April 2011

NASCAR Champ Jonathon Gomez Takes The Fast Lane

NASCAR driver Jonathon Gomez has no plans to slow down anytime soon. For just a moment the champion stock car racer glances in his rearview mirror to recap his successful 2010 season, but then he quickly changes gears and looks to the future full throttle, steadily building new momentum toward more success in 2011. Gomez, [...]

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Spring Farming Day

In the early 1900s, as southern Idaho pioneers built the area we now call home, “Up at dawn and down at dusk,” was more than just a saying – it was a way of life. Children would be rousted from their slumber to help work in the fields, plowing, planting, harvesting and whatever needed to [...]

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Dallas Erickson

The sounds of crashing metal and stern voices merge together as the final horse is loaded into the starting gate.  Dallas Erickson can feel the rapid heartbeat of the horse beneath him intensify as he tightly squeezes the reins.  While his horse and the color of his jersey may change with each race, the huge [...]

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Features

Photo Courtesy of Heritage Motor Sports
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NASCAR Champ Jonathon Gomez Takes The Fast Lane

NASCAR driver Jonathon Gomez has no plans to slow down anytime soon. For just a moment the champion stock car racer glances in his rearview mirror to recap his successful 2010 season, but then he quickly changes gears and looks to the future full throttle, steadily building new momentum toward more success in 2011. Gomez, [...]

By: Monica Matthews     Department: Features     Published: April 2011

Our People

Photo © 2010 Kent Kidd
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Dallas Erickson

The sounds of crashing metal and stern voices merge together as the final horse is loaded into the starting gate.  Dallas Erickson can feel the rapid heartbeat of the horse beneath him intensify as he tightly squeezes the reins.  While his horse and the color of his jersey may change with each race, the huge [...]

By: Christie Lewis     Department: Our People     Published: April 2011

Getting-Out

Photo © Jason Lugo
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Spring Farming Day

In the early 1900s, as southern Idaho pioneers built the area we now call home, “Up at dawn and down at dusk,” was more than just a saying – it was a way of life. Children would be rousted from their slumber to help work in the fields, plowing, planting, harvesting and whatever needed to [...]

By: Christie Lewis     Department: Getting-Out     Published: April 2011

At Home

Photo © Jason Lugo
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What’s Your “Once Upon a Time?”

What would fill the pages of your story – Mystery? Romance? Adventure? Intrigue? How many times have you decided to write your life story only to put it off for another year or two – or 10 or 20?  What’s stopping you? I get it that most of us think our lives are pretty small [...]

By: Jana Darrington     Department: Crafts     Published: April 2011
Photo By - Mary Beth Sligar
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Getting the Most out of Your Raised Garden Boxes

Imagine you have spent all afternoon in the hot sun, bent over weeding your garden. Your back is protesting and your sunburned body pleads to stay inside. Although I love gardening, I’m not fond of the maintenance and backaches. In the past I have made raised garden beds from wood, which looked unsightly after a [...]

By: Mary Beth Sligar     Department: Garden     Published: April 2011

Moments

Photo © Jason Lugo
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Minidoka Dam

This is the Minidoka Damn in the spring of 2009 when water levels were reaching high levels. The normal flow for this time of year is around 5,000(cfs) and when this photo was taken the flow was at 14,000(cfs). For those who live on the river in the Burley/Rupert sometimes see their back yard partially [...]

By: Jason Lugo     Department: Moments     Published: April 2011

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