SUGAR CITY
City of Sugar City
10 East Center Post Office Box 56 Sugar City, Idaho 83448
July, 2008
Dear Sugar City Residents:
Calendar:
July 3, 7 p.m. – Planning & Zoning Meeting
Support our local businesses
July 4 – Independence Day. Enjoy a safe holiday.
July 10, 6:30 p.m. – City Council Meeting
Public Hearing:
Fee schedule
July 17, 7 p.m. – Planning & Zoning Meeting
July 24, 6:30 p.m. – City Council Meeting
Public Hearing:
Proposed Comprehensive Plan revision
(Copies are available for review at City Hall and on the city Web site)
Please mark your calendars:
July 26 – Annual Breakfast
Thomas Neibaur & Veterans Memorial
Program 11 a.m.
Unveiling of monument at 1 p.m.
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HAPPY 4′ OF JULY!
City Hall will be closed.
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST:
SATURDAY, JULY 26, FROM 7 A.M. TO 10 A.M., AT HERITAGE PARK. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS TO ATTEND.
UPDATE ON TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Recently the city has had some water line breaks that resulted in emergency shutoffs. In attempting to contact the residents affected, we found numerous disconnected telephone numbers. If your contact information has changed, please get in touch with city hall so we can keep our records accurate. Thank you.
NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: We are pleased to welcome Zane Baler to Sugar City as our new public works director. Prior to taking the position in Sugar City, Baler worked for the city of Driggs, where he was responsible for the water system, parks department and the airport. He said he has spent a good portion of his working life in infrastructure construction and was involved in redoing sewer systems in St. Anthony, Ririe and Ashton. He has also served as a volunteer for the ambulance service and fire department in Driggs. Baler said he sees his job as making sure the residents don’t have to worry about city-provided utilities.
SHERIFF DEPARTMENT’S PHONE NUMBERS: 911 Emergencies
356-5426 – Sheriff’s Office (non-emergency) 356-3282 – Crime Busters (to stay anonymous)
Mayor Glenn W. Dalling City Council and Staff
CITY HALL PHONE NUMBER: 356-7561
Web site: www.sugarcityidaho.gov Web site: www.madisonsheriff.com
FRONT
THOMAS C. NEIBAUR
VETERAN PARK
Medal of Honor
(US)
Purple Heart (US)
BACK
* KILLED IN ACTION
Legion d’honnuer (France)
Croix de Guerre (France)
Medal of Military Bravery (Montenegro)
WWI Victory Model
(US)
Cross of War
“Merit of War”
(Italy)
RANK AND ORGANIZATION PRIVATE, U.S. ARMY, COMPANY M. 187TH INFANTRY, 42 DIVISION. PLACE AND DATE: NEAR LANFRES-ET-ST. GEORGES, FRANCE, 18 OCTOBAER 1218. ENTERED SERVICE AT, SUGAR CITY, IDAHO. BOAN: 17 MAY 1858, SHARON, IDAHO. G. D. NO: 118, W D., 1919.
ON THE AFTERNNON OF 10 OCTOBER 1916, WHEN THE COTE-DE-CHATILLON HAN JUST BEEN GAINED AFTER BITTER FIGHTING AND THE SUMAHIT OF THAT STRONG BULWARK IN THE KREMHILDE STELLUNG WAS BEING ORGANIZED, PVT. NEIBAUR WAS SENT OUT ON PATROL WITH HIS AUTOMATIC RIFLE SQUAD TO ENFILADE ENEMY MACHINEGUN WESTS. AS HE GAINED THE RIDGE HE SET UP HIS AUTOMATIC RIFLE AND WAS DIRECTLY THEREAFTER WOUNDED IN BOTH LEGS BY FIRE PROM A HOSTILE MACHINEGUM ON KIS FLANK. THE ADVANCE WAVE OF THE ENEMY TROOPS, COUNTERATTACKING, HAD ABOUT GAINED THE RIDGE, AND ALTHOUGH PRACTICALLY CUT OFF AND SURROUNDED, THE REMAINDED OF HIS DETACHLIENT BEING KILLED DA WOUNDED, THIS GALLANT GOLDIER KEPT KIŞ AUTOMATIC NISLE IN OPERATION TO SUCH EFFECT THAT BY HIS OWN EFFORTS AND BY FINE FROM THE SKIAMISH LINE OF HIS COMPANY, AT LEAST 100 YARDS IN HIS REAR, THE ATTACK WAS CHECHED. THE ENEMY WAVE BEING HALTED AND LOND PRONE, FOUR OF THE ENEMY ATTACKED PVT. NEIDAUR AT CLOSE QUARTERS. THESE HE KILLED HE THEN MOVED ALONE AMONG THE ENEMY LYING ON THE GROUND ABOUT HIM. IN THE MIDST OF THE FIRE FROM HIS OWN LINES, AND BY COOLNESS AND GALLANTRY GAFTURED ELEVEN PRISONERS AT THE POINT OF HIS MISTOL AND, ALTHOUGH PAINFULLY WOUNDED, BROUGHT THEM BACK TO OUR LINES. THE COUNTER ATTACK IN FULL FORCE WAS ARRESTED TO A LARGE EXTENT BY THE SINGLE EFFORTS OF THIS SOLVER, WHOSE HEROIC EXPLOITS TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE SKYLINE IN FULL VIEW OF HIS ENTIRE BATTALION.
WE SHALL NEVER FORGET
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THOMAS C. NEIBAUR
Legion d’honnuer (France)
VETERAN PARK
Medal of Honor (US)
Purple Heart
(US)
ww
Croix de Guerre
Victory Medal
(France)
(US)
Medal of Military
Bravery
(Montenegrol
Cross of War
“Merit of War”
(Italy)
+€.
RASK AND ORGAJEZATION; PRIVATE, US, ARIY, COMPANY M, 1671 KEFANTEY, 42 DIVISION, PLACE AND DATE E LARIS-ET-ST. GEORGES, PRAVICE, IS OCTOBER 1912. ENTERED SERVICE ATI SUBAN CITY, KARD, FORD, E MAY 1394, STARCH, DADO. 6. O. NO: 113, W. 12, 1H,
DO THE AFTERNIGHT OF 1 OCTOBER BIR, SIEN THE CUTE-DE-ENIAJNAJBIZ DIAZ JUST BEEN GARTED AFTER BITTED FIGHTED AND THE SUZIPAT OF THAT STRONG BUYARK IN THE ENEMENDE STELLING WAS BEVÆG DOCAINTED, PYT. BERAUN VILS KERT CUT GUI PATTEL, WIH HIS AUTOLIANG MITLE SOIZO TO ENFOLADE EMERTY MANUTRIEN RESTS. AS RE GANTEN THE MAGE DE SET UP HIS AUTOMATEC BALE MO VAS ORECTLY THEREAFTER WIRZDEO TA DE LEGS BY TIME FROLI A INISTILE MADIKNECHTY ON JOS FLANNEL. THE ADSMICË VESHE OF THE ENEMY TROOPS, COUNTERATTADNETO, HAD ABOUT GANED TITE EGE, AND ALTEGUSTÍ PRÁCTICALLY CUT OFF AND SURROUNDED, THE REALAKTUED OF MS DETACHMENT BEVI KILLED CA WUUMEIL FINS QUILANT SOLDEN KOFT 1ES ARTESANTIC TEFLE IN OMIBATCH TO SHO EFFECT THAT BY IS OVAL EIFGAIS AZED BY FILE EROZA TRE SKORAINI LAZE OF 125 COMPANY, AT LEAST 130 YARDS IK FS BELA, THE ATTACK VÁS CHEEKÉN, THE EXELIY WAVE BERTO HALTED AND to FECKE, FOUNT OF THE EMENIY AS TARNED PVŤ. NEMAM AT CLOSE QUANITÉNS, THESE BE KILLED. DE TIEN EASYCO ALONE APKING THE INTELAY KING OF THE GRAND ABOUT BIA, EN THE LOST OF THE FIRE FEGLI STATI DIXES, AND ET COOLTESS AND GALLERY CAPILINĖS ELEVENI PIESOHENS AT THE POSIT OF ELS FISTOL AND, ALTERSWE) MANRALLY VYWIDER, BROUGHT THEM BADE TO CHI LEES, THE CUSTER ATTACK IN FULL FORCE WAS ARRESTED TO A LARGE EXTENT BY THE RICOLE EFFISITS OF THIS SEIDER, WHOSE BEBUG EXPLOITS TOOK PLACE JEANIST THE SKYLINE DI FULL DAW OF IOS EXITIGE BATTALER
WE SHALL NEVER FORGET
WE SHALL NEVER FORGET
THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN DONATED
BY THE JAMES C. & ELIZABETH C. NEIBAUR FAMILY
In 1919, government officials from across Idaho came to Sugar City to honor Thomas Neibaur. Altogether some 10,000 people showed up to honor the first Idahoan, and first Mormon, to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Sherman Fleek, a retired Army historian, became intensely interested in the Thomas C. Neibaur story and has constructed an in-depth research including a visit to the site in France of the heroic act and has written a book about Mr. Neibaur.
Sherman Fleek and Paul Kelly visited us a year ago. They visited the park and the sign. They were anxious to do something nicer. Four years ago we began planning a veterans memorial for Neibaur Park. With input from Colonel Fleek and Mr. Kelly, we began to plan.
The Neibaur family has donated $10,500 toward the monument. The decision was made to install a granite monument, approximately seven feet high and approximately four feet wide. The front of the monument will have a bust of Neibaur engraved and his story printed below. The back will have a list of veterans from this area, consisting of those who attended Sugar-Salem High School and all who live within the school district boundary.
A committee was appointed, chaired by Harold Harris, and we began accumulating names, thinking that we would have 150-200. Instead of 200 we came up with over 600. The back of the monument has room for 200. We then made a decision to have two smaller monuments, one on each side of the large monument, in order to get all the names on a monument. The two additional monuments will not be completed and installed until late September or early October.
There has been extensive planning take place for this activity on July 26th. We have invited any guests or dignitaries to enjoy our community breakfast. The plan includes:
7-10 a.m.
Community Breakfast
10:30-12-30 Program in the Sugar-Salem
High School Auditorium
1 p.m. Unveiling of the monument by Thomas C.
Neibaur’s only living child, a daughter
2 p.m.
presently living in Chicago
Neibaur family reunion at SSHS
On October 16, 1918, Thomas C. Neibaur’s “day of days”, the American attacks captured Còte de Châtillon, though there remained several pockets of German units and many isolated machinegun positions. Neibaur along with two other soldiers, an observer and a loader, volunteered to flank and remove a network of machine guns just over a hundred yards from M Company and 3rd Battalion’s hastily occupied positions. Crawling up a draw between two spurs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur %28mountain%29>, Neibaur’s automatic – rifle team encoutnered a wire obstacle and was then fired upon. Neibaur’s two team
members were killed and he received three wounds in the right thigh. Passing through the wire entanglements he positioned his automatic rifle behind a dirt berm. Some Germans observed his movement and approximately 50 or so attacked him. He opened fire with his Chau Chat automatic rifle, killing or wounding most of them until his gun jammed, firing some 50 rounds or two and a half clips.
Discarding his automatic rifle, he tried to crawl or run downhill some 100 yards to friendly lines and was wounded a fourth time in the hip and fell unconscious. Awaking, he found himself captured by some fifteen or so Germans who had survived the counterattack against him. The Germans had to take cover due to the supporting fire from Neibaur’s M Company. Neibaur then realized that the Germans had dropped on the ground near him, his semi-automatic pistol, the Colt <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt%27s Manufacturing Company> made M1911 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911>. He crawled to it and as he did some of the Germans charged him with bayonets, four of whom he killed immediately with his pistol and then within minutes, though wounded four times, he captured eleven Germans and led them to the American lines below.