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Boundary County Archives ~ November, 2011 |
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November 30 |
Patsy Stockdale is
recovering: According to ambulance personnel, everything
went right when the call came in Monday evening
that a Bonners Ferry resident needed assistance
for a possible heart attack.
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Is the VA killing our
heroes? Because he chose to remain quiet, one of the
most highly decorated of our local veterans,
Ricardo C. Binns, has earned a reputation as a
curmudgeon. He finally rode in one of our recent
local parades as a guest of honor. Put up with
the pain of long-ago wounds to stand with this
community as it remembered those who served.
No one noticed when he "went missing." |
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November 28 |
Ponderay woman injured
in crash: A 57-year-old Ponderay woman suffered serious
injuries in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 95 in
Bonners Ferry early this morning.
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Honoring our local
veterans with wreaths: At noon Saturday, December
10, a ceremony will be held for the presentation of seven
wreaths as Bonners Ferry joins in another tradition honoring our
fallen veterans, Wreaths Across America. The ceremony, conducted
by American Legion Post 55, will take place at Veteran's
Memorial Park at the Boundary County Library.
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Court records and
sheriffs log |
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November 24 |
Badger
boosters, junior parents offering Christmas Trees: Beginning Friday, the day after Thanksgiving,
you'll find a bunch of Badger Boosters and
Junior Class parents at Sugarplum Floral in
Bonners Ferry, offering five- to eight-foot tall
Fraser fir and six-foot-tall Grand fir Christmas
trees.
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Care n'Share
deadline near: Those whose Christmas can be made a little
brighter through help putting gifts under the
tree from Care n'Share have until December 1 to
get their applications in. |
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November 23 |
Mud slide shuts
down UP railroad near Feist Creek: Warming weather coming on the heels of the first
real snow of the season, bringing a soaking
overnight rain that is expected to continue for
much of the coming week, caused several reports
of mudslides this morning, including one that
shut down the Union Pacific Railroad near Feist
Creek and impacted traffic on Meadow Creek Road.
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Deadline near for
NIC spring semester: Those interested in attending North Idaho
College during the spring semester must file an
application for admission no later than 2:30
p.m. Friday, December 16, to be eligible.
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Public hearing set on
airport overlay: Boundary County commissioners will hold public
hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, to
accept public comment on establishing an airport
overlay zone proposed by the Boundary County
Airport Board that will require airport approval
before development permits can be submitted to
planning and zoning on properties surrounding
the airport.
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EIS
relesased on Priest Lake fuels reduction project:
The Priest Lake Ranger District released the Supplemental Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Lakeview-Reeder
Hazardous Fuels Reduction project today. |
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November 22 |
 Geocaching
... what? One night while taking care of my newborn
daughter, I flipped the TV on to PBS and caught
part of a show about geocaching. I thought it
sounded extremely interesting, something my
family would enjoy. |
ISP honors officers:
On Monday, November 21, Idaho State Police District
Five held a ceremony to honor the heroic deeds of Sergeant John
Kempf, Detective Paul Olsen, and Corporal David Noyes.
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A special
Thanksgiving weather forecast: In the pre-Thanksgiving rush, we have received
an early weather report from our in-house
weather reporters here in North Idaho.
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Young
entrepreneurs get chance to shine:
"We're working to put funding where it can have
the greatest impact on our community," said
Panhandle Bonners Ferry branch manager Carol
Julian. "And that starts with our children." |
Court records and
sheriff's log |
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November 16 |
Bonners Ferry gets
bigger: Despite the objections of nearly every property
owner involved, the City of Bonners Ferry grew
Tuesday night by about 70 lots and parcels,
properties within the city area of impact the
city has the right to annex and which, Tuesday
night, they were.
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It's official! Super
1 breaks ground: Braving frigid temperatures and with heavy
equipment rumbling in the background, a big
group of local officials, contractors and the
just plain curious gathered this morning with
Super 1 Foods officials on the spot where the
old Lantern Restaurant used to sit to officially
break ground on what will soon become Boundary
County's newest grocery ... with room and plans
for more local economic development.
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 Train
vs. semi collision sends one to hospital: A flat-bed semi entering the parking lot at the
Idaho Forest Group saw mill in Moyie Springs was
struck by a slow-moving train shortly
before noon, sending the driver of the semi to
the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. |
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November 15 |
Bonnell,
Cossairt and Johnson BCEA Employees of the Year:
The Boundary County Education Assocation has
named Paul Bonnell, Sherrie Cossairt and Greg
Johnson this school year's Employees of the
Year, and a potluck feast featuring Italian
cuisine will be held Wedensday evening in their
honor.
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Panhandle
Bank benefit for Friends of the Arts:
Panhandle State Bank employees are working to
raise $2,500 in qualifying contributions to help
the Boundary County Friends of the Arts present
the Missoula Childrens Theater's week long
residency and presentation of "The Jungle Book."
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County
seeking 4-H program coordinator: With the recent promotion of Erika Thiel to
bigger and better things, Boundary County is
seeking someone with big shoes to fill the void
as the Boundary County 4-H 4-H Program
coordinator.
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Senior Class planning trip to Triple Play:
The Senior Class graduates will be going to
Triple Play this year for their annual all night
party. The junior class parents are already hard
at work raising money to make this happen.
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'Tis the season for Christmas tree permits:
Christmas tree permits are now
available from the Forest Service and Bureau of
Land Management. Here’s what you need to know
about the tree permits.
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Principal Pfleuger
Press: In my last letter, I wrote about
strengthening the academic effectiveness at VVES. This letter
will address attendance. My focus will always hold to
maintaining a strong academic school program for each and every
child. To do this, we need the students at school as often as
possible. The four day week has increased the importance of
faithful attendance.
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County Commission
minutes, November 7-8
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Moyie Springs City
Council minutes, October 5
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Court records and
sheriff's log |
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November 10 |
Uncle Bud makes the
front page on Kootenai River restoration:
While recuperating
from one of those old-man medical set backs,
Uncle Bud
spent the past two weeks reading the “Kootenai
River Master Plan” …or as he says, "I scanned the
plan, as it is a document almost equal in size
to rival Tolstoy’s infamous novel, "War and
Peace." He asked before he started if this
journal would have the guts to run with what he found. It did
and it does ... on the front page.
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Students inspire
veterans: The members of Bonners Ferry American Legion
Post 55, veterans of all of our nation's armed
services; Navy, Marines, Army, Coast Guard, Air
Force, do routine duty in many events in
Boundary County where solemnity is due. Memorial
Day is possibly the most recognized ... Veteran's
Day hasn't, until now, been considered quite as
important.
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 Idaho
icon to be laid to rest on Veteran's Day: Idaho
Governor Butch Otter will be among many
attending the funeral service of Idaho State
Representative Patrick Takasugi, who served his
state for 10 years under three governors as
director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture
before being elected twice to represent Idaho's
District 10A. |
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November 8 |
Anderson still Mr. Mayor: With 30.9-percent of the registered voters in
the City of Bonners Ferry casting ballots,
incumbent mayor Dave Anderson fended off a
challenge by Stephen Galbraith to retain his
seat, garnering 243 votes to 170 for the
challenger.
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 Funkhouser
charged, bond set at $1-million: John August Funkhouser, 61,
Naples, was formally
charged with second degree murder Monday for the
shooting death of Anna Carina Jill Old, 43, in
the home they shared at 7163 Deep Creek Loop in
the Moravia
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 Private
pilot ground school begins January 5: It's dark early these days, the snow is in the
mountains and the clouds are rolling in. This is
the time of year for reading a good book by a
warm fire and learning a new skill. If you have
ever dreamed of freeing yourself from clutches
of gravity to soar above the birds, to touch the
sky and dance on the clouds, to look down on the
unclimbed peaks and all the wildlife that has
eluded you this fall perhaps its time you
learned to fly!
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Court records and
sheriff's log
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County
Commissioners minutes, October 31-November 1 |
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November 7 |
Highway 2 accident
claims the life of Roy Kelso: A
single vehicle accident initially reported at
9:28 p.m. Monday claimed the life of Roy Dale
Kelso, 56, Moyie Springs, apparently the first
victim of winter driving conditions in Boundary
County this year.
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DAV seeking storage space:
Bonners Ferry Idaho
Chapter #28 of the Disabled American Veterans
(DAV), are seeking a free or low-cost storage
building in or near Bonners Ferry in which to
store all the medical equipment and supplies
they have on hand for local veterans.
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Libby Dam flow
update, area weather forecast |
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November 5 |
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When Boy Scout
Troop 114 convenes it's Eagles Court of Honor
Monday evening, they'll be honoring Alva and
Peach Baker, who've dedicated decades to
improving the lives of the young men of Boundary
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Boy Scout Troop 114 to honor Alva and Peach
Baker: When Boy Scout Troop 114 convenes its Eagle
Court of Honor at 7 p.m. Monday evening, it will
mark the first time in decades that a new Scout
Master, Lee Colson, acts as master of
ceremonies, taking the role from Alva Baker, who
has spent over six decades as a Boy Scout or
Scout Master.
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Naples woman shot
and killed: A Naples woman died of a single gun-shot wound
to the head, and her roommate, 61-year old John
"August" Funkhouser has been arrested and is
being held in the Boundary County Jail.
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Election
results to be posted on county website: After the polls close on the two local city
races at 8 p.m. Tuesday, the first place to read
the results will be on the Boundary County
website,
www.boundarycountyid.org. |
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November 4 |
Because of glitch,
county ordinance on hold: Because of a communication glitch between staff
at the Bonners Ferry Herald and the Hagadone
News Network offices down south, a new county
zoning and subdivision ordinance expected to be
enacted Thursday, November 3, has suffered a
week-long delay.
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Idaho veterans
welcome to 'Hiring our Heroes' job fair: More than four dozen Idaho employers will man
exhibits at the Hiring our Heroes Job Fair
November 9 in Meridian, and they have job
openings they want to fill.
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First ever
nation-wide EAS test Wednesday: With the first-ever nationwide test of the
Emergency Alert System (EAS) less than one week away,
the leaders of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and the Federal Communications
Commission sent an open letter to all
stakeholders recently, including governors, federal
legislators, broadcasters, news networks and
other organizations, asking for their continued
help in educating their respective communities
about the test. |
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November 3 |
Quilt to be bestowed to
the family of a fallen soldier: While he can't take
away the pain on Veteran's Day, Friday, November 11, a special
presentation will be held in conjunction with
ceremonies honoring our Veterans, at which a
special quilt honoring the memory of one of our
own fallen soldiers, Army Sergeant Joshua Kirk,
who died in action in Afghanistan October 3,
2009, will be presented Joshua's family,
including his mother, Bernadette Kirk-Bonner,
and his sister, Jessica.
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 Super
1 rumors true? It looks likely: Rumors have been
rampant regarding what's going to happen on the currently vacant
land that used to hold the Lantern Restaurant and Motel and the RV
park on the north side of U.S. 95 in south
Bonners Ferry, and based on anonymous reports
from reliable sources, the rumor is that
Super 1 Foods, which recently
opened a popular new grocery in Sandpoint, is
going to be adding a Bonners Ferry location in
the near future. |
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November 2 |
School District 101
gearing up for winter: With the promise of bad
weather coming on and a bad winter predicted, Boundary County
School Distrit 101 superintendent Richard Conley and his crew
are already working hard to make sure that parents are informed.
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 Local
woman pleads guilty to rare offense: Twyla Dawn Basil, 33, of Bonners Ferry,
pled
guilty Tuesday in United States District Court
in Coeur d’Alene, to misprision of a felony,
United States Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. |
Crack-down coming on
new hire reporting: Only about 30 percent of Idaho employers comply
with the 1997 law requiring them to report newly
hired workers to the Idaho Department of Labor
within 20 days. While the complying businesses
are the largest in the state and employ two-thirds of Idaho’s
workers, the failure of all employers to report undermines the
law’s purpose to identify people who owe child support so their
wages can be garnished and the money recovered to support their
children.
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Whooping cough
confirmed in North Idaho: Whooping cough, also called pertussis, has been
confirmed in nine children who live in Kootenai
County and who range in age from 3 months to 15
years. |
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Obituaries |
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Ruth
Nellie (Wesselman) Smith, December 31, 1920 ~
November 7, 2011 |
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Wesley
"Keith" Wiley, May 29, 1927 ~ April 6,
2011 |
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Betty Bernice Bell, October 22, 1929 ~
November 4, 2011 |
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Anna Carina Jill Old, September 28, 1968 ~
November 4, 2011 |
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Tibor Kovacs, Jr., September 13, 1949 ~
November 2, 2011 |
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Richard Cal
"Rick" Bateman, September 12, 1951 ~
November 1, 2011 |
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Charles
Howard Garrett, August 5, 1948 ~
October 29, 2011 |
Social |
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Carson
West born: Carson Bentley West was born at Bonner General
Hospital, Sandpoint, October 29, the son of
Samantha Barton and David West, Bonners Ferry. |
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Miriam Jensen born at home: Miriam Grace Jensen was born at home in Bonners
Ferry shortly after midnight October 30. She is
the daughter of Craig and Heather Jensen. |
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Tiffany
Little welcomes baby girl: Alyx Lee Little was born October 4 to Tiffany
Lisa Little, Bonners Ferry, weighing eight
pounds, two ounces and measuring 21 1/4 inches
long. She joins her big sister, Aspen Lisa
Little. |
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Chayse Paulsen arrives: Chayse Christopher Paulsen was born October 8 in
Libby, the son of Savannah Paulsen and Dustin
Langford, Bonners Ferry. |
Mr. and Mrs.
Thiel celebrate 40 years: Daryl
was a lot better looking back then, and his
girlfriend, Elizabeth, was and still is a
stunning beauty.
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Sports |
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Looking
for a high school scribe: News Bonners Ferry is in dire need of
employing a
worthy high school student who likes to write
and who is considering a career in journalism an
opportunity to be published, and to be paid for
it. |
Letters |
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Carrie
Suldovsky: I am a long-time resident of Boundary
County, and I am writing to express my concern about recent
development in our schools lunch program. |
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Friends of the
Restorium: To the Bonners Ferry High School Class of 1971:
The Friends of the Restorium sincerely thanks
you for your generosity in donating over $500 to
our group. |
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C.R. Yeoumans:
What a joy to get news while it’s still NEWS! |
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Idaho Governor Butch
Otter: How can a largely rural western state of roughly
1.5 million people – a state whose Republican
credentials are matched only by its almost
contrarian sense of independence – possibly set
an example of responsible governance for the
rest of America? |
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Rosanne
Smith: Really?
Taxpayer funded Costco Cards for Moyie Springs
council members and employees? |
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Carla Dedera:
As the holidays approach, the giant Asian
factories are kicking into high gear to provide
Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply
produced goods -- merchandise that has been
produced at the expense of American labor. This
year will be different. This year Americans will
give the gift of genuine concern for other
Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at
gift giving time, nothing can be found that is
produced by American hands. Yes there is! |
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