Bonner County History - Nov. 8, 2026

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Nov. 8, 1976 – BENGALS SHOCK BULLDOGS

Five fumbles, one Mark Trigsted, and a Kevin Penrod beat Sandpoint 28-0 Friday in Lewiston, spoiling the Bulldogs chance at their first undisputed Inland Empire league championship in 11 years. The Bengal victory tied them with Sandpoint for the conference title, while Coeur d’Alene could make it a three-way tie by beating Moscow this weekend.

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GTE DEVELOPS MICKEY MOUSE PHONE

Mickey Mouse, who has been many things to many people since being introduced in 1928, has yet another role: he’s a telephone. The Walt Disney figure will be offered to General Telephone clients as a 12” high, heavy duty plastic figure in red shorts, yellow shoes and white gloves, holding a standard telephone handset in his right hand. When lifted, the handset allows Mickey’s arm to move upward and produces a dial tone. Mickey stands on a square plastic base with a red top and wood-grained sides. A rotary dial or a Touch Calling Keypad is mounted in front of his feet. The fully f...