Bonner County History - May 18, 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
May 18, 1971 – THAT’S OUR ANNIE
Annie Overholser continues to prove she is one of the lake’s most successful fishermen. Her K&K Week Kamloops is a 21 lbs. and 4 oz. beauty, the largest Kamloops caught by a female over 14, for which she won a $100.00 cash prize.
•••
COUNCIL REJECTS COUNTY PROPOSAL
Sandpoint’s City Council unanimously rejected a county proposal whereby the city would assume full responsibility for the old fairground buildings “without rights of ownership.” The council felt the city would gain nothing by entering into such an agreement. In other matters, the council asked the city attorney to draw up paperwork for annexing the proposed Condo-del-Sol development, and agreed to grant the Garden Restaurant a beer license.
•••
PROUDLY WE SALUTE …
SP-4 William James is spending a 30-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. James of Sagle. He is with the 271st Aviation Co., Helicopter Div., stationed near Can Tho, South Vietnam, where he will return for an extended tour after his leave ends.
Army Pvt. David D. Howell, 18, son of Mrs. Arleta Howell, 1217 Walnut, completed basic training at the U.S. Army Training Center, Ft. Lewis, Wash.
Airman Linda L. West, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene West, Priest River, a 1970 Priest River High graduate, completed U.S. Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. and is assigned to Sheppard AFB, Tex., for training as a dental helper.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
May 18, 1921 – ELKS STORM PRIEST RIVER
About 70 Sandpoint Elks went to Priest River Wednesday where a class of 14 was initiated into the mysteries of Elkdom under a special dispensation for the work to be put on there. Most of the candidates were Priest River men but a few were from Sandpoint.
•••
DOGS GROW SCARCER
J.M. Prater, who is a field deputy of the county assessor’s office, states that the number of dogs in the county has fallen off fully one-half since last year. Stray dogs are not popular since the state law taxed dogs up to the real estate, $1 for male and $2 for female dogs. The dog tax is half what it was last year but when the tax gatherer insisted the tax license be paid last year, many a canine was sent to the kingdom come. This year’s lower tax has not kept a large decrease from being noticeable in the number of canines running loose.
•••
AURORA LIGHTS SHINE BRIGHT
Sandpoint and this section were treated to a gorgeous display of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, Friday night after 9:30 o’clock, lasting in full splendor for about half an hour, and flickering and burning until after midnight on the northern horizon. Many who have seen similar displays say this was among the finest ever seen this far south.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.