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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1976
Page
2
Rexburg officials report applications for the 1976 77 school year are ahead of last year as Ricks College prepares to open August 30. President Henry B. Eyring says flood damage has not halted plans and on campus housing for flood victims may begin by July 10.
Twenty seven area teams competed in the Elks Golf Tournament at Preston Golf and Country Club. First flight winners were Bracken Webb and Bob Godfrey with Lynn Barker and Bob Steadman second and Ross Rasmussen and Mike Krantz third. Second flight top team was John Cole and Jim Cole with Coy Pratt and Leon Pratt second and Paul Johnson with Clair Cutler third. Third flight winners were Jack Butterfield and Mike Olsen, Scott Porter and Earl Kemp second, Bert Martin and Jay Martin tied with Barret Steadman and Stan Evans for third. Fourth flight winners were Walden McGreggor and Theron Smith with Richard Winderbottom and Ken Winderbottom second and Don Martin and Walley Reed third.
The Preston Golf and Country Club hosted its annual Fourth of July mixed doubles golf scramble with 22 couples. Teams led by Iyla Jean Steadman and Given Taylor posted a 30, with several groups scoring in the 31 to 35 range as a fried chicken dinner and patriotic floral decor accompanied the event.
Birth announcements list Steven and Becky Jo Anderson Preston welcome a boy on July 1. Nyle and Carma Bennett Grace announce a boy born July 2. Carl and Linda Bassett Grace announce a girl born July 4.
Jeff Hollingsworth was cited for failing to register his 1973 Datsun pickup after a Thursday wreck that also injured passenger Edwin I. Peterson, 19, and totaled the vehicle. The crash occurred on a dirt road near Glendale Reservoir when another car passed, creating heavy dust that obscured the road, according to sheriff reports.
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