Bonner County History - Oct. 28, 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
Oct. 28, 1971 – FAST TIME ENDS SUNDAY
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Fast time has been in effect for the past six months. Now we will gain back that hour we lost last April 25.
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BIRTHS
Oct. 21 – Mr. and Mrs. David Russell, Sandpoint, boy, 5 lb. 8 oz.; and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Stimatze, Carson City, Nev., boy, 7 lb. 8 oz.; Oct. 22 – Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobson, Sagle, boy, 8 lb. 8 oz.
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TRICK OR TREAT SATURDAY NIGHT
There has been some confusion about whether hobgoblins will be out Saturday or Sunday night for Halloween. The Grand Pumpkin has sent word that Saturday, Oct. 30, is the night for trick or treating.
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C.C. WENDLES HAVE NEW GRANDCHILDREN
Mr. and Mrs. Jan Wendle, Colbert, Wash., had a son born Sept. 30. Jeremy Paul, who weighed in at 8 lbs. 6¾ oz. joins two brothers and two sisters.
A daughter, Michele Sue, was born Oct. 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wendle in the Newport hospital. She weighed 6 lb. 11 oz. and joins a sister, Tammie.
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NORTHSIDE FIRE ADDING THIRD TRUCK
Northside Fire Assn. will soon have a third fire truck in operation, said Bob Lyons. Purchased at a price well below current value, the 1963 GMC fire truck will be the most modern of the association’s trucks and more modern than those operated by the City of Sandpoint, which were bought in the 1940s.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
Oct. 28, 1921 – NEED APR. 14, 1911 REVIEW
The Roosevelt Memorial assn. is securing historical data about Colonel Roosevelt’s life and has written the Review for a copy of this paper of April 14, 1911, the date Roosevelt appeared here and was entertained with a boat ride and a banquet after his speech at the Liberty theater, then (called) the Rink. The Review has no copy except the one in its files and will reward the furnishing of one by any subscriber with a year’s subscription to the Review.
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SEED POTATO SHOW PROVES BIG ADVANCE
The tremendous strides of the past year in Bonner county’s seed potato industry were amply indicated when exhibits were being placed for its second annual show in the former Martin & Grant store on First today and tomorrow. There will be half again as many exhibits as last year, and of better character. The displays are largely from members of the Seed Potato Growers’ assn. Potato cultivating machines and an electric hand sorter are also on display.
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POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE AT 8 O’CLOCK
Beginning Nov. 1, the postoffice lobby will close at 8 instead of 9 o’clock as heretofore, in cooperation with the department’s retrenchment policy. With the practice of early closing among the mercantile houses, and as all mail trains are in before 6 o’clock, it is felt this will cause no inconvenience.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.