Bonner County History - July 23, 2024
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
July 23, 1974 – 4-H CAMPERS AWARDED
Jane Travers was chosen best old-time camper and Andy Van Curen best new camper by junior counselors at Heyburn Youth Camp on Lake Chatcolet. One hundred forty-three Bonner County 4-Hers attended the camp July 7-10. Jane was a member of Kootenai Klover Klub for six years and is a one-year member of Selle Satellites Club, led by her dad, Frank Travers. Andy is a first-year member of Rocky Mountain Rovers, led by Melvin Stimatze. They each received a 4-H jacket as an award.
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GEN. TEL. EMPLOYEES PROMOTED
The promotions of four General Telephone Co. of the Northwest employees are announced by District Manager Bill Watkins: Vern Imholte, field engineer, is named service foreman-I & R; Elton Anderson, associate engineer, and Harold Rusho, cable splicer, are promoted to field engineers; and Elsie Monroe, draftsman, will be associate engineer. Imholte began with GTNW in 1957 as a lineman in Moscow. He, his wife, Dona, and their two children live in Cocolalla. Anderson joined GTNW in 1972 as a temporary supplyman in Sandpoint. He is a member of Selle Grange, the Co-op Credit Union board of directors, and the Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputy Reserve. Rusho joined the firm in 1956 as a lineman at Coeur d’Alene. He and his wife, Rita, and their three sons have relocated from their Bonners Ferry home to Sandpoint. Mrs. Monroe joined the firm’s Sandpoint operation in 1966. A member of the First Lutheran Church, she resides in Sandpoint.
75 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
July 23, 1949 – EYE BEACH CONDITIONS
Mrs. Frank Evans was spokesman at the city council meeting for a group of ladies protesting sanitary conditions at the city bathing beach. It is their opinion that raw sewage is finding its way into the water from the city dock area and they asked that something be done about it. At present, there are three persons living at the city dock, and the houseboats they live in are equipped with regulation chemical toilets, said city councilman Nesbitt; Kenmor Marina is presently installing one for its shop. He agreed it is desirable to have tests made of the water at city beach and to inspect houseboats and boathouses for possible contamination. In other city council action, the zoning ordinance passed at the last council meeting was withdrawn at the request of Mayor Floyd Gray, who cited its lack of adequate provision for business district expansion.
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NEW CYCLORAMIC SCREEN AT PANIDA
Panida theater moviegoers will now view their favorite stars on the finest moving picture screen the industry has produced. The new cycloramic screen, which provides the very last word in perfect picture presentation, was installed yesterday, said Floyd Gray, manager. The Panida is one of the first houses in the Pacific northwest to install one of the new screens, which add depth and clarity to black and white movies and startling realism to color.
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