Eight year old Spokane boy found safe after night near Half Moon Lake
The eight year old boy from Spokane was found safe Tuesday morning after going missing Monday afternoon near Half Moon Lake, 19 miles north of Newport. Search and Rescue teams from Newport and Kootenai County used bloodhounds. George Lun den spotted him at 11 10 a m and the trail led to his location in the southwest area of the lake. He was unharmed except for scratches and taken to Newport Hospital.
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Moon Lake
Timothy
Ames
Pend. Oreille
Newport
Post
Kootenai County
George. Lunden
Dyer
Newport Hospital
Idaho officials cite power company as fish replacement stall
Bé Greenley director of the Department of Fish and Game accuses Idaho Power of dodging responsibility to replace salmon and steelhead lost to Hell Canyon dam construction. He notes a push to focus on Indian catches rather than hydro effects and confirms a Federal Power Commission hearing set for February 8 1978 in Portland.
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Department ‘of Fish
Idaho
Hell’ Canyon
Rapid River
Canyon
Canyon Oxbow
Greenley. S
Washington, D.C
Northwest
Power Company
Arid
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Portland
Washington, D. C
Northwest Fisheries
Church Swaps Fish Tales with Seniors at Sandpoint
U S Senator Frank Church spoke with about 50 local leaders at the Sandpoint Senior Citizens Center, swapping Kamloops trout tales and addressing social security tax rumors. He urged opposition to any plan taxing Social Security benefits and called for stronger elderly medical care and pension protections.
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Boise Democrat
Pend Oreille
Kamloops
U.S
Frank Church
Church
Senior Citizens Center
Washington
Carter
Senate Committee On Aging
Senate
Bonner County
Idaho
Teacher Contracts Bargaining Nears End
Bonner County Education Association and school board negotiators inch toward a 1977 78 pact. A $300 base pay increase and a new seniority based schedule are tentatively agreed. Remaining costs include insurance premium boosts sick leave bank and bereavement and professional leave policies pending revenue figures.
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Mike Dalen
Bonner County Education Association
Bonner County
Eva Whitehead
BCEA
Mike Lamanna
Bob Libby
Libby
Hearing Closed In Murder Trial
District Court Magistrate Quentin Hardin closed the preliminary hearing for murder suspects Edward D. Palmer and Milton W. Tarter, both Irrigan Oregon, tied to the May 19 stabbing death of Opal Marie Almanza near Sandpoint. The defense sought a discovery motion and the prosecutor agreed to surrender material under Idaho rules.
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District Court
Quentin Hardin
Edward D. Palmer
Milton .W. Tarter
Irrigan
Oregon
Nick Lamanna
Gary Finney
Finney
Idaho
Hardin
Opal Marie Almanza
Samuels Road
Sandpoint
Palmer
Tarter
Store Stolen From Pickup and Home in Cedar Street Incident
James J. Cramer of Clark Fork reported an electric stove stolen from the back of his pickup while parked outside a Cedar Street restaurant Saturday night. Value estimated at $59. Holly Whittaker of Sand Point reported multiple items stolen from her home Sunday night including a men’s 10 speed bicycle three baseball bats 10 baseballs and three baseball units with no value estimate available.
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James J. Cramer
Clark Fork
Cedar Street
Holly Whittaker
Sandpoint
Collision near Sandpoint High School injures two cars
Douglas C. Ellenbecker, 19, of Sandpoint pulled from a stop sign in front of Janell M. Watt. Watt’s car struck the right side of Ellenbecker’s, causing about $2,500 damage to Watt’s vehicle and $1,000 to Ellenbecker’s. Ellenbecker cited for inattentive driving.
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Sandpoint High School
Division
Michigan Streets
Douglas C. Ellenbecker
Sandpoint
Janell M. Watt
Watt
Ellenbecker
Shed Destroyed by Fire on Ruth Street
A storage shed at 701 Ruth Street was destroyed by a blaze about 11 45 p m Tuesday. The shed belonged to Ron Mettler of Sandpoint and was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Officials do not know the fire origin.
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Ruth Street
Ron Mettler
Sandpoint
Man Sentenced in 1976 Drive-in Robbery Case
Michael Phillips was sentenced in district court to 15 years for armed robbery and second degree kidnapping tied to the July 18 1976 BJS drive-in heist. Police Chief Larry Sterling said Phillips gagged and confined several victims in a storeroom and stole 200 dollars.
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Michael Phillips
BJS
Phillips
Larry Sterling
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Debra Ferguson
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Selle Wranglers
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