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Calling Out Rape

Reports of rape are up at Boise State; find out why officials say that’s a good thing

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Home on the Range

In the wake of the Malheur militia takeover, Idaho ranchers and land managers are working together

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Runnin’, Gunnin’

Boise’s ‘bad boy of running,’ Nick Symmonds, pushes back against sports heavyweights

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EDITOR’S NOTE THE THREE R’S When I was young, I spent summers with my grandparents, who I utterly adored and made me truly understand what it meant to feel loved. They lived in a modest house on a quiet street in Pocatello, a windy town founded as a railroad stop along the Portneuf River and, other than a neighbor girl, there weren’t many kids my age around.

My grandmother believed education didn’t stop when school let out so, everyday, she would make me recite my times tables, practice long division and read from an aging set of history books.

She and my grandfather were also artistic—if memory serves, they met doing a musical—and my grandmother spent hours teaching me songs on their electric Yamaha organ.

I never mastered math nor can I play piano, but memories of those summers and the songs I learned are as much a part of me as the wide mouth I inherited from my grandfather’s side and the same fine, unmanageable hair my grandmother fought with.

One tune that pops in my head with some regularity is “School Days,” a sentimental ditty written in the early 1900s, which includes a line about the Three R’s: “reading, writing and ’rithmetic.”

In this edition of Boise Weekly, we explore three R’s as well.

First, Boise Weekly Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone chatted with some Idaho ranchers and learned that despite the widespread media coverage of discontent toward the federal government among Western ranchers, those ranchers would actually much rather work with the feds than against them.

Second, BW News Editor George Prentice discovered reports of sexual assault are up at Boise State University—the number of incidences haven’t increased but reporting them has, which is a good thing.

The third and final R is our Red Carpet Movie Awards Contest, presented by The Flicks and The Balcony, which you should definitely enter. Visit redcarpetballot.boiseweekly.com, pick the Oscar winners and be eligible to win some sweet prizes, like an unlimited one-year pass to The Flicks; a bar tab at The Balcony; a stay at Cactus Pete’s in Jackpot, Nev.; and more.

—Amy Atkins

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OPINION

What you missed this week in the digital world.

RIGHT-TO-TRY THE IDAHO HOUSE HE ALTH AND WELFARE COMMIT TEE VOTED FEB. 23 TO APPROVE A BILL THAT WOULD GIVE IDAHOANS SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL DISE ASE THE “RIGHT TO TRY ” NON- A PPROVED M E D I C ATI O N S .

THE ME ASURE, WHICH WAS PAS SED TO THE FULL HOUSE ON A 9-2 VOTE, IS SIMIL AR TO L AWS ALRE ADY IN PL ACE IN MORE THAN T WO DOZEN STATES . MORE ON NE WS/CIT YDESK.

WINDFALL After a lackluster 2015 season, Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area had to up its season pass prices. Nonetheless, the ski area raked in almost $4 million. Get the details at Rec/Rec News.

FRACK NO A rule change that would streamline the process for companies wanting to frack for natural gas drew more than 100 opponents to the Statehouse on Feb. 22. More on News/Unda’ the Rotunda.

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WHAT THE HAIR? Horse thieves in north Idaho are skipping the hassle of stealing animals, and opting for their hair—specifically, cutting off horses’ tails to sell them on the black market. Get more on News/Citydesk.

GIMME A BREAK

I’d walk on the beach, if there were an ocean around BILL COPE I need a break. You know... from that thing out there. The whole big fat farty lump of it. The Trump, the Rubio, the Cruz. Even the Clinton and the Bernie. The ALL the news, ALL the timeness of it. That frenetic sense that life in America has become nothing more than a series of spastic belly flops from one state’s primary to the next.

I want to go a day without... no! I need to go a day without it. I need a reminder of what it’s like when there isn’t a presidential campaign going on.

I’d go fishing if I fished. I don’t meditate, either, or go to day spas. I tried turning off the television, but it’s not enough just to take away a festering irritant. You have to replace it with something. Something strong enough to make you forget that it’s all still going on out there... the whole flopping, frantic, farty lump of it, rolling over America like a drunken walrus rolling over a nest of baby penguins.

When I have reason to steer my attentions in other directions, I often turn to those of one or more of my imaginary contributors. Red or Badger Bob. But I’ll be damned if I can get any of those guys to show up today. Red, as I understand it, is still marching around a Burns parking lot waving a homemade “Don’t Tramp On Me” sign, and Badger took off for Lake Havasu. Yeah, believe it or not, Bob’s a snow bird. Takes his camper down there and spends the winter trying to stir up old people about income inequality and organic laxatives.

But... hello?... what have we here? Why, it’s MulletBoy. You know... with the “Randem Thinkings” blog? Let’s see what’s been keeping ol’ M-Bee busy.

••• Whooy-Dawg! Yuo’ll never guess what me and Rip are doing. We’re growing beards! That’s what. Beards!

Rip says it was his idea but he’d never thought of it if we wasn’t playing a game I invented on our way back up from Coloraido. I told you about that. R did I? See, this murder dude left his fifthwheel sitting out on this hill down in Colorado after he got arrested for shooting those Plant Parenthood people, and Rip thought it was a shame to let it just sit there. So me and him go tooting over there to bring it back. Trouble is, we forgot to find out where that hill was what the fifthwheel was sitting on. I just figured Ripster knew where we were going and he figured I knew where we were going, and turns out, we wer both wrong. Before we figured it out, we were way the other side of Colroado in New Mexico. That’s when Rip pulls his truck over and says “Wha’s up, Cuz? Did we drive right by it or what?” And I says “What?” and he says “That hill where the fifffthwheel is sitting.” And I says “I thought you knew where it was sitting.” and he says “Whoa there, Cuz. It was my job coming up with the

idea to go get it. It was your dang job to know wheres we were going.”

So we turned around and headed back up through Colraodo, except driving slow this time sos maybe we could spot that fifthwheel sitting on that hill. Whooy Dawg, there is one hella lotta hills in Colradio, let me tell you. And going so slow was’s boring as watching golf on the telvision. Rip userlly likes to whip ‘er up fast and holler “Yee Haw!” when he’s going around curves.

But he just sounded stupid hollering “Yee Haw” when we were going 30 miles an hour, curve or not. So I come up with an idea to play slugbug like we used to back when we were highschool dropouts, and Rip liked it. “Yee Haw! Lets play slugbug!” he says. So we did.

Only after two hours of driving, we didn’t see one slugbug. Not a one. And cause we were looking out for slugbugs, we forgot to keep looking for a hill with a fifthwheel sitting on it. We were both getting pretty depressed. Rip was saying “I wisht I never been booooorn” over and over, like he does when hes depressed, and I was getting depressed listening to him. So I says “Hows about we play slugsubaru instead?” because there were almost as many Subarus in Colrodao as hills.

That perked Rip right up because if there’ anything he likes more than burning his own farts with a Bic, it’s slugging people on the shoulder.

Sos we played slugsubaru for maybe an hour before I noticed ever dude driving a Subaru was wearing a beard too. I says “Rip, you notice every one of these Subaru dudes is got a beard?” and he says “Hell, Cuzz, nearly everdude got a beard these days. Ain’t you noticed?” I says, “Now that I thought about it, oh yeah. They are, ain’t they?”

So by the time we get back to Idaho, we’d gone and decided we oughtto grow beards too.

So see, it was pretty much my idea to grow beards, even if Rip was th first to say it. “We ought grow beards ourselves, Cuz. Must be fun, since ever one’s doing it?” So far, our beards don’e look like much. We has an aunt lives back in Arkansas who has a better looking beard than Rip’s, and Honey Bun says mine looks like my pubes crawled up on my face and rooted in. She dont like it even a little bit, especially when we go the humpy-bump, but she says as long as we got the pillow between my face and hers while we’re...

••• OK, I believe I’ve distracted myself with MulletBoy plenty enough. Before I finish up here and return to the campaign, I should explain that I’m fully aware walruses and penguins live on opposite ends of the Earth. It was a metaphor for a big, farty, fatty, destructive, floppy lump, and not meant to reflect geographic reality.

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MAIL DOUBLE STANDARD Dear Editor, Ah, conservatives—they love their “principles”—or so they say.

Conservatives love liberty, except the liberty of same-sex partners to marry.

Conservatives love small government, except when they want to regulate women’s bodies.

Conservatives love truth and honesty, except when that exposes animal abuse. Then they rush to make it illegal to record and expose it.

Conservatives love the Ten Commandments, except the one against bearing false witness. Then they love more those who use false pretenses to record conversations about nonexistent “selling of baby parts” and edit those recordings to lie about Planned Parenthood.

Conservatives love local control, except when they disagree with the locals. Then the state government knows best and forbids local control.

Conservatives love freedom of religion, except for anyone with a religion different from theirs. But their own “freedom of religion” gives them special rights to discriminate against others or to refuse to do the jobs they were hired to do.

Conservatives love life, except for children whose parents let them die from neglect of basic medical care.

Conservatives love business, just not enough to raise education funding , or to promote human rights and inclusiveness, enough to attract business to Idaho.

—Paul Rolig Boise

IN FAVOR OF LEFAVOUR Dear Editor, Three weeks ago I was going to send you a letter.

I was going to tell you John

Rember’s arrival as a columnist was the best thing that ever happened to the Boise Weekly, and his departure was the worst thing that ever happened to the Boise Weekly.

I still feel that way.

I was also going to tell you that, while I deeply admire Nicole LeFavour as a legislator and a human being, she can’t hold a candle to Rember in the writing department.

I’m glad I didn’t send that letter, because her last two columns have changed my mind. In particular, her column about pragmatism in politics has brought back a glimmer of hope. Free college tuition?

Single-payer health care? Why the hell not? Our daughter is not only drowning in college tuition debt, she makes too little to get the federal subsidy for her insurance so her choices are to do without, spend half her income on health insurance or have us pay for it. It’s time to stop “settling” for halfmeasures and empty promises and hire someone who will shoot for the moon.

I still miss Rember, but LeFavour has guts. Thank you for printing her columns.

—Crista Worthy Boise

‘PARK PATROL’ IS UNREASONABLE Dear Editor, On Feb. 10, 2016 I was ticketed at Borah Park for dog at large and dog without a license. The individual who ticketed me identified himself as a member of the “Park Patrol.” The tickets totaled $292. I attempted to explain how I was unaware of the leash requirement in this park, as I have noticed many individuals letting their dogs play in the park without a leash. The individual did not even write the citation properly and misspelled my name and input the wrong social number. There

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were only a few people in the park on the playground and were not impacted by my two dogs. This type of enforcement is unreasonable and should be brought into the light. The park patrol has had a history of abuse, intimidation and unreasonable enforcement.

Please help bring this wasteful program to a close. My name is Kevin Peterman. Contact 208982-7254 for any required details. We can still maintain safe, clean parks without the park patrol, who do not even respond to calls.

—Kevin Peterman Boise

ARE WE SHEEP? Dear Editor, Idaho is not a democracy, but an oligarchy led by a deeply entrenched old boy network.

Politicians spend half their workday on phones soliciting funds and talking to corporate lobbyists. Constituent petitions go unheeded. After the Luna laws were overturned, legislators passed a law ensuring great difficulty for a citizen referendum. Senior politicians like Sen. [Brent] Hill and Rep. [Scott] Bedke block bills from committee discussion or assign them to committees preventing likely passage. Senior party members can threaten junior legislators to not support bills. Legislators have spread misinformation to lull us into complacency. This is not how democracy works.

Five bills passed in 2015 support the wishes of Texas fracking company, Alta Mesa. A proposed bill would give Idaho control of gas extraction on all land, negating cities and county rights. When fracking goes forward, property rights will be violated, home mortgages jeopardized, home values plummet, vast amounts of water taken, aquifers contaminated and we and our children will sicken from fracking chemicals.

A meeting March 7 at the Statehouse will discuss fracking. If this bill passes, our property will never be safe. Will we fight or are we sheep?

—David Monsees Boise

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“There is nothing in Idaho Statute right now that deals with the collection of evidence.”

BILL WOULD CODIFY IDAHO RAPE KIT PROCESS, TIMELINES According to Rep. Melissa Wintrow (DBoise), things have changed for the better when it comes to reporting and prosecuting sexual assaults, but Idaho still has a long way to go. Before being elected in 2014 to represent District 19 in the Idaho House, Wintrow was the first full-time director of what was the Women’s Center—now, as of Feb. 16, renamed the Gender Equity Center— at Boise State University.

“I remember a case some years ago when a student, a victim of assault, came to a person who didn’t take the report too seriously,” Wintrow said. “That person suggested that the student and her alleged attacker get together and work it out. I don’t think he was a bad man. I just think he didn’t get it.”

Wintrow said on too many occasions victims of sexual assault, particularly students, react by saying, “Oh my God, don’t tell anybody.”

When she first became director of the Boise State Women’s Center in 2000, students had a place to go if they were victims of sexual assault, but “there was and still is so much that is unreported. Hopefully we’re getting better at that.”

Now, in her role as an Idaho lawmaker, Wintrow wants to deal with the issue of rape kits—particularly the piles of kits backlogged at Idaho State Police Forensic Services labs.

A rape kit traditionally includes photographs of injuries or trauma and/or swabs from an alleged victim’s body that may contain DNA evidence.

In a series of articles published in November 2015, the Idaho Press-Tribune reported dozens of rape kits, their contents untested, were sitting on shelves at Canyon County law enforcement offices. A review of the Nampa Police Department revealed 10 percent of rape kits collected had been submitted to an Idaho State Police lab for testing. Additionally, the Press-Tribune reported an unprocessed kit at an Idaho State Police forensics lab in Meridian had been on the shelf for more than 100 days.

“More importantly, there is nothing in Idaho statute right now that deals 8 with the collection of evidence as rape kits. No requirements. No timelines.

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RAPE BY ANY OTHER NAME

Reports of ‘non-consensual sexual intercourse’ have increased at Boise State University GEORGE PRENTICE In a perfect—or at least much better—world the sole reason for the low number of reported rapes on Idaho college campuses would be fewto-no sexual assaults. Victims of these crimes, know otherwise, though. In its April 2014 report, The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault confirmed “one in five women is sexually assaulted in college.”

Yet, according to Boise State University’s annual Security and Fire Safety Report, there were six reported rapes on campus property in 2014, one of which was “unfounded.” Four on-campus rapes were reported in 2013 and three were reported in 2012. However, three on-campus rapes have already been reported in 2016, suggesting a trend that this year could see double or even triple the number of reported on-campus rapes at Boise State.

Experts, however, say that conclusion misses the larger point.

“I want to clarify something: In some ways,

an increase in these reports is actually a good thing,” said Annie Kerrick, director of Title IX/ADA/504 Compliance at Boise State. “We know that we have a large number of students who are sexually assaulted every year while they’re here at the university, but if we’re not getting those reports, we have no way to help them. The fact that we have people coming forward is a very good sign to us.”

Kerrick spends about 80 percent of her time at the Boise State Office of Institutional Compliance and Ethics, investigating complaints ranging from discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sex or national origin to sexual assault. She estimates her office investigates more than 100 complaints annually. To be clear, she and her Boise State colleagues are investigating violations of university policy, not criminal complaints, which leads to another clarification, Kerrick said.

“We don’t call it ‘rape.’ We call it ‘non-con-

sensual sexual intercourse,’” she said. “‘Rape’ is a criminal term. University policy is broader than state law, and we don’t want to confuse our process with the criminal process.”

According to Boise State Policy No. 1065, “non-consensual sexual intercourse” is intercourse “in which one party has not freely agreed to participate, whether or not it is performed through force. Sexual intercourse includes vaginal penetration by a penis, object, tongue or finger; anal penetration by a penis, object or finger; and mouth to genital contact, no matter how slight the penetration or contact.”

“But when we’re required to report incidents to the U.S. government for Clery Act requirements, you’ll see the term ‘rape’ in those statistics,” said Kerrick.

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NEWS University, is a federal statute requiring all colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to disclose crime statistics, which are compiled by the U.S. Department of Education. Additionally, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in programs and activities at any educational institution receiving federal funds, including Boise State.

“I was hired in July 2013 to be Boise State’s first full-time Title IX director,” said Kerrick, who spent the previous six years as a staff attorney for the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. “I knew that Title IX was a law that provided some remedy to victims of sexual assault when the criminal justice may not be working for them.”

For example, the university can accommodate change in class scheduling and housing and, most importantly, can provide a number a health- and behavioral-care services to support victims—but Kerrick knows all-too-well that reaching out to assault victims requires victims to step forward.

Author and political consultant Dr. Caroline Heldman stunned more than a few attendees of an Andrus Center for Public Policy Boise luncheon in June 2014 when she pointed to what she called “an ongoing epidemic” of unreported rape on college campuses.

“I estimate that Boise State had approximately 220 sexual attacks last year,” Heldman told a room full of Boise State students, faculty, staff and members of the general public.

“You have a vast underreporting problem.”

Kerrick was at that luncheon.

“Right now, I would say we really don’t know how many there are, but we want to change that with a pretty important survey.

This is something that I talked about when I first started in this position in 2013 and in 2014, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault said American universities should conduct such a survey.”

Currently, Boise State officials are reviewing the language in a survey that will, for the first time, ask students to share their experiences on a number of issues, including sexual harassment and assault.

“We know quite a bit about our students when it comes to their financial needs or academic performance but, right now, we really don’t know what their true challenges are when it comes to this issue,” said Dr. Chris Wuthrich, Boise State dean of students.

“Right now, we’re determining whether we’ll send it to every student or whether it goes to a large subset of the student body. Either way, it will be a significant first-of-its-kind study that gives us a better picture of what the climate is out there.”

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Unfortunately, the “climate” continues to cast shadows of shame or fear upon victims of rape or sexual assault. For example none of the incidents of sexual assault at Boise State this year were reported to Boise police.

Instead, the crime logs indicate the incidents were recorded as “CSA Report Only for Statistical Purposes.” CSA stands for Campus Security Authority, meaning only campus officials are aware of the incident because the alleged victim chose not to pursue a criminal investigation.

“Believe me, if they are victims of a crime, I want them to report to police and we’ll help them do that ... they’re talking about something that happened to them against their will. Their choices were completely taken away,” said Kerrick. “The last thing I want to do is put them in a scenario where their choices are taken away again. It’s up to the victim on how they want to proceed. And we want to help them with that.”

There are exceptions to reporting to law enforcement, though. For example, if a victim reports an incident in which severe physical violence required hospitalization or if the incident involved the use of a weapon, the university would be obligated to report the incident to law enforcement.

If the victim chooses not to report the incident to law enforcement but does notify the university, a special investigation supervised

by Kerrick is launched. In nearly every case, Boise State tries to complete its investigation within 60 days of the report. Each party is given the opportunity to respond but, ultimately, Kerrick reviews the report and makes a recommendation for possible sanctions.

If an alleged assailant is a student, the recommendation goes to a special panel under the Department of the Dean of Students, which meets every two weeks. If the matter involves staff or instructors, the matter would possibly go to Boise State’s human resources division.

“And, to be clear, if either or even both of the students or staff have left the university, we will not close that file until the full investigation is complete,” said Wuthrich. “We owe that to the university at large.”

Kerrick said her experience with the criminal justice system tells her a criminal court case could take a year or two for resolution, while the university protocol system could be resolved within a few months.

Ultimately, Kerrick said, it’s all about believing someone. When asked how often she speaks to victims of assault, Kerrick took a long pause before answering, “Daily. My first words,” she said before another long pause, “would be, ‘I’m sorry. I’m sorry that happened. We can help. And I can walk you through that process.’”

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Rep. Wintrow: “Everybody is on board with this.”

Nothing,” Wintrow said. “We’ve got to change that as soon as possible, but 6 I’m up against the clock to get this passed during the current session.”

Wintrow stood before her colleagues Feb. 22 in the Idaho House State Affairs Committee, urging them to move forward her measure to change Idaho law regarding rape kits.

“Everybody’s on board with this: the police chiefs association, prosecutors, Idaho State Police, victims’ advocates,” Wintrow told the committee.

As written, the measure would require all rape kits be tested unless a victim expresses a kit not be tested. Rape kits must be forwarded from local law enforcement agencies “as soon as reasonably practical, but not later than 30 days after obtaining the kit.”

“If a local law enforcement agency says ‘There’s no crime,’ the county prosecutor will have to sign off on that,” said Wintrow. “It won’t be just one person’s judgment on this.

We hope to improve accountability.”

Wintrow said she made sure to add wording that if, for some reason, a rape kit wasn’t sent to the lab within 30 days it “shall not affect the ability to prosecute” alleged assailants. Test kits must then be processed by the forensics labs within 90 days, sending analysis and the original evidence back to the investigating agency. Additionally, Idaho crime labs will issue an annual audit report to the Legislature, detailing the number of kits analyzed. The annual report from Idaho State Police would also be available to the public.

Wintrow told lawmakers the change would require approximately $200,000 from the state’s general fund.

“I’ve talked to co-chairs of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee,” she said, referring to the Legislature’s budgetwriting committee. “They’ve said there are no guarantees, but they were supportive.”

Wintrow’s bill is expected to go before the Idaho House Judiciary and Rules Committee for a formal public hearing on Thursday, Feb. 25.

—George Prentice

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YMCA UNVEILS HEALTHY LIVING CENTER

Combined with lower membership prices, it’s all about accessibility JESSICA MURRI For more than seven decades, the building sitting kitty-corner from the downtown YMCA housed Nelson School Supply, a store full of letterman jackets, school uniforms and cases of sparkling class rings.

Nelson closed its doors in the summer of 2015, sparking the interest of the YMCA. “We were fortunate to be offered the chance to purchase that building by Rick Nelson and his wife,” said Katherine Johnson, YMCA director of Marketing and Communications. “We wanted that to be a place for community health efforts.

We purchased the building and the property to the left of it for a new parking lot.”

Since then, the former Nelson School Supply building has been transformed into the YMCA Healthy Living Center, which opens on Thursday, March 3.

“When you walk in, there are beautiful, new windows that wrap the building. You’ll see a big open room where exercise programs will take place, as well as some offices for private meetings and a classroom space with a kitchen for nutritional programs,” Johnson said.

Four programs the YMCA has already developed, which currently take place in rented meeting spaces and hospitals around the city, will now be hosted at the Healthy Living Center.

The programs focus on arthritis and joint health, cancer survivorship, weight loss and lifestyle support, and neurological and cardiac rehab.

“We had a temporary healthy living center in some office space near the downtown Y, but it wasn’t really ideal,” Johnson said. “The programs will still be offered across the valley, but they will also have a place to call home.”

David Duro, who took over as CEO of the Treasure Valley YMCA in November 2015 (see Citizen, Page 21), is especially excited for the new facility. He said it will be used to help at-risk groups with behavior modification to encourage

“When I got cancer ... the doctor helped me save my life, but the YMCA helped me get my life back.”

healthier lifestyle choices, such as what to eat, how to exercise and when to rest, as well as how to identify temptations.

“We have a diabetes prevention program, so if you’ve been diagnosed with risk factors in developing Type II Diabetes, we have an intervention program that is proven to reduce the incidents of converting to full-blown diabetes,” Duro said.

“That’s one of the biggest threats in America to our health.”

Duro also talked about a program with those living with Parkinson’s disease.

“It doesn’t eliminate the disease—because nothing does—but it slows down the effects,” he said. “We work with YUSA [YMCA of the USA], the Centers for Disease Control and Harvard University on putting these programs together.”

Duro said he’s most touched by the cancer survivorship program.

“Oh, the stories that come out of it are awesome,” he said. “I remember one lady told us, ‘When I got cancer, I got through it and the doctor helped me save my life, but the YMCA helped me get my life back,’” Duro said.

“These people are declared cancer-free, but they don’t have the strength to go back to work or do the things they love—the things that make life worth living,” he added. “This program helps them regain their strength and get their life back after having cancer.”

Duro said while Boise looks like a fit city on the outside—surrounded by foothills and ski resorts, lakes and rivers, mountains and trees— health problems still exist.

“Just go to Walmart,” he said. “That’s a slice of Americana right there. You look around and you realize that people aren’t as healthy as we’d like them to be. We have to break down the bar-

riers. We try to be really welcoming and open so when you come to the Y, you’re not going to see a bunch of muscle heads. You’ll see every shape, every size, every age, every background. There’s comfort in that because no matter who you are, there’s going to be someone who looks like you and is struggling with the same things you are.”

The Treasure Valley YMCA has recently made some changes to break down those barriers. At the end of 2015, the Y started offering a cheaper membership for young adults aged 19-29 for $29.90 per month, rather than the regular $42.90.

“We realize times have changed,” Johnson said. “The economy and job market in the past 10 years have created a new environment for young professionals. We still want the Y to be accessible, regardless of student debt or low-paying jobs.”

The Y also offers a two-person family membership now—perfect for an empty-nester couple, domestic partnerships or single parents. It’s $12 cheaper than the regular family membership.

According to Johnson, these are the first changes the Y has made to its membership offerings in almost a decade. It also decreased membership join fees by 65 percent. She said the Y has seen 10 percent growth since December 2015.

According to the magazine Details, which published its final edition in January, 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions but only 10 percent of them are successful at keeping them. The top resolution is weight loss, followed by exercise and eating healthier.

If you want to get back on the wagon for those abandoned New Year’s resolutions, a good place to start is at the Healthy Living Center’s open house, happening concurrently with First Thursday, 5-7:30 p.m. at 419 N. 11th Street.

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RYAN J OH NSON

RANGE WAR AND PEACE

Away from the sound and fury of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge occupation, Idaho ranchers and federal land managers quietly try to work together Z ACH HAGADONE

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t has been nearly six months since lightning sparked a fire in the sagebrush steppe along the Idaho-Oregon border northwest of Silver City. The so-called Soda Fire was intense, exploding to more than 270,000 acres in the space of nine days. Video footage of the fire showed rolling waves of flame consuming a landscape 400 square miles in size. The black scar was so large it could be seen from space.

Referred to as a “huge flaming deluge” by the Bureau of Land Management, the blaze burned more than 50,000 acres of sensitive sage grouse habitat, killed 27 wild horses and tore through 41 grazing allotments, making grazing there impossible for at least the next two seasons. Land managers are still assessing the damage and working out a plan to rehabilitate the area.

While the sprawling expanses of sagebrush in the West may look placid, they are volatile, delicate places where the smallest spark can grow into a disaster. About 100 miles west of the Soda Fire site, a different kind of range fire was touched off in January of this year, when

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armed anti-government militants overran the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside Burns, Ore. The self-styled militia members were there ostensibly to protest against the sentencing of a pair of Oregon ranchers who lit fires on BLM land that later grew out of control. Led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy—whose father, Cliven Bundy, faced off against federal officials over grazing fees in a 2014 armed standoff at his Nevada ranch—the Malheur occupation quickly escalated into a general protest against all federal management of public land and a call for rebellion across the country.

The final occupiers, including a couple from Riggins, were taken into custody Feb. 11 after 41 days. In the course of the takeover, 54-year-old militant Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, a former rancher from Arizona, was shot and killed by authorities.

The ringleaders of the occupation, including the Bundy brothers, were arrested following Finicum’s death. On Feb. 3, a federal

grand jury indicted 16 of the occupiers on charges of conspiracy to impede officers of the United States. Days later, the elder Bundy, who had flown to Oregon to protest on behalf of his sons, was also arrested. Meanwhile, the Bundys and two other militants were indicted Feb. 17 on 16 charges related to the 2014 standoff. Cliven Bundy, 69, has since been denied bail. If convicted, he may spend the rest of his life behind bars.

In its announcement of the Feb. 3 indictments, the FBI characterized the Malheur occupation as a “long and traumatic episode for the citizens of Harney County and the members of the Burns Paiute tribe.”

For Merrill Beyeler, an Idaho rancher and lawmaker, the trauma extends far beyond the sagebrush plains outside Burns, Ore. “It’s a tragedy for the West,” he said. “What I think is occurring in the West is a lack of trust, and a lack of trust is created when we divide people and start to put people on opposite sides of the fence, and we don’t 10 look at the larger issues.”

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Merrill Beyeler is one of the rarest animals in the Idaho Statehouse. A rancher, Mormon and Republican from Leadore, Beyeler was elected to the Idaho House in 2014 on a conservation platform—unseating Lenore Hardy Barrett, who had served in the rural district since 1992 and was a Tea Partier before the party started.

Beyeler drops references to climate change where many of his colleagues would deny it even exists, much less is affected by human activity. A former teacher, Beyeler is softspoken, chooses his words carefully and rarely breaks eye contact. His office in the warren of cubicles in the Garden Level of the East Wing is filled with large-format photos of his 12 grandchildren, mountaintop vistas and close ups of wildflowers.

When asked his opinion of the then-ongoing armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Beyeler thought for a moment while he absently doodled on a notepad.

“One of the things I think about, is there are a couple of paths that we can choose when we think about some of the frustration that does exist on the Western landscape, and this is one of those paths,” he said. “Eventually those folks are going to go home. When they do go home, what disruption have they created in that part of the world? Will anything have changed? It’s a tragedy.”

For Beyeler, one of the chief casualties in the Malheur occupation was a true understanding of the conditions that exist on the range. For all its fiery rhetoric, the standoff muddied the public discussion of land management issues in the West, which Beyeler said are “not really that complicated.”

“If I was to put an umbrella over it, it would be: What do we want these landscapes to look like? What do we want them to be?” he said.

Beginning to approach those broad questions means literally starting from the ground up with the preservation and survival of the sagebrush steppe, which, as the Soda Fire illustrated, is in a precarious position. According to Beyeler, who runs 800 head of cattle on the ranch his father purchased in 1959, the watershed must first be addressed.

“There’s nothing more important in the West than water,” he said, adding the best protection of the watershed is ensuring the right kinds of trees and plants are growing on it—specifically, aspens.

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and runoff. The trouble is, aspens have been retreating from most Western landscapes for decades. Referred to by forest managers as “aspen decline,” the phenomenon has resulted in the loss of 60 percent of the aspen stands in eastern Idaho over the past 100 years. Aspen declines have also been reported in central and northern Idaho.

As the aspens have disappeared, they have been replaced by coniferous trees, which not only don’t offer the same benefits but grow riotously and close together, increasing fuel levels on the forest floor. When the fires inevitably roar through, they are more intense and scorch the undergrowth, stripping it of vital plant species and opening the way for invaders like cheatgrass to proliferate.

While declining aspen groves and invasive cheatgrass aren’t as headline-grabbing as armed militants, and a new “Sagebrush Rebellion” makes for easier newspaper copy, Beyeler said they are some of ranchers’ chief concerns.

Furthering distrust among land users and managers only make things worse.

“I think these are the things we need to focus on in our Western landscape, and I worry that the focus is taken away from the very things we need to focus on,” Beyeler said.

“If we take care of [encouraging aspen and limiting conifer growth], you’re going to have a healthier watershed and more water. Can’t we agree on that, and can’t we take those steps to do that? If we focus on that, we’re going to actually make progress.”

COURTROOM DRAMA John Peavey echoes much of Beyeler’s assessment of the challenges facing ranchers in Idaho and the West. He, too, saw the Malheur occupation as unwelcome and unfortunate for everyone affected.

“I think the community of Burns pretty well represents what I felt,” said Peavey, who runs 38,000 ewes, 2,000 lambs and about 2,000 head of cattle, including yearlings, on a sweeping ranch outside of Carey, Idaho, that was established by his grandfather. “I thought it was a distractive issue.”

Like Beyeler, Peavey points to the unbalanced ecological situation on the range as a threat not only to the health of the sagebrush steppe but the economics of ranching. He said large acreages of public land historically grazed by sheep along the Snake River in the fall and winter have been closed during those seasons, requiring ranchers to purchase hay at prices hovering around $200 per ton. As a result, many of the remaining sheep ranchers have begun moving their herds to pastures in Arizona and California where they lamb much earlier—a heavy expense in itself.

“So these ranges are going unused, and it’s a problem,” Peavey said. “The fall grazing does something that a lot of people don’t appreciate.

The plants grow up in the spring and summer and run out of moisture, and the perennial plants make a seed. But as different fires sweep the countryside, the perennials die out. With the fall use, there’s a replanting of a young perennial plant, and the perennials are the ones we want to promote—the ones the sage grouse need. … On today’s range, all you’ve got is these old plants, and the fire takes a long time to burn up all that fuel above ground, and it’ll kill the roots. But those young plants that are the result of managed fall grazing survive, and they lend a resilience to the rangeland, instead of getting overrun with cheatgrass.”

If there is a tension between ranchers and land managers, Peavey said it lies with opening more public lands to grazing. However, he added, agencies like the BLM are “paralyzed” by the fear of being sued by some conservation groups should they open more land or alter practices—even though many management officials are receptive to those ideas. That fear extends to virtually any management-related change on the range, Peavey added.

“I think there’s a frustration in the grazing community that [BLM] should be getting on with some range improvements that promote the regeneration and the resilience of perennial plants,” he said. “The majority of the people I deal with understand that restoration is a positive thing.”

Speaking from the BLM office in Twin Falls, public affairs specialist Heather TielNelson agreed legal action presents a high hurdle for the agency.

“Litigation definitely presents those challenges. Absolutely,” she said. “We also have our environmental regulations that we have to comply with. That can slow down the process where we can’t be as nimble sometimes. Being able to, say, get in there early and graze off some of the coming cheatgrass that could maybe impact some of the later seasons management, it requires an environmental assessment.”

Meanwhile, Scott Sayler, a BLM rangeland management specialist based in Burley, said the agency is doing what it can to work around some of the constraints it may face related to lawsuits.

“We definitely need to follow our permits and be in line with that, and that does limit flexibility in some cases,” he said. “Because of litigation, we’re trying to write those environmental assessments now on new permit renewals to provide that flexibility we need to effectively manage rangelands. But it does take some time to get through that.”

Specifically, Sayler added, that means enabling ranchers to react to local conditions more or less as they’re happening.

“If it’s a really wet spring and it comes early and there’s a lot of forage, maybe we can go out two weeks early instead of waiting until the date on the permit,” he said. “In every situation that’s the way we’re going. It’s a long process, the bar is high as far as NEPA [National Environmental Policy Act] standards, but we’re getting through it. We’re working down that path.”

Idaho Cattle Association Executive Vice President Wyatt Prescott put a finer point on the issue, blaming the lack of speed in resolving some of the frustrations borne by ranchers related to active rangeland management on a vicious cycle of bureaucracy and litigation fueled by big courtroom payouts.

“Ultimately, our concern is the management is being set through a court process and through layers of administrative bureaucracy instead of based on what the actual resources is providing,” Prescott said, adding his industry would like to see a return to “on-the-ground management” and “some commonsense amendments” to NEPA and the Endangered Species Act to make them less restrictive. “[We need] to give the agencies—the government—the flexibility to be able to manage based on the ground, instead of being bogged down in layers of administrative process that in turn have created an environment that is very susceptible to litigation,” he said. “If [plaintiffs] are victorious, they get paid substantially. And that creates a cycle in which they come back repeatedly with more lawsuits.”

Still, Prescott said any suggestion that ranchers and the livestock industry are at odds with land managers like BLM is the product of misunderstanding at best—a perception made vividly clear during the Malheur Wildlife Refuge occupation.

“What happened in Malheur is they’re trying to oversimplify it and point the finger at the federal government and saying ‘they’re out to get us.’ That’s not the case at all. It’s a process of litigation and layers of policy and radical obstructionist groups that have ultimately forced the government into that position where they’re just trying to get through this process,” Prescott said. “From the livestock industry and ranching industry’s perspective, we don’t feel that way. We know we have to work with those agencies.”

ALL TOGETHER NOW Like many others, Prescott watched events unfold at the Malheur occupation with a sense of dismay—not only for the community of Burns, but his industry.

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“It set us back,” Prescott said. “It’s been a concern of ours in the cattle industry that what happened out there somehow depicted our industry in the same light. We want to be very clear in stating that in no way do those people represent ranchers, nor do they have a full grasp on the true issues we’re faced with on the management of public lands. What happened out there is completely unproductive in addressing these issues.”

Rather, Prescott, Beyeler, Peavey and BLM officials unanimously agreed that collaboration is key—no matter the obstacle.

“In the beginning, there were some attitudes that livestock grazing was rape and ruin.

That’s dissipated. … [But] I think all ranchers that are hands-on have got some frustrations.

Most of us feel that communication is where we need to be working,” said Peavey, who served more than two decades in the Idaho Legislature as both and Republican and Democrat, and whose grandfather was appointed from Idaho to the United States Senate twice—first following the death of Sen. Frank Gooding, and second following the death of Sen. William Borah.

“There needs to be more communica-

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tion and sitting down with the responsible environmental groups. You know, go out and look at stuff. That’s where you solve problems,” he added. “There’s some problems, no doubt about that. But I don’t think that group out in Oregon reflected those problems.”

To further collaboration, Beyeler is working on a project with the University of Idaho, Nature Conservancy, Wood River Land Trust and Idaho Cattle Association to establish a rangeland school and research center on 20,000 acres of public and private land between Fairfield and Carey, north of the Wood River.

Comprising an entire watershed, Beyeler said the land includes all the things that make up the Western landscape, and is envisioned as a place to educate the next generation of both ranchers and land managers, as well as create a platform for research and the opportunity for public outreach.

“When was the last time you saw the Cattle Association, the Wood River Land Trust and the Nature Conservancy, all their logos on the top of the letterhead, all asking for the same thing? Now that’s progress,” he said. “This could be a game-changer.”

For Prescott, the rangeland school provides

a new way to collect scientific data to drive management decisions, rather than “in the courtroom or fear of the courtroom.” Specifically, he said ranchers are the ultimate experts about what works and doesn’t work on the range, but that knowledge is often the result of years of trial and error. There is little, if any, quantifiable data to support many of their methods.

“But this isn’t a matter of finding a place where we can gather the science up to validate our theories,” Prescott said. “It’s an area where we can truly look at practices and whether they can be scientifically supported or not. … We’ve got to find these production- and conservation-compatible practices and this is going to be a site where we can actually do experimental research to truly investigate what those practices are.”

Sayler, with the BLM, agreed that permitees often know best, which is why his office makes it a priority to work alongside ranchers in the field as much as possible, as well as participate in rangeland training activities with ranchers and even work with the local Future Farmers of America chapter.

“The key to me is being out there on the

ground with them and seeing the same things and working through those deals to come up with some management approach that works for both us and the permitees,” Sayler said.

“This job is about working with people. It always has been.”

While he recognizes the process is often slow and cumbersome, Prescott said if past is prelude, he is confident new techniques and policies will eventually open up greater opportunities for effective, healthy range management—agitation by radical groups notwithstanding.

“We talk about invasives and wildfire being the No. 1 and 2 threats to sage grouse.

Well, literally one of the only tools to defend ourselves against those threats is the cow, is livestock,” he said.

“We’ve seen the same thing come full circle in how livestock can benefit riparian areas. Time will tell, and it takes patience and it takes collaboration, sitting at a table together and being able to have tough conversations without exhibiting the type of behavior that was exhibited in Oregon.” Prescott added.

“That’s the only way we’re going to get it done, is by working with one another.”

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY FEB. 24 Festivals & Events PEACE CORPS INFO SESSION: PEACE CORPS LEGACY—Learn about Peace Corps experiences, how volunteers impact their communities, have your questions answered and gain tips to guide you through the application process.

5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Hatch Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1677. peacecorps.gov.

On Stage BCT: CONSTELLATIONS—Through March 5. 8 p.m. $16-$34. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

COF: ALMOST, MAINE—Through March 5. 7 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty

Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey.

208-578-9122, sunvalleycenter. org.

FAMILY OF WOMAN FILM FESTIVAL-BOISE— Catch a mini-film festival at Boise State University with three entries from the Family of Woman Film Festival, which this year ventures beyond its traditional Wood River Valley home. Films include The Sound of Torture, The Hunting Ground and India’s Daughter. Daily through Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, boisestate.edu.

MONUMENTAL: DAVID BROWER’S FIGHT FOR WILD AMERICA—Join the Idaho Sierra Club for the kick-off film in their documentary screening series. The film celebrates the life and campaigns of the Sierra Club’s first executive director, and looks at how people can trigger extraordinary change through passionate work. 6:30 p.m. FREE. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise, 208-334-2225.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26

Experiment in mixology.

MURDER ON THE NILE—A gentle holiday on the Nile, the perfect spot for a honeymoon--or is it? Find out at the Mountain View High School production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile. Daily through Feb. 27, 7 p.m. $3-$7. Mountain View High School, 2000 Millenium Way, Meridian.

Thursday from 5-8 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208331-9224. bctheater.org.

Art

INSIGHT: 2016 ANNUAL BOISE STATE STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION—Through March 18. 10 a.m.5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 1, Liberal Arts Building, Room 170, 1874 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-3994, art. boisestate.edu/visualartscenter.

ADONNA KHARE: THE KINGDOM—Through May 29. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

BCT CONSTELLATIONS ART SHOW/SILENT AUCTION—What does a love story between a beekeeper and a physicist look like when it’s set in the multiverse? This collection gives viewers glimpses into various possibilities. All works are available for purchase through a silent auction. The show is open during business hours MondayFriday and during performances through the end of the Constellations run March 5, and on First

THE EXPERIENCE OF COLOR GROUP SHOW—Through March 4. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery. com.

JAMES COOK: INSIDE OUT— Through March 4. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-726-5079, gailseverngallery.com.

JIM BRITT: THE ECLECTIC PORTRAIT—Through April 15. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. FREE. The Community Library Ketchum, 415 Spruce Ave., Ketchum, 208-726-3493, thecommunitylibrary.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27

Getting an A in chemistry or cooking a perfect souffle: super useful super powers

JOSEPHINE FORRESTER: N MIRROR CREEK PL—Through Feb. 28. 7 a.m.-11:45 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-4261242, finearts.boisestate.edu.

WILLIAM LEWIS: CITY LIMITS— Hosted by Surel’s Other Place.

Through Feb. 29. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE. Cinder Winery, 107 E.44th St., Garden City, 208-376-4023. surelsplace.org/surelsotherplace.

LINDA CHRISTENSEN: PANTOMIME—Through March 4. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Gail Severn Gallery, 400 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-7265079, gailseverngallery.com.

Talks & Lectures

LINO TAGLIAPIETRA: IL MAESTRO—Through March 5. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Friesen Gallery, 320 First Ave. N., Ketchum, 208-7264174, friesengallery.com.

PEGAN BROOKE: NEW PAINTINGS—By appointment, through April 30. FREE. Ochi Gallery, 119 Lewis St., Ketchum, 208-7268746, ochigallery.com.

TVAA: THIS AMERICAN LIFE— Through April 8. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE. Boise State Public Radio, Yanke Family Research Building, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, 208-426-3663, treasurevalleyartistsalliance.org.

BITCOIN’S MOON SHOT: $10 MILLION PER BITCOIN?—Boise Bitcoin Meetup features Jon Harms on topics like price discovery in the open market, global economic forces, global participation and economic theory. Plus Charles Allen (via Hangouts) will discuss Bitcoin Shop (aka BTCS), the first blockchain-focused U.S. public company and market direction. 7 p.m. FREE. The Harbor Grill and Events Center, 3000 N. Lakeharbor Lane, Boise, 208-853-5070. meetup.com.

READ ME TV: AMERICA AND THE WEST DURING THE ORPHAN TRAIN ERA—Join Boise State history professor John Bieter to learn more about America and the West during the time of the Orphan Train program. This discussion of

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We looked around and then we found / The show for you and me and now it’s / Springtime for The Producers in Boise.

COCKTAIL CHEMISTRY: A FUNDRAISING FETE

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY SUPERHERO PARTY

BROADWAY IN BOISE: THE PRODUCERS

If you’d taken a field trip to the Discovery Center of Idaho as an elementary school young ’un, you may have delighted in learning about rockets and thrilled to watch a life-like skeleton pedaling a stationary bicycle. Now, as an adult, experience that child-like wonder again—this time with alcohol. DCI’s most popular Adult Night of 2015 returns in Chemistry of the Cocktail. You don’t even have to be inebriated to enjoy a night of dancing, a whiskey distilling class, some minor explosions and cocktails laced with liquid nitrogen.

The night is also a fundraiser for the DCI, helping it continue STEM education through creative, hands-on learning for the children who will walk through the rows of experimental equipment— maybe like you did.

8-11 p.m.; $20 adv., $25 door. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 W. Myrtle St., 208-343-9895, dcidaho.org.

You might not have X-ray vision, killer strength or lightning-fast speed, but maybe you have other super powers. Maybe you’re a kick-ass crafter. Maybe you speak several languages. Maybe you’re an ace designer. Whatever your particular talent, join Albertson’s Library, the Associated Students of Boise State University, the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, University Pulse and the Gender Equity Center for a free, family friendly day of super fun. Enjoy maskmaking and comic-book canvas painting with Art Party Boise; check out a 3-D printer and other high-tech devices from Maker Lab; get airbrushed ink from Toppers and Tats; and more. The party is made possible by a grant from Coca-Cola and refreshments are promised, so you do the math. Hey, maybe that’s your super power.

11 a.m.-2 p.m., FREE. Student Union Lookout Room, 1700 University Dr., 208-426-4259, womenscenter.boisestate.edu.

Pigeons wearing Nazi armbands, scantily clad chorus girls popping out of filing cabinets, Hitler doing a Judy Garland impression...

It can only be Mel Brooks’ The Producers. Brooks rewrote the rules on political incorrectness and picked up an Oscar in 1968 for his film about a Broadway show that never was. However, it eventually became an actual Broadway musical, opening in 2001 and going on to become the biggest hit in a generation.

The Producers are a pair of losers who raise loads of cash for a show so distasteful, it’s sure to close opening night. But when audiences get their first glimpse of “Springtime for Hitler,” the show becomes a smash hit. Now, the producers, along with their pigeons, showgirls and dancing Nazis, will invade Boise for three days.

7:30 p.m., $37.50-$57.50, Morrison Center, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, 208-426-1609, mc.boisestate.edu/broadway.

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CALENDAR westward expansion and mid- to late 19th century America should give a deeper understanding of Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train, this year’s selection for the 2016 Read Me Treasure Valley onebook program. 7 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-972-8200, boisepubliclibrary.org.

COF: ALMOST, MAINE—Through March 5. 7 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey.

208-578-9122, sunvalleycenter. org/companyoffools/currentseason.

THURSDAY FEB. 25

FAMILY OF WOMAN FILM FESTIVAL-BOISE—Through Feb. 25. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, boisestate.edu.

On Stage

MURDER ON THE NILE—Through Feb. 27, 7 p.m. $3-$7. Mountain View High School, 2000 Millenium Way, Meridian. 208-850-4050.

ALLEY REP: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE— Through March 5. 8 p.m. $15-$20.

Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, alleyrep.org.

BCT: CONSTELLATIONS—Through March 5. 8 p.m. $16-$34.

Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

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

Workshops & Classes ORAL HISTORY WORKSHOP—Join the Idaho Humanities Council for this two-hour introductory workshop on conducting an oral history project.

Presenter Troy Reeves leads the oral history program at the

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

University of Wisconsin-Madison, and directed the Idaho Oral History Center in Boise from 1999-2006.

All are welcome; RSVP to Beth Neunaber at beth@nampalibrary. org. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-468-5800.

Art EAGLE ART GALLERY ONE-YEAR CELEBRATION—Meet some of the gallery’s artists while enjoying wine from Vintner Ken Rufe of Cellar 616 and food by Rice Contemporary Asian Cuisine. 5:30-8:30 p.m.

FREE. Eagle Art Gallery, 50 2nd St., Eagle, 208-938-6626, eagleartgallery.net.

LAST THURSDAY ART PARTY: SUZANNE CHETWOOD—Join artist Suzanne Chetwood for her new show, Un Petit Vacances. The show marks the grand opening of the new gallery expansion. There will be refreshments and specials for art lovers. 5-8 p.m. FREE. The Gallery at Finer Frames, 164 E. State St., Ste. B, Eagle, 208-888-9898, finerframes.com.

Talks & Lectures

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HOW TO GET PAID FOR WHAT YOU DO—Learn about the critical elements of getting paid. You’ll leave with a sample credit policy and plenty of practical ideas. 3-5 p.m. $10.

Boise State Micron Business and Economics Building, 2360 University Drive, Boise, business. idahosbdc.org.

Citizen IDAHO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETING—A three-member panel of the IHRC will meet to make decisions on the merits of administrative cases filed with the commission. 3:30 p.m. FREE. Idaho Human Rights Commission, 317 W. Main St., Boise, 208-334-2873, humanrights.idaho.gov.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

THE CABIN READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS: GEORGE SAUNDERS In his convocation speech to the 2013 graduating class at Syracuse University, author George Saunders said among his regrets were “failures of kindness”—instances in which he could have done more for someone in need.

Saunders has written for GQ, The New Yorker and Harper’s, and has been a finalist for the National Book Award for In Persuasion Nation. He’s also a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and was No. 54 on “The 2013 Time 100,” the magazine’s annual list of influential people, so expect sagacious wit and good ideas when he speaks at the Egyptian Theatre Wednesday, March 2 as part of The Cabin’s Readings and Conversations series.

7:30 p.m. $20-$55. The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., 208-331-8000, thecabinidaho.org.

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FRIDAY FEB. 26 Festivals & Events BOISE PHILHARMONIC: BACKSTAGE WITH THE ARTIST—Join Boise Philharmonic Maestro Robert Franz, musicians, and featured guest artists every concert week on Friday for a stimulating conversation about the upcoming performance. Noon. FREE. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-345-9116.

DCI CHEMISTRY OF THE COCKTAIL—Don’t miss your chance to show off your dance moves, take a whiskey distilling class, watch minor explosions and try a cocktail that’s been frozen with liquid nitrogen at the

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CALENDAR Discovery Center’s Chemistry of the Cocktail fundraiser. 8-11 p.m. $20 adv., $25 door. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208343-9895, dcidaho.org.

DCI SCIENCE WITH STYLE: TALK NERDY 2 ME—Enjoy appetizers, a hosted bar, live and silent auctions, and more, including admission to the after-party, Chemistry of the Cocktail, at the Discovery Center immediately following the event. 7-9 p.m. $100. Zions Bank Tower, 800 W. Main St., Boise, 208-344-5523.

On Stage BLT: CALENDAR GIRLS— When Chris and Annie resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room, they manage to persuade four friends to pose nude with them for an “alternative” calendar. It’s a success, but Chris and Annie’s friendship is put to the test under the strain of their new-found fame. Based on the true story. 8 p.m. $11-$16. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-3425104, boiselittletheater.org.

BOISE PHILHARMONIC: SIBELIUS AND CHANGLU—8 p.m. $22$43.50. Brandt Center at NNU, 707 Fern St., Nampa, 208-467-8790, brandtcenter.nnu.edu.

CALDWELL FINE ARTS: BYU FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE—The Brigham Young University International Folk Dance Ensemble performs Irish hard shoe, American clogging, Ukrainian Hopak and more. 7 p.m. $5-$20. Jewett Auditorium, The College of Idaho, 2112 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell. 208-459-5275, caldwellfinearts.org.

COF: ALMOST, MAINE—8 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey. 208-578-9122, sunvalleycenter.org.

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

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com.

FLAMENCO—Enjoy this dance and music performance with Shimi Tree and Friends, and Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo. Proceeds benefit Escuela de Ritmo, a nonprofit Flamenco school. 8 p.m. $5. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208-467-5533, flyingmcoffee.com.

MURDER ON THE NILE—7 p.m. $3-$7. Mountain View High School, 2000 Millenium Way, Meridian.

208-850-4050.

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Art BOISE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ART OPEN HOUSE—In Room 252, Liberal Arts Building. 4-8 p.m. FREE. Boise State Liberal Arts Building, 1874 University Drive, Boise, boisestate.edu.

BOSCO: SMALL WORKS—Flash show featuring new work by 20 BOSCO members. Opening reception on Feb. 26; show runs through Feb. 28. 5:30-8:30 p.m.

FREE. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 206-407-7529, surelsplace.org.

Literature AUTHOR V.E. SCHWAB: A GATHERING OF SHADOWS—The bestselling author will read from her new book.

7-9 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library Hayes Auditorium, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. 208-376-4229, facebook.com.

Animals & Pets 2016 STANLEY SLED DOG RENDEZVOUS—Watch these exuberant dogs and trainers compete under the stunning backdrop of the Sawtooth Mountains. Daily through Feb. 28 5 p.m. Mountain Village Resort, 3 Eva Falls Ave., Stanley.

208-774-2286.

Food 2016 GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON—Pick up a box of your favorite Girl Scout Cookies at a booth Feb. 26-March 13. Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council, 1410 Etheridge Lane, Boise, 208-377-2011, girlscoutsssc.org/cookie-locator.

ing, show off your superpower at the Boise State Student Union Lookout Room. Enjoy maskmaking and comic-book canvas painting, check out high-tech gadgets and more. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

FREE. Student Union Lookout Room, 1700 University Drive, 208-426-4259, womenscenter. boisestate.edu.

FRIENDS OF THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND OLD PEN ANNUAL MEETING—Get the inside story on the Historical Museum’s renovation progress, plus Q&A time with representatives from the Museum.

You can also play History Mystery and win prizes. Refreshments will be available. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Idaho History Center, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-334-3863, friendsidahohistory.com.

GEM, MINERAL AND FOSSIL SHOW—Join the Idaho Gem Club for their two-day annual show. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE-$4. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, idahogemclub.com.

HARRY POTTER COSTUME PARTY—The Muggle Struggle is real. Enjoy a Balcony Club-style night of wizards and witchcraft. 10 p.m. $3 with costume, $5 without.

Balcony Club, 150 N. Eighth St., Ste. 226, Boise, 208-336-1313, thebalconyclub.com.

LOOKOUT JUNCTION MODEL RAILROAD SHOW—12:30-4:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Public Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-972-8300, rockymountainhirailers.com.

RETHINKING IDAHO LANDSCAPES COMMUNITY FORUM—Get examples, tools and information useful for gardening in Idaho. Register by phone or online. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $35-$45. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

STARLIGHT SNOWSHOE BENEFIT—Snowshoe under the stars on lit paths before heading to the lodge to enjoy live music, food, drinks and raffle. All proceeds go directly to JDRF to fund research for a cure, better treatments, and prevention methods for type 1 diabetes. 4-9 p.m. $11-$16, $53 family. Bogus Basin Nordic Lodge and Education Center, Bogus Basin Road, past the Simplot Lodge, Boise, 801-3629850, www2.jdrf.org.

On Stage ALLEY REP: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE—8 p.m. $15-$20. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208424-8297, alleyrep.org.

BCT: CONSTELLATIONS—2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $16-$34. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater. org.

BLT: CALENDAR GIRLS—8 p.m. $11-$16. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-342-5104, boiselittletheater.org.

BOISE PHILHARMONIC: SIBELIUS AND CHANGLU—Experience something new as East meets West, featuring

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MERIDIAN FFA COMMUNITY APPRECIATION BREAKFAST—Join Meridian FFA members for their annual Community Appreciation Breakfast, at the Meridian High School Professional Technical Center. The menu features pancakes, hash browns, sausage links, eggs, milk and coffee. 6-8 a.m. FREE. Meridian High School, 1900 W. Pine Ave., Meridian, 208-888-4905, mhs.meridianschools.org.

COF: ALMOST, MAINE—8 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey. 208-578-9122, sunvalleycenter.org.

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

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com.

MAHAVIA FLAMENCO—Experience the magic and passion of flamenco with singer J.R. Rivero, guitarist Derren Davidavich Crosby and dancer Julianna “La Patita” Thomas. Featuring Kelli Brown from Off Center Dance, Natalie Gallegos from Carpe Danza Studio, as well as special surprise guests. 7:30 p.m. $10-$15 adv., $15-$20 door.

Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, 208-343-1871, sapphireboise. com.

MURDER ON THE NILE—7 p.m. $3-$7. Mountain View High School, 2000 Millenium Way, Meridian.

208-850-4050.

SATURDAY NIGHT IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $5-$25. Treasure Valley Children’s Theater, 703 N. Main St., Meridian. 208-991-4476.

EMILY WENNER AND DANIELLE DEMARAY: CONNECTIVE TISSUES—Saturdays through March.

Noon-6 p.m. FREE. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com.

Sports & Fitness AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION FIGHT FOR AIR STAIR CLIMB EVENT—Participants climb 32 to 128 floors of stairs to raise funds for this good cause. 8-11:30 a.m.

US Bank Plaza, 101 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-345-8519. climbboise.org.

Festivals & Events 22ND ANNUAL FRANK AND BETHINE CHURCH GALA—Calling all Democrats: You don’t want to miss the Idaho Democratic Party’s signature event. 5:30-9 p.m. $100. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise.

208-336-1815, idahodems.org.

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BOISE PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA WINTER CONCERT—3 p.m. $7-$8. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise.

208-344-7849, boisephil.org.

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SATURDAY FEB. 27

BOISE STATE SUPERHERO PARTY—Whether its awesome crafting, multi-lingualism or ace design-

Changlu Wu on the Chinese pipa performing Shan-Yuan’s Dance of the Yao People and Lan-Kui Han’s Qilian Rhapsody for Pipa and Orchestra. Plus Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2. 8 p.m. $23.75-$71.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

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CALENDAR ALLEY REP: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE—2 p.m. $15-$20. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208424-8297, alleyrep.org.

AN EVENING WITH EILEN JEWELL—The critically acclaimed Boise-born singer-songwriter caps off her February tour of the Northwest. 7 p.m. $25. Cinder Winery, 107 E.44th St., Garden City, 208-376-4023, eilenjewell.com.

COF: ALMOST, MAINE—3 p.m. $15-$35. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey. 208-578-9122, sunvalleycenter.org.

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

door, $5 student, $180-$360 VIP sponsor. Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. Ninth St., Boise. 208-853-9200, jewishidaho. com/marthecohn.

Sports & Fitness BOGUS SNOWSCHOOL “SNOW-GA” SNOWSHOE YOGA BENEFIT—Enjoy instant snowshoe karma at this unique fundraiser combining wine, chocolate, yoga and snowshoeing for a good cause.

12:30-2:30 p.m. $25. Bogus Basin Frontier Point Lodge, Bogus Basin Road, Boise.

MONDAY FEB. 29

Talks & Lectures

Festivals & Events

AN EVENING WITH MARTHE COHN: BEHIND ENEMY LINES—Hear the incredible story of a Jewish spy’s courage, faith and espionage in Nazi Germany. Book sale and signing to follow. 7 p.m. $12 adv., $15

IMP 2ND ANNUAL IDAHO MEDIA AWARDS—Celebrate the creativity, technique and vision of Idaho’s media artists. 6 p.m. FREE. Trailhead, 500 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-344-5483, trailheadboise.org.

On Stage STORY STORY NIGHT: CLUELESS—Lose your mind on Leap Day at Clueless: Airhead and As If Stories, featuring Erin Riley, Logan Cramer and Chris Graham acting like total dopes and ditzes. Hosted by Jessica Holmes, with music by Stardust Lounge, Pie Hole pizza and a full bar. 7 p.m. Continues through March 28. $12. El Korah Shrine Center, 1118 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-343-0571. storystorynight.org.

Workshops & Classes WEIGHT MANAGEMENT 101—Join Southwest District Heath Nutritionist Juanita Aguilar for tips on how to make and reach realistic weight management goals. 5:30-7 p.m.

FREE. Nampa Public Library, 215 12th Ave. S., Nampa, 208-4685800.

TUESDAY MARCH 1 Festivals & Events

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2016 SERVE IDAHO CONFERENCE—Learn best practices, strategies and new ways of doing business from the state’s best thinkers and practitioners of service and volunteering. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. $25$140. Red Lion Downtowner, 1800 W. Fairview Ave., Boise. 208-3323578, serveidaho.gov.

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WOMEN IN STEM LAUNCH EVENT—Enjoy an evening of drinks, appetizers and inspirational STEM speaker Barbara Morgan. The event launches the Women in STEM program here in Idaho, to raise money for scholarships to help young women study STEM subjects. 6-9 p.m. $15. Beside Bardenay, 612 Grove St., Boise, 208-426-0538.

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Go to www.boiseweekly.com and look under odds and ends for the answers to this week’s puzzle. And don’t think of it as cheating.

Think of it more as simply double-checking your answers. © 2013 Mepham Group.

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BROADWAY IN BOISE: THE PRODUCERS—Only Mel Brooks could have created a Broadway blockbuster with a big song-and-dance number called “Springtime For Hitler.” 7:30 p.m. $37.50-$57.50. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261609, box office: 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

BAR • BASQUE CUISINE • HOTEL daily drink specials intimate dining rooms starting at $80

Sports & Fitness FLY FISHING SILVER CREEK— Learn the tricks and secrets to fly fishing the world famous Silver Creek with expert David Lupien.

Northwest School of Fly Fishing 641 N. Five Mile Road, Boise 6-7:30 p.m. $30. 208-375-0045, nwschoolofflyfishing.com.

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY FEB. 24 CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers DJ ZUZ—9 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s HILLFOLK NOIR—6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow JAZ FAGAN—5 p.m. FREE. Schnitzel Garten JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

LIQUID WETT WEDNESDAY—Electronic live music and DJs. 9:30 p.m.

FREE. Liquid MICHAELA FRENCH—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel RYAN WISSINGER—9 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub SK8 NITE: GRAVESPELL—With Embryonic Devourment, Splattered Throat and Kurgan Hypothesis. 8 p.m. $8. The Shredder STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

KARAOKE—8 p.m. FREE. High Note

TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

LEAH VANBLARICOM AND CHRIS DINEEN—6 p.m. FREE. Gelato

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

THURSDAY FEB. 25 BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers BERNIE REILLY AND SHAKEY DAVE MANION—7 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel BROKEN BODIES (FEMALE MISFITS COVER BAND)—8 p.m. $TBA. The Shredder EMILY WELLS—With Lorna Dune and Melody English. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Neurolux FML EDM DJS—9 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s

GAYLE CHAPMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 HOPELESS JACK—9:30 p.m.

FREE. Reef IRATION AND PEPPER: HAWAIIAN PUNCH WINTER TOUR 2016—With New Kingston. 8 p.m. $20-$95. Knitting Factory JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

FRIDAY FEB. 26 ANDREW SHEPPARD BAND— 8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

CREDENDA—With the Dry Creek Drifters. 7:30 p.m. $10-$14.

Sapphire CYMRY—6 p.m. FREE. Schnitzel Garten

BAD RABBIT—7 p.m. WilliB’s

DALE CAVANAUGH—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—5:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

EMILY TIPTON—8 p.m. FREE. Piper

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

BOISE PHILHARMONIC: SIBELIUS AND CHANGLU WU—8 p.m. $22-$43.50. NNU Brandt Center

PATRICK RICE—9 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub

CHICKEN DINNER ROAD—7 p.m.

FREE. Sockeye-Cole

STEVE AND GRACE WALL—6 p.m.

FREE. Gelato

COUNTRY DANCE: SWEET BRIAR—7 p.m. $6-$11. Eagles Lodge Nampa

EMILY WELLS—7 p.m. $15. Cinder Winery FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers FREAKWATER—With Jaye Jayle. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux HANG ELEVEN—10 p.m. $5. Reef

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

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NOISE

Freakwater’s stated goal: “To destroy all hope.�

GIMME STORIES OR GIMME DEATH

Freakwater pumps out Scheherazade, keeps conversation going CHRIS PARKER Some things are so idiosyncratic, it’s hard to conceive of a world without them. It could be something fried and served on a stick, George Seurat’s pointillism, stereogram 3-D posters or the aching country-soaked sounds of Freakwater.

Freakwater is a 27-year-old Chicago-by-way-ofLouisville, Ky., combo founded by singer/guitarists Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Irwin, whose vocals intertwine like vines climbing a country-folk trellis in the Carter Family’s backyard.

Freakwater came along in the late ’80s alongside fellow Midwesterners the Jayhawks and Uncle Tupelo, forging a haunting old-timey sound a decade before Americana became a thing.

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For Bean and Irwin, being ahead of their time meant pulling up stakes just as the land became valuable. After releasing a host of albums between 1989 and 1999, Bean and Irwin left to pursue solo careers and other projects, getting together for the occasional reunion tour—until earlier this month, when Freakwater released Scheherazade (Bloodshot 5HFRUGV )HE LWV Ă€UVW DOEXP LQ \HDUV Scheherazade emerged from shows Freakwater performed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s 1995 Feels Like the Third Time, abetted by guitarist James Elkington (Bean’s bandmate in Chicago folk band The Horse’s Ha since 2002). “Everything sounded so good,â€? said Bean.

that you’ll just die,â€? Irwin said. “[Elkington] just played so fantastically, and the “Because then, if you stop talking, you’ll have songs... I don’t know, they’re just sort of invigoratWR KDYH VRPH VHOI UHĂ HFWLRQ Âľ %HDQ DGGHG ´,W LVQ¡W ing after you haven’t done it in a long time. And like a king is going to kill us. It’s our inner selves.â€? to play a body of work that old in its entirety? It Bean and Irwin have the mannerisms of a was sort of an interesting process. Then he kept saying, ‘You’ve got to make a record. You’ve got to long-married couple: They complete each other’s make a record.’ So we just said OK. People tell us sentences and banter back-and-forth between questions. Their friendship goes back to their to do something, we’ll do it.â€? teens, when Bean spotted Irwin hanging with the Bean’s and Irwin’s mesmerizing harmonies Ă XWWHU DQG IDOO OLNH D IHDWKHU LQ WKH EUHH]H WHQGHU cool kids, wearing a look of divine indifference. “They looked like mean cool kids that I was REMHFWV DFWHG XSRQ E\ D Ă€HUFH ZRUOG DQG HFKRLQJ really intrigued with,â€? Bean said. “My mom said, the calamity of their characters. It ranges from ‘Why don’t [you] go down there and introduce the downtrodden “Bolshevik and Bollweevilâ€? to yourself to them? You need some friends. You the searing socio-cultural murder ballad, “What the People Wantâ€? and the bent societal bough of never get out of the house. Why don’t you just “Down Will Come Baby,â€? whose dark imprimatur knock on the door and tell them, ‘I’m Janet?’â€?

As if. But a couple of years later, Bean met a suggests Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds going gospel.

16-year old Irwin working the door at a show by Some of the tracks’ deep, burrowing sound legendary Louisville punks Circle X. Irwin let her comes courtesy of Murder By Death cellist Sara Balliet, whose strains are the perfect counterpoint in, sparking a friendship that has spanned three decades. While Bean and Irwin occasionally offer to Irwin and Bean’s melancholy wail. each other ideas for lyrics or melodies, their writ“[Balliet] gets a beautiful sound and she has ing process is solitary. really great ideas,� said Bean. “People always say that “It was really nice to have FREAKWATER they write songs together, but somebody that plays so well With Jaye Jayle. Friday, Feb. 26. Doors I don’t even know how that’s and is completely comfortat 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.; $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., possible,� said Irwin. “That able with us making things 208-343-0886, neurolux.com. would be a really ugly process.� up.� “I would rather me watch Freakwater also received help on two cuts from violinist Warren Ellis (Dirty her throw up than have me watch that,� said Bean. “I would much rather have her watch me Three, Bad Seeds), who told the band he’d taken throw up,� Irwin added.

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Their feeling of connection reached its apex Ă XWH LV QRW JRLQJ WR ZRUN"¡¾ ,UZLQ VDLG ´7KHQ ZH during an early morning radio interview. listened to it, and it was just so phenomenal.â€? “Some woman from Michigan was talking to The title of Freakwater’s latest album is a us. She asked us a bunch of questions and then reference to The Arabian Nights, a centuries-old collection of Arabic folk tales, including “Schehe- all of a sudden, she asked us ‘What is your goal?’â€? razade,â€? which tells of a cuckolded king who weds Bean said. “We didn’t even look at each other or anything but at the exact same time, we both said, and kills a new wife every day. The eponymous ‘To destroy all hope.’ And we kind of looked at Scheherazade is up next and, to avoid her fate, each other like, ‘What the fuck? I didn’t know that each night she tells the king an incomplete story, was your goal!’ It was like...â€?

SURPLVLQJ WR Ă€QLVK LW WKH QH[W QLJKW “We were destined,â€? said Irwin. “I love the idea that if you ever stop talking BOISE WEEKLY.COM

MUSIC GUIDE IRATION AND PEPPER: HAWAIIAN PUNCH WINTER TOUR 2016—With New Kingston. 8 p.m. $20-$95. Knitting Factory

THAT 1 GUY—7 p.m. $15. Neurolux

JEREMY PARRISH—5 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

SUNDAY FEB. 28

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

AN EVENING WITH EILEN JEWELL—7 p.m. $25. Cinder Winery

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

BRILLZ—With Party Favor, Jackal, and Y2K. 8 p.m. $15-$40. Revolution

PELLOILLE OCEANE—7:30 p.m.

FREE. The District

OPEN MIC—7 p.m. FREE. High Note OPEN MIC WITH CRAIG SLOVER—6:30-p.m. FREE. Gelato OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT AND ROB HILL—8 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

TUESDAY MARCH 1

ROTATING LIVE DJS—9 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s

DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS—With Sean McConnell. 8 p.m. $15-$30. Knitting Factory

BEACON AND NITASHA KMETO—9:30 p.m. $5. Reef

RYAN WISSINGER—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

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

GARY ELLER: IDAHO TRAIN SONGS—6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch

SATURDAY FEB. 27

MONDAY FEB. 29

OPEN MIC—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

ANDY BYRON AND THE LOST RIVER BAND—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

1332 RECORDS PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid

REX MILLER AND SANDRA CAVANAUGH—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

BOISE PHILHARMONIC: SIBELIUS AND CHANGLU WU—8 p.m. $23.75-$71.50. Morrison Center BOISE PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA WINTER CONCERT—3 p.m. $7-$8. Morrison Center CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers DALE CAVANAUGH—7 p.m. FREE. Boise Brewing

DJ SLIEB—9 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s

RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: WILD POWWERS—7 p.m. $5. Neurolux

DAN COSTELLO—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

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CARLY RAE JEPSEN, MARCH 2, KNITTING FACTORY If all you know of Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen is the 2012 earworm “Call Me Maybe,” you may have written her off. If, however, you enjoy a hooky, addictive pop song and appreciate an amazing set of pipes, you should join the camp that recognizes her talent.

Jepsen made naysayers regret relegating her to “one-hit-wonder” status with the release of Emotion (Silent Records/Giant Little Man, 2015), which features a musical who’s who, including Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij, producer Ariel Rechtshaid (Beyonce, Usher) and “Chandelier” chanteuse Sia. Jepsen also took a turn as Frenchy in the Fox special Grease:Live, which aired in January, confirming there’s more to the 30-year-old singer than an indecisive stalker’s theme song. Speaking of theme songs, Jepsen was tapped to pen the theme for the Full House reboot, Fuller House, which airs Wednesday, Feb. 24 on Netflix. Jepsen is making a Boise stop on her North American tour, so get set to board the bus for Camp Carly.

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NICK SYMMONDS HAS RUN OUT OF PATIENCE Run Gum, co-founded by the Olympic runner from Idaho, has filed an antitrust lawsuit MICAH DREW Nick Symmonds, a two-time Olympian who grew up in Boise, is known in the running world for two things: being fast and being one of his sport’s most outspoken and provocative personalities. Since filing a lawsuit against USA Track and Field and the U.S. Olympic Committee, it appears Symmonds’ reputation will stay intact.

On Jan. 20, Run Gum, a performance supplement and caffeinated chewing gum company co-founded by Symmonds, filed an antitrust lawsuit against USATF and the USOC, claiming they had created a monopoly on sponsorships because only shoe and apparel logos are allowed on athletes’ bodies or attire.

Run Gum sponsored 20 athletes during the 2015 USATF championships, supplying the athletes with branded uniforms and funds to travel to the national meet.

During the competition, Symmonds sported large Run Gum temporary tattoos on both biceps but if the USOC and USATF have their way, none of that will be allowed at this summer’s Olympic Trials.

Symmonds told website FloTrack if companies such as McDonald’s or Starbucks wanted to pay an athlete $1 million to wear a jersey with their logo on it, the athlete would have to turn it down.

“They can’t take that money,” said Symmonds.

“There is no way for any company, any nonapparel manufacturer, to advertise on an athlete during the Olympic Trials and that’s wrong.”

Due to his pushback against the rules, Symmonds was left off Team USA for the World Championships after he had refused to sign a statement of conditions limiting athlete-sponsor visibility. Additionally, USATF and USOC have ruled any athlete who makes the national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be required to sign the same statement.

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Nick Symmonds on his antitrust suit against USA Track and Field and the U.S. Olympic Committee: It’s about “keep[ing] governing bodies on their toes.”

“[USATF] are an entirely inept organization and I don’t expect them to have their shit together in time,” said Symmonds. “But in the meantime, I am putting my faith in [CEO Max Siegel] and his ability to get things done and have a statement of conditions that has all of its terms defined by the time the Olympic Games comes around.”

Until then, Symmonds said he intends to spend the next several months training to make the USOC team for the Summer Games. To stay in top form, he runs 60 miles per week around his Seattle home, but still takes Sundays off to go fishing.

Symmonds said he’ll ramp up his efforts in March with a five-week training stint in Albuquerque, N.M. Afterward, he’ll travel to Asia for a few early season races to tune up his legs in anticipation of the racing season.

To qualify for Rio, Symmonds will need to finish in the top three at the U.S. Olympic trials, which are held in Eugene, Ore., in early July. Track experts predict an 800-meter run time of 1:44.5—Symmonds’ winning time from 2015—is necessary to secure a spot on the Riobound Team USA. Symmonds, whose best time of 1:42.95 was set during the 2012 London Olympics, said he’s not worried about his chances in 2016.

“I feel my experience will come through like it always has,” he said. “I’ve made every team I’ve tried out for and I believe if I stay healthy,

this will be no exception.”

Symmonds’ confidence notwithstanding, he’ll have some serious competition this year from a number of American athletes hoping to unseat the reigning U.S. champion. Notable frontrunners include 21-year-old Clayton Murphy, who replaced Symmonds on the U.S. team last year, and 18-year-old Texas A&M freshman Donavan Brazier, who ran the nation’s sixth fastest indoor time in his collegiate debut.

Symmonds, who turned 32 in December, said the influx of younger runners in his event doesn’t worry him. He’ll be relying on the experience gained from winning eight national titles.

“If I got fired up about every youngster who ran a fast time, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night,” Symmonds said. “I train to run three rounds. I train to run faster each round and have my best product at the end of each round.

It’s something that takes a decade, or certainly years, to get right.”

Once in Rio, Symmonds will face many of the same international competitors he ran against in 2012, including Olympic champion David Rudisha, who holds the record for the 800-meter. Despite the likelihood of racing the “greatest half miler who’s ever lived,” Symmonds’ goal for Rio is simple: win another Olympic medal.

“At this point I’m only doing it for the medals,” he said. “And to keep governing bodies on their toes.”

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SCREEN A SENSE OF SELF IN A SELFLESS HELL

The devastating Son of Saul GEORGE PRENTICE If there is a sure-thing during this year’s Oscar ceremony, it is that Son of Saul will take home the prize as the year’s best foreign film. The reason is simple: This anything-butsimple experience is devastating, memorable and, thus, one of the best films of the year in any category.

It’s been a full five months since I’ve seen Son of Saul and I still can’t shake it.

The reason I use the word “experience” to describe the viewing of this film is that Hungarian actor Geza Rhorig stars as Auschwitz inmate Saul Auslander in Laszlo Nemes’ searing debut, Son of Saul.

I vividly remember the sobbing from fellow movie-goers who told me, upon exiting the theater, that their previous conceptions of the sisting the Nazis in burning the dead. One day, at Schindler’s List as an example of filmmakers’ Holocaust from other films—Schindler’s List, Saul discovers a boy who has somehow survived habit of injecting their stories with melodrama.

Life is Beautiful, etc.—were turned inside out.

Instead, he said, he wanted to explore the amSon of Saul instead appears to be less about the the gas chamber but died shortly thereafter. biguity of tragedy. As Saul negotiates from one Instead of taking the boy to a spectacle of the Holocaust burning pit, he instead embarks level of misery to another—from gas chamber and more about the indiSON OF SAUL (R) to crematorium—he searches for a sense of self on a mad hunt to find a rabbi viduals suffering through to help him bury the child, who in a selfless hell by clinging to the corpse of a it. As a result, its entirely Directed by Laszlo Nemes strange child.

Saul insists is his son. self-conscious exposition Starring Geza Rohrig, Sandor Zsoter Nemes, using a now-unconventional The source material of makes it possibly the best and Levente Molnar 35-millimeter camera positioned about 20 Son of Saul is a remarkable film yet made about the Opens Friday, Feb. 26 at The Flicks. inches from his subjects’ faces, ensures the collection of testimonies from Holocaust. audience is not allowed to look away.

Sonderkommando survivors in First-time director LaszSon of Saul has already picked up the The Scrolls of Auschwitz. Nemes, lo Nemes chooses to fix top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and who lost a number of his own family at Aushis (and our) attention on head-and-shoulder chwitz, told a premiere audience at the Toronto was named the best foreign film of the year close-ups of one particular Auschwitz inmate, International Film Festival that he was particu- by practically every critics association. The Saul Auslander (Geza Rohrig), one of the conOscar is inevitable and couldn’t be more well centration camp’s so-called Sonderkommandos, larly appalled at previous Hollywood attempts deserved. to depict the Holocaust, taking particular aim charged with delaying their own deaths by as-

SCREEN EXTRA WHY THE REVENANT WILL WIN THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR (AND BE ONE OF THE WORST CHOICES EVER) I predict the planet’s newspapers will fill their front pages Monday, Feb. 29 with headlines praising The Revenant and how the film and its star, Leo DiCaprio, took home the top Oscars the night before. It’s BOISE WEEKLY.COM

practically inevitable.

Pretty boy Leo’s self-flagellation in the film—audiences are aghast at how ugly he is in this endurance test—checks off all the Oscar boxes.

Lots of ugly makeup? Check. Near death? Check. Unending punishment? Check, check and check.

As for the film, The Revenant will back into a Best Picture prize by

taking home other Oscars. The film is a prohibitive favorite to win Best Director, Cinematography and, of course, Best Actor. Of course, most Best Picture winners have at least two other wins.

It’s a shame. In a year with so many top-notch, memorable films, members of the Motion Picture Academy would be well-served to

give the Best Picture Oscar to The Big Short, The Martian, Spotlight or just about any other nominee.

Yes, The Revenant was a fine film.

The best? Not by a long shot. Which leads me to my second prediction: By, oh, let’s say June, almost no one will recall what film won the Best Picture Oscar this year.

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2013 ARTERBERRY MARESH PINOT NOIR, $25 This Pino opens with heady aromas of cherry blossom, cocoa, vanilla bean, a hint of smoke and five spice.

It’s a fruit-forward red offering creamy cherry and blackberry fruit along with nuanced flavors of rose hip tea and cola. It finishes with dusty tannins and a refreshing hit of crisp acidity and is an exceptional value for an excellent Oregon Pinot.

2012 J. K. CARRIERE PINOT NOIR, VESPIDAE, $40 The aromas are a combination of cherry and dark berry fruit with funky touches of earth and herb. On the palate, this Pinot is all about elegance and balance, with ripe dark fruits playing against tart cherry.

Supple tannins come through on the long finish filled with spicy notes of fresh raspberry.

2013 SOTER VINEYARDS NORTH VALLEY PINOT NOIR, $33 The nose is an intriguing mix of perfumed spice, chocolate covered cherries and buttered popcorn with a hit of oak. The flavors are a bit restrained at first, but the wine opens up nicely with time in the glass. It offers a bold core of candied cherry fruit backed by soft oak, light tannins and a kiss of white pepper on the creamy finish.

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With apologies to California, where they make some outstanding Pinots, I prefer the cool-climate wines that are the hallmark of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. They seem closer in style to the Burgundies I love, offering elegant fruit flavors beautifully balanced by lively acidity. Delicious on their own, they’re even better paired with food, which is how it should be.

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Tin Roof Tacos and Kibrom’s open, Bowld Over and Mad Mac trucks hit the streets TARA MORGAN Taco enthusiasts have a new haunt: Tin Roof Tacos. Opened by sisters and Dallas-natives Sandy Broun and Susan Loyd, Tin Roof (115 S. Broadway Ave.) is in the complex that formerly housed Boise Fry Company.

“St. Luke’s was supposed to buy it, but then they didn’t, so the owners of the building just decided to revamp the whole situation,” said Broun.

Tin Roof is a fast-casual concept with an open, stainless steel kitchen. The space gets a rustic touch from long wooden tables and corrugated metal paneling. In addition to offering Jarritos and bottled Mexican Coke, Tin Roof also serves a selection of beer, like Sockeye’s Powerhouse Porter and Shiner Bock, on tap and in bottles.

The new joint offers an assortment of streetstyle tacos, including pulled pork with pickled onions and cotija, and brisket topped with queso fresco and a cilantro onion mix.

“The brisket is cooked for 18 hours and the pork is cooked for eight hours then we just pull it apart with a fork because it’s real tender,” said Broun.

Tin Roof ’s menu also features more eclectic offerings, like fried chicken with chili lime breading, cole slaw and jalapeno ranch dressing; as well as vegetarian and vegan options, like rajas, made with roasted poblanos, onions, mushrooms and red peppers topped with queso fresco and the cilantro onion mix. Tacos can be topped with three house-made salsas: a mild and tangy tomatillo, a mild tomato with cilantro and a spicy carrot habanero.

“Less is more. Everything we try to do is pretty simple,” said Broun.

Tin Roof is also open for breakfast, offering Texas-style tacos with fillings like bacon, egg, cheese and jalapeno sausage on flour tortillas

At Tin Roof Tacos, the “less is more” philosophy pays off big.

partially cooked in house on a twirling tortilla machine.

“The long-term intention is to buy dough balls, but we’re still trying to figure out the logistics on that,” Broun said.

Tin Roof has an adjacent patio area that it plans to open in the near future with a fire pit and possibly a bar, but Broun and Lloyd focused on getting the restaurant up-andrunning first.

“It’s just me and my sister,” said Broun.

“She opens every day and I close every day.”

Tin Roof Tacos is open seven days a week, 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. For more information, call 208-336-6461 or visit facebook.com/tinrooftacos.

In other opening news, five months after a fire devastated his business in the Boise International Market on Franklin Road, Kibrom Milash has reopened his namesake restaurant at 3506 W. State St. Inside, Kibrom’s Ethiopian and Eritrean Restaurant, tables draped with colorful linens dot the black-and-white checkered floors.

Kibrom’s expanded menu boasts a number of old favorites, like zilzil wot with thinly sliced beef, onion and tomato simmered in a buttery red sauce; and dero wat, a chicken leg simmered in berbere (a spice blend) and served with a hardboiled egg; along with some new offerings like kitfo, a dish of raw beef, mitmita (spicy seasoning), butter and cardamom.

Milash said he plans to have a lunch buffet soon, which will be available Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m, and which will feature an

assortment of hot and cold items and lots of spongy injera (flatbread). For more information, visit facebook.com/Kibroms-EthiopianEritrean-Restaurant.

In food truck news, two new mobile eateries recently rolled into town: Bowld Over and Mad Mac. Jeff and Rhi Hoisington, who own both trucks, recently relocated to Boise from Provo, Utah. Bowld Over serves dishes like the crispy chicken bowl, with fried chicken breast, mashed potatoes, sweet corn, chicken gravy and shredded cheese; and the Cuban pork bowl with slow-cooked shredded pork, black beans and cilantro lime rice with chimichurri sauce. The truck also offers a line of eclectic specialty sodas.

“To make a Bowld Soda, we take ordinary soda and turn it into something extraordinary by adding Torani syrups as flavoring and sometimes even half and half,” wrote Jeff in a press release, listing options such as the Crazy Beach, made with Mountain Dew, coconut, fresh lime, blue curacao and pineapple.

“Our other truck, Mad Mac, serves six different types of gourmet mac and cheese,” Jeff wrote “Our signature sauce contains a blend of six cheeses, and it is truly ‘Macaroni to Die For.’” The Mad Mac truck boasts a vibrant Dia de los Muertos skull wrap and serves gooey options like bacon cheeseburger mac and Skully’s sweet pork, with pulled pork in a tangy barbecue sauce topped with chopped red onions.

For more info on where to find Bowld Over and Mad Mac, follow the trucks on Facebook at facebook.com/Bowld-Over and facebook.com/ madmactruck.

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David Duro started working for the YMCA in 1982 as a janitor at the downtown location. He was attending Boise State University and took the job to help pay for tuition, never imagining it would become his career.

Though Duro pictured himself as an attorney, he went from being a janitor to working at the front desk to teaching fitness classes to becoming a branch manager, then Chief Operating Officer, then Senior Resources Director and—ultimately—Treasure Valley YMCA chief executive officer.

Duro stepped into the position after Jim Everett, who served as CEO for nearly three decades, retired in November 2015.

“This career was by accident,” Duro said. “It’s not how I drew it up all those years ago, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Why did you take the job as a janitor all those years ago?

I came from a pretty modest family, [raised by] a single mother in Nampa. We didn’t have a ton of money, but I made up my mind that I wanted a college education and if I was going to get one, it had to be on my own. I just needed money, really. That’s why I started at the Y. I worked the night shift after class. I had no idea the power that the Y had to change people’s lives.

Were you the first person in your family to go to college?

I guess I was. I never really thought about that. I’m a first-generation college graduate. My son has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho and he will finish his MBA this spring. My daughter is a junior at Boise State.

How does your upbringing affect how you do your job today?

It makes me empathetic. We had a great mom, but we didn’t have every advantage. We weren’t members of the Y as kids growing up, and we would have been on financial assistance if we were. I know what that’s like.

With our financial assistance, we try to be really confidential and accommodating. Our goal is to make memberships affordable to everyone.

We recently added a new tier of membership for young adults—people under the age of 29—because it’s different now to be a young adult. You’re trying hard to stabilize and establish yourself.

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We thought, that’s a group that needs help. We changed because the community is changing.

Before you took this job, you spent three years working for YUSA [YMCA of the USA].

Tell me about that.

I got to live here, but the office was in Chicago, so I traveled a lot. Last year, I flew to Chicago 18 times. I got really good at being productive on airplanes. You can get a lot of things done just standing in line. I got to see a lot of the country. I had a team of people, and we supported YMCAs in 19 western states. I got to go to YMCAs I didn’t even know existed. We helped them build strategic plans and resource management.

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Now you’re taking over for Jim Everett, who is a famously cool person in this community. How do you deal with that?

People say, “What’s on your to-do list?” And I say, “The top thing is, replace a legend.” Jim and I are great partners and great friends. Of my 34 years at the Y, I’ve worked with him for 26 of them. I know him really well and I’ve learned a lot from him. He’s a unique individual who’s made enormous contributions to this community, and he did it for 28 years as CEO. That’s almost unheard of.

People say, “Man, you’ve got big shoes to fill.”

No one is going to fill those shoes, but I did bring a pair of my own.

Do you think this is the last job you’ll have?

I think it probably is. I’m 53. When you get to this point in your career, you really ask yourself, “What difference do I want to make?”

We need to be able to serve this entire community. If you live close to downtown or in West Boise or Caldwell, you can access our programs pretty easily, but if you live in Meridian, it’s harder to get to a Y. The project that we’re working on now is a new location at Eagle and Amity. There’s an elementary school being built there now, and our project will be attached directly to that school, and a library and a city park. We hope it’ll be finished by the fall of 2017.

Your walls are still pretty bare here.

Eventually, I might get rid of this Brady Bunch wallpaper but, to be honest, it’s not the top thing on my agenda. We’ve got bigger fish to fry.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Just one species has a big enough throat to swallow a person whole: the sperm whale. If you happen to be sailing the high seas any time soon, I hope you will studiously avoid getting thrown overboard in the vicinity of one of these beasts. The odds are higher than usual that you’d end up in its belly, much like the Biblical character Jonah. (Although, like him, I bet you’d ultimately escape.)

Furthermore, Aries, I hope you will be cautious not to get swallowed up by anything else. It’s true that the coming weeks will be a good time to go on a retreat, to flee from the grind and take a break from the usual frenzy.

But the best way to do that is to consciously choose the right circumstances rather than leave it to chance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have cosmic clearance to fantasize about participating in orgies in which you’re loose and free and exuberant. It’s probably not a good idea to attend a literal orgy, however. For the foreseeable future, all the cleansing revelry and cathartic rapture you need can be obtained through the wild stories and outrageous scenes that unfold in your imagination.

Giving yourself the gift of pretend immersions in fertile chaos could recharge your spiritual batteries in just the right ways.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Hell is the suffering of being unable to love,” wrote novelist J.D. Salinger. If that’s true, I’m pleased to announce you can now ensure you’ll be free of hell for a very long time. The cosmic omens suggest that you have enormous power to expand your capacity for love. So get busy. Make it your intention to dissolve any unconscious blocks you might have about sharing your gifts and bestowing your blessings.

Get rid of attitudes and behaviors that limit your generosity and compassion. Now is an excellent time to launch your “Perpetual Freedom from Hell” campaign!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking,” said journalist Earl Wilson. Do you fit that description, Cancerian? Probably. I suspect it’s high time to find a polite way to flee your responsibilities, avoid your duties, and hide from your burdens.

For the foreseeable future, you have a mandate to ignore what fills you with boredom. You have the right to avoid any involvement that makes life too damn complicated.

And you have a holy obligation to rethink your relationship with any influence that weighs you down with menial obligations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and

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memory,” writes William Faulkner in his novel Absalom, Absalom! If that’s true, Leo, you now have a chance to be a miracle worker. In the coming weeks, you can summon the uncanny power to rip at least two of your illusions out by the roots—without causing any permanent damage. You may temporarily feel a stinging sensation, but that will be a sign that healing is underway. Congratulations in advance for getting rid of the dead weight.

should you do? Make lemonade, of course. You might wish that all the raw ingredients life sends your way would be pure and authentic, but sometimes the mix includes artificial stuff. No worries, Libra.

I am confident that you have the imaginative chutzpah and resilient willpower necessary to turn the mishmash into passable nourishment. Or here’s another alternative: You could procrastinate for two weeks, when more of the available resources will be natural.

1. Feel appreciation for the way the old stories of your life form the core of your identity and self-image. 2.

Draw on your recollections of the past to guide you in making decisions about the imminent future.

3. Notice everything you see with an intensified focus, because then you will remember it better, and that will come in handy quite soon.

4. Make up new memories that you wish had happened. Have fun creating scenes from an imagined past.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “We are defined by the lines we choose to cross or to be confined by,” says Virgo writer A.S. Byatt.

That’s a key meditation for you as you enter a phase in which boundaries will be a major theme.

During the next eight weeks, you will be continuously challenged to decide which people and things and ideas you want to be part of your world, and which you don’t. In some cases you’ll be wise to put up barriers and limit connection. In other cases, you’ll thrive by erasing borders and transcending divisions.

The hard part—and the fun part— will be knowing which is which.

Trust your gut.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your Mythic Metaphor for the coming weeks is dew. Many cultures have regarded it as a symbol of lifegiving grace. In Kabbalah, divine dew seeps from the Tree of Life.

In Chinese folklore, the lunar dew purifies vision and nurtures longevity. In the lore of ancient Greece, dew confers fertility. The Iroquois speak of the Great Dew Eagle, who drops healing moisture on land ravaged by evil spirits. The creator god of the Ashanti people created dew soon after making the sun, moon, and stars. Lao-Tse said it’s an emblem of the harmonious marriage between Earth and Heaven.

So what will you do with the magic dew you’ll be blessed with?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Most of us know about Albert Einstein’s greatest idea: the general theory of relativity. It was one of the reasons he won a Nobel Prize in Physics. But what was his second-best discovery? Here’s what he said it was: adding an egg to the pot while he cooked his soup. That way, he could produce a soft-boiled egg without having to dirty a second pot. What are the first- and second-most fabulous ideas you’ve ever come up with, Capricorn? I suspect you are on the verge of producing new candidates to compete with them. If it’s OK with you, I will, at least temporarily, refer to you as a genius.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When life gives you lemon juice from concentrate, citric acid, high-fructose corn syrup, modified cornstarch, potassium citrate, yellow food dye and gum acacia, what

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s prime time for you to love your memory, make vivid use of your memory, and enhance your memory. Here are some hints about how:

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may be familiar with the iconic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are. It’s about a boy named Max who takes a dream-like journey from his bedroom to an exotic

island, where he becomes king of the weird beasts who live there.

Author Maurice Sendak’s original title for the tale was “Where the Wild Horses Are.” But when his editor realized how inept Sendak was at drawing horses, she instructed him to come up with a title to match the kinds of creatures he could draw skillfully. That was a good idea. The book has sold over 19 million copies. I think you may need to deal with a comparable issue, Aquarius. It’s wise to acknowledge one of your limitations, and then capitalize on the adjustments you’ve got to make.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “People don’t want their lives fixed,” proclaims Chuck Palahniuk in his novel Survivor. “Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messes cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown.” Your challenge in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to prove Palahniuk wrong, at least in regards to you. From what I can tell, you will have unprecedented opportunities to solve dilemmas and clean up messy situations. And if you take even partial advantage of this gift, you will not be plunged into the big scary unknown, but rather into a new phase of shaping your identity with crispness and clarity.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION CASE NO. CV OC 2014 21988, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA, Fiddler’s Glen Subdivision, Plaintiff, v.

Noel Hust, Defendant.

TO: NOEL HUST You have been sued by Fiddler’s Glen Subdivision, the Plaintiff, in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District in and for Ada County, Idaho, Case No. CV OC 2014 21988.

The nature of the claim against you is for unpaid homeowner association assessments, more particularly described 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 Telephone: (208) 287-6900 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 attorney to advise you in this matter.

DATED this 14 day of January, 2016.

DEPUTY CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: /s/ ROSE WRIGHT, Deputy Clerk PUB. DATES: Feb 3, 10, 17 and 24th, 2016.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: DJANGO LEE COX. Legal Name Case No. CV NC 1602691 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) An Amended Petition to change the name of DJANGO LEE COX, 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 DJANGO LEE LAIGHLÉIS. The reason for the change in name is: Personal.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on April 7, 2016 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: February 10, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEBBIE NAGELE Deputy Clerk. PUB Feb. 24, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 2016.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION CASE NO. CV OC 2015 17489, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA, Ryan Meadows Homeowners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, v.

Francis R. Ferrer, Defendant.

TO: FRANCIS R. FERRER You have been sued by Ryan Meadows Homeowners Association, Inc., the Plaintiff, in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District in and for Ada County, Idaho, Case No. CV OC 2015 17489. The nature of the claim against you is for unpaid homeowner association assessments, more particularly described 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 Telephone: (208) 287-6900 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 attorney to advise you in this matter.

DATED this 22 day of January, 2016.

Christopher D. Rich, DEPUTY CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: /s/ Rose Wright, Deputy Clerk PUB. DATES: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2016.

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DEAR MINERVA, Is there a limit to how many amazing grilled cheese sandwiches I should ask my partner to make in a week?

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DEAR CHEDDARLY ENAMORED, Grilled cheese sandwiches are a delicious bit of alright if I do say so myself, though a distant memory since I went lowcarb. Is there a limit? No, I don’t think so. As long as your diet allows for it and your partner doesn’t mind making them, you should be fine to ask away. What I would suggest, though, is make sure you are doing things your partner appreciates or loves in return. I have loved a man enough to make him a grilled cheese sandwich for every single meal of every single day (see carrottop.com), but it takes a strong love to join bread and cheese day in and day out. Unless you are prepared to start making them yourself, I would suggest keeping the pan of love well-greased with copious praise and trinkets of your affection. The next time you Netflix and Grill, be sure you are appreciating your partner appropriately. As long as you do, your heaven of cheesy goodness should prosper. Fail to offer reciprocity for your partner’s labor of love for you, and you will find yourself in a sticky situation and will soon be biting into the fried personification of their bitterness and discontentment. (Call me, #carrottop!)

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Science is no longer the domain of nerds—it’s a part of popular culture.

Randall Munroe, creator of the popular webcomic xkcd, is hip to the trend and a smart guy to boot (he was a NASA roboticist and has a meteor named after him). He shows off both his science chops and artistic talent in the 2014 No. 1 New York Times Bestseller What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.

The book lives up to its title, with whatif.xkcd.com/book questions (all submitted by readers of $14.63 at Barnes & Noble xkcd) such as: “Is it possible to build a jetpack using downward firing machine guns?” and “If you call a random phone number and say ‘God bless you,’ what are the chances that the person who answers just sneezed?”

Munroe takes them deadly serious, often devoting upwards of 10 pages to explaining the unexplainable. Of course, the whole thing is lovingly illustrated in that inimitable xkcd style.

That this book is awesome is no theory, it’s a scientific fact.

—Zach Hagadone

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THE GHOSTS OF HIGHWAY 20, LUCINDA WILLIAMS

BLACKSTAR, DAVID BOWIE

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Spotlight - 13.64%

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Number of F-bombs and derivatives in Trumbo

Number of F-bombs and derivatives in The Hateful Eight

Worldwide box-office receipts for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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The Martian - 13.64% The Big Short - 4.55% Room - 0%

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Number of F-bombs and derivatives in The Revenant

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The Revenant - 54.55%

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HOORAY FOR LOVE, CURTIS STIGERS

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COMING HOME, LEON BRIDGES

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Number of F-bombs and derivatives in Deadpool (kidsinmind.com)

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Brooklyn - 4.55% Disclaimer: This online poll is not intended to be a scientif ic sample of loc a l, statewi d e o r n ati o n a l o p i n i o n.

$6-$7.5 BILLION Estimated cost of Elon Musk’s proposed Hyperloop, a high-speed train running between Los Angeles and San Francisco

$20 Estimated cost per ride on the Hyperloop (spacex.com)

$1.3 TRILLION America’s student loan debt (marketwatch.com)

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