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2005-02, February 2005 (Ashton)

2005-02, February 2005 (Ashton)

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Volume 4 Number 5



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    FEATURES

    The Scene: Home-Grown Music
    by Ryan Peck
    Idaho musicians will sometimes hit the road to play their stuff, but that doesn’t mean diminishing their art in exchange for bigtime names. Get the story on how top Idaho recording artists, from Muzzie Braun of country to acoustic guitarist Marcus Eaton, define success.

    Ashton—Spotlight City
    by Helen McMullin

    On Valentine’s Day nearly one-hundred years ago, some early Idahoans got together to give birth to the town of Ashton–with a party. With a centennial planned for 2006, Ashton residents expect the love affair to continue.

    Moving American Falls
    by Caitlin Copple

    Sure, the agriculture industry–with potatoes at the forefront–has prospered in southeastern Idaho since the inception of the American Falls Dam and Reservoir in the mid-1920s. Still some people are unhappy that most of American Falls was moved to make way for the project. Here’s the tale of a town that never realized its vibrant economic dreams.

    DEPARTMENTS

    One Spud Short: Confessions of a New Grandfather, aka Lewis, by William Studebaker

    Idaho Profile: Meet Paul Keeton; Sixty-six-year Idaho resident, Lewiston lawyer wows writer, by Sherry Ramsey

    Eastern Landmark Butte: A Lighthouse in a Sea of Lava, by Dave Clark

    Two Book Reviews: Good Reads; Salmon River Country & Cowboy Ethics, by Kitty Fleischman

    Front Porch Tales: Shopping at the J.P. Store, by Ginger Beall

    Treading the Greenbelt: On Walks, Happy Hoofers Cultivate Friendships, by Lona Elliott Rash

    Priest Lake Mushers: Mush! Sled Dog Races in Scenic North Idaho, by Cecil Hicks

    Markers of Distinction: Diverse Cultures Reflected at Morris Hill Cemetery, by David Vaughn

    Historical Snapshot: Idaho Women and Winning the West, by Arthur Hart

    IN THIS ISSUE!
    American Falls, Arco, Ashton, Boise, Homedale, Idaho City, Ketchum, Lewiston, Pierce, Pocatello, Sandpoint, Stanley, Twin Falls, Weippe