Enterprise The Idaho
Oneida County's News Since 1879 Malad City, Idaho
May 12 2022 |Vol. 142 No. 19
Midsummer Night’s Dream This Weekend at the IronDoor
Following on the heels of the recent Renaissance Faire, Donna Whipple's Shakespeare class will be presenting a performance of the bard’s classic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Iron Door Playhouse this Friday 13, Saturday 14, and next Monday 16 at 7:00 p.m. The play, directed and abridged by Ada Campbell, will feature a cast composed entirely of youths, many of whom were involved in the production of the Renaissance Faire. Taking on the master himself can often be a somewhat daunting task, as not only do the plays generally feature large casts with in- Puck (Doris Young) casts a spell on Nick Bottom (Jaxom Whipple) in the rehearsal for this terwoven elements, but the weekend's "Midsummer Night's Dream" language itself can often be a barrier for memorization. cellent facility with the 400 ing,” and like those, deals two queenly sisters, Titania When they can’t remem- year old script. with various romantic mis- (Sarah Young) and Mab (a ber the next line,” direcThe cast of nearly 30 understandings, unrequited character thought to have tor Ada Campbell says, “I kids has been working on loves, and farcical subplots. largely been invented by tell them ‘remember that the play since near the end Unlike the others, this play Shakespeare in a speech in it rhymes!’” Many actors of “Calamity Jane” scant deals with the supernatu- “Romeo and Juliet,” played find that while the language months ago. Tryouts took ral involvement of fairies, by Sara Rogers), who share at first can be daunting place during that play’s run, who wreak havoc on a set of a similarly competitive reand unfamiliar, eventually and “Midsummer” has had characters. lationship as the original it becomes something of nearly constant rehearsals In the original play, the king and queen. They are second nature. Given the since then in preparation for fairies are led by King reconfigured as the queens compressed nature of the the demands of the material. Oberon and Queen Tita- of summer and winter. rehearsal schedule, the skill The play is generally con- nia. Due to the scarcity The play involves the eson display during Monday’s sidered one of Shakespeare’s of available male leads, calating humorous events dress performance was im- most indelible comedies, Campbell has adapted the MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S pressive, with many of the along with “Twelfth Night” play to change the king DREAM actors demonstrating ex- and “Much Ado about Noth- and queen roles to those of On Page 6
Girl Scouts Host STEM night at Park Last week, Kristen McAdams of the Girl Scouts Program Department brought a grant-funded night of STEM activities to Malad as part of the organization’s Eastern Idaho outreach. The night was designed to introduce girls to the possibilities in the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs in a variety of hands-on ways. The primary activities of the night, locally hosted by Laura Dickerson and Lisa Lamb, involved a biology scavenger hunt and a demonstration of binary code. McAdams, who had stopped in Malad on her way to a number of surrounding areas to perform a similar series of classes, introduced herself to the group of gathered girls by explaining that “I went to school to study how things worked. For me, I wanted to know how living things worked, so I went into a subject called Biology. I got to write a long story for other biologists about some things that I found out, and I got what’s called a doctorate. But here’s the thing— you don’t need to do all that
to find things out. There are all kinds of things you can find out in your own backyard, or in a park like this one!” The girls were given notebooks and pens and then sent off across the park to find as many “natural” things as they could within 10 minutes. Afterward, the girls gathered around a white board, while McAdams listed out the things they had found. “Grass! Dandelions! Ladybugs! A spider! Twigs! Clouds!” Ultimately, the list ended up with twenty or so items, and led to a conversation about observation and looking at things like a scientist. Laura Dickerson and Lisa Lamb smiled as their girls jumped into the conversation about what other things might count as natural. “Us! The Sun!” At the end of the first session, McAdams encouraged the girls to keep making notes in their notebooks. “Those are for you—I’d like to encourage you to take them home and keep discovering things.” The next activity involved making keychains, on which the girls converted
NEWS IN BRIEF Fugitive Couple in Alabama Located; Suspect in Custody, Corrections Officer Dead
After an 11- day nationwide manhunt, escaped prisoner Casey White was apprehended in Evansville, Indiana. Corrections officer Vicky White, who aided in his escape, shot herself before being taken into custody. Casey White was in prison awaiting trial for a fatal 2015 stabbing death. Although the two share a surname, there is no legal evidence that they were ever married. The car they were driving when apprehended contained multiple wigs, weapons, and ammunition reserves.
Fed Raises Interest Rates
Last week, the Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate to the highest level since 2000, up to the .75-1% range. The increase is a move to stave off inflation caused by a number of current economic factors, and is believed to be merely the first in a series of rate increases over the year. The Fed has also stated the subsequent increases will likely not be as large as this one, but the increase will affect a number of variable rate consumer credit instruments, including mortgages and credit cards.
Officers Shot in Pocatello Recovering; Names Released
The two officers involved in a shooting incident on East Bridger Street last week are recovering following wounds received in the line of duty. The Pocatello Police Department released the names of the officers involved, Demetrius Amos and MacKenzie Handel, who are both expected to fully recover. The incident was initiated by the suspect opening fire with a rifle on the officers who had arrived at the scene and questioned him. As of press time, one of the officers had been released from the hospital, while the other remains under observation.
Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Kristen McAdams led Girl Scouts through a biology scavenger hunt last week
their initials to binary code in beads. “We’re going to be making these with a secret code,” she said to the table of talkative girls. “It’s the language computers use to talk to each other. The same way that words are made out of certain combinations of letters, that’s how words get made in binary too. Except binary only really has two letters, so it looks a little different.” As they began to figure out the connection between the binary code “alphabet” and their names, the conversation shifted to involve com-
puters themselves, which is what McAdams was hoping for. “This is one example of a thing—computers—that’s a major part of everyone’s lives that we don’t always think about. For me, it’s important to expose the ideas in STEM to girls as young as possible. It’s great for them to see how these kinds of sciences are part of their everyday lives,” McAdams said. “And the basic STEM skills are so useful for a lot of things as you go through life.”
INSIDE THE ENTERPRISE THIS WEEK Welsh Festival Poetry Contest..Page 2 Dragon Contest................................Page 3 Dance Time Classic................... Page 6
$1.00
Puzzles................................................ Page 7 Sample Ballots.................................... Pages 8-9 Trap Shooting.......................................Page 15
The yearly inductions to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame were announced last week. Dolly Parton, who had previously stated that she didn’t feel qualified for the Hall, graciously accepted the induction. Other inductees include rapper Eminem, singer-songwriter Carly Simon, New Wave duo Eurythmics, pop stalwarts Duran Duran, metal pioneers Judas Priest, 80s rocker Pat Benatar, smooth as ever Lionel Richie, and surprise nominee Harry Belafonte. The induction ceremony will take place at the end of the year.
NBA Playoffs Highly competitive; Curry breaks record
As of press time Tuesday, the second round NBA playoffs all remain tied, other than the series between Golden State and Memphis, which dramatically moved in the Warriors’ favor after an amazing 101-98 victory, where GS first held the lead with 47 seconds remaining. Steph Curry also broke the postseason 3-point record, with 500 total as of Monday night on a 32 point scoring night. The Sixers-Heat, Celtics-Bucks, and Suns-Mavericks are all tied at 2-2.
