Courier NEWS Vol 39 Num 32

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The Courier

News Duke Morton Memorial Park

by Kailana Featherston

The town of Gooding has made good on its promise to deliver the new skate park. Named after former mayor, Duke Morton, the Gooding Skate Park is now officially open as of August 3rd for public use. It is located behind Gooding High School, just off 4th Avenue. On Monday, many skaters and onlookers tried out the new skate park and had a thrill with it. This is a great outdoor activity for the public. Please be cautious and aware of safety.

Gooding County Fair & Rodeo

The 2015 Gooding County Fair officially begins on Monday, August 17th, but three 4-H events will take place this week beginning on Thursday. The Oral Presentation Contest will be held at the Extension office on August 13th starting at 7 p.m. This is a great opportunity for young people to learn the art of public speaking. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 14th, come to the Gooding Fairgrounds for the 4-H Dog Show. This show will include obedience and showmanship, as well as an agility course. The Horse Show will take place on Saturday, August 15th, at the Arena. Events begin at 8 a.m. with Showmanship fol-

lowed by Bareback Equitation, English Pleasure and Equitation, Hunter Hack, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Reining, Freestyle, Trail, Goat Un-tail Tying, Goat Tying, Pole Bending, and Barrel Racing. On Monday, August 17th, the the fairgrounds will be open from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. for those who want to enter Open Class items such photos and art. The Flower House will be open on Tuesday, August 18th, from 5 to 9 p.m. Field crops come in on Thursday (8/20) morning at 8 a.m. The Main Street Parade will be held next Wednesday, August 19th, beginning at 7 p.m. followed by Family Night at the Carnival ($1 Rides) continued on page 6.....

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The Road to Greece

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Senator Mike Crapo traveled through District 26 as part of his goal to visit all 200 incorporated cities within the state of Idaho. Senator Crapo open each visit with a presentation on our nation’s economy, specifically debt and deficits. In 2009 our national deficit took a huge jump. While some politicians blamed this on the Iraq War, it was exacerbated by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act passed by congress and sign into law by President Obama. Since then, our national deficits (the amount we overspend revenue each year) have been slowly declining, however, our national debt has not. In fact, over the last ten years the national debt has grown from $7.3 trillion to over $18 trillion. Senator Crapo said he is glad that deficits have been declining. But, if the debt continues to grow, the U.S. will soon spend more on debt interest than all other budget items except entitlements. When that happens continued on page 3.....


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