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From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID 83864

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

March 21, 1967 — NEW JOB’S DAUGHTERS

Job’s Daughters, Bethel No. 9, recently received into membership Susan Tinsman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tinsman; Kit Kincaid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kincaid; Daralyn Tollbom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Tollbom and Billie Rae Fournier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Fournier.

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COMMUNITY CENTER ENVISIONED

Hazel LaMoreaux, president of Sandpoint Community Theater and Academy, spoke to Sandpoint Kiwanis Monday concerning the theater group’s hopes for a future community center, a Sandpoint cultural center. “Fortunately,” said Mrs. LaMoreaux, “the group has an ‘angel’ who will back the theater on land and materials but labor will have to be mostly volunteered.”

She envisioned the center being able to seat 250 to 300 spectators. She said the “angel” has options on several pieces of land. The group is most serious about 27 acres of land near the new Farmin School.

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DWAYNE PARSONS FROSH KING

Dwayne Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Parsons, Sandpoint, was elected Frosh King at the University of Idaho campus last week.

Dwayne was a 1966 graduate of Sandpoint Senior High.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

March 21, 1917 — CITY ELECTION

There is some misunderstanding as to when city elections will be held, some saying the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April. According to A.H. Conner, the 1912-1913 legislature moved the date because Mormon church conferences are held the first part of April. To give Mormons a chance to attend the conference yet not interfere with city elections, a bill was passed naming the 4th Tuesday in April as the date for city elections.

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SENIORS DECIDE ON CLASS PLAY

The high school graduating class composed of 18 girls and four boys, has decided on a comedy in three acts entitled “Aaron Boggs, Freshman” as their class play, to be given April 27 in the Rink opera house. Due to the lack of boys in the class, some of the girls are compelled to take boy parts.

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QUESTION SQUARELY UP TO COUNCIL

The main topic at the city council meeting was bootlegging. “I don’t know what has been going on in my absence,” said Mayor Himes. “If there is bootlegging going on I don’t know about it. Now gentlemen of the council, what do you want to do about it?” The councilmen had differing opinions as to who was handling liquor, some thought the soft drink parlors and others thought the pool halls. All agreed on one thing: the city has no money for detectives to find where liquor is being sold; they stated they can not pay the bills now.

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