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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

Dec. 23, 1968 — FLU CLOSES SCHOOLS

Bonner County Schools closed a day early for Christmas, except Northside School, which closed Wednesday, due to absentees from illness. Absentees in some schools were around 20 percent, leading to the early suspension of classes. Teachers suffered along with students as many were out with flu and colds. Superintendent Jack Jones said the Christmas holiday might help check the illnesses and prevent their reaching epidemic proportions. The long range forecast is that the flu will reach its peak in January.

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SYLVIA BERGSTROM MARRIED

Rev. Donald W. Taylor performed a double-ring ceremony Dec. 7 at First Lutheran Church for Sylvia Ann Bergstrom and Jack LeRoy Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs. Swante Bergstrom, Sandpoint, are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hawkins, Rt. 1, Bonners Ferry.

Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins are residing at 518 Cedar Street, Sandpoint. Mrs. Hawkins is employed by Northern Lights, Inc., and Mr. Hawkins by Sandpoint Motor Co.

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CEDAR POST - BOOSTER DANCE

Cedar Post Booster Club will hold a semi-formal dance at the Litehouse on Monday, Dec. 30, from 8 to 12, with music by “The Rotation.”

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Dec. 23, 1918 — PRESBYTERIAN

Due to the influenza conditions, there will be but one service today at the Presbyterian church.

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APPEAL FOR AID TO FIGHT FLU

“Sandpoint women must respond to the appeals to nurse the sick, or the city and county will see many people die of influenza and complications,” says Mrs. T.L. Greer, Red Cross Home Service department. “We have numerous cases where all members of the family are down with the flu and no one to care for them. The incident in the Pack River area where a man died and his wife was found by his dead body too sick to get up is only typical of what may occur if the good women here do not rise to the present emergency.”

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SUFFERING NEED ATTENTION

Mrs. Ray L. Bacon, Kootenai, with two children, her husband at Camp Lewis and unable to get his discharge, was alone while she and her baby had the flu. She has not received a government allotment of her husband’s pay since June.

The Chamberlain family in the Pack River area has eight cases of influenza in the house.

The J.T. O’Brien family, Kootenai, whose daughter, Mary, nursed flu until she contracted it and lost her life in a Spokane hospital, are all down and have been unable to secure aid.

Martin Piatt, across the bridge, came home yesterday from a logging camp, to find his household of six all down with the flu.

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