Hall captures winter logging in Priest Lake
10 Years Ago — 2009
Fun for some
The latest snowfall had most residents shoveling and working hard to clear paths, but for others it has opened up a whole lot of fun at the Priest River City Park. A day doesn’t go by that someone isn’t heading up the park for a few seconds of fun coming down. People can be seen at dusk still taking advantage of the snow.
20 Years Ago — 1999
Basketball teams win
The Priest River Lamanna High School varsity basketball teams made a clean sweep of things as both the boys and girls teams won their divisions in the Newport Christmas tournaments.
30 Years Ago — 1989
Man drowns in creek
A 53-year-old Newport resident drowned Thursday morning after he and his son broke through the ice on Calispell Creek near Cusick. James R. Kirschbaum fell victim to the icy waters, while Rick J. Kirschbaum, 31, struggled to shore.
40 Years Ago — 1979
Hunters walk out
Three hunters from Post Falls were found safe Thursday after spending a bone-bruising night in a cave when they became lost while tracking a cougar in the Cavanaugh Bay area north of Priest Lake. Members of the Priest Lake snowmobile club came upon the hunters’ snowmobiles about 28 miles north of Cavanaugh Bay. The hunters had left their lunches, snowshoes and mittens with the snowmobiles. Deputy Sheriff Rod Mayer led a group of snowmobilers in tracking the hunters before wind blew away any further signs. A search and rescue team was organized, but the hunters retraced their footsteps to their snowmobiles and found the rescue party just as the search was about to begin.
50 Years Ago — 1969
‘Cats’ made it more fun
Still another last gasp report on the hunting season. Jim Ward and Richard Slinger each knocked off an elk near Calder on the final day of the season. They left their snowmobiles at one point and began tracking in the snow. After walking five or six miles, they caught up with their quarry and brought them down. They then returned to their ‘cats’ and brought the meat out on the machines. They said that was more fun than shooting the game.
60 Years Ago — 1959
Contract awarded
Contract has been awarded to Romero Bros. of Newport in the amount of $4,637 for erosion protective work for two tracts at Albeni Falls Reservoir. The work to be done consists of foundation preparation and placing approximately 250 cubic yards of sand and gravel fill along the shore of Lake Pend Oreille at the Bistline and Lyons properties.
70 Years Ago — 1949
Winter logging filmed
Ross Hall, Sandpoint photographer, spent all day Thursday at Diamond Match camp 10 on Cavanaugh Bay at Priest Lake photographing movies of the winter logging operations going on there in three feet of snow.
80 Years Ago — 1939
Dentist leaving
Dr. Cornell states that he has purchased the dental business of Dr. Gregory at Kellogg and will leave for his new location after Jan. 1. Dr. Cornell has been in Priest River for the past seven years, having bought the business from Dr. Orr. He has not yet disposed of his business here.
90 Years Ago — 1929
County men attended
S. W. Jones, C. W. Beardmore and Commissioner Fred Hanson, Franklin Bonner and Lewis P. Summers attended the North Idaho Chamber of Commerce mid-winter session at Moscow, Dec. 18.
100 Years Ago — 1919
From the publisher
We came to Priest River a year ago. We have been pleasing and displeasing people ever since. We have been cussed and discussed, made some friends, made some enemies; lost no money, made none; been knocked about, talked about; praised and held up to scorn. The only reason we feel like staying on is we are curious as to what in heck will happen next.