by Blair Koch | Oct 1, 2010 | Features
As the rider completes a lap inside the spacious Stargazer Ranch riding arena, Katie Belnap’s eyes remain glued to Senator, the golden wheat-colored Missouri Fox Trotter. Her orthodontic gear sparkles in the noon sunlight; her smile widening as Senator and his rider...
by Blair Koch | Oct 1, 2010 | In Business
Tom Schiermeier and Ryan Schiermeier, the father/son team of Schiermeier Taxidermy, look at their lives’ work as more than stuffing trophy animal mounts. Whether it’s a teenager’s first pheasant harvest or a Kodiak Brown Bear taken from Alaska’s permafrost terrain...
by Jason Lugo | Oct 1, 2010 | Getting-Out
For skiers and snowboarders, oh the anguish of soul October brings! The sweet taste of cool brisk air causes an immediate longing to ride, but you look toward the mountains for snow and – nothing. You feel the urge to shred, but snow is yet to fall. It’s the...
by Blair Koch | Oct 1, 2010 | Getting-Out
“Something for everyone” is often nothing more than cliché, but at the Mini-Cassia Craft Fair, the saying goes beyond lip service – it’s true. For over 20 years the Mini-Cassia Craft Fair has annually drawn 150 craftsmen and artisan vendors from Idaho, California,...
by Karma Metzler Fitzgerald | Oct 1, 2010 | Our People
This, above all else, is a love story. Trenna Montes knew her husband Ralph had a raw, natural talent for playing music – something he didn’t see in himself. She took her time. Waited. Watched. When the opportunity presented itself, she placed an instrument in her...
