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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1962
Page
1
Weekend play looms as Malad Smith Falls and Soda Springs send in first entries. Burnham and Mys return home Sunday as Reno hosts and the season opener is slated for the first of the month with additional pairings to be published next.
A local feature highlights Springs to School Days run over 16 17 18 with focus on the Ains and community participation. Organizers urge families to attend events showcasing school programs, crafts, and student exhibits.
Caribou County Fair Board limits most Horse Show divisions to residents of Caribou County School Districts in the 1962 fair book except Open Cow Cutting and Open Fast Horse Races. Gelding classes are restructured across Halter divisions, with only one gelding class per division. The action voids the AQHA award for the show and means no points for Quarter Horse owners this year.
John William Lauritson 71 of Soda Springs died August 4 after a long illness. He served as Soda Springs mayor from 1929 to 1933 and was a retired stock man and farmer. Funeral August 7 at First Presbyterian Church with burial at Fairview Cemetery conducted by Caribou Lodge and Whitman Matthews Mortuary. Survived by widow Viola Moore Lauritson and brother M W Lauritson of Stockton California.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Weaver and Royce were Sunday dinner guests at the home of their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Arthur Williams.
Public drawing held Aug 1 in Boise for controlled goat moose and antelope hunts. No goat permits awarded to Cari bow County. Moose winners: Chris Phelps Hunt 304 Walter Hirsbrunner Hunt 306 Reno Mickelson Hunt 317, all Soda Springs. Antelope permits awarded to Soda Springs residents and Grace residents across Hunts 401 412. Gratitude expressed to Soda Spring Pony League supporters for Rexburg Invitational trip.
The sixth annual Little League invitational in Hailey and Sun Valley runs August 10 to 12 featuring top Idaho teams such as Salmon Wendell Hailey Caldwell Jerome Bees St An thony Shoshone Twin Falls Soda Burley Rexburg Gooding Carey Malad Jerome Tigers Madison County Filer and Ketchum. A tentative schedule shows Soda Springs versus Madison County at 3:00 PM on Friday in Hailey.
Soda Springs High announces uniform issuance on Saturday August 18 by Head Coach De Wayne Christensen with Juniors and Seniors at 9:00 a.m. Sophomores and Freshmen at 1:00 p.m. First practice August 20 under Christensen and assistant coach Phil Lip Homer. First game September 7 at American Falls in a jamboree. full schedule to appear next week in the Sun.
Two writers and a guide from Idaho Department of Commerce and Development visited Soda Springs last week to gather material for publications. Harding and Corner of Fur Frige, Michael Frome of Alexandria Virginia, and guide Win Stearns toured scenic spots and fished with Maurice Harding and Al Evans from the Soda Springs Chamber of Commerce.
Bus routes for the JtClass A School Dist No150 in Soda Springs Idaho will be set for the 1962 43 school year at the regular Board of Education meeting Monday August 13 at 8 00 p m in the high school office Patrons interested in the transportation system are urged to attend the meeting.
Grace hosts the Caribou County Fair and Rodeo starting Thursday with events including a Junior Queen Tamra Turner and prizes for parade participants. Stock is provided by Spur River Rodeo Co. The opening breakfast by Grace Lions runs 6 to 10 am Saturday, followed by Open Fast Horse Races at 1 pm and a final act at 6 pm. The three day fair features livestock, needlework, hobbies and club projects with 4H participation and a board chaired by Francis Peterson.
A financial guide asserts that the reader's checkbook can reveal ideal vacation destinations by revealing spending patterns and priorities. It frames personal finance as a map to travel choices, urging readers to align travel plans with budget realities.
Former Idaho governor Len Jordan, 63, was sworn in in Washington as the state’s 19th U S Senator less than a day after Gov. Smylie appointed him to fill the Dworshak vacancy. He will appear on the ballot for the unexpired term, with a Democratic nominee to be chosen later by the party committee. Jordan previously chaired the American section of the International Joint Commission under Eisenhower.
Soda Springs Pony League were eliminated after two losses in the Rexburg Invitational. They opened Friday shut out 25 by Madison County, then fell 16-6 to Hazleton. Tournament results not available in time for this edition. Don Belach joins Soda Springs Hole-in-One Club with a tee shot on the 7th hole August 7. Air Force draft notice for A1C Donald J. Andersen from Soda Springs, Alaska deployment forthcoming.
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