Bonner County History - April 18, 2021
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
April 18, 1971 – NEW MISS SANDPOINT
Paulette Park, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Park is the new Miss Sandpoint. She will serve as Sandpoint’s official hostess for a full year, and will represent her community in the 1972 Miss Idaho pageant. Her royal court includes first princess Claudia Ammerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ammerman; 2nd princess Vicki Timblin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Timblin; 3rd runner-up Connie Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William V. Gibson and 4th runner-up Carleen Roberson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Roberson.
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NORTHSIDE FIRE OFFICERS PICKED
Northside Fire Association elected officers Friday. Bob Lyons was elected fire chief and Ray Yaw assistant fire chief, each for one year. Lyons is also president of the board, Bob Davidson vice president, and Yaw secretary treasurer. Perry Welch and Tom Spade are members at large. It was decided to spend $50 on first aid equipment and $375 on bunkers and boots. To expedite fire truck maintenance jobs, the driver is authorized to get a job done if it costs under $25.
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SANDPOINT HIRES POUNDMASTER
Tom DeMers is the City of Sandpoint’s new full-time poundmaster. He is selling dog licenses all over the city and will be picking up unlicensed and unleashed dogs. The dates for keeping dogs on leashes or penned are April 15 to July 15.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
April 18, 1921 – MAMMOTH STILL TAKEN
State constabulary officers today brought in the largest moonshine outfit and most complete still ever captured in Idaho. The plant was found at daybreak two miles northwest of Glengary at the bottom of a canyon, the paraphernalia covered by tar paper extended from posts. There were 600-700 gallons of mash, 300 pounds of sugar, 300-400 pounds of corn meal, 350 feet of hose, and 18 or 20 barrels. The officers went by launch to the head of Bottle bay at midnight and left at dawn to reconnoiter the peninsula. Two men were taken into custody, but others escaped.
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TO PLANT 325,000 PINE SEEDLINGS
The local forest service office sent half a dozen men to the west fork of Elk creek, east of Lake Pend d’Oreille, to pitch camp for a crew of 50 to be sent in on a project in which 325,000 yellow pine seedlings will be planted over 500 acres, eight feet apart. The area is part of the territory burned in the disastrous fires of 1910, the worst in the history of the Pend d’Oreille forest, and the ground has since been entirely barren.
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HIGH HONOR TO SANDPOINT HIGH
Sandpoint high school has been accredited by the northwest association and the state university. Now Sandpoint graduates can enter all northwest and central state colleges and universities without exam.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.