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From the archives of the
Bonner County History Museum
611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
July 10, 1966 — CITY COUNCIL NEWS
Should Sandpoint go ahead with compulsory garbage collection in areas outside the city limits where the municipal government sells water to residents? The question has been studied for weeks and a legal study has been placed in the hands of Dar Cogswell, city attorney.
Inside the city limits, residents are nearly completely on sewer service. There is but a handful of homes left that are connected to septic tanks.
A request from the Keg to hold a series of slab dances at the city beach was denied by council. Police Chief George Elliott voiced his objections. “Unless you can turn on some bright lights, 50 men couldn’t control that area.”
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LIBRARY CLOSURED SATURDAYS
Librarian Mary Sindelar announced that the city library will be closed Saturdays, July 23, 30 and Aug. 6 and 13. Weekdays the library hours are from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The library is located on the second floor of City Hall, 110 Main Street.
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SAMUELSON DINNER
Some 150 people attended “dinner with Don” Saturday evening. There was strong support for Samuelson, this county’s three-time senator, who is making a strong bid for the Republican nomination for Governor.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
July 10, 1916 — PAVING TO BEGIN
The work of grading Pine street preparatory to paving will probably begin next week, the storm sewers having been laid for some time. There is no special hurry to begin street work, as the bitumass plant located near the N.P. depot is partially submerged by reason of high water, which will prevent manufacturing of the top coat of pavement until the water recedes.
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RURAL ROUTE TO BE ESTABLISHED
Postmaster Don C.D. Moore on Thursday received authority from Washington to establish a new rural route service on a thrice a week basis, provided seventy-five patrons come forward by the 20th of this month. Each patron must have either a box of his own or joint use of another patron’s box, and in the latter case he must file an agreement to that effect with Postmaster Moore.
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TOURING PARTY HAS GOOD RECEPTION
The Scenic theatre was filled to capacity Friday evening, when the lecturer of the National Parks highway touring party showed a large number of slides depicting scenery on the transcontinental highway from Chicago to Tacoma. It is safe to say few of the audience had any remote idea of the beauties of the route, or realized the attraction such scenery and surroundings would hold for the touring motorist.
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