Bonner County History - July 18, 2023
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
July 18, 1973 – HIGH HAY PRICES
Over 100 people filled Community Hall Monday as county extension agent Raynold Davis explained the magnitude of the current hay crisis in the county and surrounding areas. Due to the unusually dry year preceded by an open winter, Bonner County fields have yielded 33 per cent of the normal hay quota. “We are trying desperately to have Northern Idaho declared a disaster area,” Davis told the crowd, adding, “Write your congressmen.” Hay is currently available at $55-60 a ton, delivered, but there is no guarantee the price will remain as such.
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ALERT SAGLE MEN COMBAT BLAZE
A man-caused fire in the old Talache mine dump and garbage pit was spotted July 11 by four young Sagle men, Roy Studebaker, Bob Cruickshank, Glen Davis and Larry Davis. Besides taking immediate action, they called in an alarm to the Kaniksu National Forest from the Leonard Haugse phone. The blaze was nearly contained before the Ranger District fire crew arrived. Ranger Jerry Stern publicly thanks the young men for their timely action.
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COUNTY’S NEW PATROL CRUISER
Bonner County’s new 24-foot Lake Pend Oreille patrol cruiser arrived Monday and was turned over by commissioners to the sheriff’s department. The boat cost taxpayers nothing, as funding was made available by the Coast Guard. Marine Deputy Gordon Sundquist will operate the new cruiser.
75 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
July 18, 1948 – HOME FROM BOZEMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Tifft and daughter, Carol Jean, returned Sunday from a week’s vacation spent fishing and visiting at the home of Mrs. Tifft’s grandparents in Bozeman, Mont.
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GLENGARY NEWMAN NEWS
Mrs. John Van Schravendyk of Camp Bay spent several days in Sandpoint on business last week, and in Hope visiting relatives.
LeRoy Self was among those suffering damage to their lakeshore property from the recent high water. His lawn was completely washed away and gravel deposited where the lawn had been. Not caring to have it happen again, Mr. Self is having a rock wall built to protect his property from future high water.
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IMPROVEMENTS FEATURED IN MAGAZINE
Sandpoint’s face-lifting campaign, with a mile of new street paving, a water distribution system and storm sewer development, is featured in the current issue of “Pacific Builder and Engineer,” which states “Something new in far sightedness, so far as small town improvements are concerned, is placing water service lines to the curb of all vacant lots along the route of the new paving, so the pavement will not have to be broken up to fill future requests for water,” adding “In the important matter of water department business methods, Sandpoint is miles ahead of other similar-size Pacific northwest towns.”
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