Boise Weekly Vol.24 Issue 26

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7 House of HealingHoliday season at the Boise

Ronald McDonald House

9 ‘Here We Have Idaho’Photography exhibition captures the faces

of refugees in Idaho

17 Talent Poole Things are going swimmingly for Boise

‘Southern psych rock’ trio Marshall Poole

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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.

ARTIST: Francisco TelesfortTITLE: “Time”MEDIUM: Oil and acrylic on canvasARTIST STATEMENT: My name is “Cisco” Telesfort and I was born and raised in Haiti. I learned to paint under the direction of my father, Petion Savain. I design several bod-ies of art concurrently and create frames for each piece. I hope to continue sharing my childhood memories of Haitian markets, music and dancing with Idaho.

A NATION OF REFUGEESI’ve written before in this space about my German ancestors,

who fled the Rhineland in 1709 after years of war and famine, and how they traveled to England following promises of resettle-ment in places less beggared by conflict.

In that previous column, I recounted how the Hagedorns, as the surname was spelled then, were among the Palatinate Germans who settled in upstate New York, where they stripped pitch from the pine forests to render tar for the British Navy. I wrote that they spoke German at home and kept to themselves—including when it came time for fighting in the American Revolution.

The last time I had occasion to bore readers with my family history, we were publishing a longform piece about immigration, and how migrants to the United States—and Idaho, in particu-lar—help fuel the economy. In the two years since then, migrants and refugees have been evermore in the news and their presence has become increasingly divisive.

At this point I should put a finer point on my own ancestral remembrances—mine were not the kind of refugees that some would necessarily welcome today. They did not want to speak English. They didn’t want to get involved in the Revolution. What’s more, according to some unverified sources, one of my direct antecedants was apparently penalized by the newly installed United States government for housing a group of English-paid German mercenaries in his barn. Accounts from the German communities in upstate New York mention resistance to taxation by American authorities, with some stories even suggesting tax-men were tarred and feathered and thrown from bridges.

As I wrote in 2013, my ancestors are lucky enough to be included in the narrative of America’s glorious founding—their reluctance to be a part of it glossed over by three centuries of convenient forgetfulness.

The point of all this geneology is to remember that ours is a nation of refugees, and all are part of the collective story. In this edition of Boise Weekly, we feature a handful of stunning photo-graphs that reveal the humanity of our newest neighbors. Find our photo essay on Page 9.

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COURT-MARTIALIDAHO NATIVE AND U.S. ARMY SGT. BOWE BERGDAHL, WHOSE FIVE YEARS AS A PRISONER OF THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN IS THE SUBJECT OF THE NEW SEASON OF POPUL AR PODCAST SERIAL , IS FACING A COURT-MARTIAL HEARING ON CHARGES OF DESERTION AND ENDANGERING U.S. SOLDIERS. GET MORE DETAILS AT NEWS/CIT YDESK.

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I was hoping like crazy that by the end of the year, I’d figure out what this West Ada School District stink is really about, if for no other reason than to know whose recall petition I should be signing. There’s something there beyond what we’ve heard, I just know it!... something that has to do with sinister forces crawling about like venomous centi-pedes under a cover of rotting vegetation, bent on injecting another dose of poisonous ideology into the public education system. So far, all I can find out is that in a school district with 55,000 plus registered voters catering to more than 35,000 students, a measly 2,065 people got off their fat West Ada butts and voted in those trustee races—and that includes the votes for the winners and the losers. Pit.i.ful!

Anyway, I’m committed to figuring this out, so while I’m doing that, I’m going throw some “Ran-dem Thinkings” on the turntable and let MulletBoy fill out the rest of today’s column.

•••Whooy-Dawg! I’m going over to Coloradio,

what you think about that? We be leaving tom-morow morning, me and Ripster. I ain’t never been there before and neither has Rip but accord-ing to Honey Bug, who ain’t thinks we ought be going anyway, Colorado won’t be that hard to find. She says as long as we stay on the Inertstate over to some place called Shy Annie wyoming, then hang a right, we should ought to get there without getting lost.

The best part is, when we come back, we’re gonig to be hauling a brand new free used fifth wheel. Yeah! What you think about that! Whooy Dawg, I always wanted me one of those. Good fifht wheel and you can go nearly ever where and live on next to nothing if you park it somewheres where you can blow the toilet tank without no-body bitching. I could get my rig running again and Honey Bug and me we haul it off to places like Flordia and Mexico, and all we’d have to pay for is sloppy Joe mix and the buns to slop it on.

Only deal is, this fifth wheel will be only half mine and the other half ’ll be Rips, and I dont think it’d be very good to have Honey Bug and me and Rip all living in a fifth wheel together down in Florida or Mexico or anywheres else. That’s why Honey Bug ain’t going to Colorado with us. She said “No way I’m gonna be stuck in a truck with your farthead cousin for a thousand miles. I’d probably end up stabbing him in the ear with a fingernail file.” and that’s probably true. She hates Rip worse than she hates when the cat pukes on the kitchen counter. It scares me to think what would happen if we all lived together in a fifth wheel for longer thn ten minutes.

Anyway, hears what happened. When I come home from work, Rip’s sitting in the driveway

letting his truck idle because he’s might not get it started again if he turns it off, and he says “Guess what I heard?” and since he dont like it when I don’t at least try to guess, I says “Goats.” Rip twists his face up like he just found a dead mouse in his mouth and says “Wha”? and I say “Well, I know you don’t herd horses and you don’t herd cows. So it must be goats what you herd.”

By the time we got inside, ol’ Rip figured out the joke, but didn’t think it was funny. “This is serious, Cuz!” he says “There’s a 20-some-foot trailer with no one in it sitting on a hill in Colo-raido, and if we don’t get there and claim it for ourselfs, some’n else will!” So I was ready to leave right then and there, but I figured we should wait for Honey Bug to get home. Tuned out to be a good thing we did, since I get Colorado mixed up with Canada and Rip thought it was somewheres the other side of Oregon.

Well Honey Bug wanted to know why there was a free fifth wheel sitting over in Coloraido on a hill, so Rip says “It belongs to that old boy what shot up that Plant Parenthoods place, but he ain’t never gonta live in it anymore.” and I thought Honey Bug was going to choke or something. “You idiots want to steal a trailer what belongst to a murdering nut job?” she yells, and Rip came right back with an answer like he’d thought it out already, “Hey, missy!” he says “Dont blame the trailer for what the dude who lives in it did. Fifth wheels dont kill people. People kill people! And besides, we ain’t stealing it. We’re savlaging it. Like what sailers do when they find an old ship floating around with no one on it.”

I said “Yeah, Honey Bug. We’d just be savlag-ing it.” and she looks at me like she was wonder-ing what she ever saw in me, and she says “okay you idiots, go get your trailer if you have to, but don’t count me in. And when you come back, don’t expect me to clean it up or nothing.”

So soon as it warms up enough to get Rip’s truck started morrow morning, we’re headed out. I got 40 bucks out of the EMT sos we should be good on gas and eating. I’ll be letting you know soon as we get back that we got back. Rips already talking about parking it out on the front lawn and living in it sos he doesn’t have so far to drive when he comes over, but Honey Bug says no way in hell...

OK, that pretty well fills the space. Hey, I’ll let you know if I come up with anything on this trustees/centipedes deal. Frankly, I think it all goes back to when they changed the name from “Merid-ian” School District to “West Ada” School District. Should have told those Eagle and Star snoots to go start their own damn district if they didn’t like ours. Oh well... hindsight, huh?

RUM DUMB THOUGHTSLittle House Trailer on the Prairie

BILL COPE

OPINION


On Nov. 13, a string of shootings and bomb-ings killed 129 people in the French capital of Paris. Six days after that attack, a series of raids in Belgium and Paris brought the death of its ringleader, yet the fight against terrorism and fanaticism is far from finished.

A day before the gruesome massacre in Paris, suicide bombings in southern Beirut killed 43 people and wounded at least 239 others. However, if it wasn’t for the heroic actions of Adel Termos, many more innocent people could have perished.

Termos tackled a suicide bomber just seconds after another bomber had detonated himself at a mosque. You most likely have never heard of Termos because he was not in the news, and Facebook never provided the option to tribute your profile picture to him.

After these two horrendous terrorist attacks and another apparent terrorist attack on Dec. 2 in San Bernardino, Calif., that killed 14 peo-ple and injured 22, most of us were inundated with news of diverted airplanes and evacuated airports due to bomb threats. We have gone into a state of shock. What is happening to our world? Is this because Europe and the U.S. have poor monitoring and security checks? Who should we blame? ISIS? Muslims? Islam? All of them? Or do we blame Western—and specifically U.S.—policy in the Middle East?

Calls have followed to increase security checks on refugees from Syria. “Twenty-five Republican governors have vowed to block the entry of Syrian refugees into their states,” according to The New York Times.

The reasoning for this being that they may pose a threat. Some politicians prey on this social paralysis because they can push for something totally unjust, which they couldn’t accomplish under normal conditions.

According to the United Nations, 7.6 million Syrian people are internally displaced; more than 220,000 people have been killed; and, with the ongoing civil war in Syria, the U.N. predicts there could be 4.27 million Syr-ian refugees by the end of 2015. Who are they running from? ISIS.

There is the possibility of a few terrorists entering the U.S. along with Syrian and Iraqi refugees, yet the chances are low.

While we may think the push for more security checks—or an outright ban on Muslims entering the country—are reasonable precautions, we should think about the real risk and how plausible it is. Life is all about taking risks—if you think we shouldn’t accept refugees from Syria or Iraq because of one bad

guy, you should probably stop driving your car. According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel “road crashes are the leading cause of death among young people ages 15-29.”

We take risks every day. We should not abandon refugees out of fear. Nobody dis-agrees with security checks. As a refugee, I’ve gone through that process, and I’m not from Syria and I’m not even a Muslim. I can write about three hours of “interview”—it was more like an interrogation—with a U.S. security agent in Turkey.

While the U.S. “could have saved thou-sands of Jews from the Nazis, the U.S. literally turned away a ship of 900 German Jews. Shortly afterward, it rejected a proposal to allow 20,000 Jewish children to come to the U.S. for safety,” Vox reported.

As George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are con-demned to repeat it.”

Are we going to repeat history because we can’t remember it? Once upon a time the refugees were Jews, and now they are Muslims. Yet, the plotline is the same: people had to leave their homes because of an oppressive regime. They were seeking a refuge. If we don’t help them now, I believe, we will be sorry about it tomorrow.

Having said that, I don’t believe this is a war between the U.S. and Muslim terrorists (yes I call them Muslim terrorists, because that’s what they are). Although there are many terrorist attacks carried out by Muslims, not all Muslims are terrorists. Hence this is a fight for Islam, and I have to repeat Sen. Barry Sanders’ words: “This war is a battle for the soul of Islam and it’s going to have to be the Muslim countries who are stepping up.”

Of course, Muslim and Arab countries should step up and help refugees, too. We should accept refugees, but the international community should put more pressure on the countries in the region.

Closing our doors doesn’t make us safe, but it does make us heartless, and that’s not who we are. Who deserves safety more than people affected by war? The world would be a safer place without ISIS, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups, but turning refu-gees away is not the path to security.

Farzan Faramarzi is an Iranian-born mem-ber of the Baha’i faith, a Boise State University graduate and former Boise Weekly videography intern.

RISKS WORTH TAKINGSecurity, terrorism and our humanitarian obligation

FARZAN FARAMARZI

OPINION


CITYDESK

ANOTHER HOME

FOR THE HOLIDAYS A holiday visit to the

Ronald McDonald HouseGEORGE PRENTICE

Anyone feeling particularly glum about the holidays should spend a few minutes inside the Ronald McDonald House on Warm Springs Avenue.

“Regardless of who you are, no matter how little or how much money you have, no matter what you believe, it doesn’t matter here. A sick child is the great equalizer for all of us,” said Mindy Plumlee, now in her 15th year as executive director of Boise’s Ronald McDonald House. “Let’s face it: No family wants to be here in this situation, let alone on Christmas.”

The Ronald McDonald House is as full of love—and presents—as ever this holiday season and, at the end of the day, it is more than a house. It’s one of approximately 350 similar homes in 35 countries across the planet, where a life-sized statue of the man with bright red hair and floppy shoes greets newcomers with a smile nearly as wide as the front door.

“Ronald is second only to Santa Claus in recognition,” said Plumlee. “If you’re a child that’s sick and maybe a little scared… well, who wouldn’t want to stay at Ronald’s house?”

It’s been more than four decades since the first Ronald McDonald House opened—the brain-child of then-Philadelphia Eagles tight end Fred Hill, whose daughter was fighting leukemia. The owner of the Eagles, a team of Philadelphia doc-tors and the local McDonald’s franchise manager helped fund the construction of a home where families of sick children could stay in comfort. It was paid for through proceeds of a popular seasonal McDonald’s treat.

“That’s right. It was those Shamrock Shakes around Saint Patrick’s Day that helped create the Ronald McDonald House,” said Plumlee.

Though those shakes may be an important part of Ronald McDonald House history, there wasn’t a speck of fast food in sight during a recent visit to the Boise house, complete with a busy kitchen and family-style dining room.

“Our families are coming and going to the hospital at all hours of the day, and while we try to provide a good home-cooked meal, there are al-

ways ample leftovers waiting for them when they return. We have rotations of volunteers who come in and make some pretty wonderful breakfasts, lunches and dinners. And this time of year? We’ve got some pretty amazing bakers here,” said Plum-lee, pointing to platters full of just-baked cookies.

The colonial-style mansion on Warm Springs, built in 1908, had been home to a few well-to-do Idaho families but in 1988, J.R. and Esther Sim-plot made a financial gift so the then-new Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho could pur-chase the four-bedroom, 2,000 square-foot home, which has been greatly expanded since.

“Today, we have 19 bedrooms—17 with a private bath; a large dining area; toy room; large kitchen; and quite a bit more,” said Plumlee, on a rare tour of the home that included a look into a laundry room full of washers and dryers going non-stop.

Nearly all of the bedrooms are regularly filled. The rule is simple: If a family is in need of a place to stay because a child is an in- or out-patient at St. Luke’s Hospital or Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, the Ronald McDonald House is contacted either by a caregiver or physician. It’s not unusual for a phone call to come only hours before the family arrives at the house.

Saint Al’s is about four miles away from the Ronald McDonald House but St. Luke’s, which is home to Idaho’s only children’s hospital, is right across the street. Nearly 90 percent of the families staying in the home go back and forth to St. Luke’s.

Earlier this year, that proximity led to concern at the Ronald McDonald House. St. Luke’s was embroiled in controversial negotiations to dramat-ically expand its footprint in downtown Boise. At the height of the debate, St. Luke’s threatened if

its expansion plans couldn’t include permanently closing a stretch of Jefferson Street, the hospital might relocate many of its services—including children’s care—to Meridian.

“We were ready to start talking about an expansion of the Ronald McDonald House last January but, needless to say, that’s on hold until the St. Luke’s master plan gets final approval,” said Plumlee, adding Boiseans shouldn’t be surprised to hear about a significant campaign for expansion of the Ronald McDonald House sometime in 2016.

“Best case scenario? We could add a third and/or fourth floor, beginning sometime in 2017,” she said. “The need is already here.”

That need is ever-present, looking at the faces of the families who return to the home each night after another exhausting night at the hospital. The Ronald McDonald House attempts to make that nightly return to the home as welcoming as pos-sible, especially for siblings of sick kids.

“You can count on Santa Claus being here on Christmas morning. We have groups come in and sing. We have an amazing Christmas morning breakfast and an equally special Christ-mas dinner,” said Plumlee, who will spend her own Christmas Day at the Ronald McDonald House—something her husband, daughter and son are all too familiar with. “Our children have practically grown up around here. They love being here.”

At the end of the tour, amid goodbyes and wishes for a happy holiday, Plumlee and her col-leagues—six full-time employees and hundreds of volunteers who clock nearly 9,000 hours of charity each year—were preparing to welcome yet another family who would find a home away from home for Christmas.

Mindy Plumlee, executive director of Boise’s Ronald McDonald House: “You can count on Santa Claus being here on Christmas morning.”

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2009’S NIGHTMARE OF A DARK CHRISTMAS

A massive power outage swept through the Wood River Valley on Christmas Eve 2009, shutting down Sun Valley’s ski lifts, blacking out the Sun Valley Resort and forcing nearly 17,000 people to open their presents and share Christ-mas dinner by candlelight.

Sun Valley’s 2009 black Christmas night-mare sent much of the Wood River Valley into a tizzy, with much of the community realizing the area’s sole 138,000-volt transmission line, which failed due to a massive ice storm, was inadequate in case of emergency.

According to Idaho Power spokeswoman Ly-nette Standley, discussions about redundancy predated the blackout.

She added that two years prior to the Christ-mas blackout, in 2007, Idaho Power worked with a community advisory committee to craft the Wood River Electrical Plan, designed to reduce the risk of unplanned outages.

“That’s an expensive project,” Standley said.An estimated project cost for a second

138,000-volt line from Hailey to Ketchum is approximately $30 million, with overhead lines stretching from the Wood River substation in Hailey to the St. Luke’s Medical Center, then underground through Ketchum and Sun Valley.

“Blaine County, Ketchum and Sun Valley would have to pay for that underground cost,” said Standley, who added the underground cost would be approximately $2 million, with the city of Ketchum on the hook for the bulk of the expense. “Blaine County and Sun Valley have accepted our most recent applications. Ketchum is still reviewing their funding piece.”

In a best-case scenario, Idaho Power said construction could occur through 2018 and the second line could join Idaho Power’s grid in 2019. Meanwhile, Aimee Christensen, executive director of the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience and member of her community’s advisory committee, said redundancy through a second power line is only one part of an overall solution.

“All of us want an improvement to reli-ability but we’ve been trying for two years to have a conversation about more local power generation,” she said. “I would argue we should be having both conversations: a second, redundant line and more renewable energies and local power generation coming into Idaho Power’s grid.”

—George Prentice

Idaho Power wants to stop another 2009 Christ-mas blackout from happening in the WRV.

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I’m particularly interested in having you talk a bit more about spiritual warfare.

Robert: It’s the struggle to maintain healthy lives. Mental health issues, addiction, so many things.

Rhonda: Our way of dealing with matters is to minister or pray but, quite frankly, when Robert worked for Seattle City Transit, he was warned that he could get in trouble if he did that. Now, it’s incredibly freeing to part of a spiritual ministry where people aren’t offended if they’re asked to pray. That was more than 20 years ago.

Do you see that spiritual battle any differ-ently all these years later?

Robert: It’s still a struggle. Take Cooper Court [Boise’s recently disbanded tent city of homeless people]. Many people were relocated temporarily, but a month from now a good number of them may be living in a tent some-where else.

Rhonda: Yes, it can be overwhelming. We’ve been doing the best we can for 22 years in the

Salvation Army and the need is so great and resources are quite limited.

Government entities may be limited in what they should or could do to assist the home-less, and time and again we turn to faith-based organizations to do the heavy lifting when it comes to helping the homeless.

Robert: We’ve been part of the ongoing dia-logue on homelessness in Boise. The city can call us anytime and ask for anything.

What were you told about this community when you took this assignment?

Rhonda: Here, there is a significant need of stabilization for the area’s working poor. Plus, we have the operation of the Marian Pritchett School.

Let’s talk about that. It’s not every public high school that has a life-sized nativity crèche on its front lawn. This is a rather ex-traordinary relationship that you have with the Boise School District.

Robert: The reality is that once you define your borders, you can remove any obstacles.

Rhonda: Although we are a Protestant denomination, we have girls—pregnant and new moms—at the high school representing many

faiths, including Muslims. And it’s necessary to accommodate all of them. We are here as the hands and feet of Christ but not the mouthpiece of Christ. We do our best to demonstrate his love and care.

Which brings us to Christmas.Robert: Christmas can be a time when a lot

of families have to make some difficult decisions.Rhonda: We gave out backpacks and school

supplies to 700 children this fall. We handed out 3,000 coats in November and there will be 7,000 individuals that we’ll do our best to help this Christmas.

I know that you help Santa quite a bit this time of year. You might get requests for toys for children…

Rhonda: Right up until Christmas Eve. We’ll do our best.

Tell me about Salvation Army bell-ringing. The rules for where and when you ring have changed over the years, yes?

Robert: They have. Most of the stores have guidelines. But we have amazing friends at Albertsons; Fred Meyer stores; and outside of Cabela’s, Macy’s and J.C. Penney.

Rhonda: When I told my mother I was join-ing the Salvation Army, she thought I was going to spend the rest of my life just ringing bells across the nation.

How much of your revenue comes from kettle donations due to that bell-ringing?

Robert: 30 percent. It’s significant.

Let’s talk about the season. How is Jesus Christ relevant for Christmas 2015?

Robert: I fear that the focus on giving and getting opposes the reality of the teachings of Christ. I wonder what charity would even look like in America without faith-based organizations.

Rhonda: Christ was the ultimate caregiver and still is today, not just in communions or baptisms, but in every issue.

Where are tangible examples of that?Rhonda: It’s why we’re in the business of

running a school for pregnant teens. Babies don’t ask to be born to an unwed mother. We need to show the mothers and children that they’re important and there are solutions for their difficulties.

Robert: There is a sense of joy in helping people, in bringing moments of happiness to people who are struggling. That’s why we do this. We can express Christ’s love in many ways: acknowledging someone’s presence, even making eye contact and smiling can make a difference for someone who has been ignored.

Rhonda: Christ allows us to live our lives with or without him, depending on what we desire, but he’s there waiting and willing.

MAJORS ROBERT AND RHONDA LLOYD

Bells, babies and blessings for ChristmasGEORGE PRENTICE

Robert Lloyd met Rhonda more than 30 years ago, when they were college students in Seattle. On their first date, he said, “Don’t get serious. I’m going to be a Salvation Army officer.”

Rhonda ignored his advice, and they were married within a year. The Salvation Army wasn’t in their immediate future, though: Rhonda pursued a career in business, and Robert became a Seattle City Transit supervisor.

“But I was growing increasingly frustrated with where I was working and not being able to express my Christian faith as I would have liked,” said Robert, who recalled reading a book on spiritual warfare. “I had a sense of so many terrible things happening and so many people in the world that were hurting. I offered myself to the Lord for service, and I needed to be more active in that warfare.”

At their busiest time of the year, the Lloyds—who were appointed Treasure Valley coordinators and Boise corps officers of the Salvation Army in 2014—took a few minutes to talk about their spiritual battle; the Salvation Army’s unique relationship with the Boise School District to operate the Marian Pritchett School for pregnant and parenting teens; and, of course, Christmas.

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Ramla, 18, a refugee from Kenya, came to Boise 10 years ago and is a new mother. She says the adjust-ment to the English language and American culture was difficult at first, but now juggles the demands of school and caring for her 6-month-old. Above all, Ramla said she values freedom and the peaceful nature of Boise.

HERE WE HAVE IDAHO

STORY BY GEORGE PRENTICE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE SMITH

The exhibition will be called Stronger Shines the Light Inside and it’s a fair estimation that it will be the talk of the town in 2016. While Boiseans will need to wait nine months to see the exhibition, photographer Angie Smith, who secured a $10,000 grant from the Boise City Department of Arts and History to help fund the project, granted Boise Weekly readers a special Christmas gift in offering a glimpse of her stunning images of refugees who have resettled in Idaho.“The idea came to me five or six years ago while visiting Boise [Smith’s family roots in Boise go back three generations]. More and more, I was impressed by its growing diversity. People from every corner of the world,” she said. Smith crystalized the idea for an exhibition this year, and applied for and won the grant, thus beginning a one-year effort to chronicle the new faces of Boise. “Among the many things I’ve learned is how important it is for Idahoans to extend their reach beyond an initial greeting,” she said. “Almost to the person, those refugees who found success had someone reach out to help that refugee in their first year in Boise. It was someone who said, ‘Come with me; let me show you something special.”“Something special” is what Smith and colleague/writer Hanne Steene will be unveiling in September, 2016.

Angie Smith ( lef t) , project founder of Stronger Shines the Light , is a f reelance photographer with work appear ing in Life , The New Yorker and The New York T imes . Hanne Steene (r ight) , journal ist has contr ibuted to The New York T imes , Time and Vanit y Fair .


Sirable Aubu (left) and Rais Wa Wawakali (right) are refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Wawakali, 20, came to Boise six years ago and is currently a junior in high school (many refugees are held back several grades when they become enrolled in American schools). In addi-tion to his studies he has several jobs, including working as a janitor at a local hospital and two different jobs at an assisted living center where he assists the elderly and is also the facility’s janitor. Aubu arrived in Boise this October and recently secured his first job at a local restaurant. He is also a dancer, actor and singer.

Remona, a refugee from Burma came to Idaho eight years ago after living in a refugee camp for most of her life. She began working at the age of 6 and doesn’t remember having a childhood. She is now fluent in English and studying to get her degree in social work. Her dream is to start her own nonprofit organization to help refugees as they adjust to life in America.


Khamisa (far right) fled Sudan as a child after her father was murdered. She grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp. Today, she calls Boise home, where she’s raising her children and is studying to be a nurse. She recently lost her business selling African imports in the fire that destroyed the Boise Interna-tional Market. Despite the loss, she said she’s more motivated than ever to build a successful Boise business.

Tito Ndayishimiye, born in Rwanda and a 10-year resident of a refugee camp in Tanzania, moved to Boise with his family when he was 11. He works full-time at a Treasure Valley call center and dreams of going to film school.


Patrick (left) and Derrick Seale Bakwa (right), refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, came to Boise six years ago. They were left to fend for themselves in Kinshasa, Congo, after both their parents died. Their adopted parents, the Seales, minister at Boise’s New Heart Church, a non-de-nominational evangelical Christian church.

Rita Thara, 27, came to Boise three years ago, surviving civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where her father was shot and killed by the militia. She lived as a refugee for more than a decade in the Central African Republic before coming to Boise where she has since started her own company, Thara Fashion. Additionally, she’s a seamstress, making crash pads and “landing systems” for Boise-based Asana Climbing.


CALENDARWEDNESDAYDEC. 16Festivals & Events

6TH ANNUAL BISHOPS’ HOUSE VICTORIAN OPEN PARLORS—See

The Bishops’ House filled with holi-day decorations, enjoy a cup of ci-der and perhaps meet Mrs. Santa, Miss Santa or Santa himself. You can also put a little Victorian magic in your Christmas shopping with the special treats gathered in the Holiday Shop. Check the website or Facebook updates about guests, crafts for children, and other fun activities. Mrs. Santa stops by on Saturday, Dec. 19. 4-7 p.m. FREE-$5. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-342-3279, thebishopshouse.com/events.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TROLLEY TOURS—Join Ms. Molly, the vintage decorated open air trolley, for a fun-filled hour of holiday lights and mu-sic. You can visit the concessions

stand for hot coffee and cocoa to take along. Through Dec. 27. 7-8 p.m. $5-$18. Evergreen Business Mall-Library Plaza, corner of Cole and Ustick, Boise. 208-433-0849, boisetrolleytours.com.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWNE—Share your holiday wishes with Santa. His elves will be nearby, prepared to lend a helping hand and snap a commemorative photo. Daily through Christmas Eve. Visit the website for a complete sched-ule. 12 p.m. FREE. Boise Towne Square, 350 N. Milwaukee St., Boise, 208-378-4400, boisetown-esquare.com.

WINTER GARDEN AGLOW—Check out the Idaho Botanical Garden’s 19th annual Winter Garden aGlow, featuring more than 300,000 holiday lights hanging from every possible surface, transforming the garden into a brightly lit wonder-land sure to bring a smile to the faces of parents and children alike. Through Jan. 3. 6-9 p.m. $4-$10. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649. idahobotanicalgarden.org/winter-garden-aglow.

On Stage

BCT: NO MORE SAD THINGS—Through Dec. 20. 8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE—Often times, Christmas movies are pretty good “for a Christmas movie.” Not so here. It’s a Wonderful Life is a good film by any measure, claiming the No. 20 spot on AFI’s Top 100. 7 p.m. $6-$9. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273, boiseclassicmov-ies.com/deals.

COF: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD—As part of its 20th season,

Company of Fools brings the Wood River Valley’s two favorite amphib-ians home for the holidays after a constant plea to share this smash-hit Broadway musical with a new generation of children. Through Jan. 3, with a special pay-what-you-feel preview Dec. 16 and Educators Night ($15 for currently employed educators and school administra-

tors) Dec. 19. 7 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122. sunvalley-center.org/companyoffools/current-season/year-frog-toad.

Workshops & Classes

BOISE PARKS AND REC WIN-TER/SPRING ACTIVITIES—Boise Parks and Rec offers hundreds of classes and other activities for children, teens and adults who want to stay active this winter and spring. Registration started Dec. 14 for Boise residents; Dec. 16 for non-residents. You can register online, by phone or in person at the Fort Boise center. Through March 31, 2016. Fort Boise Community Center, 700 Robbins Road, Boise. 208-608-7680, parks.cityofboise.org/register-for-classes.

GIFT WRAPPING WORKSHOP—Looking for a comfortable place to

wrap your gifts? Trying to find a way to wrap without your family seeing? Take your gifts and paper to the library’s gift wrapping workshop

to find space, quiet and some tips to make your holiday wrapping a little easier. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-472-2941, notaquietlibrary.org.

Art

ANIMALIA IV—Through Dec. 18. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery.com.

CHINESE GARDENS—Through Feb. 14. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

COLOR IV—Through Dec. 18. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery.com.

DOWNTOWN BOISE WINTER WINDOW GALLERY STROLL—Through Dec. 17. FREE. Downtown Boise, downtownboise.org.

FOLDING PAPER: THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF ORIGAMI—Through Jan. 17. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

HONORING OUR LANDSCAPE IV—Through Dec. 18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery.com.

HUCK STUDIO: THE COLLEC-TIVE POP-UP SHOP—Join the Boise-based artist collective as they show and sell some of their recent creations. Participating artists: Kelli Tallman. UNHLY Supply Things, Peter Lovera, Melinda Diaz, Kristen Kerr, Ryan Flowers, Lindsey Antram and Tony Andrew. 6-9 p.m. FREE. Huck Studio, 104 S. Capitol Blvd., Ste. 201, Boise, 406-291-3341, facebook.com/events/771185339671409.

LABRY FINE ART GALLERY OPENING—Check out the excep-tional artists represented at this new Boise art gallery. 5-9 p.m. FREE. LaBry Fine Art, Eighth Street Marketplace, 404 S. Eighth St., Ste. 166, Boise, 505-401-4534.

Take the tour de Force.

STAR WARS MARATHONIf you love Star Wars, oversized sodas, buckets of popcorn and

sitting in a theater for 21 hours, have we found a deal for you… It’s the Star Wars Marathon at Edwards 21, featuring each of the six previous movies, followed by the premiere of the much-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 3-D for $53. Here’s the catch: Things get under way at the ungodly hour of 4 a.m., Dec. 16.

You may choose to believe the first three episodes never hap-pened (Jar-Jar Binks, anyone?). Given that, you might want to hop on this crazy train somewhere in the middle—though still at the $53 ticket price—around noon on Thursday, Dec. 17, when the first of the “original” trilogy hits the screen. There’s an approximate 15-minute break between each film.

4 a.m., $53. Edwards 21, 7701 W. Overland Road, 208-377-9603, fandango.com.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, DEC. 16-17

A good cause, it is.

THE FORCE AWAKENS PREMIERE CHARITY BASHIn a movie theater not far from here, the seventh episode of the

iconic Star Wars franchise will premiere with The Force Awakens. Because this is the biggest thing happening in our cinematic galaxy, the opening is being greeted with hubbub worthy of an Ewok party.

The festivities start at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, with the Star Wars Force Awakens Premiere Charity Bash at Edwards 21. There are Force screenings at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., with music, raffles, food and drink (booze with ID), and a costume contest 9-11 p.m. As of press time, there were around 300 tickets available with flex to 620, depending on demand. Tickets are $20, plus fees, with a portion of proceeds benefiting to the Boise Rescue Mission.

Screenings at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., party at 9 p.m., $20 plus fees. Edwards 21 Complex, 7701 W. Overland Road, 208-377-9603, regmovies.com.

THURSDAY, DEC. 17

Something for the younglings.

STARS WARS AT THE LIBRARYThe level of market penetration runs strong in this franchise,

with parents seriously debating whether to introduce their chil-dren to it with the much-maligned prequel trilogy or the beloved Episodes IV-VI. Whatever your cinematic preferences, there’s a kid-friendly Star Wars celebration at a library near you. At the Ada Community Library Lake Hazel branch, swing by for the Star Wars Party at 6:30 p.m. featuring snacks, games and learning activities. At the Nampa Public Library, check out Star Wars Day 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. There, you’ll find snacks, a costume contest and a Star Wars-themed story time.

6:30 p.m., FREE. Ada Community Library Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 Lake Hazel Road, 208-297-6700, adalib.org/lakehazel. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. FREE, Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800, nampalibrary.org.

THURSDAY, DEC. 17


CALENDARMELISSA ‘SASI’ CHAMBERS: TARPESTRIES—TCheck out art-works created from polyvinyl tarp, duck tape and paint pens exploring the ideas of ephemeral street art, ethnic iconography and visual story-telling through a medium that asks the question: Is it archival if it would last forever in a landfill? Through Jan. 17. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, finearts.boisestate.edu.

NILES NORDQUIST: IN THE WILD—Through Jan. 10. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Friesen Galleries, Brandt Center, Northwest Nazarene University, 707 Fern St., Nampa, 208-467-8398, brandtcenter.nnu.edu.

TVAA: CUISINE ART—Through Jan. 15. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcen-ter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, boisestatepublicradio.org.

Sports & Fitness

BRUNDAGE OPEN—Brundage Mountain Resort is now open full-time. Children 6 and younger ski free. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $16-$62. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall, 1-800-888-7544, brundage.com.

POMERELLE OPEN—Daily opera-tions began Friday, Dec. 11, and night skiing kicks off Dec. 26, avail-able 4-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $10-$50. Pomerelle Mountain Resort, 961 E. Howell Canyon Road, Malta, 208-673-5555, pomerelle-mtn.com/index.cfm.

SUN VALLEY OPEN—Baldy and Dollar Mountain open daily. More terrain will open as conditions al-low. Check the website for updates. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $45-$125. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Val-ley, 208-622-4111 or 1-800-786-8259, sunvalley.com.

TAMARACK OPEN—Conditions per-mitting, the resort will turn lifts for the public seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids 6 and younger ski free. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $18-$62. Tamarack Resort, 2099 W. Moun-tain Road (off Hwy 55, Donnelly, 208-325-1000, tamarackidaho.com/event/projected-opening-day.

Citizen

ANGELL’S TOYS FOR TOTS WIN-TER WARMER COFFEE COCKTAIL GIVEAWAY—Support the Marines’ Toys for Tots toy drive, and Angell’s will give you a free Winter Warmer coffee cocktail. Through Dec. 23. 5-10 p.m. FREE. Angell’s Bar and

Grill Renato, 999 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-4900, angellsba-randgrill.com.

Kids & Teens

MESSY MUNCHKINS HOLIDAY CRAFTS—Join Fire and Ice Mobile Pottery Studio for this special three-day craft session for ages 2-4. You will walk away with pre-cious gifts to share. Each child must be accompanied by a par-ent/caregiver. Dress for a mess. Through Dec. 17, 10-11 a.m. $40-$45. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksan-drecreation.org.

STORY TIME WITH MRS. CLAUS—Enjoy story time with Mrs. Claus each week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the JCPenney Court next to the Giving Tree. Each week is a different story, memento and magical experience. Visit the website for a complete schedule. Through Dec. 23. 1 p.m. FREE. Boise Towne Square, 350 N. Milwaukee St., Boise, 208-378-4400, boisetown-esquare.com.

Odds & Ends

BOISE RESCUE MISSION TREE LOTS—Boise Rescue Mission Tree Lots will be open Mondays-Fridays in Boise and Nampa through Christ-mas Eve. 4-7 p.m. $25-$60. Boise Rescue Mission Warehouse, 308 S. 24th St., Boise, 208-343-2389; and Boise Rescue Mission Thrift Store, 1215 12th Ave. S., Nampa , 208-466-4006, boiserm.org.

Animals & Pets

ITTY BITTY BOOZY SMOOCHES FOR HOLIDAY KITTIES AND POOCHES—Saint Lawrence Gridiron is partnering with Idaho Humane Society to feature an all-new and original holiday cocktail menu, with $1 from each drink sold going to IHS. Through Dec. 31. 4 p.m.-12 a.m. FREE. Saint Lawrence Gridiron, 705 W. Ban-nock St., Boise, 208-433-5598, saintlawrencegridiron.com.

Food

MERIDIAN FFA PRODUCE SALE—8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian High School, 1900 W. Pine Ave., Meridian, mhs.meridian-schools.org.

THURSDAYDEC. 17Festivals & Events

RUMI NIGHT—Celebrate the life of the 13th century Persian poet and

mystic philosopher whose writing continues to be studied and hon-

ored worldwide. Both newcomers to Rumi’s work and longtime admirers are invited for an evening of poetry, conversation, Persian desserts and tea. Attendees are welcome to take a Rumi poem to share. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

STAR WARS DAY AT THE NPL—Share in the fun all day at this special event leading up to the release of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie. There’ll be a costume contest, games, crafts, snacks and a special “Galaxy Far Far Away” storytime. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800, nampalibrary.org/calendar.

STAR WARS PARTY—All ages are invited to celebrate the release of everyone’s favorite swashbuckling epic space opera with games, activities and snacks. Costumes encouraged. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 Lake Hazel Road, Boise, 208-297-6700, adalib.org/lakehazel.

STAR WARS PREMIERE CHAR-ITY BASH—Do a good deed while enjoying the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise. The Force Awakens will be screened twice, at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., with a party in between. There’ll be a costume contest, prizes, raffle, food and beverages, and live music and DJ. Proceeds benefit the Boise Rescue Mission. 7 p.m. $20. Edwards Boise Stadium 21 with IMAX, 7701 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-377-9603, regmovies.com.

T’WAS A CHIROPRACTIC CHRISTMAS—Celebrate the holi-day season with food catered by Porterhouse, Boise Co-op, Perks of Life and Grit Cuisine, plus raffles, pictures with elves, treasure hunts and more. Take a new coat, toy, blanket, sweater, hats or gloves to donate and receive a free 15-min-ute massage, laser treatment or a week of Evo Fit classes. All dona-tions will go to local charities. Call to RSVP. 6 p.m. FREE. Ideal Spine Health Center, 950 E. Riverside Drive, Eagle, 208-939-2502, idealspinehealth.com.

On Stage

ALLEY REP: GOLDEN GIRLS CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA—8 p.m. $15-$20. Visual Arts Collec-tive, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, alleyrep.org.

BCT: NO MORE SAD THINGS—8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contempo-rary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

BOISE CLASSIC MOVIES: CHRISTMAS VACATION—In this final

installment of BCM’s Christmas movie series, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) awaits his family’s arrival, and the arrival of his less-than-generous Christmas bonus. Throw in some snobby neighbors and a sand-dry turkey, and see Sparky reach the breaking point. 6:45 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. $6-$9.

Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, boiseclas-sicmovies.com/deals.

COF: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD—7 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122. sunvalleycenter.org/companyoffools/current-season/year-frog-toad.

THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLI-DAYS—7:30 p.m. $12-$17. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stage-coachtheatre.com.

KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: JUST BELIEVE—7 p.m. $18-$20 online, $20-$22 door. River Valley Community Church, 1115 N. Garden St., Boise, 208-342-1751. kedproductions.org.

MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET—7:30 p.m. $17-$20 adv., $22 door. Jewett Auditorium, The College of Idaho, 2112 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, 208-468-2385, mtionline.org.

SVCA: HAVANA MOTOR CLUB—Join the Sun Valley Center for the Arts for a personal, character-driven story about Cuba’s under-ground drag racers and their 2013 quest to hold Cuba’s first official car race since shortly after the 1959 Revolution. Filmmaker Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt will be present at each screening. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. $10-$12. Magic Lantern Cinemas, 100 E. 2nd St., Ketchum, 208-726-3308, mlcinemas.com.

Sports & Fitness

SHU’S CHRISTMAS LIGHT UGLY SWEATER RUN—Dress up in your ug-

liest Christmas sweater and join the fun in a 3-mile run, plus prizes and drinks. RSVP to [email protected]. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Shu’s Idaho Running Company, 1758 W. State St., 208-344-6604, idahorunningcompany.com.

Citizen

IDAHO HUMAN RIGHTS COM-MISSION MEETING—1:30 p.m. FREE. Idaho Human Rights Com-mission, 317 W. Main St., Boise, 208-334-2873, humanrights.idaho.gov.

FRIDAYDEC. 18Festivals & Events

CHRISTMAS LIGHT HELICOPTER TOURS—Silverhawk Aviation is now booking scenic Christmas light tours over downtown Boise and Idaho Botanical Garden for two-three passengers on select evenings. New for 2016: four-person tours to Indian Creek’s Winter Wonderland in Caldwell. By reservation only. 6-10 p.m. $125-$225. FBO, 4444 W. Aeronca,

Boise, 208-453-8577, silverhaw-kaviation.net.

NAMPA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TOUR—Experience the beauty of Christmas through the sparkle of light displays around Nampa. The bus will make a stop at Starbucks for warm beverages during the tour. Boarding at 5:45 p.m., departure at 6 p.m. 5:45-8 p.m. $6. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksan-drecreation.org.

On Stage

ALLEY REP: GOLDEN GIRLS CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA—8 p.m. $15-$20. Visual Arts Collec-tive, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297. alleyrep.org.

BALLET IDAHO: THE NUTCRACKER—Ballet Idaho brings Tchai-

kovsky’s time-honored holiday tradition to the Morrison Center stage for five performances. 8 p.m. $38-$58. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110. balletidaho.org/performanc-es/the-nutcracker.


BOISE GAY MEN’S CHORUS: LET HEAVEN AND NATURE SWING—

Join the Boise Gay Men’s Chorus, with special guests Essential Jazz, for an evening of Christmas songs that celebrate the season of new love, new hope and new peace. 8 p.m. $10-$25. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116. boisegaymenschorus.com.

CHRISTMAS MADRIGAL DINNER THEATER—Engage Boise’s annual Christmas dinner theater, Oh THIS Myst’ry O’ CHRISTmas Tree, is set in a Renaissance castle. A host of madcap mishaps ensue as a strange black figure is seen darting about the castle. Join the royal court for dinner to figure out this mystery. 6 p.m. $7. Engage Boise, 270 E. Pennsylvania St., Boise, 208-336-1925, engageboise.com.

COF: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD—7 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122, sunvalleycenter.org/companyoffools/current-season/year-frog-toad.

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-991-4746, boisecomedy.com.

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONO-LOGUES—11 p.m. $10-$12. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stage-coachtheatre.com.

ENCORE THEATRE: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET—7:30 p.m. $10. Northwest Nazarene University Lit-tle Theatre, 550 Holly St., Nampa, home.encoreetc.org/home.

MILD ABANDONBy E.J. Pettinger


THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS—8 p.m. $12-$17. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoach-theatre.com.

IRISH DANCE IDAHO: CELTIC CHRISTMAS—Celebrate the season with Irish Dance Idaho and enjoy traditional and modern Irish dances. 7 p.m. $15-$18. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, nampaciv-iccenter.com.

KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: JUST BELIEVE—8 p.m. $18-$20 online, $20-$22 door. River Valley Community Church, 1115 N. Garden St., Boise, 208-342-1751, kedproductions.org.

MARK O’CONNOR: AN AP-PALACHIAN CHRISTMAS—Enjoy an enchanted evening of holiday music. The musicians touring with Mark O’Connor are substantial art-ists in their own right and include Boise’s Carrie Rodriguez. All ages. Beer and wine served with ID. 8 p.m. $40 adv., $45 door. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net.

MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET—7:30 p.m. $17-$20 adv., $22 door. Jewett Auditorium, The College of Idaho, 2112 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell. 208-468-2385, mtionline.org.

WEST COAST FEST: SNOOP DOGG—Don’t miss your chance to

experience the legendary rapper in person. Featuring Tha East-sidaz, Mac 10, Dogg Pound, and Bonaphied with Yung Verb. For all ages. 8 p.m. $35-$65. Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-938-2933, cttouringid.com/listing/revolution-concert-house.

Art

MARK REAMY EXHIBI-TION AND ART TALK: MOVING MOUNTAINS—

Don’t miss this one-night exhibition of new work created during Mark Reamy’s December residency at Surel’s Place. Using the unique process of layering 35mm slides and then re-photographing them, Reamy creates slide dioramas that offer uncanny combinations of im-agery. He will share insights into his inspirations and process during an artist talk. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 206-407-7529, surelsplace.org.

Literature

LITERATURE FOR LUNCH—Join Boise State English Professor Cheryl Hindrichs to discuss Pig Tails n’ Breadfruit by Austin Clarke. The culinary memoir describes how Clarke learned traditional Bajan cooking as a child in Barbados by listening to his mother, aunts and cousins talking in the kitchen as they prepared each meal. Open to the public. 12:10 p.m. FREE. Boise

Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

Odds & Ends

COUNTRY DANCE LESSON AND SOCIAL DANCING—Brush up or learn some new dance moves, then enjoy social dancing to a live country band beginning at 8 p.m. For more info, call Randy at 208-941-4853. Fridays, 7-11:30 p.m. Continues through Dec. 18. $11 lesson/dance, $6 dance only. Eagles Lodge Nampa, 118 11th Ave. N., Nampa, 208-941-4853.

SATURDAYDEC. 19Festivals & Events

6TH ANNUAL BISHOPS’ HOUSE VICTORIAN OPEN PARLORS—4-7 p.m. FREE-$5. Bishops’ House, 2420 E. Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-342-3279, thebishops-house.com/events.

CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MAR-KET—10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Idaho and Jefferson streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, seeyouatthemarket.com.

FREE PARKING DAY—Just in time for last-minute Christmas shopping,

CCDC, Republic Parking, The Car Park and Diamond Parking Services join forces to offer free parking in lots and structures across down-town. Check the Downtown Boise website for a complete list. Also, don’t forget that parking is always free on Saturdays in metered parking spaces. FREE. Downtown Boise, Downtown Corridor, Boise, downtownboise.org.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TROLLEY TOURS—Join Ms. Molly, the vintage decorated open air trolley, for a fun-filled hour of holiday lights and mu-sic. You can visit the concessions stand for hot coffee and cocoa to take along. Through Dec. 27, 7-8 p.m. $5-$18. Evergreen Business Mall-Library Plaza, corner of Cole and Ustick, Boise. 208-433-0849, boisetrolleytours.com.

NAMPA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TOUR—5:45 p.m. $6. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitu-tion Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.

OLD BOISE MODEL RAILROAD HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE—Join the Old Boise N-Scale Model Railroad Club and see more than 1,000 feet of track, multiple switch yards, miniature towns, villages and wil-derness, and hundreds of rail cars. Admission is free but donations are accepted. Saturdays through Jan. 2. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. The Pioneer Building, 106 N. Sixth St., Boise, facebook.com/oldboiserailroad.

WASHINGTON TRUST TREE GIVE-AWAY—Washington Trust Bank will give Christmas trees to 50 lucky families. Noon, FREE. Stonehenge

Produce, 12624 Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-440-4347, stonehenge-produce.com.

On Stage

ALLEY REP: GOLDEN GIRLS CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA—8 p.m. $15-$20. Visual Arts Collec-tive, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297. alleyrep.org.

BALLET IDAHO: THE NUTCRACK-ER—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $38-$58. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110. balletidaho.org/performances/the-nutcracker.

BCT: NO MORE SAD THINGS—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $16-$18. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bcthe-ater.org.

BOISE GAY MEN’S CHORUS: LET HEAVEN AND NATURE SWING—8 p.m. $10-$25. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116, boisegaymenschorus.com.

COF: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD—7 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122. sunvalleycenter.org/companyoffools/current-sea-son/year-frog-toad.

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-991-4746, boisecomedy.com.

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONO-LOGUES—11 p.m. $10-$12. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stage-coachtheatre.com.

THE ELVES AND THE SHOE-MAKER: A MUSICAL HOLIDAY FABLE—Appropriate for ages 4 and up. 11 a.m. $5-$9. Treasure Valley Children’s Theater, 703 N. Main St., Meridian, 208-287-8828. treasure-valleychildrenstheater.com/see/.

ENCORE THEATRE: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET—2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $10. Northwest Nazarene University Little Theatre, 550 Holly St., Nampa. home.encoreetc.org/home.

THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS—8 p.m. $12-$17. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

KNOCK ‘EM DEAD: JUST BELIEVE—8 p.m. $18-$20 online, $20-$22 door. River Valley Com-munity Church, 1115 N. Garden St., Boise, 208-342-1751. kedproduc-tions.org.

MUSIC THEATRE OF IDAHO: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET—1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $17-$20 adv., $22 door. Jewett Auditorium, The College of Idaho, 2112 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, 208-468-2385, mtionline.org.

SERENATA ORCHESTRA MESSIAH SING-ALONG PLAY-ALONG—Singing

or play all the big choruses from Handel’s Messiah with the Serena-ta Orchestra. Sign up and download music at summitchurchboise.org.

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There’ll be a freewill offering for Free Wheelchair Mission. 6 p.m. By donation. Summit Church, 10375 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-375-4031, summitchurchboise.org.

Sports & Fitness

ANTHONY LAKES OPEN—All ame-nities will be in full swing, including the café, Starbottle Saloon, Rental Shop, Learning Center, Retail Store and the Nordic Center. Groomed runs will include Broadway, Variety, Vista and Road Run. Plus 20 kilometers of Nordic trails open. Open daily (except Christmas Day) beginning Dec. 19 through Jan. 3. Kids 6 and younger and seniors 70 and older ski free. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $10-$35. Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort, 47500 Anthony Lake Hwy., North Powder, 541-856-3277, anthonylakes.com.

BOGUS OPEN FOR WEEKENDS—Coach and Deer Point lifts will be open for skiing and snowboarding, with a Terrain Park at Stewarts Bowl. Nordic skiing is open on por-tions of the upper trails at the Nor-dic Center. The Simplot Lodge will have food and beverage services. The Pioneer Lodge will only be open for bathrooms and lockers. The Pepsi GoldRush Tubing Hill will also be open; advance online reservations required. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $20-$54 alpine, $3-$14 nor-dic, $12 tubing hill. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin.org.

Kids & Teens

CITY SANTA—Kids get to spend some time with Santa, telling him their Christmas wishes and, for a small donation that benefits the Women’s and Children’s Alliance, capture the moment with a pic-ture. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. By donation. D.L. Evans Bank, 890 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-1399. downtown-boise.org.

DROP AND SHOP—Still have shopping to do? Drop the kids at the Nampa Rec Center while you finish up your last-minute shopping. They’ll enjoy a day of supervised activities that include games, crafts, swimming, movies and more. Snacks and a pizza lunch included. Registration required; $5 late fee after 7 p.m. Dec. 18. For ages 5-12. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $17-$19. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampa-parksandrecreation.org.

NPL RIGHT ON TARGET SEN-SORY STORY TIME—On the third Saturday of the month, patrons with special needs and their fami-lies, caregivers and therapists are invited to the NPL’s new sensory story time, beginning Dec. 19. The planning will focus on cogni-tive levels of pre-school through second grade with stories, songs and activities. Sponsored by the Nampa Target Store. Third Saturday of every month, 10:30

a.m.-12 p.m. Continues through May 21. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800. nampalibrary.org/calendar.

SUNDAYDEC. 20Festivals & Events

BOISE DEPOT OPEN HOUSE AND TOY DRIVE—Check out the

interior of the historic building dressed in its holiday best. Three winter wonderland Christmas trees and garlands draped on the stair-cases in accents of red, gold and pine cones will provide a whimsical backdrop for donations of new, un-wrapped gifts for Toys for Tots. The holiday display and toy drive will continue on Sundays and Mondays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Jan. 4 (closed legal holidays). 11 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise Train Depot, 2603 W. Eastover Terrace, Boise, parks.cityofboise.org.

ERIN CUNNINGHAM BENEFIT—Help local artist Erin Cunningham

ease the financial burden of the costs associated with a stem cell transplant. There will be live music all day and a silent auction not to be missed. 2-8 p.m. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297. facebook.com/vacuber.com.

JUMP OPEN HOUSE—Get a look at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place at open

houses designed to introduce the community to the uniqueness of the project and the scope of the opportunities JUMP will offer. 1-5 p.m. FREE. Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-389-7605, jacksurbanmeet-ingplace.org.

On Stage

BALLET IDAHO: THE NUTCRACK-ER—12 p.m. and 4 p.m. $38-$58. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, balletidaho.org/performances/the-nutcracker.


Kids & Teens

BCT CHILDREN’S READING SERIES: CHRISTMAS EVERY

DAY—At first, nonstop Christmas is exciting and fun for everyone, but serious trouble soon begins, and it becomes apparent that no wish comes without great cost. 2 p.m. $8-$12. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

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MONDAYDEC. 21Festivals & Events

BOISE DEPOT OPEN HOUSE AND TOY DRIVE—11 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise Train Depot, 2603 W. Eastover Terrace, Boise, parks.cityofboise.org/parks-locations/parks/boise-depot.

THUNDER MOUNTAIN LINE SANTA EXPRESS—Travel with Santa and Mrs. Claus to Santa’s village. Both children and adults will love the festive holiday decorated cars, Christmas music, and visit with Santa himself. Santa is available to take photos in his sleigh and elves in candy cane houses share sweet treats. Finally, visitors travel through Santa’s Magic Forest, where families can decorate trees with carrot orna-ments for Santa’s reindeer. Each ride is an hour and a half round trip. Through Dec. 23. 9 a.m., 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. $12-$52. Thunder Mountain Line Scenic Train Rides, 120 Mill Road, Horseshoe Bend, 877-IDA-RAIL or 208-793-4425.

www.thundermountainline.com/SantaExpress2014.html.

On Stage

COF: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD—7 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122. sunvalleycenter.org/companyoffools/current-season/year-frog-toad.

Sports & Fitness

BOWLING WITH SANTA—Let the good times roll with the Jolly Old Elf

himself and Mrs. Claus, too. Kids will get unlimited bowling, show rentals and plenty of Santa time. Family members can join in the bowling fun for $10, too. 10-11 & 11 a.m.-12 p.m. $10. Wahooz Fun Zone and Pinz Bowling Center, 400 W. Overland Road, Meridian, 208-898-0900, wahoozfunzone.com.

Kids & Teens

BCT CHILDREN’S READING SE-RIES: CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY—7 p.m. $8-$12. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

HOLIDAY ELITE GIRLS BASKET-BALL CAMP—Girls in first-fourth grades learn basic dribbling, passing and shooting from Idaho Elite and Holiday Elite Basketball players. 12:30-3 p.m. $40. North Star Charter School, 839 N. Linder Road, Eagle. 208-985-5188, idahoelitebasketball.com.

TUESDAYDEC. 22Festivals & Events

CHRISTMAS IN SUN VALLEY—The Wood River Valley hosts a month of holiday events in December. Time-less holiday classic The Nutcracker takes to the ice Dec. 24 at the Sun Valley Resort, followed by a Christmas Eve torchlight parade down Dollar Mountain. The Sun Valley Gallery Association rounds out its 2015 programming with a gallery walk Dec. 29, and the Sun Valley Resort and Junior Patrons Circle of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts ring in the new year with a benefit for the center. Call 1-800-634-3347 for more details. Through Dec. 31. Sun Valley, Idaho, Ketchum. visitsunvalley.com.

On Stage

COF: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD—7 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122. sunvalleycenter.org/companyoffools/current-sea-son/year-frog-toad.

Workshops & Classes

MOMENTS IN MINDFULNESS—Join this weekly drop-in class for conversation about mindful living and tips, tools and techniques to help you get the most from your practice. For patients, survivors, caregivers and families impacted by cancer. 10-11:15 a.m. $5 sug-gested donation. The Cancer Con-nection Idaho, 2504 Kootenai St., Boise, 208-345-1145, cancercon-nectionidaho.org/mind-body.

Sports & Fitness

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL—Watch teams from the Mountain West and

MAC conferences square off in the 19th edition of the game. Festivities include a tent city, booths from lo-cal businesses, games, and a great ball game. 1:30 p.m. $20-$90. Boise State Broncos Albertsons Stadium, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-4737. famousida-hopotatobowl.com.

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WEDNESDAYDEC. 16ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE—Featuring Dylan Olson, with Eric Millet, Wayne Worthen and Gary Hite. 8 p.m. $5. Flying M Coffeegarage

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

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

OLIPHANTS—6 p.m. FREE. High-lands Hollow

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

SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMOD-ERN JUKEBOX—8 p.m. $25-$45. Knitting Factory

SONGWRITERS NIGHT—Enjoy original music, hosted by Keith and Julianna. 8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

TOM BENNETT—6 p.m. FREE. Edge Brewing

WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAM WITH THE BLIND MICE—8 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

THURSDAYDEC. 17BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

DOCTOR P—8 p.m. $15-$45. Revolution

DOUGLAS CAMERON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

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

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

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

STEADY RUSH—8 p.m. FREE. Reef

STEVE AND GRACE WALL—With George Johnson. 6 p.m. FREE. Gelato Cafe

FRIDAYDEC. 18ACOUSTICS AND COFFEE CHRISTMAS SHOW—Featuring Ryan Stevenson, Jerry Fee and Desirae Bronson. 6:30 p.m. FREE. The District

BLAZE AND KELLY—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

BOISE GAY MEN’S CHORUS: LET HEAVEN AND NATURE SWING—With Essential Jazz. 8 p.m. $10-$25. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy

CYMRY—6 p.m. FREE. Murph’s

FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

JOE YOUNG: WORLD FLUTE MUSIC—7 p.m. FREE. Kind

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

JORDAN LEISURE AND CAM-ERON STARKE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

JOSHUA TREE—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

MARK O’CONNOR: AN APPALA-CHIAN CHRISTMAS—8 p.m. $40 adv., $45 door. Egyptian

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

RISE OF THE FALLEN—With Ghost-box, Abaasy, and Hate Spell. 8 p.m. $6-$12. Knitting Factory

RYAN WISSINGER—8 p.m. FREE. Piper

STREET FEVER—10 p.m. $10. Reef

THIS END UP!—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

TRACTOR BEAM—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole

WEST COAST FEST: SNOOP DOGG—Featuring Tha East-sidaz, Mac 10, Dogg Pound, and Bonaphied, with Yung Verb. 8 p.m. $35-$65. Revolution

WHITAKER AND OLIVER—7 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La

SATURDAYDEC. 19BOISE GAY MEN’S CHORUS: LET HEAVEN AND NATURE SWING—With Essential Jazz. 8 p.m. $10-$25. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy

CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CYMRY—7 p.m. FREE. Kind

DALE CAVANAUGH—8 p.m. FREE. High Note

ENCORE—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

HILLFOLK NOIR—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

HOLLOW WOOD—With Tisper and Transistor Send. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux

LIL DICKY—With Bonaphied, Bez-zel, Baribux and Jesse James. 8 p.m. $25-$50. Knitting Factory

OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

PILOT ERROR—10 p.m. $5. Reef

REBECCA SCOTT—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

SERENATA ORCHESTRA MESSI-AH SING-ALONG PLAY-ALONG—6 p.m. By donation. Summit Church, 10375 W. Overland Road, Boise

SHON SANDERS—8 p.m. FREE. Piper

WHEELHOUSE—2 p.m. FREE. Artistblue

SUNDAYDEC. 20HOLIDAY JAM—Hosted by the Emily Tipton Trio. 8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

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

MONDAYDEC. 21BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GO-NION—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

CHUCK SMITH DUO—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

CHUCK SMITH DUO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

HOLIDAY JAM—Hosted by Rebecca Scott and Rob Hill. 8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

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

TUESDAYDEC. 22BFD—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye-Cole

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

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

JAKE VANPAEPEGHEM—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

OPEN MIC—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

UNCLE CHRIS—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

MUSIC GUIDE

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE, DEC. 18, CROWBARChristmas music is a divisive tool. You’re bubbling over with

holiday spirit and filled with good will toward men when, suddenly, “Santa Baby” or “Winter Wonderland” blurts out of your office-mate’s tinny computer speakers, and the feeling of anticipatory festiveness you had is replaced by wishing it were Dec. 26.

Get those high spirits back and burn off any lingering blahs with legendary trance master DJ Christopher Lawrence. Danc-ingastronaut.com credits Lawrence with staying on the “genre’s frontlines, relentlessly pioneering its darker, more serious side that drew so many to it at its inception.”

With his radio show Rush Hour and his label, Pharmacy Music, he keeps not only his fans musically well-fed, but sets out a smorgasbord of other EDM purveyors. This is a rare opportunity, so leave the jingle bells behind and give yourself the gift of seeing DJ Christopher Lawrence live.

—Amy Atkins

With resident DJ Stormshadow. Doors 8 p.m., show 10 p.m.; $4 adv., $8 door. Crowbar, 107 South Sixth St., facebook.com/crowbar.

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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SNOOP DOGG, DEC. 18, REVOLUTIONSnoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. in 1971, has

been in the game since 1992—more than half his life. At 44, Snoop has pulled off one of the rarest careers in music, remaining rele-vant, inventive and simultaneously ubiquitous yet never overplayed.

Call him Bigg Dogg, the Doggfather, DJ Snoopadelic, Snoopzilla or Snoop Lion, remains in a class apart. Hell, he’s even responsible for an entry to the Oxford English Dictionary with the suffix “-izzle.”

The “‘slanguistic sensei’ of the hip-hop generation,” as he was described in a 2004 New York Times article, hasn’t gone more than three years without an album release since 1993 and has fairly well conquered all forms of media. Now he’s (again) conquering Boise with a stop at Revolution Concert House Friday, Dec. 18 on his West Coast Fest tour. This shiznit’s gonna be fo’ rizzle.

—Zach Hagadone

With Tha Eastsidaz, Mac 10, Dogg Pound and Bonaphied with Yung Verb. 8 p.m., $35-$65. All ages. Revolution, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-938-2933, cttouringid.com.

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ARTS NEWS

SIGNS OF SPIRIT

Members of local band Marshall Poole talk Totems, growing up and Jethro Tull

AMY ATKINS

Totems (Defendu Records, Nov. 2015) is technically the second full-length album by local band Marshall Poole, but members Michael Hoobery (drums), Melanie Radford (bass, vocals) and Rider Soran (guitar, vocals) would rather their first album disappeared into obscurity. We all look back at some of our youthful indiscretions with embarrassment but for Marshall Poole, the self-titled release-that-shall-not-be-mentioned was clearly a learning experience rather than a mistake, because the recently released Totems is more than just an excellent album—it reveals this group of engaging 20-somethings are mature beyond their years.

“We released that album back in high school,” Radford said. “We were really young. It’s just the way it is when you start off, but this is, like, our first band we’ve ever really been in. We’ve grown a lot together, and we’ve changed our style so much.”

Hoobery and Soran have been playing to-gether since middle school, but Marshall Poole was in its infancy when the band decided to release a full-length.

“We had only been together [as a band] two months when we recorded it,” Soran said, a chuckle underlining his chagrin.

It wasn’t the first time they made an impulsive decision.

“When Mike and I were first jamming together, we said, ‘Let’s be called Black Ice,’” Soran said. “Doesn’t that sound like a band that plays Def Leppard covers? Then AC/DC released their Black Ice album [Columbia Records, 2008],” he added, sotto voce, “sold exclusively at Walmart. So we couldn’t go with that.”

Instead, Soran and Hoobery landed on a far more intriguing name, though from a much less likely source.

“There was a street sign in Caldwell with a cul-de-sac at the end of it,” Soran said. “The sign read Marshall Pl. It’s an abbreviation for ‘Place,’ but I honestly thought it was for ‘Pool.’ In his kid’s mind, a cul-de-sac and a pool were just different names for the same thing.

“And they practiced all the time in a pool house,” Radford added helpfully.

“So we became Marshall Poole. We put an ‘e’ on the end because an ‘e’ adds class,” Soran deadpanned.

On the plus side, it’s enigmatic enough to be interesting and raises a good ice-breaker question, usually directed at Soran: “Are you Marshall Poole?”

“When I came up with that name, I never thought we’d end up being in a Pink Floyd/Jethro Tull situation,” Soran said. “But, you’re going to get that with a name like this.”

Rather than feeling like they dodged a bullet, the members of Marshall Poole are able to see in retrospect how youthful choices like Black Ice and recording an album too soon aided in their growth.

“We’re definitely thankful for it because we learned so much,” Radford said, with Soran adding, “Especially songwriting-wise. We ended up learning a lot.”

Learning is something the members of Mar-shall Poole work at as much as they do their music. All three are students at Boise State University, and both Radford and Soran are majoring in music business. It’s a choice that seems to already have served them well, since many of their decisions have been made from a practical perspective: They have a manager (Jennifer Orr of local businesses ORRiginal Promotions and Defendu Industries); they’ve thought about licensing; and when it came time to go record, they were well-prepared with Soran making detailed lists and planning

songs out down to the note. They also recently brought on a fourth member, local keyboard-ist Seth Graham—although this last choice stemmed from emotional reasons as well as logical ones.

On songs like Totems’ ass-kicking opener “Evil Eye” and inky rocker “Demon Dance,” the keyboard oozes with a down-in-the-bayou, almost revivalist vibe, adding credence to why Marshall Poole’s sound has been described as “Southern psych rock.” The band took Graham into the studio and, Radford said, Graham helped out so much during recording, they all realized they wanted to work with him on a more permanent basis. Having Graham on board gives the rest of the band some breath-ing room, too.

“Being in a three-piece, you have to fill a lot of sound,” Radford said. “Sometimes tones would clash.” Radford found she had to simplify some bass lines when they played live, and Soran had to get a little more “treble-y” to avoid those sonic clashes, as well. Like little kids, Marshall Poole can’t wait for Christ-mas—but for these three, it’s because the time off from school will allow them to really dig into the “nitty gritty” of what it means to have Graham as part of the group.

“He’s got a lot of soul when he plays,” Radford said.

“He’s an awesome guy,” Soran said, making Radford laugh. “He can hang with us, which is the most important part, but he plays guitar, he plays keyboard, he sings, he composes. And he does woodwork,” Soran deadpanned. “He’s a renaissance man.”

Rider Sloan, Marshall Poole guitarist/vocalist: “When I came up with that name, I never thought we’d end up being in a Pink Floyd/Jethro Tull situation. But, you’re going to get that with a name like this.”

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CANCER DIAGNOSIS SPURS BENEFIT AUCTION FOR LOCAL ARTIST ERIN CUNNINGHAM

For at least the past decade, Erin Cunningham has been a leading member of the Boise arts community—as an artist, with dozens of gallery appearances; as an adjunct art instructor at Boise State University and College of Western Idaho; and as a Boise Weekly contributor, with a mix of covers and article illustrations stretching back to 2005.

Now she’s in need, and her colleagues, students and friends are stepping up.

Cunningham was diagnosed this summer with Myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood cancer that can worsen to Leukemia. To treat

the disease, she has been awaiting a stem cell transplant at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance—a wait that will be over on Thursday, Dec. 17, when

she’s set to receive a treatment of stem cells. Her road to recovery will be far from finished, however, which is why a benefit has been scheduled in her honor 2-8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Visual Arts Collective.

According to Meshel Ledet, who is organizing the event, about 60 local artists and retailers have already donated works and items for auction at the event, which will feature music from Phantahex, Hillfolk Noir, Dark Swallows and Sick Wish.

Because her immune system will be compromised following the transplant, Cunningham will not be able to work for up to a year, and she’ll need to limit her exposure to others in order to avoid illness.

“This type of restriction would be financially devastating to anyone,” Ledet wrote in email. “We need to raise enough money for her to be able to just focus on her health, in lieu of worrying about finances.”

A GoFundMe campaign established for Cunningham has raised nearly $11,500 of its $30,000 goal.

“I feel so incredibly grateful that we can all come together and lift Erin in this way,” Ledet wrote. “She’s a very special human.”

—Zach Hagadone

Erin Cunningham has won Best of Boise “Best Idaho Visual Artist” three times since 2008.

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ERIN CUNNINGHAM BENEFIT

Sun., Dec. 20, 2-8 p.m., $5, 21 and older only. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, erincunninghamboise.com


EVEN STEVENS

OPENING IN BOISE

Plus Meriwether moves and Pappy comes to town

TARA MORGAN

Though it shares a name with the Disney series that launched Shia LaBeouf ’s career, Even Stevens is all about sandwiches. The Salt Lake City-based “craft casual” chain slings everything from Reubens to sloppy Joes with a charitable twist: for every sandwich purchased they donate a sandwich to a local nonprofit.

“We’re really the first ones to incorporate that Tom’s shoes philosophy—the buy one, give one model—into the industry, so we’re really excited about the success we’ve seen but also the influence we’ll be able to have in communities, and hopefully for the industry as a whole,” said Even Stevens Creative Director Jamie Coates. “We want to inspire other businesses to incor-porate this model because it’s been really good for business.”

Even Stevens launched 18 months ago and already has four locations in Utah and one in the works in Scottsdale, Ariz. The company also has a sandwich shop planned for Boise, slated to open in spring 2016 at 815 W. Bannock St., near Freak Alley. The Boise branch of Even Stevens will feature local products—like Payette beer, Flying M coffee and Gaston’s bread—along with house-roasted pork belly and sustainably caught mahi mahi. In addition to sandwiches, the shop also offers salads and breakfast items like burritos and French toast.

“We base our menu on nostalgic recipes, but with a creative twist or an update,” said Coates. “We’ve got a pot roast dip with a jalapeno jelly on it. We’ve got our twist on a Cubano, which is the Mihami Vice. We just added our version of a banh mi, the Vietnamese sandwich, which is absolutely delicious and rooted in tradition, but we put pork belly on it.”

Even Stevens has teamed up with the Idaho Foodbank, Society of St. Vincent De Paul, Boise Rescue Mission and Corpus Christi House, and will donate sandwich ingredients to them each month.

Nonprofit partners can order ingredients directly, a truck then delivers the products to

their doorstep and volunteers help assemble the sandwiches.

“We’re just giving them everything they need to make a nutritious sandwich and ultimately helping them save money on food,” said Coates. “We’re seeing in almost all cases our nonprofits reallocate funds to other things.”

Since Even Stevens opened its first restaurant in June 2014, the company has donated more than 180,000 sandwiches to Salt Lake nonprofits. They hope to grow the concept nationwide.

“We want to go as far as possible. We’ve seen the effect that our concept has had on the com-munities with our give-back,” said Coates. “If every store can do 100,000 sandwiches a year, as far as donating, we feel like we have a responsi-bility to grow as much as we can and bring it to every market. Every market has needs. One in five Americans are food insecure and to us that’s unacceptable.”

Meanwhile in brews news, Crooked Fence Brewery recently relocated its brewing operation from Garden City to its Crooked Flats compound in Eagle. The change made way for Meriwether Cider to move into Crooked Flats’ old building (5242 Chinden Blvd.).

“This is great news for us because the space is bigger and better suited for larger scale production than the space we are currently in,” Meriwether wrote in a newsletter. “We hope to start resurfac-ing the cement floors in the production area in the next few weeks, then move all our fermenta-tion tanks to their new home.”

Meriwether plans to complete the moving and renovation process by mid-January or early Febru-ary and will open its taproom after that.

In other booze news, the Idaho State Liquor Division is in the process of wrapping up its annual Pappy Van Winkle lottery. The popular

Kentucky bourbon has an extremely limited pro-duction, which has helped create a cult following among whiskey enthusiasts. This year, Idaho was only allotted 300 bottles of Pappy, which included 18 bottles of the prized 23-year.

“The numbers are just unbelievable,” said Mary Botts, of the Idaho State Liquor Division. “We had 3,054 people requesting Pappy and out of that we have 300 bottles to give them.”

Throughout the year, Pappy enthusiasts can enter their info and rank their age preference—Old Rip Van Winkle (10-year), Van Winkle Special Reserve (12-year) or Pappy Van Winkle (15-, 20- or 23-year)—through the ISLD website. In December, the list of entrants is scrubbed for duplicates, winners are selected via lottery and bottles are distributed to stores across the state for Pappy seekers to purchase—prices range from $34 to $250.

Pappy Van Winkle only ships once a year and, in 2014, the company released just 7,500 cases nationwide. This scarcity has inspired a number of creative solutions, including Idaho’s lottery.

“Last year was the first year we did the lottery and people kind of griped about it, but it was like, ‘How else can we do it to make it fair?’ We came to the point where there was just no choice,” said Botts.

The 2016 Idaho Pappy lottery is currently open for applicants at mixblendenjoy.com. The website also features suggestions for other high-end bourbons, like Jim Beam Distillers Masterpiece, in the likely event that your name doesn’t get picked.

“For our unhappy Pappy seekers, we’ve really been trying to pull bourbons that are compa-rable so that people who don’t win the Pappy can actually come in and buy something else,” said Botts.

Front and center is the Banh Belly , Even Stevens’ “pork-bellified take on the Vietnamese banh mi.” In the back-ground is the seasonal fruit special salad and, to the right, is the half-size “Blue(berry) Steel” salad.

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BIB AND TUCKER, $60Named for an old term

used to describe one’s “finest attire,” Bib and Tucker is crafted with a blend of 70 percent corn, 26 percent rye and 4 percent malt, this elegant 92-proof bourbon is aged for six years. Bright hints of vanilla and cinnamon dominate the nose, along with a dusty charcoal character. The palate is smooth and buttery, with sweet caramel flavors and a round, mellow finish.

WOODFORD RESERVE DOUBLE OAKED, $55

According to the bottle, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bourbon is matured in a custom barrel, then “re-barreled in a heavily toasted, lightly charred barrel for finishing.” The result is a robust oakiness—heavy notes of vanilla, toasted marshmallow and Werther’s candies come through on the nose, fol-lowed by creamy caramel on the palate. Some tasters enjoyed the overt oakiness, others decried its lack of subtlety.

BOOKER’S, $57Produced by Jim

Beam, this limited high-grade bourbon is barrel-strength, clocking in at a searing 128-proof, but you wouldn’t know it from the super caramely, intoxicatingly sweet nose, which carries through on the remarkably smooth palate. Tasters called this bourbon “nicely bal-anced” and “agreeable,” comparing it to “a freshly washed cowboy in a new suit.”

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In an age where the term “gold standard” is bandied about freely, Downtown Abbey is platinum. Public television has seen several landmarks:puppets teaching multiple genera-tions of kids on Sesame Street; premiere broad-casts from Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Opera in the 1970s; and Ken Burns’ American trilogy of documentaries, Baseball, The Civil War and Jazz. But we may never see the likes of Downton Abbey again.

“It’s terrifically successful in Idaho, across the world really,” said Ron Pisaneschi, general manager of Idaho Public Television. “And what surprised us from the very beginning was that it attracted much more than the typical Masterpiece Theater audience. The demograph-ics are rather astounding: folks watching with their children, college parties in dormitories. It’s a phenomenon that was pretty hard to predict.”

The series, chronicling the Crawley family through the United Kingdom’s post-Edwardian years, debuted in the United States in January 2011 and was a near-instant success, drawing more than 5,000,0000 viewers each week.

“It’s the highest rated drama in PBS history,”

Pisaneschi told Boise Weekly the evening of De-cember 14, preparing to take the stage of Boise’s Egyptian Theatre, a tailor-made historic show-case for what would be IDPTV’s Christmas gift to Boise: an exclusive screening of Down-ton Abbey’s sixth (and final) season premiere. IDPTV packed the theatre for the evening, the

first of three Downton Abbey sea-son premiere previews in Idaho. IDPTV will hold similar events Wednesday, Dec. 16 in Coeur d’Alene and Friday, Dec. 18 in Idaho Falls.

“But in spite of our cajoling, our pleading and even our whin-

ing, this is it for Downton Abbey. Sad to say, this is the final season,” said Pisaneschi from the stage of the Egyptian, his remarks met by a sad-to-say collective, “Awwww,” from the audience.

“So, when Downton Abbey is over, what will we have to love?,” Pisaneschi asked. “I have good news and two words for you: Mercy Street.” He had the audience’s full-attention, promising that Mercy Street, a U.S. Civil War-era medical drama debuting Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, could be public television’s most-buzzed-about show next year. “So yes, there is hope after Downton Abbey.”

First things first: Downton Abbey’s aristo-cratic Crawley clan (and their many servants) still have plenty of loose ends to tie-up in their final episodes, which airs on Sundays on PBS, beginning Jan. 3. And while we won’t spoil any of that fun here, we can tell you that that the season premiere doesn’t disappoint. There’s a mysterious visitor, a scandalous tryst, black-mail, a heartbreaking lost pregnancy and a resolution to one of the series’ major plotlines. Quite simply, the season six premiere episode has a little bit of everything.

Watching Downton Abbey with a theater full of fans (about a third attended in Edwardian-era costume) was an extra delight as the audience booed and hissed the entrance of bad boy butler Thomas Barrow (played with steely-eyed glee by Rob James-Collier), and openly cheered and belly-laughed at Maggie Smith’s delicious portrayal of Downton Abbey’s dowager count-ess. Over the years, Smith has delivered some of the best lines in television history, including: “Principles are like prayers; noble of course but awkward at a party” and “A lack of compassion can be as vulgar as an excess of tears.”

Indeed, parting will be sweet sorrow when we bid of final adieus. Let’s enjoy it while we may.

Hundreds of Boise fans of Downton Abbey tipped their hats and bonnets to the PBS juggernaut as Idaho Public Television hosted an exclusive screening of the program’s sixth, and final, season premiere Dec. 14 at Boise’s Egyptian Theatre.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Neanderthals were a different human species that coexisted with our ancestors, homo sapiens, for at least 5,000 years. They even-tually died out while our people thrived. Why? One reason, says science writer Marcus Chown, is that we alone invented sewing needles. Our newborn babies had well-made clothes to keep them warm and healthy through frigid winters. Neanderthal infants, covered with ill-fitting animal skins, had a lower survival rate. Chown suggests that although this provided us with a mere 1 percent survival advantage, that turned out to be significant. I think you’re ready to find and use a small yet ultimately crucial edge like that over your competitors, Aries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Artist Robert Barry created 30 Pieces, an installation that con-sisted of pieces of paper on which he had typed the following state-ment: “Something which is very near in place and time, but not yet known to me.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, this theme captures the spirit of the phase you’re now entering. I think it will evolve in the coming weeks. First it’ll be, “Something which is very near in place and time, and is becoming known to me.” By mid-January it could turn into, “Something which is very near and dear, and has become known to me.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is uncanny, wild and lawless.” Greek philosopher Plato wrote that in his book The Republic, and I’m bring-ing it to your attention just in time for your Season of Awakening and Deepening Desire. The coming days will be a time when you can, if you choose, more fully tune in to the uncanny, wild and lawless aspects of your primal yearnings. But wait a minute! I’m not sug-gesting you should immediately take action to gratify them. For now, just feel them and observe them. Find out what they have to teach you. Wait until the new year before you consider the possibility of expressing them.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Congratulations! You have broken all your previous records for doing boring tasks that are good for you. On behalf of the other 11 signs, I thank you for your heroic, if unexciting, campaign of self-improvement. You have not only purified your emotional resources and cleared out some breathing room for yourself, but you have also made it easier for people to help you and feel close to you. Your duty has not yet been com-pleted, however. There are a few more details to take care of before the gods of healthy tedium will be finished with you. But start look-ing for signs of your big chance to

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The English word “fluke” means “lucky stroke.” It was originally used in the game of billiards when a player made a good shot that he or she wasn’t even trying to accomplish. Later its definition expanded to include any fortuitous event that happens by chance rather than because of skill: good fortune generated accidentally. I suspect you are about to be the beneficiary of what may seem to be a series of flukes, Leo. In at least one case, though, your lucky break will have been earned by the steady work you’ve done with-out any fanfare.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may not have to use a literal crowbar in the coming weeks, but this rough tool will serve you well as a metaphor. Wherever you go, imagine that you’ve got one with you. Why? It’s time to jimmy open glued-shut portals... to pry loose mental blocks... to coax unyielding influences to budge... to nudge intransigent people free of their fixations. Anything that is stuck or jammed needs to get unstuck or unjammed through the power of your willful intervention.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming weeks will be a favor-able time for you to consort with hidden depths and unknown

riches. In every way you can imagine, I urge you to go deeper down and further in. Cultivate a more conscious connection with the core resources you sometimes take for granted. This is one time when delving into the darkness can lead you to pleasure and treasure. As you explore, keep in mind this advice from author T. Harv Eker: “In every forest, on every farm, in every orchard on earth, what’s under the ground creates what’s above the ground. That’s why placing your attention on the fruits you have already grown is futile. You can’t change the fruits that are already hanging on the tree. But you can change tomorrow’s fruits. To do so, you will have to dig below the ground and strengthen the roots.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the coming weeks, the pursuit of pleasure could drain your creative powers, diminish your col-laborative possibilities and wear you out. It’s also possible that the pursuit of pleasure will enhance your creative powers, synergize your alliances and lead you to new opportunities. Which way will you go? It all depends on the kinds of pleasures you pursue. The dumb, numbing, mediocre type will shrink your soul. The smart, intriguing, invigorating variety will expand your mind. Got all that? Say “hell, no” to trivializing deca-dence so you can say “wow, yes” to uplifting bliss.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Garnets are considered less valuable than diamonds. But out in the wild, there’s an intimate connection between these two gemstones. Wherever you find gar-nets near the surface of the earth, you can be reasonably sure that diamonds are buried deeper down in the same location. Let’s use this relationship as a metaphor for your life, Sagittarius. I suspect you have recently chanced upon a metaphorical version of garnets, or will do so soon. Maybe you should make plans to search for the bigger treasure toward which they point the way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Ready for the Cool Anger Contest? You can earn maximum points by expressing your dissatisfaction in ways that generate the most con-structive transformations. Bonus points will be awarded for your ability to tactfully articulate com-plicated feelings, as well as for your emotionally intelligent analy-ses that inspire people to respond empathetically rather than defen-sively. What are the prizes? First prize is a breakthrough in your relationship with an ally who could be crucial to your expansion in 2016. Second prize is a liberation from one of your limiting beliefs.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A fourth-century monk named Martin was a pioneer wine-maker in France. He founded the

Marmoutier Abbey and planted vineyards on the surround-ing land. According to legend, Martin’s donkey had a crucial role in lifting viticulture out of its primitive state. Midway through one growing season, the beast escaped its tether and nibbled on a lot of the grapevines. All the monks freaked out, fearing the crop was wrecked. Ultimately the grapes grew better than they had in previous years, and the wine they produced was fabulous. Thus was born the practice of prun-ing, which became de rigueur for all grape growers. What’s your equivalent of Martin’s donkey, Aquarius? I bet it’ll exert its influ-ence very soon.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to be impor-tant,” said educator John Dewey. If that’s true, Pisces, you are on the verge of having your deepest urge fulfilled more than it has in a long time. The astrological alignments suggest that you are reaching the peak of your value to other people. You’re unusually likely to be seen and appreci-ated and acknowledged for who you really are. If you have been underestimating your worth, I doubt you will be able to continue doing so. Here’s your homework: Take a realistic inventory of the ways your life has had a positive impact on the lives of people you have known.

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Court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the case number, and paid any required filing fee to: Clerk of the Court, Ada County Courthouse, 200 W Front St, Boise, Idaho 83702 Tele-phone: (208) 287-6900 and served a copy of your response on the Plain-tiff’s attorney at: Jeremy O. Evans of VIAL FOTHERINGHAM LLP, 12828 LaSalle Dr Ste. 101, Boise, ID 83702, Telephone 208-629-4567, Facsimile 208-392-1400. A copy of the Sum-mons and Complaint can be ob-tained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Plain-tiff. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter.

DATED this 28 day of October, 2015.CHRISTOPHER D RICH, CLERK OF

THE DISTRICT COURTPUB November 25 and December 02,

09 16, 2015.

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

AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIN RE: Faydh Ammar Younis. Legal Name

Case No. CV NC 15061NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME

CHANGE (Minor)

A Petition to change the name of Fay-dh Ammar Younis, 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 Fayd Ammar Younis. The reason for the change in name is: Pronunciation. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on January 7, 2015 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: November 10, 2015. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Debbie Nagele Deputy Clerk

PUB December 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015.


AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIN RE: Taylor Norman Jensen, and Jes-

sica Dee Bastian.

Legal Name


CHANGE (Husband and Wife)

A Petition to change the name of Tay-lor Norman Jensen, and Jessica Dee Bastian, 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 Tay-lor Maitri and Jessica Dee Maitri. The reason for the change in name is: re-ligious and personal reasons. A hear-ing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on January 26, 2015 at the Ada County Courthouse. Ob-jections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good rea-son against the name change. Date: November 18, 2015. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk

PUB December 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015.

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

In the matter of the Estate of MOLLY MARGARET HILL, deceased

Notice is hereby given that Amy At-kins has been appointed personal representative for the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against said deceased or the estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to Amy Atkins c/o Robert L. Aldridge, Chtd., 1209 N. 8th St. Boise, ID 83702, AND filed with the Clerk of the Court. Pub-lished: December 9,16 and 23, 2015.

LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONCASE NO. CV OC 15 17067, IN THE

DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUN-TY OF ADA,

Ryan Meadows Homeowners Associa-tion, Inc.,

Plaintiff, v.

Matthew Biss and Emily Biss,Defendants.TO: MATTHEW BISS AND EMILY BISSYou have been sued by Ryan Mead-

ows Homeowners Association, Inc., the Plaintiff, in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District in and for Ada County, Idaho,

Case No. CV OC 15 17067. The nature of the claim against you is

for unpaid homeowner association assessments, more particularly de-scribed in the Complaint. Any time after twenty (20) days following the last publication of this Summons, the Court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the case number, and paid any required filing fee to: Clerk of the Court, Ada County Courthouse, 200 W Front St, Boise, Idaho 83702 Tele-phone: (208) 287-6900 and served a copy of your response on the Plain-tiff’s attorney at: Jeremy O. Evans of VIAL FOTHERINGHAM LLP, 12828 LaSalle Dr. Ste. 101, Boise, ID 83702, Telephone 208-629-4567, Facsimile 208-392-1400. A copy of the Sum-mons and Complaint can be ob-tained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Plain-tiff. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter.

DATED this 18 day of November, 2015.CHRISTOPHER D RICH, CLERK OF

THE DISTRICT COURTPUB December 16, 23, 30, 2015 and

Jan 6, 2016.

LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONCASE NO. CV 15 9001 C, IN THE DIS-

TRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JU-DICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CANYON,

Windsor Creek Subdivision Neighbor-hood Association, Inc.,

Plaintiff, v. Francisco Ochoa-Ramirez,Defendant. TO: FRANCISCO OCHOA-RAMIREZYou have been sued by The Winsor

Creek Subdivision Neighborhood As-

sociation, Inc., the Plaintiff, in the Dis-trict Court of the Third Judicial District in and for Canyon County, Idaho,

Case No. CV 15 9001 C. The nature of the claim against you is

for unpaid homeowner association assessments, more particularly de-scribed in the Complaint. Any time after twenty (20) days following the last publication of this Summons, the Court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless pri-or to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, includ-ing the case number, and paid any re-quired filing fee to: Clerk of the Court, Canyon County Courthouse, 1115 Albany St, Caldwell, Idaho 83605 Telephone: (208) 454-7300 and served a copy of your response on the Plaintiff’s attorney at: Jeremy O. Evans of VIAL FOTHERINGHAM LLP, 12828 LaSalle Dr. Ste. 101, Boise, ID 83702, Telephone 208-629-4567, Facsimile 208-392-1400. A copy of the Summons and Complaint can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Plaintiff. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an at-torney to advise you in this matter.

DATED this 18 day of November, 2015.T. Watkins, DEPUTY CLERK OF THE

DISTRICT COURTPUB December 16, 23, 30, 2015 and

Jan 6, 2016.


AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIN RE: Dallas Breck Young. Legal Name


CHANGE (Adult)

A Petition to change the name of Dal-las Breck Young, 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 Dallas Uptown Brown. The reason for the change in name is: due to marriage and personal preference. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on Feb 02, 2016

at the Ada County Courthouse. Ob-jections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good rea-son against the name change. Date: DEC 04, 2015. CLERK OF THE DIS-TRICT COURT By: DEIRDRE PRICE Deputy Clerk

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2013-September 2015

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comes to revealing someone’s partner is being unfaithful? In this culture of “bros before hoes,” do we still have the responsibility of being empathetic and helping the person ultimately being cheated on, even if it is the significant other of a friend? It is my personal policy to treat others the way I want to be treated, and I know (from personal experience) that if my significant other was cheating on me, I would want someone to tell me. What is your perspective?

Sincerely, About to Blow the Whistle

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simple as they used to be. Many people define infidelity out-side of the parameters of tradition. Tread lightly. Unless you know for certain they are not in a permissive, polyamorous or open relationship, then the best advice is to mind your own bloody business. My perspective is to let people scrub out their own dirty laundry. If I were being cheated on, I would not want the cheater’s guilt and shame to become my pain. With the information you have provided (or haven’t provided, for that matter), I wouldn’t touch this with a 10-foot pole. Why be the smug-faced bearer of bad news? As Kacey Musgraves sings, “Mind your own biscuits, and life will be gravy.”

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