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Vol: 2

Issue 9

Thursday, May 4, 2017 Your Community Newspaper Working For You

Photo by David Payne

Locomotive 844 Thrills the Crowds

The Glenns Ferry community got a rare

treat recently, when

Union Pacific’s last steam locomotive, En-

gine 844, stopped here--not once, but twice,

on April 22nd and

again on April 24th. A modest crowd gathered

to greet the train on Saturday, the 22nd,

but the train’s stop

drew a much larger gathering when it re-

turned on Monday.

The 454 ton locomo-tive steamed from

Cheyenne, Wyoming to Boise to mark the

92nd Anniversary of

the Boise Depot during the weekend.

Engineer Ed Dickens commented that the

destination is just part

of the trip. “The desti-nation is always what

we call the key event,

but half the fun is get-ting there--traveling

around, overnighting in various locations

and just seeing the

public--watching the reaction of the children

and everybody. Every-body loves steam loco-

motives.”

Dickens has been op-erating the locomotive

since 2005, a job

which he equates to running an old World

War II aircraft; every-thing is done by hand

without a computer or

automated system helping, “This locomo-

tive is entirely by the seat of your pants.

Everything is manually

operated. It doesn’t do anything without a hu-

man input.”

No. 844 was com-pleted in 1944 for Un-

ion Pacific and was their last steam loco-

motive. The 5,000

horse power engine can travel at speeds of

up to 100 m.p.h. by David Payne

Photo by Aaron Lombardo

Photo by Lori Pratt

See Elmore County’s Got Talent on Page 5

Our apologies for the delay getting the paper out. The entire newspaper staff was in Guatemala helping with a mission to perform cleft-lip and cleft palate surgeries. We simply ran short on time when we got back. The good news is that we left behind 10 brand-new smiles in Guatemala.

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General Manager & Editor……..David Payne, 350-1946 Advertising & Sales ……………Lori Pratt, 208-420-8777

Office Phone: 366-4395 Email: GFTimesSeasons@gmail.com

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tion. The editor reserves the right to decline any letter. We reserve the right to edit letters as necessary for brevity, grammar and taste. Political Letters: Letters of endorsement, in opposi-tion to, from or about elected officials or candidates will be published as PAID ELECTION LETTERS at the

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lished letters will include author’s name and city of residence. Email letters to the above address or drop a typed copy at Penner & Fink Insurance. The Glenns Ferry Times & Seasons reserves the

right to reject any material submitted for publication

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Glenns Ferry Times & Seasons P.O. Box 317 (Mailing Address)

7 East 1st Ave (Physical Address) Glenns Ferry, ID 83623

PILOT ATHLETICS

Open Weight Room Hours Mon, Wed, Thurs 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.

Contact Phil Acord @ 598-0886 For more information!

It’s All About The Gainz!

Volunteers Needed

The Glenns Ferry Cham-

ber of Commerce is asking for volunteers to man the Visitor’s Center each Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday through mid Octo-

ber. Each day is divided into two shifts; one from 9:45 to 1:15 and the other from 1:00 to 4:30. The volunteers are am-bassadors for our commu-

nity and may be the single most important contact a visitor makes in town. There is internet available to help visitors or to enter-tain yourself during your

shift. It’s always nice to be able to put on some music that suits you and just enjoy the time. As you might imagine, a volun-teers is not always really

busy during the shift. Many appreciate the quiet time to work on personal projects or to research something on the internet. You don’t need any special

talent to volunteer--just a desire to represent the community and help visi-tors that drop by. Annette Harvey is the Coordinator for the Cham-

ber Corner Volunteers. She will be happy to help you sign up to help when-ever you are able. Our town has much to offer

and visitors just need a little help to see it for themselves. Call Annette at 366-7172 to schedule your shift at the Chamber Corner. Help make our

town a welcoming place!

Thank You

GF Economic Development News

Many thanks to those who volunteered their time or

made donations to the Glenns Ferry Wooden Bat

Tournament on April 6-8. Because of inclement

weather on Saturday, April 8th, three of the games

had to be cancelled, but we still consider the tourna-

ment a success. We couldn’t have done it without

you!

The Glenns Ferry Pilot Baseball Team and Coaching Staff

Opinion

Political correctness aside (in my opinion: over done

PC!) it seems our society also has an aversion to the “A” word. It’s almost as if aging is some sort of disease to be spoken of in hushed tones – or not at all. Yeah,

right, it only happens to someone else. Hah! However, like any other “ism”, ageism is based on ignorance and stereotypes.

Truth be told, there really isn’t anything that pre-pares you for aging---it just sorta sneaks up on you!. And here’s another news flash (as anyone over 40 begins to realize): physical changes are inevita-

ble. There is no set chronological timetable; it’s kind of individual. True, genetics play a big role, but it is my observation that many people who retain a youthful

ambiance in spite of a lousy gene pool/physical chal-lenges, are those who do what they can to take control of any unhealthy habits, who don’t depend solely on

creams and ‘potions’ to try to hang on to youth, those who have been able to forgive others who have ‘trespassed against them’, and especially, those who live in peace with their God are the ones who have

mastered the art of living well – AKA: the art of aging. I’ve spotted a few people like that right here in Glenns Ferry…and they are my inspiration to try to do

and be a better me. Here’s one thing I’ve learned on my journey: What we do on a day-to-day basis can, and will, influence the quality of our life. So, even

though not all of us are ‘able bodied’, most of us are ‘able’ to focus on taking responsibility for ourselves while not trying to change anyone else. Truth is, many of us are living by the routines and habits that served

us twenty years ago---and we haven’t updated them! Reevaluating how we eat, sleep, how we think, how we relate to people , stop nurturing grudges, etc.,

should not be that different from the literal spring housecleaning we do annually. I am in awe of people who seem forever young in spite of disabilities or trou-

bles that arise in their lives. And they also manage to remain comfortably familiar with the child within -, keeping a playful, curious attitude about people - and life in general. Okay. there’s nothing wrong with hav-

ing opinions – almost unavoidable if you’ve lived a bit longer than some folks on the planet - but being so ‘set in your ways’ and unwilling to let go of behaviors and

narrow thinking is like a locked door that has no key… I will admit that sometimes I long for the days before computers and other hard-to-live-without-now-technology (raise your hand if you remember playing

Jacks and Hopscotch? Remember dial phones? Party lines? Switchboards, Spade Cooley?) Sigh…but time marches on---and so must I. Besides, I know for a fact

that my neighbor would call the guys in white coats if she spotted me playing (I should say trying to play) hopscotch on my front walk, so an occasional trip down ‘memory lane’ is the best I dare muster – for

now. Hey, it is what it is… A wise (old) person once said: “You don’t stop play-ing because you grow old, you grow old because you

stop playing!”

Linda Vee, Senior Citizen, Glenns Ferry

School Board Meeting Changed

The regular meeting of the

Glenns ferry School Dis-trict Board of Trustees, regularly scheduled to be held Wednesday, May 10, 2017, has been changed to Tuesday, May 9, 2017

at 6:30 pm in the board room of the district office administrative building.

In Loving Remembrance

Linda A. McCue

1955 - 2017

Celebration of Life held Monday, May 1, 2017 Parke’s Magic Valley Funeral Home

Twin Falls, Idaho

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Glenns Ferry Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee is holding an alley cleanup project on May 13, 2017.

Anyone interested in help-ing with this project meet

at City Hall at 10:00 a.m. Please bring rakes, shovels & work gloves, free barbeque for all volunteers at 12:30 p.m.

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Community Yard Sale

Mark your calendars for the second annual Communi-ty Yard Sale scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 16th and 17th. This is a great time to dispense with all of those “extras” that are taking up space around your house.

This event will be advertised in all the surrounding areas from Twin Falls to Mountain Home at no cost to you. You are responsible for organizing your own sale at your property. Contact June 208-590-3354 or 208-366-2974 with your address if you wish to be put on a map

that will be handed out to shoppers. You can also leave your address and a short list of items for sale at Twelve Baskets, 287 South Commercial or The Calico Cupboard, 15 East 1st Ave. in Glenns Fer-ry. Please have your information to us before June 1st.

PRIME RIB Every Friday Night!

Beer & Wine!

Join us for Cinco de Mayo!! Chips & Salsa! Enchiladas! Margaritas!

Mother’s Day Buffet 9 - 3 3rd Sunday each month 10¢ Pancakes 2nd Tuesday each month 50¢ Tacos

This month is our 1-year Anniversary. Specials all month long--Watch our Facebook Page for information.

OPEN 6AM — 9PM SUNDAY—THURSDAY &

6AM — 10PM FRIDAY and SATURDAY

199 E HWY 30, BLISS, ID 208-352-1079

Follow us on FaceBook for our Daily Specials: www.facebook.com/oxbowdiner

• May 20th: Card Creating class

• 3rd Saturday of each month at 1:00 pm there will be a

class. Check Facebook for details

Please make reservations for all classes due to space and material needs. Call The Calico Cupboard, 208-590-9223 to reserve a place in one or all of our upcoming

classes. Check our Facebook page; The Calico Cupboard for event details, or call the store.

Calico Cupboard Calender

Pilots Baseball

Left out of previous base-ball articles was the men-tion of Tanner Martinez, Kody Arellano and Brady Turner named to the All-

Tournament team during the Wooden Bat Tourna-ment. The Pilots had another busy and exciting week 17-21 April. Glenns Ferry trav-

eled to Wilder on 18 April and came away with an 8-5 victory. Tanner Martinez threw 3 strong innings for the Pilots and then Kody Arellano picked up the vic-

tory pitching the last 4 in-nings with 7 strike outs. Leading the Pilot hitting

attack was Keyton Cook who went 2 for 3, with a

double and 3 RBI’s. Isaac Guerrero also had 2 hits. Tanner Martinez, Kody Arellano and Oscar Villavi-cencio each had a hit. In a double header at

Delco against a very good team on 21 April, the Pilots came up short losing 11-8 and 12-7. In game one with the Pilots leading 7-4 after

4 innings, Delco scored 6 runs in the 5th inning after a key error allowed 4 un-earned runs to score. Tyler Brown pitched the first 4 innings. Oscar Sanchez

took the loss but only gave up 2 earned runs and Er-ick Ballesteros pitched the final inning. Kody Arellano went 3 for 4, with a run scored, 2 RBI’s, a double

and triple. Tanner Martinez was 2 for 4, 2 runs scored

and 2 RBI’s. Tyler Brown was 1 for 3, with a run scored and an RBI. Keyton Cook was 1 for 4 with a double. In game two, Delco jumped out to a 10 - 0 lead

after 3 innings. The Pilots scored 7 runs in the 4th inning before the game was called after 5 innings due to darkness. Carson Grigg

took the loss for the Pilots. Isaac Guerrero pitched 3.6 innings giving up no earned runs and Manny Garcia pitched the last in-ning for the Pilots. Leading

the Pilots hitting attack was Keyton Cook going 2 for 3. Also having hits were Tanner Martinez 1 for 2 with an RBI, Kody Arellano SEE “Baseball” on page 4

“Rail travel at high speed is not possible because pas-sengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia.”—Dr. Dionysius Lardner, 1830

Maybe I was wrong-- Remember Mother’s Day Sunday, May

14th.

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Spring & Summer Hours are now in effect

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp almond extract (optional, but it adds an extra layer of flavor) 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Topping 1/4 cup granulated sugar, for dipping Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or coat with baking spray).

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract; beat until combined. Add in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined, making sure to scrape down

the sides of the bowl every now and again. Roll dough into 1" balls, and roll in sugar. Place on baking sheet, about 2" apart. Bake for 10-11 minutes, or until cookies have set. Allow to cool. Enjoy! Feel free to frost them or cover them with a glaze, if de-sired. Pinterest

Recipes Worth Trying

Baseball (Continued from page 3)

1 for 2, run scored, RBI and a double, Erick Ballesteros 1 for 3, run scored, RBI and a triple, Carson Grigg 1 for 2, run scored and a double and Kody Hensley 1 for 2, run

scored and an RBI. The Pilots currently stand at 10 - 3 with a 3 - 0 record in league play. The last week of April was another very successful one for the Glenns Ferry Pilot baseball team. The game against Wendell on 24 April was cancelled due to wet field conditions at Glenns Ferry. On a very cold and

windy 27 April the Pilots beat the top ranked 2A team Melba 14 - 11. Glenns Ferry led 9 - 5 after 4 innings but Melba went up 10 - 9 heading into the bottom of the 6th inning. The Pilots then erupted for 5 runs and held on for the win. Tanner Martinez pitched the first 4 innings for the Pilots striking out 8 batters. Erick Ballesteros pitched

1.6 innings, Isaac Guerrero pitched two thirds of an in-ning to pick up the win and Kody Arellano came on to get the last two outs and picked up a save. Kody also led the hitting attack going 2 for 2, with 3 runs scored, 5 RBI’s along with a double and a home run. Erick Ballesteros

was 2 for 2, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI’s and a double. Keyton Cook was 2 for 3, run scored and 2 RBI’s. Tyler Brown was 2 for 4, 3 runs scored and an RBI. Kody Hensley was 2 for 4, 3 RBI’s and 2 doubles and Isaac Guerrero was 1 for 3 with a double. On a nice day for baseball on 29 April, the Pilots trav-

eled to Horseshoe Bend and came away with a 13 - 1 win. Kody Arellano threw 5 innings of one hit ball giving up one earned run and striking out 14. He again led the Pilots hitting attack going 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored, 3 RBI’s and a triple. Tanner Martinez was 1 for 2 with 2 RBI’s and a double. Keyton Cook was 1 for 3, 2 RBI’s and

a triple. Erick Ballesteros was 1 for 4 with 2 RBI’s. Car-son Grigg was 1 for 3 with a double and Isaac Guerrero was 1 for 1, 2 runs scored and a double. With the win, the Pilots earned the top seed for 1A baseball in the southern region and are in the semi-finals for the State 1A Baseball Tournament. The Pilots have a

game at Melba on 3 May and play Rimrock at Glenns Ferry on Friday 5 May at 5:00 P.M. (This is Senior Night). They will also play the Gooding J.V. squad on Thursday 11 May at 4:30, and plan to play an intra-squad game on Monday 15 May prior to leaving for state on 18 May. Come out and root for the Pilots! by Dale Smith

Burglars Target Local Homes

On April 27, three local homes were burglarized around midday. The homes are located on Cold Springs Road and Old Highway 30 in Hammett. Citizens are advised to be vigilant in secur-ing their properties and vehicles, and report any suspicious activities to

the Elmore County

Sheriff Dispatch at 208-587-2100 .

Opera Theatre Events

There will be a weekly

musical matinee held each Saturday from May 13th through the end of September. The H.O.T Music Matinee will take place each Saturday after-

noon at 2:00 and will fea-ture musical talent from across South Central Ida-ho. We hope you will sup-port these activities as we help ensure that the

Opera Theatre is able to continue its cultural con-tribution to our communi-ty. If you have any ques-tions, or to make a dona-tion, please call Connie at

366-7408.

A terrific explosion occurs in a gunpowder factory, and once all the mess has been cleared up, an inquiry begins.

One of the few survivors is pulled up to make a statement. “Okay Simpson,” says the investigator, “you were near the scene, what happened?” “Well, it’s like this. Old Charley Higgins was in the mixing room, and I saw him take a cigarette out of his pocket and light up.” “He was smoking in the mixing room?” the investigator said in stunned horror, “How long had he been with the company?”

“About 20 years, sir” “20 years in the company, then he goes and strikes a match in the mixing room, I’d have thought it would have been the last thing he’d have done.” “It was, sir.” from www.tmn.today

New Animal Control Officer

The City of Glenns Ferry recently hired a

new Animal Control Officer. Dena

Marchant began her new responsibilities

with the city in

mid-April. Is-

sues having to

do with ani-

mals in town

should be re-

ferred to Dena

at:

599-3759

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That each season is intriguing in its own way?

Probably all of us have a favorite time of the year. How boring would life be without seasons? To have it constantly cold and dark would be depressing. And

while I “think” I would love a constant a 70-80 de-grees, even that could have some draw backs. (I can’t think of any at the moment

but I am sure there must be some.) Seasons follow us not only in the weather, but in our lives. The physical ones are obvious: the new

life of birth (spring), the summer of growth, the maturation in autumn, and a time of death in win-ter. If you are a living, breathing individual, you

have experienced these. Emerging from the con-fines of the womb into the bright light of the world is a shock. . . . but not for long. We seem to thrive on

the light and warmth of home and family. With summer comes that growth that we so desire. Doesn’t

every kid want to hurry up and grow up? Growth can

be a painful thing. There is a lot of skinned knees, broken bones, and hurt feelings involved in the process. But in surviving, we come out the other side

mature and producing fruit. Our first job, our education, our communi-ties, our families, our homes . . . all help us to

find our way to maturity. Then comes autumn with its bounty of harvest. All that we have striven for, now comes to pass. We now produce a harvest:

wisdom, selflessness, gen-uine concern and care for others. We have finally reach a point where we might have some answers for those who struggle with

life. Of course, if they don’t like our particular kind of fruit, they will pass us by. Winter becomes a time when rest from our works. It may seem de-

pressing after the spectac-ular preceding seasons that were filled with vi-brancy and growth, but

after a lifetime of pouring out our very selves, we can

now rest. It is a time well deserved. I think communities are much like the seasons too. I am told that in its hey-day, Glenns Ferry was a

bustling metropolis. But I am sure it didn’t start that way. It began as a spot on the river in the middle of the desert. Because some-

one had foresight, the town had its birth, and with that, its struggles to be-come more than just a “spot in the road”. It grew with the advent of the pio-

neers, the railroad, the farms, the ranches, the irrigation, the hardworking people who opened store fronts, tilled the land, har-vested the crops, and

worked hard for a living. Some rebelled and sought their fortunes elsewhere, others stayed and put down deep roots. Those who settled began to pro-

duce, the town grew, the people flourished. And with the growth came ma-turity. Those who were

producing began to plant new crops of passion and

love for the area. Their experience became the bedrock for the next gener-ation. Maturity was now producing fruitfulness in many others. And with

winter as the fruit withers, the seeds remain for a new generation to emerge and start the cycle again. We have indeed “been

there, done that”. I see Glenns Ferry as now being in the late spring, early summer of its next season. We are primed for growth, for new people, for new

businesses, for new ideas. Just as each new season has a different pattern, this current season is going to grow new and different crops. Gone are the wagon

trains and pioneers, gone is the railroad, but the peo-ple are still creative, in-ventive and flourishing. This new season will look different, and it will also

produce fruit. Albeit fruit of a different variety than we are used to, but fruit none the less. Fruit that

will fill our storefronts, promote building and busi-

ness, and bring new people to our area. Those seeds planted nearly two hun-dred years ago by the pio-neers are becoming our new crop.

And yes, I am talking once again about tourism. As a child, I visited Medo-ra, North Dakota. Its only claim to fame was that

Teddy Roosevelt had a hunting cabin there and some French Marquee had built a chateau for his new bride. Go on line and see what Medora is today. It is

the mecca for tourism in that part of the country. People come from all over the world to be a part of the “old west”. We can do the same. We have so

much more to work with than they did! We have already established our importance in history and are celebrating things like the Crossing, the Opera

Theater, the Three Island Park and Interpretive Cen-ter to name just a few. SEE “Did You” on page 8

Did You Know . . . By June Peterson

2nd Annual

Elmore County’s Got Talent

Have a special talent you’d like to share? In a band?

Gifted Singer? Dancer, comedian, other rockin skill?

AUDITION FOR ELMORE COUNTY’S GOT TALENT! Amateurs Only! Family Friendly! Kid Acts Welcome!

Auditions will be held:

May 6th 10:00 am & June 3rd 10:00 am

At Church of the Nazarene in Mountain Home, Idaho

Questions? Interested? Contact: Renee at: rforsberg44@hotmail.com

or Brandie at: brandie@treasurevalleyhospice.com

*Must RSVP with your act details!

*All Acts/varieties welcome!

This is a “fun” event. We are looking for talented kids, adults, and

groups. We aren’t looking for “perfection”. Show us what you got!

Elmore County’s Got Talent Finals July 8th-Carl Miller Park

On-Stage performances follow Elmore County Fair Parade

Top 3 winners receive cash prizes and stage time at

Elmore County Fair!

Elmore County’s Got Talent

Camp Wilson Barbecue 70th Annual

Sunday May 7, 2017 1:00-3:00 pm

2449 N Pine - Featherville Rd.

Raffle Prizes: 48” Vizio HDTV

4-Burner BBQ $200 Gift Card

$5 Adults, $3 Kids No Pets Please

Auditions for Elmore County’s Got Talent will be

held on Saturdays, May 6th and June 3rd at 10:00 am. The auditions will be held at the Church of the Nazarene in Mountain Home located at 950 N 7th

E. There is a $25 dollar audition fee per act, sing-er, or group. The money is used to fund the prize purse for each winner.

First place will receive $250, second place $125, and third place $75. In addition, first through third place winners will have the opportunity to

showcase their talents on stage at the Elmore Coun-ty Fair on Friday and Sat-urday night. This year’s fair dates are July 16- 22, 2017.

Last summer ten hope-fuls competed for top hon-ors. Sophie Forsberg-Crotty received first place with her rendition of Tri-sha Yearwood’s song “How

Do I live.” Second place

and third place went to Malia Rivera and Camie

Dugan, respectively. The committee is hoping to have a bigger and better show this year. The audi-tion committee is excited to see what great talents

will audition this year. The show is open to all ama-teur acts. Individuality is welcomed. However, the committee asks that all

prospective auditions be appropriate for a family friendly environment. The final competition will be held Saturday, July 8th at Carl Miller Park in

Mountain Home at 12:00 pm (noon). It will be an outdoor concert event and local vendors will be on hand with food and other fun activities. For more

information on how to au-dition, inquiries may be directed to the Elmore County’s Got Talent Face-book page or by emailing:

rforsberg44@hotmail.com.

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City Hall Mon—Thurs 7:30—5:30 Fri - Sun Closed

Library Mon—Thurs 12:00—5:00 Wed 12:00—4:00

Museum Sat-Sun CLOSED

Interpretive Center Tue--Fri 10:30—4:00 Sat & Sun 9:00--4:00

Dump Tue, Thurs—Sun 9:00-5:00

County Office (DMV) Mon—Fri 8:30—4:30 Lunch 1:00—2:00

Post Office Mon—Fri 8:00—4:30 Lunch 1:00—2:00

Laundromat Mon--Sun 7:00 am--10:00 pm

Senior Center Mon, Tue, Thurs 8:00—2:00

Three Islands Pantry Mon, Tue, Thurs 2nd week of Month 9:00—11:00 Emergency Call—366-2051

Health Center Mon—Fri 8:00—5:30 After Hrs call 366-7416

MiniMart Mon—Wed 5:00 am—11:00 pm Thurs—Fri 5:00 am—12:00 am Sat 6:00-12:00 Sun 6:00-11:00

Smith’s Hometown Harware Mon—Fri 8:30—6:00 Sat 9:00--5:30

Corner Market Mon—Sun 7:00 am—9:00 pm

Southside Market Mon—Sun 7:30 am—10:00 pm

Penner & Fink Mon—Fri 9:00—5:00

Chamber Visitor’s Center Thurs--Sat 10:00--4:30 Sun--Wed Closed

Hours of Operation

Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Church Bilingual Service: Sundays 8:30 a.m.

21 W. Arthur, (208) 366-7721 www.thecatholicdirectory.com

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Sundays 10 a.m. 874 Old Highway 30, (208) 366-2496 www.lds.org

Community Presbyterian Church Sundays 9:30 a.m. 5391 E. Main King Hill

First United Methodist Church

Sundays 11 a.m. 205 Ada St., www.umoi.org/churches/detail/57

Desert Outreach Church Sundays 11 a.m. 246 W. 1st Ave., (208) 598-2552 www.desertoasisoutreach.com

Hammett Community Church Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship:11 a.m. 9223 W. Church St., Hammett, ID (208) 366-2123

First Baptist Church Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Services: 11 a.m., Evening 7 p.m. 417 S. Oneida, (208) 696-9356, www.glennsferryfbc.org

Iglesia Templo Sinai Bible Study: Wednesdays 7 p.m. Monday Prayer: 7 p.m. Sunday Worship: Noon

349 E. 1st Ave., (208) 366-7105

Grace Episcopal Church Sundays 10 a.m.

102 E. Cleveland, (208) 599-2287 www.episcopalchurch.org/parish/ grace-episcopal-churchglenns-ferry-id

Local Churches

Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. at

the istoric pera heatre

13 May - 30 Sep 2017

The H.O.T. Music Matinee is an op-

portunity for local performers to showcase

their talents, help raise money for Opera

Theatre repairs and maintenance, and en-

tertain audiences each week from the 13th

of May through the end of September. We

especially invite local residents and visitors

to the Three Islands State Park and the RV

parks in town to enjoy our local talent dur-

ing a 90 minute show each Saturday.

Anyone wishing to perform should con-

tact David Payne at 208-350-1946.

Science Fair The first annual Glenns Ferry School District Sci-ence fair was held Wednes-day March 15, 2017. Third grade students showcased habitat dioramas they had

previously completed as a class assignment. Students in fourth through eighth grades submitted projects completed at home for a

panel of judges and for the public to view. Students were to follow the scientific process by asking a testable question, designing an ex-periment to test their hy-

pothesis, collect and inter-pret data, and draw conclu-sions. The winners of the science fair were as follows: Fourth grade – 1st place Madison

Spriggs, 2nd place Genesis Rodriguez, and third place Kwinn King. Fifth grade -- 1st place Jake Castangneto, 2nd place Justice Schrader, and third place Brodee

Wootan. Sixth grade -- 1st place tie between Julia Wootan and Emmett Mar-tin, 2nd place Zoe Soto, and third place Parker Trail. Seventh grade -- 1st place

Wyatt Castangneto, 2nd place Madi Fink, and third place Gage Peak. Eighth grade -- 1st place Hannah Humphreys, 2nd place Jerico Martin, and third place Ta-

ren Cook. The event was well at-tended with close to 200 projects submitted. Stu-dents and staff would like to

thank all of the judges that made this event possible.

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These and the following stories aren’t stories but memories--albeit the way I remember them. These are my memories, not necessarily

yours. If they jog some from you, the reader, or one of the principles mentioned, you are more than welcome to write a disclaimer that will be put into the last chapter titled: “The original author is an idiot or my brother is nuts.” Born in mind memories like historical novels, the basics are true but the perspective is negotiable.

While I am writing this as a present to my mother, the majority of the stories are about my father. Consequently they are about Mom al-so. I can’t separate the two. He was the happiest man I ever met. The first meeting: I’m sure that Mom may request a revision. Dad related this to me many times, as I became older some versions were

spicier than this one. Don’t really know what the year was but I be-lieve they met at a local dance or party, while they were both in college so I’d estimate them in their late teens or early twenties. Dances or parties were different then. A dance was a party and a party was a dance so it’s pretty hard to tell the difference. Whichever, the revelers decided to have a race called a frog walk. I’m not even certain the lo-

gistics of this, but somehow soon-to-be Mom and Dad ended up with their feet in each others face, running on their hands, apparently at least hopefully in the same direction. According to Dad they blew the competition away. Right then he knew she was a winner. From Mom’s perspective, I don’t know whether it was the big toe sticking out of his sock or his smelly feet, but the attraction was mutual, much to the

good luck of myself and my siblings. The Wedding: I don’t know how much time elapsed between the frog walk and the wedding, but I don’t think it was the next day. Dad didn’t talk about this much, but I do know that it was to be held at Grandpa and Grandma Senften’s house in Castleford. Cutting Dad some slack, even after innumerable trips there, I still get lost about half the time.

As I stated Dad didn’t talk too much about this but he did say he was a couple hours late and his actual arrival involved brothers, a few oth-er relatives and possible guns. Thus began a continued interesting sa-ga. There were plenty of interesting happenings between the I do’s and the purchase of the then farm at King Hill, but I don’t have the time to

write a novel. Dad went to Korea, and Mom, Mike and Vicki lived in Castleford. I was, as Dad said “Nothing but a twinkle in his eye.” I’m not saying Mom is hard headed but from the sound of it, it’s lit-erally a good thing. When she makes a decision she sticks with it. Soon after purchasing the home place, it was obvious that fences needed built. This involved driving steel posts. Their system was Mom

would hold the post, and Dad would stand in the pick-up and drive them in with a sledge hammer. Hot and dry doesn’t adequately de-scribe King Hill in the summer, but the wooden handles on sledge hammers shrink over night. After Mom regained her senses a decision was made, never fix fence again. To the best of my knowledge she nev-

er did. I don’t know if Dad agreed with the fencing decision, but they did agree on one, verbally and physically reiterated to this day. “It’s not the money, it’s the dirt.” They dedicated themselves to the ranch (the dirt). Times were tough so Mom started teaching, even her meager sal-ary made all the difference. We wouldn’t be here without it. When

things got really tough, so did Dad, and he started teaching. Between the two they held it together. Besides teaching I remember the hours she did plowing and other farm required activities that didn’t involve fencing. Among her other attributes, Mom is unflappable (a cool head pre-vails). Just one for instance. It was time to hook up the hay mower to

the tractor, to this day I can show you the exact spot where this hap-pened, I was there. This particular mower had a spring loaded pin quick hook up that in theory the farmer didn’t have to get off the trac-tor, just back up to it and the pins shot into the mounting holes. Cocking the pins required pulling a four foot handle and dropping it into a slot. When everything was positioned correctly the handle was

automatically pushed out of a slot and the pins slammed home. It probably worked when tractor and implement were on a perfectly level spot, but if they weren’t, then manual alignment was required. That was the case that day, one side dropped in, and the other side needed picked up and aligned. It required considerable effort to cock that lever and when it slammed closed it happened fast. Dad gave the final jerk

for alignment but didn’t realize his face was in direct line with the handle. It made contact from his hairline to his chin effectively remov-ing all the hide on one side of his head. You can imagine my reaction seeing my father with one eye, half his nose, half his teeth plus most of his chin exposed and him knocked out cold. I headed for Mom. I don’t know if she was watching out the window or intuition, but she

met me halfway. Calmly she instructed me to get some warm soapy water, clean towels and a roll of tape. When I returned, Dad’s head was in her lap and he was coming to. She made him lie still, then pro-ceeded to wash all the dirt, etc., off the exposed area, gently put every-thing back where it belonged and patted it in place, then using butter-

fly stitches using the tape held it in place. She then got him loaded into the car and drove him to our doctor in Gooding. There wasn’t any-thing more the doc could do, no stitches, nothing. He didn’t even end up with a scar. Not getting hysterical was and still is one of her strong-est traits. You may be wondering why I called this Willow Tea. Be pa-tient, I am getting there. Dad was excitable and had a pretty short

temper. It didn’t last long, but could be violent when he erupted. Mom isn’t easily excitable and controls her reaction when she is angry. They must have reached a mutual agreement about corporal punishment because I can’t every remember Dad administrating any. Whenever Mike or I needed a dose (Vicki was so perfect or sneaky I don’t think SEE “Willow Tea” on page 8

Willow Tea—An Introduction to Mom

Junior Prom

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9 May City Council, 7:00 pm at City Hall 9 May School Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, School District Office Board Room 10 May “Embrace the Music,” School music concert, 6:30 pm, High School Gym 13 May Mayor’s Youth Council Alley Cleanup Project, meet at 10:00 am at City Hall 13 May H.O.T. Music Matinee, 2:00 at the Opera Theatre 16 May GF Pilots Booster Club Hamburger fund raiser, Chamber Corner

16 May Community Red Cross Blood Drive, 1-6 pm, at the Veteran’s Hall 17 May Next issue of the Glenns Ferry Times & Seasons

19-20 May State Baseball Tournament in Orofino

Did You (Continued from page 5)

Little by little, as this seed grows we can become a

place for people to visit and soak up our history. Think about it. Are you willing to grow and pro-duce a new crop? Or will

you continue to try to grow things that no longer have use. Change is often a “four letter” word in my vocabulary, but once that change is explained to me,

and has been fertilized by passion for the communi-ty and its people, I am on board to grow new crops.

Willow Tea (Continued from page 7)

she ever received any) we were sent to the house and tell Mom to fix some willow tea. Believe me you don’t drink willow tea. The recipe is simple. First the

perpetrators was sent out to select and prepare a green flexible willow stick. (This is like making a man condemned to hang drive to the hardware store and

pick out his own rope.) We learned that loitering with

the intention of delaying only made matters worse. The brisk walk out, then the brisk walk back was

worse than the tea itself, but sure did give time for self analysis as to what behavior led us there and to swear our retribution and not repeat the circum-

stances. I only tried this once, I put invisible slices in the willow, wrongly thinking Mom would find it funny when it broke into

many pieces upon contact with my exposed buttocks. So much for her sense of humor. It must have taken her an hour to pick out the perfect willow, plenty of

time to research the long term effects for lack of dis-cretion. by Steve Parke

I heard a joke about So-cial Security, but you probably won't get it.

A Tragedy in Time

I’ve heard that there

was a secondary trage-dy with the sinking of

the Titanic in 1912. There was a large ship-

ment of mayonnaise in

one of the compart-ments in the hold,

bound for Veracruz,

Mexico. So tragic was the loss of that precious

cargo that the event is still remembered each

year in Mexico. It is

known as the “Sinko de Mayo.” As reported to David Payne

Because of you,

I am me. Happy Mothers Day!

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