by Dianna Troyer | Oct 1, 2011 | Our People
Like sentinels, stacks of her “first-and-last” book stand in Jaylynne Twiss’ home office. Surrounding her, they remind the Paul resident of traveling the past 30 years as a popular motivational speaker, a path she never planned to navigate. “When I started, I thought,...
by Dianna Troyer | Oct 1, 2011 | Our People
Squatting and glassing a “honey hole” somewhere in southeastern Idaho, hunting guide Ken Jafek, 75, is patience personified. “If I squatted like you do for even five minutes, I couldn’t stand up again,” quips Paul Stewart of Longview, Wash., a longtime client....
by Monica Matthews | Sep 1, 2011 | Our People
As the door opens to Dave LaMure Jr.’s studio, it begins to feel like stepping into Santa’s workshop. Walking cautiously across the floor, your eyes devour a sight unseen by most. It’s a room filled with so much talent and creativity, and the aroma of clay and...
by Dianna Troyer | Jul 1, 2011 | Our People
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 the...
by Paula D. Webb | Jul 1, 2011 | Our People
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 month....
by Monica Matthews | Jun 1, 2011 | Our People
Most people have never heard the name John Edward Ratkowski, but they may have heard the name Rocky Starr. John changed his name to Rocky Starr as a promising country western music career began to take shape after World War II. He was just a kid barely out of the...
