Edgewater’s Toys for Tots Buffet Raises Over $5K
Edgewater Restaurant hosted a Toys for Tots buffet that night raising 1070 dollars and boosting the year’s total to 5070.12 including later donations. Other gifts came from Sandpoint Glass Dick and Shirley Stevens and local clubs. Idaho First National Bank employees 29 contributed new toys instead of gifts. M & J Food City staff joined with gifts at their Christmas party.
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Edgewater
William T. Nordeen
Sandpoint Glass
Shirley Stevens
Ed Blitzman
R.W. Club
Dover
Robert
Gennevieve Klatt
Idaho First National Bank of Sandpoint
Bill Dowling
M & J Food City
Burglaries Strike Local Businesses Over Weekend
Police seek help identifying suspects after thieves stole 24 handguns a shotgun and ammo from Pastime Sports Shop in two breaks and 48 cases of beer from Eller Distributing Co plus 24 cases of Rainier and Rheinlander beer. Abbott asks witnesses to contact the police.
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Richard Abbott
Abbott
Eller Distributing Co
DeMers Reappointed Poundmaster for City Dog Control
Former poundmaster Tom DeMers of Sandpoint accepts a new term after the resignation of Dave Roberts. DeMers aims to mobilize community help to curb the stray dog issue, citing his previous experience and compassion for animals as reasons for his selection by Mayor Les Brown.
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Les Brown
Dave Roberts
Roberts
Clark Fork
Tom DeMers
Sandpoint
DeMers
Geratd
Generators Ordered Before Dam Finalized
Idaho Power has ordered three Westinghouse generators totaling 100000 kilowatts for a new plant below the American Falls Dam site. The move comes as the company seeks agreement with spaceholders on dam reconstruction and faces a December deadline, with possible extension or cancellation depending on irrigation district approval and future plans.
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Burley, Idaho
UPI
American Falls
Idaho Power Co
Robert Hogg
Westinghouse Co
Hogg
American Falls Irrigation District
Idaho Powr
Power Company
Westinghouse
Charles Marshall
Geneators
Jim Bridger
Wyoming
Church and Moss Lead Senate Protest Over Food Stamp Hike
Sens. Frank Church and Frank Moss joined 42 senators in opposing Ford Administration plans to raise food stamp costs. They urged withdrawal of increases due to take effect March 1, warning the cut would worsen hunger for thousands of families. A House protest by 72 members followed.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Church
Idaho
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Senate
Ford Administration
Congress
R. Royal Shipp
Agriculture Department
House
Skating Rink Formed On Pine Street Park Courts
Sandpoint Fire Chief Wade Brown announced the department flooded the Pine Street Park tennis court to create an ice skating surface for winter. He urged children to stay off until the rink is completely frozen.
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Sandpoint
Pine Street Park
Wade Brown
Weather Outlook for Coeur d'Alene Area
Coeur d Alene and vicinity present fair conditions with variable high cloudiness through Tuesday. Winds light, temperatures mild with no precipitation expected.
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Coeur d’Alene
Tueday
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