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Idaho State Journal
Large scale Billiards tournament begins In Pocatello on Tuesday
Pocatello is trying to win back its reputation as a billiards town, with a five-day tournament aimed at filling the city’s quiet fall season. The tournament runs Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day at the Avenue Event Center, the event space attached to the Museum of Clean. The prize pool is up to $30,000 with an $80 entry fee. “We used to have quite a reputation for being a pool town and having lots of billiards tournaments,” said Jeff Glissendorf, director of tourism for Visit Pocatello Chubbuck. “We were a billiards hub, so they wanted to kind of get that back.” Glissendorf said the event also is meant to bring visitors to town after the busy summer months. “We were looking to bring in different kinds of events, cornhole, those kinds of things, and billiards in the off season,” he said. Play will include 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball and Scotch doubles across nine brackets, with platinum and standard divisions for different skill levels. The main 8-ball tournament starts Friday, Nov. 6, and wraps up Saturday night. Diamond Billiards is supplying 40 tables. Professional trick-shot artist and Billiards Hall of Fame member Tom
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We Ranked The 6 Best Idaho Chicken Fried Steak Diners And Here Is Who Made The Final Cut
One Idaho diner on this list opened in 1917, which means its griddle has outlasted the Model T. That’s more than a century of cracked eggs and hot coffee. I find that kind of staying power really hard to resist. Chicken fried steak fits right into that story. It’s...
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This Idaho Bakery Has Baked Giant Frosted Cinnamon Rolls From The Same Recipe For More Than 40 Years
The original cinnamon roll at this Idaho bakery stretches about six inches across. It’s less of a pastry and more of a commitment. The founder opened the bakery in 1984, and the recipe has outlasted mullets, shoulder pads, and a few owners. The shop has changed hands, but that roll clearly isn’t going anywhere.
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East Idaho News
Idaho State Journal
Rustic Rock Coffee to hold grand opening of new Blackfoot location
BLACKFOOT — Newly opened coffee shop Rustic Rock Coffee is inviting the community to its grand opening on Friday that will offer customers great deals on drinks and fun prizes. Heidi Robertson, owner of Rustic Rock Coffee, said the grand opening of the new Blackfoot location will be held Nov. 6 at 830 Jensen Grove Drive. A ribbon-cutting will be held at noon. “We are opening our second location,” Robertson said. “The first location is in Shelley.” Robertson said she opened the original location at 580 N. State St. in Shelley five years ago after quitting her job as an art teacher to pursue her dream of owning a coffee shop. She saw a need for coffee shops in Shelley and wanted to fill that need for the community. “I believe coffee is community,” Robertson said. “It brings people together and makes their day.” Three years ago, Robertson started traveling to the Idaho Falls Farmers Market to sell her coffee. This made her realize that she should expand her business. She originally wanted to expand to Idaho Falls, but she couldn’t find a suitable location. “We found this place in Blackfoot, and we jumped on it,” Robertson said. “It’s the
Idaho State Journal
The iconic Collet's restaurant and bar in Firth offers bingo and more
Business continues to be brisk more than three years since Collet’s reopened and the iconic Firth restaurant and bar has added even more activities to keep patrons entertained. “We pretty much have something going on every night,” said Holly Johnson, one of Collet’s owners. “We just added bingo about...
East Idaho News
Cielito Lindo owner says customers enjoying a meal ‘gives me joy’
POCATELLO – Local restaurant owner Heriberto “Eric” Gutierrez says what he does isn’t about the money. He owns Cielito Lindo at 1010 Pocatello Ave. in Pocatello, located directly across the parking lot from City Hall. The Mexican restaurant opened in 2022, and Gutierrez has just opened a second location in Blackfoot, at 257 South Broadway Street. But even with the business expanding, Gutierrez told EastIdahoNews.com that it is not why he got into the restaurant industry. “To see customers happy, customers enjoying the meal; it just gives me joy to be where I am and do what I do,” he explained....
Idaho State Journal
Grease fire at Oliver’s Restaurant contained to grill after hood suppression system fails
POCATELLO — A grill fire at Oliver’s Restaurant on Monday morning was quickly put out with no injuries, but the fire suppression system in the ventilation hood above the grill failed to deploy, according to the Pocatello Fire Department. Crews responded to the restaurant at 130 S. Fifth Ave. after the fire was reported at 7:12 a.m. The fire was contained to the grill, department spokesperson Kim Stouse said. Stouse said the fire was related to a buildup of grease. Restaurant staff tried to put it out with an extinguisher after the hood’s suppression system didn’t trigger, she said. A fire crew arrived within minutes and put out the fire, using a Class K fire extinguisher designed for cooking oil and grease fires. Stouse said the tags on the hood system were up to date and the inspection records were current, but the system still failed to deploy. Hood suppression systems are typically triggered by a fusible link, a metal link made with solder that melts at a set temperature. When the link separates, it releases a cable that trips the system’s control head, which discharges a fire-suppressing agent over the cooking appliances and shuts off the fuel or gas