Originally established in 1868 as "Decoration Day," Memorial Day is a day to honor and remember those who have died protecting our country. I am pleased we are returning to our traditional in-person ceremony this year at Kohlerlawn Cemetery Monday, May 31 at 10 a.m. and hope you will join me.

In his 1982 Memorial Day address, President Ronald Reagan said, "And if words cannot repay the debt we owe these men, surely with our actions we must strive to keep faith with them and with the vision that led them to battle and to final sacrifice. Our first obligation to them and ourselves is plain enough: the United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. It has a cost; it imposes a burden. And just as they whom we commemorate were willing to sacrifice, so too must we -- in a less final, less heroic way -- be willing to give of ourselves."

VIDEO: Watch Mayor Kling's special video message congratulating graduates, celebrating events happening and welcoming the community to Monday's Memorial Day celebration.

9am-1pm (rain or shine)

Lloyd Square | Downtown Nampa

The Idaho Transportation Department has launched an online public meeting this week for the Building Idaho’s Future Highway 16 Extension project.

The meeting will be open until June 4.

Community members can take a virtual tour of the future highway corridor, learn about the next phase of extending Idaho 16 through the Central Treasure Valley, and give comments.

Open until Friday, June 4

ITDprojects.org/Idaho16

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