Telephone service change to link Sandpoint areas to Coeur d Alene center
Local equipment offices in Sandpoint Clark Fork and Hope switch to a new long distance center in Coeur d Alene on May 3. Testing continues and dialing changes will affect billing identification with automatic recording for some customers and operator prompts for others. A new time of day recording service will be reachable by dialing 117. No changes to directory assistance repair or business office numbers.
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Ron Hansen
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Sandpoint
Clark Fork
Hope
Coeur d’ Alene
Bill Watkins
General Telephone
Watkins
Hope and
Easter Egg Hunt Set For Saturday By Lions Club
Plans for the Lions Club annual Easter Egg Hunt are finalized with foil wrapped candy eggs. The event starts at 10:00 A.M. Saturday March 28 at Memorial Field and the fairgrounds. Prizes will be awarded for gold eggs across age groups with sections at Memorial Field and the fairgrounds. committee members include Lee Mahler Ron May Kirby Scribner and Wayne Hook.
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Lions Club
Lee Mahler
Mahler
Memorial Field
Ron May
Kirby Scribner
Wayne Hook
Weather outlook with snow showers possible nearby
Partly cloudy today with mostly cloudy skies. Snow showers may affect nearby mountains tonight and Thursday. Chance of precipitation 20 percent today, 30 percent tonight, and 20 percent Thursday. Highs near 50, low around 30.
Ed Abromeit Services Set 10 30 Thursday
Ed Abromeit 48 died at his business on the evening of March 23 in Sandpoint. Born August 7 1921 in Westmond Idaho he served as a B 17 gunner over Germany. He later worked at Sandpoint Furniture 16 years and owned Pend Oreille Sport Shop since 1966. He married Betty Warren November 24 1945 at Lewiston. He was a member of St Jo...
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Ed Abromeit
Sandpoint
Westmond
Idaho
Betty Jane Warren
Lewiston
Seph’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Betty
Duane
Douglas
Mary Abromeit
al Abromeit
Bill Lutzke
Theresa Carey
Kay DeRosia
Seattle
Moon Chapel
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Fr A. V. Dulberg
Pinecrest Memorial Park
Bonner County
Jack Jones
Walkout Leaves New Farmin Board Meeting In Limbo
All five trustees attended the special meeting at New Farmin Elementary, but three walked out before it began leaving a no quorum scenario. Trustees Verhei Naccarato and Allen departed, Morton and Munson remained to face patrons. Chairman Munson could not speak for the missing trustees, and the architect Bob Nelson could not present floor plans. Nelson had said construction would take at least six months. A patron suggested the walkout could mean reopening Old Farmin School next year.
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New Farmin Elementary School
Verhei, Naccarato
Allen
Morton
Munson
Bob Nelson
Coeur d’Alene
Nelson
Old Farmin School
Sandpoint Retail Merchants Debate Funeral Day Closures
At a special meeting held today at the Pastime the Sandpoint Retail Merchants Committee discussed tomorrow’s store closings in observance of Edward Abromeit’s funeral services. The committee recommended individual stores decide, citing varied business types prevent group action.
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Sandpoint Retail Merchants Committee
Edward Abromeit
Two Win Prizes For Float Design
Sandpoint event details a community float contest with prizes for selected designs. Winners Selma C. Barker and Mrs Lloyd Bennett each receive five dollars for their entries guiding the 1970 Sandpoint float theme Fun in the Sun. The Sandpoint Community Float Committee met March 18 to review design plans and gather donations for a scholarship fund.
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Sandpoint
Carol Pietsch
Selma C. Barker
Lldyd Bennett
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Montclair
J.J
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