5/9/2006
Grangeville church group to be honored for highway cleanups
BOISE - Members of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Grangeville take the concept Cleanliness is Next to Godliness as a fundamental principle, although you wont find the oft-quoted phrase in the Bible.
If it were a divine proclamation, the church members would be several steps closer to heaven because of their diligence in keeping a stretch of U.S. 95 free of roadside litter. Participants in the Idaho Transportation Departments Adopt-A-Highway program since 1999, the church group has collected more than 6,000 pounds of garbage, either tossed from passing vehicles or escaped from unsecured loads.
The church group will be honored for its conscientious cleaning when it receives the District 2 Adopt-A-Highway Group of the Year award Thursday in Lewiston. The Idaho Transportation Board will present a certificate and a custom clock, fashioned from a replica of an Idaho license plate, to representatives of the Holy Trinity Episcopal group.
The presentation is scheduled for April 20th at 9:30 a.m. at the district office at 2600 Frontage Road.
The Rev. Chris Hagenbuch, who coordinates the group and its semiannual highway crusade, is a veteran when it comes to keeping things clean. He participated in similar litter patrols during his youth as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout.