Pelier Creek Project Halted for Winter
Construction on the Pelier Creek multi purpose flood control and irrigation project is paused for winter. The Montpelier Irrigation Company Bear Lake Soil and Water Conservation District and the City of Montpelier sponsor the work under Public Law 566. The first contract to Newell J Olsen & Sons Co Logan Utah totals 147049.55 with suns 26. Funding includes 89 051 29 from federal appropriations and the sponsoring organizations. The North Canal rebuild and a by pass floodway north of Montpelier are included and 119 working days were allowed for completion. Soil Conservation Service Engineer Phil Whiting and team supervise the project with John L Sullivan and Bob Donicht overseeing construction and installation of all improvements including new concrete turn outs with water measuring devices.
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Montpelier Creek
Phil Derricott
Montpelier Irrigation Company
Congress
Bear Lake Soil and Water Conservation District
Montpelier
Newell J. Olsen & Sons Co
Logan
Utah
Irrigation Company
Suns
The
Soil Conservation Service
Phil Whiting
SCS
Whiting
John L. Sullivan
Bob Donicht
North Canal
Willis E Kearl Laketown dies in Salt Lake City
Willis Ellsworth Kearl 84 lifelong Rich County rancher died in a Salt Lake City rest home from natural causes. Born January 29 1882 at Otter Creek son of James and Merlin Hastham Kearl. Survived by widow and numerous children grandchildren and great grandchildren with services held at the Bountiful or Laketown chapel and Laketown Cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis E. Kearl
Laketown
Salt Lake City
Willis Ellsworth Kearl
Mr. Kearl
Otter Creek
James and
Merlin Hastham Kearl
Bertha Lamborn
Paul
del C
Jean). Cook
W.gordon
Laramie
Wyo
Duane
Aretha) Jensen
Cleveland
Nelda VanVleet
L. A
Wilma) Wells
Grace)_ Lamborn
Former Georgetown man dies in Vietnam
Army Specialist 4 Ross Michael Bee, 20, a former Elder in the Georgetown LDS Ward and Montpelier High School student, was killed in action in Vietnam January 19. He served in the 4th Army Division and died on a combat mission after four months in Vietnam. He enlisted in 1965, trained at Ft. Lewis. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bee of Ogden Utah and siblings La Monte Alexandria Virginia Steve Logan Utah Delores Nielsen Los Angeles Elaine Kropsker Georgetown Barbara Bee Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Michel Bee
Georgetown
Montpelier High School
Viet Nam
John R. Bee
Ogden
Utah
Bee
4Th Army
Ft. Lewis
la Monte
Alexandria
Steve
Logan
Glenn
Delores) Nielsen
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert
Elaine) Kropsker
Barbara Bee
North Rich Upsets Fielding In Close Victory
North Rich edged Fielding 57 56 as Wynn Vallentine scored 26 points to lead the Spartans while Robert Eborn added 14. Despite 16 made free throws and strong rebounding, North Rich shot 28 percent from the field as Fielding pushed back but fell short.
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Wynn Vallentine
Robert Eborn
Spartans
Idaho Receives 1968 Federal Budget Totals of 70 Million
A telegram details Idaho allocations in the 1968 federal budget. The Army Engineers and Interior requests include 41.4 million for Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, 2.67 million for Portneuf Marsh Creek, 2.1 million for Heise Roberts, 225 thousand for Route Reservoir, and 1.1 million for Minidoka Project with additional funds for southwest Idaho water efforts and various feasibility studies. Also noted are 1967 Wheat Program signup dates and wool incentive deadlines for farmers and sheep growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George—Hansen
Post
Corps of Army Engineers
Interior Department
Idaho
William Dee Cornin
Rich County
ASC
Cornia
PeriMmers
En P
ASCS
American Falls
Lynn-Crandall
Salmon Falls
Snake Plains
Dworshak
Portneuf-Marsh Creek
Heise-Roberts
Teton
Minidoka
Idaho Water
Michaud Flats
Bear River
Utah
Blood Drive Draws Nine Pints Over Quota in Montpelier
The Cross Blood Drive in Montpelier exceeded its 150 pint target by nine pints. Donors from multiple communities contributed with totals listed for Montpelier Ovid St Charles Paris Cokeville Kemmerer Dingle Bern Bennington Geneva Pagram Liberty Georgetown. Nurses and volunteers from various towns aided the effort and pins awarded recognized top donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Bear Lake County
Cokeville
Wyo
Ovid
St. Charles
Paris
Kemmerer
Dingle
Bern
Bennington
Geneva
Pegram
Liberty
Georgetown
Millie Crockett
Richard Collipriest
H. G. Ericsson
Russell Sparks
Doneal Johnson
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Pelier Creek
Wedids
Joe's Gap
Montpelier Canyon
Kenneth and
LaMar Price
Georgeton
Vietnam
North Rich
Steven Nelson
FHS
Matthews _Wallenstine
Eborn
Rob
Reed
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