20 Years Ago — 2002

Promise fulfilled

Ed Still promised a donation of $100 toward the Priest River Skate Park if the skaters would rake his lawn. Four boys arrived and quickly had the job done — Clay Elliott, Steve Harroun, Luke Thomas, And Steve Norton.

30 Years Ago — 1992

Local training at PRE

Kathleen Naccarato, University of Idaho, is doing her student teaching during spring semester at Priest River Elementary School.

40 Years Ago — 1982

Junior Miss chosen

Becki Holley was chosen Saturday as Priest River’s new Junior Miss. Jenny Wolff and Lisa Hanusa are the alternates.

50 Years Ago — 1972

Egg hunt coming up

An Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Priest River Lions Club will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at the city park, and will be for children from toddler age through fourth grade.

60 Years Ago — 1962

Reelected

Joe Murray of Nordman and Vern Ruen of Clark Fork were reelected to the Bonner County School Board.

70 Years Ago — 1952

Contract awarded

The Bureau of Public Roads awarded the contract to Roy L. Bair of Spokane for construction and grading of the eight-mile stretch of the Priest Lake Highway between the city and Falls Ranger Station — to cost approximately $260,000.

80 Years Ago — 1942

Hail at East River

More hail fell here in 15 minutes one day last week than has been seen before. It came down in sheets and still lay on the ground the next day.

90 Years Ago — 1932

Narrow escape

Nordman Notes: Frank Johnson and his friend, Olaf, who are batching at the Schaefer camp, started out from Joe Cys’ cabin to walk to camp on the ice and broke through and almost drowned. They were saved by the quick help from the men at Joe’s, by putting boards and poles out for them. Big packs on their backs made it hard for them to get out.

100 Years Ago — 1922

From Slabs & Sawdust

We are going to have a real launching, about the last of next week, when our tugboat, the Vivienne, takes the water. She is 35 feet six inches long, nine feet 6 inches wide, will draw about four feet of water, is made entirely out of native lumber, sawed here at the mill, and has taken shape under the direction of G. F. Kremkau of Granite Creek on Lake Pend Oreille, assisted by two to four others. They have been working on her since February. She is to be equipped with a three-cylinder Fairbanks-Morse 30-horse engine.