Bonner County History - April 29, 2025
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Apr. 29, 1975 – NEW SDA CHURCH ON PINE
Ground-leveling Monday initiated construction of the new Seventh-day Adventist Church on land adjacent to the church-operated Junior Academy on West Pine. The structure will house the sanctuary, five youth classrooms, six adult classrooms, a multi-purpose room and pastor’s study. The exterior will be of natural wood and stone. Taking part in the groundbreaking were Pastor Jack Love; Richard Tucker, board chairman; Merlin Smith, architect and contractor; and Bill LeClaire, building supervisor.
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SIEMSENS ANNOUNCE WEDDING PLANS
Dr. and Mrs. Franz Siemsen announce the engagement and upcoming marriages of their daughters, Debbie and Patti. The wedding for Debbie and Lawrence Letniak, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Letniak of Consort, Alberta, Canada, is set for June 29. Patti and Steven Schultz, son of Albert Schultz, Salmon, Idaho, and Mrs. William Howell, Kellogg, Idaho, will be wed Aug. 3. Both weddings will be held in the garden of the brides’ parents.
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JULY WEDDING FOR RAINERI, STUDEBAKER
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Raineri, Sagle, have announced the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Denise Marie, to Roy Dean Studebaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Studebaker, Sagle. The couple will be married July 19 in the Sandpoint First Christian Church. Both are 1973 SHS graduates. Miss Raineri is employed at Eitzman Oil Co. Her fiance is an employee of Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
75 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Apr. 29, 1950 – ‘HOWDY’ WEEK HERE
Sandpoint and the Lake Pend Oreille have been busy polishing up their “Howdy!” hospitality in preparation for Kamloops day next Monday marking the opening of the 1950 fishing season. All residents are urged to begin wearing red hats and fancy shirts starting tomorrow. Festivities get underway with the Elks annual Red Hat dance Saturday. Monday evening, the public is invited to attend the annual fishermen’s dinner at the Kaniksu cafe, where a number of prizes will be awarded. Fishermen are urged to bring their catches to this dinner or to register them at the Pend Oreille Sport shop.
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MUST MOVE WHITEFISH SHACKS
There are several whitefish houses at the end of the city dock, left there by whitefishermen who probably intended to take them home, but forgot. With the water in the lake rising steadily, some of these houses will soon be afloat and besides, the city wants to get the waterfront in shipshape condition for visiting fishermen. “Persons who left whitefish shacks on the dock,” said a city council member, “must have them removed by Sunday afternoon, or the city will dispose of them. Some of these shacks are well built and have stoves. They will be good for use next winter if taken care of, but the owners must get busy and do something about them immediately.”
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