Jury Awards $8170 in Priest Lake Rock Collision Suit
Joseph Thayer of Pullman a University of Washington student was awarded damages after diving at Albert Elkins resort in Priest Lake April 26 1975 struck a submerged rock. The jury found Thayer 90 percent negligent while Elkins was 10 percent negligent under Idaho law.
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Washington
University
Priest Lake
Shay
Shady
Elkins Résort
Cary Smith
Joseph
Thayer
Pullman
Priest
Lake
WSU
Albert Elkins
Elkins
Accident Victim Improves After Priest Lake Shooting
Las Vegas man Pat Hanley, 29, who accidentally shot himself while vacationing near Priest Lake, was transported to a medical center in Spokane. He sustained a chest wound when the pistol discharged around 2 p.m. Wednesday during handling.
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Las Vegas
Priest Lake
Medical Center
Spokane
Pat Hanley
Burglaries Shine Light on Careywood Residence Theft
Linda E. Mueller reports a burglary at a Careywood home around 5 p.m. Thursday. Stolen items include three chainsaws valued at 390 dollars, a 400 dollar stereo, a gun, and liquor. In a separate incident, Pat Hankey, injured in a bear encounter car wreck on Indian Creek Road, remains in intensive care after a 357 pistol discharged due to a faulty firing pin.
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Linda E. Mueller
Careywood
Hanley
Pat
Mike
Indian Creek Road
Forest Service
Pat Hankey
Idaho Citizens Push Plebeite on Wilderness Land Withdrawals
A citizens group, Association of Idaho Citizens, Inc., distributed copies in Boise calling for a plebiscite on future land withdrawals for wilderness or primitive areas. The act was staged in front of the Statehouse and at the Boise Cascade headquarters building.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Association of Idaho Citizens, Inc
n-Boise
Statehouse
Boise Cascade
Northern Lights Manager Warns During Annual Meeting
Northern Lights general manager Jad Nordeen told 300 plus members at the Panida Theatre in Sandpoint that good days are over but revenue rose five percent last year. He touted a planned hydroelectric dam near Troy Montana and noted weatherization loans through FmHA. He described cost savings from the dam and environmental compatibility, while recounting weather and rate pressures.
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Mike Dalen
Jad
William Nordeen
Northern Lights
Electrical Cooperative
Nordeen
Panida Theatre
Sandpoint
Bonster County Fairgrounds
Russell Bishop
Ervil’ Rainey
Ralph Kizer
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
James McClure
Steve Symms
Troy
Montana
Vernon Yeates
Federal Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Yeates
Idaho
FIHA
Priest Lake
Kootenai River
Bonneville Power Administration
Kootenai
Ardley Burt
Bee
BCEA Links High Turnover To Teachers Low Salaries
Bonner County Education Association argues poor pay drives rapid teacher turnover in School District 82 while proposing an $8 000 base salary and raises totaling about 125 130 000 next year. Board negotiators cite cost limits of roughly 164 000 for certified personnel boosts and delay final decisions awaiting full board review.
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BCEA
Mike Dalen
Bonner County Education Association
Salares
Northside
Bob Libby
BCBEA
Idaho
Libby
Bill Denman
Bonner County
Denman
Wbout
Head Start Graduation Honors 20 Students in Sandpoint
At Oddfellows Hall Sandpoint Head Start Center honored 20 students with a diploma ceremony led by teachers Lorene Lee and Mary Larrabee. Parents cheered as caps wobbled and gifts were exchanged during the year end event and spaghetti feed fundraiser. Mrs. Lee announced retirement after five years and Mrs. Larrabee plans a year off.
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Oddfellows Hall
Pine and
Euclid
Sandpoint
Lorene Lee
Mary Larrabee
Head Star
Lee
Larrabee
March of Dimes Holds Bonner County 24 Hour Dance Marathon
About 159 local youths have signed up for a 24 hour dance marathon at Sidwell Junior High to raise funds for a transport incubator for Bonner General Hospital. Performances by Willowbay Marina sponsored groups from Sandpoint High and the Old Time Fiddlers will accompany the event which runs May 20 starting 7 p.m. with registration at 6 p.m. Volunteers and pledges are sought through local outlets.
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March of Dimes
Sidwell Jr. High
Mike Stewart
Bonner County
Wid Wood Mountain Boys
Sandpoint High School
Bonner General Hospital
Willowbay Marina
Sandpoint
Stidwell Junior High
First Security Bank
Pend Oreille Realty
Harper's Law Shop
Sandpoint Lions Club
Adam Shultz
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Tarr Wowbey
Jody White
Brent Stephens
Joe Price
Pat Sherman
Eric Berg
Kyle Fink
Mike Loo
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