Caldwell Perspective
Caldwell on the Move – Exciting Times!
by Steve Fultz, Caldwell Economic Development
in Sky Ranch that will bring 120-200 jobs to our community. Also, the URA has recently sold two lots across from Southwark Metal Manufacturing for the construction of new two new manufacturing facilities. Gem State Manufacturing is moving forward with thier expansion plans with the construction of a new facility in the Sky Ranch Business Center. We have also seen expansions (and plans for expansion) from current Caldwell manufacturers such as Rhino Metals, Fiberguide, Best Bath Systems, and others. Industrial leads and site visits continue at a high level, with additional announcements expected soon. This is just a quick snapshot of the many activities happening in the Caldwell commercial development world. The City of Caldwell is truly on the Move! We’re excited to see what is in store for us in the coming months...stay tuned!
Pokemon Go comes to Town!
by Leora Summers, Editor
Also people have been seen walking around looking for those Caldwell ‘ROCKS’ that were written about in last month’s Caldwell Perspective. As of August 24th, there were 1,809 members on the Caldwell ‘ROCKS’ Facebook page. Check it out if you want another way to have fun with your family and children. You paint rocks and hide them downtown or wherever you like and then hunt for those left by other people, and when you find them, you take a picture of them and then post them on the Caldwell ‘ROCKS’ Facebook page. It also gets you moving, downtown, and out of the house. Painting the rocks is a fun activity to do with your children too. Don’t forget to shellac them after you paint them so the paint stays on them. Have fun!
It’s Festival Time!
7 PM – Festival Car Cruise
Saturday, September 17
7 AM – Fireman’s Festival Breakfast Indian Creek Car Show & Shine 8 AM – Sidewalk Chalk Art Sponsored by Caxtons
9 AM – Festival Begins Idaho H&SS Recovery Day Event 4H Kids Center Bike Rodeo and Bike Activities Entertainment Vendors Wagons Ho Chuck Wagon Salvation Army Activities Dutch Oven Gathering Sponsored by New Life Celebration Church
2 PM – Cardboard Kayak Rack on the Creek 3 PM – Caldwell High Rubber Duck Race Thank you to our wonderful sponsors!
Best in Show • Dog/Owner Look Alike Best Costume • Best Tricks OVER $200 Prizes Gazebo, corner Kimball & Blaine
Firemans Breakfast Car Cruise & Car Show
Firemans Breakfast
Wagons Ho
Sponsored by Edward Jones (Jon T. Clark), West Valley Humane Society Cleveland Pet Hospital & Health Center
Car Cruise
6 PM – Dog Days Dog Parade
StarWars
Friday, September 16
Dog Parade
September 16 & 17th In Downtown Caldwell
Chalk Competition
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available throughout businesses downtown or at our booth with the other vendors at no cost. Please feel free to take one home with you to learn more about the wonderful people and places throughout our community. The paper is solely produced by the dollars generated through advertising, so please use their coupons and offers, tell them where you found out about them and just have a great time! Again, welcome and we are so excited to have you spend time in our community! For a subscription, contact Chantele Hensel at:899-6374 or visit our free online edition at: www.caldwellperspective.com.
Remember Caldwell ‘ROCKS?’by Leora Summers, Editor
8 & Under, Ages 9-13, Ages 14 & Up RESERVE Your Spot imeholchick @caxtonprinters.com Near TVCC & the Bridge
Dutch Oven Gathering
Photo by Ken Nelson, Rubaiyat
Nickie, the Rubaiyat bird dog, was caught hunting a pokemon Pidgey in downtown Caldwell. “It’s a big deal (speaking of Pokemon Go)! It’s bringing foot traffic into downtown Caldwell,” said Ken Nelson of Rubaiyat Book Store. “It appeals to the young people and brings them downtown,” said Amy Perry of Rubaiyat. She has noticed a lot more people downtown in the evenings playing this game. People are walking around and she has seen small groups meeting around the TVCC campus to play the game. This is becoming quite the rage! So if you are into Pokemon Go, come downtown because apparently it is here now! Get out of the house, come downtown, have fun and enjoy it with your family.
by Chantele Hensel, Publisher
Let us at the Caldwell Perspective be the first to welcome you to our Indian Creek Festival in downtown Caldwell. I am the Publisher of our community newspaper, Chantele Hensel. Alongside Leora Summers, my editor, we produce a free monthly publication that is distributed primarily every door direct mail routes to residents in Caldwell. The Caldwell Perspective launched in December of 2014 and is a much loved paper where the locals share their good news. We have a growing number of people who live outside of our mailing routes and the Caldwell area who subscribe to our paper for which we charge a very low fee. This small four-page section is only a fraction of the September edition and we hope it will serve as a reference for you as you watch the festival. The entire September publication is
Submitted photo
has been secured and is now scheduling community meetings. The properties needed for the downtown hotel have been secured and a hotel development proposal has been received, and the movie theater project continues to move forward. Also, the new DL Evans bank building is near completion. The city has secured the former Sundowner Motel, with demolition expected to occur this Fall and the plans to extend the Indian Creek project are in place. The City is also in the final stages of developing the grant programs for downtown business/property owners. On the industrial side of development, Caldwell’s URA (Urban Renewal Agency) has accepted a purchase and sales agreement from a food processing company for the sale of approximately 18 acres in Sky Ranch Business Center. It is the company’s intent to construct a 190,000 sq. ft. processing facility
Welcome to Caldwell’s Indian Creek Festival!
Dutch Oven Gathering
Wagons Ho
STARWARS is Coming To Caldwell! Be on the watch for the characters throughout Downtown!
Carboard Kayak Race
It was once said that “commitment mixed with drive and sprinkled with imagination c r e a t e s sustained results. Stay focused and you will make your mark” (Amy Leigh Mercree). Because of the commitment and drive by our community, it has been a very busy and exciting summer for the City of Caldwell. Planning, development, construction, and ribbon-cuttings for commercial and industrial have been at a rate and level that we have not seen in many years! Downtown continues to show great progress. The BID (Business Improvement District) petition has been accepted by the City Council and is moving forward. The contract for the architecture firm (GGLO) commissioned to design the Indian Creek Plaza
“Bridging Community & Commerce!”
Rubber Duck Race
SEPTEMBER 2016 Edition Twenty-Two
Teams compete in their crafted Kayak. Who will win this year? Don’t miss it!
Jon T. Clark
Rubber Duck Race