From: A Power That Be at the regional H&W office to about 120 agencies and state officials re: chance to see religious leader:

"I require a quick response to investigate this idea further. The Dalai Lama will be in Sun Valley September 12 to do a presentation to Idaho Youth. See here for more details.

"We (Idaho Department of Health and Welfare) may be able to arrange for bus transportation from Lewiston to Sun Valley and back or from CDA to Sun Valley and back IF YOU THINK THERE IS INTEREST. The cost will likely be $50 from Lewiston, paid by students who attend. The bus leaves Lewiston at midnight early Monday ... returns to Lewiston by 3 am then Tuesday morning early as an example...it's more like 12 hours from here perhaps.

"School doesn't start here until Sept 6 or 7. To market this opportunity through schools is not a good idea because it will be too late to plan. SO IF YOU THINK we'll have a bunch of youth who wish to go, we could reserve bus capacity. They'd miss one or two days of school and of course, would need adults to attend as well. Let me know your thoughts so I can make contact to try to arrange bus transportation through the GCCFC (Governor's Coordinating Council for Families and Children). Thanks everyone!"

Question (from Berry Picker): as to why everything seems so out of whack with the schools, taxes, burocracy etc. Why in the world does the Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare need to round up students to miss a couple of days of school to hear a presentation from the dalai lama in Sun Valley??????????

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