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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1976
Page
1
Mayor Lester Brown announces 30 day notice to Eagle Enterprises to end the city pet control contract after a June 14 council vote. Cost concerns sparked no hire, while council insists on an immediate dog catcher and a new officer, with six job applications already on file.
The Daily Bee will not publish on Monday in observance of Independence Day. Publication will resume Tuesday July 5. All federal state county and city offices will be closed for the holiday.
Sandpoint public works discussed sludge disposal options including incineration or irrigation. Entrance Engineering to submit written recommendations while JUB Engineering to conduct flat and current fee studies for sewer use. A July 7 meeting will align water service boundaries with surrounding associations.
The Sandpoint City Council, in an 8:30 a.m. executive session with city attorney Roger Hanlon, voted to stick by its decision to hold a public hearing before permitting a restaurant on Church Street opposite the Post Office. The session, requested by Hanlon, was closed to residents Josephine Rogers, Earl Pederson, and Steve Sinchak who had sought admission. The city faces a $27,000 lawsuit from a couple behind the project.
Bonner County District 1 road crews will not work in July. Commissioner Jim Brockway said a six member team will take time off to save money and let three work on farms. He noted some will have paid vacation and others may seek unemployment if they choose to stay off any longer. He defended the move as routine and not controversial.
Lions Club parade chairman Don Mitchell announced changes to the Sandpoint Fourth of July parade to improve judging and flow. Entrants will be staged in seven areas around Sandpoint Junior High by category including Commercial and Forest Products, Civic Groups, Transportation, Youth Organizations, Community Floats, and Horses, with Kids Parade unaffected. The Grand Parade starts at 2 p.m. from the Junior High area and proceeds along Pine and First to Cedar then Division to the Senior High.
A packed Sandpoint schedule lists Carnival at City Beach through Monday, Junior Rodeo at Bonner County Fairgrounds Saturday, and a Street Dance on Main Saturday night. Sunday features Grand Parade, stock car races, kids events, a variety show with a CJ-5 Jeep raffle, and a fireworks display at War Memorial Stadium. Monday offers stock car races at Colburn Track.
KUID Television at the University of Idaho reports its Baldy Mountain translator is now operative. The PBS station airs color programming with some black and white shows and provides public affairs and state legislature coverage. Interference from channels 9 and 11 is possible. viewers may need a wideband antenna with a preamp for best reception.
Idaho lawmakers increased the reportable accident threshold from 100 to 250 dollars effective yesterday. The change requires immediate notice to police if damage exceeds 250 dollars or if there is injury or death, opposing the common belief that a 24 hour reporting window exists. Sandpoint Police Chief Larry Sterling notes the requirement is immediate reporting by the quickest means of communication.
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