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7 Waste NotHow the city of Boise wants to turn food waste

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10 Foolish HistoryMapping the origins of April Fools’ Day and its

surprising influence on Idaho

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SUBMIT Boise Weekly publishes original local artwork on its cover each week. One stipulation of publication is that the piece must be donated to BW’s annual charity art auction in November. A portion of the proceeds from the auction are reinvested in the local arts community through a series of private grants for which all artists are eligible to apply. Cover artists will also receive 30 percent of the final auction bid on their piece. To submit your artwork for BW’s cover, bring it to BWHQ at 523 Broad St. All original mediums are accepted. Thirty days from your submission date, your work will be ready for pick up if it’s not chosen to be featured on the cover. Work not picked up within six weeks of submission will be discarded.

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ONTO THE NEXT THINGI don’t know about you, but the past week or so has felt a little

like being dragged through a knot hole. We had Bernie Sanders in town on March 21, followed by the insanely huge Idaho Demo-cratic caucuses on March 22. Before we could catch our breath, on March 23, Treefort Music Fest 2016 kicked off its five-day takeover of downtown Boise. Some of our reporters barely made it out alive, but we still had to contend with the waning days of the 2016 session of the Idaho Legislature, which signed off for the year on March 25.

As if all that wasn’t enough, Boise Weekly was deadlining on its annual Bar and Restaurant Guide, which we sent to the printers with a sigh of relief before collapsing into the weekend. You’ll see the BRG, in all its glossy glory, inserted into the April 6 edition of BW.

After a week like that, it feels good to look forward to spring, when the livin’ becomes a little easier.

In this week’s paper, we take a look at a proposal from the city of Boise that might make some local gardeners’ lives easier. In 2014, BW reported on the massive amounts of edible food that end up in the Ada County Landfill. Now, the city is considering launching a curbside collection program for organic waste, which would be trucked off to an as-yet-unconstructed composting facil-ity. The resulting fertilizer would then be offered—gratis—to resi-dents who participate in the program. Find that report on Page 7.

In another nod to the season, on Page 10, we’re featuring a piece from Dr. Roberta T. Axidea, formerly of Boise State Univer-sity, examining the historical origins and cultural impact of April Fools’ Day, which this year lands on Friday. Beyond recounting the genesis of the tricksy day, Axidea also reveals some surprising ways April Fools has shaped Idaho.

Finally, as the weather (supposedly) turns warmer and Boiseans start casting their eyes to the foothills, one group of users is asking planners to take their physical limitations into consideration when managing trails. Get the who, what, when, where, how and why on Page 22.

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BANG BANGIDAHO GOV. C .L. “BUTCH” OT TER SIGNED INTO L AW A CONTROVERSIAL BILL MAKING IT LEGAL FOR CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF 21 TO CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS WITHOUT A PERMIT OR ANY TRAINING. CRITICS ARE CONCERNED THE NEW L AW WILL LEAD TO MORE GUN DEATHS WHILE PROPONENTS SAY IT ’S AN EXTENSION OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. GET MORE AT NEWS/CIT YDESK.

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BOISEWEEKLY.COMWhat you missed this week in the digital world.

CHAPEL CLAIMA lawsuit challenging

Coeur d’Alene’s non-discrimination ordinance has been thrown out—except for one claim from north Idaho wedding chapel the Hitching Post. More on News/Citydesk.

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2016 is in the books but if you’re nostalgic—and hopefully no longer hungover—check out our collection of slideshows. Find them at Music/Music Reviews.


“The more desperate parents can be convinced that the public system is beyond salvation, the better positioned education-for-profit interests are.”

—from “Crumbling Foundations 1,” Feb. 16, 2011

If quoting myself from five years ago seems self-indulgent, forgive me. But after running this series through seven installments from 2011 to March 3, 2016, I’ve never found anything else said that nails more succinctly what I, and others, believe the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation is up to.

That quote is exactly what the foundation’s meddling in the politics of public education is about: Parents, who understandably want the best future for their children, are being sold the false and frightening notion that if they don’t allow politicians to direct more and more public monies dedicated to education into for-profit ventures, their kids will suffer the consequences.

I resurrected this series in response to the foundation’s latest spiel—its ubiquitous ad featur-ing a kid getting on the bus at school, but not showing up as expected at home.

If I believed the sole motive behind that ad was to promote the best solutions to problems no one can honestly deny are plaguing modern education, I wouldn’t be as outraged at the dis-ingenuousness of it. But for at least 15 years, key players in the Albertson Foundation have been investing—heavily—in the very thing they are so heavily promoting. This has to do with much more than our nation’s education policies. If you’ve ever wondered how the very rich just keep getting richer—how the rush of wealth to the “1 percent” never seems to even slow down, let alone stop—the influence that Foundation leaders have exerted on Idaho politics with ample complic-ity from Idaho politicians can be considered a manual on how, with enough money priming the right pumps, one can gain access to that great aquifer of steady revenue: the American taxpayer.

Following is a timeline assembled largely by Grove Koger, a lifelong friend and a very picky researcher. Further information came from an Associated Press probe into the relationships between the foundation, at least one member of the corporate for-profit education community and ex-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna’s push to radically reform Idaho’s schools.

There is nothing new about any of this. Most of it relates to the decade leading to Luna’s reform scheme. But as the Albertson Founda-tion has shown, it refuses to give up on making that scheme a reality, so must we keep reminding

ourselves why we rejected it so decisively.• Together, Joseph Scott—the grandson of Joe

and Kathryn Albertson and heir to much of their fortune—and his business partner, Thomas Wil-ford, founded Alscott Inc., an investment arm of the Albertson-Scott family. Wilford was installed as president of the business concern in 1993. From 1995 to 2003, he was also the president of the Albertson Foundation. Even now, Alscott and the foundation share the same address and, at least until 2011, the same phone number.

• In 2002, the Idaho Virtual Academy was created with administrative direction and educa-tional material provided by K12, Inc., the Virgin-ia-based source of online education founded three years earlier by Bill Bennett, former secretary of education. Bennett had contributed $1,000 to Tom Luna’s first, and failed, 2002 campaign.

That same year, while still the president of the Albertson Foundation, Wilford was appointed a seat on the K12, Inc., board of directors. The next year, he was named CEO of the foundation.

• By 2005, the foundation was handing out grants to charter schools, including the Idaho Virtual Academy, which has grown to be the state’s largest online public charter school. Its curriculum was (and is) provided in full by K12. Wilford contributed to Luna’s 2006 campaign, as did out-of-state for-profit education concerns, including K12, whose campaign contributions ran into several thousands of dollars. Wilford’s compensation as a K12 director soared from less than $500 in 2007 to $107,114 in 2010.

• In 2011, immediately after re-election, Luna introduced his reforms, relying heavily on charter schools and for-profit curriculum providers for solutions to Idaho’s public education woes—woes that were largely the result of inadequate funding from the same state leaders who supported Luna. Even while the foundation was running expensive ads in newspapers across Idaho hawking those reforms, Alscott Inc. held 826,000 shares in K12, Inc. By then, Idaho public monies going to K12 coffers was running into the tens of millions of dollars a year. Wrote Joe Miller of the AP: “All the while [Joseph] Scott’s family’s education foun-dation was actively promoting Idaho’s fledgling online education programs—something Luna has made a centerpiece of his reforms.” The siphon-ing of those public monies continues to this day.

I have never claimed there isn’t room for improvement in our public schools. But the two most horrifying and damaging blunders Idaho could make is handing over our public schools and/or our public lands to private inter-ests. Once we go there on either, we’ll never get them back.

CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS 7Don’t fool Idaho, either

BILL COPE

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I stood on the floor of the arena looking up. I wandered the lines, the crowds and the streets filled with people waiting to get in. This was not a night about political parties. We were independents, greens, Republicans and unaffili-ated voters, and Democrats had chosen to let us all in to vote.

On one side of the arena the faces were mostly familiar, mostly party officials, elected officials, those who’ve carried the big tattered banner with the donkey on it—tired, worn from losing battle after battle in our state. I was one of them once. I stood on the floor of the Idaho House and the Senate pushing for what I care about. Even more than being gay, the banner weighed me down.

In America we have come to believe in two banners and they’ve divided us in ways that help neither democracy nor the people policy-makers are elected to represent. We rally behind one or the other banner and sling mud at the other side—at whole families, at good people, at what we perceive as greed and malice. We sling mud because winning is all that seems to matter any more.

Standing in the arena I saw the beauty of no labels, no banners, just the mass of people across the ice rink from the ones who still carry the big donkey banner. Once separated, we gathered to caucus for a candidate who served as an independent in our nation’s highest lawmaking body; a Congress member who refused to take a banner there for 15 years. But the man is a real-ist about things that involve math. One doesn’t win without a banner in America right now—though maybe by running he has convinced us that perhaps, locally, a person can.

We across the arena caucused with and with-out banners. We know that from a dream comes hope and work, and a way to make change.

If you do not understand why so many gathered for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, why so many threaded lines for hours to cast a bal-lot, think of the struggles we face. Yes, we face sexism, which burns in its cruelty, but in the face of economic stress of shrinking wages, no access at all to health care and the frustration of watching political parties play football with our lives, we choose the candidate with the small banner. Many of us who packed the west side of the arena want a president who will move us closer to a country without banners, bigotry or absurd mud slinging—one who leads by example every day.

I stood on the arena floor and faced the side of the room where the big donkey banners waved and I thought about how the repeated

announcements and efforts to get us to fly a banner felt odd. I thought about how the Dem-ocratic Party’s insistence on banners is a choice it faces right now; one that could save it or sink it for another decade or two. Why were all the party officials over there on that side of the big room? How could they be that disconnected from what drives the passion of the young voters they always try so hard to court?

Republicans have closed their primaries to all but those publicly willing to declare themselves Republicans. Democrats have chosen to open their doors to anyone of any political party to caucus if they choose. I’m grateful they opened their doors and raised the money the state will not pay to allow independents, greens and unaf-filiated voters to vote.

I worry, though, that Idaho Democrats will not see the power in radical notions; the power of making policy rather than parties important. I worry they do not understand hope and the power of working for what everyone says can’t be done. I worry they will fail to capitalize on the energy they saw and focus too much on trying to get us to fly a banner rather than engaging us to help in something like running ballot initiatives for open primaries with instant runoff elections, where the top three vote get-ters—regardless of political party—run in the general election.

This would empower now downtrodden moderate Republicans, getting them out from under the thumb of extremist party leadership. It would open up and end skewed primaries that force all to run to the right—bringing Demo-crats and Republicans, Constitutionalists and unaffiliated voters together to decide who best represents our state and local communities.

I cannot say if this would be good or bad for the Democratic Party, so I would not blame it if it resists such change—but I do definitely believe it would be good for our Legislature and the policy it produces.

Maybe I’m alone in believing this, but I do believe it is in all of our best interest to move away from political parties and banners. Along with limiting corporate political contributions, it is a means of making these end-of-legislative-session days less a time of mourning over policy that devastates those not of a particular economic class, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender or political ilk.

Nicole LeFavour is a longtime educator and ac-tivist, former Boise Weekly reporter, and served in both the Idaho House of Representatives and Idaho State Senate.

FROM THE FAR MARGINSLeaving the parties behind

NICOLE LEFAVOUR

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Boise is cooking up a curbside compost plan

GEORGE PRENTICE

The concept of composting is nearly as old as gardening itself but, while the rise of “farm-to-table” food sourcing has brought composting heaps to city-living, the idea of turning rotting waste into nutrient-rich humus remains an oddity for most urbanites.

“Folks outside the city have larger lots or acreage, so there’s more opportunity to manage compost out there,” said Catherine Chertudi, Environmental Programs manager for the city of Boise.

Chertudi has been talking trash at City Hall for more than 25 years, following six years at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and a year as an environmental parale-gal in the Idaho attorney general’s office.

“We have over 97 percent of Boise households currently signed up for recycling services,” she said.

That’s a long way from 2009, when Boise Mayor Dave Bieter’s hotline lit up with citizens complaining about how their trash was being handled differently. Even city officials said at the time there were some “hiccups” during the rollout of color-coded trash carts, intended to eliminate the unsightly presence of moun-tainous heaps of curbside trash bags. Equally important was the successful introduction of curbside recycling of cans, paper and plastics. An additional glass recycling pick-up soon followed.

“And today, I can tell you that we collected 12,464 tons of recyclables in 2015,” said Chertudi.

Still, it turns out we still have a bit of work to do—albeit voluntarily.

During a May 2014 visit, Boise Weekly witnessed tons of garbage being pushed around what is known as the North Ravine Cell, a 281-acre mound of waste that is only of the 14 stages of the 2,700-acre Ada County Landfill Complex. Among the sea of trash was a jaw-dropping amount of organic waste—particu-larly food—that was being dumped over and over and over again.

The good news is Ada County was already knee-deep in what it called an historic analysis, as teams of moon-suited auditors manually sorted through the tons of garbage. By early 2015, a stunning trend had been officially chronicled: thousands of tons of so-called “ed-

ible food” end up in the landfill. According to the odorous census, more

than 53,000 tons of food waste is sent to the Ada County Landfill each year, and more than 17,000 tons of it was edible at the time it was discarded, including vegetables, fruit, bread, meat, pasta, cheese and more.

“A year later, it’s pretty much the same. It just keeps coming,” said Ted Hutchinson, deputy solid waste director for Ada County. “So much of that food is tossed out when the ‘sell-by’ date has expired. A good many people think food is no good after a ‘sell-by’ date. But changing their thinking takes a good amount of time.”

The analysis also revealed that we send approximately 52,570 tons of yard debris to the Ada County Landfill each year, much of it grass clippings and trimmings from bushes and trees. Not surprisingly, the survey found, 34,500 tons of that yard debris come from single-family homes in the city of Boise.

The analysis concluded food waste from Boise single-family residential customers to-taled more than 16 percent of total waste dis-posed and yard debris accounted for another 29.5 percent. The bottom line: organic waste makes up more than 45 percent of all waste delivered to the landfill from Boise homes. That means each person in Boise is responsible for approximately 390 pounds of organic materials in the landfill.

Even an amateur gardener knows the op-portunity of composting all of that organic

waste could yield some of the most bounti-ful garden beds and vegetable patches in the region. Boise city officials see that opportunity, too. According to new figures, Boise could recycle nearly 42,000 tons of organic materials each year if waste managers diverted food and yard debris to a separate composting facility.

The simple but game-changing question to be placed before Boise citizens: How would you like a curbside compost service?

“First of all, it’s important to stress that this is just a concept right now,” said Mike Journee, spokesman for Boise Mayor Dave Bieter. “There are a lot of players inside and outside of City Hall and they’re going to have to be a part of this in order for it to work. There are a lot of bridges to cross and quite a few off-ramps along the way.”

City staff first approached Republic Services Waste Collection to consider a curbside organ-ics collection that would be available to nearly 73,000 households. The initial proposal would include 95-gallon carts of organic waste col-lected weekly.

However, a massive composting facil-ity wouldn’t end up at that the Ada County Landfill.

“Yes, the city of Boise approached us,” said Hutchinson, “and we placed it before the Ada County Solid Waste Advisory Commit-tee last fall.”

The committee, comprised of citi-zens, county officials and representatives from each of the county’s municipali-

Tifani Henderson, of Diamond Street Recycling, grabs a couple of fists full of nutrient-rich compost: “We even supply it to the Idaho Botanical Garden all year. They order it by the truckloads.”

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THE HYPERBOLE AND HORROR OF IDAHO HEALTH CARE

At the same time Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill (R-Rexburg) and House Speaker Scott Bedke (R-Oakley) were congratulating each other for what they called “a successful session”—in spite of not addressing the Medicaid cover-age gap—officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled yet another study pointing to the ill effects of not expanding the program.

“I have to say, I think we had a pretty good legislative session,” Otter said March 28, adding he had no intention of calling for a special session of the Legislature to deal with the nearly 78,000 Idahoans ineligible for health care assistance.

“You have a firm commitment from the House of Representatives that we want to do something on this issue,” said Bedke.

Only 72 hours before, Bedke gaveled the 2016 session of the Idaho Legislature closed, Sine Die (“without a day”), after Republican majority leadership led a tidal wave of dissent against any proposal to con-sider the tens of thousands of Idahoans who either make too little to participate in the state-run health care exchange or too much to be eligible for Medicaid.

The House adjournment came one day after a stunning remark on the floor of the Idaho Senate from Sen. Jim Rice (R-Caldwell).

“Not one of those who left bloody tracks in the snow at Valley Forge did so over free health care. It’s not a right,” Rice said.

Instead of referencing Rice’s hyperbole, Bedke chose to chastise Dr. Kenneth Krell, director of critical care at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Cente. Bedke testified Feb. 2 that as many as 1,000 Idahoans have died prematurely over the past three years be-cause the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.

“Hyperbole and horror stories. While they’re useful to a point, I think that we’ve heard those,” Bedke said March 28.

It’s a fair bet Bedke hadn’t heard

HHS official: “The consequences of a state reject-ing Medicaid expansion are far-reaching.”

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ties, was born from the landfill analysis, inspiring more solution-based dialogue. But it turns out the committee didn’t think a composting facility at the landfill complex was a good idea, in spite of the

fact that the organic waste is ending up in the dump anyway.

“One of the major concerns that the com-mittee had was that, if composting facilities are not managed correctly, they can generate quite an odor,” said Hutchinson. “And we have some neighbors that are quite sensitive to the landfill’s odor already. As a result of the odor issues, the use of the county landfill property was taken off the table.”

At Boise City Hall, Chertudi said odor should never be an issue with a well-run com-posting operation.

“Compost odors occur only when a facility is improperly managed,” she said. “Properly managed compost smells like rich soil.”

Chertudi added that large composting facilities in areas that experience an inordinate amount of precipitation may experience a rapid breakdown of organics, thus triggering some unpleasant odors.

“But we don’t have that here in our climate,” she said. “In southwest Idaho, we would probably have to add water to keep it working well. So again, it’s only when things are improperly managed and the compost is allowed to go anaerobic when you get those odors. Obviously, Diamond Street Recycling is doing just great with their composting and I haven’t heard a single complaint about that operation.”

At Diamond Street, which is locally owned and operated by Dale and Lonnie Hope, of Boise, the operation runs clean and orga-nized—a feat, considering it encompasses 32 acres of waste.

“It’s a non-stop freeway here,” said Tifani Henderson, sitting in the Diamond Street of-fice as a steady stream of trucks rolled through the gates. “The trucks are lined up before sunrise when we open and at the end of the day, we can barely get the gates closed.”

Diamond Street cautions the public that they don’t take trash, but they gladly receive remnants from trees and shrubs ($5 per cubic yard); grass, leaves and clean wood ($3/cy); painted or treated wood ($10/cy); and con-crete, gravel and mixed asphalt ($8 per pick-up). The wood is constantly being chipped and shipped to both large and small farming opera-tions for cattle and horse bedding. Mulch, in five different colors, is picked-up or shipped-out, including to Diamond Street’s newest customer, Boise State University.

“But it’s our compost that is a huge seller,” said Henderson, pointing to evenly cut rows of decomposing grass clippings and brush. “We lay it out and cook it for 90 days. We add a

little bit of very fine wood chips and monitor the pH and nitrogen levels. We even supply it to the Idaho Botanical Garden all year. They order it by the truckloads. But it’s available to anyone at $28 per cubic yard. We have a lot of little old ladies who want a small bucket or bushel of compost and we love when they come back to us again and again.”

Chertudi said Boise’s demographic of green-thinking customers covers both ends of the spectrum.

“Yes, we see a lot of older citizens who are big recyclers. They grew up with less, perhaps in the Depression,” she said. “But the other group that we see a lot of interest from are col-lege and high-school students. They really see the need to care for the future.”

As for the immediate future, Chertudi said private operators such as Diamond Street do just fine but they simply couldn’t handle a city-wide compost facility. Since the Ada County Landfill is out of the question, it appears city officials are looking at Plan B.

That “B” stands for “biosolid,” as in the 20-Mile South Biosolids Farm Site, 4,000 acres of city-owned land on South Cloverdale Road about 20 miles south of Boise.

Better known as TMSF, the facility receives the biosolids from the city’s two main wastewa-ter treatment plants. Treated biosolids are sold to farmers to help grow crops and, it turns out, nine acres of the site are unused and therefore being considered as a possible location for the city-run composting facility.

“This is very early in the process,” said Journee, who quickly added that it’s never too early for the city to champion more recycling efforts. “We’re always talking about sustain-ability here and I know that everyone knows that we’re continually talking about being the most livable city in the country. And that can mean a lot of different things to different people. But recycling is about being livable. So, yes this is part of that vision.”

Chertudi said composting has been on the city’s radar for some time now.

“For years we’ve offered composting classes for Boise residents,” she said, “and we even sell composting bins.”

The city and Republic Services sells 75-gal-lon “SoilSaver” composting bins for about $60.

“But we want to design a program that meets the needs of an incredibly broad range of customer,” Chertudi added. “If indeed we go down this path, we have to have a program that works as well for someone who lives in a townhome or condo as someone in traditional home.”

Should the composting concept become reality, the plan would include the public and city facilities having free access to the nutrient-rich compost, with the city selling about 50 percent of the materials to commer-cial operations.

According to an internal city document, curbside organics could be begin as early as March 2017.

of the latest data from HHS. The new study shows an increasing number of people who could benefit from Med-icaid expansion also have behavioral health needs. The study indicates as

many as 39 percent of uninsured Idahoans ineligible for Medicaid assistance reported mental illness or substance use disorder. That percentage, according to the study, represents as many as 30,000 uninsured Idahoans.

“The facts are clear. The consequences of a state’s decision to reject Medicaid expan-sion are far-reaching,” said Vikki Wachino, director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Plan) Services, part of the Centers for Medicare and Medic-aid Services.

Dr. Richard Frank, a Harvard Medical School professor and HHS assistant sec-retary for Planning and Evaluation, said by accessing federal funds to expand Medicaid, states such as Idaho can drill down into what he called “more vexing issues.”

“This would open up new opportunities to meet other pressing mental health and health care needs,” Frank told Boise Weekly. “And states such as yours could also better address vexing problems such as homeless-ness through Medicaid expansion.”

Meanwhile, at the Idaho Statehouse, Ot-ter bristled at outside criticism.

“Those who suggest that the Republi-cans in the Legislature don’t care about the 78,000 are dead wrong. We care,” said Otter. “We’re just trying to get a solution and trying not to make false promises.”

As for the future, Hill and Bedke said they were looking forward to “working with the governor’s office to craft a state-based solu-tion” over the next several months.

“But the House feels strongly that there has to be a legislative component to that solution,” said Bedke.

Hill echoed Bedke’s remarks, adding, “We didn’t get everything done. We’ll have some things for next year.”

—George Prentice

Organic waste makes up more than 45 percent of all waste delivered to the landfill from Boise homes. Each person in Boise is responsible for approximately 390 pounds of organic materials in the dump.

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Gov. Otter: “Those who suggest Republicans don’t care about the 78,000 are dead wrong.”

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MONKEYSHINES IN AMERICAApril Fools’ Day got off to an

uneasy start in the North American colonies. In territories controlled by the French, stretching from the Mis-sissippi delta on the Gulf of Mexico north to what would become French-speaking provinces of Canada, April Fools’ Day was wildly popular and seen as a tribute to St. Martin of Tours (circa 325-397A.D.), the patron saint of troubadours and jugglers.

In the Puritan and Quaker settlements of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, frivolity and jest were frowned upon, so any observance of April Fools’ Day could earn an offender a day in the stocks. Cotton Mather, the infamous prosecutor of witches in Salem and elsewhere, actually condemned a farmer’s young wife to death by stone crushing for the homely offense of putting a fake spider on her husband’s shoulder as he ate breakfast and shrieking “April Foolishness!” when he was startled by the hand-knotted creature.

Still, the impulse among the new-comers to pull tricks on friends and

neighbors could not be suppressed. In 1607, at the earliest English settlement on the North American continent, Jamestown, it is reported one of the favorite diversions among some of the younger males was to race through the fort in the middle of the night, shrieking that a band of “wild men” were attacking the outer defenses. After many a pan-icked response, the jokesters were ignored. However, the actual “wild men”—the indigenous Powhatan tribe on whose land Jamestown was founded—came to be so offended by the recurring joke, they eventually did attack the fort.

Benjamin Franklin was the most prolific April Fools’ prankster in early American history. Almost forgotten is that his initial reason for flying a kite in a thunderstorm was that he was trying to convince a gullible nephew he was “angling for flying fish.” It was only after the kite was struck by light-ning that he got the idea of capturing electricity. It is also telling that the first issue of Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack was released on April 1, 1732—which might explain why within it were predictions of “a deluge from the skye of frogges and toades come reaping season” and an article detailing the best method to sow lima beans was at midnight during a full moon, with the sower as “naked as a newly-hatched jay.”

HI-JINX IN IDAHO

Perhaps because of the nature of the earliest white people to come in consequential numbers, arranging

practical jokes on each other was a significant amusement in the Idaho Territory. They were overwhelmingly men come to find gold, and they were overwhelmingly single. With little to divert themselves from the rigors of scrabbling for precious metals—other than drinking the home-brewed hooch ubiquitous in the mining camps—they would concoct elaborate plans for trickery, whether it was April Fools’ Day or not. It was common for a sleepy miner to drop into his “glory hole” first thing in the morning and find an enraged badger or frantic bear cub in there with him, as eager as not to claw its way out of the hole using the startled miner as a ladder.

The shenanigans often stretched for days and even weeks beyond April 1. The Idaho World, the earliest newspaper in the territory, reported in 1864 that a man named Oscar Pinlap went about Idaho City discreetly post-ing hand-written announcements that “Lop-Eared Louise,” a notorious pros-titute who made the rounds of Idaho mining camps, would be “parkin her wagin on the Little Nugget Road on the evnin of April One. Bring some dust, boys. She ain’t givin it out for free.” According to the paper, several dozen men showed up and waited all night for the rolling bordello to arrive.

Pinlap continued to mislead the lovelorn men, putting up poster after poster for days after, promising that Louise was coming. He was eventu-ally discovered late one night, tacking yet another false promise to a pine tree near the center of town, and was hanged “ faster than you could loop a

noose,” as the Idaho World reported.In the years leading up to state-

hood in 1890, hoaxes were plenti-ful and carried with them political sentiments from both sides of the statehood debate. In 1888, as it became clear that statehood was likely, a rumor circulated in the southeast-ern parts of the state implying that if Idaho became a state, the LDS population would pick up en masse and migrate to Utah, which wouldn’t be granted statehood until 1896. It was suspected the rumors were com-ing from the LDS community itself, which feared that official statehood would interfere with the polygamy still common in the area. On April 1, 1889, crude posters were nailed on fence posts and sheds all over Franklin County announcing that Utah was closing its northern border at dawn of the following day, and that if “Any you Mormons whose thinking about gittin had better git gittin afore its too late.” By the end of the day, accord-ing to an item in the Preston Citizen, at least 20 families, mostly from the neighboring town of Franklin, “went scooting across the border with every-thing they could fit in a buckboard, even if it meant some of the extra wives had to walk along behind.”

Yet another town whose destiny hinged on an April Fools’ antic was Kuna. In 1930, that settlement was little more than a one-pump gas sta-tion that sold groceries, a feed store, and a scattering of farm houses and outbuildings. Early in the morning of April 1, 1930, townspeople were surprised to see “Big Jim” McClorry

strutting down the middle of the street with nothing on but his long johns and a ragged towel draped over his shoulder. When asked what he was doing, he explained he was on his way to the “mineral muds,” which turned out to be a bare spot on the banks of Indian Creek. The spot was where Ammon Jenkins’ herd of Guernsey milk cows had beaten a path down the bank on their way to water.

McClorry claimed he had been going there for days—before the sun rose so he wouldn’t be seen—to “wallow,” as he put it, in the sloppy combination of clay, composted plant material and cow dung that comprised the spot. Since this activity had seemingly cured him of both the arthritis and the drunkenness that had plagued him for years, he had decided to do it in broad daylight to let his neighbors know what a blessing they had been living next to.

For weeks after, shy residents of Kuna would sneak down to the mud hole to test out McClorry’s claim, and report after report confirmed the mud’s healing properties. Pso-riasis, bad backs, weak knees, heart murmurs, dropsy, nervous tics, even impotence seemed to be no match for the mud, it was said. Eventually word spread throughout the Boise Valley from Caldwell to Mountain Home of the miraculous, odiferous, muck. On warmer days there could be up to 100 people lining up for a spin in the slop.

New enterprises sprang up to capitalize on the attraction and over a two-year span, Kuna’s population quadrupled. Ammon Jenkins started

An April Fools’ guide to Idaho historyBY ROBERTA T. A XIDEA, PH. D.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you. On Friday, April 1, your friends, coworkers, spouse, perhaps even

your children, will be hiding your car keys, putting hand sanitizer in your toothpaste, rearranging the furniture in your cubicle, posting Photoshopped pictures of you kissing a pig or doing whatever passes for pranks in your particular social circle. The occa-sion—April Fools’ Day—along with only Christmas and Easter, is a day recognized by virtually the whole world for a specific activity.

April Fools’ Day may be even more universal than Christmas and Easter. While the roots of this day so revered by tricksters are to be found in Middle Ages Europe (see Page 11) the perverse pleasure so integral to the day has spread throughout the New World and much of Asia. In most countries, the antics have no set traditions or official sanction, although in

Thailand and Cambodia, the day has taken on such cultural relevance that Buddhist priests wear their robes inside-out and burn incense of the most of-fensive odors imaginable, all to signify the capricious nature of existence. In many of the isolated villages of Bolivia and Paraguay, one man or woman is picked by secret ballot to be the Abril Tonto, and is strapped to a pole, then carried about the community from dawn to dusk by revelers who grow increasingly intoxicated on singania, a brandy native to the Andes.

In Japan the day is called “When Fish Walk On Land” and among Hindi-speaking Indians it translates to “The Day Shiva Looks Askance.” Even the Inuit of Greenland have a version of April Fools’ Day, when unsuspecting seal hunters might find an unpleasant surprise stuffed into the bow of their kayaks, usually in the form of some rotting fish or walrus blubber.

“When viewed from one perspective, it could be said that April Fools’ Day adventures may have had as much influence on the shaping of the Gem State as any single governor, legislature, or historical event.”

—from Fooled You Good! The Part Tomfoolery Played in Shaping Idaho, by Dr. Malcolm Flaut


charging a $2 admittance to his prop-erty—christened the “Jenkin’s Mineral Mud Baths”—and for another 25 cents, he offered a hosing station for the guests to clean up after their wal-low. He sold off his herd of Guernseys and had put together a coalition of investors for a 26-room hotel on his alfalfa field when Jim McClorry got drunk one night at the newly-opened Red Eye Saloon and bragged to every-one there that he’d made the whole thing up as a joke. Jenkins’ Mineral Mud Baths collapsed when people realized they had no reason to feel any better than before, and Ammon sold the farm and moved to Iowa to escape the ridicule. Meanwhile, Kuna had become a bona fide spot on the Idaho map, and today is one of the fastest growing communities in the state.

Animals were often included in the April Fools’ revelry. Idaho children who grew up giggling at tall tales of “jack-o-lopes” might be surprised to learn these elusive creatures weren’t the first fantastical hybrids to crop up in the Gem State’s isolated places. During the early 1920s, people in town after town along the Snake River were alarmed over reported sightings of “racooyotes,” a particularly “ornery and cagey” cross between coyotes and raccoons. The beasts were said to have first been spotted in the Burley area, lurking in the heavy brush on the banks of the Snake. Even more terrifying than their existence was that the racooyotes were said to run in packs and had been seen taking down deer, free-ranging cattle and even wild mustangs that roamed the high desert south of the river.

In Twin Falls County, the sheriff organized hunting parties to go in search of the “vicious, predatory abominations,” as the Burley Weekly Mailer called them, and was pleased that as many as 50 men showed up with shotguns, rifles, pistols and even sticks of dynamite, to blast the dens of the fast-breeding critters.

A great deal of anxiety would have been spared the poor people of these Idaho communities had someone noticed that the edition of the Daily Mailer first alerting them to the threat of racooyotes had come out on March 31—just in time for April Fools’ Day.

THE SCIENCE OF SILLINESS

Dr. Malcolm Flaut, who heads the Cultural Psychology Department

at Northwest Nazarene University, has authored, Fooled You Good! The Part Tomfoolery Played in Shaping Idaho, exploring the unintended consequences of hoaxes, pranks and tricks throughout Idaho history.

He sees April Fools’ mischief as something deeper than mere pursuit of humor.

“In the sociologist’s eye, it has less to do with the false stories the pranksters are willing to spread than it has to do with what the victims are willing to believe,” Flaut told Boise Weekly. “The most successful April Fools’ hoaxes reach a fearful place in people they may not even know is there. The racooyotes, for instance.”

Flaut’s book has an entire chapter exploring how a prank pulled on the residents of the panhandle min-ing town of Wallace by a hard-rock miner—who claimed, on April 1, 1903, he had discovered an Egyptian mummy at the bottom of the Jack-Ass Mine, 6,000 feet underground—played an integral part in the events leading to the assassination of Gov. Frank Steunenberg. Another chapter deals with an article in this paper that had many Boiseans ready to revolt.

“Boise Weekly printed a perfectly believable story that the two oldest cemeteries in the state capital were being sold to a developer, and that the bodies therein would be disin-terred and moved to a new cemetery in the desert south of Mountain Home,” he said. “It upset so many people in such a visceral way that a group of armed men calling them-selves the ‘Morris Hill Militia’ actu-ally camped out in that cemetery for three nights, determined to stop the bulldozers when they arrived. It was a perfect example of how the general dissatisfaction with both government and the rampant change happen-ing in the vicinity led to irrational behavior.”

Such behavior can mark the cul-ture, and even politics, of a state.

Perhaps the best illustration of this is the “anal eels” panic around Lake Lowell in 1962. As Flaut writes, the prank had its roots in 1960, in the College of Idaho student newspa-per, then called The Dandy Scholar. On March 29 of that year, three days before April Fools’, a student journalist wrote about the appear-ance in Lake Lowell’s waters of a pest common in Indochina, the dreaded

Mekong anal eel (Gymnothorax len-nybruceus). The article told in detail of how during a fraternity hazing ritual involving a moonlit skinny-dip in the reservoir, the party was beset by the yard-long, three-inch-thick creatures, aggressively trying to gain access to the young men’s lower gastrointestinal tract.

That hoax didn’t reach much beyond the C of I campus, but two years later, the short-lived Karcher Independent Weekly revived the story with an added twist: The anal eels had evolved stubby, rudimental legs and were slithering out of the water to terrorize sleeping farm animals.

Worse, they had been discovered trying to climb into the beds of those who had installed pet doors in their homes.

The ensuing panic lasted for more than three weeks. Anyone who lived within a mile of Lake Lowell, whether they believed the story or not, were taking no chances. They demanded action be taken, but since no one knew exactly who was in charge of the lake, most of their demands went to the Canyon County commissioners, who in turn went to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—neither of which had any idea what the alarmed citi-zens were talking about, having never heard of the Mekong anal eel.

Ten days after the story appeared, a group of eight local men threw an entire case of dynamite into the waters, one stick at a time. It was estimated that between two and three tons of catfish, crappie, perch, bass, trout and bluegill—almost all of which had been planted by the Fish and Wildlife Service—floated to the surface. But not a single Mekong anal eel.

Rather than admit they had been made fools of, the dynamit-ers returned to shore and assured neighbors and families they were confident there wasn’t an anal eel left alive in the reservoir. Residents were so relieved, a petition was circulated to urge the men to run for office on the platform that government could never perform as well as determined citizens free of bureaucratic red tape. Seven of the eight agreed to enter politics, and thus began the Idaho Libertarian Party.

“The biggest danger from hoaxes may not be what people believe

is true but isn’t, but what is true, yet is discounted as a hoax,” Flaut said. “Global warming is a prime example, as well as the announce-ment that natural gas fracking will commence this coming summer in and around Eagle. Those people still think it’s a hoax, and will probably

continue to right up until their tap water catches fire.”

Roberta T. Axidea, Ph.D., recently left her position as adjunct instructor of Comparative Mythology at Boise State University and is currently pursuing a career in podcasting.

THE FIRST APRIL’S FOOLWhile most people know the

name of the month April is taken from the Latin god Aperlitifium—one of the lesser Roman deities whose duty it was to provide wine and merriment to Jupiter’s many dinner guests—few realize that refer-ences to April Fools’ Day go back at least to the mid-14th century.

In 1353, Giovanni Bocaccio fin-ished The Decameron, his collection of tales of love and lust, tragedy and comedy, most of which he appropri-ated from other sources. One such entry, traced by scholars to as far back as the Emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity, was the story of Aperlitifium being cuckold-ed by his goddess wife Hebredeleia and Mars, the Roman god of war, agriculture and phallic vigor.

As Bocaccio wrote it, for 31 days Mars and Hebredeleia frolicked with abandon behind Aperlitifium’s back as he went about his business of procuring the finest wines and most engaging party favors to please Jupiter and his wife, Juno. On the 32nd day of the period named in Mars’ honor—March—Aperliti-fium returned to his palace earlier than expected and walked in on the couple in flagrante delicto (a phrase credited to Boccaccio). Needless to say, Aperlitifium was outraged and reached for his blade. After uncou-pling from Hebredeleia, Mars stood, faced the aggrieved husband and said, “I believe I got to her in time.”

Flummoxed, all Aperlitifium could think to say was Quod loqueris?—translated: “What?”

Mars went on to explain he had stopped in to see if Aperlitifium needed any help getting the great vats of fruity wines to Jupiter’s palace in preparation for the feast to celebrate the advent of spring, and he’d found Hebredeleia in her bath, naked, choking on a candied ram’s testicle—in mythological contexts, one of the few items from the world of men that could penetrate a god’s immortality if not properly prepared. Mars told how he had pulled her from the scented water, threw her onto the gossamer sheets, fallen upon her repeatedly, pumping her convulsing form with his full weight until the sweetmeat dislodged from her throat and flew off his own lips to the floor, thus saving her life and preserving her immortality.

As Bocaccio told it, Hebredeleia nodded her head vigorously, crying, Quod quodomo factum est, dilectis-simi! (“That’s just how it happened, Sweety!”) Whether Aperlitifium actually believed this explanation, or merely pretended to, Bocaccio didn’t make clear, though he did hint that it was to the lesser god’s benefit not to start swinging swords with the God of War.

Aperlitifium thanked Mars and apologized to his wife for leaving candied ram’s testicles lying about, knowing she found both sweets and testicles irresistible. According to Bocaccio, from then forward the 32nd day of March was referred to as “Aperlitifium the Ninny’s Day,” and even before the fall of the Ro-man Empire, it had become a day to pull tricks on one another. The tradition continued even as the new month became “April” and Aperliti-fium was modernized to what it is now—April Fools’ Day.

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CALENDARWEDNESDAYMARCH 30Festivals & Events

IDAHO JOB AND CA-REER FAIR—Check out salaried, hourly, commis-

sion and own-your-own-business opportunities. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, ibleventsinc.com.

On Stage

BROADWAY IN BOISE: THE MIDTOWN MEN—Don’t miss the four stars

from the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys in this one-of-a-kind concert experience celebrating the music that defined the ‘60s. 7:30 p.m. $37.50-$57.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

RACING EXTINCTION—A team of artists and activists exposes the

hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way you see the planet. 6:30 p.m. FREE. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208-334-2225.

Workshops & Classes

LAWN AND IRRIGATION—Learn how to grow a beautiful lawn. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, boisepubliclibrary.org.

WATCH N’ LEARN ABOUT START-UPS—Join Trailhead for a weekly discussion group covering Sam Altman’s “How to Start a Startup” video lectures. Noon. FREE-$30. Trailhead, 500 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-344-5483, trailheadboise.org.

Art

ADONNA KHARE: THE KING-DOM—Through May 29. 10 a.m.-6

p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

FOLK ART: THE DREW AND KATIE GIBSON COLLECTION—Check out BAM’s new exhibition of folk, naïve, outsider and visionary art, made possible by gifts and loans from Drew and Katie Gibson. Through July 24. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmu-seum.org.

BOISE STATE ART METALS AN-NUAL SILENT AUCTION—Through March 31, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. R. Grey Gallery Jewelry and Art Glass, 415 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-385-9337, rgreygallery.com.

FOLK ART: THE DREW AND KATIE GIBSON COLLECTION—Check out BAM’s new exhibition of folk, naïve, outsider and visionary art, made possible by gifts and loans from Drew and Katie Gibson. Through July 24. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmu-seum.org.

I NEED TO TELL YOU SOME-THING: THE LOST ART OF LETTER WRITING—Through May 6. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

JOSE BENITEZ SANCHEZ: PEOPLE WALKING IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE—Through April 15. 3-7 p.m. FREE. MING Studios, 420 S. Sixth St., Boise, 208-949-4365, mingstudios.org.

KARL LECLAIR: PHENOMENA—Through April 15. 7 a.m.-midnight. FREE. Boise State SUB, 1910 Uni-versity Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, finearts.boisestate.edu.

TVAA 6 BY SIX SHOW—Through March 31. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsource-gallery.com.

TVAA: THIS AMERICAN LIFE—Through April 8. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, treasurevalley-artistsalliance.org.

Literature

SPRING AUTHOR SERIES—Ro-mantic suspense fiction writer Diana Robinson. Noon, FREE. Boise Public Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-972-8300, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Kids & Teens

FIRST REGIONAL ROBOTICS COMPETITION—This competition pits high-school teams and their student-designed robots against each other in a fun and competitive robotic game. March 30-April 2. Taco Bell Arena, 1910 University Drive, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-1900. firstinspires.org/robotics/frc.

Odds & Ends

COMEDY OPEN MIC—8 p.m. FREE. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

THURSDAYMARCH 31Festivals & Events

BOISE METRO CHAMBER’S MARCH BUSINESS AFTER-

HOURS—Join Fisher’s Technology for live music, hosted beer, wine and appetizers. 1-7 p.m. FREE. Fisher’s Technology, 575 E. 42nd St., Garden City, 208-947-3606, fisherstech.com/afterhours.

On Stage

COMEDIAN BRYAN COOK—8 p.m. $10. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

GENE HARRIS JAZZ FESTIVAL—Performances include the Boise State

Jazz Ensemble with Randy Brecker (4:45 p.m.), Outstanding Student Ensembles Showcase Concert (7

If you’ve got game, this con is for you.

GEM STATE GAMING CONVENTIONLike the rise of vinyl records in a digital media world, card and

board games are having a serious comeback. This year at Treefort Music Fest, the explicitly digital Hackfort hosted an Analog Gaming Happy Hour. Virtual and real gaming are pleasures shared by the same people. From Friday, April 1 to Saturday, April 3, go full analog with the Gem State Gaming Convention, hosted at the Riverside Hotel and Convention Center. Try out new games like Love Letter and Splendor at Learn to Play events, go head-to-head in rounds of Settlers of Catan, Star Realms, try your hand in Star Realms tournaments, and get serious with epic team Warhammer 40K and Bang! tourneys. One-day badges cost $10-$20, and $30 gets you access to the entire convention all weekend.

Noon-6 p.m., $10-$30. Riverside Hotel, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, gemstategamingconvention.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 1-3

To market, to market we go.

BOISE FARMERS MARKETWhen a group of vendors decided to part ways with the long-

running Capital City Public Market in 2013, more than a few people thought the idea was doomed. How, they wondered, could Boise support two separate outdoor Saturday markets within a few blocks of one another? Three years later, the only question is: Why did any-one think Boise couldn’t support two Saturday markets? With that in mind, the Boise Farmers Market is first out of the gate, opening Saturday, April 2, in the parking lot at 10th and Grove streets. This year, nearly 90 vendors are on tap to sell fresh veggies, flowers and other goodies. Many of the vendors now have locations at both the Boise Farmers Market and the CCPM, which is scheduled to start its season Saturday, April 16. See? Everybody can get along.

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 10th and Grove streets, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2

In with the new.

CENTRAL ADDITION BLOCK PARTYNo landscape in downtown Boise has changed more rapidly

than Central Addition—framed by Front and Myrtle streets, WinCo and Trader Joe’s. It was one of Boise’s first neighbor-hoods, sprouting up in the early 1800s and attracting the trendiest, wealthiest citizens. A raft of historic homes have been moved to other neighborhoods around the city, with one decon-structed and rebuilt as far away as Garden Valley. The revamped Central Addition will include the Fowler—a 220,000-square-foot apartment and retail guilding. The Central Addition Block Party celebrates the future, with a ribbon cutting at noon for George’s Cycles’ new shop on Third Street, bike demos, food trucks, beer tasting at Boise Brewing and live music by Sunset Goat.

11 a.m.-2 p.m., FREE. Central Addition, Third and Broad streets, facebook.com/livboise.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2


p.m.), and Gene Harris Festival Superband with Randy Brecker (8 p.m.). For a complete schedule of events, visit the festival website. 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. $15 day pass. Boise State SPEC, 1800 University Drive, Boise, geneharris.org/schedule.

Art

6X6 ART SHOW—Eagle Art Gallery presents 6x6 art created exclusively for the gallery. Plus wine and re-freshments. 5:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Eagle Art Gallery, 50 2nd St., Eagle, 208-938-6626, eagleartgallery.net.

ST. LUKE’S CREATIVE HEALING ART EXHIBIT—Nine former patients of

St. Luke’s Rehabilitation display works of fused glass, oil paint, woodwork and tempera finger paints. All artwork will be available for sale, and all proceeds will go directly to the artists. 4:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. St. Luke’s Rehabilita-tion Hospital (formerly Idaho Elks), 600 N. Robbins, Boise, 208-489-4444, stlukesonline.org.

Talks & Lectures

THE PEREGRINE FUND SPEAKER SERIES: AMERICAN KESTREL

PARTNERSHIP—Boise State Uni-versity Professor Julie Heath and The Peregrine Fund’s AKP Director Dr. Chris McClure will discuss their cooperative research into the steady decline of North America’s smallest falcon. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. World Center for Birds of Prey, 5668 W. Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, 208-362-8687, peregrinefund.org.

Citizen

IDAHO HUMAN RIGHTS COM-MISSION MEETING—3 p.m. FREE. Idaho Human Rights Commission, 317 W. Main St., Boise, 208-334-2873, humanrights.idaho.gov.

FRIDAYAPRIL 1Festivals & Events

2016 FOOLS DAY SEASON AN-NOUNCEMENT AND MEMBER-SHIP APPRECIATION PARTY—Join The Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Company of Fools for the annual unveiling of The Center’s dynamic summer programming and of COF’s 21st season. You’ll enjoy homemade desserts, an opportunity to win COF 21st season tickets, music, wine, great company and festivities. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122, companyof-fools.org.

ART SPARKS! DAY KICK-OFF PARTY CONCERT ON THE LAWN—Join the

Idaho Commission on the Arts on the lawn of the Warden’s House at the Old Idaho Penitentiary for this casual community concert as part of Art Sparks! Day, a social media event encouraging all Idahoans to engage in an act of art. Featuring lo-cal bands Idyltime and Afrosonics, as well as a jam session/open mic. Visit the Art Sparks! Day Facebook page for more info on how you can participate. 4-7 p.m. FREE. Idaho Commission on the Arts, 2410 N. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-2119.

BBP RIDING TO RAISE THE ROOF CAMPAIGN LAUNCH PARTY—Join

Boise Bicycle Project at the shop to help launch the group’s campaign to raise $100,000 in 90 days for facility expansion. There’ll be FREE New Belgium Brewing beverages, group imagination tours of the new space, RtRtR bingo, and “on stage” photo ops. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicy-cleproject.org.

BELLES AND BEAUX—Enjoy a fun girls’ night out featuring fashion, five wine tastings and hors d’oeuvres. Local wedding and fashion vendors will showcase the latest trends and designs. 5-9 p.m. $20-$25. Chateau des Fleurs, 175 S. Rosebud Lane, Eagle, 208-386-9196, chateaueagle.com.

GEM STATE GAMING CONVENTION—Check out some new games, and

meet some new friends at this convention designed to help the gaming community here in Idaho grow and come together as one big scene. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. $15-30. Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871. gemstategamingconvention.org.

MINING AND GEOLOGY MUSEUM 2016 SEASON OPENING DAY—Drop by to

see the museum’s latest upgrades. Noon-5 p.m. FREE. Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-368-9876, idahomuseum.org.

CALENDAR

Raggedy Ann-ihilation.

SPUDTOWN KNOCKDOWN TOURNAMENTIt’s hard to decide what’s the best part of a good roller derby

match. There’s the retro cool of roller skates, the intimida-tion factor of women who could crunch you up and eat you for breakfast, the sheer athleticism of the game, the creative player names (i.e. Dawn of the Shred, Oh Yoshi Didn’t, Jane Eyre Raid, Phantom of the Dropya and Raggedy Ann-ihilation) and the mini-skirts. Everybody likes mini-skirts.

The Seventh Annual Spudtown Knockdown Tournament promises all of the above and more. Teams from across the country will compete at Expo Idaho in 20 bouts over the weekend.

Saturday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; $10-$20. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, spudtownknockdown.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 2-3


SALSA LOCA II—Enjoy dinner, drinks and dancing to the tropical beats of Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Reggaeton and Merengue. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. $8. Big Al’s, 1900 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-615-0590, 208latindance.com.

On Stage

COMEDIAN BRYAN COOK—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

THE FUTURE SOON: A SCI-FI MUSICAL—Two young robotocists try to save the world while the girl who loves them becomes their cyborg nemesis in this Broadway-style musical based on the music of Jonathan Coulton. 8 p.m. $16. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, thefu-turesoon.wikidot.com.

GENE HARRIS JAZZ FESTI-VAL—4:45 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. $15 day pass. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, geneharris.org.

JOANNA NEWSOM—The pop star is touring behind Divers, her first new album

in five years. 8 p.m. $28-$40. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, pitchper-fectpr.com/joanna-newsom.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE—Op-era Idaho presents The New York City Gilbert and Sullivan Players in their production of this operetta. 7:30 p.m. $15-$80. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, box office: 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

Workshops & Classes

WOMEN IN THE CON-STRUCTION TRADES AND NON-TRADITIONAL

OCCUPATIONS CAREER FAIR— Tradeswomen from all over the state will be demonstrating their high-paying trades that provide great benefits and financial secu-rity. Designed to introduce women and girls to the possibility of a future career in skilled trades. Call Teresa or Jason at 208-321-4814 for more info. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City. 208-321-4814, idahoafl-cio.org.

Art

ART ZONE 208 FIRST FRIDAY—See some wonderful work by featured artists, while enjoying food, beverages, music and art demos. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Art Zone

208, 3113 N. Cole Road, Boise, 208-322-9464, facebook.com/artzone208.

Literature

AUTHOR AMY ALLGEYER: DIG TOO DEEP—The Boise young-adult author will read from and sign cop-ies of her debut novel. 7 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229. albert-whitman.com/book/dig-too-deep.

Odds & Ends

JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS MA-TERNITY AND CHILDREN’S CON-SIGNMENT SALE—10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE-$2. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, jbfsale.com.

Food

3RD ANNUAL SHORE LODGE CULINARY FESTIVAL—The culinary weekend kicks off with four simultaneous cooking classes and a Meet the Chefs reception. Then, enjoy the Culinary King of the Mountain competition, Farmers and Fair Trade Market, a wine education class and winemaker’s dinner, featuring Spottswood. Wrap up the weekend with an omelet class and fine dining brunch. 6 p.m. $27-$140; packages start at $481. Shore Lodge-McCall, 501 W. Lake St., McCall, 1-800-657-6464, shorelodge.com.

SATURDAYAPRIL 2Festivals & Events

CENTRAL ADDITION BLOCK PARTY—Cel-ebrate the creation of the

new Central Addition LIV District with booths, a raffle benefiting Ridge to Rivers, bike demos, food trucks, Boise Brewing tastings and live music by Sunset Goat. At noon, there’s a ribbon cutting for George’s Cycles new shop at 312 S. Third St. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE, Third and Broad Streets. facebook.com/livboise.

COUNTY LINE BREWING AN-NIVERSARY BLOCK PARTY—Cel-ebrate one year of great beer with County Line Brewing. Food will be provided by Big Mike’s Tids and Bits. With live music by the Big Wow Band from 6-9 p.m. For all ages. 6-10 p.m. FREE. County Line Brew-ing, 9115 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-830-2456.

CWI COMIC CON—The first CWI Comic Con features panels, contests, an artist alley, workshops and more. 1-8 p.m. FREE. College of Western Idaho, 5725 E. Franklin Road, Nampa, 208-562-3000, facebook.com/cwistudentlife.

GEM STATE GAMING CONVEN-TION—10 a.m.-11 p.m. $15-30. Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, gemstategamingconvention.org.

INTERNATIONAL FOOD, SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL—Celebrate Boise State’s international popula-tion with food and entertainment from around the world. FREE parking in the Lincoln Avenue Garage. 5-8 p.m. $12. Boise State SUB, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-3652.

SPRING GREAT OUTDOOR DAYS—Youth turkey hunting tips, inflatable archery range, sporting dog training techniques, fly casting and more. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Cabela’s, 8109 W. Franklin, Boise, 208-672-7900, cabelas.com.

TEA AND CAKE AT MONDAES—Help Puffy Mondaes Maker Space provide low-cost pottery classes for youth and adults. Students, instruc-tors and local potters are working to raise $5,000 to purchase new kilns.The new kilns will help lower firing costs and provide kiln time for schools. Live music starts at 7 p.m. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. $10 adv., $15 door. Puffy Mondaes, 200 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-407-3359, puffymondaes.com.

On Stage

AN EVENING WITH LES BOIS JUNIOR BALLET—Featuring Proko-fiev’s Peter and the Wolf, and The Puppet-show Man, based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. (Children age 4 and older only.) 6:30 p.m. $11. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, nampaciviccenter.com.

COMEDIAN BRYAN COOK—8 p.m. $12. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

THE FUTURE SOON: A SCI-FI MUSICAL—8 p.m. $16. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092. thefu-turesoon.wikidot.com.

IDAHO THEATER FOR YOUTH: THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER—Appropriate for ages 5 and up. No tickets or reservations required. 2 p.m. FREE. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

LUNAFEST—Enjoy short films celebrating the unique, touching and

inspirational roles of women in our communities. Followed by a

social at 2 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Breast Cancer Fund and So-roptimist International of Boise. 12:30 p.m. $15. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise, 208-342-4222, lunafest.org/boise0402.

TEDXBOISE 2016: RE-FRAMING RADICAL— Who is radical and

should we listen to them? Find out at TEDxBoise 2016, a day of diverse, reframed, possibly radical new perspectives. 1-9 p.m. $93. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, tedxboise.org/2016.

Workshops & Classes

BEST PRACTICES FOR PLANT-ING, SOIL PREP AND IRRIGA-TION—11 a.m. FREE. Madeline George Garden Design Nursery, 10550 W. Hill Road, Boise, 208-995-2815, madelinegeorge.com.

PRINTMAKING WITHOUT A PRESS—12:30-4 p.m. $20-$45. Idaho Parents Unlimited, 4619 Emerald, Ste. E, Boise, 208-342-5884, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org/workshops.

SPRING CONTAINERS—10 a.m. FREE. FarWest Garden Center, 5728 W. State St., Boise, 208-853-4000, farwestgardencenter.net.

TREE PLANTING AND PRUNING DEMONSTRATION—10 a.m.-Noon, FREE. Lakeview Park, Garrity Boule-vard at 16th Avenue North, Nampa. 208-468-5858, nampaparksan-drecreation.org.

Sports & Fitness

ELITE RODEO ATHLETES LEAGUE OF RODEO CHAMPIONS—En-joy two nights of nonstop rodeo competition, including bull riding, bareback riding, saddle bronc rid-ing, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping and barrel racing. 7:30 p.m. $32-$77. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-468-1000, eraprorodeo.com.

7TH ANNUAL SPUD-TOWN KNOCKDOWN ROLLER DERBY

TOURNAMENT—Don’t miss this competitive tournament, featuring teams from Arizona, California, Canada, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. $10-20. Expo Idaho 5610 Glenwood St., 208-287-5650, spudtownknockdown.com.

VERTICAL ENDURANCE BOISE SPRING RUNS 5K, 10K, HALF MARATHON—7:45 a.m.-noon. $14.71-$64.29. Barber Park, 4049 Eckert Road, Boise. 208-340-4837, verticalendurance.com.

CALENDAR

MILD ABANDONBy E.J. Pettinger

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

L A S T W E E K ’ S A N S W E R SGo to www.boiseweekly.com and look un-der odds and ends for the answers to this week’s puzzle. And don’t think of it as cheating. Think of it more as simply double-checking your answers.

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Kids & Teens

COMMUNITY COLLEGE 101—The CWI Enrollment Team can help you understand the admissions and financial aid processes. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

UNITED WAY CHILDREN’S BOOK DRIVE KICKOFF PARTY—First 100 kids to take five or more used kids books will receive a $5 Barnes and Noble gift certificate. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Barnes & Noble Book-sellers, 1315 N. Milwaukee, Boise, 208-375-4454, unitedwaytv.org.

Odds & Ends

JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS MA-TERNITY AND CHILDREN’S CON-SIGNMENT SALE—9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE-$2. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, jbfsale.com.

Food

SHORE LODGE CULINARY FESTI-VAL—9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $26.75-$139.96. Shore Lodge-McCall, 501 W. Lake St., McCall, 1-800-657-6464, shorelodge.com.

SUNDAYAPRIL 3Festivals & Events

GEM STATE GAMING CONVEN-TION—10 a.m.-11 p.m. $15-30. Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871.

SPRING GREAT OUTDOOR DAYS—10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Cabela’s, 8109 W. Franklin, Boise, 208-672-7900, cabelas.com.

On Stage

COMEDIAN BRYAN COOK—8 p.m. $10. Liquid Lounge, 405 S.

Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSOCIA-TION—Nashville writers Sergio Web, Larry Dean and Gail Davies. 3 p.m. $10-$25. Cinder Winery, 107 E.44th St., Garden City, 208-376-4023, cinderwines.com.

Sports & Fitness

SPUDTOWN KNOCKDOWN ROLL-ER DERBY TOURNAMENT—8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10-20. Expo Idaho, 5610 Glenwood St., 208-287-5650. spudtownknockdown.com.

Kids & Teens

GIRLOLOGY AND GUYOLOGY HEALTH PROGRAMS—Doctors

help start conversations about adolescent health. Fourth- and fifth-graders are invited to the Puberty Program: girls and par-ents 1-3 p.m.; boys and parents 4-6 p.m. $65-$98. St. Luke’s Anderson Center, 100 E. Idaho, 208-381-9000, girlology.com.

Food

SHORE LODGE CULINARY FES-TIVAL—9 a.m. $26.75-$139.96. Shore Lodge-McCall, 501 W. Lake St., McCall, 1-800-657-6464, shorelodge.com.

MONDAYAPRIL 4Festivals & Events

VETERANS HOUSING OUT-REACH—Veterans can get connected with essential services like housing and medical care on Mondays in the Simplot Room. Bryan Bumgarner of Healthcare for Homeless Veterans from the Boise VA Medical Center, will be on hand to lend a helping hand, so vets are encouraged to drop by. 10:30 a.m.-noon. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepub-liclibrary.org.

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On Stage

BCT 5X5 READ-ING SERIES: ERIC COBLE—

Eric Coble’s new play, In Vivo, is a riveting explora-

tion of faith and community in small-town America. Then stick around for a discussion with the actors, directors and others who bring these remarkable works of art to life. 7 p.m. $8-$12. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

ONE MIC STAND COM-EDY—8-10:30 p.m. FREE. The Playhouse Boise (formerly AEN Playhouse), 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouse-boise.com.

Art

PRINTMAKING APRIL PANEL—Artist and educa-tor Cassandra Schiffler

leads a panel of distinguished artists to discuss the unique art form of printmaking. 6:30-8 p.m. FREE. Idaho Parents Unlimited, 4619 Emerald, Ste. E, Boise, 208-342-5884, treasurevalleyartistsal-liance.org.

TUESDAYAPRIL 5On Stage

IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION WCA FUNDRAISER—Join the

tribute to the outstanding Treasure Valley women who are selected each year for special recognition by the Women’s and Children’s Alliance of Boise. Featured musi-cians include Steve Eaton and the Grateful Dudes, plus Clay Moore, LeAnne Town, Deborah Day and Gayle Chapman. All proceeds benefit the WCA. 7:30 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $12-$17 door. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871. facebook.com/idahosongwriters.

Workshops & Classes

BOISE CERTIFIED SCRUMMAS-TER (CSM) WORKSHOP—This highly interactive two-day course not only provides the fundamental principles of Scrum, it also gives participants hands-on experience through a variety of interactive exer-cises. Facilitated by Certified Scrum Trainer Bob Sarni. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $1,049. Holiday Inn Express Boise-University Area, 475 W. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise. 309-531-1035, bit.ly/Boise_April_CSM.

Talks & Lectures

BORAH SYMPOSIUM: SAMANTHA NUTT—Join award-winning

humanitarian, bestselling author and acclaimed public speaker Samantha Nutt for “The World is Your Backyard” at the University of Idaho’s 2016 Borah Symposium. A medical doctor and founder of the renowned international humanitar-ian organization War Child, Nutt has worked with children and their families at the frontline of many of the world’s major crises. 7 p.m. FREE. Borah High School, 6001 Cassia, Boise, 208-322-3855, uidaho.edu/class/borah/2016-schedule.

Citizen

SPECIAL OLYMPICS FUEL THE PASSION RAFFLE—Help Special Olympics Idaho fuel the passion of their athletes on and off the field and maybe win a 2016 Toyota Taco-ma SR5 4x4 Access Cab pickup val-ued at more than $30,000. Second prize is an Idaho Steelhead fishing trip for two. Drawing held Saturday, June 11. Buy tickets at the Special Olympics office, by phone or at idso.org. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $10. Special Olympics Idaho, 199 E. 52nd St., Garden City, 800-915-6510, idso.org.

TUESDAY DINNER—Volunteers needed to help cook up a warm din-ner for Boise’s homeless and needy population, and clean up afterward.

Event is nondenominational. 4:30-7:30 p.m. FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208-344-3011.

Odds & Ends

FLYING M TRIVIA NIGHT—Enjoy a spirited competition filled with your favorite music between questions. Prizes include a $30 Flying M gift card for first place, $20 for second, and $10 for third. Produced by Last Call USA. 7 p.m. FREE. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208-467-5533.

ISU-MERIDIAN FREE HEARING SCREENINGS—Get your hearing checked for FREE by ISU speech-language pathology graduate students, supervised by licensed speech-language pathologists. No appointment necessary. Call 208-373-1725 with questions. For ages 3 years and up. 3-6 p.m. FREE. ISU-Meridian, 1311 E. Central Drive, Meridian, isu.edu/meridian, 208-373-1725.

Food

1ST TUESDAY COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING—Enjoy compli-mentary wine tastings on the first Tuesday of the month. Like what you taste? Get a glass for $2 off or $5 off a bottle to consume or to go. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Rice Contemporary Asian Cuisine, 228 E. Plaza St., Eagle, 208-939-2595, riceeagle.com.

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SWEET AND SOUR

Say ‘yes’ to Yuck’s Stranger Things

CHRIS PARKER

The word “yuck” is perhaps not the most generous association possible for a band, but like a car crash or Twitter, there’s an undeni-able attraction to things that repulse. That same approach/avoidance dynamic is at play on the U.K. quartet Yuck’s third album, Stranger Things (Balaclava Records, Feb. 2016), which clothes unpleasant feelings and expressions of disconnect in sweet, chunky/shimmering rock melodies.

While singer/guitarist Max Bloom said he has heard others describe Yuck’s sound as a sweet-and-sour combo, “I definitely wasn’t aware of that. I think it’s because music and lyrics are to quite dif-ferent things to me. When I’m playing music, I’ll hum words along or say phrases that don’t really make sense over the music and then kind of fill in the gaps a bit later.”

The loping psych-pop flavored “I’m OK” laments losing “someone to rely on / got no shoulder to cry on.” Elsewhere Bloom notes how hard it is to be “Two Hearts In Motion,” while the Big Star-ish title track, asks “Why do you feel sad over a girl? / It’s hard to think we were always meant to be.”

While the music is bright and ringing, the lyri-cal tone is more melancholy—not an altogether uncommon pairing.

“I quite enjoy writing about myself and I guess I enjoy writing lyrics about quite mundane things. I guess lyrically it was pretty inspired by things that I had been going through for the last few years,” Bloom said. “It’s been a difficult couple of years and it’s just something that I wanted to write about because it felt cathartic.”

Yuck first burst on the scene with its eponymous 2011 de-but, beating peers to the punch by biting into that late-’80s/early-’90s alt-rock crunch. Yuck was the brainchild of Bloom and Daniel Blumberg, childhood chums whose band, Cajun Dance Party, earned them some attention as teens and resulted in 2008’s The Colourful Life, produced by Suede guitarist Bernard Butler.

They bailed before the band imploded and threw themselves into Yuck, indulging shared interests in American alt-rock acts like the Pixies, Replacements and Dinosaur Jr., as well as classic U.K. punk like Alternative Television and Wire.

From the outset, Bloom and Blumberg weren’t sure their alt-punk amalgam would succeed.

“[I]t was something we really believed in and we were willing to risk sort of everything for it,” Bloom said. “It probably has something to do with the fact that we were really young and naive, and we were willing to put 100 percent of our lives into it. So yeah, we really believed in it, but it could’ve easily crashed and burned.”

The needle-pegging fuzz won over many critics and raised expectations. Perhaps it wasn’t what Blumberg had in mind. While the band waited to record its follow-up, he was tinkering with his personal project, Hebronix. Ultimately, Yuck took a backseat and Blumberg left the band. In an interview a month after the breakup was announced in 2013, Blumberg described his

departure as “the way that Max and I can best progress.”

There’s more to it than that, of course, but Bloom’s not spilling.

“There’s definitely a lot more that happened during that time, but a lot of that I probably don’t want to talk about,” he said. “I

guess there was a lot of stuff that he wanted to do and I guess he couldn’t commit at the end of the day. So we decided to carry on. That’s the most simplistic way of talking about it.”

While Blumberg had written the lyrics and come up with the vocal line, the songs themselves were Bloom’s. Producer Chris Coady (Smith Westerns, Beach House) helped them record Glow & Behold (Mercury Records, Sept. 2013), but it wasn’t a pleasant process.

For Stranger Things, Yuck members returned to

the same flat where they recorded their first album and self-produced it.

“The second album was a very difficult album to make for a number of reasons, but I’m still extremely proud of it. This record I wanted just to learn from everything that we had done in the past,” Bloom said. “It wasn’t easy working with a producer, so I just wanted to make an album that was completely on our terms and from the heart, essentially, and that’s what I feel like I’ve done.”

He hinted at a sense of frustration with the last album’s level of production, but didn’t want to get into it.

“I don’t really like thinking about the past,” Bloom said.

“I just wanted to make an album’s worth of really fun songs that would be easily translatable when performing them live, just so that we don’t have to make any sacrifices,” he added. “When you get carried away in the studio it’s quite frus-trating that you can’t bring that to the stage … and I disagree on every level with backing tracks.”

Yuck’s sound has evolved since that first al-bum, even though it’s always been Bloom writing the music—that’s the nature of Bloom’s muse, which finds it hard to sit still, and explains how alt-rock gave way to Glow & Behold’s shoegaze vibe and the lively power/psych-pop flavors of Stranger Things.

“That’s just the way I make albums,” Bloom said. “I enjoy listening to albums that take you on a journey and sort of explore different avenues rather than just listening to an album that’s just sort of the same tone from start to finish. So I guess that’s just the path that things naturally took.”

Yuck frontman Max Bloom (holding goose) said “a difficult couple of years” led to Stranger Things.

NOISE

YUCK With Big Thief and Western

Daughter. Thursday, March 31; 7 p.m. doors; $10 advance, $12 door. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., 208-343-0886, neruolux.com.


X AMBASSADORS, MARCH 30, KNITTING FACTORYIf you watch American Idol, The Voice or X Factor, you’ve probably

heard X Ambassadors even if you’ve never heard of X Ambassadors.The Brooklyn-based alt-rock band released its label debut EP

Love Songs, Drug Songs (Interscope, 2013) three years ago, but emotional lyrics and driving rhythms sent XA tunes charging up the charts. Coupled with lead vocalist Sam Harris’ impassioned delivery and effortless falsetto, XA’s anthemic songs are ideal for singing competition contestants who want to show off their chops.

Less than a year ago, XA dropped its full-length debut VHS (KidI-nAKorner/Interscope, 2015), which hit No. 7 on the Billboard 200. It’s a dense 20-tracks, featuring Imagine Dragons and XA label mate Jamie N Commons. It also features the single “Unsteady,” which is covered by hopeful singers across the world in hopes it’ll be their big break—or at least convince Adam Levine or Blake Shelton to turn around.

—Amy Atkins

With Seinabo Sey and Savior Adore. 7:30 p.m., $40. The Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., 208-367-1212, bo.knittingfactory.com.

WEDNESDAYMARCH 30ANDREW SHEPPARD BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CULLEN OMORI—With Living Hour. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux

FLO ELECTRONIC LIVE MUSIC AND DJ’S—9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

JACK HALE—5 p.m. FREE. Schnit-zel Garten

JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

JOHNNY AND JEN—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

REBECCA SCOTT BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAM—Hosted by The Blind Mice. 8 p.m. Grainey’s

X AMBASSADORS: THE VHS TOUR 2.0—7:30 p.m. $18-$40. Knitting Factory

THURSDAYMARCH 31BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CRUNK WITCH AND GIRL PUKE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

DOUGLAS CAMERON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

GENE HARRIS JAZZ FESTIVAL—For a complete schedule of events (including daytime workshops), visit the festival website. 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. $15 day pass. Boise State Special Events Center

JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

KAYLEIGH JACK—9 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub

OPEN MIC WITH UNCLE CHRIS—7 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

SPENCER BATT—6 p.m. FREE. Meriwether Cider

TYLOR BUSHMAN TRIO—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

YUCK—With Big Thief. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux

FRIDAYAPRIL 1ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE—9 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

ART SPARKS! DAY KICKOFF PARTY CONCERT ON THE LAWN—Featuring Idyltime and Afrosonics, with a jam session/open mic. 4-7 p.m. FREE. Idaho Commission on the Arts, 2410 N. Old Penitentiary Road.

BIG WOW BAND—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

BREAD AND CIRCUS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

GENE HARRIS JAZZ FESTIVAL— 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. $15 day pass. Boise State Special Events Center

HANG ELEVEN—10 p.m. $5. Reef

HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole

JOANNA NEWSOM: DIVERS TOUR—8 p.m. $28-$40. Egyptian

JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

STEVE EATON AND JON KLIEN—6 p.m. FREE. Courtyard by Marriott Meridian

REX MILLER AND RICO WEIS-MAN—5:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

SALSA LOCA II—8 p.m. $8. Big Al’s

SASSAFRAZZ—Featuring The Frazzette Singers; produced by Robert Sutherland. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15 adv., $15-$18 door. Sapphire

SEAN HATTON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

SUNFLOWER BEAN AND WEAVES—8 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Flying M Coffeegarage

UNDEROATH—With Caspian. 7:30 p.m. $23.50-$55. Knitting Factory

WHITAKER AND OLIVER—7:30 p.m. FREE. High Note

SATURDAYAPRIL 2ANDREW SHEPPARD BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GO-NION—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

BILLY BRAUN—2 p.m. FREE. Artistblue

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COUNTY LINE BREWING ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BLOCK PARTY—Big Wow Band. 6 p.m. FREE. County Line Brewing

DJ REVOLVE—11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSO-CIATION: SERGIO WEB, LARRY DEAN AND GAIL DAVIES—With Jim Fishwild. 7:30 p.m. $10-$25. Cinder Winery

MICHAEL DUNTON—7:30 p.m. FREE. The District

$OUL PURPO$E—10 p.m. $5. Reef

POSSUM LIVIN’—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

RED LIGHT CHALLENGE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

ROB HARDING—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

ROOFTOP REVOLUTION: A BEATLES TRIBUTE—7:30 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $15-$20 door. Sapphire

SERGIO GONZALES-GONZA-LEZ—11 a.m. FREE. High Note

STEAM PUNK MASQUERADE BALL—9:45 p.m. $5. Liquid

ZACK QUINTANA BAND—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

SUNDAYAPRIL 3BILLY BRAUN—6 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

IDAHO SONGWRITERS ASSO-CIATION: SERGIO WEB, LARRY DEAN AND GAIL DAVIES—With John Hansen. 3 p.m. $10-$25. Cinder Winery

NOCTURNUM LIVE INDUSTRIAL DJ’S—10 p.m. FREE. Liquid

THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

THOMAS PAUL—11 a.m. FREE. High Note

MONDAYAPRIL 4ATLAS GENIUS—With Skylar Grey and Secret Weapons. 8 p.m. $17-$35. Knitting Factory

CHUCK SMITH—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

DUANE PETERS GUNFIGHT—8 p.m. $TBA. The Shredder

FRANK MARRA—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

MONDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC WITH CRAIG SLOVER—6:30 p.m. FREE. Gelato

OPEN MIC—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT AND ROB HILL—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

SNOG—8 p.m. $5. Liquid

TUESDAYAPRIL 5CASEY KRISTOPHERSON—7 p.m. FREE. Liquid

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

ESTEBAN ANASTASIO—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

THE FABULOUS BLUE RAYZ—7 p.m. FREE. Sockey-Cole

GAYLE CHAPMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

IDAHO SONGWRITERS AS-SOCIATION WCA FUNDRAISER—Featuring Steve Eaton and the Grateful Dudes, with Clay Moore, LeAnne Town, Deborah Day and Gayle Chapman. 7:30 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $12-$17 door. Sapphire

JEANNE SQUARED—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

MICHAEL BARRIATUA AND CURT GONION—6 p.m. FREE. Courtyard by Marriott Meridian

MICHAELA FRENCH—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: HAY-BABY—With Jerkagram and We Are Apes. 7 p.m. $5. Neurolux

THE RINGTONES—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

JOANNA NEWSOM, APRIL 1, EGYPTIAN THEATREMusicians often strive to avoid being pigeonholed, which is

something singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Joanna Newsom will never have to worry about. Like her pixie-powerful predecessors Kate Bush, Bjork and Fiona Apple, Newsom’s ethereal features, whisper-to-a-scream vocals and intricate, history-lesson lyrics lend her an unearthly quality. Adding to her enigmatic nature, Newsom plays the harp, an unconventional (and unwieldy) instrument, particularly in pop music. Even music videos, like those for “Divers” and “Sapokanikan” from Newsom’s latest album Divers (Drag City, Oct. 2015) fall into the “unable-to-categorize” category, thanks to director Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Magnolia), who cast her in 2014’s Inherent Vice, his eponymous film based on the 2009 novel by inscrutable author Thomas Pynchon.

Newsom’s music can be as difficult to describe as it is to . In a review of Divers, The New York Times wrote of how her music “re-flects the serious singer-songwriter folk-pop of the 1970s, American folk traditions, art song and operetta,” and how her voice is a “wild bunch of tonal shadings.” What is easy about Newsom, however, is recognizing what a gifted musician she is. Easier yet is seeing her live in Boise on Friday, April 1. No fooling.

—Amy Atkins

With Robin Pecknold. 8 p.m., $28-$40, bo.knittingfactory.com. Egyptian Theatre, 400 W. Main St., 208-387-1273, egyp-tiantheatre.net.

V E N U E S Don’t know a venue? Visit www.boiseweekly.com for addresses, phone numbers and a map.

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THE PATH OF LESS

RESISTANCERidge to Rivers looks at

ways to make foothills trails more accessible

JESSICA MURRI

Jeremy Maxand is bored of the Boise Greenbelt. He takes his hand bike out occasionally, but gets overwhelmed by the pedestrians, cyclists, kids, dogs, construction and chaos of the paved path along the Boise River. It’s not the experience Maxand wants when he gets outside. He wants to get above the city, away from the people, and reach a plateau with a nice view. Maxand wants to get into the Boise Foothills, but he can’t.

“Even if you were to get to the trails, the trailheads are impossible,” Maxand said. “There are metal gates, and it’s those sorts of barriers that took that trail off the map, right at the trailhead.”

Maxand is in a wheelchair because of a “totally random neurological thing” called transverse my-elitis that developed when he was 14. It’s rare and acute, affecting its victims’ spinal column. Within a year, Maxand lost the ability to walk.

“That’s it. Boom,” he said. “But it’s all good.”Now, he’s executive director of Life’s Kitchen

(see Citizen, Page 25) but, in his spare time, he’s working with Ridge to Rivers to make the trails in the foothills more accessible. Ridge to Rivers staff is currently drafting its first-ever 10-year manage-ment plan for the Boise Foothills, and Maxand wants to make sure trail accessibility is addressed.

So far, he’s hosted a meeting with a handful of other chair users to talk about how the foothills trails could change. He sent out an online survey to people with physical disabilities such as visual and hearing impairments and mobility challenges.

He received nearly 50 responses detailing what trails they visit and what kind of changes they’d like to see. The survey showed 65 percent of re-spondents want to see a trail fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which would meet the federal standard for grading, surface material and width. The other 43 percent wanted dirt trails with more challenging slopes, but with adequate width for wheelchairs and hand bikes.

“The survey demonstrates people are using the trail system however it works for them,” Maxand said. “There’s definitely a need to better incorpo-rate some of these [ADA] ideas.”

Maxand said chair users are forced to think about every aspect of a trail before setting out,

from the grade of the trail to the surface material.“Every foot, I’m just like, ‘OK, am I going to

sink into something? Am I going to get stuck? Go sideways?’ You don’t know,” he said. “Since 1989, I’ve had to stare at the ground, constantly stressed out about hitting something and eating shit.”

Adapting the trails to be more accessible is a challenge, but Ridge to Rivers Program Coordina-tor David Gordon is ready for it. His crew has been talking for years about doing a better job of providing opportunities for everyone.

Gordon said it’s not possible to widen many of the single-track trails in the foothills, but he already has some possible loops in mind. They would be wide, gentle and covered in an all-weather compacting road mix that provides a better surface for wheelchairs.

He’s already identified possibilities in Lower Hulls Gulch, Castle Rock Reserve, Harrison Hol-low and Military Reserve.

“The adaptive community is much like the rest of the trail community,” Gordon said. “They’re looking for a wide range of experiences. Then there are people like Pat who are out there, getting on trails you would never expect someone with a physical challenge to be able to do.”

Gordon is talking about Pat Dougherty, who suffered a motocross crash in 2003 and became quadriplegic. Dougherty was angry when he could barely push his wheelchair through the grass in his backyard to play with his kids. Being an engineer from the University of Idaho, he took apart an old bike frame with the help of a friend and crafted the FreeWheel.

The FreeWheel attaches to the front of a wheelchair, not unlike a jogging stroller. It creates stability and lifts the small wheels off the ground, so they don’t get stuck in grass, sand or dirt.

“It’s life-changing,” Maxand said. “This thing, you can pop it on and off and you can go fucking crazy anywhere. Beaches, grass, snow, ice, rocks. Imagine 10 years of wearing high heels and some-body says, ‘Hey, try these mountain boots on.’”

Dougherty has sold thousands of his invention in more than 40 countries. They start at $600 and can be ordered online or purchased at medical supply stores like Norco.

After his wreck, Dougherty had no interest in giving up on the foothills. Using a custom arm-powered mountain bike, he cranks his way up trails like Kestrel and Crestline in Hulls Gulch. He bikes all over Blaine and Valley counties.

“I’m a stubborn SOB and I’m going to find a way to ride no matter what,” Dougherty said. “I really enjoy finding out if I can do these trails or not.”

Dougherty runs into the same problems as Maxand. Trailhead gates are just a few inches too narrow, or trails are narrow and steep and off camber.

“I’m not going to kid ya’,” he said, “I’ve rolled down the mountain on my head a few times.”

Like Maxand, Dougherty is excited to help the city find ways to make trails more accessible. Gor-don said he hopes to have at least one accessible trail completed in the next two years.

In the meantime, it’s about looking at current trails and identifying opportunities to overlay ADA characteristics. Maxand calls it an “experiment.” For anyone who wants in on it, he encourages them to email him at [email protected].

“Every step is just a step through the dark,” Maxand said. “I’m just glad Ridge to Rivers is willing to include this stuff in the management plan. That’s a huge win.”

LONE CONE OFFERS PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE TO OUTDOOR GEAR

The first business venture for husband and wife Ken Johnson and Annalisa DeMarta was selling rare books online. The couple soon real-ized estate sales and auctions aren’t as fun as the great outdoors, so they moved from Roch-ester, N.Y., to Idaho—Ken’s home state—and started selling outdoor gear instead. In January, the couple launched lonecone.com, selling everything from backpacks, ultralight stoves and hammock tents to Boise-inspired apparel and handcrafted German Montessori toys. Now, Johnson and Demarta are opening a storefront on Thursday, May 5, at 412 S. Sixth St.

“We’re trying to build a community at Lone Cone,” Johnson said. “Our niche is in the everyday-ness of the outdoors. There’s a lot of technical talk about gear if you go into a spe-cialty shop, and people are going to talk right over your head. Our goal is to make outdoor gear accessible to people.”

Though the storefront is a fraction of the size of the Lone Cone warehouse in Meridian, the walls are filled with colorful displays of Deuter and Lowe Alpine backpacks, St. Croix fly rods, sleeping bags, LuminAID solar-powered lanterns and shelves of Forsake footwear.

Vintage backpacks and outdoor gear scat-tered around the store are a reminder of the advances in outdoor products over the years.

“We sell the products that we love and use,” said DeMarta. “We have three kids [ages 4, 3 and 1 years old], so that dictates how we get into the outdoors.”

“Camping isn’t as much of a hardcore expe-rience anymore,” Johnson added, “but it feels intense going camping with three little kids. They’re fascinated by the rocks in the stream. They don’t even need to see a moose. A bee is just as exciting.”

What’s exciting for Johnson and DeMarta is raising their kids in a city surrounded by wilderness.

“When you go to the river [in upstate New York], there’s a 100-yard section open to fisher-men and they’re standing elbow to elbow, com-bat fishing for these little six-inch pikes and it’s crazy,” Johnson said. “It was killing me inside. We could have set this business up anywhere on the planet, but we came here just to have access to the outdoors.”

—Jessica Murri

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TAKE A WALK ON THE LIGHT SIDEThe last few weeks of winter may have

been warmer than the first few days of spring, but I’m already looking ahead to summer. This time around it’s a trio of easy drinking, oh-so-refreshing, lighter styled beers perfect for enjoying after mowing your lawn.

BALLAST POINT KOLSCH STYLE PALE ALE, $1.70-$2

Kölsch is a German style that’s brewed with ale yeast, then cold condi-tioned like a lager. Ballast Point’s has a slightly hazy straw color with a thin white head. Grain and biscuit aromas dominate the nose along with light whiffs of malt and floral citrus. “Pleasant” is the word that best describes this eminently quaffable brew—light, clean and well balanced between the soft malt and smooth hop flavors.

FIRESTONE PIVO PILS, $1.50-$1.80

Poured from a can, it’s a bright straw color with a billowy head that fades quickly. The resiny, herbal hop aromas, with their fresh grass and floral notes, are inviting. The flavors are balanced and smooth, offering an im-mediate hit of bitter hops playing against creamy malt. You get a hint of caramel and apple on the long finish.

SHINER 107 HOPPY PIL-SNER BIRTHDAY BEER, $1.50-$1.80

Texas-based Spoetzl Brewery is celebrating 107 years in business with this crystal clear, very pale yellow ale. There’s a bit of pleasant herbal earthiness to the nose along with floral hops and ripe lemon. Flavor-wise, calling this brew “hoppy” is a bit of a stretch. The flavors center on fruity malt, cracker and bright tropical fruit, with just a touch of hops that you feel more than taste.

—David Kirkpatrick

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LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGEWe welcome new members!Now is your chance to learn the world’s best card game.

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Beginning Bridge Lessons Wednesdays, 6 Weeks

April 6, 2016-May 11, 2016 6-8pmThe Bridge Cooperative of Boise,

5903 W Franklin.$40 For 6 Weeks and Textbook

To register, email [email protected] or phone Kay at (208) 484-2714

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HELLO AGAINSally Field stars in the first

must-see film of 2016GEORGE PRENTICE

About 30 minutes into Hello, My Name of Doris—the first all-out indie hit of 2016—the 20-something John (Max Greenfield) ap-proaches his coworker, the 60-something Doris (the amazing Sally Field) and says, “You know what Doris? You’re a baller… straight up.” He reaches out for a fist-bump and a puzzled Do-ris has to think for a moment before grabbing his fist and shakes his arm.

Doris doesn’t seem to fit it anywhere—not at work, not with her family and not with much of the 21st century. In her solitude, she isn’t aware that she’s out-of-synch with practi-cally everyone.

“Sometimes people throw away nice things. You would be surprised,” Doris says, before carrying another piece of sidewalk junk home to her house of hoards.

Much to Doris’ delight, John sees quirk and style instead of the deeply troubled singleton that she has become. However, Doris mis-interprets his interest as romantic. Soon enough, she begins stalking John (in a somewhat sweet, rather than creepy way). One night, Doris follows her decades-younger prey to an EDM concert, where Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Jack Antonoff hilariously plays the fictional recording artist by the name

of “Baby Goya.” The EDM artist is instantly enamored of Doris’ style and begs her to pose for his new album cover, which she does to

John’s delight.Things go well for Doris…

until they don’t. We can see where Doris’ fantasy is head-ing but it doesn’t make it any less heartbreaking. The lost-and-found tale of Hello, My Name is Doris just builds and builds, with the expert care of writer/director Michael Show-

alter (Wet Hot American Summer) and the film goes from good, to very good to pretty great.

And Sally Field. My, oh my. What can I say

about the swoon-worthy Sally Field? To baby boomers, she’s Gidget, The Flying Nun and Sybil. To others, she’s the best part of Smokey and the Bandit. To others still, she’s mother to Forrest Gump, Aunt May to Spiderman or Mary Todd to Daniel Day Lewis’ Lincoln. Let’s not forget her two Best Actress Oscars for Norma Rae and Places in the Heart.

What an absolute joy it is for an actress such as Field to mine a gem of a leading role at this point in her career.

According to website Rotten Tomatoes, the audience score for Hello, My Name is Doris is a near-perfect 100 percent (the critics have been kind, as well). My sense is this is the first must-see film of the year.

Sally Field is Doris: “Sometimes people throw away nice things. You would be be surprised.”

HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS (R)

Starring Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Jack Antonoff

Written/Directed by Michael Showalter

Opens Friday, April 1 at The Flicks

LUNAFEST 2016Celebrating 15 years of championing films by, for and about women,

Lunafest returns to The Flicks Saturday, April 2, sponsored by Soroptimist International of Boise.

Culled from nearly 10,000 submissions, the 2016 edition of Lunafest features six gems, including Finding June, from filmmaker/American Sign Language interpreter Anna Schumacher, which tells the story of a young, breast cancer-diagnosed deaf woman at a time when communication means everything. Raising Ryland, from director Sarah Feeley, explores the transgender experience as lived by a 6-year-old boy. Boxeadora, from filmmaker Meg Smaker, chronicles a woman who dreams of becoming Cuba’s first female Olympic boxer.

The bundle of six Lunafest films gets under way at 12:30 p.m.

—George Prentice

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Jeremy Maxand’s resume is long. First, he got an associate’s degree in criminal justice, then a bach-elor’s degree in sociology, then a master’s degree in history, all at Boise State University. He worked for the Idaho Community Action Network, became the director of the Snake River Alliance, threw his stuff into his Volkswagen and moved to Mexico, then worked with at-risk kids in the wilderness of Alaska. He was also once the mayor of the city and borough of Wrangell, Alaska.

Now Maxand is at Life’s Kitchen, where he has been the executive director for three years and looks forward to the future of Life’s Kitchen at its new location near the Boise River. Construction is slated to finish by the end of 2017.

What was your plan for your mix of degrees?My first sociology class blew my mind. I got

really excited and I wanted to work with people on social problems and inequality issues. I didn’t really have a plan. Instead of getting a degree that I thought would be good for a job, I went after a degree that I felt passionate about. Nonprofits and social justice became my path.

Then you left.I was the director of the Snake River Alliance

and George Bush [Jr.] was the president. I was like, “I’m done with the United States. I’m going to move to Mexico and check out.”

So I did. I sold my house, quit my job, paid off my debt, flew to San Diego, bought a Volkswagen and headed to Baja, Mexico. I was like, “See ya.”

I stayed for a couple of months, then I got pretty bored. I went back to Alaska and got a job working for a wilderness therapy program that took at-risk kids out for 50 days around British Columbia.

Their families would just ship them over and say, ‘You need a branch up your ass?’

Yeah, they were all around 14 to 18 and had drug or alcohol issues or behavioral issues. They were mostly from villages way up north, where they had to take a military helicopter off an island to get to us. It was my first experience working with at-risk kids.

Every time we had a graduation, it was really inspiring to see the impact that being out, away from everything, has on your mental health. But yeah, it’s frightening when you take 15 kids out

into the wilderness, and when the weather gets bad and somebody runs away. Holy shit, it’s scary when you’re totally functional and you have all the training and supplies, but throw in unpredictable kids that are already at risk at an urban setting. It was intense.

What was next?Well, I was an organizer for the conservation

group that was basically blamed for the collapse of the timber industry in Alaska while I was also the mayor.

Hold up. You were the mayor?I was the mayor of Wrangell, Alaska, for two

years. It’s like 2,400 people but 3,000 square miles. It was probably the most rewarding thing I’ve done professionally. At the same time, I had to be really patient and have a good temperament. People like to attack public officials.

Is that why you’re in a wheelchair? Did you get attacked?

[Laughs] No. It was a totally random neuro-logical thing that happened when I was 14. It’s called transverse myelitis. They don’t know how it happens, but it affects your spinal column and that’s it. Boom. It took about a year of having difficulty walking before I was in a chair. That was 26 years ago, but it’s all good.

You’re still active in city matters, though.I’m on the Ridge to Rivers advisory commit-

tee. There hasn’t been a lot of emphasis placed on how to create more opportunities for access to trails. The technology has really changed with hand cycling and off-road stuff, even adaptive gear that goes on your chair.

I’m trying to help Ridge to Rivers create a trail system where some are paved and ADA-compliant and others are more challenging. [For more on ADA trail accessibility, see Rec, Page 22.]

Being in a wheelchair isn’t my identity. I’m passionate about all kinds of things, but right now I’m feeling a little more passionate that, like, I can’t go to a yurt in Idaho City with my friends because none of them are accessible. We’re still dealing with parking spaces downtown. Seriously, the Capitol isn’t more ADA-accessible? Who was their architect? We should be beyond this and we’re not.

JEREMY MAXAND

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ACROSS1 Comment after a bull’s-eye9 Distress16 When Hamlet says “Alas,

poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio”

20 Sponsor of classic radio’s “Little Orphan Annie”

21 Lindbergh, e.g.22 Japanese noodle

23 Warren Buffett’s rule about hugging?

26 Toymaker Rubik27 Cone head?28 Actor Stephen29 Like some prose30 You are, in español33 Math ordinal35 Tiger Stadium sch.38 Skyscraping

39 Encouraging words from slug enthusiasts?

45 Word said with right or rise46 Nothing: Fr.47 Grp. that gets the lead out?48 Bust supporter51 Fifth-to-last word in the

Lord’s Prayer53 “Sharp” fashion56 Creature on the Australian

coat of arms

57 Mozart’s “____ kleine Nachtmusik”

58 Tiny powerhouse59 Rap’s Dr. ____60 Hayek of “Frida”62 Longtime soap actress Hall64 Shout to one about to be

knighted?69 One side of a quad, say71 Milo of stage and screen72 Voice from a phone

73 Take a clothing slogan too seriously?

78 Like Loyola and Xavier universities

82 Clobbers83 Fish eggs84 1 + 2, in Germany86 Prefix with -scope87 Investment sometimes

pronounced as a name88 Risky92 Surmise93 Video-game playing, e.g.96 ____ Day (Hawaiian holiday)97 SEAL Team 6 mission99 Chinese calendar animal100 Tulle, to brides?104 Carriage105 Dundee turndown106 Messenger of

biochemistry107 French film director Clair108 Gray matter?110 Have in view112 ____-d’Oise (French

department)115 “American Greed” channel118 “After all that hard work,

I’ll order some cake”?124 Latin word on the back of

a dollar bill125 Compact126 People holding things up127 Bellyache128 Antarctic waters129 “Perfecto!”

DOWN1 Terminal in a computer

network2 Composer Novello3 Cylindrical pasta4 The matador’s foe5 Peter and Francis: Abbr.6 Peg solitaire puzzle brand7 Burden8 Member of Generation Z9 Looney Tunes devil, for short10 Possible reply to “Where

are you?”11 Confirmation, e.g.12 Thanks, in Hawaii13 Juillet et août14 Ibsen’s homeland: Abbr.15 Hit the ground running?

16 Indian retreats17 Hook, line and sinker18 Game for little sluggers19 Fan part24 Huge spans25 Little darling31 “Climb ____ Mountain”32 Sicilian six34 Long race, in brief36 Top-notch37 Like most trivia, in the real

world39 Carried on40 Kemper of “The Office”41 Try42 Stoned43 Derisive cry44 Mormons, for short49 What a bandoleer holds50 Party with pu-pu platters52 Cotton candy additive54 Mummy in “The Mummy”55 Saverin who co-founded

Facebook58 Musical lead-in to -smith60 Like some losers61 Up63 Rogers, Orbison and

Yamaguchi65 Magazine edition: Abbr.66 “Hey, I want to listen here!”67 Roman gods68 Country whose name is

one letter different from a mountain

70 Gheorghe ____, former 7’7” N.B.A. player

73 “Ooh, dat hurt!”74 1-5 on a cellphone screen75 Precision76 iRobot vacuum77 Cape Cod town79 Cut ties with, in a way80 Best

81 Law-school class85 Whom “I saw” on a seesaw,

in a tongue twister88 Peter Pan rival89 Ring master90 Play91 One-named hitmaker of the

1950s-’60s92 Word with two apostrophes94 Leading95 Pasta whose name is Italian

for “feathers”98 Sale tag abbr.101 “Speed” star102 ____ bean103 Make secret104 “Where to Invade Next”

filmmaker108 Letters of invitation?109 1914 battle site

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ARIES (March 21-April 19):According to my astrological analy-sis, you would benefit profoundly from taking a ride in a jet fighter plane 70,000 feet above the Earth. In fact, I think you really need to experience weightlessness as you soar faster than the speed of sound. Luckily, there’s an organiza-tion, MiGFlug (migflug.com), that can provide you with this healing thrill. (I just hope you can afford the $18,000 price tag.) APRIL FOOL! I do in fact think you should treat yourself to unprecedented thrills and transcendent adventures. But I bet you can accomplish that with-out being quite so extravagant.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):“People only get really interesting when they start to rattle the bars of their cages,” says philosopher Alain de Botton. If that’s true, Taurus, you must be on the verge of becoming very interesting. Metaphorically speaking, you’re not just rattling the bars of your cage. You’re also smacking your tin cup against the bars and trying to saw through them with your plastic knife. APRIL FOOL! I lied. You’re not literally in a prison cell. And I got a bit carried away with the metaphor. But there is a grain of truth to what I said. You are getting close to breaking free of at least some of your mind-forged manacles. And it’s making you more attractive and intriguing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):If I had to decide what natural phenomenon you most closely resemble right now, I’d consider comparing you to a warm, rest-less breeze or a busily playful dolphin. But my first choice would be the mushrooms known as Schizophyllum commune. They’re highly adaptable: able to go dor-mant when the weather’s dry and spring to life when rain comes. They really get around, too, making their homes on every continent except Antarctica. But the main reason I’d link you with them is that they come in over 28,000 different sexes. Their versatility is unprecedented. APRIL FOOL! I exaggerated a bit. It’s true that these days you’re poly-morphous and multifaceted and well-rounded. But you’re probably not capable of expressing 28,000 varieties of anything.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):“Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting,” warns Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. If that’s true, why both-er? Why expend all your precious yearning if the net result won’t even satisfy your yearning?! That’s why I advise you to ABANDON YOUR BELOVED PLANS! Save your energy for trivial wishes. That way you won’t be disappointed when they are ful-filled in unanticipated ways. APRIL FOOL! I was messing with you. It’s true that what you want won’t arrive in the form you’re expecting. But

I bet the result will be even better than what you expected.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):You’re due to make a pilgrimage, aren’t you? It might be time to shave your head, sell your posses-sions, and head out on a long trek to a holy place where you can get back in touch with what the hell you’re doing here on this planet. APRIL FOOL! I was kidding about the head-shaving and possessions-dumping. On the other hand, there might be value in embarking on a less melodramatic pilgrimage. I think you’re ready to seek radical bliss of a higher order—and get back in touch with what the hell you’re doing here on this planet.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Are you ready to fight the monster? Do you have the courage and strength and stamina and guile to overcome the ugly beast that’s blocking the path to the treasure? If not, turn around and head back to your comfort zone until you’re better prepared. APRIL FOOL! I lied. There is a monster, but it’s not the literal embodiment of a beastly adversary. Rather, it’s inside you. It’s an unripe part of yourself that needs to be taught and tamed and cared for. Until you develop a better relationship with it, it will just keep testing you. (P.S. Now would be a good time to develop a better rela-tionship with it.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Your advice for the near future comes from poet Stephen Dunn. “If the Devil sits down,” he says, “offer companionship, tell her you’ve always admired her magnificent, false moves.” I think that’s an excellent plan, Libra! Maybe you’ll even be lucky enough to make the acquaintance of many different devils with a wide variety of mag-nificent, false moves. APRIL FOOL! I lied. In fact, I think you should avoid contact with all devils, no matter how enticing they might be. Now is a key time to surround yourself with positive influences.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):In 1841, a British medical journal prescribed the following remedy for the common cold: “Nail a hat on the wall near the foot of your bed, then retire to that bed, and drink spirits until you see two hats.” My expert astrological analysis reveals that this treatment is likely to cure not just the sniffles, but also any other discomforts you’re suffering from, whether physical or emotional or spiritual. So I hope you own a hat, hammer, and nails. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The method I sug-gested probably won’t help alleviate what ails you. But here’s a strategy that might: Get rid of anything that’s superfluous, rotten, outdated, or burdensome.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):To begin your oracle, I’ll borrow

the words of author Ray Bradbury: “May you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days, and out of that love, remake a world.” I have reason to believe that this optimis-tic projection has a good chance of coming true for you. Imagine it, Sagittarius: daily swoons of delight and rapture from now until the year 2071. APRIL FOOL! I lied, sort of. It would be foolish to predict that you’ll be giddy with amorous feel-ings nonstop for the next 54 years and 10 months. On the other hand, I don’t think it’s unrealistic for you to expect a lot of that sweet stuff over the course of the next three weeks.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):“I am tired of being brave,” groaned Anne Sexton in one of her poems. “I’m sick of following my dreams,” moaned comedian Mitch Hedberg, adding, “I’m just going to ask my dreams where they’re going and hook up with them later.” In my opinion, Capricorn, you have every right to unleash grumbles similar to Hedberg’s and Sexton’s. APRIL FOOL! The advice I just gave you is only half-correct. It’s true that you need and deserve a respite from your earnest struggles. Now is indeed a good time to take a break so you can recharge your spiritual batteries. But don’t you dare feel sorry for yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):In 1991, hikers in the Italian Alps

discovered the well-preserved corpse of a Bronze Age hunter. Buried in the frigid terrain, the man who came to be known as Otzi the Iceman had been there for 5,000 years. Soon the museum that claimed his body began receiving inquiries from women who wanted to be impregnated with Otzi’s sperm. I think this is an apt meta-phor for you, Aquarius. Consider the possibility that you might benefit from being fertilized by an influence from long ago. APRIL FOOL! I was just messing with you. It’s true you can generate good mojo by engag-ing with inspirational influences from the past. But I’d never urge you to be guided by a vulgar meta-phor related to Otzi’s sperm.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Caligula was an eccentric Roman emperor who had a physical resem-blance to a goat. He was sensitive about it. That’s why he made it illegal for anyone to refer to goats in his company. I mention this, Pisces, because I’d like to propose a list of words you should forbid to be used in your presence during the coming weeks: “money,” “cash,” “finances,” “loot,” “savings,” or “investments.” Why? Because I’m afraid it would be distracting, even confusing or embarrassing, for you to think about these sore subjects right now. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, now is a perfect time for you to be focused on getting richer quicker.

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per of record for all government notices. Rates are set by the Idaho Legislature for all publications. Email [email protected] or call 344-2055 for a quote.IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA

IN RE: ROBERT JAMES SNEIDER and SOPHIA ANN MOORE,

Legal Name

Case No. CVNC 1602679NOTICE OF HEARING (Adults)

A Petition by ROBERT JAMES SNEI-DER, who was born May 5, 1989 at Sebastopol, California, and SO-PHIA ANN MOORE, who was born January 26, 1978 at Boise, Idaho, both of whom now reside at 201 N. Flume Street, Boise, County of Ada, State of Idaho, have filed with the above-entitled Court a Petition for change of their “Family” sur-name to MOORE-BRIDGES, and that they hereafter be known as ROBERT JAMES MOORE-BRIDG-ES and SOPHIA ANN MOORE-BRIDGES, respectively, the reason being that they want to adopt a new combined “family” name, uti-lizing husband’s grandmother’s maiden name. The Petition for Change of Name will be heard at 130 o’clock p.m. on the 10th day of May, 2016, at the Ada County Courthouse, located at 200 W. Front Street, Boise, Idaho. Objec-tions may be filed by any person who can, in such objections, show the court a good reason against such a change of name. WITNESS my hand and seal of said District Court this 18th day of Feb., 2016. By: CHRISTOPHER D. RICH and

DEIRDRE PRICE Deputy ClerkPUB March 09,16,23 and 30, 2016.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO,

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIN RE: Natalie Marie Harrington-

Smith. Legal name of child

Case No. CV NC 1603553NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME

CHANGE (Minor)

A Petition to change the name of Natalie Marie Harrington-Smith, a minor, now residing in the City of Meridian, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Natalie Marie Berry. The reason for the change in name is: I have re-married and biological father has signed the form to ter-minate his parental rights 10/2015. A hearing on the petition is sched-uled for 130 o’clock p.m. on May 17, 2015 at the Ada County Court-house. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: Feb 25, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Christopher D. Rich CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT and Deir-dre Price Deputy Clerk.

PUB March 16, 23, 30 and April 6, 2016.IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA

IN RE: Beth Marie Taylor. Legal NameCase No. CV NC 1601442 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME

CHANGE (Adult)

A Petition to change the name of Beth Marie Taylor, now residing in the City of Star, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Phedre Marie Delau-nay. The reason for the change in name is: I do not identify with my legal name, family issues. A hear-

ing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on APR 12, 2015 at the Ada County Court-house. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: FEB 18, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk

PUB March 16, 23, 30 and April 6, 2016.IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA

IN RE: Katerina Goodwin Legal Name

Case No. CV NC 1603220 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME

CHANGE (Adult)

A Petition to change the name of Katerina Goodwin, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho,

has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Katerina Chlouba Hayes. The reason for the change in name is: marriage. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on May 17, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Ob-jections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: Feb. 25, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price, Deputy Clerk.

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Renting a stand up pad-dleboard for the day can cost up to $45 at local river sup-ply stores. Tracy Crites, owner of Outdoor Exchange (1405 W. Grove St.), said rental costs can be prohibitive.

“A lot of families find $45 is out of their price range, especially if they need more than one board,” Crites said. “So they would just

end up not trying that new activity.”Outdoor Exchange—a local outdoor

gear consignment store—was recently awarded $3,000 from the Zions Bank

Smart Women’s Grant, which helped Crites launch her own low-cost rental program in January.

Rentals include men’s, women’s and children’s snowshoes for $10, backcountry safety packs —which include a backpack, beacon, probe and shovel—for $35, five-foot surfboards for $25, and stand up paddleboards for $25 per day.

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FROM THE BW POLL VAULTAre you in favor of removing a lane of

traffic on Main and Idaho streets in down-town Boise to create buffered bike lanes?

Yes: 44.44%

No: 53.54%

I don’t know: 2.02%

Disclaimer: This onl ine pol l is not intended to be a scienti f ic sample of local , statewide or nat ional opinion.

RECORD EXCHANGE TOP 10 SELLERS

1. “OUR GURU BRINGS US TO THE BLACK MASTER SAB-

BATH,” WEEED

2. “DIG IN DEEP,” BONNIE RAITT

3. “POST POP DEPRESSION,” IGGY POP

4. “BLACKSTAR,” DAVID BOWIE

5. “WE CAN DO ANYTHING,” VIOLENT FEMMES

6. “SOUND AND COLOR,” ALABAMA SHAKES

7. “BLURRYFACE,” TWENTY ONE PILOTS

8. “BEACH MUSIC,” ALEX G

9. “YOU AND I,” JEFF BUCKLEY

10. “FULL CIRCLE,” LORETTA LYNN

434,211Population of Ada

County, as of July 2015.

(U.S. Census Bureau)

7,364Number of Ada County residents added July 2014-July 2015, a 1.6 percent population

increase.

(U.S. Census)

10.7%Ada County population increase, April 1, 2010-

July 1, 2015.

(U.S. Census)

4.9%City of Boise population increase, April 1, 2010-

July 1, 2014, for a total of 216,282

(U.S. Census)

22,751Number of births

recorded in Idaho, July 2014-July 2015.

(U.S. Census)

11,826Number of deaths

recorded in Idaho, July 2014-July-2015.

(U.S. Census)

10,925Net gain in Idaho popula-tion, July 2014-July 2015.

(U.S. Census)

1,654,930Total Idaho population,

as of July 1, 2015.

(U.S. Census)

PAGE BREAKMINERVA’S BREAKDOWN

SUBMIT questions to Minerva’s Breakdown at bit.ly/MinervasBreakdown or mail them to Boise Weekly, 523 Broad St., Boise, ID 83702. All submis-sions remain anonymous.

DEAR MINERVA,I’m in a relationship that makes me extremely happy, but

several of my friends and family members don’t support it. One of my best friends even stopped talking to me because I am dating this fine fellow. Though we’ve had our ups and downs in the past, we’ve both grown into stronger, more loving and kick-ass people. How do I get my friends and family to see that? How do I cope with the judgement my friends are passing on me?

—Can’t Have It All

DEAR CAN’T,You are in charge of your own happiness. With that said,

if your family and friends—including your best friend—want nothing to do with him and are upset about it, maybe they see something that you cannot. Ultimately, we all have to weigh our choices. My friends call me the “Douche Whisperer” because I have never met a man I didn’t like and that can lead to trouble. I have come to depend on my friends to let me know when there is something I am too blinded by love, lust or loneliness to see. My suggestion is make a pro and con list of the situation. Make your decision and once you do, resolve yourself to live with the consequences. Depending on your “ups and downs,” maybe he isn’t worth losing friends and family. Maybe he is. Can you handle it? As for judgement, what they think usually says more about them than you. Make your choice and ignore their judgement.



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