Island Park News

The 2009 wildfire season is slowing gaining speed with the help of people. Three of the four fires in Eastern Idaho were caused by unattended campfires.

Friday, July 3 All American Sawtelle Stampede check-in and registration, 4:30 to 7 p. m. at Island Park Lodge.

Independence Day is Saturday which means this is one of the biggest weekends for communities who rely heavily on tourism.

The 2nd annual Island Park Community Fund fundraiser will be held at Sawtelle Mountain Resort Park on Saturday, July 25.

By ELIZABETH LADEN ISLAND PARK - The Fremont School District will hold a special election at the Island Park City Building on Tuesday, July 7 - and at other locations in the county - that will ask voters to approve a $1.2 million supplemental levy.

The Fremont County Planning and Zoning Commission has nicknamed the proposed short term rental ordinance the "Party House Ordinance." P & Z will hold a public hearing on the ordinance, which will regulate short term - under 30 days - rentals countywide, at 6 p. m. on Wednesday, July 15 at the County Annex, 125 North Bridge Street, St.

Violinst Eric Grossman will perform at Harriman this month. ISLAND PARK - The Mountains & Strings chamber music retreat and public concerts return to Harriman State Park this month with performances by students and teachers from all over the country, and by world renowned violinists, Eric Grossman and Jenny Oaks Baker.

Friday, June 26 Scott Holt Band performs at Pond's Lodge, 8 p.m. Scott was taken under the wing of blues legend Buddy Guy.

By ELIZABETH LADEN ISLAND PARK - A heavy rain storm caused flooding in the Fremont County Courthouse Wednesday, county Emergency Management Coordinator, Keith Richey said, Richey said a "strong thunderstorm dropped more than one inch of rain in 20 - 30 minutes" in the St.

All summer long, people from all over the world fly into airports in the greater Yellowstone region with plans to visit Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, gateway communities like Island Park, West Yellowstone, Jackson, and Cody, and dozens of attractions that make this region so spectacular.

The Island Park City Council wants to spend around $180,000 in unencumbered funds to purchase land and build a city office building.

Men's and Women's golf is under way, says organizer Mary Lou Lewis. Men's Golf will be at 9 a.m. every Wednesday starting June 10.

News commentary by ELIZABETH LADEN ST. ANTHONY - For more than 10 years, copies of the Island Park News weekly edition have been placed on an information table in the Fremont County Courthouse.

Gas prices are creeping up again, just in time for the summer time travel. As the temperatures are beginning to rise, so are gas prices, reminding drivers when gas prices soared to record levels last summer.

The Targhee Women's Club, which holds its first meeting of the summer at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 3 at Phillips Lodge, will turn 20 years old this year.

At 9:45 A.M., 17 Fremont County Search and Rescue members equipped with horses and 4-wheelers, headed to Island Park, up the Yale Kilgore Road to locate 55 year old Terry Cahoon who had not been seen or heard from since early Thursday morning.

Fremont County Search and Rescue volunteers Saturday found Terry Cahoon, 55, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Island Park MammySlammy Party, set for Thursday and Friday, June 11 and 12, will feature a lunch, health information sharing, neat door prizes, and more.

The city of Island Park and the Red Hat Mountain Mommas have joined the list of teams registered in the 13th annual All American Sawtelle Stampede, which starts at 9 a. m. Saturday, July 4. The Stampede is a "fun run" to those who want to meet their personal fitness goals, and a challenging trail event for hard core runners.

Monday, June 1 Intermediate bridge at 10 a. m. at Elk Creek Ranch. Lunch is available.