County Passes Ordinance On Camping Limit
Franklin County commissioners approved ordinance 76-1 to ban camping beyond 48 hours near county waterways with fines up to 300 dollars or six months in jail. It also prohibits littering and unextinguished fires and enacts an emergency rule to aid fishing season, while preserving remaining clauses if any part is struck down.
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Franklin County
Board of Commissioners
Preston Citizen
Twin Lakes Canal Company
July 3 Celebration Set at Cutler Field in Preston
The Franklin County Bicentennial committee announces a July 3 gala themed It’s Me America to be held at Cutler Field. The Preston North and South LDS stakes sponsor with Ron Lewis and Richard Bingham directing. About 700 people are expected to participate in an 8 p.m. production featuring an adult chorus, Primary children’s chorus, dance and drama, plus a combined Eastside and West Side band under Mark Wilcox.
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America
Preston
Cutler Field
Franklin County Bicentennial Committee
Preston North and
South Lds Stakes
Ron Lewis
South Stake
Richard Bingham
North Stake
Nell
Banida quilters gift Americana quilt to Mrs Ford
Idaho Senator Jim McClure and wife Louise display the handmade quilt from Banida Ward Relief Society of the LDS Church. Sixteen women worked on the project for three days, creating 540 three inch square blocks and 216 half blocks. The quilt was sent to Senator McClure’s Washington office and presented by the Senate Wives Club at a luncheon in Washington for Mrs Ford.
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Idaho
U.S
Jim McClure
Louise
Senate Wives Club
Banida Ward Relief Society
LDS Church
Robert Geddes
McClure
Washington
Senate Wises Club
Banida
LDS Ward Relief Society
Ford
Louise McClure
Senior Citizens Dinner Saturday at American Legion Hall
The Senior Citizens invite all guests over 55 to a weekly noon dinner at the American Legion Hall this Saturday. Door prizes will be awarded.
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American Legion Hall
Franklin County May 25 presidential primary ballots listed
Ballots for the May 25 election include 11 Democratic candidates George Wallace Jimmy Carter Frank Church Fred Harris Hubert Humphrey Henry Jackson Morris Udall and Republican Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford with American Party contenders Thomas Anderson and John R. Rarick Also listed are precinct committeemen positions and polling hours from 8 am to 8 pm.
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Franklin County
George Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Frank Church
Fred Harris
Hubert H Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Thomas Anderson
John R. Rarick
Mike Kunz
Butz To Speak At Preston Rally
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz will speak in Preston at a District 32 Republican Bicentennial Rally on June 19. The event, at the Franklin County Robinson Building from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., includes Sen James McClure and Rep George Hansen among attendees. Tickets are $10 and funds support campaign expenses.
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Agriculture
Earl Butz
Preston
Lynn Fackreil
Franklin County
Said Butz
Franklin County Robinson Building
James McClure
George Hansen
Butz
Reed Budge
Soda Springs
Helen Chenoweth
State
Republican Committee
Geothermal Potential Seen in Franklin County Area
Geochemist John Mitchell of the State Water Resource Department says Idaho's geothermal report shows Franklin County may host water over 125 degrees Celsius suitable for agriculture and industry. Sun Oil has tested but not filed for a test well permit. any large withdrawal would require careful monitoring due to possible saline and thermal pollution.
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John Mitchell
State Water Resource Department
Mitchell
Department
Idaho
Franklin County
Sun Oil Company
West Side Graduation Set May 19 1976
West Side High School plans graduation for 37 seniors on Wednesday May 19 at the Dayton LDS Ward chapel. Baccalaureate Sunday at 2 pm at Weston Ward chapel with speaker George L Stebel.
Seminary Graduation Events Planned In Preston And Dayton
Seminary graduation exercises for Preston LDS Seminary will occur Wednesday May 19 at 8 pm in the New South Stake Center. Qualified students must complete four years of study and meet church standards as set by their bishop. A practice runs Wednesday morning at 8 am. Parents bishops and the public are invited. Dayton Seminary graduates will receive diplomas at the West Side High School Baccalaureate in the Weston Ward Chapel at 2 pm Sunday May 16.
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Lds Ward Chapel
Ward Nielsen
Weston Ward Chapel
George L Stebel
Logan
LDS Institute
LDS Seminary
Preston Lds Seminary
New South Stake Center
Preston Seminary
South Stake Center
Dayton Seminary
West Side
Weston Ward
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Eastside
Mark Wilcox
Monte Miles
Demont Bell
Kerry Campbell
Marion Bennett
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Virgil Geddes
Alex Swann
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Sarah Geddes
Cluff Gibson
KPST
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Laurie Phillips
Thomas Sant
Bryan Fisher
Greta Jones
Miss Jones
Eugene Jones
Weston
Ricks College
Fisher
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Clifton
Athle
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Sant
BYU
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Boyd Phillips
Debbie Henderson
Blair
Lyle Henderson
Supt Harris G Allen
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