That’s how the article from the Sandpoint News-Bulletin’s Thursday, July 17, 1958, begins as it tells of the harrowing shooting that happened just days before, on July 11.
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Sept. 15, 1972 – BENOIT NAMED TO COUNCIL
Julian C. “Bud” Benoit was named to the Sandpoint City Council at Monday’s meeting, upon the recommendation of Mayor Lester R. Brown and with the unanimous consent of the council. He will complete Brown’s unexpired council term which ends Dec. 31, 1973. Benoit has served as chairman of the city planning and zoning commission for the past year and is a former Chamber of Commerce president.
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N-B BEGINS 70TH YEAR OF PUBLISHING
The paper you are reading is a landmark in the history of the Sandpoint News-Bulletin and the area it serves. This issue marks the beginning of the 70th year of continuous publication by the News-Bulletin and its seven antecedent publications.