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Hi Idaho Falls, hope you’re having a great weekend!

In today’s in-case-you-missed-it edition: Beavers chewing trees, hundreds of long-lost photos resurface, and a bill to shake up city councils + the top stories from this week & a sneak peek at next week.

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📰 Most-clicked stories this week

Balancing trees and beavers: Beavers are gnawing trees along the Idaho Falls Riverwalk. The city calls the activity typical, has begun wrapping trunks with wire, and plans to hire a trapper to relocate them — see how officials respond.

Volunteers tackle massive archive: Hundreds of long-lost Idaho Falls photos were found in the O. E. Bell building in 2025. The Family Search Center is preserving them to help neighbors rediscover history — get all the details.

Proposed change to city councils: A House bill would require cities of 25,000 or more to elect council members by district, affecting Idaho Falls and nine others. Supporters tout fairness, opponents cite BYU-Idaho complications — see which cities are affected.

Nothing prepares you for a pet emergency: I learned that the hard way after charging $10k to a credit card for life-saving surgery on my cat, Miss Stache. As soon as we got home, I signed up for Spot. It’s super affordable – and reimburses up to 90% of the bill.*

Gold & silver are hot: Last year was gold’s best year since 1979. Silver did even better, climbing nearly 150%… and analysts expect the momentum to continue. Curious about precious metal investing? GoldCo has a helpful guide that covers everything you need to know. It’s free — and definitely worth a read.*

All the crowd favorites:

• Paint Lucky Lunar at Cafe et Amour
• Experience group Reiki healing for $10
• Bake and decorate a dozen Easter cookies

💎 This week’s top finds

Craving real-deal pie? At Grandpa’s Southern Bar-B-Q, homestyle pecan, sweet potato, and buttermilk pies taste like they came from a beloved aunt’s recipe box. A full pie lifts midweek morale, while a post-ribs slice satisfies the craving. Either way, expect proper, comforting pie vibes.

Lunch done right: When your midday routine needs a lift, Geraldine’s Bake Shoppe & Deli serves fresh-baked bread, stacked sandwiches, soups, and salads, all made in-house and never from frozen dough, by a family team that’s been at it since 2001. Quick, satisfying, and local. Consider this your tasty errand.

Since 1934, still cozy: North Hi-Way Cafe keeps Idaho Falls humming with all-day breakfast, straight-up comfort plates, and fresh-baked treats, including T&V’s Donuts. For neighborhood vibes and a quick reset, this longtime landmark delivers…no fuss, just the good stuff, served warm.

These aren’t ads or sponsored placements — they’re the local spots your fellow readers clicked on most this week.

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📆 Sneak peek at next week

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All events are subject to change without notice. Always check official event pages for the most up to date information.

✂ Paper Arts – Book & Cardmaking @ Idaho Falls Public Library | Wednesday (3/18) at 6:30 PM – Midweek creativity check in? Head to the Idaho Falls Public Library for paper arts on the 2nd floor, where you’ll learn bookmaking and cardmaking every 3rd Wednesday. Cheaper than therapy, quieter than your group text, and you leave with something you actually made.

🖼 Off-the-Wall Art Sale @ The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho | Friday (3/20) at 10:00 AM – Think your walls are tired of family photos and that one calendar? This off-the-wall art sale lines up original paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and photography from local and regional artists, plus useful, art-related goods. Upgrade the house, support neighbors, skip the mass-produced stuff.

🍪 Easter Cookie Baking and Decorating Class @ The Bake House Academy | Saturday (3/21) at 9:00 AM – Easter’s sneaking up, so skip the grocery store bakery case and get hands-on at The Bake House Academy’s cookie baking and decorating class. Learn a rock-solid base, master essential techniques, and head home with a dozen Easter-themed cookies, plus bragging rights. Register: https://www.hisawyer.com/the-bake-house-academy/schedules/activity-set/1810979

🧵 Charity Sewing Day @ Rigby Senior Center | Saturday (3/21) at 10:00 AM – Bring your fabric scissors and your appetite. This community sewing day tackles finishing quilts for Magical Moments, with a potluck lunch fueling the stitch-and-chat, and a come-and-go setup that fits around errands, grandkids, and whatever else your day throws at you.

🍞 Ancient Grains Baking Class @ Idaho Falls, ID | Saturday (3/21) at 10:00 AM – Think your grandma’s wheat bread had game? Learn to bake with ancient grains from a hometown pro, somewhere between Rexburg and Idaho Falls, and finally put that food storage to work. Space is tight, tickets are $25, sign up early for first dibs.

🛍 Market @ The Westbank | Saturday (3/21) at 12:00 PM – Nothing beats a free market by the falls, with local vendors and baked carbs. Browse food trucks, let the grandkids get faces painted, snag handmade finds, then stick around for an all-ages concert with Sale Pending, Loryn Troyer, Jaybay, plus beer and wine by Jalisco’s.

🏛 Museum Mysteries @ Museum of Idaho | Saturday (3/21) at 3:00 PM – Over at the Museum of Idaho, the kids get to play sleuth, you get to sip coffee in peace. This monthly caper splits into juniors 6 to 9 and detectives 10 to 13, with fresh themes, real exhibits, and registration opening 30 days out.

Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →

📻 Idaho Falls report

Weather forecast

Today – High: 41°F – Low: 30°F – Precip: 2%

Sunny. High near 41, with temperatures falling to around 39 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Later: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

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Tomorrow – High: 56°F – Low: 40°F – Precip: 10%

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Later: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

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