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Many hours I’ve watched your waters, Tumbling to their journey’s end;Day by day I’ve seen them wander, As thought seeking long lost friends.How I love to gaze upon you, As your waves go dashing byAnd to hear your eddies murmur, Mystic stories from on high.

Year by year I’ve watched you travel, Headed for some distant sea;Rushing past me in a hurry, Leaving thoughts of things to be.In my pensive moods I wonder, From what source your waters come––Be not selfish, mighty river, Do not keep your secret mum.

I’ve sought you in the springtime, When your crests were rolling high;And your waves, in mighty billows, Tossed and reached toward the sky;As though mighty giants wished to Fan your angry waves to wrath–And no one tried to calm you, Puny mortals would not dare.

I have seen you in the summer, Slipping by in lazy mood;Softly creeping through the darkness, Stealing past the point I stood.But caught your glowing water, Calmly gliding, ‘round the bend’And I wondered, in amazement, Will your journey ever end?

I have envied your in winter, When the world was all at rest;As you never stopped or faltered Ever faithful to your quest–Flowing onward, ever onward, With no thought of rest or care‘Till your waters meet the ocean, And the story’s ended there.

Men have floated on your waters, They’ve explored from end to end–Still they never return homeward, By the way they did descend.For your waterfalls and canyons, And your rapids, swift and strong,Find them weak and quite bewildered As your might they would disarm.

From your waters have come pleasures Where my happy days were spent,Holding in my heart great treasures, There my idle hours I lent.You have fed my hungry body, Brought the driftwood to my door,That the winters might not harm me, While I lingered on your shore.

Oh, river of might and beauty, Let me linger by your side,While I whisper to your secrets, To no one else I can confide.Let me watch your laughing waters, There to dream away the hours,And enjoy the comforts brought me, End my days in peaceful bowers.

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Roll on, roll on, mighty Salmon, Mystic “River of No Return;”Through these mighty hills, eternal, Let your ways be ever stern.Buried in the deepest canyons, Gliding on with no concern–Ever Idaho’s greatest treasure Valiant “River of No Return.”

April 27, 1939 -Robert G. Bailey , Lewiston ID

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Opinion • Thoughts • Ideas

The Little Stuff is Big Stuff-Richelle Barger

Growing up in a small town we always joked that nothing ever happened, but the rumors made up for it. This small town is not unlike it. Rumors are, well, entertaining...especially when they are about you. Sometimes I hope they come true, sometimes, I’m glad they aren’t. What more can you do but laugh and be entertained?

The difference between this small town and that one is that there is always something going on here! We are full of festivity and celebration!

Central Idaho is an amazing place. One minute there is back bit-ing drama, the next, everyone is coming together to help each other defeat a common enemy. Sometimes that enemy is health issues, a natural disaster, budget cuts, declining enrollment or another educational dilema.

In that regard, Ed Jameson gives us some educational ideas to think about. New Meadows is proactive and has their annual SAVES Putt for Life & Auction Benefit and the (Go) Moe Ben-efit in Riggins is also in the works for June 23.

Sometimes it isn’t an enemy at all. See F.W. Ford’s column in the View. People love to come together for a celebration.

Big plans are everywhere. New Meadows has started a Chamber of Commerce. Riggins hosts the Big Water Blowout June 2. The World Jet Boat Races donated money to the Chamber and the football team and are planning for another local race for next year. White Bird hosts the Just for the Hill of it bike race on June 9.

Summer, despite the weather, is in full swing! Mark your calen-dars for some good hometown fun, merriment, beer drinking, hoola hooping and music.

Everyone is invited. You just have to choose what you will at-tend.

Community events are a great time to let bygones be bygones and work towards a common goal.

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. The 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 offer 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 • Janitor Richelle Barger

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ContributorsEd Jameson - PoliticsEd Pramuk - Music ShoshannahHollon - MotheringMariah Crump - YogaJack Kappas - Living in Paradise

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LttPCosmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Commentary/Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Spring & Children Bloom like Irises . . . 4Guess Who . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Riggins Senior Activity Days . . . . . . . . . 4Quilts of Valor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5The View: Canyon Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Big . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Things your Vet won’t tell You . . . . 3Today’s Dare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Epley’s River Fun merges with NWV . . 12Big Water Blowout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Youthfest - Kamiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Riggins A.S.K. Summer Schedule . . . . . 13Hot Summer Nights update . . . . . . . . . . 13Summer Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11The Good Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Gloria Dawson Teats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A Tale of Two Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Hole in the Wall Art Show . . . . . . . . . . 8Yoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Inspire to be Inspired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Dream Big...READ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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reminded.If you have a dare you would like to pose to the community,

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CONTENTS Politics

American Federation of Teach-ers president Randi Weingar-ten supplied the title while on a weekend talk-show. She was referring to education op-portunities in this nation be-ing dependent upon the state and communities in which the students live. She is abso-lutely right, but should it be that way? Should school kids be educated by the whims of what locals think adequate or legitimate knowledge is, rather than by the world of proven internationally recognized and accepted education standards?What both angers and disillu-sions me about education to-day is it has become one of the Republican “whipping-boys” to be held liable for the finan-cial repercussions of our cur-rent man-made depression. We will get over the worst of this depression in a few decades…perhaps. In comparison, let’s look at Europe’s nearly six hun-dred year depression referred to as the “Dark-Ages.”Charles the Great (742-814 AD), customarily called Char-lemagne believed education would help Europe to become modern and literate. He be-lieved that the standardization of law throughout his empire would strengthen the confi-dence of the people in their system of government. He was responsible for the cultural

and educational growth by send-ing Catholic

bishops throughout Europe for the sole purpose of build-ing schools and educating the people. He knew that educa-tion was the seed-corn that Eu-rope required to grow itself out of the depression, if the misery of the Dark-Ages was ever to someday end. Charlemagne constructed the intellectual, cultural and social foundation from which Otto the Great formed the Holy Roman Em-pire and what is known today as The First Reich, which last-ed until 1806. Yes, there were causes to the collapse of the Roman Empire which initialized the Dark-Ag-es; but Charlemagne didn’t be-lieve making the children, the elderly and the indigent pay for something they didn’t cause. Charlemagne, as I see it, left that attitude for the Paul Ryan Republicans and State Departments of Education to accomplish 1300 years after his death.Jon Huntsman Jr., a for-mer Utah governor and ambassador to China, has been willing to say the unsayable about the G.O.P. — namely, that it is becoming the “anti-science party.” Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, recently made headlines by dismissing evolution as “just a theory.” (NYT

8-28-2011, Paul Kug-man)My whole point is: The western world was given an education system in the eighth century by one of the very few visionaries alive, then. Republicans today have chosen to infect that system by compromising the children’s futures, while guaranteeing the wealthy a tax reduction. Is this criminal?

From the Desk of Ed Jameson, New Meadows “It’s Not About Some, It’s About All.”

Commentary

• Fire pans required for all open fires inside the River Corridor• Portable toilets mandatory where restrooms not provided• No driving off road or parking on beaches• High wind area, secure loose items when leaving camp• All human waste and garbage must be packed out• Camping limited to 14 days in a 30 day period

Salmon River Ethics

Lands administered by the BLM are subject to certain regulations to protect the river environment and reduce conflict among users. Bureau of Land Management would like to remind the public of basic regulations pertaining to the Lower Salmon River Corridor. These regulations are designed to enhance your experience and protect the Salmon River. Please help by doing your part in keeping the Salmon River clean and protecting the quality of experience to all who visit this special place. Thanks for your stewardship.

Enjoy your public lands!

For more information please contact: Jeremy Harris,

BLM Salmon River Ranger208-962-3796

1) If you have an emergency, by all means say so. If you just ask to talk with a veterinarian, it may be several hours before we have a chance to call you back. This may be too late. If you make an appointment for a sick animal, and the animal becomes much worse quickly, please call back and ask to be seen ASAP. In the case of poi-sonings, time does matter.2) If, however, you just want to be seen faster than your sched-uled appointment, but your pet is not in dire straits, please don’t call and lie. Sometimes moving your appointment means putting off treatment for a very ill animal.3) If your cow, horse, sheep, goat, dog, cat or other animal has been sick for several days, please don’t call after hours and demand that we see the animal “right now or it is going to die.” If it is now that sick, we probably aren’t going to be able to save it anyway.4) If you have a horse, please own a horse trailer. Also, teach your horse to load in the trailer under any circumstances. Cer-tain problems, like colic, may need referral to a large facil-ity right away. Trying to track down your neighbor/father-in-law/brother to borrow their truck and trailer does no one any good. Also, sometimes we are really busy and bring-ing the horse to us will save you several hours, and possibly your horse’s life.5) If you have a question, please ask. We don’t always know your background, your experience or your financial situation. What seems com-monplace or common sense to us may not occur to you.6) If you don’t understand a diagnosis, treatment recom-mendations, or other options, please say so. Everyone learns in a different manner, and maybe how your vet explains something just doesn’t “click.” We need you to fully under-stand what is going on, so you can make the best decisions for your animal and your family.7) Good veterinarians are like a good restaurant – sometimes there is a bit of a wait to be seen. It takes time to examine a patient, formulate a diagno-sis, and create a treatment plan. In some ways, fast medicine is like fast food – impersonal, low quality, and the service is

terrible.8) If your animal has a reaction to a medication, vaccine or topical product, please let us know right away. Sometimes there are things that can be done to reduce the severity of the reaction. At the very least, we need to know so we can re-cord that fact, and prevent a re-currence. If you are a new cli-ent to us, and your pet has had a reaction to a certain product in the past, please let us know at that first visit.9) Obtaining products can take time. It is a good idea to contact your veterinarian for a refill when you have about a week’s worth of meds left. Sometimes we cannot obtain that particular product from our supplier due to a shortage , and we need time to find an alternative. If you need sev-eral hundred doses of cattle vaccine, Friday afternoon isn’t always the best time to pop in to your local veterinarian. We may not have everything you need. Calling a couple days in advance can save everyone a headache.10) Patience is a virtue. Most veterinary clinics are very busy. We do our best to provide top-notch care to everyone, but we are only human. We can have bad days, lose our temper, and make mistakes. Sometimes we work when we are so tired we cannot see straight, or so sick we cannot think straight. Sometimes we are just emo-tionally drained, because we put so much of ourselves into our work. If you have a little patience with your vet when he/she is not on top of their game, they are more likely to have a little more patience with you when you are not at the top of your game, either.

10 Things Your Vet Won’t Tell You- Kim Heezen, DVM

The May 2012 issue of Readers Digest has an article entitled “50 secrets your vet won’t tell you.” The article is interesting, but seems to have a “big-city” slant. I agree with about 70% of it, and thought of some other things that could have been included.

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Mommy’s Mantras

When it gets light outside I am headed out to dig in the dirt. Until then I will sip my tea and listen to the creek whispering, and the kids breathing, asleep in their beds.Spring is time to massage the ground. I can’t even think about anything else. My body can’t keep up with my mind, but then again, I am seven months pregnant with my fourth child!That is why I identify with my Mother Earth right now. We are bursting forth with ripe, budding life! Nothing can hold back the growth or change occurring within and springing without. My soul is barefoot and running through the tall grass! My body, how-ever, is moving slowly and surely around the yard with a shovel in hand and plans spill-ing out of my garden-gloved fingers.My little plants, so tender in the morning sun, remind me of my sweet daughters. Chil-dren are our gift. We are theirs. It consumes my life with its abundance. Every word they say, and unique thought that is expressed, is a wonder to me.Like, the other day when we were putting wire baskets around our little fruit trees, to protect them from the deer....and the new puppy. We made

quite a produc-tion, as only adults can do, and our three year old, Tenesee Rose, fol-lowed us to every tree, watching as we placed the tall cages around the budding trees. We hammered stakes in the edges to hold them down against the wind and occasional playing children. We talked about how long they would last and how we’d have to

pull them up to mow prop-erly. We paid little mind to our small shadow, as she played and jumped around us, watch-ing all the while. On the last one, she breathed a deep sigh of relief and placed her hands on her hips, proclaiming loud-ly, “Whew! Now they won’t get out!”My husband and I laughed heartily as we looked at the curious expression on her rosy face. She had no idea why that was funny, and all I could think about was a little peach blossomed tree picking up its roots, like a frilly skirt and running for it’s life!!It aches me as she ages and I know those childish com-ments will vanish like spring. I want to hold her chubby little hand forever, and yet I want to see her grow into a willow of a young lady, and flit off into the world, touching it with her grace and grandeur.It’s like looking at a dogwood tree, in bloom. I stare at the delicate pink blossoms and try to fix their variegated colors in my mind. The slender, smooth gray bark and perfectly formed leaves, framing the short-lived beauty of the flowers. I know that I can’t look at it forever, and that in a few short weeks it will vanish into summer foli-age.

We can’t force time’s hand in either direction. And, it always seems as if we are trying to do one or the other. Some days don’t get over fast enough. There is dread and worry to accompany a pending house payment or a visit with a dis-agreeing acquaintance. Some days don’t slow down enough. Like the second day of a baby’s life. She unfolds softly, like a flower, and all we do is lay there and watch her sleeping. So that’s who was in there, this whole time! It’s amazing to be-hold.When I get old and gray and my day is dusking, I will look forward with unknown tenta-tiveness. But, I will look back with assured merriment at the lives we have been blessed to create and share in. I will see the garden of my life, fruiting all around me. My worry will be gone from me as I look into the sage eyes of my great -grandchildren, and know that mine has been a journey of fulfilled contentment.I will rock back and forth on my porch swing and smell the apple blossoms perfum-ing the night air. I will listen to the sounds of laughter and the crackle of the campfire. I will watch the healthy glow of young faces as they race back and forth through the grass and around the trees that I have planted in years gone by. I won’t fret as I hold my hus-band’s warm hand, when he sits down beside me. We will have done all there is to do, and enjoyed it, as much as hu-manly possible. I will hold it all, gently in my mind, to sing me to sleep in the end.But for now I will go out and dig in the dirt and await the giggle of the girls, telling me they are awake, and ready to enjoy their day. I will remind them, again, to water their lit-tle seeds that they have plant-ed. My little sweet three-year-old has an Iris that bloomed overnight. I can’t wait to see the look on her face!

Spring & Children Bloom like Irises- Shoshannah Hollon

Riggins Senior Activity DaysSalmon River Senior Activity Day will be this Thursday, May 31 at the Riggins Community Center (IOOF Hall) starting at 1-4pm. Bring your favorite game or puzzle. For more informa-tion contact Corey at 628-3344 for questions or a ride. This will be the last Activity Day until September and will be held the third Thursday of every month.

Brushy Flats Reunion June 9-Jeannie Fitch

The Brushy Flat Reunion will meet next Saturday, June 9, at noon MDST in the Riggins City Park for an afternoon of visiting and reminiscing. A dinner hosted by the Rebekah Lodge will be held in the Riggins Community Center, formerly IOOF Hall, at 5pm. The Brushy Flat Reunion, which was started by Donoha Herman and Louise Garner in 1995 and taken over by Roy Ken-nedy in 1999, includes alumni from Riggins High School as the two schools consolidated in 1941. Nearly 25 classmates will be coming from Idaho, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona.

Chamber discusses the Millennials, Money & Wifi

The Chamber of Commerce discussed the next generation of tourists as being the “Millennials.” This group is consistently “plugged-in” and according to Amy Sinclair, has a difficult time not accessing their iPhone, Android or other digital device to access information. The group mentioned that Riggins may be at a disadvantage because of our spotty cell phone coverage lo-cally, however, most businesses in the area do have a website.Lisa D Jenkins, who is working with the NCITA is pulling to-gether a list of businesses where tourists can access free wifi. If you would like to be on the list. Contact Lisa at [email protected] World Jet Boat Committee presented the Chamber’s Jet

Boat Race committee with $3500 as their portion of the profit from the races and as reimbursement for sending two people to the World Race last year. The World Race Committee also donated $750 to the Salmon River football team. Left Shirley Strother (Secretary) ac-cepts donation from, Kim Friend, Michelle Simpson, Kyla Sawyer of the Worlds; Karen Savage (VP) & Cathy Tummelson (Treasurer). Not pic-tured, Vicky Lowe (President).

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The Pinehurst Quilters presented Quilts of Valor to eleven Salmon River area veterans on May 14 at the American Legion Meeting. The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a nationwide group that was begun in 2003 by Catherine Roberts in Seaford, Delaware. When her son re-turned from his deployment in Iraq, she wanted to welcome him home with love and gratitude. She has since linked quilters in a national effort to cover all returning service men and women touched by war. These quilts say, “Thank you for your service, sacrifice and valor.” As of February 2012 over 65,000 Quilts of Valor have been given to veterans nationwide. The ser-vicemen that received quilts from the quilters in our area were Robert Smothers WWII Army;

Doug Crump WWII Marine; Don Norris WWII Army; Joe Wilson WWII Army; Ace Barton WWII Army; Hugh Fulton WWII Navy; Dale Rainwater WWII Navy; Bob Wisdom WWII USAAF; Bill Gortsema WWII Army; Bob Schultz Korea Airforce and Mato Bogan Korea Marine. The Pinehurst Quilters are continuing to contribute to the Quilts of Valor by making more quilts for our local service men and wom-en. Their goal is to make a quilt for each of the veterans here in the Salmon River Canyon.If you know of a veteran that doesn’t belong to the American Legion here in Riggins, please contact Ruby Darwin at 628-2363 to give her their information.

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Bob Herman and Loretta Wilson were married on May 25, 1952 at the Catholic Church in Riggins by Father Lahey. Attending were Genevive Poxleitner as maid of honr, Rita (Wilson) Roakey as bridesmaid and Jack Herman as best man. Carol Ryan was the flower girl. They started their life together living at North Riggins and later moved to their current home at 126 Barn Road just south of Pollock. They had three children, Clifford Herman who is deceased, Rita Herman of Orofino and Vickie Sears who lives at Harpster. They have 7 grand-children and 7 great grand children.

Bob made a living as a millworker, logger and a ranch hand, retiring in 1993. Loretta was a homemaker, delivered gas and enjoyed traveling wih the Fish and Game clipping fins on fish for several summers. They love camping, fishing, hunting, telling fishing and hunting tails, spending time at the cabin and visiting with family and friends.

Because of Bob’s current health problems, we are unable to have a celebration but Bob and Loretta would enjoy visits from friends and family as a way of honoring their 60 years together. Please call ahead to confirm that Bob is up to having visitors that day.

Robert (Bob) & Loretta (Wilson) Herman60 Year Anniversary

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4:30pm Yoga at Heritage Center

8 f ridayBest Friends Day • World Ocean Day

9 saturdayBrushy Flat Reunion Noon Riggins

City Park1pm Mini Golf Tournament S.A.V.E.S.

the Day - New Meadows

11 mondayKing Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)3pm American Legion Meeting6:30pm Urban Renewal Meeting -

City Hall 7pm A.S.K. Board Meeting7pm City Council Meeting - City Hall

12 tuesday10-11am Fit & Fall Proof at SR Com-

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

ChurchNoon Senior Lunch at IOOF Hall2:30pm Rebekahs at IOOF Hall4:30pm Yoga at Heritage Center5:30pm Biggest Loser at Assembly of

God7pm Alcoholics Anonymom - Assem-

bly of God Church

13 wednesday1877 - Young warriors, distributed by

the prospect of being forced away from their homelands, left the Tolo Lake encampment and killed several settlers along the Salmon River.*

14 thursdayFlag Day

10-11am Fit & Fall Proof at SR Com-munity Church

4:30pm Yoga at Heritage Center

16 saturdayInternational Day of the African ChildSalmon River Art Guild Art Show at

White Bird Days

17 sundayBunker Hill Day • World Day to Combat

Desertification & DroughtHappy Fathers Day!1877-The Nez Perce defeated the

U.S. Army and its volunteers at the first battle of the war at White Bird Canyon.

White Bird Days & White Bird Rodeo

18 monday6pm JSD 243 School Board Meeting

19 tuesdayJuneteenth • Emancipation Day (Texas)10-11am Fit & Fall Proof at SR Com-

munity Church10am SR Art Guild - White Bird11am 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 Anonymom - Assem-

bly of God Church

20 wednesdayWorld Refugee DayNoon SR Chamber MeetingAmerican Legion Auxiliary Meeting-

Riggins6pm SR Gun Club HCNRC Building

- Riggins

21 thursdayAlban Heruin • Litha • Sumer Solstice

Calendar

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

Email your group information to us at

[email protected]

Local Meeting ScheduleTo get your event in the Calendar of Events call the Current at 628-2340,

or email us at [email protected] - see music happenings on p 8-9 all times are local.

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

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

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 is in session

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

Yoga Class meets Tuesday, Thursday 4:30pmat the Heritage Center.

Riggins, Idaho


-F. W. Ford, Riggins

In the canyon, in the spring, you don’t have to stop to smell the flowers. The early blooms and their fragrance are everywhere. Even when we take our glorious spring for granted, our visitors re-mind us how lovely and spe-cial our area is.It is hard to realize that much of the world’s population has not seen this kind of spring or the clear, blue skies, rushing water and open spaces that we have year round. It is even harder to understand how that lack of environmental bounty can adversely impact peoples’ lives. There is, how-ever, evidence and research to suggest that where people live greatly impacts how they live.Look what happened here: in spite of losing the sawmill and the accompanying logging jobs, our community was able to reinvent itself as a recre-ational mecca. Everything we have draws visitors: rafting, boating, fishing, hunting, hik-ing, and camping in the Eden-like peacefulness. Add to that our springtime communal excitements: Jet Boat Races,

Rodeo, and Big Water Blow-out and you have a paradise. The reinvention did not re-establish what we had before. Nor did it happen without tre-mendous effort by far-sighted and willing volunteers. But it happened and it created a “new normal” for those who were willing to stick it out and try a new life in the Salmon River Canyon. Have we ever considered, however, why those efforts were successful? Certainly te-nacity was a huge factor. But without our magnificent can-yon we would have had noth-ing upon which to build. Just as the forests supported the mill and the loggers, our can-yon supports our recreation industry.Most of us here do not own the symbols associated with great wealth. Yet our environ-ment has given us everything we need to live wonderfully well. We can grow our food, exercise, breathe clean air, have access to good water, not only for living, but also for recreation. We can com-pletely entertain ourselves—

which we do very well.In thoroughbred racing the biggest event is known as “The Triple Crown:” the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. Perhaps in Riggins we should call our spring event “The Triple Spring:” The Jet-Boat Race, Rodeo and Big Water Blowout. Here we don’t go from racetrack to racetrack, but from race to rodeo to raft, and we have the advantage of not needing to leave our can-yon to do it.Many visitors come to share in these events of April, May, and June, and we welcome their participation. But first these events celebrate our community and its residents and the things we all love to do. The Salmon River and its environs are the most impor-tant part of living here. That sharing makes us a true spring destination, away from the cold and later spring of our higher elevation neighbors.

So before this season is over for another year, and we move into our gardens and our summer festivities, let us take a moment to reflect on the bounty and the grandeur of this place we call home. It shelters us in many ways; it allows us to create a healthy, wide-open lifestyle that all the world’s wealth could not duplicate. Best of all, sharing

it with others only enriches our own lives. What more could we possibly ask?

Canyon Spring The View From Here View

WINCHESTER18th Annual

Open RodeoSat. & Sun., June 30 & July 1

Starts at 2pm each dayArena in The Pines - Winchester, Idaho

Rodeo Stock provided by Bar X Rodeos of Asotin, Wash.

$8,000 Added Money plus Pot Payback & 1st Place Silver Buckles in ALL events.

EVENT - ENTRY FEES - (ADDED MONEY)

• Open Breakaway - $40 ($500)• Women’s Open Barrel Racing -

$40 ($600)• JR. Bull Riding, 15-17 - $55 ($500)• JR. Barrels, 10-15 - $30 ($300)• JR. Calf Riding, 9 & under - $20

($200)

• SR. Bull Riding, 18 & older - $70 ($1000)

• Bareback Riding - $60 ($1,000)• Calf Roping - $40 ($600)• Steer Riding, 10-14 - $30 ($500)• Saddle Bronc Riding - $60 ($1,000)• Team Roping - $40 ($600)

• PeeWee Barrels, 9 & under - $15 ($200)

• Mutton Bustin’, 50 lbs. & under - $10 ($400)

• Chute Doggin - $40 ($200)

ENTRIES ARE OPEN June 18 & 19 Call (208) 924-6247, 7am-9pmFor Information Contact: Janell (208) 924-6247

All contestants pay $7 Office Charge at the GateSat., June 30: Main Street Parade @ 10:30am - Cowboy Breakfast @ 7-9am at the

Community Center - Rodeo at 2pmSun., July 1: Slack @ 9am - Cowboy Church at 10am - Rodeo @ 2pm

An Old Fashioned ‘Hang On The Fence’ Family Rodeo

Gloria Dawson Teats Exhibiting in Riggins

Gloria Dawson Teats, an oil artist, from the Slate Creek-Nut Ba-sin area, is also familiar with other media including watercolor, pastels, acrylics and some sculpture. She has been involved in art since 1977 when she signed up for her first art class after her son went off to first grade. She studied art through Walla Walla Com-munity college and later taught classes. She has shown her work in galleries and art shows throughout the Northwest. Gloria is a member of the Salmon River Art Guild and has taught various workshops and classes to experienced and (non-experienced) artists. Gloria’s love of Salmon River country shines through her art. Dawson Teats, will be showing her art work at Sterling Bank for the month of June.

Well, this time last year “Old Man River” was really jerking our chain when it came to high water and salmon. I don’t about you, but last year I had the worst salm-on season ever. Three months of 60+ thousand cfs, and the latest peak high water recorded: third week of June on the big Salmon River pretty much “burnt my ba-con” when it came to fishing for Spring Chinook! We paid our fish karma dues last salmon sea-son. Looks like we might be hit’n payday this year! I think the 70+ thousand cfs the Salmon River reached this April was the earliest high water I know of!? Possible latest 2011 and earliest 2012 high water peaks recorded on Idaho’s River of No Return. Seems a little strange to me.

Now it looks like the big river and the Little Salmon River are clear-ing up and dropping fast, and thousands of Kings are headed our way! I checked the fish counts this morning. jack counts are down, but adult Spring Chinook are approaching 50 thousand over Lower Granite Dam. That’s Damn Good! Yahoo! Fish-Hog Heaven!

It is possible that the Little Salm-on River might be so low and clear, fishermen will reach early harvest quotas and the Fish and Game will lower the daily bag limit to keep the season going longer. But right now things are looking good for a decent Chi-nook salmon season! This salmon run might not be as big as predict-

ed, but I think good river condi-tions will make for a good catch. “Give me one Chinook a day, and my fishing blues will go away!”

I hooked my first salmon this sea-son the other day at the mouth of the Little Salmon. Had a good fight, but it broke me off. I wasn’t very sad, I was a little actually glad. Got the kinks worked out! The fellow fishing next to me caught a “cookie cutter” keeper (27-29 inches) on his first cast.

FISH GUTS:

It is important to educate all fish-ermen that the BEST place for fish guts is in the river current!! Throw your fish guts back in the river. Adds nutrients and food for other river critters, and is part of the natural river life cycle. Do not put fish guts in the local dump-sters! Rotting salmon reeks…Not very neighborly.

I think the Riggins City Council should pass a city ordinance pro-hibiting fish guts in any dump-sters within city limits!

Do not leave fish guts on shore/land anywhere as it can kill our dogs from salmon poisoning.

So, keep your hooks sharp. Fish-on my friends, Fish-on!

I can’t wait to have Bar-B-Q’d Rapid River King Chinook Salm-on with fresh veggies and fruit grown in my garden on a warm Riggins summer evening!

Fishing & Fish Guts-Jack Kappas


May31thursday

Bottom LineVigilantes • Donnelly

Dr. Drew with Fast Eddie

Crusty’s • McCall

June

2saturday

Jimmie BivinsSalmon River Brewery • McCall

3sunday

B4ZeroCrusty’s • McCall

6wednesday

B4ZeroCrusty’s • McCall

9saturday

The BillygoatsSalmon River Brewery • McCall

10 sunday

Kory QuinnCrusty’s • McCall

13wednesday

Mark Ranson & The Mostest


16saturday

Justin LatrinoSalmon River Brewery • McCall

Bottom LineWhite Bird Days

17sunday

Ras Hoon (Voice of Reason)


20wednesday

Jimmie BivinsCrusty’s • McCall

Bottom LineSi Bueno

21thursday

Bottom Line Vigilantes

23saturday

Reilly CoyoteSalmon River Brewery • McCall

24sunday

The Great ApesCrusty’s • McCall

27wednesday

Innocent ManCrusty’s • McCall

30saturday

Buster BlueSRB • McCall

Bottom Line Si Bueno Parking Lot

WHITE BIRD DAYSART SHOW AND SALE

Sat. June 16IOOF Hall, White Bird

8AM to 3PM (PDT)The SALMON RIVER ART GUILD

proudly presents a members show & sale.

Free Admission Silent Auction • Arts & Crafts tables

Live Art DemonstrationsSRAG “Paints the Town”

“People’s Choice” Award [email protected]

208-839-2414 or 839-2305Established in 1964

The Central Idaho Art Associa-tion (CIAA) will be hosting the Hole in the Wall Art Show and Sale on Monday, July 2nd and Tuesday, July 3rd at the Holes Mini Mall in Grangeville. The hours for this show will be 9:00 to 5:00 both days, and the public is invited to attend.

Members of the CIAA are invit-ed to show and sell their work. There is no limit to the number of pieces which can be submit-ted, however, those displaying their art will be responsible for bringing supplies necessary for hanging or accommodating their pieces.

Those who wish to enter the show but are not CIAA mem-bers can pay the annual $10 dues to treasurer, Ellamae Holes, at 525 Elk Street, Grangeville, ID 83530, or can pay at the door

when submitting art work at 9:00 on July 2nd. There is no entry fee. A 10% commission on sales will go to the CIAA for support of the organization. For questions, call Ellamae at 208-983-0466.

Lewiston

A Tale of Two CitiesTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens’ masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audienc-es, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub.

After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look for-ward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Mis-erables.

LCTheatre.orgPerforming Now through June 3, 2012

Lewiston Civic Theatre Presents

Rated PG

Directed by

Fred Dole

www.LCTheatre.org (208) 746-3401

Main Stage ShowtimesThursday-Saturday:

House Opens 7:00pm Show Begins 7:30pm

Sunday Matinee: House Opens 1:30pm Show Begins 2:00pm

Phot

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Ste

ve H

anks

Grangeville

Hole in the Wall Art Show

Riggins Auto

Salvage & Tow

New & Used Parts

Auto & Truck Repair

Tune Up & Brakes

Air - condition Service

m-f 9am - 5pmsat 9am-3pm

208-628-3535

Bert & Kate’s Cattleman’spresent• •

628-3195 Daily Specials • Homemade almost everything!

Big Water Blowout special

Roasted Garlic 8 oz Prime Rib Dip

Sandwich Watch for our upcoming BBQ in June!


I was recently making the rounds of various McCall music playing establishments chatting with owners and staff in hopes that maybe my sharp wit would cause them to for-get to charge me for the beers I was drinking. Fat chance, these people are way too sharp for such obvious tactics.The general theme of discus-sion was that music, in its proper place and done right, has the ability to make an eve-ning, a visit out, SPECIAL. It can take things over the top. It can ease your woes, make you happy, stimulate your desire to do the funky chicken, cre-ate a memory that lasts forever, it can turn the ordinary into something extraordinary. Sort of like hamburger helper.But I am told the decision to put music into rotation is not something that simplifies a business’s existence. There are so many factors to consider, from paying the bills to keep-ing customers happy, so from a management perspective, mu-sic can really complicate mat-ters. Why is that you ask?Some musicians can be real tools. They show up late. They are too lazy to put the event on Facebook. They turn up the volume until the paint peels. They might treat the staff like peons, or perhaps they drink too much and the performance suffers. It’s appalling, but fortu-nately it is not a very common occurrence. But at the end of the day, musicians expect and

deserve to be compensated beyond tips and tacos. As one owner put it, when was the last time an employee agreed to wash dishes just for the fun of it?As with so many things, it has to work for everyone. The ven-ue, the musicians, everyone has to pitch in and deliver. Because if they don’t, YOU, the listener, will be unhappy. And then it all goes down in flames.So cheers to those establish-ments who do it right. When it works, boy does it work! That said, as the summer cal-endar firms up, I can say with total authority that the follow-ing venues will provide you with unlimited entertainment throughout the summer with-out you having to do more than just show up. Picks of the SummerCrusty’s, Sundays, WednesdaysSalmon River Brewery, Satur-daysShore Lodge, Sundays, Mon-daysThat’s five shows a week and four nights out of seven, not bad for a little town in the middle of the mountains. And these probably aren’t the only places with music, just the ones I know of. Long live music and those that support it!Thanks for listening! “Fast” Eddie Pramuk, [email protected]

23saturday

Reilly CoyoteSalmon River Brewery • McCall

24sunday

The Great ApesCrusty’s • McCall

27wednesday

Innocent ManCrusty’s • McCall

30saturday

Buster BlueSRB • McCall

Bottom Line Si Bueno Parking Lot

- Ed Pramuk, McCall

ProcessComer aquí!

McCall, ID634-2270

Open at 11amSun-Thurs until 9pmFri & Sat until 10pm

Join us for great Mexican food!

!

The Good Noise

208.839.2777 White Bird

1-866-830-2777208-839-2777

White Bird, Idahowww.canyon-house.com

2-bedroom Suite

Sleeps 6: king-size bed, a double bed

and bunk beds.Direct TV, phone, BBQ, furnished

Don’t wait until the last minute!

Get on the ball!Get the word out!

Advertise your event!Buy two ads, get the third free! 628-2340

People want to plan for your event. They can’t plan with only 3 days advance notice!At The Current News we need your to help us advertise your event!If you advertise in advance, and get the word out 45 days early, buy two ads, we’ll give you the third ad, right before your event, for free!Small print: Must be the same ad. Updates and minor changes are allowed. Payment

must be received for the cost of two ads before the third ad will run.


River

• Fire pans required for all open fires inside the River Corridor• Portable toilets mandatory where restrooms not provided• No driving off road or parking on beaches• High wind area, secure loose items when leaving camp• All human waste and garbage must be packed out• Camping limited to 14 days in a 30 day period

Salmon River Ethics

Lands administered by the BLM are subject to certain regulations to protect the river environment and reduce conflict among users. Bureau of Land Management would like to remind the public of basic regulations pertaining to the Lower Salmon River Corridor. These regulations are designed to enhance your experience and protect the Salmon River. Please help by doing your part in keeping the Salmon River clean and protecting the quality of experience to all who visit this special place. Thanks for your stewardship.

Enjoy your public lands!

For more information please contact: Jeremy Harris,

BLM Salmon River Ranger208-962-3796

Food Court + 7 interpretive stations:

No entry

fees!

prizes for all

particpants!

The Weenie Wagon will serve free hotdogs to all participants

and first 50 customers!

Kelly’s Whitewater Park presents:

HOMETOWN THROWDOWNS

Freestyle Kayaking Down River Race

& Community Picnic

Saturdays 11am

for more informationclick on

www.kwpid.comor call

208-405-3000

Welcome Center hours

Sun-Fri 10am to 7pm. Sat 9am-8pm.

July 7-8USA freestyle

Kayak Nationals

Live Musicand vendors!

June 9July 28

August 18Sept 1

Space donated by The Current News

Big Water Blowout Music & MayhemThe Salmon River, Riggins, Idaho June 2, 2012 – Gather up your river friends and make your des-tination The Big Water Blowout River Festival. Come to the BIGGEST whitewater adventure in Idaho this summer! This is an action packed, family fun event with experienced outfitters and guides offering discount-ed whitewater rafting trips from 9 am to 4 pm. Come paddle HUGE class III and IV rapids and enjoy the awesome scenery and wildlife in the second deepest gorge in North America. Get your thrill seeking in all day on the river and watch the boats, catarafts, kayaks, and drift boats ride boat-munching waves like: the Pencil Sharpener, Pancake wave and Haystack. Arrive at the City Park in time to enter your specialty in the famous Dutch Oven Cook-off contest, a river festival tradition. Cooking begins at 5pm and dishes are ready for the judges at 7pm. Spec-tacular prizes to be won for all. Be sure to show up for your opportunity to get a plate and taste the savory dishes yourself for only $5!Listen to great, live music entertainment at the City Park featuring Current Flow from Coeur d‘Alene. There will also be music from Jon Keith, also from Coeur d’Alene as well, touted as “amazing finger-picking acoustic guitar player on a jumbo Gibson and excellent song writer.” Dance into the evening and soak in the first day of summer Current Flow officially starts at 7pm. You’ll love all the good food, cold beers from the Beer Eddy, and friendly river folks. River vendors of all sorts will be in the park to answer your gear and regulation questions. Some river companies have advertised the special river trips at $30 per person–a great deal for a super fun time!Riggins is centrally and conveniently located just 2 hours south of Lewiston and 2.5 hours north of Boise on US Highway 95. Participants are encouraged to save on gas and your impact on the planet and to carpool with your river crew to this year’s event. For additional information on the event, current weather forecasts, awesome river and event pho-tos, and water flows visit www.BigWaterBlowout.com.

Epley’s River Fun merges with Northwest Voyageurs.

-Richelle Barger

Epley’s is a family rafting company started in 1962 by Ted and Karen Epley. It was then purchased in 2007 by Connie and Steve Zeller. The Zellers have made improvements to the company and in 2008 were awarded the contract to provide rental and shuttle services for floating the Boise River. Being successful owner-op-erators and full time teachers in Nevada in the off-season, they employed local fisherman and business owner, Roger Blackner to oversee the Riggins operation in the shoulder season. Blackner, a go-get ‘em kind of a guy was interested in year-round employ-ment. Enter an opportunity.Northwest Voyageurs is an adventure company that offers raft-ing, trekking, birdwatching, horseback riding and sea kayaking in various locations such as Argentina, Costa Rica, Galapagos, Peru, California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. It had been on the market for three years. They also have a guest lodge on the Little Salmon River located south of Riggins in Pollock. North-west Voyageurs was owned and operated by Andy & Katy Nach-man. Andy purchased the company in 2000 from Rob Black. As a part of this merger, the Nachmans are still a part of the team and though guests will be catered to by the Epley’s guides and crew, all trips on the Lower Gorge of the Salmon River will still be under the Northwest Voyageurs’ brand.Both are rafting companies that operate out of Riggins and both held permits on the Riggins day section and Lower Gorge of the Salmon River. Under Idaho Guides and Outfitter rules and regulations, no one company can operate more than one permit on a non permitted section of the river, in this case the Riggins day section (Vinegar to Hammer) and the Lower Gorge (Hammer to Heller). Therefore if you cruise Idaho Craigslist, you will find those two permits for sale, excuse me, you cannot sell or transfer river permits, therefore you will find some gear for sale,and whoever buys that gear can apply directly to the Licensing Board for a permit.With the merger of the two companies, Epley’s gains a guest lodge, some of the equipment and storage. Northwest Voyageurs gains a year-round operating season, and Roger Blackner gains year-round employment.

Discovery Guides

Get ‘em while they’re hot!

If you would like to distribute free literature regarding the Central Idaho area, please stop by Exodus River Adventures and grab a box of Discovery Guides from Amy Sinclair.


RES end of Year calendarDates to Remember!May 31 Kindergarten Graduation /Sixth Grade GraduationJune 1 Teacher In-ServiceJune 7 Aloha Day at RES EARLY RELEASE 1:00pm

ASK CAMPSMay 29-31: Football Camp

June 4-7: Water Week - bring a swimsuit and a towel to ASKJune 11-14: Volleyball camp - registration coming out soonJune 18-21: Basketball camp - registration coming out soon

We Support Youth AthleticsIn Our Communities

Cascade • McCall • New Meadows • Riggins400 Deinhard Lane • McCall • 634-2234

Zims Hot Springs347-2686 local from Riggins

sunday-thursday Noon-10pm friday-saturday Noon-11pm

closed mondays • South of Riggins • 4 mi N of New Meadows

Looking for some cheap entertainment?

$6 adults $5 kids 3-13 and seniors 60 plus

Big Water Blowout Music & MayhemThe Salmon River, Riggins, Idaho June 2, 2012 – Gather up your river friends and make your des-tination The Big Water Blowout River Festival. Come to the BIGGEST whitewater adventure in Idaho this summer! This is an action packed, family fun event with experienced outfitters and guides offering discount-ed whitewater rafting trips from 9 am to 4 pm. Come paddle HUGE class III and IV rapids and enjoy the awesome scenery and wildlife in the second deepest gorge in North America. Get your thrill seeking in all day on the river and watch the boats, catarafts, kayaks, and drift boats ride boat-munching waves like: the Pencil Sharpener, Pancake wave and Haystack. Arrive at the City Park in time to enter your specialty in the famous Dutch Oven Cook-off contest, a river festival tradition. Cooking begins at 5pm and dishes are ready for the judges at 7pm. Spec-tacular prizes to be won for all. Be sure to show up for your opportunity to get a plate and taste the savory dishes yourself for only $5!Listen to great, live music entertainment at the City Park featuring Current Flow from Coeur d‘Alene. There will also be music from Jon Keith, also from Coeur d’Alene as well, touted as “amazing finger-picking acoustic guitar player on a jumbo Gibson and excellent song writer.” Dance into the evening and soak in the first day of summer Current Flow officially starts at 7pm. You’ll love all the good food, cold beers from the Beer Eddy, and friendly river folks. River vendors of all sorts will be in the park to answer your gear and regulation questions. Some river companies have advertised the special river trips at $30 per person–a great deal for a super fun time!Riggins is centrally and conveniently located just 2 hours south of Lewiston and 2.5 hours north of Boise on US Highway 95. Participants are encouraged to save on gas and your impact on the planet and to carpool with your river crew to this year’s event. For additional information on the event, current weather forecasts, awesome river and event pho-tos, and water flows visit www.BigWaterBlowout.com.

Salmon River Motel

Queen Beds • In Room CoffeePhones • Satellite TV

Pets O.K. • Senior DiscountGift Certificates • WiFi

Reservations: (208) 628-3231email: [email protected]

CongratulationsClass of 2012!

Games & Bounce House & Crafts & Climbing Wall, Oh My!

Youthfest - KamiahKamiah’s Annual Youthfest will be held at the the Wa’as Center on June 9. The annual event, put on by Kamiah Community Partners Coalition draws more than 600 people each year and the mission of the event is to celebrate youth and promote posi-tive change for a healthy community. The purpose of Youthfest 2012 is to create an innovative youth town hall meeting to deliver a message about alcohol and sub-stance abuse prevention primarily to youth but to adults as well. Secondarily, Youthfest is an opportunity to create community based recreation and enrichment activities that focus on family bonding and substance abuse prevention and education.The first Youthfest was held in 2007and each year the attendance has nearly doubled in size, last year, 1200 people had access to in-flatable rides, games, videos, karaoke, free popcorn, cotton candy and a family BBQ!

Riggins Hot Summer Nights Announce Talent Show Rules

-Jeannie Fitch

Riggins Hot Summer Nights 2012 will be sizzling in the Riggins City Park the fourth weekend in July, Friday 27 and Saturday 28. The Annual Talent Show will be held Friday night at 7:00…con-testants have already started to sign up…you may sign up now with Sandy Karling at [email protected] or call 628-4144 or Jeannie Fitch at [email protected] or call 628-3845. New cri-teria this year is that each contestant may compete only once…so adult/teen contestants need to decide to go the theme of the 50s, 60s 70s dressing in the era of song or act or go non-theme where costume is not required. There will be three divisions, youth 12 years and younger, adult/teens non-theme, and adult/teens theme with $1500 in total prizes for the top three winners in each division. The Riggins Hot Summer Nights’ Hot Car Show with Michael Tilton at the wheel will be sparkling Saturday 4:00-8:00 followed by live music for dancing to the Fabulous Chancellors of Boise. Flashback will be playing Friday and Saturday afternoons. There will be kids’ games and activities Friday 4-7 and Saturday 4-8 . The weekend will be filled with lots of family events as well as family reunions and SRHS reunions…we know the class of ’82 and the class of ‘92 will each have their featured tables/areas. Any other classes planning a reunion please contact Jeannie Fitch 628-3845. Plan now to be part of this sizzling celebration! Make your reservations early…our motels fill up fast for this hot week-end!

Do one thing each day that scares you.

FOSDICK SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDEDNew Meadows - Saturday, May 26, 2012 Meadows Valley High School graduation was held during which 10 students received scholarships from funds raised by the Mead-ows Valley Benefit Golf Tourna-ment aka “The Fosdick”. A total of $7,500.00 was awarded by Mr. “Fosdick” Tom Anderson. Gradu-ating Seniors receiving $1,000 each were: Jesse Baird (Brigham Young University), Dixie Jo Carpenter (Sterling College-Kansas), Josh Evertson (Lewis Clark State Col-lege), Padraic Libby (University of Montana), Randi Smith (Eastern Oregon U. or University of Mon-tana Western). Five students al-ready enrolled in college received $450 each: Sierra Atrip (Brigham Young University, Ashley Evertson (Lewis Clark State College), Tan-ner Perkins (University of Idaho), LeAndra Smith (Lewis Clark State College), Beau Whitney (Univer-sity of Idaho).

The Fosdick began awarding Schol-arships to Meadows Valley graduat-ing and college students in 2003. From that date thru this year the “Fosdick” has awarded a total of $34,750 in scholarship monies. These funds are made possible through the generosity of support-ers and volunteers for this annual fund raising event. This year the Fosdick will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 4 and 5 at Meadow Creek Golf Resort. For more infor-mation call Roberta at 347-2404 or visit FosdickGolf.com.

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Above, Salmon River High School Graduating Class. Send us your high school graduating class or indiv-icual college graduate photo!

Below, Salmon River State Track Athletes, Terrun Zolman & Charlie Shepherd (2nd Pole Vault). Not pictured Blake Si-monson.

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Classes are geared to adultsAll skill levels are welcome

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Yoga Classes

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Thursday4:30 to 5:30 pm

Practicing Yoga can change your life! Whether you are new to yoga or an advanced practioner each time you come on to your mat you have the opportunity to change your mind about how you look at things, how you approach challenges, how you treat the people around you – this practice is not only powerful for the body but

also for the heart and the mind. Forward folds have the capac-ity to help us move inward, setting an intention for our practice brings meaning to the movement and the breath. This week’s asana is Forward Folding Warrior One. To come into this pose, stand in Mountain pose inhale your arms up and overhead, exhale as you forward fold – take a few breaths here turning inward to deepen your practice. Step the left foot back into High Lunge pose, drop the outer edge of the back front into the earth as you reach the finger-tips skyward – this is Warrior One pose. Think of your hip points as headlights – work to-ward pointing your head lights forward and take the gaze sky-ward – take three full breaths here. Take the gaze to the earth as you open your wings reach though each of your fingers energizing the whole body, press the palms together back behind you and interlace the fingers – deeply inhale and on the exhale fold forward. Take this forward fold nice and slow, incorporating the core muscles, the shoulders and the legs. There are a number of phases in a forward fold – take the one that you feel most strong in, fold only as far as you feel comfortable folding.

Depending on the shoulder flexibility you may reach the knuckles directly back or move the knuckles skyward. Breath deep here, turn your aware-ness inward to your intention – fold deeper with each breath remaining strong and resisting the urge to use your front leg as a shelf. Hold the pose for 5 full breaths then take the inter-lace back down toward the sa-crum, release the interlace and inhale the fingertips skyward arriving in Warrior One. Flow it out by bringing the fingertips to the floor – step back into Plank, sink the heart down to-ward the floor for Chaturanga, dive under the wave for Up-ward Facing Dog then settle the sit bones back for Down-ward Facing Dog. – Repeat on the other side. Move through this sequence as many times as you like on each side. Practice makes Possible!**Peeling way the layersPracticing Yoga poses makes us strong and more able to deep-en our practice – our muscles get stronger, leaner and more able, the same goes for prac-ticing our intention. Setting an intention can be challeng-ing – think of your intention as something that directly re-flects your beliefs, the rules in which you live by. How do you want to approach your practice, yourself, the people around you, your life; by setting a clear intention you have the oppor-tunity to mold your perception of your practice, yourself and your life. This week look in-ward with forward folds to find your intention, write it down and practice it daily.

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Warrior One-Mariah Rose Crump, Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor

Inspire to be Inspired

- Mariah Rose Crump

There is nothing in this world like feeling lifted up, appreci-ated, understood and accepted. Each day we have an opportu-nity to be the very best that we can be; the key to being success-ful in this is the realization that we cannot do it alone. We need each other, we need to be part of something, and we need to give and receive. The definition of Community is most basically, people who live in the same proximity; the defi-nition of Team is most basically a group of people connected by the same purpose. We do not often link the two together – but what if we ap-proached our community like a team? What if we cheered each other on? What if we en-couraged one another to take a chance on something challeng-ing? What if we motivated one another to get up and get going – to just do it or to just say it?Inspiring others cultivates inspi-ration in us – the cycle is deeply powerful and can be never end-ing. The most basic definition of inspire is to give rise to posi-tive action. Each of us has the opportunity to take personal responability for our lives, to in-spire, to be inspired, to get moti-vated, to take a chance, to make a change to be the very best that we can be. Be it a physical chal-lenge, a professional challenge or a personal challenge today is the day to inspire, to be inspired and to turn community into team!

Riggins

Dream Big...READ!

Riggins gals take to the Boise streets for the Idaho Famous Potato 5K and Half Marathon – running inspired to inspire! Go Team Riggins!

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Teamwork: Passing of the PlateIts good to have a friend on the barbeque committee when you walk the entire Hiking for Healthy Hooters course. Above, Casey Medley hands Sally Stone a reserved plate after she returned from walking all nine miles of the Hikin’ for Healthy Hooters course. Suzanne Hays won the Pinehurst HfHH Quilt.


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My name is Dyllon Oatman and I am a Freshman at Culdesac High School. Recently I was nominated to the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine by my high school English teacher.

This is a nationally recognized program that introduces outstanding high school students into the world of medicine and allows them to experience a hands-on, interactive curriculum that includes shadowing practicing physicians, clinical site visits at the nation’s top medical centers and meeting and interacting with faculty from world-renowned medical institutions.

I will be able to pick from among top facilities in San Francisco such as California Pacific Medical Center, Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, National Holistic Institute, Presidio Surgery Center, or Shriner’s Hospital for Children.

To qualify as a Forum on Medicine scholar, a student must be in the 9th through 12th grade and must have demonstrated academic achievement. As a Freshman, I have maintained a grade point average above a 3 point.

This is an excellent opportunity to explore a desire I have had ever since I was little, to be some kind of a doctor. This experience will help me choose exactly what I want to do after I get out of college.

The program allows us to have ten days of experiences with the doctors and I will receive two college credits for attending. The cost is $3000.00 including transportation and room and board.

I have been able to raise $500.00 by myself but realize that I am going to need help if I am to achieve this goal. It is easy to become discouraged, being $2500.00 short. However, my amazing parents have supported me from the start and helped me to stay positive and believe that anything is possible. I believe it is and have the will power to get out and do it!

So, that is what I am doing and am asking for your help in raising this extra $2500.00. Any little bit will help and it is for a good cause … I promise!

Thank you so much,

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Meadows Valley

Public Library 2012

Summer Reading Program

Programs will be held twice each Wednesday from 1 -2pm and again from 3-4pm. Chil-dren may attend either pro-gram each week, but not two in one day.Children of all ages & abili-ties can participate. * Chil-dren may register anytime and must be registered be-fore earning reading tokens.

* When children register they will sign a reading “contract” with the librarian and receive a free goody bag. . * There are also 7 free weekly Story Time programs, during which we read some stories, create crafts or play games & have a snack. * Participants will be invited to a party at the end of the program!June 1 - sign-ups begin (Read-ers can only begin logging time after sign-up. Books may be from home, the library or another source but must be read after signing-up. Readers cannot earn tokens for previ-ously read books.)June 13 - Dream Big...READ!June 20 - Dreams &WishesJune 27 - Counting SheepWe are skipping the week of July 4thJuly 11 - Monsters, Inc. Movie - - - (This program will only be held once from 2 to 4pm.)July 18 - Dreams of Adventure

July 25 - Explore the Night ... AnimalsAugust 1 - Bad DreamsAugust 8 - Water Games Party (This party will be held at the end of the program at the city park from 1 to 3pm. for those participants who have com-pleted their reading contracts - no exceptions!)For more information, come by the library or give us a call! All summer reading informa-tion is also available on the li-brary website: www.meadows-valley.lili.orgSponsor a Summer ReaderEach year the Meadows Valley Public Library offers a FREE Summer Reading Program to all local area children. The li-brary cares about your children and has planned programs to keep them reading and learn-ing this summer. Children who join the summer reading program keep their brains ac-tive and enter school in the fall ready to learn and ready to succeed. The Summer Reading Program is a positive and safe environment for kids and pro-vides them a beneficial way to spend their free time. Summer Reading Participants are given book bags, pencils, bookmarks, activity pages, and more when they sign-up for the program. Readers also earn prizes by reading and track-ing how much they read. The library also provides crafts, games and snacks for all of the summer readers. Of course, providing this kind of quality program costs money, but par-ticipants and their families are never charged a fee for any part of the program and all children are welcome and encouraged to participate.

You can help the library pres-ent such a valuable program by Sponsoring one or more Sum-mer Readers! Each sponsor-ship cost just $10 and provides a summer reader with all of the fun the Summer Reading Program has to offer! We can’t do it without help, so please consider Sponsoring a Sum-mer Reader! If you would like to be a Sponsor, please send donation to: Meadows Valley Public Library, P.O. Box 436, New Meadows, ID 83654 or you can drop your donation at the library. Your donation may be tax deductible. Thanks in advance for your help!Be a Summer Reading Volun-teerWe need volunteers for the 2012 Summer Reading Pro-gram. Volunteers are needed for things such as: reading dur-ing story time, helping during craft time, providing a snack or helping with set-up and clean-up. During the summer reading program it is common to have 35 or more kids at a storytime and over 50 at the end party, so all adult help is welcome and appreciated! We also appreci-ate youth volunteers who are interested in helping out. Vol-unteers are welcome to help with a single program, a few programs or all 8 programs. There are sign-up sheets avail-able at the library for the vari-ous volunteer jobs available. If you are interested in helping , please stop by the library any time to sign-up or contact the library at 347-3147 or [email protected] for more informa-tion. Thanks, thanks and more thanks!

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The summer reading program at the Salmon River Public Li-brary theme is Dream Big Read! Dates are June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 7. Tuesdays @ 11am.The Salmon River Public Library has received a book grant from the Libri Foundation. The Friends of the Salmon River Public Library raised the $350 grant match by selling cookies on Thurs-days last year. Bill Strawbridge & Meg Wallhagen also donated to the Libri Foundation. We received 61 youth and children’s books. Thanks to a generous donation The Libri Foundation received from Hal Berenson & Laura Ackerman, our library re-ceived a bonus of $350 worth of math & science books.The books received are by authors such as: Margaret Peterson Haddix, Rick Riordan, Gary Paulsen, Mo Willems, and Cornelia Funke as well as many more. The science books include books about dinosaurs, animals and the math books are about fractions and amazing math projects, cartoon animation and roman nu-merals.The books will be available over the next three weeks as they are processed.

Riggins

Dream Big...READ!

Teamwork: Passing of the PlateIts good to have a friend on the barbeque committee when you walk the entire Hiking for Healthy Hooters course. Above, Casey Medley hands Sally Stone a reserved plate after she returned from walking all nine miles of the Hikin’ for Healthy Hooters course. Suzanne Hays won the Pinehurst HfHH Quilt.

White Bird

Just for the Hill of It Bike Ride

If you’ve never rode the White Bird Grade switch backs, now is your chance to do so, with support and lunch!On June 9, the 13 mile race will begin at Hammer Creek and climb to the top of White Bird Summit -- or as far as you would like to go. This is a fundraiser for Hos-pice by the Syringa Hospital Auxillary.Registration fee is $20 and includes a t-shirt and lunch. Non-participants may pur-chase lunch for a donation. For more information call-Cindy at 208-983-8550.

New Meadows

S.A.V.E.S. the Day Putt for Life

June 9 in New Meadows.

S.A.V.E.S. the Day, June 9 in New Meadows will feature “Putt for Life”. Eighteen holes of mini golf at teh businesses throughout Meadows Valley Check in at Dorsey Warr Park 1-2pm. Putt for Life and BBQ dinner for only $25. Sign up your 2-person putting teams for the cut-throat competi-tion which will conclude with 3 ruthless teams winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place monetary awards. Contact Corby Dick-ey for information at 347-4800 or go to the S.A.V.E.S. web site, www.avolunteersaves.com. The fun continues with the dinner, held at the Emer-gency Services building. Live music will start at 4:30pm until dinner begins with the 6:00 invocation and pledge of allegiance. BBQ Dinner consists of the famous slow-cooked pork and beef Bar-B-Q from fire chief Jeff Luff ’s Hawg Wild. A live auction and raffle are additional signature high-lights of the S.A.V.E.S. ben-efit day. The raffle will go on throughout the dinner, and the live auction will begin as dinner concludes. And, the prizes for the PUTT for Life winners will be awarded.

To golf or ride your bike, you must choose to go south or north.

McCall

Bike RodeoThere will be a bike rodeo at the Krassel Ranger District of-fice in McCall starting at 10am on Saturday, June 9. The rodeo, and safety inspections will last until 1pm.All ages are encouraged to par-ticipate.The Bike rodeo is a non-profit program for kids managed by the Payette Lakes Community Association.

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Flag FootballContact Colin Smith at 628-2789 or [email protected] if interested.

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Gemini: This next year of your life kicks off with great promise, so it’s the perfect time to move things in positive new directions. To help, please give yourself the following birth-day gifts: A list of your true goals in life. A list of what you do to help others. A list of quotes that make you laugh, like this one from fellow Gemini, Daniel Tosh: “Sometimes my mind wanders. Other times it leaves completely.”Cancer: With lots of energy bouncing around your social life, please be sure to enjoy it, just completely neglect other parts of your life, like your family, job or dog walking duties. To help you get some good karma, remember to carry pooper scoopers and that flexible people never get bent out of shape—without their consent, at least.Leo: There’s so much positive energy head-ing towards Leos right now that their cups don’t simply run over, they erupt like Mauna Loa. To make the most out this, be kind, and considerate to others, especially those less for-tunate, talented or driven. But still be sure to celebrate like you just arrived on holiday in Hawaii: wear tacky shirts and be sure to stop and smell some good leis. (Alternate joke: wear tacky shirts, enjoy beautiful leis and put little umbrellas in your drink.)Virgo: To help you thoroughly enjoy all the joys of spring, Here are some Universal truths: 1) The best things in life aren’t things. 2) It’s estimate that 75% of the world’s population doesn’t live under a proper roof. 33) When-ever people are belittling they are being little, so it’s best to jump higher or swing lower.Libra: The Stars are reporting that your nat-urally curious side should have come out re-cently. To make the most out of it, try to find hidden jewels in your life you’ve over-looked. Things like books, museums or historical markers like barstools at Rusty’s. And when you get bored, use this line to move on, “What do you say we get out of here? I think some-body farted.”Scorpio: The best way to find—or re-connect with—your soul mate in life is to simply be yourself and to be open, accepting and maybe just slightly tipsy. And since the spring is the perfect time to do any of the aforementioned (or possibly just some hot unmentionables) your words of self-acceptance will come from someone famous for his openness and hones-ty, Sir Mix-A-Lot: “I like big butts and I cannot lie.”Sagittarius: There are those who believe that there are no such things as accidents, and that accidents are really the only acts of divine in-tervention in life. Therefore, keep your eyes peeled and be grateful for any such “accidents.” And here’s hoping that the worst accident you have involves you happily saying, “Oh dear, it looks like I’ve accidentally dropped my draw-ers.”Capricorn: With a holiday weekend upon us, don’t be surprised if you get a hanking for a “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ” from work. It’s okay, after all, we all need mental health days every now and again. Therefore, your new motto

will come from another movie, Office Space: “It looks like you’ve been missing a lot of work lately? I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it.”Aquarius: Aquarians are known for being at-tractive, fickle and for their oratory abilities. This includes, but is not limited to: speech giving, choir singing, shower singing, hockey announcing, tonsil hockey playing, nape-of-the-neck nibbling, advice giving and extem-poraneous talks about the possibilities of true love. Please remember to work your pipes.Pisces: Pisces have the ability to not only bring great calm and compassion to any situ-ation, they can also—when feeling mischie-vous—cause more chaos than a room full of monkeys drinking Redbull. Therefore, please remember that holding grudges doesn’t help you do anything other than have a good excuse to make appointments with the Chiropractor to straighten out kinks in your neck, back and sphincter—which usually costs extra.Aries: Your lessons for life for the week are: Uno) Never call someone any kind of a “hole,” even when you’re so angry you could spit out of your pie-hole. Deuce) Donut holes and cof-fee can make anyone feel better, especially if you’re sharing that breakfast with someone you care about. Bigelow) Always watch out for your corn hole. (Alternate joke: When in doubt, blame it on a Black Hole.)Taurus: Right now, you may be feeling like doubt has decided to a hold a “Fat-In” and your life is the closest pastry shop. Your keys to survival will be to remember that you’re allowed to enjoy any type of pastry you want, that it feels good to be appreciated and that fat peo-ple need and de-serve love too—and occasionally some help with the washcloth.

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GARDENINGSmall, medium & large Rototillers for rent for half day or full day. Call Jeri Lewin. 628-3884

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HORSES23rd Annual White Bird Rodeo, June 15 (6:15pm PDT) & June 16 (4:45pm PDT)Come see the new improvements & enjoy a small town rodeo along the Salmon River!!

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PERSONALSHey river guides, welcome home!We would like to solicit help from the Riggins Community in finding information regarding Harry and Juanita Stubblefield, who lived in the Riggins area from 1951-1979. Pictures articles, stories, no matter how tiny or trivial, his son, Bill Arkush wants to know! 425-478-7850. [email protected]

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PUBLIC NOTICEDECLARATION OF VACANCYAPRIL 18, 2012PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given ac-cording to law, and requisite action of the Board of Trustees of Salmon River Joint School District No. 243, Idaho and Adams Counties, Idaho, that a vacancy on the Board of Trustees has been declared; namely Trustee Zone 5, previously held by Richard Friend have been declared vacant. Applications are requested from qualified candidates in the form of a written letter of applica-tion to the Salmon River Joint School District No. 243 Board of Trustees, P.O. Box 50, Riggins, Idaho, 83549. Any person appointed shall serve for the duration of the unexpired term. At the regular meeting of the Salmon River Joint School District #243 to be held June 18, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. the Board may make the appointment to the vacant position in trustee zone 5.

RENTALS2 bdrm duplex w/garage on Fish Trap Rd Rapid River. Range, refrigerator, water, dumpster, septic, fenced yard and patio. $425. 628-3283 to see.2 bedroom, 3/4 BA apartment for rent. Unique floorplan, furnished or unfurnished, private driveway, 17 miles north of New Meadows, 17 miles south of Riggins, one mile up from the Little Salmon. 424 Lower Ranch Drive, off of Elk Lake Road turn at milepost 179 on Hwy 95. $500 per month,1st & last + cleaning deposit. Call 962-5975 or 507-1760.Home for rent, 4 Bedroom/3bathroom, 2 Master Bedroom/Garden & Jetted Tubs, walk-in closets, 2 more bedrooms & full bathroom, large kitchen, laundry room, woodstove, central air, log covered decks, front view Amazing, back deck secluded and private, 2 car garage, large storage shed, seasonal pond, private driveway, 17 miles north of New Meadows, 17 miles south of Riggins, one mile up from the Little Salmon. 424 Lower Ranch Drive, off of Elk Lake Road turn at milepost 179 on Hwy 95. $750.00 1st & last + cleaning deposit, possible trade for partial rent. Call 962-5975 or 507-1760.

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RV RENTALSRiggins RV Park. 6 all new full hook-up spots. Almost Downtown Riggins. Quiet Location. By the month only. Call Mary 630-4642.

STUFFFree-range fresh eggs every day, fire rings, welding, and metal fabrication. 628-3742 or 628-3932 Sharon or Buzz.

SUBMISSIONSWe are soliciting summer time poems from our readers. Please submit your poem to [email protected]. Deadline is June 6 to be considered for publication. We will accept Freedom poems from June 14-20. Hot summer night and Dog days of summer are after that! Watch here for dates.

TALENTTime to start thinking about signing up for the 2012 HSN Talent Show! Call Jeannie Fitch @ 628-3845 or Sandy Karling @ 628-4144.

THANK YOUSThanks to Riggins for being such a heart-felt community.

VOLUNTEERSVolunteer request classifieds are free of charge.The Current News is soliciting board members. Meeting will be held at the Current News world headquarters. Monday June 4 at 7pm. We want to hear your opinion beer and pizza will be served. RSVP would be lovely, but not necessary. 628-2340.


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In the heat of the summer, or the spring...a little paddle in a little boat in knee deep water will brighten your day. Don’t forget the friend! Above, Sarah Laritz leads Beau’d Hopkins in the eddy pond at Shorts Bar near Riggins. Photo by JJ Hopkins.

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Bob Schultz and Ward Hall present the colors during the Me-morial Day Service in Riggins on Monday. As part of the service 115 names were read remembering those that have served and passed away. Photo by Karen Murray

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