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Manychurchesgivemoneyandprovidevolunteers tohelpfeedandhousethehomeless.

Nampa’sTrinityLutheranChurch, includingPastorMegganManlove,above left, andchurch

membersTamiMcHughandDannyBraudrick, is takingthatmissionastepfurther: It’s the

newownerof16homesrentedto low-incomepeople. In1994, thechurchleased—for$1ayear

—its landtoMercyHousingtobuild thehouses.NowTrinityhasbought them,giving itanew

role—landlord—that fewchurcheswouldtakeon,eventhosewithstrongsocialwelfare

agendas.ReporterAnnaWebbexplains thehistoryandongoingmission.DEPTH,D1

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

NAMPA CHURCH EXPANDSITS BENEVOLENT MISSION

Trinity Lutheran’s congregation takes on a new challenge:Managing a subdivision of low-income housing

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Celebrating150-year-oldJoyce Ranch inOwyhee DEPTH, D1

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ELLEN GOODMAN: GROW UP, CAITLYN, AND BECOME AWOMAN D2

Howmanypeople inIdahotodaycansaytheir familybusinesshaswithstoodthe

challengesofrecessions,depres-sions, severeweather, floodingfromadamcollapse, lawsuitsoverwaterrights, Indianwars, rangeandhousefires,drought,andcon-stantlychangingfederal lawsandregulations?TheonlyonewhocomestomymindisPaulNettle-ton, theowner/operatorof theJoyceRanchinOwyheeCounty.

Later thismonth,MatthewJoyc-e’sdescendantswillcelebrate the150thanniversaryof thefoundingof theranch. It isbelievedtobetheoldest inIdaho. Ialsobelieve it istheoldestbusiness inIdahooper-atingunder itsoriginalnameat itsoriginal location,andstillownedbythefoundingfamily.

In1863MatthewJoycewas livinginNevadaandheardabout thegoldstrike inIdaho’sOwyheeMoun-tains. InMay1864,heandhis familyarrivedinRubyCity, thenthecoun-tyseat. Joyceunderstoodthat thechancesofstriking it richwereslim,sohebroughtalongoxen,cattleandathoroughbred,andsetaboutprovidingtheminingcom-munitywithmeat,milkandhorses.

ThefollowingyearhetookoutahomesteadonSinkerCreekwhereheraisedfeedforhis livestock.While theJoycesboughtupotherranchingproperties, theSinkerCreekranchwouldcontinuetoberanchheadquarters for thenext 150years.

GlennBalch,aprolificwriterofnovelsabout theWest,usedtheJoyceRanchandthesurroundingterritoryas the locale formanyofhisbooks.

MatthewandMaryJoycewerebothnativesof Ireland.Theyhad10children.Noneof thefourboysmarried, sotheJoycenameremainsonlyontheranch.Fiveof thegirlsmarriedandbetweenthemhad29children.TheirmanydescendantsincludeMatthew’sgreat-grandsonPaulNettleton,whoownsandmanagestheranch.PerrySwisher,alsoagreat-grandson,becameaprominent Idahopoliticoandjour-nalist.Yetanothergreat-grandson,TimNettleton,wasa longtimeOwyheeCounty’ sheriff.

But therealstoryhere ishowthisfamily-ownedranchhascontinuedtooperateandsometimesprosperduringallof theupsanddownsofthepast 150years.

TheJoyceRanchisoneof thefewbusinesses left thatcanclaimtohavebeeneconomicallydamaged

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Commentary

MARTIN PETERSON

CelebratingOwyhee’sJoyce Ranch

Caring for thewelfare of peopleis at the heart of religious institu-tions of all faiths. Examples bothlargeandsmallaboundthroughouttheValley.ThequiltsonthebedsatInterfaith Sanctuary came fromTheChurch of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-day Saints. A community gar-denfrequentedbyrefugeesthriveson thegroundsofAhavathBeth Is-rael. The Cathedral of the Rockiesfeeds people in need through itsFriendshipFeasts.

For all the tangible and intangi-ble supports religious institutionsprovide, it’s unusual for them toprovide housing. But that’s what’shappening in one Nampa neigh-

borhood.Twenty years ago, Trinity

LutheranChurchforgedapartner-ship with Mercy Housing Inc., anonprofit provider of affordablehousing. Trinity leased land adja-cent to the church grounds on thecorner of Midland and Lone Starroads to Mercy for $1 a year. Thenonprofitbuilt16homesforlow-in-comerenterson the land.Thedealwas that after 50 years, ownershipof the houses would transfer toTrinity.

Mercy’s decision in 2014 to sellits Nampa housing projects andleave the area opened an opportu-nity for Trinity to acquire thehousessoonerthanplanned.

The church membership votedtobuythehousesfromMercywithfinancing from the Idaho Housingand Finance Association. Trinityassumed ownership of the houses,now called Trinity New Hope, atthe end of April. The families who

had been living in the houses dur-ing the transfer will stay in theirhomes,saidTrinityPastorMegganManlove.

INLINEWITHTHEMISSIONTheneedforaffordablehousing

continues to growacross the state,especially in areas such asCanyonCounty, where wages don’t keeppace with housing costs, said JulieWilliams, executivevicepresidentof the Idaho Housing and FinanceAssociation.Theagencywantedtosupport this somewhat unusualcollaborationbetweenafaithcom-munityanditsneighbors, shesaid.

Providing housing for low-in-

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Nampa church joins landlord businessTrinity Lutheran is takingownership of 16 houses andwill maintain them as rentals.

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Tami McHugh is president of the the church board overseeing the pur-chase of the properties, some of which are in the background. Thechurch was united in taking over ownership.

NEW YORK — Most Americans bornsince the mid-1960s have a favorite “SesameStreet” skit. Jennifer Kotler Clarke watchedhersonablack-and-whitetelevisionsetinherfamily’sBronxapartment.

There were two aliens: One of them hadlong arms that didn’t move, while the otherhadshort,movingarms.Thealienswishedtoeatapplesfromatree,andtheysucceeded,af-ter a couple ofminutes, byworking together.“Let’scallthiscooperation,”oneofthemsays.“No,” theotherreplies, “let’scall itShirley.”

Clarkegrewuptobe theshow’svicepresi-dent for researchandevaluation, andshehaslong believed that the program’s laughs andlessons stick with children. Now, landmarkacademicresearchappears tobackherup.

Themostauthoritativestudyeverdoneonthe impact of “Sesame Street,” released thisweek, finds that the famous show on publicTVhasdeliveredlastingeducationalbenefitsto millions of American children— benefitsaspowerful as theoneschildrenget fromgo-ingtopreschool.

The paper from the University of Mary-land’sMelissaKearneyandWellesleyColleg-e’s Phillip Levine finds that the show has leftchildrenmorelikelytostayattheappropriategrade level for their age, an effect that is par-ticularly pronounced among boys, AfricanAmericans and childrenwho growup in dis-advantagedareas.

After “Sesame Street” was introduced,children living in places where its broadcastcould bemore readily received saw a 14 per-cent drop in their likelihood of being behindin school. Levine and Kearney note in theirpaper that a wide body of previous researchhas found thatHeadStart, thepre-kindergar-ten program for low-incomeAmericans, de-liversasimilarbenefit.

The researchers also say those effectsprobably come from “Sesame Street’s” focusonpresentingviewerswithanacademiccur-riculum, heavy on reading and math, that

would appear to have helped prepare chil-drenforschool.

Although itmight seem implausible that aTVshowcould have such effects, the resultsbuild on Nixon-era government studies thatfoundbigshort-termbenefitsinwatchingtheshow,alongwithyearsoffocus-groupstudiesby the team of academic researchers whohelpwrite “SesameStreet” scripts geared to-ward learning. Several outside researchershavereviewedthestudy,andnoneareknown

EDUCATION

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“Sesame Street” made its TV debut in 1969 with a cast of humans and brightly colored fuzzy Muppets that included Abby Caddaby, right,and Oscar the Grouch.

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The findings are good news for parents who put their kids in front of the TV to watch Elmo.

Researchers say program’sfocus on reading and mathhelped prepare children

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come renters is in line withthe character ofTrinity. Thechurchhasanactiveandlonghistory of social outreachthrough projects with theSalvation Army, hungerwalks and community gar-dens, including a gleaninggroup that has saved tons ofproduce from the landfillandgivenittolocalfoodpan-tries.Thegleanersevenpub-lishedagardeningguide thisyear.

“I often talk about Trini-ty’s DNA.We take the man-date to feed and house peo-ple toheart,”Manlovesaid.

But the new purchasemeans a role for the churchthat it hasn’t had before:landlord. Fortunately, thecongregation includes peo-plewith expertise in rentals,affordable housing and fi-nances.

“We’velearnedalotaboutalotofthings,”saidManlove,whoattendedlandlordtrain-ingtolearnwhatshecalled“anewlanguage.”

“Therewereobviouslynocourses in seminary aboutaffordablehousing.”

Contracting with an out-sidecompany tomanage the16houseswouldhavejeopar-dized Trinity’s property taxexemption on the landwhere the houses sit. Thechurch is keeping the man-agement in-house by hiringtwopart-timepropertyman-agersandamaintenanceper-son to handle daily oper-ations.

Idaho Housing and Fi-nance Association is thelender for the project. It’sproviding a 30-year mort-gage for $742,900 with a 1percent interest rate.Trinityalsoreceiveda$10,000grantfrom its synod, or regionalchurch council, to help payfor appraisals, inspectionsandlegal fees.

Trinity’s congregation in-cludes 75 active households.Membersvotedunanimous-lytoapprovethepurchaseofthe houses, said boardpresi-dent TamiMcHugh, a Nam-parealestatebroker.

The members weren’t al-ways so unified. In 1994,Trinity’s arrangement withMercy tobuild the 16 houseson church land was contro-versial,Manlovesaid.Neigh-bors were concerned aboutthe effect of low-incomehousing on the area. “Therewas a NIMBY (not in mybackyard)sentiment,”Man-love said.Dramatic hearingstookplaceatCityHall.Somefamilies left the congrega-tion because they were op-posedtotheproject.

When Manlove came toNampa to interview for herposition four years ago, thecontroversy was still a con-versation topic. But renters,along with Mercy Housing,have kept the three-bed-room, two-bathroomhomesin good shape. The houseshave attracted stable, long-termoccupants.

When vacancies do comeup in the future, Trinity willadvertise them online, saidMcHugh.Potentialresidentswill have tomeet income re-quirements and undergocredit and backgroundchecks.

Monthly rent per house is

$645. Cash flow from therentals will help repay theloan from Idaho Housing.Anything beyond the mort-gagepaymentwillgobacktothechurchtosupportitsmis-sions,McHughsaid.

“Our congregation wasnotafraidtostandupandsaywe’re continuing what westarted. We believe we cando this and can make thishappen. We’re proud to beable to provide good-qualityhousing to low-incomeneighbors,”shesaid.

FAITHTOSTRENGTHEN

COMMUNITIES

CATCH Inc., a nonprofit“rehousing” agency with of-fices in Boise, Meridian andNampa, enlists faith organi-zations and others to helphomeless families findhous-ing,paytheirbillsandstay intheir homes through casemanagement and employ-mentservices.

“I see lots of congrega-tions of faith called to helppeoplefindhousing.Wegetalot of rental assistance anddonationsupport,orchurch-es will make quilts, donatecouches, or sponsor a fam-ily,” said Executive DirectorWyattSchroeder.

In some cases, he said,landlords agree to rent to

homeless families almost asthough it’s a personal mis-sion to help people in need,Schroedersaid,beingwillingto overlook applicants’ un-paidbackrentorbadcredit.

“The landlord must bemovedby somekindof faithto help people out, to trustthem, to trustus,”Schroedersaid.

But he hasn’t seen manychurches get into the rentalbusiness in the way TrinityLutheran has chosen to do.Coincidentally, the churchSchoeder attends hasformedataskforcetodecidewhat to do with a parcel ofchurch-owned land andhouses adjacent to its ownproperty. Affordable hous-ing is one of the options thetaskforce isdiscussing.

With so many familiesacross the Treasure Valleystruggling to find affordablehousing inanareawhereva-cancy rates arearound 1per-cent, Schroeder isn’t sur-prised to see Trinity “takingup the charge” to supportfamilies inadirectway.

“Withmorefamiliesexpe-riencing homelessness, itwilltakeallkindsofpeopletofind creative solutions,”Schroedersaid.

AnnaWebb:377-6431;

Twitter:@IDS_AnnaWebb

CHURCHESANDHOUSING

Having churches act as landlords providing low-in-comehousing is rare, saidDeannaWatson, executivedirector of the BoiseCity/AdaCountyHousingAuthority.One exception is St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organi-zation that owns and operates several units inNorthIdaho for veterans, peoplewith disabilities and thosetransitioning out of homelessness.MikeGallagher, president of the St. Vincent’s district

council office in Boise, said he’s looked into creating simi-lar projects locally, perhaps one day converting olderhotels in town into low-incomehousing. But for now, hisoffice provides rental and utility payment assistance, nothousing itself.

Immanuel Lutheran in Boise’sNorth End leases a houseon its property to SupportiveHousing and InnovativePartnerships. That nonprofit operates LindenHouse forpeople recovering fromsubstance abuse ormental healthissues. The churchmaintains the home,making repairs,replacing broken equipment, and supports the programmission; SupportiveHousing oversees day-to-day oper-ations and the needs of house residents, said ImmanuelLutheran Pastor KimberlyMeinecke.

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Trinity Lutheran pastor Meggan Manlove and Tami McHugh at one of the church’s commu-nity gardens in Nampa. In addition to the housing work, church members oversee severalcommunity gardens.

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bytheadventof thecar.Formanyyearstheranchwasamajorproviderofhorses fortheU.S.Army; themarketforArmyhorsescollapsed.Atthetimetherewereanestimated15,000to20,000horsesontheOwyheerange.The“wild”horsesoftheOwyheesaretherem-nantsof thoseearlyrange-grazedherdsofhorses.Formostof today’srancherstheyholdallof themystiquethat feraldogsandcatsholdforcitydwellers.

In1923theIdaho-basedconstructioncompanyMorrison-Knudsencon-structeda60-footdaminSinkerCreekaboveJoyceRanchaspartofanagricul-turaldevelopment.M-KrosetofamewithitssuccessinconstructingHooverDamandothersuchprojectsaroundtheglobe.UnlikeHooverDam,theSinkerCreekDamdidn’t last. Itcollapsedin1943,andtheresulting40-foot-highwallofwater leveledmuchofthe

JoyceoperationsonSinkerCreek.Intheaftermath,theyrebuiltthedamagedorde-stroyedranchfacilities.

PaulNettletonrepresentsthefourthgenerationoftheJoycefamilytooperatetheranch.Heisthequintessen-tialcowboy.TheonlytimeIhaveeverseenhimwithouthistrademarkblackcowboyhatwasatmywedding40yearsago.TodayheismorelikelytobeseenrunningsalttohiscattleandworkingonfenceswithanATV,ratherthanahorse.

UnlikeMatthewJoyce,hemustdealwiththeBureauofLandManagement,federalprotectionofferalhorses,waterrightschallenges,governmentpermittingandthelike.Likemanyranchers,hehastalkedabouteventu-allysellingoffsomeparcelsoflandforresidentialuse.HealsorecognizesthepotentialoftourismandnowoperatesSinkerCreekOutfitters,whichprovidestrailridesintheOwyheeMountains.And,mostrecently,hepart-neredwithTroutUnlimitedandotherorganizationstoworkonstreamrestoration

onSinkerCreekinordertoprotecttheresidentpop-ulationofredbandtrout.

Thefutureoperationoftheranchappearstoberelativelysecure.Paul’sson,Chad,isnowhispartner.AfewyearsagotheUniversityofIdahograduateinagribu-sinessbroughtaboutamerg-erofoneofOwyheeCoun-ty’smostprominentranch-ingfamilieswithoneofClearwaterCounty’smostprominentloggingfamilieswhenhemarriedMichelleMcLaughlin,ofOrofino.Theyhavea2-year-oldsonwhomaywellendupbeingthesixthgenerationofthefamilyoperatingtheJoyceRanch.

Sothenexttimeyouthinkthatthebusinessyouworkfororownishavingdifficulttimes, justgivesomethoughttoJoyceRanchandtheob-staclesthatfamilyhasfaced.Itislikelyyourproblemswillpalecomparedtotheonestheyhaveovercome.

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