Bonner County History - Feb. 24, 2022

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

Feb. 24, 1972 – BIRTHS

Feb. 17 – Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rose, Sandpoint, boy, 7 lb. 1 oz; Feb. 19 – Mr. and Mrs. William Kice Jr., Samuels, girl 7 lb. 7 oz.

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FANNAN’S RESORT BURNS

Fannan’s Sunnyside Resort lost its main building to a fire of undetermined origin early Feb. 16. The fire was discovered about 5 a.m., and flames had spread pretty well through the building by that time. High wind gusts, up to 45 miles an hour, fanned the blaze into a roaring inferno which soon caused the collapse of the structure into the basement. The wind scattered flying embers against the hillside for over an hour. After the blaze had subsided, firemen worked a hose down the lakeshore so the nozzle could be directed at fire approaching gasoline pumps located between the building and the beach.

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IGNITION SYSTEM COURSE DONATED TO SHS

“There is a real need for more technically trained people in the automotive repair industry,” said Bill Greenwood of Lou’s Auto Parts, and he backed up that contention by donating to the SHS vocational shop department a complete course of study in automotive ignition systems. He presented the study course last week to vocational shop instructor Bill MacDonald. Consisting of text booklets, slides and a demonstration mockup showing the components of a primary ignition system, the course was purchased by Lou’s Auto Parts specifically for donation to the school.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Feb. 24, 1922 – NURSES NEEDED

With an epidemic of pulmonary cases in the city and county, Mrs. Krause of the local Red Cross has sent out a call for nurses, finding herself unable to furnish the demand. Nurses who will go to city or county cases are asked to leave their names in person at Red Cross headquarters or call telephone 121-J.

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CITY BREVITIES

Mrs. C.W. Wilson was confined to her residence last week by the flu, but is entirely recovered now.

Mrs. G.H. Martin is seriously ill with an attack of flu and a professional nurse was called from Spokane yesterday to attend her.

Washington’s Birthday was observed with a general closing of stores and public places. Schools were not closed, but many rooms had appropriate exercises.

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COLD WEATHER RETURNS

After a week’s fair, warm weather, bearing promise of spring, the comptroller of the weather switched gears and slipped a few cold breezes, hammered the mercury down the tube and ushered in a renewal of winter. Tuesday morning the temperature recorded was 1 degree below zero. During the renewed cold spell, a strong breeze blew mostly out of the north. A considerable number of pipes were frozen up and the cold was greatly felt. The break in the weather caused some of the old-timers to remark that this was the “damnedest February they ever did see.”

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