Dr. Pates – Still Healing and Wheeling at 83

Dr. Pates – Still Healing and Wheeling at 83

“You got the sniff, snot, snort, snuff, hack, spits, sputter, sneeze, toot, wheeze, blow, bark and sputter? Have you got the aches, pains, strains, toots, squats or squints?” The list of symptoms rolls off Dr. Don Pates’ tongue faster than this 83-year-old can fly...
Divulge Records

Divulge Records

An independent record label based in southern Idaho “makes great music known to the people.” Far from the narcissistic bustle of Big City, USA, southern Idaho is grounded in an idealistic ruralism. Hard work, integrity and quality of life are above competitiveness as...
Joyce DeFord – Moments of Beauty

Joyce DeFord – Moments of Beauty

While most people look at the world, Joyce DeFord sees it. What may seem like a heap of rusted farm equipment, DeFord begins to dissect, seeing a beautiful tapestry of shapes, patterns and colors. “Everything has a moment of beauty,” she says. “All we have to do is...
Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

Halloween night. You know the scene:  Just before heading out with the kids for the annual candy collect-a-thon, you grab an old crinkled grocery bag – or better yet, a stray pillowcase. Well, this Halloween I’m boycotting grocery bags and pillowcases, and you can...
Potatoes

Potatoes

The crisp air of fall is already upon us. Could there be a better time of year to cook? Harvest brings the smell of freshly tilled soil – and for the people of southern Idaho, you know that dirt smells good. The gardens, fields and fruit trees are bursting at the...