The Japanese Friendship Garden area has been a place where families gathered for generations. Around 1900, local women formed the Village Improvement Society. The best-known VIS activity was city beautification creating “oases of green in the brown desert”. In 1904, they purchased the property on both sides of the river for $1. This was the […]
The following is a news release from the city of Idaho Falls. IDAHO FALLS – City of Idaho Falls Community Development Services Director Brad Cramer has announced he is stepping down to take a new position with Idaho National Laboratory. In Cramer’s almost 17-year service to the city, the Director has made remarkable and tremendous […]
IDAHO FALLS Twenty thousand rubber ducks raced down the Snake River on Saturday and each one tried to quack their way towards a finish line to win a prize. The ducks were all part of the 31st annual Great Snake River Greenbelt Duck Race put on by the Idaho Falls Rotary Club. The rubber ducks […]
IDAHO FALLS – If you hear some really loud engines and see a quick flash of something tearing through the river this week, don’t worry – the speedboat racers are practicing for this year’s duck race. Monday night was the annual speedboat racer practice, where the racers are given a chance to go out on […]
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