BONNER COUNTY HISTORY
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Sept. 15, 1972 – BENOIT NAMED TO COUNCIL
Julian C. “Bud” Benoit was named to the Sandpoint City Council at Monday’s meeting, upon the recommendation of Mayor Lester R. Brown and with the unanimous consent of the council. He will complete Brown’s unexpired council term which ends Dec. 31, 1973. Benoit has served as chairman of the city planning and zoning commission for the past year and is a former Chamber of Commerce president.
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N-B BEGINS 70TH YEAR OF PUBLISHING
The paper you are reading is a landmark in the history of the Sandpoint News-Bulletin and the area it serves. This issue marks the beginning of the 70th year of continuous publication by the News-Bulletin and its seven antecedent publications.
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CIVIC CLUB HONORS CHARTER MEMBER
Nearly 40 ladies attended the Civic Club dessert luncheon at Community Hall. Hostesses were Mrs. Robert Caughey, Mrs. Gordon Cordes, Mrs. A.F. Falk, Mrs. K.O. Scott and Mrs. Forrest Wetterow, all past presidents of the group, and Mrs. Magnar Danielson, who has served as secretary and treasurer. Other past presidents present were Mrs. Kermit Miller, Mrs. L.G. Spangle, Mrs. Ralph Chicks, Mrs. Pauline Lee, Mrs. Peter Miller, Mrs. L.G. Moon, Sr. and Mrs. Lester Gissel. Miss Nell Phalon, a charter member of the Sandpoint club, which formed in 1918, and the past presidents received recognition and a special welcome from president Mrs. W.F. Sleep, for “years of service.”
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Sept. 15, 1922 – SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS
A shortage is felt in the supply of teachers for the county schools, according to County Superintendent Mrs. Tuck. The shortage is attributed to a large extent to the failing of about 30 per cent of the teachers of Washington at the last examination, as North Idaho draws a large percentage from that state.
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REV. SKINDLOV INSTALLS NEW PASTOR
Rev. A.M. Skindlov, president of this district of the Lutheran church and formerly pastor of the church here, yesterday installed the new pastor, Rev. A.S. Running, in the church. Rev. H.J. Stolee, whose pastorate is just ended, will become field agent of the home for the aged located at Coeur d’Alene. Rev. Running comes to Sandpoint from Havre, Mont.
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EAST SELLE NEWS
Ed Surby has started his shingle mill which was shut down on account of the rain.
The county has improved the roads by filling the ruts with cinders.
The new addition to the schoolhouse has been completed and school will start soon.
The pasture in this community is getting very dry.
Ed Surby lost a fine cow last Friday, it being struck and killed by the 5:30 passenger train.
Misses May, Evelyn and Ince Surby, and also brothers Lloyd and Roy, motored to Sandpoint Tuesday last.
ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.