Fontaine Named Mayor of Ponderay to Serve Term
Charles Fontaine appointed mayor to fill the term of James Miller who resigned for health reasons. The council also approved two ordinances allowing beer and wine sales effective January 1 1974 with licenses issued by the city clerk and wine consumption allowed on and off premises. Acting mayor is Jim Steinhouse.
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Charles Fontaine
Ponderay
James Miller
Fontaine
Jim Steinhouse
Lakeview Road Closure For Dust Oil Application
Lakeview road number 278 will be closed to traffic Friday July 20 and Saturday July 21 for dust oil application. Work starts at the south end of the old railroad bridge across the river from Clark Fork, proceeds up Johnson Creek and seven miles down Granite Creek. Plan Lakeview Granite Creek Kilroy trips from Athol Lakeview direction. For Coeur d Alene River area avoid Johnson route.
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Lakeview
Clark Fork
Johnson Creek
Granite Creek
Kilroy Country
Athol
Coeur d’Alene River
Forest Service Reorganization Put On Hold By Butz
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz halted Forest Service restructuring citing congressional support for keeping current regional lines. Chief John McGuire was told to halt action while offices in Ogden Utah Missoula Montana and Albuquerque New Mexico stay in place. Senator Frank Moss sought clarity on the timing but accepted the retention of the three offices.
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Ogden
Utah
Missoula
Mont
Albuquerque
N.M
Butz
National Forest System
Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
Frank E. Moss
McGuire
Moss
House of Representatives
Senate
Sandpoint Weather Warm Through Wednesday With Isolated Storms
The Sandpoint forecast calls for continued warm conditions through Wednesday with isolated mountain thunderstorms this evening. Expect gusty winds at times, a 10 percent rain chance tonight, and under 10 percent again Wednesday. Highs near 90, low around 55.
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Sandpoint Fair
Quedens Remains in Critical Condition After Electrical Shock
David Quedens of Boise survived injuries from an electrical accident while cutting trees on the old Farmin School grounds. Working for Davy Tree Co., he was clearing diseased trees when his hydraulic lift basket touched power lines, sparking a 2,400 volt shock.
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David Quedens
Boise
Bonner General Hospital
Sandpoint
Farmin
Quedens
Davy Tree Co
Sandpoint appoints Ed Litzman to City Council
Mayor Les Brown announced the appointment of Ed Litzman to fill the vacancy created by Ron May's resignation. Litzman, a 14 year Sandpoint resident and Shell Oil franchise operator, will serve until year end and seeks re election in November. He and wife Vivian have two children and he is a former Lions Club president active in the Methodist Church.
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Sandpoint
Les Brown
Ed Litzman
Ron May
Eitzman
Shell Oil
Brown
Vivian
Edward, Jr
Ann Evans
Lions Club
Methodist Church
Bonner County Seeks Emergency Action Over Hay Shortage
County agent Ray Davis led a meeting at Sandpoint Community Hall urging an emergency designation for Bonner and neighboring counties. Residents plan to lobby Senators Church Symms McClure and seek federal aid, price ceilings, tariff relief, rail-cost relief, and access to reduced-rate loans as hay supplies remain 33 percent of need.
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Bonner County
Ray Davis
Sandpoint
Bonner
Boundary
Kootenai
Benewah
Latah
Davis
Idaho
United States
Canada
Frank Church
Steve Symms
James McClure
Washington D.C
Pack River Lumber Company
South Dakota
Nevada
Utah
Mud Lake
Twin Falls
Mel Spraker
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Lakeview Road
EdEitzman
Sundquist
Collins
Robert Wilcox
Dave Hare
Bee
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