This Week in History - Aug 27, 2026

100 Years Ago

Schools will open next Tuesday. Get a list of required subjects; sixteen units are required for graduation.

Gilbert McGlocklin, Oliver Leslie and Wallace Davidson, members of the local 4-H dairy calf club, representing Boundary County in the 4-H livestock judging contest at the Interstate Fair Monday, took fourth place in the contest.

J.R. Powell, who came here last summer from Seattle to take charge of the Texaco Service Station on Main Street, has taken over the entire distribution of Texaco products in the county, succeeding M.T. Huffman.

50 Years Ago

Four persons were arrested during a dope raid in Paradise Valley.

Public Defender Tony Shelton announced a proposal plan for a community accountability board to deal with juvenile offenders.

Federal government announced that two areas of the county were to be declared protected grizzly bear habitats.

15 Years Ago

A logging truck overturned on Highway 2 at about 10:11 am on August 26, spilling a load of logs across the highway. The mishap blocked traffic in both directions for several hours. There were no injuries.

BFHS football coach, Steven Fisher, has resigned. Fisher, who was hired in June, said he wanted to get back home to his wife and kids in Salmon.

After a city council meeting Aug. 8, the Bonners Ferry City Council may soon be looking at rate hikes. The possible increases would maintain and upgrade an aging water and sewer system.

Submitted by the Boundary County Museum