Preston Fall Festival offers music bargains and sales Oct 12 13
Preston Chamber of Commerce official Rulon Dunn announces town events for the Fall Festival featuring performances by the Preston and West Side High School bands and the Preston choir at the city park entrance. Local car dealers display new models, shops stay open until 7 p.m. Oct 12, with the festival leading to the Preston-Blackfoot football game at Cutler Field at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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Preston
Rulon Dunn
Preston Chamber of Commerce
West Side
Phillip Jensen Leads Week in Citizen's Forecast Contest
Phillip Jensen topped all guessers with perfect accuracy in ten football games earning a $10 first place prize. A tiebreak resolved second and third between Randy Johnson and Liz Woolf who receive $3 and $5 respectively. An entry blank is in this issue or at participating merchants.
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Phillip Jensen
Randy Johnson
Liz Woolf
Liz
Randy
Franklin City Council Candidates File Nominations
Six men filed for two Franklin city council seats with four seeking four year terms and two seeking two year terms. The four for four years are Burt Wilkin son Eldon Kingsford Brent Atkinson and James Kirkbride. The two for two years are Wayne Priestley and Jack Coltrin.
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Franklin City
Burt Wilkinson
Eldon Kingsford
Brent Atkinson
James Kirkbride
Wayne Priestley
Jack Coltrin
Chairman Ronald L Lewis Reappointed in Franklin County Chapter
Ronald L Lewis of Preston is reappointed chairman of the Franklin County Chapter of the National Foundation March of Dimes. Milton P. Shannon Idaho Representative announces the role to oversee research education and birth defect prevention efforts. Nancy Pearce notes Philadelphia educators visited Preston to study its community education program. Eastside School District teachers will attend conference sessions this Friday for a holiday welcome.
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Ronald L Lewis
Preston
Franklin County
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Milton P. Shannon
Idaho
Lewis
Boise
Primary Children’s Hospital
University of Utah Medical School
Salt Lake City
Nancy Pearce
Philadelphia
Eastside
George Wilcox
Robert Hull
Whitney
Vaunda Rallison
Franklin
Preston City Council Race Sees Seven Nominees
Preston residents file to run for two city offices with mayoral contenders Lynn Fackrell and Lyle Shipley. Seven council hopefuls include Elmer E Oliverson and Floyd Diderickson. Both incumbents emphasize better communication and key projects like Cub River water line and city county facility consolidations.
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Preston
Lynn Fackrell
Lyle Shipley
Counsilman
Elmer E Oliverson
Mike Lower
Peck Stevenson
Elmer Johnson
Ervin Taylor
LeGrand Burton
Floyd Diderickson
Fackrell
Cub River
Franklin County protests fair assessments and seeks change
The Franklin County Commission voted to protest the Eastern Idaho State Fair District assessments arguing the method is unfair. They oppose the $750 county bill while noting other counties’ larger charges and that tax base should not determine cost. They also approved wider county landfill and fleet bids.
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Franklin County Commission
Idaho State Fair District
Franklin County
Idaho
J LeRoy Howell
Howell
Bannock
Bonneville
Bingham County
Bannock County
Power County
High School Development Class Offered at Preston
Area residents may earn a high school diploma through a general educational development class starting October 17 at 7 pm in the Preston High School library. Mr and Mrs DeVerl Baxter will teach the program, designed for self paced study and completion via a high school equivalency exam. The class runs each Wednesday for this year only, with no future Preston sessions guaranteed.
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Preston High School
Preston
Baxter
Prestom High Choir Seeks $1000 From Citizen Contest
The Prestom High School choir begins selling subscriptions to the Citizen to reach a top prize of $1000, the highest yet offered. Subscriptions count 100 points, renewals 25, with 90,000 points needed. First prize is $250 for the top choir member, $100 for second. Contest runs until November 24. Subscription prices rise to $6 in several counties and $8 elsewhere due to higher costs.
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Prestom High School
Franklin
Caribou
Bannock
Oneida
Bear Lake
Cache
Box Elder
Immunizations Clinic Set for October in Preston
A free immunization clinic is scheduled for Thursday October 18 at the Health Department Office 75 South State in Preston. The event aims to provide vaccines to residents, with details on eligible ages and required proof announced by officials.
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Health Department
South State
O. R. Cutler
Eastside Board Approves Central Elementary Demolition and Bus Purchases
The Eastside School District trustees accepted bids to raze the old Central Elementary in Preston for 4900 and awarded two new Bluebird school buses with GMC and Ford chassis at about 5045 and 5100 respectively. Bodies are Bluebird at 3780.50 each. Senior class president Dave Beckstead sought permission to hire USA Sky Room for the Preston High senior ball on Nov 9 with board consent. The district faces absenteeism concerns impacting state funds. two high school students have missed enough classes to lose credit.
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Central
Preston
Eastside School District Board of Trustees
Delbert Carier
GMC
Ford
Bluebird
Preston High
Dave Beckstead
USA Sky Room
Arate Babinialndett
Cali
Orson Bowler
Seweizee
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Shipley, Fackre
Franklin County Republicans
Lynn Fackrel
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County Boy Scout Council
Mr Fackrell
Baugh Brothers Plumbing
Brigham City
Sea Bees
Logan
LDS Church
MIA
Shipley
Preston Lions
Idaho Teachers’ Association
Idaho Teachers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Utah
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Tansey
Preston, Idaho
Palmer Motor Company
DeVerl Baxter
Dean Abrams
Ww OW
Porter
Mapleton
Mris
Theo Schwyaneveldt
Zion
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