Rodeo Queen Coronation Set in Sandpoint
Bonner County text announces the first Rodeo Queen coronation at the Sandpoint Elks Club this Saturday. Five contestants Sherry Spear Randy Wilcox Judy Davis Carolyn Monroe and Carolyn Bonser compete in a day of judging from 10 a.m. brunch to 2 p.m. horsemanship at the Bonner County Fairgrounds ending with a 6 p.m. dinner and dance.
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Bonner County
Sandpoint
Edgewater Lodge
Bonner County Fairgrounds
Connie
Elks Club
Sherry Spear
Randy Wilcox
Judy Davis
Carolyn Monroe
Carolyn Bonser
Rail Mishap Delivers 35000 Gallons of Chemicals To Creek
Six Milwaukee Railroad cars derailed near the Idaho Montana line and released 35000 gallons of chemicals into Cliff Creek, a St Joe River tributary. Caustic soda 25000 gallons and aluminium sulphate 10000 gallons spilled, lime tank leaked minimally. Water running clear 200 feet downstream, brown further on, no dead fish observed. Idaho environmental officials sampled creek water and investigated aquatic life impact.
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Avery, Idaho
UPI
Milwaukee Railroad
Idaho-Montana
Cliff Creek
St. Joe River
Kimball
Taft Tunnel
Avery
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Unverified Spirit Lake Car Crash Prompted Multi-County Search
Deputies from Kootenai and Bonner counties joined markers in Spirit Lake areas after a Utah call claimed a cliff collision near Spirit Lake. Confusion over two Spirit Lakes led to a map check and no confirmed wreck found in Idaho authorities.
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Kootenai
Bonner County
Spirit Lake
Blanchard
Logan
Utah
Idaho
Cash County
Kootenai County
Idaho health study links lead to Coeur d Alene mining area
The State of Idaho and the Panhandle Health District examine health problems from lead contamination in air water soil and vegetation in the Coeur d Alene Mining District. The research follows lead poisoning cases found in two Kellogg children last winter.
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Kellogg, Idaho
UPI
County Clerk Sets Petition Rules for County Seats
County Clerk Doris Kenney announced that a county commission candidate must collect between five and ten voter signatures from the relevant district and may then gather additional signatures from across the county. The rule, grounded in Idaho law, allows district-only collection first. Watts filed for District 2, Anselmo the incumbent filed Monday, with Anselmo having defeated Watts in 1972. Yerkes, Delamarter, and Benda filed for county offices as the race tightens with multiple Democrats and Republicans seeking seats.
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Doris Kenney
Idaho
Kenney
Sandpoint
Myron ‘Buzz’ Watts
Harold Anselmo
Anselmo
Watts
Russell Yerkes
Sngle
WP Delamarter
Dennis Benda
Flora Bennett
Norma Strecker
Three Youths Expelled For Bomb Threat At Sandpoint Junior High
Three students who allegedly carried out a bomb threat at Sandpoint Junior High in May were expelled for one year by the Bonner County board at a May 30 hearing. The action follows a prior expulsion this spring as threats rose at Sandpoint schools. The students will now be under court and state agency jurisdiction.
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Sandpoint
Bonner County
Board of Trustees
State Department of Environmental and Community Services
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Sundance
Pack River Co
Bee
Jim Kimball
Idaho Department of Environmental and Community Services
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