Dropped at you by the
Bonner County Historic
Society and Museum
611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864
208-263-2344
50 Years In the past
Sandpoint Information-Bulletin
Sept. 6, 1972 – FAIR ROYALTY AND AWARDS
Honest king and queen, named Thursday evening, are Greg McCormick and Gayla Power of the Lakeside Lakers 4-H membership. The pair presided over the model revue Friday and the awards program Saturday. Awards included H.Ok. Paisley, Spirit Lake, for greatest uddered cow, Cutie, and Bonner County Dairy Queen, Doris. The Selma Calhoun Barker excellent artwork award for youngsters underneath 14 went to Daniel Powell of Hope. Polly Hart of the Selle Satellites received the Sayers Jewelers house economics judging trophy and Rose McNall of Gold ‘n Grouse received the Sayers livestock judging trophy. The Pomona Grange herdsmanship trophy went to the Schweitzer Valley Dwellers. Debra Gornick, Hoodoo Hustlers, received the dairy venture award, sponsored by Eclipse Printery. Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce excellent 4-H lady and boy junior leaders had been Linda Murray, Kootenai Klover Klub, and Matt Kirking, Lakeside Lakers.
•••
BUILDING BEGINS ON NEW HOSPITAL
Building of Bonner Common Hospital’s new 46-bed constructing has begun. Hazen & Clark of Spokane is developing the power at a value of $2,129,894. The 2-floor-and-basement construction will likely be adjoining to the current hospital constructing in downtown Sandpoint. When the brand new hospital is finished, the current construction will likely be transformed to be used as a convalescent heart and nursing house. The constructing will likely be totally air conditioned and can include two elevators.
100 Years In the past
Northern Idaho Information
Sept. 6, 1922 – KINDERGARTEN IN FALL
All moms concerned about kindergarten this fall please meet at Presbyterian church Thursday at 3 o’clock to debate the plans with Mrs. A.L. Shelton, who had cost of the Wallace public colleges kindergarten for 2 years and has additionally run personal kindergartens.
•••
WHITE COMPANY LOCATES AT DOVER
The A.C. White Lumber firm, whose sawmill, planing mill and body manufacturing facility had been destroyed by fireplace at Laclede Aug. 17, has bought the Dover Lumber co. sawmill. The mill will begin as quickly as belting could be positioned on the equipment, in all probability in two weeks. A 1000 foot lengthy unloading railway dock has already been began, from which logs introduced in by rail will likely be dumped into the river adjoining to the slip. A dry kiln and new framing mill will likely be among the many first constructions put up. The matter of housing the workers isn’t but undoubtedly organized, however it’s attainable a few of the dwellings at Laclede could also be moved to Dover.
•••
UNIVERSITY LECTURES FOR SANDPOINT
An effort is being made by the Civic membership and the chamber of commerce to acquire a college lecture course right here. For a number of years College of Idaho school have carried out semi-popular lecture programs in a number of Idaho cities. Sandpoint has the chance to safe certainly one of these programs this coming season, if the correct curiosity is taken. Price of a 20-lecture course, two lectures to a go to, will likely be $350. Topics coated will likely be Economics, Philosophy and Zoology.
For extra data, go to the museum on-line at bonnercountyhistory.org.
