BLACKFOOT – People will be able to cool off in the water at Jensen Grove despite the low water level at an end of summer celebration this weekend.

The city of Blackfoot is holding what they’re calling the ‘Rainy Days’ event at Jensen Grove Park at 2 p.m. on Saturday. This is the second one it’s held, the first being last weekend, where the Blackfoot Fire Department pumps some of what’s left of Jensen Grove’s water and rain it down on attendants.

“There was a lot of … laughing the whole time they were getting soaked,” said Eric Bucklein, superintendent of Parks and Recreation. “Little kids were just thinking, ‘why is it bright and sunny and I’m getting rained on?’ It’s a lot of fun,” Bucklein said

The water level has been too low for most activities for the majority of this summer at Jen

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