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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1969
Page
1
The Ford Springs area hosted a Punt Pass Kick competition for boys ages 8 to 13 on Saturday despite the cold. Local participants from Soda Springs, Olds, and nearby towns earned trophies in each age group and the top winner advances to Idaho Falls on Friday, Oct. 18.
The Grace High School board meets to approve a rotating daily period schedule to equalize time among subjects. Enrollment declines in agriculture chemistry and a high emotive class are noted while teachers receive updated acting materials. The board approves a workshop for staff and discusses sale terms for an engine not accepted. Work permits are extended for students near the potato harvest.
A Citizens party will be held in Soda Springs on October 25 at the Idaho Stake venue. Open to senior citizens, high priests wives widows and all invited to attend the community event.
Following the resignation of Ger ald Tolman, Bancroft voters will elect three councilmen on November 4. Burt Barfuss filed for Tolman’s remaining two years. six other candidates seek the two four year seats: Ferrebee Butterfield, Hyrum McLain, Alton Hatch, Grant Hulse, George Jenkins and Frank Barker.
The Thirkill Elementary School PTA held its first meeting of the 1989-70 school year on October 7 with Carl Wallin, the principal, installing new officers. Elaine Johnson is president, Howard Hand first vice president, Melinda Hess secretary, Bell2 Brown treasurer, and Lynda Humphreys historian.
PTA room mothers tea held Tuesday October 14 at the library to plan the year. The Thirkill Elementary will not host a school wide Halloween carnival this year instead classrooms will feature costumed Halloween carts.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hansen were in Idano Falls and Pocatello on Monday October 13.
Representatives from 39 Idaho counties gathered in Boise for the Idaho Division annual meeting of the American Cancer Society. Everett Jones Jr. M.D. presided as president, with Dr Walter Ricker Jr. as banquet speaker discussing cancer control. Officers elected include Jones as president and Stahell as president-elect. Community chairs were named from Soda Springs to Davisville.
Soda Springs city councilman Max Hughes said two additional blocks will be paved beyond the original plan, extending 3rd West from 2nd South to 4th South and part of Rose Ave. The work uses leftover asphalt from the initial contract, with no extra cost to the city.
The Bear Lake Community Concert Association opens youth ticket access for three performances this season. The first show featuring the New York Lyric Quartet is on Friday October 17 at 8 PM in the Bear Lake High School Auditorium. Members may pick up tickets via Mrs. Frank Weaver in Soda Springs.
Blynn B. Wilcox warns Soda Springs emergency services may fail in winter without reliable private vehicle support. He urges pre season car maintenance including ignition, timing, battery, brakes, radiator, antifreeze, and fully functional lights, backed by professionals per safety council guidance.
Maj. D. Larry Keller USAF former Soda Springs resident dies Oct 8 when his B52 on a routine training flight crashes at Castle AFB California. He was navigator-bomber instructor and survived by wife Jacqueline, children James and Kristen, and several relatives. Memorial services at Castle AFB precede burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Idaho State Dept of Public Lands says the closed fire season ends at midnight October 20. Afterward debris burns on fields and forests no longer require permits. Assistant forestry and fire commissioner Jack Gillette warns fire danger remains and urges caution and full extinguishment of campfires and cigarettes.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hansen were Sunday dinner guests at the home of her brother and sister in law Roy Hayes in Georgetown.
Chief Wilcox urges motorists to prepare for slick roads with proper wipers tires and chains. He recommends live rubber blades snow or studded tires emergency gear include booster cables flares reflectors sand or traction aids and a shovel to improve chances of staying powered and safe during storms.
Governor Samuelson noted phosphate industry programs in Soda Springs show land restoration can return mined areas to productive use. He toured projects by Monsanto and J R Simplot with the Forest Service and FMC El Paso. He urged applying the approach to White Clouds, despite conservationist concerns.
National School Lunch Week runs October 12 to 18 as Congress designates a seven day period to recognize the program. The notice urges better nutrition education and outlines a sample lunch menu for October with meals featuring spaghetti, meat loaf, corned beef casserole, and white beans with beverages.
Dr. Oris Reed Grace delivered a seminar paper on Laws of Genetics and Known Inheritance in Dairy Cattle at a Columbus meeting of doctors and professors of genetics on Tuesday Oct 14. Reed is a past president of the Central Council of Genetic Research.
Mrs. Peggy Hansen, formerly of ISU, spent last weekend visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Scarthons and the Lloyd Hangatis at their homes.
Union Pacific Railroad announces a new livestock special train serving Idaho Utah Wyoming and Nebraska during peak cattle shipping. The daily service runs between Pocatello and North Platte with stops at stock loading points and connects Ogden Utah via Green River for rapid switching at Bailey Yard.
Deer and elk hunting seasons start Saturday October 18 across southern Idaho. Eight units including Lemhi 30 Silver City 40 Owyhee 4 Birch Creek 61 Fall River 62 Eight Mile 75 and Bear Lake 78 open to general hunting with big game regulations available from license vendors. Elder Kirk Hansen of the West Spanish American Mission now resides at 1090 Drexel Way San Jose California.
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