SHS Students, Bands, and Clubs Schedule May Activities
SHS students complete outlines and rough drafts for English papers. The band travels to Spokane May 19 for Lilac Festival parade with the Ponderettes. Mrs O'Donnell's class reads Pudd nhead Wilson by Mark Twain. Pep Club revises its constitution and plans Senior Tea decorations. Beginning Art students sculpt plaster blocks. Shorthand classes finish workbook work and begin recopying stories. Pend Oreille Power Packers announce first hike on Goat Mountain May 18. Business Law studies insurance types and real estate steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHS
Spokane
Ron May
Ponderettes
Melody Creeger
Joy O’donnell
Nhead Wilson
Mark Twain
PPP
Pend Oreille Power Packers
Dave Dalby
Goat Mountain
Fire Cause Still In Doubt In Sunshine Silver Mine Disaster
Idaho hearing on the Sunshine Silver Mine fire that killed 91 miners concluded with experts disputing spontaneous combustion. Sunshine hired engineers argued the blaze was man made while government investigators upheld spontaneous ignition theories and called for prevention recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
UPI
Sunshine
Interior Department
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Bernard Lewis
Pittsburgh
Combustion Explosives Research, Inc
John Kniseley
North Bend
Wash
Ical Engineering
Kniseley
Lewis
Roland Wilson
Bureau of Mines
Robert Riley
The
Wilson
Card of Thanks to Doctors and Bonner General Staff
Louis Parquette and family express gratitude to Dr. Smith Dr. Pierson and all Bonner General nurses for kindness and visits along with cards and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Pierson
Bonner General
Louis Parquette
Idaho Bear Hunting Rules and Bullfrog Introduction Noted
Spring bear hunting in 39 units of the Clearwater and Salmon River drainages allows dog use with closures on May 31 or June 30. Nonresidents and bear hunters must carry a $2 tag and valid license. a $25 nonresident bear license also requires the tag. Bullfrogs are now year round with a bag limit of 12. bows arrows and mechanical devices allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearwater
Idaho
Boise
Missouri
William H. Ridenbaugh
ISU to confer 851 degrees at May 19 commencement
Idaho State University will award 851 degrees and certificates at a May 19 ceremony in the Minidome at 2 p.m. The list calls for 5 Doctor of Art, 70 masters, and 488 bachelor degrees, plus 563 academic degrees and 288 vocational certificates. Beverly L. Crawford of Sandpoint will receive a degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
ISU
Idaho State University
Beverly L. Crawford
Park and Recreation Management
Sandpoint
Death Inquest to Resume in Shaffer Double Death
Canyon County Coroner set May 24 to continue the inquest into the April 25 deaths of Canyon County Treasurer Zoe Shaffer and her husband Gerald. An autopsy found carbon monoxide poisoning. Prosecution notes and a beneficiary change prompted the resumption after a April 30 recess. Boise Governor Cecil Andrus received an honorary Soil Conservation Society of America chapter membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Idaho
UPD
Canyon County
Harold Craven
Zoe Shaffer
Gerald
Craven
C. Robert Yost
Shaffers
Boise
UPI
Cecil D. Andrus
R.N. Irving
Soil Conservation Society of America
Neil Sampson
Andrus
Martha Chapter 34 O E S Meets at Masonic Temple
The Martha Chapter 34 O E S held its first meeting of the year with Worthy Matron Eunice Perks presiding. Thirty-five members and ten visitors from six out of town chapters attended. The group introduced Blanche Senft Fred Currie Thelma Currie and Ruth Tollbam was installed as Treasurer. Mother's Day honors went to Margaret Hunter the oldest mother Dorris Van Horn the youngest mother Thelma Currie the newest grandmother and Dora Pennington Alta Meserve the members with most grandchildren. Lucille Jolt donated pillows presented to each attendee. A reading What is a Mother was shared and keepsake copies given. Jean Wright and Lou Ellen Gray served refreshments.
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Martha
Masonic Temple
Eunice Perks
Blanche Senft
Grand Chapter
Idaho
Fred Currie
Thelma Currie
Washington
Ruth Tollbam
Margaret Hunter
Dorris van Horn
Dora Pennington
Alta Meserve
Lucille Jolt
Jean Wright
Lou Ellen Gray
Health Hazard At Chatcolet Lake in Heyburn State Park
Idaho officials warn a lack of sewage treatment at Lake Chatcol et in Heyburn State Park creates environmental and public health hazards. A.J. Eiguren proposes a central collection and treatment system to fix the problem. otherwise the area will be restricted. Septic tanks and field drains are currently used for disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
UPI
Department of Environmental and Community Services
Lake Chatcolet
Heyburn State Park
A.J. Eiguren
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Charlie Brown
Marianne Brown
Brown
Roberta Welker
LeRoy Anderson
Lula Roberson
Imogene Davis
Ann Knoblich
Daily Bee
East River Stud CO
Kootenai
James Day
Day
Fish & Game News
Yost
Shaffer
Chatcolet
Price
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