Ball Creek Fire Rapidly Expands Near Bonners Ferry
The Ball Creek Fire in Ball Creek canyon within the Kaniksu National Forest jumped from 25 acres to about 700 acres by 8 p.m. Thursday as 400 fighters battled in 10 to 15 mph winds. Dozers, retardant, and 22 smoke jumpers from Missoula supported efforts, with additional crews expected and hopes to declare under control by tonight.
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Bonners Ferry
Ball Creek
Kaniksu National Forest
Don Williams
Nez Perce National Forest
Williams
Missoula
Duane Hadley
Fire Desk
Living Costs Jump In July Alarming Yet Wages Rise
Washington reports July CPI increased 0.4 percent continuing a 0.4 percent pace for May and June. The 12 month rise would be about 4.8 percent. Spendable earnings for rank and file workers rose, with July wages at 105.88 dollars per week, up 80 cents from June, for a typical worker with three dependents.
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Washington
UPD
Labor Department
Sandpoint High Football Schedule Date Corrected
SHS coach Ken Beaudoin says published pocket schedules show the wrong date for the first Bulldog game. Sandpoint opens at Bonners Ferry on August 28, not August 29 as widely reported.
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Sandpoint
SHS
Ken Beaudoin
Bonners Ferry
Beaudoin
Three NC children die after tobacco field insecticide exposure
Three people, including seven year old Daniel Boyette, die after exposure to organic phosphate insecticides in North Carolina tobacco fields. Curtis Boyette, Daniel’s brother, was hospitalized in critical condition but survived. warnings urge showers and five day field exclusion after spraying.
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Raleigh,n.c
UPI
North
Carolina
Daniel Boyette
Hudson
Daniel
Curtis
North Carolina Board of
Kindergarten Registration Update at First Lutheran Church
A final registration day for Jack and Jill Kindergarten is set for September 3 from 9 00 a m to 1 00 p m at First Lutheran Church in Sandpoint. Parents may call Mrs Ammerman at 263 2381 or 263 4150 to enroll if not pre registered. classes begin September 8 at 9 00 a m.
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Jack and Jill
First Lutheran
Sandpoint
Ammerman
Weekend Warm Weather With Sun Expected
Forecast calls for fair conditions and warm temperatures through Saturday with near zero rain chances. Highs near 90 and overnight lows around 55, keeping conditions dry and sunny.
Junior High Preseason Practice Set Announced
A conditioning program for junior high football players starts Monday at 7 PM. The freshmen Bullpups delay regular practices until after school opens. Coaches Larry Miller and Bill Adams aim to have many ninth grade prospects join conditioning drills next week to start the season strong. The coconut crab can amputate a finger with a claw snap.
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Sandpoint High School
Larry Miller
Bill Adams
Teenager Killed Driving Stolen Car Into Boise River
A teenage driver in Boise fled from police in a stolen car, sped along 8th Street, and crashed into a railing on the 8th Street bridge, landing in the Boise River bed. Police withheld the victim’s name pending relatives’ notification as Idaho’s 1970 traffic toll rose to 200.
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Boise
UPI
Boise City
8Th Street
Idaho
Meeting Set For Parents Of Sandpoint Bulldogs
Parents of Sandpoint High School football players are invited to a meeting with their sons and the coaching staff at the SHS cafeteria tonight at 7 30 to get acquainted and learn more about the Bulldog program. Athletic director and head coach Ken Beaudoin said the staff would discuss various aspects of the football program.
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Sandpoint
SHS
Ken Beaudoin
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