Four Accidents Involve 8S Vehicles No Livestock
Four accidents occurred in a week with three by the Sheriff’s Department and one by Idaho State Police. Notable incidents include a U turn near the Idaho Wyoming line, a sideswipe on a hill crest, a braking failure on St Charles Dry Canyon Road, and a rear impact on US 30 near Montpelier. Damages totaled at least $750 across the incidents.
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Sheriff’s Department
Don Ikenberry
Idaho State Police
Idaho-Wyoming Line
Geneva
Thomas G. Lewis
Montpelier
Chas. H. Hauck
West Borrow Pit
Gail R. Marshall
Ogden
St. Charles Dry Canyon
Paris City
Glenn E. Lewis
Bear Lake
Larry Johnson
Ovid
Idaho criticizes highway contract to Florida firm
Karel Thomas of Bloomington says the State Highway Board made a political decision by awarding an engineering contract to a Florida firm without considering Idaho engineers or inviting bids. He notes Wallace C. Burns, former state Republican chairman, has turned the highway department into a political football.
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Karel Thomas
Nat
Bloomington
State Highway Board
Florida
Thomas
Idaho
Wallace C. Burns
Highway Department
Jeep Patrol In Bear Lake County Receives Badges
On Wednesday September 23 at Montpelier City Hall the Bear Lake Sheriff's Jeep Patrol was sworn in with Special Deputy badges. Sheriff O E Monson urged strict order and public trust, noting the unit's May 1963 start for search and rescue and sheriff support.
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Montpelier
Bear Lake
O. E. Monson
Sheriff’s Dept
Jeen
Bear Lake County
Indian Creek
Dry Basin
Jeep Patrol
Sheriff’s Department
Sherif
Leonard Williams
Lavere King
Ross Clark
Keith Hymas
Darrell Sorenson
Gene Phillips
Joe Jensen
Larry Lloyd
DeWayne Swa
Robert Transtrum
Herman Egley
Ed Leissring
LaVoy Lewis
Terry Pugmire
Bill Vermaas
Bruce Eliason
Gene Hall Named Grassman of the Year in Bear Lake County
Eugene Hall, longtime Geneva cattleman, wins the 1964 Bear Lake County Grassman of the Year contest after three ranch finalists. His operation covers about 4500 acres with 635 Hereford cattle, plus rangeland and water development projects. He and Betty homesteaded land dating to 1875, built springs and reservoirs, and pioneered a fourfold water use system and crop rotation.
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Eugene Hall
Geneva
Bear Lake County
Chas. B. Hulme
Ivan Rigby
Lauridsen Land and Livestock
Hall
Eugene
Betty
William Hall
Huntsville
John
George Hall
Gene
Roady
White
Arthur Hirschi
Gene Hillier
Fred Shaw
National Forest
Fielding High School Stock Show Winners Revealed
The Fielding High School FFA held a Wednesday evening stock show in the school Ag shop to crown the best local showman. Charles Thorneock won the horse class, Raymond Arnell the sheep, Roger Roghaar led in swine, Arnell Pugmire took the beer class, and Brent Haddock was named top daily and overall showman after a round robin contest judged by Frank Hirschi.
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Fielding High School
FFA
Charles Thornock
Russell Shepherd
Heber Dunford
Raymond Ar
Brent Haddock
Arnell Pugmire
Roy Gleed
Frank Hirschi
Mark Stucki
Kirt Rich
Kent Williamson
Boyd McMurray
Reed Eborn
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Thomas Nelson
Robert Lee Philman
Philman
Nelson
Karel Thomas Lashes
Duane Langford
Gene Hall
Fielding
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