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News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
March 15, 2017
Volume 41 ~ Number 11
Gooding Community Chorale Invited to Sing at Lincoln Center
The Gooding Community Chorale (GCC) has been invited to participate in a performance of a premier work by composer, Pepper Choplin, on the Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) concert series. The concert is to take place on May 29, 2017, in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Gooding Community Chorale’s participants include singers and musicians from throughout the Magic Valley that have performed annual non-denominational Christmas and Easter Cantatas in Gooding for over ten years at no cost to audiences. A recent Easter cantata performed by GCC was “Come Walk With Me,” with words and music by Pepper Choplin. Rick Strickland, Director, was later contacted by DCINY, a concert production company which brings together singers and musicians for New York performances of renowned composers’ work. Ten members of the GCC will travel to New York City on May 26, to participate in rehearsals prior to the May 29th performance at Lincoln Center, joining a 250-voice choir comprised of choral groups from across the country that have performed Pepper Choplin’s work in their commuGCC Director nities. The singers will be accompanied by a New York Rick Strickland orchestra. GCC members will be paying their own travel and expenses. If you would like to learn more information, or make a tax-deductible contribution to GCC, please contact Director, Rick Strickland, at 208-539-5210 or email him at rick@rickstricklandrealestate.com
Idaho’s Water Supply Outlook Looking Strong
The Natural Resources Conservation Service just released the third water supply outlook report for the 2016 water year. Precipitation since the water year started on October 1, 2016, is above average across the state, ranging from 110% of average in the Clearwater basins to 200% in the Little Wood and Big Lost basins. “During February, the mountains of Idaho received 150% to 500% of normal monthly precipitation,” said Daniel Tappa, hydrologist with the Idaho Natural Resources Conservation Service. The highest snowpack in Idaho can currently be found in the Big Lost, Fish Creek and Little Wood basins which are nearly 200% of median. The lowest snowpacks are between 90 and 110% of median in the
Panhandle Region basins. In heavy snow years, the snowpack is often more efficient in producing streamflow, so water users should look closely at conditions in their specific basin. Based on Idaho’s Surface Water Supply Index, water supply shortages are not expected. In addition, plenty of soil moisture already in the ground may reduce the initial irrigation demand, which means additional water may be available to use or release. “There will be abundant water supplies across Idaho this year,” Tappa noted. “Early March storms are expected to bring several feet of snow into the western and northern parts of the state, which is a reminder that winter isn’t over yet.” www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs
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