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Community invited to Frontier Fields grand opening celebration Monday – East Idaho News
The following includes a press release from Idaho Falls School District 91.
IDAHO FALLS — Frontier Fields, Idaho Falls High School’s brand-new athletic complex, will be unveiled to the public in a ribbon cutting ceremony and after party on Monday.
Two hours of festivities will kick off at 899 East 49th South from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Everyone’s invited to come join the celebration with IFHS athletes, coaches, cheerleaders and band members.
The final vision for the facility includes two soccer fields, two football fields, two baseball fields, two softball fields and eight tennis courts.
“It finally puts us on an even playing field with the rest of the state,” Idaho Falls High School Athletic Director Nick Birch said.
The actual ribbon cutting ceremony starts at 5:55 p.m. with speakers from District 91 and Frontier Fields.
Community members can:
Dunk a Coach: Test your aim, and see if you can dunk a coach! Bring your A-game, and make a splash.
Bring your appetite: Enjoy a wide range of delicious food options from local food trucks, offering everything from tasty treats to full meals.
Play games and win prizes: Take part in a home run derby, rope & win challenges, giveaways, and more!
In May, District 91’s Board of Trustees and Frontier Credit Union entered into the largest largest public-private partnership in district history. The $3 million, 40-year naming rights agreement will help build a truly modern sporting facility for IFHS athletes.
The new “Home of the Tigers” currently includes a completed baseball diamond with turf and a regulation softball field. The complex will officially host multiple sports teams beginning this spring.
Frontier Fields has been built on part of a 43.5-acre parcel owned by Idaho Falls School District 91.
Both IFHS baseball and softball squads have already practiced and held games at the new facilities.
The complex is a legacy of volunteers, enthusiastic boosters and local sports fans.
Over the past four years, parents and students have raised funds, laid sod, planted trees and built fences at the fields.
Prior to Frontier Credit Union’s agreement, the Idaho Falls High School Booster Club had raised $440,140 to support the project — plus more than $300,000 of in-kind donations from 400+ donors.
“It’s going to be a big event to celebrate … Frontier Fields and this partnership to make this happen for our Idaho Falls Athletic Department,” District 91 spokesman Dylan Barfuss said.
Students and coaches look forward to celebrating with the community Monday evening.
“It really is a ‘Field of Dreams,’” Idaho Falls High School booster volunteer Lisa Burtenshaw said earlier this spring.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — An Idaho Falls angler is back in the Idaho record books after landing a record-setting lake trout at Payette Lake.
Idaho Fish and Game said Dylan Smith caught and released a 43.25-inch lake trout on May 2, setting a new state catch-and-release record for the species. The fish surpassed the previous record of 42 inches.
The catch marks Smith’s second appearance in Idaho’s record books. He previously held the state catch-and-release lake trout record after landing a trophy fish in 2018 before that mark was later broken.
According to Fish and Game, Payette Lake has become one of Idaho’s premier lake trout fisheries thanks to years of management efforts aimed at improving both lake trout and kokanee populations.
Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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