2005-11, November 2005 (Potlatch)

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  FEATURES

  
  International Takes
  by Debu Majumdar

  What does Idaho look like from an outside perspective? It’s certainly much different than what is portrayed in many in-state promotions. Responding to a critical, but gentle line of inquiry, worldwide visitors to the state’s eastern region during the summer of 2005 expressed some very candid and refreshing views. There’s much to be learned from this stunning critique gathered from the eyes of the world.

  
  Potlatch—Spotlight City
  by Margo Aragon

  If you ever want to define the term “company town,” with a classic example of one, look to the northern Idaho city of Potlatch. Located about fifteen miles northeast of Moscow, Potlatch was built as a logging camp one hundred years ago by the forest products company known as the Potlatch Corporation. Here’s a look at that history and how today’s town of Potlatch, population eight hundred, is carving out its modern identity.

  Bighorn Sheep Transfer
  by Dale E. Toweill

  In early January, an intrepid team of Idaho wildlife biologists and veterinarians launched a challenging capture-and-release project. The group ultimately moved sixty-two bighorn sheep from a site in western Montana to a location a few hundred miles away, in Central Idaho’s Lost River Range, near Mackay. This eyewitness account re-creates the drama as it unfolded in the freezing cold of last winter.

  DEPARTMENTS

  
  Modern Mountaineer: A Self-styled Mountain Man Named “Crazy Cyot”
  by Ross Walker

  
  Studebaker Says: Anticipating the Squeaky New Snow
  by William Studebaker

  
  Recording Oral Histories: The StoryCorps Project’s Moscow Visit
  by Carol Spurling

  Music Makers: Acoustic Player Rebecca Scott; Powerful, but modest Boise musician’s career still in startup mode
  by Ryan Peck

  Autumn Angling: November Cutthroats
  by Les Tanner

  Retrospective: Remember the Eagle Rock Stagecoach Station Operator; Frequently overlooked Robert Anderson co-founded the Idaho burg that would eventually be named Idaho Falls
  by Mary Jane Fritzen

  
  His Holiness Visits: The Dalai Lama in Idaho; Dollars donated by Idahoan pivotal to Tibetan Buddhist leader’s September visit
  by Gordon Rich

  
  Mining Memories: One-armed Gold Miner
  by Steve Koehler

  Historical Snapshot: Idaho’s First College Football Team
  by Arthur Hart

  IN THIS ISSUE!

  Boise, Chesterfield, Florence, Idaho Falls, Mackay, Moscow, North Fork Clearwater River, Potlatch, Sun Valley, Twin Falls