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Inauguration events listed for newly elected
Idaho officials; Idaho public invited |
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December 3, 2014 |
The 2015 inauguration ceremony for the Governor
of Idaho and State of Idaho constitutional
officers will take place on Friday, January 9,
2015. Glittering inaugural events are set for
the following day at the Idaho State Capitol
building.
The Inauguration will take place at noon on
January 9 on the south steps of the State
Capitol. It will include the swearing in of the
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of
state, state controller, attorney general and
superintendent of public instruction.
The Inaugural Procession and Ball will take
place the following day on Saturday, January 10
in the Capitol. This non-partisan event
continues Idaho’s long tradition of honoring
state elected officials. The Inaugural Ball was
first held in the newly built Capitol building
in 1913, when John M. Haines was inaugurated as
Idaho’s tenth governor. According to a newspaper
report of that time, the traditional Grand
Procession “wound up and over the spacious
staircases…like a many-colored serpent of
various hues.” It is much the same today as it
was then.
The Idaho National Guard’s 25th Army Band will
provide music at the Inaugural Ball, and a
professional photographer will be on hand to
help participants create a lasting memory of
this event.
Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the Grand
Procession of the statewide elected officers,
legislators and distinguished guests will
commence at 8:00 p.m.
The Inaugural Ball is financed by ticket sales
and admission to the ball is by ticket only.
Tickets are $25 and are available for sale to
the public online at
http://inaugural.idaho.gov/
Tickets will also be on sale on the Garden Level
of the Idaho State Capitol January 5-9 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Free-parking is available at all
Capitol Mall Parking lots, including the garage
at 6th and Washington Street, and the new garage
at 7th and Washington Street. |
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