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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

Nov. 18, 1968 — SAGLE NEWS

Friday was Dad’s night at the Sandpoint-Lewiston football game. Fathers from Sagle honored by their sons at half time were Delbert Sheffler, Robert Klatt, Tom Callen, Arthur Oliver and Harley Gunter. Coffee and donuts were also served to them after the game at the senior high school. Bob Klatt also spent Dad’s day with his son, Bob, at Moscow on Nov. 2.

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SEVEN LETTERMEN RETURN

Seven returning lettermen form the nucleus of the 1968-69 Sandpoint Senior High basketball team for head coach Duane Ward in his first season at the helm of the Bulldog cage fortunes.

Ward’s initial roster includes senior lettermen Scott Wyatt, Chris Clark, Jack Parkins and Ralph Sletager, all returning starters; junior lettermen Craig Leckner, Bruce Carter, Steve Knoblich and Randy James; and up from the junior varsity, seniors John Scott, Jack Collison and Mike Gunter, and junior Roy Jacobson.

Ward puts his cagers on public display for the first time Friday in the annual Red and White scrimmage, free of charge to local fans.

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DAVID ERICKSON PROMOTED

David L. Erickson, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Erickson, Rt. 1, Sandpoint, was promoted to Army sergeant at Schwabisch Gmund, Germany, where he is assigned to the 56th Artillery Group as a machine gun sergeant.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Nov. 18, 1918 — CITY BREVITIES

Dennis Burk, Jr. son of Dennis Burk of Cabinet, died Monday of influenza, aged 19 years. He was born and raised at Cabinet and was employed until recently as a fireman on the Northern Pacific.

The new flagstaff at the city park was erected Wednesday afternoon.

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UNVEILING OF FLAGS DEFERRED

Sandpoint and Bonner county, thanks to the Girls’ Sunset club, will unfurl service flags. When the flags were ordered, the county was entitled to 660 stars, but now 45 stars will have to be added to cover the total of Bonner county boys in the service; there were 285 Sandpoint men in the army and now the number is 313.

Plans were being made for a public unveiling Sunday, but Mayor Ewing issued a further ban on public meetings, and the unfurling will not be held until the influenza situation clears up.

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NO MORE SOLDIERS CALLED NOW

The county registration board was informed of an order calling off all movements of troops from the counties to the camps. The order affected six men called recently to Camp Lewis and whose departure from here had been deferred until last Monday. When the men appeared, they were told they had no chance now to get into the army.

For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.