(Now folks, before I talk about the Centennial Film, “Sandpoint: at the North End of the Long Bridge,” I want to let you in on a little known secret. Erik Daarstad read about people with multi-tasking skills and he wanted to get in on the act. He is accustomed to …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Today, I want to tell you about an incredible experience but I don’t exactly know how to do it. I have started, stopped, and started all over numerous times. I guess the best way to go about it is to tell my story the way I experienced it. I am …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Folks, I have just returned from one of the most memorable trips of my life. It was back to Washington, D.C., to visit the World War II Memorial made possible by the Honor Flight Network. I want to share with you my personal experiences, but first, I want to tell …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
(On Sept. 18, 2010, a reunion of the Pack River Lumber Company is planned for all the employees, and family members, of the Colburn and Dover mills. It will be held at the Community Hall in Sandpoint from 10: a.m. to noon. The event is sponsored by your Bonner County …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
(Recently, in my “What’s That?” column in your Bonner County Daily Bee, I started showing some artifacts that came from the recent archaeological dig that took place along Sand Creek at the site of the original village of Sandpoint. The artifacts came from three primary areas: China Town, the Humbird …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
(Many people came to Sandpoint during World War II. Two of them were Beth Knight and Price May. Today she concludes her story, in her own words, and shares some of her memories of Farragut Naval Station, the Sandpoint USO, and the people of Sandpoint).
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Folks, I have some good news for you but your help is needed to make it happen. The good news is that cinematographer Erik Daarstad has consented to showing a series of his films at the Panida’s Little Theater.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Today, we meet the last of the four original white settlers to stake claims on the west side of Sand Creek. We know that C.R. Martin filed a claim on 160 acres of land in what is now Sand-point, Idaho, on April 24, 1891. Addison T. Dishman witnessed his signature …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
(Today, when we think of the early settlers of Sandpoint names like, Farmin, Whitaker, Coon, and Weil come to mind. The original white settlers were Joseph L. Prichard, Jack Waters, Wilton B. Dish-man, C. R. Martin, and their families. These first settlers filed Possessory Claims and recorded their claims at …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
(Today, when we think of the early settlers of Sandpoint names like, Farmin, Whi-taker, Coon, and Weil come to mind. The original white settlers in Sand-point, Idaho, west of Sand Creek, were Joseph L. Prichard, Jack Waters, Wilton B. Dishman, C. R. Martin, and their families. The names of these …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
(To keep track of Cinematographer Erik Daarstad you would need an IRS size computer. I am not sure, but I think he must have been the inspiration for the first lines of Ricky Nelson’s song, “I’m a Traveling Man.” They are, “I’m a traveling man, made a lot of stops, …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Recently, I took a drive down to the depot just to see how it is holding up with all the construction going on around it. To many people, the old depot is important because it is a symbol of Sand-point’s growth and the people who made that growth possible. I …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
