Friends of the Soda Springs City Park

05/14/2026

🛠️🐝 Join Us for Caribou Community Playground Maintenance Day! 🐝🛝

The playground will be closed TONIGHT as the Caribou Community Playground is getting a little TLC, and we’d love your help!

Join the Lion’s Club and the Friends of Soda Springs City Park for our 8th Annual Maintenance Day.

📅 Thursday, May 14th
🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Caribou Community Playground

We’re looking for volunteers to help with:
✔️ Cleaning
✔️ Repairs & maintenance
✔️ General playground upkeep
🧤 Please bring if you can:
• Work gloves
• Leaf blowers
• Drills with charged batteries
• Shop vacs
• Extension cords
🌭 Hotdog dinner provided by the Lion’s Club after the work is completed!
Questions or RSVP: Laura Lind at (208) 604-0885
Come lend a hand and help keep our playground safe, clean, and fun for local families! 💛

05/05/2026

ISO 2 shop vacs with an extension cord to borrow for a couple of hours this Thursday, May 7th at 1:30pm for Cardinal cleanup at the caribou CommUNITY Playground.

04/14/2026

The Playground Maintenance Day scheduled for Thursday, April 16th has been postponed until further notice due to the weather.

Send a message to learn more

02/24/2026

https://www.hjnews.com/montpelier/community/soda-springs-city-park-basketball-courts-undergoing-upgrades/article_f26fad9a-5b19-473c-a0eb-936f728e942b.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQLDY9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEetpYRGE2jZsjSrh6gUc67yIAz6W0becpK2ENe9fvCzxvBDzuwMm08XMrpeuU_aem_AyUAOjfYX1qLlbOyBQDdaw

SODA SPRINGS − Soda Springs City Park basketball courts are undergoing a much-needed facelift.

02/12/2026

📢CALLING ALL BALLERS!! 📢🏀⛹️⛹️‍♀️The Friends of the Soda Springs City Park, N.A. Degerstrom and the City of Soda Springs are all collaborating to revamp the basketball courts at City Park!! The work will be completed when weather permits. Thankfully this project is going to be a SLAM DUNK for the locals and visitors alike… especially in time for the 4th of July tournaments!! 🤩🇺🇸 Be sure to check out 👀 our article in this week’s edition of the Idaho Enterprise newspaper 📰 for all the details you’ll want to know about how this project came to be!

02/11/2026

Big Changes Coming this Spring to Soda Springs 🏀⛹️⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♂️

02/09/2026

A big thank you to N.A. Degerstrom for supporting our local non-profits in the area! The Friends of the Soda Springs City Park is one of the beneficiaries of their generosity! More details will be posted soon from the Friends of the Soda Springs City Park on how Degerstrom’s generous donation will be used at the City Park! Stay tuned and look for us in the pictures below 👇 😊
Photo credit: Alana Lee Burns

09/03/2025

PICKLEBALL COURT PROJECT BEING DELAYED

Our Pickleball Court committee volunteers have been in discussions about the ongoing needs within our community. We believe there are pressing matters affecting our neighbors and friends that are of great import: educational concerns, budget concerns, employment insecurity, and cost of living concerns affecting our local businesses and donors.

We believe in this pickleball court project. We know it will enrich our community and bring people together in friendship, health and competition. However, we have come to the conclusion that although the project is right, the timing is not.

For this reason, we will be postponing efforts to construct a pickleball court in Soda Springs until a time when the financial stresses on our community, local school district, and area government and businesses aren’t so heavy and outcomes unknown.

All will be well because we are a resilient people! We hope to be back at it in 2026… only time will tell though. 😊

08/14/2025

The vending machine is fully stocked 🙌🎉! There is something for everyone: protein drinks, protein bars, jerky, allergy free bars, Zbars, water, capri-suns, and so much more! We will be adding some non-food items soon including wet wipes and mini first aid kits 😊.

07/29/2025

This wonderful lady is passionate about building our community and volunteers her time throughout the county to many wonderful projects 😊.

Alana Burns serves as the Public Relations, Marketing and News Coordinator for the Friends of the Soda Springs City Park and does a fantastic job keeping the community up-to-date on the Friends’ continued efforts to beautify and create safe play areas by maintaining and improving Caribou CommUNITY Playground and building pickleball courts.

Through Alana’s videos and other content, we have been priviledged to meet and get to know the people who give SO much to our community through volunteerism and sponsorship 👏🏼 .

Give her bio a read to learn more👇👇👇.

Alana Burns is a licensed Real Estate Broker and company owner of Guardian Realty in Soda Springs, ID. In addition to helping buyers and sellers purchase and sell real estate throughout the region, Alana finds value in assisting her clients with integrating themselves into the area well by informing them about various clubs, organizations and events unique to Caribou County that will help people find friends and ultimately build community. Inclusion is paramount to people feeling welcomed.
She enjoys serving in various capacities throughout the community.

Since her year of leadership and service as Miss Nevada 2011 she has provided ongoing service and mentorship to competitors within the Miss America Organization and local DYW Competition; assisted with fundraising for the construction of the Maverik Caribou CommUNITY Playground and later the Shade Covers Project; provides roadside garbage pickup throughout the county; voluntarily provides journalistic coverage about ongoing events in Southeast Idaho for the Idaho Enterprise Newspaper; orchestrated a large fundraiser for a family after the tragic passing of their child; served on the Soda Springs 4th of July Parade Committee for 2 years; and serves in various capacities within her local religious organization.

Alana believes the true value of community lies in connection and communication so she regularly utilizes her Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication and Marketing from Utah Tech University to do promotion for various organizations to engage the public in attending or supporting events or causes.