Local filmmaker premiering 2 self-made movies next month
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Travis Williams on the set of “Please Shoot,” one of two short films which premieres in Blackfoot March 30. | Courtesy Travis Williams
POCATELLO Travis Williams could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the aftermath of the Chinese Peak Fire east of Pocatello last summer.
The fire started on private land July 19, 2020, and the blaze quickly grew to encompass 137 acres. It was early August and Williams, who lives nearby, decided to venture out and get a look at the damage.
“I was surprised at how different the landscape looked,” Williams tells EastIdahoNews.com. “The cedar trees and the ground were just black. If you didn’t look over the hill and see the lights of Pocatello, you would’ve thought you were in a different world.”
A fixture for passing motorists for years, the bull at the Peerless Restaurant was temporarily removed from its spot on North Roan Street on Monday.
Gary Kalogeros, the chief managing partner of Peerless Properties & Development, said the company plans to restore the statue and reinstall it as the renovation of the restaurant nears completion.
According to a press release from the company, the bull has never been taken down in the history of the Peerless. It has, however, been updated and moved several times over the years.
The bull was once perched on the restaurantâs rooftop in the 1950s, and it was then moved to its current location on North Roan Street in the 1960s.