OUR 2019 CRUISE WINNER AMANDA AND RAY’S MEXICAN GETAWAY In addition to being an awesome Elkins Dental patient for the past eight years, Amanda was the winner of our 2019 Cruise Getaway, and she and her husband, Ray, just got back from their magical vacation in the Mexican Riviera. “It was incredible,” Amanda told us. “We had a blast!”This was an extra special trip for Ray. As Amanda shared, “It’s the biggest vacation Ray has be n n. He was thrilled. He was just in heaven!”
GOOD CHEER Beer lovers, rejoice! Idaho is the world’s largest hop producer, and more and more people are taking advantage of our agricultural bounty by opening breweries in the Treasure Valley. Share a few of these treasures with visiting family members and their only question will be “How did we not come here sooner?”
MOUNTAIN RANGES Surrounded by the Rocky Mountains, we don’t have to go far to find mountaintop winter activities. If skiing or tubing is your idea of winter fun, Bogus Basin is just a short drive away, and heading to McCall makes a fun weekend getaway. ... AND RIVERS Not only are we surrounded by the Payette and Boise rivers, Idaho is also home to the deepest gorge in North America: Hells Canyon. Take that, Arizona!
Out-of-town relatives who are visiting for the holidays might wonder what makes Emmett so special. But we already know the Treasure Valley is full of gems — and we don’t just mean the rocks. Here are some additional reasons Emmett and The Gem State are great. WE’VE GOT SUNSHINE On average, we have 210 sunny days per year. Compare that to 144 rainy days in Portland and we can feel pretty happy about all our free vitamin D. Along the way, their cruise stopped in Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, and Maz tlan. In Cabo, we treated Amanda and Ray to an excursion. A nda s ys, “We got to board a pirate ship, and the crew took us snorkeling.They were hilarious!” Summing up the experience, Aman shar s a favorite saying from her mom: “‘If you d n’t plan it, you won’t do it.’ It was so nice to win that cruise because we’d plan ed o going on one som da , and we got to start making those memories now. It was a total blessing.”
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85th Emmett Cherry Festival When: June 12–15, 2019 Where: Emmett City Park
Downtown Boise Father’s Day Car Show When: June 16, 2019 Where: Downtown Boise
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BLT DOGS Ingredients • 4 strips bacon • 4 hot dogs (ideally Boar’s Head Beef Frankfurters, but any all-beef variety will do)
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Follow the Cherry Trees
In honor of the 85th Emmett Cherry Festival, here are some fun facts about these sweet little fruits. Ninety-three feet is the farthest someone has spit a cherry seed, with the honor going to Brian Krause of Michigan. “Follow the cherry tree” became a slogan in ancient Rome because soldiers would spit out the pits on their campaigns, from which cherry trees sprouted. To find the old roads, all one had to do was follow the cherry trees. Even cavemen ate them. Archeologists have found fossilized cherry pits in prehistoric caves all over Europe and Asia. There are over 1,000 varieties of cherries. (But we only see about 20 of those in the store.) Have a fun time at the Cherry Festival this year!
• 1 head romaine lettuce, shredded • 1 large tomato, seeded and diced • Salt and pepper, to taste
• 4 hot dog buns • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
Directions 1. Heat a skillet to medium and fry bacon until rendered and crisp. Transfer to a paper towel to drain. 2. Fry hot dogs in bacon drippings, creating a crust, and cook until warmed through. 3. Using a dry skillet or oven, toast buns. 4. Spread mayonnaise on buns, place hot dog and bacon inside, and top with tomatoes and lettuce. Serve.
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