Tuesday December 16, 2008
12-15-2008 CRAPO ANNOUNCES IDAHO 2009 MILITARY ACADEMY NOMINATIONS
Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced his nominations of 33 Idaho students to military service academies, for the freshman class...(More)
12-12-2008 CRAPO GOES TO BAT FOR IDAHO COMPANIES
Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo joined 13 of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate today in urging the U.S. Customs and Border Protection...(More)
12-12-2008 SENATE DECLARES FEBRUARY 2 - 6, 2009, NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION WEEK
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In the final hour of the 110th Congress last night a resolution declaring February 2 – 6, 2009, “National Teen...(More)
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Gooding County
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Gooding County was established on January 28, 1913, with its county seat at Gooding. It was the 28th county created. It was named for Frank R. Gooding, a pioneer sheep rancher, early mayor of Gooding city, and later Idaho Governor and U.S. Senator. Mountain men and fur traders trapped the Malad River extensively in the early 1800s. Settlers came to the rich agricultural lands of the Hagerman Valley in the 1860s.
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County statistics:
County Seat: Gooding
Population: 14,346
Borders: Camas, Elmore, Jerome, Lincoln, Owyhee and Twin Falls counties
What To See And Do:
Gooding County Historical Museum: One of the state's newest museum, the Gooding County Museum aims to become the paper repository for the area for those interested in family history, county history and state history. For many years, the museum operated in the original post office building on Main Street, but the building deteriorated to the point of being unsafe and was closed to the public. The Historical Society is raising funds to purchase a new building to house the museum, which will be located on land donated by the City of Gooding.
The Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind is a residential school located in Gooding County about 30 minutes from Twin Falls, Idaho. The school began in 1906 in the Delamar Hotel in Boise, Idaho. James T. Watson was head of the school then. There were 23 deaf students and 1 blind student. The school began to grow and in 1909 the first two main buildings, the boy's dormitory and the main building, were built on its current location in 1909. In 1920 the school started working under the name of Gooding College.
The program has grown extensively and now has students traveling from all over Idaho to attend. The Academic Program provides a preschool through twelfth grade program, which follows the State of Idaho course of study for each subject area. The school is committed to providing quality educational programs encouraging each student to realize his/her full potential in the areas of intellectual, physical, social and emotional growth.
Famous Gooding County Natives and Residents:
Vardis Fisher (1895-1968) was born in Annis (near Rigby) and became a writer. His book, Idaho Guide, is one of the best books about Idaho's people and places. One of his novels, The Children of God, is about the members of the LDS religion; it won the Harper Prize in Fiction in 1939. His novel, Mountain Man, was the inspiration for the movie "Jeremiah Johnson." Between 1935 and 1939, he directed the Idaho Writer's Project of the WPA, writing serveral books about Idaho. Fisher died in Hagerman.
(Sources include The Idaho Blue Book, 2005-2006.)