City taxes rise in Sandpoint as budget details released
Finance Chairman explains the 1976 tax increase tied to higher city costs, new firefighters, and inflation. The Special Taxing Unit per $100 rose to 6.33 to raise about 225 000 for the Current Expense Fund covering police, fire, parks, and administration. The process hinges on assessed value calculations and taxpayer representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Anderson
Sandpoint
Bud Benoit
Dave Easton
Idaho
Easton
Bonner County
Dennis Benda
Benda
Addington Announces BCHS Building Fund Totals
Bonner County Historical Society co-chairman Dale Addington said week long drive raised 42575 bringing building fund total to 76975. At Edgewater Motel luncheon eight two member teams tabulated pledges with Dave Wall and Pat McCrum leading at 6350 and winning a 75 prize. Special White Hat plaques honored Norm Bauer and Pete Thompson for publicity support.
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Dale Addington
Bonner County Historical Society
Museum Building Fund
Edgewater
Addington
Larsons
Larsons Mews
Dave Wall
Pat McCrum
Wall
McCrum
Pat
Norm Bauer
KSPT
Pete Thompson
The
Daily Bee
BCHS
Priest River Man Stabbed to Death at Home
Leslie Lee Biggs, 4 1/2 miles west of Priest River near Oldtown, was stabbed once in the chest around 3 a.m. Sunday and died. His wife, in a catatonic state, was hospitalized at Bonner General for shock. Sheriff Dave Hare said no charges yet. neighbor alerted authorities as the case proceeds.
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Priest River
Bonner General Hospital
Leslie Lee Biggs
Oldtown
Dave Hare
Bonner County
Idaho FFA Delegation Heads to National Convention in Kansas City
The Idaho Association of Future Farmers of America will send 147 members from 39 chapters to the National FFA Convention in Kansas City Missouri November 9 through 12. Idaho will also showcase two chapters for Building American Communities awards and six members for the American Farmer Degree. The Idaho band and chorus will perform with four and a 100 voices respectively, and regional public speaking will feature Theresa Teshnohlidek.
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Boquise
Idaho Association of Future Farmers of America
FFA
Kansas City
Missouri
Ralph W. Edwards
Boise
Puerto Rico
Idaho
Charles M. Duke
Paul Anderson
Jon Wefald
Minnesota
Fred McClure
Texas A & M
Don McDowell
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
National Advisory Council On Vocational Education
National Ffa Foundation
Roger Nebeker
Kuna
Gary Stucki
Moscow
Lori Limbaugh
Fruitland
Larry James
Meridian
Jeff Hironaka
Weiser
PFA
Castleford
Sandpoint
Idaho Ffa
National Ffa Foundation, Inc
Larry Abo
Paul
Bill Martin
Lorell Skogsberg
Nampa
Brian Faulks
Parma
Roger Heath
VPI
Blacksburg
Virginia
100 Voices
Marvin Myers
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Indiana
Theresa Teshnohlidek
Timber Sales Resume After New Forest Act Powers
National Forest timber sales resume after a three week halt to adapt to the National Forest Management Act of 1976. Sealed bidding becomes the major method for high value timber, with safeguards for nearby economies. interim rules run to April 1, 1977, and permanent rules to follow with public input.
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Walington
D.C
U.S
Forest Service
US. Dept.of Agriculture
Ford
John Knebel
Congress
National Forests
Knebel
Forest Service Chaif
John R. McGuire
West Virginia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
The
Theath Circuit Court -of-Appeals
McGuire
Washington,d.c
National Forest Management Act
Burglars Hit Sandpoint Stores Friday and Saturday
Sandpoint police report three weekend burglaries. At Army-Navy Surplus Store a rifle a pellet pistol and a knife valued at 80 dollars were stolen after breaking a west side window and smashing a plate glass pane. The Kwik Stop Diary suffered candy corn chips and ice cream worth 60 dollars after a service window break in. Pauls Chevron lost a 40 dollar Atlas car battery from an auto parked at First and Pine Streets.
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Sandpoint
Fifth and
Pine Streets
Robert Hoyt
Pine St
Hoyt
Paul's Chevron
First
Paul Tillberg
Sandpoint High to Stage The Mouse That Roared This Week
Sandpoint High School actors perform The Mouse That Roared Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. in the school gym. Dawn Gilmore Valerie Williams Ann Ross Liana Atmore and Diana Teller lead the cast with Doug Thurlow Jeff Kirk Jeff Kibler Bob Schoonderwoerd and Steve Heki. Tickets 2 adults 1 students with activity cards 1 children under high school age.
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Sandpoint High School
United States
Dawn Gilmore
Valerie Williams
Ann Ross
Liana Atmore
Diana Teller
Doug Thurlow
Jeff Kirk
Jeff Kibler
Bob Schoonderwoerd
Steve Heki
Marian Whitfield
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Soscou
Ahvert HO
Bee
Mike Dalen
Senior Citizens
Ae Yaa
Forest and
Main Streets
Coeur d’ Alene
Post Falls
Addington Lands
Biggs
Sheriff's Office
Sandpoint & Vicinity
National Forest
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