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Stalking the Smelters

Posted on by Ray Brooks / Comments Off on Stalking the Smelters

Detective Work in the Mountains Story and Photos by Ray Brooks I rose early and arrived by 11 a.m. at the southern gate to Nicholia, which had been a mining and smelting town in the 1880s. It’s now
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September 2021 Calendar

Posted on by Les Tanner / Comments Off on September 2021 Calendar

By Les Tanner Double-checking with event coordinators about the following locations, dates, and times is recommended. Northern Idaho TBD    Senior Citizen Spaghetti Feed, Kamiah 2         Clearwater Grange Annual Chili Feed & Silent Auction: Clearwater 2         The Well~Read Evening
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Cougar in the Sun

Posted on by Marylyn Cork / Comments Off on Cougar in the Sun

A Parched Hunting Season By Marylyn Cork The other evening I glanced out my bedroom window just in time to see my coal-black cat running for his life from a mountain lion hot on his tail. The lion
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Cheddar Biscuits/Skillet for Two

Posted on by Amy Story / Comments Off on Cheddar Biscuits/Skillet for Two

By Amy Story Larson I love a good, cozy morning meal and have had many a joyous birthday brunch with my sisters, Laurel and Melissa, at a sweet Nampa restaurant by the name of Le Peep. Manager Daniel
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My Inner Four-Year-Old

Posted on by Mike Turnlund / Comments Off on My Inner Four-Year-Old

Coping with Pick’s Disease Story and Photos by Mike Turnlund I just finished refurbishing my third walking cane, each one of which is a classic type: wooden, a crook in the handle, and a black rubber foot at
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September 2021 Map

Posted on by Ann Hottinger / Comments Off on September 2021 Map

THIS ISSUE! Blackfoot, Boise, Boise and Danskin Mountains, Dixie, Eagle City, Emmett, Garden City, Idaho Falls, Kamiah, Kellogg, Leslie, Sagle, Wendell This content is available for purchase. Please select from available options. Register & Purchase  Purchase Only

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Bases Loaded

Posted on by Alice Schenk / Comments Off on Bases Loaded

Hitting the Grand Slam Story and Photos by Alice Schenk I love lists. They’re an aid to constancy—the stickability that carries me through situations and sections of life in a manner more focused than I might otherwise be.
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Jack of Hats

Posted on by Max Jenkins / Comments Off on Jack of Hats

In the Heart of Dixie By Max Jenkins My dad, always a character, was in a showoff mood one day in late July 1975 when he told my two children, “I know the most important man in Dixie—the
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The Grand Slam

Posted on by Tom Lopez / Comments Off on The Grand Slam

Spring Training in the Mountains Story and Photos by Tom Lopez The author, a noted Idaho mountaineer, coined the term “the Grand Slam” for four peaks in the Boise area that are prized by climbers. Here, he describes
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Uncle Bunker

Posted on by Mason "Doc" McCoy / Comments Off on Uncle Bunker

Through a Kid’s Eyes By Mason “Doc” McCoy The Silver Valley is in an interesting situation nowadays. Renewable resources are on the rise and many of those products and systems require metals, including silver, which has fueled interest
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