Gibbonsville
Gibbonsville, ID · Business
Idaho State Journal
Local students dig into spud harvest
By the time most Idaho students settle into their school day, high school sophomore Graeme Carlson has been at work — sorting potatoes or running a rake for a local farmer. For the last two weeks, anyway. Carlson’s Snake River School District is one of several in eastern Idaho where the school bell takes a back seat to harvest season. Students in these districts, including Firth and Sugar Salem, enjoy a two-week break from school. When the spuds are ripe, the calendar makes room. For many, it’s a vacation. But for students like Carlson and his sister, Olivia, a high school junior, it means spud trucks, long shifts and a crash course in rural Idaho work life. During harvest, the Carlson kids are out of school but up early — 4 a.m. for Olivia, who attends a chilly cross-country practice before pulling on her work clothes and heading to the fields. Olivia and Graeme last week joined other students who worked along a conveyor belt sorting an endless, bouncing stream of potatoes. The work moves quickly. Trucks haul loads of spuds from surrounding fields. Machinery rumbles. The potatoes are stored into cellars, then make their way to grocery stores, restaurants
Idaho State Journal
Opinion: Protect public land from Simplot’s toxic waste dump expansion
These lands are part of our homeland. Our people still hunt, fish and gather here, as we have since long before Idaho became a state. Our connection to this land has never broken. The 1868 Treaty of Fort Bridger made Fort Hall our permanent home and guaranteed us reserved rights...
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Working in Jackson Hole? An amazing apartment is waiting just over the Pass
VICTOR, Idaho — For many people working in Jackson Hole, finding a comfortable place to live without stretching their monthly budget can be a challenge. Housing costs continue to be a major consideration for employees and the businesses that depend on them. Just across Teton Pass in Victor, Idaho,...
Idaho State Journal
A Titanic Development: Firm’s rehabilitative efforts of former Naval Ordnance Plant nearly complete
In the early 1940s, when the world was caught in the firestorm of World War II, Pocatello’s Naval Ordnance Plant was built. Constructed to manufacture, assemble and repair naval guns, the plant was completed in 1943 and served its original use up until 1961 when it was decommissioned and sold to private investors.
Idaho State Journal
A few mistakes but no regrets
From the farmlands of South Dakota to Nampa and finally the struggling city of Pocatello, Sam Nettinga — Holland Dutch (German) — is happy to feel that he contributed his business skills to help the Gate City become all that it is today. When he came to Pocatello...
Idaho State Journal
MOATiT moves headquarters into former local Boy Scouts of America office
Local tech company powerhouse MOATiT recently held a grand opening at its new headquarters, where CEO and founder Ali Khan touched on its 12-year history and discussed what they’re doing to stay ahead of the competition in a world that’s gravitating toward artificial intelligence. The IT company moved...