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37 Volume 3 Number News from the Heart of Idaho: Camas, Lincoln, and Gooding County
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This Saturday, January 19th
County Governments Start New Year
Join the City of Fairfield at 6:30 p.m. for an evening of Skating Fun!
Monday of this week was the official swearing-in of most newly elected county officials. In Camas County, Chairman of the County Board, Janet Croner, administered the oath of office to Ken Backstrom (re-elected) and Barbara McMurdo (new). While the outgoing commissioner, Bill Davis, officially ending his term of office, a more festive sendoff has been delayed until next month to let Mr. Davis recover Mr. Backstrom, Mrs. McMurdo, and from some recent surgery. Sheriff Sanders take their Oaths of Office. In Lincoln County, Cresley McConnell stepped into the shoes of Charles Ritter to represent Lincoln County residents in and around Shoshone, Richfield, and Dietrich. In Gooding County, Wayne Chandler was sworn-in to fill the position held by Terrell Williams for the last six years. The job of county commissioner, while sometimes tedious and thankless, is important. Their main task is similar to Congress determining how your tax money should be spent. There are many services that the county provides - from maintenance of various buildings to emergency services Mrs. Edwards and Mr. Chandler and the commissioners have to take their seats in Gooding County. decide how to divide limited funds between those departments. The county commissioners also administer pass-through funds from other agencies and authorize county agreements with federal and state organizations. To do all of this, the county commissioners rely on reports from department heads and other individuals, and they often discuss the local impact of things going on at the national level. For example: the Pentagon recently released statistics for 2012 on U.S. troops committing suicide. continued on page 6.....
Fairfield City Park Ice Rink
Coffee, Hot Cocoa, and Warm Fire provided Each person attending will receive a ticket for a chance to win‌
Soldier Mountain Ski Area Powder Card 8-day punch card
The City of Fairfield has several pairs of skates, ladies sizes 6 & 7, available to lend for the season. Do you have skates you no longer use? We would welcome those drop offs at City Hall to add to our lending program. Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce
Annual Banquet Saturday, January 19th 5:30 p.m. Social Time 6:00 p.m. Potluck Dinner (Chamber is providing Ham, Turkey, and drinks)
6:30 p.m. Banquet presentation
Guest Speaker Shoshone Mayor, Dave Wendell MC – Karma Fitzgerald Come and see what has happened with the Chamber in 2012 and what the goals are for 2013. This is a potluck dinner, so bring your favorite side dish or dessert. Suggested Donation: $5.00 Call 886-9811 for Questions.