From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

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

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Oct. 21, 1971 – BAZAAR OPENS FRIDAY

The Sandpoint Civic Club’s 9th annual All-Bonner-County Bazaar will be held Friday and Saturday at Sandpoint Community Hall. Booths of seven clubs, three granges, six churches, and 24 individuals will be stocked with homemade baked goods and gifts.

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R&L DAIRY STORE OPENING

A brand new business, the R&L Dairy Store, Superior and Dover Highway, will open this week. The “R&L” is for Ralph and Leona Crabb, who will own and operate the Milkyway Products franchise outlet. Crabb, born and raised in Bonner county, has been in the dairy products business for five years. R&L will be a six-day-a-week business with hours of 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Besides milk, he will sell hard ice cream, a line of breads, pre-wrapped sandwiches, fruit drinks and chocolate drinks. Motorists will be able to drive up to the window and make purchases.

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GRAND OPENING FOR AUTO PARTS STORE

The auto parts house run by Washington Machinery will hold an open house at the new location, 915 N. Fifth, Friday and Saturday, said Harold Drinkard, manager. The company came to Sandpoint nine years ago, located on Cedar west of the S. I. tracks [Note: 521 Cedar, in 2021, Studio 1 Dance Academy]. Over the summer, a larger structure was built on Fifth ave. north of the Travlers. There will be free coffee and doughnuts and door prizes for those visiting the store.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Oct. 21, 1921 – THE “OLD NEST”

In advertising one of the season’s great pictures, “The Old Nest,” Manager Jack Gardner of the Gem theater has turned his popular photo playhouse into a veritable birds’ paradise, with displays of foliage and a leafless shrub with an old bird’s nest set in front of the place. The picture comes Nov. 2 and 3.

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YOUNG WAR HERO WILL BE LAID TO REST

With the arrival here of the remains of Harold C. Reed, Legion Post Commander J.P. Matthiensen is making arrangements for a funeral at 1:30 o’clock Sunday. The legion will provide the firing squad, pallbearers and bugler. The city band will play at the head of the cortege. Reed, a Clarksfork boy who enlisted in the army when 16 years old, was in Battery C 78th field artillery, regular army. He died of pneumonia in France Sept. 26, 1918.

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CITY BREVITIES

Miss Ruth Orndorf, Spokane, has been employed to teach the seventh grade in the one-room building recently erected on the Farmin school yard.

An eight-pound son [Morris, Jr.] was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Folstad of Kootenai. Mrs. Folstad was formerly Miss Pearl Pederson.

The school board voted to allow use of the high school gymnasium to the recently organized athletic league. In exchange, use of the Humbird field will be allowed high school students for their outdoor athletics and ball games next season.

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