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An Eagle Airport

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Communal Roosting Story and Photo by Alice Schenk I had heard about a tree in southern Idaho that attracts dozens of bald eagles during winter and my husband Wayne and I finally drove over from Rupert to visit
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Energy Dragon

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Clean Water Saves Lives By Mike Blackbird On the last Wednesday in April, my wife and I attended the dedication of Coeur d’Alene’s latest piece of public art. The Green Energy Dragon honors long-time wastewater superintendent Sid Frederickson
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On Being Recognized

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For Something, Anyway By Les Tanner I’m a regular pickleball player at the YMCA in Caldwell, where another regular player is a guy I know fairly well. This story is about him and I suppose he could write
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Caponata/Artichoke Spread

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By Amy Story Margie & Dave’s Caponata INGREDIENTS 2 lbs. ripe tomatoes, preferably Romas 1-2 eggplant (about 1.5 pounds) Olive oil as needed 1 medium onion, diced and chopped 2 stalks celery, diced 3-4 cloves garlic 1 red
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June 2025 Calendar

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By Les Tanner Double-checking with event coordinators about the following locations, dates, and times is recommended. Northern Idaho 5     Kooskia Farmers Market: Kooskia 7     Long Camp Annual “Classics on the Clearwater”: Kamiah 7     Walk for Wishes, Hayden 7-28    
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Finding Voice

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At a Writing Retreat By Chad Fisher  I sit in darkness as the flames of a bonfire cast light and then shadow on the faces around it. I’m encouraged to see only the basic features of those faces,
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Dangerous Beauty

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Bruneau Canyon Mishaps By Diana Hooley The view at the Bruneau Canyon overlook is jaw-dropping. That’s what I thought when I first saw the canyon several years ago. My family lives just an hour from the canyon, and
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Swept Away

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A Refuge Rescued By F. A. Loomis Gordon Cruickshank, the Superintendent of Valley County Roads, got a call on an afternoon in June 2010 from Andrew Lemberes, the chief of McCall’s Fire Department. A distress call had come
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June 2025 Map

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IN THIS ISSUE: Blanchard, Boise, Caldwell, Cambridge, Emmett, Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, Lapwai, Malad, McCall, Nampa, Payette National Forest, Sawtooth Range, Twin Falls This content is available for purchase. Please select from available options. Purchase Only

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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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