Idaho Legislators Block 5 Percent Cost of Living Increase
Boise reporters describe the Legislative Council delaying a 5 percent COLA for state employes and urging the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee to act after January. Republicans challenge executive branch plans while staff raises get mixed approval and possible supplemental funding.
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John Andreason
Joint Committee
Council
Koch
Andreason
Executive Branch
Senate
James Ellsworth
Leadere
David Bivens
R- Payette
Mrs. D. Vlasak Wins Sprouse Reitz Griddle Prize
Winner named Mrs. D. Vlasak of 405 South First in Sandpoint as the recipient of a General Electric automatic griddle valued at 30 dollars during Sprouse Reitz Customers' Appreciation event held Sunday. Terry Parks, Sprouse Reitz manager, thanked customers for a successful sale.
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D. Vlasak
Sandpoint
General Electric
Sprouse Reitz
Terry Parks
Bonner County Jury Convenes Grand Jury Panel
A 16 member grand jury convened in Bonner County following a 30 day call by District Judge Dar Cogswell. Foreman Marian Ebbett led the panel, selected from 24 eligible jurors after 5 were absent, with one excusal linked to a county assessor's office relation. The panel will review alleged fund shortages and may sit up to six months as the county’s third grand jury since 1910.
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Bonner County
Marian Ebbett
Dar Cogswell
Cogswell
Dan Featherston
Don K. Irving
Elmer Rivers
Harvey E. Lucky
Erling I. Storre
Joseph F. Williams
Gordon McCormick
Dudley H. Maines
Gary G. Gornick
Robert W. Reese
Ronald L. Converse
Larry M. Hattenberg
Charles W. Cliff
William A. Callie
Dennis F. Porath
John J. Summers
Mrs. Ebbett
Doris Kenney
Featherston
Cliff Irish
District Court
Land Development Study Planned By Commissioners
Bonner County plans a study on land subdivision and residential use from January to March. The county planning commission, approved October 25, will assess how much land has been subdivided, how much is used for housing, and how many tracts remain owned by developers.
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Bonner County
Wise
Planning Commission
County Planning Office
Weather update for Sandpoint shows tonight snow likely
Occasional show tonight in Sandpoint with light winds and a 70 percent chance of snow. Tuesday turns partly cloudy with snow showers and a 50 percent chance. High Tuesday near 30 with a low tonight around 20.
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Sandpoint
Senators discuss limits on supplemental appropriations
Senate Majority Leader Philip Batt says avoid extra funds for raises. Batt and Koch attended a San Diego meeting last July to clarify Western Conference of the Council of State Governments rules.
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Cides
Senate
Philip Batt
Wilder
Council
Batt and Koch
San Diego
Plows Clash With Cars on Area Roads in Snow Storms
Four separate mishaps on county roads during recent snow storms involved plows and cars with no injuries reported. Incidents near Sagle and Trestle Creek included a backing plow colliding with a car and a blade catching solid snow causing a skid into oncoming traffic. more wrecks occurred in Bonner County due to slick highways.
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Trestle Creek
State Department of Highways
Louis Wolf
Clark Fork
Larry D. Spade
Everett
Bonner County
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Wayne Likens
Likens
Sagle
Talache Road
Robert D. McCabe
E. Thomas Radda
Idaho
Radda
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