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Spring road closures in
effect
Hauling restrictions are now in place on many
Boundary County
roads. For details,
click here. |
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March 30 |
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50
years of Easter memories ... a legacy:
For 50 years, the Bonners Ferry Lions Club has
been giving the kids of Boundary County memories
to last a lifetime, hiding eggs on the
fairground lawn and tucked among the swings and
slides for eager kids from toddler to ten to set
off in search of.
More than a tradition. It's a legacy.
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Breakfast menu announced ... real pancakes!
After two years without a griddle, the Bonners
Ferry Rotary Club's annual CommUNITY Breakfast
April 20 is bringing back an old favorite ...
real griddle fried pancakes! |
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March 29 |
Two school board races contested: Two of three school board trustee elections
going before voters on Tuesday, May 21, will be
contested, but an election for two seats on the
Boundary County Library Board will be cancelled
unless candidates file as write-ins.
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Job search requirements to be enforced:
The Idaho Department of Labor is reinforcing its
12-week limit on the period during which
laid-off workers will be considered likely to be
called back to their jobs.
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BFHS students doubly entertained:
As a good ending of the week before spring break
vacation, high school students were treated to
not one, but two excellent performances on
Thursday: “Shakespearience” and a talent show
comprising entirely of students and teachers.
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DYW
Style Show coming to the Pearl: Being stylish is just one of the many attributes
the 2013 Distinguished Young Women of Bonners
Ferry contestants possess, and they will
be sharing this gift with the community. |
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March 28 |
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Local team shines in international competition:
Competing against some of the very best snow
sculpting teams worldwide, Team USA
Idaho/Bonners Ferry; Lee Harris, Winter Braden
and Josh Knaggs, traveled to Lake Tahoe,
California in February to compete in Carve Tahoe
International Snow Sculpting Competition, a juried
event held at Northstar California Resort, and
came away with third place behind teams from
Germany and Japan. |
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Omodt, Robertson BCSD stars: Boundary County School District 101 has selected
Barb Robertson and Luke Omodt as its March,
2013, Employees of the Month. |
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March 27 |
Work
to resume on Highway 95: Crews will resume work on the Chilco to
Silverwood project on U.S. 95 Monday, April 1,
the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The project is expected to be completed by fall
2013.
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Idaho
per capita income gains: Solid investment earnings and strong business
profits during the final three months of 2012
pushed Idaho’s total personal income for the
year to over $53.8 billion, finally returning
per capita income to slightly above its
prerecession peak.
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County commission minutes, March 4-5
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County commission minutes, February 25-26 |
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March 26 |
Comment sought on Idaho Buckhorn project:
Public input is being sought as the Idaho
Panhandle National Forest proposes a planned
fire project in the Deer Creek Watershed area on
National Forest System lands within the Bonner
Ferry Ranger District.
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Shoshone County crash victim identified:
The driver of a Honda Civic that crashed on a
Forest Service road in Shoshone County early
Sunday morning has been positively identified as
a 20-year-old Osburn, Idaho, man.
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Better
finish that GED: Everyone who has started taking the GED test is
encouraged to finish or they will have to start
over when the current version of the test
expires at the end of 2013. More than 1,400
North Idaho residents have started, but not
completed, the current version of the GED test.
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Correction: Single youth facing hoax call
charges:
Initial reports that there were two separate
suspects in the bomb threat incidents called in
to the sheriff's office last Monday and Tuesday,
along with reporting that one of the suspects
was from southern Idaho, were incorrect.
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School emergency plans and procedures revamped:
The last week or so has been very interesting
and revealing. A district emergency has shown
the administration that we need to revisit our
emergency plans and evacuation procedures.
By Superintendent Richard Conley
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Man
rescued from silo: When word got out Monday afternoon that a man
was trapped in a silo at Olson's Farm in
Copeland, it didn't take long for farmers for
miles around to drop everything and run to help.
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Eagles'
benefit set for one of their own:
The members of Bonners Ferry Eagles Lodge and
auxiliary is famous for their monthly Eagle's
breakfasts, held to raise funds for those in our
community who are in need. In April, their
breakfast will be held for one of their own,
secretary Suzi Guy.
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Katie
Clairmont fifth at regional bee: Eighth-grade Canfield Middle School student
Tricia McCullough, Coeur d’Alene, out-spelled 44
other fourth- through eighth-graders from the
five northern counties of Idaho to become the
champion speller in the ninth annual North Idaho
Regional Spelling Bee March 23 at North Idaho
College.
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 Lots
of learning at Northern Air: Spring is in the air. The crocuses are sprouting
and so are the new pilots! Monica Johnson,
Bonners Ferry, took her first solo flight in a
Cessna 172 on February 28, just four days after
her 16th birthday (the minimum age to solo). Her
solo was right on the heels of her older sister
Ericka, who soloed in October of last year on
her 16th birthday.
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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March 25 |
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Man trapped
in grain bin |
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1:35 p.m. March 25: Emergency crews are
responding to a farm on Farm to Market Road,
where a man is trapped in a grain bin. He is
reported to be okay at this time, but he's up to
his armpits and his family is unable to
extricate him on their own. |
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March 24 |
Principal Pfleuger Press: First and foremost, a big thank you for
supporting the District Maintenance and
Operations Levy! On behalf of my students and
staff, I offer sincere appreciation and I
applaud the community commitment to the children
of Boundary County.
Now, the next part is this: Hold US TO IT!
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Unidentified driver killed in Shoshone County:
An as-yet unidentified driver was killed in a
single vehicle accident early this morning on a
Forest Service in Shoshone County.
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Turn in tobacco for free quit-kit: Panhandle Health District (PHD) will collect
tobacco in early April from the people who want
it out of their lives. National Public Health
Week is April 1-7, and one of the healthy
behaviors PHD will emphasize throughout the
month is tobacco cessation.
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March 23 |
Lincoln Day luncheon a grand affair:
This time of year, you don't know what you might
get in North Idaho, as Idaho Senators Shawn Keough, Sandpoint, and Russell Fulcher,
Meridian, both testified. They both left Boise
after a full day's work Friday to attend the
Boundary County Lincoln Day luncheon today, and
faced all an Idaho spring offers to get here; a
little bit of sun, snow, hail, wind and rain.
But when they arrived at the Great Northwest
Events Center at the end of Mountain Meadows
Road, neither the weather nor the ambiance could
have been more perfect
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Sprungl
announces second hoax confession: Boundary County Sheriff Greg Sprungl announced
during today's Lincoln Day luncheon that a
second call-in bomb hoax case is being turned
over to prosecutor Jack Douglas for a bomb
threat called in to the sheriff's office on
Tuesday. In this case investigators also obtained an
admission, this one at long distance, thanks to inter-agency cooperation. |
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March 22 |
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Juvenile
admits to bomb call: A juvenile who is not a public school student
has confessed to placing a hoax 911 call Monday
to report a bomb in an unspecified Boundary
County School, forcing the early closure of all
five. |
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March 21 |
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'Multiple
suspects' responsible for threats:
In a press release issued Wednesday, the
Boundary County Sheriff's Office affirmed that
not one but several people are suspected of
perpetrating the 10 bomb hoaxes that have
disrupted classes this year, and may lead to a
shorter summer vacation to allow students to
make up for lost time. |
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March 20 |
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Publisher's
note |
You may be hearing of "arrests" in
the Boundary County school bombing cases
on regional news. To the best of my
ability to verify, those reports aren't
quite right. An expulsion hearing has
been set for one student, but no
criminal charges have been filed against
either. The school can suspend, but not
expel; the board has to approve the
recommendation. I encourage everyone to
remember, "innocent until proven
guilty," and to refrain from condemning
the students singled out. This story is
just beginning; it's frustrating, but
the truth will come out in time.
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KVRI asks for
info on wolverine proposal:
The Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative will
host a public meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, April 1,
at the Kootenai River Inn, and they've requested
that U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff from the North
Idaho field office attend to provide a briefing
on their proposal to list the North American
wolverine as threatened under the Endangered
Species Act.
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Another bomb threat; deemed not credible |
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enforcement did receive another non
specific bomb threat that they felt was
not creditable. They did follow up on
the leads and were in contact with law
enforcement that was at the school. Law
enforcement was keeping the district
advised of any threat potential and
based on their continuing investigation
it was not deemed creditable. |
Dick
Conley
Superintendent
School District 101 |
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First day of spring ... |
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| Residents at
the Boundary Community Restorium woke
this first day of spring to find this
cute little snowman perched on the
dining room windowsill, and about two
inches of snow. |
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Robotics team successful in Portland:
On March 6, FIRST team 2130, also known as Alpha
+, left the high school for their first
competition. Their destination: Portland. The
trip and competition proved to be a successful,
albeit busy venture for 2130 as they, once
again, went to the final round of matches and
performed extraordinarily.
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Club 55 taking old U.S. flags: At
their last meeting, Bonners Ferry American
Legion Post 55 members voted to add another
service to those offered at their recently
opened Club 55, accepting for proper disposal
the old U.S. flags of Boundary County residents. |
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March 18 |
City wins 'Best Tasting Water' competition:
It’s easy to take water for granted,
but clean, fresh water is essential to our
survival. We need clean water to drink, cook and
clean. We need it for sanitation, fire
protection, irrigation, and we really like it to
taste good, and Bonners Ferry water does!
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School
bomb threat escalated: On Thursday, the Bonners Ferry High School
Student Council held a special assembly in
response to a bomb threat found in a boys locker
room stall March 7, the eighth bomb threat to
disrupt a school this year.
On the first school day after that assembly,
threat number nine was received, and this one
prompted all five county public schools being
closed early and all student activities for the
day to be cancelled.
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Court
records and sheriff's log
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School bomb
threat called in |
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10:54 a.m. Monday, March 18: The sheriff's
office just received a 911 call from a person
threatening to blow up the school, though the
caller didn't specify which school. Emergency
responders are being activated. 1:05 p.m.: It
has just been announced that Boundary County
Public Schools are being evacuated as a result
of this morning's bomb threat. All schools are
being closed. Each school principal will decide
whether parents may pick up their children;
parents should call their child's school. My
understanding is that this is being treated as a
school closure; students will be released as if
it were the end of a regular day. No credible
indication of a potential threat has been found;
the closure is being taken as a precaution.
Fifth and sixth grade PTO basketball has been
cancelled due to today's bomb threat. |
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March 15 |
Senate honors Idaho's
fallen:
In the past year, Idaho families laid to rest
five soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in
service to their nation, and this morning the
Idaho legislature paid them honor, with Senator
Shawn Keough carrying the memorial for one of
Bonners Ferry's own, Specialist Ethan Martin, on
the Senate Floor.
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Standoff situation ends |
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3:23 p.m. Friday, March 15: A stand off
situation is developing on Wisdom Quest Road,
which enters the mobile home park on Deep Creek
Loop. Officers are responding to the scene now.
The suspect, a female, is reported to be armed
and intoxicated or impaired and barricaded in a
bathroom. 4:34 p.m.: The suspect has been safely
taken into custody and law enforcement is
clearing the scene. |
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March 14 |
Pine
Island Road crossing to close: The Pine Island Road railroad crossing at the
south edge of Bonners Ferry will be closed for
maintenance and repair beginning Tuesday, March
19.
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Evelyn Holmes hosted her
second annual pinochle party at her home here at the
Community Restorium on Thursday. With a dozen
players and food catered by the Chic n'Chop
Restaurant, they had a full day of fun! |
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March 13 |
 Prostitutes
coming to the Pearl: When thinking of the pioneers who settled our
part of the west, most conjure images of Fred
Thompson, explorer and mapper, or Lewis and
Clark. You don't think often of "shady ladies,"
but their stories helped shape who we are.
"Western Women: Pioneers and Prostitutes," will
open your eyes.
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Serve Idaho offers
grants: Idaho nonprofit, educational, labor, community
and faith-based organizations, Indian tribes and
local governments are eligible for special
federal funding through the Schools Turnaround
AmeriCorps program to improve student
performance. |
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March 12 |
Levy passes:
For the first time in years, a school district
M&O levy has passed on its first run. With
31-percent of registered voters going to the
polls, 56.5 percent approved the measure, with a
vote of 969 in favor to 747 opposed.
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Kids read,
principal shaved: To promote reading at Valley View Elementary,
Principal Gary Pflueger agreed to shave off his
rather large mustache, which he hasn't trimmed
all year, if the students met their reading
goals. They did, and on March 6, off it came!
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Special guests help
'Read Across America:' On Monday, March 4, guest readers came to Valley
View and read in various classrooms. Mayor Dave
Anderson, Ron Smith, Rona Hall, Gini Woodward,
and Beverly Krichbaum all donated their time to
share their love of reading with Valley View’s
Students.
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VVES
student council minutes |
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March 11 |
 Tibetan
nun to speak at NIC: The
Venerable Thubten Chodron, an American nun in
the Tibetan Buddhist tradition who has practiced
under the guidance and influence of the Dalai
Lama and other masters since 1977, visit North
Idaho March 15 to elucidate on the age old
question, "can there be peace in an imperfect
world?"
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Court records and
sheriff's log |
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March 10 |
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 Penguin
Plunge 2013 a day to remember: Boundary County Sheriff Greg Sprungl couldn't
attend Saturday's Penguin Plunge, and it showed.
After the past few years of his turning the
waters of the Kootenai cold with the traditional
dumping of ice, two officers; Bonners Ferry
Police Chief Steve Benkula and Chief Deputy Rich
Stephens both did the honor this year, but it
wasn't the same. A News Bonners Ferry
pictorial |
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March 8 |
 Bonners
Ferry native to retire from Army: Army Sergeant First Class Trina Best, a native
of Bonners Ferry and the daughter of Tom and
Cathy Florea, Bonners Ferry, will retire
following a 21-year military career in a
ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 28, at Joint
Base Myer-Henderson, Virginia.
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Gearing up for
'Father of All Yard Sales:' It's time to think spring and yard sales, in
particular "The Father of All Yard Sales," now
under the aegis of the Boundary County Fair
Board and being held this year in the indoor
comfort of the Fairgrounds Memorial and Exhibit
Halls.
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Orange flags for
pedestrian safety: In an effort to increase the safety of
pedestrians using the crosswalks on Highway 95
near Fry Street, Augusta Street and Eisenhower
Street, the city of Bonners Ferry has placed
orange flags at these locations for pedestrians
to use while crossing.
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ITD seeking help on
bike/pedestrian count: Several Idaho communities are being invited to
help provide data on bicycle and pedestrian use
for the development of a tool that will be used
to improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities. It
also will help create a system of safe and
efficient transportation corridors.
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County commission
minutes, February 25-26 |
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March 7 |
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BFHS a
'closed campus' due to threats: When students get to school on Monday, March 11,
they're going to find things a bit different. If
students want to eat, they'll eat what's served
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bomb threat #8 another false alarm: Just four days after the last bomb threat forced
evacuation of a Boundary County school, and only
one day after it was announced that a suspect
had been suspended, Bonners Ferry High School
students again endured the all-to-familiar drill
of evacuating again today. Comment added
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Bomb threat
at high school |
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Students are being evacuated at Bonners
Ferry High School for the eighth bomb threat
this year. The call was made at 11:45 a.m.
and emergency crews are staging. 12:45 p.m.:
Emergency crews have cleared the high school
and students are being returned to class.
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Final sentencing
in Naples pot grow: Justin Edward Egner, 36, of Springfield, Oregon,
the fifth defendant in a multi-state marijuana
trafficking operation, was sentenced March 5 in
United States District Court in Coeur d’Alene. |
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March 6 |
Crash snarls
highway 95 traffic: 11:46 p.m.:
A heavy, wet snow and temperatures right at the
freezing point made road conditions in Boundary
County treacherous today, leading to a
two-vehicle non-injury accident on Highway 95's
Peterson Hill that tied up traffic for hours.
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Road conditions treacherous:
8:25 p.m.: Traffic is at a
standstill on Highway 95 at Peterson Hill in Boundary county
due to a vehicle collision and multiple slide offs. Driving
conditions are extremely hazardous due to snow and poor
visibility, with snow expected through the night. Motorists
who can are advised to stay off area roads; if you must
travel, slow down and use extreme caution. 10:42 p.m.:
Traffic is still snarled on Highway 95 at Peterson Hill,
though moving slowly, as they've run into problems moving
the tow truck that became stuck. They've just asked for the
biggest tow truck available in town to respond.
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Suspect
identified in high school bomb hoax: Boundary County school superintendent Dick
Conley has confirmed that a suspect in the
latest bombing hoax at Bonners Ferry High School
has been identified and suspended with a
recommendation for expulsion.
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PHD looking for
'Moving Minutes:' Washing floors and bathtubs, raking gardens and
walking the dog can win residents of northern
Idaho prizes throughout the month of April if
they do those activities enough.
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Tremendous way to
help schools ... vote! Let’s start this edition with an update and
celebration of our ‘Beloved PTO’! The Valley
View School Carnival was great fun! The food was
good, the games were fun and the dunk booth was
a splash! The reason for the event was to have
family fun; on top of that we raised $1,700!
By principal Gary Pfleuger
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Comet may be
visible, if sky clears: If the skies clear over the next several days,
folks here could get a glimpse of comet PanSTARRS, which has been visible in the
southern hemisphere for the past few weeks and
will be visible in the western sky of the
northern hemisphere beginning tomorrow, though
the best days for viewing are expected to be
next Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12-13.
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Bonner Community
Hospice offering classes: Bonner Community Hospice, which serves both
Bonner and Boundary Counties, is offering two
classes beginning in April, but the deadline for
registering for either is fast approaching.
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Road conditions poor: 9:30 a.m.: Boundary
County Sheriff's deputies are reporting that conditions on
county roads are getting extremely slick in spots with the
snow now falling: Perkins Lake Road has been identified as
particularly treacherous. County road and bridge is sending
out sand trucks, but motorists are advised to use caution
when travelling off main thoroughfares. |
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March 5 |
Art contest
winners named: Boundary County School District 101 student
winners of the Healthy Lifestyle art contest are
Hannah Field, Samantha Schneider, Zack Wilson
and Ashley Creutzberg.
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Court records and
sheriff's log |
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March 4 |
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Bomb threats
frustrating staff, students:
Yet another bomb threat disrupted classes in
Bonners Ferry today, this one at the high
school, called in at about 1:24 p.m. after
another note was found scribbled in a stall in a
boy's restroom. |
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Bomb threat at high school |
Emergency units have just been dispatched to a
bomb threat at Bonners Ferry High School and are
responding as of 1:24 p.m. All available units
are being dispatched. Students have been
evacuated to the middle school and investigators
are on scene.
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Idaho Territory formed 150 years ago today:
On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln,
who on January 1 had signed the Emancipation
Proclamation to turn the tides of a civil war
then in its third bloody year in the Union's
favor, signed the bill that created the Idaho
Territory.
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| Quigley
is missing ... |
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Quigley, a big, black and
white eight month old tom, was last seen slipping
out the kitty door at the Hale home on Blume Hill
Road at 8:30 Saturday morning, and the family hopes
someone has seen him and knows where he is. If you
do, please call Marianne at (208) 290-4146. |
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March 2 |
Dunning, Lee
honored by school district: Teri Dunning, a
para professional at Bonners Ferry Middle School, has been
named School District 101's Classified Employee of the Month
for February, and high school teacher Carole Lee the Teacher
of the Month.
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Locals
invited to participate in film: Have you ever wanted to be in the movies? Or
learn what goes on behind the scenes? Now’s your
chance! Join the film and media professionals
from Northwest Film Institute in the production
of the community film, Harvey’s Place.
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Children's author
visits Valley View: The Bonners Ferry Rotary Club, Valley View PTO,
Idaho Reads! VISTA, Debbie Pauls and the EWU Get
Lit! Program made it possible for children's
author Carol Muzik to
visit Valley View Elementary February 26.
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Equinox grant
program open for applicants: Inland Northwest Community Foundation (INWCF) is
accepting applications for the Equinox
Foundation Grant Program from nonprofit
organizations providing services in Bonner and
Boundary counties.
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2012 Idaho
unemployment figure adjusted: Revised figures released by the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics lowered Idaho’s average
unemployment rate for 2012 by three-tenths of a
point to 7.1 percent.
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County commission
minutes, February 18-19
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County commission
minutes, February 11-12
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County commission
minutes, January 28-29
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County Commission
minutes, January 21-22 |
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Obituaries |
Erwin
M. Voegele,
June 2, 1922 ~ March 25, 2013
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Merle Eugene Hunt,
August 22, 1925 ~ March 23, 2013
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Carolyn T.
James, March 22, 1924 ~ March 9, 2013
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Marian
J. Karnes Halverson Melior,
October 31, 1913 ~ March 14, 2013
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Irene C.
Clark,
October 30, 1922 ~ March 12, 2013
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Social |
Finley
family gives thanks for support: Bud Finley and family would like to thank
everyone for the outpouring of generosity and
support as we fight this battle. We are humbled
by the kindness and selfless acts of our
neighbors and friends.
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United Methodist celebrates Holy Week: The congregation at United Methodist Church,
located at Lincoln and Denver Streets in Bonners
Ferry, began their Holy Week celebrations with a
palm processional last Sunday, but they have
several more special services on tap through
Easter Sunday.
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Art coming to
Moose Valley Farms: There
are great things happening at Moose Valley Farms
this season. Of course there are all the
beautiful plants and flowers with everything a
person would need to be a successful gardener,
wonderful gift shop where the perfect gift or
personal treasure can be found. But one new and
very exciting thing; Moose Valley Farms is now
going to showcase local artists from Boundary
County.
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 LoPortos
welcome first child: Joe and Brianna LoPorto, Bonners Ferry, welcomed
their first child, Neriah Rose, born at 8:40
a.m. Saturday, March 2. at Bonner General
Hospital, Sandpoint. She weighed seven pounds,
four ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. |
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Sports |
Badgers second at BF
tourney:
The Badger baseball team won two of three games
this weekend as they hosted the three other
Intermountain League teams in their annual
baseball tournament.
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Badger boys split
with Lake City JV:
The Badger baseball team traveled to Coeur
d’Alene last Tuesday and split a double header
with the Lake City JV squad.
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Badger girls stunned
at Lake City:
It was a rough day for girls softball. They
travelled to face 5A state champions Lake City
for a doubleheader today and came away
scoreless.
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Badgers host track
invite:
On Saturday, March 23, the first track meet of
the season was held on Bonners Ferry High School
track. The day was graced with a warm sun,
despite the chilly air as 11 teams participated.
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Badger boys chalk up
first wins:
After starting the season off 0 – 3, the Badger
baseball team got their first two wins of the
season last weekend beating LV Rogers of Nelson,
BC. 10-3 and 16-6.
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 Conrad
Garner inducted into hall of fame:
A big crowd from Bonners Ferry traveled to Coeur
d'Alene Saturday evening to be on hand as
wrestling coach Conrad Garner, who has not only
coached the Bonners Ferry Badgers for 27 years,
but has worked with and mentored local wrestlers of all ages, be
awarded the Idaho Chapter of the National
Wrestling Hall of Fame "Lifetime Service to
Wrestling Award" and inducted into the Hall of
Fame.
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Badgers fall in Troy
double header:
The girls high school varsity softball team
traveled to Troy Saturday to compete in a double
header. Despite snow flakes persisting
throughout the day, the girls held on through
all seven innings in both games, but fell 6-14,
11-13.
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Badger girls awesome
in season opener:
After their opening game against Sandpoint was
rained out, the Badger girls varsity softball
team went to Lewiston Saturday and played their
first two games of the season. Of the 15 girls
on the team, half have never played softball
before.
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Not too late for
Super Hunt:
It’s not too early to enter the first Super Hunt
drawing in June.
The deadline is May 31.
With every entry in Fish and Game’s Super Hunt
drawings, hunters get a chance at winning the
hunt of a lifetime, and their entry fee helps
support hunter and angler access to and across
private lands.
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Idaho elk management
plan being revised: Idaho Fish and Game has launched a revision of
its long range plan for managing elk.
Idaho’s current plan is more than 12 years old.
Starting in late 2011, Fish and Game launched an
effort to revise and update that plan.
Strategies in the plan will be driven by public
expectations and changes in elk populations.
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Lively discussion
on Priest Lake fishery: Idaho Fish and Game hosted a meeting in Priest
River on February 28 to share information and
answer questions about the future management of
the fishery in Priest Lake. |
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Letters |
Mike
Weland: As a candidate for Zone 1 trustee on the
Boundary County School District 101 board and as
owner and publisher of this website, I am
offering each declared candidate for a school
trustee post, on the ballot or write-in, free
advertising on newsbf.com.
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Penena Veneroso: The tenth bomb threat so far this school year in
Bonners Ferry was reported March 19, 2013. This
has been the most ridiculous school year yet for
bomb threats. These are extremely serious
situations and shouldn’t be taken lightly,
although, in my own opinion, I believe some
people in our little community are becoming
almost immune, treating them as if it were the
story of the boy who cried wolf.
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Rosanne Smith: A question for Commissioner Dinning ... In the
February 25, 2013 minutes, the following was
recorded; "Chairman Dinning said he learned
through Idaho Code the Ambulance Service
District cannot contract as that has to be done
through County Commissioners."
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John Savage: Catching these alleged bomb hoaxsters is all
well and good, but what happens to them is where
we are going wrong.
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U.S. Congessman Raul Labrador: Rural communities that once relied on the timber
industry for job creation and tax revenues are
going broke. Over the last several decades,
government regulation and environmental
litigation have hampered the ability of our
rural communities to best use public lands for
economic growth.
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Mike Weland: As a journalist, I never expected to be in a
position of putting my hand out to ask for the
vote of confidence of an elector, but when a
sitting member the the Board of Trustees of
School District 101 says that I'm needed, I
listen. Albeit reluctantly.
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School Board: The Board of Trustees of the Boundary County
School District #101 would like to take the
opportunity to publicly thank the community for
the support of the Maintenance and Operations
Levy (M&O) for the next two years.
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Todd Liljedahl:
It's Monday, March 18, and I have just pulled up
News Bonners Ferry on my computer and once again
read the headline "School Bomb Treat Called In."
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Dave Kramer: So why do people jump in the cold Kootenai
River
in March? It is for a great cause to benefit
Idaho Special Olympic athletes with year round
sports training opportunities at no cost to the
athletes.
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Mt.
Hall Teaching Staff: We, the teaching staff of Mount Hall Elementary
School, are writing to share with the community
our continued support of our school district and
board.
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Judy Capparelli: This is so much BS with all these bomb threats.
They need to make an example of any that they
catch so maybe their faithful followers will
squelch the idea of trying it.
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State Forester David Groeschl:
Ask Idahoans if they value healthy forests and
you’ll likely get an affirmative response. Ask
them how to manage for healthy forests and
you’ll likely get a wide range of opinions.
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Lee
Haarstick: March 5, 2013 - evening addition of Fox News,
Hannity had Senator Rand Paul discussing the
latest White House memo from Attorney General
Eric Holder’ which implies that President Obama
may have, under certain circumstance (not
defined), the power to assassinate Americans on
American soil without due process of law.
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Boundary County School Board: The Boundary County Board of Trustees wishes to
take this opportunity to inform the public of
the replacement maintenance and operations levy
that will come before the voters March 12, 2013.
This is not a new levy. This replaces the one
that expires in 2013.
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U.S. Congressman Raul Labrador: Our immigration system is broken and until it is
fixed there will be continued threats to our
economic and national security. The time has
finally come to act; we have a bipartisan
consensus that something has to be done now to
modernize our immigration system. |
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