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,, THE COUNCIL RECORD - PAGE 2 - Wednesday, July 6, 1977
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THE COUNCIL RECORD
Published Every Wednesday At Council, Idaho
A. J. Longtin
Editor & Publisher
Yearly Subscription $3.00 - Out of State $3.50
Address all mail to P.O. Drawer 67
Council, Idaho 83612
Phone 208-253-6961
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Last year the Carter administration came up with a
plan which has been loosely called an economic stimulus
plan. The plan was designed to pump federal money into
areas of high unemployment. The idea was to fund pro-
jects which would increase employment in the areas so
designated.
During the first round of the Local Public Works act
of 1976 the City of Council made application for $660,
000.00 to reconstruct and pave streets. At the same time
New Meadows applied for $329,000.00 for a water pro-
ject. As we natives know both towns are in Adams
County which just happens to have the third highest
unemployment rate in the state for that period. Neither
Council or New Meadows received any funds.
Now another year has rolled around and with it
round two of the Local Public Works Act. Our hard
working Mayor and City Council have now been told
that they would have to reapply for the funding we
did not get in round one. "The form would be a simple
two pages. As it turned out the form is THIRTY--
THREE pages.
Now under round two the rules have been changed
just a little bit. Formerly the qualification for these
grants was based on the rate of unemployment in the
areas affected. Apparently someone, with more clout
than we have up here in the hills, has moved in and the
qualification is now based on meeting the mininmm of
8.5% unemployment Plus (and here's the kicker) the
area that gets first crack at all that nice money will be
the areas of higher population. This writer is told that
this new little rule does not appear in the law but is
being used any way.
In early June of 1977 Ida-Ore, the Regional Plan-
ning and Development Association informed us that
Adams County would receive $196,222.00, the City of
Council would receive $660,000.00 and New Meadows
would get $329,200.00. They stated that the original
grant would be in the amount of $1,401,000. Now a
little simple arithmetic quickly brings one to the realiza-
tion that there is a nice tidy sum of $200,000.00 left
over - just about enough to build a nice new Library
which is indeed very much needed here.
The economic Development Administration is
the federal agency responsible for passing out the funds
for these., ious ,projects. UndeL.thek t ouad rules
to be eligible for funding a county or city must have an
unemployment rate of more that 8.5 percent we do.
Or it must have an uner ployment rate greater than the
state average we do. By law 14% of the total amount
of money must go to the county involved. BUT cities
and counties were to have 28 working days to gather
applications from interested agencies and within 10 of
those working days the counties and cities must tell
the EDA who gets what part of the amount allocated.
If the priorities aren't sent in within 10 working
days, then the EDA will allocate the money itself to
various applying agencies. Mr. Bart Bailey, Executive
Director of Ida-Ore, had this to say,"If we can't tell
what we are going to get, we can't divide it up'" Or
as Casey Stengle used to say 50% of nuthin' is still
nuthin'. Mr. Bailey also had this criptic comment, "The
entire situation is getting to be a circus." To this writer
it more nearly resembles an old game we used to play
with the wish-bone of the turkey at Thanksgiving - - the
one where each person grasps the ends of the wish-bone
and the one who has the largest piece left after it breaks
gets the prize. In this case those other guys have got a
full grip on their side of the wish-bone and it looks like
theyre' going to get the marbles.
Our Mayor has requested the aid of Senator
Frank Church in trying to get to the bottom of
all this. Perhaps Senator Church is well enough
versed in the trails of the Washington jungle to
find us a way out. We certainly hope so. Twould
be so nice to have smooth streets, a good water system
in New Meadows and a nice Library to read in and
get books from.
Any-way here.s a tip of our hat to Bob Lawrence
for his efforts, they are earnest and enduring. And
a potential tip of the hat to Senator Church - if he can
make some sense out of a nonsense situation. AJL
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These specials offered on SaturdaY July 9, only,
A newspaper, what is it? It's a method of capturing a
slice of history on a sheet of paper for the world to con-
template, castigate and cancel.
To the person who pays a dime, 15 cents or a quarter
for a paper, it's a "fag," a "scandal sheet" or a "mullet
wrapper."
The same suscriber may think the paper is a great pub-
lication that provides its readers with the "real scoop"
when it prints a story about his neighbor that got picked
up for DWI. But let it print a story about him being arres-
ted for speeding, failing to pay his taxes or running his
boat aground and it's a "one sided rag." The paper is no
good; undoubtedly got the story wrong, and even mis-
spelled his name, to hear him tell it.
Two weeks later when this perturbed subscriber feels
he has a beef with city hall because it is arbitrarily stop-
ping him from adding to his home, he doesn't hesitate to
call up the "rag" and request a full-scale investigation.
He wants a battery of reporters and a couple of photo-
graphers to •-look into the injustices being dished out to
him courtesy of his elected officials.
If the inquiry by the newspaper proves beneficial to his
position, then the paper can do no wrong. To him it's
worth every penny of the two bits he paid for it and he is
even big hearted enough to let bygones be bygones.
However, if the facts reveal that the officials were cor-
rect, then the paper--according to this particular subs-
criber--didn't understand the issues, didn't dig hard
enough or is being paid off by city hall.
A newspaper that's doing its job not only tells it all, it
lets the whole world know when your neighbor breaks
the law and mentions the fact when you do, too.
Editorially, it takes a stand on issues of importance to
the readers it serves, give the public a chance to voice its
views by writing letters to the editor, tells the people
what's happening at city hall and when their elected
officials are doing their jobs and when they're not.
It does other things, too. By looking at the ads, a
reader can find out what a jar of peanut butter costs at
the local grocery store, where to take his wife out to
dinner, or who can fix his broken lawnmower. It can
tell him when the next high tide will be, how much it
rained last Thursday and if taxes are going up.
A good newspaper does all these things and more on
an impartial basis. It's a mirror of the community it
serves.
If it's doing the job and doing it properly, the paper
probably is long on enemies and short on friends. On this
score, the editor of a well-known area daily paper once
told a young reporter that the stature of a newspaper is
not determined by the number of friends it has, but the
stature and number of its enemies.
Don Moore is edi/or and publisher of/he Anna Maria
(Fla.) Islander.
Retire to the beazltiful
Sahnon River country
Warm Winters
Little or no Snow
EAGE
Riggins. Idaho
Phone 628.3330 or 3684
SCHEDULE OF
CHURCH SERVICES
COUNCIL BIBLE CHURCH
Sunday School 9:45 A. M.
Services 11:00 A. M.
THE RECORD welcomes
letters from its readers. We
do, however, reserve the
right to edit for good taste
as well as length.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. Leonard Bergstrom
Services Sun. 9:00 A.M.
Church School Wed. 7:00 P: M.
Church Council Meeting
1st Thurs. of Month
Ladies Aid
Every 2nd Week
ST. JUDE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Mass 8:00 A.M.
Penance
Wed. Evening 7:00 P. M.
Altar Society
3rd Sunday of Month
NAZARINE
Rev. Jim Perry
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Worship Service 11:00 A, M.
Sunday Evening 8:00 P. M.
Wed, Prayer Meeting 7:30 P.M.
HIGHWAY TABERNACLE
Reverend Kenneth CasPer
Sunday School 9:45 A. M.
Church Service 11:00 A.M.
Evening Worship 7:30 P. M.
Mid Week Service 7:30 P. M.
LATTER DAY SAINTS
Sunday 9:00 A. M.
Sunday School 10:30 A. M.
Church 6:00 P. M.
Other Meetings
Primary 10:00 A. M,
During the Summer
Relief Society Thur. 2:00 P. M.
MIA Youth Meeting
Wed Evening 7:00 P. M.
COUNCIL OFFICE
Feral Muller - Broker
Darrel Morris ALsOC. Broker
BIll Criss
Phone 253 4264
Box 7
Council. Idaho 83612
To The Editor
Dear Sir:
This letter is to all of the
horseback riders along our
highways and in the city
limits.
It is very dangerous to
have them ride alongside
the road, on the edge of the
pavement and on the shoul-
ders of the road. In neces-
sary situations, the very
least they could do is to
ride as far from the road as
possible.
It takes very little skill or
brains to sit on a horse and
ride down a road. With all
of our back roads and sur-
rounding hills and moun-
tains, there is no reason for
horseback riders to be on
the highways or in town.
With all of the bicyclists,
horseback riders, campers,
and trailers, we are very apt
to end up with an injury or
death before the horseback
riders wake up and realize
the danger and face the fact
that the highways and town
are no place for them to be.
Signed
A Concerned Motorist
To The Editor
Dear Sir:
HOMES & ACREAGE WITH HOMES
This is in answer to the
concerned Teenager:
Your letter in last week's
paper pointed out that we
should have 4th of July
celebration in Council on
the actual 4th of July.
' Now at first thought that
sounds down right reason-
able, but here is the reason
why the Chamber of Com-
merce had to pick Saturday.
Many people from Boise
and surrounding areas .are
interested in our parade and
Porcupine Race. They are
willing to spend time in
Council at the START of
the 3-day holiday week end,
and then go on to McCall or
other camping and fishing
areas. However, when the
tent pegs are pulled about
noon on Monday the 4th...
it is a straight shot for
home. Worn out, tired, and
totally unwilling to stop for
any more celebrating. Yes,
I would agree with you, the
4th really is the day.., but
we would have no crowd.
Sincerely,
A Chamber of
Commerce Member
TWO BEDROOM remodeled home on small
corner! lot in Council only one block from the
business area. Would make an excellent retire-
ment home. Total price $9,000.00. Small
down payment and $100 per month payments
at 8% interest.
EXCELLENT 24 X 52 3 bedroom double wide
mobile home on shady main street lot in Coun-
cil. Has garage and lawn and garden area.
$25,000 cash to settle estate.
NEWER one bedroom all electric home with
Franklin fireplace on 7 acres. All fenced and
seeded. Has 2 wells and sump for irrigation.
Has small barn and shop. $34,000.
4 BEDROOM, 1 bath home in good condition.
Has 2 bedrooms and storage room upstairs.
Has fireplace and carport and wood shed. All
on a corner lot on the edge of city limits.
$30,000 cash or refin ance.
RANCHES
1400 ACRES mountain cattle ranch, near Cam-
bridge on main road to Hells Canyon Recrea-
tion area. Very pretty setting with creek runn-
ing through, in sr all valley. Newer 4 bedroom
house. 50 irrigated acres - good water rights.
Priced at $175,000 - 29% down. Terms on the
balance.
by
Pastor
Jim Perry
RECYCLING,
REMODELING
AND JESUS
I watched over a
period of several
weeks as an old
"wreck" of a house
was remodeled. The
walls were filled with insula-
tion and covered on the in-
side by rich, dark wood
paneling. On the outside a
vinyl siding was put up. It
looked like wood and co-
vered all the old cracks and
miss-matched boards with a
magnificent matching wood
like finish. N e w supports
"beefed" up the old floor.
A neat new carpet was
laid .... what was once an
"old house" became an
attractive, i n s u lated and
weather sealed home.
Many of the things we
have thrown away in past
days are now imprinted
with the word "recycl-
able." Something that
was once "junk" can now
be reused.
Jesus Christ comes into
this picture because he can
make a person a new per-
son. We all need this spirit-
ual renewing. Romans
tells us that, "all have sin-
ned and fall short
Glory of God." This sc i-
ture goes on to say, "and
are justified freely by his
grace through the redemp-
tion that came by Christ
Jesus." The question is up
to us to decide. Will I re-
model, will I recycle, and
will I confess Jesus as Lord
of my life? Christ Jesus
came to this earth, died and
was resurrected to bring us
new spiritual life before we
come to him for the last
judgement. Spiritual re-
newal is available for all
who seek Him with all their
heart.
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The editor of the Record accompanied Butch Otter to the plrk
expecting to introduce him to a lot of people be didn't know but
quickly learned that 'Butch' new a great many people in Cou~J.~
J.,~t ,~m, R',~=~abe~ are: Lyle Sail of Council," A.~J:'Lon~J
Record Editor and C. L. 'Butch' Otter. • .......
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PHONE PHONE
253-4490 253-4281
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~LL OFFICE
McCALL OFFICE
Don Fuller- Assoc. Broker
Pete Beucom
Shari Goodwin
Donne Campbell
Phone 634-2241
Box 400
McCall, Idaho 83612
LAND PARCELS
10 ACRE parcel fronting on West Fork of
Weiser River. On county road, fenced. Part
hill and mostly covered with timber. $15,500.
$4,500 down and terms.
5 ACRES with timber, farm land and beauti-
ful view. On access road 2 miles from county
road. Next to State Forest land. $6,500 or
terms. 20% discount for cash.
RECREATIONAL PROPERTIES
McCall, Idaho Area
A-FRAME on 3 acres, 1,250 Sq. Ft. living
beautiful year-around. $42,500.
SUMMER CABIN, furnished, view of lake,
beach access. $19,500.
BEAUTIFUL view acreages, Alta Vista Estates,
South of McCall. 2 to 6½ acre parcels, $8,500.
to $16,500.
SPORTsMAN'S PARADISE, unfinished Io9
cabin on 2.3 acres, $16,000; 3 river view lots,
$3,950 each; 2 river-front acreages, $7,500
each. On Secesh River.
80 ACRES, beautiful view, scattered timber.
Available in 40 acre parcels.
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