Bonner County History - Nov. 19, 2024
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Nov. 19, 1974 – PLUMBING FIRM MOVES
Fred Darnell’s Pend Oreille Plumbing and Hot Water Heat Inc. has moved into its new home on Superior St., just across the street from Calvary Baptist Church and west of Sandpoint Glass. Darnell acted as contractor for his new building.
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SENIOR CITIZEN COMMITTEES
At the Nov. 6 meeting of Sandpoint chapter No. 1333, AARP, President Mrs. Robert (Bernadine) Kossman named 1974-75 committees: membership, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Turnbull; programs, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chicks, Sr.; community service, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nikkola; insurance, Mrs. Harold Method, Mrs. Betty Bauer, Clifford Albright and Iva Burnstad; legislative, Iva Burnstad; telephone, Mrs. Margaret Johnston, Mrs. Lucile Lepen and Beulah Richards; refreshments, Mrs. Charles (Hilarie) Earl, Mrs. Betty Bauer and Mrs. Dorothy Lund; finance, Mrs. Harold Method, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Burnstad; publicity, Mrs. Marie Wallace; historian, Mrs. Basil (Dorothy) Gooby; literature, Robert Kossman; representative to Bonner County Sr. Citizens’ Council, Bert Herrin.
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LOCAL DOCTORS ELECTED
Doctors Edward A. Draper and Steven C. Puffer of Sandpoint were recently elected president and secretary-treasurer of the Bonner-Boundary District Medical Society. Dr. Draper has been in general practice in Sandpoint since July, 1972. Dr. Puffer recently moved his practice here after two years with the Public Health Service in Lame Deer, Mont.
75 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Nov. 19, 1949 – THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Thanksgiving is the lesson subject for the 11:00 service Thursday at the Christian Science church of Sandpoint at Fifth and Pine. The public is welcome.
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MRS. WELTER TAKES OVER “SEWING ROOM”
The Sewing Room, room 5 on the second floor above the Jennestad clothing store in the Larson building, changed hands last week and the new proprietor, Mrs. L.E. [Laura] Welter, took over the business Monday. An expert seamstress, Mrs. Welter has done alterations and tailoring at the Baby Shop and the Sandpoint Cleaners and Tailors and does fine dressmaking. She plans to give knitting instructions. She is an expert on several intricate stitches, and is competent at “turning a heel.”
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COUNTY WON’T PLOW PRIVATE DRIVES
Although everyone hopes for a mild winter, Commissioner M.D. Hart warns county residents to arrange to have their driveways and lands snowplowed by private dozer operators. “There are a number of capable bulldozer operators now in the county equipped for snowplowing,” commissioner Hart said. “We feel it is only fair that this work be done by them rather than with county equipment, which is hard pressed to cover all county roads if we have heavy snows. Our policy this winter will be to keep county equipment busy on public roads.”
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