Boundary County Calendar - Dec. 12-22, 2024
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THURSDAY, Dec. 12
NEW ACTIVITIES
Bingo: 12 p.m., doors open; 1 p.m., bingo games start; Seniors Hospitality Center, 6635 Lincoln St.
Elizabeth Circle: 1 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 6784 Cody St., Bonners Ferry; women's Bible study, open to the public. Information: 208-267-2894
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
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
American Legion: 6:30 p.m., VFW Hall, 6635 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry; all veterans and families are welcome to attend. Info.: Ben Apo, 206-214-5104
FRIDAY, Dec. 13
NEW ACTIVITIES
Ugly Sweater Christmas Party: 6-10 p.m., Liberty Lanes Bar & Grill, 6662 Lincoln St.
Joyful and Triumphant Christmas Concert: Bonners Ferry Community Choir event; 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 6784 Cody St.; donations welcome, refreshments following concert.
Karaoke night: 7 p.m., Pearl Theater, 7160 Ash St. Info.: thehistoricpearltheater.org
ACTIVITIES
Kootenai Valley Rifle and Pistol Club: 1-6 p.m.; for more information call Bob Young, 208-920-8211.
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: 12 p.m., VFW Post 3622, 6635 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry. Information: Mark or Marlean, 208-267-3906
Kootenai Valley Rifle and Pistol Club: 1-6 p.m.; for more information call Bob Young, 208-920-8211.
MEETINGS
Friday Night AA meeting: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry. Info.: Daren S., 208-610-4415
SATURDAY, Dec. 14
NEW ACTIVITIES
Polar Bear Plunge: 11 a.m., registration; 12 p.m., plunge begins; Boundary County Search and Rescue Building, 6821 Riverside St. Info and registration: tiny.cc/t5xyzz
South Boundary Fire Christmas Festival and craft fair: 12-4 p.m., South Boundary Fire Christmas and craft fair, 20 Stagecoach Road, Naples; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., craft fair, fire station.
Santa Claus visits: 12-4 p.m., South Boundary Fire Station. 20 Stagecoach Road, Naples; 4:14-4:45 p.m., Paradise Valley Fire Station, 2492 Paradise Valley Road; 5-5:30 p.m., North Bench Fire Station, 64464 U.S. 2 E.
ACTIVITIES
Refuge Ruck: 6 a.m.-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, Dec. 15
NEW ACTIVITIES
Joyful and Triumphant Christmas Concert: Bonners Ferry Community Choir event; 3 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 6784 Cody St.; donations welcome, refreshments following concert.
MEETINGS
Addiction Recovery Group meeting: 6 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6568 Alderson Lane; meeting held in the Family History Room (north entrance). All are welcome. Info.: 971-940-4176
MONDAY, Dec. 16
NEW ACTIVITIES
Boundary Amateur Radio Club NET: 7 p.m., Black Mountain repeater (frequency 146 960) with a negative 600 kHz offset and PL tone of 123. All licensed operators invited to check in. Info.: w7bfi.com
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
Kootenai Reservation Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m., Kootenai Tribal office. Info.: 208-267-3519.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Boundary County School District board of trustees meeting 6 p.m., Boundary County Middle School, 6577 Main St, Bonners Ferry.
Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative: 7 p.m., Boundary County Annex Building, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry; all welcome. Information or for a Zoom link: Rhonda, 208-267-351;9 or email, rvogl@kootenai.org
TUESDAY, Dec. 17
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: 12 p.m. 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.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Bonners Ferry City Council: 6 p.m., Bonners Ferry City Hall, 7232 Main St., Bonners Ferry; public welcome, but also can attend virtually via Zoom (go to bonnersferry.id.gov for the link). Info.: bonnersferry.id.gov
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18
NEW ACTIVITIES
Library Storytime: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Boundary County Library, 6370 Kootenai St., Bonners Ferry. Information: 208-267-3750
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: 12-3 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.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Helping Hands of Naples: monthly meeting; 11 a.m., South Boundary Fire Hall, Naples; potluck follows. New members welcome.
THURSDAY, Dec. 19
NEW ACTIVITIES
Bingo: 12 p.m., doors open; 1 p.m., bingo games start; Seniors Hospitality Center, 6635 Lincoln St.
Friends of the Restorium: noon, Chick and Chop, 6421 Main St., Bonners Ferry.
Book talk: 6-8 p.m., Pearl Theater, 7160 Ash St. Info.: thehistoricpearltheater.org
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
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.-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: 12 p.m., 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, Dec. 20
ACTIVITIES
Kootenai Valley Rifle and Pistol Club: 1-6 p.m.; for more information call Bob Young, 208-920-8211.
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: 12 p.m., VFW Post 3622, 6635 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry. Information: Mark or Marlean, 208-267-3906
Kootenai Valley Rifle and Pistol Club: 1-6 p.m.; for more information call Bob Young, 208-920-8211.
MEETINGS
Friday Night AA meeting: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry. Info.: Daren S., 208-610-4415
SATURDAY, Dec. 21
ACTIVITIES
Refuge Ruck: 6 a.m.-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, Dec. 22
MEETINGS
Addiction Recovery Group meeting: 6 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6568 Alderson Lane; meeting held in the Family History Room (north entrance). All are welcome. Info.: 971-940-4176