Beeson Resigns from Bonner County School Board
Trustee Dr. David Beeson announced his resignation at the District 82 meeting and recommended Lee Skabelund to fill the vacancy. He leaves for Lincoln to teach at the University of Nebraska School of Dentistry after five years on the board. Beeson opposed continuing hot lunches and some programs while praising overall board service and noting voter sentiment on taxes.
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David Beeson
Preist River
Lee Skabelund
Beeson
Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska School of Centristry
Bonner County
University of Nebraska
No Forestry Legislation Action Reported by Kiebert
State Senator Kermit Kiebert reports little chance of congressional action on Monongahela forest cases before adjournment. He notes 20 bills, a Humphrey measure, and divergent House Senate positions risking a stalemate while forest operations face nationwide impacts from court rulings.
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Kiebert
Monongahela
Kermit Kiebert
Dhope
Boise
Western States Forestry Task Force
Washington
Henry Jackson
Congress
Forest Service
Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia
Hubert Humphrey
Senate
Humphrey
House
Forestry
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Committee
Idaho
Task Force
Pacific Northwest
Texas
District Schedules Start Amid Insurance Crunch
School District 82 races toward opening with no general liability insurance after bids from nine firms were rejected. Superintendent Wayne Likens says district negotiates with several insurers, noting other Idaho districts face the same issue. He cautions it will be difficult to operate without coverage and did not commit to possible school closures. He also discusses early admissions, bus routes, and budget topics as the board approves some routes and hot lunch continuation while delaying others.
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Beeson
Bonner County Education Association
John Wylie
Wayne Likens
Michael Guilfoil
Likens
Idaho
Pathy
Perron
Ous
Priest River
Sagle
Power outages planned at Samuels Substation in August
Northern Lights announces two scheduled outages at the Samuels Substation for August as Bonneville Power Administration repairs high voltage switches. The first outage runs from midnight to 7:00 am on August 15 affecting areas north of the Samuels Post Office to the U.S. 95 overpass and nearby communities. The second outage runs 2:00 am to 5:00 am on August 19 with the same area affected.
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Northern Lights, Inc
Bonneville Power Administration
Samuels
Bonneville
Northern Lights
Samuels Post Office
Burlington Northern Highway
U.S Highway 95
Naples
Elmira
McArthur
Grouse Creek
Gold Creek
Rapid Lightning
Northside
Kootenai
Oden
Cedar cedar thefts surge as cedar bolts fetch higher prices
Bonner County landowners face rising cedar theft as bolts rise from about 50 to 125 dollars per cord. Federal state and private landholders deploy patrols and restrict sales. Landowners and mills pressure sellers to prove ownership with permits and certificates. thieves detected by night and weekend checks.
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Bonner County
Washington
Ken
Mike Reed
Idaho
Department of Lands
Reed
Big Creek
Blue Creek
Priest River
Ruby Creek
Fall Creek
Sundance
Jerry Stern
Sandpoint
U.S. Forest Service
Stern
USFS
River Lumber Co
John Lyngstad
Lyngstad
Pack River
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Les Brown
B&b
Colburn
Bonner
Boundary
Brown
Lee Swatman
U.S. Cedar, Inc
Highway 200
St. Maries
US Cedar, Inc
Amill Bee
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