—Photo by DAVID GUNTER
Brothers Kevin Jones and Bill Jones Jr., mark the end of an era after this month’s sale of the longtime Sandpoint family business, primarily to Odom Distributors. The local beer distributor first opened in 1951.
June 19, 2016
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June 19, 2016 1 a.m.
Bill Jones closes 65-year beer story
SANDPOINT — In the Jones family, the history of the last 65 years is chronicled in large part by the logos and advertising slogans of famous beer brands. This month, that history was punctuated by the sale of Bill Jones Distributing — a local legend for brew lovers, to be sure — to Odom Distributing and Centennial Distributing in a business deal that marks the end of an era.