Northern Lights Progress Highlighted By Nordeen at 38th Meeting
Northern Lights General Manager William T. Nordeen spoke at the Panida Theatre Sandpoint noting decades of rural electrification growth across three state service area and to British Columbia. He cited early milestones from 1935 to 1985 including 35 signed Naples customers and a 6588 customer base with substantial shifts in power costs and margins.
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Northern Lights
William T. Nordeen
Rural Electric Co- Operative
Panida
Sandpoint
British Columbia
Mississippi River
H.E. Bassford
Naples
A. Steg
Green
E. Schevenius
Car
Meserve
D.F. Henderson
Priest
Tiggleback
Nordeen
Idaho
Cecil D. Andrus
Bill Nordeen
Rural Electrical Co-op
Andrus
Gas Stations to Close One Sunday in Inland Northwest
The Inland Automobile Association reported that more than half of area service stations in eastern Washington and northern Idaho will shut on Sunday due to gasoline shortages. About 60 percent plan to close, an 11 percent rise from last weekend, and around 80 percent will limit hours to extend fuel allocations through the month.
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Spokane
API
Ineland Automobile Association
Washington
Idaho
Four Explorer Scouts dead after Yellowstone Lake trip
A six day canoe trip by Explorer Group 406 from Albuquerque ended in tragedy when a sudden thunderstorm on Yellowstone Lake swamped canoes and a kayak. Darwin Seamons Tom Gower Bob Safran Burris Wolsieffer died. Ken Jones survived after walking for help all night.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
UPID
Albuquerque
Park
Darwin Seamons
Tom Gower
Bob Safran
Burris Wolsieffer
Yellowstone Lake
Explorer Group 406
Sedge Bay
Paul Porter
Kevin Seamons
Russ Hallett
Ken Foley
Gower
Safran
Wolsieffer
Ken Jones
Jones
Seamans
Young Wolsieffer
the Lake Hospital
Emergency Area Declared Over Idaho Hay Shortage
Idaho officials file an emergency declaration for boundary Bonner and Kootenai counties due to a severe hay drought. Governor Andrus and Washington Governor Evans coordinate aid with low interest farm loans and ASCS surveys to assess needs and plan a meeting in Coeur d Alene next week.
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Boise
UPI
North Idaho
Governor’s Office
Agriculture
Bonner
Kootenai
Sandpoint
Cecil D. Andrus
Washington
Dan Evans
Jerry Williams
Department of Agriculture
Spokane
Lloyd Brown
Agriculture and Stabilization, Service
ASCS
North
Idaho
Coeur d’Alene
Quedens Transferred After Tree-Trim Shock Accident
David Quedens of Boise was moved to Sacred Heart Hospital Spokane after a 2400 volt electric shock from touching two power lines while trimming branches at the old Farmin School yard. He suffered severe forearm burns and remains in a coma following the Friday incident.
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David Quedens
Boise
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane
Bonner General Hospital
Farmin
Quedens
Small Blaze On Gold Ridge Under Control
A half acre Class B fire was contained Thursday on Gold Ridge northeast of Sandpoint. Forest Service crews used 4600 gallons of retardant and 33 personnel fought the blaze, now in mop up. Cause remains under investigation.
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Gold Ridge
Sandpoint
Forest Service
Ponderay
Northside Fire Association
State Forest Service
Boy Rescued From Drowning at Sandpoint Beach
An unidentified nine year old boy was saved from drowning at Sandpoint City Beach by Jim Judd who entered the water fully clothed. He and two men Bobby Moore and Rod Thurlow were loading a boat at the city ramps when the boy, warned against swimming near boats, returned to the water and vanished. Judd and Moore pulled the youth from the water after the boy went under twice and cried for help.
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Sandpoint
Jim Judd
Judd
Bobby Moore
Rod Thurlow
City
Moore
Thurlow
Power Line Mishap Mystery Near Sandpoint Airport
Two high voltage lines on a Pacific Power line near Sandpoint Airport on Boyer Avenue touched early this morning causing a temporary outage and a flash of fire. Bert Leonard, PP&L manager, said crews searched the area but could not determine why the contact occurred.
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Pacific Power
Sandpoint
Boyer Avenue
Bert Leonard
Pp& L
Leonard
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