Building a Compassionate Community –
https://sunvalleymag.com/articles/building-compassionate-community/
The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley builds a new animal welfare campus
For more than 35 years, the staff and volunteers at the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley have lovingly cared for lost, unwanted, and neglected animals in its humble Hailey, Idaho facility. However, over the years, the original facility, which has suffered near-fire, mudslide and floodwater damage, has become inadequate for the increasing number of rescued animals that come through its doors.
Sun Valley Magazine
“Memories of Minidoka” is an intimate and inside look at the annual pilgrimage back to Minidoka by former internees, family, friends and supporters. Minidoka is the incarceration camp in Idaho in which thousands of Japanese Americans, most of them American citizens, were interned and imprisoned after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It includes the memories of the people who were interned there in the 1940s.
– Winner, First Place, Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence 2009; Excellence Award, Capital City Communicators 2009 IMPACT Awards; Winner, Top 50 Magazine Feature Articles, 79th Annual Writer’s Digest International Writing Competition.
“On a Wing and a Prayer” – Territory Magazine-Boise, The story of Boise’s Ruth Melichar Bird Rescue center, and the thousands of wild birds the volunteers rescue, heal and release again into the wild. There is also a side story about the center’s namesake, the late Ruth Melichar who was known as “The Bird lady of Boise” 2018 Excellence Award Winner – Idaho Press Club
“It’s a Dog’s Life” – Territory Magazine-Boise,
A story that celebrates Boise’s love connection with its canine citizens.
“A Mountain Playground – Bogus Basin Turns 75” – Territory-Boise Magazine. A feature on Boise’s ski and winter playground, Bogus Basin Recreation Area, just a short 19 miles up the hill.
Territory Boise Magazine
Art and a Sense of Place –
Treasures hidden in plain sight
Boise’s Public Art program tells the story of our city.
• Winner, 2017 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence,
Magazine Writing
Sun Valley Magazine – A Private Idaho Sanctuary
An inside look at this exquisite 6,500 square foot
home in the heart of Ketchum
Sun Valley Magazine — “Tune Up”
A new model for maintaining musculoskeletal health in the Wood River Valley
https://sunvalleymag.com/articles/tune-up/
Sun Valley Magazine – “Flying Fur!”
An inside look at Dog is My Co-Pilot, and Wings of Rescue,
two animal rescue programs that fly doomed dogs and cats from high kill shelters to no kill shelters, and the volunteers who make it happen. https://sunvalleymag.com/articles/flying-fur/
Sun Valley Magazine – “Pursuing Ewetopia”
A insider’s look at sheep herding dogs, how they are trained, and what goes into making them experts in herding.
https://sunvalleymag.com/articles/pursuing-ewetopia/
Territory Magazine – “Awash in Hot Water”
This story takes a look at the history of how Boise harnessed
its geothermal water source to heat homes, businesses and
government buildings in Idaho’s Capital City.
https://issuu.com/sunvalleymag/docs/territory_winter_2016/60
• First Place Winner, 2016 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence, Magazine Writing
Territory Magazine – “Egyptian Theatre – The Love of Generations”
The story of Boise’s beloved and historic Egyptian Theatre,
its beginnings, and its future.
https://issuu.com/sunvalleymag/docs/territory_winter_2016/64
Sun Valley Magazine – “Allergy Free Gardening”
An interesting look at how certain plants, especially male plants,
create more allergy issues for us, and ways to reduce the allergenic levels in our
gardens and living spaces through plant selection.
• First Place Winner, 2015 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence, Magazine Writing
Sun Valley Magazine – “The Making of a Champion”
A behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the elite national dog competition,
the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge, which is produced by a small
Ketchum, Idaho company, Carson International.
• Winner, Third Place Award, 2015 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence, Magazine Writing
Sun Valley Magazine – “The Power of Mindfulness“
An inside look at the Flourish Foundation, dedicated to promoting contemplative-based practices in communities to achieve mental balance and universal compassion. Their work focuses on the human potential to be morally and ethically responsible world citizens.
Sun Valley Magazine – “Follow Your Dreams”
How understanding our dreams can help guide us in our waking lives.
Sun Valley Magazine: “Idaho’s Basque Tables”
Southwest Idaho has the largest per capita population of Basques,
outside of the Basque country and lucky for the rest of us,
they brought with them their music, their dance, and their delicious cuisine.
This article takes a look at the history of how Basque food arrived in Idaho
and how it has thrived over the past century.
• First Place winner, 2010 Idaho Press Club Award of Excellence, Magazine Writing
• First Place Winner, 2011 Excellence Award, Capital City Communicators – Feature Writing,
The Complex Issue of Wolves
https://sunvalleymag.com/articles/topics-of-conservation/
In the Complex Issue of Wolves, Sun Valley Magazine,
I talk with wolf recovery expert Carter Niemeyer, who was instrumental in
bringing the grey wolf back to Idaho, and rancher John Peavey,
who has lost his stock to wolves since their reintroduction in Idaho
Sun Valley Magazine –
Remedies and Cures of the Old West: From Bloodletting to Willow Bark,
a feature story on the old time remedies
and concoctions used for healing
throughout our history.
Sun Valley Magazine,
East Meets West in Medicine – Sun Valley Chinese Herbalist and Acupuncturist,
I write about the crossover of Chinese medicine
with current treatments.
Oregon Coast Magazine – Crabbing 101
For almost two decades I’ve spent my summer vcations in Bandon, Oregon on the Oregon Coast, so
I wrote this feature for Oregon Coast Magazine to offer simple advice
to anyone wishing to try their hand at trapping Dungeness crab.
Journey Through Time,
in Oregon Coast Magazine,
introduces the Bandon Historical Museum,
a small, history-packed museum in Bandon, Oregon that should be on any visitor’s list of places to go.
My Sun Valley Magazine interview with Olympic Gold Medalist and Boisean Kristin Armstrong,
who won her second Gold Medal in the 2012 London Olympics. This interview was done just a few months prior to her qualifying for the Olympic team, and also a few months before she broke her collarbone in a bad spill during the Exergy Tour, a ladies professional cycling race in Idaho that was crucial to earning points for Olympic qualification.
She not only overcame a broken clavicle but also went on to qualify for the Olympics and win Gold in her best event, the Time Trial. She is quite a role model for the kids…and adults…in her hometown of Boise. Please see related blog post,
Five Thoughts on Winning from an Olympic Gold Medalist.
Northwest Travel Magazine –
“Basque Cocktails for beginners“
shares the secret of making some
of the most popular Basque drinks
Northwest Travel Magazine –
“Sun Valley Idaho – America’s Shangri-La” –
A feature story about Idaho’s world famous ski destination. (PDF file)
Sun Valley Home Magazine “Room Service“ `
Five Sun Valley interior designers
describe the details of their favorite rooms
FORE THE LADIES –
published in Idaho Golf Magazine.
A feature story about the
Idaho Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA)
Northwest Travel Magazine –
“Boise, An Idaho Oasis” – A feature on the City of Boise, Idaho
and its vibrant and visitor-friendly downtown area, hip happenings, awesome food and community,
and the amazing outdoor activities available just outside our city’s back door. (PDF file)
Northwest Travel Magazine: Boise’s Basque Food,
Published to coincide with the 2010 Jaialdi international Basque celebration in Boise, this piece was written to give visitors a taste of where to go to get
authentic Basque food in the City of Trees. Story photos by Patti Murphy. (PDF file)
Sun Valley Home & Design Magazine: “The Elegant Barn”
“The Elegant Barn” celebrates the beautiful partnerships – and friendships – formed during the design and construction of an unusual Sun Valley home.
• Winner, 2008 Excellence Award, Magazine Writing, Idaho Press Club
Sun Valley Home & Design – “Sun Valley Solar House,”
This architectural feature story explores
the unique, world class design of one of
the original solar homes in the area.
Sun Valley Magazine – “Saving the Birds of Prey”
This feature story takes a look at the history of the Peregrine Fund headquartered at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise Idaho and how the organization’s research has saved scores
of near extinct bird species throughout the world.
Sun Valley Home & Design Magazine:
“Characteristic Lines, Uncharacteristic Results” —
Architectural feature about the unusual pairing of
different types of materials used to create
this lovely home in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Sun Valley Magazine: “Endangered Art” —
This feature examines and celebrates
the ancient sport of falconry and looks
at how it has changed – and stayed the same – over the centuries.
