The Week in Photos

Bless Blackfoot once again blessed hundreds of people in the Blackfoot area last Saturday morning. People waited to sort through piles of free clothes, books, tools, household items, toys, shoes, outdoor supplies, etc.

What started out as a mission to freely share what others no longer needed has grown — and now outgrown — its storage containers and mini barn it has been using. Also, hauling so many items periodically to another location for the public is exhausting.

Is it time to give back to Bless Blackfoot? Do you know of a good central store location where it can be open to the public during the week? The cost to the visitors will remain zip, nada, zilch, nothing. Fundraising will keep the doors open, as it has so far.

Switching from home to ranch, this week was a chance to honor the current, past and hopefully future Miss Fort Hall Rodeo Queens and Junior Queens. These young women not only are accomplished riders, but they also promote the sport of rodeo in the Indian culture as they travel across the West representing Fort Hall. The one overseeing the queens from first application to passing on the beaded crown is Reba Coby. For the last nine years, Coby has been shaping young lives and fostering the horsemanship the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are widely known for.