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Boundary County Archives ~ June, 2013 |
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June 30 |
 Training
conference a big success: If you were going to get lost, last weekend
would have been the time to do it. The Idaho
State Search and Rescue Association summer
training conference brought volunteer Search and
Rescue members from all over the state, British
Columbia and Montana along with law enforcement
from city, county, state and federal agencies to
Bonners Ferry. |
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Local students earn NIC Dean's List honors:
Four Boundary County students at North
Idaho College have been named to the school's
2013 spring Dean's List |
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Highway work to be suspended for the holiday:
Work that could impact travel will be suspended
on all Idaho Transportation Department highway
construction projects statewide July 3-5 for the
Fourth of July holiday, except in special
circumstances. |
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County
commission minutes, June 17-18 |
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County
commission minutes, June 10-11 |
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Road construction waits to ease: Traffic flow through this summer’s many
construction zones statewide will improve as the
Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) enacts
guidelines designed to alleviate long-held
driver frustrations. |
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Columbia River Treaty could impact Libby Dam:
Montana may be a bit player in the grand scheme
of the Columbia River Treaty, but the state, and
Libby Dam, will
be affected by any changes to the treaty that
could be negotiated over the next 10 years. |
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Senators seek more wildland fire funding:
In the midst of a rapidly intensifying fire
season, four U.S. senators on Friday called on
the administration to produce a plan for
budgeting for wildfires and increasing funding
for fire prevention. |
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Civil
justice lacking for Idahoans: Tens of thousands of low to moderate income
Idahoans are not getting their legal needs met,
according to a University of Idaho report
released June 21. |
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.S. deserves better, Crapo says: Idaho Senator Mike Crapo voted against final
passage of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic
Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,
or the Immigration Reform bill. |
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Idaho personal income down in first quarter:
A decline in investment earnings offset rising
business profits to push down Idaho’s total
personal income for the first three months of
2013. |
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June 28 |
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Heat
advisory issued: The National Weather Service, Spokane, has
issued a regional heat advisory, including
Boundary County, in effect from noon Monday
through 11 p.m. Tuesday, forecasting potentially
record high temperatures Tuesday of 100 to 110
degrees in most low lying areas. |
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June 27 |
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Projected
high heat to affect dam operations: Inflows
at Libby Dam were driven up by last week's storm to a
peak near 94 kcfs on Friday. Since then, they
have been gradually receding, and are currently
just below 50 kcfs. |
 Mind
your huckleberries, August will be special:
Every aviator in Boundary County, as well as
many aviators from around the region and folks
here who just like huckleberry pancakes for
breakfast, well know that the Boundary County
Airport is the place to go on the morning of the
last Saturday of each summer month. Not in
August. |
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CROP
Hunger Walk a big success: Thank you Bonners Ferry! The Bonners Ferry CROP
Hunger Walk was a success again this summer with
66 walker participating. $6,517.20 was
contributed by our neighbors and friends to
support the hunger-fighting efforts of Church
World Service, both here at home and around the
world. |
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Simpson to fight Obama on emissions:
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today
said that his FY2014 Interior and the
Environment Appropriations bill will be part of
the battleground over President Obama’s
intention to issue new rules, regulations, and
executive orders on greenhouse gas emissions. |
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June 25 |
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High
temps on the way: The National Weather Service in Spokane has
issued a warning for high temperatures for the
region including Boundary County. Temperatures
are expected to rise quickly into the 90s within
the next three days and could reach 100 degrees
by Monday, July 1. |
 Young
male found near landfill: This
young male was found today on Hillcrest Rd near
the landfill. If anyone recognizes him please
let his owners know that he is at Second Chance
Animal Shelter, or give the shelter a call at
267-7504. He would very much like to go home! |
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Beware
Microsoft 'fix' offer: There have been reports of Boundary County
businesses receiving calls, obviously foreign
and likely from India, informing that a problem
with a local computer is causing them problems
with their computer servers. Falling for this
one could prove costly. |
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All
School Reunion agenda finalized: After months of planning, the All School Reunion
Committee has finalized the agenda for the
reunion August 3, and it's going to be a fun and
busy day! |
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Deep Creek Loop to lose last small bridge:
Beginning July 15, traffic on Deep Creek Loop
will once again be disrupted as work begins to
replace the last single-lane bridge on its
route. County taxpayers aren't paying directly
for the upgrade, and Boundary County Road and
Bridge crews are working to make the
inconvenience as painless as possible. |
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June 24 |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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June 23 |
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August
mud and crawl a go: In spite of a number of restrictions imposed on
his one-time special event that initially
appeared to have made it impossible, DelRey
Romero has decided to go forward and host the
North Idaho Mud and Crawl August 10-11 at 3096
Highland Flats Road in Naples. |
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Medical building dedicated to Dr. Lucero:
On Saturday, June 15, about a hundred people
gathered at the medical services building to
witness a short ceremony giving the facility a
new name in honor of one of Boundary County's
most beloved physicians; "The Lucero Medical
Services Building." |
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County
Commission minutes, June 3-4 |
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June 22 |
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Dangerous conditions on the Moyie |
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12:30 p.m.: Boundary County Sheriff Greg Sprungl
has a deputy in route to the Meadow Creek
Campground on the Moyie River to warn rafters
and kayakers of extremely dangerous river
conditions. An extremely large log is
stuck in the river at Eileen Dam, increasing
turbulence and making passage impossible. The
sheriff is working with the Forest Service to
remove the hazard, but it's unlikely that any
attempt will be possible until at least Monday. |
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June 21 |
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Rare
rainfall means high flow on the Kootenai:
A rare, extreme rainfall pattern developed over
the Kootenai and upper Columbia basins during
the last two days. Managers at Libby Dam have
increased outflow and are working to regulate
for extreme conditions. |
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Recycling working, could be better: A number of people have asked staff at the
Boundary County Landfill of late if, after going
through the extra effort of sorting and putting
recyclables in the proper places, their
household garbage is just going in the ground. |
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June 19 |
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Flood
advisory issued: The National Weather Service, Spokane, has
issued a small stream flood advisory in central
Boundary County after heavy overnight rains that
are expected to continue through the rest of the
day. |
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June 18 |
 Puppy
found on Perkins Lake Road: This
young male was picked up Monday, June 17, on
Perkins Lake Road. He appears to be a border
collie mix, around six months of age. This
little fellow is so incredibly sw |
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June 17 |
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Football helps Bliss family: I would like to thank everyone who volunteered
their time to make this year’s US Customs vs.
Border Patrol charity flag football game happen.
I know that the Bliss family was overwhelmed
with the support from our community coming
together to help their family. |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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June 13 |
 Young
bulldog found: This young fellow
was picked up June 12 along Highway 2 just west
of Division Street in the Moyie Springs area.
He's a very sweet boy who would much rather be
at home! If anyone recognizes him please let his
people know he's at Second Chance Animal
Shelter, or give the shelter a call at (208)
267-7504. |
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BSDRT hosting state conference: The
Boundary Search and Dive Rescue Team is hosting
this years Idaho State Search and Rescue
Association summer training conference June
21-22, which will bring in teams from across the
state, Montana and British Columbia. |
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June 12 |
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Helping Habitat ... |
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| Wells Fargo
manager Therese Osborne presents check
for $15,000 to Boundary County Habitat
for Humanity president Ken Myers. This
money will enable BCHFH to proudly begin
construction this summer on their ninth
house in Bonners Ferry, which will
provide a local family with better
housing. Pictured left to right,
President Ken Myers, Treasurer Amy
Robertson with Emma, Wells Fargo
representatives Therese Osborne and Kris
Dufrene and Vice-President Rege McNeill.
Thank you Wells Fargo! |
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Fletcher apologizing for school scare:
Jacob Fletcher, 12, Naples, and his parents have
been making the rounds in apologizing for his phoning in two fake bomb threats to local
schools, and the young man is making some
lasting friends on the way. |
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Josh
Harty to play the Pearl: As
Europeans discovered and Midwesterners have
known, it doesn't get more Americana than Josh Harty. His father, both a preacher and the
sheriff of his boyhood small town in North
Dakota, was also Harty's musical mentor. |
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County
commission minutes, May 13-14 |
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County
commission minutes, May 20-21 |
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County
commission minutes, May 27-28 |
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June 11 |
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Marble
sentenced for felon DUI, eluding: Travis
Jay Marble, 36, Bonners Ferry, will serve a
six-month boot camp program at the Idaho
Correctional Institution at Orofino after pleading
guilty to his fifth DUI ... and attempting to
elude a peace officer just one week later. |
 Bad
headlight leads to drug conviction: A burned out headlight
brought about a traffic stop in
January that resulted in multiple drug charges
and a felony conviction for the passenger, Anne
Marie Solt, 42, Naples, who pled guilty and was
sentenced last week ... and spared a lengthy
prison sentence if she gets help. |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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June 10 |
 Black
helicopters swoop into Bonners Ferry:
A squadron of six black helicopters coming into
Boundary County this morning stirred a buzz
around town, especially from dogs and livestock
as they flew in, low and loud.
While many wondered what was going on, some
lucky folks who happened to be at the Boundary
County Airport at just the right time this
morning received a rare treat. |
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June 9 |
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Dedication, memorial set for Dr. Lucero:
In
honor of Ernie Lucero, and all of the community
work he did, both in and out of his medical
practice, the Board of Trustees of Boundary
Community Hospital is dedicating the building
where Dr. Lucero practiced medicine for the last
fifteen years as the Lucero Medical Services
Building.
The dedication, which includes a commemorative
bronze plaque, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
June 15, directly across the street from the
front of the hospital in the parking lot at
6641Kaniksu Street. |
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Local students graduate NIC: There
were 613 students who graduated from North Idaho
College this year, including eight from Boundary
County. |
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Sturgeon flow regime ends Monday: Libby Dam discharge decreased from 22 kcfs to 20
kcfs at midnight Friday. and to 18 kcfs at
midnight Saturday, where it is being held
constant for two days. At midnight on Monday, it
will decrease again to 16 kcfs. |
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School
district offers kids free summer meals:
Boundary County School District 101 is
participating in the Summer Food Service
Program, serving free meals to all kids 18 and
under at various locations in Bonners Ferry. |
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Boot
camps, more at BMA: If you've ever wondered if you'd like the
martial arts, Boundary Martial Arts is offering
individuals age five and older or whole families
the chance to find out with a series of summer
boot camps beginning Monday. |
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CNA class
starts Tuesday: Boundary Community Hospital provides classes to
earn certification as a Certified Nursing
Assistant (CNA) four times a year. These classes
are a great way to be eligible for steady work.
A new class will begin Tuesday, June 11, and
continue through August 1, 2013. |
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County P&Z
still seeking applicants: Boundary County Commissioners are
still seeking
letters of interest from those in our community
interested in serving on the Boundary County
Planning and Zoning Commission. |
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Traffic to shift on Highway 95 near Athol:
Traffic on a seven-mile section of U.S. 95,
between Chilco and Athol will shift to the
nearby frontage road paralleling the highway
beginning Monday, June 10, and continue through
July 1, the Idaho Transportation Department
announced. |
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June 8 |
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Dance
Studio 'still burning strong:' For years, Barb Russell and The Dance Studio
have given Boundary County kids the joy of
dance, and at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June
14-15, Barb's latest class will present the 35th
annual Dance Studio Spring Dance Recital in the
Becker Auditorium at Bonners Ferry High School. |
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June 5 |
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Summer
doesn't mean learning stops: Before
we close our doors for the summer, I need to let
you know of a few changes for next year. The
biggest change will be in the fifth grade
program. As I have done in two previous schools,
we are “departmentalizing” the fifth grade.
By Valley View principal Gary Pfleuger |
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Body recovered on Smith Creek: A body believed to be that of a man who
committed suicide December 30, 2012, by jumping
off a high cliff into Smith Creek was discovered
near a picnic area there Tuesday afternoon and the
partially skeletonized remains were successfully recovered. |
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Frozen berries recalled: A frozen mixed berry product potentially linked
to an outbreak of hepatitis A in seven states
was also sold at Costco stores throughout Idaho,
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
reported this week. Idaho has had no reports of
illness associated with Townsend Farms Organic
Anti-Oxidant Blend. |
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June 4 |
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Two
pass Idaho bar, come home to practice:
Two long-time Bonners Ferry residents recently
passed the Idaho State Bar exam and, after years
of study and hard work, earned the right to
practice law. One came home to begin a new
career, the other never left. |
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Chirisa Coleman final Riverside graduate:
Though its doors were closed mid term this year,
one final graduation ceremony for Riverside High
School on Friday to honor a single graduate, Chirisa Coleman. |
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Eby
pleads guilty to bomb hoax: Robin
Ann Eby, 45, Bonners Ferry, pled guilty in
Bonner County on Monday to a charge of use of
weapons of mass destruction for phoning a false
bomb threat to the Bonner County Administrative
building November 5, 2012. |
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June 3 |
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Given
a chance: With the recent Bonners Ferry High School
graduation of 2013, News Bonners Ferry reached
an unanticipated milestone. As publisher of this
journal, I have not had a moment more proud or
rewarding. |
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The
circus is coming to town: Thanks to the sponsorship of the Bonners Ferry
Rotary Club and Culpepper & Merriweather Circus,
America’s favorite big top circus is coming to
Bonners Ferry on Friday, June 14, at the
Boundary County Fairgrounds with two scheduled
performances at 5 and 7:30 p.m. |
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Court
records and sheriff's log |
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June 2 |
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Rodbenders host busiest show yet: If you like cars; antique, classic, muscle, work
rigs ... nearly any kind of automotive
excellence, Bonners Ferry was the place to be
Saturday, as the Bonners Ferry Rodbenders hosted
their 14th annual Borders Three Jamboree, and it
was one of the best yet. A News Bonners
Ferry pictorial |
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June 1 |
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Class of 2013 moves forward: "We cannot discover new oceans unless we have
the courage to lose sight of the shore," is the
motto of the Bonners Ferry High School Class of
2013, and today, under hazy skies, this year's
graduates pushed away from shore, their eyes
bright and fixed on a variety of new oceans. |
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Obituaries |
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Rudy
Selent,
October 15, 1930 ~ June 24, 2013 |
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Sandra "Sandy" Fern Wilder,
January 6, 1955 ~ June 22, 2013 |
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Gary
J. Wittgenstein,
November 16, 1945 ~ June 15, 2013 |
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Carter
Davis,
March 5, 1946 ~ June 12, 2013 |
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Elana Gail (Carpenter) Karl, April
26, 1955 ~ June 4, 2013 |
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Social |
 Welcome
Delaney Mae:
On Thursday, June 6, Colin and Amber Weymer,
Bonners Ferry, welcomed their second child,
Delaney Mae, who was born in Sandpoint. She
joins big brother Brydin. |
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Nordheims
welcome twin girls:
Kyle and Jessica Nordheim,
Sandpoint, are the proud parents
of twin girls; Josephine Mae and Grace Izetta
were born at June 5 at Bonner General Hospital,
Sandpoint, at 5:07 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.,
respectively. |
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Sports |
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BCH offers free
sports physicals: Boundary Community Hospital is offering free
sports physical for student athletes Tuesday,
August 6.
Save the date! |
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Risch works to maintain
shooting ranges: Senator Jim Risch, along with Senator Mark Udall
(D-Colo.), recently introduced a bipartisan and
deficit-neutral bill this week to help states
create and maintain public shooting ranges for
hunters and sportsmen to responsibly practice
their sport and promote firearm safety. |
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Volleyball camps this
week: Junior volleyball camp runs Wednesday through
Friday, June 12-14, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at
Bonners Ferry High School. The junior camp is
for girls entering grades four through eight. |
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Kids shine at Hershey track
meet:
A bunch of kids gathered at the Bonners Ferry
High School track May 23 for this years' Hershey
Track Meet, sponsored by Boundary County Parks
and Rec, and a good number of them qualified for
the state meet July 6 in Rexburg. |
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Mushball tourney to
benefit Julie Eby:
A mushball tournament will be held beginning at
8 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Riverside Park
ball fields, and all proceeds will benefit Julie
Eby, Bonners Ferry, who is going through
treatment for breast cancer. |
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New game in town:
There’s a new game in town! Perched twenty feet
above hole number nine, a huge bucket of golf
balls will be released in a cascading ball
free-for-all during Fry Healthcare Foundation’s
fifth Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 14,
at Mirror Lake Golf Course. |
 Badger
girls meet new coach:
The Bonners Ferry High School varsity girls
basketball team had the opportunity to meet
their new head coach for next season for the
first time today, and he's a
certified sports fanatic who has long been
active in North Idaho athletics. |
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Letters |
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Fr. Gregory Horton: Is there anyone who can assist one of the
families that attends our church? They live in
Creston, BC, and run a little coffee house/music
place. |
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Rosanne Smith: I don't understand how the county can assess a
tax rate based on the need to repay the 80k
taken from the Solid Waste Fund and given to
Boundary Volunteer Ambulance. |
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U.S. Congressman Raul Labrador: Last week, the House Judiciary Committee – which
I sit on – continued to make important progress
on the issue of immigration reform. |
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Mike
Weland: Next month, Nichele
Whitakker and I are to be sworn in as new
sitting members of
the board of trustees of
Boundary County
School District 101. We are,
officially, elected officials. A few have pulled me aside
since the election to bid me congratulations,
and I am grateful … but: |
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Mike
Weland: I apologize to the readers of newsbf.com for the
recent dearth of coverage. I'm trying to fight,
but I'm learning that what I think I should be
able to do because it was once so easy isn't
what I can do now. |
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Senator Mike Crapo: The recently-revealed targeting of conservative
groups by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for
additional tax scrutiny is outrageous and goes
against the freedoms on which our nation was
founded. The federal government is supposed to
work for the American people and help strengthen
our nation, not tear down our freedoms from
within. |
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Congressman Raul Labrador: During the past week, we’ve heard about a series
of major violations of our civil liberties,
including the extremely alarming news that the
National Security (NSA) is collecting the
telephone records of tens of millions of
American customers of Verizon. |
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Teresa Lummus: It has recently come to my attention that when
the Kalispell's 495th CSSB returns after a year
long deployment in Afghanistan this September,
they will be required to participate in two
parades and attend an additional event. |
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