ONE BUILDING AT A TIME

Founded on the eastern foothills of the Portneuf River valley in Pocatello, Idaho State University has been welcoming students to its campus since 1901. In 1966, ISU became the State’s designated leader for training and educating health care professionals.

The Life Sciences complex of buildings at Idaho State University in Pocatello is referred to as the “heartbeat” of the campus. It features the Lecture Center, the Gale Life Science building, and the Beckley Nursing building. In 1970, by 20th century standards, the facilities were considered state of the art.

In the past year, the primary lecture hall in the Lecture Center was renovated. Antiquated desks were removed, carpet replaced, and modern technology installed. This modernization and renovation project was completed using Lottery dividends through the Permanent Building Fund. This lecture hall, at one time or another, will see approximately 1/3 of all ISU students attend a class here, as well as hosting team meetings and film review sessions for the ISU Bengals football team.

Idaho State University, and all the public college campuses, constitute a good many of the State of Idaho’s permanent buildings. Since 1961, the Permanent Building Fund Advisory Council (PBFAC) was established to or for alteration and repair projects on our college campuses. In thirty-four years, this totals over half-a-billion dollars.

Completing these construction projects are Idahoans working for Idaho companies. They are local tradesmen, craftsmen, electricians, plumbers, architects, and engineers. Any given project may involve any number of contractors and subcontractors to create updated, safe, and modern facilities, capitalizing on the millions of dollars that support local businesses from the play of Idaho Lottery participants.

Each year, the PBFAC prioritizes and decides which facilities are taken care of based on need, timeliness, and cost. It is a massive undertaking to coordinate. The need is real and often exceeds the resources appropriated. Take the Life Sciences facility at ISU for example. It is 53 years old, built before the introduction of the microchip. The building’s design, though modern for the 1970s, isn’t flexible enough today to accommodate building-wide WiFi without significant cost and investment. As the flagship for Health Sciences, the campus is developing plans for a new, 21st century modern facility to replace the aging facility.

The Idaho Lottery is pleased to do its part to provide the resources necessary for the Department of Administration’s Division of Public Works and the Permanent Building Advisory Council to continue improving the State’s facilities, one building at a time.

The sweet smell of winning just got an additional treat from one of the world’s most popular and oldest lollipops – Dum Dums! It’s the first Scratch game in the country to ever feature the favorite lollipop and the strawberry scented game features a sweet top prize of $10,000!

Dum Dums candy is quickly approaching its 100th anniversary in 2024 and to help commemorate this historic event, the Idaho Lottery teamed up with Spangler Candy in Bryan, Ohio to create the first ever Scratch game to celebrate the sweet treat. The manufacturer produces 12 million of these delicious lollipops every day and 2.4 billion Dum Dums each year! Dum Dums is the number one Halloween candy sold, which is why the Idaho Lottery will feature it, with two other tickets, in a special “Treat Yourself” Halloween campaign this year.

In the game, if any of the WINNING NUMBERS under the question marks match YOUR NUMBERS hidden under the wrappers of any of the dozen Dum Dums lollipops match, players win the prize shown. If they reveal a Cotton Candy symbol, they win double the prize. As an added bonus, players have the chance to win $10 instantly by revealing a strawberry symbol under the Mystery Pop!

Let your players know about the sweetest $2 Scratch Game, Dum Dums, when they visit your store, and they’ll soon discover that strawberry is the sweet smell of winning.

Strawberry Scented!