Elderly couple drowns ice fishing on MacArthur Lake
William J. Elston 76 and Trudy Elston 71 died after falling through thin ice on MacArthur Lake near Boundary County. Search teams from Highway Department and county deputies located them Sunday at about 12:30 in six feet of water after their car was found abandoned. Fresh snowfall concealed tracks and hindered the rescue. The Elstons were longtime visitors to the lake and likely fell through while returning to their car.
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Bonners Ferry
MacArthur Lake
William J. Elston
Trudy
MacArthur
Lake
Lawsuit Seeks Damages Over Land Sale Easement
Nearly half a million dollars in damages are sought in a Bonner County breach of contract suit. Gordon and Roberta Dolan of Mountain View California accuse Maude G Bowman Geaudreau of failing to disclose a neighbor’s easement flooding parts of five parcels along Blanchard Creek. The Dolans say the discovery caused lost sales and made loan payments impossible. They seek 230000 for two lost sales, 8000 in real estate commissions, and 20000 in punitive damages.
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Bonner County
Gordon
Roberta Dolan
Mountain ‘View
California
Maude G.bowman Geaudreau
Geaudréau
Dolans
Blanchard Creek
Geaudreau
Regional effort eyed for noxious weed control in Idaho
Northern Idaho officials and University of Idaho Extension met at the Bonner County Courthouse to plan a regional approach to noxious weed management. Tansy knapweed and other species were named, with a March 23 meeting set at Sand Point Community Hall to organize a coordinated program led by Eugene Loss.
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Idaho
University of Idaho
Cooperative Extension Service
Bonner County
Jim Brockway
Dan Robinson
Jim Judge
Raynond Davis
Richard Ohms
Wayne Delles
Sandpoint Community Hall
Eugene Loss
Ross
Davis
Robinson
Evans Emphasizes Drought Action in Washington Meeting
Idaho Governor John V. Evans traveled to Washington to press President Carter on drought response. He urged federal agencies to warn states of auctions, support a federal state task force, and improve federal state communication to avoid disaster outcomes like the Teton Dam incident.
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Washington
UPI
Idaho
Carter
Jack Watsom
Evans
Johns
Teton Dam
McClure Proposes Federal Grant Tactic to Halt Washington Cloud Seeding
U S Senator James A McClure told the Idaho House the cloud seeding dispute with Washington state is critical and suggested halting the project by funding it with a federal grant and requiring an environmental impact statement He argued drought concerns affect Idaho and urged conservation and energy reductions while he investigates possible solutions on a West tour.
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Henri Marsh
U.S
James A. McClure
Idaho
Washington State
Jack C. Kennevick
Rboise
McClure
House of Representatives
Washington
State of Washington
House
Washington, D.C
Stasis NTS Youths Arrested For Vehicle Damage
Two Sandpoint youths suspected of damaging an Idaho State Police car were arrested late Friday night and charged with malicious destruction of property. They allegedly broke the blue light window mirror and spotlight lens, causing 350 to 400 dollars in damage before being apprehended and released to their parents.
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Idaho
Vandalism hits Burlington Northern signals and Sandpoint library
Railroad officials report two vandalism incidents at the Sand Creek bridge signals with at least 10 holes shot in lights across two dates. A broken library window in Sandpoint was found Saturday morning with a snowball inside the north-side room.
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Burlington Northern Railroad
Sand Creek
Bonner County
Sandpoint
Unattended Car Struck By Train Near Bonners Ferry
A car parked on Burlington Northern tracks 14 miles south of Bonners Ferry was hit by a train at about 5 15 a.m. Friday. The owner, Ronald M. Elsey 42 Naples, apparently walked away leaving the vehicle on the track. Damage estimated at 3500 dollars.
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Burlington Northern Railroad
Bonners Ferry
Ronald M. Elsey
Naples
Snow totals rise at Schweitzer Ski Basin Weekend
Snow fell nearly a foot at Schweitzer Ski Basin drawing skiers from the Northwest. A spokesperson reports two inches Friday eight inches Saturday and a half inch Sunday. Chairs one four and five and T-bar three operate while conditions last.
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Schweitzer
Missing toolbox found by Sandpoint Police over weekend
Sandpoint Police recovered a fairly new toolbox during the weekend search but no missing chest report was filed. If someone can identify the toolbox and prove ownership, contact the police department.
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Sandpoint
Head Tax Repeal Stalls in Senate Committee Vote
Idaho Senate Local Government and Taxation panel rejects Democrat plan to repeal the $10 head tax for one year. The majority sends the House amended measure for a one year income filing fee repeal to the floor on a 54 party line vote, amid budget concerns and calls for broader fairness to renters and the elderly.
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Robert van Buskirk
Boise
Senate
House
Robert Kingham
D-Pocatello
Timber Hearing Planned on Boise Timber Sale Rules
UPI reports a public hearing on proposed timber sale regulations to affect bidding methods and sale procedures for national forest timber. The session is in Boise on March 15 at the new state office building starting 9 a.m., with comments due by March 6 to the Forest Service chief in Washington.
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Boise
UPI
State Office
The
Forest Service
National Forest Office
the Forest Service
Washington, D. C
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Boundary County
Line
Highway Department
Bonner and Boundary
Elstons
Ments
Bea
Henri
Marsh
Jim McClure
Bee
Mike Daten
Tim Coldsnow
Coeur d’ Alene
Jim Wilson
Bulldogs
al Jacobson
Kinghorn
Minority 8
Cy Chase
D-St. Maries
Joint Finance Appropriations Committee
Edith Miller Klein
Joint Committee
Ron Twilegar
D-Boise
Twilegar
Michael Black
Craigmont
Lester Hartvigsen
Dmalad
Hartvigsen
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