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SPRING BRINGS CHANGE TO THE MAGAZINE
I don’t know about you, but the past few Boise nonfiction writer whose book about an dreary months have worn on me. We didn’t get unsolved murder, “Kill Jar,” was recently converted many of those cold, clear days that I enjoy during into a two-part TV series, “Children of the Snow.” typical Boise winters. Instead, we slogged through So enjoy the March issue, and enjoy the weeks-long stretches of dark clouds, snow and warming weather. After the winter, we've earned a dribbling or driving rain. It felt like the sun was little bit of fun. gone forever. Thank goodness for spring. I’ve never been so eager for allergy season. Change is in the air throughout the city and at our humble publication. Starting in April, our name will change from Idaho Real Estate Marketplace to IdaHome magazine. Idaho REM is a fine if not practical name that signaled our focus on real estate. We are changing the name to reflect that we are expanding the Unobstructed Views • No Monthly Association Dues space dedicated to interesting people, places and Low Maintenance • Lock and Go • Minutes to Downtown things to do around the region. We still have real estate news and trend articles about interesting people in your community. That includes the insanely talented artists and craftspeople whose work we feature on our Idaho Makers page each month. We also give a little shine in each issue to local movers and shakers in ZACH KYLE the business, arts or culture world. This month, Editor in Chief that spotlight falls on J. Reuben Appelman, the 2
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Contact me today to buy, sell or invest! “Karen is diligent, respectful, open and hard working. A real straight shooter. I have worked with Karen on two transactions and hope to work with her again. When asked to recommend a realtor, she is the first I recommend.” -B. Siemer
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“Our relationship with Karen Province as our Realtor has been an extremely positive experience. We have bought and sold 10 homes over the last 40 years and Karen’s personal service and attention to detail surpasses any other realtor that we have used. Karen has helped us to buy a house and sell a house and is an expert at both. When selling, her advertising is amazing and when buying, she researches potential houses thoroughly. Thank you, Karen, for making the complicated process of buying and selling a home an easier journey.” -Tom and Gwyn
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You can’t beat Idaho whitewater.
The Gem State has 3,500 miles of runnable whitewater, the most in the nation. Serious rafters and kayakers rank the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, which twists through the immaculate Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, at the top of their bucket lists. Even Boise has whitewater. Though the Boise River flowing through town is ;more of a leisurely experience than heart-pounding adventure, the Boise Whitewater Park provides kayakers and surfers waves and chop for play and practice.
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MID-CENTURY MADNESS BY ZACH KYLE W ith a fifth child on the way, Ryan and Kristin Kowalcyzk knew they needed “room to roam” when they started house hunting late last year. They bought a home on the Boise Bench with five bedrooms, two bathrooms and a large yard, checking all of the boxes for their size needs. But the ranch-style home, which was built in 1955, also had an architectural appeal: clean lines, a simple design, stonework inside and out and a cozy feel – hallmarks of a Mid-Century Modern home. Those featured were part of the attraction, Kowalcyzk said. “I’ve always liked Mid-Mod,” he said. “I like the look. It’s kind of kitschy, and kind of neat. The 12
Mid-Mod has its allure.” Mid-Century Modern has always had its fans, but the style is rediscovering its hipness. Antique stores throughout the Treasure Valley are promoting their furniture built in the MidMod Era, including many making use of plastics and other new materials of the day that allowed for curved or scooped designs. West Elm, among other furniture makers, are selling brand new furniture featuring Mid-Mod pieces. There’s enough interest in Mid-Century homes that Moniker Real Estate focuses almost exclusively on homes built in the era. TJ Pierce, Moniker owner and agent, said Boise is home to 11,000 houses
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built in the 1950s and 60s – enough for his office to build a niche. Now in the business’ fourth year, Moniker plays matchmaker for sellers and buyers wanting a Mid-Century Modern home. Their reasons extend beyond nostalgia. Most want the Mid-Century aesthetic, Pierce said. Most also see the simple style as a way to declutter their lives. “The interest in Mid-Century architecture is a strong response to the McMansion,” he said. “A lot of people are getting disenfranchised with homes with everything a building can possibly offer. We’re seeing people who want to be more minimalistic in their approach.” Many modern homes have
Left: A mason built the 1955 Mid-Century Modern home that Ryan and Kristin
Kowalcyzk, above with their family, bought last year and laid the stonework by hand. Photos by Karen Day. Right: Mid-Century Modern homes in Boise. Photos courtesy of Moniker Real Estate. Mid-Century Modern homes are already known for their charm. Bottom right: The house the Kowalcyzks bought last year had an added quirk: a wall made partially by petrified wood. Photo by Karen Day.
large master bedrooms, garages and other spaces that shunts family members to spend time in separate rooms, Pierce said. Mid-Century homes dedicate most of their square footage to shared spaces, often with dining rooms flowing into kitchens or living rooms, that encourages hanging out, he said. Kowalcyzk said he enjoys the warm feeling of his new home. “I previously had a modern home with high, vaulted ceilings,” he said. “This just feels more cozy.” Many agents do a high percentage of business with buyers near or above retirement age. Pierce’s buyers skew younger for two reasons. First, Moniker appeals to Mid-Century enthusiasts through social media and has amassed more than 11,400 followers on Instagram
and 4,200 on Facebook—platforms that connect with 25-45-year-olds, with a majority of those being women, he said. Second, Mid-Century Modern homes are among Boise’s most affordable. In 2018, sales involving Moniker went for an average of $280,000. Considering resale homes sold for an average of $339,000 last year (and a median of $290,000), Mid-Century Modern homes were a relative bargain. “If you were to identify the perfect type of home and location in Boise for the first-time homebuyer, it would 100 percent be Mid-Century homes on the Bench,” Pierce said. “That’s where the majority of affordable homes in Boise are located, and most of them were built in the 50s and 60s.”
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MELO DEE SATHER owns Way Up Clay and created hand-thrown porcelain and stoneware. Her methods include raku, sgraffito, engobes and slip trailing. She lives in Boise. All Buttoned Up
B O N N IE Z AH N G R IFFITHS is a plein air painter and landscape painter that works mostly in pastel. Her work focuses on western landscape and life. She lives in Meridian. Eagle Island January Pastel
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MER ED ITH CL AR K , who owns Chandi Lighting Studio in Garden City, has sold luxury chandeliers to clients on four continents, Her customers include Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lawrence and other Hollywood A-listers. She makes chandeliers to “bring light into peoples’ lives.”
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E X P L O R E EXPLORE BOISE: BAMBOO AND BARBED WIRE PREMIER What do George Takei and Ruth Bader Ginsburg have in common? You can see both in humanitarian filmmaker Karen Day’s new film Bamboo and Barbed Wire, premiering at the Egyptian Theatre on April 12 (see box office for details). The documentary, Day’s twelfth, explores the parallels between the experience of a teenage Syrian refugee girl in Idaho and the life stories of Japanese Americans interned in Minidoka, Idaho during WWII.
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EXPLORE NAMPA: COFFEE ROASTING AND TASTING Humans like things offered in minRED C RPET PREMIER WITH REBELLIOUS iature, and anything EGYPTI N THE TRE PRODUCTIONS PRIL 12 2019 7 PM GCG PRODUCTIONS called a tasting—or, if tickets: 10 advance 15 at the door students free with id you’re a coffee person, a “cupping.” At Flying M Coffee Garage in Nampa, you get both. Chloe Hanson, whose parents have owned Flying M since she was 1, leads the event a few times a month and said it isn’t all that different from wine tasting—it just has a new vocabulary. Hanson said that all kinds of people join the Coffee Cupping 101 event, which explores the coffee’s journey from berry to cup, and gives guests the chance to try three different coffees from three different countries. She herself didn’t even enjoy coffee until she began cupping, and she’s eager to share www . bambooandbarbedwire . com
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the passion that goes into each cup of Flying M coffee. The secret, Hanson said, is that everything is done in small batches, giving the roasters more control and results in better coffee. For guests that have already taken the cupping course, Flying M now offers a coffee roasting class, held once per quarter and open to only four people at a time. Drink up!
I D A H O EXPLORE MCCALL: SNOWSHOEING If you are looking into taking a family vacation in one of Idaho’s famous mountain towns, chances are you’ve come across tons of ads and articles saying that skiing is the ultimate springtime experience. Which is fair… if you’re into skiing. If not, a ski trip involves packing or renting gear, tumbling down the hill and spending hundreds at the hill. Snowshoeing, on the other hand, is simple, safe, kid-friendly and affordable. Thanks to Idaho’s generous snowfall this year, springtime snowshoeing around McCall is its best in years.
Snowshoes are easy to rent and to attach to your sturdy winter boots. A handful of outdoors shops in the area rent the gear with rates running from around $12 for a half day, $15 for a full day and $18 for 24 hours. There’s plenty of groomed trails to explore at Bear Basin, Ponderosa State Park, Activity Barn, Tamarack Resort, Lake Cascade State Park and Hasbrouck Ranch. Trails are varying lengths and intensities, so do a little online research to find the best fit for your family. Wherever you go, expect lots of snow,
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fresh air and Idaho’s mountainous brand of springtime splendor.
Left: Coffee tasting tour at Flying M Coffee Garage in Nampa. Below: Coffee cupping. Photos courtesy of Flying M.
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EXPLORE EAGLE: LEARN TO FLY FISH WITH TROUT OUTFITTERS If you’re planning a spring and summer that looks a little more A River Runs Through It than Treefort Music Fest, Ea-
gle’s Trout Outfitters has got you covered. Beginning in mid-April, they’ll be offering Fly Fishing 101 classes each Saturday and
EXPLORE CALDWELL: CASA VALDEZ Like most success stories, sold enough product to justify Jose dreams and hard work are key quitting the fields and focusing on ingredients in the Casa Valdez their growing tortilla operation. tortillas found in stores throughout Today, the company sells the Treasure Valley. tortillas to locations in four states In 1977, Jose and Maria and employs 70 workers at its Valdez bought some equipment, Caldwell factory on 5th Street in took out a loan for a load of corn Caldwell, which has a small storeand started making and selling front open to the public. tortillas. At first, the couple made The family has grown, too. tortillas when Jose wasn’t busy Three generations of Jose Valdezs working in the fields. Slowly, they have toiled in the factory.
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Monday. The classes last about an hour, and take place in the store and parking lot. They’re also free, which means that they’re relatively low risk. So grab a rod and reel and give it your best shot. You’ll only have six classmates, so the potential for embarrassment is, at the very least, contained. The shop itself, where you can sign up for these and other courses, is open seven days a week from 9 am to 7 pm. The experienced staff at the family-owned Trout Outfitters clearly loves what they do and can’t wait to share it with you!
The founder, who is now 75, stops in once in a while and advises his son, Jo Jr., who is now a part owner. Jo Valdez, 54, said he’s tremendously proud to build upon what his father started. “I’d like to keep it going as long as I can and maybe hand it to my son,” he said. “You never know what the future holds.”
EXPLORE: DINOSAURS IN MERIDIAN? Children and adults delighted when the Children’s Museum of Idaho opened in late last year. The space, which was formerly occupied by at least one restaurant, is interesting—open but compartmentalized, bright and spacious. It’s the first museum of its kind in the Treasure Valley and a welcome addition for families of children 2 to 8. “The museum has had more than 23,000 visits in the three months since opening December 3,” Executive Director Pat Baker said. “We are bringing young children, families and the community together in a safe, engaging environment that promotes learning through purposeful play.”
The museum is home to a variety of interactive exhibits and focuses on imaginative play with 21 interactive spaces. Among other things, there’s a grocery store, rocketship, airplane, pirate ship and giant train set. There are astronauts suspended from the ceiling and a very realistic dairy cow that can actually be milked. Best of all? The museum is preparing for dinosaurs. Thanks to a new outdoor space set to open on March 16, Baker says they’re adding several new and exciting exhibits, including an imagination playground, barn, historical cabin, workshop and picnic area. Of course, there’s a dino dig too, where children can search for
bones and relics. Each area will combine physical play with educational material. The Children’s Museum of Idaho is supported and partially funded by businesses and individuals that, like the museum, hope to nurture and inspire children through active learning. The dinosaur space in particular is in need of a sponsor to help the exhibit flourish. “Children’s Museum of Idaho is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and we continue to look for community partners that will allow the museum to improve existing and build new exhibits,” Baker said.
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I N I T F OR T H E LONG H AU L Now thriving, Avimor survived the recession thanks to an unconventional land deal.
BY Z AC H K Y L E Avimor might have seemed doomed during the recession. Situated on I-55 between Eagle and Horseshoe Bend, the housing development was built on faith that people wanted a different lifestyle and that, in time, a vibrant community would flourish. Its success hinged on an obvious question: Do people want to live so far from town? Saying Avimor was charmingly off of the beaten path was one way to spin it. Saying 20
it was plopped down in the middle of nowhere was another. Plenty of folks driving past the first few homes in Avimor probably already their doubts that the development would ever come anywhere near its three-decade plan for 10,000 houses. Those doubts likely grew stronger during the recession when home construction across the country came to a jarring halt. Crews left job sites full of half-built homes.
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Developers stopped paying land loans and went bankrupt. Banks foreclosed on properties. Home construction didn’t restart in any real volume for years. Construction dried up in Avimor, too. Just 20 homes were already built, along with four parks and a swimming pool. Dan Richter, the developer, said he shelved plans to build a community center while he waited out the recession.
“All we had to do during the recession was dim the lights, keep the parks mowed and the pool heated,” Richter said. The lights went dark at plenty of other developments during those down years. Avimor survived, Richter said, thanks to an unconventional deal between the developer and property owners, the McLeod family. The McLeods bought the property about a While Avimor plans don’t call for a school, the development calls for more parks, baseball fields and century ago and, other safe spaces for families. over the years, used the 35-square-mile urban sprawl. The idea, Richter chunk of desert, debt on Avimor. That’s why said, was to make the place safe canyons and foothills for ranchthe lights stayed on during the enough for kids to bike to other ing and sheep herding. Richter recession and why Richter built hamlets for baseball games. said the family was willing that community center a few Both parties knew the plan to sell the land, but it wanted years later. That’s why Avimor is would take decades to complete. to trust that the development home to more than 400 homes Selling the massive property would be done in a manner it today, with another 100 slated outright would set the develsaw fitting the usefulness and for construction this year. Richoper up to fail if the housing beauty of the property. ter expects to build for another market dipped, which it had The family and developer 30 years until Avimor hits that done reliably every seven to 10 worked together to sketch out 10,000 mark. If a recession years in recent American histoa plan that grouped 300 or 400 comes, he’ll wait out that one ry. So the family agreed to sell homes into hamlets, complete as well, thanks to the long-term small chunks of land to Richter, with their own parks and access commitment from his business whenever he secured homebuyto central community buildpartners in the McLeod family. ers, for the coming decades. ings, stores and office space. “This is what the McLeods Because of the deal, Richter The family didn’t want their wanted,” Richter said. “We are has never carried substantial land to become a bad example of creating their vision.” IDAHO Real Estate M A R K E T P L A C E www.idahorem.com
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that will house Spring Creek Brewing Co. is already construction, but that’s just the start for adding commercial, recreational and mixed-use space in the coming decades. Plans include: ∙ A grocery store ∙ An equestrian center ∙ More parks and baseball fields ∙ A coffee shop ∙ An event center ∙ A vineyard and tasting room ∙ An amphitheater ∙ Expanding from 100 miles of public trails to 400 ∙ A mostly downhill bike trail from bogus basin ∙ A total of 800,000 square feet of mixed use space for offices and retail
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DOES GROWTH PAY FOR ITSELF? BY ZACH K YLE As a growing number of locals will tell you, the fact that Boise is the nation’s fastest growing city has its downsides. Commutes take longer. House and rent prices increase. Construction complicates getting around. None of that is going to change overnight. However, that doesn’t mean we should blame the messengers, or, in this case, the builders and developers erecting new homes, said Jon Hastings. He’s a partner at Tresidio Homes and president of the committee organizing the local Parade of Homes in April. Why? Because stopping building won’t magically prevent people from moving here, he said. “As builders, we don't create growth. We try to accommodate it,” Hastings said.”Growth is inevitable. We are simply trying to do it better than other places that have experienced accelerated expansion.” Some problems associated with growth are planning matters, said David Yorgason, the governmental affairs representative for
the Building Contractors Association of Southwest Idaho. However, he said a report commissioned by his chapter proves one gripe about growth is flat-out wrong: That new home construction unfairly burdens taxpayers. The report found that Ada County, local cities, Idaho State Transportation Department and Ada County Highway Commission spent roughly $100 million on growth-related expenses in the previous 12 months. The study also found the various fees paid by developers on new homes, combined with the value from employing people in construction and supporting industries, was around $110 million. In the second year, governments begin collecting property taxes on those new homes, adding $34 million more to their coffers. The formula used in the report has been repeated by accomplished economists in jurisdictions across the country, Yorgason said. Its findings should be a bigger part of the community’s conversation about growth, he said.
“This is viewed nationally as one of the most thorough economic reports on growth available,” he said. “Some might assume its biased because we’re builders, but it’s just showing the money flowing in and out.” Dan Richter, developer of the remote Avimor on I-55, said his experience aligns with the study. When he started building Avimor, he heard complaints that building a community so far away from cities would have to be unsustainable or a drain on service providers. To the contrary, he said that Avimor built its own wastewater treatment plant and water line to Hidden Springs, though Avimor plans to draw its own water in the future. Avimor paid impact fees to cover costs for road improvements as well as police and fire service. In short, when work needed to be done to accommodate Avimor, the development paid the bill. “Does growth pay for itself?” Richter said. “The answer is, ‘Yes.’ Avimor proves it.”
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Treefort Music Festival - Downtown Boise When: Mar 20th - 24th Where: Downtown Boise Description: Multi-venue, emerging artist music festival in downtown Boise, Idaho. Celebrating Year #8 in 2019.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, TYA - The College of Idaho When: Mar 21st - 23rd Where: Jewett Auditorium 2112 Cleveland Blvd, Caldwell, ID 83605 Description: The award winning DreamWeaver's fantasmagorical musical production of the adventures of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, everyones favorite magical car, as it sails the seas and flies through the air, will have audiences of all ages flying high with laughter and intrigue
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Glow in the Park Run - Gruber Park When: Mar 23rd 7 PM - 10 PM Where: 2200 Hill Rd, Eagle, ID 8361 Description: You are invited to the City of Eagle’s very first glow-in-the-dark themed fun run! This run features a live DJ, glow sticks, beer, and prizes! Bring the whole family down for the “who shines the brightest” contest* for a chance to win a new pair of shoes, a gym membership, and so much more!
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When: Mar 24th Doors Open at 7 PM Where: 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho 83702 Description: Chris Rice’s Eyes On You Tour Stop
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Pocket Vinyl's World Record Tour - Tom Grainey’s When: Mar 31st 8 PM - 11 PM Where: 109 S 6th St, Boise, Idaho 83702 Description: Pocket Vinyl, the unique piano/painting duo from CT, are setting out for their most ambitious tour to date: to breaking the world record for "Fastest to Play a Concert in Each of the 50 States".
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Weezer, Pixies - Ford Idaho Center When: Apr 5th 7 PM Where: 16200 N Idaho Center Blvd, Nampa, ID 83687 Description: Weezer, Pixies at Ford Idaho Center Arena, with Special Guest: Basement
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4th Annual KBF Wine Auction & Gala Telaya Wine Co
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Land Art Exhibit at the Garden - Idaho Botanical Gardens When: Mar 24th 9 AM - 7 PM Where: 2355 N Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise, ID 83712 Description: The Idaho Botanical Garden presents an art opening for a major new site-specific Land Art Exhibit at the Garden on Saturday, March 16, from 2-4 p.m. This is a free event.
When: Mar 28th 6:30 PM - 8 PM Where: 2201 W Cesar Chavez Ln, Boise, ID 83725 Description: 215 12th Ave S, Nampa, Idaho 83651
When: Mar 26th 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Where: 2900 W Chinden Blvd, Boise, Idaho
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Home Opener | Your Idaho Horsemen vs. Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks - Ford Idaho Center When: Mar 23rd 6 PM - 9 PM Where: 216200 N Idaho Center Blvd, Nampa, ID 83687 Description: The season kicks off March 23rd at the Ford Idaho Center! Professional Indoor Arena Football in the Treasure Valley! Regular season tickets are now on sale.
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When: Apr 6th 6 PM - 10 PM Where: 240 E 32nd St, Garden City, Idaho 83714 Description: We are so excited to give you an opportunity to not only bid on some amazing, unique, collectible and rare wines, but to also make a difference in people's lives! This "Classy but Not Stuffy" event will showcase some incredible wines from Kif and Dawn Brown's private collection.
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Opera Idaho Presents NYGASP's The Mikado When: Apr 6th & 7th Where: 2201 W Cesar Chavez Ln, Boise, ID 83725 Description: NYGASP's all-new production brings center stage the history and inspiration for the writing of The Mikado as the real life characters of Victorian London's D'Oyly Carte Opera Company are combined with the imagined setting of Titipu, influenced by the art and architecture of Japan that had recently reached England in the late 19th century.
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Capital City Public Market Opening Day! When: Apr 13th 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Where: 8th and Idaho St - Downtown Boise Description: Join us for Opening Day of the Market on April 13, 2019! From 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Idaho Street (between 9th and Capitol) will be full of local small businesses, selling all kinds of wonderful and unique items like unique art, jewelry, woodwork, glasswork, leatherwork and more!
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Idaho Horse Expo hosted by the Idaho Horse Council - Ford Idaho Center When: Apr 12th 10 AM - 9 PM Where: 16200 Idaho Center Blvd, Nampa, Idaho 83687 Description: The Idaho Horse Council is hosting the 16 Apr 13 2019 Idaho Horse Expo at the Ford Idaho Horse Park. We have a great show planned with Top Dan + Shay The Tour - Revolution Clinicians like Les Vogt, NRCHA Hall of Fame Concert House Trainer; Butch Mowdy with his Equine KindergarWhen: Apr 13th 7:30 PM ten; Nadine Schwartsmann USDF Gold Medalist; Where: 4983 N Glenwood St, Garden City, Idaho Morgan Wagner and Endo the Blind Horse just to 83714 name a few. Description: Dan + Shay The Tour at Revolution Concert House and Event Center
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That Airbnb Lifestyle Eagle family leverages existing properties for extra income By Kelcie Moseley
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here Daisie McCauley’s husband, Todd, saw the potential to make a few bucks flipping a home in Eagle, she saw the opportunity for a new business venture of her own. Todd McCauley has been a realtor in Eagle for more than a decade, and it’s also where he grew up. He discovered a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home for sale in town last summer and told Daisie it was a great deal—they should
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buy it, fix it up, and resell it. It belonged to an elderly woman who was leaving most of her belongings behind and moving to an assisted living facility. “So I said okay, let’s go see,” Daisie said. “And then when I saw it, I said, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s so cute, we should totally Airbnb it.’” She hopped online to scope out the competition, and found only a few in the Eagle area. The location was perfect—right next to
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downtown, behind Rembrandt’s coffee shop and restaurant, in a quiet neighborhood. The house already had beds, dishes, and other essentials that came with the sale, and after investing about $20,000 in renovations and decorating with help from their children, Daisie said it has mostly been a strong moneymaker. In the first month, when the house was listed for $140 on Airbnb and other vacation rental site VRBO, they made
$4,900, which helped significantly with the McCauleys’ usual mortgage and bills. It also helped them save for vacations and other extras, including a recent family trip to Guatemala. But on top of all that, she was just having fun with it. “I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for years, and my kids are getting older, and I’m like, what am I doing with myself now?” s said. This option has worked perfectly. “ … For our family it’s just had so many great things, I just love it so much.” Since then, the price for the house has dropped to $75 per night since business dropped off a little through the winter months. The competition for Airbnbs in Boise is stiff, Daisie said, with 300 to 500 listed on the website in the Boise area. But she is further capitalizing on the mostly untapped Eagle market by turning a barn next to their home into a “glamping” site and listing it on Airbnb as well. The barn has 13 beds, including triple bunkbeds, bright red cabinetry and a fire pit outside, and it backs right up to Eagle Island, a large park with plenty of activities for children. To her surprise, that space is even more popular than the house, especially for activities like birthday parties. “It has no running water, just an outhouse, and people love that the most. They like weird stuff,” Daisie said. “It is true that Airbnb does attract some people looking for weird.”
In that spirit, her next idea is to list two teepees out near Eagle Island for more camping-style experiences. If they do well, she plans to up that number to four. “It’s a great way to bring in extra money with land that we already have.” Top: Known as “the retreat,” this Airbnb is in the floor of a shop on the same property as the yurt on the opposite page. It’s listed for $27 per night before fees. Guests access their part of the house through a private door. Right: Daisey and Todd McCauley in front of their Airbnb property in Eagle. IDAHO Real Estate M A R K E T P L A C E www.idahorem.com
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THE PL ACES W E C A LL HOME : A CON V ERSATION WITH AU THOR J. R EU BEN A PPEL M A N
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TRUE CR IME TR A NSFIXES US. We’re long intrigued by stories about dead girls and bodies left unclaimed. But, as Boise writer J. Reuben Appelman is quick to point out, these stories are the result of immense suffering, gone mostly unrecognized by the pop frenzy for the genre. He would know. He’s been writing about the Oakland County Child Killer since 2005, which he explores in The Kill Jar, published last year. In the book, Appelman investigates the cold case murders of four children abducted and killed outside of Detroit in 1976 and 1977, when he was only 6. He, too, was nearly abducted during that time, which lays the groundwork for his lifelong obsession and provides an entry point for the book’s memoir component, which, as Appelman explains, adds a complexity that he said surprises readers expecting more typical genre fare. Until recently, Appelman had never written about a place he was 34
living in, save for a few chapters in his book. “Boise had otherwise never influenced my content, but in the practical sense it offered a place of quiet, away from the chaos my writing usually explores,” he said. The story is indeed chaotic, though, as Appelman believes, it
isn’t in the gory details, but what is left behind. “This case lingers with those who’ve walked its corridors be-
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cause the smell of it is the worst of what we know: horrors inflicted upon children, cover-ups of evidence, and the wealthy and the entrenched escaping justice,” he said. So Boise is a nice reprieve. Appelman has resided here since 2001, when he moved because all the magazines were saying it was the place to be. “I had three decades of craziness before coming to Idaho, and I have been using up those memories in my work,” he said. Often, those memories lead to the sort of complex revelations present in The Kill Jar. Boise is a backdrop for some pretty serious stuff, handled deftly by Appelman as he navigates a multifaceted story and recons with his and his family’s sense of safety, even in tranquil Idaho. “The truth of this story is not just that four kids were horribly murdered and that no justice was done, but that this lack of justice means a lack of closure to the recipients of that history,” he said. “That means the generations that
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came after these crimes are now also a part of the lineage of the OCCK killings.” Appelman, himself a father, seems particularly interested in the idea that murder, even when justice is served, is not easily resolved. “The effects of those crimes linger in the atmosphere, in the lives of the loved ones of the victims and in the lives of the community for generations, and that was the story I was telling,” he said. The story has been popular. Amidst overwhelmingly positive reviews, Appelman was approached by several filmmakers, and a two-part series called Children of the Snow aired on Investiga-
tion Discovery earlier this year. That success could have easily eluded Appelman. No publishers wanted the manuscript for The Kill Jar, so Appelman published a shorter version of the story on the website, Medium. The story was a viral hit, and as interest in his work snowballed, Appelman landed the deal that brought Kill Jar into the world. Since his story reached a larger audience, Appelman said hundreds of people have reached out to him. The messages range from information about the case to chronicles of personal loss, which Appelman attributes to “a heaviness that you don’t get rid of until you speak its name.” He’s
happy to make these connections, both across the world and here in Boise, where he plans to stay. Appelman is currently working on a mystery novel set partially in Boise and on the Fort Hall indigenous lands. He writes in coffee shops and restaurants that have a “cool DIY vibe” and runs into former students, artists and writers—folks who, like him, built careers after initial struggles. “There are few things better than eating with the people you used to starve with,” he said. “Boise has worked with me when I’ve been down. It’s praised me when I’ve been up. I guess, ideally, that’s what happens in the places we call home.”
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K A R E N DAY,
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author, journalist, filmmaker and publisher of Idaho REM, likes to dabble, albeit professionally, with Nikon cameras. In this issue our publisher takes to the local roads to showcase Explore Idaho and New Build Boom. A member of Journalists Without Borders, Day has dragged her cameras through war zones and wilderness for TIME, O Magazine, Marie Claire, NBC Nightly News and CNN. The boss lady of Idaho REM describes her day job as, “showing people why anytime is a great time to be in Idaho!”
is an accomplished free-
is a former journalist turned proposal writer for a software implementation company. She can't seem to entirely quit journalism, so she is also a freelance writer. She lives in Meridian with her husband, Loren, and dog, Olive.
lance photographer who resides in Boise. Being
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surrounding the Treasure Valley has motivated him to capture the culture
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H E AT H E R H A M I LTO N - P O S T writes from Boise where she lives with her husband and two sons. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona and writes for a variety of publications across the web. She’s into coffee, books, and DIY projects in all forms.
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Find the purrrfect cat By Heather Hamilton-Post
The internet loves cat memes enough that the popularity of Simply Cats should come as no surprise. This no-kill, feline adoption center is dedicated to creating successful adoptions and maintaining a high standard of care for the cats they shelter, a goal they’ve diligently pursued since the late 1980s.
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Home to over 100 cats and kittens in 10 cageless indoor-outdoor rooms (and three indoor-only rooms), the facility utilizes a small staff and over 100 volunteers, who lovingly care for the furry animals in quarantine, isolation and exam rooms before adoption. There’s a shelter cat, too, named Crash for the incident preceding his admittance to the shelter in which he was very cosmically rescued down the road from Simply Cats by the shelter director. “Crash is their biggest personality,” said Nicholas Edge, outreach coordinator at the shelter. “But there are a lot.” Roxanne, for example, has been there for over 200 days, and is undergoing training designed to help behavior issues. That includes increasing eye contact, which makes cats more sociable around humans and other cats. Annually, they combine cats with another favorite, casinos, for an event called Catsino, which is a lot less scary than say, Sharknado. This year, Catsino falls on March 29 and, for $65, provides guests with dinner, beer and wine, and
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live and silent auctions. Oh, yeah, there’s casino-style games too. There are a ton of ways to help Simply Cats if you aren’t the gambling type, from sponsorships to foster programs to purchases from Amazon Wish Lists, the organization offers a variety of fun ways to help our feline friends. Grab some information off of their website, or take a leap and adopt your new best friend. If you’re afraid of commitment, use the shelter’s Meet Your Match program, which asks adopters questions and pairs them with a feline-ality (a cat personality) and eventually, a cat. Edge said they don’t see a lot of animals come back to the shelter, suggesting the matching system is doing its job. While there isn’t swiperight functionality, you’re destined to find your purrrrfect match. If you’re in the market for a furry friend, or if you want to learn about volunteering or registering for Catsino, check out SimplyCats.org.
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