Paris Foresters Train on Timber Cruising Techniques
The Paris Ranger District hosted a multi day training session for foresters from Cache Caribou Bridger Teton Ashley and Manti LaSal National Forests plus a Regional office participant. George Arvidson led the program with Jim Gerber assisting. Training covered aerial photos tree height measurement acreage calculation and statistics with emphasis on safety.
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Paris
Floyd R. Lewis
George Arvidson
Forest Service
Ogden
Utah
Jim Gerber
Wogan
Mr. Lewis
Arvidson
Cache
Caribou
Bridger
Teton
Ashley
Manti
Funeral Rites Held for Betty Parker Victim of Auto Crash
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Liberty LDS Ward Chapel for Betty Alice Parker 19 of Lanark daughter of Mr and Mrs David Parker. She died after an auto truck accident near Smithfield Utah May 28 while returning from BYU with her brother Melvin. She was a Bear Lake High School graduate and member of NHS Future Homemakers Association and band. Survivors include her parents four brothers a sister and a Okinawa based sister. Burial details not provided.
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Liberty Lds Ward
Betty Alice Parker
David Parker
Lanark
Miss Parker
Ogden
Utah
Smithfield
Melvin
Brigham Young University
David G
Ivy Jensen Parker
Okinawa
Reed Hymas
Vernon Parker
Jennie Hemmert
Jesus
Liberty Choir
Carl Parker
Bear Lake honors list names year end high school students
The Bear Lake high school and junior high released year end honor lists. High school lists include All A's and A's and One B for sophomores juniors and seniors across term and semester honors with multiple named students such as Brad Austin Kathy Bird Robin Clark Norman Mecham Kenneth Transtrum Jon Wagner plus many others. Bear Lake Junior High notes 4.0 grade students Bette Clark and John Hess eighth grade Lorma Hansen Ruth Nelson Mike Wilkes Debra Woolstenhulme ninth grade.
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Bear Lake High
Brad <Austin
Kathy Bird
Robin Clark
Norman Mecham
Kenneth Transtrum
Jon Wagner
Lillas Ipsen
Aileen Laughter
Abby Perkins
Joyce Perkins
Janet Smedley
Terri Tolley
Judy Burdick
Janet Clark
Marian Dunford
Connie Esterholdt
Lana Johnson
Lenna Payne
Michael Barker
Dorothy Brown
Eric Evans
Crystal Jensen
Wendy Pitchford
Lorna Turner
Glenn Wright
Janice Wright
Sharlene Aland
Jeanene Pugmire
Stephen Stock
Raylene Ward
Marsha Jensen
Maxine Arnell
Carroll Gleason
Greg Jewell
Arthur Michaelson
Howard Sleight
Colleen Wilcox
Wwendy Pitchford
Jonener
Lillas
Bonnie Willams
Connie Hsterholdt
Evelyn Petereit
Jolene Portela
Bear Lake Junior High
Bette Clark
CaroliAnn Hawkes
John Hess
Lorma Hansen
Ruth Nelson
Mike Wilkes
Debra Woolstenhulme
Funeral Service Details and Burial for Local Figure
A funeral program features hymns "Beyond the Sun set" and "Oh, father" with vocal duets and a sextet, readings by Lurlene Roberts and Marie Tolley, and remarks by Bp. Parley W. Newman and Warren Passey. Archie Parker presided at the grave dedication with pallbearers Lindon Parks, Mark Stucki, Bruce Jengen, Paul Nielsen, Boyd McMurray, and Kent Parker, followed by interment at Liberty Cemetery.
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Father
Worthy Beck
Archie Parker
Lindon Parks
Mark Stucki
Bruce Jengen
Paul Nielsen
Boyd McMurray
Kent Parker
Liberty Cemetery
Minnetonka Cave Opens June 7 for Public Tours
Minnetonka Cave will open June 7 to the public with road access and a 300 foot boardwalk. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Guided tours start on the hour. A 50 cent entry fee applies for visitors over six years under the Land and Water Conservation Act. The cave lies nine miles west of St. Charles in Cache National Forest and drew about 6,500 visitors last year. The cool 40 degree cave requires jackets, as stalagmites stalactites travertine and more line the illuminated passage.
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Minnetonka Cave
Vaughan Tippets
St. Charles
Cache National Forest
Howard Low to Teach In Boise
Howard R. Low, former Bear Laker, will teach in Boise schools after years at Highland High in Pocatello. He taught 16 years in Utah and four years in Arco, directed the Idaho State Concert Choir in 1966 67, conducted the Idaho State Civic Symphony for one performance, judged many music festivals, and offered private vocal and instrumental lessons.
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Howard R. Low
Bear
Highland
Low
Idaho State Concert Choir
Idaho State Civic Symphony
Peggy Vallentine to Lead Paris Bear Lake Story Hour
Peggy Vallentine was selected to conduct the Story Hour program for the Paris Branch of the Bear Lake County Free Library this summer. Story Hour runs 2:00 to 3:00 each weekday afternoon while the Paris Library is open 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Peggy Vallentine
Paris
Bear Lake County
Child safety alert urged for summer driving in Idaho
Idaho State Police warn drivers not to risk a child’s summer by careless driving. Be alert for children at all times to prevent tragedy and ensure safe, carefree play.
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Idaho
Donetta Tippets Wins First Security Award in Bear Lake County
Donetta Tippets 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Tippets of Georgetown, earns the First Security Foundation Award as Bear Lake County’s outstanding 4-H member. She received a wrist watch May 29 at Bear Lake Junior High School after completing two 4-H projects, leading clubs, displaying sewing and foods work, and earning a scholarship to the 4-H Club Congress in Moscow in 1968.
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Donetta Tippets
Donetta. Tippets
Earl Tippets
Georgetown
First Security Foundation
Bear Lake County
Warren Wright
First Security Bank
Bear Lake
Miss Tippets
Donetta
Blackfoot
Moscow
Dians
Pace County Extension
First Security Bank of
Montpelier
Guests gather at Emma Shepherd home for holiday week
Sunday to Tuesday visits spanned family from Utah and California. Honored guests included Mr and Mrs William Stell and grandson, Mrs Stell recently back from Vietnam duty. Memorial Day callers from Santa Cruz Caldwell Magna Logan Ogden and Paris were present. Seventeen attended Josephine Orr stork shower for Claire Newbold of Preston.
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Emma Shepherd
William R. Stell
Stell
Vietnam
Fort Sill
Oklo
Shepherd
Countiful
Utah
Harold Shepherd
Santa Cruz
Calif
Howard T. Howell
Caldwell
Oneal Rich
Salt Lake City
Charles’ Chase
Idaho Falls
Annie Rich
Russell Nate
Salt Lake
Josephine Orr
Claire Newbold
Preston
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Minnetonka
Howard Low
Boise
Story Hour
Ron Thomas
Willard Eborn
Jaulin Shepherd
Merlyn Taylor
Orem
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