Bonner County History - Sept. 25, 2022
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Sept. 25, 1972 – NEWS FROM SAGLE
A candle carnival which ran for three days took place last week at the Nu-Homestead Hobby Shop. Every type, color and size of candle was offered. Mrs. Lloyd Curtis, who operates the shop along with her husband, said many nice people came in during the carnival.
A birthday party in honor of Karen Martin was held at her home Saturday. Helping Karen celebrate her sixth birthday were Elaine Bandy, Debbie, Clifford, Kathy and Buster Bandy, Roberta Crabb and Candy Crabb.
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PEND OREILLE PETE RETIRES TO SHADE
Pend Oreille Pete, Sandpoint’s famous wooden carving of a fisherman, recently refurbished by its sculpturer, has reappeared under the sidewalk canopy at the Pastime Cafe and Sport Shop. Russell Kotschevar, who made extensive repairs on his carving this summer before repainting it, decided “Pete” should be protected from sun as well as rain and snow. This ought to make the statue survive a little longer before its next paint job, he indicated.
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HASKINS IS NEW SKI SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Bill Haskins, 36, formerly of Alta, Utah, is the new director of the Schweitzer Basin Ski School. Haskins has been associated with skiing for the past 10 years, eight on a full-time basis. Prior to teaching at Alta, he was assistant director of the Brighton, Utah Ski School. At Schweitzer, he will head a staff of five full-time ski instructors and 15-18 part-time employees. He and his wife will move here after the first of the month.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Sept. 25, 1922 – MAKING RAPID PROGRESS
Work on the new high school building is progressing rapidly. Practically all the material needed to enter into the construction of the building is on the ground, and it is predicted that if the present weather continues, the structure will be under roof within three weeks’ time.
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LACLEDE WILL BE MOVED UP THE RIVER
Moving time for the village of Laclede, or what is left of it since the burning of the A.C. White mill, will start as soon as Capt. E.H. Elliott of Northern Navigation co. can get his 150-ton barge into action and pull the houses to the river bank. They will all be moved upstream ten miles to the village of Dover. Only two or three residences were burned by the fire and when Mr. White decided to purchase the Dover mill, he had 41 houses on his hands occupied by his employees at Laclede. A contract has been made with Northern Navigation to move all 41 houses to the new location. A special platform will be built and the houses will be put on wheels and run onto it. Capt. Elliott says it will be less difficult to handle the houses on the barge and tow them up-river than to haul them to the river.
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BIDS OPEN ON HOPE-PACK RIVER ROAD
At the office of the district engineer of the U.S. bureau of public roads in Missoula, bids for work on the Hope-Pack River section of the Kootenai-Cabinet highway will be opened Sept. 27. Estimated cost is $190,000; the actual mileage covered is 7.36 miles.
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