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Eagles party slated for kids Jerre and Jack
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September 7, 2012 |
A birthday celebration for two Boundary
County young 'uns, Jerre Stemmene, a kid at 85, and her
little brother, Jack Snodgrass, a baby at just
75, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,
September 15, at the Boundary County Eagles
Aerie, 7159 Second Street, Bonners Ferry.
Despite their youth, both Jerre and Jack go back
a long way in the history of Bonners Eagles
Aerie #3522.
 Just
out of her swaddling clothing, Jerre Snodgrass
was born in Colorado on Friday, November 25,
1927. On the same day, the International
Radio-Telegraphy Convention was signed in
Washington, DC, by representatives of 51
nations.
Earlier that year, the first transatlantic
telephone call was made and the first live
sports broadcast in history aired as Teddy
Wakelam called the rugby match between England
and Wales on BBC, which England won, 11-9. The
phrase, "back to square one," is believed to
have come from the method used to call that
historic match.
The U.S. Bureau of Prohibition was founded,
Philo Farnsworth transmitted the very first
television pictures, the Academy Awards were
established, the first "talking" movie, "The
Jazz Singer" created a sensation and Charles
Lindberg made an historic flight across the
Atlantic in "The Spirit of St. Louis."
In the 1930s, Jerre moved with her family to the
Copeland area of Boundary County, and it was
here she married and raised her family; son Bill
and daughters Carol and Tammy.
Though still a pup herself, she loves spending
time with her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren when she's not in her garden
tending some of the most beautiful flowers grown
in Boundary County, or traveling.
She spent many years staying young by working
with the kids at the Restorium, and she's been a
member of the local Eagle's Aerie for 15 years.
 Baby
brother Jack was born Monday, June 28, at the
family home in Copeland. A day later, the
Civilian Conservation Corps was founded to help
put men to work to dig the nation out from
beneath a Great Depression. Just a few days
later, aviatrix Amelia Earhart and her navigator
disappeared after taking off from Papua, New
Guinea, during her attempt to become the first
woman to fly around the world.
Earlier in that year, "oh, the humanity!" enters
the American lexicon as the airship Hindenburg
bursts into flame in New York, and Howard Hughes
set an aviation speed record, flying from New
York to Los Angeles in a bit less than 7 1/2
hours.
While all that was going on, Jack grew up in
Copeland. In he 1960s, he moved to Everett,
Washington, where he joined the Eagles.
He came back home 14 years ago, transferred his
membership to Aerie #3522, and has been active
in the organization ever since.
While gifts and gaudily-wrapped presents are
typically expected when a kid has a birthday,
organizers of this event say these kids will be
content with good company and fond memories.
To find out more, call (208) 267-3024. No diaper
jokes, please. |
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