This Week in History - Sept. 28, 2023

100 Years Ago

An exclusive undertaking establishment will be opened in the Kinnear building, formerly occupied by the Hende Furniture store about the first of next week, according to A.M. Peterson, of Newport, who is here this week, directing the installation of equipment. Mr. Peterson will have associated with him H.R. Crouch, also of Newport, and the firm will be known as Peterson and Crouch. They have a Buick combination hearse and ambulance for use in connection with their business.

W.L. Casey, proprietor of the Amazon Theater, announces that the new theater, now being completed, will be formally opened about the 15th of October. Among new fixtures to be installed is a $16,000 pipe organ.

The members of the Reader’s Club have decided to have the public library located in the new city hall, open on Saturday evenings in the future.

50 Years Ago

Leonard C. (Corky) Brant has returned to Boundary County to make his home and start a business which will be known as Brant Construction Company. Corky, his wife Marge and 10 year-old son Clay, arrived here this summer from O’Fallon, Mo. and purchased the Emil Smith residence south of town.

Inadvertently omitted in coverage of the 4-H achievements at the recent Boundary County Fair was the fact that Colleen Pedey was chosen ”Top Model” in the 4-H Style Review from a field of 60 young ladies.

Sheriff Chris Ketner returned last Saturday from the University of California in Los Angeles where he participated in the National Sheriff’s Institute. He was among 60 newly elected sheriffs from 25 states enrolled in the two-week campus program which offered specialized training in management skills.

15 Years Ago

A.J. Lanes in Bonners Ferry tentatively plans to reopen on Saturday, Oct.12. “I’m crossing my fingers,” said owner Alan Jeppesen, who woke up on June 10 to find portions of his bowling alley under 6 inches of water. What followed was a cleanup and the installation of new lanes, carpeting, ball returns and score keeping monitors. Repairs to the nearly 55-year-old bowling alley are expected to cost $300,000 to $400,000. The leak is believed to have occurred from the 1 ½ inch main waterline to the building.

When Riverside High School in Bonners Ferry needed more space, its students chipped in. With leadership of teacher Greg Springett, students have expanded the three-classroom school into six classrooms. There were no labor costs for the $10,000 project.

Bonners Ferry High School Volleyball team won 10 out of 12 matches during the Bonners Ferry Tournament on Saturday.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum