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Lifestyle Letter

Thankful.

NOVEMBER 2016

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he penultimate month of the year is always a special one—one in which we're reminded of the wealth of gratitude we have for the people in our lives and for the Boise community.

The air is crisp, the leaves are changing and the year, although winding down, is as busy as ever, but we can't help but take some time to sit down and think about what we're thankful for.

We're thankful for friends and family. We're thankful for health, happiness and prosperity, and, here at Boise Lifestyle, we're especially thankful for you. As we take the time to put together the issues from month to month, you—the readers—are always in our minds. We strive to bring you the good news of the Boise community—to fill the pages of this magazine with the people and stories you care about—and we're thankful you take the time to join us each month.

This November, take some time to sit down and think about what you're thankful for.

Grab a cup of warm apple cider and reflect; fill your hearts with love and joy (and your stomachs with turkey and pumpkin pie) at the Thanksgiving table.

May you find gratitude in life's little moments, and may the list of what you're thankful for be neverending.

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Departments 8

Good Times

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Around Town

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Giving Back

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Food & Wine

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Tech Savvy

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Lifestyle Calendar

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Parting Thoughts

14 A Slice of Hospitality

Boise-Based Community Cakes Provides Birthday Surprises

to Those Who May Not Otherwise Receive One

18 Trailhead Offers New Hub

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22 Local Beer Lovers at Home at PreFunk

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Around Town

AROUND TOWN

More than 4,000 local at-risk youth and children participate in programs at the clubs’ four sites. Clubs include the Moseley Center in Garden City, the Meridian Boys & Girls Club in Meridian, and the summer programs in Boise and Kuna.

IDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN INTRODUCES NEW ENTRANCE GARDEN The new entrance garden was created by Franz Witte Landscaping with help from Cloverdale Nursery, Bark Blowers, Monrovia Growers,

IDAHO FOODBANK RECOGNIZED WITH FOUR-STAR RATING

Silver Creek Irrigation Supply, Skagit Gardens, Jensen-Belts and Jeff Hartmann Designs.

For the seventh consecutive year, Charity Navigator has awarded

Last May, IBG shifted the Garden’s visitor entrance to the lower

the Idaho Foodbank with a four-star rating. The rating is the highest

lot next to the historic smoke stack building in order to follow its

made by Charity Navigator, the country’s largest independent evalu-

master plan and provide a safer entry for pedestrians. This sum-

ator of nonprofits.

mer, IBG presented the new entrance garden completed by Franz

As Charity Navigator’s President and CEO Michael Thatcher stated

Witte. Thanks to the Franz Witte team, guests’ Garden experience

in his letter to The Idaho Foodbank President and CEO Karen Vauk,

begins right away with this welcoming garden filled with plants

“Only 2 percent of the charities we evaluate have received at least

appropriate for the region. A plant list will be available this fall at

seven consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Idaho Foodbank

IdahoBotanicalGarden.org, but be prepared for some amazing

outperforms most other charities in America.”

ornamental evergreens and new and beautiful varieties of shrubs

Charity Navigator awarded only seven four-star ratings in Idaho this year.

and perennials. There should be a splash of color for all seasons and you may even see a flamingo or two if you look close enough.

“It’s important to us that donors can trust their donations will be handled responsibly, and with a commitment to supporting Idaho’s families, children, and seniors in need,” Vauk said.

BOISE AIRPORT RECEIVES FAA FUNDING TO LOWER EMISSIONS

In the last fiscal year, 94 percent of all donations went directly

The Boise Airport has completed a project that will make it a more

to support The Idaho Foodbank’s programs and services. The

environmentally sustainable facility. The airport received Federal

other 6 percent went to administrative costs directly related to

Aviation Administration funding from a Voluntary Airport Low

fulfilling the Foodbank’s mission.

Emissions grant which funds projects that reduce fossil fuel emissions in EPA designated areas.

LAREE GOODMAN NAMED TO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB BOARD

The VALE grant provided funding for two ground power/pre-conditioned air units. These units are electrically powered and replace

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Ada County recently named Laree Goodman

four diesel-powered units that had been in use previously. Three

to its Board of Directors. Goodman is Realtor with the Goodman Real

diesel-powered mobile light units were replaced by three new elec-

Estate Team. She has

trically powered LED lights.

five years of experi-

The ground power and pre-conditioned air units provide the air-

ence volunteering with

craft with power, heat and air conditioning while parked. This allows

the Boys & Girls Clubs

the aircraft to completely power off – reducing fuel consumption and

of Ada County’s Wild

emissions due to long idle periods.

West Auction team.

She runs a monthly

“This project is just one example of how the airport is focused on sustainability,” said Boise Airport Director Rebecca Hupp.

teen workshop where

Local firms T-O Engineers and CSHQA provided design and con-

she introduces club

struction administration services, while the national firm Leigh Fisher

members to various career paths.

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helped secure the $660,000 FAA VALE grant used to fund the project.

BOISE WOMAN WINS $5,000 MARINE RESEARCH AWARD

club, my passion for

The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation has announced the eight recip-

the children of this

ients of the Guy Harvey Scholarship Award, including one student

community grows. I am excited about joining the Board and having

from Boise. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in marine

an opportunity to make an even bigger impact," Goodman says.

science research at the collegiate level. Each winner, chosen from five

Laree Goodman named to Boys & Girls Club board

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Florida universities, receives $5,000 to support their individual academic programs.

Sarah Hoffmann from Boise is a doctoral student at Florida Atlantic University studying integrative biology with research in

in great company

comparative morphology and kinematics of hammerhead sharks.

In addition to the $5,000 grant, Hoffmann also received a certificate designed and signed by world-renowned marine wildlife artist and conservationist Guy Harvey.

Established in 2010 through a partnership between Florida Sea Grant and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, the scholarships recognize students at universities whose research focuses on the biology, ecology, habitat or management of fish in Florida’s marine environment. Since 2010, 42 students have received these scholarships.

IDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN HIRES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Idaho Botanical Garden announced the hiring of Erin Guerricabeitia as its new executive director. Guerricabeitia is responsible for overseeing the garden’s daily operations, member services, programming, events and horticultural efforts. She will be charged with cultivating new sources of financial support for the garden, acting as a liaison between board and staff, and imple-

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# Baths

Afton Street

0.239

3

3

2968

29

$589,500

$589,500

Crane Creek

0.12

4

3

3374

4

$579,000

$579,000

The Jefferson

0

2

2.5

1970

1

$899,000

$900,000

Candleridge Boise

0.28

5

3.5

4581

14

$565,000

$560,000

Warm Springs

0.688

4

3.5

3725

45

$595,000

$595,000

Warm Springs

0.21

4

2.5

2700

15

$649,000

$640,000

Warm Springs

0.1

4

3

2469

35

$648,888

$650,000

Candleridge

0.2

4

4

3455

44

$665,000

$655,000

Northridge

0.74

5

3

4351

15

$675,000

$675,000

El Paseo

0.34

6

3

3319

102

$719,900

$715,000

Triplett

1.125

7

5.5

7654

9

$1,220,000

$1,194,000

Crosscreek

0.2

4

3

2766

9

$646,500

$646,500

Hidden Springs

0.49

4

4.5

3530

0

$625,000

$609,420

Bella Terra

0.423

5

3.5

3991

84

$609,900

$604,900

Henrys Fork

0.42

5

4.5

3693

0

$639,626

$639,626

Mace River Ranch

0.39

4

3

3408

56

$739,900

$739,000

Mace River Ranch

0.362

3

3

3693

0

$887,772

$887,000

Laguna Pointe

0.755

6

6

6183

93

$1,299,990

$1,275,000

Canterbury

1.98

4

3

3091

2

$574,900

$574,900

Banbury

1.22

5

5

5307

47

$995,000

$995,000

Hillsdale Estates

1.76

5

4.5

6640

27

$799,000

$799,000

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Giving Back

BOISE-BASED COMMUNITY CAKES PROVIDES BIRTHDAY SURPRISES TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE ONE ARTICLE CHRISTINA LORDS PHOTOGRAPHY CHRISTINA LORDS

J

im Temple is a retired World War II Navy

They're not related. Born decades apart,

veteran who just celebrated his 90th birth-

they don't share the same social circles. In

day at Overland Court Senior Living and Memory Care in Boise.

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fact, the two had never met. But Community Cakes, a Boise-based non-

Kathy Whipple is a medical assistant at

profit that provides birthday cakes to people

Intermountain Pediatric Clinic who really,

in the Treasure Valley who might not other-

really likes to bake.

wise receive one, brought them together.

The nonprofit has 80 to 90

volunteers,

the new volunteer's home to

including

do a 30-minute site visit to go

Whipple, baking cakes at

over safe and healthy baking

any given time. Community

practices, give instructions on

Cakes works with 12 com-

how to log in to the Community

munity partners, from retire-

Cakes website and answer any

ment homes to the Idaho

other questions the volunteer

Youth Ranch, to ensure

may have.

everyone — young or old —

Whipple said it's the perfect

knows someone is thinking

opportunity to volunteer with a

of them on their birthday,

local group because she can

says Hadley Goff, the secre-

sign up for as many or as little

tary of the organization.

deliveries as she wants each

In 2015 alone, Community

month, and it's something that

Cakes provided 566 people

reminds her of growing up

with a birthday cake —

with her own family. She uses

nearly 100 more than the

recipes and tips her grand-

nonprofit made a year ear-

mother fine tuned in Georgia

lier. Cakes were provided to

in the 1940s, Whipple said,

the Idaho Veterans Home,

including using all ingredients

the Women's and Children's

only after they've reached

Alliance

room temperature.

and

the

Good

Samaritan Home, among

To make Temple feel special

many other partners.

on his 90th birthday, Whipple

“I've learned so many peo-

made a chocolate cake with

ple don't have families and

chocolate ganache filling. The

so people don't celebrate

frosting on the cake was red,

them on their birthdays,”

white and blue to recognize

Goff says. “Growing up, birthdays were huge

Temple's two years of service and sacrifice to

in my family. We didn't do anything elaborate,

the United States while it was at war.

but it was a big deal for us. It was the thought that counts with the birthday cake. It was a special cake just for me with my name on it, so I'm so happy to give that back to someone else and make them feel more special, more celebrated on their birthday.”

“I didn’t even kn ow they were going to

do that,” he said .

“I can’t believe t hey would make some-

Volunteers donate the baking supplies, time to bake the actual cakes and gasoline

to deliver the cakes, Goff says. Others who

Keren Dehart, Overland Court's senior vibrant life director, said her residents look forward to celebrating each other on their special day thanks to Community Cakes.

“They bring a lot of light into the lives of people who don't really get to celebrate their birthday like they should,” Dehart said.

To people like Temple, it's an unexpected gift that should be treasured.

don't have the time to bake can donate to

He said he was excited to share his cake

the nonprofit to help purchase supplies for

with a former neighbor that was coming to

those who do.

see him at the retirement home along with

Some partners, such as Overland Court, host fundraisers for Community Cakes as a way to say thank you for all of the cakes

it has provided since the nonprofit got its start in 2011.

Volunteer bakers are asked to submit an application and attend a monthly orientation meeting to get started. After that, a Community Cakes ambassador will come to

thing like this for me, a stranger.”

his wife of 62 years, Norene, who also lives at Overland Court.

“I didn't even know they were going to do that,” he said. “I can't believe they would make something like this for me, a stranger.”

For information on how to donate to Community Cakes or how to become a volunteer baker, go to CommunityCakes.com or call 208.450.3672.

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Is it BACON Or is it

BERRYHILL?

It’s both. John Berryhill, restauranteur, caterer, and celebrated chef explains the Bacon and Berryhill concept as, “Two chef owned restaurants flip in one space”. Nestled on 9th street in downtown Boise, Bacon transforms, or ‘flips’, into Berryhill at 3 p.m. from a breakfast & lunch bistro to an energetic and “slightly southern” dining experience.

The transformation begins when Gloria Gaynor’s, I Will Survive, queue’s staff to grab a ladder, head outside and flip the Bacon signage to Berryhill. The lighting transitions, the historic family tables — dating back to the civil war era — become adorned with flatware as the kitchen staff scurry to swap out bistro cuisine with equally tantalizing evening fare.

When asked about his best selling entrée, John assuredly states, “Mac & Cheese”. Traditionally one might imagine Mac & Cheese as the store-bought kind. Not only is Bacon and Berryhill’s Mac & Cheese not boxed, it adds to the dish with mushrooms, tomatoes, and bacon. This dish is so popular and delectable, it was awarded by Food & Wine magazine as the “Best in the U.S.” Aside from the award-winning dish, Berryhill’s other best sellers are their Agri Beef steak dishes. John explains, “We sell a lot of Double R Ranch filet mignon. It’s essentially a deconstructed bacon wrap filet mignon. We don’t wrap it with bacon, we slice it. Then, we put the bacon over [the steak] and top it with what we call bacon spuma.”

By now it is apparent that John Berryhill knows how to satisfy the palate and as he puts it, “everybody loves bacon!” Should a patron have taste of a different kind, the Berryhill and Bacon menu’s are rich in additional selection ranging from catfish, grits and etouffee. With an assortment of specialty cocktails to match.

While exceptional food and drink bring people through the doors for business, what remains most important to John is the experience people have sitting across from one another in his retaurant. As John tells a story of an elderly woman recognizing the age of one of his dining tables and then subsequently proclaiming to him that it reminds her of her late father, John explains, “Southern food isn’t about grits, catfish, and frog legs. It’s all about comfort and family and appreciating that”.

John’s desire to bring people together serves well in supporting his staff also. While John doesn’t see himself as a mentor to his staff, he does gain fulfillment when he sees individual growth. John explains that to grow individually, one must experience loss. He pronounces, “We learn how to lose, so that we can appreciate the win.”

John admits that he has made it through some pretty tough times since the beginning of his restauranteur career in 1995. Yet, here he is, 2016’s Best of Treasure Valley and FSRs Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S. Gather your brood, friends and bacon lovers to enjoy Bacon and Berryhill in the heart of Downtown Boise. Berryhill also offers catering services and if you just can’t get enough of their bacon, you can take a pack home with you.

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A

group of entrepreneurs—Jason Crawforth, Karen Meyer, Faisal Shah and John

Hale—had all started businesses in Boise or been involved with them in some way.

But they soon realized there wasn't a local resource that focused on helping people start and scale businesses.

That's when the idea for Trailhead was born, and the project is a lot of things to a lot of people.

It's a gathering place for people or organizations to utilize shared workspaces in a flexible, modern environment. It provides its own code school to help business owners develop their own websites and web applications from experienced software developers. It encourages business owners to participate in networking events and business-oriented workshops.

It allows entrepreneurs access to the latest technology that might give their business an edge with a place to connect to WiFi and share ideas over coffee — the essential startup fuel.

Trailhead offers a variety of monthly and annual membership packages, from an individual membership at $35 per month or $350 per year up to a business membership of $49 per month or $490 per year. Student memberships and team memberships for startups are also available.

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TRAILHEAD (CON TI N UED)

Anyone can also drop in for an individual session for $7 per day.

The Trailhead memberships include access to member-only events, including

After Trailhead opened its doors in March 2015, it has gone on to help over 100 businesses and organizations reach their true potential, she said.

member mixers and founder forums, as

“It's definitely not only Boise busi-

well as free or discounted admission to

nesses,” Gorla said. “Our reach is Idaho

Trailhead hosted events and workshops.

and beyond.”

“The companies Trailhead has worked

Trailhead was able to get off its feet

with have all left feeling more informed

thanks in large part to partnerships with

about their next steps, prepared to pitch to

entities such as the city of Boise, Capital

investors and potential customers, and con-

City Development Corporation, Micron

nected to a larger network of resources and

and Albertsons. By July of that year,

people available to help them,” said Sybille

the project became part of The Startup

Gorla, operations manager at Trailhead.

Federation, a global network of the world's

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top incubators and startup catalysts, according to Trailhead's website.

Gorla said Trailhead has been proud to recently roll out its START series, which consists of two main programs: Startup Now and Idea, Set, GO. Startup Now is an eight-week intensive business acceleration programs for select businesses, while Idea, Set, GO is a threeweek workshop that is designed to help people with idea validation.

Trailhead members include entrepreneurs, programmers, filmmakers, nonprofit executives and many, many others, Gorla said.

The project differs from an accelerator or

“IT’S AN ADRENALINE RUSH,” GORLA SAID. “I DON’T THINK ANYONE WOULD WORK AT TRAILHEAD IF THEY DIDN’T LIKE EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW PROCESSES AND COMING UP WITH NEW AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS.

an incubator, according to Trailhead.

At Trailhead, a business owner doesn't reserve dedicated office space like he or she would at an incubator. Instead, areas are set up for collaboration with others working individually or on projects. Conference rooms can be reserved for a more private setting.

Trailhead also doesn't offer one formal program like an accelerator would. Instead, Trailhead features ongoing workshops and other events to connect entrepreneurs with resources and experts to help with the challenges a business owner may face.

“It's an adrenaline rush,” Gorla said. “I don't think anyone would work at Trailhead if they didn't like experimenting with new processes and coming up with new and innovative solutions. The Trailhead team offers a lot of advice and when a founder actually takes it, and it works, it's pretty fantastic.”

Trailhead is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday, and it's located at 500 S. Eighth St. in downtown Boise.

Email info@trailheadboise.org or call 208.344.5483 for more information.

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LOCAL BEER LOVERS at Home at

PreFunk Flynn Brothers Eye Kitchen, Rooftop Patio Additions in Coming Months ARTICLE CHRISTINA LORDS

P

reFunk Beer Bar in Boise started in 2013 with 10 bar stools and 20 tap handles.

Owner and founder Justin Flynn said his original aim was to provide a space for residents to fill up growlers of local and regional craft beer to enjoy at home. In fact, Justin says the bar was the first growler fill station in all of Boise.

But the bar's customer's had a few suggestions. More beer. More variety. More gathering space to kick back and have a few pints. They wanted to stay awhile.

Justin listened.

Now a popular fixture of Boise's downtown, the bar boasts 40 different kinds of beer along with a small selection of wine and hard ciders. New selections are always available, and Justin says the bar is always looking for the best seasonal selections. Customers can even purchase beer online and PreFunk will have it waiting for pickup by the time they arrive at the bar.

It also has ample patio space complete with furniture built by Justin himself with the help of his younger brother, Jordan. Jordan serves as Justin's right-hand man and the bar's general manager.

“We do have some challenges,” Justin says, “but we just have the same brain wave. We think a lot of the same thoughts and are on the same page. I wouldn't have it any other way.”

Justin, 28, says the Flynn brothers' business sense came from watching their father run one of Idaho's largest and most successful drywall businesses here in the Treasure Valley. One of the bar's biggest challenges is getting people to take him seriously as a young business owner, Justin said.

“I never really wanted to work for anyone else,” Justin says. “I wanted to be my own boss because I genuinely CONTINUED

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thought I could be on my own. I get more pleasure generating my own revenue than I would generating revenue for someone else.”

Now the Flynn brothers want to expand the operation even more by adding a kitchen to PreFunk to serve up gourmet hot dogs

by December. After that? They hope to add a rooftop patio to enjoy the view of Boise's developing west end.

PreFunk also has a location in the Flynn brothers' nearby hometown of Nampa.

“Putting time and energy into what we've started is our No. 1 priority,” Justin says.

“We want to make sure we don't veer too far from who we are.”

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And “who we are” means something very specific to Justin. He trains his staff to be experts on the types of beer on tap to help people better understand what they like and what they may want to try.

He welcomes customers of any age and background, he said, because that's what Boise is all about.

“I have 21-year-old college kids to middle-aged successful businessmen,” he said.

“It's cool to me that a lot of older people like to drink here. We want to cultivate an inviting, welcoming aura.”

That welcoming atmosphere is also extended to Boise's four-legged friends. It's

not usual to find dogs happily lapping up drinks of their own from the water buckets always available for their use.

“Our growth from day one has been crazy,” he said. “We still have people who came here on day one to have a beer here since then.”

PreFunk in Boise is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. It is located at 1100 W. Front St. and features daily happy hour specials.

For information, go to PreFunk.MyShopify.com or call 208.331.3865.

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Food & Wine

Telaya Winery MODERN WINEMAKING TETHERED TO TRADITION ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY ELENA TOMOROWITZ

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efore Earle Sullivan, along with his wife

building, opened in February 2016, is utili-

Carrie, committed his life to the art of

tarian but built to beautifully blend into the

winemaking, he was traveling 280 days out

Garden City community. It is located right

of the year as the COO of a pharmaceuti-

along the Boise greenbelt on 32nd Street

cals company. He wanted to spend time

adjacent to The Riverside Hotel. Designed

with his two boys, while still engaging in an

with approachability in mind, you'll find trav-

intellectually stimulating career. Everything

eling businessmen from the nearby hotels,

he’s done since then has been purposeful in

after-work groups enjoying a glass before

innovating the wine process and bringing it

heading home or friends gathering to enjoy

into the community. The brand new Telaya

the full wine tasting experience.

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Telaya boasts modern facilities with top-of-the-line equipment to ensure a high-quality product, but pays heed to traditional methods – after all, the process of winemaking has essentially remained the same for thousands of years. Sullivan seeks to create the best possible wine and currently produces only 4,000 cases a year; he will never make more than 5,000 cases a year because, for him, quality trumps quantity. Using French Oak barrels, Sullivan is passionate about the CONTINUED >

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nuanced texture and balanced flavor that this specialty, air-dried woods adds to the wine.

The first type of wine Sullivan ever made was a Syrah, so in seeking to tribute their own traditions, Telaya produces a different Syrahblend as its flagship wine each year. This blend, which is always the best of the vintage each year, is called Turas, which means journey. As Idaho wine progresses, more consumers are discovering that Boise is quickly becoming a winery destination. Telaya is excited to continue refining its own product while being in the front-row seats as more craftsmen bring their talents to the Treasure Valley.Â

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Tech Savvy

ARTICLE ERIC CRAWFORD

What Have You

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updates and viruses. Hey, technology! You are supposed to make my life easier. Come on, help me out here.

Each day we are bombarded by technology that is supposed to make things easier, but every day

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we feel overwhelmed by technology complicating simple tasks. Remember when turning on the oven only required turning the temperature dial and setting the mode to bake? Not anymore. Now we get a full touchscreen with 17 buttons, 15 modes and eight post-bake modes just to bake a loaf of bread.

The great news is there are areas where technology is starting to simplify our lives. Look at today’s cars.

Lock your keys in your car? Just open a mobile app and unlock the door remotely. Cold February morning? Start your car from your phone and it will be warm when you are ready to leave. The best part is we are seeing this technology on more than just top-of-the-line cars.

We are seeing this same time-saving technology coming to the home, and it's not the Jetsons technology that we all joked about, but features that make our homes more efficient, comfortable and safe.

Simple home tasks burn time and expose us to both safety and financial risks every day. By leveraging a black box located on your network, often referred to as a Home Controller, your home can report abnormalities so you can make adjustments before something bad happens, such as:

• At 10 p.m., your home can text you to say a garage door is open, and even close it for you.

• Automatically shut off the water supply when a leak is detected, then call or text you.

• Turn off air conditioning if a window or door is left open.

• Automatically turn on lights so you never walk into a dark home.

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• Set your home for “away” mode, automatically adjusting thermostats, turning off technology, dimming and randomizing lights after dark so it looks like you’re home.

• Date and time stamp the open and close of your doors, making it easy to know when your kids are not back by curfew.

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The next time you are frustrated

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about walking around turning lights

your needs change over time.

off, waking in the morning to an open

The real exciting technology many are

garage door or spending 10 minutes to

adding to their home is voice manage-

start your favorite Pandora station, take

ment through products like Amazon’s

a look at adding "smarts" to your home.

Echo and Apple’s iWatch. These products make accessing information and updating

Eric Crawford is the President and Own-

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Boise, ID. He is a certified technology

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Lifestyle Calendar

November

NOVEMBER 1 - 30

on a masked ball, given by a Russian prince, bringing together all

LAURA HEIT: EARTH & SKY

the main characters in various disguises. The three-act journey from

BOISE ART MUSEUM

boudoir to ballroom to jail provides ample opportunities for farce and

Portland-based artist Laura Heit uses a variety of animation and film

humor, but also for genuine human emotion and a surprisingly real-

techniques to create her ethereal, experimental works. In the two-part

istic view of urban life. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and at

exhibition, the artist explores our fears of the natural world (earth) as well

2:30 p.m. Nov. 6. For information, go to OperaIdaho.org.

as the magic and uncertainty at the frontiers of outer space (sky). The second segment of the exhibition, on display beginning Nov. 1, show-

NOVEMBER 5

cases a hand-drawn, animated installation utilizing macroscopic and mi-

IDAHO CREATIVE AUTHORS NETWORK,

croscopic imagery that invites viewers to imagine a star system beyond

HOLIDAY GIFT AND BOOK EMPORIUM

reach. This is accompanied by two new films, created by the artist, based

CLOVERDALE COMMUNITY CENTER

on recent footage from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover as well as the

The Idaho Creative Authors Network will present its second annual

1968 Apollo 6 mission. For information, go to BoiseArtMuseum.com.

Holiday Gift and Book Emporium. The event will feature 28 books

NOV 2-5, 9-12, 16-19

authored by the four co-founders of the organization, which exists to promote education, inspiration, networking and assistance to new

INDULGE BOISE FOOD TOURS

and published authors. The emporium is open to the public and free

BOISE

admission. Door prizes will be available.

Check out at least six tastings and bites to eat from several iconic Downtown Boise eateries. Departs at 11 a.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays now

NOVEMBER 6

until Nov. 19. Cost is $55 weekday, $40 ages 8-12. $60 weekends, $45 ages

GUIDED TOUR OF THE BOISE DEPOT

8-12. Alcohol pairing is an additional $15. Meeting point will be provided

BOISE

via email upon registration. Call 208.505.9757 or go to IndulgeBoise.com.

See the history of the iconic Boise Depot as a guide takes guests

NOV. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18

through the progression of local rail service, from the railroad’s arrival in Boise and construction of the depot to its years of op-

YOUNG DISCOVERERS

eration and renovation. To register for the upcoming tours, go to

DISCOVERY CENTER

FreeHistoricDepotGuidedTours2016.EventBrite.com.

This activity time that will educate and entertain is for children aged 3-5 years and their guardians. Includes an age-appropriate story read

NOVEMBER 9

by one of our educators and a science-themed activity. Free for mem-

MINIDOKA: LECTURE BY WENDY MARUYAMA

bers or with admission. Held from 10:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays through

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER

Fridays. For information, go to DCIdaho.org.

The Boise Art Museum presents a public lecture by Wendy

NOV. 4, 11, 18

Maruyama, an internationally known contemporary Japanese American artist, in conjunction with the exhibition, Minidoka: Artist as

OLD IDAHO PENITENTIARY HISTORICAL TOURS

Witness. Hear about her artwork related to the Minidoka War Re-

BOISE

location Center in Idaho and how art can be used as a vehicle to

Old Idaho Penitentiary staff and volunteers will give historical site

document events and express particular personal experiences. Pur-

tours every half hour. The event has limited capacity and is open on

chase tickets online or at the door.

a first come, first served basis. Or you are welcome to do a self-guided tour and explore the Old Pen on your own. Bring a flashlight and

NOVEMBER 11

dress for the weather. All ages welcome, but recommended for 10 and

KENNEDY CENTER’S ELEPHANT & PIGGIE’S “WE ARE IN A PLAY!”

up. For information, go to History.Idaho.gov.

THE VELMA V. MORRISON CENTER

NOV. 4, 6

Elephant Gerald is an elephant: lumbering, formally attired, prone to melancholy. Piggie is (what else!) a piggie: perky, smiley, full of

DIE FLEDERMAUS BY OPERA IDAHO

fun. Total opposites? No way! In Mo Willem's beloved, award-win-

BOISE

ning, best-selling children's books, Elephant Gerald and Piggie are

The supreme example of Viennese operetta, Johann Strauss Jr.s’ Die

best friends. And in We Are in a Play!, a brand-new vaudevillian

Fledermaus both defines and transcends that genre. Its story centers

romp of a musical, Elephant Gerald and Piggie sing and dance

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their way through plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense. For information, go to MorrisonCenter.com.

NOVEMBER 12 BOISE PHILHARMONIC CLASSIC SERIES MORRISON CENTER Join Keitaro Harada, conductor, with Kevin Cole, piano, at the Morrison Center in Boise for the Boise Philharmonic's Classic Series. Selections include Bernstein: On the Waterfront – Symphonic Suite, Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and Grofé Grand Canyon Suite. Join the philharmonic for Musically Speaking at 7 p.m.

Buy tickets online at BoisePhil.org.

NOVEMBER 14 GARRISON KEILLOR MORRISON CENTER Storyteller and humorist Garrison Keillor is best known as the host of National Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, with an audience of more than 17 million on over 900 public radio stations each week. A prolific author and poet, he is the recipient of numerous honors including the National Humanities Medal and induction into the Radio Hall of Fame at Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications. Here, he shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon and “late-life fatherhood.” For information, go to MorrisonCenter.com.

NOVEMBER 18 BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE BOISE The Backcountry Film Festival, with the help of the Winter Wildlands Alliance, comes together for one thing: to celebrate the winter human-powered journey. This is the event to unite with the backcountry community in Boise. The alliance invites residents to catch up with your friends over a beer, melt into your seat and stoke your inner lone wolf through watching compelling film. For information, go to EgyptianTheatre.net.

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BALLET IDAHO'S FALL GALA ESTHER SIMPLOT PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY Join Ballet Idaho as it turns its annual Fall Gala format upside down. Ballet Idaho is thrilled to debut a strictly performance-based fundraiser. Don’t miss the opportunity for never-before-seen choreography, this night only! Dinner and performance, $150 per person or $1,200 for tables of 10 people. Performance only, $100. Wear cocktail attire, please. Purchase tickets at BalletIdaho.org.

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Parting Thoughts

ARTICLE NANCY NOEL MARRA

I

had just moved to Boise. I didn’t know my way around yet… Where should I do my grocery shopping?

Where’s the nearest post office? What church should I attend? Time to get started, I drove to the local Winco ready to conduct my first “audition." Perhaps this would be my new grocery store.

The store was huge, but nicely laid out, and the prices were reasonable. So far, Winco remained in the running!

When I had checked off everything on my rather long list, I headed toward the checkout. I hadn’t realized this was one of those bag-your-own-groceries places, so that threw me a bit off my game, but I kept up with the cashier.

I was regaling in my prowess when the clerk reported the total. “Not bad,” I thought to myself and handed her my credit card. “Oh, we don’t take credit cards here—just checks and cash.” I sure didn’t have enough cash, and I knew I didn’t have any checks as I had just opened an account at my new bank. Now, what was I going to do?

I explained to the clerk that I had the funds, I just couldn’t produce it in the forms they accepted. I could go to my bank and get a temporary check, but I didn’t even know how to get there from here. That’s when the woman in line behind me spoke up: “I’ll give you a ride to your bank. Let me pay for my things and then we’ll go.”

I was a bit rattled and certainly did not want to make matters worse by inconveniencing a stranger. I told her that although that was very kind of her, it wouldn’t be necessary. I’d call someone in my family. She assured me that it was no problem—and made it apparent that we were going. Within 20 minutes, Tillie drove me to my new bank, waited while I got a temporary check, and took me back to Winco to retrieve my groceries. Back in the parking lot, we gave each other a hug and parted ways.

I couldn’t get over the kindness shown by this stranger.

I’ve retold that story many times. What a great encounter in my new hometown! At first, my family admonished

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me for getting into a car with a complete stranger, but then they told their friends who lived elsewhere they should all move to Boise … the friendliest place on Earth!

Fast-forward a few years. I had recently transferred my former membership to a women’s philanthropic organization over to a Boise chapter. I was really enjoying making new friends, again noticing the friendliness of Boise residents. One of the optional activities is called “Lunch Bunch.” Still being a relative newcomer, I find it to be a great way to try different restaurants while socializing on an informal level.

We had one of our largest crowds last week at Lucky 13. One of the gals had invited a neighbor, who used to be a member in a different state, to join us.

She was interested in joining a Boise chapter. She and I sat next to each other and fell into easy conversation.

I just couldn’t get over the feeling we had met before. And she felt the same way, which made the two of us start brainstorming of when our paths may

have crossed. And then it dawned on us at the same time—“Tillie!”

“Marge!” “Winco!”

We couldn’t believe our good fortune!

This time, we will not be going our separate ways. I will be there this fall when Tillie renews her membership. We look forward to getting to know each other better as we attend meetings and partake in events.

As I reflect on this story, I can’t help thinking about that kindness of a stranger. Do things like this happen in other places, or is Boise the friendliest place on Earth? I have lived many places over the years, yet my answer remains a resounding “Yes”! And that’s not just based on the Winco experience. I feel that way when I go to the mall, downtown, to the bank, to church, on the greenbelt. People are warm and welcoming. I feel so fortunate to say that, as there are no more moves for my husband and me.

We’re retired now and look forward to many years in Boise: the friendliest place on Earth.

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