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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
1
Edith Orr won the Bear Lake Ranger Queen contest held at Parisounds last Saturday evening. Her attendants are Shatna and Jo ann Rigby of Pegram.
The Paris Ghana sponsored two week swimming course opens Monday June 21 at Bear Lake Hot Springs. About 20 people have pledged to attend with lessons costing 2.50 per person and 25 cents daily admission. Registration forms are at Love Drug Paris the Ovid Store and local post offices.
At the Class A District 33 school board meeting Clerk Powell administered the oath to Eugene B. Stucki and Calvin Sims, replacing Glen Ward and Floyd Bird. J. W. Owsley was re elected chairman for a third term. The board discussed a possible district building program and a summer music plan to help offset costs. Salaries for non certified staff were increased by about 0.5 percent. The board moved to publish notice of intent to close the Bennington and Bern schools, with a district wide special election potential rather than area specific votes.
Claude Wooldridge Sprouse 81, long time Garden City resident, died June 14 at LDS Hospital Logan after a lengthy illness. Born December 28, 1883 in Randolph to Gustin and Clarissa Sprouse, he married Effie Nelson in 1907. she died 1961. Survived by three daughters Verrell Grosjean, La Vera Lewis, Marie Jacobsen. two sons Merrill C. and Stanley W.. two sisters Nellie Titensor and Genevieve Carter. 17 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Funeral held June 8 at Garden City LDS Ward Chapel.
The Bear Lake Rangers announce their annual festivities with a July 3 horse show and a July 5 parade starting at noon. They encourage churches clubs and businesses to enter floats and invite children with novelty floats costumes and decorated bicycles. A chuck wagon breakfast will be held on July 5 morning.
Sacrament service Sunday led to the reorganization of Paris First Ward. Bear Lake Stake president W. K. Matthews released Bishop William J. Rich and 1st Counselor Vaughan E. Tippets, 2nd Counselor Jesse Schei Degger, and Financial Clerk Grant S. Rich. New leaders named include Charles Hackley as Bishop, Richard J. Stocker and Lloyd J. Passey as counselors, with Laran B. Burdick kept as Ward Statistical Clerk.
Donna Watson a 14 year old Montpelier girl drowned Friday at the Michelle Motel pool while swimming with friends. Police Chief Sid Teuscher Deputy Sheriff Bill Vermaas and fire personnel responded. Dr G W Schoper pronounced her dead. An inquest found accidental drowning with a coroner pathologist conducting the autopsy. Motel owner Glenn Bartschi watched swimmers and dived in but could not reach Watson before through rescue attempts.
J C Humphrey reports improvements at Montpelier fairgrounds for the Anneville Quarter Horse Futurity Derby and Thoroughbred races starting Friday June 18. The four day meet runs June 18 19 25 26 with track re sanded and facilities upgraded. Futurity 6 trials Derby 16 trials finals June 26 plus Sunday Friday preliminary events and open races split between quarter horse and thoroughbred entries.
Four days of horse racing will feature a 2:00 p.m. post time each day. Parimutuel betting will be in effect at the ten races scheduled daily.
The Bear Lake Basin community forms the Community Concert Association aiming for at least 600 members during June 21 to 26. If reached, four or five concerts may be scheduled with top talents including the San Francisco Ballet dance troupe, Tucson Boys Chorus, and Gloris Blackburn. Membership costs 7.50 for adults and 3.50 for students.
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