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From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

April 2, 1967 — SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN

Herbert R. Burnett is one of 800 outstanding high school graduates who will receive four year scholarships to colleges offering the ROTC program. Burnett was one of 12,000 students applying. He can attend any of the 217 schools offering the program. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Burnett, route 1, Sandpoint.

Bruce A. Johnson has been selected to receive a George F. Baker national scholarship at Whitman College. Johnson was one of 10 outstanding high school seniors awarded the four-year scholarship following two days of interviews on the campus. They must have high mental competence and capability of intellectual grown, demonstrated by academic work and aptitude tests. The maximum amount of the award may be $1,800 per year or a total of $7,200 in four years. Johnson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Johnson of Rt 2, Sandpoint

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TROUT CALISTHENTICS PROPOSED

Forced exercises for hatchery trout to improve swimming ability and survival in the wild will be tried out experimentally this spring on some catchable sized fish prior to release from several Idaho Fish and Game hatcheries.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

April 2, 1917 — TO FORM HOME GUARD

Fifty-six business men, professional men, ranchers and clergymen met at city hall to talk over the formation of a home guard composed of married men and others unable to join the militia. The objects of the organization are to encourage enlistments, drill as a home military body in case of local need and become a nucleus for furnishing soldiers for the front in case of “real war.”

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FOUR MONTHS OF SLEIGHING

Sandpoint enjoyed four solid months of sleighing, Monday making the four months to the day. As if Old Winter had done his full duty the sleighing began to break. The first rain seen in Sandpoint all winter fell Wednesday night.

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WORST BLOW ON LAKE IN YEARS

Friday’s storm was one of the worst to visit this section in history. Captain Elliott says the waves were the highest on Lake Pend d’Oreille of any storm since Northern Navigation co. has been plying its waters. Wind was accompanied by a heavy fall of mud and dust from the Kennewick country in Washington, covering windows and buildings with a thick coating. During the height of the blow the Review’s electric sign on the Fidelity building was blown down and glass was blown in at several store fronts. One of the sights of the big storm was a waterspout that started opposite Kilroy’s ranch and traveled towards Clarksfork, breaking just before it left the lake. It appeared to be about 100 ft. wide at the top and bottom and about 4 ft. in diameter in the center.

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