Bonner County History - March 5, 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

March 5, 1976 – VIE FOR JR. MISS TITLE 

Karen Holm, Cheryl Wooden, Jacque Meneely, Deana Mott, Lori Stone, Linda Newman, Lloydina Shreffler, Ellen Wilson, Kathleen Werner, and Mindi McCormick, all of Sandpoint High School, will seek the Sandpoint Junior Miss title Apr. 7, at the Panida.  

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KNITTING IS CONTAGIOUS 

Enter the Knitting Bug at [710] Pine and you will be greeted with a smile. Gini Woodward is the  pleasant owner of the one-room shop in a large attractive gold and brown house. The rest of the house is the home of Gini, her husband Mike, a civil engineer, and their two children, Debbie, 6, and Jimmy, 5. Gini not only manages the shop, she also teaches – handknitting, the knitting machine, tole painting and most recently, needlepoint.  

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FALSE ALARM 

“Informed sources” in area taverns have told of plans by “someone” for a power plant “somewhere” in the area. Before you write your congressman, clean your rifle and have the kids dig trenches, the story is a false alarm. The rumor likely started with a study requested by the Public Power Council. In the first step of the study, the Pend Oreille River from Sandpoint to Cusick and the Priest Lake area were identified as areas that could physically contain a thermal nuclear or fossil fuel power plant, triggering speculation about construction of such a plant. Step 2, however, eliminated both areas from the study.  

75 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

March 5, 1951 – CAFE AT ELMIRA REOPENS 

Dot & Roy’s cafe at Elmira re-opened Feb. 28, after being closed the past three months due to illness, announced its proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thompson. The cafe will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. for light lunches, short orders and ice cream.

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MISS DONNELLA SCHEDLER IS 10 

Sunday’s dessert-luncheon at the Fred Schedler home preceded a theater matinee honoring Donella Schedler’s 10th birthday. Guests were Julia and Deena McFarland, Bopeep Barlow, Caroline Walker, Katha Lee Harrington, Julia and Royce Drinkard, Karyn Carlson, Karen Savage and Judith Schedler.  

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SANDPOINT BULLDOGS! 

Cotton Barlow’s Sandpoint Bulldogs came in second at the Class A basketball tourney. Players are Bob Farmin, Kenny Armstrong, Leland Marley, Con Gissel, George Eidam, Gerald Coulston, Kenny Thompson, Buster Mackey, Jimmy Russell, Butch Shaffer, Fred Masted, Pat Kaufman and Bill Pellens.  

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ODEN-SUNNYSIDE NEWS 

Alvin Kluver surprised his parents with a long distance call. He and Donald Johnson finished basic training at Sheppard field, Tex. and will be stationed in Glendale, Calif. for 15 weeks schooling.  

Robert Johnson and wife were Sunday supper guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Johnson.

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