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Teens who want to help care for Idaho Falls Zoo animals can apply for Junior Crew program – East Idaho News
The following is a news release from the City of Idaho Falls.
IDAHO FALLS – The Idaho Falls Zoo is now accepting applications from teens who are looking for a wonderful educational experience while giving back to the community as part of the 2025 Junior Zoo Crew.
The Junior Zoo Crew offers a specially designed summer educational program for teens aged 14 to 17. The program also helps boost participants’ resumes and college applications by providing experience in public speaking, animal care, conservation, zoo careers, and education within a zoo setting.
Participating teens will assist animal keepers in the Children’s Zoo, staff information stations throughout the zoo, answer questions from zoo guests and help with special events.
Applications for the Junior Zoo Crew program are now available here. There are three, three-week sessions available and applicants can select one session to apply for. Specific dates can be found on the zoo’s website.
The deadline to apply to the Junior Zoo Crew is April 1 at 4 p.m.
For those accepted into the program, there is an education program fee of $72 for Tautphaus Park Zoological Society members and $90 for non-members. The fee covers training, materials, one uniform shirt, a name tag, recognition items and an appreciation party at the end of the season.
For questions about the program, requests for accommodations to participate or assistance with submitting the application digitally, contact Kathryn Farley, Volunteer Coordinator, at (208) 612-8453 or kfarley@idahofallszoo.org.
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BLACKFOOT — A large contingent of Blackfoot Police officers has cordoned off an area near the Taco Bell on Parkway Drive in Blackfoot.
Police responded around 5 p.m., according to multiple witnesses who contacted EastIdahoNews.com.
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Blackfoot Police for details.
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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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