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Small Town Brings National Competitors
Nearly 2,500 people attended this year’s Icebox Cook-Off from July 5-6. This year’s event continued at the normal…
From Our Files: July 11, 2024
July 11, 1974 A number of residents along 18th Avenue are reluctant to give up one to…
From Our Files: July 3, 2024
July 4, 1974 Due to adverse water conditions, diving in Foster Lake in search of the body…
From Our Files: June 26, 2024
June 27, 1974 Tomco Inc. revealed tentative plans for a $12-20 million completely automated timber products plant…
From Our Files: June 19, 2024
June 20, 1974 A&W reopened after extensive remodeling of the kitchen facilities and completion of a large…
From Our Files: June 12, 2024
June 13, 1974 The Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse the concept that the highest and best…
From Our Files: June 5, 2024
June 6, 1974 City Council and the budget committee are open to suggestions from the community about…
From Our Files: May 30, 2024
May 30, 1974 Some mill workers at Boise Cascade Wood Products Division on Highway 20 went home…
From Our Files: May 22, 2024
May 23, 1974 Sweet Home’s Karen Brown is a finalist in the Rockwell International “Prettiest Meter Maid…
55 Plus: The CCC Remembered
Some of us who were Girl Scouts back in the early 1950’s may recall the two or three…
From Our Files: April 17, 2024
April 18, 1974 Electric engraving pencils are available for loan through the library in an effort to…
From Our Files: April 10, 2024
April 11, 1974 David Allen Chetwood, 8, drowned after falling into the Lester Shingle mill pond. David and…
From Our Files: April 10, 2024
April 11, 1974 David Allen Chetwood, 8, drowned after falling into the Lester Shingle mill pond. David…
From Our Files: April 3, 2024
April 4, 1974 Heavy rains closed the Porta Via Motel on Long Street after the sewers in the…
From Our Files: March 20, 2024
March 21, 1974 A public hearing to determine whether a health hazard exists in the Foster-Midway area will…