POW*MIA Awareness Rally

Friday, Oct. 28- 4th Annual POW*MIA Halloween Costume Party

Party will be at the Rubicon in the Ramada Inn, 133 West Burnside in Chubbuck. Social Hour from 6-7pm. “As Is” will be playing til 1am. There is a $5 charge that will be used to get toys for Marines Toys for Tots or you are welcome to bring a new unwrapped toy in place of the the $5 charge. There will prizes for best costumes, so come join us dressed in your best costume for a chance to win. If you would rather not dress up still join us for a night of fun.

Everyone is welcome!!!!

Click here to see the flyer! (.PDF)

The Pocatello POW*MIA Awareness Corporation held its annual Appreciation Dinner Saturday evening at the Old Town Pavillion in Pocatello. This function serves several purposes.

Northern Nevada State Coordinator, Les Brown

First, to show appreciation to our vast army of volunteers that helped make our 2011 Awareness Rally and Motorcycle Rodeo a success.

Second, to award our donations from the money raised. We were able to donate $4,000 to the Idaho State Veteran’s Home. Audrey Hamilton was on hand to receive the check. We were also able to donate $10,000 to the National League of POW and MIA Families. The Northern Nevada State Coordinator, Les Brown was here from Elko, Nevada to receive that check.

Audrey Hamilton, Idaho State Veteran's Home

Lastly, the outgoing and incoming Board Members were recognized. Outgoing Board Members were Nicki “Chops” Chopski – Administration, Jennifer “Blue” Bowen – Entertainment, Shannon “Boots” Cowden – Sales, Sam Guyette – Recorder and Michelle “Parashoot” Jackman – Finance. Incoming Board Members are Dave and Mary Breshears – Public Relations and Char DeWall – Finance. A “MacGyver” award was also given to Quin Deschamps from the Bannock County Fairgrounds for the ingenuity and hard work given to help make this year’s event run so smoothly.

Other dignitaries attending were Mayor Steven England – Chubbuck and Mayor Brian Blad – Pocatello. Very Special Guest was ex-POW Bud Hinkley. Special thanks to Ruby Tuesday for catoring the event, KZBQ and Paul Anderson for providing the sound system, The Pocatello Combined Veteran’s Honor Guard for Posting the Colors and Old Town Pocatello and Stephanie Palagi for use of the Old Town Pavillion.

Ex-POW Bud Hinkley

Thank you, to everyone who showed up to help set up and take down, as well as all the volunteers for the rally.

Please come out to the Appreciation Dinner!  August 27th!  Social Hour at 5pm and Dinner at 6pm!  Dinner by Bayou Dave’s  We are providing a Keg, soda and water.  BD’s will also be serving Beer and Wine.  Come have a fun evening celebrating our successful Rally!  Please RSVP to Hiedi at 604-0400.

8th Annual Freedom Appreciation Ride
10th Anniversary of 9/11
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Bring Bowe Home

We are pleased to announce the 8th Annual Freedom Appreciation ride in honor of all Military Service Men and Women who have placed themselves in harms way to keep the Peace and Freedom we appreciate and enjoy here in the United States of America. This day is also set aside to honor all of the local authorities who protect and keep us safe every day.

All branches of the Military will be represented throughout the event.

Donation: $10.00 to benefit the local National Guard and the Army Reserve Family Support Group.

• 10:00 am – All bikes and participants will meet at the Pocatello Creek Fire Station for sign in and ceremonies
• 11:00 am – Ride begins
• Lunch at Wagon Wheel in Lava, final destination McDermotts for a barbeque.

Sponsored by:

Gail Bishard Team Premier Properties 208-234-4004 gailbishard.com
Vietnam Vets / Legacy Vets 1 Chapter of Pocatello
Wagon Wheel Lava
McDermotts
RIDN’ ROCK

Contact: * Kelly & DeeAnna Hobbs 533-5618 / 406-2179 * Tom Holm 221-5527

Thanks to all those who made the ride to Hailey. It was a great ride with wonderful people for an amazing family. We sincerely hope that we make the same ride soon to welcome Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl home!

Hello,

With a very successful rally just on our heels we don’t want to sit back when we have a chance to fulfill our mission statement!

We are nearing the 3rd annual Standing with Bowe Prayer (This Saturday morning).

Staging for all converging riders will be just off exit 173 on I-84. (Twin Falls Exit) We will converge in the large parking lot on the corner of US 92 and KUHN Road just north of the Flying J at 12:30 PM. We will have a short riders meeting.

The main body will leave the staging area at 12:45 PM with police escort. That body will drive the posted speed limit but will have blockers through stop signs and lights. Upon reaching Bellevue we will follow the escort into a large parking lot on the right side of the road. ALL BIKES WILL ENTER THE PARKING LOT. All flagging up will happen here and we will all do it together to avoid any issues. The police escort will proceed ahead of us to lead the entire group into Hailey.

We want to show the Bergdahl family, the town of Hailey, the State of Idaho and the nation that we will not forget SGT. Bowe Bergdahl nor the sacrifice being made by him and his family. This run will be made rain or shine and we look forward to spending some time with them. Having 4 POW*MIA groups plus other clubs and organizations come together for this purpose is one of the most important things we will do all year long.

Any questions please do not hesitate to contact Casey Jackman at 709-2317 or xraypowmia@yahoo.com

Click here for the flyer PDF file.

Juni Fisher concert July 7, 2011

$25
Malad City, Idaho,
City Park

A Night Under the Stars!
Guest speakers, an auction, two musical guests, & a great chili dinner. Brief demonstration of activities at Tranquil Valley Sanctuary. Proceeds benefit TVS & our programs for Soldiers, Vets and their families.

Juni Fisher was the 2009 WMA Female Performer of the Year and had the WMA
Album of the Year. J.C. is a Cowboy Musician & Entertainer who lives in the West Desert of Utah: Lefty Wright
of The Golden Spike Cowboy Poetry Festival calls J.C. “one of the bright new up & comers in
Western Music.”

Visit tranquilvalleysantuary.org for tickets, or call 801-540-2724
We are also showing support specifically for the family of SPC Bowe Bergdahl, from Hailey, ID. Bowe was captured in Afghanistan in June 2009. The Taliban released video of Bowe in May 2011.

For more information, and what you can do to help, visit tranquilvalleysantuary.org

POW*MIA Invited to help with the Community Day for the New Hospital in Pocatello, Idaho.

Please see invitation from Christie Stone, Organizer of Community Day Events for PMC’s open House.

I would like to take a minute to invite you to attend the Proclamation by Mayor Blad and Mayor England. Our local POW*MIA will be escorting the runners to begin the “fun run” starting at 8am, then they will be bringing in the flags of the nations starting at 9:45 am.

Our colors will be presented by the POW*MIA while our National Anthem is being sung. This will start the Community day program (10:00am). After the short program there will be tours of the new hospital all day long, with free food, drinks and fun. PMC is asking that all attendees park at the Holt arena parking lot and ride one of the shuttles up. They will be going every 5-7 minutes to and
from Holt all day long. I hope each of you get the opportunity to see this amazing new building. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.