Something Old, Something New By Mike Turnlund The expansive and pristine waters of Lake Pend Oreille are an alluring attraction for anyone who likes to fish—better, for anyone who loves to fish. The lake is deep and wide,
A Grave Problem Story and Photos by Clell G. Ballard Camas County has a problem with dying. You see, even though the county is as large as Rhode Island, and even though our thousand residents live in a
A Riggins Girl in Hells Canyon By Murrielle McGaffee Wilson Photos courtesy of Billy Jim Wilson The author was born in White Bird on January 5, 1913. Her son, Billy Jim Wilson, who has written frequently for this
Not for Most City Folk By Marylyn Cork It’s a lovely morning on this hill where I live. The sun beams from an almost-cloudless azure sky. Northern Idaho’s soil and our densely forested mountains desperately need rain already
The Challenge of Alzheimer’s By Lorie Palmer Russell Photos courtesy of Lorie Palmer Russell. “I don’t know how I got these bruises.” My eighty-one-year-old mother, Estella Arlene Faurot Palmer, showed me her tiny arm. “Do you remember you
And at 120 m.p.h. By Max Jenkins Last year on the afternoon of Sunday, June 24, my wife Jean and I drove to the Star Airport to skydive. It was a beautiful sunny day with no wind. People
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Is the Catch Worth It? By Jesse L. Ayers After an unpleasant fishing trip on a frozen Lake Cascade two years ago, I was of the opinion that ice fishing should be categorized as an extreme sport and
Every Autograph Tells a Story By Ron McFarland So, now that I’ve retired and the University of Idaho has “emeritized” me, what am I to do with 142 autographed books ranging in nature from sometimes opaque poetry to
By Amy Story Larson Zucchini Fritters INGREDIENTS 1 large zucchini (or 2 small) 1 Tbsp. minced garlic 1/4 cup fresh basil 1/4 cup fresh oregano, or 1 Tbsp. dried 1 Tbsp. lemon zest 2 eggs 1/4 c.flour (regular,
