The Courier
News Tis the Season to Celebrate
This weekend is the kick-off for the Christmas Season in many of our communities. Whether it is shopping for a special gift or enjoying the festive lights, it’s a great time to get out and see your community at its very best. This Friday, Fairfield will host its annual Tree Lighting celebration. Starting at 6:00 p.m. various downtown businesses, the library, and the Community Church will open their doors for shopping and the Chili/Soup Cook-off. Entries for the contest will be taken at the American Legion Hall at 5:00 p.m. This year’s tree lighting will be in the Steam Engine Park next to the library. The High School choire will perform a selection of songs, then lead the way over to the Legion Hall where that special someone will
be waiting. On Saturday, from 9 to 5, the Holiday Craft Fair will be held in Gooding at North Valley Academy (906 Main Street). With nearly 70 vendors, there will be something to fill everyone’s Christmas shopping list. And... That special guest of honor will have traveled down from the north to provide children the opportunity to tell him their Christmas wishes for this year. The Holiday Craft Fair will also have live entertainment while you wait turn for treats, gifts, and just because it’s fun! The Golden Years Senior Center in Shoshone will be holding a Christmas Bazaar this Saturday as well. From 9:30 to 2:00 they will have crafts, baked goods, and door prizes. At 11:30 they will be serving soup and/or chili with cinnamon rolls for $5.00. The Golden Years Senior Center is located on North Rail Street, straight across the railroad tracks from the Shoshone City office. Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. come enjoy COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS at the Gooding 1st Christian Church as the God Squad Puppet/Drama Team present their 20th Annual Christmas Show.
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
November 29, 2017
Vol 41 ~ Num 48
2019 Idaho Medal of Achievement
Earlier this month, Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter unveiled a public service advertising campaign seeking nominations for the highest civilian honor the State of Idaho bestows on its citizens. “Celebrating the most noteworthy achievements and contributions of our citizens is important, and something this office is uniquely situated to do,” Governor Otter said. “We are looking for individuals who have distinguished themselves through their civic virtue and brought great credit to Idaho.” The Idaho Medal of Achievement was created by Executive Order in November 2015 to recognize individual Idahoans for their “exceptional, meritorious, and inspirational” service to the people of Idaho. The advertising campaign includes radio and television public service announcements (PSA) located here, that the media is being asked to air and/or publish. NASA teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan became the first Idahoan to receive the prestigious honor in January 2017 at the conclusion of Governor Otter’s State of the State address before a joint session of the Idaho Legislature. Morgan spent 24 years as an elementary school teacher and was the back-up to Christa McAuliffe, who was to be America’s first teacher in space. Following McAuliffe’s death in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Morgan became the first teacher-astronaut to travel to space aboard the shuttle Endeavor in 2007. The Idaho Medal of Achievement is awarded annually to individuals – living or dead – who are nominated by the public. The four-member, nonpartisan Idaho Medal of Achievement Commission advances the names of no more than five finalists for the Governor’s consideration. The public is encouraged to go to the Governor’s website and submit a nomination form for deserving individuals for the 2019 award. All nominations must be postmarked if by U.S. mail and received in the Governor’s Office if by electronical mail no later than March 31, 2018. The Medal of Achievement Commission includes former Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Linda Copple Trout, businessman and philanthropist Skip Oppenheimer, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) board member Kirk Sullivan, and last year’s recipient Barbara Morgan, who assumed her new role as a commissioner shortly after last year’s award presentation. The recipient of the Idaho Medal of Achievement for the current year will be named in January 2018.