School District 101 gearing up for winter
November 2, 2011
The members of the Local Emergency Planning Committee heard this morning from a representative of the National Weather Service office in Spokane that conditions are ripe ... again, for another bad winter, promising above-average precipitation in the form of snow and below average temperatures, which mean the snow may well stay longer once it hits and sticks.

New superintendent of School District 101 Richard Conley and his staff are gearing up to make sure that families are informed as early as possible when bad weather might affect school schedules.

They've already prepped the school closure hot-line, (208) 267-8934, and the call list of media available to get the news out quick has been updated and tested.

In the event of an emergency, snow or otherwise, Mr. Conley will immediately update the hotline and he'll be sending out calls to AM 1450, KBFI, FM 91.9 KPBX, FM 94 KDRK, FM 95.3 KPND, and Country K 102.

The news will be provided local television stations KREM, KHQ and KXLY.

News of closures will also be posted on the School District's web site, www.bcsd101.com; as well as right here on News Bonners Ferry.

If you're a newsbf facebook friend, you'll get word as soon after we hear it as possible; if you have subscribed to newsbf email updates, you'll find a message in your in-box within moments of us getting the news.

Even when conditions don't warrant school closures, Mr. Conley asks parents to recognize that ever-cooling conditions mean kids need ever-increasing warm clothes ... when the weather gets yucky, school buses might run a bit behind, and kids might have to wait a little longer than normal for their bus to arrive.