Bonner County History - Sept. 21, 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

Sept. 21, 1971 – LYONS IS MR. WHO’S WHO

The final Mr. Who’s Who is Robert (Bob) Lyons who operates the Lyons Hardware at First and Church. He is well known for his efforts in organizing the Northside Fire Assn. Prior to entering the hardware business, Bob and his wife, Joyce, were in the dairy business. They purchased the Thad Hunt dairy in the Bronx-Selle area, operating it as a retail raw milk business. They sold out to the Early Dawn company in 1968. In 1969 they purchased the local Gambles hardware store. The Lyonses have four children: Debbie, a speech therapist in Great Falls; Frank a senior at SHS; Mark, a sophomore; and Jeff a freshman in Junior High. Lyons is a camera buff and enjoys hunting elk in the back country. He is a member of the county’s civil defense organization.

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FINNEY IS DEPUTY PROSECUTOR

Gary Finney of Sandpoint has been sworn in as deputy Bonner County prosecutor. He succeeds Don Swanstrom, who resigned the post as assistant to Prosecutor Everett Hofmeister to accept appointment as district court administrator. Finney, a graduate of the U of I College of Law, has been associated with local attorney Stephen Bistline.

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BROCKWAY HURT IN TRUCK CRASH

County Commissioner James G. Brockway is recovering from head injuries received when a county dump truck he was operating overturned on Talache Rd. Brockway was assisting in road maintenance and hauling a load of gravel at the time of the accident.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Sept. 21, 1921 – SHS GETS HIGH PRAISE

A high compliment to the local high school’s domestic science work appeared in a recent issue of The Vocational Summary, published at Washington, D.C.: “The high school cafeteria at Sandpoint, Idaho has earned a definite place in the curriculum. A class in household management has complete charge of it. Each week one girl from this class acts as general manager, planning menus, ordering supplies, overseeing food preparation, acting as cashier, keeping accounts, and paying the bills. The food is prepared by the girls of the city’s seventh and eighth grade classes under the supervision of a member of the high school management class. The menu consists of a hot dish for 5c; a sandwich for 6c; a drink, usually milk or cocoa, at 5c and dessert at 9c. The cafeteria is self supporting but also offers a means of giving 100 seventh and eighth grade girls lessons in cooking, which if not given in this manner would cost the district at least $30 a month.”

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PROSPERITY FROM TIMBER PRODUCTS

According to the 1919 census, Bonner county is second in Idaho for the average number of wage earners and in wages paid, only Kootenai county taking precedence over it. The high figure as compared to other Idaho counties is credited to the woods and cedar operations within the county.

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