Bonner County History - March 17, 2022

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

March 17, 1972 – NEWS FROM SELLE

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pratt announce the marriage of their son, Mark, to Sherry Freyn of Anchorage, Alaska. They were married Feb. 26 at Calvary Baptist Church and are now staying with his mother but plan to move to town soon. Selle community extends best wishes.

Northside P.T.O. elected the following officers: Jim Wood, president; Ron Bostock, vice president; Mrs. Pat Dunn, secretary and Mrs. Gary Eich, treasurer. Vernon Ruen showed plans for the new addition to the school which will be ready for use next fall.

Neighbors and friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Jack Russell with a party on their 25th wedding anniversary.

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MARY ELLEN PERKS NOTES 90TH BIRTHDAY

Fifty friends and members of the family enjoyed an open house March 12, in honor of the 90th birthday of Mary Ellen Perks. The party was in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Perks, son and daughter-in-law of Mrs. Perks. She received over 80 cards and letters.

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LAMOREAUXS RESIDE IN COEUR D’ALENE

First Presbyterian Church was the setting for the wedding of Christine Ann Faux and Mark LaMoreaux. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Faux, Syringa Heights, and Mr. and Mrs. Don LaMoreaux, Sandpoint, are parents of the couple. They are residing in Coeur d’Alene where he attends North Idaho College. He served two years with the Army in Europe. The bride attended the U of I and was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

March 17, 1922 – FARMIN AGAIN REWARDED

The American Red Cross announced $50 life saving awards to Wray Farmin, 19, Sandpoint, and William Johnson, 18, Spokane, for rescuing Mrs. R.E. Creager, her daughter, Ruth, and Miss Mary Helphrey in a boating accident at Diamond lake last summer. This is their second award for this rescue.

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CHAMBER BACKS GLENGARY RESORT PLAN

The chamber of commerce voted to support a $100,000 summer resort at Glengary. The project was presented at Wednesday’s meeting by E.E. Harmon of Peoria, Ill., J.M. Teal of Glengary and C.F. Helms of Champagne, Ill. “We have organized the Glengary Recreation company,” said Harmon, “for the purpose of establishing a summer resort of the finest kind at Glengary. We plan a 30-room modern hotel and 50 cottages. We will have a dancing pavilion 100 feet square and courts for tennis and volley ball, as well as a swimming tank and beach facilities. We ask no more from the chamber than moral support and with this, will put the project over in style. We will float a $100,000 stock issue and hope to raise some of it in Sandpoint.”

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AUCTION FOR SALE OF TWO DWELLINGS

At Monday’s school board meeting an auction for the two frame houses on the site of the proposed high school building was ordered for March 27 from the steps of the Farmin school. The houses were part of the property transferred to the district with the recent purchase of 12 lots in block “B,” Law’s addition.

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