NEWS BOOKLET & WEBSITE PRODUCED BY: Hagerman Valley Foundation

208.352.0245

Telephone: 208.352.0245

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www.HagermanValleyFoundation.org

PO Box 614, Hagerman, ID 83332

HAGERMAN VALLEY

FOUNDATION

Contact us to explore how Hagerman

Valley Foundation can assist you in

realizing your vision for future projects.

We offer the opportunity for any

community project to gain

nonprofit status under the

Foundation's fiscal sponsorship.

FOUNDATION OFFICERS

President: Marguerite Janes

Secretary: CJ Holmes

Treasurer: William Thorpe

Your Foundation Membership Fees and Donations may be Tax Deductible

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Hagerman Valley Foundation

dba of Hagerman I.D.E.A. Inc

501(c)(3) nonprofit since 2004

Special Thanks to Costco for donating paper for this booklet.

Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Cancellation

The elected 3-member Hagerman Cemetery Board voted against the restoration of the Pioneer Cemetery and the establishment of a mainte-nance endowment fund, stated Randy Clark, Board Member, in a recent phone conversation with the Hager-man Valley Foundation president.

“It’s in the minutes”, he said.

The Hagerman Valley Foundation wishes to thank the following for their tens of thousands of dollar donations, pledged donations and in-kind dona-tions towards this project:

The Idaho Heritage Trust The Idaho Historical Society

Idaho Power The Hill Family Foundation

M&M Electric and certain Hagerman residents

Community Helping Hands

Food Bank & Resource Center

Tues 2:30p-6:30p Thurs 10a-2p

Hagerman Post Office

1-800-275-8777 Mon-Fri 7:45a-1p; 2p-4:15p

Hagerman Public Library

Tues-Fri 2p-5:30p

Sat 10a-2p

Hagerman Senior Center

Mon, Wed, Fri 10a-2p

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February Calendar Inside

plus more CSI Events

Hagerman Valley

Foundation

gives $1000 to

Hagerman City Park

Hagerman Valley Foundation is pleased to

confirm it has granted $1000 to the City of

Hagerman as a cash match to its City Park

Grant. This park grant, which was pre-

pared & submitted by the Foundation in

2013, is to add, expand and replace cer-

tain sections in the park for better handi-

capped access. Construction is scheduled

to start in the spring of 2017.

Our MissionOur MissionOur MissionOur Mission

Our Mission is to improve livability in Hagerman Valley through philan-thropic leadership & community service to its residents and visitors.

Welcome to planet earth!

BLM Alert: Stressed Elk & Deer Precautions

More info at HagermanValleyNews.org

FEB

small plumbing projects window replacement light carpentry painting, etc

Honest Caring

References

(208) 789-7758 Ask for Neal

Hagerman Idaho Most of Magic Valley

No Job Too Small Reasonable Rates

FEBRUARY Menu All meals served with beverages, green salad, bread, dessert.

Mondays: Blood Draws 8a - 10:30a (by doctor’s order) Mondays: 50/50 Raffle; 1 pm Bridge Club Fridays: 2 bingo games during lunch. 3rd Friday: Foot Clinic pedicures for $5 by North Canyon Med Center

Wed Feb 1: Sesame Chicken Fri Feb 3: Baked Potato Bar Bingo during Lunch Mon Feb 6: Chicken Fried Steak Blood Draw, Raffle, Bridge

Wed Feb 8: Beef Lasagna Blood Draw, Raffle, Bridge Fri Feb 10: Chicken & Dumplings Bingo during Lunch Mon Feb 13: Pork Roast Blood Draw, Raffle, Bridge Wed Feb 15: BLT Wrap Fri Feb 17: Porcupine Meatballs Bingo during Lunch Foot Clinic pedicures Mon Feb 20: Honey Garlic Chicken Blood Draw, Raffle, Bridge North Canyon Med Center Wed Feb 22: Meatloaf 10a-12p Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 5p-9p Tumbleweed Saloon Fri Feb 24: Baked Salmon Bingo during Lunch Mon Feb 27: Parmesan Chicken Blood Draw, Raffle, Bridge

(208) 837-6120 hvcscenter@gmail.com

EACH PURCHASE IS A DONATION TO THE SR CENTER

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OPEN Mon-Wed-Fri 10a-2p

From the Desk of Hagerman Mayor Pete WeirFrom the Desk of Hagerman Mayor Pete WeirFrom the Desk of Hagerman Mayor Pete WeirFrom the Desk of Hagerman Mayor Pete Weir

2- 1-17 - CITY COUNCIL MEETING at Hagerman City Hall. Wednesday, 7 pm. The public is always encouraged to attend. A representative from Southern Idaho Tourism will address the council with a presentation.Also the Fire/QRU, Police Dept. and the City Superintendent will give their monthly reports. There will also be a monthly update on the proposed Wastewater Facility plans. The update may include designs and blueprints, lift station and piping placement and lagoon design. 2- 2-17 - Groundhog Day. 2-11-17 - Hagerman City Hall at 4:00 pm: MID-SEASON TOUR - Idaho elected officials will be present for a Town Hall meeting. 2-12-17 - Lincoln's Birthday. 2-13-17 - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 at 6 pm. Gooding County Courthouse, Courtroom One. APPEALS of SPECIAL USE PERMIT filed by the City of Hagerman and Citizens4Hagerman. An application for a special use permit was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission for an additional shooting range east of Shaw Shooting. The site is located within Section 15, Township 7 South, Range 13 EBM in the Recreational and Agricultuaral Zoning Districts. The com-plete appeal applications are on file with the Office of Planning and Zoning Administrator, Gooding County, and are available upon request. Any person(s) may attend; written and/or oral testimony shall be considered in accordance with the appeal and hearing procedures from Ordinance No. 104. All writ-ten testimony, more than one page long, must be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Office (208-934-5958) seven days prior to the hearing (Monday, February 6, 2017). 2-14-17 - Valentine's Day. 2-15-17 - CITY COUNCIL MEETING at Hagerman City Hall, Wednesday, 7 pm. 2-20-17 - President's Day. Washington's Birthday. City Hall will be CLOSED., 2-25-17 - Hagerman Fire District Annual CHILI FEED. American Legion Hall, Hagerman, 6 pm. DOG TAGS are now due. Available at Hagerman City Hall. Proof of rabies is needed. A big THANK YOU to the city personnel for all of their ongoing work and effort to keep our roads, gutters and drains clear. The city also says THANK YOU to all of the Hagerman residents whom have helped with their own snow removal; whether it is driveway and parking area or sidewalk.. Thank you everyone for all of your work! Please help them out by moving your trash container off of the road and out of the parking lane at your earliest convenience. The Hagerman Valley Senior Center, 140 Lake Street East, 208-837-6120, is open 10 am to 2 pm. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Luncheons: 60+ years, $5.00 donation. Under 60 years, $7.00. Take out, $6.00. Hagerman City Library has been granted $1,820.00 through a STEM grant. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The grant funds will be used to purchase hands-on kits and supplies for projects to be hosted on Fridays at the Hagerman Library. Call Librarian Geri Omohundro , 208-837-6520 for time and details.

Well Loved

Greatly Missed

Rides Available (208) 536-3040

Citizens4Hagerman@gmail.com

APPEALS HEARING

SHAW SHOOTING

EXPANSION PERMIT

FEB 13: 6PM

GOODING COUNTY

COURTHOUSE 1

ATTEND & SUPPORT

HAGERMAN CITY

CITIZENS4HAGERMAN

Events are on the Community Calendar Agendas & Minutes on www.HagermanValleyNews.org

NOTICES OF PASSING

www.HagermanValleyNews.org on Notices & Obituary webpage

Cole, Meegan. 51, passed Jan 27, 2017 in Twin Falls. Bliss. Elexpuru, Carolyn. 71, passed Jan 4, 2017 at home. Gooding. Hesse, Charlene Joy. 82, passed Jan 6, 2017 in Twin Falls. Glenns Ferry. Knowles, Gloria D. 87, passed Jan 15, 2017 in Twin Falls. Shoshone. McCloud, Fred A. 84, passed Jan 4, 2017 in Twin Falls. Wendell. Olson, Gene M. 87, passed Jan 23, 2017 in Idaho Falls. Gooding. Ramos, Alma Susana. 33, passed Jan 26, 2017 in Salt Lake City. Gooding. Rixon, Elizabeth Jane. 92, passed Jan 14, 2017 at home. Gooding. Utz, Brian Lee. 42, passed Jan 19, 2017 in Boise. Gooding. Vollema, Jack. 86, passed Jan 3, 2017 in Twin Falls. Wendell.

AT HAGERMAN

SENIOR CENTER

February 22

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Everything is ducky here at the Hagerman Fossil Beds. The

state coordinator for the Idaho Junior Duck Stamp competi-

tion is park paleontologist Kari Prassack. Kari is working on

promoting the Junior Duck Stamp contest and organizing

events related to it. We hope to do some learning activities

and perhaps have an art lesson all related to ducks on a

Saturday in February or early March. The deadline for chil-

dren to submit art for the contest is March 15, 2017. Judges will meet in

Hagerman to evaluate the entries and pick winners, the top winner will go on

to the National Junior Duck Stamp competition. In the Hagerman Fossil Beds

visitor center theater we'll display entries during the month of April so every-

one can admire the talent of our young folks.

Diane Garcia, Chief of Education & Visitor Services Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

PO Box 570, Hagerman ID 83332 (208) 933-4117 diane_garcia@nps.gov

Food Bank & Resource Center

MOBILE PANTRIES: Open 3p Feb 28 - May 23 - Aug 22 - Dec 21

LOCATION

Behind Fire Station until new building is ready

HOURS Tue 2:30p - 6:30p; Thur 10a - 2p

CONTACT Communityhh@outlook.com

Amanda (208) 731-7974 Alan (208) 404-2821

271 S State Street, Hagerman

2016 National Stamp 2016 Idaho Best of Show

February 22nd,

HAGERMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY

(208) 837-6520

Hours: Tue-Fri 2-5:30pm, Sat 10-2pm

290 S State St, Hagerman, ID 83332

Facebook: Hagerman Public Library

Fridays: STEM Projects

LETTER TO THE EDITOR BLM authorizes routes for final segments of the

Gateway West Transmission Line Project The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has authorized routes for the final two seg-ments of the Gateway West Transmission Line Project (Segments 8 and 9), which con-nects the Hemingway substation in southwest Idaho with power generation facilities in central Wyoming. The BLM signed a Record of Decision (ROD) for Segments 8 and 9 and granted rights-of-way (ROW) to Rocky Mountain Power and Idaho Power to build and operate 321 miles of 500-kV transmission lines on BLM-managed public lands in Idaho’s Gooding, Elmore, Owyhee, Cassia, and Twin Falls counties. For more information, visit the BLM's Gateway West Transmission Line Project website. Online: http://bit.ly/2sExPBP Email: blm_id_gateway_west@blm.gov Phone: 1-800-380-5828

About the project

The Gateway West Project is a national-level priority and an important component of

President Obama’s initiative to transform the nation’s power grid and spur develop-

ment of renewable energy. Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power jointly proposed

the line as 10 segments originating at the Windstar substation near Glenrock, Wyo-

ming and terminating at the Hemingway substation, 20 miles southwest of Boise,

Idaho, to deliver up to 1,500 megawatts of transmission capacity in southern Wyo-

ming and southern Idaho – enough to power 975,000 homes.

Disclaimer: Letters to the Editor are published as a service to the Community and

are not an endorsement of the writers or of the services or products mentioned.

Cold weather has hampered the cleanup of the Bliss sewage spill, which

occurred last month. David Jentzsch, who lives closest to the cascading sew-

age, said an attempt was made awhile back to vacuum some of the spill on a

day when warmer weather melted some of the mess, but the effort wasn't

very successful.

Meanwhile, Mother Nature has modfied the fecal waterfalls by melting

some ice and covering the rest with snow. At the present time, only one of the

falls can be seen from the roadway, and the yellow-green color has faded

enough to look like ordinary ice.

When asked about details of a cleanup, Jentzsch said he had yet to meet

with Bliss city officials or IDEQ about exactly how and when a cleanup would

be started. He said he thought weather would be a determining factor. He

also stated he didn't know who would oversee the cleanup efforts. Inquiries to

Bliss city about the spill or cleanup plans are routinely referred to the city at-

torney.

Mr. Jentzsch said his spring water and house water have both been tested

and, because they treat their water with a UV light system, he feels they are in

no danger at the present time. ~ Connie Flinders

BUSINESS LISTING PAGE

List your business on our business page for $5/month ($40/6m, $60/yr)

Includes listing, email & website on HagermanValleyNews.org

Pet Grooming Large & Small Dogs

211 W Main Hagerman

(208) 961-1326

FREE SKIN TREATMENT

WITH ANY WASH OR GROOMING

NAILS $6

STILL SEEKING NEWS for March from:

SCHOOL Events

Fire District

Idaho State Parks

Churches

BIKE PATH INFO

HAGERMAN BIKE & WALK PATH UPDATES

By Craig Laughlin

The Hagerman Bike & Walk Path Committee

has many items in the works so far for 2017:

� We continue to work with the Idaho

Transportation Department (ITD) on the first

phase of the bike and walk path. This sec-

tion will go from the Hagerman City Park to

Billingsley Creek. Plans are to start on this

portion of the path this spring. The Commit-

tee is seeking community donations to bring

this phase to realization this year!

� The Committee is working with the

National Park Service and other local organi-

zations to plan a charrette the weekend of

April 21 – 23. This setting will provide a fo-

rum for ideas and bring together community

members, planners, designers and other

collaborates to work on the vision for the

development of the bike and walk path.

More information to come…

� A grant team has been formed within

the Bike and Walk Path Board of Trustees.

This team is charged with seeking founda-

tion, federal and private funds for the devel-

opment of the bike and walk path.

� There will be a community fund raiser

to be held this spring…stay tuned!

Oral Cancer Screening Students from the College of Southern Idaho’s Dental Hygiene program will conduct oral cancer screenings at an afternoon dance from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Twin Falls Senior Citizens Center on Shoshone Street in Twin Falls. Event organizer and Dental Hygiene student Shauna Wilson says several students & a dentist will be at the dance to conduct screenings & to promote prevention awareness. The Legacy Band with Tom and Beryl will provide the music and refreshments will be available for sale. CSI students will provide free toothbrushes, toothpaste and mouth rinse in addition to conducting the screenings. They will also hand out brochures that explain what everyone should know about the risks of oral cancer.

Hagerman Valley Historical SocietyHagerman Valley Historical SocietyHagerman Valley Historical SocietyHagerman Valley Historical Society (208) 536(208) 536(208) 536(208) 536----3013301330133013

HagermanHistory@gmail.com www.HagermanValleyMuseum.org

Ralph Cisco, a former president of the Hagerman Valley Historical Society, passed away in January, 2017. We will always appreciate his very positive influence and effort.

The Society has acquired the property just north of the City Park for an annex or addition to our Museum. Plans are now in progress for the fund raising and building. Ideas for fund raising are being worked on. Thanks to the community for all their enthusiasm and support.

Mike Owsley, President

Hagerman Valley Library Foundation

Next Meeting: Feb 16, 10am Where: Snake River Grill

Public is welcome

OUR GOALS Larger Library

Benefit Our Whole Community

@Hagerman Friends of the Library

(208) 297-0063

Alana Steffensen

Secretary

501c(3) Nonprofit Corporation

BOOK SALE

@CARSHOW

Herrett Forum

For Lincoln & Liberty Too

Songs from a House Divided

Feb 15, 7:30p Doors Open 7p

Free & Open to the Public

Bill Rossiter, a coffeehouse musician

from the 1960s and early 70s, taught

literature and folklore for 25 years at

Flathead Valley Community College in

Kalispell, Montana before retiring in

1999.

For many years, he has traveled

throughout the Northwest, presenting

songs and stories from various eras of

American history. He will bring some of

his large repertoire of ‘roots music’ to

Twin Falls for this program.

Twin Falls CSI February Calendar Additional Events

1: HERRETT: HUNT FOR PLANET 9, 6P

3: PLANETARIUM: SECRET LIVES OF STARS, 7P

3: PLANETARIUM: FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES, 8P

4: PLANETARIUM: ACCIDENTAL ASTRONAUTS, 1:30P

4: PLANETARIUM: LONGEST NIGHT, 2:30P

4: PLANETARIUM: SECRET LIVES OF STARS, 3:30P, 7P

4: PLANETARIUM: LEWIS & CLARK, 4:30;

4: PLANETARIUM: TITANS OF THE ICE AGE, 8P

16-19: EXPO CENTER: HOME & GARDEN SHOW

22: FINE ARTS AUD: “DEAR ELIZABETH” 7:30P

22-3/4: FINE ARTS THEATER: JULIAS CAESAR, 7:30P

25: FINE ARTS AUD: YOUTH ORCHESTRA, 2P

Main Events are on Community Calendar

F_\ru[ry Community Calendar Check Online for Changes: www.HagermanValleyNews.org

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1 W CHRISTIAN CENTER BIBLE STUDY: 6:30P

HAGERMAN CITY COUNCIL: 7P, CITY HALL

2 TH

3 F CSI FINE ARTS TOURS FOR SENIORS: ALL DAY

LIBRARY: STEM PROJECTS, 2-5:30P

4 SA VALLEY BAPTIST: YOUTH GROUP, 6P

5 SU VALLEY BAPTIST: SUN SCHOOL 9:45A, CHURCH 11A

CHRISTIAN CENTER SERVICE: 10:30A

6 M CITIZENS4HAGERMAN: HAGERMAN RV VILLAGE MEETING, 6:30P

7 TU CSI FINE ARTS AUD: BARBARA CORCORAN BROADCAST, 5P

8 W CHRISTIAN CENTER BIBLE STUDY: 6:30P

9 TH

10 F LIBRARY: STEM PROJECTS, 2-5:30P

CSI FINE ARTS AUD: BLACKHAWK DOWN SPEAKER, 6P

11 SA TOWN HALL MTG: CITY HALL, 4P

VALLEY BAPTIST: YOUTH GROUP, 6P

12 SU VALLEY BAPTIST: SUN SCHOOL 9:45A, CHURCH 11A

CHRISTIAN CENTER SERVICE: 10:30A

13 M PUBLIC PERMIT APPEALS HEARING: GOODING COURTHOUSE 1

14 TU

15 W CHRISTIAN CENTER BIBLE STUDY: 6:30P

HAGERMAN CITY COUNCIL: 7P, CITY HALL

CSI HERRET FORUM: FREE CONCERT, 7:30P

16 TH CSI FINE ARTS AUDITORIUM: BRIA SCONBERG QUINTET, 7:30P

17 F LIBRARY: STEM PROJECTS, 2-5:30P

18 SA ORAL CANCER SCREENING: TWIN FALLS SR CENTER, 2-5P

VALLEY BAPTIST: YOUTH GROUP, 6P

19 SU VALLEY BAPTIST: SUN SCHOOL 9:45A, CHURCH 11A

CHRISTIAN CENTER SERVICE: 10:30A

20 M PRESIDENT’S DAY: CITY HALL CLOSED

21 TU

22 W VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION: 10A-12P, SR CENTER

TUMBLEWEED SALOON, 5P-9P, SR CENTER

23 TH

24 F LIBRARY: STEM PROJECTS, 2-5:30P

CSI FINE ARTS AUDITORIUM: MV SYMPHONY CONCERT, 7:30P

25 SA VALLEY BAPTIST: YOUTH GROUP, 6P

FIRE DISTRICT CHILI FEED: AMERICAN LEGION, 6P

26 SU VALLEY BAPTIST: SUN SCHOOL 9:45A, CHURCH 11A

CHRISTIAN CENTER SERVICE: 10:30A

COMMUNITY PRAYER: 6:30P, HAGERMAAN CHRISTIAN CENTER

27 M

28 TU MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, BEHIND FIRE STATION, 3P

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Hagerman Valley Foundation Board PresidentHagerman Valley Foundation Board PresidentHagerman Valley Foundation Board PresidentHagerman Valley Foundation Board President

It was my great honor in August to become the presi-

dent of Hagerman I.D.E.A. Inc. The non profit corpora-

tion is the only community-based philanthropic group

in the Hagerman Valley and the board of directors

was planning to close it down. Stepping up to the

plate, I, along with a revitalized board of both existing

and new directors, added the dba name (doing busi-

ness as) Hagerman Valley Foundation as more de-

scriptive and encompassing of our service.

We are a dedicated and visionary board with many

goals, plans and dreams for our Hagerman Valley. Our

directors’ biographies and projects are listed on the

website: www.HagermanValleyFoundation.org.

Please check them out and visit our Facebook page.

Become a member! Your membership and support

really means a lot and will give us more energy for the

important work we do on behalf of our community,

the beautiful Hagerman Valley. Membership is $25

for individuals.

Help! We need Volunteers… 2017 will see continued

work on a number of projects including the Down-

town sidewalk improvements, and this newsletter.

We are seeking enthusiastic people wanting to ex-

pand the livability of Hagerman. Your time and skills

are wanted and needed. Help us spread the word by

joining yourself and encouraging others to become

members and volunteers.

Fiscal Sponsorship - Yes, we can! Do you need a tax

deduction for funders of your organization and its

projects? We offer our fee-based sponsorship of legal

and tax-exempt status to groups engaged in activities

in line with our mission. This includes providing fiduci-

ary oversight, financial management, and other ad-

ministrative services. Contact us - we can help.

Thank You for your participation in our vision for

Hagerman Valley. I am excited to see what we will

achieve together.

Marguerite Janes

President, Hagerman Valley Foundation

Interested in becoming a member or supporting our

projects? Please fill out the form below and mail it to

the Foundation at PO Box 614, Hagerman, ID 83332.

Name ____________________________________

Address __________________________________

City______________________________________

ST _______________ Zip ____________________

Phone ____________________________________

(Do you text? ____ Yes ____ No)

Email ____________________________________

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Annual Membership

� Individual: ($25)

� Donor: ($50-$999)

� Sponsor: ($1000+)

Donation

($) _______________________________________

Payment Method

� Check

� Credit _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _

Exp. _ _ / _ _ CCV _ _ _ Zip_ _ _ _ _

Street Address on card:

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I am interested in participating in the events or

projects checked below:

� Annual fundraiser Luncheon

� Project Liaison

� Board Member

� Membership Drive

� Volunteer

Hagerman Valley Foundation Membership Application

PO Box 614, Hagerman, ID 83332