Category Archives: Your town

Human Rights Campaign targets Frank VanderSloot

Posted on March 9, 2012 by thebannockalternative

Idaho’s own Frank VanderSloot is Mitt Romney’s National Finance Chair, and has allegedly bullied some news organizations into not saying anything bad about him. Long story short, a lot of people don’t like him. Now, he has another enemy in the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights group that fights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and [...] Continue reading →

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[Morning Briefs] Avalanche Claims Two Jackson Hole Skiers

Posted on March 9, 2012 by thebannockalternative

So close, but so far away, that’s the theme this morning. Two local skiers had their lives cut short after an avalanche buried them in Wyoming. A Pocatello woman died just before her 112th birthday. Police ALMOST had a fugitive, but now he’s on the run. In the state House, legislators returned money cut from [...] Continue reading →

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Pocatello Zoo sets up auction to name cougar cub

Posted on March 8, 2012 by thebannockalternative

You might be sitting there, thinking “Pssh, I bet only the elite 1% get to name cougar cubs.” Well, you’re kind of right. While the richest person interested ultimately gets to name this cub, even YOU can give it a try! The Pocatello Zoo has set up an auction on eBay, where the top bidder [...] Continue reading →

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[Morning Briefs] Fire, Gas and a Solar Eruption!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by thebannockalternative

It’s all about combustion in southeast Idaho today. Last night, a fire burned through the Franklin County Grain Growers building in Preston, which will probably completely destroy the place. In Pocatello, fire fighters cleaned up 25 gallons of spilled gasoline at a gas station. In outer space, the sun erupted, sending radiation to rain down [...] Continue reading →

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[Morning Briefs] Bad News, Idaho

Posted on March 7, 2012 by thebannockalternative

Mitt Romney won lat night’s Idaho Republican caucus, which is great news for all your Mittheads out there. But as the state moves on from the temporary political moment in the sun, we all have to face the harsh reality of some not-so-great news. For example: A burglar got away with some cash at a [...] Continue reading →

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Posted on November 27, 2011 by Wynne Teeter

While searching for life stories about people of Idaho,  I came across an interesting archive.  As you may or may not know, BYU Idaho is archiving oral histories of various folks.  While browsing through their archive,  I found an interview conducted with … Continue reading →

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Nina Lorraine Barrett Tracy

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Wynne Teeter

It is the people that tell the history of Idaho.  The following is an autobiography/biography of my grandmother.     Life History of Nina Lorraine Barrett Tracy (as told by Nina and Unknown)  I was born at the Turpine place … Continue reading →

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