Distemper Outbreak Triggers Sandpoint Dog Pound Quarantine
Distemper and mange outbreaks force a city quarantine at the Sandpoint Dog Pound after 31 of 45 impounded dogs died or were euthanized. Mayor Ed Eitzman authorized destruction and vaccination of remaining dogs after a court order tied to alleged animal cruelty in Bonner County. Cleanup includes extensive sanitizing, lime spread, and limited handling of dogs until the site is safe.
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Sandpoint
Ed Eitzman
Pound
Eitzman
Bonner County Humane Society
Laura Wilson
Colburn
Wilson
Health Department
Attorney General’s Office
Don McCormick
Police Nab Burglary Suspect At Pastime Shop
Sandpoint officers arrested Gordon William Shifflett 27 on first degree burglary near Pastime Sport Shop after he climbed a wall and forced a door then held at Bonner County jail on a $10 000 bond.
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Sandpoint
Bonner General Hospital
Gordon William Shifflett
Ed Critchell
First Avenue
Critchell
Shifflett
Bonner County
Sterling
Sandpoint Firefighters Near 1977 Contract Agreement
City and fire department negotiators near a 1977 contract despite firefighters rebuffing a seven percent salary rise. Kenneth Lunde said the union rejected the city's five percent raise plus two percent longevity and merit pay, proposing a ten percent raise with two and one half percent merit. Councilman Bud Benoit pressed that any new offer requires full council approval.
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Sandpoint
Fire Department
Kenneth Lunde
Lunde
Bud Benoit
Harold Huff
Huff
Gene Holt
Gilmore Pardons Board moves hearing to Nov thirty
The Utah Board of Pardons advanced its special hearing on Gary Gilmore from December to November thirty to avoid timing disputes. Gilmore, jailed for murder, is on a hunger strike as his lawyer seeks an earlier court date and access to the defendant’s property and phone calls.
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Duston Harvey
Salt Lake City
UPI
Utah Board of Pardons
Gary Gilmore
George Latimer
Utah
Noall Wootton
Gilmore
Provo
Leon Hatch
Nicole Barrett
Dennis Boaz
Utah Supreme Court
Pardons Board
Bennie Bushnell
Latimer
Michael Cannon
Hunter Dies During Deer Hunt Near Sandpoint
Bonner County sheriff spokesman said Carl Benson 53 died of a heart attack while deer hunting about midway between Sandpoint and Coeur d Alene at Granite on Saturday morning. Benson collapsed around 8 30 am with a friend nearby. He was pronounced dead at the scene and body taken to English Funeral Home Coeur d Alene.
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Coeur d'Alene
Sandpoint
Coeur d’ Alene
Granite
Bonner County
Carl
Benson
June Accident Brings Civil Suit
W James Thompson of Moyie Springs filed a civil suit in First District Court against David M Berger over a June car pedestrian crash at First Avenue and Main crossing. Thompson claims Berger negligently struck him in a marked crosswalk causing unconsciousness and injuries. He seeks $5,000 general damages and $1,010 special damages for medical costs and lost wages.
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Moyie Springs
First District Court
David M Berger
W. James Thompson
First Avenue
Main
Thompson
Berger
Bonner General Hospital
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Mike'Dafen
Virginia ‘Cutler
Foreman
Hunter
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