Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town. Calm Down-Save Gas, Think Stinker! 

American-made, renewable ethanol directly displaces crude oil we would need to import, offering our country critically needed independence and security from foreign sources of energy.  Think America, Think Stinker!

Gas Mileage usually decreases at speeds above 60 mph, Slow Down-Save Gas, Think Stinker!

Leon McBride was hired on December 1, 1995, and has worked for Stinker #32, 13^th Street, Boise for most of the last 16 ½ years.  Leon usually works the night shift coming in at 10 p.m. and going home at 6 a.m.  He is like a North End Icon.  Everyone from the night owls to the early morning risers come to the store just to see Leon.  He was once spotlighted in the Boise Weekly for having the best joke of the day.   It was Leon’s loyal customers that noticed something was wrong and called for help when he was having a heart attack several years ago.  In fact, he said his fondest Stinker memory was after his heart attack when he realized how much Stinker cared about him.  Leon said he enjoys his job and the customers are funny!  His advice to new employees is, “Relax, we were all new at this at one time.” So if you are up late go by and say hi to Leon, at night it’s his store. 

Leon was born in Bakersfield, CA, grew up in Newark, CA and now lives in Garden City.  He is one of 5 kids with 3 sisters and 1 brother.  He someday hopes to travel to Arizona to see his daughter and brother.  Leon loves riding his Harley, band practice and playing guitar in the band, Second Wind.  He would love to someday record a CD.  He also stated the happiest day of his life was when his kids were born. 

Avoid excessive idling, turn off your engine when your car is parked.  Don’t Idle-Save Gas, Think Stinker!

During the month of March, Stinker/Bud Light and the Idaho Steelheads will be running the “Steelhead for a Night” promotion.  

One lucky fan and 11 of their friends are going to win a party in a suite at a Steelheads hockey game.

There will also be a 2^nd and 3^rd place winner.

Come into your Boise area Stinker today and register to win.  Don’t forget your 12 pack of Bud Light Platinum while you are there! 

Trista Pike was born in Rupert, raised in Delco and now lives in Burley with her 2 kids, Kayden (4), Lexi (3) and a new English Bulldog named Daisy. She says her kids are the highlight of her life and she wants to be the best parent possible. She is also currently seeing a great guy who served his country and was wounded in Iraq. She said, “I could not ask for a greater thing in life than a man willing to accept me for me but also my 2 great kids.” Trista is the oldest of 3 with a younger brother and sister. She says she does everything with her parents, James & Sherry Smith and her siblings – “we are a very close family.”

Trista played volleyball, basketball and softball in high school and stills plays volleyball every week, softball in the summer and loves playing golf. She would someday love to see the beaches of Hawaii and play golf there.

Trista has been with Stinker since June 2007, and is currently managing Store #65 in Burley and #80 Burley Subway. She said she has found that being a manager at such a young age she has experienced great things in leading others by setting examples and accomplishments, being respected and leaned on for guidance. She said she also gets to be part of a great company that understands what means the most in life and is understanding when things arrive in the everyday life of a parent. That’s why I love working for Stinker and one day hope to make it to the top of the team and give what I can. She also enjoys the daily interaction with her regular customers. Trista says to be yourself because everyone else is taken and only you can make a difference.

Brothers Bill and Mike Edson were the lucky $1,000,000 winners from a ticket they bought at Stinker-South Park #54 in Twin Falls. They are the first million dollar winners since the new Powerball changes went into effect last month. They matched the first five numbers but not the Powerball number.

They will split the winnings and Stinker will receive a $20,000 bonus from the Idaho Lottery. Way to go Stinker South Park!