Pie-eaters Gulp Down Cherry Pie on Washington Birthday
About 100 pie-eating fans gathered in downtown Preston for a Pie-Eating Contest Royale on Washington Birthday. Dr. George Bard won the celebrity bracket in 1 minute 45 seconds. youngsters and VIPs competed, with winners in age groups and a total fundraising of about $50 for the March of Dimes and Primary Children’s Hospital.
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George Bard
Dr Bard
Dr George
the Gorge
Bard
Washington
Rotary Club
Citizen Photo
Preston
Roger Woolley
Eastside
Daver Rosen
March of Dimes and
Primary Children’s Hospital
Westerberg Defeats Allocation Of Tax Break For Rich
Idaho House debate on bill 48 sees Rep. Russell Westerberg challenge the proposal as aiding only the wealthy. He argues the measure would favor 2-3 percent of his district and fail to give broad tax relief, urging a fair cut for all. The bill was defeated.
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Boise
House of Representatives
Russell Westerberg
Soda Springs
Westerberg
Tam
Indy
Idaho
Preston City Council to Meet Tonight at 7
The Preston City Council will convene at 7 o clock in the City Council chambers. Items on the agenda include dog problems seniors budget planning and zoning a proposed parking lot near the former city park and the citys fire rating. Reports are due from the fiscal agent and consulting engineer Wendell Smith.
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Preston
Wendell Smith
Preston South Stake Conference Schedule Details
The Preston South Stake Conference will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Stake Center on the corner of Second East and Second South. The general session starts at 10 am Sunday with President Paul C Woodward presiding and conducting. Saturday’s session begins at 30 pm with all high councilors, executive secretaries and clerks, priesthood quorum presidents, unit and group leaders and secretaries, bishoprics and their wives invited.
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Preston South Stake
Stake Center
Second East
Second South
Paul C Woodward
Hig
Mele' Hyedek
Preston issues three building permits in January
Preston issued three permits in January totaling 40 000 dollars. One permit covers a new dwelling unit while two are for additions and repairs. The January 1975 figure far exceeds January 1974’s 10 000 dollars.
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Preston
Local Option Tax Bill Faces Doubtful Fate in Legislature
Boise bill would let cities and counties levy local option taxes on utilities and sales. Rep Anpus Condie notes the measure has strong opposition from special interests and remains in committee with doubtful prospects. The Senate defeated a separate 10 percent tax rebate bill but held it for consideration.
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Boise
Anpus Condie
Condie
Senate
House
Jack Ford
Sant Announces Weed Meeting Set Next Tuesday
Sant, chairman of the Near River RC&D Weed Committee, invites all weed fighters to a February 25 meeting at Mountain Fuel Auditorium Lopat. The program includes talks on weed laws by Ray Downs and Eugene Ross, a slide set on noxious weeds, and updates on control of rye, wild oats, Canada thistle, quackgrass and other pests.
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Lewis Sant
Near River Resource Conservation and Development
Mountain Fuel Auditorium
Lopat
Sant
Ray Downs
State Department of Agriculture
Utah
Eugene Ross
Idaho
Evan Kotler
Weston
Everybody's Business
Dyers Woad
Jack Evans
William A Varga
Eastside School District Removes Several Books
Superintendent Dr Bowler says controversial texts are not used and that five to six state approved titles are reviewed yearly. Teachers choose the best fit and submit for board approval with several English works already removed. parents may request reviews.
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Eastside
Orson Bowler
State Board of Education
Bowler
Oakwood
Dean Abrams Receives Silver Beaver Honor in Cache Valley
Franklin County Commissioner Dean Abrams was one of five local men to receive the Silver Beaver award from the Cache Valley Council Boy Scouts of America at the annual meeting in Logan. Abrams noted for 25 years of service includes merit badge counseling, district camping chair duties, executive board work, and leadership roles in church and community groups.
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Byron Snow
Silver Beaver
Dean Abrams
Phillip Abrams
Abrams
Franklin County
Cache Valley
Cache Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Preston
Logan
Philip Lynn Hulme
Walden Pitcher
Earle Richardson
Lou Watts
Eagel
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Ward Nielsen
West Side School Board
Chamber
Woolley
Board of Trustees
Robert Lindhardt
Bert Gailey
Floyd Diderickson
Billy Rosen
Conrad Abrams
Rochelle Comstock
Colleen Lindhardt
Kip Hollenbeck
Sherry Beckstead
Karen Krantz
Valencia Garcia
Craig Bell
Kim Dockstader
Christina Hollenbeck
Bell
Ian Larsen
Reubin Ruiz
Rosen Bae
Richard Ruiz
Mary Lindhardt
Shirley Tanner
South Stake
Sun
Devere Tovey
Earl G. Rogers
Weed Science Society of America
United States
William Kellogg
Idaho Department of Agriculture
Tovey
Oid
Bear River Rc&d
Elder’s
MIA
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Board of the
Idaho Association of Commissioners and Clerks
Trail Blazer
Whitney
Fairview
Franklin
Dayton
North Stake
H. Burke Peterson
LDS Church
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