Bonner County Schools Closed by Rain and Slides
Heavy rainfall triggered closures in Bonner County with roads washed out and mudslides reported across several areas. Schools will reopen tomorrow if conditions allow as buses may be affected. deputies warn of hazards on many routes and water over highways in Kootenai and Hope.
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Bonner County
Wayne Likens
Likens
Kootenai
Hope
Jack Popplewell
Goodby’s
Santa Claus
Jimmy Brown
Ricky Brown
Tommy Brown
Bob Brown
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bee
Nixon signs year round Daylight Time bill
President Nixon signed a measure putting the nation on year round Daylight Savings Time. The change starts January 6 at 2 am enabling one extra hour of evening daylight and may save about 150000 barrels of oil daily this winter. A broader energy bill is urged before Christmas recess.
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Nixon
Congress
House
Cenarrusa Objects to Aeronautics in State Reorg
Idaho Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa criticizes placing the Aeronautics Department under a single Department of Transportation. He warns consolidation may raise costs and reduce aviation input, noting only one of five board members would speak for aviation. He urges study before enacting constitutional limits.
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Boise
UPI
Aeronautics Department
Department of Transportation
Pete T. Cenarrosa
Idaho
Cenarrosa
Legis
Aeronautics and Highways
Avia
Weather Update for Sandpoint Rain and Wet Snow Tonight and Tuesday
Weather report for Sandpoint indicates rain or wet snow tonight and Tuesday with a slow cooling trend. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Rain chances 80 percent tonight and 50 percent on Tuesday. Low around 35 tonight, high near 40 Tuesday.
Lake Level Held Steady at Albeni Falls Dam
Ken Coffman of the Army Corps of Engineers said Lake Pend Oreille will stay at its current level between 2053.0 and 2053.5 feet as rainfall raises inflows tremendously. He noted muddy Pend Oreille River and tributaries, with runoff increasing dam discharge used for power, and warned the lake may rise if incoming water exceeds outflow.
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Albeni Falls
Ken Coffman
Army Corps of Engineers
Pend Oreille
Coffman
Agencies Split in Capital City Facing Consolidation Costs
Cenarrosa notes current separation of agencies across the capital and warns that consolidating them would require new buildings and increased spending to house them under one roof.
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Cenarrosa
Toys For Tots Drive Going Mighty Slow In Sandpoint
Lions Club coordinator Emma Lou Hook says the annual Toys For Tots drive in Sandpoint is moving slowly as donations lag. Fire losses at Priest River compounds shortages. need includes toys in all ages and a refrigerator for medicine storage. Center at old fairgrounds south entrance open 9am to midnight daily. call 263 4118.
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Sandpoint Lions Club
Emma Lou Hook
Priest River
Lions Club
Hook
Toys For Tots Center
Fairgrounds
Cross Country Bike Trail Bill Introduced
Rep. Orval Hansen of Idaho joins effort to create a cross continental bicycle trails system. Proposed routes would span about 7 330 miles along east and west coasts and across the United States with U S 30 as the east west spine through Idaho from Montpelier to Weiser. The plan aims to link population centers and form a national framework for local trail networks.
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Washington
UPI
Orval Hansen
Idaho
United States
Montpelier
Oregon
Weiser
Hansen
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