Bonner County History - Dec. 25, 2022
Brought to you by the
Bonner County Historical
Society and Museum
611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864
208-263-2344
50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Dec. 25, 1972 – BCHS SELLS CALENDARS
Bonner County Historical Society is selling calendars with early day pictures of the area. Paul Croy contributed the verse and the cover art work is by Tom Olson. Contributing to this campaign are First Federal Savings and Loan, Alpine Shop, Dale Coffelt, Pack River Properties, Nieman’s Music and Floral, and a group of realty firms. BCHS hopes to raise enough money to finance a county museum by 1976, the national bicentennial.
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PEACE – MERRY CHRISTMAS
Here’s hoping Santa fills your fondest wishes this Christmas Season and from all of us to all of you, we wish you the merriest of Holidays. The Eclipse Printery and The Sandpoint News-Bulletin. Eunice Perks, Jill Messman, Marcy Heller, Cheri Carter, Jack Trone II, Phyllis Porath, Ralph Peterson, Blaine Sisson, Bryant Fields, Don Dundon, Morgan Monroe, Gary L. Pietsch, Chris Pietsch, Linda Berger, Jean & Laurin Pietsch.
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JIMINY CHRISTMAS!
Just want to say we hope you have the merriest of Christmases. The very best from Economy Grocery and Stewart’s Market. Ruth, Stewart, Grace, Andy, Roberta, Bud and Lee.
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SILENT NIGHT
Hail the Birth of Jesus, Prince of Peace! Bonner County Treasurer’s Office – Alice, Dorothy, Mae, Estelle, Peg, Stella, Mollie, Irene.
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CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS
This season let us give thanks to God, who guides our destiny, for his many blessings. Floyd A. Perks.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
Dec. 25, 1922 – NEWS FROM DOVER
The Sunday school Christmas service will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. in the A.C. White boarding house, where provisions will be made to seat 250 persons.
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BIG STEER ON DISPLAY
The Bonner Meat company offers a Bonner Brand ham to the person guessing nearest the correct weight of its annual Christmas steer, now hung up in the shop at First avenue and Pine street. The steer was brought in by Oscar and Charles Turnbull of Sagle and sold at 6½ cents per pound. It weighed 1440 pounds, bringing them $93.60. Phill Willi of Bonner Meat states it is the best steer ever sold on the local market and shows what can be accomplished with right stock raising and breeding methods. The Turnbull brothers have been uniformly successful in beef cattle ventures.
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TO CLOSE DEAL FOR LAKE FRONT PARK
New copies of the deed and lease to lake front property were received from the N.P. railway at Monday’s city council meeting. Mayor Wheelan was authorized by the board to complete the transaction by which the city will gain the use of the waterfront, east of the railway and south from the city dock to the long railway bridge, for use as a city park.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.