WHEREAS, the Meyer family has been a fixture in Rathdrum for more than 40 years; and

        WHEREAS, there are four Meyer brothers, including three who moved to the Rathdrum prairie in 1964 to farm more than 3,000 acres; and

        WHEREAS, the Meyer family has generously given 10 acres of ground to go along with 40 acres being purchase by the Lakeland School District, 40 acres being purchased by the Post Falls School District and 10 acres being purchased by the Manufacturer's Consortium for the purpose of jointly offering a Professional Technical High School; and

        WHEREAS, the Meyer brothers have been influential not only in Rathdrum but throughout the State; and

        WHEREAS, Wayne Meyer served the people of Rathdrum in the Idaho Legislature for 10 years; and

        WHEREAS, Wayne Meyer has always been active in the Rathdrum community having refereed basketball for 22 years, and being active with northern Idaho’s agricultural community;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim December 17, 2008, as

MEYER BROTHERS DAY
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Rathdrum on this 17^th day of December in the year of our Lord two-thousand and eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-third and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred nineteenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE