Campaign poster complaints arise over unauthorized signs countywide
County Commissioner Jim Brockway reports complaints from utility firms and residents about campaign posters placed without permission. Idaho law bans unsigned postings on land or utility poles, a misdemeanor. officials note risks to linemen and that permits apply to all candidates for the office. Prosecutor Finney says prosecution requires the act itself or civil action if damage occurs.
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Jim Brockway
Brockway
Area Utility Company
Dale Addington
Pacific Power and Light Co
Sandpoint
Chet Baker
General Telephone
Erval Rainey
Northern Lights, Inc
Addington
Gary Finney
Crazy Days Sale Returns to Sandpoint Downtown
Sandpoint merchants stage their annual Crazy Day Sale on Saturday July 24 along the downtown sidewalks. Organizers urge crazy outfits and expect participants from Bonner County and nearby regions while Lions Beach barbecue occurs July 25. Parking is restricted downtown to allow curbside browsing.
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Sandpoint
Barbara Remmers
Sandpoint Area
Remmers
Bonner County
Canada
Coeur d’Alene
Spokane
Remains Found Near Newport Inette Glade Area
Forest Service surveyors discovered skeletal remains of a male about two miles into Washington near Petite Lake, near the Idaho border. Pend Oreille County deputies compare dental records with 15 year old Steve K Buzz Martin who disappeared August 16 1975 after a cross country camp. Deputy Bill Rice notes discovery followed by trail marking and cooperation with Bonner County and local police.
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United States Forest Service
Washington
Spokane
Pend Oreille County
Wash
Petit Lake
Forest Service
Soma
Steve K
Buzz” Martin
Bonner County
Bill Rice
Mayor Would Have Backed Plan If He Knew Commission Approved
Mayor Les Brown said he would have supported the comprehensive plan if he had known the planning and zoning commission voted unanimously to recommend its adoption. The Bonner City Council deadlocked 3-3 Monday, Brown casting the deciding vote against adoption.
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Commission
Ken Fhowed
Les Brown
Emma Lou Hook
Sandpoint Planning Commission
Bud Benoit
Planning and Zoning Commission
Krook
Benoit
Hook
The
Daily Bee
Jenoit
Oak
Brown
Bee
Terry Iverson
Iverson
Geraldine Davis
Clarence Reed
Reed
Bobby Huguenin
Huguenin
Davis
Mrs. Hook
Jerry Dawvis
Bobby
Bud
Clarence
Jerry
More Effective Criminal Justice Urged By Bar Leader
Robert B McKay of the American Bar Association urged reforms to make criminal justice more effective and humane. He criticized current detention aims and warned the prison system may collide with disaster while calling for public leadership and clearer questions about underlying issues. Participants from several western states attended the Western Judicial Conference in Coeur d Alene Idaho.
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Coeur d’ Alene
Idaho
UPI
Robert B McKay
Americar Bar Association
Commission On Correctional Facilities
Western Judicial Conference
Bar
McKay
Attica
Life-size David Thompson sculpture by Sagle artist Burgess
Sagle resident Barry Burgess carves a life-size wooden David Thompson statue using a 600 year old Pack River log. He aims to show action with Thompson gazing through an octant, hoping for a Bicentennial display area and a buyer to fund his art full time.
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Michael Guilfoil
Sagle
Barry Burgess
Burgess
David Thompson
America
Thompson
Oliver
Robin DuCrest
Sandpoints Legion of Fine Arts
Pack River Lumber Company
Pack River
Kookoosint
Chicago
Thompson Country
Hudson Bay
Vancouver
Prosecutor Probes NORWester 76 Festival Riot in Idaho
Kootenai County prosecutors launched an inquiry into the NORWESTER 76 festival at Stateline Speedway Idaho. Assistant prosecutor Earl Winans leads the probe into causes of the June 5 riot looting and damage estimated at 250000 dollars. No arrests reported yet as photos and witnesses are sought.
Track Car Vandalized Near Spokane Bridge Incident
A special agent for Spokane International Railroad told Bonner County authorities that a 700 pound track car was pushed off the east end of the Spokane International bridge west of Dover into the river. An air compressor nearby was toppled in the same act.
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Spokane International Railroad
Bonner County Sheriff's Office
Spokane .International
Dover
Bruce Moats
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Finney
Newport
Rice
Young Marin
Nordman
Petit Lake Road
Granite Creek
North and
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Investigate Festival
Colonial Enterprises, Inc
John Brower
Jack Morrow
Winans
State Attorney General’s Office
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