2005-02, February 2005 (Ashton)

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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