Winners Named In Grace Xmas Drawing
Grace Businessmen staged a Christmas drawing with multiple prizes. Winners include Mrs Milo Farnworth for a portable TV and others collecting cash credits meals or goods from local merchants. Sander’s prize went to Mrs Mary Johnson. Tom Hansen won a snowmobile. Orion Hegstrom drew Chadwick’s Toy Stocking.
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Grace Xmas
Milo Farnworth
Grace Businessmen
Donald Thornock
Anderson Lumber
Beverly Gibson
Johnson Dairy
Kenney Gray Cloud
Turner Cafe
Earl Grant Peterson
Val Davids
Bob's Cafe
Scott Lloyd
Joan Farnworth
Grace Equipment
Aneta Welker
Sam’s
Vance Sisson
Christen Fowler
Grace Hardware
Sheral Hanks
Enid Walters
Gem Valley Grain Growers
Elaine Pitcher
Martha Bassett
Turner’s
Diane Rigby
Darwin
Conoco
Sander
Mary Johnson
Tom Hansen
Grace Snowmobilers
Orion Hegstrom
Chadwick
Idaho Highway Deaths Reach All Time High in 1972
Idaho reported a new record for highway fatalities in 1972 with 334 and 335 deaths, surpassing the 1968 high of 333. Officials cited increased vehicle density, more drivers, and persistent unsafe driving as factors, noting alcohol and speeding as major contributors.
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Idaho
Idaho Firearms Safety Program Teaches Students
Idaho Fish and Game outlines a statewide gun safety course for all 6th and 7th graders to promote responsible handling. The program cites rising non hunting gun accidents and ages 10 to 29 as most at risk, and announces a January 23 1973 Hunter Safety Instruction Workshop in Pocatello led by National Rifle Association personnel.
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Idaho
Fish and Game Department
fish and game dept
Natl Rifle Assa
Pocatello
Yellowstone
Idaho First National Bank
Idaho warns fuel for federal highway funds may end
Idaho Highway Board Chairman Howard B. Thomason warned Congress delayed action on federal aid highways for 1974 and 1975 could halt roadbuilding in Idaho by spring. He cited dwindling balances, limited funding for Interstate and Primary systems, and potential severe economic impact on highway dependent communities.
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Congress
Highway Board
Howard B. Thomason
Idaho
Thomason
Kincaid Wins 1972 Christmas Drawing Grand Prize
Mrs J J Kincaid of Soda Springs wins the annual Merchants Christmas drawing grand prize a 1973 Skidoo snow machine drawn at 4 30 pm after ten tickets were entered. Fifteen other winners claim five dollar or merchandise prizes from various merchants including Chadwicks Sears Western Auto and Larrys Food Mart.
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Soda Springs Merchant’s Committee
Frank Chadwick
Jess Kincaid
Kincaid
Kincaids
Soda Springs Merchants
J.J. Kincaid
J. J. Kincaid
Soda Springs
merchants
Larsen
Allan Foster
Athay Barber Shop
Lioyd Phelps
Lallatin
Nicki Monk
Mrs. Panting
Wheelers Auto Parts
Mrs. Gill
Pam Tooner
Western Auto
Ramona Weighall
Chadwick's
Michael Reeves
Oriel Avery
Richard Johnson
Cappy Jerke
Denise Ingols
Winter Is Critical Time For Big Game In Idaho
Winter severely restricts big game like deer elk and moose in Idaho as deep snow lowers elevations for forage and animals burn energy to survive. Snowmobile disturbance pushes wildlife toward exhaustion and potential death prompting laws and area closures coordinated by Idaho Fish and Game with federal agencies and clubs.
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Idaho
Idaho Fish and Game Department
U.S. Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
sportsman's clubs
o cemed
Congress Urged to Fast-Track Federal Highway Funding
Idaho leaders press in Washington for swift action on Federal-Aid highway legislation. They warn that without orderly coastal firm progress, the nation faces a transportation crisis and demands for safer highways nationwide.
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Washington
1. d
Idaho
Thomason
Memorial Fund Established for County Commissioner Jack Gibbs
A memorial fund in honor of County Commissioner Jack Gibbs is created at Caribou Memorial Hospital by his grandchildren. The fund supports the Nursing Home with items and services beyond hospital operating funds, such as recreation and occupational therapy aids. Donations may be given to the Gibbs family or to Caribou Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Gibbs
Caribou Memorial Hospital
Gibbs
Water Resources Board Sets Final 72 Meeting
The Idaho Water Resource Board will hold its final meeting of 1972 on December 29 at the Rodeway Inn Boise. Chair John F. Streiff said the session starts at 1:00 p.m. in Room 704 with public attendance invited. The agenda includes a budget for 1973-74, review of the National Water Commission report, proposed legislation on endowments and a permanent Water Resources Committee, loan applications, Revolving Development Fund status, Crane Falls Project, Pilot Recharge Project, and planning items including a water quality study and the Boise Project Post Audit Study.
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Idaho Water Resource Board
Rodeway Inn
Boise
John F. Streiff
Streiff
National Water Commission
Idaho
Verl King
Assistnt
Crane Falls
Wayne Haas
North Gem FFA Boys Awarded Purebred Heifers
North Gem FFA Chapter members Kim Barfuss and Kyle Crockett each received a five hundred pound registered Hereford heifer on November 30. One heifer stemmed from a Sears and Roe buck donation. the other came from Holbrook Ranches Inc. Wallace Hayes and Sons Ranch sold the calves with a $100 discount. The bows will donate their first calf back to the chapter and new heifers will be awarded to other deserving members.
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Kim Barfuss
Kyle Crockett
North Gem FFA
Sears and
Roe~ buck
Lafe
Pat Holbrook
Holbrook Ranches Inc
Wallace Hayes and Sons Ranch
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Cecil Andrus
Regional Law Enforcement Planning Commission
Andrus
Cedar View
Thelma Corbett
Pela Davis
Alease Fidred
Frances Bassett
Liytha Ellis
Jessie Gagan
Nona Whitehead
Vira Smith
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