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SOUP SEASONIt’s time to bust out the hot soup

“There’s that tightrope walker aspect of it. We can screw up. And we do.” NOISE 28

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THE BUGGLES WERE WRONG ABOUT JOURNALISMBack when I was a reporter for my college newspaper at

Portland State University, it was a regular occurrence to interview students for an article and learn that our conversation was the moment they discovered PSU had a student newspaper, let alone three of them.

However, here in the big leagues, things are less different than you’d expect. I’ve lost count of the number of times that I am sent out on a story with Boise Weekly’s video camera to shoot a piece for our website and get the question, “What are you going to do with the video?”

“Put it on Page 6,” I often reply.You’d think that seven years after the founding of YouTube

and nearly three years after BW began its own dedicated video section to augment coverage, the answer would be obvious. Ap-parently not.

And it’s not just interview subjects that seem puzzled by our video camera. Former BW Editor Rachael Daigle grumbled many a time about newspapers that pass the Internet off as a fad.

Like it or not, recognize it or not, the news world is evolving from organizations that focus on a single medium to organiza-tions that serve as multimedia news hubs, executing coverage in whatever format is best-suited to the story and to the audience.

One of my favorite examples of this multimedia approach is from last year, when Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area in-stalled a new high-speed quad chairlift on chair three. Moving the pieces of the lift into position on the backside of the mountain required a cargo helicopter, a dramatic and newsworthy event. And in covering it, news outlets could take any approach they liked. Still photos could capture an iconic moment. Words could paint a picture. Video could show the scope of the event. Most outlets took a single approach. Boise Weekly took all of them, putting a bold photo above a story that included an embedded video to offer a broader understanding of the story.

Another great example is when local high school students walked out of class to protest Superintendent of Public Instruc-tion Tom Luna’s education reforms. Everyone wrote about it, but BW had the student walkout on video—images that helped readers truly understand the story.

The Buggles were dead wrong about journalism. Video can save the radio star.

It’s a multimedia future and I, for one, find it thrilling. Some-thing new and exciting is being born, and we lucky few—readers and reporters alike—get to be a part of it what it grows into.

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MAIL 5

BILL COPE 6

TED RALL 7

NEWS Economy of Snow: McCall plans for the white stuff 8

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FEATURE Science of Snow 12

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MOUNTAIN GUIDE 24

NOISEDoing the math with El Ten Eleven 28

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ARTS Aaron Bell 32

SCREEN Skyfall 34

RECBest Snow in Idaho offers a looking into the history of Brundage Mountain 36

FOODWarm winter soups to go 40

BEER GUZZLER 40

CLASSIFIEDS 42

NYT CROSSWORD 44

FREEWILL ASTROLOGY 46

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PAINTERS BY NUMBERSIn the latest edition of Boise Weekly’s Graph of the

Week, BW breaks down Idaho’s employment rates by counties. Find out who was rocking a 3 percent unemployment rate on Citydesk.

IDAHO’S NOT SO GREAT WALLThe Idaho Statesman has announced a paywall for its

website that will kick in this month. Get the whole story on Citydesk.

HOBBITS KNOW AIRLINE SAFETYAir New Zealand has produced a Lord of the Rings-

themed air safety video. If Idaho did the same for Napoleon Dynamite, we might retain more air routes. See the video on Cobweb.

‘DEAR CHURCHILL’ LETTERSThe remains of a WWII messenger pigeon with a coded secret message still strapped to its foot were discovered

in a UK chimney. Get the whole story on Cobweb.

What you missed this week in the digital world.


“ THE MESSAGE READS ‘TRAPPED IN A CHIMNEY. SEND HELP.’”

—chris, boiseweekly.com (boiseweekly.com, Cobweb, “Dead WWII Carrier Pigeon With Secret Message Discovered,” Nov. 2, 2012)

MAIL

TRAPPER SPEAKS UPI’m a provider, mother,

angler, huntress and a trapper. I take offense to the way some people think my life should be bent to their ideals.

My obligation in life is to provide for my fam-ily. Part of my family’s sustenance comes from my efforts as a trapper. I sell some of the pelts for in-come, and we eat some of the wholesome meat, such as raccoon and beaver, that I bring home.

My life is not for every-body, but does that mean special-interest groups should have the right to dictate what I do? I don’t cram trapping down anyone’s throat, but there are groups in Idaho who jam their anti-trapping and anti-hunting messages down everyone’s throats unsolicited.

HJR 2 was written to protect hunting, trapping and fishing for future Ida-hoans. HJR 2 scares some people because it limits their ability to eliminate hunting, trapping—basi-cally all animal use—by degrees. They attack trap-ping first because there aren’t that many of us. Their constant voter initia-tives are a nuisance to the public. Hunters, trappers and anglers need consti-tutional protection from special-interest groups that have nothing better to do than assault the public with their dogma.

My family has voted YES on HJR 2. We all need HJR 2 to pass so we

can teach our children the value of wildlife, proper and successful methods of conservation and the available options to provide for a family in the future.

—Al Holloway, Meridian

DEVIOUS PLOTBill Cope: Just thinking

... if abortion becomes a felony, then wouldn’t all those women have a re-cord and, in the Republi-can world, lose their right to vote? How convenient. Just thinking. How sad. How devious.

—Jamie Taylor, Boise

REAL BIKERS DON’T WEAR NEON

One cool fall morning and where have all the cy-clists gone? What a bunch of lightweights; nuzzling at mommy’s breast once again. Whenever one of you streakers go flying around me on the Green-belt—with your precious alloy frames, team kit, DayGlo riding apparel—I usually mutter something under my breath like, “See you in January!” or “See you in February!” But, of course, I won’t.

You guys don’t ride in the snow. You don’t ride in the rain, either. Heck, you don’t even ride when there’s rain in the fore-cast. You’ll never know if it actually rained during your commute window or not because you’re not

out there. And you sure as hell won’t be caught riding when temps are in the teens. How do I know? Because I ride every day—year around—regardless of the weather. And I don’t see you out there. Anywhere.

You are the nancy boys and the girlie girls of the cycling world. Collective-ly, to me, you’re the fair weather, DayGlo crowd. I imagine you think you’re pretty hardcore. You most emphatically are not. But you could be.

So here’s the challenge. Park that POS yuppie frame you paid way too much for (oh wait—it’s al-ready parked—never mind) and any day, for about half of what you paid for that cute little DayGlo riding jacket, get on craigslist and buy yourself a real bike (aka a steel-framed moun-tain bike). Front shocks are OK. Rear suspension is for girls, so keep that in mind while shopping. Then get yourself a snowboard hel-met. Mine has removable vent plugs and removable ear flaps which are cozy warm—like your mommy’s breasts—you’ll like ‘em. Once you get over your childish fear of the cold, you’ll be equipped to go snowboarding, too.

A pair of ski gloves, some ski goggles and you’re good to go. Yes, you too can ride your bicycle ... even (gasp!) in the winter. So quit checking the frig-gin’ weather report. Get on your bikes and ride.

By the end of October, I’ll be 59. If I can hump and pump 20 miles a day to get back and forth to work, year round, regardless of the weather, so can you.

—Jim Peterson, Meridian

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“An’ another thing ...” “Forget it, Red. It’s over.”“Whatchew mean? What’s over?”“The election. That was yesterday. There’s

nothing more to say about it.”“You gone dotty, Cope? This here’s

Friday. We got maybe six ’r eight days left. There’s plen’y of time to get a few more licks in.”

“Make that four days, Red. Three, if you don’t count Tuesday. But the point is, anything we say today doesn’t get heard until Wednesday. And by then, what you think, what I think, none of it will mean squat.”

“Dang, Cope. You’s givin’ me moose bumps. What y’r sayin’ makes me feel like I’m in that one movie where what’s-’is-name goes back in time to do somethin’-’r-other and ever’thing gets all boogered up.”

“Back to the Future?”“Quit talkin’ like that, would ya’? It’s

creeping me up.”“Fine. Last thing I want, Red, is to creep

you up. Let’s change the subject. I have to start thinking ahead, anyway. Now that the election is over, it’s time to write about other things. You know ... things that don’t have anything to do with politics or the ly-ing, sneaky, ignorant, racist, honorless sacks of sh ...”

“So’s you got any ideas yet on what y’r gonna write about?”

“Sort of. I’m considering a column on the new print policies in some newspapers that have done away with the italics on book and movie titles. It bugs the bejesus out of me, Red. The way it is now, readers can’t tell if a person means Gone With the Wind, or if he’s just saying something is ‘gone with the wind.’ Isn’t that stupid?”

“Cope, I ain’t got no notion whate’er o’ what y’r talkin’ about.”

“It’s just like now, when I said ‘back to the future,’ I had to say it that way instead of Back to the Future. See the difference?”

“Uuuuuuuhhh ... not that I notice.”“See, for decades and decades, we’ve been

italicizing major titles. And now, some genius has come up with new guidelines and we can’t do it any more. So if for some reason I write the line ‘I just re-read On the Road,’ people won’t know if I’m saying I read On the Road again, or if I was on the road the last time I read something. Get it?”

“Uh, you mean it’s like what Willie Nel-son said in that song o’ his.”

“What!?”“You said ‘On the Road Agin,’ I heard

ya’.”“No. That’s not what I meant, I ... um ...

let’s see, where was I?”“Anyhows, Cope, if’n you want my hon-

est ’pinion, whate’er it is y’r tryin’ to say is the gull durn dumbest idea f’r a column I ever heard. If you put somethin’ like that in

y’r paper, folks’ll be thinkin’ you done flew over the cuckoo’s nest.”

“Now see? That’s exactly what I’m get-ting at. Do you mean to say I ‘done flew over the cuckoo’s nest?’ Or do you mean One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?”

“Hows ‘bout we change the subject again, Cope. Let’s talk about somethin’ wheres I know what y’r talkin’ about. Like hows ’bout that Sandy. That was some storm, huh?”

“You’re right, Red. That was some storm. Makes me wonder how many Libertarians are left in New Jersey.”

“Is that s’posed t’ be funny? You sayin’ how Libratarians are such light-weight dust bunnies, they get blown away in a big wind?”

“Ah, never mind. I don’t feel like having anything political in my brain right now.”

“Cope, y’knows what I think? I think you need to find y’rself a vampire f’r y’r column.”

“A vampire?”“Yassir! Ain’tcha noticed? There’s

vampires in about ever’thing y’see anymore. Tells you what, if’n you want the kids to keep reading y’r writin’, y’r gonna need a vampire.”

“Red, what on Earth would I do with a vampire?”

“All I knows is, if’n they can stick vampires in a story about ol’ Abe Lincoln, there’s got o’ be some way you can stick a vampire in that newspaper what you write for. An’ it’s somethin’ you don’t see in none o’ the other newspapers here’bouts, so you’d be the first.”

“I will take it under advisement, Red. But no zombies. I can picture having a semi-intelligent conversation with a vampire but talking to a zombie would be like trying to make sense to one of Rush Lim ...”

“Say, Cope, I meant t’ tell ya’. Y’know that buddy o’ mine what I go duck shootin’ with?”

“You mean that Tom guy?”“Yup, Tom. He was in a bookstore

lookin’ f’r a hows-to manual on makin’ mal-lard quackers, an’ he spots a spooky story you wrote for one o’ them ... what they call ... anthraploogies.”

“I think you mean ‘anthology,’ Red. And yes, I and about 30 other Idaho writers have stories in a new one.”

“Wull, what I’m sayin’ is that ol’ Tom saw y’r story in that bookstore.”

“Now, Red, listen carefully. Are you say-ing ‘Tom saw my story in the bookstore?’ Or do you mean Tom Sawyer story in the bookstore?”

“Garn blastit, Cope! I’m athinkin’ maybe that there president’s race knocked a few dings in y’r noodle.”

“That hurts, Red ... especially coming from a guy who thinks I should have a vam-pire in my column.”

IN THE INTERIMIdle chatter outside real time

OPINION/BILL COPE


As a poster to my blog commented sar-castically about President Barack Obama apologists: “Please vote for Obama. True, he sucks, but ...”

Which summarizes the feelings of many Democratic voters.

Others try to justify their cognitive disso-nance with one simple plea: If Obama loses, abortion will be banned.

You’ve heard their argument: “It’s all about the Supreme Court.” “It’s all about Roe v. Wade.”

Indeed, because four members of the Su-preme Court are in their 70s, a Mitt Romney victory could lead to the end of federally guaranteed abortion rights.

Obama played on women’s fears in a recent interview with Rolling Stone: “I don’t think there’s any doubt [that Roe v. Wade could be overturned],” Obama said. “Typically, a president is going to have one or two Supreme Court nominees during the course of his presidency, and we know that the current Supreme Court has at least four members who would overturn Roe v. Wade. All it takes is one more for that to happen.”

A woman’s right to control her body is important. It’s also popular—77 percent of Americans think abortion should be legal in some or all circumstances.

But single-issue voting is morally prob-lematic. How does one weigh abortion rights for American women against the right of Pakistanis to not get blown up by a Preda-tor drone? Shall we turn a blind eye to the

people of Honduras suffering through the aftermath of an old-fashioned military coup against a democratically elected president, an outrage backed by Obama?

Let’s talk about abortion. If you can overlook Gitmo and the bankster bailouts and the lack of investigations of Wall Street and George W. Bush-era torturers, even if you’re cool with the health care sellout and the wars and a president who golfs while the unemployed lose their homes—if abortion is all you care about—there still isn’t much reason to vote for Obama.

First, let’s be clear about what’s at stake. Abortion rights are not at stake.

What we’re really talking about is whether abortion will be 85 percent safe and legal (post-Romney) or 100 percent (post-Obama).

The status of abortion in America lives in an absurd legal netherworld, ad hoc, awk-ward and makeshift, neither legal nor illegal. Abortion should be a settled issue. Roe v. Wade, only as good as the current composi-tion of the Supreme Court, can and should be supplanted by a federal law passed by Congress and signed by the president.

Would Romney sign a federal ban? Prob-ably not.

An Obama campaign ad includes a 2007 debate quote by Romney, in which he said he’d be “delighted” to sign such a bill were it to cross his desk. But it leaves out what he said next, that a ban is “not where America is today.”

IT’S 15 PERCENT ABOUT ROE V. WADE

Why abortion isn’t the issue

OPINION/TED RALL

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“Call off Christmas,” snarled the wicked Sheriff of Notingham in 1991’s Robin Hood. Perish the thought.

Neither a 14th century robber baron nor any other Grinch took responsibility for canceling Christmas at regional ski resorts last year. It was the big bad weatherman, with a little help from his dastardly media henchmen.

“It was the first time in my 40 years in this business that I missed Christmas,” said Rick Certano, president and general man-ager of Brundage Mountain Resort, whose career includes managing resorts in Colo-rado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

On Christmas Day Certano looked out his window and was greeted by a scant dusting of snow–certainly not enough to open Brundage–which has played host to holiday skiers for more than a half-century.

“We didn’t open until Dec. 30 [2011]. Even then it rained,” Certano remembered.

But by the time Brundage was going full-tilt in January–boasting some of its best snowfall in memory–reports in the national media were already writing the obituary of the 2011-2012 ski season.

“The media is powerful. And who were they talking to? Resorts in Colorado, Utah and Lake Tahoe, where it still looked like

summer. And yes, those people got killed,” said Certano. “But the media started convinc-ing people that there simply wasn’t any skiing.

Well, we had very good skiing. It just started late. But by the time the news media had filed all of those reports, it didn’t matter.”

Certano estimated that business dropped approximately 20 percent during the 2011 holiday season at Brundage.

Traditionally, beginning in March, Brundage’s customer base trails off by ap-proximately 50 percent each weekend until the mountain closes for the season. Brund-age closed April 21 this year.

“But this year, it went off a cliff,” said Certano. “There was never any momentum established at the beginning of the season. There was no critical mass and I heard that from my associates throughout the industry. They just couldn’t overcome the resistance.”

InIdaho.com, the statewide central reservations system which books more that 1,100 rental properties throughout the Gem State–including 500 in the McCall area–reports that the 2011 holiday season was down approximately 18 percent.

“But for the season, we were actually up 1 percent,” said Mike DeBoer, owner of inIdaho.com and president of Brundage

Mountain’s board of directors.“The average opening at Brundage in

the past 30 years has been Dec. 2,” said DeBoer. “But several years ago, we opened on Nov. 12.”

“That was my first year here,” said Certano. “I got here Sept. 13, 2005, and we opened two months later.”

But Certano, DeBoer and a group of busi-ness owners and operators who sat down with Boise Weekly on Nov. 1 in midtown McCall agreed that the past was the past and, in fact, the future is very promising.

“Bookings are up,” said DeBoer. “They’re up substantially. I’d say about 22 percent statewide.”

DeBoer said he thinks Idahoans have “been hunkered down enough” for a while and will be returning to the ski hills at some of their highest numbers since before the recession.

“People are excited, and I just don’t think they’re buying the idea that we’ll have two terrible years in a row,” he said. “People are booking for Christmas right now, and I can tell you, that’s a pent-up demand.”

And some of the most recent statistics indicate that Idaho tourism may serve as a beacon through a still-foggy economic recovery in the Gem State.

“I’ve been looking at the bed tax num-bers: the number of beds filled in resort communities in Idaho,” said Certano. “And this past July, we just recorded our second-best month ever in the history of McCall.”

Certano paused for emphasis.“That’s ever,” he repeated. “Now, I have

a theory: The previous high number was back in 2007 but if you remember, con-struction workers had filled our area hotels back then. That was back when construc-tion was still booming here. So take that factor out, and I think, from a pure tourism standpoint, we’re doing better now than ever before.”

But Certano said none of the recent success was accidental. He didn’t hesitate a beat when asked if McCall was being more aggressive.

“Absolutely. More aggressive. More organized. More people-involved,” he said.

Certano wears another hat as president of the McCall Chamber of Commerce, which, he was quick to add, bears no re-semblance to its previous incarnations.

“When I first got here, the old director of the McCall Chamber was literally locked in a jail for embezzlement,” Certano remembered.

In fact, the McCall Chamber has had a troubled past, with more than one director behind bars. In 1990, Dennis Pierce admit-ted to stealing thousands of dollars from the Chamber in the 11 months that he served as

NEWS

NO BUSINESS LIKE SNOW BUSINESSThe real color of money in McCall is white

GEORGE PRENTICE

CITYDESK/NEWS

ELECTION FATIGUE? NOW, THE REAL FIGHT BEGINS

Anyone foolishly expecting to exhale now that the bickering of who should be president has ended better take another deep breath. The doom swirling around something called “taxmageddon” could make sniping from political action commit-tees look like amateur hour.

“I think it’s accurate,” said Sen. Mike Crapo when Citydesk asked the three-term Idaho Republican senator about the apoca-lyptic-sounding term. “And if taxmageddon happens, every taxpayer in America, not just the wealthy, will see a significant increase in their taxes.”

In an era that overabuses the cliche “perfect storm,” taxmaggeddon is indeed a confluence of occurrences that could wreck Hurricane Sandy-like havoc on the American economy. Unless a lame-duck congress comes to the rescue, here’s what happens to the U.S. tax code on Dec. 31:

The Tax Policy Center estimates that the effects total more than half a trillion dollars next year alone.

The very wealthy would have the biggest hit, but the poor would not go unscathed. For households in the lowest income quintile, earning less than $20,113 a year, the aver-age federal tax rate climbs 3.7 percent, with taxes increasing $412 annually, on average.

“There’s genuine concern,” said Crapo. “But I don’t think we’re at the point where the American people realize the imminency and scope of this threat. We used to talk about this by saying, ‘If we don’t solve our debt crisis, our children or grandchildren will pay a terrible price.’ We create an impres-sion that this issue is a decade or even a generation away.”

In fact, the threat may be closer to days away, according to Crapo, who is anxious to head back to Washington, D.C., and get seri-ous, no matter who’s in the Oval Office.

“All the moving parts can be shuffled around, depending on political outcomes,” he said. “But whoever is president has to be will-ing to look at overhauling the tax code.”

—George Prentice

The calm before the snow. [Left to right- Mike McLaughlin, owner of Bear Creek Lodge, Rick Certano, President of Brudage Mountain, David Carey, Owner of Jug Mountain Ranch and Hotel McCall and Mike

DeBoer, owner of inIdaho.com. Carver, inIdaho.com’s office dog was preoccupied with a squirrel.

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executive director. And in 2004, Chamber Executive Director Tracey Smith was con-victed of stealing thousands of dollars from the Chamber’s bank account.

“We rebuilt the Chamber, piece by piece by piece,” said Certano. “We don’t even have a Chamber director right now. All of the members, the business owners and managers are packaging and promoting together.”

Mike McLaughlin said there’s a tangible change, all for the better, in the McCall business community.

“When I first got here, it was dog-eat-dog,” said McLaughlin. “Everybody was pushing each other away.”

McLaughlin is the owner of Bear Creek Lodge, hosting hundreds of visitors each year: skiers and snowmobilers in the winter; hikers, bikers and anglers in the summer.

“We’ve been booked pretty solid in the summer for weddings,” said McLaughlin, who is anxious to welcome snow enthusiasts.

“We package it up really nicely. We hook them up with snowmobiles, dinners and, of course, Brundage supplies discounted passes,” he said, indicating that the average stay during the winter is three to four days.

Certano doesn’t get overly excited about whether Brundage will be open for Thanksgiving.

“It’s icing on the cake. Maybe we’ll get people up for a few days,” said Certano. “But here’s a little-known secret about this business: between Thanksgiving and Christ-mas, you can get absolutely bottom-dollar rates at a ski resort. You want to know why? Because people usually don’t come. Everybody’s caught up at work, with shop-ping and relatives. That time is probably the slowest time in the ski industry.”

Certano called the window of time be-tween Thanksgivng and Christmas “lost or found” business.

“There’s really nothing we can do about it. In fact, we don’t even budget expenses or revenues for Thanksgiving,” he said. “We budget from Dec. 15 forward.”

But all of that depends on the weather.“There’s nothing I can do about the

weather. Let’s make that real clear,” said Certano. “We’re like farmers. We’re dictat-ed by the weather. Everybody knows how to play this game and, yes, it’s a game.”

But when that first substantial snowfall sweeps through McCall and up to Brund-age’s 7,600-foot mountaintop, Brundage’s team will spring to action.

“They have the plan. They get the core people, and we build from there,” said Certano, who employs 100-120 staff at season’s peak. “We don’t want to hire any sooner than two weeks before we open. I just tell my staff, ‘Be ready.’”

One thing that won’t need to be ready is any snowmaking equipment. Brundage distinguishes itself by not pumping out manmade snow.

“You want to talk about expenses for energy and water? Believe me, I pumped 60 million gallons a year at other resorts that

I managed,” said Certano. “And who pays for that eventually? Customers. Over at Sun Valley, they have to have snowmaking, but I don’t know how many millions that they’ve invested into that system.”

David Carey, owner and operator of Jug Mountain Ranch and Hotel McCall, jumped in.

“That’s something they bought into years ago,” said Carey. “But here, we have very good terrain and a good snowstorm covers us very fast.”

Carey, also a board member at the Mc-Call Chamber, gets particularly excited when he talks about weekday visitors.

“Weekdays are the holy grail. We have more capacity for everything on weekdays here,” said Carey. “And here’s a secret: Even the weekdays of our winter carnival are pretty quiet.”

Carey said McCall regularly hosting visitors from the Treasure Valley was “a double-edge sword.”

“The bulk of our business still comes out of Boise. That business supports us, but those are not necessarily the folks who might come up on weekdays or book a weeklong vacation,” he said.

Carey has been busy getting ready to reopen Hotel McCall’s gourmet restaurant, Rupert’s, for the fall and winter season Sat-urday, Nov. 17. Rupert’s is just one of what Carey calls “McCall’s hoods.”

“‘Hoods’ is industry slang for a restau-rant. The hood is what hangs over a large commercial oven or stove,” he said. “Well, the number of hoods in McCall hasn’t changed in a very long time.”

And while some owners or names of res-taurants may have changed in McCall over the years, the number of restaurant hoods has remained fairly stable.

“Some people walk by and say, ‘Oh, my gosh, I didn’t recognize this town,’ and then 30 seconds later, somebody walks by and says, ‘Holy cow, I haven’t been here in years and it didn’t change at all.’”

Carey is anxious to draw more business from the Treasure Valley, particularly those who are new to Idaho.

“People assume that everyone in Boise knows everything in McCall. That’s just not the case,” said Carey. “A lot of new people are moving into Boise who aren’t familiar with McCall. It just takes time to expand their immediate footprint.”

Certano wants newcomers, mainstays and everybody else to head back to Mc-Call and up to his mountain. When asked whether he has detailed marketing plans for the 2012-2013, he grins a Cheshire Cat smile and simply answers, “Yes.”

“Let me make it easy on you. I agree with Einstein, who defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. We’re always thinking of our greatest opportunities. We’re planners. We spend the spring analyzing. We spend the summer planning. And currently, we’re in the execution.”

Now, if it would only snow.

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HAILEY DUKEWhen the skiing feels effortless

GEORGE PRENTICE

When will you be in the starting gates for your first competition of the season?

Saturday, Nov. 10, in Levi, Finland.

Do you build toward Nov. 10 or could you compete tomorrow?

I’m getting pretty anxious at this point. I would love for it to be tomorrow. But there’s always time for improvement.

What would you like to improve between now and then?

Continuing to build consistent, solid runs, making sure my speed is up to par. But I can tell you that things are going pretty well.

You just celebrated your 27th birthday in September. Where are you, age wise, com-pared to the other women on the tour?

You have the really young ones who pop out early, and you have the veterans in their 30s. I found out after so many years that age doesn’t really matter.

Was there a downside to accomplishing so many of your goals by the age of 23?

Once you come up, you have to come down. The last three years have been really hard, trying to get my skiing to come back. I was with the U.S. Ski Team for five years. And now, I’m out on my own.

What led to your being cut by the U.S. Ski Team?

Lack of result. But there are so many variables with skiing. In the end, you see the numbers and I know there were some things that went wrong. But it’s not as if I forgot how to ski overnight.

Did you immediately know you needed to get back on that mountain to compete?

I knew that I needed to have faith in my equipment and myself. And I found it.

How is your Independent Ski Racing team getting its message out in order to encourage donations?

It helps once the race season starts. When the snow starts falling, people get very inter-ested. My message is that I’m heading out to perform at my best. It has nothing to do with

what team I’m with. Hopefully, we can in-spire people in that we’re putting the politics aside and just getting out there to ski.

Are there politics in the world of the U.S. Ski Team?

There’s going to be politics with every-thing, no matter what you’re doing, no mat-ter what sport you’re in. You’re never, ever going to get away from it. But you can figure out how to deal with it and to keep the right things in mind.

How would you characterize your current relationship with the U.S. Ski Team?

There is absolutely no animosity between me and the U.S. Ski Team. What we’re do-ing, getting out here on our own, I think shows a lot of character and determination. It’s definitely not easy on your own. But for the first time, I’m skiing for myself and not anyone else.

I’m guessing that your new independence has piqued quite a bit of interest from your peers.

Absolutely. I just don’t think we need only one way to the top of ski racing. It should be open for anyone to go after.

Did you suffer significant injury the last couple of years?

It was more of a slow deteriora-tion. I had shoulder surgery from a

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Hailey Duke looked out the window while talking to Boise Weekly, and surveyed the scene.“It snowed quite a bit overnight,” she said.Duke wasn’t describing conditions at an Idaho ski resort. Instead, she was looking out the

window from her home-away-from-home, seven time zones away, in the Austrian Alps town of Stubai, southwest of Innsbruck.

Idaho native Duke will be spending a lot more time in Europe this winter than at home as she has through much of her young life.

By the time she was 23 years old, Duke had been named to the U.S. Ski Team, com-peted in World Cup events across the globe and picked to join Team U.S.A. at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

But adversity followed in the form of injury and being cut from the national team. Instead of retreating, Duke and fellow Olympian Megan McJames started their own team, called In-dependent Ski Racing. And on the eve of her first World Cup event of the season, Duke said she’s skiing better than ever and has the best motivation possible: skiing for herself.


previous ski fall. And as my shoulder started getting worse, I experienced back problems. I had to stop and get everything back together. And not just my health, but my head back on

straight, too.

Where are you today with your strength and conditioning?

The best I’ve ever felt. It’s amazing when you’re happy in what you’re doing. I love taking on the responsibility of my condition-ing and all the other aspects of my racing. I have total control in knowing what works for me. I’m pretty excited.

Just a few weeks ago, I saw that you came back to Boise to attend Capital High School’s homecoming with your dad.

I missed my own homecoming when in high school because of all of my training. Ten years later, I asked my dad to be my date.

Did you go to the homecoming game and dance?

Definitely the game. I still don’t know if Capital is ready for my dancing.

How difficult is it to have a personal life while on the ski tour?

It’s not easy. You see somebody, and then you say, “I’ll see you in a few months.” I’m single, if anyone’s interested.

Do you still get homesick?I definitely crave cheeseburgers once in

a while. I enjoy my own bed and not living out of a suitcase but I do love my life. It’s pretty cool.

What would you say to a young girl who wants to do what you do?

I say, “Hi. Come take a run with me.” If you want to do this for a living, you’ve got to enjoy the skiing itself. Do what you love and work hard at it.

Do you love it more today than before?I definitely have a greater appreciation. I

realize what I’m capable of now, and that’s pretty cool.

Your goal is to land in the top 20 by the end of the season. How probable is that?

I don’t see why not. If I’m skiing the way I’m skiing now and live by my own motto–ski happy and enjoy it–there’s no reason I wouldn’t land in the top 20. It only takes a couple of solid races to get close and there are plenty of races to be had.

On the grand horizon, do you have an eye on the Sochi Olympics in 2014?

I’m in a way better place than I was in Vancouver. But Russia is long-term. I have to break it down to daily goals to get there.

How long can you do this at the pace you’re at?

If you pay attention and figure out what works, you can be smart and go as long as your heart desires.

Are you faster than ever?We’re about to find out. When the skiing

feels effortless, I know I’m on the right track.

How bad do you want to be back on that winner’s podium?

I’m already feeling as if things are going very well. My dad always told me, “Focus on the task at hand and the results take care of themselves.”

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Anything is possible, but not too many politicians—certainly not one as craven and wishy-washy flexible as Romney—are willing to piss off 77 percent of the electorate.

Would Obama sign a federal legalization? Definitely not.

In 2007, he told Planned Parenthood that he would. However, after he became presi-dent—with a supermajority in Congress—he walked that back. “Now, the Freedom of Choice Act is not the highest [sic] legislative priority,” he said in April 2009. “I believe that women should have the right to choose. But I think that the most important thing we can do to tamp down some of the anger sur-rounding this issue is to focus on those areas that we can agree on. And that’s—that’s where I’m going to focus.”

The White House ordered Democratic leaders in Congress to kill the Freedom of

Choice Act. FOCA has never been intro-duced under Obama.

Romney and Obama are continuing their parties’ cynical posturing on abortion. Knowing that abortion is popular, Republi-cans rile up their right-wing misogynist base with loud rhetoric and minor legislative ini-tiatives that fall way short of a federal ban.

Democrats, who exploit the fear that a right-wing Supreme Court would overthrow Roe v. Wade, would lose their leverage over pro-choicers if they legalized abortion.

So, if you’re a pro-choice voter, if abor-tion rights is the main reason you’re voting for Obama, remember two facts: First, only 15 percent of abortion rights is at risk. Sec-ond, when Obama had the political capital and the Congressional backing to legalize abortion once and for all, he sold you out.

For Obama, women are “not highest legislative priority.”

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W ater rules the West—it’s not a groundbreak-ing statement, just a simple matter of fact

since humans first started settling in the often dry expanses of the region. And since that time, man

has sought to harness water in all its forms.Whether digging canals to irrigate crops

in the desert or building dams to control the flow and location of water, mankind

has never been satisfied letting Mother Nature run the entire show.

We’re still trying to stack the deck any way we can, especially when it

comes to snow. Where summer rains are scarce, winter snowpack is the ultimate deciding factor between a good year and a bad year for an array of Idaho busi-

nesses, from farmers and fishing guides to firefighters and utility companies.“Snow is really important here in Idaho,” said Jay Breidenbach, warning

coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “It’s one of the most important predictions we can make.”

There’s a science to snow, and those who can predict it or manipulate it are often the ones who come out ahead.

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The Natural Resources Con-servation Service has been carefully watching the West’s snowpack for nearly 100 years. It started with a water dispute near Lake Tahoe when agriculture, mining and logging interests butted heads about how much water should be used for what. The dispute led to the realiza-tion that scientists could predict the next year’s water runoff by studying the snowpack.

The research spread through the country and in the 1930s, the Soil Conservation Program organized a snow survey with standardized measurements and methods. Since then, the snowpack science has continued to grow and now, researchers have access to hour-by-hour data from automated sites in key locations across the West.

In the Boise area the majority of snow runoff comes from elevations of 6,000-8,000 feet. Ron Abramovich, water supply specialist for the NRCS, said 75 percent of the area’s annual precipitation comes in the form of snow, making monitoring snow-pack critical.

“We get a lot of users looking at that data,” Abramovich said, naming not only hydropower providers but also highway departments concerned with public safety and road maintenance, school districts that use it to determine snow days, farmers and ranchers who plan their years by the data, and public land mangers who watch for conditions that could lead to wildfires, flash floods or mudslides, as well as recreation-ists who want to get outside whether on the snow or the water.

The economic ties to snowfall are vast.“If you have a business and your busi-

ness relies on tourists coming to town, you’ve learned to look at the weather,” Abramovich said. “Depending on how the snow falls, you may make a slightly differ-ent decision.”

“We’ve become snow farmers in the winter,” said Jack Sibbach, director of mar-keting and PR at Sun Valley Resort.

The ski industry was an early adopter of

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Nature to kindly leave a solid base and several inches of fresh

powder every day. Instead, most ski areas make their own snow to

some degree, and Sun Valley is a devout practitioner.

The resort started snow-making in the 1970s, but the

technology wasn’t very efficient at that time. It began using the current

system in 1982 and has expanded and improved it since then. Now, roughly

80 percent of the groomed runs on Bald Mountain have snowmaking capability, and nearly all of Dollar Mountain is covered as well. The resort also makes extensive use of its snowmaking abilities to shape and main-tain its terrain park at Dollar, including a 22-foot super pipe.

Between making snow and grooming it, Sibbach said the resort works on its snow 24 hours a day during the season.

But making snow doesn’t just allow for good conditions on the slope; it has become essential for achieving the much-sought-af-ter Thanksgiving opening and the absolute-ly necessary Christmas holiday opening.

“Being open on Thanksgiving is not as [financially] important as the perception that you’re open,” Sibbach said. “As a destination resort, it’s very important to be off to a good start.”

He added that in eight out of 10 years, it would be impossible to be open on Thanks-giving without snowmaking.

“The goal is to be able to be open from top to bottom on Thanksgiving, and we’re nearly always able to do that,” Sibbach said. “Last year, we wouldn’t have been open for Thanksgiving or Christmas with-out snowmaking.”

In a resort economy like Sun Valley’s, having good snow isn’t just of concern to the ski area. The entire community depends on skiers and boarders heading to the resort for getaways, where hotel stays and dining out support the local economy.

“Having good snow is extremely impor-tant to the economics of the [Wood River] valley,” Sibbach said.

Sun Valley Resort started making snow in earnest for this season Oct. 21 and has

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al-ready announced its Thanksgiving opening day of Thursday, Nov. 22.

Of course, some years Mother Nature feels like helping out more than others, and last season was not one in which she was feeling particularly generous.

According to the National Ski Areas Association, skier count last season was down industrywide by about 15.8 percent from the 2010-2011 season, the largest year-over-year decline since the 1980-1981 season. Nationally, snowfall was down 42 percent compared to the previous season, making it the biggest year-over-year decline in 20 years.

Sun Valley was down in terms of skier visits as well but only by about 6 percent, according to Sibbach. The resort had roughly 6,000 skiers per day during the all-important week of the Christmas holiday, although some years more than 8,000 skiers per day pack the slopes.

“After last year, [the snowmaking sys-tem] again proved itself,” he said. “It’s part of an insurance policy and part of a plan to have a good product.”

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area wasn’t so lucky. Without any snowmaking capabilities, Bogus was unable to open until Jan. 19, the latest opening date ever. The previous record had been Jan. 6, 1970.

“We’ve been fairly consistent in our abil-ity to open between Thanksgiving and the first week of December, but this last year was so far off the charts that it doesn’t even bear discussion,” said Alan Moore, general manager at Bogus Basin.

Ski area officials have looked into the possibility of snowmaking, but the location of the ski hill rules it out.

“Bogus Basin being literally at the top of a mountain, we don’t have much water,” Moore said. “Even if we wanted to take the risk of using water, using electricity and pumping the water up the slopes ... you also have the temperature issue in the early sea-son. Bogus doesn’t have the temperatures.”

Last season Bogus Basin was down about $2 million in revenue because of missing the holiday opening.

“Those two weeks around Christmas are so important to us. In a good holiday

week, we can do $1 million.”

For the previous three to four years prior the 2011-2012 sea-

son, the area had seen roughly 350,000 skier visits per year. Last year there were only

235,000 skier visits, Moore said.It was an economic wallop that

stung even more because the ski area had just replaced the Superior chairlift

with a new high-speed quad lift with a price tag of $5 million.

“As our historian put it, there’s a curse of Bogus Basin: When you build something new, there’s a difficult snow year,” Moore joked.

But it wasn’t just Bogus that was af-fected. The roughly 700 seasonal employees who man the hill during the winter weren’t working either, and even many of the 35 full-time employees had to be furloughed until the snow fell.

Still, Moore said he’s willing to bet just about anything that Bogus will make the holiday opening this season. Rather than major improvement projects, the ski area focused on smaller maintenance projects like repainting buildings at the base of the hill, resurfacing the No. 1 parking lot, and skiers purchasing a new shuttle bus for that lot.

“We’ve not spent a lot of money, but we’ve done a lot of projects,” Moore said. “Bogus Basin will look a lot shinier.”

He’s also optimistic when he looks at long-range forecasts which call for an aver-age winter.

“We love average,” Moore said.Average isn’t bad for the folks at Idaho

Power, but average can always be improved upon. In fact, Idaho Power has been trying to go above average since it started a regu-lar cloud-seeding program in 2003.

By introducing silver iodide into the clouds of passing storm systems, the utility is attempting to improve the snowpack in key areas, thereby creating more runoff and more water to generate electricity in the company’s hydroelectric dams.

“The more snowpack we have, especially in the higher elevations ... it’s really valu-able to the company,” said Derek Blestrud, meteorologist with Idaho Power.

The cloud-seeding program began in the winter of 1996-1997, but because it was a heavy snow year, it only operated for one month. It wasn’t until February 2003 that Idaho Power had the funding in place to start it up again.

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Efforts are now focused on two areas: the Payette River Basin and the Upper Snake River Basin.

Idaho Power’s program started in the Pay-ette River Basin, where the company now has 17 remotely operated ground generators. The generators are spread in a horseshoe across the basin from the northwest to the south roughly seven miles apart to allow for targeted seeding. The company occasionally uses a plane to do the seeding when condi-tions are more appropriate for it.

Idaho Power also teamed up with several communities in the Upper Snake River area that had been using cloud seeding since the 1990s for irrigation. The partnership started in 2008 and it has allowed the pro-gram to grow to include 18 generators with plans for a 19th, as well as an additional 25 manual generators.

There have been a few studies on the effectiveness of cloud seeding and Idaho Power cites studies that show a roughly 5-15 percent increase in snowpack in the Payette River Basin, with an average of a 13 percent increase.

Studies on the effectiveness of the Upper Snake River program are still in the works, although there is an ongoing $13 million research project in Wyoming looking to bet-ter quantify the effects across three mountain ranges there.

Last winter Idaho Power spent roughly $1 million on the cloud-seeding program, and while that may sound like a lot to invest, Blestrud said the cost-benefit ratio is between 3-1 and 4-1, adding that company esti-mates show that the program adds roughly 200,000 acre feet of water to the system. That amount can generate roughly 100,000 megawatts of electricity, enough to power an estimated 7,900 homes.

Cloud seeding is not snow making, Blestrud cautioned; it’s working with what nature already provides.

When a storm system comes across Ida-ho and into the West Central Mountains, Idaho Power meteorologists look to see if it meets the criteria they’re looking for, then they target the layers of super-cooled water

within the clouds.The generators or plane then introduce

silver iodide to super-cooled water—liquid water that is between -5 and -15 degrees Celsius—to encourage it to start freezing and drop out of the cloud as snow.

When cloud seeding started, dry ice was originally used to start the freezing process. Then scientists discovered that on a molecu-lar level, silver iodide actually looks like an ice particle and makes a good seeding agent. These days, there are four different types of cloud seeding: winter, like what Idaho Power is doing; hail suppression, which is used most commonly in the Plains; rain enhance-ment, which is a byproduct of hail suppres-sion; and fog suppression, commonly used at airports to improve visibility.

Idaho Power is one of only a few power companies utilizing cloud seeding as a tool. In fact, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 2001 only 66 cloud-seeding projects were operat-ing in the West.

Idaho Power officials are quick to point out that increased snowpack not only ben-efits the utility company, but it means there’s more water for all water users, be they ir-rigators, recreationists or fish and wildlife.

Idaho Power started its annual program Nov. 1 and will run it through the end of April 2013, depending on what Mother Nature adds to the mix.

But Blestrud is careful to add that snow doesn’t come from every storm—it has to be the right storm.

“When it’s a thick, deep storm and it’s cooler, we can do a lot with that,” he said. “[Cloud seeding] can’t offset a drought—we can’t seed if the clouds aren’t there.”

Forecasting what nature is going to do is the purview of the National Weather Service. Each day, the Boise office releases a weather balloon to get a better picture of what’s hap-pening above the surface. Combine that info with numerical weather prediction models and it helps meteorologists understand the larger patterns.

Breidenbach said that while the most accurate predictions are only a few days out,

Snowfall totals from the SnoTel site at Bogus Basin tell the story of variable snow years.


longer-range predictions look at weather on a seasonal level.This year has kept officials on their toes. A few months

ago all, indicators pointed toward an El Nino winter, when warmer equatorial ocean conditions lead to a drier, warmer winter in Idaho. But over the last several weeks, it appears as if the ocean isn’t going to warm as much as expected, keeping water temperatures near normal and creating what is called a neutral year.

“The dice are equally weighted at this point,” Breiden-bach said.

If it is in fact a normal winter, Boise could receive roughly 20 inches of snowfall over the season.

Of course, what is considered normal is changing this year. Percent of normal is measured in comparison to the past 30 years—but that 30-year period changes every 10 years. This year marks just such a shift, meaning the snowpack will be compared to the snowfall between 1981 and 2010 rather than 1971 to 2000, as it was last year.

Abramovich said that means the relatively wet 1970s will

no longer be used as a comparison but the dry 2000s will, which affects the percent of normal statistic. For example, the Bigwood Basin finished the 2011-2012 winter with slightly below normal snowpack, but that same snowfall would be considered slightly above average this winter.

October’s early snowfall was welcome by more than just ski areas. Abramovich said record-low rainfall in August and September makes a good snowpack even more important.

“After the long, dry summer, there’s a big deficit in the soil moisture,” he said. “Fall rain helps fill the void and prime the soil for next year’s runoff.”

Abramovich and the NRCS crew will be carefully watching the snowpack monitoring sites—known as SnoTel sites—measuring snow not only in inches but in snow water content, or the amount of water in the snow that will melt into runoff. In a typical year, Bogus Basin receives roughly 260 inches of snow and has a 10 percent water density, which means all that snow melts down to 26 inches of snow water.

The higher the elevation, the more precipitation and

the colder the temperatures (roughly 3 degrees per 1,000 feet), meaning that a location like nearby Trinity Mountain, which sits at 7,700 feet, compared to Bogus Basin’s 6,340 feet, gets roughly 380 inches of snow a year.

While reservoirs were drained to meet irrigation demands because of the extremely dry summer, Breidenbach said normal snowpack would be enough to refill the area’s reservoirs. That is, as long as the snowpack doesn’t melt as fast as it did last spring when sudden warm temperatures meant so much runoff water hit at once that reservoirs had to release some of it.

“That’s why we depend so much on our winter snow-fall,” Abramovich said.

But when it all comes down to daily life, most skiers are simply hoping that they can make the snow work for them this winter by taking advantage of a long ski season. For them, Abramovich suggests a new favorite number: 41.

“Forty-one is the key number in Boise,” he said. “It has to be at least 41 degrees in Boise to snow at Bogus.”


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SIPPIN’ IN THE CITYLooking for a tour of Gem

State vino? The Idaho Wine Commission’s second annual Sippin’ in the City has you

covered.The event boasts 30

varietals from Idaho wineries poured at Boise’s Linen Building Thursday, Nov. 8, alongside tasty eats. In 2011, visitors lined up to sample locally sourced snacks and refill their glasses with samples from 12 wineries.

This year’s 15 wineries in-

clude Telaya Wine Company, Mouvance Winery, Cinder and Coiled wines, as well as Bitner Vineyards, Fraser Vine-yard, Fujishin Family Cellars, Huston Vineyards, Koenig Winery, Lost West Winery, Parma Ridge Vineyards, Saw-tooth Winery, Ste. Chapelle Winery, Williamson Orchard and Vineyards and Zhoo Zhoo wines.

Wines being sampled include viognier, chardon-nay, cabernet sauvignon, claret, syrah, merlot, pinot gris, pinot noir, tempranillo and blended creations.

Should all that tasting lead to too much color in the cheeks, a selection of edibles can balance out the booze. Open Table Catering offers tasty treats, and Zeppole Baking Company shares an assortment of artisan breads.

Admission is $30 and gets you a wine glass for use at the event.

In addition, Kathryn House of Wine Wise Idaho hosts a class on the ins

and outs of pairing wine with food. House’s seminar begins at 5 p.m. and takes participants through a taste-tour including a cheese plate, pastas, her-bed chicken and an apple walnut salad. Prices for the seminar, which takes place immediately preceding Sip-pin’ in the City, range from $35-$50.

6:30-9 p.m., $30. Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., 208-332-1538, idahow-ines.org.

TUESDAYNOV. 13sniffles

BOISE STATE HEALTH FAIR

It’s that time of the year when it seems that every-one around you is sniffling, coughing and doing their best to infect you with all of their germy grossness.

Even if you’re trying your hardest to avoid the common cold with copious amounts of hand sanitizer and Emergen-C at every meal, sooner or later you’re

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Trey McIntyre always brings his dancer friends along, whether it’s to the desert or South Korea.

FRIDAYNOV. 9powder

WINTER WETLANDS ALLIANCE BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVALThe snowy, silent depths of winter are just around the corner. Skiers and snowboarders are

already psyching themselves up for another season on the slopes. Amid all the excitement, the Winter Wetlands Alliance would like to remind Boise to enjoy its winter landscapes respon-sibly—by holding the Backcountry Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m.

The festival features seven films celebrating both winter recreation and conservation. Skiing the Void by Sweetgrass Productions won the Best of the Backcountry award and highlights the trust and risk-taking needed during a group of friends’ two-year trip through the Andes. Best Grassroots Film-winner Alaska Wilderness Ski Classic by Luc Mehl recounts an epic ski journey through the Alaska wilderness, while Stories of Trust—winner in the Best Environmental Film category—is a 9-year-old activist’s plea for environmental conservation produced by the Inter-national Trust Campaign.

Audiences can also catch a special cut of Teton Gravity Research’s Further, Denali Experi-ment by The North Face, Freedom Chair and Unicorn Sashimi.

Admission costs $10 and funds raised go toward local efforts to manage winter recreation, provide avalanche and safety training, and fund winter education programs. Winter Wetlands Alliance has been putting the Backcountry Film Festival in Boise since 2005, and this house is always packed.

With topics ranging from protecting natural spaces to visions of a snow-encrusted Japan, this year’s event will explore the season’s cinematic possibilities while inspiring audiences to get out and have some backcountry adventures of their own.

7 p.m., $10. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., 208-387-1273, egyptiantheatre.net.

Lovers of the backcountry are nothing if not imaginative.

SATURDAYNOV. 10dance

TREY MCINTYRE PROJECTBoise is an eight-hour drive from a metropolitan area with more than 1 million people. The

West’s wide-open spaces haven’t, however, proved to be a barrier to preaching the gospel of Boise’s brand of cool. Institutions like Trey McIntyre Project have been instrumental in putting Boise on the world’s cultural map.

But TMP hasn’t just been propping up Boise’s image abroad: It’s bringing abroad to the Morrison Center. The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company will join TMP for a new production Saturday, Nov. 10, with performances at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission cost $20-$63 and tickets are available online at treymcintyre.com/tickets.

There are few universal languages, but along with mathematics, Mozart and suggestive glances from across the room, dance surely ranks in the top five. TMP’s collaboration with the KNCDC is a rare chance for an American audience to experience Korean themes without the aid of an interpreter.

Founded by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2010, the KNCDC’s mission is much like TMP’s—to popularize contemporary dance at home and collaborate with other troupes abroad. Its Artistic Director Sung-yop Hong has helped pioneer contemporary dance in his home country of South Korea and brought its artistry to audiences in Europe and the United States.

Audiences already familiar with TMP can revel in watching Boise’s own paired with a new partner, while dance newcomers can enjoy a kinetic exchange between cultures.

2 p.m. and 8 p.m., $20-$63. Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane., 208-426-1110, mc.boisestate.edu.

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In an interview with Elle magazine, actress Olivia Thirlby dished about her love of dress-ing for a well-known Park City, Utah, film festival:

“I love Sundance because of the fashion, actually. It’s a way to really show off your per-sonal style because it’s not just about a dress and heels.”

The festival’s snow-laden locale forces stars to hang up their stilettos and rock a style that marries function with fashion—which is down-right tricky. Those two “f” words have long repelled each other, much like “style” and “snow.” But stylistas prepping for chilly, slushy climates—like Idaho winters—can rejoice. Sorel’s cold-weather kicks are killer.

Idaho Mountain Touring boasts some of the brand’s more unique styles. One just-right-for-Boise design is the Crazy Cable Wedge ($320). In addition to a 4-inch wedge heel and a rubber sole to keep winter city slush away from toes, a knit legwarmer covers the leg of the boot with lodge-worthy bear designs across the top.

The result: a utilitarian ’80s-influenced apres ski boot that even the high-heel faithful can enjoy. Granted, it’s not the best choice for wading through powder. But for that, check out the faux fur-trimmed Joan of Arctic boots, and don’t feel bad about putting your summer sandals in storage.

—Sheree Whiteley

Idaho Mountain Touring 1310 W. Main St., Boise,

208-336-3854, idahomountaintouring.com

likely to get knocked on your ass with something that feels reminiscent of the Bubonic Plague.

So for anyone looking to preserve their health, we suggest you head on over to the Boise State Health Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The fair takes place in the Jordan Ballroom of the Student Union Building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The fair is coordinated and hosted by students enrolled in an upper-level Kinesiology class at Boise State, so let’s hope that these future chiropractors and personal trainers know what they’re doing.

The event is packed full of health tips and services, including things such as health screenings, fitness assessments, flu shots and (our favorite) massages.

Whether you’re a poor student looking for some free health swag or just in-terested in all things fitness, the Health Fair has it. Unless you happen to be suffering from any flu-like symptoms then do us all a favor and

stay in bed until the NyQuil has done its job.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Jor-dan Ballroom at Boise State Student Union Building, 1700 University Drive, 208-426-5800, sub.boisestate.edu.

We don’t need no stinkin’ nails.

S U B M I T an event by e-mail to [email protected]. Listings are due by noon the Thursday before publication.

TUESDAYNOV. 13architecture

IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S BROWN BAG LUNCH

Back in 1944, Boise’s John Fairchild got wind of a build-ing technique employed around the world—from ancient China to Spain—and set his heart on using the process to build a home.

Nestled in the Foothills, the finished house has door jambs made of Owyhee rose stone, and it’s said Fairchild lugged 135 stones away from the original Boise City Hall—as it was dismantled—to use in landscaping.

The result is a structure built without a single nail. The process is called rammed earth construction, a technique thousands of years old.

The method has undergone a modern revival thanks to the use of sand, clay and soil to create sustainable building materials and homes free of lumber and glue—and with lower heating and cooling costs.

The Fairchild home is also a home full of history. To un-lock those details, TAG Historical Research and Consulting presents a free talk on the remarkable home —Underground Above the City: John and Marjorie Fairchild’s Rammed Earth House—Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Idaho State Historical Museum.

The rammed earth process was a massive undertaking in the 1940s. Marjorie Fairchild is reported to have said hers was the most “complicated house in the world.” It took the Fairchilds more than 20 years to finish the house as the city of Boise grew up around it.

TAG is comprised of researchers Barbara Perry Bauer and Elizabeth Jacox, who will lead the talk. The Brown Bag series encourages visitors to grab lunch, drop in, tune in and walk away full of new knowledge.

Noon-1 p.m., $5, $4 seniors, $3 children ages 6-12, FREE children 6 and younger, Friends of the Museum and ISHS members. Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Drive, 208-334 2120, ext. 12, history.idaho.gov.

SATURDAYNOV. 10old timey

SQUARE-DANCING AT RE-ART2012 is a big year for the City of Trees as it quickly ap-

proaches its sesquicentennial. For those of you who don’t speak anniversary, that means Boise is turning the big 150. In order to celebrate all of the unique things that make Boise the gem that she is, the City has created Boise 150, a program designed to help community members commemorate our past and look toward our future.

As part of with Boise 150, Re-Art has selected classes that “reflect an old-timey spirit.” The art program through Treasure Valley Institute for Children’s Art offers classes to kids ages of 5-12. Its mission is to translate various art forms into a curriculum suitable and fun for kids, helping them tap into their own creativity.

Every month from September through May, Re-Art offers a free art class at each of the Boise Public Library branches.

In November, your kiddies can pull out their dancing shoes and join Ava Honey on Saturday, Nov. 10, and

Sunday, Nov. 11, for square-dancing lessons. Honey teaches children about the history and culture of square-dancing while showing them a few traditional moves along with the art of calling.

Who knows, maybe this is the way for your child to launch his or her career as the

next Lord of the Dance? At the very least they’ll be way more prepared

for all those family holiday hoedowns.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 1-2 p.m., Library at Collister,

4724 W. State St., 208-562-4995; 3-4 p.m., Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, 208-570-6900; Sunday, Nov. 11, 1-2 p.m.,

Boise Main Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., 208-384-4076; 3-4 p.m., Library

at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, 208-562-4996. FREE. boisepubliclibrary.org.


PURITY RING, SHRINESPurity Ring is comprised of Megan James and Corin Roddick.

The duo is young, Canadian and has just put out an uber-dreamy, full-length album.

Shrines sounds like a walk at dawn through a misty forest, where at every turn, you find a poem etched into the bark of a mossy tree. The album is enchanting, as though a spell has been cast upon the listener.

The record opens with “Crawlersout”—a wave of imagery that intertwines humans and nature for a haunting and compelling result. “Sea water is flowing from the middle of my thighs / Wild buffalo are dancing on cliff tops in the skies / Adorn me in feathers from dead birds and / Contemplate the size of leather palettes to wind me in / Put shutters on my eyes.”

It comes as no surprise that much of the lyrical content on Shrines comes from prose James never expected to share, like a whispered secret. Words string a commanding thread through the entire album. In “Grandloves,” Roddick sings, “I’m in love with truth and sick and tired of this youth / I want it to be easy but I’m queasy at the thought of it / I don’t need no proof, no lucky charm, no wisdom tooth,” cementing the album’s conflicted, Peter Pan-ish vibe.

Roddick’s deliberate, synth-heavy beats and voice support and enhance James’ innocently delivered, but raw poetry. Instead of drowning it out, this allows for an interesting and unexpected depth that becomes increasingly apparent after multiple listens. Purity Ring is a band to keep your ears open for in the coming years.

—Catie Young

WEDNESDAYNOV. 7Festivals & Events

CWI ADMISSIONS EXPRESS COLLEGE FEST—Visit College of Western Idaho for some fun and help in exploring college options. 4-8 p.m. FREE. College of West-ern Idaho-Micron Center for Pro-fessional Technical Education, 5725 E. Franklin Road, Nampa, 208-562-3000, cwidaho.cc.

POETRY SLAM OF STEEL—Big Tree Arts presents this all-ages poetry slam workshop as part of the Idaho Loud Writers’ Project. The workshop will be followed by a slam at 7 p.m. Contact Cheryl Maddalena at 208-426-0383 for more info. 6 p.m. $5, $1 with student ID. The Crux, 1022 W. Main St., Boise, 208-342-3213.

On Stage

TIGERS BE STILL—When Sher-ry’s art therapy degree doesn’t yield the job of her dreams, she moves back in with her mother, who won’t come downstairs, and sister, who won’t move off the couch. Add to her misery a boss who brings a rifle to work and a tiger roaming the streets, and you can’t help but laugh while feeling a little sad at this big-hearted comedy. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Food & Drink

DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK—Indulge your palate during downtown Boise’s restaurant week, when 14 downtown restaurants will provide delightful pairings and exceptional values from special prix fixe menus. $10-$30. Down-townboise.org.

STUFFED SOLOMO AND CROQUETAS—Learn to make the Basque Market’s addictive croquetas, as well as traditional marinated pork loin stuffed with roasted solomo peppers. Price includes wine tasting, tapas and instruction. Preregistration required. 6 p.m. $35. Basque Market, 608 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-433-1208, thebasquemar-ket.com.

Workshops & Classes

WELLNESS WHILE LIVING WITH ILLNESS—Join the Trea-sure Valley Family YMCA and the Idaho Psychological Association to learn ways to manage extra demands and stresses brought on by chronic illness. Presented by Dr. Amy Walters of Hum-phreys Diabetes Center. 6:30 p.m. FREE. St. Luke’s Meridian, Blackfoot Room, 520 S. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-381-2592, stlukesonline.org.

Talks & Lectures

CONTINUING EDUCATION: FOOD AS MEDICINE—Jennifer Games from Acupuncture West discusses the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, the different energetics of com-

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mon foods and herbs, and how to use these concepts to boost immunity, extend longevity and regulate mood. Preregistration required. 6:30 p.m. $20, $15 IBG members. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 N. Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

THURSDAYNOV. 8Festivals & Events

BOGUS SNOWBALL—Sport your snow gear, do a snow dance to the sounds of the David Andrews Band and enjoy $1 beers, food truck grub and an exhibition rail jam. The event and tax-deductible donations help fund improve-ments to the Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area. Visit pitchengine.com/bogusbasin for more info. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Basque Block, 601 Grove St., Boise.

On Stage

COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: MANNY MALDONADO—Enjoy some jokes followed by dueling pianos and music from DJ Mighty Delta One. 7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmerid-ian.com.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST—Gordon Reinhart directs the Boise State Theatre Arts Department’s production of Oscar Wilde’s play. 7:30 p.m. $9-$15. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, mc.boisestate.edu.

LIQUID LAUGHS: DEREK RICH-ARDS—Also featuring Susan Jones. Purchase tickets at liquid-laughs.com, by calling 208-941-2459 or at Liquid or Solid. Buy one, get one free tickets. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

THE MOUSETRAP—Laugh-ing Stock community theater presents Agatha Christie’s 1952 mystery. 7 p.m. $20-$30. Nex-


Stage Theatre, 120 S. Main St., Ketchum, 208-726-2985.

OF MICE AND MEN—The tragic story of two California migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression. Presented by The Acting Company of New York. 7:30 p.m. $44. Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S., Nampa, 208-468-5555, nampaciviccen-ter.com.

TIGERS BE STILL—See Wednes-day. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Ful-ton St., Boise, 208-331-9224, bctheater.org.

Food & Drink

DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK—See Wednesday. $10-$30. Down-townboise.org.

SIPPIN IN THE CITY—The Idaho Wine Commission presents

the second installment of this event, which features an array of Idaho wines and food. Fundamentals of Wine and Food Pairing precedes the event for an additional $50. Advance tickets are available at sippininthecity.com. For ages 21 and older. Admission includes a wine glass. See Picks, Page 18. 6:30 p.m. $30. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-385-0111, thelinenbuilding.com.

Workshops & Classes

BITTER SWEET: THE SHARP BITE BEHIND THE SUGAR HIGH—Learn about diabetes risk factors, prevention and treat-ment. 6:45 p.m. Main Health Solutions, 2300 Everest Lane W., Meridian, 208-895-0858, maximizedlivingdrmain.com.

Literature

IDAHO BOOK EXTRAVAGANZA AWARDS RECEPTION—Idaho Book Extravaganza holds the Top Idaho Author and Book Awards, plus the event’s opening recep-tion. For full details, a schedule or to purchase workshop tickets, visit idahobookextravaganza.com. 5:30-8 p.m. FREE. Beside Bardenay, 612 Grove St., Boise, 208-426-0538, bardenay.com.

Odds & Ends

LADIES’ LOUNGE—Swig back some cocktails with the ladies of

Boise Weekly and enjoy prize giveaways, drink specials and oh so much more. Visit BW’s promo page to get the 4-1-1. 5 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s Saloon, 12505 Chinden Blvd., Boise, 208-331-5666, willibs.com.

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Festivals & Events

HUNT AND GATHER FASHION SHOW—Elise Vaughn releases her winter clothing line with a show and silent auction. For more info, email [email protected]. 7 p.m. $3. Flying M Coffeegarage, 1314 Second St. S., Nampa, 208-467-5533, flyingmcoffee.com.

WHITNEY WOMEN’S CHORALE CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR—Fea-turing woodcrafts, needlework, jams, jellies, homemade baked goods and specialty items. Enjoy homemade soups and dessert for a suggested donation of $5. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Whitney United Methodist Church, 3315 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-343-2892, whitneychurch.org.

Art

WHITE WHALE EXHIBITION—Students seeking bachelor’s degrees in fine arts present their final projects. 6-8 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Building, 1910 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

On Stage

COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: MANNY MALDONADO—See Thursday. 7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmerid-ian.com.

HAPPILY EVER AFTER?—Com-pany of Fools presents fairy tales in American musical the-ater. 7 p.m. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122, companyoffools.org.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST—See Thursday. 7:30 p.m. $9-$15. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, mc.boisestate.edu.

LIQUID LAUGHS: DEREK RICH-ARDS—See Thursday. 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

THE MOUSETRAP—See Thurs-day. 7 p.m. $20-$30. NexStage Theatre, 120 S. Main St., Ketchum, 208-726-2985.


Concerts

BOISE BAROQUE ORCHES-TRA—This brilliant brass perfor-mance features special guests Justin Stamps on trumpet and Dan Meier on French horn. Visit boisebaroque.org and caldwell-finearts.org for more info. 7:30 p.m. $6-$22. Jewett Auditorium, The College of Idaho, 2112 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, 208-459-3405 or 208-454-1376, caldwellfinearts.org.

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Food & Drink

ADULT COOKING CLASS—This Italian Veterans Day celebration class involves three courses and a dessert. Visit the website for a full menu. 6:30-9 p.m. $50. Fuel for the Soul, LLC, 1941 N. 18th St., Boise, 208-342-7118, fuelforthesoulboise.com.


SNAKE RIVER ALLIANCE COM-MUNITY DINNER—The theme of the Alliance’s Fall Community Dinner is Idaho: Not a Chump for a Dump, featuring special guest Don Hancock of the Southwest Research and Information Center in Albuquerque, N.M. The hearty fall dinner will be prepared by chef Al Weighal. 6-8 p.m. $10-$15, kids eat FREE. First Congre-gational United Church of Christ, 2201 Woodlawn Ave., Boise, 208-344-5731, boisefirstucc.org.

Literature

IDAHO BOOK EXTRAVA-GANZA—The Idaho Book Extravaganza has become one of the Northwest’s premier book shows. If you want to learn how to write effectively, publish in the new era of publishing and hear from several speakers earning six-figure incomes in e-book sales, this is the place. For full details, a schedule or to purchase workshop tickets, visit idahobookextravaganza.com. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $99-$199. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-336-8900, boisecentre.com.

POET JOHN WULF BOOK SIGNING—Boise mechanic-poet John Wulf signs copies of his new book, Lady Who Loves the Whisper. 5-7 p.m. FREE. Hast-ings, 680 E. Boise Ave., Boise, 208-345-9428.

Kids & Teens

FAMILY FUN NIGHT—Come eat snacks, play video games and watch a new release feature film. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Commu-nity Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 Lake Hazel Road, Boise, 208-297-6700, adalib.org.

Odds & Ends

BELI DANSE HAFLA 2012—Performances by guest artists from Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Utah and the Treasure Valley’s finest dancers. Ada County Boys and Girls Club benefits from this event. 7-10 p.m. $10. Garden City Boys and Girls Club, 610 E. 42nd St., Garden City, 208-321-9157, adaclubs.org.

SATURDAY NOV. 10Festivals & Events

PURPLE LIGHT 2012—Remem-ber and honor those who have battled pancreatic cancer and create awareness and hope in our community. Purple glow

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FLASHERS, LASERS AND MOUNDS OF EARTH First Thursday, Nov. 1, stuck to a seasonal theme. While the

Idaho State Historical Museum gave a preview of its forthcom-ing Dia de los Muertos festivities, artists Cale Cathey and Conrad Garner, known as Meatbag, continued to celebrate Halloween at Solid.

“Realistic black-and-white portraits of Alfred Hitchcock, Elvira and Vincent Price occupied the left edge of the show. … In the middle were three slightly smaller cartoonish portraits of heavily tattooed sailors that could have been straight from a cartoon by John Kricfalusi—creator of Ren and Stimpy,” observed Boise Weekly’s Josh Gross.

Flying M Coffeehouse also gave a thematic nod to Hal-loween by featuring John Padlo’s bright, candy and superhero-themed paintings.

Down the street, Bricolage cast its gaze a bit further into the holiday future.

“Bricolage appeared to be giving Thanksgiving a trial run with a candle-lit spread that included local cheese, breads, beer, wine and cider. A small group chatted and snacked in honor of Idaho’s Bounty’s 2013 Healthy Dozen calendar,” noted BW’s Andrew Crisp.

The following evening, Nov. 2, Idaho Dance Theatre debuted its fall performance. The show included the premiere of a four-part piece by Artistic Director Carl Rowe, called Four Characters With Attitude.

“The ‘characters’ were Earth, Wind, Water and Fire,” ex-plained BW’s Sheree Whiteley. “The piece began with dancers crawling swiftly on all fours, eventually working their way to stand-ing one vertebrae at a time.”

Whiteley continued: “The piece concluded with a pack of pyromaniac mobster flashers—or, according to the program, an elusive Joker. Fire was an entertaining and somewhat light-hearted romp, opening with flashes of light and trench coats. The audience giggled as dancers chased one another and opened their trenches while the others recoiled in horror.”

Moving from flashers to flashes of light, Gross hit up Visual Arts Collective Nov. 2 for a set by Boise’s Le Fleur, Oakland, Calif.’s Mwahaha and headliners Talkdemonic.

“The Portland, Ore.-based viola and drums duo Talkdemonic have always created intriguing music by layering effected strings and synth sequences over hip-hop beats. … But backed by glitter-ing lasers shooting dramatic stabs of backlighting in front of the video projections, it was positively epic.”

And on Nov. 3, the North End’s hideaway arts destination, Black Hunger, hosted an opening reception for artist Amanda Hamilton’s new body of work, The Middle Distance.

“Inside, the floor of the gallery was dominated by a boat-shaped brown form resembling a mound of earth from which small faux plants reached toward the ceiling,” observed Crisp. “A projector stood nearby tossing an image of river stones and water across the space and onto a large window.”

—Tara Morgan

John Padlo debuted new work at Flying M, First Thursday, Nov. 1.


sticks provided. 6 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Hatch Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1677, sub.boisestate.edu.

On Stage

COMEDY AT THE VARSITY: MANNY MALDONADO—See Thursday. 7 p.m. $8. Varsity Pub, 1441 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, 208-906-0658, varsitypubmerid-ian.com.

HAPPILY EVER AFTER?—See Friday. 7 p.m. Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., Hailey, 208-578-9122, companyoffools.org.


LIQUID LAUGHS: DEREK RICH-ARDS—See Thursday. 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.



TREY MCINTYRE PROJECT: THE FALL SHOW—Trey McIntyre

Project performs with Korea National Contemporary Dance Company. For more info, visit treymcintyre.com. See Picks, Page 18. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $10-$63. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, mc.boisestate.edu.

Concerts

RANDALL THOMPSON’S FROSTIANA—Boise State Cho-ral Department presents Randall Thompson’s Frostiana, conduct-ed by baccalaureate candidate Nik Dumas. Choral ensemble will be comprised of Boise commu-nity members and Boise State Choral Arts students. Lecture will precede performance. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Morrison Center Recital Hall, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise State campus, Boise, 208-426-1609.

Food & Drink


VETERANS DAY CELEBRA-TION—A nostalgic evening honoring military personnel with food, wine/beer, music, raffles and gifts. Wear a piece of your military uniform for wine/beer specials. Boise State football game will be on big screens. Must be 21 or older with valid ID to attend. 6-10 p.m. Helina Marie’s Wine and Gift Shop, 11053 Highway 44, Star, 208-286-7960, helinamaries.com.

Workshops & Classes

SECOND SATURDAYS—Local storytellers teach about animals and the natural world. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Foothills Learning Center, 3188 Sunset Peak Road, Boise, 208-514-3755, boiseenvi-ronmentaleducation.org.

Literature

IDAHO AUTHORS COMMU-NITY—Idaho authors discuss genre writing with Idaho readers and writers. Canned food dona-tions accepted. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Artistblue Gallery, 1509

Caldwell Blvd., Nampa, 208-476-3643, artistbluegallery.com.

IDAHO BOOK EXTRAVAGAN-ZA—See Friday. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $99-$199. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise, 208-336-8900, boisecentre.com.

Talks & Lectures

GROUNDS FOR APPRECIA-TION: UNDERSTANDING COF-FEE—Christine Duft-McConville of Coffee Zealots instructs participants on selecting the right coffee. The event includes a tasting. 10 a.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Us-tick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900, boisepubliclibrary.com.

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SERVICE SATURDAY—Get involved in service projects at charitable or nonprofit agencies. For more info, visit orgsync.com. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Boise State Student Union Building, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-INFO, sub.boisestate.edu.

VETS THAT RIDE 2012—A benefit motorcycle ride, with all proceeds going to VFW Post 63, features ride shirts for the first 50 riders, raffle, 50/50 and silent auction. Dinner provided by VFW. Preregister at Cruisin Biker Wear and Bill’s Bike Works. Everyone is welcome, even if you’re not a rider. Show up after 3 p.m. for dinner and fun for only $8. Sponsored by Lucky Bastards M/C, Vietnam Vets,Legacy Vets M/C, Combat Vets Motorcycle Association, ABATE of Southern Idaho. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $25, $40 couple. VFW Post 63, 8931 W. Ardene St. (behind Primary Health on Overland/Maple Grove), Boise, 208-424-8387, vfwpost63.org.

Kids & Teens

PARENTS NIGHT OUT—This event is for boys and girls ages 5 to 12, who can use all their energy through fun fitness-based activities. Featuring Planet Kid indoor playground, rock climbing, inflatables, gym games, team building, running, jumping, bouncing and laughing. For more information, check out wingscen-ter.com or call the Wings Center business office at 208-376-3641. 6-11 p.m. $18 per child. Wings Center of Boise, 1875 Century Way, Boise, 208-376-3641, wingscenter.com.

RE-ART: SQUARE DANCING—Ava Honey will instruct students

ages 5-12 on this art form. Visit trica.org for more info. See Picks, page 19. 1-2 p.m. FREE. Library at Collister, 4724 W. State St., Boise, 208-562-4995; 3-4 p.m. FREE. Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road, Boise, 208-570-6900; boisepubliclibrary.com.

Odds & Ends

BELI DANSE HAFLA 2012—See Friday. 7-10 p.m. $10. Garden City Boys And Girls Club, 610 E. 42nd St., Garden City, 208-321-9157, adaclubs.org.

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9:30AM - 1:30PM 8th Street from Bannock to Main Street & on the Grove Plaza

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RTICA

L DRO

P: 1,8

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $4

8 ADU

LTS (

AGES

12-69

), $2

0 CHI

LDRE

N (A

GES

7-11)

, FRE

E FOR

CHILD

REN

6 AND

YOUN

GER A

ND SE

NIOR

S (70

+). $

22 N

IGHT

ONL

Y. 20

8-332

-51

00, B

OGUS

BASIN

.ORG

. SNO

W RE

PORT

: 208

-342-2

100.

20 SN

OWBIR

D, SA

LT LA

KE CI

TY, U

TAH—

With

one o

f Utah

’s lon

gest

ski a

nd

snow

boar

ding s

easo

ns, S

nowb

ird bo

asts

an im

pres

sive a

vera

ge of

500

inch

es of

fres

h po

wder

each

year

and w

as vo

ted th

e No.

1 sk

i res

ort i

n Nor

th Am

erica

in 2

008

by

Outsi

de M

agaz

ine.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

3,240

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$85 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 13

-64),

$42 K

IDS (

AGES

7-12

), $6

5 SEN

IORS

(AGE

S 65+

), FR

EE FO

R CHI

LDRE

N 6 A

ND YO

UNGE

R. 80

1-933

-2222

, SNO

WBIRD

.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 801

-933-2

100.

21 SO

LITUD

E, SA

LT LA

KE CI

TY, U

TAH—

Solitu

de ca

ters t

o the

inter

media

te sk

ier,

with

shor

ter lif

t line

s, 65

runs

and t

hree

bowl

s. Wi

th a n

ame l

ike So

litude

, the

proo

f is i

n the

pudd

ing, a

s you

’ll en

joy sk

iing i

n this

wint

er wo

nderl

and.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

2,047

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

(201

1-201

2 RAT

ES) $

68 AD

ULTS

(AGE

S 14-6

9), $

42

YOUT

H (A

GES 7

-13),

$45 S

ENIO

RS (A

GES 7

0+),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

6 AND

YOUN

GER.

801-5

34-

1400

, SKIS

OLITU

DE.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 801

-536-5

777.

22 H

OODO

O SK

I ARE

A, SA

NTIAM

PASS

, ORE

.—Fo

r a va

riety

of sn

ow ac

tivi-

ties o

utside

of sk

iing a

nd sn

owbo

ardin

g, he

ad ov

er to

Hood

oo to

try o

ut on

e of t

he la

rges

t tub

ing ar

eas,

as w

ell as

the t

hrilli

ng sp

ort o

f sno

wbiki

ng.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

1,035

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$45 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 13

-64),

YOUT

H (A

GES 6

-12) A

ND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

65+)

, FRE

E FOR

CHILD

REN

5 AND

YOUN

GER.

541-8

22-37

99, H

OODO

O.CO

M.

SNOW

REPO

RT: 5

41-82

2-333

7.

23 JA

CKSO

N HO

LE M

OUNT

AIN RE

SORT

, JAC

KSON

HOL

E, WY

O.—N

ew to

Ja

ckso

n Hole

this

year

is a

high-s

peed

quad

lift f

or th

e Cas

per a

rea of

the h

ill. Th

is me

ans

less t

ime w

aiting

in lin

e and

mor

e tim

e cru

ising

the n

icely

groo

med t

rails

. Of c

ourse

, the

re’s s

till a

remar

kable

amou

t of e

xper

t-only

terra

in an

d the

famo

us go

ndola

to ex

plore.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

4,139

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$90-$

105 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 15

-64),

$54-$

63 YO

UTH

(AGE

S 14 A

ND YO

UNGE

R), $

72-$8

4 SEN

IORS

(AGE

S 65+

). 30

7-733

-2292

, JAC

KSON

HOLE

.COM.

SN

OW RE

PORT

: 888

-DEE

P-SNO

.

24 M

T. HO

OD M

EADO

WS, H

OOD

RIVER

, ORE

.—Mt

. Hoo

d Mea

dows

welc

omes

all

leve

ls of

skier

s, of

fering

myri

ad tr

ails r

angin

g fro

m bu

nny h

ills to

blac

k diam

onds

. And

do

n’t w

orry

abou

t was

ting t

ime o

n the

lift,

as th

e Stad

ium Ex

pres

s cha

ir wi

ll allo

w yo

u to

clock

in m

ore h

ours

cutti

ng th

roug

h pow

der.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

7,300

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$74 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 15

-64),

$46 J

UNIO

RS (A

GES 7

-14)

AND

SENI

ORS (

70+)

, $56

SENI

ORS (

AGES

65-69

), $1

0 CHI

LDRE

N (A

GES 6

AND

YOUN

GER)

. WE

EKDA

Y SAL

ES O

FFICE

: 503

-659-1

256,

WEEK

ENDS

: 503

-337-2

222,

SKIH

OOD.

COM

25 M

T. HO

OD SK

I BOW

L, GO

VERN

MENT

CAMP

, ORE

.—Fo

r tho

se w

ho

cons

ider t

hems

elves

king

of th

e (sk

i) mo

untai

n, we

chall

enge

you t

o Ski

Bowl

, boa

sting

mo

re bla

ck di

amon

d run

s tha

n any

othe

r hill

in Or

egon

and s

ome o

f the

mos

t exte

nsive

nig

ht sk

iing.

If sk

iing i

sn’t

your

style

, you

’re in

luck

as Sk

i Bow

l offe

rs oth

er ac

tivitie

s suc

h as

snow

mobil

ing, t

ubing

and s

nows

hoein

g.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 1,5

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $4

9 ADU

LTS (

AGES

13-64

), $2

9 JUN

IORS

(AGE

S 7-12

) AN

D SE

NIOR

S (AG

ES 65

-71),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

AGES

6 AN

D YO

UNGE

R AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

72

+). 5

03-27

2-320

6, SK

IBOWL

.COM.

SNOW

REPO

RT: 5

03-22

2-BOW

L.

26 TI

MBER

LINE S

KI AR

EA, G

OVER

NMEN

T CAM

P, OR

E.—Wh

en al

l othe

r mo

untai

ns an

d res

orts

have

clos

ed do

wn fo

r the

seas

on, T

imbe

rline

will

give y

ou a

few

more

week

s of w

inter

bliss

as it

offer

s the

long

est s

ki se

ason

in N

orth

Ameri

ca. F

or th

e tru

e ski

bum,

there

just

isn’t

any o

ther c

hoice

.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 3,6

20 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $6

0 ADU

LTS (

AGES

18-64

), $5

0 TEE

NS (A

GES

15-17

), $4

0 JUN

IORS

(AGE

S 7-14

) AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

65-70

), FR

EE JU

NIOR

S (AG

ES 6

AND

YOUN

GER)

AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

71+)

. 503

-272-3

158,

TIMBE

RLIN

ELOD

GE.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 50

3-222

-2211

.

27 M

AVER

ICK M

OUNT

AIN, P

OLAR

IS, M

ONT.—

If yo

u’re l

ookin

g to g

et ba

ck to

the

basic

s of s

kiing

, the

n hea

d ove

r to M

averi

ck M

ounta

in, w

here

you’r

e gua

rante

ed sh

ort

ski li

nes a

nd lo

ng ru

ns.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

2,020

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$32 A

DULT

S, $2

0 JUN

IORS

AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

70

+). 4

06-83

4-345

4, SK

IMAV

ERICK

.COM.

28 LO

ST TR

AIL PO

WDER

MOU

NTAIN

, CON

NER,

MONT

.—Wi

th a t

op-no

tch

ski a

nd sn

owbo

ardin

g sch

ool a

nd 30

0 inc

hes o

f fres

h pow

der e

ach y

ear,

it’s e

asy t

o see

h

lk

ib

kl

ih

il

02 BR

UNDA

GE M

OUNT

AIN SK

I RES

ORT,

MCCA

LL—W

ith so

me of

the b

est

snow

in Id

aho,

Brun

dage

offer

s the

optio

n of t

hrilli

ng ex

pert-

level

trails

, as w

ell as

gr

oome

d cro

ss-co

untry

and s

now

cat s

ki tra

ils. N

ew ex

pans

ions t

o the

main

lodg

e mak

e ap

res sk

i eve

n mor

e app

ealin

g.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 1,8

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $5

7 ADU

LTS (

AGES

18-69

), $3

7 YOU

THS A

ND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

12-17

, 70+

), $2

3 CHI

LDRE

N (A

GES 7

-11),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

6 AND

YOUN

GER.

208-6

34-41

51, B

RUND

AGE.C

OM. S

NOW

REPO

RT: 2

08-63

4-SNO

W.

03 LI

TTLE

SKI H

ILL, M

CCAL

L—Lit

tle Sk

i Hill

hosts

an al

pine h

ill, as

well

as 30

km

of cro

ss-co

untry

terra

in. Th

is is

truly

a com

munit

y ski

hill, w

here

most

locals

lear

ned t

o ski

thank

s to e

xtens

ive sk

i sch

ool p

rogr

ams.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

405 F

EET.

LIFT T

ICKET

S: $1

3 ADU

LTS (

AGES

17 AN

D OL

DER)

, $11

CHILD

REN

(AGE

S 5-17

), FR

EE FO

R CHI

LDRE

N 4 A

ND YO

UNGE

R. 20

8-634

-5691

, LITT

LESK

IHILL

.INFO

.

04 M

AGIC

MOUN

TAIN

, TWI

N FA

LLS—

Myria

d jum

ps an

d tra

ils al

low fo

r a

uniqu

e mix

of no

vice t

o exp

ert-o

nly ru

ns. S

o whe

ther y

ou’re

just

begin

ning o

r a lif

elong

sn

owbir

d, Ma

gic M

ounta

in ha

s wha

t you

’re lo

oking

for.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

700 F

EET.

LIFT T

ICKET

S: $3

2 ADU

LTS (

AGES

18+)

, $21

YOUT

H (A

GES 7

-17),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

6 AND

YOUN

GER.

208-7

36-SN

OW, M

AGICM

OUNT

AINRE

SORT

.COM.

05 SO

LDIER

MOU

NTAIN

, FAIR

FIELD

—Offe

ring m

ore t

han 3

6 run

s for

all s

kill

levels

, Sold

ier M

ounta

in is

a rea

l ban

g for

your

buck

. Som

etime

s con

sidere

d Sun

Valle

y’s

kid br

other,

this

resor

t is fa

mily

frien

dly an

d a gr

eat p

lace t

o ente

rtain

skier

s of a

ll age

s.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 1,4

25 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $3

5 ADU

LTS (

AGES

18+)

, $19

YOUT

H (A

GES 7

-17)

AND

SENI

ORS (

62-69

), FR

EE FO

R CHI

LDRE

N 6 A

ND YO

UNGE

R AND

SENI

ORS 7

0+. 2

08-76

4-252

6, SO

LDIER

MOUN

TAIN

.COM.

06 AN

THON

Y LAK

ES, N

ORTH

POWD

ER, O

RE.—

With

a rec

ently

rebu

ilt ter

rain

park

, Anth

ony L

akes

now

offer

s a ta

ble ju

mp, lo

ader

tire,

hip ju

mp an

d a la

rger

table

jump f

or sk

iers a

nd bo

arde

rs. Ta

ke ad

vanta

ge of

near

ly 30

km of

groo

med t

rails

, with

mo

re tha

n half

of th

em ex

pert

level.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

900 F

EET.

LIFT T

ICKET

S: $3

5 ADU

LTS (

AGES

19-69

), $2

9 STU

DENT

S (AG

ES

13-18

), $2

1 CHI

LDRE

N (A

GES 7

-12),

$5 CH

ILDRE

N 6 A

ND YO

UNGE

R, $2

5 SEN

IORS

(AGE

S 70+

). 54

1-856

-3277

, ANT

HONY

LAKE

S.COM

.

07 CO

TTON

WOOD

BUTT

E, FE

RDIN

AND—

If yo

u’re l

ookin

g to e

scape

the b

igger

ski r

esor

ts, th

is is

a grea

t alte

rnati

ve. W

ith fo

ur m

ajor r

uns a

nd se

vera

l nov

ice ru

ns, C

ot-ton

wood

’s ea

sy pr

ices a

nd lo

catio

n offe

r a gr

eat d

eal.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

845 F

EET.

LIFT T

ICKET

S: $1

5 FUL

L DAY

, $10

HAL

F DAY

OR N

IGHT

. 208

-962-

3624

, COT

TONW

OODB

UTTE

.ORG

.

08 PE

BBLE

CREE

K SKI

AREA

, INKO

M—Th

e only

thing

bette

r tha

n mini

mal li

ft lin

es an

d a va

riety

of ex

pert

and n

ovice

trail

s is b

eing a

ble to

hit u

p the

near

by La

va H

ot Sp

rings

after

a fu

ll day

of sk

iing.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

2,200

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$40 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 12

-65),

$26 C

HILD

REN

(AGE

S 6-12

) AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

66+)

, $3 C

HILD

REN

5 AND

YOUN

GER.

208-7

75-44

52,

PEBB

LECR

EEKS

KIARE

A.COM

.

09 PO

MERE

LLE,

ALBIO

N—If

you j

ust c

an’t

wait t

o hit t

he sl

opes

this

seas

on, k

eep

aney

eonP

omere

lle,a

sits

copio

ussn

owfal

ltypic

allyl

eads

toan

earli

erop

ening

than

34 M

ONTA

NA SN

OWBO

WL, M

ISSOU

LA, M

ONT.—

If yo

u jus

t can

’t ge

t eno

ugh

powd

er, th

en ge

t rea

dy fo

r kne

e-dee

p tra

ils an

d terr

ain th

at wi

ll tes

t you

r skil

ls an

d end

ur-

ance

on ru

ns w

ith 2,

000-f

oot v

ertic

al dr

ops.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

2,600

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$43 A

DULT

S, $4

0 STU

DENT

S/SE

NIOR

S, $1

9 CH

ILDRE

N (A

GES 6

-12),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

AGES

5 AN

D YO

UNGE

R. 40

6-549

-9777

, MO

NTAN

ASKIB

OWL.C

OM.

39 CR

YSTA

L MOU

NTAIN

SKI R

ESOR

T, EN

UMCL

AW, W

ASH.

—For

skier

s an

d non

skier

s alik

e, Cr

ystal

Mou

ntain

offer

s a go

ndola

ride

abov

e Mt.

Raini

er tha

t will

take y

ou 2,

500 f

eet a

bove

the b

ase i

n les

s tha

n 10 m

inutes

, but

we be

t you

can m

ake i

t do

wn in

half

the tim

e.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 3,1

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $6

6 ADU

LTS (

AGES

18-69

), $6

1 YOU

TH (A

GES 1

1-17)

, $4

1 SEN

IORS

(AGE

S 70+

), $5

CHILD

REN

(AGE

S 10 A

ND YO

UNGE

R). 3

60-66

3-226

5, SK

ICRYS

TAL.

COM.

SNOW

REPO

RT: 8

88-75

4-619

9.

40 ST

EVEN

S PAS

S, SK

YOMI

SH, W

ASH.

—As i

f the

abun

dant

snow

fall a

nd ex

ten-

sive t

errain

was

n’t en

ough

to ge

t you

to go

, Stev

ens P

ass a

lso of

fers s

ome g

reat a

pres

ski

activ

ities a

t the

base

villa

ge of

the m

ounta

in.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 1,8

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $6

5 ADU

LTS (

AGES

16-61

), $4

5 YOU

TH (A

GES

7-12)

, FRE

E CHI

LDRE

N (A

GES 6

AND

YOUN

GER)

, $15

SENI

ORS (

AGES

70+)

. 206

-812-4

510,

STEV

ENSP

ASS.C

OM. S

NOW

REPO

RT: 2

06-63

4-164

5.

41 TH

E SUM

MIT A

T SNO

QUAL

MIE,

SNOQ

UALM

IE, W

ASH.

—Any

one l

ookin

g to

tackle

a be

ast t

his w

inter

shou

ld he

ad ov

er to

The S

ummi

t, wh

ich si

ts ac

ross

four d

iffer-

ent p

eaks

and c

over

s nea

rly 2,

000 a

cres.

Don’t

let t

he da

untin

g terr

ain sc

are y

ou aw

ay, a

s the

re ar

e tra

ils fo

r all s

kill le

vels.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

2,280

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$60 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 13

-61),

$41 Y

OUTH

S (AG

ES 7-

12)

AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

62-69

), $1

2 CHI

LDRE

N (A

GES 6

AND

YOUN

GER)

AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

70+)

. 42

5-434

-7669

, SUM

MITA

TSNO

QUAL

MIE.C

OM. S

NOW

REPO

RT: 2

06-23

6-160

0.

42WH

ITEFIS

H MO

UNTA

IN RE

SORT

, WHI

TEFIS

H, M

ONT.—

With

3,000

ac

resof

ever

chan

gingt

errain

White

fishi

sdes

igned

toke

epsk

ierso

fany

level

enter

35 BR

IDGE

R BOW

L, BO

ZEMA

N, M

ONT.—

Wheth

er yo

u’re l

ookin

g for

thril

ls on

one o

f the

eigh

t cha

irlift

s or h

oping

to w

arm

up at

one o

f the

three

diffe

rent lo

dges

, Br

idger

Bowl

will

undo

ubted

ly ha

ve w

hat y

ou’re

look

ing fo

r.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 2,7

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $4

9 ADU

LTS,

$22 S

ENIO

RS (A

GES 7

0-79)

, $16

YO

UTH

(AGE

S 7-12

), FR

EE FO

R CHI

LDRE

N AG

ES 6

AND

YOUN

GER A

ND SE

NIOR

S (AG

ES 80

+).

406-5

87-21

11, B

RIDGE

RBOW

L.COM

. SNO

W RE

PORT

: 406

-586-2

389.

36 SI

LVER

MOU

NTAIN

RESO

RT, K

ELLO

GG—F

or th

e fam

ily w

ith a

wide

arra

y of

intere

sts, t

his is

the p

erfec

t plac

e. Ta

ke yo

ur tim

e exp

loring

the 1

,600 a

cres o

f tra

ils or

try

out y

our s

kills

at ice

skati

ng an

d tub

ing; y

ou’ll

be to

o bus

y hav

ing fu

n to f

eel th

e cold

.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 2,2

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $5

2 ADU

LTS (

AGES

18-61

), $3

7 YOU

THS (

AGES

7-17

), $4

7 COL

LEGE

STUD

ENTS

/MILI

TARY

, $42

SENI

ORS (

AGES

62+)

, FRE

E FOR

CHILD

REN

AGES

6 AN

D YO

UNGE

R. 86

6-344

-2675

, SILV

ERMT

.COM.

37 LO

OKOU

T PAS

S SKI

AREA

, WAL

LACE

—Whil

e mos

t bird

s fly s

outh

for th

e wi

nter,

snow

bunn

ies sh

ould

head

north

to Lo

okou

t Pas

s, wh

ere th

ey w

ill be

trea

ted w

ith an

an

nual

snow

fall o

f 400

inch

es an

d mor

e tha

n 500

acres

of te

rrain

to ex

plore.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

1,150

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$38 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 18

-61),

$27 J

UNIO

RS (A

GES 7

-17)

AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

62+)

, $36

STUD

ENT/

MILIT

ARY (

WITH

ID),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

AGES

6 AN

D YO

UNGE

R. 20

8-744

-1301

. SKIL

OOKO

UT.CO

M.

38 BI

G SK

Y, BO

ZEMA

N, M

ONT.—

If yo

u’re l

ookin

g for

heav

en on

Earth

, the

n it’s

sa

fe to

say t

hat y

ou’ll

find i

t here

. If yo

u rea

lly w

ant t

o exp

erien

ce th

e wint

ery b

liss,

we

sugg

est d

itchin

g you

r job

and t

aking

the e

ntire

seas

on to

explo

re the

150 r

uns t

hat s

pan

3,832

acres

. If yo

u’re g

onna

be a

ski b

um, y

ou m

ight a

s well

do it

right.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

4,350

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$89 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 18

-69),

$69 J

UNIO

RS (A

GES 1

1-17

) AND

COLL

EGE S

TUDE

NTS (

WITH

ID),

$79 S

ENIO

RS (A

GES 7

0+),

FREE

FOR K

IDS A

GES 1

0 AND

YO

UNGE

R, 80

0-548

-4486

, BIG

SKYR

ESOR

T.COM

. SNO

W RE

PORT

: 406

-995-5

900.

GUID

E 20

12GU

IDE

2012

WIT

HIN

ONE

HOUR

THRE

E HO

URS

AWAY

6 PL

US H

OURS

AW

AY

TWO

HOUR

S AW

AY


29

1

327

144

37

89

44 36

10

511

28

42

3835

30 27

34

45

622

122625

24

43

15 THRU 21

31

32

39

13 23

4041

33

SALT

LAK

E CI

TY

BOIS

E

HELE

NASA

LEM

PORT

LANDOL

YMPI

A

SEAT

TLE

CARS

ON C

ITY

SACR

AMEN

TO46

why p

eople

keep

comi

ng ba

ck to

get lo

st in

the tr

ails.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

1,800

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$37 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 13

-59),

$27 J

UNIO

RS (A

GES

6-12)

, $29

GOL

DEN

AGER

S (AG

ES 60

-69),

$14 S

ENIO

RS (A

GES 7

0+),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

AGES

5 A

ND YO

UNGE

R. 40

6-821

-3211

, LOS

TTRA

IL.CO

M

29 W

HITE

PASS

SKI A

REA,

YAKIM

A, WA

SH.—

White

Pass

has m

anag

ed to

ne

arly

doub

le in

size w

ith re

cent

expa

nsion

s, inc

luding

the o

penin

g of a

new

basin

, as w

ell

as in

creas

ed pa

rking

sites

. The

re is

a mix

of be

ginne

r, int

ermed

iate a

nd ad

vanc

ed tr

ails

with

night

skiin

g ava

ilable

on Sa

turda

ys an

d holi

days

.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 2,0

50 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $5

9 ADU

LTS (

AGES

13-64

), $3

7 JUN

IORS

(AGE

S 7-1

2) AN

D SE

NIOR

S (AG

ES 65

-72),

$5 CH

ILDRE

N (A

GES 6

AND

YOUN

GER)

AND

SUPE

R SEN

IORS

(A

GES 7

3+),

509-6

72-32

01, S

KIWHI

TEPA

SS.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 509

-672-3

100.

30 D

ISCOV

ERY B

ASIN

, PHI

LIPSB

URG,

MON

T.—Th

ere is

a litt

le bit

of ev

ery-

thing

at ev

ery l

evel

at Di

scove

ry Ba

sin w

ith tr

ails f

or al

l leve

ls for

skier

s and

boar

ders.

The

moun

tain h

osts

a mix

of No

rdic

trails

and a

free

style

park

that

allow

s sno

w bu

nnies

to

really

put t

heir

skills

and e

ndur

ance

to th

e tes

t.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 2,3

88 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $4

0 ADU

LTS (

AGES

13+)

, $20

CHILD

REN

(AGE

S 12

AND

YOUN

GER)

AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

65+)

. 406

-563-2

184,

SKID

ISCOV

ERY.C

OM.

31 49

DEG

REES

NOR

TH, C

HEWE

LAH,

WAS

H.—I

f you

’re lo

oking

for a

trail

tha

t will

test y

our e

ndur

ance

, the

n che

ck ou

t the

2.75

-mile

-long

run,

but w

hen y

ou st

art t

o fee

l the b

urn,

don’t

say w

e didn

’t wa

rn yo

u. Fe

el fre

e to c

ool d

own o

n one

of th

e othe

r 75

trails

it ha

s to o

ffer.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

1,851

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$57 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 18

-69),

$48 Y

OUTH

(AGE

S 7-17

), $5

1 COL

LEGE

STUD

ENT/

MILIT

ARY,

$52 S

ENIO

RS (A

GES 7

0+),

$10 C

HILD

REN

(AGE

S 6 AN

D YO

UNGE

R). 5

09-93

5-664

9, SK

I49N

.COM.

32 BL

UEWO

OD, D

AYTO

N, W

ASH.

—Loo

king t

o get

lost in

some

perfe

ct, dr

y po

wder?

Chec

k out

the se

rene t

rails

at Bl

uewo

od, w

here

you w

on’t

have

to w

aste

time

waitin

g in l

ong l

ines t

o try

out t

he 24

runs

.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 1,1

25 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $4

2 ADU

LTS,

$38 S

TUDE

NTS,

$33 C

HILD

REN

(GRA

DES

1-8) A

ND SE

NIOR

S (AG

ES 65

+), F

REE F

OR PR

ESCH

OOLE

RS (K

INDE

RGAR

TEN

AND

YOUN

GER)

, 50

9-382

-4725

, BLU

EWOO

D.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 509

-443-1

397.

an ey

e on P

omere

lle, a

s its

copio

us sn

owfal

l typic

ally l

eads

to an

earli

er op

ening

than

oth

er hil

ls. As

a bo

nus,

there

are t

wo te

rrain

park

s to c

hoos

e fro

m.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 1,0

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $3

5 ADU

LTS (

AGES

13-69

), $2

5 YOU

TH (A

GES 7

-12)

AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

70+)

, FRE

E FOR

CHILD

REN

6 AND

YOUN

GER.

208-6

73-55

99, P

OMER

ELLE

.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 208

-673-5

555.

10 SN

OWHA

VEN

RESO

RT, G

RANG

EVILL

E—Wh

ile it

is on

ly op

en on

wee

kend

s an

d holi

days

, the

low

price

s mak

e for

a gr

eat g

etawa

y for

the e

ntire

family

. Offe

ring b

oth

ski r

uns a

nd tu

bing h

ills, S

nowh

aven

has a

little

bit o

f eve

rythi

ng fo

r eve

ryon

e.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 40

0 FEE

T. LIF

T TICK

ETS:

$17 A

DULT

S AND

CHILD

REN,

$15 S

ENIO

RS, F

REE F

OR

CHILD

REN

6 AND

YOUN

GER.

208-9

83-38

66.

11 SU

N VA

LLEY

SKI R

ESOR

T, SU

N VA

LLEY

—The

crem

e de l

a crem

e of I

daho

ski-

ing, S

un Va

lley i

s a gr

eat e

scape

for s

now

bunn

ies ac

ross

the co

untry

, as w

ell as

Idah

oans

. Wi

th mo

re tha

n 6,00

0 fee

t of N

ordic

and s

nows

hoein

g tra

ils, S

un Va

lley i

s a m

ust-s

ki.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 3,4

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $9

5 ADU

LTS,

$54 Y

OUTH

, $66

SENI

ORS (

AGES

65+)

. 20

8-622

-4111

, SUN

VALL

EY.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 800

-635-4

150.

12 MT

. BAC

HELO

R, BE

ND, O

RE.—

With

the hi

ghes

t skia

ble te

rrain

in bo

th Or

egon

an

d Was

hingto

n, Mt

. Bac

helor

is no

thing

to sq

uabb

le ab

out.

While

man

y of t

he ru

ns m

ay

intim

idate

even

the m

ost e

xperi

ence

d skie

rs, its

long

er sk

i sea

son w

ill giv

e you

plen

ty of

time t

o wor

k you

r way

up th

e mou

ntain.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

3,365

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$76 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 19

-64),

$65 T

EENS

(AGE

S 13-1

8)

AND

SENI

ORS (

AGES

65-69

), $4

6 YOU

TH (A

GES 6

-12) A

ND SE

NIOR

S (AG

ES 70

+), F

REE F

OR

CHILD

REN

5 AND

YOUN

GER.

800-8

29-24

42, M

TBAC

HELO

R.COM

. SNO

W RE

PORT

: 541

-382-7

888.

13 GR

AND

TARG

HEE,

ALTA

, WYO

.—Wi

th to

p-rate

d tra

ils, g

uided

adve

ntur

es

and a

n ave

rage

of 5

00 in

ches

of sn

ow ev

ery s

easo

n, Gr

and T

argh

ee is

guar

antee

d en

tertai

nmen

t.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 2,2

70 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $6

9 ADU

LTS (

AGES

13-64

), $2

9 YOU

TH (A

GES

6-12)

, $44

SENI

ORS (

AGES

65+)

, FRE

E FOR

CHILD

REN

5 AND

YOUN

GER.

307-3

53-23

00,

GRAN

DTAR

GHEE

.COM.

SNOW

REPO

RT: 8

00-82

7-443

3.

14 KE

LLY CA

NYON

, IDAH

O FA

LLS—

Aside

from

26 ru

ns ra

nging

from

inter

medi-

ate to

expe

rt an

d the

only

night

skiin

g in t

he ar

ea, K

elly C

anyo

n is h

ost t

o the

X Ga

mes

ever

y yea

r. Fro

m ex

tensiv

e run

s to a

full-s

ervic

e terr

ain pa

rk, K

elly h

as it

all.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

1,000

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$39 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 12

-64),

$31 C

HILD

REN

(AGE

S 5-1

1) AN

D SE

NIOR

S (AG

ES 65

+), F

REE F

OR CH

ILDRE

N 4 A

ND YO

UNGE

R. 20

8-538

-6251

, SK

IKELLY

.COM.

15 AL

TA, S

ALT L

AKE C

ITY, U

TAH—

With

mor

e tha

n 115

runs

and a

snow

y hea

p of

expe

rt ru

ns, A

lta of

fers s

ome fi

erce

comp

etitio

n. On

ly on

e catc

h: sk

iers o

nly, n

o bo

arde

rs all

owed

.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 2,0

20 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $7

5 ADU

LTS,

$40 C

HILD

REN

(AGE

S 12 A

ND

YOUN

GER)

. 801

-359-1

078,

ALTA

.COM.

SNOW

REPO

RT: 8

01-57

2-393

9.

16 BR

IGHT

ON, S

ALT L

AKE C

ITY, U

TAH—

With

some

of th

e fre

shes

t and

best

powd

er th

at Ut

ah ha

s to o

ffer,

Brigh

ton is

the p

lace t

o be f

or ex

perts

, as w

ell as

begin

-ne

rs loo

king t

o hit

the s

lopes

. It b

oasts

an ex

pert

ski s

choo

l, nig

ht tr

ails a

nd hi

gh-sp

eed

quad

lifts.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

1,745

FEET

. LIFT

TICK

ETS:

$64 A

DULT

S (AG

ES 13

-69),

$31 Y

OUTH

(AGE

S 8-1

2), $

37 SE

NIOR

S (AG

ES 70

+), F

REE F

OR CH

ILDRE

N 7 A

ND YO

UNGE

R. 80

0-873

-5512

, BR

IGHT

ONRE

SORT

.COM.

17TH

E CAN

YONS

, PAR

K CITY

, UTA

H—Wh

en it

come

s to T

he Ca

nyon

s, “g

o big

or

go ho

me” c

ouldn

’t be

a mo

re ap

prop

riate

statem

ent.

With

world

-clas

s skii

ng, d

ining

and

resor

ts, Th

e Can

yons

is th

e per

fect g

etawa

y for

anyo

ne lo

oking

to be

dazz

led bo

th on

and

off t

he sl

opes

.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 3,1

90 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $1

05 AD

ULTS

, $60

JUNI

ORS (

AGES

7-12

) AND

SE

NIOR

S (AG

ES 65

+), F

REE F

OR CH

ILDRE

N 6 A

ND YO

UNGE

R. DI

SCOU

NTS O

N AL

L TICK

ETS

PURC

HASE

D ON

LINE.

435-6

49-54

00, T

HECA

NYON

S.COM

. SNO

W RE

PORT

: 435

-615-3

456.

18 D

EER V

ALLE

Y RES

ORT,

PARK

CITY

, UTA

H—Wi

th ru

ns fr

om th

e 200

2 Ol

ympic

Wint

er Ga

mes,

Deer

Valle

y gets

a go

ld me

dal f

or its

trail

s. Th

e skie

r-only

reso

rt is

host

to six

mou

ntains

and 1

00 ru

ns, o

fferin

g a se

ason

full o

f ente

rtainm

ent.

VERT

ICAL D

ROP:

3,000

FEET

. TICK

ETS:

$102

ADUL

TS (A

GES 1

3-64)

, $64

CHILD

REN

(AGE

S 4-12

), $7

3 SEN

IORS

(65+

), $2

1 TOD

DLER

S (AG

ES 3

AND

YOUN

GER)

. 800

-424-D

EER,

DEER

VALL

EY.CO

M.

SNOW

REPO

RT: 4

35-64

9-200

0.

19 PA

RK CI

TY, P

ARK C

ITY, U

TAH—

Offer

ing a

varie

ty of

114 b

eginn

er to

expe

rt tra

ils, f

our t

errain

park

s, ba

ckco

untry

skiin

g and

an Al

pine c

oaste

r, Pa

rk Ci

ty is

a tru

ly fam

ily fr

iendly

ski h

ill.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 3.1

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: PR

ICES V

ARY D

AILY.

800-2

22-PA

RK,

PARK

CITYM

OUNT

AIN.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 435

-647-5

449.

33 M

T. SP

OKAN

E, CO

LBER

T, WA

SH.—

Test

your

skills

at th

e terr

ain pa

rk, w

here

you c

an en

joy m

iles o

f kick

ers,

hits a

nd jib

s for

free

styler

s of e

very

leve

l. Don

’t wo

rry

abou

t the

setti

ng su

n as M

t. Sp

okan

e offe

rs 16

runs

open

for n

ight s

kiing

.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 2,0

00 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $4

9 ADU

LTS (

AGES

18-69

), $4

2 COL

LEGE

AND

MILIT

ARY (

WITH

ID),

$39 Y

OUTH

S (AG

ES 7-

17),

$26 S

ENIO

RS (A

GES 7

0+),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

AGES

6 AN

D YO

UNGE

R. 50

9-238

-2220

, MTS

POKA

NE.CO

M. SN

OW RE

PORT

: 509

-443-1

397.

acres

of ev

er ch

angin

g terr

ain, W

hitefi

sh is

desig

ned t

o kee

p skie

rs of

any l

evel

enter

-tai

ned.

You’r

e jus

t one

7.5-m

inute

chair

lift r

ide aw

ay fr

om ex

perie

ncing

pure

winte

r blis

s.VE

RTICA

L DRO

P: 2,3

53 FE

ET. L

IFT TI

CKET

S: $6

7 ADU

LTS (

AGES

19-64

), $5

6 SEN

IORS

(AGE

S 65

-69),

$59 T

EENS

(AGE

S 13-1

8), $

36 JU

NIOR

S (AG

ES 7-

12),

FREE

FOR C

HILD

REN

AGES

6 AN

D YO

UNGE

R AND

SUPE

R SEN

IOR (

AGES

70+)

. 800

-858-3

930,

SKIW

HITE

FISH.

COM.

SNOW

REPO

RT:

406-8

62-SN

OW.

43 W

ILLAM

ETTE

PASS

SKI A

REA,

EUGE

NE, O

RE.—

Don’

t let

the s

mall

size

fool

you.

Willa

mette

Pass

has m

ore t

han e

noug

h fun

to of

fer. I

ts 40

0 inc

hes o

f sno

w an

nuall

y, tw

o ter

rain

park

s and

nigh

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SUNDAY NOV. 11On Stage

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST—See Thursday. 2 p.m. $9-$15. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, mc.boisestate.edu.

LIQUID LAUGHS: DEREK RICHARDS—See Thursday. Buy one, get one free. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.


Concerts

COMMON GROUND CHORUS: PROUD TO SERVE—The choir performs several selections honoring our military in this Veteran’s Day concert, directed by Grammy Award-winner Randy Coryell. The box office opens one hour prior to each performance. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. FREE-$10. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

IN THE MOOD: A 1940S MUSI-CAL REVUE—The touring show features singers and dancers as the String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra brings its 1940s style of entertainment to Boise as part of its 19th season. Tickets available at the Morrison Center box office, all Select-A-Seat outlets and idahotickets.com. 4 p.m. $19.50-$39.50. Morrison Center for the Perform-ing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-426-1609, mc.boisestate.edu.

Food & Drink

DINE OUT DOWNTOWN BOISE RESTAURANT WEEK—See Wednesday. downtownboise.org. $10-$30.

VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST—Enjoy pancakes, eggs, sausage and live entertainment. For more info, call 208-465-6446. 8 a.m.-noon. $6, $4 seniors, veterans, children ages 4-12. Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa Airport, 201 Municipal Drive, Nampa, 208-465-6446, war-hawkairmuseum.org.

Kids & Teens

RE-ART: SQUARE DANCING—See Saturday. 1-2 p.m. FREE.

Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4200; Library at Hillcrest, 5246 W. Overland Road, Boise, 208-562-4996; boisepublicli-brary.org.

8 DAYS OUT

NOISE/CD REVIEW

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, CENTIPEDE HZEvery Animal Collective album is different. And Centipede

Hz moves the psychedelic electronic band in yet another direc-tion, adding to its rainbow oeuvre of challenging music.

Centipede Hz is a glitchy, loud, mixed-up circus of an album. At first listen, it is difficult to get through. At just under 55 min-utes, Centipede Hz is Animal Collective’s longest record since its 2003 debut, Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished, and it’s debatable which is more of a chore to ingest.

Centipede Hz was recorded using traditional instruments to mimic the quality of the group’s live perfor-mances. While this goal may have been achieved, the sound produced by an Animal Collective live show isn’t meant for headphones and the result is an album that would be more agreeable in a large, audience-filled venue.

As has been the case with most everything from the band, Centipede Hz hits highs and lows. The single “Today’s Super-natural” is catchy in spite of its grittiness and the listener is actually able to discern the subtly sentimental lyrics: “Come and join me in the speaker there’s a ruby in your eye and we don’t have to be the same / ’Cause your own is the sweetest thing inside of you / And our home is bigger than a mountain view / You’ll find something you believe that you should do.”

But overall, the range spanned on this album is narrow and lacks the rewards hidden in previous records.

“Amanita,” the album’s closing track, is a lackluster, tribal-sounding call to arms ending with the lines, “What are you gonna do? / Go into the forest! / Until I really can’t remember my name / I’m gonna come back and things will be different / I’m gonna bring back some stories and games.”

Animal Collective has proven one thing for certain with Cen-tipede Hz: each time it comes back, things will be different.

—Catie Young

MONDAY NOV. 12Festivals & Events

VETERANS DAY CEREMONY—Hear on-campus and community speakers and a children’s choir from Garfield Elementary School. For more info, call 208-426-4239. 11 a.m. FREE. Bronco Stadium, Boise State, Boise, 208-426-1000, boisestate.edu.

Citizen

VETERAN’S DAY OBSER-VANCE—Join the College of Western Idaho to honor veterans and reflect on the importance of this day with the national anthem and flag raising. Special

guest speaker and refreshments inside. 9 a.m. FREE. College of Western Idaho-Canyon County Center, 2407 Caldwell Blvd., Nampa, 208-562-2100; 11 a.m. FREE. College of Western Idaho-Nampa Campus, 5500 E. Opportunity Drive, Nampa, 208-562-3400, 208-562-3400; 1 p.m. FREE. College of Western Idaho-Ada County Campus, 1360 S. Eagle Flight Way, Boise, 208-562-3000; cwidaho.cc.

TUESDAY NOV. 13Festivals & Events

ALZHEIMER’S AND MEMORY SCREENING—Individuals can


Food & Drink

DISHCRAWL BOISE: THE “BEST OF” EDITION—This first Dishcrawl event for Boise features four res-taurants that have recently been voted as a “Best Of Boise” in the Boise Weekly’s 2012 competition. Ticket price includes all food at all four restaurants, plus tax and tip. For more info, log onto dishcrawl.com, or follow on Twitter @DishcrawlBoise. “Like” the event on Facebook to get all the latest updates. 7 p.m. $39, dishcrawl.com/boise.

Workshops & Classes

CHRISTMAS CARD WORKSHOP—See Tuesday. 6-9 p.m. $80. Idaho Poster and Letterpress, 280 N. Eighth St., Ste. 118, Boise, 208-761-9538, idaho-posterandletterpress.com.

PUTTING SOCIAL MEDIA TO WORK—Learn effec-tive uses of social media from Amanda Larrinaga, META marketing and communications specialist. Special guest presenter will be Gabrielle Krake.Lunch from Honey Baked Ham. Information and registration: email [email protected], call 336-5533, ext. 501, or go to metaidaho.org. 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. $20. US Bank Building, 101 S. Capi-tol Blvd., Boise, 208-345-8519, unicoprop.com.

Talks & Lectures

CWI VISITING SCIENTIST SERIES—The College of Western Idaho Department of Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Math hosts Dr. Ralph Budwig, director of the College of Engineering Boise and the Center for Ecohydraulics Stream Laboratory. Join the exciting conversation regarding research taking place at the University of Idaho and how you can become involved when you transfer to UI. 5:30 p.m. FREE. College of Western Idaho-Nampa Campus Room 116, 5500 E. Opportunity Drive, Nampa, 208-562-3400, 208-562-3400.

8 DAYS OUT

take advantage of free, confidential memory screen-ings as part of National Memory Screening Day, an annual initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to promote proper detection of memory problems. For more info, visit nationalmemo-ryscreening.org. Call 866-AFA-8484 or visit alzfdn.org for more info about the Alzheimer’s Foundation. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Willow Park Assisted Living, 2600 N. Milwaukee St., Boise, 208-373-1234, wil-lowparkseniorliving.com.

HEALTH FAIR—Get low-cost early detection and preventative screenings. Free prizes and giveaways. For more info, call

208-367-8787. See Picks, Page 18. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-4636, boisestate.edu.

HEALTH FAIR FOR REFUGEES—Boise State University’s School of Nursing presents this health awareness event for local refugees. Contact [email protected] or call 208-994-2806 for more info. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Candlewood Suites, 700 N. Cole Road, Boise, 208-322-4300.

Food & Drink

COOKING CLASSES JUST FOR KIDS—This class features a Thai menu. Classes limited to four partici-pants. See fuelforboise.com for a complete menu. Call to register. 3:30-6 p.m. $55. Fuel for the Soul. 1941 N. 18th St., Boise, 208-342-7118.

Workshops & Classes

CHRISTMAS CARD WORKSHOP—Design and print your own Christmas cards using antique lead and wood letters, along with old-fashioned holiday im-ages. Class size limited to six people. Email [email protected] to register. 6-9 p.m. $80. Idaho Poster and Letterpress, 280 N. Eighth St., Ste. 118, Boise, 208-761-9538, idahoposterandletterpress.com.

Literature

AUTHOR READING—Conda Douglas and Kathy MacIntosh discuss their work. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.

Talks & Lectures

BROWN BAG LECTURE—Underground Above the City: John and Marjorie Fairchild’s Rammed Earth House is the topic for this

lecture by historian Elizabeth Jacox. See Picks, Page 19. Noon-1 p.m. $3-$5, members FREE. Idaho State Historical Museum, 610 N. Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-334-2120, history.idaho.gov.

Kids & Teens

TEEN MATINEE—Watch new releases and classic favorites. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library, Lake Hazel Branch, 10489 Lake Hazel Road, Boise, 208-297-6700, adalib.org.

Religious/Spiritual

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS—Join Diwali, the annual fes-tival of lights for an evening of meditation, dancing, drama and vegetarian ethnic Indian food. The temple altar will be lit by the warm glow of hundreds of lamps. Light a lamp of your own at 6:15 p.m., with the mesmerizing unveiling at 6:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Hare Krishna Temple, 1615 Martha St., Boise, 208-344-4274, boisetemple.org.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 14On Stage



NOISE

EL TEN ELEVEN

Post rock instrumental duo goes through

Transitions on new album

JOSH GROSS

It was the second day of El Ten Eleven’s 31-city tour when Boise Weekly spoke to Kris-tian Dunn, bassist and guitar player for the Los Angeles band. He was already exhausted.

“It’s like we’ve been on tour for a month, but it’s only been two days,” he said.

Dunn had stayed up the night before the band left home, finalizing the details for its new stage show—a series of colored panels that backlight the band in time with its songs, something Boise will get to see Monday, Nov. 12, at Neurolux.

“It’s really cool,” said Dunn. “It’s this huge thing we’ve never done before. You kind of have to see it to understand but it will be worth your money.”

The self-described power-duo consists of Dunn performing and looping complex finger-tapping melodies on a double-neck bass-and-guitar mutilated by effects pedals, while drummer Tim Fogarty keeps time on an acoustic drum kit with live loops. He also uses tuned electronic drums to play subtle underlying melodies. The full sound is a wildly catchy combination of indie, electro and rock that routinely leaves jaws on the floor in a live setting.

While most bands would outsource stage show prep before a tour, El Ten Eleven is short on a big road crew. Unlike most bands touring a long circuit with a big live show, the duo is do-ing it all on its own.

And unlike many bands whose independent status stems from a lack of label or management interest, El Ten Eleven goes rogue by choice. Dunn personally has been signed to seven record labels, including Atlantic Records, and the band was courted repeatedly by labels that wanted to release its new album, Transitions. But El Ten Eleven respectfully showed them the door.

“It’s kind of tempting because there’s some labels where just the name would open some doors for us,” said Dunn. “But we don’t want to give up control, especially at a time when we’re developing our own label.”

The band’s imprint, Fake Record Label, has recently come together as a business, taking on a marketing agency and a publicist, and even

signing Portland Ore.’s, Girlfriends. Dunn and Fogarty were turned on to the band during an online interview session.

“Everything is really coming together, re-ally starting to work,” said Dunn. “So to just take all this and say now is the time [to sign with a label] just didn’t make sense.”

And thanks to the band’s strong fan base, El Ten Eleven didn’t have to. It set out to raise $2,000 for the new album on Kickstart-er with perks ranging from downloads and vinyl to private music lessons, and got nearly six times that amount, meaning the band didn’t have to pay for anything out of pocket.

The album was funded entirely by fans.

And for the next several weeks, El Ten Eleven is working to not let those fans down, by pushing Transitions nationwide.

Dunn said Transi-tions was written about dark times the

band was going through, including both members getting divorced and Dunn moving to another city. But since El Ten Eleven is an instrumental band, those things were chan-neled into arrangements instead of lyrics.

“There’s a lot of crazy changes,” he said. “Out of the blue, there’s a tempo change and time signature changes, and that’s what it was like. There’s this thing that seems jar-ring, but then you start to settle into it.”

Dunn said most people probably wouldn’t get that with just a cursory listen but he said that doing the research and knowing the backstory can bring a deeper appreciation of the new album.

Transitions brings a smoother, more

complex sound than 2010’s It’s Still Like a Secret, and a wider melodic scope than the band’s earlier material.

“All of our other records, usually you can hear really definable verse-chorus-verse-chorus,” said Dunn. “They’re really kind of pop songs, even though most people wouldn’t define them that way. But with this record, we wanted it to be like one song, like a piece of classical music.”

One of the things that drove the shifting approach was the band’s recording tech-nique. On previous albums, El Ten Eleven had taken care to record things as they would be performed live. The band aban-doned that philosophy on Transitions.

“We decided to have three guitars and two basses come in at once and there’s no way I can do that,” said Dunn. “I’d have to grow some more arms.”

But that strategy backfired slightly.“There’s a song called ‘No One Died

This Time!’ and it was one where we thought let’s not worry about how to play this one live,” said Dunn. “But it’s one that is getting a lot of attention and now we have to figure it out.”

To do so, Dunn said the band may have to rearrange the song to adhere to its rejection of pre-recorded loops or laptop-triggered samples, which Dunn and Fogarty consider cheating.

“A lot of bands do it and a lot of bands aren’t doing that well,” he said. “People aren’t going to shows as much anymore. And I think that’s why. Why would you want to pay good money to see someone press the space bar and lipsynch? It’s not exciting. Whereas, what we do, there’s that tightrope walker aspect of it. We can screw up. And we do.”

El Ten Eleven will bring its instrumental wizardry to Boise on eleven twelve twelve.

El Ten Eleven with Michna, and Yourself and The Air, Monday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., $8 adv.,

$10 door.

NEUROLUX 111 N. 11th St., 208-343-0886

neurolux.com

NEWS/NOISE

GET IN TO IT, BOISE Look, on the net! It’s a concert listing! No,

it’s a band bio and series of articles! No, it’s a bunch of streaming audio and video!

Actually, it’s all of these things. Boise Weekly has launched the musical

motherload, GetN2it, which supercharges our concert listings pages with content from You-Tube, ReverbNation, iTunes and more, putting damn near everything there is about a band online into each of our concert listings.

This is not just great for readers browsing through the music listings for something to do, it’s fantastic for bands, as well, because it creates a promo hub of content about them, pretty much automatically.

You aren’t going to find a better tool for navigating local music offerings anywhere. Check it out at Boise Weekly’s music page online and prepare to be dazzled.

In offline news, Boise author Alan Heath-cock has been raking in the accolades for his short-story collection, Volt, earning everything from big cash-money lit prizes to a bevy of film adaptations. And this month, the stories in his book will get a musical treatment, as well, courtesy of Boise songwriter Chad Summervill.

Summervill adapted four stories from the collection—“Freight,” “Fort Apache,” “Smoke” and “Lazarus”—into Americana bal-lads rich with Heathcock’s imagery. All four will be released as digital downloads at an event later this month.

Another local digital album comes cour-tesy of Boise hip-hop duo Dedicated Servers, which apparently isn’t that interested in sleeping. The album’s title, While You Were Sleeping, speaks mostly to the group’s work ethic. This is the duo’s third release in a year, and another is on the way. Dedicated, indeed.

The 13-track album marks a return to the more electronic sound of the group’s earlier work and is available as a free download via Bandcamp or streaming on Boise Weekly’s blog.

Another album getting set to launch comes from fretless semi-local wonder Ned Evett, who will be dropping his new album, Treehouse, at The Linen Building Friday, Nov. 16. Treehouse was recorded during the last two years in Nashville, Tenn., and produced by Adrian Belew, who has worked with every-one from David Bowie to Nine Inch Nails to Paul Simon. That show starts at 8:30 p.m. and costs $10 in advance or $15 at the door.

—Josh Gross

Dedicated Servers is dedicated to its craft.


LISTEN HERE/GUIDE

TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET, NOV. 8, RED ROOMWyoming punks Teenage Bottlerocket could give a shit about

pushing musical boundaries. The band didn’t even bother to change the album art on any of its five records, altering only the colors and title beneath its skull and crossed rockets logo.

Instead, the band concentrates on what really counts: blazing guitars, shout-along choruses and keeping four nailed solidly to the floor in the vein of the Ramones, Screeching Weasel and even The Descendents—which Teenage Bottlerocket supported in the United Kingdom in 2011.

But that’s not the only gold star it has collected. The band’s resume is a who’s who of punk dynasty. It has also supported bands like Dropkick Murphys, NOFX and Propagandhi, and one of its guitar players, Kody Templeman, also plays in The Lilling-tons. That band’s straightforward style can be heard in Teenage Bottlerocket’s sound, as well.

You can say pop punk is dead. Just don’t say it to Teenage Bottlerocket.

—Josh GrossWith The Useless and Hotel Chelsea. 8 p.m., $10 adv., $12

door. Red Room, 1519 W. Main St., redroomboise.com.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 7BAND OF BUSKERS—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s

BEN BURDICK—6 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek-Eagle

BURLEY GRIMES—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

COLT FORD—With J.J. Lawhorn. 8:30 p.m. $18-$45. Knitting Factory

DUCK CLUB PRESENTS TYPHOON—With Laura Gibson and Lost Lander.

See Listen Here, Page 31. 9 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. VAC

GAYLE CHAPMAN—5:30 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

JAC SOUND—8:30 p.m. FREE. Reef

JIM FISHWILD—6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLYGOATS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

LARRY CONKLIN—10:30 a.m. FREE. Shangri-La

PAUL DRAGONE—6 p.m. FREE. Shangri-La

THE PORK TORTA—With The Hand. 8 p.m. $5. Neurolux

THE POTENT BLENDS TOUR—Featuring Emaculent, X-Kid and Willie Joe and Unique. 9 p.m. $3. Fatty’s

RYAN WISSINGER—5:45 p.m. FREE. Solid

SKATE NIGHT—Featuring Dj Auz, Fly Life and Arthur Maddox. 8 p.m. FREE. Shredder

STEVE EATON AND PHIL GARONZIK—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

THURSDAYNOV. 8

EVIL WINE PRESENTS TEENAGE BOT-TLEROCKET—With The

Useless and Hotel Chelsea. See Listen Here, this page. 8 p.m. $10 adv., $12 door. Red Room

FIRES IN FRANCE—9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

FRIM FRAM 4—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

GWAR—With Devil Driver, Can-cer Bats and Legacy of Disorder. 7:30 p.m. $23-$35. Knitting Factory

HOLLOW WOOD—8 p.m. $10. Neurolux

JAMES ORR—9 p.m. FREE. Reef

PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

SALLY TIBBS AND KEVIN KIRK—5:30 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m. FREE. Buffalo Club

WAYNE COYLE—8 p.m. FREE. Jo’s Sunshine Lounge

FRIDAYNOV. 9A TASTY JAMM—10 p.m. FREE. Big Al’s

BAND OF BUSKERS—8 p.m. FREE. The Crux

BIG WOW—9 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek-Eagle

DAN COSTELLO AND THE TRUCK STOP TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Gamekeeper

FIVE SMOOTH STONES—9 p.m. FREE. Monkey Bizness

GAYLE CHAPMAN—5:45 p.m. FREE. Solid

GENERATIONALS—With Races. 8 p.m. $10. Neurolux

GIZZARD STONE—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye

JOHN CAZAN—5 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

JOHN JONES—5:30 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLYGOATS—10 p.m. $5. Reef

METAL NIGHT—9 p.m. FREE. Frontier Club

OLD DEATH WHISPER—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

OLYGHOST—With Tony P, Bmac, Illest Lyricists, 3rd Degree and Plan B. 8 p.m. $5. Shredder

POP CULT KIDS—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s

THE QUICK AND EASY BOYS—With Jupiter Holiday and Danger Beard. 8 p.m. $5-$8. VAC

ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9:30 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m. $5. Buffalo Club

SPUDMAN—7:30 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s

TODD DUNNIGAN—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

SATURDAYNOV. 10BAND OF BUSKERS—8 p.m. FREE. Burger Belly

THE BIG WOW—10 p.m. FREE. Big Al’s

BLACK TOOTH GRIN—With Sil Shoda, Uintahs and P36. 8 p.m. $6-$8. Knitting Factory

DAN COSTELLO AND THE TRUCK STOP TRIO—8 p.m.

GUIDE


FREE. Gamekeeper

E40—8 p.m. $20-$35. Revolution

ERIC GRAE—6 p.m. FREE. Berryhill

FIVE SMOOTH STONES—9 p.m. FREE. Monkey Bizness

GAYLE CHAPMAN—5:45 p.m. FREE. Solid

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLYGOATS—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s

MEDICINE MAN—10 p.m. $5. Reef

OLD DEATH WHISPER—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s

NEW TRANSIT—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

ROCCI JOHNSON BAND—9:30 p.m. FREE. Humpin’ Hannah’s

ROOMRUNNER—With Range Life. 8 p.m. $3. Red Room

SALLY TIBBS AND KEVIN KIRK—5:30 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

THE SALOONATICS—9 p.m. $5. Buffalo Club

TURNS OUT—Midnight. FREE. Liquid

SUNDAYNOV. 11BEN BURDICK—Noon. FREE. Grape Escape

DUCK CLUB PRESENTS MV & EE—With Blurred Vision and Lu-cid Aisle. 8 p.m. $5. Red Room

KEVIN KIRK—9:30 a.m. FREE. Bar 365

LARRY CONKLIN—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s

SUNDERGROUND—10 p.m. $5. Grainey’s

TERRI EBERLEIN—10:15 a.m. FREE. Berryhill

TURNS OUT—Midnight. FREE. Liquid

MONDAYNOV. 12DATSIK—With Terravita. Xkore and Getter. 8 p.m. $19-$45. Knitting Factory

EL TEN ELEVEN—With Michna and Yourself and The Air. See Noise, Page

28. 7 p.m. $10. Neurolux

PRAY FOR SNOW PARTY— Featuring Hotel Chelsea, The All The Wayz and Piranhas. 10 p.m. FREE. Graineys

PUNK MONDAY—8 p.m. $3. Liquid

RILEY FRIEDMAN—6 p.m. FREE. Lulu’s

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APOLLO RUN—With New Cas-settes and Fort Harrison. 9 p.m. $5. Shredder

CROWN POINT ALBUM RE-LEASE PARTY—9 p.m. $5. Reef

JOHNNY SHOES—5:30 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

LARRY CONKLIN—11:30 a.m. FREE. Moon’s

NED EVETT—8 p.m. FREE. Lock Stock & Barrel

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BRANDON PRITCHETT—9 p.m. FREE. Willowcreek-Eagle

BREWFISH—10 p.m. FREE. Reef

THE FRESH BEAT BAND—7 p.m. $29.50-$39.50. Morrison Center

JIM FISHWILD—6 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow

JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLYGOATS—10 p.m. FREE. Grainey’s

LARRY CONKLIN—10:30 a.m. FREE. Shangri-La

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TYPHOON AND LAURA GIBSON, NOV. 7, VACA handful of Oregon musicians will bring songs of transforma-

tion and travel to Visual Arts Collective, Wednesday Nov. 7.Portland, Ore.,’s Typhoon come armed with intensely personal

songs. Singer and principal songwriter Kyle Morton wrote on Typhoon’s website that the intimate tracks on the troupe’s forthcoming album, White Lighter, “perhaps ought to be burned or buried rather than paraded before an audience.” But, luckily, what starts out solemn is turned cathartic by Typhoon’s large, orchestral cast.

Laura Gibson, on the other hand, finds release through pil-grimage. With her January release, La Grande, Gibson’s songwrit-ing has transformed from soft and timid to bright and confident.

Lost Lander will join its Portland peers, rounding out the Oregon trifecta.

—Andrew Crisp

8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show, $10 adv., $12 doors. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, visualartscollective.com.


ARTS/VISUAL

SNOWED IN Aaron Bell’s

snowy watercolors capture a lonely

mountain landscapeTARA MORGAN

When Aaron Bell talks about the forest, his eyes light up with the zeal of a minister mid-Sunday sermon.

“I’ve spent a lot of my life hiking; I’m fascinated by the forest, I really am ... There’s just a spiritual feeling and a har-mony there that you don’t get elsewhere, especially when you’re alone.”

On a recent weekday evening Bell had just driven in from Idaho City, where he and his wife, Shelly, built a couple of cabins on a hillside surrounded by towering pines. In jeans and a black-and-white flannel shirt, Bell looked every bit the rugged Idaho woods-man—or possibly a character who had just trudged out of his own snowy black-and-white watercolor landscapes.

A land surveyor by day, Bell is reluctant to call himself an artist.

“I have no training in any of this. I just bought high-end watercolors and paints and canvas and started painting and that’s what happened,” he said, gesturing to a collection of prints on display at the Green Chutes art-ist’s co-op.

Bell started with more textbook watercolor subject matter—“the Mediterranean villas with the bougainvil-leas and the blue door and stucco”—but eventually found himself drawn to the moonlit mountain outside his cabin window.

“A year ago, I sat down [and thought], ‘I wonder if I can recreate what’s out back there?’ Because in the back of my head I kept saying, ‘paint this, paint this hill,’” Bell said. “So I got the watercolors back out and I sat down and I just started painting.”

What came out were a series of stark black-and-white landscapes with pine trees casting dramatic shadows on mounds of snow under a glowing moon. The paintings feel chillingly isolated, yet they’re somehow imbued with all of the mysticism and rever-ence Bell holds for the forest.

“I’ve had people say that because it’s wintertime, because it’s nighttime, there’s a cold, lonely feeling. But at the same time, the trees and the shadows create this warmth,” said Bell.

But the view from his cabin wasn’t Bell’s only inspiration. Another recent forest expe-rience left an indelible mark on his memory.

“We went up to a forest southeast of Red Fish Lake and it had burned the entire for-

est so that all that was left were these dead standing pine trees and they were all charred black,” said Bell. “We drove through there as it was just getting light and it was the weirdest eerie, haunting, tragic beauty. It was 15 miles of dead pine trees. No green, no foliage. The branches were there but they were charred. It was like being in some black-and-white film because there was no

color anywhere. The trees [I paint], that’s why they don’t have any foliage on them. I tried to capture the shadows that kick off the mountain behind our little cabin and the trees that I saw that morning in that forest.”

Though he never intended to show his work publicly, Bell’s friend and art enthusi-ast Rae Bennett saw some-

thing special in it.“I was over there one day and he said,

‘You know, I do art a little bit, too,’” Ben-nett remembered. “I said, ‘You do?’ This is after knowing him three years before he volunteered that.”

She continued: “He put three pieces that he had done—actually number one, two and three—up on the mantle. With the dif-ferent light, it showed different ways and gave it a different mood. I looked at that and said, ‘You know, you should be show-ing your work.’”

Bennett helped get Bell into Green Chutes and on the bill for the RAW: Natu-ral Born Artists showcase in October. She has also been selling his work on greeting cards and pushing prints out to her art world contacts on both coasts.

“I’ve sold over 80 prints now across the United States, mostly to corporate inves-tors,” said Bennett.

Bennett’s longtime partner, Jim Moyer, is also an artist. He told Bell that his lack of formal training has been a major asset to his creations.

“Rather than put a lot of water in and doing soft, washed out watercolors, I’m putting paint and a tiny bit of water so that it’s really thick,” said Bell. “[Moyer] said, ‘In school, they would’ve told you not to do that; they would’ve told you to move to oil. … Because of your lack of having been told you can’t do something, this is why you’ve created this unique look.’”

Bell is currently working on the ninth painting in his series of 12 black-and-white landscapes. But he’s not stuck in the snow. Bell hopes to expand his color palette and experiment with depicting other seasons.

“What I’d like to do is maybe transition into more of the alluvial fans, where the mountains in the background have a little more contour in them and start to bring some color, maybe some brown, maybe fall,” said Bell.

But for now, Bell’s work is striking a chord locally with outdoor enthusiasts. One woman told Bell his paintings are reminis-cent of the view from her parents’ cabin when she was growing up.

“Every time she looks at this, it takes her back to her childhood,” said Bell, smiling. “It’s this really humbling feeling that people are looking at these things and finding something in them.”

Bennett agreed. Bell’s work has the abil-ity to transport viewers to the middle of the forest, standing quietly alone while the pine tree shadows creep out onto the blanketing snow.

“I think that people look at it and go, ‘Wow, I could see myself being there,’” said Bennett.

Aaron Bell’s black-and-white paintings are chillingly evocative.

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NEWS/ARTS

WHITE WHALES AND WRITERS IN THE ATTIC

Boise literary hub The Cabin debuts a new annual anthology by Idaho writers Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Rooms: Writers in the Attic includes short stories from new and seasoned au-thors focused on a single theme. Cort Conley, director of literary services at the Idaho Com-mission on the Arts, reviewed and selected 32 tales from roughly 75 submissions.

“The theme was a single room that had meaning to the author,” said Conley. “It could wind up as a cerebral description or an actual description.”

Stories fall into six categories: refuge, shelter, territory, space, realm and reliquary.

The Cabin’s Jocelyn Robertson said the quality of the work spurred the organiza-tion to offer both e-book and paperback editions. Though Writers in the Attic is avail-able now at The Cabin, it will be officially released at a public reading at the Linen Building Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Also on Dec. 5, the Art/Dialogue series curated by Ben Browne continues with artist Jill Fitterer at Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St. in Garden City. The series takes place from 6:30-8 p.m. in Mitchell’s former home, the site of an artist-in-residence program. Though the events are free, donations to the program are accepted.

Speaking of art that sparks dialogue, the City of Boise is looking for a visual artist to bring more color to the Linen District. Idaho artists are encouraged to submit propos-als for the chance to add original work to a stretch of black fencing on Grove Street between 14th and 15th streets between the Linen Building and Big City Coffee. Fun fact: The fence is recycled from the Modern Hotel’s former life as a Travelodge.

A panel will select one artist, who will be commissioned to create four pieces that will remain on display for one year. Materials in-volved must be strong enough to withstand the elements. Those interested are asked to submit an application, resume, letter of interest and examples of past work online or by mail no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14. The selected artist will be paid $3,000. More info can be found at boiseart-sandhistory.org.

And over at Boise State University, bachelor of fine arts candidates take over three galleries to present White Whale and Cipher, Friday, Nov. 9 from 6-8 p.m. Works by more than a dozen students will festoon the walls of the Student Union Building gal-lery, Gallery One in the Liberal Arts Building, and Gallery Two in the adjacent Hemingway Western Studies Center. Both shows con-tinue through Thursday, Dec. 13.

—Andrew Crisp

Boise State BFA candidates present White Whale and Cipher in three campus galleries.


SCREEN/THE BIG SCREEN

BOND’S BEST

Mission accomplished in 007’s 25th film, Skyfall

GEORGE PRENTICE

The James Bond story was never meant to be fine art. As crafted by Ian Fleming, 007’s character belonged alongside the kind of pulp fiction tucked into a bedside stack of titles by Mickey Spillane or Erle Stanley Gardner. Beginning in 1953, Fleming—a World War II naval intelligence officer—began writing the Bond spy novels. He eventually penned 12. Not expecting much interest from Hol-lywood, Fleming settled for a mere $1,000 from CBS for the television rights to his first novel, Casino Royale (the show was quickly forgotten). In fact, Fleming actually pocketed more—1,500 pounds per novel—for comic strip adaptations in the late 1950s.

But everything changed in 1961. When asked at a press conference what his reading preferences were, President John F. Ken-nedy said he was a Bond fan. Fleming’s titles quickly shot to the top of the bestseller lists, and a motion picture project was launched within months starring a moderately known Sean Connery.

Following a 1962 White House screening of Dr. No—the first of 25 Bond films—JFK was quoted as saying, “I wish I had James Bond on my staff.” The Cuban Missile Crisis erupted only weeks later.

Bond has endured, surviving 10 U.S. presidents, the Cold War and decades of mi-sogyny. True, there was a painful span in the 1980s (Timothy Dalton, anyone?), but when Daniel Craig stepped into the tux (following no fewer than six previous Bonds) in 2006’s Casino Royale, some desperately needed self-

examination was the order of the day. Bond and the viewing public were better off because of it.

Craig’s Bond is more battered and bruised than buff. More importantly, 007’s psyche is blood-

stained. But Bond is a hired gun and, more often than not, he remains the only thing between us and chaos—which takes the form

of cyberterrorist Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) in Bond’s latest outing, Skyfall.

In the expert hands of director Sam Mendes, Skyfall breaks our hero down emo-tionally and physically—not unlike this sum-mer’s deconstruction of Batman in The Dark Knight Rises. In the opening hour of Skyfall, British intelligence slaps Bond with a battery of tests that prove he is neither mentally nor physically fit for any assignment, let alone any world-saving. So when he is dispatched to take care of the bad guy (and, holy shit, this guy is bad), we are sincerely worried for his (and our) survival. It’s thrilling stuff.

Mendes and Craig elevate Bond to something the franchise has seen before: an Oscar-caliber effort. Bond may need to have that tux pressed once more for next Febru-ary’s Academy Awards. Utltimately, Skyfall is indeed fine art.

Daniel Craig channels his best Bond in the latest film from the franshise, Skyfall.

SKYFALL (PG-13)

Directed by Sam Mendes

Starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris

Opens Friday, Nov. 9 at Edwards 9, 22.

SCREEN/THE TUBE

LISTINGS/SCREEN

Special Screenings

BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL—There is no better way to celebrate the fun and beauty of winter than with the Backcoun-

try Film Festival sponsored by Winter Wildlands. Buy advance tickets from The Egyptian Theatre box office. Admission to the Reef afterparty is FREE to all attendees 21 and older. For more info, log onto winterwildlands.org. Friday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m. $10. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, egyptiantheatre.net.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES—Watch The Dark Knight Rises with free popcorn and soda. For more info visit involvement.boisestate.edu. Thursday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. $1, FREE for Boise State students. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, sub.boisestate.edu.

HONOR AMONG THIEVES—A band of thieves steal from a notorious mobster. Starring an all-Boise cast. (NR) Opens Saturday, Nov. 10, 3 p.m., $5. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise, 208-342-4222, theflicksboise.com.

SHELTER ME—Positive, uplifting stories about shelter pets and their new homes produced and directed by Steven Latham. Hosted by Boise Bully Breed Rescue. A Q&A panel will be available after the show to answer questions about shelters, companion animals, therapy dogs and how you can help. Proceeds will benefit shelter dogs in Idaho. Sunday, Nov. 11, 1 p.m. $10. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., Boise, 208-342-4222, theflicks-boise.com.

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THE DETAILS—A doctor wrestling with suburban life falls into infidelity, murder and organ donation. (R) Opens Friday, Nov. 9. The Flicks.

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THE INCREASINGLY MANIC-DEPRESSIVE HOMELANDShowtime’s Emmy-adorned drama Homeland deserves most of its

critical approval. But it’s not flawless.Season two retains the riveting pulse of the first season—partially

because of the inherent suspense of a looming attack on America, but mostly because of the exceptional acting by Damian Lewis. He plays a former Iraqi POW who endured years of brutal torture before converting to Islamic fundamentalism, ultimately returning to his wife and kids as a committed agent of mass destruction.

Yet he manages to elicit sympathy for the character, mostly by subverting stereo-types. It’s refreshing to see a red-headed Caucasian praying over the Quran before strapping a bomb to his chest. Plus, he’s now a congressman, so his nefarious ac-tivities—adultery, deceit, plotting doom—just seem like part of the job.

However, Homeland risks descending into the type of narrative pandering that afflicts many TV shows, appealing to the adolescent market by giving high-school

half-wits something to do. It’s hardly organic or necessary to provide them with their own arc of espionage even when they have secret agent-sounding names like Xander and Finn. Besides, teenagers aren’t going to start watching the show in significant numbers until the writers introduce a crying vampire.

The closest thing to that on Homeland is Claire Danes. She’s the po-tential terrorist’s main adversary in the CIA but also a victim of bipolar

disorder. Without her medication, she’s prone to impetuous promiscuity and implo-sions of irrational emotion. It’s the kind of performance that gathers awards, but it’s a distraction—like giving Luke Skywalker an insulin syringe with his light saber.

Also, the writers seem intent upon res-urrecting the first season’s sexual tension between the two leads. It’s suspenseful for the audience to know what’s hap-pening before the characters do, but the principle gets diluted when you try to force a will-they--or-won’t-they-again component into an already intriguing international political thriller.

—Damon HunzekerClaire Danes and Damian Lewis star in Homeland.


LISTINGS/SCREEN

SKYFALL—Daniel Craig stars in the 25th install-ment of the James Bond franchise. Also starring Javier Bardem. See review, Page 34. (PG-13) Opens Friday, Nov. 9.

Edwards 9, 12, 14, 22.

THE WEB/SCREEN

THE BIG THINKTed Talks present bold ideas from the

world’s leading thinkers. There’s only one problem: They can be too long.

The attention span for most YouTube view-ers sits around two or three minutes, and Ted Talks often clock in closer to 20.

That’s where The Big Think comes in.Take the conceptual grandeur of Ted Talks,

replace the studio audience with a simple white background, shrink the presentation down to a more easily consumable size and you have The Big Think.

It’s not that The Big Think dodges in-depth presentations. Its YouTube channel has plenty of videos that approach the hour mark.

But its backbone is comprised of hundreds of regularly uploaded shorter pieces from interviews with thinkers, entertainers and policymakers on everything from how we perceive color to how

World of Warcraft could revive the economy.And it’s a star-studded cast. “Science-Guy”

Bill Nye recorded one on why creationism isn’t appropriate for children. Howard Dean argued why America should go over the fiscal cliff. Penn Jillette, Malcolm Gladwell and Henry Rol-

lins have also made videos.But if you want to learn why

the penis is shaped like it is from Scientific American’s Jesse Ber-ing, you’ll have to sit still for a full 14 minutes.

—Josh Gross

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“Here in Manhattan, the power is still out downtown, or as we refer to it now, Little North Korea.”

—Jon Stewart The Daily Show with Jon

Stewart, Oct. 31

“More than 2.7 million peo-ple in Florida have already cast their vote. Unfortunate-ly, since it’s Florida, most of them just stuffed their ballot into a toaster oven.”

—Jimmy FallonLate Night with Jimmy

Fallon, Nov. 2

“A town in England that hosts an annual bonfire night has chosen Lance Armstrong as this year’s celebrity they will burn in effigy. “Close one!” said Jerry Sandusky.”

—Seth MeyersSaturday Night Live

Weekend Update, Nov. 3

SAY WHAT? A round up of last week’s wittiest

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One of the first photos in Eve Chandler’s new book, Best Snow in Idaho, shows a family in long wool coats, raising their hats to a young boy, arms above his head in triumph as he shoots off a ski jump. The photo—taken at the first McCall Winter Carnival in 1924—cap-tures the winter sports culture of the area that is home to Brundage Mountain Resort.

That culture and history is the centerpiece of Chandler’s book celebrating the McCall ski area. The book is filled with photos and stories of the mountain that claims to be home to the “best snow in Idaho.”

“I’ve always loved the ski area, so when I was approached to write a book about Brundage, I was delighted because it’s a great mountain,” Chandler said. “It’s a very differ-ent story than the Bogus Basin story because it’s privately owned, but both ski areas have a real focus on families and teaching children how to ski.”

Brundage Mountain is Chandler’s second book; she previously detailed the history of Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area.

Her new book tells the story of Brundage’s 50 years but also explores the culture of the McCall area that allowed the mountain resort to thrive. According to Chandler, winter sports gave people living in the area a way to endure the long, snow-filled season.

“There’s a wonderful history of the whole area in the book,” she said. “It starts out with the 1924 winter carnival, so to people who like history, it’s more than just a book about a ski area.”

An Idaho native and avid skier, Chandler spent a portion of her childhood on Brundage’s slopes, so she was eager to preserve the history of the mountain and the unique offerings it brings to Northwestern skiers.

“It just has a different feel because Brund-age is a much smaller ski area,” she said. “When people go to Brundage, they feel like they’re on vacation. They’ve left their problems

at home, because when they come to Brund-age, it really removes them from their home environment. I kind of feel like, when you go up to Bogus Basin, you still feel like you’re connected to the community of Boise.”

Chandler said she has always been drawn to historical writing. Now in the latter part of her career, she has recently devoted her time and her talent to documenting the histories of local ski areas, and not, she believes, without due cause.

“I think Idaho is just so fortunate to have this wonderful skiing and snowboarding cul-ture that’s grown up throughout the years. It’s enriched our lives,” she said. “I’m very pleased that the people responsible for both Brundage and Bogus Basin wanted to preserve their his-tory. That’s an important thing to do.”

Chandler also includes a chapter about what the future may hold for Brundage. After 20 years of negotiations with U.S. Forest Service officials, the resort recently added 388 acres adjacent to the ski hill. The area’s highest priority is the addition of a new lift, which will add nearly 300 acres of skiable terrain. The lift is planned for Sargent Mountain, the highest elevation on the hill. The longest new run will have 1,200 feet of vertical drop.

According to April Russell, spokesperson for Brundage, the changes highlighted in Chan-dler’s book are long-term goals, but visitors can still expect smaller changes and improve-ments this season. Some of those include a custom weather forecast for the mountain, a mobile phone app and the conversion of 1,000 square feet of deck into an indoor expansion of the lodge.

Additionally, Brundage officials plan to add a snow ruler equipped with a live-streaming webcam to the mountain’s summit. One such ruler is already installed at the base of the mountain and Russell said the website receives more than 500,000 hits each year.

“We’re known as a powder skiing place, so people are always interested in exactly how much fresh snow we’re getting,” she said. “Generally speaking, in ski resort lore, there’s a reputation that the ski resorts lie about how much snow they get. We want to prove that we’re telling the truth by letting people see with their very own eyes the actual snow on the mountain,” Russell added.

When nearby Tamarack Resort opened in 2004, it was regarded as a major competi-tor for Brundage’s business. But as Tamarack has faced one setback after another, including foreclosure, repossession of one of its lifts, a string of federal charges filed against its most recent investor and failure to operate for several seasons, Brundage has continued to thrive. Tamarack is slated to open this year but Russell isn’t worried.

“We’ve learned over the last six or eight years that we can operate successfully with Tamarack as our neighbor. We’ve proved that we can operate successfully if Tamarack is not operating.”

Not even a dry winter can keep Brundage down. Last year’s low snowfall led to a late opening for the resort; the first skiers didn’t take to Brundage’s slopes until Dec. 30. Bogus Basin didn’t open until Jan. 19.

Missing out on so much of the ski season tightened this season’s budget but Russell said Brundage officials are looking forward to a better year despite those significant financial setbacks.

“What we’ve learned is that we can oper-ate successfully missing a big chunk of the holiday period,” she said. “The conclusion is that we’ve got a real solid foundation for our business and that we’ve figured out a way to weather some of those storms, or weather the lack of storms, maybe, is the right way to say that. We’re really proud that we’re still able to offer meaningful improvements to people this year.”

Brundage Mountain Resort has endured 50 years of waiting for Mother Nature to send snow, not to mention a lot of questionable ski fashion.

NEWS/REC

PLAN AHEADShoulder season is always tough—fondly

looking back on adventures of the season that was but still unable to jump into the next season’s sports. That dusting of snow in the hills feels like winter is taunting us a bit, but that’s still no reason not to plan ahead.

Of course, planning ahead becomes a little more challenging when the reservations you thought you had are suddenly canceled on you. Such is the dilemma of many who had reserved yurts near Idaho City run by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.

Jennifer Okerlund, communications manager for Parks and Rec, said the can-cellations came after officials decided to review the liability and insurance agreement the department had in place with the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the land the yurts are on.

Summer wildfires prompted the review, and Okerlund said Parks and Rec took the opportunity to revamp the deal between the agencies. Unfortunately, since it’s an agree-ment between two government agencies, there are a lot of hoops to jump through, and Parks and Rec is still awaiting final approval.

Once everything is OK’d, Okerlund said the department will call people whose res-ervations were canceled and offer them the chance to reinstate their reservations.

There’s still no ETA for when the deal will be complete but all reservations through the end of the year have been canceled and no new reservations are being accepted.

If you suddenly find yourself yurtless, you can console yourself by either picking up some new-to-you gear on the cheap or by getting rid of some of the gear that’s filling your garage.

Backcountry Pursuit opened at 671 S. Capitol Blvd. in downtown Boise roughly a month ago, offering a home for consignment outdoor adventure gear. The store celebrated its grand opening Nov. 3, and owner Tyson Stellrecht said the 1,700-square-foot store is already filled with gear for myriad outdoor sports including plenty of ski gear.

Not limited to one season, the store also sells gear for basically all outdoor sports, Stellrecht said.

“If you can get out in the mountains and play with it, we want it in the store,” he said.

Those who want to sell their old gear (clean and in good condition, of course) split a percentage of the sale price with the business—ranging from 50 to 70 percent, depending on the cost of the item. Stellrecht said he already has plans to open a tent room in the store and hopes to expand the selection of high-end mountain bikes.

The store is open Tuesdays through Satur-days, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For more info call 208-429-1124 or visit backcountrypursuit.com.

—Deanna Darr

The great yurt wait of 2012-2013.

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Events & Workshops

CHEER CAMP—The Boise High School Cheer Squad teaches basic cheerleading skills including tumbling, dance and voice projection. 4-6 p.m. $28-$42.85, 208-608-7684. Fort Boise Community Center, 700 Robbins Road, Boise, cityofboise.org/parks.

DROP-IN BODY COMPOSITION TESTING—Body composition refers to the relative percent-ages of body weight comprised of fat mass and lean body mass. Participants leave with an explanation of their own composition after a pinch test. Appointments for testing may also be set up by calling the Rec Center. Second Tuesday of every month, 6-7 a.m. and second Wednesday of every month, 5-6 p.m. $5 Rec Center members, $10 non-members. Boise State Rec Center, 1515 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-5641, 208-426-1131, rec.boisestate.edu.

INTRO TO OLYMPIC LIFTING WORKSHOP—Have you ever wondered about the basics of power cleans and hang cleans? Or how to implement this type of lifting into your program? This hands-on workshop teaches proper techniques for these two lifts. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $5 Rec Center members, $10 nonmem-bers. Boise State Rec Center, 1515 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-5641, 208-426-1131, rec.boisestate.edu.

BOISE STATE MEN’S BAS-KETBALL— vs. Texas Southern University, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2 p.m.; vs. Oakland, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.; $8-$11. Taco Bell Arena, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-4737, tacobel-larena.com.

WATER FITNESS WORK-SHOP—Boise State Recreation Services offers continuing education in water fitness with instructor Mark Grevelding Saturday, Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Boise State Recreation Center Aquatic Complex. A variety of classes will be offered throughout the two-day workshop. Visit the Rec Center’s website for more info or to register. Saturday, Nov. 10-Sunday, Nov. 11. $39-$79 per class. Boise State Rec Center, 1515 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-5641, 208-426-1131, rec.boisestate.edu.

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CURVESQUE—The class is designed to whittle your middle and accentuate your curves. You can expect to break a sweat with easy-to-learn dance-inspired moves and reconnect with your feminine side through lots of flu-id movements. For women only. Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. $9. Ophidia Studio, 4464 Chinden Blvd., Ste. A, Garden City, 208-409-2403, ophidiastudio.com.

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LIFE TIME TURKEY DAY 5K—Register at register.bazumedia.com through Tuesday, Nov. 20, for this 5K fun run/walk/jog, held Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, in downtown Boise. Athletes are encouraged to dress

in Thanksgiving attire and the best costume wins a prize. Day-of registration costs $35 adults and $20 youth. Preregistered participants can pick up materi-als Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 3-6 p.m. at Thomas Hammer Coffee. Race starts at Main Street and Capitol Boulevard. Bring a nonperishable food item and receive an extra ticket for a raffle. Through Thursday, Nov. 20, 8 a.m. $25 adults, $15 ages 17 and younger.

MINI-CASSIA TURKEY TROT—Register through race day for this family friendly fun run at Minico Middle School in Paul on Thursday, Nov. 22. For more info, visit minicassiaturkeytrot.com. Through Thursday, Nov. 22, 8 a.m. $7-$25.

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RIVER ESCAPE, SANS BOATAs I descended the steep, switchbacked canyon road to

the confluence of Cow Creek and the South Fork of the Boise River, feelings of yore crept in. I had spent much of my youth frequenting this region. Camping, motorcycling, fishing and raft-ing were all pastimes that have thankfully stayed with me into my 30s—largely due to the accessibility and ease of places like Anderson Ranch Dam to Danskin.

This 10-mile stretch of river frontage boasts some of the best trophy fishing and chukar hunting in the region, making it a prime candidate for a weekend-long or overnight “cast and blast” session with friends. Just more than an hour’s drive from Boise, the South Fork provides a host of fun and scenic recreation opportunities spread across five distinct access points, many with public toilets and ample camp sites.

Rainbow trout measuring 20-25 inches are not uncommon in this area, however the fishing was miserly during my most recent visit. It’s understandable considering the hefty contin-gency of day trippers who made the banks of the South Fork look like a Walmart parking lot on that particular Saturday morning. It is undoubtedly best to go mid-week if you can. If nymphing is your cup-o-tea, mountain whitefish are also abundant, according to area Idaho Department of Fish and Game signage.

A childhood buddy and I left Boise and ventured toward Mountain Home on I-84 before heading northeast on Highway 20, en route to the Prairie turnoff. Less than five miles in on the well-groomed dirt road, cellphone service and email be-came a thing of the past—much to our enjoyment. The beaten path took us straight into the canyon and the bridge at Cow Creek. All we had to worry about now was finding the rest of our group and taking in the fall foliage.

Tools of the trade included a 9 mm pistol for plinking, a buffet of weaponry for our guttural little chukar friends on the hillside, two precisely trained Drahthaar hunting dogs, an assortment of dry and wet flies and leader arrangements com-mensurate with the hatch, and enough whiskey to keep cool overnight lows at bay. The river is now below 300 cfs, making waders a useful addition and boats more of a hindrance.

Hobo dinners on the fire and a late evening “spirit walk” wrapped up an excellent day on the South Fork. We were back in Boise the next day by lunch time. All said and done, our group came home with one chukar, zero fish and all smiles—a disappointing catch on paper but a worthy experience, no less.

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Before hitting the slopes, grab some soup to-go

JOSH GROSS

Let’s face facts. That sandwich you pack for yourself when you head up to Bogus is going to end up as smooshed and unsatisfying as the Powerbar you were considering eating to replace it. You could stop by the cafeteria but you don’t want to blow past your hot dog quota before you get a chance to hit Sixth and Main on Saturday night. When you’re out in the snow all day, you want something hot, nourishing and backpack safe. To that end, we recommend a thick and hearty soup—which will retain its shape and flavor in a thermal container despite the gnarliest of faceplants.

Here are some of Boise’s super soup spots with convenient to-go options.

A’Tavola, 1515 W. Grove St., 208-336-3641, atavolaboise.com.

Fancy market A’Tavola rocks some serious soups in its grab-and-go case. The selection of house-made soups is rotated daily, includ-ing offerings like pork chili verde, marsala mushroom and white bean prosciutto. Those soups are sold cold in 32-ounce plastic jugs that you can heat up, throw in a thermos and schlep up the mountain with you. The price varies depending on the soup, but most of the 32-ounce containers are $9.99.

The Boise Co-op, 888 W. Fort St., 208-472-4500, boisecoop.com.

The Boise Co-op has a rotating array of house-made soups often utilizing organic and local ingredients, anything from spiced winter vegetable to turkey and wild rice. Four hot soups are available daily in 8-, 16- and 32-ounce to-go cardboard containers for $3.99, $4.99 and $8.99 respectively, and more flavors are available in the cold case for reheating. And even better, if you bring in your own thermos, the Co-op will knock a quarter off the price.

Jenny’s Lunch Line, 106 N. Sixth St., 208-433-0092, jennyslunchline.com.

Because of its limited hours—11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday—Jenny’s Lunch Line isn’t the most convenient place to pick up a to-go soup to take to the mountain. But the rotating menu of house-made delights like Greek tomato, Thai chicken and autumn pumpkin are worth it. And though Jenny’s isn’t open to grab a thermos-full on week-ends, if you stop by on a Friday, you can pick up a frozen 32-ounce container for $5. Those often disappear quickly.

FOOD/DISHRestaurants get one chance to hit BW with their best shot.

Sick of smashed sandwiches? Slurp down some soup after skiing or snowboarding this season.

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DISHCRAWL DOMINATES DOWNTOWN AND CRUSH COMES TO EAGLE

The bar crawl is a prized tradition—stumbling from dive to dive, downing Purple Pantydroppers while a bullhorn-wielding tour guide tries to herd you on to the next location. But thankfully, DishCrawl Boise uses the word crawl in a less literal sense.

The new-to-Boise venture, which hosts similar events in cities like Austin, Texas; Los Angeles and Boulder, Colo., will bring foodies to-gether for a guided downtown restaurant tour Wednesday, Nov. 14.

“We’re going to have 25 people and we’re going to tour four restaurants in one night. At each restaurant, you’re go-ing to get a little speech from the owner or the chef to talk about the food,” said DishCrawl Boise’s Elisia Schrauth. “Each place is serving up a sample of some of their most popular dishes.”

Though Schrauth said Dishcrawl doesn’t reveal the restaurant list until 48 hours before the event “to build sus-pense,” she did give away some secrets.

“For ones that are definitely con-firmed: Shige Japanese, which was the [Boise Weekly’s] best Japanese restau-

rant in Boise. Then they’re going to end it at Melting Pot for chocolate fondue. And there is going to be a food truck; I won’t say which one,” she said.

Schrauth said that each stop at the $39 event will include a vegetarian option and that the whole experience should take around three hours.

“I just want [people] to be more engaged with the local restaurants in the community. This is really good for the restaurants to get some

exposure and be able to talk one-on-one with people who go there and get them excited about the food here in the city,” said Schrauth.

As of press time, there were still 14 tickets left for the event. This won’t likely be the last Dishcrawl event in Boise.

“Since the holidays are coming up, this will be the first and only one for 2012, and then we’ll probably come back in January and do this once a month,” said Schrauth.

Moving from crawls to crushes, Eagle recently got a new wine bar called Crush in one of the spaces adjacent to Brewforia Eagle.DishCrawlers will dip into Melting Pot for dessert.

EARLY WINTER BREWSAnother Halloween is behind us and

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. But for some, the surest sign of the holiday sea-son is the arrival of the first winter season-als. There has been a definite shift in style for this category over the past several years. Winter warmers once perfectly described the sweet, malt-laden brews that were most prevalent. But lately, hops have taken on a more prominent role. Sierra Nevada’s Cel-ebration Ale has always done an amazing job of balancing hops and malt. It is a perennial favorite. But while you wait for its release, here’s a trio of other worthy winter brews:

Deschutes Jubelale Festive Winter Ale

This brew pours a ruby-tinged mahogany with an admirable two-finger, mocha-colored head. It has lots of tof-fee-laced malt on the nose, colored by cookie dough, spice, date and roasted grain. This beer is very smooth up front with rich and spicy malt flavors, but the hops kick in on the finish, which turns surprisingly bitter with flavors of unsweetened chocolate and gritty espresso. A bit abrasive at first, this beer grows on you.

Ninkasi Sleigh’r Dark Double Alt Ale

A dark ebony in the glass, this beer is topped with a thick, persistent burnt-sugar colored froth. You get a nice mix of aromas, in-cluding rich chocolate, creamy latte, subtle spice, sweet fig and a kiss of fruity hops. This brew is nicely balanced in the mouth where lightly toasted, caramel-tinged sweet malt plays against bitter dark chocolate, subtle hops and spice.

Pyramid Snow Cap Winter Warmer Ale

The light-tan head that covers this dark ruby-brown pour isn’t thick, but it has staying power. The aromas are light and lovely with sweet malt backed by nutmeg, chocolate, smoky herb and a touch of resiny hops. The hop profile on the palate is much bigger than the nose would suggest, but it works beautifully with the nutty, chocolate malt flavors.

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MODERN HOTEL AND BAR, LA TERRAZA“A reposado tequila infused with toasted basmati rice and

a steamed milk almond syrup and cinnamon. It’s sort of like a horchata made hot, spiked with tequila, except actually using horchata doesn’t taste as good hot. I think the fat content in the milk makes these better. ... It feels like something you’d sit out on the terrace drinking at the end of the night.”

—Michael Bowers, head bartender at Modern Hotel and Bar

BARDENAY RESTAURANT AND DISTILLERY, AUTUMN NIGHT

“The Autumn Night is definitely one of our more popular ones. The coffee we use is the Dawson Taylor European dark blend. It has Frangelico hazelnut liquor, Godiva chocolate liqueur and Bailey’s Irish Creme. So we put that in there and top it off with the fresh roasted coffee and a float of house cream whipped up in-house here, it gives it a … little extra sweetness to it, nice coolness. And the cinnamon stick looks cool in there, as it kind of sinks down, the drink can get a light hint of it, which is kind of nice. Not too overpowering.”

—Craig West, day bartender at Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery downtown

13TH STREET PUB AND GRILL, S’MORE“It’s got Black Velvet toasted caramel, it’s got marshmallow

vodka, hot cocoa, whipped cream. And it’s also got a graham cracker rim to it.”

—Phil Compton, bartender at 13th Street Pub and Grill

MAI THAI, HOT BUTTERED RUM“We want ours to kind of remind you of burnt sugar and

pralines. We use a butter pecan ice cream. We actually burn our own sugar, so we do a caramelized burnt sugar. We toast our own spices that go in it—freshly ground spices. We use cin-namon, nutmeg and allspice. We add heavy cream, we add our butter pecan ice cream, which is all natural, but we don’t make it. ... Then we add our burnt sugar, dark brown sugar and a se-cret ingredient that goes into it that makes sure it’s got kind of a butterscotch flavor to it. We combine it with Cruzan vanilla rum and unsweetened lightly whipped heavy cream.”

—Michael Reed, head bartender at Mai Thai

RED FEATHER LOUNGE, MARKAZARK II“The liquid portion of it is just honey and bourbon and hot

water, and the top is an egg-white foam made with lemon honey ginger and then some aromatic angostura bitters on top. ... It has all of the components of the original Markazark, except for it’s separated out and it’s kind of like an adult hot chocolate. It’s got the foam that’s a flavor component and then the liquor. So as you drink it, it’s like a hot cocoa with whipped cream.”

—Casey Tschikof, bartender at Red Feather Lounge

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“We’re not your average wine bar,” said co-owner Amy Allsop. “We’ve got a huge extensive wine list, we’ve got tapas, we’ve got great music, and we’re a little bit

funk on the inside; it’s not quiet and wine bar-ish—no smooth jazz.”

In fact, for Crush’s grand opening celebration Oct. 27, Allsop and business partner Kevin Quinn brought in San Fran-cisco rockers Soft White Sixties and local Desirae Bronson to per form.

Allsop said the 45-seat “stainless steel, crystal, dark wood” space will regularly feature up to 20 wines on tap including a variety of Idaho and Northwest wines.

“We’ve got wine from all over—any-where from a $6 pour to a $450 mag-num,” Allsop said.

In addition, Crush also dishes up an array of apps.

“We are actually in partnership with 3 Girls Gourmet and Brewforia next door, so we offer Brewforia’s flatbreads—you can order them right from us. … From 3 Girls, we’ve got tapas, cheese plates, hummus plates, pulled pork sliders, chicken salad sandwiches, that kind of thing,” she said.

Though Allsop doesn’t have prior experi-ence in the food service industry, she said it has always been a dream of hers to open a wine bar.

“I’ve always wanted to have a place where people would come and gather and love to come back and stay,” she said.

Moving from a new concept to an old downtown classic, Moon’s Kitchen Cafe has new owners. Gary and Shelly Torrey took over the cafe in July from Bob and Lisa Dempsey.

“When I first walked in, I told my wife I was probably going to buy this restaurant, and she started laughing,” Gary said. “And it just ended up coming out that way.”

The Torreys have kept most things the same at the classic downtown diner—in-cluding the name, the type of cuisine and the hours—but they have tweaked some menu items.

“Everything’s fresh for our milkshakes now (it was canned before), strawber-ries, raspberries. … We increased our burger size by two ounces; we hand-press our burgers now,” said Gary. “Our Philly cheesesteaks are made out of filet mignon that’s pounded down and really tender.”

The Torreys also added three full-screen TVs and will soon be offering Dawson Taylor espresso drinks.

—Tara Morgan

SOME LIKE IT HOTWarm up with these liquid treats

TARA MORGAN

For most of the year, booze and ice are buds. They mellow out in highballs, shake their stuff in martinis and chill in coolers. But come winter, liquor likes to crank up the heat. From Spanish coffees to hot toddys to buttered rums, nothing licks a winter chill like a steaming cup of hot hooch. In preparation for the pending frosty season we hit up some of Boise’s best cocktail spots to find out what warm wonders are waiting to add a glow to cheeks this winter.

Crush threw a music-filled grand opening party.

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ACROSS1 Auckland native5 Surmounting

9 Dude ranch handle13 Sign of sensitivity?

19 Setting for the 2012 film “Argo”

20 Title partner of “the Swan” in a Yeats poem

21 “___ Her Standing There”

22 Creed of the “Rocky” series

23 “Come on, woman, shape that wood!”?

26 Brighter27 Start of a choosing

rhyme28 Uploaded pic, often29 Go weak in the knees31 In the past

32 Jack ___34 Dry white wines36 Some protests38 Cheerful superhero?41 Facts of life?42 Oklahoma birthplace of

Oral Roberts43 “___ surprised as you

are!”44 Cases for E.M.T.’s46 Onetime U.N. leader50 Guard dog’s target52 Take a patient

approach to revenge?56 Benefit57 Abandon59 “Mamma ___!”60 Sleeper agent61 Sallie ___63 Barbaric65 Some electrical

workers68 Stand offering, briefly71 Ones who stop giving

to their church?74 Future grads: Abbr.75 Emaciated77 “Hoarders” airer78 ___ loss80 Hombre, formerly81 Everyone’s bets83 Ford sedan85 T.A.’s overseer89 Softly exhale cheap

sentiment?93 Tenacious sort95 San Antonio mayor

Julián, keynote speaker at the 2012 Democratic convention

96 1978-79 CBS detective drama

97 Fool98 Big bygone bird99 ___ Kong101 Mad scientist’s

sadistic exclamation upon attacking the Empire State?

106 “Popsicle,” in “Fifty Shades of Grey,” for one

110 Anatomical ring111 Like a 12-Down112 First-floor apartment,

maybe113 Rake115 Ain’t correct?

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Reaper’s backup carries?

124 Evan-___ (women’s clothing brand)

125 Its alphabet has 44 consonants

126 Log time127 Sailors’ saint128 Ends of Alaska?129 Farm females130 Macho man131 1,000 years before

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DOWN1 Metric distance: Abbr.2 Author Levin3 Summer recreation area4 Ready to mate5 Confederate6 Genteel gathering7 Tasks around the house8 Web site with a “Send

Money” tab9 Psychologist Jean10 P.R. hours11 First name in Chicago

politics12 Weenie13 Coach for dancing?14 Wall St. opening15 “If you don’t like my

anger, do something about it!”?

16 Black in country music17 Vote in18 Results of lying too

much?24 Involve25 ___ Johnston, former

fiancé of Bristol Palin30 London facilities32 Replacement refs,

maybe?33 “The Taming of the

Shrew” setting34 Backbeat component,

often35 Drink to throw back37 Recognize as a source39 Cry on arrival40 Big wheel at a

reception?45 Snide response

47 Smithereens48 Red Wing or Blackhawk49 Cold temps51 Bijou52 “___ #1!”53 Carnival Cruise Lines

stop54 Go over again55 Christine ___, “The

Phantom of the Opera” girl

58 Junk62 Killed a hero?64 Horne and Olin66 It’s measured in cups67 W.W. II craft: Abbr.68 “Your Business” airer69 Director Kurosawa70 Family inheritance72 Finish line, often73 Together, in music76 Hate coke?79 “Dragnet” message,

for short82 Spring phenomenon84 Winning by a small

margin86 Dirt spreader87 Psalm starter88 Unreliable90 Suppose, to

Shakespeare91 They’re often toasted

92 Cornell who founded Western Union

94 Off-campus local97 Really sing100 Miracle-___102 It might cause

photophobia103 “One World” musician

John104 Flatters105 Hollered106 Wet bars?107 Prankster-like108 “Get on the stick!”?109 Tidies up, in a way114 Come back116 Durst of Limp Bizkit118 Disney doe120 Deviate from the

course121 Bird ___122 Owner of Abbey Road

Studios123 Babe

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF

IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIN RE: Katrina Joy Holmes-Knight Case No. CV NC 1217429 NOTICE OF HEARING ON

NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name of

Katrina Joy Holmes-Knight, now residing in the City of Garden City, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Kevin Jesse Holmes. The reason for the change in name is: trans-genderism: I am transitioning fe-male to male.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on November 15, 2012 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change.

Date: Oct. 2, 2012 CLERK OF THE DISTRICT

COURT By: DEIRDRE PRICE Deputy Clerk

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF

IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIN RE: Melissa Lorraine Roberts Case No. CV NC 1218062 NOTICE OF HEARING ON

NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name

of Melissa Lorraine Roberts, now residing in the city of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the Dis-trict Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Lilo Wright. The reason for the change in name is: for personal self-help in mental health issues.

A hearing on the petition is

scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on November 29, 2012 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change.

Date: Oct. 10, 2012. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT

COURT By: DEIRDRE PRICE Deputy ClerkIN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JU-DICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO,

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIN RE: Taja ThomasJanuary 21, 1970 Case No. CV NC 1217949 NOTICE IF HEARING ON NAME

CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name

of Taja Rene Thomas, now resid-ing in the City of Garden City, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Taja Rene Roselle. The reason for the change in name is: I have

been divorced and want neither my maiden name nor previously married name.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on December 11, 2012 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change.

Date: October 12, 2012 CLERK OF THE DISTRICT

COURT By: DEBRA URIZAR Deputy ClerkPub. October 24, 31, November 7

& 14, 2012.IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA

In the matter of name change of:SARAH ANN FOY, An Adult.Case No. CV NC 1217415NOTICE OF HEARING A petition by SARAH ANN FOY,

who was born on December 9, 1979, at Oregon City, Oregon,

and now residing at 3988 N. Pep-perwood Drive, Boise, County of Ada, State of Idaho, has been filed with the above -entitled Court a Petition for Change of Name to SARAH ANNE CLENDENON, for the reason that Petitioner and her fiance’ have a child together, and Petitioner wants to have the same surname, as she and her fiance’ are not planning to marry for sev-eral years.

Petitioner’s father is BRADLEY JOHN FOY, residing at 12221 S.E. Eagle Glen Drive, Happy Valley, Oregon 97086.

The Petition for Change of NAme will be heard at 1:30 o’clock p.m. on the 27th day of November,


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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The data that’s stored and dis-seminated on the Internet is unimaginably voluminous. Yet the 540 billion trillion electrons that carry all this information weigh about the same as a strawberry. I’d like to use this fun fact as a metaphor for the work you’re doing these days—and the play, too. Your output is prodigious. Your intensity is on the verge of becoming legendary. The potency of your efforts is likely to set in motion effects that will last for a long time. And yet to the naked eye or casual observer it all might look as simple and light as a strawberry.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What if you have a twin sister or brother that your mother gave up for adoption right after you were born and never told you about? Or what if you have a soul twin you’ve never met—a potential ally who understands life in much the same ways that you do? In either case, now is a time when the two of you might finally discover each other. At the very least, Taurus, I suspect you’ll be going deeper and deeper with a kindred spirit who will help you transform your stories about your origins and make you feel more at home on the planet.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I urged my readers to meditate on death as a metaphor for shedding what’s outworn. I then asked them to describe the best death they had experienced. I got a response that’s applicable to you. It’s from a reader named Judd: “My best death was getting chicken pox at age 13 while living in the Philippines. My mother ban-ished me to the TV room. I was uncomfortable but hyperactive, lonely and driven to agony by the awful shows. But after six hours, something popped. My suffering turned inside out and a miracle bloomed. I closed my eyes and my imagination opened up like a vortex. Images, ideas, places, dreams, people familiar and strange—all amazing, colorful and vibrant—flowed through my head. I knew then and there that no material thing on this Earth could hook me up to the source of life like my own thoughts. I was free.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Conservationists are surprised by what has been transpiring in and around Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. The tigers that live there have changed their schedule. Previously, they prowled around at all hours, day and night. But as more people have moved into the area, the creatures have increasingly become nocturnal. Researchers who have studied the situation believe the tigers are doing so in order to better coexist with humans. I suspect that a metaphorically similar

development is possible for you, Cancerian. Meditate on how the wildest part of your life could adapt better to the most civilized part —and vice versa.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What is a dry waterfall? The term may refer to the location of an extinct waterfall, where a river once fell over a cliff but has since stopped flowing. Doda Fallet in Sweden is such a place. “Dry waterfall” may also signify a waterfall that only exists for a while after a heavy rain and then disap-pears again. One example is on Brukkaros Mountain in Namibia. A third variant shows up in Cliffs Beyond Abiquiu, Dry Waterfall, a landscape painting by Georgia O’Keeffe. It’s a lush rendering of a stark landscape near the New Mexico town where O’Keeffe lived. Soon you will have your own metaphorical version of a dry waterfall, Leo. It’s ready for you if you’re ready for it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are getting to where you need to be, but you’re still not there. You have a good share of the raw materials you require to accom-plish your goal, but you don’t have enough of the structure that will make everything work. The in-between state you’re inhabiting reminds me of a passage from the author Elias Canetti: “His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations.” Your next assignment, Virgo, is to see what you can do about coalescing a few constellations.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Doctors used to believe that ulcers were caused by stress and spicy foods. But in the 1980s, two researchers named Barry Marshall and Robin Warren began to promote an alternative theory. They believed the culprit was H. pylori, a type of bacteria. To test their hypothesis, Marshall drank a Petri dish full of H. pylori. Within days, he got gastric symptoms and underwent an endoscopy. The evidence proved that he and his partner were correct. They won a Nobel Prize for their work. (And Marshall recovered just fine.) I urge you to be inspired by their approach, Libra. Formulate experiments that allow you to make practical tests of your ideas, and consider using your-self as a guinea pig.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is not prime time for you to rake in rewards, collect hard-earned goodies and celebrate successes you’ve been building toward. It’s fine if you end up doing those things but I suspect that what you’re best suited for right now is getting things started. You’ll attract help from unexpected sources if you lay the groundwork for projects you want to work on throughout 2013. You’ll be in alignment with cosmic rhythms,

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): On a beach, a man spied a pelican that was barely moving. Was it sick? He wanted to help. Drawing close, he discovered that ants were crawling all over it. He brushed them off, then carried the bird to his car and drove it to a veterinarian. After a thorough examination, the doctor realized the pelican was suffering from a fungus that the ants had been eating away —and probably would have removed completely if the man hadn’t interfered. Moral of the story: Sometimes healing takes place in unexpected ways and nature knows better than we do about how to make it happen. Keep that in mind during the com-ing weeks, Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A farmer in Japan found a 56-leaf clover. Actually, he bred it in his garden at home. It took effort on his part. Presumably, it provided him with 14 times the luck of a mere four-leaf clover. I don’t think your good karma will be quite that extravagant in the coming week, Capricorn, but there’s a decent chance you’ll get into at least the 16-leaf realm. To raise your odds of approaching the 56-leaf level of favorable fortune, remember this: Luck tends to flow in the direction of those who work hard to prepare for it and earn it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The largest bell in the world is located in Moscow, Russia. Called the Tsar Bell, it’s made of bronze, weighs 445,170 pounds and is elaborately decorated with images of people, angels and plants. It has never once been rung in its 275 years of existence. Is there anything comparable in your own life, Aquarius? Some huge pres-ence that has never actually been used? The time is near when that stillness may finally come to an end. I suggest you decide how this will occur rather than allowing fate to choose for you.

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2012, at the County Courthouse, located at 200 W. Front Street, Boise, Idaho. Objections may be filed by any person who can, in such objections, show to the court a good reason against such a change of name.

DATED this 28th day of Septem-ber, 2012.

CLERK OF THE COURT By DEBRA URIZAR Deputy ClerkPub. Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14 & 21,

2012.IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA

In the Matter of the Estates of:CARL J. SIELAFF andLILLIAN PAULINE SIELAFF,Deceased.Case No.: CV IE 1212266 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been ap-pointed Personal Representative of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be for-ever barred.

Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated and filed with the Clerk of the Court.

DATED This 19th day of Octo-ber, 2012.

Tamalla Hart, Personal Rep-resentative

c/o Richard A. Cummings 412 East Parkcenter Boule-

vard, Suite 325 P.O. Box 1545 Boise, Idaho 83701 Telephone: (208) 367-0722Pub. Oct. 24, 31 & Nov. 7, 2012.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF

IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIn the Matter of the Estates of: LOUIS J. RAFFETTO and JEAN R. RAFFETTO, Deceased. Case No.: CV IE 1217850 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been ap-pointed Personal Representative of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be for-ever barred.

Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated and filed with the Clerk of the Court.

DATED This 19th day of Octo-ber, 2012.

Thomas J. Raffetto, Personal Representative

c/o Richard A. Cummings 412 East Parkcenter Boulevard,

Suite 325 P.O. Box 1545 Boise, Idaho 83701 Telephone: (208) 367-0722Pub. Oct. 24, 31, & Nov. 7, 2012.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF

IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAIn the matter of the Estate of:DOROTHY MAXINE CHASE,Deceased.Case No. CV IE 1219719 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the undersigned have been appointed as Co-Personal Rep-resentatives of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or her estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publica-

tion of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to the undersigned at the address in-dicated or filed with the Clerk of the Court.

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DATED this 24th day of October, 2012.

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