Bonner County History - June 18, 2024

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Bonner County Historical

Society and Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

June 18, 1974 – PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

It took six judges two hours to decide on the winners in the first annual News-Bulletin feature photo contest. The winning photo was taken by Glenn Cruickshank, 19, who is going into his junior year at the U of I. He has taken pictures for the Argonaut, the school paper, and is interested in photography as a possible career. Jan Snedden, 18, a recent SHS graduate, captured second-place honors. Steve Fenton, 15, Sandpoint, captured both third place and honorable mention with two photos. Over 50 photographs were entered in the contest.

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NAOMI MARQUEZ TOURING JAPAN

Thirty-two girls and eight adults from the Inland Empire Girl Scout Council will leave Sea-Tac airport on a Continental jet for a three-week tour of Japan. In the group is Naomi Marquez, Sandpoint, a member of Sr. Troop 165, led by Mrs. Gaylord Nordgaarden. The group will spend the night in Honolulu, arriving in Tokyo after crossing the international dateline. Their itinerary includes Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Toba, Nishinomiya and Fujinomiya, where they’ll climb Mt. Fujiyama. 

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CLARK FORK 4-H OFFICERS ELECTED

Clark Fork Lightning 4-H Club elected new officers as follows: Hank Woods, president; Marty McMillan, vice president; Elizabeth McAllister, secretary; and Jim White and Elizabeth McAllister, reporters.

75 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

June 18, 1949 – DOG CATCHER NAMED

Elmer Dein has been named pound man, dog catcher that is, by the Sandpoint city council. His job will be to collect dog licenses and pick up and dispose of unlicensed and homeless dogs in the city. He began his work this week and will visit all homes in Sandpoint in an effort to license all dogs. 

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WILL CRACK DOWN ON DOUBLE PARKING

In an effort to stop the annoyance to motorists whose cars are penned in at the curb by thoughtless “just-wait-for-me, it’ll-only-take-a-minute” double parkers, the city police will be cracking down on violators. The problem is worst in late afternoon and evening. “Double parking is not ever permissible,” Police Chief McCrum said. “People must learn to walk again. After all, parking can be had within a couple blocks of any store. Those in larger cities think nothing of walking much farther after parking.”

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DAVIS LOSES CAMERA IN LIGHTNING

Dwayne D. (Cap) Davis, employed by the Ross Hall studio, nearly lost his life and did lose about $500 worth of camera equipment Sunday when he slid down a slippery embankment into the turbulent water of Lightning creek, went over a 15-foot falls into a lower pool and managed to struggle to the bank. He and a companion were fishing and taking pictures in the Lightning creek canyon when he lost his footing. His camera equipment was swept on downstream and has not been recovered.

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