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Entertaining Sandpoint: They “seemed to be having an awful good time”

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Nancy Foster Renk

It was the highlight of the 1892 social calendar: a Washington’s birthday dance at the Spinks Hotel. Mr. Spinks, the genial proprietor and “champion yarn-spinner of the Panhandle,” issued an open invitation to Sandpoint residents. All were welcome, he announced … Continue reading →

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Entertaining Sandpoint: From Roller Skates to Moving Pictures

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Nancy Foster Renk

A roller skating fad swept the nation in the early 1900s, starting in eastern cities in 1905 and working its way to the west coast a year later. Seattle had three skating rinks by September 1906 and a fourth one … Continue reading →

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Entertaining Sandpoint: The Old Maids’ Convention of 1902

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Nancy Foster Renk

My interest was piqued by a small news item on the front page of the newspaper inviting “widowers and bachelors” to attend the first convention of the Old Maids’ Association. While single men were the target audience, the public also … Continue reading →

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