Grandview thanks the community for support

BONNERS FERRY — The Grandview Cemetery Board wants community members to know they are appreciated for donating time and money to improve the cemetery’s waterline.

In 2018, Jim Thompson began the arduous task of gathering enough money to fund a new waterline to service the Grandview Cemetery. With his hard work and tenacity, that goal has been achieved, board officials said.

With many obstacles to overcome, the “simple” task of installing a new waterline morphed into a much bigger project than ever anticipated: funding, design changes, material supply difficulties, and, of course, COVID, played big roles in the complication and completion of the project, board members wrote in a press release.

The board thanked Thompson for not giving up on the project and said his efforts will be recognized for many years to come.

Board members also thanked those who gave so generously and to those who remained patient throughout the process.

“We live in a very caring and giving community, and we are always amazed how the community comes together to fund a project such as this,” board members wrote. “A hundred years ago, a typical earth burial lot was sold for $25; that is a little hard to fund a project like this with today’s dollars. We now have a waterline servicing the entire cemetery with adequate volume and pressure.”

The board thanked KG&T Septic, Inc. for honoring a nearly five-year-old estimate on the cost to install the waterline, which nowservices the entire cemetery with adequate volume and pressure. They also thanked the business for donating a “flushing” bathroom.

The old “outhouses” have been hauled away.

They also thanked the Boundary County commissioners for making a significant grant that helped complete the project.