Toys Campaign Begins by Sandpoint Lions Club
The Sandpoint Lions Club launches its annual Toys for Toys drive to aid needy families on Christmas Day. The campaign seeks $5,000 to buy new toys and supply food baskets, with donations welcomed by mail or in person at the Daily Bee. Ron May notes expected greater need amid unemployment and lumber-industry downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandpoint Lions Club
Sandpoint Area
Sandpoint Lions Toys For Toys General
Ron May
Lions Club
Pete Thompson
Dick Whittaker
Don Reach
Lowell Spickelmire
The
Daily Bee
Kindergarten Registration Set For Bonner County
Bonner County School Dist No 82 sets kindergarten registration for Nov 10–14 at elementary schools. Five-year-olds by Oct 15, 1975 eligible. classes begin Feb 2, 1976. Dr Wayne Likens notes sites curriculum and teacher interviews. inquiries to principals or Iris Hammons. Some districts’ students to be excused Nov 7 for conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonner County
Wayne Likens
Likens
Iris Hammons
Clark Fork
Colburn
Farmin
Lincoln Washington
Hope
Kootenai
Northside
Sagle
Bonner County Incumbents Lose In High Turnout Races
Unofficial counts show at least four incumbents defeated in Bonner County municipal races with turnout near 95 percent in one city Priest River mayoral race saw Arthur V Thayer gain 149 votes while Dave Kimmons had 148 and Louis Nixom 135 for a close contest A 12 month leash law ballot measure passed 306 to 147 In Kootenai County the first woman mayor was elected and two women write ins won council seats Incumbent Gale Barfuss in Kootenai trailed Ruth Lang 30 to 9 with other write ins defeating incumbent councilman Allen McAvoy in a crowded field In Sandpoint George Harper trailed by 30 votes as Emma Lou Hook Gene Holt and Steve Klatt were the leading council victors If Klatt is confirmed the 23 year old could become Sandpoint’s youngest councilman Other results listed for Oldtown Ponderay Hope Clark Fork East Hope and surrounding towns with multiple write ins and new mayoral and council terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonner County
Municpal
Priest River
John Caprai
Arthur V Thayer
Dave Kimmons
Louis Nixom
Vincent Gornick
Wayne Merrit
Don Karli
Kootenai
Gale Barfuss
Ruth Lang
Peggy Woodhouse
Helen Alspach
Allen McAvoy
Jan Menedy
Robert Berger
Alex Stockman
Sandpoint
George Harper
Emma Lou Hook
Gene Holt
Steve Klatt
Harper
Klatt
Jim Judd
Bert Lines
Rod Thurlow
Bill Wilson
Ray Davis
Richard Tatterson, Jr
Bart Charlton
Ralph Carey
John Conlan
Oldtown
Donald Meis
Eva Warren
Homer Edwards
Willard Peterson, Jr
Albert Williams
Leland McLaughlin
Hope
Dale Anglin
Dave Finkelnburg
Robert Berrey
Guy Neyman
East Hope
Richard A Pederson
William G Houseberg
Will
John W Slater
Wilbur L Wing
Cecil McCracken
Larry Rife
Albert Schenk
Clark Fork
Ln Avis
Emma Rathbun
Maxine Kesting
Willam Berrs
Pase
Priest River PTA Pushes Open School Board Negotiations
The Priest River PTA calls for all school board meetings including negotiation sessions to be open to the press and public. The move emerged after lively PTA meetings and a resolution draft urging Idaho open negotiations, with state PTA leaders signaling growing support for public access and a right to participate in negotiable items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Stewart
Priest River
PTA
D. Mark Wiebe
Bonner County Education Association
Phil DeBoard
David Beeson
Priest River Organization
Darrel Kenops
Idaho School Boards Association
Idaho
Wiebe
Priest River Pta
BCEA
Beeson
Ellen Munson
Sandpoint
Boise
Munson
Local election confusion leaves Ruth Damp amid tense turnout
Voters struggled to interpret ballot prompts as Ruth Damp campaigned against incumbent Gale Burfuss. Damp trailed by a small margin after a Tuesday vote, with neighbors and supporters contending about the process and results.
Museum Drive Launches Plans for Bonner County Museum
Brochures outlining plans for the Bonner County Historical Society proposed museum in Sandpoint will be mailed to residents. Mac Shaw says pledges are sought to cover an estimated 88 000, with labor and materials donations reducing costs. The plan includes a meeting room display area and storage, aiming to lay a foundation this fall and reach a July 4 1476 completion target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonner County Historical
Lakeside Park
Shaw
Histotica Society
Tee
Dredging Nears Finish at Sand Creek Mouth Channel
Dredging at the Sand Creek mouth to 800 feet from Sandpoint City Beach nears completion next week. Contractor Fred Kennedy says 3 000 cubic yards of silt will be removed, possibly up to 5 000 yards, using a crescent bucket to minimize lake mudding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Acreek
Fred Kennedy
Kennedy
City Beach
Deepene
Sandpoint
Bee Bulletin
Sand Creek
Sandpoint City
Pend Oreille
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teresa Deshon
Sallie Bishop
Betty Bloxom
Mae McCormick
Spokane Valley
Karate Club
Allan Scott
Audrey True
Ponderay
Charles Fontaine
Robert Marley
Russ Benda
T Gibbons
Gary Tyler
Palmer Fiksdal
Georgia Perkins
Kenneth Benda
Charles Bo Conte
Ta Loums
Kimma Rathburn
Dan
Stone
Bia Hemiten
Gand
Ray Delay
Orgaization
New Orleans
Arizona
Carolyn Warner
Roorkee
Nat
Ruth
Gale Burfuss
Firosebiech
Todas Sedfittams
Hs Myaad
Secours
Quietios
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!