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Berdean Dahlke

Della Berdean Dahlke, 68, of American Falls, returned to her Heavenly Home, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, American Falls 4th Ward.…

Gilbert John Barnard

Former American Falls resident Gilbert John Barnard, 82, of Blackfoot, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 in Blackfoot. Services are under the direction of Hawker Funeral Home of Blackfoot. A viewing will be held Friday, Dec. 20, from 6 to…

Mary Noble

BRIGHAM CITY, UT – It is with tears that the family of Mary Emma May announce her passage to her Father in Heaven on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Mary is preceded by her husbands: Earl Noble, Clifton Read, Alfred Stone,…

Leslie Jo Clinger Higbee

1980 ~ 2013 Leslie Higbee, born Leslie Jo Clinger, 33, passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Savior Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 at the University of Utah Medical Center following an extended illness. Surrounded by many who loved her,…

Deodorant only a dog could love

We all know the old saying that a dog is man’s best friend. Now there’s a way to guarantee that adage. Fresh on the market through a Seattle-based food marketing enterprise comes Power Bacon(TM) deodorant, “for when you sweat like…

Alene Sorenson Pierce

September 30, 1927 – December 11, 2013 Alene Sorenson Pierce , 86, of Orem, UT, formerly of Aberdeen, ID, passed through the veil peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. She was born Sept. 30, 1927, in Central, ID, the sixth…

Ilene Korrell Reis

Ilene Korrell Reis, 69, passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 surrounded by family. She was born April 28, 1944 in Ogden, UT, to Orson and Orlean Lake. She grew up in Irwin, ID, where she enjoyed the outdoors. She loved…

They don’t call me Johnny Appleseed

They don’t call me Johnny Appleseed for nothing. Well, actually, they don’t call me Johnny Appleseed at all. But they should. While I haven’t been living up to his legend of spreading apple tree seeds across the Midwest, I’ve certainly…

Donald Hendrickson

Donald S. Hendrickson, 81, of American Falls, ID, passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. He was born Oct. 24, 1932 in Preston, ID, to Edith Esther Shaffer and Virgil Fremont Hendrickson. He grew up in Preston and West Yellowstone, MT,…

Seed is planted, help it blossom

I was preaching to the choir when American Falls Mayor Marc Beitia asked me to speak during the grand opening ceremony for the downtown revitalization project Wednesday, Nov. 20. All those attending the ceremony, suffering through a cold and miserable…