Priest Lake gains ambulance service
Mick Booth, pictured above in the woods, served in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a radio man in a B-24 Liberator in the U.S. Navy.
(Courtesy photo)
20 Years Ago — 2000
Meth lab explodes
Bonner County Sheriff’s detectives confirmed that nobody was left inside a suspected methamphetamine lab when it exploded Monday night. At least three people were unaccounted for after the three-level log home burst into flames.
30 Years Ago — 1980
Editor killed
Pete L. Christensen, editor of the Priest River Times, was killed Thursday in a weather-related accident involving a Jeep and a logging truck. Christenson died Thursday night at Sacred Heart Medical Center from severe head injuries suffered in the wreck.
40 Years Ago — 1980
Fire protective district up for vote
Residents within roughly a five-mile radius of the community city limits will decide at the polls Tuesday whether they want to form a fire protective district. Harold Anselmo, a board member, said formation of the West Pend Oreille Fire Protective District would establish a finding base from which to operate equipment and facilities.
50 Years Ago — 1970
Lake gets ambulance service
Priest Lake area now has ambulance service, City Police Chief Jim Holman announced Tuesday. The radio-equipped ambulance is at the city hall and will be on duty 24 hours a day. Ten volunteer drivers have been lined up. Drivers must pass the advanced first aid course to qualify, and they will work in pairs.
60 Years Ago — 1960
Big fish winners
This week’s winners in the Parsons Sport Center fishing contest were Ray Clumpner, who entered a one-pound cutthroat trout taken from the Pend Oreille River, and Kem Hunter, 11-year old Spokane youth. Kem took a prize in the big fish class with a 25-pound mackinaw trout caught at Priest Lake.
70 Years Ago — 1950
Clemency denied
A former principal of the Priest River School was denied clemency on the second anniversary of the crime for which he was sentenced to prison. Lee Ellis, New Plymouth school principal at the time, was sentenced to 10 years two years ago for fatally shooting a Halloween prankster. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
80 Years Ago — 1940
Local marksmen will compete
First shooting in the ninth annual Spokesman-Review bore tournament will get underway the first week of December. The local rifle club has entered one team. Both teams entered last year placed 8th. Practice will be held in Wright’s Hall Tuesday and Thursday evening.
90 Years Ago — 1930
No sledding allowed
Since the falling of about 8 inches of snow, the hillside streets have made fine coasting places. Coasting on streets from the schoolhouse down to High has always been very dangerous, and is even more so since the new highway has been made a speedway through town. The village board has decided to allow no coasting on the streets in question, but instead will allow the children to coast on the park hill. The park road where it intersects Albeni will be blocked off and no cars allowed on it, thus affording an ideal coasting hill. The ruling will be strictly enforced.
100 Years Ago — 1920
Miss Camila Elessio, recently arrived from Italy, and George C. Naccarato of this city were married at Sandpoint recently by Justice A. K. Bowden. The bride’s sister acted as interpreter.