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The latest on the NewsBF website . . .
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May 1, 2014 |
Thanks, Mike.
Mike Weland came to Bonners Ferry over 20 years
ago. After having worked in
the newspaper business in other areas, he
arrived here and employed his
skills with the Bonners Ferry Herald.
Turns out, he had a little more of an ambitious,
entrepreneurial streak in
him. During his time here, he started up the
Kootenai Valley Press, and
eventually, his well-known NewsBF website.
Mike's presence over the years at virtually all
of the major events and
meetings in our county, armed with his camera
and notepad, became a well-
known fixture in our area. He made a name for
himself, and became known as
the go-to source for local news. Eventually just
about everybody knew Mike.
In addition to his news work, in recent years he
directed his time and
attention to areas of public service, serving
for a while as county zoning
administrator, and later serving on our local
school board. And he did this
while continuing to operate his news site.
Mike Weland is a genuinely good man who found a
home in this community, and
cared about the community.
Mike and Debbie now are trying their hand at the
Last Frontier, aiming to
spend time with family and grandchildren in
Alaska.
Mike---thanks. Thanks for your contribution to
Bonners Ferry and Boundary
County during your years here.
The folks at Boundary County Live have acquired
the NewsBF website. We knew
this was a valuable community resource that we
felt needed to continue, even
though the Weland's were moving on.
Many in the county are already familiar with us.
We've had our website
around since 2009, presenting information and
reports on Boundary County--
although we seem to be best known for presenting
live video broadcasts of
BFHS sports to Badger fans around the nation and
around the world.
Our goal is to offer the most timely, accurate,
and complete source of news
and information about Boundary County. In
combining our resources with
NewsBF, we like to think we can achieve that
goal.
So give us a chance to get this up and running,
and check in with our
websites from time to time. And if you have any
news or information you
think should be shared, please let us know at
publisher@newsbf.com |
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