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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1970
Page
1
Sandpoint mayor Floyd L Gray calls the preliminary 1970 census number unbelievable and likely wrong as 3 869 residents replace 4 355 in 1960. County figures show 14 839 down from 15 587 amid new construction and subdivisions. Commissioner Jim Brockway urges a summer census to capture seasonal residents.
The Sandpoint Lions met Monday to finalize the town’s annual Fourth of July events. Spokane Chamber of Commerce touts Sandpoint as the NW family destination with free beach swimming, boating, fireworks, parades, children’s events, golf, motorcycle races, and amateur boxing. The celebration is funded by ticket sales.
The Bonner County Cow Belles sponsor an annual Father s Day project with the theme Tenderness is beef for Father s Day. Prizes include steak dinners for dads from Sandpoint Priest River and Hope Clark Fork area. A beef roast goes to the father of the first baby born at Bonner General Hospital on or after Father s Day. Drawing is set for Thursday afternoon June 18 in the County Agent s office.
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners approved a two-thirds vote to cooperate on the Clark Fork Road and place the Boyer Cutoff on the state system, transferring Grouse Creek Bridge funds to the project. A feasibility study will determine the route. A joint meeting also addressed immediate action on rundown playground equipment at City Park and proposed cost sharing for War Memorial Field maintenance.
Lake Pend Oreille rose 1.7 feet in the past week and was at 2061.2 feet Monday morning. Officials estimate continued slight rise for three to four days before Albeni Falls Dam resumes regulation and completes filling the lake toward a June peak of 2062.0 to 2062.5 feet.
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