Kellogg Rotarians get ready for potato fundraiser

KELLOGG — Everybody loves potatoes, and the local Rotary Club is about to hook it up!  

Each year, a group of Kellogg Rotarians drive to Blackfoot, where they pick up 350 50-pound boxes of Idaho potatoes and bring them back for one of their biggest fundraisers of the year.  

“You can’t get Idaho potatoes up here,” Rotarian Bob Stovern said. “They’re big bakers, but they make the best mashed potatoes, and wouldn’t you know it, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. You get a lot of potatoes for $25.”  

Stovern explained how 100% of the money raised from the potato sale goes right back into the community as scholarships or donations to nonprofits.  

The sale begins Saturday at Kellogg’s City Park and continues until they're all gone.

“We sell out every year, so make sure you get ahold of Rotary in order to secure your spuds,” Kellogg Rotary President Bridget Hojem said.  

If you want to preorder a box of potatoes, call 208-512-3380 or 208-512-3385, or stop by Kellogg’s City Park on Saturday.