Hartwell Excavating Low Bid For Preston Water System
Hartwell Excavating Company of Idaho Falls awarded apparent low bid for phase one of Preston’s new water system. The 16 inch main from Bergquist Spring to reservoir tanks near Foster Reservoir bid at $880,716.20 with four bids filed. FHA loan funds the project and approved figures will trigger a 10 day start window.
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Hartwell Excavating Company
Idaho Falls
Preston
Bergquist Spring
Foster Reservoir
Wendell Smith
Farmers Home Administration Office
Hartwell
Smith
FHA
Bergquist Springs
Canning Center Prepares Fall Produce And Venison Canning
The Franklin County Canning Center ready for fall products handles staple produce and items like puddings chili pork and beans chicken soups apples squash carrots barbecue wheat meat and jams. It will be open Saturday Oct 10 and Oct 17 for those who cannot visit during the week with appointments requested to avoid cold weather surges. Contact numbers are listed for making appointments.
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Franklin County
Preston Chamber Launches Employment Help Service
The Preston Chamber of Commerce announces an employment service for the community. Members can apply and be kept on file. a manual of procedures will be prepared. Four board seats open. nominations by Burt Martin, Sherwin Webb, and Paul Johnson. Board changes include several holdovers and new terms. The rodeo 1970 report shows income nineteen thousand one hundred eighty four dollars and eight cents with costs up, profit, and loan payments. total rodeo funds and reserves outlined.
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Preston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Burt Martin
Sherwin Webb
Paul Johnson
Nat Edwards
Ted Steers
Murray C. Nichols
James Tasso
Wayne Doney
Dick Bowman
Don Elwell
Walter Ross
Chamber
of Commerce Board Chamber of Directors
Dr Orvid Day funds aid Preston High scoreboard
A $1200 savings book from the Dr Orvid Day committee was given to Preston High School to support a new scoreboard for Orvid Cutler Field. A large portrait by Glen Edwards and a photo scrap book were also presented during Homecoming. David Woodward accepted on behalf of the student body.
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Preston High School
Orvid
Orvid Cutlerfield
Orvid Cutler
Glen Edwards
Utah State University
David Woodward
Drvid
Wayne Bell
Ted Steers
Neil Nelson
Dean Abrams
Idaho State Freshmen to Face Utah State in Benefit Game
Idaho State University freshmen host Utah State freshmen at Cutler Field on October 15 in a Lions club sponsored benefit for field lights recently installed. Sky View high school marching band performs at halftime. Proceeds support the lights. Lions sports committee members Keith Parry and Floyd Diderickson lead the event. game at 8 p.m.
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Idaho State University
Utah State
Cutler Field
Sky View High Schools
Preston Lions Club
Keith Parry
Floyd Diderickson
Preston Golf and Country Club Names Nominating Committee
The Preston Golf and Country Club formed a nominating committee this week to name ten men for election. Four holdover directors remain, and members with names to nominate should submit them by October 15. The committee includes Verlan Gunnel Burt Martin Paul Merrill Dr Leo Hawkes and O Sherwin Webb, all former presidents.
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Preston Golf and Country Club
Verlan Gunnell
Burt Martin
Paul Merrill
Leo Hawkes
O. Sherwin Webb
Rotary Chorus Sets Practice for Christmas Musical
Rotary Club plans its annual Christmas musical with practices starting October 15 at 8 p.m. in the Preston High School music room. Chorus members must attend the first practice. Mrs. James Tasso will direct again this year and Richard Hendricks chairs the program.
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Rotary Club
Preston High School
Richard Hendricks
James Tasso
ASC Announces Closing Time for 1970 Program
Jean J. Smith, chairman of the Franklin ASC county committee, says the 1970 ASC program will close on October 16. Applications for cost shares will not be accepted after that date. An opening date for the 1971 program will be announced later.
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Jean J. Smith
Franklin Asc County Committee
ASC
Combined PTA Names 70 Officers
Mrs Glen Keller of Mink Creek was named president of the Eastside Elementary Parent Teachers association. The group unites Central Franklin and Whitney school PTAs into one district body with Dean Kingsford of Franklin as vice president and Dee Petterberg of Preston as secretary.
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Glen Keller
Mink Creek
Eastside Elementary Parent Teachers Association
Central
Franklin and Whitney
Dean Kingsford
Franklin
Dee Petterberg
Preston
Whitney and
Idaho Candidate Night Highlights Statewide Progress
Governor Samadanes praised Idaho’s progress and urged continued cooperation with neighboring states at Republican Candidates Night. He credited Pete Cenarrosa, Jack Murphy, and Joe Williams for roles in state offices and urged modern accounting. He labeled Williams a bottleneck and urged reforms in auditing and legislature.
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Republican’party
Pete Cenarrosa
Jack’ Murphy
Idaho
Pete
Bob
Joe Williams
Williams
Marjorie Ruth Moon
Holy Joe
Miss Moon
Prissie
Jack Holley
Samadanes
Ovary
Wallace Connolly
Reclamation Projects Outline For Bear River Basin
Bureau report outlines Caribou Oneida and Blacksmith Fork segments in Idaho Utah. Details include Bear River dam reservoirs, acre feet for irrigation municipal and fish and wildlife uses, canal networks and flood control. Plans compare costs benefits and preferred routes for Oneida Narrows and Caribou reservoirs and related storage sites.
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Bennington
Bear River
Leeseorgetown
Idaho
Oneida
Caribou
Soda Springs
Last Chance Irrigation Company
Jinang
Rows
Oneida Narrows
Cache
Malad
Utah
Gem Valley
Narrows
Sont
One & Oneida
Nagment
Aribou
Tara Wee
Blacksmith Fork
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New City Water System
Canning Center
Gottefred Spatig
Clara E. Larsen
Lincoln Orme
Stata
Boosters Club
Preston High School Boosters Club
The
Lions Club
Country Club
PTA
Franklin County Homemakers Council
Burley
Vivian Taylor
Alex Heath
Veley Auger
Betty Miller
Bureau
Sation
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