Family-friendly Energy Expo runs Saturday morning in Driggs

DRIGGS — Action-packed activities and subject exhibitions for nan full family will beryllium featured astatine nan yearly Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative Energy Expo and Business Meeting from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday astatine Teton High School successful Driggs.

“We person a ton of activities for kids,” Ted Austin, spokesperson for Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, said. “We person bounce houses. We person fabric candy. We person a climbing wall, bucket rides and we besides person a number of STEM activities — science, technology, engineering, mathematics activities.”

The expo and gathering are unfastened to each members of nan cooperative and their families, meaning those who person their residential aliases commercialized powerfulness from Fall River Electric.

The first 400 kids and younker nether 18 who participate successful 5 aliases much STEM activities astatine nan expo will person a free schoolhouse backpack. All members will besides person a free power conservation kit, complete pinch “2 LED bulbs, nightlights, a star charging powerfulness bank, and a doorway sweep,” according to Austin.

The arena kicks disconnected pinch meal from 8 to 10 a.m. for nan cooperative’s members.

A happy camper enjoys meal astatine nan 2023 Energy Expo and Business Meeting.

“Part of our expo is we commencement pinch a free breakfast, pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns and a portion of their choice,” Austin said.

Linemen will besides beryllium performing high-voltage electrical information demonstrations. Anyone who participates successful nan information demos tin person a free introduction successful a drafting for a Husqvarna master chainsaw donated by Miller Tree Services.

The expo features a mates twelve vendors from nan power and wellness sectors, Austin said.

Following nan meal and expo, Falls River Rural Electric Cooperative will clasp its yearly business gathering which lasts astir 1 hour.

“We person a financial study from our auditors. We person a study connected nan anterior twelvemonth activities from our CEO,” Austin said.

The cooperative will besides denote nan winners of 30 scholarships provided to precocious schoolhouse seniors successful nan region it serves.

Finally, it will merchandise nan names of nan winning candidates from its Board of Directors election.

“We person 3 seats up for predetermination this year. We person six candidates, and members tin ballot … successful personification if they travel to nan expo connected Saturday,” Austin said. “They tin ballot up until 10 o’clock.”

Online and mail-in balloting has closed for nan election.

The candidates for Fall River Electric Cooperative’s governing committee are:

District 1 — Rexburg/Rigby

• Brent Crowther

District 5 — Tetonia/West Driggs

• Brent Robson
• Ray Suitter
• Robert Foster

District 6 — Ashton

• Dede Draper
• Marshall Merrell

You tin watch a video pinch each of nan candidates here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yc5SYvGmPY

The electrical cooperative is 85 years aged and celebrating successful style.

During nan business meeting, members who be tin triumph 1 of respective twelve prizes – including a expansive prize $1,000 power in installments and a 65-inch big-screen TV.

Following nan expo and meeting, Idaho Fish and Game will big a free sportfishing time astatine Trail Creek Pond, eastbound of Victor, Austin said.

“It’s going to beryllium a beautiful time weatherwise. … There’ll beryllium tons of worldly for families to do successful Teton Valley, truthful bring nan kids, bring nan grandkids,” Austin said. “If you hap to beryllium a personnel of nan cooperative and you person grandkids, bring them on too, and we’ll person a ton of fun.”

Dozens of vendors participate successful nan 2023 Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative Energy Expo and Business Meeting.