|  | |  | | News | | Sunday, September 30 |  Bored of the Flies:They show up in the spring, eager to spread their version of the dungfoot boogie. It continues until the wheezing gasps of summer’s demise provide them the opportunity to boost their infuriating buzz to hyper mode.They are flies, and they are perpetually eager to make their irritating presence known to one and all, and known, and known again.Out of Kilter, by Ken Carpenter | | Saturday, September 29 |  Low snow possible Sunday morning:We could wake to light snow in areas around the metro, and it's already snowing in the high country up north around Smith Creek. Overnight lows tonight will be in the mid- to upper-30s, and the chance of precipitation is at 50 percent, with rain/frozen mix at lower elevations turning to snow higher up. |  Volley for a Cure fundraiser here October 2:The BFHS Volleyball Team “Volley for a Cure” is Tuesday, October 2, when the Badgers host the Clark Fork Wampus Cats. All funds raised through shirt sales, a silent auction and paid admission are kept local and donated to The Bonners Ferry Women’s Cancer Support and Education Group. | | Creston crews to flush hydrants:Creston town crews will be carrying out the annual fall hydrant flushing and maintenance program starting October 1 and continuing for the month of October, weather permitting. | | Showing appreciation ... |  | | You know it's a good potluck when the little ones wear almost as much of the good desserts as they eat, and today's Hall Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Appreciation Potluck and Silent Auction at Fire Station #1 was as good as it gets, with a full house turning out to thank all the Hall Mountain volunteer firefighters and board members for all they do to protect and serve our community! |
|  Grizzly encounters in northwest Montana: Montana is bear country. Black bears and grizzly bears are very active right now as denning season approaches. Here is an update of recent management activities involving grizzly bears in northwest Montana. |  Highway 1 crash claims Bonners Ferry man:A report of a vehicle in the ditch off Highway 1 near Copeland Road led deputies through a farmer's field Friday afternoon and to the crash that claimed the life of Steven Dean Price, 29, Bonners Ferry. The call initially came in of a vehicle in the ditch with the driver having possible suffered a medical emergency at about 1:08 p.m. |  | | Friday, September 28 |  Local observance set for National Fallen Firefighters:Flags will be lowered and local ceremonies will be held on Sunday, October 7, in observance of the 37th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend.Local ceremonies will coincide with the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, being held in Emmitsburg, Maryland. | | Panhandle Health launching Parents as Teachers:Panhandle Health District has announced they are now accepting clients for the Parents as Teachers program that will begin this October. Parents as Teachers is an international non-profit organization that promotes optimal early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers. | | Sagle 20-year-old dies in crash: A 20-year-old Sagle man is dead after a three vehicle collision this morning on Highway 200 near Hope. According to the Idaho State Police, Tommie Casteel, 20, Sagle, was driving east in a blue and silver Ford pickup on SH200 at about 7:25 a.m. today when he crossed left of center near mile 44.8. |  | | Thursday, September 27 | ~ Deep Creek Loop getting permanent repair ~
Deep Creek Loop will be closed for permanent repairs from the north Highway 95 junction at Mirror Lake Golf Course south to Peaceful Way beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 1, through 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 17. The road is expected to reopen with some delays on Thursday, October 18. Plan on using an alternate route until the project is complete. |  Banding ducks in the Idaho Panhandle:Another successful year of duck banding just wrapped up on Panhandle Wildlife Management Areas. Over the course of a week, IDFG staff and community volunteers at Boundary Smith Creek, McArthur Lake, and Coeur d’Alene River WMAs were able to put bands on over 700 ducks.An Idaho Fish & Game pictorial | | Rule gives extra time to buy Medicare supplement: Idahoans under the age of 65 who qualified and enrolled for benefits under Medicare parts A and B will now have an additional three-month window to purchase a Medicare supplement plan, thanks in part to a temporary rule change approved by the Idaho Department of Insurance. |  Department of Idaho VFW fund raiser underway: Local VFW members are selling raffle tickets with five chances to win, with the top prize a 2019 Polaris RZR EPS from Bud's Powersports, 106 Airport Road, Cottonwood, Idaho. Proceeds support the VFW's youth essay, Voice of Democracy and teachers of the year programs, and money raised in Boundary County stays in Boundary County. | | KNF fall prescribed burns planned:Fire managers on the Kootenai National Forests are gearing up for prescribed burning season as weather and conditions allow. Fire managers monitor weather and fuels to determine when burning can be safely conducted. Burned areas are monitored to ensure that fire remains within the project boundaries. | | Post Falls hiring event coming October 10:The North Idaho Fall Job Fair hosted by the Idaho Department of Labor is coming to Post Falls from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, with hundreds of jobs available for immediate hire. | | Wednesday, September 26 | | Closures still in effect on NW Montana fires:There are closure orders around fire areas on the Kootenai National Forests in northwest Montana that were issued during the peak fire season that are still in effect. The fire closure orders are still in effect for the Davis Fire, Gold Hill Fire and Rampike Fire.All other fire closure orders have been rescinded by acting forest supervisor Chad Benson. | | County commission minutes, August 20 | | County commission minutes, September 10 | ~ Special School Board Meeting ~
The Boundary County School District 101 Board will meet in special session at 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, in the district office, 7188 Oak Street, to interview three candidates for the vacant Zone 3 seat and to decide whom to appoint for the remainder of the term vacated by David Brinkman. For the official agenda,click here. | | More News → | | Obituaries |  Lucille V. Haarstick, 69, passed away on September 12, 2018, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene. Her Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 7, at Mt. Hall Community Church, 1554 Highway 1, Bonners Ferry. |  Donna Faye Conroy, 60, passed at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital while holding hands with her loving husband Greg on September 7, 2018, after a courageous 13 year battle with cancer. A Celebration of Donna’s Life will be held in the backyard of her home, where friends and family can come together to laugh, share stories and exchange happy memories from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 6, at 5186 Highway 3 and 95 West in Cranbrook. | | More obituaries → | | Events | |
| | |  | | Social |  Baking madness; Two great loaf cakes: It's finally happened - I have lost the few remaining mental marbles that I had left and it is all the fault of baking. Bakery is, to me, a black art akin to alchemy. Yet very so often, the urge to bake overtakes me. I found two recipes which proclaimed themselves to be "easy" and bought the ingredients for two loaf cakes: How hard could it be, right? | | More Social → |  | | Business | | Cabinet Mountain Water seeks system assistant:Cabinet Mountains Water District is seeking a self-motivated, hands-on individual who can work independently to become their water system operator assistant. This is a full time position, forty flexible hours per week. The hourly wage range is $12 to $18 per hour, depending on experience. | | More Business → |  | | Fun & Entertainment | | LCSC Choir to perform at the Lincoln Center:The Lewis-Clark State College Concert Choir has been invited to sing at the Lincoln Center in New York next June as both part of a festival choir and to perform “Song of the Salish Chief.” The performances will be held June 1-4 in Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center. |  | | Sports & Outdoors | | Kootenai Valley Rifle and Pistol Club season is starting: The Kootenai Valley Rifle and Pistol Club is dedicated to the sport of small bore shooting and invites other interested people to join them. The pistol team meets on Tuesday, the senior rifle team Wednesday and the junior rifle team on Thursday; all at 6:30 p.m. To learn more about these sports, stop by the range on Highway 2 three miles east of Three Mile Junction. | ~ Badgers shut out in St. Maries ~
The Bonners Ferry Badgers traveled to St. Maries Friday only to be shut out by the 6-1 Lumberjacks, 53-0. The Badgers, now 1-6 on the season, travel to Kellogg Friday, October 5. | | More Sports & Outdoors → |  |  | | Letters | | Idaho Gubernatorial Candidate Paulette Jordan:In less than seven weeks, Idahoans will vote in an election that will determine our future. As our community chooses whether to cast their vote for me or my opponent to serve as our next governor, it’s vital that they have the facts and understand the challenges we face. | | Bob Rekstad:Ms. Smith, (Letters,For the sake of shopping) if you are going to have a wake or memorial for the trees, could you or someone let me know where I can pick them up? I would gladly cremate them for you. | | More Letters → |  |  | | |
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