Bonner County History - Feb. 11, 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

Feb. 11, 1971 – BN X-ING GATES AT GOOBY

Burlington Northern Railway has installed crossing signals and gates at the Gooby crossing in the Mountain View area, the only crossing with gates in the Sandpoint area. It is impossible for most vehicles to get across the tracks when the gates are down.

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JAMES IN NAVY JET FLIGHT PROGRAM

2nd Lt. Dennis James, the son of Mrs. Rose Perry, Sandpoint, is training in the Navy Jet Flight program at Pensacola, Fla. He graduated from Sandpoint High in 1965, from NIJC, and received a degree from the University of Idaho in 1970. James did his student teaching in the senior government class at SHS. He attended OCS at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico, VA., and graduated as 2nd Lt. Nov. 13, 1970.

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PROUDLY WE SALUTE

Airman Michael S. Needham, son of Mrs. Zola Needham of Sandpoint and Paul Needham, 502 S. 4th, Sandpoint, completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. and is assigned to Sheppard AFB, Tex. for training in data systems. Airman Needham, a 1969 SHS graduate, attended Northwestern College of Business, Portland, Ore.

Airman Kelly B. Gumaer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gumaer, Priest River, and a 1970 graduate of Priest River High, completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. and is assigned to Sheppard AFB, Tex. for training in aircraft maintenance.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Feb. 11, 1921 – LEGION DANCE

The American Legion is putting on another series of dances Monday when they combine Lincoln’s birthday observance with a Valentine day dance at the Liberty. The post wanted the hall Feb. 12, Lincoln’s birthday, but as it had been already engaged, the date was shifted to Feb. 14.

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NEW STATE MOVEMENT GETS IMPETUS

The “new state” idea was given further impetus at Wednesday’s Chamber of Commerce dinner, all present urging an effort to obtain the adoption of a memorial by the Idaho legislature for setting off the 10 northern counties as part of the proposed new state.

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THAW BRINGS TROUBLE

As a result of three days of real spring thaw, much difficulty is being encountered in various parts of the city, a great number of basements being flooded by seepage or back water from sewers. The sewer system is congested due to an unusual flow of surface water and there is some danger threatened at the septic tank by the abnormal pressure developed. The past week’s weather has run the scale of temperature and humidity. Sunday was cold with good skating. Monday it snowed. Then it began to grow mild and the past three days have been marked by intermittent rainfall with rising temperatures.

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