Bonner County History - March 20, 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
March 20, 1972 – PROUDLY WE SALUTE…
Navy Seaman Apprentice Neal W. Bartlett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy W. Bartlett, Sandpoint, graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center at San Diego. A former SHS student, he is scheduled to report to Personnelman School, San Diego.
Radioman Steven LaMarche, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milan LaMarche, Lakeshore Drive, left San Diego on the aircraft carrier, USS Kitty Hawk, headed for Subic Bay in the Philippine Islands. After refueling and taking on supplies, the Kitty Hawk went to the South China Sea and Tonkin Gulf area to join three other carriers in bombing operations in the Indochina air war.
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GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ STATE DELEGATES NAMED
Delegates and alternates to the Girls’ and Boys’ State conventions this summer were named at Sandpoint High School last week. Girls’ State delegates are Sue Doak, Kathy Kotschevar, and Debbie Bush; alternates are Polly Hart, Kathy Grorud and Norma Riffle. Boys’ State delegates are Jim Carlson, Rob Kincaid and Jim Parsons; alternates are Kent Compton, Kirk Heath and Robert Bush.
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LINCOLN CLASS TO ENTERTAIN PEN PALS
Sally Riggers’ third grade class of 32 at Lincoln school is going to host a group of 25 pen pals from Spokane schools Friday. The Spokane third graders will arrive by bus about 10:30 a.m. After lunch, they will go to Schweitzer by bus to see the ski slopes. The classes have been corresponding as pen pals all year.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
March 20, 1922 – HIMES FROG CROAKS
Dick Himes is willing to bank his money that spring is really here. A frog which for years has occupied a place in the joist above the front door of the Himes gallery hails the approach of spring with a croak. He croaked Tuesday. He had also been down from his perch for water set out for his frogship on the gallery floor. The frog hibernates winters not exactly “on the pallid bust of Pallas just above me chamber door” like Poe’s raven, but in a warm spot over the front door. He chirps forth with the first advent of the new season. He has been doing it for years, Mr. Himes avers.
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GIVE DELIGHTFUL PARTIES
Mesdames Earl Farmin, F.G. Wendle and F.O. Hagie gave a series of three delightful parties last week. The Thursday and Saturday events were luncheons at which the guests were ladies and the Friday event was an evening dinner for both men and women. About 50 guests attended each of the parties.
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CITY BREVITIES
A compressor outfit is being shipped from the King Iron Works here to the Scotchman mine near Cabinet, to speed development work in the coming season. Dr. Stackhouse is the principal stockholder in the mine.
Eighth grade examinations will be held in the schools of the county April 5, 6 and 7.
E.R. Anderson of Bonner County National bank is recovering from the flu. He took to his bed a week ago.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.