Hoodoo Residents Disband Planning Group After vote
Hoodoo Valley residents voted 57 to 17 to disband Hoodoo Valley Citizens for Better Planning. The group formed over Willows Bay Marina and sought greater county planning input, but opponents argued adequate representation exists on the Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Dalen
Hoodoo Valley Citizens For Better
Edgemere Grange
Hoodoo Valley
Pend Oreille
Laundpoint
Priest River
Bonner County
Jack Oakwright
Oakwright
The
Daily Bee
Harold Hester
Way
James Judge
William Enos
Othe
Willow Bay
Citizens Group
Aims
Hester
Citizens Committee
Planning and Zoning Commission
Edward Bell
Pend Oreille River
Bell
Sandpoint
Clark Fork
Hoodoo
Valley Hester
James Brockway
Oaknight
Marina
Valley
Fidelity Trust Building Faces Occupancy Setback
Sandpoint investors vow to open a Fidelity Trust Building theater and tavern this weekend, but a city engineer’s structural analysis found the remodel does not meet safety standards. City Council denied permits pending code compliance, leaving the project unable to serve alcohol or gain occupancy despite ongoing work and appeals for clearer regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity Trust
William Griffith
Sandpoint
Griffith
Wade Brown
Brown
The
Daily Bee
Fidelity
Trust
Diane Dahl
Dahl
Biennial Session Defeated in Idaho Senate Vote
The Idaho Senate defeated a constitutional proposal to let voters choose annual or biennial legislative sessions. The final tally was 18 to 16 with Opposition citing energy crunch and drought, while supporters urged public input and efficiency. Senate President Pro-Tem Phil Batt urged letting the people decide, and Len Walter Yarbrough was the lone advocate besides Batt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
UPD
Idaho Senate
Senate
Phil Batt
R-Wilder
Batt
Art Murphy Dullan
Cy Chase
D-St Maries
Len Walter Yarbrough
Grand View
Yarbrough
Two Pickup Rollovers Reported on Dufort Road
Two single car crashes occurred along a one mile stretch of Dufort Road late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Gordon Moore of Priest River drove a pickup that rolled over 11 40 p m about three quarters of a mile east of the Merritt Brothers Mill. Burton L Turner of Priest River drove another pickup that rolled over about 12 15 a m one and one half miles east of the mill. No injuries reported and damage estimates are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dufort Road
Gordon Moore
Priest River
Merritt Brothers
Burton L. Turner
Sled Dog Race Marshall Welch Signs On At Priest Lake
Dave Welch of Sandpoint returns as race marshal for the 1977 Pacific Coast Championship Sled Dog Races at Priest Lake. He enforces rules, handles disciplinary actions, and stresses humane, well managed competition with top prize money of 2500 dollars. Local and regional teams from Idaho Washington and Canada compete across three days including a Pee Wee race and a weight pulling event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waggoner
Dave Welch
Priest Lake
Welch
Minnesota
International
Humane Society
Canada
Lake Superior
Nordman
Jim Arthur
Sand
Joe Hawley
Hawley
Sandpoint
Doug Arthur
Priest Lake Chamber of Commerce
Frank's Distributors
Lucky Lager Beer
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Hoodoo Residents
Federal
Fidelity Trust Building
Grifith
Eas
Sandpoint & Vicinity
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