Franklin News

I started playing golf last June. Before my first round at Mill Creek in Franklin, I read a book and went to the driving range a few times.

It's part of the community, and some people couldn't live without it. The Bear River means a lot to the families in Idaho.

At Independent Drilling our water is well made. Independent Drilling opened its doors for business in1977, as a small family owned business with one drilling rig.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On Friday, the 26th day of September, 2008, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A.M., of said day at the office of the Trustee at Custer County Title, Inc., 720 Main Street, Challis, ID 83226, ...

FRANKLIN - I don't recall wearing jeans a single day of high school. It was the '90s and everyone worshiped Kurt Cobain by taking great pains to look like they didn't care.

By Derby Jones djones@williamsonherald.com I recently graduated from Leadership Franklin's twelfth class.

It took me a couple of weeks to get into the habit of turning on the radio in time to listen to the four-minute slots just before the news at 5pm, but now I’m hooked. via Country Life Online

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin could save her house - if she promises to never wear fur again. via XtraMSN Real Estate

“Mama, you don't look like a cow. Those pants aren't brown.”

FRANKLIN - I had been out of the state all week on business, in a situation where I needed to be "on," actively participating in a whole gamut of workshops and training and lectures and meals. via The Tennessean

“Its the end of the road for you.”

It looked to me like the Grammys took a trip in the way-back machine. That was one seriously retro awards show Sunday. via Philly.com

Joseph V. Guadagno PhD, MRCP; Soren Christensen MSc; Tim D. Fryer PhD; Sally Harding PhD; Jonathan H. Gillard BSc, MD, FRCR; Guy B. Williams PhD; Franklin I. Aigbirhio PhD; Elizabeth A. Warburton DM, MRCP; Leif ... via Circulation

“We would be able to compete fairly well in this marketplace”

BOISE, Idaho - With a 2006 spending scandal now behind it, the Idaho State Historical Society is asking legislative budget writers to support a $15 million, 38,000-square-foot addition to the state museum in ... via Times-News

“Can I have that gingersnapper that looks funny in the middle?”

"One good husband is worth two good wives, for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued." ~ Benjamin Franklin I spent most of a recent Sunday baking cookies for holiday gifts. via Times

Ben Franklin, I am told, said a penny saved is a penny earned. Each time I think about his statement I think of a time long ago when our 32-year-old son was about 6. One day he saw a penny on the ground as we ... via Madison County Herald

“What people forget is what the innocent civilians went through in England, Germany, Japan, that complete destruction. Some of them suffered more than we did.”

After 66 years it's a day that continues to live in infamy . Local veterans groups hosted their annual Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony Friday in the parking lot of the Flying J in North Lewiston. via KLEW-TV Lewiston

Impunity, n. - " wealth - Ambrose Bierce, Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. via The Dartmouth Review

Gang crime within Franklin has reached an all-time high as evidenced by the violent murders of some of our youth. via Home News Tribune

“There's a sucker born every minute.”

A very wise man - Benjamin Franklin, I believe - once said, "Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." I think there are a couple of other things that one could bet on with confidence. via Nevada Appeal

You can't play the lottery in Utah. But that doesn't mean you can't win. Kathleen Olsen of Logan, two sons and a sister are sharing a $200,000 Powerball prize, before taxes. via Kutv.com