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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1977
Page
3
Idaho entrants encouraged for the 1977 National Beef Cook-Off in Columbus Ohio September 15 16. Entry deadline August 1 precludes professional cooks. dishes must use 2 to 5 pounds of beef with four hour limit. Prizes include 1000 500 and 250 plus five honorable mentions.
A tractor trailer rear-ended a school bus about 15 miles south of Lynchburg Virginia, killing at least two children and injuring 31 others. One body was found inside the bus and another under the overturned vehicle as rescuers moved it from the median.
Louise C Hummitsh 76 of Clark Fork Idaho died Sunday March 6 in Coeur d Alene She was born October 13 1900 in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin and moved to the Cabinet area in 1904 She married William J Hummitsh July 1 1935 in Sandpoint Survived by son William G Hummitsh Clark Fork daughter Louise C Raftery Coeur d Alene three sisters three grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral from Moon Chapel Wednesday March 9 at 2 00 p m Father John O Donavan officiating Interment Pinecrest Memorial Park
The Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce welcomes new members including Richard Kalar Ascension Store and others. It shares a U S Department of Labor letter noting OSHA worksite inspections were blocked but a Supreme Court stay allows resumed inspections pending ruling. It also lists upcoming tours, Moonlight Madness Sale date April 22, and committee meeting schedules.
Multiple local meetings and events scheduled across Sandpoint March 8 to March 15. A mix of grange, chamber of commerce, senior activities, social security visits, club gatherings, public service drives, and church functions with dates, times, and venues listed. Notable items include a Social Security information visit March 15 at the new Senior Center and a Spokane Blood Bank mobile unit March 15 at the VFW Post Home.
James Wenzig of Newman Lake Washington reported his cat uncovered sixty nine $100 bills totaling $6,900 behind a television in his Red Lion Motor Inn room. Motel officials said truck driver Sam Holverson of Butte Montana claimed the money was his after selling a truck for $7,000 and hiding all but $100 before celebrating, later forgetting the location.
Farrah Fawcett Majors, star of television's Charlie's Angels, notified the UPI she will quit Hollywood. The announcement ends years of fame tied to the blonde lead in the hit series and signals a possible career shift away from the screen.
Two masked gunmen entered the Howard Eyestone home in Caldwell and robbed the elderly couple of 400, tying and gagging them in the living room. Officers said the attackers demanded money and appeared to seek someone else, asking for names before realizing they had the wrong target. The couple described the men as wearing black cloth hoods and wielding sawed off shotguns.
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