|
|
|
Business |
|
November 14 |
| We got a Sonic now,
ya'll ... opening Wednesday! |
 |
| "A long time coming but how sweet it is!" Kootenai
Tribal Vice-Chairman Gary Aitken Jr. posted to Facebook
Monday evening. "Tonight was tribal night at the Sturgeon
Station Travel Center. Tomorrow will be for all of the
various employees of the tribe. While a real treat to get
to be the first to enjoy the facility, these nights give
our new team the valuable experience to be able to handle
anything and everything that comes their way. The team did
an amazing job and it was such an amazing experience to
witness so many smiles and laughs and just to feel the
energy ... This all started with a dream, and idea, and a
desire to build something for the future of our people,
something we could be proud of. Wednesday morning the
doors open to the public and I welcome you all and hope
you enjoy and hope you can feel the love and pride that
everyone in the place holds." In the photo, Ron Abraham
puts the finishing touches on some of the artwork that
graces the facility, on the east side of Highway 95 just
south of Three Mile. |
|
|
November 4 |
 Two
Tones Cafe in Bonners Ferry to close: With a heavy
heart and mixed emotions, owner Tony Fleck announced that as of
December 30, he will be closing Two Tones Cafe in Bonners Ferry.
In the meantime, he hopes you visit and take advantage of our
remaining time. There were several factors involved in this
difficult decision, he said, the main being this season's road
construction and the removal of their primary parking lot. |
|
October 24 |
 Accurate
Collision is now Accurate Northwest: Bonners Ferry’s
oldest autobody repair shop has been sold. Since 1980, Vern’s
Autobody and then Accurate Collision has been the go-to autobody
repair shop in Boundary County and for much of the Troy and Libby
areas of Montana. Last week, owner Kay Burdick turned the keys
over to two brothers who know a lot about running body shops as
well as supporting the community. |
|
October 23 |
 BCH
celebrating Physical Therapy Month: October is
Physical Therapy Month, and Boundary Community Hospital is proud
to reiterate its commitment to providing exceptional physical
therapy services to the community. With a team of four Physical
Therapists and one Physical Therapist Assistant, the hospital's
outpatient department serves individuals of all ages with a wide
range of needs. The focus of physical therapy extends to various
areas, including the treatment of knees, hips, shoulders, back,
neck, acute and chronic pain and post-surgery rehabilitation. |
|
September 18 |
|
Disaster loans
available for small businesses: Small nonfarm
businesses in seven Idaho counties and neighboring counties in
Montana and Washington are now eligible to apply for low‑interest
federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business
Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA’s Disaster
Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses
because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following
primary counties that began July 11. |
|
July 25 |
|
Hearing set on
proposed new pharmacy: The Bonners Ferry Planning and
Zoning Commission will hold public hearing at 5:15 p.m. Thursday,
August 17, at Bonners Ferry City Hall to accept public comment and
consider a special use permit to build a pharmacy on the corner of
Comanche and Chinook Streets. The application by Boundary Regional
Community Health Center/Kaniksu Community Health seeks to build
the pharmacy, with a drive through, on the 0.31-acre lot, zoned
medical. |
|
July 21 |
 Pearl
Theater lands $20,000 grant: The board of the
Historic Pearl Theater is thrilled to announce that they are
recipients of a $20,000 grant from Innovia and the Equinox
Foundation for the purpose of expanding artistic impact in
Boundary County for the 2023-24 season. As an historic performing
arts venue, the Pearl supports the arts by engaging emerging
artists and bringing well-known performers to Bonners Ferry. |
|
May 28 |
 Brothers
launch Ground Breakers yard care service: Three hard
working young Bonners Ferry brothers; Ethan, 14, Hunter, 12, and
Ammon Matthews, 10, have launched "Ground Breakers," offering
Bonners Ferry businesses and residents full lawn care, tractor and
excavator services through the summer break, working to learn and
hone their business skills and to raise money for college. |
|
May 2 |
 Deep
Creek Farm Stand a throwback to a more neighborly time:
The sign says it's a farm stand, its Facebook page says it's a
grocery store, but Deep Creek Farm Stand is far, far more than
either. Nestled in the beautiful cedars of the former home and
studio of Boundary County icons Lew and Jean Mace, it is now a
uniquely wonderful "community friendly, happening place," where
customers are trusted and the products a testament to the amazing
talents and skills of our Boundary County neighbors. |
|
April 25 |
 Teascarlet
brings her art downtown: Hannah Sucsy, who sold her
first artwork at age five and adopted the pen name Teascarlet at
age 13, short for the "Tears of Scarlet" she shed painstakingly
learning the intricacies of using a variety of media, from crayons
and markers as a young girl to charcoal and India ink in her
teens, when she began getting commissions. Now she sells her art
at her new gallery and studio, "Teascarlet Fine Arts Gallery,"
which opened at 6389 Kootenai Street in Bonners Ferry April 1. |
|
April 24 |
 Sierra
Temple nee Spangler coming home soon to practice:
Sierra (Spangler) Temple always wanted a career that would be
fulfilling, challenging and rewarding, that built her up
personally as well as professionally. Since animals hold a very
special place in her heart, working with animals was also desired,
which made veterinary medicine her perfect fit. When she graduates
from Washington State University later this spring, she'll be Dr.
Sierra Temple, and she'll be headed back home to practice at
Bonners Ferry Veterinary Clinic. |
|
April 7 |
|
April 15 deadline for
BMP grant applications: Idaho landowners, farmers,
and ranchers who are interested in implementing agricultural best
management practices have until April 15, to submit applications
under the state Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) Grant
Program. |
|
April 3 |
 Catnip
Getaway expands to include cat grooming: A year after
establishing Catnip Getaway, Boundary County's first and only
boarding facility dedicated to cats, Julie Rosengrant has expanded
her services to offer county feline fanciers another first; full
service grooming for felines only, to include a stylish haircut,
nail trimming, a triple shampoo and rinse, a high-velocity blow
dry, comb-out and an ear cleaning, leaving your cat feeling and
looking great! |
|
March 29 |
 New
hearing on TSC application set for April 4: Boundary
County Commissioners will rehold public hearing at 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4, to accept comment and consider a conditional use
permit application by James and Elida Byler to open a Tractor
Supply Store on a 5.99-acre parcel zoned commercial/light
industrial at 87 Homestead Loop between Bonners Ferry and Three
Mile in a building to exceed 15,000 square feet. The planning and
zoning commission forwarded a recommendation of approval. |
|
March 24 |
 AJ's
Lanes getting new owners, new name: Robert Endicott
and Gary Rhoads are the new owners of Boundary County's only
bowling alley, AJ's Lanes, soon to be renamed Liberty Lanes Bar
and Grill, 6662 Lincoln Street, Bonners Ferry. The anticipated
opening date is Monday, May 1, though they may be open on weekends
prior to that date to test equipment and measure business. |
|
February 7 |
 Murdocks
take over campground and RV park: On November 1, the
owners of the Bonners Ferry Log Inn sold five luxury log cabins, a
log cabin-style bathhouse building and 21 RV sites situated on 3.7
acres to Bonners Ferry residents Munro and Rachel Murdock. The
Murdocks have since rebranded the business as North Haven
Campground and are working on implementing various property
improvements and amenity upgrades. |
|
January 16 |
|
County P&Z to hear two
conditional use applications: The Boundary County
Planning and Zoning Commission will hear and accept comment on
conditional use permit applications seeking to establish a
business retreat on McArthur Lake Road and a wood products
manufacturing plant off Enterprise Way when they meet at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 26, at the Boundary County Annex, 6566 Main
Street, Bonners Ferry. |
|
January 4 |
 Koon,
Hazdovac swap seats on BCH Board: Eldon Koon has
stepped down as chairman of the Boundary Community Hospital Board
of Trustees and has been appointed vice chair, and vice chair Paul
Hazdovac has stepped up to become the new board chairman. |
