This year the Society’s annual meeting will be held at the Settlement School near Priest River. This beautifully restored building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Saturday, April 17 ~ $18.00-lunch & program, $15.00-BCHS members (RESERVATIONS REQUIRED)
11:30 AM – Welcome by BCHS President followed by a history of the Italian Settlement by Robert Naccarato. Lasagna lunch catered by the ladies guild of St. Catherine’s Church.
12:45 – Election of BCHS board members and announcement of 2010 activities followed by portrayal of Nell Kruegel Irion by Jennifer Leo.
“One Thing Certain: I Will Not Cry”
The Story of Nell Kruegel Irion, First Woman Candidate For Congress From Idaho.
By all accounts, early Sandpoint resident Nell Irion was a human dynamo. She was the first woman from Idaho to run for U. S. Congress, as well as an educator, Bonner County schools superintendent, businesswoman, Civic
Club leader, WWI Red Cross leader, and many other roles integral to the
growth and development of Bonner County.
In a one-woman performance, BCHS volunteer Jennifer Leo will portray Nell as she speaks to us about her teaching career, her run for Congress, and other fascinating glimpses into Bonner County life in the early- to mid-twentieth-century.
For more information or to make a reservation, contact (208) 263-2344 or bchs@verizon.net. Reservations are required by April 13.
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This sounds like a wonderful event.