Dissolving Negativity
Kay Long offers crystal healing

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Dissolving Negativity POSTED 12/01/08 You don't have to believe in the power of crystal healing for it to bless your body and mind. Plummer practitioner Kay Long says she has witnessed many skeptics overcome emotional and physical problems with the help of a crystal healing. A treatment will cleanse the aura and clarify truth so people can evolve and reach their highest potential, she says. After discussing their needs, the client disrobes and lies on a massage table in the upstairs healing room of Kay's Plummer townhouse. She invokes a blessing and begins to place stones along chakras, to move the energy and draw negativity out. Reactions and sensations are pleasant, mixed and varied. For example, recipients may feel warmth, relaxation, tingling, see colors and gush tears. Those who have experienced crystal healing say the effects escalate over time. "It's the gift that keeps giving," says Kay. To make an appointment for your evolutionary leap, call 208-686-5807.

Baby Bison POSTED 11/09/08
Four new cinnamon colored baby bison have been born at the H2H Bison Ranch near Worley, Idaho. Owners Buzz and Melissa Howard say the calves, which usually come in June or July, are late this year. The couple opens their ranch near Heyburn Park to the public Spring through Fall so they can share their love and enthusiasm for these beautiful creatures with others. Guests are invited to observe and photograph the buffalo and relax in the picnic area while Buzz and Melissa regale their guests with historical information and amusing stories about their animals' antics.

Budding Writers POSTED 10/31/08
Joseph Lenoir listens as his play is read by professional actors. Artistic Director Thomas Kellogg and actor Andrew Roa bring a script to life.

Ten new one-act plays will emerge from DeSmet this month during Thomas Kellogg's dynamic play writing workshop with tribal youth. In it's fourth year, the program is popular among middle school students. The works they bring forth are drenched with conflict, crisis and comedy and their impact is all the more compelling when professional actors are flown in from Los Angeles in spring to read the plays on local stages.

Raising Lucy POSTED 10/23/08
Once upon a time a friendly south Lake Coeur d'Alene couple crossed paths with an orphaned gosling that changed their lives. Nick and Carol Muzik tried to return the soft ball of fluff to the wild, but when a hawk circled ominously above they brought her back home. They named her Lucy and kept looking for a home through government agencies and veterinarians.

It was just a matter of time before Lucy would have to return to the wild. Teaching her to fly was one thing, but how do you teach a bird to migrate? This and other questions about Lucy are answered in the 28-minute award-winning video by north Idaho filmmaker Chad Christensen. The film is being screened at film festivals and has already won 10 awards. Carol has also recently published a coloring book with short video about this amazing true south lake story. To find out more or share your own bird story visit raisinglucy.com.

Water Potato Day POSTED 10/23/08
When the annual darkness approached, the Coeur d'Alene people traditionally dug for sqigwts, or water potatoes at Chatcolet, Hayden Lake and near Harrison, Idaho. From tribal elder Felix Arippa, we learn that women returned to the lake this time of year to pick the last of the wild foods and set up winter lodges in expectation of the men's return from hunting parties in the mountains.