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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. 24, 1969 — PEDESTRIAN HURT

Marie Delamarter, 15, was injured Friday after the SHS football game as she crossed First Ave. near the store owned by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Delamarter (Del’s Family Shoe Store, 311 N. First Ave). The high school sophomore, who was knocked about 25 feet, was hospitalized overnight at Bonner General Hospital, in satisfactory condition with only cuts and bruises.

Paul Delamarter was not aware until later that it was his own daughter on the street awaiting an ambulance, as someone had covered her with a blanket. After she was removed from the scene, an officer told him the girl had been asking for her parents and pointing toward a parked car. When Delamarter glanced at the car, he saw it was his.

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BRIDGE NEARLY READY

The Sand creek span on Bridge St. is within days of being opened to the public. It may be opened to traffic possibly Friday or Monday.

Les Peak Paving Co., Sandpoint, completed paving the west end approach and oiled the access to the city parking lot next to Sand creek. Still to be done Thursday is the grading and paving of the east end.

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DAVID DRAFALL AT DENTAL SCHOOL

David W. Drafall, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Drafall, Route 1, Sandpoint, has returned to begin his senior year in the Dental School at the University of Washington.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Sept. 24, 1919 — LOCAL BRIEFS

The Central school’s sixth grade started holding its classes in the council room at the city hall.

Col. Bennett has put in an electric dish washing machine at The Grill.

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TO OPERATE SEVEN CAMPS

The Humbird Lumber company is contemplating a large amount of logging in the coming winter and plans to operate seven camps, employing between six and seven hundred, the largest amount of work the company has ever done. Four camps will be in the Priest River valley. On Pack river, the company will operate three camps. This will require much new equipment and will put considerable money into circulation in the towns tributary to the camps.

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HIGHWAY NOT VIA SPIRIT LAKE

Strenuous efforts have been put forth by the people of Spirit Lake to have the route of the North and South highway take in their town, crossing the river at Laclede thence up the river via Sandpoint, but a change is unlikely, as that route is 16 miles longer. The beauties of the Spirit Lake route are admired by everyone who has traveled that way and it is hoped that, even without a state highway, the road will be kept to that standard and it will be used by many.

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