Hospital reopens after quarantine is lifted
The Fourth of July celebration on Priest River's Main Street in 1916.
20 Years Ago — 2000
Girl killed riding tube
An 11-year-old Oldtown girl was killed early Sunday night when the towed inner tube she was riding on was struck by an oncoming pickup. Idaho State Police said Mariah Noelle Mathia was killed instantly when the tube, pulled behind a car her brother was driving, whipped into the path of the pickup. She struck the bumper and slid under the truck, authorities said.
30 Years Ago — 1990
Hoops tourney set to start
The 1990 Christmas Classic basketball tournament begins Friday in Spartan Gym. Clark Fork will be new to the tourney this year. The Wampus Cats will join Priest River, Newport and Cusick to square off in the invitational meet.
40 Years Ago — 1980
Board nixes proposal
An attempt by Dwain Valez, District 2 Bonner County school board member, to require students to have passing grades in all subjects before they could participate in extracurricular activities did not get a passing grade by the Bonner County School Board.
50 Years Ago — 1970
A first for Priest Lake
The first sewer district in the Priest Lake area was created Tuesday as voters in the proposed Coolin Sewer District approved official establishment of the unit to provide sewer facilities to keep pollution out of the lake.
60 Years Ago — 1960
Cook house vanishes
A cook house on Priest Lake, belonging to Joslyn Manufacturing, has disappeared and efforts to locate it have failed thus far. The 20x40-foot structure with metal roof on float and skids had been pulled up on the Diamond Corporation camp property at Two Mouth. The float and skids were still there. Priest Lake is experiencing an accelerated wave of theft, according to reports.
70 Years Ago — 1950
Man injured at camp
Roy Dahlberg, employee of Diamond Match, sustained a broken leg and other injuries last Tuesday when he was struck by a “sweep” while skidding logs at Priest Lake. He was brought by boat to Headquarters camp on Cavanaugh Bay, where Dr. L. J. Stauffer and the Moon ambulance met him and removed him to a Spokane hospital.
80 Years Ago — 1940
Now a broadcaster
Dow Leroy Smith, former Priest River boy, is broadcasting pipe organ selections each Thursday night from 11 o’clock to 12 o’clock from a station at Walla Walla, Wash.
90 Years Ago — 1930
New equipment installed
An engineer from the Western Sound Electric Company is installing a new sound-on-film apparatus at the Rex Theater. The new equipment is an additional unit of the machinery placed in the theater a few months ago and will probably be in operation some time next week.
100 Years Ago — 1920
Hospital reopens to patients
All sick or injured persons holding Priest River Hospital tickets will again please report at the hospital, as the quarantine has been lifted and the hospital is open to receive patients.