Bonner County History - July 12, 2026

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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

July 12, 1976 – CHANNEL 10 WORKING 

Viewers in the Sandpoint area looking for an alternative to commercial television may find it by tuning in channel 10. KUID TV at the U of I finally got its translator atop Baldy Mtn. operating. Dick Carroll of KUID said “With one watt, it’s not fantastic, but it’s a watchable, usable picture.” He said viewers will have to reorient an antenna for good reception.  

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BURGLARY ENDS STREET OILING 

Due to the high cost of replacing items stolen from the city shop last month, the city of Priest River cannot afford to oil streets this summer to keep down the dust. Instead of oiling, workmen will apply as much water as possible to busy streets.  

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FAUX MAKES DEAN’S LIST 

Russell Faux, a senior at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has made the dean’s list. Faux, a Philosophy major, will graduate with honors next semester and then plans to begin studies there toward a master’s degree in library science.  

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FALLAT AWARDED ASSOCIATE DEGREE 

Twenty-year-old Sandpoint native Bernadette Jamie Fallat was recently awarded an Associate of Science degree from Weber State College in Utah. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Fallat, she was Sandpoint High School valedictorian in 1974. Fallat plans to continue her education at Weber State after visiting Europe this fall with her parents. 

75 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

July 12, 1951 – BUY SWALLOW TAVERN 

Mr. and Mrs. Art Lloyd, who recently bought the Swallow tavern at Colburn from Ralph Coplen, have renamed it the Idyle-Our. Mr. Lloyd formerly owned the Wicks club for 15 years. 

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HURT IN FALL FROM PONY 

Michael Brown Jr. fell from a pony Friday, injuring his left leg. For a time it was thought an operation might be necessary, but it later developed a cast was the only treatment needed. The seven-year-old son of Michael Brown was treated at North Idaho clinic and later went to a specialist in Spokane.  

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HEALTH UNIT SWITCHES TO NEW OFFICES 

The Sandpoint office of the Panhandle Health unit has moved from the small office at the north end of the second floor corridor of the courthouse to the larger office space on the second floor of the annex, next door to the I.D.P.A. office, which was formerly occupied for many years by the county agent. The old office will be used as an exam and consultation room by the health unit staff. The county agent’s office moved to the first floor of the courthouse.  

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FIVE AT SUMMER SCHOOL 

Five students from Sandpoint are attending the 1951 summer session at the University of Idaho: Charles Bonar, Alta Meachem Foster, Camille Kline, Mary Blanche Senft and Marvin Alexander.

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