Bonner County History - Nov. 30, 2023

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Nov. 30, 1973 – GROUP TO PERFORM

The newly formed Pend Oreille Chamber Ensemble Group will perform in concert Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Panida Theatre. Musicians performing will be: Pat Venishnick, pianist; Dawn Keur, flutist; Anne Trunnell, 1st violin – principal; Linda Hunt, 1st violin; Marian Ruyle, cello; Irene Wilson, 2nd violin; Sally Dexter, violin-viola; Marjie Cook, harpsichord and recorder; Don Ulrich, recorder; Doris Hunter, 2nd violin; Dave Cooke, guitar; Bill Ruyle, clarinet. 

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VLASAK WON SPROUSE REITZ GRIDDLE

Viola Vlasak, 405 S. First Ave., was winner of the GE automatic griddle given away during the annual Sprouse Reitz Customers’ Appreciation event last Sunday. The event marked the opening of the holiday season for the store, which will now be open Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. and Friday evenings until Christmas, said Terry Parks, store manager. 

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DISCOURAGE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING

Lighting for holiday decorations will not be used by Pacific Power & Light offices this year. The utility is discouraging Christmas lighting contests and the use of outside holiday lights, and asks customers to minimize inside decorative lighting. Those who choose to use indoor Christmas lighting should try to compensate for the increased energy consumption by eliminating other lighting or energy uses. “Every kilowatt hour saved now helps to keep water in the Northwest reservoirs for use at a later time,” explained Bert Leonard, PP & L district manager.  

75 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Nov. 30, 1948 – PROPELLER WASH

Flying conditions have limited activities at the field for several days, causing flights to be cancelled.

Tom Weisz, Kootenai, is making good use of modern transportation. Weisz, an experienced trapper, left last week to set his trap lines at the head of Lightning creek near Moose lake. This is unusually rough country, requiring some time to pack in a camp. Because the trapping season is shorter this year, Mr. Weisz decided to employ Don Kramer to fly in part of his supplies, taking only enough to set up one camp when he went in last Tuesday. On Thursday, Kramer, operator of the Sandpoint Air Service, flew over a prearranged site and dropped several parachutes of supplies, including a camp stove, bedding, clothing, and grub.

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HUNT MEMBER OF CRACK ROTC PLATOON

John A. Hunt, son of E.E. Hunt, Sandpoint, a cadet at Hill military academy, Portland, is a member of the winning platoon of the academy’s ROTC unit. He attended a recent canteen party his platoon gave as a reward of merit. The platoon was judged the best conducted of the ROTC units at Hill.

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CITY IN BRIEF

Mrs. M.C. Sacht of this city spent Saturday in Coeur d’Alene visiting Mrs. R.G. Kane, former owner of the Sandpoint Beauty School.

For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.