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Monday, March 4, 2013
One person seriously injured in hit-and-run
AGING GRACEFULLY Idaho celebrates its territorial 150th anniversary By IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE STAFF | newsroom@idahopress.com
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IDAHO TERRITORY
even score and ten years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed a piece of paper officially making Idaho a United States territory. March 4 marks 150 years of Idaho existence, and Idaho is prepared to celebrate its sesquicentennial birthday with speeches, exhibits, performances and more. In honor of the celebration, Idaho State Historian Keith Petersen answered some of the Press-Tribune’s questions about the history of the Gem State.
Nampa Police seek info about crash By IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE STAFF newsroom@idahopress.com
STATE OF IDAHO Declared in 1890
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NAMPA — Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Nampa that left one person seriously injured Saturday night. The crash happened in the area of 12th Avenue Road and E. Sherman Avenue at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, according to Nampa Police. A scooter was traveling southbound on 12th when a white passenger car made a left turn in front of the scooter, resulting in the crash, police said.
Declared in 1863
Why is Idaho shaped the way it is? This goes back to a late-night Congressional decision on March 3, 1863. In the midst of a costly Civil War, the federal government sought a way to secure the gold resources from recent discoveries in what became Idaho. The 37th Congress knew they would create a new territory to encompass those resources, but they didn’t know what shape it would take. The House Committee on Territories asked John Mullan, an Army captain, to assist them in creating boundaries for the new territory. Mullan’s map showed the panhandle of what became Idaho, as well as western Montana, as being part of Washington Territory, with the remainder of Idaho in a new territory.
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Where: Capitol Building, Boise When: Today, 11 a.m. Highlights: Address from Idaho’s Governor, naming of the Abraham Lincoln Auditorium, an address from a President Abraham Lincoln re-enactor and more.
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Skateboard scholar hopes to make change
SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Columbia High School senior Gage Anderson will study political science
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Below: “Train Said to be Last Narrow Gauge Train over Utah and Northern into Pocatello, 1890”, Pocatello, Idaho. Photo courtesy Idaho State Historical Society Photo illustration by Randy Lavorante/IPT
By NICK GROFF
ngroff@idahopress.com
© 2013 Idaho Press-Tribune
Gage Anderson isn’t exactly sure what he’ll do after high school and college, but he knows he wants to make a change. The Columbia High Gage Anderson School senior describes himself as a constitutional advocate, and is sometimes frustrated by current-day politics. “Nothing really gets done anymore,” Anderson said. With a degree in political science, likely from Boise State University, he intends to enter the political arena in some way. But even as a high school senior, Anderson works to change regularly. He is part of the mentor program at CHS and a member of the Boise Skateboard Association. He said the mentor program helps new students acclimate to changes associated with new schools, and also volunteers at the school. The group throws parties for new students, or any others that might struggle at times at the high school. For his efforts, he was presented the Top Achievement Award by the counseling center at CHS. “I try to be a good influence at my school,” he said. Not only a good influence, Anderson boasts a 3.9 cumulative GPA and was named a Capital Scholar by BSU. His duties with the Boise Skateboard Association have him working on the Rhodes Skateboard Project, an effort to revitalize the park below the Connector in Boise. Anderson’s senior project was to create a skate competition for the spring. Anderson, who is a sponsored skateboarder by Newt and Harold’s, is coordinating the project and contacted area shops to help sponsor the contest and donate prizes.
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