Dance planned to bid CCC boys farewell
(Courtesy photo) Students at Noah’s Ark preschool at Community Congregational Church in 1993. Pictured in the front row are Melissa Eldenburg and Alexandra Beech. Pictured in the middle row are Vicki Nix and Kelly Miller. Pictured in the back row are Brian Neil, Clay Elliott and Alex Watson.
100 Years Ago — 1918
Celebrating a birthday saying goodbye
In honor of her daughter Josie’s birthday, Mrs. J.C. Finstad invited friends to her home north of town. A big, jolly crowd was there, and the evening passed quickly in card playing and dancing. It will be remembered that Josie has enlisted as a Red Cross nurse and is now awaiting a call to join the colors. This was one of the reasons for Mrs. Finstad and her daughter wishing to surround themselves with old friends once more.
90 Years Ago — 1928
Mining news
The Bead Lake mine in the Priest River Mining District has been operating for the past 30 days and now has 17 men employed. With the completion of the buildings and other mine equipment the mine will soon be operating at full capacity.
The Major Lode mine on the West Branch, located near the Falls Ranger Station, started operation last week.
80 Years Ago — 1938
Welcoming elk, and another goodbye
The elk for the game preserve on Priest Lake arrived from Gardiner, Mont., and were taken at once to the game preserve between Soldier and Indian Creeks.
Camp F-102 Company 281 is giving a dance at Wright’s Hall as a farewell for the CCC boys that are returning to their homes in the East.
70 Years Ago — 1948
New theater being planned
Phil Naccarato has completed arrangements with the Western Theatre Equipment Co. of Spokane for the preparation of plans for a new, modern theater in Priest River.
60 Years Ago — 1958
Abandon the grade school
That the Priest River grade school be abandoned as soon as possible was the first recommendation in the report of a survey of school plants in the Bonner County Class A School District No. 82 by the University of Idaho. Based on a perfect score of 1000, the total of 394 points is indicative of the present condition of this building. In no section of the rating sheet is there a good score.
50 Years Ago — 1968
Idaho Senate kills amendment to withdraw
A measure designed to withdraw the State of Idaho’s participation in the Priest Lake Timber Protective Association was defeated in the closing hours of the second special session of Idaho’s 39th Legislature.
The Democrat-sponsored measure, which passed the House earlier, was killed in the Senate with all 14 defeating votes being cast by Senate Republicans. Republican Sen. R. H. Young, Nampa, chairman of the Interim Fire Committee, said the State Land Department is not equipped to take over the fire fighting and administrative duties of the association during the 1968 fire season.
40 Years Ago — 1978
Defoliation controversy widens
The controversy swirling about the U. S. Forest Service’s plans to spray the defoliant herbicide 2,4,5-T on norther Idaho and eastern Washington forests widened this week with the involvement of the Idaho and Washington fish and game departments as well as the various media of Spokane.
30 Years Ago — 1988
Meningitis risk minimal
Health officials say that local residents do not have to fear a meningitis epidemic. Although two Priest River residents have died recently from types of meningitis, it is unlikely anyone else will come down with the illness, said a Panhandle Health District nurse.
20 Years Ago — 1998
Assumed jumper didn’t jump
A Newport woman was found safe on dry land nearly three hours after witnesses said they saw her jump off the Oldtown Bridge. But authorities said the unnamed woman did not jump from the bridge.
10 Years Ago — 2008
Repeating as district champs
In 3A action, Priest River defended the title of district champs at the Regional championships Saturday at Post Falls High School, placing 12 of its 13 varsity wrestlers into the championship round. Fourteen will go to state, a record for the Spartans.
— Compiled by
MARYLYN CORK