Legals for July, 13 2023

Legals for July, 13 2023

Bonner board chair fires back during town hall meeting

As he fights to remain a school trustee, West Bonner board chairman Keith Rutledge reiterated his support of new superintendent Branden Durst, and pointed to current problems he’s trying to correct with student performance and school culture.

West Bonner trustees discuss November levy proposal

Will students hear the sounds of dribbling basketballs or enthusiastic cheerleaders or the spike of volleyballs next school year? West Bonner School Board trustees continue searching for solutions in the wake of their failed May election, when voters rejected the district’s two-year $9.4 million supplemental levy proposal.

Boat show motoring into town

Area residents will have a chance to see classic and vintage wooden boats when the annual Sandpoint Boat Show sails into town this weekend. As in past years, dozens of wooden boats line the Sandpoint marina and Sandpoint Boardwalk. The boats will begin docking Friday, with a boat show and parade set for Saturday. Boaters will spend Sunday exploring the lake.

SLL All-stars headed to District 1 championship

Sandpoint to face CDA in District 1 championship.

Moyie Zone change and code meeting July 12

The city is hosting another hearing Wednesday, July 12 to discuss proposed changes to zoning changes and city codes scheduled. The meeting will be held at City Hall.

Badger Spirit Camp registration due

Let’s get a little bit rowdy, at Badger Spirit Camp.

Boundary County Calendar — July 6-13, 2023

The events, activities and meetings taking place in Boundary County over the coming week.

Viola J. LaVoie Engert Sims

Viola J. LaVoie Engert Sims passed on Monday, April 10, 2023.

This Week in History — July 6, 2023

Local history in Boundary County, from Naples to Porthill and From Bonners Ferry to Moyie Springs.

Independence Day

The Fourth of July is the fundamental American holiday. It gives us an opportunity to spend time with loved ones in beautiful places across our great State and nation and celebrate the honor it is to be an American with shared unalienable rights.

Help democracy work, open Idaho's primaries

Remember when then U.S. Rep. Raúl “Nobody Dies” Labrador said that nobody dies from not having health insurance? We, the voters, then passed Medicaid expansion through the citizens' initiative process and put that self-serving myth to rest.

Independence Day, booming success

The Bonners Ferry Independence Day parade and festivities saw another successful year.

Legals for July, 6 2023

Resident goes it 'Alone' in History Channel competition

Imagine going into the wilderness with nothing but a knife, a tarp, two pairs of underwear and a few other miscellaneous items with the sole purpose of seeing how long you can survive. That’s exactly what Sandpoint resident Karie Lee Knoke did, along with nine other participants on the History Channel’s series, “Alone.”

Patriot Front trials set for July

More than a year after their arrest for allegedly planning to violently disrupt a Pride celebration in Coeur d’Alene City Park, six members of white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are expected to stand trial.

Pair sentenced to jail in dog abandonment case

A couple charged in the abandonment of 31 Husky-type dogs will serve time in jail after being sentenced in Bonner County Magistrate Court on Friday. Jacob M. McCowan, 45, and Jessica L. Smurthwaite, 31, were charged in late January with abandoning 31 dogs in southwestern Bonner County, parts of Kootenai County and in Pend Oreille County, Wash. Plea agreements were later reached with both in the case, dropping the number of charges against McCowan to 10 and the number of charges against Smurthwaite to two since the extent of her involvement could not be determined.

Pinkerton announces bid for Dist. 1 commission seat

Lester “Les” Pinkerton announced his candidacy for the District 1 Boundary County commissioner seat.

Idaho awarded over $583M to expand broadband access

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced that Idaho has been awarded over $583 million under the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program to expand broadband infrastructure across the state.