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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. |
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January 31 |
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Celebrating a Bonners Ferry gem
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| GROW! community gardeners feted Marciavee Cossette
at the annual GROW membership meeting and potluck
Thursday. As a long-time GROW! board member and all-around
volunteer at the community garden as well as so many other
organizations in town, Marciavee was presented with a
dozen red roses! She thanked GROW! and praised the town of
Bonners Ferry for being such a friendly, welcoming town in
which to volunteer. |
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January 23 |
 Weerts
earns scholastic honors at WSU: Allie Nicole Weerts,
a 2020 graduate of Bonners Ferry High School, was named to the
fall 2022 President's List at Washington State University for
maintaining a grade point average of 3.75 or above. |
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January 9 |
 NIC
literary magazine seeks submissions: The Trestle
Creek Review is looking for submissions for its upcoming issue.
Submissions are open to the public and may include essays, short
stories, poetry, black-and-white visual art and other literary
works. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, January 31. |
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January 6 |
 Two
county students earn University of Montana honors:
Edie Callison, Bonners Ferry, earned President's list honors at
the University of Montana with a 4.0 grade point average, and Mary
Pluid, Moyie Springs, earned Dean's list honors. |
 Nine
county students earn honors at LCSC: A total of 887
students made Lewis-Clark State College’s honor roll for the fall
2022 semester, eight of them from Boundary County. LC State had
484 students make the President’s List, which is slightly higher
than a year ago when 470 were honored. The college also reported
403 students made the Dean’s List. |
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December 12 |
 Meet
Legion Post 55's new commander: My name is Scott
Cameron. On November 1, I became the new commander of Post 55 of
the American Legion here in Bonners Ferry. Like Manny Figueroa, I
am a former Marine. I served from 1977 to 1987 as an infantryman.
After my active-duty time, I began dual careers in law enforcement
and healthcare. I joined the American Legion in 2005 and I am very
proud and honored to represent Post 55 as its new commander. |
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December 6 |
| Wolverines of the
Month ... |
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After two snow days, we were finally able to
celebrate our November Students of the Month! These kiddos
have reflected our Naples traits of safe, civil,
productive and kind!
Students are front row (l-r);
Kaine Brewer, Finn Hinrichs, Maibel Espino and Gabriella
Feri. Back row; Nathan Issacharoff, Lakota Wortley,
Stryder Olson, Dakota Rinehart, Mia Jeppesen, Sophia
Parker, Ruhl Upton, Freya Adams, Zoey Wolf (not pictured),
and Ronny Calderone. |
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December 2 |
 Deputy
Pew reaches 15 years of service: Detention deputy
Robert Pew celebrated his 15th year of service with the Boundary
County Sheriff’s Office this month. Sheriff David Kramer presented
him with his 15 years of service badge today. |
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November 30 |
 Jonathan
Snyder wins Mystery Mason Award: Each year a Master
Mason is chosen to be the Mystery Mason for the year. It is his
responsibility to seek out an individual that stands out within
the Bonners Ferry Community. He will spend his time throughout the
year looking for individuals to be awarded the yearly Mystery
Mason Award. This year's recipient of the Mystery Mason Award was
Jonathan Snyder. |
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November 17 |
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Legion Post 55 has
new commander: A change of command occurred in
Bonners Ferry American Legion, Post #55. Manny Figueroa, Marine,
retired U.S. Border Patrol, Badger football coach and Kootenai
Tribal Police Officer, was post #55 commander for many years. He
has moved to Texas. |
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November 15 |
 Pyette
quilt lifts veteran's spirit: Few would question the
notion that few things in the world are as comforting as a
hand-made quilt, and Margaret Pyette has long been bringing such
comfort to a very deserving group of people. Each year, she
chooses two Boundary County veterans, then crafts her amazingly
beautiful hand-made quilts, lovingly personalized, to be ready to
give during the Veterans Day service. This year, her kind gift did
more than bring comfort. |
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October 30 |
 Elks
bring third graders their own dictionary: Excitement
and curiosity were just two of the emotions experienced last week
in the third-grade classes at Valley View Elementary as two of the
many benevolent members of the Sandpoint Elks delivered student
dictionaries to all the third grades students. Students were
elated to receive their individual books and learn more about the
Elks organization. |
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October 17 |
 Michelle
Walker earns national accolade: Michelle Walker is an
instructor of many talents and hats when it comes to fitness
formats, and her skill and dedication has earned her the title of
October Water Exercise Instructor of the Month by
www.swimandsweat.com.
Her classes range from Aqua Zumba to land Zumba, from Aqua Boot
Camp to Balance & Mobility. During the school calendar year, she
teaches at the Kootenai River Inn while in the summer you can find
her at Northside School B & B along with the Bonners Ferry City
Pool. |
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October 15 |
 Boundary
County Victims Services needs you: Many of you have
been loyal attendees and contributors to the Boundary County
Victim Services (BCVS) Fall Festival & Fashion Show. We are
excited to be back together this year for an evening of fashion,
food, fun, and fantastic auction items! This year, the fundraiser
will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, October 22, at the Great
Northwest Territories Event Center. |
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October 14 |
 Dr.
McIntosh retiring after 44-plus years: After more
than 44 years practicing dentistry in Boundary County, Dr. David
McIntosh, DDS, is retiring. He has loved this community and his
patients. He believes he is leaving them in the capable hands of
our local dentists who have chosen to make Bonners Ferry their
home. |
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October 13 |
 Chaney
to play in National FFA Band: Evelynn Chaney, a
member of the Bonners Ferry FFA Chapter in Bonners Ferry, will be
on stage and in the spotlight October 26-29 during the 2022
National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Chaney, a senior
at Bonners Ferry High School and the daughter of Thomas and
Michele Chaney, has been selected to play trombone in the National
FFA Band. Chaney submitted an audition tape and was selected to
help bring full instrumental balance to the band from a pool of
applicants nationwide. |
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October 6 |
 4-H
Friday Friends is in full swing! You can find us at
Boundary County Middle School every Friday during the school
calendar year. At $12 per child and a sliding fee scale available,
4-H Friday Friends are a great option for childcare or just to
give your kiddos an extra day of exciting hands-on educational
activities. They also have open enrollment, so join in for every
Friday or any Friday during the school year! |
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September 22 |
 Leah
Moellmer heading to Idaho DYW: High school senior
girls from across Idaho will gather in Idaho Falls for the
Distinguished Young Women of Idaho program to be held Friday and
Saturday, October 7-8 at the Civic Auditorium, including Bonners
Ferry's Leah Moellmer. Participants will compete for $35,000 in
college scholarships and the opportunity to represent the state as
the Distinguished Young Woman of Idaho for 2023. The program is
open to the public and preliminaries will begin at 7 p.m. Friday,
October 7 and 10 a.m. Saturday, October 8. Finals begin at 7 p.m.
on Saturday, October 8. Tickets will be available at the door for
$15. |
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August 1 |
 Family
of Mary Dirks expresses thanks: Mary Dirks’s family
would like to send a special thank you out to all of the people
who attended her memorial, to all of the people who helped
organize it, to all of the people who sent beautiful flowers,
cards and gifts, and to all of the people who called with words of
support. |
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July 27 |
 Nine
local students are U of I graduates: A total of 1,603
degrees were awarded to 1,467 students in the 2022 spring semester
commencement at the University of Idaho, including nine from
Boundary County. In-person ceremonies were held in May in Moscow,
Boise and Idaho Falls. |
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July 5 |
 Linda
Lederhos now Rotary president: Linda Lederhos took
over the role of president for the Rotary club of Bonners Ferry
last week, and this week she was guest speaker, talking about her
plans for the future of the club. The Rotary Club of Bonners Ferry
works to bring together business and professional community
leaders to provide humanitarian service to others within our
community and our world. |
