EDEN • HAZELTON issue 4.8
A Beacon of Light on the First Segregation August 2025
MURTAUGH free!
EAST END COURT DATES NEW SAND VOLLEYBALL, PICKLEBALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR AREA BALLERS A little bit of Iowa, right here in our backyard! Motorists passing through Murtaugh on a Thursday evening would be hard-pressed not to notice the activity around the Iron Rail bar. A couple dozen vehicles fill the parking lots. A taco trailer. And, if you peek around the historic bar, a sand volleyball court. With the blessing of landowner Brad Perkins, Rob Wybenga installed the court this summer. “I did it for my kids,” he said. Wybenga’s kids went to college in Iowa, where “every bar has a sand volleyball court.” When winter finally breaks, Wybenga said, those Iowans play hard. When the court was complete, Wybenga’s sonin-law (and Iowa native) Elliot Van Kekerix organized a league. Six teams from Twin Falls to Oak-
ley signed up, and they play each other on Thursday evenings. If the taco truck doesn’t show, the Iron Rail’s Tammy Brasil grills burgers and dogs. North of the river, the new pickleball courts in Hazelton are getting some action, too. An early morning pickleball group has established itself, led by the Jensen family from Eden. “Any age, any skill is welcome,” said Keegan Jensen. “We have equipment folks can use.” The group just plays rotations, but is paddling around the idea of a tournament next summer. The Jensens had been playing in the LDS ward for the last year and were excited to move the action outside. They play Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, 7-9.
Recent Thursday evening volleyball action at the new sand court in Murtaugh
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