Art Spaugy, Student Athlete By Brant Short Photos courtesy of Brant Short In our family, the story of Arthur E. Spaugy was told and retold, as all good legends are, so I knew of his sporting achievements at
Two Pioneering Lives By Barbara Scott When I was a child, my brother, sisters, and I woke early every Memorial Day to gather blossoms off the lilac tree and flowers from the garden, which we took to the
Outdoorsman Extraordinaire Story and Photos by Tom Lopez When I came into my house in Boise after shoveling the driveway one day in February 2022, I had voicemail from my friend Art Troutner: “Tom, I have bad news.
But Memorable By John M. Larsen Bernice sounded extremely nervous when she told me on the phone that her neighbor Donna had just said to her, “Thursday: this is the day I kill you.” Donna’s threat apparently arose
Is She Still There? Story and Photos by Mike Medberry Inside the Hemingway House in Ketchum, I stared past my guide Kelley at a wisp of hair, a body, and a face that peeked out from a corner.
And Recently “Rattlesnake-Bit” By Gary Oberbillig Bill was scooping moss aside to get his German shepherd a drink from a seep of water along the trail when the rattlesnake struck without warning. He looked aghast and in disbelief
A Lady and a Flapper By Aisha Marie Photos Courtesy of Aisha Marie When I was very young, my mother would sometimes drop me off to spend a night at Grandma Bailey’s house in Lane, which is on
A Couple with a Dream Remake a Downtown Story and Photos by Dean Worbois The first time I saw Dennis and Sandy Cooper, they were hustling in and out of a large metal barn off Hop Road in
The Worst and the Best By Chuck Trunks From the middle of an oversized fabric couch in his dimly lit living room in Boise, with each sneaker firmly wedged on the side of a heavy coffee table, Keith
A Recycling Goddess By Amy McClellan Photos by Jodi Gebarowski I was born into a frugal farming family. Waste was neither allowed nor a normal response to everyday life. Plates were cleaned at the table with a final
