Enterprise The Idaho
Oneida County's News Since 1879 Malad City, Idaho
March 17, 2022 |Vol. 142 No. 11
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A Typical Idaho Spring In like a lion, out like a lamb. That’s the cliché we all like to associate with March, although to be fair, your mileage will vary based on your experience with the two animals. This past week, however, has been a fair demonstration of the underlying principle. From wildly vacillating temperatures and winds, to the upsetting of events calendars, the season is off to a predictably unpredictable start. While spring doesn’t officially begin until after the weekend, it’s fair to say that the long winter has whetted most people’s appetites for a change.
Snow and mud mingle at the city ballfields as winter hangs on
And so far, the signs have been mixed.
Signs of the season
Frost Law The Frost Law is in effect in Oneida County until it is revoked by the county administration. The Frost Law is designed to save wear and tear on the county roadways during the period of thawing, when local road surfaces tend to “soften” due to the expansion and increased flexibility of the asphalt. The current Oneida County Frost Law designations A TYPICAL IDAHO SPRING On Page 8
Cowboy Poetry Fundraiser Heads to Iron Door Playhouse March 25th and 26th Get ready to enjoy some high quality western entertainment at the Iron Door Playhouse next weekend. Cowboy Poets and Musicians from around the region will be gathered at the playhouse for a series of performances to raise money to repair and replace the theatre’s roof. The organizations involved have members that spread from Oregon to Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. Free performances are scheduled from 1:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m. on Friday March 25th and Saturday March 26th. The free performances are open to the public, and will feature a variety of music, poetry, and storytelling styles. Performances at 6:30 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. will feature selected acts, and cost $12.00 at the door. An ad in this week’s Enterprise will save $2.00 off the door price. The funds raised
from the event will be donated entirely to the Playhouse for the roof, so come out to support your local theatre. The free events will feature sign up times for those interested. The event will ultimately feature over twenty musicians, poets, and storytellers who are dedicated to the Western tradition of Cowboy poetry in its various forms, as well as the bands Manystrings and Saddlestrings. Brian Arnold, from Hooper, UT will be performing with Saddlestrings, and says that last week’s Cache Valley Rendezvous was a major success for the Cowboy Poetry scene. The band, and the organizers of next week’s event, hope to duplicate the excitement in Malad. “This is something I do just about every chance I get,” he laughs. “We haven’t been up to Malad for a while, but we’re definitely trying
Brian Arnold and Saddlestrings will perform next week at the Iron Door Playhouse
to resurrect the event up there.” Arnold has been involved in both the poetry and music aspects of the events, though he jokes that “I’ve mostly done poetry when I broke a string and had to fill some time.” Modesty aside, Arnold recently won a trophy
buckle for his skills with words, and wide praise for his skills as a musician. “It think it’s all important. We try to preserve the Western way of life through poetry, music, and telling stories. Malad is a perfect place for it,” he says. He has been a fan of the music
since he “bought [his] first tape from Chris LeDoux” and been loving it ever since. He describes his band as covering everything from the same Chris LeDoux to Garth Brooks, and all the country ground in between. Advanced tickets for
the event can be purchased at CWC Video in Malad. The event is sponsored by the American Legion, Cowboy Poets of Idaho, and the International Western Music Association.
worked as a loan officer for 20 years and then as the Malad Branch manager for five years, retiring in 2015. Bob’s interest in photography began when his sister Jan gave him a camera that her photographer husband had used. Bob taught himself the intricacies of this sophisticated camera and became a prize-winning photographer. His yearly trips to Yellowstone convinced him that nature and landscapes were his favorite topics although his grandchildren enjoy posing for him at all family get-togethers. His photographs of local landscapes were selected to decorate the hospital lobby after its
renovation. Bob will join Tony McClain (taxidermist), Don Lee, Rosemary and Lois Hess (oil painting), Cody and Annie Brower (metal casting), Linda Lundquist (oil painting), the students of Dianne Adams (watercolor) and elementary, middle and high school art students at the Evening of the Arts. Donated baskets and other items, including weekend trips, gardening supplies, car maintenance certificates, restaurant coupons, crafts and other gifts for yourself or others will be auctioned that evening in both live and silent auctions.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT – BOB CROWTHER
Bob Crowther's art will be featured at the upcoming Evening of the Arts
The 9th annual Evening of the Arts will be on Thursday, April 14, from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Events Center at the Fairgrounds. This community event, which features some of the outstanding artists in the area, is sponsored by the Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Foundation as a fundraiser for the local hospital. All proceeds will go to remodeling patient rooms. One of the excellent photographers in Malad is Bob Crowther, whose works will be displayed at the Evening of the Arts. A native of Malad, Bob graduated from Malad High School in the Class of 1971 and from Brigham Young
University with a degree in business management. After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany, he returned to BYU where he met his wife, Anne Corbridge. He and Anne have five children and 13 grandchildren. The Crowthers recently served for 18 months in the Salem Oregon Mission. After graduating from BYU, Bob worked in retail in Texas before returning to Malad and managing the Idaho Department Store until it closed. He served as the Oneida County Assessor for three years and then was hired as a loan officer for Ireland Bank. He