:30as soon as possible. They’re an “We’re always actively looking for volun- and teers,” Val said, “on either one of the Juliaetta or important part of this community.”

11:00 am Tree Planting, clean-up and Kendrick fire departments, and JK AmbulanceTrail To volunteer for the Juliaetta or Kendrick Tree City USA Award is always looking for EMT’s and support staff as fire departments or for more information about At bike trail entrance by thefundraisers, Senior Center well.” contact either Juliaetta Fire Chief Val noted volunteers as young as 16 who Mike McGee at (208) 276-3700 or Kendrick 12:00 Hotdog Fire BBQ and can handle the physical aspectsFree of firefighting Chief Valpicnic Norris at (208) 289-3066.

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from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Kendrick Senior Center.

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April 2015

Troy church completes expansion project fellowship hall to hold community dinners and functions in, but the funding was simply not there.

They realized that their congregation was not growing and their church would soon start dying off if there was no new growth.

So they began praying. Pastor Dennis Nickel made a call to pray for new church growth – specifically children. For two years, Troy members met before Sabbath School and prayed.

Proper funding was still not there, but seeing how God had From left to right, Lyndi Littler, Vonnie Oleson, Ann Parks, Pastor Otis Parks, Pastor Ole Olesen and Laurie Nelson dedicate the answered their many prayers new church addition in the Troy Seventh-Day Adventist Church. concerning church growth, Troy members decided to take a leap of faith and start the expansion project. And Contributed by Lyndi Littler and Kandy Nelson again, another miracle!

There was much excitement in the air as “There were times when I would open a Troy Seventh-day Adventist Church members, donation and my jaw would drop,” said church neighbors and friends gathered together to treasurer Laurie Nelson. “Sometimes because celebrate yet another historical Sabbath. It of the size of the donation, other times because was the long awaited open house for their new I knew that the party donating was giving very church addition. generously for their means, and other times be For decades, the congregation had been dis- cause some donations came from a donor I had cussing plans to expand their church building. not expected to give at all.”

They were badly in need of a newer and large The monies came in steadily, as needed for

the different stages of the project. Under the direction of Darrell Hunt, a church member and local contractor, they started excavation, then the foundation, building structure, roofing, sheet rock and so on. Dedicated church members showed up each Sunday for work.

The 9,000 square foot addition includes a new foyer, fellowship hall, kitchen, bathrooms, Pastor’s office, resource room and several children’s Sabbath School rooms. At present, a remodel of the sanctuary has been started, which will be turned around with a new rostrum, new lights, new baptistery, new carpet, etc.

On Sabbath, December 27, 2014, after the church Christmas program, elated members exited the sanctuary into their brand new church foyer for the very first time!

It is the intent of the Troy Adventist Church to make this new facility available for the enrichment of their community and to share Christ’s love. There has already been usage and interest put forth in booking it for town functions, weddings, funerals, town club meetings and joint interfaith church functions.

As a church, Troy members feel humbled at the outpouring of God’s blessings on them and want to open give Him thanks and the glory!

They are eager to share these blessings with others around them.

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DYW program benefits students, communities

Photo courtesy of Renee McKinney

From left to right: Rokell Nygaard, Shaylee Butterfield, Miranda May, Rebecca Cochran, Callee Beebe, Anni Dostal and Hattie Marshall pose with gift-wrapped books from their Christmas Book Drive for underprivileged children.

Story by Jeremy Vetter

The national program Distinguished Young Women started in 1958 in Mobile, Alabama as an outgrowth of local and regional programs for young women and scholarships.

The basic idea has remained the same since then: to promote academic achievement, community involvement, and personal skill development in high school aged women, awarding them college scholarships along the way.

Deary high schoolers compete for ‘Mr. DHS’ title

Total scholarships given out last year approached $365 million, with total cash scholarships tallying another $2 million.

To get scholarships, participants must belong to a local Distinguished Young Women program and compete against those in their geographic area first. If they pass to the next level, they find new competition. This process continues all the way to Mobile and the national stage.

Not every high school operates a Distinguished Young Wom-

Eleven Deary High School boys will be competing on Saturday, April 11 to see who will claim the title of Mr. DHS. Mr. DHS was last held in 2002. This year, four freshmen, two sophomore, five juniors and one senior will be competing in various categories, including swimsuit and talent portions.

Awards will be given out for each of the categories, but ultimately only one boy will be able to claim the title of Mr. DHS. Deary High School’s spirit and booster clubs are putting on the competition, which will start at 7 p.m. in the Deary Jr/Sr High School gym.

The competition will begin with an opening act featuring all the contestants, and end with the crowning of Mr. DHS. For updates on the event and future projects, like the Deary Mustang Booster Club on Facebook.

en program, though several of the smaller towns in the Latah county areas do. Among those schools with programs are Potlatch, Genesee, Troy and Kendrick/Juliaetta.

Each school’s program operates independently of the others, and each holds its own practices and plans its own community activities and scholarship competitions.

This year, Potlatch Jr-Sr High School’s Distinguished Young Women program, as stated by co-chairman Renee McKinney, ran successful BYBS (Be Your Best Self) events in the community such as a Christmas book drive netting 120 books for underprivileged children, a project making tie blankets for donation to Potlatch Fire and Ambulance, a mother/daughter appreciation night, and a fundraiser at local business Dad’s Diner & Bakery supported by owners Mark and Melissa Hadaller.

Renee noted how the program’s success benefited both the Distinguished Young Women and the community: “During the mother/daughter

appreciation night, we have desserts and get to see some mother/ daughter bonding,” Renee said.

“For things like the tie blankets, we make them to be given away to children who may need transported to an area hospital.”

Amber Witt, with the Kendrick Jr/Sr High School Distinguished Young Women, discussed their scheduled awards program. On May 2, six young woman will be competing for scholarships.

Troy’s DYW event will take place Saturday, Apr. 18 at 7 p.m.

Meanwhile, Tiffany Johnson, representing the Genesee High School Distinguished Young Women, stated their scholarship event’s results. Five women competed for $3,700 of scholarship funds, with Anna Sobczwk taking home the Distinguished Young Woman award, moving on to the next round.

All Distinguished Young Women winners have been or will be announced soon. For more information about local programs, visit the organization’s main website at distinguishedyw.org/programs.

Historical Society hosting fundraiser, seeks participants for oral history project Brews and BBQ The Latah County Historical Society (LCHS) will host their “Brews and BBQ” fundraiser on Saturday, April 11 at 4 p.m. in the American Legion Log Cabin in Moscow, 317 S. Howard St. “We put on a lot of free programs throughout the year, so this is a way for us to support some of our other, no-cost functions,” said Executive Director Dulce Kersting.

Dulce will give a 30 – 45 minute talk entitled “How to Catch a Moonshiner,” which will focus on the genesis of prohibition in Latah County. “I’m hoping to give information from a lot of different views, such as police officers, members of the Women’s Temperance Movement and moonshiners themselves,” Dulce said.

Moscow Brewing Co. will be providing beer and Big John’s BBQ will be providing food. Ticket costs are $8 for members and students and $10 for non-members. The ticket fee covers entrance into the event and a beer;

BBQ and additional beers can be purchased separately.

Oral History Project Working with new grant funding from the Idaho State Historical Society and Idaho Humanities Council, LCHS is set to begin collecting oral histories again.

“The oral history project that we are building on – originally done in the 1970s – was about interviewing pioneers,” Dulce said.

“Now I’m hoping to augment the collection with updated memories of experiences that are related to earlier parts of Idaho and Latah County’s history.”

Those interested in being interviewed for the project can contact Dulce at 208-882-1004 or dkersting@latah.id.us. She is hoping to find Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans as well as those who have seen the area’s changing environmental dynamics over the last 50 years, although anyone interested in the project will be considered for an interview.

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LCYAC talent show celebrates youth Latah County youth and adults have the op- the week before auditions. Art submissions and portunity to showcase their talents and be rec- applications can be dropped off at the Prichard ognized for outstanding community achieve- Art Gallery Wednesday, April 8 between 3:30 ments at the 3rd Annual LCYAC Awards Night & p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All interested parties can Talent Show. Applications and nominations are find application forms, descriptions of awards accepted until April 8. and nomination forms at www.drugfreefun.

Awards are presented to community mem- weebly.com/talent. bers and groups based on their support of The Awards Night & Talent Show will be at youth in Latah County, drug-free programs and the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Thurscommunity service. day, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome. Ad Several past participants have gone on to mission fee is $5 at the door. perform in local and state-wide shows such as For additional information call Debi DockDistinguished Young Women, the Lionel Hamp- ins, 208-883-2268, or email lcyac@latah.id.us. ton Jazz Festival and the Festival Dance Acade- For forms and updates on the event visit www. my. latah.id.us/yac or www.facebook.com/lcy Cash prizes will be awarded to the top ac2011. three talents in the categories of talent and art. First prize will receive $150, second will receive $100, and third will receive $50.

Auditions will be held Monday, April 13.

Applicants will be notified of their time slots and location Participants from last year’s LCYAC talent show.

Moscow Ren Fair’s winning poster unveiled The Moscow Renaissance Fair will be unveiling the winning 2015 poster on Saturday, April 4 at 4 p.m. in the One World Café.

The poster was selected by community vote on March 7. All 41 past posters will be hanging throughout the café for people to view. There will also be live music by Al Chidester and food and drinks available for purchase.

This year’s Renaissance Fair will be taking place May 2 – 3 at East City Park in Moscow.

YMCA Family Fair celebrates healthy choices

The Washington State University YMCA will hold its 19th annual Family Fair on Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lincoln Middle School, 315 SE Crestview St. “This is a free event for families and individuals to come and learn about the wonderful resources and agencies the Palouse has to offer,” said Executive Director Colleen Hinman.

“The YMCA is the coordinator for this year’s fair and also works alongside the Palouse Alliance for Healthy Individuals, Families and Communities.”

In total, over 30 organizations will offer activities, including a fun run that begins at 12:30.

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UI Extension plans forestry trainings

Two sessions of Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP) will be held this month. The first, in Hayden, will last from April 14 – 16, and the second, in Moscow, will last from April 28 – 30. Participants will learn about and discuss fundamental concepts and terminology related to forest ecology, silviculture, streamside/riparian zone ecology and water quality issues. Registration is $75.

A Map and Compass for Family Forest Owners program will be held Friday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Coeur d’Alene. The session will discuss how to use a map and compass to verify locations and distances without having to rely on GPS and other technologies.

For more information about these programs, contact Randy Brooks at 208-8856356 or Chris Schnepf at 208446-1680.

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Palouse merchants host spring open house

The town of Palouse will host a downtown open house and craft on Saturday, April 11.

During the open house, down-

town merchants will carry entry forms for a competition to win a town gift certificate. The more businesses a customer visits, the

greater the chance of winning.

Winners will be able to use their gift certificate at any (or several) downtown businesses.

Many stores host their own sales or special events during the day. For example, the Bank Left Bistro will be serving up its 7th annual chocolate tasting between noon and 2 p.m. and again between 5:30 and 8 p.m.

A craft fair will also take place during the day between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Palouse Community Center. Funds raised from vendor fees go to the community center as a donation.

Palouse Library has busy month ahead

Internet Selling, Sat., Apr. 4 at 11 a.m. Learn from two experienced online sellers how to supplement your family’s income with Amazon, Ebay and Etsy.

Art at the Library, Apr. 7 - 10. Volunteer art instructor Tiana Gregg-Holmes has been working with the elementary classes at Gar-Pal Elementary and their pieces of art will be on display at the Palouse Library during open hours.

Tech Tips for Running a Business, Wed., Apr. 15 at 6 p.m. Marketing expert Josh King will answer questions about using computers and the internet for your business.

The Domino Chain Reaction, Mon., Apr. 20 at 4 p.m.

Building an Outside the Box Business, Tue., Apr. 21 at 6 p.m. Learn how online marketing, relationship building and social networks can help you start or improve an existing business with Josh Wade.

Introduction to Social Media, Wed., Apr. 22 at 4 p.m.

Windows 8 Help and More, Wed., Apr. 29 at 1 p.m. Sarah McKnight will be coming back to help folks navigate the Windows Operating System 8 and more!

Storytime at the Palouse Library, every Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Skatepark concept takes shape in Palouse Story by Jeremy Vetter

When Aaron Flansburg of Palouse, Wash. first mulled over the idea of a skatepark in his hometown, he imagined a safe place for skateboarders close to home.

Nearly a decade later, the once-stalled idea was unveiled to Palouse’s public on March 11, 2015 as the Tony Kettel Skate Gardens.

Skateboarding in California three years ago, Aaron met a skatepark advocate and builder who inspired him. Then Tony Kettel donated prime Palouse land, and off the project went.

“I was thrilled with the donation of the land,” Aaron stated, “happening as our latest city proposal was falling apart.”

Aaron sees the skatepark be-

coming a part of town events such as Palouse Days, drawing more out-of-towners. The amphitheater occasionally houses concerts or plays—the mural periodically gets a new artist.

Phase One’s plans, the skatepark itself, debuted last month.

In Phase Two, not scheduled yet, the land on top of the skatepark’s steep bank becomes a family picnic area—including great views.

“The skatepark’s design offers something unique,” Aaron stated.

“It’s closer than Lewiston or Spokane, and its multi-purpose use is different than anything else.”

The local economy also benefits.

“Right now,” Aaron stated, “my family leaves here to go skateboarding. In Lewiston, we buy food and gas. We spend money

there we might’ve spent here.”

A skatepark in Palouse could change that.

“People can come to our park,” Aaron stated, “get groceries here, keep our young people here.”

While the public supported Aaron many times over, especially parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents of younger skateboarders, he must meet the critical eye of community members uncertain about the noise.

Aaron said he understands the concerns and the design’s plans reflect that.

“Our design’s solid concrete creates the quietest surface. We’re not using wood, steel, or even hollow concrete, which are much louder.”

The steep bank’s plantings that Aaron plans to include will help

deaden the noise more.

Although he heads the skatepark’s development, Aaron quickly steps aside, acknowledging his team members, Connie Newman and Kari Watkins, in bringing the project to fruition. He reiterated that Phase One wouldn’t have happened without them.

“It’s been my idea for years,” Aaron said. “I just got the ball rolling and enjoyed great help thereafter.”

To volunteer for or donate to the development and construction of the Tony Kettel Skate Gardens, contact Aaron, 509-595-1179, or his team at www.palouseskate park.com. Visit the project’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ palouse.skatepark/.

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April 2015

UI Extension meetings seek Aluminum Can Buy Back Day input from local food producers Natural Resource Conservation students at the University of Idaho (UI), in collaboration with UI Extension, will hold several public meetings throughout Latah County, to engage small acreage farmers. Persons involved in or knowledgeable about small acreage farming, horticulture, ranching or food production are encouraged to attend a meeting and provide comments.

The student-run meetings will consist of a short presentation from UI Extension, followed by a discussion session and question and answer period. Light refreshments will be provided. The meetings will be held at the following times and locations.

Moscow, UI Student Union Building, April 8, 5 - 7 p.m.

Potlatch, Scenic Six Park, April 9, 5 - 7 p.m.

Kendrick, Kendrick High School, April 13, 6 - 8 p.m.

Genesee, Corner Bar, April 15, 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Deary, Deary High School, April 16, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

According to Iris Mayes, small farms and horticulture extension educator, the meetings should generate meaningful discussion about resources and programs that meet farmers’ needs and spark community interest. “This is a fact finding mission,” Iris said. “Our goal is not to tell growers what to do, but be there for them if they need any additional resources or help.”

For more information or if you are interested in attending one of these meetings when they come to your community, please contact Iris Spring 2015 at 208-883-2269 or imayes@uidaho.edu.

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Whitman libraries gear up for penny drive Wanted: Pennies, Dimes, and Dollars too!

The Whitman County Library System holds its annual Penny Drive April 12 - 30 in honor of National Library Week, which runs April 12-18.

Each of the 14 library branches collects money to fund programs or projects that are vital to their location.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is an observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across the country. Whitman County Library celebrates the contributions of its loyal customers and dedicated staff during this special annual event.

Many school classrooms and local daycares help to gather coins and compete for an ice cream party. The celebration is hosted by the Friends of Whitman County Library featuring games and the ever popular, Reading Bear.

For further details about library programs or events, please checkout www.whitco.lib. wa.us or contact Whitman County Library toll free 1-877-733-3375. Facebook users can “like” Whitman County Library for more information.

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Mah-jongg finds new players in Potlatch

the third the playing of the game.

A Chinese game, mahjongg’s popularity amongst common folk boomed in that country after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty and the beginnings of a democracy in 1911. It became popular with expatriates living in the country, who brought the game back to America, where it gained a following amongst young women.

The game is played Learners play through a game of mah-jongg at the Potlatch library. with 144 tiles based on Chi Potlatch Public Library successfully host- nese characters and symbols. Players draw ed its first mah-jongg class last month, and is and discard tiles until they are able to form a planning more. winning hand.

The library purchased the mah-jongg game Class sizes are limited. To sign up for fuset using money from a Latah County Parks ture mah-jongg classes, residents can either go and Recreation grant. A teacher from Moscow to the library during open hours or can concomes in to teach three separate, two-and-a- tact Branch Manager Donna Quiring by phone half hour classes covering the game. The first at 208-875-1036 or email, donnashanama@ class covers history, the second strategy, and yahoo.com.

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Colton

Thu, Apr. 16, 3:15 pm: Third Thursday Program. For kids in kindergarten through sixth grade. Fun crafts & snacks!

Mondays @ 10:30 am: Colton Storytime.

Farmington

Thu, Apr. 16, 3 pm: Team Club. Farmington Team Club is a fun time for all school age children. Be there or be square!

Tuesdays @ 3 pm: Farmington Storytime.

Garfield

Wed, Apr. 1, 1 pm: Early Release Wednesday. School’s out early and there are FUN things happening at the Garfield library.

Mon, Apr. 6, 6 pm: Become a Musician. Scott Hallett can show you how he was able to go from beginner to instructor using the internet.

Wed, Apr. 29, 4 pm: Basic Computer Skills. Sarah McKnight will help folks navigate Microsoft Word/Excel, email, facebook and more!

Wednesdays @ 1:30 pm: Garfield Storytime.

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Fri, Apr. 3, 1:30 pm: Internet Selling. Learn from experienced online sellers how to supplement your family’s income with Amazon, Ebay and Etsy. Set-up help and plenty of time for questions.

Wed, Apr. 8, 1 pm: Become a Musician. Scott Hallett can show you how he was able to go from beginner to instructor using the internet.

Tuesdays @ 9:30 am: Uniontown Play & Learn.

Bovill

Thursdays @ 10:30 am: Bovill Storytime.

Deary

Thursdays @ 10 am: Deary Storytime.

Genesee

Wed, Apr. 15 - Thu, Apr. 30: Genesee Art Exhibit. This art show at the library will display works from various talented artisans, all of whom create and reside within the Genesee School District boundaries.

Thursdays @ 10 am: Genesee Storytime.

Juliaetta

Tue, Apr. 14, 4 - 5 pm: Juliaetta Book Prowlers Book Club. Join a lively discussion of a variety of books & topics. No membership required.

Tue, Apr. 21, 6 - 7 pm: Town Hall Meeting - New Library Discussion.

Town Hall Meeting to discuss a project for a new library for Juliaetta, Kendrick and surrounding areas.

Wed, Apr. 22, 12:30 - 2 pm: Civilian Conservation Corps Presentation.

Presentation and Q&A by Dan Crandall.

Thursdays @ 10:30 am: Juliaetta Storytime.

Potlatch

Mon, Apr. 27, 7 pm: Solar Cooking Presentation. Sharon Cousins will be giving a fun and informative presentation.

Fridays @ 10:30 am: Potlatch Storytime.

Troy

Fridays @ 10:30 am: Troy Storytime.

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Get up and at ‘em with these options from Moscow Parks & Rec Moscow Parks and Recreation offers a variety of recreational and learning activities for children and adults. Below are some examples of upcoming programs that they have available.

To register for an activity, or to view additional opportunities, visit the Moscow Parks and Recreation webpage at moscowrecreation. sportsites.com.

Moscow Rolling Hills Half Marathon Registration Extended!

It’s not too late to get signed up! Walkers, joggers and runners are all invited to join for this fun and challenging half-marathon through the rolling hills east of Moscow. All participants will receive dry-fit shirts and all finishers will be awarded inaugural medals. The race will use RFID chip timing. An awards ceremony and BBQ will be held at University of Idaho Parker Farm after the race, where the top three finishers overall and top three in age/gender divisions will be honored.

Race begins at 8:00 a.m., Sunday, April 12. Fee is $65 plus tax.

Green Spring Cleaning

Moscow Parks & Rec and Moscow Recycling invite you to sign up for this upcoming Green Spring Cleaning class where you will learn how to make your own safe, natural and effective household cleaners using a variety of materials, from Castille soap to essential oils, for just pennies! You will also get to create and take home your own “Green Cleaning” kit. All supplies provided. Registration closes April 12th — don’t miss out!

Wednesday, April 22. 7 - 9 p.m. at the Hamilton Indoor Recreation Center. $10 for residents, $12 for non-residents. Ages 18 and up.

Girls’ Junior/Senior Fast Pitch Softball

Time is running out — register soon for Moscow Parks & Rec’s Junior/Senior Softball!

Girls’ Junior (3rd – 5th grade) and Senior (6th – 8th grade) Fast Pitch Softball leagues combine teams from Moscow, Pullman, Genesee, Troy and surrounding communities. Games are held in each team’s respective city; transportation to and from games are the responsibility of the player. Price includes a team uniform shirt and visor.

League starts the week of May 4. Post season tournament starts June 19 – 20. Juniors: Register now – April 5. Seniors: Register now – April 12. Resident: $54.75, Non-Resident: $55.75 (plus tax).

Aquaponics Workshop

Join this short workshop and learn about aquaponics, a fun and fascinating food production method, from 8 a.m. – noon on Saturday, April 25. Instructor Jeanelle Miller will walk through the basic principles of aquaponic growing ecosystems, go over several build examples and blueprints that can be created for your family or neighborhood, discuss potential plants, fish, and care and maintenance for specific systems, and alternative additions to aquaponic systems that are currently being used to close nutrient loops, increase robustness, and reduce impacts further. Registration is open now – April 24.

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helping hands

Troy works to support ACS Thrift Store and Food Bank out.”

Deary and Troy’s ACS stores total 42 volunteers between them. Only five are Seventh-day Adventist and the rest come from the churches, communities, and outlying towns, such as Bovill and Elk River, of the Troy and Deary area.

The food banks receive donations from many different sources. Additionally, Pat’s employees order food each month at the Troy Market.

Thanks to the donations of a local building crew, Pat Crew stands in front of the Troy ACS Thrift Store and Food Bank. the Deary store houses a processing building on its property, which the Story and photo by Jeremy Vetter Troy location currently lacks. In Deary, Pat’s About a year and a half ago, Troy’s food volunteers sort clothing items and food donabank went up for sale. Unable to bear the tions, as well as furniture and large appliances, thought of losing a food bank, Pat Crew, of anything a house would need.

Helmer, the director of the Deary Seventh-day Anything that can be spruced up and reAdventist Community Services (ACS for short) sold, she takes -- but not to make money.

Thrift Store and Food Bank, gathered funds and “We’re delighted and appreciative of everythree weeks later was directing the Troy ACS thing the community’s given us,” Pat said. “We Thrift Store and Food Bank as well. try to make it better than it was and get it out to “With the Troy store,” Pat said, “I feel that people at a discount price. We’re here to serve, the Lord went before us and opened doors and not to make money. We want to represent Jesus closed windows and made everything work Christ.”

Various donations of time and effort from community members have improved the Troy store. Among these improvements are a covered wheelchair ramp, new wiring for both the store and the food bank, additions on the front, and a hand railing inside.

However, the Troy store still needs help to increase its service. Every year, the food bank in the old basement floods up to an inch of water, and the conditions are less than ideal.

Pat wants to build a ground-level food bank that attaches to the current building. She has a builder ready to go, donating his time to the project. What she needs is about $82,000 for supplies and other necessities. With the outpouring of community support over the last three decades, she’s confident this project will go ahead, and she prays it does by spring.

“The Lord has continued to bless, and our business has grown to the point where we can comfortably keep both stores going financially.

This new food bank would make things safer for volunteers and be a better service to the community.”

Troy’s ACS store and food bank is open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, while Deary’s is open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. Both stores take donations of food and used items. To donate funds to the building project in Troy, get a hold of Pat in Troy at 208-835-3000 or Deary at 208-8777414.

Red Cross restructuring brings Idaho-Montana merger Story by Clayton Rennie

President Franklin D. Roosevelt first declared March as Red Cross month in 1943. Since then, the organization has become synonymous with disaster relief across the country and here in North Idaho. Having celebrated its storied past, the American Red Cross now looks toward the future.

The Idaho and Montana chapters of the Red Cross are reorganizing into a two-state region, consolidating resources, volunteers, and expertise in order to provide more expedient disaster relief.

The American Red Cross of Idaho and Montana will serve over 2.4 million people in 95 counties spread over 230,000 square miles.

This restructuring meant

tough fiscal decisions. The administrative office in Lewiston was closed with the intention of redirecting the funds to other efforts.

Anna Fernández-Gevaert, the regional communications director, stated, “This does not mean we are not dedicated to the area; we are more dedicated than ever. All the local resources and volunteers are intact and we are using the funds for new programs.”

These choices enabled the Red Cross to invest nationwide an additional $14 million each year to invest more in volunteer training, provide greater financial assistance to victims of natural disasters, improve their fleets of emergency service vehicles, and launch a new campaign about disaster awareness.

The Home Fire Preparedness Campaign is one element of this campaign, designed to reduce the number of home fire deaths and injuries by 25 percent over the next five years. Red Cross volunteers will canvass pre-selected neighborhoods to educate and prepare households regarding home fire safety and will be installing smoke detectors in these homes as needed.

Within the past month, they have visited the towns of Twin Falls and Eagle in East Idaho, with more events planned in the coming months and years.

The Red Cross is not a government agency and relies on donations and the dedication of its volunteers. Flood and wildfire seasons are just around the corner

and local Red Cross disaster teams across Idaho and Montana are preparing to respond.

“There are many ways to help the Red Cross,” says Colleen Tone, regional disaster officer for the American Red Cross of Idaho and Montana. “One of the very best ways to make a difference is by joining us as a volunteer, and Red Cross Month is the perfect time to get started.”

Anyone who joins a local disaster team will learn how to set up and operate shelters, distribute food and other supplies, and be source of solace and guidance when those impacted by disasters need it most. Education about the many types of volunteer opportunities at the Red Cross is available at redcross.org/idaho.

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Agency works to address community needs know where to send them,” said Executive Director Paige Collins.

On the nutrition side, CoA-HS oversees several Whitman County programs, including congregate meal sites, Photo courtesy of Craig VanTine Participants in last year’s March for Meals work to raise mon- commodity disey for the Council on Aging and Human Services. tribution and Meals on Wheels.

Story by Sam Johnson Transportation services pro The Council on Aging and Hu- vide help for anyone with special man Services (CoA-HS), based in transportation needs. “Any one Colfax, has been providing valu- of us could have a time in our life able services in Washington and where we have a special transporIdaho since it was founded in 1976. tation need,” said Transportation CoA-HS focuses primarily Director Craig VanTine, “whether on nutrition and transportation you get injured or your car stops needs, but is available to help com- running or something else hapmunity members with any hard- pens.” ships they might be facing. “My The COAST transportation progoal is that people can come here gram provides direct services for for any need and we’ll at least citizens who need access to basic

necessities or activities enhancing the quality of their lives. Services are available to the general public in Asotin, Garfield and Whitman Counties in Washington and for elderly and disabled persons in Nez Perce, Lewis, Latah, Idaho and Clearwater Counties in Idaho.

Volunteer drivers are always needed for the program, especially in Pullman and Colfax. Volunteers are reimbursed for mileage and can sign on to help as their schedule allows.

On Saturday, April 25, CoA-HS will host a March for Meals fundraiser at the City Playfields in Pullman from 10 a.m. to noon. “People can just show up and walk,” said Paige. Raffle prizes and other fun activities are planned for the morning.

For more information about transportation services, toll free numbers are available for Washington, 1-800-873-9996, and Idaho, 1-800-967-2899. For information on other programs, call 509-397-4305 or visit coa-hs.org.

ATVP hosts Champagne Tea fundraiser Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse will host their Second Annual Champagne Tea fundraiser on Saturday, April 18, at the WSU Brelsford Visitor Center, with seatings at 4:30 and 7 p.m.

The fundraiser will feature a traditional English Tea served with gourmet petite sandwiches, tarts and sweet bites, along with a selection of teas, and champagne.

The event will also feature live music. The Harmonia String Trio will perform at the 4:30 seating and The Clearwater Wind Quintet at 7. A no host bar and silent auction will also be featured.

Tickets cost $22.50 per person and can be purchased at www.atvp.org.

Moscow Farmers Market

The Moscow Farmers Market was founded in 1977. The Market is the oldest market in the State of Idaho and the first market to accept EBT and SNAP benefits. Voted #1 Farmers Market in the State of Idaho through the American Farmland Trust contest.

The Moscow Farmers Market is a popular event celebrating local farmers, artists, craftspeople & musicians.

The Farmers Market is located downtown on Main Street and in Friendship Square. It is held each Saturday, May through October, from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Local musicians perform from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. www.ci.moscow.id.us

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Association seeks to expand Latah Trail Story by Jeremy Vetter

The Latah Trail Foundation started work over 15 years ago. Its reason for existence was to create a paved trail from Moscow to Troy along what used to be the Moscow-Arrow railroad line.

Enjoyed by bicyclists, runners, hikers, and sometimes cross-country skiers, the Latah Trail now boasts 11 miles of paved pathway, picking up at the University of Idaho’s Paradise Path.

Just after entering Troy’s Bear Creek Canyon, the pavement stops. But the trail keeps going another four miles on gravel. That’s where the Latah Trail Foundation steps in. They have a goal of paving another mile into Bear Creek Canyon.

Ashley Lipscomb, executive director of the Latah Trail Foundation, noted how the trail promotes the value of recreational trails.

“Overall, trails add quality of life for current residents and attractive benefits for future residents,” Ashley said.

Trail maintenance and resurfacing, not to mention new paving, cost money. The foundation runs primarily on financial support of members and community donors, as well as a few grants here and there.

To raise money last month, the Latah Trail Foundation hosted its first ever Bike Shorts

film festival. The event was a success, bringing in about $3,500. The most successful fundraiser is the annual silent auction, and regular support from loyal donors also helps the foundation meet its obligations.

By donating or planting trees in lieu of money, community members also help the trail.

In November, 2014, over a dozen volunteers both young and old helped plant thirteen trees

by Butte Road’s grain silos.

“People like to feel invested in the trail, and it doesn’t have to be monetary,” Ashley stated.

Andy Grant, department head of Latah County Parks and Recreation, takes physical care of the trail. Whenever maintenance needs to be done or improvements made, Andy, who works closely with the Latah Trail Foundation to secure trail funds, is the man for the job.

Some of the amenities being discussed for Bear Creek Canyon are Pet Poop Pick-up stations and disposals. These can help keep the remote, narrow trail clear and more enjoyable.

“Bear Creek Canyon is a great taste of canyon country so close to many towns in Latah County,” Andy said. “People love Bear Creek Canyon. They’re passionate about using and exploring it.”

Another 3/4 mile of trail in Bear Creek Canyon now belongs to the Latah Trail. This acquisition is a step toward a goal of connecting the

Troy and Kendrick trails, a process that’s moving slowly.

“Acquiring land is not a quick process, nor should it be,” Ashley stated. “Respectful negotiations are important. Addressing landowner concerns, particularly in more remote areas like Bear Creek Canyon, are a priority for us.”

On April 25, the Latah Trail Foundation coordinates a workday in Bear Creek Canyon. So for those who dislike waiting, volunteers who come to work can get a sneak peak from 9 am to 1 pm.

“On April 25 we’ll be moving the fence line and brushing new trail for users. Come out and see Bear Creek Canyon. Help us brush new trail!” Ashley said.

Amenities like Pet Poop Pick-up stations and disposals will likely be installed that day, too, so there are many jobs that need tended to.

The work benefits a lot of people.

“Recreation is a huge component to many people’s lives outside of work,” Ashley said.

“The Latah Trail Foundation exists because our foundation founders saw the overall good in trail systems. Let’s keep the momentum going.”

To help the foundation keep the trail alive, donations are welcome. Go to the Latah Trail Foundation’s website, at www.latahtrailfoun dation.org, and donate online, pay by check, or call 208-874-3860 for more details.

“Beans ‘n’ Jeans” raises funds for Palouse Habitat Palouse Habitat for Humanity will be holding their “Beans ‘n’ Jeans” fundraiser On Saturday, April 18, from 5:30 – 9 p.m. at the SEL Event Center in Pullman.

“Beans ‘n’ Jeans is really critical for us,” said Executive Director Jennifer Wallace. The organization depends entirely on local donations, and does not receive

funding from Habitat International. Last year, 275 attendees raised a total of $38,000.

Palouse Habitat was recently awarded a $70,000 grant from Thrivent Financial that will help cover some of the costs of building the organization’s next home in Moscow. “The timing of this award is excellent,” Jennifer said,

“and we hope to raise the other half of the cost to build the Moscow home.”

Money raised will go towards building materials and other expenses, including Palouse Habitat’s home repair program, which provides construction support for families living in poverty, mostly in the form of add-ons.

The event includes dinner, a live band and several auctions throughout the evening. CD’s Smoke Pit will provide BBQ and Forgotten Freight will perform music.

Tickets to the event cost $40 and can be purchased at www. palousehabitat.org or by calling 208-883-8502.

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PCEI leads cleanups for Pullman, Paradise Creeks

Photo courtesy of PCEI

The Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute is sponsoring two cleanup days in April. Volunteers are needed to help remove garbage in and around Pullman Stream and Paradise Creek.

The 11th Annual Pullman Stream Cleanup will take place on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Volunteers will meet at Spring Street Park, where the Mayor will speak after registration. The first 200 volunteers will also get a t-shirt.

The 25th Annual Paradise Creek Cleanup will happen on Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the PCEI Nature Center in Moscow before working to beautify Moscow’s waterways.

Both events will reward volunteers with donated food and drinks.

Volunteers are advised to “Please wear work clothes and sturdy shoes.

Be prepared for both sun and cold weather. Remember warm layers, rain gear, sun-block, hat, water bottle, snacks, sunglasses, etc.”

To register as a volunteer for one or both of the cleanups, visit www. pcei.org/volunteer-event-registration/.

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Dash has been with WCHS since June of 2014. He is incredibly smart and inquisitive. He prefers to be with those he knows and trusts; we’d like to place Dash in a quiet home without other dogs, children, or cats. He would do best in a home with someone who is familiar with science-based (positive reinforcement) training methods and who will respect that Dash may be uncomfortable with intense physical contact and has specific boundaries.

Dash is currently in training for his anxiety and other related behaviors.

Stanley currently lives in one of our community cat rooms, and is doing well with the 3 other male cats he shares a space with. We’ve found he does alright with cats that can take his angsty personality and won’t try to challenge him to be “top cat”. He loves to sit high on our cat trees and watch everything and everyone below him.

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Thompson Barn Home Decor Store Grand Opening 9am - 5pm, Tekoa (pg. 15 ad)

Open Mic @ Palouse’s Green Frog Cafe, 6 p.m.

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Easter Egg Hunts (pg. 7) Thompson Barn Home Decor Store Grand Opening 9am - 5pm, Tekoa (pg. 15 ad) Moscow Renaissance Fair Poster Unveiling 4pm @ One World Café (pg. 11)

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Palouse Spring Open House & Craft Fair (pg. 12) Pullman Stream Cleanup 10am - 1pm (pg. 19) LCHS Brews & BBQ 4pm @ Moscow Am. Leg. Cabin (pg. 10)

7pm @ Kendrick & Potlatch VFW Halls

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PCEI Family Campfire 6 - 8:30pm @ PCEI (pg. 6) UI Ext. Input Meeting (pg. 13) 6:30 - 8:30pm @ Deary High School RTOP “Mary Poppins” Opening Night 7:30pm @ RTOP (pg. 28)

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Potlatch Lions Club Red, White, & Brew 7pm @ Potlatch Depot (pg. 6) Red, White, & Brew (pg. 6) 7pm @ Potlatch Depot

Potlatch VFW Meeting 7pm @ Potlatch VFW Hall

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Mr. DHS 7pm @ Deary High Gym (pg. 10)

Kendrick, Potlatch VFW Meetings

Cleaning (pg. 15) Troy Jr. High Science Fair 3:30 - 5:30pm @ Troy High School ilton Rec. Center

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business matters

Bootcamp helped Colton man build his business

Ed Robertson holds a Badger Brace outside his shop at 502 Steptoe in Colton.

Story by Jeremy Vetter

For over a decade, Ed Robertson harbored an idea to build a better ankle brace for athletes and non-athletes suffering from injury.

He received a patent last year and talked about it with Pullman Regional Hospital’s CEO, Scott Ad-

ams, a big believer in healthcare innovation. Scott offered to sponsor Ed’s enrollment in the Be the Entrepreneur Bootcamp, held each summer by Palouse Knowledge Corridor (see below).

The Bootcamp changed everything.

“What I got from the Bootcamp

was a crash course in the tools to be a successful businessman in today’s environment,” Ed said.

Before the Bootcamp, Ed possessed a prototype and a patent but not much else. After, he started putting a lot of things together. Badger Braces took off.

“I learned about funding strategies and made connections with an attorney, accountant, and banker,” Ed stated.

Six months later, Ed held a product in his hand, ready for sale.

“I went into the Bootcamp with a prototype and a patent,” he said. “If not for the Palouse Knowledge Corridor and the Bootcamp, I would probably still just have a prototype sitting under my desk.”

Growing up in a small business family, his parents owning a building supplies store, Ed knew the importance of small business in a community. He committed himself to bootstrapping his business with as much free family labor as

he could get.

His son, Nick, a recent Washington State University transfer, helps him with operations as does his wife, Ferris, who contributed the idea of including a reusable mesh bag with the brace, something no other brace offers.

He’s done all that in Colton, where he’s lived for the past 18 years.

“We love this community,” Ed stated. “We want Colton to thrive.

That means you need a diverse, robust business environment. One or two new small businesses in a little town like Colton can have a significant impact.”

Ed wants to offer a service to people they currently lack or get in poorer quality. It’s why he lives where he does and does what he does.

“At the end of the day,” Ed said, “here in Colton, I want to make a difference more than make a buck.

And in Colton, I think I can do both.”

For more information about Badger Braces, go online at www. badgeranklebraces.com.

Palouse Knowledge Corridor recruits KJ7 hosts training on social media for business development for Entrepreneur Bootcamp Contributed by Elizabeth Prasil of Palouse Knowledge Corridor

Small businesses have a huge impact on the economy, both here on the Palouse and across the country. According to the Small Business Association, the 23 million small businesses in the United States provide 55 percent of all jobs and account for 55 percent of all U.S. sales — and the SBA projects those numbers to continue growing.

But becoming a successful entrepreneur isn’t easy. That’s why the Palouse Knowledge Corridor introduced the Be the Entrepreneur Bootcamp, which aims to foster entrepreneurship and regional connections.

Applications are being accepted for the 2015 Bootcamp, which is June 14-18 in Pullman and Moscow, and scholarships are available.

The Bootcamp will prepare individuals for business in three tracks: Health, Technology, and Agriculture. During the five-day, intensive training, entrepreneurs will connect with mentors, business leaders, and business advisers across the Palouse. From crafting a business plan to pitching to investors, the Bootcamp is about getting entrepreneurs off the ground.

More information about the Bootcamp can be found online at www. pkcecamp.com.

The Kendrick, Juliaetta and 7 Ridges Community Development Association will host its second business training session on Friday, April 17th at the Kendrick Senior Center. Media consultant Josh King will return to lead a workshop on using social media for business development.

Josh is the founder of Tinderbox Consulting based out of Spokane.

According to the company’s website, “Tinderbox Consulting has one goal: to help small business owners challenge the traditional way of running and marketing a small business.”

In his first session, Josh presented the topic of “How to Build and Execute a Small Business Social Media Strategy,” with discussion of work

by Simon Sinek regarding “The Why of Your Business.” This workshop was a great success, providing not only valuable information, but also an opportunity to network with local businesspeople.

In this workshop, Josh will help participants develop a practical social media strategy, based on their existing marketing plan and general marketing best practices. An informal networking session will precede the presentation, and appetizers will be served.

The session is Friday, April 17 at the Kendrick Senior Center, 104 S 6th Street, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP to reserve a space by contacting Joy Lindner at 208-276-3640 or joylindner@yahoo.com.

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Local medical service fills a transportation void Story by Clayton Rennie

On Jan. 14, 2014, Palouse Area Care and Transport EMS (PACT EMS) first opened as a Moscow-based private ambulance company; two hours later, they received their first call for a cardiac patient transport from Gritman Medical to Kootenai Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.

For the past century, emergency medical services in the region have been provided solely by public-run or volunteer ambulance and fire organizations. EMS volunteers have provided excellent and rapid care to medical facilities. Many in the area maintain certification and licensure equivalent or exceeding full-time agencies.

After patients have been evaluated at a hospital and a higher level of care has been identified, it is often difficult for volunteer services to arrange long-term transport for a non-critical patient.

PACT EMS co-founder Troy Zachariasen, a former paramedic with the Moscow Volunteer Fire Department, observed that it could take as long as 12 hours to secure transport. Seeing these needs, he and his partners established a private ambulance service with full-time, compensated personnel.

PACT EMS fills a void in local emergency

care: transporting patients from the hospital to their homes when they leave with a terminal illness, inter-facility transfers over long distances, and emergency and non-emergency transport for patients who require medical care and supervision.

In the past year alone, PACT EMS responded to over 225 calls transferring patients to specialty care facilities as far away as Boise, Portland and Seattle. Their ambulances and staff are equipped for such long periods of care and treatment.

Their staff includes skilled drivers, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics and registered nurses. Each ambulance is equipped at both the basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS) levels.

BLS medical supplies include glucometers, pulse oximetry meters, splints, bandages, oxygen tanks and masks and spinal immobilization equipment. ALS equipment is more specialized and requires paramedics to operate, but allows for more comprehensive monitoring and care.

This specialized equipment and highly trained staff make a PACT EMS ambulance equivalent to a mobile emergency room.

PACT EMS encourages all their employees to also volunteer with EMS services in their community. Currently, their staff also serves in

Wawawai Canyon Winery relocates to Uniontown

The Wawawai Canyon Winery, a staple along the Pullman-Moscow highway for close to a decade, has moved their tasting room to Uniontown.

Founded by David and Stacia Moffet, it challenged conventional thinking about winemaking in the formidable location of the Wawawai Canyonlands. Characterized by marginally fertile soil and steep slopes, it is an unlikely site on which to grow grapes.

With the help and encouragement of Lewiston viticulturist Bob Wing, the venture was a success and had the distinction of being the first established commercial winery in Whitman County since Prohibition.

Today it is better known by locals and regional wine enthusiasts for its artistic decorum, hospitality, use of innovative wine production techniques, and well-balanced red wines.

The vineyard excels at producing small lots of wine including: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Lemberger, Sauvignon Blanc, and Rkatsiteli.

The vineyard only yields 1,000 cases per year, a testament to the dedication to only produce wines of significant depth and complexity.

Wawawai Canyon Winery’s new tasting room is located at 202 Montgomery, Uniontown, Wash. Their hours are Friday through Saturday from 12 - 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 - 4 p.m. or by appointment. The facility features regular art exhibits, and can be rented to accommodate wine tastings involving larger groups, and for catered events.

PACT EMS administrator Josh Kimbrow presents 1 of 5 donated automated external defibrilators to Deputy Gilbertson for the Latah County Sheriffs Office.

Potlatch, Deary, Troy and Julietta-Kendrick.

Josh Kimbrow, the Agency Administrator, said, “Our goal is to supplement 9-1-1 services in the area to create a better healthcare system in the community. If you’re in a true emergency or you’re at home, dial 9-1-1. When you need to get somewhere else, that’s what we’re here for.”

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Nurseries budding for spring plantings

Brodi Roetcisoender, 8, of Kendrick helps get Simple Joys Garden Center up and running for the spring planting season. The store is opening a large garden center this month to expand its offerings of plants, seeds and garden essentials.

Although it’s felt like spring for a while on the Palouse, it’s only been a few weeks since the season officially got its start. As the hills turn more solidly green, now’s the time to get seeds and plants into the dirt.

There’s no shortage of spots to pick up trees and tomato plants on

the Palouse. Nurseries come in all shapes and sizes around here.

Simple Joys in Kendrick is a newer entry into the field, having started their garden center last year. “We’re going full force this year and taking over where the hardware store left off,” said Brenda Roetcisoender. “We’re going to

open for our extended hours on April 20, then we’ll be Monday to Saturday, nine to five.”

Brenda’s family may have had something to do with the decision to get into the business. “My daughter Sara has always been interested in gardening – she loves the heirloom seeds and heirloom plants,” Brenda said. “My husband also sells organic fertilizer so it all kind of rolled into this…I think we’re going to specialize in organic products.”

Moscow & Pullman Building Supply is finishing up work on a new Pullman location, which will be opening on April 16.

Fiddler’s Ridge Satellite Nursery in Moscow is moving locations.

It will now be located at the NRS Warehouse on the corner of Blaine St. and State Hwy 8, across from the mall it was formerly housed in.

For green thumbs and the justplain-green, now’s the time to get out and pay the nurseries a visit.

After all, spring won’t last forever.

Moscow donut shop under new ownership

Buy the Dozen owner Kris Wallace, who recently won on the TV show Donut Showdown, sold her shop to Ray and Jennifer Wallace of Moscow. In the above picture, customers line up for free mini donuts to celebrate the hand off.

Nurseries of the Palouse

Forest Nursery 1298 Kennedy Ford Rd, Hwy 95 (208) 875-1777

Many Ruts Ranch Greenhouse & Crafts 265 6th St (208) 875-1924

Fiddler’s Ridge Garden & Nature Store 1001 Fiddlers Ridge Loop (208) 875-1003

Hash Tree Co & Wholesale Nursery 1199 Bear Creek Rd (208) 875-1000

Farmington

Wildlife Habitat Nursery 1025 E Hatter Creek Rd (208) 875-2500

Garfield

Pullman Building Supply 400 SE Fairmont (208) 882-4716 SYG Nursery & Landscaping, Inc 3252 Brayton Rd (509) 332-2503 Ace Hardware 1690 S Grand Ave (509) 332-1450

Potlatch Colfax

Harvard Princeton

Palouse

Bovill

Viola Deary Pullman

Moscow

Troy

North Country Landscaping & Nursery 333 Troy Hwy (208) 882-6878

Kendrick

Colton Uniontown

Genesee

Mary’s Nursery & Landscaping 221 W Oak St (208) 285-1768

Fiddler’s Ridge Satellite Nursery Blaine & State Hwy 8 (In the NRS Warehouse) (208) 875-1003

Juliaetta

Simple Joys 609 E Main St (208) 289-2614

Moscow Building Supply 760 N. Main (208) 882-4716

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Home inspections and negotiation - What’s fair to ask a seller to fix?

Contributed by Jennifer O’Brien of Windermere Real Estate

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It’s spring on the Palouse and we are seeing the usual influx of rain in crawlspaces! I have spent quite a few hours dealing with sump pumps, leaking gutters and water intrusion in basements. All are a result of property home inspections, and for the most part, a large surprise to the seller. Inspections normally take place after a buyer has an accepted offer on a property.

Buyers sometimes presume that sellers are required to address all problems uncovered in a home inspection. This is not necessarily the case. It’s important to keep in mind that inspections and appraisals are two separate things.

An inspector is there to represent the buyer and their job is to determine the condition of the home. An appraiser represents the buyer’s lender and is there to determine the value of the home. Certain types of loans (VA, FHA and USDA) may have more stringent requirements for condition than a conventional loan (for example, no peeling paint, no cracked windows, etc.) In such cases, the appraiser may actually require repairs in order for the borrower to get a loan to purchase the property.

That being said, before evaluating inspection results, be aware that home inspections ordinarily detail problems plus basic suggestions from the inspector related to both maintenance and upgrades. Especially in this market, it’s advisable for buyers to focus on actual problems, not upgrades. Asking a seller to install upgrades to a property is like asking them to raise the price! One of the reasons a seller fills out a property disclosure (which buyers should see prior to, or within 3 days of making an offer) is so that buyers have some idea of the condition of the property prior to formulating

their offering price. The next step is the building inspection, which should hopefully uncover any issues that weren’t apparent to the seller when they made their disclosures. Finally, the appraiser will determine that the house meets criteria for whatever loan program the borrower is using.

Tips for Negotiating After Your Inspection Buyers should go through the list of issues with their Realtor and decide what is fair to negotiate, keeping in mind a practical strategy. It is often best to choose your battles. If there are a couple of major items and many smaller ones, it is often better to only request the major ones.

In instances where there are many moderate issues, perhaps requesting the most important ones would be more successful than compiling an outrageous laundry list. I recently closed a transaction where the seller was a contractor, so although there were lots of small items on the report, it was okay for the buyer to ask for them. Conversely, if the buyer had been comfortable with making small repairs, it would have been beneficial to them to offer to do so. A successful negotiation is one where all parties feel comfortable with the outcome.

What Happens Next?

Once the inspection report has been received, the buyer reviews the report with their agent/ broker and then determines appropriate items for repair requests. They then submit requests on an “Inspection Contingency Release Addendum.”

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An artist and a barn

In Uniontown, the Dahmens helped make the community the “place to be” for area artists and artisans to show their work and hold events. It all began with a Christmas present Steve Dahmen gave his wife Junette over 60 years ago, a fence made out of steel wheels, and their desire to help the town where both were born and raised.

Story and photos by Barry Johnson

Having spent her entire life in Uniontown, artist Junette Dahmen no doubt has a few secrets she could tell.

But those stories will have to wait for another day, because she’s keeping them to herself for now.

Along with her age, which I swore not to divulge.

Her art, however, is no mystery. And with over 60 years of painting under her belt, her collection is overflowing, which is why Artisans at the Dahmen Barn held a show in her honor last month to help find a few of those pieces a new home.

“My husband got me an oil painting set one Christmas,” Junette said of her beginnings as an artist. “I didn’t like it.”

Instead, she decided to take a class on painting with watercolors in Moscow, which she immediately enjoyed as a medium and has been dedicated to ever since.

It’s of course no coincidence that Junette has a name in common with the Dahmen Barn

The Dahmen Barn in Uniontown has become a hub for local artists and artisans since opening in 2006. The barn was donated to the city by Steve and Junette Dahmen, who bought it from his Uncle Jack Dahmen in 1953. The fence, built by Steve, has helped make the barn an iconic landmark for the town.

or it’s transformation into a home for artisans’ continued to grow. “When friends saw what we work from across the region. were doing, they became interested and began After World War II, she married the boy bringing in wheels they dug up from their iron who grew up across the creek from her, Steve piles.”

Dahmen, whose uncle Eventually, the fence also farmed around grew to over 1,000 Uniontown. wheels of every shape “Uncle Jack and size.

Dahmen had a dairy When explaining how here in the ‘30s,” the barn came to be doJunette explained. The nated to the town for barn was sometimes use as a place to exhibused for dances in its it and sell works of art, early days.

Junette quipped that, “When his boys “Steve didn’t want to lose grew up and moved the fence, so he gave the away to do other Artist Junette Dahmen, shown here with some of barn to Uniontown Comthings, he didn’t want her work that’s on display, has lived near the barn munity Development Asto milk cows anymore. she once owned with her husband Steve for de- sociation to take over.”

So Steve and I decided cades. In March, Artisans at the Dahmen Barn held It all seemed a perto buy it,” Junette said. a special show in her honor, featuring the art she fect fit in the end. The That was in 1953. created during more than six decades of painting. barn was restored to its She explained how former glory, the fence the barn deteriorated over the years. But as remains a work of farm art that helps give it a Junette’s artistic talents bloomed, Steve began unique charm for displaying artisans’ work and an art project of his own by creating the steel- hosting events, and Junette’s paintings help wheel fence that has become the trademark of create an important perspective for the art hisDahmen Barn. tory of the region.

In a story Junette wrote about the fence in Junette couldn’t begin to guess how many the early ‘90s, she said, “There are wheels from paintings she has created over the years. “I’ve every kind of machine, an antique baby buggy, sold gobs of them,” she said. “I mostly make up threshing machines, push-binder whells, side- my stuff. I don’t copy it. I love oceans and mounwinder or side delivery rakes, old hay rakes, tains, so I paint a lot of that line.” and gears of every kind, large or small…. The Unlike many artists, she doesn’t use photos largest are two steam engine wheels donated or sit in front of a subject for hours. She simfor the fence by Tom Busch in memory of his fa- ply creates most of her paintings from her head ther, Chris Busch, who collected steam engines. and her memory to form unique images.

The smallest are two-inch wheels from manure And although she wouldn’t divulge any gosspreaders.” sip or tall tales about the town, she did provide They began collecting the wheels in the a tip on being successful in life: early ‘70s, she wrote. “First came the barnyard “You have to be happy all the time,” she said. gate made out of rake tines.” From there, it just “That’s the secret.”

April 2015

April happenings at the Dahmen Barn

There are always plenty of reasons to take a trip out to the Dahmen Barn, and April is no different. Have a look at some of the upcoming classes, exhibits and performances to see what sparks your interest.

The Dahmen Barn is open Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. To see information about more upcoming events and classes, visit www.artisanbarn.org.

Power of Three – exhibit of works by 28 Palouse Women Artists. April 3 – 26. The opening reception for this exhibit will be held Friday, April 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. Palouse Women Artists will be the featured group of the month, with each work displaying the theme “Power of Three.” All works will be for sale. The women in the group work in many different mediums comprised of watercolor, collage, encaustic, fiber, assemblage, oil, ceramic, glass, photography and more.

Annual Art Demonstration Day. April 11, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calling all book-o-philes! This year the theme for the special event is books – books of all types and things made from books or information about books! This will be the 9th annual Art Demonstration Day. Engage with artists who create books, alter books, bine books or who make art from books.

Hog Heaven Big Band plays swing music. April 25, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Springtime swingin’ at the Dahmen Barn with the Palouse’s best big band – The Hog Heaven Big Band. Bring your sweetie and your dancin’ shoes and staved ears (after a long winter without a Hog Heaven Big Band fix) – only $5 per person.

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Regional Theatre of the Palouse readies “Mary Poppins” still wants any secrets kept close to the vest until audiences can watch them personally.

The pool of volunteers and performers that RTOP consistently uses come from the community. John values their willingPhoto courtesy of RTOP ness to particiKelli Barham plays Lilly and Luke McGreevy plays Collin in the Broadway musical version pate. of “Secret Garden,” presented by Regional Theatre of the Palouse.

“We always have a combination of professionals, the comStory by Jeremy Vetter munity, and students that perform in our pro The Regional Theatre of the Palouse (RTOP) ductions and comprise our crews,” John said. puts on theatrical performances for audiences RTOP holds auditions twice a year, and they several times a year, using area cast and crew to make each person, whether young or old, comproduce its shows. They don’t quit in between pete for each part. There are also always chancshows, either, running their successful Per- es for someone new to get the part. forming Arts School when they’re not staging a “Each show, including ‘Mary Poppins,’ has performance. new performers and performers who have This month, they open their showing of the been with Regional Theatre Of the Palouse in musical “Mary Poppins,” a large-scale Broad- past productions,” John said. way show complete with a flying Mary Pop- Since the cast comes from the Palouse and pins. John Rich, managing artistic director of surrounding towns, so does the supporting RTOP, has pointed out the creative ways RTOP crew. This cast in particular has come from will present this musical, confessing that he Whitman and Latah counties, though other

outlying towns also have seen their residents represented before.

“People travel from as far away as Lewiston and Clarkston to contribute,” John stated. “Even the town of Tensed has contributed to RTOP.” John stated that he stays on the lookout for more help, including painters, set builders, costume and makeup assistants, and performers.

The Performing Arts School began within a year of RTOP’s opening in 2007. With eight separate camps in summer for ages 8 to 16 and the Performance Workshop for all ages, RTOP’s Performing Arts School runs throughout the year. Also, RTOP hires professionals for everything they teach.

“Our Performing Arts School was always a dream of mine,” John stated, “where people of all ages could learn and grow as performers.”

John welcomes new people to RTOP. Without dedicated volunteers, RTOP wouldn’t be able to function.

“We want to keep the arts vibrant and alive in our part of the country. If people have the interest they should come on out and step into the spotlight,” John stated.

“Mary Poppins” opens April 16. Tickets may be purchased Monday to Friday by calling the box office at 509-334-0750 or stopping by in person. Located at 122 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman, the box office is 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. More information about performances or the Performing Arts School is available online at www. rtoptheatre.org.

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” runs April 3 - 11 at WSU’s Jones Theatre

An exhibit of watercolors by 15 members of the Palouse Watercolor Socius wil be at Café Artista until June 2. The café is located at 218 S Main St. in Moscow. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The above painting is “Boise River” by Gabriella Ball.

Lobotomies and electroshock treatments are weaponized in Dale Wasserman’s play, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” which will run at Washington State University’s Jones Theatre April 3, 4, 10 and 11. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. nightly with 2 p.m. matinees April 4 and 11.

In the play, based on Ken Kesey’s novel, the roguish R. P. McMurphy contrives to serve a short sentence in an airy Oregon psychiatric institution instead of prison. He soon realizes his miscalculation, however, when he clashes with the fierce Nurse Ratched in an escalating contest of wills with life-altering consequences.

The production contains strong language and mild adult themes. “‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ is undoubtedly an American classic,” said Benjamin Gonzales, the production’s director. “It’s about how we as people put labels on those who need help, or are simply not like us, and send them into exile for not being ‘normal.’”

Reserved seating costs $10 for adults and $8 for seniors (60+), students and youth. Groups of eight or more are eligible for a discount.

Tickets may be purchased in advance at TicketsWest outlets, including online at http://www.ticketswest.com/events/wsu-performing-arts/10391/, by phone at 800-325-SEAT (7328), and in person at the Beasley Coliseum ticket office (10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays). Same-day tickets will be available at the Daggy Hall box office beginning two hours before each performance.

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Choral Society to give two performances in April of the Idaho Bach Festival.

“Israel in Egypt” was composed by George Handel in 1739, and is composed using selected passages from the Old Testament. The threepiece composition follows the story of the Israelites from the death of Joseph through the exodus out of Egypt.

The first performance of “Israel in Egypt” will Photo courtesy of Palouse Choral Society The Palouse Choral Society performs “A German Requiem, op. 45” by Johannes take place on Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the UI Brahms in Uniontown’s St. Boniface Catholic Church for a 2014 performance.

Administration Auditori The Palouse Choral Soci- Prairies and Clearwater re- um. The second will take place Sunday, April 19 at 4:00 p.m. in ety (PCS), in concert with the gions.

University of Idaho Vandaleers These performances will be the St. Boniface Catholic Church and the PCS Festival Orchestra, the last in the PCS 2014 – 2015 in Uniontown.

Tickets may be purchased will perform two showings of concert series.

Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” this Dr. Michael Murphy is the online at www.palousechoralcurrent artistic and music direc- society.org or at the door. Genmonth.

According to its website, the tor for PCS. Michael also serves eral admission is $15 and block PCS is a nonprofit, auditioned as Director of Choral Activities tickets are four for $48. For adult community choir that and Associate Professor of Con- questions or assistance, email serves the quad-cities. Singers ducting at U of I. He is also the boxofficepcs@gmail.com or call come from the Palouse, Valley, founder and co-artistic director Jan at 509-432-4796.

Register now for April “Drawing in Color” classes The City of Moscow Arts Commission, the 1912 Center and Heart of the Arts, Inc. have partnered to provide art workshops for children and adults. These workshops provide not only a day of fun but an opportunity to learn new skills and gain experience in a variety of art fields.

In the “Drawing in Color” workshop, participants will develop their drawing skills and hand-eye coordination while working from observation (not photographs). Students will learn basic traditional drawing techniques such as line, structure, value/ shading and cross-hatching, as well as composition. No experience is necessary and all materials will be provided.

Students will work at their own pace and complete 2 or 3 pieces of art to take home.

The deadline to register for the classes is Monday, April 6 by 5 p.m. Classes will be held in the evenings of April 8, 15, 22, and 29. Fees for admission are $128 for all four sessions or $32 per drop-in class. All supplies are provided.

For more information and to register, call 208-883-7036 or email dscallorn@ci. moscow.id.us.

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outdoors & recreation

Spring is for the birds — turkeys, that is

While morning offers turkey hunters classic hunts, sometimes evenings are productive. Hens are on their nests for the day and gobblers are searching for action.

seasons are far, far away. Communicating with and actively interact April 15 represents the tax ing with another species is exciting deadline for most Americans, but stuff. This has everything to do for hunters that date’s revered as with the turkey’s spring breeding season and, more pointedly, a gobspring-turkey opener.

Who doesn’t love spring? The bler’s randy expectations. land’s finally shed the ugly-grey The poor tom turkey’s lured coat of winter, donning a fresh coat to his demise – like any male of any species – by of green. Robthe promise of love. ins appear on Successfully calllawns, trees ing gobblers into bud and flowrange is a matter of ers explode, imitating the calls and tom turof lovelorn hen turkeys shatter keys.

Mates are morning sichosen by physical lence with ratfaçade alone, thus tling gobbles. all the puffed-up, For huntspitting-drumers, spring sigming strutting and nals the start raucous gobbling. of another season.

De- For the best turkey you’ve ever tast- It’s a sight to bespite their rel- ed, the author suggests plucking and hold and cause for atively dimin- cleaning birds thoroughly, brining a the common “turthe utive stature, for a week and smoking with alder or key-shakes,” apple chips for 3 to 3 1/2 hours. buck-fever equivaspring turkeys are big game in every sense of the lent. term. They provide big-game ex- North Idaho’s blessed with a citement and challenge. Hunting plethora of turkey. Interestingly, turkeys weren’t even native to Idaspring gobblers is just plain fun.

This hinges entirely on turkeys’ ho historically, current stocks were gregarious nature. Nothing comes imported from various sources of close, except maybe elk, and those subspecies – all able to interbreed Story and photos by Patrick Meitin

– including Eastern birds (darker hued, brown tail-feather tips) and Texas Rio Grandes (tan tail-feather tips), with a mix of Southwestern Merriam’s (lighter hued, white tail-feather tips) tossed in for good measure. Given the region’s copious roosting trees and abundant grain crops turkeys flourished.

Hunting ploys vary from stationary blind hunting (near food or known dusting areas), spot-andstalk (productive on field edges) or classic calling. On a given day I might apply all of these techniques, but calling’s by far the most alluring, pitting wits against a chosen bird, may the best man win.

The classic approach is roosting birds late evening, while attempting to get a decent fix on which tree or hollow gobblers occupy. You slip in during black morning and settle 200 to 300 yards from the roost, near an opening – meadow, open ridge, field edge – bird(s) are most likely to fly down into come sunrise.

You’ve selected a natural blind – or bring your own – trusting head-to-toe camouflage (including glove and face net) to help you blend, as turkey’s eyesight is sharp indeed. Sunrise and fly-down are

maybe 45 minutes away, but sitting quietly shivering against the morning chill, time passes slowly. At last, with the first hinting of sunshine, gobblers begin their chorus. You’ll offer subtle “tree talk,” quiet clucks and yelps, just to let him know a lonely hen’s nearby.

When, finally, the gobbler flies down, the real fun begins, the careful give-and-take, the offers and counter offers. As often as not gobblers fade, towed away by the real deal. You stand, dust off your rear, and go on the prod, knowing that out there somewhere, maybe today, maybe tomorrow, is a willing gobbler who will make all those pre-dawn wake-ups worth the effort.

When those booming gobbles grow closer by inches through an hour of anxious calling, or come in a sudden rush via an impatient tom, the big bird appearing like a dark cumulous cloud of brilliant sheen, head glowing like a barber pole of red, white and blues, the adrenaline flooding your system and the real shakes coming on, you’ll understand the obsession that is spring turkey hunting. You have become an addict – a turkey hunter.

It turns out that North Idaho is great turkey habitat. Introduced birds now flourish in our forests and farmlands.

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”).

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Isabelle Quaade, 9, of Princeton takes aim with a muzzleloader under the watchful eye of volunteer hunter education instructor Doug Kenyon of Potlatch. Over 40 aspiring hunters from the Potlatch area took part in a hunter education field day March 28 at the Troy-Deary Gun Club. The class is one of several this spring in communities across Latah County led by IDFG-certified volunteers to teach safe hunting techniques and meet Idaho’s hunting license requirements.

Talking Turkey

Precautions keep turkey hunting safe Contributed by Phil Cooper of Idaho Fish & Game

The general Spring season runs from April 15 – May 25, while a special youth turkey seasons for hunters aged 10 – 15 runs from April 8 – 14.

Due to the keen senses possessed by wild turkeys, hunters dress in complete camouflage and make turkey sounds to attract the turkey into range. While hunting is statistically a very safe pursuit, there are specific concerns for turkey hunting safely.

Decoys should never be visible while being transported. Never carry an uncovered decoy any distance unless you wrap it in orange flagging or cloth before moving.

Collapsible decoys can be folded and put into a backpack before moving and can provide an added measure of safety for a turkey hunter.

Decoys should be set 20 yards in front of a hunter in an area with a clear sight line of 100 yards. Sit down with your back to a tree wider than your shoulders.

Should another hunter come into view, call out to the hunter in a clear voice to let them know you are there.

Do not use a turkey call to alert the hunter to your presence, and do not wave your hands. Your hand motions, in line with a decoy,

could give the other hunter the illusion that the decoy is a moving turkey.

When you decide to move to another location, look around carefully to see that no other hunters are approaching before you move. You might even see a silent turkey approaching that you had not known was in the area.

Never make turkey calls as you walk. Your movement, combined with the turkey sounds you are making, could be all it takes to allow another hunter to create the image of a turkey in their mind.

Another safety precaution is to never wear red, white or blue clothing. These colors are prominent on the head of a wild turkey.

The National Wild Turkey Federation has a short turkey hunting safety video on YouTube that is a great reminder for anyone planning to turkey hunt. Even experienced hunters can benefit from hunting safety reminders.

Turkey hunting is a great sport. With a little extra caution, it can be safer than bowling!

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Get started with birdwatching or five times a week working on national and state lists, like a combination of birdwatching and stamp collecting,” said Palouse Audubon Society President Ron Force.

Other than a trusty pair of binoculars and a willingness to explore, an aspiring birder only needs a few handy resourcPhoto courtesy of Terry Grey Palouse Audubon Society member Terry Grey snapped es to get started.

Smartphones and this photo of a Dark-eyed Junco. tablets have made Story by Sam Johnson bird identification a fairly painless There’s beauty all around the project. “Birding has gone high Palouse, and birdwatching is as tech,” said Ron. Applications such good an excuse as any to get out as Merlin Bird ID and iBird allow for identification by factors such and take some of that beauty in.

“There’s a whole range of as color, location and size, probirding activities, from putting viding species information at the up a feeder in your backyard and touch of a fingertip. watching the bird in the window to For figuring out where to head ‘hardcore birders’ that are out four to for successful birding exhibi-

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For those looking to connect with fellow birders, the Palouse Audubon Society provides plenty of opportunities in the form of field trips and presentations. They are also offering a Beginning Birding class in the first two weeks of May. Go to www.palouseaudubon. org for more information.

On April 15, Palouse Audubon will host a program on photographing birds and wildlife at the 1912 Center starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Fiske Room.

Ultimately, Ron said, birders get out what they put in. “This is something you can get into very casually or you can start sorting out species and sub-species and sub- sub-species,” he said. “I’ve been at this for 50 years and I’m still not an expert.”

Latah parks board seeks members The Latah County Parks & Recreation Board is seeking two to three new members.

The board meets the first Thursday of every month from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the County Courthouse room 2B. Service on the board is a yearlong commitment.

Duties of board members include promotion and improvement of Latah County parks activities as well as expansion of recreational opportunities. Board members act as community representatives, able to receive input, provide feedback and take on projects that interest them.

The board is specifically looking for a member from the East side of the county to keep track of Moose Creek and Spring Valley, as well as someone from the Potlatch and Princeton area.

Anyone interested in becoming a board member should contact Andrew Grant at 208-883-5709.

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Wendy Moore, cont. from pg 3

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How will the recent levy help improve educational opportunities here?

Our district has been very good about setting aside money. When I first came here we did not pass a building site levy, so we looked at our budget and realized we really are asking a lot of our tax base to begin with. So we knew it was going to become a priority for us, when we asked voters for a levy, to set some of that money aside for future needs.

We set aside money every year for our buses, our building site, curriculum and other needs, so we’re not continuously going back to our tax base asking for additional funding.

I think that has been valued by our taxpayers, that we’re looking at being proactive in planning for future needs.

This year we put a “one-to-one” technology program into our high school for all sevenththrough twelfth-graders, where they all received a laptop. We purchased all the laptops, along with backpacks for the kids to make sure that they were well protected. We let the kids develop their own protective coverings. I think that creates a higher level of buy-in for our kids, to actually make the devise look like it’s theirs so that they take better care of them.

This was a program that we actually applied for grant monies through the state four years ago. We were chosen to receive the grant but then the state backed out of the program.

We said, “You know what, this is still a priority for our district, we know the value of it, and we believe that our kids deserve this.” So we set aside money for the next two years to fully fund that when it came time.

Our school board is very much supportive of offering those advanced opportunities to our kids. We also have a lot of teachers who are certified to teach dual-credit courses through UI and LCSC, so we can also offer a lot of those opportunities for our students.

We have two Idaho Education Network classes, and we utilize those. In fact, we send

out calculus to other districts in the area. There are very few kids in districts this size who take some of those high-end courses such as calculus.

For me, it’s worthwhile then because I know that we’re offering courses to other kids in the county, as well as our own. We do that without much expense to other districts. This is good experience for our kids, too, to have to work with kids in other districts.

What do you see as the greatest challenges for the school district?

not you want to go to work.

It’s the kids. I mean, I’m here because of the kids. I’ve known forever that I wanted to be a teacher and to work with kids and this is my calling, this is where I’m supposed to be.

I’m in the dual role of superintendent and elementary principal. We’ve had the discussion about separating the position, but I really don’t want to separate it. The superintendent job becomes more political every year and you’re dealing with numbers and legislature and policy. The principal position keeps me in touch with kids and that’s why I’m here everyday.

I think the greatest challenge is twofold, be- Anything else you’d like people to know about cause we really try to encourage all of our kids the schools? to go on to higher education and to continue on with school, and we really try to promote I really could not ask for a better staff to that everybody has the opportunity to do it. I work with. I may be the superintendent of the think it’s hard because the expense of college is school and get to stand there and take some of sometimes a deterrent for our kids. the pats on the back for being a great district, Every year, we have been giving out close to but I could not do it without the staff that I have. $20,000 in local scholarships to our graduates. It really is unbelievable, how much the staff Sometimes that is just what they need to go on. spend their time beyond the school day workThey know that they have that extra little bit ing and advocating for these kids. We have a lot of pocket money to pay for their books or help of meetings before school and after school just with tuition or things like that. talking about individual students and what we One of our biggest challenges is to get kids can do to support them. to see that the expense is feasible. You may have Teachers really look at kids as if they’re our to take out those loans, but in the long term it’s own. We care about their health and their welworthwhile. I think it’s also hard for some of fare. I believe I have a staff of true educators our kids who are just freshmen or sophomores and that they’re here for the right reasons. I to understand the great advantage they have think Genesee is very blessed to have the staff with a PTE or dual-credit courses. I mean, they that they do. can pay $0- $65 a credit here in high school, SOME OF OUR SERVICES: or they can graduate Wellness Checks Infant To Senior Care and pay quite bit more Pre-employment Physicals (Including DOT) per credit. It is a great Medicare And Medicaid Exams FAMILY CARE CLINICS opportunity for our Chronic Disease Management students.

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The party wasn’t the only thing raging Contributed by Dale Rose of Junction Lumber

Hot time on the “old town tonight” took on a new meaning a couple of weeks ago when Paula of Junction Lumber tried to burn down the city of Harvard, Idaho.

She recently acquired a piece of property there and was in the process of cleaning it up with plans of building in the future. There were a few old run down shacks along with a lot of old fencing she had to tear out that consisted of barbed wire, field fencing and half-rotten cedar post.

While removing a cross brace, she was prying hard and the beam came easy. She woke up on the ground with a black eye, which she tried to conceal with makeup before coming to work the next day.

Growing old gracefully?

I have heard and read that the goal of aging is to grow old gracefully. I’m not convinced that this is even possible. Aging and grace seem to be contradictory terms.

When I was young I was agile and spry. As a kid I could put both my feet behind my head -- now the closest I can come is when I put my foot in my mouth, which happens more and more.

As a young man just out of college, I worked for the forest service. I could carry a chainsaw with all the tools and fuel for it as I

Now, a seven-year-old kid would have been mighty proud of that shiner that no amount of war paint could cover up, but Paula was MUCH older than seven, although she wasn’t reflecting it at the time.

What’s this got to do with a hot town?

Sources have it that she was going to have a little get-together with some friends -- yes, Paula has friends -- and burn one of them shacks down. She was thinking, or maybe not thinking, that she should put all them-there cedar posts inside that building to make sure it would burn good.

A nice bonfire is fun and for some will bring out the primitive nature in them, but when that cedar caught hold it was quite a bit more than what she had anticipated. Instead of a nice, friendly bonfire, she was faced with a raging in-

Rural Ramblings

ferno.

After the shock of that ordeal she was thinking, “This is really cool!” But that was before the dead grass ignited and she was faced with a prairie fire that was racing toward her one-hundred year-old historical barn that she DIDN’T want to burn.

Did she have a shovel? Nope! Did she have a hose? Nope! Does Harvard have a fire department? Nope! Were some of the neighbors freaking out? Yup! Was she now having a good time? NOT EVEN! Somehow they were able to get things under control avoiding a conflict with the local authorities. What amuses me is what certain women will do to go to the next level of becoming a “Hot Chick.”

it is as long as I scampered along wear my glasses. logs in a clear And my wife tells cut. Today I have me that I don’t to be careful not hear as well as I to trip over the once did. vacuum cord

I also keep laying flat on the complaining that carpet. food doesn’t taste I used

by John Smalldridge as good as it once to be able to manipulate a quarter between my did. I’ve read that age changes our fingers and pass it from one end to taste buds, but I think there is a the other. Today I am lucky to feel conspiracy in the food industry to a quarter so that I can pick it up at ruin the taste of all food. Not only does food taste different today, but all.

Whereas once I described my the quantity of the food I eat has joints as loose, now that arthritis changed. As a lad, I could consume has moved in the only word that 7 or 8 hot dogs at the annual 4th of July family gathering. Now my comes to mind is sore.

And then there are the other wife and I share a hot dog when we senses. My eyesight is just as good go to the Costco warehouse. But now as when I was young. Well, then, part of that is because we

want to also share one of their “berry sundaes”.

Oh, it’s not as bad as it sounds. I might have exaggerated a might here and there, but you get the picture. In reality I love retirement and my older years are the best years of my life. And even if getting old was the pits, it sure beats the alternative.

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” Chapter 8 “Hurry up Laroy!” Chinook shouted over his shoulder for about the 14th time over the last mile.

“You forgett’in that they close the doors at Mort & Sally’s at 6 sharp?

Get a move on!”

Laroy shook his head figger’in the good Ol’days to be a thing of the past for sure. They still had two cans of Spam left, the fish had remained willing to take a fly even if their one and only copy of the #14 Pardon Us Mama double-ended purple and gold dry fly had disappeared early on.

But in spite of there be’in plenty of food, Chinook had been pacing and grin’in almost non-stop for the last three days.

He’d almost seemed normal, well normal for Chinook that is, once he woke up late the afternoon of their second day at Pardon Us Mama Lake, but his condition had worsened steadily over the last 4 days, beginning as best Laroy could remember the day some wild flowers came into bloom, just downwind from camp, and began to spread that sicking sweet odor over the whole area.

Reminded him of that strange smell back at Mort & Sally’s. Come to think of it, Chinook hadn’t really been the same since that day Sally Mae had waited on them just before they headed into the hills.

“Chinook keeps this up,” Laroy muttered to himself, “think I’ll get a mule. Maybe a mule and see if CB will let Ol’Coot out of the house long enough to go camp’in.”

Something needed to happen and happen quick or the Summer would end up a complete wash.

It would be over before they knew it at this rate and they’d be back at Three Pines School house, he in his first year of fourth grade, Chinook firmly entrenched in second grade thanks to the actions of the school board, and Sally Mae sitt’in 7 rows up in 9th grade.

Not only was Summer coming down as a total loss, but the prospects for the school year were none to bright, what with Sally Mae spreading that disgust’in scent over the entire room as she and 30 yards of petty coats flounced their way from the door to her place towards the front of the room.

Then there were the air currents caused by the incessant back-andforth movements of all that lace as the teacher repeatedly called on Sally Mae to go to the chalk board and answer some silly question on math or why Texas was South of Minnesota or some such thing. As if anyone was

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likely to care anyway.

Rake’in Mrs. AJ Broadmore’s lawn was look’in better and better.

Maybe a hunk of Limburger hidd’in behind the wood stove come winter would help tone down that odor a bit. Funny how he’d never noticed that sweet smell before that day at Mort & Sally’s when they were stock’in up for the hike into Pardon Us Mama.

Now there was Chinook, hot foot’in it back to Mort & Sally’s like there was no tomorrow and them still with 2 fresh cans of Spam in their packs.

Well, at least he could be thankful that Chinook had offered to carry the camp stove and the steel tent poles back to town. But then it was only fair, considering they had consumed all of the spuds and most of the three cases of Spam that had been taken to camp.

Laroy turned the corner on to Main Street just in time to see Chinook shed his pack and dash across the wooden porch and through the doors of Mort & Sally’s One of Everything Emporium, leaving Mort standing by the door, key in hand.

Funny, but as Laroy approached, Mort seemed to be frozen in time, a grimace on his face and his eyes begin’in to water rather profusely.

“Land sakes boy,” Mort gasp as he struggled to catch his breath, “you been sleep’in with a pole cat?

“Take what ya want and leave quick. Ya can come back and sign the ticket after ya seen the flat side of a big bar of Grannie’s Lye soap and a high pressure hose but not before!”

Chinook was just lifting his pack to his shoulders after closing the flap over the top of his hastily gathered supplies when, “Hi, Chinook,” kind of wafted softly over the air waves.

“You must be really strong to carry a big pack like that. You must be the strongest boy in the whole school. I’m having a party, would you like to come?”

There she stood, Sally Mae, pink cheeks, blue eyes, eye lashes flutter’in like a humming bird’s wings, and thankfully upwind, all while Chinook’s face was tak’in on the color of Three Pine’s newest fire engine.

Yep, clear as the nose on your face, Chinook was a goner, but all in all, and considering the present conditions, maybe that flowery smell wasn’t so bad after all.

Can Laroy find a new partner? Will the twosome become a threesome?

Will Chinook regain his ability to speak? Stay tuned -------. © 2012 Darrell - CDOC

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The Latah Eagle The Hill and Valley Garden Club of Kendrick and Juliaetta recently celebrated the 50-year anniversary of their founding in 1964. The club participates in several projects in the communities, including putting on flower shows for the annual Locust Blossom Festival, working on the butterfly garden in Juliaetta Centennial Park, and sponsoring educational gardening programs for local youth through a grant program. In this picture, members work on crafts such as rock painting, having been inspired by the craft program in the summer reading program.

The club meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the Kendrick Grange from September through May, and in the summer sponsors “Fun with Flowers” in the Kendrick park the third Saturday morning of every month. Here’s to the next 50 years!

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our heritage

Bovill schoolhouse grew generations Bovill School Photo, you can see Ms. Cox in the upper left corner.

The students are standing in the stairwell to the school; notice the Schooling in Bovill began 108 years ago in 1907. The origi- large double doors at the top center leading into the school. nal school house, which was a private residence, was quickly out- In grade school, the curriculum was strikingly similar to todays, if it wasn’t more thorough. The subjects grown. In 1910, a large schoolhouse opened on taught in third grade in 1958-1969 were: ReadThird Avenue between Cedar and Pine Streets. ing, Spelling, Writing, Art, Arithmetic, English, SoThis school building was expanded in 1915 to cial Studies, Science, Health and Music. Looking accommodate the growing student population. at one student’s report card, conduct in school In 1919, the very first Bovill High School class was also given a grade. In high school the subjects graduated. became a bit more focused, similar to today. In The school was three stories and built of 1940-1941 the following subjects were taught in brick with large windows. The entrance to the high school: English II, Bookkeeping, World Histoschool was on the second level. A large covry and Typing I. ered staircase was built to accommodate the In high school, basketball was the biggest team entrance. The school also had a large belfry sport, since a relatively small number of people above the entrance. A basketball court was were required to field a team. In the image to the constructed outside of the school for recreation. Later, in 1926, a gymnasium was add- Athletic letter for Basketball award- left, you can see Dawn Nelson’s Bovill High School letter award for basketball from the early 1940s. ed to the school for sports during inclement ed to Dawn Nelson in the early 1940s.

In a photo below, you can see the 1948 Bovill High weather.

Many teachers taught at the school in Bovill. One in partic- School Basketball Team. ular, Phyllis J. Cox, later Phyllis Cox Nelson, taught in Bovill for I would like the public to take special notice of the 1948 phoat least 17 years from 1946 through 1963. When Phyllis began to. LCHS does not have the names of the young men in the photoworking for the school in 1946 her title was “General Elementary graph and would like your assistance. If you know the folks in the teacher.” This would lead me to believe that Ms. Cox taught mul- photograph, please contact the Latah County Historical Society at tiple subjects and grade levels simultaneously. In the 1947-1948 208-882-1004.

Contributed by Zach Wnek of Latah County Historical Society

Bovill Grade School 1947 - 1948. Teacher Phyllis J. Cox (later Phyllis Cox Nelson) in upper left corner.

Bovill School in 1913. Notice the northern wing of the school had not been built yet.

The Public School in Bovill, Idaho circa 1915.

1948 Bovill High School Basketball Team.

Bovill High School, 1914.

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