Bonner County History - Oct. 25, 2022
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Oct. 25, 1972 – SHS NEWS
Two boys’ and girls’ intramural volleyball games are being played every day during lunch hour.
SHS Ponderettes are practicing a routine to the song “Wedding Bell Blues.” It will be performed at halftime of the Oct. 27 Football Festival game, according to Janice Rainey, drill team member.
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BETA SIGS WELCOME PLEDGES
Beta Sigma Phi, Idaho Nu chapter, met Tuesday at Sandpoint Community hall. Co-hostesses for the costume party were Carol Brown, Phyllis Lewis and Betty Benson. Prospective pledges for membership were Dana Curtis, Sharon Weller, Betsy Walker, Susan Austin, Pat Lewis, Judy McHargue, Linda Plaster, Mary Lindley, Gloria Anderson, Marilyn Lane, Adell Thompson, Millie Jaeger and Irene Cook. First place costume winners were Lucille Allen, Linda Bloom, Mae McCormick, Jan Moore and Mary Verdal.
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4-H CLUBS HOLD ACHIEVEMENT DAY
Three 4-H clubs met at Sandpoint Community hall, with awards announced for five members in county level competitions: Linda Palmen, member of the Do and Dine and Peanuts clubs, won a dog care award, sponsored by Ralston Purina Co.; Kristi Weisz of Do and Dine, earned the dog care award and Simplicity Pattern dress revue award; Barbara Greenleaf of Do and Dine earned a Simplicity dress revue award; Bob and Bill Mendenhall, brothers in the Sandpoint Shutterbugs, won Eastman Kodak photo awards.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Oct. 25, 1922 – TENNIS FINALS PLAYED
The finals in the tennis tournament were played on the high school courts. Clifford Coons holds the boys’ singles championship and Glenn Gibson and Clifford Coons hold the boys’ doubles. Girls’ championship singles will go to either Willie Moody or Mabel Kennedy. Pauline McMillan and Mabel Kennedy are the girls’ doubles champions.
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BONNER POTATOES LEAD NORTHWEST
Final inspection of this year’s Bonner county seed potato crop shows that 220 of the 300 acres planted passed inspection and are entitled to certification, by far the best showing of any locality in the northwest.
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HUMBIRDS TO BUILD LARGE DRY KILN PLANT
The Humbird Lumber co. will erect six dry kilns north of the sawmill. The brick and concrete kilns will cover 60x104 feet and cost $25,000-$30,000.
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TEMPORARY HALL FOR AMERICAN LEGION
While plans are shaping for a proposed memorial building to be erected by the American Legion on the Weil property, corner of First and Lake, the boys will have a little hall, all their own, for business and social gatherings. A carpenter crew is tearing out the partitions in the office building standing on the Weil site, and a good new floor will be laid. When the alterations are completed, the Legion will have a hall 24x26 feet, sufficient to serve present needs.
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