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From the archives of the

Bonner County Historical Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

April 14, 1966 – CONSIDER WATER STUDY

Although they took no formal action, the Sandpoint city council has decided to consider a contract proposal by a Spokane consulting engineering firm to make a study of the city’s water system with a view to improving the efficiency of the system. The complete study would cost the city $3,000.

The council took the matter under study.

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SCHOLASTIC HONORS AWARDED

Sharon Taccogna, 17, Sandpoint has been named 1966 class valedictorian. She had one B in her four years. She is the daughter of Mrs. Edith Riddle, now a Spokane resident and former county health nurse here.

Class salutatorian is Mary Klatt, also 17, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klatt, Sandpoint. Miss Klatt had five B’s in the period graded.

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ATHLETES ENTERTAINED

Three of Sandpoint Senior High School’s star athletes, Gary Elliot, Joe Stillwell and John Knowles, left Tuesday night by airplane from Spokane to Corvallis, Ore., where they were special guests of Oregon State University’s Athletic Department.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

April 14, 1916 – LOCAL PARAGRAPHS

The lower floor of the St. James hotel, 301 Cedar, is undergoing a complete remodeling, the office being enlarged and wash rooms for the hotel and Golden Rule storeroom being installed.

High school students were busy last week preparing their experimental tracts on Fifth avenue for the season’s agricultural work. The hotbeds have been put into place and the ground cleared for planting.

W.J. Davis and family arrived Friday from Clarkston, Wash., where they spent the winter. Mr. Davis states he is fully recovered in health and glad to get back to Sandpoint, even though the spring in the Lewiston country is somewhat in advance of this part of the state.

H.M. Sanborn, the veterinarian, worked yesterday and today on the Humbird logging horses getting them in shape. Altogether there are about a hundred and twenty-five of them.

W.H. Lemmer of Hope has the distinction of making the season’s first auto trip from that town to Sandpoint, driving his Overland in on Friday.

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SALE OF SOFT DRINKS INCREASES

The effect of prohibition on the demand for soft drinks is shown by the increased business of the Panhandle Bottling Works. According to Mr. Greenhood, the company’s business last month was about two and a half times what it was in March of last year. The company’s non-alcoholic Beerine is very popular throughout the Inland Empire, generally preferred to Spokane’s product.

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