HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 12-23 Centennial Wall DatesRESOLUTION 12-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MCCALL, IDAHO,
ADOPTING DATES AND EVENTS FOR THE CENTENNIAL PLAZA ART WALL;
PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the McCall City Council appointed the McCall Centennial Committee in 2010 to
develop activities and celebratory events to recognize the City McCall's 100th year of
incorporation on July 19, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the McCall Centennial Committee held a work session with the McCall City
Council on February 24, 2011 to discuss a permanent legacy to recognize the Centennial; and
WHEREAS, the McCall City Council approved the proposed concept, design, plans and location
for the Centennial Plaza on June 9, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the design of the Centennial Plaza includes an "art wall" to incorporate engravings
and mosaic representations of dates and events important to McCall's history from 1911 to 2011;
and
WHEREAS, the McCall Centennial Committee met with long-time McCall residents, the
McCall Historic Preservation Commission, and the McCall City Council to develop a list of
national, state and local events important to the history and development of McCall; and
WHEREAS, the McCall City Council approved the final listing of recommended dates and
events (Exhibit A) at its regular meeting on November 8, 2012.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MCCALL, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO THAT:
Section 1: The list of historic dates and events proposed by the McCall Centennial
Committee and approved by the McCall City Council is adopted.
Section 2: This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
Passed and approved this 29 day of November, 2012.
CITY OF MCCALL
Valley County, Idaho
Donald C. Bailey, Mayor
Resolution 12-23
November 29, 2012
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EXHIBIT A
Dates and Events for Centennial Plaza Art Wall
1911 FIRST CAR ARRIVES
1914 RAILROAD ARRIVES
1917 CITY WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTED
1917 STATEWIDE ALCOHOL PROHIBITION BEGINS (Prior to federal prohibition)
1920 WOMEN' S SUFFRAGE ENACTED (OR, WOMEN' S RIGHT TO VOTE)
1924 FIRST WINTER CARNIVAL AND SKI JUMPING TOURNAMENT
1926 CITY AIRPORT BUILT
1927 CITY GOLF COURSE COMPLETED
1929 GREAT DEPRESSION BEGINS
1933 MCCALL CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS CAMP ESTABLISHED
1937 LITTLE SKI HILL OPENS
1938 WARREN GOLD MINING CEASES
1939 "NORTHWEST PASSAGE" FILMED IN MCCALL
1941 PEARL HARBOR ATTACKED
1943 SMOKE JUMPER OPERATIONS BEGIN
1946 MIGHTY MITES SKI PROGRAM BEGINS (First in U.S.)
1948 SHORE LODGE OPENS
1956 MCCALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPENS
1961 BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN OPENS
1965 PONDEROSA STATE PARK DEDICATED
1969 NEIL ARMSTRONG WALKS ON THE MOON
1977 SAW MILL CLOSED
1978 LAST TRAIN LEAVES MCCALL
1980 RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS CREATED
1984 SAW MILL BURNS DOWN
1992 LEGACY PARK DEDICATED
2000 NEW MILLENNIUM
2001 9/11
2003 MANCHESTER ICE AND EVENT CENTRE OPENS
2004 TAMARACK SKI AREA OPENS
2007 MCCALL TEACHER BARBARA MORGAN GOES INTO SPACE
2011 MCCALL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
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