Bonner County Board Debates School Fire Hazards and Curricular Changes
Bonner County School Board district 82 discussed Hope School fire hazards approving install of a hydrant and self closing boiler room door plus sheet rock. They approved six half days or three full days for curriculum changes and plan visits to schools to study programs.
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Hope School
Bonner County
Vernon Allen
Wayne Likens
Pend Oreille Lake Levels Set For Winter Spawn Safety
Pend Oreille Lake lowered to 2053.3 ft on Nov 12 and expected to drop to about 2052.0 ft by Nov 20 to protect kokanee spawning zones. Dam discharge at Albeni Falls increased from 20 000 cfs to 26 000 cfs but inflow surge slows drawdown to roughly 0.1 ft per day. For updates call 263-3019.
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Pend Oreille Lake
Albeni Falls
Schweitzer Road Paved Anew At Dedication Ceremony
Dedication ceremonies Friday marked the completion of a nine mile road to Schweitzer Basin Ski Bowl with paving seal coating and improved access. Schweitzer manager Sam Wormington notes the upcoming summer season is vital for maintenance while crews groom slopes and perform general work including new runs and erosion control seeded with grass by helicopter to aid early opening.
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Schweitzer Basin
Sam Wormington
Schweitzer
Nine Mile
Pacifi
Electric Loads Increase Due To Weather in Northwest
A Northwest Power Pool spokesman said actual loads exceeded estimates for the week ending Nov 8 due to low temperatures. Merrill Schultz, coordinating engineer, noted natural streamflow declined despite regional precipitation but predicted a significant rise in streamflows with continued heavy rain and higher freezing levels.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Northwest Power Pool
Merrill Schultz
Pacific Northwest
Schultz
Sandpoint Sewage Plant Plans Move Ahead Amid Funding Hurdles
City Council weighed final designs for the Sandpoint sewage plant as approval hinges on signing a waste-disposal contract with Colburn Landfill owner Ron May. Welker presented the $1.13 million project with federal $847k and state $133.5k funding, and bids to start in February 1974.
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Sandpoint
City Hall
Dave Welker
Ron May
Colburn
Tteir
Welker
Boyer Ave
Gooby
Andrus
Les Brown
Fuel program failing in Idaho stalls fuel allocations
Idaho officials complain the federal mandatory fuel allocation program, begun November 1, is collapsing under a buck passing cycle. Officials said farmers loggers and homeowners face shortages as the system lacks forms tools and clear authority, risking crisis as distributors fear fines for misallocations.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Robert Lenaghen
Office of Energy
Lenaghen
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Seattle
Oil and Gas
Sun Valley Key Airlines
Davis
Bob Lenaghen
Weather Outlook for Sandpoint A Mix of Showers and Snow
Var iable cloudiness through Thursday with showers occasionally mixed with snow. Southerly winds 10 to 20 miles per hour.
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