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7-22-05
Midvale
pilots have new solid footing
David
Craig paced back and forth next to a quarter-mile
ribbon of black asphalt like an expectant father
outside a hospital delivery room. He couldn’t
wait to formally introduce the product of his eight-year
labor– a newly paved airstrip near Midvale
that he and community leaders believe will put the
town on the aviation map. Representatives of the
Idaho Transportation Department’s Division
of Aeronautics flew into the airport Tuesday morning
to inspect the project
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Board
approves action plan for Idaho airstrips
A
special committee charged with drafting an action
plan for backcountry airstrips presented its results
to the Idaho Transportation Board during its monthly
meeting this week (July 19, 20) in Coeur d’Alene.
The Division of Aeronautics established the steering
committee last year to review, analyze, and determine
the best steps to take in preserving the state’s
backcountry airports and draft a plan to preserve
the unique access.
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Cement
– Between a rock and a hard place
A cement shortage began
dotting the U.S. in late 2003 and into last year,
primarily impacting construction on the East Coast.
Supply limitations are beginning to show up in the
western states where building is booming. And it’s
been blamed, perhaps unjustly, for delaying a highway
project south of Lewiston for about six weeks.
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Coeur
d'Alene driver claims state 'roadeo' title
In a competition where being
close (without contact) means everything, a slim 37-point
margin separated first and second place in the annual
ITD truck roadeo held at the Athol Maintenance gravel
site north of Coeur d’Alene. When the dust settled,
Marc Johnson of Coeur d’Alene’s South
and East Maintenance Section claimed his first state
championship, scoring 3,375 points.
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ITD
employees straddle engines for commute
to work
ITD employees in Coeur d’Alene
and Boise took advantage of national
Ride Your Bike to Work Day to exercise
their Hogs, Hondas, Suzukis and other
motorcycles Wednesday. At Headquarters,
more than a dozen riders lined their
motorcycles in a specially designated
parking area early in the morning
and then reassembled for a noon picnic
before heading out on a rumble around
the main building.
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Hot
cars can become deadly traps
The
sizzling days of summer, longed for during Idaho’s
protracted wet, cool spring, finally arrived this
week, sending temperatures into triple digits and
children to community swimming pools. There is little
relief, however, for children left unattended in enclosed
vehicles.
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Employees
have new retirement option
Effective
immediately, public employees participating
in the 457 Nationwide Retirement Solution
plan (also known as PEBSCO or deferred
comp) can designate the percentage of
their pay that is set aside for retirement.
Participants can indicate on the NRS enrollment
form whether they would like the deduction
amount to be a percentage of their salary
or a fixed dollar amount, according to
Human Resource Services.
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Don't
pick that pretty purple flower from the
roadside
That
purple flower now in bloom along Idaho
ditches, rivers, wetlands and ponds may
look pretty to the eye but looks can be
terribly deceiving. Because chances are
it is actually an invasive noxious weed
that poses a devastating threat to Idaho’s
future, officials with the Idaho Weed
Awareness Campaign are warning.
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