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Lewiston Tribune

Sept. 22, 1984

Mild autumn weather is helping keep most north central Idaho highway projects on schedule, according to Boyd Rood, assistant Lewiston District engineer for the Idaho Department of Transportation Division of Highways.

Paving of State Highway 3 from Bovill 8 miles north to the Latah County line will be finished in about 10 days if the weather continues fair, he said. That road is being widened and metal guardrail installed.

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Crews are working today and double shifts next week on Highway 9 between Deary and Yale to get a new rock base down before weather halts the project.

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The Future Farmers of America chapter at Clarkston High School has participated in two contests and hopes to compete in more this fall, according to Janet Halloway and Jill Bothum, reporters for the group.

Clarkston’s livestock judging team was sixth in competition at the Garfield County Fair at Pomeroy Sept. 14. Pomeroy, Waitsburg and Colton were the top three in that order.

The Clarkston FFA youths competed in a number of events at the recent Interstate Fair at Spokane. The horse judging team placed fourth, and Sammy Smith was third in individual competition. Smith became eligible to participate in national competition in Louisiana. Other members of the Clarkston team were Jill Bothum, Jackie Lang, Bobby Joe Earl and Kristi Hicks.

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