District
3
Dave
Jones named District 3 Engineer
This week he learned that he will rejoin his esteemed
colleagues as a fellow district engineer – assuming
responsibilities for the state’s most populous
area, District 3. Chief Engineer Steve Hutchinson announced
Jones’s selection Thursday.
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Highways
The lost was found ... and reunited with owner
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s
a camera loaded with pictures worth? For Tabeier Shine
of White Plaines, N.Y., the camera held the memories
of a once-in-a-lifetime motorcycle trip through the
West... And then they were gone.
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New
Web site highlights beauty of scenic routes
A new Internet site launched in late June will help
summer travelers enjoy scenic views of Idaho while learning
about the state's history. The Idaho Scenic Byways site,
at www.idahobyways.gov, promotes 27 byways throughout
the state. It went active on the Internet on June 25.
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Planning
and Programming
Department
to re-energize GIS program
The
transportation department this week affirmed its commitment
to improve and expand its Geographic Information System
(GIS) and cartographic services by centralizing the
program in the Division of Transportation Planning and
Programming.
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Aeronautics
Applications
accepted for teacher aviation workshop
Space
still is available, but registration will close July
10 for the North Idaho Teacher Aviation Workshop set
for July 12-13 in Coeur d’Alene at the airport’s
Civil Air Patrol hangar. The Idaho Transportation Department’s
Division of Aeronautics will sponsor the workshop.
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Partners
Joe
Haynes to retire from LHTAC
The
Local Highway Technical Assistance Council, which serves
cities, counties and highway districts throughout Idaho,
is about embark on something it doesn't have much experience
with — hire a new administrator. Joe Haynes announced
last week that he will retire in September from the
position he’s held the past 13 years. He is the
only administrator the public agency has had and was
instrumental in drafting legislation that created LHTAC
in 1994.
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Professional
Development
Administrative workshop planned
Sept. 27
An administrative workshop born nearly two decades ago
will encourage professional development and internal
networking this fall in Boise. The annual workshop is
scheduled for Sept. 27 at the Nazareth Center. This
year’s theme is “Spread Your Wings,”
and focuses on helping ITD administrative staff expand
their career, according to members of the organizing
committee.
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Human Resources
BPA
offers advice for caregivers of elderly
As the nation’s population continues to “gray,”
with better health care options and longer life expectations,
many younger individuals assume responsibility for the
elderly care of parents, family members and friends.
The demands can be both rewarding and very challenging;
care giving is integrated with an already full schedule
of careers, family and personal pursuits.
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