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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. 17, 1969 — HOLIDAY PARTY
Sleigh riding and ice skating will be the activities at the SHS Business Club’s annual Christmas party at Mrs. Imogene Davis’ home on Dec. 22. “Santa Claus will visit to pass out gifts brought by the members,” said Colleen Anderson, club president. The dinner menu will be determined by Chris Irish, Claudia Ammerman, Elly Munson and Patty Blayne. The entertainment will be decided by Carol Phillips, Kitty Timblin and Cathy Cranor.
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LIBRARY STORY HOUR
Friday mornings are wondrous at the Sandpoint Public Library, when fantasy and tales of far-away places take over in the Story Hour for preschool children. Seated on a carpet, their eyes wide with awe and interest, five-year-olds listen avidly as Mrs. Gene Littlefield reads from children’s books such as “Arty the Smarty” and “The Little Engine That Could.” The program is so popular that an additional session is set to begin Jan. 9.
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ODEN-SUNNYSIDE NEWS
The Busy Bees’ Christmas party and gift exchange is set for today at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Harold Method, 1038 Cedar, Sandpoint.
Thanksgiving guests at the Jack Hickey home were his mother, Mrs. Paul Neal; his sister, Mrs. Effie Crull and her daughter, Paula, all of Spokane; the Hickey’s daughter and son-in-law, Jim Holt, Conrad Jacobson and their son, Jim, home from the University at Moscow.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
Dec. 17, 1919 — FUEL FAMINE ORDERS
The heat of stores, offices and warehouses, must not be maintained higher than 68 degrees fahrenheit, and only for six hours a day, if heat is obtained from bituminous coal and coke.
Manufacturing plants not concerned with the production of necessary food, may use heat, light or power obtained from bituminous coal or coke only three days a week. Newspapers are exempt.
Lighting restrictions do not affect this section, as lights are almost all supplied from water power.
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NEWS FROM KOOTENAI
The Kootenai schools were closed Wednesday on account of the severe cold and fuel shortage.
The discontinuing of N.P. trains, Nos. 305 and 306, known as the “dinky,” works a hardship on Kootenai residents who depend on that means of transportation. Miss Marie Pederson, pianist for the Liberty theater at Sandpoint, is obliged to stay in Sandpoint since the removal of the local N.P. trains, in order to be on hand for her work.
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CITY BREVITIES
Mrs. Nellie Williams and family are quarantined, three of the children having diphtheria.
Master Aubrey Arthurs of Clarksfork, who was called as a witness on a jury case here the first of the week, returned home on Tuesday.
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