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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1976
Page
1
In Idaho's legislature only two tax relief ideas seem viable. Extending the four mill county school levy cut for another year to offset a funding gap and extending circuit breaker relief to elderly renters with a higher income ceiling. The grocery credit proposal failed 31-37 in the House.
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission moved to a mid week opening for deer and elk seasons in 1976 to ease crowding. Specific openings include Oct 27 north of Clark Fork Pend Oreille, Sept 29 Unit four east of Lake Pend Oreille, with other regional shifts and a shortened elk season in Unit 12 Lochsa River area. About 100 elk from Oregon and southern Idaho will be transplanted next spring to bolster weak populations.
Idaho Democrat Robert van Buskirk notes four proposed measures to fund the State Division of Highways. The Senate Transportation Committee will not buy them all, electing to advance only a 50 percent automobile registration fee rise to help raise more than $8 million needed for fiscal 1977.
Fog and low clouds persist in Sandpoint with partial clearing by afternoon. Highs around 40 and limited rain chances. Legislative talks explore using sales tax on auto purchases and higher registration fees to fund highways, offset by state surplus rather than new taxes.
State Highway Department crews paused traffic on the Long Bridge to survey the surface for delamination. Assistant district engineer Neil Barrus said salt used for snow removal penetrated concrete, reacted with reinforcement steel, causing rust and swelling that lifts the surface. Work planned this summer includes reconcrete, stringer end repairs, and painting.
The third annual Sandpoint Winter Carnival launches this afternoon and runs through Sunday with a parade, kids events, 4x4 Tug O War, snowshoe softball and more citywide. Snow sculpture judging runs 1 30 p m. parade starts at 4 p m in downtown.
A series of thefts occurred in the Sandpoint area overnight with cash and checks taken from Kariksu Lounge and other items reported stolen. A 1971 Ford LTD owned by Boundary Development Co was stolen from Condo Del Sol with key and radio components taken later. A sleeping bag valued at 140 dollars vanished from No Way Wash O Mat while a two way radio and speaker were stolen from a Louisiana Pacific logging truck. Sheriff Wilcox noted the LP truck shop theft occurred on Highway Two near Priest River.
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