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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1975
Page
1
Unknown culprits damaged multiple golf carts at Soda Springs Golf Club between 3:00 and 6:00 am. Carts were crashed into greens Nos 9 1 8 and 4 leaving cross marks. electric carts rewired or disabled. damaged carts and greens estimated near $1000 with greens replacement cost about $10,000. Club members vow prosecution.
Caribou County employees will be working October 13 for Columbus Day while the courthouse remains open. Veterans Day will be observed and October 27 is noted for county employees.
George Kimball has been appointed Grace Junior High Principal. He previously served as Mackay Idaho Superintendent of Schools for four years and head coached multiple sports in Ashton and Soda Springs. Kimball and his wife Beverly Turner own Trout Haven on the Rig Lost River and are building a home west of Grace with their four children.
Idaho state senator Reed Budge on September 29 urged a grand jury investigation of state officials and executive appointed boards. He criticized the governor for delays in providing information and called for legislative hearings with sworn testimony to uncover ongoing issues in state government.
A $46,000 Thatcher water system nears completion supplying ten households and the Thatcher School. Contractor Owen Cas of Preston leads the project with Harris Stephenson as President Ray Ostler as Vice President Richard Garbett as Secretary and a Grace school board member on the executive board. Thatcher residents say they have needed the system for years.
Bancroft residents vote on Tuesday November 4 to elect a mayor and two council members. Incumbent mayor is Alton Hatch. council terms held by Fred Modersitzki and Frank Barker expire. Petitions due October 7 with at least five registered voter signatures. City clerk Eva Davids handles filings and registration details.
Bear Lake High School schedules a Friday match with Bear Lake at 1 30 p m. The event highlights a local high school athletic program and features team competition at the Bear Lake venue.
Grace hosts Preston Friday October 3 at 7 00 p m while Rockland travels to Bancroft for a 7 00 p m kickoff. The pairings spotlight high school grid action this week with two regional clashes.
The J. R. Simplot Company will build a FloSolids Reactor calciner at its Conda phosphate mine in Idaho. Jelco Inc of Salt Lake City handles construction starting next month, with completion due in November 1976. Project engineer for Jelco is Paul Christie. Simplot engineer is Russ Gimlin. About 50 on site workers and roughly a dozen permanent jobs are expected after start up. This will be Simplot’s fourth calciner, joining units at Pocatello fertilizer plant.
The Make It Yourself With Wool style show and contest will be at Williams Ward Church House in Grace on October 4 at 2:00 p.m. Co sponsors include local businesses in Soda Springs Pocatello Grace and surrounding areas. contestants come from Bannock Bear Lake Bingham Caribou Franklin Oneida and Power counties. District director Joan Farnworth of Grace and co director Karen Modersnzkt invite Home Councils and Home Economics classes to attend.
Representatives of Chesterfield Land & Livestock Association and Western Geothermal & Power Corp. signed an 11,800 acre geothermal lease for 10 years northeast of Chesterfield. Ben January of Western Geothermal & Power Corp. and Chesterfield officers Paul Hatch and Gene Ruger announced the agreement. Drilling will begin as tests completed. Western Geothermal & Power Corp. is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Cowbelles vote to donate enough money to buy one heifer for the Idaho Youth Ranch in Rupert Idaho as part of a statewide drive to supply 50 heifers for a new herd. The program aims to fund housing expansion and provide work for boys while the ranch sustains beef for the girls' school in Boise.
Soda Springs School District No 150 shows a net gain of 15 students in 1 12th grade enrollment from last year. Kindergarten enrollment sits at 101 with next year projections at 110 to 115. total 1192 students in grades 1 12, up from 1177 in 1974.
Boosters of the Junior High Athletics Program sponsor a flea market Saturday October 4 starting at 10 am on the Junior High lawn. Weather plans move indoors if needed. Items include a Honda 90 donated by C J Sports and new football pants as the first purchase target. Come early for good selections and support the teams.
A trench in the Lloyd Addition collapsed burying Keith Mac Cammon up to the waist and breaking the upper leg. He underwent surgery to remove splinters and was moved to Bannock Memorial Hospital after evaluation at Caribou Memorial Hospital. The town also faces a labor shortage with Terrell Beckstead recovering and slated for October surgery.
A quip notes that for some, the ultimate get well gesture is four aces, a playful metaphor highlighting cards as a cheering token rather than a simple wish. The remark implies novelty value in card gifts during illness or recovery.
Duck season in southeast Idaho begins October 4 with a daily bag limit of seven ducks and a fourteen duck possession after day one. Rules limit canvasbacks and redheads. hunting hours run from half an hour before sunrise to sunset. Goose season runs October 11 to December 14 with a three bird daily limit and six possession, plus specific Canada and Ross goose limits.
The Grace School Board informs parents that no pupil will receive extended time for harvest work beyond the set period from September 26 to October. Additional absences reduce the student’s ability to complete the required school year and cost the district six dollars per day per pupil absent.
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