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Boundary County Archives ~ February, 2016 |
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February 27 |
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Idaho is
fastest growing state in job growth: The Idaho
Department of Labor recently announced that Idaho’s 4.4 percent
over-the-year growth of seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in
December 2015 was the nation’s fastest – the third consecutive
month Idaho has held this distinction. |
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BFHS Foreign
Language Society Cruises the World at University of Idaho event:
Just a couple of weeks ago, the BFHS Foreign
Language Society visited the University of Idaho for an
international heritage festival. This spectacular event was
called "Cruise the World" of 2016, and shined a spotlight on
many world cultures. |
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February 20 |
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Idaho
Department of Lands to give presentations, answer questions at
Open House: Here is your chance to meet and talk
directly with Idaho Department of Lands staff who help to manage
the forests located all around us in North Idaho. |
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February 17 |
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Valentine's
Dance, Singing Valentines at BFHS: There are
usually numerous activities buzzing around the Bonners Ferry
High School on Valentine's Day. In past years, the BFHS Foreign
Language Society (FLS) puts on an annual Valentine’s dance,
which includes a photographer for taking portraits. |
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ITD
releases video on auto safety around snowplows:
You're driving cautiously down a slick, snowy Boundary County
winter highway late at night. Rounding a curve, you come up
behind a late-night, hard-working snowplow, clearing the road. |
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Scotchman
Peak trail re-opens, good goat etiquette advised:
Bonner County's Sandpoint area Scotchman Peak Trail #65 reopened
February 12, after having been closed in September 2015 as a
precautionary measure against aggressive mountain goats. |
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Ready, Set,
Jump! The icy, fun Penguin Plunge is coming up: For
the sixth year, teams and Law Enforcement Officers will be
“Taking the Plunge” by jumping into Kootenai River to raise
funds for Idaho Special Olympics. This year's Penguin Plunge has
been set for Saturday, March 19. |
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Hospital
Auxiliary's Annual Pie Sale a tasty success: Thank
you to everyone who donated or purchased pies to the famous
Hospital Auxiliary Pie Sale on Thursday, February 11. Ninety-six
pies were donated, and we raised over $1,500. |
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Two wanted men
arrested by local law enforcement after vehicle pursuit:
Boundary County Sheriff's officers arrested two
men yesterday on Brown Creek Road following a 2
½ mile vehicle pursuit. |
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February 8 |
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More than
robots: Bonners Ferry High School Robotics Team update:
The Bonners Ferry High School award-winning Robotics Team 2130
Alpha+ is continuing its work this season, with an eye toward
the upcoming team competitions later this spring. |
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February 5 |
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U.S. Must
Address ‘Wicked Problem’ Of Wildfires With New Partnerships:
The United States must make preparing for and adapting to
wildfire a top national priority, says a team of University of
Idaho researchers and their international partners in a paper
published this week in the journal BioScience. |
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February 3 |
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Family to
Family course will discuss mental illness issues:
Family to Family, a twelve 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 (NAMI). |
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February 2 |
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Stage and
microphone provided for aspiring local performers:
The Pearl Theater located on Ash Street in Bonners Ferry has
always supported and given the opportunity for new talent, young
and old, to take the stage and share their talent with the
community. |
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Bonners Ferry FFA
Chapter attends Boise leadership conference: The
Bonners Ferry FFA Chapter recently arrived back home from their
exciting Leadership Conference 212/360 in southern Idaho. |
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Get your
diploma at the Beef School agricultural seminar:
The University of Idaho Extension and the Bonner-Boundary Cattle
Association are hosting a “Beef School” this Saturday, February
6, at the Ponderay Elks Lodge, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
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Obituaries |
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David
L. McAninch, October 23, 1954 ~ February 18, 2016 |
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George
Harry Elliott, March 31, 1938 ~ February 22, 2016 |
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David
Michael Oehler, January 2, 1938 ~ February 2, 2016 |
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John A.
Eckberg, January 3, 1931 ~ February 6, 2016 |
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Audrey
Lee Bennett Tusing, September 15, 1947 ~ February
7, 2016 |
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Lee
Jelinek, July 27, 1946 ~ January 26, 2016 |
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Social |
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Hinthorn is
School District Certified Employee of the Month:
Boundary County Middle School is proud to announce Travis
Hinthorn as Boundary County School District’s Employee of the
Month! |
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Colson is
School District Classified Employee of the Month:
Mrs. Julie Colson has been the librarian within Boundary County
School District for the past 5 years, and is currently educating
and supporting students at Valley View Elementary School. |
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Sports |
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Anglers
needed to catch Clearwater River steelhead for hatcheries:
Idaho Fish and Game wants young steelhead released into the
South Fork of the Clearwater River to be from parents taken from
that river, so the department is asking anglers to catch local
spawners to fill nearby hatcheries. |
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Don’t dump
unwanted domestics into Idaho: It seems every year
Idaho Fish and Game gets a few calls, emails or visits from
citizens wanting to know the identity of some exotic creature
they encountered. |
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Volunteer
hunter education instructors needed: Idaho’s hunter
education program is looking for new volunteer instructors to
help ensure that the newest generation of hunters has a thorough
understanding of safety, ethics and conservation. |
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Learn
animal tracking at NIC Sandpoint class: It’s not
too late to sign up for North Idaho College at Sandpoint’s
“Animal Tracking” class taught by wilderness expert and author
Brian Baxter on February 6. |
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Letters |
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Sheriff's Race: "the whole package:" I started
working side by side with Dave Kramer in 1981 when I started as
a patrol officer for the Bonners Ferry Police Department (BFPD).
Our shifts were overlapping, so we spent a great deal of time
together. I came to rely on his judgement and knowledge
regularly. |
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Thoughts on
Boundary County Sheriff election: I would like to
share a few words about one of our candidates running for
sheriff, a good friend of mine, Dave Kramer. |
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Concerned
that quarterly reports not posted: For the second
quarter in a row, the City of Moyie Springs has failed to post,
as mandated by Idaho law, the financial quarterly report. |
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Thanks for
help on document request: I would like to thank the
Boundary County prosecutor and staff for taking my complaint
concerning document requests from the City of Moyie Springs
seriously. |
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