GOVERNOR TO MAKE CASCADE IDAHO’S MARCH ‘CAPITAL FOR A DAY’

(BOISE) – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced today that the Valley County seat of Cascade will be Idaho’s “Capital for a Day” on Tuesday, March 24th.

The first-come, first-served open opportunity to meet with the Governor, selected members of the Governor’s Cabinet, and other senior state officials is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Legion building, located at 105 E. Mill Street in Cascade. The Governor also will join Mayor Dick Carter, other state and local leaders, and community members for a no-host noon luncheon at the same location.

Officials joining Governor Otter at Capital for a Day will include Bob Meinen, director of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Idaho Adjutant General Larry Lafrenz; Colonel Bill Shawver, director of the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security; Royce Chigbrow, chairman of the State Tax Commission; Don Dietrich, director of the Idaho Department of Commerce; George Bacon, director of the Idaho Department of Lands; Becky Schroeder, Idaho Lottery deputy director for administration; Bill Deal, director of the Department of Insurance; Mike Rush, executive director of the State Board of Education; Dick Armstrong, director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare; Pete Wagner, regional administrator for the Department of Environmental Quality; Jim Thackeray, McCall office manager for the Idaho Department of Labor; Chuck Galloway, chief of the Department of Water Resources’ Resource Protection Bureau; Idaho Transportation Department Deputy Director Scott Stokes; Scott Gurnsey, ITD’s assistant district engineer; Idaho State Department of Agriculture Deputy Director Brian Oakey; Bill Hutchinson, special assistant to the director of the Department of Fish and Game; and Jeff Rohlman, regional wildlife manager for Fish and Game.

“Cascade is scenic, rich in history and the gateway to some of Idaho’s most popular tourism and recreation destinations. But right now – like many rural communities – it also is facing some daunting challenges,” Governor Otter said. “With a mix of full-time and part-time residents, consistent issues include employment, housing, taxes, and how our public lands and natural resources are used. I look forward to hearing the concerns and opinions of people from Cascade, Donnelly, Lake Fork, McCall and throughout Valley County. My Cabinet members and I will do our best to get them answers. And at the very least, they will have our undivided attention.”

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