Wilderness Kaniksu Areas Under Study
The U S Forest Service has purchased 1 632 569 acres in Idaho to be placed in wilderness study areas as part of a 2 500 000 acre total across Idaho and western states. Kaniksu land includes Scotchman Peak and 9 400 acres while Colville Kaniksu includes Salmo Priest area 4 300 acres. Vera Kaniksu announced the measure at a news conference.
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U.S. Forest Service
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Wyoming
California
Kaniksu
Scotchman Peak
Colville-Kaniksu
Salmo-Priest
Vera Kaniksu
Symms Slated For North Idaho Chamber Meeting
Representative Steven Symms of Idaho's 1st District will speak at the North Idaho Chamber of Commerce meeting in Sandpoint on November 1 to 3. He will speak at the banquet on November 2 during a combined North Idaho and Sandpoint Chamber dinner.
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Steven Symms
Idaho
U.S. House of Representatives
North Idaho Chamber of Commerce
Sandpoint
Wm. T. Nordeen
Symms
Chamber of Commerce
Pete Thomas
Bee
Wayne “ Rogers
Spokane
V.P
Eastern Washington Industrial Development Corporation
Homer Davis
Robert Schinzel
Small Business Administration
ElRoy Nellison
First Security Bank
Salt Lake City
County Solid Waste System Nearly Complete
Bonner County moves toward full solid waste coverage with a new Priest River landfill on Idaho Hill land. Ten northern counties will be served by landfills at Colburn Athol and the dual Bonner Kootenai Athol site. Compulsory pickup boosts service as 39 drop boxes and rural lines expand.
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Bonner County
Priest River
OT Ken Lustig
Idaho
Sandpoint
Athol
Blanchard
Colburn
Bonner- Kootenai
Lustig
North Idaho
Youth Killed in Hunting Incident Near Johnson Creek
Jim Verwolf 15, of Sandpoint, was shot and killed during a hunting trip on High Drive near Johnson Creek. Verwolf, with companions Lyle Pitts and Brad Booth, was reportedly shot by a fellow hunter around 8:30 to 9:00 am. Sheriff Bob Wilcox and authorities responded as next of kin were notified and investigations continued.
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Sandpoint
Bonner
Verwolf
Lyle Pitts
Brad Booth
Booth
Pitts
Delais
Sandpoint Library Ends County Service as Petition Drive Rises
Sandpoint City Library trustees announced county residents would lose library service on a fee basis by December 31, 1973 while county children already lost service on October 15. A drive to form East Bonner County Free Library District needs about 2,000 signatures with 14 days left before October 31. Petitions available at Sandpoint Public Library Clark Fork Mercantile and Butler's Store Hope.
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Sandpoint City
East Bonner County
Sandpoint
Clark Fork
Butler's
Hope
Laclede
Bonner County
Energy Use Below Normal in Pacific Northwest Shortage
The Pacific Northwest energy shortage region used 9 to 10 percent less power than load estimates for the two weeks ending October 11, according to Bonneville Power Administration. E F Timme of the Northwest Power Pool cites conservation as a major factor behind the drop across Washington Oregon Northern California parts of Idaho Montana and EPA served areas.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Pacific Northwest
Bonneville Power Administration
E.F. Timme
Northwest Power Pool
Washington
Oregon
California
Idaho
Montana
EPA
Timme
Open Burning Allowed Again in Sandpoint
Sandpoint Fire Chief Wade Brown says open burning is allowed again for leaves garden waste wood and slash during daytime hours only. Fires must be small not on pavement and special permits will be issued for large fires with fire department assistance available.
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Sandpoint
Wade Brown
Brown
DECS Employee Resigns Over Political Use Claims
Garry Klein, a health education staffer at the Idaho DECS, resigns after alleging the department used its public relations office to promote Governor Cecil D. Andrus. He claims his department press releases are politically oriented and aimed at reelecting the governor, while Donald Bybee denies political promotion by the office.
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Garry Klein
Department of Environmental and Community Services
DECS
Donald Bybee
Bybee
Andrus
James A. Bax
Klein
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Kathy Newland
Charlie Brown
Kathy
Bob Wilcox
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