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Boundary County Archives ~ October, 2015 |
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October 28 |
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Children's author Hogg visits Valley View:
“Children, you must pay your teachers…you must
pay them with ‘respect’!” stated Gary Hogg,
author of
such books as Garbage Snooper Surprise,
Don’t
Bake That Snake!, and I Heard of a Nerd Bird. |
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Pearl
Theater to host Annual Fall Festival and Fashion Show:
It is that time of year again! We start to lose
our tan, shake off that summer heat, quit
worrying about our yards, drink and eat pumpkin
spice … everything … and begin the season of
celebrations! |
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October 27 |
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Preliminary hearing rescheduled for man held for
failing to report body found at Roman Nose:
Last Friday was the scheduled date for the
preliminary hearing in Magistrate Court in
Bonners Ferry for Skyler Ingraham, who is being
held in Boundary County Jail in connection with
the discovery of the body of Brent Barron, found
in the Roman Nose Lakes area in late September. |
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October 26 |
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Hatchery open house and public presentation
a fun and interesting success:
You don't get many chances to see the inside
operations of our local world-class sturgeon and
burbot hatchery. |
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October 21 |
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Pools and
islands are finished in river project: Project
managers are reporting that the excavation of the deep pools in
the river and the construction of the islands are now complete. |
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October 20 |
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School Board considers use of proceeds from sale
of Evergreen:
The Board of Boundary County School District 101
is considering how best to use the proceeds from
the sale of the Evergreen School property. |
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October 19 |
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Local Girl Scouts win Bronze Award:
Liliana Brinkman, Sierra Petesch, and Emma Lucas
were presented with the Girl Scout's Bronze
Award for their work in recycling in Boundary
County. |
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Evergreen
School sold to Idaho company: The Evergreen School
property, located a little east of the Moyie Bridge, which for
the past several years has been closed as a school and offered
for sale by the school district, sold a couple of months ago to
Triple C Holdings, an Idaho company. |
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October 16 |
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Idaho's
September unemployment rate holds steady: s
September’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate held steady at
4.2 percent, Idaho’s labor force reached an historical record
high by exceeding 800,000 for the first time ever. |
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Speed limit now 80 mph on Montana Interstate
Highways:
Since October 1, drivers on the Interstate
Highways in Montana are seeing new speed limits
of 80 mph. |
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Human remains found on downtown Kootenai River
island: The Boundary County
Sheriff's Office announced yesterday that "skeletal human
remains" were discovered on a gravel island in the Kootenai
River east of Bonners Ferry. |
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Intern positions available for
students interested
in Governor's office: Idaho
Governor Butch Otter's office is now accepting internship
applications for the 2016 legislative session. |
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October 15 |
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Tribe schedules public meeting to present information on river
restoration: It was one year ago last October the Kootenai
Tribe of Idaho opened the new Twin Rivers
Sturgeon and Burbot Hatchery, a state-of-the-art
hatchery really unlike any in the world. |
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Fire
managers extend closed fire season:
Continued dry conditions and unseasonably high
fire danger statewide have prompted State of
Idaho fire managers to extend the period
required under law to obtain a fire safety burn
permit for certain controlled burn activities. |
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October 14 |
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Still wondering
about the heavy equipment in the Kootenai River?
Anyone who drives across the Kootenai Bridge in Bonners Ferry
can see the curious sight: excavation equipment, heavy trucks,
dozers, and other heavy equipment operating right in the river. |
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Sheriff's Office makes arrest in recent
burglaries and thefts: The Boundary
County Sheriff's Office has been conducting ongoing
investigations into several large burglaries which have occurred
over the past couple of months. |
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Post Falls man arrested in relation to body
recovered near Roman Nose Lakes:
Post Falls Police announced on Monday they had
arrested 20 year old Skyler Abbott Ingraham of
Post Falls on a warrant related to the death of
52 year old Brent Barron, whose body was recovered in late
September in the Roman Nose Lakes area. |
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October 13 |
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Doing
business with the government? Learn basic
guidelines for doing business with the government at free
workshops in Sandpoint and Post Falls October 20-21. |
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Climate
Prediction Center says Northwest on track for mild winter:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Climate Prediction Center
released an updated El Nino forecast this week
that is in line with previous forecasts in
recent months predicting that weather patterns
driven by Pacific Ocean water temperatures will
rival the strongest El Nino on record in
1997-1998. |
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Hospital
Auxiliary purchases digital televisions and surgery cart:
Boundary Community Hospital Auxiliary recently
purchased five digital televisions and a surgery
cart for the hospital’s Acute Care and Extended
Care Facility. |
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School in session for local hay producers:
On Monday, November 2, University of Idaho
Extension in Boundary County is hosting a day of
educational programming for hay producers from
8:00 am -5:00 p.m. at the University of Idaho
Extension office in Bonners Ferry. |
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Flu shots available now at Panhandle Health
District: Panhandle Health District
is encouraging everyone over six months of age to get their
influenza (a.k.a. “flu”) vaccine. |
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October 3 |
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Wolverine program coming up at the Refuge:
A special educational program on wolverines is
planned for this Friday, October 9. The
seldom-seen, solitary, powerful wolverine is the largest member
of the weasel family. |
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Quilts for donation and display at the Quilt
Show:
Well over one hundred quilts were on display at
the busy and well-attended Quilt Show, sponsored
by the Boundary County Fairgrounds, on Saturday,
October 3. |
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Idaho State
Police now testing applicants for Troopers: The
Idaho State Police will begin testing applicants for Troopers
beginning October 2, through November 8. |
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Flags at half-staff two times this week:
Boundary County residents and Americans
nationwide are being asked to fly the flag at
half-staff two times this week, to commemorate
two somber occasions. |
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Coats for Kids
drive commences: Valley View Elementary is now
conducting its annual Coats for Kids drive. Anyone may drop off
their gently used, clean coats, with working zippers. |
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Obituaries |
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Karen
Lucille (Fredericksen) Corbeil, August 19, 1944 ~
October 14, 2015 |
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Hollis
Duane Brooks, December 17, 1923 ~ October 14, 2015 |
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Jean
Clara Piper, March 3, 1930 ~ October 11, 2015 |
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William
Lee Irwin, July 20, 1934 ~ October 7, 2015 |
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Kathleen Marie Vickaryous, July 27, 1914 ~ October
4, 2015 |
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John
Barry Harper Sr., October 15, 1941 ~ September 29,
2015 |
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Social |
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Bonners Ferry
Community Choir begins rehearsals:
Welcoming singers from high school age to senior
citizens, the Bonners Ferry Community Choir
begins rehearsals on Tuesday Oct. 20 at 6:45 p.m. |
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Sports |
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Parachuting beavers go global:
It wasn't exactly an unreleased Beatles tune or
a missing Monet, but the much-talked-about film
featuring parachuting beavers was recently
rediscovered in Fish and Game's archives. |
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Cross Country: Boys' and Girls' teams place
second at District; both advance to State:
The Badger cross country teams made the trip back to Farragut
State Park on Thursday to race in the Idaho District 1 3A
Championships on the same 5k course they ran back in September. |
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Fall Chinook season ends soon:
he fall Chinook season will end October 31 in the Clearwater
River, a short stretch of the lower Salmon River and in the
Snake River, except the section from Cliff Mountain Rapids
upstream to Hells Canyon Dam, which closes November 17. |
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Girls and Boys
XC take second at Kellogg:
The cross country regular season came to a close
last week as teams make final preparations for
district competitions coming this week. The BFHS
team traveled to Kellogg last Thursday for the Ben Castro
Invitational at Pinehurst Golf Course on Thursday. |
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Badger Cross Country competes at Sandpoint:
The Badgers cross country teams were able to enjoy
some time closer to home after a long week at Priest River and
Moscow. |
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From field to
freezer: tips for processing your big game animal:
You successfully shot a deer, elk or other big
game animal. Now the work begins. You want to
properly process the animal so you get many
healthy, enjoyable meals from it. |
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Badgers among top finishers in cross country
meets at
Priest River and Moscow:
Cross country season is half way over after the
Badgers ran two meets in three days last week.
On Thursday the Badgers competed at Priest
River’s Ivan Benson Invite and on Saturday made
the long trip to Moscow for the Bob Weisel
Invite. |
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Check stations give Fish and Game a glimpse of the hunting
season:
Idaho Fish and Game's check stations help the
department gather valuable information from
hunters, and their help and cooperation is
appreciated during big-game seasons. |
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All
hunters and anglers are required to stop at check stations:
Throughout the fall deer and elk seasons, Idaho
Fish and Game (IDFG) will be running check
stations to collect data on hunter and angler
success. |
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Letters |
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Thanks for support at Friends of Mirror Lake and
the Flannel Shirt Open:
Thanks to all the participants and sponsors in
the Friends of Mirror Lake and the Flannel Shirt
Open held at Mirror Lake Golf course over the
last few weeks. |
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