Planning Commission denies zone change for Walker project
Mrs. Roy Walker of Spokane learns the county commissioners rejected her commercial zone change and will need a specific project permit. The commission approved 22 trailer spaces 40 overnight spaces and four commercial lots for a trailer sales operation. They also granted 14 new mobile home spaces at J B trailer park and denied a preliminary concept.
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County Planning Commission
Roy Walker
Spokane
Algoma
Herrick Heitman
Commission
Heitman
Planning Commission
J&b
Edward J. Gage
Krazy Days in Sandpoint Sparks Big Weekend Sale
Sandpoint downtown will host Crazee Buys Krazy Days with values galore and early bargains. The weekend also features Beach Bar-B-Que Sunday, a giant Summer Hoedown square dance, and the Gay 90s Arts and Crafts Festival by the Edgewater Lodge lawn.
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Sandpoint
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Edgewater Lodge
Jailbreak suspects flee by boat near Sandpoint Marina
Sheriff Wilcox said it is possible the three men sought after a jailbreak escaped in a boat stolen the night of the incident from Sandpoint Marina behind the courthouse. Deputies searched four islands in Lake Pend Oreille near Ellsport Bay but found no trace of the suspects.
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Banner County
Robert Wilcox
William Are
Jesse* O’donnelly
Steven Alexander
Are
Hawthorne
FBI
SLA
Los Angeles
Public Notice on Voting and Write-In Requirements
Bonner County residents may call 263-6841 at the Courthouse Clerk's Office with questions on voting or registration. The office clarifies that at least 50 write-in votes on one ticket are needed for State Senator or State Representative to be placed on the General ballot. The top vote recipient will be certified to the Secretary of State, who informs the candidate and filing fee due.
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Bonner County
Doris L. Kerfney
Secretary of State
Lions Beach Benefit Barbeque Promises Family Fun Sunday
Local candidates join dunking at the Lions Beach Benefit Barbeque starting at 1 p.m. Events include an Air National Guard air show at 1:30, Henley Hummers skydivers, three boat races on a three mile course, horseshoe pitching, and barbecue service to 8 p.m. Tickets cost 2.75 for adults and 1.50 for children under 12.
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Lions Beach
Connie Woodland
Randy Wilcox
Jack Bopp
Air‘ National Guard
Henley Hummers
City Beach
Lions Club
Bill Martin
Price Rite Meats
Bee
Hofmeister Homicide Case Sees Possible Midweek Development
Bonner County prosecutor Dan Featherston notes potential important progress in the July murder of June Darlene Hofmeister. He expects key investigative steps between now and midweek and says deputies may be reassigned from a jailbreak manhunt as state and federal investigators continue work.
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Darlene Hofmeister
Bonner County
Dan Featherston
Featherston
Man Dies After Fall From Amtrak Near Sandpoint
An 80 year old Minnesota man was found between Burlington Northern tracks in Sandpoint after reportedly falling from a west bound Amtrak train. He and his wife were en route to Auburn Washington to visit children. The incident occurred about 1230 AM as the train neared Sandpoint from Troy Montana. The body was located on Gooby's crossing after the train passed at 40 to 45 mph. Identification of the man was withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Minnesota
Burlington Northern
Sandpoint
Amtrak
Auburn
John Darling
Darling
Troy
Mont
Gooby’s Crossing
Ne Darling
Grouse Creek Road Closed for USFS Improvements
The U S Forest Service will close Grouse Creek Road from July 29 to August 9 daily 7 a m to 5 30 p m while contractors upgrade the road including culvert and slope work. Work extends from Grouse Creek to Wiley Creek and Elmira Road with six day weeks until September 1. Travelers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to heavy equipment.
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Grouse Creek
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
D. F. Marine
Coeur d’Alene
Wiley Creek
Elmira Road
Sandpoint Weather Sunny Warm Through Saturday
Sunny and warm through Saturday in Sandpoint and vicinity with southwesterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near zero. daytime highs around 90, nights near 55.
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