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There were rumors of the sale of Fidelity Lumber Co. to eastern parties and rumors flew the Humbird Lumber Co. was interested in the property.
Men were reported loafing in the ladies restroom at City Hall though the room was clearly marked “Ladies.” There were also reports of men stealing towels, soap and glasses.
Property owners along Priest River’s Main Street laid 3,700 feet of concrete sidewalk.
There were no houses available to rent in Ione, Metaline or Metaline Falls.
100 years ago 1925
The Forest Service and the county surveyed the land along the west side of Sullivan Lake in Ione.
The state Department of Public Works denied a petition for a stage line between Newport and Spokane. Passenger train service was deemed ample to meet public needs.
Residents of Scotia Road and Diamond Lake petitioned for rural mail delivery out of Newport.
90 years ago 1935
The Panhandle Lumber Company contracted with Ike Elkins to log 15 million feet of timber from The Kalispel Indian Reservation.
Taxes in Pend Oreille County were reduced about $45,000 by the enactment of business and sales tax laws.
Former Kaniksu National Forest Supervisor and Newport resident Howard B. Flint died from an illness he contracted while coursing the Salmon River in Idaho for the National Geographic Society.
O.W. Petterson was appointed Newport’s night marshal.
80 years ago 1945
A smallpox vaccination clinic was held in Cusick.
Robert Beaubier wired home from Boston that he had arrived there from service with the Seabees in England.
William Campbell Jared, 74, a Pend Oreille County resident since 1885, died in the Ione hospital.
70 years ago 1955
An Agent of Pacific Northwest Natural Gas was reportedly impressed by a uranium deposit found in the Blueslide area.
A sawmill at the Geaudreau Lumber Co. was destroyed by a fire apparently caused by a battery spark.
The Pend Oreille River was said to have flowed backwards when the level at Albeni Falls was greater than the water level at Priest Lake.
60 years ago 1965
A Cusick school levy failed for the lack of a 60 percent majority vote.
In football, the Newport Grizzlies beat Kettle Falls 13-0 to gain second place in the Tri County League.
Clarence Shaw, Lee Wood and Lloyd Crown were reelected to county the fair board.
Graupner’s Market advertised loin roast at 59 cents a pound.
50 years ago 1975
With a state income tax on the ballot, Pend Oreille County had a 70 percent voter turnout for an offyear general election.
Sheriff’s deputies rounded up 18 juveniles and five adults in a raid on a marijuana and beer party at Echo Bay near Wolfred.
Newport’s cross country team finished second at districts and qualified for the state meet.
Newport’s Community Hospital installed a new Picker X–ray machine.
40 years ago 1985
Excavation began on a long-awaited $1 million low-rent apartment complex catering to low-income families. The 24 townhouse units were to be located near Audrey’s Restaurant and Newport Cemetery.
The federal court trial of white power revolutionaries known as The Order continued in its ninth week in Seattle. An Ione man who described himself as the chosen heir to the late Robert Mathews testified that he considered himself “just an employee,” who outfitted them with guns and survival gear. The man testified that he received $145,000 from a $3.6 million armed holdup of an armored car in Ukiah, Calif. He said he used $100,000 of the money to buy 110 acres near Priest Lake for use by the group as a training camp.
A new mission opened in Newport to give shelter, food and clothing to those in need. The six-bed mission was located on Washington Street in the New Horizon Thrift Shop. Three people were staying at the mission but the plan was to eventually accommodate 20, both locals and transients.
30 years ago 1995
The Cusick Panthers football team finished their regular season by pummeling Columbia-Hunters 50-12. Freshman Tell Hamilton got the Panthers off to a good start with an 80-yard kickoff return to start the game. Travis Stigall ran the ball for two extra points. The Panthers finished the year 3-3 in league play and 5-4 overall. Three players were named to the All Opponent first team: Stigall, a running back, Duke Birchall, a defensive end, and Sonny Finely, offensive guard and defensive noseguard.
A yearling moose survived an ordeal next to Albeni Falls Dam with assistance from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The moose was discovered trapped on a natural island in the upstream side of the river between the powerhouse and spillway. A plan to frighten the animal into swimming away worked perfectly.
A young grizzly bear that raised havoc around the Nordman area was transplanted deep in the Selkirks. The bear was trapped and airlifted more than 25 miles north into the woods. The bear had been in the area, attracted first to road-killed deer. The bear was reluctant to leave a campsite where food was left on the picnic table, even after a person in a nearby tent came out to scare it away. The bear returned the next night and entered the occupied tent, eating dog food. The bear was estimated to be 2 1/2 years old, probably in its first summer away from its mother, wildlife officials said.
20 years ago 2005
Jackie Zorica won first place in her division in singles to lead a cadre of area bowlers competing over the summer at the Washington Women Bowlers Association State Tournament in Puyallup. The team of Zorica and Michelle Sommer bowled a perfect game in the doubles competition. Other team members included Tammie Ownbey, Kelly Jo Hilliard and Pam Nichols.
The Newport Grizzlies football team shocked league leader Colfax 19-6 and in doing so kept its playoff hopes alive.
Jamie O’Donnell and her horse, Mollie and Mindi Williams and her horse, Joey, both girls senior members of Selkirk Valley 4-H, attended the State Fair in Puyallup, representing Pend Oreille County. They performed in classes such as Western, English and bareback equitation as well as fitting and showing.
10 years ago 2015
The Newport Grizzlies volleyball team came out on top of two five-set matches against Chewelah and Riverside. The Grizzlies lost the two first sets against Chewelah before winning the next three sets in a Tuesday match. Thursday against Riverside, after losing a first set, the girls won an extra points set, then lost another before winning the final two sets. “We have a rivalry with Riverside so we never want to lose to them,” coach Lori Stratton said. Newport finished the regular season with an 8-6 record, fourth in the Northeast A League.
Priest River’s Josh Martin finished seventh in the state cross country championship meet.
Teck American Incorporated prepared for a December start for their zinc mine in Ione.
The Evergreen Art Association scheduled Newport’s first Art Walk.
