Weiser

This is the season

Published by admin on Wed, 02/26/2020 - 8:43am
 I don’t know about everyone else in the area, but how many seasons does Idaho have in a week? I haven’t really had the bug to cook a whole lot. I called my sister who reminded me that it is Mardi Gras season back home in Louisiana. She was making gumbo this past weekend for the season.
 I decided to make the traditional bread for the season on Sunday. I planned on making one of these for the Crab Feed coming up in April as a dessert to be auctioned off, so I thought I should give it a test run. 

Nothing better than from scratch

Published by admin on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 10:26am
 With a sunny, beautiful weekend under our belts you can feel the first inklings of spring in the air. I noticed I had a couple of my bulbs starting to sprout in the yard and felt the warm sun on my face in the afternoon on Sunday. 
 Sharon and I took off to Memorial Park to do some training with Groot, my 9-month-old puppy. The wind was a little chilly but we enjoyed the afternoon.
 When we got home that evening, I felt like a nice light pasta dish would do the trick for dinner. Now if you have never made pasta from scratch you are in for treat. 

Candy, flowers never go out of style

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 9:25am

Think Valentine’s Day and the first things that usually come to mind are roses and chocolates for that someone special.
 While a dozen red roses is still the gold standard on Valentine’s Day, Dana Clary, owner of The Flower Basket in Weiser, said she also gets a lot of orders for mixed bouquets.  
 A bouquet that includes a couple of roses with other blooms can be an eye-popping display of color. Big Gerbera daisies and stargazer lilies are popular flowers to include in arrangements.

From the Mayor's desk

Published by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 4:19pm
This past week was intense and interesting. I took a few days off from the mayor’s duties (still keeping in touch with city hall) to attend a national rural hospital conference.  
 This is an annual conference focused specifically to small rural hospitals, which have their own challenges that larger facilities don’t  experience.  
 The conference is a combination of keynote speakers who address issues common to all of us, and individual sessions where we could pick and choose topics that are specific to our needs. 

Let someone else pick

Published by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 4:01pm
 This past week has been double duty for me. I have helped at the candy shop for Valentine’s Day and in the evenings I have headed over to Legends on Main to help my friend Carlos for a couple of weeks. 
 It has been nice to work on a line again and the fast pace restaurant work that I fell in love with many years ago. I haven’t really worked a line other than the sandwich line at the shop in many years and forgot the rush you get from the tickets just filling up in a 15-minute span.

City wants out of ITD agreement

Published by admin on Fri, 09/21/2018 - 11:04am
The city of Weiser will send notice to the Idaho Transportation Department that it intends to terminate a 2007 agreement to maintain state roads through town.
 In a lengthy discussion on Sept. 10, members of the Weiser City Council voted to end the cooperative agreement with the state that covers Highway 95 and the Highway 95 spur, which includes Idaho and Main streets.
 The discord with the maintenance agreement basically centers on city officials unhappy with doing work on ITD roadways without being reimbursed. 

Evelyn Stover Recycling Center in Weiser set to close next week as nonprofit departs

Published by admin on Fri, 09/21/2018 - 10:48am
The Evelyn Stover Recycling Center in Weiser will close next week when the nonprofit organization currently running the facility bows out on Sept. 26. 
 The recycling center has been managed by the Weiser River Resource Council since September of 2014, a total of four years this month.  
 WRRC volunteers stepped in to run the recycling operation after the local Kiwanis Club disbanded, which had operated the recycling center for years.

Ambulance district board approves FY 2019 budget

Published by admin on Fri, 09/21/2018 - 10:37am
The Weiser Ambulance District’s fiscal year 2019 budget of $1 million was approved following a public hearing by commissioners.
 The three Washington County commissioners serve as the governing board for the ambulance district. The hearing on the ambulance budget was held on Aug. 27 prior to the county budget hearing.
 The budget anticipates $749,000 in revenue from various sources, including fees for services, and $210,000 in taxes, which is down from an intital estimae of $251,000 in property and other taxes. 

Surviving Hearts fundraiser a success

Published by admin on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 2:40pm
 The fifth annual Surviving Hearts fundraiser on Saturday brought out a generous crowd to support the nonprofit with its mission of financially assisting cancer patients.
 The event for the cancer support group was held at the Sunnyside Farms, a park-like setting of trees and grass surrounded by farm fields south of Weiser. The James Gang provided the evening’s musical entertainment and volunteers cooked a tri-tip dinner and all the fixings.

Signal American

18 E. Idaho St.
Weiser, ID 83672
PH: (208) 549-1717
FAX: (208) 549-1718
 

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