Lost Skiers Safe After Long Vigil
Two 16-year-old Sandpoint boys, Todd McCormick and Dan Hart, were found safe at 2:24 a.m. after going missing during a cross country ski trip from Schweitzer Ski Resort to Baldy Mountain Monday. A search involving about 40 people from the Winter Riders Snowmobile Club and Schweitzer Ski Patrol located them near Baldy Road, where they had sheltered overnight and were cold but unharmed.
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Sandpoint
Schweitzer
Baldy Mountain
Todd McCormick
Dan Hart
Sandpoint City
Vine Baldy Road
Bonner County
Winter Riders Snowmobile Club
Schweitzer Ski Patrol
Bob Pitts
McCormick and Hart
Pitts
Ted Farmin
Farmin
Homicide case gear toward trial in Hofmeister death
Bonner County investigators led by Chief Deputy Dave Hare say June Hofmeister death will go to trial. The body was found in a wrecked pickup July 16, with scenes and evidence questioned after police say the vehicle was not treated as a crime scene. Tests by local and Spokane authorities with Special Prosecutor Thomas Frost continue as re interviews address past testimony.
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June Darlene Hofmeister
Dave Hare
Bonner County
Dan Featherston
Hare
Attorney General’s Office
Featherston
Hofmeister
Idaho Idaho Attorney General’s Office
Earthquake May Have Felt In Sandpoint from Kalispell Tremor
An earthquake centered six miles southeast of Kalispell Montana and rated 5.0 on the Richter scale may have been felt in Sandpoint. Newport Observatory chief Leonard Kerry said the quake occurred at 5 33 p m local time and the tremor lasted about ten seconds with very slight effects. A later report of a tremor at 10 30 p m in Sandpoint is noted, while Kalispell reported little damage and a power substation transformer bank was out for 19 minutes. Weather and utility outages followed strong winds in the area as Northern Lights and Pacific Power and Light reported minor outages from felled trees.
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Kalispell
Mont
Newport
Sandpoint
Kerry
China
United Press International
Northern Lights
Edgemere
Pacific Power and Light
Legislative Watchdog Resolution Aims to Scrutinize State Board
A bill to form a 14 member legislative watchdog committee to probe State Board of Education policies and practices is expected this week in the Idaho House. The panel would study programs at Idaho State University and University of Idaho, nursing education, private school funds, degree programs, student ratios, and the Statewide Information System and could propose funding measures. The temporary panel would exist until March 3 with members from both chambers and key leadership, including Sen James Ellsworth and Reps Allan Larsen and Kurt Johnson. Weather notes show Coeur d Alene and Sandpoint with variable clouds and light snow flurries through Wednesday.
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Jay Shelledy
Boise
State Board of Education
Idaho House of Representatives
Lewiston_Morning Tribune
Idaho _ State University
School of Mines
University of Idaho
Senate
James Ellsworth
Schools Shut Down Early in Sandpoint Hope and Clark Fork
Snow drift on county roads forced early dismissal in the Sandpoint Hope and Clark Fork area. A school district spokesman said roads could not be kept open and students were sent home shortly after noon.
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Sandpoint
Hope
Clark Fork
Water Quality Hearing Set In Idaho Plan
The Panhandle Planning and Development Council is proposed as the agency to develop an area wide water quality plan for northern Idaho with public hearings this week. Meetings are at the Community Hall at 7:30 p m and tonight in Coeur d Alene. If chosen PPDC would oversee a two year study covering Boundary Bonner Kootenai Shoshone and Benewah counties and the drainage basins including Coeur d Alene Priest and Pend Oreille lakes. Federal funds will cover all costs and final designation rests with Gov Cecil Andrus.
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Panhandle
Boundary
Bonner
Kootena
Shoshone
Benewah
Coeur d’Alene
Priest and
Pend Oreille Lakes
Kimball
Cecil Andrus
Jobs and Benefit Response in Bonner County Under CETA
The Dept of Employment reports 20 of about 30 CETAfunded job openings filled in Bonner County under CETA. A $400000 northern Idaho allocation prioritizes counties with Bonner having the highest area unemployment at 16.5 percent. About 200 have qualified for SUA and extended benefits claims rose to 100 last week.
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Dept. of Employment Office
Bonner County
Marcella Nelson
Idaho
Nelson
The
Daily Bee
SUA
Dept. of Employment
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Kurt Johnson
Idaho Falls
Appropriations Committee
William Roberts
R Buhl
House Education Committee
S.albert Johnson
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