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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1972
Page
1
The recall of Alton Hatch, Bancroft mayor, failed Tuesday with 129 votes for Hatch and 65 for challenger Seth Bailey. Voter turnout was 93.39 percent with 196 of 209 registered ballots cast. two ballots were ineligible. The recall grew from the town marshal Darrell McLain’s dismissal.
Gov. Cecil D. Andrus appoints 42 Idaho women to the Highway Safety Leaders Association to promote public awareness and support for safety programs. Region Five includes American Falls Blackfoot Pocatello Malad Montpelier Preston and Soda Springs with several southeastern Idaho members named. A Soda Springs survey will interview seven people chosen at random from the telephone book to evaluate current highway safety countermeasures.
A local golf professional, Lonnie Pi, was injured during a July 4 fireworks incident while preparing for a fundraiser at the Soda Golf Club. Proceeds from the event on Sunday, July 23 would go to Pitt as all green fees were to be donated per a board decision.
Citizens in Caribou County may register in 10 precincts with County Clerk Kenneth M Fowler. To vote in the August 8 primary and November 7 general election, registration is required under the new card system with details on eligibility and permanent registration unless certain conditions apply.
The Caribou County Fair and Rodeo sets the King and Queen contest for Wednesday August 2 at 7 30 p m at the county fairgrounds in Grace. Entries from Caribou will represent the county at the 1973 Fair and Rodeo. Floyd Banks Fair Board member and chairman lists required details including parents name and school attended. Registration must be in by July.
Over the weekend, guests at the Ernest Seamon home in Soda Springs included C Wilcoxson and Scotty and Gina from Pearland Texas, Mr and Mrs Bob Archibald with Robert and Kip of Idaho Falls, and Mr and Mrs Eldon Smith of Pocatello.
Mr and Mrs Mertin Anderson of Soda Springs attended the Dabling family reunion at Sun Springs Utah. Mr and Mrs Alvin Hudson pillar of Soda Springs enjoyed camping up Eight Mile Creek for a few days early this week.
Bancroft hosts a town celebration with a parade and a cultural program for children. U S Senate candidate Robert Smylie will attend the Chuck Wagon Breakfast and meet attendees from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. The event features races and additional entertainment.
At Bear Lake High School Auditorium participants from six counties competed in music and comedy. Caribou County took top adult honors with Margo Wright sharing first for guitar and vocal. a Caribou quartet included Ker ry Christensen Steve Krogh and Gr Brent ler. Julie Sibbett of Caribou County won junior division with a comedy reading.
The 25th anniversary Make It Yourself With Wool contest for 1972 73 is nationwide sponsored by the American Sheep Producers Council and the National Wool Growers Association with local support from the Idaho Wool Growers Association Women’s Auxiliary. District Two entries contact Mrs Earl Loveland Fort Hall or Mrs Allen Thompson Shelley Idaho for official forms.
Norman Bjorkman of Soda Springs was named county chairman for the Smylie for Senator Committee. Former Governor Smylie seeks the Idaho Senate seat being vacated by Len B Jordan. Bjorkman cites Smylies record for southern Idaho agriculture and industry and endorses his transportation and agricultural positions to benefit farmers and ranchers in the state.
Idaho Utah and Wyoming governors will meet in Evanston Wyoming with the Tri State Negotiating Committee to review progress toward future allocations of Bear River unconsumed flows. A technical subcommittee prepares hydrologic models and negotiation ideas while current uses and rights rely on the 1955 1957 1958 compact framework administered by the Bear River Commission.
The article explains new act rules for Golden Passports and Parkland Passports. 62 plus holders will get a 50 percent reduction on user fees at National Parks and National Forests, with Parkland Passport entries limited to National Park Service areas.
Supervisor Don Schultz of the Caribou National Forest announced consolidating Freedom Ranger District lands into Idaho Falls and Soda Springs Ranger Districts with a small south of Horse Creek area managed from Montpelier. Freedom staff will be reassigned as opportunities arise. the Freedom Station will stay open through hunting season and operate as a work center for seasonal crews handling fire control recreation area administration and trail maintenance.
Entry books for the Caribou County Night Rodeo will open August 2 at noon and close at 8:00 p.m. August 3. Mrs. Jake Pape of the Spur Rowel Rodeo Co. will be at Rodeo Headquarters at Grace on those days to enter local contestants for the rodeo on Friday August 4 and Saturday August 5.
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