{"id":21528,"date":"2024-10-02T00:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T06:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=21528"},"modified":"2024-10-01T15:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T21:59:18","slug":"thanks-to-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/02\/thanks-to-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks To The Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Idaho Lumber celebrates 50 years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By MIKE MCKENNA<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"In a world full of \u201cme first\u201d people, it\u2019s nice to live in a community where so many folks put \u201cus\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d first. It\u2019s these types of people, folks who care deeply for this place and put their time, talents and energy into supporting it, that make the Wood River Valley so special.
\nAnd there\u2019s no better example of this \u201cwe first\u201d attitude than Idaho Lumber.
\nOriginally opened in 1974 as a truss company, Idaho Lumber will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a free concert and birthday party (see details below).
\nThere once was time, however, when Idaho Lumber wasn\u2019t as community-focused. In fact, it used to be known as \u201cI Don\u2019t Know Lumber\u201d and shopping there was about as enjoyable as getting a root canal.
\nBut that all changed after the Hunters bought the place in 2015.
\nTodd and Angie Hunter decided to purchase Idaho Lumber and move their family of three boys (Gavin, Cash and Lennon) back home to Idaho. On their first night in town, Todd went out to grab some pizza to celebrate. While waiting for their to-go food, Todd asked the bartender what he thought of Idaho Lumber. He told Todd its negative nickname, which everyone else at the bar confirmed.
\nWhile this news may have been a setback for some folks, the Hunters quickly realized it was actually a setup for success. They instantly made some major changes, including a big remodel, adding over 20,000 more products, becoming an Ace Hardware partner and creating the new tagline, \u201cWe do know lumber \u2026 and hardware and much more.\u201d
\n\u201cWe just embraced that challenge as an opportunity,\u201d said Todd, who\u2019s coached local high school football for the last nine years.
\nIdaho Lumber business instantly took off. While all the aforementioned changes made a difference, Todd said the real keys to their success are their employees.
\n\u201cA big focus for us is our staff. We really value our employees and we treat them like family,\u201d Todd said. \u201cWe want this to be the type of place where people want to come to work.\u201d
\nAngie oversees much of the staffing details, while all three Hunter boys can be found working at the store when they\u2019re not in school or playing football. \u201cAngie and I make a really great team,\u201d Todd said.
\nIdaho Lumber just redid its parking lot and is in the midst of a remodel that will add another 2,500 square feet. The new space will expand their RV and camping products as well as a variety of home and sporting goods.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re adding more things that people in this community need,\u201d Todd said.
\nAlready well known for giving back, Idaho Lumber\u2019s birthday bash is just another example of the \u201cwe first\u201d attitude that makes it so great.
\nAs Chamber Board President Sarah Benson said, \u201cWe need more Todd Hunters in this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Idaho Lumber\u2019s 50th birthday celebration will take place on Saturday, October 12 from 3-9 p.m. at the Hailey rodeo grounds. Food and beverages from Sawtooth Brewery will be available for purchase. The concert is free and everyone in the community is welcome.<\/p>\n

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Idaho Lumber celebrates 50 years By MIKE MCKENNA In a world full of \u201cme first\u201d people, it\u2019s nice to live in a community where so many folks put \u201cus\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d first. It\u2019s these types of people, folks who care deeply for this place and put their time, talents and energy into supporting it, that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,38],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chamber-corner","8":"category-sponsored"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21530,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21528\/revisions\/21530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}