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The holiday season and one of my favorite times of the year is upon us. It is one of my favorite times for several reasons however I think family get-togethers must be at the top of my list. Thanksgiving dinners with family kick start the holidays for me. Together, my maternal and paternal grandparents had eighteen children and you can only imagine how may cousins that generated, so family get-togethers during the holidays equated to family reunions. Today those family get-togethers are much smaller but still hold great memories, and an excellent time to focus on things that we can be thankful for. Not only family but a country where our freedom is guaranteed including the right to assemble, freedom to worship, travel, the right to vote and many others that we take for granted in this wonder country.
During this holiday season lets all focus and enjoy the freedoms that our forefathers sacrificed for and fought to uphold for all Americans.
Going Ons in and around Eagle you should know:
- The Eagle City Police Department has a drop off box at the police station, available during office hours, where anyone can drop off unused or unneeded prescription drugs. Let’s keep those opioids off the street.
- The City in conjunction with Republic Services has placed a large dumpster in the parking lot next to the glass recycling dumpster for leaf drop offs. Bulk or leave in paper bags are acceptable. Please NO plastic bags.
- In addition to the leaf dumpster we will soon have a dumpster for depositing plastic water bottles that are prohibited in blue recycle bins.
- Eagle’s Country Christmas if just around the corner on December 8.
- The Boise Veteran’s Day Parade is November 3.
- The City’s Parks, Pathways and Recreation Department is sponsoring a Veterans Breakfast on Friday November 9 at the Eagle Senior Center. The event is free to Veterans with a small charge for others.
Take the time to thank men and women who have served our country.
Stan Ridgeway, Mayor
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Unlimited curbside leaf recycling starts November 5th for Eagle residents on your regular trash pickup day.
- A drop station for residential leaf recycling is also located next to the glass recycling station (Library parking lot). This drop station will be available through December 10.
- Other places for free unlimited leaf drop off:
- Republic Services Transfer Station (Linder and Franklin, Meridian)
- Ada County Landfill
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Vibrant Traffic Box Art Around Eagle
Have you seen the newest traffic box art in Eagle? The City Council presented Certificate of Achievements in the Arts to four local students. Serena Allen, Bailey Marti, Olivia Simontacchi, and Kessa Woolsey were selected out of 27 artists through a Call for Artists for K—12 students to design Traffic Box Art. The opportunity was sponsored by the Eagle Arts Commission. The theme was “What do you like best about Eagle?”
The City now has a total of nine traffic box wraps. For visual and performing art opportunities, please contact the Eagle Arts Commission at 208-939-6813 or email ArtsCommission@cityofeagle.org.
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Orange bags are here! A one-year supply to participate in the Energy Bag Program (orange bag program) is available for Eagle residents for purchase at:
- City Hall Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
- Eagle Public Library Monday-Thursday from 9am-8pm, Friday from 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm
- Eagle Albertsons
Energy Bag (orange bag) Program
This program is accessible to Eagle residents thanks to the City of Boise. The concept is to take the now unrecyclable plastics and convert them into fuel for the agricultural industry.
A one-year supply of orange bags is now available at City Hall for Eagle residents to purchase.
On your regularly scheduled recycle day, the orange bag can be securely tied and placed in the blue bin. The bags will be transported, sorted from the rest of the recycled materials, and sent to the fuel conversion center.
For program details visit https://curbit.cityofboise.org/
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Register to receive the Library’s weekly email notifications of classes and events.
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Ever had a library late fine? Did you ever worry that your late fine would become a part of your permanent record? That the library late fine would ruin your credit score or scuttle an opportunity for a fabulous job? Well, worry no more! Late fines are a thing of the past at your Eagle Public Library. Items owned by the Eagle Public Library will no longer accrue fines if returned late (however, items owned by other local public libraries will accrue fines if returned late). This doesn’t mean that items never have to be returned; if kept too long past the final due date, the items are assumed to be lost and lost item invoices are sent to the borrower.
As the holidays approach, your Eagle Public Library is getting ready for some of its most popular classes and events. For elementary school age children, All About … the World of Autumn is explored on Tuesdays afternoon at 4:30. Leaves (November 6), the Mayflower (November 13), Turkeys (November 20), and Santa and his Reindeer (November 27) are the featured topics.
Also for elementary school age children, Thursday’s Creation Station (at 4:30 pm) brings out the creative side of children with classes about Sharpie Dot Art (November 1), Stick Harmonicas (November 8), Deconstructed Appliances (November 15), Code Bracelets (November 29), and Igloos (December 6). On Saturdays, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) takes over the Library with Edible Aquafiers (November 3), Turkey Dinner Science (November 10), Countdown to Santa Calendar (November 17), Fall Printmaking (November 21), and the mega-popular Gingerbread Engineering (December 1). And, for the exciting days of no school, there’s an Ornament Extravaganza (Monday, November 19), Holiday Melties (Tuesday, November 21), and Star Wars Snowflakes (Wednesday, November 21).
Teens are invited to get in the holiday spirit as well with Lightbulb Doodles (November 6), Maple Leaf and Mason Jar Candle Art (November 13), Chin Puppets (November 20) and Earbud Carriers (November 27). And for the teen’s days of no school, there’s Teen D&D Character Creation (November 19), and Leaf Art (November 21).
Since no one likes to be left out, there are plenty of adult classes as well. The always popular Gifts From Your Kitchen returns (Saturday, November 3). It’s joined by the Scrabble Christmas Ornaments (Saturday, November 10), Rock Art Presents (Saturday, November 17), and Holiday Pillows (Novmeber 29). And, what promises to be a fascinating class, Operation Paukenschlag explores an amazing story from World War II when the war was a lot closer to home than many realized (November 19).
There are many more classes being offered at your Eagle Public Library this November, including book clubs, senior programs, and programs for preschoolers. For the complete list (including days, dates, and times), see the Library’s printed calendar, the City of Eagle Activity Guide, and the Library’s website.
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EAGLE ART GALLERIES
The Eagle Arts Commission is pleased to announce the Artist of the Month at the Eagle City Hall Galleries and St. Luke's Eagle Gallery. These galleries are open to the public and may be viewed during regular business hours.
November featured Artists
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The Gallery at St. Lukes Eagle - Mark W. McGinnis
Emeritus Professor of Art, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota. He now resides in Boise, Idaho.
His interdisciplinary approach to art has included paintings, artist's books, sculpture, printmaking, installation, video, performance, essays, and interviews. The research orientation of his work has led to series and projects of exploration and inquiry on a range of subjects including neo-modernism, extinction of species, the Snake River basin, science and philosophy, literature of India, Japan and China, world religions, religious elders, economics, foreign policy, nuclear weaponry, American Indian history, and explorers of the "New World." His projects have been featured in over 120 solo exhibitions. His children’s books and book versions of many of his projects are available from amazon.com.
Website: markwmcginnisart.com
Blog: markwmcginnis.wordpress.com
Email: markwmcginnis@gmail.com
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The Gallery at Eagle City Hall - Debra Bonsack
An educated painter with teaching credentials in visual art, Bonsack is an extremely prolific showing artist. Her work can be found in countless collections around the world. After a twenty five year career in arts education, Bonsack now paints and teaches full time from one of her two studios. Her California studio doubles as an art retreat destination, personal gallery and vacation home while she teaches semi private lessons from her Boise Idaho studio. Debra's signature work can be recognized by its highly textural unique quality. Her techniques which she invented herself are identifiable by the impasto textural look of pallet knife oils combined with the fluid free flow look of watercolor. Bonsack works in large series pieces with recognizable personable subjects that reflect the artist’s personality.
Debra is a technical artist specialist for Golden Artists Colors Inc. Golden is a leading professional artist grade acrylic, watercolor and oil paint company.
Web site: http://www.bonsackgallery.com |
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The City of Eagle Arts Commission invites Quilters to participate in the “Winter Holiday Quilt and Fiber Exhibit.” The “Winter Holiday Quilt and Fiber Exhibit” is an open exhibition coordinated by the City of Eagle Arts Commission and the Boise Basin Quilters’ Guild. All works deemed acceptable will be exhibited at the Eagle Senior Center at 312 East State Street, Eagle, Idaho 83616 on December 8, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fill out the entry form here. Entries will be accepted until November 16, 2018, 5:00 p.m. (MST).
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November City Calendar:
Nov 9 - Veteran's Breakfast
Nov 12 - City services closed
Nov 13 - Yappy Hour
Nov 22 - City services closed
Nov 23 - City services closed
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EAGLE NEEDS YOU! Open Boards and Commissions
The City of Eagle has several opportunities for residents and others who qualify to serve in a variety of ways. This is an excellent chance to give back to your community and positively impact the future of the City. Please review the information below and take a moment to apply if an opening piques your interest.
Parks, Pathways and Recreation Commission Opening
The City of Eagle is seeking individuals to fill an opening on the Parks, Pathways and Recreation Commission. The Commission regularly meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:30pm. This is a volunteer position that is filled via the recommendation of the Mayor and subsequent approval of the City Council. The individual selected will be filling a vacated term that will expire February 2019.
Historic Preservation Commission Opening - Open until filled.
Interested parties must demonstrate interest, competence, or knowledge in history or historic preservation and have experience in the disciplines of architecture, history, urban planning, archaeology, engineering, law, or other historic preservation related disciplines.
Individuals will serve the remainder of a vacated term that will end in February of 2020. The Commission regularly meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m.
How to apply:
Those who wish to serve on the Commission are required to submit a “Request for Consideration of Appointment” form, found at www.cityofeagle.org, with a letter of interest and list of qualifications / resume to Eagle City Hall, 660 E Civic Lane, Eagle, ID 83616 or eaglecity@cityofeagle.org. Boards and commissions serve in a volunteer capacity that is filled via the recommendation of the Mayor and subsequent confirmation of the City Council.
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Nominate Your Neighbor!
The city of Eagle would like to express our appreciation to the exceptional people in our community that make our city a great place to live and work. Do you know someone that enhances our quality of life? Helps those in need? Performs good deeds or acts of kindness? Please take the time to nominate your neighbors, friends, teachers, and volunteers in our community for one of our awards!
All nominations are accepted year-round. To nominate someone you know, please fill out the Nomination Form located on our website: http://bit.ly/eaglenominations and return it to: City Hall, C/O Tammy Gordon, 660 E Civic Ln, Eagle, ID 83616 OR tgordon@cityofeagle.org.
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What's happening to the Eagle Rd / HWY 44 intersection? ITD hosted a questions and comments open house in September. To find out more about this project, please follow the link. https://itdprojects.org/eagle44cfi/
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Getting involved:
The public is encouraged to attend any and all meetings. Agendas are posted on our website calendar or can be sent to you directly by opting-into our Email Notifications or requesting a fax to (208) 939-6827.
Visit our site often for updates and the Latest News on our Home Page. Weekly meetings are also posted to our Facebook account here: https://www.facebook.com/cityofeagleidaho
Public Comment:
Your input and engagement is encouraged. If you cannot attend the meetings and have an opinion, please submit your comments via email to eaglecity@cityofeagle.org. All comments will be entered into public record and reviewed by the Mayor and Council.
*Please note Public Hearing testimony must be submitted 5 days prior to the hearing date. (Ord 1-8-3)
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