This Week In History - Aug. 24, 2023

100 Years Ago

The members of the Bonners Ferry Commercial Club held an interesting meeting at the Grille Restaurant Monday night, President H.L. Morris presiding. L.N. Brown, chairman of the tourist park committee, reported that 538 autos have registered at the tourist park this season since June 18 and that all the tourists have a good word to say about the park accommodations.

The local members of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges will hold their annual picnic at Dore Creek, on Sunday, Aug. 26.

An annual assessment of $1 per lot will be collected by the Grandview Cemetery Association for the upkeep of the cemetery grounds, according to the officers of the association. In checking up on the lot owners, the association finds the early records were poorly kept and that now there are many lots for which the owners are unknown.

50 Years Ago

A spokesman for the Boundary County Free Library Board announced this week that action is being taken toward the purchase of the Jake Carter residence as a construction site for the new library building.

Twelve persons were hospitalized as a result of seven automobile accidents that occurred during the past week in Boundary County. There were no fatalities.

Jim Martin has a coin he found in this area recently and that has been drawing considerable attention. He has located a Continental Congress dollar, which may be worth a large sum. The date on the coin is 1776.

15 Years Ago

Standout Bonners Ferry High School runner Dylan Sweeney improved his finish in this year’s Coeur d’Alene Triathlon over last year’s event by 261 places. A junior, Dylan finished in 13th place out of 669 runners during the Aug. 9 event. Dylan won the Kootenai River Run 10k in Bonners Ferry in 42 minutes.

After ten years of planning, Hall Mountain Volunteer Fire Association is beginning construction of a new fire station. The new fire station will be located on the Moyie River road. The half-acre was donated to the fire department by Good Grief Café owners Trudy Day and Katherine Ray. The two-story building will replace the current 20-year-old station on Highway 95 at milepost 534.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum