This Week In Boundary County History

100 Years Ago

Plans are afoot to pump water from Fry Lake over 800 acres of land on the South Bench. Present estimates make the cost of improvement quite low.

The Forestry Department is urged to rescind cancellation of the Callahan sale.

50 Years Ago

General Telephone Company has announced plans for burying phone lines in Paradise Valley.

Kootenai Cattle Grazing Association has applied to the FHA for a $424,000 loan to develop a grazing unit in the Thorman tract.

Kathy Yount won first place in the annual American Legion Oratorical contest.

15 Years Ago

In less than a week, the 60 plus-year-old grain elevator (a landmark of the city), as well as the now defunct grain store and flour mill nearby will be gone.

Returning state champion Adam Hall from Bonners Ferry won his 48th match of the season and claimed his second consecutive state championship.

BFHS business and computer students Anna Sorge, Andrakay Hoisington, Brandon Solt, and Thomas Kitchen will be attending the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum