🌱 How a Rigby teen landed on NBC’s The Voice

Cheers Rigby! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Rigby teen landed on NBC's The Voice
• How did Rigby's schools push early reading scores well above Idaho's average?
• How will Rigby fare in Highland's crucial late-season home match?

Also on today's calendar: Rigby Comedy Night -10/17 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunshine and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 41.
• Saturday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From The Valley to The Voice: Rigby Native Owen Uffens on his journey to the national spotlight (localnews8.com) — A Rigby teen, BYU–Idaho freshman Owen Uffens, is representing his hometown on NBC's The Voice after a standout blind audition that drew interest from two celebrity coaches. Rigby residents, schools, and even the local library are rallying behind him as he navigates the competition, sharing messages of support and celebrating his journey from a Rigby living room to national TV.
   

• Idaho's big reading gains come with a caveat (dailyfly.com) — Jefferson County schools serving Rigby students boosted early reading proficiency from 44% in the fall to 75% in the spring, outpacing the state average under Idaho's new computer-based reading test. Local educators credit years of literacy-focused training, more paraprofessional support, and new teacher 'guiding coalitions,' while also acknowledging that improved test administration and better technology played a role in Rigby's gains.
   

• District 5 boys soccer roundup: Century, Preston emerge as title contenders (eastidahonews.com) — Highland's boys soccer team will host Rigby on Thursday as part of a late-season surge that's pushed the Rams into conference title talks. The roundup also tracks how other eastern Idaho programs like Century and Preston are positioning themselves for the postseason, giving Rigby fans context for where their team stands heading into the final regular-season stretch.
   

📸 Around Rigby

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rigby

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Rigby – Veteran Coffee Get-Together →
  Cafe et Amour, 190 E Main St #186, Rigby
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17
• Rigby Comedy Night -10/17 →
  Off Ramp Bar & Grill, 290 South State Street, Rigby
  7:30 pm
• Mikey B - Live In Rigby ID →
  Off Ramp Bar & Grill, Rigby
  7:30 pm
• Rigby Comedy Night →
  Off Ramp Bar & Grill, 290 South State Street, Rigby
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• The Addams Family →
  Center Stage Theatre, 3175 Lockheed Circle, Idaho Falls
  7:00 pm
• Monthly Immersive Meditations →
  International Institute of Massage Therapy- IIMT, 1110 South Boulevard, Idaho Falls
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Pickleball - everyone welcome! →
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 314 East 2nd North, Rexburg
• Deloy Roberts Invite →
  Idaho Falls ID
• Ladies Coffee Fellowship →
  Amazing Glaze Donuts, 2299 E 17th St., Idaho Falls
  9:00 am
• Glow Party →
  Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park, 2725 Carnival Way, Idaho Falls
  5:30 pm
• The Glow Party →
  Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park, 2725 Carnival Way, Idaho Falls
  5:30 pm
• Sports Night with Missionaries →
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 885 South Boulevard Street, Idaho Falls
  7:00 pm

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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 )

• Bob Evans Farms, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Supervisor Manufacturing Operations in Rigby. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Rigby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rigby here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ririe

• What is cyanobacteria? We asked the experts about the toxin that can invade your favorite lake (ksl.com)
• This Idaho Antique Shop Lets A Crew Of Rescued Cats Nap Among The Vintage Shelves (newsbreak.com)
• Court briefs, Sept 30 (jhnewsandguide.com)

Rexburg

• Gem Prep Academy breaks ground on new K-12 charter school in Rexburg (eastidahonews.com)
• 2024 Toyota Corolla LE in Rexburg, ID (ksl.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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