Thank you to all who came out on Friday and enjoyed the Night So Bright Night Lights Parade and on Saturday for our annual Candy Cane Hunt and visits with Santa. It was an incredible weekend in Old Town Pocatello!
Thank you to our sponsors for making the events possible: ISU Credit Union, Station Square, Bannock Civitans, Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce, Citizens Community Bank, Dorsey Hill Family, KPVI News 6, McDonalds, Idaho State Journal, KZBQ, KORR 104, KSEI, and KMGI radio!
Thank you to our staff and volunteers who worked hard to make the events enjoyable for all: Allishia Sanford, Adam Reed, Sara Thomson, Grace Ray, Cooper Ray, Teresa White, Daxon Thomson, Seriah Palagi, Cody Beckstrom, Peyton McCarthy, Cassidy Whitehead, Miss Gate City Ayriss Torres, Miss Pocatello Nina Forrest, Miss Pocatello’s Outstanding Teen Lexie Westergard, Miss Gate City’s Outstanding Teen Bella Davis, and Mike Wellard.
And, thank you to the Portneuf Valley ARES Group, Veterans of Foreign Wars, a Pocatello Branch, Post No. 735, of the United States of America, city of Pocatello Police, Fire, Traffic, Streets and Parks and Recreation Departments and Operation Lifesaver for making the parade safe and enjoyable for all!
Thank you to all of the businesses and organizations that created such beautiful floats for the parade. Each year we create memories for our children with all of the beautiful lights and sharing the spirit of the season with our community! Judging was very difficult this year. Please know we are grateful for each and every entry! Congratulations to this year’s winners:
Sweepstakes Award: Home Depot.
Mayor’s Choice Award: Western States CAT.
Best Use of Lights Award: Hawthorne Pet Den.
Most Traditional Award: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Central Stake.
Best Non-Profit Award: Miss Pocatello, Miss Gate City and Miss Shoshone Scholarship Program.
Best Commercial Award: Food For Thought Take Out.
Most Creative Award: Pocatello and Chubbuck Rocks.
Civitan Award: Bannock County Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Task Force and Bannock County Search and Rescue.
Children’s Choice Award: Girl Scout Troop No. 564.
Join us for First Friday Art Walk and exciting events in Old Town this week!
Rail City Jazz will be performing on Wednesday night at The Bridge, 230 W. Bonneville inside the Historic Yellowstone Hotel. Enjoy a delicious meal while listening to classic jazz and blues. Music starts at 7 pm and the restaurant opens for dinner at 4 pm.
Villano’s Italian, 165 N. Main St., is now taking reservations for holiday parties. Seating up to 40, Villano’s is a great spot for your family or company parties. Call 208-904-0679 today. Don’t miss their Wednesday night special: free delivery and anything on the menu for $10. Friday is date night during Art Walk with any two pastas, a bread basket and two sodas for $24.99 and open until 10 pm. Curbside pick-up on Wednesday and Friday, too!
The December First Friday Art Walk will be held this Friday from 5 pm to 9 pm in locations throughout Old Town Pocatello. Come see all of the local and regional talent along with gift and decorating ideas for the holidays.
Join Main Steam Coffee & Desserts and All Under One Roof, 234 N. Main St., on Friday, “National AIDS Awareness Day,” for "An Evening In Red.”
The event, in conjunction with the December First Friday Art Walk, will run from 5 pm to 9 pm and will raise funds to assist people who are living with HIV in Southeast Idaho.
The evening will include live music, a live auction, no host beverages and refreshments. Please wear red in tribute to the family and friends lost to AIDS and those living with HIV. Visit www.allunderoneroof.org for all of the details.
The Holiday Show at the Pocatello Art Center, 444 N. Main St., is all set for visitors and shoppers. They have fine art gifts for the holidays which are affordable. There are ceramics, jewelry, porcelain, photographs and paintings, cards and novelties, all one of a kind signed art creations. The hours are 10 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday. Come and find a gift for that hard to buy for special person, and enjoy the fun holiday spirit of Old Town Pocatello.
New to Old Town Pocatello is the WeKnect Winter Festival taking place on Saturday, December 2, and Saturday, December 9, from noon to 4 pm inside Station Square, 200 S. Main St. The festival hosted by WeKnect Events and Pocatello Food Express will feature warm food, hot chocolate (with marshmallows, of course) holiday artisan vendors, and children's activities with Santa Claus.
Upcoming Events
Several Shops on Idaho’s Antique Row will be hosting Christmas Open House sales on Saturday, December 9. Great discounts, specials, gift with purchases, refreshments. A great day to shop and support our local businesses in Old Town. Be sure to visit: Black Rail Antiques, Elwen Cottage, Vain & Vintage and Kanda’s & Company.
Stephanie Palagi is the executive director of Old Town Pocatello, Inc. The Old Town Pocatello office can be reached at 208-232-7545 or by visiting oldtownpocatello.com.
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