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Boundary County Archives ~ February, 2014 |
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February 27 |
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Naples to be site of training exercise:
The Boundary County Office of Emergency
Management, in conjunction with the Idaho Bureau
of Homeland Security, will be hosting a full
scale training exercise on Friday in and around
the Naples School. |
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Penguin Plunge draws nigh: As the Olympics play out on television, you have
the opportunity to participate in the support of
Special Olympians by participating in the
Penguin Plunge at 11 a.m. March 8 at the Search
& Rescue Waterways building on Riverside Street. |
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BFHS robot
bagged and tagged:
Bonners
Ferry High School's FIRST Team 2130 Alpha+ has
finished building this year's robot! By midnight
of February 18, we had our robot in its bag,
ready for competition, where we can no longer
work on it.
By Derek
Reynolds |
 'Out
of Kilter' takes to the interwebs: Thanks
to the technical prowess of his son, Heath, the
wit and wisdom of one of Boundary County's most
prolific yet warped writers is no longer
confined to ink and paper, but available to
family, friends and strangers around the world
via his new and charming blog,
http://outofkilteronline.wordpress.com. |
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Central
committee invites GOP candidates: The Boundary County Republican Central Committee
has extended an invitation to all Republican
candidates seeking to serve the Idaho public in
this year's elections to attend their monthly
meetings and meet our local voters. |
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Local
man expected to get nod as new police chief:
After a nation-wide search to name a new Bonners
Ferry Chief of Police, Mayor Dave Anderson is
expected to once more request approval of
someone right in our own back yard when the city
council meets on Tuesday. |
 Joshua
Kirk to be remembered at Boston Marathon:
Megan
Gavin-Kirk, the wife of Sergeant Joshua Kirk,
Bonners Ferry, who laid down his life while
serving in Afghanistan in 2009, is dedicating
her third Boston Marathon to her late husband's
memory and working to raise funds for the Maine
Run for the Fallen. |
-- Badger boys in district play
tonight --
The Badger boys basketball team travels
to Timberlake to take on the Tigers at 7 p.m.
tonight in the opening round of the
Intermountain League Championships. Please plan
to go cheer them on!
Go, Badgers! |
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Bee Fit
Studio now at Naples: Bee Fit Studio, Pam Hittle's Zumba palace in
Boundary County, now boasts a new location and
more space to dance and have fun on your way to
fitness, having moved from their former location
on McCall Street in Bonners Ferry to the Naples
Elementary School gym. |
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Special
visitor for Kelsey on Wednesday:
The family of Kelsey Shutes, 18, who is
recovering from serious brain trauma at Kootenai Medical Center after a
two vehicle collision February 9, sends
out thanks to everybody for praying for Kelsey's
left arm, because she was able to move it
Wednesday, which was special in another way as
well. |
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February 26 |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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February 22 |
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Winter
weather advisory to start week: Commuters can expect a snowy start to the coming
work week as the National Weather Service,
Spokane, has issued a winter weather advisory in
effect in North Idaho and eastern Washington
from 4 a.m. Sunday through 4 a.m. Monday and
calling for as much as five inches of new valley
snow. |
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February 19 |
 Pro
X invites entire business community to seminar:
Jeff Brubaker, owner of Pro X Home Center at
Three Mile in Bonners Ferry, knows opportunity
when it comes knocking, and he is absolutely
certain that his staff and employees will each
benefit greatly when internationally-acclaimed
psychologist, consultant and motivational
speaker Bill Truby visits Bonners Ferry later
this month to share his skills, experiences and
insight. |
 District
1A to get new face: A
ten-year triumvirate in North Idaho state
politics will come to an end, as Eric Anderson
(R) Priest Lake, recently announced that he will
not seek a fifth term as Ditrict 1A
representative so that he can focus his efforts
full time on fighting the spread of invasive
zebra and quagga mussels in northern Idaho
waters. |
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Senators oppose Medicare Advantage cuts:
A bipartisan coalition of forty senators, led by
Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Charles Schumer (D-New
York), have written the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) to express concern with
additional cuts to Medicare Advantage in 2015. |
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February 18 |
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My
apologies for 'falling down' on the job:
A little over a week has gone by since this site
was last updated, and though I begged and
pleaded, the EMTs who came to give me a ride to
Boundary Community Hospital Sunday evening to allow a
me a minute to
post notice to let readers know what was going
on went unheeded. |
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February 10 |
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Winter
weather advisory issued: The National Weather Service, Spokane, has
issued a winter weather advisory for snow in
Boundary and Bonner Counties, which goes into
effect at 7 a.m. today and lasts through 4 p.m.
Tuesday. |
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February 9 |
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Three injured in head-on collision: Three people, one a Bonners Ferry High School
senior and two from Creston, were taken to the
hospital Saturday evening following a head-on
collision on Highway 95 in the Rock Creek area. |
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Cheering for one of their own ... |
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Great day
turned tragic:
Saturday was a wonderful day for a group of
Badger cheerleaders, who traveled to the
district championships in Moscow and took first
place for a trip to state. Then, in a matter of
seconds, their euphoria turned to worry and
sorrow when one of their team, Kelsey Shutes,
was seriously injured in a car crash. |
 Shutes
family needs prayers: A
local family is asking for the community's
prayers after a a two-car collision Saturday
evening on Highway 95 near milepost 518 put a
young Bonners Ferry woman in the hospital. |
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February 8 |
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Farm
Bureau looking for first spring baby:
In observance of agriculture and spring, Farm
Bureau is looking for the first Boundary County
baby born on or after March 19, which is
National Agriculture Day and the day before
spring begins. |
 Calico
kitty found in soffit:
Ed McElfresh found this cute little calico, cold
and hungry, hiding in the soffit of his house
this morning, about a block away from Super 1
Foods. |
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February 7 |
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One dies
in North Side house fire: Bonners Ferry Police and Fire responded to a
residential house fire this afternoon on
Westview Drive in Bonners Ferry, reported at
3:09 p.m. |
-- House fire in progress --
3:34 p.m.: City fire crews are on scene at a
home on fire on Westview Drive in Bonners Ferry.
The incident has been described as a major
residential fire. No one is believed to be in
the home but entry has not yet been made so as
to verify. People are encouraged to stay away
from this area. |
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Tribe
develops wildlife assessment tool: The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, working with
federal, state and other tribal partners, has
developed what it feels is a reliable tool for
assessing impacts to wildlife habitat along the
Kootenai River caused by the operation of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Libby Dam in
northwest Montana and measure how well
particular restoration actions might help
ecosystem functions. |
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Buckhorn prescribed fire project approved:
The Bonners Ferry Ranger District announced the
approval of the Idaho Buckhorn Prescribed Fire
Project, located in the Buckhorn
Mountain vicinity approximately seven miles
north of Moyie Springs within the Deer Creek
Watershed. |
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BCH
has car seats available: Boundary Community Hospital, with the help of a
$1,500 grant from Idaho Community Foundation,
made possible by the Gladys E. Langroise Advised
Fund, has purchased children car seats. In
addition, the Hospital Auxiliary funded car
seats. |
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PAWS and
pink slips at VVES: We are now in the second half of the school
year; the clock will spin quickly for the rest
of the school year! Make sure to stay informed
of the upcoming events, as we have many
activities happening. By Principal Gary
Pfleuger |
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Logging
roads exempt from EPA rule: Federal, state, county, tribal and private
forest owners, along with farmers and ranchers,
will benefit from language, included in the Farm
Bill, signed into law by President Barack Obama,
Senator Mike Crapo said today. |
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February 6 |
-- Cheerleading exhibition
tonight --
Just a reminder of the Cheer leading
Exhibition that is happening tonight at 7 p.m.
in the high school gym. They would love to see
you there!! And yes, it's on despite the closure
and cold! |
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What
is FIRST Robotics? FIRST Robotics
is an international high school competition
founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen that combines the
excitement of sport with the rigors of science
and technology. By Maggie McCoy, Derek
Reynolds and Joe Sher |
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Pawsitive Works coming home: Pawsitive Works recently received a grant to
make a difference in the Bonners Ferry
community. The organization piloted its efforts
in Boundary County in 2009 and has its
administrative headquarters here. |
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Classical Conversation group meets: Classical Conversations is a tuition-based
homeschool group that meets on Fridays. The
Foundation's classes (K-6) are led by trained
tutors who facilitate science experiments, art
projects and review games. |
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Young Living to host open house: To celebrate the completion of a new, fully
automated, state-of-the-art distillery, Young
Living Essential Oils is inviting the community
to join us for an evening of festivities on
February 15 at our Highland Flats Tree Farm. |
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February 5 |
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New
rules, diligence in bomb hoax fight:
In the wake of yet another bomb hoax at Bonners
Ferry High School last week, principal Tim
Gering on Tuesday set some new rules all BFHS
students will have to abide by, but he didn't
fail to accentuate the positive, asking students
who value their education to protect it. |
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Children's book drive on: The Community Children's Book Drive is now
underway through the month of February in
celebration of Read Across America Week, and
organizers are asking folks to "think books"
next time you go to the grocery store. |
-- School Closure --
Boundary County School District 101 schools are
closed today due to cold weather. The seventh
grade ski trip scheduled for today has been
postponed and will be rescheduled.
Lake Pend Orielle District schools in Bonner
County are also closed. |
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February 4 |
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Farm
Bill retains PILT another year: Idaho Senator Mike Crapo joined a bipartisan
majority in the U.S. Senate and voted to approve
the House-passed Agricultural Act of 2014
conference report, commonly known as the Farm
Bill. |
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Famous
pie sale right around the corner: Picture in your mind tables full of pies side by
side — lemon meringue pies with towering browned
meringue peaks; delicious double-crusted apple
pies, huckleberry pies, and cherry pies;
tempting open-faced pecan pies, and raisin-cream
pies; and whipped-cream mounded chocolate pies
and banana cream pies — that, and more, is what
you will see at the Hospital Auxiliary Pie Sale. |
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FLS
hosting Valentine's Dance: The Bonners Ferry High School Foreign Language
Society will host a Valentine's Day Dance at the
high school from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February
8. Sweethearts arriving early can get their
Valentine's Day picture taken by photographer
Katie Blumenauer beginning at 6:30 p.m. |
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Valentine's basket raffle this week:
The Friends of the Restorium Valentine’s baskets
raffle tickets can be purchased from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, February 7-8,
at Akins Harvest Foods. |
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Casey
Solt working for chance of a lifetime:
A Bonners Ferry girl now living in Post Falls
while attending cosmetology school in Spokane
has a once in a lifetime opportunity, but she
needs her hometown to help make her dream come
true. |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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February 3 |
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Cold temps
coming: The National Weather Service has issued a wind
chill watch effective Tuesday night through
Wednesday morning predicting numbing
temperatures and even colder wind chill. |
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February 2 |
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Truck
spills fertilizer, closes highway: A 62-year-old truck driver from Peck, Idaho,
lost his life Saturday when he lost control of
his tractor-trailer rig on Highway 95 in the Cocolalla area and spilled ammonium nitrate,
forcing closure of the highway for several
hours. |
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February 1 |
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BFHS
robotics team making headway: Over the past three weeks, Bonners Ferry High
School robotics FIRST Team 2130 has progressed
significantly, but with three weeks down we only
have until February 18 to get our robot done.
By Derek Reynolds |
 Pianist
Scott Kirby coming to town: The
Pearl Theater is excited to present composer,
pianist, and visual artist Scott Kirby at 7 p.m.
Thursday, February 13, at Bonners Books, 7195
Main Street, Bonners Ferry. |
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College
info night at NIC: All students and parents who are interested in
North Idaho College’s dual credit program and
other information needed after high school are
encouraged to attend College Info Night from 4
to 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 4 in the Edminster
Student Union Building, Coeur d'Alene. |
 Busy
week at Second Chance: It's been a busy week at Second Chance Animal
Adoption, with a family desperately trying to
find their lost pet, dogs found wandering who
want to go home and concern that there may be
loose hounds starving in the Camp Nine area just
as temperatures begin to plummet. But not all
the news is bad. |
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Bible book store opens Monday: A new business will open in downtown Bonners
Ferry at 10 a.m. Monday as Linda Elliston
unlocks the door at the Olive Tree Bible Book
Store at 7219 Main Street, which was the old
South Hill Furniture. |
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County
commission minutes, January 13-14 |
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Obituaries |
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Bobie
Harrison Eby,
December 29, 1932 ~ February 20, 2014 |
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Veronica Mae Abraham, May 27, 1988
~ February 7, 2014 |
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Elden
Lee Merrifield,
October 19, 1939 ~ February 12, 2014 |
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Ditler
L. "Ditty" Lauritsen,
November 2, 1953 ~ February 14, 2014 |
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Mary
Jean Carver,
September 18, 1923 ~ February 3, 2014 |
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Mildred
Irene MacDonald,
November 13, 1921 ~ February 1, 2014 |
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Phillip
Eugene "Bud" Finley, Jr.,
August 12, 1959 ~ January 29, 2014 |
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Social |
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Essay contest winners
named:
The Boundary County Human Rights Task Force has
announced the winners in the essay contest
submitted for Martin Luther King Day. |
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Local students on NIC
Dean's List:
North Idaho College recently announced its
Dean’s List for fall semester 2013. Students
eligible for the NIC Dean’s List must be
enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits and obtain a
grade point average of 3.75 or above. |
 Lyle
BCH Employee of the Year:
Charlene Lyle is Employee of the Year for 2013
at Boundary Community Hospital. Charlene has
been employed at BCH for five years. As a
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Charlene
works full time in Acute Care. |
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Sports |
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Badger boys
off to state: The Bonners Ferry Badger boys basketball team
earned a trip to state Thursday evening,
traveling to Timberlake and downing the Tigers
36-33 in a loser-out game decided at the free
throw line with only 35 seconds left on the
clock. |
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Letters |
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Concerned wife Susan:
Just read the letter about
common courtesies
while hunting. Would like to add
one other note: When hunting behind a locked
gate, do not block the gate with your vehicle! |
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Representative Raul Labrador:
On Thursday, the House passed legislation, H.R.
2954, that includes a bill and an amendment that
I introduced to aid Idaho’s agriculture
community. |
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Idaho Senator Shawn Keough:
Like you, I enjoy the outdoors and all of the
opportunities afforded to us living in such a
beautiful part of the state. We are fortunate to
have so many recreational pursuits to choose
from. With our many lakes and rivers, one of our
most popular activities is boating. Boating is
part of our way of life, but we need to make
sure that it is done in a safe and responsible
manner. |
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Mike Weland:
I would like to give kudos
to the Sandpoint Police Department for
recognizing the power of the internet and
razzies to self proclaimed “local” media that
have lost track of its value and purpose. A
wreck near Cocolalla this morning that should,
if all of us who purport to serve the public
view it honestly, sound a clarion. |
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