Priest Lake campground among nation's best
(Photo courtesy PRIEST RIVER MUSEUM)Nell Shipman and Burt Van Tuyle are pictured at the Nell Shipman picnic at Priest Lake in 1922.
100 Years Ago — 1918
Unsafe river road closed
Commissioner Frank McBride on Monday ordered the road on the south side of the river closed until further notice. At the place where work is now being carried on, the road is narrow and dangerous to travel. Traffic interferes with the work and slows it down. The road will probably be closed for a few weeks.
90 Years Ago — 1928
Flour mills reps here
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Booth and A. W. Burleigh were entertained at dinner at the Charbonneau Hotel by Messers. Curtis and Loveless, who were here in the interests of the Montana Flour Mills.
80 Years Ago — 1938
The Inland Empire Shorthorn Breeders Association tour passed through Priest River and made its initial stop in the county at the Frank H. Anselmo ranch. They viewed Mr. Anselmo’s prize shorthorn bull pastured on the range north of Laclede.
70 Years Ago — 1948
Former resident is successful author
Friends of Mr. Nellie Beverly, former resident of Priest River and now of Spokane, will be pleased to learn that three of her children’s stories and one poem have been accepted by a national children’s magazine. The poem will appear in the September issue of The Grade Teacher.
60 Years Ago — 1958
Lake campground
lauded
Indian Creek Campground on Priest Lake was mentioned as one of the 50th most beautiful camping places in the United States in an article carried in the July 21 issue of Life magazine. Indian Creek Camp was described as “30 miles north of Priest River, 640 acres of forest and lake with white sand beach. Home waters of Kamloops (should be Mackinaw) trout weighing up to 42 pounds. Camping best in July and August. Open June 1 to Oct. 1.”
50 Years Ago — 1968
Italian pioneer dies
Michael Bombino, 71, died Sunday, July 21, at Newport Community Hospital. He had been in ill health from some time. Mr. Bombino was born May 28, 189,7 in Grimaldi, Italy, and came to the Priest River area at a young age. He was engaged in logging operations in this area until his retirement.
40 Years Ago — 1978
Rafter saved by CPR at scene
Following a rafting accident on 8-Mile Rapids that rendered Mike Keough, Sandpoint, unconscious, he said he owed his life to people on the scene who gave him cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and dramatic rescue by Bonner County Deputies Jack Scanlon, Skip Baker, and Don Nelson. Keough was wedged between a rock and the raft Sunday as a large group rafted down Priest River in rafts, boats, and inner tubes.
30 Years Ago — 1988
Three injured by boat explosion
Two women were listed in stable condition Monday at Bonner General Hospital after they were injured when a boat motor exploded Sunday near Priest River. Glen Groom, owner of the ambulance service, said that because Merritts Bridge was closed, the route to BGH was shorter than the detour to Newport Community Hospital.
Vivienne Beardmore dies
Vivienne L. McAlexan-der, longtime Moscow resident, died at Gritman Hospital Saturday, July 9. She was born March 10, 1905 in Priest River to North Idaho pioneers Charles and Lucy (Gumaer) Beardmore.
20 Years Ago — 1998
State softball team has local ties
The Priest River-Sandpoint girls senior league softball team wpm the state championship this weekend. The girls from Priest River who competed on the team are Nikki Yount, Jacque Boncz, and Marla Smith.
10 Years Ago — 2018
Stimson awarded for safety
Stimson Lumber Co. hit the astounding mark of three years, or 1,096 days, without a lost time accident last week. With the record, the mill receives honors from the western Wood Producers Association, being presented the Outstanding Safety Award for mid-sized mills over the past five years. This is the second such award with Stimson also receiving the honor from, 2000-2004.