Bonner County History - June 9, 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
June 9, 1970 — FIRE CALL
Firemen quickly extinguished a small blaze early Monday at the home of Lulu Smith, 907 N. Fifth. (Note: in 2020, the site of Serv-a-Burger). Wallpaper was burned from the front room walls in a vacant house on the property, with minor damage. The fire department is investigating.
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RECEIVED DEGREE IN LAW
Mr. and Mrs. Les Gissel and Mr. and Mrs. Con Gissel and family attended the University of Idaho commencement exercises May 31, when their son and brother, Norman L. Gissel, received his degree in law. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gissel will be moving to Lewiston where he will practice law.
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ANNUAL SPRING RECITAL
Mrs. Al Parsons presented her pupils in a spring piano recital at First Lutheran Church. Participating were: Lesa Lewis; Julie Buhr; Hildi Venishnick; Jan, Nancy and Karen Applegate; Margaret Morton; Becky Tribe; Patty and Kristine Kotschevar; Cynthia Calkins; Sonja Olson; Janice and Sandra Rainey; Linda Jasman; Polly Hart; Mary Phillips; Leslie Nelson; Sigrid Thompson; Beth Smick; Jody Lee; Kathy and Kristine Grorud; Christi Cogswell and Ted Hadley.
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BENEFIT DINNER FOR SAUNDERS FAMILY
V.F.W. Post No. 2453 and Auxiliary will sponsor a benefit dinner June 20 in the VFW Home, 1105 Lake St., for Mr. and Mrs. Gene Saunders.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
June 9, 1920 — SPORTSMEN ORGANIZING
A group of sportsmen met to organize county-wide for game and fish protection and preservation, support of state game laws, and kindred matters. Earl Farmin was named president and M.B. Dunkle, secretary. Dr. F.G. Wendle, J.A. Fitzwater and M.B. Dunkle were appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws.
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TOURIST PARK TICKLISH PROBLEM
The first meeting of the newly organized Chamber of Commerce last night succeeded in stirring up a bundle of excitement if nothing else.
The matter of a tourist park brought long discussion. T.L. Gibson read an offer from John R. Law for the sale of his 15 or 25 acre tract on the lake front south of Riverside drive for $6,000, with an interest scale going as high as seven per cent. Frank McBride said it was a fair price and a good investment. Guy S. Helphrey advised taking some Humbird land north of town, offered free. Finally James Daugherty spoke and delivered a red-hot wallop at paying such a price for the Law tract, implying that Mr. Law was attempting to dispose of a white elephant. The affair was left to the “best judgement of the board of directors.”
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NEWS FROM BUNGALOW
Mrs. Koebel and daughter witnessed the airplane flight in Sandpoint Sunday.
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