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It's time to gear up for Bonners Ferry Swish, coming July 14,
and help is needed moving the hoops from the fairgrounds to
various locations around town at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. If
enough folks show up, it should only take a couple of hours.
Those who'd like to help are asked to meet at at the fairgrounds
by the horse barns at the appointed time.
Dual credit
opportunities growing at BFHS:It took her several years to be able to offer it
to her students, but Bonners Ferry High School
Spanish teacher Linda Hall jumped through myriad
hoops to make hers the first academic class in
Boundary County to offer students dual credit,
saving them big dollars when they graduate and
move on to college.
Free rapid HIV
testing offered: In recognition of National HIV Testing Day on
June 1, Panhandle Health District will offer
free Rapid HIV testing in its offices in all
five northern counties at specific times
throughout June. The rapid tests produce results
in about 15 minutes.
Venus to transit sun in
rare display: On June 5, 2012, Venus will pass across the face
of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one
alive today will likely see again.
Readers respond to Smith upset:
I've been covering local elections in Boundary
County for more than 20 years, and yesterday's
primary went pretty much as I'd anticipated with
one exception; Commissioner Ron Smith's 198-vote
loss to challenger Lee Pinkerton.
Museum gets $2,000
grant: The Boundary County Historical Museum, Bonners
Ferry, was awarded $2,000 for local interpretive
exhibits to accompany the Smithsonian exhibit
"The Way We Worked," on display from May 12
through June 23, 2012.
New road-kill rules
take effect: New rules approved during Idaho's recent
legislative session allow people to recover,
possess and sell certain wildlife killed by
accidental vehicle collisions.
Solar eclipse coming Sunday:
Something strange is about to happen to the shadows
beneath your feet.
On Sunday, May 20, the Moon will pass in front
of the sun, transforming sunbeams across the
Pacific side of Earth into fat crescents and
thin rings of light.
Pinkerton
upsets Smith: With 32.8% of registered Boundary County voters
casting ballots today, only one race saw a
primary incumbent ousted, as long-time public
servant Ron Smith, who has served the county as
both sheriff and county commissioner, fell to
challenger Lee Pinkerton, 999 votes to 801.
Tuesday, May 15, was Valley View's "dress as
your favorite character from a book or famous person
from history day." All participants earned a
certificate and classroom winners earned a giant
pencil. "It was really awesome," said fifth grader
Randy Burdett from Mrs. Johnson's class. The
classroom winners were: Presidents JFK and Richard
Nixon, Elvis Presley, Laura Ingalls, Paul Bunyan,
Lucy Pevancy, Nancy Drew, Derek Jeter, Batgirl,
Bellatrix Lestrange, Dorothy, and Sacagewea.
'Handsome Men' vie
for Mr. BFHS: On the night of April 20, 2012, the lights of
the Becker Auditorium shone down on 17 elated
high school senior men, also known as The
Handsome Men’s Club.
Time to fly!Spring is really here! This is one of the most
beautiful times of year to be outside - the
fields and trees are a vibrant green, and the
brilliant blue sky outlines the snow peaked
mountains and the brilliant white clouds. It is
the time of year fill the plane with gas and
take to the skies!
Crapo, Risch work to
save PILT funding: Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have
sent a letter to the Senate conferees of the
transportation conference committee, urging them
to keep the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and
county payment programs in the final version of
the legislation.
U.S., Canada work to
ease cross-border business: Secretary of Homeland Security Janet
Napolitano and Canada's Minister of Citizenship,
Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney,
announced yesterday joint consultations with
stakeholders on cross-border business -
increasing efforts to facilitate business travel
between the United States and Canada.
PHD hosting free
teen dental party: Panhandle Health District will give teens from
low-income families residing in Bonner and
Boundary counties protection for their teeth and
more at a dental party May 31 at the Sandpoint
Teen Center, 104 S. Division Ave. in Sandpoint.
Coming back ... slowly:
It happened in an instant April 22, so sudden
and subtle that I didn't even know my life had
changed profoundly until I reached for a glass
of ice tea. It's the reason you've seen so
little change on these pages for the past
several weeks. By Mike Weland.
Ashby to receive
Idaho Medal of Honor: Idaho State Police Corporal Allen Ashby, the son
of Mike and Linda Ashby, Moyie Springs, is one
of 10 peace officers and two firefighters set to
recieve the Idaho Medal of Honor from Governor
Butch Otter on Friday, May 18.
Alicia Hedrick talks of Costa Rica adventure:
Alicia Hedrick, the oldest daughter of Will and
Tammy Hedrick, Bonners Ferry, is in her junior
year at Northwest Nazarene University with a
double major in secondary education and biology.
Last week she spoke in local classrooms and to the
Rotary Club about her research last summer in Costa
Rica.
Adam Hall
competes at 2012 Olympic trials: Every
wrestler dreams of the Olympics, including Adam
Hall, former Bonners Ferry Badger and current
assistant wrestling coach at Columbia
University. Hall, the son of Roland and Linda
Hall, Bonners Ferry, competed in the 2012 Olympic
Trials in Iowa City in an effort to represent
the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in
London.
June 9 is Free
Fishing Day in Idaho:
Saturday, June 9, is Free Fishing Day in Idaho,
and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game
invites veteran and novice anglers of all ages,
residents and nonresidents alike, to celebrate
the day by fishing anywhere in Idaho without a
license.
The Boundary County Historical Society presents the
history and lore of Idaho's lookout towers
by Paul Rawlings and Debbie Aaron at the Boundary County
Museum at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome!
Friday, May 25
Naples Kindergarten registration: 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Student must be five years old by
September 1, 2012. Please bring certified birth
certificate and updated immunization record. Students
without those documents will be able to register, but
will not be allowed in class until the required
documents are on file.
Saturday, May 26
The 5k Mutt Strutt, sponsored by
Pawsitive Works, takes off from the
fairgrounds at 9 a.m., registration begins at 8 a.m.
Cost is $10 per
dog/human team or $20 for the whole family. Early
application forms are available at the Groove Studio in
downtown Bonners Ferry or on the Pawsitive Works
website. To find out more, call (208) 610-9062.
Monday, May 28
Memorial Day ... a day of rememberance.
Schedule, participants and events pending.
Tuesday, May 29
Bonners Ferry High School Band in
concert, 7 p.m., Becker Auditorium.
