Letter to Union Pacific calls for warning device at crossing
W G Crass of Farmers Gran Co Op writes to E C May, Union Pacific Idaho Division, about a June 6 1975 fatality at Soda Springs. He urges flashing barricade arms or large Slashes to improve crossing safety citing revenue concerns and repeated deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
W. G Crass
Farmers Gran Co Op
E.C May
Idaho
Pocatello
Mr May
Soda Springs
Cake Demo Delayed as 4-H Club Tragedy Strikes
In Soda Springs, 4-H members report a cake demonstration incident where Kara Oberhansli tripped by her dog, breaking a cake prepared for a display. The group plans a retry, shares recipes, and urges safety improvements at railroad crossings. W G Cross calls for immediate guard measures ahead of 1978 planned overpass work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kara Oberhansli
LaRae Archibald
Kara
LaRae
Mrs. Carpenter
Lari Godfrey
Soda Springs
Union Pacific
Idaho Highway Department
Highway Department
W. G. Cross
Welcome First Southern Baptist Church Service Schedule
Joseph S. Bagwill pastor leads at 81 North Third East with Sunday School 10:00 A.M. and Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. The servic everse quotes a scripture inviting worship in the House of the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Southern Baptist Church
Joseph S. Bagwill
North Third East
Gebhards Named Idaho Fisheries Chief
Stacy Gebhards 44 was named the Idaho Department of Fish and Game fisheries bureau chief to replace retiring Jim Simpson. A native of Illinois, he worked as a research biologist in Salmon and as regional biologist in Jerome before leading Boise's Fisheries Management Supervisor role since 1965. He stresses habitat preservation, watershed focus, and continued salmon and steelhead runs, while maintaining hatchery and warm water fish programs. Gebhards kayaked on the Payette River the day after his appointment and enjoys photography and other hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Fisheries Bureau
Stacy Gebhards
Bureau
Payette River
Gebhards
Age Greenley
Jim Simpson
Stacy
Idaho
Greenley
Illinois
Utah
Midwest
Salmon
Jerome
Department
Boise
Geswords
Cross
PAGES FROM THE PAST YEARS AGO
News notes recapture past events from 46 to 32 years ago with local names and places. Mentions include August Sander and Mrs C W Fryar at Lava Hot Springs, A Anderson’s trip over Bell telephone line, 7 pound trout by J W Scrub Woodall in Blackfoot river, and family visits across Idaho and Montana towns with names like Turner Preston Bancroft Ogden Ripley Monterey Loring AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Jupiter
Central
August Sander
C. W. Fryar
Frank Anderson
A. Anderson
Bancroft
Preston
Turner
Theodore Enders
Glen
Spokane
Washington
Enders
J. W
Scrub) Woodall
Blackfoot River
Perry Quigley
Wagan
Ted Horsley
Butte
Alton Hatcher
Ripley
Miss
Allen
Mack
Russell Tigert
Don Salser
Charles Hubbard
Hooper Springs
Eight Mile
Arthur Kelley
Gerry Poulson
Ira’ Ellis
E. L. Balls
Barney Matthews
the Matthews
Monterey
Calif
Fred Larsen Jr
Fred Larsen Sr
Wesley Maughan
Gerda Anderson
Los Angeles
Floyd Anderson
Gebhards Family of Boise Embraces Outdoors and Music
Gebhards and wife Maria reside in Boise with three daughters Barbara Sandy Judi and son John. He is a skier big game hunter and fisherman who catches mostly white fish. He plays guitar accordion harmonica and banjo and also works as a wild game cook who enjoys packing with horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gebhards
Maria
Boise
Barbara
Sandy
Judi
John
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PERK
House OF Glass
Mirrors 50
Gagon Lumber
Ualay
Amcor Pumice
Bioc
Te Soe
Meee
LM Stree Mitr Tore Not Re
Ann Burley
Royce Williams
Idaho Dept. Fish and Game
Stan Matthews Sr
Alice Franzen
K. C. McClellan
Steve
Dayton
Ohio
KCC
Kenneth McClellan
Royal Larry Keller
Jackie
Kristin
Jimmie
Loring Air Force Base
Maine
Deval
Caribou County
Sun Soda Springs
Keller
Merlin Anderson
George Dahling
Ogden
Herd’s
Chevron & Rentals
Leland Mair
Eco
U.S
Intermountain Gas
Oak Ridge National Labs
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