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Sat, March 18 • 1:00 PM Twin Falls County Museum The Hollon family led an interesting and sometimes unusual life in the Snake River Canyon from the 1930's to the 1960's. From climbing the side of the canyon to catch the school bus to working in the orchard and farming in the picturesque canyon, Marjorie Hollon will share her experiences living a pioneer-like life beneath the Perrine Bridge. |
Tue, April 11 • 7:30 PM Herrett Center at CSI Join retired CSI history professor Dr. Jim Gentry, and Brian Olmstead, formerly of the TF Canal Co, for "The 51 Tunnels that Saved Twin Falls: The Twin Falls Canal Company's Bold Solution to a Nasty Drainage Surprise." |
Lost and Found Body Parts? |
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As we do research on other topics, we often find ourselves distracted by articles on completely different, yet just as fascinating subjects. One that has come up recently has been that of found body parts. The first (at right) involves a foot that was most likely removed during surgery. The article, from April 2, 1930, states that the sheriff placed it in the vault at the Court House (where we hope it no longer resides). Though we searched a little more, we never did find the owner. We hope they did! The second is slightly more troublesome - that of a pair of testicles found in Rock Creek Park near the bridge in January of 1996. A visitor alerted police who searched the area for a body, until the owner, sadly someone who was suffering from mental illness, claimed them. Though not all that we find is so gruesome, it does prove to us that old newspapers are a treasure trove of interesting things! |
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New Books on Idaho Topics |
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by Mike Cothern Searching Salmon Falls tells the story about a series of treks that enables the author to witness a slice of the watershed—from the creek’s finish in Idaho to its source in a remote Nevada wilderness. The excursions pass through a variety of terrain shaped by events that range from ancient volcanoes, flood waters, and a recent landslide or two.
Traveling mostly alone but sometimes in the company of his wife, the outings consist of more than an inventory of the region’s unique resources. They are a celebration of wild landscapes offering few trails, the chance to embrace solitude, and the means to build a connection with the natural world.
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Remote: Finding Home in the Bitterroots by DJ LeeWhen DJ Lee's dear friend vanishes in the vast Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana, she travels there to seek answers. The journey unexpectedly brings to an end her fifteen-year quest to uncover the buried history of her family in this remote place. Although Lee doesn't find all the answers, she comes away with a penetrating memoir that weaves her present-day story with past excursions into the region, wilderness history, and family secrets. As she grapples with wild animal stand-offs, bush plane flights in dense fog, raging forest fires, and strange characters who have come to the wilderness to seek or hide, Lee learns how she can survive emotionally and how the wilderness survives as an ecosystem. |
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Pacific Northwest Trivia: Washington, Oregon & Idaho by Lisa WojnaPacific Northwest Trivia is a readable, entertaining potpourri of fascinating facts about a region of ecological diversity, captivating history, a progressive political culture with hints of separatism, and colorful characters. Here are some fun facts: Adam West, of Batman fame, was born in Walla Walla, Washington, and played the lead character in that campy TV series from 1966 to 1968 • Despite being a semi-arid to arid climate, summer in Idaho is known for its wildflower blooms, covering literally thousands of acres • The site of the nation’s only fatal nuclear reactor meltdown is just one of the more than 50 nuclear reactors built at the national testing site near Idaho Falls • The name for the city of Portland was settled by that most scientific of methods: a coin-toss. |
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View of Lincoln School from atop Bickel School, down the alley between what is now 2nd Ave and 3rd Ave. The Methodist Church is on the top right. #227; Photographer: Clarence E. Bisbee |
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Twin Falls Public Library201 4th Ave E Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 208-733-2964
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