Sandpoint Custodians Walk Out Over Pay and Conditions
School custodians in the Sandpoint area staged a Friday walk out seeking a higher salary and better working conditions. In Priest River and Clark Fork areas, expected to remain off duty Monday amid ongoing negotiations with District 82. Superintendent Likens warns of possible suspensions and questions legality of using sick leave to halt work.
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Sandpoint
Priest River
Clark Fork
Wayne Likens
Likens
David Ho
Usekeeper
School Board of Trustees
Lorance Dawson
Zone change request for stock car track defeated in Bonner County
Bonner County Planning Commission rejected a rezoning request by Panhandle Raceways Inc. for 40 acres near Dufort Road south of Sandpoint. Residents opposed it with 90 signatures, supporters 120. A special meeting on April 12 was set to reexamine, but the panel also denied a conditional use permit for weekend racing only. Chris Warren was the sole vote in favor of the permit.
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Panhandle Raceways, Inc
Bonner County
Commission
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Chris Warren
Planning Commission
Everett Hofmeister
Hofmeister
Roy Wise
Worm Cookies Win Prize at Susquehanna Science Fair
Velma Anstadt, a Turbotville high school sophomore, won grand champion at the Susquehanna Valley Science and Engineering Fair for a project titled Development of a New Food Supplement from Recycled Garbage. She created cookies using ground earthworms mixed with flour, describing a worm meal as the main ingredient and noting they look and taste like regular cookies. The win qualifies her for the International Science Fair.
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Turbotville
UPD
Velma Anstadt
Susquehanna Valley Science and Engineering Fair
Bucknell University
Velma
Lake Pend Oreille set to reach fishing opening level
Alberi Falls Dam Project Engineer Ken Coffman said Lake Pend Oreille will be filled to the 2054 foot level by opening day for fishing on April 28, with current storage around 2053 to 2053.5. He noted thin spring rain could slow the rise but expects the normal summer pool of 2062 by early June, barring delays. Local forecasts call for scattered showers tonight, then cooler with a 30 percent rain chance tonight and 20 percent Saturday. lows around 35 and high near 55.
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Pend Oreille
Alberi Falls
Ken Coffman
Coffman
Clark Fork
Credit Card Interest To Be Refunded
Federal judge approves a settlement in a two year old usury case against Idaho banks First Security Bank of Idaho and Idaho First National Bank refunding 325000 dollars in interest on BankAmericard or MasterCharge accounts from May 10 1969 to June 30 1971. Distribution may begin after final approval hearing scheduled before Judge Fred M Taylor.
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Bose Cpd
Fred M. Taylor
Idaho
First Security Bank of
Idaho First National Bank
Bank Americaid
Robert M. Robson
Taylor
Idaho urges Forest Service to reconsider elk burning plan
Idaho Fish and Game Commission urges the U S Forest Service to restore and expand controlled burning in north Idaho to protect elk winter range. Eight years of research supported burning as essential for elk populations in the Clearwater River drainage. a hearing on big game season dates set for May 16.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho Fish and Game Commission
U.S. Forest Service
North
Idaho
Forest Service
Clearwater
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