School Opening Dates and Bus Routes Outlined
The district announces opening schedules for Wilson Springs District Schools on August 9 with half day sessions through Thursday and no school on September 4. Regular classes begin September 5 with lunch options or home meals. Howard E. Thirkill Elementary faces maintenance needs before payment. bus routes adjust to ease traffic near Hooper Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Thirkill Elery School
Thirkill
Hooper Avenue
Baileyek
Eight Mile
Trail Canyon
Minder
Conda
Hen- Meadowville
The
Cedars
Hooper Ave
Fire Danger Near Extreme Point in Soda Springs
Forest Ranger Roy Daniels warns Soda Springs and nearby areas that fire danger is high and rising due to unusually moist spring and summer yielding abundant dry grass. Citizens should use extreme caution in forests, only build fires in safe areas, never leave them unattended, and ensure spark arrestors on equipment. Report any signs of fires to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Daniels
Soda Springs
Daniels
Two Men Sentenced for July Tool Theft
James Kooken 40 of Pocatello received up to ten years in the state pen for grand larceny. Steve Quinton 31, a transient, got two years probation. Both pleaded guilty to stealing a large quantity of tools from a plant north of here. stolen items were found in their car during a Caribou County arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
James Kooken
Kraft Road
Pocatello
Sixth District
Prancis J. Rasmussen
Steve Quinton
Jerry Wilda
Quinton
Kooken
Caribou County
Former local man named city manager Corcoran Calif
Wilford Lynn Dredge son of Mr and Mrs Wilford J Dredge has been named city manager of Corcoran California. He previously served as administrative assistant and personnel director of Hanford California for two and a half years and has also been bishop of his ward. He worked with the US Public Health Service in Los Angeles before moving to Hanford. He studied at Ricks College and Brigham Young University earning a political science degree with municipal administration focus. He and his wife Annette have three children. Capt Donnie Burgess and his wife Va Neal visit Soda Springs fathers Ira and Mrs Ellis. Burgess is stationed at Fort Collins Colorado and they plan to stay through the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford
Lynn Dredge
Wilford J. Dredge
Corcoran
Calif
Hanford
Dredge
US Public Health Service
Los Angeles
Soda Springs
Ricks College
Roxbury
Brigham Young University
Annette
Donnie Burgess
Va Neal
Burgess
Ira Ellis
Fort Collins
Colo
Fat Stock Sale Sets Record Prices at Cari Be County Fair
The 4 H and FFA Fat Stock Sale at the Cari be County Fair drew strong bidding with high prices. Cecil Alldaifer reports 20 head averaged $42.30 per hundred. 14 head of sheep averaged $53 per hundred weight. Grand Champion steer sold to Ace Chevrolet for 51 dollars, Reserve 47 to Monsanto Co., lambs to D and D Cafe and Rich Sheep Co. Full sales listing and buyer photos appear in this Sun issue.
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FFA
Caribe
Cecil Alldaifer
Curtis Stoddard
Ace Chevrolet
Soda Springs
Louis Bitton
Monsanto Co
Rick Boller
D & D Cafe
J. W. Bollar
Rich Sheep Co
The
Sun
City Council Considers Land, Loan for Public Pool
The July City Council minutes show the Swimming Pool Committee pursuing two acres of land, a loan with FHA, and a site selection. The council backs the effort if no tax funds are used. Federal grant timing hinges on planning steps and the city engineer estimates grant availability by July 1, 1969 at earliest. Blaine Panting leases the Eet ranch from the city for 750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Hamilton
Blaine Panting
Craner Named Principal at Bancroft and Grace Seminaries
Announcement by Dr. Harvey L. Taylor reveals Robert Craner as new principal of Bancroft and Grace Seminaries. Craner, Logan Utah native, married Rebecca Zollinger of Long Beach California, and they have one child. He served in New Zealand and Vietnam, earned degrees from Utah State University, and held LDS Church leadership roles along with a Master M-Men award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey L. Taylor
Robert Craner
Bancroft and Grace Seminaries
Robert L. Craner
Logan
Utah
Rebecca Zollinger
Long Beach
Calif
USA
Phi Kappa Phi
LDS Church
MIA
Elders Quorum
Craner
Leon Craner
East 4Th South
Viet Nam
61St Transportation Company
Chemical
Conservation Project Is Approved For Wyoming Area
Congressman George Hansen announced Secretary of Agriculture approval of 40000 to fund planning for the Western Wyoming Resource Conservation and Development Project covering Caribou Uinta and Lincoln counties over more than four million acres. The plan aims to improve water resources reduce irrigation shortages advance land treatment timber and grazing resources dairy marketing facilities and recreational opportunities with Idaho partners Eastside Soil and Water Conservation District and Caribou County Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hansen
Western
Wyoming
Secretary of Agriculture
Caribou
Uinta
Lincoln
Hansen
Idaho
Eastside Soil & Water Conservation District
Caribou County
City Receives $500 Bequest for Cemetery Upkeep
The city of Soda Springs received a $500 trust bequest from the estate of David W. Jenkins to be used for perpetual care and upkeep of local cemeteries. The letter from J N Ireland & Co of Malad accompanies the check and notes Jenkins was a longtime resident of Samaria Idaho and Ogden Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soda Springs
David W. Jenkins
J. N. Ireland & Co
Samaria
Idaho
Ogden
Utah
Jenkins
Violet Call
Nir
Southern Pacific Railroad
Nevada
Ieee
Guye Thia Patate
Naseer Wae
William G. Jenkins
Forest Service Maps Help Tourists Find Intermountain Forests
Regional Forester Floyd Iverson announces new Intermountain Region map covering 18 national forests in Utah Nevada western Wyoming. Free at forest offices and Ogden Federal Building fifth floor. Map guides recreation and natural resource uses while urging visitors to reduce fires and litter. campgrounds require passes and fees may apply for boat launches group picnics and other services.
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Intermountain
Forest Service
Utah
Nevada
Wyoming
Floyd Iverson
Forest Supervisor
Ogden
Idaho
Iverson
National Forest
Salt Lake City Camp Tour Members Visit Historic Sites
Members from Camp Meads and Camp Tosoiba toured Salt Lake City sites including the Church Records Vaults near 18 miles out, the Temple Square Visitor Center, and the Bee Hive House. The D U P Museum showcased a new fruit seed and paper doll collection as the group visited. Names on tour: Esther Wallace Rita Gorton Lola Walker Evelyn Millward Verda Weaver Vee Ann Williams Charlotte Gunnell Ione Mikesell Veneta Smith Hattie Meads Hazel Ozburn.
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Salt Lake City
Camp
Meads
Church Record
Temple Square
Bee Hive House
Brigham Young
D.U.P. Museum
Esther Wallace
Rita Gorton
Lola Walker
Evelyn Millward
Verda Weaver
Vee Ann Williams
Charlotte Gunnell
Ione Mikesell
Veneta Smith
Hattie Meads
Hazel Ozburn
New School Leader to Start Duties This Month
A new school administrator will assume duties when the school year opens later this month amid focus on safety, biology, and radiological warfare concerns within the program.
Water Rights on Bear River Signal Private Filing Priority
A 1967 Idaho Wa ter Resource Board recommendation urges extending licenses for Paris Creek and Oneida Narrows plants for five years with re capture notice and subordination of waters to irrigation. The move favors private or company filings, setting a Bear River precedent that private groups could gain first priority over 160 acre limits.
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Soda Springs
Idaho
Bear River
Idaho Waiter Resource Board
Paris Creek
Oneida Narrows
Snake River
Ti Federal Gov
Idaho Bear River seen as private dam development frontier
The piece argues expanding groundwater and upstream water capture with numerous potential dam sites. It cites liberal federal financing via Farmers Land & Irrigation and Soda Creek, promoting Idaho Bear River development free from 160 acre limits, while questioning federal exemption efforts for Idaho experimental farms.
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Soda Creek
Farmers Land & Irrigation
Bureau of Reclamation
Idaho Water Reiource Board
Idaho Bear River
D.C
Idaho
Washington, D.C
Hanse and
McClure
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Leslie Windley
West Rice
Lonnie Dell
Marla Brangham
Billy Barr
Patti Stumpp
Kevin McCannon
Candice Brown
Marc Boln
Marla Bunn
Dora Ingram
Ira Rice
Conda Trail Canyon
Stanley Kress
Layne Rindbeaker
Grays Lake
Jesse Long
Stacy Gebhards
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Lost River
Robert J
Bob) Bell
Jerome
Grace
Bancroft Seminary
D.U.P
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