Sandpoint Lions Club Toys for Tots drive aids Bonner County families
Volunteers at the Old Fair grounds organized by the Sandpoint Lions Club prepare toys clothes and food for needy children and elderly. Mrs Wayne Hook coordinator notes many toys are repairable and items are sorted repaired and given with care. The program funds heat food and candy costs and supports Priest River families with 40 households.
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Sandpoint Lions Club
Sandpoint
Wayne Hook
Bonner County
Bee Photo
Hook
Lions Club
Priest River
Irene Sundquist
Task Force To Eye Prosecutor Reorganization
Attorney General W. Anthony Park named a 13 member task force to study reform of Idaho’s prosecutor system. With 44 counties and 713000 people he argues for improvement. Alternatives include county consolidation or a district attorney system, funded by federal law enforcement planning funds.
Sandpoint Weather: Clouds and Showers Through Saturday
Mostly cloudy in Sandpoint with showers through Saturday. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Precipitation chances 20 percent today, 40 percent tonight, and 60 percent Saturday. High near 45, low around 35.
School Patrons to Attend Next Week Meetings on Needs
Bonner County school patrons are invited to a series of meetings next week to discuss district needs and the needs assessment program. Sessions run Dec 4 at Sandpoint Junior High Clark Fork High Priest River High and Dec 5 at Northside Southside Idaho Hill with a final Priest Lake meeting on Dec 7. The State Department of Education provides the service at no cost and will act as consultants.
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Bonner County
Sandpoint
Clark Fork High School
Priest River High School
Northside
Southside
Idaho Hill
Priest Lake
State Department of Education
BBC Bans Ex Beatle Record Switch from Hello to Hi Hi Hi
The BBC confirmed it banned Paul McCartney’s Hi Hi Hi for being too sexy. McCartney said they were just making music and having fun. The BBC will not play Hi Hi Hi, but will play 6 Moon as the flip side.
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London
UPC
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Paul McCartney
McCartney
Linda
Wings
Educators Cite Classroom Needs in Idaho Districts
Idaho reports 2 498 unhoused students across 11 districts, with 121 new classrooms needed for them. Additional needs include 157 elementary and 180 secondary rooms to replace outdated facilities, totaling 458 new classrooms with 138 scheduled this year and 320 unmet.
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Jeffries
Idaho
Corps Discharge Permit Control Goes to EPA
Washington transfer confirms EPA will handle 21 000 nationwide discharge permit applications filed before the 1972 act. Within the Seattle District 354 files move to EPA, with completion targeted by December 1. The Corps retains permits for navigable waters structures and dredged material disposal at specific sites.
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Washington, D.C
Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Corps
Seattle
Corps of Engineers
Civil Servants Blamed For Building Problems
James McClary of Boise told Idaho members of the Associated General Contractors that power-hungry civil servants threaten the construction industry. He said bureaucratic growth erodes management rights and turns citizens into costly burdens on producers.
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Boise
UPD
Associated General Contractors of America
James McClary
Idaho
McClary
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