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Heritage Court will honor four Blaine County women “I was damn good at it,” MaThis is the first in a series of four stories about the Ladies of cLeod said. “I worked there from 2006-2010. It was great fun to The Heritage Court watch the kids grow up and I still follow them.” BY DANA DUGAN She also volunteered for years or the past 15 years, wom- with the Northern Rockies Folk en over the age of 70 who Festival and the Hailey Chamhave participated in various ber, and was an election clerk for Blaine County enterprises for at city, county and state elections, least 30 years have been hon- ultimately becoming an election ored by their respective cities at a judge. “I appreciate those people,” string of community events each she said. “I met a lot of the oldsummer. April MacLeod, nominated er people that way. Voting was to represent Hailey, by LeAnn at the Grange Hall then; I was Gelskey, director of the Hailey the youngest, so I always had to Public Library, is the youngest pull the tables and chairs out. I’d Heritage Court lady yet. Born in make sun tea for everyone.” She also volunteered about 20 Louisiana and raised near Seattle, MacLeod turned 70 last De- years ago for a short-lived program that offered rest breaks for cember. April and her husband Bob primary caregivers, something MacLeod live in Old Hailey, in a she feels is still needed. “Volunteering is a good way to house Bob bought with a college buddy in 1972. After meeting on meet people,” she said. She also volunteered for years a blind date in Seattle, Bob and April married in 1977. In 1981, at the Button Barbecue on the they and her two sons, Tyler and Fourth of July in Hop Porter Brandon Williams, moved to the Park, and was a member of Kiwanis Club for a while. farmhouse. “It’s a great organization,” she “We came over here multiple times while we were dating,” said. From 1989 to 2009, MacLeod MacLeod said. “It was the first place I realized you could ski and sat on the Crisis Hotline board, and was at one time its board not be sopping wet.” Upon arrival in the Wood Riv- chair. She was also instrumener Valley, MacLeod began volun- tal with the Community Basket teering and picking up odd jobs project prior to its adoption by since Bob was still in the Mer- the Sun Valley Board of Realtors chant Marines and away three to and was on the Blaine County Fair Board for a number of years. four months at a time. “One year, my girlfriends and I She has a philosophy: “If it went fishing at Little Wood Reslooks interesting, I do it.” “The first thing I did was with ervoir and stopped to get a beer John Carson (who owned The at the Loading Chute [in Carey],” Liberty Theatre), driving around she said. “I heard from them in my big truck, begging people about how people up here didn’t for donations to the Jerry Lewis pay attention to the fair. I grew up canning, so we all entered the Telethon.” She said she was used to a dif- fair that year. It was really fun. ferent lifestyle than a lot of peo- We did it for years, and then an ple. She had been a single mother opening on the board came up and I saw that it needed some and had worked as a realtor. “It was a new community for help structurally. [Blaine County Commissioner] Larry Schoen me,” she said. Among her jobs was doing appointed me to the fair board, in payroll at Louie’s restaurant in the aughts.” Meanwhile, MacLeod was Ketchum; working at the local branch of the College of South- always a staunch supporter of ern Idaho when it was above the Hailey Public Library, not where the library is now; and at only as a Friend of the Library the Blaine County Recreation but also as a library trustee for District, where she became the 23 years. A University of Idaho Master Gardener, she put her programs assistant.

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green thumb and ability to fundraise to use in the annual Friends of the Hailey Public Library Garden Tour. “The library is where I live, it seems like,” she said. “One year our garden was on the tour; our volunteerism was Bob and I working our butts off in the garden.” Bob MacLeod is president of the Blaine County Historical Museum, which hosts the Heritage Court festivities. “He’s more tickled than I am,” April said. The festivities include a tea (held yesterday at the Sun Valley Museum of History), and the official gala coronation on Sunday, June 10, in which the ladies will be escorted to the stage by their respective mayors and presented with flowers and tiaras. Then they will be in Hailey’s Days of the Old West Fourth of July Parade, the Carey Pioneer Days Parade, Ketchum’s Wagon Days Parade and Bellevue’s Labor Day Parade. The ladies will ride in the parades in a horsedrawn carriage. “I think it’s really delightful,” MacLeod said. “My sister got all my siblings fired up. Most are Washington based—three sisters and spouses, brother, kids; they’re all coming for the coronation. They’re super-supportive. They just want to see me in the outfit,” she laughed. “To be thrown in that mix is a real honor to me. I’ve known what these people have contributed; it’s very special.” tws

T H E W E E K LY S U N • M AY 23 - 29, 2018

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Foundation Honors Nurses For Excellence

The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation’s Board of Directors and the Harvey Gray Family recently awarded the 2018 Carl A. Gray Memorial Award for nursing excellence to Siobhan Jameson of Ketchum. A celebration took place on May 15 at the Wood River Sustainability Center in Hailey. “It is truly a pleasure to honor Siobhan Jameson this year,” said Megan Tanous, St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation chief development officer. “She is highly regarded for her nursing skills, work ethic and compassionate care.” Jameson works in surgical services at St. Luke’s Wood River. Each year the entire hospital staff nominates a nurse who exemplifies excellence in their nursing practice. The nursing staff then votes on the colleague, whom they believe is most deserving of recognition. The Gray Family established the annual award in the Foundation to honor Carl. A Gray, who was an active Sun Valley Ski Club member. Awards of distinction were also given in specific areas of the St. Luke’s core values. Honorees also included Brittany McFarland from the Emergency Department, recognized for integrity. Traci Gaudreau from the Medical/Surgical Department was recognized for compassion. Marjorie Newman, St. Luke’s Family Health Clinic, was recognized for accountability. And Erika Monjaras, from the Mother and Baby Department, was recognized for respect.

Symphony Education Recital Honors Outstanding Music Student

The Sun Valley Summer Symphony School of Music season culminated with the Honors Recital on Sunday, April 29, at the Community Campus in Hailey. Twenty-one Wood River Valley music students performed, representing all departments in the Symphony’s year-round education program, in partnership with the Blaine County School District. Thirty-seven students auditioned for the concert, with a panel of School of Music department heads selecting the finalists. The performance culminated with the Carol Nie Outstanding Music Student award given to violinist and Wood River High School senior Analicia Koeplin (pictured with R.L. Rowsey). Koeplin, who began in the Symphony’s Elementary Strings Program in the fifth grade, performed Mozart’s Concerto No. 3 in G Major. The Carol Nie Outstanding Music Student Award is named for Sun Valley resident Carol Nie, the School of Music founder and former Sun Valley Summer Symphony board president. Koeplin was given the award for her enthusiasm, passion for music and ability to

articulate what music means to her and how it impacts her future. In recognition, she was given $1,000 to further her music education needs. She plans to attend Boise State University’s nursing program after high school, hoping to either double-major or minor in music. “Music brings me comfort and joy,” Koeplin said. “The School of Music has helped me grow in my violin, but also form relationships with other student musicians and the teachers.” The Sun Valley Summer Symphony School of Music provides tuition-free, yearround music-educational programs for students grades four through 12. For additional information on Sun Valley Summer Symphony education programs, visit svsummersymphony.org/education.

Hailey Public Library To Host Summer FUNdraising Kickoff

The Friends of the Hailey Public Library will host a fundraiser with a plant sale, pop-up book sale and bike raffle on the Hailey Public Library patio, from 2-7 p.m. Friday, May 25, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26. Along with hanging flower baskets provided by Webb Nursery, the Friends will sell a curated collection of gently loved books on gardening and other popular titles. Sturtevants donated to the bike raffle this year with a brand new three-speed cruiser. The bicycle comes with a basket and other fun bicycle swag. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20. The drawing for the bike will be held after the Fourth of July parade at the fourth annual Wood River Land Trust RiverFest at Lions Park. “If you are planning to purchase a hanging flower basket, consider getting yours this year from our event this weekend and help support our wonderful library,” said Sara Baldwin, president of the Friends of the Hailey Public Library. “We will have some music playing and it should be a lovely time.” The Friends of the Hailey Public Library is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that raises money to fund the enhancement of the collections, programs and services of the library.

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A free Bike Rodeo, designed to teach bicycle safety to children of all ages, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 26, in the parking lot of the Wood River Community YMCA, at 101 Saddle Road, in Ketchum. Sponsors are the Ketchum Police Department and Higher Ground Sun Valley. Ketchum police officers will conduct safety tests and monitor an obstacle course, and mechanics from local bicycle shops will perform safety inspections on children’s bicycles. Partnering in this event are volunteers from the Higher Ground Sun Valley adaptive sports program. All will help children decorate their bicycles, if they wish. Children participating should bring their own bicycles and helmets. The police department will provide a helmet if a child does not have one. Snacks, juice and coffee will be available, and there will be prizes and safety items for bicycles. For additional information, contact the Ketchum Police Department at (208) 7267819.

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BROADWAY LEGEND TO RETURN TO SUN VALLEY One on one with Brian Stokes Mitchell

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un Valley Opera will present “Salute to America the Beautiful,” a Pavilion concert featuring Broadway superstars Brian Stokes Mitchell and Cynthia Erivo, at 8 p.m. July 7 in Sun Valley. Produced by Wood River Valley resident and Tony Award-nominated producer Thomas S. Perakos, the event will boast a fireworks display–accompanied by the American Festival Orchestra, conducted by the renowned music director Craig Jessop. Stokes Mitchell has performed in Sun Valley twice, but this will be his first appearance at the new Pavilion venue. “I love the area—it’s so gorgeous,” he said. “I went mountain biking up in the hills and did all sorts of outdoor activities last time I was there.” From the age of six, Stokes Mitchell had a deep love of music. His brother George inspired him to pursue theater. “George was the first thespian in the family,” Stokes Mitchell said. “He was the star of all the high school productions and was the one that introduced our family’s stereo to the sounds of Stephen Sondheim and Rodgers and Hammerstein.” Stokes Mitchell says he didn’t pick his career—it picked him. He started working professionally before he was out of high school and “one thing lead to another.” The legend’s career spans Broadway, television, film and concert appearances with the country’s premium conductors and orchestras. The two-time Tony Award winner also received Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his performance in “Kiss Me, Kate.” Other notable roles include Tony-nominated performances in “Man of La Mancha” and “Ragtime.” “Performing is a very joyous act for me,” Stokes Mitchell said. “The arts have the ability to change somebody in one singular, special moment. Someone can come to a show, leave the show and then be totally changed. It opens minds and hearts in a very positive way.” Stokes Mitchell said he is thrilled to be performing alongside Erivo for the July 7 concert. “This is the first time we are getting to perform together and I’m very excited,” he said. “We’ve been in

Brian Stokes Mitchell’s career spans Broadway, television, film and concert appearances with the country’s premium conductors and orchestras. Photo courtesy of Paradigm Talent Agency

shows together before, but we’ve never gotten to sing together. What I love about Cynthia is that she’s a wonderful artist with great taste. She’s very skilled and very artful in what she does.” The pair will sing Broadway classics such as “No Business Like Show Business,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Stars” and “Ain’t Necessarily So,” and numerous patriotic songs. “This show, ‘Salute to America the Beautiful,’ is so important in these tough times,” Perakos said. “We will have performances of ‘America the Beautiful’ and ‘God Bless America,’ which will all end with a fireworks spectacular finale all in red, white and blue. I am thrilled to be able to produce and bring such a phenomenal show dedicated to living in this fabulous community and our great country. If this show was in New York City at Carnegie Hall, it would be a sell out instantaneously. I

encourage all community members to bring the entire family. The kids will love it. To have a show of this quality and caliber in Sun Valley over the fourth is totally amazing.” Stokes Mitchell has two projects on the rise. He is currently completing an album titled “Plays with Music,” which will debut in the next three months. Additionally, the star will start filming in August for a new, four-camera sitcom called “Fam” that will be a mid-season replacement on CBS. Purchase tickets to see Stokes Mitchell and Erivo in “Salute to America the Beautiful” by calling Sun Valley Resort at (208) 622-2135 or online at sunvalley.ticketfly. com. Learn more about Stokes Mitchell and his upcoming work at brianstokes.com. tws

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Some of the participants in the youth shooting program are, in front, from left to right, Trace Alley, Sawyer Newhouse, Max Albright, Jake Simon, Gunner Boettger, Caden Clifford and Collin MacGuffie. In the back row are coach Chase Thomas, Hurtig Shooting Club manager; coach Sid Tomlinson; his grandson, also called Sid Tomlinson; and coach Lee Fieguth. Photo courtesy of Sid Tomlinson

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tart ’em young and you have a fan for life, an apostle and possibly an expert. At the Hurtig Shooting Center, in Ohio Gulch (named for the late Ben Hurtig, of the Sun Valley Gun Club), a youth shooting program seemingly shot out of nowhere. Started by Sid Tomlinson, the program teaches the shotgun sports of skeet, trap, and sporting clays. About two and a half years ago, Tomlinson and his wife Cynda (Martindale) moved to Sun Valley from Boise, so that their grandson (who lives with them and is also called Sid) could attend Community School. Cynda Tomlinson was born and raised in the Wood River Valley, and still has family here. Sid Tomlinson, a competitive sporting clay shooter, is a longtime shotgun instructor, and thought, ‘Why not here?’ He coached kids for years in Bend, Ore., in shotgun use; no pistols or rifles. Eleven years ago, when Tomlinson and his wife moved to Boise from Bend, Ore., he started a youth trap and skeet team at the Boise Gun Club. It was only natural, then, that once he was back in the Wood River Valley, he took up shooting at the Hurtig center. “I asked the nonprofit board of directors about creating a youth team,” Tomlinson said. “They jumped all over it. We started it in early spring of 2016.” Initially, Tomlinson had three kids—his grandson and a couple of his pals—coming out for practice on Sundays at 2 p.m. “By end of summer, we were up to 18 kids— not all at the same time—eighth grade and under, though we take them through high school. Unlike a football team, there is no obligation to show up, but a few are out there every week.” Along the way, Tomlinson realized they couldn’t have a real program unless they has certified instructors. So, he brought Russ Arnold, a sport-shooting consultant from Texas, to the Valley to certify several instructors as Level 1 coaches through the National Rifle Association. “You have to be a certified instructor to be a head coach of the youth teams,” Tomlinson said. “We are in the National Sporting Clay Association, at level three (the highest level). There are 75 other clubs in the country that are active at this level.” The youth program has proved so successful that participants started competing against high school clubs, as the Sawtooth Clay Dusters. In sporting clay competitions, the shooters aim at clay targets that are mechanically hurled into the air, two at a time. The competitor who strikes the most targets out of 100 wins the class. The sport is derived from bird hunting, and it offers a sort of simulated hunt. “Last fall we developed a competitive team,” Tomlinson said. “Last September, after school started, we shot in a trap league against five high school teams, a six-week league. Our kids won and the oldest was just in eighth grade.”

Youth shooters are, from left to right, Sid Tomlinson, Jake Simon, Colin MacGuffie and Gunner Boettger, with award, and Sawyer Newhouse (in cart). Photo courtesy of Sid Tomlinson

The Sawtooth Clay Dusters youth competition team also attended the Southern Idaho Youth Clay Classic in mid-April where they shot 100 trap targets on Saturday in Twin Falls, and 100 sporting clays in Burley on Sunday, against 140 youth from Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Participating youth from the Wood River Valley were Warren Loving, Gunner Boettger, Sid Tomlinson, Max Albright, Jake Simon, Sawyer Newhouse, Caden Clifford, Colin MacGuffie and Trace Alley. The Clay Dusters brought home three trophies. Fifth-grader Alley won trophies for first in trap and fourth in sporting in his sixth-grade-and-under division. Boettger won a trophy for third in sporting in the seventh- and eighth-grade division. In 2017, Tomlinson brought in a former chief instructor for the National Sporting Clay Association to certify four more people as Level 1 instructors. “That process is more rigorous than the NRA,” he said. “There are five of us that coach the kids; we’re double certified by the NRA and NSCA. We’re probably the only club that has that many certified instructors. They’re all good shooters; my wife is one of them, so she helps, too.” The program is for active youth, and is open to anyone fifth grade or older, though size and maturity might work for a younger child. Youth, who’re in town visiting, can also come shoot with the program. “Once they’re safety conscious, they can come out anytime, as long as they’re accompanied by an adult,” Tomlinson said. Kids receive special rates at the Hurtig Shooting Center, and can borrow or bring a shotgun. Eye and ear protection headphones are required. “Our priority is safety, and our mission is to build character through shotgun sports; that’s the reason I do it,” Tomlinson said. The team, students, coaches, and volunteers are all registered with USA Youth Education in Shooting Sports, which provides liability and accidental medical insurance. For more information call the Hurtig Shooting Center at (208) 788-2681 or email hurtigshootingcenter.org, and click on Events to find the Youth Program. tws

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NEWS COMMUNITY

THE VOICE IS SILENT

Gary Stivers leaves legacy of work

T H E W E E K LY S U N • M AY 23 - 29, 2018

BY DANA DUGAN

emember that voice? For years, it brought news to Blaine County on KECH and KSKI radio stations, and from the stands at various community events. Gary Stivers, a longtime Wood River Valley resident and former radio news journalist, passed away Sunday, May 20, in a Middleton, Idaho, care facility from complications caused by end-stage dementia and Parkinson’s disease. He was 66. His son, Michael Stivers, and stepson, Robbie Starks, survive him. “My dad was one of a kind,” Michael Stivers said. “There will be no one else like him.” Born February 6, 1952, in Los Angeles, Calif., Stivers was raised in Bell Gardens, and later in Lake Tahoe, Calif., and in Salmon, Idaho. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he majored in English. Stivers is best known as the former news director for KECH when it was still in Ketchum, and also at the original KSKI north of Hailey. As well as a journalist, he was an occasional stringer for the Idaho Statesman, KBSU, and the Times-News in Twin Falls. Stivers was notably one of the founders of a (short-lived) local Green Party in the 1980s. In 2013, he began working with Wind and Ice LLC in Twin Falls. He also was known for a wide range of other jobs and for volunteering, such as announcing the Wagon Days Parade, the Sun Valley Ice Show, and the Northern Rockies Folk Festival, on whose board he served for many years.

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Gary Stivers works the board at KECH radio station. Courtesy photo by Scott Parker

As much as he loved the news business, Stivers was a die-hard music fan and loved nothing more than welcoming people to the NRFF from his perch at the back gate with a smile and a chat. “I knew Gary through decades of music and radio,” said Pete Kramer, the longtime director of the Northern Rockies Folk Festival. “He was a dedicated member of a close-knit group of people who put on the festival every year. I think what stands out

NEWS IN BRIEF

Suit Filed Against State For Violating Idahoans’ Constitutional Rights

On Tuesday, Boise-based nonprofit Citizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability asked a federal judge to find that the State of Idaho and its Department of Lands violated the U.S. Constitution when it granted a private corporation the right to take natural gas belonging to Idaho citizens without considering fair market value. The group, CAIA, and two of its members, are plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Act. According to the motions filed on May 15, CAIA claims that the law sets prices for natural gas that do not take into account the value of the natural gas, the costs of drilling, the profits made by out-of-state corporations, or the costs and risks imposed on local property, all in violation of the Constitution. The lawsuit began in 2017 after an out-of-state company, Alta Mesa, Inc., began utilizing the Oil and Gas Conservation Act to force Idahoans to sell natural gas under their land to Alta Mesa, even after those landowners had refused the offers. David Groeschl, the acting director of Idaho’s Department of Lands, filed his own motions, claiming the case should be dismissed because landowners’ mineral rights are not property and thus the state isn’t required to provide due process of law before forcing the sale.

Hailey’s Fourth Of July Parade Theme And Grand Marshal Announced

The Hailey annual Fourth of July parade and celebration, known as the Hailey Days of the Old West, will boast the parade theme “Stars & Stripes Forever.” The committee also announced that Tom Hanson will be the grand marshal for the 2018 parade. A Hailey resident, Hanson retired recently after 37 years with POWER Engineers and is a past president emeritus of NAMI—National Alliance on Mental Illness. Parade applications are available now online or at the Chamber office at the Welcome Center. The Chamber said that participation in the parade is an excellent way to show off one’s business or nonprofit group to the community. For more information, registration and applications, contact the Chamber at (208) 788-3484 or visit valleychamber.org.

Idaho Schools To Receive Grants For Suicide Prevention

Seventeen public schools in Idaho will receive a Sources of Strength grant for next school year through the Idaho State Department of Education, in partnership with the Idaho Lives Project. And more than 50 Idaho schools have received other grants, including Silver Creek High School in Hailey. The grants help middle and high school students identify coping skills and learn how to reach out to others when they are struggling. Peer mentors receive training and then lead activities and outreach at their schools. Each school will receive $2,400 to implement the program, and it will likely receive additional training every other year after that. Sources of Strength launched in 1998 in North Dakota in partnership with rural communities and tribal groups. Since then, it has expanded to other states and has

about Gary was that though he definitely had some rough patches in his life—some obvious, some not—he had one of the best senses of humor. He never ran out of laughter and smiles, no matter what. “That was an important component in anyone’s dealings with him. He would do whatever it took in his job as a journalist, and even with the Folk Festival. I’ve been missing him, and I will continue to miss him.” tws

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been in Idaho for about five years. Idaho had the eighth highest suicide rate in the U.S. in 2016, with a total of 351 deaths, according to the Suicide Prevention Action Network of Idaho. About 22 percent of youth in Idaho reported seriously considering suicide last year and nearly 10 percent made at least one attempt. In total, 105 schoolchildren committed suicide between 2012 and 2016. For more information, and for help, call the Crisis Hotline at (208) 788-3596, Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline at (800) 273-8255 or visit idahosuicideprevention.org.

Hailey Arts Commission To Install Welcome Center Pavement Art

The Hailey Arts and Historic Preservation Commission will install the new Welcome Center Pavement Art at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, at the Welcome Center in Hailey. The Commission chose a lead artist, Anne Hastings, and two student artists, to refine and develop the design. The project provides a welcoming and creative visual element to the entrance of the Welcome Center, Campion Ice House, Hailey Skate Park and Hailey rodeo grounds. Several decorative styles from historical sources will be blended into a theme reminiscent of mountains, sun, river and sky, incorporating color, art and other historical elements of the Shoshone, Basque, and Chinese cultures. “This project came about as a concept to help unite the vibrant art, culture and activities in the community with our streets and infrastructure. The creativity and dedication to preserving history by the artists through this art installation is inspiring, plus the installation process will be interactive and involve the efforts of many to accomplish,” said Daniel Hansen, vice chair of the Hailey Arts and Historic Preservation Commission. In the case of inclement weather, installation day will be on Sunday, June 3.

Parents And Students Invited To Summer Literacy Fair

All Blaine County parents and students are invited to a Summer Literacy Fair, from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Bellevue Elementary School, 305 N. 5th Street. “Enjoy an ice cream social and learn about ways to prevent summer reading loss,” said Gloria Wieand, lead elementary reading teacher on special assignment. “5B Reads, Cox Communications, Bloom, Overdrive, Wood River Middle School, Hailey Public Library, Bellevue Public Library, The Community Library, Environmental Resource Center and Music N’ Me will be at the event.” The event is part of 5B Reads, a coalition of schools, libraries, businesses and civic groups from Blaine County inviting citizens to help grow a love of reading and improve literacy in Blaine County. According to Blaine County School District, one out of every three students has to work to improve reading skills because they are not yet reading at grade level. The long-term effects of low literacy can impact health, employment and financial security for individuals as well as communities. For more on Blaine County School District, go to blaineschools.org.

COMME N TA RY

T H E W E E K LY S U N • M AY 23 - 29, 2018

Fishing R epoRt

COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR MAY 23 - 29, FROM PICABO ANGLER

pening Day in Picabo is upon us. This Saturday, May 26, Silver Creek and all our Sun Valley area streams open for fishing. That means it’s time to celebrate. Join us on Friday night for an Evening with Hank Patterson, Hillfolk Noir, Sawtooth Brewing and the team at Picabo Angler. The festivities kick off around 5 p.m. behind the store with music, storytelling, fly-fishing vendors, artists and local brews. The party continues Saturday at 11 a.m. with a free BBQ until it’s gone. Whether or not you fish on Opening Day, please join us for these fun events. All are welcome. If you are fishing on Opening Day on Silver Creek, plan on sporadic hatches that come and go. The weather looks like it will be warm, so get out there early, and stay late… just in case the Brown Drakes were to show up on a warm night… just saying… Hatches for the opener should include PMD, Baetis, Callibaetis, Ants and Beetles. We are well stocked in the fly shop and can point you toward some of our favorite attractor patterns that work well for the first week or two of the season. Keep in mind that some of the downstream areas like Point of Rocks fished better than much of the upstream waters last season. Don’t get stuck on your old game. We hear anglers all the time talking about how the fishing was better however many years ago. The fishing last season was epic, so if you thought different, think about breaking from old routines in regards to where you fish and the hatches you target. Our freestone streams like the Big Wood, Little Wood and Upper Lost River drainage are fluctuating wildly with flows and clarity, but there is a very good chance portions of the Big Wood could be fishable by the opener. The volume will still be high and dangerous, but some side channels and deep-water pools could fish well. Most likely these systems will come into shape by mid-June. Tailwater fisheries like the South Fork of the Boise should be fun to fish, although maybe a bit crowded. Most likely, the fish will still be looking to eat subsurface. Girdle Bugs and your favorite Stonefly Nymphs will produce fish deep. If you want to throw dries, try big Chernobyl Ants and try to get on the water early and late. Wherever you go this weekend—BE KIND! Make sure everyone you see has a fun day. Happy fishing, everyone!

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PROTECTION OR AGGRESSION?

BY FRAN JEWELL

spent the weekend with my family, including my grandson, two-and-a-halfyear-old Ben. What was incredibly interesting to me was the role that Baewulf took in becoming a guardian for Ben. In a series of photos I took, I recorded some beautifully demonstrated guardianship of Ben between Baewulf, my almost-11-year-old, long-coat, black-andred retired service dog, and baby Cloud. There is no act of aggression in these photos. What is demonstrated is what is call “splitting.” Splitting is when one dog comes between someone a dog feels protective of, putting distance between the person (or dog) and another person or dog. It is a natural and very desirable behavior. Baewulf is the “peacekeeper” in my pack. He is forever watching interactions to be sure the peace is kept. When he feels something is uncomfortable or going to be uncomfortable or unsafe, he intervenes with the splitting behavior, or going between the two individuals. There is no aggression. He simply walks in between. I have observed him doing this for years in many, many situations. Often I hear from people that their dog is protective of them when, in fact, the dog is possessive. There is a huge difference and one can be dangerous where the other is an instinctual behavior that is often very desirable and peaceful, especially in livestock herding dogs. People will tell me their dog “protects” them by not tolerating someone

or another dog near the owner. It can be followed by a hard stare, growling, stiff body posture or even a threat to, or actual bite. This is not appropriate protection or guarding; this is possession, and it usually occurs when the owner is not the dog’s leader or the dog itself is overly aggressive. When the dog makes decisions that include aggression of this type, the dog is making the decisions, not the owner. Once this line has been crossed, it can become a very serious situation and needs to be addressed immediately. If it is not, it can lead to a serious bite, resulting in a lawsuit or euthanasia of the dog. A true protection dog is good-natured, obedient to its owner, friendly to others, and defers to its owner and will only defend or protect when there is a real threat to the owner. A good protection dog does not see all people or all dogs as a threat to the owner. Splitting is a very calm and peaceful and usually very relaxed, appropriate behavior. I have posted the entire series on the Positive Puppy Dog Training Facebook page so you can peruse the entire interaction between Ben, Baewulf and Cloud. It is peaceful and safe. And, so is Ben. Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, IAABC-certified dog behavior consultant, NADOI-certified instructor #1096 and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit positivepuppy.com or call (208) 578-1565.

“Splitting” is a behavior where one dog will go in between to stop an interaction, such as Baewulf is doing between my grandson and baby Cloud. P.S. Ben’s parents are just outside the shot. Photo by Fran Jewell

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ENKINDLE OUR SENSES

BY LESLIE REGO

he poet e. e. cummings (1894-1962) wrote in one of his poems:

i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes The poet is notorious for nonlogical word placement and idiosyncratic punctuation. In this poem, cummings closed up the gap between the colon and the semicolon. He chose to not give a space for the eye to relax, but to run one idea into another. The Camas Prairie Centennial Marsh is a series of visual and sound sensations. On Saturday, a blue-sky day, the marsh was alive with birds flying low over the reeds and sedges. Walking along the dirt road suspended between two canals of water I saw redwinged blackbirds, a Bullock’s oriole, yellow-headed blackbird, Wilson’s snipe, and black-necked stilt, to name just a few. I felt as if one sight were running into another without breath to fully take in each view. It was as if the word order of the day was inverted and Leslie Rego, “Preliminary Studies of Ruddy Duck,” watercolor, nib pen and ink. jumbled within scenes. To end his poem, cummings wrote the fol- eyes were opened. ored to see him in his natural setting. lowing two lines placed between parentheses: As e. e. cummings so eloquently wrote in I spotted a ruddy duck and I was enthralled. Maybe it was the cinnamon coloring of the his poem, let the ear of our ears awaken and (now the ears of my ears awake and body, or the spiked tail, or the peaked head, the eyes of our eyes open. Let the inner eye now the eyes of my eyes are opened) which looked like a cap, but I think it was the and the inner ear, the depths of our inner being, be receptive to this marvelous world. Let bright-blue bill. My ears were awake with the continual The duck paddled in and out of the reeds the natural world enkindle our senses. bird calls resonating in the air. In the midst of along the edge of the lake. At times he venall of these birds were the blooming purple/ tured into the open, where he sent out a seLeslie Rego is an Idaho Press Club blues of the Camas lilies. Everywhere were ries of ripples, disturbing the reflection of the award-winning columnist, artist and Blaine slashes of colors: a red wing, a yellow belly, mountains within the still water. I saw the County resident. To view more of Rego’s art, bright yellow butterflies against the blue lil- duck bouncing his head rapidly, much like a visit leslierego.com. ies. As I walked the road, my head swiveling woodpecker, which is a display of courtship. from one image to the next, the eyes of my The ruddy duck is gorgeous and I felt hon-

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t is important to use a food thermometer when cooking hamburger patties because color is NOT a sure sign that your hamburger is cooked thoroughly. Use a food thermometer to make sure your family’s burgers are safely cooked. Using a food thermometer is quick and easy to do. It will help prevent over-cooking, because you know exactly when the meat is done, tender and juicy, but not over-cooked, tough and dry. Insert the food thermometer into the side of the patty and wait for it to read 160F; allow roughly 20-40 seconds for the temperature to stabilize. You will be keeping your family safe while serving them the perfect burger! You can use a food thermometer with any cooking method. Whether you cook your hamburger patties on a barbecue, fry pan or a double-sided electric grill, it is equally important to remove the burger from the heat, then check the temperature. There are two major types of food thermome-

ters; dial and digital instant-read food thermometers are the most readily available thermometers for consumers. An Instant Dial Thermometer reads the temperature along 2-3 inches of the probe; this means 2-3 inches of the probe must be inside the food. Allow 23-46 seconds for temperature to stabilize. An Instant-Read Digital Thermometer has its temperature sensor on the tip. The probe must be inserted at least 1/2-inch into the food. Allow 25-34 seconds for temperature to stabilize. Advancing Accurate Consumer Use of Instant-Read Food Thermometers through grocery stores and the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is a USDA-funded project to educate and motivate consumers to use a thermometer when cooking hamburger patties. The longterm goal is to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness, particularly E. coli 0157:H7 infections, by increasing the number of consumers who routinely use food thermometers. To learn more about food thermometers, visit: webpages.uidaho.edu/therometers.

COLUMN SCIENCE OF PLACE

THINGS I DO NOT KNOW

That implies that biology is attempting to count, quantify, sort, describe, and understand life as get asked questions about biology all the time. we know it (and as we don’t). It is a striking, and I spend a lot of my life trying to best answer the intimidating, concept: the attempt to know all of questions about things in nature that students life. ask me from day to day, and I am happy when I I do not know what species of grass that is. can help out. But, for the vast majority of ques- I do not know what trout think about. I do not tions that I get asked, I do not know the answer. know how many hours a day a wolverine sleeps or In fact, I sometimes feel like I do not know hardly how many ants live in that anthill. I do not know anything that my students want me to know. what bird song you heard this past weekend and I do not know why giraffes have dark-purple are trying to re-enact for me this afternoon (altongues. I do not know who would win in a battle though we sure are having fun with that one). I between a Kodiak bear do not know what that and a Tyrannosaurus funny growth is on that There is far more mystery in rex. I do not know why sagebrush (although I’d a duck-billed platypus like to know). I do not biology than there is certainty. is the way it is or why It is, after all, the “study” and not the know what that animal narwhals have tusks track in the mud is and (but I do know they are “knowing.” I do not know what bug awesome), and I do not you are holding in your know if zebras are black with white stripes or if hand. But, we can try to find out. they are white with black stripes. I don’t know There is far more mystery in biology than there how wombats form their cube-shaped droppings. is certainty—and that is what makes it so fas“Aren’t you a biology teacher?” I am often cinating. We are all biologists. One can study it asked, pointedly, by dubious young students who even with something as non-technical as a walk had been expecting an answer. I can sense their through the woods, a day fishing on the Big frustration at my ignorance. Wood, or an autumn evening listening to elk buDo history teachers get asked what color un- gles echo in the hills. It is, after all, the “study” derwear Genghis Khan liked to wear? Do math- and not the “knowing.” ematicians get asked on the street (off the top of their head, with no time to grab their calculators) Hannes Thum is a Wood River Valley native what the square root of 342,891,767 is? Should the and has spent most of his life exploring what brains of English teachers contain the entire cat- our local ecosystems have to offer. He currently alogue of all books ever written, word for word? teaches science at Community School. Biology is, by definition, the “study of life.”

BY HANNES THUM

NEWS IN BRIEF

‘Click It, Don’t Risk It’ Campaign Begins

Idaho law enforcement is letting drivers know that they will be on the lookout for seatbelt infractions this summer. The Idaho Office of Highway Safety and Police across the state are reminding drivers to “Click It, Don’t Risk It.” Between now and Sunday, June 3, more than 50 law enforcement agencies across Idaho will take part in a mobilization aimed at seatbelt enforcement. This is part of a nationwide effort to encourage drivers to wear seatbelts during the busy summer months. “Seatbelts are our first line of defense in a car crash, and buckling up is such an easy thing to do that can help you and your family survive a crash,” said John Tomlinson, manager for the Idaho Office of Highway Safety. In 2016, an estimated 65 percent of people killed in crashes in Idaho were not restrained—that’s 17 percent above the national average. According to OHS data, 123 people who died in crashes in 2016 were not properly restrained, including three children under the age of seven. “If you know a friend or a family member who does not buckle up, or properly restrain their children when they drive, please ask them to consider changing their habits,” said Cpl. Kyle Wills. “Help us spread this life-saving message before one more friend or family member is killed as a result of this senseless inaction. Seatbelts save lives, and everyone—front seat and back, child and adult—needs to remember to buckle up—every trip, every time.” For more information on the Click It, Don’t Risk It mobilization, visit nhtsa.gov/ciot.