The Minico boys basketball team is on an historic run. For the first time in 23 years, Minico has won a District championship. The Spartans have a 22-1 record and are headed to the state tournament for the first time in 22 years. Minico’s team, coached by Mike Graefe, consists of 10 seniors who have been working [...]
Publisher’s Blog
Publisher’s note: For this month’s Letter from the Publisher, here is a guest editorial by my father-in-law, Jim Myers. Where is Myers? As a longtime resident of Southern California, it was my first-ever trip to Idaho – by vehicle, anyway. I had passed through the thin part up north on a train once, soundly asleep, [...]
Do you have a great story just waiting to be written? Have you thought about writing a memoir but don’t know how to get started? Community members interested in writing nonfiction, including memoirs, personal essays, and humor, are invited to enroll in English 293 Creative Writing Nonfiction. Besides studying and practicing nonfiction writing, students will [...]
Sometimes things seem to take on a life of their own. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been bringing you the best of Southern Idaho through these pages for a year now. The response from you, the readers, has been through the roof, and advertisers have realized the unprecedented results Southern Idaho Living can provide. [...]
Back in my teenage years I worked on my uncle Mark’s ranch in Fairfield. Everyone in the area knew Monty Funkhouser. Monty was a true cowboy and an icon; he was the real deal. One day I spotted him herding cows down the dusty road leading past our ranch. I quickly saddled up my buckskin [...]
I receive daily calls from my brother Cal, who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Our conversation usually begins by him asking, “What are you doing?” If I’m sitting in my home office or out on my deck, my reply is, “Oh, just sitting here, watching the Snake River channel.” I can’t help but rub [...]
We moved into our Declo home the day after Thanksgiving 2004. During this time of year, I reflect on all the good memories we’ve made here. Of all the things I am thankful for, living in southern Idaho is high on my list – right there with good health and a happy family. I’m also [...]
Autumn is my favorite time of year. As I loaded up my truck for an early morning photo shoot the other day, the brisk air brought back so many great fall memories. Turning the calendar page to these months has special significance for many in southern Idaho. For some, autumn means harvest. For others, it [...]
This issue of Southern Idaho Living Magazine has been exciting for us to produce. We jumped out of an airplane with Skydive Buhl, rodeoed with Corey Rogers, carved a cowboy boot out of wood with R.C. Hink, golfed at Carmela, got sunburned on the Snake River, and even lost a cell phone in a field [...]
It was a beautiful day in Fairfield, except for one thing – summer was over. All the cattle had been gathered off the Bennett Mountains and trucked to Paul for the winter. The last cutting of hay had been bailed and stacked. Another storybook summer had passed and it was time for me to go [...]
