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THE VOICE OF CALDWELL Pg. 4
by Chantele Hensel
A LOCAL FAVORITEYOTE FOOTBALL! Pg. 6 INDIAN CREEK FESTIVAL EVENT GUIDE Pgs. 11-14
to Right: Rachael and Schussler at The 1021 Arthur St., Caldwell, Idaho Renee DeHaas, a Left nurse and Director of Joe Patient Safety at Chap WestShop, Valley Medical Center spent Friday evening at the Plaza. Her sweet daughter, Hali’a DuBoise jumped to an opportunity to teach me to hula hoop. I just knew it was the hula hoops I didn’t remember it being that difficult. So Hali’a hula hooped with two hula hoops to show me it wasn’t my hula hoops fault. After a battle, Hali’a was named reining Indian Creek Plaza Hula Hoop Champion. Thank you Renee for sharing your sweet daughter with me.
CALDWELL’S FINESTSERVICE CLUBS Pg. 21
Indian Creek Plaza Cool Summer Nights Grand Finale For The Season September 28th Do you remember being a kid and the times that you had to entertain yourself? What did you do? Occasionally, my kids come to me and say, “Mom, I’m bored!” Slumped over with their shoulders forward, head cocked to one side and pursed lips. I still use my mother’s famous line, “well you can clean your room or fold some laundry.” It seems as my kids have grown older they don’t get as bored as often. In fact, they are boring to be around. Between the tablets, phones, and game systems my children have been stolen. Family time is important to me. Although there are times the kids would rather spend their Friday nights with friends, I will be the bad guy, knowing that someday, they will have an appreciation for the time we spent making pizza. It has
been a family tradition for years. I remember a debate I had with my son, Garrett when he was about 12 years old when I told him that when I was a kid we played outside. We had real friends in the neighborhood and we climbed trees, started businesses cleaning old ladies bathrooms for a quarter and thought May Day was one of the best days of the year. Garrett said, “Mom, kids my age are going to get first jobs that will require what your generation went to college to learn. You want me to get a job someday right?” The only response I could come up with was, “you my son, need to go to law school.” I do think of that conversation from time to time and smile. Especially now that he is 18, detailing cars and looking forward to graduation and enlisting in the Army. Last Friday, my husband and I
by Chantele Hensel, Caldwell Perspective Publisher locked up the office and decided to go for a walk. Indian Creek Plaza was a giant family day. There were hula hoops, a large Jenga game, giant chess pieces on a board, corn hole boxes, music and a company selling pizza they were making in a brick oven. Some of the families who sat at the Plaza appeared Business owners, Michael Hensel (Hensel Accounting to have brought food from & Tax) and Matt Kelly (The Birdstop) were among the kids playing at the Indian Creek Plaza Cool other places while others had a Summer Nights event. Who won? picnic basket. The Cool Summer Nights event will continue through September 28th if you are looking for something to do on a Friday night as a family. And ya know...I did not see one kid playing on a device, they were having fun playing games or running through the water. September is going to be a new month for my family. I may Deja Brown and Xavier Brown, from the Caldwell YMCA gave the kids goodies while sharing with have to tackle the day in 4 hour increments at a time (thank you parents info about the after school program for kids kindergarden through 5th grade. Tricia for the idea), wish me luck!
Playball! Umpire of 25 Years Umps 3000th Game
John “Ironman” Shinoskie
John “Ironman” Shinoskie is a 70-year-old baseball umpire who has been involved in sports since his retirement from the Air Force in 1991. He first coached soccer before becoming an umpire in 1993. His first experiences coaching soccer were at the Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, where he
was stationed for eight and a half years. Once he retired, John started umpiring baseball games in Ohio. He mostly umpires high school students but has also worked with younger kids. John’s favorite thing about being an umpire is being part of the game and keeping active. He
by Angela Matlashevsky, Caldwell Perspective was recently recognized idea he would be awarded. with a plaque from the With that many games Treasure Valley Baseball under his belt one would Umpire Association, think that John is ready to commemorating his retire from umpiring, too, 3000th umpired game. The but you’d be wrong; he Treasure Valley Baseball umpired a game only a few Umpire Association, Sundays ago. surprised John by saying Way to go, John! it was only a small BBQ to celebrate the near end of the season; John had no