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Blanchard—Spotlight City

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“Don’t Try to Change Us” Story by Bob Johnson Photos by Michelle Johnson At first sight last March, the timeshare golf resort at tiny Blanchard in northern Idaho reminded me of Lake Tahoe on the borders of California
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Holbrook—Spotlight City

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“The Last Good Spot” Story and Photos by Corry Hatch One summer evening in 2004 my wife, toddler son, and I took a drive west from our then-home in Caribou County. Our route back home took us northbound
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Avery—Spotlight City

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Over the Pass to a Different Future By Mary Terra-Berns Several years ago I worked on Idaho Fish and Game snorkeling surveys of fish above Avery on the upper Saint Joe River, which is federally designated as Wild
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Montpelier—Spotlight City

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A Hotbed of Volunteers By Larry Vila Our first Spotlight City feature on Montpelier was published in IDAHO magazine’s December 2003 issue. Here’s  a contemporary look at the town. My meeting with the real estate agent was at
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Rupert—Spotlight

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Christmas City, USA By Alice Schenk Clara Schenk usually stayed home to babysit while her mom and dad drove their Model T to Rupert Square to buy groceries. In 1928, when she was nine, Clara finally convinced her
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Bovill—Spotlight City

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Logging the Wild West Interviews by Sam Schrager This month’s Spotlight City focuses on a northern Idaho logging town’s heyday in the early 20th Century. It draws from a few of more than three hundred interviews collected in
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North Fork—Spotlight City

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Fire-Struck, Yet Resilient Story and Photos by Annette Lewis Life can be overwhelming at times, with the constant demands of work, family, and daily responsibilities piling up. There are days when the stress feels like it’s suffocating, making
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