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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1965
Page
1
The article notes a Paso Natural Gas project will bring 600 construction jobs this summer and may require local housing and courts. It urges residents to monitor state legislation, including school levies and tax assessments, as decisions by Caribou County and Boise lawmakers shape the impact. A nursing honor ceremony at Soda Springs High School is planned for March 10.
Snow surveys on February 24 by Dick Gooby and Roy Daniels record Samsen Ranch with 486 inches snow and 15.1 inches water, Austin Ranch 32.8 inches snow and 9.3 inches water, and China Hat 20.3 inches snow and 6.2 inches water. Gooby notes only two years since 1936 with more water in snow pack, while December melt leaves soil liquid in Samsen and Austin sites but China Hat soil remains frozen.
The Rocky Mountain Cutter Racing Association hosts a meet with the Utah Cutter Racing Association at Grace airport on Saturday March 6 starting at 1 00 p m Local pairings include Lewis Pitcher versus Lorenzo Thornock Sorensen and Wells versus Terry Cronquist Glenn Hillyard versus Orval Dimmick Vester Olsen versus Mel Mowers and other matches The note ends with an informal line about staying young.
The Soda Springs Elementary School adds three first grade rooms and three second grade rooms with lavatories for boys and girls, a faculty lounge, and a relocated library. Principal Leo T. Williams says students are happy with the new spaces and furniture is pending for the lounge.
Mr and Mrs Mark Lallatin of Soda Springs visited their son Mr and Mrs Merthyn Lallatin and family in Jerome over the Washington birthday holiday.
The Great Call of the Wild, a bow and arrow hunting film, screens Tuesday March 9 at 7 30 p m in Soda Springs High School auditorium. Caribou Field Archers sponsor with Larry Jones presenting world record bow and arrow catches. The two hour film highlights a 100 pound Kodiak bear and other tagged trophy animals, plus Canadian lake fishing and summer activities. Tickets at the door.
Young local lifesavers Kent Kramer Dee Johnson Shelly Bjorkman and Kay Hale have earned Junior Life Saving Badges with others in class to complete oral work. Contacts Doris Balls Jolene Crouse Kamian Walker plan March April sessions after school at Soda Springs High.
The 26th Annual Filer Spring Range Bull Sale, sponsored by the Idaho Cattlemen's Association, will be held Saturday, March 13 at Filer Idaho starting at 11 AM. Rolland K. Patrick of Castleford manages the sale with consignments from Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada. Bulls include 180 Horned Hereford and five Southern bulls aged 18 to 32 months, graded into A A- B and B classes by a panel of experts on March 12 starting at 10 AM.
Renowned accordionist Myron Floren of the Lawrence Welk show will give a public concert in the area in April. Details will be announced later.
Patsy Campbell, 19, of Soda Springs, escaped serious injury when her 1965 Pontiac crashed into the vacant Fryar Hotel Building on Main Street. She was treated for abrasions at Caribou County Hospital and released after being cited for reckless driving as the brick structure suffered extensive damage. Patrolman Ronald Gortomsky investigated the Sunday morning crash.
The Soda Springs Parent-Teacher Association will hold its 1965 66 officer election at the March 10 meeting at 7 30 p m in the Elementary School. Mayor Reed Stoddard will speak and a tour of the new building addition will be offered with Second Grade musical numbers.
In the Fifth District A-3 tournament at Soda Springs High School gym, North Gem sits at 2–0 after beating Soda Springs and Grace, while Fielding beat West Side and later defeated Soda Springs. Tonight Fielding vs Grace determines who advances to face North Gem. winner eyes Friday title game, with potential Saturday final.
Max Lattig of El Paso Natural Gas Products Co said the new Administration building at the Conda plant will be occupied this weekend and operations will move there. About 600 construction workers are expected this summer with housing needs for trailers and mobil homes to be provided by locals. The company had been in temporary offices in Montpelier after a snowslide in Georgetown Canyon destroyed the old Central Farmers Administration building.
Arrangements set for Mr. Robert Olsen from the State Department of Health in Boise to speak at the Soda Springs Business and Professional Women's Club meeting on Tuesday March 16. Olsen will discuss local health problems and all members and interested persons are invited to attend. Details to be announced next week.
Mayor Reed C. Stoddard proclaims March 7 to March 13, 1965 as National Business Women’s Week in Soda Springs Idaho. The observance honors 25.9 million working women and their civic and cultural contributions and promotes full partnership in daily life.
Reed C. Stoddard urges Soda Springs citizens and community groups to join in a Springtime Salute to Working Women sponsored by the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc. to celebrate the achievements of business and professional women contributing to economic civic and cultural development.
Richard Torgesen, Caribou County ASC Chairman, reminds farmers the last day to file an Application for Cost Sharing under the 1965 ACP is March 12. He notes 1984 ACP participation in Caribou County was the highest yet, with 142 producers. Funds support soil and water resources, and signing up is the first step for 1985 ACP participation.
The Presbyterian Senior High Fellowship sponsors a family supper Sunday at 6 30 in the church annex. After dinner a film will be shown. Tickets at the door benefit Youth Fellowship members for a conference in New Mexico.
A brief notice notes a Tuesday event titled The Great Call Of The Wild. Details are unclear due to OCR artifacts but indicate a scheduled activity or feature in the newspaper’s calendar.
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