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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

May 4, 1967 — ODEN NEWS

Mrs. Boyd Stevens, Mrs. Lewis Meeker and Janet, Mrs. Herbert Johnson, Mrs. Amelia Zaklan and Mrs. Mary Waldren, all of Sandpoint, were afternoon guests of Mrs. Mike Zaklan April 24, which was her birthday. Birthday cake was a part of refreshments served.

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COUNTY PLANNING WORKSHOP HELD

Approximately two dozen persons attended the recent Bonner County Planning Commission meeting indicating some interest in the nature of planning and its relationship to urban renewal. A comprehensive plan is a requisite but the county must still take care of zoning problems itself. The plan only makes an area eligible for urban renewal if it so desires later. Chairman Bob Doolittle, Priest River, commented the planning commission is just barely getting its feet under it.

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JR. HIGH BAND, CHORUS RATED TOPS

Junior High chorus led by Mrs. Donna Meehan and band, conducted by Dale Lange, each received superior ratings in the North Idaho First District Music Festival in Coeur d’Alene.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

May 4, 1917 — RED CROSS AT KOOTENAI

Four ladies of the Kootenai Red Cross branch, which has 30 members, were visitors at the local headquarters Monday, to familiarize themselves with the sewing work to be done. Several sewing machines have been installed, and the ladies of Kootenai are enthusiastically taking up the work. The Kootenai Campfire Girls are preparing to give a benefit and will otherwise aid in the work.

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$1500 SALARY FOR COMMISSIONERS

The new law by which commissioners of Bonner and Twin Falls counties become counties of the first-class and pay their commissioners $1500 a year goes into effect May 15. In Kootenai county the commissioners’ salary is reduced to $700 and they will appeal to the courts on the proposition that they were elected at a salary of $1800 which cannot be reduced during their term in office.

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WILSON AT SIXTY LOOKS ONLY FORTY

Facing the worries and responsibilities of a war the end of which cannot be foreseen, President Wilson at age sixty is in perfect physical trim. He looks and acts about forty. Many things play a part in his fine physical condition. He is a staunch believer in outdoor exercises — plenty of air. “Relieve the mind by exposing it to the sunshine,” appears to be the president’s creed. When there is a crisis it is Wilson’s custom to attend theater, and he usually plays golf after a decision is made.

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