Henry Keyser announces sale of farm
10 Years Ago — 2009
U-I team sets priority
A collaborative meeting of the minds took place at the Priest River Inn on July 24. Members of the University of Idaho Bioregional Planning and Community Design Program met with an assortment of community members to brainstorm ideas for jump-starting the local market The innovative university-community partnership was started to work together to improve quality of life and build sustainable futures.
20 Years Ago — 1999
Deputy cleared in death
The Bonner County Sheriff’s deputy who killed a handgun-wielding drug suspect was officially cleared in the shooting, the sheriff’s office said Monday. Detective Capt. John Valdez said the Idaho Department of Law Enforcement’s shooting team ruled Sgt. John Hess acted properly when he shot the Oregon woman on July 7. Hess was leading an emergency response team supporting deputies trying to arrest Teresa J. Wood, 25, who shot at two deputies and tried to shoot a third.
30 Years Ago — 1989
Merrit Brothers ‘retire’
Wayne and Buck Merritt, owners of Merritt Brothers Lumber, Inc., announced their pending semi -retirement to their mill workers Thursday, but they are not selling the mill. They named Mike Boeck, 39, of Sandpoint as general manager. Boeck moved up from the position of resource manager. The mill produces in excess of 90 million board feet of studs (two-by-fours and two-by-sixes) each year.
40 Years Ago — 1979
River Town Village work underway
Work progresses steadily on River Town Village, the shopping center being developed by Robert Beasley of Coolin, just east of the Idaho National Bank on Highway 2 in Priest River. The 15,000-square foot shopping center, expected to house eight businesses, is being built by the Rigdon Construction Company of Priest River.
50 Years Ago — 1969
Lamanna family moving
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lamanna sold their home to at 237 Church Street to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Walkup of Post Falls. Mr. Walkup is assistant manager of Safeway. They have three children. The Lamanna family, which also includes three children, have purchased a home in Spokane. Nick is enrolled at Gonzaga Law School. He will be greatly missed at Priest River High School where he taught English and U. S. Government and was head football and track coach.
60 Years Ago — 1959
Man killed in accident
Glen L. Pete, 27, Spokane, was killed instantly Monday at 5 p.m. an accident on the Quartz Creek Road about three miles from McAbee Falls. Pete was driving a truck and lowboy with his bulldozer on it. The back of the lowboy skidded on a corner and off the shoulder of the road. Pete climbed on the dozer to straighten it when it rolled off the lowboy and rolled down the embankment 30 feet, crushing Pete beneath.
70 Years Ago — 1949
Recreation room added
Ralph Veltri announces the addition of a recreation room to his café on the Priest Lake highway.
80 Years — 1939
Drowns in Priest Lake
Lena Barbakoff, 21, Chicago drowned in Priest Lake, just a day after she arrived to visit friends at Kalispell Bay. Sheriff Warren D. Rapp, who investigated, said the girl was believed to have been a good swimmer, and Dr. Lehr, CCC camp physician, believed a heart attack was the indirect cause of death. The doctor worked over her for three hours before hope was abandoned.
90 Years Ago — 1929
Keyser sells farm
Henry Keyser disposed of his 187-acre farm to Jacob Henderson, whose daughter, Mrs. Glen Travis will occupy the farm with her husband. They are newcomers from Kansas. Mr. Keyser, who has lived on the place for the past 16 years, will move into Priest River.
100 Years Ago — 1919
Depot spoofed
Anyone who is so unfortunate to have to travel on No. 4, due here at 11:29 p.m., is vividly impressed by the magnificent illumination around the depot. The radiant glow of the two small kitchen oil lamps that provide the lighting facilities of this up to date de-poo cast their welcoming rays almost to the platform. If you are very keen sighted, you can find your way to the waiting room and by carefully feeling your way succeed in reaching one of the benches.