Summer 2023

Contributors include WORDS PATTI MURPHY / PHOTOS HILLARY MAYBERY, BY JIM BELSON, (FORMER) DIRECTOR OF THE SUN VALLEY CENTER, BY CLAUDIA WEATHERMON, LORI WILLIAMS, BY SARAH LINVILLE , PAMELA KLEIBRINK THOMPSON, BEN BRADLEY, WINTER WARCHOL, KATE HULL, CLAUDIA WEATHERMON, HAYDEN SEDER, LAURIE SAMMIS

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Kings of Rodeo

Idaho’s King Rodeo Company Working To Create Future Champions

By WORDS PATTI MURPHY / PHOTOS HILLARY MAYBERY

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A Chat with Paul Newman in Sun Valley

From the Archives, a throwback interview with legendary actor and director Paul Newman by Jim Belson.

By BY JIM BELSON, (FORMER) DIRECTOR OF THE SUN VALLEY CENTER

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Kelly Wardell

Idaho Tough: A look at the legacy of a rodeo cowboy

By BY CLAUDIA WEATHERMON

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Emily Knowles

World Champion natural bodybuilder flexes her muscles

By LORI WILLIAMS

Community

Are You Abel to Get Wild?

Cassie Abel brings cutting-edge women’s apparel, Wild Rye, to the public

By BY SARAH LINVILLE

Community

New Game in Town

Ketchum local Alex McCoy is redefining lean meats by introducing ostrich to the public

By PAMELA KLEIBRINK THOMPSON

Community

Material Things

Hempitecture’s green solutions take root in Idaho

By BEN BRADLEY

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Mark Trahant

The National Native American Hall of Fame honors distinguished Idaho journalist

By PAMELA KLEIBRINK THOMPSON

Arts

Block Life Out and Let Art In

Woodcutter Tom Hammick’s Gallery Debut

By WINTER WARCHOL

Health

Intravenous Therapy Infuses Blaine County

Wellness and beauty care get a shot in the arm

By KATE HULL

Food & Drink

Idaho’s Best Kept Secret

With nearly 200,000 cases produced annually, the gem state’s wine country gains popularity

By CLAUDIA WEATHERMON

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Shaping Idaho

Celebrating the 160th Anniversary of the Gem State’s Inception to The Union

By PAMELA KLEIBRINK THOMPSON

Adventure

Idaho’s Whitewater Thrill Ride

Five rafting trips to take this summer

By HAYDEN SEDER

Arts

The Power of Story

Is Abraham Verghese stealing time?

By LAURIE SAMMIS