Projects planned on Kaniksu National Forest
A group of hunters post for a photo in this 1914 photo shared by the Priest River Museum.
(Photo courtesy PRIEST RIVER MUSEUM)
20 Years Ago — 2002
Wooden boat show set
Antique boat enthusiasts are invited to Elkins Resort Marina in Reeder Bay on Labor Day for the 16th Annual Wooden Boat Show.
30 Years Ago — 1992
Cancer-fighting trees found
A Forest Service salvage in the Distillery Bay area has been shut down after experts found a grove of cancer-fighting Pacific yew trees.
40 Years Ago — 1982
Dems party in the park
A fairly small turnout didn’t stop county Democrats from having a god time during their Labor Day picnic at Priest River City Park.
50 Years Ago — 1972
Moths at First National
On display in the lobby of Idaho First National Bank is a collection of moths from the Priest Lake area, collected by Mr. And Mrs. O. B. Howell at their cabin on Priest Lake for the Los Angeles Museum of Science and Natural History.
60 Years Ago — 1962
Enrollment up
Student registration at Priest
River High School totaled 244 as of Sept. 5, according to Edward Fleenor, principal.
70 Years ago — 1952
Canning for hot lunch
A group of women and girls gathered at the hot lunch room last week and canned 164 quarts of donated apples and 521 quarts of pears donated by the government.
80 Years Ago — 1942
New machine installed
Philip Naccarato is installing the only “Coney Island Sandwich Machine” in town in the Log Cabin.
90 Years Ago — 1932
Kaniksu plans 4 projects
In addition to the Bead Lake-Bear Paw road to be provided for from forest road emergency funds, there will be three other projects undertaken within the Kaniksu National Forest. Emergency landing fields will be established on the summit of Mount Baldy east of Usk and the other on Hughes meadows on Upper Priest Lake. Also, dredging about a half mile of shallow water in the Thoroughfare connecting Upper Priest Lake with the main lake will be undertaken to make possible navigation by larger launches to carry forest fire forces and supplies.
100 Years Ago-1922
Teachers selected
A full corps of six teachers has been selected for the coming term, which starts Sept. 5 for Independent District No. 13 (Priest River), with Prof F. C. Smith, A. B., Iowa State University, as principal, well recommended by the school at Hope, Idaho.