Take Pride in Idaho Awards Presented at Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism

5/6/2010
The annual Take Pride in Idaho awards were presented today at the Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism in Boise.  Take Pride in Idaho awards are given annually to organizations and individuals for their outstanding efforts to promote and preserve Idaho’s tourism and recreation resources.

Winners are listed below:  

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Recreation and Tourism
Gary Norton, Silverwood Theme Park  

Outstanding Tourism Community Award
Sun Valley/Ketchum  

Governor’s Outstanding Tourism Event
2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games  

Outstanding Historic Preservation Award
Johnny Sack Cabin, Tamra Cikaitoga, Fremont County Parks and Recreation
Johnny Sack Cabin, Bill Davis, Caribou-Targhee National Forest  

Outstanding Cultural Tourism Award
Weippe Camas Festival and Retreat to Weippe  

Outstanding Visitor Information Center Award
Bonners Ferry Gateway Visitors Center  

Outstanding Visitor Information Center Volunteer
Salinda Holderman, Bonners Ferry Gateway Visitors Center  

Idaho Media Award
Lynna Prue Howard, Art Meets Adventure™
Leland Howard, Backcountry Roads - Idaho  

Governor’s Outstanding Historic Restoration Project
Idaho Capitol Commission  

Winners were selected by a panel of judges from the Governor’s office, National Arts Commission, Idaho Historical Society and Preservation Idaho, Idaho Recreation and Tourism Initiative, Idaho RV Campgrounds Association.

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