This Week in History - Jan 22, 2026

100 Years Ago

In anticipation of the large grain crop which will be harvested from the reclaimed bottom lands of the Kootenai Valley, the Bonners Ferry Grain and Milling Company is planning to build a 1000 ton capacity crib elevator near Copeland this spring.

The department of law enforcement announces that less than 20,000 vehicles have been licensed for the year 1926.

The present winter is the warmest on record, according to old-timers of the Kootenai Valley.

50 Years Ago

Tax assessments were up 11 percent in the county.

Community Theatre is preparing to stage its mystery production "Wait Until Dark" with Carl Pabst and Terri Browne.

Sharon Roualet spoke of the need for an adult shelter home for handicapped persons.

Mrs. Tom Vinion has become the second motorist to lose control of her vehicle on the bypass, just south of the bridge section, in recent days.

15 Years Ago

Bonners Ferry continues to prove that talent can derive from small towns. Talienna Darrow, a high school junior, has been selected to represent the United States at the World Championship of Performing Arts.

Welcome to Bonners Ferry Mario and Grace DeLeon from Spokane, they bought Alberto's and will call it Mario's.

Mountain West Bank said good-bye to Skip O'Fallon, branch president, and Lila Robinson during a retirement party Friday.

Submitted by the Boundary County Museum