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
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
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
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
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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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.
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
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
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
