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uppercase;font-weight:bold'>For Immediate Release:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><b><font size=2
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font-weight:bold'>Moscow</span></font></b></st1:City></st1:place><b><font
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Arts Commission Announces the Recipients of the 2008 Mayor’s Arts Awards<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Moscow</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State>,
October 22, 2008 –</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> The City of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>
along with the Moscow Arts Commission and Mayor Nancy Ch<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>a</span></font>ney would like to recognize the following
people who will receive an award at the 2008 Mayor’s Arts Awards: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>George Roberts -Excellence in the Arts Lifetime Achievement<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Jennifer Bogut - Outstanding Achievement in Arts Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Goran Fazil - UI Art Student<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Food Co-op - Outstanding Business Co­ntributions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Phil & LeAn Lee - Hair & Face Salon Private Art with Public
Impact <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Jon Anderson - Patron of the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Earl Aldrich - Honorable Mention<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Recipients will be
honored at the 1912 Center at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please join us along with
local artists and community members in congratulating these individuals and
organizations who have given so much to the arts in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>. Awards made by local wood
artist Jim Christiansen.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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provided by Nectar and light fare will be served.<font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
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information, please contact the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Gina Baldwin</st1:PersonName>
at 208-883-7036 or by email at </span></font><a
href="mailto:gbaldwin@ci.moscow.id.us"><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>gbaldwin@ci.moscow.id.us</span></font></a><font size=2><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gina Baldwin</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Arts Assistant</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>City of Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font
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w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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