With a background in risk management and safety, insurance agent Isabel Waddell said her entry into the business was serendipitous. Waddell was working as an in-house consultant for waste-management for the Idaho National Laboratory and had been toying with the ...
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Rural hospital in Teton County eyes transition to nonprofit 
Teton County’s tiny rural hospital is moving toward becoming a nonprofit. Run by the county after its founding by Mormons in 1938, the 13-bed Teton Valley Health Care hospital is in the process of a conversion agreement that will lay the ...
Read More »Dennie Arnold Farm battles weather, uncertain markets 
With a batch of heavy storms delaying harvest of seed potatoes, and another batch on its way, Dennie Arnold and his sons were hard-pressed to get the tubers out of the ground before it was too late. But they managed ...
Read More »Driggs couple wants to use ‘famous’ product for vodka 
When the economy collapsed, Bill and Lea Beckett’s dream of building a luxury hotel in Driggs collapsed with it. So they turned to vodka. The retired professional couple, who own a second home in nearby Tetonia, want to put their ...
Read More »Grand Targhee offers summer recreation opportunities, too 
Music festivals, extreme race competitions, challenging biking and hiking trails and a huckleberry festival top the list of non-stop summer activities at Grand Targhee Ski Resort – so plan now for 2012. Situated on the Wyoming border with Idaho near ...
Read More »System converts plastic into mixed light crude oil 
Landfill-stuffing, low-value plastics can be turned into oil products through a converter process that is new to the United States. In use in Japan and other nations since 2006, the E-N-ergy Evolucient System uses a process known as pyrolysis that ...
Read More »Downturn hasn’t cooled popularity of Lava Hot Springs 
You can get into real hot water visiting eastern Idaho. The full-blown, vacation-destination hot springs experience can be found at Lava Hot Springs, situated about 40 miles southeast of Pocatello. Day visitors and vacationers alike will find several relaxing – ...
Read More »Idaho’s Island Park sees dip in tourist dollars but remains a year-round playground 
Editor’s note: Idaho has much to offer both residents and tourists in the way of recreational opportunities. Throughout the Gem State, there are many outdoor excursions and community-based annual events unique to each particular town. Here, freelance writer Ken Levy ...
Read More »Driggs-based business offers fine and functional glass art 
Fine hand-blown glass comes alive in the ovens and hands of a Driggs couple that runs their studio and business from home. The husband and wife team of Ralph Mossman and Mary Mullaney creates fine glass objects from original designs ...
Read More »Driggs creamery goes from gelato to raw-milk cheeses 
An eastern Idaho creamery was making money unexpectedly from a side business even as it geared up to begin making artisan cheeses in a converted gas station. Driggs-based Teton Valley Creamery opened July 4 with its onsite gelato-making enterprise, offering ...
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