Eby retires, Staples voted Chairman

Bonners Ferry High School woodshop teacherLeonard Eby is retiring after 35 years of teaching in Bonners Ferry.

Superintendent Bartling thanked Eby for his hard work on behalf of the school district and the school board.

“You are an excellent teacher,” Bartling said at the July School Board meeting.

Eby noted that one of his goals every year was to send the students home with all of their fingers and he succeeded at that. “I haven’t had any real serious accidents over the years,” Eby said. “I appreciate the opportunity I had here in Bonners Ferry.”

Melanie Staples, Board Trustee, told Eby “I don’t know how we are going to replace you.”

Other news from the July 13 school board meeting including voting for the Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Board for the 2010/2011 school year. Melanie Staples was re-elected Chairman and Tim Bertling was re-elected Vice-chairman. Diane M. Cartwright was re-appointed Clerk-Treasurer.

The Board of Trustees will continue to meet on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Boundary County Middle School Library, unless previously posted otherwise.