Bonner County History - Oct. 10. 2024
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Oct. 10, 1974 – L-P MILLS SHUT DOWN
All 14 lumber mills in L-P’s Intermountain Division will be shut down until the end of October, including the mills in Sandpoint and Priest River. About 900 employees will be affected by the lay-off. The mills are expected to reopen on October 28, but it is expected that they will not operate at full capacity when they reopen. Bill Woolsey, general manager of the Pack River mills in the county, said Monday, “we are still plugging along,” adding that Pack River has not laid anyone else off, and they will operate all of their mills, “as long as possible.” Woolsey also said that the recession currently being felt in the lumber industry, “is real enough.”
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KALKOSKE TRANSFERRED TO SANDPOINT
Gene A. Kalkoske, forester, recently transferred from the Kootenai National Forest, Troy Ranger District, to the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. A native of Neenah, Wis., Kalkoske served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1954 and received his B.S. degree in forestry from the University of Montana. Kalkoske replaces Merrill Davis as resource forester on the Sandpoint Ranger District. Kalkoske, his wife Sharon and three children have moved to Sandpoint and are residing on North Boyer Avenue.
75 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Oct. 10, 1949 – BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
Mrs. Ed Crockett hosted a group of girls to honor the 17th birthday of her daughter, Janice. They spent the afternoon playing canasta. When refreshments were served, the cake was brought in on a musical plate. Guests were Rhoda Roth, JoAnn Smith, Kay Robinson, Mary McKinnon, and Mary Ann Jukich.
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RADIO QUIZ PROGRAMS CALL SANDPOINT
Listening to radio quiz shows with big prizes for the lucky person who can answer a tricky question, one wonders if the calls ever reach Sandpoint. They do. Monday Mrs. Millard Evenson, 1201 Lake, was busy with house work when the phone rang and she heard, “Hollywood calling!!” The White Magic soap quiz was calling to tell her she would win an electric range if she could recite the last line on the back of the White Magic soap box. “I’m so mad at me!!,” she said, “I didn’t have a box on hand and hadn’t the faintest idea what the last line is!” Other local losers are Mrs. R.M. Curtis, Mrs. Clifford Coons and Mrs. Clair Bloxom, who had a chance at a refrigerator. Two local women were luckier. Miss Barbara Fox won an electric mixer and juicer; Mrs. Augie Engert a Westinghouse ironer. The caller told Mrs. Evenson he’d be calling other numbers in the Sandpoint area.
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YOUNG MEN ENLIST IN ARMED SERVICES
Leaving for Ft. Ord, Calif. for basic training last week were Bill Sloan, Bonners Ferry, WWII veteran re-enlisting in the infantry; Jasper Bitterich, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Bitterich, Sr., Samuels; and Glen Greer, Colburn, son of Mrs. Ima Greer, who enlisted in the army corps of engineers.
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