🌱 What’s drawing visitors underground just north of Shoshone this spring?

Good morning Shoshone! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What’s drawing visitors underground just north of Shoshone this spring?
• How a Shoshone graduate earned the mic at Boise State commencement

Today's riddle: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Irish. Irish who? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 37 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and delightful, temps: high: 72, low: 50.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Peacocks, prehistoric artifacts, and a lava tube cave await visitors at this Idaho roadside stop (kivitv.com) — Families in Shoshone can head just eight miles north on Highway 75 to explore Mammoth Cave, a massive lava tube open daily for self-guided tours. Alongside the cave, visitors can wander the Richard Olsen and Shoshone Bird Museum, packed with taxidermy and artifacts, and share the grounds with dozens of free-range, rattlesnake-chasing peacocks.
   

• Meet the Spring 2026 commencement speakers (boisestate.edu) — A Shoshone native, sociology major Diana Colis, has been chosen as one of Boise State’s Spring 2026 commencement speakers after guiding thousands of new students as a bilingual mentor. Her story of first-generation support and community-building will be highlighted during Saturday’s 9 a.m. ceremony in Boise, giving Shoshone residents a hometown connection on the graduation stage.
   

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📸 Around Shoshone

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shoshone

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Tuesday May 5

• Celebration of Success Dinner
  SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT Shoshone, ID 83352
  6:30 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Teacher Appreciation Week
  SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT Shoshone, ID 83352
• Kiss A Senior Goodbye Fund- FFA
  SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT Shoshone, ID 83352

Thursday May 7

• Teacher Appreciation Week
  SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT Shoshone, ID 83352
• District Track
  SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT Shoshone, ID 83352

Friday May 8

• Greenhouse Sale
  SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT Shoshone, ID 83352
• HS Rodeo @ Jerome
  SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT Shoshone, ID 83352
• Mother's Day Gift\- Enrichment
  SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT Shoshone, ID 83352
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 6

• Wahooz-Honor Roll
  Dietrich District #314 Dietrich, ID 83324

Thursday May 7

• HS District Track @ Murtaugh
  Dietrich District #314 Dietrich, ID 83324
  1:00 pm

Friday May 8

• PAC meeting
  Dietrich District #314 Dietrich, ID 83324
  6:00 pm

Monday May 11

• MS Track @ Carey
  Dietrich District #314 Dietrich, ID 83324
  2:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Health Services posted a job opening for Dental Assistant in Shoshone. Apply here.
• McCall & Lee Healthcare Resources posted a job opening for Radiology Technician - CT in Shoshone. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shoshone here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gooding

• A GOP lawmaker supported an immigration crackdown. Her husband paid a price. (adn.com)

Jerome

• Market Dynamics: The Future of Jerome Powell and Kevin Warsh at the Fed (valuethemarkets.com)
• Guest Columnist Jeff Pierson: The Fight Didn't End (pocatellochubbuckobserver.com)

Twin Falls

• A GOP lawmaker supported an immigration crackdown. Her husband paid a price. (detroitnews.com)
• Travel Journal: Driving the Alaska Highway in 2006 (classiccars.com)
• Idaho's March Unemployment Rate Decreased to 3.6% (koze.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Irish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Thank you Eileen C. for sending it in!)
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