Calendar

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January 21st - 27th

Friday, January 25th, 2008
*Avalanche Class
Come and expand and/or refresh your avalanche awareness with this class offered by the CSI Outdoor Program. Anyone who plays in the snow this winter is recommended to have this base level knowledge.
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
*Snowshoeing
Magic Mountain is offering a chance to snowshoe on the Magic Mountain snowshoe course through Twin Falls Parks and Recreation. Come and experience the “Magic on the Mountain.” The course runs around the lodge and the mountain and is well marked so don’t’ worry about getting lost. You must pre-register at Twin Falls Parks and Recreation.
Fee: $6, Includes equipment rental.
Time: Meet at Magic Mountain @ 10 AM
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* 5th Annual YMCA Dinner & Auction 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
6:00 pm @ The Radio Rendevoo
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*Discover Scuba
Discover the joys of scuba diving. Dive Magic will introduce you to the basics through professional instruction. These workshops are designed to give participants ages 8 and older an opportunity to try scuba diving. Register at Twin Falls Parks & Recreation. Bring your swimming suit and towel.
Time: 9 – 11:30 AM
Fee: $20
Location: YMCA/City Pool
Min 2/Max 20

*9th Annual Bald Eagle Day Public Celebration at the Barber Park Environmental Education and Special Events Center,
This free family-oriented event includes a variety of activities designed to allow the public to get “up close and personal” with America’s national symbol. Participants can take part in wildlife viewing along the Boise River with Audubon Society volunteers, listen to informative presentations with bald eagles and other live birds of prey, participate in hands-on educational activities, and visit informative environmental booths from local organizations.
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*Winter Walks/ Cross country ski tours/ Snowshoe walks
Join the Silver Creek Preserve manager, Dayna Gross for snowshoeing, cross country skiing or walking around the Preserve (snow dependent). Please call ahead to find out what equipment you will need (or bring it all!!).
10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m

Winter is a magical place at Silver Creek. Come see the beautiful scenery and wildlife. Free. Please call ahead to register, 788-7910.
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*Winter Ecology Workshop
Explore a cooler side of Craters of the Moon on a Ranger guided winter ecology snowshoe walk and workshop. The workshop starts with a 45-60 minute classroom session followed by several hours out in the park on snowshoes. Snowshoes are available for use or you are welcome to bring your own. Reservations are required and participants need to be at least 10 years of age for this moderately strenuous walk.
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*Peregrine Fund Community Reading Program (in Boise)
Our environment is the focus of this year’s “Let’s Talk About It” community reading program hosted by the Ada Community Library and The Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey. The theme – Our Earth, Our Ethics – will be explored through five books that deal with the challenge of balancing human activity and the natural world. The drop-in discussions are free. No registration is required.

Jan 26 : Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm (1993) This non-fiction account of the author’s seven months at a remote fish hatchery in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness reads much like a novel. Fromm writes with humor and intensity as he meets the challenges of isolation and intense cold.
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
*Ian Tyson in Concert
Ian Tyson is one of a kind ... authentic and durable. In the tough world of show business where an artist can consider himself lucky to have one hit and a few good years, Ian Tyson has had two distinctly brilliant careers. Spanning three decades, Tyson has forged a trail of musical innovation. Starting with the legendary folk duo of Ian and Sylvia in the 60''s, the trail has culminated with the seminal Cowboyography collection reaching platinum status in the mid 90''s. Tyson continues to write, record and perform his artistic songs of the West. KEZJ and the CSI Rodeo Team with a portion of the proceeds benefiting CSI Rodeo Team Scholarships. Tickets are $36 and can be purchased in the CSI Fine Arts Box Office, online at http://tickets.csi.edu/ or by calling 732-6288
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