29 Aug
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The John William Jackson Fund thanks the Red Lion Downtowner for providing hotel acommodations for the parents of a fallen Idaho hero. David I. Lyon.

Bob Lyon, Ken Kester, Red Lion General Manager and Jeannie Lyon. To learn more about Captain Lyon, click on: http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/485092/af-honors-fallen-hero-with-ship-renaming.aspx Background Note:  For the third year, the Fund has partnered with the Boise Philharmonic to remember fallen Idaho servicemen and invite interested veterans from the Idaho State Veterans Home to attend the Patriotic Pops concerts.

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29 Aug
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Idaho Lieutenant Governor's Chief of Staff presents the state flag and certificate to the parents of a fallen Idaho hero, Captain David I. Lyon, from Sandpoint.

Idaho Lieutenant Governor’s  Chief of Staff presents the state flag and certificate to the parents of a fallen Idaho hero, Captain David I. Lyon, from Sandpoint. Pictured in the Governor’s Office (l-r): Bob & Jeannie Lyon and Greg Wilson, Chief of Staff. Lieutenant Governor Brad Little authorized the state flag be flown on the Capitol […]

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29 Aug
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John William Jackson Fund thanks Southwest Airlines – Boise Airport Staff Personnel for arranging travel to Boise for the parents of a fallen Idaho hero, Captain David I. Lyon.

Pictured (l-r): Troy Teeter, Station Leader; Jackie Jackson, JWJF Advisor;  Bob & Jeannie Lyon and Charlene Grasmick, Customer Service Supervisor. To learn more about Captain Lyon, click on: http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/485092/af-honors-fallen-hero-with-ship-renaming.aspx Background Note:  For the third year, the Fund has partnered with the Boise Philharmonic to remember fallen Idaho servicemen and invite  veterans from the Idaho State […]

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28 Aug
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The John William Jackson Fund (Fund) is honoring a fallen Idaho hero, Air Force Captain David I. Lyon, from Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, August 29th at Eagle Island Park. Earlier this month the Air Force's newest pre-positioning vessel was recommissioned in his honor by his wife, Captain Dana Lyon.

We again invite our friends and supporters to join us and the Boise Philharmonic on Friday, August 29th for the annual Patriotic Pops Concert at Eagle Island State Park – gates open at 6 pm.  Concert theme is Stars & Stripes Forever. To learn more about Captain Lyon, who was killed in action on December 27, 2013 […]

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25 Aug
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iYERP would like to convey best wishes for a blessed and safe Labor Day Holiday to all field construction workers throughout Idaho.

Special thanks go out to our iYERP partner companies and their hard working, but valued employees. Often field construction workers are taken for granted.  They work under difficult, extreme hot, cold weather and sometime dangerous conditions and iYERP does not want to overlook their contribution to Idaho’s current building transformation and our metal recycling success. […]

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15 Aug
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The John William Jackson Fund (Fund) is proud to remember and pay tribute to a fallen Idaho hero, Air Force Captain David I. Lyon, from Sandpoint, Idaho on August 29th. We invite our friends and supporters to join us.

Captain Lyon was killed in action on December 27, 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan.  Please join the Boise Philharmonic and the Fund on Friday, August 29th for the annual Patriotic Pops Concert at Eagle Island State Park.  This year’s theme is Stars & Stripes Forever. To learn more about Captain Lyon, click on: http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/485092/af-honors-fallen-hero-with-ship-renaming.aspx Background Note: […]

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14 Aug
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Smokey Bear's 70th Birthday Celebration at the Idaho Botanical Garden.

Joaquim and Mateo Blaine pose for a picture with Smokey Bear Note:  The John William Jackson Fund (JWJF) has been associated with this annual birthday event for several years.  JWJF is committed to family oriented activities that allow children to: celebrate Smokey Bear’s birthday; learn about forest fire safety; enjoy the wonderful new children offerings […]

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Smokey Bear's 70th Birthday Celebration at the Idaho Botanical Garden.

The important message that the Boise National Forest – Fire Prevention wanted children and adults to remember is that they can help prevent wild fires in Idaho. Note:  The John William Jackson Fund (JWJF) has been associated with this annual birthday event for several years.  JWJF is committed to family oriented activities that allow children […]

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