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| December 1 | |||
 Birders
gearing up for annual Christmas bird count: The date
for the 2021 Bonners Ferry Christmas Bird Count is Thursday,
December 23 this year and all local ornithologists, bird watchers
skilled or amateur and folk with feeders or who just plain like to
see birds skitter across the sky are invited to take part. Those
interested will meet at 6:30 a.m. that day in the back room at the
Chic-N-Chop Restaurant. |
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 GoFundMe
account set up for Wiley family: In the wake of her
brother's death after he was hit by a train in Bonners Ferry
November 26, Emy Vigil has established a GoFundMe account to help
his widow, Cheyenne, their son, Elijah, 2, and the baby that's on
the way. It is her hope that the community's support will help
alleviate the sudden financial burden faced by the family, as well
as bring a measure of comfort. A fund for the Wiley family has
also been established at Columbia Bank, and donations can be made
at any branch. |
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 McGeachin
holds 1776 Pledge event: Idaho Lieutenant Governor
Janice McGeachin gathered together over 125 statewide candidates,
lawmakers, city officials, school board members and patriot
citizens to the Powderhause Brewery in Garden City, Idaho. The
event was held to sign the 1776 Pledge, which supports the Trump
Presidential 1776 Advisory Report in education. |
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| November 30 | |||
 Community
orchestra to present 'Christmas at the Movies:' The
Bonners Ferry Community Orchestra, conducted by Glenda Novinger
and featuring inspiring young pianist Daniel Beal, will present a
free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 5, in the Becker
Auditorium at Bonners Ferry High School. |
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 Injunction
stops CMS vaccine mandate: Governor Brad Little
commented today on the action by a Louisiana court granting a
nationwide injunction today in the “CMS case,” which temporarily
stops implementation of a vaccine mandate on healthcare workers in
Idaho. The ruling prevents the U.S. Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services from enforcing its vaccine mandate for
healthcare workers until the court can hear legal challenges
brought by 10 states. |
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 Labrador
pleased with headway in his bid for Idaho Attorney General:
Conservative leader and former Congressman Raúl Labrador, Eagle,
Idaho, said he is making serious headway in his campaign to become
Idaho’s next attorney general as reflected in his fundraising
numbers. Today he announced he has raised $100,000 in his first
two weeks. |
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 Friends
rally for Fuller family: A Boundary County family
suffered a serious medical emergency recently and the terrible
costs that attend such crisis, and as is the way of our community
of neighbors, they aren't facing the crisis alone. Bruce and Lisa
Fuller and their family live in the Herman Lake area. An excellent
carpenter, Bruce teaches wood shop at Libby High School, and he
practices what he teaches, having built by hand the cabin the
family calls home. |
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 Naples
Elementary improvements roaring right along: Boundary
County School District continues to make improvements following
their 10-year Facilities Plan. Last week, South Boundary Fire
Protection completed training to remove the oldest module on the
Naples campus. |
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| November 29 | |||
| Boundary County First Judicial District Court dispositions | |||
| November 28 | |||
| 33-year-old man killed by train: The Bonners Ferry Police Department and Idaho State Police are investigating a Union Pacific train versus pedestrian collision that proved fatal and occurred in the early evening hours of November 26 near the fairgrounds. | |||
| November 27 | |||
| Boundary County Commissioner's agenda, week of November 29 | |||
| Boundary County Commission minutes, November 8-9 | |||
| November 26 | |||
 Local
farmer, former coach charged with sexual battery: A
45-year-old Bonners Ferry rancher and former Badger JV and
Boundary County Middle School boys basketball coach was charged
November 23 with three counts of sexual battery of a minor child
16 or 17 years of age. |
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 Marti
gets two to ten years on rape charges: With his
victim present in the courtroom to hear him apologize, Judge
Barbara Buchanan last Friday sentenced Eric Steven Marti, 27,
Bonners Ferry, to up to ten years in prison on two counts of rape
of a minor, age 16, he being more than three years older at age
26, saying his action's destroyed the girl's family as well as his
own. |
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| November 25 | |||
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| November 22 | |||
 Denton
named Idaho Communication Center Director of the Year:
Crystal Denton, who began her law enforcement career after
graduating high school in 1990 as a dispatcher with the Troy
Police Department and who now serves as 911 Administrator in the
Boundary County Sheriff's Office, has been named the Idaho Chapter
of APCO/NENAS 2021 Communication Center Director of the Year. |
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| Boundary County First Judicial District Court dispositions | |||
 BCHP
alerts motorists to travel issues: British Columbia
Highway Patrol is urging caution to all motorists planning travel
to or from the Lower Mainland area as some provincial highways are
only open on a limited basis. This comes after the major weather
system that saw several major highways closed due to washouts and
mudslides and the flooding of the Sumas Prairie that resulted in
the closure of Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. |
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 Snow
advisory issued for North Idaho: The National Weather
Service, Spokane, has issued a winter weather advisory for North
Idaho for one to three inches of snow between 1 and 10 a.m.
Tuesday. Road conditions are likely to be hazardous for the
Tuesday morning commute, and motorists are advised to slow down
and allow extra time to reach your destinations. |
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 Mt.
Hall Boosters putting on online auction: The Mt. Hall
Booster Club will run an on-line auction the week of December
13-17, and they're asking businesses, crafters, artists, anybody
to donate items to help them pay for a covered playground slab and
to help Mt. Hall Elementary teachers with classroom expenses. |
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 Snow
advisory for Kootenai/Cabinet region: The National
Weather Service, Missoula, has issued a winter weather advisory
for the Kootenai/Cabinet Region of northwest Montana, in effect
from 2 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. One to two inches of snowfall is
expected, with up to three inches in isolated areas. |
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| Idaho Labor offers out of school youth opportunity: Out-of-school youth between ages 16 and 24 now have numerous opportunities to learn new skills and increase their earnings through apprenticeships, on-the-job and vocational training and much more thanks to a federal program managed by the Idaho Department of Labor. | |||
| November 20 | |||
 Three
Mile Cafe crew gearing up for Thanksgiving tradition:
Not rain, not snow, not even a global pandemic can stop Chuck
Quillin and the staff at Three Mile Cafe from giving back to the
community with thanks by serving a free traditional Thanksgiving
dinner to any and all who walk through their doors between 10 a.m.
and 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Nobody's keeping count, but
they've been doing it for going on 40 years now. |
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 Brittany
Jean returning to The Pearl for free concert: In
2020, after learning of and then dealing with the loss of her
performance schedule for the rest of that year, including a show
at The Pearl Theater in Bonners Ferry, Brittany Jean turned her
focus to creating her first-ever Christmas album. She is thrilled
to announce that "Wintertide" is now available and she's equally
pleased to announce that she'll be back on stage at The Pearl
Theater to put on a free show December 10. |
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| November 19 | |||
 Idaho
55 closed by slide near Smiths Ferry: Idaho State
Highway 55 between Smiths Ferry and Round Valley Road will remain
closed through the Thanksgiving weekend following a large
rockslide that occurred Thursday afternoon. Geotechnical experts
are on site evaluating the safety and stability of the slope,
along with determining how much material needs to be removed. |
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 BCH
staff given notice of CMS vaccine deadline: Boundary
Community Hospital CEO Preston Becker today notified all hospital
employees that, with few exceptions, they must receive at least
one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by December 6 so that the hospital
can continue serving as a Medicare provider. "It is with great
distress to inform you of our current situation as it relates to
the CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate that was released November 5th,"
Becker wrote. |
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 BC
flooding and highway closures impact RDCK recycling:
Due to the unprecedented flooding and resulting highway closures
across British Columbia, effective Monday, November 22, Recycle BC
is suspending the collection of all glass and foam packaging,
white and coloured, from Recycle BC depots. There is also the
potential of recycling depot closures within the Regional District
of Central Kootenay (RDCK) due to the inability of Recycle BC to
deliver new containers to facilities. |
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| County commission agenda, week of November 22 | |||
 Fulcher
votes 'no' on Build Back Better bill: Congressman
Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, today voted "no" on the progressive
Democrat-led reconciliation “Build Back Better” bill, saying the
size and scope of the 2,460-plus page bill would be the largest
expansion of government in our nation's history. "Being pushed
through the House without any Republican support, this legislation
reflects the most extreme priorities of the House Democratic
caucus, and would put our country one step closer to socialism,"
Fulcher said. |
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| November 18 | |||
| BCSD 101 emergency closure notifications: With the winter months at hand, Boundary County School District #101 wants to inform patrons that emergency school will be announced on the following radio stations: AM 1450 KBFI, FM 95.3 KPND, FM 92.1 KPBX and K102. TV stations that will announce school closures are KREM 2, KXLY 4, and KHQ 6. Closures will also be posted on our district’s website at www.bcsd101.com and on 9b.news. | |||
 Lincoln
County kids get to 'Shop with a Cop:' Lincoln
County's seventh annual "Shop with a Cop" event will take place on
December 15, as deputies in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
pick up selected elementary school students, take them to lunch at
McDonalds, followed by Christmas shopping for their families at
local businesses. |
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 Cost
of this year's Thanksgiving dinner up, but still a good value:
Enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends is a priority
for many Americans, but paying attention to how the meal will
impact the budget is also important. Farm Bureau’s 36th annual
survey indicates the average cost of this year’s classic
Thanksgiving feast for 10 is $53.31, or less than $6 per person.
This is a $6.41 or 14-percent increase from last year’s average of
$46.90. |
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| Moyie Springs grows by 26+ acres: WHEREAS, the City of Moyie Springs, Idaho ("the City"), is a municipal corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of Idaho and is authorized to annex and to incorporate within the boundaries of the City contiguous real property in the manner provided by Section 50-222, Idaho Code, and WHEREAS, Russell and Cindy Maas, Marvin (Spike) and Peggy Maas and Garrett and Jamie Hull have a written request and application for annexation of said real property to the City of Moyie Springs ... | |||
 Moderate
to heavy snow expected overnight: The National
Weather Service, Spokane, has issued a winter weather advisory for
moderate to heavy snow in effect from 4 p.m. today to 10 a.m.
Friday in North Idaho and northeast Washington, saying it will
bring the first snow of the season to many towns across the area. |
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| November 17 | |||
| Idaho delegation joins challenge of vaccine mandate: Today, Idaho’s U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher joined the other 48 Republican Senators and 155 Republican members of the House of Representatives in challenging President Biden’s vaccine mandate under the Congressional Review Act by introducing a joint resolution of disapproval of the mandate. | |||
 Two
Idaho deer test positive for CWD: Two mule deer bucks
harvested during October in the Slate Creek drainage near Lucile
in Idaho County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease,
according to Idaho Fish and Game. Under Fish and Game’s CWD
strategic plan, both hunters have been notified that their bucks
tested positive. |
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 Bonner
County Sheriff looking for teen runaway: The Bonner
County Sheriff's Office is attempting to locate a listed runaway,
16 year old Tosha Raelynn Meddock. Tosha was last seen wearing a
gray and black striped sweater, black coat and blue jeans. |
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 Longest
partial lunar eclipse in 1,000 years coming Thursday night:
A deep partial lunar eclipse will darken the moon for much of the
globe overnight on November 18 for North America. Most locations
will see up to 97-percent of the moon slip into Earth’s shadow.
North America has the best location to see the entirety of the
eclipse. |
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| November 16 | |||
 UPDATE:
AMBER ALERT CANCELLED: The child was found safe by police
in Elko, Nevada --
Amber Alert issued after
child abduction in Burley: An Idaho Amber Alert has
been issued follow the abduction of four year old Alaina Duey, who
was last seen in a 2004 silver Pontiac four door with 41-year-old
Elizabeth Rose Crofts in the 1500 block of Malta Avenue in Burley.
The child is believed to be in imminent danger. |
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 VFW,
Legion raffling rifles at Celebration of Crafts:
Boundary County American Legion Post 55 and Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 3622 will be making two people's Christmas season just a
little brighter as they each raffle a rifle, with the winners
names to be drawn during the Celebration of Crafts at the Boundary
County Fairgrounds December 3 and 4. |
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 Family
needs community help after death of Badger Shipping owner:
Neil Andrew Mulford, owner of Badger Shipping, died unexpectedly
November 10. A small business owner working mostly on his own, he
had no insurance, and his family is asking the community to help
ease the burden of this terrible time. Neil fell suddenly ill
November 9 and was taken to Boundary Community Hospital. |
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| Boundary County First Judicial District Court dispositions | |||
 Power
outages could be lengthy: Northern Lights is
responding to multiple power outages caused by last night's wind
storm and it could be hours before it's restored. the North Side
in Bonners Ferry and the City of Moyie Springs are out due to a
BPA issue, the City of Troy is without power and schools are
closed. |
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