by Karma Metzler Fitzgerald | Feb 1, 2012 | In Business
Editors note: Story corrected Feb. 13, 2012 – More than one person looked at the 20 years worth of debris stacked inside the old Hill City Store and Saloon and said it wasn’t worth fixing up. It would cost more than it was worth in time, talent, hassle…. Ione Kaylor...
by Karma Metzler Fitzgerald | Feb 1, 2012 | Getting-Out
They’re counting the seconds. Literally. Open up the home page at www.snowkiteevent.com and the first thing you see is a countdown, ticking off the seconds, minutes, hours and days to this year’s Snowkite Solider. It’s the sixth year of an event that brings hundreds...
by Karma Metzler Fitzgerald | Dec 1, 2011 | In Business
In September of 2008, Acee and Mitch Lucero looked out over a sea of white on their newly inherited 120 acres of land near Richfield, Idaho. No, snow hadn’t come early. The pasture was covered with the white feathers of nearly 200 turkeys. “What in the heck are we...
by Karma Metzler Fitzgerald | Jan 1, 2011 | Getting-Out
A trip to the sledding hill isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes what feels like hours to get the kids in their snow gear and loaded in the car. The family drives with anticipation to the nearest sledding hill and then sturdy parents trudge to the top carrying...
by Karma Metzler Fitzgerald | Dec 1, 2010 | Getting-Out
The cooking classes at Rudy’s – A Cooks Paradise in Twin Falls are one part chemistry, a pinch of math, a heaping scoop of flour and blended together for a few hours of community, cooking and mmmm-so-delicious food. Homework has never tasted so good. This is a...