Arts and Crafts Festival and Beach Barbecue Draw Sandpoint Crowd
Throngs packed downtown Sandpoint and City Beach for a two day Arts and Crafts Festival and Lions Beach Barbecue. Ninety five booths showcased art and crafts with fifteen percent of sales aiding the Bonner County Historical Society museum fund. Beach activities included horseshoes, volleyball, swimming contests, and a large barbecue serving 850 pounds of beef. Open singles champion was Jim Weisz of Sandpoint with Cox and Pederson winning doubles. Crazy Daze sales drew large crowds despite First Avenue closure plans and minor traffic hiccups.
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Sandpoint
City Beach
Marty Gagin
Bonner County Historical Society
Lubbers
Andy Bain
Jim Weisz
Ode Cox
Jack Péderson
Steve Wescott
Wiley and Sullivan
Lions Club
Daily Bee
Sandpoint Legion Upsets Appleway Chevrolet 7 3 in Spokane
Sandpoint American Legion shocked Spokane champion Appleway Chevrolet 7 to 3 Saturday afternoon in Spokane. Pitcher Rollie Baker allowed six hits while outfielder John Windju led the offense. For details, see page four.
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Inland Empire
Sandpoint
American Legion
Spokane
Appleway Chevrolet
Rollie Baker
John Windju
Wide Wildfire Blaze Rages Across Alaska and California
Lightning sparked fires threaten Alaska towns as 46 fires burn across tundra and forests. In California Santa Barbara and Los Padres NF see new blazes with evacuation of campers, 350 firefighters aided by diminishing winds and thundershowers. Damages include avocado and citrus crops. Corona area fire under control with minor injuries and $600000 estimate.
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United Press International
Alaska
California
Maine
Rhode Island
Richard H. Ledesquet
Fairbanks
Bureau of Land Management
Santa Barbara
Los Padres National Forest
Davy
Brown
Nira
Don Smith
U.S. Forest Service
Corona
Calif
Forest Service
George Biddle
Bere
Biddle
Napa Valley
States to Meet in Coeur d'Alene on Chinook and Steelhead Dispute
Representatives from Idaho Washington and Oregon will convene in Coeur d Alene next week to pursue a settlement of the dispute over apportionment of returning Chinook and steelhead without going to trial. Idaho filed a suit with the U S Supreme Court claiming the Gem State shares of these adults returning from the ocean. U S Circuit Judge Jean Bielaj is acting as special master and Breitenstein was named to set procedures with a hearing slated for June 29 in Denver.
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Becky-Fanning
Idaho
Washington
Oregonsa
Coeur d'Alene
Aca
Jean
Biel
U.S
Denver
Eda
August 30 Slated As Next Levy Date
Bonner County voters face a school plant facilities levy vote on August 30 after the School District 82 board approved a 10 mill first year and 15 mill subsequent year plan. If rejected, $53,000 would be available for major repairs next year, with funds to be planned over five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Palmer
Bonner County
School District 82 Board of Trustees
Wayne Likens
Venus Verhei
Sagle
Sandpoint
Marion Ebbett
Clark Fork High School
Immunization Program Seen As Poor In Idaho
Boise report notes Idaho leads nation in measles cases per capita with rate 12 times the national average. Central District shows only 51 percent of two year olds immunized. Statewide goal is 90 percent amid talks by health departments and PTA to boost coverage.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Rick Sager
Central District Health Department
Sager
Department of Health and Welfare
Department of Education
PTA
Two Sandpoint residents arrested on drug charges
Stephan Van DenBerg aged 26 and David E. Shultz aged 26 were arrested separately Friday on cultivation of a controlled substance charges. Shultz was released on his own recognizance while Van DenBerg is held on 1500 dollars bond. Harold L. Salle aged 19 of Priest River was arrested Sunday for possession of a controlled substance with a 300 dollar bond. George A. Holland aged 28 of Priest River was charged with driving while intoxicated and posted 300 dollar bond.
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Sandpoint
Stephan van DenBerg
David E. Shultz
Shultz
van DenBerg
Harold L. Salle
Priest River
Salle
George A. Holland
Van Destroyed In Fire Near Pine Street Loop Intersection
A Volkswagen van used as a trailer was destroyed by a blaze Friday as owner Bradley Goldrich tried to start it. Northside firefighters battled flames for about 45 minutes in a driveway near the Pine Street Loop Baldy Road intersection. Goldrich, an Oregon resident, had just arrived in the Sand Point area the day before.
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Northside
Oregon
Pine Street
Baldy Road
Bradley Goldrich
Goldrich
Sandpoint
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Roger Lubbers
Bain
First Avenue
Mother Nature
Rae
Steve, Fenton
Tinett Bee
Brian Moe
Sandromit
Tad
Ips
Tadget ‘Breitenstein
U. S
Breitenstein
Ssri Saids
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