This Week in History - May 11, 2023

100 Years Ago

Mrs. Emma Rickerd who has made her home in Bonners Ferry for the past 16 years with her daughter, Mrs. E.E. Fry, passed away at one o’clock this morning; the death resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Over 200 Boy Scouts of the Bonner-Boundary Boy Scout Council are expected here tomorrow from Sandpoint, Priest River, Hope, Clark Fork, Troy, Sagle and Bonners Ferry, to take part in the annual Spring Boy Scout rally, which will be held at the Boundary County Fairgrounds Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Last Thursday was “sneak day” for the members of the senior class of the Bonners Ferry High School. The seniors motored to Coeur d’Alene and returned home by way of Spokane.

50 Years Ago

Bonners Ferry High School’s valedictorian for the graduating class of 1973 is Susan Guthrie and its salutatorian is Patricia McNally.

Don Avery of Copeland was recognized recently as the owner of the heaviest bull on test at the Lacrosse, Wash., bull test station. The half-Hereford, half-Simmental topped the weights of 90 bulls.

Mary Scroggie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Scroggie, had a real surprise after Governor Andrus spoke at Valley View. He autographed the cast on her broken left leg as Jim Ansley, school principal looked on.

15 Years Ago

Thirty-four years ago, the Kootenai Tribe in Boundary County, declared war on the United States. The tribe’s story on how they fought the federal government is part of a documentary film that’s nearly two years in the making. On Friday, director Sonya Rosario and her crew shot a powwow at the Kootenai River Inn. It was given in honor of the key players, including Amy Trice, chairwoman of the tribe who declared war on Sept. 19, 1974.

Bonners Ferry High School Gold team won the District 1, 3A tournament at Mirror Lake Golf Course on Monday with a team total of 333.

Bonners Ferry senior Samantha Hiatt led the girls track team to a first-place victory during the Timberlake Invitational on Friday.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum