Stories for January 2012

Thursday, January 19

January 19, 2012 7:08 a.m.

Boundary County Commissioners invoke federal law to take part in caribou designation

After weeks of study and consultation, Boundary County Commissioners, on Jan. 19, invoked federal law to be included as participants in the process currently underway to designate over 600-square-miles of North Idaho and eastern Washington as critical caribou habitat, not by demanding, but by agreeing that they will coordinate with all federal and state agencies on matters affecting the citizens of Boundary County so as to protect the public interest.

January 19, 2012 5:32 a.m.

The creamy soup of January

So, it is Jan. 8 and I just finished building a wheelchair ramp for my dog. Not exactly a normal January, especially considering that there is no snow on the ground, but I have a more mobile wiener dog anyway. The ramp is an acquired taste at this point, but there is hope that she will be less suspicious of it in the near future. I also have to admit that the ramp was primarily inspired by the sore backs belonging to Ma and Pa.

January 19, 2012 5:28 a.m.

NAMI

Family to Family, a 12-week course for family and friends of individuals with mental illness, is being offered by the Far North Chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

January 19, 2012 5:28 a.m.

Walking in the tracks of dinosaurs

Walking on a trail near Moab, Utah, I stepped over some large depressions in the bedrock but quickly stopped and realized that these were more than depressions, these were dinosaur tracks. Not the well-defined tracks I had envisioned but what 18 ton creature leaves detailed footprints in the mud. I could stand with both feet in a track and still have extra space.

January 19, 2012 5:25 a.m.

Open stage at The Pearl

"The Performers' Circle" invites all area performers to take the spotlight at the Pearl Theater at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31.

January 19, 2012 5:25 a.m.

Dance team to hold clinic

The Bonners Ferry High School Badgerettes dance team will hold a dance clinic Friday, Jan. 20, in the Bonners Ferry High School Gym.

January 19, 2012 5:24 a.m.

Wolf trapping meeting set

Trappers interested in pursuing wolves are reminded that Idaho rules require trappers complete a wolf trapper training course before they can purchase a wolf trapping tag.

January 19, 2012 5:22 a.m.

Online course guidelines advance

BOISE (AP) — State lawmakers advanced a rule requiring high school students to take at least two credits online to graduate, but with the understanding that education officials will remove a stipulation on how the courses are delivered.

January 19, 2012 5:15 a.m.

Montana man pleads guilty to felony DUI

Logan Brent Moore, 21, Thompson Falls, pled guilty last week to aggravated DUI, a felony.

January 19, 2012 5:09 a.m.

Man sentenced for felony injury of a child

Dariusz A. Michalski, 40, Naples, entered a plea of guilty Thursday before Judge Steve Verby of felony injury to a child to a 14-year-old girl.

January 19, 2012 4:57 a.m.

John L. Regehr

John L. Regehr was born to John D. and Helena Regehr on April 18, 1922. He grew up with his family of six sisters and two brothers in the area of Merced, Calif.

January 19, 2012 4:56 a.m.

Caribou idea just dandy

The USFWS has decided that we must surrender our local county land, not for economic development or improving the lives of our human residents, but instead to protect the welfare of 46 endangered caribou that may or may not decide to migrate through our forest land.

January 19, 2012 4:55 a.m.

Fight for freedom can be close, personal

After the informal information meeting held on Jan. 9, 2012, by the Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative (KVRI), I realized that the fight for our freedoms as everyday Americans can get very personal and close to home.

January 19, 2012 4:54 a.m.

Caribou proposal would trach economy

Abraham Lincoln made the observation that the philosophy of the class-room in one generation will become the philosophy of government in the next.

January 19, 2012 4:53 a.m.

Annexation

If there was al election and the mayor of Bonners Ferry was ahead with 95 percent of the vote, would there be any possibility of him losing the election?

January 19, 2012 4:52 a.m.

Sam Joseph LoPorto

Sam Joseph LoPorto passed away quietly in his home on Jan. 10, 2012.

January 19, 2012 4:51 a.m.

KVRI meeting lacked civility

I attended my first yahoofest of 2012 on Monday, Jan. 9, at the Kootenai River Inn. It was a KVRI meeting.

January 19, 2012 4:50 a.m.

Diet for those with specific health issues

Though we enjoyed the article last week about our book, "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back," the last quote attributed to me stated "anyone with a devastating prognosis could follow this diet and be a part of their own healing and health."

January 19, 2012 4:48 a.m.

Take the Penguin Plunge on March 3

Bonners Ferry’s third annual Penguin Plunge will be Saturday, March 3.

January 19, 2012 4:47 a.m.

Man saves 625,000 tabs from pop cans

By JULIE GOLDER

January 19, 2012 4:42 a.m.

Kramer wins IACP photography award

In recognition of images she took during the international Law Enforcement Torch Run in Greece last year, local photographer Andrea Kramer was awarded top honors in the International IACP photography contest in the professional category.

January 19, 2012 4:39 a.m.

Mildred M. Fleming

Mildred M. Fleming passed away quietly in her sleep on Jan. 1, 2012, in Kent, Wash., near the home of her son, Barry Fleming.

January 19, 2012 4:39 a.m.

Porthill man makes unique art fabrications

Living in the Porthill area for 59 years, Paul Van Etten combined his love of mechanical welding fabrication, the outdoors and art to form Multi Material Creations.

January 19, 2012 4:38 a.m.

Bonner County to host caribou meeting at Coolin

SANDPOINT — Bonner County commissioners are meeting with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service officials on Jan. 24 to discuss the designation of critical habitat for caribou in the southern Selkirk Mountains.

January 19, 2012 4:36 a.m.

Residents hire attorney; appeal annexation

In November, Bonners Ferry city council annexed 77 parcels of property into the city.

January 19, 2012 4:31 a.m.

Badger boys varsity lose in Moscow

In Moscow, Jan. 12, the Badgers boys varsity lost with Moscow outscoring them 54-39.

Tuesday, January 17

January 17, 2012 6:06 a.m.

They're your public lands, you just can't go there?

Now is the time for Citizens of Boundary County to join together and make your opinions known regarding the latest land closures outlined within the Caribou Critical Habitat proposal. We need to join with residents of Bonner County to challenge the rule proposed.

Friday, January 13

January 13, 2012 7:19 a.m.

Maas has first Boundary Co. baby of the year

Boundary County welcomes the first baby of 2012, born on Jan. 6, 2012, to Rebecca Maas of Bonners Ferry, at Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint.

January 13, 2012 7:16 a.m.

Bonners Ferry High School wrestlers win B cup

The Badgers bring home the B cup Thursday by beating Sandpoint 60-27.

January 13, 2012 7:14 a.m.

Vance Neil Jones Jr, 76

Vance Neil Jones Jr, 76, passed away on Jan. 2, 2012, at Kootenai Medical Center, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

January 13, 2012 7:14 a.m.

Demos may vote against Otter plan

BOISE (AP) — Aiming to leverage limited numbers to win hearings on their priorities, House Democrats suggested Tuesday their most-liberal members could vote with the most-conservative Republicans against creating a health insurance exchange.

January 13, 2012 7:13 a.m.

Russell Eugene Guthrie Jan. 18, 1952 - Jan. 2, 2012

Russell Eugene Guthrie departed this life and went home to heaven on Jan. 2, 2012, just 16 days before his 60th birthday.

January 13, 2012 7:11 a.m.

Patricia Ann Nelson, 77

Patricia Ann Nelson, 77, passed away on Jan. 8, 2012, at her home near Bonners Ferry.

January 13, 2012 7:10 a.m.

Barbara Daniel, 89

Barbara (better know as Thelma) Daniel, 89, passed away from this earth to be with her Lord on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at the Boundary Community Nursing home.

January 13, 2012 7:06 a.m.

Sergeant Goad solves Bigfoot disappearance

One man is in jail after a Boundary County icon, Biggie, was destroyed at the Good Grief Grill & Store.

Wednesday, January 11

January 11, 2012 12:46 p.m.

Proposed critical habitat for Selkirk Mountain caribou

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing that 375,562 acres be designated as critical habitat for southern Selkirk Mountain caribou.

Thursday, January 5

January 5, 2012 5:46 a.m.

Do you think we will see a foot of snow by the middle of February?

January 5, 2012 5:37 a.m.

BFHS Robotics makes it to MIT again

The Bonners Ferry High School Robotics team will compete at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from Jan. 20 through 24.

January 5, 2012 5:35 a.m.

Chief of Police to step down Alonzo will continue to serve his community

Bonners Ferry Police Cheif Rick Alonzo will retire after the first of the year.

January 5, 2012 5:34 a.m.

Happy New Year from the Herald

Boundary County is approaching 2012, and we at the Herald want to thank everyone for their support, story ideas, photos, letters, concerns and great attitude toward the county’s only newspaper.

January 5, 2012 5:29 a.m.

Thriving in the shadows of towering conifers

In the dim light below canopies of towering Douglas-fir, spruce, cedar or hemlock, the little-known Pacific yew resides. Unlike most other trees that rocket towards the sky competing for sunlight, the yew thrives in the understory of moist forests in the coastal and inland Northwest.

January 5, 2012 5:24 a.m.

Couple sues Nez Perce over property line charge

LEWISTON (AP) — A northern Idaho couple claims the Nez Perce Tribe is wrong in attempting to reclaim property that has been in their family’s possession for more than a century, according to a federal lawsuit.

January 5, 2012 5:24 a.m.

Ruth M. Loughery, 89

Ruth M. Loughery, 89, died Saturday, Dec. 31 at her home near Naples, Idaho. Services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Springs of Living Waster Free Methodist Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, private interment will take place at a later date at Whitepine Cemetery in Trout Creek, Mont.

January 5, 2012 5:22 a.m.