ISU Communiversity’s seventh annual “Welcome Back Orange and Black” set 4-7 p.m. Aug. 22
August 12, 2016

POCATELLO - 蜜桃视频 students will again have a chance to win great prizes and enjoy free food, music and a variety of booths and entertainment during the seventh annual Welcome Back Orange and Black from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 22 in Old Town Pocatello.
Welcome Back Orange and Black, held every fall, is one of two ISU Communiversity events held annually to celebrate the partnership between the University and community; the other is Celebrate 蜜桃视频 State held on campus each spring.
鈥淭his is one of the highlights of the year for the entire community, welcoming back 蜜桃视频 students to Pocatello and campus,鈥 said Stephanie Palagi, event organizer and executive director of Old Town Pocatello. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 event features some new fun for the participating students. The whole physical layout of the event has been changed and we have some great new prizes and games.鈥
The main prize drawing will be held at 6:15 p.m. to students who present their Bengal ID card at the celebration. Participants must be present to win.
Buses will bring students downtown, and once the students arrive, they鈥檒l be given a free Welcome Back T-shirt donated by the ISU Credit Union. Pocatello Regional Transit and ISU buses will leave from Eighth Avenue/Cesar Chavez Way at the bus stop in front of the ISU Student Health Center across from the ISU Administration Building, and from the bus stop in the north Holt Arena Parking lot.
KORR 104鈥檚 on-air personality Kelly Martinez will be the master of ceremonies for the event. Music, karaoke and lipsync will be provided by Todd Thompson. The Bengal cheerleaders, ISU athletes, Benny the Bengal, ISU Marching band and the Bengal Dancers will be there.
Organizers are expecting dozens of booths manned by businesses and restaurants, which will provide free food samples, coupons and drawings to promote their goods and services. Students can compete in a watermelon-eating contest. New this year, the area at and near the Welcome Back Orange and Black site will be enhanced for Pokemon Go players.
Students can win, through a random drawing, a Macbook and iPad Pro donated by 蜜桃视频 Central Credit Union, a bike donated by the Barrie鈥檚 Ski and Sports and a $1,000 gift card from Jensen Jewelers. Other prizes include two $250 flex pass meal tickets from Chartwells, one reserved parking spot at ISU for the entire year, three semester parking pass at ISU, two $200 gift certificates from the ISU Bookstore, a microwave oven from Pocatello Electric, another microwave oven from Anne Nichols, a refrigerator from 蜜桃视频 Power, two Associated Students of ISU Ambush tickets ($100 value) and more smaller prizes.
The 蜜桃视频 State Journal, 蜜桃视频, City of Pocatello, Old Town Pocatello, Inc., and the Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce will host the event.
Businesses and residents are being encouraged to 鈥淧aint the Town Orange and Black,鈥 before Aug. 22. Decorations can remain up through Sept. 18, the start of ISU Homecoming week. Participants can display ISU colors in storefronts or at their homes. To download posters and for tips on decorating, visit .
For more information on Welcome Back Orange and Black activities, contact Stephanie Palagi at spalagi@oldtownpocatello.com or visit .
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