Tuesday November 24, 2009
11-21-2009 CRAPO: HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL MISSES THE MARK
Washington, DC – Tonight, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo voted against moving ahead on a health care reform proposal, saying that the legislation,...(More)
11-20-2009 CRAPO TO DELIVER NATIONAL ADDRESS ON HEALTH BILL
Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo is delivering a national address on the health care legislation expected to be considered by the U.S....(More)
11-11-2009 SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTS VETERANS HISTORIES
Washington, DC – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are urging Americans to join an effort to record the wartime and service histories of...(More)
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11/20/2009-Senator Mike Crapo Delivers Republican Weekly Radio Address, 20 Nov 2009
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Madison County
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Madison County was established on February 18, 1913, with its county seat at Rexburg. It was the 33rd county formed in the State of Idaho. It is named for President James Madison, the fourth president of the United States. The first settlers in the county were Mormon families from Utah, who built the first irrigation systems.
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County Statistics:
County seat: Rexburg
Population: 30,782
Madison County website
Borders: Bonneville, Fremont, Jefferson and Teton counties
Interesting Facts:
Just under 71 percent of the land in Madison County is managed by the federal government. The majority of the federally-managed land falls into the Targhee National Forest.
Madison County is the site of the ruins of the Teton Dam, an earthen dam which collapsed on June 5, 1976, sending over 80 billion gallons of water into the valley below. The flood covered portions of five counties: Madison Jefferson, Bonneville, Bingham and Bannock. Eleven people were killed; thousands more were evacuated and lost homes, property and possessions.
What To See And Do:
Idaho Centennial Carousel/Porter Park: The carousel, built in 1926, is located in Porter Park in Rexburg. It is one of the last of its kind. The park with an entertaining water spray that is open during the summer season.
Each summer, generally in July and August, Rexburg hosts the annual Idaho International Folk Dance Festival, which features dance troupes from around the world. The festival began in 1986, and has included dance troupes from Africa, Asai, Europe, South America, North America and islands of the seas. Generally ten countries are represented each year.
The Tabernacle is a 1,400 seat auditorium designed by Otto Erlandson of
Payson, Utah. It is unique because of its Italianate style character, size and imaginative use of stone. In 1976, the Teton Dam Flood ruined most of the building. The citizens of Rexburg raised the money to purchase the Tabernacle and repair the flood damage.
The basement houses the Teton Dam Flood Museum. The Tabernacle was built in 1911. It is constructed of rock quarried on the Rexburg Bench and the Lyman, Idaho area. The building was placed in the National Register of Historic places in 1974 because of its uniqueness to Idaho, "both by virtue of its style and its association with Mormon settlement."
After repairing the damage they turned the basement into a museum for the extensive collection of memorabilia connected to the flood. The collection is expanding yearly and has recently added a number of films that the public can view. Because of the museum, the building is often referred to as The Teton Flood Museum.
(Sources include The Idaho Blue Book.)