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From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID. 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Dec. 18, 1966 — NUCLEAR POWER

Northern Lights, Inc., with headquarters in Sandpoint, under a 30-year contract has purchased 1,500 kilowatts of power from the newly operating 800-megawatt nuclear power plant at Hanford, known as Hanford No. 1.

The nuclear-steam plant’s output equals about half of the output of the 16 such generating plants in operation across the U.S.

William T. Nordeen, general manager of Northern Lights, said the Pacific Northwest may need ten million-kilowatt nuclear plants within the next 20 years.

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OTHER NORTHERN GOVERNORS

Governor-elect Don Samuelson will not be the first governor to be elected from North Idaho although he is the first one from the far northern counties.

Two former governors, C.A. Robbins who came from St. Maries and Len Jordan who came from Grangeville, are the other North Idahoans who have served in the governor’s office.

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HOLT ON NUCLEAR SUB

James D. Holt, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Holt, 605 N. Fourth, Sandpoint, is a crewmember aboard the nuclear-power guided missile cruiser Long Beach off the coast of Vietnam. The USS Long Beach is the only nuclear cruiser in the U. S. Navy and the world’s first nuclear surface ship.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Dec. 18, 1916 — RIDLEY GOING STRONG

Bud Ridley, the Sandpoint bantam-weight who is going good on the coast, was the recipient of a big puff from one of the Seattle papers recently when he trimmed George Ross, the Vancouver Pippin, in four whirlwind rounds at a smoker in Seattle. Although Ross outweighs Ridley by ten pounds, the Sandpoint boy put up such a contest that two of the judges credited him with a win while the third called for a draw. Ridley is being boosted as a “find” in the Puget Sound country.

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RECEPTION OF COMPANY A PLANNED

Sandpoint folks are brewing big medicine for the home-coming of Company A and if plans go through as scheduled, the boys will be given one of the most rousing receptions ever tendered by Sandpoint citizens.

All subscription funds for the boys’ Christmas dinner have been set aside to give full leeway to the main event. Tonight is a big benefit dance at the Rink and Wednesday the Gem will have a big benefit show to further swell the funds for the invasion of the city by the boys of Company A.

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H.B.BOECK, TAXIDERMIST

Mounting and Rug Work. All Work Guaranteed, 512 5th Ave., Sandpoint, Ida., Phone 284W.

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