Bonner County History - Aug. 11, 2022
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Aug. 11, 1972 – MORE SEVERE WEATHER
The Steve Bistline home on the north shore of Warren Island was a casualty of a severe electrical storm accompanied by high winds Tuesday evening. A huge pine tree three feet in diameter was toppled on the home at the height of the storm. Although the roof structure prevented injury to those inside the house, it was an experience they do not want repeated.
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KIWANIS CARNIVAL OFFERS FAMILY FUN
Fun, games, a fishing derby and barbecued turkey are all on the program Sunday at Camp Stidwell. The second annual Kiwanis Family Carnival starts at 10:30 a.m. and continues until evening. The Pastime Cafe staff, working with Sandpoint Kiwanis Club will serve a BBQ turkey meal from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Skip Pucci lined the pits with concrete this year to permit easier cooking. All money made will be re-invested in Camp Stidwell and other youth work conducted by the Club.
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LIGHTNING STRIKE CRIPPLES KSPT
A lightning strike on the antenna knocked Sandpoint radio station KSPT off the air about 11:00 Wednesday morning. The brief thunderstorm also started several small fires in the Kaniksu National Forest. The station was back on the air Thursday morning, said KSPT owner-manager Norman Bauer.
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CAMPBELL CAUGHT 4 BIG KAMLOOPS
Marian Wyatt of Kilroy Bay Resort reports that all the fish registered last week were caught by John Campbell, Sandpoint, whose catches included four Kamloops weighing 10 lbs. 2 oz.; 2 lbs. 4 oz.; 10 lbs. 4 oz. and 12 lbs., and a 2 lb. 6 oz. Dolly Varden.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
Aug. 11, 1922 – BATHHOUSE ROBBED
The padlock on the storeroom of one of the bathhouses at the municipal beach was broken Friday night and the place looted of about a dozen bathing suits and several cartons of candy. It is believed the robbery was perpetrated by employes (sic) of the Sells-Floto circus, which showed at the beach that afternoon and evening. The robbery may not have been the work of circus employes, however, as it was discovered yesterday that the storeroom had again been robbed of $20 worth of candy. That was the sixth time this summer the bathhouse had been broken into.
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WEDNESDAY THIRD HOTTEST DAY
On Wednesday the thermometer at the experiment station registered 95. It was hot but not the hottest day of summer. July 3 with 98 still holds the record. August 4 was the second hottest day of the summer with 97. The lowest the thermometer reached in July was 38 on July 6. Rainfall for July was .71 of an inch. Last night’s rainfall registered at .24 of an inch.
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DATE TO REMEMBER
There will be a two-county picnic at Naples on Labor day, when Boundary and Bonner counties will meet to celebrate the construction of the North and South highway between Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.