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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

April 25, 1973 – ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

The engagement of Sharon Lee Davidson and Jim Joyce has been announced. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Davidson, Rte. 1, Sandpoint, and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Joyce, Priest Lake. Miss Davidson is employed by the U.S. Forest Service at Priest Lake and Mr. Joyce is presently employed on construction work at Priest Lake.

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DELEGATES TO STATE LEADERSHIP MEET

Sandpoint FFA Chapter’s delegation to the state leadership conference in Twin Falls included four able young men: Steve Rasor, chapter reporter and a voting delegate; Steve Hepperle, voting delegate; Shaun Woods, scrapbook reporter, who helped the chapter win a gold award for the chapter scrapbook; and Cornel Rasor, winner of a state farmer degree.

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FARMIN P.T.A. HELD ELECTION

Farmin School P.T.A. held its last meeting of the school year Monday with election of officers for the 1973-74 term. Beverly Stevens will be the new president; Phyllis Thurlow, vice president; Donna Baldwin, secretary; and Patti Howell, treasurer. Idaho Life Merit Awards were presented to Gordon Spradlin, a member of the Farmin School faculty, and Lorene Lee, retiring president of Farmin P.T.A. The flag ceremony for the meeting was performed by the Cadette Girl Scout Troop 165. Cakes were won by Dawn Lee and Pat Rudolph.

75 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

April 25, 1948 – WILL PRESERVE BEAUTY

In response to numerous inquiries, assurances have been given by the army engineers to residents of Hope, Idaho, and other towns bordering on beautiful Lake Pend d’Oreille, that the construction of Albeni Falls dam would not needlessly mar the beauty of the lakeshore areas. Idaho Senator Dworshak says he has been advised by a member of the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, that the reservoir shoreline’s important recreational and scenic values will be maintained insofar as possible.

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TO SPEED UP REPAVING WORK

Better weather has allowed work to resume on downtown streets and weather permitting, the project will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. Excavation on Cedar from First to Fifth will be completed from curb to curb. The storm sewer will run down the north side of the street seven feet from the curb and the water main will run down the south side of the street 20 feet from the curb. At the Cedar and First intersection in front of the Safeway and Penney stores, the shovel will dig considerably deeper to remove the debris left there when the street was originally filled and paved. As soon as sewer and water mains on Cedar are installed, 18 inches of gravel will be spread, topped by four inches of crushed rock. Plans are to put an oil tack coat over the crushed rock to hold it until the final top coat is put on. Traffic on the street will resume on a limited basis as soon as the crushed rock is spread.

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