City Council Chooses Two Lane Striping for Busy Avenues
At a special Sandpoint meeting six council members rejected a four lane striping plan for First Avenue and Cedar Street. The vote approved two lane striping with state painting to begin today and city crosswalk work already underway.
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Council
Sandpoint
Traffic Safety Commission
First Avenue
Cedar Street
Floyd Gray
Les Brown
Safety Commission
Cedar
APG ee aga ae + grewe
George Elliot
Two Fighters Sentenced in Sandpoint Disturbing Peace Case
Edwin R. Coleman and Gerald O. Schilling faced Judge Hackworth in Sandpoint police court for disturbing the peace after a Monday night fight on private property near Spruce and Chestnut. Each received a suspended 30 day jail term and a $200 fine, with six months probation and a lien placed on Coleman’s automobile and trailer to secure the fine.
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Edwin R. Coleman
Gerald O. Schilling
Coleman
Two men bound for District Court in Georgia Pacific burglary case
Rodney Little and Leonard Bromley were bound over to District Court after a Justice Court preliminary hearing before Judge Margaret Burns. Defense sought bond reduction from 5000 but was denied. Trial date not yet set. Suspect activity reported near the Georgia Pacific building on Boyer Avenue. Both men held in Bonner County jail.
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Rodney Little
Leonard Bromley
Georgia Pacific
Margaret Burns
Justice Court
Tom Mitchell
Coeur d’Alene
Burns
Sandpoint
Georgia-Pacific
Boyer Avenue
Bonner County
Mixed Local Golf Tourney At Elks Course Sunday
A mixed local golf tournament is set for Sunday at the Elks golf course. Tee-off is at 1 p.m. nine holes followed by a Scotch cross country race horse. Men and women are paired by scores from the first nine holes and a cook-out will conclude the evening with the course providing salad rolls and charcoal. Participants should register by Saturday.
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Elks
Three Drown As Mother Asks Help In Colorado Pond
Mrs. Fred Pino called for aid as her three sons Freddie 13 Ruben 12 and Richard 10 drowned in a pond north of Walsenburg while trying to rescue each other after mistaking a duck for a pet. A fourth boy Anthony nine ran home for help as the state imposes penalties for failing to yield a party line in emergencies.
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Wallenburg
Cole
Fred Pino
Freddie
Ruben
Richard
Anthony
Colorado
Boy on Bicycle Struck by Car in Sandpoint
Seven year old Patrick Thompson was hit by a car driven by 20 year old Roger Kent Oestmann at the corner of Third Avenue. He required hospital care but was released the same day with minor injuries. The boy is son of Daily Bee publisher Peté Thompson and attends Old Farmin School. No citation was issued.
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Sandpoint
Patrick Thompson
Bonner County General Hospital
Roger Kent Oestmann
Lavina
Weston
Seattle Student Drowns In Priest River Rescue Called Off
Kenneth S. Kimura a 25 year old veterinary student from Seattle drowned Tuesday in the Priest River south of Priest Lake Bonner County authorities discontinued the search yesterday after boats were hampered by rough water. Kimura was among eight WSU students on the river outing and was swept into a whirlpool while a companion tried to aid him. David Carlson survived and described Kimura vanishing in the current. Forest Service personnel helped in the search and Sheriff’s Office thanked them for their assistance.
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Kenneth S. Kimura
Seattle
Bonner County
WSU
David Carlson
Kimura
Bonner County Sheriff’s
Weather Outlook A Warm Start With Afternoon Storms
Fair early afternoon gives way to partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers later today and into Friday. Temperatures cool a bit with highs in the 80s today and 75 to 85 Friday, overnight lows 55 to 65.
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Wade Brown
Pine and
Second Avenue
Fran Hyatt
Sandpoint City
Pine Street
Brown
Lines
Vallieres
Harper
Kalb
May
Floyd Perks
Supt. of
Public Works
Office
Forestry Service
Jim Conibear
Emil Kushanek
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