Foresters Mark 65 Years of North Idaho History
The North Idaho Forestry Association observes its 65th anniversary with a fall Board meeting at Groundview Lodge Priest Lake on November 20. Founded October 8 1908 in Spokane by north Idaho sawmill owners the group has evolved into a regional forest protection and timber utilization advocate.
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North Idaho Forestry Association
Groundview Lodge
Priest Lake
J.C. Venishnick
Sandpoint
North Idaho
Spokane
NIFA
Venishnick
West
Boise Cascade fights Idaho wilderness plan over jobs
Boise Cascade president John Fery argues wilderness designation would cost jobs in Idaho. Governor Cecil Andrus disputes, saying better forest management is the answer and urging wilderness in the primitive Salmon River Breaks. Forest Service backs wilderness with two major exclusions. The governor notes state timber can increase harvest elsewhere to offset cuts.
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Boise
UPI
Boise Cascade
John Fery
Idaho
Cecil D. Andurs
Idaho Statesman
Salmon and Middle Fork
Idasho
Salmon River
Forest Service
Elliott Wins Fifth Year As ICPA Officer
George Elliott, Sandpoint police chief for 18 years and on the force 27 years, was re elected secretary treasurer of the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association in Boise on November 14. This marks his fifth year in that post. The meeting included a joint session with Idaho Sheriff John Church, Boise police chief, who was elected president of the association.
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George Elliott
Sandpoint
Idaho Chiefs of Police Association
Boise
Elliott
Idaho Sheriff's Association
John Church
Hope Fire Chief Blasts School Board Decision
Retired Los Angeles County Fire Department battalion chief W L Wing, now Hope Volunteer Fire Chief, says the Bonner County Board rejected many fire safety upgrades for Hope School, arguing other district buildings are hazards too. He cites limited board actions on water mains, fire doors, and standpipes and warns of dangerous delays in fighting fires.
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Los Angeles County Fire Department
Bonner County Board
Hope School
W.L. Wing
Hope Volunteer’ Fire Department
The
Daily Bee
Hope
Sandpoint
Wade Brown
Colburn
Kootenai
Wing
Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Verhei
Morton
Wm. Morton
Youth Injured In Gun Mishap In Laclede
A 13 year old boy, Charles Bauscher, was shot in the left knee when a .22 pistol discharged while he and 12 year old Bill Forster examined it at Carl Huff's home in Laclede. Ricky Bauscher, 14, was in another room. The incident occurred about 5 30 p.m. and the injured youth remained under observation.
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Laclede
Bonner County
Bauscher
Wiss
Gene Sviere
Sandpoint Woman Reports UFO Sighting Near Home
Mrs. Mary Fury and her 18 year old son Larry sighted a low flashing white light object on Forest Street at 8 30 p m. The pair observed the craft move east to west then north and south and heard no sound. Fury suspects a landing north of Sandpoint but had no transport to investigate. The amber headlight like glow and round appearance were noted but shape remained unclear.
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U.F.O
Sandpoint
Mary Fury
Larry
Forest
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Foresters Eye
Norman Gilchrist
BPA
R.T. McClendon
W.W.P
Standard Oil Company
Gordon Trombley
Larry Woodard
Coeur d’Alene
B.L.M
Ralph Kizer
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
University of Idaho College of Forestry
Andrus
ICPA
Cecil D. Andrus
Barbara Gooby
Lyla L. Monaghan
Montana
Wyoming
Nina L. Thompson
Veradale
Wash. Bee
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