Newsbf in transition ... a goodbye
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April 27, 2014 |
By Mike Weland
Publisher
After more than 20 years reporting news in
Boundary County and just over three years after
launching this website, I must say "farewell" to
the wonderful people of this community and turn
over the reins on what has been a labor of love.
On Tuesday, I'll be putting News Bonners Ferry
into the capable hands of its new owners, to
whom I'll leave the privilege of their own
introductions. Suffice here for me to say they
are local people who are dedicated to Boundary
County and its people, and I am confident they
will not only carry this site on, but make it
even better.
I wish them the very best, and hope they get as
much joy from this site as I have.
On Saturday, I'll be flying out of Spokane for
Anchorage, Alaska, then on to Talkeetna, where
our daughter, Ra'Shell, and her family,
including our one-year-old granddaughter, live.
Ra'Shell and our grandson are flying down, and
on Monday, May 5, they and my wife plan to begin
the drive to the last frontier.
My wife, Debbie, and I want to watch her, and
her family, grow, to be part of their lives.
It's not easy, When we came to Boundary County
in 1991, we were welcomed, and found a place and
people who, for the first time in our lives,
felt like home.
Leaving is not easy, but we are convinced that
it's the right thing to do. Fortunately, thanks
to this marvel that is the Internet, we dearly
hope to stay in touch with the many friends we
are leaving behind.
On Tuesday, I will no longer be receiving the
many emails sent to the News Bonners Ferry
address,
publisher@newsbf.com. Please continue using
that address to send news of the community to
the new owners; if you have messages meant for
me personally, please use my new one,
editor@newsmatsu.com.
Yes, even though I'm off to a new place I know
little about, I'm not going with nothing to do
... I plan on continuing my love of journalism
via a new news website,
www.newsmatsu.com, which is already up and
running.
In the week ahead, it's my hope to stop and say
goodbye to many of the people who've come to
mean so much to me in my years here, but I know
I'll never be able to bid farewell to all I'd
like.
If Debbie and I miss seeing you before we go,
please don't take offense; we'll still be able
to stay in touch via Facebook. I will miss this
place, and all of you, and I'd like to thank you
for sharing this wonderful Kootenai Valley with
us for all these years. |
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