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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

Aug. 24, 1967 — FOREST RESTRICTIONS

Camping and picnicking within the Kaniksu National Forest are restricted to developed campgrounds and improved places of habitation until further notice. Use of charcoal in braziers or campground fireplaces and gasoline stoves is permitted in developed campgrounds. Open fires are not permitted anywhere on the forest. Forest visitors are asked to travel on main roads only. Smoking is prohibited while walking or riding within the forest. Huckleberry picking is being discouraged. Unpaved roads are very dusty and forest fuels very dry. Fire danger is extreme.

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WATER RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE

Sandpoint Mayor Floyd Gray said today that water use restrictions will remain in force until further notice. He reminds all residents that when the fire whistle blows, sprinklers should be shut off to give firemen maximum water pressure.

The present water schedule stipulates lawn and garden sprinkling in all areas south of Main Street may be done only on even-numbered days. Areas north of Main Street, including Ponderay and Kootenai, may sprinkle on odd-numbered days.

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McFARLAND RECEIVED DEGREE

Miss Julie B. McFarland, Dover Rd., Sandpoint, who had been studying at the Middlebury College Graduate School of Spanish in Madrid, Spain, received a master of arts degree from Middlebury at commencement exercises Aug. 15.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Aug. 24, 1917 — FIRES THREATEN

The most threatening forest fire of the week is that three miles west of the city, which has been raging since Tuesday. On Wednesday it approached near enough to the Dover Lumber company’s timber to destroy 1000 feet of its log flume and a few logs. Winds drove it dangerously near the match company’s sawmill and lumber yard that evening, but it was checked by the mill crew and has been held in abeyance since.

Besides the crew from the match company’s mill, numbering about 25, the Dover company has 20 men patrolling the fire line.

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LOST MONUMENT RESTORED

Ever since the Review was out last week the Washington Monument has been lost. We hasten to recover it, for the benefit of history. In the article relating to Mrs. Hawkins’ trip in the east the Review stated she saw the Washington Monument over in Boston. Of course she didn’t. The Review just made it appear that she did. She saw it where it has always stood, in Washington. But Boston has another monument, the Bunker Hill monument, and while we were writing about the Washington monument being in Boston we were thinking about the Bunker Hill monument being in Boston. Mrs. Hawkins saw both of them, so it didn’t make so very much difference anyway.

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