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From the archives of the
Bonner County History Museum
611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
208-263-2344
50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Aug. 2, 1966 — TRAIL RIDE SUCCESS
Weather and nature cooperated for the fifth annual Lake Pend Oreille trail ride last weekend with 115 riders taking part.
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DR. BIRD VISITING SANDPOINT
Dr. Forest Bird, Palm Springs, Calif., takes his office and his work with him in a twin-engine amphibian that has seen a lot of changes since the U.S. Navy gave up ownership of it. The plane was once assigned to personal use of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Dr. Bird is here for two weeks of combined business and pleasure and to visit his in-laws, the Tom Morans. Dr. Bird’s co-pilot is Laura Eustace, his red headed secretary who has logged a couple hundred hours flying this type of ship.
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Sandpoint Community Theatre presents the Comedia Du Crest in “GLASS MENAGERIE” at the Methodist Church, 4th & Main, 8:30 P.M., Thursday, Friday & Saturday for next 2 weeks.
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HOPE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heath just returned from a five-day trip to Richland, Wash. and Victoria, B.C. In Richland they said goodbye to their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chuck Heath, and their grandchildren (including the now Sarah Palin) who were flying to Skagway, Alaska to join Chuck.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Aug. 2, 1916 — RURAL ROUTE STARTS
Sandpoint’s Rural Route No. 1 had its first delivery by temporary carrier Frank Carpenter at 11 o’clock yesterday. The route runs north-eastward through Kootenai to Boyer, thence north to the Bronx-Selle road and thence to the Glacier Park road and southward with a loop to the Great Northern, to the Sandpoint postoffice. It is 18.25 miles, but Culver Spur residents are working for an extension to their neighborhood.
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DON’T PUBLISH — HOTTER THAN H---!
One reason there aren’t more letters from the men in the 2nd Idaho Regiment is explained by the following, the authorship of which, for obvious reasons, cannot be disclosed:
“For gosh sake don’t publish any of my letters. There are not 20,000 Mexicans in the state of Sonora. That was a false statement we heard. There is only an outpost across the border.
“There were several comments on that letter in the News recently and if any of the higher-ups find out who wrote it — court martial. So go easy, Mabel. Just read the paper. Hotter than hell. Everything fine.”
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NEW MEAT MARKET
T.J. Fields has opened a meat market at the old Cash Market stand at 210 Cedar and will carry a full line of fresh and salt meats.
For more information, visit the museum online at www.bonnercountyhistory.org.