Outdoor Annie Get Your Gun set for Preston stage
The Preston Community Theater presents an outdoor production of the Western musical Annie Get Your Gun behind the high school. Over 75 people perform with guest directors from Snow College and local choreographers and designers contributing to the show funded by an Idaho Commission of Arts and Humanities grant.
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Preston Community Theater
Richard Haslam
Snow College
Carl Hoffman
Lyle Shipley
de Wynn Johnson
Lam
Marilyn Hoffman
Idaho Commisson of Arts and Humanities
Eastside
Conservationist LeaMon Baird Receives US Merit Certificate
LeaMon Baird of Preston in the Soil Conservation Service earned a US Department of Agriculture certificate of merit for July 1968 to June 1970. The award, signed by Guy W Nutt, cites leadership in watershed protection dryland conservation and RC&D potential.
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LeaMon Baird
Soil Conservation Service
Preston
US Department of Agriculture
Guy W Nutt
County buys $100,000 rock crusher for road work
Franklin county approved a $100,000 rock crusher purchase to speed county road construction and cut costs. The $84,975 bid from Kimbel Equipment of Salt Lake City included a $24,286 trade allowance, making the total just over $109,000. Arand Machinery of Idaho Falls at $82,971 was rejected for not meeting specs. The commission also denied three tax relief requests due to missed filing deadlines and reviewed juvenile probation system results.
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Franklin County
Kimbel Equipment Company
Salt Lake City
Arand Machinery Company
Idaho Falls
Area Drivers Licenses Dropped and Reinstatements Noted
State department of law enforcement suspended licenses for four drivers from Caribou and Franklin counties. John Burnell Johnson Bancroft and John Scheid Kunz of Sodatigay faced reckless driving actions, with Kunz later reinstated. Franklin county drivers Glen W. Coburn and Silas J Dalton faced DUI and related issues, Coburn reinstated, Andrea sen reinstated. Neil Mockli Anderson of Weston had license cancellation and denial.
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Caribou County
Franklin County
State Department of Law Enforcement
John Burnell Johnson
Bancroft
John Scheid Kunz
Sodatigay
Kuniz
Glen W. Coburn
Silas J Dalton
Preston
Mr. Coburn
Mark L. Andreasen
Neil Mockli Anderson
Weston
Car Hits Train After Stall on Tracks Near Preston
Donna Golightly 17 of Preston drove through a railroad crossing losing sight of the tracks due to high weeds. The car sustained about 200 dollars damage to the left fender but no injuries to Golightly or passengers Gaylene Hodges and Sherra Evans. Train crew became aware only after brakemen spotted the damaged vehicle. Captain Twitchell the engineer from Pocatello was not hurt.
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Preston
Donna Golightly
Miss Golightly
U.S 91
Deer Cliff Road
Amilando Larsen
Gaylene Hodges
Kuna
Ida
Sherra Lee Evans
Yuma
Ariz
Spencer M Twitchell
Pocatello
Youth Meet With Rep Hansen During Preston Visit
Rep Orval Hansen will visit Preston Friday to meet local youth, especially potential voters, after a no host breakfast at Pop N Pins at 7 am. He will tour the courthouse and speak before continuing to Soda Springs, staying in Preston until 9 am.
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Orval Hansen
Preston
Neil F. Nelson
Republican Central Committee
Hansen
Court House
Soda Springs
City orders new fire truck chassis and pumper
City officials reported at a council meeting on August 3 that a International chassis has been ordered and a 1,000 gallon Superior pumper body will be sought next. Delivery is hoped after year’s start due to funding limits. the current county truck is no longer adequate.
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Glen Gamble
Tus
Snake River Mutual Insurance Company
Appeal Urges Fire Reports for Cottonwood District
State fire warden appeals for wildfire reports to protect Cottonwood Fire Protection District. Contacts in Preston are George Reeder and Gary McKenzie. Preston Fire Department numbers encouraged. John Shaver notes wildfire season nears critical stage due to lush lower elevation fuels and hot dry weather raising fire danger in southeastern Idaho.
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Cottonwood
Fire Protection Agency
Preston
George Reeder
Star Route
Gary McKenzie
John Shaver
Shaver
Gottomwood
Iddho
Grade School Registration Set in Eastside District
Registration for students in grades one to five at Central Franklin and Whitney schools in the Eastside district runs August 25 to 27. It will be held upstairs at Central School in Preston. An activity fee of two dollars is required this year.
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Eastside
Central
Franklin Tand
Whitney
Preston
District Sells Bonds For New Grade School
The district sold 800000 in school bonds at a net rate of 5.2704 percent to Boettcher and Company of Denver for the East side elementary project. High bid from United Bank of Denver yielded 5.71 percent. Interest cost totals 301998.50. Bids for the building are expected late September or early October. An Aug 17 meeting at 7:30 p.m. will discuss building materials with the board and citizens committee. Annual audit shows year start deficit 5955.43, end balance 7042.05 in general fund.
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Eastside
Boettcher and Company of Denver
United Bank of Denver
Citizens Committee
Burton Feed and Kemmerer Coal Company
Protest Filed On Purchase Of Fire Truck
A formal protest against the purchase of a fire truck was filed by Ed Smith of Lorenzo against the city’s bid specifications. The protest cites a low bid and alleges irregularities in the negotiations. The matter was sent to Mayor Glen Gamble for review during the council’s regular meeting this Thursday.
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Secens
Glen Gamble
Edwere Smith
Lorenzo - Aaxt Son
Salt Lake of
American Geen
Ui Chase
Presbon
Franklin County Fair Opens August 19 With Rodeo and Show
The Franklin County Fair opens August 19 featuring a three day annual show with the Preston Night Rodeo at the arena. Fair officials including chairman Bergquist announced this week that exhibitors have been mailed premium lists and booth details.
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Franklin
Preston
Lee
Bergquist
Boand
Bérgquist
Salle Lables
Cotin
Persint
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