Indians Runner-Up In State Tourney
Preston High Indians returned home Sunday with the runner-up trophy from the State A-2 championship. Snake River defeated Preston again after a strong season, as Bracken Webb scored a career high 33 against Orofino and reached 1216 career points. Webb earned a second straight All-State A-2 selection while coach Ivan Davis praised the team and previewed next year with eight returning lettermen.
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Preston
Snake River
Indians
Bishop
Kelly High
A-2
Orofino
Bracken Webb
Craig Thomas
Bracken Webb Preston
Ted Roof Orofino
Bill Fritz Bishop Kelly Dan Carrico Wallace
Guy Ramsey Filer
Bracken
Preston High School
Ivan Davis
Davis
Bruce Herd
Dennis Baliif
Gary Knapp
Jerry Larsen
Douglas Doney
Bob Godfrey
Brian Chatterton
Earl Hymas
David Seamons
Boyd Lewis
Tom Dunn
Paul Talbot
Ed Fasthorse
Homer ‘Willems
Idaho Activities “Association
Citizen
Wheat Meet Set For This Week
Kenton Fredrickson announces guest speakers for the annual wheat growers meeting. Hugh McKay from Tetonia Experiment Station will report on seeding rates and dryland fertilization, while Howard Roylance of the University of Idaho will discuss crops of interest to Franklin county farmers.
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Kenton Fredrickson
Hugh McKay
Tetonia Experiment Station
Howard Roylance
University of Idaho
McKay
Roylance
Franklin
Fredrickson
Phi Dels Take Second at Ricks College Drill Meet
The Preston high school Phi Dels finished runner-up at the Second Annual Invitational Drill Tournament held at Ricks College. Fourteen drill teams and about 350 participants competed with Skyline’s Teddy Bears from Idaho Falls earning first place and Bear Vente School among other winners.
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Preston
Preston High
Lynnie Lewis
Barbara Gilbert
Terri Buttars
Preston High School
Phi Dels
Ricks College
Teddy Bears
Skyline School
Idsho Falls
Ithe
Bearvente School
Ward Names New Bishopric
Don Barger was named bishop of the Treasuret on ward Sunday by the Oneida Stake presidency. He follows Kermit Shumway who served as bishop. Mack Hymas and George Reeder named first and second counselors. Lyon named ward clerk successor to Von Atkinson and DeRalph Perr. Scholarships awarded to students Cregg Larson Prestoily and Gene Bennett from Winder.
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Don Barger
Oneida
Kermit Shumway
Bar Servin Opper
Mack Hymas
George Reeder
Tek
Lyon
von Atkinson
DeRalph Perr
Apostle Hunter to Speak at Oneida Stake Conference
Elder Howard W. Hunter of the LDS Council of Twelve will address the Oneida Stake Conference Saturday and Sunday at 10 am at the Oneida Stake Center. Carl A. Mortensen conducts. Hunter has a background as a Southern California lawyer and businessman and was born in Boise in 1907.
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Howard W. Hunter
Council of Twelve
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Oneida Stake
Hunter
Southern California Corporation
Stake
Carl A. Mortensen
Elder Hunter
Mormon Church
Boise
Los Angeles
California Bar Association
Beneficial Life Insurance Company
Salt Lake City
High Priests Quorum
Stake High Council
Pasadena
Southern California
Australia
New Zealand
South Pacific
4H Leader Receives 25 Year Award Honoring Owen Gibson
Owen Gibson earned a 25 year award recognizing his long service as a 4H leader. He contributed to forestry and weed control efforts and served as a club leader and council member in the local organization.
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Owen Gibson
Shedtricky
Gibson
Preston City Council Adopts Budget and Reviews Charges
The Preston City Council approved a 298 327.93 budget after meeting with no opposition. They reviewed garbage charges for businesses and planned library funding adjustments. The council also discussed snow clearance, licensing and impounding of dogs, and reallocating water funds for investment.
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Preston
Preston Carnegie Library
Athe
Harley Greaves
Bill Hanseh
Preston Chamber of Commerce
Pete Ward
Harry Stevenson
Odd Fragments Reflect a Local Incident Report
A garbled OCR passage hints at a local incident with terms like Hobbs and William L. involved. The text references being driven, a total, and an office or office worker, but most details are unreadable. The readable bits suggest an accident or damage event with monetary or casualty mentions.
Preston to Hold Public Meeting on New Water Line
A March 19 meeting in the county courthouse district room will discuss a city water system project in Preston. Mayor David Cutler says the session is open to the public and aims to finalize a loan from the Farmers Home Administration for a line from springs in Cub River canyon to a proposed off stream reservoir near Mapleton church house. Cub River Pumping Company protests the plan unless 60 feet of reservoir storage is reserved for its use. the city has an earlier study loan from the government.
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Preston
District Court Room
County Court House
David Cutler
Farmers Home Adminstration
Cub River Canyon
Mapleton Church House
Cub River
Merchants Urged to Halt Shoplifting in Preston
Loyd Lewis, Franklin county probate judge, urged Preston merchants to report shoplifting and bad checks to law enforcement. He said suspects will be arrested and tried the same day with maximum sentences, a practice already reducing shoplifting in Pocatello probate court. Forms are available at the Preston probate judge’s office.
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Loyd Lewis
Franklin County
Merchants Committee
Preston
Pocatello
Dinner honors elderly stake members at priesthood event
The event will occur Friday with all stake members aged 75 plus honored at a steak dinner from 6 to 8 pm. A program of community singing and special numbers follows for men over 20 and their partners.
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Stake
Snow Survey Shows Water Content Above Normal in Preston Area
The 1969 February snow survey by SCS and Forest Service reports Preston area water content at 123 percent of normal. Lib erty Springs exceeds the 15‑year average most, with 109 inches of snow and 37.4 inches of water. Travel at high elevations is hindered by fluffy, light snow.
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Soil Conservation Service
Forest Service
SCS
Glade Moser
Don Ward
Liberty Springs
Fiat
Ranger
Liberty
Alay Salts
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