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POCATELLO — With the Third Annual Community Environmental Fair, community representatives want to teach families how they can help create a healthier environment.

Last year, more than 400 people showed up for the event, and this year organizers are expecting the turnout to be even bigger. According to Fair Program Manager Kristin Fletcher, there are more local sponsors and at least 35 exhibitors for this year’s festival.

The theme of the free-admission fair is “CO2 and You.” It will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday at Tydeman and Optimist Park. Activities for children will include mural painting, face painting, seedling planting, tie-dying T-shirts and various crafts.

Educational activities will also be on-hand, with presentations to teach children about recycling, how trees help the environment and the benefits of alternative energy products.

“It’s about raising all of our awareness and doing it in a really fun way,” Fletcher said. “Families can come learn how to make their community better and have a blast doing it.”

While children are entertained at the different exhibits, adults can get in on the environmental action, as well. Local car dealer Phil Meador will have different Toyota hybrid cars on display, and the Bannock Planning Organization will have information available about the benefits of riding a bike to work — May is Bike to Work month.

“Last year, parents had just as much fun as the kids,” Fletcher said. “There are a number of exhibits set up for the parents, or they can take part in the children’s exhibits.”

Fairgoers can drop off unwanted, used cell phones at the festivities, which will be recycled for the Cell Phones for Soldiers program. The phones are recycled to buy pre-paid calling cards to send to service people stationed overseas.

Along with the activities, many local businesses will be on hand to give away prizes and provide food, and live performances will be given by local bands The Shipley’s, The Slip, Steelhead Red and Melinda Libbey.

“There’s a growing awareness at all levels of the community, from families to big business of improving our environment,” Fletcher said. “This event teaches how we all need to work together to make the community and world a better place to live.”

By Adam Chambers

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