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Martindale suspension to continue through ‘06

By EIZABETH LADEN

The Fremont County Commission this week rescinded a recent offer to reinstate Kip Martindale’s position as a county Planning and Zoning Commissioner.

In October, the County Commission suspended Martindale from the Planning and Zoning Commission, allegedly because of an incident that occurred when a survey crew did some work on Martindale’s property without asking...

Man appeals Shadow Ridge development approval

By ELIZABETH LADEN

James D. Verdone has filed an appeal with the Fremont County Commission of the county Planning and Zoning Commission’s October decision to approve the Shadow Ridge at Stephens Ranch development. Verdone lives in Wyoming and owns property near the 541-acre Shadow Ridge site off Fish Creek Road northeast of Ashton.

The appeal notes that...

Christmas tree festival is this Saturday!

Lunch among the beautifully decorated Christmas trees at Pond’s Lodge Saturday is going to be wonderful, Island Park Historical Society (IPHS) President Nancy Stratford said Wednesday.

“The trees are all lovely. I am very excited about this year’s entries,” she said.

Sixty people have made reservations for the lunch that is first on the agenda of IPHS’s 2nd annual Festival...

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Developer appeals wildlife protection measures at Shadow Ridge Development

By ELIZABETH LADEN

It is very likely that disruption of a regionally important traditional big game migration route for...

When elk run into housing projects

What happens to elk when subdivisions like Shadow Ridge in Fremont County are placed in the middle of their migration routes and wintering grounds?

Six injured in bad crash near Pond’s Lodge

ISLAND PARK — A head-on collision on snowpacked, icy roads on U. S. 20 near Pond’s Lodge sent several people, including a local man, to...

Bad winter driving conditions are a sure thing, engineer says

Nothing is certain but death and taxes. Oh wait! There is one more thing, if you drive in Island Park in the winter. It’s certain...

Citizens visualize Fremont County in 20 years

A cross-section of citizens ranging — including farmers, local officials, county planners, and fishing guides — discussed a vision for Fremont County at the November...

Planning department puts comp plan on line

Fremont County’s planning and building department has just given citizens another good reason to own computers with internet access. The Planning Department has put the...

The True Thanksgiving Story

The holiday has never been ‘politically correct’

By DENNIS RUPERT

Every year, the mainstream media publishes articles attempting to disprove the myth” of Thanksgiving. In these articles...



Island Park’s early Thanksgivings

By JANE DANIELS

Thanks to Robert and Addie Osborn of Island Park, we know Thanksgiving was celebrated in the early 1900's. In 1905, the Osborns journeyed...

IdahoPTV Production Premieres THE IDAHO HOMEFRONT: WORLD WAR II

Airs Sunday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m. MT/PT

THE IDAHO HOMEFRONT: WORLD WAR II, a new Idaho Public Television production, shows a generation raised...

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