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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
Oct. 24, 1967 — 4-H ACTIVITY
Patty Spade of Sagle Yodeling Coyotes, Joy Clark of Hoodoo Hustlers, Carleen Hamann of Kootenai Klover Klub, and Bill Fletcher and Bob McPherson of Lakeside Lakers attended a meeting on “Community Pride” in Coeur d’Alene on Oct. 13. Miss Iva Burnstad, county home demonstration agent, accompanied them.
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CD BOOKLETS MAILED TO HOMES
Most Bonner county homes received a booklet from the Bureau of the Census and State of Idaho Civil Defense describing what to do in preparation for a nuclear attack and resultant fallout.
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VFW AUXILIARY’S HALLOWEEN PARADE
Sandpoint area youngsters will parade in downtown Sandpoint at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 in the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Halloween parade. Concurrent with the parade will be the judging of window decorations on show windows of a number of downtown stores. The work must be completed and signed by the young artist before noon on Oct. 28.
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CAPT. PIETSCH LEAVES FOR VIETNAM
Capt. Kent L. Pietsch, who has been here on leave the past two months, left last weekend for Vietnam where he is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. He had returned to the U.S. in July from an 18 months tour of duty in Ankara, Turkey.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Oct. 24, 1917 — BIG BONFIRE TONIGHT
To follow the custom being adopted throughout the United States, Sandpoint will participate in a great liberty loan bonfire tonight, and every citizen in the city is urged to be present. Rubbish of all descriptions will be piled on the Farmin lot, corner of Cedar and Second, and burned. This method of arousing interest in the liberty loan is universal, even the children in rural schools have been busy gathering rubbish which they will burn tonight. Don’t forget and if you feel like it, bring along apples, potatoes or other things you care to bake in the coals after the flames die away.
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PONDERAY SCHOOL NEWS
The boys of the Ponderay school are clearing the five lots opposite the school house for a playground, permission having been given by the Greenough Investment co. They hope to have the brush all cut and piled and ready for tonight’s Ponderay Liberty Bond bonfire. Watch our smoke!
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JEFFERSON SCHOOL NEWS
The children of the Jefferson school have a new fire escape. The primary pupils consider it a treat to slide down the new escape.
Many people think the Jefferson school is “away out.” From the corner of First avenue and Cedar street it is one block farther than the Lincoln and one block nearer than the Washington school.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.