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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Sept. 6, 1972 – FAIR ROYALTY AND AWARDS

Fair king and queen, named Thursday night, are Greg McCormick and Gayla Chronic of the Lakeside Lakers 4-H club. The pair presided over the style revue Friday and the awards program Saturday. Awards included H.K. Paisley, Spirit Lake, for best uddered cow, Cutie, and Bonner County Dairy Queen, Doris. The Selma Calhoun Barker outstanding art award for children under 14 went to Daniel Powell of Hope. Polly Hart of the Selle Satellites won the Sayers Jewelers home economics judging trophy and Rose McNall of Gold ‘n Grouse won the Sayers livestock judging trophy. The Pomona Grange herdsmanship trophy went to the Schweitzer Valley Dwellers. Debra Gornick, Hoodoo Hustlers, won the dairy project award, sponsored by Eclipse Printery. Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce outstanding 4-H girl and boy junior leaders were Linda Murray, Kootenai Klover Klub, and Matt Kirking, Lakeside Lakers.

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BUILDING BEGINS ON NEW HOSPITAL

Construction of Bonner General Hospital’s new 46-bed building has begun. Hazen & Clark of Spokane is constructing the facility at a cost of $2,129,894. The two-floor-and-basement structure will be adjacent to the present hospital building in downtown Sandpoint. When the new hospital is done, the present structure will be converted for use as a convalescent center and nursing home. The building will be fully air conditioned and will contain two elevators.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Sept. 6, 1922 – KINDERGARTEN IN FALL

All mothers interested in kindergarten this fall please meet at Presbyterian church Thursday at 3 o’clock to discuss the plans with Mrs. A.L. Shelton, who had charge of the Wallace public schools kindergarten for two years and has also run private kindergartens.

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WHITE COMPANY LOCATES AT DOVER

The A.C. White Lumber company, whose sawmill, planing mill and frame factory were destroyed by fire at Laclede Aug. 17, has purchased the Dover Lumber co. sawmill. The mill will start as soon as belting can be placed on the machinery, probably in two weeks. A 1000 foot long unloading railway dock has already been started, from which logs brought in by rail will be dumped into the river adjacent to the slip. A dry kiln and new framing mill will be among the first structures put up. The matter of housing the employees is not yet definitely arranged, but it is possible some of the dwellings at Laclede may be moved to Dover.

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UNIVERSITY LECTURES FOR SANDPOINT

An effort is being made by the Civic club and the chamber of commerce to obtain a university lecture course here. For several years University of Idaho faculty have conducted semi-popular lecture courses in several Idaho cities. Sandpoint has the opportunity to secure one of these courses this coming season, if the proper interest is taken. Cost of a 20-lecture course, two lectures to a visit, will be $350. Subjects covered will be Economics, Philosophy and Zoology.

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