Curb and Gutter Project Planned for Soda Springs Route 30N
Idaho State Highway Department lists 1967 construction plans including curb and guttering through Soda Springs with driveways storm sewer and traffic lights from the Standard Oil plant east to Tosoiba Lanes. Also listed 2.4 miles on State Highway 34 and a Georgetown Hill rest area.
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Idaho State Highway Department
Chamber of Commerce
Soda Springs
Standard Oil bulk plant
Tosoiba
Soda Creek
Tincup Road
Georgetown Hill
Montpelier
Wyoming line
Riverdale
Treasureton Summit
Preston
Soda Springs Surpasses 1 Million Kilowatt Hours
Soda Springs breaks a century of growth by using 1,072,200 kilowatt hours in a 30 day period from Nov 21 to Dec 21. Max Snell reports the five year period average was 678,200 kilowatt hours. The town now has 1,162 electrical customers up from 812 five years ago.
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Soda Springs
Max Snell
Paintings by Local Artists on Display at Soda Springs
Four landscape paintings by Soda Springs artists Mrs. Jim Ink, Mrs. Clifford Jones, and Mrs. Don Strickfaden are on display at the First National Bank. The Soda Springs Art Group meets twice monthly with instructor Marlin Bingham of Blackfoot. An exhibit is planned for next month.
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daho First National Bank
Soda springs
Jim
ink
Clifford Jones
Don Strickfaden
Marlin Bingham
Blackfoot
Hospital Receives $400 Donation for Defibrillator
Mrs. Pearl Fryar administrator of Caribou County Hospital Soda Springs received a $400 check from Paul Roberts Machine Shop Pocatello. The note wished health beyond Christmas and said donations were made in the name of the shop’s customers and employees toward buying a defibrillator.
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Pearl Fryar
Caribou County Hospital
Paul Roberts Machine Shop
Pocatello
Caribou County
Soda Springs
Idaho Dog Hero of the Year 1966
Hero the blue merle collie from Priest River Idaho earned America's Dog Hero of the Year 1966 after saving 3 year old Shawn Jolley from a rampaging horse on a Northern Idaho farm. Hero suffered injuries including crushed forefeet broken ribs and lost teeth yet recovered to continue competing at dog shows weeks later.
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Idaho
America
Hero
Priest River
George Jolley
Shawn
pra fAPHIyE
Mrs. Jolley
Funeral services held for Jerry L. Skinner in Soda Springs
Jerry L. Skinner 22 of Soda Springs died after a car he worked on at Call Motor Co slipped from a jack on December 23. Funeral services were Tuesday at the Idaho LDS Stake Center with Bishop Max Christensen presiding. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Kayrl Hayes and two sons Brett and Jeffry Lynn. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery.
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Jerry L. Skinner
Soda Springs
Idaho
LDS Stake Center
Max Christensen
Third Ward
LDS Church
Skinner
Call Motor Co
Caribou County
Geneva Viehweg
Russell Hayes
Helen
Larry Hildreth
Phil Merchan
Rodney Smith
Roger Humphreys
Stan Goodwin
Erwin Peck
Renny J. Leavitt
Lloyd Rasmussen
Morgan Leavitt
Roy Brown
Ranny Woolsey
Darwin Davis
J. L. Davis
Third Ward Relief Society
Murial Atwood
Lorin
Bonnie Leavitt
Kay
Marvin J
Ogden
Deanna Kay
Salt Lake City
Wendy Lynn
Karen
Dell Leavitt
Fairview
Allen Funeral Home
New Year Birthday Occasions and Early 20th Century Facts
The article lists notable New Year birthdays including J Edgar Hoover and Lorenzo de Medici and notes historic events on January 1 such as Haiti independence 1804 and Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation 1863. It also mentions the start of the United States parcel post 1913 and a stock market scene in a small town.
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J. Edgar Hover
FBI
J. Edgar
Lorenzo de'Medici
Florence
Paul Revere
Anthony” Wayne
Betty Ross
Haiti
France
Abraham Lincoln
Commonwealth of Australia
United States parcel post service
Christmas Drawing Winners in Soda Springs 1968 Event
Darrell Lindsay of Soda Springs won the Christmas City grand prize of a 24 hour labor certificate donated by Don R B Gaskill. The December drawing, sponsored by local merchants and the Chamber of Commerce, featured the Soda Springs High School band under Bob Summers.
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Christmas City
Don RB. Gaskill
Darrell Lindsay
Soda Springs
Chamber of Commerce
Soda, Springs High School
Bob Summers
Waynes Trustworthy
Christmas Concert by Soda Springs High School Wins Praise
A large audience attended the annual Christmas Concert by Soda Springs High School band chorus and drama departments. Directed by Bob Summers and Elaine Santos the cantata Behold The Star featured about 80 students, world carols, familiar melodies, and tableaux depicting the birth of Christ.
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Soda Springs
Bob Summers
Elaine Santos
Christ
Correction on Christmas vacation dates for grade schools
A correction note says the Christmas vacation dates were misstated in last week's Sun. Classes will reconvene Monday January 2 instead of January 27.
Funeral Service for Clinton A. Piar
Funeral services for Clinton A. Piar 77 of Soda Springs will be held Friday at 11 am at Allen Funeral Home. Friends may call Thursday 1 to 8 pm and Friday prior to services. Mr Piar died Wednesday at Caribou County Hospital after a stroke. Details were unavailable.
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Clinton A. Piar
Soda Springs
Allen Funeral Home
Piar
Caribow County Hospital
Marriage licenses issued in Caribou County week
Applications for marriage licenses were filed at the Caribou County Court House during the week of December 19 22. Roger Stevens 19 Salt Lake City and Pat Stoddard 19 Salt Lake City December 23 Wilford L Delbridge 20 Bancroft and Darlene Johnson 16 Pocatello.
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Caribou County Court House
Roger Stevens
Salt Lake City
Pat Stoddard
Wilford L. Delbridge
Bancroft
Darlene Johnson
Pocatello
Big game hunter report cards urged for return
Idaho Fish and Game urges hunters to mail back report cards by the December 20 cutoff. Deer and elk tallies through that date show 15 200 deer and 4 900 elk killed, with gains over last year. Other harvests include antelope 857 moose 43 big horn sheep 12 and mountain goat 120.
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Idaho Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game Department
Ref-Chem Awarded Contract To Build New Fertilizer Plant
Salt Lake City Mountain Fuel Supply Company awards a 4 million dollar contract to Ref Chem Engineering and Construction Co for washing and calcining phosphate ore near Soda Springs Idaho and to Wells Cargo Inc for mining and hauling ore in the same area. The project will employ 150 to 200 workers and proceed through winter as permitting allows. Mountain Fuel plans to produce marketable phosphate rock by late 1967.
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Salt Lake City
Mountain Fuel Supply Company
Soda Springs
Idaho
M. M. Fidlar
RefChem Engineering and Construction Co
Odessa
Tex
Fidlar
Wells Car
go, Inc
Las Vegas
Nev
Ref-Chem
El Paso Natural Gas Company
Wells Cargo
RefChem
Mountain Fuel
Utah
Dry Valley
County Schools To Reconvene In Varied Week Start
Caribou County schools will have varied opening times next week with Grace schools open Monday January 2 through Friday January 6. Soda Springs schools convene Tuesday January 3 through Friday January 6. Bancroft schools and North Gem High School begin Tuesday January 3 and run through Saturday January 7.
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Caribou County
Grace
Soda Springs
Bancroft
North Gem High School
Montpelier Cutter Race Results and Pairings
Results from a Saturday cutter races at Montpelier show Vernon Bateman defeating Terry Rae Sorenson, Steven Sparkes over John Bell, Lee Jensen over Larry Kelsey, John Wells over Daryl Sparks, Wayne Kunz over BR and L Kunz, Hy McLain over Ray Widmer, Merlin Wilde over Ferris Hy mas, Don Burgoyne over Orval Dimick, Max Bartschi over Gary Black, and Vester Olson over Darrel's Conoco. Pairings for Saturday at 1 pm include Kelsey vs Weston Par, Widmer vs Terry Hymas, Kunz vs Sparks, Bell vs Ashley, Wayne Kunz vs Gary Black, Dimick vs Ferris Hy, Van Nelson vs Sorenson, Bateman vs Wells, Bud Lloyd vs Wells and Lamoreaux, Darrell's Conoco vs Giles and Foss, Jensen vs Sparks, Olsen vs Burgoyne, Thornock vs Don Clark, and Grunig vs Hy McLain.
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ae Neloinggy
Weston
Steven Sparkes
John Bell
Lee Jensen
Larry Kelsey
John Wells
Daryl Sparks
Wayne Kunz
L. Kunz
Hy McLain
Ray Widmer
Merlin Wilde
Ferris Hymas
Don Burgoyne
Orval Dimick
Max Bartschi
Gary Black
Vester Olson
Darrel
Conoco
Glen Grunig
Lamoreaux
Wells
Verdon Thornock
Bud Lloyd
Von Clark
Giles and
Foss
Montpelier Fairgrounds
Weston Parer
Terry Hymas
Keith Ashley
Orville Dimick
Van Nelson
Rae Sorenson
Vernon Bateman
Darrell
Giles
Will Move to Logan
Frank and Mrs. Weaver of Soda Springs announce they will move within two weeks. Frank, manager of KBRV radio, will take gin classes at Utah State University in Logan at winter quarter start. Mrs. Weaver will teach science at Logan Junior High School beginning January 16.
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LOGAN
Frank Weaver
Soda Springs
Frank
KBRV
Utah State University
Weaver
Caribou County
Department seeks high return on bunt er report cards
A note from officials stresses returning a high percentage of bunt er report cards as a new system for computing big game harvest is investigated and a solid base is deemed essential.
Funeral Services For J. Bert Muir
J Bert Muir a longtime Grays Lake rancher and Soda Springs resident died December 22 after a heart attack at Caribou County Hospital. He served on the Grays Lake School Board 1942 1962 and helped bring electric power to the area. He is survived by his widow Virginia Hill their son Jay and three grandchildren. Funeral services conducted by Bishop Robert Herd at the Springs First Ward LDS Chapel with numerous family and church members in attendance.
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the Springs
Odell Stoor
George H. Muir
Donna Mae Christensen
Charles Tingey
DeWayne Christensen
Deonne Findlay
Eliza Lei Sibbett
Margaret Stoor
Vivjean Samsen
Linda Sibbett
Glade Sibbett
Wilford Dredge
Keith Tingey
William H. Hill
Paul Swain
Desmond Call
Carmen Tingey
Delbert Tingey
Herman Wakeman
Diggs Lewis
Archie Vonberg
Russell Sibbett
Fourth Ward Relief Society
Grays Lake
George
Olive Atkinson Muir
Virginia Hill
Salt Lake
LDS Temple
Soda Springs
Grays Lake Ward
Jay
George H
Salt Lake City
Hazen L
Monrovia
California
Fairview
Allen Funeral Home
Kerr-McGee Soda Springs Dinner Honors 68 Attendees
Kerr-McGee Soda Springs Vanadium Plant employees and guests gathered for a Wednesday dinner at Trail Cafe. The event honored sixty eight attendees.
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Kerr-McGee Corporation
Soda Springs
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J. R. Simplot Cements
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Keith Ash
J. Bert Muir
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