From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Dec. 12, 1969 — SCRIBNER ELECTED

Sid Scribner was elected president of Bonner County Sportsmen’s Assn. Thursday, according to Leo Hadley, the organization’s present head. Fred Page was elected vice president, while Jim Benson was elected secretary-treasurer.

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DEVOTION TO 4-H BRINGS HONORS

Sandpoint Community hall was the site of the annual Pacific Power and Light 4-H Leader Recognition banquet. Mrs. Jasper Mitchell was honored for 25 years of 4-H service, while 20 year recognitions were made to Art Evans, Mrs. Henry Cornella, and Mrs. Lynn Hawkins. Honored for serving for 10 years or more are Mrs. Cornelius Poelstra, Mrs. Bob Wood, George Anderson and Alvin Strange.

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TO DESIGN NEW FEDERAL BUILDING

Sen. Frank Church announced Tuesday that negations have been successfully completed with the architecture firm of Bellamy, Bratvold and Carpenter of Coeur d’Alene for design of the new Federal Building at Sandpoint. Estimated to cost $1.4 million, the building will contain over 40,000 square feet and will house local offices of the Departments of Agriculture and Interior and Selective Service System. It will be built by the General Services Administration. The architecture firm is scheduled to complete its plans by the end of March 1970.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Dec. 12, 1919 — SEVERE COLD SNAP

The season’s record low of 17 below zero was reached overnight, the coldest since the cold snap started. The cold snap began with an imminent coal famine and many householders were faced without coal supply, when the Sandpoint Ice & Fuel co. Tuesday received a carload of coal, which was distributed among the many importuning the local coal office.

A story, with its origin in Hicks almanac, to the effect that the cold wave will remain until the 17th when it will go out with the most severe storm ever experienced has been exaggerated to predict the “end of the world” upon that date.

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COCOLALLA ICE HARVEST STARTS

Ice cutting has commenced for the Valley Ice company, which will harvest a total of 82,000 tons of ice at Cocolalla lake. Twenty-two thousand tons will be stored in E.J. Bower’s ice houses at Cocolalla and 60,000 tons loaded into N.P. cars for transport to the company’s ice houses east and west. It was been two seasons since the ice houses at Cocolalla have been filled.

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CITY BREVITIES

Ten new Underwood typewriters were installed in offices at the court house this week.

Bert Lines has accepted a clerical position at the Great Northern station.

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