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 Flags
to half staff for Highland Park: As a mark of respect
for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence perpetrated
on our Independence Day, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois,
by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I
hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at
half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and
grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all
naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of
Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and
possessions until sunset, July 9, 2022. |
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Boundary County First
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Moyie Springs City Council meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday,
July 6, city hall, 3331 Roosevelt Road. |
 ITD
seeking comment on seven-year plan: The Idaho
Transportation Department is asking for input on the just-released
draft Idaho Transportation Investment Program. The 2023-2029 ITIP
is a seven-year master plan of the state’s transportation
improvement projects. Everyone is encouraged to participate.
Projects can range from large-scale interstate improvements to
smaller projects like the installation of a new guardrail. |
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Boundary
County Commission agenda, week of July 4 |
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Kootenai
Valley Resource Initiative board meeting, 7 p.m.
Monday, July 18, Boundary County Annex, 6566 Main Street, Bonners
Ferry. |
 More
livestock falls prey to grizzlies: Idaho Fish and
Game staff were recently notified of livestock that were killed in
late June in the Panhandle. The first incident occurred on June 24
and was reported to Fish and Game on June 27. A pig was killed by
a confirmed grizzly bear near Good Grief in Boundary County, just
south of the Canadian border. In response to the incident, a Fish
and Game Conservation Officer along with USDA Wildlife Services
staff investigated the scene, provided the landowner with electric
fencing to secure remaining livestock and set traps on the
property to try and capture the bear. |
 Flood
watch in effect through holiday weekend: The National
Weather Service, Spokane, has issued a flood watch for North Idaho
and northwest Washington, in effect from Saturday evening to
Monday evening. As several rounds of slow-moving thunderstorms
move through, flash flooding is possible. |
 No
fireworks on our National Forests: As the Fourth of
July holiday approaches, the Idaho Panhandle National Forests
would like to remind visitors that fireworks, and the possession
of fireworks, are prohibited on National Forest System lands,
regardless of weather conditions or holidays. Exploding targets
and other pyrotechnic devices, such as Tannerite, are also
prohibited on public lands administered by the Idaho Panhandle
National Forests. |
 CdA
Police seeking info on abandoned newborn: The Coeur
d'Alene Police Department is trying to identify the mother of a
baby who was left at the doorstep of a Rockwood Lodge Apartment,
2001 W Voltaire Lane, this morning. Authorities responded to the
apartment at 6 a.m. and found a newborn wrapped in a towel and
placed in a stroller outside. |
 Fourth
of July in the best places on Earth: When it comes to
celebrating the Fourth of July, there's no place better to be than
right here, with day-long community celebrations in Bonners Ferry,
Eastport and Troy on Monday that are unsurpassed! Here's a look at
what all will be happening. |
 New
rule allows debt collection through social media: The
Department of Finance is advising Idaho consumers that debt
collectors may now use non-traditional avenues to communicate with
consumers when attempting to collect a debt. These avenues may
include friend requests and private messages on social media
channels including Facebook, text messages and e-mail. |
 Bonners
Ferry highway project shifting gears: Operations
within the ongoing work zone on U.S. Highway 95 in Bonners Ferry
will shift shortly after the Fourth of July holiday as crews begin
paving the southbound lane. All work this season will focus on
building a three-lane section featuring wider shoulders and
sidewalks on both sides between Eisenhower Street and Alderson
Lane. |
 One
dead, three missing in Pend Oreille River boat accident:
UPDATE: The bodies of Gregory J. Daiker, age 59,
of Laclede, Aaron J. Faulhaber, age 49, of Laclede, Jason L.
Maxson, age 51, of Laclede, & John R. Schulte, age 59, of
Sandpoint, were recovered from the Pend Oreille River after a boat
capsized Tuesday evening.
At about 7 p.m. Tuesday,
the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office was advised that a
performance-style boat had capsized on the Pend Oreille River near
Thama. It was reported that there were four persons on board.
Their Marine Division and Dive Team responded and recovered the
deceased body of one of the occupants. |
 Officers
on lookout for impaired drivers: As Idahoans hit the
road this weekend to celebrate Independence Day, The Bonners Ferry
Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across Idaho
to keep roads free from impaired driving. Beginning Friday through
July 9, officers will dedicate patrols to looking for drivers
under the influence of drugs and alcohol. This is part of a
statewide effort involving officers from more than 50 law
enforcement agencies. |
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| Boundary County School District 101 is excited to
start major projects at Naples Elementary and Mount Hall
Elementary. "We are thankful to work with a local company,
BF Builders!" said superintendent Jan Bayer. "Randy has
been amazing and we look forward to construction updates."
The projects are possible because of Pandemic Relief
(ESSR) Funds. |
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Boundary County First
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 Owen
Benjamin: 'They're drunks, liberals from California:'
Owen Benjamin posted a nearly three-hour web stream this morning,
lauding his own comedic genius and turning his rapier-like "edgy"
wit on those who spoke in opposition to his "Beartaria"
conditional use proposal at a Boundary County Planning and Zoning
Commission public hearing Thursday. Struggle Bear LLC is seeking
the permit to waive a violation and to allow continued development
of cabins on a ten-acre parcel on the Moyie River accessed by Earl
Lane Road. |
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| By Renae Cooper |
| The Kootenai Tribal Economic Development Committee
hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, June 22,
for the Sturgeon Station Travel Center near Three Mile.
Over 100 members of the tribal community and staff were in
attendance. Words of prayer and blessings were shared and
several speeches were made by those instrumental in moving
this project forward. Construction on Sturgeon Station is
set to begin the first week of July, with opening set for
spring, 2023. From left to right; Angela Cooper, Kym
Cooper, project manager Dennis Weed, Desire Aitken, Clara
Dunnington, Velma Bahe, Dianne David, Gary Aitken Jr. and
Xavier Boychief. |
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Beartaria decision
deferred to county commissioners: Self-described
Hollywood A-list comedian Owen Benjamin conceded at public hearing
tonight that the community might have reason for concern, based on
misinformation, but told the Boundary County Planning and Zoning
Commission that it was misinformation and misunderstanding that
tainted the perception of his proposed "Beartaria" development on
Earl Lane Road on the Moyie River. That as a "controversial"
comic, he was taken out of context. |
 Family
night fundraiser set for family who lost three month old Elanor:
9B Family Foundations is dedicating its Friday, June 24, Family
Night to host a spaghetti feed and bake sale to help the Abrego
family of Bonners Ferry, who lost their daughter, Elanor, born 12
weeks premature, on Monday morning, June 20. The infant child
fought valiantly for two months. |
 Ktunaxa
in high-level talks with federal agencies on mining pollution:
Representatives from the Department of State, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, and U.S. Geological Survey met in Bonners Ferry
June 7 with council members representing the six governments of
the Ktunaxa Nation to discuss addressing from coal mining in
British Columbia that affects the United States and Canada. |
 IHC
comes to the museum: The Boundary County Historical
Society welcomed David Pettyjohn, Executive Director of the Idaho
Humanities Council, his staff and board members on Thursday, June
9, for a tour of your Museum. IHC's annual meeting was held at the
Kootenai River Inn, making it a prime opportunity to visit the
Museum and its staff, board members and volunteers. |
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Boundary County First
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Events & Entertainment |
 Announcing
Alpha+ Summer Robotics Camp 2022: Bonners Ferry High
School FIRST Robotics Team Alpha+ will host its fifth annual Summer
Robotics Camp in July to introduce young students to the fun and
excitement of robotics and STEM (science, technology, engineering,
and math). Student teams will design, build, and program LEGO
robots, culminating in an exciting tournament on the last day of
camp. |
 High
school reunion planners searching for classmates:
Graduates of the Bonners Ferry High School Class of 1977 are
planning a reunion dinner to be held on Saturday, July 23, at the
Kootenai River Brewing Co. It’s been nearly 45 years since some
classmates have seen each other, back when Fleetwood Mac,
Foreigner and Stevie Wonder ruled the airwaves. Interest is strong
in having a big, successful event. |
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Business |
 Shelman
Realty joins forces with ERA Real Estate: ERA® Real
Estate, a global franchising leader within the Realogy family of
brands, today announced the affiliation of ERA Shelman Realty,
6737 Cody Street, Bonners Ferry. The firm has served the community
since 1963. Co-owners Mark and Loralee Carey bought the firm in
2018 from Mark’s brother Steve Carey, who bought the brokerage
from the original founder, Monk Shelman, in 1991. |
 Lynn
and Leah Jantz 2021 Conservation Farmers of the Year:
Each year the Boundary Soil Conservation District looks back over
the previous farming season and nominates and chooses a local
farmer who went above and beyond. BSCD is pleased to announce
their choice for 2021 Conservation Farmer of the Year to Kootenai
Valley Ranch Inc., also known as Lynn and Leah Jantz. KVR is
deeply rooted in agriculture, as well as soil and water
conservation. |
 Toasty
Mobile Saunas coming to Iron Mike's: Toasty Mobile
Saunas will be offering hourly open sauna sessions at Iron Mike's
Gym, 64450 US-2, Bonners Ferry, with one of their beautiful mobile
saunas in the lot from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, beginning April 7.
Come and experience the warm, soft heat of a traditional
wood-fired sauna! |
 An
Elmira landmark enters an eclectic new phase: Once
renowned for the best burgers in North Idaho, the grill at the
Elmira Store on Highway 95 just south of the Bonner/Boundary
County line was turned off in January, 2017, after the death of
proprietor Ed Cook Jr. The grill remains cold, the post office
closed, but that unprepossessing old building is open once again,
now as Mountain Traders, and with a vibrancy that is sure to grow
both the legacy and the legend of the way station between Bonners
Ferry and Sandpoint. |
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Boundary County
students earn NIC dean's list honors: North Idaho
College recently announced its Dean’s List for the spring 2022
semester. Students eligible for the NIC Dean’s List must be
enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits and obtain a grade point
average of 3.75 or above. |
 BCMS
announces second semester honor roll: Boundary County
Middle School has identified its top scholars for the second
semester. They are ... |
 Halls
welcome Charley Jade: Christine and Adam Hall
welcomed daughter Charley Jade June 1, and big brother Theo
couldn't be more proud. Born at Duke Regional Hospital, Durham,
North Carolina, she weighed seven pounds, seven ounces and was 19
inches long. |
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County has 16
students on U of I Dean's List: A total of 2,479
students qualified for the University of Idaho's Dean’s List for
the Spring 2022 semester, which ended May 13, 16 of them from
Boundary County. To qualify for the Dean’s List, U of I students
must maintain at least a 3.5 GPA on a minimum of 12 graded credits
during the semester. |
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Sports/Outdoors |
 Rickter
to wrestle for Waldorf University: Bonners Ferry High
School Badger wrestler and Bonners Ferry Wrestling Club member
Jackson Rickter recently signed a letter of intent to wrestle for
the Warriors of Waldorf University, Forest City, Iowa, an National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics division school. Jackson
is a two time state placer, taking second this year for the
Badgers. |
 Teigan
Banning makes All-Idaho baseball team: Bonners Ferry
Badger Teigan Banning, a multi-sport junior and the son of Jesse
and Katie Banning, is the sole North Idaho player to be named to
the All-Idaho 3A baseball team. Sophomore Trey Bateman was named
to the All-State second team. Sophomore Trey Bateman was named to
the All-State second team. |
 IDFG
sets chinook season: The Idaho Fish and Game
Commission met via conference call and approved the proposed
summer chinook salmon seasons for the South Fork Salmon and Upper
Salmon rivers as well as the Lochsa River. The seasons are set to
open Saturday, June 18, and will remain open seven days a week
until harvest goals are achieved. This will be the first time a
Chinook fishery has been open in the Upper Salmon River fishery
since 2019, and the first for the section below the Pahsimeroi
River since 2018. |
 Savannah
Rickter to wrestle at junior nationals: Badger
wrestler and Bonners Ferry Wrestling Club member Savannah Rickter
has been invited to be on Team Idaho junior girls national team to
compete for Idaho at Junior Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is
huge for this badger sophomore. She departs for Boise today to
join the best girls in the state to train for a few days before
they head out to nationals. |
 Kootenai
River Angler Science Program off to a good start: Staff with Idaho Fish and Game and anglers on the
Kootenai River struck a sweet partnership to benefit how the
burbot fishery in the river is managed, and both anglers and the
burbot fishery win big with the Kootenai River Angler Science
Program. Anglers got to do what they do best - fish! While
fishing, they could opt to participate in the Kootenai River
Angler Science Program by filling out creel packets and logbooks
and reporting any tags they saw in any burbot they caught. By
T.J. Ross |
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Letters |
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Sorry, Big Bear ...
no: I woke this morning to two identical emails, both
from Alex Pratt. I know they didn't come from Owen Benjamin
himself, just as I know Owen didn't show up himself to interrogate
me last year after I published my initial article regarding
Beartaria. Owen Benjamin can claim innocence. But I have little
doubt that Big Bear was behind it, fitting a pattern. He's an
instigator. |
 Only
fools believe: A fool is defined as a person who acts
unwisely or imprudently, and a good way to identify a fool is to
prove that he or she denies the existence or validity of a thing
that is real, true or valid ... refusing to see truth. An
undeniable aspect of a fool is that rather than to see or accept a
truth, often simple, logical and obvious, they instead imagine and
cling to ideas and concepts easily disputed as lies and continue
to reach for ever more far-fetched and false explanations by which
to support and defend "their" truth. By Mike Weland |
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Celebrating Idaho's
right to life affirmation: In the Idaho Republican
platform it currently states, "We believe human life begins at
conception and is protected by the unalienable rights endowed by
our Creator along with the fundamental right to life and shall not
be infringed upon." The United States Supreme Court's recent
decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has been long overdue, but
thankfully the abortion issue can now be settled by the states, as
it should be. By Caleb Davis |
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We adults need
refresher course in respect: On June 16, I went to my
first library board meeting. I want to thank our library board and
librarian for the fair and balanced job they do. I was impressed
with how they handled a very hostile public meeting. What a rude
and disrespectful crowd of adults I witnessed. By Craig Kelson |
 Donald
Trump: A clear, present and growing danger: Judging
by the continued moral decay of the Republican Party as evidenced
of late by its increasingly more mindless adherence to the never
ending lies of the would-be despot by the radical faction, the
danger grows more dire by the day, exacerbated by the very decency
of those who still believe in and hold out hope for truth, who see
and recognize evidence over conjecture and accusation. By Mike
Weland |
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Obituaries |
 Lawrence
Joseph Brewer was born October 9, 1961, to Russell
and Karen (Liston) Brewer in Sioux City, Iowa and passed away
November 11, 2021, in Bonners Ferry. A celebration of life for
Larry and his son Joey will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16,
at 62 Rocking Tree Road, Bonners ferry. All who knew him are
welcome to come. |
 Joseph
Nathaniel Brewer was born June 10, 1994, to Larry
Brewer and Debra Henderson. He passed away peacefully on March 11,
2022, from his third battle with cancer. Those of you who knew
Joey are invited to his and his father's life celebration at 2
p.m. Saturday, July 16, at 62 Rocking Tree Road, Bonners Ferry. |
 William
Warren Swartz took his last breath on June 22,2022.
Warren, as he was always called, was the son of Daniel L. Swartz
and Louise M. Stewart Swartz, born on November 15, 1927, in the
house built by his maternal grandparents near Daisy, Washington.
The doctor who delivered him had delivered his mother in the same
house 26 years earlier. |
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Jeffery Jerome Jordan, 63, died peacefully at
home in Bonners Ferry on June 24, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Jeff was born on August 31, 1958, in Lucerne, California, the son
of Robert and Millie Jordan Barrett. No services are planned at
this time. |
 Lana DeBoer Brady, 60, said goodbye as she left us early
Tuesday morning, September 21, 2021. A celebration of her
wonderful life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the
Kootenai River Inn, 7169 Plaza Street, Bonners Ferry. Her family
would love for you to join them and share your stories and
favorite memories of Alana. |
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