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Nampa, McCall receive
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Nampa and McCall have been
designated bicentennial com-
munities by the Idaho Commis-
sion on the Bicentennial of the
U.S. Constitution.
Northwest Nazarene College in
Nampa was named the Desig-
nated Bicentennial Campus.
Constitution Week begins Mon-
day with events planned through-
out Idaho to celebrate the 200th
anniversary of the signing of the
Constitution
Seven other cities were named
Designated Bicentennial Com-
munities: Ashton, Coeur d'Alene,
-Lewiston/Nez Perce County,
Weston, Idaho Falls/Bonneville
County, and Pocatello.
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Towns to honor Constitution
The nation this week will
celebrate the 200th anniversry of
the signing of the U.S. Constitu-
tion, and area towns, schools and
clubs are joining in with local
events to help mark the occasion.
Meadows Valley
Meadows Valley Schools will.
celebrate the 200th birthday of
the Constitution today with a
series of patriotic events beginn-
ing at 10 a.m.
A bell that has been a symbol
of the Meadows Valley Schools
for many years will be dedicated.
The bell is displayed on a newly
completed display block in front
of the school. A history of the
bell will be provided by Meadows
Valley's senior citizens, MV
Superintendent Will Spalding
said.
Providing the new flagpole has
been installed, a flag given to the
school by Sen. Steve Symms,
R-Idaho, will also be dedicated
and the old flag will be burned.
The flag was flown over the U.S.
Capitol.
The elementary students,
under the direction of music
teacher Jeff Parnett, will sing
several songs that have been sym-
bols of our country's freedom
and prosperity.
The educational portion of the
celebration will be finished off by
watching the live broadcast from
Washington, D.C., where na-
tional leaders will join America's
youths in reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance. Former U.S.
Supreme Court Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger will read the
Preamble to the Consititution.
Children were asked to support
the celebration by wearing
patriotic colors, and even the hot -
lunch cooks will get into the act
with an all-American hot lunch
of fried chicken.
McCall
McCall's bicentennial celebra-
tion will take place on Thursday,
beginning at 11 a.m. at McCall
City Ha11.
Then, a new walkway for the
handicapped at city hall will be
dedicated, symbolizing that
freedom is a right of all citizens
regardless of physical limitation.
At 11:30 a.m., citizens are ask-
ed to gather at city hall to join
area Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
for a march to Mill Park.
the main activity of the day star-
ting at noon. Introductory
remarks will be made by Shirley
Potter, chairman of the McCall
bicentennial committee, followed
by remarks from Mayor Clyde
Archer.
Then the scouts will plant a
large blue spruce purchased by
the city of McCall and 13 smaller
trees donated by the U.S. Forest
Service to symbolize the 13
original U.S. colonies.
A reading of the Preamble to
the Constitution will take place,
followed by the reciting of the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Archer has declared Thursday
as Constitution Day in McCall,
and urged all businesses and
residences to fly the U.S. flag on
both Wednesday and Thursday.
Also, Archer asked that
anyone owning a bell, from cow
bells to church bells, to ring them
for 200 seconds at 2 p.m. Thurs-
day. Bells across the country are -
to be rung at that time as part of
the national celebration.
Cascade
The court system will note the
document of its founding during
a ceremony set for 11 a.m. Thurs-
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Mill Park will be the site for day in the courtroom at the
Valley County Courthouse.
Valley County Magistrate
Darla Williamson will read a pro-
clamation from Idaho Supreme
Court Justice Allan G. Shepherd
ordering a recess in all state trial
courts at that time to com-
memorate the 200th anniversary
of the Constitution.
All courts in the nation are
been ordered to recess at that
time by the Conference of Chief
Justices, which consists of the
highest judicial officers of the
United States.
Following the proclamation, a
Cascade High School choir group
will sing America the Beautiful.
Wiliamson then will read a
statement acknowledging the
bicentennial and reaffirming a
commitment to the principles of
government enshrined in the
Constitution.
Valley County Bar Association
President Carl Kerrick will then
make remarks, and those in at-
tendance will be asked to say the
Pledge of Allegiance. The
ceremony will conclude with
Karen Houst singing The Star-
Spangled Banner.