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Refuge in the Magic Valley

With nothing more than hope for a brighter future Dil Darjee fled with his wife and three daughters from their refugee camp in Nepal with a destination of Twin...

Things To Do

Stop and Smell the Lavender

Fifth annual festival at Buhl's Valley View Lavender FarmBlinded by love.After their wedding and honeymoon in 1999, Al and Peggy Armstrong set out to make his Buhl property into...
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The People of Southern Idaho

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Kristi Fowler

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...

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Brenda Grogan, NMD

Brenda Grogan, NMD

Brenda Grogan, NMD, has been practicing health and healing for 33 years. She spent 15 years as a medical nurse and has spent the past 20 years in the alternative healthcare field. Today she is a licensed naturopathic medical doctor, practicing in her home-based...

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2008 Mom of the Year

2008 Mom of the Year

Your nominations came rolling in for our first-ever Mother of the Year contest. There are so many incredible women raising children here that it was difficult to single one out. But after much deliberation by the Southern Idaho Living editorial board, we chose a...

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Leah Pentland

Leah Pentland

To watch Filer High School music teacher Leah Pentland move around her classroom, you wouldn’t guess that she is legally blind. She moves with the confidence, grace and assurance of someone who does not let her impairment get in the way of life.  “I can do pretty...

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Tyler Shockey

Tyler Shockey

Freeskiing phenom Tyler Shockey finished last season ranked 18th nationally in slopestyle for his age group (16-19) by the USASA – the country’s premier amateur ski and snowboard association. What makes this feat most remarkable is that Shockey is from Burley – not...

Christopher Kubs

Christopher Kubs

From immigrant to Vietnam War veteran to cowboy to acclaimed metal worker, Hill City resident Christopher Kubs’ story would make a great book. With a college degree in English, he could author it, too. The first time Christopher Kubs saw the West, it was from the...

Southern Idaho Photos

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Mar 01, 2012

Mini-Cassia Storm

I've witnessed some pretty crazy storms in the Mini-Cassia area but haven't always been able to capture them. I was on...
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Oct 01, 2010

Castle Rocks State Park

This is the beautiful Castle Rocks State Park. Located in Almo Idaho next to the famous City of Rocks. This shot while...
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May 01, 2008

Minadoka Damn

Every spring the waters swell behind every damn along the snake river. About 10 miles up-river from my house is the...
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Jan 01, 2008

Jackson Bridge

Four Trumpeter Swans flying over the Jackson Bridge. The bridge is located near Rupert about 4 miles down the Snake...