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7-23-04
Sometimes it's politically correct
to ride solo to work... especially if you're straddling
the seat of a motorcycle. More than a dozen Headquarters
employees celebrated the 13th annual Ride to Work Day
this week by arriving on two wheels. The national event
draws attention to the benefits of commuting on motorcycles.
In a show of unity, ITD motorcycle riders parked in
one area near the East Annex. They assembled for a mid-morning
photo shoot Wednesday.
ITD's
Marc
Munch
helps
document
Basque
buried
treasure
When
leaders
of
the
Basque
House
in
Boise
discovered
historic
artifacts
from
Idaho's
rich
Basque
history,
they
looked
for
help
with
excavation
and
cataloging.
Enter
Marc
Munch,
president
of
the
Idaho
Archaeological
Society
(IAS)
and
a
transportation
archaeologist
for
ITD.
For
the
price
of
soft
drinks,
bottled
water,
occasional
snacks
and
a
small
donation
to
the
IAS,
the
cultural
center
received
nearly
1,000
hours
of
volunteer
digging
and
documentation
over
six
consecutive
weekends.
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Annual
McCall family fly-in appeals to broad audience
The 18th annual Northwest Mountain Family Fly-In, scheduled
for Aug. 13-15 in McCall, is designed to attract families,
aviation enthusiasts and pilots. Sponsored by the Idaho
Transportation Departments (ITD) Division of Aeronautics,
the weekend event features a range of activities that
appeal to pilots and non-pilots alike.
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Middleton-area
residents
to
initiate
new
bridge
Middleton
Road,
a
major
arterial
in
Canyon
County,
has
a
new
bridge
spanning
the
Boise
River.
Monday
morning
(July
26),
ITD,
the
county,
the
city
of
Middleton
and
a
5-year-old
guest
of
honor
will
dedicate
the
new
river
crossing.
Throughout
the
construction
process,
Joni
Irby
drove
her
son
Mitchell
through
the
project,
to
and
from
his
day-care.
Each
day
Mitchell
grew
more
and
more
friendly
with
the
workers,
ultimately
becoming
the
projects
unofficial
mascot.
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Slightly
higher
PERSI
rates
take
effect
State
employees
who
participate
in
the
Public
Employee
Retirement
System
of
Idaho
(PERSI)
began
contributing
slightly
more
to
their
account
effective
July
1.
The
rate
for
general
member
employees
will
increase
by
.37
percent,
or
from
5.86
percent
of
their
gross
salary
to
6.23
percent.
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Softball
team
plays
in
city
tournament
When
the
idea
of
putting
together
a
team
of
predominately
of
ITD
headquarters
staffers
crossed
the
minds
of
Pat
Carr,
DMV
Special
Plates
Supervisor
and
Darin
Kid,
a
contract
programmer,
they
had
little
trouble
finding
five
more
like-minded
co-workers.
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Year-end
state
revenue
far
exceeds
expectations
Idaho
State
Controller
Keith
Johnson
this
week
ertified
the
balance
of
the
states
general
fund
as
of
June
30
(the
close
of
the
fiscal
year)
surpassed
the
threshold
required
to
implement
a
1
percent
one-time
employee
salary
increase
In
accordance
with
House
Bill
805,
Controller
Johnson
certified
that
the
unexpended,
unencumbered
balance
of
the
General
Fund
is
$98.4
million.
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Cars
can
become
lethal
'ovens'
for
young
children
As
temperatures
rise
this
season,
the
National
SAFEKIDS
Campaign
and
General
Motors
are
urging
people
to
be
vigilant
about
preventing
heatstroke
fatalities
among
children
who
are
intentionally
left
or
forgotten
in,
or
who
gain
access
to
a
hot,
unattended
parked
vehicle.
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