Idaho communities received a record $85,500 for projects and programs that encourage physical activity, thanks to the efforts from 98 participants who successfully completed the Mayors Walking Challenge. The annual statewide program offered by the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health paid out a record amount.
Mayor who walked at least least 10,000 steps per day in October earned $1,000 for their communities. Mayors who walked at least 5,000 steps per day earned $500 for their communities
The “State of the Cities” luncheon, hosted by Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Thursday, offered a chance for local leaders to update residents on four of the county’s communities.
A historic walk through Dover was held Saturday through the community to mark Dover's unofficial centennial. The celebration marked roughly 100 years from the time the Dover Community Church and just over four dozen homes were barged upriver from Laclede.
Also held during the celebration was a boat parade starting in Laclede and ending at Dover. About 15 boats took part in the parade from Laclede to Dover, traveling the route of the homes and church, then A.C. White's rustic summer cabin, when they were barged upriver after the mill owner made the decision.
More than 100 community members, residents, and officials gathered for the historic walk, starting at Dover City Hall in the Dover Bay area of the city and ending at Dover Community Church on historic Washington Street, where many of the barged homes ended up.