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Ice Age Giants Tue, Mar 12 • 7:30 PM Dr. Andy Speer will be on hand at CSI's Herrett Center to discuss "Ice Age Giants: Unveiling Ancient Hunting Strategies and Migration Patterns in North America."
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Guided Tours Sundays starting April 7 • 1-5 PM Join Site volunteers as they guide tours through one of Magic Valley's oldest historical sites.
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New Books on Idaho Topics
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In 1992, a Hawaiian developer proposed a subdivision on Cougar Bay's northern shore, just two miles south of Coeur d'Alene. Dedicated, tenacious locals took on the seemingly impossible goal of stopping the "Cougar Beach" development. Unlikely allies--environmental activists and a cantankerous landowner--banded together. Private and public groups stepped up. In 1997, The Nature Conservancy purchased major shoreline areas and created a nature preserve. The sanctuary remained unaltered until more private land was gifted to the Bureau of Land Management and Kootenai County. After thirteen years of heroic perseverance, the Cougar Bay Nature Preserve became a reality. Theresa Shaffer chronicles the battle to preserve this oasis for locals, visitors and wildlife alike.
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Idaho Madams uncovers the enigmatic and salacious lives of 30 women who ran brothels in the Gem State from the 1850s to the 1980s. Here are the hedonistic and sometimes heroic exploits of Effie Rogan, Jennie Girard, Nettie Bowen, Ginger Murphy, Dixie Colton, and Dot Allen, but also the unsung sagas of Carrie Young, Grace Freeman, Willow Herman, Hattie Carlton, and many more. As told by author Milana Marsenich, the stories of these women come alive with voluptuous detail, historical photographs, and the social context of the times.
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The Matsuda family was among 120,000 Japanese Americans who, without due process, were forced by our government into United States concentration camps at the hands of U.S. soldiers armed with bayonets. In Shape Shifter, Matsuda's poetry expresses the reverberating trauma of his family's imprisonment. Although the poems reflect anger and a deep sense of sadness, there are also poems that display Matsuda's range in a lighter shift to his whimsical and playful side, reflecting both resilience, the healing balm of humor and the transcendence of the human spirit.
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A look at the two Perrine Bridges side by side (looking south across the Canyon) about 1976. The older bridge (right) was built in 1927, and was torn down once the newer one was completed. (Photo #HG972; Photographer: Harald Gerber) Side note: look how empty the Canyon rim is! |
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Twin Falls Public Library201 4th Ave E Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 208-733-2964
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