line. Arts and culture Caldwell has held an annual Indian Creek Festival every September since 2003. The event includes a fun run and a tug of war. Indian Creek Plaza, located in downtown Caldwell, includes an ice ribbon each winter, as well as many events throughout the year. Parks and recreation Caldwell has 12 city parks, two golf courses (Purple Sage and Fairview), a city pool, and two skateparks. Education Caldwell has five secondary schools—including Caldwell High School and Vallivue High School—and six elementary schools. The College of Idaho is located in Caldwell and is one of the oldest four-year institutions in the state. Infrastructure Caldwell Industrial Airport is located southeast of downtown. Caldwell has a high-quality water system, which remained untreated and met all federal guidelines until the 1990s when the Federal Government mandated chlorination. Notable people Joseph Albertson, founder of Albertson's grocery store chain Troy Beyer, actress; attended high school in Caldwell Ronee Blakley, actress and singer George Blankley, former BSU head basketball coach Daniel Carter, LDS composer Thomas C. Coffin, congressman Dame Darcy, cartoonist and performer Shirley Englehorn, LPGA golfer A. J. Feeley, NFL quarterback Mike Garman, Major League Baseball pitcher Lawrence H. Gipson, Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Hadley, NFL linebacker Maria Dahvana Headley, writer Sarah Hokom, professional disc golfer and 2012 PDGA World Champion Wayne Hooper, gospel music composer and singer Gary Hubler, champion of the Formula 1 class of the Reno Air Races David Kamo, motorcycle racer James Knight, former University of Washington football coach Mark Lindsay, musician Edward Lodge, U.S. District Court judge Larry Lujack, disc jockey Dean McAdams, NFL player Ray McDonald, NFL running back, graduated from Caldwell High School Jim McMillan, gridiron football player John T. Morrison, original faculty member of the College of Idaho; former Idaho governor Butch Otter, governor of Idaho and former congressman Cody Pickett, NFL quarterback Jay Pickett, actor Frank Reberger, Major League Baseball player and coach Paul Revere, musician Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker Frank Steunenberg, governor of Idaho Gary Stevens, jockey, won Kentucky Derby three times Steve Symms, former U.S. senator and congressman Renee Tenison, 1990 Playboy Playmate of the Year Rosie Tenison, actress and model Randy Trautman, Canadian football defensive lineman Gys van Beek, Dutch-American inventor and member of the Dutch resistance during World War II See also Bud, an early 20th-century dog from the Caldwell area References Further reading External links