Idaho Commission Moves to Weekday Big Game Openings
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission ends weekend openings for big game hunts adopting fixed opening dates across units. North Idaho units 4, 9, 7 and others begin Oct 1 or Nov 1, while southern Idaho hunts start Oct 15. Nonresident deer and elk tag quotas are set at 9,500 each, down from last year.
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Idaho Fish and Game Commission
Pete Thompson
Sandpoint
Commission
Jack Hemingway
Fish and Game Department
Joseph Greenley
Game Bureau
Robert Williams
Williams
Com
Greenley
H. Jack Alvord
North Idaho
Lake Pend Oreille
Panhandle
Lochsa River
St. Joe River
Idaho
Plan Plan for Ordinance Copies Draws Public Fire
City Planning and Zoning Commission seeks 25 copies each of the Comprehensive Plan and Administrative Guide and Zoning Ordinance for public review after a hearing where 59 residents objected to existing single copy access. Citizens pressed for early public comment before council votes while commission says state rules require adoption before zoning moves forward.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
Geraldine Davis
Archie Yaegar
Sandpoint Ice Rink Could Be Run by Civic Club
A Sandpoint city councilman urged that a civic club take over maintaining the Pine Street park ice rink to relieve the city during heavy snow duties. He noted two options: club ownership or assigning Bob Linsday to manage the rink, with the city ready to support. Lions and Kiwanis leaders said they would discuss the idea at upcoming meetings with mixed views on maintenance duties.
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Sandpoint
Ed Eitzman
The
Bee
Pine Street Park
Eitzman
Bob Linsday
Daily Bee Today
Lions Club
Mike Reeb
Reeb
Reed
Landowners Fear River Inclusion in Wild and Scenic System
In Spokane UPI report landowners near Priest River Idaho fear land restrictions if the Priest and Moyie Rivers join the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. About 75 residents attended a Forest Service meeting while officials explained studies and possible scenic easements.
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Brian Motaz Spokane
UPI
Idaho
Priest River
U.S. Forest Service
James Henry
Henry
Priest
Moyie
St. Joe
Forest Service
Dave Rittersbacher
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Rittersbacher
Congress
Sam Angove
Rocky Mountain
The
Sierra Club
Trustee Accuses Truby Action Over SEPARS Plan
Idaho state school Trustee Janet Hay accused Superintendent Roy Truby of going behind board members to undermine the SEPARS program at an open board meeting. Truby said his approach differed because the information system would fall under the State Board Office rather than the Department of Education.
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State Department of Education
State Board
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Trustee
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