Bonner County History - June 29, 2021
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
June 29, 1971 – HOME ON LEAVE
ETR ground electronic technician Delar Messmore, has returned to San Diego after a leave spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Messmore.
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WHISKEY JACK PROJECT TAKING SHAPE
Whiskey Jack, Tiger Enterprises’ condominium project is well underway on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille, just east of Boyer slough’s outlet. The first townhouse cluster of five living units has reached the framing stage. Whiskey Jack is a major housing project of 90 acres, which will eventually include 214 units along the slough and lakefront.
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SAGLE NEWS by Mrs. Pat Hines
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Syth are proud parents of a baby boy, Gary Allen, born June 14, and weighing 7 lb. 5 oz. Mrs. Syth is the former Margaret Carothers.
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SELLE NEWS by Mrs. Stan Meserve
Guests at the Fred Maurer home the weekend of May 30 were Opal and Mary Johnson, Logan, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Coon and children, Smithfield, Utah; and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Maurer and children, Hyrum, Utah, all here to celebrate Earl Maurer’s graduation and engagement to Candy Willer.
Father’s Day guests at the Stan Meserve home were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Knobf, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meserve, and from Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Allen.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
June 29, 1921 – LOCAL BRIEFS
Sandpoint has had an unusual mosquito epidemic this season but the residents are beginning to notice that the pest has subsided somewhat the past week. Well, judging from the number killed each day, that’s not surprising.
Sandpoint got what could be called the tail end of the frightful windstorm which swept the Inland Empire Friday. Little damage was done here, though it was reported that a number of trees were uprooted. The storm lasted but a short period, passing on the outskirts of the town.
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WARM WEATHER MELTS SNOW AT MINE
M.B. Dunkle took a party out to the Auxer gold mine property the first of the week. “With another week of warm weather, the trail will be open,” he said. “Work is progressing rapidly now. The tunnel is still very wet. The appearance of considerable masses of quartz in the country rock lends interest to every foot of progress.”
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AIRPLANE DAMAGED WHILE LANDING
Lieut. J.W. Sharpnack and his wife, who arrived in Sandpoint via airplane Thursday, are making a prolonged visit here due to an accident in making a landing in a field out north of the Great Northern depot. Due to rough ground, a blowout occurred in both wheels, causing the plane to tip forward and snap the propeller. They are detained here until a new one can be procured. While in the city they are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Axel Nelson.
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