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March 19 |
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Tuesday's Trouble
weeks 23-24: Kathy Konek took high scratch game, 163,
high scratch series, 422, tied for second high handicap game, 231,
and took second high handicap series, 626, to lead week 23 in
Tuesday's Trouble women's league bowling in week 23 of Tuesday's
Trouble women's league bowling at AJ's Lanes. Regina Colby was a
pin behind, scoring 162 for second. |
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March 12 |
 NRA
Foundation grants Claybusters $10,400: The NRA
Foundation has awarded the Bonners Ferry Claybusters Trap Team a
grant totaling $10,400 to fund ammunition for the shooting
program. "We are very excited about our Claybusters team," said
Head Coach Ron Campbell, "and pleased that the NRA is making an
investment in our community and our youth. The coaching staff and
team members thank the NRA Foundation and the Friends of the NRA
for selecting our program and providing ammunition for this
amazing team.” |
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March 7 |
 KV
shooters shine in sectional match: On the weekend of
February 24 - 26, the Kootenai Valley Rifle Club in Bonners Ferry
hosted two rifle matches. Both were what is known as a sectional
match. Your score is sent to the NRA and all sectional scores are
accumulated and your national ranking determined. Those results
being posted by the NRA later in the year. |
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March 2 |
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Adam Hiatt Frontier Conference
Coach of the Year |
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Montana Tech head basketball coach Adam Hiatt, a 1997 graduate
of Bonners Ferry High School and the son of Russ and Sulet Hiatt,
was named Frontier Conference Coach of the Year after his
Orediggers defeated the Providence Argos Tuesday night, 103-95,
winning Montana Tech's second consecutive conference tournament
championship. It was the highest scoring tourney championship in
conference history. Read more
here. |
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March 1 |
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Sapphires sparkle
in week 22: Alice VanGundy took high game, 163, and
high scratch series, 438, and Donna Kent got second high scratch
game, 161, in week 22 of Tuesday's Trouble ladies league bowling
at AJ's Lanes. Carolyn McNeill rolled third high scratch game with
161. |
 IDFG
'Learn to Hunt & Fish' day camps slated: If hands-on
learning is your thing, look no further than our
Learn-to-Hunt-and-Fish day camps in the Panhandle Region! Not only
do participants leave hunter education certified, but they also
leave with more specialized hunting and fishing know-how compared
to a standard hunter education class. During summer 2022, staff
from the Idaho Fish and Game Panhandle Regional office hosted
these camps at the Farragut Shooting Range Center. Participants
raved about their experience. |
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February 27 |
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Ranked Number 1 in State! |
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| The Bonners Ferry Badgers basketball team
finished their season top seeded in state 3A with a 21-1
record, and they'll be heading to Meridian High School
Thursday, March 2, to take on number eight seed Buhl at 7
p.m. to open their bid for the 2023 Idaho state
championship! GO, BADGERS!! |
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February 23 |
 Duke's
Claybusters shotgun raffle underway: The Bonners
Ferry High School trapshooting team Duke's Claybusters is once
again selling raffle tickets to purchase safety equipment, targets
and ammunition. Prizes are a $100 gift certificate at Super 1
Foods, dinner, spa and a night's stay at the Kootenai River Inn
and a Mossberg shotgun. |
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February 16 |
 Nik
Bertling sets LC indoor pole vault record:
Lewis-Clark State College's Nik Bertling, Bonners Ferry, was named
the Rize Laboratory Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week on
Monday. Bertling, a senior pole vaulter, broke his own school
record in the indoor pole vault when he cleared a height of 4.67
meters (15.3 feet) at the Whitworth Invite February 10-11 in
Spokane. |
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Sheila Benson rocks
week 21 of Tuesday's Trouble: Sheila Benson ran the
lanes in week 21 of Tuesday's Trouble women's league bowling at
AJ's Lanes February 7, taking high scratch game 173, high scratch
series 470, second high handicap game 235 and high handicap series
656. Elaine Wheeler got second high scratch game 166 and third
high scratch series 424. |
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February 13 |
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Tuesday's Trouble,
weeks 18 and 19: In week 18 of Tuesday's Trouble
women's league bowling at AJ's, Alice VanGundy took high scratch
game with 178, third high scratch series, 444, and tied for second
high handicap game, 238. Regina Colby took second high scratch
game, 177, high handicap game 246, and second high handicap
series, 645. Elaine Wheeler took third high handicap scratch game,
161, second high scratch series, 448, and third high handicap
series, 634. |
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February 9 |
 Apply
now for spring turkey controlled hunts: Turkey
hunters looking to apply for 2023 spring controlled turkey hunts
have until March 1 to apply. Information on the spring 2023
controlled turkey hunts can be found in the 2022-23 Upland Game,
Furbearer and Turkey Seasons and Rules book. |
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February 5 |
 Local
shooters do well in Junior Olympic state championship:
The North Idaho Junior Olympic Rifle Championship took place on
the weekend of January 17 at the Kootenai Valley Rifle Range.
Shooters from the Bonners Ferry (KV), Sandpoint and Coeur d’Alene
clubs represented. Their scores of shooters were combined with
competitors from southern Idaho and the 2023 Idaho Junior Olympic
Champions declared. |
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January 27 |
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Two weeks of
Tuesday's Trouble: Elaine Wheeler took it all in week
16 of Tuesday’s Trouble ladies league bowling; high scratch game
201, high scratch series 463, high handicap game 264 and high
handicap series 652. Regina Colby got second high scratch game
170, second high scratch series 426, second high handicap game 237
and third high handicap series 633. |
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January 20 |
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KV Rifle &
Pistol Club indoor season underway: The Kootenai
Valley Rifle and Pistol Club and Junior Rifle Club’s indoor
competitive shooting seasons are underway! The clubs compete in
area matches and with more distant clubs through a tournament
where scores shot on our home range are compiled via email. The
Junior Rifle Club is active in promoting marksmanship, competitive
target shooting and safe gun handling. |
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January 9 |
 Smallmouth
bass state record falls once more: It was a typical
cold, December day in central Idaho with rain down low and snow in
the mountains. While many anglers might have been thinking about
ice-fishing, winter steelhead or even putting a fresh coat of wax
on their skis and hitting the slopes, Joey Walton had other plans:
big smallmouth bass. Knowing he had to make the long run across
the reservoir, he set out early in search of a trophy. |
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December 30 |
 Second
year for Kootenai River Angler Science Program: For
some, winter is a time to hibernate in the comfort of a warm home,
enjoying a hot drink by a crackling fire. For others, winter
offers a unique opportunity to try their hand at landing the
native and once rare burbot in the Kootenai River. Referred to by
some as the Kootenai leopard or ling cod, burbot in the Kootenai
River are once again being pursued by anglers. |
 Why
you shouldn't feed backyard deer: The hardship of
winter motivates some well-meaning people to set out food for
deer. The truth is, they’re wild animals adapted to winter, and
feeding them can quickly create a variety of problems
significantly affecting their health and survival. Despite good
intentions, supplemental feeding of deer often harms them,
frequently resulting in their death. |
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December 28 |
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Konek tops
Tuesday's Trouble week 15: Kathy Konek got high
scratch game 175, high scratch series 466, second high handicap
game 243 and second high handicap series 670 in week 15 of
Tuesday's Trouble ladies bowling. Alice VanGundy got second high
scratch game 161 and second high scratch series 462. Donna Kent
got third high scratch game 150, third high scratch series 442 and
third high handicap series 658. |
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December 21 |
 Claybusters
not slowed down by weather: It was 12 degrees and
snowing on Saturday, and still the intrepid Bonners Ferry High
School shooting team, Duke's Claybusters, were out on their
Highway 2 home range, breaking clay and honing their skills.
Firing at 50 clay disks 4 5/16 inches in diameter launched at
about 45 miles per hour, this week's top scorers were ... |
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December 19 |
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Tuesday's Trouble
weeks 13-14 in the books: Sheila Benson took it all
in week 13 of Tuesday’s Trouble ladies league bowling at AJ’s
Lanes; high scratch game 166, high scratch series 441, high
handicap game 233 and high handicap series 642. Kathy Konek got
second high scratch game 157, third high scratch series 416,
second high handicap game 228 and third high handicap series 629. |
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December 11 |
 Claybusters
brave inclement weather to go shooting: It was a cool
day for practice Saturday as it was 29-degrees, the wind was
swirling and it was snowing so hard it was very hard to see the
targets, but that didn't stop Bonners Ferry's Duke's Claybusters
from spending time on the range to get in some practice. |
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December 9 |
| District champions
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| The Boundary County Middle School wrestling team
edged Kellogg by one point Thursday to earn the district
championship! |
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December 6 |
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Sapphires sparkle
in week 12 of Tuesday’s Trouble: Carolyn McNeill got
high scratch game 193, second high scratch series 442, high
handicap game 263 and second high handicap series 652 in week 12
of Tuesday’s Trouble ladies bowling at AJ’s Lanes. Elaine Wheeler
got second high scratch game 169, high scratch series 469 and high
handicap series 655, Sheila Benson and Michelle Sweet tied for
third high scratch game 168 and Michelle got second high handicap
game 241. |
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November 30 |
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Denise Chrichton
rocks Tuesday's Trouble: Denise Chrichton took it all
in week 11 of Tuesday's Trouble women's league bowling; high
scratch game of 226, high scratch series with 512, high handicap
game 304 and high handicap series, 746. Jeanne Osborn took second
high scratch game, 176, tied for second high scratch series, 451,
second high handicap game, 425, and third high handicap series
with 658. |
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November 25 |
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Donna Kent has a
spectacular Tuesday: Donna Kent was on fire Tuesday,
taking high scratch game with 203, high scratch series 491, second
high handicap game, 277, and high handicap series, 713, to lead
the way in week ten of Tuesday's Trouble ladies league bowling at
AJ's Lanes. Way to go! |
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November 16 |
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Week nine in the
books for Tuesday's Trouble: In week nine of
Tuesday's Trouble league bowling at AJ's Lanes, Alice Van Gundy
got high scratch game 176, second high scratch series 440 and high
handicap game 239. Regina Colby got second high scratch game 163,
high scratch series 442, third high handicap game 231 and third
high handicap series 646. |
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November 10 |
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Jeanne Osborn has
good day at the lanes: Jeanne Osborn rolled high
scratch game 175, high scratch series 433 and high handicap game,
240, in week eight of Tuesday's Trouble ladies bowling at AJ's
Lanes. Donna Kent got second his scratch game with 160, third high
scratch series, 423, second high handicap game, 237, and second
high handicap series, 654. Denise Crichton took third high scratch
game with 149. |
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November 7 |
 Local
smallbore shooters shine in NRA sectional: In the
spring of 2022, members of the Kootenai Valley Rifle Club shot in
the NRA Sectional rifle match at their home range. They compete
with .22 caliber rifles, single shot, at a distance of 50 feet
indoors. A sectional match is one in which a shooter obtains their
national ranking. Matches are held across the United States, the
scores are sent into the NRA then combined with others to see how
everyone did. After months of waiting the results are in. |
