Photo Gallery - October

October 3, 2007
The Governor and Paul Kjellander take questions from the media at the press conference announcing Kjellander will lead the newly created Office of Energy Resources. Kjellander, a former three-term Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives, has been on the three-member Public Utilities Commission since January 1999. Governor Otter will choose a replacement to complete Kjellander’s current term, which expires in January 2011.
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter welcomes Paul Kjellander and his family at the press conference announcing his selection as the administrator of the new Office of Energy Resources. Kjellander will oversee energy planning, policy, conservation and coordination for Idaho under the authority of the executive order that Governor Otter issued last month establishing the office of Energy Resources within the Executive Office of the Governor. (Left to right: Governor Otter, Radelle Kjellander, Paul Kjellander, and Mary Kjellander.)
October 4, 2007
The Governor poses with 4th Grader Zoe Guidara after signing a proclamation declaring October Hunger Awareness Month. Guidara, who attends Summer Wind Elementary in Meridian, read a poem about hunger during the proclamation signing event held at the Borah Post Office in Boise.
October 9, 2007
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter examines sage brush at the press conference calling for volunteers to help gather sage brush seed in November. The Governor is spear-heading the effort to help restore almost 700,000 acres that were destroyed in the Murphy Complex Fires this summer.	The Governor speaks with members of the press as he and other state officials ask for public help in the effort to gather sage brush and other native grass seed. The seed will be used to restore critical wildlife habitat destroyed by the fire.
October 9, 2007
The Governor signs a proclamation recognizing Idaho Credit Unions for the role they play in the state.
October 9, 2007
The Governor appoints Jim Kempton to the Public Utilities Commission. Kempton, 69, a Twin Falls native who lives in Albion, has been one of Idaho’s two members of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council since December 2000. The University of Idaho graduate previously was a rancher, a six-term member of the Idaho House of Representatives, an assistant professor of physics at the Air Force Academy, a Pentagon liaison between the secretary of Commerce and the secretary of Defense, and an Air Force fighter pilot.
October 15, 2007
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and First Lady Lori Otter greet General Colin Powell as he arrives to take part in the Fifth Annual Korean-Pacific U.S. States Joint Conference (KUSEC). Powell spoke at the opening event, a dinner at the Otter’s ranch in Star, Idaho.	The Governor and First Lady pose with General Colin Powell and other members of KUSEC moments after Powell arrives at the Nampa Airport. (Left to right are Hee-Beom Lee, chairman and CEO of the Korean International Trade Association, Colin Powell, Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter, First Lady Lori Otter, and Jin Roy Ryu, Chairman and CEO of the Poongsan Corporation.)
General Colin Powell addresses delegates and guests of the KUSEC welcoming dinner at Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s ranch in Star.	Governor Otter and General Colin Powell enjoy comments at the dinner or the Fifth Annual Korea-Pacific U.S. States Joint Conference (KUSEC).
October 16, 2007
Chief Allan makes comments after signing the fuel tax agreement between the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and the State of Idaho. The Nez Perce and the Shoshone-Bannock tribes are still negotiating with the state and hope to reach similar agreements before the end of the year.	Coeur d’Alene Tribal Chairman Chief Allan, and Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter sign a fuel tax agreement resolving a long standing dispute over who should get tax proceeds from gasoline sold at retail stores on the reservation.
October 24, 2007
The Governor and Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Chairman Alonzo Coby sign a landmark fuel tax agreement resolving long-standing questions over the collection and allocation of motor fuel taxes on eastern Idaho’s Fort Hall Indian Reservation.
October 25, 2007 "Capital for a Day" in Driggs, Idaho
The First Lady and Governor welcome residents of Driggs and surrounding areas during the “Capital for a Day” event held in Driggs.	The Governor listens to issues raised by a resident in Driggs during his “Capital for a Day.”

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