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September 12 |
 Nordheim
honored by Juvenile Justice Association: Boundary
County Juvenile Probation Officer Jessica Nordheim is in Nampa
today, where she's being honored with the Idaho Juvenile Justice
Association's Commitment to Service Award for her demonstrated
dedication, leadership and teamwork. |
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September 5 |
 Jim
and Brenda Woodard celebrating 29 years: Jim and
Brenda Woodward, Sagle, are celebrating their 29th wedding
anniversary today, and only recently realized that they were
married ten years to the day after they first met in the first
hour of the first day of their freshman year at Bonners Ferry High
School! |
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September 4 |
 Class
of '61 reunites, gives back: The Bonners Ferry High
School Class of 1961 recently held its 62nd class reunion, during
which a $400 donation from the estate of late class member Jerry
Everhart was presented to Eli Pine for Hope House and the
community dinner each Thursday at the Bonners Ferry Senior Center. |
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August 28 |
 Tyler
Brown graduates POST Academy: Boundary County
Sheriff’s Detention Deputy Tyler Brown recently graduated from
Idaho Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Detention
Academy #92 in Meridian, Idaho. During the academy they receive
235 hours of specialized training. |
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July 12 |
 Seven
county students graduate U of I: The University of
Idaho is pleased to release the list of graduates from Spring 2023
Commencement. A total of 1,566 degrees were awarded to 1,457
students, which includes 1,004 bachelor’s degrees, 315 master’s
degrees and 47 doctoral degrees. In-person ceremonies were held in
May in Moscow, Boise and Idaho Falls. Seven Boundary County
students were awarded degrees. |
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July 6 |
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Seven local
students on NIC Dean's List: North Idaho College
recently announced its Dean’s List for spring semester 2023.
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. Seven Boundary County students were honored. |
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June 29 |
 Belden,
Florea to wed: Becky Lynne Belden and Scott Andrew
Florea will be married at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15, in the Jantz
Barn, 301 Deer Park Road, Bonners Ferry, off Highway 95 10 miles
north of Three Mile Junction. A country celebration potluck will
follow. |
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June 15 |
 Clayton
Isaac wins Governor's Cup scholarship: Governor Brad
Little announced today the recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Cup
Scholarships. Fundraising from last year’s Governor’s Cup brought
in enough money for 39 scholarships to be awarded this year.
Recipients were chosen from among more than 3,000 applicants by
the Idaho Governor’s Cup Scholarship Fund Inc.’s 13-member board
of directors. |
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June 14 |
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BCMS 2023 second
semester honor roll: The names of the top students of
the second semester at Boundary County Middle School have been
released. Thank each of you for your hard work and dedication! |
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June 13 |
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Dozen
local students on U of I Dean's List: A total of
2,778 students qualified for the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023
semester, which ended May 12. 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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honored at P.E.O. Scholarship Award Luncheon: This
year, four $1,000 scholarships were awarded to 2023 female
graduates of Bonners Ferry High School by Chapter AP, P.E.O., at
an award luncheon, held at the Dodge Peak Lodge on Saturday, June
10. These scholarships are made possible through the support of
the local community during fundraising events, including nut sales
during the holiday season and a spring yard sale, as well as local
donations for this purpose. |
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May 24 |
 Eight
county students earn LCSC honors: A total of 864
students at Lewis-Clark State College earned honor roll
distinction for the spring 2023 semester, LC State administrators
have announced. Among the honorees, 512 made the President’s List
while 352 were named to the Dean’s List. |
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May 5 |
 Mendenhall
honored with BCH Diamond Award: Boundary Community
Hospital is proud to award Kristie Mendenhall the bi-annual
Diamond Award, celebrating the exceptional compassion and care she
provides to patients and their families’ daily. Kristie has worked
at BCH for over 30 years; beyond her unwavering dedication to BCH,
her outstanding patient care truly sets her apart. She does
whatever it takes to ensure her patients receive the best possible
care, often going above and beyond the call of duty. |
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April 28 |
 Dinning
gets school in Pendleton: The Pendleton School
District School Board has selected Kevin Dinning, the son of Dan
and Mary Dinning, Bonners Ferry, as the new principal at
Washington Elementary School, Pendleton, Oregon. Dinning is
currently the Superintendent/Secondary Principal of Ione School
District. Prior to that, he served as Boundary County Middle
School principal in Bonners Ferry. |
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April 24 |
 No
Farm Bureau first baby of spring ... this year, it's babies:
Every year, in observance of agriculture, spring and new
beginnings, Boundary County Farm Bureau seeks the first baby of
spring, and this year is extraordinarily special. Promotion and
Education Chair Cassie Olson put out an announcement searching for
the first baby of spring and received a handful of names of
mothers expecting around March 20, the first day of spring. All
but two of the mothers had their babies before March 20. |
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April 8 |
 Curley
Qs, Roadrunners congratulate basket winners: The
Curley Q’s Homemakers Club and the Roadrunners 4-H Club had their
annual Easter Egg Hunt this morning and extend congratulations to
this year's basket winners. |
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March 25 |
 Bob
Johnson retires after 45 years in the mills: Idaho
Forest Group extends its wish that Robert "Bob" Johnson enjoys all
the best in his well earned retirement! Bob worked for 17 years at
Moyie Springs, mostly as a log yard utility operator. But his
career in the wood products industry dates back 45 years ago when
he took a job out of high school with the local mill in Bonners
Ferry. |
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March 24 |
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Caring at BCMS ... |
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| Congratulations to the Boundary County Middle
School Citizens of the Month for February! The character
trait for the month is Caring. Makenzie Beggerly (eighth),
Kasey Clemons (sixth), Penny McQueen (seventh) and Mrs.
Jenny Mackey are all wonderful examples of this. |
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March 23 |
 Thank
you, Tom Daniel: From the Bonners Ferry Agriculture
Education Department and FFA Chapter -- Tom Daniel is a third
generation farmer who raises hay and grain on the bench north of
Bonners Ferry. While Tom was born on a farm and has been farming
his whole life, he bought the farm he now lives on in 1980 and was
able to start farming full time in 1987. |
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March 3 |
 Elliston
wins Head Start alumni scholarship: A North Idaho
College Head Start employee and a Head Start alumna were awarded
scholarships from the Idaho Head Start Association on February 23
in Boise. Neveah Elliston, a Bonners Ferry High School senior, was
awarded the Idaho Head Start Association 2022 Head Start Alumni
Scholarship. |
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February 20 |
 70th
anniversary of John Alt's arrival in Bonners Ferry:
It was 70 years ago Wednesday, February 15, that John Alt and his
brother, the late Al Alt, got off the train at the depot in
Bonners Ferry, neither speaking a word of English, meeting two
people they didn't know except from pictures and letters; their
aunt Rosie Neumayer and her step-grandson, Arnold Fessler. |
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February 15 |
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Nine local
students on NIC Dean's List: North Idaho College
recently announced its Dean’s List for fall semester 2022.
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. |
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February 14 |
 Four
Badgers graduate University of Idaho: A total of 567
degrees were awarded to 558 students in December in the University
of Idaho's fall 2022 commencement. Four were presented to students
from Bonners Ferry. |
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February 7 |
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BCMS honor roll
released: Boundary County Middle School's first
semester honor roll has been released, with 29 students earning
high honor for maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average. To
earn recognition, students had to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better. |
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February 1 |
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12 local students
on U of I Dean's List: A total of 2,787 students
qualified for the Dean’s List for the University of Idaho's Fall
2022 semester, including 12 from Boundary County. The semester
ended December 16. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must
maintain at least a 3.5 GPA on a minimum of 12 graded credits
during the semester. |
