FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brad Hoaglun (208) 342-5434
March 2, 2010 Kyle Hines (202) 224-8078

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

Risch, Idaho Falls Leaders to Cut Ribbon on New Office

U.S. Senator Jim Risch, Idaho Falls Mayor Jared Fuhriman and other community and business leaders will be on hand Friday, March 5 for the ribbon cutting of Risch’s new Idaho Falls regional office. Both Risch and Fuhriman will give brief remarks during the 4:00 pm ceremony at 901 Pier View Drive, Suite 202A in Idaho Falls. The public and media are invited to attend.

The Idaho Falls Regional office covers eight counties—Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton—as well as portions of a ninth—Custer, excluding the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

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Here is a list of confirmed events at Snake River Landing:

June

June 17: Taste of Idaho – Check out southeast Idaho’s premier annual culinary-tasting event! Hosted by the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce.

July

July 16: The Great Race for Education at Snake River Landing & Business After Hours – Snake River Landing is partnering with Eastern Idaho Technical College in this exciting annual event where teams compete in physical challenges for a chance to win HUGE prizes, while also providing scholarship opportunities for EITC students.  The event will kick-off and end at Snake River Landing; all are invited to attend the finale celebration at the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber Business After Hours, to be held on Pier View Drive.

August

August 21: The Heart of Idaho Century Ride – The second annual Idaho Falls century ride featuring family activities and entertainment. Sponsored by The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Snake River Landing, CH2M Hill, EIRMC, Melaleuca, Monsanto and Bill’s Bike Shop.

September

September 18: Harvest Fest – Join Snake River Landing as they host the fifth annual Harvest Fest! Live entertainment, straw maze, craft and food vendors and more! The largest event of the year!

October

October 29: Trick-or-Treat Street – Snake River Landing is hosting the fourth annual Trick-or-Treat Street on Halloween. Bring your kids to a fun and safe environment where they can receive sweet treats, play games and more! Sponsored by Riverbend Communications with KBEAR, KLCE, Z103 and The Hawk.

December

December 3: A Christmas Stroll – Snake River Landing and Ecliptic Marketing & Consulting present the 2^nd Annual “A Christmas Stroll” at Snake River Landing. This traditional holiday event brings together the best sights, sounds and smells of Christmas with horse-drawn carriage rides, delicious food and live holiday music.

The First Annual Hard Hat Wrecking Ball on New Year’s Eve!

Hard Hat Woodfire Grill presents the hottest New Year’s Eve party, starting at 9 pm!

 Your ticket price includes:

•  HUGE appetizer buffet featuring their new MENU!
• champagne toast
• party favors
• live music
• silent auction

This event will benefit the local Boy Scouts of America and Relay for Life.

 Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple. You can purchase them at Hard Hat Woodfire Grill at 1175 Pier View Drive in Snake River Landing.

Questions? Call Dan at 523-3675. Limited to 300 people.

There are two great ways to get involved with our upcoming Christmas event: 

1)      Christmas Treat Bake-Off to support the Military Affairs Committee – bring your best holiday treat to win prizes and bragging rights!

2)      Unique Snowman Building contest – build a snowman out of recycled/household goods for a chance to win a stay at the Hilton Garden Inn!

      For more information, please call 557-5300. You can also view full information on this local Idaho Falls blog site.

     Entry Forms:

We had another fun year at Trick-or-Treat Street!

Thank you all for coming - we had over 45 “stops” on our street this year with plenty of fun and candy to go around!

The Web Impakt Galaxy at Trick-or-Treat Street

The Hilton Garden Inn’s “Great Pumpkin”

Trick-or-Treat Street 2009 at Snake River Landing