by Blair Koch | Feb 1, 2011 | In Business
The glass bottles whir past in rows and are filled with rich, creamy milk by machine. The Stoker Milk Company’s investment in current bottling technology is just about the only way the family business has changed over the past 70 years. In 1938, Herman Stoker moved to...
by Blair Koch | Nov 1, 2010 | Features
Dr. Richard Hansen’s roots are firmly planted in southern Idaho, but his passion and life’s work lie in El Mirador Basin, Guatemala, home to more than 1,250 square miles of virgin rain forest and home to the earliest Mayan ruins in existence. Hansen, 56, is a...
by Blair Koch | Nov 1, 2010 | In Business
Pick your poison. Is it peppermint? Cherry? Raspberry or eggnog? Perhaps Irish Cream or Toffee? Orange or cranberry macadamia nut? Those are just a few flavors of chocolate bark offered this holiday season by Arno’s Confection Perfection, owned and operated by the...
by Blair Koch | Nov 1, 2010 | Getting-Out
To the many hikers, climbers and globetrotters coming out of the City of Rocks National Reserve near Almo, Durfee Hot Springs must look like a desert oasis. Luckily, the hot springs are more than a mirage: The natural hot springs have been providing refuge for...
by Blair Koch | Oct 1, 2010 | Features
As the rider completes a lap inside the spacious Stargazer Ranch riding arena, Katie Belnap’s eyes remain glued to Senator, the golden wheat-colored Missouri Fox Trotter. Her orthodontic gear sparkles in the noon sunlight; her smile widening as Senator and his rider...
