Bonner County 4-H Honored at National Association Conference
Bonner County 4-H received a county achievement award at NACO’s annual conference in Dallas on July 22 25 for its expanded 4 H program and facilities. County Commissioner Jim Brockway accepted a plaque for the county agent as NACO praised Bonner County’s progressive work in youth programs.
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Bonner County
Dallas
Texas
National Association of Counties
NACC
Jim Brockway
Brockway
NACO
Bernard F. Hillenbrand
Washington, D.C
Scouts Gather for National Boy Scout Jam at Farragut
More than 27 000 scouts assembled at Farragut State Park Idaho as the National Boy Scout Jamboree opened with the Thunderbirds jet team scheduled to fly over at 2 p.m. Sunday services were held for Protestant Catholic and other faith groups. Cardinal John Cody led services and scouts prepared skillorama displays while Bernard's Trail remained closed due to fire danger. Two leaders were slightly injured when a tree toppled on their tent during a wind gust. The jamboree closes Tuesday with a final arena show.
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Farragut State Park
Idaho
UPI
Thunderbirds
Air Force
Church of Jesus Christ and Latter - Day Saints
Buddhits
Cardinal John Cody
Archibishop
Chicago
Diochese
Bob
R. Brown
Lincoln
Neb
Charles ‘Chism
Dubuque
Iowa
Brown
Fairchild Air Force Base Hospital
Chism
Giant
One Hurt On Long Bridge
An accident on the Long Bridge one mile south of Sandpoint injured Bernard Turner 36 of Spokane. Turner was passing a stalled car but slowed for another vehicle and was rear ended by a car driven by W A Gordon 48 of Sandpoint.
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Long Bridge
Sandpoint
Bernard Turner
Spokane
Bonner County
Turner
W. A. Gordon
Dufort Road
Priscillae Mitchell
Sagle
Kenneth D. Rohrenback
Polson
Mont
Three Fires Under Control in Naples Weekend
A series of fires near Naples burned over 35 acres of private land but damaged no private buildings. The largest blaze, east of the Naples bridge and started by the Spokane International Railroad at about 6 20 p m Friday, required 31 Forest Service and 20 state and private citizens to fight. Four bulldozers and retardant planes including a Missoula based B 17 and a Coeur d Alene TBM and B 17 aided mop up, with containment by Sunday. The Bonners Ferry source noted two smaller fires caused by an electric fence and the railroad, which did not spread.
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Naples
Department of Public Lands
Bowers Ferry
Spokane International Railroad
Thirtyone Forest Service
New Naples Bridge
Missoula
Crash Kills Man Near Clark Fork
A 46 year old Hot Springs man, Lawrence Adams, was killed in a one vehicle crash on SH 220 near Clark Fork. The driver, Michael Antoine Adams, 17, of Hot Springs, reportedly fell asleep, crossing the center line and wrecking into a slough. Two other occupants, Robert Adams, 15, and Mary Lou Redcrow, 26, of Sandpoint, sustained injuries. Weather: partly cloudy, cooler with a 30 percent rain chance.
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Hot Springs
Montman
Clark Fork
Lawrence Adams
Idaho
Michael Antoine Adams
Robert Adams
Mary Lou Redcrow
Power Outage Strikes North Idaho and Montana Region
A BPA transmission line conductor parted causing a Saturday power outage from Albany Falls to Libby. About 15 minutes of loss near Sandpoint and Samuels. Samuels faced roughly 15 hours of outage after 9 30 a m. Sandpoint provided partial service while Pacific Power and Light restored part of the line from Libby.
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North
Idaho
Montana
Bonne=ville
Klatt
Sand Point
Magnets Aided Search For Missing Lake Victim
Bonner County deputies continue a search for Richard Van Horn of Crystal Lake Illinois missing since a boating collision on Cocolalla Lake. They plan to use large magnets and divers to locate the outboard motor and potential body near the crash area before expanding to the lake north end.
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Cocolalla Lake
Bonner County
Richard van Horn
Cry
Stal
Coinword Puzzle Contest Begins in Sandpoint Daily Bee
The Daily Bee launches Coinword a cash prize crossword contest starting Monday August 6 offering 25 dollars initial prize with 10 dollars added weekly until a winner is named. Open to readers not employed by the paper or related to staff. entry forms appear in today’s paper.
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Sandpoint Daily Bee
Coinword
Daily Bee
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Larry Berry
Pacific Power and Light
Libby
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