Inspiration

Joel and Carolyn LaPray’s extraordinary love story began in the early 1940s when they were toddlers in a small Idaho community. Their families were neighbors and close friends, which meant Joel and Carolyn spent plenty of time playing together in their earliest years. Although they were far too young to understand what their connection would...

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Family & Lifestyle Journalist

In late October 2023, Hurricane Otis unleashed devastation on Acapulco, Mexico, making landfall on October 25 as a Category 5 storm. It wrought widespread destruction, toppling trees, demolishing buildings, crippling infrastructure and leaving thousands displaced. The storm claimed over 40 lives and inflicted economic losses estimated in the billions of dollars. In response, police and...

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Family & Lifestyle Journalist