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Hagerman Wildlife Management Area Ponds By Joe Chapman

I wanted to give an update on progress of the excavation work done on the Hagerman Wildlife Management Area (WMA). In the October issue, I wrote about IDFG’s plans on removing unwanted carp from the WMA, and a second objective, which was to remove much of the silt that had ac-cumulated in Riley Pond as a result of a ditch breach above the hatchery intake in the fall of 2013.

Our regional fisheries manager has decided to wait until next summer to eradicate the carp, as water temperatures plummeted before the final plan could be implemented—making carp removal not feasible. The original plan was to eliminate the carp after the silt was removed (while the lower part of the pond was still dry), but complications arose in getting exca-vation started, and excavation did not begin until November 10. Once begun, however, excavation has been moving at a rapid pace.

The original plan was to remove about 4,000 cubic yards of material from the fishing dock access, and then remove as much as we can along the banks from the lower bridge to the upper bridge. Fortunately, our biol-ogists in charge of this project—Doug Megargle, in our fisheries depart-ment, and the WMA manager Dennis Newman—located some money to assist with this project, and we have been able to remove much more material than originally proposed, with over 12,000 cubic yards removed before Thanksgiving and an additional 8,000 more planned. According to Dennis, excavation should be completed by December 12. Water will be turned back into the pond slowly, and once again the northern flights of waterfowl will be enjoying the warm waters of the WMA.

The excavation work has been a large joint effort by multiple branches of Fish and Game, working with a great private contractor, Wickham’s Pipeline Construction, to get the best bang for our buck.

The benefit to you anglers is that this will spread the fish out, yet hope-fully still make them accessible in the deeper water by the shore. As many of you know, one of the best places to fish Riley Pond is right off the bridge coming into the hatchery because it held the deepest water and usually congregated the fish. The handicap dock area was only a couple feet deep and fish moved through this shallow water pretty rapidly to get to deeper water. Now that it is about eight-feet deep from the shoreline out about 80 feet from the edge of the bank and all the way around the perimeter of the east side of the pond, fishing should be good throughout this area. This will provide more fishing opportunities closer to shore for everyone. Much silt also will be removed in the center of the pond, improving the habitat for diving ducks as well. An additional benefit of this work will be to pull many of the anglers away from the bridge to the nearby parking area. The bridge traffic can be intense during the spring and early summer and it becomes a safety issue.

We usually have about 1,500 students here fishing in the spring as part of the Trout in the Classroom program, so their opportunity to catch a fish should be better as well. I can’t wait until we get water back in the pond and get fish stocked in there in February. It should be a fun spring! Good luck fishing and I’ll see you on the hard water this winter.

Merry Christmasfrom all of us at the Valley Press.

Thank you to all our readers, advertisers, subscribers,

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THANKS FROM THE CANDIDATESFosbury thanks volunteers and other supportersfor bid for house

BELLEVUE— Richard Fosbury, candidate for Idaho State House of Representatives in the November 4 election, expressed his appreciation for the high voter turnout in District 26, saying voters showed up at the polls to voice their concerns over low education funding and the high percentage of minimum wage jobs in Idaho. “I heard these concerns at doorsteps throughout the district. Many Idahoans support a new vision for Idaho’s schools and our state’s future,” said Fosbury.

Education and creation of better jobs are the issues that motivated Fos-bury to run. Fosbury received his engineering degree on a scholarship. “A quality education is the path to better wages and a higher standard of living,” said Fosbury. “Idaho has the largest share of minimum wage jobs in the nation. The legislature must take a hard look at budget priorities in 2015 to fund Idaho schools.”

Fosbury also thanked the many volunteers and supporters who assisted him in his campaign. “A legislative campaign takes a huge group of com-mitted people and I appreciate the time everyone put in over the many months leading up to Election Day,” said Fosbury.

Steve Miller, Idaho House of Representatives

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who voted in the election. Whether you voted for me is less important than the fact that you voted. Thank you for that. Special thanks to the many people who supported my campaign and those of you who voted to re-elect me to the Idaho House of Representatives. It has been an honor serving you and I am grateful for the opportunity to return to the Legislature to work with you and for you in dealing with the issues that are before us.

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BLISS—On November 11 the Bliss FFA Team placed third at the West-ern National Rangeland CDE two-day competition in Elko, Nevada. The four-member team included Oscar Altamirano, Danny Howard, Jordan Tremelling, and Alex Freeman. Alex Freeman also placed eighth indi-vidually in the contest.

The competition was comprised of various activities such as identify-ing plants, stating forage values, evaluating lands for their value in re-gards to livestock and wildlife, texturing soil, determining slopes, and many more. The sixteen teams at the contest also attended a college and career fair to explore the opportunities in the field of rangeland manage-ment. The Bliss FFA team feels this experience has given them the oppor-tunity to explore new places and network with students and professionals throughout the country.

On November 19, Cory Freeman of the Bliss FFA Chapter placed sec-ond at the North Magic Valley District Creed Speaking CDE competition. The competition requires participants to memorize and recite the FFA creed before an audience and judges. This contest teaches FFA members life skills such as gaining confidence in themselves to deliver a public speech. Memorizing the creed is a requirement for the Greenhand De-gree, the first step into the future of FFA.

Open House Held at Hagerman Fire Department

HAGERMAN - The Hagerman Fire Department Emergency Medi-cal Services (EMS) Division held an open house December first. Local Emergency Medical Service needs were outlined and free demos were held. Chief Tim Peterson thanks everyone that attended the open house at the station. Enough interest was expressed that a training class may be started after the first of the year.

Hagerman resident Coletta Poynter thought the presentation was very well done and shared her ideas on Facebook: “Would love to see a pre-sentation this summer in the park complete with a helicopter for folks to see.....maybe some vendors, the Safe Kids group, some Home Health personnel to discuss home safety for elderly, Office on Aging & perhaps even Red Cross. You folks are worth 10 X your weight in Gold and are such an asset to our community. Kudos to each and every one of you!”

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TWIN FALLS—The College of Southern Idaho’s Community Educa-tion Center is offering a holiday baking workshop taught by professional chef, Sladjana Mandura, to be taught at the CSI campus.

In Holiday Breads, scheduled on Tuesday, December 11, from 6 – 9 p.m., Mandura will teach participants how to make fresh-from-the-oven delicious breads perfect for the holidays. Participants will learn to make Povitica (traditional Eastern European walnut-swirl bread), a Russian Rose Loaf (a braided cinnamon wreath), and more great loaves for spe-cial holiday meals. The cost to register for this class is $29, which in-cludes supplies.

Participants may register at http://communityed.csi.edu or by calling (208) 732-6442. Class size is limited, so early registration is suggested.

Christmas Food Basketsfor Hagerman & Bliss families

Applications are available at Helping Hearts and Hands in Hagerman, local schools, or a representative from each of the local churches can be contacted. The deadline is December 10th.

The communities of Hagerman and Bliss are both very LOVING and GIVING communities. We need monetary donations, food donations and workers to make this all hap-pen. We plan on helping around 85 families in the area.

Please call Alan at 404-2821 or Amanda at 731-7974 with any questions.

If you would like to give a monetary donation you can drop it off at any US BANK letting them know it goes into the “Community Christmas Baskets” account, or mail or drop off a check to Helping Hearts and Hands, 130 N. State Street, Hagerman, ID 83332.

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Santa will be here on Friday & Saturday 10am-3pm. Bring your own cameras to take photos.Admission is Free! Dozens of local crafters, home-based busi-nesses & bakers will have a wide array of unique gifts, books, jewelry, holiday decorations, & wonderful food for sale.

Lunch is available & sold by the GHS Girls Bowling Team to raise money for team shirts and bowling fees. Come and support EVERYONE!! OPTIONAL DONATIONS OF A CANNED FOOD ITEM OR HYGENE ITEMS (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.) WILL HELP HELPING HEARTS & HANDS TO DISTRIBUTE AT CHRISTMAS TO HELP LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED. COATS ARE NEEDED. WATCH FOR THE Helping Hearts & Hands BAR-RELS AT THE CRAFT SHOW. Call Judy Erdman 934-9475 with questions.

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Faulkner Planetarium debuts new holiday shows

TWIN FALLS – Visitors to the Faulkner Planetarium at CSI’s Herrett Center for Arts and Science can see two new holiday programs starting after Thanks-giving, along with a Christmas program that debuted last year.

‘Let It Snow’ features songs of the season along with full-dome holiday imagery. The program includes ‘Let it Snow’ by Frank Sinatra, ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ by Gene Autry, ‘Winter Wonderland’ by Annie Lennox, ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ by Brenda Lee, and others. ‘Let It Snow’ will show at 3:30 and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 and 29 and will then be shown at 8 p.m. Fridays and 3:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays between Dec. 2 and 20.

The first new program, ‘The Star of Bethlehem,’ explores the 2,000 year old mystery of the light in the sky that led the wise men to the manger on the first Christmas. Was it a star that was seen only by the magi or was it a naturally-occurring phenomenon? Could it have even been a supernova? “This program provides many theories as well as an uplifting experience for all audiences,” said Faulkner manager Rick Greenawald. The program begins its holiday run at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 and 29. Between Dec. 2 and 20, it will show at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays and at 2:30 p.m. Saturdays.

The other new program is ‘The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale,’ about a fam-ily of storytellers who come to a village to tell tales on the longest of nights. The tales include the moon and stars, beasts and heroes. The program also explores the concept that winter is a time for the Earth to rest, waiting for new growth in the spring. ‘The Longest Night’ will show at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Fri-day and Saturday, Nov. 28 and 29 and will then be scheduled at 1:30 and 7 p.m. Saturdays between Dec. 2 and 20.

Admission prices to the Faulkner Planetarium at $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $4 for students. Children under 2 are admitted free. Admission to the Her-rett Center is always free of charge. For more information, call the Herrett front desk at 732-6655 or go the Herrett website at http://herrett.csi.edu.

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HAGERMAN - A Hagerman Library fund-raising dinner and auction was held at 1000 Springs Winery and Bed and Breakfast last month. Library director Charlotte Rosen organized the event, and her daughter decorated the tables. Winery proprietors Bernard and Marguerite Janes provided the beautiful surroundings and auctioneer Joe Bennett kept the crowd bidding on dozens of fine donated items, which included a bicycle from Hagerman Merc, and many lovely gift baskets. A silent auction was held for desserts. Clear Springs Trout donated the fish that was served for din-ner. See photo above.

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SpeCIaL To The vaLLey pReSS

Most people have heard of sustainability, but it means something dif-ferent to different people. As the world is awakening to the reality that more than enough has been done to poison our atmosphere, waters and lands, various individuals and organizations have initiated action to do what they can to support

Instead of degrade the earth, and the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) is one of those organizations. A Sustainability Council—which includes students and professors and other active employees at CSI, such as main-tenance and grounds organizations—was formed in 2007. Progress has been made, according to leader Janice Simkin, PhD, professor of biology at CSI, and Randy Smith, biology professor. The student leader, Andrew Johnson, covers the “student turf” and is an agriculture major at CSI. Simkin says, “What we have here is a giant think tank, and we’re broadly represented by voluntary people here because environment sustainability is everyone’s fight.”

The new CSI Sustainability Plan is nearly readied to take before the college president and staff and includes an initial statement, “By adopt-ing the sustainability plan, the College of Southern Idaho commits to environmental and fiscal sustainability, social responsibility, reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, and developing sustainability focused curri-cula.”

Some of the area’s plans for the short term include having a budget and a master plan that lays out details for the year, establishing metrics for completion of those goals, and performing a greenhouse gas inven-tory for which students collect the data and perform the analysis.

And some of the more obvious moves are (1) purchase of three-wheeled cycles for maintenance people; (2) creation of a no-idling pol-icy for the campus in partnership with the City of Twin Falls; (3) lessen needless gas emissions; (4) addition of solar panels; and (5) purchase of bicycles for patrols.

Solid waste management will play a big role in reducing the waste stream, campus-wide, including off-campus housing and outreach cen-ters and investment in more recycling devices. “Recycling options will be everywhere,” says Johnson.

There are also plans to compost biodegradable waste material, purchase solar compactors as well as create a sustainability certificate program for students and a sustainability center on campus, and expand school gar-dens to supply the campus food service with fresh produce.

Colleges and universities around the globe are becoming examples to their communities. They listen to and learn from each other; this collabo-ration helps expand the level of progress, as opposed to working in isola-tion. The City of Twin Falls is working in cooperation with the Sustain-ability Council to both support the efforts underway and as well as future plans. Already there are plans for “meatless Mondays” at the cafeterias, plans for sustainable lifestyles courses, and weekends when only bikes and primarily non-motor vehicles will be allowed on campus.

When there is energy like this in one place, others who are inclined toward a new idea or option get on board too. The Twin Falls area, The City of Twin Falls, new and existing (major) businesses are bringing to the community their own plans for sustainability in part or all of their operations. Clifbar, for instance, sets their own values and standards for energy conservation.

Sustainable farms and gardens are becoming more prevalent in the area, as well as people voicing concern for the planet and forming cottage (nat-ural foods) operations and businesses. The latest schools in the area have been built to adhere to LEEDS, which is a green (sustainable) standard of the highest and most coveted level in building construction. More and more individual homeowners are installing solar panels that have now become very affordable, and solar fans for attics, and local shared garden spaces are becoming more common.

Josh Palmer, communications director for the City of Twin Falls, says, “Our partnership with the Sustainability Council is a long one, and that history of partnership is continuing with our 2015 (and long-range) plans and those of the college.”

Obituary - Deana Louise YostDeana Louise Roberts Yost, 63, of Hagerman, Idaho, passed away at

Magic Valley Regional Medical Center on November 13, 2014, from complications of pneumonia and diabetes.

Deana was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, on May 28, 1951, the daughter of Thomas James Roberts, Jr., and Irene Roberts. She graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1969, lived in Jerome, and married Garin Yost of Hagerman in 1990. Deana worked in sales at automotive parts stores for many years. She also sold advertising for various companies. Later she ran the sound systems for bands that Garin played in.

Deana enjoyed the outdoors and liked hunting and fishing. She loved NASCAR racing, could diagnose car problems, and raced dirt-track cars for a short time at Magic Valley Speedway. She also was a watercolor and oil painting artist.

Deana was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her husband, Garin; her mother, Irene Roberts Easton and husband Kenneth Easton; two sisters, Donna Gelling of Ketchikan, Alaska, and Debbi Roberts of Twin Falls; sisters-in-law Julia Yost-Slane and Terrell (Yost) Williams and husband Greg. Deana will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

North Side Center of CSI announces holiday hours

GOODING—The North Side Center will close at noon on December 23, 2014, for the holidays and re-open at 8 a.m. on January 5, 2015. Happy Holidays!

Registration is now open for spring 2015 semester courses. Take your classes at the North Side Center and save gas and wear and tear on your vehicle. For more information, go to www.csi.edu/northside, or contact us by calling 934-8678 or e-mailing us at northsidecenter@csi.edu.

Hagerman FFA Competes in KentuckyLOUISVILLE- Members of the Hagerman FFA Chapter in Idaho were

one of 44 teams participating in the National FFA Livestock Evalua-tion Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunc-tion with the 87th National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Ky. The team, led by advisor Daniel Knapp, was awarded a Bronze emblem. Members also competed for individual awards with 171 other partici-pants. Anthony Zabala received a Silver emblem, John Williams received a Bronze emblem, Ivee Strick received a Bronze emblem, and Cheyenne Pawson received a Bronze emblem.

The top ten individuals and the national winning team members re-ceived cash awards to recognize their success in the event. The cash awards and the livestock evaluation event are sponsored by Bayer Animal Health, Culver’s, and Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.

The National FFA Livestock CDE is a competitive event that tests the student’s ability to select and evaluate livestock. Event components in-clude eight evaluation classes of beef, sheep, swine, and goats; oral place-ment reasons on four classes; and a written exam on livestock production. A team activity, utilizing reproductive and marketing information, dem-onstrates the teams’ livestock selection ability. Each team in the event competed at local and state levels for the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.

This event, held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., is one of many educational activities at the national convention in which FFA members apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations.

The National FFA Organization is a national youth organization of 610,240 student members as part of 7,665 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their poten-tial for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA Organization operates under a federal charter granted by the 81st United States Congress and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the Na-tional FFA Organization online at www.ffa.org, on Facebook, Twitter and the official National FFA Organization blog.

Gooding Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Kickoff: December 13 10 - 2

GOODING - Come to Gooding and enjoy wagon rides, meet Santa Claus, enjoy face painting, a chili feed and Chamber Bucks! Contact any Chamber Board member, leave a message at 358-3038, or drop an email to info@goodingchamber.org if you are a Chamber Member who sells products or services and you would like to participate in the Chamber Bucks promotion.

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101 Financial BoulevardCoNtRibutEd by KElly MCCool

I have been asked quite often about insurance needs. The questions are typically the same: “What kind of insurance do I need? How much insur-ance do I need and for how long? What does insurance cost?” These are all good questions but what are the questions we should be asking? Per-haps better questions to ask would be: “What do I need to protect? Why do I need to protect it? How do I protect it?”

When we think of insurance needs, what comes to mind initially are auto, health, home, belongings. The list goes on. Other insurance needs that are often overlooked include income, college education, savings, re-tirement, and other lifelong accumulations that can be at risk of loss.

Assume for a moment you have a life-altering event such as marriage, birth of a child, or purchase of a home. You suddenly feel the need for life insurance. You believe that if you were to die, the home would need to be paid off, a college education would need to be funded, and there should be some money for those left behind to last until things can be settled. Sounds like you have thought of everything? Probably not even close.

Let’s look at a hypothetical scenario of a married couple with a mort-gage and a child. Tom and Sally both work; Tom earns $1,000 and Sally earns $500 for a total monthly income of $1500. Young Billy is in the sixth grade. The couple’s monthly expenditures including the mortgage and Billy’s college fund equal $1400 per month. Tom and Sally have prepared for tragedy in the event of the death of either one. Sadly, Sally dies from illness leaving the household lacking the income she once pro-vided. Her death benefit is then used to cover the burial expenditures, and the balance to purchase a fixed-income investment that will replace the income necessary to support the family needs.

Income investments are subject to market and interest rate risk. As in-terest rates rise, values typically decline. Fixed income investments may be worth less if sold prior to their maturity. Benefits and guarantees are based on the paying ability of the issuing insurance company.

Of course, the solution to this hypothetical case study was accomplished by replacing lost income. Each individual has his or her own personal circumstances. The proper insurance product, investments, or combina-tion thereof should be determined by your insurance and financial profes-sional according to your individual needs after a complete review of their objectives, costs, risks, and limitations.

May the Bulls outrun the Bears!

Hunting Ethics CoNtRibutEd by tERRy tHoMAs

It was going to be an easy hunt. About a mile from home, a handful of elk had been having their way with a friend’s corn field. They had been there all summer, but now the season was open. Better yet, there were several nice bulls in the group, and I had two sons wanting to elk hunt; one of whom had never killed a bull.

I talked to my sons about the hunt, encouraging them to take a look. Both thought about it but declined. What? Turn down a gimme hunt for a grainfed bull? What was up with that? It turns out that it wasn’t the ani-mals they were rejecting. Neither one wanted to trade the experience of chasing elk in the mountains—truly hunting—for an easy kill.

My oldest son recently passed on a black bear because, even though we watched it for almost an hour, we could never ascertain whether or not there were cubs involved. He really wanted to put a bearskin rug on his wall, but refused to accidentally orphan cubs. As the bear finally walked away, two observers told us they would have shot the bear anyway.

If it sounds like I am bragging on my boys, I am. I couldn’t be more proud of the decisions that they make regarding hunting. But these stories are about something more—self-imposed ethics in hunting.

This past week my son Ben and I were hunt-ing east of Idaho Falls. In the dark we pulled up to our spot to find another truck parked there. After a short visit with the occupants it was de-termined that we were planning to hunt oppo-site sides of the hill and would not be in one another’s way.

After a push through a deep canyon, we bumped into these same hunters on the road. They had returned to their vehicle shortly after sunrise and had driven down the road on the side of the hill we were on. There, they had spotted four bucks.

When I asked them if they had gotten a shot, the dad, Marvin Jackman of Idaho Falls, told me they hadn’t pursued them even though they knew exactly where they were. Why? I asked. Because, he responded, they were unsure of our plans and didn’t want to mess up our hunt.

In today’s competitive hunting world that sort of courtesy, concern and sportsmanship is almost unbelievable. I thanked him for his consideration but insisted that they return to the spot and hunt the deer. We hiked back over the hill and had the privilege of watching Marvin’s son, Rylan, bag his first deer with a perfect shot.

Few other avocations are like hunting. Hunting requires a strong personal code of conduct because there aren’t many rules governing behavior and, more of-ten than not, there is no referee to stop the hunt and castigate the participant for mis-deeds. Hunters, by how they volun-tarily choose to behave, will eventually make or break hunting in this country.

Banbury Hot Springs Aqua Yoga Classes

BUHL - Imagine the warmth of 94-degrees mineral-laden water on these cold winter days. Add to that a beneficial exercise routine that pro-vides a great workout while being supported by the warm geothermal wa-ter—it’s aqua yoga. Gayle Anderson, certified aqua yoga instructor, will be teaching the classes in December at Banbury Hot Springs on Tuesday and Thursday nights beginning at 6:30 p.m. (No previous yoga experi-ence required.)

Anyone looking for a low-impact therapeutic workout—especially se-niors or anyone with physical limitations, joint issues, or arthritis—can benefit from aqua yoga. Low impact gentle movement in water causes less stress on the joints, while participants can experience postures they can’t get in other exercise. Participants can build strength through wa-ter’s resistance. Based on research, participants can get at least a 30 per-cent greater range of motion, which can lead to greater balance and flex-ibility. Deep breathing incorporated into aqua yoga can lead to decreased stress, heart rate, blood pressure, fatigue, and depression.

Contact Gayle Anderson, 208-308-8224, to register. The first three classes are free and subsequent class fees are just $7. Bob Jensen, manag-er of Banbury Hot Springs, has donated the use of the pool. All proceeds will go to the Waldorf River School.

South Central Public Health DistrictPrevent. Promote. Protect.

Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season!

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Lincoln County Chamber welcomes new business to the community

RICHFIELD—The Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce held a rib-bon cutting on November 8 in Richfield to welcome a new member and recently opened business, Off the Grid. Owner Rebecca Wood was pre-sented a Chamber certificate by Vice President Vernon Johnson. The rib-bon cutting ceremony included members from the Chamber as well as community members. The store is located in the historic Paulson Motors building at 143 South Main Street in Richfield—Wood explained the an-tiques fit in with their surroundings in the unique old brick building.

Off The Grid specializes in antiques, handcrafted items, works by Idaho artists, vintage, one-of-a kind, and western living decor. On any given day browsers might find rare antique tack, barnwood creations, antique trunks and tables, carnival glass, and more. Off The Grid is dedicated to promot-ing local artists and features an artist of the week, and also has a separate room filled with gently used furniture, appliances, household items, and tools. They are open Tuesday – Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Left To Right:

Robert Newey, Ann Parker, Mike Piper, April Wood, Betty Piper, OwnerRebecca Wood, Hannah Walker, Vernon Johnson,Rusty Parker

Wendell EventsPhotos and captions by Terrell Williams

ANIMAL SHELTER FUNDRAISERS – Funding is being raised by Anythings Pawsable in Wendell for a new animal control building to provide a humane place for lost and abandoned animals. Leaders of the building project, pictured here, from left, are Mary Holley, Shelly Harral and Stephanie Hendrix. Anythings Pawsable also has an animal rescue project being led by Debbie Carpenter and Debbie Bickar. Anyone who would like to help their non-profit projects can send tax deductible dona-tions to Farmers National Bank, c/o Anythings Pawsable Building Fund, P.O. Box 546, Wendell, ID 83355. For more information, visit the web site atWWW.ANYTHINGSPAWSABLEFOUNDATION.COM , or contact Holley at MARYHOLLEY@LIVE.COM or call her at (503) 851-7005.

Below: WENDELL OFFICERS - Newly elected Wendell Chamber of Commerce officers for 2015 are, from left, board member and Past-Vice-President Cindy Scott of Orchard Valley Head Start, board member and Past-President Terrell Williams, President Tina Holland of Wendell Post Office and R&R Crossing restaurant in Gooding, board member LuAnn Geer of U.S. Bank, Secretary Becky Allred of Farmers National Bank, Treasurer Gary Atkinson of Atkinson Certified Public Accountant, Vice-President Jason Neil of Edward Jones investment securities, and board member Paula Simerly of Simerly’s Market.

Below: CHRISTMAS CHOIR – Members of the Wendell High School choir, directed by Daniel McCarty, right, performed Nov.23 at the annual holiday bazaar, sponsored by the Wendell Chamber of Commerce.

www.PawsRescueInc.com Giving animals a helping hand.

Facebook: Friends of Burley Shelter AnimalsAdopt a cat or dog, or donate online.

The holidays are fast

approaching; while you think of your loved ones,

remember your ‘fur kids’.

Lincoln County Chamber Announces Community Christmas Events at Community Center on December 13

SHOSHONE – The Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce announces the 2014 community Christmas events. This year’s events will be held on December 13 starting at 6:00 p.m. with the Chamber’s Festival of Trees held at the Lincoln Co. Community Center at 201 South Beverly Street.

The Festival of Trees will feature not only artificial trees and real trees—but donors are encouraged to donate misfit trees such as sagebrush, hand-made trees made out of iron and others. Trees are donated by Lincoln County businesses and organizations. There is no cost to the Festival of Trees. Trees will be auctioned off in the evening during the Lost N Lava Community Christmas Potluck. All money raised at the Festival of Trees will help the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. For more information about the Festival of Tress call Festival of Trees the Chamber office 886-9811.

The Lost N Lava Cowboy Gathering Organization will host the Fourth Annual Community Christmas Potluck held at the Community Center starting at 6:00 p.m. This year Wayne Nelson from American Falls and special guest Veronica Guthrie will perform live cowboy and western mu-sic and poetry. There is a suggested donation for the event. Everyone is encouraged to bring the whole family and a favorite side dish or dessert; Lost N Lava will provide the main dish. During the community potluck, attendees can view a slideshow of this year’s gathering and trail ride and also check out the information about next year’s gathering. For more in-formation, contact Lost N Lava secretary, Claudia Reese, 886-7787 or visit www.lostnlavagathering.com.