Bonner County History - Aug. 10, 2025

Brought to you by the

Bonner County Historical

Society and Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

and Sandpoint Bee

Aug. 10, 1975 – SERVICE NEWS

Marine PFC Tracy L. Dexter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer G. Dexter of Sandpoint has reported for duty with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at the Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Calif. A 1974 SHS graduate, he joined the Marine Corps in Oct., 1974.

Cadet Forrest W. Kneisel is attending the annual Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps camp in Ft. Lewis, Wash., after which he will be commissioned a second lieutenant. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Kneisel, Sagle, he is a student at the U of I.  

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CANNING LID PINCH

A survey of local grocers indicates the canning lid shortage has hit here with a vengeance. Only two stores had lids in stock, which were being rationed. Most stores have been out at least two weeks, and had difficulty obtaining lids from suppliers for over a year. One manager, blaming the shortage on panic buying, added, “There is 60% more canning now.”

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NIC SATELLITE CAMPUS IN SANDPOINT

North Idaho College, with the cooperation and financial aid of Bonner County, will offer academic courses on the Bonner County Satellite Campus in Sandpoint: Beginning typewriting; Literature of Western Civilization; Historical Geology; and Introduction to Psychology. In addition, self-supporting non-credit special interest courses will be offered  in Sandpoint: Animal Farm; Oil painting; Beginning bridge; Introduction to Horse Husbandry; Sewing basic knits; Tennis, and Upholstering.

75 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Aug. 10, 1950 – CARNIVAL LURES 40

About 40 boys and girls have signed up for the races and demonstrations at the water carnival, with more to get into the competition before today’s deadline. Those who have signed up include the following: Leon Lewis, Peggy Patton, Molly McFarland, Gary Pietsch, Fritz Holz, Jack Kester, Lewis Alexander, Al Tillman, Bob Wilson, Sally Holz, Charles Balch, Jimmy Patton, Douglas Schedler, Dalton Mead, Lee Hall, Gary TeSelle, Patty West, Gordon Roberts, Irene West, Darryl Jacobson, Shirley Brixen, Kent Pietsch, Mark Wendle, Patsy Patton, Karen Forgey, Ellen Boling, Stanley Tillberg, Lyle Saunders, Gay Dawn Foster, Stanley Mott, Karen Becker, Jeffrey Harris, Rodney Anderson, Johnny Higson, Bob Maxwell, Charlotte Pennington, Susie Oberg, Bill Lindsey and Arnold Anderson. The events will be held out on the new marina south of the main city dock; spectators can gather on the “legs” of the dock to watch the performances.  

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JETS STARTLE CITY

Many Sandpoint people heard the two jet planes that zoomed over the city twice late Friday afternoon. The flight of the planes was so swift they were gone before they could be located in the sky by most observers. The few who did see them remarked on the precision flying the fast planes were doing as they skimmed over. 

For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.