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Local cowboys Gifferd Osborne & Squeeks Osborne win team roping jackpots

Gifferd Osborne (third from left) with his team roping partner and champion saddles at the Load ‘em In the Dark Cattle event in Bannock County on June 3.

By LIZZIE BOYD
Sho-Ban News
POCATELLO — Two local cowboys won at the team roping jackpots produced by Load ‘em In The Dark Cattle Co. on Wednesday June 3 at the Bannock County Events Center Arena.

Gifferd Osborne won a saddle with his partner Jon Maline in the number 7.5 saddle roping with a total time of 27.17 seconds on three steers.

Squeeks Osborne (left) and his team roping partner.

Deland “Squeeks” Osborne placed second with his partner Kash Cook in the number 10.5 leather jacket roping with a total time of 35.22 on three steers and took home buckles and cash.

Summer Youth Recreation Program kicks off 2026 season with swim trip

Boys pose for a photo on the summer youth recreation bus on June 8.

By LIZZIE BOYD
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — The Fort Hall Recreation department kicked off the summer youth program on Monday, June 8 where over 100 kids attended the first day with some kids going to the movies and 11 and older went to the Portneuf Wellness complex.

The Recreation department plans to have more attendees sign up throughout the week.

The summer program runs from June 8 through August 3. The program is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, they serve lunch and a snack, each child must have a signed permission slip to attend. There are monthly calendars of daily activities such as hiking and nature walks, swimming, bowling, trips to the movies, skating, arts and crafts, archery shooting, basketball, and a Rez Dog contest.

Youth participants head to an activity on a recreation bus.