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Ernso Pierre

by Herbert Romero

Ernso graduated with a degree in International Relations from Brigham Young University, Idaho. He was born in Haiti but raised in the Dominican Republic. He speaks English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and French. For more than a decade he has dedicated his time and resources to serving immigrant and refugee communities in different parts of the world.

As a school counselor, he served at-risk Haitians and Dominican youth in an academic setting. Seeing people grow and develop brings him great joy. He dedicated himself to helping the displaced refugees in his community. In 2018, he worked closely with local leaders to help refugees adapt and be independent in the state of Idaho. Currently, he is focusing his efforts on helping refugees and immigrants. He helps them prepare themselves with enough English for employment and academic purposes.

Ernso views the education of every individual as a fundamental and indispensable right. He aims to provide meaningful educational tools to those with less access especially those from Latin America and the Caribbean. In past years, he has engaged with other organizations to develop high-quality, U.S standards-based curriculums online and face-to-face for diverse organizations worldwide. He promotes flexible, affordable programs, suitable for all students personally and digitally. He strives to educate the youth on current issues and empower them to apply these tools daily. His main aim is for immigrants, refugees, and internatinal students to excel socially, intellectually, and economically.

His mission and vision are to create a culture of excellence that motivates students worldwide to learn diligence, integrity, and creativity, transforming members of the global community to foster responsibility.

As a motivational speaker, he has motivated people to move forward for a worthy cause. When the pandemic started; he developed an online platform called Inmersivo Learning System (ILS) an academic platform targeting the promotion of equity and language training for English Learners.

The program focuses on professional, educational, and personal development. He believes in facilitate greater equity and diversity through inclusive education based on diligence, integrity, creativity, and responsibility.

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THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 22 - MARCH 7 FROM PICABO ANGLER

Early-winter snowstorms have helped boost our snowpack, but we are hopeful for a lot more precipitation in the next few months.

Anglers fishing during the right conditions have had success on Silver Creek, the Big Wood River, and lower Big Lost River.

Silver Creek is “quality over quantity” fishing; winter streamer fishing on the creek provides anglers with one of the best opportunities to catch a trophy brown. On colder days, fish streamers slow and methodically, covering key water thoroughly. As temperatures increase, streamers should be fished more aggressively. The old adage of “dark day, dark fly, and bright day, bright fly” is a good rule of thumb to follow when streamer fishing, but don’t be afraid to experiment, as well. Remember, the portions of Silver Creek north of Highway 20 remain open through the end of March, so expect fishing to get even better. Expect good dry-fly fishing with midges and spring Blue-Wing Olives during the month of March.

Fishing on the Big Wood and lower Big Lost is primarily a nymphing game right now. All your favorite nymphs will take fish — Copper Johns, Hare’s Ears, Pheasant Tails, Rainbow Warriors, Brassies, Zebra Midges, Princes, and Girdle Bugs are all excellent choices. A double nymph rig with a large point fly followed by a small dropper is your best bet. Concentrate your efforts on typical winter holding water — slow, deep pools and shallow runs with little current. Takes can be extremely subtle at this time of year, so pay attention! Midge and BWO dry-fly opportunities will increase as we enter into March.

Winter flows on the South Fork of the Boise remain stable at around 300 CFS. Nymphing will continue to be the most productive technique on the South Fork; don’t fish the river without a good selection of beefy Rubber Legs, cranefly larva, and small zebra midges in sizes 16 through 20. The road into the South Fork canyon can be a little dicey during the winter, so check current conditions and be prepared when making the drive.

Happy fishing, everyone!