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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Surrounded by drawings of owls, a collage of owl photos and an actual “skin” of an owl suspended from the ceiling of her studio, Lona Hymas-Smith is in the process of creating a wildlife masterpiece. A year has already gone into studying its habitat, lifestyle and behavioral traits as Lona comes to intimately know the [...]
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 [...]
