Friday, October 26
Haunted House a creepy way to help pets
BONNERS FERRY – The gate opens with a mournful groan as Second Chance Thrift Store manager Ruth Dana guides her visitor onto the grounds of the adjoining animal shelter.
Play to support crisis, domestic violence hotline
BONNERS FERRY – Victims of domestic violence live in a world where threats abound and the chance of escape is overshadowed by the very real prospect of further injury or death.
Funkhouser sentenced to life
BONNERS FERRY — A Boundary County man has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing his former girlfriend in November.
Bomb threat unfounded
BONNERS FERRY — Bonners Ferry High School students returned to the school about 2 p.m. after a bomb threat turned out to be unfounded.
Thursday, October 25
Avista seeks rate increases - again!
Avista on Thursday, Oct. 11 filed requests with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to increase electric and natural gas rates in Idaho.
Tamarak investor to get new lawyer
BOISE (AP) — Tamarack Resort’s indicted former suitor will get a new attorney after a federal judge Wednesday excused his old one because the two weren’t getting along and because government lawyers threatened to call the lawyer as a witness at an upcoming trial.
BFHS boys soccer team third at state!
TWIN FALLS — The Bonners Ferry Boys’ soccer team defeated the District VI champion Teton Redskins 1–0 Saturday to claim the third-place trophy at the Idaho 3A State Soccer Tournament at the Sunway Soccer Complex in Twin Falls.
Doug Owens, 68
Doug Owens, resident of Bonners Ferry, died Oct. 13 in Bellingham, Wash.
Howard Irvin Monks, 94
Howard Irvin Monks, Jr., 94, passed away at Life Care in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Oct. 9, 2012.
Medicare enrollment open
The Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) office of the Idaho Department of Insurance reminds consumers that Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7.
Thursday, October 4
Reoch 20th in Weisel Invite
MOSCOW — Hazy skies did not deter the Badger cross country teams from competing in the Erik Anderson Invitational at Plantes Ferry near Spokane two Saturdays ago or the Bob Weisel Invite at Phillips Farm in Moscow last Saturday.
Boys claim IML title
The Bonners Ferry boys’ soccer team traveled to St. Maries Saturday and were forced to settle with a 1-1 tie against the second-place Lumberjacks.
Badgers to travel to Timberlake
The Badgers (0-4,0-0) have had a rough start to their season with two big losses to Freeman and Lethbridge and losing two heartbreakers to Medical Lake and Libby.
Badger volleyball honors those affected by cancer
Bonners Ferry hosted their annual Dig Pink event on Tuesday, Oct. 2 and honored those stricken by cancer, especially those affected by breast cancer.
Girls soccer team gear up for districts
The Lady Badgers (10-3-1, 9-0-1) notched two more league wins last week and secured first place in the league going into the district tournament.
