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A Day to Remember
Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day is a holiday set aside to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the armed forces. The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. Decoration Day was observed on May 30th, as proclaimed by Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) to honor the Union soldiers who had died in the American Civil War. Official recognition of the holiday spread among the states, beginning with New York in 1873, and by 1890, every Union state had adopted it. After World War 1 & 2, it turned it into a day of remembrance for all members of the U.S. military who fought and died in service. While Memorial Day is a day to remember those who died while serving our nation, there is rare and special type of veteran we need to remember. Over the last several years, Ken Jacobsen of Lehi, Utah, has been traveling around to the cemeteries of the Northwest looking for the grave stones and markers of Civil War Veterans. Because the Civil War took place before most major settlements in Idaho, there are very few of these graves. And... these markers are often in need of attention and repair. Sometimes these grave stones are unreadable. As part of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Ken Jacobsen and others are putting up special markers to identify members of the G.A.R. In process, he is helping our communities to remember the incredible sacrifices that were made by young men and women over the last 160 years (this list may not be complete and does not include Confederate veterans that might be in our cemeteries). GOODING COUNTY Spencer Payson Barrett: 1840-1927 George W Bell: [1899] George Blinkhorn: 1837-1917 Austin N Conklin: 1846-1925 LINCOLN COUNTY Stephen Harvey Francis M Barker: 1844-1891 Andrew Hess: 1850-1913 Frank W Coolidge: 1843-1906 Calvin B Holbrook: 1829-1924 Frank Flournoy: 1841-1915 *James Kephart: 1842-1932 S R Fowler: 1841-1896 F E Reed: 1896 *James L Fuller: 1845-1935 Frank E Reed: 1839-1896 Charles E Harvey: 1897 Foster R Vincent: 1848-1924 Elias S Morley: 1830-1902 Nathan Rose Woodworth: 1839-1920 Alexander Morrison: 1847-1918 Richard Blaok Almon S Senter: 1845-1899 James J Henry: 1841-1931 Hyrum A Talley: 1847-1930 James N. Cowden: Orrin C Thayer: 1838-1894 Salem Carpenter: 1848-1910 Eli Wehrly: 1836-1922 William H Short: 1824-1886 * Last Civil War Veterans to pass away in these counties. CAMAS COUNTY Hiram L.Childs: 1845-1917 *David Crocket Daugherty: 1837-1924 Captain Ira S. Waring: 1836-1901
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
May 29, 2024
Vol 48 Num 22
Catch a tagged fish?
Report it and help shape Fisheries Management in Idaho Whether you are fishing at an urban pond, a wild river, or an alpine lake, that next fish you catch might have an orange tag, and Idaho Fish and Game needs your help reporting it. Fisheries biologists attach orange-colored “t-bar anchor tags” to various fish species throughout the state to learn more about them. When anglers report tagged fish, biologists can learn how many fish in a specific area or population are caught by anglers. “We’ve had some fish get caught the same day after we tagged them, while some fish might not get caught and reported until years later,” said Kevin Meyer, a fisheries research biologist for Idaho Fish and Game. Tags can also describe fish migrations, and are used to compare survival and catch of different types of hatchery-raised fish after they are stocked. Each reported tag provides valuable information about angler catch, survival and abundance of certain species, which helps biologists manage fish populations for better fishing “Tags are a crucial component of our research and management, aimed at making fishing better for Idaho’s anglers,” said Meyer. How to report a tagged fish: Each tag is labeled with a unique number that identifies the fish and how to report it online. If the tag is not a reward tag, you can decide whether to remove it from the fish or leave it and release the fish for the next angler to report another catch. If you plan to leave the tag, record the tag number or take a cont. on page 2... clear picture on your phone.