McClure Warns Of Dwindling Timber Supply
Senator James McClure warns that delays in federal forest management plans will shrink timber supplies and force pull from private lands. He predicts more concessions and asks for faster forest rule changes while noting potential regulatory resistance in the Carter era. He cites the Gospel Peak Buffalo Hump dispute as a forewarning for U.S. forests.
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Kenton Bird
Moscow
Gospel Peak
Buffalo Hump
Idaho
James McClure
McClure
Idaho Forest Industry Council
Gospell Hump
Congress
Columbus Day Celebrations Across Cities Stir Debates
Ethnic groups debate who discovered America while parades unfold in New York Chicago and California. Spanish speaking nations, Morris Park groups, and Italian American communities mark Columbus voyage with floats bands and sponsorships despite rain and political events.
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New York City
Fifth Avenue
United Hispanic American Parade Committee
Spain
Bronx
Columbus Esea Alliance
Morris Park Community Association
Francisco
George Moscone
California
North Beach
Landscaping Project Near Public Parking Lot Near Completion
Steve Klatt a landscaper and former council member says the 3000 project to landscape the citys public parking lot between Second and Third Avenues should be complete by Wednesday. His firm won the contract after a low bid with Mountain Tree Movers Denny Shellhorn. They stripped existing landscaping and began anew with 20 to 30 foot birch and fir trees decorative stumps ground cover plants and wood chips. A drip irrigation system will water the plants and trees.
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Denny Shellhorn
Weather Outlook for Frosty Nights Through Tuesday
Mostly sunny days and clear frosty nights through Tuesday with light variable winds. Chance of rain zero. Highs today and Tuesday near 5 degrees, overnight low around 25.
Teen Driver Crashes Torino Into Concrete Barrier
Amel E. Smith, 17, of Sandpoint, drove a 1970 Ford Torino into a concrete barrier at the end of a dead end on old Highway 95 near Sandpoint. Police said he failed to see the dead end sign 60 feet away, braked, and ended up atop the barriers. He received on scene treatment for a minor forehead laceration and was cited for inattentive operation.
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Amel E. Smith
Sandpoint
Highway 95
Smith
Car Damage Report in Idaho Patch Rolling Over
A 1959 Willys Overland station wagon driven by Dexter E Bertram 16 of Sandpoint ran off Dufort Road near Sagle and rolled over. Bertram sustained a lacerated left hand while the eastbound vehicle sustained about 500 dollars in damage after he fell asleep at the wheel Friday morning.
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Willys Overland
Dexter E. Bertram
Sandpoint
Dufort Road
Sagle
Bertram
Bonner County School Board Meeting on Budget and Staffing
The Bonner County School Board meets tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Farmin School to decide the use of 87,883 dollars in the school emergency fund levy amid higher enrollment and 111,000 dollars in forest reserve funds. Superintendent Wayne Likens notes possible staff increases or re assignments and a challenge to the Robertson property bus turnaround. The board will consider extending Pack River and Steamboat Bay bus routes, adopt Idaho School Board Association resolutions, and choose a member to attend the ISBA conference.
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Bonner County
Farmin School
Wayne Likens
Robertson
Lackde
Pack River
Steamboat Bay
Idaho School Board Association
Sandpoint Council Eyes 68 Million Budget and Plan
Sandpoint City Council will discuss a proposed 68 million operating budget for the coming year and consider backing a comprehensive plan from the Planning and Zoning Commission. The meeting at City Hall will review bids for water system work and a contract for garbage pickup services.
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Sandpont
Planning and Zoning Commission
Sandpoint
Farmers Home Administration
Economic Development Administration
Finance Committee
Dave Easton
Doug Ward
Aboa
Phil Robinson
Planning Commission
Ward
Consolidated
Leckner
Sand Creek Dam
Four Hurt In Sandpoint Area U S 95 Crash
Four people were hospitalized after a Saturday midnight crash south of Sandpoint on U S 95. Dale L. Pitts 21 of Sandpoint drove a GMC pickup into a Ford sedan driven by Margaret C. Tyzbir 39 of Bonners Ferry, injuring Tyzbir and others. Pitts cited for unsafe driving.
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Sandpoint
U.S
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