This Week in History - July 1, 2021

100 Years Ago

O. C. Wilson bought the O. S. Davis residence property in Park addition. He will do considerable remodeling work before he moves in. Mr. Davis leaves for Northport, WA, where he will take up his duties as U. S. immigration officer. He has been here for 14 years.

W. Kjosness, county agent leader for the ten northern counties, with headquarters at Moscow, Idaho and R. N. Irving of Rupert, Idaho, arrived here Tuesday. Mr. Irving is coming to take charge of the county agent work in Boundary County for a month or six weeks, when he will be succeeded by R. E. Alexander, who has engaged as county agent here.

The Cynide Gold Mining Co. has leased the front office rooms in the I.O.O.F. building and moved into the new offices this week.

50 Years Ago

More than 100 well-wishers turned out last Sunday at the Paradise Valley Grange Hall to honor Mrs. Dora Lavoie, as she enters retirement after 34 years of driving school bus.

Members of the school board and Superintendent Richard Haworth proposed to the public at a hearing last Monday night a construction program filling three needs: the Naples multi-purpose room, the music room for the high school, and the new elementary school to replace the Northside and Southside buildings.

An added attraction at the Kootenai River Days this year, July 23-25, will be the new local loggers’ relay race.

15 Years Ago

With a few basic courses lined up and the rooms nearly student-ready, North Idaho College is gearing up to begin classes on Aug. 28 at its outreach center on the South Hill.

Bonners Ferry Chamber of Commerce board member Stan Davey plans to go door-to-door to businesses to seek volunteers to man the city’s visitor center.

Following a week of rainy weather, the organizers and participants of the 2006 Kootenai River Run felt fortunate when June 17 dawned cool but dry.

Submitted by the Boundary County Museum