Gala July 4 Planned Here in Sandpoint
Plans for the 18th annual Fourth of July celebration in Sandpoint are underway led by Lion President Kirby Scribner. A drawing for a new 1973 Ford Pinto is the main feature, with parades, races at Panhandle Raceway, a street dance, kid events, a two hour talent show, and a grand fireworks finale scheduled around July 4.
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Sandpoint
Lion
Kirby Scribner
Lions Club
Northwest
Scribner
Lion Mike Reed
Panhandle
Colburn
The
Lions
Panhandle Racing Association
Dale Miller
Clark Fork
Sandpoint City Beach
War Memorial Field
Bob Glock
Glock
Weather outlook for Sandpoint area with showers
The Sandpoint area sees mostly cloudy skies with a few showers and thunder showers through Thursday. Cooler conditions along with southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph. Rain chance around 50 percent today.
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Sandpoint
Nixon Admin Under Fire Over Geothermal Program
Western senators led by Frank Church and Alan Bible attacked the Nixon administration for缺缺. Horton defended the Interior Department as he acknowledged no active geothermal leasing program yet. Church called for a concrete plan while Bible questioned projections and timetables.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
West
Interior
Jack 0. Horton
Interior Department
Senate Water and Power Resources Committee
Frank Church
Idaho
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Church
Horton
U.S
Fire District Enlarged Boundary Extends Northward
The Northside Fire Protective Association expanded its northern boundary after an 82 to 0 vote on June 4. The new line runs from Sandpoint's northern city limits to about half a mile north of Colburn-Culver Road and becomes effective when placed on the county tax rolls. until then residents are members of the association.
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Northside Fire Protective Association
Sandpoint
Colburn-Culver Road
Ruen Elected Chairman of Bonner County School Board
Vernon Ruen of Clark Fork was elected chairman at the Bonner County School Board annual meeting in Farmin School, succeeding Dr. William Morton. A tie vote for vice chair between Marian Ebbett and Dr. David Beeson will be settled at the July meeting. The board approved raising substitute pay from 18 to 20 dollars daily with a 1/190th base salary after 20 days in one post. The panel denied payment to Panhandle Health District for sight and hearing tests due to lack of prior agreement, and decided the district will hire a part time nurse instead. The board also rejected a student transfer request from Clark Fork to Sandpoint.
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Vernon Ruen
Clark Fork
Bonner County
Farmin School
William Morton
Sandpoint
Ruen
Morton
Marian Ebbett
David Beeson
Priest River
Aupproval
Panhandle Health District
Panhandle
Health District
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Dale ‘Harris
Sandpointint
Elks Club
VFW Auxiliary
Mel Nesbitt
Lake Pend Oreille
Bee
Dale Harris
Sandpoint Elks Club
VFW
Georgia Leonard
Alice Lacy
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