Fire destroys Berg home in Priest River
An early morning fire gutted the Berg residence on Albert Highway in Priest River. Neighbors reported seeing flames engulf the frame house within seconds, trapping three children who escaped by jumping from windows. Police suspect faulty wiring though the cause remains undetermined. The Berg family survived with only a few salvaged belongings and began searching for a new home.
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Bud Berg
Priest River
Albert Highway
Washington
Franklin
Rema
Rick
Butch
Berg
Holman
Toys For Tots Project Underway In Sandpoint
The Toys for Tots drive operates daily at the old Mt Market on Boyer and Larch in Sandpoint. A rum mage sale runs 9 to 3 with proceeds funding new gifts and contact listed as 263-6310.
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Mt .Market
Boyer and Larch
Sandpoint
Two To Attend Coach Clinic At Crystal Mountain
Schweitzer Basin ski area director A Voltz and Gary Bellinger Schweitzer ski school instructor will attend the Pacific Northwest Ski Assn coaches clinic November 21 22 at Crystal Mountain Washington. Coaches will discuss latest ski racing techniques and Schweitzer Basin aims to boost Mitey Mite activities for children 12 and under this season.
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A! Voltz
Gary Bellinger
Schweitzer Basin
Pacific Northwest
Bellinger
Schweitzer
Kamloops Trout Sets Lake Pend Oreille Derby Record
Jim Morton caught a 31 lb 14 oz Kamloops trout off Deadman Point to set the Lake Pend Oreille Fishing Derby record for 1970. He trolled with his father Dr Bill Morton and weighed the fish at Murphy's Bar and Grill in Hope. The season ends November 30 and a Derby Ticket is required to win Derby money.
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Jim Morton
Kamloops
Deadman Point
Dad Bill Morton
Jim
Lake Pend Oreille
Bill Morton
Morton
Roy Self
Derby
Dell Brown
Murphy’s Bar and Grill
Hope
Brown
van Sawyer
Sandpoint
Priest Lake Chamber Seeks Added Deputy and Ambulance
Priest Lake Chamber of Commerce members urge Bonner County to fund an extra full time deputy and 24 hour ambulance coverage for the Priest Lake area. Sheriff Wilcox notes a 24 hour private ambulance service now serves Priest River Priest Lake Sandpoint and Clark Fork, with funding decisions still pending. Prosecutor Hofmeister cites legal issues when transporting victims across the state line and critiques Washington ambulance service.
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Priest Lake
Priest River
Sandpoint
Clark Fork
Wilcox
Chamber
Bonner County
Everett Hofmeister
Washington
Idaho
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Jerry Coy
Bergs
Toys For Tots
Millard Evenson
Bon Ida Republican Women’s Club
Richard Nixon
Dick Bloom
Bee
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