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Boundary County Archives ~ April, 2014 |
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April 29 |
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Capitol for a
Day |
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| Drexel Love
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years after he brought Idaho's first
"Capitol for a Day to Bonners Ferry,
Idaho Governor Butch Otter and his
entourage returned Friday to conduct the
state's business at the Memorial Hall at
the Boundary County Fairgrounds. The
governor met with local elected
officials, candidates and constituents,
and after a day of it, retreated to the
Kootenai River Inn, where the Boundary
County Republican Central Committee
hosted dinner. |
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 Finding
destiny and salvation: Wynword Press:
It's hard to imagine finding a bona fide
publishing house in a more remote setting, but
if you travel down Grouse Hill Road in Boundary
County, take the third drive on the right and
wind your way back into the woods about a
quarter of a mile, you'll find the sign, "Wynword
Press." |
 Meet
commission candidate Jeannie Robinson:
My
name is Jeannie Robinson. I am running for the
position of Boundary County Commissioner in the
May 20 primary. I have had years of experience
working as a public servant for the citizens of
Boundary County. |
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Beyond Borders to perform: The first Beyond Borders International Choir
Festival will be held Saturday, May 3, at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry. It
will culminate in a concert featuring four
different area choirs and a massed choir under
the direction of Max Mendes from Coeur d'Alene. |
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2014
Farm Tour to visit Naples: The Boundary Soil Conservation District and Farm
Bureau are once again offering their free
community farm tour. This year’s event will
feature a look at Naples. |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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April 27 |
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Newsbf in transition ... a goodbye: After more than 20 years reporting news in
Boundary County and just over three years after
launching this website, I must say "farewell" to
the wonderful people of this community and turn
over the reins on what has been a labor of love.
By Mike Weland |
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Hays,
White named Employees of the Month: Boundary County School District 101 has selected
George Hays as certified employee of the month
for April and Wendy White as the month's
classified employee. |
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VVES
kindergarten registration May 9: Valley View kindergarten registration will take
place from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, May 9, and
parents and their child who is taking that big
step up to school should plan to attend. |
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Almost
time to remove studded tires: Drivers can still use studded tires on Idaho
roadways, but only for a few days longer, the
Idaho Transportation Department announced. After
that, Gem State drivers join those in
Washington, Utah and Oregon, where the
springtime studded tire removal date has already
passed. |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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April 26 |
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Deadline
nears for ACE applications: Navigating small airplanes, controlling air
traffic and exploring Blackhawk helicopters are
all part of the Aviation Career Exploration
(ACE) Academy, June 16-18, hosted by the Idaho
Transportation Department’s Division of
Aeronautics in Boise. |
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April 24 |
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Boundary County is Capitol for a Day:
Governor
Butch Otter is bringing the State Government to
Boundary County. The Governor will be in
Boundary County on Friday, April 25. |
 Lakota
is missing: Lakota
is missing. (She answers to Koty). Age 8 Months,
weighs about 55 lbs. |
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April 22 |
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BFHS
students visit Costa Rica: “See the World with EF Tours” ... This was the
theme for the Foreign Language Society of
Bonners Ferry High School on its trip to Costa
Rica during spring break 2014. |
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Closed fire season begins May 10: Closed fire season in Idaho begins May 10 and
extends through October 20 each year. During
this period, it is unlawful for any person to
set a fire outside of an incorporated city or
town without first obtaining a fire safety burn
permit from the Idaho Department of Lands. |
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Road
work to begin on 95 near Athol: Construction has resumed on the reconstruction
of U.S. 95 from Athol to Granite, the Idaho
Transportation Department announced. The U.S. 95
work is expected to finish by October. |
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April 17 |
 Introducing
candidate Sue Larson: I
write to introduce myself to you, as I am
running for the office of Boundary County
Treasurer. My name is Sue Larson, and I already
have all of the requisite knowledge for the
office. |
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Plenty of Easter Egg hunts to choose from:
If you're looking for a plate to take your
children, dressed up in their Easter finery and
toting their darling little baskets, to
enjoy that wonderful childhood tradition of
hunting Easter eggs, you don't have to look far
if you're in Boundary County, where you have
four events to choose from Saturday. |
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April 16 |
 Caitlyn
is 2014 Ag Baby: In observance of agriculture, spring, and
new beginnings, Farm Bureau is pleased to
announce this year’s first baby of spring.
Caitlyn Paige Dunham, born March 20 to Bethany
and Anthony Dunham. |
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Dam
discharge at full capacity: In response to increased snowpack in the
Kootenai Basin during the month of March, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is discharging full
powerhouse capacity, about 25,000 cubic feet per
second, at Libby Dam. |
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Veterans Stand Down coming May 10: The 2014 North Idaho Veterans Stand Down will
take place this year from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, at the Kootenai County
Fairgrounds. The event is held annually to
provide services to homeless and disadvantaged
veterans in Coeur d’ Alene and the surrounding
communities. |
 ISP
seeking man who hit ambulance: The
Idaho State Police are asking for the public's
assistance in locating Samuel John McCartney,
36, of Twin Falls, Idaho.
McCartney was charged with inattentive driving
in Adams County after the car he was driving
collided head-on with the Council Ambulance on
Highway 95 at milepost 121 near Indian Valley on
October 22, 2013. |
 Morty
needs to find new home: Morty
is a four-year-old male Lab/Rhodesian ridgeback
mix who grew a whole lot more than the family
who picked him up from the free box
at the Bonners Ferry Farmers Market expected, and now
they are trying to find him a forever family who
can give him room to run and romp.
Update: Morty found a forever home! Thank you! |
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April 15 |
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Shaylee Ellson |
Amanda Wilson |
Kendra Urbaniak |
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Meet DYW
contestants 8 through 10: Here are the final three contestants in the 2014
Distinguished Young Women competition, which
takes place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in
the Becker Auditorium at Bonners Ferry High
School. |
 Brian
Davis living his automotive dream: After years of study and work, a dream comes
true on Saturday for a former Bonners Ferry
couple, as Brian Davis and his wife, Jenna
Richardson-Davis, open Hellbilly Customs, a
complete automotive customization shop in Coeur
d'Alene. |
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State
testing going well at VVES: The first week of Idaho State testing has gone
very well. The fifth grade has taken the Science ISAT assessment. This week we begin the new SBAC
assessment for math and language arts. By
Principal Gary Pfleuger |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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April 11 |
~ Hospital
phone maintenance planned ~
Boundary Community Hospital will be
undergoing phone system maintenance from 3 to
3:30 a.m. Monday, April 14. Please call the
Sheriff’s Office by dialing 911 for all
emergency calls during this time. |
 Lecrenski
has European dreams: Bonners
Ferry High School junior Kassy Lecrenski, whom
you may have seen working the produce aisle at
Super 1 Foods, is excited about a once in a
lifetime opportunity for travel, and while she's
working hard to make her dream come true on her
own, her community can help her, and her
aspiring classmates, get to where they hope to go. |
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Microsoft will not call to fix computer bug:
A Bonners Ferry man reported getting a phone
call today from "Microsoft" informing him that
his computer has been infected by a virus, and
insisting that he follow his instructions or
face digital catastrophe. Fortunately, he
recognized the scam before it bit him. |
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Birthday bash Saturday at the Eagles:
The Bonners Ferry Eagles are hosting a
one-of-a-kind birthday bash tomorrow evening,
one during which you can share tales, laughs and
memories of a combined 319 years of Boundary
County living in a single sitting. |
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Fire
destroys contents of Highland Flats home:
While firefighters from three departments were
able to save the shell, the interior and
contents of a storage building with upstairs
living quarters were completely destroyed by
fire Thursday afternoon, leaving an elderly man
and his dog homeless and lacking. |
 Roop
recovering in Denver after collision:
BJ Roop, 63, Naples, traveled to Denver in late
March to visit family for a few weeks, but after
shattering both ankles in a vehicle collision
March 31, the visit there will instead be for
unplanned months, time that will pass much more
quickly with well wishes from friends here at
home. |
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Library to hold meetings on expansion plans:
A series of weekly public informational meetings
will kick off next week to explain two measures
that will go before Boundary County voters May
20 that would, if approved, bring a world-class
library housing much more to Bonners Ferry. |
 Two
with ties to county indicted: Nathan Paul Davenport, 34, and Matthew Taber Annable, 39, both of whom lived in Boundary
County near Eastport when their alleged crime
spree began, were indicted Wednesday by a
federal grand jury in Boise for multiple bank
larcenies, conspiracy, and use of a deadly
weapon during a felony offense, U.S. Attorney
Wendy J. Olson announced. |
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IPNF
prescribed burns to begin: The Idaho Panhandle National Forest plans to
initiate their annual prescribed fire program
starting today and continue into the following
weeks. |
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April 9 |
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| Joslyn
Invernon |
Olivia Fee |
Savannah
Mendenhall |
Sara
Schrock |
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Meet DYW
contestants 4-7: Here are the next four contestants in this
year's Bonners Ferry Distinguished Young Women
contest; if you missed the first three,
click here! All 10 are working day and night
for the big event, which takes place at 6:30
p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the Becker
Auditorium at Bonners Ferry High School. |
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Health Fair coming May 10: Health advocates will man over fifty booths at
this year’s Health Fair sponsored by Boundary
Community Hospital, taking place on Saturday,
May 10. |
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Eight
arrested in drug sting: The Bonners Ferry Police Department announced
that at about 2 p.m. Monday, April 7, officers,
deputies and agents from the Bonners Ferry
Police Department, Boundary County Narcotics
Task Force, Boundary County Sheriff’s Office,
U.S. Forest Service Police and the U.S. Border
Patrol served narcotics related search warrants
in the 6500 Block of Madison Street and the 6600
Block of Augusta Street in Bonners Ferry. |
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Kootenai expected to reach action stage:
A forecast by the National Weather Service
predicts that the Kootenai River will reach and
slightly exceed flood action stage at about 11
a.m. Friday, April 11. |
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April 7 |
Rotary
scholarship deadline near
Applications for Bonners Ferry Rotary
Club scholarships, which are available for high
school graduating seniors as well as students
attending college or in vo-tech programs, are
due on April 17. Applications are available on
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Rotary club website. |
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Groups demand bull trout recovery plan:
Citing the fish stock’s “precarious state,”
Friends of the Wild Swan and Alliance for the
Wild Rockies filed a legal complaint Tuesday in
federal court in Portland, Oregon, faulting the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to
complete recovery plans for bull trout as
required under the Endangered Species Act. |
 Satchwell
honored for service to city: Bonners Ferry Police Chief Bob Boone recently
recognized Dean Satchwell for his years of
service to the community, both as an employee and
volunteer for the City of Bonners Ferry and the
Bonners Ferry Police Department, presenting him
with the department's Distinguished Service
award. |
 Fairgrounds
to be 'Capital for a Day:' Idaho
Governor Butch Otter is bringing the State
Government to Boundary County when he visits on
Friday, April 25, bringing part of Boise with
him. The “Capital for a Day” program is designed
to allow citizens the opportunity to engage with
the governor and his staff regarding any concern
or problem they are experiencing in dealing with
an issue in the state governmental process. |
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'Art in
the Wild' seeks talent: Friends of the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
is hosting its third annual "Art in the Wild"
art show and sale Friday and Saturday, August
29-30, and organizers recently sent out
invitations to artists who've participated in
the past, but they are sure there is much more
talent out there. |
 Pipe
bomb suspect waives prelim: Bonners
Ferry Police Chief Bob Boone reports that pipe
bomb suspect Allen Stafford, also known as
Avery, appeared in front of Judge Justin Julian
on Friday and waived his preliminary hearing. |
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March a
nice, wet month in the basin: Libby Dam's April water supply forecast for
April to August has been helped considerably by
a lot of moisture received in the region in
March, an extremely wet month in the Kootenai
Basin. |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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Obituaries |
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Sharon Maxine Davis Merrifield,
January 6, 1941 ~ March 28, 2014 |
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Robert
Harlan Lawson,
June 6, 1925 ~ April 19, 2014 |
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Arthur J. Brasher,
January, 1940 ~ April 6, 2014 |
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Don
J. Hoagland,
April 1, 2014 |
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Social |
 Mendez
Student of the Month: Having
goals is important to Victor Mendez, Upsilon
Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Women Educators’
student of the month for April. Whether it is on
the soccer field where he plays forward for the
team, learning new things in his classes and
achieving a 3.4 GPA, helping first graders learn
to read at Valley View where he volunteers, or
looking to his future at the University of Idaho
where he will attend in the fall, this senior
says he does his best when he has set goals. |
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Sports |
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IDFG considers increased kokanee harvest:
Continued improvement of North Idaho’s Lake Pend
Oreille kokanee population has the Idaho
Department of Fish and Game considering an
increase to the harvest limit. |
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April
busy for Lady Badgers softball: April continues to be a busy month for the
high school softball team, with many girls
putting in time for both the JV and Varsity
squads. With six games over the course of six
days between the two, the Badgers had a
disappointing record to show for a hard fought
week of softball. With many close loses, the
team went 1-5 overall between April 14 through
19. |
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Adam
Hall qualifies for 2014 World Team trials:
In his first tournament since his ACL knee
surgery last August, Adam Hall qualified for the
2014 World Team Trials at the Las Vegas/ASICS
U.S. Open wrestling tournament April 18-19. |
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Busy week for Badger girls: It sure has been a busy week for the Badger
softball team! With seven games in the past six
days they have earned a well-deserved day of
rest on Sunday. |
 Kelly's
Excavating wins championship: The Boundary County Volleyball Association
finished their season with a round robin
tournament and in a close competition between
the top three teams, Kelly’s Excavating won the
‘A' League championship. |
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Letters |
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Congressman Raul Labrador:
Last week, President Obama and Attorney General
Holder once again showed their disregard for our
nation’s laws and their refusal to follow the
system of checks and balances enshrined in our
Constitution. |
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Congressman Raul Labrador:
Nearly every day, the Obama administration
announces a new policy or regulation that
undermines our Constitutional rights and stifles
our economy. The EPA, in particular, has put out
some egregious regulations that have a direct
and negative impact on the people of Idaho. |
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Dean Satchwell:
Thank you for your article, "Satchwell
honored for service to the city," but I
would like to clarify the treatment I am
undergoing for Multiple Myeloma and share
information that may be of help to others in the
community. |
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Rosanne Smith:
Wow! The proposed Fab
Lab/library/college/extension office will be the Taj Majal of Boundary
County! |
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Congressman Raul Labrador:
Last week, President Obama announced that 7.1
million Americans had enrolled in the Obamacare
exchanges by the March 31st deadline.
This was portrayed as a major victory for the
President but, not for the first time, he is
missing the point about his signature health
care law. |
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Senator Shawn Keough:
This is the last update from the legislative
session which has now come to a close. Thank you
for reading and for staying in touch! This
newsletter will continue periodically as the
work shifts from the legislative session to
constituent focused work and as we begin the
campaign season. |
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Congressman Raul Labrador:
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral
arguments in a landmark case that will help
decide the future of religious freedom in
America. The justices are weighing the
constitutionality of one of the most
controversial aspects of Obamacare - the
requirement that employers must provide birth
control and abortifacients to their employees,
even if doing so violates their deeply-held
religious beliefs. |
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