Forest Service timber sale rules face hearings in Portland
Industry spokesmen told regulators Tuesday that proposed final rules under the National Forest Management Act would ease changes but hurt business. The hearings in Portland followed earlier sessions in the West as industry leaders warned that sealed bids reduce second chances and threaten mills in Oregon and Washington.
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Barney Lerten
Portland
Ore
UPI
U.S. Forest Service
San Francisco
Boise
Idaho
Agriculture Department
Arno Reifenberg
National Forest
Corrections: 14 Arrested for Marijuana Possession
The Daily Bee reports 14 people were arrested for alleged marijuana possession at a Westmond area home. The property is owned by Jim Carhart of Paia Hawaii. Larry Loveless is the caretaker. The paper apologizes for the error.
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The
Daily Bee
Westmond
Larry Loveless
Loveless
Jim Carhart
Paia
Hawaii
the Bee
Timber sale method debate heard in San Francisco hearings
About a dozen witnesses at the San Francisco session of National Forest Management Act hearings favored oral auctions over sealed bids for U S forests timber. George A. Craig of the Western Timber Association questioned seals as the default by Congress and noted mixed evidence on income effects, with varied on the ground conditions and bidder situations.
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San Francisco
UPS
Western Timber Association
Forest Service
U.S
Juneau
Alaska
Atlanta
Washington D.C
George A. Craig
Congress
Craig
Sandpoint City Council Denies Beer License Again
In Sandpoint the city council rejected a beer license for the Fidelity Trust performing arts theater amid a push to revise zoning ordinances and hear public input. The panel also set public hearings for March 29 and April 11 and approved a variance for Merritt Weiss to build a porch near the 3rd and Pacific St lot.
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Brian Moe Bee
Sandpoint
City Hall
Fidelity Trust Performing Arts Theater
Public Safety Committee
Hanlon
Planning and Zoning Commission
Merritt P. Weiss
3Rd
Pacific St
Weiss
Fidelity Trust Performing Arts
Holt
Wilkinson
Center For
Torri Sorenson
Superior St
Ella
Bonner County Historical Society
City Beach
Local Taxi Driver Robbed of Vehicle in Spokane Flight
A Sandpoint Idaho taxi driver was beaten and robbed of his unmarked taxicab while taking a passenger to Spokane International Airport. Sheriff’s deputies report no trace of the vehicle or the suspect, Ernie Rabial, after the incident early Monday.
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Spokane
UPI
Sandpoint
Idaho
Spokane International
Ernie Rabial
Ribial
Washington
Fire Breaks Out On BN Flatcar
A Burlington Northern flatcar fire near Cocolalla caused about 30 percent damage to a load of packaged 2x4s. Brakes sticking sparked the blaze. crews from BN and local fire districts fought it until about 1 a.m. No injuries reported. Separately, a man vanished after a car theft in Liberty Lake.
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Burlington Northern
Evan Gray
Burlington Northern Section
Cocolalla
Department of Lands, Northside Fire District
Doug Bakken
Department of Lands
Gray
Sun Valley Lodge to Close for Winter Season
Sun Valley Lodge will close Sunday and reopen for three days on March 30 before shutting down for the winter. Sun Valley Co officials said the dismal snow season prompted the decision and warned Bald Mountain skiing may be restricted March 27 if conditions do not improve.
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Sun Valley, Idaho
UPI
Sun Valley Lodge
Sun Valley Co
Bald Mountain
Long Bridge upgrade to limit traffic this summer
Sid Scribner and contractors outline painting and blasting of pilings and cross braces on Long Bridge. Traffic will be restricted to one-way daylight hours during the summer as Redding Construction handles concrete spans and subsequent work by another firm. The project aims to extend the bridge life beyond 50 years with phased blasting painting and guard-rail work through August.
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GTG
Long Bridge
Charles Cobl
Jebb Taylor
Scribner
Bureau’ ‘of High‘ways
R.“ Redding Construction
Hansén Painting Inc
Boise
Andi.gtg. Com
Hansen
Belet
Semibrer
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Jerry McChesney
Fort Vancouver
Martin Devere
Eugene
Northwest Timber Association
Sandpoint City Council
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Doug Ward
Roger Hanlon
J.C Benoit
Ed Eitzman
Eitzman
Steve Klatt
Klatt
Gene Holt
Fidelity Trust
William Griffith
George Wilkinson
Council
Ernie Ribial
Liberty Lake
Ken Firevea
Vale TS
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