School district has trouble hiring bus drivers
Monroe Smith poses for a photo circa 1939 in this photo shared by the Priest River Museum.
(Photo courtesy PRIEST RIVER MUSEUM)
100 Years Ago — 1922
Editor catches squawfish
Homer Redmond, Frank Long and Jess Parsons and their families "Sundayed” at the high landing on Priest River, about 8 miles north of town. Long and Redmond caught some nice trout. Parsons, as usual, caught squawfish.
90 Years Ago — 1932
Custom officers made chase
A wild chase along the highway between Priest River and Laclede, that finally ended in a farmyard, netted U.S. Customs Patrol officers H. F. McFarland and H. E. Judd a shipment of alcohol and Canadian liquor. The officers noted a suspicious looking auto on the highway Tuesday and gave pursuit. At Laclede the fleeing vehicle turned off on a side road, but was pursued until the driver and another man “took to the brush.” The alcohol was in 5-gallon cans.
80 Years Ago — 1942
Bus drivers needed
The Priest River Independent School District No. 13 is experiencing considerable trouble in hiring bus drivers. High wages being paid on defense projects makes it almost impossible to hire men for any kind of work in this section, this undoubtedly being the reason for the lack of applicants as bus drivers.
70 Years Ago — 1952
Grocery holds grand opening
Frank and “Bud” Naccarato will have the grand opening of their new Red & White Super Market Friday and Saturday. The modern supermarket, located on Highway 2, will offer many specials and also give away $75 in prizes.
60 Years Ago — 1962
Joins the staff
Miss Katherine Little joined the staff at Priest River Elementary School last week as third-grade teacher.
50 Years Ago — 1972
The Snow Valley Women’s Club, undaunted by the loss of their club house in an arson-caused fire on Aug. 31, have resolved to build again. The first step will be a cleanup party on Saturday, Sept. 23rd.
40 Years Ago-1982
School enrollment declines
Enrollment figures for the 1982-83 school year are up at the elementary school level in Bonner County but down some at the high school level.
30 Years Ago — 1992
Plane meets deer on runway
Maybe deer warning whistles should be considered standard gear on airplanes landing at Priest Lake. A look at one accident on the sheriff’s log this week makes you wonder. Kenneth Elmer of Columbia City, Ore., who hit the deer just after landing on the Nordman air strip, estimated $53,000 damage to his 1955 Piper. Elmer’s plane had just touched down when a deer ran in front of him out of the woods. The impact collapsed the landing gear, throwing the plane forward onto its nose. An officer had to shoot the deer.
20 Years Ago — 2002
Hot in 2002, also
Real estate sales for July hit record levels in Bonner County. There were substantial gains over July 2001 in all areas tracked.