Bonner County History - Nov. 6, 2022

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Nov. 6, 1972 – MILK PRICE INCREASED

Due to the increased cost of milk to the district, all one-half pints of milk sold to students will now be at the rate of 5 cents instead of 4 cents each, it was announced by the Bonner County School District.

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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD GRANTS

Stephanie Cornagey and Norman Hayes were presented $400 checks from Union Pacific Railroad at a UP sponsored campus banquet at Moscow. UP distributed grants to 34 U of I freshmen.

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MRS. GRACIE IRONS WAS PRIZE WINNER

Mrs. Gracie Irons, Route 1, Sandpoint, was the lucky holder of the ticket for the plastic inflatable cow given by the Bonner County Unit of Idaho Dairy Wives at their bazaar table Oct.21. The Dairy Wives sold T-shirts with milk slogans, refrigerator cow and bull decorations, cookbooks, bumper stickers and baked goods. Working the table were Fairy Delay, Ronnie Bleckwenn, Loyce Shreffler, Irene Neely, Glenda Price, Claire Wallace and Marie Wallace.

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SHS NEWS

Ski Club will start selling “spook insurance,” a guarantee to purchasers that their windows will be clean of soap and wax the morning after Halloween.

The SHS band directed by Mr. Russ Whalen, which played at the Football Festival and the rally the night before, is now practicing concert music.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Nov. 6, 1922 – NEWS FROM COLBURN

The sophomore class of the Colburn high school initiated the freshman class with a Hallowe’en party. Games were played and sweet cider and doughnuts were served. An enjoyable time was had by all.

The C.E.O. will give a “hard times” dance at the hall tomorrow. Everyone is invited.

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CUSTOMARY MISCHIEF ENGAGED IN

Hallowe’en passed with perhaps a little less than the customary deviltry although much mischief was still accomplished. The most serious was at the Jefferson school which was closed Wednesday for repairs to buildings damaged during Tuesday night. A great deal of the board sidewalk in that area was also torn up and carted away. A Sandpoint Ice & Fuel sawdust wagon was hauled downtown and a half a load of sawdust and shavings piled up on the First avenue sidewalk. Another wagon and a great pile of tree branches were left at the intersection of Main and Second. At the R.M. Bergdahl home, where a party was going on, the kids took a number of rubbers from the porch and threw them on the roof, to the later discomfiture of many guests. Fences also suffered, one gate being hung up on a First avenue telephone pole. Windows everywhere were generously soaped, except at Farmin school, where the janitor “slipped it over” on the kids by putting kerosene on the windows so the soap and paraffin would not stick. The usual amount of porch and lawn furniture was carted off and distributed widely, but no serious damage was reported.

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