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- License to Drive Part Three: Elderly Drivers and their Alternatives
It's something we will all eventually have to face one day. You may be the one who's getting older, or perhaps it's your parents.
- Life with Larry the Goose
During Thanksgiving the only bird you probably thought about was the one you just ate on Thursday.
- Cellar fire destroys farm equipment, semis
Fire officials said it will be some time before they know exactly what started a fire at a potato cellar on Idaho 39 west of Riverside Wednesday.
- Light parade is Friday
The Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce is urging everyone to participate in this year's light parade Friday.
- Fire in Blackfoot Causes Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Damage
The fire started sometime around 11:00 a.m. Wednesday morning west of Blackfoot and it took fire crews about three hours to put it out.
- Potato Cellar Fire West of Blackfoot
Smoke from a fire can seen for miles west of Blackfoot. Bingham County Sheriff's office says the smoke is from a potato cellar that caught fire.
- Plant Layoffs in Idaho Coming in February
Executives at a food processing plant in eastern Idaho way they intend to shut down one of two production lines in February, a move that will likely lead to the loss of 65 jobs.
- Accused Idaho wife says husband killed himself
A southeastern Idaho woman accused of killing her husband in July pleaded not guilty in 7th District Court, sticking to her contention that he committed suicide.
- Extra Hour Proposed for Students in One Idaho School District
High school students in Blackfoot may have an extra hour of class time next year to help those who need it meet new state math and science requirements.
- Madison Memorial Hospital Goes Smoke Free
Its part of a smoke coalition formed last July to completely remove tobacco from healthcare facility campuses.
- City Hall adjusts hours
The Blackfoot City Council approved Tuesday a new schedule under which City Hall would adopt longer hours Monday through Thursday and be closed every Friday.
- Eastern Idaho's Favorite Things: Blackfoot Greenbelt
For our latest installment of Eastern Idaho's Favorite Things we search for one of the favorite places in Bingham County.
- Man draws two years
Daniel Iverson Former Blackfoot resident Gabe Young and friend J.B. O'Neal kneel behind a red bloods buck during a May 2007 South African safari.
- Blackfoot native returns home to education
With a classroom full of 33 kids, fourth grade teacher, Mike Seamons, is working hard to make sure his students are all learning and are having fun.
- Idaho's Toughest Jobs: Large Animal Veterinarian
We end our look at some of Idaho's Toughest Jobs with Todd Blackinton tagging along with a local large animal veterinarian.
- Neighbors, friends, family
"We have many unsung heroes in our communities," Marine Sgt. Major Bill Head said Tuesday at the Firth High School Veterans Day program.
- Blackfoot Mainstay Owners Seeking Bronco Spirit Photos to Display
It's been called the Frost Top, the Bronco Hut and the Bronco Stop over the years.
- Blackfoot H.S. Students Mourn the Loss of a Classmate
Students and faculty in a local school district are mourning the loss of one of their classmates.
- A history of service
When Kenneth Tucker went by SEICAA to deliver the bad news to Program Coordinator Bobette Jackson, he had a bit of good news as well.
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City DescriptionBlackfoot is a city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. The population was 10,419 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Bingham County. Blackfoot is designated the "Potato Capital of the World", because it has the largest potato industry in the world. It is home to the Idaho Potato Expo (a museum and gift shop that displays and explains the history of Idaho's potato industry), which is home to the world's largest baked potato and potato chip. Blackfoot is also home to the Eastern Idaho State Fair, which operates between Labor Day weekend and the following weekend.
Blackfoot is the principal city of the Blackfoot, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bingham County.
"Blackfoot" is a name applied to several places in the area, including a mountain range and a small river. The name for the area can be traced back to the summer of 1818 when a group of trappers and traders from the Hudson's Bay Company passed through. Earlier, in 1812, there had been some wildfires, and people who walked through the burned areas got their moccasins all black. While there were no actual Blackfoot people in the area, the traders referred to the people they met in the area as ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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Where can I find a good dog groomer in Blackfoot Idaho?
Answer:
Blackfoot Pet Grooming
371 W Highway 39
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-6789
Holleys Hounds & Dog Grooming
136 E Maple St
Shelley, ID 83274
(208) 357-3723
Julies Pet Salon
173 N Stout Ave
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-4940
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if you had a choice of moving to blackfoot idaho or astoria or.?
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please tell me what you think . astoriaoregon or blackfoot idaho. right now i live in arizona and hate the heat and all the meth use in this town and cant wait to be away from here.
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Astoria hands down. Nice quite little coastal town just close enough to a major city and transportation hub.
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I would like to buy a shitzu or pug. any suggestions? live in blackfoot Idaho?
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go to petfinder.com.....this is a site for rescue groups.....just enter your Zip code, and be AMAZED at how many great choices you have !!.....i adopted a Great Pyrenees mix from them, and my dog Sylvester is awesome !!.....check it out.....try it.....do a good deed.....adopt a Shitzu or Pug today !!!.....good luck to you, in your search for a Shitzu or Pug as a new pet !!!!
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what is the average snowfall in black foot idaho.?
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Iam moving to blackfoot idaho and would like to know if its nice there.
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It looks like it's around 30 inches. Here's a link to a community profile, it's got all kinds of info in it about Blackfoot.
http://www.idahoworks.com/Portals/27/Profiles/Commu nity/Blackfoot.pdf
Best of luck with your move!
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Looking for an arena to ride in - Idaho!?
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Either Blackfoot, Idaho or Idaho Falls. Does anyone know of a fairgrounds or public arena to ride in?
Thanks!
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Why be confined to an arena? This time of year in SE Idaho would be great for a horseback ride in the forest. From Blackfoot, or Idaho Falls go out towards Greys Lake & unload the horse & ride up by Caribou Mountain. It will be very enjoyable.
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free items in idaho?
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i live in blackfoot idaho and have had a couple items for awhile to give away and havent had any luck..any one have any ideas.i have numious national geograhic magazines.small trapoline..exersize bike.metal chimney sweeper.free kittens.can anyone help i already called my local di center and they dont do pickups anymore.need this stuff out of my way
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Try the salvation army. Also try contacting the local hospitals or schools about the National geographic magazines.
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What is the Market Human Resource Manager's name?
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There is a woman that is my store managers boss that is 1 level under the CEO of walmart. She is called the market human resources manager. Does anyone know her name? The store I work for is # 1905 in Blackfoot, Idaho. Is there more than one or is it just her?
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look in the personnel office - there should be a poster with the store mgr, market mgr, on up. There may just be a card with that persons name. There is one for each region. If that info. isn't available, ask someone in personnel or call the market office and ask them.
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Confusion! Idaho, or Washington....where does Garnet live?
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It's been brought to my attention that my answers have become confusing. I state that I live in Idaho, near Blackfoot, high mountain desert, 4700+ feet elivation. Yet I have started to answer as though I'm in Washington State, at sea level, in the Pacific Northwest.
Hubby and I DO live in Idaho. However we have decided to move back to the farm in Washington. I am very excited about the move, as there is not place I like better on earth, than the farm in WA ( have lived there before). So my answers are sometimes coming from either point of view...the farm in Idhao, or the farm in Washington....so confusion for people who read my answers frequently.
So this question does not get deleted for chatting, I will now take comments/advice on moving a circus....that is 70+ goats, 5 horses, 5 working farm dogs, 2 cats, 12 farm vehicles including tractors and a bulldozer, and to top it all off one personal library which has thus far filled 51 boxes (I'm not done packing books!).
Of course advice on the move should be as green as possible, with the ideas. I already checked out the idea of having equipment shipped by train. The prices were SHOCKINGLY high....even higher than paying a trucking service, with the current high fuel prices!
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I wish you the best of luck.
Label each box carefully!!!!
I was furious at my husband for labeling MANY boxes 'lerpdeshuch' instead of what was actually in there! (I told him to label and he thought he would be funny!)
Don't try to make the move while 3 months pregnant, have food poisoning, and a small dog with 2 broken legs (trust me - I tried it - NOT FUN!)
Lots of good music.
Last packed should be first out. (Necessities)
So, do they make packing boxes for goats?
:-)
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What happens if you leave an Idaho State mental hospital w/out permission and you've been placed on a "hold"?
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My friend voluntarily checked into a hospital with symptoms of depression and had suicidal thoughts, therefore, he was place on a "hold". He was in this hospital for 5 weeks and felt better than ever. He was then transfered to Blackfoot State Hospital in Idaho and has been there for a week. He's not seen a Dr. nor has he been evaluated. The place is extremely dangerous as well as full of extremely ill patients. He wants to leave but we don't know what type of crime this would be or what his rights are. Also, we would like to know what type of Attorney would handle a case such as this. The irony of it all is that he himself is a Psychologist.
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A "hold" is only for the first 72 hours, beyond that he has to be committed to hold him against his will. As a volunteer admission he can go AMA whenever he pleases, but his insurance probably won't pay the bill.
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Blackfeet vs. Blackfoot Indian?
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I am trying to get verified as a descent of a Native American, and my grandmother says we are of Blackfoot descent. Now is there a difference between Blackfoot and Blackfeet tribes? Only Blackfeet is federally recognized but both are in the same Idaho-Wyoming-Montana area.
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The are indeed one in the same....The Blackfoot Confederacy is the name given to four Native American tribes in the Northwestern Plains, which include the North Peigan the South Peigan, the Blood, and the Siksika tribes. In the beginning they occupied a large territory stretching from the North Saskatchewan River in Canada to the Missouri River in Montana.
During the early part of the 1800's, the Blackfoot had an estimated population of approximately 20,000 people. However, the diseases brought on by the white settlers, including small pox and measles, along with starvation and war reduced their number to less than 5,000 by the turn of the century. In the face of these adversities, the Blackfoot have not lost their culture or their language. Today, there are approximately 25,000 Blackfoot members. The Piegan Blackfeet are located on the Blackfeet Nation in northwestern Montana near Browning. The other three tribes are primarily located in Alberta, Canada.
Blackfeet Nation
P.O. Box 850
Browning, Montana 59417
406-338-7521/7522
Where a lot of people get mixed up is that tribes in the Southeastern part of the United States referred to 2 particular tribes as blackfeet because of the way they cleared land using the slash and burn method, then after they walked through this cleared land their feet were black. When people refer to the Blackfeet of Virginia they are actually talking about the Saponi and the Tutelo. This has confused a lot of people doing research into their Native ancestry...
If you are looking for help in tracing Native Ancestry you might try this group...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Native_American_Genealogy
Good luck
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Am i being scammed?
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I MET A LADY ONLINE SHE IS 28 I AM 51. SHE SAYS SHE LIVE IN BLACKFOOT, IDAHO. I HAVE TRIIED TO FIND RECORDS OF HER LIVING THERE BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK. BUT IS IN AFRICA AT PRESENT BUY GOOD TO BRING BACK TO THE STATES. SHE HAS SPENT ALL HER MONEY ON THE GOODS AND WANTS ME TO HELP HER GET BACK TO THE STATES. SHE SAY SHE WILL COME HERE AND LIVE WITH ME AND EVENTUALLY MARRY ME. SHE HAS SENT ME PICTURES OF HERSELF, BUT HOW CAN I BE SURE THIS IS REALLY HER? WE MET THROUGH A ONLINE DATING SITE. SHE HAS ASKED ME TO SEND HER MONEY TO PAY FOR HER TRIP BACK TO THE STATES. SHE HAS TOLD ME THE FLIGHT IS RATHER EXPENSIVE AND SHE WILL PAY ME BACK AS SOON AS SHE IS BACK IN THE STATES.
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It's a classic Nigerian 419 Scam. Don't give money, there is no woman, just a bunch of mobsters using somebody else's photo and a made-up name. Please see these sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
http://en .wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_scam
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Rom ance scams have become the natural successor of advance fee fraud activities, because many people in the West are much more aware of the typical 419 type scam; the returns are a lot better with romance scams which are relatively unknown and appeal to love and romance rather than greed. The romance scammers can make more money by skimming smaller amounts from thousands of victims rather than one large sum from very few victims. So, instead of milking $30,000 from one victim in a 'normal' 419 scam, romance scammers find it much easier to make $1,500 from 20 victims. The US State Department reported in 2004 that Nigerian email scam constituted the biggest consumer fraud threat on the internet
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Is your city as embarrassing as mine?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfoot,_Idaho
We have a potato museum that offers "free taters for out of staters" haha jeeze....
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Well Kodi, potatoes are awesome, and if I were to ever end up in Idaho, I'm sure i'll drop by that museum for a few hours :0 )
As for mine... I can't complain
"New York City is the place where they said
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"
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Your oppinion on this awesomeness?
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Tell me what you think of the idea. And what you would change.
We have a kewl boat. It has 3 bedrooms in it. I was thinking I should throw an "End of Summer" party in it. It wouldn't be a lot of people. Probably just like 6-13 We could go to the lake and stay overnight. My friend's dad won't let her go with out him there so I was thinking he could drive the boat. I would have loud music, good food, and catering. All on a boat! We could go tubing, swimming, water skiing, wakeboarding, and other water sports. Later (when it's too dark to do all that) we can just dance and party and have a good time. We have showers and bathrooms and a kitchen and all that so that's something we don't need to wory about. I'm stoked. But I want your oppinion.
If I did, it would be the FIRST boat party EVER in our town as far as I know.
Please I want your oppions thanX.
Luv/Kodi
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14 minutes ago
No, dudes, I live in blackfoot, Idaho, there are no beaches, oceans, or anything like that. There are no jaws either. Haha.
I'm talkin, a boat partay at a lake.
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....this is the second time you posted this....
ooo WELL.
yea, i think its a great idea.
Have Fun!
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Static-X concert?
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I went to a Static-X concert in Blackfoot Idaho(5-31-07) and I was wondering when their next concert is that is fairly clost to me. I live n Afton Wyoming (about 100 miles away from Idaho Falls, Idaho. If you could answer my question I would appreiciate it. Thanks.
Answer:
google the web site and fan club
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