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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
Feb. 26, 1969 — JR. HIGH NEWS
The students finally received first semester report cards on Feb. 11 after snow and road conditions closed schools much of January.
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COLLEEN WORMINGTON PRAISED
The following article appeared recently in Ski Racing magazine: “Seventeen-year-old Colleen Wormington of Sandpoint, Idaho, won the race at the end of the five-day Mid-American racing camp to be declared ‘camp winner’ for the season. The camp prepares juniors for the tough competitive skiing they’ll face in the Junior Nationals in March.”
Colleen, daughter of Schweitzer Basin manager Sam Wormington, skis competitively for the Schweitzer Alpine Racing team.
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SP4 MICHAEL WILLER HOME ON LEAVE
SP4 Michael Willer is spending a 30-day leave in Sandpoint with his wife, the former Teresa Schaffner, and his parents, Postmaster and Mrs. Robert Willer. Willer, who will report back to Ft. Campbell, Ky. in early March, has been in the Army for a little over a year.
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REPAIR CHILD’S JACKET
Zippers sometimes break on children’s jackets that are too old for the expense of new zippers yet still have some wear in them. Use braid to make button loops, sew on buttons, and let the children finish wearing out the garments.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Feb. 26, 1919 — DANGER NOT PAST
The possibility of capture for some Sandpoint boys in Europe has not entirely passed, according to the tone of some of their letters received by relatives. One boy writes from Coblenz that there are some of the prettiest girls there he has ever seen, and he writes as if there were a possibility he might bring one home, He is billeted in a German home and they treat him as family.
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ELMIRA NEWS
We were having beautiful spring weather around here until Sunday morning. The wind started to blow and it snowed a foot within a few hours. We are hoping it doesn’t last long.
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SELLE NEWS
This snow is great and the teamsters hope it will last so they can get some hauling done.
Edwin Mable, another of our soldier boys, returned home from Camp Lewis Saturday.
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LOCAL BRIEFS
The snowfall the past few days is a Godsend to loggers, if the weather doesn’t turn warm and take it off right away. There has not been enough snow so far to do any hauling, but if it lasts two or three weeks it will make a terrific difference in the amount of logs that are taken out.
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