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Wes Higgins: Recognizing God's role in America's founding
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (668+ words) Veterans advocate Ronald Verini argues that shifting U.S. mi… As the nation prepares to observe the 25th anniversary of th… We have once again celebrated the birth of our great nation. In our celebrations, I hope that each one of us took…...
Dave Says: Teachable moments and rewards
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (409+ words) My mother passed away recently, and I received $200,000 as an inheritance. I’m a single dad, and I’d like to share some of the money with my 28-year-old daughter. But I’m worried about doing this, because she’s sometimes impulsive and immature…...
Building new communities in Idaho forests: Is it worth the risk?
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (786+ words) The proposed Red Ridge Village would be adjacent to Lea Albright's rural property near McCall, Idaho, a town with a population of about 4,000 people. Red Ridge Village would add 722 homes covering more than 2,200 acres of undeveloped land. A proposed housing…...
‘Something I did with my grandfather’
1+ week, 3+ day ago (875+ words) Sydney Sather displays the Take 5 Celebrity Choice Award beside the 1967 Camaro she began rebuilding at age 14 with her grandfather, Pete Sather. The car stood out among approximately 6,000 classics at Hot August Nights in Reno, Nev. Sydney Sather’s completed 1967 Camaro is…...
Ron Verini: Have we handed the key to lunatics?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (555+ words) Colton Bradfield, a 2009 Vale High School graduate, returns as its automotive technology instructor, bringing industry experience and a focus on hands-on learning while following the example of mentor Merle Saunders. Read moreComing full circle: Bradfield returns to Vale Auto Program…...
Roy Delia: Only that which is done in love counts with God
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (581+ words) “Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for…...
New Plymouth veteran receives VFW lifetime achievement award
2+ week, 4+ day ago (740+ words) Community events across the Treasure Valley from Aug. 13-19 … Upcoming Treasure Valley events include yoga, book clubs, fo… Joseph J. Katancik is pictured on Aug. 20 as he is presented with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Idaho’s Lifetime Achievement Award....
Thornfeldt to keynote rural dermatology meeting
2+ week, 6+ day ago (621+ words) FRUITLAND — Retired dermatologist and Epionce founder Carl Thornfeldt will deliver the keynote address at the Rural Access to Dermatology Society’s first annual meeting Aug. 29 in St. Louis. Thornfeldt, who practiced in Ontario and Fruitland for nearly four decades, said the…...
Tom Greco: Drawing the line
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (523+ words) “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord," (Joshua 24:15 NIV). Vale native Sarah Tucker will begin her first year teaching sixth-grade English language arts at Vale Elementary after years as a tutor. She hopes to help…...
Council tie blocks Payette clerk appointment
3+ week, 5+ day ago (680+ words) Payette City Councilor Kathy Patrick, center, speaks with Deputy City Clerk/Treasurer Sarah Skelly, left, after the council’s Aug. 4 meeting. The council deadlocked 3-3 on Mayor Ray Wickersham’s nomination of Skelly as city clerk/treasurer, causing the motion to fail. PAYETTE…...