{"id":13759,"date":"2020-07-15T00:23:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T06:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=13759"},"modified":"2020-07-15T00:23:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T06:23:08","slug":"the-mowing-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/15\/the-mowing-man\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mowing Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simpson Landscaping keeps Valley looking good<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Mike McKenna<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"There are two things in life that make Sam Simpson happy: mowing lawns and helping people.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody deserves to have a good-looking lawn at a decent price,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sam is the sole proprietor of Simpson Landscaping. And though he\u2019s done a lot of interesting things in his life, mowing lawns is his favorite way to make a living.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mow lawns because that\u2019s what I love to do,\u201d Sam said<\/p>\n

Raised on a farm near Spokane, Sam moved to the Wood River Valley after graduating from high school to pursue his passion of skiing. He arrived in a bus and started working for Sun Valley Company a couple of days later. Pretty soon, he got promoted, becoming the youngest manager in the company, and was living his dream life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was killer. I had my days off to ski or fish and worked at night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sam also spent time working at Ketchum\u2019s legendary Louie\u2019s Pizza but, after a few years, he was ready for something new.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was into adventure,\u201d he said about leaving the slopes of the Northern Rockies for the beaches of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

After spending time working on a sailboat out of St. Thomas [U.S. Virgin Islands], he returned to the States to fish on a purse seiner. He then spent numerous seasons angling around Alaska.<\/p>\n

Sam did well enough fishing to buy a house in Bellevue. But he didn\u2019t stay in Idaho for long. Sam\u2019s brother invited him back up to \u201cThe Land of the Midnight Sun\u201d to open a concrete company. They became the biggest such company in the state and, after a decade, Sam decided he\u2019d had enough and moved back home to Bellevue to do what he really loves, mow lawns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m into it,\u201d he said with a smile.<\/p>\n

In addition to mowing lawns of any size, from full-on farm properties to little old ladies\u2019 yards, Simpson Landscaping also offers irrigation repair and seasonal cleanups.\u00a0 <\/span>Sam prides himself on the quality of work and the service and price he offers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very important to me to do a good job and give people a good deal,\u201d Sam said.<\/p>\n

One of the big reasons Sam can keep his prices down\u201425-30 percent lower than his competitors\u2014is that he does most of the work himself. That\u2019s how he\u2019s able to offer great deals to locals, especially seniors.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not going to see a different crew show up each week.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s going to be me,\u201d said Sam, who rarely has help and never loses a job once he gets it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI pride myself on offering reliable and friendly service and I\u2019ve never been fired from a job,\u201d said Sam, who has an impressive attitude toward his work, his clients and this place we all call home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love helping people have beautiful landscapes and lawns for a fair price,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For more information about Simpson Landscaping or to get a quote, call Sam at (208) 420-3023.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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