Over 60 & Getting Fit

Over 60 & Getting Fit

I’m too old for that kind of exercise” was the first excuse that flew out the window for over 900 students enrolled in Over 60 & Getting Fit classes held at 10 sites throughout Southern Idaho. The classes are sponsored by the College of Southern Idaho, in...
Stop and Smell  the Lavender

Stop and Smell the Lavender

Fifth annual festival at Buhl’s Valley View Lavender Farm Blinded by love.After their wedding and honeymoon in 1999, Al and Peggy Armstrong set out to make his Buhl property into a cozy home for the couple.Surrounded by five pretty vacant acres, Peggy, still...
Buried Memories

Buried Memories

Ruth Owen remembers the long black coats. It was March. Not too cold. Not too warm. There were lots of people standing around a small, open grave. A person – must have been a preacher – said a few words. Her baby sister had been stillborn and laid to rest in a coffin...
It’s Fair Time!

It’s Fair Time!

Caramel apples, Ferris wheels and buckin’ broncs. Summer just wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the county fair. From pig wrestling to 4-H and FFA, Southern Idaho folks know how to pull off this traditional treat. Note: This story was published in...
It’s Time to Rodeo

It’s Time to Rodeo

Rodeo is a fast, furious and adrenaline-filled tradition of cowboy culture in the United States. And while it would be little without the cowboys and girls who get down and dirty in competition, Don Jesser is the man who brings all of the rural elements together for...