Welcome to the New Year! Once the holiday decorations are taken down, the champagne glasses put away and life returns to business as usual, the new year (for many) signifies new beginnings and a clean slate. For several business owners, the recession which accompanied the past few years has spurred uncertainty and a somewhat dismal [...]
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Christie Lewis
Magic Valley native Christie Lewis enjoys exploring all that living in Southern Idaho has to offer with her husband and two daughters. A graduate of Twin Falls High School and former CSI and ISU student, Christie has enjoyed writing since she penned her first humor memoir as a young child.
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The holidays are like no other time of year. All at once, we get caught up in a whirlwind of activity…parties, shopping, decorating. We eat a little more, play a little harder, and shop a little longer. For residents of Southern Idaho, the holidays are also a time that even in the midst of all [...]
You deeply inhale the crispest mountain air you’ve ever encountered. Sweeping the panoramic mountainside with your goggled eyes, you notice crystalline sparkles gleaming from the miles and miles of snow. The air is frigid and cool, yet the sun shines brightly around you, letting just enough warmth in to fuel you for what’s about to [...]
The gun goes off and suddenly the calm water of Dierkes Lake surrenders to the chaos of paddling oars. Smoke puffs from the the mouth of a long-necked dragon as it takes the lead. A lonely alligator falls behind, but a great white shark gives chase, pulling up alongside the dragon as they round the [...]
Looking for a fun family activity after the 4th of July weekend? After you’ve finished the last hot dog and lit the last firecracker, grab the kids and your friends and head to Castleford, Idaho, for the Castleford Classics Motor Jamboree, July 16-17 at Jean’s Park. If some good old fashioned “not so clean” family [...]
A young couple spends a romantic evening of their honeymoon floating down an Italian waterway in a Gondola… A group of family and friends gathers around a campfire enjoying marshmallows on the fire and dancing to Bluegrass music… A congregation of a hometown church expresses their faith through praise music… While these three scenes may [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
To watch Filer High School music teacher Leah Pentland move around her classroom, you wouldn’t guess that she is legally blind. She moves with the confidence, grace and assurance of someone who does not let her impairment get in the way of life. “I can do pretty much anything, except drive a car or do [...]
Dealing with a terminal illness can be the most difficult thing a person will ever have to face, whether it be their own, or that of a loved one. Over the past 40 years or so, more and more medical professionals have begun to acknowledge the importance of helping terminally ill patients and their families [...]
