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October 2019
WTS SW Idaho
Chapter Newsletter
Issue No. 38
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Transportation YOU - Bridge Beam Activity
Sarah Ringling, P.E., HDR, and Karissa Hardy, P.E., LHTAC, taught a bridge beam activity at the South Junior High School in Boise, Idaho on October 23rd. Twenty-one students attended the event. The girls were very engaged in the activity and worked well in groups together. All in all, it was a great activity!
Future Transportation YOU Events:
- November 13th - Asphalt cookies
- January 15th - Seismic shakeup
- February 12th - Water treatment
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Donation Drop-off Locations & Contacts:
412 E Parkcenter Blvd # 100, Boise, ID 83706
2775 W. Navigator Dr, Meridian, ID 83642
700 NE 2nd St, Meridian, ID 83642
Please drop off your donation to one of the three listed drop off locations by Tuesday, October 29th.
Please include the following with your donation:
- Value price
- Brief Description
- Minimum Bid Price
- Picture
All items are acceptable for Auction. If you are unable to drop off your donation to one of the three listed drop off locations by October 29th, donated items will still be accepted while the auction is ongoing.
Online Auction Starts: 11/4/2019 to 11/17/2019
Stay tuned for additional information for the online auction!
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If you have a topic suggestion or want to contribute an article for our next newsletter, please contact
Cristina Brischler
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Adopt-A-Highway Litter Event October 12, 2019
Saturday, October 12
th was our fourth and final pick-up of the year. In just over an hour and a half, we gathered trash that filled 8 bags, plus some larger items for pick-up by the ACHD Maintenance Crews. For the year, we picked up 46 bags of trash, as well as other trash (usually building supplies) that were too big for the bags. We had 38 volunteers help throughout the four litter pick-up days.
The crew pictured for the October 12
th pick-up day included:
Dusty and Dyan Bevins, from ACHD
Karissa Hardy and her son Myles, from LTHAC
Mac McOmber, retired from AECOM
Not pictured but also on the crew were Megan McNeese, from S & C Associates, and Dave Butzier, from AECOM.
Thanks for all that helped with the Adopt-a-Highway program this year. We will resume again next year in April, to keep our stretch of Orchard Street picked up and looking good.
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Available Scholarships
Our chapter is looking to award two scholarships in late 2019, the Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship and the Molitoris Leadership Scholarship for Undergraduate Students. See additional details on our website using this
link. Applications can also be found on our website
here.
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Coming Soon! - Award Submission for Annual Gala
Our Annual Gala is around the corner. Start thinking of Award Submissions for the following categories:
- Member of the Year
- Woman of the Year
- Honorary Ray LaHood of the Year
- Employer of the year
- Innovative Project of the Year
- Rosa Parks Award for Diversity
Criteria for each award category can be found on the SW Idaho WTS
website. The nominations' site will open on November 4, 2019, and the link will be shared in a future announcement. Submission date for the awards' forms will be
January 3, 2020, at 10:00 pm.
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Upcoming WTS SW Idaho Chapter Events
October 30th
Presentation by Cynthia Gibson, Executive Director of the Idaho Walk Bike Alliance
November
Bob Thompson, ITD, and Monica Gourd, FHWA, will discuss Value Capture Funding for Transportation FHWA and ITD. The presentation will cover how to capture the increased value of property to help fund transportation improvements.
December
Annual ASCE/ISPE/ITE/WTS Joint Holiday Social
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For more on Corporate & Event Partnerships contact
Donn Carnahan
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