01 Aug
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Boise State University contacted iYERP to recycle more than 22 light poles.

Pictured (l – r):  Tyson Hendrickson, iYERP volunteer and Pacific Steel & Recycling employee, Pat Blaine, John William Jackson Fund volunteer and “Action” Jackson.  Pat manned the water hose to make sure no grass fires resulted from the pipe cutting. Recycling Note:  The light fixtures are being stripped down to maximize the recycling dollars.

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01 Aug
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Thank you Don Miller for your timely help!

Don is with Boise State University’s Landscape Department.  He helped iYERP load some of the cut up light poles into the roller-off container provided by Pacific Steel & Recycling. Special Note:  iYERP is partnering with BSU by recycling their scrap metal and assisting them in maximizing their “green” foot print. Use THE CREW.  It’s easy. […]

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26 Jul
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WARREN LANE Word Play Camp: July 8-12 Grade 4

WARREN LANE Word Play Camp: July 8-12 Grade 4  I want to go to The Cabin because I want to and because I want to be a better writer.  My grand parents are living in Guatemala and I write them letters.  

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26 Jul
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CLAIRE LANE Cabin Writers Camp: July 8-12 Grade 5

CLAIRE LANE Cabin Writers Camp: July 8-12 Grade 5 Why I want to do writing camp is because I like to read and I want to write my own chapter book.  Writing is like you can make up your own world and you can go back into time.

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22 Jul
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Our friends, the American Wallcover team working at CenterCal's The Village at Meridian Project. Russell Corporation is the general contractor.

Pictured is Rob Woodward, Field Supervisor, with his crew. Note:  Like all field craft personnel, Rob and his crew have been working hard under extreme heat conditions.  We love these guys.  Rob has been very helpful to “Action”.  We wish the newspapers, radio and television stations would take some time to showcase the work being […]

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16 Jul
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This week's spotlight is on another young music student, Thomas Stephan, a junior at Vallivue High School who was a 2013 John William Jackson Fund scholarship recipient at the Boise State University Summer Chamber Music Camp.

In Stephan’s own words: “My experience at the BSU summer chamber music camp was awesome!  I learned so much about not only how my instrument works but how it works together with other instruments.  It was definitely worth it and I appreciate all the faculty and workers that helped run this camp.  I am especially […]

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16 Jul
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This week's spotlight is on another young music student (piano), Gabriel Ball, a sophomore at Riverstone International School who was a 2013 John William Jackson Fund scholarship recipient at the Boise State University Summer Chamber Music Camp.

In Gabriel’s own words: “The Boise State University Summer Chamber Music Camp was both an excellent learning experience and a good deal of fun. Over the nine hour day I attended seven classes:  fundamental skills, music theory, music history, chamber ensembles, choir, master class, and a piano workshop. In each class I learned new and […]

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16 Jul
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McAlvain Group of Companies Inc. at the JUMP Project

Pictured is Rich Clausen who was rigging some of the deck shoring equipment and communicating with the operator of the tall tower crane. Note:  The scope of McAlvain work is very complex and challenging.  They are responsible for all concrete work casting and placing.  Brian Murphy is McAlvain project superintendent.  We have worked with Brian […]

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