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January 31 |
High school
locked down, gun reported: Bonners Ferry High School went into lockdown
this afternoon after a student reported that
another student had a firearm on campus. That
report proved false.
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Chamber members
reminded it's dues time: The
Bonners Ferry Chamber of Commerce would like to
remind members that it's time to budget for this
year's dues, and encourage businesses that
haven't joined yet that now is a great time to
do so! |
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January 30 |
 Mrs.
Doolin honored: When
you walk into the third grade classroom at
Naples Magnet School you may see students hard
at work at their desks while their teacher walks
around the room supervising their work and
offering instruction. You are sure to see a loving smile
and hear the words of encouragement from their
teacher, Mrs. Reenie Doolin.
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 Tragedy
on the North Hill: A passing motorist isn't sure of the exact
circumstances, it happened so fast, but the
Idaho Sheriff's Office is investigating a death
this morning on the North Hill as either a case
of apparent homicide or vehicular manslaughter
after an as yet unidentified orange met its
gruesome and tragic demise. It's not
necessarily news.
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 Local
woman to attend MoH ceremony: On Monday, February 11, President Barak Obama
will confer the nation's highest award for
bravery, the Medal of Honor, upon Clinton Romesha for his actions in combat at Outpost
Keating October 3, 2009, in Afghanistan. Among
those attending the ceremony will be Jessica
Tingley, Bonners Ferry, whose brother, Joshua
Kirk, was one of eight American soldiers to die
in the Battle of Kamdesh.
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Club 55 to open
Super Bowl Sunday: After months of work cleaning, scrubbing,
painting and remodeling, an old venue is opening
Sunday with a brand new look and feel, as
Bonners Ferry American Legion Post 55 assumes
management of their lounge, now renamed Club 55,
for the first time in more than 30 years.
Club 55 will reopen to the public at 2 p.m.
Sunday, February 23, just in time to air Super
Bowl XLVIII on their big new 60-inch television.
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 Dianna
Cossairt employee of the month: Dianna Cossairt, a para-professional Title I
aide at Valley View Elementary, was named
Boundary County School District 101 classified
employee of the month for January.
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Badger Building
Center now open: There's a new building supply store in town;
after months of work, Badger Building Center, 34
Swift Lane off Highway 95 at the top of the
North Hill, opened its doors to customers on
Monday.
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 Will
it stay or will it go? At the beginning of the school year, Valley View
Elementary principal Gary Pfleuger set a series
of reading and writing goals for all the
students there, and made them a promise; he
wouldn't cut his mustache unless they reached
them.
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Krispy Kreme
donuts for Valentine's Day: The third annual Boundary County Youth Crisis
and Domestic Violence Hotline Valentine's Day
fundraiser is now underway, offering the
opportunity to give your sweetie s big box of
Krispy Kreme donuts.
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Odds and ends from
Valley View: We are halfway through the school year—we must
be having fun, ‘cuz time is sure flying! I typed
up a list of upcoming events, listed below, and
we are busy. I have a number of odds and ends to
let you know about.
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County commission
minutes, January 7-8
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County commission
minutes, January 14-15 |
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January 28 |
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Local woman
learning new culture in Peace Corps: After two years of applying to join the Peace
Corps, changing my mind repeatedly before fully
committing to it, and three months of intensive
language and cultural training, I found myself
in a small village in Central Ukraine. By
Molly Rivkin
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 Testa
first new pilot of 2013: Sam
Testa is Northern Air’s first private pilot of
2013. He has worked long and hard at getting his
license.
He started flying with Northern Air in the early
part of 2010 but got a busy with life and had to
put flying on the back burner for a while.
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Funds available for
Kootenai River restoration: Landowners in the
Kootenai River Basin in Boundary County may be eligible for
USDA cost-share funds to restore fish and wildlife habitat
on their property. Boundary County is the focus of a special
Natural Resources Conservation Service initiative to
provide funds through the Environmental Quality
Incentives Program.
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Court records and
sheriff's log |
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January 27 |
 Naples
Community Watch issues alert: While
he's currently in jail, a place he's apparently
not unfamiliar with, Naples Community Watch has
issued an alert for residents to be on the
lookout for Kenneth McGuire, 28, who is a
suspect in several burglaries in Bonner and
Boundary Counties.
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Pack 114
enjoys exciting Pinewood Derby: The Naples Elementary gym was a hive of activity
Saturday as 31 Cub Scouts and Webelos from Pack
114 gathered to compete in the 2013 Pinewood
Derby and carry on a lasting legacy, racing on a
track hand-built by long-time scout leader Rich
Carlson and his sons. A News Bonners Ferry
pictorial.
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Winter weather
advisory issued: The National Weather Service this morning issued
a winter weather advisory over North Idaho and
northeast Washington, calling for snow just in
time for the Monday morning commute. |
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January 26 |
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Restorium earns Silver Award: One day in mid-September, a team of inspectors
from the Idaho Health and Welfare Department's
Bureau of Facility Standards showed up
unannounced at the Community Restorium to embark
on one of the most thorough inspections required
of state assisted living facilities.
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'Fill the
Bus' drive a success: Empty school buses pulled into the parking lots
at three local grocery stores Monday for the
sixth-annual "Fill the Bus" food drive, but they
didn't sit empty for long, as once again the
people of Boundary County showed their
generosity and hard work in fine fashion.
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 DYW
orientation Monday: Bonners Ferry’s Distinguished Young Women’s
Scholarship Program is accepting applications
from high school girls graduating in 2014. The
program will take place on April 27, 2013, in at
the Becker Auditorium, located at Bonners Ferry
High School. The orientation meeting for
participating students and their parents will be
held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2013, in
the Bonners Ferry High School Library.
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Water runoff
predictions scaled back: The bad news is that, after a mostly dry late
December and first three weeks of January,
forecasts of available water runoff volumes
during this coming spring and summer in the
Columbia River basin have been trending
downward.
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Northwest could
feel global warming early:
“Evidence for climate change abounds, from the
top of the atmosphere to the depths of the
oceans. This evidence has been compiled by
scientists and engineers from around the world,
using satellites, weather balloons,
thermometers, buoys, and other observing
systems,” according to a new report prepared for
the U.S. government with the contributions of
more than 1,000 individuals. |
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January 24 |
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Last chance to be
included in walking map: The
Friends of Downtown are once again publishing
the Bonners Ferry Downtown Walking Map and
Business Directory, and if you're not in it yet,
you'd better hurry and call (208) 267-1000, the
deadline is 1 p.m. today! |
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January 23 |
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| It's
a little hard to see, but this shot was
taken from underneath the Highway 95
underpass from Arizona Street. The dark
object seen through the haze of falling
snow is a semi that jack-knifed
projecting over the edge of the
overpass. |
| Geoff Mason
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Semi jack-knifed in town |
7:23 p.m.: Crews are responding to a jack-knifed
semi on Highway 95 on the South Hill in Bonners
Ferry near Kootenai Street. Lane blockage is
reported, and the truck is leaking an unknown
fluid. Road conditions are worsening, and
extreme caution is advised if you have to drive
this evening. 8 p.m.: The southbound lane of
U.S. 95 is blocked at Kootenai Street as
emergency crews work to contain the leakage and
clear the scene of this accident. Other
slide-offs are being reported and driving
conditions are continuing to worsen. 8:55 p.m.:
It was just reported that crews anticipate the
wreck will be cleared in about half an hour.
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 A
tip of the H.A.T.S.: A vision comes to life: “Today we have H.A.T.S.,” a teacher announces as
an eruption explodes with enthusiastic students
showing excitement and unbridled energy for what
is to come.
With overwhelming success, the H.A.T.S. program
at the Naples Magnet School has enhanced learning with a variety of classes
and enriched learning.
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 Boundary
County celebrates 98th birthday: On this day,
January 23, 1915, Bonner County, Idaho, was
split and a new county, named Boundary, was
created, with its county seat established in
Bonners Ferry. Looking Back, by Jack Flinn
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Winter weather
advisory issued for snow: The National Weather Service has issued a winter
weather advisory for North Idaho and the
northeastern Washington mountains, calling for a
chance of four inches of snow in the valleys
tonight.
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Tax info for
unemployed now on-line: Unemployment insurance claimants who need the
federal 1099-G tax information forms to complete
their 2012 tax returns can download the forms
directly from the internet.
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Labrador pleased
with committee assignments: The Office of Congressman Raúl R. Labrador is
pleased to announce the following subcommittee
assignments were made at the Republican
Organizational Caucus meetings held yesterday. |
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January 22 |
County subdivision
violation notices going out:
With the way the real estate market has been of
late, there haven't been that many land
divisions in Boundary County outside city limits
since the new county zoning and subdivision
ordinance was adopted in October, 2011, but
according to zoning administrator Dan Studer,
there have been several of late that haven't
been done according to the new regulations.
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 Outgoing
ISP chief to assess school safety:
Governor
C.L. “Butch” Otter announced earlier this month
that Colonel Jerry Russell, who is retiring as
Idaho State Police director this month, has
agreed to assess and recommend possible safety
and security improvements in Idaho’s public
schools.
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Court
record's and sheriff's log |
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Crews responding to tanker fire |
3:45 p.m.: Emergency crews are responding to a
report of a tanker truck on fire on Highway 95
in the Monk Creek area in the northern part of
the county. It is unknown if there are injuries
or if the highway is blocked. Please avoid the
area if at all possible, and exercise extreme
caution if you must travel in that area. 4 p.m.:
It's now reported the fire is out and there is
no lane blockage. Ambulance crews and emergency
responders are standing down.
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Photo by David
Brinkman |
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Logging truck accident Highway 2 |
A log truck lost its load on Highway 2 near
Three Mile at about 12:30 p.m., blocking the
eastbound lane. Please use caution if driving in
the area. There are no injuries.
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January 20 |
Labrador vows to
defend Constitution: This week the President announced a series of
executive actions that he would take regarding
firearms laws at a theatrical press conference
at which the President surrounded himself with
children. Like many of you, I found the
President's use of children to drive his agenda
shameful. by U.S. Congressman Raul Labrador
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Food thieves risk
'a face full of sorry,' First it was firewood, now food? Times must be
tougher than most of us think. A Naples woman
posted notice on Facebook this morning warning residents to lock up
their freezers ... hers is on her enclosed
porch, she wrote, and she's had food stolen
three times in the past two weeks.
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Layoffs
possible at Troy Mine: Rockslides in unused areas of the Troy Mine in
Lincoln County, Montana, forced suspension of
operations there December 1, and uncertainty on
when the mine can reopen has raised the
possibility of layoffs.
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'Give Kids a Smile'
in February: This February, Idaho dentists and their
staffs throughout the state will be providing free dental care to
uninsured children whose families are unable to
afford care as part of the 11th Annual "Give
Kids A Smile" program.
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Idaho December
jobless rate lowest in four years: Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate
dropped another two-tenths of a percentage point
in December to 6.6 percent - the lowest rate in
nearly four years. |
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January 17 |
 Penguin
Plunge changing venue: This year's Penguin Plunge, in which intrepid
and slightly crazy people immerse themselves in
frigid water in support of Idaho Special
Olympics, will still be in the cold, cold
Kootenai River, but a little closer to town, in
a place where getting warmed back up shouldn't
be quite as hard as it was for last year's
plungers.
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Air stagnation
advisory issued: For many in Boundary County wheezing and
coughing from a nasty flu bug making the rounds,
the next several days may get even worse, as a
mass of stagnant air has settled over the
region.
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 Barbara
Buchanan appointed to bench: Governor
C.L. “Butch” Otter announced the appointment
Wednesday of Bonner County Magistrate Barbara
Buchanan to succeed First District Judge Steve
Verby.
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Appeal hearing set
on gravel pit permit: Boundary County
Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 9
a.m. Tuesday, February 19, to accept public comment on
two appeals of Conditional Use Permit 11-063
granted Tungsten Holdings, Inc., to operate a
gravel pit on a seven acre parcel located 1.6 miles south of Porthill on the Farm to Market Road.
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Student admits to
bomb threat: A student has confessed to perpetrating the bomb
scare that forced evacuation of the Bonners
Ferry Middle School on Tuesday, and a special
school board meeting is being set up, possibly
next week, to decide on disciplinary measures to
be taken by the school.
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Moyie Springs City
Council minutes, December 5 |
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January 16 |
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NIC to hold
dual credit info night: High school juniors and seniors interested in
the North Idaho College dual credit program are
invited, along with their families, to the NIC
Dual Credit Information Night, taking place at
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, at the NIC
Center, S102 Euclid, Sandpoint. |
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January 15 |
Students forced to
evacuate middle school: It's the start of a new year, but some terribly
bad old habits are lingering as the Bonners
Ferry Middle School was evacuated once again for
a bomb threat scribbled in a restroom stall; the
fourth so far in local schools this school year.
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 Dr.
Newhouse to help fill void: Chuck
Newhouse, M.D., has agreed to help for two
months with the treatment of Dr. Lucero’s
patients during this time of transition
following Ernie Lucero’s unexpected passing.
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Valley View Student
Council minutes: Teresa Rae has offered to help the Student
Council prepare and promote activities. One of
her jobs will be to publish a Student Newspaper.
To begin with, we need a name for the paper.
Please enter your ideas for this in the Student
Council Suggestion Box.
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Photo courtesy Micheline
Riley |
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Panel van crashes
onto Pine Island Road: An Aramark panel van traveling south went off
Highway 95 at at 10:57 a.m. today, knocked down
a power pole and came to rest on its side on
Pine Island Road. |
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January 14 |
Petition hopes
to keep Riverside School open: A Bonners Ferry mother has launched a petition
to keep the Riverside Alternative High School
open, and in just two days and with little
fanfare, 110 people have affixed their digital
signature.
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Court records and
sheriff's log |
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January 13 |
 Most
befriended local Facebook page? Mirror,
mirror, on the wall ... who has the most popular
local Facebook page of all? From Bonners Ferry,
that is. If you answered, "the one that asks us,
'If you could wave a magic wand and for just a
few minutes, your pets would have the ability to
perfectly understand everything you said to
them... what would you tell them?'" you might be
right. |
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January 11 |
 County
icon stepping down: If the late Gladys Richardson earned the
sobriquet "Ma Badger," it would be safe to say
Ron Smith has earned the title "Pa Badger." As a
devout Badger fan and the longest serving
commissioner ever to serve the people of
Boundary County, Idaho, his greatest joy has
been to watch "his" students and his community
succeed.
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2012
sets dubious U.S. weather records: 2012 was warmest and second most extreme year on
record for the contiguous U.S., according to an
analysis
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/
released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's National Climatic Data Center.
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County commission minutes, November 26-27
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County commission minutes, December 3-4
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County commission minutes, December 10-11
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County commission minutes, December 17-18 |
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January 10 |
Roads hazardous all
over state: A series of storms in Idaho this week is
creating difficult driving conditions and has
prompted several highway closures or warnings
throughout the state. The Idaho Transportation
Department encourages motorists to check highway and weather
conditions before traveling on state highways or
interstates.
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Children's Choir
expanding with the Pearl: The Pearl Theater is pleased to announce our new
collaboration with the Bonners Ferry Community
Children’s Choirs that will expand opportunities
for kids to take part.
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Meeting set on SPCC
Regulations: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
will hold a meeting for agricultural producers
to learn about the U.S. EPA Spill Prevention,
Control and Countermeasure Regulation (SPCC)
regulation and what to do to be in compliance.
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Samaritans keep
family warm: While no culprits have been identified in an
alleged theft of a family's supply of firewood,
their future is once again warm thanks to
several Good Samaritans who stepped up and
replenished the woodpile.
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Fill the Bus
food drive coming: The sixth-annual Boundary County Fill the Bus
food drive to re-stock shelves at the local food
bank is taking place at all three local grocery
stores on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday,
January 21.
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Deadline
approaches for school trustee: The January 23 deadline for letters of interest
from those interested in filling the vacant zone
2 trustee position on the Boundary County School
District 101 board is fast approaching, and
those who'd like to be considered are encouraged
to submit their letters.
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Gearing up
for spelling bees: Students in 54 schools in 11 North Idaho
districts, including home-schoolers, are gearing
up to compete in spelling bees this month to
qualify them for the North Idaho Spelling Bee
taking place Marc 23 at North Idaho College.
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State
launches 'transparency' website: Earlier today, Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter and
State Controller Brandon D. Woolf jointly
announced the launch of Transparent Idaho, the
state's new financial transparency website
developed by the Controller's Office. |
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January 9 |
Dillin, Romine
school Employees of the Month: Boundary County School District’s employees of
the month for December are Mount Hall fourth
grade teacher Julie Dillin, certificated, and
high school custodian Jessie Romine, classified.
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Talent needed for
original production: The Pearl Theater is seeking community actors
and singers for an exciting musical theater
production to be staged the first two weekends
in March. |
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January 8 |
 'Emory's
Gift' a Boundary County must read: A good work
of fiction can make the reader forget all they know, for the
moment, and fall into the tale the writer conveys. There’s a
book in the Boundary County Library, “Emory’s Gift,” signed
by acclaimed author W. Bruce Cameron, that does just that.
It’s the joy of fiction, but the bane of all but the best
writers. Especially when the fiction is set directly in a
place familiar to some. A place like Boundary County, Idaho,
featuring a town that’s never been but places we all know. |
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January 7 |
Reading and writing
on tap at Valley View: At the beginning of a new year, it is exciting
to think of the possibilities. My thoughts go to
the strengthening of student minds and
improved/informed decision making. The life
skills made possible through the writing and
reading process is huge.
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Final tally in
on Festival of Trees: People flooded into Boundary County Fairgrounds
Memorial Hall on Saturday, December 8, for the
17th Annual Festival of Trees. The event that
began in 1996 to raise money for the local
hospital, Boundary Community Hospital, continues
today.
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amily to Family
class offered: Family to Family, a 12 week
course for family and friends of individuals with mental
illness, is being offered by the Far North Chapter of
National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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Use caution on
Forest Service roads: Forest visitors are urged to use caution when
traveling forest roads in the Bonners Ferry area
as increased logging truck traffic is expected.
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Theft of firewood
leaves family cold: On Sunday morning, Misty Reader's son went out
as he does every morning when the wood pile by
the stove goes low to fetch some more firewood,
but all he found were a few lonely pieces.
When he went in and told mom, she couldn't
believe it, but when she went out to check, she
discovered, to her shock, that it was true. The
full cord she bought just before Christmas was
gone, apparently stolen in the night.
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Winter storm warning
issued: The National Weather Service, Spokane, early
this morning upgraded a winter weather advisory
issued yesterday to a winter storm warning for
heavy snow through 4 p.m. today.
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Court records and
sheriff's log |
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January 6 |
Sold out
Moose Madness games rescheduled: Bonners Ferry High School's Moose Madness
basketball games, originally scheduled against
Sandpoint December 20 but cancelled due to snow,
will instead take place this Friday, January 11.
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Zip Trip to
close for remodel: The store that never closes in Bonners Ferry,
the Cenex Zip Trip, 6723 Main Street, will close
for a week beginning at 6 a.m. Monday for an
extensive interior remodel. |
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January 4 |
 Benefit
slated for Cheryl Jackson: A
bowl-a-thon and raffle fundraiser will be held
at AJ's Lanes, 6696 South Main, to help Cheryl
Jackson, Bonners Ferry, and her family as she
undergoes treatment for stage four
endometriosis.
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Brutal cold could
be coming: AccuWeather today reports that beginning near or just
past the middle of the month, signs are pointing
toward waves of frigid air moving southward
across North America from the North Pole.
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Tribe working to
bring back burbot: The odds are long, but Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
biologists and others are hoping this year to
witness a rebirth of burbot reproductive
activity in north Idaho’s Kootenai
River-reservoir-tributary system.
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Idaho gets ok
for health insurance exchange: Idaho received an important endorsement to
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s determination to
create a state-based health insurance exchange
yesterday. The federal Health and Human Services
Department announced it had given conditional
approval for Idaho to create a state exchange.
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Crapo sentenced,
issues statement: U.S.
Senator Mike Crapo, charged with DUI after
running a red light December 23 in Alexandra,
Virginia, pled guilty to the misdemeanor charge
Friday. After being sentenced, he issued a
statement taking responsibility for his lapse
and apologizing to his family, his church, his
colleagues and to the people he represents. |
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January 3 |
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Highway 95
closed due to collision |
5:30 p.m.: Highway 95 is blocked near milepost
494 due to a two-vehicle collision and backed up
for nearly a mile. No traffic is moving except
emergency crews responding. At least one person
is injured. Motorists stuck at the scene of a
two-vehicle collision, apparently also involving
a moose, on Highway 95 near milepost 494 are
being advised that it will take considerable
time to get the scene cleared and traffic
moving. Traffic is blocked in both directions,
Motorists traveling south should use McArthur
Lake Road as a detour rather than Shiloh Loop.
According to a motorist on-scene, northbound
traffic is blocked from using either detour
route. 6:30 p.m.: Traffic is now moving in one
lane. 7:43 p.m.: Highway 95 has been reopened.
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Christmas eve ruined by vandals: Joe Ward and his wife, Adelle, came to Boundary
County to enjoy the good life and spend time
with their grandchildren after his retirement
from a career as a math teacher in big-city
schools. After what happened Christmas eve,
they're beginning to wonder if this piece of
heaven is all it's cracked up to be.
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'Operation Sunflower' rescuing exploited kids: One hundred twenty-three victims of child sexual
exploitation were identified by U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland
Security Investigations (HSI)
special agents during an international operation aimed at
rescuing victims and targeting individuals who own, trade
and produce images of child pornography. |
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January 2 |
Loneliness likely
too much to bear for missing man: The man who
sheriff's deputies and search and dive rescue members have
spent two days looking for up Smith Creek likely died of
loneliness, authorities say. Based on notes and letters
found in his home, Richard Corday, 66, who had never been
married, lost his will to live when his last companion, the
dog he loved, was killed in what he believed was a cougar
attack.
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Crews searching
for missing man: Boundary County sheriff's deputies and Search and
Dive Rescue members have been scouring Smith Creek and
the Kootenai River near Copeland since Monday
morning after a daypack was discovered at Smith
Creek Hydro, along with a set of footprints leading to
the top of Smith Creek Falls, where a pair of
shoes were found.
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 Famed
children's poet to visit Valley View: Get
ready to have some fun; nationally-acclaimed
children's author and poet Kenn Nesbitt,
Spokane, is coming to visit Valley View School
on Wednesday, January 16.
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 Pamela
Benton to play the Pearl: Playing a variety of
styles that defy categorization, Spokane
multi-instrumentalist Pamela Benton will perform in concert
at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 12, at the Pearl Theater.
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Idaho delegation
weighs in on fiscal cliff deal: Idaho's First District U.S. Congressional
delegation issued statements regarding the
passage New Years Day of a deal to stave off a
looming fiscal crises, and while the statements
differ, all agree the deal leaves a lot of work
to be done. |
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January 1 |
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Car versus deer near Naples Bridge |
6:19 p.m.: A car versus moose collision was reported in the
northbound lane on Highway 95 near milepost 496, near the Naples
Bridge, and emergency crews are arriving at the scene. The
vehicle involved bears Montana plates. Traffic is down to one
lane. Highway 95 was reopened at 7:30 p.m.
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Rotary
names Students of the Month: The Bonners Ferry Rotary Club introduced its
2012 year end Students of the Month at their
meeting December 18. Lakota McClean and Michael
Warren were named November's Students of the
Month; Hailey Beazer and Jacob Gray were so
honored for December.
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Unemployment
benefits end for thousands: Federal extended unemployment benefits have been
terminated for over 6,000 jobless Idaho workers. |
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Social |
 Valentine's
basket raffle starting: The
Friends of the Restorium will be selling raffle
tickets for two Valentine's Day baskets designed
and donated by Donna Jo Dirks, and they'll be
signing up new members as well.
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Hospital
Auxiliary calling for pies: The Boundary Community Hospital Ladies'
Auxiliary will host their annual pie sale on
Friday, February 22, and they're welcoming pie
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Bonnie
Peterson looking to renew acquaintances: Bonnie McGlocklin was born in Bonners Ferry July
30, 1935, and went to schools here through the
ninth grade. She won't be able to come back for
the
All-Class Reunion in August, but she would
like to renew old acquaintances.
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Poetry
Alive! visits county schools: Poetry Alive! gave performances for the Bonners
Ferry High School, Boundary County Middle
School, and Valley View Elementary January 9.
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Obituaries |
Edward
Charles Neumayer, October 27, 1924 ~ January 20,
2013
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Chet
Goodson,
July 20, 1930 ~ January 25, 2013
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Bernadine Carol Boy Chief,
October 15, 1960 ~ January 22, 2013
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Beverly
Lou Tuin,
October 17, 1929 ~ January 15, 2013
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Florence
Virginia "Ginger" Pintok,
November 5, 1926 ~ January 16, 2013
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Jeanette
Hanket Wagner, November 2, 1926 ~ January 14, 2013
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James Francis O’Leary,
January 21, 1948 ~ January 12, 2013
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Raymond (Ray) Elsberry,
January 6, 1925 ~ December 27, 2012
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Dorothy Kittell,
May 2, 1934 ~ January 7, 2013
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Linda Faye Freeman,
October 24, 1946 ~ January 6, 2014
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Stacy Gjovik Gamet,
April 27, 1971 ~ January 6, 2013
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Emma Rose Decker,
June 8, 1925 ~ January 1, 2013
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Grace Lucille Irons,
February 15, 1939 ~ December 26, 2012
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Sports |
Future Badger
Basketball starts soon: Boys and girls in third through sixth grade who
are interested in participating in Future Badger
Basketball need to get their registrations in to
Boundary County Parks and Rec by February 16;
that's the day the first clinic is being held.
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Super Hunt
entries on sale now: Even hunters who don't draw a
tag win in Fish and Game's Super Hunt drawings for a chance at
the hunt of a lifetime. The deadline to enter is May 31 for the
first drawing in June.
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Badgers win
antlers, Sandpoint wins games: The Sandpoint Bulldogs won both varsity games in
front of a sold-out Badger crowd Friday night,
but the Badgers came away with the antlers, and
no one lost in this year's delayed Moose Madness
match-up.
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Lottery open for
popular rental cabin: The
St. Joe Ranger District is now accepting lottery
applications for reservation rental dates at the
popular Red Ives Cabin. Lottery applications
must be received by February 28, 2013.
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New hunting, fishing
rules in effect: Several new rules, including a mentored hunting
program and changes to fishing rules, take
effect today; all of them are subject of
legislative review. |
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Letters |
Governor Butch Otter: Yesterday I submitted legislation to create a
state-based health insurance exchange. I learned
that your state legislators are hearing from
constituents who would rather cede all control
to the federal government to make decisions
about your health care coverage.
It's time for Idahoans to tell their elected
officials that they want Idaho to be actively
engaged in the decision-making process by taking
a seat at the table.
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Lee
Haarstick: Three disturbing trends are converging that
should have every American rushing to get their
ducks in a row. Something paramount is in the
wind ... and it's anybody's guess when or how it
will all go down.
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Dana Kunz: I know you report about more important things
than this, but I need to put this out there.
Earlier this week, the neighbor's loose dogs
attacked my chickens and killed two of them.
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