Four Candidates Vie For Seats In Highway District Election
Four candidates vie for two of three Sandpoint Independent Highway District commissioner seats in a Monday election at City Hall. Ward 1 contenders are George Harper and Archie Yager. Ward 3 candidates are Perry Palmer and Bert Lines. Each candidate outlines plans to separate operations, reallocate paving, and improve street maintenance while balancing city and district roles.
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Sandpoint
Lake St
George Harper
Archie Yager
Yager
Harper
Perry Palmer
Bert Lines
Palmer
Lines
Automobile’ Service
Cedar St
Highway Board
Highway District
Perry
Merv Bergstrom
L.D
Snow Rain Storm Closes Schools and Knocks Out Power
A Northwest snow storm dumped seven inches over Sandpoint and surrounding areas, turning to rain in lower elevations. About 3500 customers lost power, with outages across Priest River, Clark Fork, Hope, Sagle, Lakeshore Drive, and Priest Lake. Dozens of traffic accidents occurred as roads remained hazardous, while Bonner County schools dismissed early and canceled meetings amid outages and cleanup.
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Bonner County
Pacific Power and Light
Priest River
Dover Highway
Syringa Heights
Dale Addington
Pp&l
Clark Fork
Hope
East Hope
Sagle
Lakeshore Drive
Bottle Bay
Lightning Creek Road
TV_ou
Sandport
Kootenai Communications Inc
Northern Lights
Sandpoint
Way-Hoodoo
Priest Lake
General Telephone
Pack River Bridge
Wally Staglund
Rhea Maloney
Bonner General Hospital
Highway 200
Trestle Creek
Maloney
US 95
Colburn
Kenneth C Nilsson
Acon
James L Hul
Nilsson
U.S 95
Vance Colhoff
Sagie
Colhoff
Gloria Johnson
Pine Street
Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Weston E Brunsell
Seventh Day Adventist School
Brunsell
Chevrolet
George Rheinschmidt
Catherine L. Heintz
Lake St
Olive Ave
Bulldog Basketball Sandpoint at Post Falls
Varsity hosts Post Falls in an evening doubleheader with JV game at 6 15 and varsity at 8. Bulldog team faces tough rivals as the games determine local standings.
Idaho Adopts Stricter Teacher Certification Renewal Standards
Idaho State Board of Education approves new renewal guidelines to take effect Sept 1 1978. Teachers not teaching may renew via 150 days substitution in related subjects and six college credits, while others face reinstatement through a professional program. PSC chair Willie Sullivan cites preventing automatic renewals. Some fear it could bar qualified workers with nontraditional paths from returning. The board also approves a suspension rule for neglect or ethics violations and considers stricter residency requirements for out of state students.
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Boise—Idaho
State Board of Education
Professional Standards Commission
PSC
Willie. Sullivan
Caldwell
Conoertion
Prac
Commission
Sullivan
Idaho
Cheryl Hymas
Jerome
Board of Education
Roy Truby
Public Instruction
Kitty Guernsey
Schweitzer Closes Area To Cross-Country Skiers
Schweitzer Ski Area bans cross country skiing on all terrain effective immediately due to avalanche risk and lack of rescue resources. Area managers cite prior rescues at substantial cost and invite discussion with local skiers while noting the policy covers snowmobiles and related gear and may evolve. Interstate 90 flooding may delay east to west travel this weekend, with through traffic closed and arterial routes hoped to reopen soon.
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Schweitzer
Boundries
Dan Larsen
Bill Haskins
Haskins
South Ridge
Larsen
Sandpoint
Spokane
UPI
Washinngton
Washington
Ellensburgh
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Bee
Brian Moe
Bulldog Basketball
Post Falls
Cindy Marquette
Alicia Moore
Ryan
Humane Society
Sandpoint Elks Club
Alicia
Jan
Robert Moore
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