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Idaho is home to some of the greatest Rodeo Cowboys in the world, and the folks at the Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame are looking to create a permanent place to honor our Idaho cowboys - past, present and future. To that end, a fundraising project was started earlier this year involving a herd of well dressed wooden long horn steers in Gooding. Local businesses have paid an entry fee of $150 and are competing in a contest for the best dressed steer. The winner will receive their entry fee back. This is a great opportunity to have fun decorating the steers, to advertise a business, and to raise funds for the Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame. The steers will be displayed throughout Gooding from June during the Western Heritage Days through August during the Gooding County Fair and Pro Rodeo. On August 16th, the Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame will hold their annual Induction Dinner and Live Auction at the Gooding Fairground Commercial Building. This event will raise funds for a new hall, as well as help fund youth awards that are currently in the process of being implemented.
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This year’s inductees into the Hall of Fame are Governor Butch Otter - Boise, ID; Dr. Robert Monroe, DVM – Kimberly, ID; Dennis Manning – Wilder, ID; Bill and Mary Aller – Chubbuck, ID; Curtis Cutler – Pocatello, ID; and the Edmo Brothers Posthumously – Bill, Frank, Lamose & Kesley Edmo - Fort Hall, ID. If you would like to attend this event or you wish to make a donation, contact Charmy LeaVell at 208-539-0202 or sent a letter to: Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame – PO Box 562 – Gooding, Idaho. Donations can include saddles, spurs, and miscellaneous memorabilia. Please help preserve an important part of Idaho History.
beginning Friday (May 2), the Idaho Transportation Department announced. Historically, the speed limit of Idaho 75 was 55 mph for much of the sixmile stretch between Shoshone and near the Mammoth Cave turnoff. The reconstructed highway improved safety by add-
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In February of 2012, Jim McNall from the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program (ICRMP) presented a workshop at the Lincoln County Courthouse on harassment in the workplace. The Lincoln County Commissioners had asked for this workshop in an effort to prevent a lawsuit. At issue was an interpersonal conflict that was getting out of hand between an elected official and an employee. The main piece of advice Jim McNall had for this situation was that, if you don’t like someone, at least pretend you do. And... DON’T gossip about it. His point was that gossip is a form of harassment that can led to legal repercussions. Five months later on July 18, 2012, a civil suit was filed by Rayburn McClure against the County Clerk, Suzanne McConnell, and the Lincoln County Commissioners. Mr. McClure is the P&Z Administrator for Lincoln County, but the suit was mainly in regards to his janitorial service to the county.
Speed Limit Increase North of Shoshone Following reconstruction of a six-mile section of Idaho 75 in 2013, the average speed of traffic increased as a result of an improved roadway and safer conditions. A follow-up engineering study of traffic activities on the new roadway has prompted an increase to the highway’s speed limit
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