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August 24th, 2011
BLACKFOOT — The Blackfoot Elks Lodge is raffling a Herby Derby demolition car to raise money for area youth organizations. The winner of the raffle will drive the bright red car at the demolition derby at the Eastern Idaho State Fair Sept. 10 for a chance to win up to $1,000.
Raffle tickets are $5 and can be purchased at Blackfoot Motorsports, Bowers Collision, Rupe's Burgers and at the Blackfoot Elks Lodge. The winner will be drawn Sept. 9. All safety equipment will be provided to the driver.
BLACKFOOT — General Mills officials presented Stoddard Elementary in Blackfoot a $2,500 grant for an after-school physical education program.
The grant money has been used to purchase mats and a stereo, said Brint Jefferis, Stoddard Elementary physical education teacher. Still on the "to be purchased" list are sports equipment for movement and fitness.
Students attending Stoddard Elementary can apply for this after-school program from 3—4 p.m. this Thursday and Friday in the Stoddard cafeteria. The students need to be in the third, fourth and/or fifth grades.
August 23rd
Mom and dad brought Kent home in May of 1963. 
Kent was a smiling and funny little kid who grew into a very funny and always smiling man. 
Kent loved people; he loved being around them and he loved being the center of attention...no matter what it took. Kent loved to laugh. Everything was a joke with Kent whether you thought it was funny or not just didn't matter to Kent, as long as he'd get a laugh out of it. 
Another of Kent's favorite activities was switching jobs. Kent worked for more companies and people than anyone else I've ever met.
BLACKFOOT — The question is, how many choruses of "I've been working on the railroad" have the men and women who make up the two tie gangs and one surface and lining gang presently working in Bingham County endured?
Between Pocatello and Idaho Falls, two Union Pacific tie gangs, number 62 and number 65, are working to replace ties on the railroad tracks. One Union Pacific surface and lining gang, number 82, works tampering the rails.
Forty-two people are in each tie gang; 30 people are in each surface and lining gang.
BLACKFOOT — Lightning sparked several fires throughout Southeast Idaho over the weekend, including two large fires near American Falls and Fort Hall.
The largest, the Garden Fire, burned 1,750 acres southeast of American Falls. The fire started approximately 3 a.m. Sunday and was caused by lightning, according to the Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center.
August 22nd
Kent G. Ogden, 48, of Glenns Ferry, died on Aug,19, 2011, at Pine, Idaho.
Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.
BLACKFOOT — Fifteen talented individuals performed on stage Saturday night at the Blackfoot Performing Arts Center, holding their own against the three professional broadway actors they trained with the previous day.
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By SPC. HEIDI PAYNTER, 116th Cavalry Brigade - Garrison Command, USD-C
BAGHDAD— Members of Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 116th Cavalry Regiment, are reflecting on their tour as they prepare to re-deploy back to their home state of Idaho in the fall. The unit has spent nine months providing security for two camps at Victory Base Complex in Baghdad as one of the force protection units under the 116th Cavalry Brigade, United States Division – Center, in support of Operation New Dawn.
SHELLEY — For fun, Ann Christensen from Shelley, and her trained cadaver dogs, Kessa, and Rocco, are working with the Idaho Chapter of the Oregon Trail Association to locate several suspected massacre sites along the Oregon Trial.
"Helping find historical graves is a wonderful break from what I normally use cadaver dogs for," Christensen said. "It was a blast."
To demonstrate the dogs’ abilities to the large group accompanying them, the dogs were started a long way away from a few places graves have been identified.
August 20th
IDAHO FALLS — The Blackfoot Bronco's weathered a physical start with the Skyline Grizzlies on Friday afternoon and the got a hat trick from Carlos Flores who scored three second half goals as the Broncos began their 2011 season with a 3-0 victory.
