Old Hospital Fates Discussed at Public Meeting
A Bonner General Hospital public meeting set for November 8 at 7 30 p m in the dining room will discuss the old hospital site. The board proposes a new 60 bed extended care nursing home after tearing down the old structure citing state and federal cost concerns. Craig Johnson of Sandpoint Manor disputes the State Plan of 1972 and says a shelter care home is needed with 15 to 30 Manor patients.
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Bonner General Hospital
Bonner County
Sandpoint Manor
Craig Johnson
the Manor
Johnson
Manor
Signatures Drive for East Bonner Free Library District
Bernice Lewis and Marian Getenberger presented a petition with 3405 signatures to Sandpoint county commissioners Jack Popplewell and Jim Brockway. The measure would establish the east Bonner County free library district, remove non resident fees, and may add books by mail and extended hours after a public hearing.
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East Bonner County
Bernice Lewis
Sandpoint
Marian Geten
Marian Gutenberger
Jim Brockway
Jack Popplewell
Bee
Laclede Water Contaminated Prompting Boil Advisory
The department of environment and community services warns Laclede residents that the water supply is polluted with coliform bacteria. People should boil water before drinking or cooking. An engineering firm should survey the system to recommend upgrades and cost estimates to meet state standards.
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Department of Environment and Community Services
Laclede
Weather Outlook for Sandpoint
Cloudy with occasional light snow through Thursday. Snow chance 60 percent tonight and Thursday. Lows around 20 overnight, highs near 30 Thursday.
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Sandpoint
Sandpoint Mayors Victory and City Council Election
Sandpoint Mayor Les Brown won his first elected term, defeating James Judd 449 to 296 as write ins counted. City council seats in Kootenai and nearby towns filled with incumbents reelected and new terms assigned, including Arndt Lines Longbottom and others across districts.
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Sandpoint
Les Brown
James Judd
Brown
Ozzie Vallieres
Ed Eitzman
Bud Benoit
Benoit
Eitzman
Ed Arndt
Tory
Burt Lines
Ben Longbottom
Kootenai
Henry T. Roberson
Norman R. Brown
Curt Peterson
East
Hope
Diane Butler
Cecil S. McCraken
Richard Pederson
John Slater
Wilbur Wing
Leonard Anderson
J. W. Parker
Bonner County School District discusses four extremely critical needs
Principals met with the Board of Trustees to review a Needs Assessment report. The committee identified four extremely critical needs across grades 1 through 12, with speaking and listening skills as a priority and implementation set for January. Some items already addressed as procedural.
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Bonner County
Vernon Allen
12 Year Old Stabs Produce Manager at Inks Thrift Store
A 12 year old Sandpoint youth is in protective custody after allegedly stabbing Alan Inks, 24, with a paring knife inside the Inks Thrift Store. The boy had been shoplifting, was asked to leave, and later attacked in a back room. He faces assault with a deadly weapon charges. The sister, 15, was released after a disturbance petition.
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Sandpoint
Bonner County
Inks Thrift Store
Alan Inks
Larry Inks
Inks
Alan
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Bonner
Laclede Water
Clark Fork
Arnie Gundaveson
Compton White
Don Maynard
Maynard
Priest River
Ted Brower
Alexi Krizenesky
Gary Altmair
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