Bonner County History - May 30, 2021
From the archives of the
Bonner County History Museum
611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
May 30, 1971 – ANNUAL CLASS DAY HELD
A step nearer graduation, SHS’s 190 seniors Friday attended class day, where awards and $20,000 in scholarships were announced. Master of ceremonies was Senior class president John Olson. Salutatorian Eileen Klatt and Valedictorian Sharon Bolstad gave brief addresses. Senior David Evans, a talented and popular ballad singer, sang an original composition, “For Putting Up With Me.”
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DAR AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Miss Debra Chronic received the 1971 SHS Good Citizen Award, sponsored annually by The Daughters of the American Revolution for senior girls and based on dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Winners of Idaho’s DAR Junior American Citizen Contest were announced by State Chairman Mrs. Gordon Cordes. In the poster section, grade 1, Steve Kluver was awarded first place; Dana Blackmore, second; Dane Lange, third; and Celeste Thomas, honorable mention. In the poetry section, grade 4, Chris Cordes was awarded honorable mention.
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TREE PLANTERS!
Four Sandpoint Boy Scouts, Randy Chicks, Matt Monroe, Guy Chicks and Gary Rench, were among 23 area Scouts planting 1,000 Douglas fir and white pine seedlings 4½ miles north of Priest River. The annual project has been sponsored since 1954 by Idaho Federation of Women’s Clubs, Third District.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
May 30, 1921 – SAGLE SCHOOL HEARING
Residents of the Sagle school district are meeting with county superintendent Mrs. Jessie Hawkins-Tuck, at the court house this afternoon to discuss matters relative to the building of a single school to replace the three now in use in the consolidated district and to put in a one-year high school course.
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EDITORIAL: GET AFTER THE SPEED MANIACS
There is altogether too much fast automobile driving upon the city streets, and especially on Euclid avenue. This street was graveled and made a good thoroughfare last year by subscription of property owners along the street. It is one place in town where the temptation is strong to “step on it.” But there is no sense in tearing through this street at 35 and 40 miles an hour. The lives of children are daily in danger from these reckless drivers. To avoid a bad accident, it is up to the speed traffic officers to make an example of some of these fast drivers. All they need do is to post themselves along the street early in the evening to catch some of the offenders tearing up the dust on their way to Dover.
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SANDPOINT NEWS BRIEFS
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arno F. Eckert at the Central hospital Tuesday.
F.H. Le Frenz, formerly of Sandpoint’s experiment farm, and family drove from their home at Coeur d’Alene to visit Sandpoint friends for a few days.
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