Youth in Sandpoint Bomb Threat Case Referred to Rehabilitation
A 15 year old youth faced a preliminary hearing on a misdemeanor charge of recklessly endangering another person after a Friday incident involving two home made bombs and a threat to Assis tant High School Principal Richard Ostrom. The charge was dropped and the youth turned over to Youth Rehabilitation authorities. Officer Willard Piehl led the investigation following a tip from Pat Keane, 17, who recovered the bombs and disposed of them.
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Assis
Tant High
Richard Ostrom
Sandpoint
Willard Piehl
Piehl
Pat Keane
Lake
Pend Oreille
Debate Over Minimum Stream Flow Bill In Idaho
Irrigationists environmentalists sportsmen and cities clash over a bill to require a minimum stream flow to protect fish wildlife water quality and aesthetics. Idaho Water Resource Board officials say unappropriated flows vary by region while opponents warn the measure could hinder future development and consumptive use.
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Boise
UPD
Idaho
Roshokt
Twin Falls
Senate Resources and Environment
Rosholt
Lee
The
Water Board
Sandpoint Man Found Dead in Snow in Apparent Self Inflicted Death
A Sandpoint man, Don Hunt, 52, was found dead in the road near his home at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday by a passing motorist. Investigators note lack of snow cover and a half filled bottle of sleeping pills found on the body. An autopsy is ordered. Hunt had an amputated leg and recent surgery on it.
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Don Hunt
Bonner County
Buck Nelson
Boise Officials Debate Water Quality Plan and Flow Requirements
Boise Mayor Jay Amyx says meeting water quality standards below the secondary treatment plant on the Boise River requires a specified minimum flow. Idaho Water Users Association executive manager Jack Barnett proposes routing the bill to the water board. Idaho Fish and Game official Robert Salter defends the measure as protecting Idaho's quality of life.
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Boise
Jay Amyx
Jack Barnett
Idaho Water Users Association
The
Water Board
Robert Salter
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Idaho
Man Dies In Blaze At N Ella Street Residence
Early morning fire at 604 N Ella Street killed 28-year-old Donald Lee Altergott, an automotive mechanic at Pete's Auto Wrecking. Fire Chief Wade Brown and 12 firefighters arrived to find the two-bedroom frame home engulfed. body found beside a bed after entry. Cause under investigation.
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N. Ella Street
Donald Lee Altergott
Pete
Wade Brown
Brown
Bonner General Hospital
Moon Funeral Home
Art Chubb
North Ella St
Andrus Signs Driver Ed Legislation
Governor Cecil D. Andrus signed a bill requiring prior State Board of Education approval for reimbursement of driver education costs. The law aims to control cost estimates as districts faced higher enrollments than expected and funding shortfalls for the program.
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Boise
Senate Reconsiders Ski-Liquor Bill Amid Debate
Idaho Senate debated a liquor-by-the-drink measure for ski resorts. The bill failed 14-20 on Monday but was reconsidered 26-6 today as Sen. John Peavey said amendments would address objections about drinking near recreational areas.
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Boise
Snowfall in Spokane Surges Above Normal Levels
Snowfall in Spokane this winter climbs beyond normal with about a month left. Spokane International Airport reports 62.4 inches for the season, above the 54.5 inch seasonal norm. Through the first half of February the city has about normal snowfall, with 3.9 inches recorded and a projected 7.4 inches for a typical February.
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Spokane
UPI
National Weather Service
Spokane International Airport
The
Weather Service
Patriotic Concert Set For Tonight At Sandpoint High
A patriotic concert at Sandpoint Senior High features two bands and two choirs from Sandpoint Junior High. Dana Meehan directs the choir while Paul Stinnette leads the bands in his public debut as new music director. The program includes God Bless America This Land Is Your Land This Is My Country America the Beautiful The American Rhapsody and Battle Hymn of the Republic. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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Sandpoint Senior High School
Sandpoint Junior High School
Dana Meehan
Paul Stinnette
West Lynn
Oregon
Ogden
Utah
Parma
Idaho
All Northwest Music Con
Missoula
Stinnette
Olivette College
University of Iowa
Senate Will Push Deputy Merit System
The Senate State Affairs Committee backed legislation to create a county deputy sheriffs merit system. Ada County Sheriff Paul Bright said the measure would be mandatory for counties with 30 000 or more people and optional for smaller counties. It would allow removal for incompetency inefficiency inattention to or dereliction of duty dishonesty discourteous conduct mental or physical unfitness drug or alcohol use felony conviction or violation of sheriffs regulations.
Local Teachers Agreement Reached After Negotiations
A series of meetings between School Board representatives and Bonner County Education Association negotiators produced substantive consensus on a procedural agreement. The document will be sent to the Board of Trustees and Association for ratification, with listed teacher and board representatives named.
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Bonner County Education Association
Board of Trustees
Association For Ratification
Everett Gilbert
Jack McHargue
Dave Parker
Dick Smith
Tom Keough
George Douglas
Likens
Mike Lamanna
Wayne Hagadone
Dan Featherston
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Robert Lee
Idaho Water Resource Board
John Streiff
Lewiston
Andrus
Senate
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