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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1973
Page
1
A Sandpoint sub committee of ten plans agricultural timber tax changes and a greenbelt program. Lawmakers aim to present suggestions to the Boise based Committee to Study Tax Problems for possible legislation next January.
Idaho State Board of Education approved revisions to the administrators handbook requiring all district trustee meetings be open to the public at all times. Proponents J P Munson Roy Truby Al Alford urged transparency while trustees debated potential district resistance and impact on official decisions.
Bonner County Courthouse suffered an electricity outage Thursday afternoon when a fuse box blew around 2 25 p m. The event disabled the Sheriff's office radio and other power inside the building delaying calls until power was restored.
A Sandpoint area man escaped injury when his car left Highway 200 seven miles east of Sandpoint and rolled into a gulley. Roger L. Duczek of Star Route was listed in sheriff reports with the vehicle veering on a curve and overturning. The National Endowment for the Arts granted Idaho $127,000 to support the state arts program.
Trustees discussed open meeting rules and authorized selling 10 acres in Gooding owned by the State school for the Deaf and the Blind. Edward W. Ray stated the land will not be used by the school and should be sold to return to tax rules.
A bone found near Pack River beyond Snow Creek is suspected to be the seventh vertebra of 19 year old Eric Venard who disappeared four years ago from Bonners Ferry. Coroner Clarence Callahan said identification is uncertain due to the bone being chipped and a bear attack remains possible. The bone and a .22 rifle were found near a packsack with Venard’s name. other bones were later found in the area. Larry Miller reported locating the packsack while bear hunting nearby.
Gas station owners in Boise plan to close Saturday in protest of a Cost of Living Council order forcing prices seven cents above Jan. 10 cost. Chevron operator Glen Naylor said nearly all Boise stations support the strike, risking bankruptcies if the policy stands.
Mrs. Curtis Peterson of Kootenai reported a Thursday night garage break in to the Bonner County Sheriff's office. A 1970 Suzuki motorcycle was stolen and later recovered by Sandpoint police. At the scene officials found loot from an earlier Ed's Payless break in including cigarettes gum and candy.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Winds will be gusty from the southwest. Rain chances 20 percent tonight and 10 percent Saturday. Lows around 50 tonight, highs near 70 Saturday.
Four state public utilities commissioners from Idaho Oregon Montana and Washington urged immediate power curtailment across their regions to avert a Northwest electricity shortage. They asked governors to enact mandatory cuts and promote a public information program focusing on nonessential use and outdoor lighting.
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