The Citizen Earns Idaho Press Awards at State Meeting
The Citizen collected three awards at the Idaho Press Association winter meeting in Boise. Walter Ross accepted a plaque for Barney Rice’s In Passing winning Local Comment. The paper earned second place for General Excellence and a special grassland journalism award. Ross was re elected to the association board for the 11th year.
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Walt Ross
Idaho Press Association
Leo Geddes
Citizen
Idaho
Barney Rice
the Citizen
Boise
Walter Ross
Idaho Grassman
Barney Ice
Ross
Board of Directors
The
Press Association
Franklin County Fish and Game Plan Special Meeting
Franklin County Fish and Game Association schedules a special meeting for Tuesday February 1 at 7 30 pm in the Utah Power and Light auditorium. Glenn Call urges strong member turnout to discuss Idaho Legislature wildlife bills including a bucks only deer bill and other measures.
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Franklin County Fish and Game Association
Utah
Call
Library Offers Helps For Handicapped Readers
Mrs Bill Hansen of the Preston Carnegie Public Library outlines services for visually impaired readers. The library has 12 large print books and can obtain more from regional and state libraries in Idaho and Utah. Talking book devices and a range of accessible formats are available through state and regional libraries with a toll free contact for Idaho residents.
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Bill Hansen
Preston Carnegie
Idaho Commission For the Blind
Idaho State Library
Idaho-Utah
Utah State
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Utah Library
Simulated Emergency Exercise Planned in Preston
Franklin county Civil Defense will stage a full scale emergency drill in Preston from February 10 involving county commissioners mayors civil defense director Sheriff Arlando Larsen city and county clerks National Guard and multiple agencies. University of Idaho extension coordinators will be in Preston February 7 to 10 to lead the exercise.
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Franklin County Civil Defense
Preston
Arlando Larsen
National Guard
Civil Defense
University of Idaho
Preston Schools Plan Comprehensive Reading Program
East side School District receives a 15000 educational grant to fund a special compensatory program to aid students with reading problems. Dr. Orson Bowler announces immediate funds to be used by June 30, 1972 and aims to raise reading levels for grades two through ten, focusing on four to six, with testing before and after.
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Eastside
Orson Bowler
Bowler
Eut of
Martyn Willardson
Cache
Granite
Schoetestigation
Dents
Fiddler On The Roof Opens At Pres ton Tonight
The production of Fiddler On The Roof opens tonight at Pres ton with two casts performing each night of a two night stand. The show, once Broadway leased, is noted as a long running international favorite in 19 languages and now a movie adaptation.
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Preston
Broadway
RC&D Accepts Applications for Bear RC&D Project Area
Franklin County has been accepted in the Cache RC&D project after a sponsors vote. Rich County Utah joined the project area and the board changed the name from Box Elder Oneida and Cache RC&D to Bear RC&D Project.
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Franklin County
Poe
Cachesource
Rich County
Utah
Box Elder
Oneida
Cache
Washington , D. Cc
Rc&d
Eatch
Tremonton-Garland
West Box Elder
Perry
Belmont Drain
Malad
Marian Olsen
Barnard White
Paradise
Kenneth Cardon
Benson Ward
Dayton Council Sets Water Usage Fee for 1972
Dayton city council approved a temporary resolution in January to levy 3 per month for each water hookup for January February and March 1972. Payments are due by month end with a 50 cent penalty for late accounts. Residents may attend the council meeting the third Wednesday.
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Dayton
Nelson
County Plans Budget Hearings Set for Feb 14
The Franklin county commissioners publish a tentative budget this week in The Citizen. A budget hearing is scheduled February 14 at 10 am in the courthouse commissioners room in Preston. Citizens may attend the hearing or file protests of expenditures.
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Boards of Commissioners
Franklin County
Commissioners
Preston
Jefferson Middle School Teams Triumph in Grace Games
Seventh and eighth graders from Jefferson Middle School traveled to Grace for basketball last week and secured two wins. The eighth graders dominated 50 to 24, while the seventh graders won 36 to 21.
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Jefferson Middle School
Grace
Man Injured By Horse in Preston Incident
Dick Garrett of Preston was hospitalized Wednesday morning after a horse kicked him in the face causing a severe nose wound. He is listed in good condition and expected to stay in hospital for two to three days.
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Dick Garrett
Preston
Mr Garrett
Preston Area Chamber Honors Virgil Knudson Outstanding Member
Virgil Knudson, longtime Preston businessman and Preston Night Rodeo founder, was named Outstanding Member by the Preston Area Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting Tuesday evening. He received a chamber certificate and a shirt from the Preston Night Rodeo Rod producer, recognized for 25 years as era committee chairman and local civic contributions.
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Lifedong
Preston
Virgil Knudson
Preston Police Annual Report Shows Traffic Focus and Nonfatal Crashes
Preston Police Chief Bert Gailey reports the year end 1972 duties include patrols traffic control and accident investigation with 9 792 hours worked 5 881 patrol 940 report writing and 903 public service hours donated. There were 363 traffic citations 91 speeding 32 stop sign 25 drunken driving and 131 accidents with over 50 percent between noon and 6 pm.
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Preston
Bert Gailey
Federal Land Bank reports large loan total for local farmers
The Federal Land Bank Association of Preston loaned 96,934,300 to 132 farmers in Franklin Cari bou Bear Lake Oneida and Bannock counties in the past year. Manager J. P. Garner notes a 134 percent rise from the prior year. The association provides long term real estate mortgage credit to farmer and rancher members. Their annual meeting is set for Friday February 18, 1972 in Preston at the LDS Oneida Stake House.
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Franklin
Caribou
Bear Lake
Oneida
Bannock
Federal Land Bank Association of
Preston
J. P. Garner
Farmer Borrower Owned
LDS Oneida
Bicycle near miss as truck brakes narrowly avert collision
Six year old Patricia Beck rode her bicycle across West On eida Street when other children yelled warnings about an approaching truck. The girl stopped hesitating then continued as the truck slowed and braked sharply, narrowly avoiding a collision.
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Patricia Beckstead
West Oneida Street
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Fiddler
Dayton Council
Lakes
Idaho State
Orryswgree
Shehy
Federal Land Bank
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