Festival of Trees this Friday!
The trees are all different in theme and style, including this candy- themed tree.
After a lot of anticipation, the Festival of Trees at the Soda Springs Library is almost upon us. The auction and fundraiser serves the valiant cause of raising funds for the Friends of the Library, which is the group that provides funding for many of the library’s well-loved projects and programs throughout the year. Activities like the Summer Reading program and equipment like the freeze drier are the kinds of things that are supported through the Friends. The library is a central hub in the community life of Soda Springs, and supports youth groups, special events, non-profit organizations and causes, educational outreach groups, and the regular, learning and growing kids as well as older adults who use many of the library’s services. If that sounds like I’m proselyting, it’s because I am. Communities with strong libraries have been shown to have better educational outcomes, lower rates of delinquency, and stronger
community bonds.
This year’s Festival of Trees is bigger than ever before, and has a long list of sponsors. Wreaths and trees have been sponsored by the following—Tree sponsors: A+ Contractors and Cozy B Quilts, Bayer, Lions Club, the Librarians, Bear Box Self Storage-Jordan and Beth Cheirrett, Caribou Ford, Grittons, Caribou Medical Center, City of Soda Springs, Bear River Chiropractic, T Jones Design, Soda Springs 3rd Ward Young Women, Canyon Creek Dental, Rhett Price Farm Bureau Insurance, Shany Beaman, Soda Springs Library, SSHS Student Council, Soda Sip, Jeff’s Auto Body, Full Draw Archery, ITAFOS, National Property Inspections, Soda Springs Music Department, Chamber of Commerce (featuring your Idaho Enterprise!), Mountain View Dental, Til Then Boutique, and The Alley.
Wreath sponsors include: A+ Contractors/Cozy B Quilts, Bear Box Storage, Lallatins, Robinette Studio, Lookout Credit Union, Sims Funeral Home, Soda Smiles, US Bank, Kiewitt, Davis Repair, Iron Horse Asphalt, Broulims, Main Street Diner, Melanie Birch, Allyson Smith, ABC Factory, Brown’s Bees, Bowman’s Chiropractic, Eastman’s Drug, Community Gardens, Quickstop, Soda Springs Library, Canvas Creations, and Through the Grapevine.
It would be impossible to put images of every tree and wreath on the page, but here are some to tide you over.
