This Week in History — Aug. 31, 2023

100 Years Ago

Fully 500 people attended the reclamation picnic on Pine Island in Drainage District No. 1 last Friday. Visitors were present from British Columbia, Eastern Washington, and all parts of North Idaho. The event proved to be a pleasant outing and get-together meeting.

Andrew Gust Silfeast and Gust Jutila were arrested near the international boundary line at Porthill last Thursday by Vern Harroun, a U.S. Customs officer, on the charges of smuggling and violation of the Volstead Act.

C.D. Simonds announced yesterday that he decided to construct a second story on his brick building on the corner of Main and Bonner Streets. The brick work on the addition to the Simonds building on Bonner Street is complete.

50 Years Ago

A blaze of currently undetermined origin consumed two huge log decks and two smaller decks at the Louisiana Pacific Moyie Springs lumber mill on Tuesday. The loss adds up to approximately two and a half million board feet, according to L-P manager Dan Wilson.

Fire Chief Tom Hopkins reported that the fire at the city dump Tuesday night was a planned and controlled burn. Since the dump has been reopened for public use, a great deal of refuse has piled up and presented a health and fire hazard.

Mrs. Joyce Schuon wishes to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter Gerry to Mr. Wally Dinning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Dinning.

15 Years Ago

David Ronniger’s interest in garlic goes beyond its taste and health benefits. The owners of Ronniger's Potato Farm in the Moyie Springs area have been growing garlic for 34 years. Ronniger is among the 25 to 30 vendors expected for the Garlic Festival in the city parking lot in Bonners Ferry.

Bonners Ferry Korean War veteran Elden Koon felt sick to his stomach when he saw the desecration of the memorial at Veteran’s Memorial Park in front of the Boundary County Library. Koon belongs to one of three veteran groups that are offering a combined $600 reward in hopes of nabbing the culprit.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum