Editors note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the Sept. 25, 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editor's note: This article is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the Aug. 26, 1948, edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.mes
Editor's note: This article is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the July 8, 1948, edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editor's note: This article is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the October 16, 1947 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editor's note: This article is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the September 16, 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editors note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the December 18, 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the Jan. 1, 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editors note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the June 3, 1948, edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editors note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the July 1, 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the May 6, 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories online at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the Jan. 29, 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories at: www.messenger-index.com/history.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the Sept. 11, 1947 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories at: www.messenger-index.com/history/.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the Sept. 2, 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories at: www.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in the 1948 edition of the Emmett Messenger. See other pioneer stories at www.messenger-index.com/history/.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published April 22, 1948, in the Emmett Messenger. See other collection of pioneer stories at www.messenger-index.com/history/.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in November 1947 Emmett Messenger. See the collection of pioneer stories at www.messenger-index.com/history/.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in April 1948 Emmett Messenger. See the collection of pioneer stories at www.messenger-index.com/history/.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in October 1947 in the Emmett Messenger. See the collection of pioneer stories at www.messenger-index.com/histo
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published April 1948 in the Emmett Messenger. Now see the collection of these stories online at www.messenger-index.com/history
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of Gem County originally published in April 8, 1948, The Emmett Messenger. Now see the collection of pioneer stories online at www.messenger-index.com/history/
Irl Bishop oil speculator, landholder and unusually successful stockman
Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer families of the Emmett Valley. It was originally published Jan. 22, 1948.
Editor's note: This article is part of a series about pioneer families of the Emmett Valley. The article first appeared in the Dec. 25, 1947, edition of The Emmett Messenger.
Portlock raised cattle, rounded up wild horses and broke horses to ride for $10 per horse.
Ed. Note: This is part of a series of articles about pioneer residents of the Emmett Valley. This article originally ran in the Oct. 9, 1947 Emmett Messenger.
Editor's note: This is a series of articles about pioneer families of the Emmett Valley. This article was originally published January 8, 1948 in the Emmett Messenger.
Editor's note: This article is part of a series of articles written about pioneer families of the Emmett Valley. It was originally published Dec. 4, 1947, in The Emmett Messenger.
Editor's Note - This is the fifth in a series of articles about pioneer residents of the "Valley of Plenty." This article was originally published in the Messenger Index Sept. 4, 1947.
Editor's Note: this is the third in a series of articles on pioneer residents of the Valley of Plenty. This article was originally published in the Emmett Messenger Sept. 14, 1947. John Charles Hall was the father of Emmett's 105-year-old Lottie Evans and grandfather of Shirley Humpherys of Boise.
Editors note: This is the second in a series of articles about pioneer residents of the "Valley of Plenty." This article was originally written by Wally Foster and published in the Emmett Index on Aug. 21, 1947. Thank you to Shirley Humpherys of Boise for preserving this story in an old scra…
Native son exemplifies value of self study;
recalls early days
Signups are currently underway for the Emmett Little League season to begin late spring this year. Registration is available online at emmettlittleleague.com. Details on the required documents and medical release forms are also available online.
Cody Brown was the big winner this fall in the 2020 Big Buck Contest sponsored by Wild Willy's and B & W Fuel. Brown found his prize winning prey in Unit 32. The winning measurements were 28.75 inches wide, 22.5 inches high for a total rack rating of 51.25 inches. Brown won a new hunti…
You need a new hunting and fishing license before your first outing of 2021. You might procrastinate, and then run around looking for an open store to buy a hunting or fishing license because you’re leaving early for your first trip, or buy it right away and have peace of mind, as well as a …
Each year, fisheries biologists in McCall conduct a routine gill-netting survey on Lake Cascade to monitor trends in the fish community. This survey involves an entire week of netting; capturing and measuring enough fish (over one thousand) to get an accurate depiction of the lake community …
Whether it’s hunting squirrel, grouse, rabbit or hare, there’s winter opportunity for both new and experienced hunters
A week ago I was talking to a person that called me about a little creature not often heard about.
It was a subdued but hopeful crowd of about 100 people who turned out for the annual Cherry Rise on New Year’s Eve in downtown Emmett. The electronic video cherry began its rise above Bowman Family Memorial Park about a minute before midnight and those gather joined in the countdown for the …
Volunteers Denton Bassett and Mona Whorton check out a brand new, triple-wide freezer delivered to the Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition just before Christmas. The EVFC received a grant from Realtors Community Foundation for the purchase. The purchase was even better to find the freezer was…
Bramwell Cemetery, Emmett, ID is called “The Forgotten Cemetery. It began in 1907 when a smallpox epidemic took the life of a young mother. Her husband had been quarantined, so her parents buried her on a gently rising hill nearby. The LDS Church took over the management of the cemetery and …
Recently, Twitter posed the question to followers: Describe 2020 in one word. Twitter users were certainly up to the challenge to describe this unpredictable year, and I took it upon myself to sift through some of those responses, and I noticed that many - if not all - responses were quite n…
January is here, and we all have high hopes for this year—especially after 2020. But here’s the thing about a new year: It’s still the same you. When midnight came on New Year’s Eve, there was no magic wand that transformed you and took all your problems away. The only way anything is going …
Happy New Year! Like educators and families throughout Idaho, I’m looking forward to this new year with the hope that we will be able to get back to school under more normal conditions.
My daughter, Elliana, works at a fast-food restaurant. She says that since the pandemic has started, it seems like people who come in either seem to be nicer than usual or meaner than usual. The challenging times seem to have pushed people toward the extremes.
Often in estate planning, attorneys present the idea of guardianship and/or conservatorship as a bad thing – something to be avoided. In a perfect world, we could move through our lives from cradle to grave without such things as guardianships and conservatorships. But in order to achieve th…
As if the last month of the year is not jam-packed enough for me with a busy work schedule and trying to get ready for Christmas, I have 3 annual doctor visits that happen every December. It's my health exam trifecta and I keep my fingers crossed that each doctor's visit leaves me with good news.
