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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

Mar. 10, 1969 — TAVERN BURGLARIZED

Edna Buck, Pack River, said she was gone from her tavern two days and on her return, found the place had been entered. Missing are three cases of Olympia beer, and one case each of Hamm’s and Lucky Lager.

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JUNIOR HIGH NEWS by Paul Drinkwater

Tuesday the Honor Society and sponsor Don Albertson had a party in the gym, and 23 new members were inducted: Corrine Beyer, Jim Carlson, Sandra Heath, Peggy Kellogg, Greg Greene, Carl Hanson, Kathy Kotschevar, Dean Messmore, Douglas Madsen, Billie O’Donnell, Julie Monroe, Judith Perkins, Bette Smith, Leslie Lyman, Sue Bistline, Kay Hagen, Kay Savage, Beverly Green, Judy Newbill, Debra Phillips, Jim Parsons, Gayla Chronic and Linda LaMarche.

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TIMBLIN COMPLETED COURSE

Marine Lance Cpl. Dennis Timblin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Timblin, Colburn, completed a telephone-teletype repair course at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at San Diego, Calif.

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CAPT. BROWN AT FT. CARSON

Army Capt. Michael Brown, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tibbs, Rte. 2, assumed command of Battery C, 4th BN, 84th Artillery at Ft. Carson, Colo. His wife Mary, is with him at the base.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Mar. 10, 1919 — FEBRUARY SNOWFALL

F.H Lafrenz, government overseer, reported 27½ inches of snowfall in February.

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PIN-HEADED POLITICS

Congress’s adjournment without passing many needed acts of legislation to keep the country going was an expression of pin-headed politics and will strike no responsive chord with the country. It appears the leaders of neither party are at fault for the fiasco but that it was the act of a few obstructionists in both parties acting without counsel of their party leaders.

President Wilson may have been at fault for the condition of mind, but the country itself had done nothing to warrant such contempt from its servants in the senate, and congress should not forget that its members are elected as the representatives of the people and not as rulers over a president.

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NEWS FROM BUNGALOW

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Hoss was the scene of a pleasant surprise party in honor of our former teacher, Miss Reed. Covers for 24 were laid and a fine New England dinner was served by the hostess. Miss Reed was given a thermos bottle as a remembrance of Bungalow’s schoolchildren.

We experienced another eastern blizzard Saturday, the snow banking and drifting several feet in some places, greatly retarding travel.

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