In brief: Crapo will speak to women’s center
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, will speak against domestic violence and about federal help for victims during a visit Saturday night to Coeur d’Alene.
Crapo will speak at the annual meeting of the Coeur d’Alene Women’s Center, which serves hundreds of women and children affected by domestic violence. He will give an update on legislative efforts to end domestic violence.
“The Women’s Center epitomizes how programs to stop violence against women and children should work,” Crapo said in a statement. “The effort is rooted at the local level and includes faith-based organizations, local law enforcement and the education community.”
He called the 20-year history of the Coeur d’Alene Women’s Center “a model other communities can build on to rally against family violence.”
The meeting includes a public benefit, “Champagne, Cheesecake, Cabernet & Chocolate,” for the Women’s Center. It’s scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. at the Old White House, 805 E. Sherman Ave. The cost is $40 a person or $300 for groups of eight or more.
For information, call Shirley Thagard, (208) 772-2786, or Anne Chatfield, (208) 664-9303.
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New face picked for travel council
Gov. Butch Otter on Wednesday named Jason “JJ” Jaeger to the Idaho Travel Council as the new North Idaho representative.
Jaeger is director of sales and marketing for the Coeur d’Alene Resort and son of Jerry Jaeger, president and co-owner of Hagadone Hospitality, the resort’s parent company. He replaces Nancy DiGiammarco, marketing director of Silverwood Theme Park, who served two terms on the state council.
Otter said in a statement, “There are few places on Earth that can compete with North Idaho in terms of scenic beauty and outdoor activities. For visitors, it’s an easy sale. But it still requires a thorough understanding of the market and its amenities. JJ has that in spades.”
Jason Jaeger holds a degree in hotel and restaurant management from Washington State University and an MBA from the University of Arizona. He previously worked for Hilton Hotels.
He serves on the boards of the Coeur d’Alene Area Chamber of Commerce and the Coeur d’Alene Visitors and Convention Bureau. The eight-member Idaho Travel Council oversees Idaho’s state tourism marketing efforts and annual grants from a 2 percent lodging tax.
Senate hopeful taking daylong jobs
Democratic candidate Larry LaRocco, who is running for U.S. Sen. Larry Craig’s seat in 2008, said Wednesday he’ll go to work for a day or half-day in jobs all over the state as part of his campaign, starting with a stint as a garbage man Monday in Orofino.
“My shift starts at 6 a.m.,” LaRocco said.
He said he’s launching his “Working for Senate” campaign, similar to a campaign in 1982 during which he worked at 22 jobs over eight months while running for Congress. He later served two terms in Congress from 1991 to 1995.
“Today’s campaigns are awash in money, consultants and negative TV ads, and candidates spend very little time actually meeting voters,” said LaRocco, who last year shook more than 22,000 Idahoans’ hands while campaigning for lieutenant governor. “Idahoans are sick of being taken for granted by aloof politicians who have no idea what their lives are really like. I will take no voter for granted.”
Craig has not yet announced if he’ll seek another term. If he doesn’t, Lt. Gov. Jim Risch, a Republican, has said he’ll run for the seat. Risch defeated LaRocco last November in the lieutenant governor’s race.
From staff reports