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From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Dec. 10, 1969 — FOOTBALL BANQUET

At the annual Bulldog Bench football banquet for the 1969 SHS grid team, Head Coach Ken Beaudoin awarded varsity letters to 30 players and four managers. Ron Van Gundy won the Hunt Memorial trophy as the most inspirational player, John Goin took home the Jerry Kramer award as most outstanding lineman and Kent Lyons won the academic award as the senior with the highest grade point average.

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LOREN ALBRIGHT HOME FROM VIETNAM

Sp5 Loren Albright, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Albright, Sandpoint has returned home following his discharge from the Army. He spent the past one and one-half years in Vietnam, stationed near Dalat, and spent his leaves touring Australia, Japan and Bangkok, Thailand.

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LARRY ELLIOTS RESIDING IN MOSCOW

Judith Coulston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coulston, and Larry Elliot, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Elliot, were married Sept. 6 in the First Christian Church, Rev. Charles Wigton officiating. The Elliots reside in the Park Village Apartments, on the U of I Campus, Moscow.

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CHERYL DESHON ENGAGEMENT TOLD

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Deshon announce the engagement of their daughter, Cheryl Ann, to James Paton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Paton, Tacoma, Wash. No wedding date has been set.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Dec. 10, 1919 — LAST NIGHT COLDEST

Superintendent Lafrenz of the demonstration farm, custodian of the government thermometers, reports that last night was the coldest night this year, the mercury hitting the eight below mark.

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IDAHO CALLED AN “INLAND EMPIRE”

“Idaho — An Inland Empire” is the slogan of a new 36-page booklet published by the Northern Pacific railroad.

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THREE RAILROADS SERVE SANDPOINT

Sandpoint is an important railroad centre. Not only is the traveling public taken excellent care of, but our vast timber products go out every day to all parts of the country.

In passenger service the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific each have eight trains daily and the Spokane International has two, all for a city of three or four thousand people. If the government turns over the railroads to the original companies the first of the year, as we are told, it is hoped the operators will lose nothing in business and the public nothing in service.

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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

A radio club has been organized in the school with Bryan Murray as director, and the boys are setting up radio outfits in their homes.

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