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It’s Friday, Idaho Falls! Let’s finish this week strong.
In today’s can’t-miss-weekend-plans edition: New microreactor funding, a surprise feel-good concert, and Cinderella on stage + a stacked lineup of events this weekend.
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📰 In the news
New backing for modular fission: Idaho Falls-based NuCube Energy has secured $13 million to advance its DeccaCell 3X microreactor technology for industrial heat and power, moving into critical testing, licensing steps, and a future demonstration — learn about the backers and tech.
Music with a mission: Canadian pop singer Andrew Allen surprised residents at MorningStar Senior Living in Idaho Falls on Feb 20 and delivered a heartfelt Feel Good Friday concert that lifted spirits all around — read the full story.
Homegrown venture powers winter fun: A new Swan Valley rental shop opened in December and now rents snowmobiles, gear and trailers, with permits to deliver into Caribou-Targhee and is seeking guided tour permits — get all the details.
Gold & silver are hot: Coming off gold’s best year since 1979, the momentum is carrying well into 2026 with silver remaining one of the most talked-about assets. Curious why they’re back in focus? American Hartford Gold has a free guide that explains what’s happening and how people are approaching it today. It’s free – and definitely worth a read.
Someone Googled you this week: Whether you’re dating again, selling something locally, or just meeting new neighbors… people are going to look you up. Like it or not, the internet has a way of surfacing past mistakes and outdated information that no longer reflects who you are. Thankfully, there’s a really easy way for you (or someone you care about) to clean up all that up – learn more here.
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📆 Around town this weekend
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🐰 Easter Bunny @ YMCA Sports Arena | Friday (3/6) at 4:00 PM – Skip the mall chaos and swing by Here We Grow Again to meet the Easter Bunny, snag a sweet photo, and let the kids burn off some sugar. Bring your own crew, grandkids, or borrowed neighbors, then pretend you didn’t eat half the jellybeans.
🎨 Art After Dark Gala Fundraiser @ The Art Museum | Friday (3/6) at 6:00 PM – Dress up for TAM’s Art After Dark, a starry-night gala with live music, catered dinner and drinks, and a silent auction in the museum after hours. It actually funds exhibits, education, and expansion, so you get culture and credit. Tickets are limited, buy ahead.
🥛 Kefir and Yogurt Class @ Jefferson County Courthouse | Friday (3/6) at 6:30 PM – Think you know your dairy, or want breakfast that brags back? Learn to make kefir and yogurt with Doris Mortimer and Leta Bates at the Jefferson County Courthouse Annex, upstairs, because nothing says small-town charm like fermenting milk in a government building, heading home proud.
🛍 Spring Frenzy Market @ Rigby Middle School | Saturday (3/7) at 10:00 AM – Take a lap through Rigby’s Spring Frenzy Market for Easter-basket loot, Mother’s Day saves, home decor, sweet treats, crafts, and boutique finds. Lunch is covered by local food vendors, entry is free, and those egg prizes? Better odds than your March Madness bracket, friend.
🦌 Tex Creek Chapter Big Game Banquet @ Westbank Convention Center | Saturday (3/7) at 5:00 PM – Ready to outbid your buddy on gear you’ll swear is for conservation? Idaho Falls’ big night for elk country brings hard-to-find auctions, dinner, and good company, all in support of elk habitat and our hunting heritage. Seats vanish fast, so claim yours at Westbank.
👠 Cinderella @ Idaho Falls Arts Council | Saturday (3/7) at 7:00 PM – Trade your usual dinner-and-Netflix for a Broadway-style Cinderella done right, with 40 international dancers, hand-sewn costumes, and sets that actually sparkle. It’s big, witty, and romantic, kid-approved but not kiddie, so call it date night, grandkid outing, or both.
🎼 Unmasking Mozart @ Frontier Center for the Performing Arts | Saturday (3/7) at 7:30 PM – Whether you still mix up Haydn and Hayden, or hum the Linz from memory, the IF Symphony peels back the polish on Mozart, Haydn, and Stravinsky at the Frontier Center. Part of Maestro Thomas Heuser’s fifteenth, final season, consider it a hometown sendoff with bite.
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🔥 Worth a peek
We’re always on the hunt for useful resources, deals, services, and products we think you’ll love. Here’s what caught our eye this week.
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📻 Idaho Falls report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 43°F – Low: 26°F – Precip: 2%
Mostly sunny. High near 43, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Later: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
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Tomorrow – High: 43°F – Low: 33°F – Precip: 2%
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Later: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
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