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History and Hospitality at the Drift Inn
The People of Southern Idaho
Brandon Craner
Brandon Craner’s construction company is currently paying most of his bills, but the Buhl resident’s second job is quickly taking over his life. As of May, Craner was ranked 58th overall in a field of 222 professional bass fishermen in the FLW Western Series. Not...
Jake Weimer
Photos and Story by Trent HowieThe son of a second-generation farmer, Jake Weimer grew up on a sugar beet farm. The Weimer family has a long history of working the soil in Rupert, but Jake’s idea of cultivating the dirt is a little different than his grandfather’s....
Dallas Erickson
The sounds of crashing metal and stern voices merge together as the final horse is loaded into the starting gate. Dallas Erickson can feel the rapid heartbeat of the horse beneath him intensify as he tightly squeezes the reins. While his horse and the color of...
Chelsi Phillips
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...
Kristi Fowler
It’s about living a better story. That’s the motto that author Kristi Fowler lives by. After years spent as a counselor listening to people share their stories – good, bad and downright unimaginable – she knows that what a person chooses to believe about their...
Philanthropic speed freaks race their roaring lawn mowers down the track
Joe Phillips adjusts his helmet, grips the steering wheel of his John Deere riding lawn mower dubbed “Why Not,” revs its 50-horsepower engine, and leans forward in anticipation of the Christmas tree starting light’s signal. Seeing green, he roars down the track in...
Jaylynne Twiss
Wherever she goes, author and motivational speaker Jaylynne Twiss encourages others with her wit and wisdom
Lyle Masters
Lyle Masters’ passion for auctioneering and the responsibility he feels to give back to his community are deeply intertwined. Ever since he began his auction career in 1959 he has volunteered his time, doing what he does best: talking up bidders and giving folks a...
Ron Cole – Mandolin Maker
A young couple spends a romantic evening of their honeymoon floating down an Italian waterway in a Gondola… A group of family and friends gathers around a campfire enjoying marshmallows on the fire and dancing to Bluegrass music… A congregation of a hometown church...
Southern Idaho Photos
Minidoka Dam
Winter City of Rocks
Castle Rocks State Park
