In the quiet cool morning hours of fair time in Southern Idaho, the heat is turned on deep frying cookers while volunteers crack eggs, heat water, measure yeast, sugar and flour. Mixers whirr as Cassia County’s famous Maple Bars begin taking shape. By 9:30 a.m. golden delicious Maple Bars drenched in sweet maple frosting are [...]
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Paula D. Webb
Paula grew up on a ranch south of Grace, Idaho. From the time she learned to form letters, she’s loved writing. Earning her degree in English/Professional Writing, Paula has written for several publications. She also loves walking, baking artisan breads, music and most of all, being a wife and mother.
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When Magic Valley Astronomical Society created a star party on top of Pomerelle Mountain Ski Resort in Southern Idaho, they brought star gazing to new heights. The 8,000-foot elevation atop Pomerelle creates a “sweet spot” for star gazers, says Chris Anderson, Faulkner planetarium specialist at College of Southern Idaho. “Visibility of stars is clearer at [...]
Walking down the streets of Appleton, Colorado, with her husband, John Ottman, in the spring of 1956, Mary Lou Ottman noticed Capper’s Weekly, a “rural American know-how” magazine on the newsstand. It was a magazine her mother used to read in Kansas when she was a girl. Mary bought it and while leafing through the [...]
“C.A.S.T. for Kids” (Catch a Special Thrill), is celebrating its 20th anniversary July 16, 2011, at the Walcott State Park, giving children with disabilities and their families an opportunity to “Leave their troubles behind.” A day devoted to fishing in the waters of southern Idaho’s Snake River, children can either experience the great outdoors fishing [...]
When Chelsi Phillips was crowned Minico High School’s Homecoming Queen last fall, she never dreamed it would lead her to win Idaho’s Homecoming Queen Competition allowing her the privilege to compete for “America’s Homecoming Queen” in Anaheim California this month. Career minded, Chelsi sees it as an opportunity to further her education and develop leadership [...]
Soaring like a great bird through the silence of space thousands of feet above earth, Frank Gillette hears only the sound of rushing wind over his face and body as he observes the mountains, rivers, farm ground and desert below. His body suspended like a cocoon from the frame of his hang glider, flying has [...]
It will be “lights, camera, action” this summer in Southern Idaho. The 7th annual Rise Up and Sing, a Vocal Summer Music Camp is featuring “Hairspray,” the award-winning musical with 1960s-style dance music and “downtown” rhythm and blues. The five-day event is hosted by Crafton Institute of Music, Fife Music Productions, and the Rise Up [...]
“You need to know who you are and where you come from,” insists Randy Holl, public relations chairman of Oregon Trail Muzzleloaders. “You miss out on a lot if you don’t know your history.” When Rocky Mountain fur traders by the surnames of Smith, Sublette and Jackson met up with Colonel Boone (great grandson of [...]
Stepping into Abrey Adams Photography studio on Overland Avenue in Burley, large backdrops hang from the ceiling and boxes of colorful props are scattered around the room. Known as a “disorganized artist,” Abrey herself may be on the phone with a client or keying in appointments on her cell phone as teenage girls wait with [...]
Springdale School of Art sits strategically in the quiet countryside near the base of Mount Harrison in Southern Idaho. Its large windows take in the natural beauties that inspire the artistic mind. Colorful paintings, intricate sculptures and artistic pottery are displayed throughout the school. An elegant ebony grand piano sits in the entrance gallery of [...]
