Local PTA Hosts State Leaders Workshop in Idaho
Local PTA officers from schools through District 82 welcomed National PTA Field Representative Carolyn Hendrick of Chicago for a Monday evening workshop at Sandpoint's Farmin School. Hendrick praised Idaho leadership and noted a revival in focus from fundraising to work benefiting children.
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PTA
District
Carolyn Hendrick
Chicago
Sandpoint
Farmin
Idaho
Ellen Munson
Arylene Kisling
Boise
Hendrick
Education reform urged by Bonner County superintendent
Dr. E Wayne Likens new Bonner County School District 82 superintendent told faculty the key to future education is a flexible, individualized program. He urged ongoing community cooperation and lifelong learning, stressing that students should be taught to read and write well without being held back.
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E. Wayne Likens
Bonner County
Likens
Jaycees Welcome National VP Bill Hobbs in Sandpoint
The Sandpoint Jaycees hosted National Jaycee Vice President Bill Hobbs of Forest City North Carolina at a Tuesday breakfast. Hobbs outlined his territory Idaho North Carolina Vermont Mississippi and New Jersey and stressed local Jaycees crucial to combat drug abuse. Also touring Northern Idaho was National Director Bob Bosworth of Bonners Ferry.
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Sandpoint Jaycees
Bill Hobbs
Forest City
North Carolina
Hobbs
Idaho
Vermont
Mississippi
New Jersey
Bob Bosworth
Bonners Ferry
Pum Foeen
Sandpoint Jay Jaycees
Paul Pecukonis
Sandpoint Jaycee
Don McCormick
Ken Boehm
Jaycee
Leroy Brown
Bee Phato
Car Raised From Granite Lake By Sheriff Divers
Two Bonner County deputy sheriffs under Sheriff Bob Wilcox spent eight hours diving in near freezing water to recover a stolen car believed to have plunged into Granite Lake early Saturday. The vehicle was found at 60 feet via a 5 lb pull magnet by Deputy Bill Rice who surfaced injured by cold and pressure. No body was recovered. officers suspect no one was in the car. The wreck was raised near the site of a prior drowning. Assisting were Keith Hawn of Idaho Fish and Game. Weather: showers and thundershowers, highs 65-75 today, cooler Wednesday.
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Bonner County
Bob Wilcox
Granite Lake
Bill Rice
Rice
David Hare
Spokane
Joel Dumas
Wilcox
Rathdrum
Kootenai County
Sheriff’s Department
Keith Hawn
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Hawn
Idaho Receives 2.7 Million Forest Fund Share
Idaho Treasurer Marjorie Ruth Moon announced a federal check totaling 2,701,679 dollars for the state's 25 percent share of national forest fund receipts. The funds cover the period ended June 30 and will be allocated to counties based on national forest acreage.
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BOE
UPD
Idaho
National Forest Fund
Marjorie Ruth Moon
Sandpoint Fire Chief Lifts Open Burn Ban
Fire Chief Art Chubb announced a temporary lifting of the open burn ban within city limits citing recent rains reducing fire danger. He warned that burning air pollutant items like rubber tires remains prohibited.
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Sandpoint
Art Chubb
Chubb
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