House approves clearcutting bill to save national forests
The House passed 305 to 24 a bill to regulate commercial clearcutting and reforestation in the 187 million acre national forest system. It targets a 1975 court ruling on Monongahela land in West Virginia and directs immediate guideline incorporation by the Agriculture Department, with a Sept 30, 1985 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Bernhardt Washington
UPD
House
Senate
Federal
Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia
Oregon
Agriculture Department
Teachers and Admin Meet State Fact-Finding Panel
Bonner County teachers and district administrators met with a state fact-finding panel for seven hours to resolve contract disputes. The panel will announce its findings in about ten days, with salary increases remaining the main sticking point while other terms were largely settled.
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Bonner County
Kirby Maki
Bonner
Kenops
PUC Rejects Pioneer coal plant near Boise
Idaho Public Utilities Commission unanimously refused Idaho Power's plan to build the Pioneer coal fired plant at Orchard 26 miles south of Boise citing environmental damage from siting and air pollution. The panel warned of possible rate increases and urged future site reviews and energy conservation. Governor Andrus supported expanding efficiency and renewable options while BPA power remains available for Idaho.
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Becky Fanning
Idaho Power Company
Idaho
Commission
Pioneer
Idaho Power
Wyoming
Andrus
Idaho Power Co
Public Utilities Commission
Accident Victim Charged With Theft
APolson Montana man gravely injured in a train car crash at Elmira crossing two weeks ago was charged Friday with grand theft auto and inattentive driving. Richard Shaw, 32, is being detained for arraignment.
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Apolson, Montman
Elmira Crossing
Richard Shaw
Weather and crime report from Sandpoint area
Weather outlook for Sandpoint and vicinity through Tuesday shows continued warmth with easterly winds 5 to 15 mph and no rain. The report notes a separate case where Shaw is held on a $5,000 bond in Bonner County Jail over a theft incident involving a 1967 Chrysler reportedly stolen from Kalispell, Montana and demolished after being hit by a Burlington Northern freight train at about 60 mph. Shaw faces inattentive driving charges related to the crossing mishap.
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Sandpoint & Vicinity’ S Fair
Bonner County
Burlington Northern
Kalispell
Mont
Shaw
Spuds Succeed Despite Weather in Bonner County
A Bonner County couple grows unusually large Kennebec potatoes despite unseasonal temperatures and rain. Jim Steinhouse of Ponderay and his wife Betty say late planting and good fertilizer helped their crop yield giant spuds weighing over two pounds each with girths up to 14 inches.
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Betty Steinhouse
Jim
Pondera
Bonner County
Jim Steinhouse
Ponderay
Steinhouse
Betty
Accident Victim Okay After Two Nights On Mountain Road
Walter Anglin 32 of Hope survived a Friday afternoon crash on Cochran's Draw Road off Trestle Creek Road. He crawled from the wreck to the hill using one arm and was found by bear hunters John Winter and Harry Winter Sunday morning. He was in satisfactory condition at Bonner General Hospital after two nights on the mountain road.
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Hope
Bonner General Hospital
Cochran’s
Walter Anglin
Cochran’s Draw
Trestle Creek Road
John Winter
Harry D. Winter
Eagen Mountain
Anglin
Winter
Straub Proposes Forestry Plan At Western Governors Meet
Gov. Bob Straub plans to push a federal forest management program at the Western Governors Conference with an initial 1 billion dollar yearly cost rising to 3 billion by 2000. Interior Secretary Kleppe to address the meeting. Straub met with U S Forest Service officials in Portland.
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Teton Village
Wyo
UPI
Bob Straub
Staub
Western Governors Conference
Straub
Portland
Thomas Schlapfer
U S. Forest Service
Wyoming
Schlapfer
Forest Service
Northwest
Lost Hiker and Child Found Safe on Lookout Mountain
A 25-year-old Moscow woman Lorrie Rastberry and her 10-month-old daughter Kelly were found safe after going missing yesterday afternoon on Lookout Mountain near Lion Head State Park. Northwest Bloodhound Search and Rescue member Larry Thompson said Rastberry, who had taken a wrong trail, huddled with her baby under a plastic cover and bedding through the night. Deputies Don Nelson and Earnie Nagle helped patrol the road while Ranger the bloodhound waited for dawn before Rastberry emerged about a quarter mile from the search team. Both mother and child were reported unexposed and unharmed.
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Moscow
Lookout Mountain
Pnest Lake
Larry Thompson
Hayden Lake
Northwest Bloodhound Search and Rescue Unit
Lorrie Rastberry
Kelly
Lion Head State Park
Rastberry
Thompson
Bonner County
Don Nelson
Earnie Nagle
Reckless Driving Citations After Multiple Local Crashes
Sagle man Marvin Chapman injured when vehicle left Westmond Road and rolled twice. Jim Russell cited for speeding and loss of control after 63 foot skid into a fence. Kenneth Haessly cited for DUI and minor injuries after car left Cocolalla Loop Road and struck trees. Henry Winter cited for inattentive driving after car struck trees on Highway 200 near Sandpoint.
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Sagle
Marvin Chapman
Bonner County
Westmond
Kenneth Haessly
HCR 6
Sandpoint
Henry J Winter
Highway 200
Winter
Public Meeting on Priest Lake Drawdown in Idaho
The Idaho Department of Water Resources will hold a public meeting Thursday September 23 at 7 30 p m at Priest Lake Elementary School to discuss an emergency drawdown of Priest Lake requested by Idaho Fish and Game due to low Kokanee spawning. If approved the drawdown would occur 23 24 and about 10 days earlier than last year with Ken Dunn chairing.
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Idaho Department of Water Resources
Priest Lake
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Ken Dunn
Dept. of Water Resources
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James Weaver
D-Ore
George Brown Jr
D-Calif
Richard Ichord
D-Mo
Forest Preservation Commission
Senate Agriculture Committees
PUC
Cecil D Andrus
Bonneville Power Administration
BPA
Pacific Northwest
Marion Ebbett
Mike Lamanna
Wayne Hagadon
BCEA
Maki
Elden Archambault
Don Seelye
Lloyd Eason
Boise
Anglin’s
Interior
Thomas Kleppe
Bureau of Land
Winters
Chapman
Haessly
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