From the archives of the

Bonner County Historical Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

May 22, 1966 – ISU STUDENTS LISTED

Local students receiving degrees in June at ISU include Melvin Church, Alfred Jacobson, and Keith and Diana Larkin. This is the university’s 20th commencement.

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METHODIST WOMEN AT MEETING

Mrs. Lee Mahler, president of WSCS of the First Methodist church, Mrs. Fred Rarden, Mrs. Dan Massing, Mrs. Alfred Younker, Mrs. Ralph Whitmore and Mrs. Edgar Rueb attended the 7th Assembly 25th anniversary of Women’s Society of Christian Service and Wesleyan Service Guild of First Methodist church in Portland, Ore. from May 12-15. Ten thousand Methodist women from many states attended this meeting.

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SENIORS RECOGNIZED AND HONORED

Thirteen Sandpoint High students were named to the “Who’s Who” in American High Schools. They are Wanda Sue Wilson, Larry Verdal, Julie Taylor, Sharon Taccogna, Terry Nordeen, Dwayne Parsons, Cathy Parkins, Jack Leaverton, Mary Klatt, Larry Jacobson, Marilyn Gray, Gary Elliot and Diana Bistline.

At the conclusion of the awards ceremony, new student body officers were installed: Herb Burnett, president; Bruce Johnson, vice president and Chris Moon, secretary-treasurer.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

May 22, 1916 – CEDAR STREET BRIDGE

At Monday’s city council meeting, a discussion of the repairs on the Cedar Street bridge came up. It was stated the replanking of the driveway, all that was at first contemplated, would cost the city $400, but Yokam thought that as the plank on the portion of the bridge used for foot traffic was badly worn, it should also be replanked, adding that the old walk would look bad along side of the new driveway. Mr. Brower suggested that when all work was completed the railings should be painted white. “The Lord knows,” he said, “the city needs brightening up bad enough.” It was decided to replank the walk and the matter of painting was left for consideration later.

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HIGH SCHOOL GARDENERS BUSY

The boys and girls of the agricultural class are busy this week setting out a few hundred each of cabbage and head lettuce plants and cleaning up the last of the rubbish left on the plot, which was cleared of stumps and plowed for the first time through the efforts of the agricultural department. The half acre tract, located just east of the S.I. depot on Fifth, will be used to raise all common varieties of garden vegetables and to experiment in growing alfalfa, sweet clover, rape, vetch, corn, mangelwurtzels, field peas, Netted Gem potatoes, etc. The school’s hot bed has about 300 each of “Earliana” tomato, celery, asparagus and rhubarb plants to be set out in the next two or so weeks.

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