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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. 26, 1968 — TRAILER PARK SOLD
Chris and May Schultz recently turned over the keys to Chris and May’s Trailer Resort at Trestle Creek to the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Holt of Long Beach, Calif. The trailer park is situated on some 12 acres of land Chris and May bought from E.H. Best in 1947. They began development of the trailer park in 1953.
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PICNIC
Trophies were awarded to five Sandpoint American Legion baseball players by coach Chuck Pederson at a team picnic last Sunday at the Bob Johnson home at Rocky Point.
Chris Clark was named most valuable player. Most inspirational award went to Dale Jeffres. Receiving “most improved” trophies were Roy Jacobson, infield; Duane Abromeit, infield-outfield; and Steve Knoblich, pitcher.
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KOKANEE DIE-OFF REMAINS MYSTERY
Fisheries biologists at the Hagerman hatchery have determined there was no infectious disease agent involved in the recent short-term die-off of kokanee in Lake Pend Oreille. Exhaustive tests failed to reveal any infectious agent that caused the die-off which lasted for three days and then ceased.
One theory advanced is that the cause could have been a summer algae bloom, which, under certain conditions, can be fatal to some fish.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Aug. 26, 1918 — LETTERS FROM FRANCE
A letter from a Sandpoint boy in the field artillery, dated July 23d, stated they had had fifteen days fighting and says “Will Martin was the only one killed.” Another letter dated about the same time, refers to “poor Will M.” Mrs. Martin, mother of the Will Martin Sandpointers know has received no message. In view of the fact that the government always cables the next of kin the names of those who lose their lives, it is not believed this is the boy from Sandpoint.
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BOYS AT FRONT SHOW FINE SPIRIT
Full of enthusiasm and pride in the work the boys are doing “over there,” and bringing with him the best remembrances of the Sandpoint and North Idaho boys composing Battery C of the 146th field artillery, Sergeant W. Maurice Knapp of Hope arrived in Sandpoint last Thursday, the first Bonner county boy direct from the battlefields of France to return. Sgt. Knapp is one of three men from the battery ordered to the United States to be field artillery instructors in training schools here. He reports to Camp Jackson at the expiration of his furlough, which he was granted to visit relatives at Hope.
Modest in speaking of his own part of the work, Sergeant Knapp refers with enthusiasm of the wonderful esprit de corps which possesses the men of this battery.
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