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Bonner County History - Sept. 20, 2020

| September 20, 2020 1:00 AM

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

Sept. 20, 1970 – BIRTHS

Sept. 8 – Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White, Sandpoint, girl, 8 lb. 13½ oz.; Sept. 13 – Mr. and Mrs. Gary Millard, Sandpoint, boy, 7 lb. 2 oz.

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CATHY GUNDERSON WEDS DALE MUNSON

The third wedding this summer in the A.R. Gunderson family was that of the youngest daughter, Cathy, to Dale Munson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Munson, new residents of Clark Fork.

The Clark Fork Lutheran church was bright with baskets of gladioli and dahlias Sept. 5 as vows were exchanged in a double-ring ceremony. A reception was held in the school’s social room.

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BOURLIER FAMILY REUNION

A family reunion was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Bourlier, 509 Lake St., Sept. 5-6, with their son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Minnie Bourlier, and a son-in-law and daughter, John and Nellie Valasak, all of Red Bluff, Calif., and another son-in-law and daughter, Warren and Lou Ellen Gray, of Sandpoint, attending. A family dinner was held Sunday in the Gray home.

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JACKSON COMPLETES NAVY SCHOOL

Navy Petty Officer 3c Gregory D. Jackson, of Sandpoint, graduated from navy electronics technician school, Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, San Francisco. The 42-week course trains navy men to make repairs and maintain complicated electronics equipment.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Sept. 20, 1920 – CITY BREVITIES

Malcolm McKinnon left Saturday for Moscow to enter the state university. Charles Stidwell, Rollin Farmin and John O. Derr left the first of the week.

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PATRIOTIC PICTURES GIVEN FREE

Lexington, Gettysburg, the Argonne – the three most significant battles in American history. Every American boy thrills at the very names. His patriotism will be stirred to the depths when he sees the beautiful paintings depicting these battles, by Edward Penfield, the famous artist. Jennestad Larson & Co. have made it possible for every local boy to have a set of the pictures, reproduced in the original colors, free from all advertising, mounted on heavy cardboard and fit for framing. The merchants will give a set free to each boy who comes to the store asking for them.

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NO NEW SCHOOL AT CLARKSFORK

A bond issue voted last fall for building a new Clarksfork school building, was knocked out on the grounds that the advertising was illegal. Twice since, a vote was taken on the issue and the bonds were defeated, lacking the necessary two-thirds majority. County Supt. Miss LeHuquet recently condemned the present school building, but repairs were made in time for last week’s school openings and more repairs are promised to make the school pass sanitary inspection.

For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.