Preston City Council approves annexation to fix water hookups
After a month of discussion the council annexed three West Oneida Street property owners to legalize water hookups and disconnect a fourth. Four unauthorized hookups traced to an original Cache Valley Auction line will be billed. Ward’s property excluded. Ward’s hookup to be disconnected. Incumbents won re election on the West Side School District Board. zoning debate prompts reconsideration. City to pursue local improvement districts and plan coordination with the county.
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Preston
West Oneida Street
Cache Valley
Bert Winner
Dave Beckstead
Virgil Knudson
Joe Ward
Clifton
Beckstead
Ward
McClure to Visit Southeastern Idaho Next Week
Senator McClure plans a visit to Montpelier Preston Malad and Soda Springs from Tuesday to Thursday. Activities include a KPST talk show appearance, visits to the Cache Valley Livestock Auction and Rotary Club lunch, Lions Club talk in Preston, and a public meeting at the Larson Building. Calls to Valerie Watkins in Pocatello arrange meetings.
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James MeClure
Idaho
Montpelier
Preston
Malad
Soda Springs
KPST
Cache Valley
Rotary Club
Graduation set for 170 Franklin County seniors
Graduation exercises honor 170 Franklin County seniors with West Side High School and Preston High School ceremonies. West Side to graduate 1 at 8 o clock at the Dayton LDS Ward chapel and Preston hosting 133 graduates in the gym Friday night. Honor graduates and speakers named, diplomas presented by Robert Lindhardt and Ward Neilsen. The annual county senior photos supplement appears in The Citizen.
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Franklin County
West Side High School
Dayton
LDS Ward
Ocluk
Preston High School
Preston West Sides
Robert Lindhardt
Eastside
Ins
Ward Neilsen
West Side
Nan Meacham
Ofrestan High School
Harris G Allen
Brad Povey
Scott White
Ron Henderson
Steve Fisher
Sharel Buttars
Annette Coleman
Tracey Andrews
MerRee Chotles
Danita Christensen
RaNae Petersen
Maralou Egbert
Peggy Heath
Wendy Long Sears
Debra Larsen
Nonavee Porter
Mary Ellensvann
Denise Larson
Janet Mylrote
Nancy Gamble
Dixie Woodward
The
Citizen
Cub River Farmer Killed in Tractor Accident
Ernest Spatig, 79, of Cub River, died last Friday in a hillside tractor-accident on his farm. He was moving a loaded implement when the unit tipped and rolled, trapping him beneath. The Franklin County Sheriff’s office recorded the incident around 3:10 pm and reported the body was found after family notified authorities at about 3:38 pm.
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Ernest Spatig
Cub River
Spatig
Franklin County Sheriff Office
Mr Til An
Sheriff's Office
Eastside Trustees Approve Kindergarten Calendar and Budget
East Side School District board approves next year’s calendar with a $90 kindergarten fee. Students may attend full day every other day or half day with no noon BLS service. Two certified teachers to be hired and an aide to review the calendar. Aug 25 start, Dec 24 holidays, Apr 16–19 spring break, May 20 last day. Bond bids open June 18 at 8 pm. $200000 bonds notice in The Citizen. Preliminary budget set at $1,280,718 with hearing June 10 at 7:30 pm.
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East Side
Ulases
Orson Bowler
Vpm
Murray Nichols
Delmar Olsen
Oakwood School
Secur
Parkinson
Memorial Day Observance Closes Franklin County Offices
Monday many businesses close for Memorial Day in Franklin County. Thousands visit area cemeteries to honor deceased loved ones. Preston garbage pickup and the Cats Council meeting are canceled except for essential public services. Government and most private employers observe the holiday.
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Franklin County
Preston
Preston Seeks Federal Aid For City Water Line Project
Randy Furnace, administrative assistant to Senator Frank Church, visited Preston to review the city water line and its problems. City officials, the mayor, and council members discussed financing, line condition, and possible federal aid as Furnace prepared a report for consideration.
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Frank Church
Pogatello
Randy Furnace
Preston
Church
Furnace
Sea Church
Lindhardt Nichols Win Incumbents Reelected to East Side Board
Incumbents won re election to the East Side School District board of trustees Tuesday. Board chairman Robert Lindhardt defeated Reed McEntire in Zone two where 163 votes were cast, Lindhardt 96 to 63. Dr Murray Nichols beat Doug Eggett and Frank Carley in Zone three with 86 to 54 and 3 votes respectively. Spoiled ballots were noted in both zones. Both incumbents have served about ten years and Nichols sought reelection after petitions on his behalf.
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West Side School District Board of Trustees
Ward Neilson Weston
East Side School District Board of Trustees
Robert Lindhardt
Reed McEntire
Murray Nichols
Doug Eggett
Frank Carley
Lindhardt
Treasureton
Winder Banida
West
Preston
Nichols
Eggett
Carley
The Music Man Tryouts Set For Preston High
The Music Man will be staged by the Northern Cache Valley Theatre Guild next August with tryouts for speaking and singing roles at Preston High School auditorium June 5 6 and 7 at 630 pm An accompanist will be available and Joan Johnson Smith from San Francisco will direct the production.
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Cache Valley Theatre Guild
Venna Oliverson
Guild
Preston High School
Oliverson
Joan (Johnson) Smith
San Francisco
Preston
Bear River Basin water plan info supplement planned
The Citizen announces a 12 page supplement distributed to Bear River Basin households as part of state wide water resource planning. A meeting at Robinson Fairgrounds Building on Friday May 30 from 7 30 to 10 pm will discuss the water situation with Department of Water Resources staff. Similar workshops occurred in 20 Snake River Basin cities and the Panhandle Basin earlier this year. Public hearings are set for April 1976 with the draft plan to be finished January 1977 and presented to residents in January 1977. The Citizen calls for public response to the Bear River Basin water resource plan.
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Bear River Basin
Robinson Fairgrounds
Department of Water Resources
Snake River Basin
Panhandle Basin
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Marlow Smart Dayton
Scott McDonald
Southeastern Idaho Council of Governments
SICOG
McDonald
Mike Lower
City Planning and Zoning Board
County Planning and Zoning Board
Alan Doney
Scott Thompson
Lower Rex Checketts
Checketts
Kay Hollingsworth
Larson Drive
Sen. McClure
Walad
Lions Club
Larson
Valerie Watkins
Pocatello
Gene Haycock
Dawn Hyde
Bedy
Newell Hart
South Stake Center
Cats
Rexbecketts
Oneida St
Sen
J.D Williams
Lyle Shipley
Bergquist Springs
Claytor Fors Eren
Sen Church
Preston Areas
McEntire
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