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- Idaho Farm Bureau

Summer 2010 Volume 10, Issue 3
Horse Rescue
Operation Promotes
Community
Awareness
– pg. 4
Energy Company
Doles Out
$20 Million to
Avoid Litigation
– pg 8
Sandpoint Native’s
Book Awaits
Movie Deal
– pg. 20
The Ag Agenda
Let’s Put Death
Taxes to Rest
By Bob Stallman
President American Farm
Bureau Federation
According to Benjamin
Franklin, death and taxes
are life’s only certainties, but for farmers and
ranchers, death taxes, also
known as estate taxes, are
far from a sure thing. For
decades, Farm Bureau has
been at the forefront in
seeking estate tax reform.
In 1996, it was Farm Bureau members who brought the issue
to Congress’ attention by delivering
100,000 messages to lawmakers. Now,
14 years later, we have an opportunity to
seek long-lasting reform.
Earlier this year, AFBF launched the
“Put Death Taxes to Rest” grassroots
campaign. If we garner the 60 votes
needed, we are optimistic the Senate
will address this issue. But, to be successful, we need every Farm Bureau
member engaged in the effort. Working
together on this campaign will help us
bring certainty to farm owners to better transfer farm operations from one
See STALLMAN, page 6
The President’s Desk
Farm Bill
Discussion
Underway on
Capitol Hill
By Frank Priestley
President Idaho Farm
Bureau Federation
Chances are good the 2012
Farm Bill will be negotiated and written during a
difficult economic period.
As history indicates, that
means cuts to some farm
programs are likely. As
Congress begins the debate
over crafting new farm legislation the American Farm
Bureau Federation has
outlined five key principles
that should be followed as the new legislation is written.
The biggest challenge will be the budget. The budget baseline for many farm
bill programs has decreased since the
passage of the last farm bill in 2008.
More than 30 programs included in the
last bill do not have any baseline at all
and the standard re-insurance agreement
currently being negotiated threatens to
rob even more spending baseline.
Most farmers are generally supportive of
the safety net provided in the 2008 farm
bill, but some believe the crop disaster
program is inadequate. In some cases
See PRIESTLEY, page 6
Inside Farm Bureau
Moral Values
Yield Political
Freedoms
By Rick Keller
CEO Idaho Farm
Bureau Federation
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With the July 4th celebration of the 225th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I read with interest a sermon by a Presbyterian minister, Samuel
Miller. Pastor Miller lived
in New York and was not
a impressive preacher, but
he was a good one. He had
a depth of learning which
was reflected in his sermon
on the anniversary of the independence
of America on July 4, 1793.
Idaho Farm Bureau Quarterly / SUMMER 2010
Reverend Miller started his sermon by
quoting the writings of the ancient Paul
to the Corinthians, “And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty.” From
that treatise, Miller taught how strong
moral values provide political freedom
to any society.
Miller pointed out that the corrupt passions of those with limited moral values,
in all ages, “has been the grand source
and support of tyranny and every species of political and domestic oppression.”
See KELLER, page 7
Contents
Volume 10, Issue 3
IFBF OFFICERS
President . ................................. Frank Priestley, Franklin
Vice President ..................................Mark Trupp, Driggs
Executive Vice President .............................. Rick Keller
Features
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bryan Searle ............................................................Shelley
Scott Bird .......................................................... Pocatello
Chris Dalley ....................................................... Blackfoot
Dean Schwendiman ........................................... Newdale
Danny Ferguson ........................................................Rigby
Scott Steele ..................................................... Idaho Falls
Gerald Marchant .................................................. Oakley
Rick Pearson ................................................... Hagerman
Mike Garner.............................................................. Declo
Curt Krantz ............................................................ Parma
Mike McEvoy..................................................... Middleton
Tracy Walton ....................................................... Emmett
Marjorie French .............................................. Princeton
Bob Callihan . ...................................................... Potlatch
Louis Kins ........................................................... Kootenai
Carol Guthrie ......................................................... Inkom
Austin Tubbs . .......................................................... Malad
North Idaho rescue
organization launches
public information,
education campaign
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Forestry: How to protect
your house from wildfires
Checkbook environmentalism:
Energy company doles out
$20 million to avoid litigation
STAFF
Dir. of Admin. Services ....................... Nancy Shiozawa
Dir. of Member Services ................................... Ray Poe
Dir. of Commodities ............................ Gary Fuhriman
Commodity Assistant ................................. Peggy Pratt
Membership Assistant .............................. Peggy Moore
Market Information Assistant ................ Dixie Ashton
Dist. I Regional Manager ........................ Kendall Keller
Dist. II Regional Manager .................... Dennis Brower
Dist. III Regional Manager .................. Charles Garner
Dist. IV Regional Manager ................... Russ Hendricks
Dist.V Regional Manager ...................... Bob Smathers
Dir. of Governmental Affairs ....................... Kent Lauer
Asst. Dir. of Governmental Affairs ... Dennis Tanikuni
Range/Livestock Specialist..........................Wally Butler
Director of Public Relations ............. John Thompson
Video Services Manager ............................ Steve Ritter
Broadcast Services Manager .................... Jake Putnam
Office Manager, Boise ............................ Shawna Yasuda
Member Services Manager ........................ Joel Benson
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Marketbasket Survey: Grocery costs inch up during
second quarter
Page 8
IFBF Farmers Market: Find
local food with this handy
new member benefit
Focus on Agriculture
Page 10
Indie filmmakers in Boise
Page 12
Page 16
Page 30
Celebrate Beef Month with
a great recipe: Grilled ribeye
and potatoes with smoky
paprika rub
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Cover: Tony Mangan, a horse trainer and president of
Panhandle Equine Rescue Inc., spends quality time with his
mustang Chief. The horse came from a wild herd on the
Oregon desert just over a year ago. To see a video of the
Chief taking a bow, giving a kiss and picking up a hat, go to
YouTube.com and search for Idaho Farm Bureau.
Photo by Steve Ritter
The Ag Agenda: Bob Stallman............................................................. 2
The President’s Desk: Frank Priestley.............................................. 2
Inside Farm Bureau: Rick Keller......................................................... 2
Insurance Matters............................................................................... 19
Word Search........................................................................................ 23
Farm Facts............................................................................................. 25
County Happenings............................................................................ 26
Classifieds ............................................................................................ 42
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Horse trainer Tony Mangan, who is also president of Panhandle Equine Rescue Inc., gets a kiss from Chief, a wild horse that was roaming the Oregon
deserts just over a year ago. Photo by Steve Ritter
A Truly Unique Horseman
By John Thompson
Training wild mustangs isn’t for the faint
of heart. In fact, it’s a good way to get
stomped, bitten, or kicked into the next
county. But for Tony Mangan, it’s a labor
of love he has undertaken with no regrets.
Mangan isn’t remotely close to what most
of us expect a horse trainer to look like.
He’s a retired businessman who lived in
New York and California before buying a
ranch near Athol about six years ago. He’s
had an interest in horses since he was a boy
but never owned one until he was 62.
Initially, Mangan’s interest in mustangs
grew out of concerns about mistreatment
of wild horses that are rounded up from the
deserts and mountains of several western
states. He disagrees with the use of helicopters for chasing wild horses into catch
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pens because he says it stresses the animals
too much.
Since moving to Idaho his focus has shifted
to caring for any horses that are in trouble
due to abuse or neglect, but he still has a
soft spot and a special relationship with his
mustangs. Currently serving as president
of Panhandle Equine Rescue Inc., Mangan,
along with several other north Idaho volunteers, provide foster care for neglected and
abused horses. The group rescued, rehabilitated and adopted out 23 horses last year.
“When these horses get rescued they are
afraid of people,” he said. “This is what
foster care does. We put hands on them and
we teach them to trust again.”
Panhandle Equine Rescue recently
launched a public information campaign
aimed at horse owners. They will be setting up a booth at county fairs in north Idaho this summer to show people what they
can do for abused or neglected horses.
“Community outreach is really important
to us because we recognize that so much of
the problem can go away if there is an educational aspect to our work here,” Mangan
said. “It’s important to communicate our
message; otherwise just rescuing horses
is a band-aid on bullet holes. If you can’t
change the situation then you will always
be just rescuing.”
The seminars will be taught by two local
veterinarians and will be videotaped and
posted on the group’s website. One of the
topics is how to care for an injured horse
from the time the injury occurs until the
vet can arrive.
The group also works to educate people
about equine hoof care, nutrition, caring
for older horses and much more. They acquire horses mainly when people can’t afford to care for them any longer, which are
called “turnovers.” Sometimes horses are
seized by law enforcement and turned over
to the rescue group.
“When we have an opportunity to step in
and help then we do it, that’s our main goal
here,” Mangan said. “Our second priority
is to rescue when necessary and third is
placement of horses in good homes.”
The group often extends feed or advice to
horse owners, he said. “We understand that
every issue with horses isn’t always abuse
or neglect,” Mangan said. “We try to work
with people who are having a hard time
with their horses and we can extend them
feed or help them get back on their feet in
other ways. We want to educate people to
the point where they are never accused of
abuse.”
Mangan and other members of Panhandle
Equine Rescue Inc. have seen abused horses resulting from both ignorance and from
owners seeking to make a profit without
providing proper care. One of the horses
currently under his care had a broken rib
resulting from a pack saddle smacking into
a tree. “Sparky,” also had contusions from
the pack saddle being used without a blanket. The group has several photographs of
other abuse cases including untrimmed
hooves, emaciated horses, mouth and digestive issues and others. One filly they
rescued was in a pasture with several dead
horses and in addition to starving she was
being abused by some kids with a BB gun.
An “emotional wreck” was how Mangan
described the filly when they got her but
she is slowly recovering and they hope to
turn her into a good saddle horse for someone.
“She deserves that chance,” he said. “She
is only three years old and this is just the
beginning of her life.”
Panhandle Equine Rescue Inc. can foster
about 60 horses at a time but haven’t gotten close to that number recently. When a
county sheriff’s department seizes horses
and takes them to a rescue operation, the
county generally pays for feed until legal
matters are resolved. The group also takes
monetary donations and hay donations
from several growers.
There are horse rescue operations located
throughout Idaho. Mangan says people
who have unwanted horses can find plenty
of people who will provide foster care and
help find a good home.
Mangan’s first foray into horse rescue
started with a mustang mare that came out
of Oregon. “I thought I could be a trainer,
at least for my own horses,” he said.
He started reading books on horse training
and watching several different programs
on RFD TV. He gleaned as much as he
could from reference material and professional trainers for two years. But when he
got the mare he found he still didn’t really
know anything about training a horse – no
less a wild mustang.
“I had the good luck to be around people
who could explain what I was trying to do
meant and with that kind of tutoring I was
able to start making progress,” he said.
Before long he was riding the mare. Deciding he was ready for a bigger challenge,
Mangan bought two four-year-old geldings
from the Bureau of Land Management.
They were delivered and put in a half-acre
corral. But they didn’t have halters on and
they were so wild they couldn’t catch them.
So he called BLM and they came out and
tranquilized the two horses. Mangan put
halters on and started working with the two
mustangs. Mangan and “Chief,” the large
black gelding in the photos accompanying
this article, have developed a unique relationship.
He started out gentling Chief with a curry
comb slowly working the tangles out of
the horse’s mane and tail. He hasn’t ridden Chief yet but he spends time with him
every day, which he says is critical. The
horse can do several tricks in exchange
for a treat. Tricks include pick up the hat,
take a bow and give me a kiss. Video of
the horse doing these tricks can be found
at the Idaho Farm Bureau website www.
idahofb.org or on YouTube by searching
for Idaho Farm Bureau.
It’s an unlikely pairing, this man from New
York City and a wild mustang that only a
year ago was roaming the deserts of western Oregon. But it’s easy to see their bond
is tangible.
Mustangs owned by Tony Mangan at his ranch near Athol. Both horses were captured in a BLM roundup in western Oregon. Photo by Steve Ritter
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Stallman
Continued from page 2
eration to the next and ease the transition
following the death of a family member.
Nickel and Dimed to Death
Estate taxes can hit farm families harder
than other small business owners because
84 percent of our assets are real estatebased. When Uncle Sam comes to pay
his respects, surviving family members
without enough cash on hand may be
forced to sell land, buildings or equipment they need to keep their operations
going. In these circumstances, farm families’
heartache is felt well beyond the gates of
our operations, as the rural communities
and the businesses we support also suffer when farms and ranches downsize or
disappear. And farmland close to urban
centers is often lost forever to development when estate taxes force farm families to sell off land to pay the taxes. In essence, estate tax relief is not only
about a cattle operation in Texas, it’s also
about the family in New York City sitting
down to a steak dinner. Death Taxes = Double Taxation
Although 2010 is an estate tax-free year,
under a tax law passed in 2001, the tax
returns on Jan. 1, 2011, with a top rate of
55 percent and a $1 million exemption. With such a low exemption, as many as
10 percent of farms and ranches whose
owners pass away could owe estate taxes
next year, according to the Agriculture
Department. A higher exemption and lower rates will
give farmers and ranchers a better chance
to remain in operation when transferring
from one generation to the next. This is
why we are calling on Congress to provide a permanent estate tax provision that
would increase the exemption level to $5
million, and adjust it for inflation, and reduce the maximum rate to 35 percent.
Estate tax reform must also include
stepped-up basis, which limits the
amount of property value appreciation
that is subject to capital gains taxes if the
assets are sold. Because farmland typically is held by one owner for several
decades, setting the basis on the value of
the farm on the date of the owner’s death
under stepped-up basis is an important
tax provision for surviving family partners.
As farmers and ranchers we continue to
stand by our goal of eliminating death
taxes, which amount to little more than
double taxation since the income is taxed
first when it’s earned and again when it
is transferred to heirs. So, contact your
senators today and let them know it’s
time to put death taxes to rest.
PrIEstley
cases the coverage may be duplicative, according to AFBF.
Crop disaster assistance is provided to farmers to help protect crops from natural disasters. This and many other farm
programs help keep farms solvent during difficult economic
periods. These programs, while some need reform, are vital to
maintaining a domestic supply of food and in turn they help
maintain our nation’s security.
The 2012 farm bill will be written in a difficult budget environment, but AFBF believes that five key principles should be
followed during the rewrite process. The Farm Bureau’s five
farm bill principles as follows:
• The options AFBF supports will be fiscally responsible.
• AFBF believes the basic funding structure of the 2008 farm
bill should not be altered. In other words, money should not be
shifted from one title of the farm bill to another.
• The proposals AFBF supports will aim to benefit all agricultural sectors.
• AFBF believes world trade rulings should be considered.
• And AFBF believes consideration should be given to the
stable business environment that is critical to success in agriculture.
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An AFBF spokesman testifying in front of a congressional
subcommittee said that today both crop insurance and the
farm bill Commodity Title programs provide the option of
support to farmers based on revenue losses and not strictly
price or yield risk. Yet, despite this convergence of farm programs and crop insurance, there are still many farmers who
fall between the cracks and have little protection from volatile
markets and weather.
The bottom line is that crop insurance and farm programs
have changed significantly over the past 20 years and these
changes have left producers with different safety nets.
These programs, while some need
reform, are vital to maintaining a
domestic supply of food and in turn they
help maintain our nation’s security.
While many concepts, such as whole-farm revenue options,
will undoubtedly be floated during the farm bill rewrite, Farm
Bureau intends to keep an open mind, but will be guided by
its five farm bill principles.
KELLER
Pastor Miller taught of the importance of the
Golden Rule in society, that we should do to all
men whatever we would wish that they should
do unto us. If it were universally received and
adopted there would be no more rulers plundering their fellow citizens of a single right; nor
would the citizens refuse to be obedient to equitable laws, which the public good requires.
Miller expounded that political liberty does not rest solely on
the form of government and its checks and balances, which are
important, but it also rests equally or more importantly upon the
moral values of the people.
He taught how strong moral values among government leaders
influences decisions that promote liberty and freedom. He said
those in authority have a natural passion for dominion, a belief
they are greater than those whom they govern. With strong moral
values, that dominance is tempered and held in check by the
knowledge that all power is vested in and flows from the people
being governed; it teaches that those who are placed at the helm
of government are to preside over equals and friends, whose best
interest is to be the object of their first and highest care.
On the other hand, Miller taught how strong moral values are also
important for all citizens. Human or governmental laws are too
imperfect to address all issues or situations. This is where strong
moral values that are deep within the hearts and dispositions of
the citizens are essential. Strong values lead every citizen to have
confidence in himself” to think with boldness and energy - to
form his principles upon fair inquiry. It teaches a noble contempt
for that object submission to the encroachments of despotism to
which the ignorant and unprincipled readily yield.” With strong
moral values, the citizens take alarm at every attempt to trample
on their rights and pull down every attempt to do so.
Pastor Miller taught of the importance of the Golden Rule in society, that we should do to all men whatever we would wish that
they should do unto us. If it were universally received and adopted there would be no more rulers plundering their fellow citizens
of a single right; nor would the citizens refuse to be obedient to
equitable laws, which the public good requires.
The reading of Miller’s sermon was enlightening. I couldn’t help
but think if Miller thought the principles he taught were essential
to his congregation just five years following the ratification of the
U.S. Constitution, how much more relevant are they to us today?
Strong moral values should be central to those who govern and
to the governed. We must not only live by those values, we must
elect individuals who share the same principles.
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Idaho Farm Bureau Range and Livestock Specialist Wally Butler, left, talks about range management during a recent tour in central Idaho. On the right is
Western Watersheds Project President Jon Marvel.
Ranchers Upset Over Energy Company Deal
By Jake Putnam
Two environmental groups will receive
$20 million from a Texas energy corporation for agreeing not to litigate against a
proposed Wyoming to Oregon natural gas
pipeline.
The Western Watersheds Project, (WWP)
headquartered in Hailey will receive $15
million and the Oregon Natural Desert Association banks a $5 million donation from
the El Paso Corporation for agreeing not
to oppose a 680-mile pipeline stretching
across western Wyoming, northern Nevada and southern Oregon.
WWP leaders have publicly stated they
will use the money to buy up grazing leases. Ranchers from around the region and
elsewhere were shocked to hear that El
Paso Corp. would agree to what they view
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as extortion. If WWP is successful in procuring grazing leases, hundreds of ranches
and rural communities are at risk.
El Paso Corporation has been active in the
news media arguing that they are better
off to make an up-front settlement than to
be tied up in court by the environmental
groups.
“It’s something we didn’t have to do. We
chose to do it,” El Paso spokesman Richard Wheatley said. “The bottom line is we
think it’s a preferable approach than being
involved in litigation.” Wheatley added
that the “$20 million deal is in line with
the company’s outreach efforts to be good
stewards of the land.”
Now many frustrated ranchers like Tina
Harrington of Lander, Wyoming are
speaking out and posting their concerns on
the El Paso Corporation’s Facebook page:
“So sorry to see that you are involved with
Western Watersheds. They have their own
niche agenda, and it does not fit with what
is practical and ethical. This alliance will
make you VERY unpopular! Ranching is
the heart of this country, and WWP would
like to cut it out.”
The agreement breaks down like this: Over
the next 10 years El Paso will spend $15
million to set up a conservation fund for
WWP and another $5 million for the Oregon Natural Desert Foundation.
The curious announcement is still playing
out on Facebook and gaining momentum,
with ranchers across three-state area outraged, perplexed and alarmed by the multimillion dollar buyout and the reasoning
behind it.
WWP’s Greenfire Preserve on the East Fork of the Salmon River near Clayton. This photo was taken in April. The retired ranch is now a nature
preserve. Photo by Steve Ritter
Ranchers expressed concern and anger in
their posts that the astronomical amount
of cash will fill environmental group coffers with little oversight and eventually
fund their destruction. Livestock interests
pointed out that WWP has done very little
habitat improvement in the past and even
lost credibility with the federal government
earlier this year when grazing permits in
the Challis BLM office were abruptly cancelled. According to the BLM, WWP made
false statements on permit applications.
The $20 million dollar settlement from El
Paso comes after WWP threatened litigation in April. WWP requested a rehearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission after the project received initial approval.
Rancher Jon Griggs of Elko, Nevada wrote
on El Paso’s Facebook Wall: “I admire
your environmental efforts on Western
lands but these groups you’re funding will
spend your money on litigation rather than
conservation unless you’re really just buying them off that I can totally understand.”
Rancher Troy Hadrick of Sturgis, South
Dakota posted a plea to the Natural Gas
Company asking them to explain their
reasoning for the buyout. “I’m looking forward to a call back from your Community
Relations department,” he wrote. “About
why you have chosen to give $20 million
to environmental groups that are trying to
put ranching families out of business.” The
El Paso Corporation, besieged by posts,
promised to call the rancher back.
WWP leader Jon Marvel told the Elko Daily Free Press that they would not delay or
litigate Ruby Pipeline and they will use the
money to buy grazing permits from ranchers. He added that they’ll ask Congress
to permanently retire grazing permits in
these cases.
“It’s unprecedented to have the support of
industry to work for the retirement of public
grazing permits,” Marvel he told the Press,
emphasizing that the fund would only buy
permits from “willing sellers.”
WWP’s Facebook site makes no mention
of the buyout.
Marlina Jones from Owyhee County posted on the El Paso site asking questions,
“why would you buy off Western Watershed? Just to save some time and litigation?
I don’t understand. Are you aware of the
damage this group does to the American
rancher/farmer, I suggest you do a little
research on this group. I do not mean go
to their website and read their propaganda,
but the real stories of hard working people
that they have ruined.”
Facebook users asked over and over again
for El Paso to explain and examine their
decision closely. They’re worried that the
money that bought the group’s silence will
in turn fund their destruction.
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Focus on Agriculture
Kitchen Contents Bear ‘USA’ Labels
By Dal Grooms
U.S. manufacturers feel much-maligned
by the business press, which consistently
points out technology advances and productivity increases in developing markets
such as China and India. Yet the National
Association of Manufacturers just released
a letter it wrote to the U.S. House of Representatives noting, “The United States remains the No. 1 manufacturing economy
in the world, producing 21 percent of all
manufactured products” in the world.
This should give one pause to stop and look
at recent purchases of all types made by a
typical American family to find what exactly is “Made in the USA.”
Let’s start in the family room. Electronics?
Nope. Made in China, Made in Mexico
and Product of Malaysia. In the garage, an
American model car reveals it was Made
in Mexico. In the closet, clothing items are
the fruits of a veritable world tour: Vietnam, Egypt, Kenya, and Mauritius (don’t
feel bad if you have to google Mauritius to
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find out where it is!).
Time to stop in the kitchen. Product of
USA, Brought to You by California Growers, Kentucky Proud, and Produced and
Packaged by New Hampshire Producers
are among the labels. That doesn’t take
into account the fresh products purchased
from local growers and farmers or harvested from your own backyard garden.
An often-found bonus item is used to cook
those American-produced foods, as many
outdoor grills also are Made in USA.
When you look at the balance of trade, the
products found in the typical American
home should come as no surprise. In the
415 months reported on the USDA’s Economic Research Service website (since October 1975), only eight months have more
ag imports than exports. Our farmers and
ranchers know how to produce food that
Americans and others around the globe
want…and our marketers know how to get
it delivered.
As in the manufacturing sector, the number of Americans working on farms has
gone down dramatically. For agriculture,
the decline started in the 1930s. Despite
nearly 80 years of reduced labor inputs,
farm production has quadrupled. More
importantly, food products produced and
packaged in the U.S. are still the primary
product on our pantry shelves.
Farmers demonstrate their productivity
prowess to consumers on a daily basis.
Buying American whenever possible is a
mantra for many people, but sometimes
finding those products is difficult. When
that frustration hits and you wonder,
“What does the U.S. make anymore?”, take
a peak in the pantry. Food—that necessity
in life—stored there is most likely grown,
produced and packaged right here.
Dal Grooms, a new contributor to Focus
on Agriculture, is a native of the Midwest,
where she writes about rural and agricultural issues.
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Actress Calico Cooper, left, Videographer Chaz Gentry and Director Will Schmeckpeper set up the kitchen scene for the independent movie,
‘Disintegration’ that was shot in Boise and New Plymouth last month.
Indie Filmmakers Flock to Idaho
Article and Photos by Jake Putnam
The daughter of a famous rock star and
an established Hollywood choreographer,
Calico Cooper was in Boise recently working on an independent film.
In Boise’s North end on the set of a new
thriller movie called “Disintegration,” Alice Cooper’s daughter Calico sits quietly
on a big leather couch checking emails on
her I-phone and chatting with the crew as
they set up the next scene. Her politeness is
strikingly genuine and she looks the part of
the wholesome grad student.
“I like the way Indie films are shot,” said
Cooper. “I’ve done a couple bigger films,
the big budget studio films, but I like doing independent films because it’s a lot less
pressure. There’s more leeway to play with
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the character and in these kind of films you
make a lot of friends and actually get better
at acting because you get to test stuff and
say ‘wow, that didn’t work.’”
Lifestyle and new technology are making it
easier for filmmakers to get out of California, according to Peg Owens of the Idaho
Department of Commerce.
“Over the past 10 years we’ve seen a real
sea-change in Idaho, we have many tinseltown dropouts that have relocated to Idaho
because of lifestyle,” Owens said. Movies
like “Disintegration” can find different
backdrops to match almost every story
line.
Indie Producer and Boise attorney Ann Cosho says the film “Disintegration” is about
a woman on a trek. “She’s goes camping
and gets abducted and taken to a remote
place and is chained up, ultimately through
her strength and who she is, she’s able to
discover that her captor is her only way out.
The story’s a thriller about survival and escape.”
Independent filmmaking is taking off in
Idaho this summer with at least four movies currently in production. There are two
underway in Boise, one in Twin Falls and
another in Moscow, Owens said.
“Down the line we’re seeing the effects of
affordable technology in cameras and editing software,” said Owens. “I think it’s indicative of the democratization of the film
industry across the country because equipment is so much more affordable. People
Director Will Scheckpeper sets up the abduction scene in the independent movie, “Disintegration.”
can shoot, write and direct and do so much on their own computers and they don’t need to shoot on expensive film.”
Film maker Andrew Ellis is an Ada County Prosecutor in the daytime and producer Annie Cosho is a public defender. Filmmaking
is a passion for both of them and this is the second film the two
have collaborated on in the past year.
“Doing a jury trial and doing theatre is pretty much the same
thing,” said Ellis. “In theatre you spend six months in rehearsal
and you know what they’re going to say. When you’re doing a jury
trial it’s more or less the same thing. I like to view it as a long,
improvised theatre production.”
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“I’m learning an awful lot and that’s the thing about indie films,”
she said. “You learn more than acting. I can sit back and see how
they’re doing sound, how they’re doing lights, and the camera angles and I learn from osmosis.”
The Idaho Department of Commerce is proud of this fresh new
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Marketbasket Survey
Retail Staple Food Prices Edge Higher
in Second Quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C., – Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly during the second quarter of 2010, according to
the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.
The informal survey shows the total cost of
16 food items that can be used to prepare
one or more meals was $47.20, up $1.66
or 4 percent compared to the first quarter
of 2010. The total average price for the 16
items increased about 2 percent compared
to one year ago. Of the 16 items surveyed,
nine increased and seven decreased in average price compared to the prior quarter.
Sirloin tip roast, sliced deli ham, bacon,
boneless chicken breasts and ground chuck
increased the most in dollar value since the
first quarter.
Compared to a year ago, eggs increased 14
percent; bacon increased 11 percent and
sliced deli ham increased 9 percent.
Seven foods dropped in price compared to
the prior quarter: Russet potatoes, down
25 cents to $2.51 for a 5-pound bag; eggs,
down 21 cents to $1.53 per dozen; vegetable
oil, down 13 cents to $2.61 for a 32-oz. bottle; shredded cheddar cheese, down 10 cents
to $4.16 for one pound; whole milk, down
9 cents to $3.06 per gallon; apples, down 4
cents to $1.46 per pound; and toasted oat cereal, down 2 cents to $2.95 for a 9-oz. box.
Of the items showing a decrease in retail price this quarter, several also showed
year-to-year declines—potatoes, 9 percent;
vegetable oil, 8 percent; shredded cheddar
cheese, 3 percent; and flour, 3 percent. Sirloin tip roast and sliced deli ham
increased 41 cents to $4.10 and $5.24
per pound, respectively; bacon increased 33 cents to $3.53 per pound;
boneless chicken breasts increased 32
cents to $3.25 per pound; and ground
chuck increased 26 cents to $2.89 per
pound.
“Consumers are paying a bit more for
most meats at the grocery store on average this quarter,” said AFBF Economist John Anderson. “As livestock
producers of all types have reduced
the size of their herds, wholesale meat
supplies have tightened up, which is
now affecting consumers.”
Other items that increased in price
since the first quarter were bagged
salad, up 13 cents to $2.80 for a
1-pound bag; flour, up 9 cents to $2.35
for a 5-pound bag; bread, up 5 cents to
$1.76 for a 20-ounce loaf; and orange
juice, up 2 cents for a half-gallon to
$3.00.
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“The economic recovery continues to be
very slow,” Anderson said. “Where retail
food prices will head in the next quarter or
two is uncertain and depends to some degree on whether or not consumer confidence
remains soft or begins a strong rebound.”
The year-to-year direction of the marketbasket survey tracks with the federal government’s Consumer Price Index (www.bls.
gov/cpi) report for food at home. As retail
grocery prices have increased gradually
over time, the share of the average food dollar that America’s farm and ranch families
receive has dropped.
“Beginning in the mid-1970s, farmers received about one-third of consumer retail
food expenditures for food eaten at home
and away from home, on average. Since
then, that figure has decreased
steadily and is now just 19 percent,
according to Agriculture Department statistics,” Anderson said.
Using the “food at home and away
from home” percentage across-theboard, the farmer’s share of this
quarter’s $47.20 marketbasket would
be $8.97.
AFBF, the nation’s largest general
farm organization, has been conducting the informal quarterly marketbasket survey of retail food price
trends since 1989. The mix of foods
in the marketbasket was updated during the first quarter of 2008.
According to USDA, Americans
spend just under 10 percent of their
disposable annual income on food,
the lowest average of any country
in the world. A total of 85 shoppers
in 32 states participated in the latest
survey, conducted in May.
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Wildfire – Not If, But When
By Yvonne Barkley
It may have been a wet and cool spring, but
summer has quickly brought hot and dry
conditions throughout the state. Though the
National Interagency Fire Center, in Boise,
is forecasting a slow start to the 2010 Idaho
fire season, July, August, and September
are predicted to have an above normal potential for wildfire. Anticipating wildfire
is the first step to making your home and
property as fire-safe as possible.
close with metal screens. Screen vent openings to prevent firebrands or other flammable objects larger than 1/8” from entering
your home.
A firewise home is a non-combustible
home.
Cushions, umbrellas, furniture covers, door
mats, planters and window boxes, as well
as boats, campers, and other recreational
equipment are all places where embers can
collect, smolder, and ignite well after the
fire has passed. Have an enclosed space to
store these items or be able to move them
away from your home in the event of a
blaze.
Preventative measures should start with
your home. New research has show that
up to 85 percent of wildfire home ignitions
are from flaming brands and embers that
can fly in from as far away as five miles.
This makes your home the largest and most
vulnerable source of ignition on your property.
Inexpensive things you can do now to increase your home fire-resistivness:
Remove all debris from gutters, overhangs,
room additions, and bay windows. Pay attention to areas such as corners and under
stairs, as well as under decks, porches, carports, and around fences.
Box eaves, fascias, soffits, and vents or en16
Install spark arresters on your chimneys.
Reconsider your outdoor furniture and accessories - many of these items are common sources of ignition. Replace wood or
wicker tables and chairs with ones made
from metal and glass.
Indentify areas where combustible materials meet, for example, where a wooden
fence is attached to wooden stairs that leads
to a wooden deck. Separate these areas with
a span of non-flammable material.
Long-term retrofitting activities include:
Roofing materials have flammability ratings – they go from Class A, (able to withstand severe exposure to fire, like metal
roofs) to Class C (able to withstand light exposure to fire, like asphalt shingles). Wood
shake roofs are not rated and in many
cases, offer almost certain ignition of your
home.
Use of fire-resistant exteriors, such as cement, plaster, stucco, brick, and masonry,
provides greater levels of protection to your
home than vinyl siding.
Use of double-paned or tempered glass can
help reduce the risk of interior ignitions
from heating by providing an added layer
of protection.
Screens should have metal frames as well
as metal, not plastic, mesh.
Treat your landscape.
Fire and land management agencies cannot help prevent wildfire disasters without
homeowner participation. If you live in the
wildland/urban interface (WUI), recognize
that your home and immediate surroundings belongs to you. This means that you, as
the homeowner, have the primary responsibility for reducing your home’s vulnerability. Surrounding yourself with a lush,
beautiful, and well-maintained landscape is
your best defense against losses from wildfires.
Starting at the house and concentrating your efforts in a 30foot radius, begin by:
Removing flammable debris by
pruning, raking, mowing and
removing.
Maintaining your irrigation
system and keeping lawns and
plant materials well watered
and trimmed.
Pruning dead branches out of
trees and remove lower branches to a height of six to 15 feet.
Storing recreational vehicles
and equipment, such as boats
and canoes, away from in the
home in an enclosed space.
Creating two ways to access
your property – both for fire
equipment access and escape
routes.
Marking roads and property
entrances clearly with nonflammable signs.
Evacuation.
DO NOT WAIT TO BE TOLD
TO EVACUATE. Sixty percent
of lives lost to wildland fire are
of those that chose to stay and
wait and see, and then evacuated too late.
First, ready yourself and your
family for emergency evacuation:
Gather all persons in the household together and let everyone
know you are getting ready to
evacuate. Have everyone dress for safety.
Put on socks, closed-toed leather shoes or boots, long pants,
and a long-sleeved shirt. Grab
a pair of leather gloves, a bandanna, and a hat as well.
Park vehicles in the direction
you will escape. Leave keys in
the ignition.
Pack emergency kits containing
clothing, food, water, and valuables in your vehicle.
brands and embers can gather
and start a blaze.
Put pets in pet carriers and in
a safe, accessible place, ready
to load into your vehicles when
you leave.
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Check with neighbors to see if
they need assistance.
Notify others when you are
leaving and where you plan to
go.
Then, ONLY if there is time:
Look for flammable materials
lying around or against your
home and move them to a safe
place. Items include things like
patio furniture and cushions,
door mats, window boxes and
planters, wicker baskets, pine
cones and dried flower arrangements, newspapers, garbage
cans without lids, BBQ propane
tanks, and brooms.
Shut off the gas supply.
Turn on all indoor and outdoor
lights to make your house easier for firefighters to find in the
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Place a ladder to the roof opposite the approaching fire and
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Insurance Matters
Mike Myers — Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Idaho
The 2010 Farm Bureau Insurance Relay For Life of Pocatello team raised $11,690 for the fight against cancer.
A Track Record For Charity
When the Farm Bureau Insurance Relay For Life of Pocatello team announced
its 2010 fundraising goal of $10,000 last
April, some were skeptical. “People were a
little nervous because the local economy is
still recovering,” said team captain Brenda
Swindle.
But by the time of the Relay’s July 17 closing ceremonies, the Farm Bureau Insurance team had raised $11,690 for the fight
against cancer and captured the Top Fundraising Team award for the fifth consecutive year.
In light of businesses and individuals still
tightening their proverbial belts, Swindle
put her faith in her fellow Farm Bureau Insurance employees when she set the goal.
“I did so keeping in mind that the economy
wasn’t strong, but the charitable spirit of
our employees was.”
Her sentiment was echoed by the team’s
co-captain, Melinda Johnson. “When we
set the goal, we looked at our employees’
track record for charitable giving.”
That track record included four consecu-
tive Top Fundraising Team awards for
Farm Bureau Insurance Relay teams from
2006 to 2009. Farm Bureau Insurance
CEO Phil Joslin says that this shows “our
employees feel strongly about the Relay’s
goals of honoring cancer survivors, paying
tribute to those lost to the disease, and raising money to help fight cancer.”
These goals, not the Top Fundraiser award,
are what drive the team’s efforts. “I joined
the team this year with the memory from
last year of an older gentlemen on crutches
who slowly made his way around the track
at 3:00 AM,” says team member and underwriting assistant Lindsay Kopp.
Jennifer Lowrey, a proofreader, says
she joined the team because she lost her
grandmother to cancer and she “wants to
do whatever I possibly can to help find a
cure.”
Underwriter Marci Hamann feels that participating in the Relay is a gift to those who
have lost their battle with cancer, to their
families, and to current cancer patients.
“It’s the least I can do,” she says.
Jenny Losee, an underwriting coordinator,
says “this year’s Relay hit a little bit closer
to home for me. A young girl I knew died
this year from cancer. She was a doll and I
felt like I could try to do something for her
and her family, even though it wasn’t very
much at all.”
Audit supervisor Linda Peterson participates in the Relay for herself as a cancer
survivor, and also in memory of her husband who lost his battle with cancer.
Swindle admits that it took longer than
usual to reach this year’s goal given the
economic climate. “But we think future
Farm Bureau Insurance Relay teams will
be able to meet their fundraising goals because time and again our employees rise to
the occasion.”
The 2010 Farm Bureau Insurance Relay For
Life team members were: Becky Clemens,
Michelle Coffin, Jessica Coito, Michelle
Corbridge, Cara Dyer, Marci Hamann,
Dana Haskett, Melinda Johnson, Lindsay Kopp, Jenny Losee, Jennifer Lowrey,
Tina Nelson, Linda Peterson, and Brenda
Swindle.
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Former U of I standout, Jerry Kramer carries Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi off the field.
Photos Courtesy of Jerry Kramer
Idaho NFL Player’s Book ‘Instant Replay’
sold to Hollywood
By Jake Putnam
In 1968 Idaho’s Jerry Kramer’s wrote the blockbuster-book “Instant Replay.” Now 42 years later ESPN/ Disney want to make the
iconic-book into a movie.
Kramer wrote the book in 1968 when he was a lineman for the
Green Bay Packers. A movie project was discussed a couple of
times over the years but nobody got serious about it until this year
when ESPN Films signed actor Robert DeNiro to play Hall of
Fame coach Vince Lombardi. Kramer says he’s hopeful the film
tentatively titled “Lombardi” will move into production, but he’s
not getting his hopes up.
“I’m antsy and nervous about it,” said Kramer from his Eagle
home. “But I can’t wait to see how it turns out. We’ve had such
a strong group working the project. But there are no guarantees,
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we’ve been close before.”
1967 was a watershed year in the NFL because of the first Superbowl and the legendary championship game between the Dallas
Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, which is now known universally as the “Ice Bowl.” In that game Kramer gained lineman immortality when he plowed into Jethro Pugh clearing the way for
quarterback Bart Starr into the end zone with time running out.
Schapp urged Kramer to keep a diary that later morphed into the
classic Instant Replay, making the 1968 New York Times bestseller list.
The book sold millions of copies and raked in positive reviews
including the Washington Post’s Jonathan Yardley, who called it
“the best inside account of pro football, indeed the best book ever
written about that sport and that league.”
“So far the most I’ve got out of this is a
good time,” said Kramer. The Packer legend talked to Jack Nicholson back in 1968
about making the book into a movie but
the deal fell through. Then in 2002 Kramer
says they were close to another movie deal
but the untimely death of producer Ted
Demme halted the project.
ESPN Entertainment told the Associated Press back in May that they want to
release “Lombardi’ in early 2012 during
the weekend between the NFL conference
championship games and the Super Bowl.
They commissioned Academy Award winning screenwriter Eric Roth who won an
Oscar for “Forrest Gump. They also have
the backing of Andell Entertainment, the
NFL and DeNiro’s Tribeca Productions.
Lombardi coached the Packers from 1959
to 1967, turning a last place team into world
champions. The Packers won five NFL
Championships and Super Bowl’s I and
II. Shortly after Lombardi’s 1970 death to
cancer at the age of 57, Commissioner Pete
Rozelle named the Super Bowl championship trophy the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Kramer was a standout football player at
Sandpoint High School and went on to
stardom at the University of Idaho. After
being drafted by the Packers he played in
two Superbowls, and is a New York Times
bestselling author. The 70-something legend still lives in Eagle and hasn’t slowed
a step since his playing days. Following
is a verbatim discussion Kramer had with
Idaho Farm Bureau’s Jake Putnam:
Q: So, is this the first time “Instant Replay”
has made the rounds in Hollywood?
A: No, It all started back in 1968; I had
lunch with Jack Nicholson, producer Bert
Schneider and Dick Schapp. We had a
few martinis and spent three hours talking about it. It was a great memory and a
good time. We were close back in 2002, but
that’s all I’ve gotten out of this movie script
is a good a time. I met with and had some
wonderful times with George C. Scott.
Somewhere along the line, I realized that
it was going to be a long pull, and decided
that the screenplay was no longer an economic venture but a hobby.
Q: How did the book come to be?
A: Dick Schapp got a call from a book
editor from New York who thought that it
would be a good idea to do the book. He
See INSTANT REPLAY, page 36
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Sara Jane Stowell, daughter of Randy and Marvi Stowell of Hagerman
was selected to attend the 64th Annual Girls Nation in Washington
D.C.
The event took place July 7-24.
Girls Nation focuses on federal
government procedure with each
state sending two girls to act as
senators. The young women gain
special knowledge of how the federal system works, participating in
mock debates and caucuses. The
girls also listen to distinguished
speakers and have the opportunity
to visit Arlington Cemetery and the White House.
During Girls State, held June 13-18 in Nampa Sara excelled and was
elected President Pro Tem. Girls State is a program that trains young
women in the practical processes of state government.
Following is a paragraph Sara wrote for Idaho Farm Bureau Quarterly
about her experience. The passage was written before she left for Washington D.C.:
Just being selected to attend Girls State was an honor. The Hagerman
Legion Auxiliary Post #31 was only allowed to have one girl attend, and
that one girl happened to be me. I didn’t quite know what to expect going
into Girls State because I have never really been interested in politics,
but the second I got there I knew I was going to have the experience of
a lifetime! It was interesting because all the girls there were at the top
of their class, involved in everything such as: Student Body, FFA, BPA,
etc., so I fit in perfectly. The catch was to find something that set you
apart from the rest. I chose the fact that I was born and raised on a ranch
and I was the only one there who knew how to castrate a calf! I was
elected councilwomen of my city, Nationalist Chairwomen, and President Pro-Tem. Not only did I make lifelong friendships at Girls State I
also learned a ton about politics and how the government operates. It is
such a blessing to be elected to attend Girls Nation, having never been
to DC, it will be another experience of a lifetime. I expect to visit as
many monuments and museums as possible, learn even more about the
government and debating bills, and last but not least make even more
close friendships.
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Bingham County Farm Bureau President Gary Judge presents
Shalissa Hamilton a scholarship check. Hamilton was also
awarded a scholarship from the Idaho Farm Bureau.
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A Poetry Garden
Renée E. D’Aoust
The exhibit “Emily Dickinson’s Garden:
The Poetry of Flowers” ran this year from
April to August at the New York Botanical Garden. Rather than an actual garden,
the exhibit featured “books, manuscripts,
watercolors, and photographs telling the
story of Emily Dickinson’s life.” It is no
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surprise to gardeners, or to poets, that
there is a strong connection between the
two arts: both feature of sense of place,
life in rhythm, and the knowledge that
what grows will die and bloom again.
After her lifetime, Emily Dickinson
(1830-1886) was known as a poet, but
during her lifetime, she was known in
Amherst, Massachusetts as a gardener
and as an eccentric. It is a badge of honor
nowadays to be called eccentric, a word
used to categorize those whom others do
not understand. But a gardener? Everyone loves a gardener. And as a fellow dog
lover, I must add that Dickinson owned a
faithful Newfoundland named “Carlo.”
Several years ago on a cross-country
journey, I visited Dickinson’s “Homestead” in Amherst and walked my hound
Truffle where she and Carlo might have
walked. I did not think about a poetry
garden at that time; although, the sunlight streaming into Dickinson’s room
struck me as profound and luminescent.
But the New York Botanical Garden exhibit gave me an idea: why not plant a
poetry garden designed according to a
collection of favorite verse? In honor of
Dickinson’s place in American letters,
we might use phrases from her collected
works to start.
Through the coming Idaho winter, we
might collect our favorite poems in
a garden book. If a poem designates
a plant, we could order that plant. But
if no plant is designated, why not prescribe certain plants to certain phrases?
Dickinson writes, “I hide myself within
a flower,” while an earlier English poet
William Blake suggests that “the lily…
shall in love delight.”
For another example, I love poet Walter
de la Mare’s line, “Look your last on all
things lovely every hour.” One might
plant “all things lovely,” which to a gardener means infinite reasons to buy infinitely more plants. After all, so many
plants are so lovely. The line originally
came to me via my good friend Professor Robert Ferguson, so there is double
reason to use it for a poetry garden. I
should think that a wood-burned sign
with the adage is in order, too.
Another favorite poet of mine is Mary
Oliver. She writes primarily about nature in detailed form, and Oliver’s “The
Sunflowers” is a wonder. Since most
gardeners plant sunflowers, whose
heads follow the sun, this is an easy
start. Oliver writes, “Come with me /
into the field of sunflowers.” And later,
“the long work / of turning their lives /
into a celebration / is not easy.” Is it too
much to suggest garden tours with accompanying poetic recitations?
included “links between Dickinson’s
verse and the plants and flowers that
provided her with inspiration.” Also included were “original manuscripts, both
poems and letters.” More information
about the exhibit is available at www.
nybg.org/emily/ and more information
about Emily Dickinson is available at
www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org.
As a person who has never been able to
keep a garden journal, but as someone
who keeps several journals full of notes
from readings, including Dickinson’s
lines of verse, I think a garden journal
centered on reasons for writing and tilling the soil might be a successful enterprise. Poetry reflects words in motion—
and doesn’t gardening reflect almost the
same thing?
Renée E. D’Aoust is a freelance writer from
Clark Fork, Idaho. She can be reached
through the Idaho Farm Bureau at [email protected].
The New York Botanical Garden exhibit
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION NEWS
AFBF Backs Estate Tax Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American
Farm Bureau Federation backs an amendment to the small business lending bill
that would permanently reform the federal
estate tax and has asked Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), to allow the
Senate to consider the proposal.
“This will give farmers and ranchers a better opportunity to continue food, fiber and
fuel production and transfer family-owned
operations from one generation to the
next,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman.
In a letter sent today to Reid and copied
to other members of the Senate, Stallman
said Farm Bureau supports an amendment
to the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act
of 2010 (H.R. 5297), proposed by Sens.
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Jon Kyl (RAriz.), to permanently set the estate tax
rate at 35 percent, with a $5 million exemption phased in over 10 years and indexed
for inflation.
sell land, buildings or equipment they need
to keep their operations going. Rural communities and businesses also suffer when
farms and ranches downsize or disappear
and farmland close to urban centers is often lost forever to development when estate
taxes force farm families to sell off land to
pay the taxes.”
“Estate taxes can hit farm families harder
than other small business owners because
84 percent of farm assets are real estatebased,” Stallman wrote. “When estate taxes
are due, surviving family members without enough cash on hand may be forced to
If Congress does not act this year, the federal estate tax is scheduled to increase to
55 percent with only a $1 million exemption at the beginning of 2011.
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July is Idaho Beef Month
Editor’s Note: Our publication deadline
doesn’t coincide with the celebration of
beef month but we still want our readers to
know about new ways to prepare nutritious
beef and about all of the effort ranchers put
into producing a healthy, nutritious, affordable product.
It’s a sure sign of summer – that unmistakable smoky aroma of food cooking on
the outdoor grill, and drifting through the
neighborhood on the warm evening air.
Summer is the season of outdoor activities
and backyard barbecues which also means
July is Idaho Beef Month. In recognition of
grilling season and the contribution Idaho’s
cattle ranching families make to Idaho,
July has been declared Idaho Beef Month
by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter.
Idaho’s cattle ranching families are celebrating Idaho Beef Month and their commitment to providing a safe, nutritious, and
delicious product. Idaho Beef Month also
celebrates their role in feeding the nation.
Today’s U.S. farmer feeds about 144 people
here and abroad each day, compared to 46
in 1960. “Idaho’s Beef Month is a celebration of our ranching families,” says Traci
O’Donnell. “Beef is an important product
for Idaho’s economy, and the ranching families that produce it.”
2010 marks the 9th annual month long celebration of beef month. The Idaho Beef
Council encourages all beef lovers to
celebrate Idaho Beef Month by enjoying
their favorite beef dish. For fresh ideas,
the Idaho Beef Council is offering a new
Summer Grilling brochure to anyone who
would like a copy. The brochure features
mouthwatering beef grilling recipes and
tips for grilling the perfect burger or steak.
To obtain your free copy, contact the Idaho
Beef Council at [email protected]
or (208) 376-6004.
As Idahoans fire up their grills this summer in honor of Idaho Beef Month, here
are just a few simple steps to delicious and
healthy grilling with the 29 lean cuts:
Look for Lean
Twenty nine of beef cuts meet government
guidelines for lean, meaning they have less
than 10 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams or less
of saturated fat and less than 95 milligrams
of cholesterol per 3½ -ounce serving. Many
of these are the favorites including the Top
Sirloin Steak, the New York Steak, 95
percent lean ground beef, and the T-bone
steak.
Mouthwatering Marinades
Opt for marinades with little or no sugar
to help protect meat from charring. Instead,
try a taste bud-tantalizing, yet simple and
tenderizing marinade by using an acidic ingredient like lemon or lime juice, balsamic
vinegar or wine or a natural tenderizing
enzyme found in fresh ginger, pineapple,
papaya and figs.
Avoid the Burn
For even browning and cooking, turn occasionally using a spatula for burgers and
tongs to turn steaks and kabobs. Do not
press, flatten or pierce the meat as flavorful juices will be lost, which can also lead
to fire flare-ups. And, cut off any burnt or
charred pieces before eating should overcooking occur.
For delicious recipes to celebrate Idaho
Beef Month, visit BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.
Marketbasket:Tracking Milk and Egg Trends
For the second quarter of 2010, shoppers reported the average price for a half-gallon of regular whole milk was $2.06, up 6 cents
from the prior quarter. The average price for one gallon of regular whole milk was $3.06, down 9 cents. Comparing per-quart
prices, the retail price for whole milk sold in gallon containers was about 25 percent lower compared to half-gallon containers,
a typical volume discount long employed by retailers.
The average price for a half-gallon of rBST-free milk was $3.38, down 24 cents from the last quarter, about 65 percent higher
than the reported retail price for a half-gallon of regular milk ($2.06).
The average price for a half-gallon of organic milk was $3.65, down 1 cent compared to the first quarter of 2010 – about 80
percent higher than the reported retail price for a half-gallon of regular milk ($2.06).
Compared to a year ago (second quarter of 2009), the retail price for regular milk in gallon containers was down about 2 percent
while regular milk in half-gallon containers increased 8 percent. The average retail price for rBST-free milk increased about 6
percent in a year’s time. The average retail price for organic milk in half-gallon containers was virtually unchanged compared
to the prior year.
For the second quarter of 2010, the average price for one dozen regular eggs was $1.53. The average price for a dozen “cagefree” eggs was $2.91, about 90 percent more than regular eggs. Compared to a year ago (second quarter of 2009), regular eggs
increased 14 percent while “cage-free” eggs decreased 3 percent.
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Grilled Ribeye Steaks and Potatoes with Smoky Paprika Rub
Total recipe time: 25 to 30 minutes
Makes 2 to 4 servings
2 beef ribeye steaks cut 1 inch thick (about 12 ounces each)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large russet potatoes cut lengthwise into 8 wedges each
Salt
1 tablespoon minced green onions
Sour Cream and Onion Sauce (recipe follows) (optional)
2 tablespoons smoked or Spanish paprika
1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
Seasoning:
1. Combine seasoning ingredients
in small bowl; remove and reserve 2
tablespoons. Press remaining seasoning evenly onto beef steaks; set aside.
Combine reserved seasoning, oil and
salt in large bowl. Add potatoes; toss
to coat.
2. Place steaks in center of grid over
medium, ash-covered coals; arrange
potatoes around steaks. Grill steaks,
uncovered, 11 to 14 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, covered, 9 to 14 minutes) for medium rare
(145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness,
turning occasionally. Grill potatoes
14 to 17 minutes (over medium heat
on preheated gas grill, covered, 13 to
15 minutes) or until tender, turning
occasionally.
3. Carve steaks into slices; season
with salt, as desired. Sprinkle green
onion over potatoes. Serve potatoes
with Sour Cream and Onion Sauce for
dipping, if desired.
Sour Cream and Onion Sauce:
Combine 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
and 2 tablespoons minced green onion. Sprinkle with smoked or Spanish
paprika, as desired. Yield: 1/2 cup
Nutrition information per serving
(1/2 of recipe): 807 calories; 29 g fat
(8 g saturated fat; 9 g monounsaturated fat); 145 mg cholesterol; 768 mg
sodium; 70 g carbohydrate; 7.7 g fiber; 65 g protein; 20.9 mg niacin; 2.3
mg vitamin B6; 3.1 mcg vitamin B12;
7.3 mg iron; 69.4 mcg selenium; 11.6
mg zinc.
This recipe is an excellent source of
fiber, protein, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, selenium and zinc.
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2010 Idaho Farm Bureau Scholarship Winners
The scholarships are provided by the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Scholarship Fund, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Co. of Idaho, and the IFBF Women’s Leadership Committee and Young Farmer and Rancher Committee.
Amanda
Wilder
Heather
Carlquist
Ada County
Jerome County
Jacob
Ihler
Jenny
Withers
Oneida County
Jefferson County
Julie
Obermeyer
Kristina
Anderson
Gem County
Payette County
Michael
Wiseman
Shalissa
Hamilton
Twin Falls County
Bingham County
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INSTANT REPLAY
asked Dick to find someone and the Packers were an obvious choice because of the
success in the 60’s. But the choice of having a lineman write it was not as obvious.
So he called and I said what do you mean,
write a book? What do I know about writing a book? Schapp said that we would
write it together that he would edit it. I
asked who’d have the final say, he said you
do. I said ‘let’s talk.’
Chicago and Detroit from early morning to
midnight. I’m doing my part and then it hit
the best seller list and it took me by com-
plete surprise. The whole process got to
be fun. I got to peak into that other world,
that literary world I had never seen and it
Q: So you kept a diary?
A: Yea, my first inclination when I came
back was to be very literary and use huge
words and say things that were very bright.
But that didn’t last long. I thought hey, it is
what it is and if they don’t like it, they don’t
like it. There was no point of guessing what
people wanted to read. I thought all I can
do is tell it the way it is, the way I saw it,
if they like it fine, if they don’t fine. So I
caught my breath and decided that I was
going to try to be as dead honest as I possibly could. Along the way I got a complement from Forrest Greg.
We were in training camp the next year after the book, he and Gail Gillingham were
rooming together across the hall and we
were in St. Vincent’s Hall at Saint Norbert’s
college. I was rooming with Willie Davis
and he said you better watch out Willy he’ll
put you in his next book. Forest Gregg says,
That damn book, that’s all I heard about,
everywhere I go people wanna know about
that damn book, I’m sick and tired of that
damn book, but I’ll tell you one thing Jerry, you were dead honest. He may not have
known it but that was the best complement
I ever got on Instant Replay.
Q: Did you think this book would catch
on?
A: I had no idea, I remember vividly asking
Dick Schapp, I said, what’s good Dick? I’d
like to do well with this book; I don’t want
to be embarrassed. He said Jerry if we sell
5,000 books it’ll be an average book, if we
do 20,000 that’ll be good. So I went out
on the circuit doing early morning shows,
cooking shows in Iowa, TV shows all over
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The blockbuster book, “Instant Replay” has sold several million copies since it was published in
1968.
was as unique and special, as
special as the NFL. I met Gore
Vidal, hung out with Norman
Mailer, Jackie Suzanne, Tiny
Tim, a very unusual group of
people. It was interesting but
more than anything else just to
meet these people, so interesting but so different.
Q: This was an insider view
into the first Superbowl team,
was that the hook?
A: There were several things
that made it as you know; the
Packers were doing very well
as a team at the time. We had
a wonderful cast of characters.
Lombardi, McGhee, Hornung
and Star, such an unusual group
of people that were a lot wiser
than many gave them credit
for. We were the team of that
era and a unique cast of characters. Of course Lombardi’s
dominant personality and that
philosophy that he drilled into
us: pay the price, sacrifice,
commitment, consistency, perseverance, preparation. It was
the sum total of all the things he
preached and believed in. Remember, these were things the
nation hadn’t heard in a while.
Again remember the times,
1968, there was free love, long
hair and ‘do it my way’. It was
a time when different lifestyles
were offered up. I think Lombardi brought us back to reality, back to fundamentals and
the book reflects that.
Q: So you wrote imagining that
they were looking over your
shoulder?
A: I’m doing the book and fully
conscious of all of my teammates and the fact that they are
going to read it. I struggled personally. I would get angry at
practice and say things I really
didn’t want in the book. One
time I called Coach Lombardi
a short, fat Italian and Dick
Schapp said we got to leave that
in there. I said BS; we’re not
leaving that in there, Lombardi
will kill me. But that’s how it
was on the team, we were angry, it was real, it’s how we felt,
in the end we kept it in because
it’s part of the story. I was very
reluctant to give Coach Lombardi a copy of the book.
Well, the book came out and
I gave all the players a copy
but hesitated giving a copy to
Coach Lombardi. First of all
I was trying to figure out an
inscription for the book. Anything but ‘Best wishes’; it’s
just that I needed something a
bit more intelligent than ‘good
luck’. He had an impact on my
life. So I’m searching for something that’ll make me comfortable that would be appropriate. I also avoided giving Mrs.
Lombardi a book too. This
dragged on for almost a week,
but I finally came up with the
inscription of the book: ‘To
Thomas Vincent Lombardi,
a man against all others shall
forever be measured.’ I thought
that would negate the ‘short
Italian’ comment.
So I’m standing at the bus and
we were getting ready to go to
Milwaukee for a game and Marie Lombardi comes up to me
and says ‘where’s my book?’
All the coaches have books,
players have books, where’s my
book? I went to the car and got
her a book. We got on the bus
and she started reading all the
way to Milwaukee, and finished reading it that night. I was
standing in the elevator the next
morning when she stepped on.
I said ‘morning Marie, she said
Jerry I loved the book, loved it!
Then she said ‘It helped me understand,’ I said football? ‘No,
him!’ She really liked it and I
was relieved. Marie never said
a thing about the ‘short Italian
‘part.
A few days later in the locker
room and Coach Lombardi sidles over like he is unsure what
to say, or how to say it, but he
looks down, reaches out with
his hand and said ’I liked the
book Jerry, I really liked the
book.’ That was more than I
had ever hoped for.
Q: So now, decades later a
movie at last?
A: We got mired in the financial morass, but ESPN still
wanted to do a “Lombardi”
project. The Vice President of
ESPN Ron Semiao is a ball of
fire, he’s the guy that originated the X-games and a legend.
He brought a lot of energy to
the project. I got Willie Davis
to come with me to L.A. to
meet us.
Well, we’d tell Semiao one
of our Packer stories and he’d
correct us, saying things like
‘that wasn’t in ’64 that was ‘65,
I looked at him and then Willie and said, ‘You know I think
he’s right.’ This guy was a huge
fan and wanted to do the movie
a long time, so he’s the thrust
and energy behind it right now.
I signed my rights away, when
you sign your rights away, you
sign your rights away but I’m
arranging meetings with people and I’m in touch with the
producers every day. I’m optimistic about it.
DeNiro asked that Eric Roth be
hired to polish the script to his
taste. Roth just did Benjamin
Button and got an Academy
Award for Forest Gump. So
that’s where we are today, in
the middle of Mr. Roth reworking the script. I can’t wait to see
how it turns out but there’s no
guarantee.
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Left: Youth hunters Dillon and Colton Crockett show off
valley quail harvested on the opening day to Idaho Power
Habitat Biologist, Aaron Utz.
Above: Private properties are signed by Pheasants Forever to
mark boundaries for youth hunters.
Landowner and Pheasants Forever Partnerships
Youth Hunters Reap the Benefits
The Treasure Valley Chapter of Pheasants
Forever (TVPF) has established a youth
hunter program designed to encourage
youth hunting in southwest Idaho.
By working with willing landowners, the
chapter opened almost 1,000 acres of private land to youth only hunting during the
2009 hunting season. Walt Bodie, TVPF
Habitat Chair said; “We recognize that the
future of sport hunting in Idaho is largely
dependent upon recruiting our young people to appreciate and take part in outdoor
activities such as hunting. Our goal is to
introduce young hunters into the hunting
sports and at the same time to teach them to
respect wildlife, the laws that maintain our
wildlife populations and to also respect the
land and landowners that are so important
in providing wildlife habitat.”
This past year Idaho Power opened the
Turner Ranch near Bruneau for youth hunting and the Little Family opened part of its
ranch north of Eagle. Approximately 100
youth hunters signed up for the program
and at least 60 participated for one or more
days. Youth hunters reported enjoying the
experience and learning more about wildlife and hunting ethics. Young hunters harvested very few birds although they had
numerous opportunities. It does not look
like they had any significant impact on the
bird populations.
To take part in the program, youth hunters 10 to 15 years of age sign up with the
TVPF chapter at no charge. Youth hunters
can register at several sporting goods stores
in the Treasure Valley area including, the
Sportsman’s Warehouse Store in Meridian, Larry‘s Sporting Goods in Nampa, the
Fishing Hole in Bruneau as well as the Idaho Power office in Bruneau. Maps to the
enrolled properties as well rules for using
the properties are available on the TVPF
chapter web site at tv.idahopf.com.
In addition to the hunting program TVPF
also holds a youth hunter shotgun familiarization course. This year’s event will
be held at the Black Dog Sporting Clays
Range south of Boise on August 28, starting at 9:30 a.m. Pre-registration is required
and attendance may be limited. Youth hunters that have been through the Idaho Fish &
Game Hunters Education course and are 10
to 15 years of age are encouraged to attend.
There is no charge for the shotgun instruction and firearms, hearing protection and
shotgun shells are provided free of charge.
Lieutenant Governor Brad Little said, “The
wonderment of hunting and connecting
youth with nature and the outdoors through
the hunting experience will only be preserved for this generation by making sure
there are adequate opportunities for youth
hunting now and into the future.”
Brett Dumas, Environmental Supervisor
for Idaho Power Company said; “By combining efforts with Pheasants Forever, the
company was able to make a high quality
habitat area available to the area’s youth
while at the same time protecting the resource values required in our habitat mitigation plan. Pheasants Forever has been
great to work with and their level of expertise and passion has made this a win-win
project for everyone.”
You can help!
If you are a landowner with a minimum of
100 acres of upland bird or waterfowl habitat and would like to be part of our program
or simply have questions, we would like to
hear from you. The Chapter’s goal is to increase the amount of acreage to 2,000 acres
for the 2010 hunting season. The chapter
has a small monetary incentive of $500 for
participating landowners. Also any reasonable restrictions on the use of the land will
be honored. You can leave a message for
a call back from TVPF at walt@idahopf.
com.
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AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION NEWS
Doubling Exports in Five Years: How We Do It
Fundamental Changes Are Necessary to Meet Goal of National
Export Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American
Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the Coalition of Service Industries (CSI) and the
National Association of Manufacturers
(NAM) put forth a comprehensive approach today to double U.S. exports in five
years – a key goal of President Obama’s.
Under this approach, the three organizations outline policy changes needed to improve market access and level the playing
field in a competitive global market. Doubling exports in five years is an ambitious
but achievable goal if major changes are
enacted.
Reduce non-tariff barriers.
Improve competitiveness with investments
in infrastructure and trade facilitation initiatives.
Pursue a Doha Round agreement that expands world trade.
Improve export promotion efforts and financing policies.
Enact pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
“Growth in U.S. agricultural exports will
be achieved with aggressive actions to
expand market opportunities and reduce
trade barriers,” said AFBF Director of
International Policy Rosemarie Watkins.
“These measures are critical for increasing
U.S. agricultural competitiveness around
the world and meeting the growing world
demand for food with U.S. agricultural
products.”
Pursue new trade agreements.
“While services account for 80 percent of
The NAM, the CSI and the AFBF believe
the following recommendations are essential to achieving this goal:
the U.S. economy, they account for only
about 31percent of U.S. exports, in part
because of the prevalence of barriers to
services trade around the world,” said CSI
President Bob Vastine. “If the President’s
goal of doubling exports is to be realized,
the U.S. government must create a supportive trade policy environment that addresses discriminatory trade barriers erected by
many of our trading partners. CSI and its
members are ready to partner, and we welcome our government’s leadership.”
“If drastic changes are not made to double
exports, our nation’s manufactured goods
exports will fall nearly $300 billion short
of the President’s goal in 2014,” said NAM
Vice President of International Economic
Affairs Frank Vargo. “Our partners and
competitors are moving forward with negotiating new free trade agreements and
enacting other policies to boost exports,
and the U.S. is being left behind. America
needs to enact policies to make it easier for
U.S. companies to reach new markets.”
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Idaho Farm Bureau
Discount Program
Step 1: Members go to sears.com and find the product(s) they are
interested in and write down the product/model number(s).
Step 2: Members email the product number(s) to Farm Bureau’s
designated contact at Sears Appliance Select: [email protected]
for a quote. To receive this pricing a member must include their Farm
Bureau membership number and Farm Bureau discount code
CU068062 in the email.
Step 3: After receiving a quote (allow 2-3 business days), members
can then choose to use a credit card to purchase the discounted
item(s) and it will be delivered via a custom freight company.
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15 tons, 1st cutting Grass Hay.
No rain damage. 80-85 lb bales.
$85.00/ton or $3.50/bale. Call
Sam or Amy at 208-278-5315 in
New Plymouth.
$287,500.00 Horse Property
Lewiston, Idaho, 1.31 acres, all
fenced with iron fence, 3Bdrms,
2bath, hardwood floors, hay barn
w/3stalls, shop w/wood stove,
round pen, pads, pasture, garden,
plus more 208-816-0254 or
email:[email protected]
Want to buy old firearms, working
or not working, reasonably priced
for decorating my cabin. Please
call 208-251-1523.
Paying cash for German &
Japanese war relics/souvenirs!
Pistols, rifles, swords, daggers, flags,
scopes, optical equipment, uniforms,
helmets, machine guns (ATF rules
apply) medals, flags, etc. 549-3841
(evenings) or 405-9338
Belted Galloway cattle for sale Reds, Blacks and Duns. Bennington,
Id 208-847-1262
Morgan horses for sale. Western
Working champion stock since
1982. www.creamridgemorgans.
com or 208-476-7221
Farm Equipment
Custom Grain Harvesting, will
travel from Burley to Ashton or
Grace. Call Doug 208-604-2417
‘Miskin’ Scraper, SP-9, excellent
condition, 9 yard capacity.
Purchased brand new now 150
later we are finished with the job.
Would consider trading for a 16’
to 20’ disc. Bret Armacost 208469-0467
8N Ford Tractor with blade and
scoop, 7 ft mower, tandem disc, 3
point boom, corrugator, also extra
tires and wheels. Must sell due to
health problems. Leave name &
phone number if no answer. 208825-5195
1460 International Combine. Low
hours. American Falls 241-0005
Balewagons: New Holland selfpropelled or pull-type models. Also
interested in buying balewagons.
Will consider any model. Call Jim
Wilhite at 208-880-2889 anytime.
Help Wanted
Appraisal Career Opportunity Recession proof business. Our top
appraisers earn over $100,000/
year appraising livestock and
equipment. Agricultural background
required. Classroom or Home Study
courses available. (800) 488-7570.
www.amagappraisers.com
Assorted sheets of stained glass,
various sizes and new oak frames
for stained glass. Filer, ID 208326-5616 evenings.
Approx. 67 acres on Hwy 11,
Clearwater co., 5 mi. so. of Pierce.
Pasture & timber, fenced & xfenced
adjacent to Potlatch lands. 2,200
sq. ft 3br, 2 1/2 ba. + loft, shop &
barn. 2 developed springs, 3 phase
power. 208-435-4129
Miscellaneous
Vehicles
Draft horse harnesses for sale.
$300 OBO Pocatello, Id 208-2370707
Aluminum Pickup Topper by
Leer. Fits ‘84 Chevy, eight-foot
bed. 74 1/2” wide and 98” long,
approximately 6’ x 8’. With racks,
sliding front window, lockable rear
door. Very good condition, kept
undercover much of its life. $300
or best offer. Victor, Id. 208-3542585
Household
Water shares on Island Canal. Best
Offer. Rigby, Id 208-745-6455
Flag poles by Old Sarge. Custom
made from 2” galvanized poles.
Any length, 16-30 ft. Check us
out. Call Wilford. Inkom, Id 208775-3490
Real Estate/Acreage
6.06 acre mini farm. Barn, creek,
3 ponds. 3 bedroom, 2 bath house.
2 shops - one for RV storage,
other workshop w/stove. Near
highway 95 & Winchester, Id. Short
commute to Lewiston. $168,500
will consider all offers. 208-9246981
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20 acres near Silver Creek in
Blaine County. Beautiful location,
views of valley all around. Pasture
land, or crops. Nice ranch or small
farm. Call for more info. Please
leave message. 208-788-5160
1982 white 4x4 Ford Bronco.
Standard 351 engine, 73,000
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Hagerman, Id. Please leave
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2002 Blazer, 106,000 miles. Good
condition. Nampa, Id 208-8805293
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Do not use for 3-D films, IMAX shows, and special events/private screenings
since those shows are more expensive than regular shows.
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