Bonner County History - Dec. 8, 2020
From the archives of the
Bonner County History Museum
611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Dec. 8, 1970 – DOVER NEWS
A farewell dinner was given Friday in honor of Rick Ames. Guests included his great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fossum; great-aunt, Miss Olive Clearwater; grandmother, Mrs. Dorothy Kohal; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Ames; uncles, aunts, cousins and friends, about 30 in all. Rick, who is in the Sea Bees, expects to go to Vietnam before Christmas.
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ANNUAL BULLDOG FOOTBALL DINNER
The Pastime Cafe banquet room was crowded for Monday’s Bulldog Bench booster club banquet for the SHS football team. The scholastic award went to Bob Nieman, who has a grade average of 3.941. The Jerry Kramer lineman award was awarded to Bruce Wells, while Dwayne Sheffler received the most valuable player trophy. Bruce Wells and Mike Williams were chosen by the players as co-captains of the 1970 Bulldog team. Coach Ken Beaudoin, assisted by members of the coaching staff, Chuck Schoonover, Don Albertson, Al Alt and Phil DeBoard, presented letters to the team.
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JOLA THOMPSON ENGAGEMENT TOLD
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jola, to Jim Forell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Forell. Miss Thompson is a SHS senior and Mr. Forell is a 1968 SHS graduate. No wedding plans have been made.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
Dec. 8, 1920 – BABY DIES
Woodrow Rice, 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gunder Rice of Kootenai, passed away at the family home yesterday after an illness of several weeks which he was unable to withstand as a result of influenza last spring. The bereaved parents have the entire community’s sympathy.
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OPINION: AVIATION FIELD & TOURIST PARK
Two things Sandpoint should have next year are an aviation field and a well located tourist park. The aviation field need not be pretentious, but it will not be long before routes are established across the country, and if Sandpoint is to be considered in the reckoning when that time comes, it should be ready with a landing field that may be developed into a big affair. With the tourist park, the city has already seen the necessity of a real park; no makeshift. Towns which solved this with well equipped parks are reaping big rewards for small investments.
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CITY BREVITIES
County Treasurer Coons is having his troubles these days. The last legislature made the county treasurer’s office the collector of dog taxes. Thus, the dog tax became part of the tax against real estate. Between dogs taxed which taxpayers insist do not belong to them and those who claim the $2 dog tax is more than their dog is worth, the treasurer and his staff have “dog days” every day.
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