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Great Gray Owls topic of March 18 Audubon Talk; New Location for Audubon Meetings Announced POCATELLO – Noted ornithologist Leon Powers will deliver the slideshow and talk “Dead Owls Flying” about Great Gray Owls at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the Portneuf Valley Audubon Society monthly meeting. The meeting will be held in a new location --- the Idaho State University Plant Science Auditorium located in the ISU Plant Science Building (which is Building 69 on ISU maps). Normally, meetings are held in the Idaho Museum of Natural History Classroom, but construction is taking place in the Museum Building and the classroom is unavailable. Directions to the new meeting spot are listed below. The meeting is free and open to the public. Dr. Leon Powers will give a talk that will illustrate the mystical allure of the Great Gray Owl through some highlights of his two-decade study of the rare owls in the Donnelly-McCall area. The presentation will include a couple brief readings... POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Department of Physics will host a regional Science Olympiad on the ISU campus on Saturday, March 13. Seventh through ninth grade students from throughout Southeast Idaho will represent their schools and communities and compete in teams in a variety of science competitions. Schools with winning teams will receive cash awards totaling $500 to support science education courtesy of the J.R. Simplot Company. Winning teams will be encouraged to compete in the state competition in Nampa on April 10. The Idaho champion team will be invited to compete in the National Science Olympiad at Indiana University in May. The Science Olympiad is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement by both students and teachers. At least a dozen teams from Eagle Rock Junior High, Franklin Middle School, Hawthorn Middle School and White Pine Charter... March 31 at ISU Goranson Hall POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Women’s Studies Program will present the lecture “Mormon Families Since World War II” by noted Mormon scholar Jan Shipps at 7:30 p.m. March 31 in Goranson Hall in the ISU Fine Arts Building. Shipps, an award-winning professor emeritus of history and religious studies in the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) School of Liberal Arts, is a popular lecturer as well as seminar leader. Journalists from both the print and electronic media regularly seek out her observations about Mormonism. Although she has never been a Mormon, Shipps is a recognized authority on the Latter-day Saints. In addition to a host of articles and reviews for both popular and scholarly periodicals, she is the author of “Mormonism: the Story of a New Religious Tradition” (1985), a work that continues to be used as a text in religious studies and history courses at many colleges and universities. ... 
By Sean Ellis sellis@journalnet.com POCATELLO — A geoscience professor explained the geology of the Portneuf Valley Aquifer, and why the lower portion is vulnerable to contaminants, during a City Council study session Thursday. “The aquifer’s vulnerability is rooted in its geology,” Idaho State University Geology Professor Glenn Thackray told council members. “Our aquifer is a very, very unique aquifer.” His presentation is part of an effort by Bannock County to protect groundwater in this area. As part of its comprehensive plan, Bannock County officials are in the early stages of developing a zoning overlay for the southern part of the Portneuf Valley Aquifer that would include some regulations to protect the aquifer, the sole source of drinking water for about 65,000 people in the Pocatello and Chubbuck area. Thackray’s self-described “road show,” which includes a PowerPoint... 
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Why or why not? By Sean Ellis sellis@journalnet.com POCATELLO — City Council members have agreed to lend a helping hand to Bannock Baseball, but they were very careful to point out Pocatello isn’t offering a bailout or taking over operation of the league. “It’s not a takeover of Bannock Baseball,” Councilman Craig Cooper said Thursday before the council unanimously voted to cooperatively run the program. “It is a cooperative effort and it will be reviewed at the end of the year.” The city reached a memorandum of understanding with the privately run league to help with administrative and other duties until the program, which has struggled to find enough volunteers, can get back on its feet. The council seemed eager to help the league, which provides a competitive baseball environment for about 400 kids ages 6-14. “I like to see this kind of cooperation that... Submitted by the Idaho Falls Arts Council IDAHO FALLS — Building upon the success of the downtown Idaho Falls art bench project, a new committee is seeking artists and craftspeople who wish to construct “Art You Can Sit On” which will be located on the Snake River Greenbelt. The 20 new sculptural seats or artistic benches will welcome visitors to walk the Idaho Falls Snake River Greenbelt and discover a beautiful resting place where art interfaces with nature. The project is a collaboration between the Historic Downtown Foundation of Idaho Falls, the Idaho Falls Arts Council, the City Parks and Recreation Department and the City Beautification Commission. In consultation with the City Parks and Recreation Department, organizers selected locations between Broadway and the LDS Temple on the east side of the river and between Broadway and John’s Hole Bridge on the west side. Artists and the media are encouraged to view online... 
ISU Institute of Rural Health’s Ann Kirkwood Named to Serve On National Substance Abuse/Mental Health Steering Committee POCATELLLO – Ann Kirkwood, senior research associate for Idaho State University’s Institute of Rural Health, has been named to serve on the Steering Committee for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health (ADS). SAMHSA formed the ADS Center in 2003 to promote acceptance and social inclusion by ensuring that people with mental health problems can live full, productive lives within communities without fear of prejudice and discrimination. The eight-member ADS Center national steering committee includes leaders from various perspectives in the mental health field. The steering committee works to guide the ADS Center focus, activities and programs. Kirkwood initiated new children’s mental health programs in Idaho in 1997 and has won a Peabody... 
By Sean Ellis sellis@journalnet.com POCATELLO — It’s back to the drawing board on the city’s vicious dog ordinance. After listening to a dizzying array of suggestions over a two-hour period, the City Council decided to extend a public hearing on proposed changes to the ordinance to May. In the meantime, City Council members Ron Frasure and Eva Nye will meet with the two sides that are bitterly divided on the issue and try to mediate a solution acceptable to both sides. Thursday’s public hearing, the culmination of months of wrangling on whether the ordinance that governs vicious animals should be changed, was filled with emotion, a good dose of humor, an apology and a little contention. Members of Voices for Animals, a group formed to effect major changes to the ordinance, asked the council to suspend the current ordinance and meet with them to discuss formulating a completely new one.... 
POCATELLO – Idaho State University Interim Dean of the Kasiska College of Health Professions Stephen Feit has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by the Idaho Counseling Association for 2010. Feit is also a professor of counseling and former chair of the ISU counseling department. Feit graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in sociology. Feit proceeded to earn his master’s and doctoral degrees in counseling from West Virginia University. The ICA Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to individuals who have long and distinguished service to the counseling profession and exemplary care for people. Nominees should maintain the highest standards of personal conduct and recognize that their personal conduct is held up to public scrutiny. Nominees must have demonstrated consistent and reliable contributions... “Old Town Pocatello” and “City’s Budget Process” to be Discussed Mayor Brian Blad invites citizens to join him tomorrow, March 2, 2010 for “Calling City Hall,” the Mayor’s monthly call-in program. The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is aired live on Government Access Television, Channel 11. Mayor Blad’s guests this month will be Jay Reeves, Chairman of the Old Town Merchants Committee; Dave Swindell, Chief Financial Officer, City of Pocatello; and City Council President Eva Nye. The program will start with Jay Reeves from the Old Town Merchants. This group of local business owners meets monthly to discuss common interests and to find ways to work together to invigorate the downtown area. During the second half of the program, Chief Financial Officer Dave Swindell will join the Mayor to discuss the City’s upcoming budget process, which begins this week with Service Level briefings. He will also give viewers an overview of how the budget process... Storytimes For The Week of March 1, 2010, to March 5, 2010, Are Cancelled Storytimes are cancelled at Pocatello's Marshall Public Library, 113 S. Garfield Avenue, for the week of March 1, 2010, to March 5, 2010. The Storytime Lady had a change in her schedule and will not be available. Library staff apologizes for any inconvenience to its patrons. Storytimes will resume the week of March 8, 2010. Please contact Kathryn Poulter at 232-1263 ext. 22 if you have any questions. 
Pocatello – Idaho State University anthropology Research Professor Herbert Maschner has co-edited the book “The Northern World, AD 900-1400,” released in December 2009. Maschner is also director of the ISU Center for Archeology, Materials and Applied Spectroscopy. “The Northern World, AD 900-1400” examines rapid and catastrophic climate changes and social networks in the region of the Arctic from the Bering Straits to Greenland from A.D. 900 and 1400. Maschner and his colleagues acknowledge scientists see the region of the Arctic as a critical modern laboratory for investigating the long-term impact of global warming. The cultures and lives of indigenous people during this time span are examined to understand historical and modern climate and social impacts. The book details the medieval period as a time of dynamic and variable change in Arctic... POCATELLO – Idaho State University students will be gathering at 1 p.m. March 12 in the Pond Student Union to produce a “lip dub” of the Beatles song “Revolution.” This event was originally planned to occurred March 5, but the time and place have been changed to March 12. In a nutshell, a lip dub is a lip-synching music video tour of a college campus. Through a survey offered on the ISU Facebook page students picked “Revolution.” The completed video will be posted online at YouTube.com and links to it will be made available through various ISU websites. A sample of a lip-sync video is available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zcOFN_VBVo. “We’re hoping for a large turnout of students to come have some fun, lip-sync a good song and have some pizza,” said Logan Miller, ISU web marketing specialist and event co-organizer. “The whole process should only take a couple of hours, which is a small price to pay for potential Internet fame... 
OPENING NIGHT March 10th (7:00pm) Portneuf Valley Brewing UNIVERSITY NIGHT March 11th (7:00pm) The College Market THE AFTERNOONER (Black Rock & Sage) March 12th (3:30-5:00pm) NEW TIME ISU's Bengal Cafe BOOK FAIR March 12th (5:00-6:45pm) ISU's Bengal Cafe JANET HOLMES March 12th (7:00pm) ISU's Bengal Cafe NATIVE VISIONS March 13th (1:00pm) ISU's Bengal Cafe REMEMBRANCE OF POETS PAST March 13th (5:00pm) The Warehouse POTLUCK March 13th (6:00pm) The Warehouse FINALE READING March 13th (7:00pm) The Warehouse
Visiting Author AnnouncedJANET HOLMESwill headline this year's festival. Janet HolmesThe ms of my kinF2FThe Green Tuxedo, which also won the Minnesota Book Award, and has received grants from the Bush Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Her fellowships include residencies at Fundación Valparaiso (Spain) and Fondation Ledig-Rowholt (Switzerland). At Boise State... 
By John Bulger jbulger@journalnet.com POCATELLO — A district judge heard arguments Thursday morning regarding the validity of the city’s vicious dog ordinance in the form of an appeal by Meghan Layfield, whose dog, Balou, is currently on canine death row. The ordinance has recently undergone review and changes have been recommended to lessen the severity of application, although the City Council has yet to vote on amending the ordinance. Several dogs similarly condemned have been spared after agreements have been reached, such as with the Roper family and their dog, Rosco. However, Layfield filed her appeal prior to either of these events, so any negotiations as to Balou’s fate have been put on hold pending the court’s ruling on the merits of the appeal. Layfield’s attorney, John Dewey, said Layfield’s suit alleges the code, in its current form, is void for vagueness and impermissibly imposes strict liability. ... 
sellis@journalnet.com POCATELLO — A consultant’s feasibility study shows construction of a large multiuse events center in Pocatello could begin as early as next year. The $60,000 study, commissioned by the Pocatello/Chubbuck Auditorium District, shows the facility would cost between $7.5 million and $10.9 million, depending on how big it is and what material it’s built with. Auditorium district board members said no decision has been made yet on whether or when to build the facility, or where it would be located. “No decision has been made by the auditorium district board on how, when or where we go forward,” said board member Sam Nettinga. The district earns about $320,000 a year from a 2 percent room tax it collects on hotel rooms in Pocatello and Chubbuck. The district commissioned the study following an Idaho Supreme Court ruling requiring the district to use the tax to market... 
POCATELLO – “Only connect,” wrote author E.M. Forster in 1910. Now, 100 years later, that is still vital advice for these times. This year’s Idaho State University College of Education Bellon Visiting Author Yangsook Choi will be coming to Pocatello and Chubbuck March 15-17 to make connections with school children, educators and community members. In an interview, Choi explained what she means by connections: “I picture an imaginary bridge, made of books – books’ pages connected like an accordion. The bridge links many cultures, in a circuit. It never falls or sinks, but stays buoyant against any differences of conflicts.” In addition to visiting several area elementary schools, Choi will be give three public presentations: • On Monday, March 15, at Pocatello’s Marshall Public Library at 4 p.m. This exciting presentation is for people of all ages. Choi will tell stores... Theme is ‘The Middle East,’ David Meyer to Keynote Pocatello – Idaho State University’s 39th annual Frank Church Symposium running March 3-5 will be on the theme “The Middle East,” and will feature David Meyer delivering the keynote address “Terror, Nukes, Land, and Peace: U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Middle East in the Obama Administration.” Meyer will deliver his keynote address at 7:30 p.m. March 3 in the Pond Student Union Wood River Room. Meyer, who earned his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University, is currently associate professor of government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. In June, 2009, he was an Academic Fellow of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy studying counter-terrorism at Tel Aviv University and throughout Israel and the West Bank. He has taught a variety of classes on political science, the politics of the Middle East and the history of Islam. The International Affairs Council, an Idaho State University... Free Information Session Scheduled March 15, 2010 Pocatello’s Marshall Public Library, 113 South Garfield Avenue, will host a program about living wills on Monday, March 15, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Roberta Wold, Alliance Home Health and Hospice Licensed Social Worker, will answer questions about living wills and discuss end-of-life decisions and options. This is an informal discussion of personal choices and options, and the community is asked to come with any paperwork and questions. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, please call Amy Campbell at the Library at 232-1263 extension 22. The Pocatello Zoo is accepting applications from adults interested in volunteering at the Zoo, and there is something for just about everyone! There are positions available in education, marketing/public relations, construction, maintenance, grounds, events, and in zoo keeping. Those interested are invited to attend the Wild Trackers Information Night on March 3, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Zoo Education and Administrative Building, at 3101 Avenue of the Chiefs, across from the Pocatello Animal Shelter. Most trackers serve as “interpreters” for the Zoo, give their time to educational programs and events, and have duties that are as simple as answering visitor questions, talking about animals, reading a book to small children, putting on short puppet show, or talking about various animal “biofacts.” For those individuals who enjoy more structured programs, trackers can contribute their time to outreach programs, zoorific tours, ZooCamps, ZooSnooZzzz... 
POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Bengal Dancers recently returned from the United Spirit Association (USA) Collegiate Championship held in Anaheim, Calif., where they finished third in both the Open Dance and Hip Hop categories. Out of 26 teams competing in Division I, Idaho State University was one of four schools that placed in both categories along with University of Oregon, UC Santa Barbara and Hofstra University. The 14-member squad is under the direction of Hilary Johnson and is assisted by Lindsay Tucker. The Bengal Dancers will be having a dance concert at 7 p.m. April 2 and 3 in the Bilyeu Theatre in Frazier Auditorium featuring choreography and performances by the Bengal Dancers. Tryouts for the ISU Bengal Dancers will be held on May 1. For more information please contact Head Coach Hilary Johnson at 282-4547 orjohnhil2@isu.edu. 
POCATELLO — Bannock Baseball officials have asked the city to help with some of the league’s administrative duties so they can focus on improving and growing the program, which provides a competitive baseball environment for more than 400 children in the area. Bannock Baseball President Travis Smith said the league has taxed a shrinking group of committed volunteers to the breaking point, and that’s why he turned to the city for administrative help. “We were just asking too much of too few people,” he said. “We all have our limitations, and they reached it last year. That’s why I sought out the city’s help.” Mayor Brian Blad echoed other council members’ concerns when he said one of his biggest worries with the request is that Pocatello’s involvement could cause the private, nonprofit league’s volunteer base and sponsors to dwindle even more, and the city could end up bearing the financial cost of running the league. “That’s... Taste of France set March 13 In the Pond Student Union Ballroom Pocatello – The Idaho State University French Club will sponsor its 10th annual Taste of France dinner and entertainment night on Saturday, March 13, in the Pond Student Union Ballroom. The event is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dinner will start at 5 p.m. The French Club will serve cuisine of various French cultures. Dinner will include chicken stew, vegetable stew, salad, French bread, French cheese and a chocolate dessert. Entertainment for the evening will include live music, skits, a dance performance and a fashion show. Tickets will be on sale, in advance, starting March 1 in the Pond Student Union main lobby 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Prices for advanced tickets are: $6 for students with a valid Bengal ID card; $8 for ISU faculty and staff; $9 for the general public. All tickets will be available at the door the night of the event for an additional dollar. For more information contact Mary Chunu at chunmary@... |
