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A quote from Virgil prominently displayed at One World Trade Center in Manhattan accompanies an exhibition about 9/11 featured this month at Hailey Public Library.

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20 years after America’s fateful day, local first responders take a look back

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tarting today, Hailey Public Library will host a powerful poster exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The exhibit was developed by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. It marks the passage of two decades since attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93 killed nearly 3,000 people.

“September 11, 2001, The Day That Changed the World” exhibit explores what happened on 9/11, documenting its impact and examining its continued significance. Honoring those who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 terrorists’ attacks is at the heart of the 9/11 Museum’s mission.

“So many Americans, and people from all over the

world, lost their lives that day,” stated exhibit curator and Hailey librarian Caitlyn Mills. “It’s important we don’t forget. It represented a loss of innocence and impacted millennials like me in profound ways. But, in a strange way, that shock and sadness helped bring people together, too. It truly was a day that changed the world.”

The exhibit will run through Sept. 30. Content is carefully worded to be approachable and accessible for audiences in eighth grade and up, the library said.

What follows are responses from two Valley leaders and first responders Wood River Weekly reached out to in recent days. We asked them the following questions: • Where were you / what were you doing during the events of 9/11?

• What were your immediate thoughts/fears/hopes/etc. that morning? Especially in terms of your work.

• Looking back 20 years later, what changed in you or for you most?

• How have your concerns about terrorism evolved over the last two decades?

Here are their answers.

Hailey Police Chief Steve England • Where were you / what were you doing during the events of 9/11?

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off shift when I was made aware of the first Tower being hit. We had a small TV at the old PD in Hailey City Hall, and I began to watch in awe, and myself and those coming in for day shift began to discuss what could be happening. I immediately went home, to the house I still live in today, and continued to watch the news coverage for hours on end.

• What were your immediate thoughts/fears/hopes/ etc. that morning? Especially in terms of your work.

Initially, I thought what a lot of my fellow Americans most likely did, that the first plane was a freak accident of epic proportions. Then, as the other tragic events began to unfold—planes being hijacked, and the second Tower and Pentagon being attacked—it was clear this was a terrorist attack. I immediately thought and prayed for all of those who had perished and their families, and for the First Responders that were giving their all—even the ultimate sacrifice—to attempt to save whomever they could. I also thought, for weeks after, about joining the military once again to help fight whatever war on terror our country would be facing, but ultimately realized I had served my time and my community still needed me in my current role.

• Looking back 20 years later, what changed in you or for you most?

I have always been very patriotic and believe in “service above self,” so while many Americans came to have an even greater love for the USA while we were all uniting as a nation, I have always had that deep love of our country. What changed most for me is my understanding and acceptance of others and their respective views, regardless of where they came from or their “status.” I also believe there is a very small percentage of those in local, state and federal law enforcement that should not be in this esteemed profession. That said, I had never been so honored to be in this profession in the time/years following this tragic event. It was unfortunate it took this tragic event for police to be held in such high regard, and to see where we are today with certain national rhetoric is disappointing. All we can keep doing is working to earn the public’s trust, regardless of your position and where you work in the law enforcement field.

• How have your concerns about terrorism evolved over the last two decades?

Any American of age to remember and have lived through the morning of Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, most likely will always have a different perception or take on terrorism. For me, it changed the way I analyze and prepare for school settings or large-scale events, because you always have to be prepared for an act of terrorism (domestic or otherwise). On a national level, regardless of your political views, we see what is going on in Afghanistan right now with the Taliban resurgence, as well as ISIS, and with the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the tragic events on 9/11, it makes me wonder if we are any better off on the war on terrorism than we were 20 years ago. I suppose only continued intelligence, vigilance, and time will tell.

Wood River Fire & Rescue Chief Ron Bateman • Where were you / what were you doing during the events of 9/11?

I was coming off shift on Tuesday morning, 9/11/01.

The unfolding events hadn’t made the news by the time I’d left the station. As was custom for me (at that time) I met up with some other firefighters at the Waffle House before heading home. My daughter was 3 years old and my son was 3 months; with my wife returning to work at Indiana University after FMLA leave, I was on point with the kids for the day. Before she left for campus, I got a phone call from a friend who was about ready to start the fire academy, telling me to turn on the TV. My reaction was probably like most—incredulous at what was happening in front of me in real time. I spent most of the day in front of the TV or on the phone with friends (mostly firefighters) while trying hard to be a good dad and not to neglect the kids.

• What were your immediate thoughts/fears/hopes/ etc. that morning? Especially in terms of your work.

Truthfully, my immediate thoughts / fears / hopes that morning were about my kids—that the world that had been filled with possibility and potential just a day before was now irrevocably broken and held far less for them than it had for me. Mostly I remember a feeling of dread. Second to that, though, as a firefighter, I remember the feeling of arbitrariness—how it was these guys on this day and it could’ve easily been those the day before or those the days after. Although I didn’’ have a language for it at the time, I have come to real-

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ize that it was a collapse of “sensemaking.” University of Michigan Professor Karl Weick introduced this idea, which could most simply be described as the process by which we understand the world so that we can act in it.

We didn’t know what we were seeing and didn’t know how to react. The ability to solve problems is precisely why the fire service exists—so if you can’t understand the problem, you obviously can’t solve it. It was foundation-rattling for the fire department.

• Looking back 20 years later, what changed in you or for you most?

It still lingers in ways that I don’t remember before 9/11, but it’s mostly an appreciation for the work that fire / EMS / LE do. I remember an active alarm at the Indiana University School of Law in the week after 9/11, and literally swimming through people who had evacuated the building. Most of the time, students would ignore the alarms and not leave, complicating our job. As we left the scene, the crowd of hundreds were clapping for us. It was uncomfortable; those accolades belonged to someone else, hundreds of miles away who had sacrificed everything. I work with folks now who have no recollection of those events; they were just too young.

Soon, there will be those who weren’t even born. I think that what’s changed in me is that I am no longer a new firefighter, but a middle-aged fire chief... and it’s my job to connect that past with this present and future, that urban reality with this rural one... and how the job we do may be a little different, but the reason we do it—and the opportunity to serve—is the same. That truly ensures that “Never Forget” isn’t a platitude, but a reality.

• How have your concerns about terrorism evolved over the last two decades?

As with most things that aren’t proximate, concerns over terrorism—at least like that experienced on 9/11— have substantially faded over the past two decades. At that time we had been directed (by fire department administration) to close all the apparatus bay doors and lock the doors. The anthrax scares came next, and our focus shifted to hazardous materials training. The training in the past decade has shifted more to “active shooter” events. The evolution of my concern surrounds, not terrorism, but our collective sense of community. 9/11 brought a sense of unity to the country that I hadn’t seen in my lifetime; a sense of unity that stands in stark contrast to today. Our collective suffering, in 2001, brought us together. I wish that could happen today.

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rom the #MeToo movement to last week’s news about changes to Texas’ laws concerning abortion, it’s not hard to imagine how many women feel unheard. There’s no need for this reporter to mansplain that to anyone and there’s no attempt here to cause divide—female opinion, like all opinion, lies on a spectrum, not in a box.

And all that is why readers and literary enthusiasts in the Valley and beyond are fortunate to have access to people like JoEllen Collins, a local author who has just had her second novel—“A Reluctant Pioneer”— published by Stratton Press. The story The cover of “A Reluctant is about … Sorry, no mansplaining Pioneer.” Image credit: Stratneeded. Let’s let Collins summarize ton Press, Inc. the tale: “Leah Brown, a wife and mother from San Francisco, decides to spend time at a small cabin built in the Idaho Territory in the late 1860s by her great-great-grandparents, Linnea and Thaddeus Milton. Her memories of childhood and the tragic loss of her father stir her mind, especially when she discovers Linnea’s long-hidden diary. As she reads and rereads it and begins to explore the world around her, she gains perspective on the challenges women have always faced. She honors the pioneer’s words and imagines Linnea’s unwritten thoughts.”

Collins said she loved writing the novel, especially the diary parts, because it gave her the chance to think about the real feelings women during that era must have had but may have been reluctant to write them down.

“They were probably trying to be devoted, supportive wives of the 19th century,” said Collins. “What I hope is that I’ve left my own daughters something now that helps them look into what it was like to be raised in the 20th century.”

Originally from California, Collins was the daughter of a radio announcer who directed the San Francisco USO during World War II. Her earliest memories are of sitting on her father’s lap in front of a microphone and asking for donations for the war effort. She has continued performing, on radio, television, and in theater, and has been a member of AFTRA/SAG since she was seventeen. When she lived in Los Angeles, she appeared in commercials and had formal training in acting at UCLA, the Burbank Studios, and in professional theater workshops.

Among her Idaho stage roles were Amanda in The Glass Menagerie and Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town, and several appearances in musical productions with the St. Thomas Playhouse.

Collins was an English teacher at Santa Monica and Beverly Hills high schools, where she also directed the debate team, and at Santa Monica College and the College of Southern Idaho. She has continued to teach children and adults in several venues.

After a move to Sun Valley/Ketchum, Idaho, Collins lectured for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities (now the Sun Valley Museum of Art) where, for example, she reviewed classic plays prior to performances. She developed community seminars, including “Hemingway in Idaho,” “The Press, the Public and You,” and a class at The Community Library called “The Poet in You.” JoEllen Collins Novels “A Reluctant Pioneer” (2021) “A Roof Against the Rain” (2019)

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or the second time this year, friends of a member of local law enforcement are trying to raise funds for an officer by launching a GoFundMe campaign. Paul Ramm, a Blaine County Sheriff’s Office animal control officer, suffered a serious fall last month. He remains in intensive care at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

Earlier this year, an effort to support now-terminated Bellevue Deputy Marshal Nate Silvester was set up after friends correctly anticipated his viral TikTok video—filmed in uniform and from a patrol car while on duty—would get him fired. In the video, Silvester fictionally calls NBA star LeBron James to get advice on how to handle a violent assault involving two people who are black, one of whom is wielding a knife at the other.

Ramm’s GoFundMe campaign has garnered $18,650. Silvester’s GoFundMe campaign took in more than $544,000.

“Paul has been a dedicated public servant for 15 years and is a wonderful, kind and generous human being. He is a loving father, grandfather and friend. In the law enforcement family, no one fights alone. His family could use some assistance with medical bills. Please consider donating to help them,” Sheriff Steve Harkins said in a message on the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

What follows is the statement from Ramm’s daughter explaining the incident and her father’s current condition. Minor edits for clarity and length have been made.

“On 8-17-21 my family’s world changed at 12:45 p.m. My dad fell down a flight of stairs, landing on a concrete floor. … He opened the wrong door and didn’t see it was a stairway.

He was taken to St. Luke’s Wood River, stabilized, and then Life Flighted to Saint Alphonsus in Boise. He is in critical care with multiple brain bleeds, skull fractures on the left side, and a nicked carotid artery. Dad had an emergency craniotomy on Wednesday, 8-18-21, because there was a huge blood clot. He was placed on life-support ventilation, which was moved to a trach on Thursday and a stomach peg for feeding. He has woken up at times since the sedation was removed. He has brainwave activity ... it is just scattered, which is consistent with brain injuries. He is not reacting to neuro exams yet. …

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“We appreciate everyone’s support during this challenging time. If you have questions please don’t hesitate to text me. We cannot answer phone calls while in his room. His care team has been amazing from security, housekeeping, respiratory therapy, nursing, physical therapy, surgery team, lab, imaging, pharmacy, social work, palliative care, chaplain and doctors. Thank you all for your care, concern, prayers, love and support.”

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After doubling in size in recent days, the 26,589-acre, lightning-caused Boundary Fire—roughly two miles west of the Boundary Creek boat launch, in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, detected on Aug. 10—is now 30% contained, as of press deadline Tuesday. A smaller fire, but closer to the Wood River Valley, has also been reported near Alturas Lake. The 350-acre blaze triggered campground evacuations in the Sawtooth National Forest.

Firefighter and public safety are the number one priority for the Boundary Fire, the U.S. Forest Service said. Over the Labor Day weekend, the fire was active, with group torching, short-range spotting, and uphill runs. The fire grew to the northwest toward Morehead Lookout and was backing and flanking in Blue Moon Creek. The fire then moved toward Blue Bunch Mountain up Dagger Creek, continuing to impact Boundary Creek Road, which is currently inaccessible due to downed trees. Firefighters will work to clear the Boundary Creek Road when it is safe to do so.

A point protection strategy is being used to protect values at risk.

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An effort by one of the Valley’s longest-running philanthropic organizations to make up for fundraising shortfalls due to COVID-canceled events just got a booster shot.

The Papoose Club confirmed this week that an anonymous donor has contributed $12,000 to purchase the collection of 19 framed, commemorative Wagon Days posters that had been donated to the club earlier this year. Since 1977, the Wagon Days Pancake Breakfast has been a community tradition and a critical fundraiser for the club, garnering around $10,000 annually. Because of COVID-19, the club decided to put the Pancake Breakfast on hold for another year.

It gets better. Already a separate anonymous donor had made a matching donation offer of up to $10,000, putting the final funds raised at $22,000.

“The generous purchaser of the collection desires that it be shared with many. She is donating it to The Senior Connection,” Papoose Club president Anna Matthieu said.

Papoose Club coffers have helped dozens of youth-oriented and conservation-focused organizations over the years, such as: The Community Library, Girls on the Run, Idaho BaseCamp, Sawtooth Botanical Garden, Crisis Hotline, The Hunger Coalition, Wood River Land Trust’s Student Conservation Council, and many more.

David and Renae Spaulding donated the collection of Wagon Days posters that hung in their guest house for years.

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The 2020 Census data is in and here are some interesting highlights from the count: • The population of Blaine County increased 13.5% since 2010 to 24,272 people counted • Hailey counted 9,161 people, a 15% increase over 2010 • Ketchum grew to 3,555 people since 2010—a 32.2% increase • Stanley now has 116 residents—an 84% increase • Sun Valley added about 300 new residents to grow to 1,783 counted • Star was the Idaho city that grew the most by percentage points, nearly doubling its population • Meridian grew the most by volume—counting 42,543 more people in 2020 than 2010

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hile we welcome September, we also welcome the unofficial start of fall in the Wood River Valley. Steady temperatures remain with us over the next week, with cool mornings and sunny afternoons heating up into the mid to high 70s. The hopper fishing is strong on all area rivers—a hopper/dropper set-up will be productive throughout the day wherever you end up.

Silver Creek: Silver Creek has been fishing great! The Preserve remains open from 9 a.m. to sunset. Don’t forget to check in. Trico action on the Creek has tapered off, and with that has come a ramp-up of the Callibaetis and Baetis from mornings into the early afternoon. Later into the day you can expect to see Damsels and Hoppers, with Ants and Beetles always fishing well. A dry dropper with a micro nymph will be productive throughout the day. Remember if you are fishing hoppers that pink is the way to go. The Moorish Hopper and the Club Sandwich are excellent choices!

Big Wood: The Big Wood continues to fish well despite low flows; fish can be found in the riffles and at the end of runs. Mornings are generating Trico and Baetis action. Hopper/ dropper set-ups in the afternoons are productive, using a small Zebra Midge, Rainbow Warrior or Copper John as your dropper. Caddis flies are fishing well into the low light of the evenings. We expect to see an emergence of the Western Red Quill any day now, so be sure to have some in your fly box.

Your Green Drake patterns left over from last spring will make a great imitation for the Red Quill or try large Adams and Wulff patterns. The fly that is tied for this hatch is the Quill Gordon—a great fly, although not a necessity if you have left over Drakes.

Lost River: Flows in the Upper Lost River remain low, but fishing continues to be productive if you cover a lot of water. Mornings are a bit cool and fish become more active as the air temperature rises throughout the day. Look for fish in deeper pockets, along dark undercut banks, and along quiet seams. While you cover lots of water, fish your favorite terrestrial or attractor patterns.

Adding a dropper will double your chances.

Across the valley, the brown trout population is going to begin pre-spawn activity, so that means fish Streamers if nothing else is happening on the water.

They are going to be hunting calories!

Happy fishing, everyone!

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If you know your dog is aggressive to dogs or people, PUT A MUZZLE ON IT! That assures everyone’s safety, and notifies others to stay clear. EVERYONE has a right to be out with their animals, but that does not mean your dog has the right to aggress or hurt ANYONE! • It is not an excuse to say my dog is a “shelter dog” for bad manners. You train your dog regardless of where you got him.

• You apologize if your dog is unexpectedly rude. Next time PREVENT THAT SAME EVENT A leash is not an evil thing.

It comes on and off very from happening again!

• TRAIN YOUR DOG. Dogs that easily and may save you run free must EARN that right from a lawsuit! Photo credwith training. You don’t give a it: Fran Jewell toddler keys to the Suburban and a credit card. They must EARN that right through maturity and training. Ever heard of Driver’s Ed? • Carry a leash with you on all walks/hikes and use it to keep your dog and others safe when needed. It is not an evil thing.

Carry treats to reward good behavior. On EVERY WALK. • Keep your dog healthy; see your veterinarian regularly.

• Don‘t expect your dog to be Lassie. Understand the breed of dog you own and what their genetically-formed natural instincts are. Don’t lie to yourself about who your dog is. Honor them for who they are. Not all dogs are dogs that want to be with other dogs. Respect that.

Let’s all work together to keep the Wood River Valley the lovely place that drew you here. Don’t ruin it with nasty behaviors to others and empowering your dog to be the same way. This is a beautiful community that has for years and years loved our neighbors and our visitors. Let’s keep it that way.

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By Fran Jewell

am beyond horrified by the stories and experiences that have been occurring in the Wood River Valley between dog owners. The number of my clients and friends that have been ASSAULTED by off-leash, aggressive or overbearing dogs is absolutely shocking and appalling. Just because we are a dog-friendly community does not mean that every dog has the right to run off-leash, NO MATTER WHAT! We need to sit back and take inventory as to whether we are contributing to further dog-and-people confrontations that make living here a nightmare, or whether we are contributing to the peacefulness and glory that this Valley has forever been known for. Lately, I am disgusted with the threats people have made to other people because of their dogs. This is absolutely uncalled for and unconscionable.

If you pride yourself on being a responsible dog owner, you can check off the following: • You pick up your dog’s waste and don’t expect the poop fairy to come along and take that dollar bill you put under the poopfilled bag. You carry it out!

• Your dog has a 100% “come” command, NO MATTER WHAT! Your dog does not chase game or other dogs or kids, or others on bikes, etc.

• When someone asks you to call your dog or put your dog on a leash, you respond with, “Of course! My apologies if he scared you or jumped on you!”

• If you are on a road and you see a walker with a dog, you SLOW DOWN. • If you are the walker on a road, you call your dog and make your dog sit while the car/truck passes. It is NOT COOL to let your dog jump on someone’s car!

• Contain your dog in your yard. Do NOT let your dog accost passers-by. If someone walks by your house, your dog needs to remain in your yard whether they have a dog with them or not. It does not matter if your dog is “friendly.” Many people are afraid of dogs and they have every right to walk down a public road.

• BE KIND TO OTHERS. You do not own the forest, or the trail, nor does your dog. Move over for others. Call your dog Fran Jewell is an IAABC Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, to you (thus the need for a 100% recall), step off the trail, and NADOI Certified Instructor and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog have your dog sit nicely when ANYONE passes by. It doesn’t Training, LLC in Sun Valley. For more information, visit positivematter if your dog is “friendly” or not. It is NOT okay to ac- puppy.com or call 208-578-1565. cost others.

SCIENCE OF PLACE

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by Hannes Thum

ADDING WATER

rom a long ridge high above town, I was struck by how much our human impact on the valley bottoms can stand out. Obviously, the majority of our roads and structures are down low (and I hope we keep it that way). But there’s something else that stands out: that’s where we add water.

A satellite image of our region makes this clear. The natural dominant colors of this landscape are tans and greys and coppers and ochres, slates and browns and the colors of dust and sage. Our natural ecosystem is quite frugal with true green pigments.

I remember being fascinated to look down on southcentral Idaho from an airplane when I was a child and seeing the distinctive, huge bright green circles that are characteristic of center-pivot irrigation. If you’ve seen this from high up, you know what I mean. It’s a fascinating example of what adding water does to the land.

The Magic Valley, to our south, was so named because of the way that water diversion projects allowed a desert to become a fertile growing region by sluicing and moving and pumping water from the Snake River up and out of the canyon and on to the farmsto-be above the rim. Before these water projects, the area was as arid and dusty as any proper Idaho sagebrush biome—after the projects, it was solid green from horizon to horizon.

Add water to the land, and it turns green.

Like magic.

Water, along with sunlight and carbon dioxide, is required for photosynthesis. And

HANNES THUM

The Big Wood River. Photo credit: Wood River Weekly

photosynthesis is what makes most of life as we know it possible on this planet.

Water, not the sunlight or the carbon dioxide, is usually the limiting factor on a regional scale. In other words, except for extreme latitudes and odd locales, there is usually plenty of sunlight and carbon dioxide to get the wheels of the food chain turning—it’s water that makes or breaks the deal.

Where there is water, there is green. And where there is green, there is life.

We see this on the land. South-facing slopes, which are hotter and drier, support less biomass than north-facing slopes, which are cooler and let the water linger and percolate deeper into the ground to wet roots. The riparian areas and floodplains that flank our

creeks and rivers are hugely lush and dense with life compared to the areas outside the reach of that groundwater.

For how arid of a region we live in, it is odd how much water defines it. The distribution of water, both spatially and seasonally, makes all the difference.

If nothing else, it can certainly be said that we are good at moving water from one place to another. We pull it out of the river through canals to spread it across our agricultural fields (and ornamental ponds). We draw it up from underground to turn sagebrush into sod, and dust into gardens. A captivating magic trick, and a visually striking one when seen from the right angle.

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MONEY MATTERS

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KRISTIN HOVENCAMP

SPAC ATTACK

By Kristin Hovencamp

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n 1993, special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC), also dubbed blank check companies, were launched as a vehicle to help take a private company public without having to go through the traditional initial public offering (IPO) process. However, SPACs only gained popularity with investors very recently. In 2020 an astonishing 248 SPAC IPOs were launched, compared to 60 in 2019.

From an investor’s perspective, SPACs are: •

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Created to raise cash through an IPO for the sole purpose of acquiring a private operating company, SPACs are shell companies when they become publicly traded companies.

A SPAC is then expected to merge with or acquire an operating business within a defined time frame, post IPO. They are formed by sophisticated management teams known as sponsors. Sponsor teams generally have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, hedge funds or venture capital.

“They rely on the sponsor team’s dealmaking abilities. “It is betting on the jockey, not the horse,” states David Moadel, an InvestorPlace contributor.

They are considered to be more shareholder-friendly, Kristin Hovencamp is an Investas safeguards have been put in place to protect inves- ment executive and director tors. SPACS are now closely regulated by the U.S. Se- of business development with HAZLETT WEALTH MANAGEcurities and Exchange Commission (SEC.) MENT, LLC. They are obliged to return a shareholder’s investment if the sponsor doesn’t complete a deal in time. Investors can also choose to redeem their shares at cost, plus interest, at the time of acquisition.

By design, a SPAC is a unique investment structure that lets retail investors invest alongside the sponsor team. Investors can gain access to a private company through a SPAC IPO they would ordinarily not be afforded.

What is behind the recent popularity of the SPAC? According to law firm Skadden Arms, “SPAC activity has significantly accelerated as investors seek attractive opportunities with best-in-class sponsor teams and exert more control over the valuation and share price.”

As an investor, do not be taken in by celebrity endorsements. Be discriminating, do your research, read the SPAC prospectus, understand the management team’s history, and think long-term.

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INSPIRATIONS FROM MY HEART

Symbols And Responsibility

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BY DOVE

know that the trigger point for my anger is very close to the surface and that is not like me. The above picture is one of the things that I truly do not understand and the bags are left just about everywhere. It is a symbol that says ‘someone else clean up my mess.’ Why would someone bother to pick up their dog’s poop and then leave it on the side of the bike path? The above bag was by the bike path for several days. It was only picked up when the landscape company came to cut the grass.

So, what is wrong with this picture is that whoever left this bag expected someone else to clean up their mess. That is just not the way life works. If we don’t all take responsibility for the messes we create, we will give away all of our power to an outside source that says, “Oh, here, let me take care of your mess. I know better than you what is best for you. But in order for me to clean up your mess, you must jump through hoops A, B, C and D. I will charge you for cleaning up your mess with more taxes. It does not matter if Sam down the street cleans up his own messes; he will also be charged for cleaning up your mess.”

Do you see how the more we depend on an outside source to fix our world, we give up freedom?

There is no greater gift than your freedom, and once you lose it, it takes tremendous effort to reclaim it. You must take responsibility for your actions in all cases.

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ON LIFE’S TERMS

JOELLEN COLLINS

Doggy Doldrums

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By JoEllen Collins

ust a few days ago I had to witness the necessary demise of my precious, small-doggy-fluff-of-love, Cleo. Expressing my sense of loss here may seem odd to both animal lovers and those who are free of that particular emotional connection, but an idea new to me fills my mind, the concept of doggy sadness; I toss it out here in case any of my readers have experienced similar occurrences.

Before I get to that subject, however, let me explain my addiction to doggy love. When I was 5 and severely asthmatic, my parents found a small terrier mix, also five, at what was then called the pound. Her name was already Lassie, and we didn’t change that movie-inspired cliché. She was my tiny soulmate and companion until I turned 17. I remember her sweet face and liquid brown eyes at the side of my bed when I was ill or suffering from teenage angst over a boy or some other emotional challenge. My folks had her “put down” when I was away counseling at summer camp, so I was able to avoid that wrenching goodbye to the dog who always loved me, even if I had stayed too late at Burbank’s Stough Park next to other parked couples “enjoying the view.”

Since that time, I have lived with, nourished and said goodbye to many beloved dogs and a couple of cats. When I receive Cleo’s ashes, I will make the sad trek to Corral Creek, where the remains of two other of my dogs reside, taken there about 10-11 years ago. Incidentally, I went there two weeks ago with my grandson Artie and my then-two dogs to show him where we used to walk a lot. It was eerily empty and almost spooky JoEllen Collins—a longtime in its dryness, absent of sounds of running water resident of the Wood River and lack of even one camper. We became so up- Valley— is an Idaho Press set by the gloom that Artie and I started a story Club award-winning columabout the “missing” threat, perhaps a monster nist, a teacher, writer, fabric (maybe even in the porta-potty) who resided artist, choir member and unabashedly proud grandma there and had scared everyone away.

Now, hopefully “post-pandemic,” I can honor known as “Bibi Jo.” how Cleo helped me survive the absence of my human friends. Since my Cleo was euthanized, I have naturally felt the personal grief from the reality that usually people outlive their precious dogs and cats and other pets—and mourn their absence.

This time, however, my other white fluff, a poodle-terrier mix named Suki, seems to be very upset and mourning the loss of her “sister” and constant companion of 10 years. She sleeps more than normal, is not very interested in eating, vomits, and wanders into rooms where Cleo used to be, but isn’t.

Suki’s sadness is yet one sign that dogs have more feelings than most people acknowledge, and even those filled with doggy love may find unusual.

As least I could pet Cleo and tell her what a “good doggy” she had been. Suki had to ride home by herself in a backseat meant for two.

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I see everyone’s tempers at surface levels after the months of fear, mandates and limitations that have been imposed upon us, supposedly for our own good. I also see the great damage that has been done to many countries and people because some source says it knows what is best for us. If we all took personal responsibility for our health by doing all the things we know to do, such as avoid sugar, exercise, avoid drugs and alcohol, get rest and love ourselves, we would not be so easily manipulated for our own good. We would be healthy, strong and free.

I encourage you to dig deep and find your truth. Everything is not always as it seems to be. Take full responsibility for your thoughts, as thoughts create your reality tomorrow.

I know I am working at observing where my buttons are that get pushed and I am trying to clean those up by simply observing them and not letting them control my reality. I am getting better at looking at the anger and standing back, not bothering to engage in the emotions. The more I stand back and observe, the more peace I have. I always try and clean up my own messes and ego will take a hit sometimes, but I am being responsible for all I create. I am not entitled to have my messes cleaned up by someone else. It is my job and my growth.

Look at where you create s**t in your life and make an effort to clean it up so that we all can have more freedom, and control by an outside source is not needed. Be free, be calm, be one with nature.

Blessings, Dove

COWBOY POETRY

BRYCE ANGELL

Rough Trail Ride

The ringer on my telephone went off at 4 a.m. I crawled out of my sleeping bag and joined the other men.

I shoveled down one hotcake and two slightly burned fried eggs, while the younger riders gobbled down enough to fill both legs.

The anxious cowboys saddled up and looked around for me.

They threw the saddle on my horse and cinched it to the tee.

Before we set the seat, one humble cowboy offered prayer. He asked for safety for us all from the One who lives up there.

We hit the trail at six o’clock, just light enough for some. One cowboy said, “We’re crazy ’cuz the rain is sure to come.”

We rode for miles near river’s edge. The trail was mostly flat.

But then the trail turned steeper than the “Crown of Jasper’s hat.”

The horses climbed at increments, then rested for a while. We’d climbed a thousand feet on a narrow goat trail’s final mile.

We took a lunch break, up on top, and gave the horses rest. Then contemplated getting down, which trail would be the best.

A storm was moving in. It looked like rain and hail to boot. So we chose a trail that looked like it would be our safest route.

I swear it took us hours to get off the mountainside. One horse and rider took a roll. Both lost a chunk of hide.

The trail was steep and dusty, yet the horses saved the day. And the rainstorm didn’t pour, just settled dust along the way.

We finally reached the bottom, then the rain began to pour. Each cowboy donned his slicker that he’d worn from storms before.

Ya gotta stop and wonder ‘bout the cowboy’s humble prayer.

Was someone watching over us? I’d say that’s more than fair.

— Bryce Angell Bryce Angell - The outdoors has always been a large part of my life. My father was an outfitter and guide for 35 years and I was there to shoe and care for the horses and help him do the cooking. We took many great trips into the Yellowstone area.

Even now that I’m older, we still ride into the Tetons, Yellowstone and surrounding areas. My poems are mostly of personal experience. I am now retired and enjoying life to the fullest. I plan to do more riding and writing.

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Men At Work

By Eric Valentine

adies, this issue’s 4th Estate column is not for you. Look away, please. I need to talk in private with the men.

This is for males of any age who feel a little lost out there. Males who fear where their next paycheck may be coming from. Males who battle the drink or other things and are just too ashamed to do anything about it anymore. Males who don’t understand what women need or want or how to tell the difference between politeness and flirtation. Males who are contemplating ending it all. Males who have achieved much and somehow still feel empty inside, incomplete.

I have two things to say: • •

4TH ESTATE

Watch “Roadrunner” Watch “Val”

Those two documentaries captured my attention over the last few weeks beyond “two hours or 10 bucks well spent.” They are about men who find themselves by being lost in their work. And as we say goodbye to another Labor Day that hopefully brought you some rest, I want to focus on what labor actually is—what it means for men and how it’s different for men.

We do not go into labor. We cannot give birth. Put our sperm in a lab and women will be able to keep the planet plentiful. But without women’s wombs, human-inhabited Earth has a shelf life. So, if you can just wipe away for a second your ego, every bit of it, lean in now. The part of you empowered by Mom, by your kindergarten teacher, by your first girlfriend, by your last girlfriend, by your female co-workers, and by your daughters, too—it’s not real. We have big, fragile, fabricated egos. And when you die, your ego will too. Egos need a lot of nourishment if you want to keep them alive. It’s not your fault. It’s not your fault. It’s not your fault. And the good news is that even though your ego kicks the bucket, the work you do in life might stick around awhile.

So here we are, then. An organism living atop a round orb of soil and water designed to procreate on it and completely impotent on our own to do so. No wonder why we can throw ourselves into our work and with it define far more of ourselves than just our pocketbooks. What else do we have? So, our work becomes part of our personality, our soul. It’s what makes us a good guy, a protector of and provider for the planet and

all the women and children we deem ours to protect.

(It also can make us misogynistic extremists who at best sexually harass female co-workers and at worst put women in burqas and take away most of their rights and even some body parts to boot. But I’m focusing on the positive stuff for now.)

You see, all this is why I asked the ladies not to read this column. They are the life-giver force. They just don’t get it: That to be a man is to be in a constant state of inferiority. We are high school football players who deep down know they want and need cheerleaders to clap and sigh because without it, what’s the point? We are worker bees, and that brings me back to those two films. What follows is not a review of each, but rather a reason why you may want to watch them.

“Roadrunner”—Chef and writer and show host and recent victim of suicide Anthony Bourdain is the ultimate paradox tragedy. On the surface, Bourdain came across to many as arrogant and irreverent, an uber-confident personality who was an everyman’s chef at a real restaurant in Manhattan. He was not some flavor-ofthe-month Food Network TV show host and he never earned a Michelin Star (the Holy Grail of the restaurant industry). But a pedestrian writer he was not. He had an uncanny, world-class skill at capturing nonfiction topics with the bare-bones truth telling of a Hemingway and the outside-the-box, spot-on observations of a Fitzgerald. After writing “Kitchen Confidential,” which hit number one on The New York Times bestseller list, Bourdain hosted travel/food shows for years that exposed cultures and individuals within or from those cultures through the lens of food. But food was just the setting for his stories, and they were worth three Michelin Stars. College anthropology professors should take a few days off; Bourdain’s shows would pair well with their courses.

And then, on June 8, 2018, he hung himself while filming in France.

“I was not qualified for this job,” Bourdain said about himself when he first started hosting shows and became world renowned almost overnight. The documentary captures his meteoric rise along with the ascent of his ego and his moments of calibrating a perfect balance that gave him the confidence to become iconic by breaking new television ground; all before descending back into defining himself through the heart of another and finding a part of himself and the world he didn’t like there. He is a cautionary tale—something to learn from rather than repeat.

SENIOR CONNECTION

The films “Val” and “Roadrunner” deep dive into the drama of men who get lost in and find themselves in their work.

Image credits: Amazon Prime Video, IMdb.com

“Val”—Actor Val Kilmer is still living, albeit a shadow of the physical self you’d recognize in his films.

Kilmer knew he was qualified for the job and spent his entire youth trying to prove he belonged in scenes with acting legends, like Al Pacino and Marlon Brando— two actors he did in fact end up working alongside.

Kilmer, now 61, recently went through esophageal cancer treatment and speaks through a voice box due to the hole that had to be left in his throat. You realize the loss is more ours than his as he takes us behind the scenes of his acting life using video he had shot since he was a teen. I hesitate to describe the masterpieces he pulled off over the years (no, not Batman and Iceman, but his roles as Jim Morrison in film and as Mark Twain on stage, for instance) because my accolades would sound cliché. It’d be better to use his words, “In order to find each character, I’ve had to put a little bit of me in them and a little bit of them in me. … I have acted poorly.

I have acted bravely. I have acted bizarrely to some. I have no regrets because I have found parts of me that I never knew existed. And I am blessed.”

So remember, men, now that modern times and economies mean women have to get lost in their work to find themselves, too, try to see how privi— … how blessed you are, and try not to use that part of yourself that can make you a real dick.

OK, ladies, back in the room, now. It’s time to get back to work.

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any people I work with in my caregiver support group and my family struggle with communicating with a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Me included. We fear visiting our loved one because we seem to agitate the loved one, or simply struggle with communicating with them. This results in less visits with a loved one in a facility, or huge caregiver stress for those living with their loved one with AD. I recently watched a video on mmLearn.org, by Diane Waugh, R.N., titled, How to Talk to Someone with Dementia, Alzheimer’s or Memory Loss that was posted May 28, 2019. It is a wonderful training blog on having “successful” conversations with someone with AD. One of the first things Waugh teaches us is to not ask a person with short-term memory loss a short-term memory question. Asking someone with AD what they had for breakfast, did their sister visit them yesterday and, especially, “Do you remember…” will only agitate and confuse your loved one, resulting in an uncomfortable interaction for both of you.

A part of our brain called the hippocampus is involved in the formation of new memories. When you learn something new (what you had for breakfast), the hippocampus normally takes in the information and sends it to the long-term memory parts of your brain.

The hippocampus is usually the first part of the brain damaged by Alzheimer’s disease. Basically, the patient is unable to remember new information, like what they had for breakfast.

Waugh explains that to have a “successful” visit with a loved one with AD we must ask long-term memory questions. Long-term memory questions help you and your loved one to have meaningful conversations. The long-term memory portion of the brain is deep in our brain and remains intact longer than the hippocampus.

So, I set off to the Hospice Home in Jerome with my newfound information and visited with my mom, who has AD, last Friday. I found my mother was lethargic and bored when I arrived. I asked her, “Mom, why did we never figure out how Grandma Crumbliss made her wonderful fried chicken?” Mom’s face lit up and she smiled at me and said, “I watched her make it a thousand times growing up and never could duplicate what she did!” Mom proceeded to talk about her mother for 15 minutes with me.

At the age of six I was operated on for double bilateral hernias. To all the doctors’ knowledge in our area, I was the first girl born in Idaho with them. Old Doc Peterson invented a surgery for me, but had to wait for me to be older to operate. I was always in reach of my mother in case one of my hernias “popped out.” If the hernia ‘strangulated,’ I could possibly get gangrene in about an hour. My mother would lay me down and massage them back into place. The school refused to take me into first grade until the hernias were repaired.

It is interesting, as I write this, that my surgery was done on the fourth floor of the old hospital here in Twin Falls. This location is now the County West Building and my office is on the fourth floor. I asked my mom about my surgery when I visited her Friday, and how hard it was for her to carry me around, as I was not allowed to walk for weeks after the surgery. Mom started talking about when I woke up from my surgery, I was mad at her because she never told me it would ‘sting.’ She told me it would hurt and be sore but never that it would sting.

I told Mom I had to go to the bathroom when I woke up from surgery, and she explained how Doc Peterson had told her that only the nurse could carry me to the bathroom after my surgery, as they had to be extremely careful lifting me. Mom rang the nurse and the nurse assumed I was there because I had my tonsils out. The nurse picked me up by my arms and started pulling me

off the bed. Mom said I screamed and fainted in pain.

When I woke up, my classy, 98-pound, bantam-rooster mom was beating the hell out of the nurse, pulling her hair out and screaming she was going to kill the moron.

Three other nurses and Doc Peterson finally pulled my mom off the battered nurse.

Mom and I laughed about this for several minutes.

Mom was clear as a bell with this memory that happened over 50 years ago. This conversation led to other memories, like the one of when Doc Peterson’s wife told her that when her husband left town and the phone rang, she would drop to her knees and pray it wasn’t my mom calling about one of us kids (four all together). Go figure.

I did not say to Mom, “Do you remember my surgery?” I asked her about carrying me after my surgery.

I have heard this story a million times and actually remember most of it myself. Using long-term memories to share with AD patients is wonderful. Bringing old pictures can help, too. Ask them where they lived as a child, or what school they attended when they went to the first grade. What was the boy’s name of the first person to kiss you on the mouth? Give this a try the next time you visit with an AD patient or loved one. I bet the visit will be very “successful.”

Take care, Shawna Wasko, M.OLP Caregiver Support Group Facilitator CSI Office on Aging swasko@csi.edu

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NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA

HAILEY HISPANIC LATIN@X HERITAGE FEST IS ON!

NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA Con el 4º Festival Anual de la Herencia Hispana Latina@X el 18 de septiembre, otros eventos alrededor de la comunidad seguirán su ejemplo antes y después a medida que se acerque el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en las próximas semanas.

El Hispanic Latin-x Heritage Festival será el 18 de septiembre en Hailey en Roberta Mckercher Park de 11 a.m a 8 p.m. con presentaciones, actuaciones musicales, piñatas, actividades y exhibiciones que no querrá perderse.

Después de que salí como indocumentada y canté mi canción al público varias veces, conocí a Herbert Romero, quien ha organizado este evento todos los años, y me dio la posibilidad de cantar mi canción en el primer festival que había organizado. Fue un honor poder participar en un evento tan memorable e importante no solo para mí, sino también para mi cultura y mi historia.

El Mes de la Herencia Hispana es tan crucial para aquellos que han venido a este país buscando más de lo que su país de origen puede darles. Las historias que les contamos a nuestras familias en secreto salen en paquetes en este momento especial para celebrar nuestras próximas fiestas, nuestras fortalezas, nuestros triunfos y, en general, el impacto que hemos tenido en nuestras propias comunidades.

Estoy tan sorprendido por los cambios que hemos persuadido y desafiado en nuestras comunidades del Condado de Blaine y espero ver estos eventos llenos de personas ansiosas por aprender y sumergirse en una cultura que no es familiar Please consider supporting our newspaper by sending us some Bitcoin pero por la que vale la pena estar presente.

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seller’s equity in their home is the difference between what the home is worth and what they owe. At any point in time it is an estimation, because value is a very subjective term. If the seller thinks the home is worth more than an actual buyer will pay for it, the estimated equity is too high. If a buyer is willing to pay more than the seller believes the home is worth, the estimated equity is too low.

A true determination of equity becomes more objective when the home is sold, and the value is solidified by the sales price. This value is determined by negotiations between a seller and buyer and eliminates speculation and conjecture because money and title are being exchanged.

The equity being defined above is more accurately referred to as Gross Equity. After the ordinary and necessary expenses connected with the sale of a property are deducted from the sales price, along with any mortgage balance and/or liens, the proceeds are referred to as Net Equity.

Like in business, with the goal to maximize revenue and minimize expenses, the same is true in selling a home. The goal is to achieve the highest possible sales price while keeping the expenses as low as possible.

Setting the price of a home is, ultimately, the seller’s decision. It is critical because not only will it impact the amount of proceeds the seller realizes, but it can also affect the length of time it takes to sell, how much activity it will generate from buyers and, eventually, whether it sells at all.

The cost of a home is what the seller paid for it and the improvements made. Cost has no relationship to value. Market value is the most probable price willing and informed buyers and sellers can agree upon in a competitive market in a reasonable period.

Price the home too low and the seller has unrealized proceeds. Price it too high and it eliminates interested buyers.

Preparing the home to go on the market has expenses involved. Things like painting the front door or adding landscaping to increase the initial appeal is an investment to attract the buyer’s attention. While it may not add value to the home, it is an important

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OUR VOICE COUNTS With the fourth annual Hispanic Latin@x Heritage Festival coming up on Saturday, September 18, other events around the community will follow suit before and after as Hispanic Heritage Month approaches in the next couple of weeks.

The Hispanic Latin@x Heritage Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Roberta McKercher Park in Hailey, with presentations, musical performances, piñatas, activities and exhibits you won’t want to miss.

After I came out as undocumented and sang my song to the public a few times, I met Herbert Romero, who has organized this event every year, and who gave me the ability to sing my song at the first festival he had hosted. It was an honor to be able to participate in such a memorable and important event, not only for myself but for my culture and my story.

Hispanic Heritage Month is crucial for those who have come to this country seeking more than what their home country can give them. The stories we tell our families in secret come out in bundles around this special time to celebrate our upcomings, our strengths, our triumphs, and overall the impact we have made in our own communities.

I am amazed by the changes we have introduced and created in our communities of Blaine County and hope to see these events filled with people eager to learn and immerse themselves in a culture that isn´t familiar but worth being present for.

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Decluttering the home takes time and may even involve temporarily renting a storage facility for things that may make your home feel smaller or detract from making your home as visually appealing as possible.

There are obviously selling expenses involved in the sale of a home, which can vary based on the price of the home, what is customary in your area and negotiations in the sales contract. Your agent can advise you on these so that you don’t pay anything out of the ordinary and can provide you an estimate of what is to be expected.

Your real estate professional can provide you the information necessary to decide on price. However, do not confuse your decision on whom to market your home by the price indicated by the market and reported by the agent.

The market determines the value, and the seller sets the price. Your decision in selecting an agent should be based on trust, reputation, integrity and the ability to execute a successful marketing plan.

In today’s market, on average, homes, are selling in 17 days and sellers are seeing an average of five offers. It is not uncommon for homes to sell for more than the list price, assuming they are not priced dramatically over the market, initially.

Discuss with your real estate professional pricing your home slightly below market value and using a “coming soon” promotion to encourage increased buyer interest and, possibly, encourage multiple offers.

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Women’s Foundation Offers First-Ever Grant

he Wood River Women’s Foundation (WRWF) will begin accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for its first-ever Focus Grant 2022 from nonprofits that best address closing the opportunity gap in education. LOIs should indicate topics that include, but are not limited to: decreasing chronic achievement gaps between student sub-populations; providing “catch-up” instruction and support for students who have experienced learning loss due to COVID; and, bolstering early-learning programs for students who lack school readiness skills, among others.

For more details about the WRWF $100,000 Focus Grant 2022, go to https://woodriverwomensfoundation.org/focus-grant-2022/. The call for LOIs opens 9/1/2021 and closes 10/1/2021. An award announcement will be made in early April 2022. Submit LOIs electronically at tinyurl.com/

FG2022LOI Since its founding 15 years ago, the WRWF has granted more than $3.2M to Blaine County nonprofits with more than half a million dollars going to educational programs. Already in 2021, the WRWF awarded a record-breaking $100K of individual grants to organizations working on elementary school literacy, assisting students in K-8 who have fallen behind due to the pandem-

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WRWF is a collective of women who pool their contributions in order to achieve greater community impact while advancing their philanthropic skills. All women are welcome to join and participate in assessing the dozens of applications received each year, and vote on the awards.

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