Church Endorses Drought Request in Idaho
Senator Frank Church urged four federal departments to recognize seven northern Idaho counties as Federal Emergency Drought Impact Areas and to designate eight more counties for emergency livestock aid. He noted 37 counties already qualify, stressing water shortages and cattlemen’s moisture problems in the north and urged a full state-wide declaration.
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Washington
Frank Church
Idaho
John Evans
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Interior
Smal Business Administration
Church
Evans
WWP Seeks Power Surcharge to Offset Extra Costs
Washington Water Power president Wendell Satre urged the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to allow a monthly surcharge of about 1.40 per customer to cover power bought outside the WWP network. He noted WWP has paid three times normal costs to suppliers including Cominco Ltd and Montana Power Co, totaling 1.9 million dollars already spent.
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Satre
Cominco, Ltd
B.C. Hydro and Power Authority
Montana Power Co
Energy outlook from Northwest summit hints at grim path
North Idaho Chamber of Commerce participants in Bonners Ferry discussed energy shortages and job losses if energy exploration stalls. Jim Blomquist of the Sierra Club presented an optimistic scenario for meeting regional power needs without new nuclear or coal plants, highlighting efficiency, industrial shifts, and utility investments to cut waste while EPA and industry figures weighed aluminum demand and policy impacts.
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Brian Moe Bee
North Idaho Chamber of Commerce
Bonners Ferry
Northwest
Evans
Senator McClure
Carter
Jim* Blomquist
Sierra Club
Everglades
Alaska Pipeline
Blomquist
Bonneville
Washington Water Power
Wendell Satre
Washington State
EPA
Ray Foleen
Aluminum
Dissident Mormon files suit against LDS Church over land sale
Douglas Wallace a former attorney excommunicated for ordaining a black announces a U S district court action with the LDS Freedom Foundation against the church's San Juan stake and the BLM. They allege a 1970 land sale to the church below market value with non discrimination conditions violated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Lerten
Portland, Ore
UPI
Douglas Wallace
Mormon Church
God
Wallace
Vancouver
Wash
U.S
Utah
San Juan
Bureau of Land Management
LDS Freedom Foundation
BLM
Portland
Paul Howard
Howard
Church of Latter Day Saints
West
Boot theft fouls Sandpoint Junior Miss royalty parade
A black 1965 Plymouth boot cover for the convertible top, used by Sandpoint Junior Miss royalty in Northwest parades, was stolen last week. The courtly girls seek its return before the next parade and ask anyone with information to contact Brad Palmen at 910 Oak St with no questions asked.
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Royalty
Northwest
Sandpoint
Brad Palmen
Oak St
Horse Strike Fatality on Riley Creek Road
Gerald W. Anderson of Laclede struck and killed a horse owned by Irene Matthews on Riley Creek Road while driving north at about 5 a.m. Sunday. Damage to Anderson's pickup was estimated at 1500 dollars.
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Gerald W. Anderson
Laclede
Riley Creek
Irene Matthews
Anderson
Man Dies Not Involved In Accident Not Applicable
A Laclede man Denzil L Stout was injured in a one car rollover on US 2 west of Laclede about 9 p m Saturday. The Bonner County sheriff reports Stout’s vehicle left the road travelled 350 feet went over an embankment and landed on its top causing about 2000 dollars damage and head injuries. He was taken to Newport Hospital where he was treated and released.
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Laclede
Denzil L.stout
US 2
Bonner County
Car Collision at Washington and Hickory Street
A crash occurred around noon Monday at the Washington and Hickory Street intersection involving Monte J. Russell 20 of Sagle and Floyd L. Eveland Sr. Russell was cited for failing to yield to the car on his right. Damages were estimated at 350 dollars for Eveland and 300 dollars for Russell.
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Monte J. Russell
Sagle
Floyd L.eveland,sr
Colburn
Washington and
Hickory Street
Russell
Eveland
Cane Day drives $466 for White Cane Day in Sandpoint
Sandpoint Lions raised $466.50 Saturday for White Cane Day with 13 volunteers soliciting at local businesses. The funds go to the Lions Eye Bank in Seattle, which has financed tissue for over 800 corneal transplants since 1980, while Lions donated nearly $800 in eyewear to Bonner County seniors.
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Lions Club
al Sheppard
Kirby Scribner
Laurel Scribner
Lions Eye Bank
Seattle
Sandpoint Lions Club
Lions
Lions Club Eye Bank
Gene Chamberlain
Brad Gissell
Yvonne Downing
Chamberlain
Sandpoint Lions
Bonner County
Washington
Idaho
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Bee
Brian Moe
Sierra
LDS Church
Mike Daten
Tsa Lidge
Vicinity
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