Friday, June 26
Seven steps to creating a waterwise landscape
With more than 50 percent of household water being used in the yard and garden, it is time to adjust our gardening practices.
Friday, June 19
Restorium Barbecue June 28
BONNERS FERRY — The annual Friends of the Restorium community barbecue will be Sunday, June 28 from 11-3 at the Restorium.
Friedman, Kirk return to Yukon for River Quest
BONNERS FERRY — Paddling 444 miles in less than 3.5 days is a challenge two Moyie Springs paddlers are returning to the Yukon to conquer next week. After finishing last in the Yukon River Quest last year, Josh Friedman and Julie Kirk are launching their kayak with hopes of finishing in the top half this year.
Boorman resigns
BONNERS FERRY — After 14 years managing the city of Bonners Ferry’s water, sewer, streets and electric departments, city administrator Stephen Boorman is resigning.
NEW CALENDAR
Larry Haynes, 73
Larry Haynes, 73, passed away on June 10, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5810 South Meadowlane Road, Spokane, WA 99224-9694. A luncheon will follow.
Kootenai River Run releases results
BONNERS FERRY — Sunny skies welcomed runners and walkers to the annual Kootenai River Run on Saturday, June 13. Preston Johnson, a BFHS senior, summed up the atmosphere of the race with a cartwheel finish for second place in the 5K--the first cartwheel finish for the race since it began in 1977.
Spit bugs most powerful jumping insect
Spit bugs, spittlebugs, froghoppers. They’re all the same insect that produces the globs of spit-like froth on the stems of grasses, flowers and shrubs this time of year.
How many times to you plan to camp this summer?
Chinook season to open
Chinook salmon fishing season on the South Fork Salmon River opens Friday, June 19.
Men, go yourself a favor and get a checkup
This year marks the 21st anniversary of the official awareness period of Men’s Health Week, which is June 15-19 — the week of Father’s Day.
ONGOING CALENDAR
By TONY ROHRWASSER
Gifford Dinning, 88
Gifford Dinning, 88, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on June 11, 2015.
Friday, June 12
Regehrs fete 50th anniversary
Mary Ann (John) and Ron Regehr of Peoria, Ill.., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3. The couple will celebrate their anniversary in Taormina, Sicily, Italy.
Friday, June 5
Gun Club shooters win big at state championships
BONNERS FERRY — The Bonners Ferry Gun Club had a very good turnout for Mother’s Day. Shooters were all gone by 2:30 as it was Mother’s Day. Thanks ladies for letting us play on your day.
ONGOING CALENDAR
NEW EVENTS
Past, future highlight BFHS graduation speeches
BONNERS FERRY —Unsettled weather and thunderstorms prompted school districts officials to move the Bonners Ferry High School graduation ceremony into a muggy middle school gym on Saturday, May 30.
16th Car Show set for Saturday
BONNERS FERRY — Bonners Ferry’s signature car show event, the Borders 3 Jamboree will take place this Saturday, June 6 in downtown Bonners Ferry.
Thursday, June 4
Jerry Alan Snyder
Jerry Alan Snyder passed away on May 21, 2015, from congestive heart failure at the Kootenai Health ICU in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
