This Week In Boundary County History

100 Years Ago

Boundary County is to receive $135,000 for construction of roads adjacent to and through forest reserves. $40,000 is to be used for the Roosevelt Highway and $95,000 for the North and South Highway north of Bonners Ferry.

The big masked ball that was postponed last week by bad weather will be held on Saturday at the K.P. Hall. $27 in prizes will be given away.

Idaho's agricultural department shows that 4,800,000 pounds of red clover seed were produced. Seed laboratory tests revealed that almost 50% of the seed was contaminated with noxious weed seed, principally — dodder — resulting in a loss of nearly $200,000 to the growers.

50 Years Ago

Election of officers of the Bonners Ferry Chamber of Commerce board of directors Tuesday afternoon highlighted a short meeting held at Doug’s Litehouse Café. Peter B. Wilson, local attorney, was named to head the Chamber next year.

The American Legion Oratorical Contest is scheduled Monday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Speech topic this year is the American Constitution. Eleven students, grades 9-12, will compete for prizes.

A 5-year-old Samuels boy, who lost his left hand in a snowmobile accident Sunday, is reported in satisfactory condition at Deaconess Hospital.

15 Years Ago

Naples Elementary School Students are preparing for the future by kicking off a recycling program at the school.

A series of meetings to discuss the Horizons Project resulted in the beginning of the Study Circles process on Feb. 12, with facilitators meeting on Feb. 19, for part two of the 10 hour commitment. In the latest meeting, the conversation prompted discussion on “A Vision for Our Community” and “What Does Poverty Look Like Here.”

South Boundary Fire Protection District is in the planning stages of an addition to the Naples Fire Station.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum