Boundary County Receives Large FAA Airport Grant
Representative James A. McClure announced that the Federal Aviation Administration will provide 64 294 dollars to Boundary County Airport for land purchase runway extension of 1300 feet resurfacing lighting for 4000 feet taxiway surface apron visual approach slope indicator and safety device. The grant covers 55 percent of total costs with Boundary County covering the rest.
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James A. McClure
Federal Aviation Administration
Boundary County
Sandpoint Youth Arrested For Egg Tossing
Pat Keane a 17 year old Sandpoint resident was arrested Thursday by Sandpoint Police and charged with littering the streets after allegedly throwing eggs at passing cars from an alley on West Gedar Street Asst Chief Allard Pight led the arrest He was taken to the Bonner County Sheriff's Office and released after posting a $25 bond.
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Sandpoint
Pat Keane
Asst
Allard Pight
Gedar
Keghe
Bonner County
Radiosonde Found By Priest River Teen
A 15 year old Priest River High School student Chris MacDonald found a U S Weather Bureau radiosonde instrument near downtown Priest River. The device had a parachute and data packet instructing return to a U S Post Office for reassembly and eventual return to Illinois. The radiosonde costs 13 dollars to the government and can be reconditioned for six dollars saving taxpayers 150 000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Weather Bureau
Priest River
Chris
Man Arrested Charged In P R Burglary
Elkhart Idaho resident James Preston Wellington, 34, is jailed on First Degree Burglary charges in the Priest River Elementary School break in. Custodian Lymon Kinnie found the school damaged and money from a book club fund missing. Police report says broken glass caused a cut to the burglar.
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Elkhart
Idaho
James Preston Wellington
Bonner County
Priest River
Lymon Kinnie
Wally Mitchell
Mother Tells Different Tale On Sons Death
Broadus Montana teenager Mrs Gary Jones 17 told officials she slammed on her brakes to avoid a rabbit and her five week old son Shane was killed. She placed the body in a culvert outside Broadus then claimed the infant was abducted when she stopped to buy cigarettes. Officials recovered the infant from the culvert after a fruitless search for three days.
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Broadus
Mont
Coupi
Gary Jones
Shane
Montana
Lisa Curless Improves After Heart Surgery
Seven year old Lisa Curless of Dover remains in the UCSF Moffitt Hospital intensive care after open heart surgery intended to repair three of four heart defects. An autopsy is planned for a related case while a fundraiser Gymkhana is set for October 3 at the Bonner County Fairgrounds to aid the family.
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Lisa Curless
Dover
Moffitt Hospital
The
University of California At San Francisco
Lisa
Randy Curless
Bob Shepard
Washington
Sandpoint
Bonner County Horsemen’s Association
Bonner County Fairgrounds
Magistrate Quits in Shoshone County
Judge Joe Irvine resigns as magistrate effective October 1 in Shoshone County. Don Swanstrom announces applications for the vacancy, available from the Clerk of the District Court in Sandpoint. Applicants must reside in Shoshone County and file forms with the District Court Administrator.
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Don Swanstrom
Joe Irvine
Shoshone
Swanstrom
District Court
Sandpoint
Shoshone County
Panida Hosts World Jamboree Film in Sandpoint
The Panida Theatre in Sandpoint shows a Paramount film feature on the World Boy Scout Jamboree at Farragut State Park this weekend. It includes Sandpoint scenes with the Sandpoint High School Band at the city depot and encampment footage from Farragut, with national distribution planned.
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Paramount
Farragut State Park
Panida Theatre
Sandpoint
Farragut
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Boundary
P.R
Sally Nelson
U.S. Weather Bureau
Priest
Chris MacDonald
Radiosonde
Priest River High School
Pasterate
John Campbell
Clark Fork
Deadman’s Point
Campbell
Bee
San Francisco
UPHD
Panida
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