Club Locus: Live Music

Club Locus? Never heard of it? This venue probably the closest thing Rexburg has to a claim to fame. Live music is played here on a regular basis, featuring mostly indie and local groups.

J Wride, for example, will be playing here July 9, 2010. If you want the most up to date schedule, here it is!

I’ve never been there. Have you? Tell us what we need to know about it in the comments!

I’ll post the map as soon as the owner gets back to me about the address.

Craze Fun Zone

Go just around the corner from Old Fongs to find Laser tag, blacklight golf, and food… it’s a date or FHE just waiting to happen! Read the full post to find out about pricing and group discounts.


When your date or FHE group wants an active activity (huh, imagine that!) Craze Fun Zone has just about the largest laser tag arena you’ll find anywhere nearby. At $5 a game in a 4,000 sq ft., apocalyptically themed arena, you’d expect long wait times, especially on Friday nights. Not so! 30 vests and a new game every 15 minutes ensure you’ll make it in the next round.

Best not to open a date with this, as you may come out sweaty.

For a more subdued time, you can go to their miniature golf course. The room is air-conditioned (Thank heavens!), so you won’t be left sweating after 9 holes under the sun! (well, blacklight, anyways)

I’ve never been to the cafe, so I can’t say anything about the food. Prices on their online menu don’t seem too horrifying, but portions may or may not reflect the value.

Speaking of prices, you can get some pretty good deals here. Here’s the pricing info copied directly from their site.

Normal Prices

Laser tag $5.00 one game -$4.00 second game
Golf $3.00

Date Night Packages

$22 - Date

• 2 Rounds of Laser Tag
• 2 Rounds of Mini-Golf
• 2 Damburgers
• 2 Small Sodas, 2 Straws, 2 Fries

$18 - Date

• 2 Rounds of Laser Tag
• 2 Rounds of Mini-Golf
• 2 Hot dogs
• 2 Small Sodas, 2 Straws, 2 Fries

$14 - Date

• 2 Rounds of Laser Tag
• 2 Rounds of Mini-Golf

All date combos include free refills on soda

FHE/Large Group Pricing

1 hour unlimited mini-golf and/or laser tag*

• 10-19 people - $6.00/person
• 20-30 people - $5.00/person
• 31 or more - $4.00 per person (cap of $500)

*One hour specials are only valid before 7:00 PM
Prices are negotiable for parties over 50 people.
Large Parties (over 25) are invited to come in before hours, after hours or during our slow times.

2 Hours Unlimited Play Passes

• $15.00 with a party package
• $20.00 without a party package

Two hour time slots available:

• Noon-2
• 2-4
• 4-6
• 6-8
• 8-10
• 10-Midnight

Have you been in the zone? How was the experience? Let us hear your impressions in the comments!
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Hobbytown USA (In Idaho Falls)

Wow. This place is awesome!

I really couldn't say anything else after walking around this store. The little kid inside me just didn't want to leave!


Do you want to build a custom teddy bear for your significant other… and without paying an arm and a leg? Do you remember back when you wanted to build model rockets and see them soar? Or when you loved playing with train sets?

You’ve come to the right place.

RC cars and helicopters, tabletop roleplaying/wargaming sets, and a million other odds and ends... it's the store for the adult who wants to be a kid.

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Pickett’s Bambino in Rexburg

EDIT: Pickett's Bambino in Rexburg went out of business in 2011.

Pickett’s Bambino just opened recently amidst great fanfare; student’s  who are sick of the same old, same old of fast food and pizza have new variety.

Although the menu isn’t as extensive as their store in Rigby, they still offer some great food. It’s about $2 for regular bambinos, $3 for premium. We’ll post a menu later detailing what’s on there.

Conveniently located across the street from Porter Park and just down the road from Horkley’s, this little treasure is well within walking distance of campus.

ATVs at the Sand Dunes

So you’ve seen the awesomeness that is the dunes. You’ve toasted s’mores, you’ve seen the meteor showers, and you’ve even just about broken your neck snowboarding down the sand.

It’s time to take it to the next level.

If clips from Napoleon Dynamite haven’t scared you off, ATVs let you go over ground that would doom a car to rusting in a sand pit. You can rent ATVs from several places near the sand dunes.

The first is from http://www.duneexcursions.com/. Their prices range from $30-$40 an hour, though there are discounts for half-day and whole-day pricing.

The second is from http://www.pmspolaris.com/dunerentals.htm. Funny name notwithstanding, you can buy (or rent) helmets, gloves, and goggles for decent prices. They rent ATVs for anywhere between $35-$105 an hour (Depending on the model)


As for where to go ATVing, Cherry Choke, Devil’s Dune, and the Dead Horse Bowl make for some great deep dune excursions. 


Have you ever gone ATVing there? How was it? Share your experiences in the comments!


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Sno-Cone Shacks

Every Saturday morning, I play Ultimate Frisbee with my friends. Sometimes we play for up to 3 hours!

At the end of all that, we need a way to cool down and congratulate each other on some well-played games. Where do we go? Snoasis!


There are other sno-cone shacks in Rexburg, but my favorite is Snoasis. Conveniently located next to Taco Bell, it’s hard to miss this little gem in Rexburg.

These sno-cones are never chunky or icy. Always perfect. A huge variety of flavors is available. What draws my wife and me in is that you don’t pay by the flavor, like you do at other places. You pay by the size, and whether it’s the itsy bitsy or the gargantuan giants you can’t finish, you’ll always find the size that’s right for you.

Not to mention ice cream on the bottom or cream on the top for cheap. Never hurts to have a nice addition to an already awesome sno-cone!

Is there another Sno-Cone place you like? Recommend other sno-cone places in the comments section, and we'll post articles about them!


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St. Anthony Sand Dunes

If you like bonfires, 4-wheeling, and meteor showers, this is the place to go. This little desert oasis is home to all sorts of fun happenings in the Rexburg area!

Bonfires are classic entertainment. Making s'mores, counting stars, telling campfire stories... you can do all sorts of things when you get the fire going. Though the legality is questionable (at the very least!), sobe bombs are way awesome for putting a bang into your night!



In August, the Perseid Meteor Shower is gorgeous from here. Several other showers occur from time to time.

ATV riding is another popular thing to do. Read this article for more information on that.

One thing a friend of mine likes to do is to go snowboarding down the dunes. With or without snow!

Got something else you like to do at the dunes? Post them for us here in the comments!




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The Rexburg Temple

Visible from miles away, the Rexburg Temple proudly proclaims Rexburg’s LDS culture from the hilltop. Considered the pinnacle of LDS culture, these temples are more sacred to the LDS faith than even their churches!

Anybody may enter the temple grounds, and they’re excellent for quiet thinking; I’ve even known some students who go there to do homework reading!

The temple proper may only be entered by members of the LDS church  who are in good standing and have a current, valid temple recommend.

Endowments are done according to this schedule, and baptisms are generally walk-ins. I recommend going on a day other than Saturday, because otherwise it just gets way too crowded. I’ve had wait times of well over an hour for initiatories!

If you need directions, look uphill towards the university. See the big, shiny white building? The one that matches the picture? There you go.

The Haunted Swingset

BYUI lore tells of a haunted swingset isolated in the middle of nowhere.

Guess what: It's no legend.

Beautiful sunsets, glorious stargazing, and the solitude of this site all make it great for romantic dates. That same solitude lends it a slightly creepy atmosphere (especially when a breeze stirs the creaky swings,) encouraging groups to go out for night games and other antics.

Fun personal story: My roommate and I went out there with some of his friends last summer and hid behind a bush. When it was dark, a couple of guys with a bunch of girls piled out of a minivan and walked carefully towards the swingset. One girl expressed concern about how a murderer could “hide so well out here.” He and I looked at each other, dripping with excitement at how awesome this was going to be.

Long story short, we burst out screaming bloody murder. The squeally girls panicked and ran back to the van (so did the guys!) but one girl locked herself in and refused to open it for anyone else. We explained who we were and calmed them down, but oh! It was hilarious.

You may want to take a flashlight with you. Like the Ice Caves, it gets really dark when the city is miles away.

No Rexburg photography collection would be complete without a few snapshots of this place. Grab a video camera and start shooting your scary home movies!

For those who've been there, what fun things have you done while there? Share your ideas in the comments!




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Horkley's Movie Rentals, Massive Soda, and Snacks

For the best overall movie-renting experience, Horkley's is by far the best deal. Not only are the movies cheap ($), but you can one-stop-shop and buy snacks while you're there.

Of course, we couldn't talk about Horkley's without mentioning its trademark... a behemoth of a drink: a 44 oz cup for 75 cents. Be sure to keep the cup, because refills (normally 60 cents) are only 35 cents on "Thirsty Thursday!"

In comparison, Netflix does gives you a lot of bang for your buck (There's a link to it up at the top). Not only do you stream movies over the internet, but you get all the DVDs you want with no late fees (your plan determines how many dvds you have out at a time.)

RedBox (found at Broulim's, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart, and also linked to at the top) is the cheapest movie rental service (if you only take DVDs into account), but sometimes you need more than a disc. So if Netflix's monthly subscription turns you away and Redbox just doesn't cover what you need, it's good to know you still have some options in town.

Movies, snacks, drinks… all you need are some friends to share it with. How do you decide who to invite to your movie parties? Where do you usually hold them? Your place? a friend's? Or somewhere else? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments section.

Boredom Sucks!

Let’s fix it.

Here are fun places to go within 1 day’s ride of Rexburg, Idaho.
The Rules:

• No Fast Food
• Fun
• Interesting
• There and back within 1 day MAX
• The cheaper, the better!
  
  • Doesn’t HAVE to be cheap, it’s just better.

To recommend a place:

1. See if it’s already posted
2. Email CJPoll@gmail.com
3. Title the subject: “Rexburg Blog.”
   
   • If you don’t, I’ll probably skip it.
4. Pictures! (If you have them)
5. Tell me why it follows “The Rules.” <---(Important!)