Five snowmobilers rescue two hunters in Bonner County
On a snowy High Drive rescue in Bonner County five Ski-Doo snowmobilers led by Bill Gill saved Bert Saunders of Dufort Road and Jerry Goldberry from Vancouver after a night in a snowbound pickup. The hunters, poorly clothed and with heat from the vehicle, were found in good shape apart from mild exhaust fumes.
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Sandpoint
Bill Gill
Robert Wilcox
Bonner County
Bert Saunders
Dufort Road
Jerry Goldberry
Vancouver
Washington
Gill
Grangeville
Idaho
Saunders
Bill ‘Gill
Wayo Gill
Steven
Jim Brockway
Jack Restrout
Bee
Weather Alert for Sandpoint and Northern Idaho
Travelers warned of occasional snow through Tuesday with heavy mountain snow and a 70 percent chance of snow. Highs around 30 and lows near 20. Northern Idaho expected periods of snow with cold temperatures from Wednesday to Friday, highs 20 to 30 and lows 10 to 20.
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Idaho
Deputies Fly Prisoner to Blackfoot for Psychiatric Eval
Sheriff Robert Wilcox says Deputy Howard Scott and Deputy Jerry James accompanied prisoner John Wesley Redden, 42, by airplane from Sandpoint to Idaho Hospital South at Blackfoot for psychiatric evaluation. Redden faces charges of attempted escape and assault with a dangerous weapon after alleged attack on Deputy Fields on November 9. He was held on grand theft auto related to a pickup theft.
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Sheriff’s Department
Howard Scott
Jerry James
Sandpoint
John Wesley Redden
Bonner County
Idaho
Blackfoot
Redden
Robert Wilcox
Chuck Currier
Wilcox
Dale’ Fields
Idaho Declares Accident Prevention Week and Key Club Week
Gov. Don Samuelson proclaims Accident Prevention Week in Idaho. Citizens and organizations are urged to participate in the Idaho Safety Council Fair in Boise on Wednesday and Thursday to promote a safe 1970 holiday season. The week is also proclaimed Key Club Week in Idaho.
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Boise
Idaho
Don Samuelson
Samuelson
Idaho Safety Council
Free concert at Sandpoint Junior High auditorium
The public is invited to a free concert tonight at 8:00 in the Sandpoint Junior High School auditorium. Russ Whalen of Bonner County School District 82 says the performers are the University of Idaho woodwind quintet, made up entirely of university staff faculty.
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Sandpoint Junior High
Russ Whalen
Bonner County
Whalen
University of Idaho
Award Banquet Goes Tonight for Sandpoint Bulldogs
The 1970 football season ends as Sandpoint High School hosts the Bulldog Beach football banquet at 6 30 PM at the Pastime Cafe. Principal speaker Don Robbins University of Idaho head football coach will attend and present awards including the Kramer and Hunt trophies.
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Sandpoint High School Bulldogs
Bulldog
Don Robbins
University of Idaho
Kramer
Hunt
Scouts Honor Don Largent Receives Silver Beaver
Don Largent, Sandpoint civil engineer, awarded the Silver Beaver by Idaho Panhandle Council, Boy Scouts of America, at a Coeur d Alene banquet. J Gordon Giles elected council president, replacing Anton Moen. Officers were announced and plaques given to supporters.
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Idaho Panhandle
Boy Scouts of America
Don Largent
Sandpoint
Coeur d’ Alene
Largent
Order of Arrow
J. Gordon Giles
Kellogg
Anton Moen
Elks Lodge
John Larson
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Cascade Range
Hardin Young
Fire Destroys Home and Girl Scout Event Planned
A fire destroyed another home on Upper Pack River Road leaving a family of five with nothing but the King family’s clothing and essentials gone. Cadette Girl Scout Troop 165 in Sandpoint sponsored a December 2 program at Sandpoint Junior High featuring Cydney Stedman of Spokane who attended a national Girl Scout gathering in Danvers Massachusetts. Community volunteers organized aid for the Kings and collected clothing and items via Toys for Tots contacts.
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Gerald Madsen
Sandpoint
Cydney Stedman
Spokane
Girl Scouts
Danvers
Mass
Madsen
Upper
Pack River Road
Walter King
King
Wayne Hook
Toys For Tots
Boyer
SSA Official to Visit Sandpoint for Social Security Help
Wayne A Thompson from the Coeur d Alene SSA office will visit Sandpoint on Tuesday, November 1 at Sandhomn Community Hall from 7:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Residents can seek information on social security and Medicare.
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Wayne
A.’.Thompson
Coeur d’ Alene
The
Social Security Administration
Sandpoint
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