City Budget Looks A Little Brighter
Sandpoint City Council reports a smaller projected deficit for the coming fiscal year while warning of possible October tax increases if the county reapportionment lags. Officials note overruns in Public Safety and Parks budgets, ongoing revenue sharing funds, and the transition to a new cash based accounting system to align tax collection with spending.
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Sandpoint Car Council
Cits
Bud Benoit
Counci
Au Fund
Dave Easton
Monument Park Benoit
Public Safety Department
Sandpoint
Benon
Salares
Easton
Benoit
Benoit Sid
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Icy Dufort Road collision injures no one near Priest River
A head on crash on Dufort Road near Priest River at 10 30 yesterday caused heavy damage to two cars but no injuries to drivers. Margaret Hecht 25 of Sagle lost control on ice and hit Weseman 32 of Newport whose car is owned by Idaho State Fish and Game Department. Hecht car damage about 2000 dollars Weseman 2500. A second incident near 8 pm at 2nd and Cedar involved Sandpoint residents Karl Hem bre 15 and Arnold Poelstra 20 with about 300 dollars damage to each vehicle.
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Dufort Road
Priest River
Margaret Hecht
Sagle
Weseman
Newport
Idaho State Fish and Game Department
Hecht
2Nd and
Cedar
Karl Hembree
Arnold Poelstra
Sandpoint Lions Club Toys for Tots runs 1976 drive
The Sandpoint Lions Club announced the 1976 Toys for Tots campaign raised 2901.33 dollars under chairman Roger Lubber. The drive benefited 365 children and 102 families with toys games and food, thanking many organizations and individuals across Bonner County.
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Sandpoint Lions* Club
Roger Lubber
Bonner County
Lions’ Club
Lubber
Sandpoint Lions*Club
Two Sandpoint Men Arrested for Vandalism at City Beach
Eric F. Greenland aged 19 and Arnold C. Poelstra aged 20 were charged yesterday with malicious destruction of property after driving through the city beach gate at Edgewater Trailer Court and spinning tires on the lawn around 7 40 pm Tuesday night. They were released on their own recognizance.
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Edgewater Trailer Court
Eric F.K. Greenland
Nold C. Poelstra
OSHA Adopts Grounding Options for Construction Sites
The U S Labor Department agency announced a final rule requiring either ground fault circuit interrupters or an assured equipment grounding conductor program on construction sites to reduce electrical hazards. GFCIs trip on current leakage to stop power, while the alternate program provides a scheduled protection method.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Church Receives Forest Service Summer Job Notice
Senator Frank Church announced that the Forest Service will accept summer job applications only from January 1 to February 15, 1977. Priority goes to prior National Forest workers, with eligibility for 18 or older applicants. Applications must be sent to regional offices, not Washington, and specific addresses are given for Idaho and Montana regions.
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Washington
Frank Church
US Forest Service
Church
Eee
Eres Forest Service System
Prine
Constar
Forest Service
Clearwater
Nez Perce
Panhandle National’ Forests
Federal Building
Missoula
Montana
Idaho
Intermountain Region
242Th Street
Ogden
Utah
Andrus ecology stance shapes Idaho governorship to Interior
Idaho Governor-elect Cecil D. Andrus frames his environmental priorities for his term and potential Interior secretary role. He supports light industry, stream and wilderness protection, balanced by industrial growth, with caution on offshore drilling and coal mining. He endorses careful forest management over broad clearcutting and favors state control of hunting and fishing licenses.
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Richard Charnock Boise
UPI
Cecil D. Andrus
Idaho
Interior
Andrus
Thomas Kileppe
Carter
Congress
Congressional
Department of Interior
U. S. Forest Service
Andrus aims to restructure Interior Department to Idaho scale
Idaho Governor Earl Andrus describes plans to cut top level staff while expanding field personnel in Interior. He envisions proportional changes across agencies, keeps environmental stance, and stresses broad national perspective. He cautions against isolating Idahoans and notes provincial focus on Idaho fisheries and wilderness issues.
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Parks Department
Parks
Interior
Andrus
Washington, D. C
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United States Senate
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