Bonner County History - Nov. 5, 2023

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611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Nov. 5, 1973 – SHS STUDENT TEACHERS

Five student teachers, including two SHS alumni, join the Sandpoint High staff for the second quarter of the school year. The local grads doing their practice teaching here are Christi Cogswell, music, and John Scott, physical education. Kirk Westfall from Clark Fork will work in the biology department, while Kathleen Sims of Bonners Ferry will teach sociology and psychology. Joel MacDonald, also of Bonners Ferry, will be in the English department. During the first quarter, there have been two other SHS alums doing practice teaching here – Bill Gee in English and sociology, and Ted Hadley in music.

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SCHWEITZER SET FOR TV

Schweitzer will be featured on Fred Nelson’s Ski West program on KREM-TV Spokane, at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and will be broadcast over 30 western television stations from Canada to southern California over the next 21 weeks. According to Bill Haskins, Schweitzer Ski School director, the program’s theme will be a day in the life of a ski area. The film was shot during the 1972-1973 ski season, and was sponsored by Olympia Brewers. 

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NO YULE LIGHTS 

Sandpoint will have no illuminated Christmas decorations this year. The Merchants committee and the city will observe an energy-conserving brownout. The committee will save the money it might have spent and apply it later on permanent decorations. Merchants are urged individually to decorate their store fronts without the use of lighting. 

75 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Nov. 5, 1948 – GIVES HALLOWEEN PARTY

Donnella Schedler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schedler, entertained a group of friends Friday afternoon after school with a Halloween party at her home. The group enjoyed many games and fortune telling and then were served a delicious lunch carried out in the Halloween motif. Guests were Anna Margaret Holien, Ann King, Deena McFarland, Ellen Barlow, Karen Carlson, Gary Brown, Michael McFarland, Ronnie Bergeron and Georgie Pentland. 

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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tillberg announce the betrothal of their daughter, Irma, to Howard Ridley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ridley, of Sandpoint. Miss Tillberg is employed at the county agent’s office at the courthouse, and Mr. Ridley by the S.I. railroad.

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CITY IN BRIEF

Miss Marlene Miller and Delores Shierry spent the week end in Spokane with Miss Carolyn Solberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Solberg. 

J.R. Adam returned Monday from Portland, where he was a guest at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Loacker, and family.

Jim Weinand, son of Mrs. Cora Weinand, returned to Upper Columbia Academy, Spangle, Wash. He had spent the week end with his mother.

For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.