Bonner County History - Nov. 22, 2020

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

Nov. 22, 1970 – JR. HIGH BOMB THREAT

A 15-year-old youth taken into custody for questioning in connection with a bomb-threat call to Sandpoint Junior High School was later released to the custody of his father. The building was evacuated while police and firemen searched it. No explosive device was found. Students were out of the building for about 25 minutes after the 11:45 a.m. phone threat was received.

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SCHWEITZER SKI AREA IMPROVED

An enlarged parking lot, a new ticket office, and a small coffee house on the north rim are among numerous improvements at Schweitzer Basin ski area made in preparation for the 1970-71 season. Everything is in readiness for the popular resort’s 8th season, said Manager Sam Wormington, awaiting sufficient snow to open. As usual, the hopeful time for opening is Thanksgiving weekend.

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VETERANS DAY AT SJHS

Participating in the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at Sandpoint Junior High School were Principal Webb Overholser, M. Sgt. Herbert Johnson, 2nd Class Petty Officers Lawrence Barker and Dale George, Maj. LeRoy Lindgren, J.A. Naccarato, commander of the William D. Martin Post 15 American Legion and student body President Gary Goin.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Nov. 22, 1920 – JOHN HUMBIRD WEDS

John A. Humbird and Miss Hedvig Pearson, prominent young people of the city, were married at 5:15 this evening at the Presbyterian parsonage, Rev. W.L. Livingston officiating.

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$75,000 IMPROVEMENT FOR HUMBIRD CO.

Extensive permanent improvements costing around $75,000, have been begun at Humbird Lumber company’s mill east of Sand creek and astride the N.P. tracks. They include moving the sorting shed from the west to the east side of the railway right-of-way, constructing seven immense dry kilns, building a concrete tunnel beneath the railway tracks, constructing new rough lumber sheds, installing two new boilers, addition of 500 feet to the log train unloading dock, and building 1000 feet of emergency unloading dock along the lake shore north of the present machine shop.

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SALES DAY PLANS BEGUN BY MERCHANTS

That the “Neosha plan” of a community bargain day will in all probability be inaugurated soon in Sandpoint was practically decided Tuesday when 20 of the city’s most prominent merchants met in the city council chambers and undertook initial plans. The sentiment among the merchants is very strongly in favor and Messrs. H.P. Benedict, J.A. Foster, R.F. Curtis, John Cranston and H.A. Krebs were named as a committee to secure cost data and to perfect a working organization.

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