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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1976
Page
1
A 55 member group including teachers students principals and parents in Sandpoint agreed to revive a PTSA to oversee K through 12 programs. The meeting urged a County Council, discussed parental involvement and set a Feb 11 follow up in the Farming lunch room with open membership for all.
District Judge James G Towles ruled that Bonner County Commissioners acted within their authority when reappointing Nick Lamanna as Public Defender. The decision halted an Alternative Writ of Prohibition by three Sandpoint attorneys who sought to block the appointment and challenge bidding.
John R Erickson of Sandpoint claimed a $50 bill sent anonymously to the Sandpoint Police. Erickson described where the bill was lost in George's Thrift parking lot while his children shopped. Police said they could not identify the money’s finder.
Variable cloudlines through Friday with patches of night and morning fog. Little temperature change and light variable winds. Precipitation chances near 10 percent through Friday. Highs around 40 and lows near 25.
Carnival officials with the Winter Carnival Committee led by Don Dorssey say the event will go on regardless of snow. Activities including snow sculpting at Memorial Field and a snowshoe softball game face help from businesses and alternative materials. city lots may host sculptures if snow is scarce.
The K and K committee sponsors an ice fishing derby during the Sandpoint Winter Carnival. Registration at Pastime Sport Shop and Pend Vredde Sport Shop in Sandpoint is open with no age or sex restrictions. Prizes go to largest trout perch crappie whitefish and top overall catch. winners announced at the Winter Carnival Snow Ball at the Sandpoint Elks Lodge. Eligible fish must be caught and registered between January 24 daylight and this Saturday.
Corporal Earl Maurer resigns from the Sandpoint Police Department effective after his vacation on February 13. Police Chief Larry Sterling says the move may reflect pressure on the force and plans to fill the vacancy soon. Sterling places all officers on 30 day probation to reevaluate staff and considers appointing an assistant chief and possibly a sergeant.
The local American Cancer Society chapter reports exhausted funds for transport reimbursements to treatment centers in Boise, Pocatello, Spokane, and Salt Lake City. Volunteers are urged as the 1976 drive kicks off with a $6,000 goal to cover needy patients across Idaho.
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