Bonner County History - May 25, 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 25, 1971 – WON PRIZES AT BRIDGE
First place winners in Duplicate Bridge Club play Monday at the Elks were Mrs. Ella Cantrell and Miss Catherine Cantrell. Millard Evenson and Robert Forgey won second place; tied for third were Mrs. Irby Walter and Mrs. Dewey Gale, and Mrs. Ruth Campbell and Harlow McConnaughey.
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SIX COOKS 4-H MEET
At their second meeting, in the home of its leader, Mrs. Don Dundon, Six Cooks 4-H Club made chocolate chip cookies. Carolyn Greenwood, club reporter, showed how to make pumpkin cookies. Officers are: Dodie Thompson, president; Carmel Hawn, vice president; Kathy Dundon, secretary; Lori Book, pledge leader; Lois Scott, phone chairman.
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SPRECHERS BACK FROM OVERSEAS
Sp5 and Mrs. Dale Sprecher and son Mark are home after three years in Germany. Mrs. Sprecher (Marie) is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bopp, Lakeside Drive. Sprecher served in the armed forces in the postal department. They will live in Spokane, where he is employed by the United States Post Office Department.
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SHS STUDENTS GET JOURNALISM AWARD
The News-Bulletin and SHS officials have sponsored four outstanding students of journalism to membership in Quill & Scroll, National Journalism Honor Society: Marsha Oliver, Cedar Post editor; Joyce Luckey, news editor; Cathy Cranor, business manager; and Dave Winfrey, photographer.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
May 25, 1921 – THAMA NEWS
The new road between Sandpoint and Priest River via the Thama ferry is open to travel, and its patronage is increasing daily. The new ferry is giving to the people south of the river at Thama, a much better opportunity to market their crops as well as affording them better shipping facilities.
About 35 acres of potatoes will be planted this year by the Thama farmers living south of the river.
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BUNGALOW – PACK RIVER VALLEY NEWS
Pack River is at its height. All the sloughs are bank full.
Everyone is busy poisoning squirrels.
Our sick folk are all on the mend.
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CIVIC CLUB PREPARES FOR FLOWER SHOW
The Civic club voted last fall to offer a prize of $25 to the school showing the most improvement in grounds, the prize to be awarded Sept. 1, equally divided between the janitor and school. Here is an opportunity for the Boy Scout to do a “good turn,” also the Campfire Girl who is “to seek the beautiful,” can do her bit by adding bright flowers to beautify her own school grounds. We might begin to utilize our school grounds for neighborhood parks, and taking a personal interest in their appearance is one sure way to start their use for this purpose.
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