Preston Teams Fall to West Side as North Rich Wins
Preston’s varsity lost 63 77 to West Side in the PHS gym with a packed crowd reacting to a strong West Side start. The following night Preston beat North Rich 84 82 in a tense finish. The junior varsity swept both games, and Phi Dels hosted a Christmas assembly and dance with Jed Beckstead and Lynette Smith named royalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
West Side
North Rich
PHS
Utah
Phi-Dels
Flag and Banner Corps
Santa Claus
Jed Beckstead
Lynnette Smith
Student of the Week Karen Porter Shines at Preston High
Karen Porter, a Preston High student, earns Student of the Week honors. The sophomore class secretary now serves as senior class social manager, FHA secretary, yearbook senior assistant editor, and seminary secretary. A former Junior Prom Queen, she was crowned Homecoming Queen and has played piano for 11 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean Stanton
Karen Porter
Preston High
Karen
FHA
Idaho wholesale and retail sales surge in seven years
Idaho reports a 160 percent rise in wholesale and retail sales from 1969 to 1977, reaching 8.4 billion dollars in 1977. Ada County leads with a 123 percent increase, Canyon County up 148 percent, fueled by growth in industry and population and mobile home manufacturing. Nez Perce rises on lumber and regional trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Tax Commission
Homer Ross
Ada
Nez Perce
Canyon
Canyon County
Ross
Canyon Counties
Washington
Choules Welcome Grandson in Clifton
Mr and Mrs Jack Choules celebrate the arrival of a grandson born Monday to Mr and Mrs Bruce Choules of Ogden. The Clifton community notes hospital stays births and family celebrations with a Ward Relief Society work day a chocolate dipping demonstration a quilting lesson and a Christmas canata in Sacrament meeting led by Janet Davis with Wanda Cox at the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Bailey Clifton
Jack Choules
Morday
Bruce Choules
Ogden
Joe Ward
Preston Hospital
Roy Perkins
Bill Powell
Downey Hospital
THE
Ward Relief Society
June Sohn
Clair Phillips
Elda Winward
Carliss Whitehead
Annie Coats
Santa
Dean Lewis
Rosetta Lewis
Pocatello
Clifton
Preston High Swing Choir Brightens Rest Home Program
The Preston High Swing Choir performed for rest home patients in striking black and white outfits with music and dance. Residents enjoyed Sunday church services led by the Eighth ward bishopric and Relief Society, plus a piano organ duet by Newell Hart and Janet Seamons. Two birthdays Dorothy Johnson and Arnold Wadsworth were celebrated with decorated cakes from the Pink Ladies and visiting Beehive girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston High Swing
Eighth Ward
Relief Society
Connie Mitchell
Newell Hart
Janet Seamons
Joseph Stone
Estelle Smith
Clifton Ward
Dorothy Johnson
Arnold Wadsworth
Drought cost-sharing funds available in Idaho
Idaho's drought cost-sharing program offers retroactive reimbursements for emergency stockwater projects. Applications for unusual drought expenses from April 7 to November 15, 1977 must be filed by January 5, 1978 with proof of costs. Individual limits are 2500 dollars. groups of four or more can seek up to 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Stephen Allred
Idaho Department of Water Resources
IDWR
Downey Hospital Patients and Christmas Family Gatherings
The article notes days in Downey Hospital for a patient and mentions families visiting for Christmas. Families including Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Miku, Mr. and Mrs. Alvard Cox, the Poves, and others from Layton, BYU, Millville, and Tooele gathered for holiday celebrations. WES WARDELL remains in Downey for tests and possible post Christmas surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey Hospital
Ronald Miku
David Cox
Pasadena
Calif
Alvard Cox
Ada Bailey
Lester Owen
Layton
Steven
Betty Bailey
Eldon
Beverly
Taylor
Ralph
Carol
Kearns
Chuck Beckstead
Stacie Owen
Byu
Ronda
Rober Cole
Millville
Louella
Cornelius
Tooele
Utah
Arthur Povey
Lynn Crowley
Provo
Leonard Povey
Wes Wardell
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Mike Hollingsworth
H. D. Nelson
C.P. Skaggs
Asaf
Hormel
Chuck
Meadow
Crystal Bay
Choules
Glendale
Arizona
Carmen Westover
Clarice
Swing Choir
Preston High School
Delmar Derricott
Local Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Grazing Association
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!