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| December 10 | ||
 ET
Wireless to close its doors: Joy Schmitz, owner of ET
Wireless, 6665 Main Street, Bonners Ferry, announces with a broken
heart that she will be closing it doors December 30. For the rest
of December, ET Wireless will be able to add new lines and
upgrades. These devices, however must be picked up and activated
by December 29. Therefore, if you have plans to upgrade but
haven’t made it in, please hurry in and allow them to help you one
last time. |
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| November 22 | ||
 Jake's
Landing updating operating hours: The owners and
staff at Jake's Landing in Porthill are excited with the border
restriction changes coming at the end of the month, and they look
forward to seeing their Canadian friends again. This week they
will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and
closed Thursday through Sunday for the Thanksgiving holiday. |
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| November 4 | ||
 Tribe's
Kootenai Travel Plaza will bring revenue, Sonic: The
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho is planning the first phase of economic
development on the Three-Mile portion of the Kootenai Indian
Reservation, located in Ktunaxa Territory along Highway 95 and
just west of the Boundary County Airport. Phase One of the
economic development project consists of an 8,660 square foot
travel center with gas and diesel fueling stations, truck parking,
convenience store and a Sonic Restaurant! |
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| November 3 | ||
| YDA seeking admin assistant: Youngwirth, Davis & Associates is looking to hire a bookkeeper/administrative assistant. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. General job responsibilities include answering and redirection of incoming calls, customer service handling concerns and questions. | ||
| October 18 | ||
 Sweet
Heat Co. takes gold in Utah Cheese Awards: A small
Bonners Ferry business with a penchant for spicing sweet things up
was recognized with two medals in the "Best of the West" Utah
Cheese Awards, to be presented at the 2021 Tasting Reception and
Medal Ceremony November 11 at Bewilder Brewing in Salt Lake City. |
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| October 15 | ||
 Farmers
Insurance office moves: Sally Hendricks-Bauer's
Farmers Insurance office has moved to 5932 Main Street, Bonners
Ferry, across from Dodge Peak Lodge. Her telephone remains the
same; (208) 267-2644. |
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| October 14 | ||
 Kootenay
Farms Regional Food Hub in Creston opening tomorrow:
Fields Forward Society is excited to announce the opening of the
Kootenay Farms Regional Food Hub and Innovation Centre, 401 Payne
Street, Creston, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Friday, October 15. The
Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Lana Popham,
will be on hand for the grand opening. Due to COVID-19 protocols,
the event is by invitation only. |
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| October 13 | ||
| Idaho worker's comp insurance cost to drop for 2022: The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently submitted their annual rate recommendation and the Idaho Department of Insurance accepted a seven-percent reduction in rates, effective January 1. Workers’ compensation insurers can now either adopt the NCCI rates without modification or propose to the Idaho Department of Insurance's review an adjustment from NCCI’s rates. | ||
| September 24 | ||
 Alta
recognized as Idaho Pollution Prevention Champion:
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is recognizing four
Idaho businesses as 2021 Pollution Prevention Champions for their
efforts to reduce the generation of pollution in Idaho, including
Alta Forest Products, Naples. |
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| August 24 | ||
 Yoder's
Market to close: Henry and Verna Yoder, owners of
Yoder's Market, announced this morning that they will close its
doors by the end of September or once their stock on hand is sold. |
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| August 22 | ||
 Boundary
Abstract is now Alliance Title & Escrow: Alliance
Title & Escrow, LLC, Boise, recently acquired Boundary Abstract
Company, Ltd., 6977 Main Street, Bonners Ferry, adding an
additional county to its coverage area. Alliance Title is part of
the Futura Title of Companies. |
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| June 4 | ||
 Building
a working farm from the soil up: When Edward and
Julie Newcomb bought the 10-acres of land off Old Highway 2 Loop
that would become Cloud Eleven Mountain Farms in 2015, it was
forest growing from the hardpan glacial silt that comprises much
of North Idaho, fine for giving trees a toe-hold, but hard
scrabble for much else. |
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9B.News Mike Weland, Publisher mike@9b.news 6931 Main St. P.O. Box 1625 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 (208) 295-1016 A 9B Media LLC publication |
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