Community

Mutual Self Help Housing is a group method build where 4-10 families come together under the guidance of a Construction Supervisor employed by South Central Community Action Partnership to build their own homes. Families provide 65% of the labor themselves by committing 35 hours a week with friend and family volunteers. By putting in the “sweat equity” the family does not have to come up with a down payment and moves into their new homes with an instant equity of generally $20,000 to $25,000.

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This year, Grammy and CMA winner Suzy Bogguss  will be performing at the Gooding County Fair.

General admission tickets are $16 in advance, $18 at the door, and $17.50 online. Proceeds will go toward Scholarships & Community Projects.

Tickets can be purchased online starting July 25th.

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Twin Falls City Park, Wednesday August 3rd from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM  Aug 03, 2011

• Sample some of the BEST Local Restaurants
• Live & Silent Auction - Raffle for 3 great Prizes: Side By Side ATV from Action Cycles & Sleds - sponsored by Cooper Norman, Las Vegas Vacation for 2 - sponsored by First Federal and Title Fact and $250 in Idaho Lottery Tickets - sponsored by Oasis Stop 'N Go
• Tickets for raffle are $10 each or 12 for $100  available at the Chamber office 858 Blue Lakes Blvd N - 208-733-3974
• Kids Play Area with Bounce House, Dunk Tank, Face Painting
• Tickets for the play area can be purchased at Jr Club Booth

Enter to win 2 passes to the play area

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Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials say a 41-year-old Pocatello man has shattered a state record by catching a 34.74-pound rainbow trout.

Mark Adams, a Union Pacific Railroad locomotive engineer, caught the lunker in American Falls Reservoir Monday morning

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Camp Rainbow Gold was established 25 years ago by the American Cancer Society.  It's a week long celebration of life for nearly 85 cacer survivors that provides them an "escape from the rigors of thier illness."   The camp is free to these children and their families and is fully staffed by a medical team and a licensed social worker to make sure that the children are supported both emotionally and medically. 

Every year, a bunch of bikers with big hearts get together and rally around the busses and escort them to camp.  This year, around 500 bikers are expected to participate in the Motorcycle Escort to Camp Rainbow Gold.

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Summer to many people means looking for yardsale posters, and scanning the newspaper for addresses to find the best bargain prices in the area. This weekend, hitting up the yardsales just got a WHOLE lot easier. Why? Because there's going to be a lot of yardsales in one place. Southern Idaho's Largest Yardsale is bringing over 100 private residence yard and garage sales together for you to find the very best deals - Without the hassle of driving to different locations!

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Tamara Stricker and Nora Wells joined us this morning to inform everyone that if you need help with Medicare to please contact them. They want to insure that you are getting the help you or your loved ones need

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4th Annual City of Rocks Star Party – July 22nd and 23rd

Solar viewing at Smoky Mtn. Campground (Castle Rocks State Park) 2:00 to 6:00 PM

Nighttime telescope viewing 9:30 PM to midnight (or later) at the Ranch House site

Telescope viewing is free, but park day use fees apply ($5 per vehicle)

Primitive skills classes – Atlatls (“Spear Chuckin’ 101”) – July 25th-29th, 6:30 to 9:00 PM

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Fair time is coming fast! The Band Perry is one of the biggest highlights at the fair this year, that I'm sure you've heard about. Make sure you don't miss a day of the fun (or those delicious elephant ears) because the Twin Falls County Fair is a must attend event in the Magic Valley. Plus, we have tickets you can win for each Fair day in our VIP Club!

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There is currently a critical blood shortage and the American Red Cross needs your help. Especially if you have Type O blood.

According to the American Red Cross, In May and June, donations were at the lowest level the Red Cross has seen in over a dozen years, while demand for blood products remained steady. Because of that, the Red Cross needs blood donors now more than ever. All types are needed, but especially O negative, which can be used to treat any patient.

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Krystal Meyer, is a member of our community who goes above and beyond to help cancer patients. She has been selected to volunteer at Camp Rainbow at Cathedral Pines in Hailey Idaho.

Camp Rainbow is a week-long sleepover camp for children ages 6 to 13 who have had or are currently living with cancer or other blood-related disorders.  The goal of Camp Rainbow is to enable these children to have a “normal” camping experience, regardless of their illness or the side effects of their treatments.

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Boy Scouts of America are teaming up with Rocket Car Wash and are going to be trying to break the world record for washing the most cars in a two day period. Stop by Rock Express on Blue Lakes on Monday the 11th and Tuesday the 10th from 7:00am to 9:00pm

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