I’ve been attending Chubbuck Days since 1998 (I live right next to Cotant Park where they’re held every year), and this year’s events were the busiest ever!
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Cotant Park hosted the busiest Chubbuck Days I’ve seen since 1998.
Lots o’ food and games.
Music.
Dog obstacle course.
This dog has been training since March for this agility course.
Tossin’ a hay bale (sheaf toss) at the 4th annual Eastern Idaho Scottish games.
Winding up to throw the weight.
Gotta have a pole toss in your Scottish Games.
Classic LaFrance firetruck, waiting to cool things down.
Things got too hot for this portable toilet.
Kids and adults go running as the Chubbuck Fire Department cools things down.
A cool end to a hot Chubbuck Days.
Nice 1971 Firebird. Many older people reminisced about the good old days of ‘merican muscle cars, while the younger drivers wished such cars were still in production.
Busiest Chubbuck Days ever, August 2012: 6TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW (PART 2)
“It was all wrapped up in one big thing!”-Robert Survick, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pocatello Airport
10 August 2012, the small city of Chubbuck, Idaho, was hit with an afternoon wind storm that left a lot of damage.
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No power, no Smith’s in Chubbuck, Idaho.
Despite “Cash Only” signs, some customers at the Smith’s gas station still had a hard time understanding why.
Chubbuck Family Dollar shutdown due to no electricity.
Uprooted tree on Teton St, near Cotant park. By the time this pic was taken, city crews had already cleaned up the mess that was blocking the road, and trimmed back the once 20 foot (6 meter) tall tree.
Another result of the storm was a wildfire that burned from Chubbuck Road […] Continue Reading…
“We expect downgrades to continue outpacing upgrades in the second half of 2012 as local governments navigate an increasingly difficult budgeting environment characterized by anemic revenue growth and significant expenditure pressure on wages and post employment benefits.”-Moody’s statement
09 August 2012, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the largest number of U.S. cities/school districts since 2000.
“So as of today, there are 145 confirmed cases of influenza infection with H3N2v virus, since the current outbreaks began in July of this year. This includes one case in Hawaii, one case in Illinois, 113 cases being reported from Indiana, and 30 cases being reported from Ohio. This is clearly a significant increase […] Continue Reading…
ISAF says: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan today.”
Also: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died when two individuals wearing Afghan National Army uniforms turned their weapons against ISAF service members in eastern Afghanistan.”
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U.S. Air Force Reserve (out of Colorado) C-130H, Pocatello Airport, 09 August 2012.
MAFFS 2 has been described as a Wyoming National Guard plane, but it belongs to the 302nd Airlift Wing, USAF Reserve Command, Peterson AFB in Colorado.
On 03 August 2012, the U.S. Forest Service requested more MAFFS equipped C-130s to be based out of Boise, Idaho.
California National Guard MAFFS 6, C-130J, Pocatello Airport, 09 August 2012.
California National Guard has two MAFFS C-130Js operating out of Boise. The latest request by the Forest Service brought in at least two MAFFS C-130s from Colorado.
MAFFS units are operated by the California, Wyoming & North Carolina National Guards, as well as the 302nd USAF Reserve out of Colorado.
EAST IDAHO WILDFIRES 2012: MAINTENANCE DAY FOR SKYCRANE FIRE FIGHTER @ POCATELLO AIRPORT
“You fucking Americans! Who are you to tell us, the rest of the World, that we’re not going to deal with Iranians?”-attributed to Richard Meddings, finance director of Standard Chartered Group
According to U.S. banking regulators, the above statement was made by the British banking official back in 2006 (under the Bush Jr administration), after […] Continue Reading…
09 August 2012, France has revealed they are sending troops to the border between Jordan and Syria. Syria was a French colony between World War One and World War Two.
Officially the first French troops are medical personnel, supposedly to treat refugees, but other sources say they are to treat wounded rebels: “There will be many […] Continue Reading…
08 August 2012, sometime around 16:00 hours a fire started due west of Interstate 15’s Exit 47, near McCammon.
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Marsh Creek Fire, west side of I-15 exit 47, 08 August 2012.
Helicopter like this Bell Jet Ranger, at the Pocatello Airport, was seen attacking the Marsh Creek Fire.
‘Nother view of Marsh Creek Fire from I-15.
Helicopters and what looked like farm equipment (cutting fire break?) were fighting the wildfire along with local fire departments. It’s now contained and burned 101 acres (40.8 hectares).
