Burglary Hits Sandpoint Eagles Lodge and Kwik Stop Dairy
Sandpoint police report burglary at the Eagles Lodge with the loss over 2200 dollars from an early 1900s upright safe. The Kwik Stop Dairy on Highway 200 was burglarized for 40 dollars with a bag of money found in an employee’s car later. No suspects yet. investigators note forced rear door and pry marks. A separate larceny involved 16 squares of manufactured shakes stolen from B&B Shakemill in Colburn.
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Sandpoint
Eagle’s
Kwik Stop
Highway 200
Larry Sterling
Eagle’s Lodge
Gene Holt
Sterling
Donna Montgomery
Church
Les Brown
B&b
Colburn
Lightning Knocks Out Power Across Sandpoint Area
A storm struck Sandpoint area knocking clocks off by 33 minutes as lightning and rain hit early this morning. PP&L reported a 2 39 a m outage with restoration at 3 12 a m at Bronx sub station and a North Boyer box near the Louisiana Pacific mill.
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Sandpoint
Bonner County
Pacific Power and Light
Dale Addington
Pp&l
Dington
Bronx
Louisiana-Pacific
North Boyer
Long Bridge Construction Planned This Fall
District Engineer Merle Harding said work on the Long Bridge south of Sandpoint on Highway 5 should begin by early fall. Crews will repair beams this autumn without blocking traffic, followed by road surface patching and asphalt in the next year. The bridge will retain a 35 mph limit for safety and bicyclist accommodation.
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Sandpoint
Highway 5
Merle Harding
Harding
Second Idaho primaryElection turnout seen low as storms hit Magic Valley
Heavy thund ershowers across Magic Valley dampen voting as polls open in Idaho's second primary of the year. About 160000 of 457000 eligible voters expected to cast ballots amid disillusionment with government and Watergate. Incumbent Rep. George Hansen faces Wegner and Forschler in the Second District while other races include legislative, county seats, and an uncontested Supreme Court justice.
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Richard Charnock
Boise
UPI
Magic Valley
Idaho Falls
George Hansen
Idaho
Frank Church
Ronald Reagan
Peter Ceamrrusa
Supreme Court
Robert Bakes
Congress Hansen
House
Senate
Glen Wegner
George Forschler
Burley
Thief Takes Rose's Therapy Flowers On Pine Street
Rose Maxwell 80, known for moving potted flowers along her Pine Street yard as therapy, says last Friday night someone stole all her plants. She suspects premeditation and notes a prior theft last year. Maxwell will relocate remaining plants and continue signaling she is okay by moving a duck daily.
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Michael Guilfoil
Rose Maxwell
Rose
Sera
Maxwell
Pine Street
Prosecutors Duty Clarified for Idaho County Boards
Idaho Attorney General issued an opinion defining prosecuting attorneys as required to advise and represent county public officers including boards and commissions. Prosecutors must handle actions involving county interests, and boards may hire private counsel if no litigation is involved. The extent of outside counsel is a policy matter.
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Boise
UPS
Idaho
Garth S Pincock
Bannock
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Hospital Board
County Fair Board
Wayne Kidwell
Publishers Warn Over Masthead Use in Local Campaigns
Sandpoint Daily Bee and News Bulletin publisher Pete Thompson warned against using the mastheads on campaign fliers. Democratic candidates Robert Eddy for sheriff and Curtis Snyder for state representative used the mastheads without permission, drawing apologies and pledges to stop distribution. Thompson stressed the masthead use misleads readers into thinking endorsements exist and denied any affiliation.
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Sandpoint Daily Bee
News Bulletin
Pete Thompson
Robert Eddy
Sherff
Curtis Snyder
Thompson
Eddy
Snyder
Three Car Collision Causes Citations in Sandpoint
A three vehicle crash late Sunday in Sandpoint caused about 4350 dollars in damage with no injuries. Dorthy J Johnson and Peter T Lindstrom were cited for traffic violations after Johnson failed to yield and struck Lindstrom, then hit a parked car owned by William M. Lloyd.
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Sandpoint
Dorthy J Johnson
Lakeview Blvd
Peter T Lindstrom
S Second
Second
Superior Johnson
Lindstrom
William M. Lloyd
Priest River Sets Sewer Start and Water Meter Plans
The Priest River City Council announced Larch Street sewer work may start in about two weeks with a special Aug 5 meeting at 7:30 p.m. to inform residents of costs. Property owners must pay their shares before work begins. Pend Oreille Plumbing of Sandpoint handles preliminary water meter work with aims to place meters before winter. water transmission main cost is 185 943 dollars and water intake 102 144 dollars.
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Larch Street
Priest River
Art Thayer
Pend Oreille
Sandpoint
Ruth Treat
Entrance Engineers of
Spokane
L. M. Johnson
Fitz
Johnson
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Br Ank
Police Academy
Frank Chapin
Washington School
Dorothy Saunders
Ruby Rothenfluh
Elenor Hoffman
Nora Leonard
Chapin
Enid Ereman
Bee
US Forest Service
Northern Lights
U.S. Forest Service
Air Patrol
Kaniksu National Forest
Hansen
Ohio
Wayne Hayes
Teton Dam
Sheriff’s Department
Campaign Fliers Concern Publisher
Wittenberg Motor Co
Treat
State Transportation Department
John Caprai
United
Church of Christ
High Street
Albeni Highway
Robert Sutliff
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