Bonner County History - June 16, 2024
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
June 16, 1974 – PALMEN TO MANAGE A & W
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Talcott, owners of the A & W Drive-In on Hwy 95 north of Sandpoint, announce that Brad Palmen will manage the popular eating spot for them this summer. This is his third summer at the drive-in. A senior at SHS, Palmen, who just returned from Boys State, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Palmen. Twelve school age girls will assist him.
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WILSON RETIRES
After 37 years with the Soil Conservation Service, Tom Wilson is retiring. Wilson, who came to this area 15 years ago to assume duties with the Bonner and Boundary Soil Conservation Districts, has headed the snow surveys at Schweitzer Basin for the past 11 years, as well as measurements on Mosquito Ridge before it was converted for aerial reading. Wilson, who has a home at Sunnyside, plans to remain here to take advantage of the year-round recreational opportunities. Vern Bromgard, district conservationist from St. Maries, is being transferred to Sandpoint to fill Wilson’s vacancy.
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WELCOME WAGON OFFICERS
The Welcome Wagon ladies installed new officers last week during a luncheon at the Edgewater: Carol Czerniski, president; Signe Leon, vice president; Carole Platt, secretary; Joanie Marugg, treasurer; Marilyn Reimer, historian; Kathy LeMay, curator. Barbara Gooby and Cathy Wilhoit are hostesses.
75 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
June 16, 1949 – BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
Tuesday afternoon Mickie Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brown, celebrated his fifth birthday with friends. Games were played in the yard, then traditional birthday refreshments were served in the yard at a table decorated in a Flag day motif. Guests were Ralph Delamarter, Timmy Callahan, Sally and Robert Crockett, Larry Greef and Johnny O’Donnell.
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LUND-SAUNDERS NUPTIALS
Miss Dorothy Lund, daughter of Mrs. P.H. Lund of Samuels, became the bride of Bernard G. [Gene] Saunders, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Saunders of Sandpoint, in a June 11 ceremony at the Baptist parsonage. The couple’s attendants were their mothers. The bridegroom graduated in 1945 from the Sandpoint high school, served two years in the navy, attended Farragut college the past year and is employed at the Schaefer-Hitchcock pole yard. The bride graduated from Sandpoint high this spring. The couple will make their home at 421 S. Marion.
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72ND BIRTHDAY PARTY
A dinner party was given at Hurschell’s Lighthouse Sunday to honor Mrs. Mamie Van Stone’s birthday. She was presented with an orchid corsage and after the main course, to the tune of “Happy Birthday to You,” two beautifully decorated cakes were placed before her. There were 18 present for the occasion, including her four sons, Walter, Fred, Dan and Chester, their families, and the honored guest.
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