Car show to help fire victims
AMERICAN FALLS — There will be a Customer Appreciation and Car Show at Bingham Co-op, 179 Harrison St. in American Falls, on Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The car show will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Entry...
View ArticleFundraisers set today
A Zumbathon will be held tonight, Sept. 21, at El Centenario, 51 S. Spruce St., Blackfoot, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. There will be refreshments and raffle. A potato bar benefit...
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Blackfoot family appears on Family Feud
Members of the Kesler family pose with Family Feud host Steve Harvey. COURTESY PHOTO. By Kendra Evensen kevensen@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — It appears that the first Idaho family to ever participate on...
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Let a family talk in faith about God
Rawson Glenn Rawson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a resident of Blackfoot. It must have been a remarkable family home evening. The family consisted of 11 people;...
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Best joy in life by far is family
Rawson There are many things to live life for and most of them, I suppose, are worthwhile, but there is one thing that is worth more than most — our children. They are joy! My wife arranged a recent...
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Untold stories can slip away
Sometimes we wait too long to talk to those who have roamed the planet longer than anyone else. And when it comes to family, we allow pieces of history to vanish in the painful moments it takes to say...
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Double the fun: Two reasons parents might want to take their kids to Activity...
By Rebecca Long Pyper There are at least two reasons parents might want to take their kids to the Blackfoot Community Center — and soon. The first is that BCC’s Activity Center is ideal for little ones...
View ArticleAncestral research resources intro set on Feb. 25
BLACKFOOT — Where do you come from? Roy Chiappini from the Family Research Center will be at the Blackfoot Public Library, 129 N. Broadway St., on Feb. 25, to introduce you to the research resources...
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Author dedicates book to special boy from special family
From left, Hollie Wright, Shantel and Marcus Allen, Deanna and Jeff Turner, Skyler Wright, Dennis Wright, David Wright, Julie Wright, Jason, Ashley and Ember Marlow, (front) Linda and Glenn Wright, and...
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Traditional family unit is crucial to society
Our contemporary immersion into political correctness and assumed “rights” regarding the basic building block of society has cumulatively, over the past few decades, steadily eroded not only our...
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What makes a house a home
Sometimes inspiration strikes in the most unlikely places. As I write this, I am sitting at my grandmother’s table in a small town in Montana. We are having a family reunion at the end of the week,...
View ArticleGunman robs Blackfoot family
By Jimmy Hancock jhancock@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — Police are looking for a man who robbed a Blackfoot family at gunpoint late Saturday night and they are hoping the public can help. Blackfoot Police...
View ArticleHome robber still sought
BLACKFOOT — Police are still searching for the man who robbed a home at gunpoint last Saturday night along the 600 block of Fullmer Lane in Blackfoot. The suspect is described as a white male who is...
View Article“Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” fundraiser for Bingham Crisis Center
“Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” a fundraiser for the Bingham Crisis Center in Blackfoot, will be April 28 starting at the crisis center, located at 288 N. Shilling Ave., Blackfoot. Register at 10 a.m. for...
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Baby Animal Day set Saturday in Blackfoot
Baby Animal Day will take place at the Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 12. Photo courtesy of Our Family Farm. BY KENDRA EVENSEN kevensen@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — The eighth annual...
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Area family involved in crash
The driver of this car that rolled on I-15 Thursday afternoon about three miles north of Fort Hall tends to her baby after she overcorrected and struck another car traveling northbound, which caused...
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Intolerance toward Chick-fil-A
Larsen Award-winning columnist Richard Larsen, of Pocatello, is president of the brokerage firm Larsen Financial. He graduated from Idaho State University with degrees in history and political science....
View ArticleCar show to help fire victims
AMERICAN FALLS — There will be a Customer Appreciation and Car Show at Bingham Co-op, 179 Harrison St. in American Falls, on Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The car show will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Entry...
View ArticleSnake River Days set June 4 at Snake River Junior High School in Blackfoot
News Release BLACKFOOT — Snake River Days will be June 4 at Snake River Junior High School, with events going on from 8 a.m. to dark. This family fun day begins with a fun run at 8 a.m., and there will...
View ArticleBlackfoot Music in the Park starts June 15
The Blackfoot Music in the Park concert series will kick off on June 15. The tradition was started by the late Butch Hulse, a former city councilman, and is currently hosted by Bingham Memorial...
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