Silver Valley fundraiser hits 60% of goal
Shoshone County Clerk-elect Lori Osterberg accepts checks from commissioner Jeff Zimmerman and Tracy Casady during the annual Silver Valley Community Christmas Fund telethon at the Shoshone County Courthouse last week.
JOSH McDONALD
WALLACE –– It’s the season of giving and Shoshone County is in the thick of its annual Silver Valley Community Christmas Fundraiser event.
Last week, Shoshone County Interim Clerk Peggy White, Clerk-elect Lori Osterberg, News-Press editor Josh McDonald, and local legend Juli Zook hosted the annual telethon/videothon and were able to raise $12,189.75 of their $20,000 goal.
Several local officials got in on the action, including Kellogg Mayor Rod Plank who challenged every municipal official from across the Silver Valley to match or beat his donation. Commissioners Tracy Casady and Jeff Zimmerman challenged all previous, current, or incoming commissioners to match their donations, and Bill Scudder asked that any Silver Valley resident who receives PERSI benefits to make a donation.
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