Bonner County History - July 29, 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

July 29, 1971 – REPORT FOR DUTY

Marine Staff Sgt. William R. Stevens, a 1961 SHS graduate, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevens, has reported for duty with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at the Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Calif.

Tech Sgt. Richard A. Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Scott, arrived for duty at Grissom AFB, Ind. A logistics technician with a unit of the Strategic Air Command, he had served at Misawa AB Japan. Sgt. Scott, who served in Vietnam, attended SHS, completing his diploma after entering the USAF.

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MRS. FLEMING’S MEMORY HONORED

At a recent Eagles Auxiliary picnic, Mrs. Florence Snow, Coeur d’Alene, presented the auxiliary with a $200 check in memory of her mother, Mrs. Tillie Fleming (Note: Mrs. Fleming died May 21, 1971), who was one of the auxiliary’s few remaining charter members. The check will be used to buy a furnishing for the auxiliary hall in her behalf.

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PICNIC AT HERRIN HOME

Seventeen members attended the Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club meeting in the Northern Lights hostess room. Elmer Nikkola, Bert Herrin, Neil Bartlett, Pete Holzemer and Lu Hoffine were named to a committee to make arrangements for a booth at the Bonner County Fair.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

July 29, 1921 – CITY BREVITIES

A daughter (Mary Ellen “Hanna”) was born this afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Nelson.

The Kootenai ball team beat Hope 15 to 5 on the Kootenai grounds Sunday.

Sunday’s heat drove nearly everybody in town to the beaches. There were 55 people in one picnic party at the fish hatchery. They added a ball game to the list of amusements for the afternoon.

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ADVERSE WEATHER RUINS BEACH OPENING

Because Monday was the only day of the summer marked by inclement weather, the chamber of commerce’s beach picnic and opening was not the success it should have been. A cold wind blowing across the beach discouraged participation in the opening ceremonies and few picnic parties spread their comestibles on beach sites. Bathers taking to the water numbered but few over a score. Since Monday, the weather has been fair and warm and the usual large numbers of bathers are daily taking to the water, bringing the beach again into its own.

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FORESTRY MEN WILL GO WITHOUT SMOKES

Realizing the danger of forest fires from burning tobacco even when used in the woods by forest officers, District Forester Morrell has called upon the field men of the national forests of Montana and Northern Idaho to refrain voluntarily from smoking during the next few months of extreme fire danger.

Supervisor Fitzwater, in charge of the local forest office, who is a smoker, “swore off” two months ago at the opening of the fire hazard season.

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