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Connie McBride was born in Colfax and now lives about two blocks from her childhood home. Her husband’s mother grew up in Colfax. Connie’s father farmed on Parvin Road southeast of Colfax. Her grandparents were Shelby and Delia Parvin.

When Connie was four, her father added land in Potlatch, and the family moved there. Her father raised crops and registered Hereford cattle. Connie was promoted from the kitchen to a truck, but was scared to death on some of the hillsides. Her brother was 10 years older, and for many years was an assistant parent, not a sibling. That changed over time, and they...