Community Corner
🌱 How a new ISU partnership could reshape Chubbuck’s university-town future
Happening soon: Goodbye Hello Craft Show on the Chubbuck Patch calendar

Hello Chubbuck! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new ISU partnership could reshape Chubbuck's university-town future
Also on today's calendar: American Red Cross Blood Drive: Hosted by Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 48 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 48.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pocatello, Chubbuck set to formalize 'Bengal Community Partnership' agreements with ISU (idahopress.com) — Chubbuck city leaders are preparing to vote Oct. 7 on a new "Bengal Community Partnership" agreement with Idaho State University, creating a standing cabinet co-led by the mayor and ISU's president. While the agreement isn't legally binding, it's meant to deepen collaboration on issues like transportation, community policing, and university-town identity shared with neighboring Pocatello.
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📸 Around Chubbuck
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chubbuck
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★ Featured events ★
- Goodbye Hello Craft Show →
Mountain View Event Center, 1567 Way to Grace Ave, Pocatello
10:00 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- American Red Cross Blood Drive: Hosted by Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce →
American Red Cross, Chubbuck
12:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
📣 Chubbuck Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting →
Community Recreation Center, 144 Wilson Avenue, Pocatello
12:00 pm - Open Climb →
Ross Park Climbing Areas, Pocatello
5:00 pm - Friends of the Children Fort Hall Clubhouse Ribbon Cutting Open House Celebration →
Fort Hall Elementary School Music and Culture Building, Pocatello
5:15 pm - Thursday Night Jazz at The Yellowstone →
The Yellowstone Restaurant, Y Lounge, Pocatello
6:00 pm - Thursday Night Jazz →
Pocatello ID
6:00 pm - City Council Meeting →
City Hall, 911 N 7th Ave, Pocatello
6:00 pm - ISU Women's Volleyball vs Northern Arizona University →
Reed Gym, Pocatello
7:00 pm - ISU Theatre: "Peace, Love, and Cupcakes" →
Stephens Performing Arts Center, Pocatello
7:30 pm - Idaho State Bengal Invitational →
Pocatello ID - Fish Fry-Day Specials →
Union Taproom, 230 W Bonneville St, Pocatello
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Citizen scientists brought a water sample from the Spokane River to our Coeur d'Alene office, and the sample contained a statoblast (first image)!
A statoblast is the microscopic reproductive pod of a freshwater animal called the Bryozoa, which is actually a colony made up of microscopic… (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Pocatello
- ISU unveils brand new esports arena (eastidahonews.com)
- Football games aren't played on paper: Highland-Pocatello meet Friday for 64th Black and Blue Bowl (idahostatejournal.com)
- POCATELLO at Helen Theatre Cleveland (Oct 7 – Oct 17, 2026) (broadwayworld.com)
American Falls
- What Happens If A Major Dam Fails In The American West (worldatlas.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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