2009 4th of July Porcupine Race
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It's getting close and the annual 4th of
July celebration will be taking place on Sunday, July 4th. Join us for
a "Family Star Spangled Spectacular 4th of July" in Council. A
tentative schedule of events include:
Annual Chamber Breakfast 7am-10:30am
Flag Raising Ceremony 8am
Flyover ?
26th Annual Council Quilt Show 10:00am-5:00pm
Church Services in the Park 10:30am-11:30am
Barbeque and pie at senior center 11:30am-1:30pm
Parade line up 11:30am-12:30pm
Parade 12:30pm
Porcupine Races 1:30pm
Lawn Mover Dragsters 3:30pm
Logging Contest 4:30pm
Kids Activities and Games 10am-noon & 3pm-5pm
Youth Dance 6pm-9pm
Fireworks at dusk (9pm)
Congratulations to the 2009 Council Chamber
of Commerce Award Winners. They are
Man of the Year - Dale Fisk
Woman of the Year - Sally Cole
Senior of the Year - Herb and Jewel Woods
Teacher of the Year - Dave Howe
Business of the Year - Sam's TV & Appliance
Council,
Idaho is a small community nestled in a valley along the
Weiser River in Southwest Idaho. The scenic West Mountain range with
Council Mountain at 8126 rises up to the east, while the rugged Cuddy
Mountains ascend to the west.
Council boasts
a vibrant past as it gleans its name from a native gathering. As the
story goes, Shoshoni Indians, resided here and pioneers who frequented
the area in those early days told of huge groups of Indians who
gathered here from all over the northwest.
Perry Clark, a
member of the Idaho Territorial Legislature, never actually lived here,
but he named the place “Council Valley” because of these gatherings
that he interpreted as being Indian “council” meetings. The word
“council” probably doesn’t fit the principal nature of the native
gatherings. Their most important function was probably trade, but it
was also a time to gamble and celebrate the beginning of the salmon
runs up the Weiser River.
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Clark said
that from on top of the little hill just north of present-day downtown
Council, he could see “…many hundreds of Indians and thousands of head
of Indian horses at one sight, literally covering the valley as a
blanket.”
The community
has grown from its humble beginnings, especially with the boom of the
logging industry. As that industry is currently declining, Council is
opening its doors to new opportunities.
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