Bonner County History - Feb. 25, 2021
From the archives of the
Bonner County History Museum
611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Feb. 25, 1971 – BIRTHS
Feb. 18 – Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Berg, Samuels, boy, 7 lb. 6¼ oz. Feb. 20 – Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blackwood, Sandpoint, boy, 6 lb. 7 oz.
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KAREN KNAGGS IN CAPPING CEREMONY
Miss Karen Knaggs recently received her cap in a ceremony at the University of Oregon Dental School, Eugene, Ore. Students receive caps after one term of training and are then qualified to accept the responsibility of the dental hygiene profession and to begin practicing training on the public. Miss Knaggs has 1½ years of clinic training and a year of post graduate work left at the U of O Dental School to obtain her B.S. degree. Her mother and grandmother, Mrs. Paul Knaggs, Sandpoint, and Mrs. Edna Foster, Seattle, were present for the ceremony.
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PEP RALLY FULLY JUSTIFIED
Sandpoint High School’s student body was bused to the south end of the long bridge Feb. 17 for a pep rally supporting the Bulldog wrestlers, coached by Chuck Schoonover, as they left for the state tournament in Boise. That the rally was successful was proven when, for the first time ever, two Sandpoint wrestlers placed at the same State meet. Mike Larson placed third, the only match he lost being to the athlete who went on to take the state title. Mike Hook placed fourth, losing to a wrestler from Capitol in overtime.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Feb. 25, 1921 – COCOLALLA ICE
The Cocolalla Ice company is in the midst of its harvest and is putting up some excellent clear crystal ice, averaging ten inches in thickness. This crop is made possible in a season like this by the shallowness of the lake and the protection assured by its topographical location. The company has an objective of 22,000 tons, the capacity of their storage building, one of the largest west of the Mississippi river. Last year they did a business of $23,000 and expect to do better the coming summer, as ice is scarce and the demand is expected to be heavy.
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$15,000 FOR PRIEST LAKE PARK
A wire to Secretary Hagie of the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon from Senator W.E. Borah of Washington, D.C., says “I have just secured an amendment to the bill in regard to the forest reservation at Priest Lake for park purposes, carrying an appropriation of $15,000.”
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MIDAS-BROTEN-GLENGARY NEWS
We hope the new set of commissioners will not forget the uncompleted Bottle Bay highway. More than 60 families live here on the peninsula with no road outlet to market. Is there an equal to this condition any place else in Bonner county?
Walter Shields and Russel Warren hauled sawdust from the Turnbull mill last week to be used in storing ice for the good old summer time.
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