Public Hearings Set On Caribou National Forest Wilderness Study
The Caribou National Forest schedules public hearings March 21 in Pocatello and March 27 in Idaho Falls to collect comments on undeveloped areas that may qualify for wilderness inclusion. Bear Creek unit leads the 160 000 acres under review with maps and details available at the Forest Service office in Pocatello.
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Caribou National Forest
Intermountain
Caribou Forest
Bear Creek
Palisades Reservoir
Malad
Elkhorn Peak
Don Schultz
Forest Service
North Sixth Avenue
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Holiday Inn
West_ bank Motel
Salmon
Challis
Targhee National
City Basketball Tournament Opens In Soda Springs High Gym
The City Basketball League hosts an outlaw tournament starting March 15 at 6 00 pm through Friday at Soda Springs High School Gymnasium Grace plays Monsanto at 6 00 Bancroft vs Simplot at 7 15 and Ern s against Chadwicks at 8 30 Blocks has a first round bye Losing teams enter a consolation bracket Trophies awarded to winners.
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City Basketball League
Soda Springs High School
Grace
Monsanto
Bancroft
Simplot
Ern
Chadwick
Ern’s
Chadwicks
Belly Dancer Catches Cold in Tummy
A playful joke about a belly dancer catching a cold in her stomach and struggling to shake it off, a pun on body heat and dancing rhythm.
North Gem Cowboys head to State A4 basketball tournament
The North Gem Cowboys from Caribou County will represent the 5th and 6th districts at the State A4 tournament in Lewiston Idaho starting Thursday March 9. They open against Camas County High at 7 30 p.m. in Fairfield with other first round games Clark Fork versus Midvale Hagerman against Troy or Mullan and Cascade meeting Highland of Craigmont. The event uses a double elimination format and North Gem carries a 12 5 season record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Gem Cowboys
Caribou County
Lewister
Idaho
North Gem
Cam
As County High School
Fairfield
Clark Fork
Midvale
Hagerman
Troy
Mullan
Cascade
Highland
Craigmont
Cowboys
Bancroft
Challis Eliminates Grace In District Playoff Standoff
Challis defeated Grace Red Devils to end their playoff run in the 5th-6th District on Thursday night. Challis also knocked out West Side and earns a spot in the state AL tournament at Boise, representing the area.
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Grace Red Devils
Challis
West Side
Boise
Weekly School Lunch Menu March 13–17
Monday March 13 serves Mexican tacos with lettuce and cheese, buttered corn, prune cake, fruit and milk. Tuesday March 14 features country sausage, whipped potatoes and creamed gravy, hot bread biscuits with peanut butter, pear and cheese salad, milk. Wednesday March 15 offers tuna bake with cheese swirls and fruit salad. Thursday March 16 presents Swedish meat balls over buttered noodles, tossed green salad, fruit jello, bread and butter. Friday March 17 includes chili with crackers, celery and carrot sticks, cinnamon rolls, peaches.
Parting thought on seat belts and car payments
A reader voices contrarian sentiment about seat belts, arguing personal choice and noting ongoing financial strain from car payments as a form of restraint. The statement blends safety skepticism with financial anxiety.
Snow Survey Finds Above-Normal Depths in March
Snow depth and water content measured March 1 to March 3, 1972 show above normal readings. Keith Barthlome and Jack Peterson report 21 percent higher snow pack in February and a density around one third.
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Jack Peterson
Soil Conservation Service
Keith Barthlome
Forest Service
Samson Ranch
Austin (Allen) Ranch
AAUW to Meet and Presbyterian Women Schedule
AAUW will meet March 15 at 7 pm at the Thrrkill School Library in Soda Springs. The March Presbyterian Women's meeting is set for March 16 at 1 30 p.m.
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AAUW
Thrrkill
Soda Springs
Idaho Stake Conference Details March 11 12
Loren C Dunn of the First Council of Seventy will speak at the Idaho Stake Conference held March 11 12 in Soda Springs. Meetings include 4 PM and 7 PM Saturday for church leaders and a Sunday 8 AM session followed by a 10 AM main conference. Stake President Robert W Hubbard invites visitors. A 12 15 PM youth meeting for ages 14 to 26 is scheduled after the Sunday session.
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Loren C. Dunn
First Council of Seventy
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Idaho
Soda Springs
Elder Dunn
New England Council For Economic Development
Boston
Mass
Brigham Young University
Boston University
British Isles
High Council
New Golf Pro Named for Soda Springs Course
Hereford Arizona pro John W Bower will serve as golf professional at Soda Springs Golf Course for the season. He scouted the course last week and will return in April to open it. Mrs Matilda Gooch, mother of Mrs Leonard Marriott, was buried in Pocatello with Mr and Mrs John Wallace and Mr and Mrs William Meads in attendance from Soda Springs.
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John W Bower
Hereford
Arizona
Soda Springs
William Meads
Pocatello
Matilda Gooch
Leonard Marriott
John Wallace
New Chamber Officers To Be Elected March 16
Soda Springs Chamber of Commerce will elect officers for the coming year at the regular meeting on March 16 at the Train Cafe. Nominees include Phil Merchen and George Shuler for president, Cliff Davis and Wayne Mortimer for vice president, Jimmie Ruth Lowry for secretary treasurer, and Charles Reagan Joe Kohlberg Yvonne Lewis Edith Turner Sue Lesley and Larry Anderson as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soda Springs Chamber of Commerce
Phil Merchen
George Shuler
Cliff Davis
Wayne Mortimer
Jimmie Ruth Lowry
Charles Reagan
Joe Kohlberg
Yvonne Lewis
Edith Turner
Sue Lesley
Larry Anderson
Jocal Extension
Randy Meacham
Chamber
Edd Kennington
First Aid Meet for Caribou District Scouts
Boy Scouts ages 11 to 14 and leaders will hold a First Aid Meet on Saturday March 11 at 1 00 pm at the Idaho Stake Center. Scouts should wear uniforms and be ready to use or name parts of it for first aid. Each patrol will appoint a captain to lead and respond to questions while all materials are provided. Scouts need only bring smiles.
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Caribou
Idaho Stake Center
North Gem Wins District Cage Crown
North Gem Cowboys beat Mackay 55 to 52 to capture the District 56 A 4 title in Terreton advancing to the state tournament in Lewiston. Cordell Wistisen 19 Roy Hatch 17 Kurt Christensen 11 led the double figure scoring. Coach Hunter Barrus credited conditioning after four district games and noted uncertainty about the state bracket. North Gem enters the state meet for the first time since 1969 with Camas County of Fairfield as Thursday’s opener.
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North Gem
Mackay
Terreton
Cowboys
Lewiston
Hunter Barrus
Camas County
Fairfield
Cordell Wistisen
Roy Hatch
Kurt Christensen
Barrus
Hatch
Wistisen
Soda PTA Meeting Scheduled for March 9
The Soda Springs Elementary PTA will meet Thursday March 9 at Thirkill Elementary School at 7 30 pm. Environmentalist Steve Bastian from the Southeast District Health Department will speak and show a drug workshop film. Third grades under Mrs Larue Curtis will perform.
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Soda Springs
PTA
Thirkill
Steve Bastian
Southeast District Health Department
Thirkil
Larue Curtis
Winners Listed For Speed Oval Races At Local Meet
Large crowds enjoyed two days of speed oval racing under fine weather. Sloppy track on Sunday did not deter racers, with a crowded program of 800 650 and 440 Modified, 340 Modified, stock classes, and women’s powder puff events led by Yvon Du Hamel and Gaston Ferland among others.
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Yvon du Hamel
Montreal
Canada
Ski Doo
Grant Freayson
Rigby
Ron Dumont
Idaho Falls
Duane Eck
Driggs
Bill Kimball
Jackson
Wyo
Sno Jet
Mike Murdock
Big Piney
Polaris
Gaston Ferland
Quebec
Yvon DuHamel
Grant Fr
Jay Mansfield
Arctic Cat
Gordon Shaffer
Ogden
Utah
Paul Fife
Bill Wilbur
Monrroe
Polans
Todd Eason
Blackfoot
David Kimball
Hailey
Fred Lind
Bozeman
Mont
Joe Sklenar
Soda Springs
Ed Bowles
Afton
Rokey Sherbine
Bellevue
Lou Chamberlain
Speedway
Arlene Reed
Trait Motel
Leo Clegg
Soda Spriigs
Rupp
Warren Moore
Tom Dudley
Pocatello
George Hawker
Little League All Star Games Friday Night
Basketball fans can watch Soda Springs third and fifth grade boys in an all star game on Friday March 10. The players have trained in a winter program under high school coaches with JV and varsity players acting as coaches and officials. The first game starts at 7:00 p.m.
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Soda Springs
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Orem
Ted Faulkner
Ladd Hall
Date Yost
Steve Hebdon
Morris
Shauna Gilbert
Milton L. Gilbert
Idaho Stake
Loren
Dravo
L. G
Bad) Seifert
Dravo - Soda Springs
Cecil Andrus
Gay Mine
Ed Botham
Burley
Andy Marshinsky Jr
Kemmerer
John Binkley
College
Alaska
Don Eskelson
John Tanner
Wye
Lloyd Wilson
Jerald Bowman
Yamaha
Jack Strazzi
Mort
Alen Hansen
Skiroule
Gerald Bowman
Gordon Brimhall
Clearfield
Lorin Rasmussen
Keith Myers
Doug Cushman
Allen Stout
Eden
Bill Sherbine
Steven Wood
Dave Chamberlain
Dee Hemmert
Dick Kowatz
Keith Atkinson
Lloyd Hurley
Brett Stephson
Utah-Ski Dow
Nan
Carl Jorgensen
Jerry Humphrey
Thayne
Sam Smith
Preston
Carl Taylor
Paris
J. J. Kincaid
Dave Leipanes
Butte
Montana
Jim Douglas
Lynn Smith
Charles Raper
Pinedale
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