Lewiston Dominates Sandpoint In Baseball Skirmishes
Lewiston's American Legion club routed Sandpoint with an aggregate 50 to 3 across two doubleheaders last week, extending Sandpoint's losing streak to seven after a season opener strong start. Sandpoint heads to Oregon and Washington road trips facing Richland Milton Freewater Pendleton and a slate of challengers.
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Lewiston
American Legion Baseball Club
Dwight Church
Ron Hunt
Sandpoint Boys
Spokan
Cal Smith
Hunt
Oregon
Central Wash
Hope Man Receives Keep Idaho Green Fire Award
Milt Thompson of Hope received the Keep Idaho Green award from Larry Stone Clark Fork District Fire Control Officer. Thompson was nominated for his forest fire suppression efforts after discovering a train yard fire along the railroad in the Trestle Creek area and working through the night to control it.
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Milt Thompson
Hope
Idaho
Larry Stone
Clark Fork
Stone
Thompson
Trestle Creek
Fish Tales from Pacific Coast Angling Resorts and Tackle
A compact roster of anglers and catches across several West Coast fishing spots. Names include Fred Page Charter Boat, Keith Dickerson Prescott Arizona, Bob Avery Spokane, J Garber Dayton Ohio, and Mike Latham Sheridan Wyoming, detailing Kamloop and Kamioop catches with weights from 2 to 16 pounds and various lures and reefs at Mineral Point Golden Rock Whiskey Rock Granite Point and Garfield Bay.
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Fred Page
Kamloop
Lester Stemmer
South Gate
California
Luckie Louie
Mineral Point
Jessie Jones
Glendale
Luckie Louie Yellow Herring
Kilroy
Dolly
Keith Dickerson
Prescott
Arizona
Granite Point
Kamioop
Garfield Bay
Sunset Beach Resort
Bob Avery
Spokane
Whiskey Rock
State Blamed In Assessment Law Argument
Gooding Idaho lawmakers are criticized by Wes Trounson the Gooding County Assessor as negligent in passing assessment laws. He says the 75 dollar exemption for all residents aged 65 and over appears to buy votes and causes the city's tax evaluation to drop. He cites exemptions for widows and veterans and cuts to utility taxes and other assessments.
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Gooding
UPI
Idaho
Wes Trounson
Wendell
Trounson
LaSalle Discusses Habitat Types With Hope Junior High
Clark Fork District forester W. J. LaSalle spoke to Hope Jr. High seventh and eighth graders about forest habitat types. He explained how habitat composition guides logging decisions and regeneration plans, praising Principal Kiebert and students for environmental interest. He also showed slides on Idaho’s largest reedless areas, noted as the Maho Primitive Area.
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Clark Fork
W. J. LaSalle
Hope Jr. Wigh
LaSalle
Hope
Kermit Kiebert
Idaho
Maho
Eagles Auxiliary Convention to Feature Wenona Vanderhoofven
Sandpoint F C E No 589 will host the Eagles Convention June 21 to 24 in Sandpoint with Past Grand Auxiliary Officer Wenona Vanderhoofven as keynote speaker. Vanderhoofven joined the Fraternal Order of Eagles in 1946 and has held multiple leadership roles, chaired major committees, and contributed to Muscular Dystrophy and Heart Fund drives. She has led ritual teams and earned trophies for ritualistic work and performances. She has also been active civically in Las Vegas and Clark County.
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Sandpoint
F.C.E. No
Eagles
Wenona Vanderhoofven
Vanderhoofven
Order of Eagles
Las Vegas
Nevada
Auxiliary
Nevada State Auxilliary
Vanderhoefven
Clark County
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Christian Women’s Fellowship
The
First Christian Church
Demonstrations at New Fairgrounds Offer Homemaker Tips
An afternoon of free demonstrations and displays for homemakers is planned for June 22 at the Bonner County fairgrounds. The event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. featuring candlestick holders, trouser ideas, children's toys and clothing, food demonstrations, and more. Refreshments will be provided.
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Bonner County Fairgrounds
Trousseau
Camping Topic of Newcomers Meeting Sparks Northwest Outdoors
Tom Mygren of the U S Forest Service spoke at the Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club gathering at the Pastime Cafe. He gave an illustrated talk about camping and hiking in the Idaho Panhandle and the Pacific Northwest.
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Tom Mygren
U.S. Forest Service
Pacific Northwest
Idaho Panhandle
W.G. Meyers
Harlan Walker
Jerry Kite
Torch Members Will Clown For Money
Twenty TORCH club members will clown on Sand Point sidewalks this Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm asking motorists and pedestrians for donations. The funds support camperships for mentally challenged children, transportation to Special Olympics events, and expanding local friendship programs. The group, four years old in Idaho with nearly 1,000 teens in 20 towns, is part of the Idaho Association for Retarded Children and the Youth National Association for Retarded Children.
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Sandpoint
Torca
Somer County
TORCH
Idaho
Idaho Association For
Youth National Association For Retarded Children
Wards Sandpoint Grand Opening Under New Management
Montgomery Wards in Sandpoint now managed by Chet and Donna Whitney. Grand opening celebration set for June 15 16 and 17 with ten percent discounts on catalog merchandise floor display items and some free catalogs. Door prizes include a coffee maker toaster and can opener. The Whitney family are long time Sandpoint residents.
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Montgomery
Sandpoint
Chet
Donna Whitney
Whitneys
University of Hadaho
Whitney
Avco Financial Services
Moscow
Spokane
Ladapoint
Plant and Tree Identification Field Trip Description
A class conducted a float trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River and later visited the field for plant and tree identification. The activity combined river travel with hands on natural science study to enhance species recognition.
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Salmon River
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Sandpoint Daily
Kootenai Klover 4-H Klub
Fairgrounds
Rex Johnson
State Forest Service
Ray Davis
Chiff Wylie
Linda Murray
Fish Tales
Mike Latham
Sheridan
Wyoming
Kamloop’s
J. Garber
Tastee
Ohio
J. Garbar
Dayton
al Bauer
Raleigh
Del’s Resort
Bunn Meyers
Blue Spark
Robert Marksbury
Don Monney
Eagles Auxiliary
Vienna
Gerard Brauer
Stein
Austria
Torch Club
Wards States
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