Community Calendar
Sports:
Badger Varsity Baseball: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. vs Riverside HS, BFHS Baseball Field
Upcoming Events:
Creston Valley Bird Fest 2017 on-line registration opens April 3 at www.crestonvalleybirds.c. Register early, as some events are limited for the Mary 12, 13, and 14 celebration of the birds, the art, and the agriculture of the Creston Valley.
Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative Meeting: Monday, April 17, 2017 7 p.m. Boundary County Extension Office.
FREE Class — Wills and Trusts “The Basics”: Tuesday, April 21, 2017, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., 6430 Kootenai St. Info.: Thomas A. Bushnell, Attorney At Law 267-9321
THURSDAY,
April 6, 2017
Sports: Badger Varsity Baseball: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. vs Riverside HS, BFHS Baseball Field
Genealogical Society of Boundary County: Research family history, Family History Center, LDS Church, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Info: 267-3802.
Free meal: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln. All are welcome. Info: 208-304-6854
Alcoholics Anonymous: 12 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church. Info: Mike, 267-4667; 7:30 p.m., Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St.
“There is Hope” Alanon Family Group: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln, Room 2. Info.: Naomi Z., 208-946-5219, 440-813-1359, or nayzale@gmail.com
Jr. Rifle Club: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Indoor gun range.
Boundary County Waterways: 6:30 p.m., Waterways building.
Boundary County Gardening Club: 6 – 8 p.m., Visitors Center. Topics: Seed Starting and What Grows in Boundary County. Info.: Sue 208-946-4213 or Nancy 208-946-6572
FRIDAY,
April 7, 2017
Duplicate Bridge Club: Noon, Trinity Lutheran Church. Everyone welcome. Info.: Marlene, 267-3906; Norm, 267-3221; or Donna, 267-5597.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group: Info.: Michael Bigsby, 267-8225
Alcoholics Anonymous: 7:30 p.m., Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St. (Tuesday/Friday group.)
Narcotics Anonymous: 7:30 p.m., Boundary County Extension office.
Bridge Way Assembly of God in association with Global Gateway Network will be holding a rummage sale at the Homestead Great Room at the top of the North Hill on Thompson Drive, one day only, March 10th from 9:00 a.m. – 3 p.m. Information: Bill Henshaw 267-3558
SATURDAY,
April 8, 2017
PBCA Home & Garden Show, Bonner County Fairgrounds, 9 – 5:30, free admission, 50+ vendors, music & kids activities both days.
SUNDAY,
April 9, 2017
PBCA Home & Garden Show continues 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Bonner County Fairgrounds
MONDAY,
April 10, 2017
Boundary County Artists Association, 11 a.m., second Monday each month at Mugsy’s. Information: Vicki Bleil 208-610-5615
Overeaters Anonymous: 6:30 p.m., Boundary Community Hospital. Emergency entrance to lower level conference room. No fees, weigh ins or diets. All who desire to stop eating compulsively are welcome. Info: 290-8172.
Bonners Ferry Women’s Cancer Awareness and Support Group: Panhandle Health District office, noon to 2 p.m. Info.: Margaret, 267-3751; or Kathy, 267-2266
Alcoholics Anonymous: Kootenai Reservation: 7 p.m., Kootenai Tribal office.
Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Commissioners’ office Courthouse. Info.: phone, 208-267-7723; or email, commissioners@boundarycountyid.org
Paradise Valley Water Association Inc.: 7 p.m., Paradise Valley Fire Hall on Paradise valley Road. Info.: Lois Drake 267-2657. (Grange meets every other month on odd months; however ANNUAL Meeting is the second Monday of July at 7:30 p.m. at Paradise Valley Grange Hall.)
Parks and Recreation Board: 7 p.m. Parks Office across from tennis courts, 7171 7th St. Public Welcome.
Boundary County Artist Association: 11 a.m., Mugsys’s Bar and Grill. Info.: Vicki Bleile (208)610-5615.
TUESDAY,
April 11, 2017
Sports: BFHS Coed Varsity Golf vs Timberlake HS, TBA
Genealogical Society of Boundary County: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Family History Center at the LDS Church. Free access to websites, staff available to assist people, public invited. Info: 267-3802.
TOPS: Take off Pounds Sensibly: weigh-in, 9 a.m.; meeting, 9:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, corner of Lincoln and Denver in Bonners Ferry.
Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., commissioners’ office. Info.: phone, 208-267-7723; or email, commissioners@boundarycountyid.org
Al-Anon: 10 a.m., basement of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Alcoholics Anonymous: 12 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church. Info: Mike, 267-4667; 7:30 p.m. Methodist Church 6568 Lincoln St. (Tuesday/Friday group).
Healthy Self Lifestyle: wellness program, 6 p.m., Idaho Idaho Pain Clinic, 1327 Superior St., Sandpoint. Info.: Magda Ciocazan, lifestyle coach, magda@chatlife.org; 208-290-5551 or facebook.com/CHATTINGLIFESTYLE/
Habitat for Humanity: 6 p.m. Visitors Center. Info.: Rege, 267-1997
Genealogical Society of Boundary County: 7 p.m., LDS Family History Library, 6569 Alderson Lane in Bonners Ferry. Info: 267-5084.
Hospital Auxiliary: 11:30 a.m., Chic-N-Chop. New members welcome. Info.: 267-6912 or boundarycommunityhospital.org/about-us/auxiliary (Meets September – May)
Bonners Ferry Adult Grief Group: 1:30 – 3 p.m., Panhandle Health. Info.: Lissa DeFreitas, 265-1185.
WEDNESDAY,
April 12, 2017
Free lunch: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Grace Bible Fellowship Church. All welcome. Info: 267-2121.
Mt. Hall Church Food Bank: 12-3 p.m. Emergency contact: 267-5732 or 267-7506.
Genealogical Society of Boundary County: Open house 1 p.m.-4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Family History Center, LDS church. New genealogy topic each month on second Wednesday. Access to free websites and staff available to assist people. Everyone welcome. Info.: 267-3802.
Alcoholics Anonymous: 7:30 p.m. Elmira Store (Elmira Group); 7:30 p.m. Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St.(Women’s Meeting.)
Sr. Rifle Club: 6:30 to 9 p.m., Indoor gun range.
Boundary County Victim Services Support Group for victims of Domestic Violence or Sexual. First Wednesday of every month. 12 noon – 1 pm at the United Methodist Church. Free Child Care Provided. Facilitated by trained Crime Victim Advocates. 24/7 Crisis and Information Line is 208-267-5211
The Diabetes Education Support Group: 1:00 p.m. at the Panhandle Health Meeting Room. Group not meet June – August.
Bonners Ferry Masonic Lodge No. 43: 7:00 p.m., 6415 Bonners St., Bonners Ferry.
Thursday,
April 13, 2017
Yaak Valley Forest Council: Presents WOLVERINE Chasing the Phantom, Thursday, April 13th, Lincoln Theater, Troy, MT. FREE ADMISSION. Film screening 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. MST. Presentation and discussion with FWP Biologist Wendy Cole and USFS Biologist Rick Yates (featured in the film). Sponsored by Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation.
Thursday,
April 20, 2017
Driver Safety Class: A driver safety class will be offered on Thursday, April 20 at the Senior Center at 6635 Lincoln on the South Hill in Bonners Ferry.
The class is open to anyone, but emphasizes safety issues related to people 50 years and older.
No written or driving test is required. Attendees learn new safety tips in this half day course, starting at 8:30 a.m. They also benefit from auto insurance premium reductions for a 3 year period, per Idaho state law.
The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members. Class size is limited, so pre-registration is important. Call Orrin Everhart at 267-6284 to register.