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“Because we all live downstream.” Headquartered in Riggins, Idaho

Full Moon Dates:April 6May 6June 4

Not a Day Goes ByRemembering Hells Canyon

A film by Patricia Keith Showing in Riggins March 24 SRHS Multipurpose Room

Erin Go Braugh!

Irish Music is happening see p 8-9

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Letters to the PeopleOpinion • Thoughts • Ideas

As Luck would have it...-Richelle Barger

As luck would have it. Tough luck, a stroke of luck, beginners luck, best of luck, lucky duck, luck of the draw, luck out, no such luck, out of luck, rott en luck, potluck.Luck.One defi nition is “Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions.” No wonder many people don’t believe in luck. Hard-working Americans, farmers, ranchers, business owners they all work hard and it will all come to you for that. But luck can be helpful.My youngest brother is a lucky dude. He always won every raffl e when anyone signed him up . He always saw the bear on our visits to Glacier as children. He always catches fi sh.Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Th at is what makes it exciting!Shoshannah Hollon doesn’t believe it in. See her article “Luck Schmuck” on page 10. And she has good right not to. (see above).Ed Pramuk, tries his luck to convince you to legalized a natural substance on page 7...hey that’s lucky!Jim Floccinni tells us how lucky we are to have dandelions.And as always there is so much more in the subsequent pages of this paper!until next issue, I’ll believe in luck. “Hey, litt le leprechaun! Over here! I’ll take all the luck I can get!“As it relates to good luck: when you are lucky, that is a prett y good feeling!When it relates to bad luck: try, try again.

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The Current NewsPublished on Tuesdays at least twice per month by the undisputed and uncontested best staff in the world.Mission StatementTo inform and entertain the people, community and visitors of Riggins as well as the surrounding Salmon River Corridor area, from Lewiston to Kamiah & Kooskia and south to Cascade and up the Salmon River to Mackay Bar. Th e goal is to provide accurate information concerning events and issues that are directly related to and impact the area and people, as well as to create a forum where opposing views/issues are intelligently debated and to off er a common platform where businesses, clubs and organizations can advertise their information and events to townspeople, travelers and to our outlying neighbors.We aspire to do all this in a timely manner, twice per month.Publisher • Editor • Art Director • JanitorRichelle Barger

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CoverSunfl owers denote the Hells Canyon and Salmon River Canyons in the summer and fall. Th ey bring smiles to the faces of all. In the upper corner, Kitt y Hol-lenbeak, always brings bright-ness to the holidays with her collection of festive headwear at Cloningers Family Foods.

Th is issue was writt en, de-signed and edited while en-joying spring break, spring time daff odiles and spring skiing , good fr iends and good news. While contemplating luck, anticipating good music, Irish and otherwise. And of course while enjoying a deli-cious meal of Corned Beef and Cabbage fr om the senior meals --because they were the fi rst to serve it!

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I am writing in support of Ryan Zollman for Sheriff of Adams County. I have known Ryan for several years and during this time I have been impressed with his positive att itude and his moral char-acter. He is an outstanding leader and has the support of the staff at the Adams County Sheriff ’s Offi ce.Ryan is well versed in Idaho statutes and understands the require-ments to maintain a jail facility. Ryan has also made it clear that it will be one of his goals to build strong working relationships with neighboring counties. To meet the goals the sheriff sets for his/her offi ce and the needs of the county it is imperative to maintain a good working relationship with the surrounding counties.I’ve had the pleasure of working with Ryan on numerous occa-sions and he has always shown a desire to make Adams and the sur-rounding counties a bett er place to live. I spoke with Ryan about starting a local task force to concentrate on the catt le theft s that many counties in this area are experiencing . Ryan understands the importance of the local catt le rancher and is excited for the oppor-tunity to be part of protecting the livelihoods of the catt lemen and women in Adams and the surrounding counties.I am pleased to support Ryan in his bid for election as Adams County Sheriff . Ryan will be an excellent choice for Sheriff and I am certain he will prove to the residents of Adams County that he is the best choice for the Adams County Sheriff ’s Offi ce.Sheriff Mat Th omasWashington County Sheriff ’s Offi ceTh ank you!

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CONTENTS ContentsAs Luck would have it... ............................ 2Today’s Dare: ............................................. 3New Meadows ............................................ 3Made in China - By Dr. Kim Heezen ........... 4Brundage Caters to Spring Brk Visitors 4Mothers of the World .............................. 5Simpson Talks Wolves ............................... 5so far in Politics: ..................................... 5White Bird Groups .................................... 6Riggins Group Meetings ........................... 6Getting Real about Marijuana in Idaho ... 7The Good Noise. ...................................... 9Mary Bakker Exhibit ................................. 9Dandelions ............................................... 10Luck Schmuck! by Shoshannah Hollon ... 10Everlee Ann Akins ..................................... 11Keeping Kids Safe ..................................... 11Guess Who ................................................. 11Savages Win Consolation Trophy ............ 12Riggins - Evening of MemoriesRemembering Hells Canyon ..................... 13Idaho Jr. Steelheads Game Dates ............. 13Riggins Junior High Basketball Games ... 13Yoga - Cobler Pose .................................... 14Horrorscopes. ........................................... 14

Today’s Dare:Try to give up a bad habit for one

week. Th en try two.Today’s Dare is a public service message from Th e Current News

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If you have a dare you would like to pose to the community, please send it to [email protected].

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It will no longer be necessary to stockpile recycling for a month, or two, or possibly three, if you happen to miss recycling day. Both the Kooskia and Grangeville sites will now be open on a weekly basis with new hours. Grangeville, located across from the Depot on Day Road, will be open on Saturdays from 9:00 to 11:00 starting on March 17th.Th e recently completed Kooskia site is open on Sat-urdays from 10:00 to 12:00 and also on Th ursdays from 4:00 to 6:00 P. M. Th e site is located at the bott om of the Winona Grade Rd, just west of the South Fork Clearwa-ter and the RR tracks, across from the Avista power plant.Take B Avenue off Main Street (Hwy 13), cross the river, turn left one block and follow the signs. It is across from the Kooskia Medical Clinic on Ridgewood.Th e continued encourage-ment and support of dedicat-ed volunteers, the generosity of the communities, and the growing number of recyclers has made the new sites and ex-tended hours possible. Th ank you to all who have carefully sorted, patiently saved, and deligently delivered products to the sites. Because of your eff orts Idaho County has a successful recycling program.If you haven’t joined the recy-cling eff ort check out the sites for details on gett ing started. Or, check the web site at www.idahocounty.org -- re-cycling link for information.

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New Meadows St. Patrick’s Day Dinner GalaA Gala St. Patrick’s Corned Beef and Cabbage DinnerA corned beef and cabbage gala, to benefi t Meadows Valley Com-munity Development, will be held on Saturday, March 17, from 5-8pm at Ernie’s Steakhouse at MeadowCreek Golf Resort.In the spring of last year, Meadows Valley was fortunate to be awarded an Idaho Community Review coordinated by the Ida-ho Rural Partnership, which issued an extensive report on their fi ndings and took the community through recommendations in mid-summer. Key recommendations were for the community to continue meeting, to reach a community consensus on what ac-tions the community wanted to tackle, and to form action teams to spearhead the identifi ed activities.Th e community contributed ideas for development and voted on the initiatives they wanted to pursue. Four initiatives rose to the top: Education, Economic Development, Celebrating the Great Outdoors and Western Culture, and action teams of community volunteers were formed to bring these initiatives to reality. In ad-dition to the inaugural St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, Meadows Valley Community Development is creating a student competition for Meadows Valley 100th Anniversary posters, a “Dance Hall Days” celebration on June 30th at the New Meadows Train Depot audi-torium, featuring the dances and costumes of 100 years ago, and the recreation of the Meadows Valley Chamber of Commerce. Residents of Adams and Valley Counties, and all visitors, are cor-dially invited to the St. Patrick’s Day Gala and the Early Dancing Celebration on June 30.Th e St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Gala will feature corned beef and cabbage, Irish Soda bread from Evening Rise Bakery, Ballymaloe Salad, Irish whiskey cake and beers from Salmon River Brewery. Salmon River Brewery notes: “McCall’s Salmon River Brewery is pleased to be involved in the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party. With the higher elevation shoulder season right at our door step, we are happy to play a part in an energizing local event in the Meadows Valley. Community building is very important to SRB, and St. Patrick’s Day is one of SRB’s favorite social holidays, so it is a win-win! SRB brewers will be on site pouring our Udaho Gold, a light, refreshing and low alcohol Golden Ale, and our more robust Chunder Chocolate Oatmeal Stout will be pouring because it wouldn’t be a proper St. Patrick’s day without a Stout! Th e brewery will also be donating items to the Meadows Valley Community Development.”Specially done Corned Beef from Double D Meats in New Mead-ows will be the main course. Th e evening will also feature Irish music and dancers. Brett & Dixie Carpenter and Paddy Libby, all from Meadows Valley will be playing Irish music. Craig Baker a long-time Irish dancer and Meadows Valley High School teach-er will be the Clogger. In addition to the raffl e articles donated by Salmon River Brewery, there is a beautiful crocheted lace ta-ble cloth made and donated by Taeko Branden and lots of other items for raffl e and door prizes. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for children 6-12 years of age and free for children under 6. Tickets are available at New Mead-ows City Hall, Salmon River Brewery in McCall, or at Ernie’s at MeadowCreek Golf Resort the evening of Saturday, March 17. For further information, call New Meadows City Hall at 347-2171. All proceeds will go to Meadows Valley Community De-velopment and all are welcome to come wearin’ th’ green.

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March 31 ends steelhead sea-son on teh Salmon River. Visit Riggins now! Call your favorite outfi tt er and book your favor-ite guide!Fishing reported has been great! At Press time it is cur-rently snowing, so we are sure that make fi shing even bett er!

Brundage Mountain Caters to Spring Break Visitors

with Exciting Events and Savings for Families

McCALL, ID – Brundage Mountain Resort is gearing up for its most exciting Spring Break yet by off ering fun on-snow events and two chances for Kids 17 & under to ski for free.Many nearby public schools have Spring Break vacations sched-uled from March 26-March 30, 2012. Brundage Mountain is host-ing family-friendly events on the weekends before and aft er that Spring Break period.“We’re concentrating on the weekends, because we know that even when kids are out of school, their parents may have to work,” said resort spokesperson, April Russell. “We’re planning our most popular events on days when the whole family can be here to en-joy them together.”Events include:Saturday, March 24 – O-Wimp-Ic Games – Free to anyone pur-chasing a day ticket or season pass. Our challenge course on Jam-mer is sure to entertain kids of all ages as they navigate through curves, tunnels and other feats of skill like the snowball toss and hula hoop course.Sunday, March 25 – Gimme A Break Day – Kids 17 & under are treated to FREE lift tickets.Saturday, March 31 – Pond Skimming & Crazy Daze – Our an-nual “Spring Fling” event is the ultimate on-snow costume contest and slope side spectacle! Festivities run all day long with Pond Skimming at 1 pm and live music in the aft ernoon.Sunday, April 1 – Celebrate Family Day – Moms & Kids 17 & un-der are treated to FREE lift tickets.More information on these and other Brundage Mountain events is available at: www.brundage.com/event-calendar/Brundage is also expanding mid-week services to accommodate Spring Break visitors. Th e cafeteria on the 3rd fl oor will be open seven days a week from March 15 – April 2 to off er extra options for family dining mid-week. Smoky’s Bar & Grill is open every day during the ski season.Brundage Mountain plans to operate seven days a week through April 8th. As in recent years, the ski area will add as many “Bonus Weekends” as possible, operating Saturdays and Sundays beyond that date as long as snow conditions allow.

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“Made in China” is a common tag on everyday items, such as housewares, toys, and clothing. It is something, however, that we don’t want to see on a pet food label. A couple of years ago, many dogs and cats died as a direct result of contami-nation of pet food ingredients from China with melamine. Melamine is a type of plastic, and it was added to the bulk gluten to increase the protein content, and therefore garner a higher price from the pet food manufacturers. Melamine causes severe and irreversible kidney failure. Over the past year, there have been several instances of dogs across the United States con-suming rawhide chews made in China that have caused severe stomach upset, diarrhea, and liver failure. Salmonella con-tamination has caused some of these, but other times it is caused by the chemicals used by the Chinese to cure the raw-hides. Pet foods, including rawhide chews, that are made in the USA have to be held to a strict cleanliness standards that are not enforced in Asian countries. Also, American pet food manufacturers do not use harmful chemicals in creating chews. Veterinarians strongly recom-

mend purchasing pet foods and chews manufactured in the USA or Canada. Both of these countries use wholesome in-gredients. Chinese made prod-ucts may be cheap, but you may be paying for them with your pet’s health.On a related note, there have been several dog foods recalled in the past 6 months due to afl atoxin contamination. Alfa-toxin is a toxin from a fungus that grows on corn. Veterinar-ians watch these recalls, and none of the contaminated dog foods are sold in Idaho. If you have any questions about the foods or treats your pet con-sumes, please ask your local veterinarian.

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“Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired. My heart is sad and sick. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever…” Surrender Speech in the Bear Paw Mountains- October 5th, 1877. (“Thunder Rolling in the Mountains.” or “Chief Joseph”)I was born in 1939. From the first millisecond of my exis-tence, continuing economic survival from the ongoing Great Depression and war, “and rumors of war,” were the world’s most important con-cern. Just as we did a thousand years ago, just as we did five thousand years ago; we circled each other and then waged war-fare until one side was annihi-lated sufficiently to surrender. Evoking the great Chief Joseph, whom do we hear today telling how “sad and sick their hearts are” with war?The world’s mothers are always the first to feel the plummet-ing depths of indescribable pain with the loss of their child. From their wombs, they gave to the world a gift called hope and “the future.” The beautiful children they loved and nur-tured, groomed and instilled with values now lay silent, lay cold and torn-apart without life on an ugly battlefield. Within her sweet memories of moth-erhood, her child leaves his or her first day of school so excited and happy. Her child’s life be-comes a swirl of quickly fleet-ing school years, growing older,

b e c o m i n g more unique as an indi-vidual, hav-ing hobbies and loving life; and planning for a future. Then, unimagin-ably, one horrible second in her personal eternity, she opens the door to two stoic Marines standing rigidly silent and foreboding. She immediately knows; she doesn’t ask. Their eyes lock and she knows. Her body is numb, yet she knows. Her heart denies it, but her mind knows and she screams so God can hear. Nothing can change the absolute truth of this moment. She can never again, without tears and pain and grief, be that mother who can joyfully remember the journey her wonderful child magically experienced, while becoming a man.Our “hearts are sick and sad,” because she is not alone. There are other mothers and fathers whose lives, whose hearts are filled with wonderful memo-ries; but recalling them recalls also the two Marines, and the moment being a mother be-came an eternity of pain to en-dure. Call this the moment of absoluteness when redefining herself and her life and search-ing for the will to go on became “purpose.” Without it she can-not survive.

From the Desk of Ed Jameson, New Meadows

Mothers of the World

Simpson Talks Wolves, Invasive Species during Fish and Wildlife Budget Hearing

Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today questioned Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice Director Dan Ashe regarding invasive species and wolves. The Director testified to the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, which Simpson chairs, regarding the agency’s FY13 budget request.“In Idaho it is difficult to think of the Fish and Wildlife Service without thinking first and foremost of threatened and endangered species,” Simpson said at the beginning of the hearing. “Whether it’s to save snails or slickspot peppergrass, the last thing Idahoans want is the federal government telling them what they can’t do on their own land or otherwise disrupting a sustainable way of life they’ve known for generations. There has got to be a better way to properly balance recovery with people’s livelihoods.”Simpson questioned the agency regarding funding for wolf management in Idaho and Montana. Last year Simpson included language in the FY11 continuing resolution that directed the Service to reissue an earlier decision to remove wolves in those states from the endangered species list. Simp-son aims to ensure that the states of Idaho and Montana have adequate funding to defray the costs of ESA requirements to monitor wolf populations for five years post-delisting. Chairman Simpson also raised the issue of quagga and zebra mussels, which pose a serious threat to water infrastructure in Idaho. In FY12, the subcommittee allocated $1 million in the Fish and Wildlife Service budget for mandatory inspections and decontamination at infested federally-man-aged water bodies, which the Director indicated would be focused on preventing boats at infested Lake Mead spreading the pests into Idaho and other western states.“I’m also concerned that when I meet with stakeholders who do invasive species work on the ground, they complain that very little of the money that is appropriated for these purposes actu-ally gets on the ground,” said Simpson. “I recognize that this is not necessarily a Fish and Wildlife Service issue; I’m talking about invasive species funding across the board, much of which is in the Department of Interior or USDA. This subcommittee intends to focus on invasive species in gen-eral and how we are spending that money, because ultimately we want the money on the ground, addressing the problem.

So far in Politics:

Women unite!Our own writer, Karla Miller, has applied to run against Ken Roberts in District 8 Seat A.Nicole LaFavour has announced her bid for US House Representative in Idaho’s second congres-sional district.

Romney won Idaho’s state deligate vote.

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Calendar

Riggins Group Meetings

Alcoholics AnonymousTuesdays 7 pm at Assembly of God Church

American Legion 2nd Monday Legion Hall 3pm

American Legion Auxiliary 4th Thursday Legion Hall

*A.S.K. Board Meeting 2nd Monday-#243 Dist. Office at *4:30pm *Change

Biggest Loser Tuesdays 5:30pm at Assembly of God Church

Booster Club 1st Tuesday 5:30pm SRHS Library

City Council 2nd Monday - City Hall 7pmUrban Renewal Dist. Meetings 6:30pm City of Riggins 628-3394

Christian Womens Book Discussion Group - Wed 10am-11:30am at the Heritage Center

Fit & Fall Proof Tuesday & Thursday 10-11am at the Salmon River Community Church

Fiddlers The Riggins Fiddlers play at Riggins Manor on the third Tuesday of each month, beginning at 7pm. No admis-sion charge; public welcome.

Salmon River Gun Club Meetings Every third Wednesday at 6pm at the Hells Canyon National Recre-ation Center Hells Canyon National Rec. Area 628-3916

JSD 243 School Board 3rd Monday in the District Board Room at 6pm unless other-wise posted

Pinehurst Quilt Club 4th Friday at 10am at the IOOF Hall

PTO 2nd Wednesday at 4:30pm at RES Library when school starts

Rebekahs 2nd Tuesday of the month. 2:30pm, IOOF Hall

Riggins LibraryHours 10am - 5pm M-F

Salmon River Dive Team 3rd Tuesday, 6pm

Riggins EMS 4th Tuesday-Fire Station 6pm

Salmon River Chamber of Commerce 2nd & 4th Wednesdays rotating restau-rants, Noon

Senior Lunches held every Tuesday at Noon at the IOOF Hall. $4 for Seniors and $5 for anyone under 60 years old.

T.O.P.S. Take off Pounds Sensibly Tuesdays at 11am, SR Community Church

White Bird Groups

Rebekahs - Royal Gem #13 (208) 839-2438

Idaho Pathfinders Association (ATV Club) (208) 839-2303, [email protected]

Nez Perce National Historic Park (208) 843-7001

Salmon River Art Guild 2nd Thursday, 10am, in White Bird. Contact Kathryn Van Acker at (208) 839-2808 for [email protected]

White Bird Rodeo Asso-ciation (208) 839-7701

White Bird Chamber of Commerce (208) 839-2777www.visitwhitebird.com

White Bird Volunteer Fire Department (208) 339-3414

USFS - Salmon River Ranger District (208) 839-2211

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March14 wednesdayPi Day - celebrate 3.14 and more!

World Book DayLucky Issue of The Current News!Noon SR Chamber Meeting

4:30pm PTO at RES Library7-9pm 3 of 5 Introduction to Fly Fish-

ing Classes Free - Soltman Center Grangeville

15 thursday10-11am Fit & Fall Proof at SR Com-

munity Church1-3:30 Senior Game day in Riggins -

IOOF Hall4:30pm Yoga at Heritage Center

16 f ridayBlack Press Day • Freedom of Informa-

tion Day • Liberty Day

17 saturdayHappy St. Patrick’s Day - Wear your

green! • Campfire Boys & Grils Found-ers Day.

Mac’s Supper Club Cabbage Bowling

19 monday5-6 Farmers’ Market decision meeting

at Summervilles6pm JSD 243 School Board Meeting7pm Salmon River Seed Stewards at

the Heritage Center Riggins.

20 tuesdayWorld Frog Day - rrrribit!10-11am Fit & Fall Proof at SR Com-

munity Church11am T.O.P.S. at SR Community

ChurchNoon Senior Lunch at IOOF Hall4:30pm Yoga at Heritage Center5:30pm Biggest Loser at Assembly of

God6pm SR Dive Team7pm Alcoholics Anonymous Assembly

of God Church Riggins

21 wednesdayInternational Day for the Elimination of

Racial Discrimination6pm Gun Club Meeting at Hells

Canyon Center7-9pm 1 of 5 Introduction to Fly Fish-


22 thursdayWorld Day for Water • North American

Wildlife CelebrationAmerican Legion Auxiliary at Legion

Hall10-11am Fit & Fall Proof at SR Com-

munity Church

23 f ridayWorld Meteorological Day10am Pinehurst Quilt Club at IOOF

Hall

24 saturday7pm Evening of Memories - Hells

Canyon Documentary at the Salmon River High School Multipur-pose Room

1-4pm Spaghetti Feed & Silent Auc-tion at the New Meadows Senior Center Meet Ryan Zollman candi-date for Adams County Sheriff, get your questions answered & enjoy a fun afternoon!

25 sundayWaffle Day in Sweden

26 mondayMali Day of Democracy • {romce Kp-

nah Lihio Kalaniana ‘ ole Day (Hawaii)

27 tuesdaySkyscraper Day10-11am Fit & Fall Proof at SR Com-

munity Church

6pm Riggins EMS5:30pm Biggest Loser - Riggins As-

sembly of God

28 wednesdayNoon SR Chamber Meeting

29 thursday10-11am Fit & Fall Proof at SR Com-

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Getting Real about

Marijuana in Idaho

- Ed Pramu k

What follows is a discussion of marijuana. Don’t expect a lot of fact checking, boring sta-tistics or extraneous scientific fluff. It is at best semi-factual, non-comprehensive and highly opinionated. I’m too lazy to be thorough and I’m sure your at-tention span is way too short for all that anyway. If you or your kids prefer to remain un-sullied by such a discussion, stop and burn this newspaper right now!Ha! I knew you wouldn’t. So you’ve been warned and all disclaimers are in place. Now imagine these future headlines:

MARIJUANA PROHIBITION

LIFTEDHIPPIES RUN WILD IN THE STREETSGRAB THE KIDS,

LOCK THE DOORS, AWAIT FURTHER

NOTICEGrocery stores report sud-den shortages of Oreos, salty snacks, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.Question: If marijuana is so bad, why did God create it? Marijuana usage dates back to the Chinese in 2737 B.C. Shakespeare was said to fire up every now and then. Ancient Christians, not to mention cur-rent Rastafarians, have used weed religiously.Next question: Why did God make human beings so enam-ored of altered states of con-sciousness? Man has been getting high since at least 4000 BC. Think of the drugs that are part of our daily life, the big three being alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine. Then consider all the prescription drugs, anti-depressives, pain relief pills, oxycodone, stimulants, sleep aids, pills for weight loss and erectile dysfunction; the list is long. Then the illegal sub-stances, peyote, meth, cocaine, opiates… Remember when people tried smoking banana peels? Man has been self-medicating for a long time and I doubt we are stopping any time soon. Why is that? Is life so bad? Let’s scale it down to marijua-na.

Marijuana is the most preva-lent illicit drug in the world and we here in the good old USA consume substantial quantities of it. One estimate is that 40% of the population has toked up at least once in their lives and over 50% for the 18-50 age group. Are we a nation of dope fiends? If it became legal would we want to change our names to “dude” and talk like Jeff Spicoli?

RECENT HISTORYProhibition of alcohol ended in 1933. To this day, alcohol related issues annually inflict $200 billion in damage, death and mayhem. Tobacco usage, which is as addictive as heroin but kills more people, has ta-pered off but remains one of our biggest exports to third world countries (yay capital-ism!). It annually contributes $96 billion in damages and 7% of all deaths in the USA. For-tunately caffeine is still accept-able, thank goodness, or this article might not have been written. In 1937, the process of illegal-izing marijuana in the USA began. Why? Some thought it made Mexicans crazy and it would do the same to God-fearing Americans. Others say certain economic pow-ers wanted to destroy a hemp industry that competed with cotton and nylon. The military lost interest when it didn’t pro-duce a truth serum or a super soldier and moved on to devel-oping LSD and M&Ms. Being more commonly used by non-whites at the time, marijuana was widely misunderstood and easy to characterize as evil. A viewing of the 1936 movie Reefer Madness confirms this.

FEAR AND LOATHINGThe issues related to legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana are morally, politically, and socially thorny. What is the worst-case scenario if mari-juana was legal? Would the skies open up and the wrath of God rain down upon us turning everyone into pillars of salt? Since so many people already smoke it, would we be any worse off than we are now?The following scenario is what I think we really fear. Imagine a bunch of shaggy hippy-types hanging outside the mall act-ing silly in front of our im-pressionable young children. Then the questions, “Mommy, why is that person acting like that?” and, “What’s that funny smell?” It’s only a matter of time until the child asks, “Have you smoked marijuana?” Awk-ward! Taking a deep breath we reply, “Well, I was around it in college but I never inhaled. Eat

your pop tart, oh, look, is that Hailey’s comet?” Marijuana makes us lie to our children!The arguments against mari-juana seem skimpy compared to the damage alcohol and to-bacco inflict on our society. I suspect it all ends up at the doorstep of money, power, control, and fear. Certainly the vested powers don’t want to upset the apple cart. Here is a short list of potentially ag-grieved parties, some of whom swing pretty heavy political bats:-Alcohol, beer, wine & tobacco industries.-Law enforcement and prison industries; lawyers, judges, guards, police.-All illegal and black market operations; gangs, dealers, car-tels-The economies of Mexico, Ha-waii and Kentucky (to name just a few).-Cotton, rope and competing textile industries.-The Moral Majority, on the grounds that if it’s fun, it prob-ably offends them.

Some thoughts to consider:

HEALTHThe BIG argument against marijuana is that it’s a “gate-way” drug. It works some-thing like this: “So I was talk-ing to my dealer the other day, yeah, wow, great weed, but y’know, just wondering, you got something a little stronger, oh, I don’t know, maybe some smack?” The logic follows that after you fire up, you get the urge to plunge a needle in your arm. Sure, happens every day. BTW, heroin use links more often to cigarette smokers than pot smokers. The “gateway” argument doesn’t hold a lot of water.What about the negative effect

on motivation, ambition and drive? Well, the folks I know that smoke a lot of weed don’t have much of that going for them anyway. So what comes first, the lazy or the weed? This is one of those dreaded un-answerable questions we get from science fiction nerds who discuss time travel while I sud-denly get a headache.That marijuana has many med-ical benefits and eases suffering is beyond dispute. It provides relief from pain and the symp-toms of a wide variety of con-ditions including Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, PTSD, various cancers and the treatments thereof, nausea, etc. But what about the unwashed hippy recreational drug users? The ones who are always first in line for free concerts, free birth control, free government cheese? No doubt they will be reporting severe anxiety to their doctor for a “get out of jail free” weed card. Gasp! If we allow that, Idaho would surely fall into the sea like what hap-pened to California and Colo-rado! What? They didn’t???

ECONOMICSOne study endorsed by leading economists concluded that re-placing marijuana prohibition with a system of taxation and regulation similar to that used for alcohol would produce combined annual savings and tax revenues of $10-14 billion. We go from busting heads to busting out a cash crop while raking in on the sin tax. Is that wafting skunky odor the smell of budgets balancing and jobs being created?

POLITICS & IDAHONo politician wants to be seen as soft on illegal drug use while many quietly admit there is a good case for medical mari-juana. The first attempt to in-troduce MM to Idaho died in committee in April of 2010. More recently, R-Tom Trail

has introduced HB 370, allow-ing for limited use when pre-scribed by a doctor. Don’t ex-pect much legislative support in light of the culture wars rav-aging our landscape. Loosely interpreted, that means a chal-lenge to our blessed way of life, as outrageously awesome as it might be. Pass the apple pie and the Prozac, please!Idaho is surrounded by sev-eral states (WA, OR, MT, NV) with a more lenient view. It’s rumored that pretty soon these states will be renamed Sodom and/or Gomorrah. Idahoans can leave the state to obtain a medical prescription and score, but will also be welcomed home by state troopers eagerly inspecting head and tail light operation, speed-gunning for 1 over the limit and watching for any other “reasonable cause” to stop and search. It’s business as usual for the morality police who are delighted to bring jus-tice to scofflaw cancer patients that dare smoke the devil’s weed while pretending to be a bit queasy from chemo. This might be the excuse some folks need to relocate elsewhere.

CONCLUSIONShall we pretend to be adults with a hint of common sense? Let’s look at this issue and consider a repeal of the pro-hibition. Since weed doesn’t rile people up nearly as much as doing shots of Jagermeister, worst-case, the world might be a much chiller place. I say it’s time to decriminalize, medical-ize, regulate, tax and control. I urge you to put that in your pipe and smoke it. PS, My apologies to all the hip-pies out there for bustin’ on ya’, if you weren’t too high to real-ize it. And parents, talk to your kids for goodness sakes! Just sayin’!“Fast” Eddie Pramuk, [email protected]

Should Idaho legalized Marijuana? Here a constituent signs the Initiative 502 in Washington. Enough signatures were collected to put the measure on the November 2012 ballot to treat marijuana as alcohol.


March12monday

Michael Jan Kelly

Riverport Brewery • Clarkston

15thursday

Michael Jan Kelly

Roosterʼs Landing • Clarkston

Speedy GrayBear Creek Lodge • McCall

16friday

The Brett Shepherd Experience

Seven Devils Saloon • Tamarack

Irish Wall of Sound

McCall Golf Course

John TreasureLa Boheme • Lewiston

Shiloh Sharrard

Salmon River Brewery • McCall

17saturday

GoatheadsThe Establishment • Grangeville

Greg HodappIrish Pub Music

Hoganʼs Pub • Clarkston, WA

Matt HopperSeven Devils Pub • Donnelly

Shiloh Sharrard

Bear Creek Lodge• McCall

18sunday

Fast & Burning Shore Lodge 6:30 • McCall

Matt HopperCrustyʼs• McCall

19monday

Michael Jan Kelly


Fast & Burning Shore Lodge 6:30 • McCall

20tuesday

open mic The Establishment • Grangeville

22thursday

Michael Jan Kelly

Roosterʼs Landing • Clarkston

23friday

Hershel Coulter and Company

Seven Devils Pub • Tamarack

24saturday

Katz BandHoganʼs Pub • Clarkston, WA

26monday

Michael Jan Kelly


30 friday

James OrrSeven Devils Pub • Tamarack

31saturday

Soul SereneSeven Devils Pub • Tamarack

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Fast and Burning

Seven Devils Pub • Tamarack

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Salmon River Art Guild Events: Th e fi rst workshop is a gourd chipping class with Alan Sweeney of Caldwell. In this class members will learn how to use a gouge to chip a decoration into a gourd and then turn it into a birdhouse. Th e class is March 24, 2012, 12pm – 4pm, in White Bird.

McCall- Business After Hours Th ursday, March 15 Bear Basin 4:30 - 7pm Payett e Lakes Ski Club, with the help of McCall Nordic, will host the McCall Chamber of Com-merce Business aft er Hours on Th ursday, March 15, at 4:30 pm at the Bear Basin Nordic Area. Th is is a special Business aft er Hours sponsored by a group of businesses whose winter focus is on snowshoeing and Nordic Skiing. Th is is your opportuni-ty, not only to learn about how Nordic Skiing and snowshoe-ing support the McCall winter economy, but also to try it out. Both Hometown Sports and Gravity Sports will be off ering free equipment rental for the aft ernoon. For any one who wants to get out and try the trails at Bear Basin Nordic Area, the Payett e Lakes Ski Club will wave all trails fees. A complimentary guided snow-shoe trip by Linda Corder or a basic Nordic ski lesson is avail-able beginning at 4:30 pm. If you don’t have your own gear, contact Gravity Sports or Hometown Sports to pick up skis or snowshoes before you come out to the Bear Basin Nordic Area. Gear must be ar-ranged in advance. Gear will not be available on-site. Mc-Call Nordic is a voluntary af-fi liation of the Payett e Lakes Ski Club, which operates the Litt le Ski Hill and Bear Basin Nordic Area, Ponderosa State Park, Jug Mountain Ranch and Th e Activity Barn. Th e goal of Mc-Call Nordic is to coordinate and promote Nordic skiing in the McCall area. McCall Nordic off ers an area-wide pass called the McCall Area Pass (MAP), daily grooming reports on mc-callnordic.com.As with all Chamber of Com-merce Business aft er Hours events, everyone is welcome to come out to meet, greet and mingle with other business members running from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Salmon River Brew-ery will be the featured bever-age, and the grill will be fi red up along with other light snacks. To get to Bear Basin Nordic Area head west on Highway 55, two miles past Shore Lodge. Turn right at the Club Hill Road and the Bear Basin Trail Head sign. Th e road climbs about a quar-ter mile then take the fi rst right in to the parking lot. All events will start at the Yurt. Th is is the fi rst week of Day Light Savings Time so there will be plenty of daylight to enjoy the aft ernoon at Bear Basin. Bundle up - this is an outdoor event. For more in-formation contact Ed Roper at [email protected] or by phone at 634-9417.


The Good Noi se. R a n d o m a s s o -c i a t i o n s . Th e term

“March Madness” makes me think of “Reefer Madness”. Which leads me to ask, have you read my article about mari-juana that’s in this very issue? If not, read it NOW. As this is a subject said to go very natu-rally with music, I anticipate that you will be entertained, enlightened, even outraged but I don’t think you will be bored. For gosh sakes, I write serious stuff too! Did anybody read my article on “Trevor’s Law” that was in the January issue? It’s even got pictures! (htt p://thecurrentnews.net/the-story-of-trevors-law/). I know it’s not a topic we like to dwell on too much, but take a look. We at Th e Current are trying to bring you stories relevant to our community. Let us know how we are doing.Now that you are both in-formed and chastised, let’s move on. What are you doing St. Patrick’s weekend besides gett ing obliterated and wish-ing you were more than 12.5% Irish (that’s one eighth for you non-mathematical types)? Here are some special events worth considering:Friday, Mar. 16, McCall Golf

Course, McCall Folklore So-ciety’s annual An Irish Wall of Sound. Lois Fry cooks up a veritable feast of Irish music presented by some very tal-ented local musicians, includ-ing Dave & Dallin Hunt, Pete Pride, Bob Bryan, Max Torres, the New Red Potatoes, and many others.Saturday, Mar. 17, Seven Dev-il’s Pub at Tamarack, Matt Hop-per, solo. Celebrate St.Patrick’s Day with Dan and Woody, the friendliest bartenders in Val-ley County. It also just so hap-pens that on this day Dan will be marrying Mandi. Hurry up Dan, before she changes her mind! Th e celebration contin-ues Sunday, Mar. 18 at Crusty’s Pizza, where Matt will again provide the music. Congrats to the happy couple!Sunday, Mar. 18, and Mon-day, Mar. 19, Th e Narrows at Shore Lodge, Fast & Burning Ben. Th e boys will be bring-ing their special energy to this post-St. Patrick’s celebration. I’ll remind you that the room sounds great and has the nicest wallpaper in McCall.Mar. 23-25, Boise, Treefort Music Festival. It’s the fi rst big festival of the year with an im-pressive list of performers too numerous to mention here.Mar. 25, Happy Birthday Fast

Ed Pramuk, McCallMore March Madness

Mary Bakker Exhibit Sterling Savings Bank of Riggins will be showing artwork by Mary Bakker throughout the month of March. Mary, a member of Salmon River Art Guild and Central Idaho Art Association, prefers oil painting, but also works in watercolors and pastels. She’s always loved to draw and she got started when her mother bought her her fi rst paint set as a young girl. Since then, Mary has shown her art in galleries, businesses and banks, from the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, to the Artisans Barn in Union-town and Lewis & Clark Center for the Arts in Lewiston. She also had a painting in the traveling show “Idaho paints Idaho”. Charlie Russell, Van Gogh and other impressionist painters, and land-scape painter Robert Woods have been a few painters that have infl uenced Mary through the years. She studies art tech-niques in workshops provided by the art guild and elsewhere, art magazines and she’s tak-en a correspondence course through North Light Art School. Th is April at the White Bird City Hall, Mary will be having a “Adopt-a-Painting” sale. She will be selling all of her paintings at rock bott om prices. Be sure to make a trip into White Bird April 5, 6 or 7 to check in on this great sale.

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“I fi nd the harder I work, the luckier I am.” Ben Franklin said that.I agree wholeheartedly.I don’t like the word “lucky.” It’s annoying.Th e only things that have to do with luck are the weather, the radio, and poker games.I am not “lucky” with pott y training. Not one of my kids just magically took off their diaper and decided to never poop their pants again. It was my stubborn decision to stop buying, changing, and throw-ing away diapers. I worked at it like a job. It meant always being interrupted in adult con-versation and gett ing up off my seat every time I got comfort-able. It meant missing the fi rst hot bites of a meal and trying not to lose my appetite for the meatloaf, while I was being the bathroom monitor...for the millionth time. But it was worth it!Yes, I have good kids. Th ere is no denying that. Th ey are intelligent and capable girls. But, humans are naturally lazy. Who wouldn’t mind sitt ing in their dirty litt le Huggies, when there are still toys to play with and raisins to nibble? Why move? Life is good, even if it is a litt le smelly.Th ey all told me I was “lucky” when my fi rst daughter was diaper-less at fi ft een months old. I was told, repeatedly, that it wasn’t “good” to start pott y training until aft er their second birthday. (Hm.) Af-ter my second one was going pott y like a big girl at one year old...the “lucky” comments slowed down. When the third child was being taken to the bathroom as an infant, I endured the rolling of the eyes and the, “You’ve got to be kidding!”I guess I made people mad. I didn’t care because it meant one less pressed mess. Aft er that the only comment was, “Just wait until you have boys.”Grandma told me a story once and I just love it.Th ere was an old farm that hadn’t been lived in for a decade. Th e fence was fall-ing down, the barn roof was leaking, and the porch was all caved in. A man bought the place and began to work diligently on repairing all of the neglected damages. Aft er a time, a friend came to visit him and see the progress on the property. As they sat on the newly stained deck, drink-ing a cup of coff ee, the owner surveyed the place with a feeling of pride and awe. His friend was impressed.

“Wow,” he commented to the land owner, “what a beautiful farm the Lord has given you!”Th e man was quiet for a mo-ment as he thought about this.“Yes, it is.” He replied. “But you should have seen the place when the Lord had it.”Th at’s how luck is. Th e Divine gift is the land, the weather, and the life energy that we are blessed to have and be a part of. Th e work that we have to do, to make it shine and radiate with glory, is the frosting of it all. It’s our life’s calling to make things shine and create beauty around us, with what we are given. A man can be gift ed with wealth and squander it away in his excitement of being so “lucky.” But it takes medita-tion, thought, and determina-tion to keep that treasure and to make it last and truly enrich his life.I wish there was a pott y train-ing Leprechaun. I also wish there was a fairy that would come and do my dirty dishes at night. But, the truth of why I’m so lucky to have a clean house in the morning is because, instead of sitt ing down and watching a movie, I am scrub-bing pans. And instead of let-ting the litt le girls watch anoth-er movie, I am training them to scrape their plates and grab up

a broom aft er they each haul in the fi rewood.I am blessed beyond measure with health and a wonderful place to live. I am lucky to have such beautiful people in my life to share it with. I breathe a sigh of thanks, constantly, to have children with ears that hear, eyes that see, and minds that thrive on learning. I am not ignorant of the Grace that this Loving Life has bestowed upon me. So don’t get me wrong. I don’t take a bit of it for granted.But, I will not sit down on the ground and wish for more money or wish for a garden or wish for my bed to be made. I will pray for the strength, and the drive, and the weather to make it all happen. I will get up early in the morning and survey the list of chores. I will wipe counters and faces un-til the cows come home. And at night, when all good litt le girls are in bed, I will do a litt le Leprechaun jig and smile. One more day down. What a LUCKY woman I am!!

Shoshannah Hollon is an Alas-ka-raised Idahoan who has lived in various traditional structures near and far with her husband, three daughters and one on the way.

4 life fl ight calls

Mommy’s Mantras Luck Schmuck!- Shoshannah Hollon

Dandelion -James Floccinni

In Bellevue, Idaho, I became a proud owner of my fi rst

10-pound baby home mortgage. I was elated to fi nally own my garden where I could build the soil and make it healthy for years to come and not just for the next home renter, who, may or may not appreciate my laborious eff orts at creating “black gold”: hu-mus–rich soil. Within days of moving in, I began to meet my next-door neigh-bors as our suburban yards bordered each other. One neighbor met me one brilliant fall day at our bordering fence. She extended her hand in a warm gesture of introduction. I responded in kind. Her next sentence was: “And what are you going to do about all those dandelions?” I looked behind me at the expanse of yellow blossoms and fl uff y-white, fairy-puff s (my name for the seed-heads proceeding infl orescence). “Well,…..nothing. I use them for medicine and food”, was my proud and immediate response. Peering over her shoulder, I noticed a perfectly manicured lawn that would make any golfer drool. “I don’t like weeds in my lawn” was her backhand retort. “Uh oh!” was my non-vocalized volley.Years later, as I was saying my goodbyes to my neighbors in preparation for a move to a foreign land in the northern Idaho mountains, I once again met my neighbor at the southern bor-der fence. She extended that same warm hand I had fi rst shook 5 years earlier. “I want to thank-you for your dandelions. Aft er observing you over the years, I stopped using herbicides and have been hand-digging my dandelions for years.” Once again I peered over her shoulder to view her inviting verdant-green put-ting grounds. Herbs: 1,….‘Round-UP’: 0. Looks like “RU” had lost another customer! Dandelions (Taraxacum spp.) are a proud member of one of the largest fl oral families, Asteraceae, (think sunfl ower) and also one of the most populated circumboreal plants among us. In other words, they travel very well…thanks, in no small part, to their litt le fairy-fl oaters called “awns”. Like many of us, some are not native. Th e offi cinale species originally came from Europe. Th e name ‘Dandelion’ means “dent-de-lion” or “tooth-of-the-lion” because of its serrated leaf margin. According to Flora of the Pa-cifi c Northwest, “the name, ‘taraxacum’ may have its origin from the Greek word ‘tarassein’ , to stir up, referring to the reputed healing qualities”. Whatever they are called, they’re a superb root to dig early espe-cially because it helps us in our time of transition from a heavier winter-type diet (heavier meals-lots of meat and potatoes) to one with more fresh fruit and veggies. It kind of kick-starts the digestive engine sort of speaking. Now is the time. If you can’t fi nd any, ask to dig up your neighbors’. Just make sure they don’t use ‘Round-UP’ or have dogs! Heck, it may even earn you ‘Th e Best Neighbor’ award! Dandelions uses are numerous. We like the whole plant in soups for its nutritional value and nutt y fl avor. It is very high in iron, potassium and vitamins. We use it in tea or tincture for its cooling, “blood-purifying” eff ects and its ability to raise iron levels in the blood. Th e dried root, roasted and pow-dered, makes a great tasting instant beverage- some say similar to coff ee. I think that’s an insult to both plants. Th e leaves in tea are traditionally used as a diuretic. Also, the young, raw leaves (washed of course and before fl owering due to their bitt erness) make a great addition to salads or cooked in your favorite casse-role. Buon Appetito!James Flocchini is a bio-regional herbalist, a gardener and a co-owner of Two Ravens Herbals, LLC. with his wife Meryl. Th e information he shares is for educational purposes only and is not meant to cure, diagnose or treat illness. He can be contacted at [email protected] or (208) 926-7833.


Keeping Kids Safe -Current News Staff

The Idaho County Sheriff ’s Department has been in-volved in a program called ‘Keeping Kids Safe’ here in the Idaho County region. As guest speaker, Doug Gid-dings spoke to the group from Pinehurst Quilt Club back in December asking if their or-ganization would be willing to participate by making pillow-cases and small baby quilts or lap quilts for children that are taken out of their homes when an unfortunate event happens in their household. As Doug Giddings explained, “If we go and have to arrest a child’s parent or parents or some other unfortunate thing has disrupted the household, these children are just taken from their personal surroundings and brought to a foster care establishment. They leave with just the clothes on their backs. We want to provide them with something that is going to become their own, like the pillowcase or quilt. The department then fills each of the pillowcases with items like toothbrush and paste, combs, brushes, a book, crayons, music CD’s, toys and other items that they would be able to use while away from home.” This program was started a few years back and the Pinehurst Quilt Club donated numerous pil-lowcases filled with personal items and fun things. Doug also spoke that many other organizations have been jumping on the band wagon so to speak and helping with this program. He said that the area covered is from Moscow down thru Riggins and that approximately over 100 children a year are brought to foster services and on the increase.The Pinehurst Quilt Club re-invited Doug Giddings back on February 24, 2012 and presented him with over 40 pillowcases and 8 small quilts plus some stuffed animals, the value of which is over $1000. Doug was quite surprised at the amount of goodwill that was given to help the children of Idaho County and that the quilt club will continue to support the need of this program in the future.

Life

Everlee Ann Akins

Roy and Karen Akins are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Everlee Ann Akins, born Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:54pm in McCall. Everlee weighed 7lbs 11oz, and was 20 ½ inches long. She will join her big brother Boden in the Akins Family. Grandparents are Lee and Brenda Akins of Jerome, ID and Cyd and Curt Morris of Caldwell, ID, and Greg Powers of Buhl, ID. We are all excited to welcome the newest member of our family!

Guess Who

Thanks to Rocke Wilson for all the Salmon River photos. Send your old photos to Rocke Wilson at [email protected].

If you live in another com-munity besides Riggins and have a Guess Who! you would like to share, let Rocke or The Current News know!

Spirituality and the Arts at St. Gertrude presents

Palouse Choral Society Chamber Choir

Sunday, March 18 at 4 p.m. in the chapelMonastery of St. Gertrude, 465 Keuterville Road, Cottonwood, ID 83522

For more information call 208-962-2000. This event is FREE.

Assembly of God Cliff Scheline 630-4444Worship Sunday 9:30am, 10:45am & 6pmLittle Salmon River Bible Church 628-3684 Sunday 9am, llam and 6pm

Latter-Day Saints Roger Blackner 628-3642 Worship Sunday l0am-1pm

Riggins Christian Fellowship Andrea Bergin, Pastor Saturday 4pm service “The church with no back row”

Salmon River Community Church Pastor Jim Thibideaux 628-4043 Sunday 9:45 & 11 amSt. Jerome’s Catholic Church Father John Gathungu634-5474Confession 8:30am Worship Saturday 9am

Christian Women’s Book Discussion GroupWed 10am-11:30am at the Heritage Center

Riggins Church Services

“The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.”

- W. C. Fields quotes (American Comic and Actor, 1880-1946)

Shari Marek and Doug Giddings hold the Keeping Kids Safe quilts.


Savages Win State Basketball Consolation Trophy

Tucker Boyd, Ty Richerson, and Johnnie Shepherd, 7th Grade Team Mangers

The Salmon River Savages won the fourth place consolation trophy at State basketball tournament play in Caldwell on March 3. The Savages played three games and bested two of the teams in pure Savage style. The first game of the tournament paired the Castleford Wolves (12-9) with Salmon River Savages (18-4) in what should have been a win for Salmon River if you look at records alone. However, the Sav-ages started out slow and the Wolves took advantage and outscored Salmon River by 11 points in the first half. The second half brought a different Savage team and Castleford couldn’t handle the pres-sure. The Savages brought it back up within two points, but missed rebounds and free throws ensured a win for Castleford. Losing this game automatically put the Savages in the consolation bracket. Leading scorers for this game were Charlie Shepherd (10) and Leighton VanderEsch (13). Charlie also had 6 steals. Castleford led in rebounds taking 55% of the total rebounds. Salmon River only shot 2 of 14 three-pointers (14%).Seth Lunceford, Salmon River High School Math Teacher, said after the game, “There was so much stress; it caused ulcers in my stomach”. The Savages had a relatively huge crowd with people supporting the team from Riggins to Horseshoe Bend, Caldwell, Boise, Council, Tri-Valley, and New Meadows. The fans were loud, and mostly respect-ful. Sandi VanderEsch won the Sportsmanship Award for being an outstanding fan and supporting the team throughout the season. Friday, March 2 the Savages played the Rockland Bulldogs (12-11). Senior Cade Hollon did not start due to severe stomach flu, but Salmon River started this game with an early set of 3 pointers by Charlie Shepherd and a 2 pointer by VanderEsch to take an early lead and rally the team. Savages led by big margins, but Rockland came back to within 8 by halftime. The Savages continued to show their finesse and had a better all around game than game #1 and another set of 3-pointers from Jimmy Shepherd helped secure the game. The final score was 57-37 with VanderEsch as the leader in rebounds (13) points (17). Charlie Shepherd had 15 points and McCoy Hale ended the game with 9 points. The team tallied ten 3-pointers for the game. The fans again showed their spirit and made a lot of noise when the girls, Hannah Munson and Ashley Cereghino, were put into the game.The consolation game paired the Savages against the Sho-Ban Chiefs. The Chiefs beat Kootenai Warriors in a rough, close game the day be-fore, so Coach Shepherd knew he had to change things up a bit. The Savages started out playing hard and fast and went to the big guys, Ethan Couie and McCoy Hale, early. At one point the Savages were

up 19 points on the Chiefs. In the 3rd quarter the Chiefs best player, Tanner Samora, hit several three pointers (for a total of five 3-pointers and tournament record) to bring the Chiefs within four points. Savages again picked up the pace and made crucial shots underneath. The final score was 62-51. VanderEsch contributed 23 points, 11 rebounds; Hale worked for 8 rebounds and 16 points; and Couie ended his high school career with 7 rebounds and 10 points. The Savages last two games were played extremely well and shot very well all around. Leighton VanderEsch said after the tournament, “Don’t worry about the past mis-takes, but worry about the future goals for the team.” The

Savages had one of the youngest groups of players in the tour-nament with the average grade being 10.4 years.

Above Charlie Shepherd goes up for two. Bottom Lerft, McCoy Hale, Cheer-leaders Blacke Simonson, Jordyn Hackler & Lisa Avila. Senior Cade Hol-lon with family Mikaila, Michelle & Mark. Leigh-ton Vander Esch with teh jumper and Senior Ethan Couie wiht Parents Ruth & Aaron

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