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THREE VIE FOR COMMISSIONER SEAT Voters to choose Democrat candidate in May primary election BY DICK DORWORTH

oters using the Democrat ballot in the May 17 primary election will have three choices for the Blaine County commissioner District 2 seat, currently held by Jacob Greenberg. In addition to Greenberg, Gary Brower and Kaz Thea have filed for the position. Whoever wins the May primary will likely be the District 2 commissioner, since no other candidates have filed for the post. Commission District 2 encompasses most of Hailey and the mid-Valley area. To the north, incumbent Angenie McCleary has filed for re-election to the commission District 3 post. The only other candidate for the position is Mickey Garcia, who filed as an independent. Since there are no inter-party contests, the District 1 race will be decided in the November general election. Blaine County’s District 1 commissioner post, encompassing south Blaine County and currently held by Larry Schoen, is not up for election until 2018.

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Gary Brower Brower said in an interview that he decided to run for county commissioner “because I’ve wanted to do more than what I’ve been doing, and I’ve long wanted to be in public service.” Brower, 45, moved to Blaine County 11 years ago from Davis, Calif., where his family has a history of employment in the public sector. If elected, Brower said he will “give back to the community by being a voice of moderation, seeking the middle ground with positive, practical solutions to Blaine County issues.” “I know I can do a good job and I’d like to give it a try,” he said. Brower was born in Vallejo, Calif., and studied exercise science pre-medicine at the University of California, Davis. Since moving to the Wood River Valley, Brower has worked in the banking industry and as a parttime supervisor for SkyWest Airlines. “I’m experienced in the airport

culture, which is an asset for a sons, Joshua and Jeremy. Blaine County commissioner,” Brower said. Brower owns his own eBay retail company, Gnubay LLC, and works in the Blaine County Clerk’s office. He has been married for 11 years and has two grown stepchildren, ages 23 and 29. Brower said he has an “open door” attitude and anyone is free to contact him through his Facebook page at www.facebook. com/BlaineCountyIdaho.

Jacob Greenberg Greenberg is currently chairman of the Blaine County Board of Commissioners. He was appointed as commissioner by Gov. Butch Otter in 2012 to replace resigning Commissioner Tom Bowman. This is Greenberg’s first election. He has said in the past that his primary strength as a public official is that “I call it like I see it.” “I am not a politician in the usual sense of the term, but I have the ability to make decisions,” Greenberg said. “Even people who disagree with me and the decisions I make have faith in my due diligence and my willingness to do the legwork to get the job done.” In a press announcement, Greenberg stated that his primary goals include “the preservation of the natural environment, conservation of natural resources, fiscal responsibility, economic development, and community safety.” He stated that “his accomplishments as commissioner include positive decisions on Land, Water and Wildlife Program projects and support of reduced fees and streamlined processes for solar installation permits.” Greenberg was born in Haifa, Israel, 62 years ago and has lived in the Wood River Valley for more than 30 years. He has owned and operated three restaurants, including Shorty’s Diner in Hailey, and a construction company as well as a small-business consulting firm. He and his wife Jeanne have two grown

Kaz Thea Kaz Thea said: “I am humbled by the opportunity to take part in this democratic process. It is important to me that we exercise our freedom to make our voices heard and make a difference in our community.” This is Thea’s first run for public office. Her background in volunteer and professional social/ environmental activism includes being manager of the Wood River Farmers’ Market, co-founder of Idaho’s Bounty, bike-pedestrian coordinator for Mountain Rides Transportation Authority and working as a professional wildlife biologist. Thea said she is “dedicated to conserving our natural resources in this beautiful valley, while acknowledging the need for smart, sustainable growth.” “I support the youth of our valley, having co-founded and currently directing Kids Mountain Fund, providing scholarships for kids to participate in our valley’s diverse and extensive active outdoor programs,” she said. Thea said she is in favor of promoting solar energy and consolidating local fire departments. Her website, http://kazforcommissioner.ruck.us/, states that: “Water is a critical resource and will get even more limited in supply as the climate warms and our snow pack decreases. We must look at real ways to conserve.” Thea was born in 1961 in New York City and raised in Scarsdale, N.Y. She attended college at the University of Vermont and graduated from The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Wash., where she studied environmental science and education. She has a master’s degree in natural science from the University of Idaho. She is married to Kurt Nelson, district ranger for the Ketchum Ranger District. Their 13-yearold son, Kai, is in the seventh grade at Community School. Thea is stepmother to Nelson’s three grown children, Justin, Keets and Lars. tws

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yringa Mountain School, Blaine County’s only publically funded charter school, announced Monday that it continues to seek funding from the Blaine County School District. Founded in 2014, Syringa Mountain School, for grades K-6, is now in its second year of operation. As a charter school, Syringa is a separate entity from the school district and is governed by its own board of directors. Also as a charter school, Syringa is not by law allowed to collect property taxes, such as the school district does, to pay for operations. Both Syringa and the school district receive state funding, but currently Syringa spends about $6,500 annually per student, while the school district spends about $16,500 per student, with the difference mainly explainable by district collection of property taxes. Syringa, which has been unsuccessfully seeking funding from the school district for more than a year, announced Monday that its latest attempt came as a formal request to the district to designate Syringa as an “Innovative School.” The designation is allowed through House Bill H570, the “Local Innovation Schools Act,” that was approved by the state Legislature this year and has been signed into law by Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter. The act allows school districts to reach formal agreements with charter schools within their boundaries to designate them as Innovative Schools and to provide “equalized funding” while allowing the schools to continue to be self-governed.

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The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a new scam that involves phony rental properties, a situation referred to as “phantom rentals.” The sheriff’s office reported on March 29 on its Facebook page that the scam operates by a scammer placing an ad for a rental property that the scammer doesn’t own or that may not exist at all. The scammer then asks people who respond to the ad to provide personal information or even a deposit using a credit or debit card. “Please use caution when responding to these types of ads and never give your information out over the phone,” the sheriff’s office advises. The sheriff’s office further advises that the Federal Trade Commission has useful information about reporting such scams that can be accessed at www.consumer.ftc.gov/arti.../0079-rental-listing-scams.

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PUBLIC INVITED TO FREE PESTICIDE WORKSHOP

The Environmental Resource Center, Wood River Land Trust and Blaine County Noxious Weed Department will hold a free Tree and Pesticide Management Workshop from 9-11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, at the Community Campus on Fox Acres Road in Hailey. Coffee and snacks will be provided at 8:30 a.m. The workshop is open to all homeowners, landscapers, property managers and interested community members. Attendees will learn about integrated pest management and how it is being implemented in the Wood River Valley. Tree disease, soil health, composting and bio-control alternatives for noxious weeds will be discussed. Presenters will be Carl Hjelm of Alpine Tree Service; Jeff Beacham of ArborCare Resources; and Carl Jorgensen, a biological control specialist for the U.S. Forest Service. Three pesticide credits and 2.75 arborist credits are available for people involved in the pesticide and tree businesses. Pre-registration is suggested. To register, or for additional information, call (208) 788-3947 or visit woodriverlandtrust.org/events.

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SCHOOL BOARD PLANS TO CUT ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ‘Multiple reductions’ intended to help district save money

BY TERRY SMITH

he Blaine County School District Board of Trustees intends to make “multiple reductions” to administrative staff to help reduce costs by $1.3 million for Fiscal Year 2017, which starts in July. The board’s intentions are revealed in a March 28 letter to the community from Board Chair Shawn Bennion, who wrote that administrative reductions at the district office is “the current solution, based on feedback from the ‘financial plan listening tour’ and budget survey.” Bennion wrote that the board plans “multiple reductions in staff and programs at the district level; the farthest away from the classroom.” According to the district, this year’s total cost in salary and benefits for employees working

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out of the district office is $1.8 million. Although the district and the board of trustees have discussed for nearly a year the need to reduce spending, Bennion’s letter, posted on the district website, provides the first official information on how money will be saved. Bennion told The Weekly Sun on Monday that specific administrative positions to be eliminated have not yet been determined. He said district Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes is preparing recommendations that will be brought to the board for discussion at its next regular meeting on April 19. Bennion wrote further in the March 28 letter that the school board is also considering a freeze on “staff movement on salary schedules” because of increased years of service or increased ed-

No one will be unaffected by these changes.” Shawn Bennion Board chair, Blaine County School District

ucation and capping the number of teachers employed at the current level. “Since we are not in a position to hire additional staff, current staff will need to be reassigned where the majority of students are enrolled, as enrollment shifts from elementary to secondary schools,” Bennion stated. Bennion wrote that the school district is at a “crossroads,” explaining in the letter that for several years since 2006, when the state legislature authorized the district to collect $29.5 million annually in property taxes from a permanent “stabilization levy,” revenues exceeded expenditures, but that for the past several years the situation has been reversed. For example, for the current fiscal year, expenditures on the district’s operations budget of $55.6 million exceeded revenues

by about $2.5 million. Bennion wrote that the school board intends to approve an operations budget for Fiscal Year 2017 that is $1.3 million less than this year’s operations budget. He further stated that the board intends to save an additional $3-$4 million in annual costs over the next few years to place in an “unassigned fund” reserve balance. Bennion noted that cuts to the administrative staff and programs will create “significant change for every staff member in BCSD. No one will be unaffected by these changes.” “However, amazing things can be done when we work together to find solutions,” Bennion wrote. “There is no one more capable than our staff. They make miracles happen every day in the hallways and classrooms of our schools.” tws

SCHOOL DAYCARE CENTER SAFE FROM BUDGET CUTS

Facility helps teenage mothers graduate from high school BY JEAN JACQUES BOHL

he Blaine County School District’s daycare center for teenage mothers, whose elimination has been discussed previously as a way to save money, appears safe from budget cuts this year. District Business Manager Mike Chatterton said in an interview last week that the district has a strong commitment to the daycare center and wants it to continue. “The cost is worth the students staying in school,” Chatterton said. “It is just another tool in the overall cost of education.” Chatterton’s reassurance of continuation of the daycare center, officially known as the district’s Teen Parenting Center, comes at a time when the district school board is looking at shaving $1.3 million off its operating budget for the 2016-2017 school year that starts July 1. Elimination of the center was considered two years ago during budget preparation in the spring of 2014 as a way of saving money.

According to Chatterton, the center costs the district about $53,000 annually, which includes salary and benefits for the center’s supervisor and for costs of operation. In addition to district funding, the center receives funding from the Idaho Department of Welfare Idaho Childcare Program and contributions from the Blaine County Education Foundation, the Angels of Mercy and other nonprofit or private donors. Located at Silver Creek High School, the district’s alternative high school, the Teen Parenting Center was founded in 2011 by a 3-2 vote of the school board. Somewhat controversial at that time, the center seems to be viewed more favorably now and is even supported by some of its original critics. The center currently has an enrollment of three mothers, who bring their children with them to school each day, visit with their children as part of an elective teen parenting class and spend break and lunch time with them. Teenage fathers, often enrolled

themselves as high school students, sometimes participate in the class along with the mothers. Since its founding, 17 students have transited through the program. Helping mothers stay in school was a major argument for establishing the center when its founding was being debated five years ago. According to the Idaho South Central Public Health District, six out of 100 teenaged girls in the health district, which includes Blaine County, will become pregnant, often dropping out of school and becoming a funding burden to society. According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 34 percent of teenage girls who become pregnant will not obtain a high school diploma. The Alliance for Excellent Education reports that “a single high school dropout costs the nation approximately $260,000 in lost earnings, taxes and productivity.” “From a societal point of view, everyone benefits when students

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Studies have shown that if an on-campus daycare is provided, teenage mothers are more likely to stay in school and get a high school diploma.

are kept in school,” said Silver Creek High School Principal Mike Glenn. “We try to hang on to students, keep them and lead them to graduation.” Desiree Kelly, the center’s supervisor, pointed out that the center, unlike some private daycare operations, takes in new-

borns, allowing young mothers to resume school quickly after delivery. Kelly said that in addition to helping teenage mothers stay in school, the center helps the children learn social skills and “positive interactions with others.”

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ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL CALLS IT QUITS

The Northern Rockies Music Festival, which has been held annually the first week of August at Hop Porter Park in Hailey, will not be held this year. The announcement came April 1 from festival organizer Dana DuGan. “It’s with deep regrets that after 38 wonderful years the board of directors of the Northern Rockies Music Festival, Inc., has decided to suspend operations for 2016,” DuGan said. “Big-box festivals have squeezed out small mom-and-pop festivals such as ours and, after many memorable years, we can no longer sustain funding for the festival.” The festival – originally the Northern Rockies Folk Festival – has always been a two-day event, offering national, regional and local music acts that drew attendees in the thousands. In her announcement, DuGan thanked past festival sponsors, including Albertsons, D.L. Evans Bank, ReConstruction, Mountain Lifestyle, Marketron, Power Engineers, Clif Bar, the City of Hailey and the Hailey Chamber of Commerce. “We also want to thank our past board members, especially longtime leader Peter Kramer, and our vendors Craig Campbell of Live Audio Productions, Due West Press, Performance Audio, Clear Creek Disposal, Hayden Beverage, Sun Valley Brewery, Jersey Girl deli and Hailey Coffee Co.,” DuGan stated. “And, much gratitude goes out to our hardworking volunteers, without whom the last 38 years would not have been possible.”

BCSD TO DISCUSS ‘STATE OF THE DISTRICT’

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The Blaine County School District will hold a series of public meetings later this month to discuss the “State of the District” with updates on its financial and strategic plans. Dubbed “Give 30/Get 30,” the district intends that the meetings provide 30 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes for questions and answers. “Find out how we plan to inspire, engage, educate and empower every student,” the district states in the meeting announcement. “Learn how next year’s budget fits into the future financial plan.” Five meetings are scheduled. The first is set for 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, at the Community Campus in Hailey. Next is a 5-6 p.m. meeting on Wednesday, April 20, at Carey School. Also scheduled are a 12-1 p.m. meeting on Friday, April 22, at The Community Library in Ketchum, a 7-8 p.m. meeting on Monday, April 25, at the Community Campus and a 7-8 p.m. meeting Wednesday, April 27, at Alturas Elementary School in south Woodside, Hailey. The district advises that refreshments, childcare and Spanish interpretation will be provided at all five meetings.

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LOCAL COWBOYS SELECTED FOR IDAHO RODEO HALL OF FAME David Stoecklein and Kelly Wardell to be honored for legacy to rodeo

in their lives, and the great responsibility to honor their trust.” wo of the Wood River Valley’s own Mary Stoecklein, David’s widow, is will be inducted into the Idaho Ro- thrilled with the Hall of Fame induction. deo Hall of Fame on June 4 in Twin “I got the news and I thought, my goodFalls. Longtime residents David Stoeck- ness, he is a legendary photographer of lein, a photographer who was inducted the West and he dedicated 40 years of posthumously, and rodeo performer Kelly his life to the West and these people,” she Wardell are among 10 inductees who will said. “This would make him very proud be honored that day. and it makes all of us very proud.” The Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame was Stoecklein moved to Sun Valley in formed to honor and preserve for future 1979. He loved to hunt and fish and ended generations the legacy of rodeo and the in- up doing a lot of it in Mackay. dividuals who participated in rodeo, their “We bought a ranch there and he was history, heritage, Western traditions and drawn to the cowboys,” Mary Stoecklein Western way of life. This will be the 16th said. “He would hunt and fish with them year of inductions. and then he thought he should document Stoecklein is known for his Western it. You don’t have to set up scenes with the photography, and Stoeckcowboys – they just live lein Photography still is in the code of the West. considered a leader in this All the ranching families field. Stoecklein Photogwelcomed him into their raphy’s website sums up homes and that was inStoecklein’s passion for the credible to him. He wanted West: to protect and educate peo“After many successful ple on the Western way of projects producing exquilife.” site lifestyle images for David Stoecklein passed some of the largest comaway on Nov. 10, 2014. panies in the world, David Kelly Wardell started decided to follow his childriding bareback horses in hood dreams by using his high school and rodeoed talent to show people what Photo courtesy Idaho Rodeo professionally in the Prohe had grown to respect Hall of Fame and Stoecklein fessional Rodeo Cowboys and love – the culture of Photography Association for 30 years. the American West and its Legendary Western photog“I started riding when I foundation that is built on rapher David Stoecklein was was a sophomore in high truth, honesty and courage. seen often with his cowboy school,” Wardell said. “I David’s fascination with hat and a smile on his face. grew up close to world the ranching heritage of the champion bareback rider West led him to befriend Joe Alexander and my dad and, subsequently, photograph the men also rode, so it was all I ever wanted to and women still breathing life into the do.” mythical figure of the cowboy. And riding he did, winning numerous “David’s passion for preserving the tra- rodeos along the way. Wardell was also a ditions and beliefs of the country’s honest, four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier hardworking cowboys and cowgirls grad- – the NFR being the Super Bowl of rodeually earned him their respect. With that os. Wardell can still be spotted on the dirt respect came an open invitation to share at the NFR as part of the arena crew in BY MARIA PREKEGES

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Kelly Wardell is shown here during his bareback riding days. Wardell has now been selected for induction into the Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame.

front of the bucking chutes. Wardell also on Kaycee Feild in the average. served on the Professional Rodeo CowWardell said he is humbled by being a boys Association board of directors for 10 part of the Idaho Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. years and served as bareback director for tws 10 years. He began coaching the College of Southern Idaho rodeo team this past August. After earlier retiring, Wardell came out of retirement in 2013. The inductions into the Idaho Rodeo “I started riding again in 2013 to try and Hall of Fame will take place at 1 p.m. make The American – the world’s richest on June 4 at the Red Lion Hotel Canone-day rodeo,” he said. “I did make the yon Springs in Twin Falls. The aftersemifinals but not the finals. After that I noon will include dinner, inductions, just kept going. I was in better shape and entertainment, as well as a live and I was having a blast and winning against silent auction. Seating is limited and guys half my age.” Wardell retired again after the Circuit those interested in attending must Finals Rodeo this past November, where RSVP by May 1. Reservations can be he placed in all three rounds and finished made by calling (208) 539-0202. one point behind four-time world champi-

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Joe Bauwens, second from left, celebrates with wife Marybeth Flower, left, and friends Peter and Susan Jackson at a “Tribute to Joe Bauwens” event honoring his career in photography at Silvercreek Art in Ketchum on Thursday evening.

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The Weekly Sun welcomes and encourages submissions of local photography and letters to the editor to be considered for publication in the newspaper. For photos: we like shots with people or animals best! Please include caption information (Who or What is in the photo, Where the photo was taken, When the photo was taken). For letters: we prefer constructive, solution-based letters, not rants! Sun Valley Co.’s “Dollar Dayz” celebration, featuring the “Cold Bowl Pond Skim” event, was a huge hit with participants and spectators alike on Sunday. The finale to this year’s winter season on Dollar Mountain included plenty of spills, thrills and ice-water chills. Photos courtesy of Oliver Guy

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ne thing we can count on every spring is some pretty darned good reservoir fishing! It is also our most overlooked and underappreciated fisheries. We are blessed with multiple reservoirs that would be considered blue-ribbon fisheries in any state. Little Wood Reservoir, Anderson Ranch Reservoir and Magic Reservoir are the big three, which we can count on over and over again. There are other places to explore, as well, including Fish Creek Reservoir (although no longer used to hold a lot of water, the impoundment still holds fish), Mormon Reservoir (recently improved and open to fishing), and many small desert impoundments best fished after the roads dry. These are places like Thorn Creek Reservoir, where a little research and good timing can lead to great fishing in the right year. All these stillwater areas can be fished from shore, from float tubes or from a boat. Almost all the fish that live in these reservoirs swim and feed actively in the top 12 feet of the water column, so no need to be intimidated by area created by depth. Anglers need to concentrate on shallow water bays, seasonal creeks that run into side canyons and channels, as well as open water pelagic areas near the centers of these waters. Fly selection should include Streamers, Leeches, Midge patterns (both wet and dry) Callibaetis (also both wet and dry) and standard Nymphs like Prince Nymphs or Pheasant Tails. Lines can be floating, fished with long leaders to achieve depth, or anglers can use an intermediate sinking line to get a few feet under. Leaders can be as stiff as 1X when Streamer fishing, or as light as 5X when fishing the Midges. The closer we get to summer, the more dry-fly opportunity you will have on the reservoirs. Most of this action happens on warm spring evenings. Fishing from a boat or float tube near Hot Springs Landing on Magic Reservoir in the evenings can be phenomenal. The best part of reservoir fishing is the great unknown. Fishing local rivers, anglers can pretty much start the day with an idea of what they may catch and how big the fish may be. In the reservoirs, there is no limit to how big a fish you may catch. Browns and rainbows can get immense in high-desert reservoirs as they feed on freshwater shrimp, perch and other baitfish. Now is the time to get out and enjoy these amazing Idaho fisheries! Happy fishing, everyone!

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o often we take our puppy to a puppy class that lasts from four to eight weeks and then feel we have done what we need to do to teach our puppy skills for a lifetime. While that class or private instruction is imperative to having a well-behaved dog, it is only part of the equation. There are, essentially, four phases of training to a fully trained dog. Some of these phases are short in duration; others must continue for the lifetime of the dog. The first phase is the actual “teaching” phase, which shows the dog what the behavior is that we want. Those behaviors can be the basics, such as sit, down, or come, or even more complex commands like directionals – going right or left on a sendout to retrieve. There are many ways to teach those behaviors, such as luring the dog with a treat, using offered behaviors, or even shaping the more complex behaviors by building on previous behaviors. The second phase is the “testing” phase. This is where the dog will test the parameters of the behaviors and what will earn him a reward. It is not a malicious “testing” but the dog exploring what he has to do to get his reward. As an example, if I am teaching the dog to come and sit in front of me, the dog might come partway, or sit out away from me, or sit off to the side to see if that behavior will also get him a reward. Many dogs will come and not sit and grab the treat and take off again. (I call this a drive-by.) In this phase, it is critical that we are always consistent about what we want and that we require that. If we want the dog to come sit in front, then that is ALL that we accept and reward. The third phase is the most difficult and what most of us fail to do. It’s called “proofing.” In the proofing phase, we GRADUALLY increase distractions while the dog performs the behavior successfully. If we add too many distractions, or the distractions are too difficult, then the dog fails. We think

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Service dogs take a huge amount of ‘proofing’ and then maintaining behaviors. Baewulf can walk by the open fish counter without even taking a sniff with just a voice command and random rewards.

the dog cannot perform the behavior when we simply did not give the dog a chance to “proof” his behaviors in many situations without failing. The last phase is another that most people do not do. It’s called the “maintenance” phase. In this phase, we maintain the behavior throughout the dog’s life. If we stop giving our dog a paycheck for his good work, he will soon give it up. That paycheck can be anything of importance to the dog, such as food, praise, a ball or stick throw, etc. And that paycheck becomes random during this phase to maintain the behavior. When we are deliberate in our execution

of training and understand where we are in each phase, it will help us to have the dog we dream of living with. If we skip a phase at any point, then the dog, being the opportunist he is, will do things the doggy way, not the way we need him to behave. A nicely behaved dog is a joy to be around as well as a trustworthy companion! Fran Jewell is an 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 www.positivepuppy.com or call (208) 578-1565.

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Tree Branches

he emergence of spring is a great time to study tree branches. The snow is melting and the leaves have not yet unfurled. During this time period the skeletal shapes of trees really reveal themselves. Each type of tree has a unique limb structure, which I like to draw and commit to memory. But within each general structure there are many, many odd variations. Walking around this past week, I saw branches extending out from the main trunk at an almost perfect 90-degree angle, most likely to avoid a large stone. I also saw branches with giant curves, or branches that dipped down before they grew upwards. Some of the branches twisted and turned in a particular direction to avoid the worst of the winds. In many instances, when a multitude of trees shared a small space, the branches spread out in odd angles in an effort to receive the most sunlight. There are many impediments that can affect how the branches on a tree will grow: sunlight, stones, hillsides, other trees, landmarks, water, etc. It is the solitary tree that grows evenly on all sides, the branches extending

Leslie Rego, “Odd Angles”, nib pen and brush, sumi ink, watercolor.

Leslie Rego is an artist and themselves in perfectly formed of the other outlines with all their Blaine County resident. To angles around the tree trunk. I odd directions. view more of Rego’s art, visit admire those skeletons, but am www.leslierego.com. more drawn to the imperfections

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