Eastport News
Greetings from Eastport.
As we write this, the weather is all over the board: rain, snow, wind and sun. It’s mid-April in North Idaho.
A few of us have been traveling and some of us have come home.
Tim and Sharon Day just can’t stay away from that amazing grandson in Oregon. They traveled to celebrate baby Morgan’s second birthday and enjoyed every moment.
They left Idaho with a bang. Calls were received at the sheriff’s office reporting an alarm at their home, and not knowing if the alarm was real, the troops responded in force. Thanks go to the dispatcher at the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office for her patience, and Officers Pete Sheppard and Dave Smith of the U.S. Border Patrol, and Mike Young of the Hall Mountain Fire Association, who just happened to be visiting at the Good Grief. All was well, just a slight mechanical malfunction.
Jon and Rae Jeanne Adams took a quick and enjoyable trip to Boise to surprise their daughter, Julie, on her 50th birthday. By the way, did anyone see the wonderful new address marker that Jon put up? It was made by North Idaho Ironworks, and is outstanding. No one can miss that sign, even at night!
Glenn and Grace Aby are back from Arizona and preparing Idle Acres RV Park for tourist season. Welcome home.
Joe LoPorto has sailed through his classes at North Idaho College and will graduate on May 16. By graduation, he will have certification in several types of welding, and he has already been offered jobs. Congratulations, Joe.
John and Patricia Doherty have an adorable new addition to their family. John stopped by to introduce Addison Ann Clarke (named after the corner streets at Chicago’s Wrigley Field). She is a perfect 8-week-old puppy — cuddly and small now — of course just wait a few months. John may have to get a job just to pay the food bill.
We did lose two sweet companions recently: John and Patricia lost their beloved dog Karlee, and Keith, Michele and Bradley Thompsons’ labrador retriever, Meg, passed on to doggie heaven.
Now to the business part of the column. The Hall Mountain Volunteer Fire Association needs you. As are all the local departments, it is a totally volunteer organization. Without volunteers as members, board members and firefighters, the association is non-existent. Without a fire department, insurance rates would be sky high, and there would be no one to call in an emergency.
Membership dues of $75 per year are a small price to pay, and it should be noted, these rates have not been raised in years. All paid members are invited and encouraged to attend the annual meeting that will start with a pancake breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Mt. Hall Elementary School. We’ll eat, exchange ideas and elect three board members. We really are a great group of folks. Come join us.
Kathryn Ray and Trudy Day own Good Grief Cafe. To submit information to their column, send it by e-mail to goodgrief@netscape.com or stop by the restaurant.