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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

June 11, 1967 — WINS SPECIAL HONOR

Jamie Day Diehl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Diehl, Sandpoint, won the Harold L. and Richard W. Axtell memorial award for excellence in the study of Latin at the U of I.

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VERWOLF COMPETES TRAINING

Seaman Recruit Steven Anthony Verwolf, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Verwolf, Dover, has graduated from nine weeks Navy basic training at the Naval Training Center at San Diego.

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ODEN-SUNNYSIDE NEWS

Jackie Hickey, Marilyn Shields, Kenneth and Warren Hall are home from the university. The various parents drove to Moscow to bring their students and their luggage home.

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PRESBYTERIANS TO OBSERVE 60TH

Members of First Presbyterian Church, Fourth and Alder, will today observe the 60th anniversary of the sanctuary dedication today.

Although dedication of the sanctuary took place 60 years ago, the congregation dates back to 1903 when the Rev. Walker and Dr. Gormley held evangelistic meetings. A petition was signed by 23 Sandpoint residents and the Presbytery of Spokane Synod granted permission to organize a church, with May 31, 1903 as the date set.

Land was donated by pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Farmin and the cornerstone was laid in 1906.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

June 11, 1917 — CITY’S ELECTRIC COSTS

As the cost of the city’s electric service is being discussed by the council, the items which go to make up the total are of interest. Of course, the chief item is street lighting which amounts to $456 a month, or $5482 a year. Then there is $1.90 a month, or $22.80 a year for blowing the curfew and fire whistle, and another $45.98 annually for the fire alarm system, making a total annual expense for electricity of $5580.

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REGISTRATION IN BONNER IS 1148

The county clerk’s office this morning finished assembling the figures of Bonner county’s military registration of Tuesday and announced the county’s total registration was 1148. Of that number 263 were registered as aliens and nine of the aliens as subjects of countries against which the United States is at war. In the whole county there was but one negro of registration age. The total registration in Sandpoint was 426.

The registrations were quietly conducted throughout the county and there was no report of trouble anywhere or of refusal to register.

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LIBERTY BONDS NOT SELLING HEAVILY

The two banks and the Northern Idaho & Montana Power company, constituting the local agencies for the Liberty Loan bonds, report sales to the amount of $9,650 up to date.

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