Harvest Prospects Amid Budget Pressures in Caribou County
Caribou County Sun notes shoppers struggle as prices rise for groceries and fuel while farmers report good harvests. Households face tradeoffs between essentials and luxuries like cars, vacations, and party shoes. The piece reflects local desires for relief and stability during a period of scarcity.
Thatcher Elementary's Halloween Carnival Delights Locals
Thatcher Elementary School hosted a lively Halloween Carnival on Friday Oct 26 with a space and fairy tale theme. The gym featured orange and black decorations and a gala parade followed by a supper of barbecue pie ice cream and pop. Judges faced hard choices in seven grade categories won by Roy Mathews and Shawn Mickelson in pre school Eric Ruud and Dwayne Peck in first grade Von Mickelson and Janet Mendenhall in second Tracy Lloyd and Julie Van Vleet in third Chris McCurdy and Eva Jean Bitton in fourth Sara Jo Hansen and Terry Keller in fifth and Sherry McCurdy and Ross Harris in sixth. Activities included a scary chamber of horrors geese prize toss cake walk fishing booth fortune teller and a witches brew dispenser. The event raised funds through various games and donations and the 1973 Carnival was deemed a financial and fun success.
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Busy Idaho farmer stockman piece on farming pride and critique
A reflective piece by Keith Edwards urges appreciation of farmers amid price pressures and change in public opinion. It argues city readers once scorned growers but now depend on agricultural output, noting farmers' role in producing staples and bridging supply to stores and households.
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