Twin Falls Woman Blind Opens Flower Shop Sunlit by Community Support
Mrs. Marjorie B. Ehresman, partially sighted since birth, runs a home based floral business in Twin Falls with her husband Gayle and aid from the Idaho Commission for the Blind. She trained at Cliff Monn Floral School in Denver in 1972 and now offers arrangements for weddings funerals and novelties from Sparks Avenue with a display cooler and kitchen work area. The commission arranged training and encouraged her to start the shop noting belief in her abilities and potential. The business marks years of overcoming disability and a commitment to independence for the blind community.
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Twin Falls
Ehresman
Idaho Commission For the Blind
Commission
Denver
Colo
Commission For the Blind
Idaho Statehouse
Boise
Forest Service Recreation Charge Clarified
Regional Forester Vern Ham announced that Golden Eagle and Golden Age Passports are available in the Intermountain Region. The $10 Golden Eagle Passport covers entry to National Parks and areas run by the National Park Service. the Golden Age Passport is free for 62 plus and provides same entry privileges with up to 50 percent fee reductions at campgrounds and facilities for the bearer and a companion in a private vehicle.
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Vern Hamre
Forest Service
Intermountain
National Forest
National Park
National Park Service
Soda Teens From Soda High Named Outstanding Teenagers
Soda Springs High School designates students as Outstanding Teenagers for 1973. Nominees Tom Larsen Chad Ponting and Galen Wilson were named by Principal Oberhansli. awards total 7000 dollars in regional and national scholarships and may lead to a state and national trophy presented by the governor.
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Soda Srpines High School
Glade
Oberhansli
Tocal
Tom Larsen
Chad Ponting
Galen Wilson
Sstate
Local Scholars Named in State Awards Plan
The article notes a competition with a 51 state winners eligible for 7000 in awards. One boy and one girl will win 1000 national scholarships for college. Ten regional winners will receive 590 scholarships. A quirky anecdote follows about a newly married couple and a lingering joke.
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Board of Advisors
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Ehres
Ebresman
Gary Donnelly
University of Idaho
Kelley Benningfield
Idaho State University
Taribou County
SUN
Sada Springs
Idsho
Idaho
Mike Trapp
Larry Bates
Sheridan
Wyo
Yvon Dukammel
Dorothy Merchan
Yvon Duhammel
Gaston Fernand
Tom Alderson
Larry Anderson
Phillis Taylor
Nieweva Oer Abehiye
Novos PA
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