Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

Everyone has a talent, whether they realize it or not, and there are so many different ways to express ourselves. There are those who create art with...

It’s been a busy couple of weeks with travel, in-person shows and getting ready for upcoming holiday shows. Throughout all the hustle and bustle,...

In this last segment of my repeating history series, I’d like to point out a few things about our recent history, within the last ten years or so,...

Last week’s column was on history repeating itself as it pertains to World War II and how I see similarities and correlations between events that...

Our world today has me thinking a lot about our past, and how little we seemed to have learned from it. I see us repeating our history in a couple of...

There is a lot going on in the world right now. Good, bad and otherwise. But the one thing about this time of year, in my opinion, is the time to...

Sometimes we forget how much we miss doing something we love - and how good for us it is to do those things. This past week I was reminded of just...

I recently overheard a conversation between two people while I was sitting at a machine in the Wheel Inn. I’m not sure if these two individuals,...

Last week may have been all about giving grace, but this week there’s an apparent need for setting the record straight on a few things… First,...

I’ve been on quite the whirlwind of adventures this last month. I’ve traveled to Idaho, Whitehall, Alaska, Eureka and recently just down the road...

Do you ever have those people who you know you can just be you with? You know, the ones you talk over plans and dreams and kick around ideas you’ve...

Some of you may have noticed the absence of a column from me last week. I was finally traveling with family and close friends (after a year’s postpo...

This is my first report to you all, and I'd like to first express my appreciation for the warm welcome by the community. Thanks for those of you that...

The recent death of Leah Lokan from a grizzly bear mauling while camping in Ovando, Mont. on July 6 has reinforced the need to maintain and enhance...

I’m just returning from two back-to-back weekend shows where I taught and had a booth selling my fiber-wares. I’d forgotten how much work these sh...

Believe it or not, there are occasionally times that I sit down to write this column, and I have no idea what I’m going to write about. It’s...

This past weekend we celebrated America’s 245th birthday. For some, this meant having a three day weekend, barbecues, and family gatherings. For...

Over the last several years we seem to have gone from being a society of people, as a whole, working together and working hard for what we have, to...

We all have a family. Some we are born into, and others we find along the way. Sometimes the family we’re born into isn’t the family we spend the...

In recent weeks I’ve had a lot of people ask me where I come up with the ideas for this column. Usually, my response is something to the effect of ...

This past week I had to say goodbye to my canine companion and best shotgun road trip partner. It was a tough few days, especially those leading up...

Well, the garden season is suddenly upon us. It's already June and our soil is finally dried out a bit from the rain and warmed up a bit from the...

Sometimes, circumstances, differing opinions, actions from others and even our own actions, call for conversations in order to clear the air, make...

If you take a look around, almost anywhere in the state (and likely the country) you’ll notice something in almost every place of business: a...

There are several things in life that are personal in nature. Some remain private forever, while others are private things you talk over with close fr...