Boundary County Calendar - July 20-27, 2023
Editor’s note: If you would like to have your meeting or event shared with the community, please contact us at news@bonnersferryherald.com or call 208-267-5521.
TODAY, July 20
NEW ACTIVITIES
Friends of the Restorium: 11 a.m. at Chick and Chop, 6421 Main St., Bonners Ferry.
Rotary Grapes & Barley Wine Walk: Kootenai River Days event; 5:30 p.m., Riverside Auto, 6437 Bonner St., Bonners Ferry; tickets $40 until July 15; $50 afterward. Info.: bonnersferryrotary.com
Chock the Block: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Teascarlet's Studio, 6389 Kootenai St.; runs through Saturday, stop by gallery to pick up chalk (and ideas if needed); free event with prizes. Info.: bit.ly/3NVpD33
ACTIVITIES
SPOT bus: Free service to Sandpoint; call 24 hours in advance, 208-267-4740.
Quilting Group: 9 a.m. to noon, Trinity Lutheran Church, 6784 Cody St., Bonners Ferry; make kits and quilts to ship to disaster areas and/or developing countries as well as locally. All welcome; group will teach anyone how to make quilts. Info.: 208-267-2894
Boundary County Community Preparedness: 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6865 Alderson Lane, Bonners Ferry.
MEETINGS
Celebrate Recovery: 5:30 p.m. dinner meeting, 6686 Main St., Bonners Ferry; 12-step, Christ-centered recovery program helping you or someone you love recover from nearly every difficulty. Info.: Lisa, 208-597-2531; Joey, 916-544-7898; or email crbonners@gmail.com
Addiction Recovery Spouse and Family Support Group: 7 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6568 Alderson Lane; meeting held in the Family History Room (north entrance). All welcome. Info.: Jerri, 971-940-4176
Al-Anon: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St. Bonners Ferry; open to anyone concerned about or affected by someone else's drinking. Info.: Naomi or Roger Z., 208-946-5219
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Idaho Department of Labor mobile office: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (except holidays); Moyie Springs City Hall council room, 3331 Roosevelt Road, Moyie Springs; variety of employment services and information. Info.: 208-457-8789, ext. 3314; or email bonnersferrymail@labor.idaho.gov.
Boundary County Library Board: 10 a.m., Boundary County Armory, 6556 Main St. Info.: 208-267-3750 or online, boundarycountylibrary.com
Friends of the Restorium: Noon, Chick-N-Chop Restaurant, 6421 Main St., Bonners Ferry.
Disabled American Veterans: 6:30 p.m., VFW Hall, 6416 Kootenai St., Bonners Ferry; and Sandpoint VFW Hall, 1325 Pine St., Sandpoint. (Meeting location alternates each month between Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint). All disabled vets and their families are welcome to attend. Info.: Ben Arpo, 208-214-5104
FRIDAY, July 21
NEW ACTIVITIES
Class of 1978 45th class reunion: 5 p.m., Kootenai River Brewing Co., 6424 Riverside St., Bonners Ferry. Info.: bit.ly/43yxwRQ
Kootenai River Days: all day, Crazy Days; Kootenai River Blues Band; 5-7 p.m., dunk tank; 6-10 p.m., jail and bail, Georgia May Plaza; 6-11 p.m., street dance, Northwest Sound Man.
ACTIVITIES
SPOT bus: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; free, on-request service in the Bonners Ferry area. Call 24 hours in advance, 208-267-4740.
Bonners Ferry Bridge Club: Noon, VFW Post 3622, 6635 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry. Information: Mark or Marlean, 208-267-3906
Soup kitchen: 5:30-7 p.m., Seniors Hospitably Center, 6635 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry (attached to the Veterans of Foreign Wars post); presented by Hope House.
MEETINGS
Friday Night AA meeting: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry. Info.: Daren S., 208-610-4415
SATURDAY, July 22
NEW ACTIVITIES
Kootenai River Days: all day, Crazy Days; 9 a.m., Birdies for Brothers Golf Tournament; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., street fair, downtown; 10 a.m to 2 p.m., free bounce houses and face painting; noon Azula Fire Dancers; 1-3 p.m., 4 Saxes performance, Main Street; 6 p.m., Jackpot Barrel Race, Boundary County Fairgrounds; 7-11 p.m., street dance.
Kootenai River Run: 5K and 10K fun run, 8 a.m., races start and finish at Boundary County Fairgrounds; Info.: kootenairiverrun.com
Bonners Ferry Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., city parking lot (next to U.S. 95 and the Visitors Center in downtown Bonners Ferry. Info.: bonnersferryfarmersmarket.org
Boundary Community Cornhole Tournament 2023: 9 a.m., check-in; 10 a.m., tournament begins; Main Street, downtown Bonners Ferry; presented by Fry Healthcare Foundation; support Boundary Community Hospital; social and pro-level competitions. Info.: bit.ly/44PrUDF
Pearl Theater yard sale fundraiser: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pearl Theater, 7160 Ash St., Bonners Ferry; lots of great items from blankets to games to crafts and Badger gear. Info.: facebook.com/ThePearlBF
Vitalant blood drive: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Safeway parking lot, 6519 Main St.
ACTIVITIES
Refuge Ruck: 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge; entry level event. Info.: bit.ly/41vXe8W
MEETINGS
Narcotics Anonymous: 7:30 p.m., at the United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry.
SUNDAY, July 23
NEW ACTIVITIES
Kootenai River Days: All day, Crazy Days
MEETINGS
Addiction Recovery Group meeting: 6 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6568 Alderson Lane; meeting held in Family History Room (north entrance). All are welcome. Info.: 971-940-4176
MONDAY, July 24
MEETINGS
Boundary County commissioners meeting: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 6452 Kootenai St., Bonners Ferry; all meetings open to public unless specifically restricted by Idaho Code. Info.: boundarycounty.us/site-page/board-commissioners
Joint County and Cities meeting 6 p.m. at Moyie Springs City Hall, 3331 E. Roosevelt, Moyie Spring. Joint meeting between the City of Moyie Springs, Boundary County Commissioners, and the City of Bonners Ferry to provide an update on various topics. Open to the public.
Overeaters Anonymous: 6:30 p.m., Boundary Community Hospital, 6640 Kaniksu St.; use emergency entrance to lower level conference room. No dues, fees, weigh-ins, or diets; all who desire to stop eating compulsively are welcome. Info.: 208-290-8172
Kootenai Reservation Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m., Kootenai Tribal office. Info.: 208-267-3519.
TUESDAY, July 25
ACTIVITIES
SPOT bus: Free service to Sandpoint; call 24 hours in advance, 208-267-4740.
MEETINGS
Boundary County commissioners meeting: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 6452 Kootenai St., Bonners Ferry; all meetings open to public unless specifically restricted by Idaho Code. Info.: boundarycounty.us/site-page/board-commissioners
Rotary meeting: Noon to 1 p.m., every Tuesday at Mugsy's Tavern & Grill, 7161 Main St., Bonners Ferry. Info.: bonnersferryrotary.com or their social media for meeting locations.
WEDNESDAY, July 26
NEW ACTIVITIES
Moyie Springs outdoor market: Noon to 6 p.m., outside City Hall, 3331 Roosevelt Road, Moyie Springs.
ACTIVITIES
SPOT bus: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; free, on-request service in the Bonners Ferry area. Call 24 hours in advance, 208-267-4740.
Mt. Hall Church Food Bank: Noon to 3 p.m., 1554 Highway 1, Bonners Ferry. Info.: 208-267-8623
AWANA: 4:30-6 p.m., Grace Church, 6291 Main St., Bonners Ferry; lessons, Bible memory learning and games.
MEETINGS
AA Meeting: 7:30 p.m., Naples firehouse (except for the second Wednesday where it is located at the United Methodist Church in Bonners Ferry). Info.: Roger Z. or Naomi Z., 208-946-5219
THURSDAY, July 27
ACTIVITIES
SPOT bus: free service to Sandpoint; call 24 hours in advance, 208-267-4740.
Quilting Group: 9 a.m. to noon, Trinity Lutheran Church, 6784 Cody St., Bonners Ferry; make kits and quilts to ship to disaster areas and/or developing countries as well as locally. All welcome; group will teach anyone how to make quilts. Info.: 208-267-2894
Boundary County Community Preparedness: 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6865 Alderson Lane, Bonners Ferry.
MEETINGS
Celebrate Recovery: 5:30 p.m. dinner meeting, 6686 Main St., Bonners Ferry; 12-step, Christ-centered recovery program helping you or someone you love recover from nearly every difficulty. Info.: Lisa, 208-597-2531; Joey, 916-544-7898; or email crbonners@gmail.com
Addiction Recovery Spouse and Family Support Group: 7 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6568 Alderson Lane; meeting held in the Family History Room (north entrance). All welcome. Info.: Jerri, 971-940-4176
Al-Anon: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St. Bonners Ferry; open to anyone concerned about or affected by someone else's drinking. Info.: Naomi or Roger Z., 208-946-5219