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Boundary County Archives ~ August 2014 |
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August 27 |
New business in downtown Bonners Ferry:
Woodsman's Shop:
Open now for six months, the Woodsman's Shop is
located in downtown Bonners Ferry at 6389 Bonner
Street (just down the side street from Jill's
Cafe). Click on this story for more
information about this new business. |
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Bonners Ferry High School advises of open house
and other upcoming Back-to-School events:
Check this story for
information about the BFHS Open House, Freshman
Orientation Day, and picking up school
schedules. |
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August 26 |
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Idaho to auction Priest Lake lots Thursday:
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) will auction
59 lakefront Priest Lake lots for deeded
ownership during a live public auction Thursday
in Coeur d’Alene. |
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August 25 |
Search
and Rescue crews practice raising sunken
automobile in
 Pend
Oreille: Rescue Divers from Boundary and Bonner Counties
have completed a difficult training exercise
involving a sunken automobile in Lake Pend
Oreille. |
Boundary County Clerk Glenda Poston elected Vice
President of statewide Association:
The Idaho Association of County Recorders and
Clerks held its annual meeting in Orofino last
week. One order of business was the electing of
officers for the new year. Boundary County's
Clerk Glenda Poston was selected as one of the
state association's officers. |
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Idaho Senator Crapo seeking veteran's opinions
on their medical care: If you are a veteran, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo
is looking for information on how you feel about
medical care you have received through the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal
programs administered in Idaho. |
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August 21 |
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Update on medical condition:
We have been advised of an update
on the condition of Garrett Graupner, one of
those involved in the automobile collision north
of Bonners Ferry on August 18. |
P olice Explorer program holds graduation:
The Bonners Ferry Police Department
is proud to announce that the first group of
“Police Explorer Scouts" have graduated from a
one week, 40-hour boot camp. Click on this
headline to learn more about the activities of
the Police Explorer Post. |
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August 19 |
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Social media updates on yesterday's
Driver's Ed car collision: To
provide full update, we note in this story news
and updates that have been posted on public
social media websites about yesterday's
collision. This includes our own Facebook
page, and the Facebook pages of relatives or
associates of some of those involved in the
collision. |
Vehicle crash yesterday required
multiple medical helicopters: Idaho State Police has
 released limited
information regarding yesterday's motor vehicle
accident on US Highway 95 at milepost 513 at
Hooten's Hollow, approximately six miles north
of Bonners Ferry. |
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August 18 |
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Update: Two serious motor vehicle
accidents reported on US 95: Two motor vehicle collisions have been reported
in Boundary County this morning (August 18), at least one of
which appears to have serious injuries. |
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Fatal auto accident on US 95 north of Three Mile
(occurred August 17):
A Bonners Ferry man died at the scene in a
single vehicle rollover near mile 511.6 north of
Three Mile. |
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August 14 |
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Here is your schedule for the
Boundary County Fair, 2014:
Click on this headline to see the schedule for
all days of the Boundary County Fair. |
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August 12 |
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Bonners Ferry holds special meeting
to discuss water, sewer rates: "We are in a zero sum game in our utilities,"
Mayor David Anderson stated to start off Tuesday
evening's special city council meeting, held to
advise city residents and other utility users of
water and sewer expenses, rates, and capital
improvements. |
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August 11 |
 A
lot happens before the Fair opens . . .
(see some photos of the day before the Boundary
County Fair opened). |
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August 4 |
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BFPD Corporal Winters completes DARE training:
The Bonners Ferry Police
Department is proud to announce that Corporal
Winford “Buddy” Winters recently returned from
two weeks of training in Las Vegas, Nevada at
the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
academy. |
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August 3 |
Many thanks to area power crews
for their long night's work:
While most of us hunkered down in our homes
after last week's terrific storm, wondering when
the power was going to come back on, crews for
Northern Lights and for the City of Bonners
Ferry were out there working to actually bring
the power back on. |
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August 2 |
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Fire danger high in much of North Idaho:
The persistent hot and dry weather pattern
continues to dry forest fuels, prompting fire
managers to raise the wildland fire danger to
“High” throughout most of North Idaho, including
the Boundary County area. |
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Obituaries |
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Terry
Lee Mullin: September 23,
1955 ~ August 25, 2014 |
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William (Bill) Bennett:
December 16, 1935 ~ August 22, 2014 |
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Betty Mae Long: March 22,
1931 ~ August 15, 2014 |
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Howard
Wayne Tucker: February 12,
1929 ~ August 17, 2014 |
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Ronny
Ray Dowell: June 17, 1953 ~
August 17, 2014 |
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James Burdett Dunnington: July 29,
1927 ~ August 16, 2014 |
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Patrick Thomas Turley: July
12, 1944 ~ August 7, 2014 |
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David Lee Erickson: June 18,
1971 ~ July 30, 2014 |
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Earl
Duane Erickson: September 1,
1929 ~ August 3, 2014 |
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John
Alexander Clark: November 25,
1925 ~ July 31, 2014 |
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Ervin
L. (Zeke) Moore: June 6, 1936
~ July 16, 2014 |
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Marjorie Unruh: October 30,
1923 ~ July 30, 2014 |
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Social |
Community Band
Festival a huge success: Some members of our
community participated in this band concert north of the border. |
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Sports |
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Fish and Game looking for your help:
Have you seen a wolf? Scouting for upcoming hunting seasons,
huckleberry picking, and general late summer
recreating are all good reasons for getting away
to Idaho’s great outdoors. If during these
forays, you see a wolf, Fish and Game staff
would like to hear about it. |
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Second
controlled hunt drawing complete
(find out if you got one): The
moment you've been waiting for is here!
Here's how hunters who applied for controlled
hunts in the second application period can find
out if they were successful. |
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Disabled hunter access available in the
Idaho Panhandle National Forest: The
Disabled Hunter Access Program on the Idaho
Panhandle National Forest will be available
again this year to qualifying hunters. The
program allows motorized access for hunters with
disabilities on two roads on the Bonners Ferry
Ranger District and three roads on the Sandpoint
Ranger District. |
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Last chance to apply for controlled hunts:
The application period for the second drawing
for deer, elk and pronghorn remains open through
Friday August 15. |
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New ADA Deer Hunt Blind on
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge: Kootenai
National Wildlife Refuge has a new Deer Hunt
Blind constructed specifically for disabled big
game hunters. The Refuge will conduct a random
drawing on August 15, 2014, to award ten hunters
an ADA Deer Hunt Permit. |
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Latest Fish and Game news on: drawing for
controlled hunts, leftover controlled hunt tags,
and fireworks or explosive targets:
In this story, read the latest news from Idaho
Fish and Game on these important topics. |
Successful summer for Badger Girls' basketball:
The Badger Girls
have been bringing championships home in summer
tournaments recently. Click on the
headline of this story to read more. |
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North Idaho baseball team with BF players wins
Idaho championship again, moves to regional play:
The Idaho Little League state champions, with
three members from Bonners Ferry, is once again
playing for a spot in the Little League World
Series. The North Idaho Little League team beat
out Boise in the state championship held in
Sandpoint on July 12th. |
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Wildlife officials predict good year for deer
hunt:
Many Idaho hunters are optimistic about taking a
deer, or maybe even two, this fall.
Three consecutive mild winters across most of
Idaho are resulting in unusually high numbers of
mule deer and whitetail deer. |
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Letters |
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Lee Haarstick: Questions
their real motivation: .
. . . politically-motivated agitators use fear,
anger, excitement, guilt, anxiety, and personal
conflict to keep tempers on edge supporting
chaos. |
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