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Bonner County History - Oct. 5, 2021

| October 5, 2021 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

Oct. 5, 1971 – GRAND OPENING

PLANTATION BAR on S.H. 200 at Ponderay. Dancing every Saturday Night 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music by the Bullshippers.

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FOOTBALL QUEEN TO BE NAMED

In 1958 Sandpoint High School eliminated the title of Football Queen as a singular honor for some young SHS beauty, replacing it with Homecoming Queen. In 1971 SHS is changing back to that earlier style of royalty. Competing for the new-old title are seniors Robbin Rozzini, Jacque Reader, Sarah Hedlund, Margee Hamilton and Colleen Garvey. The winner will be named at a rally Thursday at Memorial Field and crowned during halftime at Friday’s football game.

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POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL GAME

As part of Thursday’s Football Festival rally, SHS drill team members will play a powderpuff football game, the teams to be chosen from their membership. At halftime of Friday’s football game, the drill team will present a precision flag drill to the theme music of the television program, Hawaii 5-0.

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CHRISTY WHITTAKER WON PENSON CUP

Christy Whittaker, Sandpoint High School senior, was awarded the coveted Penson Cup for winning the senior division newswriting competition at the Idaho State High School Press Association convention at Pocatello last week. Hers was one of five honors won by the Cedar Post, the SHS newspaper.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Oct. 5, 1921 – NEWS FROM ELMIRA

Laurin Pietsch has accepted a position with the Spokane Chronicle. His friends wish him success.

Leon Pietsch and Mrs. Ramey motored to Sunnyside, returning with copious boxes of apples.

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HUMAN FLY CRASHES 20 FT. TO PAVEMENT

Jack Hughes, 28, of Detroit, Mich., known as the “human fly,” fell from a corner of the J.L. Building at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and died a few hours later at the City hospital without fully regaining consciousness. Starting his climb on the corner of the J.L. building abutting on Main street and the alley, he reached the cornice over the entrance to a stairway with skill and ease, but had difficulty negotiating the few feet to the top of a window above the doorway. Failing to get a foothold, he fell 20 feet to the ground. Just before dying, he raised up, muttering “I must get down.” Hughes had successfully climbed a number of large buildings in the middle east of the country.

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NEWS FROM COLBURN

Last week’s wind storm which struck Colburn was likely the most destructive ever experienced here.

Mrs. Foote is harvesting her apple crop and has fine apples in several varieties. She also has a nice lot of quinces, likely the only ones grown in the area.

Herman Geisler finished digging potatoes and reports a fair crop, better than many people have, on account of the dry summer and early frosts.

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