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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

Sept. 1, 1969 — CONSTRUCTION BEGUN

Fred Kennedy’s workmen have started laying water pipe for the Syringa Heights Water Assn. along West Pine St. This section of pipe will serve association customers along Pine and provide a main connection to the large water tank planned for the Pine Street hill.

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LES PEAK WORKING ON BRIDGE

Les Peak Paving Co. is contracting the approaches to the Bridge St. span on Sand creek. Peak’s men are now working on the west approach, an extensive job, as the old fill must be widened several feet and brought up to a new grade, as much as three feet above the old surface. The east approach, not yet started, must be cut down about two feet. Also involved is the lowering of the street from the Northern Pacific underpass to the bridge.

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JULIE CLARK MARRIES ROBERT WELLS

Miss Julie Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Clark, Syringa Heights, and Robert Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wells, Sandpoint, were wed Aug. 23 in Sandpoint’s First Lutheran Church.

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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Aug. 4 — Arthur F. Miller, Nordman, and Annie Mae Schock, Sandpoint.

Aug. 4 — Stanley W. Allen, Hope, and Cheryl D. Rigby, Kootenai.

Aug. 4 — Stephen C. Maxey, Sandpoint, and Leslie S. Kurrus, Laclede.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Sept. 1, 1919 — BEAR AT CLARKSFORK

E.L. Ludwick, returning from Clarksfork, reports that Harry Nesbitt killed a small black bear today right at the approach to the Clarksfork bridge.

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MAKE BEE TO REPAIR TOURIST PARK

For once the women of Sandpoint fell down on the job. Men who worked valiantly on the tourist park Monday, looking forward to such a feed as only Sandpoint housewives can provide, were doomed to disappointment. For the ladies said that coming as it did right on top of preparation for the entertainment of the school teachers of five counties, their picnic supper thing was too much - and too much is enough.

But the work at the camping ground didn’t suffer, even if the workers did have to go home to supper, and the place is rapidly assuming the look of a real park, such as we may be proud of and such as tourists will tell their neighbors about when they get home. Among those whose axes and grubhoes were swinging highest were Myrvin Davis, J.W. Thompson, S.M. Thew, E.W. Sims and A.P. Asher. There were others too, and it is no disparagement of their efforts that their names are not mentioned. A number of men belonging to parties camped in the park took hold with the local workers and did good service.

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