Al Koch Named Principal of Preston High School
Alfred Walter Koch, 37, named principal of Preston High School by Eastside School District’s board. He comes from Rawlins Wyoming where he was assistant principal and curriculum coordinator, and he taught at South Cache Junior High in Hyrum. He holds a BS and MA and is pursuing a doctorate in education at Utah State University. Koch and his wife Karen Brower and their children will relocate to Preston. he replaces Onan Mecham who retires May 30. Koch will be hired daily starting June 1 and full time August. He was born in Hilden West Germany in 1937 and immigrated to the US in 1954, later serving as LDS church bishop in Rawlins and holding leadership roles. He envisions teamwork in education and plans to review school policy at a noon April 22 shoplifting discussion at Pop n Pin Lanes. He has held various teaching, administration, and advisory positions in Wyoming and Utah institutions.
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Eastside
Alfred Walter Koch
Preston High School
Thursday Koch
Utah State University
Rawlins
Wyo
Koch
Karen Brower
Pocatello
Wyoming
South Cache
Hyrum Koch
Karen
Steven
David
Bruce
Cathrine
Preston
Onan Mecham
Hilden
West Germany
Logan High School
LDS Church
Arlando Larsen
Rawlins Kiwanis Club
US Army Artillery
Utah National Guard
University of Wyoming
California State Department of Education
Hot Springs SD
Blue Key
NDEA
Phi Delta Kappa
Runaway Juveniles Caught After Multi-State Car Spree
Cache County Utah authorities hold two runaway girls, 14 and 15, linked to a two state stolen car spree. They stole a vehicle in Logan, then a 1974 Mercury in Clifton, bought gas in Preston, and led Jerome police to a Bennett car later tied to a Dayton high school hit and run.
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Cache County
Utah
Franklin County
Logan
Clifton
Delos Bennett
Preston
Jerome
Pocatello
Bennett
Idaho State University
Bennetts
Arlando Larsen
West Side High School
Dayton
Ford
Clair Phillips
Weston
Laurie Conroy
Spindler Low Bidder In Fairview
Spindler Construction Co of Logan was the low bidder at 491000 for a new LDS church house in Fairview. The total project cost is 555000 with final approval by the church finance committee on the 15th and groundbreaking planned soon after. Bishop Dallas Gilbert said the work could begin with site preparation immediately.
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Spindler Construction Co
Logan
Fairview
Dallas Gilbert
Church
Gilbert
Council Changes Engineers On Million Dollar Water Line
Wendell Smith, consulting engineer on the Preston City water line project, was dismissed by the city. Forsgren and Perkins of Rexburg were hired by a special council meeting after a quorum could not be formed earlier. The Monday session reviewed the project and potential federal funding for the water line.
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Council
Wendell Smith
Preston City
Smith
Forsgren and Perkins
Rexburg
Late March Snow Elevates Water Levels Across Region
Snow surveys report water content well above normal with readings such as 333 percent near Dry Creek Flat and 125 percent in Preston. High winds and heavy snowfall raise avalanche risk while council moves to replace the engineer on the Ross project and approves bids for a street sweeper and a new Oakwood Estates subdivision.
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Soil Conservation Service
Dry Creek
Malad
Montpelier
Preston
Glade Moser
Sherman Lewis
SCS
Moser
Liberty Springs
Cub River
Willow Flat
Fire damages $30,000 at Banida ranch barn
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a barn on the Thomas Cattani ranch in Banida last Saturday night. Volunteers fought flames from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. as 50 tons of hay and equipment were lost. neighbors contained the fire from spreading to a neighboring shed.
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Cattani Ranch
Banida
Bucket Brigade
Franklin County
Thomas Cattani
Cattani
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al Koch
Switzerland
Alfred W. Koch
Germany
Citizen
Citizen Photo
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Sun
Air
Shipley
Walter Ross
Willow Flat Meadows
Christensen Ranch
Strawberry Creek
Strawberry-Mink Creek Divide
Horseshoe Basin
Dry Basin
Worm Creek Basin
Franklin Basin
Lopan
Sheep Hollow
Logan Canyon
Ross
Legrand Burton
Mike Lower
Lynn Fackrell
Williams
Leo Palmer
Oakwood Estates
Oakwood
Fourth South
Palmer
Rocky Mountain Equipment Co
Logan City
Elks Lodge
Janet Mylrose
Helen Keller
Blair Perry
Capt Keller
Preston High School Speech and Drama Department
Vincy
Julee Jensen
William Gibson
Annie Sullivan
Annie
Helen
Franklin County Volunteer Fire Department
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